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Seciion    j„  i.^ii.i.XL. 

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'K 


THE    NAMES   AND    ORDER 


OF  ALL  THE 


BOOKS   OF   THE   OLD   AND   NEW   TESTAMENT, 

WITH   THE  NUMBER   OF  THEIR  CHAPTERS. 


THE  BOOKS  OF   THE   OLD  TESTAMENT. 


Chapters. 

GENESIS 50 

Exodus 40 

Leviticus 27 

Numbers 36 

Deuteronomy 34 

Joshua 24 

Judges 21 

Ruth 4 

I.  Samuel 31 

II.  Samuel 24 

I.  Kings 22 

II.  Kings 25 

I.  Chronicles 29 

IL  Chronicles 36 

Ezra 10 

Nehemiah 13 

Esther 10 

Job 42 

Psalms 150 

Proverbs 31 


Page. 

584. 
59^ 

Ecclesiastes 

The  Song  of  Solomon 

Chapters. 

12 

8 

596 

Isaiah 

66 

644 

Jeremiah 

52 

099. 
704 

Lamentations 

Ezekiel 

5 

.   .           48 

754 

Daniel 

12 

769 

Hosea 

14 

Joel 

3 

779 

Amos 

9 

784 

Obadiah 

1 

785 

Jonah 

4 

787 

Micah 

7 

791 

Nahum 

3 

793. 
795 

Habakkuk 

Zephaniah 

3 

3 

797 

Haggai 

o 

799 

Zechariah 

14 

807. 

Malachi 

4 

THE  BOOKS  OF   THE   NEW   TESTAMENT. 


Page.  Chapters. 

3.  MATTHEW 28 

35.  Mark 16 

55.  Luke 24 

89.  John 21 

114.  The  Acts 28 

148.  Epistle  to  the  Romans 16 

161.  I.  Corinthians 16 

174.  II.  Corinthians 13 

182.  Galatians 6 

187.  Ephesians 6 

192.  Philippians 4 

195.  Colossians 4 

198.  I.  Thessalonians 5 

20L  II.  Thessalonians 3 


Page.  Chapters. 

202.    I.  Timothy 6 

206.    II.  Timothy 4 

209.    Titus 3 

211.  Philemon l 

212.  Hebrews 13 

221.    Epistle  of  James 5 

225.    I.  Peter 5 

228.    II.  Peter 3 

231.    I.  John 5 

234.  II.  John 1 

235.  III.  John 1 

236.  Jude 1 

237.  Revelation 22 


8th  Edition. 


THE  FIRST  BOOK  OF  MOSES,   CALLED 

G  E  :N^  E  8  I  S. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  creation  of  heaven  and  earth,  3  of  the 
tight,  6  of  the  firmament,  B  of  the  earth  tep- 
arated  from  the  waters,  11  and  made  fruitful, 
14  of  the  tun,  moon,  and  stars,  20  offish  and 
Jowl,  24  of  beasts  and  cattle,  26  of  man  in  the 
image  of  God.  29  Also  the  appointment  of 
food. 

IX  the  "beginning  i God  created 
the  heaven  and  the  earth. 

2  And  the  earth  was  without 
form,  and  void;  and  darkness 
wa.i  upon  the  face  of  the  deep. 
<^And  the  Spirit  of  God  moved  up- 
on the  face  of  the  waters. 

3  ('And  God  said,  eLet  there  be 
light:  and  there  was  light. 

4  And  God  saw  the  light,  that  it 
was  good:  and  God  divided  tthe 
light  from  the  darkness. 

5  And  God  called  the  light /Day, 
and  the  darkness  he  called  Night. 
tAnd  the  evening  and  the  morn- 
ing were  the  first  day. 

C  1}  And  God  said,  r/  Let  there  be 
a  tfirmament  in  the  midst  of  the 
waters,  and  let  it  divide  the  waters 
from  the  waters. 

7  And  God  made  the  firmament, 
''and  divided  the  waters  which 
ivere  under  the  firmament  from 
the  waters  which  wei-e  i  above  the 
firmament :  and  it  was  so. 

8  And  God  called  the  firmament 
Heaven.  And  the  evening  and 
the  morning  were  the  second  day. 

9  f  And  God  said,  ''Let  tlie  wa- 
ters under  the  heaven  be  gather- 
ed together  unto  one  place,  and 
let  the  dry  land  appear:  and  it 
was  so. 

10  And  God  called  the  dry  land 
Earth ;  and  the  gathering  together 
of  the  waters  called  he  Seas:  and 
God  saw  that  U  was  good. 

11  And  God  said,  Let  the  earth 
'bring  forth  t grass,  the  herb  yield- 
ing seed,  and  the  fruit  tree  yield- 
ing "'fruit  after  his  kind,  whose 
seed  is  in  itself,  upon  the  earth: 
and  it  was  so. 

12  And  the  earth  brought  forth 
grass,  and  herb  yielding  seed  after 
hLs  kind,  and  the  tree  yielding 
fruit,  whose  seed  ivas  in  itself,  aft- 
er hLs  kind:  and  God  saw  that  it 
was  good. 

13  And  the  evening  and  the 
morning  wore  the  third  day. 

14  *f  And  God  said,  Let  there  be 
"lights  in  the  firmament  of  the 
heaven  to  divide  tthe  day  from 
the  night;  and  let  them  be  for 
signs,  and  "for  seasons,  and  for 
days,  and  years : 


15  And  let  them  be  for  lights  in 
the  firmament  of  the  heaven  to 
give  light  upon  the  earth :  and  it 
was  so. 

IG  And  God  pmade  two  great 
lights;  the  greater  light  tto  rule 
the  day,  and  9  the  lesser  light  to 
rule  the  night :  he  made  r  the  stars 
also. 

17  And  God  set  them  in  the  firma- 
ment of  the  heaven  to  give  light 
upon  the  earth, 

18  And  to  « rule  over  the  day  and 
over  the  night,  and  to  divide  the 
light  from  the  darkness:  and  God 
saw  that  it  was  good. 

19  And  the  evening  and  the 
morning  were  the  fourth  day. 

20  And  God  said.  Let  the  waters 
bring  forth  abundantly  the  il  mov- 
ing creature  that  hath  tlife,  and 
Tfowl  that  may  fly  above  the 
earth  in  the  t  open  firmament  of 
heaven. 

21  And  <God  created  great 
whales,  and  every  living  creature 
that  moveth,  which  the  waters 
brought  forth  abundantly,  after 
their  kind,  and  every  winged  fowl 
after  his  kind :  and  God  saw  that 
it  ivas  good. 

22  And  God  blessed  them,  say- 
ing, "Be  fruitful,  and  multiply, 
and  fill  the  waters  in  the  seas,  and 
let  fowl  multiply  in  the  earth. 

23  And  the  evening  and  the 
morning  were  the  fifth  day. 

24  ^  And  God  said,  Let  the  earth 
bring  fortii  the  living  creature 
after  hLs  kind,  cattle,  and  creep- 
ing thing,  and  beast  of  the  earth 
after  his  kind :  and  it  was  so. 

2j  And  God  made  the  beast  of 
the  earth  after  his  kind,  and  cat- 
tle after  their  kind,  and  every 
thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth 
after  his  kind :  and  God  saw  that 
it  was  good. 

26  1  And  God  said,  a:  Let  as  make 
man  in  our  image,  after  our 
likeness:  and;/ let  them  have  do- 
minion over  the  fish  of  the  sea, 
and  over  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and 
over  the  cattle,  and  over  all  the 
earth,  and  over  every  creepin 
thing  that  creepeth  upon  the 
earth.  i 

27  So  God  created  man  in  his  j 
own  image,  =  in  the  image  of  God  | 
created  he  him ;  « male  and  fe- 1 
male  created  he  them. 

28  And  God  blessed  them,  and ! 
God  said  unto  them,  ^Be  frtiitful, 
and  multiply,  and  replenish  the ; 


Before 

CHRIST 

4004. 


p  Ps.  136.  7,  e, 

9.  ic  14a.  3, 

5. 
t  Heb.  for  the 

rule  of  the 

day. 
V  V*.  8.  3. 
r  Job  38.  7. 

J  Jer.  31.  35. 


II  Or,  creeping. 
t  Heb.  toul. 
t  Heb.  let 

fowl  fly. 
f  Heb.  face 

of  the  firma- 
ment of 

heaven. 
t  ch.  C.  20.  Sc 

7.  14.  ic  8. 

19. 

P».  104.  26. 


:r  eh.  S.  1.  ic 

9.  6. 

Ps.  100.  3. 

Ecc.  7.  2U. 

Acl9  17.  28, 

28,29. 

1  Cor.  11.  7. 

Eph.  4.  24. 

Col.  3.  10. 

James  3.  9. 
g  '  ych.  9.  2. 

Ps.  8.  6. 
«1  Cor.  11.  7. 
ach.  5.  2. 

Mai.  2.  15. 

Matt.  19.  4. 

Mark  10.  6. 
6  ch.  9.  1,  7. 

Lev.  2G.  9. 

Ps.  127.  3. 

ic  128.  3,  4. 


The  first  sabhath. 


GENESIS. 


The  garden  of  Eden. 


Before 
CHRIST 

4004. 

t  Huh. 
creepeth. 

i  Heb.  seed- 
ing seed. 


cch.  9.  3. 

J. 'lb  36.  31. 

I's.  104.  14, 

1.-).  i  136.  25. 

iL  146.  7. 

ACI.S  14.  17. 
</Ps.  145.  15, 

IG.  &   147.  0. 
e  Job  38.  41. 
tHeb.  a  liv 

ing  soul. 
/Ps.  104.  24. 

J  Tim,  4,  4. 


tt  Ps.  33.  C. 
tEx.  20.  11. 

&  31.  17. 

Deut.  5.  14. 

Heb.  4.  4. 
cNeh.  9.  14. 

Is.  58.  13. 
t  Heb.  creat- 
ed tu  make. 
</.h.  1.  1. 

Ps.  90.  1,2. 
erli.  1.  12. 

Ps.  101.  14. 
/.loll  3S.  26, 

27,  2b. 
fth.  3.  23. 
II  Or,  a  mist 

which  went 

vp  from, 

t  Heb.  dust  of 

the  ground. 
hi\\.  3.  19,23 

i's.  11(3.  14. 

lOic.  12.  7. 

Is.  C!.  8. 

1  Cf.r.  15.47 
i  Job  S3.  4. 

Alts  17.  25. 
h'h.  7.22. 

Is.  2.  22. 
I  1  Cor.  15.  45. 
VI  'M-  13.  10. 

IS.  51.  3. 

ICz.  2H.  13. 


3. 


71  rli.  3.  24. 
oil,.  4.  16. 

2  );in-s  19. 

12. 

V-i.  27.  23. 
,.  ver.  15. 
qlLz.  31.  8. 
rch.  3.  22. 

Prov.  3.  18. 

&  11.  30. 

Ilcv.  2.  7.  &; 


22.2,  14. 
«  vur.  17. 


earth,  and  subdue  it:  and  have 
domiuion  over  the  fish  of  tlie  sea, 
and  over  tlie  lowl  of  tlie  air,  and 
over  every  living  thing  that  t  mov- 
etli  upon  tlie  earth. 

29  11  And  God  said,  Behold,  I  have 
given  you  every  herb  t  bearing 
seed,  which  is  upon  the  face  of  all 
the  earth,  and  evei'y  tree,  in  the 
which  is  the  fruit  of  a  tree  yielding 
seed ;  ^to  you  it  shall  be  for  meat. 

30  And  to  ''every  beast  of  the 
earth,  and  to  every  cfowi  of  the 
air,  and  to  every  thing  that  creep- 
eth upon  the  earth,  wherein  there 
is  tlife,  1  have  (liven  every  green 
herb  lor  meat :  and  it  was  so. 

31  And  .'God  saw  every  thing 
that  he  had  made,  and,  behold,  it 
icas  very  good.  And  the  even- 
ing and  the  morning  were  the 
sixth  day. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  The  first  sal/bath.  4  The  manner  of  the  crea- 
tion. S  The  planting  of  the  garden  of  Eden, 
10  and  the  river  thereof.  17  The  tree  of  knowl- 
edge only  forbidden.  19,  20  The  naming  of 
the  creatures.  21  The  making  of  woman,  and 
institution  of  marriage. 

THUS    the    heavens    and    the 
earth  were  finished,  and  «all 
the  host  of  them. 

2  ^And  on  the  seventh  day  God 
ended  his  work  which  he  had 
made ;  and  he  rested  on  the  sev- 
enth day  from  all  his  work  which 
he  had  made. 

3  And  God  ^blessed  the  seventh 
day,  and  sanctified  it:  because 
that  in  it  he  had  rested  from  all 
his  work  which  God  i  created  and 
made. 

4  1[  ''These  are  the  generations 
of  the  heavens  and  of  the  earth 
when  they  were  created,  in  the 
day  that  the  Lord  God  made  the 
earth  and  the  heavens, 

5  And  every  « plant  of  the  field 
before  it  was  in  the  earth,  and 
every  herb  of  the  field '  before  it 
grew :  for  the  Lord  God  had  not 
/caused  it  to  rain  upon  the  earth, 
and  tlie  re  teas  not  a  man  sto  till 
the  ground. 

(i  But  II  there  went  up  a  mist 
from  the  earth,  and  watered  the 
whole;  face  of  the  ground. 

7  And  the  Loru  God  formed 
man  10/  the  ''dust  of  the  ground, 
and  'breathed  into  his  ''nostrils 
the  breatli  of  life:  and  'man  be- 
came a  living  soul. 

S  H  And  the  Louo  God  planted 
'"a  garden  "eastward  in  "Kden; 
and  tlicrci'he  put  the  man  whom 
he  luid  formed. 

9  And  out  of  tlie  gi-ound  made  the 
TiOiti)(i()d  togrow  !?('very  tree  that 
is  iileasant  to  the  sight,  and  good 
for  food ;  '•the  tree  oflife  also  in  the 
midst  of  the  garden,  »and  the  tree 
of  knowledge  of  good  and  evil. 

10  And  a  river  went  out  of  Jlden 
to  water  the  garden;   and  from 

G 


thence  it  was  parted,  and  became 
into  four  heads. 

11  The  name  of  the  fii-st  is  Pi- 
son:  that  is  it  which  compa.sseth 
'the  whole  land  of  Havilah,  where 
t/icre  is  gold ; 

12  And  the  gold  of  that  land  Is 
good :  "  thei'e  is  bdellium  and  the 
onyx  stone. 

13  And  the  name  of  the  second 
river  is  Gihon :  the  same  is  it  that 
compasseth  the  whole  land  of 
t  Ethiopia. 

14  And  the  name  of  the  third 
river  is  ^Hiddekel:  that  is  it 
which  goeth  II  toward  the  east  of 
Assyria.  And  the  fourth  river  is 
Euphrates. 

15  And  the  Lord  God  took  lithe 
man,  and  y  put  him  into  the  garden 
of  Eden  to  dress  it  and  to  keep  it. 

IG  And  the  Lord  God  command- 
ed the  man,  saying,  Of  every^  tree 
of  the  garden  tthou  mayest  freely 
eat: 

17  =But  of  the  tree  of  the  knowl- 
edge of  good  and  evil, "thou  shalt 
not  eat  of  it :  for  in  the  day  that 
thou  eatest  thereof  ^  t  thou  shalt 
surely  die. 

18  If  And  the  Lord  God  said.  It  is 
not  good  that  the  man  should  be 
alone;  «I  will  make  him  a  help 
tmeet  for  him. 

19  ''And  out  of  the  ground  the 
Lord  God  formed  every  beast  of 
the  field,  and  every  fowl  of  the 
air ;  and  e  brought  them  unto 
II  Adam  to  see  what  he  would  call 
them  :  and  whatsoever  Adam 
called  every  living  creature,  that 
icas  the  name  thereof. 

20  And  Adam  tgave  names  to  all 
cattle,  and  to  the  fowl  of  the  air, 
and  to  every  beast  of  the  field; 
but  for  Adam  there  was  not  found 
a  help  meet  for  him. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  caused  a 
/deep  sleep  to  fall  upon  Adam, 
and  he  slept ;  and  he  took  one  of 
his  ribs,  and  closed  up  the  flesh 
instead  thereof. 

22  And  the  rib,  which  the  Lord 
God  had  taken  from  man,  t  made 
he  a  woman,  and  a  brought  her  un- 
to the  man. 

23  And  Adam  said,  This  is  now 
''bone  of  my  bones,  and  flesh  of 
my  flesh :  she  shall  be  called  t  Wo- 
man, because  she  was  i  taken  out 
of  t  man. 

24  ''Therefore  shall  a  man  leave 
his  father  and  his  mother,  and 
shall  cleave  unto  his  wife:  and 
they  shall  be  one  llesli. 

2.5  'And  they  were  both  naked, 
the  man  and  his  wife,  and  were 
not  ^"ashamed. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  serpent  dcceioeth  Eve.  G  Man's  shameful 
fall.  'J  Cod  arraigncth  them.  14  The  serpent 
is  cursed.  15  The  promised  seed.  IC  The  pun- 
ishment of  mankind.  21  Their  first  clothing. 
22  Their  casting  out  of  paradise. 


Before 
C  II  H  I  8  T 

4004. 


u  Num.  11.  7. 


X  Dun.  10.  4. 

II  Or,  east- 
ward to  .4s- 
syria, 

II  Or,  Adam, 
y  ver.  8. 


t  Heb.  eating 

thou  Shalt 

eat. 

z  ver.  9. 
a  eh.  3.  1,3, 

11,  17. 
6ch.  3.  3,  19. 

Rom.  6.  23. 

1  Cor.  15.  50. 

James  1.  15. 

1  John  5.  16. 
t  Heb.  dying 

thou  shall 

die. 
cch.  3.  12. 

1  Cor.  11.  9. 

1  Tim.  2.  13. 
tlleb.  as 

before  him. 
dch.  1.  20,24. 
e  Ps.  8.  G. 

See  ch.  6.  20. 
I!  Or, 

The  man. 
t  Heb.  called. 

/ch.  15.  12. 

1  Sam.  26.12. 
tHeb. 

builded. 
f  Prov.  18.22. 

Heb.  13.  4. 
Ach.  29.  14. 

J  U.Ik.  9.  2. 

2  Sam.  5.  1. 
A;  19.  13. 
Kph.  5.  30. 

t  Heb.  Isha. 
il  Cor.  11.  8. 
t  Heb.  Ish. 
krh.  31.  1.5. 

Ps.  45.  10. 

Malt.  19.  5. 

Mark  10.  7. 

1  Cor.  6.  IG. 

Kph.  5.  31. 
/ch.  3.  7,  10, 

11. 
m  Kx.  32.  25. 

Is.  47.  3. 


The  sei~pent  cleceivcth  Eve. 


GENESIS. 


The  punishment  of  mankind. 


Before 
CHRIST 

4004. 

oRev.  IJ.  a. 

&;  20.  2. 
b  Matt.  10.  16. 

2  Cor.  11.  3. 
tHeh.    Yea, 
because,  ^c. 

cch.2.  17. 


d  ver.  13. 
2  Cor.  11.  3. 
1  Tim.  2.  14. 


t  Heb. 
a  desire. 


/I  Tim.  2.14. 

g  ver.  12,  17. 
h  ver.  5. 
!  oh.  2.  25. 


II  Or, 

things  to 

gird  about. 
liob  38.  1. 
t  Heb.  wind. 
/Job31.  33. 

Jer.  23.  24. 

Amos  0.  3. 


771  oh.  2.  25. 
Ex.  3.  6. 

1  John  3.  20. 

nch.  2.  18. 

Job  31.  33. 

Prov.  28.  13. 
o  ver.  4. 

2  Cor.  11.  3. 
1  Tim.  2.  14. 

p  Ex.  21.  23, 

32. 
q  Is.  05.  25. 

Mic.  7.  17. 
rMatt.  3.  7. 

&  13.  38. 

&  23.  33. 
Johns.  4 J. 

Arts  13.  10. 

1  John  3.  8. 
s  Ps.  132.  11. 

Is.  7.  11. 

Mic.  5.  3. 

Matt.  1.  23, 

25. 

Luke  1.  31, 

84,  35. 

CJal.  4.  4. 
t  Rom.  10.  20. 

Col.  2.  15. 

Heb.  2.  14. 

1  John  5.  5. 

Rev.  12.  7, 


"VfOW  n  the  serpent  wius  ftmore 
J.1  subtile  than  any  beast  of  the 
lielcl  which  tlie  Loud  God  had 
made.  And  lie  said  unto  the  wo- 
man, +  Yea,  hath  God  said,  Ye 
shall  not  eat  of  every  tree  of  the 
garden  ? 

2  And  the  woman  said  unto  the 
sei'pent,  We  may  eat  of  the  fruit 
of  the  trees  of  the  garden : 

3  cBut  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree 
whicli  t5  in  the  midst  of  the  gar- 
den, God  hath  .said,  Ye  shall  not 
eat  of  it,  neitlier  shall  ye  touch  it, 
lest  ye  die. 

4  <^  And  the  serpent  said  unto  the 
woman.  Ye  shall  not  surely  die : 

5  For  God  doth  know  that  in  the 
day  ye  eat  tliereof,  then  cyour 
eyes  "shall  be  opened,  and  ye  shall 
be  asgods,knowinggood  and  evil. 

6  And  when  the  woman  saw  that 
the  tree  was  good  for  food,  and 
that  it  »;as  t  pleasant  to  the  eyes, 
and  a  tree  to  be  desired  to  make 
one  wise,  she  took  of  the  fruit 
thereof,  /and  did  eat,  and  gave 
also  unto  lier  husband  with  her ; 
ffand  he  did  eat. 

7  And  ''the  eyes  of  them  both 
were  opened,  i  and  they  knew  that 
they  ivere  naked ;  and  they  sewed 
fig  "  leaves  together,  and  made 
themselves  II  aprons. 

8  And  tliey  heard  ''the  voice  of 
the  Lord  God  walking  in  the  gar- 
den in  the  tcool  of  the  day:  and 
Adam  and  his  wife  i  hid  them- 
selves from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord  God  amongst  the  trees  of 
the  garden. 

9  And  the  Lord  God  called  unto 
Adam,  and  said  uuto  him,  Where 
art  thou? 

10  And  he  said,  I  lizard  thy  voice 
in  the  garden,  >«and  I  was  afraid, 
because  I  ivas  naked;  and  I  hid 
myself. 

11  And  he  said.  Who  told  thee 
that  thou  wa.'it  naked  ?  Hast  thou 
eaten  of  the  tree,  whereof  I  com- 
manded thee  that  thou  shouldest 
not  eat? 

12  And  the  man  said,  «  The  wo- 
man whom  thou  gavest  to  be  with 
me,  she  gave  me  of  the  tree,  and  I 
did  eat. 

13  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto 
the  woman.  What  is  this  tlial  thou 
ha-st  done  ?  And  the  woman  said, 
o  The  serpent  beguiled  me,  and  I 
did  eat. 

14  And  the  Lord  God  said  p  unto 
the  serpent.  Because  thou  hast 
done  this,  thou  art  cursed  above 
all  cattle,  and  above  every  beast 
of  the  field;  upon  thy  belly  shall 
thou  go,  and  7  dust  shalt  thou  eat 
all  the  days  of  thy  life  : 

15  And  I  will  put  enmity  between 
thee  and  the  woman,  and  between 
« thy  seed  and  « her  seed ;  t  it  shall 
bruise  thy  head,  and  thou  shalt 
bruise  his  heel. 


16  Unto  the  woman  he  said,  I  will 
greatly  multiply  thy  sorrow  and 
thy  conception;  «in  sorrow  thou 
Shalt  bring  forth  children;  "'and 
thy  desire  hIuiU  be  !l  to  thy  hus- 
band, and  he  shall  ^  rule  over  thee. 

17  And  unto  Adam  he  said,  ."Be- 
cause thou  hast  hearkened  unto 
the  voice  of  thy  wife,  =  and  hast 
eaten  of  the  tree,  "  of  which  I  com- 
manded thee,  saying.  Thou  shalt 
not  eat  of  it :  *>  cursed  is  the  ground 
for  thy  sake ;  « in  sorrow  shalt  thou 
eat  o/it  all  the  days  of  thy  life; 

IS  f' Thorns  also  and  thistles  .shall 
it  T  bring  forth  to  thee ;  and  « thou 
shalt  eat  the  herb  of  the  field : 

19 /In  the  sweat  of  thy  face  shalt 
thou  eat  bread,  till  thou  return 
unto  the  ground;  for  out  of  it  wast 
thou  taken:  ^for  dust  thou  art, 
and  ''unto  dust  shalt  thou  return. 

20  And  Adam  called  hLs  wife's 
name  t "  Eve ;  because  she  was  the 
mother  of  all  living. 

21  Unto  Adam  also  and  to  his 
wile  did  the  Lord  God  make  coats 
of  skins,  and  clothed  them. 

22  r  And  the  Lord  God  .said. » Be- 
hold, the  man  is  become  as  one  of 
us,  to  know  good  and  evil :  and 
now,  lest  he  put  forth  his  hand, 
*and  take  also  of  the  tree  of  life, 
and  eat,  and  live  for  ever: 

23  Therefore  the  Lord  God  sent 
him  forth  from  the  garden  of 
Eden,  'to  till  the  ground  from 
whence  he  was  taken. 

24  So  he  drove  out  the  man  :  and 
he  placed  "«at  the  east  of  the  gar- 
den of  Eden  "Cherubim,  and  a 
flaming  sword  which  turned 
everj-  way,  to  keep  the  way  of  the 
tree  of  life. 

12.  A-  47.  12,  13.  Jer.  22.  23.  ich.  2.  9.  ?ch. 
mch.  2.  8.     n  Ps.  104.  4.      Heb.  1.  7. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  birth,  trade,  and  religion  of  Cain  and  Abel. 
8  The  murder  of  Abel.  11  The  curse  of  Cain. 
17  Enoch  the  first  city.  19  Lamcch  and  his  two 
wives.     25  The  birth  of  Seth,  26  and  Enos. 

A ISTD  Adam  knew  Eve  his  wife ; 
J\.  and  she  conceived,  and  bare 
il  Cain,  and  said,  I  have  gotten  a 
man  from  the  Lord. 

2  And  she  again  bare  his  brother 
tAbel.  And  Abel  was  ta  keeper 
of  sheep,  but  Cain  was  "a  tiller  of 
the  ground. 

3  And  tin  process  of  time  it  came 
to  pass,  that  Cain  brought  ^of  the 
fruit  of  the  ground  an  offering 
unto  the  Lord. 

4  And  Abel,  he  also  brought  of 
cthe  firstlings  of  his  t  flock  and 
of  the  fat  thereof.  And  the  Lord 
had  "^  respect  unto  Abel  and  to  his 
offering: 

5  But  unto  Cain  and  to  his  oflFer- 
ing  he  had  not  respect.  And  Cain 
was  very  wroth,  t^and  his  counte- 
nance fell. 

G  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Cain, 


Before 
CHRIST 

4004. 


u  Ps.  48.  6. 

Is.  13.  8.  i: 

21.3. 

John  16.  21. 

1  Tim.  2.  15. 
If  ch.  4.  7. 
:;  Or,  subject  la 

thy  husband. 
xl  Cor.  11.  3. 

i  14.  34. 

Eph.  5.22, 

23,  24. 

lTira.2. 11, 

12. 

Tit.  2.  5. 

IPet.  3.  1,5, 

C. 


bE.cc.  1.  2,3. 

Is.  24.  5,  0. 

Rom.  8.  20. 
c  Job5.  7. 

Ecc.  2.  23. 
(i  Job  31.  40. 
^Heb. 

cause  to  bud. 
cPs.  104.  14. 
/Ecc.  1.  13. 

2Tliess.3.10. 
g  ch.  2.  7. 
A  Job  21.  20. 

k  34.  15. 

Ps.  104.  29. 

Ecc.  3.  20.  <t 

12.  7. 

Rom.  5.  12. 

Heb.  0.  27. 
tHeh. 

Chavah. 
I  That  is, 

Living. 

i  ver.  5. 

Like  Is.  19. 
4.  2.   &  9.  20. 


4003. 

'I  That  is, 
Gotten,  or, 

Acquired. 

t  Heb.  Hebcl. 
f  Heb. 

a  feeder. 
ach.  S.  23.  &. 

9.  20. 
t  Heb.  at  the 

end  of  days. 
b  Num.  18.  12. 

cNum.  19.  17. 

Prov.  3.  9. 
t  Heb.  sheep, 

or,  goats. 
dHeh.  11.  4. 


TJie  murder  of  Abel. 


GENESIS. 


Genealogy  of  the  i^atriarchs 


Before 
CHRIST 

4003. 


II  Or,  have  the 
excellency  .' 
Heb.  11.  4. 

II  Or,  subject 
unto  theCt 
cli.  3.  16. 

about  3875. 


/Matt.  23.  35. 

IJohnS.  12. 

Jude  11. 
g  Ps.  9.  12. 
A  John  8.  44. 


tHeb.  bloods. 
i  Heb.  12.  24. 
Rev.  6.  10. 


II  Or,  Mine 
iniquity  is 
greater  than 
that  it  may 
be  forgiven. 

*Job  15.  20- 
24. 

;Ps.  51.  11. 

mch.  0.  6. 
Num.35.  19, 
21,  27. 


nPs.  79.  12. 
0  Ez.  9.  4,  6. 

p2  Kings  13. 
23.  Sc  24.  20. 
Jer.  23.  39. 
<fc  .'■.2.  3. 

about  3875. 

t  Hel). 

Chanoch. 
q  Ps.  49.  11. 


t  Heb. 
Lemech, 


r  Rom.  4.  11, 
12. 


tHeb. 
whetter. 


Why  art  thou  wroth  ?  and  why  is 
thy  countenance  fallen  ? 

7  If  thou  doe.st  well,  shalt  thou 
not  II  be  accepted  ?  and  if  thou  do- 
est  not  well,  sin  lieth  at  the  door : 
and  II  unto  thee  shaU  be  his  desire, 
and  thou  shalt  rule  over  him. 

8  And  Cain  talked  with  Abel  his 
brother :  and  it  came  to  pass, 
when  they  were  in  the  field,  that 
Cain  rose  up  against  Abel  his 
brother,  and  /slew  him. 

9  IF  And  the  Lokd  said  unto  Cain, 
a  Where  is  Abel  thy  brother  ?  And 
he  said,  ''I  know  not:  Atn  I  my 
brother's  keeper? 

10  And  he  said,  What  hast  thou 
done  ?  the  voice  of  thy  brother's 
t  blood  icrieth  unto  me  from  the 
ground. 

11  And  now  ar-t  thou  cursed  from 
the  earth,  which  hath  opened  her 
mouth  to  receive  thy  brother's 
blood  from  thy  hand. 

12  When  thou  tillest  the  ground, 
it  shall  not  henceforth  yield  unto 
thee  her  strength ;  a  fugitive  and 
a  vagabond  shalt  thou  be  in  the 
earth. 

18  And  Cain  said  unto  the  Lord, 
il  My  punishment  is  greater  than  I 
can"  bear. 

14  k  Behold,  thou  hast  driven  me 
out  this  day  from  the  face  of  the 
earth;  and  'from  thy  face  shall  I 
be  hid;  and  I  shall  be  a  fugitive 
and  a  vagabond  in  the  earth ;  and 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  «» that  every 
one  that  findeth  me  shall  slay  nie. 

15  And  the  Lokd  said  unto 
him,  Therefore  whosoever  slay- 
eth  Cain,  vengeance  shall  be  tak- 
en on  him  "sevenfold.  And  the 
Lord  "  set  a  mark  upon  Cain,  lest 
any  finding  him  should  kill  hiin. 

16  If  And  Cain  i^went  out  from 
the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and 
dwelt  in  the  land  of  Nod,  on  the 
east  of  Eden. 

17  And  Cain  Icnew  his  wife ;  and 
she  conceived,  and  bare  t Enoch: 
and  he  budded  a  city,  "/and  called 
the  name  of  the  city,  after  the 
name  of  his  son.  Enoch. 

18  And  unto  Enoch  was  born 
Irad :  and  Irad  begat  Mehujael : 
and  Mehujael  begat  Mcthusael : 
and  Methusael  begat  tLamech. 

19  ^  And  Lamech  took  unto  him 
two  wives:  the  name  of  the  one 
ivas  Adah,  and  the  name  of  the 
other  Zillah. 

20  And  Adah  bare  Jabal :  he  was 
the  father  of  such  as  dwell  in 
tents,  and  o/  such  as  have  cattle. 

21  And  his  brother's  name  loas 
Jubal:  he  was  the  '•father  of  all 
such  as  handle  the  harp  and  or- 
gan. 

22  And  Zillah,  she  also  bare  Tu- 
bal-cain,  an  t  instructor  of  every 
artificer  in  brass  and  iron :  and 
the  sister  of  Tubal-cain  was  Naa- 
mah. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  3875. 


23  And  Lamech  said  unto  his 
wives,  Adah  and  Zillah,  hear  my 
voice ;  ye  wives  of  Lamech,  heark- 
en unto  my  speech :  for  II I  have 
slain  a  man  to  my  wounding,  and 
a  young  man  II  to  my  hurt. 

24  sif  Cain  shall  be  avenged 
sevenfold,  truly  Lamech  seventy 
and  sevenfold. 

25  T[  And  Adam  knew  his  wife 
again;  and  she  bare  a  son,  and 
<  called  his  name  lltSeth:  For 
God,  said  she,  hath  appointed  me 
another  seed  instead  of  Abel, 
whom  Cain  slew. 

26  And  to  Seth,  «to  him  also 
there  was  born  a  son ;  and  he  call- 
ed his  name  tEnos:  then  began 
men  11'"  to  call  upon  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

II  Or,  to  call  themselves  by  the  name  of  the  LOUD,     w  1  Kings 
18.  24.     Pa.  116.  17.     Joel  2.  32.     Zeph.  3.  9.     1  Cor.  1.  2. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  genealogy,  age,  and  death  uf  the  patriarchs 
from  Adam  unto  Nuah.  24  The  godliness  and 
translation  of  Enoch. 


II  Or, 
2  would  slay 
a  man  in  my 
wound,  ^c. 

!IOr, 
in  my  hurt. 

3  ver.  15. 

3874. 

t  ch.  5.  3. 
II  That  is, 

Appointed, 

or,  Put. 
t  Heb.  Shcth. 

37G9. 

u  ch.  5.  6. 
t  Heb. 
Enosh. 


THIS  is  the  "book  of  the  gen- 
erations of  Adam.  In  the  day 
that  God  created  man,  in  *  the  like- 
ness of  God  made  he  him ; 

2  cMale  and  female  created  he 
them ;  and  blessed  them,  and  call- 
ed their  name  Adam,  in  the  day 
when  they  were  created. 

3  IF  And  Adam  lived  a  hundred 
and  tliirty  years,  and  begat  a  son 
in  his  own  likeness,  after  his  im- 
age; and  '^called  his  name  Seth : 

4  eAnd  the  daJ^s  of  Adam  after  he 
had  begotten'  Seth  were  eight 
hundred  years  :  /and  he  begat 
sons  and  daughters : 

5  And  all  the  days  that  Adam 
lived  were  nine  hundred  and 
thirty  years:  aand  he  died. 

6  And  Seth  lived  a  hundi-ed  and 
five  years,  and  ''begat  Enos: 

7  And  Seth  lived  after  he  begat 
Enos  eiglit  hundred  and  seven 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters : 

8  And  all  the  days  of  Seth  were 
nine  hundred  and  twelve  years: 
and  he  died. 

9  H  And  Enos  lived  ninety  years, 
and  begat  tCainan : 

10  And  Enos  lived  after  he  begat 
Cainan  eight  liundred  and  fifteen 
j^ears,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters : 

11  And  all  the  days  of  Enos  were 
nine  hundred  and  five  years:  and 
he  died. 

12  IF  And  Cainan  lived  seventy 
years,  and  begat  t  Mahalaleel : 

13  And  Cainan  lived  after  ho  be- 
gat Mahalaleel  eigiit  hundred  and 
forty  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daugliters : 

11  And  all  the  daj^s  of  Cainan 
were  nine  liundred  and  ten  years : 
and  he  died.  • 

15  II  And  Mahalaleel  lived  sixty 
and  five  years,  and  begat  tJared: 


4004. 

al  Chr.  1.  1. 

Luke  3.  38. 
6ch.  1.  26. 

Eph.  4.  24. 

Col.  3.  10. 
cch.  1.  27. 

3874. 


iJch.  4.  25. 

e\  Chr.  1.  ; 

drc. 
/ch.  1.  28. 


3769. 


3679. 

f  Heb. 

Kenan. 


3609. 

tGr. 
Malelccl. 


3544. 

t  Heb.  Jered. 


from  Adam  to  Noah. 


GENESIS. 


Wickedness  of  the  ivorld. 


CHRIST 

3544. 


3382. 

t  Jude  14,  15. 


3317. 
t  Gr. 

Mathusala. 
ich.  6.  9.  <fc 

17.  1.  &  24. 

40. 

■i  Kings  20.  3. 

Ps.  16.  8.  & 

116.  9.  ik  128. 

1. 

•Mic.  6.  8. 

M.-l.  2.  6. 
;  2  Kings  2. 11. 

Heb.  11.  5. 

3130. 
t  Heb. 

Lemeck. 


2948. 


tGr.  Noe, 
Luke  3.  36. 
Heb.  11.  7. 
1  Pet.  3.  20. 

II  That  is, 
Rest,  or, 
Comfort. 

mch.  3.  17. 
&  4.  11. 


2353. 


2448.   . 

rich.  C.  10. 
och.  10.  21. 


b  Deut.  7.  3,  4. 


e  Gal.  5. 16,17. 
1  Pet.  3.  19, 


IG  And  Mahalaleel  lived  after  he 
begat  Jared  eight  hundred  and 
thirty  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters : 

17  And  all  the  days  of  Mahalaleel 
were  eight  hundred  ninety  and 
five  years:  and  he  died. 

IS  f  And  Jared  lived  a  hundred 
sixty  and  two  years,  and  he  begat 
i  Enoch : 

19  And  Jared  lived  after  he  begat 
Enoch  eight  hundred  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters: 

20  And  all  tlie  days  of  Jared  were 
nine  hundred  sixty  and  two  years : 
and  he  died. 

21  f  And  Enoch  lived  sixty  and 
five  years,  and  begat  +  Metliuselah: 

22  And  Enoch  >^  walked  with  God 
after  lie  begat  Methuselah  three 
hundred  years,  and  begat  sons 
and  daughters : 

23  And  all  the  days  of  Enoch 
were  three  hundred  sixty  and  five 
years : 

24  And  ^  Enoch  walked  with  God : 
and  he  teas  not ;  for  God  took  him. 

25  And  Methuselah  lived  a  hun- 
dred eighty  and  seven  years,  and 
begat  t  Laiiiech : 

26  And  Methuselah  lived  after 
he  begat  Lamech  seven  hundred 
eighty  and  two  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters : 

27  And  all  the  days  of  Methuse- 
lah were  nine  hundred  sixty  and 
nine  years :  and  he  died. 

28  *[  And  Lamech  lived  a  hun- 
dred eighty  and  two  years,  and 
begat  a  son : 

29  And  he  called  his  name  t  ^  No- 
ah, saying,  This  same  shall  com- 
fort us  concerning  our  work  and 
toil  of  our  hands,  because  of  the 
ground  ™  which  the  Lokd  hath 
cursed. 

30  And  Lamech  lived  after  he 
begat  Xoah  five  hundred  ninety 
and  five  years,  and  begat  sons 
and  daughters : 

31  And  all  the  days  of  I>amech 
were  seven  hundred  seventj'  and 
seven  yeai"s :  and  he  died. 

32  And  Noah  was  five  hundred 
years-old:  and  Noah  begat  «Shem, 
Ham,  0  and  Japheth. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Tlie  wichcdness  of  the  worlds  which  provoked 
God's  wrath,  and  caused  the  flood.  8  Isouh 
Jindeth  grace.  14  The  order,  form,  and  end 
of  the  ark. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  a  when  men 
-l\.  began  to  multiply  on  the  face 
of  the  earth,  and  daughters  were 
born  unto  them, 

2  That  the  sons  of  God  saw  the 
daughters  of  men  that  they  ivcre 
fair;  and  they ''took  them  wives 
of  all  which  they  chose. 

3  And  the  Lord  said,  c  My  Spirit 
shall  not  always  strive  with  man, 
<^for  that  he  also  is  flesh  :  yet  his 
days  shall  be  a  hundred  and  twen- 
ty years. 


4  There  were  giants  in  the  earth 
in  those  days ;  and  also  alter  that, 
when  the  sons  of  God  came  in 
unto  the  daughters  of  men,  and 
they  bare  children  to  them,  the 
same  became  mighty  men  which 
ivere  of  old,  men  of  renown. 

o  ^  And  God  saw  that  the  wick- 
edness of  man  ivas  great  in  the 
earth,  and  that  3  every  « imagina- 
tion of  the  thoughts  of  his  heart 
icas  only  evil  t  continuallj-. 

6  And  /it  repented  the  Lord 
that  he  had  made  man  on  the 
earth,  and  it  r? grieved  him  at  his 
heart. 

7  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will  de- 
stroy man  whom  I  have  created 
from  the  face  of  the  earth;  tboth 
man,  and  beast,  and  the  creeping 
thing,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air; 
for  it  repenteth  me  that  I  have 
made  them. 

8  But  Noah  ''found  grace  In  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord. 

9  f  These  are  the  generations  of 
Noah :  »Noah  was  a  just  man  and 
:l  perfect  in  his  generations,  and 
Noah  '^walked  with  God. 

10  And  Noah  begat  three  sons, 
^Shem,  Ham,  and  Japheth. 

11  The  earth  also  was  corrupt 
™ before  God;  and  the  earth  was 
«  filled  with  violence. 

12  And  God  o  looked  upon  the 
earth,  and,  behold,  it  was  corrupt ; 
for  all  flesh  had  corrupted  his  way 
upon  the  earth. 

13  And  God  said  unto  Noah, 
pThe  end  of  all  flesh  is  come  be- 
fore me ;  for  the  earth  is  tilled 
with  violence  through  them; 
7  and,  behold,  I  will  destroy 
them  II  with  the  earth. 

14  •[  Make  thee  an  ark  of  gopher 
wood;  t rooms  shalt  thou  make 
in  the  ark,  and  shalt  pitch  it  with- 
in and  without  with  pitch. 

15  And  this  is  the  fashion  which 
thou  shalt  make  it  of:  The  length 
of  the  ark  shall  be  tliree  hundred 
cubits,  the  breadth  of  it  fifty  cu- 
bits, and  the  height  of  it  thirty 
cubits. 

16  A  window  shalt  thou  make  to 
the  ark,  and  in  a  cubit  shalt  thou 
finish  it  above;  and  the  door  of 
the  ark  shalt  thou  set  in  the  side 
thereof;  u'ith  lower,  second,  and 
third  stories  shalt  thou  make  it. 

17  '•And,  behold,  I,  even  I,  do 
bring  a  fiood  of  waters  upon  the 
earth,  to  destroy  all  flesh,  wherein 
(.s  the  breath  of  life,  from  under 
heaven ;  and  every  thing  that  is 
in  the  earth  shall  die. 

18  But  with  thee  will  I  establish 
my  covenant;  and  «thou  shalt 
come  into  the  ark,  thou,  and  thy 
sons,  and  thy  wife,  and  thy  sons' 
\\'ives  with  tiiee. 

19  And  of  every  living  thing  of 
all  flesh,  «two  ot"  every  sort  shalt 
thou  bring  into  the  ark,  to  keep 

9 


Before 

CHRIST 

2469. 


II  Or,  the 
whole  irrt' 
aeination  : 
The  He- 
brew word 
signifieth 
not  only  the 
imasina' 
tion,  but 
also  the  pur' 
poses  and 
desires. 

ech.  8.  21. 
Deut.  29.  19. 
Pruv.  6.  18. 
Matt.  15.  19. 

tHeli. 
evert/  day, 

2448. 

/See  Num. 

23.  19. 

1  Sam.  15. 

II,  29. 

2  Sam.  24. 

16. 

Mai.  3.  6. 

James  1.  17, 
e  Is.  63.  10. 

Eph.  4.  30. 
tHeb. 

from  man 

unto  beast. 
A  eh.  19.  19. 

Ex.  33.  12, 

13,  16,  17. 

Luke  1.  30. 

Acts  7.  46. 
ich.  7.  1. 

Kz.  14.  14, 

20. 

Uom.  1.  17. 

Ileh.  11.  7. 

2  Pet.  2.  5. 
li  Or,  upright, 
k  oh.  5.  22. 
Zch.  5.  32. 


m  ch.  7.  1.  & 

10.  9.  &  13. 

13. 

2Chr.  34.  27. 

Luke  1.  6. 

Rom.  2.  13. 

d;  3.  19. 
n  Ez.  8.  17.  & 

2S.  IC. 

Hab.  2.  8, 17. 
och.  18.  21. 


14. 


& 


33.  13,  14.  & 
53.  2,  3. 
p  Jer.  51.  13. 
Ez.  7.  2,  3,  6. 
Amos  8.  2. 

1  Pet.  4.  7. 
(/  ver.  17. 

;;  Or,  from 

the  earth. 
t  Heb.  nests. 
r  ver.  13. 

ch.  7.  4,21, 

22,  23. 

2  Pet.  2.  5. 
sch.7.  1,7, 13. 

1  Pet.  3.  20. 

2  Pet.  2.  5. 
t  ch.  7.  8,  9, 

15,16. 


Noah  eiitereth  the  ark. 


GENESIS. 


The  flood. 


nefore 
CHUIST 

2448. 


uch.  7.  0,  15. 
St-e  ch.  'J.  10. 


uilleb.  11.  7. 
See  Kx.  40. 


2349. 

aver.  7,  13. 
Malt.  24.  38. 
Luke  17.  26. 
Heb.  II.  7. 

1  Pel.  3.  20. 

2  Pet.  2.  5. 
6  ell.  G.   9. 

Ps.  3J.  18,  ]9. 

Plov.  10.  9. 

2  Pet.  2.  9. 
c  ver.  ft. 

Lev.  ell.  11. 
t  Heb. 

seven  seven, 
tlLev.  10.  10. 

Iv/..  44.  23. 

e  ver.  12,  17. 

t  Ileb. 
hlot  uul. 

/ch.  C.  22. 


2349. 


II  Or,  on  the 
sevcnlk  day. 


h  ch.  8.  2. 

P1-..V.  B.  28. 

I./..  2(5.  I'J. 
II  Or, 

Jluu.lgales. 
ieh.  1.  7.  & 

8.  2. 

Ps.  78.  23. 
*  ver.  4,  17. 
iver.  1,  7. 

eh.  (1.  18. 

Heb.  11.  7. 

1  Pet.  3.  20. 

2  Pel.  2.  0. 


fhem  alive  with  thee;  they  shall 
be  male  and  female. 

20  Of  fowls  after  their  kind,  and 
of  cattle  after  their  kind,  of  every 
creeping  thing  of  the  earth  after 
his  kind;  two  of  every  sort  "sliall 
come  unto  thee,  to  keep  lhe7n 
alive. 

21  And  take  thou  unto  thee  of  all 
food  that  i.s  eaten,  and  tliou  slialt 
gather  it  to  tliee;  and  it  shall  be 
for  food  for  tliee,  and  for  tliem. 

22  "'Thus  did  Xoah;  *•  according 
to  all  that  God  commanded  him, 
so  did  he. 

CHAPTER  Vir. 

1  Noahi  with  his  family ^  and  the  lil^in!^  creatures, 
enter  into  the  ark.  17  The  beginning,  in- 
crease, and  continuance  of  the  Jlood, 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Noah, 
Jx.  n  Come  thou  and  all  thj^  house 
into  tlie  aiic ;  for  ''  tliee  have  I  seen 
rigliteous  before  me  in  this  gener- 
ation. 

2  Of  every  c  clean  beast  thou  shalt 
take  to  thee  by  t  sevens,  tlie  male 
and  his  female:  ''and  of  beasts 
that  are  not  clean  by  two,  the 
male  and  his  female. 

3  Of  ibwls  also  of  the  air  by  sev- 
ens, the  male  and  the  female;  to 
keep  seed  alive  upon  the  face  of 
all  the  earth. 

4  For  yet  seven  days,  and  I  will 
cause  it  to  rain  upon  the  earth 
c  forty  daj's  and  forty  nights ;  and 
every  living  substance  that  I  have 
made  will  I  t  destroy  from  off  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

5. /And  Noah  did  according  unto 
all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
him. 

G  And  Noah  was  six  hundred 
years  old  when  the  flood  of  waters 
was  upon  the  earth. 

7  H  r/And  Noah  went  in,  and  his 
sons,  and  his  wife,  and  his  sons' 
wives  with  him,  into  tlie  ark,  be- 
cause of  tlie  waters  of  the  flood. 

8  (Jf  clean  beasts,  and  of  beasts 
that  are  not  clean,  and  of  fowls, 
a,nd  of  every  thing  that  creepeth 
upon  the  earth, 

9  There  went  in  two  and  two 
unto  Noah  into  the  ark,  the  male 
and  the  lemale,  as  God  had  com- 
manded Noah. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  II  after 
seven  days,  that  the  waters  of  the 
flood  wiTO  upon  the  cartli. 

11  II  In  the  six  hundredth  year  of 
Noah's  life,  in  the  second  month, 
tlie  seventeenth  day  of  the  month, 
the  same  day  were  all  '«the  fount- 
ains of  the  great  deep  brOlcen  up, 
and  the  II » windows  of  heaven 
were  opened. 

12  'And  tlie  rain  was  upon  the 
earth  forty  days  and  forty  nights. 

K?  In  the  selisame  day  'entered 
Noah,  and  Shem,  and  JTam,  and 
Japheth,  the  sons  of  Noah,  and 
Noah's  wife,  and  the  three  wives 
of  his  sons  with  them,  into  the  ark ; 
10 


14  "iThey,  and  every  beast  after 
his  kind,  and  all  the  cattle  after 
their  kind,  and  every  creeping 
thing  that  creepeth  upon  the 
earth  after  his  kind,  and  every 
fowl  after  his  kind,  every  bird  of 
every  tsort. 

15  And  they  "  went  in  unto  Noah 
into  the  ark,  two  and  tvv'o  of  all 
flesh,  wherein  is  tlie  breath  of  life. 

IG  And  they  that  went  in,  went 
in  male  and  female  of  all  flesh, 
oas  God  had  commanded  him: 
and  tlie  Lord  shut  him  in. 

17  2>And  the  fiood  was  forty  days 
upon  the  earth ;  and  the  waters 
increased,  and  bare  up  the  aric, 
and  it  was  lifted  up  above  the 
earth. 

IS  And  the  waters  prevailed,  and 
were  increased  greatly  upon  the 
earth;  sand  the  ark  went  upon 
the  face  of  the  waters. 

19  And  the  waters  prevailed  ex- 
ceedingly upon  the  earth;  '•and 
all  the  high  hills,  that  ivere  under 
the  whole  heaven,  were  covered. 

20  Fifteen  cubits  upward  did  the 
waters  prevail;  and  the  mount- 
ains were  covered. 

21  'And  all  flesh  died  that  moved 
upon  tlie  earth,  both  of  fowl,  and 
of  cattle,  and  of  beast,  and  ol'every 
creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon 
the  earth,  and  every  man: 

22  All  in  <  whose  nostrils  ivas 
T  the  breath  of  life,  of  all  that  luas 
in  the  dry  land,  died. 

'I'i  And  every  living  substance 
was  destroyed  whicli  was  upon 
tlie  face  of  tlie  ground,  both  man, 
and  cattle,  and  the  oreepingthings, 
and  the  fowl  of  the  heaven ;  and 
they  were  destroyed  from  the 
earth:  and  "Noah  only  remained 
alive,  and  they  that  were  with  liimi 
in  the  ark. 

24  a^And  the  waters  prevailed 
upon  the  earth  a  hundred  and 
fifty  days. 

CHAPTER  VIII, 

1  The  maters  assuage.  4  The  ark  resteth  on 
Ararat,  7  The  raven  and  the  dove.  10  Noah, 
hcing  commanded,  18  goeth  forth  of  the  arh, 

20  He  buildeth  an  altar,  and  offereth  sacrifice, 

21  which  Ood  acceptcth,  and  promiseth  to  curse 
the  earth  no  more. 

AND  God  a  remembered  Noah, 
J\.  and  every  living  tiling,  and 
all  the  cattle  that  ivas  witli  him  in 
the  arlc:  ^and  God  made  a  wind 
to  pass  over  the  earth,  and  the 
waters  assuaged. 

2  c  The  fountains  also  of  the  deep 
and  tlie  windows  of  heaven  were 
stopped,  and  ''the  rain  from  heav- 
en was  restrained. 

8  And  the  waters  returned  from 
off  the  earth  t continually:  and 
after  the  end  «of  the  hundred 
and  fifty  days  the  waters  were 
abated. 

4  And  the  ark  rested  in  the  sev- 
enth month,  on  the  seventeenth 


Itefore 
CHRIST 

2349. 


m  ver.  2,  3,  8, 


t  Heb.  1 
n  ch.  G. 


o  vor.  2,  3. 
P  ver.  4, 12. 


';  Ps.  104.  26. 


rPs.  104.6. 
Jer.  3.  23. 


seh.   e.  13,  17. 

ver.  4. 

.lol)  22.  16. 

Malt.  24.  39. 

Luke  17.  27. 

2  Pet.  3.  6. 
Jch.  2.  7. 
t  Heb.  the 

breath  of  the 

spirit  of  life. 


u  I  Pet.  3.  20. 
2  Pet.  2.  5.  ic 
3.  G. 

jch.  8.  3,  4, 
cornr^reil 
with  ver.  11 
of  ihia  chap- 
ter. 


flch.  10.29. 
Ex.  2.  21. 
1  Sam.  1.  19. 


cch.  7.  11. 
(i  Job  38.  37. 


t  Heb.  in  f o- 
ini:  and  re- 
turning. 

c  ch.  7.  24. 


Noah  quitteth  the  ark. 


GENESIS. 


God  Nesscth  Noali. 


Before 

CHRIST 

2349. 


t  Heb.  were 


/ch.  6.  IC. 


t  Heb.  in  go- 
ing forth 
and  return- 
ing. 


+  Heb. 
caused  her 
to  come. 


2&i8. 


f  ch.  1.  13. 


t  Heb. 
families. 


k  Lev.  ch.  11. 


day  of  the  month,  upon  the  mount- 
ains of  Ararat. 

5  And  the  waters  t decreased  con- 
tiniiallj'  until  the  tenth  montli: 
in  the  tenth  month,  on  the  first 
(lay  of  the  month,  were  the  tops 
of  tlie  mountains  seen. 

6  "^  And  it  came  to  pass  at  tlie  end 
of  forty  days,  that  Noah  opened 
.'^the  window  of  the  ark  which  he 
had  made : 

7  And  he  sent  forth  a  raven, 
which  went  fortli  tto  and  fro,  un- 
til the  waters  were  dried  up  from 
off"  the  earth. 

8  Also  he  sent  forth  a  dove  from 
him,  to  see  if  the  waters  were  abat- 
ed from  off"  the  face  of  the  ground. 

9  But  the  dove  found  no  rest  for 
the  sole  of  her  foot,  and  she  re- 
turned unto  him  into  the  ark ;  for 
the  waters  were  on  tlie  face  of  the 
whole  earth.  Then  he  put  forth 
his  hand,  and  took  her,  and  t  pull- 
ed her  in  unto  him  into  the  ark. 

10  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven 
days ;  and  attain  he  sent  forth  the 
dove  out  of  the  ark. 

11  And  tlie  dove  came  in  to  him 
in  tlie  evening,  and,  lo,  in  h.er 
mouth  iras  an  olive  leaf  plucked 
off":  so  Noah  knew  that  the  watei-s 
were  abated  from  off"  the  earth. 

12  And  he  stayed  ypt  other  sev- 
en days,  and  sent  forth  the  dove, 
which  returned  not  again  unto 
him  any  more. 

V-i  %  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
six  hundredth  and  first  year,  in 
the  first  month,  the  first  clay  pf  the 
month,  the  waters  were  dried 
up  from  off  the  earth:  and  Noah 
removed  the  covering  of  the  ark, 
and  looked,  and,  behold,  the  face 
of  the  ground  was  dry. 

14  And  in  the  second  month,  on 
the  seven  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  month,*vas  the  earth  dried. 

15  t  And  God  spake  unto  Noah, 
saying. 

It)  Go  forth  of  the  ark,fi' thou,  and 
thy  wife,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy 
sons'  wives  with  thee. 

17  Bring  forth  with  thee  ''every 
living  thing  that  is  with  thee, 
of  all  flesh,  both  of  fowl,  and  of  cat- 
tle, and  of  every  creeping  thing 
that  creepetli  upon  the  earth ;  that 
they  may  breed  abundantly  in  the 
earth,  and  «be  I'ruitful,  and  multi- 
lily  upon  the  earth. 

18  And  Noah  vs-ent  forth,  and  his 
sons,  and  his  wife,  and  his  sons' 
wives  with  him : 

19  Every  beast,  every  creeping 
thing,  and  every  fowl,  and  what- 
soever creepeth  upon  the  earth, 
after  their  t  kinds,  went  forth  out 
of  the  ark. 

20  ^  And  Noah  builded  an  altar 
unto  the  Loud;  and  took  of '-ev- 
ery clean  beast,  and  of  evcr.y  clean 
fowl,  and  offered  burnt  offerings 
on  the  altar. 


21  And  the  Lord  smelled  'ta 
sweet  savour;  and  the  Lord  said 
ill  his  heart,  I  will  not  again 
'"'curse  the  ground  any  more  lor 
man's  sake;  !lfor  the  "imagina- 
tion of  man's  heart  is  evil  from 
his  youth:  "neither  will  I  again 
smite  any  more  every  thing  liv- 
ing, as  I  have  done. 

22  p  i  While  the  earth  remaineth, 
seedtime  and  harvest,  and  cold 
and  heat,  and  summer  and  win- 
ter, and  «  day  and  night  shall  not 
cease. 

&  15.  14.     Ps.  51.  5.     Jcr.  17.  9.     Matt.  15. 19. 
3.  23.     o  ch.  9.  11,  15.     p  Is.  54.  9. 
ufthe  earth,     q  Jer.  33.  20,  25. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  God  bUsseth  \oah,  4  Blood  and  murder  are 
forbidden.  8  God^s  covenant,  13  signified  by 
the  rainbow.  18  Xoch  rcplenishelh  the  world, 
20  plantcth  a  vineyard,  21  is  drunicn,  and 
mocked  of  his  son,  25  curseth  Canaan,  26  bless- 
elh  S/!em,27  prayeth  for  Japheth,  29  and  diclh. 

AND  God  blessed  Noah  and  his 
J\.  sons, and  said  unto  them,«Be 
fruitful,  and  multiply, and  replen- 
ish the  earth. 

2  *And  the  fear  of  you  and  the 
dread  of  you  shall  be  upon  every 
beast  of  the  earth,  and  upon  ev- 
ery fowl  of  the  air,  upon  all  that 
movetli  upon  the  earth,  and  upon 
all  the  fishes  of  the  sea ;  into  your 
hand  are  they  delivered. 

3  c  Every  moving  thing  that  liv- 
etli  shall  be  meat  for  you ;  even 
as  the  ''green  herb  have  I  given 
j'ou  «all  things. 

4  /But  flesh  with  the  life  there- 
of, v-hich  is  the  blood  thereof, 
shall  j'e  not  eat. 

5  And  surely  your  blood  of  your 
lives  will  I  require:  fat  the  hand 
ofever.y  beast  will  I  require  it, 
and  ''at  the  hand  ofiuan;  at  the 
hand  of  every  'man's  brother  will 
I  require  the  life  of  man. 

6  'AV'lioso  sheddeth  man's  blood, 
b.y  man  shall  his  blood  be  shed: 
<■  lor  in  the  image  of  God  made  he 
man. 

7  And  you,  w  be  ye  fruitful,  and 
multiply ;  bring  forth  abundantly 
in  the  earth,  and  multiply  therein. 

8  ^  And  God  spake  unto  Noah, 
and  to  his  sons  with  him,  saying, 

9  And  I,  "behold,  1  establish 
omy  covenant  with  you,  and  with 
yoiir  seed  after  you ; 

10  i'And  with  everj'  living  creat- 
ure that  is  with  you.  of  the  fowl, 
of  the  cattle,  and  of  every  bea.st 
of  the  earth  with  you;  from  all 
that  go  out  of  the  ark,  to  every 
beast  of  the  earth. 

11  And  1 1  will  establish  my  cov- 
enant with  you ;  neither  shall  all 
flesh  be  cut  off"  any  more  by  the 
waters  of  a  flood;  neither  shall 
there  any  more  be  a  flood  to  de- 
stroy the' earth. 

12  And  God  said,  »"This  is  the 
token  of  the  covenant  which   I 

11   ' 


Before 
CHRIST 

2348. 


/Lev.  ).  9. 
r./..  20.  41. 
2  Cor.  2.  15. 
Eph.  5.  2. 

tHeti.  asa- 
vmr  oj  rest. 

mih.  3.  17.  & 
U.  17. 

li  Or,  though. 

n  ch.  B.  5. 
Job  14.  4. 
Rom.  1.21.  Jt 
tHeb.  As  yet  all  the  days 


ach.  1.  28.  <! 
10.  32. 
ver.  7,  19. 

ich.  1.28. 
Hos.  2.  18. 


cPeut.  12.  15. 

&.H.  3,  y,  11. 

Acts  10.  12, 

13. 
rfch.  1.  29. 
e  Rom.  14.  14, 

20. 

1  Cor.  10.  23, 

2G. 

Col.  2.  3C. 

1  Tim.  4.  2, 

4. 
/Lev.  17.  10, 

11,  14.  <k  19. 

26. 

Dcut.  12.  23. 

1  Sam.  14.33, 

34. 

Acls  15.  20, 

29. 
g  Kx.  21.  23. 
he\\.  4.  9,10. 

I's.  9.  12. 
jAcIs  17.  26. 
k  K.x.  21.  12, 

14. 

Lev.  24.  17. 

Malt.  26.  32. 

Rev.  13.  10. 
Zch.  1.  27. 

n  ver.  1,  19. 

ch.  1.  28. 
nch.  6.  18. 
.  54.  9. 
p  Ps.  145.  9. 
q  Is.  54.  9. 


The  covenant  of  the  rainbow. 


GENESIS. 


The  generations  of  Noah, 


Before 
CHRIST 

2348. 


t  Ex.  28.  12. 
Lev.  26.  42, 


u  ch.  17.  13, 


2347. 

*ch.  10.  6. 
tHeb. 

Chenaan. 
ych.  5.  32. 
iCh.  10.  32. 

1  Chr.  1.  4, 

&.C. 

ach.  3.  19,23. 

&  4.  2. 

Prov.  12.  11. 
iProv.  20.  1. 

1  Cor.  10. 12. 


cEx.  20.  12. 
Gal.  6.  1. 


d  Deut.  27. 16. 
e  Josh.  9.  23. 

1  Kings  9. 

20,  21. 
fPs.  144.  15. 

Hcb.  U.  IG. 
il  Or,  servant 

to  them. 
il  Or,  persuade. 
fEi-h.  2.  13, 

14.  A:  3.  0. 


1998. 


make  between  me  and  you,  and 
every  living  creature  that  is  with 
you,  for  perpetual  generations : 

13  I  do  set  s my  bow  in  the  cloud, 
and  it  shall  be  for  a  token  of  a  cove- 
nant between  me  and  the  earth. 

14  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  I  bring  a  cloud  over  the 
earth,  that  the  bow  shall  be  seen 
in  the  cloud : 

15  And  <I  will  remember  my 
covenant,  which  f.9  between  me 
and  vou  and  every  living  creature 
of  ail  flesh  ;  and  the  waters  shall 
no  more  become  a  flood  to  de- 
stroy all  flesh. 

IG  And  the  bow  shall  be  in  the 
cloud;  and  I  will  look  upon  it, 
that  I  may  remember  "  the  ever- 
lasting covenant  between  God 
and  every  living  creature  of  all 
flesh  that  is  upon  the  earth. 

17  And  God  said  unto  iS'oah,  This 
is  the  token  of  the  covenant, 
which  I  have  established  between 
me  and  all  flesh  that  is  upon  the 
earth. 

18  1[  And  the  sons  of  Noah,  that 
went  forth  of  the  ark,  were  Shem, 
and  Ham,  and  Japheth:  aand 
Ham  is  the  father  of  t  Canaan. 

19 »/ These  are  the  three  sons  of 
Noah:  ^and  of  them  was  the 
whole  earth  overspread. 

20  And  Noah  began  to  be  «  a  hus- 
bandman, and  he  planted  a  vine- 
yard: 

21  And  he  drank  of  the  wine, 
6 and  was  drunken;  and  he  was 
uncovered  within  his  tent. 

22  And  Ham,  the  father  of  Ca- 
naan, saw  the  nakedness  of  his 
father,  and  told  his  two  brethren 
without. 

23  (-And  ,Shem  and  Japheth  took 
a  garment,  and  laid  it  upon  both 
their  shoulders,  and  went  back- 
ward, and  covered  the  nakedness 
of  their  father;  and  their  faces 
iue7-e  backward,  and  they  saw  not 
tlieir  father's  nakedness. 

24  And  Noah  awoke  from  his 
wine,  and  knew  what  his  younger 
son  had  done  unto  him. 

2.5  And  he  said,  rf  Cursed  be  Ca- 
naan ;  «  a  servant  of  servants  shall 
he  be  unto  his  brethren. 

2G  And  he  said,  ./Blessed  be  the 
Lord  God  of  Sheni ;  and  Canaan 
shall  be  1  his  servant. 

27  God  shall  II  enlarge  Japheth, 
a  and  he  shall  dwell  in  tlie  tents 
of  Shem ;  and  Canaan  shall  be 
his  servant. 

28  IT  And  Noah  lived  after  the 
flood  three  hundred  and  fifty 
vears. 

29  And  all  the  days  of  Noah  were 
nine  liundred  and  lifty  years :  and 
he  died. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  generations  nf  Noah.  2  The  sons  of 
Japheth.  6  The  sons  of  Ham.  8  Nimrod  the 
first  monarch.     21  The  sons  of  Shem. 

12 


NOW  these  are  the  generations 
of  the  sons  of  Noah;  Shem, 
Ham,  and  Japheth:  «and  unto 
them  were  sons  born  after  the 
flood. 

2  ^  The  sons  of  Japheth ;  Gomer, 
and  Magog,  and  Madai,  and  Ja- 
van,  and  Tubal,  and  Meshech, 
and  Tiras. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Gomer ;  Ash- 
kenaz,  and  Riphath,  and  Togar- 
mah. 

4  And  the  sons  of  Javan ;  Eli- 
shah,  and  Tarshish,  Kittim,  and 
II  Dodanim. 

5  By  these  were  « the  isles  of  the 
Gentiles  divided  in  their  lands; 
every  one  after  his  tongue,  after 
their  families,  in  their  nations. 

G  IT  f^And  the  sons  of  Ham ;  Cush, 
and  Mizraim,  and  Phut,  and  Ca- 
naan. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Cush;  Seba, 
and  Havilali,  and  Sabtah,  and 
Raamah,and  Sabtecha:  and  the 
sons  of  Raamah ;  Sheba,  and  De- 
dan. 

8  And  Cush  begat  Nimrod:  he 
began  to  be  a  mighty  one  in  the 
earth. 

9  He  was  a  mighty  « hunter  /be- 
fore the  Lord  :  wherefore  it  is 
said.  Even  as  Nimrod  the  mighty 
hunter  before  the  Lord. 

10  fl'And  the  beginning  of  his  king- 
dom was  t  Babel,  and  Erech,  and 
Accad,  and  Calneh,  in  the  land  of 
Shinar. 

11  Out  of  that  land  II  went  forth 
Asshur,  and  builded  Nineveh,  and 
II  the  City  Rehoboth,  and  Calah, 

12  And  Resen  between  Nineveh 
and  Calah:  the  same  is  a  great 
city. 

13  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludim, 
and  Anamim,  and  Lehabim,  and 
Naphtuhim, 

14  And  Pathrusim,*and  Caslu- 
him,  C'out  of  whom  came  Philis- 
tim,)  and  Caphtorim. 

15  1i  And  CJanaan  begat  t  Sidon  his 
firstborn,  and  Heth. 

IG  And  tlie  Jebusite,  and  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Girgasite, 

17  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Ark- 
ite,  and  the  Sinite, 

18  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the 
Zemarite,  and  the  Hamathite: 
and  afterward  were  tlie  families 
of  the  Canaanites  spread  abroad. 

19  «And  the  border  of  the  Ca- 
naanites was  from  Sidon,  as  thou 
coinest  to  Gerar,  unto  t Gaza;  as 
thou  goest  unto  Sodom,  and  Go- 
morrah, and  Admah,  and  Zeboim, 
even  unto  Lasha. 

20  These  are  the  sons  of  Ham, 
after  their  families,  after  their 
tongues,  in  their  countries,  unci  in 
their  nations. 

21  t^  Unto  Shem  also,  the  father 
of  all  the  children  of  Eber,  the 
brother  of  Japheth  the  elder,  even 
to  him  were  children  born. 


Before 
CHRIST 

2347. 


')  1  Chr.  1.  5, 
&c. 


II  Or,  as  some 

read  it,  Ro- 

danim. 
c  Ps.  72.  10. 

Jer.  2.  10.  (t 

25.  22. 

Zeph.  2.  11. 
dl  Chr.  1.8, 

&:c. 


about  2218. 


cJer.  IC.  16. 
Mic.  7.  2. 
/th.  C.  11. 

S  Mic.  5.  0. 
tGr. 

Bab}/lon. 

II  Or,  Tie  went 
out  into  As- 
syria. 

II  Or,  the 
streets  of 
the  city. 


h  1  Chr.  1.  12L 


tHeb. 
Tzidon. 


ich.  13. 12,14, 

15,  17.  &  15. 

18-21. 

Num.  34.  2- 

12. 

Josh.  12.  7,  a 
tHeb. 

Azzah. 


The  sons  of  Slum. 


GENESIS. 


The  generations  of  Terah, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  2218. 


k  1  Chr.  1.  17, 
&c. 
tHeb. 

Arpackshad. 
tHeb. 

Shelah. 
Icb.  U.  12. 

2247. 
ml  Chr.  1.19. 
II  That  is, 
Sicision, 


n  ver.  1. 
och.  0.  19. 


t  Heb.  lip. 
IHeb. 

words, 

about  2247. 

i|  Or,  east- 
ward, as 
ch.   13.  11. 
2  Sam.  6.  2. 
with  1  Chr. 
13.  6. 

t  Heb.  a  man 
said  to  his 
neighbour. 

'  Heb.  burn 


.  to  ( 


the 
bttrnins. 
oDeut.  1.  28. 


c  ch.  9.  19. 

Acts  17.  26. 
rfver.  1. 
ePs.  2.  1. 
/ch.  1.  26. 

Ps.  2.  4. 

Acts  2.  4,  5, 

6. 
fch.  42.  23. 

Deut.  23.  49. 

Jer.  5.  15. 

1  Cor.  14.  2, 

11. 
h  Luke  1.  51. 
t  ch.  10.  25,  32. 


22  The  *  children  of  Shem ;  Elam, 
and  As.shur,  and  +Arphaxad,  and 
Lud,  and  Aram. 

23  And  the  children  of  Aram;  Uz, 
and  Hul,  and  Getlier,  and  Ma.sh. 

24  And  Arphaxad  begat  t '  Salah ; 
and  Salah  begat  Eber. 

25  '"And  unto  Eber  were  born 
two  sons :  the  name  of  one  u-as 
ilPeleg:  for  in  his  days  was  the 
earth  divided;  and  his  brother's 
name  ivnx  Joktan. 

26  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad, 
and  Bheleph,  and  Hazarmaveth, 
and  Jerah, 

27  And  Hadoram,  and  Uzal,  and 
Diklah, 

28  And  Obal,  and  Abimael,  and 
Sheba, 

29  And  Ophir,  and  Ha^alah,  and 
Jobab  :  all  these  ^vere  the  sons  of 
Joktan. 

.30  And  their  dwelling  was  from 
Mesha,  as  thou  goest  unto  Sephar, 
a  mount  of  the  east. 

31  These  are  the  sons  of  Shem, 
after  their  families,  after  their 
tongues,  in  their  lands,  after  their 
nations. 

32  «  These  are  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Noah,  after  their  genera- 
tions, in  tlieir  nations :  "  and  by 
these  were  the  nations  divided  in 
tlie  earth  after  the  flood. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  One  language  in  the  world.  3  The  building  of 
Babel.  5  The  confusion  of  tongues.  10  Tlie 
generations  of  Shem.  27  The  generations  of 
Terah  the  father  of  Abram.  31  Terah  goeth 
from  Ur  to  Haran. 

AND  the  whole  earth  was  of  one 
.  t  language,  and  ofonet  speech. 

2  And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  as  they 
journeyed  lifrom  the  east,  that 
they  found  a  plain  in  the  land  of 
Shinar;  and  they  dwelt  there. 

3  And  tthey  said  one  to  another. 
Go  to,  let  us  make  brick,  and 
tburn  them  thoroughly,  ^^d 
they  had  brick  for  stone,  and 
slime  had  they  for  mortar. 

4  And  tliey  said,  Go  to,  let  us 
buDd  us  a  city,  and  a  tower, 
"Whose  top  may  reach  unto  heav- 
en; and  let  us  make  us  a  name, 
lest  we  be  scattered  abroad  upon 
the  face  of  the  whole  earth. 

5  6And  the  Lord  came  down  to 
see  the  citj'  and  tlie  tower,  which 
the  cliildren  of  men  builded. 

G  And  the  Lord  said,  Behold, 
cthe  people  i.s  one,  and  they  have 
all  ''one  language;  and  this  they 
begin  to  do:  and  now  nothing  will 
be  restrained  from  them,  which 
they  have  i  imagined  to  do. 

7  Go  to,  .flet  us  go  down,  and 
there  confound  their  language, 
that  they  may  5' not  understand 
one  another's  speecli. 

8  So  ''the  Lord  scattered  them 
abroad  from  thence  nipon  the 
face  of  all  the  earth :  and  they  left 
off  to  build  the  city. 


9  Therefore  is  the  name  of  it 
called  !l  Babel ;  a- because  the  Lord 
did  there  confound  the  language 
of  all  the  earth :  and  from  thence 
did  the  Lord  scatter  them  abroad 
upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

10  f  'Tliese  are  the  generations 
of  Sliem:  Shem  teas  a  hundred 
years  old,  and  begat  Arphaxad 
two  years  after  the  flood : 

11  And  Shem  lived  after  he  begat 
Arphaxad  five  hundred  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters. 

12  And  Arphaxad  lived  five  and 
thirtj'  years,  ■'"  and  begat  Salah : 

13  And  Arphaxad  lived  after  he 
begat  Salah  four  hundred  and 
three  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters. 

14  And  Salah  lived  thirtj'  years, 
and  begat  Eber : 

lo  And  Salah  lived  after  he  be 
gat  Eber  four  hundred  and  three 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. 

If)  "And  Eber  lived  four  and 
thirty  years,  and  begat  "Peleg: 

17  And  Eber  lived  after  he  begat 
Peleg  four  hundred  and  thirty 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. 

18  And  Peleg  lived  thirty  years, 
and  begat  Eeu : 

19  And  Peleg  lived  after  he  begat 
Pen  two  hundred  and  nine  years, 
and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

20  And  Reu  lived  two  and  thirty 
years,  and  begat  pSerug: 

21  And  Reu  lived  after  he  begat 
Serug  two  hundred  and  seven 
yeai-s,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. 

22  And  Serug  lived  thirty  years, 
and  begat  Nahor : 

23  And  Serug  lived  after  he  be- 
gat Nahor  two  hundred  years, 
and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

24  And  Nahor  lived  nine  and 
twenty  years,  and  begat  -?  Terah : 

2-5  And  Nahor  lived  after  lie  be- 
gat Terah  a  hundred  and  nineteen 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. 

26  And  Terah  lived  seventy  years, 
and  'begat  Abram,  Nahof,  and 
Haran. 

27  1  Now  these  are  the  genera- 
tions of  Terah:  Terah  begat 
Abram,  Nahor,  and  Haran;  and 
Haran  begat  Lot. 

28  And  Haran  died  before  his 
father  Terah  in  the  land  of  his 
nativity,  in  Ur  of  the  Chaldees. 

29  And  Abram  and  Nahor  took 
them  wives :  tlie  name  of  Abram's 
wife  iras  «Sarai ;  and  tlie  name  of 
Nalior's  wife,  « Milcah,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Haran,  the  father  of  ■Nlilcah, 
and  the  father  of  Iscah. 

30  But  "Sarai  was  barren;  she 
Jiad  no  child. 

31  And  Terali  «'  took  Abram  his 
son,  and  Lot  the  son  of  Haran  his 
son's  son,  and  Sarai  his  daughter 

13 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  2247. 


II  That  is. 
Confusion. 

*  1  Cor.  14. 
23. 

I  eh.  10.  22. 
1  Chr.  1.  11 

2346. 


2311. 

m  See  Luke 
3.  36. 


2281. 


2247. 

nl  Chr.  1.  19. 
0  Called, 

Luke  3.  35, 

Phalec. 


2217. 


2185. 

p  Luke  3.  35, 
Haruch. 


2155. 


2126. 

q  Luke  3.  34, 


2056. 

rJosh.  24.  2. 

1  Chr.  1.  26, 

1096. 


sch.  17.  15.  & 
20.  12. 
(  ch.  22.  20. 

uch.  16.  1,2. 
<k  18.  11,  12. 
w  ch.  12.  1. 


God  calleth  Abram. 


GENESIS. 


Abram  sojourneth  in  Egypt. 


Before 

C  ir  UIST 

190«. 


X  Nch.  3.  7. 

Acts  7.  4. 
V  ch.  10.  10. 

about  1923. 
1921. 


ach.  15.  7. 
Nch.  'J.  7. 
Is.  41.  -2. 
.\.ts  7.  3. 
Hel).  11.  8. 

6rh.  17.  G.  <k 

18.  18. 

Ueut.  26.  5. 

1  Kings  3.  8. 
c  ch.  24.  35. 
rfch.  28.  4. 

Gal.  3.  14. 
cch.  27.  29. 

Ex.  23.  22. 

Num.  24.  0. 
/ch.  18.  18.  <k 

22.  18.  <Sr.  26. 

4. 

I's.  72.  17. 

Acts  3.  25. 

Ual.  3.  8. 

1921. 

frrh.  14.  14. 
hch.  11.  31. 


k  Dcut.  11.  30. 

Juilf.  7.  1. 
;ch.lO.  18,19. 

&  13.  7. 
mch.  17.  1. 
Rch.  13.  15.  <k 

17.  8. 

I's.  105.  9, 11. 
och.  13.  4. 


pch.  13.  4. 

t  Ileh.  in 
nuing  and 
journti/ing. 

./ch.  13.  3. 

rch.  26.  1. 

sVi.  105.  13. 

I  ch.  43.  1. 


u  vcr.  H. 
ch.  26.  7. 


in  law,  bis  son  Abram's  wife ;  and 
they  went  lortli  with  them  from 
"^TJt  of  the  Chakleos,  to  go  into 
."tlie  land  of  Canaan;  and  they 
came  unto  Harau,  and  dwelt 
there. 

32  And  the  days  of  Terah  were 
two  hundred  aiid  five  years :  and 
Terah  died  in  Haran. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  God  calleth  A'iram,  and  blcsscth  him  with  a 
prurnise  of  Christ.  4  He  departeth  with  Lot  from 
Ilaran.  6  He  journcycth  through  Canaan, 
7  which  is  promised  him  in  a  vision.  10  He 
is  driven  by  a  famine  into  Egypt.  11  Fear 
miiketh  him  fei!;n  his  wife  to  be  his  sister.  14 
Pharaoh,  havinfr  taken  her  from  him,  by 
plasucs  is  compelled  to  restore  her. 

NOW  the  «  Lord  had  said  unto 
Abram,  Get  thee  out  of  tliy 
country,  and  from  thy  kindred, 
and  from  thy  fatlier's  house,  unto 
a  land  tliat  1  will  shew  thee : 

2  'And  I  will  malvc  of  thee  a 
great  nation,  cand  I  will  bless 
thee,  and  malce  thy  name  great; 
t'and  thou  shalt  be  a  blessing: 

3  <^And  I  will  bless  them  tliat 
bless  thee,  and  curse  him  that 
cursetli  thee:  /and  in  thee  shall 
all  families  of  the  earth  be  blessed. 

4  So  Abram  departed,  as  the 
Lord  had  spoken  unto  him;  and 
Lot  went  with  him:  and  Abram 
ivas  seventy  and  live  years  old 
when  he  departed  out  of  Haran. 

0  And  Abram  took  Sarai  his 
wife,  and  Lot  his  brother's  son, 
and  all  their  substance  that  they 
had  gathered,  and  i/ the  souls  that 
they  liad  gotten  /'in  Haran;  and 
they  went  forth  to  go  into  the 
land  of  Canaan;  and  into  the 
land  of  Canaan  th(\v  came. 

G  IT  And  Abram  'passed  through 
the  land  unto  llio  place  of  Sichem, 
/' unto  the  plain  ot  Moreh.  'And 
the  Canaanite  icas  then  in  the 
land. 

7  "'And  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
Abram,  and  said,  "Unto  thy  seed 
will  I  give  this  land:  and  there 
liuilded  he  an  "altar  vinto  the 
Loud,  who  apiiearcnl  unto  him. 

8  And  ho  rcnujvcd  from  thence 
unto  a  mountain  on  tlie  east  of 
Bf'th-el,  and  iiilc-licd  liis  tout,  luiv- 
iny  Beth-el  on  tin;  west,  and  Hai 
on  the  east :  and  tiierf;  he  builded 
an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  and  Z' call- 
ed upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  Abram  journe.ved,  1'ygo- 
ing  on  still  toward  the  soutli. 

10  ^  And  tlicre  was  'a  liimine  in 
the  land :  and  ^Vbrani » went  down 
into  Kg.vi)t  to  sojourn  there;  for 
the  famine  ivas  'grievous  in  the 
land. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
he  was  come  near  to  I'liter  into 
Egypt,  that  he  said  unto  Sarai  his 
wife,  Heliold  now,  F  know  that 
thou  <irt  «a  iair  woman  to  look 
upon : 

12  Therefore  it  shall  come  to 

14 


pass,  when  the  Egyptians  shall 
see  thee,  that  they  shall  say.  This 
is  his  wife:  and  they  «'will  kill 
me,  but  they  will  save  thee  alive. 

13  *Say,  I  pray  thee,  thou  art  my 
sister:  "that  it  may  be  well  with 
me  for  thy  sake;  and  my  soul 
shall  live  because  of  thee. 

14  \  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  Abram  was  come  into 
Egypt,  the  Egyptians  2/ beheld  the 
woman  that  s^he  was  very  fair. 

15  The  princes  also  of  Pharaoh 
saw  her,  and  commended  her  be- 
fore Pharaoh :  and  the  woman 
was  2  taken  into  Pharaoh's  house. 

IG  And  he  "entreated  Abram 
well  for  her  sake:  and  he  had 
sheep,  and  oxen,  and  he  asses, 
and  mense^'vants,  and  maidserv- 
ants, and  F-     asses,  a,nd  camels. 

17  And  tli  _,ORD  ''  plagued  Pha- 
raoh and  his  house  with  great 
plagues,  becaase  of  Sarai,  A- 
bram's  wife. 

18  And  Pharaoh  called  Abram, 
and  said,  c  What  u  this  ^/ia<  thou 
hast  done  unto  me"?  why  didst 
thou  not  tell  me  that  she  loas  thy 
wife  ? 

19  Why  saidst  thou,  She  is  mj' 
sister  ?  so  I  might  have  taken  her 
to  me  to  wife :  now  therefore  be- 
hold thy  wife,  take  her,  and  go 
thy  way. 

20  ''And  Pharaoh  commanded 
his  men  concerning  him :  and 
they  sent  him  away,  and  his  wife, 
and  all  that  he  had. 

CHAPTER  XIIL 

1  Abram  and  Lot  return  out  of  Eirypt.  7  By 
disagreement  they  part  asunder.  10  Lot  froclh 
to  wicked  Sodom.  14  God  reneweth  the  prom- 
ise to  Abram.  18  He  removcth  to  Hebron,  and 
there  buildcth  an  altar. 

AND  Abram  went  up  out  of 
.  Egypt,  he,  and  his  wife,  and 
all  thatho  had,  and  Lot  with  him, 
"into  the  south. 

2  ''And  Abram  xoas  very  rich  in 
cattle,*in  silver,  and  in  gold. 

3  And  he  went  on  his  journes's 
cfrom  the  south  even  to  Beth-el. 
unto  the  place  where  his  tent  liad 
lieon  at  the  beginning,  between 
Beth-eland  Hai; 

4  Unto  the  '' place  of  the  altar, 
which  ho  had  made  there  at  the 
first:  and  there  Abram  ^called  on 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

o  If  xViid  Lot  also,  which  went 
with  Al)rani,  had  Hocks,  and 
herds,  and  tents. 

(i  And  .'the  land  was  not  able  to 
bear  them,  thai  they  might  dwell 
together:  for  their  siilistanci' was 
great,  so  that  lliCN'coulil  not  dwell 
together. 

7  And  there  wa.s  a  a,  strife  be- 
tween the  lierdmen  of  Abram's 
cattle  and  tlu;  lierdmen  of  Lot's 
cattle:  ''and  tlu;  Canaanite  and 
the  I'crizzite  dwelt  then  iu  the 
land. 


Before 

C  II  n  I  S  T 

1921. 


ujch.  20.  11. 

<k  2G.  7. 
xch.  20.  5,  13. 

See  ch.  26.  7. 


about  1920. 


yeh.  39.  7. 
Matt.  5.  2e. 


z  ch.  20.  2. 
a  ch.  20.  14. 


6ch.  20.  18. 
1  Chr.  16.  21. 
I's.  105.  14. 
lieb.  13.  4. 


c  ch.  20.  9.  ifc 

26.  10. 


rfProv.  21.  1. 


about 19ia 


rich.  1'2.  9. 
6ch.  21.  35. 

Ps.  112.  3. 

Prov.  10.  22. 

c  ch.  12.  8,  g. 


d  ch.  12.  7,  8. 
c  Ps.  116.  17. 


/ch.  36.  7. 


ffch.  20.  20. 


Abram  and  Lot  paH. 


GENESIS. 


The  battle  of  the  kings. 


CHRIST 

about  1918. 

i  1  Cor.  G.  7. 
t  Jleb.  men 

brethren  : 

See  ch.  11. 

27,  31. 

Ex.  2.  13. 

Ps.  133.  1. 

Acts  7.  26. 
ich.  20.  15. 

■k  Si.  10. 
/Rom.  12.  18. 

Heb.  12.  14. 

James  3.  IT. 
mch.  10.  17. 

Deut.  31.  3. 

Ps.  107.  34. 
nch.  19.  24, 

o  ch.  2.  10. 

Is.  51.  3. 
pch.  14.  2,8. 

<t  10.  22. 

about  1917. 

qch.  I'J.  20. 
rch.  14.  12.  &. 

13.  1. 

2  Pet.  2.  7,  8. 
«  ch.  18.  20. 

Ez.  10.  49. 
2  Pet.  2.  7,  8. 
«ch.  6.  11. 
u  ver.  11. 
10  ch.  28.  14. 
X  ch.  12.  7.  <k 

15.  18.  &  17. 

8.  (t  24.  7.  & 

20.4. 

Num.  34.  12. 

Deut.  34.  4. 

Acts  7.  5. 
y2  Chr.  20.  7. 

Ps.  37.  22, 

29.  &  112.  2. 
zch.  15.  5.  & 

22.  17.  &  26. 

4.  &  28.  14. 

6c  32.  12. 

Ex.  32.  13. 

Num.  23.  10. 

Deut.  1.  10. 

1  Kings  4. 

20. 

1  Chr.  27. 

le.  48.  19. 

Jer.  33.  22. 

Rom.  4.  IG, 

17,  18. 

Heb.  11.  12. 
och.  14.  13. 
t  Heb.  plains, 
b  ch.  35.  27.  & 

37.  14. 


och.  10.  10.  i- 

11.  2. 
6  Is.  11.  11. 


c  Deut.  29.  23. 
dch.  19.  22. 


8  And  Abram  said  unto  Lot,  'Let 
there  be  no  stril'e,  I  pray  thee,  be- 
tween me  and  thee,  and  between 
my  herdmen  and  thy  herdmen; 
for  we  be  t  brethren. 

9  i^Js  not  the  whole  land  before 
thee?  separate  thyself,  I  pray 
thee,  from  me:  lit' thou  iciU  lake 
the  left  hand,  then  I  will  go  to  the 
right;  or  if  thou  depart  to  the 
right  hand,  then  I  will  go  to  the 
left. 

10  And  Lot  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
beheld  all  mthe  plain  of  .Jordan, 
that  it  was  well  watered  every 
where,  before  the  Lord  "destroy- 
ed Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  oeven 
as  the  garden  of  the  Lokd,  like 
the  land  of  Egypt,  as  thou  comest 
unto  P  Zoar. 

11  Then  Lot  chose  him  all  the 
plain  of  Jordan ;  and  Lot  journey- 
ed ea.st :  and  they  separated  them- 
selves the  one  from  the  other. 

12  Abram  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  and  Lot  ? dwelt  in  the 
cities  of  the  plain,  and  '•pitched 
his  tent  toward  Sodom. 

13  But  the  men  of  Sodom  s  were 
wicked  and  <  sinners  before  the 
Lord  exceedingly. 

14  1  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Abram,  after  that  Lot «  was  sepa- 
rated from  him.  Lift  up  now  thine 
eyes,  and  look  from  the  place 
where  thou  art  "'northward,  and 
southward,  and  eastward,  and 
westward : 

1.5  For  all  the  land  which  thou 
see.st,  ^to  thee  will  I  give  it,  and 
y  to  thy  seed  for  ever. 

16  And  s  I  will  make  thy  seed  as 
the  dust  of  the  earth :  so  that  if  a 
man  can  number  the  dost  of  the 
earth,  then  shall  thy  seed  also  be 
numbered. 

17  Arise,  walk  through  the  land 
in  the  length  of  it  and  in  the 
breadth  of  it;  for  I  will  give  it 
unto  thee. 

15  Then  Abram  removed  hvs 
tent,  and  came  «  and  dwelt  in  the 
t plain  of  Mainre,  ''which  is  in 
Hebron,  and  built  there  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  The  battle  of  four  kings  against  Jive.  12  Lot 
is  taken  prisoner,  14  Abram  rescneth  htm. 
18  Melchize-lek  hlesseth  Abram.  20  Abram 
giveth  him  tithe.  22  The  rest  of  the  spoil,  his 
partners  having  had  their  portions^  he  restor- 
eth  to  the  king  of  Sodom. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days 
j\.  of  Aniraphel  king"of  Shinar, 
Arioch  king  of  EUasar,  Chedorla- 
omer  king  of  ^Elam,  and  Tidal 
king  of  nations; 

2  That  tlt'se  made  war  with  Bera 
king  of  Sodom,  and  with  Birsha 
king  of  Gomorrah,  Shinab  king  of 
cAdmah,  and  Shemeber  king  of 
Zeboiim,  and  the  king  of  Bela, 
which  is  f'Zoar. 

3  All  these  were  joined  together 


in  the  vale  of  Siddim,  e  which  is 
the  salt  sea. 

4  Twelve  years  /they  served 
Chedorlaomer,  and  in  the  thir- 
teenth j^ear  they  rebelled. 

0  And  in  the  Iburteenth  year 
came  Chedorlaomer,  and  the 
kings  that  were  with  him,  and 
smote  i'the  Rephaim  ''in  A.shte- 
roth  Karnaim,  and  'the  Zuzim  in 
Ham,  '•  and  the  Emim  in  11  Shaveh 
Kiriathaim, 

6  'And  the  Horites  in  their  mount 
Soir,  unto  1!  El-paran,  which  is  by 
the  wilderness. 

7  And  they  returned,  and  came  I 
to  En-mishpat,  which  is  Kadesh, 
and  smote  all  the  country  of  the 
Amalekites,  and  also  the  Amo- 
rites,  that  dwelt  «'in  Hazezon- 
tamar. 

8  And  there  went  out  the  king  of 
Sodom,  and  the  king  of  Gomorrah, 
and  the  king  of  Admah,  and  the 
king  of  Zeboiim,  and  the  king  of 
Bela,  ( the  same  is  Zoar :)  and  they 
joined  battle  %\'ith  them  in  the  vale 
of  Siddim ; 

9  With  Chedorlaomer  the  king 
of  Elam,  and  with  Tidal  king  oT 
nations,  and  Amraphel  king  of 
Shinar,  and  Arioch  king  of  EUa- 
sar;  four  kings  with  five. 

10  And  the  vale  of  Siddim  ims 
full  0/ «  slimepits ;  and  the  kings 
of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  fled,  and 
fell  there :  and  they  that  remained 
lied  "to  the  mountain. 

11  And  they  took  J^all  the  goods 
of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and  all 
their  victuals,  and  went  their  way. 

12  And  they  took  Lot,  Abram's 
•7  brother's  fson,  »'who  dwelt  in 
Sodom,  and  his  goods,  and  de- 
parted. 

13  ^  And  there  came  one  that 
had  escaped,  and  told  Abram  the 
Hebrew;  for  «he  dwelt  in  the 
plain  of  Mamre  the  Amcrite, 
brother  of  Eshcol,  and  brother 
of  Aner :  t  and  these  were  confed- 
erate with  Abram. 

14  And  when  Abram  heard  that 
"his  brother  was  taken  captive, 
he  II  armed  his  li  trained  servants, 
"'born  in  his  own  house,  three 
hundred  and  eighteen,  and  pur- 
sued thrm  2^ unto  Dan. 

1-5  And  he  divided  himself  against 
them,  he  and  his  servants,  by 
night,  and  z/ smote  them,  and  pur- 
sued them  unto  Hobah,  which  is 
on  the  left  hand  of  Damascus. 

16  And  he  brought  back  ^all  the 
goods,  and  also  brought  again  his 
brother  Lot,  and  his  goocLs,  and 
the  women  also,  and  the  people. 

17  TAnd  the  king  of  Sodom  "  went 
out  to  meet  him,  ''after  liis  return 
from  the  slaughter  of  Chedorlao- 
mer and  of  the  kings  that  ivere 
with  him,  at  the  valley  of  Shaveh, 
which  is  the  c  king's  dale. 

18  And    (iMelchizedek  king  of 
15 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1917. 


c  Num.  34.  12. 

Deut.  3.  17. 

Josh.  3.  16. 

Ps.  107.  34. 
/■ch.  9.  2C. 

about  1913. 

grh.  15.  20. 

Deut.  3.  11. 
h  Josh.  12.  4. 

<t  13.  12. 
i  Deut.  2.  20. 
SDeut.  2.  10, 

11. 
:iOr, 

The  plai 

Kiriathi 


■of 


:i  Or,  The 

plain  of 

Paran, 

th.  21.  21. 

Num.  12.  10. 

■fc  13.  3. 
m  2  Chr.  20.  2. 


0  ch.  10. 17, 

30. 
p  Ter.  16,  21. 


7  ch.  12.  5. 
r  ch.  13.  12. 


uch.  13.  8. 
ilOr, 

Icdforth. 
I  Or, 

instructed, 
mch.  15.  3.  <fc 

17.  12,  27. 

Ecc.  2.  7. 
X  Deut.  34.  1. 

JuUg.  18.  29. 
j/Is.  41.  2,3. 
z  ver.  11, 12. 


a  Judj.  11.  34. 
1  Sam.  18.  6. 
6  Heb.  7.  1. 


God  encourageth  Ahram. 


GENESIS. 


Canaan  is  promised  again. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1913. 


e  Ps.  110.4. 

Heb.  5.  6. 
/Mic.  G.  6. 

Alts  16.  17. 
e^Riith  3.  10. 

2  Sam.  2.  5. 
hxer.  Ti. 

Matt.  H.  25. 
tch.  24.  27. 
k  Heb.  7.  4. 
t  Heb.  souls. 


I  Ex.  6.  8. 

Dan.  12.  7. 

Rev.  10.  .'■i,  6. 
m  ver.  19. 

ch.  -Jl.  33. 
n  So  Esth.  9. 

15,  16. 


a  Dan.  10.  1. 

.\cts  in.  10, 

11. 
4ch.  26.  24. 

Dan.  10.  12. 

Luke  1.  13, 

30. 
c  Ps.  3.  3.  & 

.5.  12.  &  84. 

11.  ic  91.  4. 

&  119.  114. 
d  r».  10.  5.  & 

58.  11. 

Prov.  11.  18. 
«  Acts  7.  5. 
/ch.  14.  II. 
*'2Sam.  7.  12. 

<t  16.  11. 

2Chr.  32.  21. 
A  Ps.  147.  4. 
t  Jer.  33.  22. 
kch.  22.  17. 

Kx.  32.  13. 

Dcul.  1.  10. 

&  10.  22. 

IChr.  27.  23. 

Rom.  4.  IR. 

Heb.  11.  12. 

Sec  ch.  13. 

16. 
iRom.  4.  3,  9, 

Gal.  3.  0. 

James  2.  23. 
mPa.  106.  31. 
nch.  12.  1. 
och.  11.2^31. 
p  P».  105.  42, 

44. 

Horn.  4.  13. 
<;Secrh.  24. 

la,  14. 

.Jij.li;.  6.  17, 


2  Kin.  20.  8. 
Luko  1.  18. 


Salem  brought  forth  bread  and 
wine:  and  he  ivas  «the  priest  of 
/the  most  high  God. 

19  And  he  blessed  him,  and  said, 
i/ Blessed  be  Abram  of  the  most 
high  God,  /» possessor  of  heaven 
and  earth : 

20  And  i  blessed  be  the  most  high 
God,  whicli  hatli  delivered  thine 
enemies  into  thy  hand.  And  he 
gave  him  titlies  '^^  of  all. 

21  And  the  king  of  Sodom  said 
unto  Abram,  Give  me  the  t per- 
sons, and  take  the  goods  to  thy- 
self. 

22  And  Abram  said  to  the  king 
of  Sodom,  I  'have  lifted  up  mine 
hand  unto  the  Lord,  the  most 
high  God,  «'tlie  possessor  of  heav- 
en and  earth. 

23  Tliat  «I  will  not  take  from  a 
thread  even  to  a  shoelatcliet,  and 
that  I  will  not  talce  any  thing  that 
?.s  thine,  lest  tliou  shouldest  say, 
I  have  made  Abram  rich : 

24  Save  only  that  which  tlie 
young  men  have  eaten,  and  tlie 
Ijortion  of  tlie  inen  "which  went 
Avith  me,  Aner,  Eshcol,  and 
Mamre ;  let  them  take  their  por- 
tion. 

CHAPTER  XV, 

1  God  encourageth  Abram.  2  Abram  complain- 
ethfor  want  of  an  heir.  4  Clod  promiscth  him 
a  son,  and  a  mnltiplyin^  of  his  seed.  0  Abram 
is  justified  by  faith.  7  Ciinaan  is  promised 
again,  and  confirmed  by  a  sign,  12  and  a  vision, 

AFTER  these  things  the  word 
.  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Abram 
f'in  a  vision,  saying,  ^Foar  not, 
Abram:  I  am  thy  f shield,  and 
thy  exceeding  rfgreat  reward. 

2  And  Abram  said.  Lord  God, 
what  wilt  thou  give  me,  « seeing 
I  go  childless,  and  the  steward  of 
my  house  is  this  Eliezer  of  Da- 
mascus ? 

3  And  Abram  said.  Behold,  to 
ine  thou  hast  given  no  seed :  and, 
lo,.^one  born  in  iny  house  is  mine 
heir. 

4  And,  behold,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  romc  unto  him,  saying.  This 
shall  not  bo  thine  heir;  but  he 
that  f  shall  come  forth  out  of  thine 
own  bowels  shall  be  thine  heir. 

5  And  he  brought  him  forth 
abroad,  and  said,  Look  now  to- 
ward heaven,  and  ''tell  the  ^stars, 
if  thou  be  able  to  number  them: 
and  he  .said  unto  him,  ^So  shall 
thy  seed  be, 

C  And  he  'believed  in  the  Lord; 
and  he  »' counted  it  to  him  lor 
righteousness. 

7  And  he  said  unto  liim,  I  am  the 
Lord  that  "brought  thee  out  of 
"  Ur  of  the  Chaldecs,  iJto  give  thee 
tliis  land  lo  inherit  it. 

8  And  he  said.  Lord  God,  ?  where- 
by sliall  I  know  that  I  shall  in- 
herit it  ? 

9  And  he  said  unto  him,  Take 
me  a  heifer  of  three  j-cars  old, 

16 


and  a  she  goat  of  three  years  old, 
and  a  ram  of  three  years  old,  and 
a  turtledove,  and  a  young  pigeon. 

10  And  he  took  unto  him  all 
the.se,  and  'divided  them  in  the 
midst,  and  laid  each  piece  one 
against  another:  but  «the  birds 
divided  he  not. 

11  And  when  the  fowls  came 
down  upon  the  carcasses,  Abram 
drove  them  away. 

12  And  when  the  sun  was  going 
down,  *a  deep  sleep  fell  upon 
Abram ;  and,  lo,  a  horror  of  great 
darkness  fell  upon  him, 

13  And  he  said  unto  Abram, 
Know  of  a  surety  "that  thy  seed 
shall  be  a  stranger  in  a  land  that 
is  not  theirs,  and  shall  serve 
them;  and  "'they  shall  afflict 
them  four  hundred  years ; 

14  And  also  that  nation,  whom 
they  shall  serve,  ^jwili  I  judge: 
and  afterward  2/ shall  they  come 
out  with  great  substance, 

15  And  2 thou  shalt  go  "to  thy 
fathers  in  peace;  *thou  shalt  be 
buried  in  a  good  old  age. 

16  But  ciii  the  fourth  generation 
they  shall  come  hither  again :  for 
the  iniquity  ''of  the  Amorites  «i.s 
not  yet  full. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  the  sun  went  down,  and  it 
was  dark,  behold  a  smoking  fur- 
nace, and  ta  burning  lamp  that 
/passed  between  those  pieces. 

18  In  that  same  day  the  Lord 
-7  made  a  covenant  with  Abram, 
saying,  ''Unto  thy  seed  liave  I 
given  this  land,  from  the  river  of 
Egypt  unto  the  great  river,  the 
river  Euphrates : 

19  The  Kenites,  and  the  Keniz- 
zites,  and  the  Kadmonites, 

20  And  the  Hittites,  and  the 
Perizzites,  and  the  Rephaim, 

21  And  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Canaanites,  and  the  Girgashites, 
and  the  Jebusites. 

CHAPTER  XVL 

1  Sarai,  being  barren,  givcth  Ilngar  to  Abram. 
4  Itagar,  being  afjliclcd  for  despising  her  mis- 
tress, runneth  away.  7  An  nngel  sendelh  her 
back  to  submit  herself, M  and  IcHeth  her  of  her 
child.     15  Jshmael  is  born. 

NOW  Sarai,  Abram's  wife, 
«bare  him  no  cliildren:  and 
she  ha'l  a  handmaid,  ''an  Egyp- 
tian, whose  nanu>   hhi.^  c  Jlagar. 

2  ''And  Sarai  said  unto  Abram, 
Beiiold  now,  the  Lord  c  hath  re- 
strained me  from  bearing:  I  pray 
thee,  .'go  in  unto  my  maid;  it 
may  be  that  I  may  t  obtain  chil- 
dren by  her.  And  Abram  i?  heark- 
ened to  tlie  voice  of  Sarai. 

3  And  Sarai,  Abram's  wife,  took 
Ilagar  her  maid  the  Egyptian, 
after  Abram  ''  had  dwelt  ten  years 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  gave 
her  to  her  husband  Aliram  to  be 
his  wife. 

4  1  And  he  went  in  unto  Hagar, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1913, 


r  Jer.  34.  18, 
19. 


t  ch.  2.  21. 
Job  4.  13. 


u  Ex.  12.  40. 

Ps.  10.5.  23. 

Acta  7.  6. 
wEx.  1.  11. 

Ps.  105.  25. 
J- Ex.  6.  6. 

Deut.  6.  22. 
yEx.  12.  36. 

Ps.  105.  37. 
I  Job  5.  26. 
a  Acts  13.  36, 
b  ch.  25.  8. 
cEx.  12.  40, 
Jl  Kings  21, 

26. 
e  Dan.  8.  23. 

-Matt.  23.  32. 

1  Thess.  2. 

10. 
t  Heb.  a  lamp 

of  fire. 
fJer.  34.  18, 

19. 
f  ch.  24.  7. 
fcch.  12.  7.  Sc 

13.  15.  di:  26. 

4. 

Ex.  23.  31. 

Num.  34.  3. 

Deut.  1.  7. 

&  11.  24.  <k 

34.  4. 

Josh.  1.  4. 

1  Kings  4. 
21. 

2  Chr.  9.  28. 
Neh.  9.  8. 
Ps.  105.  11. 
la.  27.  12. 


a  ch,  15.  2,  3. 
Ach.  21.  9. 
c  Oal.  4.  24. 
Jch.  30.  3. 
ccU.  20.  18. 

6c  30.  2. 

1  Sum.  1.  5, 

6. 
/So  ch.  30.  3, 

9. 
t  Hel).  be 

butldcd  by 

her. 
ffch.  3.  17. 

1911. 
h  ch.  12.  6. 


The  biHh  of  Ishmael. 


GENESIS. 


Circumcision  is  iiistituted. 


Before 

CHRIST 

]911. 


and  she  conceived:  and  when  she 
saw  that  she  had  conceived,  her 
mistress  was  *  despised  in  her  ej'es. 

o  And  Sarai  said  unto  Abrani. 
My  wrong  be  upon  thee:  I  have 
{?iven  my  maid  into  thy  bosom: 
and  when  slie  saw  tliat  she  had 
conceived,  I  was  despised  in  her 
eyes:  ''^the  Lord  judge  between 
me  and  thee. 

(i  'Cut  Abram  said  unto  Sarai, 
"» Behold,  thy  maid  is  in  thy  hand ; 
do  to  her  tas  it  pleaseth  tliee. 
And  when  Sarai  t  dealt  hardly 
with  her,  "she  tied  from  her  face. 

7  1[  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
found  her  by  a  fountain  of  Avater 
in  the  wilderness,  »  by  the  fount- 
ain in  the  way  to  i'Shur. 

8  And  he  said,  Hagar,  Sarai's 
maid,  whence  camest  thou?  and 
whither  wilt  thou  go?  And  she 
said,  I  flee  from  the  face  of  my 
mistress  Sarai. 

9  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  her,  Tleturn  to  thy  mis- 
tress, and  9 submit  thyself  under 
her  hands. 

10  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  her,  '•!  will  multiply  thy 
seed  exceedingly,  that  it  shall  not 
be  numbered  for  multitude. 

11  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  her,  Behold,  thou  art 
with  child,  and  shalt  bear  a  son, 
sand  Shalt  call  his  name  ii  Ishma- 
el; because  the  Lord  hath  heard 
thy  affliction. 

12  <  And  he  will  be  a  wild  man ; 
his  hand  ivill  be  against  every 
man,  and  every  man's  hand 
against  him  :  "  and  he  sliall  dwell 
in  the  presence  of  all  his  breth- 
ren. 

18  And  she  called  the  name  of  the 
Lord  that  spake  unto  her.  Thou 
God  seest  me:  for  she  said.  Have 
I  also  here  looked  after  him  ^that 
seeth  me  ? 

14  Wherefore  the  well  was  called 
y  II  Beer-lahai-roi :  behold,  it  is  =  be- 
tween Kadesli  and  Bered. 

15  '[  And  "Hagar  bare  Abram  a 
son:  and  Abram  called  his  son's 
name,  which  Hagar  bare,  *  Ish- 
mael. 

16  And  Abram  rvas  fourscore  and 
six  years  old,  when  Hagar  bare 
Ishmael  to  Abram. 

CHAPTER  X^^I. 

1  God  renewetk  the  covenant.  5  Abram  his  name 
is  changed  in  token  of  a  greatCT  blessing,  10 
Circumcision  is  instituted.  15  Sarai  her  name 
is  changed,  and  she  blessed.  IT  Isaac  is  prom- 
ised. 23  Abraham  and  Ishmael  are  circumcised. 

AND  when  Abram  was  ninety 
^  years  old  and  nine,  the  Lord 
« appeared  to  Abram,  and  said 
unto  him,  *I  am  the  Almighty 
God;  cwalk  before  me,  and  be 
thou  1  d  perfect. 

cch.  5.  22.  <fc  48.  15.  1  Kings  2.  4.  &  8.  25.  2  Kin^s  20.  3. 
II  Or,  upright,  or,  sincere,  d  ch.  6.  9.  Deut.  18.  13.  Job  1.  1. 
Matt.  i.  18. 

2 


tch.  31.  53. 

1  Sam.  21. 12. 
/  Prov.  15.  1. 

1  Pet.  3.  7. 
m  Job  2.  6. 

Ps.  106.  41, 

42. 

Jer.  38.  5. 
t  Heb. 

that  which 

is  good  in 

thine  eyes. 

tHrll. 

afflicted  her, 
n  Ex.  2.  15. 
0  ch.  25.  18. 
p  Ex.  15.  32. 


?Tit.  2,  9. 
1  Pet.  2.  18. 


rch.  17.  20.  Sc 
21.  18.  &  25. 
12. 


sch.  17.19. 

Matt.  1.  21. 

Luke  1.  13, 

31. 
II  That  is, 

God  shall 

hear, 
tch.  21.  20. 
u  ch.  25.  18. 


xch.  31.  42.  - 

y  ch.  24.  62. 

&.  25.  11. 
II  That  is. 

The  well  of 

kim  that 

liveth  and 

seeth  me. 
zNum.  13.26. 
a  Ual.  4.  22. 
b  ver.  11. 

1910. 


1S98. 

a  ch.  12.  1. 
4  ch.  28.  3.  & 

35.   11. 

Ex.  6.  S. 

Deut.  10.  17. 


2  And  I  will  make  my  covenant 
between  me  and  thee,  and  cwill 
multiply  tliee  exceedingly. 

3  And  Abram  /fell  on  his  face: 
and  God  talked  with  him,  saying, 

4  As  forme,  behold,  my  covenant 
19  with  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  pa 
father  of  tmany  nations. 

5  Neither  shall  thy  name  any 
more  be  called  Abi-am,  but  ''thy 
name  shall  be  !l  Abraham;  'for  a 
father  of  many  nations  have  I 
made  thee. 

(i  And  I  will  make  thee  exceed- 
ing fruitful,  and  I  will  make  *  na- 
tions of  thee,  and  ^  kings  shall 
come  out  of  thee. 

7  And  I  will  "« establish  my  cov- 
enant between  me  and  thee  and 
thy  seed  after  thee  in  their  gen- 
erations, for  an  everlasting  cov- 
enant, «to  be  a  God  unto  thee  and 
to  0  thy  seed  after  thee. 

8  And  p  I  will  give  unto  thee,  and 
to  thy  seed  after  thee,  the  land 
t?  wherein  thou  art  a  stranger,  all 
the  land  of  Canaan,  for  an  ever- 
lasting possession;  and  ri  will  be 
their  God. 

9  1]  And  God  said  unto  Abra- 
ham. Thou  Shalt  keep  my  cov- 
enant therefore,  thou,  and  thy 
seed  after  thee  in  their  genera- 
tions. 

10  This  ».?  my  covenant,  which 
ye  shall  keep,  between  me  and 
you  and  thy  seed  after  thee; 
« Every  man  child  among  you 
shall  IJe  circumcised. 

11  And  ye  shall  circumcise  the 
flesh  of  your  foreskin;  and  it 
shall  be  ^a  token  of  the  covenant 
betwixt  me  and  you. 

12  And  the  that  is  eight  days  old 
"Shall  be  circumcised  among  you, 
every  man  child  in  your  gen- 
erations, he  that  is  born  in  the 
house,  or  bought  \Aith  money  of 
any  stranger,  which  is  not  of  thy 
seed. 

13  He  that  is  born  in  thy  house, 
and  he  that  is  bought  with  thy 
money,  must  needs  be  circum- 
cised :'  and  my  covenant  shall  be 
in  your  flesh  for  an  everlasting 
covenant. 

14  And  the  uncircumcised  man 
child  whose  flesh  of  his  foreskin 
is  not  circumcised,  that  soul «'  shall 
be  cut  off  from  his  people ;  he  hath 
broken  my  covenant. 

1-5  %  And  God  said  unto  Abraham, 
As  for  Sarai  thy  wife,  thou  shalt 
not  call  her  name  Sarai,  but  11  Sa- 
rah .ihall  her  name  be. 

IG  And  I  will  bless  her,  a; and 
give  thee  a  son  also  of  her:  yea, 
I  AA-ill  bless  her,  and  tshe  shall 
be  a  mother  .vof  nations;  kings  of 
people  shall  be  of  her. 

17  Then  Abraham  fell  upon  his 

face,  sand  laughed,  and  said  in 

his  heart.  Shall  a  child  be  born 

unto  him  that  is  a  hundred  years 

17 


Before 
CHRIST 

1898. 


cch.  12.  2.  tc 
13.  16.  &  22. 
17. 

/ver.  17. 

f  Rom.  4.  11, 

12,  16. 
Gal.  3.  29. 

t  Heb.  multi- 
tude of  na- 
tions. 

k  Neh.  9.  7. 

ilThat  is, 
Father  of  a 
great  multi- 
tude. 

i  Rom.  4.  17. 

*  ch.  35.  11. 

I  ver.  16. 
ch.  35.  11. 
Matt.  1.  6, 
ice. 

m  Gal.  3.  17. 

1  ch.  26.  24. 
&  28.  13. 
Heb.  11.  16. 

0  Rom.  9.  8. 

pch.  12.  7.  <fc 

13.  15. 

Ps.  105.9,11. 
tHeb.  of  thy 

sojournings. 
?ch.  23.  4.  &; 

28.  4. 
rEx.  6.  7. 

Lev.  26.  12. 

Deut.  4.  37. 

&  14.  2.  <t 

26.  18.  (k  29. 

13. 
J  Acts    7.  8. 

t  Acts    7.  8. 

Rom.  4.  11. 
t  Heb.  a  son 

of  eight 

days, 
u  Lev.  12.  3. 

Luke  2.  21. 

John  7.  22. 

Phil.  3.  5. 


,1  That  !.•!, 

Princess. 

jTch.  18.  10. 

fHeh.  she 

shall  become 

nations. 
ych.  35.  11. 

Gal.  4.  31. 

1  Pet.  3.  6. 

zc\\.  18.  12. 

6l  21.  6. 


Isaac  is  iDVomised. 


GENESIS. 


Sarah  is  reproved. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1898. 


och.  18.  10. 
ic  21.  2. 
Gal.  4.  28. 


ich. 

16. 

10. 

crh. 

2."). 

12, 

16. 

dch 

21 

18. 

ech. 

21. 

2. 

/ch.  18.  19. 


3898. 

nch.  13.  18. 
<fc  14.  13. 

6  Heb.  13.  2. 

cch.  19.  1. 
1  Pel.  4.  9. 


,   i  ch.  19.  2.  &. 
43.  24. 


cludg.  6.    18. 
&  13.  16. 


old  ?  and  shall  Sarah,  that  is  nine- 
ty years  old,  bear  ? 

18  And  Abraham  said  unto  God, 

0  that  Ishmael  might  live  before 
thee! 

19  And  God  said,  « Sarah  thy 
wife  shall  bear  thee  a  son  indeed ; 
and  thou  shalt  call  his  name 
Isaac:  and  I  will  establish  my 
covenant  with  him  for  an  ever- 
lasting covenant,  and  with  his 
seed  after  hiin. 

20  And  as  for  Ishmael,  I  have 
heard  thee :  Behold,  I  have  bless- 
ed liim,  and  will  make  him  fruit- 
ful, and  iwill  multiply  him  ex- 
ceedinglv;  'twelve  princes  shall 
he  beget^  ^and  I  will  make  him  a 
great  nation. 

21  But  mv  covenant  will  I  estab- 
lish with  Isaac, « which  Sarah  shall 
bear  unto  thee  at  this  set  time  in 
the  next  year. 

22  And  he  left  off  talking  with 
him,  and  God  went  up  from 
Abraham. 

23  H  And  Abraham  took  Ishmael 
hLs  son,  and  all  that  were  born  in 
his  house,  and  all  that  were  bought 
with  his  money,  every  male 
among  the  men  of  Abraham's 
house ;  and  circumcised  the  flesh 
of  their  foreskin  in  the  selfsame 
day,  as  God  had  said  unto  him. 

24  And  Abraham  ivas  ninety 
years  old  and  nine,  when  he  was 
circumcised  in  the  flesh  of  his 
foreskin. 

25  And  Ishmael  his  son  tons 
thirteen  vears  old,  when  he  was 
circumcised  in  the  flesh  of  his 
foreskin. 

26  In  the  selfsame  day  was  Abra- 
ham circumcised,  and  Ishmael 
his  son. 

27  And /all  the  men  of  his  house, 
born  in  the  house,  and  bought 
with  money  of  the  stranger,  were 
circumcised  with  him. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Abraham  entertaineth  three  angels.  9  Harah 
is  reproved  fur  laughing  at  the  strange  prom- 
ise. 17  The  destruction  of  Sodom  is  revealed 
to  Abraham.  23  Abraham  maketh  intercession 
for  the  men  thereof. 

AND  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
.  himin  the  "plains  of  Mamre: 
and  he  sat  in  the  tent  door  in  the 
heat  of  the  day; 

2  6  And  ho  lilted  up  his  eyes  and 
looked,  and,  lo,  three  men  stood 
by  him:  cand  when  he  saw  the)7i, 
he  ran  to  meet  tliem  from  the 
tent  door,  and  b(jwed  himself  to- 
ward the  ground, 

.3  And  said,  My  Lord,  if  now  I 
have  found  favour  in  thy  sight, 
pass  not  away,  I  pray  thee,  from 
tliv  servant: 

4 'Let  ''a  little  water,  I  pray  you, 
be  fetched,  and  wash  your  feet, 
and  rest  yourselves  under  the 
tree: 

5  And  tl  will  fetch  a  morsel  of 
18 


bread,  and  t.fcoinfort  ye  your 
hearts;  after  that  ye  shall  pass 
on:  nt'or  therefore  tare  ye  come 
to  your  servant.  And  they  said, 
So  do,  as  thou  hast  said. 

6  And  Abraham  hastened  into 
the  tent  unto  Sarah,  and  said, 
t  Make  ready  quickly  three  meas- 
ures of  fine  meal,  knead  77,  and 
make  cakes  upon  the  hearth. 

7  And  Abraham  ran  unto  the 
herd,  and  fetched  a  calf  tender 
and  good,  and  gave  it  unto  a 
young  man;  and  he  hasted  to 
dress  it. 

8  And  ''he  took  butter,  and  milk, 
and  the  calf  which  he  had  dressed, 
and  set  it  before  them;  and  he 
stood  by  them  under  the  tree,  and 
they  did  eat. 

9  if  And  they  said  unto  him, 
Where  is  Sarah  thy  wife?  And 
he  said.  Behold, « in  the  tent. 

10  And  he  said,  I  *will  certainly 
return  unto  thee  'according  to 
the  time  of  life ;  and,  lo,  »» Sarah 
thy  wife  shall  have  a  son.  And 
Sarah  heard  it  in  the  tent  door, 
which  vas  behind  him. 

11  Now  "Abraiiam  and  Sarah 
luere  old  and  well  stricken  in  age; 
and  it  ceased  to  be  with  Sarah 
» after  the  manner  of  women. 

12  Therefore  Sarah  jj  laughed 
within  herself,  saying,  f/After  I 
am  waxed  old  shall  I  have  pleas- 
ure, my  '•lord  being  old  also  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abra- 
ham, Wherefore  did  Sarah  laugh, 
saying,  Shall  I  of  a  surety  bear  a 
child,  which  am  old? 

14  sis  any  thing  too  hard  for  the 
Lord  ?  ' At  the  time  appointed  I 
will  return  unto  thee,  according 
to  the  time  of  life,  and  Sarah  shall 
have  a  son. 

15  Then  Sarah  denied,  saying,  I 
laughed  not;  for  she  was  afraid. 
And  he  said.  Nay ;  but  thou  didst 
laugh. 

It)  f  And  the  men  rose  up  from 
thence,  and  looked  toward  Sod- 
om: and  Abraham-  went  with 
them  «to  bring  them  on  the  way. 

17  And  the  Lord  said.  "'Shall  I 
hide  from  Abraham  that  thing 
which  I  do ; 

18  Seeing  that  Abraham  shall 
surely  become  a  great  and  migh- 
ty nation,  and  all  the  nations  of 
the  earth  shall  be  « blessed  in 
him? 

19  For  I  know  him,  !'that  he  will 
command  his  children  and  his 
household  after  him,  and  they 
shall  keep  the  way  of  the  Lord, 
to  do  justice  and  judgment;  that 
the  Lord  may  bring  upon  Abra- 
ham that  which  he  hatli  spoken 
ot'liim. 

20  And  the  Lord  said.  Because 
-the  cry  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah 
is  great,  and  because  their  sin  is 
very  grievous, 


Before 
CHRIST 

1898. 


t  Heb.  stay. 
fJ\td^.  19.  5. 

Ps.  104.  15. 
g  ch.  ID.  8. 

<t  33.  10. 
t  Heb.  you 

have  passed, 
tHeb. 

Hasten, 


!ch.  24.  67. 
k  ver.  14. 
J  2  King!  4. 16. 
m  ch.  17.  19, 

21.  Sc  21.  2. 

Rom.  9.  9. 

nch.  17.  17. 

Rom.  4.  19. 

Heh.  11.  11, 

12,  19. 
och.  31.  35. 
pch.  17.  17. 
7  Luke  1.  18. 

r  1  Pet.  3.  6. 


s  Jcr.  32   17. 

Zech.  8.  C. 

Matt.  3.  9.  k 

19.  2fi. 

Luke  1.  37. 
(ch.  17.  21. 

ver.  10. 

2  Kings  4. 16. 


«Rom.  LS.  24. 

3  John  6. 
w  Ps.  2:'..  14. 

Amos  3.  7. 

John  15.  15. 


22.  18. 
Acts  3.  2.'). 
Oal.  3.  8. 
y  Dent.  4.  9, 
10.  &.  0.  7. 
•Tosh.  24.  IS. 
Eyh.  C.  4. 


rch.  4.  10.  <fc 
19.  13. 
James  5.  4. 


Abraham  intercedeth  for  Sodom.      GENESIS. 


Lot  ejitertaineth  two  angels. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1898. 


arh.  11.  5. 

Ex.  3.  8. 
I  Deut.  8.  2. 

A:  13.  3. 

.Josh.  22.  22. 

Luke  16.  15. 

2  Cor.  11.  11. 
rrh.  19.  1. 
rfvcr.  1. 
e  Ileb.  10.  22. 
/Num.  16.22. 
"  2  Sam.  24. 17. 
f  Jer.  5.  1. 


h  Job  8.  20. 
Is.  3.  10,  11. 

I  Jobs.  3.  <fc 
34.  17. 

Ps.  58.  11.  & 
94.  2. 
Rom.  3.  6. 


*  Jer.  5.  1. 
Kz.  22.  30. 

I  Luke  16.  1. 

m  ch.  3.  19. 
Job  4.  19. 
Kcc.  12.  7. 

1  Cor.  15.  47 
4K 

2  Cor.  5.  1. 


n  Jadg.  6.  39. 


0  James  5.  16. 


21  a  I  will  go  down  now,  and 
see  whether  tJiey  have  done  alto- 
gether according  to  the  cry  of  it, 
which  Is  come  unto  me;  and  if 
not, ''  I  will  know. 

22  And  the  men  turned  their 
faces  from  tlience,  '•and  went 
toward  Sodom:  but  Abraham 
d stood  yet  before  the  Lord. 

23  ^  And  Abraham  « drew  near, 
and  said, /Wilt  thou  also  destroy 
the  righteous  with  the  wicked? 

24  /7  Peradventure  there  be  fifty 
righteous  within  the  city:  wilt 
thou  also  destroy  and  not  spare 
the  place  for  the  fifty  righteous 
that  are  therein  ? 

2.5  That  be  far  from  thee  to  do 
after  this  manner,  to  slay  the 
righteoiLS  with  the  wicked;  and 
fi  that  the  righteous  should  be  as 
the  wicked,  that  be  far  from 
thee:  'Shall  not  the  Judge  of  all 
the  earth  do  right  ? 

26  And  the  Lord  said,  a- If  I  find 
in  Sodom  fifty  righteous  within 
the  city,  then  I  will  si^are  all  the 
place  for  their  sakes. 

27  And  Abraham  answered  and 
said,  i  Behold  now,  I  have  taken 
upon  me  to  speak  unto  the  Lord, 
wliich  am  '«  but  dust  and  ashes : 

28  Peradventure  there  shall  lack 
five  of  the  fifty  righteous:  wilt 
thou  destroy  all  the  city  ibr  lack  of 
five  ?  And  he  said,  If  I  find  there 
forty  and  five,  I  will  not  destroy  it. 

29  And  he  spake  unto  him  yet 
again,  and  said,  Peradventure 
there  shall  be  forty  found  there. 
And  he  said,  I  will  not  do  it  for 
forty's  sake. 

ao  And  he  said  unto  him,  Oh  let 
not  the  Lord  be  angry,  and  I  wUl 
speak :  Peradventure  there  shall 
thirty  be  found  there.  And  he 
said,  I  will  not  do  if,  if  I  find 
thirty  there. 

31  And  he  said.  Behold  now,  I 
have  taken  upon  me  to  speak  un- 
to the  Lord:  Peradventure  there 
shall  be  twenty  found  there.  And 
he  said,  I  will  not  destroy  it  for 
twenty's  sake. 

32  And  he  said,  "  Oh  let  not  the 
Lord  be  angry,  and  I  will  speak 
yet  but  this  once :  Peradventure 
ten  shall  be  found  there.  "And 
he  said,  I  will  not  destroy  it  for 
ten's  sake. 

33  And  the  Lord  went  his  way, 
as  soon  as  he  had  left  communing 
with  Abraham :  and  Abraham  re- 
turned unto  hLs  place. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Lot  entertaineth  two  angels.  4  The  ricious 
Hodomitcs  are  Hricken  with  blindness.  12  Lot 
is  sent  for  safety  into  the  mountains.  18  He 
obtaineth  leave  to  go  into  Zoar.  24  Hodom 
and  Gomorrah  are  destroyed.  26  hot^s  wife  is 
a -pillar  of  salt.  30  Lot  dwelleth  in  a  care'.  31 
The  incestuous  original  ofMoab  and  Amman. 

AXD  there  «came  two  angels 
J\  to  Sodom  at  even;  and  Lot 


sat  in  the  gate  of  Sodom:  and 
*  Lot  seeing  lhe7)i  rose  up  to  meet 
them;  and  lie  bowed  himself 
with  hLs  face  toward  the  ground ; 

2  And  he  said.  Behold  now,  niy 
lords,  cturn  in,  I  pray  you,  into 
your  servant's  house,  and  tarry 
all  night,  and  (^wash  j-our  feet, 
and  ye  shall  rise  up  earlj-,  and  go 
on_  your  ways.  And  they  said, 
«]Say;  but  we  will  abide  in  the 
street  all  night. 

3  And  he  pressed  upon  them 
greatly ;  and  they  turned  in  unto 
him,  and  entered  into  his  house; 
.''and  he  made  them  a  feast,  and 
did  bake  unleavened  bread,  and 
they  did  eat. 

4  ';  But  before  they  lay  down, 
the  men  of  the  city,  even  the  men 
of  Sodom.  compa.ssed  the  hou.se 
round,  both  old  and  young,  all 
the  people  from  every  quarter : 

•5  s'And  they  called  unto  Lot,  and 
said  unto  him,  Where  aye  the  men 
which  came  in  to  thee  this  night  ? 
''bring  them  out  unto  us,  that  we 
'may  know  them. 

6  And  ^  Lot  went  out  at  the  door 
unto  them,  and  shut  the  door  af- 
ter him, 

7  And  said,  I  pray  you,  brethren, 
do  not  so  wickedly. 

8  '  Behold  now,  I  have  two  daugh- 
ters which  have  not  known  man ; 
let  me,  I  pray  you,  bring  them 
out  unto  you,  and  do  ye  to  them 
as  Is  good  in  your  eyes :  only  unto 
these  men  do  nothing ;  '«  for  there- 
fore came  they  under  the  shadow 
of  mj^  roof. 

9  And  they  said,  Stand  back. 
And  they  said  again.  This  one 
fetloiv  «came  in  to  sojourn,  »and 
he  will  needs  be  a  judge:  now 
will  we  deal  worse  with  thee 
than  with  them.  And  they  press- 
ed sore  upon  the  man,  even  Lot, 
and  came  near  to  break  the  door. 

10  But  the  men  put  forth  their 
hand,  and  pulled  Lot  into  the 
house  to  them,  and  shut  to  the 
door. 

11  And  they  emote  themenpthat 
were  at  the  door  of  the  house  with 
blindness,  both  small  and  great: 
so  that  thej'  wearied  themselves 
to  find  the  door. 

12  *"  And  the  men  said  unto  Lot, 
Hast  thou  here  any  besides?  son 
in  law,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy 
daughters,  and  whatsoever  thou 
hast  in  the  city,  "2  bring  them  out 
of  this  place: 

13  For  we  ^vill  destroy  this  place, 
because  the  '•  cry  of  them  is  waxen 
great  before  the  face  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  nhe  Lord  hath  sent  us  to 
deslrov  it. 

14  Arid  Lot  went  out.  and  spake 
unto  his  sons  in  law,  'which  mar- 
ried his  daughters,  and  said,  «  Up, 
get  you  out  of  this  place ;  for  the 
Lord  will  destroy  this  city.   ^But 

19 


Before 

CHRIST 

1898. 


6ch.  IS.  1, 
6cc. 
cHeb.  13.  2. 

dch.  18.  4. 


eSee  Luke 
24.  28. 


/ch.  18.  8. 


h  Judg.  19.  22. 
ich.  4.  1. 

Rom.  1.24, 

27. 

Jnde  7. 
k  Judg.  19.  23. 


iSeeJudg.  19. 
24. 


m  See  ch.  18. 
5. 


n  2  Pet.  2.  7,  a 
0  Ex.  2.  14. 


p  See  2  Kings 
6.  18. 
Acts  13. 11. 


nch.  7.  1. 
2  Pet.  2.7,9. 

rch.  18.  20. 

s  1  Chr.  21.15. 
«Matt.  1.  18. 
u  Num.  16.21, 

45. 
X  Ex.  9.  21. 

Luke  17.  28. 

it  24.  11. 


Lot  is  sent  out  of  Sodom. 


GENESIS. 


Origin  of  3Ioab  and  Amman. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1898. 


i/  Num.  IG.  24, 

26. 

Rev.  18.  4. 
tHeb.  are 

found, 
II  Or, 

punishment. 


z  Luke  18.  13. 
Rom.  9.  15, 


b  1  Kin.  19.  3. 
c  ver.  26. 

Matt.  24.  16, 

17,  18. 

Luke  9.  62. 

PliiL  3.  13, 

14. 
dActs  10.  14. 


e  Job  42.  8,  9. 

Ps.  145.  19. 
tHeb. 

thy  face. 

ffipp  ch.  32. 

2o,  26. 

Ex.  3-2.  10. 

Dcut.  9.  14. 

Mark  6.  5. 
fch.  13.  10. 

&  14.  2. 
II  That  is.  Lit- 
tle, ver.  20. 
tHeh. 

gone  forth, 
h  Deut.  29.23. 

Is.  13.  19. 

Jer.  20.  16. 

it  50.  40. 

Ez.  16.  49, 50. 

Hns.  11.  8. 

Amos  4.  11. 

Zeph.  2.  9. 

Luke  17.  29. 

2  Pet.  2.  6. 

Jude  7. 
ich.  14.  3. 

Ps.  107.  34. 
tLuke  17.32. 
Uh.  18.  22. 
mRev.  18.  9. 


nch.  8.  1.  ifc 
18.  23. 


he  seemed  as  one  that  mocked 
unto  his  sons  in  law. 

15  f  And  when  the  morning 
arose,  then  the  angels  hastened 
Lot,  saying,  v  Arise,  take  thy  wife, 
and  thy  two  daughters,  which  t  are 
here ;  lest  thou  be  consumed  in 
the  II  iniquity  of  the  city. 

IG  And  while  he  lingered,  the 
men  laid  hold  upon  his  hand,  and 
upon  the  hand  of  his  wife,  and 
upon  the  hand  of  his  two  daugh- 
ters ;  ~  the  Lord  being  mercilul 
unto  him :  «and  they  brought  him 
forth,  and  set  him  without  the 
city. 

17  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  had  brought  them  fortli 
abroad,  that  he  said,  6  Escape  for 
thy  life;  cjook  not  behind  thee, 
neither  stay  thou  in  all  the  plain ; 
escape  to  the  mountain,  lest  thou 
be  consumed. 

18  And  Lot  said  unto  them.  Oh, 
<i  not  so,  my  Lord : 

19  Behold  now,  thy  servant  hath 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  and 
thou  hast  magnified  thy  mercy, 
which  thou  hast  shewed  unto  nie 
in  saving  my  life ;  and  I  cannot 
escape  to  the  mountain,  lest  some 
evil  take  me,  and  I  die : 

20  Behold  now,  this  city  i?  near 
to  flee  unto,  and  it  is  a  little  one : 
O,  let  me  escape  thither,  (is  it 
not  a  little  one?)  and  my  soul 
shall  live. 

21  And  he  said  unto  him,  See, 
<■  I  have  accepted  tthee  concern- 
ing this  thing  also,  that  I  will 
not  overthrow  this  city,  for  the 
which  thou  hast  spoken. 

22  Haste  thee,  esca]ie  thither ;  for 
.fL  cannot  do  any  thing  till  thou 
be  come  thither.  Therefore  r? the 
name  of  the  city  was  called  II  Zoar. 

23  If  The  sun  was  t  risen  upon  the 
earth  when  Lot  entered  into  Zoar. 

24  Then  ^the  Lord  rained  upon 
Sodoin  and  upon  Gomorrah 
brimstone  and  Are  from  the 
Lord  out  of  heaven ; 

21  And  he  overthrew  those  cities, 
and  all  the  plain,  and  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  cities,  and  Uhat 
which  grew  upon  the  ground. 

2(5  ^  But  liis  wife  looked  back 
from  behind  him,  and  she  became 
A  a  pillar  of  salt. 

27  1|  And  Abraham  gat  up  early 
in  the  morning  to  the  place  where 
I  he  stood  before  the  Lord  : 

28  And  he  looked  toward  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah, and  toward  all  tlie 
land  of  the  plain,  and  beheld,  and, 
lo,  '"the  smoke  of  the  country 
went  up  as  the  smoke  of  a  furnace. 

29  H  And  it  caine  to  pass,  when 
God  destroyed  the  cities  of  the 
plain,  that  God  "remembered 
Abraiiam,  and  sent  Lot  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  overthrow,  when  ho 
overtlirew  the  cities  in  the  which 
Lot  dwelt. 

20 


80  If  And  Lot  went  vip  out  of 
Zoar,  and  "  dwelt  in  the  mountain, 
and  his  two  daughters  with  him; 
for  he  feared  to  dwell  in  Zoar :  and 
he  dwelt  in  a  cave,  he  and  his  two 
daughters. 

31  And  the  fir.stborn  said  unto 
the  younger.  Our  father  is  old, 
and  there  is  not  a  man  in  the  earth 
pto  come  in  unto  us  after  the 
manner  of  all  the  earth  : 

32  Come,  let  us  make  our  father 
drink  wine,  and  we  will  lie  with 
him,  that  we  «may  preserve  seed 
of  our  father. 

.33  And  they  made  their  father 
drink  wine  that  night:  and  the 
firstborn  went  in,  and  lay  with 
her  father ;  and  he  perceived  not 
when  she  lay  down,  nor  when  she 
arose. 

34  And  it  came  to  pa.ss  on  the 
morrow,  that  the  firstborn  said 
unto  the  younger.  Behold,  I  lay 
yesternight  with  my  father:  let 
us  make  him  drink  wine  this 
night  also;  and  go  thou  in,  and 
lie  with  him,  that  we  may  pre- 
serve seed  of  our  father. 

35  And  they  made  their  father 
drink  wine  that  night  also:  and 
the  younger  arose,  and  lay  with 
him ;  and  he  perceived  not  when 
she  lay  down,  nor  when  she 
arose. 

36  Thus  were  both  the  daugh- 
ters of  Lot  with  child  by  their 
father. 

.37  And  the  firstborn  bare  a  son, 
and  called  his  name  Moab :  '•  the 
same  is  the  father  of  the  Moabites 
unto  this  day. 

38  And  the  younger,  she  also 
liare  a  son,  and  called  his  name 
Ben-ammi:  ^the  same  is  the  fa- 
ther of  the  children  of  Ammon 
unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Abraham  sojourneth  at  Gerar,  2  denieth  his 
wife,  and  loscth  her.  3  Ahimelcch  is  reproved 
for  her  in  a  dream.  9  He  reliukcth  Abraham,  14 
restoreth  Surah,  16  and  reprvveth  her.  llHe  is 
healed  by  Abraham's  prayer. 

AND  Abraham  journeyed  from 
.  "thence  toward  the  south 
country,  and  dwelt  between  *Ka- 
desh  and  Shur,  and  c sojourned  in 
Gerar. 

2  And  Abraiiam  said  of  Sarah 
his  wife,  <'She  is  my  sister:  and 
Abimelech  king  of  Gerar  sent, 
and  c  took  Sarali. 

3  But  .^God  came  to  Abimelech 
r/in  a  dream  by  niglit,  and  said  to 
liim, ''  Behold,  thou  art,  bat  a  dead 
man,  for  the  woman  which  thou 
hast  taken;  for  she  is  ta  man's 
wife. 

4  But  Abimelech  had  not  come 
near  her:  and  he  said,  Lord, 
iwilt  thou  slay  also  a  righteous 
nation  ? 

5  Said  he  not  unto  me.  She  is  my 
sister  ?  and  she,  even  she  herself 


Before 
CHRIST 

1897. 


o  ver.  17,  19. 


peh.  16.  2,  4. 
<fc  38.  8,  9. 
Deut.  25.  5. 


7  Mark  12.  19. 


1897. 
■Deut.  2.  9. 


s  Deut.  2.  19. 


about  1898. 

«ch.  18.  1. 
brh.  16. 7,  14. 
cch.  26.  6. 


dch.  12.  13. 

ic  26.  7. 
cch.  12.  15. 
/Ps.  10.5.  14. 
S- Job  33.  15. 
h  ver.  7. 

t  II el),  mar- 
ried to  a 
husband. 

i  ch.  18.  23. 
ver.  18. 


Ahimelech  rehuketh  Abraham. 


GENESIS. 


Isaac  is  horn. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1S98. 


12  Kin.  20.  3. 
2  Cor.  1.  12. 

II  Or,  simplic- 
ity, or,  sin- 
cerity. 

?ch.31.  7.  & 
35.  5. 
Kx.  34.24. 

1  S.im.  25. 
2C,  34. 

mch.  39.  9. 

Lev.  6.  2. 

Ps.  il.  4. 
n  1  Sam.  7.  5. 

2  Kings  5.  11. 
Job  42.  8. 
James  5.  14, 
15. 

1  John  5.  16. 
och.  2.  IT. 
p  Xum.lG. 

32,  33. 


lyc-li.  20.  10. 
Kx.  32.  21. 
Josh.  7.  25. 


sch.  42.  18. 

Ps.  3C.  1. 

Prov.  16.  6. 
«ch.  12.  12.  <k 

2C.  7. 
w  See  ch.  11, 


rch.  12.  1, 
11,  &c. 
Heb.  11.  f 


jich.  12.  13. 
2ch.  12.  16. 


ach.  13.  Q. 

tHeb. 
as  1%  good  in 
thine  eyes. 

6  ver.  5. 

cch.  26.  11. 

dch.  24.  05. 


e  Job  42.  9,10. 


/ch.  12.  17. 


said,  He  i-s  my  brother:  *in  the 
li  integi'ity  of  my  heart  and  imio- 
cencj'  of  my  hands  have  I  done 
this. 

6  And  God  said  unto  him  in  a 
dream,  Yea,  I  know  that  thou 
didst  tliis  in  the  integrity  of  thj' 
heart;  for  'I  also  witliheld  thee 
from  sinning  w against  me :  there- 
fore suffered  I  thee  not  to  touch 
her. 

7  ISTow  therefore  restore  the  man 
his  wife ;  «  for  he  is  a  prophet,  and 
he  shall  pray  for  thee,  and  thou 
Shalt  live:  and  if  thou  restore  her 
not,  "know  thou  that  thou  shait 
surely  die,  thou,  p  and  all  that  are 
thine. 

8  Therefore  Abimelech  rose  ear- 
ly in  the  morning,  and  called  all 
his  servants,  and  told  all  these 
things  in  their  ears :  and  the  men 
were  sore  afraid. 

9  Then  Abimelech  called  Abra- 
ham, and  said  unto  him,  A\Tiat 
hast  thou  done  unto  tis?  and  what 
have  I  offended  thee,  (/that  thou 
hast  brought  on  me  and  on  my 
kingdom  a  great  sin?  thou  has"t 
done  deeds  unto  me  »•  that  ought 
not  to  be  done. 

10  And  Abimelecli  said  unto 
Abraham,  What  sawest  thou,  that 
thou  hast  done  this  thing? 

11  And  Abraham  said.  Because 
I  thought.  Surelj'  «the  fear  of 
Crod  Ls  not  in  this  place;  and 
t  they  will  slay  me  for  my  wife's 
sake. 

12  And  yet  indeed  w.sAe  i.s  my  sis- 
ter ;  she  is  the  daughter  of  my  fa- 
ther, but  not  the  daughter  of  my 
mother;  and  she  became  my 
wife. 

Vi  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
« God  caused  me  to  wander  from 
my  father's  house,  that  I  said  un- 
to her.  This  is  thy  kindness  which 
thou  Shalt  shew  unt(^  me;  at  every 
place  whither  we  shall  come,  y  say 
of  me.  He  is  my  brother. 

14  And  Abimelech  ^took  sheep, 
and  oxen,  and  menservants,  and 
womenservants,  and  gave  them 
unto  Abraham,  and  restored  him 
Sarah  his  wife. 

15  And  Abimelech  said.  Behold, 
«my  land  is  before  thee:  dwell 
t  where  it  pleaseth  thee. 

16  And  unto  Sarah  he  said,  Be- 
hold, I  have  given  ^thy  brother  a 
thousand  pieces  of  silver :  «  behold, 
he  is  to  thee  ^a  covering  of  the 
eyes,  unto  all  that  are  with  thee, 
and  with  all  other :  thus  she  was 
reproved. 

17  ^  So  Abraham  « prayed  unto 
God :  and  God  healed  Abimelech, 
and  his  wife,  and  his  maidserv- 
ants; and  they  bare  children. 

18  For  the  LoRn/had  fast  closed 
up  all  the  wombs  of  the  house  of 
Abimelech,  because  of  Sarah, 
Abraham's  wife. 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

I  Isaac  is  born.  4  He  is  circumcised.  6  Sa- 
rah's joy.  9  Hagar  and  Ishmael  are  cast  forth. 
15  Hagar  in  distress.  17  The  angel  comfort- 
eth  her.  2^  Abimelech' s  covenant  with  Abra- 
ham at  Beer-sheba. 

AND  the  Lord  "visited  Sarah 
.  as  he  had  said,  and  the  Lord 
did  unto  Sarah  *  as  he  had  spoken. 

2  For  Sarah  c  conceived,  and  bare 
Abraham  a  son  in  his  old  age,  f^at 
the  set  time  of  which  God  had 
spoken  to  him. 

3  And  Abraham  called  the  name 
of  his  son  that  was  born  unto  him, 
whom  Sarah  bare  to  him, « Isaac. 

4  And  Abraham. ^circumcised  his 
son  Isaac  being  eight  days  old,  4^ as 
God  had  commanded  him. 

5  And  '''Abraham  \vas  a  hundred 
years  old,  when  his  son  Lsaac  was 
born  unto  him. 

6  1  And  Sarah  said,  iGod  hath 
made  me  to  laugh,  so  that  all  that 
hear  a- will  laugh  with  me. 

7  And  she  said.  Who  v/ould  have 
said  unto  Abraham,  that  Sarah 
should  have  given  children  suck  ? 
'  for  I  have  borne  him  a  sou  in  his 
old  age. 

8  And  the  child  grew,  and  was 
weaned:  and  Abraham  made  a 
great  feast  the  same  day  that  Isaac 
was  weaned. 

9  ^  And  Sarah  saw  the  son  of  Ha- 
gar  '"the  Egyptian,  '* which  she 
had  borne  unto  Abraham, « mock- 
ing. 

10  Wherefore  she  said  unto  Abra- 
ham, 2>C'ast  out  this  bondwoman 
and  her  son :  for  the  son  of  this 
bondwoman  shall  not  be  heir  with 
my  son,  even  with  Isaac. 

II  And  the  thing  was  very  griev- 
ous in  Abraham's  sight  9  "because 
of  his  son. 

12  ^  And  God  said  unto  Abraham, 
Let  it  not  be  grievous  in  thy  sight 
because  of  the  lad,  and  because  of 
thy  bondwoman;  in  all  that  Sa- 
rah hath  said  unto  thee,  hearken 
unto  her  voice ;  for  »•  in  Isaac  shall 
thy  seed  be  called. 

1.3  And  also  of  the  son  of  the  bond- 
woman will  I  make  » a  nation,  be- 
cause he  is  thy  seed. 

14  And  Abraham  rose  up  early 
in  the  morning,  and  took  bread, 
and  a  bottle  of  water,  and  gave  it 
unto  Hagar,  putting  it  on  her 
shoulder,  and  the  child,  and  'sent 
her  away :  and  she  departed,  and 
wandered  in  the  wilderness  of 
Beer-sheba. 

15  And  the  water  was  spent  in 
the  bottle,  and  she  cast  the  child 
under  one  of  the  shrubs. 

IG  And  she  went,  and  sat  her 
down  over  against  him  a  good  way 
off,  as  it  were  a  bowshot:  for  she 
said.  Let  me  not  see  the  death  of 
the  child.  And  she  sat  over 
against  him,  .and  lifted  up  her 
voice,  and  wept. 

17  And  "God  heard  the  voice  of 
21 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1S93. 


a\  Sam.  2.  21. 

b  ch.  17.  19.  & 

18.  10,  14. 

Gal.  4.  23,  28. 
c  Acts  7.  8. 

Gal.  4.  22. 

Heb.  11.  11. 
dch.  17.  21. 

ech.  17.  19. 
/.\cts  7.  8. 
«-ch.  17.  10, 
12. 

about  1897. 

Ach.  17.  1,17. 

j  Ps.  126.  2. 

Is.  54.  1. 

Gal.  4.  27. 
h  Luke  1.  58. 


mch.  10.  1. 
)!cl;.  IC.  15. 
oGal.  4.  29. 

about  1892. 

p  Gal.  4.  30. 
See  cli.25.  6. 
iz  3C.  0,  7. 


7ch.  17.  18. 


r  Rom.  9.  7,  8. 
Heb.  11.  18. 


s  ver.  18. 
ch.  16.  10.  & 


An  angel  comforteth  Hagar. 


GENESIS. 


The  trial  of 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1802. 


U)  ver.  13. 

jrNum.  22.31. 
See  2  Kings 
6.  17,  18,  20. 
Luke  24.  16, 
31. 

ych.  28.  15. 
it  39.  2,  3, 


b  ch.  20.  2. 

ic  20.  26. 


if  Josh.  2.  12. 

1  Sam.  24. 

21. 
tHeb.  if 

tfiuii  Shalt 

lie  unto  me. 


eSee  eh.  26. 
15,  18,  2U, 
21,  22. 


/ch.  26.  31. 


f  ch.  33.  8. 


52. 

i  ch.  26.  33. 
UThal  is, 

The  well  of 

the  oath. 

about  1891. 


the  lad;  and  the  angel  of  God  call- 
ed to  Hagar  out  of  heaven,  and 
said  unto  her,  What  ailetli  thee, 
Hagar?  fear  not;  for  God  hath 
heard  the  voice  of  the  lad  where 
he  is. 

18  Arise,  lift  up  the  lad,  and  hold 
him  in  thine  hand;  for  '"I  will 
inake  him  a  great  nation. 

19  And  ^^God  opened  her  eyes, 
and  she  saw  a  well  of  water;  and 
she  went,  and  filled  the  bottle 
with  water,  and  gave  the  lad 
drink. 

20  And  God  i/was  with  the 
lad;  and  he  grew,  and  dwelt  in 
the  wilderness,  ^and  became  an 
archer. 

21  And  he  dwelt  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Paran:  and  his  mother 
n  took  him  a  wife  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

22  ^j  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that 
time,  that  'Abimelecli  and  Phi- 
chol  the  chief  captain  of  his  host 
spake  unto  Abraham,  saying, 
« God  is  with  thee  in  all  that  thou 
doest : 

23  Now  therefore  ''swear  unto 
me  here  by  God,  tthat  thou  wilt 
not  deal  falsely  with  me,  nor 
with  my  son,  nor  with  my  son's 
son :  but  according  to  the  Ivind- 
ness  that  I  have  done  unto  thee, 
thou  Shalt  do  unto  me,  and  to 
the  land  wherein  thou  hast  so- 
journed. 

24  And  Abraham  said,  I  will 
swear. 

2.5  And  Abraham  reproved  Abim- 
elecli because  of  a  well  of  wa- 
ter, which  Abimelech's  servants 
'had  violently  taken  away. 

26  And  Abfmelech  said,  I  wot 
not  who  hath  done  this  thing: 
neither  didst  thou  tell  me,  nei- 
ther yet  heard  I  of  it,  but  to 
day. 

27  And  Abraham  toolc  sheep 
and  oxen,  and  gave  them  unto 
Abimelech;  and  botli  of  them 
/made  a  covenant. 

28  And  Abraliam  set  seven  ewe 
lambs  of  the  Hock  by  tliemselves. 

29  And  Abimelech  said  unto 
Abraham,  i/What  mean  these 
seven  ewe  lambs  which  thou 
hast  set  by  themselves  ? 

30  And  he  said.  For  these  seven 
ewe  lambs  shall  thou  take  of  mj- 
hand,  tliat  ''thej''  may  be  a  wit- 
ness unto  me,  that  I  have  digged 
this  well. 

31  Wherefore  he  » called  that 
place  !!  Beer-sheba ;  because  there 
they  svvare  both  of  tliem. 

32  Tlius  they  made  a  covenant 
at  Beer-sheba:  then  Abimelech 
rose  up,  and  Pln'chol  the  chief 
captain  of  his  liost,  and  they  re- 
turned into  the  land  of  tlie  Philis- 
tines. 

33  1  And  Abraham  planted  a 
II  grove  in  Beer-sheba,  and  '' call- 


ed  there    on   the   name   of   the 
Lord,  'the  everlasting  God. 
34  And  Abraham   sojourned  in 
the  Philistines'  land  many  days. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Ahraham  is  tempted  to  offer  Isaac.  3  He  giv- 
eth  proof  of  his  faith  and  obedience.  11  The 
angel  staytth  him.  13  Isaac  is  exchanged  with 
a  ram.  14  The  place  is  called  Jehovuh^jireh. 
15  Abraham  is  blessed  again.  20  The  genera- 
tion of  Nahor  unto  Rcbekah. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
XJL  things,  that  "God  did  tempt 
Abraham,  and  said  unto  him, 
Abraham :  and  he  said,  t  Behold, 
here  I  am. 

2  And  he  said.  Take  now  thy 
son,  ''thine  only  son  Isaac,  whom 
thou  lovest,  and  get  thee  ^into 
the  land  of  Moriah ;  and  offer 
him  there  for  a  burnt  offering 
upon  one  of  the  mountains  which 
I  will  tell  thee  of 

3  ^  And  Abraham  rose  up  early 
in  the  morning,  and  saddled  his 
ass,  and  took  two  of  his  young 
men  with  him,  and  Isaac  his  son, 
and  clave  the  wood  for  the  burnt 
offering,  and  rose  up,  and  went 
unto  the  place  of  which  God  had 
told  him. 

4  Then  on  the  third  day  Abra- 
ham lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw 
the  place  afar  off. 

5  And  Abraham  said  unto  his 
young  men.  Abide  ye  here  with 
the  ass ;  and  I  and  the  lad  will  go 
yonder  and  worship,  and  come 
again  to  you. 

6  And  Abraham  took  tlie  wood 
of  the  burnt  offering,  and  •<  laid  it 
upon  Isaac  his  son;  and  lie  took 
the  fa-e  in  his  hand,  and  a  knife ; 
and  they  went  both  of  them  to- 
gether. 

7  And  Isaac  spake  unto  Abra- 
ham his  father,  and  said.  My 
father  :  and  he  said,  t  Here  awi  1, 
my  son.  And  he  said.  Behold 
the  fire  and  the  wood:  but  where 
is  tlie  li  lamb  lor  a  burnt  offering? 

8  And  Abraham  said.  My  son, 
God  will  provide  liimself  a  lamb 
for  a  burnt  offering :  so  they  went 
botli  of  them  together. 

9  And  they  came  to  the  place 
which  God  had  told  him  of;  and 
Abraham  built  an  altar  there, 
and  laid  the  wood  in  order,  and 
bound  Isaac  liis  son,  and  «laid 
him  on  the  altar  upon  the  wood. 

10  And  Abraham  stretched  forth 
his  hand,  and  took  the  knife  to 
slay  his  son. 

11  And  the  Angel  of  the  Lobb 
called  unto  him  out  of  heaven, 
and  said,  Abraham,  Abraham: 
and  he  said.  Here  am.  I. 

12  And  he  said,  /I^ay  not  thine 
hand  upon  the  lad,  neither  do 
tliou  any  thing  unto  him:  for 
-■/now  I  Icnow  tliat  tliou  fearest 
God,  seehig  tliou  liast  not  withheld 
thy  son,  thine  only  son,  from  me. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1891. 

I  Deut.  33.  27. 
Is.  40.  28. 
Rom.  16.  26. 
1  Tim.  1.  17. 


1872. 

Jos.  Ant. 
alCor.  10.13. 

Heb.  11.  17. 

James  1.  12. 

1  Pet.  1.  7. 
t  Heb. 

Behold  me. 
bHeb.  11.  17. 
o2  Chr.  3.  1. 


dJohu  19.  17, 


t  Heb. 
Behold  me. 


I  Or,  kid. 


e  Heb.  II.  17. 
James  2.  21. 


/I  Sam.  15. 
Mic.  6.  7,  8. 

gch.  20.  5. 
James  2.  22. 


Abraharri's  faith. 


GENESIS. 


Tlie  purchase  of  Machpelah. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1872. 


II  That  is, 
The  LOUD 
uill  see,  or, 
provide. 


h  Ps.  105.  9. 
Luke  1.  73. 
Heb.  6.  13, 


t'ch.  15.  5. 

Jer.  33.  22. 
*ch.  13.  16. 
t  Heb.  lip. 
Ivh.  24.  60. 
77!  Mic.  1.  9. 
71  rh.  12.  3.  <fe 

lb.  18.  ik  26. 

4. 

.\ots  3.  25. 

Gal.  3.  8,  9, 

IC,  16. 
0  ver.  3,  10. 

ch.  2G.  5. 
pch.  21.31. 


qch.  11.  29. 

rJob  1.  1. 
1  Job  32.  2. 


t  ch.  24.  15. 
u  Called, 

Kom.  9.  10, 

Re'>ccca. 


aJosh.  14.  15 
Judg.  1.  10. 

t  ch.  13.  18. 
ver.  19. 


cch.  n.  8. 

1  Chr.  29.  15 

Ps.  105.  12. 

Heb.  11.  9, 

13. 
dXcts  7.  5. 


13  And  Abraham  lifted  up  liLs 
eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold 
behind  hiin  a  ram  cauglit  in  a 
thicket  by  his  horns:  and  Abra- 
ham went  and  took  the  ram,  and 
offered  him  up  lor  a  burnt  offer- 
ing in  the  stead  of  his  son. 

14  And  Abraham  called  the 
name  of  that  place  ilJehovah- 
jireli:  as  it  is  said  to  this  day.  In 
the  mount  of  the  Lord  it  shall  be 
seen. 

1-5  'I  And  the  Angel  of  the  Lord 
called  unto  Abraham  out  of  heav- 
en the  second  time, 

16  And  said,  '*  By  myself  have  I 
sworn,  saith  the  Lord,  for  be- 
cause thou  hast  done  this  thing, 
and  hast  not  withheld  thy  son, 
thine  only  son. 

17  That  in  blessing  I  will  bless 
thee,  and  in  multiplying  I  will 
multiply  thy  seed  'as  the  stars 
of  the  heaven, /'and  as  the  sand 
which  is  upon  the  sea  t shore; 
and  'thy  seed  shall  possess  '"the 
gate  of  his  enemies ; 

18  "And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the 
nations  of  the  earth  be  blessed ; 
"because  thou  hast  obeyed  my 
voice. 

19  So  Abraham  returned  unto 
his  young  men,  and  they  rose 
up  and  went  together  to  .pBeer- 
sheba;  and  Abraham  dwelt  at 
Beer-sheba. 

20  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
these  things,  that  it  was  told 
Abraham,  saying.  Behold,  ?]Mil- 
cali,  slie  hath  also  borne  children 
unto  th V  brother  Nahor ; 

21  '■Hiiz  his  tirstborn.  and  Buz 
his  brother,  and  Kemuel  the  fa- 
ther s  of  Aram, 

22  And  Chesed,  and  Hazo,  and 
Pildash,  and  Jidlaph,  and  Be- 
thuel. 

23  And  'Bethuel  begat  «Rebek- 
ah:  these  eight  Milcah  did  bear 
to  Xahor,  Abraham's  brother. 

24  And  his  concubine,  whose 
name  was  Reumah,  she  bare  also 
Tebah,  and  Gaham,  and  Thahash, 
and  Maacliah. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1   The  age  and  death  of  Sarah.     3    The  purchase 
of  Machpelah,  19  where  Sarah  was  buried, 

AND  Sarah  was  a  hundred  and 
.  seven  and  twenty  years  old: 
these  were  the  years  of  the  life  of 
Sarah. 

2  And  Sarah  died  in  "Kiijath- 
arba ;  the  same  is  *  Hebron  in  the 
land  of  Canaan:  and  Abraham 
came  to  mourn  for  Sarah,  and  to 
weep  for  her. 

3  ^  And  Abraham  stood  up  from 
before  his  dead,  and  spake  unto 
the  sons  of  Hetli,  saying, 

4  clam  a  stranger  and  a  sojourner 
with  you:  ''give  me  a  possession 
of  a  buryingplace  with  you,  that  I 
mav  bury  my  dead  out  of  my 
sight. 


5  And  the  children  of  Heth  an- 
swered Abraham,  saying  unto 
him, 

6  Hear  us,  my  lord:  thou  art  tea 
mighty  prince  among  us :  in  the 
choice  of  our  sepulchres  bury  thy 
dead ;  none  of  us  shall  withhold 
from  thee  his  sepulchre,  but  that 
thou  may  est  bury  thy  dead. 

7  And  Abraham  stood  up,  and 
bowed  himself  to  the  people  of 
the  land,  even  to  the  children  of 
Heth. 

8  And  he  communed  with  them, 
saying.  If  it  be  your  mind  that  I 
should  bury  my  dead  out  of  my 
sight,  hear'  me'  and  entreat  for 
me  to  Ephron  the  son  of  Zohar, 

9  That  he  may  give  me  the  cave 
of  Machpelah,  which  he  hath, 
which  Is  in  the  end  of  his  field; 
for  f  a.s  much  money  as  it  is  worth 
he  shall  give  it  me  for  a  posses- 
sion of  a  buryingplace  amongst 
you. 

10  And  Ephron  dwelt  among  the 
children  of  Heth:  and  Ephron 
the  Hittite  answered  Abraham  in 
tlie  t  audience  of  the  cliildren  of 
Heth,  even  of  all  that  /went  in  at 
the  gate  of  his  city,  saying, 

11  a  Nay,  my  lord,  hear  me :  the 
field  give  I  thee,  and  the  cave 
that  is  therein,  I  give  it  thee;  in 
the  presence  of  the  sons  of  my 
people  give  I  it  thee:  bury  thy 
dead. 

12  And  Abraham  bowed  down 
himself  before  the  people  of  the 
land. 

13  And  he  spake  unto  Ephron  in 
the  audience  of  the  people  of  the 
land,  saying.  But  if  thou  2cilt  give 
it,  I  pray  thee,  hear  me :  I  will 
give  thee  money  for  the  field; 
take  it  of  me,  and  I  will  bury  my 
dead  there. 

14  And  Ephron  answered  Abra- 
hain,  saying  unto  him, 

1-5  My  lord,  hearken  unto  me: 
the  land  is  icorth  four  hundred 
/i shekels  of  silver;  what  is  that 
betwixt  me  and  thee?  bury  there- 
fore thy  dead. 

10  And  Abraham  hearkened  un- 
to Ephron ;  and  Abraham  'weigh- 
ed to  Ephron  the  silver,  which 
he  had  named  in  the  audience  of 
the  sons  of  Heth,  four  hundred 
shekels  of  silver,  current  money 
with  the  merchant. 

17  '  And  Athe  field  of  Ephron, 
which  icns  in  Machpelah,  which 
was  before  Mamre,  the  field,  and 
the  cave  which  u-as  therein,  and 
all  the  trees  that  were  in  the  field, 
that  ivere  in  all  the  borders  round 
about,  were  made  sure 

18  Unto  Abraham  for  a  posses- 
sion in  the  presence  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Heth,  before  all  that  went 
in  at  the  gate  of  his  city. 

19  And  after  this,  Abraham 
buried  Sarah  his  wife  in  the  cave 

23 


Before 

CHRIST 

1860. 


^Heb. 

a  prince  of 

God. 
:ch.  13.  2.  k 

14.  14.  dc  24. 

35. 


t  Heb. 
full  money. 


t  Heb.  ears. 
/ch.  34.  20, 

Ruth  4.  4. 
g  See  2  Sam. 
24.  21-24. 


hEx.  30.  13. 
Ez.  45.  12. 


*ch.  25.  9.  & 
49.  30,  31 ,  32. 
<k  50.  13. 
Acts  7.  16. 


Ahraliam  sweareth  Ms  servant. 


GENESIS. 


Rehekali  meeteth  Mm. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1860. 


/See  Ruth  4. 
7,  8,  9,  10. 
Jer.  32.  10, 


1857. 
ach.  18.  11. 

&  21.  5. 
t  Heb.  ffone 

into  days, 
4  eh.  13.  2. 

ver.  35. 

Ps.  112.  3. 

I'rov.  10.  22. 
cch.  15.  2. 
d  ver.  10. 

ch.39.  4,5,6. 
cch.  47.  29. 

1  Chr.  29.  24. 

Lam.  5.  C. 
/ch.  14.  22. 

Deut.  C.  13. 

Josh.  2.  12. 
foh.26.  35. 

<k  27.  40. 

&  2B.  2. 

Kx.  34.  10. 

Deut.  7.  3. 
h  ch.  28.  2. 
ich.  12.  1. 


/ch.  12.  7.  ic 

13.  15.  Sc  15. 

18.  &;  17.  8. 

Kx.  32.  13. 

Deut.  1.  8. 

&  34.  4. 

Acts  7.  5. 
m  Ex.  23.  20, 

23.  &  33.  2. 

Heb.  1.  14. 
7!  Josh.  2.  17, 

20. 


0  ver.  2. 
II  Or,  and. 

?  ch.  27.  43. 

t  Heb.  that 
wvmen  ivUich 
draw  water 
Ko  forth. 

vKx.  2.  IC. 
1  Sam.  9.  11. 


of  the  field  of  Machpelah  before 
Manire:  the  same  is  Hebron  in 
the  land  of  Canaan. 
20  And  the  field,  and  the  cave 
that  is  therein,  'were  made  sure 
unto  Abraham  for  a  possession 
of  a  buryingplace  by  the  sons  of 
Heth. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Abraham  sweareth  his  servant.  10  The  serv- 
ant's journey:  12  His  prayer :  14  His  sign. 
15  Rehekah  meeteth  him,  18  fulfillclh  his  sign, 
22  receivcth  jewels,  23  sheweth  her  kindred,  25 
and  inviteth  him  home.  1G.The  servant  hlcsseth 
God.  29  Ltthan  entertaineth  him.  34  The  serv- 
ant sheweth  his  message.  50  Labajt  and  Bethuel 
approve  it.  58  Rebekah  consenteth  to  go.  62 
Isaac  meeteth  her. 

AND  Abraham  "was  old,  and 
.  twell  stricken  in  age:  and 
theLoKn  '-had  blessed  Abraham 
in  all  things. 

2  And  Abraham  said  cunto  his 
eldest  servant  of  his  house,  that 
feruled  over  all  that  he  had,  <;  Put, 
I  pray  thee,  thy  hand  under  my 
thigh : 

3  And  I  will  make  thee  .fswear 
by  the  Lorj>,  the  God  of  heaven, 
and  the  God  of  tlie  eartli,  tliat 
//thou  Shalt  not  take  a  wife  unto 
my  son  of  the  daughters  of  tlie 
Canaanites,  among  wliom  I  dwell : 

4  A  But  thou  Shalt  go  ninto  my 
country,  and  to  my  kindred,  and 
talve  a  wife  unto  my  son  Isatic. 

5  And  tlie  servant  said  unto  him, 
Peradvonture  the  woman  will  not 
be  willing  Lo  i'oUow  me  unto  this 
land :  must  I  needs  bring  thy  son 
again  unto  the  laud  from  whence 
thou  camest  ? 

6  And  Abraham  said  unto  him. 
Beware  thou  that  thou  bring  not 
my  son  tliither  again. 

7  If  The  liOiiD  God  of  heaven, 
which  ''took  me  from  my  father's 
house,  and  from  the  land  of  my 
Ivindred,  and  which  spake  unto 
me,  and  tliat  sware  unto  me,  say- 
ing, 'Unto  tliy  seed  will  I  give 
tins  land ;  «  he  shall  send  his  angel 
before  thee,  and  thou  shalt  take  a 
wife  unto  my  son  from  thence. 

8  And  if  tlie  woman  will  not  be 
willing  to  follow  thee,  then  "thou 
Shalt  be  clear  from  this  my  oath : 
only  bring  not  my  son  thither 
again. 

9  And  the  servant  put  liis  hand 
under  the  thigh  of  Abraiiam  his 
ma.ster,  and  sware  to  him  con- 
cerning that  matter. 

10  II  And  the  servant  took  ten 
camels  of  the  camels  of  his  mas- 
ter, and  departed;  <- II  for  all  the 
goods  of  his  master  were  in  his 
hand :  and  he  arose,  and  went  to 
Mesopotamia,  unto  ^nhe  city  of 
Nahor. 

11  And  he  made  his  camels  to 
kneel  down  without  the  city  by 
a  well  of  water  at  the  time  of  the 
evening,  even  the  time  1 7  that  wo- 
men go  out  to  draw  luater. 

24 


12  And  he  said,  »-0  Lord  God 
of  my  master  Abraham,  I  ^ray 
thee,  ssend  me  good  speed  this 
day,  and  shew  kindness  unto  my 
master  Abraiiam. 

13  Behold,  ''I  stand  here  by  the 
well  of  water;  and  «the  daugh- 
ters of  the  men  of  the  city  come 
out  to  draw  water: 

14  And  let  it  come  to  pass,  that 
the  damsel  to  whom  I  shall  say. 
Let  down  thy  pitcher,  I  pray 
thee,  that  I  may  drink ;  and  she 
shall  say.  Drink,  and  I  will  give 
thy  camels  drink  also :  let  the 
same  be  she  that  thou  hast  ap- 
pointed for  thy  servant  Isaac; 
and  "'thereby  shall  I  know  that 
thou  hast  shewed  kindness  unto 
my  master. 

15  f  And  it  came  to  pass,  before 
he  had  done  speaking,  that,  be- 
hold, Rebekah  came  out,  who  was 
born  to  Bethuel,  son  of  ^Milcali, 
the  wife  of  Nahor,  Abrahain's 
brother,  with  her  pitcher  upon 
her  shoulder. 

1(5  And  the  damsel  was  tvery 
fair  to  look  upon,  a  virgin,  nei- 
ther had  any  man  known  her :  and 
she  went  down  to  the  well,  and 
filled  her  pitcher,  and  came  up. 

17  And  the  servant  ran  to  meet 
lier,  and  said,  Let  me,  I  pray 
thee,  drink  a  little  water  ot  thy 
pitcher. 

18  "And  she  said,  Drink,  my 
lord :  and  she  hasted,  and  let 
down  her  pitcher  upon  her  hand, 
and  gave  him  drink. 

19  And  when  she  had  done  giv- 
ing him  drink,  she  said,  I  will 
draw  water  for  tliy  camels  also, 
until  they  have  done  drinking. 

20  And  she  hasted,  and  emptied 
her  pitcher  into  the  trough,  and 
ran  again  unto  the  well  to  draw 
water,  and  drew  for  all  his  camels. 

21  And  the: man  wondering  at 
her  held  his  peace,  to  wit  whether 
« the  Lord  had  made  his  journey 
prosperous  or  not. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the 
camels  had  done  drinking,  that 
the  man  took  a  golden  ^  il  earring 
of  half  a  shekel  weight,  and  two 
l)racelets  for  lier  hands  of  ten 
shekels  weight  of  gold; 

23  And  said.  Whose  daughter 
art  thou?  tell  me,  I  pray  thee:  is 
there  room  in  thj'  father's  house 
for  us  to  lodge  in  ? 

24  And  she  said  unto  him,  "I  am 
the  daughter  of  Bethuel  the  son 
of  Milcah,  which  she  bare  unto 
Nahor. 

25  iSlie  said  moreover  unto  liim. 
We  have  both  straw  and  proven- 
der enough,  and  room  to  lodge  in. 

2C>  And  the  man  ''bowed  down 
his  head,  and  worshipped  the 
Lord. 

27  And  he  said,  <? Blessed  he  the 
Lord  God  of  my  master  Abra- 


Before 
CHRIST 

1857. 


r  ver.  27. 

ch.  26.  24.  <fc 

28.  13.  & 

32.  9. 

Ex.  3.  6,  15. 
sNeh.  1.  11. 

Ps.  37.  5. 
(  ver.  43. 
1/  ch .  29.  9. 

Ex.  2.  16. 


w  See  Judg.  6, 

17,  37. 

1  .Sam.  6.  7. 

&  14.  10.  & 

20.  7. 


xvh.  11.  29. 
&.  22.  23» 


y  ch.  20.  7. 
t  Heb.  good 


jl  Pet.  3.  8. 
dc  4.  9. 


h  Ex.  32.  2,  3. 

Is.  3.  19,  20, 

21. 

Ez.  IC.  11, 12. 

1  Pet.  3.  3. 
!|  Or,  jewel 

for  the  fore. 

head. 


d  ver.  5a 
Ex.  4.  31. 

eEx.  18.  10. 
Riilh  4.  14. 

1  Sam.  25. 
32,  39. 

2  Sam.  18.  28. 
Luku  1.  Ce. 


The  servant  telletli  his  errand,         GENESIS. 


and  asketh  for  Rehekah. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1857. 


/ch.  S-2.  10. 
Ps.  98.  3. 


ich.  26.  29. 
Judg.  17.  2. 
Ruth  3.  10. 
Ps.  115.  15. 


k  ch.  43.  24. 
Judg.  19.  21. 


Uob  23.  12. 
John  4.  34. 
Eph.  6.  0,  6, 


m  ver.  1. 
ch.  13.  2. 


nch.  21.  2. 
cch.  21.  10. 

i  25.  5. 
p  vcr.  3. 


s  ver.   i. 
/ch.  17.  1. 


ham,  who  hath  not  left  destitute 
my  master  of  .^  his  mercj'  and  his 
truth:  I  being  in  the  way,  the 
LoED  fled  me  to  the  house  of 
my  master's  bretliren. 

28  And  the  damsel  I'an,  and  told 
tliem  of  her  mother's  house  these 
things. 

29  f  And  Eebekah  had  a  broth- 
er, and  his  name  vas  i>  Laban :  and 
Laban  ran  out  unto  the  man,  unto 
the  well. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
saw  the  earring,  and  bracelets 
upon  his  sister's  hands,  and  when 
he  heard  the  words  of  Rebekah 
his  sister,  saying,  Thus  spake  the 
man  unto  me,  that  he  came  unto 
the  raan ;  and,  behold,  he  stood 
by  the  camels  at  the  well. 

31  And  he  said.  Come  in,  Uhou 
blessed  of  the  Lokd;  wherefore 
standest  thou  without  ?  for  I  have 
prepared  the  house,  and  room  for 
tlie  camels. 

32  %  And  the  man  came  into  the 
house :  and  he  ungirded  his  cam- 
els, and  *gave  straw  and  prov- 
ender for  the  camels,  and  water 
to  wash  his  feet,  and  the  men's 
feet  that  ivere  with  him. 

33  And  there  was  set  meat  before 
him  to  eat:  but  he  said,  'I  will 
not  eat,  until  I  have  told  mine 
errand.    And  he  said.  Speak  on. 

34  And  he  said,  I  am  Abraham's 
servant. 

.3.5  And  the  LoED  ^hath  blessed 
my  master  greatly,  and  he  is  be- 
coine  great :  and  he  hath  given 
him  flocks,  and  herds,  and  silver, 
and  gold,  and  menservants,  and 
maidservants,  and  camels,  and 
asses. 

30  And  Sarah  my  master's  wife 
"bare  a  sou  to  my  master  when 
she  was  old :  and  ""unto  him  hath 
he  given  all  that  he  hath. 

37  And  my  master  j^made  me 
swear,  saying.  Thou  shalt  not 
take  a  wife  to  my  son  of  the 
daughters  of  the  Canaanites,  in 
whose  land  I  dwell : 

35  vBut  thou  Shalt  go  unto  my 
father's  house,  and  to  my  kin- 
dred, and  take  a  wife  unto  my  son. 

39  ''And  I  said  unto  my  master, 
Peradventure  the  woman  v.all  not 
follow  me. 

40  »And  he  said  unto  me.  The 
LoKD,  f  before  whom  I  walk,  will 
send  his  angel  with  thee,  and 
prosper  thy  way;  and  thou  shalt 
take  a  wife"  for  my  son  of  my  kin- 
dred, and  of  my  father's  hoiise: 

41  "Then  shalt  thou  be  clear  from 
this  my  oath,  when  thou  comest 
to  my  kindred  ;  and  if  thej'  give 
not  thee  one,  thou  shalt  be  clear 
from  my  oath. 

42  And"  I  came  this  day  unto  the 
well,  and  said,  "O  Lord  God  of 
my  master  Abraham,  if  now  thou 
do  prosper  my  way  which  I  go : 


43"' Behold,  I  stand  hy  the  well 
of  water;  and  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  when  the  virgin  cometh 
forth  to  draw  water,  and  I  say  to 
her.  Give  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little 
water  of  thy  pitcher  to  drink ; 

44  And  she  say  to  me.  Both  drink 
thou,  and  I  will  also  draw  lor  thy 
camels:  let  the  same  be  the  wo- 
man whom  the  Lord  hath  ap- 
pointed out  for  iny  master's  son. 

4-5  *  And  before  I  had  done  v  speak- 
ing in  mine  heart,  behold,  Rebek- 
ah came  forth  with  her  pitcher  on 
her  shoulder ;  and  she  went  down 
unto  the  well,  and  drew  irater: 
and  I  said  unto  her,  Let  me  drink, 
I  pray  thee. 

46  And  she  made  haste,  and  let 
down  her  pitcher  from  her  shoul- 
der, and  said.  Drink,  and  I  will 
give  thy  camels  drink  also :  so  I 
drank,  and  she  made  the  camels 
drink  also. 

47  And  I  asked  her,  and  said. 
Whose  daughter  art  thou?  And 
she  said,  The  daughter  of  Bethuel, 
Xahor's  son,  whom  Milcah  bare 
unto  him :  and  I  =put  the  earring 
upon  her  face,  and  the  bracelets 
upon  her  hands. 

48  "And  I  bowed  down  my  head, 
and  worshipped  the  Lord,  and 
blessed  the  Lord  God  of  my  mas- 
ter .Vbialiam,  which  had  led  me 
ill  the  right  way  to  take  ^  my  mas- 
ter's brother's  daughter  unto  his 
son. 

49  And  now,  if  ye  will  cdeal  kind- 
ly and  truly  with  my  master,  tell 
me:  and  if  not,  tell  me;  that  I 
may  turn  to  the  right  hand,  or  to 
the  left. 

50  ThMi  Laban  and  Bethuel  an- 
swerea  and  said,  rf  The  thing  pro- 
ceedeth  from  the  Lord  :  we  can- 
not e  speak  unto  thee  bad  or  good. 

51  Behold,  Rebekah  fis  before 
thee ;  take  her,  and  go,  and  let  her 
be  thy  master's  son's  wife,  as  the 
Lord  hath  spoken. 

52  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  Abraham's  servant  heard 
their  words,  he  s  worshipped  the 
Lord,  bowing  himself  to  the  earth. 

53  And  the  servant  brought  forth 
t ''jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels  of 
gold,  and  raiment,  and  gave  them 
to  Rebekah  :  he  gave  also  to  her 
brother  and  to  her  mother  'prec- 
ious things. 

.54  And  they  did  eat  and  drink, 
he  and  the  men  that  ivere  with 
him,  and  tarried  all  night;  and 
they  rose  up  in  the  morning,  and 
he  said,  /'Send  me  away  unto  my 
master. 

55  And  her  brother  and  her  moth- 
er said,  Let  the  damsel  abide  with 
us  Wa  few  daj's,  at  the  least  ten; 
after  that  she  shall  go. 

56  And  he  said  unto  them,  Hin- 
der me  not,  seeing  the  Lord  hath 
prospered    my    way;    send    me 


Before 

CHRIST 

1857. 


X  ver.  15,  &c. 
y  1  Sam.  1. 13. 


c  ch.  47.  29. 
Josh.  2.  14. 


4  Vs.  118.  23. 

Matt.  21.  42. 

.Mark  12.  11. 
cch.  31.24. 
/ch.  20.  15. 


i  Heb.  v(sse!s. 
h  Ex.  3.  22.  & 

11.  2.  <k  12. 

£5. 
i2Chr.  21.  3. 

Ezra  1.  G. 


I  Or,  «  full 
yfQT,  or,  ttn 
months, 
Judg.  14.  8. 


Isaac  meeteth  Rebekah. 


GENESIS. 


The  generations  of  Ishmael. 


nefore 

CHRIST 

1857. 


OTch.  17.  16. 
n  eh.  22.  17. 


och. 

16 

14.  & 

25. 

11. 

11  Or 

to 

pray. 

f  Josh. 

1.  8. 

Fs. 

1. 

2.  &. 

77. 

\1. 

& 

ll'J 

ir 

.  6c. 

143 

5. 

3  Josh. 

15.  18 

about  1853. 

u  1  Chr.  1.  32. 


away  that  I  may  go  to  my  mas- 
ter. 

57  And  they  said,  We  will  call 
the  damsel,  and  inquire  at  her 
mouth. 

58  And  they  called  Rebekah, 
and  said  unto  her.  Wilt  thou  go 
with  this  man?  And  she  said,  I 
will  go. 

59  And  they  sent  away  Rebekah 
their  sister,  and  'her  nurse,  and 
Abraham's  servant,  and  his  men. 

GO  And  they  blessed  Rebekah, 
and  said  unto  her.  Thou  art  our 
sister;  be  thou  '^^the  mother  of 
thousands  of  millions,  and  «let 
thy  seed  possess  the  gate  of  those 
which  hate  them. 

Gl  T  And  Rebekah  arose,  and  her 
damsels,  and  they  rode  upon  the 
camels,  and  ibllowed  the  man: 
and  the  servant  took  Rebekah, 
and  went  his  way. 

G2  And  Isaac  came  from  the  way 
of  the   owell    Lahai-roi;    for    he  1 
dwelt  in  the  south  country. 

63  And  Isaac  went  out  II  p  to  med- 
itate in  tlie  held  at  the  eventide: 
and  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw, 
and,  behold,  the  camels  ivere  com- 
ing. 

G4  And  Rebekah  lifted  up  her 
eyes,  and  wiien  slie  saw  Isaac, 
9  she  lighted  off  tlie  camel. 

(m  For  she  had  said  unto  the  serv- 
ant. What  man  is  this  that  walk- 
eth  in  the  field  to  meet  us  ?  And 
the  servant  had  said.  It  is  my  mas- 
ter ;  therefore  she  took  a  vail,  and 
covered  herself. 

G6  And  the  servant  told  Isaac  all 
things  that  he  liad  done. 

67  And  Isaac  brought  her  into  his 
mother  Sarah's  tent,  and  took 
Rebekah.  and  she  became  his 
wife ;  and  he  loved  her :  and  Isaac 
'•  was  comforted  after  his  mother's 
death. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  The  sons  uf  Abraham  by  Keturah.  5  The  di- 
vision of  his  goods.  7  His  age,  and  death.  9 
His  burial.  12  The  generations  of  Ishmail. 
17  His  age,  and  death.  21  Isaac  prayeth  for 
Rebekah,  being  barren.  22  The  children 
strive  in  her  womb.  24  The  birth  of  JC&aii 
and  Jacob.  27  Their  difference.  29  Esau  sell- 
eth  his  birthright. 

THEN  again  Abraham  took  a 
wife,  and  her  name  ivas  Ke- 
turah. 

2  And  "She  bare  him  Zimran,  and 
Jokshaii,  aiulZMedun.andMidian, 
and  Ishhuk, and  Shuah. 

:i  And  Jcikshan  Ix'gat  Sheba,  and 
Dedan.  And  the  sons  of  Dedan 
were  Asshurim,  and  Letushim, 
and  Leummim. 

4  And  tliesonsof  Midian;  Ephah, 
and  EpJior,  and  Ilanoch,  and  Abi- 
(hih,  and  Eldaah.  All  these  icere 
the  children  of  Keturah. 

5  •[  And  ''Abraham  gave  all  that 
he  bad  unto  Isaac. 

G  Eut  unto  the  sons  of  the  concu- 
bines, wliicli  Abraham  had,  Abra- 
26 


ham  gave  gifts,  and  csent  them 
away  from  Isaac  his  son,  while  he 
yet  lived,  eastward,  unto  ''  the  east 
country. 

7  And  these  are  the  days  of  the 
years  of  Abraham's  life  which  he 
lived,  a  hundred  threescore  and 
tifteen  years. 

8  Then  Abraham  gave  up  the 
ghost,  and  <*  died  in  a  good  old  age, 
an  old  man,  and  full  of  years ;  and 
/was  gathered  to  his  people. 

9  And  fi'  his  sons  Isaac  and  Ishma- 
el buried  him  in  tlie  cave  of  Mach- 
pelah.  in  the  field  of  Ephron  the 
son  of  Zohar  the  Hittite,  which  is 
before  Mam  re; 

10  /'The  field  which  Abraham 
purchased  of  the  sons  of  Heth  : 
i  there  was  Abraham  buried,  and 
Sarah  his  wife. 

11  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  after  the 
death  of  Abraham,  that  God  bless- 
ed his  son  Isaac ;  and  Isaac  dwelt 
by  the  ''  well  Lahai-roi. 

12  H  Now  these  are  the  genera- 
tions of  Ishmael,  Abraham's  son, 
'whom  Hagar  the  Egyptian,  Sa- 
rah's handmaid,  bare  unto  Abra- 
ham: 

13  And  '"these  a?-e  the  names  of 
the  sons  of  Ishmael,  by  their 
names,  according  to  their  genera- 
tions: the  firstborn  of  Ishmael, 
Nebajoth  ;  and  Kedar,  and  Ad- 
beel,  and  Mibsam, 

14  And  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  and 
Massa, 

15  i  Hadar,  and  Tema,  Jetur, 
Naphish,  and  Kedemah : 

16  These  are  the  sons  of  Ishmael, 
and  these  are  their  names,  by 
their  towns,  and  by  tlieir  castles; 
»i  twelve  princes  according  to  their 
nations. 

17  And  these  are  the  years  of  the 
life  of  Ishmael,  a  hundred  and 
thirty  and  seven  j'ears :  and  o  he 
gave  up  the  ghost  and  died,  and 
was  gathered  unto  his  jieople. 

18  pAnd  they  dwelt  from  Hav- 
ilah  unto  Shur,  that  is  before 
Egypt,  as  thovi  goest  toward  As- 
syria: and  he  t died  sin  the  pres- 
ence of  all  his  brethren. 

19  f  And  these  are  the  genera- 
tions of  Isaac,  Abraham's  son: 
'•Abraham  begat  Isaac : 

20  And  Isaac  was  forty  years  old 
when  lie  took  Rebekah  to  wife, 
"the  daughter  of  Bethuel  the  Syr 
iaii  of  Padan-aram,  'the  sister  to 
Lal)aii  the  Syrian. 

21  And  Isaac  entreated  the  Lord 
tor  his  wife,  because  slie  %cas  bar- 
ren :  «and  the  Lord  was  entreat- 
ed of  him,  and  if  Rebekah  his  wife 
conceived. 

22  And  the  cliildren  struggled  to- 
gether within  her;  and  she  said, 
If  1^  be  so,  why  am  I  thus?  ^And 
she  wont  to  inVjuire  of  the  Lord. 

23  And  t\u\  Lord  said  unto  her, 
i/Two  nations  are  in  tliy  womb, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  185.3, 


cch.  21.  14. 
rf  Judg.  G.  ?. 
1822. 


cch.  15.  15. 

Sc  49.  29. 
/ch.  ES.  29. 

&  49.  33. 
g-ch.  35.  29. 

&  50.  IS. 


h  ch.  23.  16. 
i  ch.  49.  31. 


tch.  16.  14. 
&L  24.  02. 


about  1800. 

m  1  Chr.  1.  29. 


I  Or,  Hadad, 
1  Chr.  1.  SO. 


n  ch.  17.  20. 
1773. 


pi  Sam.  15.  7. 


t  Heb.  fell, 

Ps.  78.  04. 

q  ch.  16.  12. 


rMatt.  1.  2. 
1857. 

sch.  22.  23. 
t  ch.  24.  29. 

1838. 

ul  Chr.  5.  20. 

2C:hr.  33.  13. 

Kzra    8.  23. 
U'Rom.  9.  10. 


X  1  Sam. 9.  9. 
&  10.  22. 


ych.  17.  10.  & 
24.  CO- 


Esau  selleth  his  Mrthright. 


GENESIS. 


Isaac  denieth  his  wife. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1838. 


1 2  Sam.  8.14. 
a  ch.  27.  29. 

Mai.  1.  3. 

Rom.  9.  12. 


Jch.  27.  11, 
16,  23. 

c  Hos.  12.  3. 

dch.  27.  36. 

1837. 


e  ch.  27.  3,  5. 
/Job  1.  1,  a 

&  2.  3. 

Ps.  37.  37. 
gKeb.  11.  9. 
t  Heb.  veni- 

suii  was  in 

his  mouth. 
?!ch.  27.  19, 

25,  31. 
i  ch.  27.  6. 

about  1805. 

t  Heb.  with 
that  reel, 
with  that 
red  pottage. 

II  That  is, 
Red. 

t  Heb.  going 


k  Heb.  12.  16. 


!  Ecc.  8.  15. 
Is.  22.  13. 
1  Cor.  15.32 


about 

1801. 

ach 

12 

10. 

ich 

20. 

2. 

cch. 

12. 

1. 

i/ch 

20. 

1. 

Ps. 

39. 

12. 

He 

b.  11.  9. 

ech. 

28. 

15. 

/ch 

12. 

2. 

fch 

13. 

15.  ck 

15. 

18. 

Ach 

22. 

16. 

Ps. 

105 

9. 

ich 

15. 

5.  & 

22. 

17. 

ich 

12. 

3.  & 

22. 

18. 

and  two  manner  of  people  shall 
be  separated  from  thy  bowels ;  and 
'the  one  people  shall  be  stronger 
than  the  other  people;  and  ''the 
elder  shall  serve  the  younger. 

24  II  And  when  her  days  to  be  de- 
livered were  fulfilled,  behold, 
there  irere  twins  in  her  womb. 

i5  And  the  first  came  out  red, 
^all  6ver  like  a  hairy  garment; 
and  they  called  his  name  Esau. 

'2ti  Andafter  that  came  his  broth- 
er out,  and  <^his  hand  took  hold  on 
Esau's  heel;  and  <' his  name  was 
called  Jacob  :  and  Isaac  icas  three- 
score years  old  when  she  bare 
them. 

27  And  the  boys  grew :  and  Esau 
was  ta  cunning  hunter,  a  man  of 
the  field ;  and  Jacob  uas  fa  plain 
man,  i/ dwelling  in  tents. 

28  And  Isaac  loved  Esau,  because 
+  he  did  /<eat  of  tiis  venLson:  »but 
Eebekah  loved  Jacob. 

29  "J  And  Jacob  sod  pottage: 
and  Esau  came  from  the  field, 
and  he  was  faint: 

30  And  Esau  said  to  Jacob,  Feed 
me,  I  pray  thee,  twith  that  same 
red  pottage ;  for  I  am  faint :  there- 
fore was  liLs  name  called  ii  Edom. 

31  And  Jacob  said,  Sell  me  this 
day  thy  birthright. 

32  And  Esau  said.  Behold,  I  am 
tat  the  point  to  die:  and  what 
profit  shall  this  birthright  do  to 
me? 

33  And  Jacob  said,  Swear  to  me 
this  day ;  and  he  sware  unto  him  : 
and  ''^he  sold  his  birthright  unto 
Jacob. 

34  Then  Jacob  gave  Esau  bread 
and  pottage  of  lentiles;  and  'he 
did  eat  and  drink,  and  rose  up, 
and  went  his  waj'.  Thus  Esau 
despised  his  birthright. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  Isaac  h^cause  of  famine  went  to  Gerar.  2 
God  instructfth,  and  blessetk  him.  7  He  is  re- 
proved by  Abimelech  for  denying  his  wife,  12 
He  groweth  rich.  18  He  diggeth  Esck,  'sitnah, 
and  Rehoboth.  26  Abimelech  maketh  a  cove- 
nant with  him  at  Beer-sheba,  34  Esau's 
wives. 

AND  there  was  a  famine  in  the 
xi_  land,  besides  « the  first  famine 
that  was  in  the  days  of  Abraham. 
And  Isaac  went  unto  ^Abimelech 
king  of  the  Philistines  unto  Gerar. 

2  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
him,  and  said,  Go  not  down  into 
Egypt;  dwell  in  c the  land  which 
I  shall  tell  thee  of. 

3  <i  Sojourn  in  this  land,  and  «I 
will  be  with  thee,  and  .'"will  bless 
thee;  for  unto  thee,  and  unto  thy 
seed,  9 1  will  give  all  these  coun- 
tries, and  I  will  perform  ''  the  oath 
which  I  sware  unto  Abraham  thj- 
father; 

4  And  'I  will  make  thy  seed  to 
multiply  as  the  stars  of  heaven, 
and  will  give  unto  thy  seed  all 
these  countries ;  ^  and  in  thy  seed 


shall  all  the  nations  of  the  earth 
be  blessed : 

5  'Because  that  Abraham  obey- 
ed my  voice,  and  kept  my  charge, 
my  commandments,  my  statutes, 
and  my  laws. 

6  *!,  And  Isaac  dwelt  in  Gerar. 

7  And  the  men  of  the  place  asked 
him  of  his  wife ;  and  "'  he  said.  She 
is  my  sLster :  for  «  he  feared  to  say. 
She  is  my  wife;  lest,  .sr/id  he,  the 
men  of  the  place  should  kill  me 
for  Bebekah;  because  she  oivas 
fair  to  look  upon. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
had  been  there  a  long  time,  that 
Abimelech  king  of  the  Philistines 
looked  out  at  a  window,  and  saw% 
and,  behold,  Isaac  7vas  sporting 
with  Bebekah  his  wife. 

9  And  Abimelech  called  Isaac, 
and  said,  Behold,  of  a  surety  she 
is  thy  wife :  and  how^  saidst  thou. 
She  is  my  sister?  And  Isaac  said 
unto  him.  Because  I  said,  Lest  I 
die  for  her. 

10  And  Abimelech  said,  What  is 
this  thou  hast  done  unto  us  ?  one 
of  the  people  might  lightly  have 
lain  with  thy  wife,  and  Pthou 
shouldest  have  brought  guiltiness 
upon  us. 

11  And  Abimelech  charged  all 
hi^  people,  saying,  He  that 
9toucheth  this  man  or  his  wife 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

12  Then  Isaac  sowed  in  that 
land,  and  ■f  received  in  the  same 
year  J-a  hundredfold:  and  the 
LoKD  s blessed  him. 

13  And  the  man  'waxed  great, 
and  twent  forward,  and  grew  un- 
til he  became  verj-  great : 

14  For  he  had  possession  of 
flocks,  and  possession  of  herds, 
and  great  store  of  11  servants :  and 
the  Philistines  "envied  him. 

15  For  all  the  wells  «' which  his 
father's  servants  had  digged  in 
the  days  of  Abraham  his  father, 
the  Philistines  had  stopped  them, 
and  filled  them  with  earth. 

16  And  Abimelech  said  unto 
Lsaac,  Go  from  us;  for  arthou  art 
much  mightier  than  we. 

17  •[  And  Isaac  departed  thence, 
and  pitched  his  tent  in  the  valley 
of  Gerar,  and  dwelt  there. 

18  And  Isaac  digged  again  the 
wells  of  water,  which  thej'  had 
digged  in  the  days  of  Abraham 
his  father;  for  the  Philistines  had 
stopped  them  after  the  death  of 
Abraham:  2/ and  he  called  their 
names  after  the  names  by  which 
his  father  had  called  them. 

19  And  Isaac's  servants  digged 
in  the  valley,  and  found  there  a 
well  of  t  springing  water. 

20  And  the  herdmen  of  Gerar 
3  did  strive  with  Isaac's  herdmen, 
saying,  The  water  is  ours :  and  he 
called  the  name  of  the  well  !l  Esek ; 
because  they  strove  with  him. 


Hefore 
CHRIST 

about  1804. 


/ch.  22.  16, 


mch.  12.  13. 
&  20.  2,  13. 
nProv.  29. 


p  ch.  20.  8. 


qTs.  105.  15. 


t  Heb.  found. 
rMaft.  13.  8. 

.Mark  4.  8. 
s  ver.  3. 

ch.  24.  1,  35. 

Job    42.  12. 
t  ch.  24.  35. 

Ps.  112.  3. 

Prov.  10.  22. 
t  Heb.  went 

going. 
II  Or, 

husbandry, 
uch.  37.  11. 

Ecc.  4.  4. 
w  ch.  21.  30. 


y  ch.  21.  31. 


tHeb. 
living. 
zch.  21.  25. 

II  That  is, 
Contention. 


AhimeleclVs  covenant. 


GENESIS. 


Esau  sent  for  venison. 


Before 
C  H  K  I  S  T 

about  1804. 


II  That  is, 
Haired. 


li  That  is, 
Roum. 


a  ch.  17.  6.  <k 
28.  3.  &  41. 


!•  rh.  IT.  7.& 

•21.  12.  &.    28. 

13. 

Ex.  3.  6. 

Acts  7.  32. 
cell.  ID.  1. 
d  ver.  3,  4. 
c^h.  12.  7.  & 
*13.  18. 
/Ps.  116.  17. 


f  ch.  21.  22. 


h  J\u\g.  11.  7. 
i  v.-r.  16. 
t  IUt>.Scc. 

*rli.  21.  22, 
•J3. 


t  Heh.  ir 
Ihou  Shalt, 


Ich.  24.31. 
I's.  115.  15. 


II  That  is. 
An  oath. 
cch.  21.  31. 
II  That  is, 

ell  of 


the 


ulh. 


179G. 

pch.  3S.  2. 

fl  ch.  27.  46. 
&  28.1,  8. 

+  Ileh. 
h'.ttfrness 
of  spirit. 


21  And  they  digged  another 
well,  and  strove  for  that  also :  and 
he  called  the  name  of  it  llSitnah. 

2'2  And  he  removed  from  thence, 
and  digged  another  well ;  and  for 
that  they  strove  not :  and  he  called 
the  name  of  it  II  Rehoboth ;  and  he 
said,  For  now  the  Lord  hath 
made  room  for  ns,  and  we  shall 
«be  fruitfnl  in  the  land. 

23  And  he  went  up  from  thence 
to  Beer-sheba. 

21  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
liim  the  same  night,  and  said,  ''I 
am  the  God  of  Abraliam  thy  fa- 
ther: cfear  not,  for  ''I  mn  with 
thee,  and  will  bless  tliee,  and 
multiply  thy  seed  for  my  servant 
Abraham's  sake. 

25  And  he  «builded  an  altar 
there,  and /called  upon  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  and  pitched  his  tent 
there:  and  there  Isaac's  servants 
digged  a  well. 

2H  H  Then  Abimelech  went  to 
him  from  Gerar,  and  Ahuzzath 
one  of  his  friends,  a  and  Pliichol 
the  chief  captain  of  his  army. 

27  And  Isaac  said  unto  them, 
Wherefore  come  ye  to  me,  seeing 
''ye  hate  me,  and' have  isent  me 
away  froin  you  ? 

28  And  they  said,  +We  saw  cer- 
tainly that  the  Lord  ^-was  with 
thee:  and  we  said,  Let  there  be 
now  an  oath  betwixt  us,  even  be- 
twixt us  and  thee,  and  let  us  make 
a  covenant  with  thee; 

2!)  tThat  thou  wilt  do  us  no  hurt, 
as  we  have  not  touclied  thee,  and 
as  we  have  done  unto  thee  noth- 
ing but  good,  and  have  sent  tliee 
away  in  peace :  '  thou  art  now  the 
blessed  of  the  Lord. 

30  ™  And  he  made  them  a  feast, 
and  they  did  eat  and  drink. 

31  And  they  rose  up  betimes  in 
tlie  morning,  and  «sware  one  to 
another:  and  Isaac  sent  them 
away,  and  they  departed  from 
him  in  peace. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same 
day,  that  Isaac's  servants  came, 
and  told  liim  concerning  the  well 
wliich  they  had  digged,  and  said 
unto  him,  "We  have  found  water. 

33  And  lie  called  it  llShebah: 
"tlierefore  the  name  of  tlie  city 
is  II  Beer-sheba  unto  this  day. 

34  ^  2'  And  Esau  was  forty  years 
old  when  he  took  to  wife  Judith 
the  daugliter  of  Beeri  the  Ilittite, 
and  Basliematli  the  daughter  of 
Elon  the  Hittite : 

3-5  Which  '/were  ta  grief  of  mind 
unto  Isaac  and  to  Rebekah. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  Isaac  sendeth  Esau  for  venison.  6  Rehehah 
instructeih  Jacob  tu  obtain,  the  blessing.  15 
.Jacob  under  the  person  of  Esau  ohtaincth  it. 
30  Esau  bringeth  venison.  33  Isaac  trembleth. 
34  Esau  complaineth,  and  by  importunity  ob- 
laineth  a  blcssinf:.  41  lie  threateneth  Jacob.  42 
Rebekah  disappointelh  it. 

28 


AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
.  Isaac  was  old,  and  «his  eyes 
were  dim,  so  that  he  could  not 
see,  he  called  Esau  his  eldest  son, 
and  said  unto  him,  My  son :  and  he 
said  unto  him.  Behold,  here  am  I. 

2  And  he  said.  Behold  now,  I  am 
old,  I  ''  know  not  the  day  of  my 
deatli : 

3  c]Sfow  therefore  take,  I  pray 
thee,  thy  weapons,  thy  quiver 
and  thy  bow,  and  go  out  to  tlie 
field,  and  t  take  me  some  venison ; 

4  And  make  me  savoury  meat, 
such  as  I  love,  and  bring  il  to  me, 
that  I  may  eat;  that  my  soul 
<'  may  bless  "thee  before  I  die. 

.5  And  Rebekah  heard  when 
Isaac  spake  to  Esau  his  son.  And 
Esau  went  to  the  field  to  hunt /or 
venison,  and  to  bi'ing  it. 

(!  \  And  Rebekah  spake  unto 
Jacob  her  son,  saying.  Behold,  I 
heard  tliy  father  speak  unto  Esau 
thy  brother,  saying, 

7  Bring  me  venison,  and  make 
me  savoury  meat,  that  I  may  eat, 
and  bless  thee  before  the  Lord 
before  my  death. 

8  Now  therefore,  my  son,  «obey 
my  voice  according  to  that  which 
I  command  thee. 

9  Go  now  to  the  flock,  and  fetch 
me  from  thence  two  good  kids  of 
the  goats ;  and  I  will  make  tliem 
/savoury  meat  for  thy  father, 
sucli  as  lie  loxT'th : 

1(1  And  thou  shalt  bring  it  to  thy 
fatlier,  that  lie  may  eat,  and  that 
he  .'/may  bless  thee  before  his 
death. 

11  And  Jacob  said  to  Rebekah 
his  mother.  Behold,  ''Esau  my 
brother  is  a  hairy  man,  and  I  am 
a  sinootli  man : 

12  I\[y  father  peradventure  will 
ifeel  me,  and  I  shall  seem  to  him 
as  a  deceiver ;  and  I  shall  bring ''  a 
curse  upon  me,  and  not  aliU'ssing. 

13  And  his  mother  said  unto  liim, 
'Upon  me  be  thy  cur.se,  my  son : 
only  obey  my  voice,  and  go  fetch 
ine  them,. 

14  And  he  went,  and  fetched, 
and  brought  them  to  his  mother : 
and  his  inottier  '"made  savoury 
meat,  such  us  l>is  father  loved. 

l.">  And  lieljclcah  took  t« goodly 
raiment  of  her  eldest  son  Esau, 
which  were  with  her  in  tlie  house, 
and  put  them  upon  Jacob  her 
younger  son: 

]()  And  she  put  the  skins  of  the 
Icidsofthe  goats  upon  his  hands, 
and  upon  the  smootli  of  his  neck: 

17  And  slie  gave  the  savoury 
meat  and  the  bread,  which  she 
had  prepared,  into  the  hand  of 
her  son  Jacob. 

18  11"  And  he  came  unto  his  fa- 
tlier, and  said.  My  fatlier:  and  he 
.said.  Here  am  I;  who  art  thou, 
my  son  ? 

19  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  fa- 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  17G0. 


ach.  48.  10. 
1  Sam.  3.  2. 


b  Prov.  27.  1. 
James  4.  14. 
cch.  25.  27, 


d  ver.  27. 
ch.  48.  9,  15. 
&  49.  28. 
Deut.  33.  1. 


/ver.  4. 


f  ver.  4. 


i  ver.  02. 
k  ch.  0.  25. 
DfUt.  27.  18. 


;ch.  43.9. 

1  Sam.  '.5.  24. 

2  Sam.  14.  9. 
Matt.  27.  25. 


m  ver.  4,  9. 

tHeb. 
desirable. 
n  ver.  27. 


Jacob  ohtaincth  the  hlcssinrj. 


GEJn^ESIS. 


Esau  threatcneth  Jacob. 


CHRIST 

about  irCO. 


before  i 


p  ver.  12 


t  Heb.  11.  20. 
u  Deut.  33. 13, 

28. 

2  Sam.  1.  21. 
ujch.  45.  18. 
x  Duut.  33.  28. 
y  ch.  9.  25.  & 

25.  23. 
rch.  49.  8. 
och.  12.  3. 

^um.  24.  9. 


t  Heb.  trem. 
bled  with  a 
great  trem- 
bling greatly. 

t  Heb. 
hunted. 

crh.  28.  3,  4. 
Rom.  11.  29. 


ther,  I  am  Esau  thy  firstborn;  I 
have  done  according  a.s  thou  bad- 
Gst  nie :  ari.se,  I  pray  thee,  sit 
and  eat  of  my  venison,  "  that  thy 
soul  may  bless  me. 

20  And  Isaac  said  unto  his  son, 
How  is  it  that  thou  hast  found 
it  so  quickly,  my  son?  And  he 
said,  Because  the  Lord  thy  God 
brought  it  t  to  me. 

21  And  Isaac  said  unto  Jacob, 
("ome  near,  I  pray  thee,  that  I 
p  may  feel  thee,  my  son,  whether 
thou  be  my  very  son  Esau  or  not. 

22  And  Jacob  went  near  unto 
Isaac  his  father;  and  he  felt  him, 
and  said,  The  voice  is  Jacob's 
voice,  but  the  hands  are  the  hands 
of  Esau. 

23  And  he  discerned  him  not, 
because  ?his  hands  were  hairy, 
as  his  brother  Esau's  hands:  so 
he  blessed  him. 

24  And  he  said.  Art  thou  my  very 
son  Esau?    And  he  said,  I  o;??. 

25  And  he  said,  Bring  it  near  to 
me,  and  I  will  eat  of  my  son's 
venison,  »-that  my  soul  may  bless 
thee.  And  he  brought  it  near  to 
him,  and  he  did  eat:  and  he 
brought  him  wine,  and  he  drank. 

26  And  his  father  Isaac  said  unto 
him.  Come  near  now,  and  kiss 
me,  my  son. 

27  And  he  came  near,  and  kiss- 
ed him :  and  he  smelled  the  smell 
of  his  raiment,  and  blessed  him, 
and  said.  See,  »the  smell  of  my 
son  is  as  the  smell  of  a  field 
which  the  Lord  hath  blessed: 

2.S  Therefore  '  God  give  thee  of 
"the  dew  of  heaven,  and  '^'the 
fatness  of  the  earth,  and  aplenty 
of  corn  and  wine : 

29  i'Let  people  serve  thee,  and 
nations  bow  down  to  thee:  be 
lord  over  thy  brethren,  and  ^let 
thy  mother's  sons  bow  down  to 
thee:  "cursed  be  every  one  that 
curseth  thee,  and  blessed  be  he 
that  blesseth  thee. 

30  "^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon 
as  Isaac  had  made  an  end  of  bless- 
ing Jacob,  and  Jacob  was  yet 
scarce  gone  out  from  the  presence 
of  Isaac  his  father,  that  Esau  hLs 
brother  came  in  from  his  hunting. 

31  And  he  also  had  made  savpury 
meat,  and  brouglit  it  unto  Ins  fa- 
ther, and  said  unto  his  father,  Let 
my  father  arise,  and  *eat  of  his 
son's  venison,  that  thy  soul  may 
bless  me. 

32  And  Isaac  his  father  said  unto 
him.  Who  art  thou  ?  And  he  said, 
I  am  thy  son,  thy  firstborn,  Esau. 

33  And  Isaac  t  trembled  very  ex- 
ceedingly, and  said.  Who?  where 
is  he  that  hath  t  taken  venison, 
and  brought  it  me,  and  I  have 
eaten  of  all  before  thou  earnest, 
and  have  blessed  him  ?  yea, « and 
he  shall  be  blessed. 

34  And  when   Esau  heard  the 


words  of  his  father,  <<  he  cried  with 
a  great  and  exceeding  bitter  cry, 
and  said  unto  his  father,  Bless 
ine,  even  me  also.  O  my  father. 
.3-5  And  he  said.  Thy  brother  came 
with  subtilty,  and  hath  taken 
away  thy  blessing. 

36  And  he  said,  c  is  not  he  rightly 
named  11  Jacob  ?  for  he  hath  sup- 
planted me  these  two  times:  /he 
took  away  my  birthright ;  and,  be- 
hold, now  he  hath  taken  away  my 
blessing.  And  he  said.  Hast' thou 
not  reserved  a  blessing  for  me  ? 

37  And  Isaac  an.swered  and  said 
unto  Esau,  a  Behold,  I  have  made 
him  thy  lord,  and  all  his  brethren 
have  I  given  to  him  for  servants ; 
and  ''With  corn  and  wine  have  I 
.1  sustained  him :  and  what  shall  I 
do  now  unto  thee,  my  son  ? 

.38  And  Esau  said  unto  his  father. 
Hast  thou  but  one  blessing,  my 
father?  bless  me,  even  me  also,  O 
my  father.  And  Esau  lifted  up 
his  voice,  ^  and  wept. 

39  And  Isaac  his  father  answered 
and  .said  unto  him,  Behold,  *  thy 
dwelling  shall  be  II  the  fatness  of 
the  earth,  and  of  the  dew  of  heaven 
from  above ; 

40  And  by  thy  sword  shalt  thou 
live,  and '  shalt  serve  thy  brother : 
and  "lit  shall  come  to  pass  when 
thou  Shalt  have  the  dominion, 
that  thou  shalt  break  his  yoke 
from  off  thy  neck. 

41  1  And  Esau  «  hated  Jacob  be- 
cause of  the  blessing  wherewith 
his  father  blessed  him  :  and  Esau 
said  in  his  heart,  f'The  days  of 
mourning  for  my  father  are  at 
hand ;  p  then  will  I  slay  my  broth- 
er Jacob. 

42  And  these  words  of  Esau  her 
elder  son  were  told  to  Rebekah : 
and  she  sent  and  called  Jacob  her 
younger  son,  and  said  unto  him. 
Behold,  thy  brother  Esau,  as 
touching  thee,  doth  9  comfort  him- 
self, purpoaing  to  kill  thee. 

43  Now  therefore,  my  son,  obey 
my  voice ;  and  arise,  flee  thou  to 
Laban  my  brother  '-to  Haran ; 

44  And  tarry  with  him  a  few  days, 
until  thy  brother's  fury  turn  away; 

45  Until  thy  brother's  anger  turn 
away  from  thee,  and  he  forget  that 
which  thou  hast  done  to  him: 
then  I  will  send,  and  fetch  thee 
from  thence :  why  should  I  be  de- 
prived also  of youboth  in  one  day? 

46  And  Rebekah  said  to  Isaac,  si 
am  weary  of  my  life  because  of 
the  daughters  ofHeth:  <  if  Jacob 
take  a  wife  <5f  the  daughters  of 
Heth,  such  as  these  ichich  are  of 
the  daughters  of  the  land,  what 
good  shall  my  life  do  me? 

CHAPTER  XXVIIL 

1  Isaac  blesseth  Jacobs  and  scndcth  him  to  Padan- 
aram.     6  Esau  marrieth  Mahalath  the  daugh- 
ter of  Ishmacl.    10  The  vision  of  .Jacob's  ladder. 
18  The  stone  of  Bcth-rl.     20  Jacob's  void. 
09 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  17G0. 


dHeb.  12.  17. 


ech.  25.  26. 

;i  That  is,  A 

supplanter. 

/ch.  25.  33. 


f  Fulfilled, 
2  Sam.  8.  14. 
ver.  29. 

h  ver.  28. 
;iOr, 
supported. 


:i  Or,  of  the 
fatness. 


Ich.  25.  23. 

2  Sam.  8.  14. 

Obad.  18,  10, 

20. 
7n2  Kings  8. 

20. 
nch.  37.  4,8. 


och.  50.  3,  4, 

10. 
p  Obad.  10. 


q  Pb.  64.  5. 


srh.  26.  3!j. 

<fc  28.  8. 
tch.  24.  3. 


Vision  of  Jacob's  ladder. 


GENESIS. 


The  stone  of  Beth-el. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1760. 


ach.  27.  33. 
b  ch.  24.  3. 
c  Ho.s.  12.  12. 
d  ch.  25.  20. 
ech.  22.  23. 

/ch.  24.  29. 
«-ch.  17.  1,  6. 


an  assembly 
of  people. 
k  ch.  12.  2. 

+  Heb.  of  thii 
snjournitifis. 
ich.  17.  8, 


;t  ch.  24.  3.  & 

26.  3.5. 
t  Heb.  were 

evil  in  the 

eyes,  ^c. 

about  17fiO. 

/ch.  36.  3, 

she  is  called 

Bashemath. 
mch.  25.  13. 
n  Hos.  12.  12. 
o  Called, 

Acts  7.  2, 

Charran. 


prh.  41.  1. 

Job  33.  15. 
f  John  1.  51. 

Heb.  1.  14. 
rch.  35.  1.  & 

48.  3. 
»ch.  26.  24. 
«ch.  13.  15.  & 

35.  12. 
Mch.  13.  16. 
t  Heb. 

break  forth* 
wch.  13.  14. 

Deut.  12.  20. 
«ch.  12.  3.  & 

18.  le.  &  22. 

18.  &  26.  4. 
ySee  ver.  20, 

21. 

ch.  26.  24.  4; 

31.  3. 
Kch.  48.  16. 

Ps.  121.  6,  7, 

8. 


AND  Isaac  called  Jacob,  and 
.  "blessed  him,  and  charged 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  ''Tiiou 
Shalt  not  take  a  wife  of  the  daugla- 
ters  of  Canaan. 

'icArise,  go  to  f^  Padan-aram ,  to 
the  house  of  cBethuel  thy  moth- 
er's fatlier ;  and  take  thee  a  wife 
from  thence  of  the  daughters  of 
/Laban  thy  mother's  brother. 

3  oAnd  God  Almighty  bless  thee, 
and  make  thee  fruitful,  and  mul- 
tiply thee,  that  thou  miayest  be  ta 
multitude  of  people; 

4  And  give  thee  ''  the  blessing  of 
Abraliam,  to  thee,  and  to  thy  seed 
witli  thee;  that  thon  mayest  in- 
herit the  land  t*  wherein  thou  art 
a  stranger,  which  God  gave  unto 
Abrahain. 

5  And  Isaac  sent  away  Jacob: 
and  he  went  to  Padan-aram  unto 
Laban,  son  of  Belhuel  the  Syrian, 
the  brother  of  Rebekah,  Jacob's 
and  Esau's  mother. 

6  If  When  Esau  saw  that  Isaac 
had  blessed  Jacob,  and  sent  him 
away  to  Padan-ai'am,  to  take  him 
a  wiYe  from  tlience;  and  that  as 
he  blessed  him  he  gave  him  a 
charge,  saying.  Thou  shalt  not 
take  a  wife  of  the  daughters  of 
Canaan ; 

7  And  that  Jacob  obeyed  his  fa- 
ther and  his  mother,  and  was 
gone  to  Padan-aram; 

8  And  Esau  seeing  *that  the 
daughters  of  Canaan  t  pleased  not 
Isaac  his  father; 

9  Then  went  Esau  unto  I.shmael, 
and  took  unto  the  wives  whiclr  he 
had  ^Mahalath  the  daughter  of 
Ishmael  Abraham's  son,  "'the 
sister  of  jSTebajoth,  to  be  his  wife. 

10  %  And  Jacob  "went  out  from 
Beer-sheba,  and  went  toward  "Ha- 
ran. 

11  And  he  lighted  upon  a  certain 
place,  and  tarried  tliere  all  night, 
because  the  sun  was  set;  and  lie 
took  of  the  stones  of  that  place, 
and  put  them  for  his  pillows,  and 
lay  down  in  that  place  to  sleep. 

12  And  hep  dreamed,  and  behold 
a  ladder  set  up  on  the  earth,  and 
the  top  of  it  reached  to  heaven : 
and  behold  <i  the  angels  of  God  as- 
cending and  descending  on  it. 

13 '•And,  behold,  the  Lord  stood 
above  it,  and  said,  s  I  am  the  Lord 
God  of  Abraham  thy  father,  and 
the  God  of  Isaac:  *  the  land  where- 
on thou  liest,  to  thee  will  I  give  it, 
and  to  thy  seed ; 

14  And  « thy  seed  shall  be  as  the 
dust  of  the  earth;  and  thou  shalt 
t spread  abroad  "'to  the  west,  and 
to  the  east,  and  to  the  north,  and 
to  the  south:  and  in  thee  and -^ in 
thy  seed  shall  all  the  families  of 
the  earth  be  blessed. 

15  And,  behold,  .v  I  am  with  thee, 
and  will  «keep  thee  in  all  places 
whither    thou    goest,    and    will 

30 


"bring  thee  again  into  this  land; 
for  ''I  will  not  leave  thee,  f until 

1  have  done  that  which  I  have 
spoken  to  thee  of 

IG  !f  And  Jacob  awaked  out  of 
his  sleep,  and  he  said,  Surely  the 
Lord  is  in  ''this  place;  and  I 
knew  it  not. 

17  And  he  was  afraid,  and  said, 
How  dreadful  is  this  place !  this 
is  none  other  but  the  house  of 
God,  and  this  is  the  gate  of  heaven. 

18  And  Jacob  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  took  the  stone 
that  he  had  put  /or  his  pillows, 
and  ('set  it  up  /o?- a  pillar,  /and 
poured  oil  upon  the  top  of  it. 

19  And  he  called  the  name  of 
.9  that  place  II  Beth-el :  but  the 
name  of  that  city  ivas  called  Luz 
at  the  first. 

'20  ''And  Jacob  vowed  a  vow, 
saying  If  'God  will  be  with  me, 
and  will  keep  me  in  this  way  that 
I  go,  and  will  give  me  f'  bread  to 
eat,  and  raiment  to  put  on, 

21  So  that  'I  come  again  to  my 
father's  house  in  peace;  "'then 
shall  the  Lord  be  my  God: 

22  And  this  stone,  which  I  have 
set. for  a  pillar,  "shall  be  God's 
house :  «  and  of  all  that  thou  shalt 
give  me  I  will  surely  give  the 
tenth  unto  thee. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  Jacob  Cometh  to  the  well  of  Haran.  9  He  taketh 
acquaintance  of  Rachel.  13  Laban  entertaineth 
him.  18  Jiicob  covenanteth  for  Rachel.  23  He 
is  deceived  with  Leah.  28  He  marrieth  also  Ra- 
chel, and  serveth  for  her  seven  years  more.  32 
Ltah  beareth  Reuben,  33  Simeon,  34  Levi,  35 
and  Judah. 

THEN  Jacob  t  went  on  his  jour- 
ney, "and  came  into  the  land 
of  the  t  people  of  the  east. 

2  And  he  looked,  and  behold  a 
well  in  the  field,  and,  lo,  there 
we7'e  three  flocks  of  sheep  lying 
by  it ;  for  out  of  that  well  they 
watered  the  flocks:  and  a  great 
stone  was  upon  the  well's  mouth. 

3  And  thither  were  all  the  flocks 
gathered :  and  they  rolled  the 
stone  from  the  well's  mouth,  and 
watered  the  sheep,  and  put  the 
stone  again  upon  the  weir.s  mouth 
in  his  place. 

4  And  Jacob  said  unto  them,  My 
brethren,  whence  be  ye  ?  And  they 
said.  Of  Haran  are  we. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Know 
ye  Laban  the  son  of  Xahor?  And 
they  said.  We  know  /lim.. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  i'>Is  he 
well?  And  they  said,  He  is  well: 
and,  behold,  Rachel  his  daughter 
cometh  with  the  sheep. 

7  And  he  said,  Lo,  t?<  is  yet  high 
day,  neither  is  it  time  that  the 
cattle  should  be  gathered  togeth- 
er: water  ye  the  sheep,  and  go 
a7id  feed  them. 

8  And  they  said.  We  cannot,  until 
all  the  flocks  be  gathered  togeth- 


Bcfore 
CHRIST 

about  1760. 


ach.  35.  G. 
A  Deut.  31.  6, 

8. 

Josh.  1.  5. 

1  Kin.  P.  57. 

Hel).  13.  5. 
c  Num.  23. 10. 
d  Kx.  3.  5. 

Josh.  5.  15. 


ech.  31.  13, 

45.  Ac  35.  14. 
/Lev.  8.  10, 

11,  12. 

Num.  7.  1. 
«■  Judg.  1.  23, 

26. 

Hos.  4.  15. 
II  That  is,  Tha 

house  of  God, 
Ach.  31.  13. 

Judg.  11.  30. 

2  Sam.  15.  8. 
i  ver.  15. 
*  1  Tim.  6.  8. 
ZJudg.  11.  31. 

2Sam.  19.  24, 

30. 
m  Deut.  26. 

17. 

2  Sam.  15.  8. 

2  Kings  5.  17. 
71  ch.  35.  7,  14. 
0  Lev.  27.  30. 


t  Heh.  lifted 
up  his  feet. 

a  Num.  23.  7. 
Hos.  12.  12. 

tHeb. 
children. 


tHeb.  Is 
there  peace 
to  htm  .' 

b  ch.  43.  27. 

t  Heb. 

yet  the  day 
is  great. 


Jacob  meeteth  with  Rachel. 


GENESIS. 


Jacob  marrieth  Rachel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1760. 


ech.  3S.  4.  Sc 
45.  14,  15. 

fch.  13.  8.  & 

14.  14,  16. 
{■  ch.  24.  28. 

tHeh. 

hearing. 
ftcli.  24.  29. 


tch.  2.  23. 

Judg.  9.  2. 

2  Sam.  5.  1. 

<k  19.  12,  13. 
f  Heb. 

a  month  of 

days. 


tch.  31.  41. 
2  Sam.  3.  14. 


Ich.  30.  26. 
Hos.  12.  12. 


1753. 

i  Judg.  15.  1. 


n  .Judg.  14. 10. 
John  2.  1,  2. 


er,  and  till  tliey  roll  the  stone  from 
the  well's  mouth ;  then  we  water 
the  sheep. 

9  ^  And  while  he  yet  spake  with 
them,  <;  Rachel  came  with  her  fa^ 
ther's  sheep :  for  she  kept  them. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
.Tacob  saw  Rachel  the  daughter  of 
Lataan  his  mother's  brother,  and 
the  sheep  of  Laban  his  mother's 
brother,  that  Jacob  went  near,  and 
'I  rolled  the  stone  from  the  well's 
mouth,  and  watered  the  flock  of 
Laban  his  mother's  brother. 

11  And  Jacob  « kissed  Rachel, 
and  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept. 

12  And  Jacob  told  Rachel  that  he 
jvnsfhQT  father's  brother,  and  that 
he  was  Rebekah's  son:  »and  she 
ran  and  told  her  father. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  La- 
ban heard  the  ^^tidings  of  Jacob  his 
sister's  son,  that  ''he  ran  to  meet 
him,  and  embraced  him,  and  kiss- 
ed him,  and  brought  him  to  his 
house.  And  he  told  Laban  all 
these  things. 

14  And  Laban  said  to  him, » Surely 
thou  art  my  bone  and  my  flesh. 
And  he  abode  with  him  t  the  space 
of  a  month. 

15  T  And  Laban  said  unto  Jacob, 
Because  thou  art  my  brother, 
shoulde.st  thou  therefore  serve  me 
for  nought  ?  tell  me,  what  shall 
thy  wages  be? 

16  And  Laban  had  two  daugh- 
ters: tlie  name  of  the  elder  was 
Leah,  and  the  name  of  the  young- 
er was  Rachel. 

17  Leah  ii:as  tender  eyed  ;  but 
Rachel  was  beautiful  and  well 
favoured. 

18  And  Jacob  loved  Rachel ;  and 
said,  f^  I  will  serve  thee  seven  years 
for  Rachel  thy  younger  daugh- 
ter. 

19  And  Laban  said,  It  is  better 
that  I  give  her  to  thee,  than  that 
I  should  give  her  to  another  man : 
abide  with  me. 

20  And  Jacob  ?  served  seven  years 
for  Rachel ;  and  they  seemed  unto 
him  but  a  few  days,  for  the  love 
he  had  to  her. 

21  %  And  Jacob  said  unto  Laban, 
Give  me  my  wife,  for  my  days  are 
fiilfilled,  that  I  may  '« go  in  unto 
her. 

22  And  Laban  gathered  together 
all  the  men  of  the  place,  and 
n  made  a  feast. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
evening,  that  he  took  Leah  his 
daughter,  and  brought  her  to  him ; 
and  he  went  in  unto  her. 

24  And  Laban  gave  unto  his 
daughter  Leah  Zilpah  his  maid 
for  a  handmaid. 

2.5  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in 
the  morning,  behold,  it  was  Leah : 
and  he  said  to  Laban,  What  is 
this  thou  ha.st  done  unto  me?  did 
not  I  serve  with  thee  for  Rachel  ? 


wherefore  then  hast  thou  beguiled 
me"? 

26  And  Laban  said.  It  must  not  be 
so  done  in  our  +  country,  to  give 
the  younger  before  the  firstborn. 

27  0  Fulfil  her  week,  and  we  will 
give  thee  this  also  for  the  service 
which  thou  shall  serve  with  me 
yet  seven  other  years. 

28  And  Jacob  did  so,  and  fulfilled 
her  week:  and  he  gave  him  Ra- 
chel his  daughter  to  wife  also. 

29  And  Laban  gave  to  Rachel  his 
daughter  Bilhah  his  handmaid  to 
be  her  maid. 

30  And  he  went  in  also  unto  Ra- 
chel, and  he  i^  loved  also  Rachel 
more  than  Leah,  and  served  with 
him  5  yet  seven  other  years. 

31  %  And  when  the  Lord  '■saw 
that  Leah  was  hated,  he  *  open- 
ed her  womb:  but  Rachel  was 
barren. 

32  And  Leah  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son ;  and  she  called  his  name 
!!  Reuben :  for  she  said,  Surely 
the  LoKD  hath  <  looked  upon  my 
affliction;  now  therefore  my  hus- 
band will  love  me. 

.33  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  son ;  and  said,  Because  the 
Lord  hath  heard  that  I  was  hated, 
he  hath  therefore  given  me  this 
son  also :  and  she  called  his  name 
I!  Simeon. 

34  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  son;  and  said,  Now  this 
time  Avill  my  husband  be  joined 
unto  me,  because  I  have  borne 
him  tliree  sons :  therefore  was  his 
name  called  II  Levi. 

3-5  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  son  ;  and  she  said,  oS^ow  will 
I  praise  the  Loei>:  therefore  she 
called  his  name  «!lJudah;  and 
t  left  bearing. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  Rachel,  in  grief  for  her  barrenness,  giveth 
Bilhah  her  maid  unto  Jacob.  5  She  beareth 
Dan  and  Naphtali.  9  Leah  giveth  Zilpah  her 
maid,  who  beareth  Gad  and  Asher.  14  Reuben 
findeth  mandrakes,  with  which  Leak  buyeth  her 
husband  of  Rachel.  11  Leah  beareth  Issachar, 
Zebulun,  and  Dinah.  22  Rachel  beareth  Jo- 
seph.  25  Jacob  desireth  to  depart.  27  Laban 
stayeth  him  on  a  new  covenant.  3T  Jacobus 
policy,  whereby  he  became  rich. 

AXD  when  Rachel  saw  that 
IS.,  a  she  bare  Jacob  no  children, 
Rachel  ''envied  her  sister;  and 
said  unto  Jacob,  Give  me  chil- 
dren, «or  else  I  die. 

2  And  Jacob's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Rachel ;  and  he  said,  <iAin 
I  in  God's  stead,  who  hath  with- 
held from  thee  the  fruit  of  the 
womb  ? 

3  And  she  said.  Behold  emy 
maid  Bilhah,  go  in  unto  her; 
/and  she  shall  bear  upon  my 
knees,  ffthat  I  may  also  thave 
children  bv  her. 

4  And  she  gave  him  Bilhah  her 
handmaid  '«to  wife:  and  Jacob 
went  in  unto  her. 

31 


lie  fore 
CHRIST 

1753. 


i  Heb.  place. 
oJudg.  14.  12 


p  ver.  20. 
Deut.  21.  15. 

7ch.  30.  26.  ik 

31.  41. 

llos.  12.  12. 
r  Ps.  127.  3. 
sch.  30.  1. 

about  1752. 

!!That  is, 

Sec  a  son. 
tT.\.  3.  7.  k 

4.  31. 

Deut.  2B.  7. 

Ps.  25.  18. 

it  IOC.  44. 

about  1751. 


CThat  is. 
Hearing. 

about  1750. 

"  That  is. 
Joined. 
See>um.  18. 
2,  4. 

about  1740. 

u  Matt.  1.  2. 
:  That  is, 

Praise. 
tHeb. 

stood  from. 

bearing. 


about  1749. 

ach.  29.  31. 
bc\i.  37.  11. 

c  Job  5.  2. 

d  ch.  16.  2. 
1  Sam.  1.  5. 


e  ch.  16.  2. 

/ch.  .50.  23. 

Job  3.  12. 
S-ch.  16.  2. 
■^  Heb.  be 

built  by  her. 
h  ch.  16.  3.  & 

35.  22. 


Rachel  envieth  her  sister. 


GENESIS. 


Lahan  stayeth  Jacob. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1748. 


i  Ps.  35.  24.  ic. 
43.  1. 
Lam.  3.  50. 

II  That  is, 
Judging. 

about  1747. 

tHeb. 

wrestlings 

of  God, 

c"h.  23.  6. 
II  That  is.  My 

wrestling, 
k  Called, 

Matt.  4.  13, 

Nephthalim. 

about  1749. 

i  vcr.  4. 

about  174S. 


II  That  is, 
A  troop,  or, 
company. 
Is.  65.  11. 

about  1747. 

t  Heb.  In  my 

happiness, 
m  Prov.  31. 

28. 

Luke  1.  48. 
II  That  is, 

Happy. 

about  1748. 

nch.  25.  30. 

oNum.  16.  9, 
13. 


about  1747. 


II  Tliat  is, 
A   hire. 

about  1746. 

II  That  is. 
Dwelling. 

p  Called, 
Matt.  4.  13, 
jCafiulun. 

about  1745. 

II  That  is, 
Judgment. 

7  eh.  8.  1. 
1  Sam.  1.  19. 

reh.  29.  31. 

about  1745. 


5  And  Bilhah  conceived,  and 
bare  Jacob  a  son. 

G  And  Rachel  said,  God  hatli 
ijudged  me,  and  hath  also  heard 
my  voice,  and  hath  given  me 
a  son:  therelbre  called  she  his 
name  II  Dan. 

7  And  Bilhah  Rachel's  maid  con- 
ceived again,  and  bare  Jacob  a 
second  son. 

8  And  Rachel  said.  With  t great 
wrestlings  have  I  wrestled  witli 
my  si.ster,  and  I  have  prevailed: 
and  she  called  his  name  II  ^'  jSTaph- 
tali. 

9  When  Leah  saw  that  she  had 
left  bearing,  she  took  Zilpah  her 
maid,  and  'gave  her  Jacob  to 
wife. 

10  And  Zilpah  Leah's  maid  bare 
Jacob  a  son. 

11  And  Leah  said,  A  troop  Com- 
eth :  and  she  called  his  name 
II  Gad. 

12  And  Zilpah  Leah's  maid  bare 
Jacob  a  second  son. 

13  And  Leah  said,  t  Happy  am 
I,  for  the  daughters  "'will  call  me 
blessed :  and  she  called  his  name 
llAsher. 

14  1  And  Reuben  went  in  the 
days  of  wheat  harvest,  and  found 
mandrakes  in  the  field,  and 
brought  them  unto  his  mother 
Leah.  Then  Rachel  said  to  Leah, 
«Give  me,  I  pray  thee,  of  thy 
son's  mandrakes. 

1.5  And  she  said  unto  her,  "Z? 
(Y-  a  small  matter  that  thou  hast 
taken  my  husband  ?  and  wouldest 
thou  take  awaj'  my  son's  man- 
drakes also?  And  Rachel  said, 
Therefore  he  sliall  lie  witli  thee 
to  night  for  thy  son's  inandrakes. 

16  And  Jacob  came  out  of  the 
field  in  the  evening,  and  Leah 
went  out  to  meet  him,  and  said. 
Thou  must  come  in  unto  me; 
for  surely  I  have  hired  thee  with 
my  son's  mandrakes.  And  he 
lay  witli  her  that  niglit. 

17  And  God  hearkened  unto 
Leah,  and  she  conceived,  and 
bare  Jacob  the  fifth  son. 

18  And  Leah  said,  God  hath 
given  me  my  hire,  because  I 
have  given  my  maiden  to  my 
husband :  and  she  called  his 
name  II  Lssachar. 

19  And  Leali  conceived  again, 
and  bare  Jacob  the  sixth  son. 

20  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  en- 
dued me  ivitli  a  good  dowry ;  now 
will  my  husband  dwell  with  me, 
because  I  have  borne  him  six 
sons :  and  she  called  his  name 
Up  Zebu!  un. 

21  And  afterwards  she  bare  a 
daughter,  and  called  her  name 
II  Dinah. 

22  *l  And  God  9 remembered 
Rachel,  and  God  hearkened  to 
her,  and  '•opened  her  womb. 

23  And  she  conceived,  and  bare 

32 


a  son  :  and  said,  God  hath  taken 
away  « my  reproach : 

24  And "  she  called  his  name 
II  Joseph;  and  said,  <The  Lord 
shall  add  to  me  another  son. 

2.5  \  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Rachel  had  borne  Joseph,  that 
Jacob  said  unto  Laban,  «Send  me 
away,  that  I  may  go  unto  ^  mine 
own  place,  and  to  my  country. 

20  Give  me  my  wives  and  my 
children,  a: for  whom  I  have  serv- 
ed thee,  and  let  me  go :  for  thou 
knowest  my  service  which  I  have 
done  thee. 

27  And   Laban   said  unto   him, 

1  pray  thee,  if  I  have  found 
favour  in  thine  eyes,  tarry :  for 
yl  have  learned  by  experience 
that  the  Lord  hath  blessed  me 

2  for  thy  sake. 

28  And  he  said,  "Appoint  me  thy 
wages,  and  I  will  give  it. 

29  And  he  said  unto  him,  *Thou 
knowest  how  I  have  served  thee, 
and  how  thy  cattle  was  with 
me. 

30  For  it  ivas  little  which  thou 
hadst  before  I  came,  and  it  is  noiv 
t increased  unto  a  multitude;  and 
the  Lord  hath  blessed  thee  t  since 
my  coming :  and  now,  when  shall 
I  c  provide  for  mine  own  house 
also  ? 

31  And  he  said,  What  shall  I 
give  thee?  And  Jacob  said, 
Thou  Shalt  not  give  me  any  thing : 
if  thou  wilt  do  this  thing  for  me,  I 
will  again  feed  o?ir?  keep  thy  flock. 

.32  I  will  pass  through  "all  thy 
flock  to  day,  removing  from 
thence  all  the  speckled  and  spot- 
ted cattle,  and  all  the  brown  cat- 
tle among  the  sheep,  and  the 
spotted  and  speckled  among  the 
goats :  and  <i  of  such  shall  be  my 
hire. 

33  So  shall  my  c  righteousness 
answer  for  me  tin  time  to  come, 
when  it  shall  come  lor  my  hire 
before  thy  face :  every  one  that 
is  not  speckled  and  spotted  among 
the  goats,  and  brown  among  the 
sheep,  that  shall  be  counted  stolen 
with  me. 

;U  And  Laban  said.  Behold,  I 
would  it  might  be  according  to 
thy  word. 

3.5  And  he  removed  tliat  day  the 
he  goats  that  were  riiinstreuked 
and  spotted,  and  all  tlie  she  goats 
that  were  speckled  and  spotted, 
and  every  one  that  hacl  some 
wliite  in  it,  aijd  all  the  brown 
among  the  sheep,  and  gave  them 
into  tlie  hand  of  his  sons. 

3()  And  he  set  three  days'  jour- 
ney betwixt  himself  and  .Tacob : 
and  .Tacob  fed  the  rest  of  Laban's 
flocks. 

37  If  And  ./".Tacob  took  him  rods 
of  green  poplar,  and  of  tlie  hazel 
and  cliesnut  tree;  and  pilled 
white  streaks  in  them,  and  made 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1745. 


s  1  Sam.  1.  6. 

Is.  4.  1. 

Luke  1.  25. 
!l  That  is, 

Adding, 
tch.  35.  17. 
H  eh.  24.  54, 

56. 
w  eh.  18.  33. 

&  31.  55. 
X  ch.  29.  20, 

30. 


ych.  33.  3,  5. 
z  See  ch.  26. 

a  ch.  29.  15. 
bch.  31.  6,  38, 

39,  40. 

Matt.  24.  45. 

Tit.  2.  10. 


tHeb. 

broken  forth, 

ver.  43. 
t  Ileb. 

at  my  foot, 
cl  Tim.  5.  8. 


dch.  31.  8. 

e  Ps.  37.  6. 

tHeb. 
to  morrow, 
Ex.  13.  14. 


/Sec  ch.  31, 
9-12. 


Jacob  bccometh  rich. 


GENESIS. 


He  leavcth  Lahan. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  ir45. 


g  ver.  30. 
ftch.  13.  2.  & 

24.  3o.  &  26. 

13,  14. 


irso. 


oPs.  49.  18. 
6  ch.  4.  o. 

c  Dent.  28.  54. 
t  Heb.  as 

resterday 

and  the  day 

before, 

1  Sam.  19.  7. 
dch.  28.  15, 

20,  21.  &.  32. 


/  ver.  3. 
fch.  30.  29. 

ver.  33,  39, 

40,  41. 


k  ver.  41. 

I  Num.  14.  22. 

Keh.  4.  12. 

Job  19.  3. 

Zech.  S.  23. 
k  ch.  20.  6. 

Ps.  105.  14. 
Ich.  30.  32. 


the  white  appear  which  was  iu  I 
the  rod.s.  I 

38  And  he  set  the  rods  which  he 
had  pilled  before  the  flocl<s  in  the 
gutter.s  in  the  watering  troughs  { 
wlien  the  fiocks  came  to  drink, 
that  they  should  conceive  when  | 
they  came  to  drink. 

39  And  the  flocks  conceived  be- 
fore the  rods,  and  brought  forth 
cattle  ringstreaked,  speckled,  and 
spotted. 

40  And  Jacob  did  separate  the 
lambs,  and  set  the  faces  of  the 
flocks  toward  the  ringstreaked. 
and  all  tlie  brown  in  the  flock  of 
Laban ;  and  he  put  his  own  flocks 
by  themselves,  and  put  them  not 
unto  Laban's  cattle. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass,  whenso- 
ever the  stronger  cattle  did  con- 
ceive, that  Jacob  laid  the  rods  be- 
fore the  e.ves  of  the  cattle  in  the 
gutters,  ttiat  they  might  conceive 
among  the  rods. 

42  But  when  the  cattle  were 
feeble,  he  put  Iheni  not  in :  so 
the  feebler  were  Laban's,  and  the 
stronger  Jacob's. 

43  And  the  man  s'increa.sed  ex- 
ceedingly, and  ''had  much  cattle, 
and  maidservants,  and  menserv- 
ants,  and  camels,  and  asses. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  Jacob  vpon  displeasure  deparletk  secretly.  19 
Rachel  stealeth  her  father's  irnriges.  22  La- 
ban  pursueth  after  him,  26  and  complaineth  of 
the  wron^.  34  Rachel's  policy  to  hide  the  im- 
ages. 36  Jacob's  complaint  of  Laban.  44 
The  covenant  of  Laban  and  Jacob  at  Galeed. 

AXD  he  heard  the  words  of  La- 
J\  ban's  sons,  saying,  Jacob  hath 
taken  away  all  that  was  our  fa- 
ther's; and  of  that  which  icas  our 
father's  hath  he  gotten  all  this 
a  glory. 

2  And  Jacob  beheld  ^the  counte- 
nance of  Laban,  and,  behold,  it 
ivas  not  c  toward  him  +as  before. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jacob, 
(^  Return  unto  the  land  of  thj^  fa- 
thers, and  to  thy  kindred;  and  I 
will  be  with  thee. 

4  And  Jacob  sent  and  called  Ra- 
chel and  Leah  to  the  field  unto 

'  his  flock, 

\  o  And  said  unto  them. « I  see  your 
father's  countenance,  that  it  i-s  not 
toward  me  as  before;  but  the  God 
of  my  father  .^hath  been  with  me. 

6  And  f/ye  know  that  with  all 
my  power  I  have  served  your  fa- 
ther. 

7  And  your  father  hath  deceived 
me,  and  /'changed  my  wages  'ten 
times ;  but  God  /'  suffered  him  not 
to  hurt  me. 

8  If  he  said  thus,  i  The  speckled 
.shall  be  thy  wages ;  then  all  the 
cattle  bare  speckled:  and  if  he 
said  thus.  The  ringstreaked  shall 
be  thy  hire ;  then  bare  all  the  cat- 
tle ringstreaked. 

9  Thus  God  hath  »«■  taken  away 

3 


the  cattle  of  your  father,  and  giv- 
en them  to  me. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
time  that  the  cattle  conceived,  that 
I  lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  saw  in 
a  dream,  and,  behold,  the  II  rams 
which  leaped  upon  the  cattle  were 
ringstreaked,  speckled,  and  griz- 
zled. 

11  And  "the  angel  of  God  spake 
unto  me  in  a  dream,  saying,  Jacob : 
and  I  said.  Here  am  I. 

12  And  he  said,  Lift  up  now  thine 
eyes,  and  see,  all  the  rams  which 
leap  upon  the  cattle  are  ring- 
streaked, speckled,  and  grizzled: 
for  "I  have  seen  all  that  Laban 
doeth  unto  thee. 

13  I  am  the  God  of  Beth-el, 
p  where  thou  anointedst  the  pillar, 
and  where  thou  vowedst  a  vow 
unto  me:  now  ?  arise,  get  thee  out 
from  this  land,  and  return  unto 
the  land  of  thy  kindred. 

14  And  Rachel  and  l^eah  answer- 
ed and  said  unto  him,  r  Is  there  yet 
any  portion  or  inheritance  for  us 
in  bur  father's  house? 

lo  Are  we  not  counted  of  him 
strangers?  for  «he  hath  sold  us, 
and  hath  quite  devoured  also  our 
money. 

16  For  all  the  riches  which  God 
hath  taken  from  our  father,  that 
is  ours,  and  our  children's :  now 
then,  whatsoever  God  hath  said 
unto  thee,  do. 

17  ^  Then  Jacob  rose  up,  and 
set  his  sons  and  his  wives  upon 
camels; 

18  And  he  carried  away  all  his 
cattle,  and  all  his  goods  which  he 
had  gotten,  the  cattle  of  his  get- 
ting, which  he  had  gotten  iu  Pa- 
dan-aram,  for  to  go  to  Isaac  his 
father  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

19  And  Laban  went  to  shear  his 
sheep :  and  Rachel  had  stolen  the 
+ 1  images  that  were  her  father's. 

20  And  Jacob  stole  away  tuna- 
wares  to  Laban  the  Sj'rian,  in 
that  he  told  him  not  that  he  fled. 

21  So  he  fled  with  all  that  he  had ; 
and  he  rose  up,  and  passed  over 
the  river,  and  «  set  his  face  toward 
the  mount  Gilead. 

22  And  it  was  told  Laban  on  the 
third  day,  that  Jacob  was  fled. 

23  And  he  took  «his  brethren  with 
him,  and  pursued  after  him  seven 
days'  journey ;  and  they  overtook 
him  in  the  mount  Gilead. 

24  And  God  .vcame  to  Laban  the 
Syrian  in  a  dream  by  night,  and 
said  unto  him,  Take  heed  that 
thou  2  speak  not  to  Jacob  t  either 
good  or  bad. 

25  ^  Then  Laban  overtook  Jacob. 
Xow  Jacob  liad  pitched  his  tent  in 
the  mount:  and  Laban  with  his 
brethren  pitched  in  the  mount  of 
Gilead. 

26  And  Laban  said  to  Jacob, 
What  hast  thou  done,  that  thou 

33 


Before 
CHRIST 

1739. 


pch.  28.  la, 

19,20. 
?  ver.  3. 

ch.  32.  9. 


s  ch.  29.  15, 

27. 


1739. 


tHeb. 

teraphim, 

Judg.  17.  5. 

1  Sam.  19. 13. 

Hos.  3.  i. 
t  ch.  35.  2. 
t  Heb. 

the  heart  of 

Laban. 
o  ch.  40.  28. 

2KiQ.  12.  IT. 

Luke  9.  61, 

53. 
X  ch.  13.  8. 


ych.  20.  3. 
Job  33.  IS. 
Matt.  1.  20. 

z  ch.  24.  60, 
t  Heb.  from, 
good  to  bad. 


Laban  pursueth  after  Jacob. 


GENESIS. 


The  covenant  between  them. 


Before 

CHRIST 

173D. 


a  1  S,im.  30.! 
t  Heb.  hast 
stolen  me. 


b  ver.  55. 
Rulli  1.9, 
11. 

1  Kings  19. 
20. 

Acts  20.  37. 
f  1  Sam.  13. 
13. 

2  Chr.  16.  9. 
(f  ver.  53. 

oh.  28.  13. 
«  ver.  24. 


/ver.  19. 
Judg.  18.  24. 


+  Heb.  felt. 


k  E.T.  20.  12. 
Lev.  19.  3'i. 


tHeb./ctt. 


lEx.  22.  10, 
6i.c. 

I  Ex.  22.  12. 


liast  stolen  away  unawares  to  me, 
and  n  carried  away  my  daughters, 
as  captives  ia/cen  with  tlie  sword  ? 

27  Wherefore  didst  thou  iiee 
away  secreily,  and  t  steal  away 
from  me;  and  didst  not  tell  me, 
that  I  might  have  sent  thee  away 
with  mirth,  and  with  songs,  with 
tabret,  and  with  harp  ? 

28  And  hast  not  suffered  me  *  to 
kiss  my  sons  and  my  daughters  ? 
c  thou  hast  now  done  foolishly  in 
so  doing. 

29  It  is  in  the  power  of  my  hand 
to  do  you  hurt:  but  the  f^God  of 
your  father  spake  unto  me  « yes- 
ternight, saying,  Take  thou  heed 
thattliou  speak  not  to  Jacob  either 
good  or  bad. 

30  And  now,  though  thou  wouldest 
needs  be  gone,  because  thou  sore 
longedst  after  thj'  father's  house, 
yet  wherelbre  hast  thou  /stolen 
my  gods  ? 

31  And  Jacob  answered  and  said 
to  Laban,  Because  I  was  afraid : 
for  I  said,  Peradventure  tliou 
wouldest  take  by  force  thy 
daughters  from  me. 

;G  With  whomsoever  thou  find- 
est  thy  gods,  fflet  him  not  live: 
before  our  brethren  discern  thou 
what  is  thine  with  me,  and  take 
it  to  thee.  For  Jacob  knew  not 
that  Rachel  had  stolen  them. 

33  And  Laban  went  into  Jacob's 
tent,  and  into  ijeah's  tent,  and  into 
the  two  maidservants'  tents ;  but 
he  found  them  not.  Then  went  he 
out  of  Leah's  tent,  and  entered 
into  Rachel's  tent. 

34  Now  Rachel  had  taken  the 
images,  and  put  them  in  the 
camel's  furniture,  and  sat  upon 
them.  And  Laban  t  searched  all 
the  tent,  but  found  them  not. 

3o  And  she  said  to  her  father.  Let 
it  not  displease  my  lord  that  I 
cannot  ft  rise  up  before  thee;  for 
the  custom  of  women  is  upon  me. 
And  he  searched,  but  found  not 
the  images. 

36  %  And  Jacob  was  wroth,  and 
chode  with  Laban:  and  Jacob  an- 
swered and  said  to  Laban,  Wliat  is 
my  trespass?  what  is  my  sin, 
that  tliou  hast  so  hotly  pursued 
after  me  ? 

37  Whereas  thou  hast  t  searched 
all  my  stuff,  what  hast  thou  found 
of  all  thy  household  stuff?  set  it 
here  before  my  brethren  and  thy 
brctlu'en,  tliatthey  may  judge  be- 
twixt us  botli. 

38  This  twenty  years  have,  I  been 
with  tliee;  tliy  ewes  and  thy  she 
goats  liave  not  cast  their  young, 
and  the  rams  of  tliy  Hock  have  I 
not  eaten. 

39  i  That  which  was  torn  of  beasts 
I  brought  not  unto  thee;  I  bare 
the  loss  of  it;  of  ''my  hand  didst 
thou  require  it,  ivhether  stolen  by 
day,  or  stolen  by  night. 

34 


40  Thus  I  was ;  in  the  day  the 
drought  consumed  m.e,  and  the 
frost  by  night ;  and  my  sleep  de- 
parted from  mine  eyes. 

41  Thus  have  I  been  twenty  years 
in  thy  house :  1 1  served  thee  four- 
teen years  for  thy  two  daughters, 
and  six  years  for  thy  cattle; 
and  "ithou  hast  changed  my 
wages  ten  times. 

42  «  Except  the  God  of  my  father, 
the  God  of  Abraham,  and  » the 
fear  of  Isaac,  liad  l^een  with  me, 
surely  thou  hadst  sent  me  away 
now  empty,  p  God  hath  seen 
mine  affliction  and  the  labour  of 
my  hands,  and  3  rebuked  thee  ye%- 
ternight. 

43  If  And  Laban  answered  and 
said  unto  Jacob,  These  daughters 
are  my  daughters,  and  these  chil 
dren  are  my  children,  and  the.^e 
cattle  are  ray  cattle,  and  all  that 
thou  seest  is  mine  :  and  what  can 

I  do  this  daj'  unto  these  my 
daughters,  or  unto  their  children 
which  tliey  have  borne  ? 

44  Now  therefore  come  thou, 
'•let  us  make  a  covenant,  I  and 
thou  ;  s  and  let  it  be  for  a  witness 
between  me  and  thee. 

45  And  Jacob  t  took  a  stone,  and 
set  it  up  for  a  jjillar. 

4G  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  breth- 
ren, Gather  stones;  and  they  took 
stones,  and  made  a  heap":  and 
tliey  did  eat  there  upon  tlie  heap. 

47  And  Laban  called  it  llJegar- 
sahadutlia:  but  Jacob   called   it 

II  Galeed. 

48  And  Laban  said,  "This  heap 
is  a  witness  between  me  and  thee 
this  daj'.  Therefore  was  the  name 
of  it  called  Galeed, 

49  And  -c  II  Mizpah ;  for  he  said, 
The  Lord  watch  between  me  and 
thee,  when  we  are  absent  one  from 
another. 

50  If  thou  Shalt  afflict  my  daugh- 
ters, or  if  thou  Shalt  take  otiier 
wives  beside  my  daughters,  no 
man  is  witli  us;  see,  God  is  wit- 
ness betwixt  nie  asul  thee. 

51  And  Lai)an  said  to  Jacob,  Be- 
hold this  heap,  and  behold  this 
pillar,  wliich  1  have  cast  betwixt 
me  and  tliee; 

52  This  heap  be  \vitne.ss,  and  this 
pillar  be  witness,  tliat  I  will  not 
pass  over  this  heap  to  thee,  and 
tliat  thou  slialt  not  pass  over  this 
heap  and  this  pillar  unto  me,  for 
liarm. 

53  The  God  of  Abraham,  and  the 
God  of  Nahor,  tlio  God  of  their  la- 
ther, ."judge  betwixt  us.  And  Ja- 
cob zsware  by  "the  fear  of  his  fa- 
ther Isaac. 

54  Then  Jacob  II  offered  sacrifice 
upon  the  mount,  and  called  his 
brethren  to  cat  bread :  and  they 
did  eat  bread,  and  tarried  all 
night  in  the  mount. 

55  And  early  in  the  morning  La- 


Be  fore 

CHRIST 

1739. 


lc\\.  29.  27, 
23. 


nPs.  124.1,2. 
0  ver.  63. 
Is.  8.  13. 

pch.  29.  32. 
Ex.  3.  7. 

?1  Chr.  12. 
17. 
Jude  9. 


rch.  26.  28. 
J  Josh.  24.  27. 


BThat  is,  Tht 
heap  of  wit- 
ness.   ChalU. 

!l  That  is,  The 
heap  of  wit' 
ness.    Hel). 

u  .Tosh.  24. 
27. 

if  Judg.  11. 
29. 
1  Sam.  7.  5. 

II  That  is,  A 
beacon,  or, 
watchtoxeer. 


j/ch.  10.  5. 
jch.  21.  23 
a  ver.  42. 

II  Or,  HlUi 
beasts. 


Jacob's  messatje  to  Esau. 


GENESIS. 


Jacob's  name  is  changed. 


Defore 

CHRIST 

1739. 


bch.  28.  1. 

erh.  18.  33. 

&  30.  25. 


o,  Ps.  91.   U. 

Heb.  1.  U. 
iJosh.  5.  14. 

Ps.  103.  21. 

&  14?.  2. 

I.uke  2.  13. 
n  That  is 

Two  hosts, 

or,  camps, 
cell.  33.  14, 

16. 
d  ch.  36.  6, 

7,8. 

Deut.  2.  5. 

JoHh.  24.4. 
-  Hf,b.  field. 
<!Prov.  15.1. 
f.h.  30.  43. 


f  rh.33.  8,  15 


k  Ps.  50.  15. 
Uh.  28.  13. 
m  ch.  31.  3, 13. 


t  Heb. 

/  a7n  less 

than  all,   ^c. 
nch.  24.  27. 
o.TobS.  7. 


q  Hcs.  10.  14. 
■  Ileb.  upon, 
T  ch.  28. 13, 14, 


43.  11. 
)Y.  18.  IC. 


ban  rose  up,  and  kissed  his  sons 
and  hLs  daughters,  and  *  blessed 
them :  and  Laban  departed,  and 
c  returned  unto  his  place. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

I  Jacobus  vision  at  Mahanaim.  3  His  message 
to  Esau.  6  He  is  ajraid  of  Esau's  coming-.  9 
He  prayeth  for  deliverance.  13  He  sendeth  a 
present  to  Esau.  24  He  wrestleth  with  an  an- 
gel  at  Peniel,  where  he  is  called  Israel.  31  He 
halteth. 

iXD  Jacob  went  on  his  way,  and 

J\.  «the  angels  of  God  met  him. 

2  And  when  .Jacob  saw  them, 
he  said,  This  is  God's  ^host:  and 
he  called  the  name  of  that  place 

II  Mahanaim. 

3  And  Jacob  sent  messengers  be- 
fore him  to  Esau  his  'orother  « un- 
to the  land  of  Seir,  f'the  t country 
of  Edom. 

4  And  he  commanded  them,  say- 
ing, <;Thus  shall  ye  speak  unto 
my  lord  Esau ;  Thy  servant  Jacob 
salth  thus,  I  have  sojourned  with 
Laban,  and  stayed  there  until 
now : 

0  And  /I  have  oxen,  and  asses, 
flocks,  and  menservants,  and  wo- 
menservants:  and  I  have  sent  to 
tell  my  lord,  that  al  may  find 
grace  in  thy  sight. 

6  %  And  the  messengers  returned 
to  Jacob,  saying,  We  came  to  thy 
brother  Esau,  and  also  ''he  com- 
eth  to  meet  thee,  and  four  hun- 
dred men  with  him. 

7  Then  Jacob  was  greatly  afraid 
and  'distressed:  and  he  "divided 
the  people  that  icas  with  him,  and 
the  flocks,  and  herds,  and  the 
camels,  into  two  bands ; 

5  And  said,  If  Esau  come  to  the 
one  company,  and  smite  it,  then 
the  other  company  which  is  left 
shall  escape. 

9  H  /-And  Jacob  said,  'O  God  of 
my  father  Abraham,  and  God  of 
my  father  Isaac,  the  Lord  '"  which 
saidst  unto  me,  Eeturn  unto  thy 
country,  and  to  thy  kindred,  and  I 
Vvill  deal  well  with  thee : 

lot  I  am  not  worthy  of  the  least 
of  all  the  "mercies,  and  of  all  the 
truth,  which  thou  hast  shewed 
unto  thy  servant ;  for  with  c  my 
staff  I  passed  over  this  Jordan  ; 
and  now  I  am  become  two  bands. 

11 7}  Deliver  me.  I  pray  thee,  from 
the  hand  of  my  brother,  from  the 
hand  of  Esau  :  for  I  fear  him,  lest 
he  will  come  and  smite  me,  and 
vthe  mother  twith  the  children. 

12  And  '•thou  saidst,  I  will  surely 
do  thee  good,  and  make  thy  seed 
as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  which  can- 
not be  numbered  for  multitude. 

13  %  And  he  lodged  there  that 
same  niglit;  and  took  of  that 
which  came  to  his  hand  « a  pres- 
ent for  Esau  iiis  brother ; 

14  Two  hundred  she  goats  and 
twenty  he  goats,  two  hundred 
ewes  and  twenty  rams, 


1.5  Thirty  milch  camels  with 
their  colts,  forty  kine  and  ten 
bulls,  twenty  she  asses  and  ten 
foals. 

16  And  he  delivered  tJiem  into 
the  hand  of  his  servants,  every 
drove  by  themselves ;  and  said 
unto  his  servants.  Pass  over  be- 
fore me,  and  put  a  space  betwixt 
drove  and  drove. 

17  And  he  commanded  the  fore- 
most, saying.  When  Esau  my 
brother  meeteth  thee,  and  asketh 
thee,  saying,  Whose  art  thou  ?  and 
whither  goest  thou  ?  and  whose 
are  these  before  thee? 

18  Then  thou  shalt  say.  They  be 
thy  servant  Jacob's ;  it  is  a  pres- 
ent sent  unto  my  lord  Esau:  and, 
behold,  also  he  is  behind  us. 

19  And  so  commanded  he  the 
second,  and  the  third,  and  all  that 
followed  the  droves,  saying.  On 
this  manner  shall  ye  speak  unto 
Esau,  when  ye  find  him. 

20  And  say  ye  moreover.  Behold, 
thy  servant  Jacob  is  behind  us. 
For  he  said,  I  will  f  appease  him 
with  the  present  that  goeth  before 
me,  and  afterward  I  will  see  his 
face ;  peradventure  he  will  accept 
t  of  me. 

21  So  went  the  present  over  be- 
fore him ;  and  himself  lodged  that 
night  in  the  company. 

22  And  he  rose  up  that  night,  and 
took  his  two  wives,  and  his  wo- 
menservants,  and  his  eleven  sons, 
«  and  passed  over  the  ford  Jabbok. 

23  And  he  took  them,  and  tsent 
them  over  the  brook,  and  sent 
over  that  he  had. 

24  ^  And  Jacob  was  left  alone; 
and  there  2:  wrestled  a  man  with 
him  until  the  t breaking  of  the 
day. 

25  And  when  he  saw  that  he  pre- 
vailed not  against  him,  he  touched 
the  hollow  of  his  thigh  ;  and  ,"  the 
hollow  of  Jacob's  thigh  was  out  of 
joint,  as  he  wrestled  with  him. 

20  And  ^he  said,  Let  me  go,  for 
the  day  breaketh.  And  he  said, 
a  I  will  not  let  thee  go,  except  thou 
bless  me. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him.  What 
is  thy  name?  And  he  said,  Jacob. 

28  And  he  said,  i  Thy  name  shall 
be  called  no  more  Jacob,  but  li  Is- 
rael: for  as  a  prince  ha.st  thou 
<^  power  with  God  and  '^  with  men, 
and  hast  prevailed. 

29  And  Jacob  asked  him,  and 
said.  Tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  thy 
name.  And  he  said,  c  Wherefore 
is  it  (hat  thou  dost  ask  after  my 
name?  And  he  blessed  him  there. 

30  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of 
the  place  II  Peniel :  for  fl  have 
seen  God  face  to  face,  and  my 
life  is  preserved. 

31  And  as  he  passed  over  Penuel 
the  sun  rose  upon  him,  and  he 
halted  upon  his  thigh. 

3.5 


Before 
CHRIST 

1739. 


(  Prov.  21.  14. 


tHeb. 
my  fact. 
Job  42.  8,  9. 


u  Deut.  3.  !6. 
T  Heb.  caused 
to  pass. 


X  Hos.  12.  3,  4. 
Eph.  6.  12. 

t  Heb. 

ascending  of 
the  morning. 

!/See  Matt. 
26.  41. 
2  Cor.  12.  7. 

s  See  Luke 
24.  28. 
a  He's.  12.  4. 


b  ch.  35.  10. 

2  Kings  17. 

34. 
1:  That  is,  .1 

prince  of 

God. 
c  Hos.  12.  3,  4. 
dch.  25.  31. 

&  27.33. 
eJudg.  13.  18. 
II  That  13,  The 

face  of  God. 
/ch.  16.  13. 

Ex.24.  l\.ic 

B3.  20. 

Deut.  5.  24. 

Juds.  C.  22. 

&  13.  22. 

I8.  C.  5. 


Esau's  Mildness  to  Jacob, 


GENESIS. 


Dinah  ravished  hy  Shcchem. 


Defore 

c  II  nisT 
1759. 


h  cii.  18.2.  & 
12.  6.  <k  43. 


c  ch.  32.  28. 
J  ch.  45.  14, 


t  Heb. 

lo  thee  ? 
ech.  48.  9. 

Vs.  127.  3. 

Is.  8. 18. 


r  }Ieh. 

What   i«    all 

this  Imnd  to 

thee  I 
/-h.  32.  16. 
f  .-li.  32.  0. 
r  Hcl).  he 

tiiut  lo  thee 

1 1,  a 

I  hi 


\» 


h  'h.   SX  3. 

•jriuMi.  3.  13. 

<<c  14.  24,  2H, 

3J. 

-Matt.  18.  10. 
i.IudK.  1.  10. 

1  5ia:n.  2j. 
27.  &  30.  2R. 

2  Kings  0.  15. 
!  III.'!.. 

«/^  things, 
Phil.  4.  18. 
;t2  Kings  5. 
23. 


32  Therefore  the  children  of  Is- 
rael eat  not  of  the  sinew  wliich 
shrank,  which  is  upon  the  liollow 
of  the  thigh,  unto  this  day;  be- 
cause he  touched  the  hollow  of 
Jacob's  thigh  in  the  sinew  that 
shrank. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1  The  lindness  of  Jacob  and  Esau  at  thnr  mf  cl- 
ing. 17  Jacob  Cometh  to  Succoth.  18  jlt  Sha- 
Icm  he  bxtyth  n  field,  and  buildelh  an  altar 
called  El-Elohe'Isracl. 

AND  Jacob  lifted  up  his  ej'es, 
.  and  looked,  and,  behold, 
«Esau  came,  and  with  him  four 
hundred  men.  And  he  divided 
the  children  unto  Leah,  and  unto 
llachel,  and  unto  the  two  hand- 
maids. 

2  And  he  put  the  handmaids  and 
their  children  foremost,  and  Leah 
and  her  children  after,  and  Ra- 
chel and  Joseph  hindermost. 

3  And  he  passed  over  before 
them,  and  ^  bowed  himself  to  the 
ground  seven  times,  until  he  came 
near  to  his  brother. 

4  cAnd  Esau  ran  to  meet  him, 
and  embraced  him,  rfand  fell  on 
his  neck,  and  kissed  him:  and 
they  wept. 

5  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
saw  the  women  and  the  children, 
and  said.  Who  are  those  twith 
thee?  And  he  said.  The  children 
c  which  God  hath  graciously  given 
thj'  servant. 

G  Then  the  handmaidens  came 
near,  they  and  their  children,  and 
they  bowed  themselves. 

7  And  Leah  also  with  her  chil- 
dren came  near,  and  bowed  them- 
selves: and  aiter  came  Joseph 
near  and  llachel,  and  they  bowed 
themselves. 

S  And  he  said,  tWhat  meanest 
thou  by  ./'all  this  drove  which  I 
met?  And  ho  said.  These  are  aio 
find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord. 

9  And  J'Isau  said,  I  have  enough, 
my  brother ;  t  keep  that  thou  hast 
unto  thyself. 

10  And  Jacob  said,  Nay,  I  praj^ 
thee,  if  now  I  have  found  grace 
in  thy  sight,  then  receive  my 
present  at  "my  hand  :  lor  theref(jre 
I  /'have  seen  thy  lace,  as  tliougli 
I  had  seen  the  face  of  God,  and 
tliou  wast  pleased  with  me. 

11  'J'alve,  I  ])ray  thee,  »my  bless- 
ing that  is  brought  lo  thee;  be- 
cause God  hath  dealt  graciously 
with  me,  and  because  I  have 
I  enough.  /'And  lie  urged  him, 
and  lie  took  it. 

12  And  he  said,  Let  us  take  our 
.)ourne.v,  and  let  us  go,  and  I  will 
go  before  thee. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him.  My 
lord  knoweth  tli.at  the  children 
(ire  tender,  and  t)ie  flock.s  and 
herds  with  young  are  with  me; 
and  if  men  should  overdrive  them 
one  dav,  all  the  Hock  will  die. 

36 


14  Let  my  lord,  I  pray  thee,  pass 
over  before  his  servant;  and  I 
will  lead  on  softly,  t according  as 
the  cattle  that  goeth  before  me 
and  the  children  b(;  able  to  en- 
dure, vmtil  I  come  unto  my  lord 
'  unto  Seir. 

15  And  Esau  said.  Let  me  now 
t  leave  with  thee  some  of  the  folk 
that  are  with  me.  And  he  said, 
tWhat  needeth  it?  »ilet  me  find 
grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord. 

IG  H  So  E.sau  returned  that  day 
on  his  way  unto  Seir. 

17  And  Jacob  journeyed  to  «  Suc- 
coth, and  built  him  a  house,  and 
made  booths  for  his  cattle :  there- 
fore the  name  of  the  place  is 
called  II  Succoth. 

18  1[  And  Jacob  came  to  oSha- 
lem,  a  city  of  llj^Shechem,  which 
is  in  the  "land  of  Canaan,  when 
he  came  from  Padan-aram;  and 
pitched  his  tent  before  the  city. 

19  And  9  he  bought  a  parcel  of  a 
field,  where  he  had  spread  his 
tent,  at  the  hand  of  the  children 
of  II  Hamor,  Sliechem's  father,  for 
a  hundred  II  pieces  of  money. 

20  And  he  erected  there  an  altar, 
and  '-called  it  II  El-Elohe-Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1  Dinah  is  ravished  by  Shcchem.  4  He  sueth  to 
marry  Iter.  13  The  sons  of  Jacob  offer  the 
condition  of  circumcision  to  the  Shechemitcs. 
20  Hamor  and  Shcchem  persuade  them  to  ac- 
cept it.  25  The  sons  of  Jacob  upon  that  ad- 
vantage slay  th'.m,  27  and  spoil  their  city.  SO 
Jacob  reproicth  Simeon  and  Levi. 

AND  "Dinah  the  daughter  of 
.  Leah,  which  she  bare  unto 
Jacob^  i>  went  out  to  see  the  daugh- 
ters Of  the  land. 

2  And  when  Shechem  the  son  of 
Hamor  the  Hivite,  prince  of  the 
country,  ^sawher,  he  ''took  her. 
and  lay  with  her,  and  i  defiled 
her. 

3  And  his  soul  clave  unto  Dinah 
the  daughter  of  Jacob,  and  lie 
loved  the  damsel,  and  spake 
t  kindly  unto  the  damsel. 

4  And  Shechem  c, spake  unto  his 
father  Hamor,  saying,  Get  me 
tliis  damsel  to  wife." 

5  And  Jacob  heard  that  he  had 
deliled  Dinah  his  daughter:  now 
Ills  sons  were  with  his  cattle  in 
the  field:  and  Jacob  .'"held  his 
peace  until  they  were  come. 

G  If  And  Hamor  the  lather  of 
Shechem  Aveiit  out  unto  Jacob  to 
commune  with  him. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  came 
out  of  the  field  when  theylieard 
it:  and  the  men  were  grieved, 
and  they  i/were  very  v/rotli,  be- 
cause he  ''had  wrought  lolly  in 
Israel  in  lying  with  Jacob's 
tlaughter;  » which  thing  ought 
not  to  be  done. 

8  A  nd  Hamor  communed  with 
them,  saying.  The  soul  of  my  son 
Shechem  longeth  for  your  daugh- 


Bcfore 
CHRIST 

ITCO. 


i  Iltli. 

according  to 

the  foot  of 

the  work, 

^r.,  and 

according  to 

the  foot  of 

the  children. 
Ich.  32.3. 
t  Heb.  set, 

or,  place, 
t  Ileb. 

n'hcrcjore 

is  this  ? 
mch.  34.  11. 

&  47.  25. 

Ruth  2.  13. 
n  .Tosh.  13.  27. 

Judg.  8.  5. 

Ps.  60.  G. 
II  That  is. 

Booths. 
0  John  3.  23. 
I!  Called, 

Acl.s  7.  18, 

Sychem. 
p. Josh.  24.  1. 

Judg.  9.  1. 
«Josh.  24.  32. 

John  4.  6. 
li  Called, 

Alts  7.  16, 

Emmor. 
II  Or,  lambs. 
rch.  35.  7. 
II  That  is,  God 

the  God  of 

Israel. 


about  1732. 

och.  30.  21. 
6  Til.  2.  5. 


c  L-h.  6.  2. 
Judg.  14.  1. 

dc\i.  20.  2. 

t  Ileb. 
humbled  her, 
Deut.  22.  29. 

t  Ileb.  to  the 

heart  of  the 

damsel  : 

Sec  Is.  40.  2. 

Hos.  2.  14. 
eJudg.  14.  2. 


/I  Sam.  10. 
27. 
2  Sara.  13.22. 


rch.  40.  7. 

2  Sam.  13.  21. 
;i  Josh.  7.  15. 

Judg.  20.  0. 
(Deut.  23.  17. 

2  Bam.  13. 

12. 


He  SKeth  to  marini  her. 


GENESIS. 


The  Shechemites  slain. 


Before 
CUEIST 

about  1732. 


Jch.  13.  9. 
20.  lo. 
Ich.  42.  3-! 
mch.  47.  2' 


Deut.  22.  29. 
1  Sam.  18. 


oSee  2  Sarn. 
13.  24,  <kc. 


pjosh.  5.  9. 


q\  Chr.  4.  9. 


ter :  I  pray  you  give  her  him  to 
wife. 

9  And  make  ye  marriages  with 
us,  and  give  your  daughters  unto 
us,  and  take  our  daughters  unto 
you. 

10  And  ye  shall  dwell  with  us : 
and  *the  land  sliall  be  before 
you;  dwell  and 'trade  ye  therein, 
and  ™get  you  possessions  therein. 

11  And  Shecheni  said  unto  her 
father  and  unto  her  brethren,  Let 
me  find  grace  in  your  eyes,  and 
what  ye  shall  saj'  unto  m.e  I  will 
give.  * 

12  Ask  me  never  so  much  «  dowry 
and  gift,  and  I  will  give  accord- 
ing as  ye  shall  say  unto  me :  but 
give  me  the  damsel  to  wife. 

13  And  the  sons  of  .Jacob  an- 
swered Shechem  and  TIamor  his 
father  « deceitfully,  and  said,  be- 
cause he  had  defiled  Dinah  their 
sister : 

14  And  they  said  unto  them,  We 
cannot  do  this  thing,  to  give  our 
sister  to  one  that  is  uncircum- 
cised ;  for  p  that  icere  a  reproach 
unto  us : 

15  But  in  this  will  we  consent 
unto  you :  If  ye  will  be  as  we  he, 
that  "every  rnale  of  you  be  cir- 
cumcised ; 

16  Then  will  we  give  our  daugh- 
ters unto  you,  and  we  will  take 
your  daughters  to  us,  and  we  will 
dwell  with  you,  and  we  will  be- 
come one  people. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken 
unto  us,  to  be  circumcised;  then 
we  will  take  our  daughter,  and 
we  will  bo  gone. 

18  And  their  words  pleased  Ha- 
mor  and  Shechem  Hamor's  son. 

19  And  the  young  man  deferred 
not  to  do  the  thing,  because  he 
had  delight  in  Jacob's  daughter: 

I  and   he   iras    g  more  honourable 
I  than  all  the  house  of  his  father. 
I   20  ^  And  Hamor  and  Shechem 
jhis  son  came  unto  the  gate  of 
j  their  city,  and  communed  with 
the  men  of  their  citj',  saying, 
I   21  These  men  are  peaceable  with 
us;  therefore  let  thena  dwell  in 
the  land,  and  trade  therein;  for 
the  land,  behold,  it  /.^  large  enough 
for  them ;  let  us  take  their  daugh- 
ters to  us  for  wives,  and  let  us  give 
them  our  daughters. 

22  Only  herein  will  the  men  con- 
sent unto  us  for  to  dwell  witli  us, 
to  be  one  people,  if  every  male 
among  us  be  circumcised,  "as  they 
are  circumcised. 

23  Shan  not  their  cattle  and  their 
substance  and  every  beast  of 
theirs  be  ours  ?  only  let  us  consent 
unto  them,  and  they  will  dwell 
with  us. 

24  And  unto  Hamor  and  unto 
Shechem  his  son  hearkened  all 
that  '-went  out  of  the  gate  of  his 
city ;  and  everj'  male  was  circum- 


cised, all  that  went  out  of  the  gate 
of  his  city. 

2-5  "^  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
third  day,  when  they  were  sore, 
that  two  of  the  sons  of  Jacob, 
s  Simeon  and  Levi,  Dinah's  breth- 
ren, took  each  man  his  sword, 
and  came  ujion  the  citj'  boldly, 
and  slew  all  the  males. 

26  And  they  slew  Hamor  and 
Shechem  his  son  with  the  +edge 
of  the  sword,  and  took  Dinah  out 
of  Shechem's  house,  and  went 
out. 

27  The  sons  of  Jacob  came  upon 
the  slain,  and  spoiled  the  citj', 
because  they  had  defiled  their 
sister. 

2a  They  took  their  sheep,  and 
their  oxen,  and  their  asses,  and 
that  which  was  in  the  city,  and 
that  which  was  in  the  field, 

29  And  all  their  wealth,  and  all 
their  little  ones,  and  their  wives 
took  they  captive,  and  spoiled 
even  all  that  iras  in  the  house. 

30  And  Jacob  said  to  Simeon 
and  Levi,  t  Ye  have  "troubled  me 
xXo  make  me  to  stink  among  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land,  among 
the  Canaanites  and  the  Perizzites : 
y  and  I  being  few  in  number,  they 
shall  gather  themselves  together 
against  me,  and  slay  me ;  and  I 
shall  be  destroyed,  I  and  my 
house. 

31  And  they  said.  Should  he  deal 
with  our  sister  as  with  a  harlot  ? 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1  God  sendcth  Jacob  to  Beth-el.  2  He  pnrgeth 
his  house  of  idols.  6  He  buildeth  an  altar  at 
Bclh-el.  8  Deborah  dieth  at  Allon-bachuth. 
9  God  blesseth  Jacob  at  Beth-el.  16  Rachel 
travaileth  of  Benjamin,  and  dieth  in  the  way  to 
Editr.  22  Reuben  lieth  with  Bilhah.  23  The 
sons  of  Jacob.  27  Jacob  cometh  to  Uaac  at  He- 
bron.    28  The  age,  death,  and  burial  of  Isaac. 

AND  God  said  unto  Jacob,  Ari.se, 
.  go  up  to  "Beth-el,  and  dwell 
there:  and  make  there  an  altar 
unto  God.  ''that  appeared  unto 
thee  "When  thou  fleddest  from 
the  face  of  Esau  thy  brother. 

2  Then  Jacob  .said  unto  his 
<* household,  and  to  all  that  were 
with  him,  Put  away  "the  strange 
gods  that  are  am"ong  you,  and 
.^be  clean,  and  change  your  gar- 
ments: 

3  And  let  us  arise,  and  go  up  to 
Beth-el;  and  I  will  make  there 
an  altar  unto  God,  r/who  an- 
swered me  in  the  day  of  my  dis- 
tress, /^and  was  with  me  in  the 
way  which  I  went. 

4  And  they  gave  unto  Jacob  all 
the  strange  gods  which  tvere  in 
their  hand,  and  all  </tci'r  » earrings 
which  ivere  in  their  ears  ;  and  .Ja- 
cob hid  them  under  >'  the  oak 
which  rvafi  by  Shechem. 

5  And  they  journeyed:  and  'the 
terror  of  God  was  upon  the  cities 
that  irere  round  about  them,  and 

37 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1732. 


!  ch.  49.  5,  6, 


fHeb. 
mouth. 


rch.  49.  6. 
u  Josh.  7.  25. 
J  Ex.  r>.  21. 
1  Sam.  13.  4. 

yDeut.  4.  27. 
Ps.  105.  12, 


b  ch.  28.  13. 
c  ch.  27.  43. 

rfch.  18.  19. 

Josh.  24.  16. 
eeh.  SI.  19, 

34. 

Josh.  24.  2, 

23. 

1  Sam.  7.  3. 
/Ex.  19.  10. 
reh.  32.7,24. 

Ps.  107.  6. 
Ach.  28.  20. 

&  31.  3,42. 
iHos.  2.  13. 
*Josh.  24.  26. 

Judg.  0.  6. 
;Ex.  15.  16. 

&  23.  27.  <k 

34.  24. 

Dent.  11.  25. 

Josh.  2.  9.  ic 

.5.  1. 

1  Sam.  14. 
15. 

2  Chr.  14.  14. 


Rachel  dieth  in  travail. 


GENESIS. 


The  sons  of  Jacob. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1732. 


m  ch.  28.  19, 


nEcc.  5.  4. 

II  That  is, 
The  God  of 
Betli-cl. 

o  ch.  28.  13. 

pch.  24.  59. 


a  That  is. 
The  oak  of 
weeping. 

gHos.  12.  4. 


«ch.  32.  28. 

Ich.  17.  1.  & 

4^.  3,  4. 

Kx.  G.  3. 
u  rh.  17.  5,  6, 

16.  &  28.  a. 

<k  48.  4. 

U)Ch.  12.  7.  & 
13.  15.  &  26. 
a,  4.  &  28. 
13. 

I  ch.  17.  22. 


ych.  28.  18. 


tHeb. 
a  little  piece 
of  ground. 
2  Kings  5. 
19. 


a  ch.  30.  24. 

1  Sam.  4.  20. 

about  1729. 

i|  That  is. 

The  con  of 

■my  sorrow. 
nThat  is, 

The  son  of 

the  right 

hand, 
bch.  48.  7. 
cRuth  1.  2.  & 

4.  11. 

Mic.  5.  2. 

Matt.  2.  6. 
rfl  Sam.  10.2. 

2  Sam.  18. 
18. 

fMir.  4.  S. 
/ch.  49.  4. 

1  Chr.  5.  1. 

Sr>e  2  Sam. 

16.  22.  dt  20. 

8. 

1  Cor.  5.  1. 


they  did   not    pursue    after  the 
sons  of  Jacob. 

6  ^  So  Jacob  came  to  "tLuz, 
which  is  ill  the  land  of  Canaan, 
that  is,  Betli-el,  he  and  all  the 
people  that  u'fre.  with  him. 

7  And  he  « built  there  an  altar, 
and  called  the  place  ii  ICl-beth-el : 
because  "  tliere  God  appeared  unto 
him,  when  he  fled  from  the  lace 
of  liis  brother. 

8  But  ;^  Deborah  Rebekah's  nurse 
died,  and  she  was  buried  beneath 
Beth-el  under  an  oak :  and  the 
name  of  it  was  called  liAllon- 
bachuth. 

9  1[  And  9  God  appeared  unto  Ja- 
cob again,  when  he  came  out  of 
Padan-aram,  and  blessed  him. 

10  And  God  said  unto  him.  Thy 
name  is  Jacob:  '-thy  name  shall 
not  be  called  anj'  "more  Jacob, 
8  but  Israel  shall  be  thy  name ;  and 
he  called  his  name  Israel. 

11  And  God  said  unto  him,  <I  am 
God  Almighty:  be  fruitful  and 
multiply;  "a  nation  and  a  com- 
pany of  nations  shall  be  of  thee, 
and  kings  shall  come  out  of  thy 
loins; 

12  And  the  land  '"which  I  gave 
Abraliam  and  Isaac,  to  thee  I  will 
give  it,  and  to  thy  seed  after  thee 
will  I  give  the  land. 

13  And  God  a;went  up  from  him 
in  the  place  where  he  talked  with 
him. 

14  And  Jacob  v  set  up  a  pillar  in 
the  place  where  he  talked  witli 
him,  even  a  pillar  of  stone:  and 
he  poured  a  drink  offering  there- 
on, and  he  poured  oil  thereon. 

15  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of 
the  place  where  God  spake  with 
him,  -Beth-el. 

16  1[  And  they  journeyed  from 
Beth-el;  and  tliere  was  but  !•  a  lit- 
tle way  to  come  to  Ephrath :  and 
Rachel  travailed,  and  she  had 
hard  labour. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
was  in  hard  labour,  that  tlie  mid- 
wife said  unto  her,  Fear  not; 
nthou  Shalt  have  this  son  also. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  her 
soul  was  in  departing,  (for  she 
died,)  that  she  called  his  name 
llBen-oni:  but  his  father  called 
him  !i  Benjamin. 

10  And  ''Rachel  died,  and  was 
buried  in  tlie  way  to  « Ephrath, 
which  is  Beth-lehem. 

'20  And  Jacob  set  a  pillar  upon 
her  grave:  that  is  the  pillar  of 
Rachel's  grave  ''unto  tliis  day. 

21  *!i  And  Israel  journeyedj  and 
spread  his  tent  beyond  ■;  the  tower 
of  Edar. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Is- 
rael dwelt  in  that  land,  that  Ren- 
ben  went  and  /lay  with  Billuih 
liis  father's  concubine  :  and  Israel 
heard  it.  Now  the  sons  of  Jacob 
were  twelve : 

38 


23  The  sons  of  Leah;  ff Reuben, 
Jacob's  flrstborn,  and  Simeon, 
and  Levi,  and  Judali,  and  Issa- 
char,  and  Zebulun : 

24  The  sons  of  Rachel ;  Joseph, 
and  Benjamin : 

25  And  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  Ra- 
chel's handmaid ;  Dan,  and  Naph- 
tali : 

2G  And  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  Leah's 
handmaid ;  Gad,  and  Asher. 
These  are  the  sons  of  Jacob, 
which  were  born  to  him  in  Padan- 
aram. 

27  ^  And  Jacob  came  unto  Isaac 
his  father  unto  *  Mamre,  unto  the 
i  city  of  Arba,  which  is  Hebron, 
where  Abraham  and  Isaac  so- 
journed. 

28  And  the  days  of  Isaac  were 
a  hundred  and  fourscore  years. 

2!)  And  Isaac  gave  up  tlie  ghost, 
and  died,  and  /^  was  gathered  un- 
to his  people,  being  old  and  full  of 
days :  and  i  his  sons  Esau  and  Ja- 
cob buried  him. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1  Esau's  three  wives.  6  His  removing  to  mount 
Seir.  9  His  sons.  15  The  dukes  which  dc- 
scended  of  his  sons.  20  The  sons  and  dukes  of 
Seir.  24  Anah  findeth  mules.  31  The  kings 
of  Edom.  40  The  dukes  that  descended  of 
Esau. 

NOW  these  a?-e  the  generations 
of  Esau,  "  who  is  Edom. 

2  *  Esau  took  his  wives  of  the 
daughters  of  Canaan ;  Adah  the 
daughter  of  Elon  the  Hittite,  and 
c  Aholibamah  the  daughter  of 
Anah  the  daughter  of  Zibeon  the 
Hivite ; 

3  And  f^Bashemath  Ishmael's 
daughter,  sister  of  JSTebajoth. 

4  And  «Adali  bare  to  Esau  Eli- 
phaz ;  and  Bashemath  bare  Reu- 
el; 

5  And  Aholibamah  bare  Jeush, 
and  .Taalam,  and  Korah :  these 
aj-e  the  sons  of  Esau,  which  were 
born  unto  him  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan. 

G  And  Esau  took  his  wives,  and 
his  sons,  and  his  daughters,  and 
all  the  t  persons  of  his  house,  and 
his  cattle,  and  all  his  beasts,  and 
all  his  substance,  which  he  had 
got  in  the  land  of  Canaan;  and 
went  into  the  country  from  the 
face  of  his  brother  Jacob. 

7  /For  their  riches  were  more 
than  that  they  might  dwell  to- 
gether; and  .9  the  land  wherein 
they  were  strangers  could  not 
bear  them  because  of  tlieir  cattle. 

8  Thus  dwelt  Esau  in  Amount 
Seir:  »Esau  is  Edom. 

i)  ^  And  these  arc  the  generations 
of  l':san  the  father  of  tthe  Edom- 
ites  in  mount  Seir: 

10  The.se  are  the  names  of  Esau's 
sons;  'lElipliaz  the  son  of  Adah 
the  wife  of  Esau,  Reuel  the  son  of 
Bashematli  the  wife  of  Esau. 

11  And  the  sons  of  Eliphaz  were 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1729. 


gch.  46.  8. 
Ex.  1.  2. 


A  ch.  13.  18.  4: 

2a.  2,  19. 
i  Josh.  14.  15. 
&  15.  13. 


1716. 

tch.  15.  15. 

(fc  25.  8. 
/So  ch.  25.  9. 

&  49.  31. 


about  1790. 

ach.  25.  30. 
()ch.  26.  34. 


about  17()0. 

rfch.  2i.  9. 
e  1  Chr.  1.  35. 


about  1740. 

t  Heb.  suuU. 


/ch.  13.  8,  11. 


g  ch.  17.  8.  Sc 
28.  4. 


hch.  32.  3. 

Deut.  2.  5. 

Josh.  24.  4. 
t  ver.  1. 
t  Heb.   Edom. 


The  dukes  of  Seir. 


GENESIS. 


The  kings  of  Edam. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1740. 


1  Or,  Zephi, 

I  Chr.  1.  36. 
;Ex.  17.  8,  U. 

Num.  24.  20. 

1  Sara.  15.  2, 

3,  (fcc. 


about  1715. 


about  1840. 

m  1  Chr.  1.  38. 
nch.  14.  6. 

Deut.  2.  12, 

22. 


B  Or,  Homnm, 
1  Chr.  1.  39. 


»  Or,  AUan, 
1  Chr.  1.  40. 

:i  Or,  Shephi, 
1  Chr.  1.  40. 


o  See  Lev.  19. 


II  Or,  Amram, 
1  Chr.  1.  41. 


I  Or,  Jalian, 
1  Chr.  1.  42. 


Temaii,  Omar,  llZepho,  and  Ga- 
tam,  and  Kenaz. 

12  And  Tinina  was  concubine  to 
Eliphaz  Esau's  son ;  and  she  bare 
to  Eliphaz  'Amalelc:  these  tvere 
the  sons  of  Adah  Esau's  wife. 

13  And  these  are  tlie  sons  of 
Reuel ;  Xahath,  and  Zerah,  Sham- 
mah,  and  Mizzali :  these  were  the 
sons  of  Bashematli  Esau's  wife. 

14  f  And  these  were  the  sons 
of  Aholibamah,  tlie  daughter  of 
Anah  the  daughter  of  Zibeon, 
Esau's  wife :  and  .she  bare  to 
Esau  Jeush,  and  Jaalam,  and 
Korah. 

lo  */  These  rvej'fi  dukes  of  the  sons 
of  Esau :  the  sons  of  Eliphaz  the 
firstborn  son  of  Esau;  duke  Te- 
man,  duke  Omar,  duke  Zepho, 
duke  Kenaz, 

IG  Duke  Korali,  duke  Gatam, 
and  duke  Amalelv :  these  are  the 
dukes  thaf  came  of  Eliphaz  in  the 
land  of  Edom:  these  were  the 
sons  of  Adah. 

17  IT  And  these  ai'e  the  sons  of 
Reuel  Esau's  son;  duke  Nahath, 
duke  Zerah,  duke  Shammah, 
duke  Mizzah :  these  are  the  dukes 
that  came  of  Reuel  in  the  land 
of  Edom:  these  are  the  sons  of 
Bashemath  Esau's  wife. 

18  ^  And  these  are  the  sons  of 
Aholibamah  Esau's  wife;  duke 
Jeush,  duke  Jaalam,  duke  Ko- 
rah :  these  were  the  dukes  that, 
came  of  Aholibamah  the  daugh- 
ter of  Anali,  Esau's  wife. 

19  These  are  the  sons  of  Esau, 
who  is  Edom,  and  these  (cre  their 
dukes. 

20  ^  ™  These  are  the  sons  of  Seir 
"tlie  Horite,  who  inhabited  the 
land;  Lotan,  and  Shobal,  and 
Zibeon,  and  Anah, 

21  And  Dishon,  and  Ezer,  and 
Dishan:  these  are  the  dukes  of 
the  Horites,  the  children  of  Seir 
in  the  land  of  Edoin. 

22  And  the  children  of  Lotan 
were  Hori  and  II  Hemam ;  and 
Lotan's  sister  ivas  Timna. 

23  And  the  children  of  Shobal 
were  these;  IIAlvan,  and  Mana- 
hath,  and  Ebal,  llShepho,  and 
Onam . 

24  And  these  are  the  children  of 
Zibeon ;  both  Ajah,  and  Anah : 
this  ivas  that  Anah  that  found 
o  the  mules  in  the  wilderness,  as 
he  fed  the  asses  of  Zibeon  his 
father. 

2-5  And  the  children  of  Anah 
were  these;  Dishon,  and  Aholib- 
amah the  daughter  of  Anali. 

26  And  these  are  the  children  of 
Dishon ;  II  Hemdan,  and  Eshban, 
and  Ithran,  and  Cheran. 

27  The  children  of  Ezer  are 
these;  Bilhau,  and  Zaavan,  and 
5  Akan. 

28  The  children  of  Dishan  a7'e 
these ;  Uz,  and  Aran. 


29  These  are  the  dukes  that  came 
of  the  Horites;  duke  Lotan,  duke 
Shobal,  duke  Zibeon.  duke  Anah, 

30  Duke  Disiion,  dulce  Ezer,  duke 
Dishan:  these  are  the  dukes  that 
came  of  Hori,  among  their  dukes 
in  the  land  of  Seir. 

31  ^  And  p  these  are  the  kings 
that  reigned  in  the  land  of  Edom, 
before  there  reigned  any  king 
over  the  children'of  Israef. 

32  And  Bela  the  son  of  Beor 
reigned  in  Edom :  and  the  name 
of  his  city  iras  Dinliabah. 

33  And  Beh^  died,  and  Jobab  tlie 
son  of  Zerah  of  Bozrah  reigned  in 
his  .stead. 

.34  And  Jobab  died,  and  Husham 
of  the  land  of  Temani  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

3-5  And  Husham  died,  and  Ha- 
dad  the  son  of  Bedad,  who  smote 
Midian  in  the  field  of  Moab, 
reigned  in  his  stead:  and  the 
name  of  his  city  ivas  Avith. 

36  And  Hadad^lied,  and  Samlah 
of  Masrekah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

37  And  Samlah  died,  and  Saul 
of  Rehoboth  by  the  river  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

38  And  Saul  died,  and  Baal-hanan 
the  son  of  Achbor  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

39  And  Baal-hanan  the  son  of 
Achbor  died,  and  ^Hadar  reigned 
in  his  stead :  and  the  name  of  his 
city  ivas  Pau ;  and  his  wife's  name 
uris  Mehetabel,  the  daughter  of 
Matred,  the  daughter  of  Mezahab. 

40  And  these  are  the  names  of 
'•the  dukes  that  came  of  Esau, 
according  to  their  families,  after 
their  places,  by  their  names ;  duke 
Timnah,  duke  lAlvah,  duke  Je- 
theth, 

41  Duke  Aholibamah,  duke  Elah, 
duke  Pinon, 

42  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman, 
duke  Mibzar. 

43  Duke  Magdiel,  duke  Iram: 
these  be  the  dukes  of  Edom,  ac- 
cording to  their  habitations  in  the 
land  of  their  possession :  he  is 
Esau  the  father  of  t  the  Edomites. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

2  Joseph  is  hated  of  his  brethren.  5  His  two 
dreams.  13  Jacob  sendeth  him  to  visit  his 
brethren.  18  His  brethren  conspire  his  death. 
21  Reuben  saveth  him.  26  They  sell  him  to 
the  Ishmaelites.  31  His  father,  deceived  by 
the  bloody  coat,  mourneth  for  him.  36  He  is 
sold  to  Potiphar  in  Egypt. 

AND  Jacob  dwelt  in  the  land 
.  t«  wherein  liLs  father  was  a 
stranger,  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

2  These  are  the  generations  of 
Jacob.  Joseph,  being  seventeen 
years  old.  was  feeding  the  flock 
with  his  brethren ;  and  the  lad 
ivas  with  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  and 
with  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  his  fa- 
ther's wives:  and  Joseph  brought 
unto  his  father  *  their  evil  report. 

3  Now  Israel  loved  Joseph  more 

39 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1780. 


about  1676. 

pi  Chr.  1.  43. 


qi  Chr.  1.  50, 
Hadnd,  Pai. 
After  his 
death  was  an 
Aristocracy, 
Ex.  15.  15. 

about  1496. 

rl  Chr.  1.  SI. 


t  Heh. 
Edom. 


1729. 

t  Hel).  of 

his  father'i 

sojourn- 

ings. 
ach.  17.  8.  Sc 

23   4.  (k  28. 

4.  Sc  SO.  7. 

Heh.  11.  9. 
1729. 


6  1    Sam.  2. 
22,  23,  24. 


Joseph's  two  dreams. 


GENESIS.      His  hrcthren  conspire  Ms  death. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1729. 


cch.  44.  20. 
I!  Or,  pieces, 

.ludj.  5.  30. 

•2  Sam.  13. 

18. 
dch.  27.  41.  & 

40.  23. 


e  ch.  42.  6,  9. 
!l  43.  26.  at 
44.  14. 


/ch.  46.  29. 


g  ch.  27.  20. 


A  Acts  7.  9. 
i  Dan.  7.  28. 
Luke  2.  19, 


about  1729. 


t  Heb.  see 
the  peace  of 
thy  breth- 
ren, ^c. 
ch.  2'J.  6. 

>  ch.  35.  27. 


m'i  Kings  0. 


than  all  his  children,  because  hei 
was  <•■  the  son  of  his  old  age :  and 
he  made  him  a  coat  of  many 
11  colours. 

4  And  when  his  brethren  saw 
that  their  father  loved  him  more 
than  all  his  brethren,  they  f'  hated 
him,  and  could  not  speak  peacea- 
bly unto  him. 

.5  ^  And  Joseph  dreamed  a 
dream,  and  he  told  it  his  breth- 
ren :  and  they  hated  him  yet  the 
more. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  Hear, 
I  pray  you,  this  dream  which  I 
have  dreamed : 

7  For,  •-'  behold,  we  were  binding 
sheaves  in  the  field,  and,  lo,  my 
sheaf  arose,  and  also  stood  up- 
right; and,  behold,  your  sheaves 
stood  round  about",  and  made 
obeisance  to  mj'  sheaf. 

8  And  his  brethren  said  to  him, 
Shalt  thou  indeed  reign  over  us? 
or  Shalt  thou  indeed  have  domin- 
ion over  us?  And  they  hated 
him  yet  the  more  for  his  dreams, 
and  for  his  words. 

9  f  And  he  dreamed  yet  another 
dream,  and  told  it  his  brethren, 
and  said.  Behold,  I  have  dreamed 
a  di'eam  inore;  and,  behold, /the 
sun  and  the  moon  and  the  eleven 
stars  inade  obeisance  to  me. 

10  And  he  told  it  to  his  father, 
and  to  his  brethren :  and  his  fa- 
ther rebuked  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  What  is  this  dream  that  thou 
hast  dreamed?  Shall  I  and  thy 
mother  and  aVay  brethren  indeed 
come  to  bow  down  ourselves  to 
thee  to  the  earth  ? 

11  And  h\\\^  brethren  envied 
him;  but  his  father  » observed 
the  saying. 

12  %  And  his  brethren  went  to 
feed  their  father's  flock  in  She- 
chem. 

13  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
Do  not  thy  brethren  feed  the  flock 
in  Shechem?  come,  and  I  will 
send  thee  unto  them.  And  he 
said  to  him.  Here  am  I. 

14  And  he  said  to  him,  Go,  I  pray 
thee,  tsee  whether  it  be  weil 
with  thy  brethren,  and  well  with 
the  flocks;  and  bring  me  word 
again.  So  he  sent  him  out  of  the 
vale  of  ''Hebron,  and  he  caine  to 
Shechem. 

1-5  11  And  a  certain  man  found 
him,  and,  behold,  he  it^as  wander- 
ing in  the  field:  and  the  man 
asked  Ihm,  saying,  What  seekest 
thou  ? 

IG  And  he  said,  I  seek  my  breth- 
ren: 'tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  where 
they  feed  t/ieir /locks. 

17  And  the  man  said,  Tliey  are 
departed  hence;  for  I  heard  them 
say,  Let  us  go  to  Dothan.  And 
Jo.seph  went  after  his  brethren, 
and  found  them  in  ">  Dothan. 

18  And  when  they  saw  him  afar 

40 


off,  even  before  he  came  near  un- 
to them,  "they  conspired  against 
him  to  slay  him. 
It)  And  they  said  one  to  another, 
Behold,  this  ;  dreamer  cometh. 

20  »  Con:ie  now  therefore,  and  let 
us  slay  him,  and  cast  him  into 
some  pit,  and  we  will  say.  Some 
evil  beast  hath  devoured  him  ; 
and  we  shall  see  what  will  be- 
come of  his  dreams. 

21  And  j'Keuben  heard  it,  and  he 
delivered  him  out  of  their  hands  ; 
and  said.  Let  us  not  kill  him. 

22  And  Reuben  said  unto  them. 
Shed  no  blood,  but  ca.st  him  into 
this  pit  that  f.s'  in  the  wilderness, 
and  lay  no  hand  upon  him  ;  that 
lie  might  rid  him  out  of  their 
hands,  to  deliver  him  to  his  father 
again. 

23  <"  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joseph  v,-as  come  unto  his  breth- 
ren, that  they  stripped  Joseph 
out  of  his  coat,  his  coat  of  7nany 
II  colours  that  ivas  on  him ; 

24  And  they  took  him,  and  cast 
him  into  a  pit:  and  the  pit  ivas 
empty,  there  was  no  water  in  it. 

2.5  '/And  they  sat  down  to  eat 
bread:  and  they  lifted  up  their 
eyes  and  looked,  and,  behold,  a 
company  of  '•Ishmaelites  came 
from  Ciilead,  with  their  camels 
bearing  spicery  and  sbalm  and 
myrrh,  going  to  carrj-  it  down  to 
Egypt. 

2()  And  Jndah  said  unto  his  breth- 
ren. What  profit  is  it  if  we  slay 
our  brother,  and  <  conceal  his 
blood  ? 

27  Come,  and  let  us  sell  him  to 
the  Ishmaelites,  and  "  let  not  our 
hand  be  upon  him  ;  for  he  is  a- our 
brother  and  2/ our  flesh:  and  his 
brethren  twere  content. 

28  Then  there  passed  by  2Mid- 
ianites  merchantmen ;  and  they 
drew  and  lifted  up  Joseph  out  of 
the  pit,  "and  sold  Joseph  to  the 
Ishmaelites  for  '-twenty  pieces  of 
silver:  and  they  brought  Joseph 
into  Egvpt. 

29  •:  And  Reuben  returned  unto 
the  pit;  and,  behold,  Joseph  it-as 
not  in  the  pit;  and  he  c rent  his 
clothes. 

30  And  he  returned  unto  his 
bi-ethren,  and  said,  The  child  <^i.9 
not ;  and  I,  whither  shall  I  go? 

31  And  thev  took  '^Joseph's  coat, 
and  killed  a  kid  of  the  goats,  and 
dipped  the  coat  in  the  blood; 

32  And  they  sent  the  coat  of 
many  colours,  and  they  brought 
it  to  their  fatlier ;  and  said.  This 
have  we  found :  know  now  wheth- 
er it  be  thy  son's  coat  or  no. 

33  And  he  knew  it,  and  said.  It 
is  my  son's  coat ;  an  /evil  beast 
hath'  devoured  him ;  Joseph  is 
without  doubt  rent  in  pi(>ces. 

34  And  Jacob  f  rent  his  clothes, 
and  put  sackcloth  upon  his  loins. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1729. 


n  1  Sam.  19. 

1. 

Ps.  31. 13.  & 

37.  12,  32.  & 

94.  21. 

Matt.  27.  1. 

Mark  14.  1. 

Jolin  11.  53. 

Acts  23.  12. 
tHeb. 

master  of 

dreams, 
oProv.  1.  11, 

16.  (c  fi.  17. 

<V  27.  4. 
p  ch.  42.  22. 


q  Prov.  30.  20. 
Amos  6.  6. 


r  See  ver.  28, 
3ti. 

s.Ier.  8.  22. 


Icti.  4.  10. 
ver.  '20. 
Job  16.  18. 

1/ 1  Sam.  18. 

17. 
xc\i.  42.  2). 
y  ch.  29.  14. 
t  Heb. 

hcar^.encd. 
zJudj.  6.  3. 

a  ch.  45.  4,  ,''> 
Ps.  10.).  17. 
.\cts  7.  9. 

6  See  Matt. 
27.  9. 


Jer.  31.  lu 
e  ver.  23. 


/ver.  20. 
ch.  44.  28. 


g  ver.  29. 
2  Sam.  3.  31. 


The  trespass  of  Onan. 


GENESIS. 


Tamar  deceiveth  Judah. 


Before 

c  n  u  1  s  T 
about  1729. 


/i2  Sam.  12. 
17. 


and  mourned  foi'  hi.s  son  many 
days. 

35  And  all  his  sons  and  all  his 
daughters  'rose  up  to  comfort 
him ;  but  he  refused  to  be  com- 
forted ;  and  he  said,  For  'I  will  go 
down  into  the  grave  unto  my  son 
mourning.  Thus  his  fatlier  wept 
for  liim. 

3(5  And  ^the  Midianites  sold  him 
into  Egypt  unto  Potiphar,  an 
t  officer  of  Pharaoh's,  (/nrf  til  cap- 
tain of  the  guard. 

Esth.  1.  10.     t  Heb. 


ich.  42.  38.  & 

4i.  29,  31. 
*rh.  30.  1. 
tHeb.  eu- 
nuch :   But 

the  word 

<!oth  signify 

not  only  eu- 

vuchs,  liut 

also    chamberlains,  courtiers,  and  ojfice 


chief  of  the  slaughter 
shat. 


icn,  or,  executioners.      |i  Or,  chief  mar- 


ttch.  19.  3. 
2  Kings  4.  8. 


ich.  34.  2. 
.-  1  Chr.  2.  3. 


i2ch.  46.  12. 
Num.  26.  19. 

about  1727. 

p  rh.  46.  12. 
Num.  26.  19. 


fch.  46.  12. 
"  Num.  26.  20. 

fch.  21.  21. 


h  ch.  46.  12. 
Num.  26.  19. 
i  1  Chr.  2.  3. 

*  Deut.  25.  0. 
Matt.  22.  24. 


;  Deut.  25.  6. 


t  Heb.  was 
evtl  m  the 
eyes  of  the 
LORD. 

m  ch.  46.  12. 
Num.  26.  19. 

n  Ruth  1.  13. 


«  Lev.  22.  13. 

t  Heb.  the 
days  were 
multiplied. 

r1  Sam.  13. 
36. 


CHAPTER  XXXVIIT. 

1  Judah  begetteth  Er,  Onan,  and  Shelah.  6  Er 
marrieth  Tamar.  8  The  trespass  of  Onan.  11 
Tamar  stayeth  for  Shelah.  13  She  deceiveth 
Judah.  27  She  beareth  twins,  Pharez  and 
Zarah. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  at  that 
J\.  time,  that  Judah  went  down 
from  his  brethren,  and  "turned 
in  to  a  certain  Adullamite,  whose 
name  ica.s  Hirah. 

2  And  Judah  >>  saw  there  a  daugh- 
ter of  a  certain  Canaanite,  whose 
name  uxis  '^Shuali;  and  he  took 
her,  and  went  in  unto  her. 

3  And  she  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son;  and  he  called  his  name 
rfEr. 

4  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  son;  and  she  called  his 
name  "Onan. 

.5  And  she  yet  again  conceived, 
and  bare  a  son;  and  called  his 
name  .'Shelah:  and  lie  was  at 
Chezib,  when  she  bare  him. 

6  And  Judali  »took  a  wife  for  Er 
his  firstboiui,  who.se  name  icas 
Tamar. 

7  And  ''Er,  Judah's  firstborn, 
was  wicked  in  the  sight  of  tlic 
Lord  ;  '  and  the  Lord  slew  him. 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Onan,t4o 
m  unto  ^thy  brother's  wife,  and 
marry  her,  and  raise  up  seed  to 
thy  brother. 

9  And  Onan  knew  that  the  seed 
should  not  be '  his ;  and  it  came  to 
pass,  when  he  went  in  unto  his 
brother's  wife,  that  he  spilled  it 
on  the  ground,  lest  that  he  should 
give  seed  to  his  brother. 

10  And  the  thing  which  he  did 
t displeased  the  Lord:  wherefore 
he  slew  ■'«  him  also. 

11  Then  said  Judah  to  Tamar 
his  daughter  in  law,  "Remain  a 
widow  at  thy  father's  house,  till 
Shelah  mj'  son  be  grown :  for  he 
said.  Lest  peradventure  he  die 
also,  as  his  brethren  did.  And 
Tamar  went  and  dwelt  "in  her 
father's  house. 

12  ♦[  And  tin  process  of  time  the 
daughter  of  Shuah  Judah's  wife 
died;  and  Judah  p  was  comforted, 
and  went  up  unto  his  sheepshear- 
ers  to  Timnath,  he  and  his  friend 
Hirah  the  Adullamite. 


13  And  it  was  told  Tamar,  say- 
ing, Behold,  thy  father  in  law 
goeth  up  'ito  Timnath  to  shear 
his  sheep. 

14  And  .she  put  her  widow's  gar- 
ments off  from  her,  and  covered 
her  with  a  vail,  and  wrapped  her- 
self, and  '-sat  in  tan  open  place, 
which  is  by  the  way  to  Timnath; 
for  slie  saw  sthat  Shelah  was 
grown,  and  she  was  not  given 
unto  him  to  wife. 

15  When  Judah  saw  her,  he 
thought  her  to  be  a  harlot;  be- 
cause she  had  covered  her  face. 

16  And  he  turned  unto  her  by  the 
way,  and  said.  Go  to,  I  pray  "thee, 
let  me  come  in  unto  thee;  (for  he 
knew  not  tliat  she  tens  his  daugh- 
ter in  law : )  and  she  said,  What 
w'ilt  thou  give  me,  tliat  thou  may- 
est  come  in  unto  me  ? 

17  And  he  said,  'I  will  send  thee 
ta  kid  from  the  flock.  And  she 
said,  «  Wilt  tliou  give  me  a  pledge, 
till  thou  send  it  ? 

18  And  ho  said,  What  pledge 
shall  I  give  thee?  And  she  said, 
2;Tliy  signet,  and  thy  bracelets, 
and  "thy  staff  that  /.s  intliine  handi 
And  he  gave  it  lier,  and  came  in 
unto  her,  and  she  conceived  by 
him. 

19  And  she  arose,  and  went 
away,  and  i/laid  by  her  vail  from 
her, "and  put  on  the  garments  of 
her  widowhood. 

20  And  Judah  sent  the  kid  by 
the  hand  of  his  friend  tlie  Adul- 
lamite, to  receive  his  pledge  from 
the  woman's  hand :  but  he  found 
her  not. 

21  Then  he  asked  the  men  of  that 
place,  saying,  Where  is  the  harlot, 
that  uxis  11  openly  by  the  way  side  ? 
And  they  said,  There  was  no  har- 
lot in  this  iilace. 

22  And  he  returned  to  Judah,  and 
said,  I  cannot  find  her;  and  also 
the  men  of  tlie  place  said,  that 
there  was  no  harlot  in  this  place. 

23  And  Judali  said.  Let  her  take 
it  to  her,  lest  we  the  .shamed: 
behold,  I  sent  this  kid,  and  thou 
hast  not  found  her. 

24  %  And  it  came  to  pass  about 
three  months  after,  that  it  was 
told  Judah,  saying,  Tamar  thj' 
daughter  in  law  hath  splayed  the 
harlot;  and  also,  behold,  she  r.s 
with  child  by  whoredom.  And 
Judah  said,  Bring  her  forth,  "and 
let  her  be  burnt. 

25  When  she  was  brought  forth, 
she  sent  to  her  father  in  law,  say- 
ing. By  the  man,  whose  these  are, 
am  I  "with  child :  and  she  said, 
*  Discern,  I  pray  thee,  who.se  are 
these,  <^the  signet,  and  bracelets, 
and  staff. 

26  And  Judali  ''acknowledged 
them,  and  said,  <-She  hath*  been 
more  righteous  than  I ;  because 
that  /I  gave  her  not  to  Shelah 

41 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1727. 


i7.Iosh.  15.  10, 
57. 
Judg.  14.  1. 

r  Prov.  7.  12. 

t  Hell. 
the  door  of 
eyes,  or,  of 
Enajim. 

s  ver.  11,  26. 


(  Ez.  16.  33. 
-  Heb.  a  kid  of 
the  goats. 
u  ver.  20. 


'Heb.  become 
a  cnntempl. 


r  Judg.  19.  : 


c  Lev.  21.  9. 
Deut.  22.  21. 


.  ch.  37.  32. 
:  ver.  IH. 


d  ch.  37.  S3, 
f  1  Sam.  24. 


/ver.  14. 


Joseph  rcslstetli  temptation. 


GENESIS. 


He  is  cast  into  prison. 


Before 

c  n  in  s  T 
about  1727. 


f  Job    34.  31, 
S2. 


II  Or,  Where- 
fore hast 
thou  made 
Ihia  breach 
against  thee? 

II  That  is, 
A  breach. 

hch.  46.  12. 
Num.  26.  20. 
1  Chr.  2.  4. 
Malt.  1.  3. 


1729. 

ach.  37.  36. 
Ps.  105.  17. 
b  ch.  37.  28. 


ever.  21. 

ch.  21.  22.  &: 

26.  24,  28.  &. 

28.  15. 

ISam.  16.  18. 

4;  18.  14,   28. 

.\cts  7.  9. 
dPs.  1.  3. 


ech.  18.  3.  . 

19.  19. 

ver.  21. 
/ch.  24.  2. 


fch.  30.  27. 


h  1  Sara.  16. 
12. 


my  son.    And  he  knew  her  again 
i/no  more. 

27  11  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
time  of  her  travail,  that,  behold, 
twins  tvr)-e  in  her  womb. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
she  travailed,  that  the  one  put  out 
his  hand :  and  the  midwife  took 
and  bound  upon  his  hand  a  scar- 
let thread,  saving.  This  came  out 
first. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
drew  back  his  hand,  that,  behold, 
his  brother  came  out :  and  she 
said,  IIHow  hast  thou  broken 
forth  ?  this  breach  be  upon  thee  : 
tlierefore  his  name  was  called 
II  h  Pharez. 

30  And  afterward  came  out  his 
brother,  that  had  the  scarlet 
thread  upon  his  hand :  and  his 
name  was  called  Zarah. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1  Joseph  advanced  in  Potiphar's  house.  7  He 
resisteth  his  mistress*  temptation.  13  He  is 
falsely  accused,  20  He  is  cast  in  prison.  21 
God  is  with  htm  there. 

AND  Joseph  was  brought  down 
.  to  Egypt ;  and  «  Potiphar,  an 
officer  of  Pliaraoh,  captain  of  the 
guard,  an  Egj-ptian,  *  bought  him 
of  the  hands  of  the  Ishmaelites, 
which  had  brought  him  down 
thither. 

2  And  ethe  Lord  was  with  Jo- 
seph, and  he  was  a  prosperous 
man  ;  and  he  was  in  the  house  of 
his  master  the  Egyptian. 

3  And  his  master  saw  that  the 
Lord  ivas  with  him,  and  that  the 
Lord  rfmade  all  that  he  did  to 
prosper  in  his  hand. 

4  And  Joseph  e  found  grace  in  his 
sight,  and  he  served  him  :  and  he 
niade  him  /overseer  over  his 
house,  and  all  that  he  had  he  put 
into  liis  hand. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  from  the 
time  that  he  had  made  him  over- 
seer in  his  house,  and  over  all 
that  he  had,  that  ffthe  Lord 
blessed  the  p]gyptian's  house  for 
Joseph's  sake ;  and  the  blessing 
of  the  Lord  was  upon  all  that  he 
had  in  the  liouse,  and  in  the  field. 

0  And  he  left  all  that  he  had  in 
Joseph's  hand ;  and  he  knew  not 
aught  he  had,  save  the  bread 
which  he  did  eat.  And  Joseph 
fi  was  a  goodlj'  person,  and  well 
favoured. 

7  H  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
these  things,  tliat  liis  master's 
wife  cast  her  eyes  upon  Joseph ; 
and  she  said,  'Lie  with  me. 

8  But  he  refused,  and  said  unto 
his  master's  wife.  Behold,  my 
master  wotteth  not  what  is  witli 
me  in  the  house,  and  he  hath 
committed  all  that  he  hath  to 
my  hand ; 

9  There  is  none  greater  in  this 
house  than  I ;  neither  hath  he 
kept  back   any  thing  from   me 

42 


but  thee,  because  thou  ait  his 
wife:  ^how  then  can  I  do  this 
great  wicl^edness,  and  'sin  against 
Uod? 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she 
spake  to  Joseph  day  bj' day,  that 
he  hearkened  not  unto  her,  to  lie 
by  her,  or  to  be  with  her. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  about 
this  time,  that  Joseph  went  into 
tlie  house  to  do  his  business;  and 
there  ^cas  none  of  the  men  of  the 
house  there  within. 

12  And  "ishe  caught  him  by  his 
garment,  saying.  Lie  with  me: 
and  he  left  his  garment  in  her 
hand,  and  fled,  and  got  him  out. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
saw  that  he  had  left  his  garment 
in  her  hand,  and  was  fled  Ibrth, 

14  That  she  called  unto  the  men 
of  her  house,  and  spake  imto 
them,  saying.  See,  he  hath 
brought  in  a  Hebrew  unto  us 
to  mocli  us ;  he  came  in  unto 
me  to  lie  with  me,  and  I  cried 
with  a  t  loud  voice : 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
heard  that  I  lifted  up  my  voice 
and  cried,  that  he  left  his  garment 
with  me,  and  fled,  and  got  him  out. 

16  And  she  laid  up  his  garment 
by  her,  until  his  lord  came  home. 

17  And  she  «  spake  ttnto  him  ac- 
cording to  these  woi-ds,  saying, 
The  Hebrew  servant,  which  thou 
hast  brought  unto  us,  came  in 
unto  me  to  mock  me  : 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  I 
lifted  up  my  voice  and  ci'ied,  that 
he  left  his  garment  with  me,  and 
fled  out. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
his  master  heard  tlie  words  of 
his  wife,  which  she  spake  unto 
him,  saying,  After  this  manner 
did  thy  servant  to  me ;  that  his 
"wratli  was  kindled. 

20  And  Joseph's  master  took 
him,  and  2' put  him  into  the 
7  prison,  a  place  where  the  king's 
prisoners  iw?r  bound  :  and  he  was 
there  in  the  prison. 

21  f  But  the  Lord  was  with 
Joseph,  and  tsliewed  him  mercy, 
and  '•  gave  him  favour  in  the  sight 
of  the  keeper  of  the  prison. 

22  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison 
"committed  to  Joseph's  hand  all 
the  prisoners  that  ivere  in  the 
prison  ;  and  whatsoever  thej'  did 
there,  he  was  the  doer  ofit. 

2.?  The  keeper  of  tlie  prison 
looked  not  to  any  thing  t/iat  icas 
under  his  hand;  because  'tlie 
Lord  was  witli  him,  and  tliat 
which  he  did,  the  Lord  made  it 
to  prosper. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

1  The  butler  and  baker  of  Pharaoh  in  prison.  4 
Joseph  hath  charge  of  them.  5  lie  interpreteth 
their  dreams.  20  They  come  to  pass  according 
to  his  interpretation.  23  The  ingratitude  of 
the  butler. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1729. 


JProv.  6.  29, 

32. 
/ch.  20.  6. 

Lev.  0.  2. 

2  Sam.  12. 

13. 

Ps.  51.  4. 


77!  Prov.  7.  13, 
&c. 


nEx.  23.  1. 
Ps.  120.  3. 


oProv.  0.  S4, 

35. 
p  Pb.  105.  18. 

1  Pet.  2.  19. 
(;  See  ch.  40. 

3,  15.  4:  41. 

14. 

t  Heb. 

extend'd 

kindness 

unto  him. 
(Ex.  3.  21.  * 

11.  3.  <fc  12. 

30. 

P.s.  100.  46. 

Prov.  16.  7. 

Dan.  1.  9. 

Acts  7.9,  10. 
sch.  40.  3,4. 
J  ver.  2,  3. 


Pharaoh's  butler  and 


GENESIS. 


balder  in  prison. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1720. 


a  Xeh.  1.  11. 
fcProv.  10.  14. 


about  1718. 


t  Heb.  are 
your  faces 


dch.  41.  15. 


Dan.  2. 
28,47. 


11, 


/ver.  18. 

ch.41.12,  25. 

Judg.  7.  14. 

Dan.  2.  36.  Sc 

4.  19. 

gch.  41.  26. 
A 2  Kings  25. 

27. 

Ps.  3.  3. 

Jer.  52.  31. 
II  Or,  rfcSon. 
t  Heb.  remem- 
ber me  icitli 

thee. 
i  Luke  23.  42. 
»JoRh.  2.  12. 

1  Sam.  20. 
14,  15. 

2  Sam.  9.  1. 
1  Kings  2.  7. 

I  ch.  39.  20. 


A  jSTD  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
j\.  things,  that  the  «  butler  of  the 
king  of  Kg.vpt  and  /lis  baker  had 
offended  their  lord  the  king  of 
Egypt. 

2  And  Pharaoh  was  «- wroth 
against  two  of  his  officers,  against 
the  chief  of  the  butlers,  and 
against  the  chief  of  the  bakers. 

3  (-And  he  put  them  in  ward  in 
the  hou.se  of  the  captain  of  tlie 
guard,  into  tlie  prison,  the  place 
where  Joseph  uas  bound. 

4  And  the  captain  of  the  guard 
charged  Joseph  with  them,  and 
he  served  them:  and  they  con- 
tinued a  season  in  ward. 

5  T  And  thej'  dreamed  a  dream 
both  of  the'm,  eacli  man  his 
dream  in  one  night,  each  man 
according  to  the  interpretation 
of  his  dream,  the  butler  and  the 
baker  of  the  king  of  Egypt,  which 
were  bound  in  the  prison. 

6  And  Joseph  came  in  unto 
them  in  the  morning,  and  loolced 
upon  them,  and,  behold,  they 
ivere  sad. 

7  And  heasked  Pharaoh's  officers 
that  icere  with  him  in  the  ward  of 
his  lord's  house,  saying,  Wliere- 
fore  tlook  ye  so  sadly  to  day  ? 

8  And  they  said  unto  him,  ''We 
have  dreamed  a  dream,  and  there 
is  no  interpreter  of  it.  And  Jo- 
seph said  unto  them,  e  j)o  not  in- 
terpretations belong  to  God?  tell 
me  them,  I  pray  you. 

9  And  the  chief  butler  told  his 
dream  to  Joseph,  and  said  to  him. 
In  my  dream,  behold,  a  vine  w(is 
before  me ; 

10  And  in  tlie  vine  rvere  tliree 
bi'anches:  and  it  xcas  as  thougli  it 
budded,  and  her  blo.ssoms  shot 
forth;  and  the  clusters  thereof 
brought  forth  ripe  grapes  : 

11  And  Pharaoli's  cup  ivasin  mj' 
hand  :  and  I  took  the  grapes,  and 
pressed  tliem  into  Pharaoh's  cup, 
and  I  gave  the  cup  into  Pharaoh's 
hand. 

12  And  Joseph  said  unto  him, 
/Tliis  is  the  interpretation  of  it : 
The  three  branches  a  are  three 
days : 

13  Yet  within  three  days  shall 
Pharaoh  ''  II  lift  up  tliine  head,  and 
re.store  thee  unto  thy  place ;  and 
thou  Shalt  deliver  Pharaoh's  cup 
into  his  hand,  after  the  former 
manner  when  thou  wast  his  but- 
ler. 

14  But  +'■  think  on  me  when  it 
shall  be  well  with  thee,  and  '•  shew 
kindness,  I  pray  thee,  unto  me, 
and  make  mention  of  me  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  bring  me  out  of  this 
house : 

15  For  indeed  I  was  stolen  away 
out  of  the  land  of  the  Hebrews : 
'and  here  also  have  I  done  noth- 
ing that  they  should  put  me  into 
the  dungeon. 


16  When  the  chief  baker  saw 
that  the  interpretation  was  good, 
he  said  unto  Joseph,  I  also  icas  in 
my  dream,  and,  behold,  I  had 
three  11  white  baskets  on  my  head : 

17  And  in  the  uppermost  basket 
there  ivas  of  all  manner  of  tbake- 
meats  for  Pharaoh ;  and  the  birds 
did  eat  them  out  of  the  basket 
upon  my  head. 

18  And  Joseph  answered  and 
said,  "'This  is  the  interpretation 
thereof:  The  three  baskets  are 
three  days  : 

19  "Yet  within  three  days  shall 
Pharaoh  I!  lift  up  thy  head  from  off 
thee,  and  shall  hang  thee  on  a 
tree;  and  the  birds  shall  eat  thy 
flesh  from  off  thee. 

20  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  the 
third  day,  vhich  was   Pharaoh's 

0  birthday,  that  he  pmade  a  feast 
unto  all  his  servants:  and  he 
'1  ii  lifted  up  the  head  of  the  chief 
butler  and  of  the  chief  baker 
among  his  servants. 

21  And  he  »•  restored  the  chief 
butler  unto  his  butlership  again  ; 
and  she  gave  the  cup  into  Pha- 
raoh's hand: 

22  But  he  t  hanged  the  chief  bak- 
er: as  Joseph  had  interpreted  to 
them. 

23  Yet  did  not  the  chief  butler 
remember  Joseph,  but  wforgat 
him. 

CHAPTER  XLI. 

1  Pharaoh's  two  dreams.  25  Joseph  interpreteth 
them.  Z3  He  giveth  Pharaoh  counsel.  SS  Jo- 
seph is  advanced.  £0  He  hegellelh  Manasseh 
and  Ephraim.     54  The  famine  beginneth. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end 
.  of  two  full  years,  that  Pharaoh 
dreamed :  and,  behold,  he  stood 
b}'  the  river. 

2  And,  behold,  there  came  up  out 
of  the  river  seven  well  favoured 
kine  and  fatfleshed ;  and  they  fed 
in  a  meadow. 

3  And,  behold,  seven  other  kine 
came  up  after  them  out  of  the 
river,  ill  favoured  and  leanflesh- 
ed ;  and  stood  bj'  the  other  kine 
upon  the  brink  of  the  river. 

4  And  the  ill  favoured  and  lean- 
fleshed  kine  did  eat  up  the  seven 
well  favoured  and  fat  kine.  So 
Pharaoh  awoke. 

5  And  he  slept  and  dreamed  the 
second  time:  and,  behold,  seven 
ears  of  corn  came  up  upon  one 
stalk,  ■*•  rank  and  good. 

6  And,  behold,  seven  thin  ears 
and  bla.sted  with  the  east  wind 
sprung  up  after  them. 

7  And  the  seven  thin  ears  de- 
voured the  seven  rank  and  full 
ears.  And  Pharaoh  awoke,  and, 
behold,  it  was  a  dream. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning  « that  his  spirit  was  trou- 
bled ;  and  he  sent  and  called  for 
all  fcthe  magicians  of  Egypt,  and 
all  the  ''Wise   men   thereof:  and 

43 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1718. 


I  Or,  full  cf 
holes. 

t  Heb.  meat 
of  Pharaoh, 
the  ur.rk  of 
a  haker,  or, 
cook. 

m  ver.  12. 


nver.  13. 

!1  Or,  rcclon 
thee,  and 
talte  thy 
office  Jrom 
thee. 


0  Malt.  14.  C. 
pMark  6.  21. 
<j  ver.  13,  19. 
Matl.  25.  19. 
I!  Or,  reckoned. 
r  ver.  13. 

sNeh.  2.  1. 


uJoh    19.  14. 
Ts.  31.  12. 
Ecc.  9.  15, 


1715. 


Heb.  /at. 


a  Dan.  2. 1.  Sb 

4.  5,  19. 
/-Ex.  7.11,22. 

Is.  29.  14. 

Dan.  1.  20.  ic 

2.  2.  A:  4.  7. 
c  Matt.  2.  1. 


Joseph  interpre-teth 


GENESIS. 


Pharaoh's  dreams. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1715. 


rfch.  40.  2,3. 
e  eh.  39.  20. 


/rh.  40.  S. 


grh.  37.  36. 


hch.  40.  12, 
Sec. 


k  Vs.  105.  20. 
/  Dan.  2.  25. 
t  Heb.  made 

hivi  run. 
m  1  Sam.  2.  8. 

Ps.  113.  7,  a 


jz  ver.  12. 

Ps.  25.  14. 

Dan.  5.  16. 
[|  Or,  when 

thou  hearest 

a  dream  thou 

canst  inter' 

pret  It. 
oDan.  2.  30. 

,\rts  3.  12. 

2  Cor.  3.  5. 
p  ch.  40.  e. 

Dan.  2.  22, 

28,  47.  &  4. 


tr,  the  litwiird 
parts  uflhem. 


Pharaoh  told  them  his  dream; 
but  there  ivas  none  that  could  in- 
terpret them  unto  Pharaoh. 

9  "I  Then  spake  the  chief  butler 
unto  Pliuraoh,  saying,  I  do  re- 
member 1113'  faults  this  day  : 

10  Pharaoh  was  'i  wroth  with  his 
servants,  "and  put  me  in  ward  in 
the  captain  of  the  guard's  house, 
both  me  and  the  chief  baker: 

11  And /we  dreamed  a  dream  in 
one  night,  I  and  he;  we  dreamed 
each  man  according  to  the  iuter- 
l^retation  of  his  dream. 

12  And  there  tt'o?  there  with  us  a 
young  man,  a  Hebrew,  £*  servant 
to  the  captain  of  the  guard ;  and 
we  told  hiin,  and  he  ''interpreted 
to  us  our  dreams ;  to  each  man 
according  to  his  dream  he  did  in- 
terpret. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass, « as  he  in- 
terpreted to  us,  so  it  was ;  me  he 
restored  unto  mine  office,  and  him 
he  hanged. 

14  ^1  *Then  Pharaoh  sent  and 
called  Joseph,  and  they  '  t  brought 
him  ha,stily  ™  out  of  tlie  dungeon  : 
and  he  shaved  him.self,  and  chang- 
ed his  raiment,  and  came  in  unto 
Pharaoh. 

15  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, I  have  dreamed  a  dream, 
and  there  Is  none  that  can  inter- 
pret it:  «and  I  have  heard  say 
of  thee,  t/iat  II  thou  canst  un- 
derstand a  dream  to  interpret  it. 

16  And  Joseph  answered  Phara- 
oh, saying,  "It  i.i  not  in  me : 
pGod  shall  give  Pharaoh  an  an- 
swer of  peace. 

17  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, 7 In  my  dream,  behold,  I 
stood  upon  the  bank  of  the  river: 

18  And,  behold,  there  came  up 
out  of  the  river  seven  kine,  fat- 
fleshed  and  well  favoured;  and 
they  fed  in  a  meadow : 

19  And,  behold,  seven  other  kine 
came  up  after  them,  poor  and 
very  ill  favoured  and  leanlieshed, 
such  as  I  never  saw  in  all  the  land 
of  Egypt  for  badness : 

20  And  the  lean  and  the  ill  fa- 
voured kine  did  eat  up  the  first 
seven  fat  kine: 

21  And  when  they  had  t  eaten 
them  up,  it  could  not  be  known 
that  they  had  eaten  them ;  but 
they  ivere  still  ill  favoured,  as  at 
the  beginning.    80  I  awoke. 

22  Arid  1  saw  in  my  dream,  and, 
behold,  s('V(!n  ears  came  up  in  one 
stalk,  full  and  good  : 

23  And,  l)ehold,  seven  oars, 
II  withered,  thin,  and  blasted  witli 
the  east  wind,  sprung  up  after 
them : 

24  And  the  thin  oars  devoured 
the  .seven  good  e;irs:  and  'I  told 
W( (.9  unto  the  magicians;  but  thc7-e 
was  none  that  could  declare  it  to 
ine. 

25  *f  And  Joseph  said  unto  Pha- 

•11 


raoh.  The  dream  of  Pharaoh  is 
one :  « God  hath  shewed  Pharaoh 
what  he  is  about  to  do. 
20  The  seven  good  kine  are  seven 
years ;  and  the  seven  good  ears 
are  seven  years :  the  dream  is  one. 

27  And  the  seven  thin  and  ill  fa- 
voured kine  that  came  up  after 
them  are  seven  years ;  and  the 
seven  empty  ears  blasted  with  the 
east  wind  shall  be  t  seven  years  of 
famine. 

28  "This  is  the  thing  which  I 
have  spoken  unto  Pharaoh : 
What  God  is  about  to  do  he  shew- 
eth  unto  Pharaoh. 

29  Behold,  there  come  a^  seven 
years  of  great  plenty  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt: 

30  And  there  shall  y  arise  after 
them  seven  years  of  famine ;  and 
all  the  plenty  shall  be  forgotten 
in  the  land  of  Egypt ;  and  the 
famine  =  shall  consume  the  land ; 

31  And  the  plenty  shall  not  be 
known  in  the  land  by  reason  of 
that  famine  following";  for  it  shall 
be  very  t  grievous. 

32  And  for  that  the  dream  was 
doubled  unto  Pharaoh  twice ;  it  is 
because  the  « thing  is  II  establish- 
ed by  God,  and  God  will  shortly 
bring  it  to  pass. 

33  Now  therefore  let  Pharaoh 
look  out  a  man  discreet  and  wise, 
and  set  him  over  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

34  Let  Pharaoh  do  this,  and  let 
him  appoint  ii  officers  over  the 
land,  and  '-take  up  the  fifth  part 
of  the  land  of  Egypt  in  the  seven 
plenteous  years. 

;i5  And  "let  them  gather  all  the 
food  ol'those  good  years  that  come, 
and  lay  up  corn  uiider  the  hand  of 
Pharaoh,  and  let  them  keep  food 
in  the  cities. 

30  And  that  food  shall  be  for  store 
to  the  land  against  the  seven  years 
of  famine,  which  shall  be  in  the 
land  of  Egypt;  that  the  land 
trf  perish  not  through  the  famine. 

37  f  And  I- the  thing  was  good  in 
the  eyes  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the 
eyes  of  all  his  servants. 

38  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his 
servants.  Can  we  find  such  a  one 
as  this  is,  a  man  /in  whom  the 
Spirit  of  God  is? 

39  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, Forasmuch  as  God  hath 
shewed  llioe  all  this,  there  is  none 
so  discreet  and  wise  as  thou  art: 

40  fi  Thou  Shalt  be  over  my  house, 
and  according  unto  tliy  word  shall 
all  my  people  the  ruled:  only  in 
the  throne  will  I  be  greater  than 
thou. 

41  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, See,  I  have  ''set  thee  over 
all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

42  And  PlKiraoh  'took  off  his 
ring  from  his  hand,  and  put  it  up- 
on Joseph's  hand,  and  '■  arraj-ed 


Cc-fore 
CHRIST 

1715. 


s  Dan.  2.  28, 
29,  45. 
Rev.  4.  1. 


«  2  Kings  8.  1. 
a  ver.  25. 


t  Heb.  heavy. 


a  Num.  23. 19. 
Is.  46.  10,11. 

;|  Or,  prepared 
of  God. 


;iOr,  overseers, 
hTrov.  e.  6,7, 


t  Heb. 

he  not  cut  off. 
d  ch.  47.  15, 

19. 
c  Pr.  105.  19. 

Acta  7.  10. 

/Num.27.  IP. 
Job  32.  8. 
Prov.  2.  0. 
Dan.  4.  8, 18. 
Sc  5.  11,  14. 
<t  0.  3. 

g  Ps.  105.  21, 

Ai  ts  7.  10. 
t  lleh. 
be  armed, 
or,  kiss. 

h  Dun.  C.  3. 

iKslli.  3.  10. 
&  8.  2,  8. 


Joseph's  brethren 


GENESIS. 


come  to  buy  com. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1715. 


C  Or,  S!7.5. 

I  Dan.  5.  7, 29. 
m  Esth.  6.  0. 

f  Or,  Tender 

ftlher, 

ch.  45.  e. 
-"  Hrh. 

A'trcck. 
n  ch.  4'-'.  6.  & 

45.  8,  26. 

Acts  7.  10. 

II  Which  in 
the  Coptic 
signifies,  A 
revealer  of 
iccrets,  or. 
The  man  to 
Vjhom  secrets 
are  repealed, 

I!  Or,  prince, 
Ex.  2.  16. 
2  Sam.  8.  18. 
<t  20.  26. 

about  1715. 

0  1  i5am.  16. 
21. 

1  Kings  12. 
B,  6. 
Dan.  1.  19. 


pch.  22.  17. 
Judg.  7.  12. 
1  Sam.  13.  5. 
Ps.  78.  27. 

7  ch.  43.  20. 
4:  48.  5. 


::  Or,  prince, 
ver.  45. 
2  Sam.  8.  18. 

about  1712. 
1  That  is, 
Forgetcing. 


about  1711. 
II  That  is. 
Fruitful. 
rch.  49.  22. 
1708. 


t  Heh.  all 

uihercin  was. 
«ch.  42.  G.  ic 

47.  14,  24. 
«Deut.  9.  28. 


liini  in  vestures  of  II  fine  linen, 
'and  put  a  gold  chain  about  his 
neck ; 

43  And  lie  made  him  to  ride  in 
the  second  chariot  which  he  had ; 
"'and  they  cried  before  him, 
;l  t  Bow  the  knee :  and  he  made 
him  7uier  'lover  all  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

44  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, I  am  Pharaoli,  and  without 
thee  shall  no  man  lift  up  his  hand 
or  foot  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

4.5  And  Pharaoh  called  Joseph's 
name  !i  Zaphnath-paaneali ;  and 
he  gave  him  to  wile  Asenath  tlie 
daughter  of  Poti-pherah  11  priest 
of  On.  And  Joseph  went  out 
over  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

46  Y  And  Joseph  icas  thirty  years 
old  when  he  "stood  before  Phara- 
oh king  of  Egypt.  And  Joseph 
went  out  from'  the  presence  of 
Pharaoh,  and  went  throughout  all 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

47  And  in  the  seven  plenteous 
years  the  earth  brought  forth  by 
handfuls. 

48  And  he  gathered  up  all  the 
food  of  the  seven  years,  wliicli 
vvere  in  tlie  land  of  Egypt,  and 
laid  up  the  food  in  the  cities :  the 
food  of  the  field,  which  it-os  round 
about  every  city,  laid  he  up  in  the 
same. 

49  And  Joseph  gathered  corn  pas 
the  sand  of  the  sea,  very  much, 
until  he  left  numbering ;  for  U  was 
without  number. 

50  ?And  unto  Joseph  were  born 
two  sons,  before  the  years  of  fam- 
ine came:  which  Asenath  the 
daughter  of  Poti-pherah  li  priest  of 
On  bare  unto  him. 

51  And  Joseph  called  the  name 
of  the  firstborn  IIManasseh:  For 
God,  said  he.  hath  made  me  for- 
get all  my  toil,  and  all  my  father's 
house. 

52  And  tlie  name  of  the  second 
called  he  IlEphraim :  For  God  hath 
caused  me  to  bo  'fruitful  in  the 
land  of  my  affliction. 

53  ^T  And  the  seven  years  of  plen- 
teousuess,  that  w^as  in  the  laud  of 
Egypt,  w-ere  ended. 

54  »And  the  seven  years  of  dearth 
began  to  come,  <  according  as  Jo- 
seph had  said :  and  the  dearth  was 
in  all  lands ;  but  in  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  there  was  bread. 

5.5' And  when  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  was  famished,  the  people 
cried  to  Pharaoh  lor  bread :  and 
Pharaoh  said  unto  all  the  Egyp- 
tians, Go  unto  Joseph;  what' he 
saith  to  you,  do. 

58  And  the  famine  was  over  all 
the  face  of  the  earth:  and  Joseph 
opened  tall  the  storehoases,  and 
"sold  unto  the  Egyptians;  and 
the  famine  waxed  sore  in  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

57  a:And  all  countries  came  into 


Egypt  to  Joseph  for  to  buy  cwn  ; 
because  that  the  famine  was  so 
sore  in  ail  lands. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

1  Jacob  sendeth  his  ten  sgns  to  buy  corn  in 
Egypt.  16  They  ere  imprisoned  by  Joseph  for 
spies,  IS  They  are  set  at  liberty,  on  condition 
to  bring  Benjamin.  21  They  have  rcmorsefor 
Joseph.  24  Simeon  is  kept  for  a  pledge.  25 
They  return  uith  corn,  and  their  money.  29 
Their  rtlation  to  Jacob.  36  Jacob  refuseth  to 
send  Benjamin. 

NOW  when  « Jacob  saw  that 
there  was  corn  in  Egypt,  Ja- 
cob said  unto  his  sons,  Why  do  ye 
look  one  upon  another  ? 

2  And  he  said.  Behold,  I  have 
heard  that  there  is  corn  in  Egypt : 
get  .vou  down  thither,  and  buy  lor 
us  from  thence ;  that  we  may  ''live, 
and  not  die. 

3  ^  And  Joseph's  ten  brethren 
went  down  to  buy  corn  in  Egypt. 

4  But  Benjamin,  Joseph's  broth- 
er, Jacob  sent  not  with  his  breth- 
ren ;  ibr  he  said,  c  Best  peradveu- 
ture  mischief  befall  him. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Israel  came  to 
buy  rorn  among  those  that  came : 
for  the  famine  was  (^in  the  laud  of 
Canaan. 

6  And  Joseph  was  the  governor 
cover  the  land,  and  he  it  tvas  that 
sold  to  all  the  people  of  the  land : 
and  Joseph's  brethren  came,  and 
/bowed  down  themselves  before 
him  uith  their  faces  to  the  earth. 

7  And  Joseph  saw  his  brethren, 
and  he  knew  them,  but  made 
himself  strange  unto  them,  and 
spake  iroughlj^  unto  them;  and 
he  .said  unto  them.  Whence  come 
ye?  And  they  said.  From  the 
land  of  Canaan  to  buy  food. 

8  And  Joseph  knew  his  brethren, 
but  they  knew  not  him. 

9  And  Joseph  i/r&membered  the 
dreams  which  he  dreamed  of 
them,  and  .said  unto  them.  Ye  are 
spies ;  to  see  the  nakedness  of  the 
land  ye  are  come. 

10  And  they  said  unto  him,  IS^ay, 
my  lord,  but  to  buy  food  are  thy 
servants  come. 

11  We  are  all  one  man's  sons; 
we  are  true  men;  thy  servants 
are  no  spies. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them,  Nay, 
but  to  see  the  nakedness  of  the 
land  ye  are  come. 

13  And  they  said.  Thy  servants 
are  twelve  brethren,  the  sons  of 
one  man  in  the  land  of  Canaan  ; 
and,  behold,  the  youngest  is  this 
day  with  our  father,  and  one  f^is 
not. 

14  And  Joseph  said  unto  them, 
That  i.i  it  that  I  spake  unto  you, 
saving.  Ye  are  spies : 

l.j  Herebv  ve  shall  be  proved: 
'By  the  life  "of  Pharaoh  ye  shall 
not  go  forth  hence,  except  your 
voungest  brother  come  hither. 
*16  Send  one  of  you,  and  let  him 
45 


Before 

CHRIST 

1708. 


1707. 

Acts  7.  12. 


b  ch.  43.  8. 
Ps.  118.  IT. 
Is.  33.  1. 


/ch.  37.  7. 


t  Heb. 

hard  thingt 
with  them. 


gch.  37.  6,9. 


h  ch.  37.  80. 
Lam.  5.  7. 
See  ch.  44. 
20. 


iSee  1  Sam. 
1.  26.  i  17. 


Jacob's  sons  are 


GENESIS. 


imimsoncd  as  spies. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1707. 

t  Het).  bound. 


tHeb. 

gathered. 


k  Lev.  25.  43. 

Neh.  0.  15. 


Iver.  34. 
ch.  43.  6.  & 
44.  23. 


m  Job  30.  8, 
Hos.  5.  15. 


n  Prov.  21. 13. 
Matt.  7.  2. 


pch.  9.  5. 

lKiiigs2.  32. 

2  Chr.  24.  22. 

Ps.  9.  12. 

Luke  11.  50, 

51. 
t  Hel).  an 

interpreter 

V.S.S  hftwien 


vMatl.  5.  41. 
Rom.  12.  11. 
20,  21. 


rSee  ch.  43. 
21. 


tileli. 
went  forth. 


s  vcr.  7. 
t  Heb.  with 

U3 hard 

things. 


fetch  your  brother,  and  ye  shall 
be  tkept  in  prison,  that  your 
words  may  be  proved,  whether 
(hei-e  be  any  truth  in  you :  or  else 
by  the  life  of  Pharaoh  surelj'  ye 
are  spies. 

17  And  he  tput  them  all  together 
into  ward  three  days. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  them 
the  third  day,  This  do,  and  live; 
''for  I  fear  God : 

19  If  ye  be  true  me7i,  let  one  of 
your  brethren  be  bound  in  the 
house  of  your  prison :  go  ye, 
carry  corn  for  the  famine  ot  your 
houses : 

20  But  ^  bring  your  youngest 
brother  unto  me;  so  shall  your 
words  be  verified,  and  ye  shall 
not  die.    And  they  did  so. 

1  '^  And  they  said  one  to  an- 
other, "'  We  are  verily  guilty  con- 
cerning our  brother,  in  that  we 
saw  the  anguish  of  his  soul,  when 
he  besought  us,  and  we  would 
not  hear;  "therefore  is  this  dis- 
tress come  upon  us. 

22  And  Keuben  answered  tliem, 
saying,  "Spake  I  not  unto  you, 
saying,  Do  not  sin  against  the 
child;  and  ye  would  not  hear? 
therefore,  behold,  also  his  blood 
is  jn-equired. 

23  And  they  knew  not  that  Jo- 
seph understood  them;  for  the 
spalie  unto  them  by  an  inter- 
preter. 

24  And  he  turned  himself  about 
ft'om  them,  and  wept;  and  re- 
turned to  them  again,  and  com- 
muned with  them,  and  took  from 
them  Simeon,  and  bound  him  be- 
fore their  eyes. 

2-5  %  Then  Joseph  commanded 
to  fill  their  sacks  with  corn,  and 
to  restore  every  man's  money 
into  his  sack,  and  to  give  them 
provision  for  the  way :  and  « thus 
did  he  unto  them. 

26  And  they  laded  their  asses 
with  the  corn,  and  departed 
thence. 

27  And  as  »•  one  of  them  opened 
liis  sack  to  give  his  ass  provender 
in  the  inn,  he  espied  his  money; 
for,  l)ehold,  it  -was  in  his  sack's 
mouth. 

2^^  And  he  said  unto  his  breth- 
ren. My  money  is  restored;  and, 
lo,  it  i.'s  even  m  iny  sack :  and 
their  heart  t  failed  them,  and  tliey 
were  afraid,  saying  one  to  an- 
other, What  ('.s-  this  that  God  hath 
done  unto  us? 

29  If  And  they  came  unto  Jacob 
their  father  unto  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, and  told  him«all  that  befell 
unto  them;  saying, 

;jO  The  man,  iuho  is  the  lord  of 
the  land,  «spake  Irouglilyto  us, 
and  took  us  lor  spies  of  the 
country. 

;3l  And  we  said  unto  him.  We  are 
true  men  ;  we  are  no  spies ; 
46 


32  We  be  twelve  brethren,  sons 
of  our  father ;  one  is  not,  and  the 
youngest  i.s  this  day  with  our  fa- 
ther in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

33  And  the  man,  the  lord  of  the 
country,  said  unto  us,  'Hereby 
shall  I  know  that  ye  are  true 
men;  leave  one  of  your  brethren 
/lere  with  me.  and  take  food  for 
the  famine  or  your  households, 
and  be  gone : 

.34  And  bi'ing  j'our  youngest 
brother  unto  me':  then  shall  I 
know  that  ye  are  no  spies,  but 
that  ye  are  true  men:  so  will  I 
deliver  you  your  brother,  and  ye 
shall  « traflick  in  the  land. 

35  1  And  it  came  t(j  pass  as  they 
emptied  their  sacks,  that,  behold, 
■K  every  man's  bundle  of  money 
was  in  his  sack :  and  when  both 
they  and  their  father  saw  the  bun- 
dles of  money,  they  were  afraid. 

.36  And  Jacob  their  father  said 
unto  them.  Me  have  ye  >/  bereaved 
of  my  children:  Joseph  is  not.  and 
Simeon  is  not,  and  ye  will  take 
Benjamin  away:  all  these  things 
are  against  me. 

37  And  Reuben  spake  unto  his 
father,  saying.  Slay  my  two  sons, 
if  I  bring  "him  not  to  thee :  deliver 
him  into  my  hand,  and  I  will 
bring  him  to  thee  again. 

38  And  he  said.  My  son  shall  not 
go  down  with  you  ;  lor  -his broth- 
er is  dead,  and  he  is  left  alone : 
« if  mischief  befall  him  by  the  way 
in  the  which  ye  go,  then  shall  ye 
'j  bring  down  my  gray  hairs  with 
sorrow  to  the  grave. 

CHAPTER  XLIII. 

1  Jacoh  is  hardly  persuaded  to  send  Benjamin. 
15  Joseph  entertaineth  his  brethren.  SI  He 
viaketh  them  a  feast. 

AND  the  famine  ivas  «  sore  in  the 
.  land. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
had  eaten  up  the  corn  which  they 
had  brought  out  of  Egypt,  their 
father  said  unto  them.  Go  again, 
buy  us  a  little  food. 

3  And  .Tudah  spake  unto  him, 
saying.  The  man  tdid  solemnlj' 
protest  unto  us,  saj-ing,  Ye  shall 
not  see  my  face,  except  your 
*  brother  be  with  you. 

4  If  thou  wilt  send  our  brother 
with  us,  wo  will  go  down  and  buy 
the(>  food : 

5  But  if  thou  wilt  not  send  him, 
we  will  not  go  down :  lor  the  man 
said  unto  us,  Yi;  shall  not  see  my 
face,  except  your  brother  be  with 
you. 

(5  And  Israel  said,  Wherefore 
dealt  ye  so  ill  with  me,  as  to  tell 
the  man  whether  ye  had  yet  a 
brother? 

7  And  they  said.  The  man  task- 
ed us  straitly  of  our  state,  and  of 
our  kindred,  saying.  Is  your  fa- 
ther vet  alive  ?  have  ye  another 


Before 

CHRIST 

1707. 


t  vcr.  15,  19, 
20. 


X  See  ch.  43. 
21. 


y  ch.  43.  14, 


xvev.  13. 

ch.  37.  33.  4; 

44.  28. 
a  ver.  4. 

ch.  44.  29. 
b  ch.  37.  35.  ic 

44.  31. 


ach.  41.  54, 
57. 


t  Heb. 

protesting 
protested. 

hch.  42.  20.  ifc 


tHeb. 
asking 
ashed  ut. 


Joseph  feasteth 


GENESIS. 


his  breUwen. 


Eifore 

CHRIST 

1707. 


t  Heb.  mou 

tHeb. 
Knovsing 
could  we 
knom  7 


cell.  44.  32. 
Phileiti.  IS, 


g  Or,  ficics 
by  this. 


dch.  3-2.  20. 

Prov.  l».  16. 
ech.  37.  -25. 

Jer.  a  22. 


fch.  42. 
So. 


g  Esth.  4.  16. 
3  Or,  And  I, 

as  I  have 

been,  ^c. 


hch.  24.  2.  & 
39.  4.  i  44. 1. 

tHeo. 
hilt  a  kilting, 
'  1  Sam.  25. 
11. 

t  Heb.  cat. 


tHeb. 

roll  himself 
vpun  us. 
Job  30.  14. 


ich.  42.  3,  10. 

T  Heb.  com- 
ing down  we 
came  down. 

k  ch.  42.  27, 
So. 


brother?  and  we  told  him  ac- 
cording to  the  + tenor  of  these 
words :  t  Could  wo  certainly  know 
that  he  would  say,  Bring  your 
brother  down  ? 

8  And  Judali  said  unto  Israel 
hLs  lather,  Send  the  lad  with  me, 
and  we  will  arise  and  go;  that 
we  may  live,  and  not  die,  both 
we,  and  thou,  and  also  our  little 
ones. 

9  I  will  be  suretj-  for  him;  of 
my  liand  shalt  thou  require  him: 
cif  I  bring  him  not  unto  thee,  and 
set  him  before  thee,  then  let  me 
bear  the  blame  for  ever : 

10  For  except  we  had  lingered, 
surely  now  we  had  returned  ]  this 
second  time. 

11  And  their  father  Israel  said 
unto  them.  If  it  must,  be  so  now,  do 
this ;  take  of  the  best  fruits  in  the 
land  in  your  vessels,  and  «/ carry 
down  the  man  a  present,  a  little 
<=balm,,  and  a  little  honey,  spices 
and  myrrh,  nuts  and  almonds : 

12  And  take  double  money  in 
your  hand ;  and  the  money  /that 
was  brought  again  in  the  mouth 
of  your  sacks,  carry  it  again  in 
your  hand ;  peradv'enture  it  was 
an  oversight. 

13  Take  also  your  brother,  and 
arise,  go  again  unto  the  mau  : 

14  And  God  Almighty  give  you 
mercj'  before  the  man,  that  he 
may  send  away  your  other  broth- 
er, and  Benjamin,  s- II  If  I  be  be- 
reaved of  my  children,  I  am  be- 
reaved. 

15  *[  And  the  men  took  that 
present,  and  they  took  double 
money  in  then-  hand,  and  Ben- 
jamin; and  rose  up.  and  went 
down  to  Egypt,  and  stood  before 
Joseph. 

16  And  when  Joseph  saw  Ben- 
jamin with  them,  he  said  to  the 
'''ruler  of  his  house.  Bring  these 
men  home,  and  tslay,  and  make 
ready;  for  these  men  shall  tdiue 
with  me  at  noon. 

17  And  the  man  did  as  .Joseph 
bade:  and  tlie  man  brought  the 
men  into  Josepii's  house. 

18  And  the  men  were  afraid, 
because  they  were  brought  into 
Joseph's  hoase;  and  they  said. 
Because  of  the  money  that  was 
returned  in  our  sacks'at  the  fii'st 
time  are  we  brought  in  ;  that  he 
may  t  seek  occasion  against  us, 
and  fall  upon  us,  and  take  us  for 
bondmen,  and  our  asses. 

19  And  the.y  came  near  to  the 
stewai'd  of  Joseph's  house,  and 
tliey  communed  with  him  at  the 
door  of  the  house, 

20  And  said,  O  sir, » t  we  came  in- 
deed down  at  the  farst  time  to  buy 
food : 

21  And  ^it  came  to  pass,  when  we 
came  to  the  inn,  that  we  opened 
our     sacks,    and,  behold,    every 


man's  money  ivas  in  the  mouth  of 
his  sack,  our  money  in  lull 
weight:  and  we  have  brought  it 
again  in  our  hand. 

22  And  other  money  have  we 
brought  down  in  our  hands  to  buy 
food  :  we  cannot  tell  who  put  our 
money  in  our  sacks. 

2.3  And  he  said.  Peace  be  to  you, 
fear  not:  your  God,  and  the  God 
of  your  father,  hath  given  you 
treasure  in  your  sacks:  tl  had 
your  money.  And  he  brought 
Simeon  out  unto  them. 

24  And  the  man  brought  the  men 
into  Joseph's  house,  and  'gave 
them  water,  and  they  washed 
their  feet ;  and  he  gave  their  asses 
provender. 

2-5  And  they  made  ready  the 
present  against  Joseph  cahie  at 
noon:  for  they  heard  that  they 
should  eat  bread  there. 

26  ^,  And  when  Joseph  came 
home,  they  brought  him  the  pres- 
ent which  was  in  their  hand  into 
the  house,  and  m  bowed  them- 
selves to  him  to  the  earth. 

27  And  he  asked  them  of  their 
t  welfare,  and  said,  y  Is  your  father 
well,  the  old  man  "of  whom  ye 
spake?  Is  he  yet  alive? 

28  And  they  answered.  Thy  serv- 
ant our  father  is  in  good  health, 
lie  is  yet  alive.  "And  they  bow- 
ed down  their  heads,  and  made 
obeisance. 

29  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
saw  his  brother  Benjamin,  Phis 
mother's  son,  and  said.  Is  this 
your  younger  brother,  cof  whom 
ye  spake  unto  me?  And  he  said, 
God  be  gracious  unto  thee,  my 
son. 

.■^0  And  Joseph  made  haste;  for 
'his  bowels  did  yearn  upon  his 
brother:  and  he  sought  ichere  to 
weep;  and  he  entered  into  his 
chamber,  and  swept  there. 

31  And  he  washed  his  face,  and 
went  out,  and  retrained  himself, 
and  said,  Set  on  'bread. 

32  And  they  set  on  lor  him  by 
himself,  and  for  them  by  them- 
selves, and  for  the  Egyptians, 
which  did  eat  with  him,  by  them- 
selves :  because  the  Egyptians 
might  not  eat  bread  with  the  He- 
brews; for  that  is  «an  abomina- 
tion unto  the  Egyptians. 

33  And  they  sat  before  him,  the 
firstborn  according  to  his  birth- 
right, and  the  youngest  according 
to  his  youth :  and  the  men  mar- 
velled one  at  another. 

34  And  he  took  and  sent  messes 
unto  them  from  before  him :  but 
Benjamin's  mess  was  *live  times 
so  mucli  as  anj-  of  theirs.  And 
they  drank,  and  twere  merry 
with  him. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

1  Joseph's  policy  to  stay  his  breThren.     14  Ju- 
dah's  humile  supplication  to  Joseph. 

47 


Tiefore 

CHRIST 

1707. 


tHeb. 
your  money 
came  to  me. 


Ich.  18.  4.  & 
24.  32. 


t  ITeb.  peace, 
ch.  37.  14. 

t  Heb.  Is 
there  peace 
to  your  fa* 
thcr. 

nch.  42.  11, 
13. 

och.  37.  7,  10. 

p  ch.  35.  n, 

18. 
./ch.  42.  13. 


■1  Kings  8. 


uch.  46.  34. 
Ex.  e.  26. 


jch.  45.  22. 
tHeb.  drank 

largely  : 

See  Hag. 1.6. 

John  2.  10. 


Joseph's  policy  to 


GENESIS. 


stay  his  brethren. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1707. 


!l  Or,  maketh 
trial  : 


^urn.  11.  fi. 
•J  Sa:n.  1.  11. 


/I'rov.  17.  15. 


AND  he  commanded  t  the  stew- 
.  ard  of  his  house,  sayhig,  Fill 
tlie  men's  saclcs  ^vUh  food,  as 
much  as  they  can  carry,  and  put 
every  man's  money  in  his  sack's 
moutli. 

2  And  put  my  cup,  the  silver  cup, 
in  the  sack's  mouth  of  the  young- 
est, and  his  corn  money.  And  he 
did  according  to  the  word  that  Jo- 
seph had  spoken. 

3  As  soon  as  the  morning  was 
light,  the  men  were  sent  away, 
they  and  their  asses. 

4  And  wlien  they  were  gone  out 
of  the  city,  and  not  yft  far  off,  Jo- 
seph said  unto  his  steward.  Up, 
follow  after  the  men ;  and  when 
thou  do.st  overtake  them,  say  unto 
them.  Wherefore  have  ye  reward- 
ed evil  for  good  ? 

5  Is  not  tliis  it  in  which  my  lord 
drinketh,  and  whereby  indeed  he 
lldivineth?  ye  have  done  evil  in 
so  doing. 

G  f  And  lie  overtook  them,  and 
he  spake  unto  thein  these  same 
words. 

7  And  they  said  unto  him, Where- 
fore saith'my  lord  these  words? 
God  forbid  "that  thy  servants 
should  do  according  to  this  thing : 

8  Behold,  "the  monej%  which  we 
found  in  our  sacks'  mouths,  we 
brought  again  unto  thee  out  of  the 
land  of  Canaan :  how  then  should 
we  steal  out  of  thy  lord's  house 
silver  or  gold? 

9  With  whomsoever  of  thy  serv- 
ants it  be  found,  tboth  let  him  die, 
and  v>'c  also  will  be  my  lord's 
bondmen. 

10  And  he  said.  Now  also  Jet  it  be 
according  unto  your  words:  he 
with  whom  it  is  found  shall  be 
my  servant;  and  ye  shall  be 
blameless. 

11  Then  they  speedily  took  down 
every  man  his  sack  to  the  ground, 
and  opened  every  man  his  sack. 

12  And  he  searched,  and  began 
at  the  eldest,  and  left  at  the  young- 
est :  and  the  cup  was  found  in  Ben- 
jamin's sack. 

l.'i  Then  theycrent  their  clothes, 
and  laded  every  man  his  ass,  and 
returned  to  the  city. 

14  II  And  .Tudah  and  his  brethren 
came  to  Jo.seph's  house;  ibr  he 
wan  yet  there:  and  they ''fell  be- 
fore him  on  the  ground. 

15  And  Joseph  said  unto  them. 
What  deed  v.v  this  that  ye  have 
done  ?  wot  ye  not  that  such  a  man 
as  I  can  certainly  II divine? 

k;  And  Judali  said.  What  shall 
wo  say  unto  my  lord?  what  shall 
we  spbak?  or  how  shall  we  clcuir 
ourselves?  God  hath  found  out 
the  iniquity  of  thy  servants:  be- 
hold, c\ve  arc  mj'  lord's  servants, 
both  we,  and  he  also  with  whom 
the  cup  is  found. 

17  And  he  said,  .f  God  forbid  that 
4S 


I  should  do  so :  hut  the  man  in 
whose  hand  the  cup  is  found,  he 
shall  be  my  servant;  and  as  for 
you,  ^et  you  up  in  peace  unto 
your  lather. 

IS  If  Then  Judah  came  near  un- 
to him,  and  said,  O  my  lord,  let 
thy  servant,  I  pray  thee,  speak  a 
word  in  my  lord's  ears,  and  i'let 
not  thine  anger  burn  against  thy 
servant:  for  thou  art  even  as 
Pharaoh. 

19  My  lord  asked  his  servants, 
saying,  Have  ye  a  father,  or  a 
brother  ? 

20  And  we  said  unto  my  lord. 
We  have  a  father,  an  old  man, 
and  ''  a  child  of  his  old  age,  a  lit- 
tle one;  and  his  brother  is  dead, 
and  he  alone  is  left  of  his  mother, 
and  his  father  loveth  him. 

21  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  serv- 
ants, » Bring  him  down  unto  me, 
that  I  may  set  mine  eyes  upon 
him. 

22  And  we  said  unto  my  lord. 
The  lad  cannot  leave  his  father: 
for  if  he  should  leave  his  father, 
Idsfatlirr  would  die. 

23  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy 
servants, ''  Except  your  youngest 
brother  come  down  with  you,  ye 
shall  see  my  face  no  more. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass  when 
v/e  came  up  unto  thy  servant  my 
father,  we  told  him  the  words  of 
my  lord. 

25  And  I  our  father  said,  Go  agam, 
and  buy  us  a  little  food. 

2(5  And  we  said.  We  cannot  go 
down :  if  our  youngest  brother  be 
with  us,  then  will  we  go  down: 
for  we  may  not  see  the  man's 
face,  except  our  youngest  bi'other 
be  with  us. 

27  And  thy  servant  my  father 
said  unto  us.  Ye  know  that  »nmy 
wile  bare  me  two  sons  : 

28  And  the  one  went  out  from 
me,  and  I  said,  «  Surely  he  is  torn 
in  pieces;  and  I  saw  him  not 
since : 

29  And  if  ye  "take  this  also  from 
me,  and  mischief  befall  him,  ye 
shall  bring  down  my  gray  hairs 
with  sorrow  to  the  grave. 

30  Now  therefore  when  I  come 
to  thy  servant  my  father,  and  the 
lad  be  not  with  us;  seeing  that 
Phis  life  is  bound  ur)  in  the  lad's 
life; 

31  It  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
he  seeth  that  the  lad  is  not  ivith 
-«.v,  that  bo  will  die:  and  thy  serv- 
ants shall  bring  down  the  gray 
hairs  of  thj'  servant  our  father 
with  sorrow  to  the  grave. 

32  For  thy  servant  became  sui'etj' 
for  the  lad  unto  my  father,  say- 
ing, 9  If  I  bring  him  not  unto  thee, 
then  I  shall  bear  the  blame  to  my 
father  for  ever. 

33  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
'•  let  thy  servant  abide  instead  or 


Before 

CHRIST 

1707. 


ich.  42. 15,20. 


k  ch.  43.  3,  5. 


)ch.  42.  3e, 
38. 


pi  Sara.  IS.  L 


7ch.  43.  9. 


Joseph  maheth  himself 


GENESIS. 


known  to  his  brethren. 


Before 
CHRIST 

i7or. 


fHeb.Jind 
my  Jather^ 
Ex.  18.  8. 
Job  31.  29. 
Ps.  116.  3. 
X19.  143. 


t  Heb.  gat 
forth  his 
voice  in 


II  Or,  tCTTificd, 
Job  4.  5.  & 
23.  15. 

.Matt.  14.  26. 
.Mark  6.  50. 

6  ch.  37.  28. 

e  Is.  40.  2. 
2  Cor.  2.  7. 

+  Heb.  nei- 
ther let  there 
be  anger  in 
yonr  eyes, 

1706. 

dch.  50.  20. 

pj.  105.  le, 

17. 

See  2  Sam. 
IG.  10,  11. 
Acts  4.  27, 
28. 
+  Heb.  to  put 
fur  you  a 
remnant. 

ech.  41.  43. 
Judg.  17.  10. 
Job  29.  16. 


/ch.  47.  1. 


the  lad  a  bondman  to  my  lord; 
and  let  the  lad  go  up  with  his 
bi-ethren. 

34  For  how  shall  I  go  up  to  my 
father,  and  the  lad  be  not  with  me  ? 
lest  peradventure  I  see  the  evil 
that  shall  t  come  on  my  father. 

CHAPTER   XLV. 

1  Joseph  maketh  himself  known  tn  his  hrethren, 
5  He  comforteth  them  in  God's  providence.  9 
He  sendeth  for  his  father.  16  Pharaoh  con- 
firmeth  it.  1\  Joseph  furnisheth  them  for  their 
journey^  and  exhorteth  them  to  concord.  2a 
Jacob  is  revived  with  the  news. 

THEN  Joseph  could  not  refrain 
himself  before  all  them  that 
stood  by  him ;  and  he  cried,  Cause 
every  iman  to  go  out  from  me. 
And'  there  stood  no  man  with 
him,  while  Joseph  made  himself 
known  unto  his  brethren. 

2  And  he  +wept  aloud:  and  the 
Egyptians  and  the  house  of  Pha- 
raoh heard. 

3  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  breth- 
ren, "■  I  (i}yi  Joseph;  doth  my  fa- 
ther yet  live?  And  his  brethren 
could  not  answer  him;  for  they 
were  1!  troubled  at  his  presence. 

4  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  breth- 
ren. Come  near  to  me,  I  pray  you. 
And  they  came  near.  And  he 
said,  1  o'm  Joseph  your  brother, 
*whom  ye  sold  into  Egypt. 

5  Now  therefore  <=  be  not  grieved, 
t  nor  angry  with  j'ourselves,  that 
ye  sold  me  hither:  ''for  God  did 
send  me  before  you  to  preserve 
life. 

6  For  these  two  years  hath  the 
famine  been  in  the  land :  and  yet 
there  are  five  yeai-s,  in  the  which 
there  shall,  neither  be  earing  nor 
harvest. 

7  And  God  sent  me  before  you 
tto  preserve  you  a  posterity  in 
the  earth,  and"  to  save  your  lives 
by  a  great  deliverance. 

8  So  now  it  was;  not  you  tliut  sent 
me  hither,  but  God:  and  he  hath 
made  me  «a  father  to  Pliaraoh, 

I  and  lord  of  all  his  house,  and  a 
ruler  throughout  all  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

9  Ha.ste  ye,  and  go  up  to  my 
father,  and  say  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  thy  son  Joseph,  God  hath 
made  me  lord  of  all  Egypt:  come 
down  unto  me,  tarry  not : 

10  And  .f  thou  shalt  dwell  in  the 
land  of  Goshen,  and  thou  shalt  be 
near  unto  me,  thou,  and  thy  chil- 
dren, and  thy  children's  children, 
and  thy  flocks,  and  thy  herds,  and 
all  that  thou  hast : 

11  And  there  will  I  nourish  thee ; 
for  yet  there  are  five  years  of  fam- 
ine; lest  thou,  and  thy  household, 
and  all  that  thou  hast,  come  to 
povertv. 

12  And,  behold,  your  eyes  see, 
and  the  eyes  of  my  brother  Ben- 
jamin, that  it  is  amy  mouth  that 
speaketh  unto  you. 

4 


13  And  ye  shall  tell  my  father  of 
all  my  glory  in  Egypt,  and  of  all 
that  ye  have  seen ;  and  ye  shall 
haste  and  /'  bring  down  my  father 
hither. 

14  And  he  fell  upon  his  broth- 
er Benjamin's  neck,  and  wept; 
and  Benjamin  wept  upon  his 
neck. 

15  Moreover  he  kissed  all  his 
brethren,  and  wept  upon  them: 
and  after  that  his  bretliren  talked 
with  him. 

16  T  And  tlie  fame  thereof  was 
lieard  in  Pharaoh's  house,  saying, 
Joseph's  brethren  are  come :  and 
it  +  pleased  Pharaoh  well,  and  his 
servants. 

17  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, 8ay  unto  thy  brethren. 
This  do  ye:  lade  your  beasts,  and 
go,  get  you  unto  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan ; 

18  And  take  your  father  and  your 
households,  and  coine  unto  me: 
and  I  will  give  you  the  good  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall 
eat  ithe  fat  of  the  land. 

19  Now  thou  art  commanded, 
this  do  ye ;  take  you  wagons  out 
of  the  land  of  Egji^t  lor  your 
little  ones,  and  for  your  wives, 
and  bring  your  father,  and  come. 

20  Also  t  regard  not  your  stuff; 
for  the  good  of  all  the  land  of 
Egyiit  is  yours. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel 
did  so:  and  Joseph  gave  them 
wagons,  according  to  the  t  com- 
mandment of  Pharaoh,  and  gave 
them  provision  for  the  way. 

22  To  all  of  them  he  gave  each 
man  changes  of  raiment ;  but  to 
Benjamin  he  gave  three  hundred 
pieces  of  silver,  and  z^-  live  changes 
of  raiment. 

23  And  to  his  father  he  sent 
after  this  manner ;  ten  asses 
t  laden  with  the  good  things  of 
Egypt,  and  ten  she  asses  laden 
with  corn  and  bread  and  meat 
for  his  father  by  the  way. 

24  8o  he  sent  his  brethren  away, 
and  they  departed:  and  he  said 
unto  them,  See  that  ye  fall  not 
out  by  the  way. 

2.5  "  And  they  went  up  out  of 
Eg>-pt,  and  came  into  the  land 
of  Canaan  unto  Jacob  their  fa- 
ther, 

26  And  told  him,  saying,  Joseph 
is  yet  alive,  and  he  is  governor 
over  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  '  And 
t  Jacob's  heart  fainted,  tor  he  be- 
lieved them  not. 

27  And  they  told  him  all  the 
words  of  Joseph,  which  he  had 
said  unto  them :  and  when  he  saw 
the  wagons  which  Joseph  had 
sent  to  carry  him,  the  spirit  of 
Jacob  their  father  revived. 

28  And  Israel  said,  It  U  enough ; 
Joseph  my  son  is  yet  alive :  I  will 
go  and  see  him  before  I  die. 

49 


Before 

CHRIST 

1706. 


^  Heb.  wot 
good  in  the 
eyes  of 
Pharaoh, 
ch.  41.  37. 


t  Heb.  let  not 
your  eye 
spare,  ^c. 


tHeb. 
mouth, 
Num.  3.  18. 


t  Heb. 
carrying. 


I  Job  29.  24. 
Ps.  126.  1. 
Luke  24.  11, 


Jacob  is  comforted  hy  God. 


GENESIS. 


Josciuli  mecteth  his  father, 


liefore 
CHRIST 

1700. 


ach.  21.  31, 

33.  &  28.  10. 
ftch.  26.  2i, 

25.  &  28.  13. 

&  31.  42. 
crh.  15.  1. 

Jnl>  33.  14, 

d  ih.  28.  13. 


cch.  12.  2. 

Diut.  2fi.  5. 
/cli.  28.  15.  <k 

48.  21. 
f  c-h.  15.16.  & 

M.  13,  24,  25. 

Kx.  3.  8. 
;!  I'll.  50.  1. 
1  Acts  7.  15. 


;  lleut.  26.  5. 
.Josh.  24.  4. 
I's.  105.  23. 
Is.  52.  4. 


m  Ex.  1.  1.  & 

G.  14. 


n  Num.  26.  5. 
1  Chr.  5.  1. 


oEx.  6.  15. 

1  (Jhr.  4.  24. 
H  Or,  Nemucl. 
II  Or,  Jarih. 
II  Or,  Zcrah, 

1  Chr.  4.  24. 
p  1  Chr.  6.  1, 

16. 
II  Or, 

Ucrshom. 
r]l  Chr.  2.  3. 

&  4.  21. 
rch.  38.  3,  7, 

10. 
sih.  38.  20. 

1  Chr.  2.  5. 
t  1  Chr.  7.  1. 
II  Or,  I'uah, 

and  Jashub^ 


Zcphvn. 
II  Or,  Uzni. 
II  Or,  Arud. 


CHAPTER  XL, VI. 

1  Jncoh  is  cumfortcd  by  God  at  Becr-shcba  :  5 
Thence  he  with  his  company  gocth  into  Egypt. 
8  The  number  of  his  family  that  went  into 
Egypt.  29  Joseph  mecteth  Jacob.  31  He 
instructeth  his  brethren  how  to  answer  to 
Pharaoh. 

AND  Israel  took  his  journey 
.  with  all  that  he  had,  and 
came  to  «  Beer-sheba,  and  offered 
sacrifices  ''unto  the  God  of  his 
lather  Isaac. 

2  And  G  od  spake  unto  Israel  c  in 
the  visions  of  the  night,  and  said, 
Jacob,  Jacob.  And  he  said,  Here 
am  I. 

3  And  he  said,  I  a7n  God,  d  the 
God  of  thy  father :  fear  not  to  go 
down  into  Egypt ;  for  I  will  there 
c  make  of  thee  a  great  nation. 

4  /I  will  go  down  with  thee  into 
Egypt;  and  I  will  also  surely 
ff luring  thee  vip  again:  and  /'Jo- 
seph shall  put  his  hand  vipon 
thine  eyes. 

5  And  i  Jacob  rose  up  from  Beer- 
sheba  :  and  the  sons  of  Israel  car- 
ried Jacob  their  father,  and  their 
little  ones,  and  their  wives,  in  the 
wagons  /■;  which  Pharaoh  had  sent 
to  carry  him. 

6  And  they  took  their  cattle, 
and  their  goods,  which  they  had 
gotten  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
and  came  into  Egypt,  ^  Jacob, 
and  all  his  seed  with  him : 

7  His  sons,  and  his  sons'  sons 
with  him,  his  daughters,  and  his 
sons'  daughters,  and  all  his  seed 
brought  he  with  him  into  Egypt. 

8  ]\  And  "i  these  (tre  the  names 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  which 
came  into  Egypt,  Jiicob  and  his 
sons  :  «  Reuben,  Jacob's  firstborn. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Reuben ;  Ha- 
noch,  and  Phallu,  and  Hezron, 
and  Car  mi. 

10  f  And  "the  sons  of  Simeon; 
II  Jemuel,  and  Jamin,  and  Ohad, 
and  llJacliin,  and  llZoliar,  and 
Sliaul  the  son  of  a  Canaanitish 
woman. 

11  If  And  the  sons  of  pLevi; 
II  Gerslion,  Kohath,  and  Merari. 

12  ^  And  the  sons  of  ?  Judah  ;  Er, 
and  Onan,  and  Shelah,  and  Pha- 
rez,  and  Zarah :  but.»-  Er  and  Onan 
died  in  the  land  of  Canaan.  And 
sthe  sons  of  Pharez  were  Hezron 
and  Hamul. 

KJ  H  'And  the  sons  of  Issachar; 
Tola,  and  II  Phuvah,  and  Job,  and 
Sliimron. 

14  1i  And  the  sons  of  Zebulun; 
Sered,  and  Elon,  and  Jahleel. 

15  These  be  tlie  sons  of  Leah, 
which  she  bare  unto  Jacob  in 
Padan-aram,  with  his  daughter 
J)inali :  all  tlic?  souls  of  Jiis  sons 
and  liis  daugliters  ivcre  thirty  and 
three. 

Ki  ir  And  the  sons  of  Gad; 
"Ziphion,  and  Haggi,  Hliuni,  aiwl 
II  Ezbon,  Eri,  and  llArodi,  and 
Areli. 

50 


17  IT  ^And  the  sons  of  Asher; 
Jimnah,  and  Ishuah,  and  Isui, 
and  Beriah,  and  Serah  their  sister: 
and  the  sons  of  Beriah ;  Heber, 
and  Malchiel. 

IS  ?/ These  are  the  sons  of  Zilpah, 
2  whom  Laban  gave  to  Leah  his 
daughter;  and  these  she  bare 
unto  Jacob,  even  sixteen  souls. 

19  The  sons  of  Rachel  "Jacob's 
wife ;  Joseph,  and  Benjamin. 

20  H  ''And  unto  Joseph  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  were  born  Manas- 
seh  and  Ephraim,  which  Ase- 
nath  the  daughter  of  Poti-pherah 
II  pi'iest  of  On  bare  unto  him. 

21  %  fAnd  the  sons  of  Benjamin 
ivere  Belah,  and  Becher,  and  Ash- 
bel,  Gera,  and  Naaman,  '^Ehi, 
and  Rosh,  eMuppim,  and  II  Hup- 
pim,  and  Ard. 

22  These  ai-e  the  sons  of  Rachel, 
which  were  born  to  Jacob :  all 
the  souls  were  fourteen. 

23  H  /And  the  sons  of  Dan; 
II  Ilushim, 

24  If  ffAnd  the  sons  of  Naphtali; 
Jahzeel,  and  Guni,  and  Jezer,  and 
Shillem. 

25  A  These  ai-e  the  sons  of  Bilhah, 
i  which  Laban  gave  unto  Rachel 
his  daughter,  and  she  bare  these 
unto  Jacob :  all  the  souls  ivei'e 
seven. 

26  ^All  the  souls  that  came  with 
Jacob  into  Egypt,  which  came 
out  of  his  t  loins,  besides  Jacob's 
sons'  wives,  all  the  souls  ivere 
threescore  and  six ; 

27  And  the  sons  of  Joseph,  which 
were  ))orue  him  in  Egypt,  ivere 
two  souls :  i  all  the  souls  of  the 
house  of  Jacob,  which  came  into 
Egjni)t,  loere  threescore  and  ten. 

28  f  And  he  sent  Judah  before 
him  unto  Joseph,  ™  to  direct  his 
face  unto  Goshen  ;  and  they  came 
"into  the  land  of  Goshen. 

29  And  Joseph  made  ready  his 
chariot,  and  went  up  to  meet  Is- 
rael his  father,  to  Goshen,  and 
presented  himself  unto  him ;  and 
he  "fell  on  his  necl^,  and  wept 
on  his  neck  a  good  while. 

'SO  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
j^Now  let  me  die,  since  I  have 
seen  thy  face,  because  thou  art 
yet  alive. 

31  And  Joseph  said  unto  his 
brethren,  and  unto  liis  father's 
liouse,  9 1  will  go  up,  and  sliew 
Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  liim,  INIy 
brethren,  and  my  father's  house, 
which  luere  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, are  come  unto  me ; 

32  And  the  men  are  shepherds, 
for  1  their  trade  hatli  been  to  i'eed 
cattle;  and  they  have  brouglit 
their  flocks,  and  their  herds,  and 
all  that  they  have. 

33  And  it  sliall  come  to  pass 
wlieii  Pharaoh  shall  call  you,  and 
sliall  say,  »•  What  is  your  occupa- 
tion ? 


Before 
CHRIST 

170G. 


X  1  Chr.  7.  30. 

ych.  30.  10. 
z  ch.  20.  24. 


a  ch.  44.  27. 
ich.  41.50. 


II  Or,  prince, 
el  Chr.  7.  6. 

&  8.  1. 
rf  Num.  26. 38, 

Ahiram. 
c  Num.  26.  39, 

Shupham. 

1  Chr.  7.  12, 

Shuppim. 
II  Hupham, 

Num.  26.  39. 
/I  Chr.  7.  12. 
II  or, 

Shuham, 

Num.  26.  42. 
gl  Chr.  7.  13. 
hch.  30.  5,  7. 
tch.  29.  29. 


f  Hcb.  thigh, 
ch.  35.  11. 


lV)ent.  10.  22. 
See  Acts  7. 


7nch.  31.  21. 
n  ch.  47.  1. 


0  So  ch.  45. 
14. 


p  So  Luke  2. 
29,  30. 


(7ch.  47.  1. 


t Ileh.  they 
arc  men  of 
cattle. 


and  ijrcscnteth  him  to  Pliaradh.     GENESIS. 


The  Egyptians  sell  their  land. 


Bcfire 
CHRIST 


s  VLT.  32. 
nh.  30.  35.  & 
SI.  a.  &  37. 

12. 
uoh.  43.32. 
Ex.  8.  20. 


1706. 

arh.  40.  31. 


bch.  45.  10.  & 

4'J.  2«. 


(ich.  4C.  33. 
c  ch.  40.  34. 


/ch.  15.  13. 
Dcut.  20.  5. 


f  ch.  43.  1. 
AlIs  7.  11. 


t  Heh.  How 

many  are 

the  days  of 

the  years  of 

thy  life  ? 
I  Ps.  39.  12. 

Hob.  11.  9, 

13. 
m  Job  14.  1. 
7iih.  25.  7.  & 

35.  28. 


rv.x.  I.  11.  & 

12.  37. 


34  That  ye  shall  say,  Thy  serv- 
ants' « trade  hath  been  about 
cattle  « from  our  youth  even  until 
now,  both  we,  and  also  our  fa- 
thers: that  ye  may  dwell  m  the 
land  of  Goshen ;  for  every  shep- 
herd is  «  an  abomination  unto  the 
Egyptians. 

CHAPTER  XLVn. 

1  Joseph  presentetfi  Jive  of  lits  brethren,  7  and 
his  father,  before  Pharaoh.  11  He  givetk  them 
habitation  and  maintenance.  13  He  gctleth  all 
the  Egyptians'  money,  IGtheir  cattle,  18  their 
lands  to  Phartioh.  22  The  priests'  land  was 
not  bought.  23  He  Ittteth  the  landto  them  for 
a  fifth  part.  28  JacoVs  age.  29  He  swcareth 
Joseph  to  bury  him  with  his  fathers. 

THEN  Joseph  a  came  and  told 
Pharaoh,  and  said,  My  father 
and  my  brethren,  and  their  flocks, 
and  their  herds,  and  all  that  they 
have,  are  come  out  of  the  land  of 
Canaan;  and,  behold,  they  are  in 
''the  land  of  Goshen. 

2  And  he  took  some  of  his  breth- 
ren, even  five  men,  and  c presented 
them  unto  Pharaoh. 

.3  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his 
brethren,  '^What  is  your  occupa- 
tion? And  they  said  unto  Pha- 
raoh, «Thy  servants  are  shep- 
herds, both  we,  a)id  also  our  fa- 
thers. 

4  They  said  moreover  unto  Pha- 
raoh,/For  to  sojourn  in  the  land 
are  we  come;  for  thy  servants 
have  no  pasture  for  tlieir  flocks ; 
£'for  the  famine  i-s  sore  in  the  land 
of  Canaan:  now  therefore,  we 
pray  thee,  let  thy  servants  '« dwell 
in  the  land  of  Goshen. 

5  And  Pharaoh  spake  unto  Jo- 
seph, saying,  Thy  lather  and  thy 
Ijrethreii  are  come  unto  thee : 

6  »The  land  of  Egypt  is  before 
thee ;  in  the  best  of  the  land  make 
thy  father  and  brethren  to  dwell ; 
i-  in  the  land  of  Goshen  let  them 
dwell:  and  if  thou  knowest  any 
men  of  activity  among  them,  then 
make  them  rulers  over  my  cattle. 

7  And  Joseph  brought  in  Jacob 
his  father,  and  set  him  before 
Pharaoh :  and  Jacob  blessed  Pha- 
raoh. 

8  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jacob, 
t  How  old  art  thou  ? 

9  And  Jacob  said  unto  Pharaoh, 
'The  days  of  the  years  of  my  pil- 
grimage are  a  hundred  and  thirty 
years:  '"few  and  evil  have  the 
days  of  the  years  of  my  life  been, 
and  "have  hot  attained  unto  the 
days  of  the  years  of  the  life  of  mj- 
fathers  in  the  days  of  theu'  pil- 
grimage. 

10  And  Jacob  "blessed  Pharaoh, 
and  went  out  from  before  Pha- 
raoh. 

11  1[  And  .Joseph  placed  his  fa- 
ther and  his  brethren,  and  gave 
them  a  possession  in  tlie  land  of 
Egypt,  in  tlie  best  of  the  land,  in 
the  land  of  pRameses,  "/as  Pha- 
raoh had  commanded. 


12  And  Joseph  nourished  his  fa- 
ther, and  his  brethren,  and  all  his 
father's  household,  witJi  bread, 
11  +  according  to  their  families. 

13  %  And  there  was  no  bread  in 
all  the  land;  for  the  famine  vxis 
very  sore,  '•so  that  the  land  of 
Egypt  and  alt  the  land  of  Canaan 
fainted  by  reason  of  the  famine. 

14  "And  Joseph  gathered  up  all 
the  money  that  was  found  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  for  the  corn  which  they 
bought :  and  Joseph  brouglit  the 
money  into  Pharaoh's  house. 

15  And  when  money  failed  in  the 
land  of  Egyi^t,  and  in  the  land 
of  Canaan,  all  the  Egji^tians 
came  unto  Joseph,  and  said.  Give 
us  bread :  for  t  v/hy  should  we  die 
in  thy  presence?  for  the  monev 
faileth. 

l(j  And  Joseph  said.  Give  your 
cattle;  and  I  will  give  you  for 
your  cattle,  if  money  fail. 

17  And  they  brought  their  cattle 
unto  Joseph:  and  Joseph  gave 
them  bread  in  eocchanrje  for  horses, 
and  for  the  flocks,  and  for  the 
cattle  of  the  herds,  and  for  the 
asses;  and  he  tfed  them  with 
bread  for  all  their  cattle  for  that 
year. 

18  WTien  that  year  was  ended, 
they  came  unto  him  the  second 
year,  and  said  unto  him.  We  will 
not  hide  it  from  my  lord,  how 
that  our  money  is  spent ;  my 
lord  also  hath  our  herds  of  cat- 
tle; there  is  not  auglit  left  in  the 
sight  of  my  lord,  but  our  bodies, 
and  our  lands : 

19  Wherefore  shall  we  die  before 
thine  eyes,  both  we  and  our  land  ? 
buy  us  and  our  land  for  bread,  and 
we  and  our  land  will  be  servants 
unto  Pharaoh :  and  give  xis  seed, 
that  we  may  live,  and  not  die, 
that  the  land  be  not  desolate. 

20  And  Joseph  bought  all  the 
land  of  Egypt  for  Pharaoh;  for 
the  Egyptians  sold  everj'man  his 
field,  because  the  famine  prevail- 
ed over  them :  so  the  land  became 
Pharaoh's. 

21  And  as  for  the  people,  he 
removed  them  to  cities  from  one 
end  of  the  borders  of  Egypt  even 
to  the  other  end  thereof. 

22  "Only  the  land  of  the  P priests 
bought  "he  not;  for  the  priests 
had  a  portion  assigned  th-em  of 
Pharaoh,  and  did  eat  their  por- 
tion which  Pharaoh  gave  them : 
wherefore  they  sold  not  their 
lands. 

23  Then  Joseph  said  unto  the 
people.  Behold,  I  have  bouglit 
vou  this  dav  and  your  land  for 
Pharaoh  :  l6,  here  is  seed  for  you, 
and  ve  shall  sow  the  land. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  increa.se,  that  ye  shall  give 
the  fifth  part  unto  Pharaoh,  and  | 

51 


Bpfnr,j 

CHRIST 

1706. 


'I  Or,  as  a 
little  child  is 
nourished, 

t  Heb. 
according  to 
the  little  ones, 
ch.  50.  21. 

rch.  41.  30. 
Acts  7.  11. 

s  ch.  41.  5G. 


1702. 


tHcb. 
led  them. 


1701. 


u  Ezra  7.  24. 
[|  Or,  princes, 
ch.  41.  45. 

2  Sam.  8.  la 


Israel  i)i  Goshen. 


GENESIS. 


Jacob  hlesseth 


Before 

CHRIST 

1701. 


j(  ver.  •'.. 
II  Or,  prjiic 

ver.  2'.'. 
J  ver.  11. 


1GS9. 


Up 


!ke 


days  of  the 

years  of  his 

life. 

See  ver.  a. 
b  So  Deut.  31. 

14. 

1  Kings  2.  1. 
cch.  24.  2. 
dch.  24.  49. 
f  Soch.  aO.  25. 

^'2  Sam.  19. 
■  37. 

f  ch.40.  20.  <Si; 
50.  6,  lo. 


1  Kings  1.47. 
Heb.  U.  21. 


1689. 


a  ch.  2P.  13, 
19.  A;  3o.  U, 


cch.  41.  50.  & 
46.  20. 
Josh.  )3.  7. 
it  14.  4. 


four  parts  shall  be  your  own,  for 
seed  of  the  field,  and  for  your 
lood,  and  for  them  of  your  house- 
holds, and  for  food  for  your  little 
ones. 

25  And  they  said.  Thou  hast  saved 
our  lives  :  ^  let  us  find  grace  in  the 
sight  of  my  lord,  and  we  will  be 
Pharaoh's  servants. 

26  And  Joseph  made  it  a  law 
over  tlie  land  of  Egypt  unto  this 
dav,  that  Pharaoli  should  have 
the  fifth  part;  j' except  the  land 
of  the  11  priests  only,  which  be- 
came not  Pharaoh's. 

27  \  And  Israel  « dwelt  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  in  the  country  of 
Goshen;  and  they  had  posses- 
sions therein,  and  "grew,  and 
multiplied  exceedingly. 

28  And  Jacob  lived  in  the  land 
of  Egypt  seventeen  years  :  so  tthe 
whole  age  of  Jacob  was  a  hundred 
forty  and  seven  years. 

29  And  the  time  6  drew  nigh  that 
Israel  must  die :  and  he  called  his 
son  Joseph,  and  said  unto  him.  If 
now  I  have  Ibund  grace  in  thy 
sight,  cput,  I  pray  thee,  thy  hand 
under  my  thigh,  and  f' deal  kindly 
and  truly  witli  me ;  ebury  me  not, 
I  pray  thee,  in  Egypt : 

30  But  ,r  I  will  lie  with  my  fathers, 
and  thou  shalt  carry  me  out  of 
Egypt,  and  tfbury  me  in  their 
buryingplace.  And  he  said,  I  will 
do  as  thou  hast  said. 

31  And  he  said.  Swear  unto  me. 
And  he  sware  unto  him.  And 
h  Israel  bowed  himself  upon  the 
bed's  head. 

CHAPTER  XL VIII. 

1  Joseph  with  his  sons  visiteth  his  sick  father. 
2  Jacob  strengthentth  himself  to  bless  them.  3 
lie  repeateth  the  promise.  5  He  tuketh  Ephra- 
im  and  Manasseh  as  his  own.  7  He  telleth 
Joseph  of  his  mother's  grave.  9  He  blesseth 
Ephrairn  and  Manasseh.  17  He  preferreth 
the  younger  before  the  elder.  21  He  prophesi- 
eth  their  return  to  Canaan. 

k  ISTD  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
j\.  things,  tliat  one  told  Joseph, 
Behold,  thy  fatlier  is  sick  :  and  he 
toolv  with  "him  liis  two  sons,  Ma- 
nasseh and  Ephraim. 

2  And  one,  told  Jacob,  and  said. 
Behold,  thy  son  Joseph  cometh 
unto  tliee :  and  Israel  strength- 
ened liimsell',  and  sat  upon  the 
bed. 

3  And  Jacob  said  unto  .Joseph, 
God  Almighty  appeared  unto  me 
at  "Taiz  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
and  blessed  mo, 

4  And  said  unto  me,  Behold,  I 
will  make  thee  fruitful,  and  mul- 
tiply thee,  and  I  will  make  of  thee 
a  multitude  of  people ;  and  will 
give  tliis  land  to  tliy  seed  after 
thee  f^J'or  an  everlasting  posses- 
sion. 

T)  \  And  now  thy  ctwo  sons, 
Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  which 
were  born  unto  thee  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  before  I  came  unto  thee 
52 


into  Egypt,  are  mine ;  as  Reuben 
and  Simeon,  they  shall  be  mine. 

6  And  thj'  Issue,  which  thou 
begettest  after  tliem,  shall  be 
thine,  and  sliall  be  called  after 
the  name  of  their  brethren  in 
their  inheritance. 

7  And  as  lor  me,  when  I  came 
from  Padan,  ^  Rachel  died  by  me 
in  the  land  of  Canaan  in  tlie  way, 
when  yet  there  uas  but  a  little 
way  to  come  unto  Ephrath :  and 
I  buried  her  there  in  tlie  way  of 
Ephrath ;  the  sanae  is  Betli-lehem. 

8  And  Israel  beheld  Joseph's 
sons,  and  said.  Who  are  these? 

9  And  Joseph  said  unto  liis  father, 
«Tliey  are  my  sons,  whom  God 
hath  given  me  in  this  ptace.  And 
he  said.  Bring  them,  I  pray  thee, 
unto  me,  and /I  will  bless  them. 

10  Kow  a  the  eyes  of  Israel  were 
tdim  for  age,  so  that  he  could  not 
see.  And  he  brought  them  near 
unto  him;  and  /<  he  kissed  them, 
and  embraced  them. 

11  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
il  had  not  thought  to  see  thy 
face:  and,  lo,  God  hath  shewed 
me  also  thy  seed. 

12  And  Joseph  brouglit  them 
out  from  between  his  knees,  and 
he  bowed  himself  with  his  face  to 
the  earth. 

13  And  Joseph  took  them  both, 
Ephraim  in  his  right  hand  to- 
ward Israel's  left  hand,  and  Ma- 
nasseh in  his  left  hand  toward 
Israel's  right  hand,  and  brought 
t/iem  near  unto  him. 

14  And  Israel  stretched  out  his 
riglit  hand,  and  laid  it  upon 
Ephraim's  head,  who  ivas  the 
younger,  and  his  left  hand  up- 
on Manasseh's  head,  a- guiding 
his  hands  wittingly;  for  Manas- 
seh xcas  the  firstborn. 

15  %  And  '  he  blessed  Joseph,  and 
said,  God,  "'  before  whom  my  fa- 
thei-s  Abraham  and  Isaac  did 
walk,  the  God  whicli  i'ed  me  all 
my  life  long  unto  this  day, 

16  The  Angel  "  which  redeemed 
me  from  all  evil,  bless  the  lads; 
and  let  ^my  name  be  named  on 
them,  and  the  name  of  my  fa- 
thers Abraham  and  Isaac;  and 
let  them  tgrow  into  a  multitude 
in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

17  And  v.-lien  Joseph  saw  that 
his  father  j-'laid  liis  right  hand 
upon  the  head  of  Ephraim,  it 
II  displeased  him :  and  he  held  up 
his  father's  hand,  to  remove  it 
from  Ephraim's  head  unto  Ma- 
nasseh's head. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  fa- 
ther, Kot  .so,  my  fatlier:  for  this 
is  the  firstborn;  put  thy  right 
hand  upon  his  head. 

19  And  his  father  refused,  and 
said,  1 1  know  it,  my  son,  I  know 
it:  he  also  shall  become  a  peo- 

[ple,  and  he  also  shall  be  great: 


Before 
CHRIST 

1689. 


d  ch.  35.  9,  16, 


/ch.  2T.  4. 
ffch.  27.  1. 
t  Heb.  heavy, 

Is.  6.  10.  & 

59.  1. 
h  ch.  27.  27. 


;ileb.  11.  21. 
mch.  17.  1.  d; 
24.  40. 


nch.28.  ir>.  & 

31.  11,  13,2). 

Ps.  34.  22.  !c 

121.  7. 
0  Amos  9.  12. 

Acts  15.  17. 
t  Heb.  as 

fishes  do  in' 

Num.  26.  34, 

37. 
p  ver.  14. 
II  Or,  was  evil 

in  his  eyes, 

ch.  28.  8. 


q  ver.  14. 


Joseph's  sons. 


GENESIS. 


Jacob  Messeth  his  sons. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1689. 


but   tnUy   'his  younger   brother; 
shall  be  gi-eater  than  he,  and  his 
seed  shall  become  a   i  multitude  j 
of  nations. 

20  And  he  blessed  them  that 
day,  saying, » In  thee  shall  Israel  1 
bless,  saying,  God  make  thee  as ! 
Ephraim  and  as  Manasseh :  and 
he  set  Ephraim  before  Manasseh. : 

'21  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
Behold.  Idle;  but  f God  shall  be 
with  vou,  and  bring  you  again 
unto  the  land  of  your  fathers.  j 

22  Moreover  « I  have  given  to  ; 
thee  one  portion  above  thy  breth- 
ren, which  I  took  out  of  the  hand 
»-of  the  Amovite  with  my  sword 
and  with  my  bow.  | 

CHAPTER  XLIX.  i 

1  Jacob  calleth  his  sons  to  bless  them.  3  Their  i 
blessing  in  particular.  29  He  chargeth  them  \ 
about  his  burial.  33  He  dieth.  1 

A  XD  Jacob  called  unto  his  sons, 
j\.  and  said.  Gather  yourselves 
together,  that   I   may   « tell  you  j 
that  which   shall   befall  you   *  in  : 
the  last  days. 

2  Gather    yom-selves    together, 
and  hear,  ye  sons  of  Jacob ;  and  ! 
c  hearken  unto  Israel  your  father.  \ 

3  ^  Keuben,  thou  art  ''my  first- 
born, my  might,  «and  the  begin-, 
ning  of 'my  strength,  the  excel- | 
lency  of  dignity,  and  the  excel-  i 
lencV  of  povver: 

4  Unstable  as  water,  t./"thou  shalt 
not  excel;  because  thou  j/went- 
est  up  to  thv  lather's  bed;  then 
defiledst  thou  it :  I!  he  went  up  to 
my  couch. 

5  If  /'Simeon  and  Levi  ore » breth- 
ren ;  II  *  instruments  of  cruelty  are 
in  their  habitations. 

6  O  my  soul, '  come  not  thou  in- 
to their  secret;  «'unto  their  as- 
sembly, "mine  honour,  be  not 
thou  united:  lor  "in  their  anger 
they  slew  a  man,  and  in  their 
selfwiU  thev  11  digged  down  a  wall. 

7  Cursed  be  their  anger,  for  it  -^ms 
fierce ;  and  their  wrath,  for  it  was 
cruel :  p I  will  divide  them  in  Ja- 
cob, and  scatter  them  in  Israel. 

8  'i  f/Juda.h,  thou  art  he  whom 
thv  brethren  shall  praise:  »thy 
ha'nd  i^hall  be  in  the  neck  of  thine 
enemies;  ^thy  father's  children 
shall  bow  down  before  thee. 

9  Judah  is  <  a  lion's  whelp :  from 
the  prey,  my  son,  thou  art  gone 
up  :  "  he  stooped  dow"n,  he  couch- 
ed as  a  lion,  and  as  an  old  lion; 
who  shall  rouse  him  up  ? 

10  ^  The  sceptre  shall  not  depart 
from  Judah,  nor  ya  lawgiver 
2  from  between  hxi  feet,  « until 
Shiloh  come;  ^and  unto  him 
ahalL  the  gathering  of  the  people 

t  Hos.  5.  14.  be. 
Rev.  5.  5.  uNmn.  23.  24.  k  24.  9.  jr  Num.  24.  IT.  Jer. 
SO.  21.  Zech.  10.  11.  'j/ Ps.  CO.  7.  &.  108.  S.  or,  Num.  21. 
18.  iDeut.  28.57.  als.  11.  1.  &  62.  11.  Ez.  21.  27.  Dan. 
9.  23.  Matt.  21.  0.  Luke  1.  32,  S3,  b  Is.  2.  2.  (k  11.  10.  &  42. 
1,  4.  i  49.  6,  7,  22,  23.  &  55.  *,  G.  &;  60.  1,  3,  4,  5.  Hag.  2.  7. 
Luke  2.  SO,  31,  32. 


rNum.  1.  33, 

85.  &:  2.  19, 

21. 

Deut.  33.  17. 

Rev.  7.  6,  8. 
tHeb. 

Julues!. 
s  So  Ruth  4. 

11,  12. 
«ch.  46.  4.  & 

60.  24. 
«  Josh.  24.  32. 

1  Chr.  5.  2. 

John  4.  5. 
;ch.  15.16.  Ic 

.S4.  2^^. 

Josh.  17.  14, 

<fcc. 


a  Deut.  33.  1. 

Amos  a.  7. 
b  Num.  24.  14. 

Deut.  4.  30. 

Ib.  2.  2.  & 

39.  6. 

Jer.  23.  20. 

Dan.  2.  28, 

29. 

Acts  2.  17. 

Ileb.  1.  2. 
cPs.  34.  11. 
dch.  29.  32. 
c  Deut.  21.  17. 

Ps.  78.  51. 
t  Heb.  do  not 

thou  excel. 
/I  Chr.  5.  1. 
gch.  35.  22. 

Deut.  27.  20. 

1  Chr.  5.  1. 
1,  Or,  my  couch 

is  gone. 
Ach.  29.  33, 

34. 
iProv.  18.  9. 
i:  Or,  their 

swords  are 

weapons  of 

violence. 
»ch.  34.  25. 

;Prov.  1.  15, 

16. 

mPs.  26.  9. 
Kph.  f>.  n. 

nPs.  IS.  9. 
&  SO.  12.  i: 

.'".7.  b. 

tch.  34.  26. 

;,  Or,  houghed 
oxen. 

pJosh.  19.  1. 
k  21.  5.  6,  7. 
1  Chr.  4.  24, 
39. 

i7Ch.  29.  35. 
Deut.  33.  7. 

r  Ps.  18.  40. 

»ch.  27.  29. 
1  Chr.  5.  2. 


11  c  Binding  his  foal  unto  the 
vine,  and  his  ass's  colt  unto  the 
choice  vine ;  he  washed  his  gar- 
ments in  wine,  and  his  clothes  in 
the  blood  of  grapes : 

12  His  rfeyes  shall  be  red  with 
wine,  and  "his  teeth  white  with 
milk. 

13  ^  c  Zebulun  shall  dwell  at  the 
haven  of  the  sea ;  and  he  ."ihall  be 
for  a  haven  of  ships;  and  his  bor- 
der shall  he  unto  Zidon. 

14  T  Issachar  is  a  strong  ass 
couching  down  between  two 
burdens : 

lo  And  he  saw  that  rest  icas 
good,  and  the  land  that  it  was 
pleasant ;  and  bowed  .f  his  shoul- 
der to  bear,  and  became  a  serv- 
ant unto  tribute. 

IG  H  £>  Dan  shall  judge  his  people, 
as  one  of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

17  I'Da.n  shall  be  a  serpent  by 
the  wav,  t  an  adder  in  the  path, 
that  biteth  the  horse  heels,  so 
that  his  rider  shall  fall  backward. 

18  I  ^  have  waited  for  thy  salva- 
tion, O  Lord. 

19  1  ^Gad,  a  troop  shall  over- 
come him :  but  he  shall  over- 
come at  the  last. 

20  ^f  'Out  of  Asher  his  bread 
shall  be  fat,  and  he  shall  yield 
roj-al  dainties. 

21 1;  ™  Naphtali  is  a  hind  let  loose  : 
he  giveth  goodly  words. 

22  ^  Joseph  is  a  fruitful  bough, 
even  a  fruitful  bough  by  a  well ; 
whose  t  branches  run  over  the 
wall: 

23  The  archers  have  "sorely 
grieved  him,  and  shot  at  him,  and 
hated  him : 

24  But  his  "  bow  abode  in  strength, 
and  the  arms  of  his  hands  were 
made  strong  by  the  hands  of  p  the 
mighty  God  of  Jacob;  (3from 
thence  -'-is  the  shepherd,  «the 
stone  of  Israel;) 

25  tjEven  by  the  God  of  thy  fa- 
ther, who  shall  help  thee ;  «  and 
by  the  Almighty,  2;who  shall 
bless  thee  with  blessings  of  heav- 
en above,  blessings  of  the  deep 
that  lieth  under,  blessings  of  the 
breasts,  and  of  the  womb  : 

26  The  blessings  of  thy  father 
have  prevailed  above  the  bles.s- 
ings  of  my  progenitors  y  unto  the 
utmost  bound  of  the  everlasting 
hills:  2 they  shall  be  on  the  head 
of  Joseph,  and  on  the  crown  of 
the  head  of  him  that  was  separate 
from  his  brethren. 

27  ^  Benjamin  shall  «  raven  as  a 
wolf:  in  the  morning  he  shall 
devour  the  prey,  'and  at  night 
he  .shall  divide  the  spoil. 

28  *[  All  these  a^^e  tlie  twelve 
tribes  of  Israel :  and  this  is  it  that 
their  father  spake  unto  them, 
and  blessed  them ;  every  one  ac- 
cording to  his  blessing  he  blessed 
them. 

.53 


Before 

CHRIST 

1689. 


c2  Kings  18. 

32. 
d  Frov.  23.  29. 


e  Deut.  33.  18, 
19. 
Josh.  19.  10, 


/I  Sam.  10.  9. 


g-Deut.  33.  22. 
Judg.  18.  1, 

h  Judg.  IS.  27. 
t  Heb.  an  ar- 
ro^snake. 

i  Ps.  25.  5.  & 
119.  166,  174. 
I.s.  25.  9. 

*  Deut.  S3.  20. 
1  Chr.  5.  18. 

ZDeut.  33.  24. 
Josh.  19.  24. 


tHeb. 

daughters. 
nch.  37.  4, 

24,  28.  i;  39. 

20.  <k  42.  21. 
Ps.  lie.  13. 

o  Job  29.  20. 

Ps.  37.  15. 
p  Ps.  132.  2,  5. 
(7ch.  45.  11. 

&  47.  12.  &. 

50.  21. 
rPs.  go.  1. 
i  Is.  28.  16. 
rch.  28.  13, 

21.  i  35.  3. 
&  43.  23. 

nch.  17. 1.  & 
35.  11. 
xDeut.  33. 13. 


y  Deut.  33.  15 
Hab.  3.  8. 


a  Judg.  20.  21, 
Kz.  22.  15, 

b  Num.  23. 
24. 

Eslh.  8.  11. 
Kz.  39.  10. 
Zech.  14.  1, 


Tlie  mourning  for  Jacob. 


GENESIS. 


He  is  buried  in  Canaan. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1C89. 


c  ch.  10.  15. 

&  25.  8. 
<f  eh.  47.  30. 
2  Sam.  10. 

tell.  50.  13. 
/ch.  !,!3.  IC. 


gch.  23.  10. 

&.  *J5.  U, 
Ach.  35.  29. 


40.  4. 

;ii,-«  13. 


c  vfT.  or,. 

2  (Jhr.  16.  14. 

Mall.  'M.   12. 

Mark  14.  8. 

&  IG.  1. 

Lukr  21.  1. 

Joliii  12.  7. 

ic  I'J.  99,  40. 
t  Hell.  wept. 
li  Num.20.  2U. 

l)L-ut.  34.  fc. 

c  lOslh.  4.  2. 


/ch.  47.  20. 


«-2  f:hr.  Ifi. 


Is.  22.  Ifi. 

Matt.  27.  ea 


29  Ami  he  charged  them,  and 
said  unto  them,  I  «ara  to  be 
gathered  unto  my  iieople :  <i  buiy 
me  with  my  fathers  « in  the  cave 
that  i.s  in  tJie  tield  of  Ephron  the 
Hittite, 

30  In  tlie  cave  that  is  in  the  field 
of  Maclipelah,  which  is  before 
Mamre,  in  tlie  land  of  Canaan, 
/which  Aliraham  bouglit  with 
the  field  of  Ephron  the  lliltite  for 
a  po.ssession  of  a  Viuryiu'-riilaco. 

31  ff  There  thej'  burled  ^Vhraliam 
and  Sarah  his  wife ;  ''  tliere  tliey 
buried  Isaac  and  Rebekah  his 
wife ;  and  there  I  buried  Leah. 

32  The  purchase  of  the  field  and 
of  the  cave  that  is  therein  ivas 
from  the  children  of  Heth. 

33  And  when  Jacob  had  made 
an  end  of  commanding  his  sons, 
he  gathered  up  his  feet  into  the 
bed,  and  yielded  up  the  ghost, 
and  i  was  gathered  unto  his  people. 

CHAPTER  L. 

1  The  mourning  for  Jacob.  4  Joseph  netleth 
leave  o/  Pharaoh  to  go  to  bury  him.  7  The 
funeral,  lo  Joseph  comfurteth  his  brethren^ 
who  craved  his  pardon.  22  His  age.  23  He  seeth 
the  third  generation  of  his  sons.  24  He 
prophesielh  unto  his  brethren  of  their  return. 
25  He  taketh  an  oath  uf  thim  for  his  bones,  26 
He  dietht  and  is  chested. 

AND  Joseph  nfell  iipon  his  fa- 
J\.  ther's  lace,  and  ^wept  upon 
him,  and  ki.ssed  him. 

2  And  Joseph  cominanded  his 
servants  the  physicians  to  c  em- 
balm his  fatlier:  and  the  physi- 
cians embalmed  Israi'l. 

3  And  forty  days  w(>re  fulfilled 
for  him;  for  so  are  fulfilled  the 
days  of  those  which  are  embalm- 
ed :  and  the  Egyptians  t''  mourned 
f(jr  lum  threescore  and  ten  days. 

4  And  when  tbe  days  of  liis 
mourningwerepii.st,.T().seph  .spake 
unto  <•■  tlie  liou.se  of  Pharaoh,  say- 
ing, If  now  I  have  found  grace  in 
your  eyes,  speak,  I  i)ray  you,  in 
tlie  ears  of  Pliaracjh,  saying, 

T)  /My  father  made-  iihs  swear, 
suyiiig,  Lo,  I  die:  in  my  grave 
.'/wliicii  T  liave  (Hgged  lor  me  in 
tlie  land  of  Canaan,  tbere  slialt 
thou  bury  me.  Now  therefore  let 
me  go  up,  I  pray  thee,  and  bury 
my  fatlier,  and  Twill  comt;  again. 

OAnd  Pharaoh  said,  (Jo  up,  and 
bury  tliy  father,  Jiccording  as  he 
made  thee  swear. 

7  ^1  -And  .loseiih  went  up  to  bur.y 
his  father:  and  witli  him  went 
uj)  all  lli(!  ser\'ants  of  Pharaoli, 
the  elders  of  his  house,  and  all 
the  elders  of  the  land  of  Ivgyjit, 

s  And  all  the  house  of  .joseiih, 
and  his  brethren,  and  his  fatlier's 
house:  only  their  little  ones,  and 
their  Jlocks,  and  their  lierds,  they 
lel't  in  the  land  of'fioshen. 

!)  And   there  went  up  with   him 
both  chariots  and  horsemeti:  and 
it  was  a  N'crv  great  company. 
51 


10  And  they  came  to  the  tliresh- 
inglloor  of  Atad,  which  is  beyond 
Jorditn;  and  there  they ''mourn- 
ed with  a  great  and  very  sore 
lamentation:  »and  he  made  a 
mourning  for  his  father  seven 
days. 

11  And  when  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land,  the  Canaanites,  saw  the 
mourning  in  the  floor  of  Atad, 
they  said,  This  is  a  grievous 
mourning  to  the  Egyptians : 
wherefore  the  name  of  it  was 
called  IIAbel-mizraim,  which  is 
beyond  Jordan. 

12  And  his  sons  did  unto  him  ac- 
cording as  he  commanded  them  : 

13  For  *his  sons  carried  him 
into  the  land  of  Canaan,  and 
buried  him  in  the  cave  of  the 
field  of  Maclipelah,  which  Abra- 
ham ^bought  with  the  field  for 
a  possession  of  a  buryingplace 
of  Ephron  the  Hittite,  before 
Mamre. 

14  ^  And  Joseph  returned  into 
Egypt,  he,  and  his  brethren,  and 
all  that  went  up  with  him  to 
bury  Ills  father,  after  he  had 
buried  his  father. 

15  If  And  when  Joseph's  brethren 
saw  that  their  father  was  dead, 
"'they  said,  Joseph  •Rill  perad- 
venture  hate  us,  and  will  cer- 
tainly requite  us  all  the  evil  which 
we  did  unto  him. 

10  And  they  tsent  a  messenger 
unto  Joseph,  saying.  Thy  father 
did  command  before  he  died,  say- 
ing, 

17  So  shall  ye  say  unto  Joseph, 
Forgive,  I  pray  thee  now,  the 
trespass  of  thy  brethren,  and  their 
sin  ;  «  for  they  did  unto  thee  evil : 
and  now,  we  pray  thee,  forgive 
the  trespass  of  the  servants  of 
o  the  (iod  of  tliy  father.  And  Jo- 
seph wept  when  they  spake  unto 
him. 

IS  And  his  brethren  also  wei\t 
and  ;jfell  down  before  his  face; 
and  they  said,  Behold,  we  be  thy 
servants. 

1!»  And  Joseph  said  unto  them, 
7  Fear  not :  r  lor  cun  I  in  the  place 
of  God? 

20  "Put  as  for  you,  ye  thought 
evil  against  ijie;  Intf,  'God  meant 
it  unto  good,  to  bring  to  pass,  as 
it  is  this  day,  to  save  much  people 
alive. 

21  Now  therefore  fear  ye  not :  "I 
will  nourish  you,  and  your  little 
ones.  And  he  comrnrted  them, 
and  si>ake  1  kin<ll\-  unto  them. 

22  1]  And  Josei)li  dwelt  in  JOgypt, 
he,  and  his  fatlier's  hou.se:  "and 
Joseph  lived  a  hundred  and  ten 
years. 

2.3  .\nd  Joseph  saw  Ephraim's 
children  ^of  the  third  (/mm i lion: 
.'/the  children  also  of  ISIac.'hir  the 
son  of  JManasseh  -were  t brought 
up  upon  Joseph's  knees. 


Ilefor.- 
CHRIST 

Iftsi). 


/i  2  Sain.  1.  17. 

Alts  8.  2. 
il  Sam.  31. 

13. 

Job  2.  13. 


;i  That  is, 
The  mourn- 
intr  of  the 
Egyptians. 

*ch.  40.  20, 
30. 
Acts  7.  16. 


t  Ilel). 
charged. 


pch.  37.  7,  10. 


7  ch.  45.  5. 
r  I)eut.  32.  35. 

2KiiiK»5.7. 

J  oh  34.  20. 

Ripin.  12.  iO. 

Hi-li.  10.  30. 


.10. 


Is.  10.  7. 
/ch.  45.  5,7. 

Acts  3.  13, 

14,  15. 
Hch.  47.  12. 

Malt.  5.   II. 
t  lich.  ta  their 

hearts, 

ch.  34.  3. 
10.35. 
f  Joh  42.  16. 
y  Nuiii.:<2.  39. 
;  <li.  30.  n. 
t  Ileb.  borne. 


The  Is7'aeUtes  multiply. 


EXODUS. 


Piety  of  the  midwives. 


Bcfiire 
CHRIST 

1(>55. 


24  And  Joseph  said  unto  his 
brethren,  I  die;  and  «God  will 
surely  visit  you,  and  bring  yon 
rh  15  14  4;  f"^"'  ^^"  this  laiul  unto  the  land 
40/4.  i  4«.  ''Which  he  sware  to  Abraham,  to 
21.  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob. 

Kx.  3.  16, 17. 

Heb.  11.  2-2.     6ch.  15.  18.  &  20.  3.  &  35.  12.  &  46.  4. 


25  And  c  Joseph  took  an  oath  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  God 
will  surelj'  visit  you,  and  ye  shall 
carry  uj)  nay  bones  from  hence. 

26  80  Joseph  died,  being  a  hund- 
red and  ten  years  old:  and  they 
('embalmed  him,  and  he  was  put 
in  a  coffin  in  Egypt. 


Before 

C  H  U  I  S  T 

]  "( Kj. 


a  Gen.  46.  8. 
ch.  e.  14. 


tHeb.    iliigh. 
iGeii.   16.  26, 
27. 

ver.  20. 

Deut.  lU.  22. 
c  Gcii.  50.  26. 

Acts  7.  15. 

1635. 

dGen.  46.  3. 

Deut.  26.  5. 

Pb.   105.  24. 

Acta    7.  17. 
e  .\cts   7.  IS. 


/Ps.    105.    24. 


g  Ps.    10.  2.  i- 
63.  3,  4. 

*  Job    5.  13. 
Ps.    105.  25. 
Prov.  IG.  2d, 
&  21.  30. 
Acts     7.  19. 

:  Gen.  15.  13. 
ch.  3.  7. 
Deut.  20.  C. 

»cli.  2.  11.  &: 
5.  4,  5. 
Ps.  «!.  6. 

/  Gen.    47.  11. 

t  Heb.    Ami 
as    they    af- 
flicted  them, 
so  they  mul- 
tiplied, ^c. 

m  rh.  2.  23.  & 
C.  9. 

Num.  20.  15. 
Acts  7.  19, 
34. 

nPs.  61.  C. 


THE  SECOND   BOOK  OF  MOSES,  CALLED 

EXODUS. 


CHAPTER  L 

1  The  children  of  Israel,  after  Joseph's  death, 
do  multiply.  8  The  more  they  are  oppressed 
by  a  new  kin^,  the  more  they  multiply.  15  The 
godliness  of  the  midwives,  in  saving  the  men 
children  alive,  22  Pharaoh  commandeth  the 
male  children  to  be  cast  into  the  river. 

NOW  a  these  a7-e  the  names  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  which 
came  into  Egyi)t ;  every  man  and 
his  houseliold  came  with  Jacob. 

2  Heuben,  Simeon,  Levi,  and 
Judah, 

3  Issachar,  Zebulun,  and  Benja- 
min, 

4  l)an,  and  Naphtali,  Gad,  and 
Asher. 

5  And  all  the  souls  that  came 
out  of  the  t  loins  of  Jacob  were 
b  seventy  souls :  for  Joseph  was  in 
Egypt  already. 

6  And  « Joseph  died,  and  all  his 
brethren,  and  all  that  generation. 

7  f  dA.nd  the  children  of  Israel 
were  fruitful,  and  increased  abun- 
dantly, and  multiplied,  and  waxed 
exceeding  might}';  and  the  land 
was  filled  with  them. 

8  Now  there  e  arose  up  a  new 
king  over  Egypt,  which  knew  not 
Joseph. 

9  And  he  said  unto  his  people. 
Behold,  /the  people  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  are  more  and 
mightier  than  we : 

10  (/  Come  on,  let  us  ''deal  wisely 
with  them;  lest  they  multiply, 
and  it  come  to  pass,  that,  when 
there  falleth  out  any  war,  they 
join  also  unto  our  enemies,  and 
fight  against  us,  and  so  get  them 
up  out  of  the  land. 

11  Therefore  they  did  set  over 
them  taskmasters  «to  afflict  them 
with  their  *  burdens.  And  they 
built  for  Pharaoh  treasure  cities, 
Pithom  'and  Raamses. 

12  tBut  the  more  they  afflicted 
them,  the  more  they  multiplied 
and  grew.  And  they  were  grieved 
becaiise  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

18  And  the  Egyptians  made  the 
children  of  Israel  to  serve  with 
rigour : 

14  And  they  mmade  their  lives 
bitter  with  hard  bondage,  "in 
mortar,  and  in  brick,  and  in  all 


manner  of  service  in  the  field :  all 
their  service,  wherein  they  made 
them  serve,  icas  with  rigour. 

15  %  And  the  king  of  Egypt  spake 
to  the  Hebrew  midwives,  of  which 
the  name  of  the  one  irn.v  8hiphrah, 
and  the  name  of  the  other  Puah  ; 

16  And  he  said.  When  ye  do  the 
office  of  a  midwife  to  the  Hebrew 
women,  and  see  them  upon  the 
stools,  if  it  t>e  a  son,  then  ye  shall 
kill  him ;  but  if  it  be  a  daughter, 
then  she  shall  live. 

17  But  the  midwives  »  feared  God, 
and  did  not  pas  the  king  of  Egypt 
commanded  them,  but^saved  "the 
men  children  alive. 

18  And  the  king  of  Egypt  called 
for  the  midwives,  and  said  unto 
them.  Why  have  ye  done  this 
thing,  and  have  saved  the  men 
children  alive? 

19  And  5  the  midwives  said  unto 
Pharaoh,  Because  the  Hebrew 
women  are  not  as  the  Egj'ptian 
women;  for  they  are  lively,  and 
are  delivered  ere  the  midwives 
come  in  unto  them. 

20  '•  Therefore  God  dealt  well  with 
the  inidwives:  and  the  people  mul- 
tiplied, and  waxed  very  mighty. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  because 
the  midwives  feared  God,  »that 
he  made  them  houses. 

22  And  Pharaoh  charged  all  his 
people,  saj-ing,  <Everj'  son  that  is 
born  ye  shall  cast  into  the  river, 
and  every  daughter  ye  shall  save 
alive. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Moses  is  born,  3  and  in  an  ark  cast  into  the 
flags.  5  He  is  found,  and  brought  upby  Pha- 
raoh's daughter.  11  He  slayetn  an  Egyptian. 
13  He  reproveth  a  Hebrew.  35  He  fieeth  into 
Midian.  21  He  marrieth  Zipporah.  22  Gcr- 
shorn  is  born.  23  God  respecteth  the  Israelites* 
cry. 

AND  there  went  «a  man  of  the 
.  house  of  Levi,  and  took  to  wife 
a  daughter  of  Levi. 

2  And  the  woman  conceived, 
and  bare  a  son:  and  i-when  she 
saw  him  that  he  was  a  goodly 
child,  she  hid  him  three  months. 

3  And  when  she  could  not  long- 
er hide  him,  she  took  for  him  an 
ark  of  bulrushes,  and  daubed  it 

55 


Tit-fore 

CHRIST 

1635. 


c  Kx.   13.  19. 
Josh.  24.  32. 
Acts  7.  16. 


1035. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1635. 


about  1C35. 

0  Prov.    IC.  e. 
p  Dan.  3.  16, 

18.  Sc  G.   13. 

Acts  5.  29. 


I?  Sec  Josh.  2. 
4,  ic. 
2  Sam.  17. 
19,  20. 


rProv.  11.18. 

Ecc.  8.  12. 

Is.  3.  10. 

Heb.  6.  10. 
s  See  1  Sain. 

2.  35. 

2  Sam.  7.  11, 

13,  27,  29. 

1  Kings  2.  24. 

&:  11.  3tf. 

Ps.  127.  1. 

about  1573. 

t  .4.013  7.  19. 


ach.  6.  20. 
Num.26.  59. 
lChr.23.  14. 

1571. 

ft  Acts  7.  20. 
Heb.  11.  23. 


Moses  slmjetli  an  Egyptian. 


EXODUS. 


God  appeareth  to  Moses. 


Before 
CHRIS' 

1571. 


cch.  15.  20. 

Num.26.  50. 
dAcls7.  21. 


il  That  is, 
Drawn  out. 


/Acts  7.  23, 

24. 

Heh.  11.  24, 

25,  2G. 
f  ch.  1.  11. 


1531. 

)i  Acta  7.  24. 


i  ,\cls  7.  29. 

IK-b.  11.  27. 
mGen.  24.  11. 

i:  20.  2. 
nch.  3.  1. 
II  Or,  prince, 

as  Ucn.  41, 

45. 
uGpn.  24.  11. 

ic  29.  10. 

1  Sam.  9.  11. 


with  slime  and  with  pitch,  and 
put  the  child  therein;  and  she 
laid  it  in  the  flags  by  the  river's 
brink. 

4  cAnd  liis  sister  stood  afar  off,  to 
wit  what  would  be  done  to  liim. 

5  f  And  the  ^  daughter  of  Pha- 
raoh came  down  to  wash  herself 
at  tlie  river ;  and  her  maidens 
wallced  along  by  the  river's  side : 
and  when  slie  saw  the  ark  among 
the  flags,  she  sent  her  maid  to 
fetch  it. 

0  And  when  she  had  opened  it, 
she  saw  the  cliild :  and,  behold, 
the  babe  wept.  And  she  had 
compa.ssion  on  him,  and  said. 
This  i.?  one  of  the  Hebrews'  chil- 
dren. 

7  Then  said  his  sister  to  Pha- 
raoh's daughter.  Shall  I  go  and 
call  to  thee  a  nurse  of  the  He- 
brew women,  that  she  may  nurse 
the  child  for  tliee  ? 

8  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said 
to  her.  Go.  And  the  maid  went 
and  called  the  child's  mother. 

9  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said 
unto  her,  Take  this  child  away, 
and  nurse  it  for  me,  and  I  will 
give  thee  thy  wages.  And  the 
woman  took  the  child,  and  nurs- 
ed it. 

10  And  the  child  grew,  and  she 
brought  him  unto  Pharaoh's 
daughter,  and  he  became  cher 
son.  And  she  called  his  name 
II  Moses :  and  she  said.  Because  I 
drew  him  out  of  the  water. 

11  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  /when  Moses  was  grown, 
that  he  went  out  unto  his  breth- 
ren, and  looked  on  their  .-/bur- 
dens :  and  he  spied  an  Egyptian 
smiting  a  Hebrew,  one  of  his 
brethren. 

12  And  he  looked  this  way  and 
that  waj',  and  when  he  saw  that 
there  vxts  no  man,  he  ''slew  the 
Egyptian,  and  hid  him  in  the 
sand. 

13  And  iwhen  he  went  out  the 
second  day,  behold,  two  men  of 
the  Hebrews  strove  together: 
and  he  said  to  him  that  did  the 
wrong,  Wherefore  smitest  thou 
thy  A'llow  ? 

14  And  he  said,  ^AVho  made 
thee  ta  prince  and  a. judge  over 
us?  interdest  thou  to  kill  me,  as 
thou  killedst  the  Egyptian?  And 
Moses  feared,  and  said,  Surely 
this  thing  is  kn(jwn. 

lo  Now  when  Pharaoh  lieard 
this  thing,  he  sought  to  slay 
Moses.  But  'Moses  fled  from 
the  face  of  Pharaoh,  and  dwelt 
in  the  land  of  3Iidian:  and  he 
.sat  down  by  "'  a  well. 

16  "  Now  the  II  priest  of  Midian 
had  seven  daughters:  "and  they 
came  and  drew  water,  and  filled 
the  troughs  to  water  their  father's 
flock. 

56 


17  And  the  shepherds  came  and 
drove  them  away:  but  Moses 
stood  up  and  helped  them,  and 
p  watered  their  flock. 

18  And  when  they  came  to 
'?  Reuel  their  father,  lie  said,  How 
is  it  t/iat  ye  are  come  so  soon  to 
day? 

19  And  they  said.  An  Egyptian 
delivered  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
shephei'ds,  and  also  drew  laater 
enough  for  us,  and  watered  the 
flock. 

20  And  he  said  unto  his  daugh- 
ters, And  where  is  he?  why  is  it 
that  ye  have  left  the  man  ?  call 
him,  that  he  may  '"eat  bread. 

21  And  Moses"  was  content  to 
dwell  witii  the  man :  and  he  gave 
Moses  s  ZipporaJi  his  daughter. 

22  And  she  bare  htm  a  son,  and 
he  called  his  name  ll'Gershom: 
for  he  said,  I  have  'oeen  «  a  stran- 
ger in  a  strange  land. 

23  li^  And  it  came  to  pass  a;in 
process  of  time,  that  the  king  of 
Egypt  died:  and  the  children  of 
Israel  2/ sighed  by  reason  of  the 
bondage,  and  they  cried,  and 
=  their  cry  came  up  unto  God  by 
reason  of  the  bondage. 

24  And  God  "heard  their  groan- 
ing, and  God  6  remembered  his 
c  covenant  with  Abraham,  with 
Isaac,  and  with  Jacol). 

2-5  And  God  t^  looked  upon  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  God  t«had 
respect  unto  t/iem. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Mo5€s  keepetk  Jcthfo^s  Jlock.  "1  God  cppeareth 
to  him  in  a  burning  bush.  9  He  sendetk  him  to 
deliver  Israel,  14  Thename  of  God.  15  His 
message  to  Israel, 

"VroW  Moses  kept  the  flock  of 
1.1  Jethro  his  father  in  law,  « the 
priest  of  Midian :  and  he  led  the 
flock  to  the  back  side  of  the  des- 
ert, and  came  to  ^the  mountain  of 
God,  even  to  Horeb. 

2  And  «the  Angel  of  the  Loitn 
appeared  unto  him  in  a  flame  of 
fire  out  of  the  midst  of  a  bush : 
and  he  looked,  and,  behold,  the 
bush  burned  with  fire,  and  the 
bush  u-as  not  consumed. 

3  And  Moses  said,  I  will  now  turn 
aside,  and  see  this  ''great  sight, 
why  the  bush  is  not  burnt. 

4  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that 
he  turned  aside  to  see,  God  called 
c  unto  him  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
bush,  and  said,  Moses,  Moses. 
And  he  said,  Here  am  I. 

5  And  he  said.  Draw  not  nigh 
hither:  /put  off  thy  shoes  fromofi" 
thy  feet ;  for  the  "place  whereon 
thou  standest  is  holy  ground. 

0  Moreover  he  said,  .'/I  avi  the 
God  of  thy  father,  the  God  of 
Abraham,  "the  God  of  Isaac,  and 
the  Gofl  of  Jacob.  And  Moses 
hid  his  face ;  for  '» he  was  afraid  to 
look  upon  God. 

7  ^  And  the  Lord  said,  'I  have 


Before 

CHRIST 

1531. 


p  Gen.  29.  10. 
7  Xum.  10.  29. 

called  also 

Jethro,  or, 

Jether, 

ch.  3.  1.  <fe4. 

le.  &;18.  1, 

6cc. 
rGen.  31.  54. 

&.  43.  25. 
sch.  4.  25.  & 

18.  2. 
II  That  is, 

A  stranger 

here. 
«ch.  18.3. 
a  .Vets  7.  29. 

Heb.  11.  13, 

14. 


!Ch. 


.7. 


Acts  7.  30. 
V  Xum.  20.  16. 

Deut.  2C.  7. 

Ps.  12.  5. 
z  Gen.  18.  20. 

ch.  3.  9.  <fc 

22.  23,  27. 

Deut.  24.  15. 

James  5.  4. 
ach.  6.  5. 
bch.  6.  5. 

P=.  105.  8.42. 

i;  106.  45. 
cGen.  15.  14. 

&;  46.  4. 
dch.  4.  31. 

1  Sam.  1.  11. 

2  Sam.  16. 13. 
Luke  1.  25. 

t  Heh.  knew. 
ech.  3.  7. 


1491. 
a  ch.  2.  16. 


4ch.  IS. 
1  Ki 


?»    19. 


Is.  63.  9. 
Acts    7.  30. 


dPs.  111.  2. 

Acts  7.  31. 
c  Deul.  33. 

16. 
/ch.  19.  12. 


15. 


Acl9  7.  33. 
f  Gcu.  28.13. 

ver.  15. 

ch.  4.  5. 

Matt.  22.  32. 

Marie    12.  26. 

Luke   20.  37. 

Aot«  7.  32. 
A  So  1  King4 

19.  13. 

Is.  6.  1.5. 
ich.  2.  23,  24, 

25. 

Neh.  0.9. 

Ps.  106.  44. 

Acts  7.  34. 


His  message  to  Israel. 


EXODUS. 


God  giveth  sigiis  to  Moses. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


*ch.  1.  11. 
IGea.  16.21. 

ch.  2.  25. 
m  Gen.  11.  5, 

7,  &;  18.  21. 

&  50.  24. 
n  ch.  6.  6,  8. 

&L  12.  51. 
0  Deut.  1.  25. 

&  8.  7,  8,  9. 
p  vcr.  17. 

ch.  13.  5.  k 

S3.  3. 

Num.  13.  27. 

Deut.  26.  9, 

15. 

Jer.  11.  5.  &. 

!i2.  22. 

Ez.  20.  6. 
7  Gen.  15.  18. 
rch.  2.  23. 
»ch.  1.  11,13, 

14,  22. 
t  Ps.  105.  26. 

Mic.  6.4. 

u  See  ch.  C. 

12. 

1  Sam.  18. 

Irt. 

Is.  6.  5,  8. 

Jer.  1.  6. 
^  Uen.  31.  3. 

Ueut.  31.  23. 

Josh.  1.  5. 

Rom.  8.  31. 


ych.  6.  3. 
John  8.  53. 
2  Cor.  1.  20. 
Heb.  13.  8. 
Rev.  1.  4. 


zTs.  135.  13. 
Hos.  12.  5. 


4  Gen.  50.  24. 
ch.  2.  25.  (k 


Luke  1.  68. 
cGen.  15.  14, 


surely  seen  the  atttiction  of  my 
people  which  are  in  Egypt,  and 
have  heard  their  cry  *  bj^  reason 
of  their  taskmasters ;  for  '  I  know 
their  sorrows ; 

8  And  n'  I  am  come  down  to  "de- 
liver them  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Egyptians,  and  to  bring  them  up 
out  of  that  land  "unto  a  good  land 
and  a  lai-ge,  unto  a  land  p  flowing 
with  milk  and  honey;  unto  the 
place  of?  the  Canaanites,  and  the 
Hittites,  and  the  Amorites,  and 
the  Perizzites,  and  the  Hivites, 
and  the  Jebusites. 

9  Now  therefore,  behold,  ''the  cry 
of  the  children  of  Israel  is  come 
unto  me:  and  I  have  also  seen 
the  » oppression  wherewith  the 
Egyptians  oppress  them. 

10  fCome  now  therefore,  and  I 
will  send  thee  unto  Pharaoh,  that 
thou  mayest  bring  forth  my  peo- 
ple the  children  of  Israel  out  of 
Egypt. 

11  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  God, 
"Who  OHi  I,  that  I  should  go  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  that  I  should  bring 
forth  the  children  of  Israel  out  of 
Egypt? 

12  And  he  said,  ^^  Certainly  I  will 
be  witli  thee;  and  this  shall  be  a 
token  unto  thee,  that  I  have  sent 
thee:  When  thou  ha.st  brought 
forth  the  people  out  of  Egypt,  ye 
shall  serve  C4od  upon  this  mount- 
ain. 

13  And  Moses  said  unto  God,  Be- 
hold, icheii  I  come  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  shall  sav  unto 
them,  The  God  of  your  fiithers 
hath  sent  me  unto  j-ou ;  and  they 
shall  say  to  me,  What  is  hLs  name  ? 
what  shall  I  say  unto  them? 

14  And  God  said  unto  Moses,  I 
AM  THAT  I  AM:  and  he  said, 
Thus  Shalt  thou  say  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  ."I'AM  hath  sent 
me  unto  you. 

1-5  And  God  said  moreover  unto 
Moses,  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  The  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers,  the  God  of 
Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac,  and 
the  God  of  Jacob,  hath  sent  me 
unto  you:  this  is  -my  name  for 
ever, 'and  this  is  my  memorial 
unto  all  generations. 

10  Go,  and  "gather  the  elders  of 
Israel  together,  and  say  unto 
them,  The  Lord  God  of  your  fa- 
thers, the  God  of  Abraham,  of 
Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  appeared  un- 
to me,  saying,  *  I  have  surely  vis- 
ited you,'  and  seen  that  which  is 
doneto  you  in  Egypt: 

17  And'l  have  said. « I  will  bring 
you  up  out  of  the  affliction  of 
Egypt  unto  the  land  of  the  Ca- 
naanites, and  the  Hittites,  and 
the  Amorites.  and  the  Perizzites, 
and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebu- 
sites, unto  a  land  flowing  \\'ith 
milk  and  honev. 


18  And  t^they  shall  hearken  to 
thy  voice :  and  e  thou  shalt  come, 
thou  and  the  elders  of  Israel,  unto 
the  king  of  Egj'pt,  and  ye  shall 
say  unto  him.  The  Lord  God  of 
the  Hebrews  hath  .^met  with  us : 
and  now  let  us  go,  we  beseech 
thee,  three  days'  journey  into  the 
wilderness,  that  we  may  sacrifice 
to  the  Lord  our  God. 

19  "i"  And  I  am  sure  that  the  king 
of  Egypt  g  will  not  let  you  go,  !l  no, 
not  by  a  mighty  hand. 

20  And  I  will  ''stretch  out  my 
hand,  and  smite  Egypt  with  'all 
my  wonders  which  I  will  do  in 
the  midst  thereof:  and  '■  after  that 
he  will  let  you  go. 

21  And  'i  ^vill  give  this  people 
favour  in  the  sight  of  the  Egyp- 
tians :  and  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that,  when  ye  go,  ye  shall  not  go 
empty : 

22 '"  But  every  woman  shall  bor- 
row of  her  neighbour,  and  of  her 
that  sojourneth  in  her  house,  jewels 
of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold,  and 
raiment:  and  ye  shall  put  t/icm 
upon  your  sons,  and  upon  your 
daughters ;  and  "  ye  shall  spoil 
il  the  Egyptians. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  yioses'  rod  is  turned  into  a  serpent,  6  His 
hand  is  leprous.  10  He  is  loth  to  be  sent.  14 
Aaron  is  appointed  to  assist  kirn.  18  Moses 
departetk  from  Jethro.  21  God's  message  to 
Pharaoh.  24  Zipporah  circumciseth  her  son. 
27  Aaron  is  sent  to  meet  Moses.  31  The  peO' 
pie  helieveth  them. 

AXD  Moses  answered  and  said, 
J\.  But,  behold,  they  will  not  be- 
lieve me,  nor  hearken  unto  mj' 
voice:  for  they  will  say,  The 
Lord  hath  not  appeared  unto 
thee. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
What  is  that  in  thine  hand?  And 
he  said,  "A  rod. 

3  And  he  said.  Cast  it  on  the 
ground.  And  he  cast  it  on  the 
ground,  and  it  became  a  serpent ; 
and  Moses  fled  from  before  it. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Put  forth  thine  hand,  and  take 
it  by  the  tail.  And  he  put  forth 
his  hand,  and  caught  it,  and  it  be- 
came a  rod  in  his  hand : 

5  That  they  may  *  believe  that 
cthe  Lord  God  of  their  fathers, 
the  God  of  Abraham,  the  God  of 
Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob,  hath 
appeared  unto  thee. 

G  *r  And  the  Lord  said  further- 
more unto  him,  Put  now  thine 
hand  into  thy  bosoin.  And  he 
put  his  hand  into  his  bosom : 
and  when  he  took  it  out,  behold, 
his  hand  icas  leprous  i^as  snow. 

7  And  he  said.  Put  thine  hand  in- 
to thy  bosom  again.  And  he  put 
his  hand  into  his  bosom  again ; 
and  plucked  it  out  of  his  bosoin, 
and,  behold.  «it  was  turned  again 
as  his  ot/ier  flesh. 
57 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


dch.  4.  31. 
cch.  5.  1.3. 
/Num.  23.  3, 

4,  15,  16. 
f  ch.  5.  2.  & 

7.  4. 
II  Or,  but  by 

strong  hand, 
hch.  6.  6.  & 

7.  5.  <k  9.  1.5. 
i  ch,  7.  3.  <k 

11.  9. 

Deul.  6.  22. 
Neh.  9.  10. 
Ps.  105.  27. 
&  135.  9. 
Jer.  32.  20. 
Acts  7.  36. 
Seech.  7.  to 
ch.  13. 

*ch.  12.  31. 
/ch.  11.  3.  Sc 

12.  33. 

Ps.  106.  46. 

Prov.  16.  7. 
m  Gen.  15. 14. 

ch.  11.  2.  it 

12.  35,  36. 
n  Job  27.  17. 

Prov.  13.  22. 

Ez.  39.  10. 


d  Num.  12.  10. 
2  Kings  5. 

e  Num.  12. 
13,  14. 

Deut.  32.  39. 
2  Kings  6. 
14. 
Matt.  8.  3. 


Mo»es  is  loth  to  he  sent. 


EXODUS. 


OocVs  message  to  Pharaoh. 


ll.-r..rc 

(;  II  i(  I  «T 

iv.n. 


frh.  7.  19. 

tH.-l). 
uliall  lie-  and 
ihatl  he. 

t  Hr:li.  It  man. 
(,f  wards. 

t  Uvb.  fince 
ycsterdayt 
nor  since  the 
third  day. 

fch.  0.  V2. 
J.r.  1.  (!. 

h  I'a.  Ul.  9. 


lis.  .W.  1. 

.III-.  1.  9. 

Malt.  10 

19. 

Mark  Kl. 

11. 

],.ik,-  V2. 

11. 

I'J.   ct  '^1. 

11. 

*  Srr  Joii 

ih 

II  Or, 

ihi.uldcsl 

mill.  7.  1,2. 
n  .Num.  '2'.!. 

:)M.  <k  "23.  G, 

I'i,  l(i. 

Dfnt.  IH.  18. 

Is.  fil.  Ifi. 

.I.T.  1.  9. 

(,  iiLut.  :>.  31. 


;jc)i.  7.  1.  fc 


t  Il.t,. 
Jclhvr. 


rrh.  2.  l.S,  2:!. 
Matt.  2.  2U. 


I  ill.  17.  9. 
Num.  ^II.  8, 


,s  And  iL  sliiill  coiiu;  to  pas.s,  il" 
tlu-y  will  not  l)cli(!V(!  th»'(!,  iKsitlicr 
hciirkcn  to  tlio  voitio  of  the  lirst 
si^ii,  tliiit  tlicy  will  believe  tlie 
voiee  of  the  lattcjr  sign. 

!)  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
they  will  iKjt  bcliev(!  also  tliesc 
t\V()  si.sfiis,  neither  hearken  unto 
thy  voii-e,  tliii.t  thou  Shalt  take;  ot 
till!  water  ol'  tlie  river,  and  iioiir 
if,  upon  the  dry  land:  and  ./the 
water  which  thou  takest  out  oC 
the;  river  1  shall  become  blood 
u|)(jn  till!  dry  /and. 

II)  II  And  "Moses  said  unto  the 
Jjoiii),  O  my  Lord,  I  am  not  t  elo- 
quent, neitlier  1  lieretolbre,  nor 
sincc!  thou  hast  spoken  unto  tliy 
servant;  but //I  (o/tslowol"speech, 
and  of  a  slow  tongue. 

11  And  the  JiOKO  said  unto  him, 
''Who  hath  made;  man's  mouth? 
or  who  niaketh  the  dumb,  or  deaf, 
or  till-  seeing,  or  the  blind?  have 
not  1  tlu;  JjOUD? 

12  Now  therelbre  go,  and  I  will 
))(!  'With  thy  mouth,  and  teach 
th(!e  wliat  thou  slialt  say. 

i:i  And  he  said,  O  my  Lord,'';send, 
1  jiray  thee,  by  the  hand  of  Idni 
'U>/to//i"thou  11  wilt  send. 
11  And  tlu!  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kiiHlle<l  against  Moses,  and 
lu;  saiil,  y.s  not  Aaron  the  Jjcvite 
thy  brother?  1  know  that  he  can 
sjieak  well.  And  also,  behold, 
'h(!  conieth  forth  to  meet  tlun;: 
and  when  he  seeth  thee,  he  will 
be  glad  in  his  heart. 
15  And  ««thou  shalt  speak  unto 
him,  and  "put  words  in  his 
mouth:  and  I  will  be  with  thy 
month,  and  with  his  mouth,  and 
"Will  teach  you  what  ye  shall 
do. 
1()  And  he  shall  be  thy  spokes- 
man unto  the  jieople:  and  he 
sliall  lie,  rw^H  he  shall  be  to  thee 
instead  of  a  mouth,  and  ytliou 
Shalt  b(!  to  him  instead  of  (iod. 
17  And  tlir)ii  Shalt  take  '/this  rod 
in  thine  hand,  wherewitli  thou 
shalt  do  signs. 

IS  II  And  Moses  went  and  return- 
ed to  i. let!  iro  his  father  in  law,  and 
said  unto  him,  Fjct  me  go,  I  pray 
thee,  and  return  unto  my  brethren 
which  ((/•«  in  Kg.ypt,  and  scf 
whether  tlu^y  bo  yet  alive.  And 
.J<'tlii'o  said  to  Mo.ses,  Go  in  pi^ace. 
1!)  And  the  Ijouosaid  unto  Moses 
in  Mi(lian,(io,  return  into  I'^gypt: 
for  'all  tl)(!  men  ai'e  dead  which 
sought  thy  life. 

'20  Anil  piloses  took  liis  wife  and 
his  sons,  and  set  tluiin  upon  an 
ass,  and  he  ri'turned  to  the  land  of 
Mgypt:  and  Mo.ses  took  "the  rod 
of  (liod  in  his  hand. 
'21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, When  thou  goest  lo  return  in- 
to lOgyjit,  se(!  that  tiioii  do  all 
thosc!  'wondc'i's  belbre  I'haraoli, 
which  1  have  put  iii  thine  hand: 
58 


but  "  I  will  harden  his  heart,  that 
he  shall  not  U't  the  peojilc  go. 
'22  And  thoushaltsay  unto  Piia- 
raoh,  'J'hus  saitli  tlu;  Loud,  »:  Is- 
rael /'.sniy .son,.'^';'iv7i,my  lirstborn: 
Z^  Audi  s:iy  unto  thee,  Let  my 
son  go,  that  he  may  serve  me: 
and  if  thou  n^fuse  to  let  him  go, 
behold,  ~1  will  slay  thy  son,  even 
thy  lirstborn. 

'21  'il  And  it  came  to  pas.s  by  the 
way  in  the  inn,  that  the  Loud 
"met  him,  and  sought  to  ^kill 
him. 

2.')  Then  Zipporah  took  (-a  sharp 
II stone,  and  cut  olT"  the  foreskin 
of  her  son,  and  t(;ast  it  at  his 
feet,  and  said,  Surely  a  bloody 
husband  art  thou  to  mo. 

'2(;  So  li(!  let  him  go:  then  she 
said,  A  bloody  husband  titou  art, 
because  of  the  circumcision. 

'27  H  And  the  Loud  said  to  Aaron, 
Uo  into  the  wilderness  ''to  meet 
Moses.  And  he  w(!nt.  and  met 
him  in  'the  mount  of  God,  and 
kissed  liim. 

2S  And  Moses  /told  Aaron  all 
the  words  of  the  Loud  who  had 
sent  him,  and  all  the //signs  which 
he  had  commanded  him. 

'2i)  II  And  Moses  and  Aaron 
/twent  and  gathered  together  all 
the  elders  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael : 

;^0  JAnd  Aaron  spake  all  the 
words  which  the  Jjoud  had 
spoken  unto  Moses,  and  did  the 
signs  in  the  sight  of  the  i)eople. 

;U  And  the  |)eople'' believed:  and 
when  they  heard  that  the  JiOUO 
had  'visited th(!children  of  Israel, 
and  tliat  li(!  ™had  lookcid  upon 
their  alUiction,  then  «tliey  bowed 
their  heads  and  worshipped. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Pharaoh  chidcth  Muses  and  Aaron  for  their 
messaqc.  0  lie  increascth  the  Israeltlet'  task. 
iCt  He  chcckrth  Ihcir  cumiiluinls.  20  The  SI  cry 
out  upon  Moses  and  Aaron.  22  Moses  com- 
plaincth  to  Oud. 

AND  afterward  Moses  and 
Aaron  went  in,  and  told  Pha- 
raoh, Thus  saith  the  Loud  (iod  of 
Israel,  Let  my  jieople  go,  that 
they  may  hold  «a  feast  unto  me 
in  the  wilderness. 

2  And  I'liaraoh  said,  ''Who  i.s 
the  IjOUD,  that  I  should  obey  his 
voice  to  let  israel  go?  I  know 
not  the  FjOUJ),  c neither  will  1  let 
Israel  go. 

:t  And  they  said,  ''The  God  of 
the  Hebrews  hath  met  with  us: 
let  us  go,  we  pray  thei',  three 
days'  jonrney  into  the  desert, 
and  sarrilice  uiilo  the  liOUi)  our 
{{od;  lest  he  fall  ii|)on  us  with 
pestilence,  or  with  the  sword. 

•I  And  the  king  of  l^lgypt  said 
unto  them.  Wherefore  do  ye,  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron,  let  the  peoiile 
from  their  works?  get  you  unto 
your  ^  burdens. 


Ilifi-re 
C  H  K  I  8  T 

1491. 


1/ih.  7.  3,  13. 
.V.  9.  12.  35. 
At  10.  1,  & 

11.  8. 

lleut.  2.  30. 
.If.sli.  11.  20. 
1 8.  G3.  17. 
.loll II  12.  40. 
Rom.  9.  18. 

X  IIos.  11.  1. 

Roin.  9.  4. 

2  Cor.  «.  18. 
y  JiT.  31.  9. 

Jani<!8  1.  18. 
jih.  11.  5.  A; 

12.  29. 

U.N  urn.  22.  22. 
/,  Gen.  17.  14. 
(•Jo»h.  0.  2,3. 
II  Or,  knife. 
t  Hi'li.  made 

it  touch, 
d  vur.  14. 

cell.  3.1. 
/ver.  15,10. 
g  ver.  8,  9. 

h  ch.  3.  10. 


»oh.  3.  18. 

ver.  8,  9. 
/.h.  3.  10. 
m  ill.  2.  20.  & 

3.  7. 
»i(ii;ii.  24.  20. 

ih.  12.  27. 

JClir.  '29. '20. 


/,  2  KiiiKX  la 


The  Jsraclifrs'  Uinh  incrcasaL 


EXODUS. 


Ood  rencwcth   hi8  promtee. 


t  Hph. 
«  matur  :if  t 
ilii\l  m  hit 
day. 


Ti  Ami  I'liiuiU)!!  siiid,  lii-liold,  Mi(> 
|)c()|)lc  ol  I  III-  hunl  now  (//■'./  iiiiuiy, 
iiiid  yr  iiiaki!  Ilicin  I'csL  Iroiii  Uicir 
hiirdciis. 

(i  And  J'liiiriioli  comrnandcd  tlu! 
siitnc  diiy  the  ii  liiskmiuslcrs  of  lli«; 
people,  iiiid  llicir  odlcers,  suyiiiK, 

7  V'e  sliiill  no  nior(>  uive  the 
jM'opIc  slruvv  to  iriiiU'f!  hrick,  jih 
hereto  fore:  let.  tliein  ^o  uiid 
Kilt  her  straw  lor  tliemselves. 

8  And  the  title  of  (lie  lirieks, 
which  they  did  MiiiU'e  hcreloCore, 
yi'shiill  liiy  njx)!!  them;  ye  shidi 
not,  dinunish  rnif/lil  thereof:  for 
I  hey  hi;  idhr;  therefore  they  cry, 
siiyinu,  1a:1  iih  go  ((nd  siicrilico  to 
our  (iod. 

!)  t  Let  thoro  nioro  work  bo  laid 
iijjon  the  men,  tliiit  they  may  hi- 
honr  therein;  iuid  let  thoni  not 
reKiird  Viun  words. 

10  *i  And  the  tiisknnisters  of  the 
peoph"  went  out,  iind  their  olli- 
<-ers,  iind  thev  spiike  to  tin;  peo- 
ple, siiyint?,  'J^hnH  saith  Fhara<jh, 
I  will  not  Kive  yon  stniw. 

11  (Jo  ye,  yet  yon  striiw  where; 
>'(•  fan  Iind  it:  yet  not  iUiKht  of 
your  vvoi'k  shall  he  diminished. 

i'J.  So  the  people  were  scattered 
ahroiid  thron<^dioMt  idl  the  land 
of  l<;t<y|)t  to  >,'atlierstMhhl(!  insteiid 
of  Htniw. 

i:{  And  thft  taskmastors  hasted 
/./uiii.,  siiyint?,  Fiddl  yonr  works, 
\yniir  di'iily  tiisks,  lus  whou  thoro 
Wiis  striiw. 

It  y\nd  the  ollicers  of  tho  chil- 
dren (d'  Israel,  which  I'hiiriioh's 
taskniiislers  had  set  over  them, 
were  heaten,  kikI.  dem;inded, 
Wherefore  hiivt;  yc;  not  fnllilled 
yonr  task  in  milking  hrick  both 
yesterdiiy  and  to  (lay,  us  hen;- 
tofonr? 

IT)  1[  Then  the  olTloors  of  the 
chihiren  of  Isniel  Ciime  iind  cried 
mdo  I'lniriioh,  saying,  Where- 
fore dealest  thou  thus  with  thy 
servants'.' 

1(1  There  is  no  straw  Kiven  unto 
thy  ser\iints,  and  they  siiy  to  ns. 
Make  hrick:  iind,  behold,  thy 
servatds  (irr.  beaten ;  but  tli(! 
(aidt  is  in  thinc!  own  people. 

17  I'.id  he  said,  'k'e  (irr.  i(lle,  i/f'  arc 
idle:  therefore  ye  Siiy,  Let  us  Ko 
ii}iil  do  sacrilice  to  the  Loud. 

IS  do  therefore  now,  r</(^/  work; 
for  there  shiill  no  stniw  be  xiven 
yon,;^et  shall  yc;  deliver  tho  tale 
I)fbrfcks. 

I'.»  And  the  ollicers  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Isriiel  did  se(!  tluil  they 
/rr/v  in  evil  r<isi\  after  it  WiiH  siiid, 
^'e  shiill  not  minish  <iii<//if.  from 
.\'oin-  bricks  of  xom-  diiily  task. 

■Jii  11  And  they  nn-t  Moses  and 
Aaron,  who  stood  in  theway,  iis 
they  ciinie  forth  from  I'liariioh: 

2\  'i'.\  nd  they  said  nnto  them, 
The  Loiu)  look  npon  .von,  iind 
jnd;^e;  beciiuse  ye  ha\'(!  inaili;  our 


T 


Siivonr  1  to  be  abhorred  in  the 
eyes  of  I'hiiriioh,  iind  in  the  eyes 
of  his  servants,  to  put  ii  sword  in 
their  hiind  to  slay  ns. 

2".iAnil  Moses  relniiied  untf)  tho 
liOUi),  iind  siiid,  LonI,  wherefore 
liiist  Ihon  xo  evil  eidreided  (his 
people?  why  vi  it  f/uif,  thou  Inist 
sent  me? 

2:'>  I''or  since  T  oamo  to  IMianioh 
to  speak  in  thy  niinio,  In;  Inith 
don(!  (!vil  to  this  people;  t  neither 
hiist  thou  dolivorod  thy  people  at 
Jill, 

CTTAPTEK  VL 

1  Ooil  rf.nr.wf.th  An  priniiini:  >iy  /in  namf  JT'.IIO- 
VAII.  H  Thu  ntnr.uloey  nj  Ilruhrn,  lu  «/ 
Simi-on,  1(1  o/  Levi,  nf  lohom  came  Motet  and 
Aaron. 

in<:N  the  TvORT)  Siild  uido  Mo- 
ses, Now  shall  thou  see  what 
1  will  rio  to  I'hariioh:  foi'  "withii 
slron;^  hiind  shiill  he  let  them^^o, 
iind  with  ii  stronj^  liiind  ''shiiU  lie 
drive  llK^m  out  of  his  bind. 

'2  And  (iod  spak(!  unto  Moses, 
and  said  unto  liim,  I  am  lithe 
LriiM): 

:<  And  r  ap|)(!iired  unto  Abrahiun, 
nnto  Isiiiic,  iind  nnto  .liicob,  by 
f./n:  7i((iiu:  of  <:(Un\  Ahnl^hty;  hiit 
by  my  name  'M  I'M  lO  V'A  II  wan  J 
not  known  to  them. 

■I  '■And  I  hiive  idso  estiiblished 
my  eoveniiid,  with  them, ./to  Kive 
them  till!  land  of  Ciinaiin,  the 
land  of  their  pil«rimiig(!,  wherein 
thoy  were  stranj^ers. 

r)  And  1/ 1  have  iilso  hoiird  the 
t^roiinintc  of  the  children  of  Isriiel, 
whom  the  lOu.vptians  keep  in 
bonihi'^'e;  iind  I  hiiv<;  n^meni- 
bered  m.v  cyveniint. 

(i  Wherefori-  siiy  ntdo  tho  chil- 
dren of  Isriiel,  ''I  ((III  the  LoiK), 
iind  'I  will  brin^'  yon  out  IVoin 
under  the  burdens  of  the  Mk.VI'- 
liiins,  iind  I  will  rid  ,vou  out  of 
their  bondii^M"  iind  1  will  *  re- 
deem you  witn  ii  stretched  out 
iirm,  iiiid  with  ^rciit  Jnd^^ments  : 

7  And  I  will  'tiike  .\()U  to  me  for 
il  peojile,  and  '"  I  will  be  to  vou  ii 
(fod:  iind  ye  shall  L:now  tliiit  I 
(nii.  the  LoiM)  .\'our  (!od,  which 
brintielh  you  out  »  IVom  \ni(l(!r  the 
burdens  of  the  I';;c.\'ptians. 

«  And  I  will  l)rin«  .vou  in  nnto 
th(!  liind,  oonceriiinK  the  which  I 
did  t"swe!ir  to  ACive  it  to  Abnx- 
hiim,  to  Isii:ic,  and  to  .liicob;  Jind 
I  will  Kive  it  .yon  for  a  h(!ritaK(!: 
I  (im  the  Lr)ici). 

!>  II  And  Moses  spake  so  mdo 
the  children  of  Israel:  ?'but  they 
hciirkened  not  unto  Mos(^s  for 
limj^nish  of  spirit,  iind  for  cruel 
hondii^e. 

10  And  tho  Loitn  sjiako  unto 
iMoses,  ,savin^^ 

11  (!o  in,  speak  nnto  Pharaoh 
kiiii,'  of  Kwypt,  I  hilt  he  let  the 
childreu  of  Israel  f<o  oul  of  his 
land. 

f>0 


n 

r..rc- 

c  n 

11  1  s 

I' 

Mill. 

t  Hill 

lu  HI 

nk. 

Oin 

•.it.  30. 

1  S» 

11.  13 

4 

*  '27 

Vi. 

2  Hli 

II.   Ill 

(1. 

1  CI. 

r.  I'J. 

0. 

thiiM  hast  not 
delivered. 


hi\\.  II.  I.  *, 

Vi.  :n,  :i:i,  :n». 


rUrn.  17.  1. 

(f.  '.m.  II.  Ac 

■l«.  3. 
./rli.  3.  H. 

I'".  liH.  -1.  *, 

W).   IM. 

.I.ihn  H.  Sii. 

Il.v.  1.   1. 
cOin.  1.1.  1ft. 

K:  17.  1,7. 
/O.'n.  17.  H. 

.V.  '.'H,  4. 
t-.-li.  'i.  24. 


h  vcr.  2,  H,  29. 
i.li.  3.  17.  <V, 

7,  4. 

Drill.  2f!.  H. 

I'M.  HI.  (!.  fc 

i:iR.    II,  12. 

*<ii.  ir..  13. 

Drill.  7.  H. 

1  Clir.  17.21. 
Ni-h.  1.  1(1. 

/D.nl.  4.  211. 
.V  7.  i;.  ,V  II. 
2.  .V   20.   IM. 

2  Hum.  7.  21. 
mOcii.  17.  7, 

H. 

.h.  29.  4r., 

■in. 

Drill.  2il.  13. 

Kiv.  21.  7. 

nrh.  n.  4,  .1. 

I'M.   HI.  0. 

t  Ilrli.  lift  up 

my  hnntt. 

Sir  Ui'ii.  14. 

•i'i. 

Drill.  :i2.  40. 
"Orii.  in.  IH. 

*  -io.  ;i,  * 

•iH.  13.  At.  35. 
12. 

pih.  r..  21. 

f  llrh. 

thorlnrnl,  or, 
slrattnett. 


Genealogu  of  Levi. 


EXODUS. 


Mones  goeth  to  Pharaoh. 


Before 

C  H  K  I  S  T 

1491. 


1/  vor.  9. 


s  Ocn.  46.  9. 
1  Chr.  5.  U. 


1  Chr.  4.  21. 


i/<.;cii.  46.  11. 
>.um.  3.  17. 
1  (Jlir.  G.  1, 
IC. 

1G19. 

xl  Chr.  G.  17. 
i;  23.  7. 


V  Num.  26.  57. 
1  Chr.  e.  2, 


0  1  Chr.  C.  19. 

ic  23.  21. 


a  ch.  2.  1,  2. 
N  um.  26.  S9. 


t  Num.  16.  1. 

1  Chr.  6.  37, 

38. 
c  Lev.  10.  4. 

Num.  3.  30. 

about  15.30. 

dUulh  4.  19, 

20. 

1  Chr.  2.  10. 

Malt.  1.  4. 
eLev.  10.  1. 

Num.  3.  2.  & 

26.  CO. 

1  Chr.  6.3. 

<fe  24.  1. 
/Num.  26.  11. 
g  Sum.  2.").  7, 

11. 

Josh.  21.  33. 
h  ver.  13. 
ii'h.  7.  4.  & 

12.  17,  :>!. 

Num.  33.  1. 

1491. 

*ih.  5.  ],  2.  <fe 

7.  10. 
/  ver.  13. 

eh.  32.  7.  & 

S3.  1. 

Ya.  77.  20. 


12  And  Moses  sijake  before  the 
Lord,  saying,  Beliold,  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  have  7  not  heark- 
ened unto  me;  how  then  shall 
Pharaoh  hear  me.  '■who  am  of 
uncircumcised  lips  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  and  gave 
them  a  cliarge  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  unto  Pharaoh  king 
of  Egypt,  to  bring  the  children  of 
Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  If  These  be  the  heads  of  their 
fathers'  houses :  « The  sons  of  Reu- 
ben the.  lirstborn  of  Israel ;  Ha- 
noch,  and  Pallu,  Hezron,  and 
CarmI:  these  be  the  lamilies  of 
Reuben. 

15  'And  the  sons  of  Simeon ;  Je- 
muel,  and  Jamin,  and  Ohad,  and 
Jachin.  and  Zohar,  and  Shaul  the 
son  of  a  Canaanitish  woman: 
these  are  tlie  families  of  Simeon. 

16  f  And  these  are  the  names  of 
"the  sons  of  IjCVi  according  to 
their  generations  ;  Gershon,  and 
Kohath,  and  Merari:  and  the 
years  of  the  life  of  Levi  were  a 
hundred  tliirty  and  seven  years. 

17  2- The  sons  of  Gershon;  Libni, 
and  Shimi,  according  to  their 
families. 

IS  And  ?/the  sons  of  Kohath; 
Amram,  and  Izhar,  and  Hebron, 
and  Uzziel :  and  the  j'ears  of  the 
life  of  Kohath  ivere  a  hundred 
thirty  and  tliree  years. 

19  And  2 the  sons  of  Merari; 
Mahali  and  Mushi:  these  are  the 
families  of  Levi  according  to 
tlieir  generations. 

20  And  "Amram  took  him  Jocli- 
ebed  his  fatlier's  sister  to  wife; 
and  she  bare  him  Aaron  and  Mo- 
ses: and  the  years  of  the  life  of 
Amram  iverc  a  hundred  and  thirty 
and  seven  years. 

21  <1  And  i>tlie  sons  of  Izhar; 
Korah,  and  Neplieg,  and  Zichri. 

22  And  cthe  sons  of  Uzziel ;  Mish- 
ael,  and  Elzaphan,  and  Zitiiri. 

23  And  Aaron  took  him  Ehsheba, 
daughter  of  f'Amminadab,  sister  of 
Naaslion,  to  wife;  and  slie  bare 
iiiiTi  «ISradab  and  Abihu,  Eleazar 
and  Ithamar. 

24  And  the  .'sons  of  Korah ;  Assir, 
and  Elkanah,  and  Abiasaph: 
these  are  the  lamilies  of  the  Kor- 
hites. 

2-5  And  Eleazar  Aaron's  son  took 
him  one  of  tlie  daughters  of  Putiel 
to  wife ;  and  //she  bare  him  Phine- 
ha.s:  the.se  are  the  heads  of  the 
fathers  of  the  Levites  according 
to  their  lamilies. 

26  These  are  that  Aaron  and  Mo- 
ses, ''to  whom  the  J^ord  said, 
Bring  out  the  children  of  Israel 
from  the  land  of  Egypt  according 
to  their  'armies. 

27  These  are  thej' which  ^  spake 
to  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  'to 
bring  out  the   children  ol  Israel 

60 


from  Egypt:  these  are  that  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron. 

28  1[  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
day  tc?iea  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 

29  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying,  '"I  am  the  Lord: 
"speak*  thou  unto  Pharaoh  king 
of  Egj'pt  all  that  I  say  unto  thee. 

30  And  Moses  said  before  the 
Lord,  Behold, » I  ani  of  uncircum- 
cised lips,  and  how  shall  Pharaoh 
hearken  unto  me  ? 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Moses  is  cncovragc.-l  to  go  to  Pharaoh.  7  His 
age,  &His  rod  js  turned  info  a  serpent.  11  The 
sorcerers  do  the  like.  13  Pharaoh's  heart  is 
hiirdenetl.  11  God's  message  to  Pharaoh.  19 
The  river  is  turned  into  blood, 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
.  See,  I  have  made  thee  «a  god 
to  Pharaoh  ;  and  Aaron  thy 
brother  shall  be  *thy  prophet. 

2  Thou  <•  Shalt  speak  all  that  I 
command  thee;  and  Aaron  thy 
brother  shall  speak  unto  Pharaoh, 
that  he  send  the  children  of  Israel 
out  of  his  land. 

3  And  t/ 1  will  harden  Pharaoh's 
heart,  and  "multiply  my  /signs 
and  my  wonders  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

4  But  Pharaoh  shall  not  hearken 
unto  you,  atluit  I  ma.v  lay  mj- 
hand  upon  Egypt,  and  bring  forth 
mine  armies,  and  my  people  the 
children  of  Israel,  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  ''by  great  judgments. 

5  And  the  E.gyptians  » shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I 
''Stretch  forth  mine  hand  upon 
Egypt,  and  bring  out  the  children 
of  Israel  from  among  them. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  klid  as 
the  Lord  commanded  them,  so 
did  they. 

7  And  Moses  v)as  m  fourscore 
years  old,  and  Aaron  fourscore 
and  three  years  old,  when  they 
spake  unto  Pharaoh. 

8  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

9  When  Pharaoh  shall  speak 
unto  you.  saying,  «  Shew  a  mira- 
cle for  you :  then  thou  shalt  say 
unto  Aaron,  ''Take  thy  rod,  and 
cast  /;;  before  Pharaoh,  (ai//  it  shall 
become  a  serpent. 

10  T  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  they  did  so 
pan  tlie  Lord  had  commanded: 
and  Aaron  cast  down  his  rod  be- 
fore Pharaoh,  and  before  his  serv- 
ants, and  it  '/l)ecame  a  serpent. 

11  Then  Pharaoli  also  '(■ailed 
the  wise  men  and  » the  sorcerers: 
now  the  magicians  ol'  Egypt,  they 
also  'did  in  like  manner  with 
their  enchantments. 

12  For  they  cast  doA\ai  every  man 
his  rod,  and  they  became  ser- 
pents :  but  Aaron's  rod  swallowed 
up  their  rods. 

13  And  he  hardened  Pharaoh's 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


m  ver.  2. 
7!  ver.  II. 


ch.  4.  Ifi. 
Jer.  1.  10. 
ch.  4.  16. 
ch.  4.  10. 


dch.  ■'..I 
ech.  II. 
/ch.  4.  ■ 


f  ch.  10.  1.  ic 
11.  9. 


hch.  0.  a. 
J  vev.  17. 

ch.  8.  22.  & 

14.  4,18. 

Ph.  9.  16. 
ich.  3.  20. 

/  ver.  2. 


1491. 

m  Deut.  29.  G. 
&.  31.  2.  <k 

34.  7. 
Acts".  23,30. 


John  2.  18. 
&  6.  30. 
o  ch.  4.  2,  17. 


p  ver.  9. 


q  Ch.  4.  3. 
rOcn.  41.  8. 
s2  Tim.  3.  8 

t  ver.  22. 
rh    8.  7,  18. 


The  river  turned  into  hlnod. 


EXODUS. 


The  plague  of  frogs. 


Before 

C  H  1'.  I  S  T 

1401. 


;.h.  4.  21. 
ver.  4. 
■ch.  8.  15.  k 
10.  1,  20,  27. 


ych.  4.  2,  3. 
ver.  10. 


a:'.K  3.  12,  18. 
&  0.  1,  3. 


cch.  4.  9. 
rfRev.  16.  4, 


y  eh.  8.  o,  G, 
16.  Ac  9.  22. 
fc  10.  12,  21. 
.■c  14.  21,  26. 

i  He'j. 
fathering  of 
tfieir  waters. 


h  Ps.  7S.  44. 
<t  105.  2'J. 


heart,  that  he  hearkened  not 
unto  them  ;  « as  the  Lord  had 
said. 

14  ^,  And  the  Lokd  said  unto 
Moses.  »:  Pharaoh's  heart  i.v  hard- 
ened, he  refuseth  to  let  the  peo- 
ple go. 

15  Get  thee  unto  Pharaoh  in  the 
morning ;  lo,  ho  goeth  out  unto  tlie 
water;  and  thou  shalt  stand  by 
the  river's  brink  against  he  come ; 
and  !/tlie  rod  wliich  was  turned 
to  a  serpent  shalt  thou  take  in 
thine  hand. 

16  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  him, 
2  The  Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews 
hath  sent  me  unto  thee,  saying, 
Let  my  people  go,  « that  they 
may  serve  me  in  the  wilderness: 
and,  behold,  hitherto  thou  would- 
e.st  not  hear. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  this 
6  thou  Shalt  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord:  behold,  I  will  smite  with 
the  rod  that  Is  in  mine  hand  up- 
on the  waters  which  are  in  the 
river,  and  ^they  shall  be  turned 
'I  to  blood. 

18  And  the  fish  that  is  in  the 
river  shall  die,  and  the  river  shall 
.stink;  and  the  Egyptians  shall 
« loathe  to  drink  of  the  water  of 
the  river. 

19  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  Saj'  unto  Aaron,  Take  thy 
rod,  and  .'stretch  out  thine  hand 
upon  the  waters  of  Egypt,  upon 
their  streams,  upon  their  rivers, 
and  upon  their  ponds,  and  upon 
all  their  txwols  of  water,  that 
they  may  become  blood ;  and  that. 
ther.e  may  be  blood  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt,  both  in 
vessels  of  wood,  and  in  vessels  of 
stone. 

20  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  so, 
as  the  Lord  commanded;  and  he 
9  lifted  up  the  rod,  and  smote  the 
waters  that  ivere  in  the  river,  in 
the  sight  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the 
sight  of  his  .servants;  and  all  the 
/i  waters  that  icere  in  the  river 
were  turned  to  blood. 

21  And  the  fish  that  teas  in  the 
river  died;  and  the  river  stank, 
and  the  Egyptians  '  could  not 
drink  of  the  water  of  the  river; 
and  there  was  blood  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  A-  And  the  magicians  of  Egj-pt 
did  so  with  their  enchantments: 
and  Pharaoh's  heart  was  harden- 
ed, neither  did  he  hearken  unto 
them  ;  'as  the  Lord  had  said. 

23  And  Pharaoh  turned  and  went 
into  his  house,  neither  did  he  set 
his  heart  to  this  also. 

24  And  all  the  Egyptians  digged 
round  about  the  fiver  for  water 
to  drink  ;  for  they  could  not  drink 
of  the  water  of  the  river. 

2-5  And  seven  days  were  fulfilled, 
after  that  the  Lord  had  smitten 
the  river. 


CHAPTER  VIIL 

1  Frngs  are  sent.  8  Pharaoh  sueth  to  Moses,  12 
and  Moses  by  prayer  rcmoveth  them  away.  16 
The  dust  is  turned  into  lice,  which  the  magi- 
cians could  not  do.  20  The  swarms  of  flies.  25 
Pharaoh  inclineth  to  let  the  peoplt  go,  32  but 
yet  ts  hardened. 

iXD  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Jrx.  Moses,  Go  unto  Pharaoh,  and 
say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Let  my  people  go,  "that 
they  may  serve  me. 

2  And  if  thou  f-  refuse  to  let  (hem 
go,  behold,  I  will  smite  all  thy 
borders  with  c  frogs : 

3  And  the  river  shall  bring  forth 
frogs  abundantly,  which  shall  go 
up  and  come  into  thine  house, 
and  into  ''thy  bedchamber,  and 
upon  thy  bed,  and  into  the  house 
of  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy 
people,  and  into  thine  ovens,  and 
into  thy  li  kneadingtroughs: 

4  And  the  frogs  shall  come  up 
both  on  thee,  and  upon  thy  peo- 
ple, and  upon  all  thy  servants. 

5  *i  And'the  Lord  spake  unto 
Mo.ses,  Say  unto  Aaron,  « Stretch 
forth  thine  hand  with  thy  rod 
over  the  streams,  over  the  riv- 
ers, and  over  the  ponds,  and 
cause  frogs  to  come  up  upon  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

6  And  Aaron  stretched  out  his 
hand  over  the  waters  of  Egji^t ; 
and  .'"the  frogs  came  up,  'and 
covered  the  land  of  Egypt. 

7  .-/And  the  magicians  did  so 
with  their  enchantments,  and 
brought  up  frogs  upon  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

8  ^  Then  Pharaoh  called  for 
Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said,  ft  En- 
treat the  Lord,  that  he  may  take 
away  the  frogs  I'rom  me,  and  from 
my  people;  and  I  will  let  the  peo- 
ple go,  that  thej^  may  do  sacrifice 
unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  Moses  said  unto  Pharaoh, 
!1  Glory  over  me :  r  when  shall  I 
entreat  for  thee,  and  for  thy  ser- 
vants, and  for  thy  people,  t  to  de- 
stroy the  fi-ogs  from  thee  and  thy 
houses,  (fiat  they  may  remain  m 
the  river  only? 

10  And  he  said,  II  To  morrow. 
And  he  said.  He  it  according  to 
thy  word;  that  thou  mayest 
know  that  i  there  is  none  like 
unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

11  And  the  frogs  shall  depart 
from  thee,  and  from  thy  houses, 
and  from  thy  servants,  and  ft-om 
thy  people;  they  shall  remain 
in  the  river  only. 

12  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
out  from  Pharaoh:  and  Moses 
'■cried  unto  the  Lord  because  of 
the  frogs  which  he  had  brought 
against  Pharaoh. 

13  And  the  Lord  did  according 
to  the  word  of  Moses ;  and  the 
frogs  died  out  of  the  houses,  out  of 
the  villages,  and  out  of  the  fields. 

14  And  they  gathered  them  to- 

61 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


ach.  3.  12,18. 


tch.  7.  14.  it 
9.  2. 


!  Or,  dough. 


/Ps.  78.  45.  (k 

105.  30. 
gch.  7.  11. 


h  rh.  9.  28.  k 
10.  17. 
Nam.  21.  7. 
1  Kin.  13.  6. 
Acts  8.  24. 


■|  Or,  Have 
this  honour 
over  me,  ^c. 

II  Or,  against 
when. 

t  Heb. 
lo  cut  off. 

HOr,  Against 
to  morrow. 

i  ch.  9.  14. 
Deut.  33.  26. 
2  Sam.  7.  22. 
1  Chr.  17.  20. 
Ps.  86.  8. 
I8.  46.  9. 
Jer.  10.  6,  7. 


k  ver.  SO. 
ch.  9.  33.  t 
10.  18.  <Sc  32. 

11. 

James  5. 16, 

17,  18. 


The  i)lagu6  of  fli&s. 


EXODUS. 


The  murrain  of  beasts. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


7.  I.uki-  10.  J8. 
•i  Tim.  3.  6, 


rj  1  Sam.  6.  3, 

0. 

I's.  8.  3. 

Matt.   12.  28. 

Luke  11.  20. 
r  vcr.  15. 


th.  7.  15. 


II  Or,   a   mixt- 
Sfime  bcastSy 


Jirh.  9.  4,  6, 
20.  &  10.  23. 
*  11.0,7.  & 
12.  13. 


t  Heb.  a  re- 
ticmption. 


X  IV.  78.  45.  & 
105.  31. 


II  Or, 
destroyed. 


yOon.  43.  32. 
&.  40.  31. 

Ill-lit,  7.    2.''i, 
20.  &,  12.  3J . 


gether  upon  heaps ;  and  the  land 
stank, 

15  But  when  Pharaoh  saw  that 
there  was  'respite,  ™he  hardened 
his  heart,  and  hearkened  not  unto 
them ;  as  the  Lokd  had  said. 

16  f  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Say  unto  Aaron,  Stretch  out 
thy  rod,  and  smite  the  dust  of  the 
hind,  that  it  may  become  lice 
tJiroughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

17  And  they  did  so ;  ibr  Aaron 
stivtclied  out  liis  hand  with  his 
rod,  and  smote  the  dust  of  the 
earth,  and  « it  became  lice  in  man, 
and  in  beast;  all  tlie  dust  of  the 
land  became  lice  throughout  all 
tlie  land  of  Egypt. 

18  And  "the  magicians  did  so 
with  their  enchantments  to  bring 
forth  lice,  but  they  2>  could  not :  so 
there  were  lice  upon  man,  and 
upon  beast. 

19  Then  the  magicians  said  unto 
Pharaoh,  This  i.i  9  the  finger  of 
God :  and  Pharaoh's  '■  heart  was 
hardened,  and  he  hearkened  not 
unto  them;  as  the  Lori)  had 
said. 

20  T  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, «  Rise  up  early  in  the  inorning, 
and  stand  before  Pharaoh;  lo,  he 
Cometh  forth  to  the  water;  and 
say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  <Let  my  people  go,  that 
thev  may  serve  me. 

21  Else,  if  thou  wilt  not  let  my 
people  go,  behold,  I  will  send 
!l  swarms  of  flies  upon  thee,  and 
upon  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy 
people,  and  into  thy  houses :  and 
the  houses  of  the  Egyptians  shall 
l)e  full  of  swarms  of  flies,  and  also 
tlie  grf)uii(l  whereon  they  are. 

22  And  1*1  will  sever  in  that  day 
the  land  of  Goshen,  in  which  my 
people  dwell,  that  no  swarms  of 
flies  shall  be  there;  to  the  end 
thou  mayest  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

2:}  And  I  will  put  ta  division 
between  my  people  and  thy  peo- 
ple: II  to  morrow  shall  this  sign 
be. 

24  And  the  Lord  did  so;  and 
a:  there  came  a  grievous  swarm  of 
flies  into  the  house  of  Pharaoh, 
and  into  his  servants'  houses,  and 
into  all  the  land  of  Egypt:  the 
land  was  II  corrupted  by  reason  of 
the  swarm  of  flies. 

25  H  And  Pharaoli  called  for  Mo- 
ses and  for  Aaron,  and  said.  Ho 
ye,  sacrifice  to  your  God  in  the 
land. 

20  And  Moses  said,  It  is  not  meet 
so  to  do;  for  we  shall  sacrifice 
;/tlie  abomination  of  the  Egyp- 
tians to  the  Lord  our  (iod:  lo,  shall 
we  sacrifice  the  aboniination  of 
Die  J';gyi)tians  boCoro  their  eyes, 
and  will  thev  not  slonc  us? 

27  W(!  will  go  2 three  days'  jour- 
ney into  the  wilderness,  and  sac- 
C2 


rifice  to  the  Lord  our  God,  as  «he 
shall  command  us. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said,  I  will  let 
you  go,  that  ye  maj'  sacrifice  to  the 
Lord  your  God  in  the  wilderness ; 
only  ye  shall  not  go  very  far  away: 
''  entreat  for  me. 

29  And  Moses  said.  Behold,  I  go 
out  from  thee,  and  I  will  entreat 
the  Lord  that  the  swarms  of  flies 
may  depart  from  Pharaoh,  from 
his  servants,  and  from  his  people, 
to  morrow  :  but  let  not  Pharaoh 
cdeal  deceitfully  any  more  in  not 
letting  the  people  go  to  sacrifice 
to  the  Lord. 

30  And  Moses  went  out  from 
Pharaoh,  and  ''entreated  the 
Lord. 

31  And  the  Lord  did  according 
to  the  word  of  Moses;  and  he  re- 
iTioved  the  swarms  of  flies  from 
Pharaoh,  froin  his  servants,  and 
from  his  people ;  there  remained 
not  one. 

32  And  Pharaoh  « hardened  his 
heart  at  this  time  also,  neither 
would  he  let  the  people  go. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  The  murrain  of  beasts.  8  The  plague  of 
boils  and  blains.  13  His  message  about  the 
kail.  22  The  plague  of  hail.  27  Pharaoh 
sucth  to  Moses,  35  but  yet  is  hardened. 

THEN  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  "Go  in  unto  Pharaoh, 
and  tell  him.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews,  Let  my 
people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 

2  For  if  thou  ^  refuse  to  let  them 
go,  and  wilt  hold  them  still, 

3  Behold,  the  chand  of  the  Lord 
is  upon  thy  cattle  which  is  in  the 
field,  upon  the  horses,  upon  the 
asses,  upon  the  camels,  upon  the 
oxen,  and  upon  the  sheep:  tha-e 
shall  be  a  very  grievous  murrain. 

4  And  ''the  Lord  shall  sever  be- 
tween the  cattle  of  Israel  and  the 
cattle  of  Egypt :  and  there  shall 
nothing  die  of  all  that  is  the  chil- 
dren's of  Israel. 

5  And  the  Lord  appointed  a 
set  time,  saying.  To  morrow  the 
Lord  shall  do  this  thing  in  the 
land. 

(i  And  the  Lord  did  that  thing 
on  the  morrow,  and  "all  the  cat- 
tle of  Egypt  died:  but  of  the  cattle 
of  the  children  of  Israel  died  not 
one. 

7  And  Pharaoh  sent,  and,  be- 
hold, there  was  not  one  of  the  cat- 
tle of  the  Israelites  dead.  And 
.'the  heart  of  Pharaoh  was  hard- 
ened, and  he  did  not  let  the  peo- 
ple go. 

8  1  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  Take  to 
you  liandfuls  of  ashes  of  the  fur- 
nace, and  let  Moses  sprinkle  it 
toward  the  heaven  in  the  sight  of 
Pliaraoh. 

9  And  it  shall  become  small  dust 
in  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  shall 


Plugue  of  boils  and  hlains. 


EXODUS. 


The  x>lc({juc  of  hail. 


I!.-rr>re 

r;  II  RisT 
1491. 


ADeut.  28.27. 


ich.   6.  18,  19. 
2  Tim.  3.  9. 


0  Rnm.  9.  17. 

S.e  cli.  14. 

17. 

I'rnv.  16.  4. 

1  Pi-t.  2.  9. 
t  Hfl).  made 

thee  stand. 


t  Heb.  set 
nut  his  heart 
unto, 
cli.  7.  23. 


p  Rev.  Ifi.  21. 

?.Insll.   10.   11. 

Ps.  18.  13.  fe. 
78.  47.  *  105. 
32.  <k  148.  8. 
Is.  30.  30. 
Ez.  38.  22. 
Kev.  8.  7. 


be  J/ a  boil  breaking  forth  tvith 
blaius  upon  man,  and  upon  l>esist, 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  they  took  ashes  of  the 
furnace,  and  stood  before  Pha- 
raoh; and  Moses  sprinkled  it  up 
toward  heaven ;  and  it  became ''  a 
boil  breaking  forth  irith  blains 
upon  man,  and  upon  beast. 

11  And  the  'magicians  could  not 
stand  before  Moses  because  of  the 
boils;  for  the  boil  was  upon  the 
magicians,  and  upon  all  the  Egyp- 
tians. 

12  And  the  Lord  hardened  the 
heart  of  Pharaoh,  and  he  heark- 
ened not  unto  them;  ^as  the 
LoED  had  spoken  unto  INIoses. 

1.3  1[  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  'Rise  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  stand  before  Pha- 
raoh, and  say  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  the  He- 
brews, Let  my  people  go,  that 
they  may  serve  me. 

14  For  I  v.-ill  at  this  time  send 
all  my  plagues  upon  thine  heart, 
and  upon  thy  servants,  and  upon 
thy  people;  '"that  thou  mayest 
know  that  thei'e  is  none  like  me 
in  all  the  earth. 

1.5  For  now  I  will  "stretch  out 
my  hand,  that  I  may  smite  thee 
and  thy  people  with  pestilence; 
and  thou  shalt  be  cut  off  from  the 
earth. 

16  And  in  ver>'  deed  for  "this 
cause  have  I  t raised  thee  up,  for 
to  shew  in  thee  my  power;  and 
that  mj'  name  may  be  declared 
throughout  all  the  earth. 

17  As  yet  exaltest  thou  thyself 
against  my  people,  that  thou  wait 
not  let  them  go  ? 

18  Behold,  to  morrow  about  this 
time  I  will  cause  it  to  rain  a  very 
grievous  hail,  such  as  hath  not 
been  in  Egypt  since  the  founda- 
tion thereof  even  until  now. 

19  Send  therefore  now,  and  gather 
thy  cattle,  and  all  that  thou  hast 
in  the  field;  foi-  upon  every  man 
and  beast  which  shall  be  found 
in  the  field,  and  shall  not  be 
brought  home,  the  hail  shall  come 
down  upon  them,  and  they  shall 
die. 

20  He  that  feared  the  word  of  the 
Lord  among  the  servants  of  Pha- 
raoh made  his  servants  and  his 
cattle  flee  into  the  houses : 

21  And  he  that  t  regarded  not  the 
word  of  the  Lord  left  his  servants 
and  his  cattle  in  the  field. 

22  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Stretch  forth  thine  hand 
toward  heaven,  that  there  may 
be  Phuil  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt, 
upon  man,  and  upon  beast,  and 
upon  every  herb  of  the  field, 
throughout  the  land  of  Eg.ypt. 

23  And  Moses  stretched  forth 
his  rod  toward  heaven  :  and  9  the 
Lord  sent  thunder  and  hail,  and 


t  he  fire  ran  along  upon  the  ground; 
and  the  Lord  rained  hail  upon 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

24  So  there  was  hail,  and  fire 
mingled  with  the  hail,  very  griev- 
ous, such  as  there  was  none  like 
it  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt  since  it 
became  a  nation. 

2.5  And  the  hail  smote  through- 
out all  the  land  of  Egypt  all  that 
was  in  the  field,  both  man  and 
beast;  and  the  hail  »•  smote  every 
herb  of  the  field,  and  brake  every 
tree  of  the  field. 

26  »Only  in  the  land  of  Goshen, 
where  the  children  of  Israeltt'ere, 
was  there  no  hail. 

27  1  And  Pharaoh  sent,  and  call- 
ed for  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said 
unto  them,  <I  have  sinned  this 
time:  "the  Lord  is  righteous,  and 
I  and  my  people  ai-e  wicked. 

28  2:  Entreat  the  Lord  (for  it  is 
enough)  that  there  be  no  more 
tniighty  thunderings  and  hail; 
and  I  will  let  you  go,  and  ye  shall 
stay  no  longer. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him,  As 
soon  as  I  am  gone  out  of  the  city, 
I  will  y  spread  abroad  my  hands 
unto  the  Lord;  and  the  thunder 
shall  cease,  neither  shall  there  be 
any  more  hail ;  that  thou  mayest 
know  how  that  the  z  earth  is  the 
Lord's. 

.30  But  a.s  for  thee  and  thy  serv- 
ants, « I  know  that  ye  will  not  j-et 
fear  the  Lord  God. 

.31  And  the  flax  and  the  barley 
was  smitten:  *  for  the  barley  ?('«.« 
in  the  ear,  and  the  flax  ?/'«.*t  boiled. 

32  But  the  wheat  and  the  rye 
were  not  smitten:  for  they  ivere 
tnot  grown  vip. 

.33  And  Moses  went  out  of  the 
city  from  Pharaoh,  and  c spread 
abroad  his  hands  unto  the  Lord: 
and  the  thunders  and  hail  ceased, 
and  the  rain  was  not  poured  upon 
the  earth. 

34  And  when  Pharaoh  saw  that 
the  rain  and  the  hail  and  the 
thunders  were  ceased,  he  sinned 
yet  more,  and  hardened  his  heart, 
he  and  his  servants. 

.3.5  And  dthe  heart  of  Pharaoh 
was  hardened,  neither  would  he 
let  the  children  of  Israel  go;  as 
the  Lord  had  spoken  t  by  Moses. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  God  threateneth  to  send  locusts.  7  Pharaoh, 
moved  by  his  servants,  inclineth  to  let  the  Isra- 
elites go.  12  The  plague  of  the  locusts.  16 
Pharaoh  sueth  to  Moses.  21  The  plague  of 
darkness.  24  Pharaoh  sueth  unto  Moses,  27 
but  yet  is  hardened. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
.  Go  in  unto  Pharaoh:  "for  I 
have  hardened  his  heart,  and  the 
heart  of  his  servants,  ^  that  I 
might  shew  these  my  signs  before 
him: 

2  And  that  cthou  miaj-est  tell  in 

the  ears  of  thy  son,  and  of  thy 

63 


Before 

C  H  K  I  S  T 

1491. 


sch.  8.  22.  & 
9.  4.  6    &  10. 
23.  <k  11.  7. 
&  12.  13. 
Is.  32.  18,19. 

tch.  10.  16. 
w2Chr.  12.  G. 

Fs.  129.  4.  <k 

145.  17. 

Lam.  1.  18. 

Pan.  9.  14. 
jch.  8.  8,  28. 

&  10.  17. 

Acts  8.  24. 
t  Hob. 

voices  of  God, 

Ts.  29.  3,  4. 
y  1  Kings  8. 

22,  38. 

Ps.  143.  6. 

Is.  1.  15. 
iPs.  24.  1. 

1  Cor.  10.  26, 

28. 

a  Is.  26.  10. 


6  Ruth  1.  22. 
&2.  23. 


t  Heb.  hidden, 

or,  dark, 
c  ver.  29. 

ch.  8.  12. 


dch.  4.  21. 

t  Heb. 
by  the  hand 
of  Moses, 
ch.  4.  13. 


(2ch.  4. -21.  <fc 

7.  14. 
Ach.  7.  4. 
cDeut.  4.  9. 

Ps.  44.  1    & 

71.  18.  &.  78. 

5,  &c. 

Joel  1.  3. 


The  x>l(iQ^iC'  of  locusts. 


EXODUS. 


Pharaoh  sueth  to  Moses. 


Uefore 

CHRIST 

1491. 


d  1  Kings  21. 

29. 

2Chr.  7.  14. 

&  34.  27. 

Job  42.  C. 

Jer.  13.  18. 

James  4    10. 

1  Pet.  5.  G. 
cProv.  30.  27. 

Rev.  9.  3. 
t  Heb.  eye, 

ver.  15. 
fc]i.  9.  32. 

Joel  1.  4.  ck 

2.  2a. 


hch.  23.  33. 
Josh.  23.  13. 
1  Sam.  18. 


Heb.  who, 
and  who,  jf-c. 


m  Ps.  7P.  46. 
(fc  lOj.  34. 


son"s  son,  what  things  I  have 
wrought  in  Egypt,  and  my  signs 
wliich  I  have  done  among  them  ; 
that  ye  may  know  how  that  I 
mn  the  Lord. 

3  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came  in 
unto  Pliaraoh,  and  said  unto  him. 
Thus  saith  tlie  Lord  God  of  the 
Hebrews,  How  long  wilt  thou  re- 
fuse to  rf  humble  thyself  before 
me?  let  my  people  go,  that  they 
may  serve  me. 

4  icise,  if  thou  refuse  to  let  my 
people  go,  behold,  to  morrow  will 
I  bring  the  e  locusts  into  thy  coast : 

5  And  they  sliall  cover  tlieiface 
of  the  earth,  that  one  cannot  be 
able  to  see  the  earth :  and  /the.y 
shall  eat  the  residue  of  that  which 
is  escaped,  which  remaineth  unto 
you  from  the  hail,  and  shall  eat 
every  tree  which  gx'oweth  for  you 
out  of  the  field: 

6  And  they  f/  shall  fill  thy  houses, 
and  the  houses  of  all  thy  servants, 
and  the  houses  of  all  'the  Egyp- 
tians; which  neitlier  thy  fathers, 
nor  thy  fathers'  fatliers  have  seen, 
since  the  day  that  they  were  upon 
the  earth  unto  this  day.  And  he 
turned  himself,  and  went  out  from 
Pharaoh. 

7  And  Pharaoh's  servants  said 
unto  him.  How  long  shall  this 
man  be  ''a  snare  unto  us  ?  let  the 
men  go,  that  they  inay  serve  the 
Lord  their  God':  knbwest  thou 
not  yet  that  Egj-pt  is  destroyed  ? 

8  And  Moses  and  Aaron  were 
brought  again  unto  Pharaoh: 
and  he  said  unto  them.  Go,  serve 
the  Lord  your  God:  6u^  t  who  are 
they  that  shall  go  ? 

9  And  Moses  said.  We  will  go 
with  our  young  and  with  our  old, 
with  our  sons  and  with  our  daugh- 
ters, with  our  flocks  and  with  our 
herds  will  we  go;  for  «we  must 
hold  a  feast  unto  the  Lord. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them,  Let 
the  Lord  be  so  with  you,  as  I  will 
let  you  go,  and  your  little  ones : 
look  to  it;  for  evil  is  before  you. 

11  Not  so:  go  now  ye  that  are 
men,  and  serve  the  Lord  ;  for  that 
ye  did  desire.  And  they  were  driv- 
en out  from  Pharaoh's  presence. 

12  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, ^Stretch  out  thine  hand  over 
the  land  of  Egypt  for  the  lo- 
custs, that  they  may  come  up  up- 
on the  land  of  Egypt,  and  ^eat 
everv  herb  of  the  land,  even  all 
that  the  hail  hath  left. 

i;5  And  Mose.s'' stretched  forth  his 
rod  over  the  land  of  Plgyjjt,  and 
the  Lori>  brought  an  cast  whid 
upon  the  land  all  that  day,  and  all 
that  night;  and,  when  it  was 
morning,  the  east  wind  brought 
the  locusts. 

14  And  '"the  locusts   went  up 

over  all  the  land  of  Eg.ypt,  and 

rested  in  all  the  coasts  of  Egypt: 

64 


very  grievous  iverc  they  ;  «  before 
them  there  were  no  such  locusts 
as  they,  neither  after  them  shall 
be  such. 

15  For  they  "covei'ed  the  face  of 
the  whole  earth,  so  that  the  land 
was  darkened  ;  and  they  jj  did  eat 
every  herb  of  the  land,  and  all  the 
fruit  of  the  trees  which  the  hail 
had  left :  and  there  remained  not 
any  green  thing  in  the  trees,  or  in 
the  herbs  of  the  field,  through  all 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

Ki  1i  Then  Pharaoh  t  called  for 
Moses  and  Aaron  in  haste;  and  he 
said,  <zl  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  against  you. 

17  Now  therefore  forgive,  I  pray 
thee,  my  sin  only  this  once,  and 
'•entreat  the  Lord  your  God,  that 
he  maj^  take  away  from  me  this 
death  only. 

18  And  he  swent  out  from  Pha- 
raoh, and  entreated  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  Lord  turned  a 
mighty  strong  west  wind,  which 
took  away  the  locusts,  and  t  cast 
them  t  into  the  Red  sea ;  there  re- 
mained not  one  locust  in  all  the 
coasts  of  Egypt. 

20  But  the  Lord  "hardened  Pha- 
raoh's heart,  so  that  he  would  not 
let  the  children  of  Lsrael  go. 

21  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, ■-»:  Stretch  out  thine  hand  to- 
ward heaven,  that  there  may  be 
darkness  over  the  land  of  Egypt, 
teven  darkness  ix'ftic/(.  inaybe  felt. 

22  And  Moses  stretehed  forth  his 
hand  toward  heaven ;  and  there 
was  a  i/  thick  darkness  in  all  the 
land  of  Egypt  three  days : 

23  They  saw  not  one  another,  nei- 
ther rose  any  from  his  place  for 
three  days:  ^but  all  the  children 
of  Israel  had  light  in  their  dwell- 
ings. 

21  If  And  Pharaoh  called  unto 
Moses,  and  «  said.  Go  ye,  serve  the 
Lord;  only  let  your  flocks  and 
your  herds  be  stayed  :  let  your 
t>  little  ones  also  go  with  you. 

25  And  Moses  said.  Thou  must 
give  t  us  also  sacrifices  and  burnt 
offerings,  that  v.'e  may  sacrifice 
unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

26  Our  cattle  also  shall  go  with 
us;  there  shall  not  a  hoof  be 
left  behind  ;  for  thereof  must  we 
take  to  serve  the  Lord  our  God; 
and  we  know  not  with  what  wo 
must  serve  the  Lord,  until  we 
coino  thither. 

27  If  But  the  Lord  chai'dened 
Pharaoh's  heart,  and  he  would 
not  let  them  go. 

28  And  Phai-aoh  said  unto  him. 
Get  thee  from  me,  take  heed  to 
thyself,  see  my  tVice  no  more;  for 
in  that  day  thou  seest  my  face 
thou  Shalt  "die. 

2!)  And  Moses  said,  Thou  hast 
spoken  well,  ''I  will  see  thy  face 
again  no  more. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


p  Ps.  105. 


t  Heb.  hasten- 
ed to  call. 
7  ch.  9.  27. 


r  ch.  9.  28. 
1  Kings  IS.  6. 


t  Heb. 

fastened. 
<  Joel  2.  20. 


uch.  4.  21.  &. 
11.  10. 


t  Heb.  that 
one  may  feel 
darkness. 

y  Ps.  105.  28. 


t  Heb.  into 
our  hands. 


c  ver.  20. 
ch.  4.  21.  & 
14.  4,  S. 


d  Heb.  11.  27. 


The  firstborn  threatened. 


EXODUS. 


The  passovcr  instituted. 


Before 
;  H  R  I  S  T 
1491. 


a  ih.  12.  31, 
33,  39. 


b  ch.  3.  22.  Sc 

12.  35. 
ech.  3.  21.  & 

12.  36. 

Ps.  106.  46. 
d2  Sam.  7.  9. 

Esth.  9.  4. 


cch.  12.  12,23, 


t  Heb.  that  is 
at  thy  feet. 
So  Judg.  4. 
10.  &  8.  5. 
1  Kings  20. 
10. 


Rom.  2.  5.  <fc 
9.  22, 


CHAPTER  XI. 

1  God^s  message  to  the  I.^raclites  to  borrow  jewels 
of  their  neTgh'iours.  4  Moses  Ihreateneth  Pha- 
raoh with  the  death  of  the  firstborn. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
.  Yet  will  I  bring  one  plague 
move  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon 
Egj-pt ;  afterwards  he  will  let  you 
go  hence:  «  when  he  shall  let  j/o" 
go,  he  shall  surely  thrust  you  out 
hence  altogether. 

2  Speak  now  in  the  ears  of  the 
people,  and  let  every  man  borrow 
of  his  neighbour,  and  every  wo- 
man of  her  neighbour,  ^jewels  of 
silver,  and  jewels  of  gold. 

3  f  And  the  Lord  gave  the  people 
favour  in  the  siglit  of  the  Egyp- 
tians. Moreover,  the  man  f^  Moses 
was  very  great  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  in  tlie  sight  of  Pharaoh's 
servants,  and  in  the  sight  of  the 
people. 

4  And  Moses  said.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  <^ About  midnight  will  I 
go  out  into  the  midst  of  Egypt : 

5  And  .""all  the  tirstborn  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  shall  die,  from  the 
firstborn  of  Pharaoh  tliat  sitteth 
upon  his  throne,  even  unto  the 
fii"stborn  of  tlie  maidservant  that 
is  behind  the  mill ;  and  all  the 
firstborn  of  beasts. 

G  j^And  there  shall  be  a  great  cry 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt, 
such  as  there  was  none  lilie  it,"nor 
shall  be  like  it  any  more. 

7  ''But  against  any  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  'shall  not  a  dog 
move  his  tongue,  against  man  or 
beast:  that  ye  may  know  how 
that  the  Lord  doth  put  a  diffei-- 
ence  between  the  Egj'ptians  and 
Israel. 

8  And  *all  these  thy  servants 
shall  come  down  unto  me,  and 
bow  down  themselves  unto  me, 
saying,  Get  thee  out,  and  all  the 
people  tthat  follow  thee:  and 
after  that  I  will  go  out.  And  he 
went  out  from  Pharaoh  in  ta  great 
anger. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
'Pharaoh  shall  not  hearken  unto 
you;  that  '"my  wonders  may  be 
multiplied  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  all 
these  wonders  before  Pharaoh: 
"and  the  Lord  hardened  Pha- 
raoh's heart,  so  that  he  would  not 
let  the  children  of  Israel  go  out  of 
his  land. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  The  beginning  of  the  year  is  changed.  3  The 
passover  is  instituted.  II  The  rice  of  the 
passover.  15  Unleavened  bread.  29  The  first- 
born are  slain.  31  The  Israelites  are  driven 
out  of  the  land.  37  They  ccme  to  Succoth.  43 
The  ordinance  of  the  passover. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
-  ses  and  Aaron  in  the  land  of 
EgjT^t,  saying, 

2  "This  month  sha/l  be  unto  you 
the  beginning  of  months :  it  ahaU 


be  the  first  month  of  the  year  to 
you. 

3  IF  Speak  ye  unto  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel,  saying,  In  the 
tenth  dai/  of  this  month  they  shall 
take  to  them  every  man  a  ti  lamb, 
according  to  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  a  lamb  for  a  house : 

4  And  if  the  household  be  too 
little  for  the  lamb,  let  him  and 
his  neighbour  next  unto  his  house 
take  it  according  to  the  number 
of  the  souls ;  every  man  accord- 
ing to  hLs  eating  shall  make  your 
count  for  the  lamb. 

5  Your  lamb  shall  be  *  without 
blemish,  a  male  t  of  the  first  year : 
ye  shall  take  it  out  from  the 
sheep,  or  from  the  goats : 

6  And  ye  shall  keep  it  up  until 
the  « fourteenth  daj'  of  the  same 
month:  and  the  whole  assembly 
of  the  congregation  of  Israel  shall 
kill  it  +in  the  evening. 

7  And  they  shall  take  of  the 
blood,  and  strike  it  on  the  two 
side  posts  and  on  the  upper  door 
post  of  the  houses,  wherein  they 
shall  eat  it. 

8  And  they  shall  eat  the  flesh  in 
that  night,  roast  with  fire,  and 
^  unleavened  bread ;  and  with 
bitter  herbs  they  shall  eat  it. 

9  Eat  not  of  it  raw,  nor  sodden  at 
all  with  water,  but  e  roast  ivith 
fire;  his  head  with  his  legs,  and 
with  the  purtenance  thereof. 

10  /And  ye  shall  let  nothing  of 
it  remain  until  the  morning ;  and 
that  which  remaineth  of  it  until  the 
morning  ye  shall  burn  with  fire. 

11  'i  And  thus  shall  ye  eat  it ;  with 
your  loins  girded,  your  shoes  on 
your  feet,  and  your  staff  in  your 
hand:  and  ye  shall  eat  it  in 
haste:  ^ it  Is  the  Lord's  passover. 

12  Fori  A  will  pass  through  the 
land  of  Egypt  this  night,  and  will 
smite  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  both  man  and  beast; 
and  'against  all  the  llgods  of 
Egypt  I  will  execute  judgment: 
*  I  ain  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  blood  shall  be  to  you 
for  a  token  upon  the  houses  where 
ye  ai^e:  and  when  I  see  the  blood, 
I  will  pass  over  you,  and  the 
plague  shall  not  be  upon  you 
tto  destroy  you,  when  T  smite  the 
land  of  EgjTDt. 

14  And  this  day  shall  be  unto  you 
'for  a  memorial;  and  ye  shall 
keep  it  a  '"feast  to  the  Lord 
throughout  your  generations  :  ye 
shall  keep  it  a  feast  "  by  an  ordi- 
nance for  ever. 

15  0  Seven  days  shall  ye  eat  un- 
leavened bread ;  even  the  first  day 
ye  shall  put  away  leaven  out  of 
yom-  houses:  for 'whosoever  eat- 
eth  leavened  bread  from  the 
first  day  until  the  seventh  daj% 
pthat  soul  shall  be  cut  ofiffrom 
Israel. 

6.5 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


i  Or,  Itid. 


b  Lev.  22.  19, 

20,  21. 

Mai.  1.  8,  14. 

Heb.  9.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.  19. 
t  Heb,  son 

of  a  year. 

Lev.  23.  12. 
c  Lev.  23.  5. 

^'um.  9.  3. 

*  28.  16. 

Deut.  16.  1, 

6. 
t  Heb. 

between  the 

two  eveninet, 

ch.  16.  12. 


dch.  34.  25. 

Num.  9.  11. 

Deut.  16.  3. 

1  Cor.  5.  8. 
c  Deut.  16.  7. 


/«h.  23.  18.  & 
34.  25. 


g  Deut.  16.  5. 
ftch.  11.  4,  5. 
Amos  5.  17. 


i  Num.  33.  4. 
:i  Or,  princes, 

ch.  21.  6.  (fc 

22.  28. 

Ps.  82.  1,  6. 

John  10.  34, 

35. 

*  ch.  6.  2. 
t  Heb.  for  a 

destruction. 
Ich.  13.  9. 
m  Lev.  23.  4, 

5. 

2  Kings  23. 

21. 
n  ver.  24,  43. 

ch.  13.  10. 
0  ch.  13.  6,  7. 

<k  23.  15.  & 

34.  18,  25. 

Lev.  23.  5,  6. 

Num.  28.  17. 
Deut.  16.3,8. 
1  Cor.  5.  7. 
p  Gen.  17.  14. 

Num.  9.  13. 


Days  of  unleavened  bread. 


EXODUS. 


The  firstborn  arc  slain. 


Pcfore 
C  II  R  I  tS  T 

1491. 


7l,ev. -JS.  7,8. 
.Num.  !28.  18, 


tHeb.  soul. 
rch.  13.  3. 


»  Lev.  23.  6. 

Num.  28.  IC. 


rEx.23.  15.  & 

34.  )«. 

Deul.  IG.  3. 

1  Cor.  5.  7, 

g. 
«Num.  0.  13. 


X  \e.T.  3. 

Num.  0.  4. 

Josh.  ii.  10. 

2  Kill.  23.21. 

Kzra  r,.  20. 

Matt.  26.  18, 

19. 

Mark  14. 

12-1'!. 

Luke  22.  7, 

ic. 

i:  Or,  HH. 
yUeb.  11.  28. 
z  ver.  7. 
a  ver.  12,  13. 


I,  ¥./..  9.  6. 

Kev.  7.  3.    <k 

tl.  4. 
(■2  Sain.  24. 

IC. 

1  Cor.  10.  10. 

Hsb.  11.  28. 


cch.  13.  8,  14. 
Dcuf.  C2.  7. 
Jnsh.  4.  0. 
I'.f.  78.  6. 

/ver.  11. 


l(j  And  ill  the  tir.st  day  there  shall 
beta,  holy  convocation,  and  in  the 
seventh  day  there  shall  be  a  holy 
convocation  to  you ;  no  manner 
of  work  shall  be  done  in  them, 
save  (hat  which  every  t  man  must 
eat,  that  only  may  be  done  of  you. 

17  And  \-e  shall  observe  the  feast 
o/ unleavened  bread;  for  '•in  this 
selfsame  day  have  I  brought 
your  armies  out  of  the  land  of 
Egj'pt :  therefore  shall  ye  observe 
this  day  in  your  generations  by 
an  ordinance  for  ever. 

18  f^  s  111  the  first  month,  on  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  month  at 
even,  ye  shall  eat  unleavened 
bread,  until  the  one  and  twenti- 
eth day  of  the  month  at  even. 

1!)  'Seven  days  shall  there  be 
no  leaven  found  in  your  houses: 
for  whosoever  eateth  that  which 
is  leavenedj  ^'even  that  soul  shall 
be  cut  off  trom  the  congregation 
of  Israel,  whether  he  be  a  stran- 
ger, or  born  in  the  land. 

20  Ye  shall  eat  notliing  leavened ; 
in  all  your  habitations  shall  ye 
eat  unleavened  bread. 

21  %  Then  Moses  called  for  all 
the  elders  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
them,  «:  Draw  out  and  take  you  a 
II  lamb  according  to  your  families, 
and  kill  the  passover. 

22  2/And  ye  shall  take  a  bunch 
of  hyssop,  and  dip  it  in  the  blood 
that  is  in  the  basin,  and  ^strike 
tlie  lintel  and  the  two  side  jiosts 
with  the  blood  that  is  in  the 
basin;  and  none  of  you  shall  go 
out  at  the  door  of  his  house 
until  the  morning. 

Zi  «For  the  Lorb  will  pass 
through  to  smite  the  Egyptians; 
and  when  he  seeth  the  blood 
upon  the  lintel,  and  on  the  two 
side  posts,  the  IjORH  will  pass 
over  the  door,  and  '-will  not 
suffer  <^the  destroyer  to  come  in 
unto  ycjur  houses  to  smite  you. 

21  And  ye  shall  observe  this 
thing  for  an  ordinance  to  thee 
and  to  thy  sons  for  ever. 

2o  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  ye  be  come  to  tlie  land 
which  tlie  Loud  will  give  you, 
''according  as  he  hath  promised, 
that  ye  shall  keep  this  service. 

20  eAnd  it  sliall  come  to  pass, 
wlien  your  children  shall  say 
unto  y()U,  What  mean  ye  by  this 
ser^■i(•(•? 

27  Til  at  ye  shall  say,  /It  is  the 
sacriliec!  of  the  Loun'.s  passover, 
who  passed  over  the  houses  of 
tlie  children  of  Israel  in  J'^gypt, 
when  he  smote  the  Egyptians, 
and  delivered  our  liouses.  And 
the  people  i/ bowed  the  head  and 
woi-shipped. 

28  An(l  the  children  of  Israel 
went  away,  and  ''  did  as  the  Lord 
had  commanded  Moses  and  Aa- 
ron, so  did  they. 

GG 


29  II  'And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  that 
at  midnight  ^the  Lord  smote 
all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  'from  the  firstborn  of 
Pharaoh  that  sat  on  his  throne 
unto  the  firstborn  of  the  captive 
that  was  in  the  t dungeon;  and 
all  the  firstborn  of  cattle. 

30  And  Pharaoh  rose  up  in  the 
night,  he,  and  all  his  servants, 
and  all  the  Egyptians ;  and  there 
was  a  "'great  cry  in  Egypt:  for 
thei-e  was  not  a  house  where  there 
was  not  one  dead. 

31  1[  And  «he  called  for  Moses 
and  Aaron  by  night,  and  said, 
Rise  up,  and  get  you  forth  from 
among  my  people,  oboth  ye  and 
tli('  ciiiUlren  of  Israel;  and  go, 
serve  the  Lord,  as  ye  have  said. 

32  i'Also  take  your  flocks  and 
your  herds,  as  ye  have  said,  and 
be  gone;  and  9 bless  me  also. 

33  'And  the  Egyptians  were 
urgent  upon  the  people,  that  they 
might  send  them  out  of  the  land 
in  haste;  for  they  said,  «  We  be  all 
dead  rnen. 

34  And  the  people  took  their 
dough  before  it  was  leavened, 
their  Ii  kneadingtroughs  being 
bound  np  in  their  clothes  upon 
their  shoulders. 

:Vi  And  the  children  of  Israel 
did  according  to  the  word  of  Mo- 
ses; and  they  borrowed  of  the 
Egyptians  'jewels  of  silver,  and 
jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment: 

36  "And  the  Lord  gave  the  peo- 
ple favour  in  the  sight  of  the 
Egyptians,  so  that  they  lent  unto 
them  such  things  as  then  required: 
and  ^they  spoiled  the  Eg.vptians. 

37  T  And  ."the  children  ot  Israel 
journeyed  from  ^liameses  to  Suc- 
coth,  about  "six  hundred  thou- 
sand on  foot  that  were  men,  be- 
side children. 

38  And  ta  mixed  multitude  went 
up  also  with  them ;  and  flocks, 
and  herds,  eiien  very  much  cattle. 

;i9  And  tli(>y  baked  vmleavened 
cakes  of  th(>  dough  which  they 
brought  forth  out  of  Egypt,  for 
it  was  not  leavened;  because 
''they  were  thrust  out  of  Egypt, 
and  could  not  tarry,  neither  "had 
tliey  i)repared  for  themselves  any 
victuals. 

40  ^  Now  the  sojournin.g  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  who  dwelt  in 
lOgypt,  iras  cfour  hundred  and 
thirty  years. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end 
of  the  four  lumdred  and  thirty 
years,  even  the  selfsame  day  it 
came  to  iiass,  that  all  f'the  liosts 
of  the  Lord  went  out  from  the 
land  of  JCgypt. 

42  It  is  +'"a  night  to  bo  much  ob- 
served unto  tlie  Lord  Cor  bring- 
ing them  out  from  the  land  of 
Egypt:  tliis  it  that  night  of  the 
LoKD  to  be  observed  of  all  ttie 


Before 

C  H  RI  5T 

1491. 


i«h.  11.  4. 
*  Num.  8.   17. 

k.  33.  4. 

Ps.  78.  51.  <k 

105.  3G.  tc 

1315.  8.  6c 

136.  10. 
;ch.  4.  23.  (fc 

11.  6. 
t  Heb.  house 

of  the  pit. 
m  ch.  11.  6. 

Prov.  21.  13. 

Amos  5.  17. 

.lames  2.  13. 
nch.  11.  1. 

Fs.  105.  38. 
och.  10.  0. 

pch.  10.  26. 
7  Gen.  27.  34. 


[1  Or,  dcugh, 
ch.  8.  3. 


t  ch.  3.  22.  dc 
11.  2. 

u  ch.  3.  21.  &: 
11.  3. 


X  Uen.  15.  14. 

<h.  3.  22. 

I's.  105.  37. 
y  Num.  33.  3, 

6. 
:  Gen.  47.  11. 
o  (ien.  12.  2. 

<t  46.  3. 

rh.  38.  2G. 

Num.  1.  46, 

&;  11.  21. 
t  Heb. 

fl  great  mix- 
turn, 

Num.  11.  4. 
b  eh.  6.  1.  Sc 

11.  1. 

ver.  33. 


cCJcn.  15.  13. 
Acts  7.  6. 
Oal.  3.  17. 


rfch.  7.  4. 
ver.  61. 

t  Heb. 
a  night  of 
ohservationu 

cSte  Dcut. 
16.  6. 


Ordinance  of  the  passovcr. 


EXODUS. 


Firstlings  of  beasts  set  apart. 


c 

liefore 

irnisT 
1491. 

J^ 

uin.9. 

H. 

13 

cu.  IT. 

12, 

kL 

;v.  •£:. 

10. 

I  Niiin 

.  9. 

12. 

John 

19. 

33, 

as. 

k  ver. 

6. 

Xuni 

9. 

13. 

tHeli. 

Jo  it. 

/  Sum 

.  9. 

14. 

m  Num.  9.  14. 
A-  li.  15,  16. 
Gal.  3.  -Jfe. 


th.  22.  29, 

30.  6t.  34.  19. 

Lev.  27.  26. 

Num.  3.  13. 

6c  P.  16,  17. 

ic  18.  15. 

Deut.  15.  19. 

Luke  2.  23. 
iich.  12.  42. 

Deut.  16.  3. 
tHeb. 

icrtants. 
cch.  6.  1. 
dch.  12.  e. 
«ch.  23.  15.  & 


Ik  ch.  12.  25, 

26. 
ich.  12.  15. 

16. 


children  of  Israel  in  their  gener- 
ations. 

43  f,  And  the  Lorp  said  unto 
Moses  and  Aaron,  This  is  .^tlle 
ordinance  of  the  passover:  There 
shall  no  stranger  eat  thereof: 

44  But  every  mans  servant  that 
is  bought  for  money,  wlieii  thou 
hast  i' circumcised  him,  then  shall 
he  eat  thereof. 

4.5  '«A  foreigner  and  a  hired  serv- 
ant shall  not  eat  thereof. 

46  In  one  house  shall  it  be  eaten ; 
thou  Shalt  not  carry  fortli  aught 
of  the  flesh  abroad  out  of  the 
house;  'neither  shall  ye  break  a 
bone  thereof 

47  'AH  the  congregation  of  Israel 
sliall  tkeep  it. 

48  And  'when  a  stranger  shall 
sojourn  with  thee,  and  will  keep 
the  passover  to  the  Lord,  let  all 
hLs  males  be  circumcised,  and 
then  let  him  come  near  and  keep 
it ;  and  he  shall  be  as  one  that  is 
born  in  the  land:  for  no  uncir- 
cumcised  person  shall  eat  thereof 

49  "I  One  law  shall  be  to  him 
that  is  homeborn,  and  unto  the 
stranger  that  sojourneth  among 
you. 

50  Thus  did  all  the  children  of 
Israel ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses  and  Aaron,  so  did  they. 

51  "And  it  caine  to  pass  the  self- 
same day,  that  the  Lord  did  bring 
the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt "  by  their  armies. 

CHAPTER  XIIL 

1  The  firstborn  are  sanctified  tu  God.  3  The 
jnemoritit  of  the  passover  is  eommanded.  11 
The  firstlings  of  beasts  are  set  apart.  17  Th': 
Jsradites  eo  out  of  Egypt,  and  carry  Jo^eph^s 
bones  with  them.  20  They  come  to  Etham. 
21  Gud  guideth  them  by  c  pillar  of  a  cloud,  and 
a  pii'lar  of  fire. 

A  XD  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
jl\.  ses,  saying, 

2  a  Sanctify  unto  me  all  the  flr.st- 
born,  whatsoever  openeth  the 
womb  among  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, both  of  man  and  of  beast :  it 
is  mine. 

3  li  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
people,  ^Remember  this  day,  in 
which  j-e  came  out  from  Egypt, 
out  of  tlie  house  of  t bondage;  for 
«by  .strength  of  hand  the  Lord 
brought  j-ou  out  from  thLs  place  : 
f^  there  shall  no  leavened  bread 
be  eaten. 

4  «This  day  came  ye  out  in  the 
month  Abib. 

5  1[  And  it  shall  be  when  the 
Lord  shall  /bring  thee  into  the 
land  of  the  Canaanites,  and  the 
Hittites,  and  the  Amorites,  and 
the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites, 
which  he  ff  sware  unto  thy  fathers 
to  give  thee,  a  land  flowing  with 
milk  and  honey,  ''that  thou  shalt 
keep  tills  service  in  this  month. 

6  'Seven  days  thou  shalt  eat  un- 
leavened bread,  and  in  the  sev- 


enth day  shail  be  a  feast  to  the 
Lord. 

7  Unleavened  bread  shall  be 
eaten  seven  days ;  and  there  shall 
''■  no  leavened  bread  be  seen  with 
thee,  neither  shall  there  be  leaven 
seen  with  thee  in  all  thy  quarters. 

8  "  And  thou  shalt  '.shew  thy 
son  in  that  day,  saying.  This  is 
(lone  because  of  that  ivhich  the 
Lord  did  unto  me  when  I  came 
forth  out  of  EgjHJt. 

0  And  it  shall  be  for  «'a  sign  unto 
thee  upon  thine  hand,  and  for  a 
memorial  between  thine  eyes, 
that  the  Lord's  law  may  be  in 
thy  mouth :  for  with  a"  strong 
Iiand  hath  the  Lord  brought  thee 
out  of  Egypt. 

10  « Thoii  Shalt  therefore  keep 
this  ordinance  in  hLs  sea.son  from 
year  to  year. 

11  •[  And  it  shall  be  when  the 
Lord  shall  bring  thee  into  the 
land  of  the  Canaanites,  as  he 
sware  unto  thee  and  to  thy  fa- 
thers, and  shall  give  it  thee, 

12  sThat  thou  shalt  tset  apart 
unto  the  Lord  all  that  openeth 
the  matrix,  and  every  firstling 
that  Cometh  of  a  beast  which 
thou  hast;  the  male  shall  be  the 
Lords. 

13  And  p  every  firstling  of  an  ass 
thou  shalt  redeem  with  a  lllamb; 
and  if  thou  wilt  not  redeem  it, 
then  thou  shalt  break  his  neck: 
and  all  the  firstborn  of  man 
among  thy  children  2  shalt  thou 
redeem. 

14  1,  'And  it  shall  be  when  thy 
son  asketh  thee  tin  time  to  come, 
saying.  What  is  this  ?  that  thou 
shalt  say  unto  him,  » By  strength 
of  hand  the  Lord  brought  us  out 
from  Egypt,  from  the  house  of 
bondage : 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Pharaoh  would  hardly  let  us  go, 
that* the  Lord  slew  all  the  first- 
born in  the  land  of  Egypt,  both 
the  firstborn  of  man,  and  the  first- 
born of  beast :  therefore  I  sacrifice 
to  the  Lord  all  that  openeth  the 
matrix,  being  males;  but  all  the 
firstborn  of  my  children  I  redeem. 

If)  And  it  shall  be  for  «  a  token 
upon  thine  hand,  and  for  front- 
lets between  thine  eyes:  for  by 
strength  of  hand  the  Lord  brought 
us  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

17  %  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Pharaoh  had  let  the  people  go, 
that  God  led  them  not  th  rough  the 
way  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines, 
although  that  ivas  near;  for  God 
said.  Lest  peradventure  the  people 
2: repent  when  they  see  war,  and 
ythey  return  to  Egypt : 

18  But  God  zled  the  people  about, 
through  the  way  of  the  wilderness 
of  the  Bed  sea":  and  the  children 
of  Israel  went  up  II  harnessed  out 
of  the  land  of  Eg^'pt. 

67 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


k  ch.  12.  19. 


mSee  ver.  16. 

ch.  12.  14. 

Num.  15.  39. 

Deut.  6.  8.  cfc 

11.  1?. 

Prov.  1.  9. 

Is.  49.  16. 

Jer.  22.  24. 

Matt.  23.  5. 
nch.  12.14, 

24. 


0  ver.  2. 

ch.  22.  29.  <k 

34.  19. 

Lev.  27.  26. 

Num.  8.  17. 

&  18.  15. 

Deut.  15.  19. 

Ez.  44.  30. 
t  Heb.  cause 

to  pass  over, 
p  ch.  34.  20. 

Num.  18.  15, 

16. 

!1  Or,  kid. 
?Num.  3.  46, 

47.  (k  18.  15, 

16. 
r  ch.  12.  26. 

Deut.  6.  20. 

Josh.  4.  6, 

21. 
tHeb. 

to  morrow. 
s  ver.  3. 


*ch.  14.  11, 

12. 

Num.  14. 

1-4. 
5/ Deut.  17.  16. 
»ch.  14.  2. 

Num.  33.  6, 

Sec. 
I!  Or,  byfivi 

in  a  rank. 


Pharaoh  pursueth  the  Israelites.      EXODUS, 


Passage  of  the  Bed  sea. 


liefore 
CHRIST 

1491. 


a  (jcii.  50.  25. 

Jpsh.  24.  32. 

Acts  7.  16. 
A  .N  um.  33.  6. 


cell.  14.  ID, 
24.  &  40.  38. 
Xum.  fl.  15. 
&  10.  34.  <t 
M.  14. 
Dcut.  1.  33. 
Nfh.  y.  12, 
19. 

Ps.  Tf.  14.  & 
09.  7.  (fc  105. 
39. 

Is.  4.  5. 
1  Cor.  10.  1. 


arh.  13.  18. 
b  Num.  33.  7. 
c  Jcr.  44.  1. 


crh.  4.  21.  & 
7.  3. 

/ch.  9.  18. 

ver.  17,  18. 

Rnm.  9.  17, 

22,  23. 
f  ch.  7.  5. 


h  IM.  105.  25. 


/ch.  6.  1.  <k 

13.  9. 

Num.  33.  3. 
mch.  1.5.  9. 

Josh.  24.  6. 


VJ  And  Moses  took  the  bones  of 
Joseph  with  him :  lor  he  had 
straitly  sworn  the  cliildren  of 
Israel,  saj'ing,  «God  will  surely 
visit  you;  and  ye  shall  carry  up 
mv  bones  away  hence  with  you. 

•20  \  And  6  they  took  their  jour- 
ney from  Succoth,  and  encamped 
in  Etham,  in  the  edge  of  the  wil- 
derness. 

21  And  cthe  Lorb  went  before 
them  by  day  in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud, 
to  lead  them  the  way;  and  by 
night  in  a  pillar  of  fire,  to  give 
them  light;  to  go  by  day  and 
night. 

22  He  took  not  away  the  pillar  of 
the  cloud  by  day,  nor  the  pillar  of 
fire  by  night,  from  before  the 
people. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  God  instrvcteth  the  Isracfites  in  their  journey, 
5  Pharaoh  pursueth  after  them,  10  The  Isra- 
elites murmur.  \2  Muses  com  forteth  them.  15 
Old  instrucleth  Moses.  19  The  cloud  remov- 
eth  behind  the  camp.  21  The  Israelites  pass 
through  the  Red  sea,  23  which  drouineth  the 
Egyptians. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.  ses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Isra- 
el, «that  they  turn  and  encamp 
before  *Pi-hahiroth,  between 
c  Migdol  and  the  sea,  over  against 
Baal-zephon :  before  it  shall  ye 
encamp  by  the  sea. 

8  For  Pharaoh  will  say  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  f'They  arc  en- 
tangled in  the  land,  the  wilderness 
hath  shut  them  in. 

4  And  «I  will  harden  Pharaoh's 
heart,  that  he  shall  follow  after 
them;  and  I  /will  be  honoured 
upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his 
host ;  a  that  the  Egyptians  may 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord.  And 
th^  did  so. 

0  f  And  it  was  told  the  king  of 
Egypt  that  the  people  fled:  and 
''tlie  heart  of  Pharaoh  and  of  his 
servants  was  turned  against  the 
people,  and  they  said.  Why  have 
we  done  this,  that  we  have  let 
Israel  go  from  serving  us  ? 

G  And  he  made  ready  his  chariot, 
and  took  his  people  with  him  : 

7  And  he  took  *six  hundred  cho- 
sen chariots,  and  all  the  chariots 
of  Egypt,  and  captains  over  every 
one  of  them. 

8  And  the  Lord  *  hardened  the 
heart  of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt, 
and  he  pursued  after  the  chihiren 
of  Israel :  and  'the  children  of  Isra- 
el went  out  with  a  high  hand. 

n  But  the  "I Egyptians  pursued 
after  them,  all  the  horses  and 
cliariots  of  Pliaraoh ,  and  liis  horse- 
men, and  his  army,  and  overtook 
them  encamping  by  the  sea,  be- 
side Pi-hahiroth,  before  Baal-ze- 
jihon. 

10  ^  And  when  Pharaoh  drew 
nigh,  the  children  of  Israel  lifted 
up  their  eves,   and,   behold,  the 


Egyptians  marched  after  them; 
and  they  were  sore  afraid:  and 
the  cliildren  of  Israel  "cried  out 
unto  the  Lord. 

11  "And  they  said  unto  Moses, 
Because  thei-e  were  no  graves  in 
Egypt,  hast  thou  taken  us  away  to 
die  in  the  wilderness  ?  wherefore 
hast  thou  dealt  thus  with  us,  to 
carry  us  forth  out  of  Egypt? 

12  i'Ts  not  this  the  word  that  we 
did  tell  thee  in  Egypt,  saying.  Let 
us  alone,  that  we  may  serve  the 
Egyptians  ?  For  it  had  been  better 
for  us  to  serve  the  Egyptians, 
than  that  we  should  die  in  the 
wilderness. 

13  IT  And  Moses  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple, 7  Fear  ye  not,  stand  still,  and 
see  the  salvation  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  will  shew  to  you  to  day : 
II  for  the  Egyptians  whom  ye  have 
seen  to  day,  ye  shall  see  them 
again  no  more  for  ever. 

14  '•  The  Lord  shall  fight  for  you, 
and  ye  shall  s  hold  your  peace. 

15  1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Wherefore  criest  thou  unto 
me?  speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  thej'  go  forward: 

16  But  *lift  thou  up  thy  rod,  and 
stretch  out  thine  hand  over  the 
sea,  and  divide  it :  and  the  children 
of  Israel  shall  go  on  dry  ground 
through  the  inidst  of  the  sea. 

17  And  I,  behold,  I  will  «  harden 
the  hearts  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
they  shall  follow  them  :  and  I  will 
•^get  me  honour  upon  Pharaoh, 
and  upon  all  his  host,  upon  his 
chariots,  and  upon  his  horsemen. 

18  And  the  Egyptians  ?/ shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  when 
I  have  gotten  me  honour  upon 
Phai'aoh,  upon  his  chariots,  and 
upon  his  horsemen. 

19  f  And  the  Angel  of  God, 
z  which  went  before  the  camp  of 
Israel,  removed  and  went  behind 
them ;  and  the  pillar  of  the  cloud 
went  from  before  their  face,  and 
stood  behind  them : 

20  And  it  came  between  the  camp 
of  the  Egyptians  and  the  camp  of 
Israel ;  and  "  it  was  a  cloud  and 
darkness  to  them,  but  it  gave  light 
by  night  to  these:  so  that  the  one 
came  not  near  the  other  all  the 
night. 

21  And  Moses  ^stretclied  out  his 
hand  over  the  sea ;  and  the  Lord 
caused  the  sea  to  go  back  by  a 
strong  east  wind  all  that  night, 
and  c  made  the  sea  dry  land,  and 
the  waters  were  ''divided. 

22  And  ctne  children  of  Lsrael 
went  into  the  midst  of  the  sea 
upon  the  dry  groimd:  and  the 
waters  tcere  /a  wall  unto  them 
on  their  right  hand,  and  on  their 
left. 

2.1  If  And  the  Egyptians  pursued, 
and  went  in  after  fhcm  to  the 
midst  of  the  sea,  even  all  Pharaoh's 


Brfore 

CHRIST 

1491. 


nJosh.  24.  7. 

Neh.  9.  9. 

Ps.  34.  17.  (fc 

107.  6. 
0  Ps.  106.  7,  8. 


p  ch.  C.  21.  & 
6.  9. 


ql  Chr.  20. 

15,  17. 

Is.  41.  10,  13, 

14. 
II  Or, /or 

whereas  yc 

have  seen  the 

Egyptians 

to  day,  ^c, 
r  ver.  25. 

Deut.  1.  30. 

A:  3.  22.  (fc 

20.  4. 

Josh.    in.  14, 

42.  &.  23.  3. 

2  Chr.  20.  29. 

Neh.  4.  20. 

Is.  31.  4. 
s  l8.  30.  15. 
t  ver.  21,  26. 

ch.  7. 19. 
a  ver.  8. 

ch.  7.  3. 
X  ver.  4. 


sch.  13.21.  4: 
23.  20.  A:  32. 
34. 

Num.  20.  16. 
Is.  63.  9. 


a  See  Is.  8. 14. 
2  Cor.  4.  3. 


*  ver.  16. 
c  Ps.  66.  6. 
rfch.  15.  8. 

Josh.  3.  16. 

<k  4.  23. 

Nch.  9.  11. 

Ps.  74.  13.  4; 

106.  9.  &  114. 

3. 

Is.  C3.  12. 
ever.  29. 

ch.  15.  19. 

Num.  33.  8. 

Ps.  66.  6.  (k 

78.  13. 

Is.  63.  13. 

1  Cor.  10.  1. 

Heb.  11.29. 
/Hab.  S.  10. 


The  Eyyptians  drowned. 


EXODUS. 


The  song  of  Moses. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


^■See  Ps.  77. 
17,  dec. 


II  Or,  and 
made  them 
to  go  keavil 


A  Josh.  4.  18. 


;ch.  15.  1,  7. 
tHeb. 

shook  off, 

Deut.  11.  4. 

Neh.  9.  11. 

Ps.  78.  53. 

Heb.  11.  29. 
m  Hab.  3.  8, 

13. 
ii  Ps.  106.  11. 
0  ver.  22. 

Ps.  77.  20.  &. 

7  A  52,  53. 


q  Ps.  58.  10. 
i^  39.  10. 


t  Ileb.  hand. 
rch.  4.  31.  & 

19.  9. 

Ps.  loe.  12. 

John  2.  11. 

&  11.  45. 


a  Judg.  5.  1. 

2  Sam.  22.  1. 

P.s.  106.  12. 
b  ver.  21. 
cDeut.  10.  21. 

Ps.  18.  2.  i 

22.  3.  Sc  59. 

17.  &.  02.  6. 

&  109.  1.  & 

118.  14.  &. 

140.  7. 

Is.  12.  2. 

Hab.  3.  18, 

19. 
d  Gen.  28.  21, 

22. 

2  Sam.  7.  5. 

Ps.  132.  5. 
ech.  3.  ]5,  16. 
/2  Sam.22.47. 

Ps.  99.  5.  & 

118.  28. 

Is.   25.  1.     g 

ich.  14.  28. 


horses,  his  chariots,  and  his  horse- 
men. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in 
the  morning  watch  sthe  Lord 
looked  unto  the  host  of  the  Egyp- 
tians through  tlie  pillar  of  lire  and 
of  the  cloud,  and  troubled  the  host 
of  the  Egyptians, 

2.5  And  took  off  their  chariot 
wheels,  II  that  they  drave  them 
heavily :  so  that  the  Egyptians 
said.  Let  us  flee  from  the  lace  of 
Israel ;  for  the  Lord  '» fighteth  for 
them  against  the  Eg.yptians. 

26  II  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses,» Stretch  out  thine  hand  over 
the  sea,  that  the  waters  may  come 
again  upon  the  Egyptians,  upon 
their  chariots,  and'  upon  their 
horsemen. 

27  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his 
hand  over  the  sea,  and  the  sea 
^returned  to  his  strength  when 
the  morning  appeared ;  and  the 
Egyptians  fled  against  it;  and  the 
Lord  't  overthrew  the  Egyptians 
in  the  midst  of  the  sea. 

28  And  '«the  waters  returned, 
and  « covered  the  chariots,  and 
the  horsemen,  and  all  the  host  of 
Pharaoh  that  came  into  the  sea 
after  them ;  there  remained  not  so 
much  as  one  of  them. 

29  But  othe  children  of  Israel 
walked  upon  dry  lain!  in  the  midst 
of  the  sea;  and  the  waters  urre  a 
wall  unto  them  on  their  right 
hand,  and  on  their  left. 

30  Thus  the  Lord  p  saved  Israel 
that  day  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Egyptians ;  and  Israel  </  saw  the 
Egyptians  dead  upon  the  sea 
shore. 

31  And  Israel  saw  that  great 
t  work  which  the  Lord  did  upon 
the  Egyptians :  and  the  people 
feared  the  Lord,  and  'believed 
the  Lord,  and  his  servant  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Muses*  sung.  22  The  people  want  water.  23 
The  waters  at  Mnrah  are  bitter.  25  A  tree 
swceteneth  them.  27  At  Elim  are  twelve  wells, 
and  sevetity  palm  trees. 

T HEIST  sang  "Moses  and  the 
children  of  Israel  this  song 
unto  the  Lord,  and  spake,  saying, 
I  will  ^sing  unto  the  Lord,  for  he 
hath  triumphed  gloriously:  the 
horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown 
into  the  sea. 

2  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and 
<;  song,  and  he  is  become  my  sal- 
vation :  he  is  my  God,  and  I  will 
prepare  him  ^  a  habitation ;  mj^ 
c  father's  God,  and  I /will  exalt 
him. 

3  The  Lord  is  a  man  of  s war: 
the  Lord  is  his  ''  name. 

4  i  Pharaoh's  chariots  and  his 
host  hath  he  cast  into  the  sea: 
*his  chosen  captains  also  are 
drowned  in  the  Red  sea. 


Ps.  24.  8.    Rev.  19.  11.    A  ch.   6.  3. 
*ch.  14.  7. 


Ps.  83.  18. 


i)  i  The  depths  have  covered 
them :  '« they  sank  into  the  bot- 
tom as  a  stone. 

G  "Thy  right  hand,  O  Lord,  is 
become  glorious  in  power :  thv 
right  hand,  O  Lord,  hath  dashed 
in  pieces  the  enemy. 

7  And  in  the  greatness  of  thine 
o  excellency  thou  ha.st  overthrown 
them  that  rose  up  against  thee: 
thou  sentest  forth  thy  wrath, 
ichich  V  consumed  thern  9  as  stub- 
ble. 

8  And  '-with  the  blast  of  thy 
nostrils  the  waters  were  gathered 
together,  »the  floods  stood  up- 
right as  a  heap,  and  the  deptlis 
were  congealed  in  the  heart  of 
the  sea. 

9  'The  enemy  said,  I  will  pur- 
sue, I  will  overtake,  I  will  "di- 
vide the  spoil ;  my  lust  shall  be 
satisfied  upon  them ;  I  will  draw 
my  sword,  my  hand  shall  Ii  de- 
stroy them. 

10  Thou  didst  a:  blow  with  thy 
wind,  2/ the  sea  covered  them: 
they  sank  as  lead  in  the  mighty 
waters. 

11  3  Who  is  like  unto  thee,  O 
Lord,  among  the  II  gods  ?  who  Is- 
like  thee,  "glorious  in  holiness, 
feai'ful  in  praises,  '  doing  won- 
ders ? 

12  Thou  stretchedst  out  ^-thy 
right  hand,  the  earth  swallowed 
them. 

13  Thou  in  thy  mercy  hast  'Ued 
forth  the  people  irJiirh  thou  hast 
redeemed  :  thou  hast  guided  l/um 
in  thy  strength  unto  "^^thy  holy 
habitation. 

14  .'The  people  shall  hear,  and 
be  afraid:  ff sorrow  shall  take 
hold  on  the  inhabitants  of  Pal- 
estina. 

15  ''Then  ithe  dukes  of  Edom 
.shall  be  amazed ;  '>•  the  mighty 
men  of  Moab,  trembling  shall 
take  hold  upon  them;  'all  the 
inhabitants  of  Canaan  shall  melt 
away. 

16  '"Fear  and  dread  shall  fall 
upon  them;  by  the  greatness  of 
thine  arm  they  shall  be  as  stUl 
«as  a  stone;  till  thy  people  pa.ss 
over,  O  Lord,  till  the  people  pass 
over,  ou'liich  thou  hast  purchased. 

17  Thou  Shalt  bring  them  in,  and 
;' plant  then!  in  the  mountain  of 
thine  inheritance,  in  the  place,  O 
Lord,  which  thou  hast  made  for 
thee  to  dwell  in;  in  the  ^y sanctu- 
ary, O  Lord,  which  thy  hands 
have  established. 

18  'The  Lord  shall  reign  for 
ever  and  ever. 

19  For  the  « horse  of  Pharaoh 
went  in  with  his  chariots  and  with 
his  horsemen  into  the  sea,  and 
'the  Lord  brought  again  the  wa- 
ters of  the  sea  upon  them ;  but  the 
children  of  Israel  went  on  dry 
iand  in  the  midst  of  the  sea.  1 

69 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

Ich.  14.  28. 
mNeh.  9.  11. 
n  Ps.  118.  15, 

16. 
0  Deut.  33.  26. 
pPs.  59.  13. 
7  Is.  5.  24.  <k 

47.  14. 
rrh.  14.21. 

2  Sam. 22.  16. 

Job  4.  9. 

2  Thess.  2.  8. 
s  Ps.  78.  13. 

Hab.  3.  10. 
t  Judg.  5.  30. 
u  Gen.  49.  27. 

Is.  53.  12. 

Luke  11.  22. 
;iOr, 

repossess. 
j:ch.  14.  21. 

Ps.  147.  18. 
y  ver.  5. 

ch.  14.  28. 
2  2  Sam.  7.22. 

1  Kings  8.  23. 
Ps.  71.  19.  & 
86.  8.  Sc  89. 
6,  8. 

Jer.  10.  6.  Sc 

49.  19. 
!l  Or,  mighty 

ones  7 
a  Is.  6.  3. 
h  Ps.  77.  14. 
c  Ycr.  6. 
dPs.  77.  15, 

2D.   &  78.  52. 

i  80. l.(fc 

100.  9. 

Is.  63.  12,  13. 

Jer.  2.  6. 
e  Ps.  78.  £4. 
/Num.  14.14. 

Deut.  2.  25. 

Josh.  2.  9, 

10. 
g  Ps.  48.  6. 
A  Gen.  36.  40. 
!  Deut.  2.  4. 
i  Num.  22.  3. 

Hab.  3.  7. 
;josh.  5.  1. 
m  Deut.  2.  25. 

&  1J.25. 

Jcsh.  2.  9. 
nl  Sam. 25.37. 
och.  19.  5. 

Deut.  32.  9. 

2  Sam.  7.  23. 
Ps.  74.  2. 

Is.  43.  1,3.  & 
51.  10. 
Jer.  31.  11. 
Tit.  2.  14. 

1  Pet.  2.  9. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 
p  Ps.  44.  2.  & 

80.  8. 
q  Ps.  78.  54. 
r  Ps.  10.  16.  & 

29.  10.  <k  146. 

10. 

Is.  57.  15. 
s<h.  14.  23. 

Prov.  21.  31. 
tch.  14.  28,  a». 


The  2)eopl6  want  water. 


EXODUS. 


Quails  and  manna  sent. 


Before 
H  R  I  ST 
1491. 


11  JuUg.  4.  4. 

1  Sam.  10.  5. 
JT  Num.  26.50. 
yl  Sam.  18.  C. 
^  Judg.  11.34. 

&  21.  21. 

2  Sam.  6.  16. 
Ps.C8.  ll,2j. 
A:  149.  3.  &; 
150.  4. 

al  Sam.  18.7. 
iver.  1. 
cGeu.  16.  7. 
&  25.  18. 
rfXura.  33.  8. 


II  That  is, 
BttreniesSf 
llulh  1.  20. 

e  ch.  16.  2.  & 
17.  3. 

/ch.  14.  10.  Sc 
17.  4. 
I's.  50.  15. 

ff  See  2  Kings 
2.  21.  &.4.41. 

A  See  Josh.  24. 

jch.  16.  4. 

Deut.  8.  2,16. 

Jude.  2.  22. 

&.  3.  1,4. 

Ps.  60.  10.  & 

bl.  7. 
i  Deut.  7.  12, 


/  Deut.  28.  27, 
60. 

m  ch.  23.  25. 

Vs.  41.  3,  4. 

&  103.  3.  Sc 

147.  3. 
nNum.  33.  9. 


1491. 
a  Num.  33. 
10,  11. 


c  ch.  15.  24. 
Ps.  106.  25. 
1  Cor.  10. 10. 


20  H  And  Miriam  «the  prophet- 
ess, ^the  sister  of  Aaron,  2/ took  a 
timbrel  in  her  hand ;  and  all  tlie 
women  went  out  after  lier  ^with 
timbrels  and  witli  dances. 

21  And  Miriam  "answered  them, 
6  Sing  ye  to  tlie  Lord,  for  he  liatli 
triumplied  gloriously:  the  hoi-se 
and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into 
the  sea. 

22  So  Moses  brought  Israel  from 
the  Red  sea,  and  they  went  out 
into  the  wilderness  of  fShur;  and 
they  went  three  days  in  the  wil- 
derhe.ss,  and  found  no  water. 

23  %  And  wlien  they  came  to 
d  Marah,  they  could  not  drink  of 
the  waters  of  Marali,  for  they  ivn-e 
bitter:  therefore  the  name  of  it 
was  called  i  Marah. 

24  And  the  people  c  murmured 
against  ]\Io.ses,  saying.  What  shall 
we  drink? 

2o  And  he  /cried  unto  the  Lord  ; 
and  the  Lord  shewed  him  a  tree, 
g  which  when  lie  liad  cast  into 
the  waters,  the  waters  were  made 
sweet:  there  he  /'made  for  them 
a  statute  and  an  ordinance,  and 
there  ^he  proved  them, 

26  And  said,  ^If  thou  wilt  dili- 
gently hearken  to  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  wilt  do 
that  which  is  right  in  his  sight, 
and  wilt  give  ear  to  his  com- 
mandments, and  keep  all  his 
statutes,  I  will  put  none  of  these 
'diseases  upon  thee,  which  I  have 
brought  upon  the  Egyptians :  for 
I  am  the  Lord  wthat  healeth 
thee. 

27  f  "And  they  came  to  Elim, 
where  ivere  twelve  wells  of  wa- 
ter, and  threescore  and  ten  palm 
trees :  and  they  encamped  there 
by  the  waters. 

CHAPTER  XVL 

1  The  Israelites  came  tn  Sin.  2  They  murmur 
fur  want  of  bread.  4  nod  promiseth  them 
bread  from  heaven.  11  Quails  ore  sent,  14 
and  manna.  16  The  ordering  of  manna.  25 
It  was  not  to  he  found  on  the  sabbath.  32  An 
omer  of  it  is  preserved. 

AND  they  "took  their  journey 
J\.  from  Elim,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Ls- 
rael  came  unto  the  wilderness  of 
''Sin,  which  is  between  Elim  and 
Shiai,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
second  month  after  their  depart- 
ing out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

2  And  the  whole  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel  « mur- 
mured against  Mo.ses  and  Aaron 
in  the  \\iUlcriiess: 

:5  And  the  children  of  Israel  said 
unto  them,  -'Would  to  God  we 
had  died  bv  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  cwhen  we 
sat  by  the  flesh  pots,  07>d  when 
we  did  eat  bread  to  the  full ;  (or 
ve  have  brought  us  tbrth  into 
this  wilderness,  to  kill  this  whole 
assembly  with  hunger. 
70 


4  ^  Then  said  the  Lord  unto 
Moses,  Behold,  I  will  rain  /bread 
from  heaven  for  you;  and  the 
people  shall  go  out  and  gather 
t  a  certain  rate  every  day,  that  I 
may  .« prove  thein,  whether  they 
will  walk  in  my  law,  or  no. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
on  the  sixth  day  they  shall  pre- 
pare that  which  they  bring  in ; 
and  ''it  shall  be  twice  as  inuch  as 
they  gather  dailj'. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  said 
unto  all  the  children  of  Lsrael, 
iAt  even,  then  ye  shall  know  that 
the  Lord  hath  brought  you  out 
from  the  land  of  Egypt : 

7  And  in  the  morning,  then  ye 
shall  see  *the  glory  of  the  Lord  ; 
for  that  he  heareth  your  murmur- 
ings  against  the  Lord  :  and '  what 
are  we,  that  ye  murmur  against 
us? 

8  And  Moses  said,  This  stiall  be, 
when  the  Lord  shall  give  you  in 
the  evening  flesh  to  eat,  and  in 
the  morning  bread  to  the  full ; 
for  that  the  Lord  heareth  your 
murmurings  which  ye  murmur 
against  him:  and  what  are  we? 
your  murmurings  are  not  against 
us,  but  »'  against  the  Lord. 

9  H  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aa- 
ron, Say  unto  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  Israel, 
"Come  near  before  the  Lord: 
for  he  hath  heard  your  mur- 
murings. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Aaron 
spake  unto  the  whole  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  looked  toward  the  wilder- 
ness, and,  behold,  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  "appeared  in  the  cloud. 

11  1i  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  pI  have  heard  the  murmur- 
ings of  the  children  of  Israel : 
speak  unto  them,  saying,  sAt 
even  ye  shall  eat  flesh,  and  '-in 
the  morning  ye  shall  be  filled 
with  bread;  and  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

13  And  it  came  to  pa,ss,  that  at 
even  stue  quails  came  up,  and 
covered  the  camp:  and  in  the 
morning  'the  dew  lay  round 
about  the  host. 

14  And  when  the  dew  that  lay 
was  gone  up,  behold,  upon  the 
face  of  the  wilderness  there  lay 
«  a  small  round  thing,  as  small  as 
the  hoar  frost  on  the  ground. 

lo  And  when  the  children  of 
Israel  saw  -it,  they  said  one  to 
anotlier,  I!  It  is  manna :  for  they 
wist  not  what  it  was.  And  Moses 
said  unto  them,  a: This  is  the 
bread  which  the  Lord  hath  given 
you  to  eat. 

16  ^  This  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  hath  commanded,  Gather 
of  it  every  man  according  to  his 
eating,  y  an  omer  t  for  every  man, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


/Ps.  78.  24, 

25.  &  105.  40. 

John  6.  31, 

32. 

1  Cor.  10.  3. 
t  Heb.  the 

portion  of  a 

day  in  his 

day, 

Prov.  30.  8. 

Matt.  6.  11. 
ffch.  1.-).  2.i. 

Dcul.  8.  2, 

16. 
h  See  ver.  22. 

Lev.  25.  21. 
i  See  ver.  12, 

13.  &  ch.  0. 

Num.  10.  28, 
29,  30. 

k  Sec  ver.  10. 
Is.  35.  2.  ik 
40.  5. 
John  11.  4, 


iNum.  10. 11. 


m  See  1  Sara. 


Luke  10.  16. 
Uom.  13.  2. 


n  Num.  10. 
16. 


0  ver.  7. 

ch.  13.  21. 

Num.  16.  19. 

1  Kings  8. 

10,  11. 
;)  ver.  8. 
q  ver.  6. 


s  Num.  11.  31. 
Ps.  78.  27, 
28.  &  1U5. 


u  Num.  11.  7. 
Deut.  8.  3. 
Neh.  9.  15. 
Ps.  78.  24.  & 

105.  40. 

!!  Or,  What 
is  this  ..'  or. 
It  is  a  por- 
tion. 

X  John  «.  31, 
49,  58. 
1  Cor.  10.  3. 

y  ver.  30. 

t  Hel).  by  the 
pott,  or,  head. 


The  ordering  of  manna. 


EXODUS. 


The  peop7e  murmur  for  water. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


t  Heb.  souls. 


z1  Csr.  8.  15. 


oGen.  2.  3. 
ch.  20.  8.  &. 
31.  15.  ic  30. 
3. 
Lev.  23.  3. 


c  ch.  20.  9,  10. 


d2  Kings  17. 
14. 

Ps.  TS.  10,  22. 
t  lOB.  13. 


eNum.  11.  7, 


according  to  the  number  of  your 
tpersoiLs:  take  ye  every  man  for 
them  which  are  in  his  tent.s. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
so,  and  gathered,  some  more, 
some  less. 

18  And  when  they  did  mete  it 
with  an  omer,  =he  tliat  gathered 
much  had  nothing  over,  and  he 
that  gathered  little  had  no  lack; 
they  gathered  every  man  accord- 
ing to  his  eating. 

19  And  Moses  said,  Let  no  man 
leave  of  it  till  the  morning. 

20  Notwithstanding  they  heark- 
ened not  unto  Moses  ;  but  some  of 
them  left  of  it  until  the  morning, 
and  it  bred  worms,  and  stank :  and 
Moses  was  wroth  with  them. 

21  And  they  gathered  it  every 
morning,  every  man  according 
to  his  eating:  and  when  the  sun 
waxed  hot,  it  melted. 

22  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
on  the  sixth  day  they  gathered 
twice  as  much  bread,  two  omers 
for  one  man :  and  all  the  rulers  of 
the  congregation  came  and  told 
Moses. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  This  is 
that  which  the  Lord  hath  said.  To 
morrow  is  «the  rest  of  the  holy 
sabbath  unto  the  Lord  :  bake 
that  which  ye  will  bake  to  day, 
and  seethe  that  ye  will  seethe; 
and  that  which  remaineth  over 
lay  up  for  you  to  be  kept  until 
the  morning. 

24  And  they  laid  it  up  till  the 
morning,  as  Moses  bade:  and  it 
did  not  ''Stink,  neither  was  there 
any  worm  therein. 

2-5  And  Moses  said,  Eat  that  to 
da  J"  for  to  day  is  a  sabbath  unto 
the  Lord:  to  day  ye  shall  not 
find  it  in  the  field. 

26  c  Six  days  ye  shall  gather  it ; 
but  on  the  seventh  day,  ivhich  is 
the  sabbath,  in  it  there  shall  be 
none. 

27  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
there  went  out  some  of  the  people 
on  the  seventh  day  for  to  gather, 
and  they  found  none. 

28  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  How  long  ''refuse  ye  to 
keep  my  commandments  and  mv 
laws  ? 

29  See,  for  that  the  Lord  hath 
given  you  the  sabbatli,  tlierefore 
he  giv'eth  you  on  the  sixtli  daj' 
the  bread  of  two  days :  abide  ye 
every  man  in  his  place,  let  no 
man"  go  out  of  his  place  on  the 
seventh  day. 

30  So  the  people  rested  on  the 
seventh  day. 

31  And  the  house  of  Israel  call- 
ed the  name  thereof  Manna :  and 
« it  ivas  like  coriander  seed,  white ; 
and  the  taste  of  it  was  like  wafers 
made  with  honey. 

.32  1;  And  Moses  said.  This  is  the 
thing  which  the  Lord  command- 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


eth,  Fill  an  omer  of  it  to  be  kept 
for  your  generations;  that  they 
may  see  the  bread  wherewith  I 
have  fed  you  in  the  wilderness, 
when  I  brought  you  forth  from 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

33  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
/Take  a  pot,  and   put  an  omer  U Heb.  9.  4. 
full  of  manna  therein,  and  lay  it 

up  before  the  Lord,  to  be  kept 
for  your  generations.  | 

34  As  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  Aaron  laid  it  up  r/ be- 
fore the  Testimony,  to  be  kept. 

3-5  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
eat  manna  ''forty  years,  Hintil 
they  came  to  a  land  inhabited : 
they  did  eat  manna,  until  tliey 
came  unto  the  borders  of  the  land 
of  Canaan. 

36  Now  an  omer  is  tlie  tenth  2M7't 
of  an  ephali. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  The  people  murmur  for  water  at  Rephidim.  5 
God  sendeth  him  for  water  to  the'rock  in  Horeb. 
8  Amnlek  is  overcome  by  the  holding  up  of 
Moses'  hands.  30  Moses  buildeth  the  altar 
JEHOVAH-nissi. 

AND  a  all  the  congregation  of 
.  the  children  of  Israel  jour- 
neyed from  the  wilderness  of  Sin. 
after  their  journeys,  according  to 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord, 
and  pitched  in  Rephidim :  and 
there  was  no  water  for  the  people 
to  drink. 

2  i' Wherefore  tlie  people  did 
chide  with  Moses,  antt  said,  Give 
us  water  that  we  may  drinlc.  And 
Moses  said  unto  them,  Why  chide 
ye  with  me?  wlierefore  do  ye 
c tempt  the  Lord? 

3  And  the  people  tliirsted  there 
for  water;  and  the  people  ''mur- 
mured against  Moses,  and  said. 
Wherefore  is  this  that  tliou  hast 
brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt,  to  kill 
us  and  our  children  and  our  cattle 
with  thirst? 

4  And  Moses  ^  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  saying,  What  shall  I  do 
unto  this  people  ?  they  be  almost 
ready  to  .f stone  me. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
9  Go  on  before  the  people,  and  take 
with  thee  of  the  elders  of  Israel ; 
and  thy  rod,  wherewith  ''thou 
smotest  the  river,  take  in  thine 
hand,  and  go. 

G  'Behold,  I  will  stand  before 
thee  there  upon  the  rock  in  Ho- 
reb; and  thou  shalt  smite  the 
rock,  and  tliere  shall  come  water 
out  of  it,  that  the  people  may 
drink.  And  Moses  did  so  in  the 
sight  of  the  elders  of  Israel. 

7  And  he  called  the  name  of  the 
place  ^IIMassah,  and  !l3Ieribah, 
because  of  tlie  chiding  of  the  cliil- 
dren  of  Israel,  and  because  they 
tempted  the  Lord,  saying,  Is  the 
Lord  among  us,  or  not  ? 

8  f  'Tlien  came  Amalek,  and 
fought  with  Israel  in  Rephidim. 

71 


f  cli.2o.  1G,21. 

&  40.  20. 

Xura.  17.  10. 

Dent.  10.  5. 

1  Kings  8.  9. 
h  Xuin.33.  38. 

Deut.  8.  2,  3. 

Neh.  9.  20, 

21. 

John  e.  31, 

49. 
1  Josh.  5.  12. 

Neh.  9.  35. 


ach.  IC.  1. 
Num.  33.  12 


b  Num.  20.  3, 


c  Deut.  6.  10. 

Vs.  78. 18,41. 

Is.  7.  12. 

Matt.  4.  7. 

1  Cor.  3  0.  9. 
deb.  16.  2. 


/I  Sam.  30.  6. 

John  8.  50. 

&  10.  31. 
g  Ez.  2.  6. 
hch.  7.  20. 

Num.  20.  8. 
iNum.  20.  10. 

11. 

Ps.  78. 15,  20. 

&  105.  41.  <k 

114.  8. 

1  Cor.  in.  4. 
*  Num.  20.  13. 

Ps.  81.  7.  3c 

95.  8. 

Heb.  3.  8. 
[I  That  is, 

Tentalion. 
II  That  is. 

Chiding,  or, 

Strife. 
I  Gen.  36.  12. 

Num.  24.20. 

Deut.  25.  17. 

1  Sam.  15.  2. 


Amalek  is  overcome. 


EXODUS. 


Moses  entertaineth  Jethro. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


m  Called 

Jesus, 

Acts  7.  -15. 

Heb.  4.  H. 
nch.  4.  20. 


0  James  5.  IC. 


p  eh.  34.  27. 
q  Num.  24.  20. 
Dent.  25.  10. 

1  Sam.  15.  3, 
7.  &30.  1,17. 

2  Sam.  8.  12. 
Ezra  0.  14. 

II  That  is, 
The  Lord  my 
banner:    See 
Judg.  G.  24. 

II  Or,  Because 
the  hand  of 
Amalek  is 
against  the 
throne  of  the 
LOKP,  there- 
fore, (fcC. 

tlleb. 
the  hand  upon 
the  throne  of 
the  LOUD. 


3.  1. 

iPs.  44.  1.  & 
77.14,  10.  & 
78.  4.  <k  105. 
5,  43.  Sc  100. 
2,8. 


cch.  4.  26. 
J  Acts  7.  29. 
f  rh.  2.  22. 
II  That  is, 

there. 

II  That  is,  Afy 
Qod  is  0  Jie/p. 


/ch.  3.  1,  12. 

pOen.  14.  17. 
&  IH.  2.  & 
10.  1. 

1  Kings  2.  10. 
hGen.  20.  13. 

&  33.  4. 
+  Heb.  pence. 
Gen.  43.  27. 

2  Sam.  11.  7, 


9  And  Moses  said  unto  '"Joshua, 
Choose  us  out  inen,  and  go  out, 
light  with  Amalek :  to  morrow  I 
will  stand  on  the  top  of  the  hill 
with  "the  rod  of  God  in  mine 
hand. 

10  So  Joshua  did  as  Moses  had 
said  to  him,  and  fought  with  Am- 
alek :  and  Moses,  Aaron,  and 
Hur  went  up  to  the  top  of  the  hill. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,when  Mo- 
ses "  held  up  his  liand,  that  Israel 
prevailed :  and  when  he  let  down 
his  hand,  Amalek  jjrevailed. 

12  But  Moses'  hands  ivere  heavy ; 
and  they  took  a  stone,  and  put  it 
under  him,  and  he  sat  thereon  ; 
and  Aaron  and  Ilur  stayed  up 
his  hands,  the  one  on  the  one  side, 
and  the  other  on  the  other  side; 
and  his  hands  were  steady  until 
the  going  down  of  the  sun. 

1.1  And  Joshua  discomfited  Am- 
alek and  his  people  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, 3^  Write  this /or  a  memorial  in 
a  book,  and  rehearse  it  in  the  ears 
of  Joshua :  for  9  I  will  utterly  pvit 
out  the  remembrance  of  Amalek 
from  under  heaven. 

15  And  Moses  built  an  altar,  and 
called  the  name  of  it  II  jEtiovAH- 
nissi : 

16  For  he  .said,  1  Because  tthe 
Lord  hath  sworn  t/utt  the  Lord 
will  have  war  witli  Amalek  from 
generation  to  generation. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

I  Jethro  hringeth  to  Moses  his  wife  and  two  sons. 
7  Moses  eittertaineth  him.  13  Jethro's  counsel 
is  accepted.     27  Jethro  departcth. 

WHEN  « Jethro,  the  prie.st  of 
Midian,  Moses'  father  in  law, 
heard  of  all  that ''  God  had  done 
for  Moses,  and  for  Israel  his  peo- 
ple, <uul  that  the  Lord  had 
brought  Israel  out  of  Egji^t; 

2  Then  Jethro,  Moses'  father  in 
law,  took  Zipporah,  Moses'  wife, 
e  after  he  had  sent  her  back, 

3  And  her  <Uwo  sons;  of  which 
the  ename  of  the  one  iwt.s  IIGer- 
shom  ;  for  he  said,  I  have  been  an 
alien  in  a  strange  land : 

4  And  the  name  of  the  other  was 

II  Eliezer ;  lor  the  God  of  my 
father,  said  he,  ivns  mine  help, 
and  delivered  me  from  the  sword 
of  Pharaoh : 

5  And  Jethro,  Moses'  father  in 
law,  came  witli  his  sons  and  his 
wife  unto  Moses  into  the  wilder- 
ness, where  he  encamped  at  ^  the 
mount  of  God : 

6  And  he  said  unto  Moses,  I  thy 
father  in  law  Jethro  am  come  un- 
to thee,  and  thy  wife,  and  her  two 
sons  with  her. 

7  *i\  And  Moses  .'/went  out  to  meet 
his  father  in  law,  and  did  obei- 
sance, and  ''  kissed  him  ;  and  they 
asked  each  other  of  their  1wel- 

72 


fare ;    and    they  came  into   the 
tent. 

8  And  Moses  told  his  father  in 
law  all  that  the  Lord  had  done 
unto  Pharaoli  and  to  the  Egyp- 
tians for  Israel's  sake,  and  all  the 
travail  that  had  tcome  upon  them 
by  the  way,  and  how  the  Lord  » de- 
livered them. 

9  And  Jethro  rejoiced  for  all  the 
goodness  which  the  Lord  had 
done  to  Israel,  whom  he  had  de- 
livered out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Egyptians. 

10  And  Jethro  said,  '■:  Blessed  be 
the  Lord,  who  hath  delivered 
you  out  of  the  liand  of  the  Egyp- 
tians, and  out  of  the  hand  of  I'ha- 
raoh,  who  hath  delivered  the  peo- 
ple from  vmder  the  hand  of  the 
Egyptians. 

11  "Now  I  know  that  the  Lord  is 
'greater  than  all  gods  :  '"  for  in  the 
thing  wherein  they  dealt  "proudly 
he  ivas  above  them. 

12  And  Jethro,  Moses'  father  in 
law,  took  a  burnt  ofitering  and 
sacrifices  ibr  God :  and  Aaron 
came,  and  all  the  elders  of  Israel, 
to  eat  bread  with  Moses'  father  in 
law  o  before  God. 

13  IT  And  it  came  to  pa.ss  on  the 
morrow,  that  Moses  sat  to  judge 
the  people:  and  the  people  stood 
by  Moses  from  the  morning  unto 
the  evening. 

14  And  when  Moses'  father  in 
law  saw  all  that  he  did  to  the  peo- 
ple, he  said.  What  is  this  thing 
that  thou  doest  to  the  people  ? 
Why  sittest  thou  thyself  alone, 
and  all  the  people  stand  by  thee 
from  morning  unto  even  ? 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  his  father 
in  law,  Because  2'  the  people  come 
unto  me  to  inquire  of  God : 

IG  When  they  have  </a  matter, 
they  come  unto  mc;  and  I  judge 
between  t  one  and  another,  and  I 
do  '-make  thein  know  the  statutes 
of  God,  and  his  laws. 

17  And  Moses'  father  in  law  said 
unto  him,  The  thing  that  thou 
doest  is  not  good. 

18 1  Thou  wilt  surely  wear  away, 
both  thou,  and  this  people  that  is 
with  thee:  for  this  thing  is  too 
heavy  for  thee;  »thou  art  not 
able  to  pei'form  it  thyself  alone. 

I'JiIearken  now  unto  my  voice, 
I  will  give  thee  counsel,  and  'God 
shall  be  with  thee:  Be  thou  "for 
the  people  to  fJod-ward,  that  thou 
niavcst  a  bring  the  causes  unto 
God: 

20  And  thou  shalt  2/ teach  them 
ordinances  and  laws,  and  shalt 
shew  them  s^the  way  v; herein 
they  must  walk,  and  "«the  work 
that  they  must  do. 

21  Moreover  thou  shalt  provide 
out  of  all  the  people  '-able  men, 
such  as  cfear  God,  ''men  of  truth, 
"hating  covetousness ;  and  place 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


t  Heb. 

found  them. 

Gen.  44.  34. 

Num.  20.  14. 
il's.  78.  42.  & 

81.  7.  &  lOG. 

10.  Sc  107.  2. 


*  Gen.  14.  20. 

2  Sam.  18.28. 

Lul;c  1.  68. 
/2  Chr.  2.  .5. 

Ps.  05.  3.  & 

97.  0.  (k  135. 

5. 
mrh.  1.10,16, 

22.  &.  5.  2,  7. 

&  14.  8,  18. 
71  1  Sam.  2.  3. 

Neh.  9.  10, 

16,29. 

Job  40.  11, 

12. 

Ps.  31.  23.  & 

119.  21. 

Lulce  1.  51. 
0  Deut.  12.  7. 

1  Ciir.  29.22. 

1  Cor.  10    18, 
21,  31. 

))  Lev.  24.  12. 

Num.  15.  34. 
r/ch.  23.  7.  &. 

24.  14. 

Deut.  17.  8. 

2  Sam.  lij.  3. 
Job    31.  13. 
Acts  18.  15. 

1  Cor.  G.  1. 

t  Heb.  a  man 

and  his  fel- 
low, 
r  Lev.  24.  In. 

Num.  15.  35. 

&  27.  6,  &c. 

&;  36.  6,  7,  8, 

9. 
t  Heb. 

Fading  thou 

wilt  fade. 
sNum.  11.  14, 

17. 

Deul.  1.  9, 

12. 
ich.  3.  12. 
ucli.  4.  10.  <t 

20.  10. 

Deut.  5.  5. 
X  Num.  27.  5. 
!/Deut.  4.  1, 

5.  &  5.  1.  & 

G.  1,  2.  &  7. 

11. 
z  Ps.  143.  8. 
uDeut.  1.  18, 
;.  ver.  25. 

Dent.  1.  15, 

le.  &  10.  la 

2  Chr.  19. 
5-10. 
Acts  C.  3. 

cGen.  42.  18. 

2  Sam.  23.  3. 

2  Chr.  19.  9. 
d  Ez.  18.  8. 
c  Dent.  10. 19. 


The  people  come  to  SUiai. 


EXODUS. 


GocVs  fearful  jivesence. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


/ver.26. 
f  ver.  26. 

Lev.  24.  11. 

Num.  15.  33. 

ifc  27.  2.  (fc 

36.  1. 

Deut.  1.  IT. 

&  17.  S. 
;i  Num.  11. 17. 

1  ver.  18. 

*  Oen.  IS.  33. 

&  30.  25. 

eh.  )6.  29. 

2  Sam.  19. 

39. 

?Deut.  1.  15. 
Acts  6.  6. 


0  Num.  10.29, 
30. 


1491. 

a  Num.33. 15. 
ich.  17.  1,  8. 
cch.  3.  1,  12. 
dch.  20.  21. 

Art.s  7.  38. 
ech.  3.  4. 
/Deut.  29.  2. 
f  Deut.  32.  11. 

Is.  63.  9. 

Rev.  12.  14. 
h  Deut.  5.  2. 
i  Deut.  4.  20. 

&;  7.  6.  &  14. 

2.  21.  &  26. 

18.  <k  32.  8,  9. 

lKiii?s8.  53. 

Ps.  135.  4. 

Cant.  8.  12. 

I.S.  41.  8.  & 

43.  1. 

Jer.  10.  16. 

Mai.  3.  17. 

Tit.  2.  14. 
»  eh.  9.  29. 

Deut.  10.  14. 

Job  41.  11. 

P3.  24.  1.  & 

50.  12. 

1  Cor.  10.  26, 

28. 
2  Deut.  33.  2, 

3,4. 

1  Pet.  2.  5,9. 
-  Rev.  1.  6.  & 

5.  10.  it  20.  6. 
■m  Lev.  20.  24, 

26. 

Deut.  7.  6.  & 

26.19.(1:28.9. 

Is.  6-2.  12. 

1  Cor.  3.  17. 

lThess.5.27. 


such  over  them,  to  be  rulers  of 
thou-sands,  nnd  rulers  of  hundreds, 
rulers  of  iifties,  and  rulers  of  tens  : 

22  And  let  ihem  judge  the  peo- 
ple .'at  all  seasons:  j/and  it  shall 
be,  that  every  great  matter  they 
shall  bring  unto  thee,  but  every 
small  matter  they  shall  judge: 
so  shall  it  be  easier  for  thyself, 
and  ''they  shall  bear  (he  burden 
with  thee. 

2:3  If  thou  Shalt  do  this  thing,  and 
CTod  command  thee  ho,  then  thou 
slialt  be  'able  to  endure,  and  all 
this  people  shall  also  go  to  ^  their 
place  in  peace. 

2-1  So  Moses  hearkened  to  the 
voice  of  his  father  in  law,  and  did 
all  that  he  had  said. 

%')  And  'Moses  chose  able  men 
out  of  all  Israel,  and  made  them 
heads  over  the  people,  rulers  of 
thousands,  rulers  of  hundreds, 
rulers  of  fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens. 

26  And  they  "'judged  the  people 
at  all  seasons:  the  "hard  causes 
they  brought  unto  Moses,  but 
every  small  matter  they  judged 
themselves. 

27  ^  And  Closes  let  his  father  in 
law  depart;  and  "he  went  his 
way  into  his  own  land. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  The  people  come  to  Sinai.  3  God's  message  by 
Moses  unto  the  people  out  of  the  mount.  8  The 
people's  answer  returned  again.  10  The  peo- 
ple are  prepared  against  the  third  day.  12  The 
mountain  must  not  he  touched.  16  The  fear- 
ful presence  of  God  upon  the  mount. 

IN  the  third  montli,  when  the 
children  of  Israel  were  gone 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  the 
same  day  "came  they  into  the 
wilderness  of  Sinai. 

2  For  they  were  departed  from 
iRephidim,  and  were  come  to  the 
desert  of  Sinai,  and  had  pitched 
in  the  wilderness;  and  there  Is- 
rael camped  before  ^the  mount. 

3  And  rf  Moses  went  up  unto  God, 
and  the  Lord  « called  unto  him 
out  of  the  mountain,  sajing,  Thus 
Shalt  thou  say  to  the  house  of 
Jacob,  and  tell  the  children  of 
Israel ; 

4 /Ye  have  seen  what  I  did  unto 
the  Egj'ptians,  and  how  a  I  bare 
you  on  eagles'  wings,  and  brought 
you  unto  myself 

.5  Xow  ''  therefore,  if  ye  will  obey 
my  voice  indeed,  and  keep  my 
covenant,  then  'ye  shall  be  a  pe- 
culiar treasure  unto  me  above  all 
people :  for  ■*■  all  the  earth  is  mine : 

6  And  ye  shall  be  unto  me  a 
^kingdom  of  priests,  and  a  "'holy 
nation.  These  are  the  words 
which  thou  shalt  .speak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel. 

7  ^  And  Moses  came  and  called 
for  the  elders  of  the  people,  and 
laid  before  their  faces  all  these 
words  which  the  Loed  com- 
manded him. 


8  And  «  all  the  people  answered 
together,  and  said.  All  that  the 
LoKD  hath  spoken  we  will  do. 
And  Moses  returned  the  words  of 
the  people  unto  the  Lokd. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Lo,  I  come  unto  thee  » in  a  thick 
cloud,  2-1  that  the  people  may  hear 
when  I  speak  with  thee,  and  'j  be- 
lieve thee  lor  ever.  And  Moses 
told  the  words  of  the  people  unto 
the  Lord. 

10  1[  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Go  unto  the  people,  and 
'■sanctify  them  to  day  and  to  mor- 
row, and  let  them  «wash  their 
clothes, 

11  And  be  ready  against  the  third 
day :  for  the  third  day  the  Lord 
fwill  come  down  in  the  sight  of 
all  the  people  upon  mount  Sinai. 

12  And  thou  shalt  set  bounds 
unto  tlie  people  round  about,  saj'- 
ing.  Take  heed  to  yourselves,  that 
ye  go  not  up  into  the  mount,  or 
touch  the  border  of  it :  « who- 
soever toucheth  the  mount  shall 
be  surely  put  to  death : 

13  There  shall  not  a  hand  touch 
it,  but  he  shall  surely  be  .stoned, 
or  shot  through ;  whether  it  be 
beast  or  man,  it  .shall  not  live: 
when  the  B^  trumpet  .soundeth 
long,  they  shall  come  up  to  the 
mount. 

14  1  And  Moses  went  down  from 
the  mount  unto  the  people,  and 
2/ .sanctified  the  people;  and  they 
washed  their  clothes. 

l.j  And  he  said  unto  the  people, 
=  Be  ready  against  the  third  day: 
"come  not  at  your  wives. 

16  1[  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
third  day  in  the  morning,  that 
there  were  *  thunders  and  light- 
nings, and  a  '■thick  cloud  upon 
the  mount,  and  the  ^^  voice  of  the 
trumpet  exceeding  loud;  so  that 
all  the  people  that  was  in  the 
camp  e  trembled. 

17  And /Moses  brought  forth  the 
people  out  of  the  camp  to  meet 
with  God;  and  they  stood  at  the 
nether  part  of  the  mount. 

18  And  i' mount  Sinai  was  alto- 
gether on  a,  smoke,  because  the 
Lord  descended  upon  it  ''in  fire: 
'and  the  smoke  thereof  ascended 
as  the  smoke  of  a  furnace,  and 
■'-the  whole  mount  quaked  great- 
ly. 

19  And  ^when  the  voice  of  the 
trumpet  sounded  long,  and  wax- 
ed louder  and  louder,  '"Moses 
spake,  and  "God  answered  him 
by  a  voice. 

20  And  the  Lord  came  down 
upon  mount  Sinai,  on  the  top  of 
the  mount:  and  the  Lord  called 
Moses  up  to  the  top  of  the  mount; 
and  Moses  went  up. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Go  down,  t  charge  the  people, 
lest  thej-  break  through  unto  the 

73 


B  e  f o  rp 

CHRIST 

1491. 


n  ih.  24.  3,  7. 

Deut.  5.  27. 

&  26.  17. 
0  ver.  16. 

ch.  20.  21.  ic 

24.  15,  16. 

Deut.  4.  11. 

Ps.  18.  11, 12. 

<k  97.  2. 

Matt.  17.  5. 
p  Deut.  4.  12, 

36. 

John  12.  29, 

30. 
«ch.  14.  31. 
rLev.  11.  44, 

45. 

Heb.  10.  22. 
s  ver.  14. 

Gen.  35.  2. 

Lev.  15.  5. 
t  ver.  16,  18. 

rh.  34.  5. 

Deut.  33.  2. 

u  Heb.  12.  20. 


II  Or,  comet. 
X  ver.  16,  19. 


y  ver.  10. 
=  ver.  11. 
nl  Sam.  21. 

4,  5. 

Zech.  7.  3. 

1  Cor.  7.  5. 
!i  P.S.  77.  18. 

Heb.  12.  18, 
19. 

Rev.  4.  5.  & 
8.  5.  Sc  11.  19. 
c  ver.  9. 
ch.  40.  34. 

2  Chr.  5.  14. 
''  Rev.  1.  10. 

&  4.  1. 
eHeb.  12.  21. 
/Dtut.  4.10. 
gBeul.  4.  11. 

&  33.  2. 

Jud^.  5.  5. 

Ps.  C8.  7,  8. 

Is.  0.  4. 

Hab.  3.  3. 
hch.  3.  2.  ic 

24.  17. 

2  Chr.  7.  1, 

2,  3. 
i  Gen.  IS.  17. 

Ps.  144.  5. 

Rev.  15.  8. 
*  Ps.  68.  8.  & 

77.  18.  & 

114.  7. 

Jer.  4.  24. 

Heb.  12.  26. 
2  ver.  13. 
m  Heb.  12.  21. 
nNeh.  9.  13. 

Ps    81.  7. 
tHeb. 

contest. 


The  ten  commandments. 


EXODUS. 


The  people  are  afraid. 


Before 

CHRIST 

14'.)1. 


o  See  oh.  3.  5. 
1  Sam.  6.  19. 
p  Lev.  10.  3. 
i/'2Sam.  C. 


i-r.  12. 
.sh.  3. 


ut.  ii.  22. 
V.  26. 
1,  13. 


De 


C. 


Ps.  81.  10. 

Hos.  13.  4. 
cell.  13.  3. 
t  lleb. 


ser 


ants 


dDeut.  5.  7. 

&.  6.  14. 

2  Kin.  17.  35. 

.ler.  25.  6.  & 

35.  15. 
cLev.  26.  1. 

Ueul.  4.  16. 


fi  5.  i 
I's.  y 


& 


LoKD  oto  gaze,  and  many  of 
them  perish. 

22  And  let  the  pi'iests  also,  which 
come  near  to  tlie  Lokd,  p  sanctify 
themselves,  lest  the  Lord  2  break 
forth  upon  them. 

23  And  Moses  said  nnto  the 
Lord,  The  people  cannot  come 
up  to  mount  Sinai:  for  thou 
chargedst  us,  saying,  '-Set  bounds 
about  the  mount,  and  sanctify  it. 

24  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Away,  get  thee  down,  and  thou 
Shalt  come  up,  thou,  and  Aaron 
with  thee:  but  let  not  the  priests 
and  the  people  break  through  to 
come  up  unto,  the  Lord,  lest  he 
break  forth  upon  them. 

2.5  So  Moses  went  down  unto  the 
people,  and  spake  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  The  ten  commandments.  18  The  people  are 
afraid.  20  Moses  comforteth  them.  22  Idola- 
try is  forhiddcn.  24  Of  what  sort  the  altar 
should  be. 

AND  God  spake  « all  these 
xx  words,  saying, 

2  ij  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  have  brought  thee  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  «out  of  the 
house  of  t  bondage. 

3  rfThou  Shalt  have  no  other 
gods  before  me. 

'4  eThou  Shalt  not  make  unto 
thee  any  graven  image,  or  any 
likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in 
heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the 
earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the 
water  under  the  earth : 

5.''Tliou  Shalt  not  bow  down  thy- 
self to  them,  nor  serve  them:  for 
I  the  Lord  thy  God  am  ^  a  jealous 
God, '' visiting  the  iniquity  of  the 
fathers  upon  the  children  unto 
the  third  and  io\\vi\\  generation  of 
them  that  hate  me; 

G  And  s shewing  mercy  unto 
thousands  of  them  that  love  me, 
and  keep  mv  commandments. 

7  A- Thou  shiilt  not  take  the  name 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  vain: 
for  the  Lord  'will  not  hold  him 
guiltless  that  taketh  his  name  in 
vain. 

8  '"Remember  the  sabbath  day, 
to  keep  it  holy. 

9  "Six  days  shalt  thou  labour, 
and  do  all  thy  work : 

10  But  the  "seventh  day  is  the 
sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God:  in 
it  thou  Shalt  not  do  any  work, 
thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daugh- 
ter, thy  manservant,  nor  thy 
maidservant,  nor  tliy  cattle,  i^  nor 
thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy 
gates : 

11  For  1  in  six  days  the  Lord 
made  heaven  and  earth,  the  sea, 
and  all  that  in  them  is,  and  rested 

771  ch.  31.  13,  14.     Lev.  19.  :i.  30.  &  2G.  2.     Deiit. 
Lev.  23.  3.     Kz.  20.  12. 


/ch.  23.  24. 

Josh.  23.  7. 

2  Kin.  17.  ?5. 

Is.  44.  15,  19. 
fch.  34.  34. 

Deut.  4.  24. 

&  6.  15. 

Josh.  24.  19. 

Mah.  1.  2. 
fcch.  34.  7. 

Lev.  20.  5.  & 

26.  39,  40. 

Num.  14. 

18,  33. 

1  Kin.  21.  29. 

Jolj  5.  4.  cfc 

21.  19. 

Ps.  79.  8.  <Sr, 

109.  14. 

Is.  14.  20,21. 

&  05.  6,  7. 

Jcr.  2.  9.  Sl 

32.  18. 
jrh.  34.  7. 

Deut.  7.  9. 

I's.  89.  34. 

Uom.  11.  28. 
*rh.  23.  1. 

Lev.  19.  12. 

Dent.  5.  11. 

I'B.  15.  4. 

Matt.  5.  S3. 
/Mic.  I 

5.  12.    n  ch.  23.  12.  &  31.  15.  &  34.  21 

Lulie  13.   14.     oUun.  2.  2,  3.   ch.  16.  26.  &  31.  15.     p  Neh.  13. 

16,  17,  18,  19.     (I  Cien.  2.  2.     rcli.  23.  20.     Lev.  19.  3.     Deut.  5. 

16.    .ler.  35.  7,  18,  19.    Matt.  15.  4.  &  19,  19.    Mark    7.  10.  & 

10.  19.     Luke  18.  20.     Eph.  C.  2. 
71 


the  seventh  day:  wherefore  the 
Lord  blessed  the  sabbath  day, 
and  hallowed  it. 

12  f  'Honour  thy  father  and  thy 
mother:  that  thy  days  maj"  be 
long  upon  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  givetli  thee. 

13  « Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

14  t  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adul- 
tery. 

1,5  u  Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

16  «'  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  wit- 
ness against  thy  neighbour. 

17  2- Thou  Shalt  not  covet  thy 
neighbour's  house,  ?/thou  shalt 
not  covet  thy  neighbour's  wife, 
nor  his  manservant,  nor  his  maid- 
servant, nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass, 
nor  any  thing  that  is  thy  neigh- 
bour's.' 

18  \  And  =all  the  people  "saw 
the  thunderings,  and  the  light- 
nings, and  the  noise  of  the  truinp- 
et,  and  the  mountain  *  smoking: 
and  when  the  people  saw  it,  they 
removed,  and  stood  afar  oft'. 

19  And  they  said  unto  Moses, 
« Speak  thou  with  us,  and  we  will 
hear :  but  ^  let  not  God  speak  with 
us,  lest  we  die. 

20  And  Moses  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple, <^  Fear  not:  /for  God  is  come 
to  prove  you,  and  »that  his  fear 
may  be  before  your  faces,  that  ye 
sin  not. 

21  And  the  people  stood  afar 
olf,  and  Moses  drew  near  unto 
''the  thick  darkness  where  God 
?ras. 

22  1  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Thus  thou  shalt  say  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  Ye  have 
seen  that  I  have  talked  with  you 
'from  heaven. 

23  Ye  shall  not  make  A- with  me 
gods  of  silver,  neither  shall  ye 
make  unto  you  gods  of  gold. 

24  11  An  altar  of  earth  thou  shalt 
make  unto  me,  and  shalt  sacri- 
fice thereon  thy  burnt  oft'erings, 
and  thy  peace  offerings,  'thy 
sheep,  and  thine  oxen:  in  all 
'"places  where  I  record  my  name 
I  will  come  unto  thee,  and  I  will 
"bless  thee. 

2.)  And  oif  thou  wilt  make  me 
an  altar  of  stone,  thou  shalt  not 
t build  it  of  hewn  stone:  for  if 
thou  lilt  up  thy  tool  upon  it,  thou 
hast  polluted  it. 

26  Neither  shalt  thou  go  up  by 
steps  unto  mine  altar,  that  thy 
nakedness  be  not  discovered 
thereon. 


Refore 

CHRIST 

1491. 


Matt.  5.  28. 
xrHeb.  12.  18. 
a  Rev.  1.  10, 

12. 
(.ch.  19.  18. 
c  Deut.  5.  27. 

&  18.  16. 

GaL3.  19,20. 

Heb.  12.  19. 

d  Deut.  5.  2.'). 
e  1  Sam.  12. 

20. 

Is.  41.  10,  13. 
/Gen.  22.  1. 

Deut.  13.  3. 
^^Deut.  4.  10. 

i;  0.  2.  A- 

10.  12.  &  17. 
13,  19.  &  19. 
20.  &:  28.  58. 
Prnv.  3.  7.  &. 
16.  6. 
Is.  8.  13. 

;ich.  19.  16. 

Dcul.  5.  5. 

1  Kings  8.  12. 
7  Deut.  4.  36. 

Neh.  9.  13. 
Ach.  32.  I,  2, 

4. 

1  Sam.  5.  4, 
5. 

2  Kin.  17.33. 
E».  20.  39.  <k 
43.  8. 

Dan.  5.  4,23. 
Zeph.  1.  6. 
2  Cor.  G.  14, 
15,  16. 

iLev.  1.  2. 
m  Deut.  12.5, 

11,  21.  <t  14. 

23.  &  10.  6,  11.  &  20.  2.     1  Kings  8.  43.  &  9.  3.     2Chr.  6.  6. 
<k  7.  16.  &  12.  13.      Ezra  6.  12.     Neh.  1.  9      Ps.  74.  7.    Jer. 

7.  10,12.     n  Gen.  12.  2.       Deut.  7.   13.     o  Deut.  27.  5.     Josh. 

8.  31.     t  Hel).  build  them  with  hewing. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1  Laws  Jor  mcnscrviinls.  5  For  the  servant 
whose'eur  is  horrd.  1  For  womenservants.  12 
For  mansUnightcr.  16  For  stealers  of  men. 
\1  For  eursers  of  parents.  IH  For  smitcrs.  22 
For  a  hurt  h;/ chance.  28  For  an  ox  that  goreth. 
33  For  him  that  is  an  occasion  of  harm. 


s  Deut.  5.  17. 
Matt.  5.  21. 
Rom.  13.  9. 

«Deut.  5.  18. 

Matt.  5.  27. 
u  Lev.  19.  11. 

Deut.  5.  19. 

Matt.  19.  18. 

Rom.  13.  9. 

1  Thess.  4.  6. 
10  ch.  23.  1. 

Deut.  5.  20. 

&  19.  16. 

Matt.  19.   18. 

j^Deut.  5.  21. 
Mic.  2.  2. 
Hab.  2.  9. 
Luke  12.  15. 
Acts  20.  33. 
Rom.  7.  7.  &c 
13.  9. 

Kph.  5.  3,  5. 
Heb.  13.  5. 

1.  9. 
6.  29. 


1/  Job  ! 
Prov. 
Jcr.  i 


8. 


Divers  laws 


EXODUS. 


and  ordiminces. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


u  ch.  24.  3,  4. 

Deut.  4.  14. 

&  C,  1. 
h  Lev.  25.  39, 

40,  41. 

Deut.  15.  12. 

Jer.  34.  14. 
t  Hch.  with 

his  budy. 


cDeut.  15.  IG, 


+  Heb.  saying 
shall  say. 


cich.  12.  12.  & 
22.  a,  2g. 


/Neh.  5.  5. 

g  ver.  2,  3. 

t  Heb.  ie 
eeil  in  the 
cy.s  of,  S[C. 


h\  Cor.  7.  5. 
1  Gen.  9.  6. 

Lev.  24.  17. 

Num.  35.  30, 

31. 

Matt.  26.  52. 
*]Vum.  35.22. 

Deut.  19.  4, 

/ 1  Sam.  24.  4, 

10,  18. 
m  Num.  35. 

11. 

Ueut.  19.  3. 

Josh.  20.  2. 
7!  Num.  15.  30. 

i  35.  20. 

Deut.  19.   11, 

12. 

Heb.  10.  26. 
0  1  Kings  2.  28 

-34. 

2  Kings  11. 

15. 
p  Deut.  24.  7. 
(/Gen.  37.  28. 
rch.  22.  4. 
»  Lev.  20.  9. 

Prov.  20.  20. 

Matt.  15.  4. 

Mark  7.  10. 
!!  Or,  revileth. 
t  Or,  his 

neighljouT, 


NOW  these  are  the  judgments 
which  thou  shalt  «  set  before 
them. 

2  (-If  thou  buy  a  Hebrew  serv- 
ant, six  years  lie  shall  serve :  and 
in  the  seventh  he  shall  go  out 
free  for  nothing. 

3  If  he  came  in  I  by  him.self  he 
shall  go  out  by  himself:  if  he 
were  married,  then  his  wife  shall 
go  out  with  him. 

4  If  his  master  have  given  him 
a  wife,  and  she  have  borne  him 
sons  or  daughters;  tlie  wife  and 
her  children  shall  be  her  mas- 
ter's, and  lie  shall  go  out  by  him- 
self. 

.5  cAnd  if  the  servant  Lsliall 
plainly  say,  I  love  my  master, 
my  wife,  aiid  my  children ;  I  will 
no't  go  out  free : 

6  Then  his  master  shall  bring 
him  unto  the  ^ judges;  he  shall 
also  bring  him  to  the  door,  or 
unto  the  door  pest;  and  his  ma,s- 
ter  shall  «bore  his  ear  through 
with  an  awl ;  and  he  shall  serve 
him  for  ever. 

7  T  And  if  a  man  /sell  his  daugh- 
ter to  be  a  maidservant,  she  shall 
not  go  out  4/ as  the  menservants 
do. 

8  If  she  tplea.se  not  her  master, 
who  hath  betrothed  her  to  him- 
self, then  shall  he  let  her  be  re- 
deemed :  to  sell  her  unto  a  strange 
nation  he  shall  have  no  power, 
seeing  he  hath  dealt  deceitfully 
with  her. 

9  And  if  he  have  betrothed  her 
unto  his  son,  he  shall  deal  with 
her  after  the  manner  of  daugh- 
ters. 

10  If  he  take  him  another  xcife, 
her  food,  her  raiment,  /'and  her 
duty  of  marriage,  shall  he  not 
diminish. 

11  And  if  he  do  not  these  three 
unto  her,  then  shall  she  go  out 
free  without  money. 

12  \  'He  that  smiteth  a  man, so 
that  he  die,  shall  be  surely  put  to 
death. 

13  And  k  if  a  man  lie  not  in  wait, 
but  God  'deliver  him  into  his 
hand;  then  "'I  will  appoint  thee 
a  place  whither  he  shall  Hee. 

14  But  if  a  man  come  "  presump- 
tuously upon  his  neighbour,  to 
slay  him  with  guile;  "thou  shalt 
take  him  from  mine  altar,  that 
he  may  die. 

1.5  If  And  he  that  smiteth  his  fa- 
ther, or  his  mother,  shall  be  sure- 
ly put  to  death. 

16  t  And  ?^he  that  stealeth  a 
man,  and  -/selleth  him,  or  if  he 
be  '•  found  in  his  hand,  he  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

17  1i  And  «he  that  llcurseth  his 
father,  or  his  mother,  shall  surelj- 
be  put  to  death. 

18  *I  And  if  men  strive  together, 
and  one  smite  II  another  with  a 


stone,  or  with  hvi  fist,  and  he  die 
not,  but  keepeth  his  bed: 

19  If  he  rise  again,  and  walk 
abroad  *upon  his  stall",  then  shall 
he  that  smote  him  be  quit:  only 
he  shall  pay /or  tthe  loss  of  his 
time,  and  shall  cause  him  to  be 
thoroughly  healed. 

20  %  And  if  a  man  sinite  his 
servant,  or  his  maid,  with  a  rod, 
and  he  die  under  his  hand;  he 
shall  be  surely  i  punLshed. 

21  Xotwithstanding,  if  lie  con- 
tinue a  day  or  two,  he  shall  not  be 
punished:  for  "he  is  his  money. 

22  1  If  men  strive,  and  hurt  a 
woman  with  child,  so  that  her 
fruit  depart  from  her,  and  yet 
no  mischief  follow :  he  shall  be 
surely  punished,  according  as 
the  woman's  husband  will  lay 
upon  him;  and  he  shall  ^^pay  as 
the  judges  determine. 

23  And  if  any  mischief  follow, 
then  thou  shalt  give  lile  for  life, 

24  2/ Eye  for  ej-e,  tooth  for  tooth, 
hand  for  hand,  foot  tor  foot, 

2-5  Burning  for  burning,  wound 
for  wound,  stripe  for  stripe. 

26  ^  And  if  a  man  smite  the  eye 
of  his  servant,  or  the  eye  of  his 
maid,  that  it  perish;  he  shall  let 
him  go  free  for  his  eye's  sake. 

27  And  if  he  sinite  out  his  man- 
servant's tooth,  or  his  maidserv- 
ant's tooth ;  he  shall  let  him  go 
free  for  his  tooth's  sake. 

28  f  If  an  ox  gore  a  man  or  a 
woman,  that  they  die:  then  «the 
ox  shall  be  surely  stoned,  and  his 
flesh  shall  not  be  eaten ;  but  the 
owner  of  the  ox  shall  he  quit. 

29  But  if  the  ox  were  wont  to 
push  with  his  horn  in  time  past, 
and  it  hath  been  testified  to  his 
owner,  and  he  hath  not  kept  him 
in,  but  that  he  hath  killed  a  man 
or  a  woman;  the  ox  shall  be 
stoned,  and  his  owner  also  shall 
be  put  to  death. 

30  If  there  be  laid  on  him  a  sum 
of  money,  then  he  shall  give  for 
«the  ransom  of  his  life  whatso- 
ever is  laid  upon  him. 

31  Whether  he  have  gored  a 
son,  or  have  gored  a  daughter, 
according  to  this  judgment  shall 
it  be  done  unto  him. 

32  If  the  ox  shall  push  a  man- 
servant or  a  maidservant ;  he 
shall  give  unto  their  master 
ithii'ty  shekels  of  silver,  and  the 
cox  shall  be  stoned. 

33  If  And  if  a  man  shall  open 
a  pit,  or  if  a  man  shall  dig  a  pit, 
and  not  cover  it,  and  an  ox  or  an 
ass  fall  therein ; 

.M  The  owner  of  the  pit  shall 
make  it  good,  and  give  money 
unto  the  owner  of  them ;  and  the 
dead  beast  shall  be  his. 

35  %  And  if  one  man's  ox  hurt 
another's,  that  he  die;  then  they 
shall  sell  the  live  ox,  and  divide 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


2  Sam.  3.29. 
^Heb. 


avenged. 

Gen. 

4.  15, 

Rom 

13.  4 

u  Lev 

25.  4 

c  ver.  30. 
Deut.  22.  18, 


y  Lev.  24.  20. 
Dent.  19.  21. 
Matt.  5.  38. 


z  Gen.  9.  5. 


Num.  35.  31. 


b  See  Zeoh. 

11.  12,  13. 

Matt.  26.  15. 

PhU.  2.  7. 
c  ver.  28. 


Divers  laws 


EXODUS. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


a  2  Sam.  12.  6. 

See  Prov.  C. 

31. 

Luke  19.  8. 
b  .Matt.  24.  43. 
cNum.  35.27. 


<fch.  21.  2. 
f  ch.  21.  16. 


/See  ver.  1,7, 
Prov.  6.  31. 


21.C. 
.  28. 


i  Deut.  25.  1. 
2Chr.  19.10. 


the  money  of  it;  and  the  dead 
ox  also  they  shall  divide. 
3G  Or  if  it  be  l^nown  that  the  ox 
hatli  used  to  push  in  time  past, 
and  his  owner  hath  not  kept  him 
in ;  he  shall  surely  pay  ox  lor  ox  ; 
and  the  dead  shall  be  his  own. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  of  theft.  5  Of  Jamage.  7  Of  trespasses.  14 
Of  borrowing.  16  Of  fornication.  18  Of 
witchcraft.  19  Of  bestiality.  20  Of  idolatry. 
21  Of  strangers,  widows,  and  fatherless.  25 
Of  usury.  2G  Of  pledges.  28  Of  reverence  to 
magistrates.     23  Of  the  first  fruits. 

IF  a  man  shall  steal  an  ox,  or  a 
!l  sheep,  and  kill  it,  or  sell  it ;  he 
shall  re.store  five  oxen  for  an  ox, 
and  «four  sheep  for  a  sheep. 

2  I  If  a  thief  be  found  ^  breaking 
up,  and  be  smitten  that  he  die, 
t/iere  shall,  cno  blood  be  shed  for 
hiin. 

3  If  the  sun  be  risen  upon  him, 
there  shall  be  blood  shed  for  him ; 
for  he  should  make  full  restitu- 
tion:  if  he  have  nothing,  then  he 
shall  be  (^  sold  for  his  theft. 

4  If  the  theft  be  certainly  efound 
in  his  hand  alive,  whether  it  be 
ox,  or  ass,  or  sheep ;  he  shall  /re- 
store double. 

5  H  If  a  man  shall  cause  a  field 
or  vinevard  to  be  eaten,  and  shall 
put  in  his  beast,  and  shall  feed  in 
another  man's  field;  of  the  best 
of  his  own  field,  and  of  the  best 
of  his  own  vineyard,  shall  he 
make  restitution. 

G  1i  If  fire  l)reak  out,  and  catch 
in  thorns,  so  that  the  stacks  of 
corn,  or  the  standing  corn,  or  the 
field,  be  consumed  thereicith;  he 
that  kindled  the  fire  shall  surely 
make  restitution. 

7  1[  If  a  man  shall  deliver  unto 
his  neighbour  money  or  stuff  to 
keep,  and  it  be  stolen  out  of  the 
man's  house;  s'if  the  thief  be 
found,  let  liim  pay  double. 

8  If  the  thief  be  not  found,  then 
the  master  of  tlie  house  shall  be 
brought  unto  the  /^judges,  to  see 
whether  he  have  put  liis  hand 
unto  his  neighbour's  goods. 

9  For  all  manner  of  trespass, 
ivhethcr  it  be  for  ox,  for  ass,  tor 
sheep,  for  raiment,  ni-  for  any 
manner  of  lost  tiling,  which  rmo</i- 
er  challengeth  to  be  his,  the  '  cause 
of  both  parties  shall  come  before 
the  judges;  and  whom  the  .iudges 
shall  condemn,  he  shall  pay 
double  unto  his  neighbour. 

10  If  a  man  deliver  unto  his 
neighbour  an  ass,  or  an  ox,  or  a 
sheep,  or  any  beast,  to  keep;  and 
it  die,  or  be  hurt,  or  driven  away, 
no  man  seeing  it: 

11  Then  shall  an  /-oatli  of  the 
Lord  be  between  them  both,  that 
he  hath  not  put  his  hand  unto  his 
neighbour's  goods;  and  the  owner 
of  it  shall  accept  thereof,  and  lie 
shall  not  make  (7  good. 

7G 


12  And  'if  it  be  stolen  from  him, 
he  shall  make  restitution  unto  the 
owner  thereof. 

13  If  it  be  torn  in  pieces,  iheti  let 
him  bring  it  for  witness,  a^id  he 
shall  not  make  good  that  which 
was  torn. 

14  ^  And  if  a  man  borrow  aught 
of  his  neighbour,  and  it  be  liurt,  or 
die,  the  owner  thereof  being  not 
with  it,  he  shall  surely  make  it 
good. 

15  But  if  the  owner  thereof  be 
with  it,  he  shall  not  make  it  good : 
if  it  be  a  hired  thing,  it  came  for 
his  hire. 

l(i  H  And  w  if  a  man  entice  a  maid 
that  is  not  betrothed,  and  lie  with 
her,  he  shall  surely  endow  her  to 
be  his  wife. 

17  If  her  father  utterly  refuse  to 
give  her  unto  him,  he  shall  tpay 
money  according  to  the  » dowry 
of  virgins. 

18  If  "Thou  Shalt  not  suffer  a 
witch  to  live. 

19  t  j^  Whosoever  lieth  with  a 
beast  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

20  H  -7  He  that  sacrificeth  unto  any 
god,  save  unto  the  Lord  only,  he 
shall  be  utterly  destroyed. 

21  1[»-Thou  Shalt  neither  vex  a 
stranger,  nor  oppress  him :  for  ye 
were  strangers  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

22  il  sYe  shall  not  afflict  any 
widow,  or  fatherless  cliild. 

23  If  thou  afflict  them  in  any 
wise,  and  they  t  cry  at  all  unto  me, 

I  will  surely  "hear  their  cry  ; 

24  And  my  z wrath  shall  wax 
hot,  and  I  will  kill  you  with  the 
sword;  and  2/ your  wives  shall  be 
widows,  and  your  children  father- 
less. 

25  1 2  If  thou  lend  monej'  to  any 
of  mv  people  that  is  poor  by  thee, 
t'hovr  Shalt  not  be  to  him  as  a 
usurer,  neither  shall  thou  lay  upon 
him  usurv. 

26  « If  thou  at  all  take  tliy  neigh- 
bour's raiment  to  pledge,  thou 
Shalt  deliver  it  unto  him  by  that 
the  sun  goeth  down : 

27  For  that  is  his  covering  only, 
it  is  his  raiment  for  his  skin : 
wherein  shall  he  sleep?  and  it 
siiall  come  to  pass,  when  he 
(-crieth  unto  me,  that  I  will  hear; 
for  I  am  '^gracious. 

28  H  ('Thou  Shalt  not  revile  the 

II  gods,  nor  curse  the  ruler  of  thy 
people. 

29  %  Thou  Shalt  not  delay  to  offer 
t  <■  the  first  of  tliy  ripe  fruits,  and 
of  thy  t liquors:  /the  firstborn  of 
thy  sons  shall  thou  give  unto  me. 

30  ff  Likewise  Shalt  thou  do  with 
thine  oxen,  o)irt  with  thy  sheep: 
^'seven  days  it  shall  be  with  his 
dam ;  on  tile  eighth  day  thou  shalt 
give  it  me. 

Prov.  3.  9.     tHeh.  tear.     /ch.  13.  2,   12.  &,  3 
15.  19.     h  Lev.  22.  27. 


Defore 

CHRIST 

1491. 


/Gen.  31.  39. 
m  Deut.  22. 

28,  29. 
t  Heb. 

weigh. 

Gen.  23.  16. 
n  Gen.   34.  12. 

Deut.  22.  29. 

1  Sam.  18.25. 

0  Lev.  19.  20, 
31.  &  20.  27. 
Deut.  18.  10, 
11. 

1  Sam. 28.3,9. 
pLev.  18.  23. 

&  20.  15. 
q  Num.25.  2, 

7,8. 

Deut.  13.  1, 

2,  5,  6,  9,  13, 

14,  15.  &.  17. 

2,  3,  5. 
rch.  23.  9. 

Lev.  19.  33. 

&  25.  35. 

Deut.  10.  19. 

Jer.  7.  (!. 

Zech.  7.  10. 

Mai.  3.  5. 
sDeut.  10.  18. 

&  24.  17.  Sl 

27.  19. 

Ps.  91.  6. 

Is.  1.  17,  23. 

&  10.  2. 

Y.7..  22.  7. 

Zcch.  7.  10. 

James  1.  27. 
t  Deut.  15.  9. 

&  24.  15. 

Job  25.  9. 

Luke  18.  7. 
u  ver.   27. 

Job  34.  28. 

Ps.  18.  6.  cfe 

14.'-).  19. 
•James  5.  4. 
J  Job  31.23.  K 

Ps.  69.  24. 
j/Ps.  109.  9. 

Lam.  5.  3. 

1  Lev.  25.  35, 
36,  37. 

Deut.  23.  19, 
20. 

Neh.  5.  7. 

Ps.  1!).  5. 

Ez.  18.  8,  17. 
a  Deut.  24.  0, 

10,  13,  17. 

Job  22.  0.  & 

24.  3,  9. 

Prov.  20.  16. 

(k  22.  27. 

Ez.  18.  7,  16. 

Amos  2.  8. 
b  ver.  23. 
trh.  34.  G. 

2  Chr.  30.  9. 

Ps.  86.  15. 
(/Ecc.  10.  20. 

Acta  23.  5. 

Jude  8. 
:i  Or,  judges, 

ver.  8,  9. 

Ps.  82.  C. 
tHeb.  thy 

fulness. 
ech.23.  16,19. 
,.   19.     fDeut. 


Divers  laws 


EXODUS. 


and  ordinances. 


Befnrr 

CHRIST 

1491. 


irh.  19.  G. 

Lev.  19.  2. 

Dput.  14.21. 
*  Lev.  22.  8. 

Ez.  4.  14.  & 

44.  31. 


a  vc-.  7. 

Lev.  19.  16. 

Ps.  15.  3.  & 

ini.  5. 

Prov.  10.   18. 

See  2  Sam. 

19.  27.  with 

16.  3. 

II  Or,  receive, 
b  ch.  20.  16. 

Deut.  19.   16, 

IT,  18. 

Ps.  35.  11. 

Prov.  19.  5,9, 

28.  &  24.   26. 

Seel  Kin. 21. 

10,  13. 

Matt.  20.   50, 
60,  61. 

Acts  6.  11,13. 
cGen.  7.  1.  & 
19.  4,  7. 
ch.  32.  1,  2. 
Josh.  24.   15. 
1  Sam.  15.  9. 
1  Kin.  19.  10. 
.Toh  31.  34. 
Prov.  1.  10, 

11,  15.  &.  4. 


14. 


24, 


31  ^  And  ye  shall  be  iholy  men 
unto  me :  ^"  neither  shall  ye  eat  ani^ 
flesh  thai  is  torn  of  beasts  in  the 
field;  ye  shall  cast  it  to  the  dogs. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  of  slantlcr  and  false  witness.  3,6  Of  justice, 
i  Of  charitableness.  10  Of  the  year  of  rest.  12 
Of 'the  sabhath.  13  Of  idolatry.  14  Of  the  three 
feasts.  18  Of  the  blood  and  the  fat  of  the  sacri- 
fice. 20  An  Angel  is  promised,  with  a  blessing, 
if  they  obey  him. 

THOU  n  Shalt  not  i  raise  a  false 
report:  put  not  thine  hand 
with  the  wicked  to  be  an  *  un- 
righteous witness. 

2  ^  c  Thou  Shalt  not  follow  a  mul- 
titude to  do  evil;  ''neither  shall 
thou  t  speak  in  a  cause  to  decline 
after  many  to  wrest  Judgment  : 

3  *"  Xeitlier  shalt  thou  counte- 
nance a  poor  man  in  his  cause. 

4  T  <=If  thou  meet  thine  eneiny's 
ox  or  his  ass  going  astray,  thou 
Shalt  surely  bring  it  back  to  him 
again; 

o.fIf  thou  see  the  a.ss  of  him  that 
hateth  thee  lying  under  his  bur- 
den, II  and  wouldest  forbear  to 
help  him,  thou  shall  surely  help 
with  him. 

6  y  Thou  Shalt  not  wrest  the  judg- 
ment of  thy  poor  in  his  cause. 

7  ''  Keep  thee  far  from  a  false 
matter;  »and  the  innocent  and 
righteous  slay  thou  not:  for  *I 
will  not  justify  the  wicked. 

8  IF  And  I  thou  shalt  take  no  gift : 
for  the  gift  blindeth  tthe  wi.se, 
and  perverteth  the  words  of  the 
righteous. 

9  II  Also  «'thoii  shalt  not  op- 
press a  .stranger:  for  ye  know  the 
t  heart  of  a  stranger,  seeing  ye 
were  strangers  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

10  And  "  six  years  thou  shalt  sow 
thy  land,  and  shalt  gather  in  the 
fruits  thereof: 

11  But  the  seventh  yea?-  thou 
shalt  let  it  rest  and  lie  still;  that 
the  poor  of  thy  people  may  eat : 
and  what  they  leave  the  beasts 
of  the  field  shall  eat.  In  like 
manner  thou  shalt  deal  with  thy 
vineyard,  and  with  thy  II  olive- 
yard. 

12  "Six  days  thou  shalt  do  thy 
work,  and  on  the  seventh  day 
thou  shalt  rest :  that  thine  ox  and 
thine  a.ss  may  rest,  and  the  son 
of  thy  handmaid,  and  the  stranger, 
may  be  refreshed. 

13  And  in  all  things  that  I  have 
said  unto  you  Phe  circumspect: 


Matt.  27 

26. 

Mark  In.   15. 

Luke  23.    23. 

Acts  24.  27. 

&  25.  9. 
d  ver.  6,  7. 

Lev.  19.  15. 

Deut.  1.  17. 

Ps.  72.  2. 
+Heb.  answer. 
«Deut.  22.  1. 

Job  31.  29. 

Prov.  24.  IT. 

(k  25.  21. 

Matt.  5  44. 

Rom.  12.  20. 

1  Thess.5.15. 

/Deut.  22.  4. 

II  Or,  wilt  thou 

cease  to  help 

him  ?  or,  and 

wouldest 

cease  to  leave 

thy  business 

for  him  ; 

thou  shalt 

surely  leave 

it  to  join 

with  him. 
g  ver.  2. 

Deut.  27.  19. 

Job  31.  13, 

21.     Ecc.  5.  8.    Is.  10.  1,  2.     Jer.  5.  28.   &  7.  6.     Amos  5.  12. 

Mai.  3.  5.     Aver.  1.     Lev.   19.  11.     Luke  3.  14.       Eph.  4.  25. 
«Deut.  27.  25.     Ps.  94.  21.     Prov.  IT.  15,  26.     Jer.  T.  6.      Matt. 

27.  4.     kch.  34.  7      Rom.  1.  18.     i  Deut.  16.  19.     1  Sam.  8.  3. 

&  12.  3.    2Chr.  19.  7.     Ps.  26.  10.    Prov.  15.  27.  Jc  17.  8,  23.  <t 

29.  4.     Is.  1.  23.  &  5.  23.  &  33.  15.     Ez.  22.   12.    Amos  5.   12. 

Acts  24.  26.    f  Heb.  the  seeing.     7n  ch.  22.  21.    Deut.  10.  19.  & 

24.  14,  17.  &  27.  19.     Ps.  94.  6.     Ez.  22.  7.    Mai.  3.  5.     t  Heb. 

soul.    nLev.25.  3,  4.     I\  Or,  olive  trees,    och.  20.  8,  9.     Deut.  5. 

13.     Luke  13.  14.     p  Deut.  4.  9.    Josh.  22.  5.    Ps.  39.  1.     Eph. 

6.  15.     1  Tim.  4.  10. 


and  -zmake  no  mention  of  the 
name  of  other  gods,  neither  let  it 
be  heard  out  of  thy  mouth. 

14  ^  '•  Three  times  thou  shalt  keep 
a  feast  unto  me  in  the  year. 

15«Tliou  Shalt  keep  the  feast  of 
unleavened  bread :  (thou  shalt  eat 
unleavened  bread  seven  days,  as  I 
commanded  thee,  in  the  time 
appointed  of  the  month  Abib; 
for  in  it  thou  camest  out  from 
Egypt:  'and  none  shall  appear 
before  me  empty :) 

16  "And  the  feast  of  harvest,  the 
firstfruits  of  thy  labours,  which 
thou  hast  sown  in  the  field :  and 
«the  feast  of  ingathering,  which  is 
in  the  end  of  the  year,  when  thou 
hast  gathered  in  thy  laboiu'S  out 
of  the  field. 

17  2/ Three  times  in  the  year  all 
thy  males  shall  appear  before  the 
Lord  God. 

18  "  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood 
of  my  sacrifice  with  leavened 
bread;  neither  shall  the  fat  of 
mj'  II  sacrifice  remain  until  the 
morning. 

19  «The  first  of  the  firstfruits  of 
thy  land  thou  shalt  bring  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 
*Thou  shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  in 
his  mother's  milk. 

20  ^  (^  Behold,  I  send  an  Angel 
before  thee,  to  keep  thee  in  the 
way,  and  to  bring  thee  into  the 
place  which  I  have  prepared. 

21  Beware  of  him,  and  obey  his 
voice, ''provoke  him  not;  for  he 
will  e  not  pardon  your  transgres- 
sions: for  .^ 111 j^  name  is  in  him. 

22  But  if  thou  shalt  indeed  obej' 
his  voice,  and  do  all  that  I  speak ; 
then  ffl  will  be  an  enemy  unto 
thine  enemies,  and  11  an  adversary 
unto  thine  adversaries. 

23  /'  For  mine  Angel  shall  go  be- 
fore thee,  and  '  bring  thee  in  unto 
the  Amorites,  and  the  Hittites, 
and  the  Perizzites,  and  the  Ca- 
naanites,  the  Hivites,  and  the 
Jebusites;  and  I  will  cut  them 
oiT. 

24  Thou  Shalt  not  *  bow  down  to 
their  gods,  nor  serve  them,  ^nor 
do  after  their  works:  ™but  thou 
Shalt  utterly  overthrow  them, 
and  quite  break  down  their  im- 
ages. 

2-5  And  ye  shall  «  serve  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  »  he  shall  ble.ss  thy 
bread,  and  thy  water;  and  pI 
v.ill  take  sickness  away  from  the 
midst  of  thee. 

26  ^  ?  There  shall  nothing  cast 
their  young,  nor  be  barren,  in  thy 
land :  the  number  of  thy  days  I 
will '-fulfil. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


7  Hum.  32.  38. 

Deut.  12.  3. 

Josh.  23.  7. 

Ps.  16.  4. 

Hos.  2.  17. 

Zech.  13.  2. 
rch.  34.23. 

Lev.  23.  4. 

Deut.  16.  16. 
sch.  12.  15.  & 

13.  6.  &  34. 

18. 

Lev.  23.  6. 

Deut.  16.  8. 
<ch.  34.  20. 

Deut.  16.  16. 
«ch.  34.  22. 

Lev.  23.  10. 
jrDeut.  16.  13. 
y  ch.  34.  23. 

Deut.  16.  16. 
ich.  12.  8.  <fc 

34.  25. 

Lev.  2.  11. 

Deut.  16.  4. 
!l  Or,  feast, 
ac.h.  22.  29.  t 

34.  26. 

Lev.  23.  10, 

17. 

>um.  18.  12, 

13. 

DeJt.  26.  10. 

Neh.  10.  35. 
Sch.  34.  26. 

Deut.  14.  21. 
cch.  14.  19.  <k 

32.  34.  &  33. 

2,  14. 

Num.  20.  16. 

Josh.  5.  13. 

■fc  6.  2. 

Ps.  91.  11. 

Is.  63.  9. 
dNum.  14.  11. 

Ps.  78.  40,  56. 

Eph.  4.  30. 

Ileb.  3.  10, 

16. 
e  ch.  32.  34. 

Num.  14.  30. 

Deut.  18.  19. 

Josh.  24.  19. 

Jer.  5.  7. 

Heb.  3.  11. 

1  John  5.  16. 
/Is.  9.  6. 

Jer.  23.  6. 

John  10.  30, 

38. 
g  Gen.  12.  3. 

Deut.  30.  7. 

Jer.  30.  20. 
II  Or,  I  will 

afflict  them 

that  afflict 

thee, 
h  ver.  20. 

ch.  33.  2. 


*  ch.  20.  5. 


ZLev.  18.  3. 
Deut.  12.  30, 

31.  mch.  34.  13.  Num.  S3.  52.  Dru(.  7.  5,  25.  &  12.  3.  n  Deut. 
6.  13.  A-  10.  12,  20.  &  11.  13,  14.  &  13.  4.  Josh.  22.  5.  &  24.  14, 
15,  21,  24.  1  Sam.  7.  3.  &  12.  20,  24.  Matt.  4.  10.  o  Deut.  T. 
13.  &  28.  5,  8.  p  ch.  15.  26.  Deut.  T.  15.  q  Deut.  7.  14.  &  28. 
4.  Job  21.  10.  Mai.  3.  10,  11.  r  Gen.  25.  8.  &  35.  29.  1  Chr. 
23.1.    Jobs.  26.  &  42.  17.     Ps.  55.  23.  &  90.  10. 

77 


The  people  promise  obedience. 


EXODUS. 


The  glory  of  God  appeareth. 


Before 

C  II  R  I  S  T 

1491. 


f  Gen.  35.  0. 
ch.  15.  14,  IC. 
Oeut.  2.  '.'5. 
&  11.  2.i. 
Josh.2.  9, 11. 

1  Sam.  14. 
15. 

2  Chr.  14.  14. 
f  Deut.  7.  23. 
t  Hell,  neck, 

IN.  IS.  40. 
H  Deut.  7.  20. 

JnBh.24.  12. 
w  Deut.  7.  22. 


j;  Gen.   15.  18. 

;<um.  34.  3. 

Deut.  11.  24. 

Josh.  1.  4. 

1  Kings  4.  21, 

24. 

Ps.  72.  8. 
J/  .losh.  21.  44. 

Juilg.  1.  4.  ic 

11.  21. 
0ch.  34.  12,15. 

Deul.  7.  2. 
ach.  34    12. 

Deut.  7.  16. 

<t  12.  30. 

Josh.  23.  13. 

Jud?.  2.  3. 

1  Sim. 18.  21. 

Ps.  lOG.  36. 


arh.  28.  1. 

Lev.  10.  1,  2. 
I,vh.  1.  5. 

Num.  11.  Ifi. 
c  ver.  13,  15, 

18. 


(  li.  10.  8. 
Deut.  5.  27. 
(iul.  3.  19,20. 
t  Deul.  31.  0. 


fijcn.  28.  18. 
&  31.  45. 


!•  Heb.  9.  18. 


27  I  will  send  «my  fear  before 
thee,  and  will  *  destroy  all  the 
people  to  whom  thou  shalt  come; 
and  I  will  make  all  thine  enemies 
turn  their  t  backs  unto  thee. 

28  And  » I  will  send  hornets  be- 
fore thee,  which  shall  drive  out 
the  Hivite,  the  Canaanite,  and  the 
Hittite,  from  before  thee. 

29  "'I  will  not  drive  them  out 
from  before  thee  in  one  year ;  lest 
the  land  become  desolate,  and  the 
l^east  of  the  field  multiply  against 
thee. 

.30  By  little  and  little  I  will  drive 
them  out  froni  before  thee,  until 
thou  be  increased,  and  inherit  the 
land. 

31  And  ^I  will  set  thy  bounds 
from  the  Ked  sea  even  unto  the 
sea  of  the  Philistines,  and  from 
the  desert  unto  the  river:  for  I 
will  ^.deliver  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land  into  your  hand;  and 
thou  shalt  drive  them  out  before 
thee. 

32  ^Thou  Shalt  make  no  cove- 
nant with  them,  nor  with  their 
gods. 

;33  They  shall  not  dwell  m  thy 
land,  lest  they  make  thee  sin 
against  me :  for  if  thou  serve 
their  gods,  "it  will  surely  be  a 
snare  unto  thee. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Moses  is  called  up  into  the  mountain.  3  The 
people  promise  obedience.  4  Moses  huildeth  an 
altar,  and  twelve  pillars.  6  He  sprinkleth  the 
hlood  of  the  covenant.  9  The  glory  of  God 
appeareth.  14  Aaron  and  Hur  have  the  charge 
of  the  people.  15  Moses  goeth  into  the  mount- 
ain, where  he  continueth  forty  days  and  forty 
nights. 

AND  lie  said  unto  Moses,  Come 
.  up  unto  the  Lord,  thou,  and 
Aaron,  "ISTadab,  and  Abihu,  '-and 
seventy  of  the  elders  of  Israel; 
and  worship  ye  afiar  off. 

2  And  Moses  ^  alone  shall  come 
near  the  Lord:  but  they  shall 
not  come  nigh;  neither  shall  the 
people  go  up  with  him. 

3  %  And  Moses  came  and  told 
the  people  all  the  words  of  the 
Lord,  and  all  the  judgments: 
and  all  the  people  answered  with 
one  voice,  and  said,  ''All  the  words 
which  the  Lord  hath  said  will 
we  do. 

4  And  Moses  « wrote  all  the  words 
of  the  Lord,  and  rose  up  earl.v  in 
the  moi'niuf^,  and  builded  an  altar 
under  the  hill,  and  twelve/pillars, 
according  to  the  twelve  tribes  ol 
Israel. 

5  And  he  sent  young  men  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  which  offered 
burnt  offerings,  and  sacrificed 
peace  offerings  of  oxen  unto  the 
Lord. 

(J  And  Moses  fftook  half  of  the 
blood,  and  put  it  in  basins;  and 
half  of  the  blood  he  sprinkled  on 
the  altar. 

78 


7  And  he  '«took  the  book  of  the 
covenant,  and  read  in  the  audi- 
ence of  the  people:  and  they  said, 
'All  that  the  Lord  hath  said  will 
we  do,  and  be  obedient. 

8  And  Moses  took  the  blood,  and 
sprinkled  it  on  the  people,  and 
said,  Behold  A' the  blood  of  the 
covenant,  which  the  Lord  hath 
made  with  you  concerning  all 
these  words. 

9  \  Then  'went  up  Moses,  and 
Aaron,  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  and 
seventy  of  the  elders  of  Israel ; 

10  And  they  "«saw  the  God  of 
Israel:  and  there  was  under  his 
feet  as  it  were  a  paved  work  of  a 
"sapphire  stone,  and  as  it  were 
the  "  body  of  heaven  in  las  clear- 
ness. 

11  And  upon  the  nobles  of  the 
children  of  Israel  he  p  laid  not  his 
hand:  also  o-they  saw  God,  and 
did  '•  eat  and  drink. 

12  %  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  3  Come  up  to  me  into  the 
mount,  and  be  there :  and  I  will 
give  thee  < tables  of  stone,  and  a 
law,  and  commandments  which 
I  have  written ;  that  thou  mayest 
teach  them. 

13  And  Moses  rose  up,  and 
"his  minister  Joshua ;  and  Moses 
'"  went  up  into  the  mount  of  God. 

14  And  he  said  nnto  the  elders. 
Tarry  ye  here  for  us,  until  we 
come  again  unto  you :  and,  be- 
hold, Aaron  and  Hur  are  with 
you  :  if  any  man  have  any  mat- 
ters to  do,  let  him  come  unto  them. 

15  And  Moses  went  up  into  the 
mount,  and  a^  a  cloud  covered  the 
mount. 

16  And  2/ the  glory  of  the  Lord 
abode  upon  mount  Sinai,  and  the 
cloud  covered  it  six  days :  and 
the  seventh  day  he  called  unto 
Moses  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
cloud. 

17  And  the  sight  of  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  tfjo.vlike  « devouring  fire 
on  the  top  of  the  mount  in  the 
eyes  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

is  And  Moses  went  into  the  midst 
of  the  cloud,  and  gat  him  up  into 
the  mount:  and  « Moses  was  in 
the  mount  forty  days  and  forty 
nights. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  What  the  Israelites  must  offer  for  the  making 
of  the  tabernacle.  \0  The  form  of  the  ark.  17 
The  mercy  seat,  with  the  cherubim.  23  The 
table,  with  the  furniture  thereof.  31  The  can- 
dlestick,  with  the  instruments  thereof. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  they  1  bring  me  an  !l  of- 
fering: "  of  every  man  thatgiveth 
it  willingly  with  his  heart  ye  shall 
take  my  offering. 

3  And  this  is  the  offering  which 
ye  shall  take  of  them ;  gold,  and 
silver,  and  brass, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


MIeb.  9.  19. 
i  ver.  8. 


k  Heb.  9.  20. 
it  13.20. 
1  Pet.  1.  2. 


m  See  Gen.  32. 

30. 

ch.  3.  6. 

Judg.  13.22. 

Is.  6.  1,  0. 

with  ch.  33. 

20,  23. 

John  1.  18. 

1  Tim.  6.  16. 

1  John  4.  12. 
«  Kz.  1.  26.  Sc 

10.  1. 

Rev.  4.  3. 
oMatt.  17.  2. 
pch.  19.  21. 
7  Gen.  16.  13. 

6c  32.  30. 

ver.  10. 

ch.  33.  20. 

Deul.  4.  33. 

Judg.  13.  22. 
rOen.  31.  54. 

ch.  18.  12. 

1  Cor.  10.  18. 
.tver.2, 15, 18. 
«ch.  31.  18.  <ft 

32.  15,  16. 
Deut.  5.  22. 

i(ch.32.  17.  6c 

33.  11. 
w  ver.  2. 
jch.  19.  9.10. 

Matt.  17.  5. 
ych.  16.  10. 
Num.  14.  10. 


jch.  3.  2.  & 
19.  18. 
Deut.  4.  36. 
Heb.  12.  18, 
29. 

«eh.  34.  28. 
Deut.  9.  9. 


tHob.  take 

for  me. 
]\  Or,  heave 

offering. 
ach.  35.  .'5,21. 

1  Chr.  29.  3, 
u,  9,  14. 
Kzra  2.  68.  6c 
3.  5.  &.  7.  16. 
Neh.  11.  2. 

2  Cor.  8.  13. 
&  9.  7. 


The  form  of  the  ark. 


EXODUS. 


The  table,  with  the  furniture. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


II  Or,  silk. 

Gen.  41.  42. 
Jch.  27.  20. 
cch.  30.  23. 
dch.  30.  34. 
ech.  28.  i,  fi. 
/ch.  28.  15. 
f  ch.  36.  1,  3, 

4. 

Lev.  4.  6.  k 

10.  4.  &  21. 

12. 

Heb.  9.  1,  2. 
hch.  29.  45. 

1  KiiiRsr,.  13. 

2  Co.'.  G.  16. 
Hvh.  B.  G. 
Kcv.  21.  3. 

i  VL-r.  40. 
Jch.  37.  1. 

Deut.  10.  3. 

Heb.  3.  4. 


n  Ki 

ngs 

S.  K 

mch. 

16. 

34. 

ic  3 

.  1> 

Ucu 

.  in.  2, 

5.  &  31. 

26. 

IKi 

IKS 

e.  9. 

2Ki 

ngs 

11. 

12. 

Heb 

9. 

4. 

nch. 

37. 

6. 

Rom 

.  3 

25. 

Heb 

9. 

o. 

'  Or.  of  the 
matter  if 
the  mercy 

ol  Kings  8.  7. 
1  Chr.  28.  18. 
Heb.  9.  5. 


pch.  26.  34. 
V  ver.  16. 
rch.  29.  42,43. 

&  30.  6,  36. 

Lev.  16.  2. 

yum.  17.  4. 


4  And  blue,  and  purple,  and  scar- 
let, and  11  fine  linen,  and  goats'  hai)-, 

5  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and 
badgers"  skins,  and  shittini  wood, 

6  b  Oil  for  the  light,  c  spices  for 
anointing  oil,  and  for  <^  sweet  in- 
cense, » 

7  Onyx  stones,  and  stones  to  be 
set  in  the  « ephod,  and  in 'the 
/breastplate. 

8  And  let  them  make  me  a  sf  sanc- 
tuary ;  that  >^  I  may  dwell  among 
them. 

9  'According  to  all  that  I  shew 
thee,  after  the  pattern  of  the  tab- 
ernacle, and  the  pattern  of  all  the 
instruments  thereof,  even  so  shall 
ye  make  if. 

10  *'  •'■And  they  shall  make  an  ark 
o/shittim  wood :  two  cubits  and  a 
half  shall  be  the  length  thereof, 
and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the  breadth 
thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the 
height  thereof. 

11  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with 
pure  gold,  within  and  Avithout 
Shalt  thou  overlay  it,  and  shalt 
make  upon  it  a  crown  of  gold 
round  about. 

12  And  thou  shalt  cast  four  rings 
of  gold  for  it,  and  put  them  in  the 
four  corners  thereof;  and  two 
rings  .s/iall  be  in  the  one  side  of  it, 
and  two  rings  in  the  other  side 
of  it. 

13  And  thou  shalt  make  staves 
o/shittim  wood,  and  overlay  them 
with  gold. 

14  And  thou  shalt  put  the  staves 
into  the  rings  by  the  sides  of  the 
ark,  that  the  ark  may  be  borne 
with  them. 

1.5  'The  staves  shall  be  in  the 
rings  of  the  ark:  they  shall  not 
be  taken  from  it. 

16  And  thou  shalt  put  into  the 
ark  "» the  testimony  which  I  shall 
give  thee. 

17  And  »  thou  shalt  make  a  mer- 
cy seat  of  pure  gold :  two  cubits 
and  a  half  shall  be  the  length 
thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the 
breadth  thereof. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  two 
cherubim  o/ gold,  o;"  beaten  work 
Shalt  thou  make  them,  in  the  two 
ends  of  the  mercy  seat. 

19  And  make  one  cherub  on  the 
one  end,  and  the  other  cherub  on 
the  other  end:  ^re/i  II  of  the  mercy 
seat  shall  ye  make  the  cherubim 
on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

20  And  "the  cherubim  shall 
stretch  forth  ^/le/r  wings  on  high, 
covering  the  mercy  seat  with  their 
wings,  and  their  faces  shall  look 
one  to  another ;  toward  the  mercy 
seat  shall  the  faces  of  the  cher- 
ubim be. 

21 2>A\u]  thou  shalt  put  the  mer- 
cy seat  above  upon  the  ark ;  and 
lin  the  ark  thou  shalt  put  the 
testimony  that  I  shall  give  thee. 

22  And  r  there  I  wUl  meet  with 


thee,  and  I  will  commune  with 
thee  from  above  the  mercy  seat, 
from  8  between  the  two  cherubim 
which  are  upon  the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  of  all  things  which  I 
will  give  thee  in  commandment 
unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

23  1 1  Thou  shalt  also  make  a  table 
of  shittim  wood :  two  cubits  shall 
be  the  length  thereof,  and  a  cubit 
the  breadth  thereof,  and  a  cubit 
and  a  half  the  height  thereof. 

24  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with 
pure  gold,  and  make  thereto  a 
crown  of  gold  round  about. 

2-5  And  thou  shalt  make  unto  it 
a  border  of  a  handbreadth  round 
about,  and  thou  shalt  make  a  gold- 
en crown  to  the  border  tliereof 
round  about. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it 
four  rings  of  gold,  and  put  the 
rings  in  the  four  corners  that  are 
on  the  four  ieet  thereof. 

27  Over  against  the  border  shall 
the  rings  be  for  places  of  the 
staves  to  bear  the  table. 

28  And  thou  shalt  make  the 
staves  of  shittim  wood,  and  over- 
lay them  with  gold,  that  the  table 
may  be  borne  with  them. 

29  And  thou  shalt  make  "the 
dishes  thereof,  and  spoons  there- 
of, and  covers  thereof,  and  bowls 
thereof,  II  to  cover  withal :  uf  jjure 
gold  Shalt  thou  make  them. 

30  And  thou  shalt  set  upon  the 
table  "'shewbread  before  me  al- 
ways. 

31  ^  ^And  thou  shalt  make  a  can- 
dle.stick  of  i^ure  gold :  of  beaten 
work  shall  the  candlestick  be 
made :  his  shaft,  and  hLs  branches, 
his  bowls,  his  knops,  and  his 
flowers,shall  be  of  the  same. 

32  And  six  branches  shall  come 
out  of  the  sides  of  it ;  three  branch- 
es of  the  candlestick  out  of  the 
one  side,  and  three  branches  of 
the  candlestick  out  of  the  other 
side: 

33  Three  bowls  made  like  unto 
almonds,  v:Uh  a  knop  and  a 
flower  in  one  branch ;  and  three 
bowls  made  like  almonds  in  the 
other  branch,  wUh  a  knop  and  a 
flower:  so  in  the  six  branches 
that  come  out  of  the  candlestick. 

34  And  in  the  candlestick  shall 
be  four  bowls  made  like  unto 
almonds,  xrith  their  knops  and 
their  flowers. 

.35  And  there  shall  be  a  knop  un- 
der two  branches  of  the  same, 
and  a  knop  under  two  branches 
of  the  same,  and  a  knop  under 
two  branches  of  the  same,  ac- 
cording to  the  six  branches  that 
proceed  out  of  the  candle.stick. 

36  Their  knops  and  their  branch- 
es shall  be  of  the  same :  all  of  it 
shall  be  one  beaten  work  of  pure 
gold. 

37  And    thou  shalt    make  the 

79 


Before 
CHRIST 

1491. 


sXum.  7.  89. 

1  Sam.  4.  4. 

2  Sam.  6.  2. 
2  Kings  19. 
15. 

Ps.  80.  1.  4; 
90.  1. 
Is.  37.  16. 
t  ch.  37.  10. 

1  Kings 7.  48. 

2  Chr.  4.  8- 
Heb.  9.  2. 


uch.  37.  18. 
>'um.  4.  7. 


li  Or,  to  ponr 
out  withal. 


w  Lev.  24.5,6. 

xch.  37.  17. 
1  Kin.  7.  49. 
Zech.  4.  2. 
Heb.  9.  2. 
Rev.  1.  12. 
Sc  4.  5. 


Special  things  helonging 


EXODUS. 


to  the  tabernacle. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


ych.  27.  21. 
&  30.  8. 


2Chr.  13.11. 


seven  lamps  thereof:  and  2/ they 
shall  II  light  the  lamps  thereof, 
that  they  may  ^give  light  over 
against  tit. 

38  And  the  tongs  thereof,  and  the 
snuffdishes  thereof,  shall  be  o/pure 
gold. 

39  Of  a  talent -of  pure  gold  shall 
he  make  it,  with  all  tliese  vessels. 

40  And  "look  that  thou  make 
them  after  their  pattern,  t which 
was  shewed  thee  in  the  mount. 

.Vets  7.  44.     Heb. 


II  Or,  cause 
to  ascend. 

z  Num.  8.  2. 
t  Ileb.  the 

face  of  it. 
(icli.  26.  30.     :Suni.  8.  4.     1  Chr.  28.  11,  10. 

8.  5.     t  Heb.  which  thou  want  caused  to  sec. 


tHeb. 

the  work  of 
a  cunning 
workman,  or, 
embroiderer. 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  The  ten  curtains  of  the  tabernacle.  7  The 
eleven  curtains  of  goals'  hair.  14  The  cover- 
ing of  rams'  skins.  15  The  boards  of  the  tab- 
ernacle., wi*.h  their  sockets  and  bars.  31  The 
vail  for  the  ark.     36  The  hanging  for  the  door. 

MOREOVER  n  thou  Shalt  make 
the  tabernacle  lui/h  ten  cur- 
tains of  fine  twined  linen,  and 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet:  luith 
cherubim  tof  cunning  work  shalt 
thou  make  them. 

2  The  length  of  one  curtain  shall 
be  eight  and  twenty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  of  one  curtain  four 
cubits  :  and  every  one  of  tiie  cur- 
tains shall  have  one  measure. 

3  The  five  curtains  shall  be 
coupled  together  one  to  another ; 
and  nther  five  curtains  shall  be 
coupled  one  to  another. 

4  And  thou  slialt  make  loops  of 
blue  upon  the  edge  of  the  one 
cux'tain  from  the  selvedge  in  the 
coupling ;  and  likewise  slialt  thou 
make  in  the  uttermost  edge  of 
another  curtain,  in  the  coupling 
of  the  second. 

5  Fifty  loops  shalt  thou  make  in 
the  one  curtain,  and  fifty  loops 
shalt  thou  inake  in  the  edge  of 
the  curtain  that  is  in  the  coupling 
of  the  second;  that  the  loops  inay 
take  liold  one  of  anotlier. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty 
taclies  of  gold,  and  couple  the 
curtains  together  with  the  taches: 
and  it  shall  be  one  tabernacle. 

7  ^  And  ithou  shalt  make  cur- 
tains 0/ goats'  hair  to  be  a  cover- 
ing upon  the  tabernacle:  eleven 
curtains  shalt  thou  make. 

8  The  length  of  one  curtain 
shall  be  thirty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  of  one  curtain  /our  cubits : 
and  the  eleven  curtains  shall  be 
all  of  one  measure. 

9  And  thou  shalt  couple  five 
curtains  by  themselves,  and  six 
curtains  by  them.selves,  and  shalt 
double  the  si.xth  curtain  in  the 
fbrefront  of  the  tabernacle. 

10  And  tlion  slialt  make  fifty 
loops  on  the  edge  of  the  one  cur- 
tain that  is  outmost  in  the  coup- 
ling, and  fifty  loops  in  the  edge  of 
tlie  curtain  which  coupleth  the 
second. 

11  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty 
taches  of  brass,  and  put  the  taches 

80 


into   the   loops,  and   couple  the 
II  tent  together,  that  it  may  be  one. 

12  And  the  remnant  that  remain- 
eth  of  the  curtains  of  the  tent,  the 
half  curtain  that  remaineth,  shall 
hang  over  the  back  side  of  the 
tabernacle. 

13  And  a  cubit  on  the  one  side, 
and  a  cubit  on  the  other  side  t  of 
that  which  remaineth  in  the 
length  of  the  curtains  of  the  tent, 
it  shall  hang  over  the  sides  of  the 
tabernacle,  on  this  side  and  on 
that  side,  to  cover  it. 

14  And  <-■  thou  shalt  make  a  cov- 
ering for  the  tent  of  rams'  skins 
dyed  red,  and  a  covering  above  of 
badgers'  skins. 

15  *;,  And  thou  shalt  make  boards 
for  the  tabernacle  o/shittim  wood 
standing  up. 

16  Ten  cubits  shall  be  the  length 
of  a  board,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half 
shall  be  the  breadth  of  one  board. 

17  Two  t  tenons  shall  there  be  in 
one  board,  set  in  order  one  against 
another:  thus  shalt  thou  make 
for  all  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  the 
boards  for  the  tabernacle,  twenty 
boards  on  the  south  side  south- 
ward. 

19  And  thou  shalt  make  forty 
sockets  of  silver  under  the  twenty 
boards;  two  sockets  under  one 
board  for  his  two  tenons,  and  two 
sockets  under  another  board  for 
his  two  tenons. 

20  And  for  the  second  side  of  the 
tabernacle  on  the  north  side  there 
shall  be  twenty  boards, 

21  And  their  forty  sockets  of  sil- 
ver; two  sockets  under  one  board, 
and  two  sockets  under  another 
board. 

22  And  for  the  sides  of  the  taber- 
nacle westward  thou  shalt  make 
six  boards. 

23  And  two  boards  shalt  thou 
make  for  the  corners  of  the  taber- 
nacle in  the  two  sides. 

24  And  they  shall  be  t  coupled  to- 
gether benelith,  and  they  shall  be 
coupled  together  above  the  head 
of  it  unto  one  ring :  thus  shall  it 
be  for  them  both  ;  they  shall  be 
for  the  two  corners. 

25  And  they  shall  be  eight 
boards,  and  their  sockets  o/ silver, 
sixteen  sockets;  two  sockets  un- 
der one  board,  and  two  sockets 
under  another  board. 

2()  'f  And  thou  shalt  make  bars  of 
shittimwood;  five  for  the  boards 
of  the  one  side  of  the  tabernacle, 

27  And  live  bars  for  the  boards  of 
the  other  side  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
side  of  the  tabernacle,  for  the  two 
sides  westward. 

28  And  the  middle  bar  in  the 
midst  of  the  boards  shall  reach 
from  end  to  end. 

29  And  thou  shalt  overlay  the 


Tlie  altar  of  hurnt  offering. 


EXODUS. 


The  court  of  the  tabernacle. 


d  ell.  25.  0,  40. 

<k  27.  8. 

Acts  7.  44. 

Heb.  8.  5. 
c  oh.  S6.  35. 

Lev.  16.  2. 

2  Chr.  3.  H. 

Matt.  27.  51. 

Heb.  0.  3. 


»ch.  3S.  1. 
Kz.  43.  13. 


boards  with  golfl,  and  make  their 
ring.')  of  gold  /o?-  places  for  the 
bars:  and  thou  shalt  overlay  the 
bars  -with  gold. 

30  And  thou  shalt  rear  up  the 
tabernacle  </ according  to  the  fash- 
ion thereof  which  was  shewed 
thee  in  the  mount. 

31 1  And  «thou  shalt  make  a  vail 
of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 
and  fine  twined  linen  of  cunning 
work:  with  cherubina  shall  it  be 
made. 

32  And  thou  shalt  hang  it  upon 
four  pillars  of  shittim  icood  over- 
laid with  gold :  their  hooks  shall 
be  of  gold,  upon  the  four  .sockets 
of  silver. 

33  "^  And  thou  shalt  hang  up  the 
vail  under  the  taches,  that  thou 
mayest  bring  in  thither  within  the 
vail  ./the  ark  of  the  testimony  : 
and  the  vail  shall  divide  unto  you 
between  .i  the  holy  x'^lo^'^e  and  the 
most  holy. 

34  And  '» thou  shalt  put  the  mercy 
seat  upon  the  ark  of  the  testimony 
in  the  most  holy  place. 

35  And  «■  thou  s^halt  set  the  table 
without  the  vail,  and  ''  the  candle- 
stick over  against  the  table  on  the 
side  of  the  tabernacle  toward  the 
south:  and  thou  shalt  put  the 
table  on  the  north  .side. 

36  And  'thou  shalt  make  a  hang- 
ing for  the  door  of  the  tent,  o/ blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen,  wrought  with  nee- 
dlework. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  for  the 
hanging  mfive  pillars  of  shittim 
tvoo'l,  and  overlay  them  with  gold, 
and  their  hoolifi^ shall  be  of  gold: 
and  thou  shalt  cast  five  sockets  of 
brass  for  them. 

CHAPTER   XXVII. 

1  The  allar  of  burnt  offering,  with  the  vessels 
thereof.  9  The  court  of  the  tabernacle  inclosed 
v-ith  hangings  and  pillars.  18  The  measure  of 
the  court.     20  The  oil  for  the  lamp. 

AXD  thou  shalt  make  ^  an  altar 
.  of  shittim  wood,  five  cubits 
long,  and  five  cubits  broad ;  the 
altar  shall  be  foursquare :  and  the 
height  thereof  shall  be  three 
cubits. 

2  And  thou  shalt  make  the  horns 
of  it  upon  the  four  corners  there- 
of: his  horns  shall  be  of  the  same: 
and  ithou  shalt  overlay  it  with 
brass. 

3  And  thou  shalt  make  his  pans 
to  receive  his  ashes,  and  his  shov- 
els, and  his  basins,  and  his  fiesh- 
hooks,  and  his  firepans :  all  the 
vessels  thereof  thou  shalt  make 
of  bra.ss. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it  a 
grate  of  network  of  brass  ;  and 
upon  the  net  shalt  thou  make  four 
brazen  rings  in  the  fom'  corners 
thereof. 

5  And  thou  shalt  put  it  under  the 
compass  of  the  altar  beneath,  that 

6 


the  net  may  be  even  to  the  midst 
of  the  altar. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  staves 
for  the  altar,  staves  of  shittim 
wood,  and  overlay  them  ^\ith 
brass. 

7  And  the  staves  shall  be  put 
into  the  rings,  and  the  staves 
shall  be  upon  the  two  sides  of  the 
altar,  to  bear  it. 

8  Hollow  with  boards  shalt  thou 
make  it :  ^  as  t  it  was  shewed  thee 
in  the  mount,  so  shall  they  make 
it. 

9  <1  And  (^thou  shalt  make  the 
court  of  the  tabernacle:  for  the 
south  side  southv.'ard  there  shall 
be  hangings  for  the  court  of  fine 
twined  linen  of  a  hundred  cubits 
long  for  one  side : 

10  And  the  twenty  pillars  thereof 
and  their  twenty  sockets  shall  be 
of  brass  ;  the  hooks  of  the  pillars 
and  their  fillets  shall  be  o/ silver. 

11  And  likewise  for  the  north 
side  in  length  there  shall  be  hang- 
ings of  a  hundred  cubits  long,  and 
his  twenty  pillars  and  their  twen- 
ty sockets  of  brass;  the  hooks  of 
tlie  pillars  and  Iheir  fillets  of 
silver. 

12  •"  And  for  the  breadth  of  the 
court  on  the  west  .side  shall  be 
hangings  of  fifty  cubits :  their  pil- 
lars ten,  and  their  sockets  ten. 

13  And  the  breadth  of  the  court 
on  the  east  side  eastward  shall  be 
fiftv  cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  one  side  of  the 
aate  shall  be  fifteen  cubits:  their 
pillars  three,  and  their  sockets 
three. 

lo  And  on  the  other  side  shall  be 
hangings  fifteen  cubits:  their  pil- 
lars three,  and  their  sockets  throe. 

16  ^  And  for  the  gate  of  the 
court  shall  be  a  hanging  of  twenty 
cubits,  of  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen, 
wrought  with  needlework :  and 
their  pillars  shall  be  four,  and 
their  sockets  four. 

17  All  the  pillars  round  about 
the  court  .'^hali  be  filleted  with 
silver ;  their  hooks  shall  be  of  sil- 
ver, and  their  sockets  of  brass. 

18  ^  The  length  of  the  court  shall 
be  a  hundred  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  t  fiftv  every  where,  and 
the  height  five  cubits  of  fine 
twined  linen,  and  their  sockets 
of  brass. 

19  All  the  vessels  of  the  taberna- 
cle in  all  the  service  thereof,  and 
all  the  pins  thereof,  and  all  the 
pins  of  the  court,  shall  be  o/ brass. 

20  '^  And  cthou  shalt  command 
the  children  of  Israel,  that  they 
bring  thee  pure  oil  olive  beaten 
for  the  light,  to  cause  the  lamp 
t  to  burn  always. 

21  In  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation /without  the  vail,  which 
is  before  the  testimony,  s-Aaron 

81 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


cch.  25.  40.  it 

26.  30. 
tHeb. 

he  shewed. 
dch.  38.  3. 


f  Heb.  fftv 

by  fifty. 


e  Lev.  24.  2. 

tHeb. 

to  ascend  up. 
/ch.26.  31, 

33. 
?ch.  30.  ?. 

1  Sam.  3.  3. 

2  Chr.  13. 11. 


The  ephod. 


EXODUS. 


The  breastplate. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 

kch.Ua.  43.(5: 
29.  9,  2«. 
Lev.  3.  17. 
ac  16.  34.  (k 
24.  9. 

Num.  18.  23. 
&  19.  21. 
1  Sam.  30. 
25. 


oNum.  18.  7. 
Heb.  5.  1,  4. 


6ch.  29.  5,  29. 

&  31.  10.  & 

39.  1,  2. 

Lev.  8.  7,30. 

Num.  20.  26, 

28. 
cch.  31.  C.  & 

86.  1. 
deb.  31.  3.  & 

35.  30,  31. 


e  ver.  15. 
/ver.  C. 
g  ver.  31. 
h  ver.  39. 


II  Or, 

embroidered. 


and  his  sons  shall  order  it  from 
evening  to  morning  before  the 
Lord:  'Ht  .s/icM  be  a  statute  for 
ever  unto  their  genei'ations  on 
the  behalf  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  Aaron  and  his  suns  are  set  apart  for  the 
priest^s  ojjice.  2  Holi/  garments  are  appointed. 
6  The  ephod.  15  The  breastplate  with  twelve 
precious  stones.  30  The  Vrim  and  Thummim. 
31  The  robe  of  the  ephod,  with  pomegranates 
and  bells.  TIG  The  plate  of  the  mitre.  39  The 
embroidered  coat.  40  The  garments  for  Aa- 
ron's suns. 

AND  take  thou  unto  thee  "Aa- 
.  ron  thy  brother,  and  liis  sons 
with  him,  from  among  tlio  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  that  he  may  minis- 
ter unto  me  in  the  priest's  olTice, 
even  Aaron,  Nadab  and  Abihu, 
Eleazar  and  Ithamar,  Aaron's 
sons. 

2  And  ithou  shalt  make  holy 
garments  for  Aaron  thy  brother, 
for  glory  and  for  beauty. 

3  And  cthou  shalt  speak  unto  all 
(/lat  are  wise  hearted,  ''whom  I 
have  filled  with  the  .spirit  of  wis- 
dom, that  they  may  make  Aa- 
ron's garnaents  to  consecrate  him, 
tha,t  he  may  minister  unto  me  in 
the  priest's  office. 

4  And  these  o?-e  the  garments 
which  they  shall  make;  «a 
breastplate,  and  /an  ephod,  and 
.'/  a  robe,  and  ''  a  broidered  coat,  a 
mitre,  and  a  girdle :  and  they 
shall  make  holy  garments  for 
Aaron  thy  brother,  and  his  sons, 
that  he  may  minister  unto  me  in 
the  priest's  office. 

.5  And  they  shall  take  gold,  and 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  linen. 

6  11  iAnd  they  shall  make  the 
ephod  0/ gold,  of  blue,  and  of  pur- 
ple, of  scarlet, '  and  fine  twined 
linen,"  with  cunning  work. 

7  It  shall  have  the  two  shoulder- 
pieces  thereof  joined  at  the  two 
edges  thereof;  and  so  it  shall  be 
joined  togetlier. 

8  And  the  5  curious  girdle  of 
the  ephod,  which  U  upon  it,  shall 
be  of  the  same,  according  to  the 
work  thereof ;  evenof  gold,  o/blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen. 

9  And  thou  shalt  take  two  onyx 
stone.s,  and  grave  on  them  the 
names  of  the  children  of  Israel : 

10  Six  of  their  names  on  one 
stone,  and  the  other  six  names  of 
the  rest  on  the  other  stone,  accord- 
ing to  their  birth. 

11  With  the  work  of  an  engraver 
in  stone,  like  the  engravings  of  a 
signet,  shalt  thou  engrave  the  two 
stones  with  the  names  of  the 
children  of  Israel :  thou  shalt 
make  them  to  be  set  in  ouches  of 
gold. 

12  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two 
stones  upon  the  shoulders  of  the 

82 


ephod  for  stones  of  memorial 
unto  the  children  of  Israel :  and 
''Aaron  shall  bear  their  names 
before  the  Lord  upon  his  two 
shoulders  i  for  a  memorial. 

13  II  And  thou  shalt  make  ouches 
o/gold; 

14  And  two  chains  of  pure  gold 
at  the  ends;  of  wreathen  work 
shalt  thou  make  them,  and  fa.sten 
the  wreathen  cliains  to  the  ouches. 

15  1[  And  ™  thou  shalt  make  the 
breastplate  of  judgment  with  cun- 
ning work ;  after  the  work  of  the 
ephod  thou  shalt  make  it;  o/gold, 
of  blue,  and  of  purple,  and  of 
scarlet,  and  of  fine  twined  linen, 
Shalt  thou  make  it. 

16  Foursquare  it  shall  be  being 
doubled;  a  span  i^hcUl  be  the 
length  thereof,  and  a  span  s.fiall 
be  the  breadth  thereof. 

17  "And  thou  shalt  tset  in  it 
settings  of  stones,  even  four  rows 
of  stones:  the  first  vow  shaU  be  a 
Isardius,  a  topaz,  and  a  carbun- 
cle :  Wii.s'  shall  be  the  first  row. 

18  And  the  second  row  shall  be 
an  emerald,  a  sapphire,  and  a 
diamond. 

19  And  the  third  I'ow  a  ligure, 
an  agate,  and  an  amethyst. 

20  And  the  fourth  row  a  beryl, 
and  an  onyx,  and  a  jasper  :  they 
shall  be  set  in  gold  in  their  tin- 
closings. 

21  And  the  stones  shall  be  with 
the  naines  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, twelve,  according  to  their 
names,  like  the  engravings  of  a 
signet;  every  one  with  his  name 
shall  they  be  according  to  the 
twelve  tribes. 

22  1[  And  thou  shalt  make  upon 
the  breastplate  chains  at  the  ends 
of  wreathen  work  of  pure  gold. 

23  And  thou  shait  make  upon 
the  breastplate  two  rings  of  gold, 
and  shalt  put  the  two  rings  on  the 
two  ends  of  the  breastplate. 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two 
wreathen  chains  of  gold  in  the 
two  rings  lohich  are  on  the  ends 
of  the  breastplate. 

2-5  And  the  other  two  ends  of  the 
two  wreathen  chains  thou  shalt 
fasten  in  the  two  ouches,  and 
put  thrm  on  the  shoulderpieces 
of  the  ephod  before  it. 

26  H  And  thou  shalt  make  two 
rings  of  gold,  and  thou  shalt  put 
them  upon  the  two  ends  of  the 
breastplate  in  the  border  there- 
of, which  is  in  the  side  of  the 
ephod  inward. 

27  And  two  other  rings  of  gold 
thou  shalt  make,  and  shalt  put 
them  on  the  two  sides  of  the 
ephod  underneath,  toward  the 
forepart  thereof,  over  against  the 
other  coupling  thereof,  above  the 
curious  girdle  of  the  ephod. 

28  And  they  shall  bind  the 
breastplate  by  the  rings  thereof 


The  Urim  and  Thummim. 


EXODUS. 


Consecration  of  the  priests. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


p  Lev.  8.  8. 
Nrun.  27.  21. 
Deut.  33.  8. 
1  Sam.  28.  6. 
Ezra  2    (iS. 
Xfh.  T.  65. 


qch.  39.  22. 


rch.  33.  30. 
Zech.  14.  20. 


»  ver.  43. 

Lev.  10.  17. 

<fc22.  0 

Num.  18.  1. 

Is.  53.  11. 

Ez.  4.  4,  5,  6. 

John  1.  29. 

Heb.  9.  28. 

1  Pet.  2.  24. 
(  Lev.  1.  4.  <k 

22.  27.  &  23. 

11. 

Is.  56.  7. 
K  ver.  4. 

ch.  39.  27,28, 

29,41. 

Kz.  44. 17, 13. 
*ch.  29.  7.  <fe 

30.  30.  &  40. 

15. 

Lev.  10.  7. 
1-  Heb.  Jill 

their  hand, 
ych.  20.  9, 

&c. 

Lev.  ch.  8. 

Heb.  7.  28. 


unto  the  rings  of  the  ephod  with 
a  lace  of  blue,  that  if.  may  be 
above  the  curiou.s  .girdle  of  the 
ephod,  and  that  the  breastplate 
be  not  loosed  from  the  ephod. 

29  And  Aaron  shall  bear  the 
names  of  the  children  of  Israel  in 
the  breastplate  of  judgment  upon 
his  heart,  when  he  goeth  in  unto 
the  holy  place,  » for  a  memorial 
before  the  Lord  continuallv. 

30  «^  And  inhou  shalt  put  in  the 
breastplate  of  judgment  the  Urim 
and  the  Thummim;  and  they 
shall  be  upon  Aaron's  heart, 
when  he  goeth  in  before  the 
Lokd:  and  Aaron  shall  bear  the 
judgment  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael upon  his  heart  before  the 
Lord  continually. 

31  1;  And  o-thou  shalt  make  the 
robe  of  the  ephod  all  c/blue. 

32  And  there  shall  be  a  hole  in 
the  top  of  it,  in  the  midst  thereof: 
it  shall  have  a  binding  of  woven 
work  round  about  the  hole  of  it, 
a.s  it  were  the  hole  of  an  haber- 
geon, that  it  be  not  rent. 

liS'l  And  beneath  upon  the  li  hem 
of  it  thou  shalt  make  pomegran- 
ates o/blue,  and  o/ purple,  and  of 
scarlet,  round  about  the  hem 
thereof;  and  bells  of  gold  between 
them  round  about : 

34  A  golden  bell  and  a  pomegran- 
ate, a  golden  bell  and  a  pomegran- 
ate, upon  the  hem  of  the  robe 
round  about. 

35  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron  to 
minister :  and  his  sound  shall  be 
heard  when  he  goeth  in  unto  the 
holy  plaee  before  the  Lord,  and 
when  he  cometh  out,  that  he  die 
not. 

36  "f  And  '•thou  shalt  make  a 
plate  o/pure  gold,  and  grave  up- 
on it,  like  the  engravings  of  a  sig- 
net, HOLINESS  TO  THE  LORD. 

37  And  thou  shalt  put  it  on  a 
blue  lace,  that  it  may  be  upon 
the  mitre;  upon  the  forefront 
of  the  mitre  it  shall  be. 

38  And  it  .shall  be  upon  Aaron's 
forehead,  that  Aaron  may  -'bear 
the  iniquit.y  of  the  holy  things, 
which  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
hallow  in  all  their  holy  gifts  ;  and 
it  shall  be  alwaj's  upon  his  fore- 
head, that  they  may  be  'accepted 
before  the  Lord. 

39  %  And  thou  shalt  embroider 
the  coat  of  fine  linen,  and  thou 
Shalt  make  the  mitre  o/fine  linen, 
and  thou  shalt  make  the  girdle  of 
needlework. 

40  1  "And  for  Aaron's  sons  thou 
Shalt  make  coats,  and  thou  shalt 
make  for  them  girdles,  and  bon- 
nets shalt  thou  make  for  them, 
for  glory  and  for  beauty. 

41  And  thou  shalt  put  them  upon 
Aaron  thy  brother,  and  his  sons 
with  him;  and  shalt  a. anoint 
them,   and   t!/ consecrate    them, 


and  sanctify  them,  that  they  may 
minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's 
office. 

42  And  thou  shalt  make  them 
"linen  breeches  to  cover  t their 
nakedness ;  from  the  loins  even 
unto  the  thighs  they  shall  t  reach : 

43  And  the.v  shall  be  upon  Aaron, 
and  upon  his  sons,  when  they 
come  in  unto  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  or  when  they 
come  near  «  unto  the  altar  to  min- 
ister in  the  holyptoce;  that  they 
*  bear  not  iniquity,  and  die  :  c  n 
shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  unto  him 
and  his  seed  after  him. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  The  sacrifice  and  ceremonies  of  consecrating 
the  priests.  38  The  continual  hurnt  offering. 
45  God's  promise  to  dwell  among  the  children 
of  Israel. 

AND  this  is  the  thing  that  thou 
.  .shalt  do  unto  them  to  hallow 
them,  to  minister  unto  me  in  the 
prie.sfs  office:  "Take  one  young 
bullock,  and  two  rams  without 
blemish, 

2  And  6  unleavened  bread,  and 
cakes  unleavened  tempered  Mth 
oil,  and  wafers  unleavened  anoint- 
ed with  oil :  of  wh  eaten  flour  shalt 
thou  make  them. 

3  And  thou  shalt  put  them  into 
one  basket,  and  bring  them  in 
the  basket,  with  the  bullock  and 
the  two  rams. 

4  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  thou 
shalt  bring  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
c  and  shalt  wash  them  with  water. 

5  f'And  thou  shalt  take  the  gar- 
ments, and  put  upon  Aaron  the 
coat,  and  the  robe  of  the  ephod, 
and  the  ephod,  and  the  breast- 
plate, and  gird  him  with  ethe 
curious  girdle  of  the  ephod  : 

G/And  thou  shalt  put  the  mitre 
upon  his  head,  and  put  the  holy 
crown  upon  the  mitre. 

7  Then  shalt  thou  take  the  anoint- 
ing s- oil,  and  pour  it  upon  his  head, 
and  anoint  him. 

8  And  '>■  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons, 
and  put  coats  upon  them. 

0  And  thou  shalt  gird  them  with 
girdles,  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and 
tput  the  bonnets  on  them:  and 
'the  priest's  office  shall  be  theirs 
for  a  perpetual  statute :  and  thou 
shalt  t '-  consecrate  Aaron  and  his 
sons. 

10  And  thou  shalt  cause  a  bull- 
ock to  be  brought  before  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation ; 
and  'Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  put 
their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the 
bullock. 

11  And  thou  Shalt  kill  the  bull- 
ock before  the  Lord,  bj/  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

12  And  thou  ™  shalt  take  of  the 
blood  of  the  bullock,  and  put  it 
upon  « the  horns  of  the  altar  with 

83 


Defora 

CHRIST 

1491. 


z  ch.  39.  28. 

Lev.  6.  10.  (t 

16.  4. 

Ez.  44.  18. 
tlleb. 

fiesh  of  their 

nakedness. 
tHeb.  be. 
ach.  20.  26. 
bhcv.5.  1,17. 

<fc  20.  19,  20. 

Ic  22.  9. 

Num.  9.  13. 

&  18.  22. 
cch.  27.  21. 

Lev.  17.  7. 


6  Lev.  2.  4.  & 
6.  20,  21,  22. 


c  ch.  40.  12. 

Lev.  8.  6. 

Heb.  10.  22. 
dch.  28.  2. 

Lev.  8.  7. 


/Lev.  8.  9. 


rch.  28.41.  <k 

30.  25. 

Lev.  8.  12.  Sc 

10.  7.  &  21. 

10. 

Num.  85.  25. 
h  Lev.  8.  13. 
t  Heb.  bind. 
i'Ham.  IS.  7. 
f  Heb.  fill 

the  hand  of. 
kch.  28.  41. 

Lev.  8.  22, 

Sec. 

Heb.  7.  28. 

I  Lev.  1.  4.  & 

8.  14. 


nch.  27.  2.  & 
30.  2. 


The  sacrifice  and  rites 


EXODUS. 


of  consecrating  the  priests. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


o  Lev.  3.  3. 

:i  It  seemetli 
hy  anatomy, 
and  the  He- 
brew doc- 
tors, to  be 
the  midriff, 

r  Lev.  4.  11, 
12,  21. 
Heb.  13.  11. 

./  Lev.  8.  18. 

rLev.  1.  4-9. 


t  vcr.  3. 
Lev.  8.  22. 


u  ch.  30.  2S, 
31. 
Lev.  8.  30. 


w  ver.  1. 
Hell.  9.  22. 


II  Or,  shake  to 

and  fro. 
II  Lev.  7.  30. 
r  Lev.  8.  28. 


thy  finger,  and  pour  all  the  blood 
beside  the  bottom  of  the  altar. 
1:5  And  '^  thoii  Shalt  take  all  the 
fat  that  covereth  the  inwards,  and 
II  the  caul  that  is  above  the  liver, 
and  the  two  kidnej's,  and  the  fat 
that  /.?  upon  them,  and  burn  them 
upon  the  altai'. 

14  But  J' the  flesh  of  the  bullock, 
and  his  skin,  and  his  dung,  shalt 
thou  burn  with  fire  without  the 
camp  :  it  i.s  a  sin  offering. 

15  f  7  Thou  Shalt  also  take  one 
ram;  and  Aaron  and  his  sons 
shall  'put  tlieir  hands  upon  the 
head  of  the  ram. 

16  And  thou  shalt  slay  the  ram, 
and  thou  shalt  take  his  blood, 
and  sprinkle  it  round  about  upon 
the  altar. 

17  And  thou  shalt  cut  the  ram  in 
pieces,  and  wash  the  inwards  of 
him,  and  his  legs,  and  put  than 
unto  his  pieces,  and  11  unto  his 
head. 

18  And  thou  Shalt  burn  the  whole 
ram  upon  the  altar:  it  is  a  burnt 
offering  unto  the  Lord:  it  is  a 
8  sweet  savour,  an  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

19  %  «And  thou  shalt  take  the 
other  ram;  and  Aaron  and  his 
sons  shall  put  their  hands  upon 
the  head  of  tiie  ram. 

20  Then  shalt  thou  kill  the  ram, 
and  take  of  his  blood,  and  put  it 
upon  the  tip  of  the  right  car  of 
Aaron,  and  upon  the  tip  of  the 
right  ear  of  his  sons,  and  upon  the 
tliumb  of  tiieir  riglit  hand,  and 
upon  the  great  toe  of  their  right 
foot,  and  sprinkle  the  blood  upon 
the  altar  round  aliout. 

21  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
blood  that  is  upon  the  altar,  and 
of  "  the  anointing  oil,  and 
sprinkle  it  upon  Aaron,  and  upon 
his  garments,  and  upon  his  sons, 
and  upon  the  garments  of  his  sons 
witli  him:  and  '"he  shall  be  hal- 
lowed, and  his  garments,  and  his 
sons,  and  his  sons'  garments  with 
him. 

22  Also  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
ram  the  fat  and  the  rump,  and  the 
fat  that  covereth  the  inwards,  and 
the  caul  above  the  liver,  and  the 
two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is 
upon  tliem,  and  the  ri^ht  slioul- 
der ;  for  it  is  a  ram  ot  consecra- 
tion : 

23  ••«And  one  loaf  of  bread,  and 
one  cake  of  oiled  bread,  aiul  one 
wafer  out  of  the  basket  of  tlie  un- 
leavened bread  that  is  before  the 
Lord  : 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  all  in  the 
hands  of  Aaron,  anci  in  the  hands 
of  his  sons;  and  slialt  i.'/wavo 
them  for  a  wave  offering  before 
the  Lord. 

■  2,')  ^And  thou  shalt  receive  them 
of  their  hands,  and  burn  thrm  up- 
on the  altar  for  a  burnt  offering, 
84 


for  a  sweet  savour  before  the 
Lord:  it  is  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

26  And  thou  shalt  take  "the 
breast  of  tlie  ram  of  Aaron's  con- 
secration, and  wave  it/o?'  a  wave 
offering  before  the  Lord:  and  ''it 
shall  be  thy  part. 

27  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  c  the 
breast  of  the  wave  offering,  and 
the  shoulder  of  the  heave  offer- 
ing, which  is  waved,  and  which  is 
lieaved  up,  of  tlie  ram  of  tlie  con- 
secration, even  of  that  wliicli  is  for 
Aaron,  and  of  that  which  is  for  his 
sons : 

28  And  it  shall  be  Aaron's  and 
his  sons'  f'by  a  statute  for  ever 
from  the  children  of  Israel;  for 
it  is  a  heave  offering:  and  «it 
shall  be  a  lieave  offering  from  the 
cliildren  of  Israel  of  the  sacrifice 
of  their  peace  offerings,  even  their 
lieave  ottering  unto  tlie  Lord. 

29  1  And  the  holy  garments  of 
Aaron  /shall  be  his  sons'  after 
him,  (7  to  be  anointed  therein,  and 
to  be  consecrated  in  them. 

30  ^ncl  t  A  that  son  that  is  priest 
in  his  stead  shall  put  them  on 
'seven  days,  when  he  cometh  into 
tlie  tabernacle  ofthe  congregation 
to  minister  in  the  holy  place. 

31  ^  And  thou  shalt  take  the 
ram  of  the  consecration,  and 
^■:  seethe  his  flesh  in  the  holy 
place. 

32  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall 
eat  the  flesli  of  the  ram,  and  the 
'bread  that  is  in  tlie  basket,  l>y 
tlie  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

33  And  '"they  shall  eat  those 
things  wherewitli  the  atonement 
was  made,  to  consecrate  and  to 
sanctify  them  :  "  but  a  stranger 
shall  not  eat  thereof,  because  tliej- 
are  holj\ 

34  And  if  aught  ofthe  flesh  of  the 
consecrations,  or  of  the  bread,  re- 
main unto  the  morning,  tlien 
"thou  shalt  burn  the  remainder 
with  fire:  it  shall  not  be  eaten, 
because  it  i'.s-  lioly. 

35  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto 
Aaron,  and  to  his  sons,  according 
to  all  things  which  I  have  com- 
manded thee:  ;? seven  days  slialt 
thou  consecrate  tliem. 

36  And  thou  shalt  coffer  every 
day  a  bullock  for  a  sin  offering 
for  atoncnient:  and  thou  slialt 
cleanse  the  iUtar,  wlien  tliou  hast 
niad(>  an  atoncnient  for  it,  '-and 
thou  slialt  anoint  it,  to  sanctify  it. 

37  Heven  days  tliou  slialt  make 
an  atonement  for  the  altar,  and 
sanctify  it;  «and  it  sliall  be  an 
altar  most  holy :  <  whatsoever 
touchcth  the  altar  shall  be  holy. 

38  H  Now  this  is  that  which  thou 
shalt  offer  upon  the  altar;  «two 
lambs  of  the  first  year  "'day  by 
day  continually. 


The  altar  of  incense. 


EXODUS. 


The  ransom  of  souls. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


x2  Kings  16. 


Ez.  46.  13, 
H,  15. 


yl  Kings  18. 
29,  36. 
2  Kings  16. 
15. 

Kzra  9.  4,  5. 
Ps.  141.  2. 
Dau.  9.  21. 


z  ver.  38. 

ch.  30.  8. 

Num.  28.  6. 

Dan.  8.  11, 

12,  13. 
ach.25.  22.  & 

30.  6,  36. 

Num.  17.  4. 
11  Or,  Israel. 
4  ch.  40.  34. 

IKingsS.  11. 

2  Chr.  5.  14. 

ic  7.  1,  2,  3. 

Ez.  43.  o. 

Hag.  2.  7,  9. 

Mai.  3.  1. 
cLev.  21.  15. 

&  22.  9,  16. 
J  Ex.  25.  8. 

Lev.  26.  12. 

Zech.  2.  10. 

John  14.  17, 

23. 

2  Cor.  6.  16. 

Rev.  21.3. 
e  ch.  20.  2. 


ach.  37.  25.  & 

40.  5. 
6  See  ver.  7, 

8,  10. 

Lev.  4.  7,  18. 

Rev.  8.  3. 


t  Heb.  roof. 
^  Heb.  icaWs. 


cch.  23.21,22. 


39  The  one  lamb  thou  shalt  offer 
a^^in  the  morning;  and  the  other 
lamb  thou  shalt  offer  at  even  : 

40  And  with  the  one  lamb  a 
tenth  deal  of  flour  mingled  with 
the  Iburth  part  of  a  hin  of  beaten 
oil ;  and  the  fourth  part  of  a  hin 
of  wine. /'o  J-  a  drink  otfering. 

41  And  the  otlier  lamb  thou 
shalt  2/ offer  at  even,  and  shalt  do 
thereto  according  to  the  meat 
offering  of  the  morning,  and  ac- 
cording to  the  drinli  offering 
thereof,  for  a  sweet  savour,  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

42  Th  is  shall  &e  =  a  continual  burnt 
offering  throughout  your  genera- 
tions at  the  door  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation  before  the 
Lord,  «  where  I  will  meet  you,  to 
speak  there  unto  thee. 

43  And  there  I  will  meet  with 
the  children  of  Lsrael.  and  I  the 
tabernacle  I' shall  be  sanctified  by 
my  glory. 

44  And'  I  will  sanctify  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  and 
the  altar:  I  will  « sanctify  also 
both  Aaron  and  his  sons,  to  min- 
ister to  me  in  tlie  priest's  office. 

4.5  *!  And  ''I  will  dwell  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  will  be 
their  God. 

46  And  they  sh  all  know  that  « I 
am  the  Lord  their  God,  that 
brought  them  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  that  I  may  dwell 
among  them:  I  am  the  Lord 
their  God. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  The  altar  of  incense.  11  The  ransom  of  souls. 
17  The  brazen  laver,  22  The  holy  anointing 
oil.     34  The  composition  of  the  perfume. 

AND  thou  shalt  make  «  an  altar 
.  ^to    burn    incense   upon:   of 
shittim  wood  shalt  thou  make  it. 

2  A  cubit  shall  be  tlie  length 
thereof,  and  a  cubit  the  breadth 
thereof;  foursquare  shall  it  be: 
and  two  cubits  shall  be  the  height 
thereof:  the  horns  thereof  s/utll 
be  of  the  same. 

3  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with 
pure  gold,  the  ttop  thereof,  and 
the  t  sides  thereof  round  about, 
and  the  horns  thereof ;  and  thou 
Shalt  make  unto  it  a  crown  of 
gold  round  about. 

4  And  two  golden  rings  .shalt 
thou  make  to  it  under  the  crown 
of  it,  by  the  two  t  corners  thereof, 
upon  the  two  sides  of  it  shalt  thou 
make  it;  and  they  shall  be  for 
places  for  the  staves  to  bear  it 
withal. 

5  And  thou  shalt  make  the 
staves  of  shittim  wood,  and  over- 
lay them  with  gold. 

6  And  thou  shalt  put  it  before 
the  vail  tliat  is  by  the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  before  the  «  mercy  seat 
that  is  over  the  testimony,  where 
I  will  meet  with  thee. 


7  And  Aaron  shall  burn  thereon 
+  </ sweet  incen.se  every  morning : 
when  «he  dresseth  the  lamps, 
he  shall  burn  incense  upon  it. 

8  And  when  Aaron  iltlighteth 
the  lamps  tat  oven,  he  shall  burn 
incense  upon  it,  a  perpetual  in- 
cense before  the  Lord  through- 
out your  genei'ations. 

9  Ye  shall  offer  no  /strange  in- 
cense thereon,  nor  burnt  sacrifice, 
nor  meat  offering;  neither  shall 
ye  pour  drink  offering  thereon. 

10  And  r/ Aaron  shall  make  an 
atonement  upon  the  liorns  of  it 
once  in  a  year  with  the  blood  of 
the  sin  offering  of  atonements ; 
once  in  the  year  sliall  he  make 
atonement  upon  it  throughout 
your  generations :  it  is  most  holy 
unto  the  Lord. 

11  '^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  ''-  'When  thou  takest  the  sum 
of  the  children  of  Israel  after 
t  their  number,  then  shall  they 
give  every  man  ui  ransom  for  his 
soul  unto  the  Lord,  when  thou 
numberest  them;  that  there  be 
no  A  plague  among  them,  when 
thou  numberest  them. 

13  ^This  they  sliall  give,  everj' 
one  that  passeth  among  them 
that  are  numbered,  half  a  shekel 
after  the  sliekel  of  the  sanctuarj': 
('«  a  shekel  J.9  twenty  gerahs :)  »a 
half  shekel  shall  be  the  offering  of 
the  Lord. 

14  Every  one  that  pa.sseth  among 
them  that  are  numbered,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  above,  shall 
give  an  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

15  The  "rich  shall  not  tgive 
more,  and  the  poor  shall  'not 
tgive  less,  than  half  a  shekel, 
when  they  give  an  offering  unto 
tlie  Lord,  to  make  an  i' atone- 
ment for  your  souls. 

16  And  thou  shalt  take  the  atone- 
ment money  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  9 shalt  appoint  it  for 
the  ser\ace  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation ;  that  it  maybe 
'■a  memorial  unto  the  childi-e'n  of 
Israel  before  the  Lord,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  your  souls. 

17^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

18  s  Thou  shalt  also  make  a  laver 
0/ brass,  and  his  foot  also  0/ brass, 
to  wash  icithal:  and  thou  shalt 
i^put  it  between  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  and  the  altar, 
and  thou  shalt  put  water  therein. 

19  For  Aaron  and  his  sons  "  shall 
wash  their  hands  and  their  feet 
thereat : 

20  When  they  go  into  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  they 
shall  wash  with  water,  that  thej* 
die  not ;  or  when  they  come  near 
to  the  altar  to  minister,  to  burn 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord: 

80 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


tHeb. 

incense  of 

spices, 
d  ver.  34. 

1  Sam.  2.  28. 

1  Chr.  23. 13. 

Lulie  1.  9. 
f  ch.  27.  21. 
3  Or, 

setteth  up. 
f  Heb. 

causetk  to 

ascend. 
tHeb. 

betjieen  the 

two  evenSf 

ch.  12.  6. 
/Lev.  10.  ]. 
S  Lev.  16.  18. 

&  23.  27. 


h  eh.  38.  25. 

Num.  1.2,5. 

<k  26.  2. 

2  Sam.  24.  2. 
tHeb. 

them  that  are 

to  be  num- 

bered. 
i  See  Num. 

31.  50. 

Job  33.  24. 

&;  36.  18. 

Ps.  49.  7. 

Matt.  20.  28. 

Mark  10.  45. 

1  Tim.  2.  U. 

1  Pet.  1.  18, 

19. 
i2Sam.  24. 

15. 

/Matt.  17.  24. 
m  Lev.  27.  25. 

Num.  3.  47. 

Ez.  45.  12. 
n  .h.  38.  26. 
0  Job  34.  19. 

Prov.  22.  2. 

Ejih.  6.  9. 

Col.  3.  25. 
tHeb. 

multiply. 
tHeb. 

diminish, 
p  ver.  12. 
qch.  38.  25. 
rNum.  16.40. 


sch.  .18.  s. 
1  Kings  7.  3a 


t  ch.  40.  7,  30. 


uch.  40.  31,32. 
Ps.  26.  «. 
Is.  52.  11. 
John  13.  10. 
Heb.  10.  22. 


The  holy  anointing  oil. 


EXODUS. 


Bezaleel  and  Aholiab  called. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


rCant.  4.  11. 

Ez.  27.  22. 
y  Ps.  45.  8. 

Prov.  7.  17. 
e  Cant.  4.  14. 

Jer.  6.  20. 
a  Vs.  45.  a 


II  Or, 

pCTfumer. 
ech.  37.  29. 

Num.  35.  25. 

Ps.  89.  20.  & 

133.  2. 
(Jch.  40.  9. 

Lev.  8.  10. 

Num.  7.  1. 


/ch.29.7,  tc. 
Lev.  3.  12, 


r  ver.  25,  37. 
h  ver.  38. 


i  Gen.  17.  14. 
ch.  12.  15. 
Lev. 7.  20,21. 

»  rh.  25.  6.  & 
37.  29. 


I  ver.  25. 
t  Heb.  salted, 
Lev.  2.  13. 


7nch.  29.42. 

Lev.  IC.  2. 
n  ver.  32. 

ch.  29.  37. 

Lev.  2.  3. 
e  ver.  32, 


21  So  they  shall  wash  their  hands 
and  their  feet,  that  they  die  not : 
and  «'it  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
to  them,  even  to  him  and  to  his 
seed  throughout  their  generations. 

22  'f,  Moreover  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Moses,  saying, 

23  Take  thou  also  unto  thee 
»•  principal  spices,  of  pure  .'/  myrrh 
five  hundred  shekels,  and  of  sweet 
cinnamon  half  so  much,  even  two 
hundred  and  fifty  shekels,  and  of 
sweet  2  calamus  two  hundred  and 
fifty  shekels, 

24 "And  of  "cassia  five  hundred 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  of  oil  olive  a  (-hin: 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  it  an  oil 
of  holy  ointment,  an  ointment 
compound  after  the  art  of  the 
II  apothecary :  it  shall  be  «a  holy 
anointing  oil. 

26  i/And  thou  shalt  anoint  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
therewith,  and  the  ark  of  the 
testimony, 

27  And  the  table  and  all  his  ves- 
sels, and  the  candlestick  and  his 
vessels,  and  the  altar  of  incense, 

28  And  the  altar  of  burnt  offer- 
ing with  all  his  vessels,  and  the 
laver  and  his  foot. 

29  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  them, 
that  tliey  may  be  most  holy : 
« whatsoever  toucheth  them  shall 
be  holy. 

30  .^'A'nd  thou  shalt  anoint  Aa- 
ron and  his  sons,  and  consecrate 
them,  that  they  may  minister  un- 
to me  in  the  priest's  oflice. 

31  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the 
cliildren  of  Israel,  saying,  Tliis 
shall  be  a  holy  anointing  oil  unto 
me  throughout  your  generations. 

32  Upon  man's  flesli  shall  it  not 
be  poured,  neither  shall  ye  make 
any  other  like  it,  after  the  com- 
position of  it:  9\t  is  holy,  anfJ  it 
shall  be  holy  unto  you. 

33  ''Whosoever  compoundeth  any 
like  it,  or  whosoever  putteth  any 
of  it  upon  a  stranger, 'shall  even 
be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

34  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, *Take  unto  thee  sweet  spices, 
stacte,  and  onycha,  and  galba- 
num ;  Vvse,  sweet  spices  with 
pure  frankincense :  of  each  shall 
there  be  a  like  ireiriht  : 

3")  And  thou  shalt  make  it  a  per- 
fume, a  confection  'after  the  art 
of  the  apothecarj%  t  tempered  to- 
gether, pure  and  holy: 

36  And  thou  shalt  beat  some,  of 
it  very  small,  and  put  of  it  before 
tlie  testimony  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  «'  where  I 
will  meet  with  thee:  »it  shall  be 
unto  you  most  holy. 

37  And  as  for  the  perfume  whi(;h 
thou  Shalt  make,  »ye  shall  not 
make  to  yourselves  according  to 
the  compo.sition  thereol':  it  shall 
be  unto  thee  holy  for  the  Lord. 

m 


38;^  Whosoever  shall  make  like 
unto  that,  to  smell  thereto,  shall 
even  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  Bezaleel  and  Aholiah  are  called  and  made  meet 
for  the  work  of  the  tabf.rnaclc.  12  The  obser- 
vation of  the  sahhath  is  again  commanded.  18 
Moses  receiveth  the  two  tables. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.  ses,  saying, 

2  "See,  I  have  called  byname 
Bezaleel  the  ''son  of  Uri,  the  son 
of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah : 

3  And  I  have  ^hlled  him  with 
the  spirit  of  God,  in  wisdom,  and 
in  understanding,  and  in  knowl- 
edge, and  in  all  manner  of  work- 
manship, 

4  To  devise  cunning  works,  to 
work  in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and 
in  brass, 

5  And  in  cutting  of  stones,  to  set 
the/ii,  and  in  carving  of  timber,  to 
work  in  all  manner  of  workman- 
ship. 

6  And  I,  behold,  I  have  given 
with  him  f/Aholiab,  the  son  of 
Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan: 
and  in  the  hearts  of  all  that  are 
«wise  hearted  I  have  put  wisdom, 
that  they  may  make  all  that  I 
have  corhmanded  thee ; 

7  .'The  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  fftlie  ark  of  the  testi- 
mony, and  ''the  mercy  seat  that  is 
thereupon,  and  all  the  t  furniture 
of  the  tabernacle, 

8  And  «the  table  and  his  furni- 
ture, and  ''the  pure  candlestick 
with  all  his  furniture,  and  tlie 
altar  of  incense, 

9  And  'the  altar  of  burnt  offer- 
ing with  all  his  furniture,  and  '» the 
laver  and  his  foot, 

10  And  "the  clothes  of  service, 
and  the  holy  garments  for  Aaron 
the  priest,  and  the  garments  of 
his  sons,  to  minister  in  theprie.sfs 
office, 

11  "And  tlie  anointing  oil,  and 
J' sweet  incense  for  the  holyptocc 
according  to  all  that  I  have  com- 
manded thee  shall  they  do. 

12  f  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

13  Speak  thou  also  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying,  5 Verily  my 
sabbaths  ye  shall  keep:  for  it  vs- a 
sign  between  me  and  you  through- 
out .your generations;  that 7/c may 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  that 
doth  sanctify  you. 

14  ''Ye  shall  keep  the  sabbath 
therefore;  for  it  is  holy  unto  you. 
Everj'  one  that  defileth  it  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death:  for  » who- 
soever doeth  any  work  therein, 
that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
among  liis  jicople. 

15  'Six  days  may  work  be  done; 
but  in  the  >"seventh  is  the  sabbath 
of  rest,  tholy  to  the  Lord:  who- 
soever doetti  any  work  in  the  sab- 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


p  ver.  33. 


arh.  Sij.  30.  & 

311.  1. 
/;  1  Chr.  2.  20. 
ci-h.  3.5.  31. 

1  Kings  7.  14. 


f  ch.  28.  3.  &. 

35.  10,  35.  (k 

36.  1. 

/ch.  30.  8. 
g-c-i.  Z7.  1. 
hch.  37.  C. 
t  Heb. 

vessels. 
)ch.  37.  10. 
*ch.  37.  17. 


;ch.  33.  1. 
mch.  38.  8. 


nch.  89.  1,41. 
Num.  4.  5,6, 


och.  30.25,  31. 

<t  37.  29. 
p  ch.  30.  34.  ii 

37.  29. 


q  Lev.  19.  3, 
3U.  Sc  2fl.  2. 
Kz.  20.  12 
&  44.  24. 


20. 


Dcut.  5.  12. 
Kz.  20.  12. 

sch.  35.  2. 
Num.  15.  Sh. 

tch.  20.  9. 
H  Gen.  2.  2. 
ch.  16.  23.  ic 

20.  10. 
tHch. 
holiness. 


Aaron  maketh  a  molten  calf. 


EXODUS. 


God  is  angered  thereby. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


*ver.  13. 

Ez.  20. 12, 20. 
VGea.  1.  31. 

&  2.  2. 

1491. 
«cb.  24.  12.  & 
32.  15,  IB.  (t 
34.  2S,  29. 
Deut.  4.  13. 
&  5.  22.  &  9. 
10,  U. 
2  Cor.  3.  3. 


1491. 
8  ch.  24.  18. 
Deut.  9.  9. 

b  Acts  7.  40. 
(Ch.  13.21. 


dJudg.  8.  24, 
25,  26,  27. 


ech.  20.  23. 
Deut.  9.  16. 
Judg.lT.  3,  4. 
1  Kin.  12.  28. 
Nell.  9.  18. 
Ps.  106.  19. 
Is.  46.  6. 
Arts  7.  41. 
Rom.  1.  23. 


/Lev.  23.  2, 

4.21,37. 

2  Kin.  10.20. 

2  Chr.  30.  5. 


f  ICor.  10.  7. 

)i  ver.  1. 

ch.  33.  1. 

Deut.  9.  12. 

Dan.  9.  24. 
iUen.  6.11,12. 

Deut.  4.  16. 

i  32.  o. 

Judg.  2.  19. 

Hos.  9.  0. 
ich.  20.  3,4, 

23. 

Deut.  9.  15. 
n  Kings  12. 

28. 


bath  clay,  he  shall  surely  be  put 
to  death. 

IG  Wherefore  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  keep  the  sabbath,  to 
observe  the  sabbath  throughout 
their  generations,  for  a  perpetual 
covenant. 

17  It  is  ^  a  sign  between  me  and 
the  children  of  Israel  lor  ever :  for 
yin  six  days  the  Lord  made  heav- 
en and  earth,  and  on  the  seventh 
day  he  rested,  and  was  refreshed. 

18  %  And  he  gave  unto  Moses, 
when  he  had  made  an  end  of  com- 
muning with  him  upon  mount 
Sinai,  =two  tables  of  testimony, 
tables  of  stone,  written  with  the 
finger  of  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  The  pcuple,  in  the  absence  of  Moses,  cause 
Aaron  tu  make  a  calf.  7  God  is  angered 
thfreKy.  11  At  the  entreaty  of  Moses  he  is  ap- 
peased,    lo  Moses  Cometh  down  with  the  tables. 

19  He  breake'.h  them.  20  lie  destroycth  the 
calf.  22  Aaron's  exruse  for  himself.  25 
Moses  causeth  the  idolaters  to  be  slain.  30 
Hi  prayeth  fur  the  people. 

AND  when  the  people  saw  that 
J\.  Moses  "delayed  to  come  down 
out  of  the  mount,  the  people  gath- 
ered themselves  together  unto 
Aaron,  and  said  unto  him,  ^Up, 
make  us  gods,  which  shall  ^go  be- 
fore us ;  for  a.s  for  this  Moses,  the 
man  that  brought  us  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  we  wot  not  what  is 
become  of  him. 

2  And  Aaron  said  unto  them. 
Break  off  the  f' golden  earrings, 
which  are  in  the  ears  of  your 
wives,  of  your  sons,  and  of  your 
daughters,  and  bring  them  unto 
me. 

3  And  all  the  people  brake  off 
the  golden  earrings  which  ivere  in 
their  ears,  and  brought  them  unto 
Aaron. 

4  «And  he  received  them,  at  their 
hand,  and  fashioned  it  with  a  grav- 
ing tool,  after  he  had  made  it  a 
molten  calf:  and  they  said.  These 
he  thy  gods,  O  Israel,  which 
brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egj-pt. 

5  And  when  Aaron  saw  it,  he  built 
an  altar  before  it;  "and  Aaron 
made  .^proclamation,  and  said. 
To  morrow  is  a  feast  to  the  Lord. 

6  And  they  rose  up  early  on  the 
morrow,  and  offered  burnt  offer- 
ings, and  brought  peace  offerings ; 
and  the  ?  people  sat  down  to  eat 
and  to  drink,  and  rose  up  to 
plav. 

7  f  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, ''  Go,  get  thee  down ;  for  thj' 
people,  which  thou  broughtest 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  'have 
corrupted  themselves  : 

8  They  have  turned  aside  quickly 
out  of  the  way  which  ^I  com- 
manded them :  they  have  made 
them  a  molten  calf,  and  have 
worshipped  it,  and  have  sacrificed 
thereunto,  and  said,  i  These  be  thy 


gods,  O  Lsrael,  which  have 
brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
'» I  have  seen  this  people,  and,  be- 
hold, it  is  astifiheeked  people: 

10  Now  therefore  » let  me  alone, 
that  omy  wi-ath  may  wax  hot 
against  them,  and  that  I  may  con- 
sume them:  and  j>  I  will  make  of 
thee  a  great  nation. 

11  9  And  Moses  besought  tthe 
Lord  his  God,  and  said.  Lord, 
why  doth  thy  wrath  wax  hot 
against  thj'  people,  which  thou 
hast  brought  lorth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  with  great  pov.-er,  and 
with  a  mighty  hand  ? 

12  »•  Wherefore  should  the  Egji> 
tians  speak,  and  say.  For  mischief 
did  he  bring  theni  out,  to  slay 
them  in  the  mountains,  and  to 
consume  them  from  the  face  of 
the  earth  ?  Tui'n  from  thy  fierce 
wrath,  and  « repent  of  this  evil 
against  thy  people. 

1.3  Remember  Abraham,  Isaac, 
and  Israel,  thy  servants,  to  whom 
thou  'swarest  by  thine  own  self, 
and  saidst  unto  them,"  I  will  mul- 
tiply your  seed  as  the  stars  of 
heaVen,  and  all  this  land  that  I 
have  spoken  of  will  I  give  unto 
your  seed,  and  they  shall  inherit 
it  for  ever. 

14  And  the  Lord  "'repented  of 
the  evil  which  he  thought  to  do 
unto  his  people. 

1.5  '^  And  « Moses  turned,  and 
went  down  from  the  mount,  and 
the  two  tables  of  the  testimony 
2cere  in  his  hand  :  the  tables  ivere 
written  on  both  their  sides ;  on 
the  one  side  and  on  the  other  were 
they  written. 

16  And  the  2/ tables  ^verc  the  work 
of  God,  and  the  writing  u-as  the 
writing  of  God,  graven  upon  the 
tables. 

17  And  when  Joshua  heard  the 
noise  of  the  people  as  they  shout- 
ed, he  said  unto  Moses,  There  is  a 
noise  of  war  in  the  camp. 

18  And  he  said.  It  is  not  the 
voice  of  tJiem  that  shout  for  mas- 
tery, neither  is  it  the  voice  of  them 
that  crv  for  +  being  overcome  ;  but 
the  noise  of  them  that  sing  do  I 
hear. 

19  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  .soon 
as  he  came  nigh  unto  the  camp, 
that  she  saw  the  calf,  and  the 
dancing:  and  Moses'  anger  waxed 
hot,  and  he  cast  the  tables  out  of 
his  hands,  and  brake  them  be- 
neath the  mount. 

20  «And  he  took  the  calf  which 
thev  had  made,  and  burnt  (7  in  the 
fire",  and  ground  it  to  powder,  and 
strewed  it  upon  the  water,  and 
made  the  children  of  Israel  drink 
of  it. 

21  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
6^\aiat  did  this  people  unto  thee, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


m  eh.  33.  3,  5. 

&  34.  9. 

Deut.  9.  8, 

13.  &  31.  27. 

2  Chr.  30.  8. 

Is.  48.  4. 

Acts  7.  51. 
n  Deut.  9.  14, 

19. 
o  ch.  22.  24. 
p  Num.  14.12. 
q  Deut.  9.  18, 

26,  27, 28,  29. 

Ts.  74.  1.  2. 

<k  106.  23. 
tUeb.the 

face  of  the 

Lord. 

r\um.  14.  13. 
Deut.  9.  28. 
Sc  32.  27. 


(  Gen.  22.  16. 
Heb.  6.  13. 

li  Gen.  12.  7. 
&  13.  15.  <k 
15.  7,  18.  <k 
20.  4.  &  28. 
13.  &.  35.  11, 
12. 

tt  Deut.  32.  26. 

2  Sam.  24.16. 

1  Chr.  21.  15. 

Ps.  106.  45. 

Jer.  18.  8.  & 

26.  13,  19. 

Joel  2.  13. 

Jonah  3.  10. 

&  4.  2. 
X  Deut.  9.  15. 


ych.  31.  18. 


t  Heh. 
weakntu. 


c  Deut.  9.  le, 


I  Deut.  9.  21. 


b  Oen.  20.  9. 
Si  26.  10. 


The  idolaters  are  skiin. 


EXODUS. 


God  talketh  with  Moses. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


cch.  ]4.  11.  & 
15.  24.  &  16. 
2,  20,  28.  & 


e  Ter.  4. 

/eh.  33.  4,  5. 

g  2  Chr.28.19. 

t  Heb.  those 
that  rose  up 
against  them. 


hyum.  25.5. 

Deut.  33.  9. 
i  Num.  25.  11, 

12,  13. 

Deut.  13.  6- 

11.  &  33.  9, 

10. 

1  Sam.  15. 

18,  22. 

Prov.  21.  3. 

Zech.  13.  3. 

Matt.  10.  37. 
I'Or,  And 

Moses  saidf 

Consecrate 

yourselves 

to  day  to  the 

LOP.D,  be- 

cause  every 

man  hath 

bfieii 

against  his 


ion 


and 


against  his 

brother,  ^c. 
r  Ueb.  Fill 

your  hands. 
A  1  Sam.  12. 

20,  2:). 

Luke  16.  18. 
/  2  Sam. 16.  12. 

.\mo.s  a.  15. 
m  Num.  25. 

13. 
n  Deut.  0.  18. 
c  ell.  20.  23. 
p  Vs.  63.  28. 

Rom.  0.  3. 
V  Pr.  56.  8.  & 

130.  16. 

Dau.  12.  1. 

Phil.  4.  3. 

Rev.  3.  5.  & 

13.8.  &  17.8. 

ii.  20.  12,  15. 

ic  21.  27.  <k 

22.  19. 
r  Lev.  23.  30. 

Ez.  18.  4. 
ith.  33.  2,  14, 

Num.  20.  16. 
/  Deut.  32.  35. 

.\mo>i  3.  14. 

Rom.  2.5,  6. 
u  2  Sam.  12.  0. 

Acta  7.  41. 


that  thou  hast  brought  so  great  a 
sin  upon  them  ? 

22  And  Aaron  said,  Let  not  the 
anger  of  my  lord  wax  hot :  ^thou 
knowest  tlie  people,  that  they  are 
set  on  mischief. 

23  For  they  said  unto  me,  f'  Make 
us  ,gods,  which  shall  go  before  us: 
for  as  for  this  Moses,  the  man  that 
brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Ii^ypt,  we  wot  not  what  is  become 
of  him. 

24  And  I  said  unto  them,  Whoso- 
ever hath  any  gold,  let  them  break 
it  off.  So  they  gave  it  me :  then  I 
cast  it  into  the  tire,  and  there 
ecame  out  this  calf. 

25  •[  And  wlien  Moses  saw  that  the 
people  were  /naked,  (for  Aaron 
i/had  made  them  naked  unto  their 
shame  among  t  their  enemies,) 

26  Then  Moses  stood  in  the  gate 
of  the  camp,  and  said.  Who  (>  on 
the  Lord's  side  ?  let  him  come  unto 
me.  And  all  tlie  sons  of  Levi 
gathered  themselves  together  un- 
to him. 

27  And  he  said  unto  them.  Thus 
saitli  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Put 
every  man  his  sword  by  his  side, 
and  go  in  and  out  from  gate  to 
gate  throughout  tlie  camp,  and 
-"'.slay  every  man  his  brother,  and 
every  man  his  companion,  and 
every  man  his  neighbour. 

28  And  the  children  of  Levi  did 
according  to  the  word  of  Moses: 
and  there  fell  of  the  people  that 
day  about  three  thousand  men. 

2t)  iilFor  Moses  had  said,  t  Con- 
secrate yourselves  to  day  to  the 
Lord,  even  every  man  upon  his 
son,  and  upon  his  brother;  that 
he  may  bestow  upon  you  a  bless- 
ing this  day. 

30 1  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  Moses  said  unto  the 
people,  *Ye  have  sinned  a  great 
sin :  and  now  I  will  go  up  unto 
the  Lord;  'peradventure  I  shall 
''»make  an  atonement  for  your 
sin. 

31  And  Moses  « returned  unto 
the  Lord,  and  said,  Oh,  this  peo- 
ple have  sinned  a  great  sin,  and 
have  o  made  them  gods  of  gold. 

32  Yet  now,  if  thou  wilt  forgive 
their  sin—;  and  if  not,  J-' blot  me, 
I  pray  thee,  '/out  of  thy  book 
which  thou  lia.st  written. 

Zi  And  the  Lc)rj>  said  unto 
Moses,  'AVhosoever  hath  sinned 
against  me,  him  will  1  blot  out  of 
my  book. 

'.a  Tlierefore  now  go.  lead  tlie 
people  unto  the  place  of  which  I 
have  spoken  unto  the(^ :  'behold, 
mine  Angel  shall  go  before  thee: 
nevertheless,  <iii  the  day  when  I 
visit,  I  will  visit  their  sin  upon 
them. 

3-5  And  the  Loiu)  i)lagued  the 
people,  because  « they  made  the 
call;  which  Aaron  made. 


CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1  The  Lord  re/useth  to  go  as  he  had  promised 
with  the  people.  4  The  people  murmur 
thereat.  7  The  tabernacle  is  removed  out  oj 
the  cump.  9  The  Lord  talketh  familiarly 
with  Muses.  12  Moses  desireth  to  see  the 
glory  of  God. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
.  Depart,  and  go  up  hence, 
thou  «and  the  people  which  thou 
hast  brought  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  unto  the  land  which  I 
sware  unto  Abraham,  to  Isaac, 
and  to  Jacob,  saying,  iUnto  thy 
seed  will  I  give  it : 

2  cAnd  I  will  send  an  Angel  be- 
fore thee;  ^and  I  will  drive  out 
the  Canaanite,  the  Amorite,  and 
the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  the 
Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite: 

3  i^Unto  a  land  flowing  with 
milk  and  honey:  /for  I  will  not 
go  up  in  the  niidst  of  thee ;  for 
thou  art  a  £/stiffnecked  people: 
lest ''  I  consume  thee  in  the  way. 

4  ^  And  when  the  people  heard 
these  evil  tidings,  <  they  mourn- 
ed :  '■■  and  no  man  did  put  on  him 
his  ornaments. 

5  For  the  Lord  had  said  unto 
Moses,  Say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  'Ye  are  a  stifFnecked  peo- 
ple: I  will  come  up  "'into  the 
midst  of  thee  in  a  moment,  and 
consume  thee :  therefore  now  put 
off  thy  ornaments  from  thee,  that 
I  may  «  know  what  to  do  unto 
thee. 

6  And  the  children  of  Israel 
sti'ipped  themselves  of  their  or- 
naments by  the  mount  Iloreb. 

7  And  Moses  took  the  taberna- 
cle, and  pitched  it  without  the 
camp,  afar  off  from  the  camp, 
"and  called  it  the  Tabernacle  of 
the  congregation.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  (hat  every  one  which 
p sought  the  liORDwent  out  unto 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, wliich  vn.^  without  the  camp. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Mo- 
ses went  out  unto  the  tabernacle, 
t/iat  all  the  people  rose  up,  and 
stoodevery  man  7  at  his  tent  door, 
and  looked  after  Moses,  until  he 
was  gone  into  the  tabernacle. 

9  And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  as  Moses 
entered  into  the  tabernacle,  the 
cloudy  pillar  descended,  and 
stood  at  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle, and  the  Lord  'tiilked  with 
iMoses. 

10  And  all  the  people  saw  the 
cloudy  iiillar  stand  at  the  taber- 
nacle" door:  and  all  the  people 
rose  up  and  >•  woi*sbipped,  every 
man  in  his  tent  door. 

n  And  'the  Lord  spake  onto 
Moses  face  to  face,  as  a  man 
spcaketh  unto  his  Iriend,  And 
he  turned  again  into  the  camp; 
but  "  his  .servant  .Joshua,  the  son 
of  Xuii,  a  young  man,  departed 
not  out  of  tlie  tabtu'nacle. 

12  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  the 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


b  Gen.  12.  7. 
ch.  32.  13. 

coh.  32.  34.  & 

34.  11. 
d  Deut.  7.  22. 

Josb,24.    11. 


cch.  3.  8. 
/ver.  13,  17. 

f  ch.  32.  9.  Sc 

31.  9. 
Deut.  9.  0, 
13. 

Ach.  23.  21.  ik 

32.  10. 

Nurn.  16.  21, 
45. 

1  Num.  14.  1, 
30. 

*  Lev.  10.  6. 
2  Sam.  19. 
24. 

1  Kings  21. 
27. 

2  Kings  19. 1. 
Kzra  9.  3. 
Esth.  4.  1,  4. 
Job  1.  20.  &, 
2.  12. 

Is.  32.  11. 

Ez.  24.  17, 

23.  <k  26.  16. 
/  ver.  3. 
m  See  Num. 

16.  43,  43. 
nDeut.  8.  2. 

Ps.  139.  23. 
och.  20.  42, 

43. 
p  Deul.  4.  29. 

2  Sam.  21.  1. 


<;Num.  10.27. 


-ch.25.  22.  t 
31.  18. 
P«.  W.  7. 


/  Geu.  3*J.  80. 
\uiii.  12.  d. 
Deut.  S4.  10. 


The  tables  renewed. 


EXODUS. 


God's  covenant. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


-'  ch.  32.  34. 
<j  ver.  17. 

(ien.  18.  19. 

Ps.  1.  6. 

Jer.  1.  5. 

John  10.  14, 

15. 

2  Tim.  2.  19. 
2ch.  34.  9. 
a  Ps.  25.  4.  (k 

•il.  11.   Ac  8fi. 

11.  &  119.  23. 
h  Deut.  9.  26, 

'.•9. 

Joel  2.  17. 
crh.  13.  21.  i 

40.  34-38. 

Is.  63.  9. 
.;  Deut.  3.  20. 

Josh.  21.  44. 

&  22.  4.  & 

•23.  1. 

Ps.  95.  11. 
e  ver.  3. 

ch.  34.  9. 
/-Num.  14.  14. 
rch.  34.  10. 

Heut.  4.  7, 

34. 

2  Sam.  7.  23. 

1  Kings  8.  53. 

Ps.  147.  20. 
h  Gen.  19.  21. 

James  5.  16. 
!  ver.  12. 
;.  ver.  20. 

1  Tim.  6.  16. 
Wh.  34.  5,  6, 

Jer.  31.  14. 
m  Rom.  9. 15, 

16,  18. 
!i  Rom.  4.  4, 

16. 
*Gen.  32.  30. 

Deut.  5.  24. 

Judg.  6.  22. 

(c  13.  22. 


1.  16 


V  Is.  2.  21. 
(/Ps.  91.  1,4. 


rver.  20. 
John  1.  18. 


och.  32.  16, 
19. 
Deut.  10.  1. 

I  ver.  28. 
Deut.  10.  2, 


fih.  19.  20. 
i;  '24.  12. 


Lord,  See,  arthou  sayest  unto 
me,  Bring  up  this  people :  and 
thou  hast  not  let  me  know  whom 
tbou  wilt  send  with  me.  Yet 
thou  hast  said,  vl  know  thee  by 
name,  and  tliou  hast  also  Ibund 
grace  in  my  sight. 

13  Xow  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
=!if  I  have  found  grace  in  tliy 
siglit,  «shew  me  now  thy  way, 
that  I  may  know  thee,  that  I 
may  find  grace  in  thy  sight :  and 
consider  that  this  nation  is  *  thy 
people. 

14  And  he  said,  cMy  presence 
shall  go  ivith  thee,  and  I  will  give 
thee  d  rest. 

15  And  he  said  unto  him, « If  thy 
presence  go  not  with  me,  carry  us 
not  up  hence. 

16  For  wherein  shall  it  be  known 
here  that  I  and  thy  people  have 
found  grace  in  thy  s'ight?  f  is  it  not 
in  that  thou  goest  with  us?  So 
(/shall  we  be  separated,  I  and  thy 
people,  from  all  the  people  that 
are  upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, ''  I  will  do  this  thing  also  that 
thou  hast  spoken :  for  » thou  hast 
found  grace  in  mj^  sight,  and  I 
know  thee  by  name. 

18  And  he  said,  I  beseech  thee, 
shew  me  '^  thy  glory. 

19  And  he  said,  1 1  will  make  all 
my  goodness  pass  before  thee, 
and  I  will  proclaim  the  name  of 
the  Lord  before  thee;  «' and  will 
be  "gracious  to  whom  I  will  be 
gracious,  and  will  shew  mercy  on 
whom  I  will  shew  mercy. 

20  And  he  said,  Thou  canst  not 
see  my  face :  for  <>  there  shall  no 
man  see  me,  and  live. 

21  And  the  Lord  said.  Behold, 
there  is  a  place  by  me,  and  thou 
Shalt  stand  upon  a  rock  : 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
while  my  glorj-  passeth  by,  that  I 
will  put  thee  Pin  a  cleft  of  the 
I'ock,  and  will  5 cover  thee  with 
my  hand  while  I  pass  by : 

23  And  I  will  take  away  mine 
hand,  and  thou  shalt  see  niy  back 
parts ;  but  my  face  shall  '-"not  be 
seen.  * 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1  The  tallies  are  renewed.  5  2'he  -name  of  the 
Lord  proclaimed.  8  Moses  entreateth  God  to 
go  uith  them.  10  God  maketh  a  covenant  with 
them,  repeating  certain  duties  of  the  first  ta- 
ble. 28  .Moses  after  forty  days  in  the  mount 
cometh  down  icith  the  tables.  29  His  face  shin- 
eth.  and  he  covcreth  it  with  a  vail. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
-  "Hew  thee  two  tables  of 
stone  like  unto  the  first:  *and  I 
will  write  upon  t/iese  tables  the 
words  that  were  in  the  first  tables, 
which  thou  brakest. 
2  And  be  ready  in  the  morning, 
and  come  up  in'tlie  morning  unto 
mount  Sinai,  and  present  thyself 
there  to  me  ^in  the  top  of  the 
mount. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


3  And  no  man  shall  <'come  up 
with  thee,  neither  let  any  man  be 
seen  throughout  all  the  mount; 
neither  let  the  flocks  nor  herds 
feed  before  that  mount. 

4  *^,  And  he  hewed  two  tables  of 
stone  like  unto  the  first;  and  Mo- 
ses rose  up  early  in  the  morning, 
and  went  up  unto  mount  Sinai, 
as  the  Lord  had  commanded  him, 
and  took  in  his  hand  the  two  ta- 
bles of  stone. 

5  And  the  Lord  descended  in  the 
cloud,  and  stood  with  him  there, 
and  e  isroclaimed  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

(i  And  the  Lord  passed  by  before 
him,  and  proclaimed.  The  Lord, 
The  LoRD/God,  merciful  and  gra- 
cious, longsuffering,  and  abundant 
in  9  goodness  and  *  truth, 

7  '  Keeping  mercy  for  thousands, 
'^■forgiving  iniquity  and  transgres- 
sion and  sin,  and  '  that  will  by  no 
means  clear  (he  guilti; ;  visiting 
the  iniquity  of  the  fathei*s  upon 
the  children,  and  upon  the  chil- 
dren's children,  unto  the  third 
and  to  the  fourth  generation. 

8  And  Moses  made  haste,  and 
™  bowed  his  head  toward  the 
earth,  and  worshipped. 

9  And  he  .said.  If  now  I  have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord, 
n\et  my  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  go 
among  us ;  for  « it  is  a  stiffnecked 
people ;  and  pardon  our  iniquity 
and  our  sin,  and  take  us  for  p  thine 
inheritance. 

10  I  And  he  said.  Behold,  ?  I 
make  a  covenant :  before  all  thy 
people  I  will  'do  marvels,  such 
a.s  have  not  been  done  in  all  the 
earth,  nor  in  any  nation  :  and  all 
the  people  among  which  thou  art 
shall  see  the  work  of  the  Lord: 
for  it  is  s  a  terrible  thing  that  I  will 
do  with  thee. 

11  <  Observe  thou  that  which  I 
command  thee  this  day :  behold, 
"  I  drive  out  before  thee  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Canaanite,  and 
the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and 
the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite. 

12  ^  Take  heed  tothyself,  lest  thou 
make  a  covenant  with  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  land  whither  thou  go- 
est, lest  it  be  for  y  a  snare  in  the 
midst  of  thee: 

13  But  ye  shall  ^  destroy  their  al- 
tars, break  their  t  images,  and 
«  cut  down  their  groves : 

14  For  thou  Shalt  worship  *no 
other  god:  for  the  Lord,  whose 
c  naine  is  Jealous,  is  a  ''jealous  God. 

15  ''ijest  thou  make  a  covenant 
with  the  inhabitants  of  the  land, 
and  thej-.^'go  a  whoring  after  their 
gods,  and  do  sacrifice  unto  their 
gods,  and  one  a  call  thee,  and  thou 
''  eat  of  his  sacrifice ;  &  57. 15 

(fch.  20.  5.  fver.  12.  /Deut.  31.  16.  Judg.  2.  17.  Jer.  3.  9. 
Ez.  6.  9.  e  >rum.  25.  2.  1  Cor.  10.  27.  A  Ps.  106.  28.  1  Cor. 
S.  4,  7, 10. 

89 


d  ch.  19.  12, 
13,21. 

ech.  S3.  19. 
>'um.  14.  17. 

^Xum.  14.  18. 

2  Chr.  30.  9. 

Xeh.  9.  17. 

Ps.  &6.  15.  <k 

103.  8.  &:  111. 

4.  &  112.  4. 

&  116.  5.  <fc 

145.  8. 

Joel  2.  13. 
«-Ps.  31.  19. 

Rom.  2.  4. 
;i  Ps.  57.  10. 

&  1C8.  4. 
(ch.  20.  6. 

Deut.  5.  10. 

Ps.  66.  15. 

Jer.  32.  18. 

Dan.  9.  4. 
*  Ps.  103.  3.  i: 

130.  4. 

Dan.  9.  9. 

Eph.  4.  32. 

1  John  1.  9. 
lc\\.  23.  7,21. 

Josh.  24.  19. 

Job  10.  14. 

Mic.  6.  11. 

>"ah.  1.  3. 
mch.  4.  31. 
n  ch.  33.  15, 

16. 
och.  33.  3. 
p  Deut.  32.  9. 

Ps.  28.  9.  ic 

33.  12.  &  78. 

62.  <k  94.  14. 

Jer.  10.  16. 

Zech.  2.  12. 
7  Deut.  5.  2. 

&  29.  12,  14. 
rDeut.  4.  32. 

2  Sam.  7.  23. 
Ps.  77.  14. 

A:  78.  12.  &: 

147.  20. 
s  Deut.  10.  21. 

Ps.  145.  0. 

Is.  6-1.  3. 
t  Deut.  5.  32. 

&  6.  3,  25.  .t 

12.  28,  32.  A: 

28.  1. 
«  ch.  33.  2. 
jTch.  23.  32. 

Deut.  7.  2. 

Judg.  2.  2, 
y  ch.  23.  £3. 
2ch.  23.  24. 

Deut.  12.  3. 

Judg.  2.  2. 
tHeb. 

statues, 
a  Deut.  7.  5. 

&  12.  2. 

Judg.  6.  25. 

2  Kings  IB. 

4.  &  23.  14. 

2  Chr.  31.  1. 

A:  34.  3,  4. 
i  ch.  20.  3,  5. 
c  So  Is.  9,  6. 


Ood's  covenant  ivith  Israel. 


EXODUS. 


The  free  gifts 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


jDeut.  7.  3. 

1  Kings  11.  2. 

KzraO.  2. 

Neh.  13.  25. 
*  Num.  25.  1, 

2. 

1  Kings  11.  4. 
;ch.  32.  8. 

Lev.  10.  4. 
mch.  12.  15. 

t  23.  15. 
n  ch.  13.  4. 
och.  13.  2,  12. 

&  22.  29. 

Ez.  44.  30. 

Luke  2.  23. 

pch.  13.  13. 

Num.  18.  15. 
II  Or,  kid. 


ych.  23.  16. 
Deul.  16.  IC. 

1  Sam.  9.  7,8. 

2  Sam.  24.24. 
7-ch.  20.  9.  & 

23.  12.  &  35. 

2. 

Deut.  5.  12, 

13. 

Luke  13   14. 
sch.  23.  16. 

Deut.  16.  10, 

13. 
t  Heb.  rcro- 

lution  of  the 

year. 
rch.  23. 14, 17. 

Deut.  IG.  16. 
uch.  33.  2. 

Lev.  18.  24. 

Di!Ut.  7.  1. 

Ps.  78.  55.  Sc 

80.  8. 
J  Deut.  12.20. 

&  19.  8. 
y  See  Gen.  35. 

5. 

2Chr.  17.  10. 

Prov.  16.  7. 

Acts  18.  10. 
«ch.  23.  18. 
ach.  12.  10. 
Jch.  23.  19. 

Deut.  26.  2, 

10. 
fch.  23.  19. 

Deut.  14.  21. 
d  ver.  10. 

Deut.  4.  13. 

&  31.  9. 
tch.  21.  18. 

Deut.  9.  9, 

18. 
/ver.  1. 

ch.  31.  18.  * 

S2.  16. 

Deut.  4.  13. 

i  10.  2,  4. 
t  Heh.  words, 
gch.  32.  15. 
A  Matt.  17.  2. 

2  Cor.  3.  7, 

13. 


16  And  thou  take  of ''their  daugh- 
ters unto  thy  sons,  and  their 
daughters  ^go  a  whoring  after 
their  gods,  and  make  tliy  sons  go 
a  whoring  after  their  gods. 

17  'Thou  Shalt  make  thee  no 
molten  gods. 

18  ♦[  The  feast  of  »« unleavened 
bread  shall  thou  keep.  Seven 
days  thou  shall  eat  unleavened 
bread,  as  I  cominanded  tliee,  in 
the  time  of  the  montli  Abib  :  for 
in  the  »  month  Abib  thou  earnest 
out  from  Egypt. 

19  "All  that  bpeneth  the  matrix  is 
mine;  and  every  fii'stling  among 
thy  cattle,  ichelher  ox  or  sheep, 
that  ?■.?  male. 

20  But  iUhe  firstling  of  an  ass 
thou  Shalt  redeem  with  a  II  lamb  : 
and  if  thou  redeem  him  not,  then 
Shalt  thou  break  his  neck.  All 
the  firstborn  of  thy  sons  tliou  shall 
redeem.  And  none  shall  appear 
beibre  me  9  emiJty. 

21  1  '-Six  days  thou  shalt  work, 
but  on  the  seventh  day  thou  shalt 
rest :  in  earing  time  and  in  harvest 
thou  Shalt  rest. 

22  *i  sAnd  thou  shalt  observe  the 
feast  of  weeks,  of  the  firstfruits  of 
wheat  liarvest,  and  the  least  of  in- 
gathering at  tlie  t  year's  end. 

23  II  <  Thrice  in  the  year  shall  all 
your  men  children  appear  before 
the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel. 

24  For  I  will  "  cast  out  the  nations 
before  thee,  and  ^p  enlarge  thy  bor- 
ders :  2/ neither  .shall  any  man  de- 
sire thy  land,  when  thou  shalt  go 
up  to  appear  before  the  Lord  thy 
God  thrice  in  the  year. 

25  2  Thou  Shalt  not  offer  the  blood 
of  my  sacrifice  witli  leaven  ;  «  nei- 
ther shall  the  sacrifice  of  the  feast 
of  tlie  passover  be  left  unto  the 
morning. 

21)  *The  first  of  the  firstfruits  of 
thy  land  thou  shalt  bring  unto  tlie 
house  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  cTliou 
Shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  in  his  motli- 
er's  milk. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Write  thou  ''  tliese  words :  for 
after  the  tenor  of  these  words  I 
have  made  a  covenant  with  thee 
and  with  Israel. 

28  ""And  he  was  there  with  the 
Lord  forty  days  and  forty  nights ; 
he  did  neither  eat  bread,  nor  drink 
water.  And  .^He  wrote  upon  the 
tables  tlie  words  of  tlie  covenant, 
the  ten  t  commandments. 

29  1[  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Moses  came  down  from  mount 
Sinai  with  the  ff  two  tables  of  testi- 
mony in  INtoses'  liand,  when  lie 
came  down  from  the  mount,  that 
Moses  wist  not  that  ^ahe  skin  of 
his  face  shone  while  he  talked 
with  liim. 

30  And  when  Aaron  and  all  the 
children  of  Israel  saw  Moses,  be- 
hold, the  skin  of  his  face  shone ; 

90 


and  they  were  afraid  to  come  nigh 
him. 

31  And  Moses  called  unto  them  ; 
and  Aaron  and  all  the  rulers  of 
the  congregation  returned  unto 
him :  and  Moses  talked  with 
them. 

32  And  afterward  all  the  children 
of  Israel  came  nigh  :  « and  he  gave 
them  in  commandment  all  that 
tlie  Lord  had  spoken  with  him  in 
mount  Sinai. 

33  And  tilL  Moses  had  done  speak- 
ing witli  tliem,  he  put  ''a  vail  on 
liis  face. 

34  But  i  when  Moses  went  in  be- 
fore the  Lord  to  speak  with  him, 
he  took  the  vail  off,  until  he  came 
out.  And  he  came  out,  and  spake 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  t/iat 
which  he  was  commanded. 

\15  And  the  children  of  Israel 
saw  the  face  of  Moses,  that  the 
skin  of  Moses"  face  shone:  and 
Moses  put  the  vail  upon  his  face 
again,  until  he  went  in  to  speak 
with  Him. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1  The  sahhalh.  4  The  free  gifts  for  the  taberna- 
cle. 20  The  readiness  of  the  people  to  offer. 
30  Bezulecl  and  Aholiah  'are  called  to  the  work. 

AND  Moses  gathered  all  the  con- 
.  gregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel  together,  and  said  unto 
them,  n  These  are  the  words  which 
the  Lord  hath  commanded,  that 
ye  should  do  them. 

2  6  Six  days  shall  work  be  done, 
but  on  the  seventh  day  there  shall 
be  to  you  ta  holj^  day,  a  sabbath 
of  rest  to  the  Lord:"  wliosoever 
doeth  work  therein  shall  be  put 
to  death. 

3  (-Ye  shall  kindle  no  fire 
throughout  your  habitations  up- 
on the  sabbath  daJ^ 

4  ^  And  Moses  spake  unto  all 
the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  saying,  ''Tliis  is  the 
thing  which  the  Lord  command- 
ed, sajang, 

5  Take  ye  from  among  you  an 
offering  unto  the  Lord:  « whoso- 
ever is  of  a  willing  heart,  let  him 
bring  it,  an  ofiering  of  the  Lord; 
gold,  and  silver,  and  brass, 

G  And  blue,  and  purple,  and  scar- 
let, and  fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair, 

7  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and 
badgers'  skins,  and  shittim  wood, 

8  And  oil  for  the  light,  /and 
spices  for  anointing  oil,  and  for 
the  sweet  incense, 

9  And  onyx  stones,  and  stones  to 
be  set  for"  the  ephod,  and  for  the 
breastplate. 

10  And  a  every  wise  hearted 
among  you  shall  come,  and  make 
all  that  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded ; 

11  ''The  tabernacle,  his  tent,  and 
his  covering,  his  taches,  and  his 
boards,  his  bars,  his  pillars,  and 
his  sockets ; 


for  the  tabernacle. 


EXODUS. 


The  j)eople's  liberalittj. 


CHRIST 
1491. 


ich. 

25. 

10, 

tic 

kch. 

25 

23. 

Uh.  25.  30. 

Lev.  24.  5,  I 
mch.  25.  31, 

4:c. 
7!  ch.  30.  1. 
oth.  30.  23. 
pch.  30.  34. 

<1  ch.  27.  1. 


tch.  31.  10.  & 
SQ.  1,41. 
Num.  4.5,  6, 
&c. 


t  ver.  5, 22, 26, 
29. 

ch.  23.  2.  & 
36.  2. 

1  Ch'r.  28.  2, 
9.  &  29.  9. 
Ezra  7.  27. 

2  Cor.  8. 12. 
Sc  9.  7. 


»ch.  28.  3.  & 
31.  6.  <k36.  1. 
2  Kings 23.  7. 
Prov.  31.  19, 
22,  24. 


«1  Chr.  29.  6. 
Ezra  2.  63. 


12  *The  ark,  and  the  staves  there- 
of, ivit/i  the  mercy  seat,  and  the 
vail  of  the  covering; 

13  The  ''table,  and  his  staves,  and 
all  his  vessels,  'and  the  shew- 
bread ; 

14  »'  The  candlestick  also  for  the 
light,  and  liis  turniture,  and  his 
lamps,  with  the  oil  for  the  light ; 

1-5  "And  the  incense  altar,  and 
his  staves,  "and  the  anointing  oil, 
and  pthe  sweet  incense,  and  the 
hanging  for  the  door  at  the  enter- 
ing in  of  the  tabernacle ; 

18  9  The  altar  of  burnt  offering, 
with  his  brazen  grate,  his  staves, 
and  all  his  vessels,  the  laver  and 
his  foot ; 

17  '"The  hangings  of  the  court, 
his  pillars,  and  their  sockets,  and 
the  hanging  for  the  door  or  the 
court ; 

18  The  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and 
the  pins  of  the  court,  and  their 
cords ; 

19  -'^The  clothes  of  service,  to  do 
service  in  the  holy  place,  the  holj' 
garments  for  Aaron  the  priest, 
and  the  garments  of  his  sons,  to 
minister  in  the  priest's  office. 

20  ^  And  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel  departed 
from  the  presence  of  Moses. 

21  And  the\'  came,  every  one 
'whose  heart  stirred  him  up,  and 
every  one  whom  his  spirit  made 
willing,  and  they  brought  the 
Lord's  offering  to  the  work  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  for  all  his  service,  and 
for  the  holy  garments. 

22  And  they  came,  both  men  and 
women,  as  imany  as  were  willing 
hearted,  and  brought  bracelets, 
and  earrings,  and  rings,  and  tab- 
lets, all  jewels  of  gold:  and  every 
man  that  offered,  offfrcd  an  offer- 
ing of  gold  unto  the  Lord. 

2'i  And  "every  man,  with  whom 
was  found  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  and  fine  linen,  and  goats' 
/ion-,  and  red  skins  of  rams,  and 
badgers'  skins,  brought  tlum. 

24  Every  one  that  did  offer  an  of- 
fering of  silver  and  bra.ss  brought 
the  Lord's  offering:  and  every 
man,  with  whom  was  found  shit- 
tim  wood  for  any  work  of  the 
service,  brought  it. 

25  And  all  the  women  that  were 
"Wise  hearted  did  spin  with  their 
hands,  and  brought  that  which 
thej'  had  spun,  both  of  blue,  and 
of  purple,  and  of  scarlet,  and  of 
fine  linen. 

26  And  all  the  women  whose 
heart  stirred  them  up  in  wisdom 
spun  goats'  hair. 

'11  And  '-c  the  rulers  brought  onyx 
stones,  and  stones  to  be  set,  for  the 
ephod,  and  for  the  breastplate; 

•23  And  2/ spice,  and  oil  for  the 
light,  and  lor  the  anointing  oil, 
and  for  the  sweet  incense. 


29  The  children  of  Israel  brought 
a  2  willing  offering  unto  the  Lord, 
every  man  and  woman,  whose 
heart  made  them  willing  to  bring 
for  all  manner  of  work,  which 
the  Lord  had  commanded  to  be 
made  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

ao  f  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  See,  "the  Lord 
hath  called  by  name  Bezaleel  the 
son  of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of  the 
tribe  of  Judah ; 

31  And  he  hath  filled  him  with 
the  spirit  of  God,  in  wisdom,  in 
understanding,  and  in  knowl- 
edge, and  in  all  manner  of  work- 
manship ; 

32  And  to  devise  curious  works, 
to  work  in  gold,  and  in  silver, 
and  in  brass, 

33  And  in  the  cutting  of  stones, 
to  set  them,  and  in  carving  of 
wood,  to  make  any  manner  of 
cunning  woi'k. 

34  And  he  hath  put  in  his  heart 
that  he  may  teach,  both  he,  and 
^Aholiab,  the  son  of  Ahisamach, 
of  the  tribe  of  Dan. 

3j  Them  hath  he  « filled  with 
wisdom  of  heart,  to  work  all 
manner  of  work,  of  the  engraver, 
and  of  the  cunning  workman, 
and  of  the  embroiderer,  in  blue, 
and  in  purple,  in  scarlet,  and  in 
fine  linen,  and  of  the  weaver,  even 
of  them  that  do  any  work,  and  of 
those  that  devise  cunning  work. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1  The  offerings  are  deUvered  to  the  workmen,  5 
The  liberality  of  the  people  is  restrained.  8 
The  curtains  of  cherubim.  14  The  curtains  vf 
goats'  hair.  19  The  covering  of  siins.  20 
The  boards  u>ith  their  sockets.  31  The  bars. 
35  The  tail.    37  The  hanging  for  the  door. 

THEN  wrought  Bezaleel  and 
Aholiab,  and  everj'  «wise 
hearted  man,  in  whom  the  Lord 
put  wisdom  and  understanding 
to  know  how  to  work  all  manner 
of  work  lor  the  service  of  the 
''Sanctuary,  accoi-dlng  to  all  that 
the  Lord  "had  commanded. 

2  And  Moses  called  Bezaleel  and 
Aholiab,  and  everj'  wise  hearted 
man,  in  whose  heart  the  Lord 
had  put  wisdom,  evrn  every  one 
c  whose  heart  stirred  him  up  to 
come  unto  the  work  to  do  it : 

3  And  they  received  of  Moses  all 
the  offering,  which  the  children 
of  Israel  <'had  brought  for  the 
work  of  the  service  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, to  make  it  xvithal.  And  they 
brought  yet  unto  him  free  offer- 
ings every  morning. 

4  And  all  the  wise  men,  that 
wrought  all  the  work  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, came  every  man  from  his 
work  which  they 'made; 

5  "i^  And  they  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying,  ^The  people  bring  much 
more  than  enough  for  the  service 
of  the  work,  which  the  Lord 
commanded  to  make. 

91 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


z  ver.  21. 
1  Chr.  29.  9. 


ich.Sl.  2, 
iic. 


6ch.  31.  6 

c  ver.  31. 

ch.  31.  3, 

6. 

lKiu(;<.7 

14, 

2  Chr.  2. 

14. 

Is.  28.  26 

1491. 

a  ch.  28.  3.  it 
31.  G.  4;  35. 
10,  35. 


c  ch.  35.  21, 
26. 
1  Chr.  29.  i 


c2Cor.  8.  2,3. 


The  curtains,  hoards, 


EXODUS. 


bars,  and  vail. 


Before 
(;n  RIST 

1491. 


/ch.  26.  1. 


6  And  Moses  gave  cominand- 
meiit,  and  they  caused  it  to  be 
pi'oclaimed  througbout  tlie  camp, 
saying.  Let  neither  man  nor  wo- 
man make  any  more  work  lor 
the  ofit'ering  of  the  sanctuary.  So 
the  people  were  restrained"  from 
bringing. 

7  Fur  the  stuff  they  had  was 
sufificient  for  all  the  work  to 
make  it,  and  too  much. 

8  fl  /And  everj'  wise  hearted 
man  among  them  that  wrought 
the  work  of  the  tabernacle  made 
ten  curtains  of  line  twined  linen, 
and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scar- 
let :  tvith  cherubim  of  cunning 
work  made  lie  them. 

9  The  length  of  one  curtain  luas 
twenty  and  eight  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  of  one  curtain  four  cu- 
bits :  the  curtains  u-ere  all  of  one 
size. 

10  And  he  coupled  the  five  cur- 
tains one  unto  another :  and  the 
oUier  five  curtains  he  coupled  one 
unto  another. 

11  And  he  made  loops  of  blue  on 
the  edge  of  one  curtain  from  the 
selvedge  in  the  coupling:  like- 
wise he  made  in  the  uttermost 
side  of  another  curtain,  in  the 
coupling  of  the  second. 

12  ff  Fifty  loops  made  he  in  one 
curtain,  and  fifty  loops  made  he 
in  the  edge  of  the  curtain  which 
was  in  the  coupling  of  the  sec- 
ond: the  loops  held  one  curtain 
to  another. 

13  And  he  made  fifty  t aches  of 
gold,  and  coupled  the  curtains 
one  unto  another  with  the  taches: 
so  it  became  one  tabernacle. 

14  H  /'And  he  made  curtains  of 
goats'  hair  for  the  tent  over  the 
tabernacle ;  eleven  curtains  he 
made  them. 

15  The  length  of  one  curtain  2vas 
thirty  cu))its,  and  four  cubits  icas 
the  breadth  of  one  curtain :  the 
eleven  curtains  ivere  of  one  size. 

16  And  he  coupled  five  curtains 
by  themselves,  and  six  curtains 
by  themselves. 

17  And  he  made  fifty  loops  upon 
the  uttermost  edge  of  the  curtain 
in  the  coupling,  and  fifty  loops 
made  he  upon  the  edge  of  the 
curtain  which  coupleth  the  sec- 
ond. 

18  And  he  made  fifty  taches  of 
brass  to  couple  the  tent  together, 
that  it  might  be  one. 

19  iAnd  he  made  a  covering  for 
the  tent  of  rams'  skins  dyed  red, 
and  a  covering  of  badgers'  skins 
above  t/uU. 

20  ^/'And  he  made  boards  for 
the  tabernacle  of  shittim  wood, 
standing  up. 

21  The'length  of  aboardtwi.s  ten 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  a  board 
one  cubit  and  a  half. 

22  One  board    had  two  tenons, 

92 


equally  distant  one  from  another: 
thus  did  he  make  for  all  the 
boards  of  the  tabernacle. 

23  And  he  made  boai'ds  for  the 
tabernacle :  twenty  boards  for  the 
south  side  southward : 

24  And  forty  sockets  of  silver  he 
made  under  the  twenty  boards; 
two  sockets  under  one  board  for 
his  two  tenons,  and  two  sockets 
under  another  board  for  his  two 
tenons. 

25  And  for  the  other  side  of  the 
tabernacle,  xvhich  is  toward  the 
north  corner,  he  made  twenty 
boards, 

2G  And  tlieir  forty  sockets  of  sil- 
ver; two  sockets  under  one  board, 
and  two  sockets  under  another 
board. 

27  And  for  the  sides  of  the  tab- 
ernacle westward  he  made  six 
boards. 

28  And  two  boards  made  he  for 
the  corners  of  the  tabernacle  in 
the  two  sides. 

29  And  they  were  t  coupled  be- 
neath, and  coupled  together  at 
the  head  thereof,  to  one  ring :  tluis 
he  did  to  both  of  them  in  both  the 
corners. 

30  And  there  were  eight  boards ; 
and  their  sockets  were  sixteen 
sockets  of  silver,  t  under  every 
board  two  sockets. 

31  \  And  he  made  'bars  of  shit- 
tim wood;  five  for  the  boards  of 
the  one  side  of  the  tabernacle, 

32  And  five  bars  for  the  boards  of 
the  other  side  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  five  bars  for  the  boards  of 
the  tabernacle  for  the  sides  west- 
ward. 

33  And  he  made  the  middle  bar 
to  shoot  through  the  boards  froin 
the  one  end  to  the  other. 

34  And  he  overlaid  the  boards 
with  gold,  and  made  their  rings  o/ 
gold  to  be  places  for  the  bars,  and 
overlaid  the  bars  with  gold. 

ftj  If  And  he  made  "'a  vail  o/blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen :  irlth  cherubim 
made  he  it  of  cunning  work. 

36  And  he  made  thereunto  four 
pillars  o;' shin  im  »'00f/,  and  over- 
laid tlieni  with  gold:  their  hooks 
ivere  of  gold ;  and  he  cast  ibr  them 
four  sockets  of  silver. 

37  H  And  he  made  a  «  hanging  for 
the  tabernacle  door  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen,  tof  needlework ; 

38  And  the  five  pillars  of  it  with 
their  hooks :  and  he  overlaid  tlieir 
chapiters  and  their  fillets  with 
gold :  but  their  five  sockets  were 
of  brass. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII, 

1  The  ari.  C  TIio  mercy  seat  with  chcriiliim.  10 
The  tabic  with  his  vessels.  17  The  candlestick 
with  his  lamps  and  instruments.  25  The  altar 
of  incense^  29  The  anointing  oil  and  sweet 
incense. 


The  mercy  scat. 


EXODUS. 


The  altar  of  incense. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


I  Or,  out  of, 
1  Or,  out  of. 


dch 

25 

29. 

II  Or,  to  pour 
out  withal. 

tch. 

25 

31. 

AND  Bezaleel  made  « the  ark  of 
.  shittim  wood :  two  cubits  and 
a  half  (ro.s  the  length  of  it,  and  a 
cubit  and  a  half  the  breadth  of  it, 
and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the  height 
of  it: 

2  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold  within  and  without,  and 
made  a  crown  of  gold  to  it  round 
about. 

8  And  he  ca-^t  for  it  four  rings  of 
gold,  to  be  set  by  the  four  corners  of 
it ;  even  two  rings  upon  the  one 
side  of  it,  and  two  rings  upon  the 
other  side  o^'it. 

4  And  he  made  staves  of  shittim 
wood,  and  overlaid  them  Mith 
gold. 

5  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the 
rings  by  the  sides  of  the  ark,  to 
bear  the  ark. 

6  ^  And  he  made  the  ^ mercy  seat 
of  pure  gold:  two  cubits  and  a 
half  t/.'a.s  the  length  thereof,  and 
one  cubit  and  a  half  the  breadth 
thereof. 

V  And  he  made  two  cherubim  of 
gold,  beaten  out  of  one  piece  made 
he  them,  on  the  two  ends  of  the 
mercy  seat; 

8  One  cherub  II  on  the  end  on  this 
side,  and  another  cherub  II  on  the 
other  end  on  that  side :  out  of  the 
mercy  seat  made  he  the  cherubim 
on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

9  And  the  cherubim  spread  out 
their  wings  on  high,  awt  covered 
with  their  wings  over  the  mercy 
seat,  with  their  faces  one  to  an- 
other; even  to  the  mercy  seatward 
wei'e  the  faces  of  the  cherubim. 

10  ^And  he  made  ^the  table  of 
shittim  wood :  two  cubits  iva.'i  the 
length  thereof,  and  a  cubit  the 
breadth  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a 
half  the  height  thereof: 

11  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold,  and  made  thereunto  a  crown 
of  gold  round  about. 

12  Also  he  made  thereunto  a 
border  of  a  handbreadth  round 
about ;  and  made  a  crown  of  gold 
for  the  border  thereof  round  about. 

lo  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings 
of  gold,  and  put  the  rings  upon 
the  four  corners  that  uvre  in  the 
four  feet  thereof. 

14  Over  against  the  border  were 
the  rings,  the  places  for  the 
staves  to  bear  the  table. 

15  And  he  made  the  staves  of 
shittim  wood,  and  overlaid  them 
with  gold,  to  bear  the  table. 

16  And  he  made  the  vessels 
which  icere  upon  the  table,  his 
d  dishes,  and  his  spoons,  and  his 
bowls,  and  his  covers  II  to  cover 
withal,  of  pure  gold. 

17  %  And  he  made  the  « candle- 
stick of  pure  gold :  of  beaten  work 
made  he  the  candlestick ;  his 
shaft,  and  hLs  branch,  his  bowls, 
his  knops,  and  his  flowers,  were 
of  the  same: 


18  And  six  branches  going  out 
of  the  sides  thereof;  three 
branches  of  the  candlestick  out 
of  the  one  side  thereof,  and  three 
branches  of  the  candlestick  out 
of  the  other  side  thereof: 

19  Three  bowls  made  after  the 
fashion  of  almonds  in  one  branch, 
a  knop  and  a  flower ;  and  three 
bowls  made  like  almonds  in 
another  branch,  a  knop  and  a 
flower:  so  throughout  the  six 
branches  going  out  of  the  candle- 
stick. 

20  And  in  the  candlestick  ivere 
four  bowls  made  like  almonds, 
his  knops,  and  his  flowers : 

21  And  a  knojj  under  two 
branches  of  the  same,  and  a 
knop  under  two  branches  of  the 
same,  and  a  knop  under  two 
branches  of  the  same,  according 
to  the  six  branches  going  out 
ofit. 

22  Their  knops  and  their 
branches  were  of  the  same;  all 
of  it  icas  one  beaten  work  o/pure 
gold. 

23  And  he  made  his  seven 
lamps,  and  his  snuffers,  and  his 
snuffdishes,  ofi^ure  gold. 

24  Of  a  talent  of  pure  gold  made 
he  it,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof. 

25  f /And  he  made  the  incense 
altar  0/ shittim  wood:  tlie  length 
ofit  was  a  cubit,  and  the  breadth 
of  it  a  cubit;  it  ivas  foursquare; 
and  two  cubits  ivas  the  height  of 
it ;  the  horns  thereof  were  of  the 
same. 

26  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold,  both  the  top  of  it,  and  the 
sides  thereof  round  about,  and 
the  horns  of  it;  also  ho  made 
unto  it  a  crovVn  of  gold  round 
about. 

27  And  he  made  two  rings  of  gold 
for  it  under  the  crown  thereof, 
by  the  two  corners  of  it,  upon  the 
two  sides  thereof,  to  be  places  for 
the  staves  to  bear  it  withal. 

28  And  he  made  the  staves  of 
shittim  wood,  and  overlaid  them 
with  gold. 

29  *[  And  he  made  a  the  holy 
anointing  oil,  and  the  pure  in- 
cense of  sweet  spices,  according 
to  the  work  of  the  apothecary. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

1  The  altar  of  burnt  offering,  b  The  lauer  of 
brass.  9  The  court.  21  The  sum  cf  that  the 
people  offered. 

AND  «he  made  the  altar  of  burnt 
.  offering  of  shittim  wood :  five 
cubits  ivas  the  length  thereof, 
and  five  cubits  the  breadth  tliere- 
of;  it  urts  foursquare;  and  three 
cubits  the  height  thereof. 

2  And  he  made  the  horns  there- 
of on  the  four  corners  of  it ;  the 
horns  thereof  were  of  the  same: 
and  he  overlaid  it  with  brass. 

3  And  he  made  all  the  vessels 
of  the  altar,  the  pots,  and  the 

93 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


/ch.  30.  1. 


S-ch.  30.  23, 


Tlic  sum  of  that 


EXODUS. 


the  people  offered. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


.1  Or.  brazen 

^lasses^ 
*  Heb.   itsseni' 

hlin^  by 

troopSf  as 

1  Sam.  2.  22. 
<  ch.  27.  9. 


shovels,  and  the  basins,  and  the 
fleshhooks,  and  the  firepans:  all 
the  vessels  thereof  made  he  of 
brass. 

4  And  he  made  for  the  altar  a 
bi'azen  grate  of  network,  under 
the  compass  thereof,  beneath  unto 
the  midst  of  it. 

5  And  he  cast  four  rings  for  the 
four  ends  of  the  grate  of  brass,  to 
be  places  for  the  staves. 

G  And  he  made  the  staves  of 
shittim  wood,  and  overlaid  them 
with  brass. 

7  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the 
rings  on  the  sides  of  the  altar,  to 
bear  it  withal ;  he  made  the  altar 
hollow  with  boards. 

8  ^  And  he  made  *  the  laver  of 
brass,  and  the  foot  of  it  of  brass, 
of  the  I!  lookingglasses  of  the 
women  t  assembling,  whicli  as- 
sembled at  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  tlie  congregation. 

9  \  And  he  made  ethe  court:  on 
the  south  side  southward  the 
hangings  of  the  court  loere  o/"fine 
twined  linen,  a  hundred  cubits : 

10  Their  pillars  ivere  twenty,  and 
their  brazen  sockets  twent,y ;  the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fil- 
lets luere  of  silver. 

11  And  for  the  north  side  the 
hangings  ivere  a,  liundred  cubits, 
their  pillars  ivere  twenty,  and 
their  sockets  of  brass  twenty ;  the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fil- 
lets of  silver. 

12  And  for  the  west  side  ivere 
hangings  of  fifty  cubits,  their  pil- 
lars ten,  and  their  sockets  ten; 
the  hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their 
fillets  of  silver. 

13  And  for  the  east  side  eastward 
fifty  cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  the  one  side 
of  the  gate  were  fifteen  cubits ; 
their  pillars  three,  and  their  sock- 
ets three. 

15  And  for  the  other  side  of  the 
court  gate,  on  this  hand  and  that 
hand,  jvere  hangings  of  fifteen  cu- 
bits ;  tlieir  pillars  three,  and  their 
sockets  three. 

16  All  tlie  hangings  of  the  court 
round  about  ivere  of  fine  twined 
linen. 

17  And  the  sockets  for  the  pillars 
were  of  brass;  tlie  Jiooks  of  the 
pillars  and  their  fillets  o/  silver; 
and  tlio  overlaying  of  their  cliapi- 
rors  o/sil\  er ;  and  all  the  pillars  of 
the  court  were  filleted  witli  silver. 

18  And  the  hanging  for  the  gate 
of  tlie  court  iras  needlework,  of 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  twined  linen  :  and  twenty  cu- 
bits ivax  the  length,  and  the  height 
in  the  breadth  vxtn  five  cubits,  an- 
swerable to  the  hangings  of  the 
court. 

19  And  their  pillars  loere  four, 
and  their  sockets  of  brass  four; 
their    hooks  of  silver,  and  the 

94 


overlaying  of  their  chapiters  and 
their  fillets  of  silver. 

20  And  all  the  rf  pins  of  the  taber- 
nacle, and  of  the  court  round 
about,  were  of  brass. 

21  <[  Tills  is  the  sum  of  the  taber- 
nacle, even  of  ^the  tabernacle  of 
testimony,  as  it  was  counted,  ac 
cording  to  the  commandment  of 
Moses, /oj-  the  service  of  the  Le- 
vites,  fhy  the  hand  of  Ithamar, 
son  to  Aaron  the  priest. 

22  And  .'/Bezaleel  the  son  of  Uri, 
the  son  of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Ju- 
dah,  made  all  that  the  Lokd  com- 
manded Moses. 

23  And  with  him  was  Aholiab, 
sonof  Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of 
Dan,  an  engraver,  and  a  cunning 
workman,  and  an  embroiderer  in 
blue,  and  in  purple,  and  in  scarlet, 
and  fine  Imen. 

24  All  the  gold  that  was  occupied 
for  the  work  in  all  the  work  of  the 
holy  place,  even  the  gold  of  the 
offering,  was  twenty  and  nine  tal- 
ents, and  seven  hundred  and  thir- 
ty shekels,  after  a  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuaiT- 

25  And  the  silver  of  them  that 
were  numbered  of  the  congrega- 
tion ivas  a  hundred  talents,  and  a 
thousand  seven  hundred  and 
threescore  and  fifteen  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary : 

26  'A  bekah  for  t  every  man,  tltat 
is^  half  a  shekel,  after  the  shekel 
ot  the  sanctuary,  for  every  one 
that  went  to  be  numbered,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward,  for 
^six  hundi'ed  thousand  and  three 
thousand  and  five  hundred  and 
fifty  men. 

27  And  of  the  hundred  talents  of 
silver  were  cast '  the  sockets  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  the  sockets  of  the 
vail;  a  hundred  sockets  of  the 
hundred  talents,  a  talent  for  a 
socket. 

28  And  of  the  thousand  seven 
hundred  seventy  and  five  shekels 
he  made  hooks  lor  the  pillars,  and 
overlaid  their  chapiters,  and  fil- 
leted them. 

29  And  the  brass  of  the  offering 
teas  seventy  talents,  and  two  thou- 
sand and  lour  hundred  shekels. 

30  And  therewith  he  made  the 
sockets  to  the  door  of  the  taber- 
naclc!  of  the  congregation,  and  the 
l)razen  altar,  and  the  brazen  grate 
lor  it,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the 
altar, 

31  And  the  sockets  of  the  court 
round  about,  and  the  sockets  of 
the  court  gate,  and  all  the  pins  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  all  the  pins  of 
the  court  round  about. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1  Thn  clothn  of  trrvicc  avd  holy  cnrmcnts.  2 
The  rphnd.  8  The  breastplate.  22  The  robe 
of  theephod.  27  The  coats,  mitre,  and  girdle 
of  fine  linen.  30  The  plate  o.f  the  holy  crown. 
S2  All  i$  viewed  and  approved  by  Moses. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


e  Xum.  1.  60, 
53.  &  9.  l.^. 
&  10.  11.  A: 

17.  7,  8.  6c 

18.  2. 

2  Chr.  24.  6. 

Acts  7.  44. 
/Num.  4.  28, 

33. 
f  ch,  31.  2,  6. 


h  ch.  30.  13, 
21. 

Lev.  5.  15.  & 
27.  3,  25. 
Num.  3.  47. 
&,  IS.  16. 


ich.30.  13,15. 
t  Heb.  a  poll. 


k  Num.  1.  46. 


;ch.2fi.  19,21, 
25,  32. 


The  breastplate. 


EXODUS. 


The  robe  of  the  eiihod. 


nefore 

CHRIST 

1401. 


och.  35.  23. 
^rh.  31.  10. 
&  35.  19. 
cch.  28.  4. 
rich.  28.  6. 


»  ch.  2S.  17 
Ac. 

1  Or,  ru6y. 


AISTD  of  a  the  blue,  and  pur- 
.  pie,  and  scarlet,  they  made 
*  clothes  of  service,  to  do  service 
in  the  holy  place,  and  made  the 
holy  garments  for  Aaron;  '■as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

2  f'And  he  made  the  cphod  of 
gold,  blue,  and  purple,  and  scar- 
let, and  line  twined  linen. 

3  And  they  did  beat  the  gold 
into  thin  plates,  and  cut  it  into 
wires,  to  worlc  it  in  the  blue,  and 
in  the  purple,  and  in  the  scarlet, 
and  in  the  hue  linen,  with  cun- 
ning worlv. 

4  They  made  shoulderpieces  for 
it,  to  couple  it  together :  by  the 
two  edges  was  it  coupled  together. 

•5  And  the  curious  girdle  of  his 
ephod,  that  ivcif;  upon  it,  van  of 
the  same,  according  to  the  work 
thereof;  of  gold,  blue,  and  pur- 
ple, and  scarlet,  and  line  twined 
linen ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

G  %  eAnd  they  wrought  onyx 
stones  inclosed  in  ouches  of  gold, 
graven,  as  signets  are  graven, 
with  the  names  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 

7  And  he  put  them  on  the  shoul- 
ders of  the  ephod,  that  they  should 
he  stones  for  a  /memorial  to  the 
children  of  Israel;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

8  %  i/And  he  made  the  breast- 
plate of  cunning  work,  like  the 
work  of  the  ephod ;  of  gold,  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen. 

9  It  was  foursquare;  they  made 
the  breastplate  double:  a  span 
was  the  length  thereof,  and  a 
span  the  breadth  thereof,  being 
doubled. 

10  ''And  they  set  in  it  four  rows 
of  stones:  the  first  row  ivas  a  il  sar- 
dius,  a  topaz,  and  a  carbuncle : 
this  teas  the  first  row. 

11  And  the  second  row,  an  eme- 
rald, a  sapphire,  and  a  diamond. 

12  And  the  third  row,  a  ligure, 
an  agate,  and  an  amethyst. 

1.3  And  the  fourth  row,  a  beryl, 
an  onyx,  and  a  jasper:  they  v:ere 
inclosed  in  ouches  of  gold  in  their 
inclosings. 

14  And  the  stones  were  accord- 
ing to  the  names  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  twelve,  according  to 
their  names,  like  the  engravings 
of  a  signet,  every  one  with  his 
name,  according  to  the  twelve 
tribes. 

15  And  they  made  upon  the 
breastplate  chains  at  the  ends, 
of  wreathen  work  of  pure  gold. 

16  And  they  made  two  ouches 
of  gold,  and  two  gold  rings,  and 
put  the  two  rings  in  the  two  ends 
of  the  breastplate. 

17  And  they  put  the  two  wreath- 
en  chains  of  gold  in  the  two  rings 
on  the  ends  of  the  breastplate. 


18  And  the  two  ends  of  the  two 
wreathen  chains  they  fa.stened  in 
tlie  two  ouches,  and  put  them  on 
the  shoulderpieces  of  the  ephod, 
before  it. 

19  And  they  made  two  rings  of 
gold,  and  put  iliew,  on  the  two 
ends  of  the  breastplate,  upon  the 
border  of  it,  which  teas  on  the  side 
of  the  ephod  inward. 

20  Ana  they  made  two  other 
golden  rings,  and  put  tliera  on 
the  two  sides  of  the  epliod  under- 
neath, toward  tlie  forepart  of  it, 
over  against  the  other  coupling 
thereof,  aJbove  the  curious  girdle 
of  the  ephod. 

21  And  they  did  bind  the  breast- 
plate by  his  rings  unto  the  rings 
of  the  ephod  with  a  lace  of  blue, 
that  it  might  be  above  the  curious 
girdle  of  the  ephod,  and  that  the 
breastplate  might  not  be  loosed 
from  the  ephod;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

22  \  'And  he  made  the  robe  of 
the  ephod  of  woven  work,  all  of 
blue. 

23  And  there  was  a  hole  in  the 
midst  of  the  robe,  as  the  hole  of 
an  habergeon,  with  a  band  round 
about  the  hole,  that  it  should  not 
rend. 

24  And  thej-  made  upon  the 
hems  of  the  robe  pomegranates 
r,f  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 
and  twined  linen. 

2-5  And  they  made  i'  bells  of  pure 
gold,  and  put  the  bells  between 
the  pomegranates  upon  the  hem 
of  the  robe,  round  about  between 
the  pomegranates ; 

26  A  bell  and  a  pomegranate,  a 
bell  and  a  pomegranate,  round 
about  the  hem  of  the  robe  to  min- 
ister in;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

27  \  'And  they  made  coats  of 
fine  linen  of  woven  work  for 
Aaron,  and  for  his  sons, 

28  mAnd  a  mitre  of  fine  linen, 
and  goodly  bonnets  of  fine  linen, 
and  » liueii breeches  of  fine  twined 
linen, 

29  oAnd  a  girdle  of  fine  twined 
linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  of  needlework;  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

30  If  ;'And  they  made  the  plate 
of  the  holy  crown  of  pure  gold, 
and  wrote  upon  it  a  writing,  like 
to  the  engravings  of  a  signet, 
HOLINESS  TO  THE  LORD. 

31  And  thev  tied  unto  it  a  lace 
of  blue,  to  fasten  »<  on  high  upon 
the  mitre;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

.32  H  Thus  was  all  the  work  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  the 
congi'egation  finished :  and  the 
children  of  Israel  did  9  according 
to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  did  they. 

33  f  And  they  brought  the  taber- 
a5 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


m  ch.  2«.  4, 

39. 

Kz.  44.  18. 
nch.  26.  42. 
och.  2S.  39. 


p  ch.  28.  3S, 
37. 


q  ver.  42,  43. 
ch.  25.  40. 


The  tabernacle  is  to  be 


EXODUS. 


reared  and  anointed. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


t  Hell.  Ike 
luccnse  uf 
sweet  spices. 


rch.  3j.  10. 
s  L'-v.  9.  22, 
23. 


N  u  1 


,  fi.  ' 


Jnsli.  22.  6. 
2  Sam.  6.  IS. 
IKingsb.  14. 
2Chr.  30.27. 


"  <-h.  12.  2.  fc 
]3.  4. 

/.  \VT.    17.   & 

ell.  20.  1,  30. 

f  vcr.  21. 
fh.  2G.  33. 
iNum.  4.  5. 

<;  vor.  22. 
l1i.  2(i.  35. 

e  vcr.  23. 
.li.  '25.  30. 
Lev.  24.  5,  6. 

:  Ileb.  the  or- 
der thereof. 

/  v.T.  24,  25. 

f  ver.  20. 


nacle  unto  Mcses,  the  tent,  and 
all  his  furniture,  his  taches,  his 
boards,  his  bars,  and  his  pillars, 
and  his  sockets ; 

34  And  the  covering  of  rams' 
skins  dyed  red,  and  the  covering 
of  badgers'  skins,  and  the  vail  of 
the  covering ; 

35  The  ark  of  the  testimony, 
and  the  staves  thereof,  and  the 
mercy  seat; 

8G  The  table,  and  all  the  vessels 
thereof,  and  the  shewbread ; 

37  The  pure  candlestick,  iiiiJi. 
the  lamps  thereof,  even  with  the 
lamps  to  be  set  in  order,  and  all 
the  vessels  thereof,  and  the  oil 
lor  light; 

38  And  the  golden  altar,  and  the 
anointing  oil,  and  tthe  sweet  in- 
cense, and  the  hanging  for  the 
tabernacle  door; 

39  The  brazen  altar,  and  his 
grate  of  brass,  his  staves,  and  all 
liis  vessels, the  laver  and  his  foot; 

40  The  hangings  of  the  court, 
liis  pillars,  and  his  sockets,  and 
the  hanging  for  the  court  gate, 
his  cords,  and  his  pins,  and  all 
the  vessels  of  the  service  of  the 
tabernacle,  for  the  tent  of  the 
congregation ; 

41  The  clothes  of  service  to  do 
service  in  the  holy  p?ace,  and  the 
holy  garments  for  Aaron  the 
priest,  and  his  sons'  garments, 
to  minister  in  the  priest's  office. 

42  According  to  all  that  the 
LoBD  commanded  Moses,  so  the 
children  of  Israel  '•made  all  the 
work. 

4.';'  And  Moses  did  look  upon  all 
the  work,  and,  behold,  they  had 
done  it  as  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded, even  so  had  they  done 
it :  and  Moses  « blessed  them. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

I  The  tabernacle  is  commanded  to  he  reared^ 
9  and  anointed,  13  Aaron  and  his  sons  to  be 
sanctified.  16  Moses  pcr/ormeth  all  things 
accordingly.  34  A  cloud  coverelh  the  taber- 
nacle. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\.  ses,  saying, 

2  On  the  first  day  of  the  « first 
month  Shalt  thou  set  up  ^the 
tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

3  And  cthou  shalt  put  therein 
the  ark  of  the  testimony,  and 
cover  the  ark  with  the  vail. 

4  And  ''thou  shalt  bring  in  the 
table,  and  cset  in  order  tthe 
things  that  are  to  be  set  in  order 
upon  it;  .'and  thou  shalt  bring  in 
the  candlestick,  and  light  the 
lamps  thereof. 

5  ffAnd  thou  shalt  set  the  altar 
of  gold  for  the  incense  before  the 
ark  of  the  te.stimony,  and  put  the 
hanging  of  the  door  to  the  taber- 
nacle. 

6  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar 
of  the  burnt  offering  before  the 

06 


door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent 
of  the  congregation. 

7  And  ''  tliou  Shalt  set  the  laver 
between  the  tent  of  the  congrega- 
tion and  the  altar,  and  shalt  put 
water  therein. 

8  And  thou  shalt  set  up  the 
court  round  about,  and  hang  up 
the  hanging  at  the  court  gate. 

9  And  thou  shalt  take  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  « anoint  the  taberna- 
cle, and  all  that  is  therein,  and 
shalt  hallow  it,  and  all  the  ves- 
sels thereof:  and  it  shall  be  holy. 

10  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the 
altar  of  the  burnt  offering,  and 
all  his  vessels,  and  sanctify  the 
altar:  and  ^it  shall  be  an  altar 
t  most  holy. 

11  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the 
laver  and  his  foot,  and  sanctify  it. 

12  'And  thou  shalt  bring  Aaron 
and  his  sons  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
and  wash  them  with  water. 

13  And  thou  shalt  put  upon 
Aaron  the  holy  garments,  '"and 
anoint  him,  and  sanctify  him; 
that  he  may  minister  unto  me  in 
the  priest's  office. 

14  And  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons, 
and  clothe  them  with  coats  : 

15  And  thou  shalt  anoint  them, 
as  thou  didst  anoint  their  father, 
that  they  may  minister  unto  me 
in  the  priest's  ofiice:  for  their 
anointing  shall  surely  be  "  an 
everlasting  priesthood  through- 
out their  generations. 

16  Thus  did  Moses :  according  to 
all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
hirn,  so  did  he. 

17  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
first  month  in  the  second  year,  on 
the  first  daij  of  the  month,  that 
the  0  tabernacle  was  reared  up. 

18  And  Moses  reared  up  the  tab- 
ernacle, and  fastened  his  sockets, 
and  set  up  the  boards  thereof,  and 
put  in  the  bars  thereof,  and  reared 
up  his  pillars. 

19  And  he  spread  aliroad  the  tent 
over  the  tabernacle,  and  put  the 
covering  of  the  tent  above  upon 
it;  as  the  Lord  commanded  Mo- 
ses. 

20  ^  And  he  took  and  put  Pthe 
testimony  into  the  ark,  and  set 
the  staves  on  the  ark,  and  put  the 
mercy  seat  above  upon  the  ark : 

21  And  he  brought  the  ark  into 
the  tabernacle,  and  7Sot  up  the 
vail  of  tlio  covoiing,  and  covered 
tlic  ark  of  tiie  testhnony;  as  the 
Lord  commanded  JNloses. 

22  K  'And  he  put  tlie  table  in  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  upon  the 
side  of  the  tabernacle  northward, 
without  tlie  vail. 

23  sAnd  he  set  the  bread  in  order 
upon  it  before  the  Lukd;  as  the 
Lord  had  commaiKhMl  Moses. 

24  IT  'And  he  put  the  candlestick 
ill  the  tent  of  the  congregation. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


ft  ver.  30. 
ch.  30.  18. 


krh.  29.  36, 
37. 

t  Heb. 
holiness  of 
holincsses. 

Ihev.  8.  1-13. 


149a. 


0  ver.  1. 

Num.  7.  1. 


pch.  25.  IR. 


qch.  2fi.  33.  .t 


A  cloud  covcrcth 


LEVITICUS. 


the  tahernaclc. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


u  ver.  4. 
ch.  2J.  ; 


a  ver.  5. 
ch.  26.  36. 


erh.  29.  38, 
&c. 


d  ver.  7. 
ch.  30. 18. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


a  Ex.  19.  3. 
;-  Ex.  40.  34, 

35. 

Num.  12.4,5. 
cch. "22. 18,10. 
d  Ex.  12.  5. 

ch.  3.  1.  & 

22.  20,  21. 

Dcut.  15.  21. 

Mai.  1.  14. 

Eph.  5.  27. 

Heb.  9.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.  19. 
c  Ex.  29.  10, 

15,  19. 

ch.  3.  2,  8, 

13.  &  4.  15. 

&  8.  14,  22. 

k  16.  21. 
/ch.  22.  21, 27. 

Is.  56.  7. 

Rorn.  12.  1. 

Phil.  4.  18. 
fch.  4.20,26, 

31,35.  4:9.  7. 

<fe  16.  24. 

Sum.  1.1.  25. 

2Chr.  29.  23, 

24. 

Rom.  5.  11. 
?iMic.  6.  6. 
i2Chr.  35. 11. 

Heb.  10.  11. 
»  ch.  3.  8. 

Heb.  12.  24. 

1  Pet.  1.  2. 


over  against  the  table,  on  the  side 
of  tlie  tabernacle  southward. 
2-3  And  "he  lighted  the  lamps  be- 
fore the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

26  \  2'And  he  put  the  golden  altar 
in  the  tent  of  the  congregation 
before  the  vail : 

27  2And  he  burnt  sweet  incense 
thereon  ;  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses. 

28  1[  «And  he  set  up  the  hanging 
at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle. 

29  ''And  he  put  the  altar  of  burnt 
offering  ft.v  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  tent  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  coffered  upon  it  the 
burnt  offering  and  the  meat  offer- 
ing; as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

30  f  f^And  he  set  the  laver  be- 
tween the  tent  of  the  congrega- 
tion and  the  altar,  and  put  water 
there,  to  wash  ivlthal. 

.31  And  Moses  and  Aaron  and  hLs 
sons  washed  their  hands  and  their 
feet  thereat : 

32  When  they  went  into  the  tent 
of  the   congregation,  and   when 


they  came  near  unto  the  altar, 
they  washed;  "as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

33  .'And  he  reared  up  the  court 
round  about  the  tabernacle  and 
the  altar,  and  set  up  the  hanging 
of  the  court  gate.  So  Moses  fin- 
ished the  work. 

34  \  9  Then  a  cloud  covered  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  and  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  rilled  the  taber- 
nacle. 

3.5  And  Moses  A  was  not  able  to 
enter  into  the  tent  of  the  congre- 
gation, because  the  cloud  abode 
thereon,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  tabernacle. 

36  'And  when  the  cloud  was 
taken  up  from  over  the  taber- 
nacle, the  children  of  Israel  t  went 
onward  in  all  their  journeys: 

37  But  '^if  the  cloud  were  not 
taken  up,  then  they  journeyed  not 
till  the  day  that  it  was  taken  up. 

38  For  'the  cloud  of  the  Lord 
lixtfs  upon  the  tabernacle  by  day, 
and  fire  was  on  it  by  night,  in  the 
sight  of  all  the  house  of  Israel, 
throughout  all  their  journeys. 


THE  THIRD  BOOK  OF  MOSES,   CALLED 

LEYITIOUS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1   The  burnt  offerings.     3  Of  the  herd,  10  of  the 
flocks,  14  of  the  fowls. 

AiSTD  the  Lord  "called  unto 
.  Moses,  and  spake  unto  him 
*out  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say 'unto  them,  «If 
any  man  of  you  bring  an  offering 
unto  the  Lord,  ye  shall  bring 
your  offering  of  the  cattle,  even 
of  the  herd,  and  of  the  flock. 

3  If  his  offering  be  a  burnt  sacri- 
fice of  the  herd,  let  him  offer  a 
male  ^  without  blemish :  he  shall 
offer  it  of  his  own  voluntary  will 
at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  before  the  Lord. 

4  eAnd  he  shall  put  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  the  burnt  of- 
fering; and  it  shall  be  /accept- 
ed for  him  (7  to  make  atonement 
for  him. 

5  And  he  shall  kill  the  ''bullock 
before  the  Lord  : » and  the  priests, 
Aaron's  sons,  shall  bring  the 
blood,  *and  sprinkle  the  blood 
round  about  upon  the  altar  that 
is  by  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

G  And  he  shall  flay  the  burnt 
offering,  and  cut  it  into  his  pieces. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  the 
priest  shall  put  fire  upon  the 
7 


altar,  and  '  lay  the  wood  in  order 
upon  the  fire: 

8  And  the  priests,  Aaron's  sons, 
shall  lay  the  parts,  the  head,  and 
the  iat,  in  order  upon  the  wood 
that  is  on  the  fire  which  is  upon 
the  altar: 

9  But  his  inwards  and  his  legs 
shall  he  wash  in  water:  and  the 
priest  shall  burn  all  on  the  altar, 
to  be  a  burnt  sacrifice,  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  "^  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

10  If  And  if  his  offering  be  of  the 
flocks,  namrhj,  of  the  sheep,  or  of 
the  goats,  for  a  burnt  .sacrifice; 
he  shall  bring  it  a  male  «  without 
blemish. 

11  "And  he  shall  kill  it  on  the 
side  of  the  altar  northward  be- 
fore the  Lord  :  and  the  priests, 
Aaron's  sons,  shall  sprinkle  his 
blood  round  about  upon  the  altar. 

12  And  he  shall  cut  it  into  his 
pieces,  with  his  head  and  his  fat: 
and  the  priest  shall  lay  them  in 
order  on  the  wood  that  is  on  the 
fire  which  is  upon  the  altar : 

13  But  he  shall  wash  the  in- 
wards and  the  legs  with  water: 
and  the  priest  shall  bring  it  all, 
and  burn  it  upon  the  altar:  it 
is  a  burnt  sacrifice,  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

97 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


ech.30. 19,  20. 
/ver.  8. 
ch.  27.  9,  16. 


g'ch.  29.  43. 
Lev.  16.  2. 
Num.  9.  15. 

1  Kings  8.10, 
11. 

2  Chr.  5.  13. 
(k  7.  2. 

Is.  6.  4. 
Hng.  2.  7,  9. 
Rev.  15.  8. 
h  Lev.  16.  2. 

1  Kings  8.11. 

2  Chr.  5. 14. 
2Num.9. 17.<k 

10.  11. 

Neh.  9.  19. 
t  Heb. 

journeyed. 
k  Num.  9.  19- 

;ch.  13.  21. 
Num.  a.  15. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


m  Gen.  8.  21. 
Ej.  20.  28,  41. 
2  Cor.  2.  15. 
Eph.  5.  2. 
Phil.  4.  18. 

n  ver.  3. 


The  meat  offering  of  flour. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  peace  offerings. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


pell.  5.  7.  & 
12.  P. 
Luke  2.  24. 

II  Or, 

pinch  off  the 
head  with 
the  nail. 


II  Or,  thefath 

thereof, 
q  ch.  6.  10. 

rGen.  15.  10. 


»  ver.  9,  13. 


och.  6.  14.  & 
0.  17. 
Num.  15.  4. 


*  ver.  9. 

ch.  5. 12.<k  6. 

15.  <k  24.  7. 

Is.  6S.  3. 

Acts  10.  4. 
cch.  7.  9.  & 

10.  12,  13. 
dEx.  29.  37. 

Mum.  18.  9. 


flat  plate, 
or,  slice. 


fve.T.  2. 

e  Ex.  29.  18. 


14  %  And  if  the  burnt  sacrifice 
for  liis  otfering  to  the  Lord  be  of 
fowls,  tlicn  he  shall  bring  his 
offering  of  /'turtledoves,  or  of 
young  pigeons. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  bring  it 
unto  the  altar,  and  II  wring  off"  his 
head,  and  burn  it  on  the  altar; 
and  the  blood  thereof  shall  be 
wrung  out  at  the  side  of  the  altar : 

10  And  he  shall  pluck  away  his 
crop  with  II  his  leathers,  and  cast 
it  7  beside  the  altar  on  the  east 
part,  by  the  place  of  the  ashes. 

17  And  he  shall  cleave  it  with 
the  wings  thereof,  but  'shall  not 
divide  it  asunder :  and  the  priest 
shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar,  upon 
the  wood  that  is  upon  the  tire: 
sit  is  a  burnt  sacrifice,  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  sa- 
vour unto  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  The  meat  offering  of  flour  with  oil  ani  incense, 
4  either  haken  in  the  oven,  5  or  on  a  plate,  7  or 
in  a  fryingpan,  12  or  of  the  Jirstfruits  in  the 
ear.     13   The  salt  of  the  meat  offering. 

AND  when  any  will  offer  «a 
.  meat  offering  unto  the  Lord, 
his  offering  shall  be  of  fine  Hour ; 
and  he  shall  pour  oil  upon  it,  and 
put  frankincense  thereon. 

2  And  he  shall  bring  it  to 
Aaron's  sons  the  priests :  and  he 
shall  take  thereout  his  handful 
of  the  flour  tiiereof,  and  of  the 
oil  thereof,  with  all  the  frank- 
incense thereof;  and  the  priest 
shall  burn  '-the  memorial  of  it 
upon  the  altar,  to  be  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord: 

3  And  « the  remnant  of  the  meat 
offering  shall  br.  Aaron's  and  his 
sons' :  'iit  is  a  thing  mo.st  holy  of 
the  offerings  of  the  Lokd  made 
by  fire. 

4  H  And  if  thou  bring  an  oblation 
of  a  meat  oircriiig  l)ak('n  in  the 
oven,  it  shall  be  unleavened  cakes 
of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  or 
unleavened  wafers  e  anointed  with 
oil. 

5  IF  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a  meat 
offering  baken  II  in  a  pan,  it  shall  be 
of  fine  flour  unleavened,  mingled 
with  oil. 

6  Thou  Shalt  part  it  in  pieces,  and 
pour  oil  thereon :  it  is  a  meat  offer- 
ing. 

7  1  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a  meat 
offering  baken  in  the  fryingpan,  it 
shall  be  made  of  fine  flour  with  oil. 

8  And  tliou  Shalt  brhig  the  meat 
offering  that  is  made  of  these 
things  unto  the  Loiir) :  and  when 
it  is  presented  unto  the  iiriest,  he 
shall  bring  it  unto  the  altar. 

9  And  the  priest  shall  take  from 
the  meat  olTering-  fn  memorial 
thereof,  and  shall  burn  it  upon 
the  altar:  i/ is  an ff ottering  made 
by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 


10  And  ''that  which  is  left  of  the 
meat  offering  s/ia//  be  Aaron's  and 
his  sons' :  (7  is  a  thiuginostholy  of 
the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire. 

11  No  meat  offering,  which  ye 
shall  bring  unto  the  Lord,  shall 
be  made  with » leaven :  for  ye  shall 
burn  no  leaven,  nor  any  honey, 
in  any  offering  of  the  Lord  made 
by  fire. 

12  H  ^As  for  the  oblation  of  the 
firstfruits,  ye  shall  offer  them 
unto  the  Lord  :  but  they  shall  not 
t  be  burnt  on  the  altar  lor  a  sweet 
savour. 

13  And  every  oblation  of  thy 
meat  offering  '  shalt  thou  season 
with  salt ;  neither  shalt  thou  suffer 
™the  salt  of  the  covenant  of  thy 
God  to  be  lacking  from  thy  meat 
offering :  «  with  all  thine  offerings 
thou  shalt  offer  salt. 

14  And  if  thou  offer  a  meat  of- 
fering of  thj'  firstfruits  unto  the 
Lord,  "thou  shalt  offer  for  the 
meat  offering  of  thy  firstfruits 
green  ears  of  corn  dried  by  the 
fire,  et^en  corn  beaten  out  of  J' full 
ears. 

15  And  '■/thou  shalt  put  oil  upon 
it,  and  lay  frankincense  thereon : 
it  is  a  meat  offering. 

10  And  the  priest  shall  burn  ''the 
memorial  of  it,  part  of  the  beaten 
corn  thereof,  and  part  of  the  oil 
thereof,  with  all  the  frankincense 
thereof:  it  is  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  peace  offering  of  the  hen],  G  of  the  floei,  7 
either  a  Iamb,  12  or  a  goat. 

AND  if  his  oblation  be  a  "sacri- 
.  fice  of  peace  offering,  if  he 
offer  it  of  the  herd,  whether  it  be 
a  male  or  female,  he  shall  offer 
it  '-without  blemish  before  the 
Lord. 

2  And  che  shall  lay  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  his  offering,  and 
kill  it  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation:  and  Aaron's 
sons  the  priests  shall  sprinkle  the 
blood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sac- 
rifice of  the  peace  offering  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord;  fi  the  II  fat  that  covereth  the 
inwards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is 
upon  the  inwards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  v.s-  on  them,  which  is  by 
the  flanks,  and  the  II  caul  above 
the  liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall 
he  take  away. 

5  And  Aaron's  sons  c shall  burn 
it  on  the  altar  upon  the  linrnt  sac- 
rifice, which  is  upon  the  wood 
that  is  on  tlie  fire:  it  is  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

0  1[  And  if  his  offering  for  a  sac- 
rifice of  peace  offering  unto  the 


The  sin  offcHng 


LEVITICUS. 


of  ignorance. 


Before 
C  ir  RIST 

1490. 


/ver.  1,  (Jcc. 


fSee  (-h.  21. 

6.  8,  17,  21, 

22.  &  22.  25. 

Ez.  44.  7. 

Mai.  1.  7,12. 
A  ver.  1,  7, 

&c. 


tch.  7.  23,25. 

1  Sam.  2.  15. 

2  Chr.  7.  7. 
»ch.  6.  18.  & 

7.  36.  <k  17. 

7.  &  23.  14. 
I  ver.  16.  rom- 

pare  with 

Deut.  32.  14. 

Neh.  8.  10. 
m  Gen.  9.  4. 

rh.  7.  23,  26. 

&  17.  10,  14. 

Deut.  12.  16. 

1  Sam.  14.  33. 

Ez.  44.  7,  15. 


och.  5.  1.5,  17. 
Num.  15.  22, 
&c. 

1  Sam.  14.  27. 
Ps.  19.  12. 


Lord  fee  of  the  flock,  male  or  fe- 
male, /he  shall  offer  it  without 
blemi.sh. 

7  If  he  offer  a  lamb  for  his  offer- 
ing, then  shall  he  offer  it  before 
the  Lord. 

8  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon 
the  head  of  his  offering,  and  kill 
it  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation:  and  Aaron's  sons 
shall  sprinkle  the  blood  thereof 
round  about  upon  the  altar. 

9  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sac- 
rifice of  the  peace  offering  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord;  the  fat  thereof,  and  the 
whole  rump,  it  shall  he  take  off 
hard  by  the  backbone;  and  the 
fat  that  covereth  the  inwards,  and 
all  the  fat  that  is  upon  the  in- 
wards, 

10  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  is  upon  them,  which  (.s  by 
the  flanks,  and  the  caul  above  the 
liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall  he 
take  away. 

11  And  the  priest  shall  burn  it 
upon  the  altar :  it  is  a  the  food  of 
the  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

12  1[  And  if  his  offering  be  a  goat, 
then  h  he  shall  offer  it  before  the 
Lord. 

13  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  it,  and  kill  it 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation :  and  the  sons  of  Aaron 
shall  sprinkle  the  blood  thereof 
upon  the  altar  round  about. 

14  And  he  shall  offer  thereof  his 
offering,  even  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord;  the  fat  that 
covereth  the  inwards,  and  all  the 
fat  that  Is  upon  the  inwards, 

1-5  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  is  upon  them,  which  is  by 
the  flanks,  and  the  caul  above  the 
liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall  he 
take  away. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  them 
upon  the  altar:  it  is  the  food  of 
the  offering  made  by  fire  for  a 
sw^eet  savour:  iall  the  fat  is  the 
Lord's. 

17  It  shall  be  a  'f  perpetual  statute 
for  your  generations  throughout 
all  your  dwellings,  that  ye  eat 
neither  'fat  nor  «« blood. 

CHAPTER    IV. 

1  The  sin  vfferine  of  ignorance,  3  for  tliepriest. 
12  for  the  congregation,  22  for  the  ruler,  27 
for  any  of  the  people, 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
j\.  ses,  saving, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying,  "If  a  soul  shall  sin 
through  ignorance  against  any  of 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord 
concerning  ihinr/s  which  ought  not 
to  be  done,  and  shall  do  against 
any  of  them : 

3  ''If  the  priest  that  is  anointed  do 
sin  according  to  the  sin  of  the 
people ;  then  let  him  bring  for  his  | 


sin,  which  he  hath  sinned,  ca 
young  bullock  without  blemish 
unto  the  Lord  for  a  sin  offering. 

4  And  he  shall  bring  the  bullock 
f^unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  before  the 
Lord;  and  shall  lay  his  hand 
upon  the  bullock's  head,  and  kill 
the  bullock  before  the  Lord. 

5  And  the  priest  that  is  anointed 
eshall  take  of  the  bullock's  blood, 
and  bring  it  to  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation : 

G  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  fin 
ger  in  the  blood,  and  sprinkle  of 
the  blood  seven  times  before  the 
Lord,  before  the  vail  of  the  sanc- 
tuary. 

7  And  the  priest  shall  .^put  some 
of  the  blood  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  of  sweet  incense  before  the 
Lord,  which  is  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation;  and  shall 
pour  i' all  the  blood  of  the  bullock 
at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  of  the 
burnt  offering, whicli  ua^thedoor 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

8  And  he  shall  take  offfrom  it  all 
the  fat  of  the  bullock  for  the  sin 
offering ;  the  fat  that  covereth  the 
inwards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is  up- 
on tlie  inwards, 

9  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  is  upon  them,  which  ?.s  bj' 
the  flanks,  and  tlie  caul  above  the 
liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall  he 
take  away, 

10  ''As  it" was  taken  off  from  the 
bullock  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings :  and  the  priest  shall 
burn  them  upon  the  altar  of  the 
burnt  offering. 

11  iAnd  the  skin  of  the  bullock, 
and  all  his  flesh,  with  his  head,  and 
with  his  legs,  and  his  inwards,  and 
liis  dung, 

12  Even  the  whole  bullock  shall 
he  carry  forth  +  without  the  camp 
unto  a  clean  place,  *  where  the 
ashes  are  poured  out,  and  '  burn 
him  on  the  wood  with  Are : 
t  where  the  ashes  are  poured  out 
shall  he  be  burnt. 

13  1  And  '« if  the  whole  congrega- 
tion of  Israel  sin  through  igno- 
rance, "and  the  thing  be  hid  from 
the  e3'es  of  the  assembly,  and  they 
have  done  someichat  against  any 
of  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord  concerning  things  which 
should  not  be  done,  and  are  guilty; 

14  When  the  sin,  which  they  have 
sinned  against  it,  is  known,  then 
the  congregation  shall  offer  a 
young  bullock  for  the  sin,  and 
bring  him  before  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

15  And  the  elders  of  the  congre- 
gation o  shall  lay  their  hands  upon 
the  head  of  the  bullock  before  the 
Lord;  and  the  bullock  shall  be 
killed  before  the  Lord. 

16  i^And  the  priest  that  is  anoint- 

99 


Before 
CHRIST 

1400. 


;ch.  9.  2. 
ich.  1.3,4. 


eeh.  16.  14. 
Num.  19.  4. 


/ch.  8.  15.  (fc 
9.  9.  &.  16. 18. 


tEx.  29.  14. 
Num.  19.  5. 


tHeb. 

to  without  the 

camp, 
tch.  6.  11. 
;Heb.  13.  11. 
tHeb.  at  the 

pouring  out 

of  the  ashes, 
mNum.  15. 

24. 

Josh.  7.  11. 
nch.5.  2,  3,  4, 


)  ver.  5. 
Heb.  9.  12, 
13,  11. 


The  offerings  for 


LEVITICUS. 


sins  of  ignorance. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


17  vcr.  3. 

r  Num.  15.  25. 
Dan.  9.  24. 
Rnm.  5.  11. 
Heb.  2.  17.  <t 
10.  1(1,  11,  12. 
1  John  1.  7. 
dc  2.2. 


svcT.  2,  13. 


a  ver.  4,  ifcc. 


irch.  3.  5. 
z  ver.  30. 
Num.  15.  28. 


a  ver.  2. 

Num.  15.  27. 
t  Hot). 

any  sout. 
t  Heh.  pcnpte 

of  the  land. 


a  vtr.  4,  24. 


ed  Shall  bring  of  the  bullock's 
blood  to  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his 
finger  m  some  of  the  blood,  and 
sprinkle  it  seven  times  before  the 
Lord,  even  before  the  vail. 

18  And  he  shall  put  some  of  the 
blood  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar 
which  is  before  the  Lord,  that  is 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  shall  pour  out  all  the 
blood  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  of 
the  burnt  offering,  which  is  at 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

19  And  he  shall  take  all  his  fat 
from  him,  and  burn  it  upon  the 
altar. 

20  And  he  shall  do  with  the  bull- 
ock as  he  did  7  with  the  bullock 
for  a  sin  offering,  so  shall  he  do 
with  this:  J-and  the  priest  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  them,  and 
it  shall  be  forgiven  them. 

21  And  he  shall  carry  forth  the 
bullock  without  the  camp,  and 
burn  him  as  he  burned  the  first 
bullock  :  it  is  a  sin  otiering  for  the 
congregation. 

22  \  When  a  ruler  hath  sinned, 
and  8  done  somewhat  through  ig- 
norance against  any  of  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  his  God 
concerning  things  which  should 
not  be  done,  and  is  guilty ; 

23  Or  t  if  his  sin,  wherein  he  hath 
sinned,  come  to  his  knowledge; 
he  shall  bring  his  offering,  a  kid 
of  the  goats,  a  male  without  blem- 
ish : 

2-1  And  «he  shall  lay  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  the  goat,  and 
kill  it  in  the  place  where  they 
kill  the  burnt  offering  before  the 
Lord  :  it  w  a  sin  offering. 

25  a-And  the  priest  shall  take  of 
the  blood  of  the  sin  offering  with 
his  finger,  and  put  it  upon  the 
horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  shall  pour  out  his  blood 
at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  of  burnt 
offering. 

26  And  he  shall  burn  all  his  fat 
upon  the  altar,  as  2/the  fat  of  the 
sacrifice  of  peace  offerings:  =and 
the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  as  concerning  his 
sin,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

27  H  And  "if  tany  one  of  the 
f  common  people  sin  through 
ignorance,  while  he  doeth  some- 
ivhat  against  any  of  the  com- 
mandments of  tlie  Lord  concern- 
ing things  which  ought  not  to  be 
done,  arid  be  guilty ; 

28  Or  tif  his  sin,  which  he  hath 
sinned,  come  to  his  knowledge; 
then  he  shall  bring  his  offering, 
a  kid  of  the  goats,  a  female  with- 
out blemish,  lor  his  sin  which  he 
hath  sinned. 

29  fAnd  he  shall  lay  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  the  sia  offering, 

100 


and  slay  the  sin  offering  in  the 
place  of  the  burnt  offering. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  take  of 
the  blood  thereof  with  his  finger, 
and  put  //  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  of  burnt  offering,  and  shall 
pour  out  all  the  blood  thereof  at 
the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

31  And  fi  he  shall  take  away  all 
the  fat  thereof, « as  the  fat  is  taken 
away  from  off  the  sacrifice  of 
peace  offerings;  and  the  priest 
shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar  for 
a  /sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ; 
yand  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him,  and  it  shall 
be  forgiven  him. 

32  And  if  he  bring  a  lamb  for  a 
sin  offering,  ''he  shall  bring  it  a 
female  without  blemish. 

33  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  the  sin  offering, 
and  slay  it  for  a  sin  offering  in  the 
place  where  they  kill  the  burnt 
offering. 

;54  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the 
blood  of  the  sin  offering  with  his 
finger,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns 
of  the  altar  of  burnt  offering,  and 
shall  pour  out  all  the  blood  thereof 
at  the  bottom  of  the  altar : 

3i5  And  he  shall  take  away  all 
the  fat  thereof,  as  the  fat  of  the 
lamb  is  taken  away  from  the 
sacrifice  of  the  peace  offerings; 
and  the  priest  shall  burn  them 
upon  the  altar,  » according  to  the 
offerings  made  ])y  fire  unto  the 
Lord  :"iand  the  priest  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  his  sin  that  he 
hath  committed,  and  it  shall  be 
forgiven  him. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  He  that  sinncth  in  conccnliji/:  his  knowledge,  2 
in  touching  an  vnelcanlhing,  4  or  in  making 
an  oath.  G  Jlis  trcxptisx  offering,  of  the 
flack,  7  of  fowls,  11  or  of  flour.  14  The  tres- 
pass offering  in  sacrilege,  17  and  in  sins  of 
ignorance. 

AND  if  a  soul  sin, «  and  hear  the 
-  voice  of  swearing,  and  w  a 
witness,  whether  he  hath  seen  or 
known  of  it ;  if  he  do  not  utter  it, 
then  he  shall  ''bear  his  iniquity. 

2  Or  "^if  a  soul  touch  any  unclean 
thing,  whether  it  be  a  carca.ss  of 
an  uncU'an  beast,  or  a  carcass  of 
unclean  catlle,  or  the  carcass  of 
unclean  creeping  things,  and  //  it 
Ije  hidden  from  him;  he  also  shall 
be  unclean,  and  ''guilty. 

3  Or  if  he  touch  <-'the  uncleanness 
of  man,  whatsoever  uncleanness 
it  be  that  a  man  shall  be  defiled 
withal,  and  jt  be  liid  from  liim ; 
when  lie  knoweth  of  it,  then  he 
sliall  be  guilty. 

■1  Or  if  a  soul  swear,  pronouncing 
with  his  lips /to  do  evil,  or  .'/to  do 
good,  whatsoever  it  be  that  a  man 
shall  pronounce  with  an  oath,  and 
it  be  liid  from  him ;  when  he 
knoweth  of  it,  then  he  shall  be 
guilt}'  in  one  of  these. 


The  trespass  offering. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  trespass  offering. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


hch.  16.  21.  Jc 
26.  40. 
Num.  5.  7. 
Ezra  10.  11, 
12. 


ich.  12.  8.  cfe 
14.  21. 

t  Heb.  his 
hand  cannot 
reach  to  the 
sufficiency  of 
a  lamb. 

*ch.  1.  14. 


mch.  4.  7,18, 
30,  34. 


I!  Or, 

ordinance, 
Bch.  1.  14. 
0  ch.  4.  26. 


p  Num.  5.  15. 


?ch 

2. 

2. 

rch 

4 

35. 

»ch. 

4. 

26. 

X  Ezra  10.  19. 


yKx.  30.13. 
ch.27.  25. 

zch.  6.  5.  (k 
22.  14.  &  27. 
13,  15,  27,  31, 
Num.  5.  7. 

a  ch.  4.  26. 


.5  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  shall 
be  guilty  in  one  of  these  Ihinys, 
that  he  shall ''  confess  that  he  hath 
sinned  in  that  thing: 

6  And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass 
oflFering  unto  the  Lokd  for  his  sin 
which  he  hath  sinned,  a  female 
from  the  flock,  a  lamb,  or  a  kid  of 
the  goats,  for  a  sin  offering  ;  and 
the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  concerning  his  sin. 

7  And  i  if  t  he  be  not  able  to 
bring  a  lamb,  then  he  shall  bring 
for  his  trespass,  which  he  hath 
committed,  two  ''  turtledoves,  or 
two  young  pigeons,  unto  the 
Lord;  one  for  a  sin  offering,  and 
the  other  for  a  burnt  offering. 

8  And  he  shall  bring  them  unto 
the  priest,  v»-ho  shall  offer  that 
which  is  for  the  sin  offering  first, 
and 'wring  off  his  head  from  his 
neck,  but  shall  not  di\ade  it  asun- 
der: 

9  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the 
blood  of  the  sin  oflFering  upon  the 
side  of  the  altar  ;  and  ■>"  the  rest  of 
the  blood  shall  be  wrung  out  at 
the  bottom  of  the  altar :  it  is  a  sin 
offering. 

10  And  he  shall  offer  the  second 
for  a  burnt  offering,  according  to 
the  II  "manner:  &and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  him 
for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

11  "ii  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  bring 
two  turtledoves,  or  two  young 
pigeons,  then  he  that  sinned  shall 
bring  for  his  offering  the  tenth 
part  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour  for 
a  sin  offering;  phe  .shall  put  no 
oil  upon  it,  neither  shall  he  put 
any  frankincense  thereon :  for  it 
is  a  sin  oflFering. 

12  Then  shall  he  bring  it  to  the 
priest,  and  the  priest  shall  take 
his  handful  of  it,  <ieven  a  memo- 
rial thereof,  and  bum  it  on  tlie  al- 
tar, '•according  to  the  oflFerings 
made  bv  fire  unto  the  Lord:  it  is 
a  sin  offering. 

1.3  «And  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him  as  touching  his 
sin  that  he  hath  sinned  in  one  of 
these,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him : 
and  <  the  remnant  shall  be  the 
priest's,  as  a  meat  offering. 

14  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

Vi  "  If^  a  soul  commit  a  trespass, 
and  sin  through  ignorance,  in  the 
holy  things  of  the  Lord;  then 
xhe  shall  bring  for  his  trespass 
unto  the  Lord  a  ram  without 
blemish  out  of  the  flocks,  with 
thv  estimation  by  shekels  of  sil- 
ver, after  y  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuarv,  for  a  trespass  offering : 

IG  And  he  shall  make  amends 

for  the  harm  that  he  hath  done  in 

the  holv  thing,  and  ^  shall  add  the 

1  fifth  part  thereto,  and  give  it  unto 

I  the  priest :  « and  the  priest  shall 


make  an  atonement  for  him  with 
the  ram  of  the  trespass  offering, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

17  ^  And  if  a  ^soul  sin,  and  com- 
mit any  of  these  things  which  are 
forbidden  to  be  done  by  the  com- 
mandments of  the  LoitD  ;  « though 
he  wist  it  not,  yet  is  he  ''guilty, 
and  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

18  "And  he  shall  bring  a  ram 
without  blemish  out  of  the  flock, 
with  thv  estimation,  for  a  tre.s- 
pa.ss  ofiering,  unto  the  priest: 
/and  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him  concerning 
his  ignorance  wherein  he  erred 
and  wist  it  not,  and  it  shall  be  for- 
given him. 

19  It  is  a  trespass  offering:  fche 
hath  certainly  trespassed  against 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  trespass  offering  for  sins  done  wittingly. 
8  The  law  of  the  burnt  offering,  14  and  of  the 
meat  offering.  19  The  offering  at  the  consecra- 
tion of  a  priest.  24  The  taw  of  the  sin  offering. 

AND    the    Lord    spake    unto 
.  Moses,  saying, 

2  If  a  soul  sin,  and  "commit  a 
trespass  against  the  Lord,  and 
^lie  unto  his  neighbour  in  that 
c  which  was  delivered  him  to 
keep,  or  in  li  t  fellowship,  or  in  a 
thing  taken  away  by  violence,  or 
hath  <i  deceived  his  neighbour ; 

3  Or  c  have  found  that  which  was 
lost,  and  lieth  concerning  it,  and 
/sweareth  falsely;  in  any  of  all 
these  that  a  man  doeth,  sinning 
therein : 

4  Then  it  shall  be,  because  he 
hath  sinned,  and  is  guilty,  that 
he  shall  restore  that  which  he 
took  violently  away,  or  the  thing 
which  he  hath  deceitfully  gotten, 
or  that  which  was  delivered  him 
to  keep,  or  the  lost  thing  which 
he  found, 

.5  Or  all  that  about  which  he 
hath  sworn  falsel}' ;  he  shall  even 
i'X'estore  it  in  the  principal,  and 
shall  add  the  flftli  part  more 
thereto,  and  give  it  unto  him  to 
whom  it  appertaineth,  II  tin  the 
day  of  his  trespass  offering. 

6  And  he  shall  bring  his  tres- 
pass offering  unto  the  Lord,  ^'a 
ram  without  blemish  out  of  the 
flock,  with  thy  estimation,  for  a 
trespass  offering,  unto  the  priest : 

7  iAnd  the  priest  .shall  make 
an  atonement  for  him  before  the 
Lord:  and  it  shall  be  forgiven 
him  for  any  thing  of  all  that  he 
hath  done  in  trespa-ssing  therein. 

8  t  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

9  Command  Aaron  and  his  sons, 
saving,  This  is  the  law  of  the  burnt 
offering :  It  is  the  burnt  oflFering, 
11  because  of  the  burning  upon  the 
altar  all  night  unto  the  morning, 
and  the  fire  of  the  altar  shall  be 
burning  in  it. 

101 


Before 
C  H  K  I  S  T 

1490. 


c  ver.  15. 

ch.4.  2,  13, 

22,  27. 

Ps.  19.  12. 

Luke  12.  48. 
d\er.  1,2. 
e  ver.  15. 

/ver.  16. 


g  Ezra  10.  2. 


a  Num.  5.  6. 

ich.  19.  11. 

Acts  5.  4. 

Col.  3.  9. 
c  Ex.  22.  7, 

10. 
1  Or, 

in  dealing. 
tlleb. 

putting  of 

the  hand. 
rfProv.  24.  28. 

&  20.  19. 
cDeut.  22.  1, 

2.3. 
/Ex.22.  U. 

ch.  19.  12. 

Jor.  7.  9. 

Zech.  5.  4. 


rch.  5.  16. 

Num.  5.  7. 

2  Sain.  12.  G. 

Luke  19.  8. 
II  Or,  in  the 

day  of  his 

being  found 

guilty. 
I  Heb.  in  the 

day  of  his 

trespass, 
hch.  5.15. 
ich.  4.  26. 


I  Or,  for  the 
burning. 


Law  of  the  meat  offering. 


LEVITICUS. 


and  of  the  sin  offering. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


i  Ex.  28.  39, 
40,  41,  43. 
ch.  16.  4. 
Ez.  41.  17, 

m. 

Ich.  1.  16. 
m  Ez.  44.  19. 


0  ch.  3.  S,  9, 
14. 


pch.  2.  1. 
I«um.  13.  4. 


9ch.  2.  2,  ! 


rch.  %  3. 
Ez.  44.  20. 


ch.  10.  12,13. 
Num.  18.  10. 


tch.  2.  11. 
-a  Num.  18.  9, 

10. 
X  ver.  25. 

Ex.  29.  37. 

ch.  2.  3.  <fc 

7.  1. 
V  vcr.  29. 

Num.  18.  10. 


o  Ex.  28.  37. 
ch.  22.  3,  4, 
5,  C,  7. 


10  '^And  the  priest  shall  put  on 
his  linen  garment,  and  his  linen 
breeelies  shall  he  put  upon  his 
Uesli.  and  take  up  the  ashes  which 
the  hre  hath  consumed  with  the 
burnt  offering  on  the  altar,  and 
he  shall  put  them  '  beside  the 
altar. 

11  And  "I  he  shall  put  off  his 
garments,  and  put  on  other  gar- 
ments, and  carry  I'ortli  the  ashes 
witliout  the  camp  "unto  a  clean 
place. 

12  And  the  fire  upon  the  altar 
shall  be  burning  in  it ;  it  shall 
not  be  put  out:  and  the  priest 
shall  burn  wood  on  it  every 
morning,  and  lay  the  burnt  offer- 
ing in  order  upon  it ;  and  he  shall 
burn  thereon  "the  fat  of  the  peace 
offerings. 

13  The  fire  shall  ever  be  burn- 
ing upon  the  altar ;  it  shall  never 
go  out. 

14  f  3>And  this  is  the  law  of 
the  meat  offering:  The  sons  of 
Aaron  shall  offer  it  before  the 
Lord,  before  the  altar. 

15  And  he  shall  take  of  it  his 
handful,  of  the  flour  of  the  meat 
offering,  and  of  the  oil  thereof, 
and  all  the  frankincense  which 
is  upon  the  meat  offering,  and 
shall  burn  U  upon  the  altar /or  a 
sweet  savour,  even  the  ? memori- 
al of  it,  unto  the  Lord. 

IG  And  'the  remainder  thereof 
shall  Aaron  and  his  sons  eat : 
swith  unleavened  bread  shall  it 
be  eaten  in  the  lioly  place ;  in  the 
court  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation they  shall  eat  it. 

17  «It  shall  not  be  baken  with 
leaven.  « I  have  gi\enitimto  them 
for  their  portion  of  my  offerings 
made  by  fire ;  a.-  it  is  most  holy,  as 
is  the  sin  offering,  and  as  the  tres- 
pass offering. 

18  !/All  the  males  among  the 
children  of  Aaron  shall  eat  of  it. 
3jt  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  in 
your  generations  concerning  the 
offerings  of  the  Lokd  made  by 
fire:  "every  one  that  toucheth 
them  shall  be  holj^ 

1!)  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

20  ''This  is  the  offering  of  Aaron 
and  of  his  sons,  which  they  shall 
offer  unto  the  Lord  in  tiie  day 
when  he  is  anointed;  the  tenth 
part  of  an  <^ephah  of  fine  flour  for 
a  meatoffering  perpetual,  half  of 
it  in  the  morning,  and  half  there- 
of at  night. 

21  In  a  pan  it  shall  be  made  with 
oil;  and  when  it  is  baken,  thou 
Shalt  bring  it  in :  and  the  baken 
pieces  of  tlie  meat  offering  shalt 
thou  offer /or  a  sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord. 

22  And  the  priest  of  his  sons 
''that  is  anointed  in  his  stead  shall 
offer  it :  itisix  statute  for  ever  un- 

102 


to  the  Lord;  eit  shall  be  wholly 
burnt. 

23  For  every  meat  offering  for 
the  priest  shall  be  wholly  burnt : 
it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

24  1[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

25  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his 
sons,  saying,  /This  is  the  law  of 
the  sin  offering:  .f/In  the  place 
where  the  burnt  offering  is  killed 
shall  tlie  sin  offering  be  killed  be- 
fore the  Lord  :  i^  it  is  most  holy. 

20  ^The  priest  that  offereth  it"  for 
sin  shall  eat  it:  k\n  the  holy  place 
shall  it  be  eaten,  in  the  court  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

27  'Whatsoever  shall  touch  the 
flesh  thereof  shall  be  holy:  and 
when  there  is  sprinkled  of  the 
blood  thereof  upon  any  garment, 
tliou  Shalt  wash  that  whereon  it 
was  sprinkled  in  the  holy  place. 

28  -But  the  earthen  vessel  where- 
in it  is  sodden  "'shall  be  broken: 
and  if  it  be  sodden  in  a  brazen  pot, 
it  shall  be  both  scoured,  and  rinsed 
in  water. 

29  "AH  the  males  among  the 
priests  shall  eat  thereof:  "it  is 
most  holy. 

30  7JAnd  no  sin  offering,  whereof 
any  of  the  blood  is  brought  into  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  to 
reconcile  ivithal  in  the  holy  place, 
shall  be  eaten :  it  shall  be  burnt  in 
the  fire. 

CHAPTER  VIL 

1  The  law  of  the  trespass  ajfering,  11  and  of 
the  peace  qff'eriitgSt  12  whether  it  be  for  a 
thanksgiving,  IG  or  a  vow,  or  a  freewill  offer- 
ing. 22  The  fat,  28  and  the  bluud,  are  for- 
bidden. 28  The  priests'  portion  in  the  peace 
offerings. 

LIKEWISE  "this  ?:,s-  the  law  of 
the   trespass   offering:    ''it  /.? 
most  holy. 

2  cin  the  i:»lace  where  they  kill 
the  burnt  offering  shall  they  kill 
the  trespass  ottering:  and  tiie 
blood  thereof  shall  he  sprinkle 
round  about  upon  the  altar. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  it ''  all  the 
fat  thereof;  the  rump,  and  the  fat 
that  covereth  the  inwards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  is  on  them,  wliich  is  by 
the  flanks,  and  the  caul  that  is 
above  the  liver,  with  the  kidneys, 
it  shall  he  take  away: 

5  And  tlie  priest  shall  burn  them 
upon  the  altar  for  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord:  it  is 
a  trespass  offering. 

6  e  Every  male  among  the  priests 
shall  eat  thereof:  it  shall  be  eaten 
in  the  holy  jilace  :  .^it  is  most  liolj'. 

7  As  the  sin  offering  is,  so  ivi/tlie 
trespass  offering:  there  is  one 
law  for  them:  the  priest  tliat 
maketli  atonement  therewith 
sliall  have  it. 

8  And  the  priest  that  offereth 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


/ch.  4.  2. 
f  ch.  1.  3,5, 

11.  &  4.  24, 

29,  33. 

/[  ver.  17. 

eh.  21.  22. 
tch.  10.  17, 

18. 

Num.  18.  9, 

10. 

Ez.  44.  28, 

29. 

k  ver.  IG. 
;  Ex.  29.  37. 

&.  30.  29. 


mch.  11.  33. 
&  15.  12. 


n  ver.  18. 
Num.  18.  10. 


»ch.  4.  T,  11, 
12,  18,  21.  ic 
10.  18.  6c  16. 


ach.  5,  (k  0. 

1-7. 
h  ch.  G.  17,  25. 

i-  21.  22. 
cch.  1.  3,5, 

11.  &  4.  24, 

29,  33. 


rfEx.  29.  13. 
ch.  3.4,9,10, 
14,  10,  16.  (Sc 
4.  8,  9. 


«ch.  6.  16,  17, 

18. 

Num.  18.  9, 

10. 
/ch.  2.  3. 
gch.  G.  25, 

26.  ii.  14.  13. 


Law  of  the  peace  offering. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  portion  of  the  x)riests. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


hch.  2.  3,  10. 
Nurn.  18.  9. 
Kz.  4-1.  29. 

B  Or,  on  the 
flat  plate,  or, 

iliCK, 


jch.  3.  1.  <fc 
22.  18,  21. 


*ch.  2.  4. 
Num.  6.  15. 


m  Num.  19. 
11,  19. 


ch.  19.  6,  7, 


pNum.  18.27. 
?ch.  II.  10, 
11,  41.  St.  19. 


rch.  15.  3. 
s  Gen.  17.  14. 


«ch.  12,  <tl3, 

(k  15. 
uch.  11.24, 

2«. 
v>  Ez.  4.  14. 


any  man's  burnt  offering,  even  the 
prie.st  shall  have  to  himself  the 
skin  of  the  burnt  ofl'ering  which 
lie  hath  offered. 

9  And  f^  all  the  meat  offering  that 
is  baken  in  the  oven,  and  all  that 
is  dressed  in  the  fryingpan,  and 
i  in  tlie  pan,  shall  be  the  priest's 
that  offereth  it. 

10  And  every  meatoffering,  min- 
gled with  oil,  and  dry,  shall  all 
the  sons  of  Aaron  have,  one  as 
much  as  another. 

11  And  ithis  is  the  law  of  the  sac- 
rifice of  peace  offerings,  which 
he  shall  offer  unto  tlie  Lord. 

12  If  he  offer  it  for  a  thanksgiving, 
then  he  shall  offer  with  the  sacri- 
fice of  thanksgiving  unleavened 
cakes  mingled  with  oil,  and  un- 
leavened wafers  a- anointed  with 
oil,  and  cakes  mingled  with  oil, 
of  fine  flour,  fried. 

13  Besides  the  cakes,  he  shall  of- 
fer for  his  offering  leavened 
bread  with  the  sacrifice  of  thanks- 
giving of  his  peace  (jfferings. 

14  And  of  it  he  shall  offer  one  out 
of  the  whole  oblation  for  a  heave 
offering  unto  the  Lord,  ^'^and  it 
shall  be  the  priest's  that  sprink- 
leth  the  blood  of  the  peace  offer- 
ings. 

15  "And  the  flesh  of  the  sacri- 
fice of  his  peace  offerings  for 
thanksgiving  sliall  be  eaten  the 
same  day  that  it  is  offered;  he 
shall  not  leave  any  of  it  until  the 
morning. 

Ifi  But  "  if  the  sacrifice  of  his  of- 
fering be  a  vow,  or  a  voluntary 
offering,  it  shall  be  eaten  the  same 
day  that  he  offereth  his  sacrifice ; 
and  on  the  morrow  also  the 
remainder  of  it  shall  be  eaten : 

17  But  the  remainder  of  the  flesh 
of  the  sacrifice  on  the  third  day 
shall  be  burnt  with  fire. 

18  And  if  any  of  the  fle.sh  of  the 
sacrifice  of  his  peace  offerings  be 
eaten  at  all  on  the  third  day,  it 
shall  not  be  accepted,  neither  shall 
it  be  j^  imputed  unto  him  that  of- 
fereth it:  it  shall  be  an  '/abomina- 
tion, and  the  soul  that  eateth  of  it 
shall  bear  his  iniquitv. 

19  And  the  flesh  that  toucheth 
any  unclean  Ihinp  shall  not  be 
eaten ;  it  shall  be  burnt  with  fire  : 
and  as  for  the  flesh,  all  that  be 
clean  shall  eat  thereof. 

20  But  the  soul  that  eateth  of  the 
flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace  of- 
ferings, that  ijerlain  unto  the 
Lord,  '•having  his  uncleanness 
upon  him,  even  that  soul « shall  be 
cut  off  from  his  people. 

21  Moreover  the  soul  that  shall 
touch  any  unclean  thing,  as  «the 
uncleanness  of  man,  or  anj/  "  un- 
clean beast,  or  any  waboniinable 
unclean  iliinci,  and  eat  of  the  flesh 
of  the  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings, 
which    pertain  unto   the   Lord, 


even  that  soul  a:  shall  be  cut  off 
from  his  people. 

22  \  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

23  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  2/ Ye  shall  eat  no 
manner  of  fat,  of  ox,  or  of  sheep, 
or  of  goat. 

24  And  the  fat  of  the  t  beast  that 
dieth  of  itself,  and  the  fat  of  that 
which  is  torn  with  beasts,  may  be 
used  in  any  other  use :  but  ye 
shall  in  no  wise  eat  of  it. 

2;5  For  whosoever  eateth  the  fat 
of  the  beast,  of  which  men  offer 
an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord,  even  the  soul  that  eateth  it 
shall  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

2G  2  Moreover  ye  shall  eat  no 
manner  of  blood,  whether  it  be  of 
fowl  or  of  beast,  in  any  of  your 
dwellings. 

27  Whatsoever  soul  it  be  that 
eateth  any  manner  of  blood,  even 
that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  hLs 
people. 

28  •[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

29  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  "He  that  offereth 
the  sacrifice  of  his  peace  offerings 
unto  the  Lord,  shall  bring  his 
oblation  unto  the  Lord  of  the 
sacrifice  of  his  peace  off'erings. 

30  i  His  own  hands  shall  bring 
the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire,  the  fat  with  the  breast;  it 
shall  he  bring,  that  <^the  breast 
may  be  waved  for  a  wave  offering 
before  the  Lord. 

31  ''And  the  priest  shall  burn 
the  fat  upon  the  altar:  «but  the 
breast  shall  be  Aaron's  and  his 
sons'. 

32  And  fthe  right  shoulder  shall 
ye  give  unto  the  priest /or  a  heave 
offering  of  the  sacrifices  of  your 
peace  offerings. 

33  He  among  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
that  offereth  the  blood  of  the 
peace  offerings,  and  the  fat,  shall 
have  the  right  shoulder  for  his 
part. 

34  For  ffthe  wave  breast  and  the 
heave  shoulder  have  I  taken  of 
the  children  of  Israel  from  off  the 
sacrifices  of  tlieir  peace  offerings, 
and  have  given  them  unto  Aaron 
the  priest  and  unto  his  sons,  by  a 
statute  for  ever,  from  among  the 
children  of  Israel. 

35  ^  ThLs  is  the  portion  of  the 
anointing  of  Aaron,  and  of  the 
anointing  of  his  sons,  out  of  the  of- 
ferings of  the  Lord  made  bj'  fire 
in  the  day  xchen  he  presented 
them  to  minister  unto  the  Lord 
in  the  priest's  office; 

36  Which  the  Lord  commanded 
to  be  given  them  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  ''in  the  day  that  he 
anointed  them,  bi;  a  statute  for 
ever  throughout  their  generations. 

37  This  is  the  law' of  the  burnt 

103 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


X  ver.  20. 
ych.  3.  17. 


tHeb. 
carcafiSf 
ch.  IT.  15. 
Deut.  14.  21. 
£z.  4.  14.  & 
44.  31. 


z  Gen.  9.  4. 
ch.  3.  17.  & 
17.  10-14. 


6ch.  3.  3,4, 
9,  14. 


cEx.  29.  24, 

27. 

ch.  8.  27.  Sc 

9.  21. 

Num.  6.  20. 
rfch.  3.  5,  11, 

16. 
e  ver.  34. 
/ver.  34. 

ch.  9.  21. 

Num.  6.  20. 


gF.X.  29.  28. 
ch.  10.  14, 
15. 

Num.  18.  18, 
19. 
Deut.  18.  3. 


k  Ex.  40.  13, 
15. 

ch.  8.  12,  SO. 

ich.  6.  9. 


Moses  consecrateth 


LEVITICUS. 


Aaron  and  Ms  sons. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


*ch.  6.  14. 
Ich.  6.  25. 
7n  ver.  1. 
71  Ex.  29.  1. 

ch.  C.  20. 
over.  11. 
pch.  1.  2. 


oEx 
3. 

29.1,2, 

6  Ex. 

28.  2,4 

cEx. 
25. 

30.  24, 

/Ex.  29.  5. 
gKx.  28.  4. 


*Ex.  28.  37, 

ice. 
IV.x.  30.  26, 

27,  28,  20. 


mEx.  29.  7. 

&  30.  30. 

ch.  21.  10,12. 

rs.  133.  2. 
71  Ex.  29.  8,  9. 

+  Ileb.  hound. 

oEx.  29.  10. 
Kz.  43.  19. 


offering,  *of  the  meat  offering, 
'and  of  the  sin  offering,  '"and  of 
the  tre.spass  offering,  «  and  of  the 
consecration.s,  and  "  of  the  sacri- 
fice of  tlie  peace  offerings; 
as  Whicli  tlie  Lord  commanded 
Moses  in  mount  Sinai,  in  llic  day 
tliat  lie  commanded  tlic  childrcii 
of  Israeli^ to  offer  their  obhitions 
unto  the  Lokd,  in  tlie  wilderness 
of  8inai. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Moses  conspcratcth  Aaron  and  his  sons.  14 
Their  sin  offering.  18  Their  burnt  offering. 
22  The  ram  of  consecrations.  31  The  place  and 
time  of  their  consecration. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\  ses,  saying, 

2  "  Take  Aaron  and  his  sons  with 
him,  and  ''tlie  garments,  and  cfhe 
anointing  oil,  and  a  bullock  for 
the  sin  offering,  and  two  rams, 
and  a  basket  of  unleavened 
bread ; 

3  And  gather  thou  all  the  con- 
gregation together  unto  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation. 

4  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded  him  ;  and  the  assem- 
bly was  gathered  together  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

5  And  Moses  said  unto  the  con- 
gregation, i' Tills  1.V  the  thing 
which  the  Lord  commanded  to 
be  done. 

6  And  Moses  brought  Aaron  and 
his  sons,  eand  washed  them  with 
water. 

7  .^And  he  put  upon  him  the 
i/coat,  and  girded  him  witli  the 
girdle,  and  clothed  him  with  the 
robe,  and  put  the  ephod  uijon 
him,  and  he  girded  liim  with  the 
curious  girdle  of  the  epliod,  and 
bound  U  unto  him  tlierewith. 

8  And  he  put  the  breastplate 
upon  him:  also  he  '«put  in  the 
breastplate  the  XJrim  and  the 
Thummim. 

9  'And  he  put  the  mitre  upon  his 
head;  also  upon  the  initre,  even 
upon  his  forefront,  did  he  put  the 
golden  plate,  the  holy  crown ;  as 
theT;')Ki>  ''■  commanded  IMoses. 

10 'And  :M()scs  took  Iho  anointing 
oil,  and  anoiiit('(l  tlio  tal)(rnacle 
and  all  that  -was  therein,  and 
sanctified  them. 

11  And  he  sprinkled  thereof  upon 
the  altar  seven  times,  and  anoint- 
ed the  altar  and  all  his  ve.ssels, 
both  the  laver  and  his  foot,  to 
sanctify  them. 

12  And  he  '"poured  of  the  anoint- 
ing oil  upon  Aaron's  head,  and 
anointed  him,  to  sanctify  him. 

13  «And  Moses  brought  Aaron's 
sons,  and  put  coats  upon  them, 
and  girded  them  with  girdles,  and 
tput  bonnets  upon  them;  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

14  "And  he  brought  the  bullock 

104 


for  the  sin  offering:  and  Aaron 
and  his  sons  inlaid  their  hands 
upon  the  head  of  the  bullock  for 
the  sin  offering. 

15  And  he  slew  i<;  '7  and  Moses 
took  the  blood,  and  put  it  upon 
tlic  horns  of  tlie  altar  round  about 
with  liis  linger,  and  iinrified  the 
altar,  and  poured  tlie  blood  at  the 
bottom  of  the  altar,  and  sanctified 
it,  to  make  reconciliation  upon  it. 

16  'And  he  took  all  the  fat  that 
u>ns  upon  the  inwards,  and  the 
caul  above  the  liver,  and  the  two 
kidnej-s,  and  their  fat,  and  Moses 
burned  it  upon  the  altar. 

17  But  the  bullock,  and  his  hide, 
his  flesh,  and  his  dung,  he  burnt 
with  fire  witliout  tlie  camp  ;  as  the 
Lord  s  commanded  Moses. 

18  f  «And  he  brought  the  ram 
for  the  burnt  offering :  and  Aaron 
and  his  sons  laid  their  hands  upon 
the  head  of  the  ram. 

19  And  he  killed  it;  and  Moses 
sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the  altar 
round  about. 

20  And  tie  cut  the  ram  into  pieces ; 
and  Moses  burnt  the  head,  and  the 
pieces,  and  the  fat. 

21  And  he  washed  the  inwards 
and  the  legs  in  water ;  and  Moses 
burnt  the  whole  ram  upon  the 
altar :  it  ivas  a  burnt  sacrifice  for 
a  sweet  savour,  and  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord;  «as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

22  ^  And  «'  he  brought  the  other 
ram,  the  ram  of  consecration : 
and  Aaron  and  his  sons  laid  their 
hands  upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

23  And  he  slew  it;  and  Moses 
took  of  the  blood  of  it,  and  put  it 
upon  the  tip  of  Aaron's  right  ear, 
and  upon  the  thumb  of  his  right 
hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  of 
his  right  loot. 

24  And  he  brought  Aaron's  .sons, 
and  Moses  put  of  the  blood  upon 
the  tip  of  their  right  ear,  and 
upon  the  thumbs  of  their  right 
hands,  and  upon  the  great  toes 
of  their  right  feet:  and  Moses 
sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the  altar 
round  about. 

2.5  ^And  he  took  the  fat,  and  the 
rump,  and  all  the  fat  that  wa.H 
upon  the  inwards,  and  the  caul 
above  the  liver,  and  the  two  kid- 
nej's,  and  their  fat,  and  the  right 
shoulder : 

20  ?/And  out  of  the  basket  of  un- 
leavened bread,  that  iwt.s-  before 
the  Ix)RD,  he  took  one  unleaven- 
ed cake,  and  a  cake  of  oiled  liread, 
and  one  wafer,  and  put  Ihcm  on 
the  fat,  and  upon  the  right  shoul- 
der: 

27  And  he  put  all  ^upon  Aaron's 
hands,  and  upon  his  sons'  hands, 
and  waved  tlieiu/or  a  wave  offer- 
ing before  the  Lord. 

2«  «And  Mosos  to(jk  them  from 
off  their  hands,  and  burnt  them 


Aaron's  first  offerings. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  people's  offerings. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


cEx.29.  21.  & 
30.  30. 
Hum.  3.  3. 


h  Xum.  3.  7. 
Sc  9.  19. 
Deut.  11.  1. 
1  Kings  2.  3. 


!<Ex.  29.  1. 
ch.  4.  3.  <fe  f 


(Jch.  4.  23. 
Ezra  6.  17. 
A;  10.  19. 


on  the  altar  upon  the  burnt 
offering:  they  ivere  consecra- 
tions lor  a  sweet  savour:  it  is 
an  offering  made  by  fire  unto 
the  Lord. 

29  And  Moses  took  the  breast, 
and  waved  it  for  a  wave  offer- 
ing before  the  Lord  :  for  of  the 
ram  of  consecration  it  was  Moses' 
''  part ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

30  And  c  Moses  took  of  the 
anointing  oil,  and  of  the  blood 
which  nxis  upon  the  altar,  and 
sprinkled  U  upon  Aaron,  and 
upon  liLS  garments,  and  upon 
his  sons,  and  upon  his  sons'  gar- 
ments with  him;  and  sanctified 
Aaron,  and  his  garments,  and  his 
sons,  and  his  sons'  garments  with 
him. 

31  1[  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron 
and  to  his  sons,  '^  Boil  the  fiesh  at 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation ;  and  there  eat  it 
with  the  bread  that  is  in  the  bas- 
ket of  consecrations,  as  I  com- 
manded, saying,  Aaron  and  his 
sons  shall  eat  it. 

32  «And  that  which  remaineth 
of  the  flesh  and  of  the  bread  shall 
ye  burn  with  fire. 

33  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  of 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  in  seven  days,  until 
the  daj'S  of  your  consecration  be 
at  an  end :  for  /seven  days  shall 
he  consecrate  you. 

34  ffAs  he  hath  done  this  day,  so 
the  Lord  hath  commanded  to  do, 
to  make  an  atonement  for  you. 

a5  Therefore  shall  ye  abide  at 
the  door  of  the  taljernacle  of  the 
congregation  day  and  night  seven 
days,  and  ''keep  the  charge  of 
the  Lord,  that  ye  die  not:  for  so 
I  am  commanded. 

36  So  Aaron  and  his  sons  did  all 
things  which  the  Lord  com- 
manded by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  The  first  offerings  of  Aaron,  for  himself  and 
the  people.  8  The  sin  offering,  12  and  the 
burnt  offering  for  himself.  IC  The  offerings 
for  the  people.  1o  Moses  and  Aaron  bless  the 
people.  24  Fire  Cometh  from  the  Lord,  upon 
the  altar. 

AND  «it  came  to  pass  on  the 
j\.  eighth  day, //la^  Moses  called 
Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  the  el- 
ders of  Israel ; 

2  And  he  said  unto  Aaron, 
t  Take  thee  a  young  calf  for  a  sin 
offering,  cand'  a  ram  for  a  burnt 
offering,  without  blemish,  and 
offer  them  before  the  Lord. 

3  And  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael thou  Shalt  speak,  sajing, 
'^Take  ve  a  kid  of  the  goats  for  a 
sin  offering;  and  a  calf  and  a 
lamb,  hotli  of  the  first  year,  with- 
out blemish,  for  a  burnt  offering; 

4  Also  a  bullock  and  a  ram  for 
peace   offerings,  to  sacrifice  be- 


fore the  Lord;  and  «a  meat 
oftering  mingled  with  oil:  for 
/to  day  the  Lord  will  appear 
unto  you. 

5  f  And  they  brought  that  which 
Moses  commanded  before  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation : 
and  all  the  cong:regation  drew 
near  and  stood  before  the  Lord. 

6  And  Moses  said.  This  is  the 
thing  which  the  Lord  command- 
ed that  ye  should  do:  and  aVae 
glory  of'the  Lord  shall  appear 
unto  you. 

7  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
Go  unto  the  altar,  and  ''  offer  thy 
sin  offering,  and  thy  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  make  an  atonement  lor 
thj-self,  and  for  the  people:  and 
'Offer  the  offering  of  the  people, 
and  make  an  atonement  for 
them ;  as  the  Lord  commanded. 

8  \  Aaron  therefore  went  unto 
the  altar,  and  slew  the  calf  of  the 
sin  offering,  which  was  for  him- 
self 

9  *And  the  sons  of  Aaron  brought 
the  blood  unto  him :  and  he  dipped 
his  finger  in  the  blood,  and  'put  it 
upon  the  horns  of  the  altar,  and 
poured  out  the  blood  at  the  bot- 
tom of  the  altar: 

10  »'  But  the  fat,  and  the  kidneys, 
and  the  caul  above  the  liver  of 
the  sin  offering,  he  burnt  upon 
the  altar;  "as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

11  "And  the  flesh  and  the  hide 
he  burnt  w^ith  fire  without  the 
camp. 

12  And  he  slew  the  burnt  offer- 
ing ;  and  Aaron's  sons  presented 
unto  him  the  blood,  J^  which  he 
sprinkled  round  about  upon  the 
altar. 

13  '/And  they  presented  the 
burnt  offering  unto  him,  witfi 
the  pieces  thereof,  and  the  head: 
and  he  burnt  tliem  upon  the  altar. 

14  'And  he  did  wash  the  inwards 
and  the  legs,  and  burnt  them 
upon   the  burnt  offering  on  the 

15  V^And  he  brought  the  peo- 
ple's offering,  and  took  the  goat, 
which  was  the  sin  offering  for 
the  people,  and  slew  it,  and  offer- 
ed it  for  sin,  as  the  first. 

1(5  And  he  brought  the  burnt 
offering,  and  offered  it  t  accord- 
ing to  the  li  manner. 

17  And  he  brought  "the  meat 
offering,  and  ttook  a  handful 
thereof",  and  burnt  it  upon  the 
altar,  ^besides  the  burnt  sacrifice 
of  the  morning. 

18  He  slew  also  the  bullock  and 
the  ram  for  y  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  which  w-as  for  the  peo- 
ple: and  Aaron's  sons  presented 
unto  hun  the  blood,  which  he 
sprinkled  upon  the  altar  round 
about, 

19  And  the  fat  of  the  bullock 

105 


lie  To  re 

CHRIST 

1490. 


e  ch.  2.  4. 
/ver.  6,  23. 
Ex.  29.  43. 


«■  ver.  23. 
Ex.  24.  16. 


h  ch.  4.  3. 
1  Sam.  3.  14. 
Heb.  5.  3.  ic 
7.  27.  &  9.  7. 

ich.  4.  16,  20. 
Heb.  5.  1. 


*ch. 

8. 

15. 

;See 

ch 

.4. 

7. 

m  ch 

8 

16 

nch. 

4. 

8. 

och. 

8.  1 

4. 

11. 

& 

pch.  1 

6.  19. 

5. 

& 

7ch. 

8. 

20. 

!  ver.  3. 
Is.  S3.  10. 
Hell.  2.  17. 


/ch.  1.  3,10. 

II  Or, 

ordinance, 
n  ver.  4. 

ch.  2.  1,  2. 
t  lleh,  filed 

his  hand  out 

of  it. 
J  Ex.  29.  38. 
ych.  3.  1,  &.C. 


Nadab  and  Ahihu  burnt. 


LEVITICUS. 


Law  of  eating  Jiohj  things. 


Crfr.re 

CHRIST 

1400. 


oEx.  29.  24, 

2e. 

ch.  7.  30,  31, 
32,  33,  34. 

fc  Num.  fi.  23. 
Deut.  21.  S. 
Luke  24.  50. 


c  vcr.  6. 

Num.  14.  10. 

&  IG.  19,  42. 
JGeii.  4.  4.     • 

Judj;.  C.  21. 

1  Kings  18. 
S8. 

2  Chr.  7.  1. 
I's.  20.  3. 

e  1  Kings  18. 
3'J. 

2  Chr.  7.  3. 
Ezra  3.  11. 


aril.  IC.  1.  & 
22.  9. 

Num.  3.  3,  4. 
&  2(i.  01. 

1  Clir.  24.  2. 
bch.  16.  12. 

Num.  IG.  18. 
cKx.  30.  9. 
dih.  9.  24. 

Num.  l(i.  35. 

2  Sam.  0.  7. 
cEx.  19.  22. 

&  29.  43. 
ch.  21.  G,  17, 
21. 


11. 


Kz.  20.  41.  & 

42.  13. 
/Is.  49.  3. 

Kz.  28.  22 

John  13.  31, 

32.  &  14.  13. 

2  The»».  1. 

10. 
f  Ps.  39.  9. 
h  Ex.  0.  18, 

22. 

Num.  3.  19, 

30. 
i  Luke  7.  12. 

Acls.'i.  G,  9, 

10.  &.  8.  2. 
»  Ex.  33.  5. 

ch.  13.  45.  Sc 

21.  1,  10. 
Num.  G.  fi,  7. 
Deut.  33.  9. 
Ez.  24.  IG,  17. 

;Num.  16.  22, 
40. 
Josh.  7.  1.  &. 

22.  18,  20. 

2  Sam.  24.  1. 


and  of  the  ram,  the  rump,  and 
that  which  covcreth  the  inwards, 
and  the  kidneys,  and  the  caul 
above  the  liver: 

20  And  they  put  the  fat  upon  the 
bi-easts,  ^and  he  burnt  the  fat 
upon  tlie  altar: 

21  And  the  breasts  and  the  right 
shoulder  Aaron  waved  "for  a 
wave  offerin.ii  Ijefore  tlie  Lokd; 
as  Moses  commanded. 

22  And  Aaron  lilted  up  his  hand 
toward  the  people,  and  '^l^lessed 
tliem;  and  came  down  from  of- 
fering of  the  sin  offering,  and  the 
burnt  offering,  and  peace  offer- 
ings. 

23  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
into  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  came  out,  and  blessed 
the  people :  ^and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  all  the  peo- 
ple. 

24  And  f^  there  came  a  fire  out 
from  before  the  Lord,  and  con- 
sumed upon  the  altar  the  burnt 
offering  and  the  fat:  (r/uc7i  when 
all  the  people  saw,  cthey  shout- 
ed, and  fell  on  their  faces. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Nadah  and  Abihu,  fur  ojfcrine  of  strange  fire, 
are  burnt  by  fire.  G  Aatun  and  his  suns  arf 
forbidden  to  mourn  fur  them,  8  The  priests 
are  forbidden  wine  when  they  are  to  go  into 
the  tabernacle.  12  The  law  of  eating  the  holy 
things.  16  Aaron's  excuse  for  transgressing 
thereuf. 

AND  « Nadab  and  Abihu,  the 
.  sons  of  Aaron,  ''took  either 
of  tliem  his  censer,  and  put  fire 
therein,  and  put  incense  thereon, 
and  offered  'strange  fire  before 
the  Lord,  which  he  commanded 
them  not. 

2  And  tliere  ''went  out  fire 
from  the  Lord,  and  devoured 
ttiem,  and  they  died  before  the 
Lord. 

3  Then  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
This  is  it  that  the  Lord  spake, 
saying,  I  will  be  sanctified  in 
them  «that  come  nigh  me.  and 
before  all  the  people  I  will  be 
/glorified.  (/And  Aaron  held  his 
peace. 

4  And  Moses  called  Mishael  and 
Elzaphan,  the  sons  of  ''Uzziel  the 
uncle  of  Aaron,  and  said  unto 
them,  Come  near,  scarry  your 
brethren  from  beibre  tlie  sanc- 
tuary out  of  the  camp. 

■5  So  they  went  near,  and  carried 
them  in  their  coats  out  of  the 
camp ;  as  Moses  had  said. 

()  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
and  unto  Eleazar  and  unto  Ith- 
arnar,  his  sons,  ^Uncover  not 
your  heads,  neither  rend  j-our 
clotlies;  lest  ye  die,  and  lest 
'wrath  come  upon  all  the  peo- 
ple: but  l(;t  your  l)r(.'thren,  the 
whole  house  of  Israel,  bewail  the 
burning  which  the  Lord  hath 
kindled. 

106 


7  ™  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  from 
the  door  cif  the  tabernacle  of  the 
conuTc.uali'jn,  lest  ye  die:  «for 
the  anointing  oil  of  the  Lord  is 
upon  you.  And  thej'  did  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  Moses. 

8  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Aaron,  saj'ing, 

y  "  Do  not  drink  wine  nor  strong 
drink,  thou,  nor  thy  sons  with 
thee,  when  ye  go  into  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  lest  ye 
die :  it,  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
throughout  your  generations : 

10  And  that  ye  may  i^put  differ- 
ence between  holy  and  vmholy, 
and  between  unclean  and  clean ; 

11  "/And  that  ye  may  teach  the 
children  of  Israel  all  the  statutes 
which  the  Lord  hath  spoken  un- 
to them  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

12  If  And  Moses  spake  unto 
Aaron,  and  unto  Eleazar  and  un- 
to Ithamar,  his  sons  that  were 
left.  Take  '-the  meat  offering  that 
remaineth  of  the  offerings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire,  and  eat  it 
without  leaven  beside  the  altar : 
for  « it  is  most  holy. 

13  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  the 
holy  place,  because  it  is  thy  due, 
and  thy  sons'  due,  of  the  sacrifices 
of  the  Lord  made  by  fire:  for  <so 
I  am  commanded. 

14  And  «the  wave  breast  and 
heave  shoulder  shall  ye  eat  in  a 
clean  place ;  thou,  and  thy  sons, 
and  thy  daughters  with  thee  :  for 
they  be  thy  due,  and  thy  sons'  due, 
wJdch  are  given  out  of  the  sacri- 
fices of  peace  offerings  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

15-^  The  heave  shoulder  and  the 
wave  breast  shall  they  bring  with 
the  offerings  made  l)y  fire  of  the 
fat,  to  wave  it  for  a  wave  offering 
before  the  Lord;  and  it  shall  be 
thine,  and  thy  sons'  with  thee,  by 
a  statute  for  ever ;  as  the  Lord 
liath  commanded. 

16  1  And  Moses  diligently  sought 
,'ytlie  goat  of  the  sin  offering,  and, 
behold,  it  was  burnt:  and  he  was 
angrj'  witli  Eleazar  and  Ithamar, 
the  sons  of  Aaron  which  tvci-e  left 
alive,  saying, 

17  "Wlicrclore  have  ye  not  eaten 
the  sin  offering  in  the  holy  place, 
seeing  it  is  most  holy,  aiuf  God 
hath  given  it  you  to  bear  the 
iniquity  of  the;  congregation,  to 
make  atonement  for  them  before 
the  Lord? 

18  Behold,  "the  blood  of  it  was 
not  brought  in  within  the  holy 
place :  ye  should  indeed  have  eat- 
en it  in'the  holy  place,  ^as  I  com- 
manded. 

19  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses, 
liehold, '•this  day  have  they  of- 
fered their  sin  offering  and  their 
burnt  offering  before  the  Lord; 
and  such  things  have  befallen  me : 
and  if  I  had  eaten  the  sin  offering 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


m  ch.  21.  12. 
n  Ex.  28.  41. 


"  Ez.  44.  21. 
Luke  1.  10 


pch.  11.47.  *; 

20.  25. 

Jer.  )5.  19. 

Ez.  22.  26.  & 

41.  23. 
<l  Deut.  21.  8. 

Neh.  8.  2,  8, 

9,  13. 

Jer.  18.  18. 

Mai.  2.  7. 


r  Ex.  29.  2. 
ch.  6.  16. 
Num.  18.  9, 


t  ch.  2.  3.  &  8. 

16. 
«  Ex.  29.  24, 
2G,  27. 

ch.  7.  31,  34. 
Num.  18.  11. 


jch.7.  29,  Sfl, 
34. 


1/ch.  9.  3,  15. 


cch.  9.  8,  12. 


The  dlstuiction  of  meats- 


LEVITICUS. 


clecui  and  unclean. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


rfJer.  6.  20.  & 
14.  12. 
Hos.  fl.  4. 
Mai.  1.  10, 
13. 


oDeut.  14.  4. 
Acts  10.  12, 


b  Is.  CS.  4.  & 
06.  3,  17. 

cIs.  52.  11. 

See  Matt. 

15.  11,  20. 

Mark  7.  2, 

15,  18. 

Acts  10.  14, 

15.  Sc  15.  29. 

Uom.  14.  14, 

17. 

1  Cor.  a  8. 

Col.  2.  16,21, 

Heb.  9.  10. 
d  Deut.  14.  9. 

ech.  7.  18. 
Deut.  14.  3. 


/Peat.  14.12. 


to  day,  d  should  it  have  been  ac- 
cepted in  the  sight  of  the  Lord? 
20  And  when  Moses  heard  that, 
he  was  content. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1   What  leasts  may,  4  and  what  may  not  be  eaten. 

9  What  fishes.  13  Whatfoicls.  29  The  creep- 
ing things  which  are  unclean. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\  ses  and  to  Aaron,  saying  unto 
them, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  « These  are  the 
beasts  which  ye  shall  cat  among 
allthebeasts  thatn/-con  tlieearth. 

3  Whatsoever  parteth  the  hoof, 
and  is  clovenfooted,  and  cheweth 
the  cud,  among  the  beasts,  that 
shall  ye  eat. 

4  jSTevertheless,  these  shall  ye 
not  eat  of  them  that  chew  the  cud, 
or  of  them  that  divide  the  hoof: 
as  the  camel,  because  he  cheweth 
the  cud,  but  divideth  not  the  hoof; 
he  is  unclean  unto  you. 

a  And  the  coney,  because  he 
cheweth  the  cud,  but  divideth  not 
the  hoof;  he  is  unclean  unto  you. 

6  And  the  hare,  because  he 
cheweth  the  cud,  but  divideth 
not  the  hoof;  he  iv  unclean  unto 
you. 

7  And  the  swine,  though  he 
divide  the  hoof,  and  be  cloven- 
footed,  yet  he  cheweth  not  the 
cud ;  *  he  is  unclean  to  you. 

8  Of  their  flesh  shall  ye  not  eat, 
and  their  carcass  shall  ye  not 
touch;  cthev  are  unclean  to  vou. 

9%  (I  These  shall  ye  eat  of  all  that 
are  in  the  waters:  whatsoever 
hath  fins  and  scales  in  the  waters, 
in  the  seas,  and  in  the  rivers,  them 
shall  ye  eat. 

10  And  all  that  have  not  fins  and 
scales  in  the  seas,  and  in  the  rivers, 
of  all  that  move  in  the  waters, 
and  of  any  living  thing  which  is 
in  the  waters,  they  s/iall  be  an 
« abomination  unto  you ; 

11  They  shall  be  even  an  abom- 
ination'unto  you ;  ye  shall  not  eat 
of  their  flesh,  but  ye  shall  have 
their  carcasses  in  abomination. 

12  Whatsoever  hath  no  fins  nor 
scales  in  the  waters,  that  shall  be 
an  abomination  unto  you. 

13  ^  .fAnd  these  are  they  ichich 
ye  shall  have  in  abomination 
among  the  fowls;  they  shall  not 
be  eaten,  they  are  an  abomina- 
tion :  the  eagle,  and  the  ossifrage, 
and  the  ospray, 

14  And  the  vulture,  and  the  kite 
after  his  kind; 

15  Every  raven  after  his  kind ; 

16  And  the  owl,  and  the  night- 
hawk,  and  the  cuckoo,  and  the 
hawk  after  his  kind, 

17  And  the  little  owl,  and  the  cor- 
morant, and  the  great  owl, 

18  And  the  swan,  and  the  pelican , 
and  the  gier  eagle, 

19  And  the  stork,  the  heron  after 


her  kind,  and  the  lapwing,  and 
the  bat. 

20  All  fowls  that  creep,  going  up- 
on all  four,  .shall  be  an  abomina- 
tion unto  you. 

21  Yet  these  may  ye  eat  of  everj' 
flying  creeping  thing  that  goeth 
upon  all  lour,  which  have  legs 
above  their  leet,  to  leap  withal 
upon  the  earth; 

22  Uven  these  of  them  ye  may  eat ; 
^the  locust  alter  his  kind,  and  the 
bald  locust  after  his  kind,  and  the 
beetle  after  his  kind,  and  the 
grasshopper  after  his  kind. 

23  But  all  other  flying  creeping 
things,  which  have  four  feet, 
shall  be  an  abomination  unto  you. 

24  And  for  these  ye  shall  be  un- 
clean: whosoever  toucheth  the 
carcass  of  them  shall  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

25  And  whosoever  beareth  aught 
of  the  carcass  of  them  ''  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

26  The  carcasses  of  every  beast 
which  divideth  the  hoof,  and  is 
not  clovenfooted,  nor  cheweth  the 
cud,  are  unclean  unto  you:  every 
one  that  toucheth  them  shall  be 
unclean. 

27  And  whatsoever  goeth  upon 
his  paws,  among  all  manner  of 
beasts  that  go  on  all  four,  those 
are  unclean  unto  you :  whoso 
toucheth  their  carcass  shall  be 
unclean  until  the  even. 

28  And  he  that  beareth  the  car- 
cass of  them  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even :  they  are  unclean  unto  you. 

29  1  These  also  shall  be  unclean 
unto  you  among  the  creeping 
things  that  creep  upon  the  earth : 
the  weasel,  and  »the  mouse,  and 
the  tortoise  after  his  kind, 

30  And  the  ferret,  and  the  chame- 
leon, and  the  lizard,  and  the  snail, 
and  the  mole. 

31  These  are  unclean  to  you 
among  all  that  creep:  whosoever 
doth  touch  them,  when  they  be 
dead,  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

.32  And  upon  whatsoever  any  of 
thein,  when  they  are  dead,  doth 
fall,  it  shall  be  unclean:  whether 
it  be  any  vessel  of  wood,  or  rai- 
ment, or  skin,  or  sack,  whatsoev- 
er vessel  it  be,  wherein  any  work 
is  done, '-  it  must  be  put  into  water, 
and  it  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even ;  so  it  shall  be  cleansed. 

33  And  every  earthen  vessel, 
whereinto  any  of  them  falleth, 
whatsoever  rs  in  it  shall  be  un- 
clean; and  've  shall  break  it. 

34  Of  all  meat  which  may  be  eat- 
en, that  on  which  such  water  Com- 
eth shall  be  unclean:  and  all 
drink  that  maybe  drunk  in  every 
such  vessel  shall  be  unclean. 

35  And  everv  thing  whereupon 

107 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


f  Malt.  J.  4. 
Mark  1.  6. 


h  ch.  14.  8.  & 


Xum.  19.  10, 
22.  &  31.  24. 


(ch.  C.  28.  <k 
15.  12. 


DUtinction  of  mexds. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  purification  of  women. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


t  Heb.  a 
gathering 
together  of 
waters. 


771  ch.  17.  15. 

&  aa.  8. 

Deut.  14.  21. 
Kz.  4.  14.  cSc 
44.  31. 


t  Heb.  iloth 
mxiliiply  feet. 


71  ch.  20.  25. 
t  Heb.  sou/s. 


0  i:x.  19.  C. 
i-li.  19.  2.  ic 
20.  7,  20. 
1  Thes.s.  4. 
7. 
1  Pet.  1.  15, 


1,  Kx.  C.  7. 


OH2/  P«''i  of  their  carcass  falleth 
shall  be  unclean;  whether  it  be 
oven,  or  ranges  for  pots,  they 
shall  be  broken  clown :  for  they 
are  unclean,  and  shall  be  unclean 
unto  you. 

3G  Nevertheless  a  fountain  or  pit, 
loherein  there  is  t  plenty  of  water, 
shall  be  clean:  but  that  which 
toucheth  their  carcass  shall  be  un- 
clean. 

37  And  if  any  part  of  their  carcass 
fall  upon  any  sowing  seed  which 
is  to  be  sow'ii,  it  shall  be  clean. 

38  But  if  any  water  be  put  vipon 
the  seed,  and  any  part  of  their 
carcass  fall  thereon,  it  shall  be 
unclean  unto  you. 

39  And  if  any  beast,  of  which  ye 
may  eat,  die;  he  that  toucheth 
the  carcass  thereof  shall  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

40  And  ™he  that  eatetii  of  the 
carcass  of  it  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even :  he 
also  that  beareth  the  carcass  of  it 
shall  wash  liis  clothes,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

41  And  every  creeping  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth  sliall  he 
an  abomination;  it  shall  not  be 
eaten. 

42  AVhatsoever  goeth  upon  the 
belly,  and  whatsoever  goeth  upon 
all  four,  or  whatsoever  thath 
more  feet  among  all  creeping 
things  that  creep  upon  the  earth, 
them  ye  shall  not  eat ;  for  they 
are  an'aboniination. 

43  "Ye  shall  not  make  your 
t  selves  abominable  with  any 
creeping  thing  that  creepeth,  nei- 
ther shall  ye  make  yourselves  un- 
clean with  them,  that  ye  should 
be  defiled  thereby. 

44  For  I  am  the  Lord  your  God : 
ye  shall  therefore  sanctify  your- 
selves, and  o  ye  shall  be  holj^ ;  for 
I  am  holy :  neither  shall  ye  defile 
yourselves  with  any  manner  of 
creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon 
the  earth. 

4.5  J-"  For  I  am  the  Lord  that 
bringeth  you  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  to  be  yourCiod:  '/ye  shall 
therefore  be  holy,  for  I  am  holy. 

46  This  is  the  law  of  the  beasts, 
and  of  tlie  fowl,  and  of  every  liv- 
ing creature  that  moveth  in  the 
waters,  and  of  every  creature  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth  : 

47  '•  To  make  a  di Iference  between 
the  unclean  and  the  clean,  and  be- 
tween the  beast tliat  maybe  eaten 
and  the  beast  that  may  not  be 
eaten. 

CHAPTETl  XIL 

1  The  purification  of  women  after  ehildbirth.     C 
Her  offerings  for  her  purifying. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, sa\ing, 
2   Speak    unto   the   children   of 
Israel,  saying.  If  a  "woman  have 
conceived  seed,  and  borne  a  man 
103 


child,  then  'she  shall  be  unclean 
seven  days;  c  according  to  the  days 
of  the  separation  for  her  infirmity 
shall  she  be  unclean. 

3  And  in  the  ''eighth  day  the 
flesh  of  his  foreskin  shall  be  cir- 
cumcised. 

4  And  she  shall  then  continue  in 
the  blood  of  her  purifying  three 
and  thirty  days ;  she  shall  touch 
no  hallowed  thing,  nor  come  into 
the  sanctuary,  until  the  days  of 
her  purifying  be  fulfilled. 

5  But  if  she  bear  a  maid  child, 
then  she  shall  be  unclean  two 
weeks,  as  in  her  separation:  and 
she  shall  continue  in  the  blood  of 
her  purifying  threescore  and  six 
days. 

0  And  ewhen  the  days  of  her 
purifying  are  (fulfilled,  for  a  son, 
or  for  a  daughter,  she  shall  bring  a 
lamb  tot  the  first  j'ear  for  a  burnt 
offering,  and  a  young  pigeon,  or  a 
turtletlove,  for  a  sin  offering,  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  unto  the  priest: 

7  Who  shall  offer  it  before  the 
Lord,  and  make  an  atonement 
for  her ;  and  she  shall  be  cleansed 
from  the  issue  of  her  blood.  This 
is  the  law  for  her  that  hath  borne 
a  male  or  a  female. 

8  /And  iff  she  be  not  able  to  bring 
a  lamb,  then  she  shall  bring  two 
turtles,  or  two  young  pigeons ;  the 
one  for  the  burnt  offering,  and  the 
other  for  a  sin  offering:  .'/and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
tor  her,  and  she  shall  be  clean. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1   The  laws  and  tokens  whereby  the  priest  is  to  be 
guided  in  discerning  the  leprosy. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.  ses  and  Aaron,  saying, 

2  When  a  man  shall  have  in  the 
.skin  of  kis  flesh  a  II  rising,  «a  scab, 
or  bright  spot,  and  it  be  in  the  skin 
of  his  flesh  like  the  plague  of  lep- 
rosy; 6  then  he  shall  be  brought 
unto  Aaron  the  priest,  or  unto  one 
of  his  sons  the  priests : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the 
plague  in  tlie  skin  of  the  flesh : 
and  v'hoi  the  hair  in  the  plague  is 
turned  white,  and  the  plague  in 
sight  be  deeper  than  the  skin  of 
his  flesh,  it  is  a  plague  of  leprosy: 
and  the  prie.st  shall  look  on  him, 
and  pronounce  him  unclean. 

4  If  the  bright  spot  be  white  in 
the  skin  of  liis  Ih'sli,  and  in  sight 
?;r  not  (1  (>(■])( -r  than  the  sic  in,  and  the 
liair  thcrciil'  he  not  turiuHl  white; 
then  the  i)riest  sliall  shut  up  him 
that  hath  Uk;  i)lague  seven  days: 

5  And  tlio  priest  shall  look  on 
him  the  seventh  day:  and,  be- 
hold, //the  plague  in  his  sight  be 
at  a  stay,  and  the  plague  spread 
not  in  the  skin;  then  the  priest 
shall  shut  him  up  seven  days 
more : 


liefore 

C  H  R  I  S  '1' 

1490. 


b  Luke  2.  22. 
crh.  15.  19. 
d  Gen.  17.  12. 

Luke  1.  59. 

&  2.  21. 

John  7.  22, 

23. 


t  Heb.  a  son 

of  his  year. 


/ch.  6.  T. 
Luke  2.  24. 

t  Heb.  her 
hand  find  not 
sufficiency  of , 

g  ch.  4.  26. 


II  Or,  swelling. 
a  Ucul.  28.  27. 

Is.  3.  17. 
h  Ueut.  17.  8, 

9.  >t.  24.  8. 

Luke  17.  14. 


The  lau's  and  tokens 


LEVITICUS. 


whereby  to  discern  Uiirosy. 


Before 
C  II  K  I  S  ' 

]490. 


cch.  11.  25.  & 


liXnm.  12.10, 

12. 

2Kinffs5.  27. 
2Chr.  26.  20. 
t  Hfb.  the 
</uickening  of 
living  fiesh. 


6  And  the  priest  shall  look  on 
him  again  the  seventh  day:  and, 
behold,  (/the  plague  be  somewhat 
dark,  and  the  plague  spread  not 
in  the  slcin,  tlio  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce him  clean :  it  is  but  a  scab: 
and  he  ^shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  be  clean. 

7  But  if  the  scab  spread  much 
abroad  in  the  skin,  after  that  he 
hath  been  seen  of  the  priest  for 
his  cleansing,  he  shall  be  seen  of 
the  priest  again : 

8  And  (/  the  priest  see  that,  be- 
hold, the  scab  spreadeth  in  the 
skin,  then  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce him  unclean:  it  is  a 
leprosy. 

9  f  When  the  plague  of  leprosy 
is  in  a  man,  then  ho  shall  be 
brought  unto  the  priest ; 

10  f'And  the  i)riest  shall  see  him  : 
and,  behold,  ?/the  rising  be  white 
in  the  skin,  and  it  have  turned  the 
hair  white,  and  thei-e  be  1  quick 
raw  flesh  in  the  rising; 

11  It  is  an  old  leprosy  in  the  skin 
of  his  flesh,  and  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean,  and  shall 
not  shut  him  up :  for  he  is  un- 
clean. 

12  And  if  a  leprosy  break  out 
abroad  in  the  skin,  and  the  lep- 
rosy cover  all  the  skin  of  himtliat 
hath  the  plague  from  his  head 
even  to  his  foot,  wheresoever  the 
priest  looketh; 

13  Then  the  priest  shall  consider : 
and,  behold,  //  the  leprosy  have 
covered  all  his  flesh,  he  shall  pro- 
nounce him  clean  that  hath  the 
plague :  it  is  all  turned  white :  he 
is  clean. 

14  But  when  raw  flesh  appeareth 
in  him,  he  shall  be  unclean. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  see  the 
raw  flesh,  and  pronounce  him  to 
be  unclean:  for  the  raw  flesh  is 
unclean  :  it  is  a  leprosy. 

16  Or  if  the  raw  flesh  turn  again, 
and  be  changed  unto  white,  he 
shall  come  unto  the  priest ; 

17  And  the  priest  shall  see  him  : 
and,  behold,  ?/the  plague  be  turn- 
ed into  white ;  then  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  clean  that  hath  the 
plague :  he  is  clean. 

18  *i  The  flesh  also,  in  which,  eren 
in  the  skin  thereof,  was  a  eboil, 
and  is  healed, 

19  And  in  the  place  of  the  boil 
there  be  a  white  rising,  or  a  bright 
spot,  white,  and  somewhat  red- 
dish, and  it  be  shewed  to  the 
priest ; 

20  And  if;  when  the  priest  seeth 
it,  behold,  it  be  in  sight  lower  than 
the  skin,  and  the  hair  thereof  be 
turned  white;  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce him  unclean :  it  is  a  plague 
of  leprosy  broken  out  of  the  boil. 

21  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it. 
and,  behold,  there  be  no  white 
hairs  therein,  and  ;/  it  be  not  lower 


than  the  skin,  but  be  somewhat 
dark ;  then  the  priest  shall  shut 
him  up  seven  days : 

22  And  if  it  spread  much  abroad 
in  the  skin,  then  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean:  it  is  a 
plague. 

23  But  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in 
his  place,  and  spread  not,  it  is  a 
burning  boil;  and  the  prie.st  shall 
pronounce  him  clean. 

24  f  Or  if  there  be  any  flesh,  in 
the  skin  whereof  i(/if?'e  is  +a  hot 
burning,  and  the  quick  flesh  that 
burnetii  have  a  white  bright  spot, 
somev.-hat  reddish,  or  white; 

2.5  Then  the  priest  shall  look 
upon  it:  and,  behold,  i/ the  hair 
in  the  bright  spot  be  turned  white, 
and  it  be  in  sight  deeper  than  the 
skin ;  it  is  a  leprosy  broken  out  of 
the  burning :  wherefore  the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  unclean :  it 
is  the  plague  of  leprosy. 

26  But  if  the  priest  'look  on  it, 
and,  behold,  there  be  no  white  hair 
in  the  bright  spot,  and  it  be  no 
lower  than  the  ol/ier  skin,  but  be 
somewhat  dark;  then  the  priest 
shall  shut  him  vip  seven  days : 

27  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon 
him  the  seventh  day :  and  if  it  be 
spread  much  abroad  in  the  skin, 
then  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  unclean:  it  is  the  plague  of 
leprosy. 

28  And  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in 
his  place,  and  spread  not  in  the 
skin,  but  it  be  somewhat  dark ;  it 
is  a  rising  of  the  burning,  and  the 
priest  shall  i^ronouncc  him  clean : 
for  it  15  an  inflammation  of  the 
burning. 

29  1[  If  a  man  or  woman  have  a 
plague  upon  the  head  or  the  beard ; 

30  Then  the  priest  shall  see  the 
plague:  and,  behold,  if  it  be  in 
sight  deeper  than  the  skin,  and 
th€7~e  be  in  it  a  yellow  thin  hair; 
then  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  unclean :  it  is  a  dry  scall,  et^en 
a  leprosy  upon  the  head  or  beard. 

31  And  if  the  priest  look  on  the 
plague  of  the  scall,  and,  behold,  it 
be  not  in  sight  deeper  than  the 
skin,  and  that  there  is  no  black 
hair  in  it;  then  the  priest  shall 
shut  up /u/n  that  hath  the  plague 
of  the  scall  seven  daj^s : 

32  And  in  the  seventh  day  the 
priest  shall  look  on  the  plague: 
and,  behold,  if  the  scall  spread 
not,  and  there  be  in  it  no  yellow 
hair,  and  the  scall  be  not  in  sight 
deeper  than  the  skin  ; 

33  He  shall  be  shaven,  but  the 
scall  shall  he  not  shave :  and  the 
priest  shall  shut  up  him  that  hath 
the  scall  seven  days  more: 

34  And  in  the  seventh  day  the 
priest  shall  look  on  the  scall :  and, 
behold,  if  the  scall  be  not  spread 
in  the  skin,  nor  be  in  sight  deeper 
than   the   skin;    then   the  priest 

109 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


tHcb. 

a  burning 
of  fire. 


The  laws  and  tokens 


LEVITICUS. 


whereby  to  discern  leprosy. 


Defnre 

CHRIST 

1490. 


t  Heb.  head 
is  pilled. 


fE.7..  24.17,22. 
Mic.  3.  7. 


h.  Num.  .5.  2. 
<k  12.  H. 
2  Kings  7.  3. 
tc  15.  a. 
2Chr.  26.21. 
Luke  17.  12. 


t  Ileb. 
work  of. 


t  Ilcb. 
vcsael,  or, 
mslrument. 


shall  pronounce  him  clean :  and 
he  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be 
clean. 

35  But  if  the  scall  spread  much  in 
the  skin  after  his  cleansing; 

35  Then  the  priest  shall  look  on 
him  :  and,  behold,  if  the  scall  be 
spread  in  the  skin,  the  priest  shall 
not  seek  for  yellow  hair;  he  is 
unclean. 

37  But  if  the  scall  be  in  his  sight 
at  a  stay,  and  that  there  is  black 
hair  grown  up  therein ;  the  scall 
is  healed,  he  /.s  clean :  and  the 
priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean. 

38  ^  If  a  man  also  or  a  woman 
have  in  the  skin  of  their  flesh 
bright  spots,  even  white  bright 
spots ; 

39  Then  the  priest  shall  look : 
and,  behold,  if  the  bright  spots  in 
the  skin  of  their  flesh  be  darkish 
white,  it  is  a  freckled  spot  that 
groweth  in  the  skin  :  he  is  clean. 

40  And  the  man  whose  thair  is 
fallen  off  his  head,  he  is  bald;  yet 
is  he  clean. 

41  And  he  that  hath  his  hair  fallen 
off  from  the  part  of  his  head  to- 
ward his  face,  he  is  forehead  bald  ; 
yet  is  he  clean. 

42  And  if  there  be  in  the  bald 
head,  or  bald  forehead,  a  white 
reddish  sore ;  it  /.s  a  leprosy  sprung 
up  in  his  bald  head,  or  'his  bald 
forehead. 

43  Then  the  priest  shall  look 
upon  it;  and,  behold,  //  the  rising 
of  the  sore  be  white  reddish  in  his 
bald  head,  or  in  his  bald  forehead, 
as  the  leprosy  appeareth  in  the 
skin  of  the  flesh ; 

44  He  is  a  leprous  man,  he  is  un- 
clean ;  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  utterly  unclean  ;  his  plague  is 
in  his  head. 

45  And  the  leper  in  whom  the 
plague  is,  his  clothes  shall  be  rent, 
and  his  head  bare,  and  he  shall 
/put  a  covering  upon  his  upper  lip, 
and  shall  cry,  i' Unclean,  unclean. 

4(5  All  the  days  wherein  the 
plague  shall  be  in  him  he  shall  be 
defiled;  he  is  unclean;  he  shall 
dwell  alone;  ''without  the  camp 
shall  his  habitation  be. 

47  IT  The  garment  also  that  the 
plague  of  leprosy  is  in,  whether  it 
be  a  woollen  garment,  or  a  linen 
garment ; 

48  Whether  it  be  in  the  warp,  or 
woof,  of  linen,  or  of  woollen ; 
whether  in  a  skin,  or  in  any 
t  tiling  made  of  skin  ; 

4!)  And  if  the  plague  bo  pcreenish 
or  reddish  in  the  garment,  or  in 
tlie  skin,  either  in  the  warp,  or  in 
the  woof,  or  in  any  t  tiling  of  skin  ; 
it  /.sa  plague  of  leprosy,  and  shall 
be  shewed  unto  the  priest; 

50  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon 
the  plague,  and  shut  up  it  that  huUi 
the  plague  seven  days  ; 

51  And  he  shall    look    on  the 

110 


plague  on  the  seventh  day :  if  the 
plague  be  spread  in  the  garment, 
either  in  the  warp,  or  in  the  woof, 
or  in  a  skin,  or  in  any  work  that 
is  made  of  skin;  the  plague  is* a 
fretting  leprosy;  it  is  unclean. 

52  He  shall  therefore  burn  that 
garment,  whether  warp  or  woof, 
in  woollen  or  in  linen,  or  anything 
of  skin,  wherein  the  plague  is ; 
for  it  is  a  fretting  leprosy;  it  shall 
be  burnt  in  the  lire. 

53  And  if  the  priest  shall  look, 
and,  behold,  the  plague  he  not 
spread  in  the  garment,  either  in 
the  warp,  or  in  the  woof,  or  in  any 
thing  of  skin ; 

54  Then  the  priest  shall  command 
that  they  wash  the  thing  wherein 
the  plague  is,  and  he  shall  shut  it 
up  seven  days  more : 

55  And  the  priest  shall  look  on 
the  plague,  after  that  it  is  washed : 
and,  behold,  if  the  plague  have 
not  changed  his  colour,  and  the 
plague  be  not  spread,  it  is  unclean ; 
thou  Shalt  burn  it  in  the  fire ;  it  is 
fret  inward,  ^whether  it  be  bare 
within  or  without. 

56  And  if  the  priest  look,  and,  be- 
hold, the  plague  be  somewhat 
dark  after  the  washing  of  it ;  then 
he  shall  rend  it  out  of  the  gar- 
ment, or  out  of  the  skin,  or  out  of 
tlie  warp,  or  out  of  the  woof; 

57  And  if  it  appear  still  in  the 
garment,  either  in  the  warp,  or  in 
the  woof,  or  in  any  thing  of 
skin;  it  is  a  spreading  plague: 
thou  Shalt  burn  that  wherein  the 
plague  is  with  fire. 

58  And  the  garment,  either  warp, 
or  woof,  or  whatsoever  thing  of 
skin  it  be,  which  thou  shalt  wash, 
if  the  plague  be  departed  from 
them,  then  it  shall  be  wiushed  the 
second  time,  and  shall  be  clean. 

50  This  is  the  law  of  the  plague 
of  leprosy  in  a  garment  of  wool- 
len or  linen,  either  in  the  warp, 
or  woof,  or  any  thing  of  skins,  to 
pronounce  it  clean,  or  to  pro- 
nounce it  unclean. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

\The  rites  and  saerifiees  m  cleansing  of  the  leper. 
33  The  signs  of  leprosy  in  a  house,  43  The 
cleansing  of  that  house. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.  ses,  saying, 

2  This  shall  be  the  law  of  the 
leper  in  the  day  of  his  clean.sing; 
He  "shall  be  brought  unto  the 
jjriest : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  go  forth 
out  of  the  cami);  and  the  priest 
shall  look,  and,  behold,  if  the 
plague  of  leprosy  be  healed  in  the 
leper ; 

4  Then  shall  the  priest  com- 
mand to  take  for  him  that  is  to 
1)(>  cleansed  two  I!  birds  uUye  and 
clean,  and  '' cedar  wood,  and  ^scar- 
let,  and  <Uiyssop; 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


tHeb. 
whether  it 
be  bald  in  the 
head  thereof, 
orm  thejorr- 
head  thereof. 


a  .Matt.  8.  2,  4. 
Mark  1.  40, 


II  Or, 

sparrows, 
h  Num.  10.  n. 
rllch.  9.  10. 
d  Vs.  51.  7. 


The  7'ites  and  sacrifices 


LEVITICUS. 


in  cleansing  the  leper. 


Bpfore 

CHRIST 

1490. 


/2  Kings  5. 
10,  14. 

t  Heh.  upon 
the  face  of 
the  field. 

g  rh.  13.  6. 
h  ch.  11.  25. 


t  Num.  12.  15. 


JMatt.  e.  4. 

Mark  1.  44. 

Luke  5.  14. 
T  Heh.  the 

daughter  of 

her  year. 
/ch.  2.  1. 

Jium.  15.  4, 


m  ch.  5.  2,  16. 
&  6.  6,  7. 


cEx.  29.  11. 
ch.  1.  5,  11. 
<k  4.  4,  24. 

pch.  7.7. 
Vch.  2.  3.  <fc 
7.6.  &;21.22 


rEx.  29.  20. 
ch.  8.  23. 


.5  And  the  prie.st  shall  command 
that  one  of  the  birds  be  killed  in 
an  earthen  vessel  over  running 
water. 

6  As  for  the  living  bird,  he  shall 
take  it,  and  the  cedar  wood,  and 
the  scarlet,  and  the  hyssop,  and 
shall  dip  them  and  the  living  bird 
in  the  blood  of  the  bird  that  was 
killed  over  the  running  water : 

7  And  he  shall  "-'sprinkle  upon 
him  that  is  to  be  cleansed  from 
the  leprosy  .''seven  times,  and  sliall 
pronounce  him  clean,  and  shall 
let  the  living  bird  loose  tinto  the 
open  field. 

s  And  he  that  is  to  be  cleansed 
ff  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  shave 
off  all  his  hair. ''  and  wa.sh  hiinself 
in  water,  that  he  may  be  clean : 
and  after  that  he  sliall  come  into 
the  camp,  and  'shall  tarry  abroad 
out  of  his  tent  seven  days. 

9  But  it  shall  be  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  he  shall  shave  all  his 
ha'ir  off  his  head  and  his  beard 
and  his  eyebrows,  even  all  his 
hair  he  shall  shave  off:  and  he 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  also  he 
shall  wash  his  flesh  in  water,  and 
he  shall  be  clean. 

10  And  on  the  eighth  day  ^he 
shall  take  two  he  lambs  without 
blemish,  and  one  ewe  lamb  tof 
the  first  year  without  blemish, 
and  three  tenth  deals  of  fine  flour 
for  'a  meat  offering,  mingled 
with  oil,  and  one  log  of  oil. 

11  And  the  priest  that  maketh 
him  clean  shall  present  the  man 
that  is  to  be  made  clean,  and 
those  things,  before  the  Lord,  at 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

12  And  the  priest  shall  take  one 
he  lamb,  and  "'offer  him  for  a 
trespass  offering,  and  the  log  of 
oil,  and  »  wave  them  for  a  wave 
offering  before  the  Lord  : 

1.3  And  he  shall  slay  the  lamb 
0  in  the  place  where  he  shall  kill 
the  sin  offering  and  the  burnt 
offering,  in  the  holy  place:  for 
p  as  the  sin  offering  is  the  priest's, 
so  is  the  trespass  offering:  5 it  is 
most  holy: 

14  And  the  priest  shall  take  some 
of  the  blood  of  the  trespass  offer- 
ing, and  the  priest  shall  put  it 
'-upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of 
him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and 
upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand, 
and  upon  the  gi'eat  toe  of  his  right 
foot. 

1.5  And  the  priest  shall  take  some 
of  the  log  of  oil,  and  pour  it  into 
the  palm  of  his  own  left  hand  : 

16  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his 
right  finger  in  the  oil  that  is  in 
his  left  hand,  and  shall  .sprinkle 
of  the  oil  with  his  finger  seven 
times  before  the  Lord  : 

17  And  of  the  rest  of  the  oil  that 
I  is  in  his  hand  shall  the  priest  put 


vipou  the  "tip  of  the  right  ear  of 
him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and 
upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand, 
and  upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right 
foot,  upon  the  blood  of  the  tres- 
pass ottering : 

18  And  the  remnant  of  the  oil 
that  U  in  the  prie.st's  hand  be 
shall  pour  upon  tlie  head  of  him 
that  Is  to  be  cleansed:  »and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  him  before  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  prie.st  shall  offer  <  the 
sin  offering,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed 
from  his  nncleanness;  and  after- 
v.-ard  he  shall  kill  the  burnt  offer- 
ing: 

20  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the 
burnt  offering  and  the  meat  offer- 
ing upon  the  altar:  and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  him, 
and  he  shall  be  clean. 

21  And  «if  he  Lc  poor,  and  t  can- 
not get  so  much;  then  he  shall 
take  one  lamb  for  a  trespa.ss 
offering  tto  be  waved,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  him,  and  one 
tenth  deal  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat  offering,  and  a 
log  of  oil ; 

22  «'And  two  turtledoves,  or  two 
young  pigeons,  such  as  he  is  able 
to  get ;  and  the  one  shall  be  a  sin 
offering,  and  the  other  a  burnt 
offering. 

2.3  «And  he  shall  bring  them  on 
the  eighth  day  for  his  cleansing 
unto  the  priest,  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, before  the  Lord. 

24  uAnd  the  priest  shall  take  the 
lamb  of  the  trespass  offering,  and 
the  log  of  oil,  and  the  priest  shall 
wave  them  for  a  wave  offering 
before  the  Lord  : 

25  And  he  shall  kill  the  lamb  of 
the  trespass  offering,  «and  the 
priest  shall  take  some  of  the 
blood  of  the  trespass  offering,  and 
put  it  upon  the  tip  of  the  right 
ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed, 
and  upon  the  thumb  of  his  right 
hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  of 
his  right  foot. 

26  And  the  priest  shall  pour  of 
the  oil  into  the  palm  of  his  own 
left  hand : 

27  And  the  priest  shall  sprinkle 
with  his  right  finger  some  of  the 
oil  that  is  in  his  left  hand  seven 
times  before  the  Lord  : 

28  And  the  priest  shall  put  of  the 
oil  that  is  in  his  hand  upon  the 
tip  of  the  right  ear  of  him  that  is 
to  be  cleansed,  and  upon  the 
thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon 
the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot,  upon 
the  place  of  the  blood  of  the  tres- 
pass offering: 

29  And  the  rest  of  the  oil  that 
is  m  the  priest's  hand  he  shall 
put  upon  the  head  of  liim  that 
Ls  to   be   cleansed,  to   make   an 

111 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


tch.  5.  1,6.  <fc 
12.  7. 


u  ch.  5.  7.  <k 

12.  8. 
t  Heb.  his 

hand  reach 

not. 
t  Heb.  for  a 

waving. 


K  ch.  12.  8.  & 
15. 14,  15. 


Signs  of  leprosy  in  a  house. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  cleansing  of  that  house. 


Before 
:H  RIST 

1430. 


ch.  15.  15 


.Num.  32. 
Dcut.  7.  ] 
&  32.  49. 


rfPs.  91.  10. 

Prov.  3.  33. 

Zeih.  5.  4. 
il  Or,  prepare. 


ech.  13.61. 
Zech.  5.  4. 


atonement  for  him.  before  the 
Lord. 

30  And  he  shall  offer  the  one  of 
a  the  turtledoves,  or  of  the  young 
pigeons,  such  as  he  can  get; 

31  Uvrn  such  as  he  is  able  to  get, 
the  one/or  a  sin  otTering,  and  the 
other  for  a  liurnt  offering,  with 
the  meat  offering :  and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  him 
that  is  to  be  cleansed  before  the 
Lord. 

32  This  is  the  law  of  him  in  wliom 
is  the  plague  of  leprosy,  whose 
hand  is  not  able  to  get  *  (hat  ivhich 
prriaincUi  to  his  cleansing. 

33  1!  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

34  cwiien  ye  be  come  into  the 
laiid  of  Canaan,  which  I  give  to 
you  for  a  possession,  and  I  put 
the  plague  of  leprosy  in  a  house 
of  the  land  of  your  possession ; 

3-5  And  he  that  owneth  the  house 
shall  come  and  tell  the  priest,  say- 
ing. It  seemeth  to  me  there  is  as  "it 
were  ''  a  plague  in  the  house : 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  com- 
mand that  they  li  empty  the 
house,  before  the  priest  go  into 
it  to  see  the  plague,  that  all  that 
is  in  the  house  be  not  made 
unclean:  and  afterward  the  priest 
shall  go  in  to  see  the  house : 

37  And  he  shall  look  on  the 
plague,  and,  behold,  )/  the  plague 
be  in  the  walls  of  the  house  with 
hollow  streaks,  greenish  or  red- 
dish, which  in  sight  arc  lower 
than  the  wall ; 

38  Then  the  priest  shall  go  out 
of  the  house  to  the  door  of  the 
house,  and  shut  up  the  house 
seven  days : 

39  And"  the  priest  shall  come 
again  the  seventh  day.  and  shall 
look :  and,  behold,  //  the  plague 
be  spread  in  the  walls  of  the 
house ; 

40  Then  the  priest  shall  com- 
mand that  they  take  away  the 
stones  in  which  the  plague  is, 
and  they  shall  cast  them  into  an 
unclean  place  without  the  city  : 

41  And  he  shall  cause  the  house 
to  be  scraped  within  round  about, 
and  they  shall  pour  out  tlie  dust 
that  they  scrape  olf  without  the 
city  into  an  unclean  place: 

42  And  they  shall  take  other 
stones,  and  put  them  in  the  place 
ofthbse  stones ;  and  he  shall  take 
other  mortar,  and  shall  plaster 
the  house. 

43  And  if  the  plague  come  again, 
and  break  out  iu  the  lionse,  atter 
that  he  hath  taken  away  the 
stones,  and  after  h(>  hath  scraped 
the  house,  and  alter  it  is  jilastered : 

44  Then  the  priest  shall  come 
and  look,  ana,  behold,  if  the 
jjlague  be  spread  in  the  house. 
It  is  «a  fretting  leprosy  in  the 
house :  it  is  unclean. 

112 


45  And  he  shall  break  down  the 
house,  the  stones  of  it,  and  the 
timber  thereof,  and  all  the  mor- 
tar of  the  house;  and  he  shall 
carry  them  forth  out  of  the  city 
into  an  unclean  place. 

46  Moreover,  he  that  goeth  into 
the  house  all  the  while  that  it  is 
shut  up  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

47  And  he  that  lieth  in  the  house 
shall  wash  his  clothes;  and  he 
that  eateth  in  the  house  shall 
wash  his  clothes. 

48  And  if  the  priest  t  shall  come 
in,  and  look  vpon  it,  and,  behold, 
the  plague  hath  not  spread  in  the 
house,  after  the  house  was  plas- 
tered; then  the  prie.st  shall  pro- 
nounce the  house  clean, because 
the  plague  is  healed. 

49  And  /he  shall  take  to  cleanse 
the  house  two  birds,  and  cedar 
wood,  and  scarlet,  and  hyssop : 

50  And  he  shall  kill  the  one  of 
the  birds  in  an  earthen  vessel  over 
running  water : 

51  And  he  shall  take  the  cedar 
wood,  and  the  hyssop,  and  the 
scarlet,  and  the  living  bird,  and 
dip  them  in  the  blood  of  the  slain 
bird,  and  in  the  running  water, 
and  sprinkle  the  house  seven 
times : 

52  And  he  shall  cleanse  the  house 
with  the  blood  of  the  bird,  and 
with  the  running  water,  and  with 
the  living  bird,  and  with  the  ce- 
dar wood,  and  with  the  hyssop, 
and  with  the  .scarlet : 

53  But  he  shall  let  go  the  living 
bird  out  of  the  city  into  the  open 
fields,  and  ^make  an  atonement 
for  the  house :  and  it  shall  be  clean. 

54  This  is  the  law  for  all  manner 
of  plague  of  leprosy,  and  ''scall, 

55  And  fur  the  'leprosy  of  a  gar- 
ment, ^and  of  a  house, 

56  And  'for  a  rising,  and  for  a 
scab,  and  for  a  bright  spot : 

57  To  '"teach  twhen  ^^/A•  unclean, 
and  when  it  is  clean :  this  is  the 
law  of  leprosy. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  unclcanncss  of  men  in  their  issues.  13 
The  cleansing  of  them.  19  The  uncleanncss 
of  women  in  their  issues,     28  Their  cleansing. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
.  and  to  Aaron,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Ls- 
rael,  and  say  unto  tliem,  "When 
any  man  hath  a  li  running  issue 
out  of  his  flesh,  Z^ecaitsecp/ his  issue 
he  is  unclean. 

3  And  this  sluvll  be  his  unclean- 
ness  in  his  issue:  wluHlier  his  flesh 
run  with  his  issui>,  or  his  flesh  be 
stoiijied  from  his  issue,  it  is  his 
uncleanness. 

4  Every  bed,  whereon  he  lieth 
that  hath  tin>  issue,  is  unclean  : 
and  every  tilling,  whereon  he  sit- 
teth,  shall  be  unclean. 

5  And  whosoever   toucheth  his 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


t  Heb.  in 
coming  in 
shall  come 
in,  ^c. 


/ver.  4. 


g  ver.  20. 

ftch.  13.  30. 

i  ch.  13.  47. 

*  ver.  34. 

Ich.  13.  2. 

m  Dcut.  21.  8. 
Ez.  44.  23. 

t  Hel).  in  the 
day  of  the 
unclean, 
and  in  the 
day  of  the 
clean. 


7rh.  22.  4. 
Num.  5.  2. 
2  Sam.  3.  29. 
MiiU.  9.  20. 
Mark  5.  S."). 
Luke  8.  43. 
i  Or,  running 
of  the  reins. 


The  undeanncss  of  men. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  undeanncss  of  women. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


brU.  11.25.  <fc 
17.  15. 


cch.  6.  28.  & 
11.  32,  33. 


dver.  28. 
ch.  14.  8. 


ech.  14.  22,23. 


hch.  22.  4. 
Deut.  23.  10. 


il  Sam.  21.  4. 


t  Heb.  in  her 
separation. 


bed  shall  wash  his  clothes,  *  and 
bathe  liimsrlf  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

6  And  he  that  sitteth  on  any 
thing  whereon  he  sat  that  hath 
the  issue  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  kimself  in  water,  and  be 
unclean  until  the  even. 

7  And  he  that  toucheth  the  fle.sh 
of  him  that  hath  the  issue  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  kim- 
self in  water,  and  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

8  And  if  he  that  hath  the  issue 
spit  upon  him  that  is  clean ;  then 
he  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  himseff  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

9  And  what  saddle  soever  he 
rideth  upon  that  hath  the  Issue 
shall  be  unclean. 

10  And  whosoever  toucheth  any 
thing  that  was  under  him  shall  be 
unclean  until  the  even :  and  he 
that  beareth  any  of  those  things 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe 
himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

11  And  whomsoever  he  toucheth 
that  hath  the  issue,  and  hath  not 
rinsed  his  hands  in  water,  he  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  him- 
self in  water,  and  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

12  And  the  '•vessel  of  earth,  that 
he  toucheth  which  hath  the  issue, 
shall  be  broken :  and  every  vessel 
of  wood  shall  be  rinsed  in  water. 

13  And  when  he  that  hath  an 
issue  is  cleansed  of  liis  issue,  then 
''he  shall  number  to  himself  seven 
days  for  his  cleansing,  and  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in 
running  water,  and  shall  be  clean. 

14  And  on  the  eighth  day  he 
shall  take  to  him  "two  turtledoves, 
or  two  young  pigeons,  and  come 
before  the  Lord  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  give  them  unto  the 
priest : 

15  And  the  priest  shall  offer 
them, /the  one/or  a  sin  offering, 
and  the  other /o?"  a  burnt  offering; 
s'and  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him  before  the 
Lord  for  his  issue. 

16  And  '» if  any  man's  seed  of  cop- 
ulation go  out  from  him,  then  he 
shall  wash  all  his  flesh  in  water, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

17  And  every  garment,  and  ev- 
ery skin,  whereon  is  the  seed  of 
copulation,  shall  be  washed  with 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

18  The  woman  also  with  whom 
man  shall  lie  ivUh  seed  of  copu- 
lation, thej'  shall  both  loathe  them- 
selves in  water,  and  «be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

19  ^  And  *if  a  woman  have  an  is- 
sue, and  her  issue  in  her  flesh  be 
blood,   she  shall   be  tput  apart 

8 


seven  days:  and  whosoever 
toucheth  her  shall  be  unclean  un- 
til the  even. 

20  And  every  thing  that  she  lieth 
upon  in  her  separation  shall  be 
unclean :  every  thing  also  that  she 
sitteth  upon  shall  be  unclean. 

21  And  whosoever  toucheth  her 
bed  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be 
unclean  until  the  even. 

22  And  whosoever  toucheth  anj' 
thing  that  she  sat  upon  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

2.3  And  if  it  6^  on /le?-  bed,  or  on 
any  thing  whereon  she  sitteth, 
when  he  toucheth  it,  he  shall  be 
unclean  until  the  even. 

24  And 'if  any  man  lie  with  her 
at  all,  and  her  flowers  be  upon 
him,  he  shall  be  unclean  seven 
days ;  and  all  the  bed  whereon  he 
lieth  shall  be  unclean. 

2.')  And  if  ">a  woman  have  an 
issue  of  her  blood  many  daj's  out 
of  the  time  of  her  .separation,  or  if 
it  run  beyond  the  time  of  her  sep- 
aration; all  the  days  of  the  issue 
of  her  uncleanness  shall  be  as  the 
days  of  her  separation :  she  shall 
be  unclean. 

26  Every  bed  whereon  she  lieth 
all  the  days  of  her  issue  shall  be 
unto  her  as  the  bed  of  her  sepa- 
ration: and  whatsoever  she  sit- 
teth upon  shall  be  unclean,  as  the 
uncleanness  of  her  separation. 

27  And  whosoever  toucheth 
those  things  shall  be  unclean,  and 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe 
himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

28  But  « if  she  be  cleansed  of  her 
issue,  then  she  shall  number  to 
herself  seven  days,  and  after  that 
she  shall  be  clean. 

29  And  on  the  eighth  day  she  shall 
take  unto  her  two  turtles,  or  two 
young  pigeons,  and  bring  them 
unto  the  priest,  to  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the 
one  for  a  sin  offering,  and  the 
other /or  a  burnt  offering;  and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  her  before  the  Lord  for  the 
issue  of  her  uncleanness. 

31  Thus  shall  ye  "separate  the 
children  of  Israel  from  their  un- 
cleanness; that  they  die  not  in 
their  uncleanness,  when  they 
J' defile  my  tabernacle  that  i*- 
among  them. 

32  -jThis  vi  the  law  of  him  that 
hath  an  issue,  »•  and  o//im  who.se 
seed  goeth  from  him,  and  is  de- 
filed therewith ; 

33  «And  of  her  that  is  sick  of  her 
flowers,  and  of  him  that  hath  an 
issue,  of  the  man,  'and  of  the 
woman,  «and  of  him  that  lieth 
with  her  that  is  unclean. 

113 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


/See  ch.  20. 


m  Matl.  9.  20. 
Mark  5.  26. 
Luke  8.  43. 


n  ver.  13. 


)  ch.  11.  47. 
Deut.  24.  8. 
Ez.  44.  23. 


p  Num.  5.  3. 

&   19.  13,  20. 

Ez.  5.  11.  dt 

23.  38. 
([  ver.  2. 
rver.  16. 


er.  19. 


t  ver.  2«. 
K  ver.  24. 


Sin  offering  for  the  i^riest, 


LEVITICUS. 


mid  for  the  people. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


och.  10.  1,2. 


*Ex.30.  10. 
ch.  23.  27. 
Heb.    9.  7.  i 

10,  19. 

e  Ex.  25.  22. 
&  40.  34. 
1  Kings  8  10, 

11,  12. 
rfHeb.  9.  7, 

12,  24,  25. 
«ch.  4.  3. 

/  Ex.  28.  39, 
42,  43. 
ch.  6.  10. 
Ez.  44.  17, 
18. 


g  Ex.  30.  20. 

ch.  8.  6,  7. 
h  See  ch.  4. 
14. 

Num.  29.  11. 
2  Chr.  29.21. 
Ezra  6.  17. 
Ez.  45.  22, 23. 


ich.  9.  7. 
Heb.  5.  2.  & 
7.  27,  28.  Ic 
9.7. 


tHeb. 
v>ent  up. 


i  1  John  2.  2. 


/rh.  10.  1. 
Num.  16.  18, 


Rev.  P.  5. 
m  Ex.  30.  34. 


n  Ex.  30.  1,  7, 

8. 

Num.  16.  7, 

18,  46. 

Rev.  8.  3,  4. 
oEx.  25.  21. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  llvw  the  high  priest  must  enter  into  the  holy 
place.  11  The  sin  offering  for  himself.  15 
The  sin  offering  Jur  the  people.  20  The 
scapegoat.  'I'i  The  yearly  feast  of  the  expia- 
tions. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.  ses  after  "the death  oftliG  two 
SOILS  of  Aaron,  when  they  offered 
before  theLoKD,  and  died; 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Speak  unto  Aaron  tliy  brother, 
that  he  ^come  not  at  all  times  into 
the  iioly  place  witliin  the  vail 
before  the  mercy  seat,  which  is 
upon  the  ark;  that  he  die  not:  for 
'^I  will  appear  in  the  cloud  upon 
the  mercy  seat. 

3  Thus  shall  Aaron  f^  come  into 
the  holy  i^ace;  cwitli  a  young 
bullock  for  a  sin  offering,  and  a 
ram  for  a  burnt  offering. 

4  He  shall  put  on  .f  the  holy  linen 
coat,  and  he  shall  have  the  linen 
breeches  upon  his  flesh,  and  shall 
be  girded  with  a  linen  girdle,  and 
with  the  linen  mitre  shall  he  be 
attired:  these  are  holy  garments; 
therefore  (/shall  he  wash  his  flesh 
ill  water,  and  so  put  them  on. 

5  And  he  shall  take  of  ^  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel 
two  kids  of  the  goats  for  a  sin  of- 
fering, and  one  ram  for  a  burnt 
offering. 

6  And  Aaron  shall  offer  his  bull- 
ock of  the  sin  offering,  which  is  for 
himself,  and  miakean  atonement 
for  himself,  and  for  his  house. 

7  And  he  shall  take  the  two 
goats,  and  present  thena  before 
the  Lord  at  the  door  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation. 

8  And  Aaron  shall  cast  lots  upon 
the  two  goats ;  one  lot  for  the 
Lord,  and  the  other  lot  for  the 
t  scapegoat. 

9  And  Aaron  shall  bring  the  goat 
upon  which  the  Lord's  lot  tfell, 
and  offer  him.  for  a  sin  offering. 

10  But  the  goat,  on  which  the  lot 
fell  to  be  the  scapegoat,  shall  be 
presented  alive  before  the  Lord, 
to  make  *an  atonement  with 
him,  and  to  let  him  go  for  a  scape- 
goat into  the  wilderno.ss. 

11  And  Aaron  shall  bring  the 
bullock  of  the  sin  offering,  which 
is  for  himself,  and  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  himself,  and  for 
his  house,  and  shall  kill  the  bull- 
ock of  the  sin  offering  which  is 
for  himself: 

12  And  he  shall  take  '  a  censer 
full  of  burning  coals  of  (ire  from 
off  the  altar  before  the  Lord,  and 
his  hands  full  of  "'sweet  incen.se 
beaten  small,  and  bring  it  within 
the  vail : 

13  "And  he  shall  put  the  incense 
upon  the  fire  before  the  Lord, 
that  the  cloud  of  the  incense  may 
cover  the  » mercy  seat  thati.?  up- 
on the  testimony,  that  he  die 
not : 

114 


14  And  p  he  shall  take  of  the  blood 
of  the  bullock,  and  9 sprinkle  it 
with  his  finger  upon  the  mercy 
seat  eastward;  and  before  the 
mercy  seat  shall  he  sprinkle  of  the 
blood  with  his  finger  seven  times. 

15  If  r  Then  shall  he  kill  the  goat 
of  the  sin  offering,  that  is  for  the 
people,  and  bring  his  blood  « with- 
in tlie  vail,  and  do  with  that  blood 
as  he  did  with  the  blood  of  the 
bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  upon  the 
mercy  seat,  and  before  the  mercy 
seat : 

16  And  he  shall '  make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  holy  place,  because 
of  the  uncleanness  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  because  of  their 
tran.sgressions  in  all  their  sins: 
and  so  shall  he  do  for  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  that  t  re- 
in aineth  among  them  in  the  midst 
of  their  uncleanness. 

17  «And  there  shall  be  no  man 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion when  he  goeth  in  to  make  an 
atonement  in  the  holy  place,  until 
he  come  out,  and  have  made  an 
atonement  for  himself,  and  for 
his  household,  and  for  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel. 

18  And  he  shall  go  out  unto  the 
altar  that  is  before  the  Lord,  and 
« make  an  atonement  for  it;  and 
-shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the  bull- 
ock, and  of  the  blood  of  the  §oat, 
and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  round  about. 

19  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the 
blood  upon  it  with  his  finger  sev- 
en times,  and  cleanse  it,  and  2/ hal- 
low it  from  the  uncleanness  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

20  H  And  when  he  hath  made  an 
end  of  =  reconciling  the  holy  place, 
and  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  the  altar,  he  shall 
bring  the  live  goat : 

21  And  Aaron  shall  lay  both  his 
hands  upon  the  head  of  the  live 
goat,  and  confess  over  him  all  the 
iniquities  of  the  cliildreii  of  Israel, 
and  all  their  transgre.ssions  in  all 
their  sins, «  putting  them  upon  the 
head  of  the  goat,  and  shall  send 
him  away  by  the  hand  of  ta  fit 
man  into  the  wilderness  : 

22  And  the  goat  shall  *  bear  upon 
him  all  tlieir  inicjuities  unto  a 
land  tnot  inhabited :  and  he  shall 
let  go  the  goat  in  the  wilderness. 

23  And  Aaron  shall  come  into 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, «and  shall  put  off  the  linen 
garments,  which  he  put  on  when 
he  went  into  the  holy  place,  and 
shall  leave  them  tliere  : 

24  And  he  shall  wash  his  flesh 
with  water  in  the  holy  place,  and 
put  on  his  garments,  and  come 
forth,  f'and  offer  his  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  the  burnt  offering  of  the 
people,  and  make  an  atonement 
for  himself,  and  for  the  people. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


pch.  4.  5. 

Heb.  9.  13, 

25.  &  10.  4. 
7ch.  4.  6. 
rllcb.  2.  17.  & 

5.  2.  <k  9.  7, 

28. 
s  vcr.  2. 

Heb.  6.  19.  & 

0.  3,  7,  12. 


Ez.  45.  18. 
Heb.  0.  22, 


t  Heb. 
dwelleth. 


u  See  Ex.  34. 
3. 
Luke  1.  10. 


J  Ex.  30.  10. 
ch.  4.  7,  18. 
Heb.  9.  22, 
23. 


z  vcr.  16. 
Ez.  46.  20. 


a  Is.  53.  6. 

t  Heb.  a 

man  of  op' 

portunity. 
b  Is.  63.  11, 

12. 

John  1.  29. 

Heh.  9.  28. 

1  Pet.  2.  24. 
t  Heb.  of 

separation. 
c  Ez.  42.  14. 

ic  44.  19. 


Feast  of  the  expiatioiis. 


LEVITICUS. 


Eating  of  blood  forbidden. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


(  rh.  4.  10. 
/ch.  15.  5. 


f  ch.  4.  12,21. 
&  6.  30. 
Heb.  13.  11. 


h  Ex.  30.  10. 
ch.  23.  27. 
Num.  29.  7. 
Is.  58.  3,  5. 
Dan.  10.  3, 
12. 


t  Ps.  51.  2. 

Jer.  33.  8. 

Eph.  5.  26. 

Heb.  9.  13, 

14.  6l  10.  1,2. 

1  John  1.7,9. 
*  ch.  23.  32. 
Zch.  4.  3,5, 

16. 
tHeb. 
fill  his  hand. 
m  Ex.  29.  2D, 

30. 

Num.  20.  26, 

28. 

n  ver.  4. 
o  ver.  6,  16, 

17,  18,  24. 


p  ch.  23.  31. 
Num.  29.  7. 


jEx.  30.  10. 
Heb.  9.  7, 25. 


a  See  Deut. 
12.  5,  15,  21. 


2.5  And  I'  the  fat  of  the  sin  offering 
shall  he  burn  upon  the  altar. 

26  And  he  that  let  go  the  goat 
for  the  scapegoat  shall  wtish  his 
clothes,  ./and  bathe  his  tlesh  in 
water,  and  afterward  come  into 
the  camp. 

27  pAnd  the  bullock  for  the  sin 
offering,  and  the  goat  for  the  sin 
offering,  whose  blood  was  brought 
in  to  make  atonement  in  the  holj' 
place,  shall  one  carry  forth  with- 
out the  canyj;  and  they  shall 
burn  in  the  fire  their  skins,  and 
their  flesh,  and  their  dung. 

28  And  he  that  burnetii  them 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe 
his  flesh  in  water,  and  afterward 
he  shall  come  into  the  camp. 

29  ?  And  fhis  shall  be  a  statute 
for  ever  unto  you:  that  ''in  the 
seventh  month,  on  the  tenth  day 
of  the  mouth,  ye  shall  afflict 
your  souls,  and  do  no  work  at 
all,  u-hether  it  be  one  of  your  own 
country,  or  a  stranger  that  so- 
journeth  among  you : 

30  For  on  that  day  shall  the 
priest  make  an  atonement  for 
you,  to  'Cleanse  you,  that  ye  may 
be  clean  from  all  your  sins  before 
the  Lord. 

31  *It  stiall  be  a  sabbath  of  rest 
unto  you,  and  ye  shall  afflict 
your  souls,  by  a  statute  for  ever. 

32  'And  the  priest,  whom  he 
shall  anoint,  and  whom  he  shall 
t 'n  consecrate  to  minister  in  the 
priest's  oflice  in  his  father's  stead, 
shall  make  the  atonement,  and 
"Shall  put  on  the  linen  clothes, 
even  the  holy  garments : 

33  And  0  he  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  holy  sanctuary,  and 
he  .shall  make  an  atonement  for 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  for  the  altar:  and  he 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  the 
priests,  and  for  all  the  people  of 
the  congregation. 

34  i^And  this  shall  be  an  ever- 
lasting statute  unto  you,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  the  children 
of  Israel  for  all  their  sins  9  once 
a  year.  And  he  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XVIL 

1  The  blood  of  all  slum  beasts  must  be  offered  to 
the  Lord  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle.  7  They 
Tnust  not  offer  to  devils.  10  All  eating  of 
blood  is  forbidden,  15  and  all  that  dieth  alone, 
or  is  torn. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\  ses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  unto 
his  sons,  and  unto  all  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them; 
This  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  hath  commanded,  saying, 

3  What  man  soever  there  be  of 
the  house  of  Israel,  "that  killeth 
an  ox,  or  lamb,  or  goat,  in  the 
camp,  or  that  killeth  it  out  of  the 
camp. 


4  ''And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, to  off'er  an  oft'ering 
unto  the  Lord  before  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  Lord  ;  blood  shall  be 
c imputed  unto  that  man  ;  he  hath 
shed  blood;  and  that  man  i^shall 
be  cut  off  from  among  hLs  people: 

5  To  the  end  that  the  children 
of  Israel  may  bring  their  sacri- 
fices, <■  which  they  offer  in  the 
open  field,  even  that  they  may 
bring  them  unto  the  Lord,  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  unto  the  priest,  and 
offer  them  for  peace  offerings 
unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  priest  .'"shall  sprinkle 
the  blood  upon  the  allar  of  the 
Lord  at  the  door  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  and  i' burn 
the  fat  for  a  sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord. 

7  And  they  shall  no  more  offer 
their  sacrifices  '«unto  devils,  after 
whom  they  '  have  gone  a  whor- 
ing. This  shall  be  a  statute  for 
ever  unto  them  throughout  their 
generations. 

8  II  And  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them.  Whatsoever  man  thej-e  be 
of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the 
strangers  which  sojourn  among 
you,  ^-  that  offereth  a  burnt  offer- 
ing or  sacrifice, 

9  And  '  bringeth  it  not  unto  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, to  offer  it  unto  the 
Lord;  even  that  man  shall  be 
cut  off  from  among  his  people. 

10  f^  «'And  whatsoever  man  there 
be  of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  of 
the  .strangers  that  sojourn  among 
you,  that  eateth  any  manner  of 
blood;  »I  will  even  set  my  face 
against  that  soul  that  eateth 
blood,  and  will  cut  him  off  from 
among  hLs  people. 

11  o  For  the  life  of  the  flesh  is  in 
the  blood ;  and  I  have  given  it  to 
you  upon  the  altar  p  to  make  an 
atonement  for  your  souls :  lor  i  it 
is  the  hloodthnt  makethan  atone- 
ment for  the  soul. 

12  Therefore  I  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren oflsrael.No  soul  of  you  shall 
eat  blood,  neither  shall  any  stran- 
ger that  sojourneth  among  you 
eat  blood. 

13  And  whatsoever  man  there  be 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  or  of  the 
strangers  that  sojourn  among  you, 
t  which  r  hunteth  and  catcheth  any 
beast  or  fowl  that  may  be  eaten ; 
he  shall  even  « pour  out  the  blood 
thereof,  and  t  cover  it  with  dust. 

14  «  For  it  i.s  the  life  of  all  flesh  ; 
the  blood  of  it  is  for  the  life  there- 
of: therefore  I  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  Ye  shall  eat  the 
blood  of  no  manner  of  flesh ;  for 
the  life  of  all  flesh  is  the  blood 
thereof:  whosoever  eateth  it  shall 
be  cut  off. 

115 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


b  Deut.  12.  5, 

6,  13,  14. 
cRom.  5.  13. 
dGen.  17.  14. 


cGen.  21.  33. 
&  22.  2.  ic 
31.  54. 
Deut.  12.  2. 

1  Kings  14. 
23. 

2  Kings  16. 
4.  &  17.  10. 
2  Chr.  28.  4. 
Ez.  20.  28.  & 
22.  9. 

/ch.  3.  2. 

f  Ex.  29.  18. 
ch.  3.  5,  11, 
16.  &  4.  31. 
Num.  18.  17. 

h  Deut.  32.  17. 

2  Chr.  11. 15. 

Ps.  106.  37. 

1  Cor.  10.10. 

Rev.  9.  20. 
iEx.  34.  15. 

ch.  20.  5. 

Deut.  31.  10. 

Ez.  13.  8. 


Jch.  1.  2,  3. 
/  ver.  4. 


m  Gen.  9.  4. 
ch.  3.  17.  & 
7.  26,  27.  <fc 
19.  26. 
Deut.  12.   IC, 

23.  &  15.  23. 
1  Sam.  14.33. 
Ez.  44.  7. 

n  ch.  20.  3,  5, 

6.  &  26.  17. 

Jer.  44.  11. 

Ez.  14.  8.  ic 

15.  7. 
over.  14. 
p  Matt.  26.  28. 

Mark  14.  24. 

Rom.  3.  25. 

&  5.  9. 

Eph.  1.  7. 

Col.  1.  14,20. 

Heb.  13.  12. 

1  Pet.  1.  2. 

1  John  1.  7. 

Rev.  1.  5. 
</Heb.  9.22. 

t  Heb.  that 
hunteth  any 
hunting. 

rch.  7.  26. 

s  Deut.  12.  16, 

24.  ic  15.  23. 
t  Ez.  24.  7. 

u  ver  11,  12. 
Gen.  9.  4. 
Deut.  12.  23. 


Unlawful  marriages. 


LEVITICUS. 


Unlawful  lusts. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


X  Ex.  22.  31. 

<-h.  22.  8. 

Deut.  14.  21. 

Ex.  4.  14.  (k 

44.  31. 
t  Heb. 

a  carcass. 
j)ch.  11.  25. 
z  ch.  15.  5. 
ach.  5.  1.  & 

7.  IS.  <fc  19.  8. 

Kum.  19.  20. 


a  ver.  4. 

Ex.  6.  7. 

ch.  11.  44.  & 

19.  4,  10,  34. 

&;  20.  7. 

Ez.  20.  5,  7, 

19,  20. 
i  Ez.  20.  7,  8. 

&  23.  8. 
cEx.  23.  24. 

ch.  20.23. 

Deut.  12.  4, 

30,  31. 
rfDeut.  4.  1,  2. 

&  6.  1. 

Ez.  20.  19. 
cEz.  20.  11, 

13,  21. 

Luke  10.  28. 

Rom.  10.  5. 

Gal.  3.  12. 

/Ex.  6.2,6, 
29. 
Mai.  3.  6. 

t  Heb. 

remainder  of 

his  fitsh. 
rch.  20.  11. 

h  Gen.  49.  4. 
ch.  20.  11. 
Deut.  22.  30. 
Sc  27.  20. 
Ez.  22.  10. 
Amos  2.  7. 

1  Cor.  0.  1. 
I  ch.  20.  17. 

2  Sam.  13. 
12. 

Ez.  22.  11. 


;  ch.  20.  20. 

m  Gen.  38.  18, 
26. 

ch.  20.  12. 
Ez.  22.  11. 


15  a;And  every  soul  that  eateth 
tthat  which  died  of  itself, or  that 
which  was  torn  xrith  beasts,  ivhfth- 
er  it  be  one  of  your  own  country, 
or  a  stranger,  y  he  shall  both  was'li 
his  clothes,  «and  bathe  himse/f  in 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even :  then  shall  he  be  clean. 

16  But  if  he  wasli  them  not,  nor 
bathe  his  flesh;  then  «he  shall 
bear  his  iniquity. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1   Unlawful  marriages.     19  Unlawful  lusts. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  « I  am 
the  Lord  vour  (Uh\. 

3  ''After  the  doiiiKs  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  wherein  ye  dwelt,  sliall  ye 
not  do:  and  "after  tlie  doings  of 
the  land  of  Canaan,  wliither  I 
bring  you,  sliall  ye  not  do:  nei- 
ther shall  ye  walk  in  their  ordi- 
nances. 

4  ''  Ye  shall  do  my  judgments, 
and  keep  mine  ordinances,  to 
walk  therein :  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

5  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my 
statutes,  and  my  judgments': 
<^wliich  if  a  man  do,  he  shall  live 
in  them  :  .f  I  am.  the  Lord. 

6  U  None  of  you  shall  approach 
to  anj^  that  is  tnear  of  kin  to  liim, 
to  uncover  their  nakedness :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

7  s'The  nakedness  of  thy  father, 
or  the  nakedness  of  thy  mother, 
Shalt  thou  not  uncover:  she  is 
thy  mother;  thou  shalt  not  un- 
cover her  nakedness. 

8  ''The  nakedness  of  thy  father's 
wife  Shalt  thou  not  uncover:  it  is 
thy  father's  nakedness. 

9  »The  nakedness  of  thj'  sister, 
the  daughter  of  thy  fatlier,  or 
daughter  of  thy  mother,  ichether 
she  be.  born  at  liome,  or  born 
abroad,  even  their  nakedness  thou 
shalt  not  uncover. 

10  The  nakedness  of  thy  son's 
daughter,  or  of  thy  daughter's 
daughter,  even  their  nakedness 
thou  shalt  not  uncover:  for  theirs 
is  thine  own  nakedness. 

11  The  nakechiess  of  thj'  father's 
wife's  daughter,  begotten  of  thv 
father,  she  is  thy  sister, thou  shaft 
not  unco\  er  her  nakedness. 

12  ^Thon  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  thy  father's  sister: 
she  is  thy  father's  near  kinswo- 
man. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedn(!ss  of  thy  mother's  sister: 
for  she  is  thy  mother's  near  kins- 
woman. 

14  'Thou  Shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  thy  father's  brother, 
thou  slialt  not  approach  to  his 
wife:  she  is  thine  aunt. 

15  '"•Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 

110 


nakedness  of  thy  daughter  in 
law:  she  is  thy  son's  wife;  thou 
shalt  not  uncover  her  naked- 
ness. 

If)  'iThou  shalt  not  uncover 
the  nakedness  of  thy  brother's 
wife:  it  is  thy  brother's  naked- 
ness. 

17  "Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  a  woman  and  her 
daughter,  neither  shalt  thou  take 
her  son's  daughter,  or  her  daugh- 
ter's daughter,  to  uncover  her 
nakedness ;  for  they  are  her  near 
kinswomen :  it  is  wickedness. 

18  Neither  shalt  thou  take  Pa 
wife  to  her  sister,  i'  to  vex  her,  to 
uncover  her  nakedness,  besides 
the  other  in  her  life  time. 

19  7  Also  thou  shalt  not  approach 
unto  a  woman  to  uncover  her 
nakedness,  as  long  as  she  is  put 
apart  for  her  uncleanness. 

20  Moreover  '-thou  shalt  not  lie 
carnally  with  thy  neighbour's 
wife,  to  defile  thyself  with  her. 

21  And  thou  shalt  not  let  any  of 
thy  seed  spass  through  the  fire  to 
«Molech,  neither  shalt  thou  "pro- 
fane the  name  of  thy  God:  I  am 
the  Lord. 

22  -^Thou  shalt  not  lie  with  man- 
kind, as  with  womankind :  it  Is 
abomination. 

23  2/ Neither  shalt  thou  lie  with 
any  beast  to  defile  thyself  there- 
with :  neither  shall  a'ny  woman 
stand  before  a  beast  to  lie  down 
thereto :  it  is  « confusion. 

24  "Defile  not  ye  yourselves  in 
any  of  these  things:  '-for  in  all 
these  the  nations  are  defiled 
which  I  cast  out  before  you : 

2.5  And  ''the  land  is  defiled: 
therefore  I  do  ''visit  the  iniquity 
thereof  upon  it,  and  the  land 
itself  cvomiteth  out  her  inhab- 
itants. 

20  .^Ye  .shall  therefore  keep  my 
statutes  and  my  judgments,  and 
shall  not  commit  any  of  these 
abominations ;  neither  any  of  your 
own  nation,  nor  any  stranger  that 
sojourneth  among  you : 

27  (For  all  these  abominations 
have  the  men  of  the  land  done, 
which  icere  before  you,  and  the 
land  is  defiled ;) 

28  That  .-/the  land  spew  not  you 
out  also,  wlien  ye  defile  it,  as  it 
spewed  out  the  nations  tliat  were 
before  you. 

29  For  whosoever  shall  commit 
any  of  these  abominations,  even 
the  souls  that  commit  them  shall 
be  cut  off" from  among  their  peo- 
ple. 

30  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  mine 
ordinance,  ''that  ye  commit  not 
f/H.V  o't'^  of  these  abominable  cus- 
toms, which  were  committed  be- 
fore you,  an<l  that  ye  'defile  not 
yourselves  tlierein:  *I  am  the 
Lord  your  God. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 

nch.  20.  21. 

Malt.  14.  4. 

See  Deut.  25. 

5. 

Matt.  22.  24. 

Mark  12.  19. 
och.  20.  14. 
II  Or,  one 

wrfe  to 

another, 

Ex.  26.  3. 
pi  Sam.  1.6,8. 
r/ch.  20.  18. 

Ez.  IS.  6.  <k 

22.  10. 
rEx.  20.  14. 

ch.  20.  10. 
Deut.  5.  18. 
&  22.  22. 
Prov.  0.  29, 
32. 

Mai.  3.  5. 
Matt.  5.  27. 
Rom.  2.  22. 

1  Cor.  6.  9. 
Heb.  13.  4. 

sch.  20.  2. 

2  Kings  16. 
3.  &  21.  6.  <k 

23.  10. 
Jer.  19.  6. 
Ez.  20.  31.  <k 
23.  37,  39. 

t\  Kings  11. 
7,  33.  Called, 
.Acts  7.  43, 
Molo:'h. 

u  ch.  19.  12.  (t 

20.  3.  &  21. 

6.  &  22.  2,  32. 
Ez.  36.  20, 
&c. 

Mai.  1.  12. 

j-ch.  20.  13. 

Rom.  1.  27. 

1  Cor.  6.  9. 

1  Tim.  1.  10. 
!/Ex.  22.  19. 

ch.  20.  15,  16. 
0Ch.  20.  12. 
a  ver.  30. 

Matt.  15.  18, 

19,  20. 

Mark  7.  21, 

22,  23. 

1  Cor.  3.  17. 
hcM.  20.  23. 

Deut.  18.  12. 
c  Num.  35.  34. 

Jer.  2.  7.  &. 

16.  18. 

Ez.  36.  17. 
d  rs.  69.  32. 

Is.  20.  21. 

Jer.  5.  9,  20. 

&  9.  9.  Jc  14. 

10.  tc  23.  2. 

Hos.  2.  13.  (fc 

8.  13.  Sc  9.  9. 
c  ver.  28. 
/ver.  C,  30. 

ch.  20.  22,23. 
f  ch.  20.  22. 

.Icr.  9.  19. 

Ez.  36.  13,  17. 
h  ver.  3,  26. 

<h.  20.  23. 

Deut.  18.  9. 


A  repetition 


LEVITICtlS. 


of  sundiry  laws. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


och.  11.44. 
&  20.  7,  26. 
1  Pet.  1.  16. 


c  Ex.  20.  8.  &. 

31.  13. 
d  Ex.  20.  4. 

ch.  26.  1. 

1  Cor.  10.  14. 

1  John  5.  21. 
e  Kx.  34.  17. 

Deut.  27.  15. 
/ch.  7.  16, 


S-ch.  23.  22. 

Deut.  24.  19, 

20,  21. 

Ruth  2.  15, 

16. 
h  Kx.  20,  15. 

i  22.  1,  7, 

10-12. 

Deut.  5.  19. 
J  ch .  6.  2. 

Eph.  4.  25. 

Col.  3.  9. 
J  Ex.  £0.  7. 

ch.  6.  3. 

Deut.  5.  11. 

Matt.  5.  33. 

James  5.  12. 
Zch.  18.  21. 
m  Mark  10. 19. 

1  Thess.  4.  6. 
n  Deut.  24. 

14,  15. 

Mai.  3.  5. 

James  5.  4. 
0  Deut.  27.  18. 

Kom.  14.  13. 
p  ver.  32. 

Gen.  42.  18. 

ch.  25.  17. 

Ecc.  5.  7. 

1  Pet.  2.  17. 
q  Ex.  23.  2,  3. 

Deut.  1.  17. 

*  16.  19.  ii. 

27.  19. 

Ps.  62.  2. 

Prov.  24.  23. 

James  2.  9. 
rEx.23.  1. 

Ps.  15.  3.  Sc 

50.  20. 

Prov.  11.  13. 

<t  20.  19. 

Ez.  22.  9. 
sEx.  23.  1,  7. 

1  Kings  21. 

13. 

Matt.  26.  60, 

61.  &  27.  4. 
1 1  John  2.  9, 

II.  &.  3.  15. 
KMalt.  18.  15. 

Luke  17.  3. 

Gal.  6.  1. 

Eph.  5.  11. 

1  Tim.  5.  20. 

2  Tim.  4.  2. 
Tit.  1.  13.  6c 
2.  15. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

A    repetition    uf  sundry    litws. 

AND  the  LoED  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\  ses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them,  "Ye  shall  be 
holy:  ior  I  the  I.OED  your  God 
am  lioly. 

3  1!  ^Ye  shall  fear  every  man 
hLs  mother,  and  his  father,  and 
«keep  my  sabbaths:  I  am  the 
Lord  your  C4od. 

4  ^  <'  Turn  ye  not  unto  idols, 
enor  make  to  j'ourselves  molten 
gods:  I  am  the  Lord  j'our  C4od. 

5  1|  And  .'if  ye  offer  a  sacrifice 
of  peace  offerings  unto  the  Lord, 
ye  shall  offer  it  at  your  own  will. 

G  It  shall  be  eaten  the  same  day 
ye  offer  it,  and  on  the  morrow : 
and  if  aught  remain  until  the 
third  day,  it  shall  be  burnt  in  the 
fire. 

7  And  if  it  be  eaten  at  all  on  the 
third  day,  it  is  abominable;  it 
shall  not  be  accepted. 

8  Therefore  every  one  that  eateth 
it  shall  bear  his  iniquity,  because 
he  hath  profaned  the  hallowed 
thing  of  the  Lord  ;  and  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his 
peojjle. 

9  *|  And  if  when  ye  reap  the  har- 
vest of  your  land,  thou  shalt  not 
wholly  reap  the  corners  of  thy 
field,  neither  shalt  thou  gather 
the  gleanings  of  thy  harvest. 

10  And  thou  shalt  not  glean  thy 
vineyard,  neither  shalt  thou  gath- 
er every  grape  of  thy  vineyard; 
thou  siialt  leave  them  for  the 
poor  and  stranger:  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God. 

11  ^  !'  Ye  shall  not  steal,  neither 
deal  falsely,  uieither  lie  one  to 
another. 

12  ^  And  j'e  shall  not  ^- swear 
by  my  name  falselj',  'neither 
Shalt  thou  profane  the  name  of 
thy  God :  I  am  the  Lord. 

13  ^  wThou  Shalt  not  defraud 
thy  neighbour,  neither  rob  him: 
"the  wages  of  him  that  is  hired 
shall  not  abide  with  thee  all  night 
until  the  morning. 

14  ^  Thou  shalt  not  curse  the 
deaf,  "nor  put  a  stumblingblock 
before  the  blind,  but  shalt  i^ fear 
thy  God :  I  am  the  Lord. 

15  "I  1  Ye  shall  do  no  unright- 
eousness in  judgment;  thou  shalt 
not  respect  the  person  of  the 
poor,  nor  honour  the  person  of 
the  mighty:  bat  in  righteous- 
ness Shalt  thou  judge  thy  neigh- 
bour. 

16  •[  '■Thou  Shalt  not  go  up  and 
down  as  a  talebearer  among  thy 
people;  neither  shalt  thou  « stand 
a,gainst  the  blood  of  thy  neigh- 
bour: I  «??i  the  Lord. 

17  H  'Thou  Shalt  not  hate  thy 
brother  in   thine  heart:    "thou 


shalt  in  any  wise  rebuke  thy 
neighbour,  Hand  not  sutler  sin 
upon  him. 

18  H  2  Thou  Shalt  not  avenge,  nor 
bear  any  grudge  against  the 
children  of  thy  people,  v  but  thou 
Shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thy- 
self: I  am  the  Lord. 

19  1  Ye  shall  keep  my  statutes. 
Thou  shalt  not  let  thy  cattle  gen- 
der with  a  diverse  kind :  2  thou 
shalt  not  sow  thy  field  with  min- 
gled seed:  "neither  shall  a  gar- 
ment mingled  of  linen  and  wooUen 
come  upon  thee. 

20  %  And  whosoever  lieth  car- 
nall.v  with  a  woman,  that  is  a 
bondmaid.  It  betrothed  to  a  hus- 
band, and  not  at  all  redeemed, 
nor  freedom  given  her ;  lit  she  shall 
be  scourged :  they  shall  not  be  put 
to  death,  because  she  was  not  free. 

21  And  ''he  shall  bring  his  tres- 
pass offering  unto  the  Lord,  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  ev6H  a  ram.  for  a 
trespass  offering. 

22  And  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him  with  the  ram 
of  the  trespass  offering  before  the 
Lord  for  his  sin  which  he  hath 
done ;  and  the  sin  which  he  hath 
done  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

23  •;  And  when  ye  shall  come  into 
the  land,  and  shall  have  planted 
all  manner  of  trees  for  food,  then 
ye  shall  count  the  fruit  thereof  as 
uncircumcised:  three  yeai-s  shall 
it  be  as  uncircumcised  unto  you : 
it  shall  not  be  eaten  of. 

24  But  in  the  fourtli  j-ear  all  the 
fruit  thereof  shxill  be  tholy  «to 
praise  the  Lord  loithal. 

2-5  And  in  the  fifth  year  shall  ye 
eat  of  the  fruit  thereof,  that  it  may 
yield  unto  you  the  increase  there- 
of: I  am  the  Lord  j-our  God. 

2G  1!  <i  Ye  shall  not  eat  any  thing 
with  the  blood :  « neither  .shall  ye 
use  enchantment,  nor  observe 
times. 

27  .'Ye  shall  not  round  the  cor- 
ners of  your  heads,  neither  shalt 
thou  mar  the  corners  of  thy  beard. 

28  Ye  shall  not  i/make  any  cut- 
tings in  your  flesh  for  the  dead, 
nor  print  any  marks  upon  you :  I 
am  the  Lord. 

29  1[  ''Do  not  tprostitute  thy 
daughter,  to  cause  her  to  be  a 
whore ;  lest  the  land  fall  to  whore- 
dom, and  the  land  become  full  of 
wickedness. 

30  ^  'Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths, 
and' 'a-everence  my  sanctuary:  I 
am  the  Lord. 

31  ^  'Regard  not  them  that  have 
familiar  spirits,  neither  seek  after 
wizards,  to  be  defiled  by  them  :  I 
ani  the  Lord  your  God. 

32  <[  '"Thou  Shalt  rise  up  before 
the  hoarv  head,  and  honour  the 
face  of  the  old  man,  and  "fear  thy 
God :  I  am  the  Lord. 

117 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


i|  Or,  that 
thou  hear 
not  sin  for 
him  : 

See  Rom.  1. 
32. 
1  Cor.  5.  2. 

1  Tim.  5.  22. 

2  John  11. 
J  2  Sam.  13. 

Prov-.  20.  22. 

Rom.  12.  17, 

19. 

Gal.  5.  20. 

Eph.  4.  31. 

JarnK's  5.  9. 

1  Pet.  2.  1. 
J  Matt.  5.  43. 

<t  2-2.  S9. 

Rom.  13.  9. 

Gal.  5.  14. 

James  2.  8. 
2  Deut.  22.  9, 

10. 
a  Deut.  22.  11. 
11  Or,  abused 

hy  any. 
t  Heb.  re- 
proached by, 

or,  for  man. 
:i  Or,  they. 
t lleb.  there 

shall  be  a 

scourging. 
6ch.  5.  15.  <k 

6.  0. 


tHeb.  hull- 

ness  uf 

praises  to  the 

LORD. 
cDeut.  12.  17. 

18. 

Prov.  3.  9. 
c/ch.  17.  10, 

i-c. 

Deut.   12.  23. 
e  Deut.  18.  10, 

II,  14. 

1  Sam.  15.  23. 

2  Kings  17. 
17.  ic  21.  0. 
2  Chr.  33.  6. 
Mai.  3.  5. 

/cli.  21.  5. 

Is.  15.  2. 

Jer.  9.  26.  &. 

48.  37. 
gch.  21.  5. 

Deut.  14.  1. 

Jer.  16.  0.   ic 

48.  37. 
/i  Deut.  23.  17. 
tHeb. 

profane. 


J  Ecc.  5.  ]. 
/Ex.  22.  18. 

ch.  20.  6,  27. 

Deut.  IS.  10. 

1  Sam.  28.  7. 

IChr.  10.  13. 

Is.  8.  19. 

Acts  16.  16. 
mProv.  20.29. 

1  Tim.  5.  1. 
n  ver.  14. 


A  repetition 


LEVITICUS. 


of  sundial  laws. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


o  Ex.  22.  21. 

&  23.  9. 
II  Or,  oppress, 
p  Ex.  12.  48, 

49. 
q  Dcut.  10.  19. 
r  ver,  15. 


jDeut.  25.  13, 

15. 

Trov.  11.  1. 

&  16.  IJ.  <k 

20.  10. 
t  Heb.  stones, 
tch.  18.  4,  5. 

Deut.  4.  5,  6. 

Sc  5.1.  &  6. 

25. 


och.  18.  2. 
4ch.  18.  21. 

Deut.  12.  31. 

&  18.  10. 

2  Kings  17. 

17.  &  23.  10. 

2  Chr.  S3,  fi. 

Jcr.  7.  31.  ic 

32.  S5. 

Ez.  20.  20,31. 
ech.  17.  10. 


dT.z.  5.  11.  & 
23.  38,  39. 
ech.  18.  21. 


/Beut.  17.  2, 

3,5. 
rch.  17.  10. 
h  Ex.  20.  5. 
tch.  17.  7. 


;cli.  11.  44.  ik 
19.  2. 

1  Pet.  1.  18. 
m  ch.  19.  3T. 
71  Ex.  31.  13. 

ch.  21.  8. 

Ez.  37.  28. 
oEx.  21.  17. 

Dcut.  27.  16. 

Prov.  20.20. 

Matt.  15.  4. 
;<  ver.  11,  12, 

13,  16,  27. 

2  Sam.  1.  10. 
f  ch.  18.  20. 

Deut.  22.  22. 
John  8.  4,  5, 


33  T  And  oif  a  stranger  sojourn 
with  thee  in  j'our  land,  ye  shall 
not  i  vex  him. 

34  p£ut  tlie  stranger  that  dwell- 
eth  with  you  shall  be  unto  j^ou  as 
one  born  among  you,  and  5  thou 
Shalt  love  him  as  thyself;  for  ye 
were  strangers  in  tlie  land  of 
Egypt :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

3-5 "H  '•Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteous- 
ness in  judgment,  in  meteyard,  in 
weight,  or  in  ineasure. 

36  *Just  balances,  just  t  weights, 
a  just  ephah,  and  a  just  liin,  .shall 
ye  have:  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God,  v/hich  brought  you  out  of 
the  land  of  Egj'pt. 

37  < Therefore  shall  ye  observe 
all  my  statutes,  and  all  my  judg- 
ments, and  do  them :  I  am  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  of  him  that  givcth  of  his  seed  to  Molcch.  4  Of 
him  that  favuureth  such  a  one.  6  Of  going  to 
wizards.  7  Of  sanctification.  9  Of  him  tha' 
curseth  his  parents.  10  Of  adultery.  11,  14, 
17,  19  0/ jncf  .•;<.  l^  Of  sodomy.  \i  Of  bestial- 
ity. 18  Of  unclcanness.  22  Obedience  is  re- 
quired with  holiness.  27  Wizards  must  be  put 
to  death. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.  ses,  saying, 

2  "Again,  thou  shalt  say  to  the 
children  of  Israel,  *  Whosoever /ii? 
be  of  the  children  of  Israel,  or  of 
the  strangers  tliat  sojourn  in  Is- 
rael, that  givetli  any  of  his  seed 
unto  Molech ;  he  shall  surely  be 
put  to  death:  the  people  of  the 
land  shall  stone  him  with  stones. 

3  And  cl  will  set  my  face  against 
that  man,  and  will  cut  liim  off 
from  among  his  people;  because 
he  hath  given  of  his  seed  unto  Mo- 
lech, to  '^defile  my  sanctuary,  and 
« to  profane  my  holy  name. 

4  And  if  the  people  of  the  land  do 
any  wavs  hide  their  eyes  from  the 
man,  wnen  he  giveth  of  liis  seed 
unto  Molech,  and /kill  him  not; 

5  Then  i?  I  will  set  my  lace  against 
that  man,  and ''against  his  family, 
and  will  cut  him  off,  and  all  that 
igo  a  whoring  after  him,  to  com- 
mit whoredom  with  Molech,  from 
among  their  people. 

Gf  And  /'the  .soul  that  turneth 
after  such  as  have  familiar  .spir- 
its, and  after  wizards,  to  go  a 
wlioring  after  them,  1  will  even 
set  my  fa(;e  against  that  soul,  and 
will  cut  him  off  from  among  his 
people. 

7  f  'Sanctify  yourselves  there- 
fore, and  be  ye  holy:  for  I  am  the 
Loud  vour  God. 

8  '"And  ye  shall  keep  my  stat- 
utes, and  do  them:  «I  am  the 
Lord  which  sanctify  you. 

i)  H  "For  everyone  that  curseth 
his  father  or  his  motlier  shall  be 
surely  put  to  death:  ho  hath 
cursed  his  father  or  his  mother; 
V  his  blood  ahall  be  upon  him. 

10  1^  And  '/the  man  that  commit- 
118 


teth  adultery  with  another  man's 
wife,  even  he  that  committeth 
adultery  with  his  neighbour's 
wife,  the  adulterer  and  the  adul- 
teress shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

11  'And  the  man  that  lieth  with 
his  father's  wife  hath  uncovered 
his  father's  nalvedness:  both  of 
them  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  ; 
their  blood  shall  be  upon  tliem. 

12  sAnd  if  a  man  lie  with  his 
daughter  in  law,  botli  of  them 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death: 
« they  have  wrought  confusion  ; 
their  blood  shall  be  upon  them. 

13  « If  a  man  also  lie  with  man- 
kind, as  he  lieth  with  a  woman, 
both  of  thein  have  committed  an 
abomination:  they  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death ;  their  blood  shall 
be  upon  them. 

14  ^And  if  a  man  take  a  wife  and 
her  mother,  it  is  wickedness :  they 
shall  be  burnt  with  fire,  both  he 
and  they ;  -that  there  be  no  wick- 
edness among  you. 

15  .'/And  if  a  niau  lie  with  a  beast, 
he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death ; 
and  ye  shall  slay  the  beast. 

16  And  if  a  woman  approach  un- 
to any  beast,  and  lie  down  thereto, 
thou  Shalt  kill  the  woman,  and 
the  beast :  they  shall  surely  he 
put  to  death ;  their  blood  shall  be 
upon  them. 

17  ^And  if  a  man  shall  take  his 
sister,  his  father's  daughter,  or  his 
mother's  daughter,  and  see  her 
nakedness,  and  she  see  his  naked- 
ness; it  is  a  wicked  thing;  and 
they  shall  be  cut  off  in  the  sight 
of  their  people:  he  hath  uncov- 
ered his  sister's  nakedness;  he 
shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

18  "And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with 
a  woman  having  her  sickness,  and 
shall  uncover  her  nakedness;  he 
hath  t  discovered  her  fountain, 
and  .she  hath  uncovered  tlie  foun- 
tain of  her  blood:  and  both  of 
tlu'm  shall  be  cut  off  from  among 
their  people. 

19  'And  thou  shalt  not  uncover 
the  nakedness  of  thy  mother's  sis- 
ter, nor  of  thy  father's  sister;  «for 
he  uncovereth  his  near  kin:  thej"* 
shall  bear  their  iniquity. 

20  ('And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with 
liis  uncle's  wife,  Jie  hath  uncovered 
his  uncle's  nakedne.ss :  they  shall 
bear  their  sin;  they  shall  die  child- 
less. 

21  eAnd  if  a  man  shall  take  his 
brother's  wife,  it  v.s'  tan  unclean 
thing:  he  hath  uncovered  his 
brother's  nakedness ;  they  shall 
be  childless. 

22  If  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  all 
my  /statutes,  and  all  my  judg- 
ments, and  do  them :  that  the 
land,  whither  I  bring  you  to  dwell 
therein,  y  spew  you  not  out. 

23  '«And  ye  shall  not  walk  in  the 
manners  of  the  nation,  which  I 


f  ch.  18.  25, 

28. 
h  ch.  18.  3,  24, 


Divers  laws 


LEVITICUS. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


ich.  18.  27. 

Deut.  9.  5. 
*  Ex.  3.  17.  ic 

0.  B. 

I  ver.  2S. 
P:x.  19.  5.  <k 
33.  IG. 

Deut,  7.  6.  Sc 
14.  2. 

1  Kings  8.53. 
mch.  11.  47. 

Deut.  14.  4. 
r  ih.  11.43. 

II  Or,  moveth. 


V  ver.  7. 
oh.  19.  2. 

1  Pel.  1.  16. 
p  ver.  24. 
Tit.  2.  14. 

V  Kx.  22.  IS. 
ch.  19.  31. 
Deut.  lb.  10, 
11. 

1  Sam.  28.  7, 
8. 


3  Or,  hcinf 
a  hushnnd 
among  his 
peoplf^,  kc 
shallnvt  de- 
fdz  himself 
for  his  wife, 


He 


Kz. 


2J.  16,  17. 
!,rli.  19.  27, 

b.  ut.  14.  1. 
K7.  44.  20. 
oh.  18.  21.  & 
19.  12. 


ch.  3. 


11. 


/See  Deut. 
24.  1,  2. 


g  ch.  20.  7,  8. 
h  Gen.  38.  24. 


I  oast  out  before  you  :  lor  they  com- 
mitted all  these  things,  and « there- 
fore I  abhorred  them. 

24  But  f- 1  have  said  unto  you,  Ye 
shall  inherit  their  land,  and  I  will 
give  it  unto  you  to  possess  it,  a 
land  that  Howeth  with  milk  and 
honey:  I  0/71  the  Lord  your  God, 
'which  have  separated  you  from 
other  people. 

25  '"  Ye  shall  therefore  put  differ- 
ence between  clean  beasts  and  un- 
clean, and  between  unclean  fowls 
and  clean:  "and  ye  shall  not 
make  your  souls  abominable  by 
beast,  or  by  fowl,  or  by  any  man- 
ner of  li\ihg  thing  that  II  cx-eepeth 
on  the  ground,  which  I  have  sepa- 
rated from  j'ou  as  unclean. 

26  And  ye  shall  be  holy  unto  me: 
"for  I  the  Lord  am  holy,  and 
p  have  severed  you  from  othei-  peo- 
ple, that  ye  should  be  mine. 

27  "^  1 A  man  also  or  woman  that 
hath  a  familiar  spirit,  or  that  is  a 
wizard,  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death :  they  shall  stone  them 
with  stones  ;  »•  their  blood  shall  be 
upon  them. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  of  the  priests' moKming.  6  Of  their  holiness. 
8  Of  their  estimation.  7,  13  Of  their  mar- 
riages. 17  The  priests  that  have  blemishes 
must  not  minister  in  the  sanctuary. 

A  :XD  the  Lord  said  unto  ]Moses, 
j\.  Speak  unto  the  priests  the 
sons  of  Aaron,  and  say  unto  them, 
« There  shall  none  be  defiled  for 
the  dead  among  his  people : 

2  But  for  his  kin,  that  is  near  un- 
to him,  that  is,  for  hLs  mother,  and 
for  his  father,  and  for  his  son,  and 
for  his  daughter,  and  for  hLs 
brother, 

3  And  for  his  sister  a  virgin,  that 
is  nigh  unto  him,  which  hatli  had 
no  husband ;  for  her  may  he  be  de- 
filed. 

4  £ut  3  he  shall  not  defile  himself, 
being  a  chief  man  among  his  peo- 
ple, to  profane  himself. 

5  i'  They  shall  not  make  baldness 
upon  their  head,  neither  shall 
they  shave  off  the  corner  of  their 
beard,  nor  make  any  cuttings  in 
their  flesh. 

6  They  shall  be  holy  unto  their 
God,  and  « not  profane  the  name  of 
their  God:  for  the  offerings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire,  and  ''the 
bread  of  their  God,  they  do  offer: 
therefore  they  shall  be  holy. 

7  eThey  shall  not  take  a  wife 
that  (.?  a  whore,  or  profane ;  nei- 
ther shall  they  lake  a  woman/put 
away  from  her  husband :  for  he  is 
holy  unto  his  God. 

8  Thou  Shalt  sanctify  him  there- 
fore; for  he  offereth  the  bread  of 
thy  God:  he  shall  be  holy  unto 
thee:  fffor  I  the  Lord,  which 
sanctify  you,  am  holy. 

9  ^  /'  And  the  daughter  of  any 
i  priest,  if  she  profane  herself  by 


playing  the  whore,  she  profaneth 
her  father:  she  shall  be  burnt 
with  fire. 

10  iAnd  he  that  is  the  high  priest 
among  his  brethren,  upon  whose 
head  the  anointing  oil  was  poured, 
and  '-thai  is  consecrated  to  put  on 
the  garments,  'shall  not  uncover 
his  head,  nor  rend  his  clothes ; 

11  Neither  shall  he  "'go  in  to  any 
dead  body,  nor  defile  himself  for 
his  father,  or  for  his  mother ; 

12  »  Xeither  shall  he  go  out  of  the 
sanctuary,  nor  profane  the  sanc- 
tuary of 'his  God;  for  <>  the  crown 
of  the  anointing  oil  of  his  God  is 
upon  him :  I  am  the  Lord. 

13  And  i-'he  shall  take  a  wife  in 
her  virginity. 

14  A  widow,  or  a  divorced  woman, 
or  profane,  or  a  harlot,  these  shall 
he  not  take:  but  he  shall  take  a 
virgin  of  his  own  people  to  \\ife. 

15  2seither  shall  he  profane  liis 
seed  among  his  people :  for  q  I  the 
Lord  do  sanctify  him. 

16  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

17  Speak  vinto  Aaron,  saying, 
Whosoever  he  be  of  thy  seed  in 
their  generations  that  hath  any 
blemish,  let  him  not  'approach  to 
offer  the  i  bread  of  his  God. 

18  For  whatsoever  man  Ae  be  that 
hath  a  blemish,  he  shall  not  ap- 
proach :  a  blind  man,  or  a  lame, 
or  he  that  hath  a  flat  nose,  or  any 
thing  'superfluous, 

19  Or  a  man  that  is  brokenfooted, 
or  brokenhanded, 

20  Or  crookbacked,  or  1  a  dwarf, 
or  that  hath  a  blemish  in  his  eye, 
or  be  scurvy,  or  scabbed,  or  <hath 
his  stones  broken ; 

21  No  man  that  hath  a  blemish 
of  the  seed  of  Aaron  the  priest 
shall  come  nigh  to  "offer  the  of- 
ferings of  the  Lord  made  by  fire : 
he  hath  ablemi.sh;  he  shall  not 
come  nigh  to  offer  the  bread  of 
his  God. 

22  He  shall  eat  the  bread  of  his 
God,  both  of  the  «  most  holj',  and  of 
the  2/ holy. 

23  Only  he  shall  not  go  in  unto  the 
vail,  nor  come  nigh  unto  the  altar, 
because  he  hath  a  blemish ;  that 
2 he  profane  not  my  sanctuaries: 
for  I  the  Lord  do  sanctify  them. 

24  And  Moses  told  it  unto  Aaron, 
and  to  his  sons,  and  unto  all  the 
children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  The  priests  in  their  vncleanness  must  abstain 
from  the  holy  things.  6  Hoj>  they  shall  be 
cleansed.  10  Who  of  the  priest's  house  may 
eat  of  the  holy  things.  17  The  sacrifices  must  le 
without  blemish.  26  The  age  of  the  sacrifice. 
29  The  law  of  eating  the  sacrifice  of  thanks- 
giving. 

AND     the     Lord    spake   unto 
.  Moses,  saying, 
2  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his 
sons,  that   they  "separate  them- 
119 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


1  Ex.  29.  29, 

30. 

ch.  8.  12.  & 

16.  32. 

Num.  35.  25. 
*  Ex.  28.  2. 

ch.  le.  32. 
Ich.  10.  6. 
m  Num.  19. 

14. 

See  ver.  1,2. 
n  ch.  10.  7. 
0  Ex.  28.  3G. 

ch.  8.  9,  12, 

30. 
p  ver.  7. 

Ez.  44.  22. 


r  ch.  10.  3. 

Num.  16. 
Ps.  65.  4. 
1  Or,  food, 
ch.  3.  11. 


i;Or, 
too  slender. 

tDeut.  23.  1. 


xch.  2.  3,  10. 

Sc  6.  17,  29. 

&  7.  1.  i  24. 

9. 

Num.  18.  9. 
ych.  22.  10, 

11,12. 

Num.  18.19: 
«  ver.  12. 


Divers  laws 


LEVITICUS. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


b  ch.  18.  21. 
cEx.  28.  38. 

Hum.  18.  3-2. 

Deut.  15.  19. 


e  ch.  15.  2. 
tHeb. 

running 

of  the  reint, 
fch.  14.  2.  & 

15.  13. 
f  Num.  19.  11, 

22. 
h  ch.  15.  16. 
ich.  11.  24, 

43,  44. 
A  ch.  15.  7,  19. 


!ch.  15.  5. 
Heb.  10.  22. 


■m  ch.  21.  22. 

Num.  18.  11, 

13. 
«Ex.  22.  31. 

ch.  17.  15. 

Kz.  44.  31. 

o  Ex.  28.  43. 

Num.  18.  22, 
32. 


p  See  1  Sai 
21.  G. 


t  Heb. 

with  the 

purchase  of 

his  money. 
^Num.  18.  II, 

13. 
t  lleb.  a  man 


rCJen.  38.  11. 
jrh.  10.  14- 
Num.  16.  11, 


rill.  5.  15,  IC. 


uNum.  18.32. 

II  Or,  lade 
themselves 
with  the 
iniquity  of 
trespass  in 
their  eating, 

X  VCT.  9. 


selves  from  the  holy  things  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  that  they 
*prol'ane  not  my  holy  name  in 
those  things  which  they  c hallow 
unto  me :  I  am  the  Lord. 

3  Say  unto  them,  Whosoever  he 
be  of  all  your  seed  among  your 
generations,  that  goeth  unto  the 
holy  things,  wliich  the  children 
of  Israel  hallow  unto  the  Lord, 
f' having  his  uncleanness  upon 
him,  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off 
from  my  presence:  I  cwi  the 
Lord. 

■i  What  man  soever  of  the  seed 
of  Aaron  is  a  lepei",  or  hath  "^a 
trunning  issue;  he  shall  not  eat 
of  the  holy  things,  .^until  he  be 
clean.  And  o  whoso  toucheth  any 
thing  that  is  unclean  bij  the  dead, 
or  /'  a  man  whose  seed  goeth  from 
him; 

5  Or  ^  whosoever  toucheth  any 
creeping  thing,  whereby  he  may 
be  made  unclean,  or  ^a  man  of 
whom  he  may  take  uncleann&ss, 
whatsoever  uncleanness  he  hath  ; 

G  The  soul  which  hath  touched 
any  such  shall  be  unclean  until 
even,  and  shall  not  eat  of  the  ho- 
ly things,  unless  he  'wash  liis 
flesh  with  water. 

7  And  when  the  sun  is  down,  he 
shall  be  clean,  and  shall  afterward 
eat  of  the  holy  things;  because 
™  it  is  his  food. 

8  "  Tliat  which  dieth  of  itself,  or 
is  torn  vjith-  brasts,  he  shall  not 
eat  to  defile  himself  therewith : 
I  ayn  the  Lord. 

1)  They  shall  therefore  keep 
mine  ordinance,  "lest  they  bear 
sin  for  it,  and  die  therefore,  if  they 
profane  it :  I  the  Lord  do  sancti- 
fy them. 

10  J' There  shall  no  stranger  eat 
of  the  lioly  thing:  a  sojourner  of 
the  priest,  or  a  hired  servant, 
shall  not  eat  of  the  holy  thing. 

11  But  if  the  priest  buy  any  soul 
t  with  liis  money,  he  shall  eat  of  it, 
and  he  that  is  born  in  his  house : 
-/they  shall  eat  of  his  meat. 

12  If  the  priest's  daughter  also 
be  married  unto  ta  stranger,  she 
may  not  eat  of  an  offering  of  the 
holy  things, 

13  But  if  tlie  priest's  daughter  be 
a  widow,  or  divorced,  and  have 
no  child,  and  is  'returned  unto 
her  father's  house,  «as  in  her 
youth,  she  sliall  eat  of  lier  father's 
meat:  but  there  shall  no  stranger 
eat  th(>reof. 

14  1  'And  if  a  man  eat  of  tlio  lioly 
thing  unwittingly,  thi-n  lie  sliail 
put  the  fifth  part  thereof  unto  it, 
and  shall  give  it  unto  the  priest 
with  the  holy  thing. 

1-5  And  "they  shall  not  profane 
the  holy  things  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  wliich  they  offer  unlo  the 
Lord; 

10  Or  ii  suffer  them  x  to  bear  the 
120 


iniquity  of  trespass,  when  they  eat 
their  holy  things :  lor  I  the  Lord 
do  sanctifj'  tliem. 

17  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

18  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  to  his 
sons,  and  unto  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  y  What- 
soever he  be  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
or  of  the  strangers  in  Israel,  that 
will  offer  his  oblation  for  all  his 
vows,  and  for  all  his  freewill  offer- 
ings, which  they  will  offer  unto 
the  Lord  for  a  burnt  offering ; 

¥J-Ye  shall  offer  at  your  own  will 
a  male  without  blemish,  of  the 
beeves,  of  the  sheep,  or  of  the 
goats. 

20  aJJut  whatsoever  hath  a  blem- 
ish, </ioC  shall  ye  not  offer:  for  it 
shall  not  be  acceptable  for  you. 

21  And  t>  whosoever  offei'eth  a 
sacrifice  of  peace  offerings  unto 
the  Lord  eto  accomplisli  his  vow, 
or  a  freewill  offering  in  beeves  or 
il  sheep,  it  shall  be  perfect  to  be  ac- 
cepted ;  there  shall  be  no  blemish 
therein. 

22  ''  Blind,  or  broken,  or  maimed, 
or  having  a  wen,  or  scurvy,  or 
scabbed,  ye  shall  not  offer  these 
unto  the  Lord,  nor  make  "an 
offering  by  fire  of  them  upon  the 
altar  unto  the  Lord. 

23  Either  a  bullock  or  a  11  lamb 
that  hath  any  thing  /superfluous 
or  lacking  in  hisparts,t]iat  mayest 
thou  offer  for  a  freewill  offering; 
but  for  a  vow  it  shall  not  be  ac- 
cepted. 

24  Ye  shall  not  offer  unto  the 
Lord  that  which  is  bruised,  or 
crushed,  or  broken,  or  cut;  nei- 
tlier  shall  ye  make  any  offering 
t/ierrof  in  youT  land. 

25  Neither  //from  a  stranger's 
liand  shall  ye  offer  '*  the  bi-ead  of 
yourC4od  of  any  of  these;  becau.se 
their  ^'corruption  is  in  them,  a7i(l 
blemishes  be  in  them :  they  shall 
not  be  accepted  for  j'ou. 

2()  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

27  *When  a  bullock,  or  a  sheep, 
or  a  goat,  is  brought  forth,  then  it 
shall  be  seven  daj-s  under  the 
dam;  and  from  tlie  eighth  day 
and  thencefortli  it  shall  bo  accept- 
ed for  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  tlie  Lord. 

28  And  whether  itbe  cow  or  H  ewe, 
ye  shall  not  kill  it  'and  lier  young 
both  in  one  day. 

20  And  when  ye  will  '"offer  a 
sacrilice  of  tlianksgiving  unto  the 
LoiiD,  offer  it  at  your  own  will. 

30  On  the  same  day  it  shall  be 
eaten  up ;  ye  shall  leave  «  none  of 
it  until  the  morrow:  I  am  the 
Lord. 

31  "  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  my 
commandments,  anddo  them:  I 
am  tlie  LoitD. 

32  J' Neither  shall  ye  profane  my 


Before 
CHRIST 

1400. 


ych.  1.  2,  3, 


izDeut.  15.21. 

&  17.  1. 

Mai.  1.  8,  14. 

Eph.  5.  27. 

Heb.  9.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.  19. 
6ch.  3.  1,  0. 
cch.  7.  IG. 

Num.  15.  3, 

8. 

Deut.  23.  21, 


Ecc.  5.  4,  5. 
II  Or,  goats. 
iver.  20. 

Mai.  1.  8. 
ech.  1.  9,  13. 

&  3.  3,  5. 
I  Or,  liid. 
/ch.  21.  18. 


?Num.  15. 15, 


Ach.  21.  6,  17. 
i.Mal.  1.  14. 


II  Or, 
she  goat. 
I  Deut.  22.  6. 

m  ch.  7.  12. 
Fs.  107.  22. 
&  116.  17. 
Amos  4.6. 

71  ch.  7.  15. 


o  ch.  19.  37. 
Num.  15.  40. 
Deut.  4.  40. 

p  ch.  18.  21. 


Divers  laws 


LEVITICUS. 


and  ordinances. 


Beforp 

CHRIST 

1490. 


9  ill.  10.  3. 

Matt.  6.  9. 

Luke  11.  2. 
rch.  20.  8. 
s  Ex.  6.  7. 

ch.  11.  45.  & 

19.  3G.  ii.  25. 

3-<. 

>um.  15.  41. 


a  ver.  4,  37. 
b  Ex.  32.  5. 

2  Kings  10. 

20. 

Vs.  81.  3. 
f  Ex.  20.  9.  Ic 

23.  12.  <fc  31. 

15.  Sc  34.  21. 

ch.  19.  3. 

Dout.  5.  13. 

Luke  13.  14. 

d  Ex.  23.  14. 
ver.  2,  37. 


e  Ex.  12.  C,  14, 
18.  &  13.  3, 
10.  &  23.  15. 
i-  34.  18. 
Num.  9.  2,3. 
A-  26.  16,  17. 
Deut.  lG.1-8. 
Josh.  5.  10. 


/Ex.  12.  16. 
Nu.Ti.  28.  18, 


g'Ex.  23.  16, 

19.  &  34.  22, 

2'i. 

Xuin.  15.  2, 

18.  &  28.  26. 

DfUt.  10.  9. 

Josh.  3.  15. 
II  Or, 

handful. 
t  Ileb.  omer. 
h  Rom.  11.  16. 

1  Cor.  15.  20. 

James  1.  18. 

F.ev.  14.  4. 
i  Ex.  29.  24. 

it  rh.  2.  14,  15, 


holy  name ;  but  ?  I  will  be  hallow- 
ed among  the  children  of  Israel : 
I  am  the  Lord  which  '•hallow 
you, 

"33  sThat  brought  you  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  to  be  your  God:  I 
o»ithe  LoKD. 

CHAPTER   XXIII. 

1  The  feasts  of  the  Lord.  3  The  sabbath.  4 
The  passover.  9  The  sheaf  of  firslfruits.  15 
The  feast  of  Pentecost.  22  Gleanings  to  be 
left  for  the  poor.  23  The  feast  of  trumpets. 
26  The  day  of  atonement.  33  The  feast  of 
tabernacles. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  jNIo- 
.  ses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  saj'  vinto  them,  Concern- 
ing "the  feasts  of  the  Lord,  which 
ye  shall  ^  proclaim  lo  be  holy  con- 
vocations, even  these  are  my 
feasts. 

3  'Six  days  shall  work  be  done: 
but  the  seventh  daj-  U  the  sabbath 
of  rest,  a  holy  convocation ;  ye 
shall  do  no  work  therein:  it  is  the 
sabbath  of  the  Lord  in  all  your 
dwellings. 

4^ ''These  are  the  feasts  of  the 
Lord,  even  holy  convocations, 
which  j'e  shall  proclaim  in  their 
seasons. 

5  cin  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
first  month  at  even  is  the  Lord's 
passover. 

6  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
same  month  is  the  feast  of  un- 
leavened bread  unto  the  Lord: 
seven  days  ye  must  eat  unleav- 
ened bread. 

7  /In  the  first  day  j^e  shall  have 
a  holy  convocation :  ye  shall  do 
no  servile  work  therein. 

8  But  ye  shall  offer  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  seven 
days :  in  the  seventh  day  is  a 
holy  convocation  :  ye  shall  do  no 
servile  work  thrrein. 

9  f  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  j/When 
ye  be  come  into  the  land  which  I 
give  unto  j'ou,  and  shall  reap  the 
harvest  thereof,  then  ye  shall 
bring  a  i  t  sheaf  of  '<  the  lir.stfruits 
of  your  harvest  unto  the  priest : 

11  And  he  shall  'wave  the  sheaf 
before  the  Lord,  to  be  accepted 
for  you :  on  the  morrow  after  the 
sabbath  the  priest  shall  wave  it. 

12  And  ye  .shall  offer  that  day 
when  ye  wave  thesheaf  a  he  lamb 
without  blemish  of  the  first  year 
for  a  burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

13  *And  the  meat  offering  there- 
of shall  be  two  tenth  deals  of  fine 
flour  mingled  with  oil,  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  for  a 
sweet  savour:  and  the  drink  offer- 
ing thereof  shaU  be  of  wine,  the 
fourth  imrt  of  a  hin. 

14  And  ye  shall  eat  neither  bread, 
nor  parched  corn,  nor  green  ears, 


until  the  selfsame  day  that  ye 
have  brought  an  offering  unto 
your  God :  it  shall  be  a  statute  lor 
ever  throughout  your  generations 
in  all  your  dwellings. 

15  %  And  'ye. shall  count  unto  you 
from  the  morrow  after  the  sab- 
bath, from  the  day  that  ye  brought 
the  sheaf  of  the  wave  offering ; 
seven  sabbaths  shall  be  complete: 

16  Even  unto  the  morrow  after 
the  seventh  sabbath  shall  ye  num- 
ber "ififtj-  days  ;  and  yesliall  offer 
"a  new  "meat  offering  unto  the 
Lord. 

17  Ye  shall  bring  out  of  your  hab- 
itations two  wave  loaves  of  two 
tenth  deals:  they  shall  be  of  fine 
flour;  they  shall  be  baken  with 
leaven;  ihey  are  ''the  firstfruits 
unto  the  Lord. 

18  And  ye  shall  offer  with  the 
bread  seven  lambs  without  blem- 
ish of  the  first  year,  and  one  young 
bullock,  and  two  rams:  they  shall 
be  for  a  burnt  offering  unto  the 
Lord,  with  their  meat  offering, 
and  their  drink  offerings,  even  an 
offering  made  by  fire,  of  sweet  sa- 
vour unto  the  Lord. 

19  Then  ye  shall  sacrifice  Pone 
kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin  offering, 
and  two  lambs  of  the  first  year 
for  a  sacrifice  of  <z  peace  offering.s. 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave 
them  with  the  bread  of  the  first- 
fruits /or  a  wave  offering  before 
the  Lord,  with  the  two  lambs: 
'-they  shall  be  holy  to  the  Lord 
for  the  priest. 

21  And  j-e  shall  proclaim  on  the 
selfsame  day,  that  it  may  be  a 
holy  convocation  unto  you :  ye 
shall  do  no  servile  work  therein: 
it  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  in  all 
your  dwellings  throughout  your 
generations. 

22  \  And  s  when  ye  reap  the  har- 
vest of  your  land,  tliou  shalt  not 
make  clean  riddance  of  the  cor- 
ners of  thy  field  when  thou  reap- 
est,  <  neither  shalt  thou  gather 
any  gleaning  of  thy  harvest : 
thou  Shalt  leave  them  unto  the 
poor,  and  to  the  stranger :  I  am 
the  Lord  your  God. 

23  \  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  In  the  "seventh 
month,  in  the  first  (fay  of  the 
month,  shall  ye  have  a  sabbath, 
X  a  memorial  of  blowing  of  trum- 
pets, a  holy  convocation. 

2.5  Ye  shall  do  no  servile  work 
therein :  but  ye  shall  offer  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

26  %  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saving, 

27  yXiso  on  the  tenth  day  of  this 
seventh  month  there  shall  be  a 
day  of  atonement:  it  shall  be  a 
holy  convocation  unto  you;  and 
ye   shall   afflict   your   souls,  and 

121 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


;Ex.  34.  22. 
rh.  25.  8. 
Deut.  IB.  9. 


m  Acts  2.  1. 
71  Num.  28. 26. 


9  Ex.  23.  16, 
19.  &  22.  29. 
i  24.  22,  26. 
Num.  15.  17- 
21.  Sc  28.  26. 
Deut.  26.  1. 


p  ch.4.  23,28. 
Num.  28.  30. 


q  ch.  3.  1. 


rNum.  18. 12. 
Deut.  18.  4. 


t  Deut.  24.  19. 


a  Num.  29.  1. 


ych.  16.  30. 
Num.  29.  7. 


Divers  laws 


LEVITICUS. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1-490. 


och.  20.  3,  5,6. 


b  Ex.  23.  16. 
Num.29.  12. 
Dcul.  16.  13. 
Ezra  3.  4. 
Neh.  8.  14. 
Zech.  14.  16. 
John  7.  2. 


cNum.  29.  35. 
Neh.  8.  18. 
John  7.  37. 


t  Heb.  day  of 

restrauit. 
d  Deut.  16.  8. 

2Chr.  7.9. 

Neh.  8.  18. 

Joel  1.  14.  & 

2.  15. 
e  ver.  2,  4. 


/Num.29.  39. 


f  Ex.  23.  16. 
Deut.  16.  13. 


h  Neh.  8.  15. 
t  Hch.  fruil. 


iDeut.  16.  14, 


t  Num.  29.  12. 
Neh.  8.  18. 


offer  an  offering  made  by  fire  un- 
to the  Lord. 

28  And  ye  shall  do  no  work  in 
that  same  day:  for  it  is  a  day  of 
atonement,  to  make  an  atone- 
ment for  you  before  the  Lord 
your  God. 

29  For  whatsoever  soul  it  be  that 
shall  not  be  afflicted  in  that  same 
day,  zhe  shall  be  cut  off  from 
among  his  people. 

30  And  whatsoever  soul  it  he 
that  doeth  any  work  in  that 
same  day,  « the  same  .soul  will  I 
destroy  from  among  his  people. 

31  Ye  shall  do  no  manner  of 
work :  it  sliall  he  a  statute  for 
ever  throughout  your  genera- 
tions in  all  your  dwellings. 

32  It  shall  be  unto  you  a  sabbath 
of  rest,  and  ye  shall  afflict  your 
souls :  in  the  ninth  day  of  the 
month  at  even,  from  even  unto 
even,  shall  ye  t  celebrate  your 
sabbath. 

33  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

34  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  *  The  fifteenth  day 
of  this  seventli  month  shall  be 
the  feast  of  tabernacles /07'  seven 
days  unto  the  Lord. 

35  On  the  first  day  shall  be  a  holy 
convocation  :  ye  shall  do  no  serv- 
ile work  therein. 

36  Seven  days  ye  shall  offer  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord  ;  <•  on  the  eighth  day  shall 
be  a  holy  convocation  unto  you, 
and  ye  shall  offer  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  : 
it  is  a  tf' solemn  assembly ;  a7id  ye 
shall  do  no  servile  work  therein. 

37  "These  are  the  feasts  of  the 
Lord,  which  ye  shall  proclaim 
to  be  lioly  convocations,  to  offer 
an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord,  a  burnt  offering,  and  a 
meat  offering,  a  sacrifice,  and 
drink  otterings,  every  thing  upon 
his  day : 

38  ./Beside  the  sabbaths  of  the 
Lord,  and  beside  your  gifts,  and 
beside  all  your  vows,  and  beside 
all  your  freewill  offerings,  which 
ye  give  unto  the  Lord. 

39  Also  in  the  fifteenth  day  of 
the  seventh  month,  when  ye 
have  s' gathered  in  the  fruit  of 
the  land,  ye  shall  keep  a  feast 
unto  tlie  Lord  seven  days:  on 
the  first  day  .s7i/(7^  be  a  sabbath, 
and  on  the  eightli  day  shall  be  a 
sabbatli. 

40  And  '»ye  shall  take  you  on 
the  (irst  day  the  t  boughs  of  good- 
ly trees,  brandies  of  palm  trees, 
and  the  bouglis  oftliick  trees,  and 
willows  of  the  brook;  »and  ye 
shall  rejoice  before  the  Lord 
your  God  seven  days. 

41  '^And  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast 
unto  the  Lord  seven  days  in  tlie 
year:  it  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 

-100 


in  your  generations ;  ye  shall  cel- 
ebrate it  in  the  seventh  month. 

42  'Ye  shall  dwell  in  booths 
seven  days ;  all  that  are  Israelites 
born  shall  dwell  in  booths : 

43  '"That  your  generations  may 
know  that  I  made  the  children 
of  Israel  to  dwell  in  booths, 
when  I  Ijrought  them  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt:  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

44  And  Moses  ''declared  unto  the 
children  of  Israel  the  feasts  of  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  The  oil  for  the  lamps.  5  The  shewhread.  10 
Shclomith's  son  hlasphemrlh.  13  The  law  of 
blasphemy.  11  Of  murder.  IS  Of  damage.  23 
The  blasphemer  is  stoned. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
jlx.  ses,  saying, 

2  «  Command  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  they  bring  unto  thee 
pure  oil  olive  beaten  for  the  light, 
t  to  cause  the  lamps  to  burn  con- 
tinually. 

3  Without  the  vail  of  the  testi- 
mony, in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  shall  Aaron  order 
it  from  the  evening  unto  the 
morning  before  the  Lord  contin- 
ually :  it  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
in  your  generations. 

4  He  shall  order  the  lamps  upon 
*tlie  pure  candlestick  before  the 
Lord  continually. 

5  'if  And  thou  Shalt  take  fine  flour, 
and  bake  twelve  '^  cakes  thereof: 
two  tenth  deals  shall  be  in  one 
cake. 

6  And  thou  shalt  set  them  in  two 
rows,  six  on  a  row,  ^Mipon  the 
pure  table  befoi-e  the  Lord. 

7  And  thou  shalt  put  pure  frank- 
incense upon  each  row,  that  it 
may  be  on  tlie  bread  for  a  meino- 
rial,  even  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord. 

8  <•  Every  sabbath  he  shall  set  it 
in  order  before  the  Lord  continu- 
ally, being  taken  from  the  children 
of  Israel  by  an  everlasting  cove- 
nant. 

9  And  /it  shall  be  Aaron's  and 
his  sons" ;  vand  tliey  shall  eat  it  in 
the  holy  place :  for  "it  f.s-  most  lioly 
unto  him  of  the  ofierings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire  by  a  perpetual 
statute. 

10  If  And  the  son  of  an  Israel- 
itish  woman,  whose  father  ivas  an 
Egyptian,  went  out  among  the 
children  of  Israel:  and  tliis  son 
of  the  Israelitisli  luonian  and  a 
man  of  Israel  strove  together  in 
the  camp; 

11  And  tlio  Fsraclitish  woman's 
son  ''blasphemed  the;  name  v/the 
Lord,  and  'cursed.  And  they 
''brought  him  unto  Mo.ses:  (and 
his  motlier's  name  loas  Shelo- 
initli,  the  daughter  of  Dibri,  of  the 
tribe  of  Dan:) 

12  And  tliey  'put  liim  in  ward. 


Divers  laws 


LEVITICUS. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


t  Heb.  to  ex- 
pound unto 

them  accord- 
ing to  the 

mouth  of  the 

Lord, 
mEx.  18.  15, 

16. 

Num.27.  5.  & 

36.  5,  6. 
nDeut.  13.  9. 

ic  17.  7. 
och.  5.  1.  <fc 

20.  17. 

Num.  9.  13. 
p  1  Kings  21. 

10,  13. 

Ps.  74.  10,18. 

Matt.  1-2.  31. 

Mark  3.  2<?. 

James  2.  7. 
gEx.  21.  12. 

Num.  3j.  31. 

Deut.  19.  11, 

12. 
t  Heb. 

smiteth  the 

life  of  a  man. 
r  ver.  21. 
t  Heb. 

life  for  life. 
»Ex.21.  24. 

Deut.  19.  21. 

.Malt.  5.  38. 

&  7.  2. 
t  ver.  18. 

Ex.  21.  33. 
u  ver.  17. 

X  Ex.  12.  49. 
ch.  19.  34. 
Num.  15.  16. 


y  Tor.  14. 


1491. 


t  Heb.  rest, 
a  Ex.  23.  10. 

See  ch.  26. 

34,  S5. 

2Chr.  36.21. 


^2  Kings  19. 
29. 


t'l'that   the   mind   of  the   Lokd 
might  be  shewed  them. 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saving, 

14  Bring  forth  him  that  hath 
cursed  without  the  camp ;  and 
let  all  that  heard  kim  "lay  their 
hands  upon  his  head,  and  let  all 
the  congregation  stone  him. 

1.5  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying,  Who- 
soever curseth  liLs  God  o  shall 
bear  his  sin. 

16  And  he  that  pblasphemeth 
the  name  of  the  Lokd,  he  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death,  and  all  the 
congregation  shall  certainly  stone 
him:  as  well  the  stranger,  as  he 
that  is  born  in  the  land,  when 
he  bla.sphemeth  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  shall  be  put  to  death. 

17  ^  9And  he  that  tkilleth  any 
man  sliall  surelv  be  put  to  death. 

18  '-And  he  that  killeth  a  beast 
shall  make  it  good;  t beast  for 
beast. 

19  And  if  a  man  cause  a  blemish 
in  his  neighbour;  as  »he  hath 
done,  so  shall  it  be  done  to  him  ; 

20  Breach  for  breach,  eye  for  eye, 
tooth  for  tooth  :  as  he  hath  caused 
a  blemish  in  a  man,  so  shall  it  be 
done  to  him  aqain. 

21  fAnd  he  that  killeth  a  beast, 
he  shall  restore  it :  «  and  he  that 
killeth  a  man,  he  shall  be  put  to 
death. 

22  Ye  shall  have  a;one  manner 
of  law,  as  well  for  the  stranger,  as 
for  one  of  your  own  country:  for 
I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

23  1  And  Moses  spake  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  2/ that  they  should 
bring  forth  him  that  had  cursed 
out  of  the  camp,  and  stone  him 
with  stones:  and  the  children  of 
Israel  did  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  The  sahhath  of  the  seventh  year.  8  The  jubilee 
in  the  fiftieth  year.  14  Of  oppression.  18  A 
blessing  of  obedience.  23  The  redemption  of 
land.  29  Of  houses.  35  Compassion  of  the 
poor.  39  The  usase  of  bondmen.  47  The  re- 
demption of  servants. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
XX  ses  in  mount  Sinai,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  When 
ye  come  into  the  land  which  I 
give  you,  then  shall  the  land 
t  keep""  a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord. 

3  Six  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy 
field,  and  six  years  thou  shalt 
prune  thy  vineyard,  and  gather 
in  the  fruit  thereof; 

4  But  in  the  seventh  year  sliall 
be  a  sabbath  of  rest  unto  the  land, 
a  sabbath  for  the  Lord:  thou 
shalt  neither  sow  thy  field,  nor 
prune  thy  vinevard. 

5  6  That  which  groweth  of  its 
own  accord  of  thy  harvest  thou 
Shalt  not  reap,  neither  gather  the 


grapes  tof  thy  vine  undressed: 
jor  it  is  a  year  of  rest  unto  the 
land. 

G  And  the  sabbath  of  the  land 
shall  be  meat  for  you;  for  thee, 
and  for  thy  servant,  and  for  thy 
maid,  and'for  thy  hired  servant, 
and  for  thy  stranger  that  sojourn- 
eth  with  thee, 

7  And  for  thy  cattle,  and  for  the 
beast  that  are  in  thy  land,  shall 
all  the  increase  thereof  be  meat. 

8  %  And  thou  shalt  number 
seven  sabbaths  of  years  unto 
thee,  seven  times  seven  years; 
and  the  space  of  the  seven  sab- 
baths of  years  shall  be  unto  thee 
forty  and  nine  years. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  cause  the 
trumpet  tof  the  jubilee  to  sound 
on  the  tenth  day  of  the  seventh 
month,  «in  the  day  of  atonement 
shall  ye  make  the  trumpet  sound 
throughout  all  your  land. 

10  And  ye  shall  hallow  the  fif- 
tieth year,  and  ^  proclaim  liberty 
throughout  all  the  land  unto  all 
the  inhabitants  thereof:  it  shall 
be  a  jubilee  unto  you;  eand  ye 
shall  return  every  man  unto  his 
possession,  and  ye  shall  return 
every  man  unto  his  family. 

11  A  jubilee  shall  that  fiftieth 
year  be  unto  you :  /ye  shall  not 
sow,  neither  reap  that  which 
groweth  of  itself  in  it,  nor  gather 
the  grapes  in  it  of  thy  vine  un- 
dre.ssed. 

12  For  it  is  the  jubilee;  it  shall 
be  holy  unto  you:  f/ye  shall  eat 
the  increase  thereof  out  of  the 
field. 

13  h  In  the  year  of  this  jubilee  ye 
shall  return  every  man  unto  his 
po.ssession. 

14  And  if  thou  sell  aught  unto 
thy  neighbour,  or  buyest  aught  of 
thy  neighbour's  hand,  iye  shall 
no't  oppress  one  another : 

15  *:  According  to  the  number 
of  years  after  the  jubilee  thou 
Shalt  buy  of  thy  neighbour,  a}id 
according  unto  the  number  of 
years  of  the  fruits  he  shall  sell 
unto  thee: 

16  According  to  the  multitude 
of  years  thou  shalt  increase  the 
price  thereof,  and  according  to 
the  fewness  of  years  thou  shalt 
diminish  the  price  of  it :  for  ac- 
cording  to  the  number  o/i/ie  years 
of  the  fruits  doth  he  sell  unto 
thee. 

17  '  Ye  shall  not  therefore  oppress 
one  another ;  "'  but  thou  shalt  fear 
thy  God :  for  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

18  •[  «  Wherefore  ve  shall  do  my 
statutes,  and  keep  my  judgments, 
and  do  them ;  o  and  ye  shall  dwell 
in  the  land  in  safety. 

19  And  the  land  shall  >ield  her 
fruit,  and  p  ve  shall  eat  your  fill, 
and  dwell  therein  in  safety. 

12:3 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


t  Heb.  of  thy 
separation. 


<:  Heb.  loud 
of  sound. 

:rh.  23.  24, 
27. 


J  Is.  61.  2.  <k 

63.  4 

Jer.  34.  8, 

15,  17. 

Luke  4.  19. 
ever.  13. 

Num.  36.  4. 


/ver,  0. 


g  ver.  6,  7. 


h  ver.  10. 
ch.  27.  24. 
Num.  36.  4. 


i  ver.  17. 

ch.  19.  13. 

1  Sam.  12.  S, 

4. 

Mic.  2.  2. 

1  Cor.  6.  8. 
*ch.  27.  18, 

23. 


I  ver.  14. 
m  ver.  43. 

ch.  19.  14,32. 
n  ch.  19.  37. 
0  ch.  2C.  5. 

Deut.  12.  10. 

Ps.  4.  8. 

Prov.  1.  33. 

Jer.  23.  0. 
p  ch.  26.  5. 

Ez.  34.  25, 

27,28. 


Divers  laivs 


LEVITICUS. 


a?  id  ordinances. 


Before 

c:  H  11  I  S  T 

1491. 


q  Matt.  G.  -25, 

31. 

r  ver.  4,  5. 
s  See  Ex.  16. 

■29. 

Deut.  28.  8. 
f2  Kings  19. 

•20. 
!i.)obh.  5.  11, 


[i  Or,  to  he 

quite  cut  off. 
t  Hell,  for 

cutting  off. 
X  Deut.  32.  43. 

2  Chr.  7.  20. 

Ps.  85.  1. 

Joel  2.  18.  «k 

3.  2. 
1-1  Chr.  29.  15. 

I's.  311.  12.  (Si 

119.  19. 

1  Pet.  2.  11. 
2  Ruth  2.  20. 

&  4.  4,  6. 
a  See  Rutli  3. 

2,  9,  12. 

Jer.  32.  7,  8. 
t  Ileb.  Ais 

Auni/  huth 

attained 

unJ  found 

suffi. 


5.  7. 


b  ver.  50,  51, 


t  H 

■1). 

r" 

em  lit  ion 

(/>; 

lUfcth 

JS. 

e  Num. 

;-,5. 

2. 

.lu 

,li.  21.  2, 

*. 

II  Or 

,  ..ne  of 

//le 

Lev  ties 

redeem  them 

f  Sec  Acts  4. 
30,  37. 


20  And  if  j'e  shall  say,  ?What 
shall  we  eat  the  seventh  year? 
behold,  »•  we  shall  not  sow,  nor 
gather  in  our  increase: 

21  Then  I  will  « command  my 
blessing  upon  you  in  the  sixth 
year,  and  it  shall  bring  forth 
fruit  for  three  years. 

22  'And  ye  shall  sow  the  eighth 
year,  and  eat  y(^:l  of  «  old  fruit  un- 
til the  ninth  yeai-;  until  her  fruits 
come  in  ye  shall  eat  of  the  old 
store. 

23  H  The  land  shall  not  be  sold 
11 1  for  ever :  for  «:  the  land  is  mine ; 
for  ye  are  y  strangers  and  sojourn- 
ers with  me. 

24  And  in  all  the  land  of  your 
posse.ssion  ye  shall  grant  a  re- 
deniijtion  for  the  land. 

2.J  1  zif  thj^  brother  be  waxen 
poor,  and  hath  sold  away  some  of 
his  possession,  and  if  "any  of  his 
kin  come  to  redeem  it,  then  shall 
he  redeem  that  which  his  brother 
sold. 

2G  And  if  the  man  have  none  to 
redeem  it,  and  t  himself  be  able  to 
redeem  it ; 

27  Then  ''  let  him  count  the  years 
of  the  sale  thereof,  and  restore 
the  overplus  unto  the  man  to 
whom  he  sold  it;  that  he  may  re- 
turn unto  his  posse.ssion. 

28  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  restore 
it  to  him,  then  that  which  is  sold 
shall  remain  in  the  hand  of  him 
that  hath  bought  it  until  the  year 
of  jubilee:  ^and  in  the  jubilee  it 
shall  go  out,  and  he  shall  return 
unto  his  posse.ssion. 

29  And  if  a  man  sell  a  dwelling- 
house  in  a  walled  city,  then  he 
may  redeem  it  within  a  whole 
year  after  it  is  sold ;  ivithin  a  full 
year  may  he  redeem  it. 

30  And  if  it  be  not  redeemed  with- 
in the  space  of  a  full  year,  then 
the  house  that  is  in  the  walled 
city  shall  be  established  for  ever 
to  him  that  bought  it  throughout 
his  generations  :  it  shall  not  go 
out  in  the  jubilee. 

31  But  the  houses  of  the  villages 
which  have  no  wall  round  about 
about  tiiem  shall  be  counted  as 
the  fields  of  the;  country:  tthey 
may  be  redeemed,  and  they  shall 
go  out  in  the  jubiic<'. 

32  NotwithstaiMliiig  ''the  cities  of 
the  Levites,  iiiul  the  houses  of  the 
cities  of  their  possession,  may  the 
Levites  redeem  at  any  time. 

33  And  if  II  a  man  purchase  of  the 
Levites,  then  tlie  house  that  was 
•sold,  and  the  city  of  his  possession, 
« shall  go  out  in  tfie  year  o/' jubilee : 
for  the  houses  of  the  cities  of  the 
Levites  are  their  po.ssession 
among  the  children  of  Israel. 

34  But  .'the  field  of  the  suburbs 
of  their  cities  may  not  be  sold ;  for 
it  is  their  perpetual  possession. 

35  T  And  if  thy  brother  be  waxen 

124 


poor,  and  t  fallen  in  decay  with 
thee;  then  thou  shalt  t* relieve 
him :  yea,  tfiougft.  lie  be  a  stranger, 
or  a  sojourner ;  that  he  may  live 
with  thee. 

3G  ''  Take  thou  no  usury  of  him, 
or  increase:  but  »fear  thy  God; 
that  thy  brother  may  live  with 
thee. 

37  Thou  Shalt  not  give  him  thy 
money  upon  usury,  nor  lend  him 
thy  victuals  for  increase. 

38  /'"I  am  the  Lord  5-our  God, 
which  brought  you  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  to  give  you  the  land 
of  Canaan,  and  to  be  your  God. 

39  W  And  'if  thy  brother  that 
dwelletli  by  thee  be  waxen  poor, 
and  be  sold  unto  thee ;  thou  shalt 
not  t  compel  him  to  serve  as  a 
bondservant : 

40  But  as  a  hired  servant,  and  as 
a  sojourner,  he  shall  be  with  thee, 
and  shall  serve  thee  unto  the  year 
of  jubilee: 

41  And  tlien  shall  he  depart  from 
thee,  both  he  and  his  children 
"I  with  him,  and  shall  return  unto 
his  own  lamily,  and  "unto  the 
possession  of  his  fathers  shall  he 
return. 

42  For  they  are  "my  servants, 
which  I  brought  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt :  they  shall  not  be 
sold  i  as  bondmen. 

43  J^  Thou  Shalt  not  rule  over  him 
G- with  rigour ;  but'' shalt  fear  thy 
God. 

-14  Both  thy  bondmen,  and  thy 
bondmaids,  which  thou  shalt 
have,  stiali  be  of  the  heathen  that 
are  round  about  you;  of  them 
shall  ye  buy  bondmen  and  bond- 
maids. 

4.5  Moreover,  of  sthe  children  of 
the  strangers  that  do  sojourn 
amon^  j'ou,  of  them  shall  ye  buy, 
and  of  their  families  that  are  with 
von,  which  they  begat  in  your 
land  :  and  they  shall  be  your  pos- 
session. 

46  And  <ye  shall  take  them  as 
an  inheritance  for  your  children 
after  you,  to  inherit  them  for  a 
possession;  tthey  shall  be  your 
bondmen  forever:  but  over  your 
bretlireii  tlie  children  of  Israel, 
«  ye  siiall  not  rule  one  over  an- 
other with  rigour. 

47  f  And  if  a  sojourner  or  stran- 
ger t  wax  rich  by  thee,  and  «thy 
brother  that  dwell/ t/i  bj^  him  wax 
poor,  and  sell  himself  unto  the 
stranger  or  sojourner  by  thee,  or  to 
the  stock  of  the  stranger's  family: 

48  After  that  he  is  sold  he  may 
be  redeemed  aij,aiii;  one  of  his 
brctlircn  may  ,"  i-cdccm  him: 

4'.)  Either  his  uncle,  or  his  uncle's 
son,  may  redeem  him,  or  any  that 
is  nigh  of  kin  unto  liim  of  his  fam- 
ily may  redeem  him  ;  or  if  =  he  be 
able,  he  may  redeem  himself. 

50  And  he  shall  reckon  with  him 


Before 
C  H  n  I  S  T 

1491. 


t  Heb.  lac 
hand  faileth. 

tHeb. 
strengthen. 

g-Deut.  15.  7, 
8. 

Ps.  37.  2G.  & 
41.  1.  &  112. 

p'ro'v.  14.  31. 

Luke  G.  35. 

.A.cts  11.  29. 

Kom.  12.  10. 

1  John  3.  17. 
h  Ex.  22.  25. 

Deut.  23.  19. 

Nch.  5.  7. 

Ps.  15.  5. 

Prov.  28.  8. 

Ez.  18.  8,  13, 

17.  &  22.  12. 
i  ver.  17. 

Xeh.  5.  9. 
*  ch.  22.  32, 

33. 
;Ex.  21.  2. 

Deut.  15.  12. 

1  Kings  9.  22. 

2  Kings  4.  1. 
Neh.  5.  5. 
Jer.  34.  14. 

t  Heb.  serve 
thyself  with 
him  with  the 
service,  ^c. 
ver.  4G. 
Ex.  1.  14. 
Jer.  25.  14. 
(fc  27.  7.  Sc 
3U.  8. 


7«  E.v 


21.  3. 


n  ver.  28. 
0  ver.  55. 

Uom.  0.  22. 

1  Cor.  7.  23. 
t  Heb.  with 

the  sale  of  a 

bondman, 
p  Eph.  G.  9. 

Col.  4.  1. 
7  ver.  46. 

Ex.  1.  13. 
r  ver.  17. 

Ex.  1.  17,21. 

Deut.  25.  18. 

Mai.  3.  5. 
s  Is.  56.  3,  6. 
t  Is.  14.  2. 
t  Heb.  ye 

shall  serve 

yourselves 

with  them, 

ver.  39. 
u  ver.  43. 
t  Heb.  his 

hand  obtain, 

ver.  26. 
j:  ver.  25,  35. 


y  Neh.  5. 


Divei'S  laivs 


LEVITICUS. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 

C  H  R  J  ST 

1491. 


a  Job  7.  1. 
Is.  Ifi.  14.  & 
21.  16. 


II  Or,  hy  these 

means. 
b  ver.  41. 

Ex.  21.  2,  3. 
c  ver.  42. 


oEx.  20.4,  5. 
Deut.  5.  8.  & 
10.  22.  6c  27. 
15. 
Ps.  97.  7. 

WO  I,  pillar. 

II  Or,  figured 
stone. 

tHelj. 

a  stone  of 

picture. 
bch.  19.  30. 
cDeut.  11.  13, 

J-!,  15.  6c  28. 

1-14. 
d  Is.  30.  23. 

y.7..  34.  26. 

Joel2.  23,  24. 
e  Ps.  67.  6.  & 

85.  12. 

Ez.  34.  27.  Sc 

36.  30. 

Zech.  8.  12. 
/Amos  9.  13. 
r  ch.  25.  19. 

Deut.  11.  15. 

Joel  2.  19,23. 
hch.  25.  18. 

Job  11.  18. 

Ez.  34.  26, 

27,  28. 
i  1  Chr.  22.  9. 

Ps.  29.  11.  & 

147.  14. 

Is.  45.  7. 

Hag.  2.  9. 
»  Job  11.  19. 

Ps.  3.  5.  &  4. 

8. 


that  bought  him  from  the  year 
that  he  was  sold  to  him  unto  the 
year  of  jubilee:  and  the  price  of 
his  sale  shall  be  according  unto 
the  number  of  years,  "according 
to  the  time  of  a  hired  servant 
shall  it  be  with  him. 

51  inhere  be  yet  many  years  be- 
hind, according  unto  them  he 
shall  give  again  the  price  of  his 
redemption  out  of  the  money  that 
he  was  bought  for. 

52  And  if  there  remain  but  few 
yeai's  unto  the  year  of  .jubilee, 
then  he  shall  count  with  him, 
and  according  unto  his  j-ears  shall 
he  give  him  again  the  price  of  his 
redemption. 

53  A)irl  as  a  yeai'ly  hired  servant 
shall  he  be  with  him :  and  the  other 
shall  not  rule  with  rigour  over 
him  in  thy  sight. 

54  And  if  he  be  not  redeemed  II  in 
these  year.'?,  then  *he  shall  go  out 
in  the  year  of  jubilee,  both  he,  and 
his  children  with  him. 

55  Forcunto  me  the  children  of 
Israel  are  servants;  they  are  my 
servants  whom  I  brought  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egj'pt :  I  am  the 
LoKD  your  God. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  of  idolatry.  2  Rchgiousness.  3  A  blessing 
to  them  that  keep  the  commandments.  14  -4 
curse  to  those  that  Ureak  them.  40  God  prom- 
isetk  to  remem^jer  them,  that  repent. 

YE  shall  make  you  "no  idols 
nor  graven  image,  neither 
rear  you  up  a  II  standing  image, 
neither  shall  ye  set  up  any  lit  im- 
age of  stone  in  your  land,  to  bow 
down  unto  it:  for  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

2  H  *  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths, 
and  reverence  my  sanctuary:  I 
am  the  Lord. 

3  !f  elf  ye  walk  in  my  statutes, 
and  keep  my  commandinents, 
and  do  them ; 

4  <^Then  I  will  give  you  rain  in 
due  season,  ^and  the  land  shall 
yield  her  increase,  and  the  trees 
of  the  field  shall  yield  their  fruit. 

5  And  /your  threshing  shall 
reach  unto  the  vintage,  and  the 
vintage  shall  reach  unto  the  sow- 
ing time:  and  </yQ  shall  eat  your 
bread  to  the  full,  and  ''dwell  in 
your  land  safely. 

6  And  if  will  give  peace  in  the 
land,  and  '^ye  shall  lie  down,  and 
none  shall  make  yo^i  afraid :  and 
I  will  trid  'evil  beasts  out  of  the 
land,  neither  shall  »'the  sword  go 
through  your  land. 

7  And  ye  shall  chase  your  ene- 
mies, and  they  shall  fall  before 
you  by  the  sword. 

8  And  "five  of  you  shall  chase  a 
hundred,  and  a  hundred  of  you 
shall  put  ten  thousand  to  flight: 


Is.  35.  9.  Jer.  30.  10.  Ez.  34.  25.  IIos.  2. 
+  Heb.  cause  to  cease.  ;2  Kings  17.  25.  Ez. 
mEz.  14.  17.     n  Deut.  32.  30.    Josh.  23.  10. 


Zeph.  3.   13. 
d.  14.  15. 


17. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


and  your  enemies  shall  fall  before 
vou  by  the  sword. 

9  For  I  will  "have  respect  unto 
you,  and  pmake  you  fruitful,  and 
multiply  you,  and  establish  my 
covenant  with  you. 

10  And  ye  shall  eat  f/old  store, 
and  bring' forth  the  old  because  of 
the  new. 

11  'And  I  will  set  my  tabernacle 
among  you:  and  ray  soul  shall 
not « abhor  you. 

12  'And  I  will  walk  among  you, 
and  "Will  be  your  God,  and  ye 
shall  be  my  people. 

13  '"I  am  the  Lord  your  God, 
which  brought  you  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  that  ye  should 
not  be  their  bondmen ;  x  and  I 
have  broken  the  bands  of  your 
yoke,  and  made  you  go  upright. 

14  l[  i'But  if  ye  will  not  hearken 
unto  me,  and  will  not  do  all  these 
commandments ; 

15  And  if  ye  shall  z  despise  my 
statutes,  or  if  your  soul  abhor  my 
judgments,  so  that  ye  will  not  do 
all  my  commandinents,  but  that 
ye  break  my  covenant : 

16  I  also  will  do  this  unto  you;  I 
will  even  appoint  tover  j'ou  « ter- 
ror, *  consumption,  and  the  burn- 
ing ague,  that  shall  c  consume  the 
eyes,  and  cause  sorrow  of  heart : 
and  fiye  shall  sow  your  seed  in 
vain,  for  your  enemies  shall  eat  it. 

17  And  cI  will  set  my  face  against 
you,  and  .^ye  shall  be  slain  before 
your  enemies:  s'they  that  hate  you 
shall  reign  over  you ;  and '« ye  shall 
flee  when  none  pursueth  you. 

18  And  if  ye  will  not  yet  for  all 
this  hearken  unto  me,  then  I  will 
punish  you  » seven  times  more  for 
your  sins. 

"l9  And  I  will  '^  break  the  pride 
of  your  power;  and  I 'will  make 
your  heaven  as  iron,  and  your 
earth  as  brass : 

20  And  your  '"'strength  shall  be 
spent  in  vain:  for  "your  land 
shall  not  yield  her  increase,  nei- 
ther shall  the  trees  of  the  land 
yield  their  fruits. 

21  II  And  if  ye  walk  II  contrary 
unto  me,  and  will  not  hearken 
unto  me;  I  will  bring  seven  times 
more  plagues  upon  you  according 
to  your  sins. 

22  o  I  will  also  send  wild  beasts 
among  you,  which  shall  rob  j'ou  of 
your  children,  and  destroy  your 
cattle,  and  make  you  few  in  num- 
ber ;  and  2^ your  high  ways  shall  be 
desolate. 

23  And  if  ye  ?  will  not  be  reformed 
by  me  by  these  things,  but  will 
walk  contrary  unto  me; 

24  'Then  will  I  also  walk  con- 
trary unto  you,  and  will  punish 
you  yet  seven  times  for  your  sins. 

Ez.  5.  17.  &  14.  15.  p  Judg.  5.  6.  2  Chr.  15.  5.  Is.  33.  8. 
I.am.  1.  4.  Zech.  7.  14.  <?  Jer.  2.  30.  &  5.  3.  Amos  4.  6-12. 
r2Sam.  22.  27.    Ps.  18.  26. 

125 


0  Ex.  2.  25. 
2  Kings  13. 
23. 

p  Gen.  17.  6,  7. 
Neh.  9.  23. 
Ps.  107.  38. 

7  ch.  25.  22. 
r  Ex.  25.  8.  4: 

29.  45. 
Josh.  22.  19 
Ps.  76.  2. 
Ez.  37.  26,  27, 
28. 

Rev.  21.  3. 
s  ch.  20.  23. 

Deut.  32.  19. 
1 2  Cor.  6.  16. 
u  Ex.  6.  7. 

Jer.  7.  23.  & 

11.  4.  &  30. 
22. 

Ez.  11.  20.  te 

36.  28. 
wch.  25.  38, 

42,  55. 
J  Jer.  2.  20. 

Ez.  34.  27. 
y  Deut.  28.  15. 

Lam.  2.  17. 

Mai.  2,  2. 
z  ver.  43. 

2  Kings  17. 

15. 
tHeb. 

vpon  you. 
a  Deut.  28.  65, 

66,  67.  <k  32. 

25. 

Jer.  15.  8. 
b  Deut.  28.  22. 
c  1  Sam.  2.  33. 
d  Deut.  28.  33, 

51. 

Job  31.  8. 

Jer.  5.  17.  <fc 

12.  13. 
Mic.  6.  15. 

cell.  17.  10. 

/Deut.  28.  25. 

Judg.  2.  14. 

Jer.  19.  7. 
g-Ps.  106.  41. 
A  ver.  36. 

Ps.  53.  5. 

Prov.  28.  1. 
il  Sam.  2.  5. 

Ps.  119.  1&4. 

Prov.  24.  16. 

tis.  25.  11.  & 
26.  5. 
Ez.  7.  24.  «fc 

30.  6. 

;  Deut.  28.  23. 

m  Ps.  127.  1. 
Is.  49.  4. 

n  Deut.  11.  17. 
&  28.  18. 
Hag.  1.  10. 

;i  Or,  at  all 
adventures 
with  me,  and 
so  ver.  24. 

oDeut.  32.  24. 
2  Kings  17. 


A  curse  pronounced. 


LEVITICUS. 


Mercy  to  the  penitent. 


Before 

C:  II  R  I  S  T 

1491. 


5  Ez.  5.  17.  & 

6.  .1.  <fc  14.  17. 

&  29.  b.  &. 

33.  2. 
«Num.  14.  12. 

Deut.  28.  21. 

Jer.  14.  12.  A: 

24.  10.  &.  29. 
17,  18. 
Amos  4.  10. 

u  Ps.  105.  16. 
Is.  3.  1. 
Ez.  4.  10.  Sc 

5.  16.  6z  14. 
13. 

«  Is.  9.  20. 

Mic.  6.   14. 

Hag.  1.  6. 
y  ver.  21,  24. 
z  Is.  59.  18.  Sc 

63.  3.  &  66. 

15. 

Jer.  21.  5. 

Ez.  5.  13,  15. 

&  8.  18. 
a  Deut.  28.  .53. 

2  Kings  6.  23. 

Lam.  4.  10. 

Ez.  5.  10. 
i2  Chr.  34.  3, 

4,  7. 

Is.  27.  9. 

Ez.  6.  3,  4,  5, 

6,  13. 

c2  Kings  23. 

20. 

2  Chr.  34.  5. 
d  Lev.  20.23. 

Fs.  78.  59. & 

89.  38. 

Jer.  14.  19. 
eNeh.  2.  3. 

Jer.  4.  7. 

Ez.  6.  6. 
/Ps.  74.  7. 

Lam.  1.  10. 

Ez.  9.  6.  & 

21.  2. 
p  Jer.  9.  11.  ic 

25.  11,  18. 

A  Deut.  28.37. 

1   Kings  9.  8. 

Jer.  18.  16. 

6c  19.  8. 

Ez.  5.  15. 
i  Deut.  4.  27. 

<fc  28.  64. 

Ps.  44.  11. 

Jer.  9.  16. 

Ez.  12.  15.  &, 

20.  23.  &.   22. 

J  5. 

Zech.  7.  14. 
t2Chr.  36.21. 
Uh.  25.  2. 
m  Ez.  21.  7, 

12,  15. 
n  ver.   17. 

Job  15.  21. 

Prov.  28.  1. 
t  Hcb.  driven, 
ols.  10.  4. 

See  Judg.  7. 

22. 

1  Sam.  14. 

15,  16. 
pJosh.  7.  12, 

13. 

Judg.  2.  14. 

29.  12,  13.     1 

36.  31.     Ho8. 


2-5  And  si  will  bring  a  sword 
upon  you,  that  shall  avenge  the 
quarrel  of  jni/  covenant:  and 
when  ye  are  gathered  together 
within  your  cities,  *I  will  send 
the  pestilence  among  you;  and  ye 
shall  be  delivered  into  the  hand 
of  the  enemy. 

2()  !'  And  when  I  have  broken  the 
staff  of  your  bread,  ton  women 
shall  bake  your  bread  in  one 
oven,  and  they  shall  deliver  you 
your  bread  again  by  weight:  and 
•>;ye  shall  eat,  and  not  be  satisfied. 

27  And  y  if  ye  will  not  for  all  this 
hearken  unto  me,  but  walk  con- 
trary unto  me; 

28  Then  I  will  walk  contrary 
unto  you  also  ^in  fury;  and  I, 
even  I,  will  chastise  you  seven 
times  for  vour  sins. 

29  «And  ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of 
your  sons,  and  the  flesh  of  your 
daughters  shall  ye  eat. 

30  And  *I  will  destroy  your  high 
places,  and  cut  down  your  images, 
and  ccast  your  carcasses  upon  the 
carcasses  of  your  idols,  and  my 
soul  shall  r' abhor  you. 

31  «And  I  will  make  your  cities 
waste,  and  .fbring  your  sanctu- 
aries unto  desolation,  and  I  will 
not  smell  the  savour  of  your  sweet 
odours. 

32  jrAnd  I  will  bring  the  land  into 
desolation:  and  your  enemies 
which  dwell  therein  shall  be 
''  astonished  at  it. 

33  And '  I  will  scatter  you  among 
the  heathen,  and  will  draw  out  a 
sword  after  you :  and  your  land 
shall  be  desolate,  and  your  cities 
waste. 

34  A  Then  shall  the  land  enjoy 
her  sabbaths,  as  long  as  it  lieth 
desolate,  and  ye  be  in  your  ene- 
mies' land;  even  then  shall  the 
land  rest,  and  enjoy  her  sabbaths. 

35  As  long  as  it  lieth  desolate  it 
shall  rest;  because  it  did  not  rest 
in  your  'sabbaths,  when  ye  dwelt 
upon  it. 

3G  And  upon  them  that  are  left 
alive  of  yon  »'I  will  send  a  faint- 
ne.ss  into  their  hearts  in  the  lands 
of  their  enemies;  and  «the  sound 
of  a  t shaken  leaf  shall  chase 
them  ;  and  they  shall  flee,  as  flee- 
ing from  a  sword;  and  they  shall 
fall  when  none  pursueth. 

37  And  othey  shall  fall  one  upon 
another,  as  it  were  before  a  sword, 
when  none  pursueth:  and  pye 
shall  have  no  power  to  stand 
before  your  enemies. 

38  And  ye  shall  perish  amongthe 
heathen,  and  the  land  of  your 
enemies  shall  eat  you  up. 

39  And  they  that  are  left  of  you 
7Shall  pine  away  in  their  iniquity 
in  your  enemies'  Ifinds;  and  also 

q  Deut.  4.  27.  &  28.  65.  Neh.  1.  8.  Jer.  3.  25.  &; 
;z.  4.  17.  <k  0.  9.  &  20.  43.  k  24.  23.  (k  33.  10.  & 
b.  15.     Zech.  10.  9. 

126 


in  the  iniquities  of  their  fathers 
shall  they  pine  away  with  them. 

40  '-If  they  shall  confess  their 
iniquity,  and  the  iniquity  of  their 
fathers,  with  their  trespass  which 
they  trespassed  against  me,  and 
that  also  they  have  walked  con- 
trary unto  me ; 

41  And  that  I  also  have  walked 
contrary  unto  them,  and  have 
brought  them  into  the  land  of 
their  enemies;  if  then  their  sun- 
circumcised  hearts  be  <  humbled, 
and  they  then  accept  of  tlie  pun- 
ishment of  their  iniquity: 

42  Then  will  I  "remember  my 
covenant  with  Jacob,  and  also  my 
covenant  with  Isaac,  and  also  my 
covenant  with  Abraham  will 
I  remember;  and  I  will  «remem- 
ber  the  land. 

43  2/ The  land  also  shall  be  left  of 
them,  and  shall  enjoy  her  sab- 
baths, while  she  lieth  desolate 
without  them:  and  they  shall  ac- 
cept of  the  punishment  of  their 
iniquity;  because,  even  because 
they  ^despised  rayjudgments,  and 
because  their  soul  abhorred  my 
statutes. 

44  And  yet  for  all  that,  when 
they  be  in  the  land  of  their  ene- 
mies, n  I  will  not  ca.st  them  away, 
neither  will  I  abhor  them,  to  de- 
stroy them  utterly,  and  to  break 
my  covenant  with  them :  for  I  o?;i 
the  Lord  their  God. 

45  But  I  will  *for  their  sakes 
remember  the  covenant  of  their 
ancestors,  «whom  I  brought  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  ''in  the 
sight  of  the  heathen,  that  I  might 
be  their  God :  I  am  the  Lord. 

40  « These  are  the  statutes  and 
judgments  and  laws,  which  the 
Lord  made  between  him  and  the 
children  of  Israel  .^in  mount  Sinai 
by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  He  that  maketh  a  singular  vow  must  he  the 
Lord's.  3  The  estimation  of  the  person,  9 
Of  a  hcast  given  by  vow.  14  Of  a  house.  16 
Of  a  field,  and  the  redemption  thereof.  28  No 
devoted  thing  may  be  redeemed.  32  The  tithe 
may  not  he  changed. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto 
J\  Moses,  saying, 

2  .Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  "When 
a  man  shall  make  a  singular  vow, 
the  persons  shall  be  for  the  Lord 
by  thy  estimation. 

3  And  thy  estimation  shall  be 
of  the  male  from  twentj'  years 
old  even  unto  sixty  years  old, 
even  thy  estimation  shall  be  fif- 
ty shekels  of  silver,  ''after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary. 

4  And  if  it  be  a  female,  then 
thy  estimation  shall  be  thirty 
shekels. 

5  And  if  it  be  from  five  years  old 
even  unto  twenty  years  old,  then 
thy  estimation   shall   be  of  the 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


rXum.  5.  7. 
1  Kings  8.  33, 
35,  47. 
Neh.  9.2. 
Prov.  28.  13. 
Dan.  9.  3,  4. 
Luke  15.  18. 

1  John  1.  9. 

sSee  Jer.  6. 

10.  <k  9.  25, 

26. 

Ez.  44.  7. 

Acts  7.  51. 

Kom.  2.  29. 

Col.  2.  11. 
t\  Kings  21. 

29. 

2  Chr.  12.  6, 
7,  12.  &  32. 
26.  &  33.  12, 
13. 

u  Ex.  2.  24.  Ic 

6.  5. 

Ps.  106.  45. 

Ez.  16.  60. 
X  Ps.  136.  23. 
y  ver.  34,  35. 
z  ver.  16. 


a  Deut.  4.  31. 
2  Kings  13. 
23. 
Rom.  11.  2. 


iHom.  11.  28. 

cch.  22.  33.  (k 

25.  38. 
d  Ps.  98.  2. 

Ez.  20.  9,  14, 

22. 
ech.  27.  34. 

Deut.  6.  1.  <k 

12.  1.  Sc  33.  4. 

John  1.  17. 
/ch.  25.  1. 


7  Num.  6.  2. 
See  Judg.  11. 
30,  31,  39. 
1  Sam.  1.  11, 
28. 


Of  vows,  and 


LEVITICUS. 


their  redemption. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1491. 


tHeb. 
according  to 
thy  es'ima- 
twn,  O 
priest,  ^c. 

c  ver.  15,  19. 


i:  Or,  the 
land  of  a 
homer,  ^c. 


ech.25.  15,16. 


/Ter.  13. 


male  twentj'  shekels,  and  for  the 
female  ten  shekels. 

6  And  if  it  be  from  a  month  old 
even  nnto  five  years  old,  then 
thy  estimation  shall  be  of  the 
male  five  shekels  of  silver,  and 
for  the  female  thy  estimation 
shaU  be  three  shekels  of  silver. 

7  And  if  it  be  from  sixty  years 
old  and  above;  if  it  be  a  male, 
then  thy  estimation  shall  be  fif- 
teen shekels,  and  for  the  female 
ten  shekels. 

8  But  if  he  be  poorer  than  thj- 
estimation,  then  he  shall  present 
himself  before  the  priest,  and  the 
priest  shall  value  him  ;  according 
to  his  ability  that  vowed  shall  the 
priest  value  him. 

9  And  if  it  be  a  beast,  whereof 
men  bring  an  offering  unto  the 
Lord,  all  that  any  man  giveth  of 
such  unto  the  Lokd  shall  be  holy. 

10  He  shall  not  alter  it,  nor 
change  it,  a  good  for  a  bad,  or  a 
bad  for  a  good  :  and  if  he  shall  at 
all  change  beast  for  beast,  then 
it  and  the  exchange  thereor  shall 
be  holy. 

11  And  if  it  be  anj'  unclean  beast, 
of  which  they  do  not  oflFer  a  sacri- 
fice unto  the  Lokd,  then  he  shall 
present  the  beast  before  the  priest : 

12  And  the  pi'iest  shall  value  it, 
whether  it  be  good  or  bad:  tas 
thou  vainest  it,  who  art  the  priest, 
so  shall  it  be. 

13  cBut  if  he  will  at  all  redeem 
it,  then  he  shall  add  a  fifth  iKirt 
thereof  unto  thy  estimation. 

14  \  And  when  a  man  shall 
sanctify  his  house  to  be  holy  unto 
the  Lord,  then  the  priest  shall 
estimate  it,  whether  it  be  good 
or  bad:  as  the  priest  shall  esti- 
mate it,  so  shall  It  stand. 

15  f'And  if  he  that  sanctified  it 
will  redeem  his  house,  then  he 
shall  add  the  fifth  pnrt  of  the 
monej'  of  thy  estimation  unto 
it,  and  it  shall  be  his. 

IG  And  if  a  man  shall  sanctify 
unto  the  Lord  some  part  of  a 
field  of  his  possession,  then  thj' 
estimation  shall  be  according  to 
the  seed  thereof:  Ba  homer  of 
barley  seed  siiall  be  valued  at  fifty 
shekels  of  silver. 

17  If  he  sanctify  his  field  from 
the  year  of  jubilee,  according  to 
thy  estimation  it  shall  stand. 

18  But  if  he  sanctify  his  field 
after  the  jubilee,  then  the  priest 
shall  « reckon  unto  him  the  jnon- 
ey  according  to  the  years  that 
remain,  even  unto  the  year  of 
the  jubilee,  and  it  shall  be  abated 
from  thy  estimation. 

19  /And  if  he  that  sanctified  the 
field  will  in  any  wise  redeem  it, 
then  he  shall  add  the  fifth  part  of 
the  money  of  thy  estimation  unto 
it,  and  it  s'hall  be  assured  to  him. 


20  And  if  he  wall  not  redeem  the 
field,  or  if  he  have  sold  the  field 
to  another  man,  it  shall  not  be 
redeemed  any  more. 

21  But  the  field,  ?when  it  goeth 
out  in  the  jubilee,  shall  be  holy 
unto  the  Lord,  as  a  field  /'devo- 
ted ;  i  the  possession  thereof  shall 
be  the  priest's. 

22  And  if  a  man  sanctify  unto 
the  Lord  a  field  which  he  hath 
bought,  which  is  not  of  the  fields 
of  ^' his  possession  ; 

23  '  Then  the  priest  shall  reckon 
unto  him  the  worth  of  thy  esti- 
mation, even  unto  the  year  of  the 
jubilee:  and  he  shall  give  thine 
estimation  in  that  day,  us  a  holy 
thing  unto  the  Lord.  ' 

24  m  111  the  j-ear  of  the  jubilee 
the  field  shall  return  unto  him 
of  whom  it  was  bought,  even  to 
him  to  whom  the  possession  of 
the  land  did  belong. 

2-5  And  all  thy  estimations  shall 
be  according  to  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary:  " twenty gerahs  .shall 
be  the  shekel. 

26  Tf  Only  the  t "  firstling  of  the 
beasts,  which  should  be  the 
Lord's  fir.stling,  no  man  shall 
sanctify  it;  whether  it  be  ox,  or 
sheep :  it  is  the  Lord's. 

27  And  if  it  be  of  an  unclean 
beast,  then  he  shall  redeem  it  ac- 
cording to  thine  estimation,  p  and 
shall  addafifthpar^  of  it  thereto  : 
or  if  it  be  not  redeemed,  then  it 
shall  be  sold  according  to  thy  esti- 
mation. 

28  1  Notwithstanding,  no  devoted 
thing,  that  a  man  shall  devote 
unto  the  Lord  of  all  that  he  hath, 
both  of  man  and  beast,  and  of  the 
field  of  his  possession,  shall  be 
sold  or  redeemed :  every  devoted 
thing  is  most  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

29 »- None  devoted,  which  shall  be 
devoted  of  men,  shall  be  re- 
deemed; but  shall  surely  be  put 
to  death. 

30  And  e  all  the  tithe  of  the  land, 
whether  of  the  seed  of  the  land,  or 
of  the  fruit  of  the  tree,  is  the 
Lord's  :  it  is  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

31  'A  nd  if  a  man  will  at  all  re- 
deem aught  of  his  tithes,  he  shall 
add  thereto  the  fifth  part  thereof 

32  And  concerning  the  tithe  of 
the  herd,  or  of  the  flock,  even  of 
whatsoever  "passeth  under  the 
rod,  the  tenth  shall  be  holy  unto 
the  Lord. 

33  He  shall  not  search  whether  it 
be  good  or  bad,  ^neither  shall  he 
change  it :  and  if  he  change  it  at 
all,  then  both  it  and  the  change 
thereof  shall  be  holy;  it  shall  not 
be  redeemed. 

34  .V  These  are  the  command- 
ments, which  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses  for  the  children  of 
Israel  in  mount  Sinai. 

127 


Bffore 

CHRIST 

1491. 


rch.  25.  10, 

28,  31. 

h  ver.  28. 
!  Num.  18.  14. 
Ez.  44.  29. 


*  ch.  25.  10, 
I  ver.  18. 


n  Ex.  30.  13. 

Num.  3.  47. 

<k  18.  16. 

Ez.  45.  12. 
t  Heb. /rJ«- 

lorn,  ^0. 
0  Ex.  13.  2, 12. 

k  22.  30. 

Num.  18.  17. 

Deut.  15.  19. 
p  ver.  11,  12, 

13. 


J  ver.  21. 
Josh.  6.  17, 
18,  19. 


t  Gen.  28.  22. 

Num.  18.  21, 

24. 

2  Chr.  31.  5, 

6,  12. 

Neh.  13.  12. 

Mai.  3.  8,  10. 
t  ver.  13. 


u  See  Jer.  33. 


Ez.  20.  37. 
Mic.  7.  14. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


<2Ex.  la.  1. 

ch.  10.  11,12. 
i  Ex.  US.  22. 


cEx.  30.  12. 
&.  38.  26. 
ch.  2C.  2,  03, 
64. 

2  Sam.  24.  2. 
1  Chr.  21,  2. 


rfch.  2.  14, 
he  i.s  called 
Reuel. 

erh.  7.  2. 
1  Chr.  27.16. 

/Ex.  18.21, 


THE  FOURTH  BOOK  OF  MOSES,  CALLED 

]S^  U  M  B  E  E  S. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  God  commandethMoses  to  numher  the  people.  5 
The  princes  of  the  tribes.  17  The  number  of 
every  tribe,  47  The  Levites  are  exempted  for 
the  service  of  the  Lord, 

AND  the  Lord  spake  nnto  Mo- 
.  ses  n  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai, 
*in  the  tabernacle  of  tlie  congre- 
gation, on  the  first  day  of  the 
second  montli,  in  the  second  year 
after  they  were  come  out  of  tlie 
land  of  Egypt,  saying, 
2<'Take  ye  the  sum  of  all  the 
congregation  of  tlie  children  of 
Israel,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  witli  the 
number  of  their  names,  every 
male  by  their  polls; 

3  From  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, all  that  are  able  to  go  Ibrth 
to  war  in  Israel :  thou  and  Aaron 
shall  number  them  by  their  ar- 
mies. 

4  And  with  you  there  shall  be  a 
man  of  every  tribe;  every  one 
head  of  the  house  of  his  fathers. 

5  If  And  these  are  the  names  of 
the  men  that  shall  stand  with 
you  :  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben  ;  Eli- 
zur  the  son  of  Hhedenr. 

6  Of  Simeon ;  Shelumiel  the  son 
of  Zurishaddai. 

7  Of  Judah ;  Nahshon  the  son  of 
Amminadab. 

8  Of  Issachar ;  Nethaneel  the  son 
of  Zuar. 

9  Of  Zebulun ;  Eliab  the  son  of 
Helon. 

10  Of  the  children  of  Joseph  :  of 
Ephraim;  Elishama  the  son  of 
Ammihud:  of  Manasseli;  Gama- 
liel the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

11  Of  Benjamin;  Abidan  tlie  son 
of  Gideon i. 

12  Of  Dan  ;  Ahiezer  the  son  of 
Ammishaddai. 

1.3  Of  Asher;  Pagiel  tlie  son  of 
Ocran. 

H  Of  Gad;  Elia.saph  the  son  of 
<i  Deuel. 

1.5  Of  Naphtali ;  Ahira  the  son  of 
Enan. 

16  "These  trerc  tlie  renowned  of 
the  congregation,  princes  of  the 
tribes  of  tlieir  fathers,  ./heads  of 
thousands  in  Israel. 

17  ^  And  Moses  and  Aaron  took 
these  men  which  are  expressed  by 
their  names : 

18  And  they  assembled  all  the 
congreisration  together  on  the  first 
day  of  the  second  moutli,  and 
they  declared  their  pedigrees  after 
their  families,  by  tlie  liouse  of 
their    fathers,   according    to   the 

128 


number  of  the  names,  from  twen- 
ty years  old  and  upward,  by  their 
polls. 

19  As  the  L/OBD  commanded  Mo- 
ses, so  he  numbered  them  in  the 
wilderness  of  Sinai. 

20  And  the  children  of  Reuben, 
Israel's  eldest  son,  by  their  gene- 
rations, after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  lathers,  according 
to  the  number  of  the  names,  by 
their  polls,  every  male  from  twen- 
ty years  old  and  upward,  all  that 
were  able  to  go  forth  to  war ; 

21  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben, 
were  forty  and  six  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

22  T  Of  the  children  of  Simeon, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  those  that  were  numbered 
of  them,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  by  their  polls,  every 
male  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

23  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon, 
ivere  fifty  and  nine  thousand  and 
three  hundred. 

24  t  Of  the  children  of  Gad,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  fami- 
lies, by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the 
names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

2-5  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Gad, 
were  forty  and  five  thousand  six 
hundred  and  fifty. 

20  1  Of  the  children  of  Judah, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  aiifl  upward,  all  that  were  able 
to  go  forth  to  war ; 

27  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
ivere  threescore  and  fourteen  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred. 

28  \  Of  the  children  of  Issachar, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  Ji-oni  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able 
to  go  forth  t(i  war; 

29'Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Issa- 
char, -were  fifty  and  four  thousand 
and  four  hundred. 

30  1  Of  the  children  of  Zebulun, 


Tli6  number  of  men 


NUMBERS. 


in  each  tribe. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


by  their  generations,  after  their  I  them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Naph- 


families,by  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, according  to  tlie  number  of 
the  names,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to 
go  forth  to  war ; 

31  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  thetribeof  Zebulun. 
ivere  fifty  and  seven  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

32  \  Of  the  children  of  Joseph, 
namely,  of  the  children  of  Ephra- 
im,  by  their  generations,  after 
their  families,  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twen- 
ty years  old  and  upward,  all  that 
were  able  to  go  forth  to  \\  ar ; 

33  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Ephra- 
im,  loei-e  forty  thousand  and  live 
hundred. 

34  f  Of  the  children  of  Manas- 
seh^  by  their  generations,  after 
their  families,  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twen- 
ty years  old  and  upward,  all  that 
were  able  to  go  forth  to  war ; 

3.5  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Manas- 
seh,  ivere  thirty  and  two  thousand 
and  two  hundred. 

36  %  Of  the  children  of  Benjamin, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 


tali,  were  fifty  and  three  thousand 
and  four  hundred. 

44  ff  These  are  those  that  were 
numbered,  which  Moses  and  Aa- 
ron numbered,  and  the  princes  of 
Israel,  6eJHr/  twelve  men :  each  one 
was  for  the  house  of  his  fathers. 

4.5  So  were  all  those  that  were 
numbered  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  in  Israel ; 

46  Even  all  they  that  were  num- 
bered were '' six  "hundred  thousand 
and  three  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred and  fifty. 

47  %  But  ithe  Levites  after  the 
tribe  of  their  fathers  were  not 
numbered  among  them. 

48  For  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

49  *  Only  thou  shalt  not  number 
the  tribe  of  Levi,  neither  take 
the  sum  of  them  among  the 
children  of  Israel : 

50  ^But  thou  Shalt  appoint  the 
Levites  over  the  tabernacle  of 
testimony,  and  over  all  the  ves- 
sels thereof,  and  over  all  things 
that  belong  to  it:  they  shall  bear 
the  tabernacle,  and  all  the  vessels 
thereof;  and  they  shall  minis- 
ter unto  it,  '"and   shall  encamp 


Be  to  re 
CHRIST 

1490. 


g  ch.  26.  61. 


families,  bv  the  house  of  their  fa-  round  about  the  tabernacle 
thers,  according  to  the  number  of  51  «And  when  the  tabernacle 
the  names,  from  twenty  years  oid  I  setteth  forward,  the  Levites  shall 
and  upward,  all  that  were  abl««lt)  I  take  it  down ;  and  when  the  tab 
go  forth  to  war ;  ernacle  is  to  be  pitched,  the  Le 

37  Those  that  were  numbered  of  vites   shall  set  it  up:    "and  the 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Benja- 1  stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall 


rnln,  ivere  thirty  and  five  thou- 
sand and  four  hundred. 

38  11  Of  the  children  of  Dan,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  fam- 
ilies, by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the 
names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
U])ward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

:B9  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Dan, 
ivere  threescore  and  two  thousand 
and  seven  hundred. 

40  ^  Of  the  children  of  Asher,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  fam- 
ilies, by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the 
names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

41  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  eren  of  the  tribe  of  Asher, 
were  forty  and  one  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

42  f  Of  the  children  of  Naphtali, 
throughout  their  generations, 
after  their  families,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twen- 
ty  years  old  and  upward,  all  that 
were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 

43  Those  that  were  numbered  of 

9 


be  put  to  death. 

52  And  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  pitch  their  tents,  p  every 
man  by  his  own  camp,  and  every 
man  by  his  own  standard, 
throughout  their  hosts. 

53  9  But  the  Levites  shall  pitch 
round  about  the  tabernacle  of 
testimony,  that  there  be  no 
'•WTathupon  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel:  «and  the 
Levites  shall  keep  the  charge  of 
the*  tabernacle  of  testimony. 

54  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses,  so  did  they. 

CHAPTER  IL 

The  order  of  the  tribes  in  their  ttnts. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.  ses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

2  «  Every  man  of  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  pitch  by  his  own 
standard,  with  the  ensign  of  their 
father's  house :  t  *  far  off  about  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
shall  they  pitch. 

3  And  on  the  east  side  toward 
the  rising  of  the  sun  shall  they  of 
the  standard  of  the  camp  of  Ju 
dah   pitch  throughout   their  ar 
mies:  and  cNahshon  the  son  of 

129 


h  Ex.  38.  26. 

See  Ex.  12. 

37. 

ch.  2.  32.  4; 

26.  SI. 
i  ch.  2.  33. 

See  ch.  3,  (fc 

4,  4.  26.  57. 

1  Ghr.  6.  As 

21.  6. 
kch.  2.  33.  <fc 

26.  62. 


I  Ex.  38.  21. 
ch.  3.  7,  e.& 
4.  15,  25,  26, 
27,  33. 


m  cfa.  3.    23, 
29,  35,  38. 
n  ch.  10.  17, 


0  ch.  3.  10,  38. 

&  18.  22. 


p  ch.  2.  2,  34- 


q  ver.  50. 
r  Lev.  10.  6. 

ch.  8.  19.  & 

16.  46.  &.  18. 

5. 

1  Sam.  6.  19. 
sch.  3.7,  8.  & 

8.  24,  25,  26. 

&:  18.  3,  4,  5. 

&  31.  30,  47. 

1  Chr.  23.  32. 

2  Chr.  13. 11. 


t  Heb.  6ter 

against. 
&  Josh.  3.  4. 
cch.  10.  14. 

Ruth  4.  20. 

1  Chr.  2.  10. 

Matt.  1.  4. 

Luke  3.  32, 

33. 


The  order  of  the 


NUMBERS. 


tribes  in  their  tents. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


II  Deuel, 
ch.  I.  14.  it. 

7.  •J2,  47.  & 
10.  20. 


ech.  10.  18. 
/ch.  10.  17, 


Aniniinadab  shall  be  captain  of 
the  children  ofJudah. 

4  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  luere 
threescore  and  fourteen  thousand 
and  six  hundred. 

5  And  tho.se  tliat  do  pitch  next 
unto  him  s/uiU  he  tlie  tribe  of  Is- 
sachar :  and  Netlianeel  tlie  son  of 
Zuar  shall  he  captain  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Issachar. 

G  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  tliereof,  were  fifty 
and  four  thousand  and  four  hun- 
dred. 

7  Then  the  tribe  of  Zebulun :  and 
Eliab  the  son  of  Helon  shall  he 
captain  of  the  children  of  Zeb- 
ulun. 

8  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  thereof,  xvere  fifty 
and  seven  thousand  and  four  hun- 
dred. 

9  All  that  were  numbered  in  the 
camp  of  Judah  were  a  hundred 
thousand  and  fourscore  thousand 
and  six  thousand  and  four  hun- 
dred, througliout  their  armies: 
<<  these  shall  first  set  forth. 

10  If  On  the  soutii  side  shall  be 
the  standard  of  the  camp  of  Reu- 
ben according  to  their  armies : 
and  the  captain  of  the  children 
of  Reuben  shall  be  Elizur  the  son 
of  Shedeur. 

11  And  hi*?  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  thereof,  ivere 
Ibrty  and  six  thousand  and  five 
hundred. 

12  And  those  which  pitch  by  him 
shall  be  the  tribe  of  Simeon  :  and 
the  captain  of  the  children  of 
Simeon  shall  be  Shelumiel  the 
son  of  Zurishaddai. 

13  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  mre 
fifty  and  nine  thousand  and  three 
hundred. 

14  Then  the  tribe  of  Gad:  and 
the  captain  of  the  sons  of  Gad 
s/iall  be  Eliasaph  the  son  of 
IIReuel. 

15  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were 
forty  and  five  thousand  and  six 
hundred  and  fifty. 

10  All  that  were  numbered  in 
the  camp  of  Reuben  tcere  a  hun- 
dred thousand  and  fifty  and  one 
thousand  and  lour  lunidred  and 
fifty,  throughout  their  armies: 
eand  they  sliall  set  forth  in  the 
second  rank. 

17  H  /Then  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  shall  set  forward 
with  the  camp  of  the  Levites  in 
the  midst  of  Die  camp:  as  they 
encamp,  so  sliall  they  .set  forward, 
every  man  in  his  place  liy  their 
standards. 

IS  1[  On  the  west  side  shall  be  the 

standard  of  the  camp  of  Ephraim 

according  to   their   armies:    and 

the  captain  of  the  sons  of  Ephra- 

l.'JO 


im  shall  be  Elishama  the  son  of 
Ammihud. 

1!)  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were 
forty  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

20  And  by  him  shall  he  the  tribe 
of  Manasseh :  and  the  captain  of 
the  children  of  Manasseli  shall  be 
Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

21  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  wej-e 
thirty  and  two  thousand  and  two 
hundred. 

22  Then  the  tribe  of  Benjamin: 
and  the  captain  of  the  sons  of 
Benjamin  shall  he  Abidan  the  son 
of  Gideoni. 

23  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  irere 
thirty  and  five  thousand  and  four 
hundred. 

24  All  that  were  numbered  of  the 
camp  of  Ephraim  ive7-e  a  hun- 
dred thousand  and  eight  thousand 
and  a  hundred,  throughout  their 
armies:  .'/and  they  shall  go  for- 
ward in  the  third  rank. 

2-5  If  The  standard  of  the  camp 
of  Dan  shall  he  on  the  nortli  side 
by  their  armies :  and  the  captain 
of  the  children  of  Dan  shall  be 
Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

2(3  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  luere 
threescore  and  two  thousand  and 
seven  hundred. 

27  And  those  that  encamp  by 
lipK  shall  be  the  tribe  ol'  Aslier : 
and  the  captain  of  the  children 
of  Asher  shall  he  Pagiel  the  sou 
of  Ocran. 

28  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
wei"e  numbered  of  them,  loere 
forty  and  one  thousand  and  five 
hundred. 

29  f  Then  the  tribe  of  Naphtali : 
and  the  captain  of  the  children 
of  jSTaphtali  shall  be  Ahira  the 
.son  of  Enan. 

30  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  ivcre 
fifty  and  three  thousand  and  lour 
hundred. 

31  All  they  that  were  numbered 
in  the  camp  of  Dan  rvere  a  hun- 
dred thousand  and  fifty  and  seven 
thousand  and  six  hundred : ''  they 
shall  go  hindmost  with  their 
standards. 

32  If  These  ore  those  which  were 
numbered  of  tlie  children  of  Is- 
rael by  the  liouse  of  their  fathers: 
'all  those  that  were  numbered  of 
the  camps  throughout  their  hosts 
tvere  six  hundred  thousand  and 
three  thousand  and  five  hundred 
and  fifty. 

33  But  /i-the  Levites  were  not 
numbered  among  the  children 
of  Israel ;  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses. 

3^1  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord 
commanded    Moses:     'so    they 


Tlie  sons  of  Aaron. 


NUMBERS. 


The  Levites  numbered. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


1491. 


6  Ex.  28.  41. 

Lev.  8. 
t  Hell,  whose 

hand  hF.  filled. 

1490. 

cLev.  10.  1. 
ch.  26.  61. 
1  Chr.  24.  2. 


<Jch.  8.6.  & 
18.  2. 


e  Seech.  1.  50. 
&  8.  11,  15, 
24,  26. 


/ch.  8.  10.  <k 
18.  6. 


^ch.  18.  7. 
ft  ver.  38. 

ch.  1.  51.  & 

16.  40. 


r  ver.  41. 
ch.  H.  16.  & 
18.  6. 


J  Ex 

13. 

2. 

Le\ 

.  27 

26 

ch. 

8.  15. 

Luke  2. 

23. 

;ex 

13. 

12, 

1.'). 

ch. 

8.  17. 

pitched  by  their  standards,  and  so 
thev  set  lorward,  every  one  after 
their  families,  according  to  the 
house  of  their  fathers. 

CHAPTER   III. 

1  The  sons  of  Aaron.  5  The  Lcvites  are  given 
to  the  priests  for  the  service  of  the  tabernacle, 
11  instead  of  the  firstborn.  14  The  Leviles 
are  numbered  by  their  families.  21  The  fam- 
ilies, number,  and  charge  of  the  Gershonites, 
27  of  the  Kohalhiles,  33  of  the  Mernntes.  38 
The  place  and  charge  of  Moses  and  Aaron.  40 
The  firstborn  are  freed  by  the  Levites.  44 
The  overplus  are  redeemed. 

THESE  also  are  the  genera- 
tions of  Aaron  and  Moses,  in 
the  day  that  the  Lord  spaice  with 
Moses  in  mount  8inai. 

2  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  Aaron;  IS^adab  the«fii"St- 
born,  and  Abihu,  Eleazar,  and 
Ithamar. 

3  Tliese  are  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Aaron,  *  the  priests  which  were 
anointed,  twhom  he  consecrated 
to  minister  in  the  priest's  office. 

4  c  And  Nadab  and  Abihu  died 
before  the  Lord,  when  they  of- 
fered strange  fire  before  the 
Lord,  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai, 
and  they  had  no  children:  and 
Eleazar  and  Ithamar  ministered 
in  the  priest's  office  in  the  sight  of 
Aaron  their  father. 

5  \  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

6  d  Bring  the  tribe  of  Levi  near, 
and  present  them,  before  Aaron 
the  priest,  that  they  may  minister 
unto  him. 

7  And  they  shall  keep  his  charge, 
and  the  charge  of  the  whole  con- 
gregation before  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  to  do « the  serv- 
ice of  the  tabernacle. 

8  And  they  shall  keep  all  the 
instruments  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  the  charge 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  to  do  the 
service  of  the  tabernacle. 

9  And  .f  thou  shalt  give  the  Le- 
vites unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons  : 
they  are  wholly  given  unto  him 
out'of  the  children  of  Israel. 

10  And  thou  Shalt  appoint  Aaron 
and  his  sons,  i?  and  tliey  shall  wait 
on  their  priest's  office:  ''and  the 
stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall 
be  put  to  death. 

11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  And  1,  behold.  ^  I  have  taken 
the  Levites  from  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  instead  of  all  the 
firstborn  that  openeth  the  matrix 
among  the  children  of  Israel : 
therefore  the  Levites  shall  be 
mine ; 

13  Because ''  all  the  firstborn  are 
mine ;  ^for  on  tlie  day  that  I 
smote  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land 
of  Egvpt  I  hallowed  unto  me  all 
the  firstborn  in  Israel,  both  man 
and  beast:  mine  they  shall  be:  I 
am  the  Lord. 


14  ''■  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai, 
saying, 

1.5  I^sumber  the  children  of  Levi 
after  the  house  of  their  fatliers,  by 
their  families  :  '«  every  male  from 
a  month  old  and  upward  shalt 
thou  number  them. 

16  And  Moses  numbered  them 
according  to  the  t  word  of  the 
Lord,  as  he  was  commanded. 

17  "And  these  were  the  sons  of 
Levi  by  their  names;  Gorshon, 
and  Ko'hath,  and  Merari. 

18  And  these  arc  tlie  names  of 
the  sons  of  Gershon  by  their  fam- 
ilies; "  Libni,  and  Shimei. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  by 
their  families:  ;^Amram,aud  Ize- 
har,  Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 

20  9And  the  sons  of  Merari  by 
their  families;  Mahli,  and  Mushi. 
These  are  the  families  of  the  Le- 
vites according  to  the  house  of 
their  fathers. 

21  Of  Gershon  xras  the  family  of 
the  Libnites,  and  the  family  of 
the  Sliimites :  these  are  the  fami- 
lies of  the  Gershonites. 

22  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  according  to  the  number  of 
all  the  males,  from  a  month  old 
and  upward,  evc?t  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them  irere  seven 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

23  '•  The  families  of  the  Gershon- 
ites shall  pitch  behind  the  taber- 
nacle westward. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of 
the  fatlier  of  the  Gershonites  shall 
be  Eliasaph  the  son  of  Lael. 

2.5  And  *  the  charge  of  the  sons  of 
Gershon  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  shall  he  «the  taber- 
nacle, and  «tlie  tent,  2:  the  cover- 
ing thereof,  and  2/ the  hanging  for 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation, 

26  And  2  the  hangings  of  the  court, 
and  "the  curtain  for  the  door  of 
the  court,  which  is  by  the  taber- 
nacle, and  by  the  altar  round 
about,  and  ^the  cords  of  it,  for  all 
the  service  thereof. 

27  11  f  And  of  Kohath  was  the  fam- 
ily of  the  Amramites,  and  the 
family  of  the  Izeharites,  and  the 
family  of  the  Hebromtes,  and  the 
family  of  the  Uzzielites:  these  are 
the  families  of  the  Koliathites. 

28  In  tlie  number  of  all  the  males, 
from  a  month  old  and  upward, 
were  eight  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred, keeping  the  charge  of  the 
sanctuarv. 

29  d  The  families  of  the  sons  of 
Kohath  shall  pitch  on  the  side 
of  the  tabernacle  southward. 

30  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of 
the  father  of  the  families  of  the 
Kohathites  shall  be  Elizaphan  the 
son  of  Uzziel. 

31  And  e  their  charge  .^ftoWfce /the 
ark,  and  i/ the  table,  and  ft  the  can- 

131 


Before 

C  H  R  I  S  T 

1490. 


m  ver.  39. 
ch.  26.  62. 


t  Heb.  mouth. 

n  Gen.  46.  11. 
Kx.  6.  16. 
ch.  26.  57. 
1  Chr.  6.  1, 
16.  &.  23.  6. 

oEx.  6.  17. 
p  Ex.  6.  18. 
q  Ex.  6.  19. 


sch.  4.  24,25, 
26. 

t  Ex.  25.  9. 
u  Ex.  26.  1. 
X  Ex.  26.  7, 14. 
y  Ex.  26.  36. 

2  Ex.  27.  9. 
a  Ex.  27.  16. 


b  Ex.  35.  18. 
c  1  Chr.  26. 23. 


cch.  4.  15. 
/Ex.  25.  10. 
f  Ex.  25.  23. 
h  Ex.  25.  31. 


The  Levites  numbered. 


NUMBERS, 


The  Levites'  service. 


Before 
C  IIKIST 

1490. 


I  Ex.  27.  1.  & 

::o.  1. 

*  Ex.  2G.  32. 


I  ch.  1.  53. 

t  He1>.  the 
office  ufihe 
charge. 

mrh.  4.  3J, 


orh.  16.  5. 
p  vt-r.  7,  f<. 
V  vcr.  10. 

rSce  ch.  26. 


dlestick,  and  ithe  altars,  and  the 
vessels  of  the  sanctuary  where- 
with they  minister,  and  /■•■  the  hang- 
ing, and'all  the  service  thereof. 

32  And  Jilleazar  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  priest  shall  he  chief  over  the 
chief  of  the  Levites,  and  have  the 
oversight  of  tliem  that  keep  the 
charge  of  the  sanctuary. 

:>'.  S  Of  JNIeruri  }vas  the  family  of 
the  IMahlites,  and  tlie  family  of 
the  Mushites:  these  are  tlie  fami- 
lies of  Merari. 

34  And  those  that  were  number- 
ed of  them,  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  all  tlie  males,  from  a  nnonth 
old  and  upward,  ivere  six  thou- 
sand and  two  liundred. 

35  And  the  cliicf  of  the  house  of 
the  father  of  the  families  of  Merari 
was  Zuriel  the  son  of  Abihail: 
I  these  shall  pitch  on  the  side  of 
the  tabernacle  northward. 

36  And  "^miinclcr  the  custody  and 
charge  of  the  sons  of  Merari  shall 
be  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  the  bars  thereof,  and  the  pil- 
lars thereof,  and  the  sockets  there- 
of, and  all  the  vessels  tliereof,  and 
all  that  serveth  thereto, 

37  And  tlie  pillars  of  the  court 
round  about,  and  tlioir  sockets, 
and  their  pins,  and  their  cords. 

38  1  "But  those  that  encamp  be- 
fore tlie  tabernacle  toward  the 
east,  even  before  tlie  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  eastward,  shall 
be  Moses,  and  Aaron  and  his  sons, 
"keeping  tlie  charge  of  tlie  sanc- 
tuary J'  lOr  the  charge  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel ;  and  '/the  stranger 
that  cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to 
death. 

39  '•AH  that  were  numbered  of 
the  Levites,  which  Moses  and 
Aaron  numbered  at  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord,  tlirough- 
out  their  families,  all  the  males 
from  a  month  old  and  upward, 
were  twenty  and  two  thousand. 

40  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  s Number  all  the  firstborn 
of  the  males  of  the  children  of 
Israel  from  a  month  old  and  up- 
ward, and  take  tlie  number  of 
their  names. 

41  <And  tliou  slialt  take  tlie  Le- 
vites for  me  (I  am  the  Lord)  in- 
stead of  all  the  firstborn  among 
the  children  of  Israel;  and  the 
cattle  of  the  Levites  iiistc^ad  of  all 
the  firstlings  among  the  cattle  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

42  And  ISloses  numbered,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  him,  all  the 
firstborn  among  tlie  children  of 
Israel. 

43  And  all  the  firstborn  males 
by  the  number  of  names,  from  a 
month  old  and  upward,  of  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them, 
were  twenty  and  two  thousand 
two  hundred  and  threescore  and 
thirteen. 

132 


44  %  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

45  "Take  the  Levites  instead  of 
all  tlie  firstborn  among  the  cliil- 
dren  of  Israel,  and  the  cattle  of 
the  Levites  instead  of  their  cattle ; 
and  the  Levites  shall  be  mine:  I 
am  the  Lord. 

46  And  for  those  that  are  to  be 
^redeemed  of  the  two  hundred 
and  threescore  and  thirteen  of  the 
firstborn  of  the  cliildren  of  Israel, 
y  which  are  more  than  the  Le- 
vites ; 

47  Thou  Shalt  even  take  zfive 
shekels  apiece  by  the  poll,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  shalt 
thou  take  ihnn:  ('Uhe  shekel  is 
twenty  gerahs:) 

48  And  thou  shalt  give  the  money, 
wlierewith  the  odd  number  of 
them  is  to  be  redeemed,  unto  Aa- 
ron and  to  his  sons. 

49  And  Moses  toolc  the  redemp- 
tion money  of  them  that  were 
over  and  above  them  tliat  were 
redeemed  by  the  Levites : 

50  Of  the  firstborn  of  the  children 
of  Israel  took  he  the  money;  ^a 
thousand  three  hundred  and  three- 
score and  five  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary: 

51  And  Moses  «gave  the  money 
of  them  that  were  redeemed  unto 
Aaron  and  to  his  sons,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  age  and  lime  of  the  Levites'  service.  4 
The  carriage  of  the  Kohalhites,  when  the 
priests  have  taken  down  the  tahtrnaclc.  10  The 
charge  of  Eleazar.  17  The  office  of  the  priests. 
21  The  carriage  of  the  Oershoniles.  29  The 
carriage  of  the  Merarilcs.  34  The  numhcr  oj 
the  Kohuthites,  38  of  the  Gershonites,  4'2  and 
of  the  Merarites. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.  ses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

2  Take  the  sum  of  the  sons  of 
Ivohath  from  among  the  sons  of 
Levi,  after  their  families,  by  the 
liouse  of  their  fathers, 

3  "From  thirty  j-ears  old  and  up- 
ward even  until  fifty  years  old, 
all  that  enter  into  the  host,  to  do 
the  work  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

4  b  This  shall  be  the  service  of  the 
sons  of  Kohath  in  tlie  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  about  cthe 
most  holy  thinw. 

5  %  And  when  the  camp  setteth 
forward,  Aaron  shall  come,  and 
his  sons,  and  they  shall  take  down 
<^  the  covering  vail,  and  cover  the 
«ark  of  testimony  with  it: 

6  And  shall  put'lherefjn  the  cov- 
ering of  badgers' skins,  and  shall 
spread  over  it  a  cloth  wholb*  of 
blue,  and  shall  put  in  .'the  staves 
thereof. 

7  And  upon  the  stable  of  shew- 
bread  they  shall  spread  a  cloth  of 
blue,  and  put  thereon  the  dishes, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


rKx.  13.  13. 
ch.  18.  Ifi. 


y  vcr.  39,  43. 


:  LcT.  27.  6. 
ch.  la  16. 


a  Ex.  30.  13. 
Lev.  27.  2a. 
ch.  18.  10. 
Kz.  45.  12. 


o  See  ch.  8. 24 
1  Chr.23.  3, 
24,  27. 


/)  vcr.  15. 
c  vcr.  19. 


(iKx.  20.  31. 
c  Kx.  25.  10, 


/lix.  2o.  13. 

f  Kx.  25.  23, 
29,  30. 
Lev.  24.  6,  a 


The  number  qualified 


NUMBERS. 


foi'  the  ministi^. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


h  Ex.  25.  31. 
1  Kx.  25.  37, 

38. 


2cb.  7.  9.  & 

10.  21. 

Deut.  31.0. 

2  Sam.  6.  13. 

1  Chr.  15.  2, 

15. 
mi  Sam.  6.  6, 

1  Chr.  13.  9, 

10. 
7!ch.  3.  31. 
o  Ex.  25.  C. 

Lev.  24.  2. 
pEx.  30.  34. 
9  Ex.  29.  40. 
rEx.  30.23. 


and  the  spoorts,  and  the  bowls,  and 
covers  to  i!  cover  withal :  and  the 
continual  bread  shall  be  thereon  : 

8  And  thej'  shall  spread  upon 
them  a  cloth  of  scarlet,  and  cover 
the  same  with  a  covering  of  badg- 
ers' skins,  and  shall  put  in  the 
staves  thereof. 

9  And  they  shall  take  a  cloth  of 
blue,  and  cover  the  ''  candlestick 
of  the  light,  »and  his  lamps,  and 
his  tongs,  and  his  snuffdishes.  and 
all  the  oil  vessels  thereof,  where- 
with they  minister  unto  it : 

10  And  they  shall  put  it  and  all 
the  vessels  thereof  within  a  cover- 
ing of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall 
put  it  upon  a  bar. 

11  And  upon  f^the  golden  altar 
thej'  shall  spread  a  cloth  of  blue, 
and  cover  it  with  a  covering  of 
badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put  to  the 
staves  thereof: 

12  And  they  shall  take  all  the  in- 
struments of  ministry,  whei'ewith 
they  minister  in  the  sanctuary, 
and  put  the7n  in  a  cloth  of  blue, 
and  cover  them  with  a  covering 
of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put 
them  on  a  bar. 

13  And  they  shall  take  away  the 
ashes  from  the  altar,  and  spread  a 
purple  cloth  thereon : 

14  And  they  shall  put  upon  it  all 
the  vessels  thereof,  wherewith 
they  minister  about  it,  even  the 
censers,  the  fleshhooks,  and  the 
shovels,  and  the  i  basins,  all  the 
vessels  ot  the  altar;  and  they  shall 
spread  upon  it  a  covering  of  badg- 
ers' skins,  and  put  to  the  staves  of 
it. 

15  And  when  Aaron  and  his  sons 
have  made  an  end  of  covering  the 
sanctuary,  and  all  the  vessels  of 
the  sanctuary,  as  the  camp  is  to 
set  forward ;  after  that,  'the sons 
of  Kohath  shall  come  to  bearjY.- 
"'  but  they  shall  not  touch  einy  holy 
thing,  lest  they  die.  "  These  things 
o?-e  the  burden  of  the  sons  of  Ko- 
hath in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

16  *;,  And  to  the  office  of  Eleazar 
the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest  pe?-- 
tcimeth  0  the  oil  for  the  light,  and 
the  p  sweet  incense,  and  9  the  daily 
meat  offering,  and  the  >•  anointing 
oil,  and  the  ovei-sight  of  all  the 
tabernacle,  and  of  all  that  therein 
1.9,  in  the  sanctuary,  and  in  the 
vessels  thereof. 

17  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saving, 

18  Cut  ye  not  off  the  tribe  of  the 
families  of  the  Kohathites  from 
among  the  Levites : 

19  But  thus  do  unto  them,  that 
they  may  live,  and  not  die,  when 
they  approach  unto  sthe  most 
holy  things :  Aaron  and  his  sons 
shall  go  in,  and  appoint  them 
every  one  to  his  service  and  to  his 
burden : 


20  *But  they  shall  not  go  in  to  see 
when  the  holy  things  are  covered, 
lest  they  die. 

21  •"  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

22  Take  also  the  sum  of  the  sons 
of  Gershon,  throughout  the  hous- 
es of  their  fathers,  by  their  fami- 
lies ; 

23  "From  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  until  fifty  years  old  shalt 
thou  number  them ;  all  that  enter 
intto  perform  the  service,  to  do 
the  work  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

24  This  is  the  service  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  Gershonites,  to  serve, 
and  for  i!  burdens : 

2-5  And  2^  they  shall  bear  the  cur- 
tains of  the  tabernacle,  and  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
his  covering,  and  the  covering  of 
the  badgers'  skins  that  is  above 
upon  it,  and  the  hanging  for  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, 

26  And  the  hangings  of  the  court, 
and  the  hanging  for  the  door  of 
the  gate  of  the  court,  which  is  by 
the  tabernacle  and  by  the  altar 
round  about,  and  their  cords,  and 
all  the  instruments  of  their  serv- 
ice, and  all  that  is  made  for  them : 
so  shall  they  serve. 

27  At  the  t  appointment  of  Aaron 
and  his  sons  shall  be  all  the  serv- 
ice of  the  sons  of  the  Gershonites, 
in  all  their  burdens,  and  in  all  their 
service :  and  ye  shall  appoint  unto 
them  in  charge  all  their  burdens. 

28  This  is  the  service  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  sons  of  Gershon  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation: 
and  their  charge  shall  be  under 
the  hand  of  Ithamar  the  son  of 
Aaron  the  priest. 

29  %  As  for  the  sons  of  Merari, 
thou  Shalt  number  them  arter 
their  families,  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers ; 

30  2/ From  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  even  unto  fifty  yeare  old 
Shalt  thou  number  them,  every 
one  thatentereth  into  the  tserv- 
ice,  to  do  the  work  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

31  And  2  this  is  the  charge  of  their 
burden,  according  to  all  their  serv- 
ice in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation ;  "the  boards  of  the  tabei-- 
nacle.  and  the  bars  thereof,  and 
the  pillars  thereof,  and  sockets 
thereof, 

32  And  the  pillars  of  the  court 
round  about,  and  their  sockets, 
and  their  pins,  and  their  cords, 
with  all  their  in.struments,  and 
with  all  their  service:  and  by 
name  ye  shall  ^reckon  the  instru- 
mentsof  the  charge  of  their  bur- 
den. 

33  This  is  the  service  of  the  fam» 
ilies  of  the  sons  of  Merari,  accord- 
ing to  all  their  service,  in  the  tab- 

1.^3 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


(See  Ex.  19. 
21. 
1  Sara.  6.  19. 


t  Heb.  to  war 

the  warfare. 


I  Or,  carriage. 
xch.  3,  25,  26. 


t  Ueb.  mouth. 


y  ver.  3. 


f  Heb. 
warfare. 


Number  of  the  Kohathites. 


NUMBERS. 


The  unclean  removed. 


lie  fore 

CHRIST 

1490. 


fver.  3,  23, 


ernacle  of  the  congregation,  under 
the  hand  of  Ithamar  the  son  of 
Aaron  the  priest. 

34  If  f  And  Moses  and  Aaron  and 
the  chief  of  the  congregation  num- 
bered the  sons  of  the  Kohathites 
after  tlieir  I'aniilies,  and  after  the 
house  of  their  fathers, 

35  From  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  even  unto  fifty  years  old, 
every  one  that  enteretli  into  the 
service,  for  the  worlc  in  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation : 

36  And  tliose  that  were  number- 
ed of  them  by  their  families  were 
two  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
fifty. 

37  These  ivere  tliey  that  were 
numbered  of  the  families  of  the 
Kohathites,  all  that  might  do 
service  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  which  Moses  and 
Aaron  did  number  according  to 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

:is  And  tliose  that  were  numbered 
of  the  sons  of  Gershon,  througliout 
their  families,  and  bj^  the  house  of 
their  fathers, 

39  From  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  even  inito  fifty  years  old, 
every  one  that  entereth  into  the 
service,  for  the  work  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  tlie  congregation, 

40  Even  tliose  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  throughout  tlieir 
families,  by  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  were  two  thousand  and 
six  hundred  and  thirty. 

41  ''These  are  they  that  were 
numbered  of  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Gershon,  of  all  that  might 
do  service  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  whom  Moses  and 
Aaron  did  number  according  to 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord. 

42  1[  And  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  families  of  the  sons 
of  Merari,  throughout  their  lani- 
ilies,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

43  From  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  even  unto  fifty  years  old, 
every  one  that  entereth  into  the 
service,  for  the  work  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation, 

44  Even  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them  after  tlieir  families, 
were  three  thousand  and  two  hun- 
dred. 

45  These  be  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  families  of  the  sons 
of  Merari,  whom  Moses  and  Aaron 
numbered  e according  to  the  word 
of  the  L(  )R  D  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

4G  All  those  that  were  numbered 
of  the  Levites,  wliom  Moses  and 
Aaron  and  the  chief  of  Israel 
numbered,  after  their  families, 
and  after  the  house  of  their  la- 
thers, 

47  /From  thirty  years  old  and 

upward  even  unto  fifty  years  old, 

every  one  that  came  to  do  the 

service  of  the  ministry,  and  the 

134 


service  of  the  burden  in  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation, 

48  Even  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  were  eight  thou- 
sand and  live  hundred  and  four- 
score. 

49  According  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  they  were  num- 
bered   by    the    hand    of   Moses, 

0  every  one  according  to  his  serv- 
ice, and  according  to  his  burden : 
thus  were  thej^  numbered  of  him, 
''a.s  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  The  unclean  are  removed  out  of  the  camp. 
5  Restitution  is  to  be  made  in  trespasses.  11 
The  trial  oj  jealousy. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  they  put  out  of  the 
camp  every  "leper,  and  eveiT 
one  that  hath  an  ''issue,  and  who- 
soever is  defiled  by  the  ^dead  : 

3  Both  male  and  female  shall  ye 
put  out,  without  the  camp  shall 
ye  put  them ;  that  they  defile  not 
their  camps,  ^  in  the  midst  where- 
of I  dwell. 

4  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
so,  and  put  them  out  without  the 
camp :  as  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  so  did  the  children  of 
Israel. 

5  1[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

6  8peak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, «Wlieii  a  man  or  woman 
shall  commit  any  sin  that  men 
commit,  to  do  a  trespass  against 
the  Lord,  and  that  person  be 
guilty; 

7  /Then  they  shall  confess  their 
sin  which  they  have  done:  and 
he  shall  recompense  his  trespass 
ff  with  the  principal  thereof,  and 
add  unto  it  the  fifth  prtr<  thereof, 
and  give  it  unto  /t(?n  against 
whom  he  hath  trespassed. 

8  But  if  the  man  have  no  kin.s- 
man  to  recompense  the  trespass 
unto,  let  the  trespass  be  recom- 
pensed unto  the  Lord,  even  to  the 
priest;  ])eside  ''the  ram  of  the 
atdiioinciit,  wlicn-by  an  atone- 
ment shall  be  made  for  him. 

9  And  every  llu)ffering  of  all  the 
holy  things  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, which  tliey  bring  unto  the 
priest,  shall  be  his. 

10  And  every  man's  hallowed 
things  shall  be  his:  whatsoever 
any  man  giveth  the  priest,  it 
shall  be  ^'  his. 

11  II  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  Speaic  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  If  any 
man's  wife  go  aside,  and  commit 
a  trespass  against  him, 

13  And  a  man  'lie  with  her  car- 
nallj',  and  it  be  hid  from  the  eyes 
of  her  husband,  and  be  kept 
close,   and  she   be   defiled,   and 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


f  ver.  10,  24, 
31. 


a  Lev.  13.  3, 

4fi.  &  ch.  12. 

14. 
*Lev.  15.  2. 
cLev.  21.  1. 

ch.  9.  e,  10. 

&.  19.  11,  13. 

<k  31.  19. 
dLev.  20.  11, 

12. 

2  Cor.  6.  16. 


e  Lev.  6.  2,  3. 


/Lev.  5.  5.  & 

26.  40. 
Jo.sh.  7.  19. 


h  Lev.  6.  6,  7. 
<fc  7.  7. 


II  Or,  heave 

offering. 
i  Ex.  29.  28. 

Lev.  6.  17, 

18,  2C.  3c  7.  6, 

7,  9,  10,  14. 

ch.  18.  8,  9, 

19. 

Deut.  18.  3, 

4. 

Kz.  44.  29, 


The  trial  of  jealousy. 


NUMBERS. 


The  trial  of  jealousy. 


Before 
(;  H  R  I  S  T 

1490. 


m  1  Kings  17. 
18. 
Ez.  29.  16. 


U  Or,  being  in 
the  power 
oflhy 
husband, 
Rom.  7.  2. 

t  Heb.  under 
thy  husband. 


n  Josh.  6.  26. 

1  Sam.  14. 

24. 

Neh.  10.  29. 
0  Jer.  29.  22. 

t  Heb.  fall. 

pPs.  109.  18. 
q  Deut.  27. 15. 


there  be  no  witness  against  her, 
neitlier  she  be  taken  xoUh  the 
manner  ; 

14  And  the  spirit  of  jealousy 
come  upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous 
of  his  wife,  and  she  be  detiled;  or 
if  the  spirit  of  jealousy  come 
upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous  of 
his  wife,  and  she  be  not  defiled: 

15  Then  shall  the  man  bring  his 
wife  unto  the  priest,  and  he  shall 
bring  her  offering  for  her,  the 
tenth  jKirt  of  an  ephah  of  barley 
meal ;  he  shall  pour  no  oil  upon 
it,  nor  put  frankincense  thereon ; 
for  it  Is  an  offering  of  jealousy, 
an  offering  of  memorial,  » bring- 
ing iniquity  to  remembrance. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bring  her 
near,  and  set  her  before  the  Lord  : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  take 
holy  water  in  an  earthen  vessel ; 
and  of  the  dust  that  is  in  the 
floor  of  the  tabernacle  the  priest 
shall  take,  and  put  it  into  the 
water : 

18  And  the  priest  shall  set  the 
woman  before  the  Lord,  and  un- 
cover the  woman's  head,  and 
put  the  offering  of  memorial  in 
her  hands,  wliicli  w  the  jealousy 
oflering:  and  the  priest  shall 
have  in  his  hand  the  Intter  water 
that  causeth  the  curse  : 

19  And  the  priest  shall  charge 
her  by  an  oath,  and  say  unto  the 
woman.  If  no  man  have  lain  with 
thee,  and  if  thou  hast  not  gone 
aside  to  uncleanness  li  t  ivith  an- 
other instead  of  thy  husband,  be 
thou  free  from  this  bitter  water 
that  causeth  the  curse : 

20  But  if  thou  hast  gone  aside 
to  another  instead  of  thy  husband, 
and  if  thou  be  defiled,  and  some 
man  have  lain  with  thee  besides 
thine  husband : 

21  Then  the  priest  shall  "charge 
the  woman  with  an  oath  of  curs- 
ing, and  the  priest  shall  say  unto 
the  w'oman,  ^The  Lord  'make 
thee  a  curse  and  an  oath  among 
the  people,  when  the  Lord  doth 
make  thy  thigh  to  trot,  and  thy 
belly  to  swell ; 

22  And  this  water  that  causeth 
the  curse  ^ shall  go  into  thy  bow- 
els, to  make  thy  belly  to  swell,  and 
th]/  thigh  to  rot.  f/And  the  wo- 
man shall  say,  Amen,  amen. 

23  And  the  priest  shall  write 
these  curses  in  a  book,  and  he 
shall  blot  t/iem  out  with  the  bitter 
water : 

24  And  he  shall  cause  the  wo- 
man to  drink  the  bitter  water 
that  causeth  the  curse:  and  the 
water  that  causeth  the  curse  shall 
enter  into  her,  and  become,  bitter. 

2.5  Then  the  priest  shall  take  the 
jealousy  offering  out  of  the  wo- 
man's hand,  and  shall  '-wave  the 
offering  before  the  Lord,  and  of- 
fer it  upon  the  altar : 


'  26  «And  the  priest  shall  take  a 
handful  of  the  offering,  even  the 
memorial  thereof,  and  burn  it  up- 
on the  altar,  and  afterward  shall 
cause  the  woman  to  drink  the 
water. 

27  And  when  he  hath  made  her 
to  drink  the  water,  then  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  that  if  she  be  de- 
filed, and  have  done  trespass 
against  her  husband,  that  the 
water  that  causeth  the  curse  shall 
enter  into  her,  and  become  bitter, 
and  her  belly  shall  swell,  and  her 
thigh  shall  rot:  and  the  woman 
t  shall  be  a  curse  among  her  peo- 
ple. 

28  And  if  the  woman  be  not  de- 
filed, but  be  clean ;  then  she  shall 
be  free,  and  shall  conceive  seed. 

29  This  is  the  law  of  jealousies, 
when  a  wife  goeth  aside  to  anoth- 
er "  instead  of  her  husband,  and 
Ls  defiled ; 

30  Or  when  the  spirit  of  jealousy 
cometh  upon  him,  and  he  be  jeal- 
ous over  his  wife,  and  shall  set  the 
woman  before  the  Lord,  and  the 
priest  shall  execute  upon  her  all 
this  law. 

31  Then  shall  the  man  be  guilt- 
less from  iniquity,  and  thLs  wo- 
man *  shall  bear  her  iniquity. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  law   of  the   Xazaritcs.    22  The  form    of 
blessing  the  people. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.  ses,  saying, 

2  8peak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them.  When 
either  man  or  woman  shall 
li « separate  themselves  to  vow  a 
vow  of  a  Nazarite,  to  separate 
them.selves  unto  the  Lord  ; 

3  b  He  shall  separate  himself 
from  wine  and  strong  drink,  and 
shall  drink  no  vinegar  of  wine, 
or  vinegar  of  strong  drink,  nei- 
ther shall  he  drink  any  liquor  of 
grapes,  nor  eat  moist  grapes,  or 
dried. 

4  All  the  days  of  his  I!  separa- 
tion shall  he  eat  nothing  that  is 
made  of  the  tvine  tree,  from  the 
kernels  even  to  the  husk. 

o  All  the  days  of  the  vo%v  of  his 
separation  there  shall  no  <•  razor 
come  upon  his  head:  until  the 
days  be  fulfilled,  in  the  which  he 
separateth  himself  unto  the  Lord, 
he  shall  be  holy,  and  shall  let  the 
locks  of  the  hair  of  his  head  grow. 

6  All  the  days  that  he  separateth 
himself  unto  the  Lord  ''  he  shall 
come  at  no  dead  body. 

7  eHe  shall  not  make  himself 
unclean  for  his  father,  or  for  his 
mother,  for  his  brother,  or  lor  his 
sister,  when  they  die :  because 
the  t  consecration  of  his  God  is 
upon  his  head. 

8  All  the  days  of  his  separation 
he  is  holv  unto  the  Lord. 

1*5 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


s  Lev.  2.  2,  9. 


t  Deut.  28.  3T. 
Ps.  83.  9,  11. 
Jer.  24.  9.  Sc 
29.  18,  22.  Sc 
42.  18. 
Zech.  8.  13. 


X  Lev.  20.  17, 
19,  20. 


I  Or,  make 

ihemselves 

Nazaritet, 
a  Lev.  27.  2. 

Judg.  13.  5. 

Acts  21.  23. 

Rom.  1.  1. 
4  Amos  2.  12 

Luke  1.  15. 


1  Or,  Nata- 
riteship. 

t  Heb.  vine  of 
the  wine. 


c  Judg.  13.  5. 
A:  16.  17. 
1  Sam.  1.  11. 


dLev.  21.  11. 
ch.  19.11,16. 
eLev.  21.  1,2, 


t  Heb. 
$eparation. 


The  law  of  the  Nazarites. 


NUMBERS. 


Of  blessing  the  people. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


/Acts  18.  18. 
&  21.  24. 


g  Lev.  5.  7.  Sc 
14.  22.  &  15. 
14,  29. 


h  Lev.  6.  6. 
tHeb./a«. 


A  Lev.  4.2,27, 
b2. 
;  l.pv.  3.  6. 

m  Lev.  2.  4. 

n  Ex.  29.  2. 

uch.  16.  5,7, 
10. 


p  Acts  21.  24. 


vl  Ram.  2.  l.l. 

r  Ex.  29.  23, 
21. 


9  And  if  any  man  die  very  sud- 
denly by  him,  and  lie  hath  defiled 
the  heacl  of  his  consecration ;  then 
he  shall  /shave  his  head  in  the 
day  of  his  cleansing,  on  the 
seventh  day  shall  he  shave  it. 

10  And  ffon  the  eighth  day  he 
shall  bring  two  turtles,  or  two 
young  pigeons,  to  the  priest,  to 
the  doer  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation : 

11  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the 
one  for  a  sin  offering,  and  the 
other  for  a  burnt  offering,  and 
make  an  atonement  for  him,  for 
that  he  sinned  by  the  dead,  and 
shall  hallow  his  "head  that  same 
day. 

12  And  he  shall  consecrate  unto 
the  Lord  the  days  of  his  separa- 
tion, and  shall  bring  a  lamb  of 
the  first  year  ''for  a  trespass 
offering:  but  the  days  that  were 
before  shall  t  be  lost",  because  his 
separation  was  defiled. 

13  f  And  this  is  the  law  of  the 
Nazarite:  »when  the  days  of  his 
separation  are  fulfilled,  he  shall 
be  brought  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation : 

14  And  he  shall  offer  his  offering 
unto  the  Lord,  one  he  lamb  of 
the  first  year  without  blemish 
for  a  burnt  offering,  and  one  ewe 
lamb  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish  ^for  a  sin  offering,  and 
one  ram  without  blemish  'for 
peace  offerings, 

15  And  a  basket  of  unleavened 
bread,  »» cakes  of  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil,  and  wafers  of  un- 
leavened bread  «  anointed  witli 
oil,  and  their  meat  offering,  and 
their  »  drink  offerings. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bring 
them  before  the  Lord,  and  shall 
offer  his  sin  offering,  and  his 
burnt  offering : 

17  And  he  shall  offer  the  ram 
for  a  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings 
unto  the  Lord,  with  the  basket 
of  unleavened  bread:  the  priest 
shall  offer  also  his  meat  offering, 
and  his  drink  offering. 

18  TJAnd  the  ISTazarite  shall  shave 
the  liead  of  his  se])arution  cU  the 
door  of  tlic  tal)crnach'  (if  the  con- 
gregation, and  shall  take  the  hair 
of  the  head  of  his  separation,  and 
put  it  in  the  fire  which  is  under 
the  sacrifice  of  the  peace  offerings. 

19  And  the  pi-iest  shall  take  tlie 
9 sodden  .shoulder  of  the  ram,  and 
one  unleavened  cake  out  of  tlie 
basket,  and  one  unleavened  wa- 
fer, and  'Shall  put  thfin  upon  the 
hands  of  the  Nazarite,  after  (/u: 
hair  of  his  separatiDU  is  shaven  : 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave 
them  for  a  wave  offering  before 
the  Lord:  »this  is  holy  for  the 
priest,  with  the  wave  breast  and 
heave  shoulder:  and  after  that 
the  Nazarite  nuiv  drink  wine. 

i;«i 


21  This  is  the  law  of  the  Naza- 
rite who  hath  vowed,  and  of  his 
offering  unto  the  Lord  for  his 
separation,  besides  that  that  his 
hand  shall  get:  according  to 
the  vow  which  he  vowed,  so  he 
must  do  after  the  law  of  his 
separation. 

22  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  unto 
his  sons,  saying.  On  this  wise  <ye 
shall  bless  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying  unto  them, 

24  The  Lord  bless  thee,  and 
"  keep  thee : 

2.5  The  Lord  "'make  his  face 
shine  upon  thee,  and  »^be  gra- 
cious unto  thee: 

2G  y  The  Lord  lift  up  his  counte- 
nance upon  thee,  and  » give  thee 
peace. 

27  "And  they  shall  put  my  name 
upon  the  children  of  Israel,  and  *  I 
will  bless  them. 

CHAPTER  VIL 

1  The  offering  of  the  princes  at  the  dedication 
of  the  tabernacle.  10  Their  several  offerings 
at  the  dedication  of  the  altar.  89  Godspeaketh 
to  Moses  from  the  mercy  seat. 

AND  it  came  to  pa-ss  on  the 
day  that  Moses  had  fully 
«  set  up  the  tabernacle,  and  had 
anointed  it,  and  sanctified  it,  and 
all  the  instruments  thereof,  both 
the  altar  and  all  the  vessels  there- 
of, and  had  anointed  them,  and 
sanctified  them ; 

2  That  ''  the  princes  of  Israel, 
heads  of  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, who  loere  the  princes  of  the 
tribes,  tand  were  over  them  that 
were  numbered,  offered: 

3  And  they  brought  their  offer- 
ing before  the  Lord,  six  cov- 
ered wagons,  and  twelve  oxen ; 
a  wagon  for  two  of  the  princes, 
and  for  each  one  an  ox  :  and 
they  brought  them  before  the 
tabernacle. 

4  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

5  Take  it  of  them,  that  they 
may  be  to  do  the  service  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation; 
and  thou  shalt  give  them  unto 
the  Levites,  to  every  man  ac- 
cording to  his  service. 

G  And  Moses  took  the  wagons 
and  the  oxen,  and  gave  them 
unto  the  Levites. 

7  Two  wagons  and  four  oxen  <•  he 
gave  unto  the  sons  of  tiershon, 
according  to  their  service: 

8  ''And  four  wagons  and  eight 
oxen  he  gave  unto  the  sons  of 
INI  erari,  according  inito  their  serv- 
ice, c  under  the  hand  of  Ithamar 
the  son  of  Aaron  the  i)ri('st. 

9  I3ut  unto  the  sons  of  Kohath  he 
gave  none:  because  .'the  service 
of  tlie  sanctuary  belonging  unto 
Uu-ni  !nr((s  tliut  they  should  bear 
upon  their  slioulders. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


t  Lev.  9.  22. 

1  Chr.  23. 13. 

u  Ps.  121.  7. 

John  17.  11. 
uiPs.  31.16. 

<k  67.  1.  ac 

80.  3,  7, 19.  & 

119.  13.5. 

Dan.  9.  17. 
X  Gen.  43.  29. 
y  Ps.  4.  6. 
2  John  14.  27. 

2  Thess.  3. 
IB. 

a  Deut.  28.  10. 

2  Chr.  7.  14. 

Is.  43.  7. 

Dan.  9. 18,19. 
b  Ps.  115.  12. 


a  Ex.  40.  18. 
Lev.  8.  10, 
11, 


ftch.  1.4,  *c. 


tHeb. 
who  stood. 


/ch.  4.  15. 
f  <-h.  4.  B,  8, 

10,  12,  14. 

2  Sam.  G.  13. 


The  offerings 


NUMBERS. 


of  the  princes. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


h  See  Dcut. 
20.  5. 

1  Kings  8.  63. 

2  Chr.  7.5,9. 
Ezra  6.  16. 
Xeh.  12.  27. 
?s.  30,  title. 

i  ch.  2.  3. 


J  Ex.  30.  13. 
/Lev.  2.  1. 


m  Ex.  30.  34. 
71  Lev.  1.  2. 


0  Lev.  4.  23. 
pl,ev.  3.  1. 


10  Ti  And  the  princes  offered  for 
>>  dedicating  of  the  altar  in  the  day 
that  it  wa.s  anointed,  even  tlie 
princes  offered  tlieir  offering  be- 
fore the  altar. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, They  shall  offer  their  offer- 
ing, each  prince  on  his  day,  for 
the  dedicating  of  the  altar. 

12  •;  And  he  tliat  offered  his  offer- 
ing tlie  first  day  was  *Nahshon 
the  son  of  Amminadab,  of  the 
tribe  of  Judah : 

13  And  his  offering  uxis  one  sil- 
ver charger,  the  weight  whereof 
iras  a  hundred  and  thirty  shekels, 
one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  *  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary; 
both  of  them  it'ej'e  full  of  fine 
flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a  'meat 
offering: 

14  One  spoon  of  ten  shekels  of 
gold,  full  of '"incense: 

'  15  n  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering: 

16  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  ©sin 
offering : 

17  And  for  pa  sacrifice  of  peace 
oflFerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams, 
five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the 
first  year :  this  was  the  offering  of 
Nalishon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

18  •[  On  the  second  day  Xethaneel 
the  son  of  Zuar,  prince  of  Issachar, 
did  offer : 

19  He  offered  /o?-  his  offering  one 
silver  charger,  the  weight  where- 
of u'os  a  hundred  and  thirty  shek- 
els, one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary ;  both  of  them  full  of 
fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a 
meat  offering : 

20  One  spoon  of  gold  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense : 

21  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

22  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

23  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace  of- 
ferings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year:  this  %uas  the  offering  of 
Xethaneel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

24  ^  On  the  third  day  Eliab  the 
son  of  Helon,  prince  of  the  chil- 
dren ofZebulun,  did  offer  : 

25  His  offering  %vas  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  ivas 
a  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour 
mingled  with  oil  for  a  meat  offer- 
ing: 

26  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense: 

27  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

28  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 


29  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace  of- 
ferings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
.year:  this  icas  the  offering  of 
Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 

30  «[  On  the  fourth  day  Elizur 
the  son  ofShedeur,  prince  of  the 
children  of  Reuben,  did  offer : 

31  His  offering  was  one  silver 
charger  of  tlie  weight  of  a  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary;  both  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat  offering : 

32  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  sliek- 
els,  full  of  incense: 

33  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

34  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

3.5  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace  of- 
ferings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year:  this  was  the  offering  of  Eli- 
zur the  son  ofShedeur. 

36  ^  On  the  fifth  day  Shelumiel 
the  son  of  Zurishaddai,  prince  of 
the  children  of  Simeon,  did  offer: 

37  His  offering  was  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  icas 
a  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour 
mingled  v/ith  oil  for  a  meat  offer- 
ing: 

38  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
shekels,  full  of  incense: 

39  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  fir,st  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering: 

40  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

41  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams, 
five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the 
first  year :  this  uas  the  offering  of 
Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 

42  %  On  the  sixth  day  Eliasaph 
the  son  of  Deuel,  prince  of  the 
children  of  Gad,  offered  : 

43  His  offering  iras  one  silver 
charger  of  the  weight  of  a  hundred 
and  thirtj'  shekels,  a  silver  bowl  of 
seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel 
of  the  sanctuary ;  both  of  them 
full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil 
for  a  meat  offering : 

44  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense: 

45  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lanib  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

46  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

47  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams, 
five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the 
first  year:  this  was  the  offering  of 
Eliasaph  the  son  of  Deuel. 

48  ^f  On  the  seventh  day  Elish- 
ama  the  son  of  Ammihud,  prince 

137 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


The  offerings 


NUMBERS. 


of  the  prinoes. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


of  the  childi'en  of  Ephraim,  of- 
fered : 

49  His  offering  iras  one  silver 
charger,  the  weiglit  whereof  loas 
a  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  Hour 
mingled  with  oil  for  a  meat  of- 
fering : 

50  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
sfiekels,  full  of  incense : 

51  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering: 

52  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering: 

53  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  live  rams, 
five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the 
first  year :  this  ivas  the  offering  of 
Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

54  H  On  the  eighth  day  offered 
Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur, 
prince  of  the  children  of  Manas- 
seh: 

55  His  offering  was  one  silver 
charger  of  the  weight  of  a  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary ;  both  of 
them  full  of  fine  Hour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat  ofi'ering : 

56  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
shekels,  full  of  incense : 

57  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering: 

58  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering: 

59  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams, 
five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the 
first  year :  this  icas  the  offering  of 
Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedah«ur. 

GO  H  On  the  ninth  day  Abidan 
the  son  of  Gideoni,  prince  of  the 
children  of  Benjamin,  offered: 

01  His  offering  iras  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  ^ms 
a  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour 
mingled  with  oil  for  a  meat  offer- 
ing: 

G2  Ohe  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense : 

G3  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
on(^  lariib  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  off"ring: 

(if  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering : 

05  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  jieace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams, 
five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the 
fh-st  year:  this  was  the  offering  of 
Abidan  the  son  of  (4ideoni. 

GO  H  On  the  tentli  day  Ahiezer  the 
son  of  Ammishaddai,  prince  of 
the  children  of  Dan,  offered: 

07  His  offering   was   one   silver 

charger,  the  weight  whereof  ivas 

a  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 

138 


silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  Hour 
mingled  with  oil  for  a  meat  of- 
fering : 

68  One  golden  spoon  of  ten 
shekels,  full  of  incense: 

69  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering : 

70  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering: 

71  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams, 
five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the 
first  year:  tliis  ivas  the  offering  of 
Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

72  1  On  the  eleventh  day  Pagiel 
the  son  of  Ocran,  prince  of  the 
cliildren  of  Asher,  offered : 

73  His  offering  rcas  one  silver 
charg<*r,  the  weight  whereof  was  a 
hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  sil- 
ver bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary;  both 
of  them  full  of  fine  flour  iningled 
with  oil  for  a  meat  offering: 

74  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense : 

75  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering: 

76  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering: 

77  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams, 
five  he  goats,  five  lambs  of  the 
first  year:  this  was  the  offering 
of  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 

78  1  On  the  twelfth  day  Ahira 
the  son  of  Enan,  prince  of  the 
children  of  Naphtali,  offered: 

79  His  offering  luas  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  loas 
a  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  4he  sanctuary ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour 
mingled  with  oil  for  a  meat  offer- 
ing: 

80  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shek- 
els, full  of  incense: 

81  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt  offering: 

82  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering: 

83  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams, 
five  lie  goats,  five  lambs  of  tlie 
first  year :  this  ivas  the  offering  of 
Aliira  tlusson  oCKnan. 

84  This  iv((s  the  dedication  of 
tlH'  altar,  in  the  day  when  it  was 
anointed,  by  the  princes  of  Israel : 
twelve  chargers  of  silver,  twelve 
silver  bowls,  twelve  spoons  of 
gold: 

H5  Each  charger  of  silver  weigh- 
ing a  hundred  and  thii-t.\'  shekels, 
each  bowl  seventy  :  all  Hit'  silver 
vessels  xoeighed  two  tliousand  and 
four  hundred  shekels,  after  the 
slH;kel  of  the  sanctuarj' : 


Tlie  consecration 


NUMBERS. 


of  the  Levites. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


rch.  12.  8. 

Kx.  33.  9,  11, 
BThat  is, 

God. 
s  Ex.  25.  22. 


a  Ex.  25.  37. 
&  40.  25. 


cEx.  25.  18. 
d  Ex.  25.  40. 


+  Heb.  let 
them  cause 
a  razor  to 
pass  overt 

/Lev.  14.  8,9. 
g  Lev.  2.  1. 


kSee  Ex.  29. 
4.  Sc  40.  12. 


86  The  golden  spoons  icei-e  twelve, 
full  of  Incense,  iceighing  ten  shek- 
els apiece,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary:  all  the  gold  of  the 
spoons  uxis  a  hundred  and  twenty 
shekels. 

87  All  the  oxen  for  the  burnt  of- 
fering icere  twelve  bullocks,  the 
rams  twelve,  the  lambs  of  the 
first  year  twelve,  with  their  meat 
offering:  and  the  kids  of  the  goats 
for  sin  offering  twelve. 

88  And  all  the  oxen  for  the  sac- 
rifice of  the  peace  offerings  ivere 
twenty  and  four  bullocks,  the 
rams  sixty,  the  he  goats  sixty, 
the  lambs  of  the  first  year  sixty. 
This  icas  the  dedication  of  the 
altar,  after  that  it  was  -?  anointed. 

89  And  when  Moses  was  gone 
into  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation rto  speak  with  I  him, 
then  he  heard  «the  voice  of  one 
.speaking  unto  him  from  off  the 
mercy  seat  that  icas  upon  the  ark 
of  te.stimony,  from  between  the 
two  cherubim :  and  he  spake  unto 
hun. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  How  the  lamps  are  to  lie  lighted.  5  The  con- 
secration of  the  Levites.  23  The  age  and  time 
of  their  service. 

iND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
J\.  ses,  saying, 

2  Speak   unto  Aaron,  and   say  j 
unto   him,  "When  thou  « lightest 
the  lamps,  the  seven  lamps  shall  ] 
give  light  over  against  the  candle- 
stick. 

3  And  Aaron  did  so ;  he  lighted 
the  lamps  thereof  over  against 
the  candlestick,  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

4  6And  this  work  of  the  candle- 
stick luas  of  beaten  gold ;  unto 
the  shaft  thereof,  unto  the  flow- 
ers thereof,  ivas  « beaten  work: 
rf  according  unto  the  pattern  which 
the  Lord  had  shewed  Moses,  so 
he  made  the  candlestick. 

5  f  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  sajing, 

6  Take  the  Levites  from  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  cleanse  1 
them. 

7  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto 
them,  to  cleanse  them:  Sprinkle 
« water  of  purifying  upon  them,  1 
and  t/let  them  shave  all  their  ■■ 
flesh,  and  let  them  wash  their  j 
clothes,  and  so  make  themselves 
clean. 

8  Then  let  them  take  a  young' 
bullock  with  vhis  meat  offering,! 
even  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil, 
and  another  young  bullock  shalfc 
thou  take  for  a  sin  offering. 

9  ''And  thou  shalt  bring  the  Le- 
vites before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation:  'and  thoit  shalt 
gather  the  whole  assembly  of  the 
children  of  Israel  together.  | 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  Le- 
vites before  the  Lord  :  and  the ! 


'  children  of  Israel  *  shall  put  their 
hands  upon  the  Levites: 

11  And  Aaron  shall  t  offer  the 
I  Levites  before  the  Lord  foi'  an 

t  offering  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
I  that  i-they  may  execute  the  serv- 
jice  of  the  Lord. 

12  'And   the  Levites  shaU  lay 

!  their  hands  upon  the  heads  of 
the  bullocks :  and  thou  shalt  offer 

I  the  one  foi-  a  sin  offering,  and  the 
other  for  a  burnt  offering,  unto 
the  Lord,  to  make  an  atonement 
for  the  Levites. 

13  And  thou  shalt  set  the  Le- 
vites before  Aaron,  and  before 
his  sons,  and  offer  them  for  an 
offering  unto  the  Lord. 

14  Thas  shalt  thou  separate  the 
Levites  from  among  the  children 
of  Israel:  and  the  Levites  shall 
be  '"'mine. 

1.5  And  after  that  shall  the  Le- 
vites go  in  to  do  the  service  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion :  and  thou  shalt  cleanse  them, 
and  "  offer  them  foi-  an  offering. 

16  For  they  are  whollj"  given 
unto  me  from  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel ;  "  instead  of  such 
as  open  every  womb,  even  instead 
of  the  firstborn  of  all  the  children 
of  Israel,  have  I  taken  them  unto 
me. 

17  ;'For  all  the  firstborn  of  the 
children  of  Israel  are  mine,  both 
man  and  beast :  on  the  day  that 
I  smote  every  firstborn  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  I  sanctified  them 
for  myself. 

18  And  I  have  taken  the  Levites 
for  all  the  firstborn  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

19  And  si  have  given  the  Le- 
vites as  ta  gift  to  Aaron  and  to 
liLS  sons  from  among  the  children 
of  Israel,  to  do  the  service  of  tlie 
children  of  Israel  in  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  and  to 
make  an  atonement  for  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel :  '•that  there  be  no 
plague  among  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, when  the  children  of  Israel 
come  nigh  unto  the  sanctuary. 

20  And  Moses,  and  Aaron,  and 
all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  did  to  the  Levites 
according  unto  all  that  the  Lord 
coiumanded  Moses  concerning 
the  Levites,  so  did  the  children 
of  Lsrael  unto  them, 

21  »And  the  Levites  were  puri- 
fied, and  thej'  washed  their 
clothes;  'and  Aaron  offered 
them  as  an  offering  before  the 
Lord  ;  and  Aaron  made  an  atone- 
ment for  them  to  cleanse  them. 

22  "And  after  that  went  the  Le- 
vites in  to  do  their  service  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
before  Aaron,  and  before  his 
.sons:  «as  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded Moses  concerning  the 
Levites,  so  did  they  unto  them. 

139 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


*  Lev.  1.  4. 

t  Heb.  mace. 

t  Heh.  wave 
offering. 

t  Heb. 
they  may  be 
to  execute, 

/  Ex.  29.  10. 


m  ch.  3.  45.  & 
IC.  9. 


pEx.  13.  2, 
12,  13,  15. 

ch.  3.  13. 
Luke  2.  23. 


7  ch.  3.  9. 
t  Heh.  given. 


roh.  1.  53.  <fe 
16.  46.  &  18. 


2  Chr.  26.  16. 


X  ver.  5,  Sec. 


The  passover  again  commanded.    NUMBERS.       A  cloud  guideth  the  Israelites. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


ySee  ch.  4.  3. 

1  Chr.  23.  3, 

24 .  27. 
t  Heb. 

to  war  the 
war/are  of, 

1  Tim.  1.  18. 
t  Heb. 
return  from 
the  warfare 
of  the  service. 

jch.  1.  53. 


a  Ex.  12.  1, 
Sec. 

Lev.  23.  5. 
ch.  28.  IC. 
Deut.  18.  1, 

t  Heb. 
ttetween  the 
two  evenings, 
Ex.  12.  ti. 


;,  Josh.  0.  10. 


rrh 

r>. 

2. 

&r 

19. 

11, 

Hi 

See  Jc 

hn 

18 

28. 

<(  Kx.  18.  1 

s, 

19, 

2fi. 

i-h 

27 

2. 

/2  Chr.  30.  2, 


23  ^  And  the  LoRB  siaake  unto 
Mose,s,  saying, 

24  This  is  it  that  belongeth  unto 
the  Levites:  yfrom  twenty  and 
live  years  old  and  upward  they 
shall  go  in  tto  wait  upon  the 
service  of  tlie  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation : 

2.5  And  from  the  age  of  fifty 
years  tliey  shall  t cease  waiting 
upon  the  service  thereof,  and  sliall 
serve  no  more : 

26  But  shall  minister  with  their 
brethren  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  =to  keep  the 
charge,  and  shall  do  no  service. 
Thus  Shalt  thou  do  unto  tlie  Le- 
vites touching  tlieir  charge. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  The  passover  is  commanded  again.  G  A 
seeond  passover  allowed  far  them  that  were 
unclean  or  uhsenl.  13  The  cloud  guideth  the 
removings  and  cncampings  of  thelsraelilct. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.  ,ses  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai, 
in  the  first  month  of  the  second 
year  after  tliey  were  come  out  of 
the  land  of  Egj'pt,  saying, 

2  Let  the  cliilcfren  of  Israel  also 
keep  "the  passover  at  his  ap- 
pointed season. 

3  In  the  fourteenth  day  of  this 
month,  tat  even,  ye  sliall  keep  it 
in  his  appointed  season :  accord- 
ing to  all  the  rites  of  it,  and  ac- 
cording to  all  the  ceremonies 
thereof,  shall  ye  keep  it. 

4  And  Moses  spake  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  that  they 
should  keep  the  passover. 

,5  And  ''tliey  kept  the  passover 
on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first 
month  at  even  in  the  wilileriiess 
of  Sinai:  according  to  all  that 
the  IjOrd  comiaandcd  Moses,  so 
did  the  children  of  Israel. 

6  If  And  there  were  certain  men, 
who  were  'defiled  by  the  dead 
body  of  a  man,  that  they  could 
not  keep  the  passover  on  that 
day:  ''and  they  came  before  Mo- 
ses and  before  Aaron  on  that  day. 

7  And  those  men  said  unto  him, 
We  ro-fi  denied  by  the  dead  body 
of  a  man:  wherefore  are  we  kept 
back,  that  we  may  not  offer  an 
offering  of  the  Lord  in  his  ap- 
pointed season  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel? 

8  And  Moses  said  vinto  them. 
Stand  still,  and 'I  will  hear  what 
the  Loud  will  command  concern- 
ing you. 

i)  II  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

10  Speak  unto  tlie  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  If  any  man  of  you  or 
of  your  posterity  shall  be  unclean 
by  reason  of  a  dead  body,  or  be  in 
a  journey  afar  off,  yet  ho  shall 
keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord. 

11  /The  fourteenth  day  of  the 
second  month  at  even  they  shall 

140 


keep  it,  and  seat  it  with  unleav- 
ened bread  and  bitter  herbs. 

12  '''  They  shall  leave  none  of  it 
unto  the  morning, « nor  break  any 
bone  of  it:  *  according  to  all  the 
ordinances  of  tlie  passover  they 
shall  keep  it. 

13  But  the  man  that  is  clean,  and 
is  not  in  a  journey,  and  forbeareth 
to  keep  the  passover,  even  the 
same  soul  'shall  be  cut  off  from 
among  his  people:  because  he 
"'brought  not  the  offering  of  the 
Lord  in  his  appointed  season, 
that  man  shall  «  bear  his  sin. 

14  And  if  a  stranger  shall  .sojourn 
among  you,  and  will  keep  the 
passover  unto  the  Lord;  accord- 
ing to  the  ordinance  of  the  pass- 
over,  and  according  to  the  man- 
ner thereof,  so  shall  he  do:  oye 
shall  have  one  ordinance,  both  for 
the  stranger,  and  for  him  that 
was  born  in  the  land. 

1,5  f  And  pon  the  day  that  the 
tabernacle  was  reared  up  the 
cloud  covered  the  tabernacle, 
namely,  the  tent  of  the  testimony: 
and  '/lit  even  there  was  upon  the 
tabernacle  as  it  were  the  appear- 
ance of  fire,  until  the  morning. 

16  So  it  was  alway:  the  cloud 
covered  it  by  day,  and  the  appear- 
ance of  fire  by  night. 

17  And  when  the  cloud  »-was 
taken  up  from  the  tabernacle, 
then  after  that  the  children  of  I.s- 
rael  journeyed:  and  in  the  place 
where  the  cloud  abode,  there  the 
children  of  Israel  pitched  their 
tents. 

18  At  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  the  children  of  Israel  jour- 
neyed, and  at  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  they  pitched:  eas 
long  as  the  cloud  abode  upon  the 
tabernacle  they  rested  in  their 
tents. 

19  And  when  the  cloud  t tarried 
long  upon  the  tabernacle  many 
da"s  then  the  children  of  Israel 
t  kep..  ihe  charge  of  the  Lord,  and 
journeyed  not. 

20  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud 
was  a  few  days  upon  the  taberna- 
cle; according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  tlioy  abode  in 
their  tents,  and  accoriling  to  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  they 
journeyed. 

21  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloufl 
t  abode  from  even  unto  the  morn- 
ing, and  that  the  cloud  was  taken 
up  in  the  morning,  then  they  jour- 
neyed: whether  it  tvas  by  day  or 
by"  night  that  the  cloud  was  taken 
up,  they  journeyed. 

22  Or  tvhether  it  toere  two  days,  or 
a  month,  or  a  year,  that  the  cloud 
tarried  upon  the  tabernacU',  re- 
maining thereon,  the  children  of 
Israel  "abode  in  their  tents,  and 
journeyed  not :  but  when  it  was 
taken  up,  they  journeyed. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


gEx.  12.  8. 
h  Ex.  12.  10. 
lEx.  12.  46. 
John  10.  36. 
k  Ex.  12.  43. 

I  Gen.  17.  14. 
Ex.  12.  l."). 

m  ver.  7. 
nch.  5.  31. 


pEx.  40.  34. 
Neh.  9.  12, 


141)0. 
7  Ex.  13.  2 
it.  40.  38. 


r  Ex.  40.  36. 
ch.  10.  11,33, 


t  Heb. 
prolonged. 


tch.  1.  53.  &. 
3.  8. 


u  Ex.  40.  30, 
37. 


Use  of  the  silver  trumpets. 


NUMBERS. 


The  Israelites'  march. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


23  At  the  commandment  of  the  i  cloud  rested  in  the  »■  wilderness  of 
Lord  they  rested  in  their  tents, !  Paran 


6Jer.  4. 
Joel  2. 


cEx.  18.  21. 
ch.  1.  16.  (k 


/  ver.  3. 
f  Joel  2.  1. 

fcch.  31.  6. 
Josh.  6.  4. 

1  Chr.  15.24. 

2  Chr.  13. 12. 


ich.  31.  6. 

Josli.  6.  5. 

2  Chr.  13.  14. 
»  Judg.  2.  18. 

i  4.  3.  &  6. 

0.  &  10.  8, 

12. 

1  Sam.  10.18. 

Ps.  106.  42. 
2  Gen.  8.  1. 

Ps.  106.  4. 
m  ch.  29.  1. 

Lev.  23.  24. 

1  Chr.  l.i.  24. 

•2  Chr.  5.  12. 

&  7.  6.  i  23. 

26. 

Ezra  3.  10. 

Neh.  12.  35. 

Ps.  81.  3. 
n  ver.  9. 

och.  9.  17. 
p  Ex.  40.  06. 

ch.  2.  9,  16, 

24,  31. 
5  Ex.  19.  1. 

ch.  1.  1.  i 

9.  5. 


and  at  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  they  journej'ed :  they  «kept 
the  charge  of  the  Lord,  at  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  by 
the  hand  of  Closes. 


13  And  they  first  took  their  jour- 
ney « according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

14  ^  'In  the  first  place  went  the 
standard  of  the  camp  of  the  chil- 

t'-'i'^PT^  ^i^  ^-  dren  of  Judah  according  to  their 

1  The  US',  of  the  siiier  trumpets,    u  The  Israel-  armies  I   and  over    his  host  was 

w,  "r/'tL    Z  fr'^q^z/i^^rf;  .ntZ^A  "  ^'ahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

order  of  their  march.     i\i  Hohab   is  entreated       --     .        ■%  ^-u.      -\         *.      z>  i.i        j.    -i- 

by  Moses  not  to  leate  them.     33   The  blessm?       lo  And  OVer  the  hOSt  Of  the   tribe 
of  Moses  at  the  removing  and  resting  of  the     Of    the    Children     Ot    I.S.SaChar    UCIS 

ark.  Xethaneel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo-     16  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
.  ses,  sajing,  of  the  children   of  Zebulun  was 

2  Make  thee  two  trumpets  of  sil-  Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 

ver:  of  a  whole  piece  shalt  thou     17  And  ^  the  tabernacle  was  taken 
make  them:  that  thou  mayest  use   down;    and  the  sons  of  Gershon 
them  for  tlie  "calling  of 'the  as-  and  the  sons  of  Merari  set  for- 
sembly,  and  for  the  journeying  of   ward, ;/  bearing  the  tabernacle, 
the  camps.  18  "^  And  ^  the   standard  of  the 

3  And  when  ^they  shall  blow  camp  of  ileuben  set  forward  ac- 
with  them,  ail  the  assembly  shall  cording  to  their  armies  :  and  over 
assemble  themselves  to  thee  at  his  host  was  Elizur  the  son  of 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Shedeur. 

congregation.  19  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 

4  And  if  they  blow  but  with  one  of  the  children  of  Simeon  icas 
trumpet,  then  the  princes,  u-hich  Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zurishad- 
are.  c  heads  of  the  thou.sands  of  Is-  dai. 

rael,  shall  gather  themselves  unto  20  And  over  the  ho.st  of  the  tribe 
thee.  of  the  children  of  Gad  was  Elia- 

.5  When  ye  blow  an  alarm,  then  saph  the  son  of  Deuel, 
(/the  camps  that  lie  on  the  east     21  And  the  Kohathites   set  for- 
parts  shall  go  forward.  ward,   bearing    the    "sanctuary: 

6  When  ye  blow  an  alarm  the  and  ;l?/ieo«/if?didset  up  the  taber- 
second  time,  then  the  camps  that   nacle  against  they  came. 

lief  on  the  .south  side  shall  take  22  •"  And  6  the  standard  of  the 
their  journey  :  they  shall  blow  an  camp  of  the  children  of  Ephraim 
alarm  for  their  journeys.  set  forward  according  to  their  ar- 

7  But  when  the  congregation  is  mies:  and  over  his  host  icosElish- 
to  be  gathered  together, /ye  shall   ama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 
blow,  but  ye  shall  not  i^sound  an     23  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
alarm.  of  the  children  of  Manasseh  was 

8  ''And  the  sons  of  Aaron,  the  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 
priests,  shall  blow  with  the  trum-     24  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
pets ;  and  they  shall  be  to  you  for  of  the  children  of  Benjamin  was 
an  ordinance  for  ever  throughout   Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 

your  generations.  25  ^  And  « the  standard  of  the 

'9  And  Jif  ye  go  to  war  in  your  camp  of  the  children  of  Dan  set 
land  against  the  enemy  that  ''op-  forward,  which  icas  the  rearward 
presseth  you,  then  ye  'shall  blow  of  all  the  camps  throughout  their 
an  alarm 'with  the  trumpets;  and  hosts:  and  over  his  host  ivas  Ahi- 
ye  shall  be  ^remembered  before  ezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  ye  shall  26  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
be  saved  from  your  enemies.  of   the    children    of   Asher   ivas 

10  Also  '"■  in  the  day  of  your  glad-   Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 
uess,  and  in  your  solemn   days,     27  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
and   in   the   beginnings   of  your  of  the  children  of  Xaphtali  teas 
months,  ye  shall  blow  with  the   Ahirathe  son  of  Enan. 
trumpets  over  your  burnt  offer- 1   28  ti^Thus  ii'e?-f  the  journeyings  of 
ings,  and  over 'the   sacrifices    of  1  the  children  of  Lsrael  accordin 
your  peace  offerings  ;   that  thej"  |  to   tlieir   armies,  when   thej'  set 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


rGen.  21.  2). 

ch.  12.  16.  Ic 

13.  3,  26. 

Deut.  1.  1. 
s  ver.  5,  6. 

ch.  2.  34. 
fch.  2.  3,9. 


may  be  to  you  ■«  for  a  memorial 
before  your  God :  I  am  the  Lord 
j-our  God. 

11 1  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
twentieth  day  of  the  second 
month,  in  the  second  year,  that 
the  cloud  0  was  taken  up  from  off 
the  tabernacle  of  the  testimony. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel- 
took  p  their  journeys  out  of  the 
? wilderness    of  Sinai;    and  the 


forward. 

29  1  And  Moses  said  unto  Hobab, 
tlie  son  of  fRaguel  the  Midianite, 
Moses'  father  in  law.  We  are  jour- 
nej'ing  unto  the  place  of  which 
the  Lord  said,  /I  will  give  it 
you :  come  thou  with  us,  and 
.^we  will  do  thee  good:  for  ''the 
Lord  hath  spoken  good  concern- 
ing Israel. 

30  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  will 

141 


jrch.  4.  24,  31 
<k  7.  6,  7,  8. 
i  ch.  2.  10,  16. 


ach.  4.  4,  15. 
<k  7.  9. 

n  That  U, 
the  Gershon- 
jtes  find  the 
Merariles  : 
See  ver.  17. 
ch.  1.  51. 

4  ch.  2.  18,  24. 


c  ch.  2.  25,  31 
Josh.  6.  9. 


tHeh.  The 
rf  ch.  2.  34. 


/Gen.  12.  7. 
f  Jndg.  1.  16. 

&  4.  11. 
h  Gen.  S-2.  12- 

Ex.  3.  8.  ft; 

6.  7,  8. 


The  people  hist  for  flesh. 


NUMBERS. 


3I0SCS  complaineth  to  God. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


i  Job  29.  15. 
AJu.lg.  1.  16. 

ISec  Ex.  3.  1. 


mDeut.  1.  33. 

Josh.  3.  3,  4, 

6. 

Pk.  132.  8. 

Jer.  31.  2. 

Ez.  20.  C. 
nEx.  13.  21. 

Nell.  0.  12, 

19. 


oPs.  08.  1,  2. 
&  13J.  S. 


t  Hcb.  ten 
thousand 
thuucunds. 


oDeut.  9.  -22. 
II  Or,  were  as 

it  were  cum- 

plaincrs. 
i  H«b.  it  was 

ivil  in  the 

cars  of,  S-c. 
h  Ps.  7a.  21. 
cLev.  10.2. 

ch.  10.  35. 

•iKiiiss  1.  12. 

Ps.  lUG.  18. 
d  James  5.  IG. 
t  Ileb.  sunk. 

II  That  is, 

A  hurtling, 

Ueut.  9.  22. 
cAs  Ex.  12. 

38. 
t  Hi-b. 

lusted    a  lust. 
t  Hell. 

returned 

and  wept. 
/Ps.  73.  18.  & 

100.  14. 

1  Cor.  10.  6. 
pEx.  10.  3. 
A  eh.  21.  5. 


lEx.  IC.  14, 
31. 

tlleb. 
eye  of  it  (is 
the  eye  of. 

k  Oeii.  2.  12. 


!V.\.  JO.  31. 
m  Kx.  10.  13, 


not  go ;  but  I  will  depart  to  mine 
own  land,  and  to  my  kindred. 

31  And  he  said,  Leave  us  not,  I 
pray  thee;  forasmuch  as  thou 
knowest  how  we  are  to  encamp 
in  the  wilderness,  and  thou  may- 
est  be  to  us  ^instead  of  eyes. 

32  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  go  with 
us,  yea,  it  shall  be,  that  '^what 
goodness  the  Lord  shall  do  unto 
us,  the  same  will  we  do  unto  thee. 

33  1  And  they  departed  from  i  the 
mount  of  the  Lord  three  days' 
journey :  and  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  '"'went  before 
them  in  the  three  days'  journey, 
to  search  out  a  resting  place  for 
them. 

34  And  "the  cloud  of  the  Lord 
■was  upon  them  by  day,  when  they 
went  out  of  the  camp. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
arlc  set  Ibrward,  that  Moses  said, 
°  Rise  up,  Lord,  and  let  lliine  ene- 
mies be  scattered;  and  let  them 
that  hate  thee  flee  before  thee. 

36  And  when  it  rested,  he  said, 
Return,  O  Lord,  unto  the  tmany 
thousands  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  The  burning  at  Taherah  quenched  by  Moses' 
prayer.  4  The  people  lust  fur  flesh,  and  loathe 
manna.  10  Moses  complaineth  of  his  charge. 
10  God  dinidcth  his  burden  U7ito  seventy  elders. 
31  Quails  are  given  in  uirath  at  Kibrolh-hatla- 
avuh. 

AND  « ivlicn  the  people  I  com- 
.  plained,  tit  displeased  the 
Lord:  and  the  Lord  heard  it; 
*and  his  anger  wiis  kindled;  and 
the  clire  of  the  Lord  burnt 
among  them,  and  consumed  lliem 
that  were  in  the  uttermost  parts  of 
the  camp. 

2  And  the  people  cried  unto  Mo- 
ses ;  and  wlien  Moses  ^  praj^ed  un- 
to the  Lord,  the  fire  t  was  quench- 
ed. 

3  And  he  called  the  name  of  the 
place  lITaberali:  because  the  fire 
of  the  Lord  burnt  among  them. 

4  \  And  the  c mixed  multitude 
that  vms  among  them  tfell  a  lust- 
ing: and  the  children  of  Israel 
also  twept  again,  and  said, /Who 
shall  give  us  flesh  to  eat  ? 

Si/We  remember  the  fish,  which 
we  did  eat  in  Egypt  freely;  the 
cucumbers,  and  the  melons,  and 
the  leeks,  and  the  onions,  and  the 
garlic : 

(5  But  now  'tour  soul  is  dried 
away:  there,  i.s  nothing  at  all,  be- 
sides this  manna,  before  our  o.yes. 

7  And  »the  inanna  teas  as  corian- 
der seed,  and  the  t  colour  thereof 
as  the  colour  of ''bdellium. 

8  And  tlie  people  went  about,  and 
gathered  it,  and  ground  it  in  mills, 
or  beat  it  in  a  mortar,  and  liakcd 
it  in  pans,  and  made  cakes  of  it: 
and  'the  taste  of  it  was  as  tiie  taste 
of  fresh  oil. 

9  And  "'  when  the  dew  fell  upon 

142 


the  camp  in  the  night,  the  manna 
fell  upon  it. 

10  ^  Then  Moses  heard  the  peo- 
ple weep  throughout  their  fami- 
lies, every  man  in  the  door  of  his 
tent:  and  "the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  greatly;  Moses  also 
was  displeased. 

11  "And  Moses  said  unto  the 
Lord,  Wherefore  hast  thou  afflict- 
ed thy  servant  ?  and  wherefore 
have  I  not  found  favour  in  thy 
sight,  that  thou  layest  the  burden 
of  all  this  people  upon  me  ? 

12  Have  I  conceived  all  this  peo- 
ple ?  have  I  begotten  them,  that 
thou  shouldestsay  unto  me,  jj  Car- 
ry them  in  thy  bosom,  as  a  </ nurs- 
ing liather  bearetli  the  sucking 
child,  unto  the  land  which  thou 
'•swarest  unto  their  fathers  ? 

13  s  Whence  should  I  have  flesh 
to  give  unto  all  this  people?  for 
they  weep  unto  me,  saying.  Give 
us  flesh,  that  we  may  eat. 

14  tl  am  not  able  to  bear  all  this 
people  alone,  because  it  is  too 
heavy  for  ine. 

15  And  if  thou  deal  thus  with  me, 
"kill  me,  I  pray  thee,  out  of  hand, 
if  I  have  found  favour  in  thy  sight ; 
and  let  me  not  ^^  see  my  wretched- 
ness. 

16  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Gather  unto  me  2/ seventy 
men  of  the  elders  of  Israel,  whom 
thou  knowest  to  be  the  elders  of 
the  people,  and  ^otticers  over 
them;  and  bring  them  unto  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
that  they  may  stand  there  with 
tliee. 

17  And  I  will  «come  down  and 
talk  with  thee  there:  and  ''I  will 
take  of  the  spirit  which  Is  upon 
thee,  and  will  put  it  upon  them; 
and  they  shall  bear  the  burden 
of  the  people  with  thee,  that  thou 
Iiear  it  not  thyself  alone. 

18  And  .say  thou  unto  the  people, 
(^Sanctify  yourselves  against  to 
morrow,  and  j^e  shall  eat  flesh : 
for  ye  have  wept  ''in  the  ears  of 
the  Lord,  saying,  Who  shall  give 
us  flesh  to  eat?  (-for  it  ivas  well 
with  us  in  Egypt:  therefore  the 
TiORD  will  give  you  flesh,  and  ye 
shall  eat. 

1!)  Ye  shall  not  eat  one  day,  nor 
two  days,  jior  five  days,  neither 
ten  days,  nor  twenty  diiys; 

20  f  Hut  even  a  t  whole  liionth,  un- 
til it  come  out  at  your  nostrils,  and 
it  be  loathsome  unto  you  :  because 
tliat  ye  liave  despised  tlie  Lord 
wliicli  is  among  you,  and  have 
wept  before  him,  .saying,  .''Why 
cami;  we  Ibrtli  out  of  JOgypt  ? 

21  And  Moses  .said,  /'TJie  people, 
among  whom  I  am,  arc  si.x  hun- 
dred tliousand  footmen  ;  and  tliou 
hast  said,  I  will  give  tliem  flesh, 
that  they  may  eat  a  whole  month. 

22 » Shall  the  flocks  and  the  herds 


Quails  are  given  in  wrath. 


NUMBERS.       Miriam  and  Aaron's  seditioyi. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


Uh.  23.  19. 
Kz.  12.  25.  & 

21.  14. 


n  ver.  17. 
ch.  12.5. 


oSee  2  Kings 

2.  15. 
p  See  1  Sam. 

10.  5,  6,  10. 

<k  19,  20,  21, 

23. 

Joel  2.  28. 

Acts  2.  17, 

18. 

1  Cor.  14.  1, 

&c. 
q  See  1  Sam, 

20.  26. 

Jer.  36.  5. 


r  See  Mark 

9.  38. 

Luke  9.  49. 

Johu  3.  26. 
J  1  Cor.  14.  5. 


t  Ex.  IC.  13. 

Ps.  78.  26, 27, 

28.  &  105.  40. 
t  Ileb.  as  it 

were  the  way 

of  a  day. 


u  Ex.  16.  36. 

Ez.  43.  11. 


II  That  is, 
The  gravis 
of  lust, 
Deut.  9.   22. 

y  ch.  33.  17. 


be  slain  for  them,  to  sufiice  them  ? 
or  shall  all  the  hsh  of  the  sea  be 
gathered  together  for  them,  to 
suffice  them  ? 

23  And  the  Lokd  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, ''"Is  the  Lord's  hand  waxed 
short?  thou  Shalt  see  now  whether 
'my  word  shall  come  to  pass  unto 
thee  or  not. 

24  %  And  Moses  went  out,  and 
told  the  people  the  words  of  the 
Lord,  and  '"gathered  the seventj' 
men  of  the  elders  of  tlie  people, 
and  set  them  round  about  the 
tabernacle. 

2.5  And  the  Lord  «came  down  in 
a  cloud,  and  spake  unto  him,  and 
took  of  the  spirit  that  uxts  upon 
him,  and  gave  it.  unto  the  seventy 
elders:  and  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
o  when  the  spirit  rested  upon  them, 
p  they  prophesied,  and  did  not 
cease. 

2G  But  there  remained  two  of  the 
men  in  the  camp,  the  name  of  the 
one  ivas  Eldarl.and  the  name  of 
the  other  Medad :  and  the  spirit 
rested  upon  them ;  and  they  ivcre 
of  them  that  were  written,  but 
•/went  not  out  unto  the  taberna- 
cle: and  they  prophesied  in  the 
camp. 

27  And  there  ran  a  young  man, 
and  told  Moses,  and  said,  Eldad 
and  Medad  do  prophesy  in  the 
camp. 

28  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Xun, 
the  servant  of  Moses,  one  of  his 
young  men,  answered  and  said, 
My  lord  Moses,  '•forbid  them. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him,  En- 
viest  thou  for  my  sake  ?  « would 
God  that  all  the  Lord's  people 
were  prophets,  andtha.t  the  Lord 
would  put  his  Spirit  upon  them. 

30  And  Moses  gat  him  into  the 
camp,  he  and  the  elders  of  Israel. 

31  Ij  And  there  went  forth  a*  wind 
from  the  Lord,  and  broughtquails 
from  the  sea,  and  let  them  fall  by 
the  camp,  tas  it  were  a  day's  jour- 
ney on  this  side,  and  as  it  were  a 
day's  journey  on  the  other  side, 
round  about  the  camp,  and  as  it 
were  two  cubits /uj^A  upon  the  face 
of  the  earth. 

32  And  the  people  stood  up  all 
that  day,  and  all  that  night,  and 
all  the  ne.x;t  day,  and  they  gath- 
ered the  quails:  he  that  gathered 
least  gathei-ed  ten  "homers:  and 
they  spread  them  all  abroad  for 
themsel  ves  round  about  the  camp. 

33  And  while  the  2;  flesh  was  yet 
between  their  teeth,  ere  it  was 
chewed,  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  the  people, 
and  the  Lord  smote  the  people 
with  a  very  great  plague. 

34  And  he'called  the  name  of  that 
place  \  Kibroth-hattaavah :  be- 
cause there  they  buried  the  peo- 
ple that  lusted. 

3.5  vAnd  the  people   journeyed 


from  Kibroth-hattaavah  unto  Ha- 
zeroth;  and  t  abode  at  Hazeroth. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  God  rebukcth  the  sedition  of  Miriam  and 
Aaron.  10  Miriam's  leprosy  is  healed  at  the 
prayer  of  Moses.  14  God  commandeth  her  to  be 
shut  out  of  the  host. 

AND  Miriam  and  Aaron  spake 
.  against  Moses  because  of  the 
1!  Ethiopian  woman  whom  he  had 
married :  for  «  he  had  t  married  an 
Ethiopian  woman. 

2  And  they  said.  Hath  the  Lord 
indeed  spoken  only  b.y  Moses? 
*  hath  he  not  spoken  also  by  us  ? 
And  the  Lord  <■  heard  it. 

3  (Now  the  man  Moses  luasvery 
ineek,  above  all  the  men  which 
we.j-e  upon  the  face  of  the  earth.) 

4  rfAnd  the  Lord  spake  suddenly 
unto  Moses,  and  unto  Aaron,  and 
unto  Miriam,  Come  out  ye  three 
unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation.   And  they  three  came  out. 

5  ("And  the  Lord  came  down  in 
the  pillar  of  the  cloud,  and  .stood 
in  the  door  of  the  tabernacle,  and 
called  Aaron  and  Miriam  :  and 
they  both  came  forth. 

a  And  he  said,  Hear  now  my 
words:  If  there  be  a  prophet 
among  you,  Jthe  Lord  will  make 
myself  known  unto  him /in  a  vis- 
ion, and  will  speak  unto  him  sin  a 
dream. 

7  A  My  servant  Moses  is  not  so, 
» who  i.s  faithful  in  all  /•:  mine  house. 

8  With  him  will  I  speak  '  mouth 
to  mouth,  even '"apparently,  and 
not  in  dark  speeches;  and  "the 
similitude  of  the  Lord  shall  he 
behold:  wherefore  then  "were  ye 
not  afraid  to  speak  against  my 
servant  Moses  ? 

9  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  them  ;  and  he  de- 
parted. 

10  And  the  cloud  departed  from 
off  the  tabernacle ;  and,  p  behold, 
Miriam  became  ■'/leprous,  white  as 
snow:  and  Aaron  looked  upon 
Miriam,  and,  behold,  she  ivas  lep- 
rous. 

11  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses, 
Alas,  my  lord,  I  beseech  thee, 
'lay  not  the  sin  upon  us,  wherein 
we  have  done  foolishly,  and 
wherein  we  have  sinned. 

12  Let  her  not  be  « as  one  dead,  of 
whom  the  fle.sh  Ls  half  consumed 
when  he  cometh  out  of  his  moth- 
er's womb. 

13  And  Moses  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  saying.  Heal  her  now,  O 
God,  I  beseech  thee, 

14  i[  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  t  If  her  father  had  but  spit 
in  her  face,  should  she  not  be 
ashamed  seven  days?  let  her  be 
"Shut  out  from  the  camp  seven 
days,  and  after  that  let  her  be  re- 
ceived in  again. 

1.5    «And  Miriam  was  .shut   out 

from  the  camp  seven  days :  and 

143 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


t  Heb.  they 
were  in,  ^c. 


II  Or,  Cushite. 
a  Ex.  2.  21. 
t  Heb.  taken. 


6  Ex.  15.  20. 

-Mic.  6.  4. 
cGen.  29.  33. 

ch.  11.  1. 

2  Kings  19.  4. 

Is.  37.  4. 

Ez.  35. 12, 13. 
d  Ps.  76.  9. 


ech.ll.  25.  & 
10.  19. 


/Gen.  15.  1. 
&  46.  2. 
Job  S3.  15. 
Ez.  1.  1. 
Dan.  8.  2.  <fc 
10.  H,  16,  17. 
Luke  1.  11, 
22. 

Acts  10.  11, 
17.  <fc  22.  17, 


5- Gen.  31.  10, 

11. 

1  Kings  3.  5. 

Matt.  1.  20. 
h  Ps.  105.  26. 
!  Heb.  3.  2,  5. 
*1  Tim.  3.  15. 
ZEx.  33.  11. 

Deut.  34.  10. 
m  1  Cor.  13. 

12. 
n  Ex.  38.  19. 


I  Pot. 


10. 


JudeS. 
p  Deut.  2-1.  9. 
q  2  Kings  5. 

27.  <t  1.").  5. 

2  Chr.  26. 19, 

20. 
r2  Sam.  19. 

19.  &  24.  10. 

Prov.  30.  32. 
s  Ps.  88.  4. 


t  See    Heb. 

12.  9. 

u  Lev.  13.  46. 
ch.  5.  2,  3. 

X  Deut.  24.  9. 
2  Chr.  2G.  20, 


The  names  of  the  spies. 


NUMBERS. 


Their  evil  report. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


ych.  U.  35.  & 
33.  18. 


a  ch.  32.  8. 
Deut.  1.  22 


6ch.  12.  16.  <k 
32.  8. 


cell.  34.  19. 

1  (Jhr.  4.  Jo. 
rf  vor.  30. 

eh.  14.  6,  30. 

Josh.  14.  (5, 

7,  13,  14. 

Judg.  1.  12. 
e  ver.  16. 


/ver.  f. 
Kx.  17.  9. 
cli.  14.  G,  30. 


ever.  21. 
h  (ien.  14.  10. 
.ludg.  1.  U, 


iNeh.  9.  25, 

35. 

Ez.  34.  14. 
*  Deut.  31.  C, 

7,  23. 


the  people  journeyed  not  till  Mir- 
iam was  brought  in  again. 

16  And  alterward  the  people  re- 
moved from  2/  Hazeroth,  and 
pitched  in  the  wilderness  of  Pa- 
ran. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  The  names  of  the  men  who  were  sent  to  search 
the  land.  17  Their  instructions.  21  Their 
acts.     26  Their  relation. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.  ses,  saying, 

2  "  Send  thou  men,  that  they  may 
search  the  land  of  Canaan,  which 
I  give  unto  the  children  of  Israel: 
of  every  tribe  of  their  fathers  shall 
ye  send  a  man,  every  one  a  ruler 
among  them. 

3  And  Moses  by  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  sent  them 
6  from  the  wilderness  of  Paran  : 
all  those  men  wei-e  heads  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

4  And  these  ■we7-e  their  names : 
Of  the  viibe  of  Reuben,  Sham- 
mua  the  son  of  Zaccui-. 

o  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  Sha- 
phat  the  son  of  Hori. 

6  cOf  the  tribe  of  Judah,  a  Caleb 
the  son  of  Jephunneh. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Igal 
the  son  of  Jo.seph. 

8  Of  the  tribe  of  Epliraim,cOshea 
the  son  of  Nun. 

9  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Palti 
the  son  of  Raphu. 

10  Of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  Gad- 
diel  the  son  of  Sodi. 

11  Of  the  tribe  of  Joseph,  namely, 
of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  Gaddi 
the  son  of  Susi. 

12  Of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Amnii^ 
the  son  of  Gemalli. 

13  Of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Sethur 
the  son  of  Michael. 

14  Of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  Nah- 
bi  the  son  of  Vophsi. 

15  Of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  Geuel  the 
son  of  Machi. 

l(i  These  are  the  names  of  the  men 
which  Moses  sent  to  spy  out  the 
land.  And  Moses  called  /Oshea 
the  son  of  Nun,  Jehoshua. 

17  ^  And  Moses  sent  them  to  spy 
out  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  said 
unto  them.  Get  you  up  this  ivai/ 
fl- southward,  and  go  up  into  ''the 
mountain: 

18  And  see  the  land,  what  it  isl- 
and the  people  that  dwelleth 
therein,  whetlu'r  they  he  strong  or 
weak,  few  or  many; 

19  And  wiiat  tlie  land  is  that  they 
dwell  in,  wiietlier  it  he  good  or 
bad;  and  wliat  cities //ft?/  he  that 
they  dwell  in,  whether  in' tents,  or 
in  strong  holds; 

20  And  what  the  land  is,  whether 
it  he  i  fat  or  lean,  whether  there  be 
wood  therein,  or  not.  And  ''he 
ye  of  good  courage,  and  l)ring  of 

the  fruit  of  the  land.  Now  the 
time  ivas  the  time  of  the  first  ripe 
grapes. 

114 


21 1[  So  they  went  up,  and  search- 
ed the  land  'from  the  wilderness 
of  Zin  unto  «  Rehob,  as  men  come 
to  Hamath. 

22  And  they  ascended  by  the 
south,  and  came  unto  Hebron  ; 
where  "Ahiman,  Sheshai,  and 
Talmai,  "  the  children  of  Anak, 
ivere.  (Now  i' Hebron  was  built 
seven  years  before  cZoan  In 
Egypt.) 

23  '-And  they  came  unto  the 
II  brook  of  Eshcol,  and  cut  down 
from  thence  a  branch  with  one 
cluster  of  grapes,  and  they  bare 
it  between  two  upon  a  staff;  and 
fhey  brought  of  the  pomegranates, 
and  of  the  figs. 

24  The  place  was  called  the 
II  brook  II  Eshcol,  because  of  the 
cluster  of  grapes  which  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  cut  down  I'rom 
thence. 

2o  And  they  returned  from 
searching  of  the  land  after  forty 
days. 

2(j  1[  And  they  went  and  came 
to  Moses,  and' to  Aaron,  and  to 
all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  eunto  the  wilder- 
ness of  Paran,  to  *  Kadesh ;  and 
brought  back  word  unto  them, 
and  unto  all  tlie  congregation, 
and  shewed  them  the  fruit  of 
the  land. 

27  And  they  told  him,  and  said. 
We  came  unto  the  land  whither 
thou  sentest  us,  and  surelj'  it 
fioweth  with  «milk  and  honey; 
^  and  this  is  the  fruit  of  it. 

28  Nevertheless  2/ the  people  be 
strong  that  dwell  in  the  land, 
and  the  cities  are  walled,  and 
very  great :  and  moreover  we 
saw  ^the  children  of  Anak  there. 

29  «The  Amalekites  dwell  in  the 
land  of  the  south  :  and  the  Hit- 
tites,  and  the  Jebusitcs,  and  the 
Amorites,  dwell  in  the  mount- 
ains: and  the  Canaanites  dwell 
by  the  sea,  and  by  the  coast  of 
Jordan. 

.30  And  6  Caleb  stilled  the  people 
before  Moses,  and  said.  Let  us  go 
up  at  once,  and  possess  it ;  for  we 
are  well  able  to  overcome  it. 

31  cBut  the  men  that  went  up 
with  him  said,  We  be  not  able  to 
go  up  against  the  people;  for 
they  are  stronger  than  we. 

32  And  they  ''  brought  up  an  evil 
report  of  the  land  which  they  had 
searched  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  The  land,  through 
which  we  have  gone  to  seai'ch  it, 
is  a  land  that  eatetli  up  the  inhab- 
itants thereof;  and  <-•  all  the  peoiile 
that  we  saw  in  it  are  tmen  of  a 
great  stature. 

.33  And  there  we  saw  the  giants, 
/the  sons  of  Anak,  xvhick  come  of 
the  giants:  and  we  were  in  our 
own  sight  ffivi  grasshoppers,  and 
so  we  were  ''in  their  sight. 


The  people  murmur. 


NUMBERS. 


Moses  inter cedeth  with  God. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1490. 


«ch.  11.  4. 
6  Ex.  16.  2.  & 

17.  3. 

cb.  16.  41. 

Ps.  106.  2-5. 
c  See  ver.  28, 

29. 
dNeh.  9.  17. 
e  See  Deut. 

17.  16. 

Acls  7.  30. 
/ch.  16.  4,  22. 
g  ver.  24,  30, 

38. 

ch.  13.  6,  8. 
/ich.  13.  27. 

Deut.  1.  2J. 
!  Deut.  10.  15. 

a  Sam.  15.25, 

26.  &  22.  20. 

1  Kings  10.  9. 
Ps.  2-2.  8.  & 
147.  10,11. 
Is.  62.  4. 

k  ch.  13.  27. 
iDeut.  9.  7, 

23,  24. 
mDeut.  7.  18. 

&  20.  3. 
n  ch.  24.  8. 
tHeb. 

shaduic, 

Ps.  121.  5. 

Is.  30.  2,  3. 

Jer.  48.  45. 
o  Gen.  48.  21. 

Ex.  33.  16. 

Deut.  20.  1, 

3,4.  &  31.0,6. 

Josh.  1.  5. 

Juds.  1-  22. 

2  Chr.  13.  12. 
&  15.  2.&  20. 
17.  &.  32.  8. 
Ps.  46.  7,  11. 
Is.  41.  10. 
Amos  5.  14. 
Zech.  8.  23. 

p  Ex.  17.  4. 
gEx.  10.  10. 

&  24.  16,  17. 

(k  40.  34. 

Lev.  9.  23. 

ch.  16.  19,42. 

&  20.  6. 
rver.  23. 

Deut.  9.  7,  8, 

22. 

Ps.  95.  8. 

Heb.  3.  S,  IG. 
sDeut.  1.32. 

&  9.  23. 

Ps.  78.  22,  32, 

42   <k  106.  24. 

John  12.  37. 

Heb.  3.  18. 
t  Ex.  32.  10. 
a  Ex.  32.  12. 

Deut.  9.  26, 

27,  28.  &  32. 

27. 

Ps.  106.  23. 

£z.  20.  9,  14. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  The  people  murmur  at  the  news.  6  Joshua  and 
Caleb  labour  to  still  them.  11  God  threateneth 
them.  IZ  Moses  persuadeth  God,  and  obtaineth 
pardon.  26  The  murmurers  are  deprived  cf 
entering  into  the  land.  36  The  men  who 
raised  the  evil  report  die  bt/  a  plague.  40  The 
people  that  would  invade  the  land  against  the 
will  of  God  are  smitten. 

A  XD  all  the  congregation  lifted 
J\.  up  their  voice,  and  cried ;  and 
« the  people  wept  that  night. 

2  ^And  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael murinured  against  Moses 
and  against  Aaron :  and  the 
whole  congregation  said  unto 
them,  Would  God  that  we  had 
died  in  the  land  of  Egypt!  or 
c  would  God  we  had  died  in  this 
wilderness ! 

3  And  wherefore  hath  the  Lord 
brought  us  unto  this  land,  to  fall 
by  tlie  sword,  that  our  wives  and 
our  children  should  be  a  prey? 
were  it  not  better  for  us  to  re- 
turn into  Egj'pt? 

4  And  they  said  one  to  another, 
f^Letusniake  a  captain, and  ''let 
us  return  into  Egypt. 

5  Then  .f' Moses 'and  Aaron  fell 
on  their  faces  before  all  tlie  a.s- 
senilily  of  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

6  f,  i/And  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun,  and  Caleb  the  son  of  Je- 
phunneh,  icfiirh  were  of  them 
that  searched  the  land,  rent  their 
clothes : 

7  And  they  spake  unto  all  the 
company  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saj'ing,  ''The  land,  which 
we  iDassed  through  to  search  it, 
is  an  exceeding  good  land. 

8  If  the  LoBD  klelight  in  us, 
then  he  will  bring  us  into  this 
land,  and  give  it  us ;  *a  land 
which  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey. 

9  Only  'rebel  not  ye  against 
the  Lord,  "'neitlier  fear  ye  the 
people  of  the  land;  for  "they  ai-e 
bread  for  us:  their  t defence  is 
departed  from  them,  « and  the 
Lord  is  with  us :  fear  them  not. 

10  pJiut  all  the  congregation 
bade  stone  them  witli  stones. 
And  f/the  glory  of  the  Lord  ap- 
peared in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  before  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

11  %  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, How  long  will  this  people 
'■provoke  me?  and  how  long  will 
it  be  ere  they  « believe  me,  tor  all 
the  signs  which  I  have  shevred 
among  them  ? 

12  I  will  smite  them  with  the 
pestilence,  and  disinherit  them, 
and  t  will  make  of  thee  a  greater 
nation  and  mightier  than  they. 

13  f  And  « Moses  .said  unto' the 
Lord,  Then  the  Egyptians  shall 
hear  if,  (for  thou  broughtest  up 
this  people  in  thy  might  from 
among  them ;) 

10 


14  And  they  will  tell  it  to  the 
inhabitants  of  this  land :  ^for  thej' 
have  heard  that  thou  Lord  cwl 
among  this  people,  that  thou 
Lord  art  seen  face  to  tiace,  and 
that  2/ thy  cloud  stand eth  over 
them,  and  that  thou  goest  before 
them,  by  daytime  in  a  pillar  of 
a  cloud,  and  in  a  pillar  of  fire  by 
night. 

lo  f  Xow  if  thou  Shalt  kill  all 
this  people  a.s  one  man,  then  the 
nations  which  have  heard  the 
lame  of  thee  will  speak,  saying, 

16  Because  the  Lord  was  not 
2  able  to  bring  this  people  into  the 
land  which  he  sware  unt<^i  them, 
therefore  lie  hath  slain  them  in 
the  wilderness. 

17  And  now,  I  beseecii  thee,  let 
tlie  power  of  my  Lord  be  great, 
according  as  thou  hast  spoken, 
saying, 

18  The  Lord  is  «longsuflfering, 
and  of  great  mercy,  forgiving  in- 
iquity and  transgression,  and  by 
no  means  clearing  the  fjuilty,  *  vis- 
iting the  iniquity  of  the  fathers 
upon  the  children  unto  the  third 
and  fourth  rieneraiion. 

19  c Pardon,  I  beseech  thee,  the 
iniquity  of  this  people  ■'according 
unto  the  greatness  of  thy  mercy, 
and  «as  thou  hast  forgiven  this 
people,  from  Egypt  even  11  until 
now. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  I  have 
pardoned  /according  to  thy  word : 

21  But  as  truly  as  I  live,  sail  the 
earth  shall  be  filled  with  the  glory 
of  tlie  Lord. 

22  ''Because  all  those  men  which 
have  seen  my  glorj-,  and  my  mira- 
cles, which  I  did  in  Egyptand  in 
the  wilderness,  and  have  tempted 
me  now  'these  ten  times,and  have 
not'hearkened  to  my  voice ; 

23  *  t.Surely  they  shall  not  see  the 
land  which  I  sware  unto  their 
fathers,  neither  shall  any  of  them 
that  provoked  me  see  it: 

24  But  my  servant  K'aleb,  be- 
cause lie  had  another  spirit  with 
him,  and  '«hath  followed  me 
fully,  him  will  I  bring  into  the 
land  whereinto  he  went;  and  his 
seed  shall  po.ssess  it. 

2-5  (Xow  the  Amalekites  and  the 
Canaanites  dwelt  in  the  valley.) 
To  morrow  turn  you,  "and  get 
you  into  the  wilderness  by  the 
way  of  the  Red  sea. 

26'^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

27  o  How  long  shall  I  bear  inth 
this  evil  congregation,  which  mur- 
mur against  me  ?  p1  have  heard 
the  murmurings  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  they  murmur 
against  me. 

28  Say  unto  them,  ?As  truly  as 
I  live,  saitli  the  Lord,  '•as  ye 
have  spoken  in  mine  ears,  so  wUl 
I  do  to  you : 

14.5 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


X  Ex.  15.  14. 

Josh.  2.  9, 10. 

A:  5.  1. 
yKx.  13.21. 

&  40.  38. 

rh.  10.  34. 

Neh.  9.  12. 

Ps.  78.  14.  &. 

105.  39. 


»Deut.  9.  28. 
Josh.  7.  9. 


a  Ex.  34.  6,  7. 

Ps.  103.  8.  4; 

145.  8. 

Jonah  4.  2. 
b  Ex.  20.  5.  <fc 

34.  7. 


cEx.  34.  9. 
d  Ps.  106.  45. 


!Ps.  78.  38. 
I  Or,  hitherto. 


/Ps.  106.  23. 

James  5.  16. 

1  John  5.  14, 

15,  16. 
fPs.  72.  19. 
h  Deut.  1.  35. 

Ps.  95.  11.  & 

106.'  26. 

Heb.  3.  17, 

18. 
(Gen.  31.  7. 

*ch.  32.  11. 

Ez.  20.  15. 
t  Ileb.  If  they 

see  the  land. 

ZDeut.  1.  36. 

Josh.  14.  6, 

e,  9,  14. 
mch.  32.  12. 


n  Deut.  1.  40. 


over.  II. 

Ex.  16.  2S. 

Matt.  17.  17. 
p  Ex.  16.  12. 


^Ter.  23. 

ch.  26.  65.  k 

32.  11. 

Deut.  1.  35. 

Hob.  3.  17. 
r  See  Tsr.  !1 


The  murmurers  are  excluded.        NUMBERS.         The  law  of  the  meat  offering. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1400. 


s  ch.  1.  45.    & 
26.  W. 


t  Heb.  lifted 
vp  viy  handf 
Oen.  14.  22. 

i  ver.  38. 
ih.  26.  65.  & 
32.  12. 
Deut.  1.  30, 

II  Deut.  1.  39. 
X  I's.  106.  24. 
y  1  Cor.  10.   5. 

Iteb.  3.  17. 
II  Ox,  feed. 
i  ch.  32.  13. 

I's.  107.  40. 
nSce  Deut.  2. 

11. 
b  i:z.  23.  30. 
ci.li.  13.  25. 

14'J0. 
./  I's.  95.  10. 

Ez.  4.  0. 
c  See  1  Kings 

8-.  OG. 

I's.  77.  8.  & 

105.  42. 

Heb.  4.  1. 
II  Or, 

nllcring  of 

my  purpose. 
/oh.  23.  19. 
e  ver.  27,  29. 

cli.  26.  03. 

1  Cor.  10.  5. 
Ach.  13.  31, 

32. 

il  Cor.  10.  10. 

lleh.  3.  17. 

Juch;  5. 
ich.  20.  65. 

Josh.  14.  e, 

10. 


mDeut.  1.  41. 


n  ver.  2.'j. 
2  Chr.  24.  20. 


6  Deut.  1.  42. 


p2  Chr.  15 


jDcut.  1.  43. 


29  Your  carcasse.s  shall  fall  In 
tliLs  wildernes.s,  and  »  all  that  were 
numbered  of  you,  according  to 
your  whole  number,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  which 
have  murmured  against  me, 

oO  Doubtie.ss  ye  shall  not  come 
into  the  land,  concerning  which  I 
t  sware  to  make  you  dwell  there- 
in, f  .save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephuu- 
ueh,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

31  "But  your  little  ones,  which 
.ve  said  should  be  a  prey,  them  will 
I  bring  in,  and  they  shall  know 
the  land  which  aye  have  despised. 

'.i'Z  iivxt  as  for  you,  i'  your  carcasses, 
they  shall  fall  in  this  wilderness. 

'3'-i  And  your  children  shall  II  ~  wan- 
dor  in  the  wilderness  « ibrty  years, 
and  ^bear  your  whoredoms,  until 
your  carcasses  be  wasted  in  the 
wilderness. 

34  cAfter  the  number  of  the  days 
in  which  ye  searched  the  land, 
even  «« forty  days,  each  day  for  a 
j^ear,  shall  ye  bear  your  iniquities, 
even  forty  j-ears,  cand  ye  shall 
know  my  II  breach  of  promise. 

35  /I  the  Lord  liave  said,  I  will 
surely  do  it  unto  all  i/thls  evil 
congregation,  that  are  gathered 
together  against  me:  in  this  wil- 
derness they  shall  be  consumed, 
and  there  they  shall  die. 

36  ''And  the  men  which  Moses 
sent  to  search  the  land,  who  re- 
turned, and  made  all  the  congre- 
gation to  murmur  against  him, 
liy  bringing  up  a  slander  upon 
the  land, 

37  Even  those  men  that  did 
bring  up  the  evil  report  upon  the 
land,  idled  by  the  plague  before 
the  Lord. 

38  /■^But  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
and  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh, 
wliich  tcere  of  the  men  that  went 
to  search  the  land,  lived  stUl. 

3f)  And  Moses  told  these  sayings 
unto  all  the  children  of  Israel: 
'  and  the  people  mourned  greatly. 

40  1  And  they  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  gat  them  up 
into  the  top  of  the  mountain, 
saying,  Lo,  ™we  be  here,  and  will 
go  up  unto  the  place  ■which  the 
Lord  Jiath  promised :  for  we 
have  sinned. 

41  And  Moses  said.  Wherefore 
now  do  ye  transgress  «tho  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord?  but  it 
shall  not  prosper. 

42  "(io  not  up,  for  the  Lord  U 
not  among  you;  that  ye  be  not 
smitten  Ijefore  yoiu"  ('iiemies. 

43  For  the  AmaU-kites  and  the 
Canaanites  are  tliere  ))efore  you, 
and  ye  shall  fall  by  the  sword : 
p  because  ye  are  turned  away 
from  the  Lord,  therefore  the 
Lord  will  not  be  with  you. 

44  '/But  they  presumed  to  go  up 
unto  the  hill  top:  ncvcrtlieless 
the  ark  of  the  covenuut  of  the 

140 


Lord,  and  Moses,  departed  not 
out  of  the  camp. 

45  ''Then  the  Amalekites  came 
down,  and  the  Canaanites  which 
dwelt  in  that  hill,  and  smote 
them,  and  discomfited  them, 
even  unto  «lIormah. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  law  of  the  meat  offering  and  the  drink 
offering.  13,  29  The  stranger  is  under  the 
same  law.  17  The  law  of  the  first  of  the 
dough  for  a  heave  offering.  22  The  sacrifice 
for  sins  of  ignorance.  30  The  punishment  of 
presumption.  32  He  that  violated  the  sahhath 
is  stoned.    37  The  law  of  fringes. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
..  ses,  saying, 

2  «Bpeak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  When 
ye  be  come  into  the  land  of  your 
habitations,  which  I  give  unto 
you, 

3  And  6  will  make  an  offering 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord,  a  burnt 
offering,  or  a  sacrifice  c  in  t  per- 
forming a  vow,  or  in  a  freewill 
otiei'ing,  or  ^Un  your  solemn 
feasts,  to  make  a  e  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord,  of  the  herd,  or  of 
the  flock : 

4  Then  /shall  he  that  offereth 
his  offering  unto  the  Lord  bring 
tfa  meat  offering  of  a  tenth  deal 
of  flour,  mingled  ''with  the  fourth 
f)arl  of  a  hin  of  oil. 

5  iAnd  the  fourth  part  of  a  hin 
of  wine  for  a  drink  offering  shalt 
thou  prepare  with  the  burnt  of- 
fering or  sacrifice,  for  one  lamb. 

6  *Or  for  a  ram,  thou  shalt  pre- 
pare/or a  meatoffering  two  tenth 
deals  of  flour,  mingled  with  the 
thu'd  }>art  of  a  hin  of  oil. 

7  And  for  a  drink  ottering  thou 
shalt  offer  the  thii'd  par^  of  a  hin 
of  wine, /or  a  sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord. 

8  And  when  thou  preparest  a 
bullock  for  a  burnt  offering,  or 
for  a  sacrifice  in  performing  a 
vow,  or  i  peace  offerings  unto  the 
Lord  ; 

9  Then  shall  he  bring  wwith  a 
bullock  a  meat  offering  of  three 
tenth  deals  of  flour,  mingled  with 
half  a  hin  of  oil. 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  for  a 
drink  offering  half  a  hin  of  wine, 
for  an  offering  n:iade  by  fire,  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

11  «  Thus  shall  it  be  done  for  one 
bullock,  or  for  one  ram,  or  for  a 
lamb,  or  a  kid. 

12  According  to  the  number  that 
ye  shall  prepare,  so  shall  ye  do  to 
every  one  according  to  their 
number. 

13  All  that  are  born  of  the  coun- 
try shall  do  thes(!  things  after 
tins  mann(>r,  in  offering  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  sa- 
vour unto  the  Lord. 

14  And  if  a  stranger  sojourn  with 
you,  or  whosoever  be  among  you 


Before 
CHRIST 

1490. 


sch.  21.  3. 
Jud-.  1.  17. 


a  ver.  18. 
Lev.  23.  10. 
Deut.  7.  1. 


6  Lev.  1.  2,  3. 

c  Lev.  7.  16. 

&e.  22.  Iti,  21. 
tHel). 

separatin'T, 

Lev.  27.  2. 
d  Lev.  23.  8, 

12,  36. 

ch.  28.  19,27. 

&  29.  2,  8, 13. 

Deut.  10.  10. 
cGen.  8.  21. 

Ex.  29.  18. 
/Lev.  2.  1.  <fc 

0.  14. 
f  Ex.  29.40. 

Lev.  23.  13. 
A  Lev.  14.  10. 

ch.  28.  5. 
ich.  28.  7,  14. 
k  ch.  28. 12, 14. 


;  Lev.  7.  11. 

m  ch.  28.  12, 
14. 


Of  sin  of  iynorancc. 


NUMBERS. 


The  sabhathhrcaker  stoned. 


liL-fore 

CHRIST 

1490. 


o  ver.  23. 
Ex.  12.  49. 

cU.  9.  H. 


p  ver.  2. 
Dcut.  20.  1. 


5  Josh.  0.  11, 


r  Dcut.  2C.  2, 

in. 

I'r.JV.  3.  9, 


s  Lev.  2.  14.  &. 

i:;.  10,  le. 


u  Lev.  4.  13. 
+  Heb.  from 
the  eyes. 


JT  ver.  8,  9, 10. 

|!Or, 

ordinance, 
y  See  Lev.  4. 

23. 

ch.  26.  15. 

Ezra  C.  17.  &, 

a.  35. 
z  Lev.  4.  20. 


o  Lev.  4.  27, 


in  your  generations,  and  will  offer 
an  offering  made  by  lire,  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lokd  ;  a.s 
ye  do,  so  he  shall  do. 

15  oOne  ordinance  slutll  be  both 
for  you  of  the  congregation,  and 
also  for  the  stranger  that  .sojourn- 
eth  icith  you,  an  ordinance  for 
ever  in  your  generations:  as  ye 
are,  so  shall  the  stranger  be  before 
the  Lord. 

16  One  law  and  one  manner  shall 
be  for  you,  and  lor  the  stranger 
that  sojourn eth  with  you. 

17  *i  And  the  Lokd  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

18  ;^ Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  When 
ye  come  into  the  land  whither  I 
bring  vou, 

19  Then  it  shall  be,  that,  when 
ye  eat  of  ethe  bread  of  the  land, 
ye  shall  offer  up  a  heave  off'ering 
unto  the  Lord. 

20  '•Ye  shall  offer  up  a  cake  of 
the  first  of  your  dougli  for  a  heave 
offering:  a.s  ye  do  sfhe  heave  of- 
fering of  the  threshingfloor,  so 
shall  ye  heave  it. 

21  Of  the  first  of  your  dough  ye 
shall  give  unto  the  Lohd  a  heave 
offering  in  your  generations. 

22  ^  And  f  if  ye  have  erred,  and 
not  observed  all  these  command- 
ments, which  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  unto  Moses, 

23  ^re?i  all  that  the  Lord  hath 
commanded  you  by  the  hand  of 
Moses,  from  the  day  that  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses,  and 
henceforward  among  your  gen- 
erations ; 

24  Then  it  shall  be,  «if  aught  he 
committed  by  ignorance  t  with- 
out the  knowledge  of  the  congre- 
gation, that  all  the  congregation 
shall  offer  one  young  bullock  for 
a  burnt  offering,  for  a  sweet  sa- 
vour unto  the  Lord,  a^with  his 
meat  offering,  and  his  drink  offer- 
ing, according  to  the  fl  manner, 
and  2/ one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a 
sin  offering. 

25  zAud  the  priest  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  all  the  congre- 
gation of  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  them ; 
for  it  is  ignorance :  and  they  shall 
bring  their  offering,  a  sacrifice 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord,  and 
their  sin  offering  before  the 
Lord,  for  their  ignorance: 

26  And  it  shall  be  forgiven  all 
the  con.gregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  the  stranger  that 
sojourueth  among  them;  seeing 
all  the  people  u-ere  in  ignorance. 

27  •'  And  «if  any  soul  sin  through 
ignorance,  then  he  shall  bring  a 
she  goat  of  the  first  year  for  a  sin 
offering. 

'2>i  ^And  the  priest  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  the  soul  that 
sinneth  ignoi'antly,  when  he  sin- 


neth  by  ignorance  before  the 
Lord,  to  make  an  atonement 
for  him ;  and  it  shall  be  forgiven 
him. 

29  cYe  shall  have  one  law  for 
him  that  tsinneth  through  igno- 
rance, both  far  him  that  is  born 
among  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
for  the  stranger  that  sojoiu'neth 
among  them. 

30  %  'iBut  the  soul  that  doeth 
aught  tpresumptuouslj-,  xchether 
he  be  born  in  the  land,  or  a  stran- 
ger, the  same  reproacheth  the 
Lord  ;  and  that  soul  shall  be  cut 
off  from  among  his  people. 

31  Because  he  hath  e  despised 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  hath 
broken  his  commandment,  that 
soul  shall  utterly  be  cut  off;  /his 
iniquity  shall  be  upon  him. 

32  ♦[  And  while  the  children  of 
Israel  were  in  the  wilderness, 
i/ they  found  a,  man  that  gathered 
sticks  upon  the  sabbath  day. 

3;^  And  they  that  found  him  gath- 
eringsticks brought  him  unto  Clo- 
ses and  Aaron,  and  unto  ail  the 
congregation. 

34  And  they  put  him  a  in  ward, 
because  it  was  not  declared  what 
should  be  done  to  him. 

3^5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, »The  man  shall  be  surely  put 
to  death :  all  the  congregation 
shall  ^- stone  him  with  stones  with- 
out the  camp. 

36  And  all  the  congregation 
brought  him  ^^•ithout  tiie  camp, 
and  stoned  him  with  stones,  and 
he  died ;  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses. 

37  %  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

_3S  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  bid  'them  that  they 
make  them  fringes  in  the  borders 
of  their  garments,  throughout 
their  generations,  and  that  they 
put  upon  the  fringe  of  the  borders 
a  ribband  of  blue : 

39  And  it  shall  be  unto  you  for  a 
fringe,  that  ye  may  look  upon  it, 
and  remember  all  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord,  and  do  them  ; 
and  that  ye  »'  seek  not  after  your 
own  heart  and  your  own  eyes, 
after  which  ye  use  ''  to  go  a  whor- 
ing: 

40  That  ye  may  remember,  and 
do  all  my  commandments,  and  be 

0  holy  urito  your  God. 

41  I  am  the  Lord  your  God, 
which  brought  you  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  to  be  yoiu-  God:  I  cm 
the  Lord  your  God, 

CHAPTER   XrVT. 

1  The  rebellion  of  Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram. 
23  Moses  separatah  the  people  from  the  rebels' 
tents.  31  The  earth  sualloiceth  up  Korah,  and 
a  fire  contumeth  others.  36  The  censers  are 
reserved  to  holy  use.  41  Fourteen  thousand 
and  seven  hundred  are  slain  by  a  plague  for 
murmuring  against  Muses  and  Aaron,  46 
Aaron  by  incense  stayeth  the  flaguc. 

147 


Before 

CHRIST 

149(3. 


c  ver.  15. 
t  Heb.  dcth. 


d  Dent.  17.  12. 

Ps.  19.  13. 

Heb.  10.  26. 

2  Pet.  2.  10. 
tHeb. 

with  a  high 

hand, 
el  Sam.  12.9. 

Prov.  13.  13. 

/Lev.  5.  1. 

Ez.  IS.  2U. 


g  Ex.  31.  14, 
15.  6l  35.  2, 
3. 


ft  Lev.  24.  12. 


iLev.  24.  14. 
1  Kings  21. 
13. 
Acts  7.  58. 


/PeuL  22.  12. 
Matt.  23.  5. 


m  See  Dent. 

29.  19. 

Job  31.  7. 

Jer.  9.  14. 

Ez.  6.  9. 
n  Ps.  73.  27.  & 

lOS.  39. 

James  4.  4. 
0  Lev.  11.  44, 

45. 

Rom.  12.  1. 

Col.  1.  22. 

1  Pet.  1. 15, 

16. 


The  rebellion  of  Korali, 


NUMBERS. 


Dathan,  and  Abiram. 


Before 
(JURIST 

about  l-in. 


a  Kx.  6.  21. 
ch.  26.  9.  & 
27.  3. 
JuUe  11. 


c  I's.  103.  16. 


tHeb.  It  is 

/niich  for 

you. 
d  Kx.  19.  6. 
c  Kx.  29.  45. 

ch.  14.  14.  &. 

33.  34. 

/ch.  14.  5.  & 
20.  C. 


/Tver.  3. 

Lev.  21.  6,  7, 

8,  12,  15. 
h  Ex.  28.  1. 

ch    17.  5. 

1  Sain.  2.  28. 

Ps.  105.  26. 
?ch.  3.  10. 

Lev.  10.  3.  tc 

21.  17,  18. 

Ez.  40.  46.  .V 

44.  15,  16. 


k  1  Sam.  18. 


?ch.  3.  41,  45. 
&  8.  14. 
Deut.  10.  8. 


mEx.  16.  8. 
1  Cor.  3.  5. 


nY.x.  2.  II. 

A<-1»  7.  27, 

35. 
p  Ex.  3.  8. 

Lev.  20   24. 


NOW  "Korah,  the  son  of  Izhar, 
the  son  ofKohath,  the  son  of 
lievi,  and  Dathau  and  Abiram, 
the  sons  of  Eliab,  and  On,  the  son 
of  Peleth,  sons  of  Keuben,  took 
men  : 

2  And  they  rose  up  before  Moses, 
with  certain  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  two  hundred  and  fifty 
princes  of  the  assembly,  ^  famous 
in  the  congregation,  men  of  re- 
nown : 

3  And  cthey  gathered  them- 
selves together  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron,  and  said  unto 
them,  t  Ye  take  too  much  upon 
you,  seeing  <<■  all  the  congregation 
are  holy,  every  one  of  them,  eand 
the  LoiiD  is  among  them :  where- 
fore then  lift  ye  up  yourselves 
above  the    congregation    of  the 

LORB? 

4  And  when  Moses  heard  It,  /he 
fell  upon  his  face : 

5  And  he  spake  unto  Korah  and 
unto  all  his  company,  saying, 
Even  to  morrow  the  Lord  will 
shew  who  are  his,  and  ivho  is 
i/holy ;  and  will  cause liimto  come 
near  unto  him :  even  him  whom 
he  hath ''Chosen  will  he  cause  to 
icome  near  unto  him. 

6  This  do;  Take  you  censers, 
Korah,  and  all  his  company; 

7  And  put  fire  therein,  and  put 
incense  in  them  before  the  Lord 
to  morrow :  and  it  shall  be  that 
the  man  whom  the  Lord  doth 
choose,  he  shall  be  holy :  ye  take 
too  much  upon  you,  ye  sons  of 
Levi. 

8  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah, 
Hear,  I  pra.y  you,  ye  sons  of  Levi : 

9  Seemeth  it  but  ^a  small  thing 
unto  you,  tliat  the  God  of  Lsrael 
hath  'separated  you  from  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  to  bring 
you  near  to  liinisclf  to  do  the  serv- 
ice of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord, 
and  to  stand  belore  the  congre- 
gation to  minister  unto  them  ? 

10  And  ho  hath  brought  thee 
near  to  him,  and  all  thy  brethren 
the  sons  of  Levi  with  thee:  and 
seek  ye  the  priesthood  also  ? 

11  For  which  cause  both  thou  and 
all  thy  company  are  gathered 
together  against  tlie  Lord  :  »«  and 
what  is-  Aaron,  that  ye  murmur 
against  him? 

12  1  And  Moses  sent  to  call 
Datlian  and  Abiram,  the  sons  of 
Eliab;  which  said.  We  will  not 
come  up: 

13  «7.s  Wasmall  thing  that  thou 
hast  brought  us  up  out  of  a  land 
tliat  fiowetli  with  milk  andlioney, 
to  kill  us  in  the  wilderness,  except 
thou  "make  thy.sclf  altogether  a 
prince  over  us? 

14  Moreover,  thou  hast  not 
Ijrought  us  into  ra.  land  that 
floweth  witli  milk  and  honej',  or 
given  us  inheritance  of  fields  and 

148 


vineyards:  wilt  thou  1put  out  the 
eyes  of  these  ixien?  we  will  not 
come  up. 

15  And  Moses  was  very  wroth, 
and  said  unto  the  Lord,  '/Respect 
not  thou  their  oflering:  'I  have 
not  taken  one  ass  from  them, 
neither  have  I  hurt  one  of  them. 

16  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah, 
« Be  thou  and  all  thy  company 
'■  before  the  Lord,  thou,  and  they, 
and  Aaron,  to  morrow : 

17  And  take  every  man  his 
cen.ser,  and  put  incense  in  them, 
and  bring  ye  befbi'e  t)ie  Lord 
every  man  his  censer,  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  censers;  thou  also, 
and  Aaron,  each  of  you  his  censer. 

18  And  they  took  every  man  his 
censer,  and  put  fire  in  them,  and 
laid  incense  thereon,  and  stood  in 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  with  Moses  and 
Aaron. 

19  And  Korah  gathered  all  the 
congregation  against  them  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation:  and  "the  glory  of 
the  Lord  appeared  unto  all  the 
congregation. 

20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

21  -r  Separate  yourselves  from 
among  this  congregation,  that  I 
may  2/ consume  them  in  a  mo- 
ment. 

22  And  they  "fell  upon  their  faces, 
and  said,  O  God,  "the  God  of  the 
spirits  of  all  fiesh,  shall  one  man 
sin,  and  wilt  thou  be  wroth  with 
all  the  congregation  ? 

23  \  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  congregation, 
saying,  Get  you  up  from  about  the 
tabernacle  of  Korah,  Dathan,and 
Abiram. 

2.5  And  Moses  rose  up  and  went 
unto  Dathan  and  Abiram;  and 
the  elders  of  Israel  followed  him. 

2(5  And  he  spake  unto  the  con- 
gregation, sayin.g, ''  Depart,  I  pray 
you,  from  the  tents  of  these  wicked 
men,  and  touch  nothing  of  theirs, 
lest  ye  be  consumed  in  all  their 
sins. 

27  So  they  gat  up  from  the  taber- 
nacle of  Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abi- 
rain,  on  every  side:  and  Dathan 
and  Abiram  came  out,  and  stood 
in  the  door  of  their  tents,  and  their 
wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their 
little  children. 

28  And  INIoses  said,  c  FFereby  ye 
shall  know  tliat  the  Lord  hath 
sent  me  to  do  all  these  works ;  for 
I  have  not  done  them  <'of  mine  own 
mind. 

29  If  these  men  die  tthe  common 
deatli  of  all  men,  or  if  they  be 
'Visited  after  the  visitation  of  all 
men;  //(.e>i the  Lord  hath  not  sent 
me. 

30  But  if  the  Loud  tmake/a  new 


John  5.  30. 
<;ch.  24.  13. 

Jer.  'iX  18. 

Ez.  13.  17. 

John  5.  30. 

(k  0.  38. 
t  lleb.  OS 

every  man 

dietli. 
e  Ex.  20.  5.  & 

32.  34. 

Job  35.  15. 

Is.  10.  3. 

Jer.  0.  y. 
t  Ileb.  create 

a  creature. 

Is.  45.  7. 
/Job  31.  3. 

Is.  28.  21. 


Tlie  earth  openeth, 


NUMBERS. 


and  sicaUoweth  them  up. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1471. 


Ach.'.'S.  10.  & 
27.  3. 

Deut.  11.  6. 
Ps.  106.  17. 


iSee  ver.  17. 
fc  rh.  -JG.  U. 
1  Chr.  G.  22, 


k  Lev.  10.  2. 

ch.  IJ.  1. 

Ps.  106.  18. 
I  ver.  17. 


m  See  Lev. 

27.  28. 
n  Prov.  20.  2. 

Hab.  2.  10. 


och.  17.  10.  & 
20.  10. 
Ez,  14.  8. 


pch.  3.  10. 
2  Chr.  26.  18. 


Cch.  14.  2. 
Ps.  1U8.  25. 


rEx.  40.  31. 
«  ver.  19. 
ch.  20.  6. 


thing,  and  the  earth  open  her 
mouth,  and  swallow  them  up, 
with  all  tliat  ayjpertain  unto  them, 
and  they  ogo  down  quick  into  the 
pit ;  then  ye  shall  understand  that 
tliese  men  have  provoked  the 
Lord. 

31 1^  ''And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  as  he 
liad  made  an  end  of  speaking  all 
these  words,  that  the  ground  clave 
asunder  that  was  under  them  : 

32  And  the  earth  opened  her 
mouth,  and  swallowed  them  up, 
and  their  houses,  and  'all  the  men 
that  appertained  unto  Korah,  and 
all  their  goods. 

33  They,  and  all  that  appertained 
to  them,  went  down  alive  into  the 
pit,  and  the  earth  closed  upon 
them :  and  the.y  perished  from 
among  the  congregation. 

34  And  all  Israel  that  ^vere  round 
about  them  fled  at  the  cry  of 
them:  for  they  said.  Lest  the 
earth  swallow  us  up  also. 

'.io  And  there  ^came  out  a  fire 
from  the  Lord,  and  consumed 
'the  two  hundred  and  fifty  men 
that  offered  incense. 

3(5  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

37  Speak  unto  Eleazar  the  son  of 
Aaron  the  priest,  that  he  take  up 
the  censers  out  of  the  burning,  and 
scatter  thou  the  fire  yonder;  for 
"'  they  are  hallowed. 

38  The  censers  of  these  "sinners 
against  their  own  souls,  let  them 
make  them  broad  plates  for  a 
covering  of  the  altar:  for  they  of- 
fered them  before  the  Lord,  there- 
lore  they  are  hallowed :  <>  and  they 
shall  be  a  sign  unto  the  children 
of  Lsrael. 

39  And  Eleazar  the  priest  took 
the  brazen  censers,  wherewith 
they  that  were  burnt  had  off"ered  ; 
and  they  were  made  broad  pjlates 
for  a  covering  of  the  altar: 

40  To  be  a  memorial  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  pthat  no  stranger, 
which  is  not  of  the  seed  of  Aaron, 
come  near  to  offer  incense  before 
the  Lord  ;  that  he  be  not  as  Ko- 
rah, and  as  his  company:  as  the 
Lord  said  to  him  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

41  %  But  on  the  morrow  ?  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael murmured  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron,  saying.  Ye  have 
killed  the  people  of  the  Lord. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
congregation  was  gathered  against 
Moses  and  against  Aaron,  that 
they  looked  toward  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation :  and,  behold, 
'•the  cloud  covered  it,  and  «the 
glory  of  the  Lord  appeared. 

43  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

44  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 


4.5  f  Get  j'ou  up  from  among  this 
congregation,  that  I  may  consume 
them  as  in  a  moment.  And  « they 
fell  upon  their  faces. 

46  \  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
Take  a  censer,  and  put  fire  there- 
in from  off"  the  altar,  and  put  on 
incense,  and  go  quickly  unto  the 
congregation,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  them:  ^iov  there  is 
wrath  gone  out  from  the  Lord; 
the  plague  is  begun. 

47  And  Aaron  took  as  Moses  com- 
manded, and  ran  into  the  midst 
of  the  congregation;  and,  behold, 
the  plague  was  begun  among  the 
people :  and  he  put  on  incense, 
and  made  an  atonement  for  the 
people. 

48  And  he  stood  between  the 
dead  and  the  living;  and  the 
plague  was  stayed. 

49  2sow  they  that  died  in  the 
plague  were  fourteen  thousand 
and  seven  hundred,  besides  them 
that  died  about  the  matter  of 
Korah. 

50  And  Aaron  returned  unto 
Moses  unto  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation :  and  the 
plague  was  stayed. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Aaron's  rod  among  all  the  rods  of  the    tribes 
only  flourisheth.    10  It  is  left  for  a  monument 

against  the  rebels. 

AXD    the    Lord    spake    unto 
-  Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  take  of  every  one  of 
them  a  rod  according  to  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  of  all  their  princes 
according  to  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, twelve  rods :  write  thou 
every  man's  name  upon  his  rod. 

3  And  thou  shalt  write  Aaron's 
name  upon  the  rod  of  Levi:  for 
one  rod  shall  be  for  the  head  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers. 

4  And  thou  shalt  lay  them  up  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion before  the  testimony,  "where 
I  will  meet  with  you. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
the  man's  rod,  ^whom  I  shall 
choose,  shall  blossom :  and  I  will 
make  to  cease  from  me  the  mur- 
murings  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
c  whereby  they  murmur  against 
vou. 

G  •[  And  Moses  spake  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  every  one 
of  their  princes  gave  him  tarod 
apiece,  for  each  prince  one,  ac- 
cording to  their  fathers'  houses, 
even  twelve  rods :  and  the  rod  of 
Aaron  was  among  their  rods. 

7  And  Moses  laid  up  the  rods 
before  the  Lord  in  ^  the  taberna- 
cle of  witness. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on 
the  morrow  Moses  went  into  the 
tabernacle  of  ^^itness;  and,  be- 
hold, the  rod  of  Aaron  for  the 

149 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1471. 


X  Lev.  10.  6. 
ch.  1.  53.  & 
8.  19.  Sc  11. 
33.  &  18.  5. 
1  Chr.  27.  24. 
Ps.  106.  29. 


a  Ex.  25.  22. 
&  29.  42,  43. 
6c  30.  36. 


f  Heb.  a  rod 
for  one 
prince,  a  rod 
for  one 
prince. 


dEx.  38.21. 
ch.  18.  2. 
Acts  7.  44. 


The  charge  of  the  priests. 


NUMBERS. 


The  pcntinn  of  the  priests. 


Ilefore 
C  H  K  I  S  T 

about  1471. 


e  Heb.  9.  4. 

/ch.  19.  38. 

tHeh. 
children  of 
Tobetlion. 

g  ver.  5. 


hch.  1.  !Jl,  03. 
&  IS.  4,  7. 


och.  17.  13. 

i  Ex.  28.  38. 


c  Si'f  Gen. 

rf.ii 

3.  fi,  7. 

ech. 

3.  10. 

/ch. 
30. 

3.  2.'-.,  31 

?ch 

IG.  '10. 

Ach 

4.  10. 

ich.  3. 

10. 

iEx.  ' 

Ll-V. 

i-li.  a. 

JT.  21. 

7. 
J-1.  3. 

2. 

/ih.  11 

.  40. 

m(h.3 

.  12, 40 

nrh.  3 
ti.  lU. 

i).  .Sc 

ih'.  3. 

HI. 

p  Hub. 

Q.  3,  0 

house  of  Levi  was  budded,  and 
brought  forth  buds,  and  bloomed 
blossoms,  and  yielded  almonds. 
•J  And  Moses  brought  out  all  the 
rods  from  before  the  LoRi)  unto 
all  the  children  of  Israel :  and  they 
looked,  and  took  every  man  his 
rod. 

10  1[  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  Bring  c  Aaron's  rod  again 
before :the  testimony,  to  be  kept 
/for  a  token  against  the  t rebels; 
r/and  thou  shalt  quite  take  awaj'^ 
their  murmurings  from  ine,  that 
they  die  not. 

11  And  Moses  did  so:  as  the 
LoKi>  commanded  him, so  did  he. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel 
spake  unto  Moses,  sajing,  Be- 
hold, we  die,  we  perish,  we  all 
perish. 

18  /i  Whosoever  cometh  any  thing 
near  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord  shall  die :  shall  we  be  con- 
sumed with  dying  ? 

CHAPTER  XVIIL 

1  The  charge  of  the  priests  and  Levitcs,  9  The 
priests'  portion,  21  The  Levites*  portion.  25 
The  heiive  offering  to  the  priests  out  of  the 
Levites'  portion. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Aa- 
J\.  ron,  "Thou  and  thy  sons  and 
tliy  father's  house  with  thee  shall 
b  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  sanctu- 
ary :  and  thou  arid  thy  sons  with 
thee  shall  bear  the  Iniquity  of 
your  priesthood. 

2  And  thy  brethren  also  of  the 
tribe  of  Levi,  the  tribe  of  thy  fa- 
ther, bring  thou  with  thee,  that 
they  may  be  ^-joined  unto  thee, 
and  '^niinister  unto  thee:  but 
"-'thou  and  thy  sons  with  thee 
shall  minisier  before  the  taberna- 
cle of  witness. 

3  And  they  shall  keep  thy 
charge,  and  /the  charge  of  all  the 
tabernacle:  sonly  they  shall  not 
come  nigh  the  vessels  of  the  sanc- 
tuary and  the  altar,  '<  that  neither 
they,  nor  ye  also,  die. 

4  And  they  shall  be  joined  unto 
thee,  and  keep  the  charge  of  .the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
for  all  the  service  of  the  taberna- 
ple:  iand  a  stranger  shall  not 
come  nigh  unto  you. 

5  And  ye  shall  keep  ^the  charge 
of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  charge 
of  the  altar;  'that  there  be  no 
wrath  any  more  upon  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

G  And  I,  behold,  I  have  »» taken 
your  brethren  the  Levites  from 
among tlie  children  of  Israel :  "to 
you  i/iej/  are  given  as  a  gift  lor  the 
Lord,  to  do  the  service  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

7  Therefore  othou  and  thy  sons 
with  tlice  shall  keep  your  jiricst's 
oHicc  (or  ('V('r>'  thing  of  tiic  altar, 
and  ;' within  tliex'aii;  and  ycsliall 
serve:  I  have  given  your  priest's 
office  unlo  you  as  a  service  of  gift : 
150 


and  the  stranger  that  cometh  nigh 
shall  be  put  to  death. 

8  1[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Aaron,  Behold,  'il  also  have  given 
thee  the  charge  of  mine  heave 
offerings  of  all  the  hallowed  things 
of  the  children  of  Israel;  unto 
thee  have  I  given  them  »-by  rea- 
son of  the  anointing,  and  to  thy 
sons,  by  an  ordinance  for  ever. 

9  This  shall  be  thine  of  the  most 
holy  things,  reserved  from  the  fire : 
every  oblation  of  theirs,  every 
« meat  offering  of  theirs,  and  ev- 
ery 'sin  offering  of  theirs,  and 
every  "trespass  offering  of  theirs, 
which  they  shall  render  unto  me, 
shall  he  most  holy  for  thee  and 
for  thy  sons. 

10  a:  In  the  most  holy  23^are  shalt 
thou  eat  it ;  every  male  shall  eat 
it:  it  shall  be  holj^  unto  thee. 

11  And  this  is  tliine;  2/ the  heave 
offering  of  their  gift,  with  all  the 
wave  offerings  of  the  children  of 
Israel:  I  have  given  them  unto 
2  thee,  and  to  thy  sons  and  to  thy 
daughters  with  thee,  by  a  statute 
for  ever :  «  every  one  that  is  clean 
in  thy  house  shall  eat  of  it. 

12  *A11  the  t  best  of  the  oil,  and 
all  the  best  of  the  wine,  and  of 
the  wheat,  c  the  firstfruits  of  them 
which  they  shall  offer  unto  the 
Lord,  them  have  I  given  thee. 

13  And  whatsoever  is  first  ripe  in 
the  land,  <^  which  they  shall  bring 
unto  the  Lord,  shall  be  thine; 
« every  one  that  is  clean  in  tliine 
house  shall  eat  of  it. 

14  /Every  thing  devoted  in  Israel 
shall  be  thine. 

1.5  Every  thing  that  openeth  //the 
matrix  in  all  flesh,  which  they 
bring  unto  the  Lord,  luhether  it  be 
of  men  or  beasts,  shall  be  thine : 
nevertheless  ''the  firstborn  of  man 
Shalt  thou  surely  redeem,  and  the 
Ihstling  of  unclean  beasts  shalt 
thuu  redeem. 

10  And  those  that  are  to  bo  re- 
deemed from  a  month  old  shalt 
thou  redeem,  « according  to  thine 
estimation,  for  the  iDoney  of  ilve 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary,  ^  which  is  twenty  ge- 
rahs. 

17  <•  But  the  firstling  of  a  cow,  or 
the  firstling  of  a  sheep,  or  the 
firstling  of  a  goat,  thou  shalt  not 
redeem;  they  are  holy:  "i  thou 
Shalt  sprinkle  their  blood  upon 
the  altar,  and  shalt  burn  their  fat 
for  an  offering  made  by  fire,  for  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  flesh  of  them  shall  be 
thine,  as  the  «wave  breast  and  as 
the  right  shoulder  are  thine. 

10  oAll  the  heave  offerings  of  the 
holy  things,  which  the  children 
of  Israel  offer  unto  the  JjOud, 
have  I  given  thee,  and  thy  sons 
and  thy  daughters  with  thee,  by 
a  statute  for  ever;  Pit  is  a  cove- 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1471. 


'1  Lev.  6.  10, 
18,  26.  &  7.  3, 
32. 
ch.  0.  0. 

rEx.  29.  29. 
&  40.  13,  10. 


s  Lev.  2.  2,  3. 

&  10.  12,  13. 
(  Lev.  4.  22, 

27.  &.  0.  25, 

20. 
u  Lev.  5.  1.  <fc 

7.  7.  &  10. 12. 

&  11.  13. 
X  Lev.  G.  IC, 

18,  20,  29.  Sc 

7.  0. 
y  Ex.  20.  27, 

28. 

Lev.  7.  30, 

34. 
z  Lev.  10.  14. 

Deut.  18.  3. 
a  Lev.  22.  2,  3, 

11,  12,  13. 
Ii  Ex.  23.  19. 

Deut.  IS.  4. 

Nell.  10.  35, 

36. 
t  Heb.  fal, 

ver.  29. 
c  Ex.  22.  29. 
(i  Ex.  22.  29. 

&  23.  19.  & 

31.  20. 

Lev.  2.  14. 

cli.  15.  19. 

Deut.  2U.  2. 
e  ver.  11. 
/Lev.  27.  28. 
?Ex.  13.  2.  <Sc 

22.  29. 

Lev.  27.  26. 

ch.  3.  13. 
7iEx.  13.  13. 

&.  34.  20. 


»'  Lev.  27.  '. 
ch.  3.  47. 


k  Ex.  30.  13. 

Lev.  27.  25, 

ch.  3.  47. 

Ez.  45.  12. 
/Deut.  15.  19. 
m  Lev.  3.  2,5. 


)i  Ex.  29.  2C, 


Lev.  7.  31, 
32,  34. 


P  Lev.  2.  13, 
2  Chr.  13.  i 


The  portion  of  the  Levites. 


NUMBERS. 


The  water  of  separation. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1471. 


f/Deut.  10.  9. 

&.  12.  12.  & 

14.  27,  29.  & 

18.  1,2. 

Josh.  13.  14, 

33.  <fc  14.  3. 

&  18.  7. 

Pa.  16.  5. 

Ez.  44.  28. 
r  ver,  24,  26. 

Lev.  27.  30, 

Neh.  10.  37. 

<fc  12.  44. 

Heb.  7.  5, 

k,  9. 
sch.  3.  7,  8. 
tch.  1.  51. 
u  Lev.  22.  9. 
t  Heb.  to  die. 
ieh.  3.  7. 


s  ver.  20. 
Deul.  10. 
&  14.  27, 
&  18.  1. 


aXeh.  10.  38. 
i  ver.  30. 


t  Heb.  fat, 
ver.  12. 


dMatl.  10.  10. 

Luke  10.  7. 

1  Cor.  9.  13. 

1  Tim.  5.  18. 
cLev.  19.  8. 

&C.  22.  16. 


nant  of  salt  for  ever  before  the 
Lord  unto  thee  and  to  thy  seed 
with  thee. 

20  %  And  the  Loeb  spake  unto 
Aaron,  Thou  shalt  have  no  in- 
heritance in  their  land,  neither 
Shalt  thou  have  any  part  among 
them:  "/I  am  thy  part  and  thine 
inheritance  among  the  children 
of  Israel. 

21  And,  behold,  ^1  have  given 
the  children  of  Levi  all  the  tenth 
in  Israel  for  an  inheritance,  for 
their  service  wliich  they  serve, 
even « the  service  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

22  *Xeither  must  the  children 
of  Israel  henceforth  come  nigh 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, « lest  tliey  bear  sin,  t  and  die. 

2.3  «But  the  Levites  shall  do  the 
service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
con,gregation,  and  they  shall  bear 
their  iniquity :  it  shall  he  a  statute 
for  ever  tliroughout  your  genera- 
tions, that  among  the  children  of 
Israel  they  have  no  inheritance. 

24  J/ But  the  tithes  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  they  offer  as  a 
heave  offering  unto  the  Lord,  I 
have  given  to  tlie  Levites  to  in- 
herit: therefore  I  have  said  unto 
them,  =Among  the  children  of 
Israel  they  shaU  have  no  inherit- 
ance. 

25  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

26  Thus  speak  unto  the  Levites, 
and  .say  unto  them,  When  ye  take 
of  the  children  of  Israel  the  tithes 
which  I  have  given  you  from 
tliem  for  your  inheritance,  then 
ye  shall  offer  up  a  heave  offering 
of  it  for  tlie  Lord,  even  «a  tenth 
paj-t  of  the  tithe. 

27  *  And  tliUi  your  heave  offering 
shall  be  reckoned  unto  you,  as 
thi)U'4li  it  were  the  corn  of  the 
thresliiugfloor,  and  as  the  fulness 
of  tlie  winepress. 

28  Thus  ye  also  shall  offer  a  heave 
offering  unto  the  Lord  of  all  your 
tithes,  which  ye  receive  of  the 
children  of  Israel ;  and  ye  shall 
give  thereof  the  Lord's  heave 
offering  to  Aaron  the  priest. 

29  Out  of  all  your  gifts  ye  shall 
offer  every  heave  ottering  of  the 
Lord,  of  all  the  t  best  thereof,  eveji 
the  liallowed  part  thereof  out  of  it. 

'M  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them.  When  ye  have  heaved  the 
best  thereof  from  it,  cthen  it  shall 
be  counted  unto  the  Levites  as  the 
increase  of  the  threshingfloor,  and 
as  the  increase  of  the  winepress. 

31  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  every 
place,  ye  and  your  households:  for 
it  is  d  your  reward  for  your  service 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

32  And  ye  shall  cbear  no  sin  by 
reason  of  it,  when  ye  have  heaved 
from  it  the  best  of  it;  neither  shall 


ye /pollute  the  holy  tilings  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  lest  ye  die. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  The  water  of  separation  maile  of  tke  ashes  of  a 
red  heifer.  11  The  law  for  the  use  of  it  in 
purification  of  the  unclean. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
.  ses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

2  This  is  tlie  ordinance  of  the  law 
which  the  Lord  hatli  command- 
ed, saying,  Speak  unto  tiie  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  that  they  bring 
thee  a  red  heifer  without  spot, 
wherein  is  no  blemish,  aaiul  upon 
which  never  came  yoke. 

3  And  ye  shall  give  her  unto 
Eleazar  the  prie.st,  that  he  may 
bring  her ''  forth  without  the  camp, 
and  one  shall  slay  her  before  his 
face : 

4  And  Eleazar  the  priest  shall 
take  of  her  blood  with  his  finger, 
and  f  sprinkle  of  her  blood  direct- 
ly before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  seven  times. 

5  And  one  shall  burn  the  heifer 
in  his  sight;  <^her  skin,  and  her 
flesh,  and  her  blood,  with  her 
dung,  shall  he  burn : 

6  And  the  priestshall  take  "cedar 
wood,  and  hyssop,  and  scarlet,  and 
cast  it  into  tJie  midst  of  the  burn- 
ing of  the  heifer. 

7  /Then  the  priest  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  he  shall  bathe  his 
flesh  in  water,  and  afterward  he 
shall  come  into  the  camp,  and  the 
priest  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

8  And  he  that  burneth  her  shall 
wash  his  clothes  in  water,  and 
bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and  shall 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

9  And  a  man  that  is  clean  shall 
gather  up  i/ the  ashes  of  the  heifer, 
and  lay  t/iein  up  without  the  camp 
in  a  clean  place,  and  it  shall  be 
kept  for  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  ''for  a  water  of 
separation :  it  is  a  purification  for 
sin. 

10  And  he  that  gathereth  the 
ashes  of  the  heifer  shall  wiiah  his 
clothes,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even :  and  it  shall  be  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  unto  the 
stranger  that  sojourneth  among 
them,  for  a  statute  for  ever. 

11  %  iHe  that  toucheth  the  dead 
body  of  any  t  man  shall  be  un- 
clean seven  daj-s. 

12  /•  He  shall  purifv  himself  with 
it  on  the  third  day,  and  on  the 
seventh  day  he  shall  be  clean :  but 
if  he  purify  not  himself  the  third 
day,  then  the  seventh  day  he  shall 
not  be  clean.  .,     ^ 

13  Whosoever  toucheth  the  dead 
bodv  of  anvman  that  is  dead,  and 
punfieth  not  himself,  'defileth  the 
tabernacle  of  the  Lord;  and  that 
soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  Israel : 
because  «'  the  water  of  separation 

151 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1471. 


/Lev 
15. 


22.  2, 


uDeut.  21.  3. 
1  Sam.  6.7. 


h  Lev.  4.  12, 
21.  &  16.  27. 
Heb.  13.  11. 


c  Lev.  4.6.  <k 
16.  14,  19. 
Heb.  0.  13. 


d  Ex.  29.  14. 
Lev.  4.  11, 


e  Lev.  14.  4,6, 

49. 


/Lev.  11.  25. 
<k  15.  5. 


h  ver.  13,  20, 
21. 
ch.  31.23. 


I  ver.  16. 

Lev.  21.  1. 

ch.  5.  2.  <fc  9 

6,  10.  &  31. 

19. 

Lam.  4.  14. 

Ha?.  2.  13. 
tHeb. 

soul  of  man. 
h  ch.  31.  19. 


m  ver.  9. 
ch.  8.  7. 


The  pcoiple  want  water. 


NUMBERS. 


Moses  smitcth  the  rock. 


lifforc 
()  II  KIST 

about  1471. 


II  Lev.  7.  20. 
&.  1-2.  U. 


oLev.  11.  32. 
ch.  31.  20. 


p  ver.  11. 


t  IIcl).  Just. 

<l  ver.  9. 

f  Ilcb.  living 

waters  shall 

he  given. 


11.  2G.  19. 
,  51.  7. 


«  Lev.  15.  5. 


14.>3. 
ach.  33.  3G. 


hK\.  15.  20. 
I'll.  20.  09. 

cKx.  17.  1. 
i/.li.  IC.  19, 

f  Ex.  17.  2. 

<li.  II.  2. 
/<li.  11.  1,33. 
iV   I  I.  37.  & 
10.  32,  3&,  49. 


was  not  sprinkled  upon  liim,  he 
shall  be  unclean;  mhis  unclean- 
ness  is  yet  upon  him. 

14  This  is  the  law,  when  a  man 
dicth  in  a  tent:  all  that  come  into 
the  tent,  and  all  that  i.s  in  the  tent, 
shall  be  unclean  seven  days. 

15  And  every "  open  vessel,  which 
hath  no  covering  bound  upon  it, 
is  unclean. 

10  And  p  who.soever  touclietli  one 
that  is  slain  with  a  sword  in  the 
open  lields,  or  a  dead  body,  or  a 
bone  of  a  ixian,  or  a  grave,  shall 
l)e  unclean  seven  days. 

17  And  ibr  an  unclean  person 
they  shall  take  of  the  t  vaslies  of 
the  burnt  heifer  of  purification  for 
sin,  and  t running  water  shall  be 
put  thereto  in  a  ve.ssel : 

18  And  a  clean  ]ierson  shall  take 
'•hyssop,  and  dip  U  in  the  water, 
and  sprinkle  it  upon  the  tent,  and 
upon  all  the  vessels,  ;ind  upon  the 
persons  tluit  were  there,  and  upon 
him  that  touched  a  bone,  or  one 
slain,  or  one  dead,  or  a  grave : 

19  And  the  clean  person  shall 
sprinkle  upon  the  unclean  on  the 
third  day,  and  on  the  seventh  day': 
»and  on  the  seventh  day  he  shall 
purify  himself,  and  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in 
water,  and  shall  be  clean  at  even. 

•JO  IJut  the  man  that  shall  be  un- 
clean, and  shall  not  purify  him- 
self, that  soul  shall  be  cut  off 
from  among  the  congregation,  be- 
cause he  hath  t  defiled  the  sanctu- 
ary of  the  Lord  :  the  water  of  sep- 
aration hath  not  been  sprinkled 
upon  him  ;  he  is  unclean. 

21  And  it  shall  be  a  perpetual 
statute  unto  them,  that  he  that 
sprinkleth  the  water  of  separation 
shall  wash  his  clothes;  and  he 
that  toucheth  the  water  of  separa- 
tion shall  i)e  unclean  until  even. 

22  And  «  whatsoever  the  unclean 
l)crson  toucheth  shall  be  unclean ; 
and  «the  soul  that  toucheth  iL 
shall  be  unclean  until  even. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  The  chihlren  of  Israel  come  to  Zin,  where  Mir- 
iam dieth,  2  They  murmur  for  want  of 
water.  7  Moses  smititig  the  rock  hringcth 
forth  water  at  Meribah.  14  Muses  at  Kadcsh 
desircth  passage  through  Edum,  which  is  de- 
nied him.  22  At  mount  Ilor  Aaron  resigncth 
his  place  to  JCteazar,  and  dieth. 

THEN  «came  the  children  of 
Israel,  even  the  whole  congre- 
gation, into  tlic  desert  of  Zin  in 
the  first  month:  and  the  people 
abode  in  Kadesh;  and  '- Miriam 
died  there,  and  was  buried  th(>re. 

2 'And  there  was  no  water  for  the 
congregation :  '^  and  they  gathered 
themselves  together  again.st  Mo- 
S((s  and  against  Aaron. 

;{  And  the  people  «chode  with 

Moses,  and  spake,  saying.  Would 

(Jod  that  we  had  died  ./"wlien  our 

brethren  died  before  the  LiUUd! 

152 


4  And  9  why  have  ye  brought  up 
the  congregation  of  the  LiOBD  into 
this  wilderness,  that  we  and  our 
cattle  should  die  there? 

5  And  wherefore  have  ye  made  us 
to  come  up  outof  ligypt,  to  bring 
us  in  unto  tliis  evil  place?  it  is  no 
place  of  seed,  or  of  figs,  or  of  vines, 
or  of  pomegranates;  neither  is 
there  any  water  to  drink. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
from  the  presence  of  the  assem- 
bly unto  the  door  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  and  ''  the.v 
fell  upon  their  faces:  and  ithe 
glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
them. 

7  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

8  *  Take  the  rod,  and  gather  thou 
the  assembly  together,  thou  and 
Aaron  thy  brother,  and  speak  ye 
unto  the  rock  before  their  eyes; 
and  it  shall  give  forth  his  water, 
and  I  thou  shalt  bring  forth  to  them 
water  out  of  the  rock :  so  thou 
Shalt  give  the  congregation  and 
their  beasts  drink. 

9  A  nd  Moses  took  the  rod  «» from 
before  the  Lord,  as  he  command- 
ed him. 

10  And  Moses  and  Aaron  gather- 
ed the  congregation  together  be- 
fore the  rock,  and  he  said  unto 
them,  wHear  now,  ye  rebels; 
must  we  fetch  you  water  out  of 
this  rock? 

11  And  Moses  lifted  up  his  hand, 
and  with  his  rod  he  smote  the  rock 
twice:  and  "the  water  came  out 
abundantly,  and  the  congregation 
drank,  and  their  beasts  also. 

12  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  Aaron,  Because  i'ye 
believed  me  not,  to  "/sanctify  me 
in  the  eyes  of  the  children  of  Isra- 
el, therefore  ye  shall  not  bring 
this  congregation  into  the  land 
which  I  have  given  them. 

13  ''This  is  the  water  of  II  Meribah ; 
because  the  children  of  Israel 
strove  with  the  Lord,  and  he  was 
sanctified  in  them. 

14  II  «And  Moses  sent  messengers 
from  Kadesh  unto  the  king  of 
Edom,  'Thus  saith  thy  brother  Is- 
rael, Thou  kiiowest  all  the  travail 
that  hath  t befallen  us: 

15  u  How  our  fathers  went  down 
into  Egypt,  »"  and  we  have  dwelt 
in  Egypt  a  long  time;  a^and  the 
Egyptians  vexed  us,  and  our  fa- 
thers : 

Ki  And  2/  when  we  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  he  heard  our  voice,  and 
-sent  an  angel,  and  hath  brought 
us  forth  out  of  Egypt:  and,  be- 
hold, we  arc  in  Kadesh,  a  city  in 
the  uttermost  of  thy  border. 

17  "Let  us  pass,  I  pray  thee, 
through  thy  countr.y :  we  vvill  not 
pass  through  the  fields,  or  through 
the  vineyards,  neither  will  we 
drink  o/ the  water  of  the  wells: 


Before 

C  U  R  I  S  T 

1453. 


h  ch.  14.  5.  & 
16.  4,  22,  45. 
ich.  14.  10. 


;  Neh.  9.  15. 

Ps.  78.  15, 16. 

&  105.  41.  (fc 

114.  H. 

Is.  43.  20.  <k 

4fi.  21. 
Bicli.  17.  10. 


n  Vs.  IOC.  33. 


0  Ex.  17.  C. 

Deut.  8.  lo. 

1  Cor.  10.  4. 
pch.  27.  14. 

I)eut.  1.  37. 

iz  3.  iC.  &  32. 

CI. 
7  Lev.  10.  3. 

Kz.  20.  41.  & 

30.  23.  Sc  38. 

10. 

1  I'el.  3.  15. 
rDeut.  33.  8. 

Ts.  95.  B.  tc 

IOC.  32,  Sec. 
II  That  is, 

Strife. 

See  Ex.  17. 

7. 
.t.lmtg.  11.  10. 

17. 
t  Deut.  2.  4, 

&c.  &  23.  7. 

OI)ad.  10,  12. 
t  Heb. 

found  vs. 

K.t.  18.  8. 
u  Oen.  4G.  G. 

Arts  7.  15. 
w  Ex.  12.  40. 
X  V.\.  1.  11, 

Deut.  20.  G. 

Acis  7.  19. 
]/Ex.  2.  23.  & 

3.  7. 
s  Ex.  3.  2.  4: 

II.  19.  <t  23. 

20.  &  33.  2. 
a  See  ch.  21. 

22. 

Deut.  2.  27. 


Aaron  dieth  in  mmmt  Hor. 


NUMBERS. 


The  people  are  plagued. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1453. 


cJudg.  11.  17. 


tJSep  Deut.  2. 
27,  -I'd. 

f  Deut.  2. 
■1,  5,  8. 
Juds;.  11.18. 

/cli.  33.  37. 
^<h.21.  4. 


A  Gen.  25.  8. 

ch.  27.  13.  & 

31.  2. 

Deut.  32.  ijO. 
i  \vr.  12. 

t  Ilelj.  mouth, 
k  ch.  33.  38. 
Deut.  32.  SO. 


;Ex.  29.  29, 
30. 

1452. 
m  ch.  33.  38. 
Deut.  10.  C. 
(fc  32.  50. 


1452. 

a  ch.  33.  40. 

See  Juilg.  1. 

16. 
ich.  13.  21. 

c  (ien.  28.  20. 
Juilg.  11.  30. 


we  will  go  by  the  king's  hi.g/i  way, 
we  will  not  turn  to  the  right  hand 
nor  to  the  left,  until  we  have 
passed  thy  borders. 
IS  And  Edoni  said  unto  him, 
Thou  Shalt  not  pass  by  me,  lest  I 
come  out  against  thee  with  tlie 
sw'ord. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel  said 
unto  him.  We  will  go  by  the  high 
way :  and  if  I  and  my  cattle  drink 
of  thy  water,  ^then  I  will  pay  for 
it :  I  will  only,  without  doing  any 
thing  else,  go  through  on  my  feet. 

20  And  he  said,  criiou  shalt  not 
go  through.  And  Edom  came  out 
against  him  with  much  people, 
and  with  a  strong  hand. 

21  Thus  Edom  <'relused  to  give 
Israel  passage  through  his  bor- 
der :  wherefore  Israel  e  turned 
away  from  him. 

22  If  And  the  children  of  Israel, 
even  the  whole  congregation,  jour- 
neyed from  .'Kadesh,  £/ and  came 
unto  mount  Hor. 

23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron  in  mount  Hor,  by 
the  coast  of  the  land  of  Edom, 
saying, 

24  Aaron  shall  be  ''gathered  unto 
his  people :  lor  he  shall  not  enter 
into  the  land  which  I  have  given 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  be- 
cause iye  rebelled  against  my 
t  word  at  the  water  of  Meribah. 

25  i  Take  Aaron  and  Eleazar  his 
son,  and  bring  them  up  unto 
mount  Hor  : 

26  And  strip  Aai^n  of  his  gar- 
ments, and  put  them  upon  Ele- 
azar his  son  :  and  Aaron  shall  be 
gathered  unto  his  people,  and  shall 
die  there. 

27  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord 
comiTianded  :  and  they  went  up 
into  mount  Hor  in  the  sight  of 
all  the  congregation. 

28  'And  Moses  stripped  Aaron  of 
his  garments,  and  put  them  upon 
Eleazar  his  son ;  and  "'  Aaron 
died  there  in  the  top  of  the 
mount :  and  Moses  and  Eleazar 
came  down  from  the  mount. 

29  And  when  all  the  congrega- 
tion saw  that  Aaron  was  dead, 
they  mourned  for  Aaron  "  thirty 
days,  even  all  the  house  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Israel  with  some  loss  destroy  the  Canaanitcs  ot 
Hormah.  4  The  people  murmurjng  ere 
plagued  with  Jlery  serpents.  7  They  repenting 
are  healed  by  a  brazen  serpent.  10  Sundry 
journeys  of  the  Israelites,  21  Sihutt  is  over' 
Come,  33  and  Og. 

AND  ic/ien  «  king  Arad  the  Ca- 
naanite,  w^hich  dwelt  in  the 
south  heard  tell  that  Israel  came 
''by  the  way  of  the  spies;  then 
He  fought  against  Israel,  and  took 
some  of  them  prisoners. 
2  cAnd  Israel  vowed  a  vow  unto 
the  Lord,  and  said.  If  thou  wilt 
indeed  deliver  this   people  into 


my  hand,  then  <'!  will  utterly  de- 
stroy their  cities. 

3  And  the  Lord  hearkened  to 
the  voice  of  Israel,  and  delivered 
up  the  Canaanites;  and  they  ut- 
terly destroyed  them  and  their 
cities  :  and  lie  called  the  name  of 
the  place  II  Hormah. 

4  ^  And  «they  journeyed  from 
mount  Hor  by  the  way  of  the  Red 
sea,  to  /compass  the  land  of 
Edom :  and  the  soul  of  the  people 
was  much  II  t  discouraged  because 
of  the  way. 

5  And  the  people  p  spake  against 
God,  and  against  Moses,  ''Where- 
fore have  ye  brought  us  up  out  of 
Egypt  to  die  in  the  wilderness? 
ibr'  there  is  no  bread,  neither  is 
there  any  water;  and  'our  soul 
loatheth  this  light  bread. 

G  And  '-■  the  Lord  sent '  fiery  ser- 
pents among  the  people,  and  they 
bit  the  people;  and  much  people 
of  Israel  died. 

7  H  '"Therefore  the  people  came 
to  Moses,  and  said.  We  have  sin- 
ned, for  w -we  have  spoken  against 
the    Lord,   and     against    thee ; 

0  pray  unto  the  Lord,  that  he  take 
away  the  serpents  from  us.  And 
Moses  prayed  for  the  people. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Make  thee  a  fiery  serpent, 
and  set  it  upon  a  pole:  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  that  every 
one  that  is  bitten,  when  he  look- 
eth  upon  it,  shall  live. 

9  And  p Moses  made  a  serpent 
of  brass,  and  put  it  upon  a  pole; 
and  it  came  to  pass,  that  if  a  ser- 
pent had  bitten  any  man,  when 
iie  beheld  the  serpent  of  brass, 
he  lived. 

10  •[  And  the  children  of  Is- 
rael set  forward,  and  « pitched  in 
Oboth. 

11  And  they  journeyed  from 
Oboth,  and  '•pitched  at  lllje- 
abarim,  in  the  wilderness  which 
/.?  before  Moab,  toward  the  sun- 
rising. 

12 11 « From  thence  they  removed, 
and  pitched  in  the  valley  of  Zared. 

13  From  thence  they  removed, 
and  pitched  on  the  other  side  of 
Arnon,  which  is  in  the  wilder- 
ness that  Cometh  out  of  the 
coasts  of  the  Amorites:  for  'Ar- 
non is  the  border  of  Moab,  be- 
tween Moab  and  the  Amorites. 

14  Wherefore  it  is  said  in  the 
book  of  the  wars  of  the  Lord, 
II  What  he  did  in  the  Red  sea,  and 
in  the  brooks  of  Arnon, 

15  And  at  the  stream  of  the 
brooks  that  goeth  down  to  the 
dwelling  of  Ar,  "and  tlieth  upon 
the  border  of  Moab. 

16  And  from  thence  they  went 
2^  to  Beer:  that  is  the  well  where- 
of the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
Gather  the  people  together,  and 

1  will  give  them  water. 

133 


Before 
CHRIST 

1452. 


d  Lev.  27.  28. 


II  That  is, 
Vtter  de- 
struction, 

Eih.  20.  22.  & 
33.  41. 

/Judg.  11.  18. 

II  Or,  grieved. 

tKeb. 
shortened, 
Ex.  6.  9. 

g  Ps.  78.  19. 

h  Ex.  15.  3.  & 
17.  3. 

ich.  11.  6. 

J  1  Cor.  10.  9. 

I  Deut.  8.  15. 


0  Ex.  8.  8,  28. 
1  Sam.  12.19. 
1  Kings  13.  6. 

Ads  e.  24. 


p  2  Kings  18. 
4. 
John  3.  14, 


q  ch.  33.  43. 


rch.  33.  44. 
!j  Or,  Heaps 
of  Aharim, 


(  ch.  22.  36. 
Judg.  11.  la 


Or,  Vaheb 
in  Sup hah. 


uDeut.  2.  18, 

29. 
t  Heb. 

leanelh. 
X  Judg.  9.  21. 


Silion  and  Og  arc 


NUMBERS. 


overcome  and  slain. 


nefore 

CHRIST 

1452. 

yEx.  15.  1. 

Ps.  105.  2.  <k 

106.  12. 
tHeb. 

Ascend. 
II  Or,  answer. 
3  Is.  33.  22. 


t  Heb.  field. 
II  Or,  The  hill. 
ach.  23.  28. 
II  Or,  The 

wilderness, 
h  Deut.  2.  2C, 

27. 

Jiulff.  II.  19. 
cch.  20.  17. 


d  Deut.  29.  7. 


c  Deuf.  2.  32. 
Judg.  11.  20. 


/Deut.  2.  33. 
&  20.  7. 
Josli.  12.  1, 
2.  4c  24.  8. 
JNeh.  9.  22. 
Ps.  135.  10, 
11.  &  136.  19. 
Amos  2.  9. 


t  Hpb. 
daughters. 


g.Tcr.  48.  45, 
46. 
h  Di-ut.  2.  9, 


7  Ju<ig.  11.  24. 

1  Kings  11, 
7,  33. 

2  Kiij(fs23. 
13. 

.l.-r.  48.  7, 
13. 
;  .Ilt.  48.  18, 


I7ii-li.:;2.  1. 
Jer.  48.  32. 


17  If  2/TJieii  Israel  sang  this 
song,  t  Spring  up,  O  well ;  II  sing  ye 
unto  it : 

18  The  princes  digged  the  well, 
the  nobles  of  the  people  digged 
it,  by  tlifl  (lir'ectlon  of  ^the  law- 
giver, with  their  staves.  And 
t'roni  the  wilderness  tliey  went  to 
Mattanah: 

ly  And  from  Mattanali  to  Naha- 
liel:  and  from  Nahaliel  to  Ba- 
moth : 

20  And  from  Bamoth  in  the  val- 
ley, that  i«  in  tlie  t  country  of 
Moab,  to  the  top  of  llPisgah, 
which  looketli  « toward  ilJeshi- 
mon. 

21  IF  And  ^  Israel  sent  messengers 
unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
saying, 

22  cLet  me  pass  through  thy 
land:  we  will  not  turn  into  the 
fields,  or  into  the  vineyards ;  we 
will  not  drink  of  the  waters  of 
the  well:  hut  we  will  go  along 
by  the  king's  hiuli  way,  until  we 
be  past  thy  borders. 

23  ''And  Sihon  vv^ould  not  suffer 
Israel  to  pass  tlirough  his  border: 
but  Sihon  gatlH^rcd  all  his  people 
together,  and  went  out  against 
Israel  into  the  wilderness:  ^and 
he  came  to  Jaliaz,  and  fought 
against  Israel. 

24  And  /Israel  smote  him  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  po.s- 
sessed  his  land  from  Arnon  unto 
Jabbok,  even  unto  the  children  of 
Amnion :  for  the  border  of  the 
children  of  Amnion  loan  strong. 

25  And  Israel  took  all  these  cities : 
and  Israel  dwelt  in  all  the  cities  of 
the  Amorites,  in  Heshbon,  and  in 
all  the  t  villages  thereof. 

2()  For  Heshbon  luas  the  city  of 
Silion  the  king  of  the  Amorites, 
who  had  fought  against  the  for- 
mer king  of  Moab,  and  taken  all 
his  land  out  of  his  hand,  even  unto 
Arnon. 

27  Wherefore  they  that  speak  in 
proverbs  say.  Come  into  Heshbon, 
let  the  city  of  Sihon  be  built  and 
prepared : 

23  For  there  is  ica  fire  gone  out 
of  Heshbon,  a  flame  IVom  the  city 
of  Sihon:  it  huth  cousumod  ''Ar 
of  Moab,  and  the  lords  of  the  high 
places  of  Arnon. 

29  Woe  to  thee,  Moab!  thou  art 
undone,  O  people  of 'Chemosh: 
he  hath  given  his  sons  that  es- 
caped, and  his  daughters,  into 
captivity  unto  Sihon  king  of  the 
Amorites. 

30  We  have  shot  at  them ;  Hesh- 
bon is  pcrisiied  cn-cii  '  iinio  Diljoii, 
aufl  we  liavc  laid  lliem  wasti'  even 
unti)  N(ji)hali,  which  rcaclKth  un- 
to '  JNIedeba. 

31  1  Thus  Israel  dwelt  in  the 
land  of  the  Amorites. 

32  And  Moses  sent  to  spy  out 
™Jaazer,  and  they  took  the  vil- 

L>1 


lages  thereof,  and  dirjve  out  the 
Amorites  that  were  there. 

33  t  "And  they  turned  and  went 
up  by  the  way  of  Bashan :  and  Og 
the  king  of  Bashan  went  out 
against  them,  he,  and  all  his  peo- 
ple, to  the  battle  "nt  Edrei. 

34  A  nd  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
i>  Fear  him  not :  for  I  have  deliv- 
ered him  into  thy  hand,  and  all 
his  people,  and  iiis  land;  and 
-zthou  Shalt  do  to  him  as  thou 
didst  unto  Sihon  king  of  the 
Amorites,  which  dwelt  at  Hesh- 
bon. 

35  '"So  they  smote  him,  and  liLs 
sons,  and  all  his  people,  until  there 
was  none  left  him  alive:  and  they 
possessed  his  land. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Balai's  first  message  fur  Balaam  is  refused. 
15  His  second  message  ohtameth  him,  22  An 
angel  would  have  slain  him,  if  his  ass  had  not 
saved  him.     36  Ualak  entertaineth  him. 

AND  a  the  children  of  Israel  set 
.  forward,  and  pitched  in  the 
plains  of  Moab  on  this  side  Jordan 
by  Jericho. 

2  1[  And  ^Balak  the  son  of  Zippor 
saw  all  that  Israel  had  done  to  the 
Amorites. 

3  And  «  Moab  was  sore  afraid  of 
the  people,  because  they  were 
manj^:  and  Moab  was  distressed 
because  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  And  Moab  said  unto  <'  the  eld- 
ers of  Midian,  Now  shall  this  com- 
pany lick  up  all  tliat  are  round 
about  us,  as  the  ox  licketh  up  the 
grass  of  the  field.  And  Balak  the 
son  of  Zippor  tvas  king  of  the  Mo- 
abites  at  that  time. 

5  cHesent  messengers  therefore 
unto  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  to 
/Pethor,  which  is  by  the  river  of 
the  land  of  the  children  of  his 
people,  to  call  him,  saying.  Be- 
hold, there  is  a  people  come  out 
from  Egypt:  behold,  they  cover 
the  tface  of  the  earth,  and  they 
abide  over  against  me : 

G  Come  now  therefore,  I  pray 
thee,  ic curse  me  this  people;  for 
they  are  too  mighty  for  me:  per- 
adventure  I  shall  prevail,  that  we 
may  smite  them,  and  that  I  may 
drive  them  out  of  the  land:  for  I 
wot  that  he  Whom  thou  ble.ssest  is 
ble,ssed,  and  he  whom  thou  cursest 
is  cursed. 

7  And  the  elders  of  Moab  and 
the  elders  of  Midian  departed  with 
''the  rewards  of  divination  in  their 
hand;  and  they  came  unto  Ba- 
laam, and  spake  unto  him  the 
words  of  Balak. 

«  And  he  said  unto  them, « Lodge 
here  this  night,  and  I  will  bring 
you  word  again,  as  tlic  LoiiDsliall 
speak  unto  me:  and  thi^iirincesof 
Moab  al>ode  with  Balaam. 

y  A'Aiid  Ood  came  uulo  Balaam, 
and  said.  What  men  are  these 
with  thee? 


Before 
CHRIST 

1452. 


n  Deut.  3.  1. 
&;  29.  7. 


o  Josh.  13.  12. 
pDeut.  3.  2. 


J  ver.  24. 
Ps.  135.  10, 
11.  &  136.  20. 


r  Deut.  3.  3,  4, 


ftJudg.  11.23. 


rfch.  31.  8. 
Josh.  13.  21. 


cDeut.  2.3.  4. 

Josh.  13.  22. 

<k  24.  9. 

Neh.  13.  1,2. 

Mic.  G.  5. 

2  Pet.  2.  1.5. 

Jude  11. 

Rev.  2.  14. 
/Seecli.23.  7. 

Deut.  23.  4. 
+  Heb.  eye. 
S  ch.  23.  7. 


k  Gen.  20.  3. 
ver.  20. 


Baldk  sendeth  for  Balaam. 


NUMBERS. 


An  angel  opposetTi  Balaam. 


He  To  re 

CHRIST 

1452. 


t  Heb.  I  shall 
prevail  in 
f.ehling 
again&t  him. 


/oh.  23.20. 
Rom.  11.  29. 


t  Heb.  Be  not 
tliuu  letted 
from,  ^c. 


nch.  24.  13. 
0  1  Kings  22. 

11. 

2Chr.  18.13. 


p  ver.  8. 


Q  ver.  9. 


rver.  35. 
ch.  23.  12,26. 
&.-2i.  13. 


t  Sen  2  Kings 
f).  17. 

Dan.  10.  7. 
Acts  22.  9. 
2  Pet.  2.  16. 
JuUe  11. 


10  And  Balaam  said  unto  God, 
Balak  the  .son  of  Zippor,  king  of 
Moab,  hath  sent  unto  me,  saying, 

11  Behold,  there  Is  a  people  come 
out  of  Egypt,  wliicli  covereth  the 
face  of  the  earth :  come  now, 
curse  me  them;  peradventure  tl 
shall  be  able  to  overcome  them, 
and  drive  them  out. 

12  And  God  said  inito  Balaam, 
Thou  Shalt  not  go  with  tliem ;  thou 
Shalt  not  curse  the  people :  for 
Hhey  ai-e  blessed. 

13  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the 
morning,  and  said  unto  the  princes 
of  Balak,  Get  you  into  your  land  : 
for  the  Lord  refuseth  to  give  me 
leave  to  go  with  you. 

14  And  the  princes  of  Moab  rose 
up,  and  they  went  unto  Balak,  and 
said,  Balaam  refuseth  to  come 
with  us. 

15  1  And  Balak  sent  yet  again 
princes,  more,  and  more  honour- 
able than  they. 

10  And  they  came  to  Balaam,  and 
said  to  him,  Tlius  saith  Balak  the 
son  of  Zippor,  tLet  nothing,  I 
pray  thee,  hinder  thee  from  com- 
ing unto  me : 

17  For  I  will  promote  thee  unto 
very  great  honour,  and  I  will  do 
whatsoever  thou  sayest  unto  me  : 
"«come  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
curse  me  this  people. 

18  And  Balaam  answered  and 
said  unto  the  servants  of  Balak, 
»If  Balak  would  give  me  his 
house  full  of  silver  and  gold,  <>  I 
cannot  go  beyond  the  word  of  the 
Lord  my  God,  to  do  less  or  more. 

19  ISTovv  therefore,  I  pray  you, 
p  tarry  ye  also  here  this  night,  that 
I  may  know  what  the  Lord  will 
say  unto  me  more. 

20  9And  God  came  unto  Balaam 
at  night,  and  said  unto  him,  If  the 
men  come  to  call  thee,  rise  up, 
and  go  with  them ;  but  »•  yet  the 
word  which  I  shall  say  unto  thee, 
that  Shalt  thou  do. 

21  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the 
morning,  and  saddled  his  ass,  and 
vv^ent  with  the  princes  of  Moab. 

22  ^  And  God's  anger  was  kin- 
dled because  he  went:  sand  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  stood  in  the 
way  for  an  adversary  against  him. 
Now  he  was  riding  upon  his  ass, 
and  his  two  servants  ivere  with 
him. 

23  And  t  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  standing  in  the  way, 
and  his  sword  drawn  in  his  hand : 
and  the  ass  turned  aside  out  of  the 
way,  and  went  into  the  field  :  and 
Baiaain  smote  the  ass,  to  turn  her 
into  the  way. 

24  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
stood  in  a  path  of  the  vineyards,  j 
a  wall  being  on  this  side,  and  a 
wall  on  that  side. 

2.5  And  when  the  ass  saw  the 
angel  of  the  Lord,  she  thrust  her- 


self unto  the  wall,  and  crushed 
Balaam's  foot  against  the  wall: 
and  he  smote  her  again. 
2G  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
went  further,  and  stood  in  a  nar- 
row place,  where  ivas  no  way  to 
turn  either  to  the  right  hand  or  to 
the  left. 

27  And  when  the  ass  saw  the  an- 
gel of  the  Lord,  she  fell  down  un- 
der Balaam  :  and  Balaam's  anger 
was  kindled,  and  he  smote  the  ass 
with  a  staff. 

28  And  the  Lord  « opened  the 
mouth  of  the  a.ss,  and  she  said  un- 
to Balaam,  What  have  I  done  un- 
to thee,  that  thou  hast  smitten  me 
these  three  times? 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  the  ass. 
Because  thou  hast  mocked  me :  I 
would  there  were  a  sword  in  mine 
hand,  a;  for  now  would  I  kill  thee. 

30  z/Aud  the  a.ss  said  unto  Balaam, 
Am  not  I  thine  ass,  1  u]ion  which 
thou  hast  ridden  II  ever  since  I  was 
thine  unto  this  day  ?  was  I  ever 
wont  to  do  so  unto  thee  ?  And  he 
said,  Xay. 

31  Then  the  Lord  z  opened  the 
eyes  of  Balaam,  and  he  saw  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  standing  in  the 
way,  and  liis  sword  drawn  in  his 
liaiid:  and  he  "bowed  down  hLs 
head,  and  II  fell  flat  on  his  face. 

32  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  him.  Wherefore  hast 
thou  smitten  thine  ass  these  three 
times"?  Behold,  I  went  out  tto 
withstand  thee,  because  t/iy  way 
is  *  perverse  before  me : 

:i3  And  the  ass  saw  me,  and  turn- 
ed from  me  these  three  times: 
unless  she  had  turned  Irom  me, 
surely  now  also  I  had  slain  thee, 
and  saved  her  alive. 

34  And  Balaam  said  unto  the  an- 
gel of  the  Lord,  « I  have  sinned ; 
for  I  knew  not  that  thou  stoodest 
in  the  way  against  me:  now 
therefore,  if  it  tdi.splease  thee,  I 
will  get  me  back  again. 

35  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  Balaam,  Go  with  the 
men:  dbut  only  the  word  that  I 
.shall  speak  unto  thee,  that  thou 
Shalt  speak.  So  Balaam  went 
with  the  princes  of  Balak. 

3G  1[  And  when  Balak  heard  that 
Balaam  was  come,  « he  went  out 
to  meet  him  unto  a  city  of  Moab, 
/which  is  in  the  border  of  Anion, 
which  is  in  the  utmost  coast. 

37  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam, 
Did  I  not  earnestly  send  unto  thee 
to  call  thee?  wherefore  earnest 
thou  not  unto  me  ?  am  I  not  able 
indeed  3  to  promote  thee  to  hon- 
our? 

.38  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
Lo,  I  am  come  unto  thee :  have  I 
now  any  power  at  all  to  say  any 
thing?  /»the  word  that  God  put- 
teth  in  my  mouth,  that  shall  I 
speak. 

1.55 


Before 
CHRIST 

1452. 


xProv.  12.  m. 
y2  Pet.  2.  16. 
t  Hob.  who 

hast  ridden 

upon  me. 
!|  Or,  ever 

since  thou 

wast,  &c. 
2  See  Gen.  21. 

I'J. 

2  Kings  0.  17. 

Luke  24.  IG, 

31. 
a  Ex.  34.  8. 
II  Or,  bowed 

himself. 


t  Heb.  to  be 
tin  adversary 
unto  thee. 
Pet.  2.  14, 


15. 


el  Sam.  15. 

24,  30.  &.  26. 

21. 

2  Sam.  12. 13. 

Job  34.  31, 

32. 
t  Heb,  be  evil 

in  thine  eyes, 
d  ver.  20. 


eGen.  14.  17. 
/ch.  21.  13. 


ever.  17. 
ch.  24.  11. 


h  ch.  23.  26. 
<fc  24.  13. 

1  Kings  22. 
14. 

2  Chr.  18. 13.    I 


Balaam's  first  joarahle. 


NUMBERS. 


Balaam's  second  parable. 


Refore 

CHRIST 

1452. 


II  Or,  A  city 
0/  streets. 


j'Deut.  12.  2. 


ever.  15. 
deh.  24.  1. 


II  Or,  he 
went  siititaTy. 


'ver.  Ifi. 
ch.  22.  35. 
Dcul.  18.  18. 
Jer.  1.  0. 


f  ver.  IS. 

ch.  24.  3,  15, 

23. 

Job  27.  1.  Sc 

29.  ). 

Ps.  78.  2. 

E/.  17.  2. 

Mic.  2.  4. 

Hal).  2.  0. 
)ich.  22.  C,  11, 

17. 
J  1  Sam.  17.10. 
k  Is.  47.  12, 13. 

ZDeut.  33.  28. 
m  Kx.  33.  16. 

Kzra  9.  2. 

Eiih.  2.  14. 
n  Gen.  13.  16. 

&  22.  17. 
t  Heb.  my 

suut,  or,  iny 

life. 
o  I's.  IIG.  15. 

pel). 22.  11,17. 
&.  24.  ii). 


(jcU.  22.  38. 


39  And  Balaam  went  with  Ba- 
lak,and  they  came  unto  IlKirjath- 
huzoth. 

40  And  Balak  offered  oxen  and 
sheep,  and  sent  to  Balaam,  and  to 
the  princes  that  were  with  him. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  Balak  took  Balaam, 
and  brought  him  up  i  nto  the  *  high 
places  of  Baal,  that  thence  he 
might  see  the  utmost  2^o,>'t  of  the 
people. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1,   13,   28    Balak's    sacrifice.       1,    18    Balaam's 
parable. 

AND  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
.  n  Build  me  here  seven  altars, 
and  prepare  me  here  seven  oxen 
and  seven  rams. 

2  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  had 
spoken  ;  and  Balak  and  Balaam 
f-  oti'ered  on  every  altar  a  bullock 
and  a  ram. 

3  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
c Stand  by  thy  burnt  offering,  and 
I  will  go :  peradventure  the  Lord 
will  come  '^to  meet  me;  and 
whatsoever  he  sheweth  me  I  will 
tell  thee.  And  II  he  went  to  a  high 
place. 

4  cAnd  God  met  Balaam  :  and  he 
said  unto  him,  I  have  prepared 
seven  altars,  and  I  have  offered 
upon  every  altar  a  bullock  and  a 
ram. 

5  And  the  Lokd  .f  put  a  word  in 
Balaam's  mouth,  and  said,  Beturn 
unto  Balak,  and  thus  thou  shalt 
speak. 

6  And  he  returned  unto  him,  and, 
lo,  he  stood  by  his  burnt  sacrifice, 
he,  and  all  the  princes  of  Moab. 

7  And  he  £/took  up  his  parable, 
and  said,  Balak  the  king  of  Moab 
hath  brought  me  from  Aram,  out 
of  the  mountains  of  the  east,  say- 
ing, ''Come,  curse  me  Jacob,  and 
come,  Klefy  Israel. 

8*  How  shall  I  curse,  rvhom  GoA 
hath  not  cursed?  or  how  shall  I 
defy,  %vhom  the  Lord  hath  not 
dotted  ? 

9  For  from  the  top  of  the  rocks  I 
see  him,  and  from  the  hills  I  be- 
hold him:  lo,  'the  people  shall 
dwell  alone,  and  ^shall  not  be 
reckoned  among  the  nations. 

10  "Who  can  count  the  dust  of 
Jacob,  and  the  number  of  flie 
fourth  part  of  Israel?  Let  tme 
die  othe  death  of  the  righteous, 
and  let  my  last  end  be  like  his! 

11  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam, 
Wliat  hast  thou  done  unto  me  ? 
vl  took  thee  to  curse  mine  ene- 
mies, and,  behold,  thou  hast  bless- 
ed them  altogether. 

12  And  he  answered  and  said, 
'/Must  I  not  take  heed  to  speak 
that  which  the  Lord  hath  put  in 
my  mouth? 

13  And  Balak  said  unto  him. 
Come,  I  pray  thee,  with  me  unto 
another  place,  from  whence  thou 

156 


mayest  see  them :  thou  shalt  see 
but'the  utmost  part  of  them,  and 
Shalt  not  see  them  all :  and  curse 
me  them  from  thence. 

14  If  And  he  brought  him  into  the 
field  of  Zophim,  to  the  top  of  !l  Pis- 
gah,'and  built  seven  altars,  and 
offered  a  bullock  and  a  ram  on 
every  altar. 

15  And  he  said  unto  Balak,  Stand 
here  by  thy  burnt  offering,  while 

I  meet  the  Lord  yonder. 

16  And  the  Lord  met  Balaam, 
and  «put  a  word  in  his  mouth, 
and  said.  Go  again  unto  Balak, 
and  say  thus. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  him, 
behold,  he  stood  by  his  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  the  princes  of  Moab  with 
him.  And  Balak  said  unto  him. 
What  hath  the  Lord  spoken  ? 

18  And  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said,  'Rise  up,  Balak,  and 
hear ;  hearken  unto  me,  thou  son 
of  Zippor : 

19  "God  is  not  a  man,  that  he 
should  lie;  neither  the  son  of 
man,  that  he  should  repent:  hath 
he  said,  and  shall  he  not  do  it  ?  or 
hath  he  spoken,  and  shall  he  not 
make  it  good? 

20  Behold,  1  have  received  com- 
7>i«/uiraen/,  to  bless :  and  «hehath 
blessed;  and  I  cannot  reverse  it. 

21  .'/He  hath  not  beheld  iniquity 
in  Jacob,  neither  hath  he  seen 
perverseness  in  Israel :  zlhe  Lord 
his  God  is  with  him,  «and  the 
shout  of  a  king  U  among  them. 

22  6  God  brought  them  out  of 
Egypt;  he  hath  as  it  were  cthe 
strength  of  a  unicorn. 

23  Surely  there  is  no  enchantment 

II  against  Jacob,  neither  is  there 
any  divination  against  Lsi'ael:  ac- 
cording to  this  time  it  shall  be  said 
of  Jacob  and  of  Israel,  ''What 
hath  God  wrought! 

24  Behold,  the  people  shall  rise 
up  eas  a  great  lion,  and  lift  up 
himself  as  a  young  lion :  /he  shall 
not  lie  down  until  he  eat  of  the 
prey,  and  drink  the  blood  of  the 
slain. 

25  1[  And  Balak  said  unto  Ba- 
laam, Neither  curse  them  at  all, 
nor  ble.ss  tlieni  at  all. 

2«  But  Bahuiin  answered  and  said 
unto  Balak,  Told  not  I  thee,  say- 
ing, i/AU  that  the  Lord  speaketh, 
tlmt  1  must  do? 

27  II  And  Balak  said  unto  Ba- 
laam, /'Come,  I  praj'  thee,  I  will 
bring  thee  unto  another  place ; 
peradventure  it  will  please  God 
that  thou  mayest  curse  me  them 
from  thence. 

28  And  l>alak  brought  Balaam 
unto  the  top  of  Feor,  that  looketh 
J  toward  Jeshiinon. 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
/'Build  me  here  seven  altars,  and 
prepare  me  here  seven  bullocks 
and  seven  rams. 


Balaam's  propJiecy 


NUMBERS. 


of  Israel's  liaiipiness. 


Before 
1;H  RIST 

1452. 


G.-h.  23.  3,  15. 

t  Heb.  to  Ike 
meeting  of 
enchant- 
ments. 

6ch.  2.  2,  &c. 

cch.  n.  25. 

1  Sam.  10.10. 
&  19.  20,  23. 

2  Chr.  15.  1. 
dch.  23.  7,  18. 
t  Heb.  who 

had  his  eyes 

shut,  but 

now  openetl. 
cSee  1  Sara. 

19.  24. 

Kz.  1.  28. 

Dan.  8.  18.  & 

10.  15,  16. 

2  Cor.  12.  2, 

3,4. 

Rev.  1.  10, 

17. 
/Ps.  1.  3. 

Jer.  17.  8. 
gFs.  104.  16. 


AJer.  51.  13. 

Rev.  17.  1, 

15. 

el  Sam.  15.  0. 
*2  Sam.  5.  12. 

1  Chr.  14.  2. 
i  ch.  23.  22. 
mch.  14.  9.  i 

23.  24. 
n  Ps.  2.  9. 


13. 


Jer.  50.  17. 
0  Ps.  45.  5. 

Jer.  50.  9. 
p  Geii.  49.  9. 
Q  Gen.  12.  3. 

&  27.  29. 

rEz.  21.  14, 

17.  &  22.  13. 
s  ch.  23.  11. 

Deut.  23.  4, 

5. 

Josh.  24.  9, 

10. 

Keh.  13.  2. 
(ch.  22.  17, 


30  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  liad 
said,  and  oflFered  a  bullock  and  a 
rana  on  everij  altar. 

CHAPTEB  XXIV. 

1  Batnam,  leaving  divinations,  prophesietk  the 
happiness  of  Israel,  10  Balak  in  anger  dls- 
misseth  him.  i5  He  prophesieth  of  the  Star  of 
Jacob,  and  the  destruction  of  some  nations. 

AND  when  Balaam  saw  that  it 
j\  pleased  the  Lord  to  bless  Is- 
rael, he  went  not,  as  at  "other 
times,  tto  seek  lor  enchantments, 
but  he  set  his  face  toward  the 
wilderness. 

2  And  Balaam  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  he  saw  Israel  '' abiding  in  his 
iejits  according  to  tiieir  tribes ;  and 
« the  Spirit  of  God  came  upon  him. 

3  '^And  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said.  Balaain  the  son  of  Beor 
hath  said,  and  the  man  t  whose 
eyes  are  open  hath  said: 

4  He  hatli  said,  vhic/i  heard  the 
words  of  God,  which  .saw  the 
vision  of  the  Almighty,  e  falling 
into  a  trance,  but  having  his  eyes 
open : 

5  How  goodly  are  thy  tents,  O 
Jacob,  and  thy  tabernacles,  O 
Israel ! 

fi  As  the  valleys  are  they  spread 
forth,  as  gardens  by  the  river's 
side,  /as  the  trees  of  lignaloes 
r/ which  the  Lord  hath  planted, 
and  as  cedar  trees  beside  the 
waters. 

7  He  shall  pour  the  water  out 
of  his  buckets,  and  his  seed  shall 
he  h  in  many  waters,  and  his  king 
shall  be  higher  than  «Agag,  and 
his  ''•  kingd(im  shall  be  exalted. 

8  'God  brought  him  forth  out 
of  Egypt;  he  hath  as  it  were  the 
strength  of  a  unicorn :  he  shall 
weat  up  the  nations  his  enemies, 
and  shall  « break  their  bones, 
and  o  pierce  them  through  with 
Ills  arrows. 

9  p  He  couched,  he  lay  down  as 
a  lion,  and  as  a  great 'lion:  who 
shall  stir  him  up  ?  ?  Blessed  is  he 
that  blesseth  tliee,  and  cursed  is 
he  that  curseth  thee. 

10  If  And  Balak's  anger  was 
kindled  against  Balaam,  and  he 
'•smote  his  hands  together:  and 
Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  si  call- 
ed thee  to  curse  mine  enemies, 
and,  behold,  thou  hast  altogether 
blessed  the^n  these  three  times. 

11  Therefore  now  flee  thou  to  thy 
place:  «I  thought  to  proinote  thee 
unto  great  honour;  but,  lo,  the 
Lord  hath  kept  thee  back  from 
honour. 

12  And  Balaam  said  imto  Balak, 
Spake  I  not  also  to  thy  messen- 
gers which  thou  sentest  unto  me, 
saying, 

13  "If  Balak  would  give  me  his 
house  full  of  silver  and  gold,  I 
cannot  go  beyond  the  command- 
ment of  the  "Lord,  to  do  eiUirr 
good  or  bad  of  mine  own  mind ; 


hut  what  the  Lord  saith,  that  will 
I  speak  ? 

14  And  now,  behold,  I  go  unto 
my  people:  come  therefore,  and 
^I  will  advertise  thee  what  this 
people  shall  do  to  thy  people  y  in 
the  latter  days. 

15  \  «And  he  took  up  his  para- 
ble, and  said,  Balaam  the  son  of 
Beor  hath  said,  and  the  man 
whose  eyes  are  open  hath  said : 

IG  He  hath  said,  which  heard 
the  words  of  God,  and  knew  the 
knowledge  of  the  Most  High, 
wliich  saw  the  vision  of  the  Al- 
mighty, falling  into  a  trance,  but 
having  his  eyes  open  : 

17  «  I  shall  see  him,  but  not  now: 

I  shall  behold  him,  but  not  nigh : 
tliere  shall  come  '^a  Star  out  of 
Jacob,  and  ea  Sceptre  shall  rise 
out  of  Israel,  and  shall  il  smite  the 
corners  of  Moab,  and  destroj^  all 
the  children  of  Sheth. 

18  And  <iEdom  shall  be  a  pos- 
session, Seir  also  shall  be  a  pos- 
session for  his  enemies;  and  Is- 
rael shall  do  valiantly. 

19  eOut  of  Jacob  shall  come  he 
that  shall  have  dominion,  and 
shall  destroy  him  that  remaineth 
of  the  city. 

20  \  And  when  he  looked  on 
Amalek,  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said,  Amalek  ivas  lithe  first 
of  the  nations;  but  his  latter  end 

II  .';hall  be  that  he  perish  for  ever. 

21  And  he  looked  on  the  Kenites, 
and  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 
Strong  is  thy  dwellingplace,  and 
thou  puttestthy  nest  in  a  rock. 

22  JS^evertheless  tthe  Kenite 
shall  be  wasted,  II  until  Asshur 
shall  carry  thee  away  captive. 

23  And  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said,  Alas,  who  shall  live 
when  God  doeth  this ! 

24  And  ships  shall  come  from  the 
coast  of  /Chittim,  and  shall  af- 
flict Asshur,  and  .shall  alHict 
r/Eber,  and  he  also  shall  perish 
for  ever. 

2.5  And  Balaam  rose  up,  and  went 
and  ''returned  to  his  place:  and 
Balak  also  went  his  waj'. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  Israel  at  Shittim  commit  whoredom  and  idola- 
try. 6  Fhinehas  >.itUth  Zimri  and  Cozbi.  10 
God  therefore  giveth  him  an  everlasting 
priesthood.  16  The  Midianites  are  to  be 
vexed. 

AND  Israel  abode  in  «Shittim, 
.  and  *  the  people  began  to 
commit  whoredom  with  the 
daughters  of  Moab. 

2  And  «they  called  the  people 
unto  <ithe  sacrifices  of  their 
gods:  and  the  people  did  eat, 
and  e  bowed  down  to  their  gods. 

3  And  Israel  joined  himself  unto 
Baal-peor:  and /the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  kindled  against  Israel. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, ^Take  all  the  heads  of  the 

157 


liefore 

CHRIST 

1452. 


X  Mic.  6.  5. 

Rev.    2.  14. 
yGen.  49.  1. 

Dan.  2.  28. 

&  10.  14. 
z  ver.  3,  4. 


a  Rev.  1.  7. 

6  Matt.  2.  2. 

Rev.  22.  16. 
c  Gen.  49.  10. 

Ps.  110.  2. 
II  Or,  smite 

through  the 

princes  of 

Moah, 

2  Sam.  8.  2. 

Jer.  48.  45. 
d2  Sam.  8.  14. 

Ps.  60.  8,  9, 

12. 
e  Gen.  49.  10. 
II  Or,  the  first 

of  the  na- 
tions that 

warred 

against 

Israel, 

Ex.  17.  8. 
II  Or,  shall 

be  even  to 

destruction, 

Kx.  17.  14. 

1  Sam.  15. 

3,8. 
t  Heb.  Kain, 

Gen.  15.  19. 
11  Or,  how 

long  Bliall  it 

be  ere  -4s- 

shur  carry 

thee  away 

captive  1 
/Gen.  10.  4. 

Dan.  11.  30. 
f  Gen.  10.  21, 

h  See  ch.  31.8. 


a  ch.  33.  49. 

Josh.  2.  1. 

Mk.  G.  5. 
b  ch.  31.  16. 

1  Cor.  10.  8. 
c  Josh.  22.  17. 

Ps.  106.  28. 

Hos.  9.  10. 
d  Ex.  34.  15, 

16. 

1  Cor.  10.  20. 
c  Kx.  20.  5. 
/Ps.  106.  29. 
g  Deut.  4.  3. 

Josh.  22.  17. 


Zimri  and  Cozbi  slain. 


NUMBEES. 


The  sum  of  all  Israel 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


Aver.  11. 

Dcut.  13.  17. 
i  Ex.  18.  21, 

25. 
*  Ex.  32.  27. 

Deut.  13.  0, 

9, 13,  16. 


m  Ps.  lOG.  30. 
n  Ex.  C.  25. 


o  Ps.  lOG.  30. 


p  Deut.  4.  3. 
1  Cor.  10.  B. 


5  F.s.  106.  30. 


t  Hcb.  with 

my  zeal : 

See  2  Cor. 

11.2. 
r  Ex.  20.  5. 

Deut.  32.  IG, 

21. 

1  Kings  14. 

22. 

Ps.  78.  58. 

Ez.  16.  38. 

Zeph.  1.  18. 

&  3.  8. 
s  Mai.  2.  4,  5. 

&.  3.  1. 
I  See  1  Chr. 

G.  4,  &c. 
a  Ex.  40.  15. 
X  Acts  22.  3. 

Rom.  10.  2. 
J/ Hcb.  2.  17. 
t  Heb.  house 

of  a  father. 

zch.  31.  8. 
Josh.  13.  21. 


bch.  31.  10. 
Uev.  2.  14. 


people,  and  hang  them  up  before 
the  Lord  agauist  the  sun,  '«that 
the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  may 
be  turned  away  from  Israel. 

5  And  Moses  said  unto  ^the 
judge.s  of  Israel.  *.Slay  ye  every 
one  liis  men  that  were  joined 
unto  Baal-peor. 

6  IF  And,  behold,  one  of  the 
children  of  Israel  came  and 
brought  vuito  his  brethren  a 
Midianitish  woman  in  the  sight 
of  Moses,  and  in  the  siglit  of  all 
tlie  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  'who  luere  weeping  be- 
fore  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

7  And  "iwhen  Phinehas,  "the 
son  of  Eleazar,  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  priest,  saw  It,  lie  rose  up 
from  among  the  congregation, 
and  took  a  javelin  in  liis  liand  ; 

8  And  he  went  after  tlu>  man  of 
Israel  into  the  tent,  and  thrust 
both  of  them  throu.gh,  the  man 
of  Israel,  and  the  woman  through 
her  bell.y.  So  "the  plague  was 
stayed  Irom  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

i)  And  7J those  that  died  in  the 
plague  were  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

10  \  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

11  <7  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar, 
the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  hath 
turned  my  wrath  a\vay  from  the 
children  of  Israel,  while  he  was 
zealous  tfor  my  sake  among 
them,  that  I  consumed  not  the 
children  of  Israel  in  'ray  jeal- 
ousy. 

12  Wherefore  say,  8  Behold,  I 
give  unto  him  my  covenant  of 
peace : 

13  And  lie  shall  have  it,  and 
« his  .seed  after  \\\ra,€ven  the  cov- 
enant of  "an  everlasting  priest- 
hood; because  he  was  *  zealous 
for  his  God,  and  y  made  an  atone- 
luent  for  the  children  of  Israel. 

14  Now  the  name  of  the  Israel- 
ite that  was  slain,  even  that  was 
slain  with  the  Midianitish  wo- 
man, it'as  Zimri,  the  son  of  Salu, 
a  prince  of  a  t  chief  house  among 
the  Simeonites. 

1.5  And  the  name  of  the  Midian- 
itish woman  that  was  slain  ti^as 
Cozbi,  the  daughter  of  ^Zur;  he 
wan  head  over  a  jjeople,  and  of  a 
chief  house  in  Midian. 

Ifi  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

17  «Ve.x  the  Midianites,  and 
smite  them : 

18  For  they  vex  you  with  their 
''Wiles,  wherewith  they  have  be- 
guiled you  in  the  matter  of  Peor, 
and  in  the  inattor  of  Cozbi,  the 
daughter  of  a  prince  of  Midian, 
their  sister,  which  was  slain  in 
tlie  day  of  the  plague  for  Pcor's 
sake. 

158 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  The  sum  of  all  Israel  is  taken  in  the  plains  of 
Moah.  52  The  taw  of  dividing  among  them 
the  inheritance  of  the  land.  57  The  families 
and  number  of  the  Lcvites.  63  None  were  left 
of  them  whieh  were  numbered  at  Sinai,  but 
Caleb  and  Joshua. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  the 
.  plague,  that  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Closes  and  unto  Eleazar  the 
son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  saying, 

2  "Take  the  sum  of  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  ifrom  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  throughout  their 
fathers'  house,  all  that  are  able 
to  go  to  war  in  Israel. 

3  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the 
priest  spake  with  them  ^in  the 
plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  nea7- 
Jericho,  saying, 

4  Take  the  nuin  of  the  people, 
from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward; as  the  Lord  (^commanded 
Moses  and  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  went  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

5  H  illeuben,  the  eldest  son  of 
Israel :  the  children  of  Reuben  ; 
Hanoch,  of  whom  cometh  the  fam- 
ily of  the  Hanochites:  of  Pallu, 
the  family  of  the  Palluites: 

fi  Of  Hezron,  the  tamily  of  the 
Hezronites :  of  Carmi,  the  fainily 
of  the  Carmites. 

7  These  are  the  families  of  the 
Reubenites :  and  they  that  were 
numbered  of  them  were  forty 
and  three  thousand  and  seven 
hundred  and  thirty. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Pallu  ;  Eliab. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Eliab;  Ne- 
muel,  and  Dathan,  and  Abiram. 
This  is  that  Dathan  and  Abiram, 
which  ivcre  /famous  in  the  con- 
gregation, who  strove  against 
Moses  and  against  Aaron  in  the 
company  of  Korah,  when  they 
strove  against  the  Lord  : 

10  .'^'And  the  earth  opened  her 
moutli,  and  swallowed  them  up 
togctluT  with  Korah,  wlien  that 
coiniiiiii.v  died,  what  time  the  fire 
devourL'd  two  hun(hx'd  and  fifty 
men :  ''  and  they  became  a  sign. 

11  Notwithstanding  « the  children 
of  Korah  died  not. 

12  1[  The  sons  of  Simeon  after 
their  families:  of  *  Nemuel,  the 
family  of  the  Nemuelites:  of  Ja- 
min,  the  famil3'  of  the  Jaminites : 
of  '  Jachin,  the  family  of  the  Ja- 
chinites: 

13  Of  "iZerah,  the  family  of  the 
Zarhites:  of  Sliaul,  the  family  of 
the  Shaulites. 

14  These  are  the  families  of  the 
Simeonites,  twenty  and  two  thou- 
sand and  two  InuHh-ed. 

15  %  The  children  of  Gad  after 
their  families:  of  "Zephon,  the 
family  of  the  Zephonites:  of 
ITaggi,  the  family  of  the  Hag- 
git(  s  :  of  Shuni,  the  family  of  the 
Shunites : 


is  taken  in  the 


NUMBERS. 


plains  of  Moah. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


II  Or,  Ezhon, 
Gen.  46.  16. 

vOcn.  46.  16, 
Arodi, 


p  Gen.  38.  2, 
A-e.  A:  4C. 
12. 

1 1  Chr.  2.  3. 


r  Gen.  46.  13. 
1  Chr.  7.  1. 

II  Or, 
Phuvah. 
U  Or,  Job. 


u  Josh.  17.  1. 
1  Chr.  7.  14, 


Josh.  17.  2. 
Ju.l-.  G.  11, 
24,  34. 


!/ch.  27.  1.  & 
36.  11. 


10  Of  II  Ozni,  the  family  of  the 
Oznites :  of  Eri,  the  family  of  the 
Elites : 

17  Of  0  Arod,  the  family  of  the 
Arodites :  of  Areii,  the  family  of 
the  Arelites. 

18  These  are  the  families  of  the 
children  of  Gad  according  to  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them,  forty 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

19  f  pThe  .sons  of  Judah  icere 
Er  and  On  an :  and  Er  and  Onan 
died  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

20  And  7  the  sons  of  Judah  after 
their  families  were;  of  iihelah, 
the  family  of  the  Shelanites :  of 
Pharez.  the  family  of  tlie  Phar- 
zites:  ofZerah,the  family  of  the 
Zarhites. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Pharez  were; 
of  llezron,  the  family  of  the  Hez- 
ronites:  of  Hauiul,  the  family  of 
the  Hamulites. 

22  These  are  the  families  of  Ju- 
dah according  to  those  tliat  were 
numbered  of  them,  threescore  and 
sixteen  thousand  and  live  hun- 
dred. 

23  II  '-O/  the  sons  of  Issachar 
after  their  families:  of  Tola,  the 
family  of  the  Tolaites :  of  I!  Pua, 
the  familv  of  the  Punites: 

24  Of  II  Jashub,  the  family  of  the 
Jashubites:  of  Shimrou,  the  fami- 
ly of  the  Shimronites. 

2-5  These  are  the  families  of  Is- 
sachar according  to  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  tliree- 
score  and  four  thousand  and  three 
hundred. 

26  ^  sO/  the  sons  of  Zebulun  after 
their  families :  of  Sered,  the  fam- 
ily of  the  Sardites :  of  Elon,  the 
family  of  the  Elonites:  of  Jahleel, 
the  family  of  the  Jahleelites. 

27  These  are  the  families  of  the 
Zebulunites  according  to  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them, 
threescore  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred. 

28  If  (The  sons  of  Joseph  after 
their  families  tvei-e  Manasseh  and 
Elphraim. 

29  Of  the  sons  of  Manasseh:  of 
"  ^Nlachir,  the  family  of  the  Ma- 
chirites:  and  Machir  begat  Gil- 
ead :  of  Gilead  co7iie  the  family  of 
the  Gileadites. 

30  These  are  the  sons  of  Gilead  : 
o/a;  Jeezer,  the  family  of  the  Jee- 
zerites:  of  Helek,  the  family  of 
the  Helelvites : 

31  And  of  Asriel,  the  family  of 
the  Asrieiites  :  and  of  Bhechem 
the  family  of  the  Shechemites : 

32  And  o/8hemida,  tlie  family  of 
the  iShemidaites :  and  of  llepher, 
the  family  of  the  Heplierites. 

33  'J  And  2/  Zelophehad  the  son  of 
Hepher  had  no  sons,  l)ut  daugh- 
ters :  and  the  names  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Zelophehad  were  Mahlah, 
and  Noah,  Hoglah,  Milcah,  and 
Tirzah. 


34  These  f/?r  the  families  of  Ma- 
nasseh, and  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  fifty  and  two  thou- 
sand and  seven  liundred. 

3-5  %  These  are  the  sons  of  Ephra- 
im  after  their  families:  of  Shu- 
thelah,  the  family  of  the  8hu- 
thalliites:  of  "Becher,  the  family 
of  the  Bachrites:  of  Tahan,  the 
family  of  the  Tahanites. 

36  And  these  are  the  sons  of 
Shuthelah :  of  Eran,  the  family  of 
the  Eranites. 

37  These  ai-e  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Ephraim  accordii>g  to 
those  that  v.'ere  numbered  of 
them,  thirty  and  tv.'o  thousand 
and  five  hundred.  These  are  the 
sons  of  Joseph  after  their  fami- 
lies. 

38  IF  «The  sons  of  Benjamin  after 
their  families:  of  Bela,  the  family 
of  the  Belaites:  of  Ashbel,  the 
family  of  the  Ashbelites:  of  ''Ahi- 
ram,  the  family  of  the  Ahiramites: 

39  Of  cShuiilnim,  the  family  of 
the  Shupluuiiites:  of  Hupham, 
the  faniify  uf  the  Huphamites. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Bela  were 
(^Ard  and  Naaman:  of  Ard,  tlie 
family  of  the  Ardites:  and  of 
Naaman,  the  family  of  the  Naa- 
mites. . 

41  These  n?-e  the  sons  of  Benja- 
min after  their  families :  and  they 
that  were  numbered  of  them  icere 
forty  and  five  thousand  and  six 
hundred. 

42  %  c  These  a^-e  the  sons  of  Dan 
after  their  families :  of  li  Shuham, 
the  family  of  the  .Shuhamites. 
These  ai-e  the  families  of  Dan  after 
their  families. 

43  All  the  families  of  the  Shu- 
hamites, according  to  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  tvcre 
threescore  and  four  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

44  lifOf  the  children  of  Asher 
after  their  families:  of  Jimna,  the 
fainily  of  the  Jimnites:  of  Jesui, 
the  family  of  the  Jesuites:  of 
Beriah,  the  family  of  the  Beriites. 

4.5  Of  the  sons  of  Beriah:  of  He- 
ber,  the  family  of  the  Heberites: 
of  Malchiel,  the  family  of  the  Mal- 
chielites. 

46  And  the  name  of  the  daughter 
of  A  sher  was  Sarah. 

47  These  are  the  families  ofthe 
sons  of  Asher  according  to  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them ;  ivho 
were  fifty  and  three  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

48  H  a  Of  the  sons  of  Naphtali 
after  their  families:  of  Jahzeel, 
the  familv  ofthe  Jahzeelites:  of 
Guni,  the  familv  ofthe  Gunites: 

49  Of  Jezer,  the  family  of  the 
Jezerites:  of ''Shillem,  the  family 
ofthe  Shillemites. 

50  These  are  the  families  of 
Naphtali  according  to  their  fam- 
ilies :  and  they  that  were  num- 

159 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


z  1  Chr.  7.  20, 
Bercd. 


I  Gen.  46.  21. 
1  Chr.  7.  6. 


6  Gen.  45.  21, 

KM. 

1  Chr.  8.  1, 

Aharah. 
cGen.  46.  21, 

Muppim 

and  Hup- 

pim, 
dl  Chr.  8.  3, 

Addar. 


/Gen.  46.  17. 
1  Chr.  7.  30. 


g  Gen.  46.  24. 
1  Chr.  7.  13. 


h  1  Chr.  7.  13, 
Shalium. 


The  Israelites  numhcred. 


NUMBERS. 


The  law  of  inheritances. 


Defore 
CHRIST 

1452. 


iJcsh.  11.  23. 
&  14.  1. 

Uh.  33.  5-1. 

t  Heb. 

multiply  his 

inheritance. 
t  Heb.  di- 

minish  his 

inheritance. 
mch.  33.  51. 

&  34.  13. 

Josh.    11.  23. 

&.  14.  2. 


nGen.  46.  11. 
Ex.6.  16, 17, 

18,  19. 

1  Chr.  G.  1, 

16. 


oEx.  2.  1,2. 
<k  6.  20. 


pch.  3.  2. 


Q  Lev.  10.  1,  2. 
rh.  3.  4. 
1  Chr.  24.  2. 

r  Seech.  3.  39. 


tch.  18.20,23, 
24 

l)L-iit.  10.  9. 
.losh.  13.  )4, 
33.  ic  14.  3. 


xrh.  I, 
Deut.  2. 
15. 


ych.  14.2A.29. 
1  Cor.  lU.S.d. 
t  ch.  14.  3U. 


bered  of  them  loere  forty  and  five 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

51  « These  were  the  numbered  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  six  hun- 
dred thousand  and  a  thousand 
seven  hundred  and  thirty. 

52  If  And  the  Lokd  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

.53  ^'  Unto  these  the  land  shall  be 
divided  for  an  inheritance  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  names. 

54  '  To  many  thou  shalt  tgive  the 
more  inheritance,  and  to  few  thou 
slialt  tgive  the  less  inheritance: 
to  every  one  shall  his  inheritance 
be  given  according  to  those  that 
were  numbered  of  him. 

55  Notwithstanding  the  land 
shall  be  ™  divided  by  lot :  accord- 
ing to  the  names  of  the  tribes  of 
their  fathers  they  shall  inherit. 

56  According  to  the  lot  shall  the 
possession  thereof  be  divided 
between  many  and  few. 

57  K  "And  these  are  they  that 
were  numbered  of  the  Levites 
after  their  families :  of  Gershon, 
the  family  of  the  Gershonites :  of 
Kohath,  the  family  of  the  Ko- 
hathites:  of  Merari,  the  family  of 
the  Merarites. 

58  These  are  the  families  of  the 
Levites:  the  family  of  the  Lil)- 
nites,  the  family  of  the  Hebron- 
ites,  the  family  of  the  Mahlites, 
the  family  of  the  Mushites,  the 
family  of  the  Korathites.  And 
Kohath  begat  Amram. 

59  And  the  name  of  Amram's 
wife  ivas  o  Jochebed,  the  daughter 
of  Levi,  whom  /ler  'mother  bare  to 
Levi  in  Egypt:  and  she  bare  unto 
Amram,  Aaron  and  Moses,  and 
Miriam  their  sister. 

60  pAnd  unto  Aaron  was  born 
Nadab  and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and 
Ithamar. 

61  And  7  Nadab  and  Abihu  died, 
when  they  ottered  strange  fire 
liefoi'e  the  Loim. 

03  'And  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them  were  twentj^  and 
three  thousand,  all  males  from  a 
month  old  and  upward :  sfor  they 
were  not  numlicred  among  tlie 
children  of  Israel,  because  there 
was  <  no  inheritance  given  them 
among  the  cliildren  of  Israel. 

6:5  H  These  are  they  that  were 
numbered  by  Moses  and  Eleazar 
the  priest,  who  numbered  the 
children  of  Israel  "in  the  i)lains 
of  Moab  l)y  .Ionian  near  Jericho. 

Gl  ^liut  among  these  there  was 
not  a  man  of  tliem  whom  IMoscs 
and  Aaron  the  priest  nunibiM'ed, 
when  they  numbc^red  tlie  cliil<h'en 
of  Israel  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

65  For  the  Lord  had  said  of  them, 
Tliey  .'/shall  surely  die  in  the  wil- 
derness. And  there  was  not  left 
a  man  of  them,  ^save  Caleb  the 
son  of  Jephuiineh,  and  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun. 

160 


CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  The  daughters  of  Zclophehud  sue  far  an  in- 
heritance. C  The  law  of  inheritances.  12 
Moses,  being  told  of  his  death,  sueth  far  a 
successor.  18  Joshua  is  appointed  to  succeed 
him. 

THEN  came  the  daughters  of 
nZelophehad,  the  son  of  He- 
pher,  the  son  of  Gilead,  the  .son  of 
Machir,  the  son  of  Manasseh,  of 
the  families  of  Manasseh  the  son 
of  .loseph:  and  these  are  the 
names  of  his  daughters  ;  Mahlah, 
Noah,  and  Hoglah,  and  Milcah, 
and  Tirzah. 

2  And  they  stood  before  Moses, 
and  before  Eleazar  the  priest,  and 
before  the  princes  and  all  the  con- 
gregation, by  the  door  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation,  say- 
ing, 

3  Our  father  ^died  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  he  was  not  in  the  com- 
pany of  them  thatgathered  tliem- 
selves  together  against  the  Lord 
cin  the  company  of  Korah  ;  but 
died  in  his  own  sin,  and  had  no 
sons. 

4  Why  should  the  name  of  our 
father  be  t  done  away  from  among 
his  family,  because  he  hath  no 
son?  ''Give  unto  us  therefore  a 
possession  among  the  brethren  of 
our  father. 

5  And  Moses  « brought  their  cause 
before  the  Lord. 

I  6  1[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

7  The  daughters  of  Zelophehad 
speak  right :  /thou  shalt  surely 
give  them  a  possession  of  an  in- 
heritance among  their  father's 
brethren ;  and  thou  shalt  cause 
the  inheritance  of  their  father  to 
pass  unto  them. 

8  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying.  If  a 
man  die,  and  have  no  son,  then 
ye  shall  cause  his  inheritance  to 
pass  unto  his  daughter. 

9  And  if  he  have  no  daugliter, 
then  ye  shall  give  his  inheritance 
unto  his  brethren. 

10  And  if  he  have  no  brethren, 
tlien  yi»  shall  give  his  inheritance 
unto  his  father  s  br(41iren. 

11  And  if  his  fatlier  have  no 
brethren,  then  ye  shall  give  liis 
inlicritauce  unto  his  kinsman 
that  is  ne.xt  to  him  of  his  family, 
and  he  shall  i)ossess  it:  and  "it 
shall  be  unto  tlie  children  of  Is- 
rael f/a  statute  of  judgment,  as 
the  liOHi)  commanded  iNIoses. 

12  1|  And  the  Loud  said  unto 
Moses,  ''Get  thee  up  into  this 
mount  Aharim,  and  .see  the  land 
which  I  have  given  unto  the  chil- 
drcni  of  Israel. 

13  And  when  thou  hast  seen  it, 
thou  also  »■  shalt  be  gathered  unto 
tliy  people,  as  Aaron  thy  brother 
was  gatlu^red. 

14  For  ye  t  rebelled  against  my 
commandment  in  the  desert  of 


Before 

CHRIST 

14.52. 


z  ch.  26.  33.  & 
36.  I,  11. 
Jcsh.  17.  3. 


I>  ch.  14.  35.  (k 

20.  64,  65. 


cch.  16.  1,2. 


t  Heb. 
diminished. 

dJosh.  17.  4. 


e  Ex.  18.  15, 
19. 


/ch.  36.  2. 


ffch.  35.  29. 


h  rh.  33.  47. 

Dent.  3.  27. 

.t  32.  49.  & 

34.  1. 
ich.  20.24,28. 

<t  31.  2. 

Deut.  10.  C. 
k  eh.  20.  12,24. 

Dcut.  1.  37. 

&32.  51. 

Pa.  106.  32. 


Solemn  feasts 


NUMBERS. 


and  their  offenngs. 


Defore 

CHRIST 

1452. 


m  ch.  16.  22. 
Ileb.  12.9. 


n  Deut.  31.  2. 

1  Bam.  8.  20. 
<t  IM.  13. 

2  Chr.  1.  10. 


1 1  Kings  22. 

17. 

Zech.  10.  2. 

Matt.  9.  36. 

Marie  6.  3i. 
pGea.  41.  3?. 

Jurtg.  3.  10. 

<k  11.  20. 

1  Sam.  1C.13, 

18. 
q  Deut.  31.  9. 
rDeut.  31.  7. 
«See  ch.  11. 

17,28. 

1  Sam.  10.  G, 
9. 

2  Kings  2. 15. 
(Josh.  1.  16, 

17. 
u  See  Josh.  9. 

14. 

Judg.  1.  1.  & 

20.  18,23,26. 

1  Sam.  23.  9. 

<k  30.  7. 
xEx.  28.  30. 
J/ Josh.  9.  14. 

1  Sam.  22.10, 

13,  15. 


z  Deut.  3.  28. 
6c  31.  7. 


a  Lev.  3.  11.  <Sc 

21.  6,  8. 

Mai.  1.  7,  12. 
t  Ileb. 

a  savour  of 

my  real. 

b  Ex.  23.  38. 


t  Heb. 
in  a  day. 
tllel>. 


cEx.  16.  36. 
ch.  15.  4. 
riLev.  2.  1. 
eEx.  23.  40. 


Zin,  in  the  strife  of  the  congrega- 
tion, to  sanctify  me  at  tho  water 
before  their  eyes :  that  is  tlie  '  wa- 
ter of  Meriba'h  in  Kadesli  in  the 
wilderness  of  Zin. 
1-5  ^  And  JMoses  spake  unto  the 
Lord,  saving, 

16  Let  the  Lord,  '"the  God  of  the 
spirits  of  all  flesh,  set  a  man  over 
the  congregation, 

17  "Which  may  go  out  before 
them,  and  which  may  go  in  before 
them,  and  which  may  lead  them 
out,  and  which  may  bring  them 
in ;  that  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord  be  not "  as  sheep  which  haA^e 
no  shepherd. 

18  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Take  thee  Josliua  the  son  of 
Nun,  a  man  p  in  whom  w  the  spir- 
it, and  7  lay  thine  hand  upon  hfm ; 

19  And  set  him  before  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  before  all  the  con- 
gregation ;  and  ''give  him  a  charge 
in  their  sight. 

20  And  8  thou  shalt  put  some  of 
thine  honour  upon  him,  that  all 
the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel  t  iiiay  be  obedient. 

21  "And  he  shall  stand  before 
Eleazar  the  priest,  who  shall  ask 
counsel  for  him  rafter  the  judg- 
ment of  Urim  before  the  Lord  : 
2/ at  his  word  shall  they  go  out, 
and  at  his  word  they  shall  come 
in,  both  he,  and  all  the  children 
of  Israel  with  him,  even  all  the 
congregation. 

22  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded  him :  and  he  took 
Joshua,  and  set  him  before  Ele- 
azar the  priest,  and  before  all  the 
congregation : 

23  And  he  laid  his  hands  upon 
him,  2  and  gave  him  a  charge,  as 
the  Lord  commanded  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  offerings  arc  to  be  observed.  3  The  continual 
burnt  offering.  9  The  offcrini  on  the  sabbath, 
11  on  the  new  moons,  16  at  the  passoiier,  26  in 
the  day  offirstfruits. 

AND    the    Lord    spake    unto 
.  Moses,  saying, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  My  of- 
fering, and  «  my  bread  for  my 
sacritices  made  by  fire,  for  t  a 
sweet  savour  unto  me,  shall  ye 
observe  to  oflfer  unto  me  in  their 
due  season. 

3  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
^  This  is  the  offering  made  by  fire 
which  ye  shall  offer  unto  the 
Lord  ;  two  lambs  of  the  first  year 
without  spot  t  day  by  day,  for  a 
continual  burnt  offernig. 

4  The  one  lamb  shalt  thou  offer 
in  the  morning,  and  the  other 
lamb  Shalt  thou  offer  iat  even; 

5  And  e  a  tenth  part  of  an  ephah 
of  flour  for .':'.  d  meat  offering,  min- 
gled with  the  fourthprtriof  a  ehin 
of  beaten  oil. 

11 


6  It  is  /a  continual  burnt  offering, 
which  was  ordained  in  mount 
Sinai  for  a  sweet  savour,  a  sacri- 
fice made  bj'  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  drink  offering  there- 
of .s/t«W  be  the  fourth  part  of  a  bin' 
for  the  one  lamb:  !7iii  the  holy 
place  shalt  thou  cause  the  strong 
wine  to  be  poured  unto  the  Lord 
for  a  drink  offering. 

8  And  the  other  Iamb  shalt  thou 
offer  at  even :  as  the  meat  offer- 
ing of  the  morning,  and  as  the 
drink  offering  thereof,  thou  shalt 
offer  it,  a  sacrifice  made  by  fire, 
of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

9  %  And  on  the  sabbath  day  two 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
spot,  and  two  tenth  deals  of  flour 
for  a  meat  offering,  mingled  with 
oil,  and  the  drink  ofiering  thereof: 

10  Tills  isht\iQ  burnt  offering  of 
every  sabbath,  beside  the  con- 
tinual burnt  offering,  and  his 
drink  offering. 

11  ^  And  »in  the  beginnings  of 
your  months  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt 
offering  unto  the  Lord  ;  two 
j'oung  bullocks,  and  one  ram, 
seven  lambs  of  the  first  year  with- 
out spot ; 

12  And'' three  tenth  deals  of  flour 
for  a  meat  offering,  mingled  with 
oil,  for  one  bullock ;  and  two  tenth 
deals  of  flour  for  a  meat  offering, 
mingled  with  oil,  for  one  ram ; 

13  And  a  several  tenth  deal  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil/o?-  a  meat 
offering  unto  one  lamb; /or  a 
burnt  offering  of  a  sweet  savour, 
a  sacrifice  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

11  And  their  drink  offerings  shall 
be  half  ahin  of  wine  unto  a  bull- 
ock, and  the  third  part  of  a  hin 
unto  a  ram,  and  a  fourth  piart 
of  a  hin  unto  a  lamb  :  this  is  the 
burnt  offering  of  every  month 
Lhroughout  the  months  of  the 
year. 

15  And  J  one  kid  of  the  goats  for 
a  sin  offering  unto  the  Lord  shall 
be  offered,  beside  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  and  his  drink 
offering. 

16  n^And  in  the  fourteenth  day 
of  the  first  month  is  the  passover 
of  the  Lord. 

17  "And  in  the  fifteenth  day  of 
this  month  is  the  feast:  seven 
days  shall  unleavened  bread  be 
eaten. 

18  In  the  <>  first  day  sliall  be  a  holy 
convocation ;  ye  shall  do  no  man- 
ner of  servile  work  therein: 

19  But  ye  shall  offer  a  sacrifice 
made  by  fire  for  a  burnt  offering 
unto  the  Lord  ;  two  young  bull- 
ocks, and  one  ram,  and  seven 
lambs  of  the  first  year:  p they 
shall  be  unto  you  without  blem 
ish. 

20  And  their  meat  offering  shall 
be  of  flour  mingled  with  oil :  three 

161 


Before 

C  H  n  I  S  T 

1452. 


/Ex.  20.  42. 
See  Amos  5. 


g  Ex.  29.  42. 


ich.  10.  10. 

1  Sam. 20.  5. 
IChr.  23.31. 

2  Chr.  2.  4. 
Ezra  3.  5. 
Neh.  10.  33. 
Is.  1.  13,  14. 
Ez.  45.  n.ifc 
46.  6. 

Hos.  2.  11. 
Co!.  2.  16. 
*  ch.  15.  4-12. 


I  ver.  22. 
ch.  15.  24. 


mEx.  10.  6, 

16. 

Lev.  23.  5. 

ch.  9.  3. 

Deut.  16.  1. 

Ez.  45.  21. 
nLev.  23.  6. 

oEx.  12.  16. 
L«T.  23.  7. 


p  vcr.  31. 
Lev.  22.  20. 
ch.  29.  8. 
Deut.  15.  21. 


Solemn  feasts 


NUMBERS. 


and  their  offerings. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


5  ver.  15. 


rEx.  12.  16.& 
13.  6. 
Lev.  23.  8. 

»Ex.  23.  16. 
&  34.  22. 
Lev.  23.  10, 
15. 

Deut.  IG.  10. 
Acts  2.  1. 


t  See  Lev.  23. 
18, 19. 


oLev.  23.  21. 


Ich.  2a  11. 


tenth  deals  shall  ye  offer  for  a 
bullock,  and  two  tenth  deals  for  a 
ram; 

21  A  several  tenth  deal  shalt 
thou  offer  for  every  lamb, 
throughout  the  seven  lambs : 

22  And  1  one  goat  fur  a  sin  offer- 
ing, to  make  an  atonement  for 
you. 

23  Ye  shall  offer  these  beside  the 
burnt  offering  in  the  morning, 
which  is  for  a  continual  burnt 
offering. 

24  After  this  manner  ye  shall 
offer  daily,  througliout  the  seven 
days,  the  meat  of  the  sacrifice 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord  :  It  shall  be  offered 
beside  the  continual  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  his  drink  offering. 

2-5  And  '•on  the  seventh  day  ye 
shall  have  a  holy  convocation; 
ve  shall  do  no  servile  work. 
'26  IT  Also  s  in  the  day  of  the  first- 
fruits,  when  ye  bring  anew  meat 
offering  unto  the  Lord,  after 
your  weeks  be  out,  ye  shall  have 
a  holy  convocation ;  ye  shall  do 
no  servile  work : 

27  But  ye  shall  offer  the  burnt 
offering  for  a  sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord;  «two  young  bullocks, 
one  ram,  seven  lambs  of  the  first 
year ; 

28  And  their  meat  offering  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth 
deals  unto  one  bullock,  two  tenth 
deals  unto  one  ram, 

29  A  several  tenth  deal  unto  one 
lamb,  throughout  the  seven 
lambs ; 

30  And  one  kid  of^the  goats,  to 
make  an  atonement  for  you. 

31  Ye  shall  offer  them  beside  the 
continual  burnt  offering,  and  his 
meat  offering,  («thpy  shall  be 
unto  you  without  blemish,)  and 
their  drink  offerings. 

CHAPTER  XXIX, 

1  The  offering  at  the  least  of  trumpets,  7  at  the 
day  of  afflicting  their  soul',  13  and  on  the  eight 
days  of  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

AND  in  the  seventh  month,  on 
.  the  first  d«2/  of  the  month,  ye 
shall  have  a  holy  convocation; 
ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  :  «it  is 
a  day  of  blowing  the  trumpets  un- 
to you. 

2  And  ye  .shall  offer  a  burnt  offer- 
ing for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord;  one  young  bullock,  one 
ram,  and  seven  lambs  of  tlie  first 
year  without  blemish : 
'3  And  their  meat  offering  shntJ,  be 
of  flour  mingled  with  oil,  three 
tenth  deals  for  a  bullock,  aiid  two 
tenth  deals  for  a  ram, 

4  And  one  tenth  deal  for  one 
lamb,  throughout  the  seven 
lambs : 

5  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  fo7'  a 
sin  offering,  to  make  an  atone- 
ment for  you : 

0  Beside  ^the  burnt  offering  of 
162 


the  month,  and  his  meat  offering, 
and  c  the  daily  burnt  offering,  and 
his  meat  offering,  .and  their  drink 
offerings,  ''according  unto  their 
manner,  for  a  sweet  savour,  a  sac- 
rifice made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

7  H  And  c  j'e  shall  have  on  the 
tenth  daij  of  this  seventh  month 
a  holy  convocation ;  and  ye  shall 
/afflict  your  souls :  ye  shall  not  do 
any  work  therein: 

S  But  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt  of- 
fering unto  the  Lord  for  a  sweet 
savour;  one  young  bullock,  one 
ram,  and  seven  lambs  of  the  first 
year;  sthey  shall  be  unto  you 
without  blemish. 

9  And  their  meat  offering  shall  he 
of  flour  mingled  with  oil,  three 
tenth  deals  to  a  bullock,  and  two 
tenth  deals  to  one  ram, 

10  A  several  tenth  deal  for  one 
lamb,  throughout  the  seven 
lambs : 

11  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering;  beside  's  the  sin  offering 
of  atonement,  and  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  and  the  meat  offer- 
ing of  it,  and  their  drink  offerings. 

12  %  And  ion  the  fifteenth  day  of 
the  seventh  month  ye  shall  have 
a  holy  convocation  ;  ye  shall  do 
no  servile  work,  and  ye  shall 
keep  a  feast  unto  the  Lord  seven 
days : 

13  And  ^'  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt  of- 
fering, a  sacriflce  made  by  fire,  of 
a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord; 
thirteen  young  bullocks,  two 
ranis,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year ;  they  shall  be  without 
blemish : 

14  And  their  meat  offering  shall 
be  o/ flour  mingled  with  oil,  three 
tenth  deals  unto  every  bullock  of 
the  thirteen  bullocks,  two  tenth 
deals  to  each  ram  of  the  two 
rams, 

1.5  And  a  several  tenth  deal  to 
each  lamb  of  the  fourteen  lambs : 

16  And  one  kid  of  the  goats /o?- a 
sin  offering;  beside  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  his  meat  offering, 
and  his  drink  offering. 

17  If  And  on  the  second  day  ye 
shall  offer  twelve  young  bullocks, 
two  rams,  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  spot: 

18  And  their  meat  offering  and 
their  drink  offerings  for  the  bull- 
ocks, Ibr  the  rums,  and  for  the 
lambs,  shall  he  according  to  their 
number,  'al'ter  the  manner: 

19  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a 
sin  offering  ;  beside  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  and  the  meat  of- 
fering thereof,  and  their  drink  of- 
ferings. 

20 1[  And  on  the  third  day  eleven 
liuUocks,  two  rams,  fourteen 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
bleinish : 

21  And  their  meat  offering  and 
their  drink  offering.s  for  the  bull- 


h.  28.  3. 
f/ch.  10.  11, 


cLcv.  16.  29. 
<k  23.  27. 


/Ps.  35.  13. 
Is.  58.  5. 


Solemn  feasts 


NUMBERS. 


and  their  offerings. 


Ik-fore 
CHRIST 

]452. 


nLev.  23.  36. 


ocks,-  for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  shall  he  according  to  their 
number, '"after  the  manner: 

22  And  one  Roat  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing ;  beside  the  continual  burnt 
offering,  and  his  meat  offering, 
and  his  drink  oifering. 

23  ^1  And  on  the  fourth  day  ten 
bullocks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish: 

24  Their  meat  offering  and  their 
drink  offerings  for  the  bullocks, 
for  the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs, 
sfiali  he  according  to  their  number, 
after  the  manner : 

Zd  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a 
sin  offering ;  beside  the  continual 
burnt  offering,  his  meat  offering, 
and  his  drink  offering. 

26  T  And  on  the  fifth  day  nine 
bullocks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
spot: 

27  And  their  meat  offering  and 
their  drink  offerings  for  the  bull- 
ocks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  shall  he  according  to  their 
number,  alter  the  manner: 

2.S  And  one  goat /or  a  sin  offering ; 
beside  the  continual  burnt  offer- 
ing, and  his  meat  offering,  and 
his  drink  offering. 

29  1[  And  on  the  sixth  day  eight 
bullocks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen 
Iambs  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish : 

30  And  their  meat  offering  and 
their  drink  offerings  for  the  bull- 
ocks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner : 

31  And  one  goat  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing; beside  the  continual  burnt 
offering,  his  meat  offering,  and 
his  drink  offering. 

32  ^  And  on  the  seventh  day  sev- 
en bullocks,  two  rams,  auff  four- 
teen lambs  of  the  first  year  with- 
out blemish : 

33  And  their  meat  offering  and 
their  drink  offerings  for  the  bull- 
ocks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  shall  he  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner : 

34  And  one  goat  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing; beside  the  continual  burnt  of- 
fering, his  meat  offering,  and  his 
drink  offering. 

3-5  %  On  the  eighth  day  ye  .shall 
have  a  « solemn  assembly :  ye 
shall  do  no  servile  work  therein: 

30  But  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt  of- 
fering, a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of 
a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord: 
one  bullock,  one  ram,  seven 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish : 

3"  Their  meat  offering  and  their 
drink  offerings  for  the  bullock, 
for  the  ram,  and  for  the  lambs, 
shall  he  according  to  their  number, 
after  the  manner : 

38  And  one  goat /or  a  sin  offering ; 


beside  the  continual  burnt  ofier- 
ing,  and  his  meat  offering,  and  his 
drink  offering. 

39  These  things  ye  shall  H  do  unto 
the  Lord  in  your  "set  feasts, 
beside  your  j'vows,  and  vour 
freew^ill  offerings,  for  your  burnt 
offerings,  and  for  your^neat  offer- 
ings, and  for  your  drink  offerings, 
and  for  your  peace  offerings. 

40  And  Moses  told  the  children  of 
Israel  according  to  all  that  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER    XXX. 

X  Vows  are  not  to  be  broken.  3  The  exception  of 
a  maid's  row,  6  of  a  wife's,  Q  of  a  widow's,  or 
her  that  is  divorced, 

AND  Moses  spake  unto  «the 
.  heads  of  the  tribes  concerning 
the  children  of  Lsrael,  saying. 
This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord 
hath  commanded. 

2  6  If  a  man  vow  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord,  or  « swear  an  oath  to  bind 
his  soul  with  a  bond ;  he  shall  not 
t  break  his  word,  he  shall  ■'do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  proceedeth  out 
of  his  mouth. 

3  If  a  woman  also  vow  a  vow  un- 
to the  Lord,  and  bind  herself  by  a 
bond,  beincj  in  her  fathers  house 
in  her  youth ; 

4  And  her  father  hear  her  vow, 
and  her  bond  wherewith  she 
hath  bound  her  soul,  and  her  fa- 
ther shall  hold  his  peace  at  her; 
then  all  her  vows  shall  stand,  and 
every  bond  wherewith  she  hath 
bound  her  soul  shall  stand. 

5  But  if  her  father  disallow  her 
in  the  day  that  he  heareth,  not 
any  of  her  vows,  or  of  her  bonds 
wherewith  she  hath  bound  her 
soul,  shall  stand ;  and  the  Lord 
shall  forgive  her,  because  her  fa- 
ther disallowed  hei*. 

G  And  if  she  had  at  all  a  husband, 
when  tshe  vowed,  or  uttered 
aught  out  of  her  lips,  wherewith 
she  bound  her  soul ; 

7  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and 
held  his  peace  at  her  in  the  day 
that  he  heard  it:  then  her  vow^s 
shall  stand,  and  her  bonds  where- 
with she  bound  her  soul  shall 
stand. 

8  But  if  her  husband  e  disallowed 
her  on  the  day  that  he  heard  it, 
then  he  shall  make  her  vow  which 
she  vowed,  and  that  which  she  ut- 
tered \vith  her  lips,  wherewith  she 
bound  her  soul,  of  none  effect; 
and  the  Lord  shall  forgive  her. 

9  But  every  vow  of  a  widow,  and 
of  her  that  is  divorced,  wherewith 
they  have  bound  their  souls,  shall 
stand  against  her. 

10  And  if  she  vowed  in  her  hus- 
band's house,  or  bound  her  soul 
by  a  bond  with  an  oath ; 

11  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and 
held  his  peace  at  her,  and  disal- 
lowed her  not :  then  all  her  vows 
shall  stand,  and  every  bond  where- 

103 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


!l  Or,  offer, 
o  Lev.  23.  2. 

1  Chr.  23.31. 

2  Chr.  31.  3. 
Ezra  3.  5. 
Neh.  10.  33. 
Is.  1.  14. 

pLev.  7.  II, 
IC.  &.  22.  21, 
23. 


h  Lev.  27.  2. 

Deut.  23.  21. 

Judg.  11.30, 

35. 

Ecc.  5.  4. 
c  Lev.  5.  4. 

Matt.  14.  9. 

Acts  23.  14. 
t  Heb. 

profane, 

Ps.  55.  20. 
d  Job  22.  27. 

P».  22.  25.  !c 

50.  14.  &  6«3. 

13,  14.  iclie. 

14,  18. 
>ah,  1.  16. 


t  Heb.  her 
vows  were 
vpun  ksr. 


Balaam  is  slain. 


NUMBERS. 


The  Midianites  are  spoiled. 


och.  25.  17. 
h  ch.  27.  13. 


t  Heb. 
A  thousand 
of  a  trihe, 
a  thousand 
of  a  tribe. 


dDput.  20.  13. 

.ludg.  21.  11. 

1  Sam.  27.  0. 

1  Kiiig^  11. 

15,  l(i. 
«See  .ludg.  C. 

1,  2,  33. 
/Josh.  13.  21. 
gJosh.  13.  22. 


with  she  bound   her  soul  shall 
stand. 

12  But  if  her  husband  hath  utter- 
ly made  them  void  on  the  day  he 
heard  them;  then  whatsoever  pro- 
ceeded out  of  her  lips  concerning 
her  vows,  or  concerning  the  bond 
of  her  soul,  shall  not  stand:  her 
husband  hath  made  them  void; 
and  the  Lord  shall  forgive  her. 

13  Every  vow,  and  every  binding 
oath  to  afflict  the  soul,  her  hus- 
band may  establish  it,  or  her  hus- 
band may  make  it  void. 

14  But  if  her  husband  altogether 
hold  his  peace  at  her  from  day  to 
day ;  then  he  establisheth  all  her 
vows,  or  all  her  bonds,  which  arc 
upon  her:  he  confirmeth  them, 
because  he  held  his  peace  at  her 
in  the  dav  that  he  heard  them. 

15  But  if  he  shall  any  ways  make 
them  void  after  that  he  hath  heard 
them ;  then  he  shall  bear  her  in- 
iquity. 

16  These  are  the  statutes,  which 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  be- 
tween a  inan  and  his  wife,  between 
the  father  and  his  daughter,  being 
yet  in  her  youth  in  her  father's 
house. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  Tht  Midiinites  arc  apoiled,  and  Balaam  slain. 
13  Moses  is  wroth  with  the  officers,  for  saving 
the  women  alive.  I'J  How  the  soldiers,  with 
their  captives  and  spoil,  are  to  be  purified.  25 
The  proportion  whereby  the  prey  is  to  be  divid- 
ed. 48  The  voluntary  oblation  unto  the  treas- 
ury of  the  Lord. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  untoMo- 
.  ses,  saying, 

2  "Avenge  the  children  of  Israel 
of  the  Miclianites :  afterward  shall 
thou ''  be  gathered  unto  thy  people. 

3  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  peo- 
ple, saying,  Arm  some  of  your- 
selves unto  the  war,  and  let  them 
go  against  the  Midianites,  and 
avenge  the  Lord  of  Midian. 

4  tOf  every  tribe  a  thousand, 
throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
shall  ye  send  to  the  war. 

0  So  there  were  delivered  out  of 
the  thousands  of  Israel,  a  thou- 
sand of  every  tribe,  twelve  thou- 
sand armed  for  war. 

G  And  Moses  sent  them  to  the 
war,  a  thousand  of  evenj  tribe, 
them  and  Phinehas  the  son  ol 
Eleazar  the  priest,  to  the  war, 
with  the  holy  instruments,  and 
cthe  trumpets  to  blow  in  his  hand. 

7  And  they  warred  against  the 
Midianites,  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses;  and  ^they  slew 
all  thee  males.  _  „,,. , 

8  And  they  slew  the  kings  of  Mid- 
ian, beside  the  rest  of  tiiem  that 
were  slain;  ?ia7)u/7/,-'Evi,and  Re- 
kem,  and  Zur,  and  Ilur,  and  Beba, 
five  kings  of  Midian:  i/ Balaam 
also  tlic  son  of  Beer  they  slew 
with  the  sword. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  took 
all  the  women  of  Midian  captives, 

1G4 


and  their  little  ones,  and  took  the 
spoil  of  all  their  cattle,  and  all 
their  flocks,  and  all  their  goods. 

10  And  they  burnt  all  their  cities 
wherein  liiey  dwelt,  and  all  their 
goodlj-  castles,  with  fire. 

11  And  /« they  took  all  the  spoil, 
and  all  the  prej^  both  of  m-en  and 
of  beasts. 

12  And  they  brought  the  captives, 
and  the  prey,  and  the  spoil,  unto 
Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest,  and 
unto  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  unto  the  camp  at 
the  plains  of  Moab,  which  ore  by 
Jordan  near  Jericho. 

13  f  And  Moses,  and  Eleazar  the 
priest,  and  all  the  princes  of  the 
congregation,  went  forth  to  meet 
them  without  the  camp. 

14  And  Moses  was  wroth  with  the 
officers  of  the  host,  tvith  the  cap- 
tains over  thousands,  and  captains 
over  hundreds,  which  came  from 
the  tbattle. 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  them. 
Have  ye  saved  iall  the  women 
alive? 

16  Behold,  a- these  caused  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  through  the  « coun- 
sel of  Balaam,  to  commit  trespass 
against  the  Lord  in  the  matter  of 
Peor,  and  "'there  was  a  plague 
among  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord. 

17  Now  therefore  «  kill  every  male 
among  the  little  ones,  and  kill 
every  woman  that  hath  known 
man  by  lying  with  thim. 

18  But  all  the  women  children, 
that  have  not  known  a  man  by 
lying  with  him,  keep  alive  for 
yourselves. 

'  19  And  "  do  ye  abide  without  the 
cam  p  seven  days :  whosoever  hath 
killed  anv  person,  andi^whosoever 
hath  touclied  any  slain,  purifj-  both 
youi-selves  and  your  captives  on 
the  third  day,  and  on  the  seventh 
day. 

20  And  purify  all  pmir  raiment, 
and  all  tthat  is  made  of  skins, 
and  all  work  of  goats'  hair,  and 
all  things  made  of  wood. 

21  If  And  Eleazar  the  priest  said 
unto  the  men  of  war  which  went 
to  the  battle.  This  is  the  ordinance 
of  the  law  whicli  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses ; 

22  Onlj'  the  gold,  and  the  silver, 
the  brass,  the  iron,  the  tin,  and 
the  lead, 

23  Ever.v,thing  that  may  abide  the 
fire,  ye  sliall  make  it  go  through 
the  iiro,  and  it  shall  bo  clean: 
nevertheless  it  shall  be  purified 
-/with  the  water  of  separation: 
and  all  that  abideth  not  the  fire 
ye  shall  make  go  through  the 
water. 

21  'And  ye  shall  wash  your 
clothes  on  the  seventli  day,  and 
ye  shall  be  clean,  and  afterward 
ye  shall  come  into  the  camp. 


How  the  prey 


NUMBERS. 


is  to  he  divided. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


t  Heb.  of  the 
captivity. 


I  Josh.  22.  8. 
1  Sam.  30.  24. 


t  See  ver.  30, 
•17.  &  <-h.  lb. 


^ch.  3.  7,  8, 
25,  31,  26.  Sc 
18.  3,  4. 


ySee  ch.  18. 
8,  19. 


2.5  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

26  Take  the  sum  of  the  prey 
tthat  was  taken,  both  of  man  and 
of  beast,  thou,  and  Eleazar  the 
priest,  and  tlie  chief  fathers  of  the 
congregation : 

27  And  s  divide  the  prey  into  two 
parts ;  between  them  that  took 
the  war  upon  them,  who  went  out 
to  battle,  and  between  all  the  con- 
gregation. 

28  And  levy  a  tribute  unto  tlie 
LoKD  of  the  men  of  war  which 
went  out  to  battle:  ^one  soul  of 
live  hundred,  both  of  the  persons, 
and  of  the  beeves,  and  of  the  asses, 
and  of the sheep: 

29  Take  it  of  their  half,  and  give 
it  unto  Eleazar  the  prie.st,  for  a 
heave  offering  of  the  Lord. 

30  And  of  the  children  of  Israel's 
half,  thou  Shalt  take  "one  portion 
of  fifty,  of  the  persons,  of  the 
beeves,  of  the  asses,  and  of  the 
1  flocks,  of  all  manner  of  beasts, 
and  give  them  unto  the  Levites, 
a:  which  keep  the  charge  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  Lord. 

31  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the 
priest  did  as  tlie  Lord  command- 
ed Moses. 

.32  And  the  booty,  being  the  rest 
of  the  prey  which  the  men  of  war 
had  caught,  was  six  hundred  thou- 
sand and  seventy  thousand  and 
five  thousand  sheep, 

33  And  threescore  and  twelve 
thousand  beeves, 

34  And  threescore  and  one  thou- 
sand a.sses, 

35  And  thirty  and  two  thousand 
persons  in  all,  of  women'  tliat  had 
not  known  man  by  lying  with 
him. 

36  And  the  half,  xvhich  ivas  tlie 
portion  of  them  that  went  out  to 
war,  was  in  number  tliree  hundred 
thousand  and  seven  and  thirty 
thousand  and  five  hundred  sheep : 

.37  And  the  Lord's  tribute  of  the 
sheep  was  six  hundred  and  three- 
score and  fifteen. 

38  And  the  beeves  ivere  thirty 
and  six  thousand ;  of  whicli  the 
Lord's  tribute  ivas  threescore  and 
twelve. 

39  And  the  asses  luere  thirty  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred;  of  whicli 
the  Lord's  tribute  was  threescore 
and  one. 

40  And  the  persons  ivere  sixteen 
thousand;  of  which  the  Lord's 
tribute  ivas  thirty  and  two  per- 
sons. 

41  And  Moses  gave  the  tribute, 
ivhichivas  the  Lord's  heave  offer- 
ing, unto  Eleazar  the  priest,  2/ as 
the  Lord  cominanded  Moses. 

42  And  of  the  children  of  Israel's 
half,  which  Moses  divided  from 
the  inen  that  warred, 

43  (Now  the  half  that  pertained 
unto  the  congregation  was  three 


hundred  thousand  and  thirty 
thousand  and  seven  thousand  and 
five  hundred  sheep, 

44  And  thirty  and  six  thousand 
beeves, 

45  And  thirty  thousand  asses  and 
five  hundred, 

46  And  sixteen  thousand  per- 
sons,) 

47  Even  « of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael's half,  Moses  took  one  por 
tion  of  fifty,  both  of  man  and  of 
beast,  and  gave  them  unto  the 
Levites,  which  kept  the  chai-ge 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord;  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

48  li  And  the  officers  which  ivere 
over  thousands  of  the  host,  the 
captains  of  thousands,  and  cap- 
tains of  hundreds,  came  near  un- 
to Moses : 

49  And  they  said  unto  Moses, 
Thy  servants  have  taken  the  sum 
of  the  men  of  war  which  a7-e  un- 
der our  t  charge,  and  there  lack- 
eth  not  one  man  of  us. 

50  We  have  therefore  brought 
an  oblation  for  the  Lord,  what 
every  man  hath  t  gotten,  of  jew- 
els of  gold,  chains,  and  bracelets, 
rings,  earrings,  and  tablets,  «to 
make  an  atonement  for  our  souls 
before  the  Lord. 

51  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the 
priest  took  the  gold  of  them,  even 
all  wrought  jewels. 

52  And  all  the  gold  of  the  t  offer- 
ing that  they  offered  up  to  the 
Lord,  of  the  captains  of  thou- 
sands, and  of  the  captains  of  hun- 
dreds, was  sixteen  thousand 
seven  hundred  and  fifty  shekels. 

5'i  {For  *the  men  of  war  had 
taken  spoil,  every  man  for  liim- 
self.) 

54  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the 
priest  took  the  gold  of  the  cap- 
tains of  thousands  and  of  hun- 
dreds, and  brought  it  into  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation,  <'for 
a  memorial  for  the  children  of  Is- 
rael before  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  The  Rcubenites  and  Gadites  sue  for  their  in- 
heritance on  that  side  Jordan.  6  Moses  re- 
provelh  them.  16  They  offer  him  conditions  to 
his  content.  33  Moses  assigncth  them  the  land. 
39  They  conquer  it. 

"VfOW  the  children  of  Reuben 
1- 1  and  the  children  of  Gad  had 
a  very  great  multitude  of  cattle : 
and  when  they  saw  the  land  of 
aJazer,  and  the  land  of  Gilead, 
that,  behold,  the  place  loas  a  place 
for  cattle ; 

2  The  children  of  Gad  and  the 
children  of  Reuben  came  and 
spake  unto  Moses,  and  to  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  unto  the  princes 
of  the  congregation,  saying, 

3  Ataroth,  and  Dibon,  and  Jazer, 
and  iNimrah,  and  Ileshbon,  and 
Elealeh,  and  cShebam.aud  Nebo, 
and^Beon, 

165 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


t  Heb.  hand. 


t  Heb.  found. 


oEx.  30.  12, 
16. 


^  Heb.  heave 
offering. 


h  Deut.  20.  14. 


c  Ex.  30.  16. 


jch.21.  32. 
Josh.  13.  2!5. 
2  Sam.  24.  & 


fiver.  36, 
Beth-nim- 
rah. 

e  ver.  38, 
Shibmah. 

dver.  38, 


The  Reuhenitcs  and  GacUtcs 


NUMBERS. 


sue  for  their  inheritance. 


Before 

C  H  U  I  S  T 

1452. 


/ch.  13.  3,  2G. 

/■Deut.  I.  22. 
Ach.  13.24,31. 
Deut.  1.  24, 

28. 


ich.  14.  11,21. 
Deut.  1.  34. 


*ch.l4.28,29. 
Deut.  1.  35. 


/eh.  14.24,30. 
tHeh. 

fulfilled 

ajler  me. 

mch.  14.  24. 
Deut.  1.  3(5. 
Josh.  14.  f),  9. 


«  ch.  14.  33, 

31,  35. 
0  ell.  2(i.  64, 

63. 


y  Deut.  1. 

34. 

<t  Deut.  30 

.  17 

Josh.  22. 

16, 

IH. 

2  Chr.  7. 

19. 

&i  15.  2. 

rJosh.  4.  12 
13. 


»  Josh.  22.  4. 


4  i:ven  the  country  c  which  the 
Lord  smote  before  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel,  is  a  land  for  cattle, 
and  thy  servants  have  cattle  : 

5  Wherefore,  said  they,  if  we 
have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  let 
this  land  be  given  unto  thy  serv- 
ants for  a  possession,  and  bring 
us  not  over  Jordan. 

()  %  And  Moses  said  unto  tlie  chil- 
dren of  Gad  and  to  the  children  of 
Keuben,  Shall  your  brethren  go  to 
war,  and  shall  ye  sit  here  ? 

7  And  wherefore  i  discourage  ye 
the  heart  of  the  children  of  Israel 
fi'ona  going  over  into  the  land 
which  the  Lord  hath  given 
them  ? 

8  Thus  did  your  fathers,  /when  I 
sent  them  from  Kadesh-barnea 
!/  to  see  the  land. 

9  For  /'  when  they  went  up  unto 
the  valley  of  Eshcol,  and  saw  the 
land,  they  discouraged  the  heart 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  should  not  go  into  the  land 
which  the  Lord  had  given  them. 

10 'And  the  Lord's  anger  was 
kindled  the  same  time,  and  he 
sware,  saying, 

11  Surely  none  of  the  men  that 
came  up  out  of  Egypt,  ^from 
tvv'enty  years  old  and  upward, 
shall  seethe  land  which  I  sware 
unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and 
unto  Jacob;  because  Uhey  have 
not  t wholly  followed  me: 

12  Save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephun- 
neli  the  Kenezite,  and  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun :  «»  for  they  have 
wholly  followed  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  Lord's  anger  was 
kindled  against  Israel,  and  he 
made  them  ^  wander  in  the  wil- 
derness forty  years,  until  "all  the 
generation,  that  had  done  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  was  con- 
sumed. 

14  And,  behold,  ye  are  risen  up 
in  your  lathers'  stead,  an  increase 
of  shiful  men,  to  augment  yet  the 
i>  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  toward 
Israel. 

15  For  if  j'e  9  turn  away  from 
after  him,  he  will  yet  again  leave 
them  in  the  wilderness;  and  ye 
shall  destroy  all  this  people. 

10  'i  And  they  came  near  unto 
him,  and  said.  We  will  build 
sheei)folds  here  for  our  cattle, 
and  ('ities  for  our  little  ones: 

17  IJut  '-we  ourselves  will  go 
ready  armed  before  the  i;hildren 
of  Israel,  until  we  have  brought 
them  unto  their  place :  and  our 
little  ones  shall  dwell  in  the 
fenced  cities,  because  of  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land. 

18  « We  will  not  return  unto  our 
houses,  until  the  children  of  Is- 
rael have  inherited  every  man 
his  inheritance: 

19  For  we  will  not  inherit  with 
them  on  yonder  side  Jordan,  or 

lOG 


forward;  *  because  our  inher- 
itance is  fallen  to  us  on  this  side 
Jordan  eastward. 

20  II  And"  Moses  said  unto  them. 
If  ye  will  do  this  thing,  if  ye  will 
go  ai'med  before  the  Lord  to 
v.'ar, 

21  And  will  go  all  of  you  armed 
over  Jordan  before  the  Lord, 
until  he  hath  driven  out  his  ene- 
mies from  before  him, 

22  And  a;  the  land  be  subdued 
before  the  Lord  :  then  afterward 
.'/ye  shall  return,  and  be  guiltless 
before  the  Lord,  and  before  Is- 
rael; and  '-this  land  shall  be 
your  possession  before  the  Lord. 

2.3  But  if  ye  will  not  do  so,  be 
hold,  ye  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord  :  and  be  sure  «  your  sin  will 
find  5'ou  out. 

24  i  Build  you  cities  for  your 
little  ones,  and  folds  for  your 
sheep ;  and  do  that  which  hath 
proceeded  out  of  your  mouth. 

2.5  And  the  children  of  Gad  and 
the  children  of  Reuben  spake 
unto  Moses,  saying.  Thy  servants 
will  do  as  my  lord  commandeth. 

26  cQur  little  ones,  our  wives, 
our  flocks,  and  all  our  cattle, 
shall  be  there  in  the  cities  of 
Gilead: 

27  ''But  thy  servants  will  pass 
over,  every  man  armed  for  war, 
before  the  Lord  to  battle,  as  my 
lord  saith. 

28  So  "concerning  them  Moses 
commanded  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and 
the  chief  Jiithors  of  the  tribes  of 
the  children  uf  Israel : 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  them. 
If  the  children  of  Gad  and  the 
children  of  lieuben  will  pass  with 
you  over  Jordan,  every  man 
armed  to  battle,  before  the  Lord, 
and  the  land  shall  be  subdued  be- 
fore you ;  then  ye  shall  give  them 
the  land  of  Gilead  for  a  posses- 
sion : 

30  But  if  they  will  not  pa.ss  over 
with  you  armed,  they  shall  have 
possessions  among  "you  in  the 
land  of  Canaan. 

31  And  the  children  of  Gad  and 
the  children  of  Beuben  answered, 
saying.  As  the  Lord  hath  said 
unto  thy  servants,  so  will  we  do. 

32  We  will  pass  over  armed  be- 
fore the  Lord  into  the;  land  of 
Canaan,  that  the  possession  of 
our  inheritance  on  this  side  Jor- 
dan imiy  be  ours. 

33  And  /Moses  gave  unto  them, 
even  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and 
to  the  children  of  Ileulion,  and 
unto  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseli 
the  son  of  Joseph,  i/tlie  kingdom 
of  Sihon  king  of  the  Ainorites, 
and  the  kingdom  of  Og  king  of 
Bashan,  the  land,  witli  the  cities 
thereof  in  the  coiusts,  even  the 
cities  of  the  country  round  about. 


Be  fore 

C  H  K  I  S  T 

1452. 


t  ver.  33. 

Josh.  12.  1. 

Sc  13.  8. 
uDeut. 

Josh.  1.  14. 

(fc  4.  12,  13. 


18. 


X  Deut.  3.  20. 

Josli.  11.  23. 

&  18.  1. 
!/ Josh.  22.  4. 

2  Deut.  3.  12, 
15,  16,  18. 
Josh.  1.  15. 
&  13.  8,  32.\ 
&.  22.  4,  9. 

a  Gen.  4.  7.  Sc 
44.  16. 
Is.  59.  12. 

b  ver.  16,  34, 


iZJosh.  4.  12. 


/Dent.  3.  12- 
17.  A:  29.  8. 
Josh.  12.  6. 
A-  13.  8.  & 
22.  4. 

■i-h.  21.  24, 
33,  30. 


Two  and  forty  joiirncijs 


NUMBERS. 


of  the  Israelites. 


Bern  re 

CHRIST 

14.52. 


ftch.  33.45, 

46. 
iDent.  2.  36. 
k  ver.  1,  3, 

Jaser, 
I  vcr.  3, 

Nimrah. 
m  VLT.  24. 
n  ch.  21.  27. 
0  Is.  46.  1. 
p  ch.  22.  41. 
q  See  ver.  3. 

Ex.  23.  13. 

Josh.  23.  7. 
tHel). 

tfiej/  called  by 

names  the 

names  of  the 

cities, 
rGen.  50.  23. 
*Deut.  3.  12, 

13,  15. 

Josh.  13.  31. 

&  IT.  1. 
iDeut.  3.  14. 

Josh.  13.  30. 

1  Chr.  2.  21, 

22,  23. 
K  Judg.  10.  4. 

1  Kings  4. 13. 


a  Ex.  12.  37. 

1491. 
i  Ex.  12.  2.  <t 
13.  4. 

«Ex.  14.8. 


dEx.  12.  29. 

e  Ex.  12. 12.  ic 

18.  11. 

Is.  19.  I. 

Kev.  12.  8. 
/Ex.  12.  37. 


A  Ex.  14.  2,0. 


tEx.  14.  22.  t 
15.  22,  23. 


34  I  And  the  children  of  Gad 
built  /'Dibon,  and  Ataroth,  and 
'Aroer, 

3.5  And  Atroth,  Shoplian,  and 
^  Jaazer,  and  Jogbeliah, 

36  And  'Betli-nimrah,  and  Beth- 
haran,  "^ fenced  cities;  and  fold.s 
for  sheep. 

37  And  tlie  children  of  Reuben 
"built  Heshbon,  and  Elealeh, 
and  Kirjathaini, 

38  And  '>Nebo,  and  j^Baal-meon, 
(? their  names  being  changed,) 
and  Shibmah:  and  tgave  other 
names  unto  the  cities  which  they 
builded. 

39  And  tlie  children  of  '•Machir 
the  son  of  Manasseh  went  to 
Gilead,  and  took  it,  and  dispos- 
sessed the  Amorite  which  was 
in  it. 

40  And  Moses  sgave  Gilead  unto 
Machir  tlie  son  of  Manasseh ;  and 
he  dwelt  therein. 

41  And  f  Jair  the  son  of  Manas- 
seh went  and  took  the  small 
towns  thereof,  and  called  them 
«Havoth-jair. 

42  And  Nobah  went  and  took 
Kenath,  and  the  villages  there- 
of, and  called  it  ISTobah,  after  his 
own  name. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1   Two  and  forty  journeys  of  the  Israelites,     50 
The  Canaanites  are  to  he  destroyed. 

THESE  are  the  journeys  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  which  went 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
with  their  armies  under  the  hand 
of  :\roses  and  Aaron. 

2  And  Moses  wrote  their  goings 
out  according  to  their  journeys 
by  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord:  and  these  are  their  jour- 
neys according  to  their  goings 
out. 

3  And  tliey  «  departed  from  Ra- 
meses  in  i*  the  first  month,  on  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  first  month; 
on  the  morrow  after  the  passover 
the  children  of  Israel  went  out 
cwlth  a  high  hand  in  the  sight  of 
all  the  Egyptians. 

4  Eor  the  Egyptians  buried  all 
their  firstborn,  "^  which  the  Lord 
had  smitten  among  them:  «upon 
their  gods  also  the  Lord  executed 
judgments. 

5  /And  the  children  of  Israel 
removed  from  Rameses,  and 
pitched  in  Succoth. 

G  And  they  departed  from 
ff  Succoth,  and  i^itched  in  Etham, 
which  is  in  the  edge  of  the  wil- 
derness. 

7  And  ''they  removed  from 
Etham,  and  turned  again  unto 
Pi-hahiroth.  which  is  before  Baal- 
zephon:  and  they  pitched  before 
Migdol. 

8  And  they  departed  from  before 
Pi-hahiroth,  and  « passed  through 
the  midst  of  the  sea  into  the  wil- 


1491. 


SEx.  15.  27. 


1490. 

nEx.  16.  1.  ,S 
19.  1,  2. 

och.  11.  34. 
;!  That  is, 

The  graves 

of  lust, 
pch.  11.  35. 

?ch.  12.  16. 


derness,   and   went   three    days'  i       Before 
journey    in     the    wilderness     of    christ 
Etham,  and  pitched  in  Marah. 

9  And  they  removed  from  JNIa- 
rah,  and  ^came  unto  Elim:  and 
in  Elim  were  twelve  fountains  of 
water,  and  threescore  and  ten 
palm  trees ;  and  they  pitched 
there. 

10  And  they  removed  from  Elim, 
and  encamped  by  the  Red  sea. 

11  And  they  removed  from  the 
Red  sea,  and  encamped  in  the 
'wilderness  of  Sin. 

12  And  they  took  their  journey 
out  of  the  wilderness  of  Sin,  and 
encamped  in  Dophkah. 

13  And  they  departed  from 
Dophkah,  and  encamped  in 
Alush. 

14  And  they  removed  from  Alush, 
and  encamped  at  '"Rephidim, 
where  was  no  water  for  the  peo- 
ple to  drink. 

15  And  they  departed  from  Reph- 
idim, and  pitched  iu  the  "wilder- 
ness of  Sinai. 

16  And  they  removed  from  the 
desert  of  Sinai,  and  pitched  °  at 
II  Kibroth-hattaavah. 

17  And  they  departed  from  Kib- 
roth-hattaavah, and  i*  encamped 
at  Hazeroth. 

18  And  they  departed  from  Ha- 
zeroth, and  pitched  in^Rithmah. 

19  And  they  departed  from  Rith- 
mah,  and  pitched  at  Rimmon- 
parez. 

20  And  they  departed  from  Rim- 
mon-parez,  and  pitched  in  Lib- 
nah. 

21  And  they  removed  from  Lib- 
nah,  and  pitched  at  Rissah. 

22  And  they  journeyed  from  Ris- 
sah. and  pitched  in  Kehelathah. 

23  And  they  went  from  Kehel- 
athah, and  pitched  in  mount 
Shapher. 

24  And.  they  removed  from 
mount  Shapher,  and  encamped 
in  Haradah. 

2-jAnd  they  removed  from  Hara- 
dah, and  pitched  in  Makheloth. 

26  And  they  removed  from  Mak- 
heloth, and  encamped  at  Tahath. 

27  And  they  departed  from  Ta- 
hath, and  pitched  at  Tarah. 

28  And  they  removed  from  Ta- 
rah, and  pitched  in  Mithcah. 

29  And  they  went  from  Mitlicah, 
and  pitched  in  Hashmonah. 

30  And  they  departed  from  Hash- 
monah, and  '•encamped  at  Mose- 
roth. 

31  And  they  departed  from  Mo- 
seroth,  and  pitched  in  Bene-jaa- 
kan. 

32  And  they  removed  from 
«Bene-jaakan,  and  <  encamped  at 
Hor-hagidgad. 

33  And  they  went  from  Hor- 
hagidgad,  and  pitched  in  Jot- 
bathah. 

34  And  they  removed  from  Jot- 

167 


rDeut.  10.  6. 


s  See  Gen.  36. 

27. 

Dtut.  10.  6. 

1  Chr.  1.  42. 
I  Deut.  10.  7. 


Journeys  of  the  Israelites. 


NUMBERS. 


Tlie  horclerf^  of  the  land. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


u  Deut.  2.  8. 
1  Kings  9. 

26.  <Sc  22.   48. 

1453. 

tech.  20.  1.  & 

27.  14. 
arch.  20.  22, 

23.  &  21.  4. 

ych.  20.  25, 

Deut.  10.  6. 
&.  32.  60. 


1452. 
«ch.21.1,i;c. 


Jch.  21.  10. 
cell.  21.  11. 
II  Or,  Heaps 
of  Abarim, 
Jih.  21.  11. 
ecb.  32.  34. 


/Jer.  48.  22. 

Ez.  6.  14. 
gch.  21.  20. 

Deut.  32.  49. 


r  Or,  The 
plains  of 
Shitttm. 

ich.  25.  1. 
Josh.  2.  1. 


;iDeut.  7.  1, 
2.  &  9.  ]. 
Joah.  3.  17. 

2  Ex.  23.  24, 
33.  <5c  R4.  13. 
Deut.  7.  2,  5. 
&  12.  3. 
Josh.  11.  12. 
Judg.  U.  2. 


m  oh.  26.  53, 
64,55. 

t  Heb.  mvlti- 
ply  his  inhiT 
itance. 


batliah,  and  encamped  at  Ebro- 
nah. 

3.5  And  they  departed  from 
Ebronah,waud  encamiied  at  Ezi- 
on-gaber. 

36  And  they  removed  from  Ezi- 
on-gaber,  and  pitched  in  the  «"  wil- 
derness ofZin,  which  is  Kade.sh. 

37  And  they  removed  Ironi  «Ka- 
desh,  and  pitched  in  mount  Hor, 
in  the  edge  of  the  land  of  Edom. 

38  And  J/ Aaron  tlie  priest  went 
up  into  mount  Hor  at  tlie  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord,  and  died 
tliere,  in  the  fortieth  year  after  the 
children  of  Israel  were  come  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  first 
day  of  the  fifth  month. 

39  And  Aaron  luas  a  hundr-ed 
and  twenty  and  three  years  old 
when  he  died  in  mount  Hor. 

40  And  3  king  Arad  the  Canaan- 
ite,  which  dwelt  in  the  south  in 
the  land  of  Canaan,  heard  of  the 
coming  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

41  And  they  departed  from 
mount  «  Hor,  and  pitched  in  Zal- 
monah. 

42  And  thej^  departed  from  Zal- 
monah,  and  pitched  in  Punon. 

43  And  they  departed  from  Pu- 
non, and  6  pitched  in  Oboth. 

44  And  cthey  departed  from 
Oboth,  and  pitched  in  !l<<Ije-aba- 
rim,  in  the  border  of  Moab. 

45  And  they  departed  from  lim, 
and  pitched  ein  Dibon-gad. 

4G  And  they  removed  from  Di- 
bon-gad, and  encamped  in  Al- 
mon/-diblathaim. 

47  And  they  removed  from  Al- 
mon-dibIathaim,»and  pitched  in 
the  mountains  of  Abarim,  before 
Nebo. 

48  And  they  departed  from  the 
mountains  of  Abarim,  and ''  pitch- 
ed in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jor- 
dan near  Jericho. 

49  And  they  pitched  by  Jordan, 
from  Beth-jesimoth  even  unto 
tl  'Abel-shittim  in  the  plains  of 
Moab. 

50  1i  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by 
Jordan  near  Jericho,  saying, 

51  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them,  ^When 
ye  are  passed  over  Jordan  into 
the  land  of  Canaan  ; 

52  'Then  ye  shall  drive  out  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land  from 
befoi'e  you,  and  destroy  all  their 
pictures,  and  destroy  all  their 
molten  images,  and  quite  pluck 
down  all  their  high  places: 

53  And  ye  shall  dispossess  (he  in- 
hahtlants  of  the  land,  and  dwell 
therein  :  for  I  liave  given  you  the 
land  to  possess  it. 

54  And  ™  ye  shall  divide  tlie  land 
by  lot  for  an  inheritance  among 
your  families;  and  to  the  inore 
ye  shall  tgive  the  more  inher- 
itance, and  to  the  fewer  ye  shall 

168 


tgive  the  less  inheritance:  every 
man"s  inheritance  shall  be  in  the 
place  where  hislotfalleth  ;  accord- 
ing to  the  tribes  of  your  fathers  ye 
shall  inherit. 

55  But  if  ye  will  not  drive  out  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land  from  be- 
iore  you;  then  it  shall  come  to 
pa,ss,  that  those  which  ye  let  re- 
main of  them  sliall  be  "pricks  in 
your  eyes,  and  thorns  in  your  sides, 
and  shall  vex  you  in  the  land 
wherein  ye  dwell. 

56  Moreover  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
tiiat  I  shall  do  unto  j'ou,  as  I 
thought  to  do  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1   The  bordnTS  vf  the  land.     10  The  names  of  the 
men  winch  shall  ditide  the  land. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  untoMo- 
J\  ses,  saying, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Isra- 
el, and  say  unto  them,  When  ye 
come  into  «the  land  of  Canaan; 
(  this  is  the  land  that  shall  fall  un- 
to you  for  an  inheritance,  even  the 
land  of  Canaan  with  the  coasts 
thereof:) 

3  Then  *  your  south  quarter  shall 
be  from  the  wilderness  of  Zin 
along  by  the  coast  of  Edom,  and 
your  south  border  shall  be  the  out- 
most coast  of  cthe  salt  .sea  east- 
ward : 

4  And  your  border  shall  turn 
from  the  south  <'  to  the  ascent  of 
Akrabbim,  and  pass  on  to  Zin: 
and  the  going  forth  thereof  shall 
be  from  the  south  cto  Kadesh- 
barnea,  and  shall  go  on  to  /Hazar- 
addar,  and  pass  on  to  Azmon : 

5  And  the  border  shall  fetch  a 
compass  from  Azmon  i/unto  the 
river  of  Egypt,  and  the  goings  out 
of  it  shall  be  at  the  sea. 

6  And  as  for  the  western  border, 
ye  shall  even  have  the  great  sea 
for  a  border:  this  shall  be  your 
west  border. 

7  And  this  shall  be  your  north 
border:  from  the  great  sea  ye 
shall  point  out  for  j'ou  'i  mount 
Hor : 

8  From  mount  ITor  ye  shall  point 
out  your  bordrr  *  unto  the  entrance 
of  Hamath;  and  tlie  goings  forth 
of  the  border  shall  bo  to  '-Zedad: 

9  ^  And  the  border  .shall  go  on  to 
Ziphron,  and  the  goings  out  of  it 
shall  be  at  'Hazar-enan:  this 
shall  be  your  north  border. 

10  And  ye  shall  point  out  your 
east  border  I'rom  llazar-enan  to 
Shepham : 

11  And  the  coast  .shall  go  down 
from  Shepham  '"to  Hiblah,  on 
the  east  side  of  Ain;  and  the 
border  shall  descend,  and  shall 
reach  unto  the  tside  of  the  sea 
»  of  Chinnereth  eastward : 

12  xind  the  border  shall  go 
down  to  Jordan,  and  the  goings 
out  of  it  shall  be  at  "  the  salt  sea: 


Those  ichich  shall  divide  it. 


NUMBERS. 


The  cities  of  the  Levites. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1452. 


(jch.  32.  33. 
Josh.  14.  2, 
3. 


r  Josh.  14.  1. 
&  19.  51. 


1451. 


this  shall  be  your  land  with  the 
coasts  thereof  round  about. 

13  And  Moses  commanded  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying,  i^This 
is  the  land  which  j^e  shall  inherit 
by  lot,  which  the  Lokd  com- 
manded to  give  unto  the  nine 
tribes,  and  to  the  half  tribe : 

14  9  For  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  E-euben  according  to  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  and  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Gad  ac- 
cording to  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  have  received  their  in- 
heritance; and  half  the  tribe  of 
Mana.5seh  have  received  their  in- 
heritance : 

15  The  two  tribes  and  the  half 
tribe  have  received  their  inher- 
itance on  this  side  Jordan  near 
Jericho  eastward,  toward  the 
sunrising. 

16  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

17  These  are  the  names  of  the 
men  which  shall  divide  the  land 
unto  you :  >■  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

18  And  ye  shall  take  one  « prince 
of  every  tribe,  to  divide  the  land 
by  inheritance. 

19  And  the  names  of  the  men 
are  these:  Of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh. 

20  And  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
drefi  of  Simeon,  Shemuel  the 
son  of  Ammihud. 

21  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin, 
Elidad  the  son  of  Chislon. 

22  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Dan,  Eukki 
the  son  of  Jogli. 

23  The  prince  of  the  children 
of  Joseph,  for  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Mana.sseh,  Hanniel 
the  son  ofEphod. 

24  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Ephraim, 
Kemuel  the  son  of  Shiphtan. 

2.0  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Zebulun,  Eliz- 
aphan  the  son  of  Parnach. 

26  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Issachar,  Pal- 
tiel  the  son  of  Azzan. 

27  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Asher,  Ahihud 
the  son  of  Shelomi. 

28  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Is"aphtali,  Ped- 
ahel  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

29  These  are  they  whom  the 
Lord  commanded  to  divide  the 
inheritance  unto  the  children  of 
Israel  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1  EigM  and  furiy  cilies  for  the  Levites  with 
their  suburbs,  and  measure  thereof.  6  Six  of 
them  are  to  be  cities  of  refuge.  9  The  Idivs  of 
murder.     31  A'o  satisfaction  for  murder. 

AISTD  the  Lord  spake  unto 
.  Moses  in  the  plains  of 
Moab  by  Jordan  near  Jericho, 
saying, 


2  "  Command  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  they  give  unto  the  Le- 
vites, of  the  inheritance  of  their 
possession,  cities  to  dwell  in ; 
and  ye  shall  give  also  unto  the 
Levites  suburbs  for  the  cities 
round  about  them. 

3  And  the  cities  shall  they  have 
to  dwell  in  ;  and  the  suburbs  of 
them  shall  be  for  their  cattle, 
and  for  their  goods,  and  for  all 
their  beasts. 

4  And  the  suburbs  of  the  cities, 
which  j-e  shall  give  unto  the  Le- 
vites, shall  reach  from  the  wall  of 
the  city  and  outward  a  thousand 
cubits  round  about. 

r,  And  ye  shall  measure  from 
without  the  city  on  the  east  side 
two  thousand  cubits,  and  on  the 
south  side  two  thousand  cubits, 
and  on  the  west  side  two  thou- 
sand cubits,  and  on  the  north 
side  two  thousand  cubits ;  and 
the  city  shall  be  in  the  mid.st: 
this  shall  be  to  them  the  suburbs 
of  the  cities. 

6  And  among  the  cities  which 
ye  shall  give  unto  the  Levites 
there  shall  be  *six  cities  for  ref- 
uge, which  ye  shall  appoint  for 
tiie  manslayer,  that  he  may  flee 
thither:  and  +to  them  ye  shall 
add  forty  and  two  cities. 

7  So  all  the  cities  which  ye  shall 
give  to  the  Levites  shall  be  «  forty 
and  eight  cities :  them  shall  ye 
give  with  their  suburbs. 

8  And  the  cities  which  ye  shall 
give  shall  be  <^of  the  possession 
of  the  children  of  Israel :  « from 
them  that  have  manj'  ye  shall  give 
many;  but  from  them  that  have 
few  ye  shall  give  few :  every  one 
shall  give  of  his  cities  unto  the 
Levites  according  to  his  inherit- 
ance which  t  he  inheriteth. 

9  1[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  /When 
ye  be  come  over  Jordan  into  the 
land  of  Canaan, 

11  Then  oye  shall  appoint  you 
cities  to  be  cities  of  refuge  for  you ; 
that  the  slayer  may  flee  thither, 
which  killeth  any  person  +  at  un- 
awares. 

12  /i^And  they  shall  be  unto  j'ou 
cities  for  refuge  from  the  avenger ; 
that  the  manslayer  die  not,  until 
he  stand  before  the  congregation 
in  judgment. 

13  And  of  these  cities  which  ye 
shall  give,  i  six  cities  shall  ye  have 
for  refuge. 

14  *  Ye  shall  give  three  cities  on 
this  side  Jordan,  and  three  cities 
shall  ye  give  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, WitcA  shall  be  cities  of  ref- 
uge. 

1.5  These  six  cities  shall  be  a  ref- 
uge, both  for  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  '  for  the  stranger,  and  for  the 
169 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


a  Josh.  14.  3, 
4.  &  21.  2. 
See  Ez.  45. 
1,  Ace.  &  48. 

8,  &c. 


h  ver.  13. 
Dent.  4.  41. 
Josh.  20.  2, 
7,  8.  &  21.  3, 
13,  21,27,  32, 
36,  38. 

t  Heb. 
above  them  yg 
shall  give. 

cJosh.  21.41. 


J  Josh.  21.  3. 
cch.26.  54. 


tHeb. 
they  inherit. 


/Deut.  19.  2. 
Josh.  20.  2. 


f  Ex.  21.  13. 


^  Heb. 
by  error. 

h  Deut.  19.  a 
Josh.  20.  3, 


t  Deut.  4.  41. 
Josh.  20.  8. 


The  laws  of  murder 


NUMBERS. 


and  manslaughter. 


K.'fnre 
CHRIST 

1451. 


Lev.  24.  17. 
Deut.  19.11, 
12. 
t  Heb.  with 
a  stone  of 
the  hand. 


n  ver.  21,  24, 

27. 

Ueut.  19.  6, 

12. 

Josh.  20.  3,5. 
o  Gen.  4.  8. 

2  Sam.  3.  27. 

(k  20.  10. 

1  Kings  2.  31, 

32. 
;;  Ex.  21.  14. 

Deut.  19.  II. 


«Ex.  21.  13. 


r  ver.  12. 
Josh.  20.  C. 


sJosli.  20.  C. 

r  Ex.  29.  7. 
Lev.  4.  3.  &; 
21.  10. 


i  Ueb.  nc 

/.load  y.U: 
l>.-  to  htl 


t  D.nt.  17.  C. 
iV  10.  15. 
Matt.  18.  IC. 
2  Cor.  13.  1. 
Ueb.  10.  28. 


sojourner  among  theni ;  that  every 
one  that  killeth  any  person  un- 
awares may  flee  tliither. 
IG  ™Aud  if  he  smite  him  with  an 
instrument  of  iron,  so  that  he  die, 
he  is  a  murderer:  the  murderer 
shall  surely  be  put  to  deatli. 

17  And  it  he  smite  him  twith 
tlirowing  a  stone,  wherewith  he 
may  die,  and  lie  die,  he  t.s-  a  mur- 
derer: tlie  murderer  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death. 

18  Or  i/he  smite  him  with  a  hand 
weapon  of  wood,  wherewitli  he 
may  die,  and  lie  die,  he  is  a  mur- 
derer: the  murderer  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death. 

19  «  The  revenger  of  blood  him- 
self shall  slay  the  murderer : 
when  he  meeteth  him,  he  shall 
slay  him. 

20  But  0  if  he  thrust  him  of  ha- 
tred, or  hurl  at  him  v  by  laying  of 
wait,  that  he  die; 

21  Or  in  enmity  smite  him  with 
his  hand,  that  he  die:  he  that 
smote  him  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death;  for  he  is  a  murderer:  the 
revenger  of  blood  shall  slay  the 
murderer,  when  he  meeteth  him. 

22  But  if  he  thrust  him  suddenly 
?  without  enmity,  or  have  cast  up- 
on him  any  thing  without  laying 
of  wait, 

23  Or  with  any  stone,  wherewith 
a  man  may  die,  seeing  him  not, 
and  cast  it  upon  him,  that  he  die, 
and  was  not  his  enemj^  neither 
sought  his  harm : 

24  Then  »•  the  congregation  shall 
judge  between  the  slayer  and  the 
revenger  of  blood  according  to 
these  judgments  : 

2")  And  the  congregation  shall 
deliver  the  slayer  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  revenger  of  blood,  and  the 
congregation  shall  restore  him  to 
the  city  of  his  refuge,  whither  he 
was  fled :  and  » he  shall  abide  in  it 
unto  the  death  of  tlie  high  priest, 
« which  was  anointed  with  the 
holy  oil. 

2(5  But  if  the  slayer  shall  at  anj- 
time  come  without  the  border  of 
the  city  of  his  refuge,  whither  he 
was  fled ; 

27  And  the  revenger  of  blood  find 
him  without  the  borders  of  the 
city  of  his  refuge,  and  the  reveng- 
er of  blood  kill  the  slayer;  the 
shall  not  be  guilty  of  blood: 

28  Becau.se  he  should  have  re- 
mained in  the  city  of  his  refuge 
until  the  death  of  tlie  Iiigli  priest: 
but  after  the  death  of  the  high 
prie.st  the  slayer  sliall  return  into 
the  land  of  his  jx^sscssion. 

29  So  the.se  l/iinf/s  shall  be  for  «a 
statute  of  judgment  unto  you 
throughout  .vour  generations  in 
all  .vour  dwellings. 

?>Q  Whoso  killeth  any  person,  the 

murderer  shall  he  put  to  death  i)y 

the^mouth  of  witnesses:  but  one 

170 


witness  shall  not  testify  against 
any  person  to  cause  him  to  die. 

31  Moreover  ye  shall  take  no  sat- 
isfaction for  the  life  of  a  murderer, 
which  is  t guilty  of  death:  but  he 
shall  be  surely  put  to  death. 

32  And  ye  shall  take  no  satisfac- 
tion for  him  that  is  fled  to  the  city 
of  his  refuge,  that  he  should  come 
again  to  dwell  in  the  land,  until 
the  death  of  the  priest. 

33  So  j-eshall  not  pollute  the  land 
wherein  ye  are  :  for  blood  y  it  de- 
fileth  the  land ;  and  t  the  land  can- 
not be  cleansed  of  the  blood  that 
is  shed  therein,  but  ^by  the  blood 
of  him  that  shed  it. 

34  "Defile  not  therefore  the  land 
which  ye  shall  inhabit,  wherein  I 
dwell :  for  ^  I  the  Lord  dwell 
among  the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1  The  inconvcnicncf  of  the  inheritance  of  daugh- 
ters 5  is  remedied  by  marrying  in  their  own 
tribes,  7  lest  the  inheritance  should  be  removed 
from  the  tribe.  10  The  daughters  of  Zelophe- 
had  marry  their  futher^s  brothers'  suns. 

AND  the  chief  fathers  of  the 
.  families  of  the  "Children  of 
Gilead,  the  son  of  Machir,  the  son 
of  Manasseh,  of  the  families  of 
the  sons  of  Joseph,  came  near,  and 
spake  before  Moses,  and  before 
the  princes,  the  chief  fathers  of 
the  children  of  Israel : 

2  And  they  said,  ^The  Lord 
commanded  my  lord  to  .give  the 
land  for  an  inheritance  by  lot  to 
the  children  of  Israel:  and  ^^my 
lord  was  commanded  by  the  Lord 
to  give  the  inheritance  of  Zelo- 
phehad  our  brother  unto  his 
daughters. 

3  And  if  they  be  married  to  any 
of  the  sons  of  the  other  tribes  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  tlion  shall 
their  inheritance  be  taken  from 
the  inheritance  of  our  fathers,  and 
shall  be  put  to  the  inheritance  of 
the  tribe  twhereunto  they  are  re- 
ceived :  so  shall  it  be  taken  from 
the  lot  of  our  inheritance. 

4  And  when  <^the  jubilee  of  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  be,  then 
shall  their  inheritance  be  put  un- 
to the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
whereunto  they  are  received :  so 
shall  their  inheritance  be  taken 
away  from  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  our  fathers. 

0  And  Moses  commanded  the 
children  of  Israel  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Loud,  saying, 
The  tribe  of  the  sons  of  Joseph 
"  hath  said  well. 

f)  This  v'.s-  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  doth  command  concerning 
the  daughters  of  Zelophehad,  saj-- 
ing,  Let  them  tmarr.v  to  whom 
they  think  best;  /onl.y  to  the 
ianiily  of  the  tribe  of  their  lather 
shall  "they  marry. 

7  So  slnill  not  the  inheritance  of 
the   children    of   Israel    remove 


Before 

C  H  R  1  S  T 

1451. 


t  Heb.  faulty 
to  die. 


yPs.  106.  38. 

Mic.  4.  11. 
t  Heb.  there 

can  be  no 

expiation 

for  the  land. 
z  Gen.  9.  6. 
a  Liv.  18.  23. 

Deut.  21.  23. 
4  Ex.  29.  46, 


bch.  20.  55. 
&.  33.  M. 
Josh.  17.  3. 

cch.  27.  1,  7. 
Josh.  17.  3, 
4. 


t  Heb.  unto 
whom  they 
shall  be. 

d  Lev.  25.  10. 


t  Heb. 
be  wives. 
/ver.  12. 


Of  tlic  marriage 


DEUTERONOMY. 


of  heiresses. 


llefore 

CHRIST 

1451. 


Before 

C  H  K  I  S  T 

1451. 


I  Or,  Zuph. 


1451. 


eNum.  21.  33. 
Josh.  13.  12. 


Num.  10.  11. 


t  Heb.  given. 

h  Gen.  12.  7. 
&  1.5.  18.  <k 
17.  7,  8.  &:  26. 
4.  Sc  28.  13. 


from  tribe  to  tribe :  for  every  one 
of  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
tffkeep  himself  to  the  inheritance 
of  the  tribe  of  his  fathers. 

8  And  f'  ever.y  daugliter,  that  pos- 
sesseth  an  inheritance  in  any  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  shall  be 
wife  unto  one  of  the  family  of  the 
tribe  of  her  father,  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  may  enjoy  every 
man  the  inheritance  of  his  fathers. 

9  Neither  shall  the  inheritance 
remove  from  one  tribe  to  another 
tribe ;  but  every  one  of  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
keep  himself  to  his  own  inherit- 
ance. 

10  Even  as  the  Lord  command- 


ed Moses,  so  did  the  daughters 
of  Zelophehad : 

11  4 For  Mahlali,  Tirzah,  and 
Hoglah,  and  Milcah,  and  Noah, 
the  daughters  of  Zelophehad, 
were  married  unto  their  father's 
brothers'  sons : 

12  And  they  were  married  tinto 
the  families  of  the  sons  of  Manas- 
seh  the  son  of  Joseph,  and  their 
inheritance  remained  in  the  tribe 
of  the  family  of  their  father. 

13  These  are  the  commandments 
and  the  judgments,  which  the 
Lord  commanded,  by  the  hand 
of  Moses,  unto  the  children  of 
Israel  ^in  the  plains  of  Moab  by 
Jordan  near  Jericho. 


THE  FIFTH  BOOK  OF  MOSES,  CALLED 

D  E  U  T  E  E  0  ]N^  O  M  Y. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Moses'  speeeh  m  the  end  of  the  fortieth  year, 
briefly  rehearsing  the  story  6  of  God's  prom- 
ise, 13  of  giving  them  officers,  19  of  sending 
the  spies  to  search  the  land,  34  of  God's  anger 
for  their  incredulity,  41  and  disobedience. 

THESE  be  the  words  which  Mo- 
ses spake  unto  all  Israel  « on 
this  side  Jordan  in  the  wilder- 
ness, in  the  plain  over  against 
lithe  Red  sea,  between  Parah,  and 
Tophel,  and  Laban,  and  Haze- 
roth,  and  Dizahab. 

2  {There  are  eleven  days' Jotn-ney 
from  Horeb  bj'  the  way  of  mount 
Seir  ''unto  Kadesh-barnea.) 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  '■in  the 
fortieth  j'ear,  in  the  eleventh 
month,  on  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  that  Moses  spake  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  according 
unto  all  that  the  Lord  had  given 
him  in  commandment  unto  them ; 

4  rf After  he  had  slain  Sihon  the 
king  of  the  Amorites,  wliich 
dwelt  in  Heshbon,  and  Og  the 
king  of  Bashan.  which  dwelt  at 
Astaroth  «in  Edrei: 

5  On  this  side  Jordan,  in  the 
land  of  Moab,  began  Moses  to 
declare  this  law,  saying, 

6  The  Lord  our  God  spake  unto 
us  /in  Horeb,  saying,  Ye  have 
dwelt  long!/ enough  in  this  mount: 

7  Turn  you,  and  take  your  jour- 
ney, and  go  to  the  mount  of  the 
Amorites,  and  unto  tall  theplares 
nigli  thereunto,  in  the  plain,  in  the 
hills,  and  in  the  vale,  and  in  the 
south,  and  by  the  sea  side,  to  the 
land  of  the  Canaanites,  and  unto 
Lebanon,  unto  the  great  river, 
the  river  Euphrates. 

8  Behold,  I  have  tset  the  land 
before  you :  go  in  and  possess  the 
land  which  the  Lord  sware  unto 
your  fathers,  ''Abraham,    Isaac, 


and  Jacob,  to  give  unto  them  and 
to  their  seed  after  them. 

9  If  And  « I  spake  unto  you  at 
that  time,  saying.  I  am  not  able 
to  bear  you  myself  alone : 

10  The  Lord  your  God  hath 
multiplied  you,  and,  behold,  ^ye 
ai-e  this  day  as  the  stars  of  heav- 
en for  multitude. 

11  ('The  Lord  God  of  your  fa- 
thers make  you  a  thousand  times 
so  many  more  as  ye  are,  and 
ble.ss  you, '"as  he  hath  promised 
you !) 

12  "How  can  I  mj^self  alone 
bear  your  cumbrance,  and  your 
burden,  and  your  strife? 

13  of  Take  you  wise  men,  and  un- 
derstanding, and  known  among 
your  tribes,  and  I  will  make  them 
rulers  over  you. 

14  And  j^e  answered  me,  and 
said.  The  thing  which  thou  hast 
spoken  is  good  for  us  to  do. 

1-5  So  I  took  the  chief  of  your 
tribes,  wise  men,  and  known, 
pand  tmade  them  heads  over 
you,  captains  over  thousands, 
and  captains  over  hundreds,  and 
captains  over  fifties,  and  captains 
over  tens,  and  officers  among 
your  tribes. 

IG  And  I  charged  your  judges 
at  that  time,  saying.  Hear  (he 
causes  between  your  brethren, 
and  sjudge  righteousl.v  between 
every  mixn  and  his  'brother,  and 
the  stranger  that  is  with  him. 

17  «Ye  shall  not  t  respect  per- 
sons in  judgment;  but  ye  shall 
hear  the  small  as  well  as  the 
great;  ye  shall  not  be  afraid  of 
the  face  of  man;  for  nhe  judg- 
ment is  God's:  and  the  cause 
that  is  too  hard  for  j'ou,  "bring 
it  unto  me,  and  I  will  hear  it. 
171 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


tHeb. 
to  some  that 
were  of  the 
families. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


i  Kx.  18.  18. 
Num.  11.  14. 

*  Gen.  15.  5. 
<h.  10.  22.  & 
28.  62. 

/2Sam.  24.3. 


mGeii.  15.  5. 

k  22.  17.  Sc 

26.  4. 

Ex.  32.  13. 
n  1  Kings  3. 

8,9. 
oSee  Ex.  18. 

21. 

Num.  11.  16, 

17. 
t  Heb.  Give. 


pEx.  18.  25. 
t  Heb.  gave. 


qch.  16.  18. 

John  7.  24. 
r  Lev.  24.  22. 
J  Lev.  19.  15. 

ch.  16.  19. 

1  Sam.  10.  7. 

Prov.  24.  23. 

James  2.  1. 
t  Heb. 

acknowledge 

faces. 

<2  Chr.  10.  6. 
uEx.  18.  22, 

26. 


The  story  of 


DEUTERONOMY. 


ivhat  befell  Israel 


Defore 

CHRIST 

1451. 


1490. 

iXum.  10.12 
ch.  «.  15. 
Jer.  2.  G. 


y  Num.  13. 


1490. 

a  Num.  13.  3. 


6  Num.  13.  22, 
23,  24. 


t  Num.  13.  27. 

d  Num.  14.  1, 
2,  3,  4. 
Ps.  loe.  24, 


t  Ileb.  melted, 
Josh.  2.  11. 

/Num.  13.  28, 
31,  32,  33. 
ch.  9.  1,  2. 

f  Num.  13.28. 

h  Ex.  14.  14, 

25. 

Neh.  4.  20. 
iF.x.  19.  4. 

ch.  32.  11,12. 

Is.  40.  3,  4. 

i:  ca.  9. 

Hos.  11.  3. 

See  oil  Acts 

13.  18. 
»  Ps.  100.  24. 

.lude  5. 
I  Ex.  13.  21. 

Pa.  78.  14. 
jdNum.  10. 

33. 

Kz.  20.  6. 


18  And  I  commanded  you  at 
that  time  all  the  things  which  ye 
should  do. 

19  ^  And  when  we  departed 
from  Horeb,  ^we  went  through 
all  that  great  and  terrible  wilder- 
ne.ss,  which  ye  saw  by  the  way 
of  the  mountain  of  the  Amo- 
rites,  as  the  Lord  our  God  com- 
manded us;  and  J/ we  came  to 
Kadesh-barnea. 

20  And  I  said  unto  you,  Ye  are 
come  unto  tiie  mountain  of  the 
Amorites,  whicli  tlie  Lord  our 
God  dotli  give  unto  us. 

21  Behold,  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  set  the  land  before  thee:  go 
up  cuid  possess  it,  as  the  Lord 
God  of  tlij'  fathers  hatli  said  unto 
thee;  zfear  not,  neither  be  dis- 
couraged. 

22  ^  And  ye  came  near  unto  me 
ever}^  one  of  you,  and  said,  We 
will  send  men  before  us,  and  they 
shall  search  us  out  the  land,  and 
bring  us  word  again  by  what  way 
we  must  go  up,  and  into  what 
cities  we  shall  come. 

23  And  the  saying  pleased  me 
well;  and" I  took  twelve  men  of 
you,  one  of  a  tribe: 

'24  And  (-they  turned  and  went 
up  into  the  mountain,  and  came 
unto  the  valley  of  Eshcol,  and 
searched  it  out. 

25  And  they  toolc  of  the  fruit 
of  the  land  "in  their  hands,  and 
brouglit  it  down  unto  us,  and 
brought  us  word  again,  and  said, 
"Jt  !<;  a  good  land  which  the  Lord 
our  God  dotli  give  us. 

26  rf Notwithstanding  ye  would 
not  go  up,  but  r("i)elled  against  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  your 
God: 

27  And  ye  murmured  in  your 
tents,  and  said.  Because  the  Lord 
e  hated  us,  lie  hath  brought  ns  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  deliver 
us  into  the  hand  of  the  Amorites, 
to  destroy  us. 

28  Whither  shall  we  go  up?  our 
brethren  have  t discouraged  our 
heart,  saying,  .fThe  people  is 
greater  and  taller  than  we;  the 
cities  are  great  and  walled  up  to 
heaven;  and  moreover  we  have 
seen  the  sons  of  the  sAnakim 
there. 

29  Then  I  said  unto  you,  Dread 
not,  neither  be  afraid  of  them. 

30  ''The  Lord  your  God  which 
goeth  before  you,  he  shall  fight  for 
you,  according  to  all  that  he  did 
for  you  in  Egvpt  before  your  eyes; 

31  And  in  the  wilderness,  where 
thou  hast  seen  how  that  the  Lord 
thy  God « bare  thee,  as  a  man  doth 
bear  his  son,  in  all  the  way  that  ye 
went,  until  ye  came  into  this  place. 

32  Yet  in  this  thing  '■^ye  did  not 
believe  the  Lord  your  God, 

.33  'Who  went  in  the  way  before 

you,  "'to  search  you  out  a  place  to 

172 


pitch  your  tents  in,  in  fire  by  night, 
to  shew  you  bj^  what  way  ye 
should  go,  and  in  a  cloud  by  day. 

34  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice 
of  your  words,  and  was  wroth, 
«  and  sware,  saying, 

35  <'8urely  there  shall  not  one  of 
these  men  of  this  evil  generation 
see  that  good  land,  which  I  sware 
to  give  unto  your  fathers, 

36  p  Save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephun- 
neh ;  he  shall  see  it,  and  to  him 
will  I  give  the  land  that  he  hath 
trodden  upon,  and  to  his  children, 
because  q  he  hath  t  wholly  follow- 
ed the  Lord. 

37  '-Also  the  Lord  was  angry 
with  me  for  your  sakes,  saying, 
Thou  also  Shalt  not  go  in  thither. 

38  s  But  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
< which  standeth  before  thee,  he 
shall  go  in  thither:  "encourage 
him :  for  he  shall  cause  Israel  to 
inherit  it. 

39  a; Moreover  your  little  ones, 
which  2/  ye  said  should  be  a  prey, 
and  your  cliildren,  which  in  that 
day 'had  no  knowledge  between 
good  and  evil,  they  shall  go  in 
thither,  and  unto  them  will  I  give 
it,  and  they  shall  possess  it. 

40  «But  rtv  for  you,  turn  you,  and 
take  your  journey  into  the  wilder- 
ness by  the  way  of  the  Red  sea. 

41  Then  ye  answered  and  said 
unto  me,  ^  We  have  sinned  against 
the  Lord,  we  will  go  up  and  tight, 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord  our 
God  commanded  us.  And  when 
ye  had  girded  on  every  man  his 
weapons  of  war,  ye  were  ready  to 
go  up  into  the  hill. 

42  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Sa,y  unto  them,  -^Go  not  up,  nei- 
ther light;  for  I  am  not  among 
you;  lest  ye  be  smitten  before 
your  eneinies. 

43  So  I  spake  unto  you;  and 
ye  would  not  hear,  but  rebelled 
against  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord,  and  <'twent  presumptu- 
ously up  into  the  hill. 

44  And  the  Amorites,  which 
dwelt  in  that  mountain,  came 
out  against  you,  and  chased  you, 
fas  bees  do,  and  destroyed  you  in 
Seir,  even  unto  Hormah. 

45  And  ye  returned  and  wept 
before  the  Lord;  but  the  Lord 
would  not  hearken  to  your  voice, 
nor  give  ear  unto  you. 

40  /  So  ye  abode  in  Kadesh  many 
days,  according  unto  the  days 
that  ye  abode  t/icre. 

CHAPTER IL 

1  The  story  is  contmueil,  ttiat  ttiey  were  not  to 
meddle  with  the  Edomites,  9  nor  with  the 
Moabites,  17  nor  with  the  Ammonites,  24  but 
Sihon  the  Amoritc  was  subdued  by  them. 

THEN  we  turned,  and  took  our 
journey  into  the  wilderness  by 
the  way  of  the  Red  sea,  "as  the 
Lord  spake  unto  me ;  and  we  com- 
passed mount  Seir  many  days. 


CHRIST 

1451. 


nch.  2.  14,  15. 

1491. 

oNum.  14,22, 

23. 

Ps.  S5.  11. 
p  Num.  14.  24, 

SO. 

Josh.  14.  9. 


q  Num.  14.  24. 
t  Heb.  futJiU. 

ed  to  go  after, 
r  Num.2U.  12. 

<k  27.  14. 

ch.  3.  2B.  (fc 

4.  21.  &;  34.  4. 

Ps.  106.  32. 
s  Num.  14.  30. 
(  Ex.  24.  13. 

<k  33.  11. 

See  1  Sam. 

16.  22. 
wNum.  27. 18, 

10. 

eh.  31.  7,  23. 
xNum.  14.  31. 
y  Num.  14.  3. 
sis.  7.  15,  16. 

Rom.  9.  11. 
a  Num.  14.  2S. 


b  Num.  14.  40. 


c  Num.  14.  42. 


dNum.  14. 
44,  45. 

t  Heb.  ye  wert 
presumptu- 
ous, and 
went  up. 

ePs.  118.  12. 


/Num.  13.  25. 
<k  20.  1,  22. 
Judg.   11.  17. 


a  Num.  14.  2S. 
ch.  1.  40. 


on  their  way 


DEUTERONOMY. 


toivard  Canaan. 


liefore 

CHRIST 

1451. 


6  See  ver.  7, 
14. 

c  Num.  20.  14. 


t  Heb.  even 
to  the  tread' 
in^  uf  the  sole 
of  the  foot. 

dGcn.  30.  6. 
Josh.  24.  4. 


sch.  6.  2,3,  4. 


/Judg.  11.  18. 


gl  Kings  9. 
26. 


II  Or,  Use  no 
hostility 
against 

A  Num.  21.28. 
t  Gen.  19.  36, 

3T. 
*  Gen.  14.  5. 

?Num.  13.  22, 
33. 
ch.  9.  2. 


77!  ver.  22. 
Gen.  14,  6.  & 
3C.  20. 

tHcb.  inher- 
ited them. 

H  Or,  room. 


II  Or,  valley, 

Num.  13.  23. 
o  Num.  13.26. 

p  Num.  14.  33. 
&.  26.  04. 

q  Num.  14.  35. 

ch.  I.  34,35. 

Ez.  20.  15. 
rPs.  78.  33.  & 

106.  26. 


2  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  me, 
saying, 

3  Ye  have  compassed  this  mount- 
ain *long  enough:  turn  you 
northward. 

4  And  command  thou  the  peo- 
ple, saying,  cYe  are  to  pass 
through  the  coast  of  your  brethren 
the  children  of  Esau,  wliich  dwell 
in  Seir ;  and  they  sliall  be  afraid 
of  you:  take  ye  .good  heed  unto 
yourselves  therefore : 

5  Meddle  not  with  them ;  for  I 
will  not  give  you  of  their  land, 
t  no,  not  so  much  as  a  footbreadth; 
d  because  I  have  given  mount  Seir 
unto  Esau  .'or  a  possession. 

6  Ye  shall  buy  meat  of  tliem  for 
money,  that  ye  may  eat ;  and  ye 
shall  also  buy  water  of  them  for 
money,  that  "ye  may  drink. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
blessed  thee  in  all  the  works  of 
thj-  hand :  he  knoweth  thy  walk- 
ing through  this  great  wilderness : 
e  these  forty  years  the  Lord  thy 
God  hoth  been  with  thee;  thou 
hast  lacked  nothing. 

8  /And  when  we  passed  by  from 
our  brethren  the  children  of  Esau, 
which  dwelt  in  Seir,  through  the 
way  of  the  plain  from  c  Elath,  and 
from  Ezion-gaber,  we  turned  and 
passed  by  the  way  of  the  wil- 
derness of  Moab. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 

I  Distress  not  the  Moabites,  nei- 
ther contend  with  them  in  battle : 
for  I  will  not  give  thee  of  their 
land  for  a  possession;  because  I 
have  given  '-Ar unto  'the children 
of  Lot  for  a  posse.ssion. 

10  ^TheEmim  dwelt  therein  in 
times  past,  a  people  great,  aud 
many,  and  tall,  as  'the  Anakim ; 

11  Which  also  were  accounted 
giants,  as  tlie  Anakim ;  but  the 
Moabites  call  them  Emim. 

12  '"The  Horim  also  dwelt  in 
Seir  beforetime;  but  the  children 
of  Esau  t  succeeded  them,  when 
they  had  destroyed  thein  from 
before  them,  and  dwelt  in  their 

II  stead ;  as  Israel  did  unto  the  land 
of  his  possession,  which  the  Lord 
gave  unto  them. 

13  Xow  rise  up,  said  I,  and  get 
you  over  «the  'I  brook  Zered.  And 
we  went  o%"er  the  brook  Zered. 

14  And  the  space  in  which  we 
came  "from  Kadesh-barnea,  until 
we  were  come  over  the  brook 
Zered,  teas  thirty  and  eight  years ; 
p  until  all  the  generation  of  the 
men  of  war  were  wasted  out  from 
among  the  host,  ?as  the  Lord 
sware  unto  them. 

lo  For  indeed  the  J-hand  of  the 
Lord  was  against  them,  to  de- 
stroy them  from  among  the  ho.st, 
until  they  were  consumed. 

16  ^  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
the  men  of  war  v.-ere  consumed 
and  dead  from  among  the  people, 


17  That  the  Lord  spake  unto 
me,  saying, 

18  Thou  art  to  pass  over  through 
Ar,  the  coast  of  Moab,  this  day : 

19  And  when  thou  comest  nigh 
over  against  the  children  of  Am- 
nion, distress  them  not,  nor 
meddle  with  them  :  for  I  will  not 
give  thee  of  the  land  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Amnion  any  possession ; 
because  I  have  given  it  unto  « the 
children  of  Lot  for  a  po.ssession. 

20  (That  also  was  accounted  a 
land  of  giants :  giants  dwelt 
therein  in  old  time ;  and  the  Am- 
monites call  them  f  Zamzummim; 

21  «A  people  gi'eat,  and  many, 
and  tall,  as  the  Anakim ;  but  the 
Lord  destroyed  them  before 
them ;  and  they  succeeded  them, 
and  dwelt  in  their  stead : 

22  As  he  did  to  the  children  of 
Esau,  «  which  dwelt  in  Seir,  when 
he  destroyed  2/ the  Horim  from 
before  them;  and  they  succeeded 
them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead 
even  unto  this  day: 

23  And  « the  Avim  which  dwelt 
in  Hazerim,  even  unto  «Azzah, 
*the  Caphtorim.  which  came 
forth  out  of  Caphtor,  destroj'ed 
them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead.) 

24  ^  Else  ye  up,  take  your  jour- 
ney, and  <;pass  over  the  river  Ar- 
noh:  behold,  I  have  given  into 
thine  hand  Sihon  the  Amorite, 
king  of  Heshbon,  and  his  land: 
T  begin  to  possess  it,  and  contend 
with  him  in  battle. 

25  rfThis  day  will  I  begin  to  put 
the  dread  of  thee  and  the  fear  of 
thee  upon  the  nations  that  are  un- 
der the  whole  heaven,  who  shall 
hear  report  of  thee,  and  shall 
tremble,  and  be  in  anguish  be- 
cause of  thee. 

2G  T  And  I  sent  messengers  out 
of  the  wilderness  of  Kedemoth 
unto  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon 
e  with  words  of  peace,  saying, 

27  /Let  me  pass  through  thy 
land :  I  mil  go  along  by  the  high 
way,  I  will  neither  turn  unto  the 
right  hand  nor  to  the  left. 

2S  Thou  Shalt  sell  me  meat  for 
money,  that  I  may  eat ;  and  give 
me  water  for  money,  that  I  may 
drink :  j'only  I  will  pass  through 
on  my  feet : 

29  C'  As  the  children  of  Esau 
v\'hich  dwell  in  Seir,  and  the  Mo- 
abites which  dwell  in  Ar,  did  un- 
to me:)  until  I  shall  pass  over 
Jordan  into  the  land  which  the 
Lord  our  God  giveth  us. 

30  i  But  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon 
would  not  let  us  pass  by  him :  for 
'-the  Lord  thy  God  'hardened 
his  spirit,  and  made  his  heart  ob- 
stinate, that  he  might  deliver  him 
into  thy  hand,  as  appeareth  this 
day. 

31  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Behold,  I  have  begun  to  "'give 

173 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


(Gen.  14.  5, 
Zuzim. 
u  See  ver.  1( 


xGen.  36.  8. 
y  Gen.  14.  6. 

&  36.20-30. 

ver.  12. 


0  Josh.  13.  3. 

a  Jer.  25.  20. 

6  Gen.  10.  14. 

Amos  9.  7. 


c  Num.  21.  13, 
14. 
Judg.  11.  Ic, 


t  Heb.  begin, 
possess. 


ch.  11.25. 
Josh.  2.  9, 


ech.  20.  10. 
/Num.  21. 

21,  22. 

Judg.  11.  19. 


g-Num.  20. 19. 

h  See  Num. 
20.  18. 
ch.  23.  3,  4. 
Judg.  11.  IT, 
18. 


I  Josh.  11.  20. 
IKx.  i.  21. 


The  conquest  of  Og. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Distribution  of  the  land. 


lie  fore 

CHRIST 

1451. 


n  Num.  21.  23. 


och.  7.  2.  & 

20.  16. 
p  Num.  21.  24. 

ch.  29.  7. 


q  Lev.  27.  28. 

ch.  7.  2,  26. 
t  Hch.  every 

city  of  inen, 

and  women, 

and  little 


rch.  3.  12.  <fe 
4.  4H. 
Jo.sh.  13.  0. 


t  Gen.  32.  22. 

Num.  21.  24. 

ch.  3.  Ifi. 
u  ver.  5,0,  19. 


«Num.  21.  33, 
&c. 
ch.  29.  7. 

b  ch.  1.  4. 


c  Num.  21.  34. 


d  Num.  21.  30 


el  Kings  4. 
13. 


/rh.  2.  24. 
Ps.  135.  10, 
U,  12.  & 
130.  19,20, 
21. 


Sihon  and  his  land  before  thee: 
begin  to  possess,  tliat  thou  may- 
est  inherit  his  land. 

32  "Then  Silion  came  out  against 
us,  he  and  all  his  people,  to  liglit 
at  Jahaz. 

33  And  o  the  Loed  our  God  de- 
livered him  before  us;  and  vwe 
smote  him,  and  his  sons,  and  all 
his  people. 

34  And  we  tools  all  his  cities  at 
that  time,  and  7  utterly  destroyed 
tthe  men,  and  the  women,  and 
the  little  ones,  of  every  city,  we 
left  none  to  remain : 

3-5  Only  the  cattle  we  took  for  a 
prey  uiito  ourselves,  and  the  spoil 
of  the  cities  which  we  took. 

36  '■  From  Aroer,  which  is  by  the 
brink  of  the  river  of  Anion",  and 
from  the  city  that  in  bj^  the  river, 
even  unto  Gilead,  there  was  not 
one  city  too  strong  for  us:  «the 
Lord  our  God  delivered  all  unto 
us: 

37  Only  unto  the  land  of  the 
children  of  Aminon  thou  earnest 
not,  nor  unto  any  place  of  the 
river  *  Jabbok,  nor  unto  the  cities 
in  the  n:iountains,  nor  unto  "  what- 
soever the  Lord  our  God  forbade 
us. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  story  of  the  conquest  of  Og  king  of  Ba- 
shan.  11  The  bigness  of  his  bed.  12  The  distri- 
htttion  of  those  lands  to  the  two  tribes  and  half. 
23  Moses'  prayer  to  enter  into  the  land.  26  He 
is  permitted  to  see  it. 

THEN  we  turned,  and  went  up 
the  way  to  Bashan :  and  «  Og 
the  king  of  Bashan  came  out 
against  us,  he  and  all  his  people, 
to  battle  *  at  Edrei. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Fear  him  not:  for  I  will  deliver 
him,  and  all  his  people,  and  his 
land,  into  thy  hand;  and  thou 
Shalt  do  unto  him  as  thou  didst 
unto  c  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
which  dwelt  at  Heshbon. 

3  So  the  Lord  our  God  deliver- 
ed into  our  hands  Og  also,  the 
king  of  Bashan,  and  all  his  peo- 
ple: '^and  we  smote  him  until 
none  was  left  to  him  remaining. 

4  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at 
that  time,  there  was  not  a  city 
which  we  took  not  from  them, 
threescore  cities,  eall  the  region 
of  Argob,  the  kingdom  of  Og  in 
Bashan. 

5  All  these  cities  tuere  fenced 
with  high  walls,  gates,  and  bars; 
beside  "unwalled  towns  a  great 
many. 

6  And  we  utterly  destroyed 
them,  as  we  did  unto  Sihon  king 
./of  Heshbon,  utterly  destroying 
the  men,  women,  and  children, 
of  every  city. 

7  But  all  the  cattle,  and  the  spoil 
of  the  cities,  we  took  for  a  prey 
to  ourselves. 

8  And  we  took  at  that  time  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  two  kings  of 

174 


the  Amorites  the  land  that  luns 
on  this  side  Jordan,  from  the  river 
of  Anion  unto  mount  Hermon  ; 

9  ( Which  a  Hermon  the  Sidonians 
call  Sirion ;  and  the  Amorites  call 
it  'nShenir;) 

10  'All  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and 
all  Gilead,  and  ^'  all  Bashan,  vmto 
Salchah  and  Edrei,  cities  of  the 
kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan. 

11  'For  only  Og  king  of  Bashan 
remained  of  the  remnant  of  «» gi- 
ants ;  behold,  his  bedstead  xoas  a 
bedstead  of  iron  ;  is  it  not  in  «  Bab- 
bath  of  the  children  of  Ammon  ? 
nine  cubits  zvas  the  length  there- 
of, and  four  cubits  the  breadth  of 
it,  after  the  cubit  of  a  man. 

12  And  this  land,  which  we  pos- 
sessed at  that  time,  "from  Aroer, 
which  j.s  by  the  river  Anion,  and 
half  mount  Gilead,  and  p  the  cities 
thereof,  gave  I  unto  the  Beuben- 
ites  and  to  the  Gadites. 

13  <zAnd  the  rest  of  Gilead,  and 
all  Bashan,  being  the  kingdom  of 
Og,  gave  I  unto  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh;  all  the  region  of  Ar- 
gob, with  all  Bashan,  which  was 
called  the  land  of  giants. 

14  '-Jair  the  son  of  Manasseh 
took  all  the  country  of  Argob 
sunto  the  coasts  of  Geshuri  and 
Maachathi;  and  <  called  them 
after  his  own  name,  Bashan-ha- 
voth-jair,  unto  this  day. 

1.5  "And  I  gave  Gilead  unto  Ma- 
chir. 

16  And  unto  the  Beubenites 
"'and  unto  the  Gadites  I  gave 
from  Gilead  even  unto  the  river 
Anion  half  the  valley,  and  the 
border  even  unto  the  river  Jab- 
bok,  ^  which  is  the  border  of  the 
children  of  Ammon; 

17  The  plain  also,  and  Jordan, 
and  the  coast  thereof,  from  v  Chin- 
nereth  » even  unto  the  sea  of  the 
plain,  a  even  the  salt  sea,  II  under 
Ashdoth-pisgah  eastward. 

18  II  And  I  commanded  you  at 
that  time,  sajing.  The  Lord  youl- 
God  hath  given  you  this  land  to 
possess  it:  ^ye  shall  pass  over 
ai'med  before  your  brethren  the 
children  of  Israel,  all  (hat  are 
t  meet  for  the  war. 

19  But  your  wives,  and  your 
little  ones,  and  your  cattle,  (for 
I  know  that  ye  have  much  cattle,) 
shall  abide  in  your  cities  which  I 
have  given  you ; 

20  Until  the  Lord  have  given 
rest  unto  your  brethren,  as  well 
as  unto  you,  and  imLil  they  also 
possess  the  land  which  theLoRD 
your  (lOd  hath  given  them  be- 
yond Jordan:  and  then  shall  ye 
c return  every  man  unto  his  pos- 
session, which  I  liavc  given  j'ou. 

21  II  And  rfl  cominaiidcd  Joshua 
at  that  time,  sayinj;-,  Thine  eyes 
have  seen  all  that  the  Lord  your 
God   hath  done  unto  these   two 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


gc\\.  4.  48. 

IN.  29.  6. 
h  1  Chr.  5.  23. 
i  ch.  4.  49. 
*  Josh.  12.  3. 

<fc  13.  11. 

I  Amos  2.  9. 
m  Gen.  14.  5. 


n  2  Sam.  12. 
26. 

Jer.  49.  2. 
Ez.  21.  20. 


o  ch.  2.  36. 
Josh.  12.  2. 

p  Num.  32.  33. 
Josh.  12.6. 
<k  13.  8,  &c. 

q  Josh.  13.  29. 


r  1  Chr.  2.  22. 

sJosh.  13.  13. 

2  Sam.  3.  3. 

Jc  10.  6 
<Num.  32.  41. 

K  Num.  32. 
39. 


f  Num.  21.  24. 
Josh.  12.  2. 

y  Num.  34.  11. 

:Num.  34.13. 

ch.  4.  49. 

Josh.  12.  3. 
a  Gen.  14.  3. 
il  Or,  under 

the  springs 

of  Pisgah, 

or,  the  hill, 
h  Num.  32. 

20,  <kc. 
t  Heb.  sons 

of  power. 


cJosh.  22.  4. 
d  Num.  27.  la 


An  exIioHatioii 


DEUTERONOMY. 


to  obedience. 


Before 
C  H  n  I  S  T 

1451. 


8  Ex.  14.  14. 

ch.  1.  30.  & 

20.  4. 
/See  2  Cor. 

12.  8,  9. 

gch.  11.  2. 

A  Ex.  1.5.  11. 
2  Sara.  7.  22. 
Vs.  71.  19.  A: 

86.  8.  &  69. 


i  Ex.  3.  8. 
ch.  4.  22. 


*  Xum.  20.  12. 

<k  27.  14. 

ch.  1.  37.  4; 

31.  2.  &  32. 

51,  52.  &.  34. 

4. 

Ps.  106.  32. 
I  yum.  21.  12. 
BOr, 

The  hill. 


mNum.  27. 
18,  23. 
ch.  1.  38.  (k 
31.  3,  7. 


nch.  4.  46.  it 
34.  6. 


a  Lev.  10.  37. 
&  20.  8.  & 
22.  31. 
ch.  5.  1.  <fc 
fi.  1. 

Ez.  20.  11. 
Rom.  10.  5. 

6ch.  12.  32. 
Josh.  1.  7. 
Frov.  30.  6. 
Ecc.  12.  13. 
Eev.  22.  18, 
19. 


c  Num.  25.  4, 
&c. 

Josh.  22.  17 
Ps.  106.  28, 


111.  10. 
Prov.  1 


kings;  so  shall  the  Lord  do 
unto  all  the  kingdoms  whither 
thou  passest. 

22  Ye  shall  not  fear  them:  for 
«the  Lord  your  God  he  shall 
tight  for  you. 

23  And  /I  besought  the  Lord 
at  that  time,  sajnng, 

24  O  Lord  God,  thou  hast  begun 
to  shew  thy  servant  ffthy  great- 
ness, and  thy  mighty  hand:  for 
''  what  God  i.s-  there  in  heaven  or 
in  earth,  that  can  do  according  to 
thy  works,  and  according  to  thy 
might? 

25  I  pray  thee,  let  me  go  over, 
and  see  « the  good  land  that  is  be- 
yond Jordan,  that  goodly  mount- 
ain, and  Lebanon. 

26  But  the  Lord  *was  -v^TOth 
with  me  for  your  sakes,  and 
would  not  hear  me:  and  the 
Lord  said  unto  me,  Let  it  suffice 
thee;  speak  no  more  unto  me  of 
this  matter. 

27  'Get  thee  up  into  the  top  of 
llPLsgah,  and  lift  up  thine  eyes 
westward,  and  northward,  and 
southward,  and  eastward,  and  be- 
hold it  with  thine  eyes :  for  thou 
Shalt  not  go  over  this  Jordan. 

28  But  "'Charge  Joshua,  and 
encourage  him,  and  strengthen 
him :  for  he  shall  go  over  before 
this  people,  and  he  shall  cause 
them  to  inherit  the  land  which 
thou  Shalt  see. 

29  So  we  abode  in  "the  vallej- 
over  against  Beth-peor. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  An  exhortation  to  obedience.  41  Moses  ap- 
pointeth  the  three  cities  of  refuge  on  that  side 
Jordan. 

"N^OW  therefore  hearken,  O  Is- 
1.1  rael,  unto  «the  statutes  and 
unto  the  judgments,  which  I 
teach  you,  for  to  do  them,  that  ye 
may  live,  and  go  in  and  posse.ss 
the'  land  which  the  Lord  God  of 
your  fathers  giveth  you. 

2  *Ye  shall  not  add  unto  the 
word  which  I  command  you,  nei- 
ther shall  ye  diminish  aught  from 
it,  that  ye  may  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  your 
God  which  I  command  you. 

3  Your  eyes  have  seen  what 
the  Lord  did  because  of  cBaal- 
peor:  for  all  the  men  that  fol- 
lowed Baal-peor,  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  destroyed  them  from 
among  j"0u. 

4  But  j'e  that  did  cleave  unto 
the  Lord  your  God  are  alive 
every  one  of  you  this  day. 

.5  Behold,  I  have  taught  you 
statutes  and  judgments,  even  as 
the  Lord  my  God  commanded 
me,  that  ye  should  do  so  in  the 
land  whither  ye  go  to  possess  it. 

6  Keep  therefore  and  do  tht^7n  ; 
for  this  is  'i  your  wisdom  and  your 
understanding  In  the  sight  of  the 
nations,  which  shall  hear  all  these 


statutes,  and  say,  Surely  this 
great  nation  is  a  wise  and  under- 
standing people. 

7  For  ewhat  nation  is  there  so 
great,  who  hath  /God  so  nigh  un- 
to them,  as  the  Lord  our  God  is 
in  all  things  that  we  call  upon 
him  for  ? 

8  And  what  nation  is  there  so 
great,  that  hath  statutes  and  judg- 
ments so  righteous  as  all  this  law, 
which  I  set  before  you  this  dav  ? 

9  Only  take  heed  to  thyself,  and 
i-keep  thy  soul  diligently,  '«lest 
thou  forget  the  things  which  thine 
eyes  have  seen,  and  lest  they  de- 
part from  thy  heart  all  the  days 
of  thy  life:  but  ' teach  them  thy 
sons,  and  thy  sons'  sons ; 

lOVpeciallj/  -^the  day  that  thou 
stoodest  before  the  Lord  thy  God 
in  Horeb,  when  the  Lord  said 
unto  me,  Gather  me  the  people 
together,  and  I  will  make  them 
hear  my  words,  that  they  may 
learn  to  fear  me  all  the  days  that 
they  shall  live  upon  the'earth, 
and  that  they  may  teach  their 
children. 

11  And  ye  came  near  and  stood 
under    the    mountain ;  and    the 

I  mountain  burned  with  fire  unto 
the  tmid.st  of  heaven,  with  dark- 
ness, clouds,  and  thick  darkness. 

12  "'And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
you  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire : 
»ye  heard  the  voice  of  the  words, 
but  saw  no  similitude;  of  only 
ye  heard  a  voice. 

13  i^And  he  declared  unto  you 
his  covenant,  which  he  command- 
ed you  to  perform,  even  <i  ten  com- 
mandments; and '•he  wrote  them 
upon  tvvo  tables  of  stone. 

14  1  And  sthe  Lord  commanded 
me  at  that  time  to  teach  you 
statutes  and  judgments,  that  ye 
might  do  them  in  the  land  whither 
ye  go  over  to  possess  it. 

15  <  Take  ye  therefore  good  heed 
unto  yourselves ;  for  ye  saw  no 
manner  of «  similitude  on  the  day 
that  the  Lord  spake  unto  j'ou  in 
Horeb  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire; 

16 Lest  ye  ^corrupt  yourselves, 
and  y  make  you  a  graven  image, 
the  similitude  of  any  figure,  ^the 
likeness  of  male  or  female, 

17  The  likeness  of  any  beast  that 
is  on  the  earth,  the  likene.ss  of  anj' 
winged  fowl  that  flieth  in  the  air, 

18  The  likeness  of  any  thing  that 
creepeth  on  the  ground,  the  like- 
ness of  any  fish  that  is  in  the  wa- 
ters beneath  the  earth : 

19  And  lest  thou  «lift  up  thine 
eyes  unto  heaven,  and  when  thou 
seest  the  sun,  and  the  moon,  and 
the  stars,  even  >>  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  shouldest  be  driven  to 
c  worship  them,  and  serve  them, 
which  the   Lord  thy  God  hath 

II  divided  unto  all  nations  under 
the  whole  heaven. 

175 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


e2  .Sam.  7.  •} 
/Ps.  4G.  1.  i 

145.  18.  &. 

148.  14. 

Is.  55.  6. 


g  Prov.  4.  23. 
A  Prov.  3.  1,3. 


iGen.  18.  19. 

ch.  6.  7.  &. 

11.  19. 

Ps.  78.  5,  6. 

Eph.  6.  4. 
*Ex.  19.  9, 

16.  &  20.  18. 

Heb.  12.  18, 

19. 


I  Ex.  19.  18. 

ch.  5.23. 
t  Heb.  heart. 
m  ch.  5.  4,  22. 

n  ver.  33,  36. 
o  Ex.  20.  22. 

1  Kings  19. 

12. 
tHeb. 

save  a  voice. 
pch.  9.  9,  11. 
'/Ex.  34.  28. 
r  Ex.  24.  12. 

&  31.  18. 
sEx.  21.  1.  <k 

ch.  22.  &.  ch. 

23. 

r  Josh.  23.  11. 
a  Is.  40.  18. 


xEx.  32.  7. 
y  I^x.  20.  4,  5. 

ver.  23. 

ch.  5.  8. 
zRom.  1.  23. 


ach.  17.  3. 
Job  31.  26, 
27. 

6  Gen.  2.  1. 

2  Kines  17. 

16.  i:  21.  3. 
c  Rom.  1.  25. 

!l  Or, 
imparted. 


GocVs  especial 


DEUTERONOMY. 


regard  to  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


(il  Kings  8. 

51. 

Jer.  11.  4. 
eEx.  19.  5. 

cli.  9.  29.  & 

32.  9. 
/Num.  20.  12. 

ch.  1.  37.  6c 

S.  26. 


f  See  2  Pet.  1. 

13,  14,  15. 
*ch.  3.  27. 
ich.  3.  25. 


iver.  IC. 
Ex.  20.  4,  5. 


m  Ex.  24.  17. 

ch.  9.  3. 

Is.  33.  14. 

Ileb.  12.  29. 
n  Ex.  20.  5. 

ch.  6.  15. 

Is.  42.  S. 
o  ver.  16. 


p2  Kings  17. 
17,  ice. 


7ch.S0.  18,19. 
Is.  1.  2. 
.Mic.  6.  2. 


r  Lev.  26.  33. 
ch.28.  62,64. 
Neh.  1.  8. 


sch.  28.  64. 

1  Sam.  26.19. 
Jer.  16.  13. 
(Ps.  115.  4,  5. 

Sc  135.  15,16. 
Is.  44.  9.  ic 
46.  7. 
!i  Lev.  26.  39, 
40. 
th.30.  1,2,3. 

2  Chr.  15.  4. 
Neh.  1.  9. 
Is.  55.  6,  7. 
.ler.  29.  12, 
13,  14. 

t  Ilpb.  have 

found  thee, 

Ex.  18.  8. 

ch.  31.  17. 
xGen.  49.  1. 

ch.  31.  29. 

Jer.  23.  20. 

llos.  3.  5. 
J  Joel  2.  12. 
2  2Clir.  30.  9. 

Neh.  9.  31. 

Ps.  116.  5. 

Jonah  4.  2. 
o  Job  8.  8. 
ft  Matt.  24.31. 


20  But  the  Lord  hath  taken  you, 
and  rf  brought  you  forth  out  of  the 
iron  furnace,  even  out  of  Egypt, 
eto  be  unto  him  a  people  of  inher- 
itance, as  ye  are  tliis  cla}^ 

21  Furthermore  /the  Lord  was 
angry  with  me  lor  your  sakes, 
and  sware  that  I  should  not  go 
over  Jordan,  and  that  I  sliould 
not  go  in  unto  that  good  land, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee/o?'  an  inlieritance : 

22  But  a  I  must  die  in  this  land, 
'•  I  must  not  go  over  Jordan :  but 
ye  sliall  go  over,  and  possess 
'  tliat  good  land. 

23  Take  heed  unto  yourselves, 
/flest  ye  forget  tlie  covenant  of 
the  Lord  your  God,  whicli  he 
made  with  you,  'and  make  you 
a  graven  image,  or  the  likeness 
of  any  thing,  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  liath  forbidden  thee. 

24  For  "<  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a 
consuming  lire,  even  "a  jealous 
God. 

2.5  %  When  thou  shalt  beget  chil- 
dren, and  children's  children,  and 
ye  shall  have  remained  long  in 
the  land,  and  °  shall  corrupt  your- 
selves, and  make  a  graven  image, 
or  the  likeness  of  any  thing,  and 
?^ shall  do  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  provoke  him  to 
anger ; 

2(3  </ 1  call  heaven  and  earth  to 
witness  against  you  this  day,  that 
ye  shall  soon  utterly  perish  from 
off  the  land  whereunto  ye  go  over 
Jordan  to  possess  it ;  ye  shall  not 
prolong  your  days  upon  it,  but 
shall  utterly  be  destroyed. 

27  And  the  Lord  '-shall  scatter 
you  amon.g  the  nations,  and  ye 
shall  be  left  few  in  number  among 
the  heathen,  whither  the  Lord 
shall  lead  you. 

28  And  « there  ye  shall  serve  gods, 
the  work  of  men's  hands,  wood 
and  stone, « which  neither  see,  nor 
hear,  nor  eat,  nor  smell. 

29  ''But  if  from  thence  thou  shalt 
seek  the  Lord  thy  God,  thou  shalt 
find  liim,  if  thou  seek  him  with  all 
thy  heart  and  with  all  thy  soul. 

30  When  thou  art  in  tribulation, 
and  all  these  thing.s  tare  come 
upon  thee,  ^even  in  the  latter 
days,  if  thou  v  turn  to  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  shalt  be  obedient 
unto  his  voice; 

31  (For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  za 
merciful  (iod  ;)  he  will  not  for.sake 
thee,  neither  destroy  thee,  nor  I'or- 
get  the  covenant  of  thy  fathers, 
wliich  he  sware  unto  them. 

32  For  nask  now  of  the  days  that 
are  past,  which  were  before  thee, 
since  the  day  that  God  created 
man  upon  the  earth,  and  nsk 
'jfrom  the  one  sideof  heaven  unto 
the  other,  whether  there  hath 
been  any  sucli.  thing  as  this  great 
thing  is,  or  hath  been  heard  like  it  ? 

176 


33  c  Did  ever  people  hear  the  voice 
of  God  speaking  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  fire,  as  thou  hast  heard,  and 
live? 

34  Or  hath  God  assayed  to  go  and 
take  him  a  nation  from  the  midst 
of  anoUier  nation,  ''by  tempta- 
tions, c by  signs,  and  by  wonders, 
and  by  war,  and  /by  a  mighty 
hand,  ands'  by  a  stretched  out  arm, 
h  and  by  great  terrors,  according 
to  all  that  the  Lord  your  God  did 
for  you  in  Egypt  before  your  eyes  ? 

35  Unto  thee  it  was  shewed,  that 
thou  mightest  know  that  the 
Lord  he  is  God;  i there  is  none 
else  beside  him. 

36  '•■  Out  of  heaven  he  made  thee 
to  hear  his  voice,  that  he  might 
instruct  thee :  and  upon  earth  he 
shewed  thee  his  great  fire;  and 
thou  heardest  his  words  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire. 

37  And  because  'he  loved  thy 
fathers,  therefore  he  chose  their 
seed  after  them,  and  m brought 
thee  out  in  his  sight  with  his 
mighty  power  out  of  Egypt ; 

38  "To  drive  out  nations  from 
before  thee  greater  and  mightier 
than  thou  art,  to  bring  thee  in,  to 
give  thee  their  land  for  an  inhei'- 
itance,  as  it  is  this  day. 

39  Know  therefore  this  day,  and 
consider  i/,in  thine  heart,  that » the 
Lord  he  is  God  in  heaven  above, 
and  upon  the  earth  beneath :  there 
is  none  else. 

40  pThou  shalt  keep  therefore  his 
statutes,  and  his  commandments, 
which  I  command  thee  this  day, 
f/that  it  may  go  well  with  thee, 
and  with  thy  children  after  thee, 
and  that  thou  mayest  prolong  thy 
days  vipon  the  earth,  wjiich  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  for 
ever. 

41  %  Then  Moses  '-severed  three 
cities  on  this  side  Jordan  toward 
thesunrising; 

42  «That  the  slayer  might  flee 
thither,  which  should  kill  his 
neighbour  unawares,  and  hated 
him  not  in  times  past;  and  that 
fleeing  unto  one  of  these  cities  he 
might  live : 

43  Namely,  <Bezer  in  the  wilder- 
ness, in  the  plain  country,  of  the 
Reubenites;  and  Bamoth  in  Gil- 
ead,  of  the  Gadito.s;  and  Golan  in 
Bashan,  of  the  Manassites. 

44  ^i  And  this  is  the  law  which 
Moses  set  before  the  children  of 
Israel : 

4-5  Those  are  the  testimonies,  and 
the  statutes,  and  the  judgments, 
which  Moses  spake  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  after  they  came 
forth  out  of  Egypt, 

46  On  this  side  Jordan,  «in  the 
valley  over  a.gainst  Beth-peor,  in 
the  land  of  Bihon  king  of  the 
Aniorites,  who  dwelt  at  Heshbon, 
whom  Moses  and  the  children  of 


Ex.24.  11.  & 

33.  20. 

ch.  5.  24,  25. 

rfch.  7.  19.  <fc 
29.   3. 
cEx.  7.  3. 
/Ex.  13.  3. 
jEx.  6.  6. 
/ich.  26.  8.  & 

34.  12. 


The  covenant  in  Horeh. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


The  ten  commandmeiits. 


Before 

C  H  RIST 

1451. 


I  Num.  21.24. 

ch.  1.  4. 
y  Xum.  21.  35. 

ch.  3.  3,  4. 
s  ell.  2.  36.  & 

3.  12. 

a  ell.  3.  0. 
Ps.  133.  3. 


tHeb.  y.tcp 
to  do  them, 

1491. 

a  Ex.  19.  5. 

ch.  4.  23. 
6  See  Matt. 

13.  17. 

II  eb.  8.  9. 
cEx.  19.  9, 19. 

&  20.  22. 

ch.  4.  33,  36. 

iL  34.  10. 
dEx.  20.  21. 

Gal.  3.  19. 
cEx.  19.16.4: 

20.  16.  4:  24. 

Q. 

/Ex.  20.  2, 

<tc. 

Lev.  26.  1. 

ch.  6.  4. 

Ps.  81.  10. 
tHeb. 

servants, 
e  Ex.  20.  3. 
h  Ex.  20.  4. 


*  Jer.  ?f2,  18. 
Dan.  9.  4. 


I  Ex.  20.  7. 
Lev.  19.  12. 
Mall.  5.  33. 


m  Ex.  20.  8. 

It  Ex.  23.  IJ. 

<fe  30.  2. 

Ez.  20.  12. 
1}  Gen.  2.  2. 

Ex.  16.  29,30. 

He!>.  4.  4. 


Israel   ^sniote,    after  they  were 
come  forth  out  of  Egypt: 

47  And  they  pos.sessed  his  land, 
and  the  land  2/of  Og  kuig  of  Ba- 
shan,  two  kings  of  the  Amorites, 
which  urre  on  this  side  Jordan 
toward  the  sunrising; 

48  2  From  Aroer,  which  is  by  the 
bank  ot  the  river  Anion,  even  un- 
to mount  Sion,  which  is  «Her- 
nion, 

49  And  all  the  plain  on  this  side 
Jordan  east^\'ard,  even  unto  the 
sea  of  the  plain,  under  the 
6  springs  of  Pi.sgah. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  The  covenant  in  Ilareh.  G  The  ten  command- 
ments. 22  At  the  people's  request  Moses  receiv- 
eth  the  law  from  God, 

AXD  Moses  called  all  Israel, 
.  and  said  unto  them.  Hear,  O 
Israel,  the  statutes  and  judgments 
which  I  speak  in  your  ears  this 
day,  that  ye  may  learn  them,  and 
t  keep  and  do  them. 

2  "The  Lord  our  God  made  a 
covenant  with  us  in  Horeb. 

3  The  Lord  ''made  not  this  cov- 
enant with  our  lathers,  but  with 
us,  even  us,  who  are  all  of  us  here 
alfve  this  day. 

4  «The  Lord  talked  with  you 
face  to  face  in  the  mount  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  tire, 

5  (f'l  stood  between  the  Lord 
and  you  at  that  time,  to  shew  you 
the  word  of  the  Lord:  for  <-ye 
were  afraid  by  reason  of  the  fire, 
and  went  not  up  into  the  mount,) 
saying, 

0  %  /I  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 
whicli  brought  thee  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of 
t  bondage. 

7 » Thou  Shalt  have  none  other 
gods  before  me. 

8  '« Thou  Shalt  not  make  thee  any 
graven  image,  or  any  likeness  of 
any  thing  that  ivin  heaven  above, 
or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or 
tliat  is  in  the  water's  beneath  the 
earth : 

9  Thou  Shalt  not  bow  down  thy- 
self unto  them,  nor  serve  them  : 
for  I  tlie  Lord  thy  God  am  a  jeal- 
ous God,  « visiting  the  iniquity  of 
the  fathers  upon  the  children  un- 
to the  third  and  fourth  generation 
of  them  tlaat  hate  me, 

10  *And  shewing  mercy  unto 
thousands  of  them  that  love  me 
and  keep  my  commandments. 

11 '  Thou  Shalt  not  take  the  name 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  vain  :  for 
the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guilt- 
less that  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

VI  '"Keep  the  sabbatli  day  to 
sanctify  it,  as  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  commanded  thee. 

1.3  "Six  days  thou  shalt  labour, 
and  do  all  thy  work : 

14  But  the  seventh  day  is  the 

o  sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God :  in 

12 


it  thou  Shalt  not  do  any  work, 
thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daugh- 
ter, nor  thy  manservant,  nor  thy 
maidservant,  nor  thine  ox,  nor 
thine  ass,  nor  any  of  thy  cattle, 
nor  thy  stranger  that  is  within 
thy  gates ;  that  thy  manservant 
and  thy  maidservant  maj^  rest  as 
well  as  thou. 

1-5  pAnd  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  servant  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  and  that  the  Lord  thy  God 
brought  thee  out  thence  '/through 
a  mighty  hand  and  by  a  stretched 
out  arm :  therefore  the  Lord  thy 
God  commanded  thee  to  keep  the 
sabbath  day. 

16  1;  »•  Honour  thy  father  and  thy 
mother,  as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
commanded  thee ;  s  that  thy  days 
may  be  prolonged,  and  that  it 
may  go  well  with  thee,  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee. 

17  t  Thou  Shalt  not  kill. 

18  "Neither  shalt  thou  commit 
adultery. 

19  ^  Neither  shalt  thou  steal. 

20  !/ Neither  shalt  thou  bear  false 
witness  against  thy  neighbour. 

21  -  Neither  shalt  thou  desire  thy 
neighbour's  wife,  neither  shaft 
thou  covet  thy  neighbour's  house, 
his  field,  or  his  manservant,  or  his 
maidservant,  his  ox,  or  his  ass,  or 
any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

22  *"  These  words  the  Lord  spake 
unto  all  your  assembly  in  the 
mount  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire, 
of  the  cloud,  and  of  the  thick 
darkness,  with  a  great  voice ;  and 
he  added  no  more.  And  «he 
wrote  them  in  two  tables  of  stone, 
and  delivered  them  unto  me. 

23  tAnd  it  came  to  pass,  when  ye 
heard  the  voice  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  darkness,  (for  the  mount- 
ain did  burn  witli  lire,)  that  3'e 
came  near  unto  me,  €ve7i  all  the 
heads  of  your  tribes,  and  your 
elders ; 

24  And  ye  said.  Behold,  the  Lord 
our  God  hath  shewed  us  his  glory 
and  his  greatness,  and  ewe  have 
heard  his  voice  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  fire :  we  have  seen  this  day 
that  God  doth  talk  with  man, 
and  he  ^  liveth. 

25  Now  therefore  why  should  we 
die?  for  tliis  great  fire  will  con- 
sume us :  « if  we  t  hear  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  our  God  any  more, 
then  we  shall  die. 

26  /For  who  is  there  of  all  flesh, 
that  hath  heard  the  voice  of  the 
living  God  speaking  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  hre,  as  we  have,  and 
lived  ? 

27  Go  thou  near,  and  hear  all 
that  the  Lord  our  God  shall  say; 
and  .9  speak  thou  unto  us  all  that 
the  Lord  our  God  shall  speak 
unto  thee;  and  we  will  hear  it, 
and  do  it. 

177 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


p  ch.  15.  !.=>.  & 
16.  12.  (fc24. 
18,  22. 

7ch.  4.  34.37. 


r  Ex.  20.  12. 

Lev.  19.  3. 

ch.  27.  16. 

Eph.  6.2,3. 

Col.  3.  20. 
s  ch.  4.  40. 


e  Ex.  20.  13. 
Matt.  5.  21. 
u  Ex.  20. 14. 

Luke  18.  20. 

James  2.  11. 
I  Ex.  20.  15. 

Rom.  13.  9. 
yEx.  20.  16. 
sEx.  20.  17. 

Mic.  2.  2. 

Hab.  2.  9. 

Luke  12.  15. 

Rom.  7.  7.  t 

13.  9. 


a  Ex.  24.  12. 
&  31.  18. 
ch.  4.  13. 

b  Ex.  20.  18. 


dch.  i.  33. 
Judg.  13.  23. 

ech.  18.  16. 
t  Heb.  add 
to  hear, 

/ch.  4.  S3. 


S  Ex.  20.  19. 
Heb.  IX  19l 


An  exhortation 


DEUTERONOMY. 


to  obedience. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


hch.  18.  17. 

ich.  32.  29. 

Ps.  81.  13. 

Is.  43.  18. 

Malt.  23.  37. 

Luke  19.  42. 
*ch.  11.  1. 
Icb.  4.  40. 


m  Gal.  3.  10. 


nch.  17.20.  & 

28.  14. 

Josh.  1.  7.  Sc 

23.  a. 

Prov.  4.  27. 
och.  10.  12. 

Ps.  110.  6. 

Jer.  7.  23. 

Luke  1.  6. 
p  ch.  4.  40. 


a  ch.  4.  1.  & 

5.  31.&12. 1. 
t  Heb. 

fas5  over, 
h  Ex.  20.  20. 

ch.  10.  12,  13. 

Ps.  111.  10. 

6c  128.  1. 

Ecc.  12.13. 
c  ch.  4.  40. 

Prov.  3.  1,2. 
dGan.  15.  5. 

(k  22.  17. 
«  Ex.  3.  8. 
/Is.  42.  8. 

Mark  12.  29, 

32. 

John  17.  3. 

1  Cor.  8.  4,  6. 
f  ch.  10.  12. 

Matt.  22.  37. 

Mark  12.  30. 

Luke  10.  27. 
A  2  Kings  23. 

25. 
ich.  11.  18.  <k 

S2.  4G. 

Ps.  37.  31.  <k 

40,  8.  &.  119. 

11,98. 

Prov.  3.  3. 

Is.  51.  7. 
ich.  4.  9.  & 

11.  19. 

Pa.  78.  4,  5,  6. 

Eph.  6.  4. 
t  Heb.  whet, 

or,  sharpen. 


28  And  the  Lord  heard  the 
voice  of  your  words,  when  ye 
.spake  unto  me ;  and  the  Lord 
said  unio  me,  I  have  heard  the 
voice  oftlie  words  of  this  people, 
whicla  they  have  spolien  unto 
thee:  ''they  have  well  said  all 
that  they  have  spoken. 

29  iOh  that  there  were  such  a 
heart  in  them,  that  they  would 
fear  me,  and  *keep  all  my  com- 
mandments always,  ^that  it 
might  be  well  with  them,  and 
with  their  children  for  ever  ! 

30  Go  say  to  them,  Get  you  into 
your  tent.s  again. 

31  But  as  for  thee,  stand  thou 
here  by  me,  maud  I  will  speak 
unto  thee  all  the  commandments, 
and  the  statutes,  and  the  judg- 
ments, which  thou  shall  teach 
them,  that  they  may  do  them  in 
the  land  which  I  give  them  to 
possess  it. 

32  Ye  shall  observe  to  do  there- 
fore as  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
commanded  you:  «j'e  shall  not 
turn  aside  to  the  right  hand  or 
to  the  left. 

33  Ye  shall  walk  in "  all  the  ways 
which  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
commanded  you,  that  yo  may 
live,  ?>and  that  it  may  be  well 
with  you,  and  that  ye  may  pro- 
long your  days  in  the  land  which 
ye  shall  possess. 

CHAPTER  VL 

1    The  end  of  the  law  is  obedience.      3  An  exhur' 
tatwn  thereto. 

NOW  these  are  «  the  command- 
ments, the  statutes,  and  the 
judgments,  which  the  Lord  your 
God  commanded  to  teach  you, 
that  ye  might  do  them  in  the  land 
whither  ye  tgo  to  possess  it: 

2  *  That  thou  mightest  fear  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  all  his 
statutes  and  his  commandments, 
which  I  command  thee,  thou, 
and  thy  son,  and  thy  son's  son, 
all  the  days  of  thy  life;  ^and  that 
thy  days  may  be  prolonged. 

3  1  Hear  therefore,  O  Israel, 
and  observe  to  do  it ;  that  it  may 
be  well  with  thee,  and  that  ye 
may  increase  mightily,  ^as  the 
Lord  God  of  thy  fathers  hath 
promised  thee,  in  ^the  land  that 
iloweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

4 /Hear,  O  Israel:  The  Lord  our 
God  is  one  Lord  : 

5  And  ffthou  shalt  love  the 
Lord  thy  God  '«with  all  thine 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and 
with  all  thy  iDight. 

0  And  » these  words,  which  I 
command  thee  this  day,  shall  be 
in  thine  heart: 

7  And  '^thou  shalt  t teach  them 
diligently  unto  thy  children,  and 
shalt  talk  of  them  when  thou 
sittest  in  thine  house,  and  when 
thou  walkest  by  the  way,  and 
178 


when  thou  liest  down,  and  when 
thou  risest  up. 

8  'And  thou  shalt  bind  them  for 
a  sign  upon  thine  hand,  and  tliej' 
shall  be  as  frontlets  between  thine 
eyes. 

9  '"And  thou  shalt  write  them 
upon  the  posts  of  thy  house,  and 
on  thy  gates. 

10  And  it  shall  be,  when  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  have  brought 
thee  into  the  land  which  he  sware 
unto  thy  iiathers,  to  Abraham,  to 
Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give  thee 
great  and  goodly  cities,  "which 
thou  buildedst  not, 

11  And  houses  full  of  all  good 
thing.'i,  which  thou  filledst  not, 
and  wells  digged,  which  thou 
diggedst  not,  vineyards  and  olive 
trees,  which  thou  plantedst  not ; 
0  when  thou  shalt  have  eaten  and 
be  full ; 

12  Then  beware  lest  thou  forget 
the  Lord,  which  brought  thee 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egj^jDt, 
from  the  house  of  t  bondage. 

13  Thou  shalt  pfear  the  Lord 
thy  God,  an-d  serve  him,  and 
9 shalt  swear  by  his  name. 

14  Ye  shall  not  'go  after  other 
gods,  «of  the  gods  of  the  people 
which  are  round  about  you ; 

15  (For  'the  Lord  thy  God  is 
a  jealous  God  among  you;)  "lest 
the  anger  of  the  Lc^rd  thy  God 
be  kindled  against  thee,  and 
destroy  thee  from  off  the  face  of 
the  earth. 

10  H  «Ye  shall  not  tempt  the 
Lord  your  God,  y  as  ye  tempted 
him  in  Massah. 

17  Ye  shall  z  diligently  keep  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  his  testimonies,  and  his 
statutes,  which  he  hath  com- 
manded thee. 

IS  And  thou  «  shalt  do  thatichich 
in  right  and  good  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  ;  that  it  may  be  well 
with  thee,  and  that  thou  mayest 
go  in  and  possess  the  good  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy 
fathers, 

19  6  To  cast  out  all  thine  enemies 
from  before  thee,  as  the  Lord 
hath  spoken. 

20  And  cwhen  thy  son  asketh 
thee  tin  time  to  come,  saying, 
What  mean  the  testimonies^  and 
the  statutes,  and  the  judgments, 
whicli  the  Lord  our  God  hath 
commanded  you? 

21  Then  thou  shalt  .say  unto  thy 
son.  We  were  Pharaoh's  bond- 
men in  Egj'pt;  and  tlie  Lord 
brought  us  out  of  Egypt  ''with  a 
mighty  hand : 

22  'And  the  Lord  shewed  signs 
and  wonders,  great  and  tsore, 
upon  Eg>i:)t,  upon  I'liaraoh,  and 
upon  all  his  household,  before 
our  cj'es: 

23  And  he  brought  us  out  from 


Before 

CHKIST 

1451. 


;Ex.  13.9,  16. 

ch.  11.  18. 

Prov.  3.  3.  (t 

6.  21.  &;  7.  3. 
m  ch.  11.  20. 

I3.  57.  8. 


n  Josh.  24.  13. 
Ps.  105.  44. 


0  ch.  8.  10, 
(Sec. 


t  Heb. 

bondmen,  or, 

servants. 
pch.  10.  12, 

20.  &  13.  4. 

Matt.  4.  10. 

Luke  4.  8. 
q  Ps.  63.  11. 

Is.  45.  23.  4: 

65.  16. 

Jer.  4.  2.  Sc 

5.  7.  (k  12. 

16. 
rch.  8.  19.  & 

11.  28. 

Jer.  25.  6. 
sch.  13.  7. 
t  Ex.  20.  5. 

ch.  4.  24. 
u  ch.  7.  4.  (fc 

11.  17. 
xMatt.  4.  7. 

Luke  4.  12. 
y  Ex.  17.  2,  7. 

Num.  20.  3, 

4.  &  21.  4,5. 

1  Cor.  10.  9. 
0ch.  11.  13, 

Ps.  119.  4. 
a  Ex.  15.  20. 

ch.  12.  28.  ic 

13.  18. 
b  Num.  33. 

52,  53. 
c  Ex.  13.  14. 
tHeb. 

to  morrow. 


rfEx.  3.  19.  <fc 
13.  3. 

e  Ex.  7.  &  8. 

fed.  &.  10.  (fc 

11.  Sc  12. 

Ps.  135.  9. 
t  Heb.  evii. 


All  communion  with  the 


DEUTERONOMY. 


nations  is  for'bicTclen. 


Bi-fort- 

CHRIST 

1451. 


/  vcr.  2. 

f  rh.  10.  13. 

Job  33.  7,  8. 
Jer.  32.  39. 

hrh.  4.  1.  & 

8.  1. 

I's.  41.  2. 

Luke  10.  28. 
i  Lev.  18.  5. 

ch.  24.  13. 

Rom.  10.  3, 


ach.  31.  3. 

I's.  44.  2,  3. 
b  Gen.  15.  19, 

i;c. 

Ex.  33.  2. 
cch.  4.  38.  & 

0.  1. 
d  ver.  23. 

th.  23.  14. 
c  Lev.  27.  28, 

2a. 

>"um.  33.  52. 

ch.  20.  16, 17. 

Josh.  G.  17. 

&;  8.  24.  &  9. 

24.  &  10.  28, 

40.  &  11.  11, 

12. 
/Ex.  23.  32.  & 

34.  12,  15, 16. 

Judg.  2.  2. 

See  ch.  20. 

10.  (fee. 

Josh.  2.  14. 

A;  9.  IS. 

Judg.  1.  24. 
f  Josh.  23.  12. 

1  Kings  11.  2. 

Ezra  9.  2. 
h  ch.  6.  15. 
lE.x.  23.24.  4: 

34.  13. 

ch.  12.  2,  3. 
tHeb. 

statues,  or, 

pillars. 
k  Ex.  19.  6. 

ih.  14.  2.  &. 

20.  19. 

Ps.  50.  5. 

Jer.  2.  3. 
I  Ex.  19.  5. 

.Vmos  3.  2. 

1  Pet.  2.  9. 
m  ch.  10.  22. 
n  ch.  10.  15. 
0  Ex.  32.  13. 

Ps.  105.  6,  9, 

10. 

Luke  1.  55, 

72,  73. 
p  Ex.  13.  3, 

H. 

q  Is.  49.  7. 

1  Cor.  1.  9. 
ic  JO.  13. 

2  Cor.  1.  18. 

1  Thess.  5. 
24. 

2  ThesR.  3.  3. 
2Tiin.  2.  13. 

lieh.  11.  11. 

1  John  1.  9. 


thence,  that  he  might  brhig  us 
hi.  to  give  us  tlie  laud  which  he 
sware  unto  our  fathers. 

24  And  the  Lord  commanded 
us  to  do  all  these  statutes,  /to 
fear  the  Lord  our  God,  r/for  our 
good  always,  that  ''  he  might  pre- 
serve us  alive,  as  it  is  at  this  day. 

2-5  And  i  it  shall  be  our  righteous- 
ness, if  we  observe  to  do  all  these 
commandments  before  the  Lord 
our  God,  as  he  hath  commanded 
us. 

CHAPTER  VIL 

1  All  communion  with  the  nations  i.t  forbidden^ 
4  for  fear  of  idolatry,  6  for  the  holiness  of  the 
people,  9  for  the  nature  of  God  in  his  m.ercy 
and  justice,  17  for  the  assuredness  of  victory 
which  God  uill  give  over  them. 

WHEX  the  «LoRD  thy  God 
shall  bring  thee  into  the 
land  whither  thou  goest  to  possess 
it,  and  hath  cast  out  man}'  na- 
tions before  thee,  *the  Hittites, 
and  the  Girgashites,  and  the 
Amorites,  and  the  Canaanites, 
and  the  Perizzites,  and  the  Hi- 
vites,  and  the  Jebusites,  seven  na- 
tions c greater  and  mightier  than 
thou ; 

2  And  when  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  ''deliver  them  before  thee; 
thou  Shalt  smite  them,  and  «  ut- 
terly destroy  them ;  /thou  shalt 
make  no  covenant  with  them, 
nor  shew  mercy  unto  them: 

3  ff Neither  shalt  thou  make 
marriages  with  them ;  thy  daugh- 
ter thou  shalt  not  give  unto  his 
son,  nor  his  daughter  shalt  thou 
take  unto  thy  son. 

4  For  they'  will  turn  away  thy 
son  from  following  me,  that  they 
may  serve  other  gods:  ''so  will 
the' anger  of  the  Lord  be  kindled 
against  j^ou,  and  destroy  thee 
suddenly. 

.5  But  thus  shall  ye  deal  with 
them ;  ye  shall  » destroy  their  al- 
tars, arid  break  down  their  t  im- 
ages, and  cut  down  their  groves, 
and  burn  their  graven  images 
with  fire. 

6  *For  thou  art  a  holy  people 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God:  'the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  thee 
to  be  a  special  people  unto  hiin- 
self,  above  all  people  that  are 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

7  The  Lord  did  not  set  his  love 
upon  you,  nor  choose  you,  be- 
cause ye  v.'ere  n^ore  in  number 
than  any  people;  for  j-e  uxrc 
'"■the  fewest  of  all  people: 

8  But  "because  the  Lord  loved 
you,  and  because  he  would  keep 
othe  oath  which  he  had  sworn 
unto  your  fathers,  v  hath  the  Lord 
brought  .you  out  with  a  mighty 
hand,  and  redeemed  you  out  of 
the  house  of  bondmen,  from  the 
hand  of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt. 

0  Know  therefore  that  the  Lord 
thy  God,  he  is  God,  3  the  faithful 


God,  'Which  keepeth  covenant 
and  mercy  with  them  that  love 
him  and  keep  his  command- 
ments to  a  thousand  generations ; 

10  And  «repayeth  them  that  hate 
him  to  their  face,  to  destroy 
them:  «he  will  not  be  slack  to 
him  tliat  hateth  him,  he  will  re- 
pay him  to  his  face. 

11  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  the 
commandments,  and  the. statutes, 
and  the  judgments,  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  daj-,  to  do  them. 

12  %  "Wherefore  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  tif  ye  hearken  to  these 
judgments,  and  keep  and  do 
them,  that  the  Lord  thy  God 
.shall  keep  unto  thee  ^the  cov- 
enant and  the  mercy  which  he 
sware  unto  thy  fathers : 

13  And  he  will  2/ love  thee,  and 
bless  thee,  and  multiply  thee: 
2  he  will  also  bless  the  fruit  of  thy 
womb,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  land, 
thy  corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine 
oil,  the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and 
the  flocks  of  thy  sheep,  in  the 
land  which  he  sware  unto  thy 
fathers  to  give  thee. 

14  Thou  shalt  be  blessed  above 
all  people:  "there  .shall  not  be 
male  or  female  barren  among 
you,  or  among  your  cattle. 

1-5  And  the  Lord  will  take  away 
from  thee  all  sickness,  and  will 
put  none  of  the  ^evil  diseases  of 
Egypt,  which  thou  knowest,  upon 
thee ;  but  will  lay  them  upon  all 
thern  that  hate  thee. 

16  And  cthou  shalt  consume  all 
the  people  which  the  Lord  thj- 
God  shall  deliver  thee;  ''thine 
eye  shall  have  no  j)ity  upon 
them:  neither  shalt  thou  serve 
their  gods;  for  that  icill  be  ea 
snare  unto  thee. 

17  If  thou  shalt  say  in  thine 
heart.  These  nations  are  more 
than  I;  how  can  I  /dispossess 
them  ? 

18  i/Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  of 
them :  but  shalt  well  /<  remember 
what  the  Lord  thy  God  did  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  unto  all  Egypt; 

19  'The  great  temptations  which 
thine  eyes  saw,  and  the  signs,  and 
the  wonders,  and  the  mighty 
hand,  and  the  stretched  out  arm, 
whereby  the  Lord  thy  God 
brouglit  thee  out:  so  shall  the 
Lord  thy  God  do  unto  all  the 
people  of  whom  thou  art  afraid. 

20  /'•  Moreover  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  send  the  hornet  among  them, 
until  they  that  are  left,  and  hide 
themselves  from  thee,  be  de- 
stroyed. 

21  Thou  Shalt  not  be  affrighted 
at  them:  for  the  Lord  thy  God 
is  'among  you,  ™a  mighty  God 
and  terrible' 

22  "And  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
tput  out  those  nations  before  thee 
by  little  and  little:  thou  mayest 

179 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


rEx.  20.  6. 

ch.  5.  10. 

>eh.  1.  5. 

Dan.  9.  4. 
s  Is.  59.  18. 

Nah.  1.  2. 
Jch.  32.  35. 


M  Lev.  26.  3. 

ch.  28.  1. 
t  Heb. 

because, 

X  Ps.  105.  8,  9. 
Luke  1.  5b, 
72,  73. 

yjohn  H.  2i. 


a  Ex.  23.  26, 
(fee. 


b  Ex.  9.  14.  & 
15.  26. 
ch.  28.  27,  60. 


dch.  13.  8.  & 
19.  13,  21.  ifc 
25.  12. 

e  Ex.  23.  33. 

ch.  12.  30. 
Judg.  8.  27. 
Ps.  106.  36. 

/Xum.  33.  53. 

/rch.  31.  6. 
h  Ps.  105.  5. 


fch.  4.  34.  Sc 
29.  3. 


*  Ex.  23.  28. 
Josh.  24.  12. 

iNum.  11.  20. 

&.  14.  9.  14, 

42.  &  16.  3. 

Josh.  3.  10. 
m  ch.  10.  17. 

Keh.  1.  5.  ifc 

4.  14.  &  9.  32. 
n  Ex.  23.  29, 

30. 
tHeb. 

pluck  off. 


An  ezliortation 


DEUTERONOMY. 


to  obedience. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


t  Hob.  be/ore 
thy  face, 
ver.  2. 

o  Josh,  10.  24, 
25,  42.  &  12. 

I,  A:c. 

;;  Ex.  17.  14, 
ch.  0.  14.  & 
2j.  19.  i  29. 
20. 

q ch.  II.  25. 
Josh.  1.  5.  i- 
10.  h.  <t  23.  9. 

K.X.  32.  20. 
ch.  12.  3. 
1  Chr.  14.12. 
»  Josh. 7.  1,21. 

«  Judg.  8.  27. 

Zeph.  1.  3. 
fch.  17.  1. 
.r  Lev.  27.  28. 

ch.  13.  17. 

Josh.  C.  17, 

18.  (t  7.  1. 


ach.  4.  I.  & 
6.  32,  33.  ic 
6.  1.  2,  3. 


ftch.  1.  3.  6c 

2.  7.  &;  29.  5. 

I's.  136.  10. 

Amos  2.  10. 
c  Ex.  16.  4. 

ch.  13.  3. 
<f2Chr.  32.  31. 

John  2.  25. 
f.  Ex.  10.  2,  3. 
/Ex.  IG.  12, 

14,  3.5. 

g  Pa.  IM.  20. 
Matt.  4.  4. 
Lulie  4.  4. 


h  ch.  29.  5. 
Nch.  9.  21. 

!2  Sam.  7.  14. 
Ps.  h9.  32. 
I'rov.  3.  12. 
Ileb.  12.  ,-.,  G. 
Rev.  3.  19. 


/ch.  11.  10,11, 


t  Heb.  of 
o.'ive  iree  of 
oil. 


not  consume  tliem  at  once,  lest 
the  beasts  of  the  field  increase 
upon  thee. 

23  But  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
deliver  them  tunto  thee,  and 
shall  destroy  them  with  a  mighty 
destruction,  until  they  be  de- 
stroyed. 

24  And  ohe  shall  deliver  their 
kings  into  thine  hand,  and  thou 
Shalt  destroy  their  name  i'from 
under  heaven:  </ there  shall  no 
man  be  able  to  stand  before  thee, 
until  thou  have  destroyed  them. 

2-5  The  graven  images  of  their 
gods  »-shall  ye  burn  witli  fire: 
tliou  » Shalt  not  desire  the  silver 
or  gold  thai  is  on  tliem,  nor  take 
it  unto  thee,  lest  thou  be  f  snared 
tlierein :  for  it  is  «  an  abomination 
to  the  Lord  thy  God. 

20  JS'eitlier  shalt  thou  bring  an 
abomination  into  thine  house,  lest 
thou  he  a  cursed  thing  like  it:  fjut 
thou  shalt  utterly  detest  it,  and 
thou  shalt  utterly  abhor  it;  a^for 
it  is  a  cui'sed  thing. 


A^^ 


CHAPTER  VIIL 

tation  to  ohedience  in  regard  of  Gud^s 
drAilmg  With  them. 

LL  the  commandments  which 
command  tliee  this  day 
« shall  ye  observe  to  do,  tliat  ye 
may  live,  a,nd  multiply,  and  go  in 
and  iDOSsess  the  land  which  the 
Lord  sware  unto  your  fathers. 

2  And  thou  shalt  remember  all 
the  way  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
'led  thee  these  forty  years  in  the 
wilderness,  to  humble  thee,  and 
ffto  prove  thee,  ''to  know  what 
was  in  thine  heart,  whether  thou 
wouldest  keep  his  command- 
ments, or  no. 

8  And  he  humbled  thee,  and 
« suffered  thee  to  hunger,  and  .'led 
tliee  with  manna,  which  thou 
knewest  not,  neither  did  thy  fa- 
thers know;  that  he  might  make 
tiiee  know  that  man  doth  onot 
live  by  bread  only,  but  by  every 
ivord  that  proceedeth  out  of  the 
mouth  of  the  Lord  doth  man  live. 

4  ''Thy  raiment  waxed  not  old 
upon  thee,  neither  did  thy  foot 
swell,  these  forty  years. 

5  'Thou  shalt  also  consider  in 
thine  heart,  that,  as  a  man  chas- 
teneth  liis  son,  sn  the  Lord  thy 
God  chasleneth  thee. 

()  TJierefore  thou  shalt  keep  the 
comiiiandmenis  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  '"-to  walk  in  his  ways,  and  to 
fear  liim. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  bring- 
eth  thee  into  a  good  land,  'a  land 
of  brooks  of  water,  of  fountains 
and  depths  that  spring  out  of 
valleys  and  hills; 

8  A  land  of  wheat,  and  barley, 
and  vines,  and  fig  trees,  and  pome- 
granates; a  land  tof  oil  olive, 
and  honey ; 

180 


y  A  land  wherein  thou  shalt  eat 
bread  without  scarceness,  thou 
Shalt  not  lack  any  i/iiii<i  in  it;  a 
land  '"'Whose  stones  are  iron,  and 
out  of  whose  hills  thou  mayest  dig 
brass. 

10  "When  thou  hast  eaten  and 
art  full,  then  thou  shalt  bless  the 
Lord  thy  God  for  the  good  land 
wliich  he  hath  given  thee. 

11  Beware  that  thou  forget  not 
the  Lord  thy  God,  in  not  keeping 
his  commandments,  and  his.iudg- 
ments,  and  his  statutes,  which  I 
command  thee  this  daj' : 

12  "Lest  luhoi  thou  hast  eaten 
and  art  full,  and  hast  built  good- 
ly houses,  and  dwelt  therein  ; 

13  And  ivhen  thy  herds  and  thj' 
flocks  multiply,  and  thy  silver 
and  thj'  gold  is  multiplied,  and 
all  that  thou  hast  is  multiplied ; 

14  p Then  thine  heart  bo  lifted  up, 
and  thou  i  forget  the  Lord  thy 
God,  which  brouglitthee  forth  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the 
house  of bondage ; 

15  Who  '-led  thee  through  that 
great  and  terrible  wilderness, 
s  wherein  were  fier.v  serpents,  and 
scorpions,  and  drought,  where 
there  -ivas  no  water ;  « who  brought 
thee  forth  water  out  of  the  rock  of 
flint; 

l(j  Who  fed  thee  in  the  wilderness 
with  "manna, wliich  thy  fathers 
knew  not,  that  he  might  humble 
thee,  and  that  he  might  prove 
thee,  a:  to  do  thee  good  at  thy  lat- 
ter end ; 

17  ."And  thou  say  in  thine  heart. 
My  power  and  the  might  of  mine 
ha"nd  hath  gotten  me  this  wealth, 

18  But  thou  shalt  remember  the 
LoKD  thy  God:  zfor  it  is  he  that 
giveth  thee  power  to  get  wealth, 
"that  he  may  establish  his  cove- 
nant which  he  sware  unto  thy  fa- 
thers, as  it  is  this  day. 

19  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  do  at 
all  forget  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
walk  after  other  gods,  and  serve 
them,  and  worship  them,  ''I  testi- 
fy against  you  this  day  that  ye 
shall  surely  perish. 

20  As  the  nations  which  the 
Lord  destroyeth  before  your 
face,  "-'SO  shall  ye  perisli ;  because 
ye  would  notbe  obedient  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

Moses  dissuadctk  them  frum  the  opinion  of  their 
uivn  Tifrhteousness,  by  rehearsing  their  several 
rchcIUons. 

HEAR,  O  Israel:  Thou  art  to 
«pass  over  Jordan  lliisday, 
to  go  in  to  possess  nations  ''greater 
and  mightier  than  tiiyself,  cities 
great  and  « fenced  uj)  to  lieaven, 
'1  A  people  great  and  tall,  ''the 
cliildren  of  the  Anakim,  wliom 
tliou  knowest,  and  of  u7io»(,  thou 
liast  heard  .?«?/,  WJio  can  stand 
before  the  cliildren  of  Anak ! 


Before 

CHRIS' 

1451. 


nch.  6.  11,  12. 


)  ch.  28.  47.  & 
32.  15. 
Prov.  30.  9. 
Ho3.  13.  6. 


p  1  Cor.  4.  7. 
q  Ps.  106.  21. 


ris.  63.12,13, 

14. 

Jer.  2.  G. 
s  Num.  21.  6. 

Hos.  13.  5. 
r  Num.20.  11. 

Ps.  78.  15.  <k 

114.  8. 

u  ver.  3. 
Ex.  16.  15. 

X  Jer.  24.  5.  & 
Heb.  12.  11. 

yeh.  9.  4. 
1  Cor.  4.  7. 


J  Prov.  10.22. 
Hos.  2.  8. 


'-  ch.  4.  20.  * 
30.  18. 


cDan.  9.  11, 


ach.Il.  31. 

Josh.  3.  10. 

fc  4.  I'J. 
6ch.  4.  38.  & 

7.  1,  it  11.23. 
cch.  1.  28. 
JNuin.  13.  20, 

28,  32,  33. 


Moses  rehearseth 


DEUTERONOMY. 


the  rebellions  of  Israel. 


CHRIST 

1451. 


erh.  31.  3. 

Josh.  3.  11. 
/ch.  4.  21. 

Ileb.  12.  29. 
gch.  7.  23. 
A  Ex.  23.  31. 


ch. 


.  24. 


irh.  8.  IT. 
Rom.  11.  6, 
20. 
1  Cor.  4.4,7. 

IGen.  15.  16. 
Lev.  18.  24, 
2o. 

<h.  18.  12. 

/Tit.  3.  5. 


m  Gen.  12.  7. 
&  13.  15.  ik 
15.  7.  <k  17. 
8.  &  26.  4.  (t 
28.  13. 


It  ver.  13. 
E.X.  32.  9.&: 
33.  3.  iz  34.  9. 


0  Ex.  14. 11.  & 

18.  2.  ic  17.  2. 

Num.  11.  4. 

&  20.  2.  ic 

25.  2. 

ch.  31.  27. 
pEx.  32.4. 

Ps.  lUC.  19. 

1491. 

q  Ex.  24.  12, 


rEx.  24.  18. 
&.  34.  28. 


t  Ex.  19. 17.  &; 
20.  1. 
ch.  4.  10.  & 

10.  4.  &  18. 
16. 


c  ch.  31.  29. 
Judg.  2.  17. 


3  Understand  therefore  this  day, 
that  the  Lord  thy  God  is  he 
which ffioeth  over  before  thee;  as 
a  .'■consuming  tire  i'he  shall  de- 
stroy them,  and  he  shall  bring 
tlieiii  down  before  thy  face:  ''So 
Shalt  thou  drive  them  out,  and 
destroy  them  quickly,  as  the 
Lord  hath  said  unto  thee. 

4  'Speak  not  thou  in  thine  heart, 
after  that  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
cast  them  out  from  before  thee, 
saying,  For  my  righteousness  the 
Lord  hath  brought  me  in  to  pos- 
sess this  land  :  but  ^^  for  the  wicl<- 
eduess  of  these  nations  the  Lord 
dotli  drive  them  out  from  before 
thee. 

5  'Not  for  thy  righteousness,  or 
for  the  uprightness  of  thine  heart, 
dost  thou  go  to  possess  their  land: 
but  for  the  wickedness  of  these 
nations  the  Lord  thy  God  doth 

I  drive  them  out  from  before  thee, 

!  and  that  he  may  perform  ^  the 

word  which  the  LoRDSware  unto 

thy  fathers,  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 

Jacob. 

6  Understand  therefore,  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  not 
this  good  land  to  possess  it  lor  thy 
righteousness;  for  thou  ai't  "a 
stiffnecked  people. 

7  1  Kem ember,  mid  forget  not, 
howthou  provokedst  the  Lord  thy 
God  to  wrath  in  the  wilderness : 
ofrom  the  day  that  thou  didst  de- 
part out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  until 
ye  came  unto  this  place,  ye  have 
been  rebellious  against  the  Lord. 

8  Also  pin  Horeb  ye  provoked 
the  Lord  to  wrath,  so  that  the 
LoRJ)  was  angry  with  you  to  have 
destroyed  j'ou. 

i)  'zWhen  I  V\-as  gone  up  into 
the  mount  to  receive  the  tables 
of  stone,  ei7en  the  tables  of  the 
covenant  which  the  Lord  made 
with  j-ou,  then  ri  abode  in  the 
mount  forty  days  and  forty 
nights;  I  neither  did  eat  bread 
nor  drink  water : 

10  sAnd  the  Lord  delivered  unto 
me  two  tables  of  stone  written 
with  tlie  finger  of  God;  and  on 
them  icns  tcrittcn  according  to  all 
the  words  which  the  Lord  spake 
with  you  in  the  mount,  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire,  *in  the  day  of 
the  assembly. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end 
of  forty  days  and  forty  nights, 
that  the  Lord  gave  nie  the  two 
tables  of  .stone,  et'en  the  tables  of 
the  covenant. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
"Arise,  get  thee  down  quicklj' 
from  hence ;  for  thy  joeople  which 
thou  hast  brought  forth  out  of 
Egypt  have  corrupted  themselves ; 
they  are  « quickly  turned  aside 
out  of  the  waj'  which  I  command- 
ed them ;  they  have  made  them  a 
molten  image.  . 


13  Furthermore  i'  the  Lord  spake 
unto  me,  saying,  I  have  seen  this 
people,  and,  behold,  ^it  is  a  stiflf- 
neclced  people : 

14  "Let  me  alone,  that  I  may  de- 
stroy them,  and  ^blot  out  their 
name  from  under  heaven:  <;and  I 
will  make  of  thee  a  nation  might- 
ier and  greater  than  they. 

lo^So  I  turned  and  came  down 
from  the  mount,  and  ^the  mount 
burned  with  fire:  and  the  two 
tables  of  the  covenant  were  in  my 
two  hands. 

16  And /I  looked,  and.  behold,  ye 
had  sinned  against  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  had  made  you  a  molten 
calf:  ye  had  turned  aside  quickly 
out  of  the  way  which  the  Lord 
had  commanded  you. 

17  And  I  took  the  two  tables,  and 
cast  them  out  of  my  two  liands, 
and  brake  them  before  your  eyes. 

15  And  I  i/fell  down  before  the 
Lord,  as  at  the  first,  forty  days 
and  forty  nights:  I  did  neither  eat 
bread  nor  drink  water,  because  of 
all  your  sins  which  ye  sinned,  in 
doing  wickedly  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

19  /'  For  I  was  afraid  of  the  anger 
and  hot  displea.sure,  wherewith 
the  Lord  was  wroth  against  you 
to  destroy  you.  'But  the  Lord 
hearkened  unto  me  at  that  time 
also. 

20  And  the  Lord  was  very  angry 
with  Aaron  to  have  destroyed 
him :  and  I  praj'ed  for  Aaron  also 
the  same  time. 

21  And  ''  1  took  your  sin,  the  calf 
which  ye  had  made,  and  burnt  it 
with  fire,  and  stamped  it,  and 
ground  il  very  small,  even  until  It 
was  as  .small  as  dust:  and  I  cast 
the  dust  thereof  into  the  brook 
that  descended  out  of  the  mount. 

22  A nd  at  >■  Taberah ,  and  at '"  Mas- 
sah,  and  at  "Kibroth-hattaavah, 
ye  provoked  the  Lord  to  wrath. 

'  23  Likewise  »  when  the  Lord  sent 
you  from  Kadesh-barnea,  saying, 
Go  up  and  possess  the  land  which 
I  have  given  you ;  then  ye  rebell- 
ed against  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  pye  be- 
lieved him  not,  nor  hearkened  to 
his  voice. 

24  9  Ye  have  been  rebellious 
against  the  Lord  from  the  day 
that  I  knew  you. 

25  r  Thus  I  fell  down  before  the 
Lord  fortj^  days  and  forty  nights, 
as  I  fell  down  at  tkeflrsL;  because 
the  Lord  had  said  he  would  de- 
stroy you. 

20  « I  jjraved  therefore  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said.  O  Lord  God,  de- 
strov  not  thv  people  and  thine  in- 
heritance, which  thou  hast  re- 
deemed through  thy  greatness, 
which  thou  hast  brought  forth  out 
of  Egj'pt  with  a  mighty  hand. 

27  Remember  thv  servants,  Abrsr 
181 


Before 

C  H  K  I  S  T 

14.51. 


V  Ex.  32.  9. 
z  ver.  6. 

ch.  10.  16.  &; 

31.  27. 

2  Kings  17. 

14. 
a  Ex.  32.  10. 
6ch.  29.  20. 

Ps.  9.  5.  & 

109.  13. 
c  Xum.  14.  12. 
dEx.  32.  15. 
eEx.  19.  18. 

ch.  4.  11.  4: 

5.  23. 
/Ex.  32.  19. 


g  Ex.  'H.  28. 
Ps.  lOe.  23. 


i  Ex.  32.  14. 
&  33.  17. 
ch.  10.  10. 
Ps.  106.  23. 


k  Ex.  32.  20. 
Is.  31.  7. 


I  Num. 

11. 

1. 

3,5. 

m  Ex.  1 

7.  7 

7!  Xum 

1). 

4 

31. 

oNum. 

13. 

3. 

&.  14. 

1. 

p  P-i.  loa  24, 

25. 

</ch.  SI 

27 

s  Ex.  32.  11, 
ice. 


An  exhortatioji 


DEUTEKONOMY. 


to  obedience. 


Be  fori" 

CHRIST 

1451. 


«Gen.  41.  57. 

1  Sam.  14. 

25. 
uEx.  32.  12. 

Num.  14.  IC. 


1  Kiiigs8.il. 
Neh.  1.  10. 
Ps.  95.  7. 


1491. 

a  Ex.  b4.  1,  2. 


iiEx.25.  5, 10. 

<Sc  37.  1. 
eEx.  34.  4. 

/Ex.  34.  28. 

t  Heb.  words. 
I-Ex.  20.  1. 

hEx.  19.  17. 

ch.  9.  10.  & 

IS.  1(3. 
iEx.  34.  29. 
*  Ex.  40.  20. 

l\  Kings  8.  9. 

m  N»m.  33. 

31. 
nNum.  33.  30. 
0  Num.20.  28. 

&  33.  38. 
p  Num.  33. 

32,  33. 
(/Num.  3.  B. 

&  4.  4.  &  8. 

14.  ic  16.  9. 
7- Num.  4.  15. 
ich.  18.  5. 
tL-y.  9.  22. 

Num.  6.  2.3. 

ch.  21.  5. 
u  Num.  18.  20, 

24. 

ch.  18.  1,2. 

E-/..  44.  28. 
*Ex.  34.  28. 

ch.  9.  18,25. 
11  Or, 

furnifr  dai/s, 

1491. 

y  Ex.  32.  14, 

33,  34.  &.  33. 
17. 

•h.9.  19. 


ham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob ;  look  not 
unto  the  stubbornness  of  this  peo- 
ple, nor  to  their  wiclcedness,  nor 
to  tlieir  sin : 

28  Lest  <the  land  whence  thou 
broughtest  us  out  say,  "Because 
tlie  Lord  was  not  able  to  bring 
tlieni  into  the  land  which  he 
promised  them,  and  because  he 
hated  them,  he  hatli  brouglit  them 
out  to  slay  them  in  the  wilderness. 

29  X  Yet  they  are  thy  people  and 
thine  inheritance,  which  tliou 
broughtest  out  by  thy  mighty 
power  and  by  thy  stretched  out 
arm. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  God's  mercy  in  restoring  the  two  tables,  6  in 
continuini;  the  priesthood,  8  in  separating  the 
tribe  of  Levi,  10  in  hearkening  unto  Moses' 
suit  for  the  people.  12  An  exhortation  unto 
obedience. 

AT  that  time  the  Lord  said 
.  unto  me,  "Hew  thee  two  ta- 
bles of  stone  like  unto  the  first, 
and  come  up  unto  me  into  the 
mount,  and  ^make  thee  an  ark  of 
wood. 

2  And  I  will  write  on  the  tables 
the  words  that  were  in  the  first 
tables  which  tliou  brakest,  and 
«thou  Shalt  put  them  in  the  ark. 

3  And  I  made  an  ark  o/f'shittim 
wood,  and  chewed  two  tables  of 
stone  like  unto  the  first,  and  went 
up  into  the  mount,  having  the  two 
tables  in  mine  hand. 

4  And  /he  wrote  on  the  tables, 
according  to  the  first  writing,  the 
ten  t  commandments, ;;  which  the 
Lord  spake  unto  you  in  the 
mount,  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
fire,  ''in  the  day  of  the  assembly: 
and  the  Lord  gave  them  unto  me. 

5  And  I  turned  myself  and  'came 
down  from  the  mount,  and  « put 
the  tables  in  the  ark  which  I  had 
made ;  '  and  there  they  be,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  me. 

(j  ^J  And  the  children  of  Israel 
took  their  journey  from  Beeroth 
"»of  the  children  of  Jaakan  to 
«Mosera:  » there  Aaron  died,  and 
there  he  was  buried;  and  Eleazar 
his  son  ministered  in  the  priest's 
office  in  his  stead. 

7  pFrom  thence  they  journeyed 
unto  C4udgodah;  and  from  Gud- 
godah  to  Jotbath,  a  land  of  rivers 
of  waters. 

8  H  At  that  time  7 the  Lord  sep- 
arated the  tribe  of  Levi,  'to  bear 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  »to  stand  before  the  Lord 
to  minister  unto  him,  and  <to 
bless  ill  his  name,  unto  this  day. 

9  "Wherefore  Levi  hath  no  ])art 
nor  inheritance  with  his  breth- 
ren ;  the  Lord  u  his  inheritance, 
according  as  the  Lord  thy  God 
proinised  him. 

10  And  2.1  staj'ed  in  the  mount, 
according  to  the  11  first  time,  Ibrty 
days  and  forty  niglit.s;  and  2/ the 

1S2 


Lord  hearkened  unto  me  at  that 
time  also,  and  the  Lord  would 
not  destroy  thee. 

11  «And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Arise,  t  take  /%  journey  betbre  the 
people,  that  they  may  go  in  and 
l^ossess  the  land,  which  I  sware 
unto  their  fathers  to  give  unto 
them. 

12  "jl  And  now,  Israel,  «what  doth 
the  Lord  thy  God  require  of  thee, 
but  *to  fear  the  Lord  thy  God, 
(•to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  ''to 
love  him,  and  to  serve  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  all  thy  heart  and 
with  all  thy  soul, 

13  To  keep  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord,  and  his  statutes, 
which  I  command  thee  this  day 
<■  for  thy  good  ? 

14  Behold, /the  heaven  and  the 
heaven  of  heavens  in  the  Lord's 
thy  God,  i/ the  earth  ai.5o,  with  all 
that  therein  is. 

15  ''Only  the  Lord  had  a  delight 
in  thy  fathers  to  love  them,  and 
he  chose  their  seed  after  them, 
even  you  above  all  people,  as  it  is 
this  daj'. 

16  Circumcise  therefore  »the  fore- 
skin of  yovir  heart,  and  be  no  more 
*  stiff  necked. 

17  For  the  Lord  your  God  ?.? 
'God  of  gods,  and  '"Lord  of  lords, 
a  great  God,  "  a  mighty,  and  a  ter- 
rible, which  f'regardeth  not  per- 
sons, nor  taketh  reward: 

18  pHe  doth  execute  the  judg- 
ment of  the  fatherless  and  widow, 
and  loveth  the  stranger,  in  giving 
him  food  and  raiment. 

19  '2  Love  ye  therefore  the  stran- 
ger ;  for  ye  were  strangers  in  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

20  '-Thou  Shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy 
God;  him  shall  thou  serve,  and 
to  him  Shalt  thou  deleave,  <aud 
swear  by  his  name. 

21 «  He  is  thy  praise,  and  lie  is  thy 
God,  2^  that  hath  done  for  thee 
these  great  and  terrible  things, 
which  thine  eyes  have  seen. 

22  Thy  fathers  went  down  into 
Egypt  J' with  threescore  and  ten 
persons;  and  now  the  Lord  thj' 
God  hath  made  thee  -as  the  stars 
of  heaven  for  multitude. 

22.     yGen.  4C.  27.      Ex.  1.  5.    .Vela  ' 
1.  10.  Sc  28.  62. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  An  exhortation  to  obedience,  2  hy  their  ouin 
experience  of  God's  great  works,  8  by  promise 
of  Qod's  great  blessings,  10  and  by  threatcn- 
ings.  18  A  careful  study  is  rc'/uircd  m  God's 
words.  20  The  blessing  and  curse  is  set  before 
them. 

THEREFORE  thou  Shalt  «love 
the  Lord  thy  (Jod,  and  '-keep 
his  charge,  and  his  statutes,  and 
his  judgments,  and  his  command- 
ments, al  way. 

2  And  know  ye  this  day:  for 
I  spra/i.  not  with  your  cliildren 
which  have  not  known,  and  which 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


J  Ex.  32.  34. 

&  S3.  1. 
t  Heb.  go 

in  journey. 
a.Viic.  6.  8. 
'jch.  6.  13. 
cch.  5.  33. 
dch.  6.  5.  & 

11.  13.  t  30. 

16,  20. 

M.itt.22.  37. 
e  ch.  6.  24. 
fl  Kings  8. 

27. 

Ps.  115.  16. 

&.  148.  4. 
5- Gen.  14.  19. 

Ex.  19.  5. 

Ps.  24.  1. 
h  ch.  4.  37. 
iSee  Lev.  26. 

41. 

cli.  30.  G. 

Jer.  4.  4. 

Rom.  2.  28, 

29. 

Col.  2.  11. 
*  ch.  9.  6,  13. 
I  Josh.  22.  22. 

Ps.  136.  2. 

Dan.  2.  47. 

At  11.  36. 
m  Rev.  17.  14. 

A:  19.  16. 
71  ch.  7.  21. 
u2Chr.  19.  7. 

.lob  34.  19. 

Ads  10.  34. 

Rom.  2.  11. 

Gal.  2.  6. 

Eph.  6.  9. 

Col.  3.  25. 

1  Pet.  1.  17. 
p  Ps.  68.  5.  &. 

146.  9. 
(/  Lev.  19.  33, 

34. 
rch.  G.  13. 

Malt.  4.  10. 

Luke  4.  8. 
sch.  11.  22.  & 

13.  4. 
(  Ps.  63.  11. 
u  Ex.  15.  2. 

Ps.  22.  3. 

Jer.  17.  14. 
X  1  Sam.  12. 

24. 

2  Sam.  7.  23. 
Ps.  106.  21, 

z  Gen.  15.  5.     ch. 


uch.  10.  12.4: 

30.  16,  20. 
b  Zech.  3.  7. 


An  exhortation 


DEUTERONOMY. 


to  obedience. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


cch.  8.  5. 
cZch.  5.  24. 
ech.  7.  19. 
/Ps.  7H.  12.  & 
135.  9. 


f  Ex.  14.  27, 
28.  &;  15.  9, 


A  Num.  16.  1, 
31.  St.  27.  3. 
Ps.  106.  17. 


II  Or,  living 
substance 
which  fol- 
lowed them. 

t  Heb.  was 
at  their  fee 

jch.  5.  3.  (k 


7.  19. 


Ich.  4.  40.  & 

5.  16. 

Prov.  10.  27. 
771  ch.  9.  5. 
7i  Ex.  3.  8. 


cZech.  14.18. 


p  ch.  8.  7. 


t  Heb. 

9I  Kings  9.  3. 


T  ver.  22. 
ch.  6.  17. 


«Lpv.  26.4. 
ch.  28.  12. 

u  Joel  2.  23. 
James  5.  7. 

X  Ps.  104.  14. 
t  Heb.  give. 
yc!i.  6.  11. 

Joel  2.  19. 
r  ch.  29.  18. 

Job  31.  27. 
flch.  8.  19.  3c 

30.  17. 


have  not  seen  "^the  chastisement 
of  the  Lord  your  God,  ''his  great- 
ness, ehis  m'ighty  hand,  and  his 
stretched  out  arm, 

3  /And  his  miracles,  and  his  acts, 
which  he  did  in  the  midst  of  Egypt 
unto  Pharaoh  the  king  of  Egj'pt, 
and  unto  all  his  land; 

4  And  what  he  did  unto  the  army 
of  Egypt,  unto  their  horses,  and 
to  their  chariots;  ^fhow  he  made 
tlie  water  of  the  Red  sea  to  over- 
flow them  as  they  pursued  after 
you,  and  kow  the'  Lord  hath  de- 
stroj-ed  them  unto  this  day ; 

5  And  what  he  did  unto  you  in 
the  wilderness,  until  ye  came  into 
this  place ; 

G  And  >!■  what  he  did  unto  Dathan 
and  Abiram,  the  sons  of  Eliab, 
the  son  of  Reuben :  how  the  earth 
opened  her  mouth,  and  swallowed 
them  up,  and  their  households, 
and  their  tents,  and  all  the  il  sub- 
stance that  t  was  in  their  posses- 
sion, in  the  midst  of  all  Israel : 

7  But  »your  ej'es  have  seen  all 
the  great  acts  of  the  Lord  which 
he  did. 

8  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  all  the 
commandments  which  I  com- 
mand you  this  day.  that  ye  maj' 
k  be  strong,  and  go  in  and  possess 
the  land,  whither  ye  go  to  possess 
it; 

9  And  ^that  ye  may  prolong  7/o»r 
daj's  in  the  land,™  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  your  fathers  to  give  un- 
to them  and  to  their  seed,  "a  land 
that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

10  %  For  the  land,  whither  thou 
goest  in  to  possess  it,  is  not  as  the 
land  of  Egypt,  from  whence  ye 
came  out,  « where  thou  sowedst 
thy  seed,  and  wateredst  it.  with 
thy  foot,  as  a  garden  of  herbs : 

11  J^But  the  land,  whither  ye  go 
to  possess  it,  is  a  land  of  hills  and 
valleys,  a?id  drinketh  water  of  the 
rain  of  heaven : 

12  A  laud  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  t  caretli  for :  4  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  o?-e always  upon  it, 
from  the  beginning  of  the  year 
even  unto  the  end  of  the  yeai*. 

13  %  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
ye  shall  hearken  ?•  diligently  unto 
hiy  commandments  which  I  com- 
mand you  this  day.  »to  love  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  to  serve  him 
with  all  your  heart  and  with  all 
your  soul, 

14  That  f  I  will  give  you  the  rain 
of  your  land  in  his  due  season, 
"the  first  rain  and  the  latter  rain, 
that  thou  mayest  gather  in  thy 
corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine  oil. 

15  -t' And  I  will  +send  grass  in  thy 
fields  for  thy  cattle,  that  thou 
mayest  y  eat  and  be  full. 

16  Take  heed  to  yourselves,  ^that 
your  heart  be  not  deceived,  and 
ye  turn  aside,  and  "serve  other 
gods,  and  worship  them ; 


17  And  then  6  the  Lord's  wrath 
be  kindled  against  you,  and  he 
cshut  up  the  heaven,  that  there  be 
no  rain,  and  that  the  land  yield 
not  her  fruit;  and  lest  ''ye  perish 
quickly  from  oft'  the  good  land 
which  the  Lord  giveth  you. 

18  II  Therefore  ^  shall  ye  lay  up 
these  my  words  in  j'our  heart  and 
in  your  soul,  and  .r  bind  them  for  a 
sign  upon  your  hand,  that  they 
may  be  as  frontlets  between  your 
eyes. 

19  ffAndye  shall  teach  them  your 
children,  speaking  of  them  when 
thou  sittest  in  thine  house,  and 
when  thou  walkest  by  the  way, 
when  thou  liest  down,  and  when 
thou  risest  up. 

20  ''And  thou  slialt  write  them 
upon  the  door  posts  of  thine  house, 
and  upon  thy  gates: 

21  That  i  your  days  may  be  mul- 
tiplied, and  tlie  days  of  your  chil- 
dren, in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  your  lathers  to  give 
them,  ^as  the  days  of  heaven 
upon  the  earth. 

22  1  For  if  'j-e  shall  diligently 
keep  all  these  commandments 
which  I  command  you.  to  do  them, 
to  love  theLoRD  your  God,  to  walk 
in  all  his  waj's,  and  '«to  cleave 
unto  him ; 

23  Then  will  the  Lord  "drive 
out  all  these  nations  from  before 
you,  and  ye  shall  "possess  greater 
nations  and  mightier  than  your- 
selves. 

24  p  Every  place  whereon  the 
soles  of  your  feet  shall  tread  shall 
be  yours:  9 from  the  wilderness 
and  Lebanon,  from  the  river,  the 
river  Euphrates,  even  unto  the 
uttermost  sea  shall  j^our  coast  be. 

2.5  ''There  shall  no  man  be  able 
to  stand  before  you :  for  the  Lord 
your  God  shall  »lay  the  fear  of 
you  and  the  dread 'of  you  upon 
all  the  land  that  j'e  shall  tread 
upon,  t  as  he  hath  said  unto  you. 

2G  \  "Behold,  I  set  before  you 
this  day  a  blessing  and  a  curse : 

27  «A  blessing,  if  ye  obey  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord 
your  God,  which  I  command  you 
this  day : 

23  And  a  2/ curse,  if  ye  will  not 
obey  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord  your  God,  but  turn  aside 
out  of  the  way  which  I  command 
you  this  day,  to  go  after  other 
gods,  which  ye  have  not  known. 

29  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
brought  thee  in  unto  the  land 
whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it, 
that  thou  Shalt  put -the  blessing 
upon  mount  Gerizim,  and  the 
curse  upon  mount  Ebal. 

30  Are  they  not  on  the  other  side 
Jordan,  by  the  way  where  the 
sun  goeth  down,  in  the  land  of 
the  Canaanites.  which  dwell  In 

183 


Bef»re 

CHRIST 

1451. 


6ch.  6.  15. 
cl  Kings  8.35. 

2(;hr.  C.  26. 

i  7.  13. 
dch.  4.  20.  (fc 

8.  19.20.  6c. 

30.  18. 

Josh.  23.  13, 

15,  16. 
e  ch.  C.  6.  Ic 

32,  46. 
/ch.  6.  8. 
j-ch.  4.  9,  10. 

Sc  6.7. 


Prov.  3.2.  (fc 
4.  10.  &  9.  11. 

*  Ps.  72.  5.  Sl 

89.  29. 

/ver.  13. 
ch.  6.  17. 


m  ch.  10.  20. 

Sc  30.  20. 
nch.  4.  38.  <fc 

9.  5. 
och.  9.  1. 


p  Josh.  1.  3. 

Ic  14.  9. 
?Gen.  15.  18. 

Ex.  23.  31. 

Num.  34.  3, 

&c. 


t  Ex.  23.  27. 
u  ch.  30.  1, 15, 


y  ch.  28.  15. 


z  ch.  27.  12, 


The  place  of  God's 


DEUTERONOMY 


service  is  to  be  kept. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


a  Gen.  12.  C. 

Judg.  7.  1. 
i  ch.  9.  1. 

Jo.sh.  1.  11. 
ech.  6.  32.  &. 

12.  32. 


b  ch.  4.  10. 

1  Kings  8.  40. 

c  Ex.  34.  13. 

ch.  7.  5. 
a  Or,  inherit. 
</ 2  Kings  16. 

4.  &  17.  10, 

11. 

Jer.  3.  6. 
t  Num.  33.  f)2. 

Judg.  2.  2. 
tHeb. 

break  down. 


f\eT.  31. 


f  ver.  11. 
ch.  26.  2. 
Josh.  9.  27. 

1  Kings  8. 
29. 

2  Chr.  7.  12. 
Ps.  78.  68. 

fcLev.  17.  3,4. 

J  ver.  17. 
th.  14.  22, 
23.  Sc  15.  19, 
20. 


»ch.  14.  26. 
/  ver.  12,  18. 

Lev.  23.  40. 

ch.  16.  11, 

14,  15.  &  26. 

11.  &:  27.  7. 


7/1  Judg.  17.  0. 
&  21.  25. 


nch.  11.  31. 
0  ver.  5,  14, 

18,  21,  28. 
ch.  14.  23.  & 
1.5.  00.  <k  18. 
2,  &,c.  <fc  17. 
H.  ifc  18.  C.  ik 
23.  16.  &.  26. 
2.  &  31.  11. 
Josh.  18.  1. 
)  Kings  8. 

P».  78.  68. 


the  champaign  over  against  Gil- 
gal,  "beside  the  plains  of  Moreh? 

31  ^For  ye  shall  pass  over  Jor- 
dan to  go  in  to  possess  the  land 
which  the  Lord  your  God  giveth 
you,  and  ye  shall  possess  it,  and 
dwell  therein. 

32  And  ye  shall  observe  ^to  do 
all  the  statutes  and  judgments 
which  I  set  before  you  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Monuments  of  idolatry  are  to  be  destroyed.  5 
The  place  of  God^s  service  is  to  be  kept.  15,  23 
Blood  is  forbidden.  17,  2(1,  20  Holy  things 
must  be  eaten  in  the  holy  place.  19  The  Le- 
Kite  is  not  to  be  forsaken,  29  Idolatry  is  not 
to  be  inquired  after. 

rtrpHESE  are  the  statutes  and 
X  judgments,  which  ye  shall 
observe  to  do  in  the  land,  which 
the  Lord  (Jod  of  thy  fathers 
giveth  thee  to  po.ssess  ic,  *all  the 
days  that  ye  live  upon  the  earth. 

2  cYe  shall  utterly  destroy  all 
the  places,  wherein  the  nations 
.which  ye  shall  !lposs{-ss  served 
their  gods,  ^upon  the  high  mount- 
ains, and  upon  the  hills,  and  un- 
der every  green  tree : 

3  And  «ye  shall  t  overthrow 
their  altai's,  and  break  their  pil- 
lars, and  burn  their  groves  with 
fire;  and  ye  shall  hew  down  the 
graven  images  of  their  gods,  and 
destroy  the  names  of  them  out 
of  that  place. 

4  /Ye  shall  not  do  so  unto  the 
Lord  your  God. 

5  But  unto  the  place  which  the 
Lord  your  God  shall  (/choose  out 
of  all  your  tribes  to  put  his  name 
there,  even  unto  his  habitation 
shall  ye  seek,  and  thither  thou 
Shalt  come : 

6  And  h.  thither  ye  shall  bring 
your  burnt  offerings,  and  your 
sacrifices,  and  your  » tithes,  and 
heave  ofierings  of  your  hand, 
and  your  vows,  and  your  free- 
will offerings,  and  the  firstlings 
of  your  herds  and  of  your  flocks  : 

7  And  ''there  ye  .shall  eat  before 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  'ye 
shall  rejoice  in  all  that  ye  put 
your  hand  unto,  ye  and  your 
households,  wherein  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  blessed  thee. 

8  Ye  shall  not  do  after  all  the 
things  that  we  do  here  this  day, 
in  every  nian  whatsoever  is  right 
in  his  own  eyes. 

9  For  ye  are  not  as  yet  come  to 
the  rest  and  to  the  inheritance, 
which  the  Lord  your  God  giveth 
you. 

10  But  io?ie7i  "ye  go  over  Jor- 
dan, and  dwell  in  the  land  which 
the  Lord  your  (iod  giveth  you 
to  inherit,  and  iv/ieii  he  giveth 
you  rest  from  all  your  enemies 
i-ound  about,  so  that  ye  dwell  in 
safety ; 

11  Then  there  shall  be  «a  place 
which  the  Lord  your  God  shall 

184 


choose  to  cause  his  name  to 
dwell  there;  thither  shall  ye 
bring  all  that  I  command  you; 
your  burnt  offerings,  and  your 
sacrifices,  your  tithes,  and  the 
heave  offering  of  your  hand,  and 
all  tyour  choice  vows  which  ye 
vow  unto  the  Lord: 

12  And  pye  shall  rejoice  before 
the  Lord  your  God,  ye,  and  your 
sons,  and  your  daughters,  and 
your  menservants,  and  your 
maidservants,  and  the  Levite 
that  is  within  your  gates ;  foras- 
inuch  as  she  hath  no  part  nor 
inheritance  with  you. 

13  '•Take  heed  to  thyself  that 
thou  off"er  not  thy  burnt  offer- 
ings in  every  place  that  thou 
seest : 

14  sBut  in  the  place  which  the 
Lord  shall  ciioose  in  one  of  thy 
tribes,  there  thou  shalt  offer  thy 
burnt  offerings,  and  there  thou 
Shalt  do  all  that  I  coiDmand  thee. 

15  Notwithstanding,  t  thou  maj'- 
est  kill  and  eat  flesh  in  all  thy 
gates,  whatsoever  thy  soul  lusteth 
after,  according  to  the  blessing  of 
the  Lord  thy  God  which  he  hath 
given  thee:  « the  unclean  and  the 
clean  may  eat  thereof,  ^as  of  the 
roebuck,  "and  as  of  the  hart. 

16  .vOnly  ye  shall  not  eat  the 
blood;  ye  shall  pour  it  upon  the 
earth  as  water. 

17  1[  Thou  mayest  not  eat  within 
tliy  gates  the  tithe  of  thj'  corn,  or 
of  thy  wine,  or  of  th.v  oil,  or  the 
firstlings  of  thy  herds  or  of  thy 
flock,  nor  any  of  thy  vows  which 
thou  vowest,  nor  thy  freewill 
offerings,  or  heave  offering  of 
thine  hand: 

18  2But  thou  must  eat  them  be- 
fore the  LoR  i:>  thy  God  in  the  place 
which  the  Lord  thj-  God  shall 
choose,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy 
daughter,  and  thy  manservant, 
and  thy  maidservant,  and  the 
Levite  that  i.*?  within  thy  gates: 
and  thou  shalt  rejoice  before  the 
IjORD  thy  God  in  all  that  thou 
puttest  thine  hands  unto. 

1<3  «Take  heed  to  thyself  that 
thou  forsake  not  the  Levite  tas 
long  as  thou  llvest  upon  tlie  earth. 

20  t  When  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  enlarge  thy  border,  ''as  he 
hath  promised  thee,  and  thou 
shalt  sa.v,  I  will  eat  flesh,  because 
thy  soul  longeth  to  eat  flesh ;  thou 
mayest  eat  flesh,  whatsoever  thy 
soul  lusteth  after. 

21  If  the  place  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  chosen  to  put  his 
name  there  bo  too  far  from  thee, 
then  thou  slialt  kill  of  thy  herd 
and  of  thy  Hock,  whicli  tlioLORD 
hath  given  thee,  as  I  have  com- 
manded thee,  and  thou  shalt  eat 
in  thy  gates  whatsoever  thy  soul 
lusteth  after. 

22  c  Even  as  the  roebuck  and  the 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


tHeb. 
the  choice  of 


Vfh.  10.  9.  <fe 

14.  2it. 
rLev.  17.4. 


H  ver.  22. 
jch.  14.  5.  i 

15.  22. 
J/ Gen.  9.  4. 

Lev.  7.  26.  &. 

17.  10. 

ch.  15.  23.  &. 

ver.  23,  24. 


3  ver.  11,  12. 

ch.  14.  23. 


a  ch.  14.  27. 
I  Hob. 
all  thy  Jays. 

JGen.  15.  18. 
St  28.  14. 
Kx.  34.  24. 
ch.  11.  24.  ic 
19.  8. 


Enticers  to  idolatrxj 


DEUTERONOMY. 


to  be  stoned  to  death. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


d  ver.  16. 
tHeb. 

lie  strong. 
e  Gen.  9.  4. 

Lev.  17.  11, 

14. 


/ch.  4.  40. 
Is.  3.  10. 

f  Ex.  15.26. 

eh.  13.  18. 

1  Kings  11. 

3H. 
h  Num.  5.  9, 

10.  &  18.  19. 
il  Sam.  1.21, 

22,  24. 
iLev.  1.  5,  9, 

13.  Hi    17.  11. 


m  Ex.  23.  23. 
ch.  19.  1. 
Josh.  23.  4. 

t  Heb.  inker- 

itest,  or, 

pussesscst 

them, 
n  ch.  7.  16. 
tHeb. 

after  them. 

a  ver.  4. 

Lev.  18.  3, 

26,  30. 

2  Kings  17. 

15. 
tHeb. 

ah:imina- 

tion  of  the. 
pLev.  18.  21. 

&  20.  2. 

ch.  18.  10. 

Jer.  32.  35. 

Ez.  23.  37. 
^ch.  4.  2.  (k 

13.  18. 

Josh.  1.  7. 

Prov.  30.  G. 

Een.  22.  18. 


a  Zeeh.  10.  2. 

A  Matt.  24.24 

2Thes9.  2.  9 

cSee  ch.  18. 

22. 

Jer.  28.  9. 

Matt.  7.  22. 

hart  is  eaten,  so  thou  shalt  eat 
them  :  the  unclean  and  the  clean 
shall  eat  o/them  alike. 

23  f^  Only  +  be  sure  that  thou  eat 
not  the  "blood:  "^lor  the  blood  is 
the  life;  and  thou  mayest  not  eat 
the  life  with  the  flesh. 

24  Thou  Shalt  not  eat  it;  thou 
Shalt  pour  it  upon  the  earth  as 
water. 

2-5  Thou  Shalt  not  eat  it ;  /that  it 
may  go  well  with  thee,  and  with 
thj-'  children  after  thee,  .'/when 
thou  Shalt  do  that  xrliich  is  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

26  Only  thy  ''  holy  things  which 
thou  hast,  and  Uhy  vows,  thou 
Shalt  take,  and  go  unto  the  place 
which  the  Lord  shall  choose : 

27  And  *thou  shalt  ofler  thy 
burnt  offei'ings,  the  flesh  and  the 
blood,  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
thy  God:  and  the  blood  of  thy 
sacrifices  shall  be  poured  out  upon 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  thou  shalt  eat  the  flesh. 

2.8  Observe  and  hear  all  these 
words  which  I  command  thee, 
'  that  it  may  go  well  with  thee, 
and  with  thy  children  after  thee 
for  ever,  when  thou  doest  that 
ivhich  is  good  and  right  in  the 
si.ght  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

29  ^  When  »'  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  cut  off  the  nations  froin  be- 
fore thee,  whither  thou  .goest  to 
possess  them,  and  thou  tsuc- 
ceedest  them,  and  dwellest  in 
their  land; 

.30  Take  heed  to  thyself  "that 
thou  be  not  snared  tby  following 
them,  after  that  they  be  destroy- 
ed from  before  thee ;  and  that  thou 
inquire  not  after  their  gods,  say- 
ing. How  did  these  nations  serve 
their  gods  ?  even  so  uill  I  do  like- 
wise. 

;il  o  Thou  Shalt  not  do  so  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God :  for  every  t  abomi- 
nation to  the  Lord  which  he 
hateth  have  they  done  unto  their 
gods;  for  2^ even  their  sons  and 
their  daughters  they  have  burnt 
in  the  fire  to  their  gods. 

32  What  thing  soever  I  command 
vou,  observe  to  do  it:  ^thovi  shalt 
hot  add  thereto,  nor  diminish 
from  it. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Enticers  to  idolatry,  6  hov:  near  soever  unto 
thee,  9  are  to  be  stoned  to  death.  12  Idolatrous 
eitics  are  not  to  be  spared. 

IF  there  arise  among  you  a 
prophet,  or  a  "dreamer  of 
dreams,  ^and  giveth  thee  a  sign 
or  a  wonder, 

2  And  cthe  sign  or  the  wonder 
come  to  pa.ss,  whereof  he  spake 
unto  thee,  saying,  Let  us  go  after 
other  gods,  which  thou  hast  not 
known,  and  let  us  serve  them; 

3  Thou  Shalt  not  hearken  unto 
the  words  of  that  prophet,  or  that 
dreamer  of  dreams :  tor  the  Lord 


your  God ''proveth  you,  to  know 
whether  ye  love  the  Lord  your 
God  with  all  your  heart  and  with 
all  vour  soul. 

4  Ye  shall  ^walk  after  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  fear  him.  and  keep 
his  commandments,  and  obey  his 
voice,  and  ye  shall  servo  him,  and 
/cleave  unto  him. 

And  ffthat  prophet,  or  that 
dreamer  of  dreams,  shall  be  put 
to  death ;  because  he  hath  t  spok- 
en to  turn  i/oji  away  from  the 
Lord  j'our  God,  which  brought 
you  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
redeemed  you  out  of  the  house 
of  bondage,  to  thrust  thee  out  of 
the  wa,y  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
commanded  thee  to  walk  in.  ''80 
Shalt  thou  put  the  evil  away  from 
the  midst  of  thee. 

6  ^  i  If  thy  brother,  the  son  of  thy 
mother,  or  thy  son,  or  thy  daugh- 
ter, or  '-the  wife  of  thy  bosom,  or 
thy  friend,  ^  which  is  as  thine  own 
soul,  entice  thee  .secretl.v,  saying. 
Let  us  go  and  servo  other  gods, 
which  thou  hast  not  known,  thou, 
nor  thy  lathers; 

7  Xamely,  of  the  gods  of  the  peo- 
ple which  are  round  about  you, 
nigh  unto  thee,  or  far  off  from 
thee,  from  the  one  end  of  the 
earth  even  unto  the  other  end  of 
the  earth ; 

8  Thou  shalt  -'  not  consent  unto 
him,  nor  hearken  unto  him;  nei- 
ther shall  thine  eye  pity  him,  nei- 
ther shalt  thou  spare,  neither 
Shalt  thou  conceal  him : 

9  But « thou  shalt  surely  kill  him ; 
o  thine  hand  shall  be  first  upon 
him  to  put  him  to  death,  and  after- 
wards the  hand  of  all  the  people. 

10  And  tliou  Shalt  stone  him 
with  stones,  that  he  die ;  becau.se 
he  hath  sought  to  thrust  thee 
awaj'  from  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  brought  thee  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of 
t  bondage. 

11  And  p  all  Israel  shall  hear,  and 
fear,  and  shall  do  no  more  any 
such  wickedness  as  this  is  among 
you. 

"  12  IT  ?  If  thou  shalt  hear  say  in 
one  of  thy  cities,  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  given  thee  to  dwell 
there,  saying, 

13  Certain  men,  5  the  children  of 
Belial,  '•are  gone  out  froin  among 
you,  and  have  "withdrawn  the 
inhabitants  of  their  city,  saying, 
« Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods, 
wiiich  ye  have  not  known  ; 

14  Then  shalt  thou  inquire,  and 
make  seai-ch,  and  ask  diligentlj-; 
and,  behold,  */  it  l>e  truth,  and  the 
thing  certain,  that  such  abomi- 
nation is  v.-rought  among  you  ; 

1.5  Thou  Shalt  surely  smite  the 

inhabitants  of  that  city  with  the 

edge  of  the  sword,  «  destrojdng  it 

utterly,  and   all  that  is  therein, 

1S5 


Before 

:H  R  I  S  T 

1451. 


ich.  8.  2. 
See  Matt.  24. 
24. 

1  Cor.  11.  19. 

2  Thess.  2. 
11. 

Rev.  13.  14. 
e2  Kings  23. 

3. 

2  Chr.  34.  31. 
feh.  10.20.  & 

30.  20. 
f  ch.  18.  20. 

Jer.  14.  15. 

Zech.  13.  3. 
t  Heb.  spoken 

Tfxclt  against 

IheLORP. 
h  ch.  17.  7.  Ic 

22.  21,  22,  24. 

1  Cor.  5.  13. 
ich.  17.  2. 

iSee  Gen.  18. 

5. 

ch.  28.  54. 

Prov.  5.  20. 

.Mic.  7.5. 
il  Sam.  18.  1, 

3.  ic  20.  17. 


m  Prov.  1.  10. 


nch.  17.  5. 
och.  17.7. 
Acts  7.  58. 


tHfcb. 

bondmen, 
pch.  17.  13.  & 

19.  20. 

.jJosh.  22.  11, 
&c. 
Judg.20. 1,2. 


i|  Or,  naughty 
men  :  See 
Judg.  19.  22. 
1  Sam.  2.  12. 
Si  25.  17,  25. 

1  Kings  21. 
10,  13. 

2  Cor.  6.  15. 
rl  John  2.  19. 

Jude  19. 
s2  Kings  17. 

21. 

t  ver.  2,  6. 
u  Ex.  22.  20. 

Lev.  27.  2a 

Josh.  6.  17, 

21. 


Of  meats  clean 


DEUTERONOMY. 


and  unclean. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


»  Josh.  8.  28. 
Is.  17.  1.  Sc 
25.  2. 
Jer.  49.  2. 

I  ch.  7.  26. 
Josh.  0.  18. 

II  Or,  deputed. 
a  Josh.  C.  20. 

b  Gen.  22.  17. 
&  26.  4,  24.  & 
28.  14. 

cch.  12.25, 
28,  32. 


a  Rom.  8.  16. 

&  0.  8,  26. 

Gal.  3.  26. 
b  Lev.  19.  28. 

&  21.  5. 

Jer.  16.  6.  <k 

41.  5.  6c.  47. 

5. 

1  Thess.  4. 

13. 
c  Lev.  20.  26. 

ch.  7.  6.  <k 

26.  18,  19. 
d  Ez.  4.  14. 

Acts  10.  13, 

14. 
e  Lev.  11.  2, 

(Sec. 


U  Or,  hison. 
t  Hub. 
dishon. 


/Lev.  11.  20, 
f  Lev.  11.  9. 


and  the  cattle  thereof,  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 
1(J  And  thou  shalt  gather  all  the 
spoil  of  it  into  the  midst  of  the 
street  thereof,  and  shalt  «bvirn 
with  fire  the  city,  and  all  the  spoil 
tliereof  every  whit,  for  the  Lord 
thy  God :  and  it  shall  be  2/  a  heap 
for  ever ;  it  shall  not  be  built  again. 

17  And  2  there  shall  cleave  nouglit 
of  the  !l  cursed  thing  to  thine  hand : 
that  the  Lord  may  "turn  from 
the  fierceness  of  his  anger,  and 
shew  thee  mercy,  and  have  com- 
passion upon  thee,  and  multiply 
thee,  *  as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy 
fathers ; 

18  When  thou  shalt  hearken 
to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  tliy  God, 
cto  keep  all  his  commandments 
which  I  command  thee  this  day, 
to  do  that  lo/iich  is  right  in  tlie 
eyes  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  God's  children  arc  not  to  disfigure  themselves 
in  mourning.  3  What  may,  and  what  may  not 
be  eaten,  4   of  beasts,  9  of  fishes,  11  of  fowls. 

21  That  which  dieth  uf  itself  may  not  be  eaten. 

22  Tithes    of  divine  service.     23   Tithes   and 
firstlings   of  rejoicing   before   the  Lord.     28 

The  third  year's  lithe  of  alms  and  charity. 

YE  ai'e  a  the  children  of  the 
Lord  your  God:  iye  shall 
not  cut  yourselves,  nor  make  any 
baldness  between  your  eyes  for 
the  dead. 

2  c  For  thou  art  a  holy  people  un- 
to the  Lord  thy  God,  and  the 
Lord  hath  chosen  thee  to  be  a 
peculiar  people  nnto  himself, 
above  all  the  nations  that  ore  up- 
on the  earth. 

3  H  ''Thou  shalt  not  eat  any 
abominable  thing. 

4  e  These  are  the  beasts  which  ye 
shall  eat:  the  ox,  the  sheep,  and 
the  goat, 

5  The  hart,  and  the  roebuck,  and 
the  fallow  deer,  and  the  wild  goat, 
and  the  lltpygarg,  and  the  wild 
ox,  and  the  chamois. 

G  And  every  beast  that  parteth 
the  hoof,  and  cleaveth  the  cleft 
into  two  claws,  and  chewetli  the 
cud  among  the  beasts,  that  ye 
shall  eat. 

7  Nevertheless  these  ye  shall  not 
eat,  of  them  that  chew  the  cud,  or 
of  them  that  divide  the  cloven 
hoof:  a.s  the  camel,  and  the  hare, 
and  the  coney :  for  they  chew  the 
cud,  but  divide  not  the  hoof;  there- 
fore they  a7-e  unclean  unto  j'ou. 

8  And  the  swine,  because  it  divi- 
deth  the  hoof,  j-et  cheweth  not  the 
cud,  it  i.s  unclean  unto  you:  ye 
shall  not  eat  ol"  their  flesh,  /nor 
touch  their  dead  carcass. 

9  H  (/These  ye  shall  eat,  of  all 
that  are  in  the  waters:  all  that 
have  fins  and  scales  .shall  ye  eat : 

10  And  whatsoever  hath  "not  fins 
and  scales  ye  may  not  eat;  it  is 
unclean  unto  you.  j 

18G 


11  T[  Of  all  clean  birds  ye  shall 
eat. 

12  ''  But  these  are  they  of  which 
ye  shall  not  eat:  the  eagle,  and 
the  ossifrage,  and  the  ospraj^ 

Vi  And  the  glede,  and  the  kite, 
and  the  vulture  alter  his  kind, 

14  And  every  raven  after-  his 
kind, 

1.")  And  the  owl,  and  the  night- 
hawk,  and  the  cuckoo,  and  the 
hawk  after  his  kind, 

1(3  The  little  owl,  and  the  great 
owl,  and  the  swan, 

17  And  the  pelican,  and  the  gier 
eagle,  and  the  cormorant, 

15  And  the  stork,  and  the  heron 
after  her  kind,  and  the  lapwing, 
and  the  bat. 

19  And  i  every  creeping  thing 
that  flieth  is  unclean  unto  you: 
^they  shall  not  be  eaten. 

20  JJut  of  all  clean  Ibwls  ye  may 
eat. 

21  T  'Ye  shall  not  eat  of  anj' 
thing  that  dieth  of  itself:  thou 
shalt  give  it  unto  the  stranger 
that  is  in  thy  gates,  that  he  may 
eat  it ;  or  thou  mayest  sell  it  unto 
an  alien :  "« for  thou  art  a  holy 
people  unto  the  Lord  thy  God. 
"Thou  Shalt  not  seethe  a'^kid  in 
his  mother's  milk. 

22  "  Thou  Shalt  truly  tithe  all  the 
increase  of  thy  seed,  that  the  field 
bringeth  forth  year  by  year. 

23  2JAnd  thou  shalt  'eat  before 
the  Lord  thy  God,  in  the  place 
which  he  shall  choose  to  place 
his  name  there,  the  tithe  of  thy 
corn,  of  thy  wine,  and  of  thine 
oil,  and  </the  firstlings  of  thy 
herds  and  of  thy  fiocks;  that 
thou  mayest  learn  to  fear  the 
Lord  thy  God  always. 

24  And  if  the  vvay  be  too  long 
for  thee,  so  that  thou  art  not  able 
to  carry  it;  or  ''if  the  place  be  too 
far  irom  thee,  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  choose  to  set  his 
name  there,  when  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  blessed  thee : 

2o  Then  shalt  thou  turn  it  into 
money,  and  bind  up  tlie  money 
in  thine  hand,  and  shalt  go  unto 
the  place  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  choose: 

20  And  thou  shalt  bestow  that 
money  for  whatsoever  thy  soul 
lusteth  after,  for  oxen,  or  for 
sheep,  or  for  wine,  or  for  strong 
drink,  or  for  wliatsoever  thy  soul 
tdesireth:  "and  thou  shal't  eat 
there  before  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  thou  shalt  rejoice,  thou,  and 
thine  household, 

27  And  <the  Levite  that  w  with- 
in thy  gates;  thou  shalt  iKjt  for- 
sake "him  :  Ibr  "he  hath  no  part 
nor  inheritance  witli  thee. 

28  *!,  ^At  tlie  end  of  tliree  years 
tliou  Shalt  bring  forth  all  the  tithe 
of  tliine  increase  the  same  year, 
and  Shalt  lay  it  up  within  thy  gates: 


The  year  of  release. 


DEUTEROXOMY, 


Of  a  Hebrew  servant. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


ych.  20.  12. 
z  ver.  27. 

ch.  12.  12. 
ach.  15.  10. 

Prov.  3.  9, 

10. 

See  Mai.  3. 


oEx.  21.  2.  t 
23.  10,  11. 
Lev.  2a.  2,  4. 
ch.  31.  10. 
Jer.  34.  14. 

tHeb. 
master  of 
the  lending 
of  hit  hand. 

i  Seech.  23. 
20. 


BOr, 

To  the  end 

that  there  be 

no  poor 

among  you. 
ech.  28.8. 

dch.  28.  1. 


ech.  2g.  12, 


/ch.  28.  13. 
Prov.  22.  7. 


g  1  John  3. 


h  Lev.  25.  35. 
Matt.  5.  42. 
Luke  6.  34, 
35. 


t  Hell.  word. 
+  Heb.  Belial. 
i  ch.  28.  54, 

56. 

Prov.  23.  6. 

&  2S.  22. 

Matt.  20.  15. 
»ch.  24.  15. 
/Matt.  25.  41, 

42. 
in2  Cor.  9.  5, 

7. 
n  ch.  14.  29. 

&  24.  19. 

Ps.  41.  1. 

ProT.  22.  9. 


29  2/And  the  Levite,  (because  ^  he 
hath  no  part  nor  inheritance 
with  thee,)  and  the  stranger,  and 
the  fatlierless,  and  the  widow, 
which  are  within  thy  gates,  shall 
come,  and  shall  eat  and  be  satis- 
lied;  that  "the  Lord  thy  God 
maj"  bless  thee  in  all  the  work  of 
thine  hand  which  thou  doest. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  seventh  year  a  year  of  release  for  the  poor. 
7  It  must  be  no  let  of  lending  or  giving.  12  A 
Hebrew  servant,  16  except  he  will  not  depart, 
ynust  in  the  seventh  year  go  forth  free  and  well 
furnished.  19  All  firstling  males  of  the  cattle 
are  to  be  sanctified  unto  the  Lord. 

AT  the  end  of  « every  seven  years 
x\.  thou  Shalt  make  a  release. 

2  And  this  is  the  manner  of  the 
release :  Every  t  creditor  that  lend- 
ethaught  untohLs  neighbour  shall 
release  it ;  he  shall  not  exact  it  of 
hLs  neighbour,  or  of  hLs  brother ; 
because  it  Ls  called  the  Lord's  re- 
lease. 

3  6  Of  a  foreigner  thou  mayest 
exact  it  again:  but  (hat  which  is 
thine  with  thy  brother  thine 
hand  shall  release ; 

4  8  Save  when  there  shall  be  no 
poor  among  you;  ^for  the  Lord 
shall  greatly  ble.ss  thee  in  the 
land  which' the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance  to 
po.ssess  it: 

5  Only  (/if  thou  carefully  heark- 
en unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  to  ob.serve  to  do  all 
these  commandments  which  I 
command  thee  this  day. 

6  For  the  Lord  thy  God  bless- 
eth  thee,  as  he  promised  thee: 
and  «thou  shalt  lend  unto  many 
nations,  but  thou  shalt  not  bor- 
row ;  and  /thou  shalt  reign  over 
many  nations,  but  they  shall  not 
reign  over  thee. 

7  *i  If  there  be  among  you  a  poor 
man  of  one  of  thy  brethren  within 
any  of  thy  gates  in  thy  lanrl  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee, 
sthou  shalt  not  harden  thine 
heart,  nor  shut  thine  hand  from 
thy  poor  brother : 

8" ''But  thou  Shalt  open  thine 
hand  wide  unto  him,  and  shalt 
surely  lend  him  sufficient  for  his 
need,  in  that  which  he  wanteth. 

9  Beware  that  there  be  not  a 
t thought  in  thy  +  wicked  heart, 
saying,  The  seventh  year,  the 
year  of  release,  is  at  hand ;  and 
thine  'eVe  be  evil  against  thy 
poor  brother,  and  thou  givest 
him  nought;  and  *he  cry  unto 
the  Lord  against  thee,  and  'it 
be  sin  unto  thee. 

10  Thou  shalt  surely  give  him, 
and  ™  thine  heart  shall  not  be 
grieved  when  thou  givest  unto 
him :  becaase  that  «  for  this  thing 
the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee 
in  all  th\-  works,  and  in  all  that 
thou  puttest  thine  hand  unto.  | 


11  For  othe  poor  shall  never 
cease  out  of  the  land:  therefore 
I  command  thee,  sajMng,  Thou 
shalt  open  thine  hand  wide  unto 
thy  brother,  to  thy  poor,  and  to 
thv  needv,  in  thv  land. 

12  I  And  pif  thy  brother,  a  He- 
brew man,  or  a  Hebrew  woman, 
be  sold  unto  thee,  and  serve  thee 
six  years;  then  in  the  seventh 
year  thou  shalt  let  him  go  free 
from  thee. 

13  And  when  thou  sendest  him 
out  free  from  thee,  thou  shalt  not 
let  him  go  away  eniptj' : 

14  Thou  shalt'furnLsh  him  liber- 
ally out  of  thy  Hock,  and  out  of 
thy  floor,  and  out  of  thy  wine- 
press: of  that  wherewith  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  9  blessed  thee 
thou  shalt  give  unto  him. 

L5  And  '-thou  shalt  remember 
that  thou  wa-st  a  bondman  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  the  Lord  thy 
God  redeemed  thee:  therefore  I 
command  thee  this  thing  to  day. 

16  And  it  shall  be,  «if  he  say  un- 
to thee,  I  wiU  not  go  away  from 
thee ;  becau.se  he  loveth  thee  and 
thine  house,  because  he  Ls  well 
with  thee ; 

17  Then  thou  shall  take  an  awl, 
and  thrust  it  through  his  ear  un- 
to the  door,  and  he  shall  be  thy 
servant  for  ever.  And  also  unto 
thy  maidservant  thou  shalt  do 
likewise. 

18  It  shall  not  seem  hard  unto 
thee,  when  thou  sende.st  him  away 
free  from  thee;  for  he  hath  been 
worth  t  a  double  hired  servant  to 
thee,  in  serving  thee  six  years: 
and  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless 
thee  in  all  that  thou  doest. 

19  •"  "All  the  firstling  males 
that  come  of  thy  herd  and  of  thy 
flock  thou  shalt  sanctify  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God:  thou  shalt  do  no 
work  with  the  firstling  of  thy 
bullock,  nor  shear  the  flrstling  of 
thy  sheep. 

20  2:Thou  shalt  eat  it  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  year  by  year  in 
the  place  which  the  Lord  shall 
choose,  thou  and  thy  household. 

21  !''And  if  there  be  amj  blemish 
therein,  as  if  it  be  lame,  or  blind, 
or  have  any  ill  blemish,  thou  shalt 
not  sacrifice  it  imto  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

22  Thou  .Shalt  eat  it  within  thy 
gates :  ^the  unclean  and  the  clean 
person  .^hall  eel  ?7  alike,  as  the  roe- 
buck, and  as  the  hart. 

2:3  "Onlv  thou  shalt  not  eat  the 
blood  thereof;  thou  shalt  pour  it 
upon  the  ground  as  water. 
CHAPTER  X\T:. 

IThe  feast  of  the  passovcr,^  of  weeks,  13  nf  tab- 
ernacles. 16  Every  male  must  offer,  as  he  is 
able,  at  these  three  feasts.  In  Of  judges  and 
junice.     21  Groves  and  images  are  forbidden. 

OBSERVE    the    amonth    of 
Abib,  and  keep  the  passover 
1S7 


liefore 

CHRIST 

1451. 


o  Matt.  26.  11. 

Mark  14.  7. 

John  12.  8. 
p  Ex.  21.  2. 

Lev.  25.  39. 

Jer.  34.  14. 


q  Prov.  10.  22. 
rch.  5.  15.  Sc 


/Seels.  16. 
14.  i  21.  16. 


u  Ex.  13.  2.  & 

34.  19. 


ich.  12.  5,  C, 
7,  17.  &  14. 
23.  &  16.  11, 


y  Lev.  22.  20. 
ch.  17.  1. 


ech.  12.  15, 

22. 

ach.  12.  IS, 
23. 


a  Ex.  12.  2, 


The  three  solemn 


DEUTERONOMY. 


yearly  feasts. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1431. 


6  Ex.  13.  4.  & 

34.  18. 
cEx.  12.29, 

42. 
d  Num.  28. 19. 
ech.  12.  S,  26. 

/Ex.  12.  15, 
19,  39.  <k  13. 
3,  6,  7,  &  34. 


A  Ex.  12.  10. 
Sc  34.  25. 


k  Ex.  12.  8,  9. 

2  Ciir.  35.  13. 
/  2  Kings  23. 

23. 

John  2.  13, 

23.  &  11.  55. 

mEx.  12.  16. 

<fc  13.  0. 

Lev.  23.  8. 
t  Hob. 

Tcslraint, 

Lev.  23.  36. 
kEx.  23.  16. 

Sc  34.  22. 

Lev.  23.  15. 

Num.  28.  26. 

Acts  2.  1. 


II  Or, 
sufficiency. 


pch.  12.  7,  12, 
18. 
ver.  14. 


II  ch.  15.  15. 


r  Ex.  23.  16. 
Lev.  23.  31. 
Num.  29.  12. 


unto  the  LiORD  thy  God:  for  ^in 
the  month  of  Abib  the  Lord  thy 
God  brought  thee  forth  out  of 
Egypt  0  by  night. 

2  Thou  Shalt  therefore  sacrifice 
the  passover  uuto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  of  the  flock  and  ^  the  herd, 
in  the « place  which  the  Lord  shall 
choose  to  place  his  name  there. 

.3  /Tliou  Shalt  eat  no  leavened 
bread  witli  it;  seven  days  shalt 
thou  eat  unleavened  bread  tliere- 
v/ith,  even  the  bread  of  affliction; 
for  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  in  haste :  that  tliou 
mayest  remember  the  day  wlien 
thou  camest  fortli  out  of  tiie  land 
of  Egypt  all  the  days  of  thy  life. 

4  !i  And  there  shall  be  no  leaven- 
ed bread  seen  with  tliee  in  all  thy 
coast  seven  days;  ''neither  shall 
there  any  thing  of  the  flesh, which 
tliou  sacriflcedst  tlie  first  day  at 
even,  remain  all  night  until  'the 
morning. 

0  Tliou  mayest  not  11  sacrifice  the 
passover  within  any  of  thy  gates, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee : 

6  But  at  the  place  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  choose  to  place  his 
name  in,  there  thou  shalt  sacrifice 
the  passover  iat  even,  at  the  go- 
ing down  of  the  sun,  at  the  season 
that  thou  camest  forth  out  of 
Egypt. 

7  And  tliou  shalt  ''roast  and  eat 
ii'iu  tlie  place  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  choose :  and  thou 
Shalt  turn  in  the  morning,  and  go 
unto  tliy  tents. 

8  8ix  days  thou  shalt  eat  unleav- 
ened bread  :  and  '«  on  the  seventh 
Aixy  shall  be  a  t  solemn  assembly 
to  the  Lord  thy  God  :  thou  shalt 
do  no  work  therein. 

9 1  "  Seven  weeks  shalt  thou  num- 
ber unto  thee  :  begin  to  number 
the  seven  weeks  from  such  time  as 
thou  beginnest  loput  the  .sickle  to 
the  corn. 

10  And  thou  shalt  keep  the  feast 
of  weeks  unto  the  Lord  thy  God 
witli  11  a  tribute  of  a  freewill  offer- 
ing of  thine  hand,  which  thou 
Shalt  giv^e  unto  tlie  Lord  thy  God, 
"according  as  the  Lord  thj' God 
hath  blessed  thee : 

11  vVnd  pthou  shalt  rejoice  before 
the  Lord  thy  («od,  thou,  and  thy 
son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy 
manservant,  and  thy  maidserv- 
ant, and  the  Levite  that  is  within 
thv  gates,  and  the  stranger,  and 
the  liitheiiess,  and  the  widow, 
that  are  among  you,  in  the  place 
whicli  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
cho.sen  to  place  his  name  there. 

12  '/And  thou  shalt  remember 
that  thou  wast  a  bondman  in 
Egypt:  and  thou  shalt  observe 
and  do  these  statutes. 

13  %  ■>■  Thou  Shalt  observe  the  least 
of  tabernacles  seven  days,  after 

183 


that  thou  Jiast  gathered  in  thy 
tcorn  and  thy  wine : 

14  And  s  thou  shalt  rejoice  In  thy 
feast,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy 
daughter,  and  thy  'manservant, 
and  thy  maidservant,  and  the  Le- 
vite, the  stranger,  and  the  fa- 
therless, and  the  widow,  that  are 
within  thy  gates. 

1.)  ^Seven  days  shalt  thou  keep  a 
solemn  feast  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  in  the  place  which  the  Lord 
shall  choose:  because  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all 
thine  increase,  and  in  all  the 
works  of  thine  hands,  therefore 
thou  Shalt  surely  rejoice. 

16  ^  "  Three  tinies  in  a  j'ear  shall 
all  thy  males  appear  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  the  place  which 
he  shall  choose ;  in  the  feast  of 
unleavened  bread,  and  in  the 
feast  of  weeks,  and  in  the  feast 
of  tabernacles:  and  2- they  shall 
not  appear  before  the  Lord 
empty  : 

17  Every  man  shall  rjive  tas  he  is 
able.  2/ according  to  the  ble.ssing  of 
the  Lord  thy  God  which  he  hath 
given  thee. 

18  If  2  Judges  and  oflicers  shalt 
thou  make  thee  in  all  thy  gates, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee,  throughout  thy  tribes :  and 
tlicy  sluill  judge  the  people  with 
jusf  judgment. 

19  "Thou  Shalt  not  wrest  judg- 
ment; fctliou  .shalt  not  respect 
persons, (-neither  take  a  gift:  for 
a  gift  doth  blind  the  eyes  of  the 
wise,  and  pervert  the  II  words  of 
the  righteous. 

21)  t  That  which  is  altogether  just 
shalt  thou  follow,  that  thou  may- 
est 'Hive,  and  inherit  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee. 

21  ^  e  Thou  Shalt  not  plant  tliee  a 
grove  of  any  trees  near  unto  the 
altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
thou  Shalt  make  thee. 

22  /Neither  shalt  thou  set  thee 
up  rni// II image;  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hateth. 

CHAPTER  XVir. 

1  The  things  sacrificed  must  be  sound.  2  Idola- 
ters must  he  slain.  8  Hard  cuntroi^ersies  are 
to  kc  determined  hy  the  priests  and  judges,  12 
The  contemner  of  that  determination  must  die. 
11  The  election,  16  and  duty  of  a  hing. 

THOU  "Shalt  not  sacrifice  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God  any  bull- 
ock, or  li  sheep,  wherein  is  blem- 
ish, or  any  evilfavouredness:  for 
that  is  an  abomination  unto  the 
Loud  thy  God. 

2  *l  '>  If  there  be  found  among 
you,  within  anj'  of  thy  gates 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
the(>,  man  or  woman,  that  hath 
wrought  wickedness  in  the  sight 
of  the  Loud  thy  God,  «in  trans- 
gre.'jsing  his  covenant, 

3  And   hath    gone   and  served 


Before 

CHRIST 

14.51. 


t  Heb.  floor, 
and  thy  wine 
press. 

sNeh.  8.  9, 


t  Lev.  23.  39, 
40. 


uEx.  23.  n, 
17.  <ft  31.  23. 


X  Ex.  23.  15. 
<t  34.  20. 


tHeh. 

according  to 

the  gift  of 

hi^  hand, 

2  Cor.  8.  12. 
y  ver.  10. 
jch.  1.  10. 

IChr.  23.4. 

&  26.  29. 

2  Chr.  19.5,8. 

a  Ex.  23.  2,8. 
Lev.  19.  15. 

ftch.  1.  17. 
Prov.  24.  23. 

0  Ex.  23.  8. 
Prov.  17.  23. 
Ecc.  7.  7. 

!|  Or.  matters. 

tHeb.  Jus- 
tice, justicn. 

dEx.  18.  5,  9. 

eEx.  34.  13. 

1  Kins')  14. 
15.  &  16.  33. 

2  Kinus  17. 
10.  a  21.  3. 
2  Chr.  33.  3. 

/Lev.  26. 1. 
il  Or,  statue, 
or,  pii'ar. 


Tch.  15.  21. 
Mill.  ).  8,  13, 


Or,  goat. 


cJosh.  7.  n, 
15.  il  23.  18. 
Ju(\g.  2.  20. 
2  Kings  18. 
12. 
Ho».  8.  1. 


Idolaters  to  be  slain. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


The  duty  of  a  Tiing. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


dch.  4.  19. 

Job  31.  20. 
eJer.  7.  22, 

23,  31.  &  19. 

5.  i:  32.  33. 
/ch.  13.12, 11. 


16. 

ch.  13.  10. 

Josh.  7.  25. 
k  Num.  35.  30. 

ch.  19.  15. 

Matt.  18.  16. 

John  ?.  17. 

2  Cor.  13.  1. 

1  Tim.  5. 19. 

Ileb.  10.  28. 
:ch.  13.  9. 

Act3  7.  58. 
»ver.  12. 

ch.  13.  5.  & 

19.  19. 
;2Chr.  19.10. 

Hag.  2.  11. 

Mai.  2.  7. 
mSee  Ex.  21. 

13,  20,  22,  26. 

<k  22.  2. 

Num.  35.  11, 

16,  19. 

rh.  19.  4,  10, 

11. 


rNum.  15.30. 

Ezra  10.  6. 

Hos.  4.  4. 
t  Heb.  not  to 

hearken. 
acYi.  18.  5,  7. 

(ch.  13.  5. 

Kch.  13.  11.  6c 
19.  20. 


xi  Sam.  e. 
19,  20. 


Other  gods,  and  worshipped  them, 
either  ^the  sun.  or  moon,  or  any 
of  the  host  of  heaven,  e  which  I 
liave  not  commanded ; 

4  /And  it  be  told  thee,  and  thou 
hast  iieard  of  it.,  and  inquired 
diligentlj%  and,  behold,  it.  br,  true, 
and  the  thing  certain,  that  such 
abomination  is  wrought  in  Israel : 

5  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth 
that  man  or  tliat  woman,  which 
have  committed  that  wicked 
thing,  unto  thy  gates,  evni  that 
man  or  tliat  woman,  and  » shalt 
stone  them  witii  stones,  till  they 
die. 

6  ft  At  tlie  mouth  of  two  witnesses, 
or  tliree  witnesses,  shall  he  that  is 
worthy  of  death  be  put  to  death ; 
b}U  at  the  mouth  of  one  witness 
he  shall  not  be  put  to  death. 

7  «The  hands  of  the  witnesses 
shall  be  first  upon  him  to  put  liim 
to  death,  and  afterward  the  hands 
of  all  the  people.  So  ^thou  shalt 
put  the  evil  away  from  among 
you. 

8  II  '  If  there  arise  a  matter  too 
hard  for  thee  in  judgment,  -«  be- 
tween blood  and  blood,  between 
plea  and  plea,  and  between  strolie 
and  stroke,  being  matters  of  con- 
troversy within  thy  gates:  then 
Shalt  thou  arise,  "  and  get  thee 
up  into  ihe  place  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  choose ; 

9  And  "  thou  shalt  come  unto  the 
priests  the  Levites,  and  punto 
the  judge  that  shall  be  in  tho.se 
daj'S,  and  inquire;  9 and  they 
shall  shew  thee  the  sentence  of 
judgment: 

10  And  thou  shalt  do  according 
to  the  sentence,  which  they  of 
that  place  which  the  Lord  shall 
choose  shall  shew  thee ;  and  thou 
Shalt  observe  to  do  according  to 
all  that  they  inform  thee: 

11  According  to  the  sentence  of 
the  law  which  they  shall  teach 
thee,  and  according  to  the  judg- 
ment which  they  shall  tell  thee, 
thou  shalt  do :  thou  shalt  not 
decline  from  the  sentence  which 
they  shall  shew  thee,  to  the  right 
hand,  nor  to  the  left. 

12  And 'the  man  that  will  do 
presumptuously,  tand  will  not 
hearken  unto  the  priest  «that 
standeth  to  minister  there  before 
the  Lord  thy  God,  or  unto  the 
judge,  even  that  man  shall  die: 
and  '^thou  shalt  put  away  the  evil 
from  Israel. 

1.3  "And  all  the  people  shall  hear, 
and  fear,  and  do  no  more  pre- 
sumptuously. 

14  f  When  thou  art  come  unto 
the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee,  and  shalt  possess  it, 
and  Shalt  dwell  therein,  and  shalt 
say,  «I  will  set  a  king  over  me, 
like  as  all  the  nations  that  are 
about  me ; 


15  Thou  Shalt  in  any  wise  set 
him  king  over  thee,  n  whom  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose:  one 
2  from  among  thy  brethren  shalt 
thou  set  king  over  thee :  thou 
mayest  not  set  a  stranger  over 
thee,  which  is  not  thy  brother. 

16  But  he  shall  not  multiply 
a  horses  to  himself,  nor  cause  the 
people  *to  return  to  Egypt,  to 
the  end  that  he  should  multiply 
horses:  forasmuch  as  ^the  Lord 
hath  said  unto  you,  ''Ye  shall 
henceforth  return  no  more  that 
way. 

17  Xeither  shall  he  multiply 
wives  to  himself,  that  «his  heart 
turn  not  away:  neither  shall  he 
greatlj-  multiply  to  himself  silver 
and  gold. 

IS  /And  it  shall  be,  when  he 
sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  his 
kingdom,  that  he  shall  write  him 
a  copy  of  this  law  in  a  book  out 
of  a  that,  ivhich  is  before  the  priests 
tlie  Levites: 

19  And  ft  it  shall  be  with  him, 
and  he  shall  read  therein  all  the 
days  of  his  life;  that  he  may 
learn  to  lear  the  Lord  his  God, 
to  keep  all  the  words  of  this  law 
and  these  statutes,  to  do  them  : 

20  That  his  heart  be  not  lifted 
up  above  his  brethren,  and  that 
he  iturn  not  aside  from  the  com- 
mandment, to  the  right  hand,  or 
to  the  left :  to  the  end  that  he  may 
prolong  ?iis  davs  in  his  kingdom, 
he,  and  his  children,  in  the  midst 
ot  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XVIIL 

1  The  Lord  IS  the  priests'  and  Livtles'  inherit- 
ance. 3  The  priest's  due.  6  The  Levitt's 
portion.  9  The  abominations  of  the  nations 
are  to  be  avoided.  15  Christ  the  Prophet  is 
to  bo  heard.  20  The  presumptuous  prophet  is 
to  die. 

THE  priests,  the  Levites,  and 
all  the  tribe  of  Levi,  « shall 
have  no  part  nor  inheritance  with 
Israel:  they  ''shall  eat  the  offer- 
ings of  the  Lord  made  by  fire, 
and  his  inheritance. 

2  Therefore  shall  they  have  no 
inheritance  among  their  breth- 
ren: the  Lord  is  their  inherit- 
ance, as  he  hath  said  unto  them. 

3  1  A-nd  this  shall  be  the  priest's 
due  from  the  people,  from  them 
that  offer  a  sacrifice,  whether  it 
be  ox  or  sheep;  and  dhey  shall 
give  unto  the  priest  the  shoulder, 
and  the  two  cheeks,  and  the 
maw. 

4  d  The  firstfruit  also  of  thy  corn, 
of  thv  wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and 
the  first  of  the  fieece  of  thy  sheep, 
Shalt  thou  give  him.       ^    ,  ,    ., 

.5  For  nhe  Lord  thy  God  hath 
chosen  him  out  of  all  thy  tribes, 
/to  stand  to  minister  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  him  and  hLS  sons  lor 
ever 

6  =1  And  if  a  Levite  come  from 
189 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


y  See  1  Sam. 

9.  15.  &  10. 

24    cc  16.  12. 

1  Chr.  22.  10. 
iJer.  30.  21. 

a  1  Kin^s  4. 

26.  (k  10.  26, 

23. 

Pa.  20.  7. 
5  Is.  31.  1. 

Ez.  17.  15. 
cEx.  13.  17. 

Num.  14.  3, 

4. 
dch.  28.  68. 

Hos.  11.  5. 

See  Jer.   42. 

15. 
e  See  1  Kings 

11.  3,  4. 
/2  Kings  11. 

12. 

fch.  31.  9,26. 

See  2  Kings 

22.  8. 
ft  Josh.  1.  8. 

rs.  119.  97, 

99. 


«•  ch.  6.  32. 
1  Kings  15.  5. 


a  Num.  18.  20. 

&  26.  62. 

ch.  10.  9. 
iNum.  18.  8, 

9. 

1  Cor.  9.  13. 


c  Lev.  7.  30- 
34. 


dEx.22.  29. 

Num.  18.  12, 
21. 


eEx.  28.  1. 
Num.  3.  10. 


/ch.  10.  8.  & 
17.  12. 


Christ  the  true  Prophet. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Tlie  cities  of  refuge. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

f  Num.  35.  2, 

3. 
Ach.  12.  5. 
»2  Chr.  31.  2. 


»2Chr.  31.  4. 

Neh.  12.  44, 

47. 
tHeb.  his 

tales  hy  the 

fathsrs. 
I  Lev.  18.26, 

27,  30. 

ch.  12.  2D,  30, 

31. 


mLev.  18.  21. 

ch.  12.  31. 
n  Lev.  13.  26, 

31.  tSO.  27. 

Is.  8.  19. 
o  Lev.  20.  27. 

p  1  Sam.  28.  7. 


7  Lev.  18.  24, 
ch.  9.  4. 


II  Or,  vpright, 
or,  sincere, 
Geo.  17.  1. 

n  Or,  inherit. 


rvcr.  18. 
John  1.  45. 
Acts  3.  22.  Sc 


»ch.  9.  10. 
t  Ex.  20.  19. 
Hob.  12.  19. 


u  ch.  5.  28. 

X  Ter.  15. 

John  1.  45. 

Acts  3.  22.  ic 

7.  37. 
vis.  51.  16. 

John  17.  8. 
»  Jolinl.  25. 

<k  8.  28.  (k 

12.  49,  50. 
a  Acts  3.  23. 


bch.  13.  5. 

Jer.  14.  14, 

15. 

Zcch.  13.  3. 
crh.  13.  1,  2. 

Jer.  2.  8. 


any  of  thy  gates  out  of  all  Israel, 
where  he  ^/sojourned,  and  come 
with  all  the  desire  of  his  mind 
''unto  the  place  which  the  Lord 
shall  choose ; 

7  Then  he  shall  minister  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  his  God,  ^as 
all  his  brethren  the  Levites 
do,  which  stand  there  before  the 
Lord. 

8  They  shall  have  like  ^-  portions 
to  eat,  besides  tthat  which  com- 
eth  of  the  sale  of  his  patrimonj*. 

9  H  When  thou  art  come  into  the 
land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee,  'thou  shalt  not  learn 
to  do  after  the  abominations  of 
those  nations. 

10  There  shall  not  be  found 
among  you  any  one  that  maketh 
his  son  or  his  daughter  "'to  pass 
through  the  fire,  "or  that  useth 
divination,  or  an  observer  of 
times,  or  an  enchanter,  or  a  witch, 

11  0  Or  a  charmer,  or  a  consulter 
with  familiar  spirits,  or  a  wizard, 
or  a  p  necromancer. 

12  For  all  that  do  these  things 
ai-e  an  abomination  unto  the 
Lord:  and  9 because  of  these 
abominations  the  Lord  thy  God 
doth  drive  them  out  from  before 
thee. 

13  Thou  shalt  be  5  perfect  with 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

14  Tor  these  nations,  which  thou 
Shalt  (possess,  hearkened  unto 
observers  of  times,  and  unto  di- 
viners: but  as  for  thee,  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  not  suffered  thee 
so  to  do. 

15  ^  rThe  Lord  thy  God  will 
raise  up  unto  thee  a  Prophet  from 
the  midst  of  thee,  of  thy  brethren, 
like  unto  me;  unto  him  ye  shall 
hearken ; 

16  According  to  all  that  thou  de- 
siredst  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
Horeb  »in  the  day  of  the  assem- 
bly, saying,  <Let  me  not  hear 
again  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my 
God,  neither  let  me  see  this  great 
fire  any  more,  that  I  die  not. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
«Thej'  have  well  spoken  that 
which  they  have  spoken, 

18^1  will  raise  them  ui^  a  Proph- 
et from  among  their  brethren, 
like  unto  thee,  and  jywill  put  my 
words  in  his  mouth;  =and  he 
shall  speak  unto  them  all  that  I 
shall  command  him. 

19  "And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
(hat  whosoever  will  not  hearken 
unto  my  words  which  he  shall 
speak  in  my  name,  I  will  require 
it  of  him. 

20  But  ithe  prophet,  which  shall 
presume  to  sjX'uk  a  word  in  my 
name,  which  1  have  not  com- 
manded him  to  speak,  or  ^that 
shall  speak  in  the  name  of  other 
gods,  even  that  prophet  shall  die. 

21  And  if  thou  say  in  thine  heart, 

190 


How  shall  we  know  the  word 
which  the  Lord  hath  not  spoken  ? 
22  rfWhen  a  prophet  speaketh 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  eif  the 
thing  follow  not.  nor  come  to 
pass,  that  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  hath  not  spoken,  but  the 
prophet  hath  spoken  it  .^pre- 
sumptuously: thou  shalt  not  be 
afraid  01  him. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  The  cities  of  refuge.  3  Thepritileg-e  thereof 
for  the  manslayer.  14  The  landmark  is  not  to 
tie  removed.  15  Tico  witnesses  at  the  least,  16 
The  punishment  of  a  false  witness. 

WHEN  the  Lord  thy  God 
«hath  cut  oti'  the  nations, 
whose  land  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee,  and  thou  tsucceedest 
them,  and  dwellest  iu  their  cities, 
and  in  their  houses ; 

2  ^Thou  shalt  separate  three 
cities  for  thee  in  the  midst  of  thy 
land,  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee  to  possess  it. 

3  Tliou  shalt  prepare  thee  a  way, 
and  divide  tlie  coasts  of  thy  land, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee  to  inherit,  into  three  parts, 
that  every  slayer  may  flee  thither. 

4  If  And  cthisfs  the  case  of  the 
slayer,  w'hich  shall  flee  thither, 
that  he  may  live:  Whoso  killeth 
his  neighbour  ignorantlj*.  whom 
he  hated  not  tin  time  past ; 

5  As  when  a  man  goeth  into  the 
wood  with  his  neighbour  to  hew^ 
wood,  and  his  hand  fetchetii  a 
stroke  with  the  axe  to  cut  down 
the  tree,  and  the  thead  slippeth 
from  the  t  helve,  and  tlighteth 
upon  his  neighbour,  that  he  die; 
he  shall  flee  unto  one  of  those 
cities,  and  live : 

6  d  Lest  the  avenger  of  the  blood 
pursue  the  slayer,  while  his  heart 
is  hot,  and  overtake  him,  because 
the  way  is  long,  and  tslay  him; 
whereas  he  7cas  not  worthy  of 
death,  inasmuch  as  he  hated  him 
not  +  in  time  past. 

7  Wherefore  I  command  thee, 
saying.  Thou  shalt  separate  three 
cities  for  thee. 

8  And  if  the  Lord  thy  God  « en- 
large thj'  coast,  as  he  liath  sworn 
unto  thy  fathers,  and  give  thee 
all  the  land  which  ho  promised  to 
give  unto  thy  fathers ; 

9  If  thou  shalt  keep  all  these 
commandments  to  do  them, 
which  I  command  thee  this 
day,  to  love  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  to  walk  ever  in  his  wa.vs ; 
/then  Shalt  thou  add  three  cities 
more  fur  thee,  beside  these  three: 

10  That  innocent  blood  be  not 
shed  in  thy  land,  which  the  Lord 
thy  (Jod  giveth  tlioo  for  an  in- 
heritance, and  so  blood  be  upon 
thee. 

11  f  But  ffif  any  man  hate  his 
neighbour,  and  "lie  in  wait  for 
him,  and  rise   up    against   him, 


Of  false  witness. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Exemptions  from  war. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


Hub.  in  life. 


iii. 

ch.  01.  9. 
1  Kings  2. 
31. 
Jch.  27.  17. 
Job   24.  2. 
I'rov.  22.  28. 
Hos.  5.  10. 


/  >^um.  35.  30. 
ch.  17.  6. 
Matt.  18.  16. 
John  8.  17. 
2  Cor.  13.  1. 
1  Tim.  5.  19. 
l!cl>.  10.  28. 


Dan.  6.  21. 
p  ch.  13.  r..  &. 

17.  7.  (k  21. 

21.  <t  22.  21, 

24.  Sz  24.  7. 
qch.  17.  13.4; 

21.  21. 
r  ver.  13. 
sEx.  21.  23, 

24. 

Lev.  24.  20. 

Matt.  5.  38. 


a  See  Ps.  20.7. 
I3.  31.  1. 

b  Xum.23.  21. 
ch.  31. G,  8. 
2  Chr.  13.  12. 
&  32.  7,  8. 


tHeh. 
be  Under. 


and  smite  him  t  mortally  that  he 
die,  and  fleeth  into  one  of  these 
cities : 

12  Then  the  elders  of  his  city 
shall  send  and  fetch  him  thence, 
and  deliver  him  into  the  hand  of 
the  avenger  of  blood,  that  he  may 
die. 

13  /i.  Thine  eye  shall  not  pity 
him,  i but  thou  shalt  put  away  the 
gidlt  of  innocent  blood  from  Is- 
rael, that  it  may  go  well  with  thee. 

14  •;  ^Thou  Shalt  not  remove 
thy  neighbour's  landmark,  which 
they  of  old  time  have  .set  in 
thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
Shalt  inherit  in  the  land  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to 
possess  it. 

1-5  \  I  One  witness  shall  not  rise 
up  against  a  man  for  any  iniquity, 
or  for  any  sin,  in  any  sin  that  lie 
sinneth :  at  the  mouth  of  two  wit- 
nesses, or  at  the  mouth  of  three 
witnesses,  shall  the  matter  be  es- 
tablished. 

16  \  If  a  false  witness  "« rise  up 
against  any  man  to  testify  against 
him  I!  that  ivliich  is  wrong ; 

17  Then  both  the  men,  between 
whom  the  controversy  is,  shall 
stand  before  the  Lord,  "before 
the  priests  and  the  judges,  which 
shall  be  in  those  days ; 

18  And  the  judges  shall  make 
diligent  inquisition :  and,  behold, 
)/  the  witness  be  a  false  witness, 
cwd  hath  testified  falsely  against 
his  brother ; 

19  oThen  shall  ye  do  unto  him, 
as  he  had  thought  to  have  done 
unto  his  brother:  so  2'shalt  thou 
put  the  evil  away  from  among  you. 

20  ?And  those  which  remain 
shall  hear,  and  fear,  and  shall 
henceforth  commit  no  more  any 
such  evil  among  you. 

21  'And  thine  eye  shall  not  pity ; 
but « life  shaU-  go  for  life,  eye  for 
eye,  tooth  for  tooth,  hand  for  hand, 
foot  for  foot. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  The  priest's  exhortation  to  encourage  the  peo- 
ple to  battle.  5  The  officers' proclamation  who 
are  to  he  dismissed  from  the  war.  10  How  to 
use  the  cities  that  accept  or  refuse  the  proc- 
lamation of  peace.  16  What  cities  must  be 
devoted.  19  Trees  of  man's  meat  must  not  be 
destroyed  in  the  siege. 

WHEX  thou  goest  out  to  battle 
again.st  thine  enemies,  and 
seest  "horses,  and  chariots,  cuul  a 
people  more  than  thou,  be  not 
afraid  of  them :  for  the  Lord  thy 
God  is  iwith  thee,  which  brought 
thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  when  ye  are 
come  nigh  unto  the  battle,  that 
the  priest  shall  approach  and 
speak  unto  the  people, 

3  And  shall  say  unto  them,  Hear, 
O  Israel,  ye  approach  this  day  un- 
to battle  against  your  enemies: 
let  not  your  hearts  t  faint,  fear  not. 


and  do  not  ttremble,  neither  be 
ye  terrified  because  of  them  ; 
*4  For  the  Lord  your  God  is  he 
that  goeth  with  you,  ^to  fight  for 
you  against  your  enemies,  to  save 
you. 

5  ^  And  the  officers  shall  speak 
unto  the  people,  saying,  What 
man  is  there  that  hatli  built  a  new 
house,  and  hath  not  ''dedicated 
it?  let  him  go  and  return  to  his 
house,  lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and 
another  man  dedicate  it. 

6  And  what  man  is  he  that  hath 
planted  a  vineyard,  and  hath  not 
yet  t eaten  of  it?  let  him  also  go 
and  return  unto  his  house,  lest  he 
die  in  the  battle,  and  another  man 
eat  of  it. 

7  ("And  what  man  is  there  that 
hath  betrothed  a  wife,  and  hath 
not  taken  her?  let  him  go  and  re- 
turn unto  his  house,  lest  he  die  in 
the  battle,  and  another  man  take 
her. 

8  And  the  ofhcers  shall  speak 
further  unto  the  people,  and  they 
shall  say,  /What  man  is  there  that 
is  fearful  and  fainthearted?  let 
him  go  and  return  unto  his  house, 
lest  his  brethren's  heart  t  faint  as 
well  as  his  heart. 

9  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  offi- 
cers have  made  an  end  of  speak- 
ing unto  the  people,  that  they  shall 
naake  captains  of  the  armies  t  to 
lead  the  people. 

10  f  When  thou  comestnigh  unto 
a  city  to  fight  against  it,  a  then  pro- 
claim peace  unto  it. 

11  And  it  shall  be,  if  it  make  thee 
answer  of  peace,  and  open  unto 
thee,  then  it  shall  be.  that  all  the 
people  that  is  found  therein  shall 
be  tributaries  unto  thee,  and  they 
shall  serve  thee. 

12  And  if  it  will  make  no  peace 
v/ith  thee,  but  v.-Ul  make  war 
against  thee,  then  thou  shalt  be- 
siege it : 

13  And  when  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  delivered  it  into  thine  hands, 
''thou  shall  smite  every  male 
thereof  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword : 

14  But  the  women,  and  the  little 
ones,  and  Uhe  cattle,  and  all  that 
is  in  the  city,  even  all  the  spoil 
thereof,  shalt  thou  -t  take  unto  thy- 
self; and  ''thou  shalt  eat  the  spoil 
of  thine  enemies,  wliich  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  given  thee. 

1.5  Thus  Shalt  thou  do  unto  all  the 
cities  ichich  are  very  far  off  from 
thee,  which  are  not  of  the  cities  of 
these  nations. 

1(5  But '  of  the  cities  of  these  peo- 
ple, which  the  Lord  thy  God 
doth  give  thee/o?-  an  inheritance, 
thou  shalt  save  alive  nothing  that 
breatheth : 

17  But  thou  Shalt  utterly  destroy 

them ;  namely,  the  Hittites,  and 

the  Amorites,  the  Canaanites,  and 

191 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


tHeb. 

ma*e  haste. 
cch.  1.30.  4; 

3.  22. 

Josh.  23.  10. 


<fSee>'eh.  12. 
27. 
Ps.  30,  title. 


t  Heb.  mndt 
it  common 
See  Lev. ) 
23,  24. 
ch.  28.  30. 

ech.  24.  5. 


/Judg.  7.  3. 


tlleb.  to  be 
in  the  head 
of  the  people. 

f  2  Sara.  20. 
18,  20. 


ftXum.  31.  7. 


t  Heb.  spoil. 
*  Josh.  22.  8. 


/Num.  21.  2, 
3,  35.  &  33. 


ch.  7.  1,2, 
Josh.  11.  14. 


The  expiation  of 


DEUTERONOMY. 


an  uncertain  murder. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


mcli.  7.  4.  <fc 
12.  30,  31.  &; 
18.  9. 


n  Or, /or,  O 
man,  the 
tree  of  the 
Jield  is  to  be 
employed  in 
the  siege. 

t  Ileh.  to  go 
from  htfure 
thee. 

i  Heb.  (( 
come  down. 


cch.  10.  8. 
1  Chr.  23.  13. 


6  ch.  17.  8,  9. 
t  Heb.  mouth. 


eSee  Ps.  13. 
I'J.  6c  '25.  0. 
Matt.  27.  24. 


djonah  1.  14. 
■MIeb. 
in  the  midst. 


the  Perizzites,  the  Hivites,  and 
the  Jebusites;  as  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  commanded  thee  : 

18  That  »»they  teach  you  not  to 
do  after  all  their  abominations, 
which  they  have  done  unto  their 
gods;  so  should  ye  «sin  against 
the  Lord  your  God. 

19  H  When  thou  shalt  be.siege  a 
city  a  long  tiixie,  in  making  war 
against  it  to  take  it,  thou  shalt  not 
destroy  the  trees  thereof  by  forc- 
ing an  axe  against  them :  for  thou 
mayest  eat  of  tlieni,  and  thou 
shalt  not  cut  them  down  (II  for  the 
tree  of  the  held  Is  man's  life)  tto 
employ  t/ie7n  in  tlie  siege : 

20  Only  tlie  trees  which  thou 
knowest  that  they  be  not  trees  for 
meat,  thou  shalt  destroy  and  cut 
them  down;  and  thou  shalt  build 
bulwarks  against  tiie  city  that 
maketh  war  with  thee,  until  tit  be 
subdued, 

:  CHAPTER   XXI. 

1  The  expiation  vf  an  uncertain  murder.  10  7'he 
usage  of  a  captive  taken  to  wife.  15  The  first- 
born  is  not  to  be  disinherited  upon  private  affec- 
tion. 18  A  stubborn  son  is  to  be  stoned  to 
death.  22  The  malefactor  must  not  hang  all 
night  on  a  tree. 

IF  one  be  found  slain  in  the  land 
which  the  Lok d  thy  God  giveth 
thee  to  posse.ssit,  lying  in  the  held, 
and  it  be  not  known  who  hath 
slain  him  : 

2  Then  thy  elders  and  thy  judges 
shall  come  forth,  and  thej-  shall 
measure  unto  the  cities  which  are. 
round  about  him  that  is  slain : 

3  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  city 
ivhich  ifi  next  unto  the  slain  man, 
even  the  elders  of  that  city  shall 
take  a  heifer,  which  hath  not  been 
wrought  with,  a)ul  which  hath 
not  drawn  in  tiie  yoke ; 

4  And  the  elders  of  that  city  shall 
bring  down  the  heifer  unto  a  rough 
valley,  which  is  neither  eared  nor 
sown,  and  shall  strike  oft"  the  heif- 
er's necif  there  in  the  valley. 

5  And  the  priests  the  sons  of  Levi 
shall  come  near;  lor  «thein  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  to 
minister  unto  him,  and  to  bless 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ;  and '-  by 
their  t  word  shall  every  controver- 
sy and  every  stroke  be  tried: 

(i  And  all  the  elders  of  that  city, 
that  are  next  unto  the  slain  man, 
c  shall  wash  their  hands  over  the 
heifer  that  is  beheaded  in  the  val- 
ley: 

7  And  they  shall  answer  and  say, 
Our  hands  liave  not  shed  this 
blood,  neither  have  our  eyes  seen 
it. 

8  Be  merciful,  O  Lord,  unto  thy 
people  Israel,  whom  thou  hast  re- 
deemed, '^and  lay  not  innocent 
blood  tunto  thy  people  of  Israel's 
charge.  And  the  blood  shall  be 
forgiven  them. 

9  So  «sbalt  thou  put  away  the 

192 


guilt  of  innocent  blood  from 
among  you,  when  thou  shalt  do 
that  ivhich  is  right  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord. 

10  ',[  When  thou  goest  forth  to 
war  against  thine  enemies,  and 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  delivered 
them  into  thine  hands,  and  thou 
hast  taken  them  captive, 

11  And  seest  aiDong  the  captives 
a  beautiful  woman,  and  hast  a  de- 
sire unto  her,  that  thou  wouldest 
have  her  to  thy  wife; 

12  Then  thou  s'halt  bring  her  home 
to  thine  house;  and  she  shall  shave 
her  head,  and  li  tpare  her  nails ; 

1.3  And  she  shall  put  the  raiment 
of  her  captivity  from  otf  her,  and 
shall  remain  in  thine  house,  and 
.^bewail  her  father  and  her  moth- 
er a  full  month:  and  after  that 
thou  Shalt  go  in  unto  lier,  and  be 
her  husband,  and  she  shall  be  thy 
wife. 

14  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  have 
no  delight  in  her,  then  thou  shalt 
let  her  go  whither  she  will ;  but 
thou  Shalt  not  sell  her  at  all  for 
money,  thou  shalt  not  make  mer- 
chandise of  her,  because  thou  hast 
3  humbled  her. 

15  If  If  a  man  have  two  wives,  one 
beloved,  ''and  another  hated,  and 
they  have  borne  him  children, 
both  the  beloved  and  the  hated; 
and  if  the  firstborn  son  be  hers 
that  was  hated : 

Itj  Then  it  shall  be,  twhen  he 
maketh  his  sons  to  inherit  that 
which  he  liath,  tliat  he  may  not 
make  the  son  of  the  beloved  first- 
born before  the  son  of  the  hated, 
which  is  indeed  the  firstborn  : 

17  But  he  shall  acknowledge  the 
son  of  the  hated /o-  the  lirstborn, 
'''■  by  giving  him  a  double  portion 
of  all  t  that  he  hath :  for  he  is  '  the 
beginning  of  his  strength;  '"the 
right  of  the  lirstborn  is  his. 

18  %  If  a  man  have  a  stubborn 
and  rebellious  son,  which  will  not 
obey  the  voice  of  his  father,  or 
the  "voice  of  his  mother,  and  t/iat, 
when  they  have  chastened  him, 
will  not  hearken  unto  them : 

19  Then  shall  his  father  and  his 
mother  lay  hold  on  him,  and 
bring  him  out  unto  the  elders  of 
his  city,  and  unto  the  gate  of  his 
place; 

20  And  they  shall  say  unto  the 
elders  oi'  his  city.  This  our  son  is 
stubborn  and  rebellious,  he  will 
not  obey  our  voice ;  he  is  a  glutton, 
and  a  drunkard. 

21  And  all  the  men  of  his  city 
shall  stone  him  with  stones,  that 
he  die:  «so  slialt  thou  put  evil 
away  from  among  you;  "and  all 
Israel  shall  hear,  and  fear. 

22  *!i  And  if  a  man  have  commit- 
ted a  sin  p  worthy  of  death,  and  he 
be  to  be  put  to  death,  and  thou 
hang  him  on  a  tree : 


Humanity  to  brethren. 


DEUTEKONO^IY, 


Punislunent  for  slander. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


(/Josh.  8.  29. 

&  in.  2fi,  27. 

John  19.  31. 
rGal.  3.  13. 
tHeb. 

the  curse  of 

God: 

See  Num. 

25.  4. 

2  Sam.  21.  6. 
s  Lev.  18.  25. 

Hum.  35.  34. 


e  Lev.  22.  28. 


«  Lev.  19.  19. 

t  Heh. 
fulness  of 
thy  seed. 

/Sec  2  Cor.  6. 
14,  15,  16. 


23  ?  His  body  shall  not  remain  all 
night  upon  the  tree,  but  thou  shalt 
in  any  wise  bury  him  that  day; 
( for  r  he  that  is  hanged  is  t  accurs- 
ed of  God ; )  that « tliy  land  be  not 
defiled,  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giv^eth  thee /or  an  inheritance. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  of  humanittj  toward  brethren.  5  The  sex  is  lo 
be  distinguished  by  apparel.  6  The  dam  is  not 
to  be  taken  with  her  young  ones.  8  The  house 
must  have  battlements.  9  Confusion  is  to  be 
avoided.  12  Fringes  upon  the  vesture.  13 
The  punishment  of  him  that  slandereth  his 
wife.  20,  22  Of  adultery,  25  of  rape,  28  and 
of  fornication.     30  Incest. 

THOU  « Shalt  not  see  thy  broth- 
er's ox  or  his  sheep  go  astray, 
and  hide  thyself  from  them  :  thou 
Shalt  in  any  case  bring  them  again 
unto  thy  brother. 

2  And  if  thy  brother  be  not  nigh 
unto  thee,  or  if  thou  know  him  not, 
then  thou  shalt  bring  it  unto  thine 
own  house,  and  it  shall  be  with 
thee  until  thy  brother  seek  after  it, 
and  thou  shalt  restore  it  to  him 
again. 

3  In  like  manner  shalt  thou  do 
with  his  ass ;  and  so  shalt  thou  do 
with  his  raiment ;  and  with  all  lost 
things  of  thy  brother's,  wliich  he 
hath  lost,  and  thou  hast  found, 
shalt  thou  do  likewise :  tliou  may- 
est  not  hide  thvself. 

4  1,  ''Thou  Shalt  not  see  thy  broth- 
er's ass  or  his  ox  fall  down  by  the 
way,  and  hide  thj'self  from  them : 
thou  shalt  surely  help  him  to  lift 
them  up  again. 

.5  ^  The  woman  shall  not  wear 
that  which  pertaineth  unto  a  man, 
neither  shall  a  man  put  on  a  wo- 
man's garment:  for  all  that  do  so 
are  abomination  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

6  ^  If  a  bird's  nest  chance  to  be 
before  thee  in  the  way  in  any  tree, 
or  on  the  ground,  whetlier  ihei/  be 
young  ones,  or  eggs,  and  the  dam 
sitting  upon  the  young,  or  upon 
the  eggs,  cthou  shalt  not  take  the 
dam  with  the  young: 

7  But  thou  shalt  in  any  wise  let 
the  dam  go,  and  take  the  young 
to  thee;  ''that  it  may  be  well  with 
thee,  and  that  thou  mayest  pro- 
long thy  days. 

5  f  When  thou  buildest  a  new 
house,  then  thou  shalt  make  a 
battlement  for  thy  roof,  that  thou 
bring  not  blood  upon  thine  house, 
if  any  man  fail  from  thence. 

9  \  c  Thou  shalt  not  sow  thy  vine- 
j^ard  with  divers  seeds :  lest  the 
t  fruit  of  thy  seed  which  thou  hast 
sown,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  vine- 
vard,  be  defiled. 

'lO  If  /Thou  Shalt  not  plough  with 
an  ox  and  an  ass  together. 

11  %  i'Thou  shalt  not  wear  a  gar- 
ment of  divers  sorts,  as  of  woollen 
and  linen  together. 

12  \    Thou   Shalt    make    thee 

13 


''fringes  upon  the  four  t quarters 
of  thy  vesture,  wherewith  thou 
coverest  thyself. 

13  •:  If  any  man  take  a  wife,  and 
igo  in  unto  her,  and  hate  her, 

14  And  give  occasions  of  speech 
against  her,  and  bring  up  an  evil 
name  upon  her,  and  say,  I  took- 
this  woman,  and  when  I  came 
to  her,  I  found  her  not  a  maid  : 

15  Then  shall  the  father  of  the 
damsel,  and  her  mother,  take 
and  bring  forth  t/ie  tokens  of  the 
damsel's  virginity  unto  the  elders 
of  the  city  in  the  gate : 

10  And  the  damsel's  father  shall 
say  unto  the  elders,  I  gave  my 
daughter  unto  this  man  to  wife, 
and  he  hateth  her ; 

17  And,  lo,  he  hath  given  occa- 
sions of  speech  aciainst  tier,  say- 
ing, I  found  not  thy  daughter  a 
maid  ;  and  yet  tlieseV/rr  t/ie  tokens 
0/ my  daughter's  virginity.  And 
they  shall  spread  tlie  cloth  before 
the  elders  of  the  citv. 

18  And  the  elders  of  that  city 
shall  take  that  man  and  chastise 
him; 

19  And  they  shall  amerce  him 
in  a  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and 
give  them  unto  the  father  of  the 
damsel,  because  he  hath  brought 
up  an  evil  name  upon  a  virgin  of 
Israel:  and  she  shall  be  his 
wife;  he  may  not  put  her  away 
all  his  days. 

20  But  if  this  thing  be  true,  and 
the  tokens  of  virginity  be  not 
found  for  the  damsel : 

21  Then  they  shall  bring  out  the 
damsel  to  the  door  of  her  father's 
house,  and  the  men  of  her  city 
shall  stone  her  with  stones 
that  she  die;  because  .she  hath 
^•wrought  folly  in  Israel,  to  play 
the  whore  in  her  father's  house : 
'so  shalt  thou  put  evil  away  from 
among  you. 

22  ^  "'If  a  man  be  found  Ij-lng 
with  a  woman  married  to  a  hus- 
band, then  they  shall  both  of 
them  die,  both  the  man  that  lay 
with  the  woman,  and  the  wo- 
man: so  Shalt  thou  put  away 
evil  from  Israel. 

23  ^  If  a  damsel  that  is  a  virgin 
be  « betrothed  unto  a  husband, 
and  a  man  find  her  in  the  city, 
and  lie  with  her ; 

24  Then  ye  shall  bring  them  both 
out  unto  the  gate  of  that  city,  and 
ye  shall  stone  them  with  stones 
that  thej'  die ;  the  damsel,  because 
she  cried  not,  being  in  the  city; 
and  the  man,  because  he  hath 
"humbled  his  neighbour's  wife: 
pso  thou  shalt  put  away  evil  from 
among  you. 

•2.5^  But  if  a  man  find  a  betrothed 
damsel  in  the  field,  and  the  man 
!l  force  her,  and  lie  with  her;  then 
the  man  only  that  lay  with  her 
shall  die : 

193 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


h  Xum.  15.  38. 

Matt.  23.  5. 
t  Heb.   wings. 
iGen.  29.  21. 

Jud?.  15.  1. 


k  Gen.  34.  7. 

Judg. 20.6,10. 

2  Sara.  13. 

12,  13. 
I  ch.  13.  5. 
m  Lev.  20.  lO- 

John  8.  5. 


n  Matt.  1.  18, 


och.  21.  14. 
p  ver.  21,  22. 


1  Or,  take 
strong  koU 
of  her, 

2  Sam.  13. 1^ 


Divers  laws 


DEUTERONOMY. 


and  ordinances. 


Before 

C  H  R  I  S  T 

1451. 


g  Ex.  22.  16, 
17. 


r  ver.  24. 
s  Lev.  18.  8. 

&  20.  11. 

eh.  27.  20. 

1  Cor.  5.  1. 
<See  Ruth  3. 

9. 

Ez.  IC.  8. 


4  See  ch.  2.  2t). 


eNum.  22.  f>, 
6. 


d  Ezra  9.  12. 
t  Heb.  good. 


«Gcn.  25.  24, 

2.5,  2B. 

Obad.  10,  12. 
/Ex.  22.  21. 

&:  23.  U. 

Lev.  19.  34. 

ih.  10.  19. 


26  But  unto  the  damsel  thou  shalt 
do  nothing;  there  is  in  the  damsel 
no  sin  rvorthy  of  death:  for  as 
when  a  man  riseth  against  his 
neighbour,  and  slayeth  him,  even 
so  is  this  matter : 

27  For  he  found  her  in  the  field, 
and  tlie  betrothed  damsel  cried, 
and  there  was  none  to  save  her. 

28  \  ilf  a,  man  find  a  damsel  that 
is  a  virgin,  which  is  not  betrothed, 
and  lay  hold  on  her,  and  lie  with 
her,  and  they  be  found ; 

29  Tlien  the  man  that  lay  with 
her  shall  give  unto  the  damsel's 
father  fifty  shekels  of  silver,  and 
she  shall  be  his  wife ;  'because  he 
hath  humbled  her,  he  may  not 
put  her  away  all  his  days. 

30  1  «A  man  shall  not  take  his 
fatlier's  wife,  nor  « discover  his 
father's  skirt. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  Who  may  or  may  not  enter  into  the  congrega- 
tion. 9  Unclcanness  to  he  avoided  in  the  host. 
15  Of  the  fugitive  servant.  17  Of  fillhincss. 
IH  Of  abominable  sacrifices.  10  Of  usury.  21 
Of  vows,     li  Of  trespasses. 

HE  that  is  wounded  in  the 
stones,  or  hath  his  privy 
member  cut  off,  shall  not  enter 
into  tlie  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

2  A  bastard  shall  not  enter  into 
the  congregation  of  tlie  Lord  : 
even  to  his  tenth  generation  shall 
he  not  enter  into  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  Lord. 

3  "An  Ammonite  or  Moabite 
shall  not  enter  into  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  Lord  ;  even  to  their 
tenth  generation  shall  they  not 
enter  into  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord  for  ever: 

4  *  Because  they  met  you  not 
with  bread  and  with  water  in  the 
way,  when  ye  came  forth  out  of 
Egypt;  and  ^because  they  hired 
against  thee  Balaam  the  son  of 
Beor  of  Pethor  of  Mesopotamia, 
to  curse  thee. 

5  Nevertheless,  the  LoRi>  thy 
God  would  not  hearken  unto  Ba- 
laam; but  the  Lord  thy  God 
turned  the  curse  into  a  blessing 
unto  thee,  because  the  Lord  thy 
God  loved  thee. 

6  rfThou  Shalt  not  seek  their 
peace  nor  their  t  prosperity  all  thy 
days  for  ever. 

7  1  Thou  Shalt  not  abhor  an 
Edomite;  «for  he  j'.s  thy  brotlier: 
tliou  Shalt  not  abhor  an  Eg.vp- 
tian ;  because  .'thou  wast  a  stran- 
ger in  his  land. 

8  The  children  that  are  begotten 
of  them  sliall  enter  into  the  con- 
gregation of  the  Lord  in  their 
third  generation. 

9  \  When  the  host  goeth  forth 
against  thine  enemies,  then  keep 
thee  from  every  wicked  thing. 

10  If  ^7  If  there  be  among  you  any 
man,  that  is  not  clean  by  reason 
of  uncleanness  that  chanccth  him 

191 


by  night,  then  shall  he  go  abroad 
out  of  the  camp,  he  shall  not  come 
within  the  camp : 

11  But  it  shall  be,  when  evening 
t Cometh  on, ''he  shall  wash  him- 
self wiVn.  water:  and  when  the  sun 
is  down,  he  shall  come  into  the 
camp  again. 

12  ^  Tliou  Shalt  have  a  place  also 
without  the  camp,  whither  thou 
Shalt  go  forth  abroad  : 

13  And  thou  shalt  have  a  paddle 
upon  thy  weapon ;  and  it  shall  be, 
when  thou  twilt  ease  thyself 
abroad,  thou  shalt  dig  therewitli, 
and  shalt  turn  back  and  cover 
that  which  cometh  from  thee : 

14  For  the  Lord  thj'  God  '  walk- 
eth  in  the  midst  of  thy  camp,  to 
deliver  thee,  and  to  give  up  thine 
enemies  before  thee;  therefore 
shall  thy  camp  be  holy :  that  he 
see  no  tunclean  thing  in  thee,  and 
turn  away  from  thee. 

15  ^  '^Thou  shalt  not  deliver  unto 
his  master  the  servant  which  is 
escaped  from  his  master  unto 
thee : 

16  He  shall  dwell  with  thee, 
even  among  you,  in  that  place 
which  he  shall  choose  in  one  of 
thy  gates,  where  it  tliketh  him 
best :  '  thou  shalt  not  oppress  him. 

17  ^1  There  shall  be  no  il  whore  '"  of 
the  daugliters  of  Israel,  nor  «a 
sodomite  of  the  sons  of  Israel. 

18  Thou  Shalt  not  bring  the  hire 
of  a  whore,  or  the  price  of  a  dog, 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  for  any  vow:  for  even  both 
these  are  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

19^ "Thou  Shalt  not  lend  upon 
usury  to  thy  brother;  usury  of 
money,  usury  of  victuals,  usurj'  of 
any  thing  that  is  lent  upon 
usury : 

20  p  Unto  a  stranger  thou  mayest 
lend  upon  usury ;  but  unto  thy 
brother  thou  shalt  not  lend  upon 
usury:  ?that  the  Lord  thy  God 
may  bless  thee  in  all  that  thou 
settest  thine  hand  to  in  the  land 
whither  tliou  goest  to  possess  it. 

21  •[  '•  When  thou  shalt  vow  a  vow 
unto  the  Loud  thy  God,  thou 
shalt  not  slack  to  pay  it :  lor  the 
Lord  thy  God  will  surely  require 
it  of  thee ;  and  it  would  be  sin  in 
thee. 

22  But  if  thou  shalt  forbear  to 
vow,  it  shall  be  no  sin  in  thee. 

23  sThat  which  is  gone  out  of  thy 
li])S  thou  shalt  keep  and  perform ; 
I'lrn  a  freewill  olTcrini^^  according 
as  ihou  hast  vowed  unto  the  Lord 
thy  CJod,  which  thou  hast  pi'ora- 
ised  with  thv  mouth. 

24  1[When  thou  comest  into  thy 
neiglibour's  vineyard,  then  thou 
mayest  eat  grapes  thy  fill  at  thine 
own  pleasure ;  but  thou  shalt  not 
put  an}/  in  thy  vessel. 

2.5  When  thou  comest  into  the 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


t  Heb.  turneth 
toward, 
h  Lev.  15.  6. 


t  Heb. 
sittest  dtiwn. 


t  Heb.  naked- 
ness of  any 
thing. 

hi  Sam.  30. 
15. 


t  Heb.  is  good 

for  him. 
/Ex.  22.  21. 
BOr, 

sodomitess. 
m  Lev.  19.  29. 

See  Prov.  2. 

16. 
n  Gen.  19.  5. 

2  Kings  23.  7. 


0  Ex.  22.  25. 

Lev.  25.  36, 

37. 

Neh.  5.  2,7. 

Ps.  15.  5. 

Luke  6.  31, 

35. 
p  See  Lev.  19. 

34.  <Sc  cli.  15. 

3. 


r  Num.  SO.  2. 
Ecc.  5.  4,  5. 


J  Num.  30.  2. 
Ps.  63.  13, 14 


The  law  of  divorce. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Of  justice  and  charity. 


lie  fore 

CHRIST 

1451. 


<Matt.  12.  1. 
Mark  2.  23. 
Luke  6.  1. 


a  Matt.  5.  31. 
A:  19.  7. 
Mark  10.  4. 


t  Heb. 
matter  of 
nakedness. 

tHeb. 
cutting  off. 


tHeb.  not 

any  '.hin? 
Shalt  pass 
upon  him. 
dProv.  5.  18. 


/ch.  10.  1£ 


fi-  Lev.  13.  2. 
•fell.  2. 


h  See  Luke 

1  Cor.  10.  G. 

iNuin.  12.  10. 
1490. 

t  Jleb.  lend 
the  loan  of 
any  thing  to. 


Standing  corn  of  thy  neighbour, 
f  then  tliou  mayest  pluck  tlie  ears 
with  thine  hand;  but  thou  shalt 
not  move  a  sickle  unto  thy  neigh- 
bour's standing  corn. 

CHAPTER   XX I V. 

1  of  divorce.  5  A  new  married  nun  goeth  nut  to 
war.  6,  10  Of  pledges,  ~  Of  manstealers.  8 
Of  leprosy.  14  The  hire  is  to  be  given.  16 
Of  justice.     10  Of  charity. 

WHEN  a  "man  hath  taken  a 
wife,  and  married  her.  and 
it  come  to  pass  tliat  she  find  no 
favour  in  his  eyes,  because  lie 
liatli  found  tsome^  uncleanness  in 
her :  then  let  him  write  her  a  bill 
of  t  divorcement,  and  give  it  in 
her  hand,  and  send  her  out  of  his 
house. 

2  And  when  she  Is  departed  out 
of  his  liouse,  slie  may  go  and  be 
another  man's  ici/e. 

.3  And  )/  the  latter  husband  hate 
her,  and' write  her  a  bill  of  divorce- 
ment, and  givetli  it  in  her  hand, 
and  sendeth  her  out  of  hLs  house ; 
,or  if  the  latter  husband  die,  which 
took  her  to  be  his  wife  ; 

4  ''  Her  former  husband,  whicli 
sent  her  away,  may  not  take  her 
again  to  be  his  wife,  after  that  slie 
is  defiled;  for  that  7.s  abomination 
before  theLoKc:  and  thou  shalt 
not  cause  the  land  to  sin,  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee/or 
an  inheritance. 

•5  1[  c  When  a  man  hath  taken  a 
new  wife,  he  shall  not  go  out  to 
war,  t  neither  shall  he  be  charged 
with  any  business :  but  he  shall  be 
free  at  home  one  year,  and  siiall 
f^  cheer  up  his  wife' which  he  hath 
taken. 

G  ^  1^0  man  shall  take  the  nether 
or  the  upper  millstone  to  pledge : 
for  he  taketh  a  man's  life  to 
X^ledge. 

7  ^ « If  a  man  be  found  stealing 
any  of  his  brethren  of  the  childre  n 
of  Israel,  and  maketh  merchan- 
dise of  him,  or  selletli  him;  then 
that  thief  shall  die; /and  thou 
shalt  put  evil  away  from  among 
you. 

8  ^  Take  heed  in  o  the  plague  of 
leprosj^,  that  thou  observe  dil- 
igently, and  do  according  to  all 
that  the  priests  the  Levites  shall 
teach  you:  asl  commanded  them, 
so  ye  shall  observe  to  do. 

9  /'Remember  what  the  lyORr) 
thy  God  did  nm to  Miriam  by  the 
way,  after  that  ye  were  come 
forth  out  of  Egypt. 

10  1i  When  thou  dost  tlend  thy 
brother  any  thing,  thou  shalt  not 
go  into  his  house  to  fetch  hJs 
pledge. 

11  Thou  shalt  stand  abroad,  and 
the  man  to  whom  thou  dost  lend 
shall  bring  out  the  pledge  abroad 
unto  thee. 

12  And  if  the  man  he  poor,  thou 
shalt  not  sleep  with  his  pledge : 


13  ''  In  any  case  thou  shalt  deliver 
him  the  pledge  again  when  the 
sun  goeth  down,  that  he  may 
sleep  in  his  own  raiment,  and 
'bless  thee:  and  mit  shall  be 
righteousness  unto  tiiee  before 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

14  f  Thou  shalt  not  »>  oppress  a 
hired  servant  that  is  poor  and 
needy,  iclietlier  he  be  of  thy  breth- 
ren, or  of  thy  strangers  that  are 
in   thy  land   within    thy    gates: 

1-5  At  his  day  "thou  shalt  give 
hira  his  hire,  neither  shall  the  sun 
go  down  upon  it ;  for  he  is  poor, 
and  t  setteth  his  heart  upon  it : 
idlest  he  cry  against  thee  unto  the 
Lord,  and  it  be  sin  unto  thee. 

16  "7  The  fathers  shall  not  be  put 
to  death  for  the  children,  neither 
shall  the  children  be  put  to  death 
for  the  fathers:  every  man  shall 
be  put  to  death  for  hLs  own  sin. 

17  %  ''Thou  Shalt  not  pervert 
the  judgment  of  the  stranger, 
nor  of  the  fatherless;  snor  take  a 
widow's  raiment  to  pledge: 

18  But  fthou  shalt  remember 
that  thou  wast  a  bondman  in 
Egypt,  and  the  Lord  thy  God 
redeemed  thee  thence:  therefore 

1  command  thee  to  do  this  thing. 

19  %  «Vvhen  thou  cuttest  down 
thine  harvest  in  thy  field,  and 
ha.st  forgot  a  sheaf  in  the  field, 
thou  shalt  not  go  again  to  fetch 
it :  it  shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for 
the  fatherless,  and  for  the  widow: 
that  the  Lord  thy  God  may  ^  bless 
thee  in  all  the  work  of  thine 
hand.s, 

20  When  thoubeatest  thine  olive 
tree,  *thou  shalt  not  go  over  the 
boughs  again:  it  shall  be  for  the 
stranger,  for  the  fatherless,  and 
for  the  widow. 

21  When  thou  gatherest  the 
grapes  of  thy  vineyard,  thou 
Shalt  not  glean  it  t afterward:  it 
shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for  the 
fatherless,  and  for  tlie  widow. 

22  And  !/thou  shalt  remember 
that  thou  wast  a  l^ondman  in  the 
land  of  Egypt:  therefore  I  com- 
mand thee  to  do  this  thing. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  stripes  must  not  exceed  forty.  4  The  ox  is 
not  to  be  muzzled.  5  Of  raising  seed  unto  a 
brother.  11  Of  the  immodest  woman.  13  Of 
unjust  weights.  17  The  memory  of  Amalek  is 
to  be  blotted  out. 

IF  there  be  a  « controversy  be- 
tween men,  and  they  come 
unto  judgment,  that  the  judges 
may  judge  them;  then  they '-shall 
justify  the  righteous,  and  con- 
demn the  wicked. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  if  the  wicked 
man  be  ^worthy  to  be  beaten, 
that  the  judge  shall  cause  him  to 
lie  down,  <'ahd  to  be  beaten  before 
hLs  face,  according  to  his  fault,  by 
a  certain  number. 

3  c  Forty  stripes  he  may  give  | 

195 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

k  Ex.  22.  20. 
I  Job  29.  11, 

13.  &  31.  20. 

2  Cor.  9.  13. 

2  Tim.  1.  18. 
m  ch.  6.  25. 

Ps.  106.  31. 

&  112.  9. 

Dan.  4.  27. 
n  Mai.  3.  5. 
o  Lev.  19.  13. 

Jer.  22.  13. 

James  5.  4. 

t  Heb.  lifteth 

his  soul  unto 

it, 

Ps.  25.  1.  (fc 

86.  4. 
p  James  5.  4. 
9  2  Kings  14. 

G. 

2  Chr.  25.  4. 

Jer.  31.  29, 

30. 

Ez.  18.  20. 
rEx.  22.  21. 

Prov.  22.  22. 

Is.  1.  23. 

Jer.  5.  28.  <fc 

22.  3. 

Ez.  22.  29. 

Zecli.  7.  10. 

Mai.  3.  5. 
s  Ex.  22.  26. 
t  rer.  22. 

ch.  16.  12. 
u  Lf  V.  19.  9, 

10.   &  23.  22. 

xrh.  15.  10. 
Ps.  41.  1. 
Prov.  19.  17. 


tHeb. 
thou  shall 
not  bough  it 
after  thee. 


-Heb. 
after  thee. 


<zch.  19.  17. 
Ez.  44.  24. 


dMatt.  10.  17. 


:2Cor.  11.  2.i. 


Of  unjust  weights. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Offering  of  firstfruits. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


/Job  18.  a. 

gProv.  12.10. 

1  Cor.  9.  9. 

1  Tim.  5.  18. 
tHeb. 

thresheth, 

Hos.  10.  11. 
A  Matt.  22.  24. 

Mark  12.  19. 

Luke  20.  2a. 
II  Or,  next 

kinsman, 

Gen.  38.  8. 

Rulh  1.  12, 

13.  &  3.  9. 

a  Gen.  38.  9. 
h  Kuth  4.  10. 


II  Or, 
next  hinS' 
man's  wife. 

IRalh  4.  1,  2. 


oRutli  4.  11. 


pch.  19.  13. 

7  Lev.  19.  3."), 

36. 

Prov.  11.  1. 

K7.  4.'>.  10. 

Mir.  6.  11. 
t  Ileb.  a  stone 

and  a  stone. 
t  Hfh. 

an  cpliah  and 

an  ep.'iak. 
T  Ex.  20.  12. 


jPrnv.  11.  ]. 
1  Tliess.  4.  G. 


him,  and  not  exceed :  lest,  if  he 
should  exceed,  and  beat  him 
above  these  with  many  stripes, 
then  thy  brother  should  /seem 
vile  unto  thee. 

4  If  £/ Thou  Shalt  not  muzzle  the 
ox  when  he  ttreadeth  out  the 
corn. 

5  \  ''If  brethren  dwell  together, 
and  one  of  them  die,  and  have 
no  child,  the  wife  of  the  dead 
shall  not  marry  without  unto  a 
stranger  :  her  li  husband's  brother 
shall  go  in  unto  her,  and  take 
her  to  him  to  wife,  and  perform 
the  duty  of  a  husband's  brother 
unto  her. 

()  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  first- 
born which  she  beareth  'shall 
succeed  in  the  name  of  his  broth- 
er it^/i/c/t  vi  dead,  that  ^his  nam.e 
be  not  put  out  of  Israel. 

7  And  if  the  man  lilie  not  to  take 
his  II  brother's  wife,  then  let  his 
brother's  wife  go  nip  to  the  'gate 
unto  the  elders,  anci  say.  My  hus- 
band's brother  refuseth  to  raise 
up  unto  his  brother  a  name  in  Is- 
rael, he  will  not  perform  the  duty 
of  mj'  hu.sband's  brother. 

8  Then  the  elders  of  his  citj' shall 
call  him,  and  speak  unto  him : 
and  i/ he  stand  to  it,  and  say,  "'I 
like  hot  to  take  her; 

9  Then  shall  his  brother's  wife 
come  unto  him  in  the  presence 
of  the  elders,  and  "loose  his  shoe 
from  off  his  foot,  and  spit  in  his 
face,  and  shall  answer  and  say. 
So  shall  it  be  done  unto  that  man 
that  will  not  »  build  up  his  broth- 
er's house. 

10  And  his  name  shall  be  called 
in  Israel,  The  house  of  him  that 
hath  liis  shoe  loosed. 

11  If  When  men  strive  together 
one  with  another,  and  the  wife 
of  the  one  draweth  near  for  to 
deliver  her  husband  out  of  the 
hand  of  him  that  smiteth  him, 
and  putteth  forth  her  hand,  and 
taketh  him  by  the  secrets : 

12  Then  thou  shalt  cut  off  her 
hand,  p  thine  eye  shall  not  pity 
her. 

18  If  -7  Thou  Shalt  not  have  in 
thy  bag  1  divers  weights,  a  great 
and  a  small : 

14  Thoi'  Shalt  not  have  in  thine 
house  t  divers  measures,  a  great 
and  a  small : 

15  But  thou  Shalt  have  a  perfect 
and  just  weight,  a  perfect  and. just 
measure  shalt  thou  have:  'that 
thy  days  may  be  lengthened  in 
the  land  whicii  the  Liukd  thy 
God  giveth  thee. 

1()  For  «all  that  do  such  things, 
and  all  that  do  unrighteously, 
are,  an  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

17  If  <  Remember  what  Amalek 
did  unto  thee  by  the  way  .when  ye 
were  come  fortli  out  of  ligypt ; 
196 


18  How  he  met  thee  by  the  way, 
and  snaote  the  hindmost  of  thee, 
even  all  that  ivere  feeble  behind 
thee,  when  thou  ivust  faint  and 
weary ;  and  he  "  feared  not  God. 

19  Therefore  it  shall  be,  ^  when 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  given  thee 
rest  from  all  thine  enemies  round 
about,  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee /or  an  inher- 
itance to  possess  it,  that  thou 
Shalt  1/ blot  out  the  remembrance 
of  Amalek  from  under  heaven ; 
thou  Shalt  not  forget  it. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  The  confession  of  him  that  offcrcth  the  basket 
of  firstfruits.  12  The  prayer  of  him  that  giv- 
eth his  third  year's  tithes.  IG  The  covenant 
between  God  and  the  people. 

ND  it  shall  be,  when  thou  art 


A 


come  in  unto  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for 
an  inheritance,  and  possessest  it, 
and  dwellest  therein ; 

2  «  That  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
first  of  all  the  fruit  of  the  earth, 
which  thou  shalt  bring  of  thy 
land  that  the  Lord  thy  God  giv- 
eth thee,  and  shalt  put  it  in  a  bas- 
ket, and  Shalt  ''go  unto  the  place 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
choose  to  place  his  name  there. 

3  And  thou  shalt  go  unto  the 
priest  that  shall  be  in  those  daj^s, 
and  say  unto  him,  I  profess  this 
day  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  that 
I  am  come  unto  the  country 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  our 
fathers  for  to  give  us. 

4  And  the  priest  shall  take  the 
basket  out  of  thine  hand,  and  set 
it  down  before  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

5  And  thou  shalt  speak  and  say 
before  the  Lord  thy  God,  f^A  Syr- 
ian f' ready  to  perish  iva.<i  my  fa- 
ther; and  the  went  down  into 
Egypt,  and  sojourned  there  with 
a/ievv,  and  became  there  a  na- 
tion, great,  miglity,  and  populous : 

()  And  .'/the  Egyptians  evil  en- 
treated us,  and  alllicted  us,  and 
laid  upon  us  hard  bondage : 

7  And  h  when  we  cried  unto  the 
Lord  God  of  our  fatliers,  the 
Lord  heard  our  voice,  and  looked 
on  our  affliction,  and  our  labour, 
and  our  oppression : 

8  And  ithe  Lord  brought  us  forth 
out  of  Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand, 
and  with  an  outstretched  arm, 
and ''With  great  terribleness,  and 
witii  signs,  and  with  wonders  : 

9  And  he  hatli  brought  us  into  this 
place,  and  hatli  given  us  this  land, 
even  'a  land  that  fioweth  with 
milk  and  honey. 

10  And  now,  behold,  I  have 
brought  the  firstfruits  of  the  land, 
which  thou,  O  Lord,  hast  given 
me.  And  thou  shalt  set  it  before 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  worship 
before  the  Lord  thy  God : 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


u  Ps.  36.  1. 

Prov.  16.  6. 

Rom.  3.  18. 
xl  Sam.  IS.  3 


a  Ex.  23.  19. 
*;  31.  26. 
Num.  18.  13. 
ch.  16.  10. 
Prov.  3.  B. 

6  ch.  12.  5. 


r.  Hos.  12.  12. 
rfGcii.  43.  1,2. 

i;  45.  7,  11. 
cGen.  46.  1,6. 

Acts  7.  15. 
/Gen.  46.  27. 

ch.  10.  22. 
ffEx.  1.  11,14. 


AEx.  2.  23,24, 
25.  &  a.  9.  A: 
4.  31. 


I  Ex.  12.  37, 
.-il.  (5c  13.  3, 


ch.  5.  10. 
li  ch.  4.  34. 


GocVs  covenant. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Obedience  enjoined. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


77!  ch.  12.  7,  12, 
IB.  6c  16.  11. 


n  Lev.  27.  30. 
Num.  18.  24. 

0  ch.  14.  28, 
29. 


pPs.  119.  141, 

153,  176. 
5  Lev.  7.  20. 

Sc  21.  1,  11. 

Hos.  9.  4. 


ris.  63.  15. 
Zech.  2.  13. 


I  F.x.  6.  7.  & 
19.  5. 

ch.  7.  6.  <k 
14.  2.  &  28.  9. 


3.  14S.  14. 
X  Ex.  19.  0. 
h.  -.  6.  6c 


11  And  "t  thou  Shalt  rejoice  in  ev- 
ery good  thinff  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  given  unto  thee, 
and  unto  thine  house,  thou,  and 
the  Levite,  and  the  stranger  that 
i-s  among  you. 

12  ♦[  When  thou  hast  made  an 
end  of  tithing  all  the  « tithes  of 
thine  increase  the  third  year, 
which  is  othe  year  of  tithing,  and 
hast  given  it  unto  the  Levite. 
the  stranger,  the  fatherless,  and 
the  widow,  that  they  may  eat 
within  tliy  gates,   and  be  filled ; 

13  Then  thou  shall  say  before  the 
Lord  thy  God,  I  have  brought 
away  the  hallowed  things  out  of 
mine  house,  and  also  have  given 
them  unto  the  Levite,  and  unto 
the  stranger,  to  the  fatherless, 
and  to  the  widow,  according  to  all 
thy  commandments  which  thou 
hast  commanded  me  :  I  have  not 
transgressed  thy  commandments, 
p neither  have  I  forgotten  i/iem: 

14  9 1  have  not  eaten  thereof  in 
my  mourning,  neither  have  I  tak- 
en away  aught  thereof  for  a  n.v  un- 
clean use,  nor  given  aught  thereof 
for  the  dead:  but  I  have  hearken- 
ed to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my 
God,  and  have  done  according  to 
all  that  thou  hast  commanded  me. 

1.5  J-Look  down  from  thy  holy 
habitation,  from  heaven,  and 
bless  thy  people  Israel,  and  the 
land  which  thou  hast  given  us,  as 
thou  swarest  unto  our  fathers,  a 
land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honev. 

16  1  This  day  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  commanded  thee  to  do  these 
statutes  and  judgments:  thou 
Shalt  therefore  keep  and  do  them 
with  all  thine  heart,  and  with  all 
thv  soul. 

17  Thou  hast  » avouched  the 
Lord  this  day  to  be  thy  God, 
and  to  walk  in  hLs  ways,  and  to 
keep  his  statutes,  and  his  com- 
mandments, and  his  judgments, 
and  to  hearken  unto  his  voice  : 

18  And  nhe  Lord  hath  avouch- 
ed thee  this  day  to  be  his  pecu- 
liar people,  as  he  hath  promised 
thee,  and  that  thou  shouldest 
keep  all  his  commandments ; 

19  And  to  make  thee  "high 
above  all  nations  which  he  hath 
made,  in  praise,  and  in  name,  and 
in  honour  ;  and  that  thou  mayest 
be  ar  a  holy  people  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God,  as  he  hath  spoken. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  The  people  are  commanded  to  write  the  law 
upon  stoneSf  5  and  to  build  an  altar  of  whole 
stones.  11  The  tribes  divided  on  Gerizim  and 
Ebal.  14  The  curses  pronounced  on  mount 
Ebal. 

AISTD  Moses  with  the  elders 
j\.  of  Israel  commanded  the 
people,  saying.  Keep  all  the  com- 
mandments which  I  command 
you  this  day. 


2  And  it  shall  be,  on  the  day 
"When  ye  shall  pa.ss  over  Jordan 
unto  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee,  that  (-thou 
Shalt  set  thee  up  great  stones, 
and  plaster  them  with  plas- 
ter: 

3  And  thou  shall  write  upon 
them  all  the  words  of  this  law, 
when  thou  art  passed  over,  that 
thou  mayest  go  in  unto  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee,  a  land  that  tloweth  with 
milk  and  honey ;  as  the  Lord 
God  of  thy  fathers  hath  prom- 
ised thee. 

4  Therefore  it  shall  be  when  ye 
be  gone  over  Jordan,  that  ye 
shall  set  up  these  stones,  which 
I  command  you  this  day,  «in 
mount  Ebal,  and  thou  shall  plas- 
ter them  with  plaster. 

5  And  there  shalt  thou  build  an 
altar  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  an 
altar  of  stones:  'Uhou  shalt  not 
lift  up  any  iron  tool  upon  them. 

6  Thou  slialt  build  the  altar  of 
the  Lord  thy  God  of  whole 
stones :  and  thou  shalt  offer 
burnt  offerings  thereon  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God : 

7  And  thou  shalt  offer  peace  of- 
ferings, and  shalt  eat  there,  and 
rejoice  before  the  Lord  thy  God. 

8  And  thou  shalt  write  upon 
the  stones  all  the  words  of  this 
law  very  plainly. 

9  ^  And  Moses  and  the  priests 
the  Levites  spake  unto  all  Israel, 
saying,  Take  heed,  and  hearken, 
O  'Israel ;  « this  day  thou  art  be- 
come the  people  of  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

10  Thou  shalt  therefore  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thj-  God, 
and  do  his  commandments  and 
his  statutes,  which  I  command 
thee  this  day. 

11  f  And "  Moses  charged  the 
people  the  same  day,  saying, 

12  These  shall  stand  .'"upon 
mount  Gerizim  to  bless  the 
people,  when  ye  are  come  over 
Jordan;  Simeon,  and  Levi,  and 
Judah,  and  Issachar,  and  Joseph, 
and  Benjamin: 

13  And  g  these  shall  stand  upon 
mount  Ebal  tto  curse;  Reuben, 
Gad,  and  Asher,  and  Zebulun, 
Dan,  and  Xaphtali. 

14  ^  And  ''  the  Levites  shall 
speak,  and  say  unto  all  the  men 
of  Israel  with  a  loud  voice, 

15  J  Cursed  6fi  the  man  that  mak- 
eth  any  graven  or  molten  image, 
an  abomination  unto  the  Lord, 
the  work  of  the  hands  of  the 
craftsman,  and  putteth  it  in  a 
secret  place:  *and  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  answer  and  say.  Amen. 

16  'Cursed  be  he  that  setteth 
light  by  his  father  or  his  moth- 
er :  and  all  the  people  shall  say, 
Amen. 

197 


Before 

C  HXIST 

1451. 


a  Josh.  4.  1. 
6  Josh.  8.  32. 


cch.  11.  29. 
Josh.  8.  30. 


d  F.x.  20.  25. 
Josh.  8.31. 


/ch.  11.  29. 
Josh.  8.  33. 
Judg.  9.  7. 


f  ch.  11.  29. 

Josh.  8.  33. 
tHeb. /or  a 

cursing, 
h  ch.  S3.  10. 

Josh.  8.  33. 

Dan.  9.  11. 
i  Ex.  20.  4,  23. 

&.  34.  17. 

Lev.  19.  4.  <fc 

26.  1. 

ch.  4.  16,23. 

&  5.  8. 

Is.  44.  9. 

Hos.  13.  2. 
*  See  Num.  5. 

22. 

Jer.  U.  5. 

1  Cor.  14.  16. 
'  Ex.  20.  12.  6c 

21.  17. 

Lev.  19.  3. 

ch.  21.  18. 


The  curses  of  the  law. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Blessings  for  obedience. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


n  ch.  19.  14. 

Prov.  22.  28. 
71  I,c-v.  19.  14. 

o  Ex.  22.  21, 

22. 

ch.  10.  18.  & 

24.  17. 

Mai.  3.  5. 
p  l,ev.  18.  8. 

<k  20.  11. 

th.  22.  30. 

q  Lev.  18.  23. 
it  20.  15. 


r  Lev.  18.  9. 
&  20.  17. 


s  Lev.  18.  17. 
it  2(1.  14. 

t  Kx.  20.  13.  <fc 

21.  12,  14. 

Lev.  24.  17. 

Num.  3.").  31. 

ch.  19.  11. 
u  Ex.  23.  7,  8. 

oh.  10.  17.  <fc 

IH.  ly. 

V.i.  22.  12. 
X  ch.  28.  15. 

P.i.  119.  21. 

Jer.  11.  3. 

Oal.  3.  10. 


a  Ex.  l.^  20. 
Lev.  21).  3. 


h  ch.  20.  19. 


c  ver.  15. 
Zech.  1.  0. 

dPH.  128.  1,4. 
e  Oen.  39.  6. 

/ver.  n. 
Gen.  22.  17. 
(k  49.  25. 
ch.  7.  13. 
l'«.  107.  38. 
&  127.  3.  Ic 
128.  3. 
?rov.  10.  22. 

1  Tim.  4.  8. 
II  Or,  douirh, 

or,  kncail- 
ingtrough. 

f  Pb.  121.  8. 

h  Lev.  20.  7,8. 

2  Sam.  22. 
38,  39,  41. 
Ph.  89.  23. 
See  ver.  2.5 

I  Lev.  S.').  21. 
I'  Or,  barna, 
Pruv.  3.  10 


17  w  Cursed  be  he  that  removeth 
his  neighbour's  landmark;  and 
all  the  people  shall  saj%  Amen. 

18  "Cursed  be  he  that  maketh 
the  blind  to  wander  out  of  the 
waj-:  and  all  the  people  shall 
say,  Amen. 

19  "Cursed  be  he  that  pervert- 
eth  the  judgment  of  the  stran- 
ger, fatherless,  and  widow:  and 
all  the  people  shall  say,  Amen. 

20  p  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with 
his  father's  wife;  because  he  un- 
covereth  ,his  father's  skirt;  and 
all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

21  7  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with 
any  manner  of  beast ;  and  all  the 
lieople  shall  say.  Amen. 

22  'Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with 
hLs  sister,  the  daughter  of  his 
father,  or  the  daughter  of  his 
mother:  and  all  the  people  shall 
say,  Amen. 

23  « Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with 
his  mother  in  law;  and  all  the 
people  shall  say,  Amen. 

24  t  Cursed  be  he  that  smiteth  his 
neighbour  secretlj^ :  and  all  the 
people  shall  say.  Amen. 

25  "'  Cursed  be  he  that  taketh  re- 
ward to  slay  an  innocent  person; 
and  all  the  people  shall  say, 
Amen. 

26  «  Cursed  be  he  that  confinneth 
not  all  the  words  of  this  law  to  do 
them;  and  all  the  people  shall 
say,  Amen. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  The  blessings  for  ohediencc.     lb  The  curses  for 
disobedience, 

AND  it  shall  come  to  pass,  "if 
.  thou  Shalt  hearken  diligently 
unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  observe  and  to  do  all  his 
commandments  which  I  com- 
mand tliee  tliis  day,  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  '-will  set  thee  on 
high  above  all  nations  of  the 
earth : 

2  And  all  these  blessings  shall 
come  on  thee,  and  (^  overtake  thee, 
if  thou  shalt  hearken  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Loui>  thy  God. 

3  ''Blessed  alutlt,  thou  be  in  the 
city,  and  blessed  shalt  thou  be  « in 
the  field. 

4  Blessed  shall  he  .fthe  frnit  of 
thy  bodj',  and  the  fruit  of  thy 
ground,  and  the  fruit  of  tliy  cat- 
tle, the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and 
the  Hocks  of  thy  sheep. 

5  Blessed  shall  be  thy  basket  and 
thy  II  store. 

6  </ Blessed  shalt  thou  J>e  when 
thou  comest  in,  and  bles.sed  s/mM 
thou  be  when  thou  goest  out. 

7  The  Loud  ''shall  cause  thine 
enemies  that  rise  up  against  thee 
to  be  smitten  before  tliy  face : 
they  shall  come  out  against  thee 
one  way,  and  flee  before  thee 
seven  ways. 

8  The  Loun  shall  'command  the 
blessing  upon  tliee  in  thy  llstore- 

11)8 


houses,  and  in  all  that  thou  *set- 
test  thine  hand  unto ;  and  he  shall 
bless  thee  in  tlie  land  which  the 
LiORj)  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

9  '  The  Lord  shall  establish  thee 
a  holy  people  unto  himself,  as  he 
hath  sworn  unto  thee,  if  thou 
shalt  keep  the  commandments  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  walk  in 
his  ways. 

10  And  all  people  of  the  earth 
shall  see  that  thou  art  '"called 
by  the  name  of  the  Lord;  and 
they  shall  be  "  afraid  of  thee. 

11  And  0  the  Lord  shall  make 
thee  plenteous  B  In  goods,  in  the 
fruit  of  thy  1  body,  and  in  the  fruit 
of  thy  cattle,  and  in  the  fruit  of 
thy  ground,  in  the  land  which  the 
Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers  to 
give  thee. 

12  The  Lord  shall  open  unto  thee 
his  good  treasure,  the  heaven  Pto 
give  the  rain  unto  thy  land  in  his 
season,  and  ?to  bless  all  the  v/ork 
of  thine  hand:  and  'thou  shalt 
lend  unto  many  nations,  and  thou 
Shalt  not  borrow. 

13  And  the  Lord  shall  make 
thee  »the  head,  and  not  the  tail; 
and  thou  shalt  be  above  only, 
and  thou  shalt  not  be  beneath; 
if  that  thou  hearken  unto  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  which  I  command  thee  this 
day,  to  observe  and  to  do  them: 

14  'And  thou  shalt  not  go  aside 
from  any  of  the  words  which  I 
command  thee  this  day,  to  the 
right  hand,  or  to  the  left,  to  go 
after  other  gods  to  serve  them. 

15  IT  But  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
"if  thou  wilt  not  hearken  unto 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
to  observe  to  do  all  his  com'naand- 
ments  and  his  statutes  which  I 
command  thee  this  daj';  that  all 
these  curses  shall  come  upon  thee, 
and  X  overtake  thee ; 

IG  Cursed  shalt  tliou  be  2/ in  the 
citj',  and  cui'sed  shalt  thou  be  in 
tlie  field. 

17  Cui'sed  shall  be  thy  basket  and 
thv  stor(». 

18  Cursed  shall  be  tlie  fruit  of  thy 
liody,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  laud, 
the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and  the 
floclcs  of  thy  sheep. 

19  Cursed  shalt  thou  be  when 
thou  comest  in,  and  cursed  shalt 
thou  be  when  thou  goest  out. 

20  The  Loud  shall  send  upon 
the(!  "cursing,  «  vexation, and  '' re- 
buke, in  all  that  thou  settest  thine 
hand  unto  tfor  to  do,  until  thou 
be  destroyed,  and  until  thou  per- 
ish quickly ;  because  of  the  wick- 
edness of  thy  doings,  whereby 
thou  hast  forsaken  me. 

21  The  Lord  shall  make  "^the 
pestilence  cleave  unto  thee,  until 
he  have  consumed  thee  from  off 
the  land,  whither  thou  goest  to 
posse.ss  it. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


*ch.  15.  10. 
/Ex.  19.  5,  fi. 

ch.  7.  0.  &; 

2fi.  18,  19.  k 

29.  13. 


mNum.  6.  27. 

2  Chr.  7.  14. 

Is.  63.  19. 

Daji.  9.  IN, 

19. 
nch.  11.  2.->. 
0  ver.  4. 

ch.  30.  9. 

Prov.  in.  22. 
•I  Or,  for  good. 
7  Heb.  brMj/. 


pLe 


V.  26.  4. 
11.  14. 

II  ch.  14.  29. 
rch.  10.  6. 


s  Is.  9.  14,  15. 


•ch.  o.  S2. 
11.  16. 


I  Le\ 

.  26.  14. 

Lam 

'_ 

17. 

I)  a  11 

9 

11, 

13. 

.Mai. 

2. 

2. 

ver. 

2. 

ver. 

3, 

■tc. 

;  Mai.  2.  2. 
ii  1  Sam. 14. 20. 

Zech.  14.  IS. 
b  Ps.  80.  1«. 

Is   30.  17.  k 

51.  20.  k  «6. 

15. 
tllcb.  which 

thuiL  wouldest 

do. 
c  Lev   26.  25. 

Jer.  2-L  10. 


The  curses 


DEUTERONOMY 


f(jr  disohcdience. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


d  Lev.  26.  16. 
11  Or,  drought, 
e  Amos  4.  9. 


Lev.  26.  17, 

37. 

eh.  32.  30. 

iR.  30.  17. 
hJer.  15.4.  & 

24.  9. 

E?..  23.  46. 
t  Heb.  for  a 


emo 


ng. 


i  1  Sam. 17.  44, 

46. 

Ps.  79.  2. 

Jer.  7.  33.  <k 

16.  4.  t  34. 

20. 
*  ver.  35. 

Ex.9.  9.4: 

15.  26. 
;  1  Sam.  5.  6. 

Ps.  76.  66. 
m  Jer.  4.  9. 
n  Jol)  5.  14. 

Is.  59.  10. 


0  Job  31.  10. 

Jer.  8.  10. 
p  Job  31.  8. 

Jer.  32.  13. 

Amos  5.  11. 

Mic.  6.  15. 

Zeph.  1.  13. 
q  ch.  20.  6. 
t  Heb.  pro- 

fane,  or, 

use  \t  as 

common 

meat :  as 

cli.  20.  B. 
'-  Heb.  shall 

not  rfiturn 

to  thee. 


»  ver.  51. 
Lev.  26.  16. 
Jer.  5.  17. 


22  ''The  Lord  shall  smite  thee 
with  a  consumption,  and  with  a 
fever,  and  with  an  inflammation, 
and  with  an  extreme  burning,  and 
with  the  II  sword,  and  witli  «  blast- 
ing, and  with  mildew;  and  they 
shall  pursue  thee  until  thou  per- 
ish. 

23  And /thy  heaven  that  is  over 
thy  liead  shall  be  brass,  and  the 
earth  that  is  under  thee  shall  be 
iron. 

24  The  Lord  shall  make  the  rain 
of  thy  land  i)o\vder  and  dust: 
from  heaven  shall  it  come  down 
upon  thee,  until  thou  be  destroyed. 

2.5  ."The  Lord  shall  caase  thee  to 
be  smitten  before  thine  enemies: 
thou  Shalt  go  out  one  way  against 
them,  and  llee  seven  ways  before 
them;  and  ''shalt  be  i  removed 
into  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth. 

26  And  'thy  carcass  shall  be  meat 
unto  all  fowls  of  the  air,  and  unto 
the  beasts  of  the  earth,  and  no 
man  shall  fray  ihem  away. 

27  The  Lord  will  smite  thee^\ith 
*the  botch  of  Egypt,  and  with 
'the  emerods,  and  "with  the  scab, 
and  with  tlie  itch,  whereof  thou 
canst  not  be  healed. 

28  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee 
with  madness,  and  blindness,  and 
■'»  astonishment  of  heart : 

29  And  thou  shalt  « grope  at 
noonday,  as  the  blind  gropeth  in 
darkness,  and  thou  shalt  not  pros- 
per in  thy  ways :  and  thou  shalt  be 
only  oppressed  and  spoiled  ever- 
more, and  no  man  shall  save  thee, 

30  "Thou  Shalt  betroth  a  wife, 
and  another  man  sliall  lie  with 
her :  p  thou  shalt  build  a  house, 
and  thou  shalt  not  dwell  therein: 
?  thou  slialt  plant  a  vineyard,  and 
shalt  not  t  gather  the  grapes  there- 
of. 

31  Thine  ox  shall  be  .slain  before 
thine  eyes,  and  thou  shalt  not  eat 
thereof:  thine  ass  shall  be  violently 
taken  away  from  before  thy  face, 
and  f  shall  not  be  restored  to  thee : 
thy  sheep  shall  be  given  unto  thine 
enemies,  and  thou  shalt  have  none 
to  rescue  them. 

32  Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters 
shall  be  given  unto  another  people, 
and  thine  eyes  shall  look,  and 
»•  fail  with  longing  for  them  all  the 
day  long :  and  there  shall  be  no 
might  in  thine  hand. 

33  « The  fruit  of  thy  land,  and  all 
thy  labours,  shall  a'  nation  which 
thou  knowest  not  eat  up;  and 
thou  shalt  be  only  oppressed  and 
cruslied  alway : 

34  So  that  thou  shalt  be  inad  tfor 
the  sight  of  thine  eyes  which  thou 
shalt  see. 

3.5  The  Lord  shall  « smite  thee 
in  the  knees,  and  in  the  legs,  with 
a  sore  botch  that  cannot  be  healed, 
from  the  sole  of  thy  foot  unto  the 
top  of  thy  head. 


36  The  Lord  shall  *  bring  thee, 
and  tliy  king  which  thou  shalt 
set  over  thee,  unto  a  nation  which 
neither  thou  nor  thy  fathers  have 
known;  and  »/ there  shalt  tliou 
serve  other  gods,  wood  and  stone. 

37  And  thou  shalt  become  'an 
astonishment,  a  proverb,  «and  a 
byword,  among  all  nations  whith- 
er the  Lord  sliall  lead  thee. 

38  *  Thou  shalt  carry  much  seed 
out  into  the  field,  and  shalt  gather 
but  little  in  ;  for  « the  locust  shall 
consume  it. 

39  Thou  shalt  plant  vineyards, 
and  dress  them,  but  shalt  neither 
drink  of  the  wine,  nor  gather  the 
grapes;  for  the  worms  shall  eat 
them. 

40  Thou  Shalt  have  olive  trees 
tliroughout  all  thy  coasts,  but 
thou  Shalt  not  anoint  t/ii/self  with 
the  oil ;  for  thine  olive  shall  cast 
his  fruit, 

41  Thou  shalt  beget  sons  and 
daughters,  but  tthou  shalt  not  en- 
joy them;  for  <^thej'  shall  go  into 
captivity. 

42  All  thy  trees  and  fruit  of  thy 
land  shall  the  locust  II  consume. 

43  The  stranger  that  is  within 
thee  shall  get  up  above  thee  very 
high ;  and  thou  shalt  come  down 
very  low. 

44  cHe  shall  lend  to  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  not  lend  to  him: /he 
shall  be  the  head,  and  thou  shalt 
be  the  tail. 

45  Moreover  sail  these  curses 
shall  come  upon  thee,  and  shall 
pursue  thee,  and  overtake  thee, 
till  thou  be  destroyed;  because 
thou  hearkenedst  not  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to 
keep  his  commandments  and  his 
statutes  which  he  commanded 
thee. 

46  And  they  shall  be  upon  thee 
''  for  a  sign  and  for  a  wonder,  and 
upon  thy  seed  forever. 

47  » Because  thou  servedst  not 
the  Lord  thy  God  with  joj'fulness, 
and  with  gladness  of  heart,  *for 
the  abundance  of  all  things; 

48  Therefore  shalt  thou  serve 
thine  enemies,  which  the  Lord 
shall  send  against  thee,  in  hunger, 
and  in  thirst,  and  in  nakedness, 
and  in  want  of  all  tilings:  and  he 
'shall  put  a  yoke  of  iron  upon  thy 
neck,  until  he  have  destroyed 
thee. 

49™  The  Lord  shall  bring  a  na- 
tion against  thee  from  far,  from 
the  end  of  the  earth,  i^as  swift  an 
the  eaele  tlieth;  a  nation  whose 
tongue"  thou  shalt  not  t  under- 
stand; 

50  A  nation  t  of  fierce  counte- 
nance, "Which  shall  not  regard 
the  person  of  the  old,  nor  shew 
favour  to  the  young : 

51  And  he  shall  :f  eat  the  fruit  of 
thy  cattle,   and   the   fruit  of  thy 

199 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


1  2  Kings  17. 
4,  6.  Sl  24. 
12,  14.  &  25. 
7,  11. 

2Chr.  33.  11. 
(fc  36.  6,  20. 

ych.  4.  28. 
ver.  64. 
Jer.  16.  13. 

2  1  Kings  9.  7, 
8. 

Jer.  24.  9.  & 

25.  9. 

Zech.  8.  13. 
a  Ps.  44.  14. 
iMie.  6.  15. 

Hag.  1.  6. 
c  Joel  1.  4. 


tHeh. 
they  shall 
not  be  thine 

d  Lam.  1.  5. 

!(  Or,  possess 


/ver.  13. 
Lam.  1.  5. 


Ms.  8.  18. 

Ez.  14.  8. 
iNeh.  9.  35, 

36,  37. 

*  ch.  32.  15. 


;jer.  28.  14. 
m  Jer.5.  15-  <t 

6.  22,  23. 

Lulie  19.  43. 
n  Jer.  48.  40. 

&  49.  22. 

Lam.  4.  19. 

Ez.  17.  3,  12. 

Hos.  8.  1. 
t  Heb.  hear. 
t  Heb.  strong 

of  face, 

Prov.  7.  13. 

Ecc.  8.  1. 

Dan.  8.  23. 
o2Chr.  26. 

17. 

Is.  47.  6. 
p  ver.  33. 

Is.  1.  7.  &:  62. 


The  curses 


DEUTERONOMY. 


for  disobeaHence. 


Before 
n  RIST 
14.51. 


<l'2  Kings  25. 
1.2,  4. 


r  Lev.  26.  29. 

2  Kings  6.  28, 

29. 

.ler.  19.  9. 

l,am.  2.  20. 

•k  -I.  10. 
t  Heb.  belli/. 


13.  9. 
13.  6. 


t  Heb. 

ajlerliirlh. 
X  Oeu.  41).    1 


V  Ex.  C.  3. 


I  Heb.  cause 
tv  ascend. 


land,  until  thou  be  destroyed: 
which  also  shall  not  leave  thee 
either  corn,  wine,  or  oil,  or  the 
increase  of  thy  kine,  or  lloclcs  of 
thy  sheep,  until  he  have  destroy- 
ed thee. 

.72  And  he  shall  7 besiege  thee  in 
all  thy  gates,  until  thy  higli  and 
fenced  walls  come  dovvn,  wherein 
thou  trustedst,  througliout  all  thy 
land:  and  lie  shall  besie.s^e  thee  in 
all  thy  gates  throughout  all  thy 
land,  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  given  thee. 
.%  And  '-thou  shalt  eat  the  fruit 
of  thine  own  tbody,  the  flesh  of 
thy  sons  and  of  thy  daughters, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
given  thee,  in  the  siege,  and  in 
the  straitness,  wherewith  thine 
enemies  shall  distre.ss  thee: 
.'34  So  tliat  the  man  that  is  tender 
among  you,  and  verj'  delicate, 
•••  his  eye  shall  be  evil  toward  his 
brother,  and  toward  'the  wife  of 
his  bosom,  and  towai'd  the  rem- 
nant of  his  cliildren  which  he 
sliall  leave : 

.5-5  So  that  he  will  not  give  to  any 
of  them  of  the  fle.sh  of  his  cliildren 
whom  he  .shall  eat:  because  he 
hath  nothing  left  him  in  the  siege, 
and  in  the  straitness,  wherewith 
thine  enemies  shall  distress  tliee 
in  all  thj'  gates. 

oO  The  tender  and  delicate  wo- 
man among  you,  which  would 
not  adventure  to  set  the  sole  of 
her  foot  upon  the  ground  for  del- 
icateness  and  tenderness,  « her 
eye  shall  be  evil  toward  the  hus- 
band of  her  bosom,  and  toward 
her  son,  and  toward  her  daugh- 
ter, 

.")7  And  toward  her  t  young  one 
that  cometh  out  3;  from  between 
her  feet,  and  toward  her  children 
which  she  shall  bear :  for  she  shall 
oat  them  for  want  of  all  thinc/s 
secretly  in  the  siege  and  strait- 
ness, wherewith  thine  enemy 
shall  distress  thee  in  thy  gates. 
.W  If  thou  wilt  not  observe  to  do 
all  the  words  of  this  law  that  are 
written  in  this  book,  that  thou 
mayest  fear  2/ this  glorious  and 
fearful  name,  THE  LORD  THY 
(!OD; 

■')!»  Then  the  Lord  will  make  thy 
plagues  'Wonderful,  and  the 
l)lagues  of  thy  seed,  r.vrn  great 
I)lagu(!S,  and  of  long  continuance, 
and  sore  sicknesses,  and  of  long 
continuance. 

(iO  Moreover,  he  will  bring  upon 

thee  all  «the  diseases  of  Egypt, 

which  thou    wast  afraid  of;  and 

they  shall  cleave  unto  thee. 

(;i  "Also  every  sickness,  and  every 

plague,    which  is  not  written  in 

the  book  of  this  law,  them  will 

the  Loiu)  t  bring  upon  thee,  until 

thou  be  destroyed. 

()2  And  ve  ''shall  be  loft  few  in 

200 


number,  whereas  j'e  were  c  as  the 
stars  of  heaven  for  multitude ;  be- 
cause thou  wouldest  not  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

()3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
as  the  Lord  ''rejoiced  over  you  to 
do  you  good,  and  to  multiplj^ 
you;  ,so  the  Lord  «will  rejoice 
over  you  to  destroj'  you,  and  to 
bring  you  to  nought;  and  ye  shall 
be  jilucked  from  off  the  land  whith- 
er thou  goest  to  possess  it. 

()4  And  the  Lord  ./"shall  scatter 
thee  among  all  people,  from  the 
one  end  of  the  earth  even  unto 
the  other;  and  s'there  thou  shalt 
serve  other  gods,  which  neither 
thou  nor  thy  fathers  have  known, 
even  wood  and  stone. 

().5  And  /'among  these  nations 
shalt  thou  find  no  ease,  neither 
shall  the  sole  of  thy  foot  have 
rest:  'but  the  Lord  shall  give 
thee  there  a  trembling  heart,  and 
failing  of  eyes,  and  ''-sorrow  of 
mind : 

()G  And  thy  life  shall  hang  in 
doubt  before  thee;  and  thou  shalt 
fear  day  and  night,  and  shalt  have 
none  assurance  of  thy  life : 

C7  'In  the  morning  thou  shalt 
say.  Would  God  it  were  even !  and 
at  even  thou  shalt  say.  Would 
God  it  were  morning!  for  the  fear 
of  thine  heart  wherewith  thou 
shalt  fear,  and  ™for  the  sight  of 
thine  eyes  which  thou  shalt  see. 

()8  And  the  Lord  « shall  bring 
thee  into  Egypt  again  with  ships, 
by  the  way  whereof  I  spake  unto 
thee,  "Thou  shalt  see  it  no  more 
again:  and  there  ye  shall  be  sold 
unto  your  enemies  for  bondmen 
and  bondwomen,  and  no  man 
shall  buy  you. 

CHAPTER  XXIX, 

1  Moses  cxhurteth  them  to  obedience^  by  the  mem- 
ory of  the  works  they  have  seen.  10  All  are 
presented  before  the  Lord  to  enter  into  his 
covenant.  18  The  great  wrath  on  him  that 
flatterelh  himself  in  his  wickedness,  "id  Secret 
things  belong  unto  Ood. 

THESE  are  the  words  of  the 
covenant,  which  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses  to  make  with 
the  children  ol  Israel  in  the  land 
of  Moab,  besides  «the  covenant 
which  he  made  with  them  in 
Horeb. 

2  If  And  Moses  called  unto  all  Is- 
rael,andsaid  unto  them, ''Ye  have 
seen  all  that  the  Lord  did  before 
your  eyes  in  the  land  of  Egypt 
unto  Pharaoh,  and  unto  all  his 
servants,  and  unto  all  his  land; 

;!cThe  great  temptations  which 
thine  eyes  have  seen,  the  signs, 
and  those  great  miraciles: 

4  Yet  ''the  Lord  hath  not  given 
vou  a  heart  to  perceive,  and  eyes 
to  see,  and  ears  to  hear,  unto  this 
day. 

.■)«And  I  have  led  you  forty  years 
in  the  wilderness:  ./your  clothes 


Before 
CHRIST 

14.51. 


cch.  10.  22. 

Neh.  9  23. 
.Jell.  30.  9. 

Jer.  32.  41. 
eProv.  1.26. 

Is.  1.  24. 


/Lev.  26.  33. 

oh.  4.  27,  28. 

Neh.  1.  8. 

Jer.  10.  13. 
g  vcr.  36. 


i  Lev.  26.  30. 
k  Lev.  26.  10. 


n  Jer.  43.  7. 
Hos.  8.  13.  & 
U.  3. 


I  eh.  5.  2,  3. 


r  I  h.  4.  34.  Sc 

-.  19. 
d  See  Is.  C.  9, 

10.  6c  03.  17. 
John  8.  43. 
Acts  26.  20, 
27. 

K.ph.  4.  18. 
2  Thess.  2. 

11,  12. 
cch.  1.  3.  <fc 

8.  2. 
/ch.  8.  4. 


A71  exhortation 


DEUTERONOMY. 


to  obedience. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1431. 


ch.  8.  3. 
Ps.  78.  24, 
25. 

h  Xum.21.  23, 
a4,  33. 
ch.  2.  32.  <fc 
3.  1. 


iXum.  32.  33. 
ch.  3.  12,  13. 


*  ch.  4.  6. 

Josh.   1.  7. 

1  Kings  2.  3. 
/Josh.  1.  7. 


mSee  Josh.  9. 
21,  23,  27. 


t  Heb.  pass, 
n  Neh.  10.  29. 


pEx.  G.  7. 
q  Gen.  17.  ' 


r  Jer.  31.  31, 
32,  33. 
Heb.  8.  7,  8. 


s  See  Acts  2. 
39. 
1  Cor.  7.  14. 


t  Heb. 
dungy  gods. 

/ch.  11.  16. 
u  .\ct3  8.  23. 

Heb.  12.  15. 
II  Or,  a  poison- 

ful  herb. 
t  Heb.  TOsh. 
i«  Num.15.  39. 

Ecc.  11.  9. 
11  Or, 

stubbornness, 

Jer.  3.  17.  <k 

7.  24. 
X  Is.  30.  1. 
t  Heb.  the 

drunken  to 

the  thirsty, 
y  Ez.  14.  7,  8. 
zPs.  74.  1. 
a  Ps.  79.  5. 

Ez.  23.  25. 


are  not  waxen  old  upon  you,  and 
thv  shoe  i.s  not  waxen  old  upon 
thy  foot. 

6  a  Ye  have  not  eaten  bread,  nei- 
ther have  ye  drunk  wine  or  strong 
drink:  that  ye  might  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

7  And  when  ye  came  unto  this 
place,  ''  Sihon  "the  king  of  Hesh- 
bon,  and  Og  the  king  of  Bashan, 
came  out  against  us  unto  battle, 
and  we  smote  them : 

8  And  we  took  their  land,  and 
'■gave  it  for  an  inlieritance  unto 
the  Reubenites,  and  to  the  Gad- 
ites,  and  to  the  half  tribe  of  3Ia- 
nasseh. 

9  ^Keep  therefore  the  words  of 
this  covenant,  and  do  them,  that 
ye  may  'prosper  in  all  that  ye  do. 

10  "T  Ye  stand  this  day  all  of  you 
before  the  Lord  your  God;  your 
captains  of  your  tribes,  your  el- 
ders, and  your  officers,  ivitti  all 
the  men  of  Israel, 

11  Your  little  ones,  your  wives, 
and  thy  stranger  that  is  in  thy 
camp,  "from  »'the  hewer  of  thy 
wood  unto  the  drawer  of  thy 
water: 

12  That  thou  shouldest  t  enter  into 
covenant  with  the  Lord  thy  God. 
and  "into  his  oath,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  maketh  with  thee 
this  day : 

13  That  he  may  o  establish  thee 
to  day  for  a  people  unto  himself, 
and  that  he  may  be  unto  thee  a 
God,  j^  as  he  hath  said  unto  thee, 
and  ^as  he  hath  sworn  unto  tliy 
fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and 
to  Jacob. 

14  Neither  with  you  onlj'  '•do  I 
make  this  covenant  and  this  oath ; 

1.1  But  with  him  that  standeth 
here  with  us  this  day  before  the 
Lord  our  God,  sand  also  with  him 
that  is-  not  here  with  us  this  day: 

16  (  For  ye  know  how  we  have 
dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt ;  and 
how  we  came  through  the  nations 
which  ye  pa,ssed  by : 

17  And  ye  have  seen  their  abom- 
inations, and  their  t  idols,  wood 
and  stone,  silver  and  gold,  which 
were  among  tliem  : ) 

18  Lest  there  should  be  among 
you  man,  or  woman,  or  family,  or 
tribe,  *  whose  heart  turneth  away 
this  day  from  the  Lord  our  God, 
to  go  and  serve  the  gods  of  these 
nations;  «lest  there  should  be 
among  you  a  root  that  beareth 
11  + gall  and  wormwood  ; 

19  And  it  come  to  pass,  when  he 
heareth  the  words  of  this  cur.se, 
that  he  bless  himself  in  his  heart, 
saying,  I  shall  have  peace,  though 
I  walk  '"in  the  U  imagination  of 
mine  heart, ^to  addtdrunkenne.ss 
to  thirst : 

20  !/The  Lord  will  not  spare  him, 
but  then  ^the  anger  of  the  Lord 
and  "his  jealousy  shall    smoke 


against  that  man,  and  all  the 
curses  that  are  written  in  this  book 
shall  lie  upon  him,  and  the  Lord 
*  shall  blot  out  his  name  from  un- 
der lieaven. 

21  And  the  Lord  eshall  separate 
him  unto  evil  out  of  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  according  to  all  the 
curses  of  the  covenant  that  tare 
written  in  tliis  book  of  the  law: 

22  So  that  the  generation  to  come 
of  your  children  that  .shall  rise  up 
after  you,  and  the  stranger  that 
shall  come  from  a  far  land,  shall 
say,  when  they  see  the  plagues  of 
that  land,  and  the  sicknesses 
+  which  the  Lord  hath  laid  upon 
it; 

23  And  that  the  whole  land  there- 
of i.s  brimstone,  <'and  salt,  and 
burning,  that  it  is  not  sown,  nor 
beareth,  nor  any  grass  groweth 
therein,  eiike  the  overthrow  of 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  Admah 
and  Zeboim,  which  the  Lord 
ovei'threw  in  his  anger,  and  in 
his  wrath : 

24  Even  all  nations  shall  say, 
.(^  Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  done 
thus  unto  this  land?  what  mean- 
eth  the  heat  of  this  great  anger? 

2.'3  Then  men  shall  say,  Because 
thev  have  forsaken  the  covenant 
of  t'he  Lord  God  of  their  fathers, 
which  he  made  with  them  when 
he  brought  them  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt: 

26  For  they  went  and  served 
other  gods,  and  worshipped  them, 
gods  whom  they  knew  not,  and 
iivhom  he  had  not  tgiven  unto 
them : 

27  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  this  laufi,  Pto 
bring  upon  it  all  the  curses  that 
are  written  in  this  book : 

25  And  the  Lord  ''rooted  them 
out  of  their  land  in  anger,  and  in 
wrath,  and  in  great  indignation, 
aufl  cast  them  into  another  land, 
as  it  is  this  da  v. 

29  The  secret  things  belong  unto 
the  Lord  our  God:  but  those 
things  ivhich  are  revealed  belong 
unto  us  and  to  our  children  for 
ever,  that  we  maj-  do  all  the 
words  of  this  law. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  Great  mercies  promised  unto  the  repentant. 
11  The  commandment  is  manifest.  15  Death 
and  life  are  set  litfore  them. 

AXD  nit  shall  come  to  pass, 
.  when  ''all  these  things  are 
come  upou  thee,  the  blessing  and 
the  curse,  which  I  have  set  before 
thee,  and  <-thou  shalt  call  them  to 
mind  among  all  the  nations, 
whither  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
driven  thee, 

2  And   Shalt   f' return  unto   the 
Lord  thv  God,  and  shalt  obey  his 
voice  according  to  all  that  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day,  thou  and  thy 
201 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


4  ch.  9.  14. 
c  Matt.  24.  51. 


tHeb. 
15  written. 


tHeb. 

wherewith 

the  Lord 

hath  made 

it  sick. 
dPs.  107.  34. 

Jer.  17.  6. 

Zeph.  2.  9. 
cGen.  19.  24, 

20. 

Jer.  20.  16. 


/I  Kings  9. 
8,  9. 
Jer.  22.  8,  S 


II  Or,  who 

had  not 

given  to 

them  any 

portion. 
tHeb. 

divided. 
fDan.  9.  11, 

13,  14. 
h  1  Kings  14. 

15. 

2  Chr.  7.  20. 

Ps.  52.  5. 

Prov.  2.  22. 


a  Lev.  2G.  40. 

b  ch.  28. 


c  ch.  4.  29,  30. 
1  Kings  8.  47, 


Lam.  3.  40. 
Joel  2.  12, 


Mercy  promised 


DEUTERONOMY 


to  the  penitent. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


e  Ps.  106.  45. 

&.  126.  1,  4. 

Jer.  29.  14. 

Lara.  3.  22, 

S2. 
/Ps.  147.  2. 

Jer.  32.  37. 

Ez.  34.  13.  <k 

36.  24. 
e  eh.  28.  64. 

Neh.  1.  9. 


Ach.  10.  16. 
Jer.  32.  39. 
Kz.  11.  19.  <fe 
S6.  26. 


»  ch.  28.  63. 
Jer.  32.  41. 


lis.  45.  19. 
m  Rom.  10.  6, 


n  ver.  1,  19. 
ch.  11.  26. 


children,   with   all   thine   heart, 
and  with  all  thv  soul ; 

3  c  That  then  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  turn  thy  captivity,  and  have 
compa.ssion  upon  thee,  and  will 
return  and  ./"gather  thee  from  all 
the  nations,  whither  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  scattered  thee. 

4  .-/If  any  of  thine  be  driven  out 
unto  the  outmost  i30?7.s  of  heaven, 
from  thence  will  the  Lord  thy 
God  gather  thee,  and  from  thence 
will  he  fetch  thee : 

5  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
bring  thee  into  the  land  which 
thy  fathers  possessed,  and  thou 
Shalt  possess  it;  and  he  will  do 
thee  good,  and  multiply  thee 
above  thy  fathers. 

G  And  /'the  Lord  thy  God  will 
circumcise  thine  heart,  and  the 
heart  of  thy  seed,  to  love  the 
Lord  thy  God  with  all  thine 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  that 
thou  mayest  live. 

7  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
put  all  these  curses  upon  thine 
enemies,  and  on  them  that  hate 
thee,  which  persecuted  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  return  and 
obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  and 
do  all  his  commandments  which 
I  command  tliee  this  day. 

9  »And  the  Lord  thyViod  will 
make  thee  plenteous  in  every 
work  of  thine  hand,  in  the  iruit 
of  thy  body,  and  in  the  fruit  of 
thy  cattle,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy 
land,  for  good :  for  the  Lord  will 
again  ''rejoice  over  thee  for  good, 
as  he  rejoiced  over  thy  fathers : 

10  If  thou  Shalt  hearken  unto 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
to  keep  his  commandments  and 
his  statutes  which  are  written 
in  this  book  of  the  law,  and  if 
thou  turn  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  with  all  thine  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul. 

11  %  For  this  commandment 
which  I  command  thee  this  day, 
Ut  is  not  hidden  from  thee,  nei- 
ther is  it  tar  ofi". 

12  mit  is  not  in  heaven,  that  thou 
shouldest  say,  Who  shall  go  up 
for  us  to  heaven,  and  bring  it  unto 
us,  that  we  may  hear  it,  and  do  it? 

Vi  Neither  is  it  beyond  the  sea, 
that  tliou  shouldest  say.  Who 
shall  go  over  the  sea  for  us,  and 
bring  it  unto  us,  that  we  may  hear 
it,  and  do  it? 

14  But  the  word  ?.s  very  nigh  unto 
thee,  in  thy  moutli,  and  in  thy 
heart,  that  thou  mayest  do  it. 

15  %  i^ee,  "I  have  set  before  thee 
this  day  life  and  good,  and  death 
and  evil ; 

1(J  In  that  I  command  thee  this 
day  to  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  to 
walk  in  his  waj's,  and  to  keep  his 
commandments,  and  his  statutes, 
and  his  judgments,  that  thou  may- 
est live  and  multiplv :  and  the 
20:: 


Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in 
the  land  whither  thou  goest  to 
possess  it. 

17  But  if  thine  heart  turn  away, 
so  that  thou  wilt  not  hear,  but 
Shalt  be  drawn  away,  and  wor- 
ship other  gods,  and  serve  them  ; 

18  o  I  denounce  unto  you  this  day, 
that  ye  shall  surely  perish,  aiicl 
(hat  ye  shall  not  prolong  your 
(lays  upon  the  land,  whither  thou 
passest  over  Jordan  to  go  to  pos- 
sess it. 

19  3'  I  call  heaven  and  earth  to 
I'ecord  this  day  against  you,  that'll 
have  set  l)efore  you  life  and  death, 
ble.ssing  and  cursing :  therelore 
choose  life,  that  both  thou  and  thy 
seed  may  live : 

20  That  thou  mayest  love  the 
Lord  th j'  God,  and  that  thou  may- 
est obey  his  voice,  and  that  thou 
maj'est  cleave  unto  him  :  for  he  is 
thy  '•  life,  and  the  length  of  thy 
daj's:  that  thou  mayest  dwell  in 
the  land  which  the  Lf)RD  sware 
unto  thy  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to 
Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give  them. 

CHAPTER    XXXI. 

1  Moses  encouTcgeth  the  people.  7  He  encour^ 
ageth  Joshua.  9  He  delivereth  the  law  unto 
the  priests  to  read  it  in  the  seventh  year  to  the 
people.  14  God  giveth  a  charge  to  Joshua,  19 
and  a  song  to  testify  against  the  people.  24 
Moses  delivereth  the  book  of  the  law  to  the 
Levites  to  keep.  28  He  maketh  a  protestation 
to  the  eldeis. 

AND  Moses  went  and  spake 
J\.  these  words  unto  all  Israel. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them.  I  "  ayn 
a  hundred  and  twenty  years  old 
this  day  ;  I  can  no  more  '-  go  out 
and  come  in  :  also  the  Lord  hath 
said  unto  me,  <Thou  shalt  not  go 
over  this  Jordan. 

3  The  Lord  tliy  God,  <'  he  will  go 
over  before  thee,  and  he  will  de- 
stroy these  nations  from  before 
thee,  ami  thou  shalt  possess 
them :  and  Joshua,  he  shall  go 
over  before  thee,  «as  the  Lord 
hath  said. 

4.^And  the  Lord  shall  do  unto 
them  r/ as  he  did  to  Sihon  and  to 
Og,  kings  of  the  Amorites,  and 
unto  the  land  of  them,  whom  he 
destroyed. 

.5  And  ''  the  Lor  n shall  give  them 
up  before  your  face,  that  ye  may 
do  unto  them  according  unto  ail 
the  commandments  which  I  have 
commanded  you. 

(i '  Bestrong and  ofa good  courage, 
^■fear  not,  nor  be  afraid  of  them: 
for  the  Lord  tiiy  (4od,  'he  it  is 
that  doth  go  with  thee;  »"  lie  will 
not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  tlu>e. 

7  H  And  Mosescalled  unto  Joshua, 
and  said  unto  him  in  the  sight  of 
all  Isi'ael,  "Be  strong  and  ofa 
good  courage:  for  thou  must  go 
witli  this  people  unto  tlie  land 
wfiich  the  Lord  hatli  sworn  unto 
their  fathers  to  give  them ;  and 
thou  shalt  cause  them  to  inherit  it. 


Before 

CHRIST 

14.51. 


)ih.  4.  20.  i 
8.  19. 


Doh.  4.  2fi.  & 
31.  2H. 


rPs.  27.  1.  (fc 
66.  9. 
John  11.25. 


(I  Ex.  7.  7. 

ch.  34.  7. 
b  Num.  27.  17. 

1  Kings  3.  7. 

cNum.  20.12. 

&  27.  13. 

ch.  3.  27. 
rfch.  9.  3. 


e  Num.  27.  21. 
ch.  3.  28. 
/oh.  3.  21. 
g  Num.  21.  24, 


33. 


i  Josh.  10.  26. 

IClir.  22.  13. 
«  ch.  1.  29.  Sc 

7.  IM. 

;ch.  20.  4. 
m  Josh.  1.  5. 

Ileb.  13.  6. 

n  ver.  23. 
ch.  1.  38.  Sc 
3.  28. 
Josh.  I.  Q. 


God  giveth 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Joshua,  a  charge. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

oEx.  13.  21, 
22.  <fc  33.  14. 
ch.  9.  3. 

p  Josh.  1.  5,  9. 
1  Chr.  28.  20. 


r  Num.  4.  15. 


1  Chr.  15.  12, 


s  ch.  15.  1. 
t  Lev.  23.  34. 


J  Josh.  8.  34, 

35. 

2  Kings  23.2. 

Neh.  8.  1,  2, 

3,  6:c. 
ji.h.  4.  10. 


6Xum.2T.  13. 
eh.  34.  0. 


e  ver.  23. 
Num.  27.  19. 


tHeb. 

lie  down, 

2  Sam.  7.  12. 
eEx.  32.  6. 
/Ex.  34.  15. 

Judg.  2.  17. 
fch.  32.  15. 

Judg.  2.  12. 

&  10.  a,  13. 
A  Judg.  2.  20. 

t2  Chr.  15.  2. 
k  ch.  32.  20. 

Ps.  104.  29. 

Is.  8.  17.  & 

64.  7. 

Ez.  39.  23. 
tHeb. 

Jind  them, 
.    Neh.  9.  32. 
7  Judg.  6.  13. 
m  Num.  14. 

42. 
n  ver.  17. 


8  And  the  Lord,  "  he  it  is  that 
doth  go  before  thee;  jj he  will  be 
with  tliee,  he  will  not  fail  thee, 
neither  forsake  thee :  fear  not, 
neither  be  dismayed. 

9  %  And  Moses  'wrote  this  law, 
9 and  delivered  it  unto  the  priests 
the  sons  of  Levi.  >•  which  bare 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  and  unto  all  the  elders  of 
Israel. 

10  And  Moses  commanded  them, 
saying,  At  the  end  of  every  seven 
years,  in  the  solemnity  of  the 
s  year  of  release,  t  in  the  feast  of 
tabernacles, 

11  When  all  Israel  is  come  to 
"appear  before  the  Lord  thy  God 
in  the  place  which  he  shall  choose, 
a:  thou  Shalt  read  this  law  before 
all  Israel  in  tiieir  hearing. 

12  ?/ Gather  the  people  together, 
men,  and  women,  and  children, 
and  thy  stranger  that  is  within 
thy  gates,  that  they  may  hear, 
and  that  they  may  learn,  and  fear 
the  Lord  j'our  God,  and  observe 
to  do  all  the  words  of  this  law : 

13  And  t/u(t  their  children,  =  which 
have  not  known  any  thiiuj,  "may 
hear,  and  learn  to  fear  tlie  Lord 
your  God,  as  long  as  ye  live  in  the 
land  whither  ye  go  over  Jordan  to 
possess  it. 

14  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, 6  Behold,  thy  days  approach 
that  thou  must  die :  call  Joshua, 
and  present  yourselves  in  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation,  that 
c  I  may  give  him  a  charge.  And 
Moses  and  Joshua  went,  and  pre- 
sented themselves  in  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation. 

15  And  ''the  Lord  appeared  in 
the  tabernacle  in  a  pillar  of  a 
cloud:  and  the  pillar  of  the  cloud 
stood  over  the  door  of  the  taberna- 
cle. 

16  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Behold,  thou  Shalt  t  sleep  with 
thy  fathers ;  and  this  people  will 
e  rise  up.  and  .^go  a  whoring  after 
the  gods  of  the  strangers  of  the 
land,  whither  they  go  to  be  among 
them,  and  will  i' forsake  me,  and 
''break  my  covenant  which  I 
have  made  with  them. 

17  Then  my  anger  shall  be  kin- 
dled against  them  in  that  day,  and 
»I  will  forsake  them,  and  I  will 
*hide  my  face  from  them,  and 
they  shall  be  devoured,  and  many 
evils  and  troubles  shall  t  befall 
them;  so  that  they  will  say  in 
that  day,  'Are  not  these  evils 
come  upon  us,  because  our  God 
is  "'  not  among  us  ? 

18  And  "I  will  surely  hide  my 
face  in  that  day  for  all  the  evils 
which  they  shall  have  wrought, 
in  that  they  are  turned  unto  other 
gods. 

19  Now  therefore  write  ye  this 
song  for  you,  and  teach  it  the  chil- 


dren of  Israel:  put  it  in  their 
mouths,  that  this  song  may  be  ^a 
witness  lor  me  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

20  For  when  I  shall  have  brought 
them  into  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  their  fathers,  that  floweth 
with  milk  and  honey;  and  they 
shall  have  eaten  and  filled  them- 
selves,? and  waxen  lat ;  </  then  will 
they  turn  unto  other  gods,  and 
serve  them,  and  provoke  me,  and 
break  my  covenant. 

21  And' it  shall  come  to  pass, 
'■when  many  evils  and  troubles 
are  befallen  them,  that  this  song 
shall  testify  t  against  them  as  a 
witness ;  for  it  shall  not  be  fox'got- 
ten  out  of  the  mouths  of  their 
seed:  for  «I  know  their  imagina- 
tion 'which  they  t  go  about,  even 
now,  before  I  have  brought  them 
into  the  land  which  I  sware. 

22  ^  jNIoses  therefore  wrote  this 
song  the  same  day,  and  taught  it 
the  children  of  Israel. 

2-3  "And  he  gave  Joshua  the  son 
of  Nun  a  charge,  and  said,  ■''^Be 
strong  and  of  a  good  courage :  for 
thou  Shalt  bring  the  children  of 
Israel  into  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  them:  and  1  will  be  with 
thee. 

24  *[  And  it  came  to  pa.ss.  when 
Moses  had  made  an  end  of  ?/  writ- 
ing the  words  of  this  law  in  a 
book,  until  they  were  finished, 

2-5  That  Moses  commanded  the 
Levites,  which  bare  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  saying, 

26  Take  this  book  of  the  law, 
2 and  put  it  in  the  side  of  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  that  it  may  be  there  «for  a 
witness  against  thee. 

27  i*  For  I  know  thy  rebellion,  and 
thy  <^ stiff  neck:  behold,  while  I 
am  yet  alive  with  you  this  day,  ye 
have  been  rebellious  against  the 
Lord  ;  and  how  much  more  after 
my  death  ? 

28  ^  Gather  unto  me  all  the  elders 
of  your  tribes,  and  your  officers, 
that  I  may  speak  these  words  in 
their  ear3,'f'and  call  lieaven  and 
earth  to  record  against  them. 

29  For  I  know  that  after  my 
death  ye  will  utterly  e  corrupt 
yourselves,  and  turn  aside  from 
the  way  which  I  have  command- 
ed you';  and  /evil  will  befall  you 
.'j'in"  the  latter  days;  because  ye 
will  do  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger 
through  the  work  of  your  hands. 

.30  And  Moses  spake  in  the  ears 
of  all  the  congregation  of  Israel 
the  words  of  this  song,  until  they 
were  ended. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  Moses'  song,  which  setteth  forth  God's  mercy 
and  vengeance.  46  He  exhorleth  them  to  set 
their  hearts  upon  it.  48  God  sendetk  him  up 
to  mount  Kebo,  to  see  the  land,  and  die, 

203 


Before 

C  H  R  I  .S  T 

1451. 


p>h.  32.  15. 

Neh.  9.  25, 

26. 

Ho?.  13.  e. 
1  ver.  16. 

r  ver.  17. 

t  Heb.  before. 


s  Hos.  .J.  3.  Sc 
13.  5,  6. 
t  Amos  5.  25, 


u  ver.  14. 
Josh.  1.  6. 


z  See  2  Kings 

22.  8. 


Sch.  9.  24. 

32.  20. 

cEx.  32.  9 

4'ch.  9    6. 


rfch.  30.  19.  & 
32.  1. 

e  ch.  32.  S. 
Judg.  2.  19. 
Hos.  9.  9. 

/rh.  28.  15. 
r  Gen.  49.  1. 
ch.  4.  30. 


The  song  of  Moses. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


The  song  of  Moses. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


GIVE  near,  O  ye  heavens,  and 
I    will   speak;    and    liear,  O 
earth,  the  words  oi'my  mouth. 

2  ''My  doctrine  shall  drop  us  the 
rain,  liiy  speech  shall  distil  as  the 
dew, '■as  the  small  rain  upon  the 
tender  herb,  and  as  the  showers 
upon  the  grass : 

3  Because  I  will  publish  the 
name  of  the  Lord:  ''ascribe  ye 
greatness  unto  our  God. 

4  He  is 'the  Rock,  /his  work  is 
perfect:  for  wall  his  ways  are 
judgment:  ''a  (4od  of  truth  and 
i  without  iniquity,  just  and  right 
is  he. 

5  t''^  They  have  corrupted  themi- 
selves,  li  their  spot  is  not  the  spot 
of  his  children:  they  are  a  'per- 
verse and  crooked  generation. 

6  Do  ye  thus  "'requite  tlie  Lord, 
O  foolish  people  and  unwise?  is 
not  he  "thy  father  that  hath 
"bought thee"?  hath  he  not  i'made 
thee,  and  established  thee? 

7  \  Remember  the  daj'S  of  old, 
consider  the  years  of  +many  gen- 
erations: "zask  thy  father,  and  he 
will  shew  thee;  thy  elders,  and 
thev  will  tell  thee. 

8  When  the  Most  High  '-divided 
to  the  nations  their  inheritance, 
when  he  « separated  the  sons  of 
Adam,  he  set  the  bounds  of  the 
people  according  to  the  number 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

9  For  'the  Lord's  portion  is  his 
people ;  Jacob  is  the  tlot  of  his  in- 
heritance. 

10  He  found  him  win  a  desert 
land,  and  in  the  waste  howling 
wilderness;  he  illed  him  about, 
he  « instructed  him,  he  ;/kept  him 
as  the  apple  of  his  eye. 

11  2As  an  eagle  stirreth  up  her 
nest,  fluttereth  over  her  young, 
spreadeth  abroad  her  wings, 
taketh  them,  beareth  them  on 
her  wings: 

12  So  the  Lord  alone  did  lead 
him,  and  there  was  no  strange  god 
with  him. 

13  "He  made  him  ride  on  the 
high  places  of  the  earth,  that  he 
might  eat  the  increase  of  the 
fields;  and  he  made  him  to  suck 
''honey  out  of  the  rock,  and  oil 
out  of  "the  flinty  rock  : 

14  Butter  of  kine,  and  milk  of 
sheep,  with  fat  of  lambs,  and 
rams  of  the  breed  of  Bashan,  and 
goats,  cwith  the  fat  of  kidneys  of 
wheat;  and  thou  didst  drink  the 
pure  ''blood  of  the  grape. 

15  f  But  '^Jeshurun  waxed  fat, 
and  /kicked:  .'/thou  art  waxen 
fat,  thou  art  grown  thick,  thou 
art  covered  }rilli  fatness ;  then  he 
''forsook  (Jod  tvhirh  *made  him, 

V. 

Ho8.  n.  3.  ach.  33.  29.  Is.  &S.  14.  F,z.  36.  2.  &Job  29.  <i. 
Pb.  hi.  10.  cPs.  81.  16.  Si.  147.  14.  </ Oen.  49.  11.  ech.  33. 
6,  26.  Is.  44.  2.  /I  Sam.  2. 29.  grh.  31.  20.  N.'h.  9.  2.'i. 
Ps.  17.  10.  .ler.  2.  7.  &  5.  7,  28.  Hos.  13.  6.  hch.  31.  Ui. 
Is.  1.  4.     1  ver.  0.     Is.  51.  13. 

204 


och.  4.  26.  & 
SO.  19.  Sc  31. 
28. 

Ps.  50.  4. 
Is.  1.  2. 
Jer.  2.  12.  <fc 
C.  19. 

ils.  55.  10,11. 

1  Cor.  3.  6, 

7,8. 
cPs.  72.  6. 

Mic.  5.  7. 
<ilChr.29.  11. 
c2Sam.  22.  3. 

&.  23.  3. 

Ps.  18.  2,  31, 

46. 

Hab.  1.  12. 
f2  Sam.  22. 

31. 
f  Dan.  4.  37. 

Rev.  15.  3. 
A  Jer.  10.  10. 
)  Job  34.  10. 

Ps.  92.  15. 
t  Heb. 

He  hath  cor- 
rupted to 

himself. 
*ch.  31.  29. 
I(  Or,  that 

they  are  not 

his  children, 

that  is  their 

blot. 
/Matt.  17.  17. 

Luke  9.  41. 

Phil.  2.  15. 
mPs.  116.  12. 
71  Is.  63.  10. 


.  Ps.  74. 


11.  & 


Is 

44.  2. 
t  Heb.  f.ene- 

ration  and 

generation. 
?Ex.  13.  14. 

Ps.  44.  1.  & 

78.  3,  4. 
r  Zech.  9.  2. 

Acts  17.  26. 
sGen.  11.  8. 
(Ex.  15.  10.  6c 

19.  5. 

1  Sam.  10.  1. 

Ps.  78.  71. 
t  Heb.  cord. 
u  ch.  8.  15. 

J  IT.  2.  0. 

Hos.  13.  5. 
II  Or, 

compassed 

him  about. 
xrh.  4.  36. 
yPs.  17.  8. 

Prov.  7.  2. 

Zech.  2.  8. 
lEx.  19.  4. 

ch.  1.  31. 

Is.  31.  5.  & 

46.  4.  Sc  63. 


and  lightly  esteemed  the  *Rock 
of  his  salvation. 

Ki  'They  provoked  him  to  jeal- 
ousy with  strange  gods,  with 
abominations  provoked  they  him 
to  anger. 

17  "'They  sacrificed  unto  devils, 
I!  not  to  God ;  to  gods  whom  thej' 
knew  not,  to  new  gods  that  came 
newly  up,  whom  j'our  fathers 
feared  not. 

18  «  Of  the  Rock  that  begat  thee 
thou  art  unmindful,  and  hast 
»  forgotten  God  that  formed  thee. 

It)  j>And  when  the  Lord  saw 
it,  he  U  abhorred  them,  -? because 
of  the  provoking  of  his  sons,  and 
of  his  daughters. 

20  And  he  said,  >■  I  will  hide  my 
face  from  them,  I  will  see  wha"t 
their  end  .s/(«Zf  be:  for  they  rire  a 
very  froward  generation,  s  chil- 
dren in  whom  is  no  faith. 

21  ''They  have  moved  me  to 
jealousy  with  that  u-hich  is  not 
God;  they  have  provoked  me  to 
anger  "With  their  vanities:  and 
xl  will  move  them  to  jealousy 
with  those  ivhich  are  not  a  people; 
I  will  provoke  them  to  anger 
with  a  foolish  nation. 

22  For  1/  a  fire  is  kindled  in  mine 
anger,  and  li  shall  burn  unto  the 
lowest  hell,  and  II  shall  consume 
the  earth  with  her  increase,  and 
set  on  fire  the  foundations  of  the 
mountains. 

23  I  will  2  heap  mischiefs  upon 
them  ;  "I  will  spend  mine  arrows 
upon  them. 

24  27(^1/  s/talt  be  burnt  with  hun- 
ger, and  devoured  with  t  burning 
heat,  and  witii  bitter  destruction : 

1  will  also  send  ^the  teeth  of 
beasts  upon  them,  with  the  pois- 
on of  serpents  of  the  dust. 

2o  "^The  sword  without,  and 
terror  twithin,  shall  tdestroj' 
both  the  young  man  and  the 
virgin,  the  suckling  also  with  the 
man  of  gray  hairs. 

20  I'l  said,  I  would  scatter  them 
into  corners,  I  would  make  the 
remembrance  of  them  to  cease 
from  among  men :' 

27  Were  it  not  that  I  feared  the 
wrath  of  the  enemy,  lest  their 
adversaries  "should  liehave  them- 
selves strangely.  amJ  lest  they 
should  .'say,  M)iir  hand  is  higli, 
and  the  Loin^  liath  not  done  all 
this. 

28  For  they  are  a  nation  void  of 
counsel,  aiw\i\\(?Y  is  tlicreany  un- 
derstanding in  them. 

20  ''Othat  they  were  wise,  that 
tliey  understofxl  this,  <fhat  they 
would  consider  their  hitter  end! " 

30  How  should  '^one  chase  a 
tliousand,  and  two  i)ut  leu  thou- 
sand to  (lit;lit,  excc])!  Ilielr  Rock 
'  had  sold  them,  and  the  I^ouDhad 
shut  them  up? 

2  C:hr.  24.  24.     Is.  30.  17.     /  Ps.  44.  12.     Is.  50.  1 


The  song  of  3Ioses. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Blessings  of  the  tribes. 


Before 

CHRIST 

14ol. 


ml  Sam.  2.  2. 
nl  Sam.  4.  8. 

Jer.  •10.  3. 
ols.  1.  10. 
II  Or,  is  worse 

than  the 

vine  of  Sod- 

p  Ps.  58.  4. 
q  Vs.  HO.  3. 

Kom.  3.  13. 
rJol)  14.  17. 

Jei.  2.  22. 

Hos.  13.  12. 

Rom.  2.  5. 
a  Ps.  94.  1. 

Rom.  12.   19. 

Ileb.  10.  30. 
«2  Pet.  2.  3. 
u  Ps.  135.  14. 
jJudg.  2.  18. 

Ps.  106.  45. 

Jer.  31.  20. 

Joel  2.  14. 
t  Ileb.  hand, 
y  1  Kings  14. 

10.  (fc  21.  21. 
2  Kiiisrs  9.  8. 
&  14.  26. 

xrJudg.  10.14. 

Jer.  2.  28. 
tHeb. 

a  hiding 
for  you. 
a  Vs.  102.  2T. 

Is.  41.  4.  & 

48.  12. 
6ch.  4.  So. 

Is.  45.  5,  18, 

22. 
c  1  Sam.  2.  6. 

2  Kings  5.  7. 

Job  5.  18. 

Ps.  68.  20. 

Hos.  6.  1. 
d  Gen.  14.  22. 

Kx.  6.  8. 

Num.  14.  30. 
els.  27.  1.  & 

34.  5.  <Sc  66. 

16. 

Ez.  21.  9,   10, 

14,  20. 
/Is.  1.  24. 

Nah.  1.  2. 
r  Jer.  46.  10. 
A  Job  13.  24. 

Jer.  30.  14. 

Lam.  2.  5. 
II  Or,  Praise 

his  peuplef 

ye  nations  ; 

or,  Sinff  ye, 
i  Rom.  15.  10. 
*  Rev.  6.  10. 

&  19.  2. 

I  ver.  41. 
mPs.  85.  1. 

II  Or,  Joshua. 
71  ch.  6   6.  it 

11.  18. 
Ez.  40.  4. 

och.  30.  19. 
Lev.  18.  5. 
Frov.  3.2,22. 
&  4.  -22. 
Rom.  10.  5. 


31  For  "'  their  rock  ts  not  as  our 
Kock,  "even  our  enemies  them- 
selves being  judges. 

32  For  0  their  vine  :!  is  of  the  vine 
of  Sodom,  and  of  the  fields  of  Go- 
morrali :  their  grapes  are  grapes 
of  gall,  their  clusters  are  bitter: 

33  Their  wine  w  Pllie  poison  of 
dragons,  and  the  cruel  «  venom  of 
asps. 

34  Is  not  this  ''laid  up  in  store 
witli  me,  and  sealed  up  among 
my  treasures  ? 

35  «To  me  helongeth  vengeance, 
and  recompense :  their  foot  shall 
slide  in  (h<e  time:  for  'the  day  of 
their  calamity  is  at  hand,  and  the 
things  that  shall  come  upon  them 
make  haste. 

36  K  For  the  Lord  shall  judge  his 
people,  a:  and  repent  himself  for 
his  servants,  when  he  seeth  that 
their  t  power  is  gone,  and  y  there  is 
none  shut  up,  or  left. 

37  And  he  shall  say,  « Where  are 
their  gods,  their  rock  in  whom 
they  trusted, 

38  Which  did  eat  the  fat  of  their 
sacrifices,  and  drank  the  wine  of 
their  drink  offerings?  let  them 
rise  up  and  help  you,  and.  be  t  your 
protection. 

39  See  now  that  « I,  even  I,  am  he, 
and  b  there  is  no  god  with  me :  <^  I 
kill,  and  I  make  alive ;  I  wound, 
and  I  heal:  neither  is  there  any 
that  can  deliver  out  of  my  hand. 

40  c^For  I  lift  up  my  hand  to 
heaven,  and  say,  I  live  for  ever. 

41  fif  I  whet  my  glittering 
sword,  and  mine  hand  take  hold 
on  judgment;  /I  will  render 
vengeance  to  mine  enemies,  and 
will  reward  them  that  hate  me. 

42  I  will  make  mine  arrows 
a  drunk  with  blood,  and  my  sword 
shall  devour  flesh;  onri  that  with 
the  blood  of  the  slain  and  of  the 
captives,  from  the  beginning  of 
''revenges  upon  the  enemy. 

43  !» Rejoice,  O  ye  nations,  tt'iY/t 
his  people:  for  he  will  ^avenge 
the  blood  of  his  servantSj  and 
I  will  render  vengeance  to  his  ad- 
versaries, and  '">  will  be  merciful 
unto  his  land,  and  to  his  people. 

44  f  And  ;Mosos  came  and  spake 
all  the  words  of  this  song  in  the 
ears  of  the  people,  he,  and  3  Ho- 
shea  the  son  of  JS^un. 

45  And  Moses  made  an  end  of 
speaking  all  these  words  to  all 
Israel : 

46  And  he  said  unto  them,  «Set 
your  hearts  unto  all  the  words 
which  I  testify  among  you  this 
day,  which  ye  shall  command 
your  children  to  observe  to  do,  all 
the  words  of  this  law. 

47  For  it  is  not  a  vain  thing  for 
you ;  o  because  it  is  your  life :  and 
through  this  thing  ye  shall  pro- 
long lyowrdays  in  the  land,  whither 
ye  go  over  Jordan  to  possess  it. 


4<S  pAnd  the  Lokd  spake  unto 
Moses  that  selfsame  day,  saying, 

49  Get  thee  up  into  this  'y  mountain 
Abarim,  unto  mount  Xebo,  which 
is  in  the  land  of  3Ioab,  that  is  over 
against  Jericho ;  and  behold  the 
land  of  Canaan,  which  I  give  unto 
the  children  of  Israel  for  a  pos- 
session : 

50  And  die  in  the  mount  whither 
thou  goest  up,  and  be  gathered 
unto  thy  people;  as  'Aaron  thy 
brother  died  in  mount  Hor,  and 
was  gathered  unto  his  people: 

51  Because  •'•  ye  trespassed  against 
me  among  the  children  of  Israel 
at  the  waters  of  IMeribah- 
Kadesh,  in  the  wilderness  of  Zui ; 
because  ye  <  sanctified  me  not 
in  the  midst  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

52  « Yet  thou  shalt  see  the  land 
before  thee ;  but  thou  shalt  not  go 
thither  unto  the  land  which  I  give 
the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1   The  majesty  of  God.     6  The   blessinrs   of  the 
twelve  trties.     26  The  excellency  of  Israel. 

AXD  this  is  « the  blessing,  where- 
.  with  Moses  ^the  man  of  God 
blessed  the  children  of  Israel  be- 
fore his  death. 

2  And  he  said.  cThe  Lord  came 
from  Sinai,  and  rose  up  from  Seir 
unto  them;  heshined  forth  from 
mount  Paran,  and  he  came  with 
ti  ten  thousands  of  saints :  from 
his  right  hand  went  t  a  fiery  law 
for  them. 

3  Yea,  "he  loved  the  people;  .''all 
his  saints  are  in  thj'  hand:  and 
they  i/  sat  down  at  thy  feet ;  every 
one  shall  ''receive  of  thy  words. 

4 » Moses  commanded  us  a  law, 
k  even  the  inheritance  of  the  con- 
gregation of  Jacob. 

5  And  he  was  i  king  in  '«  Jeshu- 
run,  when  the  heads  of  the  people 
and  the  tribes  of  Israel  were  gath- 
ered together. 

0  ^  Let  Reuben  live,  and  not  die ; 
and  let  not  his  men  be  few. 

7  *"■  And  this  is  the  blessing  of  Ju- 
dah :  and  he  said,  Hear,  Lord,  the 
voice  of  Judah,  and  bring  him 
unto  hLs  people  :  « let  his  hands  be 
sufficient  for  him ;  and  be  thou  "  a 
help  to  him  from  his  enemies. 

S  \  And  of  Levi  he  said,  pZetthy 
Thummim  and  thy  Urim  be  with 
thy  holv  one,  'i  whom  thou  didst 
prove  at  Massah,  and  with  whom 
thou  didst  strive  at  the  waters  of 
Meribah  ; 

9  Who  said  unto  his  father  and  to 
hLs  mother,  I  have  not  '•  seen  hina ; 
« neither  did  he  acknowledge  his 
brethren,  nor  knew  his  own  chil- 
dren: for  ahev  have  observed 
thy  word,  and  kept  thy  covenant. 

10  !l«  They  shall  teach  Jacob  thy 

27   "«      t  See  Jer.  18.  18.     Mai.  2.  5.  6.  II  Or,  Let 
u  Lev, 10. 11.  ch,  17,  9, 10, 11.  &  24.  8.    Ez.  44.  23 

205 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


p  Jiura.  27.  12, 

13. 
?  >'am.  33.  47, 

48. 

ch.  34.  1. 


r  Num.  20.  25, 
28.  &  33.  38. 


$  'Sum.  20.  11, 
12,  13.  <k  27. 
14. 

3  Or,  Strife 
at  Kadesk. 

t  See  Lev.   10. 


a  Num.  27. 12. 
ch.  34.  4. 


a  Gen.  49.  28. 
b  Ps.  90,  title. 

1491. 

c  Ex.  10.  18, 

20. 

Judg.  5.  •!,  5. 

Hab.  3.  3. 
d  See  Ps.  68. 

17. 

Dan.  7.  10. 

Acts  7.  53. 

Gal.  3.  la. 

Heb.  2.  2. 

Rev.  5.  11. 

&  0.  IC. 
tHeb.  afire 

of  law. 
e  E.X.  19.  5. 

ch.  7.  7,  8. 

Ps.  47.  4. 

Hos.  11.  1. 

Mai.  1.  2. 
/ch.  7.  6. 

1  Sam.  2.  9. 

Ps.  80.  5. 
f  Luke  10.  39. 

Acts  22.  3. 
h  Prov.  2.  1. 
!  John  1.  17. 

&  7.  19. 
SPs.  119.  111. 
/See  Gen.  S6. 

31. 

Judg.  9.  2. 

Ic  17.  6. 
m  ch.  32.  15. 
n  Gen.  49.  8. 
0  Ps.  146.  5. 
p  E.-C.  28.  30. 
7  Ex.  17.  7. 

Num.  20.  13. 

ch.8.  2,  3,  16. 

Ps.  81.  7. 
r  Gen.  29.  32. 

1  Chr.  17.  17. 

Job  37.  24. 
s  Ex.  32.  26, 
them  teachr^c. 
,  24.  Mai.  2.  7. 


Blessings  of  the  tribes. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Moses'  acje  and  death. 


Bufore 
C  H  II I  S  T 

1451. 


il  Or,  let  them 

put  incense^ 
^  Ex.  30.  7,  8. 

Num.  16.  40. 

1  8am.  2.  28. 
t  Hel). 

at  thy  nose. 
y  Lev.  1.9,  13, 

17. 

Ps.  51.  19. 

K2.  43.  27. 
2  2  Sam. 24.23. 

Ps.  20.  a 

Ez.  20.  40,  41. 

<fe  43.  27. 

a  Gen.  49.  25. 


b  Ueii.  27.  28. 


t  Hel). 
thrust  forth. 
t  Heb.  jnouns. 
c  Gen.  49.  26. 
d  Hab.  3.  6. 


eEx.  3.  2,  4. 
Acts  7.  30, 
35. 

/Gen.  49.  26. 


g\  Chr.  5.  1. 

h  Num.  23.22. 

Ps.  92.  10. 
t  Heb. 

a  unicorn. 
1  1  Kings  22. 

11. 

Ps.  44.  5. 
*Gen.  48.  19. 
;Ueii.  49.  13, 

14,  15. 
m  Is.  2.  3. 
n  Ps.  4.  5. 


oSee  Josh. 
13.  10,  &c. 
1  Chr.  12.  8, 


t  Heb.  ceiled. 
'/ Jonh.  4.  12. 


'Josh.  19.  47. 
JhcIl'.  18.  27. 


«Gen.  49.  21. 

/See  Jnsh. 
19.  32,  4i-. 
u  Gen.  49.  20. 


judgnient.s,  and  Israel  thy  law: 
II  *■  they  shall  put  incense  t  before 
thee,  '/and  whole  burnt  sacrifice 
upon  thine  altar. 

11  Bless,  LoKn,  his  substance, 
and  =  accept  the  work  of  his 
hands :  smite  through  the  loins  of 
them  that  rise  against  him,  and 
of  tliem  that  hate  him,  that  they 
rise  not  again. 

12  \  And  of  Benjamin  he  said. 
The  beloved  of  the  Lord  sliall 
dwell  in  safety  by  him ;  and  the 
Lord  shall  cover  him  all  the  day 
long,  and  he  shall  dwell  between 
his  shoulders. 

13  ^  And  of  Joseph  he  said, 
«  Blessed  of  the  Lord  be  his  land, 
for  the  precious  things  of  heaven, 
for  ^  the  dew,  and  for  the  deep 
that  coucheth  beneath, 

14  And  for  the  precious  fruits 
brought forUihy  the  sun,  and  for 
the  precious  things  t  put  forth  by 
the  t  moon, 

15  And  for  the  chief  things  of 
cthe  ancient  mountains,  and  for 
the  precious  things  «'of  the  lastiU; 
hills, 

IG  And  for  the  precious  things  of 
the  earth  and  fulness  thereof, 
and  for  the  good  will  of  <^  hiin  that 
dwelt  in  the  bush  :  let  the  blessing 
/come  upon  the  head  of  .Toseph, 
and  upon  the  top  of  the  head  of 
him  that  was  separated  from  his 
brethren. 

17  His  glory  is  like  the  a  firstling 
of  his  bullock,  and  his  horns  are 
like  ''the  horns  of  t unicorns: 
with  them  »he  shall  push  the  peo- 
ple together  to  the  ends  of  the 
earth :  and  a-  they  are  the  ten  thou- 
sands of  Ephraim,  and  they  arc 
the  thousands  of  Manasseh. 

18  ^  And  of  Zebulun  he  said,  ^Ee- 
joice,  Zebulun,  in  thy  going  out ; 
and,  Tssachar,  in  thy  tents. 

19  Tliey  shall  '"call  the  people 
unto  the  mountain;  there  '^they 
shall  offer  sacrifices  of  righteous- 
ness :  for  they  shall  suck  of  the 
abundance  or  the  seas,  and  of 
treasures  hid  in  the  sand. 

20 1  And  of  Gad  he  said.  Blessed  be 
lie  that  "enlargetli  Gad :  he  dwell- 
eth  as  a  lion,  and  teareth  the  arm 
with  the  crown  of  the  head. 

21  And  phe  provided  the  first 
part  for  himself,  ))ecause  tliere,  //; 
a  portion  of  tlie  lawgiver,  icus  he 
t. seated;  and  (/he  came  with  the 
heads  of  the  people,  he  executed 
the  justice  of  the  Lord,  and  his 
judgments  with  Israel. 

22  IT  And  of  Dan  ho  said,  Dan  is 
a  lion's  whelp:  ''he  shall  leap 
from  Bashan. 

23 'I  And  of  jSTaphtalihe  said,  O 
Naphtali,  ssatislied  with  favour, 
and  full  witli  th(>  blessing  of  the 
LoRi>,  f  possess  thou  the  west  and 
the  south. 

24  1,  And  of  Asher  he  said, «  Let 
206 


Asher  be  blessed  with  children ; 
let  him  be  acceptable  to  his  breth- 
ren, and  let  him  a;  dip  his  foot  in 
oil. 

25  II  Thy  shoes  shall  be  2/ iron  and 
brass  ;  and  as  thy  days,  so  shall 
thy  strength  be. 

2(i  %  There  is  « none  like  unto  the 
God  of  "Jeshurun,  bicho  rideth 
upon  the  heaven  in  thy  help,  and 
in  his  excellency  on  the  sky. 

27  The  eternal  God  is  thy  ^refuge, 
and  underneath  are  the  everlast- 
ing arms:  and  f'he  shall  thrust 
out  the  enemy  from  before  thee ; 
and  shall  say.  Destroy  them. 

28  e  Israel  then  shall  dwell  in 
safety  alone:  /the  fountain  of  Ja- 
cob shall  be  upon  a  land  of  corn 
and  wine  ;  also  his  a  heavens  shall 
drop  down  dew. 

29  ''Happy  art  thou,  O  Israel: 
i  who  is  like  unto  thee,  O  people 
saved  by  the  Lord,  '-the  shield 
of  thy  help,  and  who  is  the  sword 
of  thj'  excellency !  and  thine  ene- 
mies ^1  shall  be  found  liars  unto 
thee ;  and  '"thou  shalt  tread  upon 
their  high  places. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

I  Moses  from  mount  l^eho  vieweth  the  land,  5 
He  dicth  there.  6  His  burial.  7  His  age.  8 
Thirty  days'  mourning  for  him.  9  Joshua 
succccdeth  him.     10  The  praise  of  Moses, 

AND  Moses  went  up  from  the 
.  plains   of  Moab    «unto    the 
mountain  of  Xebo,  to  the  top  of 

II  Pisgah,  that  is  over  against  Jeri- 
cho: and  the  Lord  ''shewed  him 
all  the  land  of  Gilead,  « unto 
Dan, 

2  And  all  Naphtali,  and  the  land 
of  Ephraiin,  and  Manasseh,  and 
all  the  land  of  Judah,  ''unto  the 
utmost  sea, 

3  And  the  south,  and  the  plain 
of  the  valley  of  Jericho,  «the  city 
of  palm  trees,  unto  Zoar. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  hiin, 
/Thisis  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and 
unto  Jacob,  saying,  I  will  give  it 
unto  thy  seed:  .'/I  have  cau.sed 
thee  to  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but 
thou  Shalt  not  go  over  thither. 

5  1,  A  So  Moses  tlie  servant  of 
the  Lord  died  there  in  tlie  land 
of  Moab,  according  to  the  word 
of  the  i.iORD. 

()  And  he  buried  him  in  a  valley 
in  the  land  of  Moab,  over  against 
Beth-peor :  but '  no  man  knbweth 
of  his  sepulchre  unto  this  daj% 

7  1[  /-And  Moses  teas  a  liundred 
and  twenty  years  old  when  ho 
died:  Hiis  eye  was  not  dim,  nor 
his  t  natural  force  t abated. 

8  If  And  the  children  of  Israel 
wept  for  Moses  in  the  plains  of 
Moat)  '"thirty  days:  so  the  days 
of  weeping  'and  mourning  fbr 
Moses  were  ended. 

9  1[  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun 
was  full  of  the  "  spirit  of  wisdom  ; 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


11  Or,  Under 
thy  shoes 
shall  be 
iron. 

yeh.  8.  9. 
2  Ex.  15.  11. 

Ps.  8S.  8. 

Jer.  10.  6. 
a  ch.  32.  15. 
A  Ps.  m.  4,  33, 

34.  &  104.  3. 

Hab.  3.  8. 
cPs.  90.  1. 
rfch.  9.  3,4,5. 
e  Num.  23.  9. 

Jer.  23.  6.  <fc 

33.  16. 
/ch.  8.  7,  8. 
glien.  27.  28. 

ch.  11.  11. 
;i  Ps.  144.  15. 
i  2  Sam.  7.  23. 
SPs.  115.  9, 

10,  11. 

12  Sam. 22. 45. 
Ps.  18.  44.  & 
66.  3.  &.  «1. 
15. 

II  Or,  shallhe 
subdued. 
mch.  32.  13. 

n  Num.  27.  12. 

ac  33.  47. 

ch.  32.  49. 
11  Or,  The  hill. 
/jch.  3.  27. 
c  Gen.  14.  14. 


f  Judg.  1.  16. 
Sc  3.  13. 
2  Chr.  28.  13. 

/Gen.  12.  7. 

ic  13.  15.  & 

15.  18.  i  28. 

3.  ic  28.  13. 
gch.  3.  27.  A: 

32.  52. 

7i  ch.  32.  50. 
Josh.  1.  1,  2. 


iSee  Jnile  9. 
*ch.  31.  2, 
I  See  Gen.  27. 

1.  it  48.  10. 

Josh.  14.  10, 

11. 

1451. 

t  Heb. 

moisture. 
t  Heb. /.v/. 
m  Sec  Gen. 

50.  3,  10. 

Num.  20.  29. 
n  Is.  11.  2. 

Dan.  G.  3. 


Joshua  apioointed 


JOSHUA. 


to  succeed  Moses. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


flNum.  27. 

18,  23. 
pSee  ch.  18. 

15,  18. 
?Ex.  33.  11. 

Num.  12.  6; 

H. 

ch.  5.  4. 


Before 

CHRIST 

M51. 


a  Ex.  24.  13. 
Deut.  1.  38. 
6  Deut.  34.  S. 


c  Deut.  11.  24. 
ch.  14.  9. 


dOeu.  15.  18. 
Kx.  23.  31. 
Num.  34.  3- 


«  Deut.  7.  24. 
/Kx.  3.  12. 
f  Deut.  31.  8. 

23. 

ver.  9,   17. 

ch.  3.  7.  i  6. 

27. 

Is.  43.  2,  5. 
h  Deut.  31.  6, 

8. 

Heb.  13.  5. 
i  Deut.  31.  7, 

23. 
II  Or,  thou 

shaU  cause 

this  people 

to  inherit 

the  land,  ^c. 
h  Num.  27.  23. 

Deut.  31.  7. 

ch.  11.  15. 
t  Dtut.  5.  32. 

&  28.  14. 
il  Or, 

do  wisely^ 

Deut.  29.  9. 
m  Deut.  17. 

18,  19. 
n  I's.  1.  2. 
liOr, 

do  wisely, 


for  "Moses  had  laid  his  hands 
upon  him :  and  the  children  of 
Israel  hearkened  unto  him,  and 
did  as  the  Lokb  commanded 
Moses. 

10  ?  And  there  jj arose  not  a 
prophet  since  in  Israel  like  unto 
Moses,  ?whoni  the  Lokd  knew 
face  to  face, 


U  In  all  '•the  signs  and  tlie  won- 
ders which  the  Lord  sent  him 
to  do  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  to 
Pliaraoh,  and  to  all  his  servants, 
and  to  all  his  land, 

12  And  in  all  that  miglity  hand, 
and  in  all  the  great  terror  which 
Moses  shewed  in  the  sight  of  all 
Israel. 


THE 


BOOK    OF    JOSHUA. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  Lord  appotiileth  Joshua  to  succeed  Moses. 
3  The  borders  of  the  promised  land.  5,  0  Ood 
promiseth  to  assist  Joshua.  8  He  ^ivcth  him 
instructions.  10  He  prepareth  the  people  to 
pass  over  Jordan.  12  Joshua  putteth  the  two 
tribes  and  half  in  mind  of  their  promise  to 
Moses.     16  They  promise  him  fealty. 

NOW  after  the  death  of  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord,  it 
came  to  pass,  that  tlie  Lord  spake 
unto  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  Mo- 
ses' «  minister,  saying, 

2  o Moses  my  servant  is  dead; 
now  therefore  arise,  go  over  tliis 
Jordan,  tliou,  and  all  this  people, 
unto  the  land  v,'hich  I  do  give  to 
them,  even  to  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

3  c  Every  place  that  the  sole  of 
your  foot  shall  tread  upon,  that 
have  I  given  unto  you,  as  I  said 
unto  Moses. 

4  rfFrom  the  wilderness  and  this 
Lebanon  even  unto  the  great  riv- 
er, the  river  Euphrates,  all  the 
land  of  the  Hittites,  and  unto  the 
great  sea  toward  the  going  down 
of  the  sun,  shall  be  your  coast. 

5  « There  shall  not  any  man  be 
able  to  stand  before  thee  all  the 
days  of  thy  life:  /as  I  was  with 
Moses,  so  ffl  will  be  with  thee  :  ''  I 
will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

6  «Be  strong  and  of  a  good  cour- 
age: for  II  unto  this  people  shalt 
thou  divide  for  an  inheritance  the 
land,  which  I  sware  unto  their  fa- 
thers to  give  them. 

7  Only  be  thou  strong  and  very 
courageous,  that  thou  mayest  ob- 
serve to  do  according  to 'all  the 
law,  'c  which  Moses  my  servant 
cominanded  thee :  'turn  not  from 
it  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left, 
that  thou  mayest  II  prosper  whith- 
ersoever thou  goest. 

8  "'This  book  of  the  law  shall 
not  depart  out  of  thy  mouth ;  but 
»thou  Shalt  meditate  therein  day 
and  night,  that  thou  ma.vest  ob- 
serve to  do  according  to  "all  that 
is  written  therein  :  for  then  thou 
Shalt  make  thy  way  prosperous, 
and  then  thou  shalt  II  have  good 
success. 


9  "Have  not  I  commanded  thee? 
Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage ; 
1'  be  not  afraid,  neither  be  thou 
dismayed :  for  the  Lord  thy  God 
is  with  thee  whithersoever  thou 
goest. 

10  1  Then  Joshua  commanded 
the  officers  of  the  people,  saying. 

U  Pass  through  the  host,  and 
command  the  people,  saying, 
Prepare  you  victuals  ;  lor  «  with- 
in three  days  ye  shall  pass  over 
this  Jordan,  to  go  in  to  possess 
the  land,  which  the  Lord  your 
God  giveth  you  to  possess  it. 

12  ^  And  to  the  Reubenites.  and 
to  the  Gadites,  and  to  half  the 
tribe  of  Mauasseh,  spake  Joshua, 
saying, 

V.i  Remember  'the  word  which 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
commanded  you,  saying.  The 
Lord  your  God  hath"^  given  you 
rest,  and  hath  given  you  this 
land. 

14  Your  wives,  your  little  ones, 
and  your  cattle,  shall  remain  in 
the  land  which  Moses  gave  you 
on  this  side  Jordan  ;  but  ye  shall 
pass  before  your  brethren  +  armed, 
all  the  mighty  men  of  valour,  and 
help  them ; 

1.5  Until  the  Lord  have  given 
your  brethren  rest,  as  he  hathgiven 
you,  and  they  also  have  possessed 
the  land  which  the  Lord  your 
God  giveth  them:  sthen  ye  shall 
I  return  unto  the  land  of  your  pos- 
session, and  enjoy  it,  which  Moses 
the  Lord'.s  servant  gave  you  on 
this  side  Jordan  toward  the  sun- 
rising. 

16  J,  And  they  answered  Joshua, 
saying.  All  that  thou  command- 
est  us  we  will  do,  and  whitherso- 
ever thou  sendest  us,  we  will  go. 

17  According  as  we  hearkened 
unto  Moses  in  all  things,  so  will 
we  hearken  unto  thee:  only  the 
Lord  thy  God  <be  with  thee,  as 
he  was  with  Moses. 

18  "Whosoever  he  he  that  doth 
rebel  against  thy  commandment, 
and  will  not  hearken  unto  thy 
words  in  all  that  thou  command- 

207 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


ch.  4.  34. 

r.  19. 


Before 

CHRI  ST 

1451. 


0  Deut.  31. 

8,23. 
p  Ps.  27.  1. 

Jer.  1.  8. 


5ch.  3.  2. 
See  Deut.  9. 
1.  ic  11.  31. 


r  Num. 32.20- 
28. 
ch.  22.  2,  3,  4. 


tHeb. 
marshalled 
by  five  :  a3 
Ex.  13.  18. 


t  V 


.  5. 
1  Sam.  20. 
13. 
1  Kings  1.  37. 


The  covenant  between 


JOSHUA. 


Raliah  and  the  spies. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


II  Or,  had  sent, 
a  Num.  25.  1. 

b  Heb.  11.  31. 

James  'i.  25. 
c  Matt.  1.  5. 
t  Heb.  Uy. 
dVs.  127.  1. 

rrov.  21.  30. 


eSee  2  Sam. 
17.  ly,  20. 


rSeeE.X.  1. 
17. 
2  Sam.  17. 


e  den.  S5.  5. 

Ex.23.  27. 

Deut.  2.  25. 

<k  11.  25. 
t  Heb.  melt, 

Ex.  15.  l."). 
;iKx.  14.  21. 

cli.  4.  23. 
•  Num.  21.  24 

34,  35. 


*  Ex.  15.  14, 
15. 

^cli.5.  1.  4;  7. 


t  Hi;b. 

rose  up. 
m  Deul.  4.  33. 

n  See  1  Sam. 

20.  14,  15,  17. 


est  Lim,  he  shall  be  put  to  death  : 
only  be  strong  and  of  a  good  cour- 
age. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Rahab  rcccivcth  and  concealeth  the  two  spies 
s'.nt  from  Shitlim.  S  The  covenant  between 
her  and  them.    23  Their  return  and  relation. 

AND  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun 
.  II  sent  «out  of  Shittini  two 
men  to  spy  secretly,  saynig,  Go 
view  the  land,  even  Jericho. 
And  they  went,  and  *came  into 
a  harlot's  house,  named  ^  liahab, 
and  t  lodged  there. 

2  And  ''it  was  told  the  king  of 
Jericho,  saying.  Behold,  there 
came  men  in  hither  to  niglit  of 
the  children  of  Israel  to  search 
out  tlie  country. 

3  And  the  king  of  Jericho  sent 
unto  Rahab,  saying.  Bring  forth 
the  men  that  are  come  to  thee, 
which  are  entered  into  thine 
house :  for  they  be  come  to  search 
out  all  the  country. 

4  eAnd  the  woman  took  the 
two  naen,  and  hid  them,  and  said 
thus,  Tliere  came  men  unto  me, 
but  I  wist  not  whence  they  ivere  : 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  about  the 
time  of  shutting  of  the  gate,  when 
it  was  dark,  that  tlie  men  went 
out;  whither  the  men  went, I  wot 
not:  pursue  after  them  quickly; 
for  ye  shall  overtake  them. 

6  But  /she  had  brought  them  up  to 
the  roof  of  the  house,  and  hid  tliem 
with  the  stallcs  of  tlax,  which  she 
had  laid  in  order  upon  the  roof 

7  And  the  men  pursued  after 
them  ttie  way  to  Jordan  unto  the 
fords :  and  as  soon  as  they  which 
pursued  alter  them  were  gone 
out,  they  shut  the  gate. 

8  i  And  before  they  were  laid 
down,  she  came  up  unto  them 
upon  the  roof; 

!)  And  she  said  unto  the  men,  I 
know  that  the  Lokd  hath  given 
you  the  land,  and  tliat  .'/your 
terror  is  fallen  upon  us,  and  that 
all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
t  faint  because  of  you. 

10  For  we  have  iieard  how  the 
liORD  ''dried  up  the  water  of  the 
Red  sea  for  you,  when  ye  came 
out  of  Egypt;  and* what  ye  did 
unto  the  two  kings  of  the  Amo- 
rites,  that  ivcrc  on  the  other  side 
Jordan,  Sihon  and  Og,  whom  ye 
utterly  destroyed. 

11  And  as  soon  as  we  had  ''heard 
these  thliKjs,  I  our  hearts  did  melt, 
neither  tdid  there  remain  any 
more  courage  in  any  man,  be- 
cause of  you :  for  '» the  Loud  your 
God,  he  is'  God  in  heaven  above, 
and  in  earth  beneath. 

12  Now  tlu'refbre,  I  pray  you, 
"swear  unto  nu;  by  the  Lioun, 
since  I  have  shewed  you  kind- 
ness, that  ye  will  also  shew  kind- 
ness unto  o  my  father's  house,  and 
pgive  me  a  true  token : 

208 


13  And  that  ye  will  save  alive 
my  father,  and  my  mother,  and 
mj'  brethren,  and  my  sisters,  and 
all  that  they  have,  and  deliver 
our  lives  from  death. 

14  And  the  men  answered  her. 
Our  life  tfor  yours,  if  ye  utter 
not  this  our  business.  And  it 
shall  be,  when  the  Lord  hath 
given  us  the  land,  that  f/we  will 
deal  kindly  and  truly  with  thee. 

15  Then  she  'let  them  down  by  a 
cord  through  the  window :  for  her 
house  was  upon  the  town  wall, 
and  she  dwelt  upon  the  wall. 

IG  And  she  said  unto  them,  Get 
you  to  the  mountain,  lest  the  pur- 
suers meet  you;  and  hide  your- 
selves there  three  days,  until  the 
pursuers  be  returned:  and  after- 
ward may  ye  go  your  way. 

17  And  the  men  said  unto  her, 
We  will  be » blameless  of  this  thine 
oath  which  thou  hast  made  us 
swear. 

18  *  Behold,  \chen  we  come  into 
the  land,  thou  shalt  bind  this  line 
of  scarlet  thread  in  the  window 
which  thou  didst  let  us  down  by  : 
"  and  thou  shalt  t  bring  thy  father, 
and  thy  mother,  and  thy  breth- 
ren, and  all  thy  i'ather's  house- 
hold, home  unto  thee. 

1!)  And  it  shall  be,  that  whosoever 
shall  go  out  of  the  doors  of  thy 
house  into  the  street,  his  blood 
shall  be  upon  his  head,  and  we 
will  be  guiltless :  and  whosoever 
shall  be  with  thee  in  the  house, 
^his  blood  shaUbe  on  our  head,  if 
any  hand  be  upon  him. 

20  And  if  thou  utter  this  our  bus- 
iness, then  we  will  be  quit  of  thine 
oath  which  thou  hast  made  us  to 
swear. 

21  And  she  said,  According  unto 
your  words,  so  be  it.  And  she 
sent  them  awaj-,  and  they  depart- 
ed: and  she  bound  the  scarlet 
line  in  the  window. 

22  And  they  went,  and  came 
unto  the  mountain,  and  abode 
there  three  days,  until  the  pur- 
suers were  returned:  and  the  pur- 
suers sought  them  throughout  all 
the  way,  but  found  them  not. 

23  \  So  the  two  men  returned, 
and  descended  from  the  mount- 
ain, and  passed  over,  and  came  to 
Joshua  tlie  son  of  Nun,  and  told 
him  all  things  that  befell  th(!m: 

24  And  they  said  unto  Joshua, 
Truly  ,'/  the  Loim  hath  delivered 
into  our  hands  all  the  land;  for 
even  all  the  inliabitants  of  the 
country  do  t  faint  because  of  us. 

CHAPTER    III. 

1  Joshua  Cometh  to  Jordan.  2  The  ojficcrs  in- 
struct the  people  for  the  passage.  7  The  Lord 
cneourageth  Joshua,  9  Joshua  cneouragcth 
the  people.  14  The  waters  of  Jordan  are 
divided. 

ND  Joshua  rose  early  in  the 
morning ;  and  they  removed 


A 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


t  Heb.  instead 
of  you  to  die. 


7  Judg.  1.  24. 
Matt.  5.  7. 


«ch.6.  23. 

t  Heb. 
gather. 


X  Matt.  27.  25. 


y  Ex.  23.  31. 


rh.e. 


ic 


21.  44. 
t  Heb.  melt, 
ver.  9. 


The  waters  of 


JOSHUA. 


Jordan  divided. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


a  ch.  -2.  1. 
*ch.  1.  10,  11. 


e  Sen  Num. 

10.  33. 
d  Deut.  31.  9, 

26. 


eEx.  13.  li 


t  Heh.  since 

yesterday^ 

and  the 

third  day. 
/Ex.  19.  10, 

14,  15. 

Lev.  20.  1. 

Num.  11.  18. 

ch.  7.  13. 

1  Sam.  16,  5. 

Joel  2.  16. 
rJfum.  4.  15. 


Ach.4.  14. 

1  Chr.  29.20. 

2  Cln.  1.  1. 


m  Deul.  .>).  26. 

1  Sam.  17.26. 

2Kiug3l3.  4. 

Hos.  1.  10. 

Matt.  16.16. 

IThess.  1.  9. 
n  Ex.  33.  2. 

Deut.  T.  1. 

Ps.  44.  2. 


Zerh.  4.  14. 
&  6.  f). 
pch.  4.  2. 


q  vcr.  15,  16. 
r  ver.  11. 


114.  3. 


«  from  Shittim,  and  came  to  Jor- 
dan, he  and  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  lodged  there  before 
they  passed  over. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  *  after 
three  days,  that  the  ouicers  went 
through  the  host ; 

3  And  they  commanded  the  peo- 
ple, saying,  c  When  ye  see  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  f'and  the  priests  the  Levites 
bearing  it,  then  ye  shall  remove 
from  your  place,  and  .go  after  it. 

4  «  Yet  there  shall  be  a  space 
between  you  and  it,  about  two 
thousand  cubits  by  measure: 
come  not  near  unto  it,  that  j^e 
may  know  the  way  by  which  ye 
must  go :  for  ye  have  not  passed 
this  waj-  -t  heretofore. 

5  And  Joshua  said  unto  the 
people, .^Sanctify  yourselves:  for 
to  morrow  ihe  Lokd  will  do 
wonders  among  you. 

6  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the 
priests,  saying,  a  Take  up  the  ark 
of  the  covenant,  and  pass  over 
before  the  people.  And  they  took 
up  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and 
went  before  the  people. 

7  %  And  the  Lokd  said  unto 
Joshua,  ThLs  day  will  I  begin  to 
''magnify  thee  in  the  sight  of  all 
Israel,  that  thej^  may  know  that, 
'as  I  was  with  Moses,  so  I  will  be 
with  thee. 

8  And  thou  Shalt  command  *  the 
priests  that  bear  the  ark  of  the 
covenant,  saying,  When  ye  are 
come  to  the  brink  of  the  water  of 
Jordan,  'ye  shall  stand  still  in 
Jordan. 

9  H  And  Joshua  said  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  Come  hither, 
and  hear  the  worcLs  of  the  Lokd 
your  God. 

10  And  Joshua  said,  Hereby  ye 
shall  know  that  «the  living  God 
in  among  you,  and  that  lie  will 
without  fail  "drive  out  from  be- 
fore you  the  Canaanites,  and  the 
Hittites,  and  the  Hivites,  and  the 
Perizzites.  and  the  Girgashites, 
and  the  Amorites,  and  the  Jebu- 
sites. 

11  Behold,  the  ark  of  the  cov- 
enant of  othe  Lord  of  all  the 
earth  passeth  over  before  you 
into  .lordan. 

12  Now  therefore  intake  you 
twelve  men  out  of  the  tribes  of 
Israel,  out  of  every  tribe  a  man. 

1.3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
■zas  soon  as  the  soles  of  the  feet 
of  the  priests  that  bear  the  ark 
of  the  Lord,  'the  Lord  of  all 
the  earth,  shall  rest  in  the  waters 
of  Jordan,  that  the  waters  of  Jor- 
dan shall  be  cut  off  from  the  wa- 
ters that  come  down  from  above ; 
and  they  « shall  stand  upon  a 
heap. 

14  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 

the  people  removed  from  their 

14 


tents,  to  pass  over  Jordan,  and 
the  priests  bearing  the  <ark  of 
the  covenant  before  the  people ; 

15  And  as  they  tliat  bare  the  ark 
were  come  unto  Jordan,  and  "the 
feet  of  the  priests  that  bare  the 
ark  were  dipped  in  the  brim  of  the 
water,  (for  •>:  Jordan  overlioweth 
all  his  banks  2/ all  the  time  of 
harvest,) 

16  That 'the  waters  which  came 
down  from  above  stood  and  rose 
up  upon  a  heap  very  far  from 
the  city  Adam,  that  is  beside 
-  Zaretan ;  and  those  that  came 
down  a  toward  the  sea  of  the 
plain,  eveji  ^the  salt  sea,  failed, 
a7id  w-ere  cut  off:  and  the  people 
passed  over  right  against  Jericho. 

17  And  the  priests  that  bare  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
stood  firm  on  dry  ground  in  the 
midst  of  Jordan,  cand  all  the 
Israelites  passed  over  on  dry 
ground,  until  all  the  people  were 
passed  clean  over  Jordan. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Twelve  men  are  appointed  to  take  twelve 
stones  for  a  memorial  out  of  Jordan.  9 
Twelve  other  stones  are  set  up  in  the  midst 
of  Jordan.  10,  19  The  people  pass  over. 
14  God  magmjieth  Jvshua.  20  The  twelve 
stones  arc  pitched  in  Gilgal. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
.  the  people  were  clean  pa.ssed 
"over  .Tordan,  that  the  Lord 
spake  unto  Joshua,  saj-ing, 

2  *  Take  you  twelve  men  out  of 
the  people,  out  of  every  tribe  a 
man, 

3  And  command  ye  them,  saj'- 
ing.  Take  you  hence  out  of  the 
midst  of  Jordan,  out  of  the  place 
where  ^the  priests'  feet  stood 
firm,  twelve  stones,  and  ye  shall 
carry  them  over  with  you.  and 
leave  them  in  ^  the  lodging  place, 
where  ye  shall  lodge  tliis  night. 

4  Then  Joshua  called  the  twelve 
men,  whom  he  had  prepared  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  out  of 
every  tribe  a  man  : 

o  And  Joshua  said  unto  them. 
Pass  over  before  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  your  God  into  the  midst  of 
Jordan,  and  take  you  up  everj' 
man  of  you  a  stone  upon  his 
shoulder,  according  unto  the 
number  of  tlie  tribes  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel: 

6  That  this  may  be  a  sign  among 
you,  Z/ia/«  when  your  children  ask 
the.ir  fathers  tin  time  to  come, 
sajing,  What  mean  ye  by  these 
stones  ? 

7  Then  ye  shall  answer  them. 
That  /the  waters  of  .lordan  were 
cut  off  before  the  ark  of  the  cov- 
enant of  the  Lord  ;  wlien  it  pass- 
ed over  Jordan,  the  waters  of 
Jordan  were  cut  off:  and  these 
stones  shall  be  for  ?a  memorial 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  for 
ever. 

209 


Before 

C  H  RIST 

1451. 


t  Acts  7.  45. 
u  Ter.  13. 


X  IChr.  12.15. 

Jer.   12.  5.  <k 

4'J.  19. 
ych.  4.  18.  & 

5.  10, 12. 


2  1  Kings  4. 

12.  &  7.  46. 
a  Deut.  3.  17. 
A  Gen.  14.  3. 

Num.  34.  3. 


c  See  Ex.  14. 
23. 


a  Deut.  27.  2. 


d  ver.  19,  20. 


e  vfT.  21. 

Ex.  12.  26.  Sc 

13.  14. 

Deut.  6.  20. 

Ps.  44.  1.  & 

78.  3,  4,  5,  8. 
t  Heb. 

to  morrow, 
/ch.  3.  13,  18, 


gY.x.  12.  14. 

Num.  16.  40. 


The  Israelites 


JOSHUA. 


pass  over  Jordan. 


ni'fore 

O  H  It  I  S  T 

14.51. 


ft  Num.  32.  20, 
27,28. 


*Ex.25.  16, 
22. 


t  Heb. 
plucked  up, 
Uh.  3.  15. 
t  Heb.  went. 


771  ch.  ."i.  9. 
n  ver.  3. 


8  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
so  as  Joshua  coiTimanded,  and 
took  up  twelve  stones  out  of  the 
midst  of  Jordan,  as  the  Lord 
spake  unto  Joshua,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  tribes  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  carried 
them  over  with  them  unto  the 
place  where  thoy  lodged,  and 
laid  them  down  there. 

9  And  Joshua  set  rrp  twelve 
stones  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  in 
the  place  where  the  feet  of  the 
priests  which  bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  stood:  and  they  are 
there  unto  this  day. 

10  If  For  the  priests  which  bare 
the  ark  stood  in  the  midst  of 
Jordan,  imtil  every  thing  was 
finished  that  the  Loiu)  com- 
manded Joshua  to  speak  unto 
the  people,  according  to  all  that 
Moses  commanded  Joshua:  and 
the  people  hasted  and  passed 
over. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
all  the  people  were  clean  passed 
over,  that  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
passed  over,  and  the  priests,  in 
the  presence  of  the  people. 

12  And  '''the  children  ofKeuben, 
and  the  children  of  Gad,  and  half 
the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  passed 
over  armed  before  the  children 
of  Israel,  as  Moses  spake  unto 
them : 

18  AVjout  forty  thousand  i  pre- 
pared for  war  passed  over  before 
the  Lord  unto  battle,  to  the 
plains  of  Jericho. 

14  If  On  that  day  the  Lord  » mag- 
nified Joshua  in  the  sight  of  all 
Israel;  and  they  feared  him,  as 
they  feared  Moses,  all  the  days 
of  his  life. 

lo  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Joshua,  saying, 

16  Command  the  priests  that 
bear  ''the  ark  of  the  testimony, 
that  they  come  up  out  of  Jordan. 

17  Joshua  therefore  commanded 
the  priests,  saying.  Come  ye  up 
out  of Jordan. 

18  And  it  came  to  pas.s,  when 
the  jiriests  that  bare  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  were 
come  up  out  of  the  midst  of  Jor- 
dan, and  the  soles  of  the  priests' 
feet  were  t lifted  up  unto  the  dry 
hind,  that  the  waters  of  Jordan 
returned  unto  their  place,  'and 
t  flowed  over  all  his  banks,  as 
thry  did  before. 

19  If  And  the  people  came  up 
out  of  Jordan  on  the  tenth  day 
of  the  first  month,  and  encamped 
'"in  Gilgal,  in  the  east  border  of 
Jericho. 

20  And  "those  twelve  stones, 
whicli  they  took  oiit  of  Jordan, 
did  Joshua  pitch  in  fJilgal. 

21  And  he  spake  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying,  "  When 
your  children  sliall  ask  their  fa- 

210 


thcrs  tin  time  to  come,  saying. 
What  mean  these  stones  ? 

22  Then  ye  shall  let  your  chil- 
dren know,  saying,  ?'  Israel  came 
over  this  Jordan  on  dry  land. 

23  For  the  Lord  your  God 
dried  up  the  waters  of  Jordan 
from  before  you,  until  j'e  were 
passed  over,  as  the  Lord  your 
God  did  to  the  Ked  sea,  <?  which 
he  dried  up  from  before  us,  until 
we  were  gone  over : 

24  '•  That  all  the  people  of  the 
earth  might  know  the  liand  of 
the  Lord,  that  it  is  « mighty: 
that  ye  might  <fear  the  Lord 
your  God  t  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  Canaamles  are  afraid.  2  Joshua  re- 
newcth  circitmcision.  10  The  pnssover  is 
kept  at  Gilgal.  12  Manna  ccaselh.  13  An 
Angel  appeareth  to  Joshua. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
J\.  the  kings  of  the  Amorites, 
which  rwere  on  the  side  of  Jordan 
westward,  and  all  the  kings  of 
the  Canaanites,  "which  were  by 
the  sea,  *  heard  that  the  Lord 
had  dried  up  the  waters  of  Jordan 
from  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
until  we  were  passed  over,  that 
their  heart  melted,  c  neither  was 
there  spirit  in  them  any  more, 
because  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

2  If  At  that  time  the  Lord  said 
unto  Joshua,  Make  thee  Jf' sharp 
knives,  an<l  circumcise  again  the 
children  of  Israel  the  second  time. 

3  And  Joshtia  inade  him  sharp 
knives,  and  circumcised  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  at  i  the  hill  of  the 
foreskins. 

4  And  this  is  the  cause  why 
Joshua  did  circumcise:  «A11  tlie 
people  that  came  out  of  Egypt, 
that  were  males,  even  all  the  men 
of  war,  died  in  the  wilderness  by 
the  way,  after  they  came  out  of 
F.gypt. 

5  Now  all  the  people  that  came 
out  were  circumcised ;  but  all  the 
people  that  were  born  in  the  wil- 
derness by  the  way  as  they  came 
forth  out  of  Egypt,  them  they  had 
not  circumcised. 

6  For  the  children  of  Israel  walk- 
ed .'■f'orty  years  in  the  wilderness, 
till  all  the  people  that  ivere  men  of 
war,  which  came  out  of  Egypt, 
were  consumed,  because  they 
obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord  : 
unto  whom  the  Lord  sware  that 
r/he  would  notshew  them  the  land, 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  their 
lathers  that  he  would  give  us,  ''a 
land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey. 

7  And  J their  children,  whom  he 
raised  up  in  their  stead,  them 
.Foshna  circumcised :  for  they 
were  uncircumcised,  because  they 
had  not  circumcised  them  by  the 
wav. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  twhen 


Jericho  is  shut  up. 


JOSHUA. 


taken,  and  destroyed. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


k  See  Gcu.  31. 

25. 
HJcn.  34.  14. 

1  .Sam.  H.  6. 

See  Lev.  18. 


& 


ch.  21.  H. 

Ez.  20. 

23.  3,  8. 
II  That  is, 

Rollins, 
m  ch.  4.  19. 
nEx.  12.  6. 

Kum.  9.  5. 


pGeii.  Ifi.  2. 
&  32.  24. 
Kx.  23.  23. 

'/(■ch.  1.  e. 

Acts  1.  10. 
5Num.  22.  23. 

11  Or,  princf. 

t^ee  Kx.  23. 

20. 

Dan.  10.  13, 

21.  A;  12.  1. 

Rev.  12.  7. 

&.  19.  11,  14. 
rGen.  17.  3. 
»i:x.  3.5. 

Acts  7.  33. 


t  Hc!>.  '.'I./ 
shut  up,  and 
teas  shut  up. 


ach.  2.  0,24. 

Ar  5.  1. 
i  Deut.  7.  24. 


rSee  .Imlg. 
16,  22. 


dNum.  10.  e. 


they  had  done  circumcising  all 
the  people,  that  they  abode  in 
tlieir  places  in  the  camp,  ^till  they 
were  whole. 

0  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
Tliis  day  have  I  i-olled  away  'the 
rejiroach  of  Egypt  from  off  you. 
Wherefore  the  name  of  tlie  place 
is  called  JwGilgal  unto  this  day. 

10  ^  And  the  children  of  Israel 
encamped  in  Gilgal,  and  kept  the 
passover  "  on  the  fourteenth  day 
of  the  month  at  even  in  the  plains 
of  Jericho. 

11  And  they  did  eat  of  the  old 
corn  of  the  land  on  tlie  morrow 
after  the  passover,  unleavened 
cakes,  and  parched  corn  in  the 
selfsame  day. 

12  •[  And  o  the  manna  ceased  on 
the  morrow  after  tliey  liad  eaten 
of  the  old  corn  of  the  land;  nei- 
ther had  the  children  of  Israel 
manna  any  more;  but  they  did 
eat  of  the  fruit  of  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan that  year. 

13  ''  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joshua  was  by  Jericho,  tliat  he 
lifted  up  his  eyes  and  looked, 
and,  behold,  there  stood  Pa  man 
over  against  him  f/with  his  sword 
drawn  in  his  hand:  and  Joshua 
went  unto  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Ai't  thou  for  u.s,  or  for  our 
adversaries  ? 

14  And  he  said,  Xay ;  but  o.s  II  cap- 
tain of  the  host  of  the  Lord  am  I 
now  c(yne.  And  Joshua  'fell  on 
his  face  to  the  earth,  and  did  wor- 
ship, and  said  unto  him,  Wliat 
.saith  my  lord  unto  his  servant? 

15  And  the  captain  of  the  Lord's 
host  said  unto  Joshua, « Loose  thy 
shoe  from  off  thy  foot;  for  the 
place  whereon  thou  standest  is 
holy.    And  Joshua  did  so. 

.       CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Jericho  is  shut  up.  2  God  instructcth  Joshua 
how  to  besiege  it.  12  The  city  is  compassed. 
17  /(  must  be  accursed.  20  The  walls  fall  down. 
2-2  Rahab  is  saved.  26  The  builder  of  Jericho 
is  cursed. 

NOW  Jericho  t  was  straitly  shut 
up  because  of  the  children  of 
Israel :  none  went  out,  and  none 
came  in. 

2  And  the  Lor  d  said  unto  Joshua, 
See,  n  I  have  given  into  thine  hand 
Jericho,  and  the  ''king  thereof, 
and  the  mighty  men  of  valour. 

3  And  ye  shall  compass  the  city, 
all  ye  men  of  war.  and  go  rourid 
about  the  city  once.  Thus  shalt 
thou  do  six  days. 

4  And  seven  priests  shall  bear 
before  the  ark  seven  c  trumpets 
of  rams'  horns :  and  the  seventh 
day  ye  shall  compass  the  city 
seven  times,  and  ''the  priest.'* shall 
blow  with  the  trumpets. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
wlien  they  make  a  long  bla.^t  with 
the  ram's  horn,  and  when  ye  hear 
the  sound  of  the  trumpet,"^all  the 


people  shall  shout  with  a  great 
shout;  and  the  wall  of  the  city 
shall  fall  down  tflat,  and  the  peo- 
ple shall  ascend  up  every  man 
straight  before  him. 

6  *[  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun 
called  the  priests,  and  said  unto 
them,  Take  up  the  ark  of  the 
covenant,  and  let  seven  priests 
bear  seven  trumpets  of  rams' 
horns  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  he  said  unto  the  people, 
Pass  on,  and  compass  the  city, 
and  let  him  that  is  armed  pass  on 
before  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

8  1  .'And  it  caine  to  pa,ss,  when 
Joshua  had  spoken  unto  the  peo- 
ple, that  the  seven  priests  bearing 
the  seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns 
pa.ssed  on  before  the  Lord,  and 
blew  with  the  trumpets:  and  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
followed  them. 

9  f  And  the  armed  men  went 
before  the  priests  that  blew  with 
the  trumpets,  f  and  the  t  rearward 
came  after  the  ark,  the  priests 
going  on,  and  blowing  with  the 
trumpets. 

10  And  Joshua  had  commanded 
the  people,  saying.  Ye  shall  not 
shout,  nor  tmake  any  noise  with 
your  voice,  neither  shall  any 
word  proceed  out  of  your  mouth, 
until  the  day  I  bid  you  shout; 
then  .shall  ye'shout. 

11  So  the  "ark  of  the  Lord  com- 
passed the  city,  going  about  it 
once:  and  they  came  into  the 
camp,  and  lodged  in  the  caixip. 

12  f  And  Joshua  rose  early  in 
the  morning,  /and  the  priests 
took  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  seven  priests  bearing 
seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns 
before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  went 
on  continually,  and  blew  with  the 
trumpets:  and  the  armed  men 
went  before  them ;  but  the  rear- 
ward came  after  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  the  priests  going  on,  and 
blowing  with  the  trumpets. 

14  And  the  second  day  they  com- 
passed the  city  once,  and  returned 
into  the  caiiip.  So  they  did  six 
days. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
seventh  day,  that  they  rose  early 
about  the  dawning  of  the  day, 
and  compassed  the  city  after  the 
same  manner  seven  times:  only 
on  tiiat  day  they  compassed  the 
city  seven  times. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
seventh  time,  when  the  priests 
blew  with  the  trumpets,  Joshua 
said  unto  the  people.  Shout;  for 
the  Lord  hath  given  you  the 
city. 

n  II  And  the  city  shall  be  II  ac- 
cursed, cve?i  it.  and  all  that  are 
therein,  to  the  Lord:  onlyRahab 
the  harlot  shall  live,  she  and  all 
that  are  with  her  in  the  house, 
211 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 

t  Heb. 
under  it. 


eNum.  10.  25. 
t  Heb.  frath- 
ering  host. 


tHeb.  make 
your  voice  to 
be  heard. 


/Deut.  31.25. 


!I  Or,  devoted. 
Lev.  27.  28. 
Mic.  4.  13. 


The  walls  of  Jericho  fall  doicn. 


JOSHUA. 


Israel  smitten  at  AL 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


rch.  2.4. 
h  Dent.  7.  26. 

(k  13.  17. 

ch.  7.  1,  11, 

12. 
!  ch.  7.  25. 

1  Kings  18. 

17,  18. 

Jonah  1.  12. 
t  Hell. 

holiness. 


k  ver.  5. 

Helj.  11.  30. 
t  Ileb. 

under  it. 


meh.  2.  14. 
Heb.  11.  31. 


tHeb. 
families. 


pSec  Matt.  1. 


q  1  Kings  JC. 
34. 


rrh.  I.  :,. 
J  eh.  U.  1,  3. 


ach.  22.  20. 
II  1  Chr.  2.  7, 
Achar. 


because  .<7.slie  hid  the  messengers 
that  we  sent. 

18  And  ye,  ''hi  any  wise  keep 
yourselves  from  the  accursed 
"thing,  lest  ye  make  yourselves  ac- 
cursed, when  ye  take  of  the  ac- 
cursed thing,  and  make  the  camp 
of  Israel  a  curse,  'and  trouble  it. 

19  But  all  the  silver,  and  gold, 
and  vessels  of  ))rass  and  iron,  arc 
tconsecrated  unto  the  Lord: 
they  shall  come  into  the  treasury 
of  the  Lord. 

20  So  the  people  shouted  when 
the  priests  blew  with  the  trump- 
ets: and  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  people  heard  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  and  the  people  shouted 
with  a  great  shout,  that  ''the  wall 
fell  down  tfiat,  so  that  the  peo- 
ple went  up  into  the  city,  every 
man  straight  before  him,  and 
they  took  the  city. 

21  And  they  kuterly  destroyed 
all  that  luas  in  the  city,  both  man 
and  woman,  young  and  old,  and 
ox,  and  sheep,  and  ass,  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

22  But  .Joshua  had  said  unto  the 
two  men  that  had  spied  out  the 
countrj',  Go  into  the  harlofs 
house,  and  bring  out  thence  the 
woman,  and  all  that  she  hath, 
'»as  ye  sware  unto  her. 

2^  And  the  young  men  that  were 
spies  went  'in,  and  brought  out 
Kahab,  "and  her  father,  and  her 
mother,  and  her  brethren,  and  all 
that  she  had;  and  they  brought 
out  all  her  t  kindred,  and  left 
them  without  the  camp  of  Israel. 

24  And  they  burnt  the  city  with 
fire,  and  all  that  tvns  therein: 
"only  the  silver,  and  the  gold, 
and  the  vessels  of  brass  and  of 
iron,  they  put  into  the  treasury 
of  tlie  house  of  the  Lord. 

25  And  Joshua  saved  llahab  the 
harlot  alive,  and  her  father's 
liou.sehold,  and  all  that  she  had; 
and  2^  she  dwelleth  in  Israel  even 
unto  this  day;  because  she  hid 
the  messengers,  which  Joshua 
sent  to  spy  out  Jericho. 

26  H  And  Joshua  adjured  them 
at  that  timcj  saying,  <?  Cursed  be 
the  man  before  the  Lord,  that 
riseth  up  and  buildeth  this  city 
Jericho:  he  shall  lay  the  Ibunda- 
tion  thereof  in  his  lirstborri,  and 
in  his  youngest  son  shall  he  set 
up  the  gates  of  it. 

27  '•80  the  Lord  was  with  Josh- 
ua; and  »liis  i'ame  was  noised 
throughout  all  the  country. 

CH  APT  Ell  VIL 

1  The  Israelites  are  smitten  at  Ai.  tt  Jnshua's 
complaint.  10  Qad  znstriictilh  him  what  tu 
do.  10  Achan  is  taken  hy  the  lot.  VJ  Jlis  con- 
fession. 22  He  and  all  he  had  are  destroyed  in 
the  valley  of  Achor. 

BUT    the    children    of    Israel 
committed  a  trespass  in  the 
accursed  thing :  lor  « II  Achan,  the 
212 


son  of  Carmi,  the  son  of  llZabdij 
the  son  of  Zerah,  of  the  tribe  ot 
Judah,  took  of  the  accursed  thing : 
and  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  the  children  of 
Israel. 

2  And  Joshua  sent  men  from 
Jericho  to  Ai,  which  is  beside 
Beth-aven,  on  the  east  side  of 
Beth-el,  and  spake  unto  them, 
saying,  Go  up  and  view  the  coun- 
try. And  the  men  went  up  and 
viewed  Ai. 

3  And  they  returned  to  Joshua, 
and  said  unto  him.  Let  not  all  the 
people  go  up  ;  but  let  t  about  two 
or  three  thousand  men  go  up  a.nd 
smite  Ai;  and  make  not  all  the 
people  to  labour  thither;  for  they 
arc  Init  few. 

4  So  there  went  up  thither  of 
the  people  about  three  thousand 
men ;  ''  and  they  lied  before  the 
men  of  Ai. 

5  And  the  men  of  Ai  smote  of 
them  about  thirty  and  six  men : 
for  they  chased  theni  from  before 
the  gate  <?wn  unto  Sliebarim,  and 
smote  them  li  in  the  going  down: 
wherefore  ^the  hearts  of  the 
people  melted,  and  became  as 
water. 

G  f  And  Joshua  ''rent  his  clothes, 
and  fell  to  the  earth  upon  his  face 
before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  until 
the  eventide,  he  and  the  elders  of 
Israel,  and  «put  dust  upon  their 
heads. 

7  And  Jo.shua  said  Alas,"  O  Lord 
God,  /wherefore  hast  thou  at  all 
brought  this  people  over  Jordan, 
to  deliver  us  into  the  hand  of  the 
Amorites,  to  destroy  us  ?  would  to 
God  we  had  been  content,  and 
dwelt  on  the  other  side  Jordan ! 

8  O  Lord,  what  shall  I  say,  when 
Israel  turneth  their  t backs  before 
their  enemies ! 

9  For  the  Canaanites  and  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land  shall  hear 
0/  it.,  and  shall  environ  us  round, 
and  scut  off  our  name  from  the 
earth:  and  ''what  wilt  thou  do 
unto  thy  great  name  ? 

10  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Joshua,  Get  thee  up ;  wherefore 
tliesttliou  thus  upon  thy  face? 

11  » Israel  hath  sinned,  and  they 
have  also  transgressed  my  cove- 
nant which  I  commanded  them  : 
''  for  they  have  even  taken  of  the 
accursed  thing,  and  have  also 
stolen,  and  'dissembled  also,  and 
they  have  put  it  even  among  their 
own  stuff. 

12  »>  Therefore  the  children  of 
Israel  could  not  stand  before  their 
enemies,  Imt  turned  t/icir  backs 
before  their  (enemies,  because 
« they  were  accursed :  neither  will 
I  be  with  you  any  more,  except 
ye  destroy  the  accur.sed  from 
among  you. 

13  Up, "  sanctify  the  people,  and 


Achaii  is  taken  hij  lot. 


JOSHUA. 


and  put  to  death. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


pell.  3. 


yProv.  16.  33. 


rSee  1  Sam. 
14.  38,  39. 


(  Gen.  34.  7. 
Jud?.  20.  G. 


X  See  1  Sam. 

6.  5. 

Jer.  13.  16. 

John  9.  24. 
y  Num.  5.  6. 

2  Chr.  30.  22 
Ps.  51.  3. 
Dan.  9.  4. 


+  Heb. 
tongue. 


say,  pSanctilj'  yourselves  against 
to' morrow:  lor  thus  saitii  tbe 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  There  is  an 
accursed  thing  in  the  midst  of 
thee.  O  Israel :  thou  canst  not 
stand  before  thine  enemies,  until 
ye  take  away  the  accursed  thing 
"from  among  you. 

14  In  the  morning  therefore  ye 
shall  be- brought  according  to  your 
tribes :  and  it  shall  be,  that  the 
tribe  which  -/the  Lord  taketh 
shall  conae  according  to  the  fami- 
lies thereof;  and  the  family  which 
the  Lord  shall  take  shall  come 
bj'  households;  and  the  house- 
hbld  which  theLoRD  shall  take 
shall  come  man  by  man. 

15  '■And  it  shall  be,  that  he  that 
is  taken  with  the  accursed  thing 
shall  be  burnt  with  fire,  he  and  all 
that  he  hath :  because  he  hath 
s  tran.sgress3d  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  and  because  he  ^hath 
wrought  li  folly  in  Israel. 

16  t  So  Joshua  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  brought  Israel 
by  their  tribes ;  and  the  tribe  of 
Judah  was  taken : 

17  And  he  brought  the  family  of 
Judah;  and  he  took  the  family  of 
the  Zarhites  ;  and  he  brought  the 
family  of  the  Zarhites  man  by 
man ;'  and  Zabdi  was  taken  : 

18  And  he  brought  his  household 
man  by  man;  and  Achan,  the 
son  of  Carmi,  the  son  of  Zab- 
di, the  son  of  Zerah,of  the  tribe  of 
Judah, «  was  taken. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  Achan, 
My  son,  2:  give,  I  pray  thee,  glory 
to  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  j/and 
make  confession  unto  him;  and 
=  tell  me  now  what  thou  hast 
done;  hide  it  not  from  me. 

20  And  Achan  answered  Joshua, 
and  said.  Indeed  I  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
and  thus  and  thus  have  I  done: 

21  When  I  saw  among  the  spoils 
a  goodlj'  Babylonish  garment, 
and  two  hundred  shekels  of  sil- 
ver, and  a  t  wedge  of  gold  of  fifty 
shekels  weight,  then  I  coveted 
them,  and  took  them :  and,  be- 
hold, they  are  hid  in  the  earth  in 
the  midst  of  my  tent,  and  the  sil- 
ver under  it. 

22  ij  So  Joshua  sent  messengers, 
and  they  ran  unto  the  tent ;  and, 
behold,  it  was  hid  in  his  tent,  and 
the  silver  under  it. 

23  And  they  took  them  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  tent,  and  brought 
them  unto  Joshua,  and  unto  all 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  tlaid 
them  out  before  the  Lord. 

24  And  Joshua,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  took  Achan  the  son  of 
Zerah,  and  the  silver,  and  the 
garment,  and  the  wedge  of  gold, 
and  his  sons,  and  his  daughters, 
and  his  oxen,  and  his  asses,  and 
his  sheep,  and  his  tent,  and  all 


that  he  had:  and  they  brought 
them  unto  "the  valley  of  Achor. 

25  And  Joshua  said,  ^Why  hast 
thou  troubled  us?  the  Lord  shall 
trouble  thee  this  day.  i^And  all 
Israel  stoned  him  with  stones, 
and  burned  them  with  fire,  after 
they  had  stoned  them  with  stones. 

2(1  And  they  '^raised  over  him 
a  great  heap  of  stones  unto  this 
day.  So  «the  Lord  turned  from 
the  fierceness  of  his  anger.  Where- 
fore the  name  of  that  place  was 
called.  /The  valley  of  !l  Achor, 
unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  God  encourafelh  Joshua.  3  The  slratagem 
tchcreby  Aiwas  lahen.  29  The  king  thereof  u 
handed.  30  Joshua  buildeih  an  altar,  32 
writetk  the  law  on  stones,  33  propoundeth 
blessings  and  cursings. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
JLA.  "Fear  not,  neither  be  thou 
dismayed:  take  all  the  people  of 
war  with  thee,  and  arise,  go  up  to 
Ai:  see,  *I  have  given  into  thy 
hand  the  king  of  Ai,  and  his  peo- 
ple, and  his  city,  and  his  land: 

2  And  thou  shalt  do  to  Ai  and 
her  king  as  thou  didst  unto  «  Jeri- 
cho and  her  king :  only  <i  the  spoil 
thereof,  and  the  cattle  thereof, 
shall  ye  take  for  a  prey  unto  your- 
selves :  lay  thee  an  ambush  for 
the  city  behind  it. 

3  '[  So  Joshua  arose,  and  all  the 
people  of  war,  to  go  up  against 
Ai:  and  Joshua  chose  out  thirt.y 
thousand  mighty  men  of  valour, 
and  sent  them  away  by  night. 

4  And  he  conamanVled  them,  say- 
ing. Behold,  «ye  shall  lie  in  wait 
against  the  city,  even  behind  the 
citj':  go  not  very  far  from  the 
city,  but  be  ye  all  ready : 

5  And  I,  arid  all  the  people  that 
are  with  me,  will  approach  unto 
the  city:  and  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  when  they  come  out  against 
us,  as  at  the  first,  that  /we  will 
fiee  before  them. 

6  (For  they  will  come  out  after 
us,)  till  we  have  +  drawn  them 
from  the  city;  for  they  will  say, 
They  fiee  before  us,  as  at  the 
first':  therefore  we  will  flee  be- 
fore them. 

7  Then  ye  shall  rise  up  from  the 
ambush,'aud  seize  upon  the  city: 
for  the  Lord  your  God  will  de- 
liver it  into  your  hand. 

8  And  it  shall  be,  when  ye  have 
taken  the  city,  that  ye  shall  set 
the  city  on  fire :  according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  shall 
ye  do.  ffSee,  I  have  commanded 
you. 

9  11  Joshua  therefore  sent  them 
forth ;  and  they  went  to  lie  in  am- 
bush, and  abode  between  Beth-el 
and  Ai,  on  the  west  side  of  Ai : 
but  Joshua  lodged  that  night 
among  the  people. 

10  And  Joshua  rose  up  early  in 

213 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


a  ver.  26. 
ch.  15.  7. 
ich.  6.  18. 

1  Chr.  2.  7. 
Gal.  5.  12. 

cDe-jt.  17.  5. 
rfch.  8.  29. 

2  Sam.  18.17. 
Lam.  3.  53. 

e  Deut.  13.  17. 

2  Sam.  2J.H. 
/ver.  24. 

Is.  65.  10. 

Hos.  2.  15. 
!l  That  i.-!. 

Trouble. 


(zDeuI.  1.  21. 
(k  7.  li'.  6l 


ch.  1.  9. 
l-ch.  G.  2. 


i/Deul.  20.  14. 


e  Judg.  20.  29. 


/Judg.  20.  32. 
T  Heb.  pulled. 


6-2  Sam.  13. 

2B. 


Ai  is  taken,  and 


JOSHUA. 


the  liing  thereof  hanged. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


(Or,  ofAi. 


t  Ileb. 
their  lying 
in  wait, 
ver.  4. 


i  Judg.  20.  31. 
Ecc.  9.  12. 


»  JuJg.  20.30, 


t  Ileb.  hand. 


the  morning,  and  numbered  the 
people,  and  went  up,  he  and  the 
elders  of  Israel,  before  the  people 
to  Ai. 

11  ''And  all  the  people,  eveji  the 
people  of  war  that  loej^e  with  him, 
went  up,  a.nd  drew  nigh,  and  came 
belbre  the  city,  and  pitched  on 
the  north  side  of  Ai :  now  t/ierc 
was  a  valley  between  them  and 
Ai. 

12  And  he  took  about  five  thou- 
sand men,  and  set  them  to  lie  In 
ambush  between  Beth-el  and  Ai, 
on  the  west  side  1!  of  the  city. 

13  And  when  they  had  set  the 
people,  even  all  the  host  that  ivas 
on  the  north  of  the  city,  and 
t  their  liers  in  wait  on  the  west  of 
the  city,  Joshua  went  that  night 
into  the  midst  of  the  valley. 

14  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  king  of  Ai  saw  it,  that  they 
hasted  and  rose  up  eaiij-,  and  the 
men  of  the  city  went  out  against 
Israel  to  battle,  he  and  all  his 
people,  at  a  time  appointed,  be- 
fore the  plain;  but  he  nvist  not 
that  the7-e  xvcre  liers  in  ambush 
against  him  behind  the  city. 

15  And  Joshua  and  all  Israel 
*  made  as  if  they  were  beaten  be- 
fore them,  and  iied  by  the  way  of 
the  wilderness. 

IG  And  all  the  people  that  ive^-e  in 
Ai  were  called  together  to  pursue 
after  them:  and  they  pursued 
after  Joshua,  and  were  drawn 
away  from  the  city. 

17  And  there  was  not  a  man  left 
in  Ai  or  Beth-el,  that  went  not  out 
after  Israel :  and  they  left  the  city 
open,  and  pursued  after  Israel. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Josh- 
ua, Stretch  out  the  spear  that  is 
in  thy  hand  toward  Ai ;  lor  I  will 
give  it  into  thine  hand.  And  Josh- 
ua stretched  out  the  spear  that  he 
had  in  his  hand  toward  the  city. 

19  And  the  ambush  arose  quickly 
out  of  their  jilace,  and  they  ran  as 
soon  as  he  had  stretched  out  his 
hand:  and  they  entered  into  the 
city,  and  took  it,  and  hasted  and 
set  the  citj'  on  fire. 

20  And  when  the  men  of  Ai  look- 
ed behind  them,  tliey  saw,  and, 
behold,  the  smoke  of'the  city  as- 
cended up  to  heaven,  and  they 
had  no  t  power  to  liee  this  way  or 
tliat  way :  and  the  people  tliat'fled 
to  the  wilderness  turned  back  up- 
on the  pursuers. 

'21  And  when  Joshua  and  all 
Israel  saw  that  the  ambush  had 
taken  the  city,  and  that  the  smoke 
of  the  city  ascended,  then  they 
turned  again,  and  slew  the  men 
OfAi. 

22  And  the  other  issued  out  of  the 
city  against  them;  so  they  were 
in  the  midst  of  Israel,  some  on 
this  side,  and  some  on  that  side: 
and  they  smote  them,  so  that  they 
214 


'let  none  of  them  remain  or  es- 
cape. 

%i  And  the  king  of  Ai  they  took 
alive,  and  brought  him  to  Joshua. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Is- 
rael had  made  an  end  of  slaying 
all  the  inhabitants  of  Ai  in  the 
held,  in  the  wilderness  wherein 
they  chased  them,  and  when  they 
were  all  fallen  on  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  until  they  were  consumed, 
that  all  the  Israelites  returned 
unto  Ai,  and  smote  it  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

25  And  so  it  was,  that  all  that  fell 
that  day,  both  of  men  and  women, 
were  twelve  thousand,  even  all  the 
men  ofAi. 

26  For  Joshua  drew  not  his  hand 
back,  wherewith  he  stretched  out 
the  spear,  until  he  had  utterly  de- 
stroyed all  the  inhabitants  ofAi. 

27  '"Only  the  cattle  and  the  spoil 
of  that  city  Israel  took  for  a  prey 
unto  themselves,  according  unto 
the  word  of  the  Lord  which  he 
"commanded  Joshua. 

28  And  Joshua  burnt  Ai,  and 
made  it  "a  heap  for  ever,  ei;en  a 
desolation  unto  this  day. 

29  pAnd  the  king  ofAi  he  hanged 
on  a  tree  until  eventide:  9and  as 
soon  as  the  sun  was  down,  Joshua 
commanded  that  they  should 
take  his  carcass  down  from  the 
tree,  and  cast  it  at  the  entering  of 
the  gate  of  the  city,  and  '-raise 
thereon  a  great  heap  of  stones, 
that  remaineth  unto  this  day. 

.30  ^  Then  Joshua  built  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  «in 
mount  Ebal, 

31  As  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  commanded  the  children 
of  Israel,  as  it  is  written  in  the 
*book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  an 
altar  of  whole  stones,  over  which 
no  man  hath  lifted  up  ani/ivon: 
and  "they  offered  thereon  burnt 
offerings  unto  tlie  Lord,  and  sac- 
rificed peace  offerings. 

.32  If  And  a;  he  wrote  there  upon 
the  stones  a  copy  of  the  law  of 
Moses,  which  he  wrote  in  the 
presence  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

33  And  all  Israel,  and  their  eld- 
ers, and  oflicers,  and  their  judges, 
stood  on  this  side  the  ark  and  on 
that  side  before  the  priests  tlie  Le- 
vites,  3/ which  bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  as  well 
■'-the  stranger,  as  he  that  was  born 
among  them;  half  of  them  over 
against  mount  Geri/im,  and  half 
of  theni  over  a.Uiiinst  mount  Kbal; 
aas  Moses  the  servant  oftlie  Lord 
had  commanded  before,  that  they 
should  bless  the  people  of  Israel. 

34  And  afterward  i>he  read  all 
the  words  of  the  law,  cthe  bless- 
ings and  cursings,  according  to 
all  that  is  written  in  the  book  of 
the  law. 

35  There  was  not  a  word  of  all 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


TTiNum.  31. 
22,  2B. 


n  ver.  2. 
oDeut.  13.  IG. 

p  ih.  10.  21!. 

Ps.  107.  40. 

&  110.  5. 
q  DeUt.  21.  23. 

ch.  10.  27. 


r  cli.  7.  2(1.  k 
10.  27. 


(  Ex.  20.  25. 
Deul.  27.  5, 


u  Ex.  20.  24. 


xDeut.  27.  2, 


yDcut.  31.  0, 
^Deut.  31.  12. 


«  Dcut.  11.  29. 
M  27.  12. 


b  Dcut.  SI.  11. 

Nch.  8.  3. 
c  Di'iit.  28.  2, 

15,  4i.  &.  20. 

20,  21.  i  30. 

19. 


The  Qibeoniies 


JOSHUA. 


obtain  a  league. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1431. 


dDeut.  31.  12. 
e  ver.  33. 
tHrb. 
walked. 


a  Xum.  34.  6. 
iFx.  a.  17.  <fc 
23.  23. 


cP*.  63.3,  5. 
t  Hel>.  mouth. 


dch.  10.  2. 
2  Sam.  21.  1, 


/ch.  5.  10. 


gch.  11.  19. 
;!  Ex.  23.  32. 

Deut.  7.  2.  4; 

20.  16. 

Judg.  2.  2. 
iDeut.  20.  11. 

2  Kings  10.  5. 

*  Deut.  20.  15. 


/Ex.  15.  14. 

ch.  2.  10. 

m  NuiTi.  21. 
24,  S3. 


your  hand. 


that  Moses  commanded,  which 
Joshua  read  not  before  all  the 
congi-egation  of  Israel,  ''with  the 
women,  and  tlie  little  ones,  and 
«the  strangers  that  t  were  conver- 
sant among  them. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  The  hings  combine  against  Israel.  3  The 
Gtbeonitcs  by  craft  obtain  a  league.  16  For 
which  thty  are  condemned  to  perpttual  bondage. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
.  the  kings  which  u'e?-e  on  this 
side  Jordan,  in  the  hills,  and  in  the 
valleys,  and  in  all  the  coasts  of 
"the  great  sea  over  against  Leba- 
non, t  the  Ilittite,  and  the  Amorite, 
the  Canaanite,  the  Perizzite,  the 
Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite,  heard 
thereof; 

2  That  they  c  gathered  them- 
selves together,  to  tight  with  Josh- 
ua and  with  Israel,  with  one  t  ac- 
cord. 

3  1[  And  when  the  inhabitants  of 
^  Gibeon  <;  heard  what  Joshua  had 
done  unto  Jericho  and  to  Ai, 

4  They  did  work  wilily,  and  went 
and  made  as  if  they  had  been  am- 
bassadors, and  took  old  sacks  up- 
on their  asses,  and  wine  bottles, 
old,  and  rent,  and  bound  up  ; 

5  And  old  shoes  and  clouted  up- 
on their  feet,  and  old  garments 
upon  them;  and  all  the  bread  of 
their  provision  was  dry  and 
mouldj\ 

6  And  they  went  to  Joshua  /unto 
the  camp  at  Gilgal,  and  said  unto 
him,  and  to  thenaen  of  Israel,  We 
be  come  from  a  far  country :  now 
therefore  make  ye  a  league  with 
us. 

7  And  the  men  of  Lsraelsaid  unto 
the  y  Hivites,  Peradventure  ye 
dwell  among  us ;  and  ''  how  shall 
we  make  a  league  with  you  ? 

8  And  they  said  unto  Joshua, 
iWe  are  thy  servants.  And  Josh- 
ua said  unto  them,  Who  nre  ye? 
and  from  whence  come  ye  ? 

9  Andthej'said  unto  him,*rrom 
a  very  far  country  thy  servants 
are  come,  because  of  the  name  of 
the  IjOKd  thy  God :  lor  we  have 
Uieard  the  fame  of  him,  and  all 
that  he  did  in  Egypt, 

10  And  '"all  that  he  did  to  the 
two  kings  of  the  Amorites,  that 
ivere  beyond  Jordan,  to  Sihon 
king  of  Heshbon,  and  to  Og  king 
of  Bashan,  which  uxis  at  Ashta- 
roth. 

11  Wherefore  our  elders  and  all 
the  inhabitants  of  our  countr.y 
spake  to  us,  saying,  Take  victuals 
t  with  you  for  the  journey,  and  go 
to  meet  them,  and  say  unto  them. 
We  are  your  servants:  therefore 
now  make  ye  a  league  with  us. 

12  This  our  bread  we  took  hot  for 
our  provision  out  of  our  hovises  on 
the  day  we  came  forth  to  go  unto 
you;  but  now,  behold,  it  is  dry, 
and  it  is  mouldy ; 


13  And  these  bottles  of  wine, 
which  we  filled,  ivere  new ;  and, 
behold,  they  be  rent:  and  these 
our  garments  and  our  shoes  ai'e 
become  old  by  reason  of  the  very 
longjournej'. 

14  And  !1  the  men  took  of  their 
victuals,  "  and  asked  not  counsel 
at  the  mouth  of  the  L,orj). 

15  And  Joshua  "  made  peace  with 
them,  and  made  a  league  with 
them,  to  let  them  live;  andj:he 
princes  of  the  congregation  sware 
unto  them. 

16  1,  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  three  days  after  they  had 
made  a  league  with  them,  that 
they  heard  that  they  were  their 
neiglibours,  and  that  they  dwelt 
among  them. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel 
journeyed,  and  came  unto  their 
cities  on  the  third  day.  Now  their 
cities  icere  p  Gibeon,  and  Chephi- 
rah,  and  Beeroth,  and  Kirjath- 
jearim. 

IS  And  the  children  of  Israel 
smote  them  not,  ?  because  the 
princes  of  the  crmgregation  had 
sworn  unto  them  by  the  Lord 
(iod  of  Israel.  And  all  the  con- 
gregation murnaured  against  the 
princes. 

19  But  all  the  princes  said  unto 
all  the  congregation.  We  have 
sworn  unto  them  by  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel :  now  therefore  we 
may  not  touch  them. 

20  This  we  will  do  to  them;  we 
will  even  let  them  live,  lest  »•  wrath 
be  upon  us,  because  of  the  oath 
which  we  sware  unto  them. 

21  And  the  princes  said  unto 
them,  Let  them  live;  but  let 
them  be  « hewers  of  wood  and 
drawers  of  water  unto  all  the  con- 
gregation; as  the  princes  had 
*  promised  them. 

22  %  And  Joshua  called  for 
them,  and  he  spake  unto  them, 
saying.  Wherefore  have  ye  be- 
guiled us,  saying,  «We  are  very 
far  from  you;  when  «ye  dwell 
among  us? 

23  Now  therefore  ye  are  »/ cursed, 
and  there  shall  tnone  of  you  be 
freed  from  being  bondmen,  and 
z  hewers  of  wood  and  drawers 
of  water  for  the  house  of  my 
God. 

24  And  thev  answered  Joshua, 
and  said.  Because  it  was  certain- 
ly told  thy  servants,  how  that 
the  Lord  thy  God  "commanded 
hi.s  servant  Moses  to  give  you 
all  the  land,  and  to  destroy  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land  from 
before  vou,  therefore  '-we  were 
sore  afraid  of  our  lives  because 
of  you,  and  have  done  this  thing. 

•'5  And  now,  behold,  we  are 
cin  thine  hand:  as  it  seemeth 
good  and  right  unto  thee  to  do 
unto  us,  do. 

21.5 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


I!  Or,  they 
received  the 
men  by  reason 
of  their  vict- 
uuls. 

nXum.27.21. 
Is.  30.  1,  2. 
See  Judg.  1. 
1. 

1  Sam.  22.10. 
&  23.  10,  11. 
4;  30.  8. 

2  Sam.  2.  1. 
&  5.  19. 

och.ll.  19. 
2  Sam.  21.  2. 


pch.  18.  25, 
26,  2H. 
Ezra  2.  25. 


7Ps.  15. 
Ecc.  5. 


r  See  2  Sam. 

21.  1,2,0. 

Ez.  17.  13,  15, 

IP,  It). 

Zech.  5.  3,  4. 

Mai.  3.  5. 
s  Deut.  29.  11. 


u  ver. 

B,  9 

X  ver. 

16. 

J/ Gen. 

9.  2 

5. 

t  Heh. 

not  be  cut 
from  you. 

off 

z  ver. 

21,  •- 

V. 

a  Ex.  23.  32. 
Deut.  7.  1,  2. 


4  Ex.  15.  14. 


Josliua  7'escueth  Gibeon. 


JOSHUA.         The  sitn  and  moon  staml  still. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1451. 


t  Heb.  pave, 

or.  delivered 

lu  lie, 

1  Chr.  9.  2. 

Kzra  8.  20. 
d  ver.  21,  23. 
e  Deut.  12.  5. 


a  ch.  C.  21. 

.',  ch.  8.  22,  28, 
28. 
cell.  9.  15. 

J  Ex.  15.  14, 

1.1,  IG. 

Deut.  11.  25. 
:  Heb. 
uties  of  the 
kingdom. 


ever.  1. 
cb.  0.  15. 


/ch.  9.  2. 


rch.  5.  10.  & 
9.  e. 


ich.  11.  fi. 
Jud;.    1.  14. 
*ch.  1.  5. 


20  And  so  did  he  unto  tliem, 
and  delivered  tliem  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
that  they  slew  them  not. 

27  And  Joshua  tmade  thein 
that  day  ''hewei's  of  wood  and 
drawers  of  water  for  the  con- 
gregation, and  lor  the  altar  of 
the  Lord,  even  unto  this  day, 
"in  the  place  which  he  should 
choose. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Five  kings  war  ugamsl  Gibeon.  0  Joshua  res- 
cueth  it.  10  Gnd  fightcth  against  them  with 
hailstones.  12  The  sun  and  munn  stand  still 
at  the  word  of  Joshva.  16  The  Jive  kings  are 
mured  in  a  cave.  23  TAey  are  brought  forth, 
24  scornfully  used,  25  and  hanged.  28  Seven 
kings  more  are  conquered.  43  Joshua  re- 
lurneth  to  Giigal. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Adoni-zedek  king  of  Jeru- 
salem had  heard  how  Joshua 
had  taken  Ai,  and  had  utterly 
destroyed  it;  "as  he  had  done 
to  Jericlio  and  her  king,  so  he 
had  done  to  ''Ai  and  her  king; 
and  fhow  the  inhabitants  of 
Gibeon  had  made  peace  with 
Israel,  and  were  among  them  ; 

2  That  the3'  ^  feared  greatlj', 
because  Gibeon  vxts  a  great  city, 
as  one  of  the  t  royal  cities,  and 
because  it  was  greater  than  Ai,  and 
all  the  men  thereof  were  mighty. 

3  Wherefore  Adoni-zedek  king 
of  Jerusalem  sent  unto  Iloham 
king  of  Hebron,  and  unto  Piram 
king  of  Jarmuth,  and  unto  Japhia 
king  of  Lachish,  and  unto  Debir 
king  of  Eglon,  saying, 

4  Come  up  unto  me,  and  help  me, 
that  we  may  smite  Gibeon:  «for 
it  hath  made  peace  with  Joshua 
and  with  the  children  of  Israel. 

5  Therefore  the  live  kings  of 
the  Amorites,  the  king  of  Jeru- 
salem, the  king  of  Hebron,  the 
king  of  Jarmuth,  the  king  of 
Lachish,  the  king  of  Eglon, 
/gathered  themselves  together, 
and  went  up,  they  and  all  their 
hosts,  and  encamped  before  Gib- 
eon, and  made  war  against  it. 

6  t  And  the  men  of  Gibeon 
sent  unto  Joshua  a  to  the  camp 
to  Giigal,  saying,  Slack  not  thy 
hand  irom  tliy  servants ;  come 
up  to  us  quickly,  and  save  us, 
and  help  us:  for  all  the  kings 
of  the  Amorites  that  dwell  in 
the  mountains  are  gathered  to- 
gether against  us. 

7  So  Joshua  ascended  from  Gil- 
gal,  he,  and  ''all  the  people  of 
war  with  him,  and  all  the  mighty 
men  of  valour. 

8  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Joshua,  iPear  them  not:  for  I 
have  delivered  them  into  thine 
hand;  '■^ there  shall  not  a  man 
of  them  stand  before  thee. 

9  Joshua  therefore  came  unto 
them  suddenly,  and  went  up 
from  Giigal  all  night. 

216 


10  And  the  Lord  'discomfited 
them  before  Israel,  and  slew 
them  with  a  great  slaughter  at 
Gibeon,  and  chased  them  along 
the  way  that  goetli  up  '"to  Beth- 
lioron,  and  snaoto  them  to  "Aze- 
kah,  and  unto  Makkedah. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
tied  from  before  Israel,  and  were 
in  the  going  down  to  Beth-ho- 
ron,  "that  the  Lord  cast  down 
great  stones  from  heaven  upon 
them  vmto  Azekah,  and  they 
died:  they  were  more  which  died 
^vith  hailstones  than  they  whoin 
the  children  of  Israel  slew  with 
the  sword. 

12  I  Then  spake  .Toshua  to  the 
Lord  in  the  day  when  the  Lord 
delivered  up  the  Amorites  before 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  he 
said  in  the  sight  of  Lsrael,  j^Sun, 
•i-  stand  thovi  still  upon  Gibeon  ; 
and  thou,  Moon,  in  the  valley  of 
"zAjalon. 

13  And  the  sun  stood  still,  and 
the  moon  stayed,  until  the  people 
had  avenged  themselves  upon 
their  enemies.  ''■Is  not  this  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  II  Jasher  ?  So 
the  sun  stood  .still  in  the  midst  of 
heaven,  and  hasted  not  to  go 
down  about  a  whole  day. 

14  And  there  was  sno  daj'  like 
that  before  it  or  after  it,  that  the 
Lord  hearkened  unto  the  voice 
of  a  man:  for  <the  Lord  fought 
for  Israel. 

15  \  "And  Joshua  returned,  and 
all  Israel  with  him,  unto  the 
camp  to  Giigal. 

10  But  these  tive  kings  fled,  and 
hid  themselves  in  a  cave  at  Mak- 
kedah. 

17  And  it  was  told  Joshua,  say- 
ing. The  live  kings  are  found  hid 
in  a  cave  at  Makkedah. 

18  And  Joshua  said,  Roll  great 
stones  upon  the  mouth  of  tlie 
cave,  and  set  men  by  it  Ibr  to 
keep  them : 

19  And  stay  ye  not,  but  pursue 
after  your  enemies,  and  t smite 
the  hindmost  of  them;  suffer 
them  not  to  enter  into  their  cities : 
for  tiie  Lord  your  God  hath  de- 
livered them  into  your  hand. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joshua  and  the  children  of  Israel 
had  made  an  end  of  slaying  them 
with  a  very  great  slaughter,  till 
they  were  consumed,  that  the  rest 
which  remained  of  them  entered 
into  fenced  cities. 

21  And  all  the  people  returned 
to  the  camp  to  Joshua  at  ISIak- 
kedali  in  peace:  *none  moved 
his  tongue  against  any  of  the 
cliildren  of  Israel. 

22  Then  said  Joshua,  Open  the 
mouth  of  the  cave,  and  bring  out 
those  live  kings  unto  me  out  of 
the  cave. 

23  And  thej'  did  so,  and  brought 


licfore 

CHRIST 

1451. 


IJvds.  4.  15. 

1  Sam.  7.  10, 

12. 

Ps.  18.  14. 

Is.  28.  21. 
mrh.  IG.  3,  5. 
n  ch.  15.  35. 

oPs.  18.  13, 
14.  k  77.  17. 
Is.  30.  30. 
Kev.  16.  21. 


pis.  28.  21. 

11  ab.  3.  11. 
t  Heb. 

be  silent. 
vJudg.  12.12. 


r2Sam.  1.  la 
I  Or,  The 
upright  7 


(Dput.  1.  30. 

ver.  42. 

ch.  23.  3. 
u  ver.  43. 


Heb.  cutoff 


The  five  combined 


JOSHUA. 


kings  are  hanged. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


yPs.  T07.  40. 
Sc  110.  5.  (k 
140.  8,  9. 
Is.  26.  5,  G. 
Mai.  4.  3. 

z  Deul.  31. 

6,  8. 

ch.  1.  9. 
a  Deut.  3.  21. 

<fc  7.  19. 


eDeut.  21.  23. 
ch.  8.  29. 


forth  those  live  kings  unto  him 
out  of  the  cave,  the  king  of  Jeru- 
salem, the  Ising  of  Hebron,  the 
king  of  Jarmutli,  the  king  of 
Lacliish,  and  the  king  of  Eglon. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  brought  out  those  kings  unto 
Josliua,  tliat  Joshua  called  for  all 
the  men  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
the  captains  of  the  men  of  war 
which  went  with  him.  Come  near, 
3/ put  your  leet  upon  the  necks  of 
these  kings.  And  thej'  came 
near,  and  put  their  feet  upon  the 
necks  of  them. 

25  And  Joshua  said  unto  them, 
2  Fear  not,  nor  be  di.smayed,  be  | 
strong  and  of  good  courage :   for  ' 
"thus  shall  the  Lord  do  to  all 
vour  enemies  against  whom  ye 
fight. 

2G  And  afterward  Joshua  smote 
them,  and  slew  them,  and  hanged 
them  on  hve  trees:  and  they 
iwere  hanging  upon  the  trees  un- 
til tlie  evening. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
time  of  the  going  down  of  the 
sun,Wioi  Joshua  commanded, and 
they  ctook  them  down  oft'  the 
trees,  and  cast  them  into  the  cave 
wherein  they  had  been  hid,  and 
laid  great  stones  in  the  cave's 
mouth,  xvhich  remain  until  this 
very  day. 

28  t  And  that  day  Joshua  took 
Makkedah,  and  smote  it  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  the  king 
thereof  he  utterly  destroj'ed, 
them,  and  all  the  souls  that  ivere 
therein ;  he  let  none  remain  :  and 
he  did  to  the  king  of  Makkedah 
(i  as  he  did  unto  the  king  of  Jer- 
icho. 

29  Then  Joshua  passed  from 
Makkedah,  and  all  Israel  with 
him,  unto  Libnah,  and  fought 
against  Libnah : 

30  And  the  Lord  delivered  it 
also,  and  the  king  thereof,  into 
the  hand  of  Israel ;  and  he  smote 
it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
all  the  souls  that  ivere  therein ; 
he  let  none  remain  in  it;  but  did 
unto  the  king  thereof  as  he  did 
unto  the  king  of  Jericho. 

31  •[  And  Joshua  pa.ssed  from 
Libnah,  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
unto  Lachish,  and  encamped 
against  it,  and  fought  against  it : 

32  And  the  Lord  delivered  La- 
chish into  the  hand  of  Israel, 
which  took  it  on  the  second  day, 
and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  and  all  the  souls  that 
ivere  therein,  according  to  all  that 
he  had  done  to  Libnah. 

33  ^  Then  Horam  king  of  Gezer 
came  up  to  help  Lachish ;  and 
Joshua  smote  him  and  his  peo- 
ple, until  he  had  left  him  none 
remaining. 

34  %  And  from  Lachish  Joshua 
passed  unto  Eglon,  and  all  Israel 


with  him ;  and  they  encamped 
against  it,  and  fought  against  it : 

35  And  they  took  it  on  that  day, 
and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  and  all  the  souls  that  ivere 
thei'ein  he  utterly  destroyed  that 
daj',  according  to  all  that  he  had 
done  to  Lachish. 

.3G  And  Josliua  went  up  from 
Eglon,  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
unto  e Hebron;  and  they  fought 
against  it : 

37  And  they  took  it,  and  smote 
it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  the  king  thereof,  and  all  the 
cities  thereof,  and  all  the  souls 
that  were  therein;  he  left  none 
remaining,  according  to  all  that 
he  had  done  to  Eglon;  but  de- 
stroyed it  utterly,  and  all  the 
soul's  that  ivere  therein. 

38  ^  And  Joshua  returned,  and 
all  Lsrael  with  him,  to  /Uebir; 
and  fought  against  it : 

39  And  he  took  it,  and  the  king 
thereof,  and  all  the  cities  thereof; 
and  they  smote  them  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  utterly 
destroj'ed  all  the  souls  that  ivcre 
therein;  he  left  none  remaining: 
as  he  had  done  to  Hebron,  so  he 
did  to  Debir,  and  to  the  king 
thereof;  as  he  had  done  also  to 
Libnah,  and  to  her  king. 

40  ^  Bo  Joshua  smote  all  the 
country  of  the  hills,  and  of  the 
south,  and  of  the  vale,  and  of  the 
springs,  and  all  their  kings :  he 
left  none  remaining,  but  utterly 
destroyed  all  that  breathed,  as 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  i/ com- 
manded. 

41  And  Joshua  smote  them  from 
Kadesh-barnea  even  unto  ''Gaza, 
i  and  all  the  country  of  Goshen, 
even  unto  Gibeon. 

42  And  all  these  kings  and  their 
land  did  Joshua  take  at  one  time, 
''•  because  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
fought  for  Israel. 

43  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all 
Israel  with  him,  unto  the  camp 
to  Gilgal. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Divers  hmgs  overcume  ut  the  icaters  of 
Merom.  10  Hazor  is  taken  and  burnt.  IC 
All  the  country  taken  by  Joshua.  21  The 
Anakim  cut  off. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when 
.  Jabin  king  of  Hazor  had 
heard  those  things,  that  he  "sent 
to  Jobab  king  of  Madon,  and  to 
the  king  '-of  8himron,  and  to  the 
king  of  Achshaph, 

2  And  to  the  kings  that  ^cere 
on  the  north  of  the  mountains, 
and  of  the  plains  south  of  <^  Chin- 
neroth,  and  in  the  valley,  and  in 
the  borders  d  of  Dor  on  the  west, 

3  And  to  the  Canaanite  on  the 
east  and  on  the  west,  and  to  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Hittite,  and 
the  Perizzite,  and  the  Jebusite 
in   the   mountains,  cand   to   the 

217 


Before 

CHRIST 

1451. 


eSee  ch.  14. 
13.  &  1.5.  13. 
Judg.  1.  10. 


/See  ch.  15. 
1."). 
Judg.  1.  11. 


g-Deut.  20. 
16,  17. 


h  Gen.  10.  1! 
!ch.  11.  16. 


1450. 

uch.  10.  3. 


cNum.  34.11. 

doh.  17.  11. 
Judg.  1.  27. 
lKiiig»4.  11. 


e  Judg.  3.  3. 


Hazor  taken  and  burnt. 


JOSHUA. 


The  Anakim  cut  off. 


Before 
C  }I  R  I  ST 

1450. 

/ch.  13.  U. 
f  Gen.  31.  49. 
h  Gen.  22.  17. 

Sc  32.  12. 

Judg.  7.  12. 

1  Sam.  13.  5. 
t  Heb. 

assemoled 

hy  appoint' 

meat. 

!ch.  10.  8. 


k  2  Sam.  8.  4. 


II  Or,  Zidon- 

Tahbuh. 
/ch.  13.  C. 

iror, 

Salt  pits. 

tlleb. 
Burnings 
of  waters. 

m  ver.  6. 


t  Heb. 
any  breath. 


n  Num.  S3.  52. 
IJeut.  7.  2.  &. 
20.  IB,  17. 


t  Heb.  on 
their  heap. 


oEx.  34.11, 

12. 
p  Deut.  7.  2. 
(/ch.  1.  7. 
t  Heb.  he 

removed 

nothing. 

rch.  12.  8. 


Hivite  under  /Plermon  sin  the 
land  of  Mizpeh. 

4  And  they  went  out,  they  and 
all  their  hosts  with  tlieni,  much 
people,  ''  even  as  tlie  sand  that 
is  upon  tliesea  shore  in  multitude, 
with  horses  and  chariots  very 
many. 

5  And  when  all  these  kings  were 
tmet  together,  they  came  and 
pitched  together  at  the  waters  of 
Merom,  to  fight  against  Israel. 

6  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Joshua,  iBe  not  afraid  because 
of  thein :  for  to  morrow  about 
this  time  will  I  deliver  them  up 
all  slain  before  Israel :  thou  shalt 
''hough  their  horses,  and  burn 
their  chariots  with  fire. 

7  So  Joshua  came,  and  all  the 
people  of  war  witli  him,  against 
them  by  the  waters  of  Meroin 
suddenly ;  and  they  fell  upon 
them. 

8  And  the  Lord  delivered  them 
into  the  hand  of  Lsrael,  who 
smote  them,  and  cliased  them 
unto  II  great  Zidon,  and  unto 
MltMisreplioth-inaim,  and  unto 
the  valley  of  Mizpeh  eastward; 
and  they  snaote  tliem,  until  they 
left  them  none  remaining. 

9  And  Joshua  did  unto  them 
™as  the  Lord  bade  him:  he 
houghed  their  horses,  and  burnt 
their  chariots  with  fire. 

10  If  And  Joshua  at  that  time 
turned  back,  and  took  Hazor, 
and  smote  the  king  thereof  with 
the  sword:  for  Hazor  beforetime 
was  the  head  of  all  those  king- 
doms. 

11  And  they  smote  all  the  souls 
that  luere  therein  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword,  utterly  destroying 
them:  there  was  not  tany  left  to 
breathe :  and  he  burnt  Hazor 
with  fire. 

12  And  all  the  cities  of  those 
kings,  and  all  the  kings  of  them, 
did  Joshua  take,  and  smote  them 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
he  utterly  destroyed  them,  «  as 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lorj> 
commanded. 

13  Buta.s/o/'  the  cities  that  stood 
still  tin  their  strength,  Israel 
burned  none  of  tliem,  save  Hazor 
only ;  that,  did  Joshua  burn. 

14  And  all  the  spoil  of  these  cit- 
ies, and  the  cattle,  the  children  of 
Israel  took  for  a  prey  unto  them- 
selves; but  every  man  they  smote 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  until 
they  had  destroyed  them,  neither 
left" they  any  to  breathe. 

15  ^  "As  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses  his  servant,  so  pdid  Moses 
command  Joshua,  and  f/so  did 
Joshua;  the  left  nothing  undone 
of  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

It;  So  .Joshua  took  all  that  land, 

'•tl*c  hills,  and  all  the  south  coun- 

1218 


try,  *  and  all  the  land  of  Goshen, 
and  the  valley,  and  the  plain,  and 
the  mountain  of  Israel,  and  the 
valley  of  the  same ; 

17  tUven  from  li  the  mount  Halak, 
that  goeth  up  to  Seir,  even  unto 
Baal-gad  in  the  valley  of  Lebanon 
under  mount  llermon :  and  "all 
their  kings  he  took,  and  smote 
them,  and  slew  them. 

18  II  Joshua  made  war  a  long  time 
with  all  those  kings. 

19  There  was  not  a  city  that  made 
peace  with  the  children  of  Israel, 
save  ^  the  Hivites  the  inhabitants 
of  Gibeon:  all  oWter  they  took  in 
battle. 

20  For  2/ it  was  of  the  Lord  to 
harden  their  hearts,  that  they 
should  come  against  Israel  in  bat- 
tle, that  he  might  destroy  them 
utterly,  and  that  they  might  have 
no  favour,  but  that  lie  might  de- 
stroy them,  sas  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

21  If  And  at  that  time  came  Josh- 
ua, and  cut  oil"  "the  Anakim  from 
the  mountains,  from  Hebron, 
from  Debir,  from  Anab,  and  from 
all  the  mountains  of  Judah,  and 
from  all  the  mountains  of  Israel: 
Joshua  destroyed  them  utterly 
with  their  cities. 

22  There  was  none  of  the  Anakim 
left  in  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Israel:  only  in  Gaza,  in  ^Gath, 
« and  in  Ashdod,  there  remained. 

23  So  Joshua  took  the  whole  land, 
''according  to  all  that  the  Lord 
said  unto  Moses ;  and  Joshua  gave 
it  for  an  inheritance  unto  Israel 
« according  to  their  divisions  by 
their  tribes.  /And  the  land  rested 
from  war. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  The  two  kinirs  whose  countries  Moses  took  and 
disposed  of.  7  The  one  and  thirty  kings  on  the 
other  side  Jordan  which  Joshua  smote. 

NOW  these  a7-c  the  kings  of  the 
laud,  which  tJie  children  of 
Israel  smote,  and  pos.sessed  their 
land  on  the  other  side  Jordan  to- 
ward the  rising  of  the  sun,  "from 
the  river  Anion  *unto  mount 
Hermon,  and  all  the  plain  on 
the  east : 

2  cSihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
who  dwelt  in  Heshbon,  and  ruled 
from  Aroer,  which  is  upon  the 
bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  and  from 
the  middle  of  the  river,  and  from 
half  Gilead,  even  unto  the  river 
Jabbok,  ivhichis  the  border  of  the 
children  of  Amnion ; 

3  And  ''from  the  plain  to  the  sea 
of  Chinneroth  on  the  east,  and  un- 
to the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  the 
salt  sea  on  the  east,  « the  way  to 
Beth-jeshimoth  ;  and  from  li  the 
south,  under  II /Ashdoth-pi.sgah  : 

4  If  And  othe  coa.st  of  Og  king  of 
Bashan,  i"/ur/i  tvcis  of  '« the  rem- 
nant of  the  giants,  Hhat  dwelt  at 
Ashtaroth  and  at  Edrei, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1450. 


sch.  10.  41. 
tch.  12.  7. 
«  Or, 

the  smooth 

mountain, 
u  Dcut.  7.  24 

ch.  12.  7. 
II  Till  1445. 

vcr.  23. 


yDeut.  2.  30. 
Juilg.  14.  4. 
1  Sam.  2.  25. 
1  King.s  12. 
15. 
nom.  9.  18. 

arDeul.  20.  10, 


a  Num.13.  22, 


Deuf..  1.  28. 
ch.  15.  13,14. 


4  1  Sam.  17.4. 
cch.  15.  46. 
d  Num.  34.  2, 
A-c. 

eNum.  26.  53. 

ch.  14.  &  1ft. 

&  16.  &.  17. 

&  18.  &  19. 
/ch.  14.  lij.  it 

21.  44.  Jc  22. 

4.  (St  23.  1. 

1445. 

ver.  18. 


1432. 


a  Num.  21.  24. 
b  Deut.  3.  8,  9. 


c  Num.  21.  24. 
Deut.  2.  33, 
30.  ic  3.  6, 
16. 

dDeut.  3.  17. 
e  ch.  13.  20. 
!!  Or,  Tcman. 
ii  Or,  The 

sprin,';s  of 

Pisgah,  or, 

The  hilt. 
/Deut.  3.  17. 

(k  4.  49. 
f  Num.  21.35. 

Deut.  3.  4, 

10. 
ft  Deut.  3.  11. 

ch.  13.  12. 
iDcut.  1.  4. 


Thirtu  one  hings  smitten. 


JOSHUA. 


Bounds  of  the  land. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1452. 


*  Deut.  3.  8. 
IDeut.  3.  10. 

ch.  13.  11. 
mDeut.  3.  14. 
71  Num.  21.24, 

33. 
o  Num.  32.29, 

33. 

Deut.  3.  11, 

12. 

ch.  13.  8. 

pch.  11.  17. 


q  Gen.  14.  G. 

&  32.  3. 

Deut.  2.  1,  i. 
rch.  11.  23. 

sch.  10.  40.  &; 
11.  16. 

(  Ex.  3.  8.  & 
23.  23. 
ch.  9.  1. 


1451. 
u  ch.  6.  2. 
jrch.  8.  29. 
ych.  10.  23. 


«ch.  10.  33. 
och.  10.  38. 


dch.  8.  17. 
Judj.  1.  22. 

e  1  Kings  4. 

10. 
II  Or,  Sharon, 

Is.  33.  9. 
/ch.  11.  10. 

1450. 
f  ch.  11.  1.  <t 

19.  15. 


h  ch.  19.  37. 


*  Gen.  14.  1,2. 
Is.  9.  1. 


1445. 
a  See  ch.  14. 
10.  <Sc  23.  1. 


5  And  reigned  in  ^  mount  Her- 
mon,  'and  in  Salcah,  and  in  all 
Ba.shan,  ■"'  unto  tlie  border  of  tlie 
Geshurite.s  and  tlie  Maacliatbites, 
and  half  Gilead,  the  border  of  Si- 
hon  liing  of  Heshbon. 

6  «Tliem  did  Moses  the  servant 
of  the  Lord  and  the  children  of 
Israel  smite :  and » Moses  the  serv- 
ant of  the  Lord  gave  it  for  a  pos- 
session unto  the  Reubenites,  and 
the  Gadites,  and  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh. 

7  ^  And  these  ore  the  kings  of  the 
country' ;*  which  Joshua  and  the 
children  of  Israel  smote  on  this 
side  Jordan  on  the  west,  from 
Baal-gad  in  the  valley  of  Lebanon 
even  unto  the  mount  Halak,  that 
goeth  up  to  '1  Seir ;  which  Joshua 
'•gave  unto  the  tribes  of  Israel  for 
a  possession  according  to  their  di- 
visions ; 

8  « In  the  mountains,  and  in  the 
valleys,  and  in  the  plains,  and  in 
the  springs,  and  in  the  wilderne.ss, 
and  in  the  south  country;  *the 
Hittites,  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Canaanites,  the  Perizzites,  the  Hi- 
vites,  and  the  Jebusites : 

9  f,  "The  king  of  Jericho,  one; 
2:  the  king  of  Ai,  which  is  beside 
Beth-el,  one; 

10  y  The  king  of  Jerusalem,  one  ; 
the  king  of  Hebron,  one  ; 

11  The  king  of  Jarmuth,  one; 
the  king  of  Lachish,  one ; 

12  The  king  of  Eglon,  one;  »  the 
king  of  Gezer,  one ; 

13  «  The  king  of  Debir,  one  ;  the 
king  of  Geder.  one; 

14  The  king  of  Hormah,  one ;  the 
king  of  Arad,  one; 

1.5  ''  The  king  of  Libnah,  one ;  the 
kingof  Adullam,  one; 

IG  «The  king  of  Makkedah,  one ; 
<^the  king  of  Beth-el,  one ; 

17  The  king  of  Tappuah,  one ; 
«the  king  of  Hepher,  one; 

18  The  king  of  Aphek,  one  ;  the 
king  of  ii  Lasharon,  one ; 

19  The  king  of  Madon,  one  ;  /the 
king  of  Hazor,  one ; 

20  The  king  of  i/Shimron-meron, 
one ;  the  king  of  Achshaph,  one ; 

21  The  king  of  Taanach,  one; 
the  king  of  Megiddo,  one ; 

22 ''Theking  of  Kedesh,  one;  the 
king  of  Jokneam  of  Carmel,  one; 

23  The  king  of  Dor  in  the  'coast 
of  Dor,  one ;  the  king  of  *  the 
nations  of  Gilgal,  one; 

24  The  king  of  Tirzah,  one :  all 
the  kings  thirty  and  one. 

CHAPTER  Xm. 

1  The  bounds  cj  the  land  not  yet  conquered.  8 
The  inheritance  of  the  two  tribes  and  half. 
14,  33  The  Lord  and  his  sacrifices  are  the 
inheritance  of  Levi.  15  The  bounds  of  the 
inheritance  of  Reuben.  22  Balaam  s/ain.  24 
The  bounds  of  the  inheritance  of  Gad,  2^  and 
of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh. 

NOW  Joshua    «was    old    and 
stricken   in   years ;  and   the 


Lord  said  unto  him,  Thou  art  old 
and  stricken  in  years,  and  there 
remaineth  j-et  very  much  land 
t  to  be  possessed. 

2  *This  is  the  land  that  yet  re- 
maineth :  «  all  the  borders  of  the 
Philistines,  and  all  '^Geshuri, 

3 "From  Sihor,  which  is  before 
Egypt,  even  unto  the  borders  of 
Ekron  northward,  which  is  count- 
ed to  the  Canaanite  :  .'^five  lords 
of  the  Philistines;  the  Gazathites, 
and  the  Ashdothites,  the  Esh- 
kalonites,  the  Gittites,  and  the 
Ekronites;  also  £' the  Avites: 

4  From  the  south,  all  the  land  of 
the  Canaanites,  and  tl  Mearah 
that  u  beside  the  Sidonians,  ''un- 
to Aphek,  to  the  borders  of  »the 
Amorites : 

5  And  the  land  of  ^^the  Giblites, 
and  all  Lebanon  toward  the  sun- 
rising,  Mroni  Baal-gad  under 
mount  Hermon  unto  the  enter- 
ing into  Hamath. 

6  All  the  inhabitants  of  the  hill 
country  from  Lebanon  unto 
'"Misrephoth-maiin,  and  all  the 
Sidonians,  them  "will  I  drive  out 
from  before  the  children  of  Israel : 
only  "divide  thou  it  by  lot  unto 
the  Israelites  for  an  inheritance, 
as  I  have  commanded  thee. 

7  Now  therefore  divide  this  land 
for  an  inheritance  unto  the  nine 
tribes,  and  the  half  tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh, 

8  With  whom  the  Eeubenites 
and  the  Gadites  have  received 
their  inheritance,  p  which  Moses 
gave  them,  be.vond  Jordan  east- 
ward, even  as  Moses  the  servant, 
of  the  Lord  gave  them  ; 

9  From  Aroer,  that  is  upon  the 
bank  of  the  river  Anion,  and  the 
city  that  i!  in  the  midst  of  the 
river,  sand  all  the  plain  of  Med- 
eba  unto  Dibon ; 

10  And '-all  the  cities  of  Sihon 
king  of  the  Amorites,  which 
reigned  in  Heshbon,  unto  the 
border  of  the  children  of  Amnion ; 

11  «And  Gilead,  and- the  border 
of  the  Geshurites  and  Maacha- 
thites,  and  all  mount  Hermon, 
and  all  Bashan  unto  Salcah  ; 

12  All  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Ba- 
shan. which  reigned  in  Ashtaroth 
and  in  Edrei,  who  remained  of 
t  the  remnant  of  the  giants :  "  for 
these  did  Moses  smite,  and  cast 
them  out. 

13  Nevertheless  the  children  of 
Israel  expelled  a^not  the  Geshu- 
rites. nor  the  Maachathites:  but 
the  Geshurites  and  the  Maacha- 
thites dwell  among  the  Israelites 
until  this  dav. 

14  y  Only  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi 
he  gave  none  inheritance;  the 
sacrifices  of  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  made  bv  fire  are  their  in- 
heritance, ^  as  he  said  unto  them. 

15  1[  And  Moses  gave  unto   the 

219 


Before 

CHRIST 

1445. 


t  Heb.  to 

possess  It, 

Deut.  31.  3. 
JJudg.  3.  1. 
cJoel  3.  4. 
d  ver.  13. 

2  Sam.  3.  3. 

&  13.  37,  38. 
e  Jer.  2.  18. 
/Judg.  3.  3. 

1  Sam.  6.  4, 

16. 

Zeph.  2.  5. 
g  Deut.  2.  23. 
!|0r,  The  cave. 
ftch.  19.  30. 
i  See  Judg.  1. 

34. 
i  1  Kings  5. 

18. 

r«.  83.  7. 

E?..  27.  9. 
Uh.  12.  7. 


Ju 

dg.  2 

21, 

23 

cl 

.  14. 

1.2. 

p  Num.  32.  S3. 
Deut.  3.  12, 
13. 
ch.  22.  4. 


ever.  16. 

Num.  21.30. 
rNum.  21.24, 

25. 


t  Deut.  3.  11. 

ch.  12.  4. 
u  Num.  21. 

24,  35. 

xver.  11. 


j/Num.  18. 
20,  23,  24. 
"ch.  14.  3,  4. 


The  unsubdued  land 


JOSHUA. 


to  he  divided. 


lie  fore 
CHRIST 

1445. 


i  Num.  21.  28. 
c  Num.  21.  30. 
ver.  a. 


II  Or,  The 
high  places 
of  Baa!, 
and  house  of 
Daal-meon  : 
Wee  Num. 
CI'J.  38. 

d  Num.  21.23. 

c  Num.  32.  37. 

/Num.  32.  38. 

f  Deut.  3.  17. 
ch.  12.  3. 

II  Or,  Springs 
of  Pisgah, 
or,  The  hill. 

h  Deut.  3.  10. 

2  Num.  21.  24. 

iNum.  31.  8. 

;  Num.  22.  G. 


m  Num.  32. 

35. 
71  Compare 

Num.  '21.  20, 

28,29,  with 

Ucut.  2.  19. 

&  Judj.  11. 

13,  15,  &c. 
o2  Sam.  11.  1. 

&  12.  20. 

p  Num.  32.36. 
9  Gen.  33.  17. 
1  Kings  7.  40. 


-Num.34.  11. 


«  Num.  32.41. 
1  Clir.  2.  23. 
rcli.  12.  4. 


tribe  of  the  children  of  Reuben 
ui/ierilance  iiccordhig  to  their 
I'aniilies. 

IG  And  their  coast  was  "from 
Aroer,  tliat  is  on  tlie  banlc  of  the 
river  Arnon,  ''  and  the  city  that  ^s' 
in  the  midst  of  the  river,  caud  all 
the  plain  by  Medeba; 

17  Heshbon,  and  all  her  cities 
that  ar-e  in  the  plain ;  Dibon, 
and  II  Bamotli-baal,  and  Betli- 
baal-meon, 

18  f^And  Jahaza,  and  Kedenioth, 
and  Mepliaath, 

19  «And  Kirjathaini,  and  fSib- 
mah,  and  Zareth-shahar  in  the 
mount  of  the  valley, 

20  And  Beth-peor,  and  ffSAsh- 
doth-pisgah,  and  Beth-jeshimoth, 

21  ''And  all  the  cities  of  the 
plain,  and  all  the  kingdom  of  Si- 
hon  king  of  the  Amorites,  which 
reigned  in  He.shbon,  »whoin  Mo- 
ses smote  *with  the  princes  of 
Midian,  Evi,  and  Rekem, and Zur, 
and  Hur,  and  Beba,  lohlch  ivrre 
dukes  of  Sihon,  dwelling  in  the 
country. 

22  1[  'Balaam  also  the  son  of 
Beor,  the  II  soothsayer,  did  tlie 
children  of  Israel  slay  with  the 
sword  among  them  that  were 
slain  by  thena. 

23  And  the  border  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Beuben  was  Jordan,  and 
the  border  thereof.  This  unts  the 
inheritance  of  the  children  of 
Reuben  after  their  families,  the 
cities  and  the  villages  thereof. 

24  And  Moses  gave  inheritance 
vmto  the  tribe  of  Gad,  even  unto 
the  children  of  Gad  according  to 
their  families. 

2.5  '"And  their  coast  was  Jazer, 
and  all  the  cities  of  Gilead,  "and 
half  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Amnion,  unto  Aroer  that  is  be- 
fore "  Rabbah ; 

26  And  from  Heshbon  unto  Ra- 
math-niizpeh,  and  Betonim  ;  and 
from  Mahanaim  unto  the  border 
ofDebir; 

27  And  in  tlie  valley,  i.'Beth- 
aram,  and  Beth-nimrah,  '/and 
Succoth,  and  Zaphoii,  tJie  rest 
of  the  kingdom  of  Sihon  king 
of  Heshbon,  .Jordan  and  his  bor- 
der, even  unto  the  edge  'of  the 
sea  of  Chinnereth  on  the  other 
side  Jordan  eastward. 

28  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
children  of  Gad  after  their  fam- 
ilies, the  cities,  and  their  villages. 

20  If  And  Moses  gave  inkerHance 
unto  the  half  tribe  of  INIanasseh  : 
and  this  was  the  possession  of  the 
half  tribe  of  the  children  of  Ma- 
nasseh  by  their  families. 

30  And  their  coast  was  from 
Mahanaim,  all  Bashan,  all  the 
kingdom  of  Og  king  of  Bashan, 
and  "all  the  towns  of  Jair,  which 
are  in  Bashan,  threescore  cities: 

31  And  half  Gilead,  and  'Ash- 

220 


taroth,  and  Edrei,  cities  of  the 
kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan,  were 
pertaining  unto  the  children  of 
Machir  the  son  of  Manasseh, 
even  to  the  one  half  of  the  "chil- 
dren of  Machir  by  their  families. 

32  These  are  the  countries  which 
Moses  did  distribute  for  inherit- 
ance in  the  plains  of  Moab,  on 
the  other  side  Jordan,  by  Jericho, 
eastward. 

33  a^  But  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi 
Moses  gave  not  any  inheritance: 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  ivas  their 
inheritance,  2/ as  he  said  unto 
them, 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  The  nine  tribes  and  a  half  are  to  have  their 
inheritance  bi/  lot.  6  Caleb  by  privilege  ob- 
taincth  Hebron. 

AND  these  «?'e  the  countries 
J\.  which  the  children  of  Israel 
inherited  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
(2  which  Eleazar  the  priest,  and 
Joshua  the  son  of  Ncn,  and  the 
heads  of  the  fathei-s  of  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  distrib- 
uted for  inheritance  to  them. 

2  6  By  lot  tvas  their  inheritance, 
as  the  Lord  commanded  by  the 
hand  of  Moses,  for  the  nine  tribes, 
and  /b)-  the  half  tribe. 

3  '•For  Moses  had  given  the  in- 
heritance of  two  tribes  and  a  half 
tribe  on  the  other  side  Jordan  : 
but  unto  the  Levites  he  gave 
none  inheritance  among  them. 

4  For  ''the  children  of  Joseph 
were  two  tribes,  Manasseh  and 
P^phraim:  therefore  they  gave 
no  part  unto  the  Levites  in  the 
land,  save  cities  to  dwell  in,  with 
their  suburbs  for  their  cattle  and 
for  their  substance. 

5  cAs  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  the  children  of  Israel 
did,  and  they  divided  the  land. 

6  if  Then  the  children  of  .Tudah 
came  unto  Joshua  in  Gilgal :  and 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  the 
/Kenezite  said  unto  him,  Thou 
knowest  »the  thing  that  the 
Lord  said  unto  Moses  the  man 
of  God  concerning  me  and  thee 
''  in  Kadesh-barnea. 

7  Forty  years  old  was  I  when 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
'sent  me  from  Kadesh-barnea  to 
espy  out  the  land ;  and  I  brought 
him  word  again  as  it  was  in  mine 
heart. 

8  Nevertheless  ^"  my  brethren  that 
went  up  with  me  made  the  lieart 
of  the  people  melt:  but  I  wholly 
'  followed  the  LoiiD  my  God. 

9  And  Moses  sware  on  that  day, 
saying,  "» Surely  the  land  "where- 
on thy  feet  have  trodden  shall  be 
thine  inheritance,  and  thy  chil- 
dren's for  over,  because  thou  hast 
wholly  followed  the  Lord  my 
God. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  Lord 
hath  kept  me  alive,  "as  he  .said, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1445. 


I'Num.  32.30, 


X  ver.  14. 
ch.  18.  7. 

yNum.  18.20. 
Deut.  10.  9. 
&  18.  1,  2. 


about  1444. 


a  Num.  34.  17, 
18. 


b  Num.  2fi.  55. 
&  33.  54.  & 
34.  13. 


;ch.  13.  8,  32, 
33. 


d  Gen.  48.  5. 
1  Chr.  5.  1,2. 


e  Num.  35.  2. 
ch.  21.  2. 


/"Num.  32.  12. 

ch.  15.  17. 
g  Num.  14. 

24,  30. 

Deut.  1.  3S, 

33. 
/iNum.  13. 

26. 
t  Num.  13.  C. 

<fc  14.  6. 


*  Num.13.  31, 
32. 
Deut.  1.  28. 

?Num.  14.  24. 
Deut.  1.  30. 

m  Num.  14. 

23,  21. 

Deui.  1.  30. 

cli.  1.  3. 
riSee  Num. 

13.  22. 


u  Num.  14.  30. 


The  borders  of 


JOSHUA. 


the  lot  of  Judah. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 

t  Heb. 
'ttvatkcd, 

p  See  Dcut. 
34.  7. 


<l  Deut.  31.  2. 


rNum.  13.28, 

33. 
s  Pk.  18.  32, 

31.  &  GO.  12. 

Rom.  6.  31. 
trh.  15.  14. 

Judg.  1.  20. 
«  ch.  22.  C. 
jch.  10.  37.  k 

15.  13. 

Judg.  1.  20. 

See  ch.  21. 

11,  12. 

1  Chr.  6.  55, 

56. 
!/ch.  21.  12. 
z  ver.  8,  9. 
a  Gen.  23.  2. 

ch.  15.  13. 

»ch.  11.  23. 


a  Num.  34.  3. 
b  Num.  33.  30. 


tongue, 

c  Num.   34.  4. 

II  Or,  The 
going  up  to 
Acra'jbim. 


d  Num.  34.  5. 


ech.  18.  19. 
/ch.  18.  17. 


these  forty  and  five  years,  even 
since  the  Lokd  spake  this  word 
unto  Moses,  while  tlie  cliildrenof 
\  Israel  t  wandered  in  the  wilder- 
iness:  and  now,  lo,  I  a«i  this  day 
i  fourscore  and  live  years  old. 

11  pAs  yet  I  am  an  strong  this 
day  as  lu-as  in  the  day  that  Mo- 
ses sent  me:  as  my  strength  ivas 
then,  even  so  is  my  strength  now, 
for  war,  both  9  to  go  out,  and  to 
come  in. 

12  Xow  therefore  give  me  this 
mountain,  whereof  the  Lokd 
spake  in  that  day;  for  thou 
lieardest  in  that  day  how  ''the 
Anakim  icere  there,  and  that  the 
cities  iverc  great  and  fenced:  ^if  so 
be  the  Lorjj  vjUI  be  with  me,  then 
1 1  shall  be  able  to  drive  them  out, 
as  the  LoED  said. 

13  And  Joshua  "blessed  him, 
2  and  gave  unto  Caleb  the  son  of 
Jephunneh  Hebron  for  an  inher- 
itance. 

14  y  Hebron  therefore  became 
the  inheritance  of  Caleb  the  son 
of  Jephunneh  tlie  Kenezite  unto 
this  day,  because  that  he  z  wholly 
followed  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

1.5  And  « the  name  of  Hebron  be- 
fore icas  Kirjath-arba ;  w/iich  Jirba 
ivas  a  great  man  among  the 
Anakim.  b  And  the  laud  had  rest 
from  war. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  borders  of  the  lot  of  Judah.  13  Caleb's 
portion  and  con'juest,  16  OthnieU  for  his 
valour,  hath  Achsah,  Caleb's  daughter,  to  wife. 
IS  She  obtaineth  a  blessing  of  her  father,  21 
The  cities  of  Judah.  63  The  Jcbusites  not 
conquered. 

THIS  then  was  the  lot  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah 
by  their  families;  «even  to  the 
border  ofEdom  the  *  wilderness 
of  Zin  southward  was  the  utter- 
most part  of  the  south  coast. 

2  And  their  south  border  was 
from  the  shore  of  the  salt  sea,  from 
the  tbay  that  looketh  southward  : 

3  And' it  went  out  to  the  south 
side  cto  il  Maaleh-acrabbim,  and 
passed  along  to  Zin,  and  ascend- 
ed up  on  the  south  side  unto  Ka- 
desh-barnea,  and  passed  along  to 
Hezron,  and  went  up  to  Adar,  and 
fetched  a  compass  to  Karkaa : 

4  From  thence  it  passed  ''toward 
Azmon,  and  went  out  unto  the 
river  of  Egypt ;  and  the  goings  out 
of  that  coast  were  at  the  sea:  this 
shall  be  your  south  coast. 

5  And  the  east  border  was  the 
salt  sea,  even  unto  the  end  of  Jor- 
dan. And  their  border  in  the 
north  quarter  ivas  from  the  bay  of 
the  sea  at  the  uttermost  part  of 
Jordan : 

(i  And  the  border  went  up  to 
«Beth-hogla,  and  pa.ssed  along  by 
the  north  of  Betli-arabah ;  and  the 
border  went  up  .'to  the  stone  of 
Bohan  the  son  of  Reuben : 


7  And  the  border  v/ent  up  to- 
ward Debir  from  ffthe  valley  of 
Achor,  and  so  northward,  looking 
toward  Gilgal,  that  is  before  the 
going  up  to  Adummim,  which  is 
on  the  south  side  of  the  river :  and 
the  border  passed  toward  the 
waters  of  En-shemesh,  and  the 
goings  out  thereof  were  at  /^  En- 
rogel : 

8  And  the  border  went  up  ^by 
the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom 
unto  the  south  side  of  the  '■■  Jeb- 
usite;  the  same  is  Jerusalem :  and 
the  border  went  ui^  to  the  top  of 
the  mountain  that  lieth  before  the 
valley  of  Hinnom  westward, 
which  is  at  the  end  '  of  the  valley 
of  the  giants  northward : 

9  And  the  border  was  drawn 
from  the  top  of  the  hill  unto  »'  the 
fountain  of  the  water  of  Neph- 
toah,  and  went  out  to  the  cities  of 
mount  Ephron ;  and  the  border 
was  drawn  "to  Baalah,  which  is 
0  Kirjath-jearim : 

10  And  the  border  compassed 
from  Baalah  westward  unto 
mount  Seir,  and  passed  along 
unto  the  side  of  mount  Jearim, 
which  is  Chesalon,  on  the  north 
side,  and  went  down  to  Beth-she- 
mesh,  and  passed  on  to  p  Timnah : 

11  And  the  border  went  out  unto 
the  side  of  5Ekron  northward: 
and  the  border  was  drawn  to 
Shicron,  and  passed  along  to 
mount  Baalah,  and  went  out  unto 
Jabneel ;  and  the  goings  out  of  the 
border  were  at  the  sea. 

12  And  the  west  border  ivas  '■to 
the  great  sea,  and  the  coast  there- 
of. This  is  the  coast  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  round  about  accord- 
ing to  their  families. 

13  %  «And  unto  Caleb  the  son  of 
Jephunneh  he  gave  apart  among 
the  children  of  Judah,  according 
to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
to  Joshua,  even  t  j  the  city  of  Arba 
the  father  of  Anak,  which  city  is 
Hebron. 

14  And  Caleb  drove  thence  "the 
three  sons  of  Anak,^Sheshai,and 
Ahiman,  and  Talmai,  the  chil- 
dren of  Anak. 

1-5  And  yhe  went  up  thence  to 
the  inhabitants  of  Debir:  and  the 
name  of  Debir  before  ifos  Kirjath- 
sepher. 

IG  •;  2And  Caleb  said.  He  tliat 
smiteth  Kirjath-sepher,  and  tak- 
eth  it,  to  him  will  I  give  Achsah 
my  daughter  to  wife. 

17  And  «Othniel  the  6  son  of 
Kenaz,  the  brother  of  Caleb,  took 
it :  and  he  gave  him  Achsah  his 
daughter  to  wife. 

18  And  '^it  came  to  pass,  as  she 
came  unto  him,  that  she  moved 
him  to  ask  of  her  i'ather  a  field: 
and  f'she  lighted  off  her  ass;  and 
Caleb  said  unto  her.  What  would- 
est  thou  ? 

221 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 


gch.  1.  26. 


1  Kings  1.  i 
i  ch.  18.  16. 

2  Kings  23. 


tch.  18.  28. 
Judg.  1.  21. 
&  19.  10. 


n  1  Chr.  13.  6. 

0  Judg.  18.  12. 


p  Gen.  33.  13. 
Judg.  14.  1. 

7  ch.  19.  43. 


T  ver.  47. 
Num.  34.  6, 


t  ch.  14.  15. 
II  Or,  Kirjath- 
arba. 

a  Judg.  1.  10, 
20. 
xNum.  13.22. 


ych.  10.  38. 
Judg.  1.  11. 


a  Judg.  1.  13. 

A:  3.  9. 
6  Num.  32.  12. 

ch.  14.  6. 

c  Judg.  1.  14. 


d  See  Gen.  24. 


The  cities  of  Judali. 


JOSHUA. 


The  lot  of  Joseph. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 


cGeii.  33.  11. 


/I  Sam.  27.  f 


f  Num.  13.23. 


h  2  Kings  14. 


t  Huh.  '.V  Ihe 
place  of. 


k  .Nu.ni.  31.  6. 


19  Who  answered,  Give  me  a 
c  blessing ;  for  thou  hast  given  me 
a  south  land ;  give  me  also  springs 
of  water.  And  he  gave  her  the  up- 
per springs, and  tlie  nether  springs. 

20  Tliis  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah  ac- 
cording to  their  families. 

•21  And  the  uttermost  cities  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah  to- 
ward the  coast  of  Edom  south- 
ward were  Kabzeel,  and  Eder, 
and  Jagur, 

22  And  Kinah,  and  Dimonah, 
and  Adadah, 

23  And  Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and 
It  h  nan, 

24  Ziph,  and  Telem,  and  Bealoth, 
2-5  And    Hazor,    Iladattah,  and 

Kerioth,  and  Hezron,  which  is 
Hazor, 

2G  Amam,  and  Shema,  and  Mola- 
dah, 

27  And  Hazar-gaddah,  and  Hesh- 
mon,  and  Beth-palet, 

2-8  And  Hazar-shual,  and  Beer- 
sheba,  and  Bizjothjah, 

29  Baalah,  and  lim,  and  Azem, 

30  And  Eltolad,  and  Chesil,  and 
Hormah, 

31  And  /Ziklag,  and  Madman- 
nah,  and  Sansannah, 

32  And  Lebaoth,  and  Shilhim, 
and  Ain,  and  Eimmon :  all  the 
cities  are  twenty  and  nine,  with 
their  villages : 

33  A7ul  in  the  valley,  sEshtaol, 
and  Zoreah,  and  Ashnah, 

34  And  Zanoah,  and  En-gannim, 
Tappuah,  and  Enam, 

35  Jarmuth,  and  Adullam,  Socoh, 
and  Azekah, 

36  And  Sharaim,  and  Adithaim, 
and  Gederah,  II  and  (Tederothaim  ; 
fourteen  cities  with  their  villages: 

37  Zenan,  and  Hadashah,  and 
Migdal-gad, 

38  And  Dilean,  and  Mizpeh,  ft  and 
Joktheel, 

39  Lachish,  and  Bozkath,  and 
Eglon, 

40  And  Cabbon,  and  Lahmam, 
and  Kithlish, 

41  And  Gederoth,  Beth-dagon, 
and  Naamah,  and  Makkedah; 
si.xteen  cities  with  their  villages  : 

42  Libnah,  and  Ether,  and  Ashan, 

43  And  Jiphtah,  and  Ashnah,  and 
Nezib, 

44  And  Keilah,  and  Achzib,  and 
Mareshah;  nine  cities  with  their 
villages: 

45  Ekron,  with  her  towns  and  her 
villages: 

40  From  Ekron  even  unto  the 
sea,  all  that  lai/  tnear  Ashdod, 
with  their  villages : 

47  Ashdod,  with  lier  towns  and 
her  villages;  (^aza,  with  her 
towns  and  her  villages,  unto  'the 
rivor  of  Egj'pt,  and  *  the  great  sea, 
and  the  border  thereof: 

48  f  And  in  the  mountains,  Sha- 
mir, and  Jattir,  and  .Socoh, 


49  And  Dannah,  and  Kirjath- 
sannah,  which  is  Debir, 

50  And  Anab,  and  Eshtemoh, 
and  Anim, 

51  'And  Goshen,  and  Holon,  and 
Giloh;  eleven  cities  with  their 
villages : 

52  Arab,  and  Dumah,  and  Eshe- 
an, 

53  And  BJanum,  and  Beth-tap- 
puah,  and  Aphekah, 

54  And  Humtah,  and  '"  Kirjath- 
arba,  which  is  Hebron,  and  Zior; 
nine  cities  with  their  villages: 

55  Maon,  Carmel,  and  Ziph,  and 
Juttah, 

56  And  Jezreel,  and  Jokdeam, 
and  Zanoah, 

57  Cain,  Gibeah,  and  Timnah; 
ten  cities  with  their  villages : 

58  Halhul,  Beth-zur,  and  Gedor, 

59  And  Maarath,  and  Beth-anoth, 
and  Eltekon ;  six  cities  with  their 
villages : 

CO  "Ivirjath-baal,  which  is  Kir- 
jath-jearim,  and  Eabbah ;  two 
cities  with  their  villages. 

61  In  the  wilderness,  Beth-ara- 
bah,  Middin,  and  Secacah, 

62  And  Nibshan,  and  the  city  of 
Salt,  and  En-gedi ;  six  cities  with 
their  villages. 

63  1!  As  for  the  Jebusites  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  o  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  could  not  drive 
them  out:  Pbut  the  Jebusites 
dwell  with  the  children  of  Judah 
at  Jerusalem  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  The  general  borders  of  the  sons  of  Joseph. 
5  The  border  of  the  inheritance  of  Ephraim, 
10  The  Canaanites  not  conquered. 

AND  the  lot  of  the  children  of 
.  Joseph  tfell  from  Jordan  bj' 
Jericho,  unto  the  water  of  Jeri- 
cho on  the  east,  to  the  wilderness 
that  goeth  up  from  Jericho 
throughout  inount  Beth-el, 

2  And  goeth  out  from  I3eth-el 
to  « Luz,  and  passeth  along  unto 
the  boi"ders  of  Archi  to  Ataroth, 

3  And  goeth  down  westward  to 
the  coast  of  Japhleti,  ^unto  the 
coast  of  Beth-horon  the  nether, 
and  to  cGezer :  and  the  goings  out 
thereof  are  at  the  sea. 

4  f'So  the  children  of  Joseph, 
Mana.sseh  and  Ephraim,  took 
their  inheritance. 

5  f  And  the  Iiorder  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim  according  to 
their  families  was  t/uis:  even  the 
border  of  their  inheritance  on 
the  cast  side  was  cAtaroth-addar, 
/unto  Beth-horon  tlie  upper; 

6  And  the  border  went  out  to- 
ward the  sea  tos'Michmethah  on 
tbe  north  side;  and  the  border 
went  about  eastward  unto  Taa- 
nath-shiloh,  and  passed  by  it  on 
the  east  to  Janohah  ; 

7  And  it  went  down  from  Jano- 
hah to  Ataroth,  /i  and  to  Naarath, 


Before 

C  H  R  I  ST 

1444. 


!ch.  10.  41.  « 
11.  10. 


mch.  14.  15. 
ver.  13. 


o  See  Judg  1. 

H,  21. 

2  Sam.  5.  fi. 
pJudg.  1.  21. 


t  Heb. 
went  forth. 


a  ch.  18.  13. 
Judg.  1.  26. 

ftch.  18.  13. 
2  Chr.  8.  6. 

el  Chr.  7.  28. 
1  Kings  9.15. 

dch.  17.  14. 


cch.  18.  13. 
/2  Chr.  8.  5. 


f  ch.  17.  7. 


h  1  Chr.  7.  28, 


The  lot  and 


JOSHUA. 


coast  of  Manasseh. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 


/Judg,  1.  29. 
Sr<- 1  Kings 
0.  16. 


a  Gen.  41.  61. 

&  46.  20.  & 

48.  18. 
6  Gen.  50.  23. 

Num.  2C.  29. 

A:  32.  39,  40. 

1  Chr.  7.  11. 
c  Dent.  3.  15. 
rf  Num.  26. 

29-32. 
e  1  Chr.  7.  18. 
II  Num.  26.  30, 

Jccser. 
/Num.  26.  31. 
I-Num.  26.32. 


h  Num.  28.33. 
&  27.  1.  (k 


i  Num.  27. 
6,  7. 


and  came  to  Jericho,  and  went 
out  at  Jordan. 

8  The  border  went  out  from 
Tappuah  westward  unto  the 
i  river  Kanah;  and  the  goings 
out  thereof  were  at  the  sea.  This 
is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  ofEphraim  by  their 
families. 

9  And  ''-the  separate  cities  for 
the  children  of  Ephraim  ivere 
among  the  inheritance  of  the 
children  of  Manasseh,  all  the 
cities  with  their  villages. 

10  'And  they  drave  not  out  the 
Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  Gezer: 
but  the  Canaanites  dwell  among 
the  Ephraimites  unto  this  day, 
and  serve  under  tribute. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  The  lot  of  Manatseh.  7  His  coast.  12  The 
Canaanites  not  driven  out.  14  Tks  children 
of  Joseph  obtain  another  lot. 

THERE  was  also  a  lot  for  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh  ;  for  he  un.'s 
the  "firstborn  of  Joseph;  to  in't, 
for  *Machir  the  firstborn  of  Ma- 
nasseh, the  father  of  C4ilead:  be- 
cause he  was  a  man  of  war,  there- 
fore he  had  «  Gilead  and  Bashan. 

2  There  was  also  a  lot  for  t^the 
rest  of  the  children  of  Manasseh 
by  their  families;  «for  the  chil- 
dren of  EAbiezer,  and  for  the 
children  of  Helek,  /and  for  the 
children  of  Asriel,  and  for  the 
children  of  Shechem,  r/and  for 
the  children  of  Hepher,  and  for 
the  children  of  Shemida:  these 
wei-e  the  male  children  of  Ma- 
nasseh the  son  of  Joseph  bj^  their 
families. 

3  ^  But  ''Zelopheliad,  the  son 
of  Hepher,  the  sou  of  Gilead,  the 
son  of  Machir,  the  son  of  Ma- 
nasseh, had  no  sons,  but  daugh- 
tei'S :  and  these  are  the  names 
of  his  daughters,  Mahlah,  and 
Noah,  Hoglah,  jVIilcah,  and  Tir- 
zah. 

4  And  they  came  near  before 
'Eleazar  the  priest,  and  before 
Joshua  the  son  of  ]S'un,  and  be- 
fore the  princes,  saying,  *The 
Lord  commanded  Moses  to  give 
us  an  inheritance  among  our 
brethren.  Therefore,  according 
to  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord,  he  gave  them  an  inherit- 
ance among  the  brethren  of  their 
father. 

.5  And  there  fell  ten  portions 
to  Manasseh,  besides  the  land  of 
Gilead  and  Basban,  wliich  were 
on  the  other  side  Jordan ; 

G  Because  the  daughters  of  Ma- 
nasseh had  an  inheritance  among 
his  sons:  and  the  rest  of  Ma- 
nasseh's  sons  had  the  land  of 
Gilead. 

7  T  And  the  coast  of  Manasseh 
was  from  Asher  to  'Michmethah, 
that   lieth  before  Shechem;    and 


the  border  went  along  on  the 
right  hand  unto  the  inhabitants 
of  En-tappuab. 

8  Sow  Manasseh  had  the  land  of 
Tappuah  :  but  "'  Tappuah  on  the 
border  of  Manasseh  belonged  to 
the  children  ofEphraim ; 

9  And  the  coast  descended 
"unto  the  II  river  Kanah,  south- 
ward of  the  river:  ^ these  cities 
ofEphraim  are  among  the  cities 
of  Manasseh:  the  coast  of  Ma- 
nasseh also  was  on  the  north  side 
of  the  river,  and  the  outgoings 
of  it  were  at  the  sea : 

10  Southward  it  icas  Ephraim's, 
and  northward  it.  icas  Mana.sseh's, 
and  the  sea  is  his  border;  and 
they  met  together  in  Asher  on 
the  north,  and  in  Issachar  on  the 
east, 

11  pAnd  Manasseh  had  in  Issa- 
char and  in  Asher  9Beth-shean 
and  her  towns,  and  Ibleam  and 
her  towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of 
Dor  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhab- 
itants of  En-dor  and  her  towns, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Taanach 
and  her  towns,  and  the  inhab- 
itants of  Megiddo  and  her  towns, 
even  three  countries. 

12  Yet  r  the  children  of  Manas- 
seh could  not  drive  out  t/ie  in- 
habitants of  those  cities ;  but  the 
Canaanites  would  dwell  in  that 
land. 

13  Yet  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  children  of  Israel  were  waxen 
strong,  that  they  put  the  Canaan- 
ites to  « tribute;  but  did  not  ut- 
terly drive  them  out, 

14  *  And  the  children  of  Joseph 
spake  unto  Joshua,  saying.  Why 
hast  thou  given  me  but  «  one  lot 
and  one  portion  to  inherit,  see- 
ing I  am  » a  great  people,  foras- 
much as  the  Lord  hath  ble.ssed 
me  hitherto  ? 

15  And  Joshua  answered  them. 
If  thou  be  a  great  people,  then 
get  thee  up  to  the  wood  country, 
and  cut  down  for  thyself  there 
in  tlie  land  of  the  Perizzites  and 
of  the  II  giants,  if  mount  Ephraim 
be  too  narrow  for  thee, 

16  And  the  children  of  Joseph 
said.  The  hill  is  not  enough  for 
us:  and  all  the  Canaanites  that 
dwell  in  the  land  of  the  valley 
have  ?/ chariots  of  iron,  both  they 
who  o?-e  of  Beth-shean  and  her 
towns,  and  they  who  a?'e  ^of  the 
valley  of  Jezreel, 

17  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the 
house  of  Joseph,  e.ven  to  Ephra- 
im and  to  Manasseh,  saying, 
Thou  art  a  great  people,  and  ha.st 
great  power :  thou  shalt  not  have 
one  lot  07ily:  „  , 

18  But  the  mountain  shall  be 
thine;  for  it  /•«  a  wood,  and  thou 
Shalt  cut  it  down:  and  the  out- 
goings of  it  shall  be  thine:  for 
thou  Shalt  drive  out  the  Canaan- 

223 


Before 

CHRIST 

1444, 


n  ch.  16.  8. 
n  Or,  brook 
of  reeds. 
och.  16.0. 


p  1  Chr.  7.  29. 
jl  Sam   31. 

10. 

1  Kings  4. 13. 


rJudg.  1,  27, 

28. 


sch.  16.  10. 

t  ch.  16.  4. 

u  Gen.  48.  22. 

X  Gen.  48.  19. 
Num.  26.  34, 
37. 


II  Or, 
Rephaim, 
Gen.  14.  5.  <fc 
15.  20. 


3/ Judg.  1.  19. 
i  4.  3. 

zch.  19.  18. 
1  Kings  4. 12. 


The  tabernacle  set  up. 


JOSHUA. 


The  lot  of  Benjamin. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 


a  Deut.  20.  1. 


<zch.  19.51.  & 
21.2.  &;22.  9. 
Jer.  7.  12. 

t  Judg.  18.  31. 
1  Sam.  1.  3, 
24.  &.  4.  3,  4. 


cJudg.  18.  9. 


they    have    iron 
though    they     be 


ites,  o  thougli 
chariots,  and 
strong. 

CHAPTER   XVIII. 

1  The  tabernacle  is  set  vp  at  ShUoh.  2  The  re- 
mainder of  the  land  is  described,  and  divided 
into  seven  parts.  10  Joshua  divideth  it  by  lot. 
11  The  lot  and  border  of  Benjamin,  21  Their 
cities. 

AND  the  whole  congregation 
J\  of  the  children  of  Israel 
assembled  together  «at  Shiloh, 
and  6  set  up  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  there :  and  the 
land  was  subdued  before  them. 

2  And  there  remained  amon.g 
the  children  of  Israel  seven 
tribes,  which  had  not  yet  re- 
ceived their  inheritance. 

3  And  Joshua  said  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  ^  How  long 
are  ye  slack  to  go  to  pcssess  the 
land,  which  the  Loed  God  of 
your  fathers  hath  given  you  ? 

4  Give  out  from  among  you 
three  men  for  each  tribe:  and  I 
will  send  them,  and  they  shall 
rise,  and  go  through  the  land, 
and  describe  it  according  to  the 
inheritance  of  them ;  and  they 
shall  come  again  to  me. 

5  And  they  shall  divide  it  into 
seven  parts :  d  Judah  shall  abide 
in  their  coast  on  the  south,  and 
« the  house  of  Joseph  shall  abide 
in  their  coasts  on  tlie  north. 

G  Ye  shall  therefore  describe  the 
land  into  seven  parts,  and  bring 
the  description  hither  to  me,  /that 
I  may  cast  lots  for  you  here  before 
the  Lord  our  God. 

7  ffBut  the  Levites  have  no 
part  among  you ;  for  the  i^riest- 
liood  of  the  Lord  is  their  inher- 
itance: ''and  Gad,  and  Heuben, 
and  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
liave  received  their  inheritance 
bej'ond  Jordan  on  the  east, 
which  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  gave  them. 

8  "if  And  the  men  arose,  and  went 
away :  and  Joshua  charged  them 
that  went  to  describe  the  land, 
saying.  Go  and  walk  through  the 
land,  and  describe  it,  and  come 
again  to  me,  that  I  may  here  cast 
lots  for  you  before  the  Lord  in 
Shiloh. 

9  And  the  men  went  and  passed 
through  the  land,  and  described  it 
by  cities  into  seven  parts  in  a  book, 
and  came  ac/ain  to  Joshua  to  the 
host  at  Shiloh. 

10  ^  And  Joshua  cast  lots  for 
them  in  Shiloh  before  the  Lord: 
and  there  Joshuadivided  the  land 
unto  thechildren  of  Israel  accord- 
ing to  tlieir  divisions. 

11  K  And  the  lot  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Benjamin  came 
up  according  to  their  families: 
and  the  coast  of  their  lot  came 
forth  Ijetween  the  cliildren  of  .Tu- 
dah  and  the  children  of  Joseph. 

224 


12  *And  their  border  on  the  north 
side  was  from  Jordan;  and  the 
border  went  up  to  the  side  of  Jeri- 
cho on  the  north  side,  and  went 
up  through  the  mountains  west- 
ward; and  the  goings  out  thereof 
were  at  the  wilderness  of  Beth- 
aven. 

13  And  the  border  went  over  from 
thence  toward  Luz,  to  the  side  of 
Luz,  ''Which  is  Beth-el,  south- 
ward; and  the  border  descended 
to  Ataroth-adar,  near  the  hill  that 
liet/i.  on  the  south  side  'of  the 
nether  Beth-horon. 

14  And  the  border  was  drawn 
thence,  and  compassed  the  corner 
of  the  sea  southward,  from  the 
hill  that  lieth  before  Beth-horon 
southward;  and  the  goings  out 
thereof  were  at  "'Kirjath-baal, 
which  is  Kirjath-jearim,  a  city  of 
the  children  of  Judah :  this  ivas 
the  west  quarter. 

15  And  the  south  quarter  ivas 
from  the  end  of  Kirjath-jearim, 
and  the  border  went  out  on  the 
west,  and  went  out  to  «the  well  of 
\\'aters  of  Nephtoah : 

16  And  the  border  came  down  to 
the  end  of  the  mountain  that  lieth 
before  <>  the  valley  of  the  son  of 
Ilinnom,  and  which  is  in  the  val- 
ley of  the  giants  on  the  north,  and 
descended  to  the  valley  of  Hin- 
nom,  to  the  side  of  Jebusi  on  the 
south,  and  descended  to  pEn- 
rogel, 

17  And  was  drawn  from  the 
north,  and  went  forth  to  En-she- 
mesh,  and  went  forth  toward  Geli- 
loth,  which  is  over  against  the 
going  up  of  Adummim,  and  de- 
scended to.  'i  the  stone  of  Bohan 
the  son  of  Reuben, 

18  And  passed  along  toward  the 
side  over  against  >•  II Arabah  north- 
ward, and  went  down  unto  Ara- 
bah : 

19  And  the  border  passed  along 
to  the  side  of  Beth-hoglah  north- 
ward :  and  the  outgoings  of  the 
border  were  at  the  north  t bay  of 
the  salt  sea  at  the  south  end  of 
Jordan:  this  vas  the  south  coast. 

20  And  Jordan  was  the  border  of 
it  on  the  east  side.  This  was  the 
inheritance  of  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin, by  tlie  coasts  thereof  round 
about,  according  to  their  families. 

21  Now  the  cities  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Benjamin  accord- 
ing to  their  families  were  Jericho, 
and  Beth-hoglah,  and  the  valley 
of  Keziz, 

22  And  Beth-arabah,  and  Zema- 
raim,and  Beth-el, 

23  And  Avim,  and  Parah,  and 
Oi:)hrah, 

24  And  Chephar-haammonai, 
and  Ophni,  and  Gaba;  twelve 
cities  with  their  villages: 

2.'>  Gibeon,  and  Ramah,  and  Bc- 
eroth, 


The  lots  of  Simeon,  Zebuiun, 


JOSHUA.       Issachar,  Asher,  and  NaphtaU. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 


rfGen.  49.  13. 


liOr,  which  is 
drawn. 


2G  And  Mizpeh,  and  Chephirah, 
and  Mozali, 

27  And  Rekem,  and  Irpeel,  and 

28  And'zelah,  Eloph,  and  sje- 
busi,  which  is  Jerusalem,  Gibeath, 
and  Kirjath;  fourteen  cities  with 
their  villages.  This  is  the  inher- 
itance of  the  children  of  Benja- 
min according  to  their  families. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  The  lot  of  Simeon,  10  of  Zebulun,  17  of  Is- 
sachar,  24  of  Asker,  32  of  NaphtaU,  40  of 
Dan.  49  The  children  of  Israel  give  an  inher- 
itance to  Joshua. 

AND  the  second  lot  came  forth 
.  to  Simoon,  even  for  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Simeon  accord- 
ing to  their  families:  «and  their 
inheritance  was  within  the  inher- 
itance of  the  children  of  Judah. 

2  And  ''  they  had  in  their  inher- 
itance Beer-sheba,  or  Sheba,  and 
Moladah, 

3  And  liazar-shual,  and  Balah, 
and  Azem, 

4  And  Eltolad,  and  Bethul,  and 
Hormah, 

5  And  Ziklag,  and  Beth-marca- 
both,  and  Hazar-susah, 

6  And  Beth-lebaoth,  and  vSharu- 
hen ;  thirteen  cities  and  their  vil- 
lages : 

7  Ain,  Bemmon,  and  Ether,  and 
Ashan;  four  cities  and  their  vil- 
lages : 

8  And  all  the  villages  that  v-cre 
round  about  these  cities  to  Baal- 
ath-beer,  Bamath  of  the  south. 
This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon 
according  to  their  families. 

9  Out  of  the  portion  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  was  the  inheritance 
of  the  children  of  Simeon  :  for 
the  part  of  the  children  of  Judah 
was  too  much  for  them  :  ^  there- 
fore the  children  of  Simeon  had 
their  inheritance  within  the  in- 
heritance of  them. 

10  ^  And  the  third  lot  came  up 
for  the  children  of  Zebulun  ac- 
cording to  their  families :  and  the 
border  of  their  inheritance  was 
unto  Sarid  : 

11  f'And  their  border  went  up  to- 
ward the  sea,  and  Maralah,  and 
reached  to  Dabbasheth,  and 
reached  to  the  river  that  is  «  be- 
fore Jokneam ; 

12  And  turned  from  Sarid  east- 
ward toward  the  sunrising  unto 
the  border  of  Chisloth-tabor,  and 
then  goeth  out  to  Daberath,  and 
goeth  up  to  Japhia, 

13  And  from  thence  pa.sseth  on 
along  on  the  east  to  Gittah-hepher, 
to  Ittah-kazin,  and  goeth  out  to 
Bemmon-:!methoar  to  Neah; 

14  And  the  border  compa.sseth  it 
on  the  north  side  to  Hannathon : 
and  the  outgoings  thereof  are  in 
the  valley  of  Jiphthah-el: 

15  And  Kattath,  and  Xahallal, 
15 


and  Shimron,  and  Idalah,  and 
Beth-lehem :  twelve  cities  with 
their  villages. 

16  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
children  of  Zebulun  according  to 
their  families,  these  cities  with 
their  villages. 

17  %  And  the  fourth  lot  came  out 
to  Issachar,  for  the  children  of  Is- 
sachar  according  to  their  families. 

18  And  their  border  was  toward 
Jezreel,  and  Chesulloth,  and  Shu- 
nem, 

19  And  Haphraim,  and  Shihon, 
and  Anaharath, 

20  And  Babbith,  and  Kishion, 
and  Abez, 

21  And  Bemeth,  and  En-gannim, 
and  En-haddah,and  Beth-pazzez ; 

22  And  the  coast  reacheth  to  Ta- 
bor, and  Shahazimah,  and  Beth- 
shemesh  ;  and  the  outgoings  of 
their  border  were  at  Jordan  :  six- 
teen cities  with  their  villages. 

23  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Issachar 
according  to  their  families,  the 
cities  and  their  villages. 

24  1  And  the  fifth  lot  came  out 
for  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Asher  according  to  their  families. 

25  And  their  border  was  Helkath, 
and  Hali,  and  Beten,  and  Ach- 
shaph, 

26  And  Alammelech,  and  Amad, 
and  Misheal;  and  reacheth  to 
Carmel  westward,  and  to  Shihor- 
libuath: 

27  And  tnrneth  toward  the  sun- 
risingto  Beth-dagon,  and  reacheth 
to  Zebulun,  and  to  the  valley  of 
Jiphthah-el  toward  the  north  side 
of  Beth-emek,  and  Neiel,  and  go- 
eth out  to  Cabul  on  the  left  hand, 

28  And  Hebron,  and  Behob,  and 
Hammon,  and  Kanah,  feven  un- 
to great  Zidon ; 

29  And  then  the  coast  turneth  to 
Bamah,  and  to  the  strong  city 
tTyre  ;  and  the  coast  turneth  to 
Hosah  ;  and  the  outgoings  there- 
of are  at  the  sea  from  the  coast  to 
i/Achzib  : 

.30  Ummah  also,  and  Aphek,  and 
Behob :  twenty  and  two  cities 
with  their  villages. 

31  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Asher  ac- 
cording to  their  families,  these 
cities  with  their  villages. 

32  •[  The  sixth  lot  came  out  to  the 
children  of  NaphtaU,  even  for  the 
children  of  NaphtaU  according  to 
their  families. 

33  And  their  coast  w^as  from  He- 
leph,  from  Allon  to  Zaanannim, 
and  Adami,  Nekeb,  and  Jabneel, 
unto  Lakum  ;  and  the  outgoings 
thereof  were  at  Jordan  : 

34  And  then  ''the  coast  turneth 
westward  to  Aznoth-tabor,  and 
goeth  out  from  thence  to  Hukkok, 
and  reacheth  to  Zebulun  on  the 
south  side,  and  reacheth  to  Asher 

225 


Before 

CHRIST 

1444. 


/ch.  11.  8. 
Judg.  1.  31. 


tHeb.  Ttor, 
2  Sam.  5.  11. 

f  Gen.  39.  5. 
Judg.  1.  31. 
Mic.  1.  14. 


ADeut.  33.2a 


The  lot  of  Dan. 


JOSHUA. 


The  six  cities  of  refuge. 


Before 
CH  niST 

1444. 


J  Judg.  1.  35. 


II  Or,  oner 
against. 

II  Or,  Joppa, 
AclsO.  36. 

k  See  Juilg. 
18. 


iJuilg.  18.  29. 


mch.  21.  30. 

nl  Chr.  7.  24. 

1444. 

0  Num.  34.  17. 
ch.  14.  1. 


pch.  18.  1,  10. 


on  the  we.st  .side,  and  to  Judah 
upon  Jordan  toward  the  sunrising. 

35  And  the  fenced  cities  are  Zid- 
dim,  Zer,  and  Hammath,  Rak- 
kath,  and  Chinnereth, 

36  And  A  dam  ah,  and  Ramah, 
and  Hazor, 

37  And  Kede.sh,  and  Edrei,  and 
En-hazor, 

38  And  Iron,  and  Migdal-el,  Ho- 
rem,  and  Beth-anath,  and  Beth- 
shemesh;  nineteen  cities  with 
their  villages. 

.39  This  U  tlie  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Naphtali 
according  to  their  families,  the 
cities  and  their  villages. 

40  \  And  the  seventh  lot  came 
out  for  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Dan  according  to  their  I'amilies. 

41  And  the  coast  of  their  inher- 
itance was  Zorah,  and  Eshtaol, 
and  Ir-shemesh, 

42  And  'Shaalabbin,  and  Ajalon, 
and  Jethlah, 

43  And  Elon,  and  Thimnathah, 
and  Ekron, 

44  And  Eltekeh,  and  Gibbethon, 
and  Baalath, 

45  And  Jehud,  and  Benc-berak, 
and  Gath-rimmon, 

46  And  Me-jarkon,  and  Bakkon, 
with  the  border  !l  before  II  Japho. 

47  And  ''the  coast  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Dan  went  out  too  lUtle  ibr 
them :  therefore  the  children  of 
Dan  went  up  to  fight  against 
Leshem,  and  took  it,  and  sniote  it 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
possessed  it,  and  dwelt  therein, 
and  called  Leshem,  'Dan,  after 
the  name  of  Dan  tlieir  father. 

48  This  ('.?  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Dan  ac- 
cording to  their  families,  these 
cities  with  their  villages. 

49  H  When  they  had  made  an  end 
of  dividing  the  land  lor  inherit- 
ance by  their  coasts,  the  children 
of  Israel  gave  an  inheritance  to 
.Toshua  the  son  of  Nun  among 
them : 

.50  According  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord  they  gave  him  the  city 
which  he  asked,  even  wTimnath- 
"serah  in  mount  Ephraim:  and 
he  built  the  city,  and  dwelt  there- 
in. 

51  « These  are  the  inheritances, 
which  Eleazar  the  priest,  and 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  the 
heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  divided 
for  an  inheritance  by  lot  j'in  Shi- 
loh  before  the  Lord,  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. So  they  made  an  end  of  di- 
viding the  country. 

CHAPTER   XX. 

1   God  cummanrlc'.h,  7  and  Ike  chililren  of  Israel 
appoint  the  six  cities  of  rc/une. 

THE    Lord    also    spake    unto 
Joshua,  saying, 
226 


2  .Speak  to  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  "Appoint  out  for  you  cit- 
ies of  refuge,  whereof  I  spake  un- 
to you  by  the  hand  of  Moses  : 

3  That  the  slayer  that  killeth  any 
person  unawares  aiid  unwittingly 
maj^  flee  thither:  and  they  shall 
be  your  refuge  from  the  avenger 
of  blood. 

4  And  when  he  that  doth  flee  un- 
to one  of  those  cities  shall  stand 
at  the  entering  of  *  the  gate  of  the 
city,  and  shall  declare  his  cause  in 
the  ears  of  tlie  elders  of  that  city, 
tlioy  sliall  take  him  into  the  city 
unto  them,  and  give  liiin  a  place, 
that  he  may  dwell  among  tiiem. 

5  f^And  if  the  avenger  of  blood 
pursue  after  him,  then  they  shall 
not  deliver  the  slayer  up  into  his 
hand ;  because  he  smote  his  neigh- 
bour unwittinglj^,  and  hated  him 
not  beforetime. 

6  And  he  shall  dwell  in  that  city, 
f' until  he  stand  before  the  congre- 
gation for  judgment,  and  until  the 
death  of  the  high  priest  that  shall 
be  in  those  da.ys:  then  shall  the 
slayer  return,  and  come  unto  his 
own  city,  and  unto  his  own  house, 
unto  tlie  city  from  whence  he  fled. 

7  ^  And  they  i  appointed  « Ke- 
desh  in  Galilee  in  mount  Naph- 
tali, and  /Shechem  in  mount 
Ephraim,  and  .'/Kirjath-arba, 
which  is  Hebron,  in  a  the  mount- 
ain of Judah. 

8  And  on  the  other  side  Jordan 
by  Jericho  eastward,  they  assign- 
ed »Bezer  in  the  wilderness  upon 
the  plain  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reu- 
ben, and  '■Ramoth  in  Gilead  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Gad, and  'Golan  in 
Bashan  out  of  the  tribe  of  Manas- 
seh. 

9  '»  These  were  the  cities  appoint- 
ed for  all  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  for  the  stranger  that  sojourn- 
eth  among  them,  that  whosoever 
killeth  a7iy  person  at  unawares 
might  flee  thither,  and  not  die  b.y 
the  hand  of  the  aven,ger  of  blood, 
"until  he  stood  before  the  congre- 
gation. 

CHAPTER   XXI. 

1  Eight  and  forty  cities  giuen  by  lot,  ovt  of  the 
other  tribes,  unto  the  Levites.  43  Uod  gave  the 
land,  and  rest  unto  the  Israelites,  aeeording  to 
his  promise. 

THEN  came  near  the  heads 
of  the  fathers  of  the  I>evites 
unto  n Eleazar  thepriest, and  unto 
Joshua  the  son  ot  Nun,  and  unio 
the  heads  of  the  lathers  of  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel ; 

2  And  they  spake  unto  them  at 
''Shiloh  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
saving,  '-The  Lord  commanded 
by  the  hand  of  Moses  to  give  us 
cities  to  dwell  in,  with  the  sub- 
urbs thereof  for  our  cattle. 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel 
pave  unto  the  Levites  out  of  llieir 
inheritance,   at    the    command- 


Eight  and  forty  cities 


JOSHUA. 


are  given  to  the  Levites. 


Before 
H  R  I  S  T 
1444. 


m  1  Chr.  G.  55. 
II  Or.  Kit- 

jaCn-aTba, 

Geu.  23.  2. 
n  ch.  15.  13, 

14. 
och.  20.  7. 

Luke  1.  39. 
pch.  14.  14. 

IChr.  6.  56. 
7  1  Chr.  6.  57, 

&c. 
rch.  15.  54.  <k 

20.  7. 
s  ch.  15.  42. 
«ch.  15.  48. 
Moh.  15.  50. 
j:1  Chr.  6.  58, 

Hi  ten, 

ch.  15.  51. 
V  ch.  15.  49. 
z  1  Chr.  6.  59, 

AshaTt, 

I  h.  15.  42. 
«ch.  15.  05. 
ftrh.  15.  10. 
ceh.  IS.  2o. 
rfch.  16.  24, 

Gaba. 
«lChr.  G.  60, 

Alemeth. 


ment  of  the  Lord,  these  cities 
and  their  suburbs. 

4  And  the  lot  came  out  for  the 
families  of  tlie  Kohathites:  and 
tithe  cliildren  of  Aaron  the  priest, 
whic.li  irere  of  the  Levites,  '  had 
by  lot  out  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin, 
thirteen  cities.  j 

5  And  /the  rest  of  the  children 
of  Kohath  had  by  lot  out  of  the 
families  of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  and 
out  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
ten  cities.  | 

G  And  r/the  children  of  Gershon  : 
had  by  lot  out  of  the  families  of  i 
the  tribe  of  Issachar,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Asher,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  out  of  the  \ 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,  I 
thirteen  cities.  j 

7  ''The  children  of  Merari  by 
their  families  had  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Reuben,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebu- 
lun,  twelve  cities. 

8  «And  the  children  of  Israel 
gave  by  lot  unto  the  Levites  these 
cities  with  their  suburbs,  ^as  the 
Lord  commanded  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

9  ^  And  they  gave  out  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Simeon,  these  cities  which 
are  here  t  mentioned  bv  name, 

10  'Which  the  children  of  Aa- 
ron, heing  of  the  families  of  the 
Kohathites,  icho  were  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Levi,  had:  for  theirs  was 
the  first  lot. 

11  '"And  they  gave  them  II the 
city  of  Arba  the  father  of  »» Anak, 
which  city  is  Hebron,  "in  the  hill 
country  of  Judah,  with  the  sub- 
urbs thereof  round  aljout  it. 

r2ButPthe  fieldsof  the  city,  and 
the  villages  thereof,  gave  they  to 
Caleb  the  son  ol"  Jephunneh  for 
his  possession. 

13  *f  Thus  7  they  gave  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Aaron  the  priest  >•  Hebron 
with  her  suburbs,  to  be  a  city  of 
refuge  for  the  slayer;  sand  Lib- 
nah  with  her  suburbs, 

14  And  'Jattirwith  her  subm-bs, 
"and  Eshtemoa  with  her  suburbs, 

15  And  ^Holon  with  her  suburbs, 
y  and  Debir  with  her  suburbs, 

IG  And  ^Ain  with  her  suburbs, 
«and  Juttahwith  her  suburbs,  «?td 
^Beth-shemesh  with  her  suburbs; 
nine  cities  out  of  those  two  tribes. 

17  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benja- 
min, "-'Gibeon  with  her  suburbs, 
''Geba  with  her  suburbs, 

18  Anathoth  with  her  suburbs, 
and  fAlmon  with  her  suburbs; 
four  cities. 

19  All  the  cities  of  the  children  of 
Aaron,  the  priests,  ivere  thirteen 
cities  with  their  suburbs. 


20  ^  /And  the  families  of  the 
children  of  Kohath,  the  Levites 
which  remained  of  the  children 
of  Kohath,  even  they  had  the 
cities  of  their  lot  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Ephraim. 

21  For  they  gave  them  .</She- 
chem  with  her  suburbs  in  mount 
Ephraim,  to  be  a  city  of  refuge 
for  the  slayer;  and  Gezer  with 
her  suburbs, 

22  And  Kibzaim  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Beth-horon  with  her 
suburbs ;  four  cities. 

23  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan, 
Eltekeh  with  her  suburbs,  Gib- 
bethon  with  her  subui'bs, 

24  Aijalon  with  her  suburbs, 
Gath-rimmon  with  her  suburbs; 
four  cities. 

2-5  And  out  of  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh,  Tanach  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Gath-rimmon  with  her 
suburbs;  two  cities. 

2G  All  the  cities  were  ten  with 
their  suburbs  for  the  families  of 
the  children  of  Kohath  that  re- 
mained. 

27  "  ''And  unto  the  children  of 
Ger.shon,  of  the  families  of  the 
Levites,  out  of  the  other  half  tribe 
of  Manasseh  ?/ie?/  ciave  ^  Golan  in 
Bashan  with  her  suburbs,  to  be  a 
city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer ;  and 
Beesh-terah  with  her  suburbs; 
two  cities. 

28  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issa- 
char, Kishon  with  her  suburbs, 
Dabareh  with  her  suburbs, 

29  Jarmuth  with  her  suburbs,  En- 
gannim  with  her  suburbs;  four 
cities. 

.30  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher. 
Mishal  with  her  suburbs,  Abdon 
with  her  suburbs, 

31  Helkath  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Rehob  with  her  suburbs;  four 
cities. 

.32  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naph- 
tali,  ^Kedesh  in  Galilee  with  her 
suburbs,  to  be  a  city  of  refuge  for 
the  slayer;  and  Hammofh-dor 
with  her  suburbs,  and  Kartan 
with  her  suburbs  ;  three  cities. 

33  All  the  cities  of  the  Ger.shon- 
ites  according  to  their  families 
were  thirteen  cities  with  their  sub- 
urbs. 

34  %  'And  unto  the  families  of  the 
children  of  Merari,  the  rest  of  the 
Levites,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebu- 
lun,  Jokneam  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Kartah  with  her  suburbs, 

3-5  Dimnah  with  her  suburbs,  Xa- 
halal  with  her  suburbs ;  four  cit- 
ies. 

36  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben, 
"'Bezer  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Jahazah  with  her  suburbs, 

37  Kedemoth  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Mephaath  with  her  suburbs ; 
four  cities. 

38  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad, 
"Ramoth  in  Gilead  with  her  sub- 

227 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 


/ver.  5. 
1  Chr.  6.  66. 

rch.  20.  7. 


h  ver.  6. 
1  Chr.  6.  71. 


I  ver.  7. 
See  1  Chr.  6. 


The  two  tribes  and  half 


JOSHUA. 


dismissed  with  a  blessing. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444. 


pGen.  13.  15. 
4:  If),  ^t^.  & 
26.  3.  6c  28. 
4,  13. 

7<h.  11.23.  (t 
22.  4. 


r  Diut.  7.  21. 


a  Num.  32.20. 


4ch.  1.  16,  17, 


c  Num.  32.  S3. 
Deul.  29.  8. 
ch.  J3.  8. 

dDeut.  G.  C, 
17.  A:  11.  22. 


■Dcut.  10.  12. 


rOeii.  47.  7. 
■  F,i.  30.  43. 

rh.  14.  13. 

2  Sam.  0.  18. 

Luke  24.  50. 


urbs,  to  be  a  cily  or  refuge  for  the 
slayer;  aud  Muhanaim  with  her 
suburbs, 

39  Heshbon  with  her  suburbs,  Ja- 
zer  with  her  suburbs ;  four  cities 
in  all. 

40  So  all  the  cities  for  the  cliil- 
dren  of  Merari  by  their  lamilies, 
which  were  remaining  of  the  fam- 
ilies of  the  Levites,  were  by  their 
lot  twelve  cities. 

41  oAll  the  cities  of  the  Levites 
within  the  possession  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  ivere  ibrty  and  eight 
cities  with  their  suburbs. 

42  These  cities  were  every  one 
with  their  suburbs  round  about 
them :  thus  were  all  these  cities. 

43  1  And  the  Lord  gave  unto  Is- 
rael i>  all  the  land  which  he  sware 
to  give  unto  their  fathers;  and 
they  possessed  it,  and  dwelt  there- 
in. 

44  7And  the  Lord  gave  them  rest 
round  about,  according  to  all  that 
he  sware  unto  their  fathers:  and 
'•  there  stood  not  a  man  ol'all  their 
enemies  before  them;  the  Lord 
delivered  all  their  enemies  into 
their  hand. 

45  « There  failed  not  aught  of  any 
good  thing  which  the  Lord  had 
spoken  unto  the  house  of  Israel; 
all  came  to  pass. 

CHAPTER   XXIL 

1  The  two  Irilirs  anil  hntf  with  a  blessing  arc 
sent  hume.  10  They  Ivild  the  nllnr  of  tatimo- 
ny  in  their  juUTney.  11  The  Israelites  are  of- 
fended thereat.  21  They  give  them  good  satis- 
faetion. 

THEN  Joshua  called  the  Reu- 
benites,  and  the  Gadites,  and 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh, 

2  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  have 
kept  "all  that  Moses  the  servant 
of  the  Lord  commanded  you, 
band  have  obeyed  my  voice  in  all 
that  I  commanded  you : 

3  Ye  have  not  left  your  brethren 
these  many  days  unto  this  day, 
but  have  kept  the  charge  of  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  j-our 
God. 

4  And  now  the  Lord  your  God 
hath  given  rest  unto  your  breth- 
ren, as  he  promised  them  :  there- 
fore now  return  ye,  and  get  you 
unto  your  tents,  and  unto  the  land 
of  your  possession,  c  which  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave  you 
on  the  other  side  Jordan. 

5  But ''take  diligent  heed  to  do 
the  cominandment  and  the  law, 
which  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  charged  you,  ^to  love  the 
Lord  your  (iod,  and  to  walk  in 
all  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his  com- 
mandments, and  to  cleave  unto 
him,  and  to  serve  him  with  all 
your  heart  and  with  all  your  soul. 

G  So  Joshua  /blessed  them,  and 
sent  them  away:  and  they  went 
unto  their  tents. 

7  H  Now  to  the  one  half  of  the 
228 


tribe  of  Mauasseh  Moses  had  giv- 
en pos.se.s.v?o»i  in  Bashan  :  »but  un- 
to the  o/./ier  half  thereof  gave 
Joshua  among  their  brethren  on 
this  side  Jordan  westward.  And 
when  Joshua  sent  them  away  also 
unto  their  tents,  then  he  blessed 
them, 

8  And  he  spake  unto  them, 
saying.  Return  with  much  riches 
uiito  your  tents,  and  with  very 
much  cattle,  with  silver,  and  with 
gold,  and  with  brass,  and  with 
iron,  and  with  very  much  rai- 
ment: 's  divide  the  spoil  of  your 
enemies  with  your  brethren. 

9  ^  And  the  children  of  Reuben 
and  the  children  of  Gad  and  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh  returned, 
and  dei)arted  from  the  children 
of  Israel  out  of  Shiloh,  which  is 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  to  go  unto 
i  the  country  of  Gilead,to  the  land 
of  their  possession,  whereof  they 
were  possessed,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

10  f  And  when  they  came  unto 
the  borders  of  Jordan,  that  are 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben  and  the  children 
of  Gad  and  the  half  tribe  of  Ma- 
na,sseh  built  there  an  altar  by 
Jordan,  a  great  altar  to  see  to. 

11  %  And  the  children  of  Israel 
^- heard  say,  Behold,  the  children 
of  Reuben  and  the  children  of 
Gad  and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh 
have  built  an  altar  over  against 
the  land  of  Canaan,  in  the  borders 
of  Jordan,  at  the  passage  of  the 
children  of  I.srael. 

12  And  when  the  children  of 
Israel  heard  of  it,  'the  whole 
congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether at  Shiloh,  to  go  up  to  war 
against  them. 

13  And  the  children  of  Israel 
™sent  unto  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben, and  to  the  children  of  Gad, 
and  to  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
into  the  land  of  Gilead,  «  Phinehas 
the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest, 

14  And  with  him  ten  princes,  of 
each  t  chief  house  a  prince 
throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Is- 
rael; and  "each  one  ivas  a  head 
of  the  house  of  their  fathers 
among  the  thousands  of  Israel. 

15  If  And  tliey  came  unto  the 
children  of  Reuben,  and  to  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  unto  the  land 
of  Gilead,  and  they  spake  with 
them,  saying, 

Ifi  Thus  saith  the  wliole  congre- 
gation of  the  liORD,  Whattrespass 
Is  this  that  ye  have  committed 
against  tlie  God  of  Israel,  to  turn 
awa.v  this  day  from  Ibllowing 
the  Lord,  in  that  ye  have  builded 
you  an  altar,  ?' that  ye  might  re- 
bel this  day  against  the  Lord? 


Contention  between  the  tribes. 


JOSHUA. 


Tlie  deputies  are  satisfied. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1444. 

V  -N  um.  23.  3, 
■1. 
Ucut.  4.  3. 


u  Deut.  10. 17. 
J  1  Kings    8. 

.TJ. 

Job   10.  7.  &. 

23.  10. 

Ps.  44.  21.  Sc 

139.  1,  2. 

Jer.  12.  3. 

2Cor.  11. 11, 

31. 


yDeut.  18.19. 
1  Sam.  20. 


tHeb. 
Tv  morrow. 


«Gen.  31.  48. 
ih.  24.  27. 
ver.  34. 

a  Deut.  12.  5, 
6,11,  12,  17, 
IB,  26,  27. 


17  Is  the  iniquity  9  of  Peor  too 
little  for  us,  from  which  we  are 
not  cleansed  until  this  day,  al- 
though there  was  a  plague  in  the 
congregation  of  the  LiORD, 

18  But  that  ye  must  turn  away 
this  day  from  following  the 
LiORD?  and  it  will  be,  seeing  ye 
rebel  to  day  against  the  Lord, 
that  to  morrow  'he  will  be  wroth 
with  the  whole  congregation  of 
Israel. 

19  Notwithstanding,  if  the  land 
of  your  possession  be  unclean^ 
l/ien  pass  ye  over  unto  the  land 
of  the  possession  of  the  Lord, 
s  wherein  the  Lord'.s  tabernacle 
dwelleth,  and  take  possession 
among  us:  but  rebel  not  against 
the  Lord,  nor  rebel  against  us, 
in  building  you  an  altar  besides 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

'20  <Did  not  Achan  the  son  of 
Zerah  commit  a  trespass  in  the 
accursed  thing,  and  wrath  fell  on 
all  the  congregation  of  Israel  ? 
and  that  man  perished  not  alone 
in  his  iniquity. 

21  ^  Then  the  children  of  Reuben 
and  the  children  of  Gad  and  the 
half  tribe  of  Mana-sseh  answered, 
and  said  unto  the  heads  of  the 
thousands  of  Israel, 

22  The  Lord  "God  of  gods,  the 
Lord  God  of  gods,  he  a^knoweth, 
and  Israel  he  shall  know  ;  if  it  be 
in  rebellion,  or  if  in  transgres- 
sion against  the  Lord,  (save  us 
not  this  day,) 

23  That  we  have  built  us  an  altar 
to  turn  from  following  the  Lord, 
or  if  to  offer  thereon  burnt  ofler- 
ingor  meat  offering,  or  if  to  otter 
peace  offerings  thereon,  let  the 
Lord  himself  ^require  it; 

24  And  if  we  have  not  rather 
done  it  for  fear  of  this  thing,  say- 
ing, tin  time  to  come  your  chil- 
dren might  speak  unto  our  chil- 
dren, saying,  What  have  ye  to  do 
with  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  ? 

25  For  the  Lord  hath  made 
.lordan  a  border  between  us  and 
you,  ye  children  of  Reuben  and 
children  of  Gad  ;  ye  have  no  part 
in  the  Lord:  so  shall  your  chil- 
dren make  our  children  cease 
from  fearing  the  Lord. 

2C  Therefore  we  said,  Let  us  now 
prepare  to  build  us  an  altar,  not 
for  burnt  offering,  nor  for  sacri- 
fice: 

27  But  that  it  may  be  z  a  witness 
between  us,  and  you,  and  our 
generations  after  us,  that  we 
might  «  do  the  service  of  the  Lord 
before  him  with  our  burnt  offer- 
ings, and  with  our  sacrifices,  and 
with  our  peace  offerings;  that 
your  children  may  not  say  to  our 
children  in  time  to  come,  Ye 
have  no  part  in  the  Lord. 

28  Therefore  said  we.  that  it  shall 
be,  when  they  should  so  say  to 


us  or  to  our  generations  in  time 
to  come,  that  we  may  say  again, 
Behold  the  pattern  of  the" altar  of 
the  Lord,  which  our  fathers 
made,  not  for  burnt  offerings, 
nor  for  sacrifices;  but  it  is  a  wit- 
ness between  us  and  j'ou. 

29  God  forbid  tliat  we  should 
rebel  against  the  Lord,  and  turn 
this  day  from  following  the  Lord, 
''to  build  an  altar  for  burnt  of- 
ferings, lor  meat  offerings,  or  for 
sacrifices,  besides  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  our  God  that  is  before  his 
tabernacle. 

30  ^  And  when  Phinebas  the 
priest,  and  the  princes  of  the 
congregation  and  heads  of  the 
thousands  of  Israel  which  ice7~e 
with  him,  heard  the  words  that 
the  children  of  Reuben  and  the 
children  of  Gad  and  the  children 
of  Manasseh  spake,  tit  pleased 
them. 

31  And  Phinehas  the  son  of 
Eleazar  the  priest  said  unto  the 
children  of  Reuben,  and  to  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Manasseh,  This  day  we 
perceive  that  the  Lord  is  "among 
us,  because  ye  have  not  commit- 
ted this  trespass  against  the 
Lord;  tnow  ye  have  delivered 
the  children  of  Lsrael  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Lord. 

32  •[  And  Phineha-s  the  son  of  Ele- 
azar the  priest,  and  the  princes, 
returned  from  the  children  of 
Reuben,  and  from  the  children 
of  Gad,  out  of  the  land  of  Gilead, 
unto  the  land  of  Canaan,  to  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  brought 
them  word  again. 

33  And  the  thing  pleased  the 
children  of  Israel ;  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Lsrael  f' blessed  God,  and 
did  not  intend  to  go  up  against 
them  in  battle,  to  destroy  the 
land  wherein  the  children  of 
Reuben  and  Gad  dwelt. 

34  And  the  children  of  Reuben 
and  the  children  of  Gad  called 
the  altar  ii  JSd :  for  it  shall  be  a 
witness  between  us  that  the 
Lord  is  God. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  Joshua^s  exhortiitton  before  his  death,  3  by 
former  benefits,  5  iy  promises,  11  anil  by 
tkreatemngs. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  a  long 
.  time  after  that  the  Lord 
n  had  given  rest  unto  Israel  from 
all  their  enemies  round  about, 
that  Joshua  '-waxed  old  and 
t stricken  in  age. 

2  And  Joshua  ^called  for  all 
Israel,  aiid  for  their  elders,  and 
lor  their  heads,  and  for  their 
judges,  and  for  their  officers,  and 
said  unto  them,  I  am  old  and 
stricken  in  age : 

3  And  ye  have  seen  all  that  the 
Lord  your  God  hath  done  unto 
all  these  nations  because  of  you; 

229 


Defore 

CHRIST 

1444. 


6  Deut.  12.13, 


t  Heb.  it 
was  good  in 
their  eytt. 


c  Lev.  26.  11, 
12. 
2  Chr.  15.  2. 

t  Heb.  then. 


rfl  Chr.  29.20. 
Neh.  8.  C. 
Dan.  2.  19. 
Luke  2.  28. 


,  That  is,  A. 
witness  :  So 
ch.  24.  27. 


about  1427. 

ach.  21.44.  & 

22.  4. 
hch.  13.  1. 
t  Heb.  come 

into  days. 
cDem.  31.  2a 

ch.  24.  1. 

1  Chr.  2a  1. 


Joshua's  exhortation 


JOSHUA. 


before  his  death. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1427, 


dEx.  14.  14. 

ch.  10.  14,42. 
ech.  13.  2,  6. 

&.  1&.  10. 


t  Heb.  at 

the  sunset. 
/Ex.  23.  30. 

■Sc33.  2.  & 

31.  )1. 

Deul.  11.  23. 

ch.  13.  6. 
f  Num.  33.53. 
;ich.  1.  7. 


iDeut.  5.32. 

&  28.  14. 

*Ex.  23.  33. 

Deul.  7.  2,3. 

Prov.  4.  14. 

Eph.  5.  11. 
/Ex.  23.  13. 

Ps.  10.  4. 

Jer.  5.  7. 

Zeph.   1.  5. 

See  Num. 

32.  38. 
II  Or,  For  i/ 

ye  wilt 

cleave^  ^c. 
m  Deul.  10. 

20.  Ac  11.  22. 

&  13.  4. 

ch.  22.  5. 
II  Or,  Then  the 

Lord  will 

drive. 
nDeut.  11.23. 
och.  1.  5. 
pLev.  26.  f. 

Deut.  32.30. 

See  Judg,  3. 

31.  &  15.  13. 

2  Sam.  23.  8. 
ijEx.  14.  14. 

&  23.  27. 

Deut.  3.  22. 
rch.  22.  5. 
t  Heb. 

your  souls. 
sHeb.  10.  38, 

30. 

2  Pet.  2.  20, 

21. 
t  Deut.  7.  3. 
1/ Juilg.  2.  3. 
xKx.  23.  33. 

Num.  33.  55. 

Deul.  7.  16. 

1  Kings  11.  4. 
jrl  Ki]is!s2.  2. 

See  Heb.  9. 

27. 
z  ch.  21.  45. 

Luke  21.  33. 


20.  10. 
.  28.  15, 


for  the  <'LoRD  your  God  is  he 
that  hath  fought  for  you. 

4  Behold,  «!  have  divided  unto 
you  by  lot  these  nations  that 
remain,  to  be  an  inheritance  for 
your  ti'ibes,  from  Jordan,  with 
all  the  nations  that  I  have  cut 
off,  even  unto  the  great  sea 
t  westward. 

5  And  the  Lord  your  God,. f he 
shall  expel  them  from  before 
j'ou,  and  drive  them  from  out  of 
your  sight;  and  ye  shall  po.ssess 
their  land,  a  as  the  Lord  j'our 
God  hath  pron:iised  unto  you. 

6  '«Be  ye  therefore  very  cour- 
ageous to  keep  and  to  do  all  that 
is  written  in  the  book  of  the  law 
of  Moses, » that  ye  turn  not  aside 
therefrom  io  the  right  hand  or  to 
the  left ; 

7  That  ye  '^come  not  among 
these  nations,  these  that  remain 
among  you  ;  neither  i  make  men- 
tion of  the  name  of  their  gods, 
nor  cause  to  swear  bi/  (hem,  neither 
serve  them,  nor  bow  yourselves 
unto  them: 

8  II But  '"Cleave  unto  the  Lord 
your  God,  as  ye  have  done  unto 
this  day. 

9  i»For  the  Lord  hath  driven 
out  from  before  you  great  nations 
and  strong :  but  as  for  you,  » no 
man  hath  been  able  to  stand  be- 
fore you  unto  this  day. 

10  vOne  man  of  you  shall  chase 
a  thousand:  for  the  Loud  your 
God,  he  it  is  that  fighteth  lor  you, 
•/as  he  hath  promised  you. 

11  'Take  good  heed  therefore 
unto  +  yourselves,  that  ye  love 
the  Lord  your  God. 

12  Else,  if  ye  do  in  any  wise  sgo 
back,  and  cleave  unto  the  rem- 
nant of  these  nations,  even,  these 
that  remain  among  you,  and  shall 
*make  marriages  with  them,  and 
go  in  unto  them,  and  they  to 
you : 

13  Know  for  a  certainty  that  "  the 
Lord  your  God  will  no  more 
drive  out  any  of  these  nations 
from  before  you;  ^but  they  shall 
be  snares  and  traps  unto  you,  and 
scourges  in  your  sides,  and  thorns 
in  your  eyes',  until  ye  perish  from 
off  this  good  land  which  the  Lord 
j'our  God  hath  given  you. 

14  And,  Dehold,  this  day  yl  am 
going  the  way  of  all  the  earth: 
and  ye  know  in  all  your  hearts 
and  in  all  your  souls,  tliat  ^not 
one  thing  hath  failed  of  all  the 
good  things  which  the  Lord  your 
God  spake  concerning  you ;  all 
are  come  to  pass  unto  you,  and 
not  one  thing  hath  failed  thereof. 

15  "Therefore  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  as  all  good  things  are 
come  ui)on  you,  which  the  Lord 
your  C;od  promised  you;  so  sliall 
the  Lord  bring  upon  .vou  ^all 
evil    things,  until    he   have   de- 

230 


stroyed  you  from  off  this  good 
land  which  the  Lord  your  God 
hath  given  j'ou. 

16  When  ye  have  transgressed 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  which  he  commanded  you, 
and  have  gone  and  served  other 
gods,  and  bowed  yourselves  to 
them;  then  shall  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  be  kindled  against  you,  and 
ye  shall  perisb  quickly  from  off 
the  good  land  which  he  hath 
given  unto  you. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Joshua  assemhlcth  the  tribes  at  Shechem.  2 
A  brief  history  of  God's  benefits  from  Terah. 
14  He  renewcth  the  covenant  between  them  and 
God.  26  A  stone  the  witness  of  the  covenant. 
29  Joshua's  age,  death,  and  burial.  32  Jo- 
seph's bones  arc  buried.     33  Eleazar  dieth. 

AND  Joshua  gathered  all  the 
.  tribes  of  Israel  to  "  Shechem, 
and  i called  for  the  elders  of  Is- 
rael, and  for  their  heads,  and  for 
their  judges,  and  for  their  officers ; 
and  they  c presented  themselves 
before  God. 

2  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the 
people,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  <'  Your  fathers  dwelt  on 
the  other  side  of  the  flood  in  old 
time,  even  Terah,  the  father  of 
Abrahain,  and  the  father  of  Na- 
chor:  and  ^  they  served  other  gods. 

3  And  /I  took  your  father  Abra- 
ham from  the  other  side  of  the 
flood,  and  led  him  throughout  all 
the  land  ofCanaan,  and  multiplied 
his  seed,  and  i/gave  him  Isaac. 

4  And  I  gave  unto  Isaac  ''  Jacob 
and  Esau :  and  I  gave  unto  iEsau 
mount  Seir,  to  possess  it;  ^but 
Jacob  and  his  children  went  down 
into  Egypt. 

5  'I  sent  Moses  also  and  Aaron, 
and  "'I  plagued  Egypt,  according 
to  that  which  I  did  among  them : 
and  afterward  I  brought  you  out. 

6  And  I  "brought  your  fathers 
out  of  Egj'pt:  and  oye  came  unto 
the  sea;  j^and  the  Egyptians  pur- 
sued after  your  fathers  with  char- 
iots and  horsemen  unto  the  lied 
sea. 

7  And  when  they  <?  cried  unto 
the  Lord,  'he  put  darkness  be- 
tween you  and  the  Egyptians, 
«and  brought  the  sea  upon  them, 
and  covered  them ;  and  t  j-our 
eyes  have  seen  what  I  have  done 
in  E.gypt:  and  ye  dwelt  in  the 
wilderness  «  a  long  season. 

8  And  I  brought  you  into  the 
land  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt 
on  the  other  side  Jordan;  ^-and 
they  fought  with  you :  and  I  gave 
them  into  your  hand,  that  ye 
might  possess  their  land;  and  I 
destroyed  them  from  before  you. 

9  Then  2/  Balak  the  son  of  Zip- 
por,  king  of  Moab,  arose  and 
warred  against  Israel,  and  ^sent 
and  called  Balaam  the  son  of 
Beor  to  curse  you : 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1427. 


a  Gen.  35.  4. 
h  ch.  23.  2. 


:1  Sam.  10. 
19. 


(f  Gen.  11.  26, 
31. 


eGen.  31.  53 
/Gen.  12.  1. 


f  Gen.  21.2,  3. 

Ps.  127.  3. 
h  Gen.  25.  24, 

25,  26. 
iGen.  36.  8. 

Deut.  2.  5. 
k  Gen.  46.  1,  ti. 

Acts  7.  15. 
/Ex.  3.  10. 
m  Ex.  7.  &  8. 

&■  9.  (k  10.  & 

12. 
n  Ex.  12.  37, 

51. 
oEx.  14.  2. 
pEx.  14.  9. 

q  Ex.  14.  10. 
rEx.l4.  20. 


s  Ex.  14.  27, 

28. 
/  Deut.  4.  34. 

&  29.  2. 
uch.  5.  6. 


xNum.  21.  21, 


Deut.  2.  32. 
Sc  3.  1. 


]/See  Judg.Il. 


X  Num.  22.  5. 
Deul.  23.  4. 


The  covenant  renewed. 


JOSHUA. 


Joshua's  age  and  death. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1427. 


a  Deul.  23.  5. 
i  Num.23.  11, 

20.  &.  24.  10. 
cch.  3.  14,  17. 

A:  -1.  10,  11, 

I'J. 
dch.  G.  1.  <fc 

10.  l.&ll.  1. 


Ex.  23.  28. 
Deut.  7.  20. 


/Pp.  44.  3. 


g  Deut.  6.  10, 
11. 
ch.  11.  13. 


h  Deut.  10.  12. 

Igam.  12. 

24. 
iGeii.  17.  1.  &; 

20.  5. 

Deut.  18.  13. 

Ps.  119.  1. 

2  Cor.  1.  12. 

Kph.  G.  24. 
k  ver.  2,  23. 

Lev.  17.  7. 

Ez.  20.  18. 
/  Ez.  20.  7,  8. 

6c  23.  3. 
m  See  Ruth 

1.  1.5. 

1  Kings    18. 

21. 

Ez.  20.  39. 

John  6.  67. 
n  ver.  14. 
0  Ex.  23.  24, 

32,  33.  &  34. 

15. 

DlmU.  13.  7. 

A:  29.  18. 

Juclg.  G.  10. 
p  Gen.  18.  19. 


(/  Malt.  6.  24. 
r  Lev.  19.  2. 

1  Sam.  6.  20. 

Ps.  90.  5,  9. 


16. 


J  Ex.  20.  5. 
(  Ex.  23.  21. 
ul  Chr.  28.  9. 

2Chr.  15.2. 

Ezra  S.  22. 

Is.  1.28.i: 

Co.  11,  12. 

Jer.  17.  13. 
Jill.  23.  15. 

Is.  63.  10. 

Ac-is  7.  42. 


10  n  But  I  would  not  hearken  unto 
Balaam  ;  *  therefore  he  blessed  ' 
you  still :  so  I  delivered  you  out  of  | 
his  hand.  I 

11  And  «ye  went  over  Jordan,! 
and  came  unto  Jericho:  and  '^the  ' 
men  of  Jericho  fought  against 
you,  the  Amorites,  and  tlie  Periz- 
zites,  and  the  C'anaanites,  and  the 
Hittites,  and  the  Girgashites,  the 
Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites ;  and  I 
delivered  them  into  your  hand. 

12  And  el  sent  the  hornet  before 
you,  which  drave  them  out  from 
before  you,  even  the  two  kings  of 
the  Amorites ;  but  /not  with  thy 
sword,  nor  with  thy  bow. 

13  And  I  have  given  you  a  land 
for  which  ye  did  not  labour,  and 
(/cities  which  ye  built  not,  and  ye 
dwell  in  them  ;  of  the  vineyards 
and  oliveyards  which  ye  planted 
not  do  ye  eat. 

14  f'lSrow  therefore  fear  the 
Lord,  and  serve  him  in 'sincerity 
and  in  truth;  and  ><; put  away  the 
gods  which  your  fathers  served 
on  the  other  side  of  the  flood,  and 
'  in  Egypt ;  and  serve  ye  the  Lokd. 

15  And  if  it  seem  evil  unto  you 
to  serve  the  Lord,  '"choose  you 
this  day  whom  ye  \\'ill  serve; 
whether  "the  gods  which  your 
fathers  served  that  ivere  on  the 
other  side  of  the  flood,  or  "the 
gods  of  the  Amorites,  in  whose 
land  ye  dwell :  i'  but  as  for  me  and 
my  house,  we  will  serve  the 
Lord. 

16  And  the  people  answered  and 
said,  God  forbid  that  we  should 
forsake  the  Lord,  to  serve  other 
gods; 

17  For  the  Lord  our  God,  he  it  is 
that  brought  us  up  and  our  fathers 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the 
house  of  bondage,  and  which  did 
those  great  signs  in  our  sight,  and 
preserved  us  in  all  the  way  where- 
in we  went,  and  among  all  the 
peoiile  through  whom  we  passed: 

IS  And  the  Lord  drave  out  from 
before  us  all  the  people,  even  the 
Amorites  which  dwelt  in  the 
land :  there/ore  will  we  also  serve 
the  Lord;  for  he  is  our  God. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple, </ Ye  cannot  serve  the  Lord: 
for  he  is  a  'holj-  God;  he  is  sa 
jealous  God;  ^he  will  not  forgive 
your  transgressions  nor  j'our  sins. 

20  "If  ye  forsake  the  Lord,  and 
serve  strange  gods,  a:  then  he  will 
turn  and  do  you  hurt,  and  con- 
sume you,  after  that  he  hath  done 
you  good. 

21  And  the   people    said    unto 


Joshua,  Nay;  but  we  will  serve 
the  Lord. 

22  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple. Ye  are  witnesses  against 
yourselves  that  y  ye  have  chosen 
j'ou  the  Lord,  to  serve  him.  And 
they  said,  We  cire  witnesses. 

23  'Now  therefore  ^put  away,  said 
he,  the  strange  gods  which  are 
among  you,  and  incline  j'our 
heart  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

24  And  the  people  said  unto 
Joshua,  The  Lord  our  God  will 
we  serve,  and  his  voice  will  we 
obey. 

2-5  So  Joshua  "made  a  covenant 
with  the  people  that  day,  and  set 
them  a  statute  and  an  ordinance 
''in  Shechem. 

26  ^And  Joshua  c  wrote  these 
words  in  the  book  of  the  law  of 
God,  and  took  «' a  great  stone,  and 
"^set  it  up  there  /under  an  oak, 
that  teas  by  the  sanctuary  of  the 
Lord. 

27  And  .Joshua  said  unto  all  the 
people.  Behold,  this  stone  .shall 
be  i7  a  witness  unto  us ;  for  '<  it  hath 
heard  all  the  words  of  the  Lord 
which  he  spake  unto  us:  it  shall 
be  therelore  a  witness  unto  you, 
lest  ye  deny  your  God. 

28  So  » Joshua  let  the  people  de- 
part, every  man  unto  his  inher- 
itance. 

29  %  /'And  it  came  to  pass  after 
these  things,  that  Joshua  the  son 
of  Xun,  the  servant  of  the  Lord, 
died,  bei)ig  a  hundred  and  ten 
years  old. 

'so  And  they  buried  him  in  the 
border  of  his  inheritance  in  '  Tim- 
nath-serah,  which  is  in  mount 
Ephraim,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
hill  of  Gaash. 

31  And  "'Israel  served  the  Lord 
all  the  days  of  Jo.sliua,  and  all  the 
days  of  the  elders  that  t  overlived 
Jo.shua,  and  which  had  "known 
all  the  works  of  the  Lord,  that  he 
had  done  for  Israel. 

32  ^  And  0  the  bones  of  Joseph, 
which  the  children  of  Israel 
brought  up  out  of  Egypt,  buried 
they  in  Shechem,  in  a  parcel  of 
ground  i^  which  Jacob  bought  of 
the  sons  of  Hamor  the  father 
of  Shechem  foraliundred  II  pieces 
of  silver ;  and  it  became  the  in- 
heritance of  the  children  of 
Joseph. 

33  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron 
died;  and  they  buried  him  in  a 
hill  that  pertained  to  cPhinehas 
his  son,  which  was  given  him  in 
mount  Ephraim. 

231 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  142'. 


yPs.  119.  173. 


Geu.  35.  2. 
Judg.  10.   16. 
1  Sam.  7.  3. 


a  See  Ex.  15. 

25. 

2  Kings  11. 

17. 
I>  ver.  26. 
cDeut.  31.  24. 

<iSee  Judg. 

9.  6. 
c  See  Gen.  28. 

18. 

ch.  4.  3. 
/Gen.  35.  4. 
f  See  Gen.  31. 

48,  52. 

Deut.   31.  19, 

21 ,  26. 

ch.  22.27,28, 

34. 
h  Deut.  32.  1. 
i  JuUg.  2.  6. 

iJudg.  2.  8. 


about  1426. 


/  ch.  19.  60. 
J  udg.  2.  9. 


rn  Judg.  2.  7. 

t  Heb.  pro- 
lunged  their 
days  after 
Joshua. 

n  See  Deut. 
11.  2.  (k  31. 
13. 

0  Gen.  50.  25. 
Ex.  13.  19. 

p  Gen.  33.    19. 

1  Or,  lambs. 


about  1420. 


3  Ex.  6.  25. 

Judg.  20.  aa 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1425. 


a  Num.  27.  21. 
<h.  20.  38. 


</l  Sam.  11.8. 


tHeb.  the 
thumbs  of 
their  hands 
and  of  their 
feet. 

II  Or,  gleaned. 

eLev.  24.  19. 
1  Sam.  10.33. 
Jame!i  2.  13. 

/See  Josh. 
15.  63. 


<k  11.  '. 
10.  13. 


r  Or,  law 
eounlry. 


A  Josh.  14.  15. 
&  15.  13,  14. 

I  Josh.  15.  15. 

1444. 

i  Josh.  15.  IC, 


THE 


BOOK    OF    JUDGES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  acts  of  Judah  ami  Simeon.  4  Adoni-hesei 
justly  requited.  6  Jerusalem  taien.  10  Hebron 
taken.  11  Othmcl  hath  Achsah  to  wife  for 
taking  of  Debir.  16  The  Keniles  dwell  in  Ju- 
dah.  17  Hormah,  Gaza,  Asltelon  and  Ekron 
taken.  21  The  aets  of  Benjamin.  22  Of  the 
house  of  Joseph,  who  take  Beth-cl.  30  Of  Zebu- 
hin.  31  OfAsher.  33  Of  Naphtali.  34  Of 
Dan. 

NOW  after  the  death  of  Joshua 
it  came  to  pass,  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  « asked  tlie  Lord, 
saj'ing,  Wlio  shall  go  up  for  us 
against  the  Canaanites  first,  to 
fight  against  them  ? 

2  And  the  Lord  said,  iJudah 
•shall  go  up :  behold,  I  have  de- 
livered the  land  into  his  hand. 

3  And  Judali  said  unto  Simeon 
his  brother,  Come  up  with  me  in- 
to my  lot,  that  we  may  fight 
against  the  Canaanites;  and  "I 
likewise  will  go  with  thee  into  thy 
lot.    So  Simeon  went  with  him. 

4  And  Judah  went  up ;  and  the 
Lord  delivered  the  Canaanites 
and  the  Perizzites  into  tlieir  hand  : 
and  they  slew  of  them  in  ^  Bezek 
ten  thousand  men. 

5  And  they  found  Adoni-bezek 
in  Bezek  :  and  they  fought  against 
him,  and  they  slew  the  Canaanites 
and  the  Perizzites. 

6  But  Adoni-bezek  fled ;  and  they 
pursued  after  him,  and  cauglit 
him,  and  cut  off  his  thumbs  and 
his  great  toes. 

7  And  Adoni-bezek  said.  Three- 
score and  ten  kings,  having  t  their 
thumbs  and  their  great  toes  cut 
off,  !!  gathered  //ifi/r  meat  under  my 
table:  «as  I  have  done,  so  God 
hath  requited  me.  And  they 
brought  liim  to  Jerusalem,  and 
there  he  died. 

8  Now/the  children  of  Judah  had 
fought  against  Jerusalem,  and 
had  taken  it,  and  smitten  it  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  set  the 
city  on  fire. 

9  f  /7And  afterward  the  children 
of  Judah  went  down  to  tight 
against  the  Canaanites,  that  dwelt 
in  the  mountain,  and  in  thesouth, 
and  in  the  II  valley. 

10  And  Judah  went  against  the 
Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  Hebron : 
now  the  name  of  Hebron  before 
iva.^  I'  Kirjatli-arba:  and  they  slew 
Sheshai,and  Ahiman,andTalmai. 

11  'And  from  thence  he  went 
against  the  inhabitants  of  Debir: 
and  the  name  of  Debir  before  Jt'os 
Kirjatli-scplicr  : 

12  /'And  Caleb  said,  Ue  that  smit- 


eth  Kirjath-sepher,  and  taketh  it, 
to  him  will  I  give  Achsah  my 
daughter  to  wife. 

13  And  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz, 
I  Caleb's  younger  brother,  took  it : 
and  he  gave  him  Ach.sah  his 
daughter  to  wife. 

14  "'And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
she  came  to  him,  that  she  moved 
him  to  ask  of  her  father  a  field  : 
and  she  lighted  from  off  her  ass ; 
and  Caleb  said  unto  her,  What 
wilt  thou? 

15  And  she  said  unto  him,  ^Give 
me  a  blessing :  for  thou  hast  given 
me  a  south  land  ;  give  me  also 
springs  of  water.  And  Caleb  gave 
her  the  upper  sjirings  and  the 
nether  springs. 

IG  If  "And  the  children  of  theKen- 
ite,  Moses'  father  in  law,  went  up 
out  i^of  the  city  of  palm  trees 
with  the  chikh'en  of  Judah  into 
the  wilderness  of  Judah,  which 
liethin  the  south  of  "zArad;  '-and 
they  went  and  dwelt  among  the 
people. 

17  sAnd  Judah  went  with  Simeon 
his  brother,  and  they  slew  the  Ca- 
naanites that  inhabited  Zephath, 
and  utterly  destroyed  it.  And  the 
name  ot  the  city  was  called  t  Hor- 
mah. 

18  Also  Judah  took  "Gaza  with 
the  coast  thereof,  and  Askelon 
with  the  coast  thereof,  and  Ekron 
with  the  coast  thereof. 

19  And  ^the  Lord  was  with  Ju- 
dah ;  and  II  he  drave  out  the  inhab- 
itants of  the  mountain  ;  but  could 
not  drive  out  the  inhabitants  of 
the  valle3%  because  they  had 
y  chariots  of  iron. 

20  2  And  they  gave  Hebron  unto 
Caleb,  as  Moses  said:  and  he  e.\-- 
pelled  thence  the  three  sous  of 
Anak. 

21  « And  the  children  of  Benja- 
min did  not  drive  out  the  Jebu- 
sites  that  inhabited  Jerusalem ; 
but  the  Jebusites  dwell  with  the 
children  of  Benjamin  in  Jerusa- 
lem unto  this  dav. 

22  H  And  the  liouse  of  Joseph, 
they  also  went  np  against  Beth- 
el :  ^  and  the  Lor  i>  uhis  with  them. 

23  And  the  house  of  Joseph  <^  sent 
to  descry  Beth-el.  Now  the  name 
of  the  city  before  K'rts  ''Luz. 

24  And  the  spies  saw  a  man 
come  forth  out  of  the  city,jvnd 
they  said  unto  him,  Shew  us,  we 
pray  thee,  the  entrance  into  the 
city,  and  <-we  will  shew  thee 
mercy. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1444. 


m  Josh.  15. 
18,  19. 


nGen.  33.  11. 


about  1425. 

och.  4.  11,  17. 

1  Sam.  16.  6. 

1  Chr.  2.  55. 

Jer.  35.  2. 
p  Deut.  34.  3. 
jNuin.  21.  1. 
r  Num.  10.  32. 


s  ver.  3. 


!Num.  21.  3. 
Josh.  19.  4. 
u  Josh.  11.  22. 


2  Kisigs  ia.7. 

,4  Or,  he  pos- 
sessed the 
mountain. 

yJosh.  17.  16, 
18. 

zNum.  14.  24. 
Deut.  1.  36. 
Josh.  14.  0, 
13.  ic  15.  13, 
14. 

a  See  Josli. 
15.  63.  &  18. 
28. 


b  ver.  19. 

c  Josh.  2.  1.  4s 

7.  2. 

ch.  1&.  2. 
;  Gen.  28.  19. 


•:  Josh.  2.  12, 


An  angel  rebiikctU 


JUDGES. 


Israel  at  Bochim. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1425. 


/Josh.  17.  11, 
12,  13. 


f  Josh.  16.  10. 
1  Kings  9.  16. 


A  Josh.  19. 15. 


*  Ps.  lOG.  34, 


0  Josh.  19.  42. 


was  heavy, 

pN"um.  34.  4. 

Josh.  15.  3. 
II  Or,  Maaleh- 

akrabbim. 


25  And  when  he  sliewed  theiu 
the  entrance  into  tlie  city,  tliey 
smote  the  city  with  the  edge  ofthe 
sword ;  but  they  let  go  the  man 
and  all  his  family. 

26  And  the  man  went  into  the 
land  of  tlie  Hittites,  and  built  a 
city,  and  called  the  name  thereof 
Luz:  which  is  the  name  thereof 
unto  this  day. 

27  •;./ Neither  did  Manasseh  drive 
out  the  in/Mbilanis  o/Beth-shean 
and  her  towns,  nor  Taanach  and 
her  towns,  nor  the  inhabitants  of 
Dor  and  her  towns,  nor  the  in- 
habitants of  Ibleam  and  her 
towns,  nor  the  inhabitants  of  Me- 
giddo  and  her  towns:  but  the 
Canaanites  would  dwell  in  that 
land. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Israel  was  strong,  that  they  put 
the  Canaanites  to  tribute,  and  did 
not  utterly  drive  them  out. 

29  •";/ Neither  did  Ephraim  drive 
out  the  Canaanites  that  dwelt  in 
Gezer;  but  the  Canaanites  dwelt 
in  Gezer  among  them. 

30  ^  Neither  did  Zebulun  drive 
out  the  inhabitants  of  Kitron, 
nor  the ''  inhabitants  of  Nahalol ; 
but  the  Canaanites  dwelt  among 
them,  and  became  tributaries. 

31  ^  'Neither  did  Asher  drive  out 
the  inhabitants  of  Accho,  nor  the 
inhabitants  of  Zidon,  nor  of  Ahlab, 
nor  of  Achzib.  nor  of  Helbah,  nor 
of  Aphik,  nor  of  Rehob  : 

32  But  the  Asherites  i- dwelt 
among  the  Canaanites,  the  in- 
habitants of  the  laud:  for  they 
did  not  drive  them  out. 

33  11 'Neither  did  Naphtali  drive 
out  the  inhabitants  of  Beth-she- 
mesh,  nor  the  inhabitants  of 
Beth-anath;  but  he  '"dwelt 
among  the  Canaanites,  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land:  neverthe- 
less, the  inhabitants  of  Beth-she- 
mesh  and  of  Beth-anath  «  became 
tributaries  unto  them. 

34  And  the  Amorites  forced  the 
children  of  Dan  into  tlie  mount- 
ain :  for  they  would  not  suffer 
them  to  come  down  to  the  valley: 

.3.5  But  the  Amorites  would  dwell 
in  mount  Heresoin  Aijalon,  and 
in  Shaalbim :  yet  the  hand  of  the 
house  of  Joseph  t  prevailed,  so 
that  they  became  tributaries. 

36  And  "the  coast  ofthe  Amorites 
icas  2>  from  II  tlie  going  up  to 
Akrabbim,  from  the  rock,  and 
upward. 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  An  angel  rebukcth  the  people  at  Bochim.  6 
The  mckedneis  uf  the  new  grneration  after 
Joshua.  14  God's  anger  and  pity  towaristhem, 
20  The  Canaanites  are  left  to  prove  Israel. 

AND  an  11  Angel  of  the  Lord 
L.  came  up  from  Gilgal  «to 
Bochim,  and  said,  I  made  you  to 
go  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  have 
brought  vou  unto  the  land  which 


I  sware  unto  your  fathers ;  and  1 
''I  said,  I  will  never  break  my 
covenant  with  you. 

2  And  eye  shall  make  no  league 
with  the  inhabitants  of  this  land ; 
<i  ye  shall  throw  down  their  altars : 
f  but  j'e  have  not  obeyed  my  voice; 
wh.v  have  ye  done  this  ? 

3  Whereiore  I  also  said,  I  will 
not  drive  them  out  from  before 
you;  but  they  shall  be  .'as  thorns 
in  your  sides,  and  a  their  gods  shall 
be  a  /' snare  unto  you. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
Angel  of  the  Lord  spake  these 
words  unto  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  the  people  lifted  up  their 
voice,  and  wept. 

.5  And  the.v  called  the  name  of 
that  place  II  Bochim :  and  they  sac- 
rificed there  unto  the  Lord. 

G  1  And  when » Joshua  had  let  the 
people  go,  the  children  of  Israel 
went  every  man  unto  his  inhei'it- 
ance  to  possess  the  land. 

7  ^And  the  people  served  the 
Lord  all  the  days  of  Joshua,  and 
all  the  days  ofthe  elders  that  tout- 
lived  Joshua,  who  had  seen  all  the 
great  works  of  the  Lord,  that  he 
did  for  Israel. 

8  And  'Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
the  servant  of  the  Lord,  died, 
beiny  a  hundred  and  ten  years 
old. 

9  "1  And  they  buried  him  in  the 
border  of  his  inheritance  in 
«  Timnath-heres,  in  the  mount  of 
Ephraim,  on  the  north  side  of 
the  hill  Gaash. 

10  And  also  all  that  generation 
were  gathered  unto  their  fathers : 
and  there  arose  another  genera- 
tion after  them,  which  "knew 
not  the  Lord,  nor  yet  the  works 
which  he  had  done  lor  Israel. 

11  ^  And  the  children  of  Israel 
did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  served  Baalim  : 

12  And  they  p  forsook  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  which 
brought  them  out  of  the  land  of 
Egj-pt,  and  followed  mother  gods, 
of  the  gods  of  the  people  that 
were  round  about  them,  and 
'•bowed  themselves  unto  them, 
and  provoked  the  Lord  to  anger. 

13  And  they  forsook  the  Lord, 
s  and  served  Baal  and  Ashtaroth. 

14  ^  « And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  hot  against  Israel,  and  he 
"delivered  them  uito  the  hands 
of  spoilers  that  spoiled  them, 
and  ^he  sold  them  into  the 
hands  of  their  enemies  round 
about,  so  that  they  2/ could  not 
any  longer  stand  before  their 
enemies. 

15  Whithersoever  they  went 
out,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
against  them  for  evil,  as  the 
Lord  had  said,  and  '^as  the  Lord 
had  sworn  unto  them :  and  they 
were  greatly  distressed. 

233 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1425. 

6  Gen.  17.  7. 
c  Deut.  7.  2. 
dDeut.  12.  3. 


/Josh.  23.13. 
rch.  3.  C. 
A  Ex.  23.  S3. 

<k  34.  12. 

Deut.  7.  16. 

Ps.  106.  36. 


»  That  is, 
Weepers. 

about  1444. 

iJosh.  22.  6. 
<fc  24.  28. 

t  Josh.  24.  31. 

tHeb.  pro- 
lunged  days 
after  Joshua. 

about  1426. 

/Josh.  24.  29. 


771  Josh.  24.  30. 

71  Josh.  19.  50. 
&  24.  30, 

Timnath- 
scrah. 


0  E.\-.  5.  2. 
1  Sam.  2.  12. 

1  f:hr.  28.  9. 
Jer.  9.  3.  & 
22.  16. 

Gal.  4.  8. 

2  Thces.  1.  8. 
Tit.  1.  16. 

about  1406. 

p  Dent.  SI.  IG. 
q  Deut.  G.  14. 


Ps.  106.  36. 
tch.  3.  8. 
Ps.  106.  40, 
41,  42. 

u  2  Kings  17. 

20. 
X  ch.  3.  8.  & 

4.  2. 

Ps.  44    12. 

Is.  50.  1. 
j/Lev.  26.  37, 

Josh.  7.  12, 

13. 
«  Lev.  26. 

Deut.  2a. 


The  nations  left 


JUDGES. 


to  prove  Is7'ael. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  140G. 


ucli.  3.  9,  10, 

IS. 

1  Sam.  12.  11. 

Acts  13.  20. 
t  lleb.  saved. 
b  Ex.  34.  15, 

IB. 

Lev.  17.  7. 


d  See  Gen.  6. 

6. 

Deut.  32.  36. 

Ps.  106.  44, 

45. 
e  ch.  3.  12.  fc 

4.  1.  &  a.  33. 
II  Or,  were 

CuTrupt. 


t  Hel).  tkev 
let  nothing 
full  of  their. 


/ver.  14. 


g  Josh.  23.  16. 


A  Josh.  23.  13. 


!(h.  3.  1,  4. 
*  Deut.  8.  2, 
16.  Sc  13.  3. 


II  Or,  suffered. 


flih.  2.  21,22. 


16  *i  Nevertheless  «tlie  Lord 
raised  up  judges,  which  t deliver- 
ed them  out  of  the  hand  of  those 
that  spoiled  them. 

17  And  yet  they  would  not 
hearken  unto  their  judges,  but 
they  (-went  a  whoring  after 
other  gods,  and  bowed  them- 
selves unto  them :  they  turned 
quickly  out  of  the  way  which 
their  fathers  walked  in,  obey- 
ing the  commandments  of  the 
LoKD  ;  but  they  did  not  so. 

18  And  when  the  Lord  raised 
them  up  judges,  then  "the  Lord 
was  with  the  judge,  and  deliv- 
ered them  out  of  the  hand  of 
their  enemies  all  the  days  of  the 
judge :  d  for  it  repented  the  Lord 
because  of  their  groanings  bv 
reason  of  them  that  oppressed 
them  and  vexed  them. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  ewhen 
the  judge  was  dead,  that  they 
returned,  and  II  corrupted  tliem- 
selvci  more  than  their  fathers,  in 
following  other  gods  to  serve 
them,  and  to  bow  down  unto 
them ;  t  they  ceased  not  from 
their  own  doings,  nor  from  their 
stubborn  way. 

20  ''j  .t'And  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  hot  against  Israel ;  and 
he  .said,  Because  tliat  this  people 
hath  r/ transgre.ssed  my  covenant 
which  I  commanded  their  fa- 
thers, and  have  not  hearkened 
unto  mj'  voice; 

21  ''I  also  will  not  henceforth 
drive  out  any  from  before  them 
of  the  nations  which  Joshua  left 
when  he  died : 

22  »That  through  them  I  may 
*  prove  Israel,  whether  they  will 
keep  the  way  of  the  Lord  to 
walk  therein,  as  their  fathers  did 
keep  it,  or  not. 

23  Therefore  the  Lord  llleft 
those  nations,  without  driving 
them  out  hastily  ;  neither  deliv- 
ered he  them  into  the  hand  of 
Joshua. 

CHAPTER  IIL 

1  The  nations  winch  were  left  to  prove  Israel.  6 
By  cummuniun  with  them  they  commit  idolatry. 
8  Uthniel  delivereth  them  from  Chushan-rtshu- 
thaim.  12  Ehud  from  Eglon.  31  Shamgar 
from  the  Philistines, 

NOW  these  are  «the  nations 
which  the  Lord  left,  to  prove 
Israel  by  them,  evni  as  many  of 
Israel  as  had  not  known  all  the 
wars  of  Canaan ; 

2  Only  that  the  generations  of 
the  children  of  Ismel  might 
know  to  teach  them  \var,  at  the 
least  such  as  be/ore  knew  noth- 
ing thereof; 

3  Nainelrj,  6 five  lords  of  the 
Philistines,  and  all  the  Canaan- 
ites,  and  the  Sidonians,  and  the 
Hivites  that  dwelt  in  mount  Leb- 
anon, from  mount  Daal-liermon 
unto  the  entering  in  of  Haniath. 

231 


4  cAnd  they  were  to  prove  Is- 
rael by  them,  to  know  whether 
they  would  liearkeu  unto  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  commanded  their  fa- 
thers by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

5  1[  rfAnd  the  children  of  Israel 
dwelt  among  the  Canaanites, 
Hittites,  and  Amorites,  and  Per- 
izzites,  and  Hivites,  and.  Jebu- 
sites : 

6  And  e  they  took  their  daughters 
to  be  their  wives,  and  gave  their 
daughters  to  their  sons,  and  served 
their  gods. 

7  /And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
forgat  the  Lord  their  God,  i/ and 
served  Baalim  and  h.  the  groves. 

8  t  Therefore  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  hot  against  Israel,  and 
he  ^sold  them  into  the  hand  of 
*•  Chushan-rishathaim  king  of 
t Mesopotamia:  and  the  children 
of  Israel  served  Chushan-rish- 
athaim eight  years. 

9  And  when  the  children  of  Is- 
rael ^  cried  unto  the  Lord,  the 
Lord  "'raised  up  a  t deliverer  to 
the  children  of  Israel,  who  deliv- 
ered them,  even  "  Othniel  the  son 
of  Kenaz,  Caleb's  younger  broth- 
er. 

10  And  "the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
tcame  upon  him,  and  he  judged 
Israel,  and  went  out  to  war:  and 
the  Lord  delivered  Chushan-rish- 
athaim kingof  t  Mesopotamiainto 
his  hand;  and  his  hand  prevailed 
against  Chushan-rishathaim. 

11  And  the  land  had  rest  forty 
years :  and  Othniel  the  son  of  Ke- 
naz died. 

12  H  i^  And  the  children  of  Israel 
did  evil  again  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord:  and  the  Lord  strengthen- 
ed ffEglon  the  king  of  Moab 
against  Israel,  because  the.v  had 
done  evil  in  thesight  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  gathered  unto  him  the 
children  of  Amnion  and  '-Ama- 
lek,  and  went  and  smote  Israel, 
and  possessed  « the  city  of  palm 
trees. 

14  So  the  children  of  Israel  <  serv- 
ed Eglon  the  king  of  Moab  eight- 
een years. 

15  But  when  the  children  of  Is- 
rael "cried  unto  the  Lord,  the 
Lord  raised  them  up  a  deliverer, 
Ehud  the  son  of  Gei'a,  i;  a  Benja- 
mite,  a  man  tlefthanded:  and  by 
him  the  children  of  Israel  sent  a 
present  unto  Eglon  the  king  of 
Moab. 

16  But  Ehud  made  him  a  dagger 
which  had  two  edges,  of  a  cubit 
length;  and  he  did  gird  it  under 
his  raiment  upon  his  right  thigh. 

17  Anil  he  brought  tlie  present 
unto  Eglon  king  of  Moab:  and 
Eglon  was  a  very  fat  man. 

18  And  when  he  had  made  an 
end  to  offer  the  present,  he  sent 


Before 
f :  H  R  I  S  T 

ab»utl4(X5. 


eEx.  34.  16. 
Deut.  7.  3. 


about  1406. 

/ch.  2.  11. 
f  ch.  2.  13. 
h  Ex.  34.  13. 
Deut.  16.  21. 

ch.  6.  25. 

about  1402. 

ich.  2.  14. 
I  Ilab.  3.  7. 
t  Ilcb. 
Aram-na- 


l  ver.  15.  & 
ch.  4.  3.  fc  6. 
7.  &  10.  10. 
lSarn.I2.  10. 
Neh.  9.  27. 
Ps.  22.  5.  (fc 
)06.  44.  & 
107.  13,  19. 

m  ch.  2.  16. 

IHeb 

about  1394. 

lich.  1.  13. 
0  See  Num. 

27.  18. 

ch.  6.  34.  k 

11.  29.  &L  13. 

25.  &;  14    6, 

19. 

1  Sam.  11.  6. 

2  Chr.  15.  1. 
t  Heb.  was. 

t  Heb.  Aram. 
pch.  2.  19. 

about  1354. 

1/ 1  Sam.  12.  9. 
rch.  5.  14. 


(  Deut.  28.  48. 


about  133G. 

u  ver.  9. 

Ps.  78.  34. 
II  Or,  the  son 

of  Gemini. 
t  Heb.  shut 

of  his  right 

hand, 

ch.  20.  10. 


Ehud  killeth  Eglon. 


JUDGES. 


Israel  oiypressed  by  Jabin. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1336. 


J  Josh.  4.  20. 
II  Or,  graven 


t  Heb.  a  par- 
lour of  cool- 
ing :  See 
Amos  3.  15. 


II  Or,  it  came 
cul  at  the 
fundament. 


I  Or,  doeth  his 
easement, 
1  Sam,  24.  3. 


|/c1i.  5.  14.  ic 

6.  34. 

1  Sam.  13.  3. 
z  Josh.  IT.  15. 

ch.  7.  24.  (k 

17.  l.ic  19.  1. 
ach.  7.  9,  15. 

1  Sam.  17. 47. 
i<  Josh.  2.7. 

( h.  12.  5. 
■t  Ileb.  fat. 
ever.  11. 
rfch.  5.  6,  8. 

1  Sam.  13. 

19,  22. 

It  seems  to 

coiiceru  only 

the  country 

next  to  the 

Philistines, 
cl  Sam.  17. 

47,  50. 
/ch.  2.  16. 
-fSo  part  is 

called  Israel, 

ch.4,1.3,  i-c. 

<t  10.  7,  17.  (k 

11.  4,  (Sec. 

1  Sam.  4.  1. 


away  the  people  that  bare  the 

present. 

19  But  he  himself  turned  again 
^from  the  li  quarries  that  icfre  by 
Gilgal,  and  said,  I  have  a  secret 
errand  unto  thee,  O  king:  who 
said,  Keep  silence.  And  all  that 
stood  by  him  went  out  from  him. 

20  And  Ehud  came  unto  him ; 
and  he  was  sitting  in  ta  summer 
parlour,  which  he  had  for  himself 
alone:  and  Ehud  said,  I  have  a 
messagefrom  God  unto  thee.  And 
he  arose  out  of  his  seat. 

21  And  Ehud  put  forth  his  left 
hand,  and  took  the  dagger  from 
his  right  thigh,  and  thrust  it  into 
his  belly : 

22  And  the  haft  also  went  in  after 
the  blade ;  and  the  fat  closed  upon 
the  blade,  so  that  he  could  not 
draw  the  dagger  out  of  his  belly; 
and  II  the  dirt  came  out. 

23  Then  Ehud  went  forth  through 
the  porch,  and  shut  the  doors  of 
the  parlour  upon  him,  and  locked 
them. 

24  When  he  was  gone  out,  his 
servants  came;  and  when  they 
saw  that,  behold,  the  doors  of  the 
parlour  icere  locked,  they  said, 
Surely  he  11  covereth  his  feet  in  his 
summer  chamber. 

2-5  And  they  tarried  till  they  were 
ashamed:  and,  behold,  he  opened 
not  the  doors  of  the  parlour; 
therefore  thoy  took  a  key,  and 
opened  the  in:  and,  behold,  their 
lord  icas  fallen  down  dead  on  the 
earth. 

2G  And  Ehud  escaped  while  thej' 
tarried,  and  pa.ssed  bej'ond  the 
quarries,  and  e.scaped  unto  Sei- 
rath. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
was  come,  that  y  he  blow  a  trunip- 
et  in  the 'mountain  of  Ephraim, 
and  the  children  of  Israel  went 
down  with  him  from  the  mount, 
and  he  before  them. 

28  And  he  said  unto  them.  Fol- 
low after  me :  for  « the  Lord  hath 
delivered  yourenemies  tiie  Moab- 
ites  into  your  hand.  And  they 
went  down  after  him,  and  took 
6  the  fords  of  Jordan  toward  Moab, 
and  suffered  not  a  man  to  pass 
over. 

29  And  they  slew  of  Moab  at  that 
time  about  ten  thousand  men,  all 
tlusty,  andall  men  of  valour;  and 
there  escaped  not  a  man. 

30  So  Moab  was  subdued  that  day 
under  the  hand  of  Israel.  And 
=  the  land  had  re.st  fourscore  years. 

31  %  And  after  him  was  ''Sham- 
gar  the  son  of  Anath,  which  slew 
of  the  Philistines  si.x  hundred  men 
e  with  an  oxgoad :  /and  he  also  de- 
livered y  Israel. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Dehorah  and  Barak   deliver  them  from  Jabin 
and  Sisera.     16  Jael  killeth  Sisera. 


AND  a  the  children  of  Israel 
J\  again  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  when  Ehud  was  dead. 

2  And  the  Lord  '-sold  them  into 
the  hand  of  Jabin  king  of  Canaan, 
that  reigned  in  ^Hazor;  the  cap- 
tain of  whose  host  ivas  ''Sisera, 
which  dwelt  in  «Harosheth  of  the 
Gentiles. 

3  And  the  childi-en  of  Israel  cried 
unto  the  Lord  :  for  he  had  nine 
hundred  /chariots  of  iron ;  and 
twenty  years  yhe  mightily  op- 
pressed the  children  of  Israel. 

4  IF  And  Deborah,  a  prophetess, 
the  wife  of  Lapidoth,  she  judged 
Israel  at  that  time. 

o  ''And  .she  dwelt  under  the  palm 
tree  of  Deborah,  between  Ramah 
and  Beth-el  in  mount  Ephraim : 
and  the  children  of  Israel  came 
up  to  her  for  judgment. 

6  And  she  sent  and  called  'Barak 
the  son  of  Abinoam  out  *of  Ke- 
desh-naphtali,  and  said  unto  him. 
Hath  not  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
commanded,  sayinri,  Go  and  draw 
toward  mount  Tabor,  and  take 
with  thee  ten  thousand  men  of 
the  children  of  Naphtali  and  of 
the  children  of  Zebulun  ? 

7  And  'I  will  draw  unto  thee, 
to  the  "'  river  Kishon,  Sisera  the 
captain  of  Jabin's  army,  with  his 
chariots  and  his  multitude ;  and  I 
will  deliver  him  into  thine  hand. 

8  And  Barak  said  unto  her.  If 
thou  wilt  go  with  me,  then  I  will 
go:  but  if  thou  wilt  not  go  with 
me,  then  I  will  not  go. 

9  And  she  said,  I  will  surely  go 
with  thee:  notwithstanding  the 
journey  that  thou  takest  shall  not 
be  for  thine  honour;  for  the  Lord 
shall  «  sell  Sisera  into  the  hand  of 
a  v/oman.  And  Deborah  arose, 
and  went  with  Barak  to  Kedesh. 

10  "i  And  Barak  called  "Zebulun 
and  Naphtali  to  Kedesh ;  and  he 
went  up  with  ten  thousand  men 
pat  his  feet:  and  Deborah  went 
up  with  him. 

11  Now  Heber  '7tlieKenite,t<7uWi 
was  of  the  children  of  »Hobab  the 
father  in  law  of  Moses,  had  sever- 
ed himself  from  the  Kenites,  and 
pitched  his  tent  unto  the  plain  of 
Zaanaim,  swhich  is  by  Kedesh. 

12  And  they  shewed  Sisera  that 
Barak  the  son  of  Abinoam  was 
gone  up  to  mount  Tabor. 

13  And  Sisera  t  gathered  togeth- 
er all  his  chariots,  even  nine  hun- 
dred chariots  of  iron,  and  all  the 
people  that  were  with  him,  from 
Harosheth  of  the  Gentiles  unto 
the  river  of  Kishon. 

14  And  Deborah  said  unto  Barak, 
Up;  for  this  in  the  day  in  which 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  SLsera 
into  thine  hand  :  ^s  not  the  Lord 
gone  out  before  thee  ?  So  Barak 
went  down  from  mount  Tabor, 
and  ten  thousand  men  after  him. 

2.3.5 


Before 
C  H  U  I  S  T 

about  1316. 


a  ch.  2.  19. 

6ch.  2.  14. 

c  Josh.  11.  1, 
10.  &  19.  36. 

d  1  Sam.  12.  9. 
Ps.  t-3.  9. 
It  seems  to 
concern  only 
Northlsrael. 

e  ver.  13, 16. 

/ch.  1.  19. 

gch.  5.  8. 
Ps.  106.  42. 


about  1296. 

i  Heb.  11.  32. 
*  Josh.  19.  S7. 


I  Ex.  14.  4. 
?«ch.  5.  21. 

1  Kings  18. 

40. 

Ps.  83.  9,  10. 


p  See  Ex.  11. 

8. 

1  Kings  20. 

10. 
i7ch.  1.  16. 
r  Num.  10. 29. 


tHeb. 

gathered  by 
cry,  or,  proc- 
lamation. 


t  Deut.  9.  3. 
2  Sam.  6.  24. 
Ps.  66.  7. 
Is.  62.  13. 


Jael  killeth  Sisera. 


JUDGES. 


The  song  of 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1296. 


u  Ps.  83.  9, 10. 
See  Josh,  10, 


t  Ileh.  unto 
one. 


II  Or,  rug,  or, 
hLunket. 


veil.  5.  26. 
t  Heb.  put. 


I  Hob.  going 
went  and 
was  hard. 


a  See  Ex.  15. 
1. 
Ps.  18,  title. 


6Ps.  18.  47. 
c'i  Cbr.  17.  16. 


JDeut.  32.  1, 
3. 
Prt.  2.  10. 


e  Deut.  33.  2. 


1.5  And  "the  Lord  discomfited 
Sisera,  and  all  /iw  chariots,  and  all 
hi.i  host,  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword  before  Barak ;  so  that  Sis- 
era  lighted  down  off  his  chariot, 
and  tied  away  on  liis  feet. 

16  But  Barak  pursued  after  the 
chariots,  and  alter  the  host,  unto 
Haroslietli  of  the  Gentiles:  and 
all  tlie  host  of  Sisera  fell  upon  the 
edge  of  the  sword ;  and  there  was 
not  ta  man  left. 

17  Howbeit  Sisera  fled  away  on 
his  feet  to  the  tent  of  Jaeltlie  wife 
of  Heber  tlie  Kenite:  for  there  was 
peace  between  Jabin  the  king  of 
Hazor  and  the  house  of  Heber  the 
Kenite. 

18  If  And  Jael  went  out  to  meet 
Sisera,  and  said  nnto  him.  Turn 
in,  my  lord,  turn  in  to  me;  fear 
not.  And  when  he  had  turned  in 
unto  her  into  the  tent,  she  cover- 
ed hiin  with  a  li  mantle. 

19  And  he  said  unto  her,  Give 
me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little  water  to 
drinli;  for  I  am  thirsty.  And  she 
opened  ^a  bottle  of  milk,  and 
gave  him  drink,  and  covered  him. 

20  Again  lie  said  unto  her.  Stand 
in  tlie  door  of  the  tent,  and  it  shall 
be,  when  any  n:van  doth  come  and 
inquire  of  thee,  and  say.  Is  there 
any  man  here?  that  thou  shalt 
say.  No. 

21  Then  Jael  Heber's  wife  2/ took 
a  nail  of  the  tent,  and  ttook  a 
hammer  in  lier  hand,  and  went 
softly  unto  him,  and  smote  the 
nail  "into  his  temples,  and  fasten- 
ed it  into  the  ground:  for  he  was 
fast  asleep  and  weary.   So  he  died. 

22  And, behold,  as  Barak  pursued 
Sisera,  Jael  came  out  to  meet  him, 
and  said  unto  him.  Come,  and  I 
will  shew  thee  the  man  whom 
thou  seekest.  And  when  he  came 
into  her  tent,  behold,  Sisera  lay 
dead,  and  the  nail  ivas  in  his  teni- 
ples. 

23  So  z  God  subdued  on  tliat  day 
Jabin  the  king  of  Canaan  before 
the  children  of  Israel. 

24  And  the  hand  of  the  children 
of  Israel  t  prospered,  and  prevail- 
ed against  Jabin  the  king  of  Ca- 
naan, until  they  had  destroyed 
Jabin  king  of  Canaan. 

CHAPTER  V. 

The  song  of  Deborah  and  Barai. 

THEN  « sang  Deborah  and  Ba- 
rak the  son  of  Abinoam  on 
that  day,  saying, 

2  Praise  ye  the  Lord  for  the 
&  avenging  of  Israel,  <- when  the 
people  willingly  offered  them- 
selves. 

3  ''Hear,  O  ye  kings;  give  ear, 
O  ye  princes;  I,  even  I,  will  sing 
unto  the  Lord;  I  will  sing i^raise 
to  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

4  Lord,  'when  thou  wentest  out 
of  Seir,  when  thou  marchedst  out 

236 


of  the  field  of  Edom,  /the  earth 
trembled,  and  the  heavens  drop- 
ped, the  clouds  also  dropped 
water. 

5  ."/The  mountains  t  melted  from 
before  the  Lord,  even  ''that  Sinai 
from  before  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

6  In  the  days  of  '  Shamgar  the 
son  of  Anath,  in  the  days  of 
*Jael.  'the  highways  were  un- 
occupied, and  the  t travellers 
walked  through  t byways. 

7  T/ie  inhabitants  of  the  villages 
ceased,  they  ceased  in  Israel,  until 
that  I  Deborah  arose,  that  I  arose 
'»a  mother  in  Israel. 

8  They  "chose  new  gods;  then 
ivas  war  in  the  gates :  "  was  there 
a  shield  or  spear  seen  among 
forty  thousand  in  Israel? 

9  My  heart  is  toward  the  govern- 
ors of  Israel,  that  ;* offered  them- 
selves willingly  among  the  people. 
Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

10  II "/Speak,  ye  '-that  ride  on 
white  a.sses,  sye  that  sit  in  judg- 
ment, and  walk  by  the  way. 

11  T/ieij  that  arc  delivered  from 
the  noise  of  archers  in  the  places 
of  drawing  water,  there  shall 
they  rehearse  the  t' righteous 
acts  of  the  Lord,  even  the  right- 
eous acts  toward  the  inhabitants 
of  his  villages  in  Israel:  then 
shall  tlie  people  of  the  Lord  go 
down  to  the  gates. 

12  "Awake,  awake,  Deborah : 
awake,  awake,  utter  a  song: 
arise,  Barak,  and  *lead  thy  cap- 
tivity captive,  thou  son  of  Abin- 
oam. 

13  Then  he  made  him  that  re- 
maineth  2/ have  dominion  over 
the  nobles  among  the  people :  the 
Lord  made  me  have  dominion 
over  the  mighty. 

14  « Out  of  Ephraim  xvas  there  a 
root  of  them  "against  Amalek; 
after  thee,  Benjamin,  among  thy 
people;  out  of '•Machir  came  down 
governors,  and  out  of  Zebulun 
ihey  that  t  handle  the  pen  of  the 
writer. 

15  And  the  princes  of  Issachar 
were  witli  Deborah ;  even  Issa- 
char, and  also  c Barak:  he  was 
sent  on  tfbot  into  the  valley. 
II  For  the  divisions  of  Reuben  there 
ivere  great  t  thoughts  of  heart. 

16  Why  abodest  thou  ^^  among 
the  sheepiblds,  to  hear  the  bleat- 
ings  of  the  flocks  ?  II  For  the  di- 
visions of  Reuben  there  ivere  great 
searchings  of  heart. 

17  "Gilead  abode  beyond  Jordan: 
and  why  did  Dan  remain  in  ships  ? 
/Asher  continued  on  the  sea 
!l  shore,  and  abode  in  his  II  breaches. 

18  ."Zebulun  and  Naphtali  luere 
a  people  t/iat  tjeoparded  their 
lives  unto  the  death  in  the  high 
places  of  the  field. 

19  The  kings  came  and  fought; 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1296. 


/2  Sam.  22.  8. 

Ps.  68.  8. 

Is.  64.  3. 

Hab.  3.  3,  10. 
r  Deut.  4.  U. 

Pe.  97.  5. 
t  Heb.  fluw',d. 
h  Ex.  19.  18. 
tch.  3.  31. 
ich.  4.  17. 
/Lev.  26.  22. 

2  Chr.  10,5. 

Is.  33.  8. 

Lam.  1.  4.  it 

4.  18. 
t  Heb.  walkers 

of  paths. 
i  Heb.  crooked 

ways, 
m  Is.  49.  23. 
n  Deut.  32.  16. 

ch.2.  12,17. 
oSo  1  Sam. 

13.  19,  22. 

oh.  4.  3. 
p  ver.  2. 
II  Or,  Meditate. 
7  Ps.  105.  2.  ik 

145.  5. 
rcli.  10.  4.  ifc 

12.  14. 
s  Ps.  107.  32. 
t  Heb.  right- 
eousnesses of 

the  LORD. 

t\  Sam.  12.  7. 

Ps.  145.  7. 
u  Ps.  57.  8. 
X  Ps.  68.  18. 


yPs.  49.  14. 


»ch.  3.27. 
a  ch.  3.  13. 

4  Num.  32.  39, 
40. 

tHeh. 
draw  with 
the  pen,  ^c. 

c  ch.  4.  14. 
tHeb. 

his  feet. 
II  Or,  In  the 

divisions,  ^c. 
t  Heb. 

iynprcssions. 
dNum.  32.  1. 
II  Or,  In. 

c See  Josh. 
13.  25,  31. 

/■Josh.  19.  29, 

31. 
II  Or,  port. 
W  Or,  creeks, 
g  ch.  4.  10. 
t  Heb.  exposed 

to  reproach. 


Deborah  and  Barak. 


JUDGES. 


Miclianites  oppress  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  12'JG. 

ft.h.  4.  16. 

Ps.  44.  12. 

See  ver.  30. 
I  See  Josh.  10 

11. 

Ps.  77. 17, 18. 
hch.  i.  15. 
t  Ileb.  paths. 
Ich.  4.  7. 


;i  Or,  tramp- 
linsx,  or, 
plungings. 


mch.21.9,10. 

Neh.  3.  5. 
n  1  Sam.  17. 

47.  &  18.  17. 

ik  25.  28. 
och.4.  17. 
pLuke  1.  28. 

g  ch.  4.  19. 


t  Heb.  she 
hammered. 


tHeb. 
Between. 


tHeb. 
destroyed. 


tHeb. 
her  words, 

sEx.  13.  0. 

t  Hel>. 
to  the  bead 
oj  a  man. 


u  2  Sam.  23.  4. 
X  Ps.  19.  5. 


about  1256. 

ach.  2.  19. 
b  Hab.  3.  7. 


then  fought  the  kings  of  Canaan 
in  Taauach  by  the  waters  of  Me- 
giddo;  /ithey  took  no  gain  of 
money. 

20  'They  fought  from  lieaven; 
'^  the  stars  in  their  t  courses  fought 
against  Sisera. 

21  'The  river  of  Kishon  swept 
them  away,  that  ancient  river, 
the  river  "Kishon.  O  my  soul, 
thou  hast  trodden  down  strength. 

22  Then  were  the  horsehoofs 
broken  by  the  means  of  the 
iiprancings,  the  prancings  of 
tlieir  mighty  ones. 

23  Curse  ye  Meroz,  said  the 
angel  of  the  Lord,  curse  ye  bit- 
terly the  inhabitants  thereof; 
'« because  they  came  not  to  the 
help  "of  the  Lord,  to  the  help 
of  the  Lord  against  the  mighty. 

24  Blessed  above  women  shall 
ojael  the  wife  of  Heber  the 
Kenite  be;  j' blessed  shall  she 
be  above  women  in  the  tent. 

25  3  He  asked  water,  and  she 
gave  him  milk;  she  brought 
forth  butter  in  a  lordly  dish, 

26  '-She  put  her  hand  to  the 
nail,  and  her  right  hand  to  the 
workmen's  hammer;  and  twith 
the  hammer  she  smote  Sisera, 
she  smote  otf  his  head,  when  she 
had  pierced  and  stricken  through 
his  temples. 

27  tAt  her  feet  he  bowed,  he 
fell,  he  lay  down:  at  her  feet  he 
bowed,  he  fell :  where  he  bowed, 
there  he  fell  down  tdead. 

28  The  mother  of  Sisera  looked 
out  at  a  window,  and  cried 
through  the  lattice.  Why  is  his 
chariot  so  long  in  coming?  why 
tarry  the  wheels  of  his  chariots? 

29  Her  wise  ladies  answered 
her,  yea,  she  returned  t answer 
to  herself, 

30  «Have  they  not  sped?  have 
they  not  divided  the  prey;  tto 
every  man  a  damsel  or  two;  to 
Sisera  a  prey  of  di^'ers  colours,  a 
prey  of  divers  colours  of  needle- 
work, of  divers  colours  of  needle- 
work on  both  sides,  meet  for  the 
necks  of  them  that  take  the  spoil  ? 

31  <So  let  all  thine  enemies 
perish,  O  Lord:  but  let  them 
that  love  him  be  «as  the  sun 
^when  he  goeth  forth  in  his 
might.  And  the  land  had  rest 
forty  years. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  Israelites  for  their  sin  are  oppressed  by 
Midian.  8  .4  prophet  rcbuketh  them.  11  An 
angel  sendeth  Gideon  for  their  deliverance.  17 
Gideon's  present  is  consumed  with  fire.  25 
Gideon  destruyeth  Baal's  altar,  and  offereth  a 
sacrifice  upon  the  altar  Jehovah-shalom.  28 
Joash  defendeth  his  son,  and  calleth  him  Je- 
riihbaul.    32  Gideon's  army.    36  Gideon's  signs. 

a  A  XD  the  Children  of  Israel  did 

J\  evilinthesightoftheLoRD: 

and   the    Lord   delivered   them 

into  the  hand  ^of  Midian  seven 

1  years. 


2  And  the  hand  of  Midian  t  pre- 
vailed against  Israel :  and  because 
of  the  Midianites  the  children 
of  Israel  made  them  ^the  dens 
which  are  in  the  mountains,  and 
caves,  and  strong  holds. 

3  And  so  it  was,  when  Israel  had 
sown,  that  tlie  Midianites  came 
up,  and  ''the  Amalekites,  eand 
the  children  of  the  east,  even  they 
came  up  against  them ; 

4  And  they  encamped  against 
them,  and  /destroyed  the  in- 
crease of  the  earth,  till  thou  come 
unto  Gaza,  and  left  no  sustenance 
for  Israel,  neither  II  sheep,  nor  ox, 
nor  ass. 

5  For  they  came  up  with  their 
cattle  and  'their  tents,  and  they 
came  J/ as  grasshoppers  for  multi- 
tude; for  both  they  and  their 
camels  were  without  number: 
and  they  entered  into  the  land 
to  destroy  it. 

G  And  Israel  was  greatly  im- 
poverished because  of  the  Mid- 
ianites; and  the  children  of  Israel 
''cried  unto  the  Lord. 

7  1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto 
the  Lord  because  of  the  Midian- 
ites, 

8  That  the  Lord  sent  t  a  prophet 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  which 
said  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  I  brought 
j-ou  up  from  Egypt,  and  brought 
you  forth  out  of  the  house  of 
bondage ; 

9  And  I  delivered  you  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
out  of  the  hand  of  all  that  op- 
pressed you,  and  klrave  them 
out  from  before  you,  and  gave 
you  their  land ; 

10  And  I  said  unto  you,  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God;  ''fear  not  the 
gods  of  the  Amorites,  in  whose 
land  ye  dwell:  but  ye  have  not 
obeyed  my  voice. ^ 

11  1[  And  there  came  an  angel 
of  the  Lord,  and  sat  under  an 
oak  which  icas  in  Ophrah,  that 
l^ertained  unto  Joash  'the  Abi- 
ezrite:  and  his  son  '"Gideon 
threshed  wheat  by  the  wine- 
press, tto  hide  it  from  the  Mid- 
ianites. 

12  And  the  mangel  of  the  Lord 
appeared  unto  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  The  Lord  is  "with 
thee,  thou  mighty  man  of  valour. 

13  And  Gideon  said  unto  him,  O 
my  Lord,  if  the  Lord  be  with  us, 
why  then  is  all  tliis  befallen  us  ? 
and  p  where  be  all  his  miracles 
9  which  our  fathers  told  us  of,  say- 
ing. Did  not  the  Lord  bring  us 
up  from  Egypt?  but  now  the 
Lord  hath  'forsaken  us,  and  de- 
livered us  into  the  hands  of  the 
Midianites. 

14  And  the  Lord  looked  upon 
him,  and  said,  «Go   in   this  thy 

237 


Before 
C  H  KIST 

about I25& 


t  Heb. 

was  strong. 
cl  Sam.  13.  6. 

Heb.  11.  38. 

dch.  3.  13. 
e  Gen.  29.  1. 

rh.  7.  12.  (k 

8.  in. 

1  Kings  4.  30. 

Job    1.  3. 
/Lev.  26.  16. 

Deut.  28.  30, 

33,  51. 

Mic.  6.  15. 
il  Or,  goat. 

g  ch.  7.  12. 


h  ch.  3.  15. 
Hob.  5.  15. 

about  1249. 


t  Heb.  a  man 
a  prophet. 


i  Vs.  44.  2,  3. 


*2  Kings  17. 
35,  37,  38. 
Jer.  10.  2. 


rjosh.  IT.  2. 
mHeb.  11.  32, 

called  Ged- 

eon. 
t  Heb. 

to  cause  it 

to  flee, 
n  ch.  13.  3. 

Luke  1.  il, 

28. 
0  Josh.  1.  5. 


p  So  Ps.  89. 

40. 

Is.  59.  1.  <fc 

63.  15. 
q  Ps.  44.  1. 
r2  Chr.  15.  i 
s  1  Sam.  12. 

11. 

Heb.  11.  32, 

34. 


Gideon  sent  to  deUver  Israel. 


JUDGES. 


BaaVs  altar  destroyed. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1249. 


f  Josh.  1.  3. 

ch.  4.  6. 
u  See  1  Sam. 

3.  21. 
t  Heb.  my 

thousand  is 

the  meanest, 

Ex.  18.  21, 

25. 

Mic.  5.  2. 
X  Ex.  3.  12. 

Jnsh.  1.  5. 
y  Ex.  4.  1-8. 

ver.  36,  37. 

2  Kings  20. 

8. 

Ps.  86.  IT. 

Is.  7.  11. 
z  Gen.  18.  3, 

5. 

ch.  13.  15. 
II  Or,  meat 

offering. 
a  Gen.  18.  6, 

7,  8. 
+  Heb.  a  ktd 

of  the  goals. 


bch.  13.  19. 
cSee  I  Kings 


d  Lev.  fl.  24. 

1  Kings  18. 

38. 

2  Chr.  7.  1. 

ech.  13.  21. 


/Gen.  16.  13. 

&  3-2.  30. 

Ex.  33.  20. 

ch.  13.  22. 
g  Dan.  10.  19. 


llThat  is. 
The  LORD 
send  peace  : 
Sec  Gen.  22. 
14. 

Ex.  17.  15. 
Jcr.  33.  16. 
Ez.  48.  35. 

Ach.  8.  32. 

II  Or,  and. 

J  Ex.  34.  13. 
Deut.  7.  5. 


t  Hcb.  strong 

place. 
II  Or,  in  an 

orderly 

manner. 


might,  and  thou  .shalt  save  Israel 
from  the  hand  of  the  Midianites: 
«have  not  I  sent  thee? 
1.5  And  he  said  unto  him,  O  my 
Lord,  wherewith  shall  I  save  Is- 
rael ?  behold,  "  +  my  family  ?.s  poor 
in  Manasseh,  and  I  am  the  least 
in  my  fathers  house. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
2^  Surely  I  will  be  with  thee,  and 
thou  Shalt  smite  the  Midianites  as 
one  man. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  If  now 
I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight, 
then  2/ shew  me  a  sign  that  thou 
talkest  with  me. 

18  z  Depart  not  hence,  I  pray 
thee,  until  I  come  unto  thee,  and 
bring  forth  my  !i  present,  and  set 
it  before  thee.  And  he  said,  I 
will  tarry  until  thou  come  again. 

19  ''  "And  Gideon  went  in,  and 
made  ready  +a  kid,  and  u!ileav- 
ened  cakes' of  an  ephah  of  flour: 
the  flesh  he  put  in  a  basket,  and 
he  put  the  broth  in  a  pot,  and 
brought  77  out  unto  him  under  the 
oak,  and  presented  it. 

20  And  the  angel  of  God  said 
unto  him,  Take  tlie  flesh  and  the 
unleavened  cakes,  and  ''lay  them 
upon  this  rock,  and  cpour  out  the 
broth.    And  he  did  so. 

21  ![  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
put  forth  the  end  of  the  statf  that 
was  in  liis  hand,  and  touched  the 
flesh  and  the  unleavened  cakes; 
and  '^  there  rose  up  fire  out  of  the 
rock,  and  consumed  the  flesh  and 
the  unleavened  cakes.  Then  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  departed  out 
of  his  sight. 

22  And  when  Gideon  « perceived 
that  he  ivasan  angel  of  tlie  Lord, 
Gideon  .said,  Alas,  O  Lord  God! 
.'■for  because  I  have  seen  an  angel 
of  the  Lord  face  to  face. 

2.3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
r/ Peace  tje  unto  thee;  fear  not: 
thou  Shalt  not  die. 

24  Then  Gideon  built  an  altar 
therfe  unto  the  Lord,  and  called 
it  DJehovah-shalom :  unto  this 
day  it  i.i  yet  ^^in  Ophrah  of  the 
Abi-ezrites. 

2-5  1  And  it  came  to  pass  the 
same  night,  that  the  Lord  said 
unto  him.  Take  thy  father's 
young  bullock,  li  even  the  second 
bullock  of  seven  years  old,  and 
throw  down  the  altar  of  Baal  that 
thy  father  hath,  and  »cut  down 
the  grove  that  i.s  by  it : 

26  And  build  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord  thj' God  upon  the  top  of  this 
trock,  !lin  the  ordered  pliioe,  and 
take  the  second  bullock,  and  oflfer 
a  burnt  sacriflce  with  the  wood 
of  the  grove  which  thou  shalt  cut 
down. 

27  Then  Gideon  took  ten  men  of 
his  servants,  and  did  as  the  Lord 
had  said  unto  him :  and  so  it  was, 
because    he  feared    his  father's 

2.38 


hoasehold,  and  the  men  of  the 
city,  that  lie  could  not  do  it  by 
day,  that  he  did  it  by  night. 

28  *y  And  when  the  men  of  the 
citj-  arose  early  in  the  morning, 
behold,  the  altar  of  Baal  was  cast 
down,  and  the  grove  was  cut 
down  that  iras  by  it,  and  the  sec- 
ond bullock  was  offered  upon  the 
altar  t/iat  ivas  built. 

29  And  they  said  one  to  another, 
Who  hath  done  this  thing?  And 
when  they  inquired  and  asked, 
they  said,  Gideon  the  son  of 
Joash  hath  done  this  thing. 

aj  Then  the  men  of  the  city  said 
unto  Joash,  Bring  out  thy  son, 
that  he  may  die:  becau.se  he  hath 
cast  down  the  altar  of  Baal,  and 
because  he  hath  cut  down  the 
grove  that  vns  by  it. 

31  And  Joash  said  unto  all  that 
stood  against  him,  AVill  ye  plead 
for  Baal?  will  ye  save  him?  he 
that  will  plead  for  him,  let  him  be 
put  to  death  whilst  it  i.-i  yet  morn- 
ing: if  he  be  a  god,  let  him  plead 
for  himself,  because  one  hath  cast 
down  his  altar. 

32  Therefore  on  that  day  he  called 
him  ii^Jerubbaal,  saying,  Let  Baal 
plead  against  him,  because  he 
hath  thrown  down  his  altar. 

33  t  Then  all  'the  Midianites  and 
the  Amalekites  and  the  children 
of  the  east  were  gathered  to- 
gether, and  went  over,  and  pitch- 
ed in  '"the  valley  of  Jezreel. 

34  But  «the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
+  came  upon  Gideon,  and  he 
"blew  a  trumpet;  and  Abi-ezer 
twas  gathered  after  him. 

.3.5  And  he  sent  messengers 
throughout  all  Manasseh ;  who 
also  was  gathered  after  him  :  and 
he  sent  messengers  unto  Asher, 
and  ■  unto  Zebulun,  and  unto 
Xaphtali;  and  they  came  up  to 
meet  them. 

36  •^  And  Gideon  said  unto  God, 
If  thou  wilt  save  Israel  by  mine 
hand,  as  thou  ha.st  said, 

37;' Behold,  I  will  put  a  fleece  of 
wool  in  the  floor;  and  if  the  dew 
be  on  the  fleece  only,  and  it  be 
dry  upon  all  the  earth  be.<si(Ie.s, 
then  shall  I  know  that  thou  wilt 
save  Israel  by  mine  hand,  as  thou 
hast  said. 

38  And  it  was  so:  for  he  rose 
up  early  on  the  morrow,  and 
thrust  the  fleece  together,  and 
wringed  the  dew  out  of  the 
fleece,  a  bowl  full  of  water. 

',iS  And  Gideon  said  unto  God, 
'/Let  not  thine  anger  be  liot 
against  me,  and  I  will  speak  but 
this  once:  let  me  prove,  I  pray 
thee,  but  this  once  with  the 
fleece;  let  it  now  be  dry  only 
upon  tlie  fleece,  and  upon  all  the 
ground  let  there  be  dew. 

40  And  God  did  so  that  night: 
for    it  was  dry  upon  the  fleece 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1249. 


II  That  is,  Let 

Baal  plead, 
k  1  Sam.  12. 

11. 

2  Sam.  11. 

21, 

Jeruhhe- 

sheih  ;  thai 

1.*,  Let  the 

shameful 

thing  plead. 

See  Jer.  11. 

13. 

Hos.  9.  10. 
I  ver.  3. 
m  Josh.  17. 

16. 

about  1249. 

nch.  3.  10. 

IChr.  12.  18. 

2  Chr.  24.  20. 
tHeb. 

clothed. 
oNum.  10.3. 

ch.  3.  27. 
tHeb. 

was  called 

after  htm. 
pSee  Ex.  4.3, 

4,  6,  7. 


q  Gen.  18.  32. 


Gideon's  army  reduced. 


JUDGES. 


His  stratagem. 


liefore 
CHRIST 

about  1249. 


b  Dent.  8.  17. 
I  =  .  10.  13. 

1  Cor    1.  29. 

2  Cor.  4.  7. 


c  Deut.  20.  8. 


dl  Sam.  14.  6. 


e  Gen.  46.  2,  3. 


only,  and  there  was  dew  on  all 
the  ground. 

CHAPTEH  VII. 

1  Gideon's  army  of  two  and  thirty  thousand 
is  brought  to  three  hundred,  0  He  rs  en- 
couraged by  the  dream  and  interpretation 
of  the  barley  cake.  16  His  stratagem  of 
trumpets  and  lamps  in  pitchers.  24  The 
Ephraimites  take  Oreh  and  Zeeh. 

'I'^HEX  «  Jerubbaal,  who  is  Gid- 
-L  eon,  and  all  the  people  that 
icere  with  him,  rose  up  early,  and 
pitched  beside  the  well  of  Harod: 
so  that  the  host  of  the  Midianites 
were  on  the  north  side  of  them, 
by  the  hill  of  Moreh,  in  the  valley. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gid- 
eon, The  people  that  nvp.  with 
thee  arr  too  many  for  me  to  give 
the  Midianites  into  their  hands, 
lest  Israel  *  vaunt  themselves 
against  me,  saying.  Mine  own 
hand  hath  saved  me. 

3  Now  therefore  go  to,  proclaim 
in  the  ears  of  the  people,  saying, 
c  Whosoever  is  fearful  and  afraid, 
let  him  return  and  depart  early 
from  mount  Gilead.  And  there 
returned  of  the  people  twenty  and 
two  thousand ;  and  there  remain- 
ed ten  thousand. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gid- 
eon, The  people  are  yet  too  many  ; 
bring  them  down  unto  the  water, 
and  I  will  try  them  for  thee  there : 
and  it  shall  be,  that  of  whom  I 
say  unto  thee.  This  shall  go  with 
thee,  the  same  shall  go  with  thee; 
and  of  whomsoever  I  say  unto 
thee.  This  shall  not  go  with  thee, 
the  same  shall  not  .go. 

5  So  he  brought  down  the  peo- 
ple unto  the  water:  and  the 
Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  Every 
one  that  lappeth  of  the  water 
with  his  tongue,  as  a  dog  lappeth, 
him  Shalt  thou  set  by  himself; 
likewise  every  one  that  boweth 
down  upon  his  knees  to  drink. 

6  And  the  number  of  them  that 
lapped,  jnUting  their  hand  to 
their  mouth,  were  three  hundred 
men  :  but  all  the  rest  of  the  peo- 
ple bowed  down  upon  their 
knees  to  drink  water. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gid- 
eon, ''By  the  three  hundred  men 
that  lapped  will  I  save  you,  and 
deliver  the  Midianites  into  thine 
hand ;  and  let  all  the  other  people 
go  every  man  unto  his  place. 

8  So  the  people  took  victuals  in 
their  hand,  and  their  trumpets: 
and  he  sent  all  the  rest  of  Israel 
every  man  unto  his  tent,  and  re- 
tained those  three  hundred  men: 
and  the  host  of  Midian  was  be- 
neath hini  in  the  valley. 

9  S\  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same 
« night,  that  the  Lori>  said  unto 
him.  Arise,  get  thee  down  unto 
the  host;  for  I  have  delivered  it 
into  thine  hand. 

10  But  if  thou  fear  to  go  down. 


go  thou  with  Phurah  thy  servant 
down  to  the  host: 

11  And  thou  shalt  /hear  what 
they  say;  and  afterward  shall 
thine  hands  be  strengthened  to 
go  down  unto  tlie  host.  Then 
went  he  down  with  Phurah  his 
servant  unto  the  outside  of  the 
!l  armed  men  that  urre  in  the  host. 

12  And  the  Midianites  and  the 
Amalekites  and  »all  the  children 
of  the  east  lay  along  in  the  valley 
like  grasshoppers  lor  multitude ; 
and  their  camels  urre  without 
number,  as  tlie  sand  by  the  sea 
side  for  multitude. 

13  And  when  Gideon  was  come, 
behold,  there  vas  a  man  that  told 
a  dream  unto  his  i'ellow,and  said, 
Behold,  I  dreamed  a  dream,  and, 
lo,  a  cake  of  barley  bread  tumbled 
into  the  host  of  Midian,  and  came 
unto  a  tent,  and  smote  it  that  it 
fell,  and  overturned  It,  that  the 
tent  lay  along. 

14  And  his  fellow  answered  and 
said,  This  is  nothing  else  save  the 
sword  of  Gideon  the  son  of  Joa.sh, 
a  man  of  Israel :  for  into  his  hand 
hath  God  delivered  Midian,  and 
all  the  host. 

1.5  H  And  it  was  so,  when  Gideon 
heard  the  telling  of  the  dream, 
and  tthe  interpretation  thereof, 
that  he  worshipped,  and  returned 
into  the  host  of  Israel,  and  said. 
Arise;  for  the  Lord  hath  de- 
livered into  your  hand  the  host  of 
Midian. 

IG  And  he  divided  the  three  hun- 
dred men  into  three  companies, 
and  he  put  ta  trumpet  in  every 
man's  hand,  with  empty  pitchers, 
and  II  lamps  within  the  pitchers. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them,  Look 
on  me,  and  do  likewise:  and,  be- 
hold, when  I  come  to  the  outside 
of  the  camp,  it  shall  be  that,  as  I 
do,  so  shall  ye  do. 

18  When  I  blow  with  a  trumpet, 
I  and  all  that  arc  with  me,  then 
blow  ve  the  trumpets  also  on  every 
side  of  all  the  camp,  and  say,  Tlie 
siforcZof  the  Lord,  and  of  Gideon. 

19  If  So  Gideon,  and  the  hundred 
men  that  \cere  with  him.  came 
unto  the  outside  of  the  camp  in  the 
beginning  of  the  middle  watch ; 
and  thev  had  but  newly  set  the 
watch  :  and  they  blew  the  trum- 
pets, and  brake  the  pitchers  that 
were  in  their  hands. 

20  And  the  three  companies  blew 
the  trumpets,  and  brake  the  pitch- 
ers, and  held  the  lamps  in  their 
left  hands,  and  the  trumpets  in 
their  right  hands  to  blow  ivithal: 
and  they  cried.  The  sword  of  the 
Lord,  and  of  Gideon. 

21  And  thev  ''  stood  every  man  in 
his  place  ro'und  about  the  camp  : 
iand  all  the  host  ran,  and  cried, 
and  fled. 

22  And  the  three  hundred  ^- blew 

239 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1249. 

/"ver.  13,  14, 

15. 

Sec  Gen.  24. 

14. 

1  Sam.  14.  9, 

10. 
[|  Or,  ranks 

by  five. 

Ex.  13.  18. 
f  ch.  6.  5,  33. 

<k  ti.  10. 


tHeb.  «Ae 
breaking 
thereof. 


t  Heb.  trum- 
pets in  the 
hand  of  all 
of  them. 

]l  Or,  flrc- 
brandst  or, 
torches. 


k  Ex.  14.  13, 

14. 

2  Chr.  20.  17. 
i  2  Kings  7.  7. 
A  Josh.  6.  4, 

16,  20. 

See  2  Cor.  4. 

7. 


Oideon  pacifieth  the  Epliraimitcs.    JUDGES. 


Zehah  aiid  Zalmunna  tahen. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1249. 


I  Vs.  63.  0. 
Is.  9.  4. 

m  1  Sam.  14. 
20. 
2  Chr.  20.  23. 

II  Or,  towards. 
tlleb.  lip. 


orh.  3.  28. 
;),Iohii  1.  28, 
q>h.  8.  3. 

I's.  63.  11. 
I-  Is.  10.  26. 


aSecch.  12. 1. 

2  Sam.  19. 

41. 
t  Heb.  What 

thing  is  this 

thou  hast 

done  unto  us.^ 
t  Hfb. 

strongly. 


h  cli.  7.  24,  25. 
Phil.  2.  3. 


t  Heb.  spi 
cProv.  15, 


rfGen.  S3.  17. 
Ps.  CO.  li. 


e  See  1    Kings 

20.  11. 
/See  1  Sam. 

25.  11. 


g  ver.  16. 

t  Heb.  thresh. 


the  trumpets,  and  'the  Lord  set 
"'everj'  man's  sword  against  his 
fellow,  even  throughout  all  the 
host :  and  the  liost  fled  to  Betli- 
shittah  Bin  Zererath,  and  to  the 
t  border  of  Abel-meholah,  unto 
Tabbath. 

23  And  the  men  of  Israel  gath- 
ered themselves  together  out  of 
Naphlali,  and  out  of  Asher,  and 
out  of  all  Manasseh,  and  pursued 
after  the  Midianites. 

24  If  And  Gideon  sent  messengers 
throughout  all  "mount  Ephraim, 
saying.  Come  down  against  the 
Midianites,  and  take  before  them 
the  waters  unto  Beth-barah  and 
Jordan.  Then  all  the  men  of 
Ephraim  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether, and  0  took  the  w^aters  unto 
i' Beth-barah  and  Jordan. 

25  And  they  took  7  two  princes  of 
the  Midianites,  Oreb  and  Zeeb ; 
and  tliey  slew  Oreb  upon  ''the 
rock  Oreb,  and  Zeeb  they  slew  at 
the  winepress  of  Zeeb,  and  pur- 
sued Midian,  and  brought  the 
heads  of  Oreb  and  Zeeb  to  Gideon 
on  the  » other  side  Jordan. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Gideon  pacijictk  the  Ephratmites.  4  Succoth 
and  Pcnucl  refuse  to  relieve  Gideon^s  army. 
10  Zehah  and  Zalmunna  are  tahen.  13  Sue- 
eoth  and  Pcnuel  are  destroyed.  18  Gideon 
revengeth  his  brethren's  death  on  Zehah  and 
Zalmunna.  22  He  refuseth  government.  24 
His  cphod  cause  of  idolatry.  28  Midian  suli- 
ducd.  20  Gideon's  children,  and  death.  33 
The  Israelites'  idolatry  and  ingratitude. 

AND  "the  men  of  Ephraim  said 
J\.  unto  him,  tWhy  hast  thou 
served  us  thus,  that  thou  calledst 
us  not,  when  thovi  wentest  to  fight 
with  the  Midianites?  And  they 
did  chide  with  him  t  sharply. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
have  I  done  now  in  comparison 
of  you?  Js  not  the  gleaning  of  the 
grapes  of  Ephraim  better  than 
the  vintage  of  Abi-ezer? 

3^  God  hath  delivered  into  your 
hands  the  princes  of  Midian,  Oreb 
and  Zeeb:  and  what  was  I  able  to 
do  in  comparison  of  you  ?  Then 
their  to  anger  was  abated  toward 
him,  when  he  had  said  that. 

4  i,  And  Gideon  came  to  Jordan, 
and  passed  over,  he,  and  the  three 
hundred  men  that  were  with  him, 
faint,  yet  pursuing  them. 

5  And  he  said  unto  the  men  of 
rfSuccoth,  Give,  I  pray  you,  loaves 
of  bread  unto  the  people  that  fol- 
low me;  for  they  be  faint,  and  I 
am  pursuing  after  Zebah  and  Zal- 
munna, kings  of  Midian. 

G  1  And  the  princes  of  Succoth 
said,  eAre  the  hands  of  Zebah  and 
Zalmunna  now  in  thine  hand, 
that  .fwe  should  give  bread  unto 
thine  army? 

7  And  Gideon   said,   Therefore 

when  the  Lord  hath  delivered 

Zebah  and  Zalmunna  into  mine 

hand,  a  then  I  will  t  tear  your  flesh 

240 


with  the  thorns  of  the  wilderness 
and  witli  briers. 

8  ^  And  he  went  up  thence  '«to 
Penuel,  and  spake  unto  them 
likewise:  and  the  men  of  Penuel 
answered  him  as  the  men  of  Suc- 
coth had  answered  /mn. 

9  And  he  spake  also  unto  the 
men  of  Penuel,  saying,  When  I 
2  come  again  in  peace,  ^I  will 
break  down  this  tower. 

10  11  Now  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
were  in  Karkor,  and  their  hosts 
with  them,  about  fifteen  thousand 
men,  all  that  were  left  of  'all  the 
hosts  of  the  children  of  the  east: 
for  there  fell  II  a  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  men  that  drew 
sword. 

11  1[  And  Gideon  went  up  by  the 
way  of  them  that  dwelt  in  tents 
on  the  east  of  ™  Nobah  and  Jog- 
behah.  and  smote  the  host:  for 
the  host  was  "secure. 

12  And  when  Zebah  and  Zalmun- 
na fled,  he  pursued  after  them, 
and  "took  the  two  kings  of 
Midian,  Zebah  and  Zalmunna, 
and  t discomfited  all  the  host. 

13  If  And  Gideon  the. son  of  Joash 
returned  from  battle  before  the 
sun  ivas  up, 

14  And  caught  a  young  man  of 
the  men  of  Succoth,  and  inquired 
of  him:  and  he  t described  unto 
him  the  princes  of  Succoth,  and 
the  elders  thereof,  even  threescore 
and  seventeen  men. 

1.5  And  he  came  unto  the  men  of 
Succoth,  and  said.  Behold  Zebah 
and  Zalmunna,  with  whom  ye 
did I'upbraid  me,  saying,  Are  the 
hands  of  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
now  in  thine  hand,  that  we  should 
give  bread  unto  thy  men  that  are 
weary  ? 

16  ?  And  he  took  the  elders  of  the 
city,  and  thorns  of  the  wilderness, 
and  briers,  and  with  them  he 
ttaught  the  men  of  Succoth. 

17  '■  And  he  beat  down  the  tower 
of  « Penuel,  and  slew  the  men  of 
the  city. 

18  If  Then  said  he  unto  Zebah  and 
Zalmunna,  What  manner  of  men 
were  they  whom  ye  slew  at 
*  Tabor?  And  they  answered.  As 
thou  art,  so  ivcre  they;  each  one 
t  resembled  the  children  of  a 
king. 

19  And  he  said.  They  were  my 
brethren,  even  the  sons  of  my 
mother:  a.<i  the  Lord  liveth,  if  ye 
had  saved  them  alive,  I  would 
not  slay  you. 

20  And  he  said  unto  Jether  his 
firstborn.  Up,  and  slay  them.  But 
the  youth  drew  not  his  sword:  for 
he  feared,  because  he  ivas  yet  a 
youth. 

21  Then  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
said,  Rise  thou,  and  fall  upon  us : 
for  as  the  man  is,  so  is  his 
strength.    And  Gideon  arose,  and 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1249. 


k  Gen.  32.  30. 
1  Kings  12. 


!  1  Kings  22. 
27. 
k  ver.  17. 


II  Or,  a  A«n- 

dred  and 

twenty  thou- 

sandy  every 

one  drawing 

a  sword, 

rh.  20.  2,  15, 

17.  25. 

2  Kings  3. 26. 
m  Num.  32. 

35,  42. 
nch.  18.  27. 

1  Thess.  5.  3. 
0  Ps.  83.  11. 
t  Heb. 

terrified. 


p  ver.  6. 


'/  ver.  7. 


tHeb. 

made  to  know, 
r  ver.  9. 
s  1  Kings  12. 

25. 


t  ch.  4.  6. 
Ps.  89.  12. 

t  Heb.  ttccoi 
mg  to  the 
Jorm,  ^c. 


The  death  of  Gideon. 


JUDGES. 


Ahimelech  is  made  King. 


Before 
C  11  K  I  S  T 

about  1249. 


uPs.   63.   11. 

llOr,  orna- 
ments like 
the  moon. 


1 1  Sam.  8.  7. 
fi.  10.  19.  <k 
12.  12. 


y  Gen.  25.  13. 
<k  37.  25,  28. 


II  Or,  fmeet 
jewels. 


nch.  6.  24. 
6  Ps.  106.  39. 
cDeut.  7.  16. 


cch.  9.  2,  5. 
t  Heh.  going 

out  of  his 

thigh. 
/ch.  9.  1. 
t  Heb.  set. 

about  1209. 

p  Geii.  25.  8. 

Jo  I)  5.  26. 
h  vrr.  27. 

ill.  6.  24. 
i  ch.  2.  19. 


*  ch.  2.  17. 
Ich.  9.  4,40. 


m  Ps.  78.  11, 
42.  &  106.  13, 

21. 

nrh.9.  16,  17, 
18. 
Ecc.  9.  14, 


'■-slew  Zebali  and  Zalmunna,  and 
took  away  the  II  ornaments  that 
wei-e  on  their  camels'  necks. 

22  1  Then  the  men  of  Israel  said 
unto  Gideon,  Rule  thou  over  us, 
both  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thj- 
son's  son  also :  for  thou  hast  de- 
livered us  from  the  hand  of  Mid- 
ian. 

2.3  And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  I 
will  not  rule  over  you,  neither 
shall  my  son  rule  over  you:  a^the 
Lord  shall  rule  over  you. 

24  "^  And  Gideon  said  unto  them, 
I  would  desire  a  request  of  you, 
that  ye  would  give  me  every  man 
the  earrings  of  his  prey.  (For  they 
had  golden  earring,?,  y  because 
they  icere  Ishmaelites.) 

2.5  And  they  answered,  We  will 
willingly  give  them.  And  thej' 
spread  a  garment,  and  did  cast 
therein  every  man  the  earrings  of 
his  prey. 

26  And  the  weight  of  the  golden 
earrings  that  he  requested  was  a 
thousand  and  seven  hundred 
shekels  of  gold ;  besides  orna- 
ments, and  li  collars,  and  purple 
raiment  that  uns  on  the  kings  of 
Midian,  and  besides  the  chains 
that  ive7-e  about  their  camels" 
necks. 

27  And  Gideon  zmade  an  ephod 
thereof,  and  put  it  in  his  city,  even 
"in  Ophrah:  and  all  Lsrael  *went 
thither  a  whoring  after  it:  which 
thing  became  <^ a  snare  unto  Gid- 
eon, and  to  his  house. 

28  ^  Thus  was  Midian  subdued 
before  the  children  of  Israel,  so 
that  they  lifted  up  their  heads  no 
more.  ^And  the  country  was  in 
quietness  forty  years  in  the  days 
of  Gideon. 

29  1,  And  Jerubbaal  the  son  of 
Joash  went  and  dwelt  in  his  own 
house. 

30  And  Gideon  had  "threescore 
and  ten  sons  t  of  his  body  begot- 
ten: for  he  had  many  wives. 

31  .^And  his  concubine  that  iiris 
in  Shechem,  she  also  bare  him 
a  son,  whose  name  he  t called 
Ahimelech. 

32  1  And  Gideon  the  son  of  Jo- 
ash  died  ."in  a  good  old  age,  and 
was  buried  in  the  sepulchre  of 
Joash  his  father,  ''in  Ophrah  of 
the  Abi-ezrites. 

33  And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  »as  soon 
as  Gideon  was  dead,  that  the 
children  of  Israel  turned  again, 
and  ^' went  a  whoring  after  Baal- 
im, 'and  made  Baal-berith  their 
god. 

34  And  the  children  of  Israel 
m  remembered  not  the  Lord  their 
God,  who  had  delivered  them  out 
of  the  hands  of  all  their  enemies 
ou  every  side : 

3-5   » Neither  shewed  they  kind- 
ness to  the  house  of  Jerubbaal, 
namely,  Gideon,  according  to  all 
16 


the  goodness  which  he  had  shew- 
ed unto  Israel. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  Ahimelech  by  conspiracy  with  the  Shechemites, 
and  murder  of  his  brethren,  is  made  king.  7 
Jotham.  by  a  parable  rcbuketh  them,  and  fore- 
tellelh  their  ruin.  22  Gaal  conspireth  with  the 
Shechemites  against  him.  30  Zebul  revealeth 
It.  34  Abimelcch  overcometh  them,  and  soweth 
the  city  with  salt.  46  He  burneth  the  hold  of 
the  god  Berith.  50  At  Thebez  he  is  slain  by  a 
piece  of  a  millstone.  56  Jotham' s  curse  is  ful- 
filled. 

AXD  Ahimelech  the  son  of 
Jerubbaal  went  to  Shechem 
unto  "  his  mother's  brethren,  and 
communed  with  them,  and  with 
all  the  family  of  the  house  of  his 
mother's  father,  saying, 

2  Speak,  I  pray  you,  in  the  ears 
of  all  the  men  of  Shechem, 
t  Whether  is  better  for  j'ou,  either 
that  all  the  sons  of  Jerubbaal, 
which  are  *  threescore  and  ten 
persons,  reign  over  you,  or  that 
one  reign  over  you  ?  remember 
also  that  I  am  cyour  bone  and 
your  flesh. 

3  And  his  mother's  brethren 
spake  of  him  in  the  ears  of  all  the 
men  of  Shechem  all  these  words: 
and  their  hearts  inclined  t  to  fol- 
low Ahimelech ;  for  they  said,  He 
is  our  <i  brother. 

4  And  thej'  gave  him  threescore 
and  ten  pieces  of  silver  out  of  the 
house  of  eBaal-berith,  wherewith 
Ahimelech  hired  /vain  and  light 
persons,  which  followed  him. 

5  And  he  went  unto  his  father's 
hou.se  ffat  Ophrah,  and  ''.slew  his 
brethren  the  sons  of  Jerubbaal, 
beinri  threescore  and  ten  persons, 
upon  one  stone:  notwithstand- 
ing, yet  Jotham  the  youngest  .son 
of  Jerubbaal  was  left;  for  he  hid 
himself. 

6  And  all  the  men  of  Shechem 
gathered  together,  and  all  the 
house  of  Millo,  and  went  and 
made  Ahimelech  king,  !l  by  the 
plain  of  the  pillar  that  ivas  In 
Shechem. 

7  T  And  when  they  told  it  to  Jo- 
tham, he  went  and  stood  in  the 
top  of  amount  Gerizim,  and  lifted 
up  his  voice,  and  cried,  and  .said 
unto  them.  Hearken  unto  me,  ye 
men  of  Shechem,  that  God  may 
hearken  unto  you. 

8  *The  trees  went  forth  on  a 
time  to  anoint  a  king  over  them ; 
and  they  said  unto  the  olive  tree, 
'Reign  thou  over  us. 

9  But  the  olive  tree  said  unto 
them,  Should  I  leave  my  fatness, 
"1  wherewith  by  me  they  honour 
God  and  man,  and  tgo  to  be  pro- 
moted over  the  trees  ? 

10  And  the  trees  said  to  the  fig 
tree.  Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

11  But  the  fig  tree  said  unto 
them.  Should  I  forsake  my  sweet- 
ness, and  my  good  fruit,  and  go  to 
be  promoted  over  the  trees  ? 

^11 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1209. 


about  1209. 

och.  8.  31. 


t  Heb.  What 

is  good  .' 
whether,  (J-c. 
6ch.  8.  30. 


c  Geu.  29.  14. 


t  Heb.  after. 
dGen.  29.  15. 


«ch.  8.  33. 
/ch.  11.3. 

2Chr.  13.  7. 

Prov.  12.  ll. 

Acts  17.  5. 
f  ch.  6.  24. 
/i2  Kings  11. 

1.  2. 


II  Or,  by  the 
oak  of  the 
pillar  : 
See  Josh.  24. 
26. 

about  1209. 

iDeut.  11.  29. 
&  27.  12. 
Josh.  8.  33. 
John  4.  20. 


*See  2  Kings 
14.  9. 


/ch.  8.  22,  23. 


m  Ps.  104.  15. 
t  Heb.  go  up 

and  down 

for othar 

trets. 


The  Sliechemites'  ruin  foretold.        JUDGES. 


GaaVs  conspiracy 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1209. 


n  Fs.  104.  15. 


0  Is.  30.  2. 

Dan.  4.  12. 

Hos.  14.  7. 
p  ver.  20. 

Num.21.  28. 

F.z.  19.  14. 
172  Kings  14. 

6. 

Ps.  104.  16. 

Is,  2.  13.  & 

37.  24. 

Ez.  31.  3. 
rrh.  8.  35. 

t  Heb.  cast 
his  life. 


t  U.  8.  6. 
Phil.  3.  3. 


aboitt  1206. 

Vl  Sam.  16. 

14.  <k  18.  3, 

10. 

See  1  Kings 

12.  15.  &  22. 

22. 

2  Chr.  10.  15. 

ic  18.  19,  (fee. 

Is.  19.  2,  14. 
sis.  33.  1. 
a  1  Kings  2.32. 

Esth.  9.  25. 

Ps.  7.  IG. 

Matl.  23.  35, 

36. 
t  Heb. 

strengthened 

his  hands  to 

kUt. 


12  Then  said  the  trees  unto  the 
vine,  Come  thou,  and  reign  over 
us. 

13  And  the  vine  said  unto  them, 
Should  I  leave  my  wine,  "which 
cheereth  God  and  man,  and  go  to 
be  promoted  over  the  trees  ? 

14  Then  said  all  the  trees  unto 
the  II  bramble,  Come  thou,  and 
reign  over  us. 

15  And  the  bramble  said  unto 
the  trees,  If  in  truth  ye  anoint 
me  king  over  you,  then  come  and 
put  your  tru.st  in  my  "shadow; 
and  if  not,  Plet  fire  come  out  of 
the  bramble,  and  devour  the  i ce- 
dars of  Lebanon. 

16  Now  therefore,  if  ye  have  done 
truly  and  sincerely,  in  that  ye 
have  made  Abimelech  king,  and 
if  ye  have  dealt  well  with  Jerub- 
baal  and  his  house,  and  have  done 
unto  him  ''according  to  the  de- 
serving of  his  hands: 

17  (For  my  lather  Ibught  for  you, 
and  t  adventured  his  life  far, 'and 
delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of 
Midian : 

18  «And  ye  are  risen  up  against 
my  father's  house  this  day,  and 
have  slain  his  sons,  threescore 
and  ten  persons,  upon  one  stone, 
and  have  made  Abimelech,  the 
son  of  his  maidservant,  king  over 
the  men  of  Shechem,  because  he 
is  your  brother :) 

19  If  ye  then  have  dealt  truly 
and  sincerely  with  Jerubbaal  and 
with  his  house  this  daj%  then  < re- 
joice ye  in  Abimelech,  andlet him 
also  rejoice  in  you  : 

20  But  if  not,  "let  fire  come  out 
from  Abimelech,  and  devour  the 
men  of  Shechem,  and  the  house  of 
Millo;  and  let  fire  come  out  from 
the  men  of  Shechem,  and  from 
the  house  of  Millo,  and  devour 
Abimelech. 

21  And  Jotham  ran  away,  and 
lied,  and  went  to  a:  Beer,  and 
dwelt  there,  for  fear  of  Abimelech 
his  brother. 

22  H  When  Abimelech  had  reign- 
ed three  years  over  Israel, 

23  Then  y  God  sent  an  evil  spirit 
between  Abimelech  and  the  men 
of  Shechem;  and  the  men  of 
Shechem  '  dealt  treacherously 
with  Abimelech: 

24  "That  the  cvnelty  done  to  the 
threescore  and  ten  sons  of  Jerub- 
baal might  come,  and  their  blood 
be  laid  upon  Abimelech  their 
brother,  which  slew  them,  and 
upon  the  men  of  Shechem,  which 
1  aided  him  in  the  killing  of  his 
brethren. 

2.5  And  the  men  of  Shechem  set 
liers  in  wait  for  him  in  the  top  of 
the  mountains,  and  they  robbed 
all  that  came  along  that  way  by 
them :  and  it  was  told  Abimelech. 

26  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  came 

with  his  brethren,  and  went  over 

242 


to  Shechem :  and  the  men  of 
Shechem  put  their  confidence  in 
him. 

27  And  they  went  out  into  the 
fields,  and  gathered  their  vine- 
yards, and  trode  the  grapes,  and 
made  tl  merry,  and  went  into  6  the 
house  of  their  god,  and  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  cursed  Abimelech. 

28  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  said, 
cWho  is  Abimelech,  and  who  is 
Shechem,  that  we  should  serve 
him  ?  is  not  he  the  son  of  Jerub- 
baal ?  and  Zebul  his  officer  ?  serve 
the  men  of  ('Hamor  the  father  of 
Shechem :  for  why  should  we 
.serve  him? 

29  And  e  would  to  God  this  people 
were  under  my  hand  !  then  would 
I  remove  Abimelech.  And  he 
said  to  Abimelech,  Increase  thine 
army,  and  come  out. 

30  TI  And  when  Zebul  the  ruler  of 
the  city  heard  the  words  of  Gaal  the 
son  of  Ebed,  his  anger  was  II  kin- 
dled. 

31  And  he  sent  messengers  unto 
Abimelech  t  privily,  saying,  Be- 
hold, Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  and  his 
brethren  be  come  to  Shechem; 
and,  behold,  they  fortify  the  city 
against  thee. 

32  Now  therefore  up  by  night, 
thou  and  the  people  that  is  with 
thee,  and  lie  in  wait  in  the  field: 

33  And  it  shall  be,  thai,  in  the 
morning,  as  soon  as  the  sun  is  up, 
thou  Shalt  rise  early,  and  set  upon 
the  city:  and,  behold,  when  he 
and  the  people  that  is  with  him 
come  out  against  thee,  then  may- 
est  thou  do  to  them  tas  thou 
Shalt  find  occasion. 

31  1  And  Abimelech  rose  up,  and 
all  the  people  that  iverewith.  him, 
by  night,  and  they  laid  wait 
against  Shechem  in  four  compa- 
nies. 

35  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed 
went  out,  and  stood  in  the  enter- 
ing of  the  gate  of  the  city:  and 
Abimelech  rose  up,  and  the  peo- 
ple that  xcere  with  him,  from  ly- 
ing in  wait. 

3()  And  when  Gaal  saw  the  peo- 
ple, he  .said  to  Zebul,  Behold, 
there  come  people  down  from  the 
top  of  the  mountains.  And  Zebul 
said  unto  him.  Thou  seest  the 
shadow  of  the  mountains  as  if 
theyiccre  men. 

37  And  Gaal  spake  again  and 
said.  See,  there  come  people  down 
by  the  t  middle  of  the  land,  and 
another  company  come  along  by 
the  plain  of  II  IMeoncnim. 

38  Then  said  Zebul  unto  him. 
Where  is  now  thy  mouth,  where- 
with thou  .fsaidst.  Who  is  Abime- 
lech, that  we  should  serve  him? 
is  not  this  the  pe>ople  that  thou 
hast  despised  ?  go  out,  I  pray  now, 
and  fight  with  them. 

39  And  Gaal  went  out  before  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1206. 


II  Or,  son^s  : 

See  Is.  16.  9, 

10. 

Jer.  25.  SO. 
6  ver.  4. 
cl  Sam.  25. 

10. 

1  Kings  12. 

IC. 

d  Gen.  34.  2,  6. 


e2  Sam.  15.  4. 


I  Or,  hot. 


t  Heb. 
craftily,  or, 
to  Tormah. 


t  Heb.  OS  thy 
hand  shall 
find, 

1  Sam.  10.  7. 
Ic  25.  8. 
Ecc.  9.  10. 


t  Heb.  navel. 

n  Or,  The 

recorders  of 

timrs, 

Deul.  18.  14. 
/ver.  28,29. 


against  Ahimelech. 


JUDGES. 


Abimdech  is  slain. 


before 
CHRIST 

about  1206. 


g  ver.  20. 

ADeut.  29.  23. 
1  Kings  12. 
25. 
2Kiu(s3.  2a. 


tHeb. 
/  haiie  done. 


Z2  Sam. 11.  21. 


men  of  Shechem,  and  fought  with 
Abimelech. 

40  And  Abimelech  chased  him, 
and  he  fled  belbre  him,  and  manj' 
were  overthrown  and  wounded, 
even  unto  the  entering  of  the  gate. 

41  And  Abimelech  dwelt  at  Aru- 
mah;  and  Zebul  thrust  out  Gaal 
and  his  brethren,  that  they  should 
not  dwell  in  Shechem. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  the  people  went 
out  into  the  field;  and  they  told 
Abimelech. 

43  And  he  took  the  people,  and 
divided  them  into  three  com- 
panies, and  laid  wait  in  the  field, 
and  looked,  and,  behold,  the  peo- 
ple icere  come  forth  out  of  the 
city ;  and  he  rose  up  against  them, 
and  smote  them. 

44  And  Abimelech,  and  the  com- 
Ijany  that  icas  witli  him,  rushed 
forward,  and  stood  in  the  entering 
of  the  gate  of  the  city:  and  the 
two  other  companies  ran  upon  all 
the  people  that  were  in  the  fields, 
and  slew  them. 

45  And  Abimelech  fought  against 
the  citj'  all  that  day;  and  ahe 
took  the  city,  and  slew  tlie  peo- 
ple that  ivas  therein,  and  ''beat 
down  the  city,  and  sowed  it  with 
salt. 

46  ff  And  when  all  the  men  of 
the  tower  of  Shechem  heard  that, 
they  entered  into  a  hold  of  the 
house  'of  the  god  Berith. 

47  And  it  was  told  Abimelech, 
that  all  the  men  of  the  tower  ot 
Shechem  were  gathered  together. 

48  And  Abimelech  gat  liim  up  to 
mount  ^Zalmon,  he  and  all  the 
people  that  tvere  with  him;  and 
Abimelech  took  an  axe  in  his 
hand,  and  cut  down  a  bough  from 
the  trees,  and  took  it,  and  laid  it 
on  his  shoulder,  and  said  unto 
the  people  that  luere  with  him. 
What  ye  have  seen  tme  do,  make 
haste,  and  do  as  I  have  done. 

49  And  all  the  people  likewise 
cut  down  every  man  his  bough, 
and  followed  Abimelech,  and  put 
them  to  the  hold,  and  .set  the  hold 
on  fire  upon  them ;  so  that  all  the 
men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem 
died  also,  about  a  thousand  men 
and  women. 

50  1  Then  went  Abimelech  to 
Thebez,  and  encamped  against 
Thebez,  and  took  it. 

51  But  there  wa-s  a  strong  tower 
within  the  city,  and  thither  fled 
all  the  men  and  women,  and  all 
they  of  the  city,  and  shut  it  to 
them,  and  gat  them  up  to  the  top 
of  the  tower. 

52  And  Abimelech  came  unto 
the  tower,  and  fought  against  it, 
and  went  hard  unto  the  door  of 
the  tower  to  burn  it  with  fire. 

53  And  a  certain  woman  'cast  a 
piece  of  a  millstone  upon  Abime- 


lech's  head,  and  all  to  brake  his 
skull. 

54  Then  '"he  called  hastily  un- 
to the  young  man  his  armour- 
bearer,  and  said  unto  him.  Draw 
thy  sword,  and  slay  me,  that  men 
saj'  not  of  me,  A  woman  slew 
him.  And  his  young  man  thrust 
him  through,  and  he  died. 

55  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
saw  that  Abimelech  was  dead, 
thej'  departed  everj-  man  unto 
his  place. 

56  ^  "Thus  God  rendered  the 
wickedness  of  Abimelech,  which 
he  did  unto  his  father,  in  slaying 
his  seventy  brethren : 

57  And  all  the  evil  of  the  men 
of  Shechem  did  God  render  upon 
their  heads :  and  upon  them  came 
othe  curse  of  Jotham  the  son  of 
Jerubbaal. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Tola  judgeth  Israel  in  Shamir,  2  Jnir,u;hose 
thirty  sons  had  thirty  cities.  6  The  Phihsltnes 
and  Ammonites  oppress  Isratl.  10  In  their 
misery  God  sendetk  them  to  their  false  gods, 
15  Upon  their  repentance  he  pitieth  them. 

AND  after  Abimelech  there 
.  "arose  to  It  defend  Israel 
Tola  the  son  of  Puah,  the  son 
of  Dodo,  a  man  of  Issachar;  and 
he  dwelt  in  Shamir  in  mount 
Ephraim. 

2  And  he  judged  Israel  twenty 
and  three  years,  and  died,  and 
was  buried  in  Shamir. 

3  f  And  after  liim  arose  Jair,  a 
Gileadite,  and  judged  Israel  twen- 
ty and  two  years. 

4  And  lie  had  thirty  sons  that 
*rode  on  thirty  ass  colts,  and  they 
had  thirty  cities,  c  which  are  called 
9  Havoth-jair  unto  this  day,  which 
are  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

5  And  Jair  died,  and  was  buried 
in  Camon. 

6  \  And  f'the  children  of  Israel 
did  evil  again  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  e served  Baalim,  and 
Ashtaroth,  and  .'"the  gods  of  Syi'ia, 
and  the  gods  of  i/Zidon,  and'  the 
gods  of  Moab,  and  the  gods  of  the 
children  of  Aminon,  and  the  gods 
of  the  Philistines,  and  forsook  the 
Lord,  and  served  not  him. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
hot  against  Israel,  and  he  ''sold 
them  into  the  hands  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  into  the  hands  of  the 
children  of  Ammon. 

8  And  that  year  they  vexed  and 
t  oppressed  the  children  of  Israel: 
eighteen  years,  all  the  children  of 
Israel  that  icere  on  the  other  side 
Jordan  in  the  land  of  the  Amo- 
rites,  which  is  in  Gilead. 

9  Moreover  the  children  of  Am- 
mon passed  over  Jordan  to  fight 
also  against  Judah,  and  against 
Benjamin,  and  against  the  house 
of  Ephraim ;  so  that  Israel  was 
sore  distressed. 

10  \  'And  the  childi'en  of  Israel  I 

243 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1206. 


m  So  1  Sara. 
31.  4. 


n  Ter.  24. 
Job  31.  3. 
Ps.  94.  23. 
Prov.  5.  22. 


about  1206. 

a  ch.  '.'.  16. 
II  Or,  deliver. 
t  Heb.  save. 


about  1183. 


6ch.  5.  10.  <k 

12.  14. 
cDcnt.  3.  14. 

II  Or,  The 
villages  of 
Jair, 
Num.  32.  41. 

about  1161. 

dc'h.  2.  11.  k 
3.  7.  <fc  4.  1. 
<fc  6.  1.  & 

13.  1. 
«ch.  2.  13. 
/ch.  2.  12. 
^1  Kings  II. 

33. 

Pi.  106.  36. 

about  1161. 


hch. 


14. 


1  Sara.  12.  9. 


t  Heb. 
crushed. 


1 1  Sam.  12. 


Israel  is  oppressed. 


JUDGES. 


Jcphthah  clwsen  captain. 


Pefore 
CHRIST 

about  1161. 


A  Ex.  H.  30. 
/Num.  21.  21, 

24,  25. 
mch.3.  12,13. 
nch.  3.  31. 
och.  5.  19. 
pch.  6.  3. 
g  Te.  106.  42, 

43. 
rDeut.  32.  1.5. 

Jer.  2.  13. 


>  Deut.  32.  37, 

3S. 

2  Kings  3.  13. 

Jer.  2.  2S. 


t\  Sam.  3.  18. 

2  Sam.  15. 

2G. 
t  Heb.  is  good 

in  thine  eyes. 
«2  Chr.  7.  14. 

4:  15.  8. 

Jer.  18.  7,  8. 
t  Heb.  gods  of 

strangers. 
X  Ps.  106.  44, 

45. 

Is.  63.  9. 
t  Heb.  axis 

shortened, 
t  Heb.  cried 

together. 
II  Gen.  31.  49. 

ch.  11.  11,29. 


»ch.  11.  8,  11. 


oHch.  11.  32, 
railed  .Icph- 
thae. 

ich.  6.  12. 
2  Kings  5.  1. 

t  Heb.  «  wo- 
man a  harlot. 


t  H.>1».  from 
the  face. 

cch.  9.  4. 
1  Sar.i.  22.  2. 

t  Heb. 
after  days. 


cried  unto  the  Lord,  saying,  We 
have  sinned  against  thee,  both 
because  we  have  forsaken  our 
God,  and  also  served  Baalim. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  Bid  not  I  de- 
liver you  *froni  the  Egyptians, 
and  'from  the  Amorites,  '"from 
the  children  of  Ammon,  "and 
from  the  Phili.stines? 

12  "The  Zidonians  also,  v  and  the 
Amalekites,  and  the  Maonites, 
?did  oppress  you;  and  ye  cried  to 
me,  and  I  delivered  you  out  of 
their  hand. 

13  'Yet  ye  have  forsaken  me, 
and  served  other  gods  :  wherefore 
I  will  deliver  you  no  more. 

14  Go  and  scry  unto  the  gods 
which  ye  have  chosen ;  let  them 
deliver  you  in  the  time  of  your 
tribulation. 

1.5  \  And  the  children  of  Lsrael 
said  uuto  the  Lord,  We  have 
sinned:  <do  thou  unto  us  what- 
soever tseemeth  good  unto  thee; 
deliver  us  only,  we  pray  thee,  this 
day. 

16  "And  they  put  away  the 
t .strange  gods  from  among  them, 
and  served  the  Lord:  and  a;his 
soul  t  was  grieved  for  the  misery 
of  Israel. 

17  Tlien  the  children  of  Ammon 
were  ■(  gathered  together,  and  en- 
camped in  Gilead.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  assembled  them- 
selves together,  and  encamped  in 
2/Mizpeh.  * 

18  And  the  people  and  princes  of 
Gilead  said  one  to  another.  What 
man  is  he  that  will  begin  to  fight 
against  the  children  of  Ammon  ? 
he  shall  ^be  head  over  all  the 
inhabitants  of  Gilead. 

CHAPTER   XI. 

1  The  covenant  between  Jcphthah  and  the  Gilead- 
ites,  that  he  should  be  their  head.  12  The 
treaty  of  peace  between  him  and  the  Ammonites 
is  in  vain.  29  Jephthah's  vow.  32  His  con- 
quest of  the  Ammonites.  34  He  performeth 
his  vow  on  his  daughter. 

NOW  "Jephthah  the  Gileadite 
was  6  a  mightj-  man  of  valour, 
and  he  ivaa  the  son  of  ta  harlot: 
and  Gilead  begat  Jephthah. 

2  And  Gilead's  wife  bare  him 
sons;  and  his  wife's  .sons  grew  up, 
and  they  tlirust  out  Jephthah, 
and  said  unto  him,  Thou  shalt  not 
inherit  in  our  father's  house;  for 
thou  ari  the  son  of  a  strange  wo- 
man. 

8  Then  Jephthah  Hedtfrom  his 
brethren,  and  dwelt  in  the  land 
of  Tob :  and  there  were  gathered 
« vain  men  to  Jephthah,  and  went 
out  with  him. 

4  If  And  it  came  to  pass  tin  pro- 
cess of  time,  that  the  children  of 
Ainmon  made  war  against  Israel. 

5  And  it  was  so,  that  when  the 
children  of  Ammon  made  war 
against  Israel,  the  elders  of  Gilead 

244 


went  to  fetch  Jephthah  out  of  the 
land  of  Tob: 

6  And  they  said  unto  Jephthah, 
Come,  and  be  our  captain,  that  we 
may  fight  with  the  children  of 
Ammon. 

7  And  Jephthah  said  unto  the 
elders  of  Gilead,  ^  Did  not  ye  hate 
me,  and  expel  me  out  of  my  fa- 
ther's house?  and  why  are  ye 
come  unto  me  now  when  ye  are 
in  distre.ss  ? 

8  ("And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said 
unto  Jephthah,Therefore  we.^turn 
again  to  thee  now,  that  thou  maj^- 
est  go  with  us,  and  fight  against 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  be 
5' our  head  over  all  the  inhabitants 
ofGilead. 

9  And  Jephthah  said  unto  the 
elders  of  CJilead,  If  ye  bring  me 
home  again  to  fight  a.gainst  the 
children  of  AmiDon,  and  the  Lord 
deliver  them  before  me,  shall  I  be 
your  head  ? 

10  And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said 
unto  Jephthah,  /'The  Lord  tbe 
witness  between  us,  if  we  do  not 
so  according  to  thy  words. 

11  Then  Jophtliah  went  with  the 
elders  of  Gilead,  and  the  people 
made  him  'head  and  captain  over 
them:  jind  Jephthah  uttered  all 
his  words  'i^  before  the  Lord  in 
Mizpeh. 

12  If  And  Jephthah  sent  mes- 
sengers unto  the  king  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  saying,  What 
hast  thou  to  do  with  me,  that 
thou  art  come  against  me  to  fight 
in  my  land? 

13  And  the  king  of  the  children 
of  Ammon  answered  unto  the 
me.ssengers  of  Jephthah,  'Be- 
cause Israel  took  away  my  land, 
when  they  came  up  out  of  Egypt, 
from  Arnon  even  unto '»  Jabbok, 
and  unto  Jordan :  now  therefore 
restore  those  lands  again  peace- 
ably. 

14  And  Jephthah  sent  me.ssen- 
gers again  unto  the  king  of  the 
children  of  Ammon : 

1.5  And  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
Jephthah,  "Israel  took  not  away 
the  land  of  Moab,  nor  the  land  of 
the  children  of  Ammon : 

10  But  when  Israel  came  up  from 
Egypt,  and  "talked  throu,gh  the 
wilderness  unto  the  Red  sea,  and 
i'came  to  Kadesh ; 

17  Then  <i  Israel  sent  messengers 
unto  the  king  of  Edom,  saying. 
Let  me,  I  pray  thee,  pass  through 
thy  land :  »•  but  the  king  of  Edom 
would  not  hearken  thereto.  And 
ill  like  manner  they  sent  unto  the 
king  of  Moab;  but  he  would  not 
consent:  and  Israel  s abode  in  Xa- 
desh. 

18  Then  they  went  along  through 
the  wilderness,  and  *  compassed 
the  land  of  Edom,  and  the  land  of 
Moab,  and  «came  by  the  east  side 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1161. 


d  Gen.  26.  27. 


ech.  10.  18. 
/Luke  17.  4. 


A  Jer.  42.  5. 

t  Heb. 
he  the  hearer 
between  us. 


»ch.  10.  17.  <k 
20.  1. 
1  Sam.  10. 
17.  <k  11.  15. 

about  114-3. 


iNum.  21.24, 
25,  2G. 


m  Gen.  33.  22. 


nDeul.  2.  9, 


0  Num.  14.2.'). 

Dent.  1.  40. 

Josh.  5.  6. 
p  Num.  13,26. 

&  20.  1. 

Deut.  1.  46. 
(/Num.  20.14. 
r  Num.  20.  18, 

21. 


s  Num.  20.  1. 


tSnm.  21.  4, 
Deut.  2.  1-8. 

u  Num.  21.11. 


His  rash  vow. 


JUDGES. 


Jephtliah  performeth  it. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1143. 


X  .Num.  il.lS. 

<k  -22.  36. 
j\um.  21.21. 

Deut.  2.  26. 

z  Num.  21.22. 
Deut.  2.  27. 


a  Num.  21.23. 
Deut.  2.  32. 


Deut.  2.  33, 
31. 


d  Num.  21.29. 

1  Kings  11. 

7. 

Jer.  48.7. 
«Deut.  9.  4, 

5.  &  18.  12. 

Josh.  3.  10. 
/Num.  22.  2. 

See  Josh.  24. 

9. 


g  Num.  21.25. 
A  Deut.  2.  36. 


I  Gen.  18.  25. 
AGeu.  IC.  5. 

i  31.  53. 

1  Sam.  24. 

12,  15. 


Ich.  3.  10. 

II  Jephtliah 
seems  to 
have  been 
Judge    only 
of  North 
east  Israel. 


m  (ien.  28.  20. 
1  Sara.  1.11. 


tHeb. 
that  which 
Cometh  forth, 
which  shall 
come  J'orth. 


of  the  land  of  Moab,  araud  pitched 
on  the  othei'  side  of  Arnon,  but 
canae  not  within  the  border  of 
Moab :  for  Anion  ivas  the  border 
of  Moab. 

19  And  2/ Israel  sent  messengers 
unto  Sihon  liing  of  the  Amorites, 
the  king  of  Heshbon  ;  and  Israel 
said  unto  him,  ^  Let  us  pass,  we 
pray  tliee,  through  thy  land  into 
my  place. 

20  "But  Sihon  trusted  not  Israel 
to  pass  through  his  coast:  but 
Silion  gathered  all  his  people  to- 
gether, and  pitched  in  Jahaz,  and 
fought  against  Israel. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
delivered  Sihon  and  all  his  people 
into  the  hand  of  Israel,  and  they 
*  smote  them:  so  Israel  possessed 
all  the  land  of  the  Amorites,  the 
inhabitants  of  that  country. 

22  And  they  posse.ssed  call  the 
coasts  of  the  Amorites,  from 
Arnon  even  unto  Jabbok,  and 
from  the  wilderness  even  unto 
Jordan. 

23  So  now  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
hath  dispo.ssessed  the  Amorites 
from  beibre  his  people  Israel,  and 
sliouldest  thou  possess  it? 

24  Wilt  not  thou  po.ssess  that 
which  ''Chemosh  thy  god  giveth 
thee  to  possess?  So 'whomsoever 
"^the  Lord  our  God  shall  drive 
out  from  before  us,  them  will  we 
possess. 

25  And  now  art  thou  any  thing 
better  than/Balak  the  son  of  Zip- 
por,  king  of  Moab?  did  he  ever 
strive  against  Israel,  or  did  he 
ever  fight  against  them, 

26  While  Israel  dwelt  in  i' Hesh- 
bon and  her  towns,  and  in  ''Aroer 
and  her  towns,  and  in  all  the 
cities  that  be  along  by  the  coasts 
of  Arnon,  three  hundred  years? 
why  therefore  did  ye  not  recover 
tliciii  within  that  time? 

27  Wliereibre  I  have  not  sinned 
against  thee,  but  thou  doest  nae 
wrong  to  war  against  me:  the 
Lord  »the  Judge  *  be  judge  this 
day  between  the  children  of  Is- 
rael and  the  children  of  Ammon. 

28  Howbeit  the  king  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  hearkened  not 
unto  the  words  of  Jeplithah  which 
he  sent  him. 

29  T  Then  'the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  ilJephthah,  and  he 
passed  over  Gilead,  and  Manas- 
seh,  and  passed  over  Mizpeli  of 
Gilead,  and  from  Mizpeh  of  Gilead 
he  passed  over  imio  the  children 
of  Ammon. 

30  And  Jephthah  '"vowed  a  vow 
unto  tlie  Lord,  and  said.  If  thou 
slialt  without  fail  deliver  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  into  mine  liands, 

31  Then  it  shall  be,  that  t  what- 
soever cometh  forth  of  the  doors 
of  my  house  to  meet  me,  when  I 
return  in  peace  from  the  children 


of  Ammon,  « shall  surely  be  the 
Lords,  aoand  I  will  offer  it  up 
for  a  burnt  offering. 

32  T  So  Jephthah  passed  over  un- 
to the  children  of  Ammon  to  tight 
against  them ;  and  the  Lord  de- 
livered them  into  his  hands. 

33  And  he  smote  them  from 
Aroer,  even  till  thou  come  to 
2>  Minnith,  even  twenty  cities,  and 
unto  li  the  plain  of  the  vineyards, 
with  a  very  great  slaughter.  Thus 
the  children  of  Ammon  were 
subdued  before  the  children  of 
Israel. 

34  1  And  Jephthah  came  to  '/  Miz- 
peh unto  his  house,  and,  behold, 
'•his  daughter  came  out  to  meet 
him  with  timbrels  and  with 
dances:  and  she  icas  his  only 
child;  ill  beside  her  he  had  nei- 
ther son  nor  daughter. 

3-3  And  it  came  to  i3a.ss,  when  he 
.saw  her,  that  he  «i-ent  his  clothes, 
and  said,  Alas,  my  daughter !  thou 
hast  brought  me  very  low,  and 
thou  art  one  of  them  that  trouble 
me :  for  I  <  have  opened  my  mouth 
unto  the  Lord,  and  «I  cannot  go 
bade. 

36  And  she  said  unto  him.  My  fa- 
ther, >/  thou  hast  opened  thy 
mouth  unto  the  Lord,  a- do  to  me 
according  to  that  which  hath  pro- 1 
ceeded  out  of  thy  mouth;  Ibras- 1 
much  as  j/the  Lord  hath  taken 
vengeance  for  thee  of  thine  ene- 
mies, even  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon. 

37  And  she  .said  unto  lier  father. 
Let  this  thing  be  done  lor  me :  let 
me  alone  two  months,  tliat  I  may 
tgo  up  and  down  upon  the  mount- 
ains, and  bewail  my  virginity,  I 
and  my  fellows. 

38  And  he  said.  Go.  And  he  sent 
her  away  fo)-  two  months:  and 
she  went  with  her  companions, 
and  bewailed  her  virginitj^  upon 
the  mountains. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end 
of  two  naonths,  that  she  returned 
unto  her  father,  who  -did  with  her 
according  to  his  vow  which  he  had 
vowed:  and  she  knew  no  man. 
And  it  was  a,  P.  custom  in  Israel, 

40  T/iat  the  daughters  of  Israel 
went  t  yearly  11  to  lament  the 
daughter  of  Jephthah  the  Gilead- 
ite  four  days  in  a  year. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  The  Ephraimilcs,  quarrelling  with  Jephthah, 
and  discerned  by  SkibhoUth ,  are  slain  hy  the 
Gileadites.  7  Jephthah  dieth.  8  I')zan,  who 
had  thirty  sons  and  thirty  daughters,  11  and 
Elon,  13  and  Ahdon,  who  had  forty  sons  and 
thirty  nephews,  judged  Israel. 

AND  "the  men  of  Ephraim 
.  t  gathered  themselves  togeth- 
er, and  went  northward,  and  said 
unto  Jephthah,  Wherefore  pass- 
edst  thou  over  to  fight  against  the 
children  of  Ammon,  and  didst 
not  call  us  to  go  with  thee  ?  we  will 
245 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1143. 

n  See  I,ev.  27. 

2,  3.  ic. 

1  Sam.  1.  11, 

28.  <k  2.  18. 
II  Or,  or  I  will 

offer  it,  ^c. 
0  Ps.  66.  13. 

See  Lev.  27. 

11,  12. 
p  Ez.  27.  17. 
II  Or,  Aliel. 


q  ch.  10.  17. 
ver.  11. 

r  Ex.  15.  20. 

1  Sam.  18.  6. 

Vs..  68.  25. 

Jer.  31.  4. 
II  Or,  he  had 

not  of  his 

own  either 

son  or 

daughter. 
tHeb. 

of  himself, 
s  Gen.  37.  29, 

34. 
I  Ecc.  5.  2. 
u  Num.  30.  2. 

Ps.  15.  4. 

Ecc.  5.  4,  5. 
xNura.  30.  2. 


i/2  Sam.  18. 
19,  31. 


t  Heb.  go  and 
g$  down. 


z  ver.  31. 

1  Sam.  1.  22, 

21.  &  2.  18. 
II  Or, 

ordinance. 
t  Heb.  fro7n 

year  to  year, 
II  Or,  to 

talk  with, 

ch.  5.  11. 


a  Seech.  8.  1 
t  Heb. 
were  called. 


The  Ephraimites  are  smitte7i.  JUDGES. 


A71  angel  appeareth 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1143. 


b  1  Sam.  19.5. 
&  2H.  21. 
Job  13.  1-1. 
Vs.  119.  109. 


c  See  1  Sam. 
25.  10. 
Ps.  78.  9. 


■iJosh.  22.  11. 
ch.  3.  28.  it. 

7.24. 


II  Which 
sigiiifieth  a 
stream,  or, 
flood, 

Ps.  69.  2,  15. 
Is.  27.  12. 


about  1137. 


II  He  .seems  to 
have  been 
only  a  civil 
Judge  to  do 
justice  in 
North  cast 
larueL. 


about  1130. 

11  A  civil 
Judge  in 
North  east 
Israel. 


about  1120. 

II  .\  civil 

Judge  also 

in  North  east 

Israel. 
t  Ileb. 

suns'  sons, 
ech.  5.  10.  & 

10.  4. 

about  1112. 

/ch.  3.  13,27. 
&:  5.  14. 


burn  thine  house  upon  thee  with 
fire. 

2  And  Jephthah  said  unto  them, 
I  and  my  people  were  at  great 
strife  witli  the  children  of  Am- 
nion; and  wlren  I  called  you,  ye 
delivered  me  not  out  of  their 
hands. 

3  And  when  I  saw  that  ye  deliv- 
ered me  not,  I  ftput  my  life  in  my 
hands,  and  passed  over  against 
the  children  of  Ammoii.  and  the 
Lord  delivered  them  into  my 
hand :  wherefore  tlien  are  ye  come 
up  unto  me  this  day,  to  fight 
against  me? 

4  Then  Jephthah  gathered  to- 
gether all  the  men  of  Gilead,  and 
fought  with  Ephraim:  and  the 
men  of  Gilead  smote  Ephraim, 
because  they  said,  Ye  Gileadites 
«a/-e  fugitives  of  Ephraim  among 
the  Ephraimites,  and  among  the 
Manas.sites. 

5  And  the  Gileadites  took  the 
''passages  of  Jordan  before  the 
Ephraimites  :  and  it  was  so,  that 
when  those  Ephraimites  which 
were  escaped  said.  Let  me  go 
over,  that  the  men  of  Gilead  said 
unto  him,  A?-t  thou  an  Ephraim- 
ite  ?    If  he  said,  Nay ; 

6  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Say 
now  II  Sliibboleth :  and  he  said  Sib- 
boleth  :  for  he  could  not  frame  to 
pronounce  it  right.  Then  they 
took  hini,  and  slew  him  at  the 
pa.ssages  of  Jordan  :  and  there  fell 
at  that  time  of  the  Ephraimites 
forty  and  two  thousand. 

7  And  Jephthah  judged  Israel 
six  years.  Then  died  Jephthah 
the  Gileadite,  and  was  buried  in 
one  of  the  cities  of  Gilead. 

8  IT  And  after  him  11  Ibzan  of  Beth- 
lehem judged  Israel. 

9  And  he  had  thirty  sons,  and 
thirty  daughters,  whom  he  sent 
abroad,  and  took  in  thirty  daugh- 
ters from  abroad  for  his  sons.  And 
he  judged  Israel  seven  years. 

10  Then  died  Ibzan,  and  was  bur- 
ied at  Beth-lehem. 

11 1i  And  after  him  llElon,  a  Zeb- 
ulonite,  judged  Israel;  and  he 
judged  Israel  ten  years. 

12  And  Elon  the  Zebulonite  died, 
and  was  buried  in  Aijalon  in  the 
countiT  of  Zebulun. 

13  H  And  after  him  II  Abdon  the 
son  of  Ilillel,  a  Pirathouite,  judg- 
ed Israel. 

14  And  he  had  forty  sons  and 
thirty  t  nephews,  tliat  «rode  on 
threescore  and  ten  iiss  colts:  and 
he  judged  Israel  eight  years. 

15  And  Abdon  the  son  of  Hillel 
the  Piratlionite  died,  and  was 
buried  in  Pirathon  in  the  land  of 
Ephraim,  /in  the  mount  of  the 
Amalekites. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1   Israel  is  in  the  hand  of  the  Philistines.     2  An 
angel     appeareth    to    Munoah's    wife,     8    The 

246 


angel  appeareth  to  Manoah.  15  Manoah's 
sacrifice,  whereby  the  angel  is  discovered.  24 
Samson  is  born. 

AND  the  children  of  Israel 
.  t«did  evil  again  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord;  Hand  the  Lord 
delivered  them  *into  the  hand 
of  the  Philistines  forty  years. 

2  f  And  there  was  a  certain  man 
of  '•Zorah,  of  the  family  of  the 
Danites,  whose  name  wa.<!  Mano- 
ah ;  and  his  wife  loas  barren,  and 
bare  not. 

3  And  the  flange!  of  the  Lord 
appeared  unto  the  woman,  and 
said  unto  her.  Behold  now,  thou 
art  barren,  and  bearest  not:  but 
thou  Shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a 
son. 

4  Now  therefore  beware,  I  pray 
thee,  and  « drink  not  wine  nor 
strong  drink,  and  eat  not  any 
unclean  tiling  : 

5  For,  lo,  thou  shalt  conceive, 
and  bear  a  son;  and  no  .^" razor 
shall  come  on  his  head :  for  the 
child  shall  be  sa  Nazarite  unto 
God  from  the  womb :  and  he 
shall  h  begin  to  deliver  Israel  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

6  If  Then  the  woman  came  and 
told  her  husband,  saying,  'A  man 
of  God  came  unto  me,  and  his 
*  countenance  twt.v  like  the  coun- 
tenance of  an  angel  of  God,  very 
terrible:  but  I  'asked  him  not 
whence  he  ivas,  neither  told  he 
me  his  name: 

7  But  he  said  unto  me,  Behold, 
thou  Shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a 
son ;  and  now  drink  no  wine  nor 
strong  drink,  neither  eat  any 
unclean  thing .-  for  the  child  shall 
be  a  Nazarite  to  God  from  the 
womb  to  the  day  of  his  death. 

8  H  Then  Manoah  entreated  the 
Lord,  and  said,  O  my  Lord,  let 
the  man  of  God  which"  thou  didst 
send  come  again  unto  us,  and 
teach  us  what  we  shall  do  unto 
the  child  that  shall  be  born. 

9  And  God  hearkened  to  the 
voice  of  Manoah ;  and  the  angel 
of  God  came  again  unto  the 
woman  as  she  sat  in  the  field: 
but  Manoah  her  husband  was  not 
witli  her. 

10  And  the  woman  made  haste, 
and  ran,  and  shewed  her  hus- 
band, and  said  unto  him.  Behold, 
the  man  hath  appeared  unto  me, 
that  came  unto  me  the  other  day. 

11  And  Manoah  arose,  and  went 
after  his  wife,  and  came  to  the 
man,  and  said  unto  him.  Art 
thou  the  man  that  spakest  unto 
the  woman  ?    And  he  said,  I  am. 

12  And  Manoah  said,  Now  let 
tliy  words  come  to  pass.  tHow 
shall  we  order  the  child,  and 
II  +  how  shall  we  do  unto  liirn  ? 

13  And  the  angel  of  the  Loud  said 
unto  Manoah,  Of  all  that  I  said 
unto  the  woman  let  her  beware. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1161. 


t  Heb. 
added  to 
commit,  (f-c. 

ach.  2.  11.  dr 
3.  7.  ic  4.  1. 
&  e.  1.  <Sc  10. 
G. 

i|  This  seems 
a  partial 
captivity. 

b  1  Sam.  12.  9. 

c  Josh.  10.  41. 

Jch.  6.  12. 
Lulie  1.  11, 
13,  28,  31. 


-  ver.  14. 
Num.  G.  2,3. 
Luke  1.  15. 


/Num.  6.  5. 
1  Sam.  1.  11. 


h  See  1  Sara. 

7.  13. 

2  Sam.  8.  1. 

1  Chr.  18.  1. 
!  Deut.  33.  1. 

1  Sam.  2.  27. 

fi  9.  S. 

1  Kings  17. 

24. 
*  M.'.tt.  28.  3. 

Lulie  9.  29. 

Acts    6.  13. 
;  ver.  17,  18. 


t  Heb.  What 
shall  he  the 
manner  of 
the,  iJ-c. 

II  Or,  what 
shall  he  do  7 

t  Heb. 
wliat  shall 
be  his  work? 


to  Mayioah's  wife. 


JUDGES. 


Samson's  marriage  and  rnddle. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1161. 


n  Gen.  18.  5. 
ch.  6.  1«. 
t  Heb. 

be/ore  thee. 


dOr, 

wonderful^ 
Is.  0.  C. 
pch.  0.  19,20. 


q  Lev.  9.  24. 
IChr.  21.  16. 
Ez.  1.  28. 
Matt.  17.  6. 

rch.  6.  22. 


J  Gen.  32.  30. 
Ex.  33.  20. 


rHeli.  11.  32. 
a  1  Sam.  3.  19. 

Luke  1.  80. 

ic  2.  52. 
*ch.  3.  10. 

1  Sam.  11.  6. 

Matt.  4.  1. 
t  Heb.  Ma- 

hanek-dan, 

as  ch.  18.  12. 
V  Josh.  15.  33. 

oh.  IS.  11. 


about  1141. 

a  Gen.  3N.  13. 
Josh.  15.  10. 
b  Gen.  34.  2. 


14  She  may  not  eat  of  any  t/iing 
that  Cometh  of  the  vine,  m  neither 
let  her  drink  wine  or  strong  drink, 
nor  eat  any  unclean  tiling:  all 
that  I  commanded  her  let  her  ob- 
.serve. 

15  \  And  Manoah  said  unto  the 
angel  of  the  Lonn,  I  pray  thee, 
"let  us  detain  thee,  until  we  shall 
have  made  ready  a  kid  i-for  thee. 

16  And  the  aiigel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  Manoah,  Though  thou 
detain  me,  I  will  not  eat  of  thy 
bread:  and  if  thou  wilt  offer  a 
burnt  offering,  tliou  must  offer 
it  unto  the  Lord.  For  Manoah 
knew  not  that  he  was  an  angel  of 
the  Lord. 

17  And  Manoah  said  unto  the 
angel  of  the  Lord,  What  is  thy 
name,  that  when  thy  sayings 
come  to  pass  we  may  do  thee 
honour  ? 

18  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  him,  <>  Why  askest  thou 
thus  after  my  name,  seeing  it  is 
\ secret  ? 

19  So  Manoah  took  a  kid  with 
a  meat  offering,  i>and  offered  it 
upon  a  rock  unto  the  Lord:  and 
the  angel  did  woudrously;  and 
Manoali  and  his  wife  looked  on. 

20  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
flame  went  up  toward  heaven 
from  off  the  altar,  that  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  ascended  in  tlie  flame 
of  the  altar :  and  Manoah  and  his 
wife  looked  on  it,  and  2  fell  on 
their  faces  to  the  ground. 

21  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  did 
no  more  appear  to  Manoah  and 
to  his  wife.  -•  Then  Manoah  knew 
that  he  was  an  angel  of  the  Lord. 

22  And  Manoali  said  unto  hLs 
wife,  «We  shall  surely  die,  be- 
cause we  have  seen  God. 

23  But  his  wife  said  unto  him,  If 
the  Lord  were  pleased  to  kill  us, 
he  would  not  have  received  a 
burnt  offering  and  a  meat  offer- 
ing at  our  hands,  neither  would 
he  have  shewed  us  all  these  things, 
nor  would  as  at  this  time  have 
told  us  such  things  as  these. 

24 1[  And  the  woman  bare  a  son, 
and  called  his  name  <Samson: 
and  "the  child  grew,  and  the 
Lord  blessed  him. 

2-5  ^And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
began  to  move  him  at  times  in 
tthe  camp  of  Dan  j/ between  Zorah 
and  Eshtaol. 

CHAPTER   XIV. 

1  Samson  desireth  a  wife  of  the  Philistines.  5 
In  his  journey  he  killeth  a  lion.  8  In  a  second 
journey  he  findeth  honey  in  the  carcass,  10 
Samson's  marriage  feast.  12  His  riddle  by 
his  wife  is  made  known.  19  lie  spoileth  thirty 
Philistines.    20  His  wife  is  married  to  another. 

AXD  Samson   went   down   «to 
.  Timnath,  and  ^saw  a  woman 
in  Timnath  of  the  daughters  of 
the  Philistines. 
2  And  he  came  up,  and  told  his 


father  and  his  mother,  and  said,  I 
have  seen  a  woman  in  Timnath 
of  the  daughters  of  the  Philistines : 
now  therefoi'e  « get  her  for  me  to 
wife. 

3  Then  his  father  and  his  mother 
said  unto  him,  Is  there  never  a 
woman  among  the  daughters  of 
''thy  brethren,  or  among  all  my 
people,  that  thou  goest  to  take  a 
wife  of  the  «uncircumcised  Philis- 
tines ?  And  Samson  said  unto  his 
father.  Get  her  for  me;  for  tshe 
pleaseth  me  well. 

4  But  his  father  and  his  mother  i 
knew  not  that  it  u'as.^'of  the  Lord,  ] 
tliat  he  sought  an  occasion 
against  the  Pliilistines:  for  at  j 
that  time  a  the  Philistines  had  do-  j 
minion  over  Israel. 

5  1  Then  went  Samson  down,  and 
his   father   and   his   mother,    to 
Timnath,  and  came  to  the  vine- j 
yards  of  Timnath  :  and,  behold,  a  ; 
young  lion  roared  t  against  him. 

6  And  ''the  Spirit  of  the  Lord] 
came  mightily  upon  him,  and  he 
rent  him  as  he  would  have  rent  a 
kid,  and  he  liacl  nothing  in  his 
hand:  but  he  told  not  his  father 
or  his  mother  what  he  had  done. 

7  And  lie  went  down,  and  talked 
with  the  woman  ;  and  she  pleased 
Samson  well. 

8  *1\  And  after  a  time  he  returned 
to  take  her,  and  he  f  urned  aside 
tosee  the  carcass  of  the  lion :  and, 
beliold,  there  was  a  swarm  of  bees 
and  honey  in  the  cai'cass  of  the 
lion. 

9  And  he  took  thereof  in  his 
hands,  and  went  on  eating,  and 
came  to  his  father  and  mother, 
and  he  gave  them,  and  they  did 
eat :  but  lie  told  not  them  that  he 
had  taken  the  honey  out  of  the 
carcass  of  the  lion. 

10  ^j  So  his  father  went  down  un- 
to the  woman :  and  Samson 
made  there  a  feast ;  for  so  used 
the  young  men  to  do. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  saw  him,  that  thej'  brought 
thirty  companions  to  be  with  him. 

12  If  And  Samson  said  unto  them, 
I  will  now  » put  forth  a  riddle  un- 
to you  :  if  ye  can  certainly  declare 
it  me  ^'  within  the  seven  days  of 
the  feast,  and  find  it  out,  then  I 
will  give  you  thirty  B  sheets  and 
thirty  '  change  of  garments  : 

13  But  if  ye  cannot  declare  it  me, 
then  shall  ye  give  me  thirty 
sheets  and  thirty  change  of  gar- 
ments. And  thev  said  unto  him. 
Put  forth  thy  riddle,  that  we  may 
hear  it. 

14  And  he  said  unto  them.  Out  of 
the  eater  came  forth  meat,  and 
out  of  the  strong  came  forth 
sweetness.  And  they  could  not 
in  three  days  expound  the  riddle. 

1-5  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 

seventh  day,  that  they  said  unto 

247 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1141. 


cGen.  21.  21. 
Sc  34.  4. 


d  Gen.  24.  3,4. 

e  Gen.  34.  14. 

Ex.  34.  16. 

Deut.  7.  3. 
tHeb.  she 

is  right  in 

mine  eyes. 
/Josh.  11.  20. 

1  Kings  12. 
15. 

2  Kings  6.  33. 
2Chr.  10.  15. 
&  22.  7.  <fc 
25.  20. 

rch.  13.  1. 
Dcut.  28.  48. 


t  Heb.  171 

meeting  him. 
hch.  3.  10.    4: 


jl  Kings  10. 

1. 

Ez.  17.  2. 

Luke  14.  7. 
*  Gen.  29.  27. 
J  Or,  shirts. 
I  Geu.  45.  22. 

2  Kings  6.  22. 


Samson's  riddle  made  known. 


JUDGES. 


He  smitcth  the  Philistines. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1141. 


mih.  16.  0. 

71  ch.  15.  G. 

t  Hi'l>.  10 
pussess  uSj 
or,  to  im- 
poverish us  7 

0  th.  16.  15. 


K  Or,  tlie  resl 

of  the  sciicn 
days,  jj-c. 


pell.  3.  10.  ic 
13.  20. 


II  Or, 
upparei. 


(/ch.  15.  2. 
rJuhu  3.  29. 


about  1140. 


t  Heb.   let 
licr  be  tlitne. 


II  Or,  Xoio 
shall  1  be 
blameless 
from  I  he 
Philisiines. 
thoush,  ^0, 

II  Or,  torches. 


Samson's  wife, '"Entice  thy  hus- 
band, that  lie  may  declare  unto  us 
the  riddle,  "lest  we  burn  thee  and 
thy  father's  house  with  fire  :  have 
ye  called  us  tto  take  that  we 
have  ?  is'  it  not  so  ? 

16  And  Samson's  wife  wept  be- 
fore him,  and  said, »  Thou  dost  but 
hate  me,  and  lovest  me  not:  thou 
hast  put  forth  a  riddle  unto  the 
children  of  my  people,  and  hast 
not  told  it  me.  And  he  said  unto 
her,  Behold,  I  have  not  told  U  my 
father  nor  my  mother,  and  shall 

1  tell  (7  thee? 

17  And  she  wept  before  him  II  the 
seven  days,  while  their  feast 
lasted:  and  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
seventh  day,  that  he  told  lier,  be- 
cause she  la.y  sore  upon  him :  and 
she  told  the  .'riddle  to  the  chil- 
dren of  her  people. 

18  And  the  men  of  the  city  said 
unto  him  ou  the  seventh  day  be- 
fore the  sun  went  down.  What  in 
sweeter  than  honey?  and  what  is 
stronger  than  a  lion?  And  he 
said  unto  them,  If  ye  had  not 
ploughed  with  my  heifer,  ye  had 
not  found  out  my  riddle. 

1!>  If  And  p  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  him,  and  he  went 
down  to  Ashkelon,  and  slew 
thirty  men  of  them,  and  took 
their  llspoil,  and  gave  change  of 
garments  unto  them  which  ex- 
pounded the  riddle.  And  his 
anger  was  kindled,  and  he  went 
up  to  his  lather's  house. 

20  But  Samson's  wife  <?  was  givoi 
to  his  companion,  whom  he  had 
used  as  '•  his  Iriend. 

CHAPTKR,   XV. 

I  Sumson  is  denied  his  wife.  3  He  burneth  the 
Philisiines*  corn  with  foxes  and  jtrehraads. 
C  Ihs  wife  and  her  father  are  burnt  by  the 
Philistines.  7  Samson  smiteth  them  hip  and 
thigh.  0  He  is  bound  by  the  men  of  Judah, 
and  delivered  to  the  Philistines,  li  He  t.illeth 
them  with  a  jawbone.  18  God  maketh  the 
fountain  En-hakkorc  for  him  in  Lehi. 

BUT  it  came  to  pass  within  a 
while  aftei%  in  the  time  of 
wheat  harvest,  that  Samson  vis- 
ited his  wife  with  a  kid ;  and  he 
said,  I  will  go  in  to  my  wife  into 
the  chamber.  But  her  father 
would  not  suffer  him  to  go  in. 

2  And  her  father  said,  I  verily 
thought  that  thou  hadst  utterly 
"hated  her;  therefore  I  gave  her 
to  thy  companion :  is  not  her 
younger  sister  fairer  than  she  ? 
ttake  her,  I  pray  thee,  instead  of 
her. 

a  If  And  Samson  said  concerning 
them,  II  Now  shall  I  be  more 
blameless  than  the  Philistines, 
though  I  do  them  a  displeasure. 

4  And  Samson  went  and  caught 
three  hundred   foxes,   and    t<)(f!v 

II  firebrands,  and  turned  tail  to 
tail,  and  put  a  lirebrand  in  the 
midst  between  two  tails. 

218 


5  And  when  he  had  set  the 
brands  on  fii'e,  he  let  them  go  into 
the  standing  corn  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  burnt  up  both  the 
shocks,  and  also  the  standing 
corn,  with  the  vineyards  and 
olives. 

(>  'J  Then  the  Philistines  said, 
Who  hath  done  this  ?  And  they 
answered,  Samson,  the  son  in 
law  of  the  Tiinnite,  because  be 
had  taken  his  wife,  and  given 
lier  to  his  companion.  *And  the 
Philistines  came  up,  and  burnt 
her  and  her  father  with  fire. 

7  If  And  Samson  said  unto  them. 
Though  ye  have  done  this,  yet 
will  I  be  avenged  of  you,  and  after 
that  I  will  cease. 

8  And  he  smote  them  hip  and 
thigh  with  a  great  slaughter :  and 
he  went  down  and  dwelt  in  the 
top  of  the  roek  Etam. 

i)  If  Then  the  Philistines  wont 
up,  and  pitched  in  Judah,  and 
spread  themselves  «in  Lehi. 

10  And  tlie  men  of  Judah  said. 
Why  are  ye  come  up  against  us? 
And  they  answered.  To  bind 
Samson  are  we  come  up,  to  do  to 
him  as  he  hath  done  to  vis. 

11  Then  three  thousand  men  of 
Judah  twent  to  the  top  of  the 
rock  Etam,  and  said  to  Samson, 
Knowest  thou  not  that  the  Phi- 
listines are  ''rulers  over  us  ?  what 
is  this  that  thou  hast  done  unto  us  ? 
And  hesaid  unto  them.  As  they  did 
unto  me,  so  have  I  done  unto  them. 

VI  And  they  said  unto  him,  We 
are  come  clown  to  bind  thee, 
that  we  may  deliver  thee  into 
the  hand  of  the  Philistine.s.  And 
Samson  said  unto  them.  Swear 
unto  me,  that  ye  will  not  fall 
upon  me  yourselves. 

13  And  they  spake  unto  him, 
saying.  No;  but  we  will  bind  thee 
liast,  and  deliver  thee  into  their 
hand :  but  surely  we  will  not  kill 
thee.  And  they  bound  him  with 
two  new  cords,  and  brought  him 
up  from  the  rock. 

14  If  And  when  he  came  unto 
Lehi,  the  Philistines  shouted 
against  him:  and  fthe  Spirit  of 
the  Lord  came  mightil,y  upon 
liim.and  the  cords  that  ive're  upon 
his  arms  becaine  as  flax  that  was 
burnt  with  fire,  and  his  bands 
t  loosed  from  off  his  hands. 

15  And  he  found  a  tnew  jaw- 
bone of  an  a.ss,  and  ])ut  forth  his 
hand,  and  took  it,  and  /slew  a 
thousand  men  therewith. 

IG  And  Samson  said.  With  the 
.jawbone  of  an  ass,  t  heaps  upon 
heaps,  with  the  jaw  of  an  ass 
have  I  slain  a  thousand  men. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
he  had  made  an  end  of  speakin.g, 
that  he  cast  awa.y  the  Jawboiie 
out  of  his  hand,  and  called  that 
place  II  Ramath-lohi. 


Before 
c;  H  R  I  S  T 
about  1140. 


tHeb. 
went  down. 


;ch.  3.  10.  & 
11.  U. 


t  Heb. 

were  melted. 
t  Heb.  moist. 
/U-v.  26.  8. 

Josli.  23.  10. 

ih.  3.  31. 
t  Heb. 

a  heap,  tWt'> 
heaps. 

II  That  Is,  The 
lifling  up  of 
the  jawbone, 
or,  casting 
away  vf  the 
jawbone. 


Delilah  enticeth  Samson. 


JUDGES. 


Delilah  overcometh  him. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1140. 


f  Ps.  3.  7. 

II  Or,  Lehi. 

h  Gen.  45.  27. 
Is.  40.  29. 

II  Tliat  is,  The 
well  of  him 
that  called, 
or,  cried, 
Ps.  34.  6. 

II  He  seems 
to  have 
judged 
South  west 
Israel  dur- 
iiiK  twenty 
years  of 
their  servi- 
tude of  the 
Philistines. 

jch.  13.  1. 


a1  Sam.  23. 

26. 

Ps.  118.  10, 

11,  12. 

Acts  9.  24. 
t  Heb.  silent. 


t  Ilel).  ; 
the  bar 


ich.  14.  IS. 

See  Prov.  2. 

lC-19.  &  5. 

3-11.  &;B.  24, 
■  23,  20.  i  7. 

21 ,  22,  23. 
HOr,  humble. 


18  ^  And  he  was  sore  athirst,  and 
called  on  the  Lord,  and  said, 
irThou  hast  given  this  great  de- 
liverance into  the  hand  of  thy 
servant :  and  now  shall  I  die  for 
thirst,  and  fall  into  the  hand  of 
tlie  uncircumcised  ? 

19  But  God  clave  a  hollow  place 
that  loas  in  lithe  jaw,  and  there 
caine  water  thereout :  and  when 
he  had  drunlv,  ''liis  spirit  came 
again,  and  he  revived :  where- 
fore he  called  the  name  thereof 
IIEn-hakkore,  which  is  in  Lehi 
unto  this  day. 

20  IIAnd  he'judged  Israel  iin  the 
days  of  the  Philistines  twenty 
years. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Samson  at  Gaza  cscapt^th,  and  carrieth  away 
the  gates  of  the  city.  4  Delilah,  corrupted  by 
the  Philistines,  enticeth  Samson.  6  Thrice 
she  is  deceived.  15  At  last  she  overcometh 
Aim.  21  The  Philistines  taie  him,  and  put 
out  his  eyes.  22  His  strength  renewing,  he 
pulleth  down  the  house  vpon  the  Philistines, 
and  dieth. 

THEN  went  Samson  to  Gaza, 
and  saw  there  ta  harlot,  and 
went  in  unto  her. 

2  And  it  luas  (old  the  Gazites, 
saying,  Samson  is  come  hither. 
And  they  "compassed  /ibn  in, 
and  laid  v.-ait  for  him  all  night 
in  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  were 
t  quiet  all  the  night,  saying,  In 
the  morning,  when  it  is  day,  we 
shall  kill  him. 

3  And  Samson  lay  till  midnight, 
and  arose  at  midnight,  and  took 
the  doors  of  the  gate  of  the  city, 
and  the  two  posts,  and  went  away 
with  tliem,  tbar  and  all,  and  put 
them  upon  his  shoulders,  and  car- 
ried them  up  to  the  top  of  a  hill 
that  is  before  Hebron. 

4  If  And  it  came  to  pass  after- 
ward, that  he  loved  a  woman 
I  in  the  valley  of  Sorek,  whose 
name  icas  Delilah. 

5  And  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines came  up  unto  her,  and  said 
unto  her,  *  Entice  him,  and  see 
wherein  his  great  strength  lieili, 
and  by  what  means  we  may  pre- 
vail against  him,  that  we  may  bind 
him  to  II afflict  him:  and  we  will 
give  thee  every  one  of  us  eleven 
hundred  pieces  of  silver. 

6  1[  And  Delilah  said  to  Sain- 
son,  Tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  where- 
in thy  great  strength  lieth,  and 
wherewith  thou  mightest  be 
bound  to  afflict  thee. 

7  And  Samson  said  unto  her. 
If  they  bind  me  with  seven 
lltgreen  withs  that  were  never 
dried,  then  shall  I  be  weak,  and 
be  as  t  another  man. 

8  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines brought  up  to  her  seven 
green  withs  which  had  not  been 
dried,  and  she  bound  him  with 
them. 

9  Xow  there  were  men  lying  in 


wait,  abiding  with  her  in  the 
chamber.  And  slie  said  unto 
him.  The  Philistines  be  upon 
thee,  Samson.  And  he  brake 
the  withs,  as  a  thread  of  tow 
is  bi'oken  when  it  ttoucheth  the 
Are.  So  his  strength  was  not 
known. 

10  And  Delilah  said  unto  Sam- 
son, Behold,  thou  hast  mocked 
me,  and  told  me  lies:  now  tell 
me,  I  pray  thee,  wherewith  thou 
mightest  be  bound. 

11  And  he  said  unto  her.  If 
they  bind  me  fast  with  new 
ropes  tthat  never  were  occupied, 
then  shall  I  be  weak,  and  be  as 
another  man. 

12  Delilah  therefore  took  new 
ropes,  and  bound  him  therewith, 
and  said  unto  him,  The  Philis- 
tines be  upon  thee,  Samson.  And 
there  ivere  liers  in  wait  abiding 
in  the  chamber.  And  he  brake 
them  from  ofi"  his  arms  like  a 
thread. 

13  And  Delilah  said  unto  Sam- 
son, Hitherto  thou  hast  mocked 
me,  and  told  me  lies:  tell  me 
wherewith  thou  mightest  be 
bound.  And  he  said  unto  her. 
If  thou  weavest  the  seven  locks 
of  mj'  head  witli  the  web. 

14  And  she  fastened  it  with  the 
pin,  and  said  unto  liim.  The  Phi- 
listines lie  upon  thee,  Samson. 
And  he  awaked  out  of  his  sleep, 
and  went  away  with  the  pin  of 
the  beam,  and  with  the  web. 

1.5  ^  And  she  said  unto  him, 
e  How  canst  thou  say,  I  love  thee, 
when  thine  heart  ?.s  not  with  me? 
Thou  hast  mocked  me  these  thi'ee 
times,  and  hast  not  told  me 
wherein  thy  great  strength  lieth. 

IG  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
pressed  him  daily  with  her  words, 
and  urged  him,  so  that  his  soul 
was  i  vexed  unto  death ; 

17  That  he  <?told  her  all  his  heart, 
and  .said  unto  her,  (-There  hath 
not  coine  a  razor  upon  mine  head  ; 
for  I  have  been  a  Xazarite  unto 
God  from  my  mother's  womb:  if 
I  be  shaven,  then  my  strength 
will  go  from  me,  and  I  shall  be- 
come weak,  and  be  like  any  other- 
man. 

15  And  when  Delilah  saw  that  he 
had  told  her  all  his  heart,  she 
sent  and  called  for  the  lords  of  the 
Philistines,  .sajing.  Come  up  this 
once,  for  he  hath  shewed  mo  all 
his  heart.  Then  the  lords  of  the 
Philistines  came  up  unto  her,  and 
brought  inoney  in  their  hand. 

19  ./'And  .she  made  him  sleep  up- 
on her  knees;  and  she  called  for  a 
man,  and  she  caused  him  to  shave 
off  the  seven  locks  of  his  head ; 
and  she  began  to  afflict  him,  and 
his  strength  went  from  him. 

20  And  she  said,  The  Philistines 
be  upon  thee,  Samson.    And  he 

249 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1120. 


t  Heb. 
smelleth. 


tHeb. 

whereteith 
work  hath 
not  been 
done. 


tHeb. 

shortened. 
rfMic.  7.  5. 
e  Num.  C.  £ 

ch.  13.  5. 


/Prov.  7.  26, 

27. 


Samson's  eyes  put  out. 


JUDGES. 


Micah's  idolatry. 


P.eforc 
CHRIST 

about  1120. 


g  Num.  14.  9, 
42,  43. 
Josh.  7.  12. 

1  Sam.  10. 
14.  &.  18.  12. 
&.  28.  15,  Ifi. 

2  Clir.  15.  2. 
t  Htb. 

hured  out, 
UOr, 

as  when  he 
utas  shaven. 


t  Hc-b.  and 
who  nnitli- 
plied  our 
slain. 

i  ch.  9.  27. 


t  Heb. 
before  them. 


k  Deut.  22.  8. 


i  Or,  he  leaned 
un  Ihem. 


t  Heb. 
my  soul. 


about  1120. 


awoke  out  of  his  sleep,  and  said,  I 
will  go  out  as  at  other  times  be- 
fore, and  shake  myself.  And  he 
wist  not  that  the  Lokd  s' was  de- 
parted from  him. 

21  ^  But  the  Philistines  took  him, 
and  i  put  out  his  eyes,  and  brought 
him  down  to  Gaza,  and  bound 
him  witli  fetters  of  brass;  and  he 
did  grind  in  the  prison  house. 

22  Howbeit  the  hair  of  his  head 
began  to  grow  again  II  after  he  was 
sliaven. 

23  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines gathered  tliem  togetlier  for 
to  offer  a  great  sacritice  unto 
Dagontlieir  god,  and  to  rejoice:  ibr 
they  said.  Our  god  hatli  delivered 
Samson  our  enemj'  into  our  liand. 

24  And  wlien  the  people  saw 
him,  they  ''praised  their  god:  for 
tliey  said.  Our  god  hath  delivered 
into  our  hands  our  enemy,  and 
the  destroj'er  of  our  country, 
twliichslew  many  of  us. 

25  And  it  came"  to  pass,  when 
their  hearts  were  « merry,  that 
they  said,  Call  I'or  Samson,  that 
he  may  make  us  sport.  And 
they  called  for  Samson  out  of  the 
prison  house;  and  he  made 
tthem  sport:  and  they  set  him 
between  the  pillars. 

26  And  Samson  said  unto  the 
lad  that  held  him  by  tlie  liand. 
Suffer  me  that  I  may  feel  the  pil- 
lars whereupon  the  house  stand- 
eth,  that  I  maj'  lean  upon  them. 

27  Kow  the  house  was  full  of  men 
and  women;  and  all  the  lords  of 
the  Philistines  uwre  there;  and 
there  were  upon  the  ''roof  about 
three  thousand  men  and  women, 
that  beheld  while  Samson  made 
sport. 

28  And  Samson  called  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  God, 
'remember  me,  I  pray  thee,  and 
strengthen  mo,  I  pray  thee,  only 
this  once,  O  God,  that  I  may  be 
at  once  avenged  of  the  Philistines 
for  my  two  eyes. 

29  And  Sam.son  took  hold  of  the 
two  middle  pillars  upon  which 
the  house  stood,  and  [on  which  it 
was  borne  up,  of  the  one  with  his 
right  hand,  and  of  the  other  with 
his  left. 

30  And  Samson  said,  Let  Ime 
die  with  the  Philistines.  And  he 
bowed  himself  with  all  his  might; 
and  the  house  fell  upon  the  lords, 
and  upon  all  the  iieojile  that  were 
therein.  So  the  dead  which  he 
slew  at  his  death  wore  more  than 
they  which  he  slew  in  his  life. 

31  Then  his  brethren  and  all  the 
house  of  his  father  came  down, 
and  took  him,  and  brought  Inm 
up,  and  ™  buried  him  between 
Zorah  and  Kslitaol  in  the  bury- 
ingplace  of  Manoah  his  fsither. 
And    he    judged    Israel   twenty 

i  years. 

250 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  of  the  money  that  Micah  first  stole,  then  re- 
stored, his  mother  maketh  images,  5  and  he 
ornaments  for  them.  1  He  hireth  a  Levlle  to 
be  his  priest. 

AND  there  was  a  man  of  mount 
.   Ephraim,  whose   name  was 
Micah. 

2  And  he  said  vinto  his  mother, 
The  eleven  hundred  shekels  of 
silver  that  were  taken  from  thee, 
about  which  thou  cursedst,  and 
spakest  of  also  in  mine  ears,  be- 
hold, the  silver  is  with  me;  I 
took  it.  And  his  mother  said, 
n  Blessed  be  thou  of  the  Loed,  my 
son. 

3  And  when  he  had  restored  the 
eleven  hundred  shekels  of  silver 
to  his  mother,  his  mother  said, 
I  had  wholly  dedicated  the  silver 
unto  the  Lord  from  my  hand  for 
my  son,  to  ^make  a  graven  im- 
age and  a  molten  image:  now 
therefore  I  will  restore  it  unto 
thee. 

4  Yet  he  restored  the  money  unto 
his  mother ;  and  his  mother  etook 
two  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and 
gave  them  to  tlie  founder,  who 
made  thereof  a  graven  image  and 
a  molten  image :  and  they  were  in 
the  house  of  Micah. 

5  And  the  man  Micah  had  a  house 
of  gods,  and  made  an  ''ephod, 
and  I'teraphim,  and  t  consecrated 
one  of  his  sons,  who  became  his 
priest, 

6  /In  those  days  there  ivas  no 
king  in  Israel,  ubut  everj-  inan 
did  that  which  %vas  right' in  his 
own  eyes. 

7  IT  And  there  was  a  young  man 
out  of  '•Beth-lehem-judah  of  the 
familj^  of  Judah,  who  xvas  a  Le- 
vite,  and  he  sojourned  there. 

8  And  the  man  departed  out  of 
the  city  from  Beth-lehem-judah 
to  sojourn  where  he  could  tind  a 
place:  and  he  came  to  mount 
Ephraim  to  the  house  of  Micah, 
tas  he  journeyed. 

9  And  Micah  said  unto  him. 
Whence  comest  thou?  And  he 
said  unto  him,  I  am  a  Levite  of 
Beth-lehem-judah,  and  I  go  to 
sojourn  whore  I  may  lind  a  place. 

10  And  Micah  said  unto  him. 
Dwell  with  me,  »and  be  unto  me 
a ''father  and  a  priest,  and  I  will 
give  thee  ten  shekels  of  silver  by 
the  year,  and  l!i  a  suit  of  apparel, 
and  thy  victuals.  So  the  Levite 
went  in. 

11  And  the  Levite  was  content  to 
dwell  with  the  man ;  and  the 
young  man  was  unto  him  as  one 
of  his  sons. 

12  And  Micah  '  con.secrated  the 
Levite;  and  the  young  man  '"be- 
came his  priest,  and  was  in  the 
house  of  Micah. 

13  Then  said  Micah,  Now  know 
I  that  the  Lord  will  do  me  good, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1406. 


a  Oen.  14.  19. 
Ruth  3.  10. 


i  See  Ex.  20. 
4,  23. 
Lev.  19.  4. 


rfch.  8.  27. 
e  Gen.  31.  19, 

30. 

IIos.  3.  4. 
tHeb./Hed 

the  hand, 

Ex.'29.  9. 

1  Kings  13. 

33. 
/i-h.  18.  1.  Sc 

19.  1.  <fc  21. 

25. 

Dent.  33.  5. 
f  Deul.  12.  8. 
/:  See  Josh. 19. 

15. 

<h.  19.  1. 

Utilh  1.  1,2. 

Mic.  0.  2. 

Matt.  2.1,0,8. 
t  Hi'b. 

in  making 

his  way. 


icli.  18.  19. 
*  Gen.  45.  8. 
Job  29.  16. 

HOr, 

a  dovble 

suit,  ^c. 
t  Heb. 

an  order 

of  garments. 


I  ver.  5. 
mch.  18.  30. 


The  spies  of  Dan. 


JUDGES. 


Micah  robbed  of  his  idols. 


5. 

Is.  30.  1. 
Hos.  4.  12. 
A  See  ch.  17. 
3.  iSc  vcr.  14. 


A  Josh.  19.  47, 

callBil, 

Leshem, 
I  ver.  27,  28. 

t  Heb. 
possessor, 
or,  Aeir  u/ 
rettratnl. 


seeing   I   have   a   Levite   to   my 
priest. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  The  Danites  send  Jive  men  to  seek  out  an  inhere 
itance.  3  At  the  house  uf  Micah  they  consvLl 
with  Jonathan,  and  are  encouraged  in  their 
way.  7  Thty  search  Laish,  and  bring  back 
news  of  good  hope.  11  Six  hundred  men  are 
sent  to  surprise  it.  14  J7t  the  way  they  rub  Mi- 
cah of  his  priest  and  his  consecrated  things. 
27  They  win  Laish,  and  call  it  Dan.  30  They 
set  up  idolatry,  wherein  Jonathan  inherited  the 
priesthood. 

IN  "those  days  there  was  no 
king  in  Israel:  and  m  those 
days  *tlie  tribe  of  the  Danites 
sought  them  an  inheritance  to 
dwell  in ;  for  unto  tliat  day  all 
their  inheritance  had  not  fallen 
unto  them  among  the  tribes  of 
Israel. 

2  And  the  children  of  Dan  sent  of 
their  family  live  men  Irom  their 
coasts,  tmen  of  valour,  fromcZo- 
rah,  and  from  Eshtaol,  ''to  spy  out 
the  land,  and  to  search  it;  and 
they  said  unto  them,  Go,  search 
the  land:  who  when  they  came 
to  mount  Ephraim,  to  the  «house 
of  Micah,  they  lodged  there. 

3  When  they  ivei-e  by  the  house 
of  Micah,  they  knew  the  voice  of 
the  young  man  the  Levite:  and 
they"^  turned  in  thither,  and  said 
unto  him.  Who  brought  thee  hith- 
er? and  what  makest  thou  in  this 
place?  and  what  hast  thou  here? 

4  And  he  said  unto  them,  Thus 
and  thus  dealeth  Micali  with  me, 
and  hath /hired  me,  and  I  am  his 
priest. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him,  ^Ask 
counsel,  we  pray  thee,  >'  of  God, 
that  we  may  know  whether  our 
way  which  we  go  shall  be  pros- 
perous. 

6  And  the  priest  said  unto  them, 
'Go  in  peace:  before  the  Lord  is 
your  way  wherein  ye  go. 

7  *i  Then  the  Ave  men  departed, 
and  came  to  ^- Laish,  and  saw  the 
people  that  xcere  therein,  'how 
they  dwelt  careless,  after  the  naan- 
ner  of  theZidoniaus,  quiet  and  se- 
cure ;  and  there  icas  no  t  magistrate 
in  the  land,  that  might  put  thevn 
to  shame  in  ani/  thing;  and  they 
were  far  from  the  Zidonians,  and 
had  no  business  with  any  man. 

8  And  they  came  unto  their 
brethren  to  "»Zorah  and  Eshtaol: 
and  their  brethren  said  unto  them, 
What  sajj  ye? 

9  And  thej'  said,  "Arise,  that  we 
may  go  up  against  them :  for  we 
have  seen  the  land,  and,  behold, 
it  is  very  good:  and  are  ye  "still? 
be  not  slothful  to  go,  and  to  enter 
to  possess  the  land. 

10  When  ye  go,  ye  shall  come 
unto  a  people  p  secure,  and  to  a 
large  land:  for  God  hath  given  it 
into  your  hands;  9a  place  w- here 
(here  is  no  want  of  any  thing  that 
is  in  the  earth. 


11  I  And  there  went  from  thence 
of  the  family  of  the  Danites,  out 
of  Zorah  and  out  of  Eshtaol,  six 
hundred  men  t  appointed  with 
weapons  of  war. 

12  And  they  went  up,  and  pitch- 
ed in  '-Kirjath-jearim,  in  Judah  : 
wherefore  they  called  that  place 
•5 Mahaneh-dan  unto  this  day:  be- 
hold, it  is  behind  Kirjath-jearim. 

13  And  they  passed  thence  unto 
mount  Ephraim,  and  came  unto 
'the  house  of  Micah. 

14  ^  « Then  answered  the  five 
men  that  went  to  spy  out  the 
country  of  Laish,  and  said  unto 
their  brethren,  Do  ye  know  that 
•^  there  is  in  these  houses  an  ephod, 
and  teraphim,  and  a  graven  im- 
age, and  a  molten  image?  now 
therefore  consider  what  ye  have 
to  do. 

15  And  they  turned  thitherward, 
and  came  to  the  house  of  the 
young  man  the  Levite,  ei-fu  unto 
the  house  of  Micah,  and  t saluted 
him. 

16  And  the  2/six  hundred  men 
appointed  with  their  weapons  of 
war,  which  wei-e  of  the  children 
of  Dan,  stood  by  the  entering  of 
the  gate. 

17  And  zthe  five  inen  that  went 
to  spy  out  the  land  went  up,  and 
came  in  thither,  and  took  "the 
graven  image,  and  the  ephod,  and 
the  teraphim,  and  the  molten  im- 
age: and  the  priest  stood  in  the 
entering  of  the  gate  with  the  six 
hundred  men  that  ite?-^ appointed 
with  weapons  of  war. 

18  And  these  went  into  Micah's 
house,  and  fetched  the  carved 
image,  the  ephod,  and  the  tera- 
phim, and  the  molten  image. 
Then  said  the  priest  unto  them, 
What  do  ye  ? 

19  And  they  said  unto  him.  Hold 
thy  peace,  f- lay  thine  hand  upon 
thy  mouth,  and  go  with  us,  ^and 
be  to  us  a  father  and  a  priest :  is  it 
better  for  thee  to  be  a  priest  unto 
the  houseof  oneinan,or  that  thou 
be  a  priest  unto  a  tribe  and  a  fam- 
ily in  Israel? 

20  And  the  priest's  heart  was 
glad,  and  he  took  the  ephod,  and 
the  teraphim,  and  the  graven 
image,  and  went  in  the  midst  of 
the  people. 

21  So  they  turned  and  departed, 
and  put  the  little  ones  and  the  cat- 
tle and  the  carriage  before  them. 

22  %  And  when  they  were  a  good 
way  from  the  house  of  Micah,  the 
men  that  tvere  in  the  houses  near 
to  Micah's  house  were  gathered 
together,  and  overtook  the  chil- 
dren of  Dan. 

23  And  they  cried  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Dan.  And  they  turned 
their  faces,  and  said  unto  Micah, 
What  aileth  thee,  tthat  thou 
comest  with  such  a  company? 

251 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  140(3. 


t  Heb.  girded. 

r  Josh.  15.  60. 
s  ch.  13.  25. 


I  ver.  2. 
u  1  Sam.  14. 
28. 


t  Hel).  as!ced 
him  of  peace. 
Gen.  43.  27. 
1  Sam.  17.22. 

y  ver.  11. 


3  ver.  2,  14. 
a  ch.  17.  4, 6. 


J  Job  21.  5.  <k 
29.  9.  ii.  40.  4. 
Prov.  30.  32, 
Mic.  7.  !C. 

c  ch.  17.  10. 


t  Heb.  that 
thou  art 
gathered 
together  7 


Laish  taken  by  surjtrise. 


JUDGES. 


A  Levite  goeth  to  Betli-lehem. 


Before 
C  n  R  I  S  T 

about  1406. 


t  Ileb.  hitter 
uf  sou}, 
•2.  Sam.  17.  8. 


d  ver.  7,  10. 
Deut.  33.  22. 

eJosh.  19.  47. 


/ver.  7. 


f  Num.  13. 
21. 
2  Sam.  10.  6. 

ft  Josh.  19.  47. 
I  Oeii.  14.  14. 

cl).  20.  1. 

1  Kings  12. 

29,  30.  St.  13. 

2U. 


*ch.  13.  1. 
I  Sam.  4.  2, 
3,  10,  11. 
Ps.  78.00,  61. 


/  Jobh.  18.  1. 
.Ii.  19.  18.  & 
21.  12. 


about  140G. 

n.li.  17.  C.  & 
18.  1.  it.  21. 


t  Hfl).  a  wo- 
man a  con- 
cutiine,  or,  a 
wife  a  con- 
cubine. 

iih.  17.7. 

II  Or,  a  year 
and  Jour 
niunllis. 

t  Hub. 
days  four 
months. 

t  Hel).  to 
her  heart, 
Geu.  34.  S. 


24  And  he  said,  Ye  have  taken 
away  my  god.s  which  I  made,  and 
the  priest,  and  ye  are  gone  away : 
and  what  have  1  more  ?  and  what 
is  this  that  ye  say  unto  me,  What 
aileth  thee? 

25  And  the  children  of  Dan  said 
unto  him.  Let  not  thy  voice  be 
heard  among  us,  lest  "t  angry  fel- 
lows run  upon  thee,  and  thou  lose 
thy  life,  with  the  lives  of  thy 
household. 

26  And  the  children  of  Dan  went 
tlieirway:  and  when  Micah  saw 
that  they  ivere  too  strong  lor  him, 
he  turned  and  went  back  unto  his 
liouse. 

27  A  nd  they  took  the  things  which 
Micah  had  made,  and  the  priest 
whicli  he  had,  and  ''came  unto 
Laish,  unto  a  people  that  urre  at 
quiet  and  secure :  <;  and  they  smote 
them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  burnt  the  city  with  fire. 

28  And  there  ivas  no  deliverer, 
because  it  ims  /far  from  Zidon, 
and  they  had  no  business  with 
any  man;  and  it  was  in  the  val- 
ley that  Ueth  ^by  Beth-rehob. 
And  they  built  a  city,  and  dwelt 
therein. 

29  And  Atliey  called  the  name  of 
the  city  *  Dan,  after  tlie  name  of 
Dan  their  father,  who  was  born 
unto  Israel :  howbeit  the  name  of 
the  city  ivas  Laish  at  the  first. 

30  ^  And  the  children  of  Dan  set 
up  tlie  graven  image:  and  Jona- 
than, the  son  of  Gershoin,  the  son 
of  Manasseh,heand  liis  sons  were 
priests  to  the  tribe  of  Dan  /'Until 
the  day  of  the  captivity  of  the 
land. 

31  And  they  set  them  up  Micah's 
graven  image,  which  he  made, 
'all  the  time  that  the  house  of 
God  was  in  Sliiloh. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  A  Levite  e:oelh  to  Btlh-lchcm  to  fetch  home  his 
wife.  10  An  old  man  entertuineth  him  at 
Cibcuh.  22  The  Oihcuthites  abuse  his  concu- 
bine to  death.  29  He  diviiltth  her  into  twelve 
pieces,  to  send  them  to  the  twelve  tribes. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
.  days,  (t-when  there  ivas  no  Icing 
in  Israel,  that  tliere  was  a  certain 
Levite  sojourning  on  tlie  side  of 
mount  Ephraim,  who  took  to  him 
+  a  concubine  out  of  iEoth-lehem- 
judah. 

2  And  his  conculiine  played  the 
whore  against  liim,  tmd  went 
away  from  him  unto  her  fatliors 
house  to  Beth-lehem-judah.  and 
was  there  il  t  four  wliole  months. 

3  And  her  husband  arose,  and 
went  after  her,  to  speak  tl'riendly 
unto  lier,  and  to  bring  her  again, 
liaving  his  servant  with  liiiii,  and 
a  coupleof  as.ses:  and  slicbrouglit 
him  into  her  father's  liousc;  ami 
when  tlie  father  of  tlie  damsel 
saw  him,  he  rejoiced  to  meet  him. 

4  And  his  father  in  law,  the  dam- 


sel's father,  retained  him  ;  and  he 
abode  with  him  three  daj's:  so 
they  did  eat  and  drink,  and  lodged 
there. 

5  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
fourth  day,  when  they  arose  earlj^ 
in  the  morning,  that  he  rose  up  to 
depart :  and  the  damsel's  father 
said  unto  his  son  in  law,  t"  Com- 
fort thine  heart  with  a  morsel  of 
bread,  and  afterward  go  your  way. 

6  And  they  sat  down,  and  did  eat 
and  drink  both  of  them  togetlier: 
for  tlie  damsel's  father  had  said 
unto  the  man.  Be  content,  I  pray 
thee,  and  tarry  all  night,  and  let 
thine  heart  be  merry. 

7  And  when  the  nian  rose  up  to 
depart,  his  father  in  law  ui'ged 
him :  therefore  he  lodged  there 
again. 

8  And  he  arose  early  in  the  morn- 
ing on  the  fifth  daj'  to  depart :  and 
the  damsel's  father  said.  Comfort 
thine  heart,  I  pi'ay  thee.  And 
they  tarried  t  until  afternoon,  and 
they  did  eat  both  of  them. 

9  And  when  the  man  rose  up  to 
depart,  he,  and  his  concubine,  and 
his  servant,  his  father  in  law,  the 
damsel's  father,  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  now  the  day  tdraweth  to- 
ward evening,  I  pray  you  tarry  all 
night:  behold,  ttlie'day  groweth 
to  an  end,  lodge  here,  "that  thine 
heart  may  be  merry ;  and  to  mor- 
row get  you  early  on  your  way, 
that  tliou  mayest  go  thoiiie. 

10  But  the  nian  would  not  tarry 
that  night,  but  he  rose  up  and  de- 
parted, and  came  tover  against 
''Jebus,  which /,?  Jerusalem;  and 
there  icr.re  with  him  two  asses  sad- 
dled, his  concubine  also  luns  with 
him. 

11  And  when  they  tcere  by  Jehus, 
the  day  was  far  spent;  and  the 
servant  said  unto  l';  master, 
Come,  I  pray  thee,  ami  let  us  turn 
in  into  tliis  city  ^of  the  Jebusites, 
and  lodge  in  it. 

12  And  his  master  said  unto  him. 
We  will  not  turn  aside  liither  into 
the  city  of  a  stranger,  that  is  not 
of  the  children  of  Israel ;  we  will 
pass  over  /to  Gibeah. 

13  And  he  said  unto  liis  servant. 
Come,  and  let  us  draw  near  to  one 
of  these  jilaees  to  lodge  all  night, 
in  Gihi'ah,  or  in  .'/Ilaniah. 

14  And  they  passed  on  and  went 
their  way ;  and  the  sun  went  down 
upon  them  tr/ioi  t/ie)/ivc)-e  by  Gih- 
eah,  which  be/oiir/eth  to  Benjamin. 

1.5  And  they  turned  aside  thither, 
to  go  in  anil  to  lodge  in  Gibeah: 
and  when  he  went  in,  he  sat  him 
down  in  a  street  of  tlie  city:  for 
/ht i-e  was  no  man  that  ''took them 
into  his  liouse  to  lodging. 

hi  H  And,  behold,  there  came  an 
old  man  from  'his  work outof  the 
field  at  even,  which  was  al.so  of 
mount  Ephraim  ;  and  lie  sojourn- 


Before 

CHRIST 

about  1406. 


t  Keh. 

Strengthen. 
c  Gen.  18.  5. 


t  Heb.  till 

the  day  de- 
clined. 


^Heb. 

is  weak, 

t  Heb.  it  19 

the  pitching 
time  of  the 
day. 

t  Heb. 
to  thy  tent. 

tHeb.  to 

over  against. 
(iJosh.  18.  28. 


cJosli.  15.  8, 
C3. 

rli.  1.  21. 
2  Sam.  5.  6. 


/Josh.  18.  28. 


f  Josh.  18.25. 


;iMatt.2.'",.  43. 
Hel).  13.  2. 


1  Va.  104.  23. 


His  concuhine  ahused. 


JUDGES. 


He  clcdarcth  his  icrong. 


licfore 
CHRIST 

about  1406. 


iJosh.  18.  1. 

ch.  Ifi.  31.  & 

20.  18. 

1  Sam.  1.  3, 

7. 
tHeh. 

gatkereth, 

ver.  15. 


;  Gen.  43.  23. 
ch.  G.  23. 
m  Gen.  19.  2. 

n  Gen.  24.  32. 

&  43.  24. 
n  Gen.  18.  4. 

John  13.  5. 


pGen.  19.  4. 

ch.  20.  5. 

Hos.  9.  9.  Sc 

10.  9. 
V  Dcut.  13.  13. 

rGen.  19.  5. 
Rom.  1.  26, 
37. 


(  2  Sam.  13. 
12. 

H  Gen.  19.  8. 


jT  Gen.  31.  2. 
Deut.  21.  14. 


t  Ileb.  Ihe 
matter  of 
this  folly. 


ed  in  Gibcali :  but  the  men  of  the 
place  ivere  Benjamites. 

17  And  when  he  had  lifted  up  hi.s 
eyes,  he  saw  a  wayfaring  man  in 
the  street  of  the  city  :  and  the  old 
man  said,  Whither  goest  thou? 
and  whence  comest  thou  ? 

18  And  he  said  unto  him.  We  are 
passing  froin  Betli-leliem-judah 
toward  the  side  of  mount  Ephra- 
im ;  from  tlience  am  I :  and  I  went 
to  Betli-Iehem-judah,  but  I  am 
11010  going  to  A  the  house  of  the 
Lord;  and  there  is  no  man  that 
treceiveth  me  to  house. 

19  Yet  there  is  botii  straw  and 
provender  for  our  asses;  and 
there  is  bread  and  wine  also  for 
me,  and  for  thy  handmaid,  and 
for  the  young  man  ivliich  U  with 
thy  servants:  there  is  no  want  of 
any  thing. 

20  And  the  old  man  said,  '  Peace 
be  with  thee;  howsoever,  let  all 
thy  wants  lie  upon  me;  "»only 
lodge  not  in  the  street. 

21  "So  he  brought  him  into  his 
house,  and  gave  provender  unto 
the  asses:  oand  they  washed 
their  feet,  and  did  eat  and  drink. 

22  *[  Now  as  they  were  making 
their  hearts  merry,  behold,  p  the 
men  of  the  citj-,  certain  5  sons  of 
Belial,  beset  the  house  round 
about,  and  beat  at  the  door,  and 
spake  to  the  inaster  of  the  house, 
the  old  man,  saying,  '-Bring  forth 
the  man  that  came  into  thine 
house,  that  we  may  know  him. 

23  And  «the  man,  the  master  of 
the  house,  went  out  unto  them, 
and  said  unto  them,  Nay,  my 
brethren,  na?/,  I  pray  you,  do  not 
.so  wickedly ;  seeing  that  this  man 
is  come  into  mine  hoase,  <  do  not 
this  folly. 

24  «  Behold,  here  is  my  daughter 
a  maiden,  and  his  concubine; 
them  I  will  bring  out  now,  and 
■»^  humble  ye  them,  and  do  with 
them  what  seemeth  good  unto 
you :  but  unto  this  man  do  not 
tso  vile  a  thing. 

25  But  the  men  would  not  heark- 
en to  him :  so  the  man  took  his 
concubine,  and  brought  her  forth 
unto  them  ;  and  they  y  knew  her, 
and  abused  her  all  the  night  until 
the  morning:  and  when  the  day 
began  to  spring,  they  let  her  go. ' 

20  Then  came  the  woman  in  the 
dawning  of  the  day,  and  fell 
down  at  the  door  of  the  man's 
house  where  her  lord  teas,  till  it 
was  light. 

27  And  her  lord  rose  up  in  the 
morning,  and  opened  the  doors 
of  the  house,  and  went  out  to  go 
his  way:  and,  behold,  the  wo- 
man his  concubine  was  fallen 
down  at  the  door  of  the  house, 
and  her  hands  ivere  upon  the 
threshold. 

28  And  he  said  unto  her,  Up,  and 


let  us  be  going.  But  2  none  an- 
swered. Then  the  man  took  her 
up  upon  an  ass,  and  the  man  rose 
up,  and  gat  him  unto  his  place. 

29  1[  And  when  he  was  come  into 
his  house,  he  took  a  knife,  and 
laid  hold  on  his  concubine,  and 
"divided  her,  together  with  her 
bones,  into  twelve  pieces,  and 
sent  her  into  all  the  coasts  of 
Israel. 

30  And  it  wa.s  so,  that  all  that 
saw  it  said,  There  was  no  such 
deed  done  nor  seen  from  the  day 
that  the  children  of  Israel  came 
up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  unto 
this  day:  consider  of  it,  ^take  ad- 
vice, and  speak  your  miiids. 

CHAPTER,  XX. 

1  The  Letite  in  a  general  afsemlily  deelarcth  his 
wrong.  8  The  decree  of  the  assemhl!/.  12  The 
Benjamites,  being  eited,  make  head  against  the 
Israelites.  18  The  Israelites  in  two  battles  lose 
forty  thousand.  26  They  destroy  by  a  strat- 
agem all  the  Benjamites,  except  six  hundred. 

THEX  «all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael went  out,  and  the  con- 
gregation wa.s  gathered  together 
as  one  man,  from  *Dan  even  to 
Beer-sheba,  with  the  land  of  Gil- 
ead,  unto  the  Lord  fin  Mizpeh. 

2  And  the  chief  of  all  the  peo- 
ple, even  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
presented  themselves  in  the  as- 
sembly of  the  people  of  God,  four 
hundred  thousand  footmen  <i  that 
drew  sword. 

3  (Xow  the  children  of  Benja- 
min heard  that  the  children  of  Is- 
rael were  gone  up  to  Mizpeh.) 
Then  said  the  children  of  Israel. 
Tell  !(•«,  how  was  this  wickedness  ? 

4  And  tthe  Levite,  the  husband 
of  the  woman  that  was  slain,  an- 
swered and  said,  el  came  into 
Gibeah  that  belongeth  to  Benja- 
min, I  and  mj^  concubine,  to 
lodge. 

5 /And  the  men  of  Gibeah  rose 
against  me,  and  beset  the  house 
round  about  upon  me  by  night, 
and  thought  to  have  slain  me: 
i/and  my  concubine  have  they 
t  forced,  that  she  Is  dead. 

6  And  ''I  took  my  concubine, 
and  cut  her  in  pieces,  and  sent 
her  throughout  all  the  country 
of  the  inheritance  of  Israel :  foV 
they  ihave  committed  lewdness 
and  folly  in  Israel. 

7  Behold,  ye  are  all  children  of 
Israel;  '^give  here  your  advice 
and  counsel. 

8  %  And  all  the  people  arose  as 
one  man,  saying,  We  will  not 
any  of  us  go  to  his  tent,  neither 
will  we  any  of  iis  turn  into  his 
house. 

9  But  now  this  shall  be  the  thing 
which  we  will  do  to  Gibeah ;  we 
ivill  go  lip  by  lot  against  it ; 

10  And  we\\-ill  take  ten  men  of 
a  hundred  throughout-  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  and  a  hundred  of 

2.53 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1406. 


a  ch.  20.  6. 
See  1  Sam. 
11.  7. 


ich.  20.  7. 
Prov.  13.  10. 


a  neut.  13.  12. 

Josh.  22.  12. 

ch.  21.  5. 

1  Sam.  11.  7. 
bch.  18.  29. 

1  Sam.  3.  20. 

2  Sam.  3.  10. 
&  24.  2. 

c  Judg.  10.  17. 

&  11.  11. 

1  Sam.  7.  5. 

<t  10.  17. 
dch.  8.  10. 


tHeh 

the  m 

Levite. 
ech.  19.  13, 


the 


/ch.  19.  22. 


gch.  19.  25, 

26, 
t  Heb. 

humbled, 
h  ch.  19.  29. 

iJosh.  7.  15. 


The  Isy^aelitcs  defeated. 


JUDGES. 


They  destroy  all 


Heforc 
C  H  n  I  S  T 

about  1400. 


tHeb. 

fellows. 

iDeut.  13.  It. 
Josh.  22.  13, 


oh.  19.  22. 
nDeut.  17.12. 


och.  3.  10. 
1  Chr.  12.  2. 


p  ver.  23,  26. 
7  Num.  27.  21. 


a  thousand,  and  a  tboasand  out 
of  tea  thousand,  to  letch  victuals 
for  the  people,  that  they  maj'  do, 
when  they  come  to  Gibeah  of 
Benjamin,  according  to  all  the 
folly  that  they  have  wrought  in 
Israel. 

11  So  all  the  men  of  Israel  were 
gathered  against  the  city,  iknit 
to.gether  as  one  man. 

12  H  'And  the  tribes  of  Israel 
sent  men  through  all  the  tribe 
of  Benjamin,  saying,  What  wick- 
edness is  this  that  is  done  among 
you  ? 

13  Now  therefore  deliver  tis  the 
men,  '"the  children  of  Belial, 
which  are  in  Gibeah,  that  we  may 
put  them  to  death,  and  «  put  away 
evil  from  Israel.  But  the  children 
of  Benjamin  would  not  hearken 
to  the  voice  of  their  brethren  the 
children  of  Israel: 

14  But  the  children  of  Benjamin 
gathered  themselves  together  out 
of  the  cities  unto  (4ibeah,  to  go 
out  to  battle  against  the  children 
of  Israel. 

15  And  the  children  of  Benjamin 
were  numbered  at  that  time  out 
of  the  cities  twenty  and  six  thou- 
sand men  that  drew  sword,  be- 
sides the  inhabitants  of  Gibeah, 
which  were  numbered  seven  hun- 
dred chosen  men. 

1(J  Among  all  this  people  there 
ii'ere  seven  hundred  chosen  men 
flefthanded;  every  one  could 
sling  stones  at  a  hair  breadth, 
and  not  miss. 

17  And  the  men  of  Israel,  be- 
sides Benjamin,  were  numbered 
four  hundred  thousand  men  that 
drew  sword:  all  these  zoe?'«s  men 
ol"  war. 

18  If  And  the  children  of  Israel 
arose,  and  pwent  up  to  the  house 
of  God,  and  masked  counsel  of 
God,  and  said.  Which  of  us  shall 
go  up  fir.st  to  the  battle  against 
the  children  of  Benjamin  ?  And 
the  LoKD  said,  Judah  shall  go  tip 
first. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel 
rose  up  in  the  morning,  and  en- 
camped against  (Tibeah. 

20  And  the  men  of  Israel  went 
out  to  battle  against  Benjamin ; 
and  the  men  of  Israel  put  them- 
selves in  array  to  fight  against 
them  at  Gibeah. 

21  And  '■the  children  of  Benja- 
min came  forth  out  of  Gibeah, 
and  destroyed  down  to  the  ground 
of  the  Israelites  that  day  twenty 
and  two  thousand  men. 

22  And  the  people,  the  men  of 
Israel,  encoui'aged  themselves, 
and  set  their  battle  again  in  array 
in  the  place  where  they  put  them- 
selves in  array  the  first  day. 

23  (sAnd  the  children  of  Israel 
went  up  and  wept  before  the 
LoKD  until  even,  and  asked  coun- 

254 


sel  of  the  LoKn,  .saying.  Shall  I 
go  up  again  to  battle  against  the 
children  of  Benjamin  my  broth- 
er? And  the  Lokd  said,  Go  up 
against  him.) 

24  And  the  children  of  Israel 
came  near  against  the  children 
of  Benjamin  the  second  day. 

25  .And  ^Benjamin  went  forth 
against  them  out  of  Gibeah  the 
second  day,  and  destroyed  down 
to  the  ground  of  the  children  of 
Israel  again  eighteen  thousand 
men  ;  all  these  drew  the  sword. 

26  II  Then  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  all  the  people,  "went  up, 
and  camp  unto  the  house  of  God, 
and  wept,  and  sat  there  before 
the  Lord,  and  fasted  that  day 
until  even,  and  offered  burnt  offer- 
ings and  peace  oll'erings  before 
the  Lord. 

27  And  the  children  of  Israel 
inquired  of  the  Lord,  (for  a; the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  God  was 
there  in  those  days, 

28  2/And  Phinehas,  the  son  of 
Eleazar,  the  son  of  Aaron,  ^stood 
before  it  in  those  days,)  saj'ing, 
Shall  I  yet  again  go  out  to  battle 
against  the  children  of  Benjamin 
iny  brother,  or  shall  I  cea.se  ? 
And  the  Lord  said,  Go  up;  for  to 
morrow  I  will  deliver  them  into 
thine  hand. 

29  And  Israel  "set  liers  in  w^ait 
round  about  Gibeah. 

30  And  the  children  of  Israel 
went  up  against  the  children  of 
Benjamin  on  the  third  day,  and 
put  themselves  in  array  against 
Gibeah,  as  at  other  times. 

31  And  the  childi-en  of  Benja- 
min went  out  against  the  people, 
and  were  drawn  away  from  the 
city;  and  they  began  tto  smite  of 
the  people,  a)irf  kill,  as  at  other 
times,  in  the  highways,  of  which 
one  goeth  up  to  II  the  house  of 
God,  and  the  other  to  Gibeah  in  the 
field,  about  thirty  men  of  Israel. 

32  And  the  cliildren  of  Benja- 
min said.  They  are  smitten  down 
before  us,  as  at  the  first.  But  the 
children  of  Israel  said.  Let  us  fiee, 
and  draw  them  from  the  city  un- 
to the  highways. 

33  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  rose 
up  out  of  their  place,  and  put 
themselves  in  array  at  Baal-ta- 
mar:  and  the  liers  in  wait  of  Ls- 
rael  came  forth  out  of  their  places, 
evenout  of  the  meadows  of  Gibeah. 

34  And  there  came  against  Gib- 
eah ten  thousand  chosen  men  out 
of  all  Israel,  and  the  battle  was 
sore:  ''but  they  knew  not  that 
evil  iras  near  them. 

35  And  the  Lord  smote  Benja- 
min before  Israel :  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  destroyed  of  the 
Benjamites  that  day  twenty  and 
five  thousand  and  a  hundred 
men :  all  these  drew  the  sword. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1406. 


j.losli.  19.  1. 
1  Sam.  4.3, 4. 


yJosh.  24.  33. 
I  Deut.  10.  8. 
<k  IB.  5. 


a  So  Jnsli.  8. 
4. 


t  Hel>.  to 

smttc  oj  the 

people 

woultftcd  as 

at.i-r. 
[|  Or,  Beth-el. 


h  JoKh.  8.  14. 
Is.  47.  11. 


the  Benjamitcs. 


JUDGES. 


Their  desolation  bewailed. 


r>efore 
CHRIST 

about  1406. 


cJosh.  8.  15. 


rfJosh.  8.  10. 

!1  Or,  mnrte  a 
tun^  snund 
wilh  the 
trumpet, 
Jo.-sh.  G.  5. 

II  Or,  time. 

t  lU-b.  ibilh. 

t  Ileb. 
etei^ation. 


+  Heb.  to 
smite  the 
iBOundcd, 


e  Josh.  8.  20. 

tHel). 
the  whole 
consumptiun. 


t  Heb. 
touched 
them. 


II  Or,  froin 
Menuchah, 

f  Heb. 
ujito  over 
against. 


/Josh.  15.  32. 


^ch.  21.  13. 


tHeh. 

was  found. 
t  Heb. 

were  found. 


3G  So  the  children  of  Benjamin  1 
saw  tliat  they  were  smitten :  cfor 
the  men  of  Israel  gave  place  to 
tlie  Benjamite.s,  because  they 
trusted  unto  tlie  liers  in  wait 
wliich  they  had  set  beside  Gib- 
eah. 

37  dAnd  the  licrs  in  wait  hasted, 
and  rushed  upon  Gibeah;  and  the 
liers  in  wait  ildrew  themselves 
along,  and  smote  all  the  city  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword. 

38  Now  there  was  an  appointed 
II  sign  between  tlie  men  of  Israel 
tand  the  liers  in  wait,  that  they 
should  make  a  great  t  flame  with 
smoke  rise  up  out  of  the  city. 

39  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
retired  in  the  battle,  Benjamin 
began  tto  smite  ami  kill  of  the 
men  of  Israel  about  thirty  per- 
sons: for  they  said.  Surely  they 
are  smitten  down  before  us,  as  in 
the  first  battle. 

40  But  when  the  flame  began  to 
arise  up  out  of  the  city  with  a  pil- 
lar of  smoke,  the  Benjamites 
•^  looked  behind  them,  and,  behold, 
tthe  flame  of  the  city  ascended 
up  to  heaven. 

41  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
turned  again,  the  men  of  Ben- 
jamin were  amazed:  for  they 
saw  that  evil  twas  come  upon 
them. 

42  Therefore  they  turned  fheir 
backs  before  the  men  of  Israel 
unto  the  way  of  the  wilderness  ; 
but  the  battle  overtook  them  ; 
and  them  which  came  out  of  the 
cities  they  destroyed  in  the  midst 
of  them. 

43  Thus  they  inclosed  the  Benja- 
mites round  about,  and  chased 
them, 07ui  trodethem  down  il  with 
ease  t  over  against  Gibeah  toward 
the  sunrising. 

44  And  there  fell  of  Benjamin 
eighteen  thousand  men  ;  allthe.se 
were  men  of  valour. 

4.5  And  they  turned  and  fled  to- 
ward the  wilderness  unto  the 
rock  of ./  Rimmon :  and  they  glean- 
ed of  them  in  the  highways  five 
thousand  men  ;  and  pursued  hard 
after  them  unto  Gidom,  and  .slew 
two  thou.sand  men  of  them. 

46  So  that  all  which  fell  that  day 
of  Benjamin  were  twenty  and 
five  thousand  men  that  drew  the 
sword;  all  these  xcei-e  men  of 
valour. 

47  i/  But  six  hundred  men  turned 
and  fled  to  the  wilderness  unto 
the  rock  Bimmon,  and  abode  in 
the  rock  Rimmon  four  months. 

48  And  the  men  of  Israel  turned 
again  upon  the  children  of  Benja- 
min, and  smote  them  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  as  well  the 
men  of  ever]/  city,  as  the  beast, 
and  all  that  t  came  to  hand  :  also 
they  set  on  fire  all  the  cities  that 
t  they  came  to. 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  The  people  bewail  the  desolalwn  of  Benjamin. 
8  By  the  destruction  of  Jabcsh-gilend  they 
provide  them  four  hundred  wives.  16  They 
advise  them  to  surprise  the  virgins  that 
danced  at  .Shiloh. 

NOW  "the  men  of  Israel  had 
sworn  in  Mizpeh,  saying, 
There  shall  not  any  of  us  give  his 
daughter  unto  Benjamin  to  wife. 
'2  And  the  people  came  *to  the 
house  of  God,  and  abode  there  till 
even  before  God,  and  lifted  up 
their  voices,  and  wept  sore ; 

3  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, why  is  this  come  to  pass  in 
Israel,  that  there  should  be  today 
one  tribe  lacking  in  Israel  ? 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  the  people  rose 
earlj',  and  « built  there  an  altar, 
and  offered  burnt  offerings  and 
peace  offerings. 

5  And  the  children  of  Israel  said. 
Who  is  there  among  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel  that  came  not  up  with 
the  congregation  unto  the  Lord? 
•^For  they  had  made  a  great  oath 
concerning  him  that  came  not  up 
to  the  Lord  to  Mizpeh,  saying, 
He  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

6  And  the  children  of  Israel  re- 
pented them  for  Benjamin  their 
brother,  and  said,  There  is  one 
tribe  cut  oft' from  Israel  this  day. 

7  How  shall  we  do  for  wives  for 
them  that  remain,  seeing  we  have 
sworn  by  the  Lord,  that  we  will 
not  give  them  of  our  daughters  to 
wives  ? 

8  If  And  they  said.  What  one  is 
there  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  that 
came  not  up  to  Mizpeh  to  the 
Lord?  And,  behold,  there  came 
none  to  the  camp  from  «Jabesh- 
gilead  to  the  a.ssembly. 

9  For  the  people  were  numbered, 
and,  behold,  there  vere  none  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead 
there. 

10  And  the  congregation  sent 
thither  twelve  thousand  men  of 
the  valiantest,  and  commanded 
them,  saying,  /Go  and  smite  the 
inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  with  the 
women  and  the  children. 

11  And  this  is  the  thing  that  ye 
shall  do,  ^  Ye  shall  utterly  destroy 
every  male,  and  every  woman 
that  tliath  lain  by  man. 

12  And  they  found  among  the 
inhabitants  of  Jal)esh-gilead  four 
hundred  t  young  virgins,  that  had 
known  no  man  by  lying  with  any 
male:  and  they  brought  them 
unto  the  camp  to  ''Shiloh,  which 
is  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

13  And  the  whole  congregation 
sent  some  tto  speak  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  'that  ivere  in 
the  rock  Rimmon,  and  to  II  call 
peaceably  unto  them. 

14  And  Benjamin  came  again  at 
that  time;  and  they  gave  them 

255 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1406. 


>  .-h.  20.  18, 
26. 


!l  Sam.  11.  1. 
&  31.  11. 


/ver.  5.  & 
rh.  5.  23. 
1  Sam.  11.  7. 


f  Num.  31.17. 

t  Heb.  tnom- 
eth  the  lying 
with  man. 

t  Heb.  young 
women  vir-. 
gins. 

A  Josh.  18.  1. 


t  Heb.  and 

spake  and 

called. 
tch.  20.  47. 
il  Or,  proclaim 

peacef 

Deut.  20.  la 


Wives  are  provided  for 


RUTH. 


the  Benjamites  that  escaped. 


Before 
C  H  K  I  S  T 

about  1406. 


Ivcr.  1. 
rh.  11.  35. 


t  Heb. /rom 
yeor  to  year, 

II  Or,  toward 
the  sun- 


I  Or,  on. 


Before 
f :  H  H  I  S  T 
about  l.'JSa. 


o  Jiidg.  2.  16. 
iHfh.  judged. 
iSee  Gen.  12. 

10.  &  26.  1. 

2  Kings  8.  1. 
cJudg.  17.  8. 


</S( 

eO 

en 

.3.5 

13 

f  Ji 

llK. 

3. 

30. 

+  11 

L-l). 

U't 

re. 

wives  which  they  had  saved  alive 
of  the  women  of  Jabesh-gilead : 
and  yet  so  thej^  sufficed  tliem  not. 
1-5  And  the  people  *  repented 
them  for  Benjamin,  because  that 
the  Lord  had  made  a  breach  in 
the  tribes  of  Israel. 

16  If  Then  the  elders  of  the  con- 
gregation said,  How  shall  we  do 
lor  wives  for  them  that  remain, 
seeing  the  women  are  destroyed 
out  of  Benjamin  ? 

17  And  they  said.  There  must  be 
an  inheritance  for  them  that  be 
escaped  of  Benjamin,  that  a  tribe 
be  not  destroyed  out  of  Israel. 

18  llowbeit  we  may  not  give 
them  wives  of  our  daughters:  'for 
the  children  of  Israel  have  sworn, 
saying,  Cursed  be  he  that  giveth  a 
wife  to  Benjamin. 

19  Then  tliey  said.  Behold,  there 
is  a  feast  of  the  L/Ord  in  Shiloh 
t  yearly,  in  a  place  which  is  on  the 
north  side  of  Beth-el,  lion  the  ea»st 
side  II  of  the  highway  that  goeth 
up  from  Beth-el  to  Shechem,  and 
on  the  south  of  Lebonah. 

20  Therefore  they  commanded 
the  children  of  Boiijamin,  saying, 
Goandliein  wait  in  the  vineyards; 

21  And  see,  and,  behold,  if  the 


daughters  of  Shiloh  come  out  »»to 
dance  in  dances,  then  come  ye  out 
of  the  vineyards,  and  catch  you 
every  man  his  wife  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Shiloh,  and  go  to  the  land 
of  Benjamin. 

22  And  it  shall  be,  when  their 
fathers  or  their  brethren  come 
unto  us  to  complain,  that  we  will 
say  unto  them,  I! Be  favourable 
unto  them  for  our  sakes:  because 
we  reserved  not  to  each  man  his 
wife  in  the  war:  for  ye  did  not 
give  unto  them  at  this  time,  that 
ye  should  be  guilty. 

2-3  And  the  children  of  Benjamin 
did  so,  and  took  them  wives,  ac- 
cording to  their  number,  of  them 
that  danced,  whoin  they  caught: 
and  they  went  and  returned  unto 
their  inheritance,  and  "repaired 
the  cities,  and  dwelt  in  them. 

24  And  the  children  of  Israel 
departed  thence  at  that  time, 
every  man  to  his  tribe  and  to  his 
family,  and  they  went  out  from 
thence  every  man  to  his  inher- 
itance. 

25  oin  those  days  there  rvas  no 
king  in  Israel :  i>  every  man  did 
that  which  ivas  right  in  his  own 
eyes. 


BOOK 


THE 

OF 


EUTH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

I  Elimelech  driven  liy  famine  into  Moab,  iieth 
there.  4  Mahlon  and  Chilian,  having  married 
wives  of  Muab,  die  also.  6  Naumi  returning 
homeward,  8  dissuadeth  her  two  daughters  in 
law  from  going  with  her.  14  Orpah  leaveth 
her,  hut  Ruth  with  great  constancy  accompan- 
leth  her.  19  They  two  come  to  Belh-lehem, 
where  they  are  gladly  received. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days 
when  "the  judges  t ruled,  that 
there  was  *a  famine  in  the  land. 
And  a  certain  man  of  cBeth-le- 
hem-judah  went  to  sojourn  in  the 
country  of  Moab,  he,  and  his  wife, 
and  his  two  sons. 

2  And  the  name  of  the  man  was 
Elimelech,  and  the  name  of  his 
wife  Naomi,  and  the  name  of  his 
two  sons  Mahlon  and  Chilion, 
''ICphrathites  of  Beth-leliem-ju- 
dah.  And  they  came  ^into  the 
country  of  Moab,  and  t  continued 
there. 

3  And  Elimelech  Naomi's  hus- 
band died;  and  she  was  left,  and 
her  two  sons. 

4  And  they  took  them  wives  of 
the  women  of  Moab;  the  name  of 
tlie  one  was  Orpah,  and  tiie  name 
of  the  other  Ruth  :  and  they  dwelt 
there  about  ten  years. 

5  And  Mahlon  and  Chilion  died 

2.56 


also  both  of  them ;  and  the  wo- 
man was  left  of  her  two  sons  and 
her  husband. 

6  If  Then  she  arose  with  her 
daughters  in  law,  that  she  might 
return  from  the  country  of  Moab: 
for  she  had  heard  in  the  country 
of  Moab  how  that  the  Lord  had 
/visited  his  people  in  r^giving  them 
bread. 

7  Wherefore  she  went  forth  out 
of  the  place  where  she  was,  and 
her  two  daughters  in  law  with 
her;  and  they  went  on  the  way 
to  return  unto  the  land  of  Judah. 

8  And  Naomi  said  unto  her  two 
daughters  in  law,  ''Go,  return 
each  to  her  mother's  house:  'the 
IjOrd  deal  kindly  with  you,  as 
ye  have  dealt  with  '^the  dead,  and 
"with  me. 

9  The  Lord  grant  you  that  ye 
may  find  'rest,  each  of  you  in  the 
house  of  her  husband.  Then  she 
kissed  them ;  and  they  lifted  up 
their  voice,  and  wept. 

10  And  they  said  unto  her.  Sure- 
ly we  will  return  with  thee  unto 
thy  people. 

11  And  Naomi  said.  Turn  again, 
my  daughters:  why  will  ye  go 
with  me  ?  are  there  yet  any  more 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1406. 


15. 


n  See   Ex 
20. 

ch.  n.  34. 
1  Sam.  18. 
Jer.  31.  13. 


Or,  Gratify 
us  in  them. 


nSee  ch.  20." 


0  ch.  17.  6.  te 
18. 1.  &  19.  1. 

pDeut.  12.  8. 
ch.  17.  6. 


Before 
f :  U  II I  S  T 

about  1322. 


about  1312. 


/Ex.  4.  31. 

Luke  1.  68. 
eVa.  132.  15. 

Matt.  6.  11. 


h  See  Jo.sh. 

24.  15. 
i2Tim.  1.  10, 

17,  18. 
*  ver.  5. 

ch.  2.20. 

;ch.  3.  1. 


Ruth's  constancy  to  Naomi. 


RUTH. 


Boaz  sheweth  favour  to  Ruth. 


Before 
C  II  K  1ST 

about  1312. 


mGeii.  38.  11. 
Dcut.  25.  5. 

B  Or,  if  /  were 
with  a  hus- 
band. 

t  Heb.  hope. 


t  Heb. 

/  have  much 

bitterness. 
n  Judg.  2.  15. 

Job  19.  21. 

Vf>.  32.  4.  & 

38.  2.  &  30. 

0,  10. 
0  Prov.  17.  17. 

&  18.  24. 

pJudg.  11.  24. 
q  See  Josh. 

24.  15,  19. 

2  Kings  2.  2. 

Luke  24.  28. 
II  Or,  Be  not 

against  me. 
r2  Kings  2.  2, 

4,  6. 


f  1  Sam.  3.  17. 
&  25.  22. 
2  Sam.  19.13. 
2  Kings  6.  31. 

aAcfs21.  14. 
t  Ileb. 

strengthened 

herself. 


VSee  Is.  23. 
Lam.  2.  15. 

II  That  is, 
Pleasant. 

llTliat  is, 
B  liter. 

tr  Jobl.  21. 


e  Ex.  9.  31,32. 

cli.  2.  23. 
2  Sam.  21.  9. 


rtch.3.  2,  12. 


bcM.  4.  21. 
li  Called 

Don:, 

Malt.  1.  5. 
c  Lev.  19.  9. 

Deut.  24.  19. 


sons   in   my  womb,  "'that   they 
may  be  your  husljaiids? 

12  Turn  again,  my  daughters,  go 
pow  icny ;  for  I  am  too  old  to 
have  a  husband.  If I  should  say, 
I  have  hope,  6  if  I  should  have  a 
husband  also  to  night,  and  should 
also  bear  sons ; 

13  Would  ye  t  tarry  for  them  till 
they  were  grown?  would  ye  stay 
for  them  from  havin^j  husbands? 
nay,  my  daughters;  lor  tit  griev- 
eth  me  much  lor  your  sakes  that 
« the  hand  of  the  LiOEd  is  gone  out 
against  me. 

14  And  they  lifted  up  their  voice, 
and  wept  again:  and  Orpah  kiss- 
ed her  mother  in  law;  but  Euth 

0  clave  unto  her. 

15  And  she  said.  Behold,  thy 
sister  in  law  is  gone  back  unto 
her  people,  and  unto  jjher  gods: 
9  return  thou  after  thy  sister  in 
law. 

Ifi  And  Ruth  said,  II  '-Entreat  me 
not  to  leave  thee,  or  to  i-eturn 
from  following  after  thee:  for 
whither  tliou  goest,  I  will  go :  and 
where  thou  lodgest,  I  will  lodge: 
»thy  people  shall  bf.  my  people, 
and  thy  God  my  God : 

17  Where  thou  diest,  will  I  die, 
and  there  will  I  be  buried:  'the 
Lord  do  so  to  me,  and  more  also, 
if  aught  but  death  part  thee  and 
me. 

18  "When  she  saw  that  she  twas 
steadfastlj'  minded  to  go  with  her, 
then  she  left  speaking  unto  her. 

19  If  So  they  two  went  until  they 
cametoBeth-leliem.  Audit  came 
to  pass,  when  they  were  come  to 
Beth-lehem,  that  ^  all  the  city  was 
moved  about  them ,  and  they  said, 
;/  Is  this  Naomi  ? 

20  And  she  said  unto  them.  Call 
me  not  BiSTaomi,  call  me  II  Mara: 
lor  the  Almighty  hath  dealt  very 
bitterly  with  me. 

21 1  went  out  full,  zand  the  Lord 
hath  brought  me  home  again 
empty  :  why  then  call  ye  me  Na- 
omi, seeing  "the  Lord  iiath  testi- 
fied against  me,  and  the  Almightj' 
hath  afflicted  me? 

22  So  Naomi  returned,  and  Ruth 
the  Moabitess,  her  daughter  in 
law,  with  her,  which  returned  out 
of  the  country  of  Moab:  and  they 
came  to  Beth-lehem  "in  the  be- 
ginning of  barley  harvest. 

CHAPTER  IL 

1  Rulh  gleaneth  in  the  ficlris  of  Boaz.  4  Boas 
tiikins  knowledge  of  her,  8  sheweth  hrr  great 
favour.  18  Thai  which  she  got,  she  carrieth  to 
jS'aomi. 

AND  Naomi  had  a  «  kinsman  of 
.  her  husband's,  a  mighty  man 
of  wealth,  of  the  family  of  Elim- 
elech  ;  and  his  name  ^vas  ''  II  Boaz. 
2  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess  said 
unto  Naomi,  Let  me  now  go  to  the 
field,  and  f  glean  ears  of  corn  after 
him  ill  whose  sight  I  shall  find 
17 


gi'ace.    And  she  said  unto  her,  Go, 
my  daughter. 

SAnd  she  went,  and  came,  and 
gleaned  in  the  field  after  the  reap- 
ers :  and  her  t  hap  was  to  light  on 
a  part  of  the  field  belonging  unto 
Boaz,  who  was  of  the  kindred  of 
Elimelech. 

4  t  And,  behold,  Boaz  came  from 
Beth-lehem,  and  said  unto  the 
rea])ers,  ^The  Lord  be  with  you. 
And  they  answered  him,  The 
Lord  bless  thee. 

5  Then  said  Boaz  unto  his  serv- 
ant that  was  set  over  the  reapers, 
Who.se  damsel  is  this? 

6  And  the  servant  that  was  set 
over  the  reapers  answered  and 
said.  It  is  the  Moabitish  damsel 
« that  came  back  with  Naomi  out 
of  the  country  of  Moab  : 

7  And  she  said,  I  pray  you,  let 
me  glean  and  gather  after  the 
reapers  among  the  sheaA'es :  so 
she  came,  and  hath  continued 
evenfi'om  the  morning  until  now, 
that  she  tarried  a  little  in  the 
house. 

8  Then  said  Boaz  unto  Ruth, 
nearest  thou  not,  my  daughter  ? 
Go  not  to  glean  in  another  field, 
neither  go  from  hence,  but  abide 
here  fast  by  my  maidens : 

9  Zet  thiiie  ej'es  be  on  tJie  field 
that  they  do  reap,  and  go  thou  af- 
ter theni :  have  I  not  charged  the 
young  men  that  they  shall  not 
touch  thee?  and  when  thou  art 
athir.st,  go  unto  the  vessels,  and 
drink  of  that  which  the  young 
men  have  drawn. 

10  Then  she  .'fell  on  her  face,  and 
bowed  herself  to  the  ground,  and 
said  unto  him,  WJiy  have  I  found 
grace  in  thine  eyes,  that  thou 
shouldest  take  knowledge  of  me, 
seeing  I  etm  a  sti'anger  ? 

11  And  Boaz  answered  and  said 
unto  her,  It  hath  fully  been  shew- 
ed me,  f/all  that  thou  ha.st  done 
unto  thy  mother  in  law  since  the 
death  of  thine  husband  ;  and  hoiv 
thou  hast  left  thy  father  and  thy 
mother,  and  the  land  of  thy  na- 
tivity, and  art  come  unto  a  people 
which  thou  knewest  not  hereto- 
fore. 

12  ''The  Lord  recompense  thy 
work,  and  a  full  reward  be  given 
thee  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
'  under  whose  wings  thou.art  come 
to  trust. 

13  Then  she  said,  11''^ Let  me  find 
favour  in  thy  sight,  my  lord;  for 
that  thou  hast  comlbi-ted  me,  and 
for  that  thou  hast  spoken  t  friend- 
ly unto  thine  handmaid,  'though 
I  be  not  like  unto  one  of  thine 
handmaidens. 

14  And  Boaz  said  unto  her.  At 
mealtime  come  thou  hither,  and 
eat  of  the  bread,  and  dip  thy  mor- 
sel in  the  vinegar.  And  she  sat 
beside  the  reapers  :  and  he  reach- 


Before 

c  n  K  I  s  T 
about  1.S12. 


t  Hch.  hap 
happened. 


dFF.  129.7,  f 
Luke  1.  28. 
2  Thess.  3. 


/I  Sam.  25.23. 


gch.  1.  14, 
16, 17. 


ich.  1.  16. 

Ps.  17.  8.  & 

3B.  7.  &  57. 

1.  &  63.  7. 
II  Or,  J  find 

favour. 
liGen.  S3.  15. 

1  Sam.  1.  18. 
t  Ilcb.  to 

the  heart. 

Gen.  34.  3. 

Jndg.  19.  3. 
1 1  Sam.25.4L 


Bu  Naomi's  iyy^truction, 


RUTH. 


Ruth  lieth  at  Boaz'  feet. 


Before 
C  II  III  ST 

about  1312. 


t  II  eb.  shame 
her  not. 


0  ver.  10. 
Ps.  41.  1. 


pch.  3.  10. 

2S.Tin.  2.  5. 

Job  29.  13. 
ijProv.  17.  17. 

rch.3.  0.  ki. 

G. 
II  Or,  nve 
thai  halh 
riQht  to  TC" 
fieem  :   See 
Lev.  25.  25. 


H  Or,  full 
«pon  thee. 


a  1  Cor.  7.  36. 

1  Tim.  5.  B. 
Ach.  1.  9/ 


ed  her  parclied  corii,  and  she  did 
eat,  and  m  was  sulliced,  and  left. 

1.5  And  when  she  was  risen  up 
to  glean,  Boaz  commanded  his 
yonng  men,  saying.  Let  her  glean 
even  among  tlie  sheaves,  and  t  re- 
proach her  not : 

10  And  let  fall  also  som",  of  the 
handfuls  of  purpose  for  her,  and 
leave  thrtyi,  that  she  may  glean 
thnn,  and  rebuke  her  not. 

17  So  she  gleaned  in  the  field  un- 
til even,  and  beat  out  that  she  had 
gleaned:  and  it  was  about  an 
ephah  of  barley. 

18  H  And  she  took  it  up,  and  went 
into  the  city;  and  her  mother  in 
law  saw  wiiat  she  had  gleaned : 
and  she  brought  ibrth,  and  i^ave 
to  her 'I  that  she  had  reserved  af- 
ter she  was  sufliced. 

19  And  her  mother  in  law  said 
unto  her.  Where  hast  thou  glean- 
ed to  daj^?  and  where  wroughtest 
thou  ?  blessed  be  he  that  did  "  take 
knowledge  of  thee.  And  she 
shewed  her  mother  in  law  with 
whom  she  had  wrought,  and  .said. 
The  man's  name  with  whom  I 
wrought  to  day  Is  Boaz. 

20  And  Naomi  said  unto  her 
daughter  in  law,  i'  Blessed  be  he 
of  the  Lord,  who  f/hath  not  left 
off  his  kindness  to  the  living  and 
to  the  dead.  And  Naomi  said  unto 
her,  The  man  is  near  of  kin  unto 
us,  >'llone  of  our  next  kinsmen. 

21  And  Ruth  the  Moabiless  said. 
He  said  unto  me  also,  Thou  shalt 
keep  fast  by  my  young  men,  un- 
til they  have  ended  all  my  har- 
vest. 

22  And  Naomi  said  unto  Ruth 
her  daughter  in  law,  It  i.<s  good, 
mj'  daughter,  that  thou  go  out 
with  his  maidens,  that  they  II  meet 
thee  not  in  any  other  field. 

23  8o  she  ke|)t  fast  by  the  maid- 
ens of  Boaz  to  glean  unto  the 
end  of  barley  harvest  and  of 
wheat  harvest;  and  dwelt  with 
her  mother  in  law. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  By  Naomi's  instructinn,  5  Ruth  lieth  at  Boaz' 
Jeet.  8  Boaz  aeknowlcdgeth  the  right  of  a 
kinsman.  14  He  sendeth  her  away  with  six 
m>:asure.t  of  barley. 

THEN  Naomi  her  mother  in 
law  .said  unto  her.  My  daugh- 
ter, "Shall  I  not  seek  '-rest  for 
thee,  that  it  may  be  well  with 
thee? 

2  And  now  is  not  Boaz  of  our 
kindred,  cwith  whose  maidens 
thou  wast?  Behold,  he  winnow- 
eth  barley  to  night  in  the  thresh- 
ingfioor. 

3  Wash  thyself  therefore,  ''and 
anoint  thee,  and  put  thy  raiment 
upon  thee,  and  get  thee  down  to 
tlie  lloor:  but  make  not  thyself 
known  unto  the  man,  until  lie 
shall  have  done  eating  and  drink- 
ing. 

2.58 


4  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  lieth 
down,  that  thou  shalt  mark  the 
place  where  he  shall  lie,  and  thou 
shalt  go  in,  and  11  uncover  his  feet, 
and  lay  thee  down ;  and  he  will 
tell  thee  what  thou  shalt  do. 

5  And  she  said  unto  her.  All  that 
thou  sayest  unto  me  I  will  do. 

6  \  And  she  went  down  unto 
the  floor,  and  did  according  to  all 
that  her  mother  in  law  bade  her. 

7  And  when  Boaz  had  eaten  and 
drunk,  and  « his  heart  was  merry, 
he  went  to  lie  down  at  the  end  of 
the  heap  of  corn:  and  she  came 
softly,  and  uncovered  his  feet, 
and  laid  her  down. 

8  1  And  it  came  to  pass  at  mid- 
night, that  the  man  was  afraid, 
and  II turned  himself:  and,  be- 
hold, a  woman  lay  at  his  feet. 

9  And  he  said,  Who  art  thou? 
And  she  answered,  I  am  Ruth 
thine  handmaid:  .r .spread  there- 
fore thy  skirt  over  thine  hand- 
maid; lor  thou  art  la  a.  near  kins- 
man. 

10  And  he  said,  ^Blessed  be  thou 
of  the  LoRr),  my  daughter:  for 
thou  hast  shewed  more  kindne.ss 
in  the  latter  end  than  iat  the  be- 
ginning, inasmuch  as  thou  fol- 
iowedst  not  young  men,  whether 
poor  or  rich. 

11  And  now,  my  daughter,  fear 
not;  I  will  do  to  thee  all  that  thou 
requirest:  for  all  the  tcity  of  my 
people  doth  know  that  thou  art 
*a  virtuous  woman. 

12  And  now  it  is  true  that  I  aia 
thy  'near  kinsman:  howbeit 
»"  there  is  a  kinsman  nearer  than  I. 

13  Tarry  this  night,  and  it  shall 
be  in  the  morning,  that  if  he  will 
"perform  unto  thee  the  part  of  a 
kinsman,  well;  let  him  do  the 
kinsman's  part:  but  if  he  will 
not  do  the  part  of  a  kinsman  to 
thee,  then  will  I  do  the  part  of  a 
kinsman  to  thee,  "as  the  LoRr>  liv- 
eth  :  lie  down  until  the  morning. 

14  %  And  she  lay  at  his  feet  un- 
til the  morning:  and  she  rose  up 
before  one  could  know  another. 
And  he  said,  j-i  Let  it  not  be  known 
that  a  woman  came  into  the  floor. 

1-5  Also  he  said.  Bring  tlie  ivail 
that  thou  hast  upon  thee,  and 
hold  it.  And  when  she  held  it, 
he  measured  six  measures  of  bar- 
ley, and  laid  //.  on  her:  and  she 
went  into  the  citj'. 

16  And  when  she  came  to  her 
mother  in  law,  she  said,  Who  art 
thou,  my  daughter?  And  she 
told  her  all  that  the  man  had 
done  to  her. 

17  And  she  said.  These  six  meas- 
vrrs  of  barley  gave  he  me  ;  for  he 
said  to  me,  "(io  not  empty  unto 
thy  mother  in  law. 

18  Then  .said  she,  ?  Sit  still,  my 
daughter,  until  thou  know  how 
the  matter  will  fall :  for  tlie  man 


Before 
CII  K  1  S  T 

about  1312. 


I  Or,  lift  up 
the  clvlhcs 
that  arc  on 
his  feet. 


iJudR.  19.  6, 
9,  22. 
2  Sam.  IS. 

2a. 

Esth.  1.  10. 


!  Or,  took 
hold  on. 


1  Or,  one 
that  hath 
neht  to  re- 
deem. 

f  <h.  2.  20.  te 
ver.  12. 

h  ch.  2.  20. 

ich.  1.  8. 


t  Heb.  gate. 
*  Prov.  12.  4. 


/  ver.  9. 
m  ch.  4.  1. 


n  Deut.  25.  5. 
rh.  4.  ."S. 
Mall.  22.  24. 


u.Iiul?.  8.  19. 
Jcr.  4.  2. 


p  Rom.  12.  17. 
&  14.  16. 

1  Cor.  10.  32. 

2  Cor.  8.  21. 
1  Thess.  5. 
22. 

II  Or,  sheer, 
or,  apron. 


ij  Ps.  37.  3,  5. 


'The  nearest  of  kin  declining  it, 


RUTH. 


Boaz  takcth  Ruth  to  wife. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1312. 


6  1  Kings  21. 
8. 
Prov.  31.23. 


c.ler.  32.  7,  8. 
<(Gen.  23.  18. 

«  Lev.  25.  25. 


/Gen.  3f>.  P. 
Deut.  25.  5, 


rh.  3.  13. 
iVIatt.  22.  24. 


7!  Deut.  25.  7, 
0. 


will  not  be  in  rest,  until  he  have 
finished  tlie  thing  this  day. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  BoazcaHeth  into  judgment  the  ntxt  Hnsman. 
6  He  re/useth  the  redemption  aeccrding  to  the 
manner  in  Israel.  ^  Evan  buyeth  the  inherit- 
ance.  H  He  marritth  Ruth.  13  She  bear- 
eth  Obed  the  grandfather  of  David.  18  The 
generation  of  Phare:;. 

'I'^HEN   went  Boax    up   to   the 

X  gate,  and  sat  him  down  there : 
and,  behold,  "the  kinsman  of 
whom  Boaz  spake  came  by ; 
unto  whom  he  said.  Ho,  such  a 
one!  turn  aside,  sit  down  here. 
And  he  turned  iiside,  and  sat 
down. 

2  And  he  took  ten  men  of  6  the 
elders  of  the  citj',  and  said,  Sit  ye 
down  here.    And  they  sat  down. 

8  And  he  said  unto  the  kins- 
man, Naomi,  that  is  come  again 
out  of  the  country  of  Moab,  sell- 
eth  a  parcel  of  land,  which  ivas 
our  brother  Elimelech's: 

4  And  tl  thought  to  advertise 
thee,  saj'ing,  «Buy  it  ^before  the 
inhabitants,  and  before  the  elders 
of  my  people.  If  thou  wilt  re- 
deem it,  redeem  it:  but  if  thou 
wilt  not  redeem  it,  then  tell  me, 
that  I  may  know:  «for  there  is 
none  to  redeem  it  besides  thee; 
and  I  o??!  after  thee.  And  he  said, 
I  will  redeem  it. 

■5  Then  said  Boaz,  What  day 
thou  buyest  the  field  of  the  hand 
of  Xaomi,  thou  must  buy  it  also 
of  Buth  the  Moabitess,  the  wife  of 
the  dead,  /to  raise  up  the  name  of 
the  dead  upon  his  inheritance. 

6  If  P-And  the  kinsman  said,  I 
cannot  redeem  it  for  myself,  lest 
I  mar  mine  own  inheritance:  re- 
deem thou  my  right  to  thyself; 
for  I  cannot  redeeni  it. 

7  ''Now  this  icas  the  manner  in 
former  time  in  Israel  concerning 
redeeming  and  concerning  chang- 
ing, for  to  confirm  all  things;  a 
man  plucked  off  his  shoe,  and 
gave  it  to  his  neighbour:  and  this 
was  a  testimony  in  Israel. 

8  Therefore  the  kinsman  said 
unto  Boaz,  Buy  it  for  thee.  So  he 
drew  off  his  shoe. 

9  <I  And  Boaz  said  unto  the 
elders,  and  unto  all  the  people. 
Ye  are  witnesses  this  day,  that  I 
have  bought  all  that  ivas  Elime- 
lech's, and  all  that  was  Chilioii's 


and  Mahlon's,  of  the  hand  of 
Naomi. 

10  Moreover  Buth  the  Moab- 
itess. the  wife  of  Mahlon,  have  I 
purchased  to  be  my  wife,  to  raise 
up  tlie  name  of  the  dead  upon 
his  inheritance,  'that  the  name 
of  the  dead  be  not  cut  off  from 
among  his  brethi-en,  and  from 
the  gate  of  his  place  :  ye  oj-e  wit- 
nesses this  day. 

11  And  all  the  people  that  ivei-e 
in  the  gate,  and  the  elders,  said. 
We  are  witnesses.  *■  The  Lorb 
make  the  woman  that  is  come 
into  thine  house  like  Bachel  and 
like  Leah,  which  two  did  'build 
the  house  of  Israel :  and  II  do  thou 
worthily  in  >»  Ephratah,  and  the 
famous  in  Beth-lehem  : 

12  And  let  thy  house  be  like  the 
house  of  Pharez,  «  whom  Tamar 
bare  unto  Judah,  of  "the  seed 
which  the  Lord  shall  give  thee 
of  this  young  woman. 

1.3  H  So  Boaz  ;nook  Buth,  and  she 
was  his  wife:  and  when  he  went 
in  unto  her,  9  the  Lori>  gave  her 
conception,  and  she  bare  a  son. 

14  And  ''the  women  said  unto 
Naoini,  Blessed  be  the  Lord, 
which  hath  not  tleft  thee  this 
day  without  a  11  kinsman,  that  hil 
name  may  be  famous  in  Israel. 

1.5  And  he  shall  be  unto  thee  a 
restorer  of  thy  life,  and  ta  nour- 
isher  of  t thine  old  age:  for  thy 
daughter  in  law,  which  loveth 
thee,  which  is « better  to  thee  than 
seven  sons,  hath  borne  him. 

16  And  Naomi  took  the  child, 
and  laid  it  in  her  bosom,  and 
became  nurse  unto  it. 

17  'And  the  women  her  neigh- 
bours gave  it  a  name,  saying, 
There  is  a  son  born  to  Naomi; 
and  they  called  his  name  Obed: 
he  i.9  the  father  of  Jesse,  the  fa- 
ther of  David 

18  f  Now  these  are  the  genera- 
tions of  Pharez :  «  Pharez  begat 
Hezron , 

19  And  Hezron  begat  Ram,  and 
Ram  begat  Amminadab, 

20  And  Amminadab  begat «  Nah- 
shon,  and  Nahshon  begat  y  I!  Sal- 
mon, 

21  And  Salmon  begat  Boaz,  and 
Boaz  begat  Obed, 

22  And  Obed  begat  Jesse,  and 
Jesse  begat  'David. 

2.59 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1312. 


iPs.  127.  3. 
<k  128.  3. 

;Deut.  25.  9. 
II  Or,  get 

thee  richef, 

or,  pou-cr. 
m  Gen.  35.  16, 

19. 
tHeb. 

proclaim 

Ihy  name. 
n  Gen.  3fl.  29. 

1  Chr.  2.  4. 

Malt.  1.  3. 
ol  Sam.  2.  20. 
pch.  3.  11. 
./Gen.  29.  31. 

<t  33.  5. 
r  Lnke  1.  68. 

Rom.  12.  15. 
t  Heh.  caused 

to  cease  unto 

thee. 
)l  Or, 

rcdsemcr. 
t  Heh. 

to  nourish, 

Gen.  40.  11. 

Ps.  55.   22. 
tHeb.  thy 

gray  hairs, 
s'l  Sam.  1.8. 
t  Luke  1.  58, 

SO. 


Ml  Chr.  2.  4, 
<ke. 
Matt.  1.  3. 


i  >ium.  1.  7. 
yMatt.  1.  4, 
fee. 
a  Or,  Salmah. 

z  1  Chr.  2.  15. 
Mall.  1.  G. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1171. 


ol  Chr.  6.27, 

34. 
6Kulh  1.  2. 


c  Ex.  23.  14. 

Dcut.  16.  16. 

Luke  2.  41. 
•f  Hel>.  from 

year  to  year. 
dVent.  12.  5, 

6,7. 
e  Josh.  18.  1. 
/"Deul.  12.  17, 

18.  i  IQ.  11. 
II  Or,  a  double 

portion. 
f  Gen.  30.  2. 

+  Heb. 
anserei  her. 
A  Job  24.  21. 


I!  Or,  from  the 

time  that 

.he,  ^:: 
t  Hell. /r/;m 

her  going  vp. 


kch.  3.  3. 
/Job  7.  11.  it. 

10.  1. 
t  Hell,  hitter 

of  soul, 

'1  Sam.  17.  8. 
n  Geii.  28.  20. 

Num.  30.  3. 

JuOg.  11.  30. 
71  Gen.  29.  32. 

Ex.  4.  31. 

2Sam.lG.  12. 

Ps.  25.  18. 
cGen.  8.  1.  & 

30.22. 


THE    FIEST    BOOK    OF    SAMUEL, 

OTIIKRWISE    CALLKD, 

THE  FIRST  BOOK  OF  THE  KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Elkanah  a  Levitc,  having  two  wives,  worship- 
pelh  yearly  at  Shitoh.  4  He  cherisheth  Han- 
nah, though  barren,  and  provoked  hy  Pcninnuh. 
0  Hannah  m  grief  prayeth  for  a  child.  12 
Eli  first  rebuking  her,  nfterieards  blesseth  her. 
19  Hannah  having  borne  Samuel,  stayeth  at 
home  till  he  be  weaned.  24  She  prcscntcth  him, 
according  to  her  vow,  to  the  LORD. 

NOW  til  ere  was  a  certain  man 
of  Piamatliaim-zophim,  of 
mount  Ephraim,  and  liis  name 
icns  "Elkanah,  the  son  of  Jero- 
ham,  the  son  of  Eliliu,  the  son  of 
Tohu,  the  son  of  Zuph,  '-an  Epli- 
rathite: 

2  And  he  had  two  wives;  the 
name  of  the  one  urts  Hannah,  and 
the  name  of  the  other  Peninnah  : 
and  Peninnah  had  children,  but 
Hannah  had  no  cliildren. 

3  And  this  man  went  up  out  of 
his  city  ct  yearly  ''to  worship  and 
to  sacrifice  unto  tlie  Lord  of  hosts 
in^Shiloh.  And  the  two  sons  of 
Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  the 
priests  of  the  Lord,  i/.-ere  there. 

4  U  And  when  the  time  was  that 
Elkanah  .'otfered,  he  gave  to  Pe- 
ninnah his  wife,  and  to  all  her  sons 
and  her  daughters,  portions: 

5  But  unto  Hannah  he  gave  Ha 
worth}'  portion ;  for  he  loved  Han- 
nah :  i/  but  the  Lord  had  shut  up 
her  womb. 

6  And  her  adversary  also  t'«  pro- 
voked her  sore,  for  to  make  her 
Iret,  because  the  Lord  had  shut 
up  her  womb. 

7  And  O.S  he  did  so  year  l)y  year, 
St  when  she  went  up  to  the  house 
of  the  LoRD,soshe  provoked  her; 
therefore  she  wept,  and  did  not 
eat. 

8  Then  said  Elkanah  her  hus- 
band to  her,  Hannah,  why  v/eep- 
est  thou  ?  and  why  eatest  thou 
not?  and  why  is  thy  heart  griev- 
ed? can  not  l"»  better  to  thee  than 
ten  sons  ? 

9  f  So  Hannah  rose  up  after  they 
had  eaten  in  Shiloh,  and  after  they 
had  di'unk.  Now  Eli  the  priest 
sat  upon  a  seat  by  a  post  of  Z'  the 
temple  of  the  Lord. 

10  'And  she  ivaa  t  in  bitterness  of 
soul,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
and  wept  sore. 

11  And  she  avowed  a  vow,  and 
said,  O  Lord  of  liosts,  if  lliou  wilt 
indeed  "look  on  the  aniiction  (jf 
thine  handmaid,  and  "remember 
me,  and  not  forgot  thine  hand- 
maid, but  wilt  give   unto   thine 

260 


handmaid  ta  man  child,  then  I 
will  give  him  unto  the  Lord  all 
the  days  of  his  lile,  and  j' there 
shall  no  razor  come  upon  his 
head. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she 
t  continued  praying  before  the 
Lord,  that  Eli  marked  her  mouth. 

13  Now  Hannah,  she  spake  in  her 
heart;  only  her  lips  moved,  but 
her  voice 'was  not  heard:  there- 
lore  Eli  thought  she  had  been 
drunken. 

1-1  And  Eli  said  unto  her,  How 
long  wilt  thou  be  drunken?  put 
away  thy  wine  from  thee. 

15  And  Hannah  answered  and 
said.  No,  my  lord,  I  can  a  woman 
+  of  a  sorrowful  spirit:  I  have 
drunk  neither  wine  nor  strong 
drink,  but  have  9 poured  out  iny 
soul  before  the  Lord. 

10  Count  not  thine  handmaid  for 
a  daughter  of ''Belial:  for  out  of 
the  abundance  of  my  11  complaint 
and  grief  have  I  spoken  hitherto. 

17  Then  Eli  answered  and  said, 
«Go  in  peace:  and  t  the  God  of  Is- 
rael grant  thee  thy  petition  that 
thou  hast  asked  of'liim. 

18  A  nd  shesaid,  »  Let  thine  hand- 
inaid  find  grace  in  thy  sight.  So 
the  woman  ^went  her  way,  and 
did  eat,  and  her  countenance  was 
no  more^oc?. 

19  t  And  they  rose  up  in  the 
morning  early,  and  worshipped 
before  the  Lord,  and  returned, 
and  came  to  their  house  to  Ra- 
mah  :  and  Elkanah  .'y  knew  Han- 
nah his  wife;  and  ^the  Lord  re- 
membered her. 

20  Wherefore  it  came  to  pass, 
t  when  the  time  was  come  about 
after  Hannah  had  conceived,  that 
she  bare  a  son,  and  called  his 
name  il  Samuel,  saying.  Because  I 
have  asked  him  of  the  Lori>. 

21  And  the  man  Elkanali,  and  all 
his  house,  "went  up  to  oner  unto 
the  Lord  the  yearly  saci'ifice,and 
his  vow. 

22  But  Hannah  went  not  up;  for 
shesaid  unto  her  husband,  7^ (r(7i 
not  f!o  iip  until  the  child  be  wean- 
ed, and  ^///?i  I  will  ''bring  him, 
that  he  may  appear  before  tiie 
Lord,  and  there  abide  ''for  ever. 

23  And  c  Elkanah  her  husband 
said  unto  her.  Do  what  seemcth 
thee  good;  tarry  until  thou  have 
weaned  him  ;  ./"only  the  Lord  es- 
tablish his  word.    So  the  woman 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1171. 


t  Heb. 

seed  of  men. 
p  Xum.  6.  5. 

Jiulg.  13.  5. 

r  Hci.. 

multiplied 
to  pray. 


t  Heb.  hard 
of  spirit. 

q  Ps.  62.  8.  ic 
142.  2. 


-Deut.  13.  13. 
I  Or. 


5  Judg.18.  6. 

Mark  6.  34. 

l.uke  7.  60. 

fc  S.  48. 
(  Ps.  20.  4,  5. 
»  Gen.  33.  15. 

Ruth  2.  13. 
jEcc.  9.  7. 


y  Gen.  4.  1. 
z  Gen.  30.  22. 


caboiit  1171. 

t  Heb.  in 

revolution 

of  days. 
II  That  is, 

j4j*fii  of 

Cod. 

a  ver.  3. 


b  I.uke  2.  22. 
e  ver.  11,  28. 

ch.  2.  11,  18. 

ic  3.  1. 
rfEx.  21.  6. 
c  Num.  30.  7. 
/2  Sam.  7.  I.'i. 


Hannah's  song  of  thanksgiving.    I.  SAMUEL. 


The  iciclxcdncss  of  ElVs  sons. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1171. 

about  11G5. 

f  neut.  12.  0, 
6,  11. 

A  Josh.  18.  ]. 

i  Luke  2.  22. 

k  Gen.  42.  35. 
2  Kings  2.  2, 
4,  6. 

/Malt.  7.  7. 

m  ver.  11,  22. 

II  Or,  returned 
him,  whom  I 
have  obtained 
by  petition,  to 
the  LORD. 

\i  Or,  lie  whom 
1  have  ohtiiin- 
itl  by  petition 
shall  be  re- 
turned. 

n  Gen.  24.  26, 


oPhil.  i.  C. 
b  See  Luke  1. 

46,  &c. 
c  Pb.  92.  10.  <t 

112.  9. 
aPs.  9.  14.  & 

13.  5.  &.  20. 

5.  &  35.  9. 
£Kx.  IJ.  11. 

Deut.  3.  24. 

&  32.  4. 

Ps.  fcC.  8.  ic 

89.  6,  fl. 
/Deut.  4.  35. 

2  Sam.  22.32. 
f  Ps.  94.  4. 

Mai.  3.  13. 

Jude  10. 
t  Hel).  hard, 
k  P.-i.  37.  15, 

17.  i  76.  3. 
iPs.  34.  10. 

Luke  1.  53. 
*Ps.  113.  9. 
/Is.  5L  1. 

Jer.  15.  9. 
m  Deut.  32. 

S9. 

Jnb5.  18. 

Hos.  6.  1. 
71  Job  1.  21. 
u  Ps.  75.  7. 
pPs.  113.  7,  8. 

Dan.  4.  17. 

Luke  1.  52. 
qJoh  36.  7. 


r  Job  38.  4,5, 
C. 
P3.  24.  2.  it 

102.  25.  & 

104.  5. 

Heb.  1.  3. 
sP3.  91.  11.  & 

121.  3. 
t  Ps.  2.  9. 
licli.  7.  10. 

P.s.  18.  13. 


abode,  and  ga\c  her  sou  suck  un- 
til she  weaned  him. 

24  •;  And  when  she  had  weaned 
him,  she  ff  took  him  up  witli  her, 
with  three  bullocks,  and  one 
ephah  of  flour,  and  a  bottle  of 
wine,  and  brought  him  unto  ''the 
house  of  the  Lord  in  Bhiloh :  and 
the  child  ?(r/.s-  young. 

2-5  And  they  slew  a  bullock,  and 
^  brought  the  child  to  Kli. 

26  And  .she  said,  O  m.v  lord,  ''an 
thy  soul  liveth,  my  lord,  I  am  the 
woman  that  stood  by  thee  here, 
praying  unto  the  Lord. 

27  '  For  this  child  I  prayed ;  and 
the  LoKD  hath  given  me  my 
petition  which  I  asked  of  him: 

2S '"Therefore  also  I  have  S  lent 
him  to  the  Lord;  as  long  as  he 
liveth  :i  he  shall  be  lent  to  the 
Lord.  And  he  "worshipped  the 
Lord  thei'e. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Hannah's  song  in  Ihanifulness.  12  The  sin 
of  Ell's  sons.  18  Samuel's  ministrv.  20  By 
Eli's  blessing  Hannah  is  more  fruitful.  22 
Ell  reproveth  his  sons.  27  A  prophecy  against 
Eli's  house. 

A  ND  Hannah  «  prayed,  and  said, 
oX  ''My  heart  rejoiceth  in  the 
Lord,  cmine  horn  is  exalted  in 
the  Lord;  my  mouth  is  enlarged 
over  mine  enemies;  because  I 
''rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

2  e  T/tere  is  none  holy  a.s  the 
Lord:  for  f/iere  is /none  besides 
thee:  neither  is  there  any  rock 
like  our  God. 

3  Talk  no  more  so  exceeding 
proudly;  a  let  not  tarrogancj' 
come  out  of  your  mouth :  for  the 
Lord  is  a  God  of  knowledge,  and 
by  him  actions  are  weighed. 

4  'i  The  bows  of  the  mightj'  men 
are  broken,  and  thej'  that  stum- 
bled are  girded  with  strength. 

.5  '  They  that  urre  full  have  hired 
out  themselves  for  bread;  and 
they  that  were  hungry  ceased:  so 
that  ^  the  barren  hath  borne  sev- 
en ;  and  '  she  that  hath  many 
children  is  waxed  feeble. 

6 '«  The  Lord  killeth,  and  mak- 
eth  alive:  he  bringeth  down  to 
the  grave,  au(J  bringeth  up. 

7  The  Lord  «maketh  poor,  and 
inaketh  rich  :  » he  bringeth  low, 
and  lifteth  up. 

8  i^He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of 
the  dust,  and  lifteth  up  the  beggar 
from  the  dunghill,  qio  set  the~nh 
among  princes,  and  to  make 
them  inherit  the  throne  of  glory  : 
for  '•  the  pillars  of  the  earth  are 
the  Lord's,  and  he  hath  set  the 
world  upon  them. 

9  s  He  will  keep  the  feet  of  his 
.saints,  and  the  wicked  shall  be  si- 
lent in  darkness;  for  by  strength 
shall  no  man  prevail. 

10  The  adversaries  of  the  Lcmo 
shall  be  *  broken  to  pieces;  «  out 
of  heaven  shall  he  thunder  upon 


them :  a:  the  Lord  shall  judge  the 
ends  of  the  earth ;  and  he  shall 
give  strength  unto  liis  king,  and 
i' exalt  the  horn  of  his  anointed. 

11  And  Elkanah  went  to  Ramah 
to  his  house.  ^And  the  child  did 
minister  unto  the  Lord  before 
Eli  the  priest. 

12  1  Kow  the  sons  of  Eli  tvere 
"SOUS  of  Belial;  ^-they  knew  not 
the  Lord. 

13  And  the  priest's  custom  with 
the  people  uas,  (hat,  when  anj' 
man  offered  sacrifice,  the  priest's 
servant  came,  while  the  llesh  was 
in  seething,  with  a  fieshhook  of 
three  teeth  in  his  hand  ; 

14  And  he  struck  it  into  the  pan, 
or  kettle,  or  caldron,  or  pot;  all 
that  the  fleshhook  brought  up  the 
priest  took  for  himself.  So  they 
did  in  Shiloh  unto  all  the  Israel- 
ites that  came  thither. 

1.5  Also  before  they  ^  burnt  the  fat, 
the  priest's  servant  came,  and  said 
to  the  man  that  sacrificed.  Give 
flesh  to  roast  ior  the  priest ;  for  he 
will  not  have  sodden  flesh  of  thee, 
but  raw. 

10  And  (/any  man  saiduntohim, 
Let  them  not  fail  to  burn  the  fat 
t presently,  and  then  take  0.5  much 
as  tliy  .soul  desireth ;  then  he 
wouldanswer  him.  Nay ;  but  thou 
Shalt  give  it  me  now :  and  if  not,  I 
will  take  it  by  force. 

17  Wherefore  the  sin  of  the  young 
men  was  very  great  ''before  the 
Lord  :  for  men  •'abhorred  the  of- 
fering of  the  Lord. 

18  1  /But  Samuel  ministered  be- 
fore the  Lord,  beinp  a  child, 
i/ girded  with  a  linen  epliod. 

19  Moreover  his  mother  made 
him  a  little  coat,  and  brought  it 
to  him  from  j'ear  to  year,  when 
she  AcameupVith  her  husband  to 
offer  the  yearlvsacriflce. 

20  %  And  Eli  ^  blessed  Elkaiiah 
and  his  wife,  and  said,  The  Lord 
give  thee  seed  of  this  woman  lor 
the  II loan  which  is  ^lent  to  the 
Lord.  And  they  went  unto  their 
own  home. 

21  And  the  Lord  'visited  Han- 
nah, so  that  she  conceived,  and 
bare  three  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters. AndthechildSamuel  '"grew 
before  the  Lord. 

22  If  Now  Eli  was  very  old,  and 
heard  all  that  his  sons  did  unto 
all  Israel;  and  how  thej-  lay  with 
"the  women  that  t assembled  at 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why 
do  ve  such  things '?  for  a  I  hear  of 
your  evil  dealings  by  all  this  peo- 
IDle. 

24  Xav,  my  sons;  for  it  is  no 
good  report  that  I  hear :  ye  make 
the  Lord's  people  i  to  transgress. 

25  If  one  man  sin  against  an- 
other, the  judge  shall  judge  him  : 

261 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1105. 


X  Ps.  96.  13.  & 

98.  9. 
y  Pa.  89.  24. 
z  ver.  18. 

ch.  3.  1. 


aDeul.  13.  13. 
i  Judg.  2.  10. 

Jer.  22.  16. 

Kom.  1.  28. 


cLev.  3.  3,4, 
5,  16. 


f  Heb.  as 
on  the  day. 


</Gen.  6.  11. 
eMal.  2.  8. 


/ver.  11. 


f  Ex.  28.  4. 
2  Sam.  6.  14. 


heb.  1.  3. 
<Gen.  14.  1». 


11  Or, 

petition 

which  she 

ashed,  ^c. 
*cli.  1.  28. 
/Gen.  21.  1. 

m  ver.  26. 
Juil?.  33.  24. 
ch.  3.  19. 
Lukel.  80.  Si 
2.  40. 

nSee  Ex.  38. 

8. 
t  Heb. 

assemhled 

by  troops. 
!!  Or,  J  hear 

evil  words 

of  you. 


H  Or, 
to  cry  out. 


A  prophecy  against  Eli's  liouse.    I.  SAMUEL. 


God  calUth  Samuel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1165. 


oNum.  15.  30. 
p  Josh.  II.  20. 

Prov.  15.  10. 
q  ver.  21. 
r  l>rov.  3.  4. 

Luke  2.  52. 

AcU  2.  47. 

Kom.  14.  18. 
s  1  Kings  13.1. 
(  Kx.  4.  14,27. 


u  Kx.  28.1,  4. 
xNuin.  16.  5. 
&,  18.  1,  7. 


X  Lev.2.  3,  10. 
i  6.  16.  & 
7.  7,8,34,35. 
A:  lU.  14,  15. 

N  mil.  5.9,10. 

&.  18.  8-lU. 

y  Ucul.  32.  15. 


i  Jcr.  18.9,10. 

cP*.  18.20.  & 

1)1.  14. 
ciMal.  2.  9. 

c  1  Kln(js2.27. 
Kz.  44.  10. 
S.'L-  ill.  4.  11, 
18,  20.  &.  14. 
3.  &  22.  18, 

II  Or,  lAe 
affliction  of 
the  taOcTiia' 
cic.jur  all 
the  wealth 
which  God 
watiLl  have 
^li'en  Israel. 

/Sl-l-  Zech.  8. 
4. 


+  Heb.  men. 
g\  Kiiiga  13. 


^1  rli.  4.  11. 

?  1  Kings  2. 35. 
1  Clir.  29.22. 
E2.  44.  15. 
I  Sam.  7. 11, 


27. 
1  Ki 

38. 


11. 


m  1  Kings  2. 


t  Heb.  Jain. 
!1  Or,  some- 


tkc  pr 


but  if  a  man  "sin  against  the 
Lord,  who  shall  entreat  for  him  ? 
Notwithstanding,  they  hearkened 
not  unto  the  voice  of  their  father, 
;j  because  the  Lord  would  slay 
them. 

26  And  the  child  Samuel  9  grew 
on,  and  was  ''in  favour  both  with 
the  Lord,  and  also  with  men. 

27  1  "And  there  came  a  man  of 
CTOd  unto  Eli,  and  .said  unto  him, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  t  Did  T  plain- 
ly appear  unto  the  house  of  thy 
father,  when  they  were  in  Egypt 
in  Pharaoh's  house? 

28  And  did  I  «  choose  him  out  of 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  be  my 
prie.st,to  ofler  upon  mine  altar,  to 
burn  incense,  to  wear  an  ephod 
before  me?  and  a;did  I  give  unto 
the  house  of  thy  father  all  the  of- 
ferings made  by  fire  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel ? 

29  Wherefore  J'kick  ye  at  my 
sacrifice  and  at  mine  offering, 
which  I  have  commanded  in  my 
2 habitation;  and  honourest  thy 
sons  above  me,  to  make  your- 
selves fat  with  the  chiefest  of  all 
the  offerings  of  Israel  my  people? 

30  Whei'efbre  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  saith,  «I  said  indeed  tliat 
thy  house,  and  the  house  of  thy 
father,  sliould  walk  before  me  for 
ever :  but  now  the  Lord  saith,  *  Be 
it  far  from  me;  for  them  that 
honour  me  «I  will  honour,  and 
f'they  that  despise  me  shall  be 
lightly  esteemed. 

81  Behold,  ^the  days  come,  that 
I  will  cut  off  thine  arm,  and  the 
arm  of  thy  father's  house,  that 
there  shall  not  be  an  old  man  in 
thine  house. 

32  And  thou  shalt  see  Ban  enemy 
in  my  habitation,  in  all  (he  wealth 
which  God  shall  give  Israel :  and 
there  shall  not  be  /an  old  man  in 
thine  house  for  ever. 

33  And  the  man  of  thine,  ivhorn 
I  shall  not  cut  offfrom  mine  altar, 
sh(Ul  be  to  consume  thine  e.yes, 
and  to  grieve  thine  heart:  and  all  j 
the  increase  of  thine  house  shall  i 
die  tin  the  fiower  of  their  age. 

34  And  this  s/iall  bcy&  sign  unto 
thee,  that  shall  come  upon  thy  two 
sons,  on  Hoplini  and  Phin'ehas; 
''in  one  day  they  shall  die  both  of 
them. 

35  And  »■  I  will  raise  me  up  a  faith- 
ful iJriest,  that  shall  do  according 
to  that  which  is  in  mine  heart  and 
in  my  mind :  and  ><  I  will  build  him 
a  sure  hou.se;  and  he  shall  walk 
before  i  mine  anointed  for  ever. 

30  'i'And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  every  one  that  is  left  in  thine 
house  shall  come  and  crouch  to 
him  for  a  piece  of  silver  and  a 
morsel  of  bread,  and  shall  say, 
t  Put  me,  I  pray  thee,  into  II  one  of 
the  priests'  otlices,  that  I  may  eat 
a  piece  of  bread. 
262 


CHAPTER  IIL 

1  How  the  word  of  the  Lord  was  first  revealed  to 
Hainuel.  11  Ood  telleth  Samuel  the  destruc- 
tion of  Ell's  house.  15  Samuel,  though  loth, 
telleth  Eli  the  vision.  19  Samuti  groweth  in 
credit. 

AND  «the  child  Samuel  minis- 
.  tered  unto  the  Lord  before 
Eli.  And  (-the  word  of  the  Lord 
was  precious  in  those  days ;  there 
iim.t  no  open  vision. 

2  And  It  came  to  pass  at  that 
time,  when  Eli  ims  laid  down  in 
his  place,  ^and  his  eyes  began  to 
wax  dim,  that  he  could  not  see ; 

3  And  ere  ^the  lamp  of  God  went 
out  ein  the  temple  of  the  Lord, 
where  the  ark  of  God  ivas,  and 
Samuel  was  laid  down  to  Kleep ; 

4  That  the  Lord  called  Samuel : 
and  he  answered.  Here  am  I. 

5  And  he  ran  unto  Eli,  and  said, 
Hereo?;iI;  for  thou  calledst  ine. 
And  he  said,  I  called  not;  lie 
down  again.  And  he  went  and 
lay  down. 

6  And  the  Lord  called  yet  again, 
Samuel.  And  Samuel  arose  and 
went  to  Eli,  and  said.  Here  am  I ; 
for  thou  didst  call  me.  And  he 
answered,  I  called  not,  my  son; 
lie  down  again. 

7  !  Now  Samuel  /did  not  yet 
know  the  Lord,  neither  was  the 
word  of  the  Lord  yet  revealed 
unto  him. 

8  And  the  Lord  called  Samuel 
again  the  third  time.  And  he 
arose  and  went  to  Eli,  and  said, 
Here  am  I ;  for  thou  didst  call  me. 
And  Eli  perceived  that  the  Lord 
had  called  the  child. 

9  Therefore  Eli  said  unto  Samuel, 
Go,  lie  down :  and  it  shall  be,  if  he 
call  thee,  that  thou  shalt  say. 
Speak,  Lord;  for  thy  servant 
heareth.  So  Samuel  went  and 
lay  down  in  his  place. 

10  And  the  Lord  came,  and 
stood,  and  called  as  at  other 
times,  Samuel,  .Samuel.  Then 
Samuel  answered,  Speak ;  for  thj' 
servant  heareth. 

11  \  And  the  Lord  said  to  Sam- 
uel, Behold,  I  will  do  a  thing  in 
Israel,  <ja.i  which  both  the  ears 
of  every  one  that  heareth  it  shall 
tingle. 

12  In  that  day  I  will  perform 
against  Eli  ''all  thinfjs  which  I 
have  spoken  concerning  his 
house:  twhen  I  begin,  I  will  also 
make  an  end. 

13  U  i  For  I  have  told  him  that  I 
will  ^judgo  his  house  for  ever  for 
the  iniquity  which  he  knoweth; 
because  Hiis  sons  made  them- 
selves II  vile,  and  he  !«  restrained 
them  not. 

14  And  therefore  I  have  sworn 
unto  the  house  of  Eli,  that  the 
iniquity  of  Eli's  house  "shall  not 
be  purged  with  sacrifice  nor  offer- 
ing lor  ever. 

15  f  And  .Samuel  lay  until  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1165. 


A  Ps.  74.  9. 
Amos  8.  11. 
See  ver.  21. 

about  1141. 


c  Gen.  27.  1. 

&  48.  10. 

ch.  2.  22.  ic 

4.  15. 
dEx.  27.  21. 

Lev.   24.  3. 

2  Chr.  13.  11. 
ech.  1.  9. 


II  Or,  Thus 
(lid  Samuel 
before  he 
knew  the 
LORD,  and 
before  the 
word  of  the 
LORD  was 
revealed  unto 
him. 

/S«e  Acts  19. 
2. 


g2  Kings  21. 

12. 

Jer.  19.  3. 
Acli.  2.  30-36. 
t  Heb. 

beginning 

and  ending. 
II  Or,  And 

I  will  tell 

him,  4-c. 
iih.  2.29,30, 

31,  &1-. 
*  Kz.  7.  3.  & 

18.  30. 
/ch.  2.  12,  17, 

!l  Or,  accursed. 
f  Heb. 

frowned  not 

upon  thtm. 
meh.2.  23,  25. 
71  Num.  1.1.30, 

31. 

Is.  22.  14. 


The  Isi'aelltes  are  overcome. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


The  ark  of  God  taken. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1141. 


0  Ruth  1.  17. 
T  Hch.  so  add. 
II  Or,  word. 

t  Heb.  all  the 

tilings,  or, 

uords. 
pJol>  1.  21.  & 

2.  10. 

Vs.  39.  9. 

I3.  39.  8. 
«ch.  2.  2). 
pGen.  39.  2, 

21,  23. 
jch.  9.  fi. 
r  Judg.  20.  1. 
!|  Or,  faithful. 

about  1141. 


II  Or,  CO 

pass. 

t  Heb. 

was. 

ach.  5 

1.  ic 

7.  1-2. 

t  Heb. 

the 

buUU 

was 

spreud. 

t  Heb. 

the  ur 

ray. 

tHeb. 
take  unto  us. 


12  Sam.  C.  2. 

Ps.  80.  1.  ic 

99.  1. 
cKx.  25.  18, 

22. 

Num.  7.  89. 


morning,  and  opened  the  doors 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And 
Samuel  leared  to  shew  Eli  the 
vision. 

16  Then  Eli  called  Samuel,  and 
said,  Samuel,  my  son.  And  he 
answered.  Here  am  I. 

17  And  he  said,  What  Is  the 
thing  that  the  Lord  liath  said 
unto  thee?  I  pray  thee  hide  il 
not  from  me :  «  God  do  so  to  thee, 
and  tmore  also,  if  thou  hide  any 
il  thing  from  me  of  all  the  things 
that  he  said  unto  thee. 

18  And  Samuel  told  him  t  every 
whit,  and  hid  nothing  from  him. 
And  he  said,  p  It  j-s  the  Lord  :  let 
him  do  what  seemeth  him  good. 

19  \  And  Samuel  7  grew,  and 
j-the  Lord  was  with  him,  »and 
did  let  none  of  his  words  fall  to 
the  gi'ound. 

20  And  all  Lsrael  <  from  Dan  even 
to  Beer-.sheba  knew  that  Samuel 
wn.^  II  established  to  be  a  propliet 
of  the  Lord. 

21  And  the  Lord  appeared  again 
in  Shiloh :  for  the  Lord  revealed 
himself  to  Samuel  in  Shiloh  by 
"  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER    IV. 

1  The  Israelites  are  overcome  by  the  Philistines 
at  Eben-ezer.  3  They  fetch  the  ark  unto  the 
terror  of  the  Philistines.  10  They  are  smitten 
again,  the  ark  taken,  Hophni  and  Phinehas 
are  slain.  12  Eli  at  the  news,  falling  back- 
ward, breaketh  his  neck.  19  Phmehas*  wife, 
discouraged  m  her  travail  with  1-chahod,  dielh. 

AND  the  word  of  Samuel  1  tcame 
J\.  to  all  Israel.  Now  Israel 
went  out  against  the  Philistines 
to  battle,  and  pitched  beside 
"Eben-ezer:  and  the  Philistines 
pitched  in  Apliek. 

2  And  the  Philistines  put  them- 
selves in  array  against  Israel: 
and  when  tthey  joined  battle, 
Israel  was  smitten  before  tlie 
Philistines:  and  they  slew  of  tthe 
army  in  the  field  about  four  thou- 
sand men. 

3  *;,  And  when  the  people  were 
come  into  the  camp,  the  elders 
of  Israel  said.  Wherefore  hath  the 
Lord  smitten  us  today  before  the 
Philistines?  Let  us  t  fetch  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out 
of  Shiloh  unto  us,  that,  when  it 
cometh  among  us,  it  may  save  us 
out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies. 

4  So  the  people  sent  to  Shiloh, 
that  they  might  bring  from  thence 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  of  ho.sts,  '-which  dwelleth 
between  «the  cherubim:  and  the 
two  sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and 
Phinehas,  were  there  with  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of God. 

5  And  when  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  came  into  the 
camp,  all  Israel  shouted  with  a 
great  shout,  so  that  the  earth  rang 
again. 

6  And  when  the  Philistines  heard 


the  noise  of  the  shout,  they  said, 
What  meanetli  the  noise  of  this 
great  shout  in  the  camp  of  the 
Hebrews  ?  And  they  understood 
that  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was 
come  into  the  camp. 

7  And  the  Philistines  were  afraid; 
for  they  said,  God  is  come  into  the 
camp.  And  they  said,  Woe  unto 
us !  for  there  hath  not  been  such  a 
thing  theretofore. 

8  Woe  unto  us !  who  shall  deliver 
us  out  of  the  hand  of  these  mighty 
Gods  ?  the.se  are  the  Gods  that 
smote  the  Egyptians  with  all  the 
plagues  in  the  wilderness. 

9  f'  Be  strong,  and  quit  yourselves 
like  men.  O  ye  Philistines,  that  ye 
be  not  servants  unto  the  Hebrews, 
eas  they  have  been  to  you:  tquit 
yourselves  like  men,  and  fight. 

10  \  And  the  Philistines  fought, 
and /Israel  was  smitten,  and  they 
fled  every  man  into  his  tent:  and 
there  was  a  very  great  slaughter ; 
for  there  fell  of  Israel  thirty  thou- 
sand footmen. 

11  And  <Jt\\e  ark  of  God  was 
taken;  and  /'the  two  sons  of  Eli, 
Hophni  and  Phinehas,  twere 
slain. 

12  T  And  there  ran  a  man  of  Ben- 
jamin out  of  the  army,  and  » came 
to  Shiloh  the  same  day  with  his 
clothes  rent,  and  *  with  earth  up- 
on his  head. 

13  And  when  he  came,  lo,  Eli 
sat  upon  'a  seat  by  the  wayside 
watching:  for  his  lieart  trembled 
for  the  ark  of  God.  And  when 
the  man  came  into  the  city,  and 
told  it,  all  the  city  cried  out. 

14  And  when  Eli  heard  the  noise 
of  the  crying,  he  said,  What  meun- 
e?/i  the  noise  of  this  tumult?  And 
the  man  came  in  hastily,  and  told 
Eli. 

1.5  Now  Eli  was  ninety  and  eight 
years  old;  and  "'his  eyes  twere 
dim,  that  he  could  not  see. 

16  And  the  man  said  unto  Eli,  I 
am  he  that  came  out  of  the  army, 
and  I  fled  to  day  out  of  the  army. 
And  he  said,  "What  tis  there 
done,  my  son  ? 

17  And  "the  messenger  answered 
and  said,  Lsrael  is  fled  before  the 
Philistines,  and  there  hath  been 
also  a  great  slaughter  among  the 
people,  and  thj'  two  sons  also, 
Hophni  and  Phinehas,  are  dead, 
and  the  ark  of  God  is  taken. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
made  mention  of  the  ark  of  God, 
that  he  fell  from  off  the  seat  back- 
ward by  the  side  of  the  gate,  and 
his  neck  brake,  and  he  died :  for 
he  was  an  old  man,  and  heavy. 
a  And  he  had  judged  Israel  forty 
years. 

19  ^  And  his  daughter  in  law, 
Phinehas'  wife,  was  with  child, 
near  I  to  be  delivered:  and  when 
she  heard  the  tidings  that  the  ark 

2G3 


Befora 
CHRIST 

about  1141. 


t  Heb.  yester- 
day, or,  the 
third  day. 


d  1  Cor.  16. 13. 


e  Judg.  13.  1. 
t  Heb.  be  men, 

/ver.  2. 
Lev.  28.  17. 
Deut.  28.  25. 
Ps.  78.  9,  02. 

gch.  2.  32. 

Ps.  78.  61. 
h  eh.  2.  34. 

Ps.  78.  04. 
t  Heb.  died. 
i2  Sam.  1.  2. 

t  Josh.  7.  C. 

2  Sam.  13. 

19.  i  15.  32. 

Neb.  9.  1. 

Job  2.  12. 
Uh.  I.  9. 


nch.  3.  2. 
Heb.  stood. 


n2  Sam.  1.  4. 
tHeb. 
IS  the  thing. 


about  1141. 

II  He  seems  to 
have  been  a 
Jud?e  to  do 
justice  only, 
and  that  in 
South  west 
Israel. 

II  Or, 
to  cry  out. 


Dagon  falUtU  befm^e  the  ark. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


The  Philistines 


Before 
C  H  It.  I  S  T 
about  1141. 


lleb. 
were  turned. 


0  Gen.  35.  17. 


■f  Hob.  set  not 
her  heart. 

II  That  is, 
Wlicre  is  the 
glory.'  or. 
There  is  no 
glory. 

;/i-h.  11.  3. 

1/  Ps.  26.  8.  61. 
7S.  CI. 


«ch.  4.  1.  Ic 
7.  12. 


4  Judj.  10.  23. 


civ.  10.  1.  4: 
46.  1,2. 


e  Jer.  00.  2. 
Ez.  6.  4,  6. 
Mu-.  1.  7. 

I  Or,  the  fishy 
pari. 


/See  Zeph.  1. 


e  Vf  r.  7,  U. 

F,x.  U.  3. 

P».  3-2.  4. 

AcU  13.  11. 
;,  ell.  6.  5. 
i  Deut.  28.  27. 

Pa.  7a.  66. 


of  God  was  taken,  and  that  her 
lather  in  law  and  her  husband 
were  dead,  she  bowed  herself  and 
travailed;  for  her  pains  1came 
upon  her. 

'20  And  about  the  time  of  her 
deatli  "the  women  that  stood  by 
her  said  unto  her,  Fear  not;  for 
thou  hast  borne  a  son.  But  she 
answered  not,  t  neither  did  slie 
regard  if. 

21  And  she  named  the  child 
ij^I-chabod,  saying,  7  The  glory  is 
departed  from  Israel :  because 
the  ark  of  God  was  taken,  and 
because  of  her  father  in  law  and 
her  luisband. 

"22  And  she  said,  The  glory  is 
departed  from  Israel :  for  the  ark 
of  God  is  taken. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  PhUhlines  having  brought  the  ark  into 
.Ashdod,  set  It  in  the  house  of  Dagun.  3  Dagon 
is  smitten  down  and  cut  in  pieces^  and  they  of 
Ashdod  smitten  with  emerods.  8  .So  God  dcaleth 
untU  them  of  Galh,  whrn  it  was  hrought  thith- 
er :  10  and  so  with  t.'iem  of  Ekron,  when  it 
was  hroughl  thither. 

AND  the   Philistines   took    the 
.  ark    of  God,  and  brought  it 
«  from  Eben-ezer  unto  Ashdod. 

2  When  the  Philistines  took  the 
ark  of  God,  tliey  brought  it  into 
the  house  ot  ^  Dagon,  and  set  it  bj' 
Dagon. 

3  1[  And  when  they  of  Ashdod 
arose  early  on  the  inorrow,  be- 
hold, Dagon  icas  c  fallen  upon  his 
face  to  the  earth  before  the  ark  of 
the  Lord.  And  they  took  Dagon, 
and  ''set  him  in  his  place  again. 

4  And  when  they  arose  early  on 
the  inorrow  morning,  behold,  Da- 
gon ivas  fallen  upon  liis  face  to 
the  ground  before  the  ark  of  the 
Lord;  and  cthe  head  of  Dagon 
and  both  the  palms  of  his  hands 
mere  cut  off  upon  the  threshold; 
only  ithe  stump  of  Dagon  was 
left  to  him. 

5  Therefore  neither  the  priests  of 
Dagon,  nor  any  that  come  into 
Dagon's  house,  .'tread  on  the 
threshold  of  Dagon  in  Ashdod  un- 
to tlii.s  (lay. 

(i  JUit  .'/the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
lieavy  upon  them  of  Ashdod,  and 
he  ''ilestroyed  them,  and  smote 
them  with  » emerods,  even  Ashdod 
and  the  coasts  thereof. 

7  And  when  the  men  of  Ashdod 
saw  that  it  ivas  so,  they  said.  The 
ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  shall  not 
abide  with  us  :  for  liis  hand  is  sore 
upon  us,  and  upon  Dagon  our  god. 

8  They  sent  therefore  and  i^uth- 
ered  all  the  lordsof  the  Philistines 
unto  them,  and  said.  What  shall 
we  do  with  the  ark  of  the  (Jod  of 
Israel?  And  they  answered,  Lot 
the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  be 
carried  about  unto  Gath.  And 
they  carried  the  ark  of  the  God  of 
Israel  about  thither. 

'2M 


9  And  it  was  so,  that,  after  they 
had  carried  it  about,  'ahe  hand  of 
the  Lord  was  against  the  city 
'with  a  very  great  destruction: 
and  "I  he  smote  the  men  of  the 
city,  both  small  and  great,  and 
they  had  emerods  in  their  secret 
parts. 

10  1  Therefore  they  sent  the  ark 
of  God  to  Ekron.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  as  the  ark  of  God  came  to 
Ekron,  that  the  Ekronites  cried 
out,  saying,  They  have  brought 
about  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel 
to  tus,  to  .slay  us  and  our  people. 

11  So  they  sent  and  gathered  to- 
gether all  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  said.  Send  away  the 
ark  of  the  God  of  Israel,  and  let  it 
go  again  to  his  own  place,  that  it 
slay  t  us  not,  and  our  people :  for 
there  was  a  deadly  destruction 
throughout  all  the  city ;  « the  hand 
of  God  was  very  heavy  there. 

12  And  tlie  men  that  died  not 
were  smitten  with  the  emerods : 
and  the  cry  of  the  city  went  up 
to  heaven. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  .ifter  seven  months  the  Philistines  take  coun- 
sel how  to  send  hark  the  ark.  10  They  bring  it 
on  a  new  car!  with  nn  offering  unto  Beth-she- 
mesh.  19  The  people  are  smitten  for  looking 
into  the  ark.  21  They  send  to  them  of  Kir- 
jath-jearim  to  fetch  it. 

AND  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was 
.  in  the  country  of  the  Phili.s- 
tines  seven  months. 

2  And  the  Philistines  "^^ called  for 
the  priests  and  the  diviners,  say- 
ing, What  shall  we  do  to  the  ark 
of  the  Lord?  tell  us  wherewith 
we  shall  send  it  to  his  place. 

:]  And  they  said,  If  ye  send  away 
the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel,  send 
it  not  i  empty ;  but  in  any  v/ise  re- 
turn hint  '•■a  trespa.ss  offering: 
then  ye  shall  be  healed,  and  it 
shall  ''be  known  to  you  why  his 
hand  is  not  removed  i'rom  you. 

4  Then  said  they,  Wluvt  shall  be 
the  trespass  offering  which  we 
shall  return  to  him?  They  an- 
swered. Five  golden  emerods,  and 
five  golden  mice,  carcordini/  to 
the  number  of  the  lords  of  the 
Philistines :  for  one  plague  laas  on 
t  j'ou  all,  and  on  your  lords. 

o  Wherefore  ye  shall  make  ima- 
ges of  your  emerods,  and  images 
of  your  mice  that/mar  the  land; 
and  ve  shall  .-ygive  glory  unto  the 
God 'of  Israel:  peradventurc  he 
will  ''lighten  his  hand  from  off 
you,  and  from  ofT'iyour  gods,  and 
"from  offvour  land. 

(i  Wherefore  then  do  ye  harden 
vour  hearts,  ^as  the  Egyptians 
and  Pharaoh  hardened  their 
hearts?  when  he  had  wrought 
II wonderfully  among  them,  'did 
they  not  let  tthe  people  go,  and 
thev  departed  ? 

7  Now  therefore  make  ™a  new 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1141. 

iDeiit.  2.  15. 

ch.  7.  13.  <t 

12.  15. 
i  ver.  11. 
771  ver.  C. 

Ps.  78.  C6. 


f  Heb.  mt,  to 

slay  me  and 


t  Heb.  TTie 
notf  and  my. 

n  ver.  6,  'J. 


about  1140. 


tt  Gen.  41.  8. 
Ex.  7.  11. 
Dan.  2.  2.  3e. 


b  Ex.  23.  15. 

Deut.  IG.  m. 
cLcv.  5.15,16. 
d  ver.  9. 


e  Sec  ver.  17, 

18. 

Josh.  13.  3. 

Judg.  3.  3. 
f  Heb.  them. 
/ch.  5.  6. 
/Josh.  7.  19. 

Is.  42.  12. 

Mnl.  2.  2. 

John  0.  24. 
h  See  ch.  5.  0, 

II. 

Ps.  30.  10. 
i  ch.  5.  3,  4,  7. 
*Ex.  7.  13.  (fc 

8.  15.  k.  14. 

17. 
II  Or, 

reproach- 

fully. 

IF.x.  12.  31. 
t  Heb.  them. 
m  2  Sara.  6.  3. 


fiend  hack  the  ark. 


I.  SAMUEL.    Samuel  exhorteth  to  repentance. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1140. 


n  .Num.  10.  2. 


;>  Josh.  Ij.  10. 


q  ver.  3. 


II  Or, 

freat  stone. 
t  See  Ex.  19. 

21. 

Num.  4.  5, 

l.">,  20. 

2  Sara.  6.  7. 


cart,  and  take  two  milch  kine, 
«on  which  there  luith  come  no 
yolce,  and  tie  the  kine  to  the  cart, 
and  bring  their  calves  home  from 
them : 

S  And  take  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
and  lay  it  upon  the  cart;  and  put 
othe  jewels  of  gold,  which  ye  re- 
turn him  for  a  trespa.ss  offering, 
in  a  coffer  bj'  the  side  thereof;  and 
send  it  away,  that  it  may  go. 

9  And  see,'  if  it  goeih  up  by  the 
way  of  his  own  coast  to  j^Beth- 
shemesh,  then  Iha  hath  done  us 
this  great  evil:  but  if  not,  then 
'I  we  shall  know  that  it  is  not  his 
hand  that  smote  us ;  it  icas  a 
chance  that  happened  to  us. 

10  \  And  the  men  did  so ;  and 
took  two  milch  kine,  and  tied 
them  to  tlie  cart,  and  shut  up 
their  calves  at  home: 

11  And  they  laid  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  upon  the  cart,  and  the  cof- 
fer with  the  mice  of  gold  and  the 
images  of  their  emerods. 

12  And  the  kine  took  the  straight 
way  to  the  way  of  Beth-shemesh. 
and  went  along  the  highway, 
lowing  as  they  went,  and  turned 
not  aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to 
the  left ;  and  the  lords  of  tlie  Phi- 
listines went  after  them  unto  the 
border  of  Beth-shemesh. 

13  And  they  o/Beth-shemesh  were 
reaping  their  wheat  harvest  in  the 
valley:  and  thej^  lifted  up  their 
eyes,  and  saw  the  ark,  and 
rejoiced  to  see  it. 

14  And  the  cart  came  into  the 
Held  of  Joshua,  a  Beth-shemite. 
and  stood  there,  wliere  there  vas 
a  great  stone:  and  they  clave  the 
wood  of  the  cart,  and  "offered  the 
kine  a  burnt  offering  unto  the 
Lord. 

15  And  the  Levites  took  down 
the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and  the  cof- 
fer that  ivaa  with  it,  wherein  the 
jewels  of  gold  were,  and  put //icm 
on  the  great  stone:  and  the  men 
of  Betii-shemesh  offered  burnt 
offerings  and  sacrificed  sacrifices 
the  same  day  unto  the  Lord. 

IG  And  when  'the  five  lords  of 
the  Philistines  had  seen  it,  they 
returned  to  Ekron  the  same  day. 

17  sAnd  tliese  are  the  golden 
emerods  which  the  Philistines 
returned  for  a  trespass  offering 
nnto  the  Lord;  for  Ashdod  one, 
for  Gaza  one,  for  Askelon  one, 
for   Gath  one,  for  Ekron  one; 

IS  And  the  golden  mice,  accord- 
inrj  to  the  number  of  all  the  cities 
of  the  Philistines  6eZo)?f7/)ir/  to  the 
five  lords,  Imtli  of  fenced  cities, 
and  of  country  villages,  even  unto 
the  11  great  atone  of  Abel,  whereon 
they  set  down  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  :  ivhich  .stone  remaineth  unto 
this  day  in  the  field  of  Joshua,  the 
Beth-shemite. 

19  ^  And  'he  smote  the  men  of 


Beth-shemesh,  because  they  had 
looked  into  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
even  he  smote  of  the  people  fifty 
thousand  and  threescore  and  ten 
men :  and  the  people  lamented, 
because  the  Lord  had  smitten 
many  of  the  people  with  a  great 
slaughter. 

20  And  the  men  of  Beth-shemesh 
said,  "Who  is  able  to  stand  before 
this  holj'  Lord  God  ?  and  to  whom 
shall  he  go  up  from  us? 

21  •]  And  thej'  sent  messengers 
to  the  inhabitants  of  a-Kirjath- 
jearim,  saying,  The  Philistines 
have  brought  again  the  ark  of  the 
JjOrd;  come  ye  down,  and  fetch 
it  up  to  you. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  They  of  Kirjath-jcarim  bring  the  nrk  into  the 
house  of  Abinadab,  and  sanctify  Eleazar  his 
son  to  keep  it.  2  After  twenty  years  3  the 
Jsraelttes,  by  Sfimuei*s  means,  solemnly  repent 
at  Mizpch.  7  Vt'hite  Samuel  praycth  and 
sccriftceth,  the  Lord  discomfiteth  the  Philis- 
tines by  thunder  at  Ebin-ezcr.  13  The  Phi- 
listines are  suhdued.  15  Samuel  peaceably  and 
religiously  judgcth  Israel. 

AjSTD  the  menof«Kirjath-Jearim 
XX  came,  and  fetched  up  the  ark 
of  the  Lord,  and  brought  it  into 
the  house  of  '-Abinadab  in  the  hill, 
and  sanctified  Eleazar  his  son  to 
keep  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  the 
ark  abode  in  Kirjath-jearim,  that 
the  time  was  long;  for  it  was 
twenty  years :  and  all  the  liouse  of 
Israel  lamented  after  the  Lord. 

3  •[  And  Samuel  spake  unto  all 
the  house  of  Israel,  saying.  If  ye 
do  c return  unto  the  Lord  with  all 
your  hearts,  then  <iput  away  the 
strange  gods  and  •'Ashtaroth  from 
among  you,  and  /prepare  your 
liearts  unto  the  Lord,  and  <7serve 
him  only:  and  he  will  deliver  you 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

4  Then  the  children  of  Israel  did 
put  away  ''Baalim  and  Ash- 
taroth,  and  served  the  Lord  only. 

o  And  Samuel  said,  JGather  all 
Israel  to  ]\[izi)eh,  and  I  will  pray 
lor  you  unto  the  Lord. 

0  And  they  gathered  together 
to  Mizpeh,  ^  and  drew  water,  and 
poured  it  out  before  the  Lord, 
and  '  I'asted  on  that  day,  and  said 
there,  '''We  have  sinned  against 
the  Lord.  And  Samuel  judged 
the  children  of  Israel  in  Mizpeh. 

7  And  when  the  Philistines 
heard  that  the  children  of  Israel 
were  gathered  together  to  Miz- 
peh, the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
went  up  against  Israel.  And 
when  the  children  of  Israel  heard 
it,  they  were  afraid  of  the  Philis- 
tines. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  said 
to  Samuel,  +« Cease  not  to  cry 
unto  the  Lord  our  God  for  us, 
that  he  will  save  us  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines. 

9  1  And  Samuel  took  a  sucking 

2G5 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1140. 


k2  Sam.  6.  9. 
Mai.  3.  2. 


jr  Josh.  18.  14. 
Ju.lg.  la  12, 
1  Clir.  13.  5, 


och.  6.  21. 
Ps.  132.  6. 


'.2  Sam.  0.  4. 


about  1120. 


cDeut.   30.  2- 
10. 

1  King.;8.  4S. 
Is.  oj.  7. 
JIos.  G.  1. 
Joel  2.  12. 

J  Gen.  S5.  2. 

Josh.  24.  14, 

23. 

e  Juil?.  2.  13. 
/2Chr.  30.  la. 

Jol)  U.  13, 

14. 
f  Dent.  C.  13. 

&  10.  20.  i; 

13.  4. 

Malt.  4.  10. 

Luke  4.  e. 
/iJudg.  2.  11. 
iJuOg.  20.  1. 

2  Kings  25. 
23. 

*2  Sam.  14. 

14. 
/»h.  9.  1,  2. 

Dan.  9.  3,  4, 

Joel  2.  12. 
771  Judg.  10. 

10. 

1  Kir.ga  8. 

47. 

Pb.  IOC.  6. 
t  Reb.  Be 

not  silent 
from  us 

from  crying 
nis.  37.  4. 


The  Philistines  subdued. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Manner  of  a  king  foretold. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1120. 


p  Sec  Josh. 
10.  10. 
Judg.  4.  15. 
&  5.  20. 
ch.  2.  10. 
2  Sam.  22. 
14,  la. 


?Gen.  28.  18. 

&  31.  4i.  & 

35.  14. 

Josh.  4.  9.  &. 

24.  20. 
II  That  is, 

The  slune 

uf  he'p  : 

ch.  4.  1. 
r  Juilg.  13.  1. 
sch.  13.  5. 


t  ver.  6. 
ch.  12.  11. 
Judg.  2.  16. 

tHeb.  and  he 
circuited. 


J!  Judg.  21.  4. 


about  1112. 

a  Deut.  16.  18. 

2  Chr.  19.  5. 
tSett  Jiulg. 

10.  4.  &.  12. 

14.  com- 


ith 


Judg.  5.  10. 
rVuskni, 

1  Chr.  6.  28. 
cJer.  22.  15, 

10,  17. 
d  Kx.  18.  21. 

1  Tirn.  3.  3. 

(k  C.  10. 
(Deut.  16.  19. 

Pa.  15.  5. 

1095. 

f  ver.  19,  20. 
Deut.  17.  14. 
Hos.  13.  10. 
Acts  13.  21. 


lamb,  and  offered  it  for-  a  burnt 
offering  wholly  unto  the  Lord: 
and  0 Samuel  cried  unto  the  Lord 
lor  Israel ;  and  the  Lord  II  heard 
him. 

10  And  as  Samuel  was  offering 
up  the  burnt  offering,  the  Phili.s- 
tines  drew  near  to  battle  against 
Israel:  i^but  the  Lord  thundered 
with  a  great  thunder  on  that  day 
upon  the  Philistines,  and  discom- 
fited them;  and  they  were  smitten 
before  Israel. 

11  And  the  men  of  Israel  went 
out  of  Mizpeh,  and  pursued  tlie 
Philistines,  and  smote  them,  un- 
til t/iey  came  under  Beth-car. 

12  Then  Samuel  <ztook:  a  stone, 
and  set  it  between  Mizpeh  and 
Shen,  and  called  the  name  of  it 
il  Eben-ezer,  saying,  Hitherto  hath 
the  Lord  helped  us. 

13  11  '-So  the  Philistines  were 
subdued,  and  they  »came  no  more 
into  the  coast  of  Israel :  and  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  was  against 
the  Pliilistines  all  the  days  of 
Samuel. 

14  And  the  cities  which  the  Phi- 
listines had  taken  from  Israel  were 
restored  to  Israel,  from  Ekron 
even  unto  Gath ;  and  the  coasts 
thereof  did  Israel  deliver  out  of 
the  hands  of  the  Philistines.  And 
there  was  peace  between  Israel 
and  the  Amorites. 

15  And  Samuel  'judged  Israel  all 
the  days  of  his  life. 

16  And  he  went  from  year  to 
year  tin  circuit  to  Beth-el,  and 
(lilgal,  and  Mizpeh,  and  judged 
Israel  in  all  those  places. 

17  And  "his  return  %vas  to  Ra- 
ni ah ;  for  there  icas  his  house; 
and  there  he  judged  Israel ;  and 
tliere  he  « built  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord.    ■ 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  By  occasion  of  the  ill  guvcrnniini  of  Samuel's 
sons,  the  Israelites  ask  a  king.  G  Samuel 
praying  in  grief,  is  comforted  by  God  :  10 
He  telleth  the  manner  of  a  king.  19  God 
u'ilkth  Samuel  to  yield  unto  the  importunity 
of  the  people. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when 
.  Samuel  was  old,  that  he 
n  made  his  isons  judges  over 
Israel. 

2  Now  the  naine  of  his  firstborn 
was  llJoel  ;  and  the  name  of  his 
second,  Abiah:  tlicy  ivere  judges 
in  Beer-sheba. 

3  And  his  sons  <■  walked  not  in  his 
ways,  but  turned  aside ''after  lu- 
cre, and  «took  bribes,  and  per- 
verted judgment. 

4  Then  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
gatliered  themselves  together, 
and  came  to  Samuel  unto  Ram  ah, 

5  And  said  unto  him.  Behold, 
thou  art  old,  and  tiiy  sons  walk 
not  in  thy  waj's  :  now  /make  us 
a  king  to  judge  us  like  all  the 
nations. 

266 


6  %  But  the  thing  tdi.spleased 
Sainuel,  when  they  said,  Give  us 
a  king  to  judge  us.  And  Samuel 
praj^ed  unto  tlie  Lord. 

7  And  tlie  Lord  .said  unto  Sam- 
uel, Hearken  unto  the  voice  of 
the  people  in  all  that  they  say 
unto  thee :  for  » they  have  not  re- 
jected thee,  but  a  they  have  reject- 
ed me,  that  I  should  not  reign 
over  them. 

8  According  to  all  the  works 
which  the.y  have  done  since  the 
day  that  1  brought  them  up  out 
of  Egypt  even  unto  this  day, 
wherewith  they  have  forsaken 
me,  and  served  other  gods,  so  do 
they  also  unto  thee. 

9  Now  therefore  11  hearken  unto 
their  voice:  9  howbeit  yet  protest 
solemnly  unto  them,  and  "shew 
them  the  manner  of  the  king  that 
shall  reign  over  them. 

10  f  And  Samuel  told  all  the 
words  of  the  Lord  unto  the  peo- 
ple that  asked  of  him  a  king. 

11  And  he  said,  ^  This  will  be  the 
manner  of  the  king  that  shall 
reign  over  you :  '  He  will  take 
your  sons,  and  appoint  them  for 
himself,  for  his  chariots,  and  to  be 
his  horsemen;  and  some  shall 
run  betbre  his  chariots. 

12  And  he  will  appoint  him  cap- 
tains over  thousands,  and  captains 
over  fifties ;  and  witl  set  them  to 
ear  his  ground,  and  to  reap  his 
harvest,  and  to  make  his  in- 
struments of  war,  and  instru- 
ments of  his  chariots. 

13  And  he  will  take  j'our  daugh- 
ters to  be  confectionaries,  and  to 
be  cooks,  and  to  be  bakers. 

14  And  «he  will  take  your  fields, 
and  your  vinej'ards,  and  your 
oliveyards,  eveti  the  best  of  them, 
and  g"ive  thern  to  his  servants. 

1-5  And  he  will  take  the  tenth  of 
your  seed,  and  of  your  vineyards, 
and  give  to  his  t  officers,  and  to 
his  servants. 

16  And  he  will  take  your  men- 
servants,  and  your  maidservants, 
and  your  goodliest  j'oung  men, 
and  your  asses,  and  put  them  to 
his  work. 

17  He  will  take  the  tenth  of 
your  sheeiJ :  and  ye  shall  be  his 
servants. 

18  And  ye  shall  cry  out  in  that 
day  because  of  your  king  which 
ye  shall  have  chosen  you ;  and 
the  Lord  "will  not  hear  j'ou  in 
that  day. 

19  1  Nevertheless  the  people 
"refused  to  obey  the  voice  of 
Samuel;  and  they  said,  Nay;  but 
we  will  have  a  king  over  us ; 

20  That  we  also  may  be  p  like  all 
the  nations;  and  that  our  king 
may  judge  us,  and  go  out  before 
us,  and  fight  our  battles. 

21  And  Samuel  heard  all  the 
words  of  the  people,  and  he  re- 


Kefore 
CHRIST 

about  1095. 


t  Heb.  was 
evil  m  the 
eyes  of 
Samuel. 

f  See  Ex.  16. 

8. 
/ich.  10.  19.  Si 

12.  17,  19. 

Hos.  13.  10, 


II  Or,  obey. 

II  Or,  not- 
withstanding 
when  thou 
hast  solemn- 
ly protested 
against  them^ 
then  thou 
shall  shew, 

i  ver.  11. 
/:Sce  Deut. 

17.  16.  &o. 

ch.  10.  25. 
;  ch.  14.  32. 


m  1  Kings  21. 
7. 
Sec  Ej.  46. 


t  Heb. 
eunuchs. 
Gen.  37.  36. 


n  Prov.  1.  25, 
20,  27,  2S. 
1«.  1.  15. 
Mic.  S.  4. 

oJer.  44.  14 


p  ver,  5. 


Saul  is  sent  to  seek 


I.  SAMUEL. 


his  father's  asses. 


Before 
C  II  R  I  S  T 

about  1095. 


<2ch.  14.  01. 
1  Chr.  8.  33. 
&  9.  39. 

II  Or,  the  son 
of  a  man  of 
Jemini, 

nor, 

sulislance. 


c2  Kings  4. 


dDeut.  33.  1. 
1  Kiuga  13. 


/See  Judg.  6. 
18.  &.  13.  IT. 

1  Kings  14. 
3. 

2  Kings  4. 
42.  6l  tt.  t(. 

t  lleb.  is  ^one 

out  of,  |c. 
t  Heb. 

IS  ivtth  vs. 
t  Heb.  Ihere 

is  found  i/i 

TrtV  hand, 
e  Gen.  23.  22. 
&2Sam.  24. 

11. 

2  Kings  17. 

13. 

1  Chr.  26. 
28.  &  29.  29. 

2  Chr.  10.  7, 
10. 

Is.  30.  10. 
Amos  7.  12. 


hearsed  them  in  the  ears  of  the 
Lord. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  to  Samuel, 
<?  Hearken  unto  their  voice,  and 
make  them  a  Icing.  And  Samuel 
said  unto  the  men  of  Israel,  Go 
ye  every  man  unto  his  city. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Saul  despairing  to  find  his  father's  asses,  G 
by  the  counsel  of  his  servant,  11  and  direction 
of  young  maidens,  lo  according  to  God's  reve- 
lation, 18  Cometh  to  Samuel.  19  Samuel  en- 
tcrtamcth  Saul  at  the  feast.  23  Samufl,  after 
secret  communication,  bringeth  Saul  on  his 
iDay. 

"VTO  W  there  was  a  man  of  Benja- 
1.^  min ,  whose  name  xvas  "  Kish , 
the  .son  of  Abiel,  the  son  of  Zeror, 
the  son  of  Bechoratli,  the  son  of 
Aphiah,  I!  a  Benjamite,  a  mighty 
man  of  3  power. 

2  And  he  had  a  son,  whose  name 
u'Cis  Saul,  a  choice  young  man, 
and  a  goodly:  and  there  teas  not 
among  the  "children  of  Israel  a 
goodlier  person  than  he:  *from 
his  shoulders  and  upward  he  ivas 
higher  than  any  of  the  people. 

3  And  the  asses  of  Kish  Saul's 
father  were  lost.  And  Kish  said 
to  Saul  his  son,  Take  now  one  of 
the  servants  with  thee,  and  arise, 
go  seek  the  asses. 

4  And  he  passed  through  mount 
Ephraim,  and  passed  through 
the  land  of  «Shalisha,  but  they 
found  t/iem  not :  then  they  passed 
through  the  land  of  Shalim,  and 
theie  they  were  not :  and  he  pas.s- 
ed  through  the  land  of  the  Ben- 
jamites,  but  they  found  them  not. 

5  And  when  they  were  come  to 
the  land  of  Zupli,  Saul  said  to  his 
servant  that  ira.swith  him,  Come, 
and  let  us  return ;  lest  my  father 
leave  caring  for  the  asses,  and 
take  thought  for  us. 

6  And  he  said  unto  him,  Behold 
now,  ihere  is  in  this  city ''a  man 
of  God,  and  he  is  an  honourable 
man;  «all  that  he  saitli  cometh 
surely  to  pass:  now  let  us  go 
thither;  peradventure  he  can 
shew  us  our  way  that  we  should 
go. 

7  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant, 
But,  behold, !/ we  go,. ^ what  shall 
we  bring  the  man?  for  the  bread 
tis  spent  in  our  vessels,  and  there 
is  not  a  present  to  bring  to  the 
man  of  God :  what  t  have  we  ? 

8  And  the  servant  answered 
Saul  agaui,  and  said,  Behold,  tI 
have  here  at  hand  the  fourth  part 
of  a  shekel  of  silver:  thctt  will  I 
give  to  the  man  of  God,  to  tell  us 
our  way. 

9  (Beforetime  in  Israel,  when  a 
man  </went  to  inquire  of  God, 
thus  he  spake,  Come,  and  let  us 
go  to  the  seer:  for /le  that  is  now 
called  a  Prophet  was  beforetime 
called  ''a  Seer.) 

10  Then  said  Saul  to  his  serv- 


ant, t  Well  said ;  come,  let  us  go. 
So  they  went  unto  the  city  where 
the  man  of  God  was. 
11^  And  as  they  went  up  tthe 
hill  to  the  city,  Uheylbund  young 
maidens  going  out  to  draw  water, 
and  said  unto  them,  Is  the  seer 
here? 

12  And  they  answered  them,  and 
said,  He  is ;  behold,  he  is  before 
you:  make  haste  now,  for  he 
came  to  day  to  the  city ;  for  *  there 
is  a  !l  sacrifice  of  the  people  to  day 
'  in  the  high  place : 

13  As  soon  as  ye  be  come  into 
the  citj',  ye  shall  straightway  find 
him,  before  he  go  up  to  the"  high 
place  to  eat :  for  the  people  will 
not  eat  until  he  come,  because  he 
doth  bless  the  sacrifice;  rmd after- 
wards they  eat  that  be  bidden. 
Now  therefore  get  you  up ;  for 
about  tthis  time  ye  shall  find  him. 

14  And  they  went  up  into  the 
city:  and  when  they  were  come 
into  the  citj',  behold,  Samuel 
came  out  against  them,  for  to  go 
up  to  the  high  place. 

15  1  "'Now  the  Lord  had  ttold 
Samuel  in  his  ear  a  day  before 
Saul  came,  saying, 

16  To  morrow  about  this  time  I 
will  send  thee  a  man  out  of  the 
land  of  Benjamin,  «and  thou 
Shalt  anoint  him  to  be  captain 
over  my  people  Israel,  that  he 
may  save  my  people  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines :  for  I 
have  "looked  upon  my  people, 
because  their  cry  is  come  unto 
me. 

17  And  when  Samuel  saw  Saul, 
the  Lord  said  unto  him,  p Be- 
hold the  man  whom  I  spake  to 
thee  of!  this  same  shall  +  reign 
over  my  people. 

18  Then  Saul  drew  near  to  Sam- 
uel in  the  gate,  and  said.  Tell  me, 
I  pray  thee,  where  tlie  seer's 
house  *7S. 

19  And  Samuel  "answered  Saul, 
and  said,  I  am  the  seer:  go  up 
before  me  unto  the  high  place ; 
for  ye  shall  eat  with  me  to  day, 
and  to  morrow  I  will  let  thee  go, 
and  will  tell  thee  all  that  is  in 
thine  heart. 

20  And  as  for  7  thine  asses  that 
were  lost  1  three  days  ago,  set  not 
thy  mind  on  them ;  for  they  are 
found.  And  on  whom  j-j's  all  the 
desire  of  Israel  ?  Is  it  not  on  thee, 
and  on  all  thy  father's  house  ? 

21  And  Saul'  answered  and  said, 
^Am  not  I  a  Benjamite,  of  the 
t  smallest  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  ? 
and  "my  family  the  least  of  all 
the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Ben- 
jamin? wherefore  then  speakest 
thou  tso  to  me? 

22  And  Samuel  took  Saul  and 
his  servant,  and  brought  them 
into  the  parlour,  and  made  them 
sit   in   the  chiefest  place  among 

207 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1095. 


t  Heb.  Thy 
word  is  ffttod. 

t  Ileb.  in  the 
ascent  of  th« 
city. 

iGen.  24.  11. 


*Gen.  31.  54. 
ch.  IG.  2. 
II  Or,  feast. 
11  KingaS.  2. 


I  Heb.  to  day. 


m  ch.  15.  1. 

Acts  13.  21. 
t  Heb. 

revealed  the 

ear  of  Sam. 

uel, 

ch.  20.  2. 
nch.  10.  1. 


.  Kx.  2.  25.  M 
3.  7,  9. 


pch.  16.  12. 
Hos.  13.  11. 


tHeb. 
restrain  in. 


(?  ver.  3. 
tHeb. 

to  day  three 

days. 
rch.  8.5,  19. 

&  12.  13. 


ich.  15.  17. 
(  Judg.  20.  46, 

47,  48. 

Ps.  C«.  27. 
u  See  Judg.  6. 

15. 
t  Heb. 

according  to 

this  word. 


Samuel  anointeth  Said. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Saul's  heart  is  changed. 


X  Lev.  7.  32, 
3:1. 
Kz.  24.  4. 


II  Or, 
reserved. 


yDeut.  22.  R. 
2  Sum.  11.  2. 
Acts  10.  a. 


t  Hell. 
to  day. 


avh 
Ifi. 
2  K 
6. 

9.  IC 
13. 
uiKS'J 

.  3, 

t  Ps 

2.  12 

f  Ac 

sl3. 

21. 

J  Dp 

I'H. 

ul.  32 

;».  71 

0. 

'JO. 

1.  3j. 

19, 

/Josh.   IK 

28 

+  net,. 

//le  huiineas. 

f  Gen.  2fi.22. 
Sl  35.  1,3,7. 


t  Hell. 
ask  thee  of 
peace  :  :is 
Judg.  IB.  15. 


v<-r.  10. 
ell.  13.  3. 


them  that  were  bidden,  which 
ivere  about  tliirty  persons. 

23  And  Samuel  .said  unto  the 
cook,  Bring  the  portion  which  I 
gave  thee,  of  which  I  said  unto 
thee,  Set  it  by  thee. 

24  And  the' cook  took  np  a^the 
slioulder,  and  that  which  ivn.s 
upon  it,  and  set  it  before  Saul. 
And  Sannir.l  said.  Behold  that 
which  is  llleft!  set  i7  before  thee, 
anilea.t:  for  unto  this  time  hath 
it  been  Icept  ibr  tliee  since  I  said, 
I  have  invited  the  people.  So 
Saul  did  eat  with  Samuel  thatdaj'. 

2o  *i  And  wlien  they  were  come 
down  from  the  high  place  into 
the  city,  Samuel  communed  with 
Saul  upon  ^thetop  of  the  house. 

26  And  they  arose  early  :  and  it 
came  to  pass  about  the  spring  of 
the  day,  that  Samuel  called  Saul 
to  the  top  of  the  house,  saying, 
Up,  that  I  may  send  thee  away. 
And  Saul  arose,  and  the.v  went 
out  both  of  them,  he  and  ,Samuel, 
a'oroad. 

27  And  as  they  were  going  down 
to  the  end  of  the  city,  Samuel 
said  to  Saul,  Bid  tiae  servant  pass 
on  before  us,  (and  he  passed  on,) 
but  .stand  thou  still  ta  while, 
that  I  may  shew  thee  the  word 
of  God. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Samuel  anointelh  Saul.  2  He  confirmeth  him 
t,y  preiiicliun  0/  three  si^ns.  9  Saul's  heart  is 
changed,  and  he  prophesieth,  14  He  cuncealeth 
the  matter  uf  the  kingdom  from  his  uncle.  17 
Saul  IS  chosen  at  Mizpeh  i,y  lot.  2C  The  dif- 
ferent affections  of  his  subjects. 

THEN  "Samuel  took  a  vial  of 
oil,  and  poured  it  upon  his 
head,  ^and  kissed  him,  and  said. 
Is  it  not  because 'the  LoKohath 
anointed  thee  to  be  captain  over 
<^his  inheritance? 

2  When  thou  art  departed  from 
me  to  daj%  then  thou  shalt  find 
two  men  by « Rachel's  sepulchre 
in  the  border  of  Benjamin  .'at 
Zolzah;  and  the.y  will  say  unto 
thee,  The  asses  wliich  tliou  went- 
est  to  seek  are  found  :  and,  lo,  thy 
father  liatli  left  t  tlie  care  of  the 
asses,  and  sorroweth  for  you,  say- 
ing. What  shall  I  do  for  my  son  ? 

',i  Tlien  Shalt  thou  go  on  lorward 
from  thence,  and  thou  shalt  come 
to  tiie  plain  of  Tabor,  and  there 
shall  meet  thee  three  men  going 
upi/toOod  to  J5('th-cl,  one  carry- 
ing three  kids,  and  anotlier  carry- 
ing three  loaves  of  bread,  and  an- 
other carrying  a  bottle  of  wine  : 

4  And  they  will  tsalute  thee,  and 
give  thee  two  loaves  of  Ijread ; 
which  thou  shalt  receive  of  their 
hands. 

.")  After  that  thou  shalt  come  to 
''the  hill  of  (,t0(1.  » where  is  the 
garrison  of  the  riiilistines:  and 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  tliou 
art  come  tliither  to  the  city,  that 
2C» 


thou  shalt  meet  a  company  of 
prophets  coming  down  *from  the 
high  place  with  a  psaltery,  and 
a  tabret,  and  a  pipe,  and  a  harp, 
before  them ;  '  and  they  shall 
prophesy : 

H  And  M  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
will  come  upon  thee,  and  "thou 
Shalt  prophe.s.v  with  them,  and 
Shalt  be  turned  into  another  man. 

7  And  tlet  it  be,  when  these 
"Signs  are  come  unto  thee,  tZ/io< 
thou  do  as  occasion  serve  thee; 
for  i^ God  is  with  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  go  down  before 
me  '?  to  (lilgal ;  and,  behold,  I  will 
come  down  unto  thee,  to  offer 
burnt  offerings,  and  to  sacritice 
sacrifices  of  peace  offerings: 
'•seven  days  shalt  thou  tarry,  till 
I  come  to  thee,  and  shew'  thee 
what  thou  shalt  do. 

9  If  And  it  was  .so,  that,  when  lie 
had  turned  his  tback  to  go  from 
Samuel,  God  tgave  him  another 
heart :  and  all  those  signs  came 
to  pass  that  day. 

10  And  s  when  they  came  thither 
to  the  hill,  behold,  <a  companj'  of 
prophets  met  him  ;  and  ^  the 
Spirit  of  God  came  upon  him,  and 
he  prophesied  among  them. 

11  And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  when  all 
that  knew  him  befbretime  saw 
that,  behold,  he  prophesied  among 
the  prophets,  then  thepeoiile  said 
tone  to  another.  What  is  this  that 
is  come  unto  the  son  of  Kisli  ?  «is 
Saul  also  among  the  prophets? 

12  And  one  t  of  the  same  place 
answered  and  said.  But.'/ who  is' 
their  father?  Therefore  it  became 
a  proverb,  Is  Saul  also  among  the 
prophets  ? 

13  And  when  he  had  made  an 
end  of  prophesying,  he  came  to 
the  high  place. 

14  \  And  Saul's  uncle  said  unto 
him  and  to  his  servant,  Whither 
went  ye?  And  he  said.  To  seek 
the  asses:  and  when  we  saw  that 
they  were  no  where,  we  came  to 
Samuel. 

15  And  Saul's  uncle  said.  Tell  me, 
I  pray  thee,  what  Samuel  said 
unto  j'ou. 

l(i  And  Saul  said  unto  his  uncle. 
He  told  us  plainly  tliat  th(^  asses 
were  found.  But  of  the  matter  of 
the  kingdom,  whereof  Samuel 
si^ake,  he  tokl  him  lujt. 

17  1  And  Samuel  called  the  peo- 
ple together  ^unto  the  Loud  "to 
Alizpeh; 

IS  And  said  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  ''Thus  saitli  tli(!  Loni>  God 
of  Israel,  1  brought  up  Israel  out 
of  Kgypt,  and  delivered  you  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  I']gvptians.and 
out  of  the  hand  of  all  kingdoms, 
and  of  tiiem  that  oppressed  you: 

r.)  '^And  ye  have  this  day  rejected 
your  (iod,  who  himself  saved  you 
but  of  all  your  adversities  and 


Before 

CH  niST 

1095. 


ich.  9.  12. 
;  Ex.  15.  20, 

21. 

2  Kings  3.15. 

ICor.  14.  1. 
m  Num.  11. 25. 

ch.  10.  13. 
n  ver.  10. 

ch.  19  23,24. 
t  Heh.  H 

shall  Come  to 

pass,  that 

when  these 

signs,  SfC. 
oV.x.A.  8. 

Luke  2.  12. 
t  Hcb.  do  for 

thee  as  thine 

hand  shall 
find, 

Judg.  9.  33. 
p  Juilg.  6.  12. 
r/ch.  11.  14, 

15.  &,  13.  4. 
rch.  13.  8. 
t  Hel). 

shoulder. 
tHeh. 

turned. 
s  vi-r.  5. 
/  ch.  19.  20. 
u  ver.  C. 


t  Heb.  n  man 
to  his  neigh- 
bour. 

jch.  19.24. 
Malt.  13.  64, 
5.). 

John  7.  15. 
Acts  4.  13. 

t  Ilcb.  from 
Ihtncc. 

yls.  51.  13. 
John  6.  46. 
<k  7.  10. 


I  Judg.  11.11. 

&  20.  1. 

ch.  11.  15. 
,1  >h.  7.  5,  8. 
6  Jud£.  6.  8,9. 


c  ch.  ! 
6l  12 


He  is  -proclaimed  Ixiiuj. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Saul  rescueth  Jahesh-gilead. 


Before 

C  ir  R  I  ST 

1095. 


dJosh.  7.  14, 
16,  17. 
Acts  1.  21,26. 


ech.  23.  2,  4, 
10,  11. 


/ch.  9.  2. 


f2Sam.21.  6. 
ft  1  Kin.  1.  25, 

2  kin.  11.12. 
t  Hell.  Lei  the 

king  live. 
jSce  Deut. 

17.  11,  i-c. 

ch.  «.  II. 
iJud;.  CO.  14. 

ch.  U.  4. 
Ich.  11.  12. 
m  Deul.  13. 

13. 
ji2Sam.8.  2. 

1  Kings  4.  21. 
<k  10.  25. 

2  Chr.  17.  5. 
Ps.  72.  10. 
Matt.  2.  11. 

nOr,  he  was 
as  though  he 
had  been 
deaf. 


ach.  12.  12. 
4  Judg.  21.  8. 

e  Gen.  26.  28. 
Ex.  23.32. 
1  Kings  20. 

Job  41.  4. 
Ez.  17.  13. 


rfGen.  34.  14. 

ch.  17.  26. 


tHeh. 
Forbear  us. 


ech.  10.  26.  & 
15.  31. 
2  Sam.  21.  6. 


j-our  tribulations ;  and  ye  have 
said  unto  him,  JVai/,  but  .set  a  king 
over  us.  ]^sow  therefore  present 
yourselves  before  the  Lord  by 
your  tribes,  and  by  \-our  thou- 
sands. 

20  And  when  Samuel  had  rf  caused 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  come 
near,  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  was 
taken.  j 

21  When  he  had  caused  the  tribe 
of  Benjamin  to  come  near  by  their ; 
families,  the  family  of  Matri  was 
taken,  and  Saul  tiie  son  of  Kish 
was  taken:  and  when  they  sought  I 
him.  he  could  not  be  found.  t 

22  Therefore  they  "inquired  ofj 
the  Lord  further,  if  the  man' 
should  yet  come  thither.  And 
the  Lord  answered,  Behold,  he 
hath  hid  himself  among  the  stufl". 

23  And  they  ran  and  fetched  him 
thence  :  and  when  he  stood  among 
the  people,  .'he  was  higher  than 
any  of  the  people  from  liLs  shoul-  j 
ders  and  upward. 

24  And  Samuel  said  to  all  the  i 
people,  See  j^e  him  pwhom  the; 
Lord  hath  chosen,  that  there  is 
none  like  him  among  all  the  peo- 
ple? Antl  all  the  people  shouted, 
and  said,  '»tGod  save  the  king. 

2r>  Then  Samuel  told  the  people 
i  the  manner  of  the  kingdom,  and 
wrote  it  in  a  book,  and  laid  it  up 
before  the  Lord.  And  Samuel 
sent  all  the  people  away,  eveiy 
man  to  his  house. 

26  If  And  Saul  also  went  home 
^toGibeah;  and  there  went  with 
him  a  band  of  men,  whose  hearts 
God  had  touched. 

27  'But  the  '"Children  of  Belial 
said,  How  shall  this  man  save 
us  ?  And  they  despised  him,  "  and 
brought  him  no  presents.  But 
II  he  held  his  peace. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  Xakash  offcreth  them  of  JabesU-gitead  a  re- 
pruachful  condition.  4  They  send  messengers, 
and  are  delivered  by  Saul.  12  Saul  Ihereliy  is 
Confirmed,  and  his  kingdom  renewed. 

THEN  "Nahash  the  Ammonite 
came  up,  and  encamped  against 
6  Jabesh-gilead :  and  all  the  men 
of  Jabesh  said  unto  Xahash, 
«Make  a  covenant  with  us,  and 
we  will  serve  thee. 

2  And  Nahash  the  Ammonite 
answered  tliein,  On  this  condition 
will  I  make  a  covenant  with  you, 
that  I  may  thrust  out  all  your 
right  e^'es,  and  lay  it  for  <'a  re- 
proach upon  all  Israel. 

3  And  the  elder.s  of  Jabesh  said 
unto  him,  iGive  us  seven  days' 
respite,  that  we  may  send  messen- 
gers unto  all  the  coasts  of  Israel: 
and  then,  if  there  be  no  man  to 
save  us,  we  will  come  out  to 
thee. 

4  %  Then  came  the  messengers 
«to  Gibeah  of  .Saul,  and  told  the 
tidings  in  the  ears  of  the  people : 


and  .'"all  the  people  lilted  up  their  ] 
voices,  and  wept.  I 

5  And,  behold,  Saul  came  after  j 
the  herd  out  of  the  field ;  and  Saul  i 
said.  What  aileth  the  people  that 
they  weep?  And  they  told  him 
the  tidings  of  the  men  of  Jabesh. 

G  i'And  the  Spirit  of  God  came 
upon  Saul  when  he  heard  those 
tidings,  and  his  anger  was  kindled 
greatly. 

7  And  he  took  a  yoke  of  oxen, 
and  ''hewed  them  "in  pieces,  and 
sent //(f»r  throughout  all  the  coasts 
of  Israel  by  the  hands  of  messen- 
gers, saying,  » Whosoever  cometh 
not  forth  after  Saul  and  after  .Sam- 
uel, so  shall  it  be  done  unto  his 
oxen.  And  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
fell  on  the  people,  and  they  came 
out  twith  one  consent. 

8  And  when  he  numbered  them 
in  '^Bezek,  the  children  'of  Israel 
were  three  hundred  thousand, 
and  the  men  of  Judah  thirtj' 
thousand. 

9  And  they  said  unto  tlie  mes- 
sengers that  came.  Thus  shall  ye 
say  unto  the  men  of  Jabesh-gil- 
ead.  To  morrow,  by  that  lime  the 
sun  be  hot,  ye  shall  have  il  help. 
And  tlie  messengers  came  and 
shewed  it  to  the  men  of  Jabesh; 
and  thej-  were  glad. 

10  Therefore  the  men  of  Jabesh 
said.  To  morrow  «  we  will  come 
out  unto  you,  and  j-e  shall  do  with 
us  all  thatseemeth  good  unto  you. 

11  And  it  was  so  on  the  morrow, 
that  "Saul  put  the  people  "in 
three  companies  ;  and  they  came 
into  the  midst  of  the  host  in  the 
morning  watch,  and  slew  the  Am- 
monites until  the  heat  of  the  day : 
and  it  came  to  pass,  that  they 
which  remained  were  scattered, 
so  that  two  of  them  were  not  left 
together. 

12  ^  And  the  people  said  unto 
Samuel,  i^Who  w  he  that  said, 
Shall  Saul  reign  over  us  ?  q  bring 
the  men,  that  we  maj' put  them 
to  death. 

13  And  Saul  said,  »•  There  shall 
not  a  man  be  put  to  death  this 
day :  for  to  day  « the  Lord  hath 
w"rought  salvation  in  Israel. 

14  Then  said  Samuel  to  the  peo- 
ple. Come,  and  let  us  go  Uo  Gil- 
gal, andrenewthekingdom  there. 

1j  And  all  the  people  went  to  Gil- 
gal;  and  there  they  made  Saul 
king  "before  the  Lf)RD  iiiGilgal; 
and  2 there  they  sacrificed  sacri- 
fices of  peace  offerings  before  the 
Lord;  and  there  Saiil  and  all  the 
men  of  Israel  rejoiced  greatly. 

CHAPTER  XIL 

1  Samuel  testifieth  his  integrity.  0  He  reprovHh 
the  people  of  ingrntilude.  16  Ke  terrifieth 
them  with  thunder  in  harvest  time.  20  He  com- 
forteth  lh:m  in  God's  mercy. 

AND  Samuel  said  unto  all  Israel, 

xx  Behold,  I  have  hearkened  un- 

269 


Before 

c  11  n  I  s  T 
1095. 

/Judg.  2.  4.  k 
21.  2. 


r  Judg.  3.  10. 

&  6.  34.  & 

11.  29.  tc  13. 

25.  <t  14.  G. 

ch.  10.  10.  <k 

16.  13. 
h  Judg.  19.  20. 


i  Judg.  21.  5, 
8,  10. 


Judg.  20.  1. 
*  Judg.  1.  5. 
2  2  Sam.  24.  9. 


liOr, 
dtltvcrance* 


n  See  ch.  31. 
11. 
0  Judg.  7.  16. 


pch.  10.  27. 
q  See  Lnke 


r2  Sam.  19. 
22. 


ch.  19.  5. 
10",)3. 

«ch.  10.  U 


ach.  10.  17. 
X  ch.  10.  8. 


Samuel  testifieth  his  integrity.       I.  SAMUEL.  He  callcth  for  thunder  and  rain. 


Before 

CII  n  I  ST 

1095. 

ach.  8.  5,  19, 
20. 
6  eh.  10.  21.  &. 

11.  14,  \5. 
c  Num.  27.  17. 

ch.  «.  20. 
dch.  8.  1,5. 
e  ver.  5. 

ch.  10.  1.  & 

24,  C. 

2  Sam.  1.  14, 

16. 
/■Num.  16.  15. 
'  A  el-.  20.  33. 

1  Thess.  2.  5. 
t  Hell. 

ransom. 
r  Or,  thnt  I 

fhuulil  hide 

vimp  eyes  at 

him  ^ 
g  Deut.  16.  19, 


h  .John  18.  38, 
Aels23.  0.  &L 
24.  16,  20. 

I  Ex.  22.  4. 

S  Mic.  6.  4. 

II  Or,  maJc. 


Ms.  1.  18.  &. 

5.  3,  4. 

Mie.  6.  2,  3, 
t  Heb.  TiKhl- 

euusncsscs, 

or,  benefits, 

Jiulg.  5.  11. 
t  Heb.  with, 
m  Gen.  46.  5, 

0. 
n  Ex.  2.  23. 
o  Ex.  3.  10.  i- 

4.  10. 
p  Judg.  3.  7. 
7  Judg.  4.  2. 

r.Iiu\i:.  10.  7. 

fc  13.  1. 
sJiidg.  3.  12. 

«  Judg.  10.  10. 

w  Judg.  2.  13. 
x.ludg.  10.  15, 


i;  Judg.  6.  14, 


rJudg.  U.  1. 
I  eh.  7.  13. 


ieh.  11.  1 

ch.  8.  5, 


19. 


ri. Indg.  8.  23. 

eh.  8.  7.  & 

10.  19. 
ceh.  10.  24. 
/eh.  8.  5.  & 

9.  20. 


to  "your  voice  in  all  that  ye  said 
unto  me,  and  *liave  made  a  king 
over  you. 

2  And  now,  behold,  the  kin.g 
cwalketh  bel'ore  you:  f'and  I  am 
old  and  grayheaded;  and,  behold, 
my  sons  are  with  you :  and  I  have 
walked  before  you  from  my  child- 
hood unto  this  day. 

3  Behold,  here  I  «m;  witness 
against  me  before  the  Lord,  and 
before  «his  anointed:  .'"whose  o.x 
have  I  taken  ?  or  wliose  ass  have 
I  taken  ?  or  whom  have  I  defraud- 
ed? whom  have  I  oppressed?  or 
of  whose  hand  have  I  received 
any  t  bribe  II  to  » blind  mine  ej'es 
therewith  ?  and  I  will  restore  it 
you. 

4  And  they  said,  Thou  hast  not 
defrauded  us,  nor  oppressed  us, 
neither  hast  thou  taken  aught  of 
any  man's  hand. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  The 
Lord  is  witness  against  you,  and 
his  anointed  i.s  witness  this  day, 
''  that  ye  have  not  found  aught '  in 
my  hand.  And  they  answered, 
He  is  witness. 

6  1  And  Samuel  said  unto  the 
people, ''/it  is  the  Lord  that  II ad- 
vanced Moses  and  Aaron,  and 
that  brought  your  fathers  up  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

7  Now  therefore  stand  still,  that 
I  may  '  reason  with  you  before  the 
Lord  of  all  the  t  righteous  acts  of 
the  Lord,  which  he  did  tto  you 
and  to  your  fathers. 

8  "»When  Jacob  was  come  into 
Egj'pt,  and  your  fathers  "cried 
unto  the  Lord,  then  the  Lord 
"Sent  Moses  and  Aaron,  which 
brought  forth  your  fathers  out  of 
Egypt,  and  made  them  dwell  in 
this  place. 

9  And  when  they  yforgat  the 
Lord  their  C4od,  <ihe  sold  them 
into  the  hand  of  Sisera,  captain  of 
the  host  of  Ilazor,  and  into  the 
liand  of '-the  Philistines,  and  into 
tlie  hand  of  the  king  «of  Moab, 
and  the}'  fought  against  them. 

10  And  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  'We  have  sinned, 
because  we  have  forsaken  the 
Lord,  «and  have  served  Baalim 
and  Ashtaroth  :  but  now  a^^ deliver 
us  out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies, 
and  we  will  serve  thee. 

11  And  tlie  Lord  sent  yJerub- 
baal,  and  Bedan,  and  ^  Jephthah, 
and  nSamuel,  and  delivered  you 
out  of  the  hand  of  your  enemies 
on  every  side,  and  ye  dwelt  safe. 

12  And  when  ye  saw  that  '•Na- 
hashthe  king  of  the  children  of 
Amnion  came  again.st  you,  f-ye 
said  unto  me.  Nay;  but  a  king 
shall  reign  over  us:  when  ''the 
Lord  your  God  was  your  king. 

Vi   Now  therefore,  « behold   the 

king.' whom  ye  have  chosen,  and 

whom  yo  have  desired !  and,  be- 

270 


hold,£'the  Lord  hath  set  a  king 
over  you. 

14  If  ye  will  ''fear  the  Lord,  and 
serve  him,  and  obey  his  voice, 
and  not  rebel  against  the  t com- 
mandment of  the  Lord;  then 
shall  both  ye  and  also  the  king 
that  reigneth  over  you  t continue 
following  the  Lord  your  God: 

15  But  if  ye  will  'not  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  but  rebel 
against  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord;  then  shall  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  be  against  you,  *a.s  it  tvas 
against  your  fathers. 

16  1i  Now  therefore  'stand  and 
see  this  great  thing,  which  the 
Lord  will  do  before  your  eyes. 

17  Is  it,  not  "'Wheat  harvest  to 
day?  "I  will  call  unto  the  Lord, 
and  he  shall  send  thunder  and 
rain;  that  ye  may  perceive  and 
see  that "  your  wickedness  is  great, 
which  ye  have  done  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  in  asking  you  a  king. 

18  So  Samuel  called  unto  the 
Lord;  and  the  Lord  sent  thun- 
der and  rain  that  day:  and  i^all 
the  people  greatly  feared  the 
Lord  and  Samuel. 

19  And  all  the  people  said  unto 
Samuel,  7 Pray  for  thy  servants 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  that  we 
die  not:  for  we  have  added  unto 
all  our  sins  this  evil,  to  ask  us  a 
king. 

20  1i  And  Samuel  said  unto  the 
people.  Fear  not:  ye  have  done 
all  this  wickedness :  yet  turn  not 
aside  from  following  the  Lord, 
but  serve  the  Lord  with  all  your 
heart; 

21  And  J-turn  ye  not  aside:  »for 
the7i  should  ye  r/o  after  vain  things, 
which  cannot  profit  nor  deliver ; 
for  they  are  vain. 

22  For  t  the  Lord  will  not  forsake 
his  people  «for  his  great  name's 
sake:  because  «it  hath  pleased 
the  Lord  to  make  you  his  people. 

2.3  Moreover  as  for  me,  God  for- 
bid that  I  should  sin  against  the 
Lord  tj/in  ceasing  to  pray  for 
you:  but  ~I  will  teach  you  the 
"  good  and  the  right  way : 

24  ^Only  fear  the  Lord,  and 
serve  him  in  truth  witli  all  your 
heart:  for  "^consider  ihow  ''great 
thinas  he  hath  done  for  you. 

2-5  But  if  ye  shall  still  do  wicked- 
ly, eye  shall  be  consumed, /both 
ye  and  your  king. 

CHAPTER   XIII. 

1  Savt's  selected  band.  3  He  callcth  the  Hebrews 
to  Gilgal  against  the  Philistines,  whose  garri- 
son Jonathan  had  smitten.  5  The  Phili.slines, 
great  host.  6  The  distress  of  the  Israelites,  b 
Saul,  weary  of  slaying  /or  fiamurl,  sacrificeth. 
11  Samuel  reproveth  him.  17  The  three  spoil- 
ing bands  of  llie  Philistines.  19  The  policy  of 
the  Philistines,  to  suffer  no  smith  m  Israel. 

SAUL  t reigned  one  year;  and 
when  he  had  reigned  two  years 
over  Israel, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1095. 


g  Hos.  13.  11. 
)i  Josh.  24.  14. 

Ps.  81.  13,14. 
tHeb.  mouth. 
t  Heb. 

be  after. 
i  Lev.  26.  14, 

16,  &c. 
Deul.  28.  15, 
(fee. 

Josh.  24.20. 
*  ver.  9. 

;  Ex.  14.  13, 
31. 

m  ProT.  26. 1. 
)i  Josh.  10.  12. 

<  h.  7.  9,  10. 

James  5.  16, 

17,  18. 
och.  8.  T. 


pEx.  14.  31. 

See  Eura  10. 

9. 
q  Ex.  9.  28.  (fc 

10.  17. 

James  5.  15. 

1  John  5.  16. 
rDeut.  11.  16. 
.<  Jer.  IG.  19. 

Hab,  2.  18. 

1  Cor.  8.  4. 
tlKiiigxG.  13. 

Ps.  94.  14. 
«  Josh,  7.  9. 

Ps.  106.  8. 

Jer.  14.  21. 

Ez.  20.  9,  14. 
xDeut.  7.  7, 

8.  &  14.  2. 

Mai.  1.  2. 
t  Hell,  from 

ceasing. 
yAels  19.  5. 

nom.  1.  9. 

Lol.  1.  9. 

2  Tim.  1.  3. 
z  Ps.  34.  11. 

Prov.  4.  U. 
a\  Kings  8. 

36. 

2  Chr.  6.  27. 

Jer.  6.  16. 
b  Ece.  12.  13. 


cU 


:i  Or,  ijhnt  a 
great  tiling, 
&e. 

rfDeut.  10.  21. 
Ps.  120,  2,3. 

<!josh.  24.  20. 

/Deul.  28.36,, 


t  Heb.  the 
son  of  one 
year  in  his 
reigning. 


SauVs  selected  hand. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


The  policy  of  the  Philistines. 


Before 

f :  H  R  I  S  T 

1093. 


II  Or, 
The  hilt. 


t  Heb. 
did  stink. 
Gen.  34.  30. 
E.x.  5.  21. 


e  Judg.  6.  2. 


tHeb. 

trembled 
after  him. 
dell.  10.  8. 


t  Heb. 
bless  him. 


+  Heb. 

cntrcaleo 
the  Jaee. 


e2  Chr.  16.0. 
/ch.  15.  11. 


2  Saul  chose  him  three  thousand 
wfin  of  Israel ;  whrrenf  two  thou- 
sand were  with  Saul  in  Michmash 
and  in  mount  Beth-el.  and  a  thou- 
sand were  with  Jonathan  in 
"Gibeah  of  Benjamin:  and  the 
rest  of  the  people  he  sent  every 
man  to  his  tent. 

3  And  Jonathan  smote  ^  the  gar- 
rison of  the  Philistines  that  wa.^i 
in  II  (ieba,  and  the  Philistines  heard 
0/  it.  And  Saul  blew  the  trumpet 
throughout  all  the  land,  saying, 
Let  the  Hebrews  hear. 

4  And  all  Israel  heard  say  that 
Saul  had  smitten  a  garrison  of  the 
Philistines,  and  that  Israel  also 
t  was  had  in  abomination  with  the 
Philisthies.  And  the  people  were 
called  together  after  Saul  to  Gil- 
gal. 

5  If  And  the  Philistines  gathered 
themselves  together  to  fight  with 
Israel,  thirty  thousand  chariots, 
and  .six  thousand  horsemen,  and 
people  as  the  sand  which  is  on 
the  sea  shore  in  multitude :  and 
thej^  came  up,  and  pitched  in 
Michmash,  eastward  from  Beth- 
aven. 

6  When  the  men  of  Israel  saw 
that  they  were  in  a  strait,  (lor  the 
people  were  distressed,)  then  the 
people  fdid  hide  themselves  in 
caves,  and  in  thickets,  and  in 
rocks,  and  in  high  places,  and  in 
pits. 

7  And  some  of  the  Hebrews  went 
over  Jordan  to  the  land  of  Gad 
and  Gilead.  As  for  Saul,  he  teas 
yet  in  Gilgal,  and  all  the  people 
t  followed  him  trembling. 

8  1|  ''And  he  tarried  seven  days, 
according  to  the  set  time  that 
Samuel  had  appointed :  but  Sam- 
uel came  not  to  Gilgal;  and  the 
people  were  scattered  I'rom  him. 

9  And  Saul  said.  Bring  hither  a 
burnt  oflering  to  me,  and  peace 
offerings.  And  he  offered  the 
burnt  oflering. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  a,s 
soon  as  he  had  made  an  end  of 
offering  the  burnt  offering,  be- 
hold, Samuel  came;  and  Saul 
went  out  to  meet  him,  that  he 
might  t  salute  him. 

11  'J  And  Samuel  said.  What  hast 
thou  done?  And  Saul  said.  Be- 
cause I  saw  that  the  people  were 
scattered  from  me,  and  that  thou 
earnest  not  within  the  daj^s  ap- 
pohited.  and  that  the  Philistines 
gathered  themselves  together  at 
Michniash ; 

12  Therefore  said  I,  The  Philis- 
tines will  come  down  now  upon 
me  to  Gilgal.  and  I  have  not 
tmade  supplication  unto  the 
Lord:  I  forced  myself  therefore, 
and  ofTered  a  burnt  offering. 

13  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul, 
eThou  hast  done  foolishly:  .'"thou 
hast  not  kept  the  commandment 


of  the  BoRD  thy  God,  which  he 
commanded  thee;  for  now  would 
the  LoKD  have  e.stablished  thy 
kingdom  upon  Israel  for  ever. 

14tfBut  now  thy  kingdom  shall 
not  continue:  '""the  Lord  hath 
sought  him  a  man  after  his  own 
heart,  and  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded him  ?o  be  captain  over  his 
people,  because  thou  hast  not 
kept  that  which  the  Lord  com- 
manded thee. 

lo  And  Samuel  arose,  and  gat 
him  up  from  Gilgal  unto  Gibeah 
of  Benjamin.  And  Saul  num- 
bered the  people  ?/a<;  ?rf?-e  t  pres- 
ent with  him,  i  about  six  hundred 
men. 

16  And  Saul,  and  Jonathan  his 
son,  and  the  i^eople  that  were 
present  with  them,  abode  in 
t Gibeah  of  Benjamin:  but  the 
Philistines  encamped  in  JNIich- 
mash. 

17  f  And  the  spoilers  came  out 
of  the  camp  of  the  Philistines  in 
three  companies :  one  companj' 
turned  unto  the  way  that  leadeth 
to  ^'  Ophrah,unto  the  land  of  Shual : 

IS  And  another  company  turned 
the  way  to  'Beth-horon:  and 
another  company  turned  to  the 
way  of  the  border  that  looketh  to 
the  vallej'  of  "'Zeboim  toward  the 
wilderness. 

19  IT  ^ow  "there  was  no  smith 
found  throughout  all  the  land  of 
Israel:  lor  the  Philistines  said. 
Lest  the  Hebrews  make  t/iem 
swords  or  spears  : 

20  But  all  the  Israelites  went 
down  to  the  Philistines,  to  sharpen 
every  man  his  share,  and  his 
coulter,  and  his  axe,  and  his  mat- 
tock. 

21  Yet  they  had  ta  file  for  the 
mattocks,  and  for  the  coulters, 
and  for  the  forks,  and  for  the 
axes,  and  i  to  sharpen  the  goads. 

22  So  it  came  to  pa.ss  in  the  day 
of  battle,  that  "there  was  neither 
sword  nor  spear  found  in  the 
hand  of  any  of  the  people  that 
uere  with  Saul  and  Jonathan: 
but  with  Saul  and  with  Jonathan 
his  son  was  there  found. 

23  j^And  the  II  garrison  of  the 
Philistines  went  out  to  the  pa.s- 
sage  of  Michmash. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Jonathan,  unailting  lo  his  father,  the  priest, 
or  the  people,  gueth  and  miraculously  smitcth 
the  Philistines'  garrison.  15  A  divine  terror 
mahetn  them  heat  themselves.  17  Saul,  not 
staying  the  priest's  answer,  sctteth  on  them. 
21  The  captivated  Hebrews,  and  the  hidden 
Israelites,  join  against  them.  2-1  fiaul's  un- 
advised adjuration  hindcreth  the  victory.  32 
He  rtslrnineth  the  people  from  eating  blood.  35 
He  buildeth  an  altar.  36  Jonathan,  taken  by 
lot,  is  saved  by  the  people.  47  Saul's  strength 
end  family, 

"VTOW  II  it  came  to  pass  upon  a 

1^    day,  that  Jonathan  the  son  of 

Saul  said  unto  the   young   man 

271 


Befcrn 
CHRIST 

109.3. 


gih.  15.  28. 
h  Ps.  89.  20. 
Acts  13.  22. 


f  Heb.  found. 
i  ch.  14.  2. 


tHeh.  Geha, 
ver.  3. 


/Josh.  16.  3. 
&  18.  13,  14. 

m  Xeh.  11.  34. 

n  See  2  Kinss 
24.  14. 
Jcr.  24.  1. 


t  Heb.  a  file 
with  mouths. 


t  Heb.  to  set. 

o  So  Judg.  5. 

8. 


;;ch.  14.  1,  4. 
:i  Or,  standing 


about  1087. 

!l  Or,  there 
was  a  day. 


Jonathan  smiteth  the  PhilMines.  I.  SAMUEL. 


SauVs  unadvised  adjuration. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  10S7. 


6ch.  22.  9,  11, 
20,  called 
Aliimelech. 

ctli.  4.  21. 

dch.  2.28. 


t  Heb.  lootlt. 


/Jucl?.  7.4.7. 
2  Chr.  14.11. 


t  Ileb. 
Be  still. 


g  See  Gen.  24 
14. 
Judg.  7.  11. 


that  bare  his  armour,  Come,  and! 
let  us  go  over  to  the  Philistines'  j 
garrison,  that  is  on  the  other  side. ! 
But  he  told  not  his  father.  l 

2  And  Saul  tarried  in  the  utter- 
most part  ol"  (4ibeah  under  a 
pomegranate  tree  which  is  in 
Migron :  and  the  people  that  tnpre 
with  him  loerc  "about  six  hundred 
men;  j 

3  And  f-Ahiah,  the  son  of  Ahitub, ! 
cj-chabod's  brother,  the  son  of 
Phineha,s,  the  son  of  Eli,  the 
Lord's  priest  in  Shiloh,  rf  wearing 
an  ephod.  And  the  people  knew  1 
not  that  Jonathan  was  gone. 

4  t  And  between  the  passages, 
by  which  Jonathan  sought  to  go 
over  cuiito  the  Philistines'  gar- 
rison, there  icas  a  sharp  rock  on 
the  one  side,  and  a  sharp  rock 
on  the  other  side  :  and  the  name 
of  the  one  ^v(ls  Bozez,  and  the 
name  of  the  other  8eneh. 

5  The  t  forefront  of  the  one  wa^ 
situate  northward  over  against 
Michmash,  and  the  other  south- 
ward over  against  Gibeah. 

6  And  Jonathan  said  to  the 
young  man  that  bare  his  armour. 
Come,  and  let  us  go  over  unto  the 
garrison  of  these  uncircumcised  : 
it  may  be  that  the  Lord  will 
work  lor  us :  for  Llicre  is  no  re- 
straint to  the  Lord  /to  save  by 
many  or  by  few. 

7  And  his  armourbearer  said 
unto  him,  Do  all  that  is  in  thy 
heart:  turn  thee;  behold,  I  am 
with  thee  according  to  thy  heart. 

8  Then  said  Jonathan. "  Behold, 
we  will  i^ass  over  unto  these  men, 
and  we  will  discover  ourselves 
unto  them. 

9  If  they  say  thus  unto  us.  t  Tarry 
until  we  come  to  yon ;  then  we 
will  stand  still  in  our  place,  and 
will  not  go  up  unto  them. 

10  But  if  they  say  thus.  Come  up 
unto  us;  then  we  will  go  up:  for 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  them 
into  our  hand;  and  ffthis  sheilL  be 
a  sign  unto  us. 

11  And  Ijoth  of  them  discovered 
themselves  unto  the  garrison  of 
the  Philistines:  and  the  Philis- 
tines said.  Behold,  the  Hebrews 
come  Ibrth  oat  of  the  holes  where 
they  had  hid  themselves. 

12  And  the  men  of  the  garrison 
answered  Jonathan  and  his  ar- 
mourbearer, and  said.  Come  up  to 
us,  and  we  will  shew  you  a  thing. 
And  Jonathan  said  unto  his 
armourbearer.  Come  up  after  me : 
lor  the  Lord  hatli  delivered  them 
into  the  hand  of  Israel. 

13  Ai;d  Jonathan  climbed  up 
upon  his  hands  and  upon  his  feet, ! 
and  his  armourbearer  after  him  :  \ 
and  they  fell  belbre  Jonathan ;  \ 
and  his  armourbearer  slew  after  > 
him.  I 

I'l  And  that  first  slaughter,  which 


Jonathan  and  his  armourbeafer 
made,  was  about  twenty  men, 
within  as  it  wei'e  11  a  half  acre  of 
land,  ivhich  a  yoke  of  oxen  might 
plrjugh. 

15  And ''there  was  trembling  in 
the  host,  in  the  field,  and  among 
all  the  people:  the  garrison,  and 
'the  spoilers,  they  also  trembled, 
and  the  earth  quaked:  so  it  was 
t^a  very  great  trembling. 

16  And  the  watclimen  of  Saul  in 
Gibeah  of  Benjamin  looked;  and, 
behold,  the  multitude  melted 
away,  and  they  ^went  on  beating 
down  one  cinother. 

17  Then  said  Saul  unto  the  peo- 
ple that  iveie  with  him.  Number 
now,  and  see  who  is  gone  from 
us.  And  when  they  had  number- 
ed, behold,  Jonathan  and  his  ar- 
mourbearer were  not  there. 

18  And  Saul  said  unto  Ahiali, 
Bring  hither  the  ark  of  God. 
For  the  ark  of  God  was  at  that 
time  with  the  children  of  Israel. 

19  1[  And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
Saul  "'talked  unto  the  priest, 
that  the   II  noise  that  was  in  the 

j  host  of  the  Philistines  went  on 

i  and  increased  :  and  Saul  said  unto 

the  priest.  Withdraw  thine  hand. 

20  And  Saul  and  all  the  people 
that  ivere  with  him  t  assembled 
themselves,  and  they  came  to  the 
battle :  and,  behold,  "  every  man's 
sword  was  against  his  fellow,  (oicl 
there  was  a  very  great  discomfit- 
ure. 

21  Moreover,  tlie  Hebrews  flint 
were  with  the  PhilLstines  before 
that  time,  which  went  up  with 
them  into  the  camp  from  the 
country  round  about,  even  they 
ixXfio  turned  to  be  with  the  Israel- 
ites that  ivere  with  Saul  and  Jon- 
athan. 

22  Likewise  all  the  men  of  Is- 
rael which  "had  hid  themselves 
in  mount  Ephraim,  u-hen  they 
heard  that  the  Philistines  fled, 
even  they  also  followed  hard 
after  theni  in  the  battle. 

23  pYio  the  Lord  saved  Israel 
that  day:  and  the  battle  passed 
over  f/uiito  Beth-aven. 

24  1  And  the  men  of  Israel  were 
distressed  that  day  :  for  Saul  had 
'•adjured  the  jieople,  saying. 
Cursed  l)e  the  man  that  eatetli 
any  food  until  evening,  that  I 
may  be  avenged  on  mine  ene- 
mies. So  none  of  the  people  tast- 
ed any  food. 

2.5  sAnd  all  they  o/the  land  came 
to  a  wood;  and  tliere  was  'honey 
upon  the  ground. 

2(i  And  when  the  peo]ile  were 
come  into  the  wood,  l)ehold,  the 
lioney  dropped  ;  but  no  man  jiut 
his  liand  to  his  mouth:  for  the 
people  I'eared  the  oath. 

27  But  Jonathan  heard  not  when 
his    father    charged    the    people 


Kings  7.  7. 


He  restraineth  the  people. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


The  people  rescue  Jonathan. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1087. 


I  Or,  weary. 


n  Lev.  3.  17. 

(k  7.  26.  (fc 

17.  10.  <5c  19. 

26. 

Deut.  12.  16, 

23,  24. 
II  Or, 

dealt  Ireach- 

erously. 


t  Heb.  in 
his  hand. 

jrch.  7.  17. 

t  Heb.  that 
altar  he  be- 
gan tv  build 
unto  the 
LORD. 


ych.  28.  6. 
*  Josh.  7.  14. 

<h.  10.  I'J. 
t  Heb. 

Cornerj, 

JuUg.  20.  2. 
a2  iliam.  12. 


with  the  oath :  wherefore  he  put 
forth  the  end  of  the  rod  that  teas 
in  his  hand,  and  dipped  it  in  a 
honeycomb,  and  put  hi.s  hand  to 
his  niouth ;  and  his  eyes  were  en- 
lightened. 

28  Then  answered  one  of  the  peo- 
ple, and  said,  Thy  father  straitly 
charged  the  people  with  an  oath, 
saying.  Cursed  be  the  man  that 
eateth  any  food  this  day.  And 
the  people  were  H  faint. 

29  Then  said  Jonathan,  My  fa- 
ther hath  troubled  the  land :  .see, 
I  pray  you,  how  mine  eyes  have 
been  enlightened,  because  I  tast- 
ed a  little  of  this  honey. 

.30  How  inuch  more,  if  haply 
the  people  had  eaten  freely  to 
day  of  the  .spoil  of  their  enemies 
which  they  found?  for  had  there 
not  been  now  a  much  greater 
slaughter  among  the  Philistines  ? 

.31  And  they  smote  the  Philis- 
tines that  day  from  Mich  mash  to 
Aijalon :  and  the  people  were 
very  faint. 

32  And  the  people  flew  upon  the 
spoil,  and  took  sheep,  and  oxen, 
and  calves,  and  slew  them  on  the 
ground:  and  the  people  did  eat 
them  «  with  the  blood. 

33  ^  Then  they  told  Saul,  saying. 
Behold,  the  people  sin  against 
the  Lord,  in  that  thej-  eat  with 
the  blood.  And  he  said,  Ye  have 
8  transgressed :  roll  a  great  stone 
unto  me  this  day. 

34  And  Saul  said.  Disperse  your- 
selves among  the  people,  and  .say 
unto  them,  Bring  me  hither  eveiy 
man  hLs  o.x,  and  every  man  his 
sheep,  and  slay  them  here,  and 
eat ;  and  sin  not  against  the  Lord 
in  eatins  with  tlie  blood.  And  all 
the  people  InouLcht  every  man  his 
ox  twith  him  that  night,  and  slew 
them  there. 

35  And  Saul  2: built  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord  :  t  the  same  was  the  first 
altar  that  he  built  unto  the  Lord. 

36  t  And  Saul  said.  Let  us  go 
down  after  the  Philistines  by 
night,  and  spoil  them  until  the 
morning  light,  and  let  us  not  leave 
a  man  of  them.  And  they  said,  Do 
whatsoever  seemeth  good  unto 
thee.  Then  said  the  priest.  Let  us 
draw  near  hither  unto  God. 

37  And  ,Saul  asked  counsel  of 
God,  Shall  I  go  down  after  the 
Philistines?  wilt  thou  deliver 
them  into  the  hand  of  Israel  ?  But 
vhQ  answered  him  not  that  day. 

38  And  Saul  said,  ^Draw  j'e  near 
hither,  all  the  tcliief  of  the  peo- 
ple: and  know  and  see  wherein 
this  sin  hath  been  this  day. 

3D  For,  a  as  the  Lord*  liveth, 
which  saveth  Israel,  though  it  be 
in  .lonathan  my  son,  he  shall 
surely  die.  But  there  was  not  a 
man  among  all  the  people  that 
answered  him. 

18 


40  Then  said  he  unto  all  Israel,  Be 
ye  on  one  side,  and  I  and  Jonathan 
my  son  will  be  on  the  other  side. 
And  the  people  said  unto  Saul,  Do 
what  seemeth  good  unto  thee. 

41  Therefore  Saul  said  unto  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  II '-Give  a  per- 
fect lot.  cAnd  Saul  and  Jonathan 
were  taken :  but  the  people  t  es- 
caped. 

42  And  Saul  said.  Cast  lots  be- 
tween me  and  Jonathan  my  son. 
And  Jonathan  was  taken. 

43  Then  Saul  said  to  Jonathan, 
f'Tell  me  what  thou  hast  done. 
And  Jonathan  told  him,  and  .said, 
«I  did  but  taste  a  little  honey  with 
the  end  of  the  rod  that  teas  in 
mine  hand,  aiul,  lo,  I  must  die. 

44  And  Saul  answered,  /God  do 
so  and  more  also :  1/  for  thou  shalt 
surely  die,  Jonathan. 

4o  And  the  people  said  unto  Saul, 
Shall  Jonathan  die,  wlio  hath 
wrought  this  great  salvation  in 
Israel  ?  God  forbid  :  ''  a.s  the  Lor  j> 
liveth,  there  shall  not  one  hair  of 
his  head  fall  to  the  ground;  for 
he  hath  wrought  with  God  this 
daj-.  So  the  people  rescued  Jon- 
athan, that  he  died  not. 

46  Then  Saul  went  up  from  fol- 
lowing the  Philistines:  and  the 
Philistines  w«nt  to  their  own 
place. 

47  %  So  Saul  took  the  kingdom 
over  Israel,  and  fought  against  all 
his  enemies  on  everj'side,  against 
Moab,  and  against'  the  children 
of  «Ammon,  and  against  Edom, 
and  against  the  kings  of  ^Zobah, 
and  against  the  Philistines:  and 
whither.soever  he  turned  himself, 
he  vexed  them. 

48  And  he  II  gathered  a  host,  and 
'smote  the  Amalekites,  and  de- 
livered Israel  out  of  the  hands  of 
them  that  spoiled  them. 

49  Now  '"'  the  sons  of  Saul  were 
Jonathan,  and  Ishui,  and  Melchi- 
shna:  and  the  names  of  his  two 
daughters  tvere  these;  the  name 
of  the  firstborn  Merab,  and  the 
name  of  the  younger  Michal : 

50  And  the  name  of  Saul's  wife 
was  Ahinoam,  the  daughter  of 
Ahimaaz:  and  the  name  of  the 
captain  of  his  host  tvas  tAbner, 
the  son  of  Ner,  Saul's  uncle. 

51  "And  Kish  zvns  the  father  of 
Saul;  and  Ner  the  father  of  Ab- 
ner  icas  the  son  of  Abiel. 

52  xVnd  there  was  sore  war 
a.gainst  the  Philistines  all  the 
days  of  Saul :  and  wlien  Saul  saw 
any  strong  man,  or  any  valiant 
man,  ohe  took  him  unto' him. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Samuel  senrieth  Saul  to  destroy  Amalek.  6 
Saul  faiuureth  the  Kenites.  8  He  spareth 
Agag  and  the  best  of  the  spoil.  10  Samuel 
denounceth  unto  Saul,  commending  and  ex- 
cusing himself,  God's  rejection  of  htm  for  his 
disobedience.  '  24  Saul's  humiliation.  32  Sam- 
uel kiUeth  Asag.     34  Samuel  and  Saul  part. 

273 


ISefore 
CHRIST 

about  1087. 


II  Or, 

Shew  the 

innocent. 
bTroY.  16.33. 

Acts  1.  24. 
t  Josh.  7.  16. 

th.  10.  20,21. 
t  Heb. 

went  forth. 
rfJosh.  7.  19. 

e  ver.  27. 


/Ruth  1.  17. 
g  ver.  39. 


1  Kings  1.52. 
Luke  21.  18. 


ich.  11.  11. 
*  2  Sam.  10.  6. 


3  Or, 

wrought 

mightily. 
I  eh.  15.  3,  7. 
mch.  31.  2. 


tHeb. 
A'jiner. 
neb.  9.  1. 


Saul  sent  to  destroy  Amalek.         I.  SAMUEL.      He  is  rejected  for  disobedience. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1079. 


fcEx.  17.8,14. 
Num.24.  20. 
Deul.  2S.  17, 
16,  19. 

eLev.  27.  28, 
21). 
Josh.  6.  17, 


II  Or, 

fuHght. 

rf  Num.  24.  21, 

Jiutg.  1.  16. 

ic  4.  11. 
tOen.  18.  2.1. 

&  10.  12,  14. 

Rev.  18.  4. 
fEx.  18.  10, 

19. 

-Num.  10.  29, 

32. 
f  <h.  14.  48. 
h  Ucn.  2.  11. 


<k 


18. 


iGcn.  IR.  7. 
*Sl-c  1  Kings 

20.  31,  35, 

fee. 
/Seech.  30. 1. 

m  ver.  3,  15. 

II  Or,  o/lhe 
second  sort. 


71  ver.  35. 

Grn.  6.  G,  7. 

2  Sam.  24.16. 
e  Josh.  22.  1(1. 

1  KingnO.  G. 
pch.  13.  13. 

vi-r.  3,  0. 


ver.  35. 
rh.  IC.  1. 


r  Josh.  15.  55. 


<  Gin.  14.  19. 
JuclR.  17.  2. 
Ruth  3.  10. 


SAMUJEIi  also  said  unto  Saul, 
"The  Lord  sent  me  to  anoint 
thee  to  be  liing  over  his  people, 
over  Israel :  now  therefore  heark- 
en thou  unto  the  voice  of  the 
words  of  the  Lord. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
I  remember  that  which  Amalek 
did  to  Israel,  ^  how  he  laid  ivait 
for  him  in  the  way,  when  he 
came  up  from  Egypt. 

3  Now  go  and  smite  Amalek, 
and  c  utterly  destroy  all  that  they 
have,  and  spare  them  not;  but 
slay  both  man  and  woman,  in- 
fant and  suckling,  ox  and  sheep, 
camel  and  ass. 

4  And  Saul  gathered  the  people 
together,  and  numbered  them  in 
Telaim,  two  hundred  thousand 
footmen,  and  ten  thousand  men 
of Judah. 

5  And  Saul  cametoacityof  Ama- 
lek, and  II  laid  wait  in  the  valley, 

6  If  And  Saul  said  unto  ^^the 
Kenites,  eGo,  depart,  get  you 
down  irom  among  the  Ama- 
lekites,  lest  I  destroy  you  with 
them:  for  /ye  shewed  kindness 
to  all  the  children  of  Israel,  when 
they  came  up  oat  of  Egypt.  So 
the  Kenites  departed  from  among 
the  Amalekites. 

7  ffAnd  Saul  smote  the  Ama- 
lekites from  ''Ilavilah  unlil  thou 
comest  to  'Shur,  that  is  over 
against  E.gypt. 

8  And  ^he  took  Agag  the  king 
of  the  Amalekites  alive,  and 
'utterlj^  destroyed  all  the  people 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

9  But  Saul  and  the  people 
"'spared  Agag,  and  the  best  of 
the  sheep,  and  of  the  oxen,  and 
I  of  the  iatlings,  and  the  lambs, 
and  all  that  was  good,  and  would 
not  utterly  destroy  them:  but 
every  thing  that  was  vile  and  ref- 
use, that  they  destroj^ed  utterly. 

10  I  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Samuel,  saying, 

11  «It  repentcth  me  that  I  have 
set  up  Saul  to  be  king :  for  he  is 
o  turned  back  from  following  me, 
j^and  hath  not  performed  my 
commandments.  And  it  o"  griev- 
ed Sainuel;  and  he  cried  unto  the 
Lord  all  night. 

12  And  when  Samuel  rose  early 
to  meet  Saul  in  the  morning,  it 
wa.s  told  Samuel,  saying,  Saul 
came  to  '•Carmel,  and, "behold,  he 
set  him  up  a  place,  and  is  gone 
about,  and  passed  on,  and  gone 
down  to  Gilgal. 

13  And  Samuel  came  to  Saul: 
and  Saul  said  unto  him, « Blessed 
te  thou  of  tlio  Lord:  I  have  per- 
formed the  commandment  of  the 
Lord. 

14  And  Samuel  said,  What  viean- 
eth  then  this  blcathig  of  the  sheep 
in  mine  ears,  and  the  lowing  of 
the  oxen  which  I  hear  ? 

274 


15  And  Saul  said,  They  have 
brought  them  from  the  Amalek- 
ites: 'for  the  people  spared  the 
best  of  the  sheep  and  of  the  oxen, 
to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  ;  and  the  rest  we  have  utter- 
ly destroyed. 

IG  Then  Samuel  said  unto  Saul, 
Stay,  and  I  will  tell  thee  what 
the  Lord  hath  said  to  me  this 
night.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Say 
on. 

17  And  Samuel  said, «  When  thou 
ivast  little  in  thine  own  sight, 
irast  thou  not  made  the  head  of 
the  tribes  of  Israel,  and  the  Lord 
anointed  thee  king  over  Israel? 

18  And  the  Lord  sent  thee  on  a 
journey,  and  said,  Go  and  utterly 
destroy  tlie  sinners  the  Amalek- 
ites, and  fight  against  them  until 
tthey  be  consumed. 

19  Wherefore  then  didst  thou  not 
obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  but 
didst  fly  upon  the  spoil,  and  did.st 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord? 

20  And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel, 
Yea,  » I  have  obeyed  the  voice  of 
the  Lord,  and  have  gone  the  way 
which  the  Lord  sent  me,  and 
have  brought  Agag  the  king  of 
Amalek,  and  liave  utterly  de- 
stroyed the  Amalekites, 

21  2/ But  the  people  took  of  the 
spoil,  sheep  and  oxen,  the  chief 
of  the  things  which  should  have 
been  utterly  destroyed,  to  .sacrifice 
unto  the  Lord  thyGod  in  Gilgal. 

22  And  Samuel  said,  zHath  the 
Lord  as  great  delight  in  burnt  of- 
ferings and  sacrifices,  as  in  obey- 
ing the  voice  of  the  Lord?  Be- 
hold, n  to  obey  is  better  than  sac- 
rifice, and  to  hearken  than  the  fat 
of  rams. 

23  I'or  rebellion  is  as  the  sin  of 
t  witchcraft,  and  stubbornness  is 
as  iniquity  and  idola,try.  Because 
thou  hast  rejected  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  *  he  hath  also  rejected  thee 
from  being  king. 

24  If  cAnd  Saul  said  unto  Samuel, 
I  have  sinned  :  lor  I  have  trans- 
gre.ssed  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord,  and  thy  words :  because  I 
rf  feared  the  people,  and  obeyed 
their  voice. 

2-5  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
pardon  my  sin,  and  turn  again 
with  me,  that  I  may  worship  the 
Lord. 

20  And  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  I 
will  not  return  with  thee :  «for  t  liou 
hast  rejected  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  Lord  hath  rejected  thee 
from  being  king  over  Israel. 

27  And  as  .Samuel  turned  about 
to  go  away, /he  laid  hold  upon  the 
skirt  of  his  mantle,  and  it  rent. 

28  And  Samuel  said  unto  him, 
ffThe  Lord  hath  rent  the  king- 
dom of  Israel  from  thee  this  da.y. 
and  hath  given  it  to  a  neighbour 
of  thine,  ttiat  is  better  than  thou. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1079. 


(  ver.  9,  21. 
Gen.  3.  12. 
Prov.  28.  13. 


t  Heh.  they 


y  ver.  15. 


z  Ps.  50.  8.  n. 

Prov.  21.  3. 

Is.  1.  11,  12, 

13,  Ifi,  17. 

Jer.  7.  22,23. 

Mic.  6.  6,7 

P. 

Heb.  10    6,7. 

8,  9. 
a  Ere.  5.  1. 

Ho-s.  C.  G. 

Mall.  5.  24. 

&  0.  13.  & 

12.  7. 

Mark  12.  33 
tlleb. 

ttiitnnlionf 

Deul.  IS.  10. 
6ch.  13.  14. 
c  Sec  2  Sam. 

12.  13. 
rfEx.  ''3.  2. 

Prov.  29.  25. 

Is.  51.  12,  13. 


/■See  1  Kings 
11.  30. 


f  eh.  28.  17,ia 
1  Kings  11. 
31. 


Samuel  cometh  to  BetMehem. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


He  anointeth  David. 


Before 
TH  RIST 

about  1079. 


I!  Or, 

Elcmity,  or, 

VictoTy. 
h  Num.  13.  19. 

Ez.  24.  14. 

2  Tim.  2.  13. 

Tit.  1.  2. 


I  John 
tc  12.  43. 


44. 


»Ex.  17.  11. 
Num.  14.  45, 
See  Judg.  1. 


tch.  11.  4. 
m  See  ch.  19. 


about  1063. 

ach.  15.  35. 
ich.  15.  23. 

cch.  9.  16. 

2  Kings  9.  1. 
<f  Fs.  76.  7(1. 

&  89.  19,  20. 

Acts  13.  22. 


+  Heb.  in 
thine  hand. 

ech.  9.  12.  &. 
20.  29. 

/i;x.  i.  15. 

ceil.  9.  16. 


ft  ch.  21.  1. 
"  Ileb. 

mating, 
I  1  Kings  2.13. 

2  Kings  9.  22. 

*  p:x.  19.  10, 


ell.  17.  13. 
railed  EUhv, 
1  Chr.  27.  IS. 
■<  1  Kings  12. 
26. 


2t)  And  also  the  !1  Strength  of  I.sra- 
el '« will  not  lie  nor  repent:  for  he 
is  notaman,  that  he  should  repent. 

30  Then  he  said,  I  have  sinned: 
yet  'honour  nie  noWj  I  pray  thee, 
before  the  elders  of  my  people, 
and  before  Israel,  and  turn  again 
with  me,  that  I  may  worship  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

31  So  Samuel  turned  again  after 
Saul;  and  Saul  worshipped  the 
LoRn. 

32  ^  Then  said  Samuel,  Bring  ye 
hither  to  me  Agag  the  king  of  the 
Amalekites.  And  Agag  came  un- 
to him  delicately.  And  Agag  said, 
Surely  the  bitterness  of  death  is 
past. 

33  And  Samuel  said,  *As  thy 
sword  hath  made  women  child- 
less, so  shall  thj^  mother  be  child- 
less among  women.  And  Samuel 
hewed  Agag  in  pieces  before  the 
Lord  in  Gilgal. 

34  %  Then  Samuel  went  to  Ra- 
mah ;  and  Saul  went  up  to  his 
house  to  <■  Gibeah  of  Saul. 

3-5  And  "'Samuel  came  no  more 
to  see  Saul  until  the  day  of 
his  death :  nevertheless  Samuel 
"mourned  for  Saul:  and  the  Lord 

0  repented  that  he  had  made  Saul 
king  over  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XVL 

1  Samuel  sent  by  God,  vndcr  pretence  of  a  fac- 
rtjice,  Cometh  to  Belh-lehem.  6  His  human 
judgment  is  reproved.  11  He  anointeth  Da- 
vid. 15  Saul  tendeth  for  David  to  ijuiet  his 
evil  spirit. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Sam- 
.  uel,  "How  long  wilt  thou 
mourn  for  Saul,  seeing  *I  have 
rejected  him  from  reigning  over 
Israel?  «lill  thine  horn  with  oil, 
and  go,  I  will  send  thee  to  Jesse 
the  Beth-lehemite:  for  ''I  have 
provided  me  a  king  among  his 
sons. 

2  And  Samuel  said,  How  can  I 
go?  if  Saul  hear  it,  he  will  kill 
me.  And  the  Lord  said,  Take  a 
heifer  twith  thee,  and  say,  «!  am 
come  to  sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

3  And  call  Jesse  to  the  sacrifice, 
and  /I  will  shew  thee  what  thou 
Shalt  do:  and  i/thou  shalt  anoint 
unto  me  him  whom  I  name  unto 
thee. 

4  And  Samuel  did  that  which 
the  Lord  spake,  and  came  to 
Beth-lehem.  And  the  elders  of 
the  town  ''trembled  at  his  t com- 
ing, and  said,  »Comest  thou  peace- 
ably? 

5  And  he  said.  Peaceably:  lam 
come  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord: 
^sanctify  yourselves,  and  come 
with  me  to  the  sacrifice.  And  he 
sanctified  Jesse  and  his  sons,  and 
called  them  to  the  sacrifice. 

6  1[  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the.v  were  come,  that  he  looked 
on  'Eliab,  and  "»said.  Surely  the 
Lord's  anointed  is  before  him. 


7  But  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel, 
Look  not  on  n  iiis  countenance, 
or  on  the  height  of  his  stature; 
because  I  have  refused  him :  « for 
the  Loud  seeth  not  as  man  seeth ; 
for  man  j^looketh  on  the  tout- 
ward  appearance,  but  the  Lord 
looketh  on  the  '?  heart. 

8  Then  Jesse  called  'Abinadab, 
and  made  him  pass  before  Sam- 
uel. And  he  said,  Neither  hath 
the  Lord  chosen  this. 

9  Then  Jesse  made  » !i  Shammah 
to  pa.ss  b.v.  And  he  said.  Neither 
hath  the  Lord  chosen  this. 

10  Again,  Jesse  made  seven  of 
his  sons  to  pass  before  Samuel. 
And  Samuel  said  unto  Je.sse,  The 
Lord  hath  not  chosen  these. 

11  And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse, 
Are  here  all  thy  children?  And 
he  said,  <  There  remaineth  yet  the 
youngest,  and,  behold,  he  keepeth 
the  sheep.  And  Samuel  said  un- 
to Jesse,  "Send  and  fetch  him: 
for  we  will  not  sit  tdown  till  he 
come  hither. 

12  And  he  sent,  and  brought  him 
in.  Now  he  xcas  a- ruddy,  and 
withal  i  of  a  beautiful  counte- 
nance, and  goodly  to  look  to. 
2/And  the  Lord  said,  Arise,  anoint 
him :  for  this  (5  he. 

13  Then  Samuel  took  the  horn 
of  oil,  and  z anointed  him  in  the 
midst  of  his  brethren:  and  «the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  came  upon 
David  from  that  day  forward. 
So  Samuel  rose  up,  and  went  to 
Ramah. 

14  "  ^But  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
departed  from  Saul,  and  can  evil 
spirit  from  the  Lord  1  troubled 
him. 

15  And  Saul's  servants  said  unto 
him.  Behold  now,  an  evil  spirit 
from  God  troubleth  thee. 

16  Let  our  lord  now  command 
thy  servants,  irliich  are  rf  before 
thee,  to  seek  out  a  man,  uho  is  a 
cunning  player  on  a  harp:  audit 
shall  come  to  pass,  when  the  evil 
spirit  of  God  is  upon  thee,  that  he 
shall  «play  with  his  hand,  and 
tliou  Shalt  be  well. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  his  serv- 
ants, Provide  me  now  a  man  that 
can  play  well,  and  bring  him  to 
me. 

IS  Then  answered  one  of  the 
servants,  and  said,  Behold,  I 
have  seen  a -son  of  Je.sse  the 
Beth-lehemite.  that  is  cunning 
in  playing,  and  .''a  might j*  valiant 
man,  and  a  man  of  war,  and  ])ni- 
dent  in  II  matters,  and  a  comely 
person,  and  i'the  Lord  is  with 
him. 

19  1  Wherefore  Saul  sent  mes- 
sengers unto  Jesse,  and  said.  Send 
ine  David  thy  son,  /'which  is 
with  the  sheep. 

20  And  Jesse  ifook  an  ass  laden 
with  bread,  and  a  bottle  of  wine, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1063. 


n  Ps.  147.  10, 
11. 
0  Is.  :5.  8. 
P  2  Cor.  10.  7. 
t  Ileb.  eyes, 
ql  Kings8.39. 

1  Chr.  2».  9. 
P».  7.  9. 
Jer.  11.  20.  <t 
17.  10.  <fc  20. 
12. 

Acta  1.  24. 
rch.  17.  13. 
»ch.  17.  13. 
H  Shimeah, 

2  Sam.  13.  3. 
Shimma. 

1  Chr.  2.  13. 


1(2  Sam.  7.  ft. 
Ps.  78.  70. 
t  Hcb.  round. 

xc\\.  17.  42. 

Cant.  5.  10. 
Illeb./nir 

of  eyes. 
ySo  ch.  9.  17. 

zch.  10.  1. 

Ps.  69.  20. 
n  See  Num. 

27.  1ft. 

Judg.  11.  29. 

&  13.  25.  <k 

14.  6. 

ch.  10.  6,  10. 

about  1065. 

''  Judg.  IC.  20. 
ch.  11.  0.  <fc 

18.  12.  ic  28. 
15. 

Ps.  51.  11. 
cJudg.  0.  C3. 
cli.  Ifl.  10.  & 

19.  9. 

:i  Or,  terrified. 

dGen.  41.  46. 

ver.  21,  22. 

1  Kings  10.8. 

«  ver.  23. 

2  Kings  3.15. 


/"ch.  17.  32,34, 
33,  S6. 

i!  Or,  speech. 
rch.  3.  IS.  <t 
18.  12,  14. 

h  ver.  11. 

ch.  17.  15,  34. 
i  See  ch.  10. 

27.  &  17.   18. 

Ren.  43.  11. 

Prov.  18.  10. 


Goliath  defieth  IsraeL 


I.  SAMUEL.       David  accepteth  Ms  challenge, 


Before 
C  H  K  I  «  T 

about  10&3. 


*  Oen.  41.  4«. 
1  Kings  10.  8. 
rrov.  22.  2tf. 


I  ver.  I'l,  16. 


^.!osh.  ].-).  r>. 
2  CJhr.  28.18. 

11  Or,  The 

coast  of 

Dammim, 

calii-il  Pas- 

flammim, 

1  Chr.  11.  13. 
t  Ilch. 

rnnard  the 

battls. 


c2  Sam.  21. 

19. 
dJosh.  U.22. 


clothed. 


II  Or,  gorget. 
c2  Karn.  21. 


/ch.  8.  17. 


and  a  kid,  and  sent  them  by  David 
Ills  son  nnto  8aul. 

21  And  David  came  to  Saul,  and 
*  stood  before  him:  and  he  loved 
him  greatly ;  and  he  became  his 
armoLirbearer. 

22  And  Saul  sent  to  Jesse,  say- 
ing. Let  David,  I  pray  thee,  stand 
before  me ;  lor  he  hath  Ibund  fa- 
vour in  my  sight. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
'the  evil  spirit  from  God  was  upon 
Saul,  that  David  took  a  harp,  and 
played  with  his  hand :  so  Saul 
was  refreshed,  and  was  well,  and 
the  evil  spirit  departed  from  him. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  The  armies  of  the  Israelites  and  Philistines 
being  ready  to  liattlc,  4  (ioliath  Cometh  proudly 
forth  to  challenge  a  combat.  12  David,  sent 
bj/ his  father  to  visit  his  brethren,  tuketh  the 
challenge.  28  Eliab  ehidcth  him.  30  //«  is 
brought  to  Saul.  32  lie  sheweth  the  reason  of 
his  confidence.  38  Without  armour,  armed  by 
faith,  he  sUyeth  the  giant.  55  Saul  taketh 
notice  of  David. 

NOW  the  Philistines  "gathered 
together  their  armies  to  bat- 
tle, and  were  gathered  together 
at  'jShochoh,  which  hrl.ongelh  to 
Judah,  and  pitclied  between  Sho- 
choh  and  Azekah,  in  IIEphes- 
d  am  mini. 

2  And  Saul  and  the  men  of  Is- 
rael were  gathered  together,  and 
pitched  by  the  valley  of  3<]lali, 
and  tset  the  battle  in  array 
against  tlie  Philistines. 

3  And  tlie  Philistines  stood  on 
a  mountain  on  the  one  side,  and 
Israel  stood  on  a  mountain  on 
the  other  side:  and  t/ie7-e  was  a 
valley  lietween  tliem. 

4  \  And  there  went  out  a  cham- 
pion out  of  the  camp  of  the 
Philistines,  named  eGoliath,  of 
"^Gath,  whose  height  ivas  six  cu- 
bits and  a  span. 

.5  And  he  had  a  helmet  of  brass 
upon  his  head,  and  he  was  farmed 
with  a  coat  of  mail ;  and  the 
weight  of  the  coat  was  five  thou- 
sand shekels  of  bras.s. 

0  And  he  had  greaves  of  brass 
upon  his  legs,  and  a  II  target  of 
brass  between  his  shoulders. 

7  And  the  « staff  of  his  spear  vxi.t 
like  a  weaver's  beam ;  and  liis 
spear's  head  weighed  six  hundred 
shekels  of  iron:  and  one  bearing 
a  shield  went  before  him. 

8  And  he  stood  and  cried  imto 
the  armies  of  Israel,  and  said 
unto  them,  Why  are  ye  come  out 
to  set  your  battle  in  array?  am 
not  I  a  Philistine,  and  ye  ./'serv- 
ants to  Saul  ?  choose  you  a  man 
for  you,  and  let  him  come  down 
to  me. 

9  If  lie  be  able  to  fight  with  me, 
and  to  kill  me,  then  will  we  be 
your  servants:  but  if  I  prevail 
against  him,  and  kill  him,  then 

hall  ye  be  our  servants,  and 
s' serve  us. 

276 


10  And  the  Philistine  said,  I 
''defy  the  armies  of  Israel  this 
day;  give  me  a  man,  that  we 
may  fight  together. 

11  When  Saul  and  all  Israel 
heard  those  words  of  the  Phi- 
listine, they  were  dismayed,  and 
greatly  afraid. 

12  1!  Now  David  was  Uhc  son  of 
that^Ephratliite  of  Beth-lehem- 
judali,  whose  name  was  Jesse; 
and  he  had  'eight  sons:  and  the 
man  went  among  men  for  an  old 
man  in  the  days  of  Saul. 

13  And  the  tiiree  eldest  sons  of 
Jesse  went  and  followed  Saul  to 
the  battle:  and  the  "i  names  of 
his  three  sons  that  went  to  the 
battle  loere  Eliab  the  firstborn, 
and  next  unto  him  Abinadab,  and 
the  third  Shammah. 

14  And  David  was  the  youngest : 
and  the  three  eldest  followed  Saul. 

15  But  David  went  and  returned 
from  Saul  «to  feed  his  father's 
sheep  at  Beth-lehem. 

10  And  the  Philistine  drew  near 
morning  and  evening,  and  pre- 
sented himself  forty  days. 

17  And  Jesse  said  unto  David 
his  son.  Take  now  for  thy  breth- 
ren an  ephah  of  this  parclied  corn, 
and  these  ten  loaves,  and  run  to 
the  camp  to  thy  brethren  ; 

IS  A  nd  carry  these  ten  t  cheeses 
unto  the  t  captain  of  their  thou- 
sand, and  "look  how  thy  breth- 
ren fare,  and  take  their  pledge. 

19  Now  Saul,  and  they,  and  all 
the  men  of  Israel,  ivere  in  the 
valley  of  Elah,  fighting  with  the 
Philistines. 

20  If  And  David  rose  up  early 
in  the  morning,  and  left  the 
sheep  with  a  keeper,  and  took, 
and  went,  as  Jesse  had  com- 
manded him;  and  he  came  to 
the  1  trench,  as  the  host  was  go- 
ing forth  to  the  II  fight,  and  shout- 
ed for  the  battle. 

21  For  Israel  and  the  Philistines 
had  put  the  ):)attle  in  ari'ay,  army 
against  army. 

22  And  David  left  this  carriage 
in  the  hand  of  the  keeper  of  the 
carriage,  and  ran  into  the  army, 
and  came  and  t  saluted  his  breth- 
ren. 

23  And  as  he  talked  with  them, 
behold,  there  came  up  the  cham- 
pion, the  Philistine  of  Gath,  Goli- 
ath by  name,  out  of  the  armies  of 
the  Philistines,  and  spake;mccord- 
ing  to  tlie  same  words:  and  David 
heard  them. 

24  And  all  the  men  of  Israel, 
when  tiiej'  saw  the  man,  lied 
tfrom  him,  and  were  sore  afraid. 

25  And  the  men  of  Israel  said. 
Have  ye  seen  this  man  that  is 
come  up  ?  surely  to  defy  Israel  is 
become  up:  ;iihI  it  sliall  be,  that 
the  man  who  killetli  Inni,  the 
king  will  enrich  him  with  great 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1063. 


h  ver.  26. 
2  Sain.  21. 


I  vcr.  .W. 

Uulh  4.  22. 

ell.  16.  1,  18. 
tUen.  35.  10. 
/oh.  16.  10,11. 

See  1  Clir.  2. 

13,  14,  15. 


m  fli.  16.  6,  8, 

n. 

1  Chr.  2.  13. 


t  Heb. 

ehecsci  of 

milk. 
t  Ileb.       > 

captain  of  a 

thousand. 
0  Gen.  37.  14. 


i|  Or,  place  of 
the  carriage, 
<h.  26.  5. 

11  Or,  battle 
array,  nr, 
place  of 

fight. 

t  Hell,  the 
vessels  from 
upon  him. 

t  Hel).  asked 
his  brethren 
of  peace,  as 
Judg.  18.  15. 


P  ver.  a. 


t  Ilcb.  from 
his  face. 


and,  without  armour. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


slaiieth  the  giant. 


liefore 
CHRIST 

about  1063. 

7  Josli.  Ij.  16. 


rch.  U.  2. 
s  ch.  14.  6. 
t  ver.  10. 
u  Deul.  5.  'j 

I  vcr.  25. 


1/Geii.  37.  4, 
6,  II. 
Matt.  10.  36. 


a  ver.  26,  27. 
t  Ileb.  word. 


tHeb. 

louk  him. 
iDeul.  20.  1, 

3. 
cell.  16.  18. 

d  See  Num. 
13.  31. 
Dcut.  0.  2. 


II  Or,  »id. 


ePs.  18.  16,17. 
&  6.3.  7.  6c 


2  Cor.  1. 
2  Tim.  4 


/ch.  20.  13. 
1  Chr.  22.  11, 


t  Heb.  clothed 


riches,  and  7  will  gi%'e  him  his 
daughter,  and  make  his  father's 
house  free  in  Israel. 

2tj  And  David  spake  to  the  men 
that  stood  by  him,  saying,  What 
shall  be  done  to  the  man  that  kill- 
eth  this  Philistine,  and  taketh 
away  '■  the  reproach  from  Israel  ? 
fur  who  is  this  «uncircuiTicised 
Philistine,  that  he  should  'defy 
the  armies  of"  the  living  God  ? 

27  And  the  people  answered  him 
after  this  manner,  saying,  «So 
shall  it  be  done  to  the 'man  that 
killeth  him. 

2.S  1  And  Eliab  his  eldest  brother 
heard  when  he  spake  unto  the 
men  ;  and  Eliab's  v  anger  was  kin- 
dled against  David,  and  he  said, 
Whj'  earnest  thou  down  hither? 
and  with  whom  hast  thou  left 
those  few  sheep  in  the  wilderness? 
I  know  thy  pride,  and  the  haughti- 
ness of  thine  heart;  for  thou  art 
come  down  that  thou  mightest 
seethe  battle. 

29  And  David  said.  What  have  I 
now  done  ?    z  Is  there  not  a  cause  ? 

30  ^  And  he  turned  from  him  to- 
ward another,  and  "spake  after 
the  same  t manner:  and  the  peo- 
ple answered  him  again  after  the 
former  manner. 

31  And  when  the  words  were 
heard  which  David  spake,  they 
rehearsed  them  before  Saul :  and 
he  tsent  for  him. 

32  ^  And  David  said  toSaul,  >>  Let 
no  man's  heart  fail  because  of 
him;  ^thy  servant  will  go  and 
fight  with  this  Philistine. 

33  And  Saul  .said  to  David,  '^  Thou 
art  not  able  to  go  against  this 
Philistine  to  fight  with  him  :  for 
thou  art  but  a  youth,  and  he  a  man 
of  war  from  hLs  vouth. 

34  And  David  said  unto  Saul,  Thy 
servant  kept  his  father's  sheep, 
and  there  came  a  lion,  and  a  bear, 
and  took  a  II  lamb  out  of  the  flock  : 

3.5  And  I  went  out  after  him,  and 
smote  him,  and  delivered  it  out  of 
his  mouth:  and  when  he  arose 
against  me,  I  caught  him  bj'  his 
beard,  and  smote  him,  and  slew 
him. 

36  Thy  servant  slew  both  the 
lion  and  the  bear:  and  this  uncir- 
cumcised  Philistine  shall  be  as  one 
of  them,  seeing  he  hath  defied 
the  armies  of  the  living  God. 

37  David  said  moreover,  cThe 
Lord  that  delivered  me  out  of 
the  paw  of  the  lion,  and  out  of  the 
paw  of  the  bear,  he  will  deliver 
me  out  of  the  hand  of  this  Philis- 
tine. And  Saul  said  unto  David, 
Go,  and /the  Lord  be  with  thee. 

38 «[  And  Saul  t  armed  David  with 
his  armour,  and  he  put  a  helmet 
of  brass  upon  his  head;  also  he 
armed  him  with  a  coat  of  mail. 

39  And  David  girded  his  sword 
upon  his  armour,  and  he  assayed 


to  go;  for  he  had  not  proved  it. 
And  David  said  unto  Saul,  I  can- 
not go  with  these;  for  I  have  not 
proved  them.  And  David  put 
them  off  him. 

40  And  he  took  his  staff  in  his 
hand,  and  chose  him  five  smooth 
stones  out  of  the  a  brook,  and  put 
them  in  a  shepherd's  t  bag  which 
he  had,  even  in  a  scrip;  and  his 
sling  uas  in  his  hand:  and  he 
drew  near  to  the  Philistine. 

41  And  the  Philistine  came  on 
and  drew  near  unto  David;  and 
the  man  that  bare  the  shield  ivent 
before  him. 

42  And  when  the  Philistine  look- 
ed about,  and  saw  David,  he  r?  dis- 
dained him :  for  he  was  but  a 
youth,  and  '' ruddy,  and  of  a  fair 
countenance. 

43  And  the  Philistine  said  unto 
Davkl,  iAiii  I  a  dog,  that  thou  com- 
est  to  me  with  staves  ?  And  the 
Philistine  cursed  David  by  his 
gods. 

44  And  the  Philistine  *said  to 
David.  Come  to  me,  and  I  will 
give  thy  flesh  unto  the  fowls  of 
the  air,"  and  to  the  beasts  of  the 
field. 

4-j  Then  said  David  to  the  Philis- 
tine, Thou  comest  to  me  with  a 
sword,  and  with  a  spear,  and  with 
a  shield:  'but  I  come  to  thee  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  the  armies  of  Israel, 
whom  thou  hast  '"defied. 

4G  This  day  will  the  Lord  f  deliv- 
er thee  into  mine  hand:  and  I  will 
smite  thee,  and  take  thine  head 
from  thee;  and  I  will  give  "the 
carcasses  of  the  host  of  the  Philis- 
tines this  day  unto  the  fowls  of 
the  air,  and  to  the  wild  beasts  of 
the  earth ;  "  that  all  the  earth  may 
know  that  there  is  a  God  in  Israel. 

47  And  all  this  assembly  shall 
know  that  the  LoRDPsaveth  not 
with  sword  and  spear:  for  9 the 
battle  is  the  Lord'.s,  and  he  will 
give  you  into  our  hands. 

48  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  Philistine  arose,  and  came 
and  drew  nigh  to  meet  David, 
that  David  hasted,  and  ran  to- 
ward the  army  to  meet  the  Phi- 
listine. 

49  And  David  put  his  hand  in  his 
bag,  and  took  thence  a  stone,  and 
slang  it,  and  smote  the  Piiili.stine 
in  his  forehead,  that  the  stone 
sunk  into  his  forehead;  and  he 
fell  upon  his  face  to  the  earth. 

50  So  >•  David  prevailed  over  the 
Philistine  with  a  sling  and  with  a 
stone,  and  smote  the  Philistine, 
and  slew  him ;  but  the7-e  icas  no 
sword  in  the  hand  of  David. 

51  Therefore  David  ran,  and 
stood  upon  the  Philistine,  and 
took  his  sword,  and  drew  it  out  of 
the  sheath  thereof,  and  slew  him, 
and  cut  off  his  head  therewith. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1063. 


!l  Or,  valUf. 
t  Heb.  vessel. 


sVs.  123.  2,4. 
1  Cor.  1.  27, 

2S. 


ich.  24.  14. 
2  Sam    3.  8. 
<fc  y.  S.  Sl  16. 


il  Kings  20. 
10,  11. 


/2Sam.  22. 

33,  3.5. 

Ps.  124.  8.  & 

125.  1. 

2  Cor.  II).  4. 

Heb.  11.  33, 

34. 

m  ver.  10. 
t  Heb.  shut 

Ihec  up. 
nDeut.  28.2Q. 


oJosli.  4.  24. 

1  Kings  8. 
43.  Sc  18.36. 

2  Kini,'s  19. 
19. 


52.  10. 


p  Ps.  44.  6,  7. 

Hos.  1.  7. 

ZecU.  4.  6. 
7  2  Chr.  20.15. 


rch.  21.  9. 
See  JiulfT.  3. 
31.  (k  15.  15. 
2  Sam.  23.  21. 


Jonathan  loveth  David. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Saul's  jealousy  of  him. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  10G3. 


«  Seech.  16. 
21,  22. 


yver.  12. 


a  Gen.  44.  30. 

6Deut.  13.  6. 

ch.  19.  2.  ifc 

20.  17. 

2  Sam.  1.  26. 
och.  17.  15. 


II  Or, 
prusperedf 


II  Or, 

Philistines. 
dEx.  15.  20. 

Judg.  11.  34. 


And  when  the  Philistines  saw 
tlieir  champion  was  dead,  sthey 
fled. 

52  And  the  men  of  Israel  and  of 
Judah  arose,  and  shouted,  and 
pursued  the  Philistines,  until  thou 
come  to  the  valley,  and  to  the 
gates  of  Ekron.  And  the  wound- 
ed of  the  Philistines  fell  down  by 
the  w^ay  to  ^Shaaraim,  even  unto 
C4ath,  and  unto  Ekron. 

5.3  And  the  children  of  Israel  re- 
turned from  chasing  after  the 
Philistines,  and  they  spoiled  their 
tents. 

54  And  David  took  the  head  of 
the  Philistine,  and  brought  it  to 
Jerusalem ;  but  he  put  hLs  armour 
in  his  tent. 

55  ^  And  when  Saul  saw  David 
go  forth  against  the  Philistine,  he 
said  unto  Abner,  the  captain  of 
the  host,  Abner,  « whose  son  is 
this  youth?  And  Abner  said,^s 
thy  soul  liveth,  O  king,  I  cannot 
tell. 

56  And  the  king  said,  Inquire 
thou  whose  son  the  stripling  is. 

57  And  as  David  returned  from 
the  slaughter  of  the  Philistine, 
Abner  took  him,  and  brought  him 
before  Saul  a;  with  the  head  of 
the  Philistine  in  his  hand. 

58  And  Saul  said  to  him.  Whose 
son  art  thou,  thou  young  man  ? 
And  David  answered,  y  I  am  the 
son  of  thy  servant  Jesse  the  Beth- 
lehemite. 

CHAPTER  XVIIL  _ 

1  Jonathan  luveth  Daxiiil.  5  Saul  envieth  his 
praise,  10  seeketh  to  kill  him  in  his  fury,  12 
feareth  him  for  his  good  success,  17  offcreth 
him  his  daughters  for  a  snare.  22  David  per. 
suaded  to  be  the  king's  son  in  law,  giveth  two 
hundred  foreskins  of  the  Philistin-es  for  Mi- 
chat's  dowry.  28  Saul's  hatred,  and  David's 
glory  increaseth. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
Jrx.  had  made  an  end  of  speaking 
unto  Saul,  that  "the  soul  of  Jona- 
than was  knit  with  the  soul  of 
David,  iand  Jonathan  loved  him 
as  his  own  soul. 

2  And  Saul  took  him  that  day, 
'•and  would  let  him  go  no  more 
home  to  his  father's  house. 

3  Then  Jonathan  and  David 
made  a  covenant,  because  he  lov- 
ed him  as  his  own  soul. 

4  And  Jonathan  stripped  himself 
of  the  robe  that  ivas  upon  liim, 
and  gave  it  to  David,  and  his  gar- 
ments, even  to  his  sword,  and  to 
his  bow,  and  to  his  girdle. 

5  If  And  David  went  out  whither- 
soever Saul  sent  him,  and  II  be- 
haved himself  wiselj^:  and  Saul 
set  him  over  the  men  of  war,  and 
he  was  accepted  in  the  sight  of 
all  the  people,  and  also  in  the 
sight  of  Saul's  servants. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they 
came,  when  David  was  returned 
from  the  slaughter  of  the  BPhilLs- 
tine,  that  ''the  women  came  out 

278 


of  all  cities  of  Israel,  singing  and 
dancing,  to  meet  king  Saul,  with 
tabrets,  with  joy,  and  with  t in- 
struments of  music. 

7  And  the  women  c  answered 
one  another  as  they  plaved,  and 
said,  /Saul  hath  slain  his  thou- 
sands, and  David  his  ten  thou- 
sands. 

8  And  Saul  was  very  wroth,  and 
the  saying  t;/ displeased  him;  and 
he  said,  They  have  ascribed  unto 
David  ten  thousands,  and  to  me 
they  have  ascribed  but  thousands : 
and  what  can  he  have  more  but 
''  the  kingdom  ? 

9  And  Saul  eyed  David  from 
that  day  and  forward. 

10  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  »the  evil  spirit 
from  God  came  upon  Saul,  *  and 
he  prophesied  in  the  midst  of 
the  house :  and  David  played 
with  his  hand,  as  at  other  times : 
'and  there  xvas  a  javelin  in  Saul's 
hand. 

11  And  Saul  wcast  the  javelin; 
for  he  said,  1  will  smite  David 
even  to  the  wall  with  it.  And 
David  avoided  out  of  his  presence 
twice. 

12  If  And  Saul  was  « afraid  of 
David,  because  othe  Lord  was 
with  him,  and  was  p  departed 
from  Saul. 

13  Therefore  Saul  removed  him 
from  him,  and  made  him  his  cap- 
tain over  a  thousand;  and  -/he 
went  out  and  came  in  before  the 
people. 

14  And  David  II  behaved  himself 
wisely  in  all  his  ways;  and  '-the 
LoRn  was  with  him. 

15  Wherefore  when  Saul  saw 
that  he  behaved  himself  very 
wisely,  he  was  afraid  of  him. 

10  But  »all  Israel  and  Judah 
loved  David,  because  he  went 
out  and  came  in  before  them. 

17  If  And  Saul  said  to  David. 
Behold  my  elder  daughter  Me- 
rab,  t  her  will  I  give  thee  to  wife : 
only  be  thou  tvaliant  for  me,  and 
fight  « the  Lord's  battles.  For 
Saul  .said,  ^i^Let  not  mine  hand  be 
upon  him,  but  let  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines  be  upon  liini. 

18  And  David  said  unto  Saul, 
y  Who  am  I  ?  and  what  is  my  lii'e, 
or  my  father's  family  in  Israel, 
that  I  should  be  son  in  law  to  the 
king? 

19  But  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
time  when  Merab  Saul's  daughter 
should  have  been  given  to  David, 
that  she  was  given  unto  ^Adriel 
the  "Meholathite  to  wife. 

20  iAnd  Michal  Saul's  daugh- 
ter loved  David:  and  they  told 
Saul,  and  the  thing  t  pleased  him. 

21  And  Saul  said,  I  will  give  him 
her,  that  she  may  be  '^a  snare  to 
him,  and  that  ''the  hand  of  the 
Philistines  may  be  against  him. 


t  Heb.  three- 
stringed  in- 
struments. 

eEx.  15.  21. 

fch.  21.  11.4: 
20.  5. 

t  Heb. 

was  evilin 

his  eyes. 
S  Ecc.  4.  4. 

Ach.  15.  2S. 


ich.  16.  14. 
k  ch.  19.  24. 

1  Kings  18. 

29. 

Acts  16.  16. 

ich.  19.9. 

m  ch.  19.  10. 
ic  20.  33. 

Prov.  27.  4. 


n  ver.  15,  29. 
och.  16.  13, 

18. 
p  ch.  16.  14.  it 

28.  15. 

q  ver.  18. 
Num.  27.  17. 
2  Sam.  6.  2. 

I  Or. 

prospered, 
ver.  5. 
r  Gen.  39.  2, 
3,  23. 
Josh.  6.  27. 


«ch.  17.  25. 
t  Heb.  a  son 

of  valour. 
u  Num.  32. 

20,  27,  29. 

ch.  25.  28. 
X  ver.  21,  25. 

2  Sam.  12.  9. 
y  See  ver.  23. 

ch.O.  2i. 

2  Sam.  7.  18. 


r  2  Sam.  21.  a 
a  Judg.  7.  22. 
b  ver.  28. 

t  Heb. 

was  right  in 

his  eyes. 
c  Ex.  10.  7. 
d  ver.  17. 


David  marrieth  Michal. 


1.  SAMUEL. 


Saul  seeketh  to  kill  David. 


Before 
(;  HRI  ST 

about  1063. 


e  See  ver.  26. 


/Gen.  34.  V2. 
Ex.22.  17. 


pch.  14.  24. 
h  ver.  17. 


iSee  ver.  21. 

t  Heh. 
fulfilled, 
k  ver.  13. 

2  2  Sara.  3.  14. 


»i2Sam.  11. 

1. 
n  ver.  5. 
t  Heb. 

precious, 

ch.  26.  21. 

2  Kings  1.13. 

Ps.  116.  15. 


Wheretore  Saul  said  to  David, 
Tliou  Shalt  ethis  day  be  my  son 
in  law  in  the  one  of  the  twain. 

22  It  And  Saul  commanded  his 
servants,  saying,  Commune  with 
David  secretly,  and  say.  Behold, 
the  king  hath  delight  in  thee,  and 
all  his  servants  love  thee:  now 
therefore  be  the  king's  son  in  law. 

2.:!  And  Saul's  servants  spake 
those  words  in  the  ears  of  David. 
And  David  said,  Seemeth  it  to 
you  a  light  thing  to  be  a  king's 
son  in  law,  seeing  that  I  am  a 
poor  man,  and  lightly  esteemed? 

24  And  the  servants  of  Saul  told 
him,  saj-ing,  tOu  this  manner 
spake  David. 

2-5  And  Saul  said.  Thus  shall  ye 
say  to  David.  The  king  desireth 
not  any  /dowiy,  but  a  hundred 
foreskins  of  the  Philistines,  to  be 
a  avenged  of  the  king's  enemies. 
But  Saul  'i  thought  to  make  David 
fall  by  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

20  And  when  his  servants  told 
David  these  words,  it  pleased 
David  well  to  be  the  king's  son 
in  law:  and  *the  daj^s  were  not 
+  expired. 

27  Wherefore  David  arose  and 
went,  he  and  /'his  men,  and  slew 
of  the  Philistines  two  hundred 
men;  and  'David  brought  their 
foreskins,  and  they  gave  them  in 
full  tale  to  the  king,  that  he 
might  be  the  king's  son  in  law. 
And  Saul  gave  him  Michal  his 
daughter  to  wife. 

28  1  And  Saul  saw  and  knew  that 
the  Lord  ^vas  with  David,  and 
that  Michal  Saul's  daughter  loved 
him. 

29  And  Saul  was  yet  the  more 
afraid  of  David ;  and  Saul  became 
David's  enemy  continually. 

.30  Then  the  princes  of  the  Phi- 
listines «'  went  forth :  and  it  came 
to  pass,  after  they  went  forth, 
that  David  « behaved  himself 
more  wisely  than  all  the  servants 
of  Saul;  so  that  his  name  was 
much  tset  by. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Jonathan  discloseth  bis  father's  purpose  to  kill 
David.  4  He  persuade'lh  his  father  to  recon- 
ciliation. 8  By  reason  of  David's  good  success 
in  a  new  war,  Saul's  malicious  rage  breakelh 
out  against  kim.  1*2  Michal  deceiveth  her  fa- 
ther with  an  image  in  David's  bed.  18  David 
Cometh  to  Samuel  in  Naioth.  20  Saul's  mes- 
sengers sent  to  take  David,  22  and  Saul  him- 
self, prophesy. 

AND   Saul   spake  to  Jonathan 
.  his  son,  and  to  all  his  serv- 
ants, that  they  should  kill  David. 

2  But  Jonathan  Saul's  son  "de- 
lighted much  in  David:  and  Jon- 
athan told  David,  saying,  Saul  my 
father  seeketh  to  kill  thee:  now 
therefore,  I  pray  thee,  take  heed 
to  thyself  until  the  moi-ning,  and 
abide  in  a  secret  place,  and  hide 
thyself: 

3  And  I  will  go  out  and  stand  be- 


side my  father  in  the  field  where 
thou  art,  and  I  will  commune 
with  my  father  of  thee;  and  what 
I  see,  that  will  I  tell  thee. 

4  f  And  Jonathan  *  spake  good 
of  David  unto  Saul  his  father,  and 
said  unto  him.  Let  not  the  king 
"^sin  against  his  servant,  against 
David ;  because  he  hath  not  sinned 
against  thee,  and  because  his 
works  have  been  to  thee-ward  very 
good: 

5  For  he  did  put  his  ''life  in  his 
hand,  and  «slew  the  Philistine, 
and  /the  Lord  wrought  a  great 
salvation  for  all  Israel :  thou  saw- 
est  it,  and  didst  rejoice:  s' where- 
fore then  wilt  thou  ^isin  against 
innocent  blood,  to  slay  David 
without  a  cause? 

6  And  Saul  hearkened  unto  the 
voice  of  Jonathan :  and  Saul 
.sware.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  he 
shall  not  be  slain. 

7  And  Jonathan  called  David, 
and  Jonathan  shewed  him  all 
those  things.  And  Jonathan 
brought  David  to  Saul,  and  he 
was  in  his  presence,  *as  tin  times 
past. 

8  ^  And  there  was  war  again: 
and  David  went  out,  and  fought 
with  the  Philistines,  and  slew 
them  with  a  great  slaughter;  and 
they  fled  from  thim. 

9  And  *the  evil  spirit  from  the 
Lord  was  upon  Saul,  as  he  sat  in 
his  house  with  his  javelin  in  his 
hand :  and  David  played  with  his 
hand. 

10  And  Saul  sought  to  smite  David 
even  to  the  wall  with  the  javelin ; 
but  he  slipped  away  out  of  Saul's 
presence,  and  he  smote  the  jave- 
lin into  the  wall:  and  David  fled, 
and  escaped  that  night. 

11  'Saul  also  sent  messengers  un- 
to David's  house,  to  watch  him, 
and  to  slaj^  him  in  the  morning: 
and  Michal  David's  wife  told  him. 
saying.  If  thou  save  not  thy  life 
to  night,  to  morrow  thou  shalt  be 
slain. 

12  ^  So  Michal  '-"let  David  down 
through  a  window:  and  he  went, 
and  lied,  and  escaped. 

13  And  Michal  took  an  t  image, 
and  laid  it  in  the  bed,  and  put  a 
pillow  of  goats'  hair  for  his  bol- 
ster, and  covered  it  with  a  cloth. 

14  And  when  Saul  sent  messen- 
gers to  take  David,  she  said,  He 
is  sick. 

1.5  And  Saul  sent  the  messen- 
gers axiain  to  see  David,  saying. 
Bring  him  up  to  me  in  the  bed, 
that  I  may  slay  him. 

16  And  when  the  messengers 
were  come  in,  behold,  there  was 
an  image  in  the  bed,  with  a  pillow 
of  goats'  hair  for  his  bolster. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  Michal, 
Why  hast  thou  deceived  m^e  so, 
and  sent  away  mine  enemy,  that 

279 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1063. 


iProv.  31.  8, 


c  Gen.  42.  22. 
Ps.  35.  12.  <fc 
109.  5. 

Prov.  17.  13. 
Jer.  18.  20. 

liJudg.  9.  17. 

<k  12.  3. 

ch.  28.  21. 

Ps.  119.  109. 
ech.  17.49,50. 
/ch.  11.  13. 

1  C:hr.  11.  14. 
rch.  20.  32. 
h  Matt.  27.  4. 


tch.  16.  21.  Sc 

18.  2,  13. 
tHeb. 

yesterday 
third  day. 

about  1062. 

t  Heb. 

his  face. 
Ach.  16.  14.  & 

18.  10,  11. 


/Ps.  59,  title. 


m  Sa  Josh.  2. 
15. 
Acts  9.  24,25. 

tHeb. 
teraphim. 
Gen.  31.  19. 
Judg.  17.  6. 


David  and  Jonathan  consult.       I.  SAMUEL.  Jonathan's  covenant  with  David. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1062. 


«  2  Sam.  2.  '22. 


o  See  John  7. 

32,  45,  &c. 
pch.  10.  5,  6. 

J  (;or.  14.  3, 

24,  26. 


</  Num.  11.  2 
Joel  2.  28. 


r  ch 

10.  10. 

sIh. 

20.  2. 

t  Heb.  fell, 
i\um.  24.  4. 

Se 
G. 

c.  1.  8. 
'  2  Sam. 
14,  20. 

vc'b 

.  10.  JJ, 

tHeb.  uncover 
mine  ear, 
vir.  12. 
cli.  0.  15. 


II  Or,  .Say 
whul  i!>  thy 
vimd.and  I 
will  do,  ^c. 

t  Hfl).    . 
sptaketh,  or, 
thinkelh. 


he  is  escaped  ?  And  Michal  an- 
swered Saul,  lie  .said  unto  me, 
Let  me  go;  "why  sliould  I  kiil 
tliee  ? 

18  f  So  David  fled,  and  escaped, 
and  came  to  Samuel  to  Itamah, 
and  told  him  all  that  Saul  had 
done  to  him.  And  he  and  Samuel 
went  and  dwelt  in  Naioth. 

19  And  it  was  told  Saul,  saying. 
Beliold,  David  is  at  Naioth  in 
Ramah. 

20  And  "Saul  sent  messengers 
to  take  David:  pand  when  they 
saw  the  company  of  the  prophets 
prophesying,  anil  Samuel  stand- 
ing as  appointed  over  them,  the 
Spirit  of  God  was  upon  the  mes- 
sengers of  Saul,  and  they  also 
'/  prophesied. 

21  And  when  it  was  told  Saul, 
he  .sent  other  mes.sengers,  and 
they  prophesied  likewise.  And 
Saul  sent  messengers  again  the 
third  time,  and  they  prophesied 
also. 

22  Then  went  he  also  to  Ramah. 
and  came  to  a  great  well  that  is 
in  Sechu  :  and  he  asked  and  said, 
Where  are  Samuel  and  David  ? 
And  one  said,  Behold,  they  be  at 
Naioth  in  Ramah. 

23  And  he  went  thither  to  Naioth 
in  Ramah  :  and  ''the  Spirit  of  God 
was  upon  him  also,  and  he  went 
on,  and  prophesied,  until  he  came 
to  Naioth  in  Ramah. 

24  sA  nd  he  stripped  off  his  clothes 
also,  and  prophesied  before  Sam- 
uel in  like  manner,  and  tlay 
down  *  naked  all  that  day  and  all 
that  night.  Wherefore  they  say, 
«/s  Saul  also  among  the  prophets? 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  David  consuUeth  with  Jonathan  for  his  safety. 
11  Jonathan  and  David  renew  their  covenant 
by  oath.  18  Jonathan's  token  to  David.  24 
Savl,  missing  David,  seeketh  lu  kill  Jonathan. 
35  Jonathan  lovingly  taketh  his  leave  of  David. 

AND  David  fled  from  Naioth  in 
.  Ramah,  and  came  and  said 
before  Jonathan,  What  have  I 
done  ?  what  is  mine  iniquity  ?  and 
what  is  my  sin  before  thy  father, 
that  he  seeketh  my  life? 

2  And  he  said  unto  him,  God  for- 
bid; thou  Shalt  not  die:  behold, 
my  father  will  do  nothing  either 
great  or  small,  Imt  that  he  will 
■tshevv  it  ine  :  and  why  should  my 
father  hide  this  thing  from  me?  it 
is  not  .so. 

3  And  David  sware  moreover, 
and  said.  Thy  lather  certainly 
knoweth  that  I  have  found  grace 
in  tliine  eyes;  and  he  saith,  Let 
not  Jonathan  know  this,  ksst  he 
be  grieved:  but  truly,  (ts  the 
Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liv- 
eth,  (hej-e  is  but  a  step  between  me 
and  death. 

4  Then  said  Jonathan  unto 
David,  11  Whatsoever  thy  soul  tde- 
sireth,  I  will  even  do  it  fur  thee. 

280 


5  And  David  said  unto  Jonathan, 
Behold,  to  morrow  is  the  «  new 
moon,  and  I  should  not  fail  to  sit 
with  the  king  at  meat :  but  let  me 
go,  that  I  may  *  hide  myself  in  the 
field  unto  the  third  day  at  even. 

6  If  thy  father  at  all  miss  me, 
then  say,  David  earnestly  asked 
leave  of  me  that  he  might  run  « to 
Beth-lehem  his  city:  lor  (he7-e  is 
a  yearly  II  sacrifice  there  for  all  the 
family. 

7  d.  If  he  say  thus,  Ji  is  well ;  thy 
servant  shall  have  peace:  but  if 
he  be  very  wroth,  then  be  sure 
that  «evil  is  determined  by  him. 

8  Therefore  thou  shalt  /deal 
kindly  with  thy  servant;  ibr 
^thou  hast  brought  thy  servant 
into  a  covenant  of  the  Lord  with 
thee:  notwithstanding,  ''if  there 
be  in  me  iniquity,  slay  me  thyself; 
for  why  shouldest  thou  bring  me 
to  thy  father  ? 

9  And  Jonathan  said,  Far  be  it 
from  thee:  for  if  I  knew  certainly 
that  evil  were  determined  by  my 
father  to  come  upon  thee,  then 
would  not  I  tell  it  thee? 

10  Then  said  David  to  Jonathan, 
Who  .shall  tell  me  ?  or  what  if  thy 
father  answer  thee  roughly? 

11  f  And  Jonathan  said  unto 
David,  Come,  and  let  us  go  out  in- 
to the  field.  And  they  went  out 
both  of  them  into  the  field. 

12  And  Jonathan  said  unto  Da- 
vid, O  Lord  God  of  Israel,  when 
I  have  t  sounded  my  father  about 
to  morrow  any  time,  or  the  third 
day,  and,  behold,  ;/  there  be  good 
toward  David,  and  I  then  send 
not  unto  thee,  and  tshew  it  thee; 

13  »The  Lord  do  so  and  much 
more  to  Jonathan  :  but  if  it  please 
my  father  to  do  thee  evil,  then  I 
will  shew  it  thee,  and  send  thee 
away,  that  thou  ma\'est  go  in 
peace:  and  'the  Lord  be  with 
thee,  as  he  hath  been  with  nij' 
father. 

14  And  thou  shalt  not  only  while 
yet  I  live  shew  me  the  kindness 
of  the  Lord,  that  I  die  not: 

15  But  also  'tliou  shalt  not  cut 
off  thy  kindness  from  mj^  house 
forever:  no,  not  when  the  Lord 
hath  cut  off  the  enemies  of  David 
every  one  from  the  face  of  the 
earth. 

10  So  Jonathan  tmade  a  cox^enant 
with  the  house  of  David,  saying, 
"I Let  the  Lord  even  require  it 
at  the  hand  of  David's  enemies. 

17  And  Jonathan  caused  David 
to  swear  again,  1  because  he  loved 
him:  «for  he  loved  him  as  he 
loved  his  own  soul. 

IH  Then  Jonathan  said  to  David, 
0  To  morrow  is  the  new  moon : 
and  thou  shalt  be  missed,  because 
thy  seat  will  be  t empty. 

19  And  ii'hcn  thou  hast  staj-ed 
three  days,   then,  thou   shalt  go 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1062. 


a  Num.  10.  10. 
<k  28.  11. 
b  ch.  19.  2. 


[|Or,/<?as<, 
ch.  3.  12. 

dSee  Deut. 
1.  23. 
2  Sam.  17.  4. 

e  ch.  25.  17. 

Eslh.  7.  7. 
/Josh.  2.  14. 
g  ver.  16. 

ch.  18.  3.  & 

23.  18. 
h  2  Sam.  14. 

32. 


tHeb. 
searched. 


t  Ileb. 

uncovtr 
thine  ear. 


»  Josli.  1.  5. 
ch.  17.  37. 
1  Chr.  22.  11, 


m  ch.  25.  22. 

See  cU.  31.2 

2  Sain.  4.  7. 

A;  21.  8. 
!l  Or,  by  his 

luve  toward 

him. 
nch.  18.  1. 
o  vrr.  5. 


They  agree  ux)on  a  token. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Said  seeketh  to  kill  Jonathan. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1062. 


II  Or, 

diligently. 
+  Heb. 

greatly. 
pch.  19.  2. 
t  Heb.  in  the 

day  of  the 

business. 
II  Or,  That 

sheweth  the 

way. 

t  Heb.  nor 
any  thing. 
qJeu  4.  2. 


T  ver.  14,  15. 
See  Ter.  42. 


s  Lev.  7.  21. 
&.  15.  5,  ic. 


II  Or.  Thou 

perverse 

rebel. 
tHeb.  Son 

of  perverse 
rebellion. 


t  Heb.  i.s 
the  sun  of 
death. 

■u  ch.19.  5. 
Mali.  27.  23. 
Luke  23.  22. 


down  a  t  quickly,  and  come  top  the 
place  where  thou  did.st  hide  thy- 
self twheii  the  business  was  in 
hand,  and  shall  remain  by  the 
stone  II  Ezel. 

20  And  I  will  shoot  three  arrows 
on  the  side  thereof,  as  though  I 
shot  at  a  mark. 

21  And,  behold,  I  will  send  a  lad, 
sayinr;,  Go,  find  out  the  arrows.  If 
I  expressly  say  unto  the  lad,  Be- 
hold, the  arrows  are  on  this  side 
of  thee,  take  them ;  then  come 
thou  :  for  there  is  peace  to  thee, 
and  t  no  hurt ;  <ias  the  Lord  liveth. 

22  But  if  I  say  thus  unto  the 
young  man,  Behold,  the  arrows 
are  beyond  thee;  go  thy  way:  for 
the  Lord  hath  sent  thee  away. 

23  And  as  touching  'the  matter 
which  thou  and  I  have  spoken  of, 
behold,  the  Lord  be  between  thee 
and  me  for  ever. 

24  If  8o  David  hid  himself  in  the 
field:  and  when  the  new  moon 
was  come,  the  king  sat  him  down 
to  eat  meat. 

25  And  the  king  sat  upon  his  seat, 
as  at  other  times,  even  upon  a  seat 
bj'  the  wall :  and  Jonathan  ai'ose, 
and  Abner  sat  by  Saul's  side,  and 
David's  place  wa.s  empty. 

20  Nevertheless  Saul  spake  not 
any  thing  that  day:  for  he  thought. 
Something  hath  befallen  him, he  is 
8  not  clean ;  surely  he  is  not  clean. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  which  was  the  second 
day  of  the  month,  that  David's 
place  was  empty :  and  Saul  said 
unto  Jonathan  "his  son,  Where- 
fore Cometh  not  the  son  of  Jesse 
to  meat,  neither  yesterday,  nor 
to  day? 

28  And  Jonathan  'answered  Saul, 
David  earnestly  asked  leave  of 
me  to  go  to  Beth-lehem  : 

29  And  he  said.  Let  me  go,  I  pray 
thee;  for  our  family  hath  a  sacri- 
fice in  the  city ;  aiid  my  brother, 
he  hath  commanded  me  to  be 
there  :  and  now,  if  I  have  found 
favour  in  thine  eyes,  let  me  get 
awaj%  I  pray  thee,  and  see  my 
brethren.  Therefore  he  cometh 
not  unto  the  king's  table. 

30  Then  Saul's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Jonathan,  and  he  said  un- 
to him,  II  t  Thou  son  of  the  perverse 
rebellious  woman,  do  not  I  know 
that  thou  hast  chosen  the  son  of 
Jesse  to  thine  own  confusion,  and 
unto  the  confusion  of  thy  moth- 
er's nakedness? 

31  For  as  long  as  the  son  of  Jesse 
liveth  upon  the  ground,  thou  shalt 
not  be  established,  nor  thy  king- 
dom. Wherefore  now  send  and 
fetch  him  unto  me,  for  hetshall 
surely  die. 

32  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul 
his  father,  and  said  unto  him, 
"Wherefore  shall  he  be  slain? 
what  hath  he  done  ? 


33  And  Saul  a^cast  a  javelin  at 
him  to  smite  him  :  2/ whereby  Jon- 
athan knew  that  it  was  deter- 
mined of  his  father  to  slay  Dav4d. 

34  So  Jonathan  arose  trom  the 
table  in  fierce  anger,  and  did  eat 
no  meat  the  second  day  of  the 
month :  for  he  was  gjrieved  for 
David,  because  his  father  had 
done  him  shame. 

3-5  %  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  that  Jonathan  went  out 
into  the  field  at  the  time  appoint- 
ed with  David,  and  a  little  lad 
with  him. 

36  And  he  .said  unto  his  lad.  Run, 
find  out  now  the  arrows  v.hich  I 
shoot.  And  as  the  lad  ran,  he 
shot  an  arrow  tbeyoiKl  him. 

37  And  when  the  lad  was  come 
to  the  place  of  the  arrow  which 
Jonathan  had  shot.  Jonathan 
cried  after  the  lad,  and  said,  Is  not 
the  arrow  beyond  thee? 

.38  And  Jona'thau  cried  after  the 
lad.  Make  speed,  haste,  stay  not. 
And  Jonathan's  lad  gathered  up 
the  arrows,  and  came  to  his  mas- 
ter. 

39  But  the  lad  knew  not  any 
thing :  only  Jonathan  and  David 
knew  the  matter. 

40  And  Jonathan  gave  his  tar- 
tiller}-  unto  This  lad,  and  said  un- 
to him.  Go,  cai-ry  them  to  the 
city. 

A\%  Andii.%  soon  as  the  lad  was 
gone,  David  arose  out  of  a  place 
toward  the  south,  and  fell  on  his 
face  to  the  ground,  and  bowed 
himself  three  times:  and  they 
kissed  one  another,  and  wept  one 
with  another,  until  David  ex- 
ceeded. 

42  And  Jonathan  said  to  David, 
»Go  in  peace,  5  forasmuch  as  we 
have  sworn  both  of  us  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  .saying,  The 
Lord  be  between  me  and  thee, 
and  between  my  seed  and  thy 
seed  ibr  ever.  And  he  arose  and 
departed :  and  Jonathan  went  in- 
to the  city. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1  David  at  Nob  ohlainelh  of  Ahimelcch  hallowed 
bread.  7  Doeg  was  present.  8  David  taketh 
Goliath's  svcord.  10  David  at  Oath  feigneth 
himself  mad. 

THEX  came  David  to  Nob  to 
"Ahimelech  the  priest:  and 
Ahimelech  was  '  afraid  at  the 
meeting  of  David,  and  said  unto 
him,  Why  art  thou  alone,  and  no 
naan  with  thee? 

2  And  David  said  unto  Ahime- 
lech the  priest,  The  king  hath 
commanded  me  a  business,  and 
hath  said  unto  me.  Let  no  man 
know  anything  of  the  business 
whereabout  I  send  thee,  and 
what  I  have  commanded  thee: 
and  I  have  appointed  my  serv- 
ants to  such  and  such  a  place. 

3  Now  thei-efore  what  is  under 

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Before 
CHRIST 

about  1062. 


xch.  18.  11. 
y  ver.  7. 


t  Heb.  to 
pass  over 
him. 


tHeb. 
instruments, 
t  Heb.  that 


zch.  1.  17. 

II  Or,  the 
LOED  be 
witness  of 
that  which, 

bee  ver.  23. 


ach.l4.  3, 
called 
Ahiah. 
Called  al30 
Ahiatfiar, 
Mark  2.  26. 

4ch.  16.4. 


David  obtaineth  halloived  bread.   I.  SAMJEL. 


Doeg  accuseth  Ahimelech. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1062. 


t  Heb./oi/wi/. 


c  Ex.  25.  30. 

Lev.  24.  5. 

Mall.  12.  4. 
(/Ex.  19.  15. 

Zfch.  7.  3. 


II  Or,  espe. 

ciiitlij  when 

tins  ,lay 

there  is 

oiher  snnc 

tified  m  the 

vessel. 
/Lev.  8.  2C. 
g  Mall.  12.  3, 

4. 

Mark  2.  25, 

2C. 

Luke  C.  3,  4. 
h  Lets  24.  8, 

9. 
ich.  22.  9. 

Ps.  52,  lille. 


*cli.  17.  2,50. 
/See  ch.  31. 


II  Or, 
Ahtmettch, 
Vs.  34,  liUe. 

m  Ps.  56,lille. 

n  ch.  18.  7.  iL 
29.  5. 


p  Ps.  34,  title 


!l  Or,  made 
marks. 


I)  Or,  playeth 
the  madman. 


thine  hand  ?  give  me  five  loaves  of 
bread  in  mine  hand,  or  what 
til  ere  is  t  present. 

4  And  tlie  priest  answered  Da- 
vid, and  said,  There  is  no  com- 
mon bread  under  mine  liand,  but 
tliere  is  «  hallowed  bi'ead;  ''it  the 
young  men  have  kept  themselves 
at  least  from  women. 

5  And  David  answered  the 
priest,  and  said  unto  him.  Of  a 
truth  women  have  been  kept  from 
us  about  these  three  days,  since 

I  came  out,  and  the  ^  vessels  of 
the  young  men  are  holy,  and  the 
bread  is  in  a  manner  common, 
!l  yea,  though  it  were  sanctified 
this  day  .'in  the  vessel. 

0  >So  the  priest  x/gave  him  hal- 
lowed bread :  for  there  was  no 
bread  there  but  the  shewbread, 
'» that  was  taken  from  before  the 
Lord,  to  put  hot  bread  in  the 
day  when  it  was  taken  away. 

7  Now  a  certain  man  of  the 
servants  of  Saul  icas  there  that 
day,  detained  before  the  Lord; 
and  his  name  ivas  'Doeg,  an 
Edomite,  the  chiefest  of  the 
herdmen  that  belonged  to  Saul. 

8  If  And  David  said  unto  Ahim- 
elech, And  is  there  not  here 
under  thine  hand  spear  or  sword  ? 
for  I  have  neither  brought  my 
sword  nor  my  weapons  with  me, 
becanse  the  king's  business  re- 
quired haste. 

9  And  the  priest  said.  The  sword 
of  Goliath  the  Philistine,  whom 
thou  slewest  in  ^tlie  valley  of 
Elah,  'behold,  it  is  here  wrapped 
in  a  cloth  behind  the  ephod:  if 
thou  wilt  take  that,  take  it:  for 
there  is  no  other  save  that  here. 
And  David  said.  There  is  none 
like  that:  give  it  me. 

10  %  And  David  arose,  and  fled 
that  day  for  fear  of  Saul,  and 
went  to  lAchish  the  king  of  Gath. 

II  And  "'the  servants  of  Achish 
said  unto  him.  Is  not  this  David 
the  king  of  the  land  ?  did  they 
not  sing  one  to  another  of  liiiii 
in  dances,  saying,  «Saul  hath 
slain  his  thousands,  and  David 
his  ten  thousands? 

12  And  David  "laid  up  these 
words  in  his  heart,  and  was  sore 
afraid  of  Achish  the  king  of  Gath. 

13  And  J"  he  changed  his  behav- 
iour before  them,  and  feigned 
him.self  mad  in  their  hands,  and 
llsci'abbled  on  the  doors  of  the 
gate,  and  let  his  spittle  fall  down 
upon  his  beard. 

14  Then  said  Achish  unto  his 
servants,  Lo,  ye  see  the  man  II  is 
mad :  wherefore  then  have  ye 
brought  him  to  me? 

15  Have  I  need  of  madmen,  that 
ye  have  brought  this  feUow  to 
play  the  madman  in  my  pres- 
ence ?  shall  this  fellow  come  into 
my  house  ? 

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CHAPTER  XXII. 

I  Companies  resort  unto  David  at  Adullam.  3 
At  Mizpeh  he  commcndelh  his  parents  unto 
the  king  of  Moab.  5  Admonished  by  Gad,  he 
Cometh  to  Harelh.  6  Saul  going  to  pursue 
him,  cumplaineth  of  his  servants'  unfaithful- 
ness. 9  Doeg  aocuseth  Ahimelech.  11  Saul 
commandeth  to  kill  the  priests.  17  The  foot- 
men refusing,  Doeg  executelh  it.  20  Abiathar 
escaping,  bringeth  David  the  news. 

DAVID  therefore  departed 
thence,  and  «  escaped  fcto  the 
cave  Adullam:  and  when  his 
brethren  and  all  his  father's 
house  heard  it,  they  went  down 
thither  to  him. 

2  (-And  every  one  that  ivas  in 
distress,  and  every  one  that  t  ivas 
in  debt,  and  every  one  that  ivas 
t  discontented,  gathered  them- 
selves unto  him  ;  and  he  became 
a  captain  over  them:  and  there 
were  with  him  about  four  hun- 
dred men. 

3  f  And  David  went  thence  to 
Mizpeh  of  Moab :  and  he  said 
unto  the  king  of  Moab,  Let  my 
father  and  my  mother,  I  pray 
thee,  come  forth,  and  be  with  yoii, 
till  I  know  what  God  will  do  for 
me. 

4  And  he  brought  them  before 
the  king  of  Moab  :  and  thej'  dwelt 
with  him  all  the  while  that  Da- 
vid was  in  the  hold. 

5  f  And  the  prophet  <i  Gad  said 
unto  David,  Abide  not  in  the 
hold;  depart,  and  get  thee  into 
the  land  of  Judah.  Then  David 
departed,  and  came  into  the  for- 
est of  Hareth. 

6  1  When  Saul  heard  that  David 
was  discovered,  and  the  men  that 
ivere  with  him,  (now  Saul  abode 
in  Gibeah  under  a  II  tree  in  Ra- 
mah,  having  his  spear  in  his 
hand,  and  all  his  servants  loere 
standing  about  him ;) 

7  Then  Saul  said  unto  his  serv- 
ants that  stood  about  him.  Hear 
now,  ye  Benjamites;  will  the  son 
of  Je.sse  "give  every  one  of  you 
fields  and  vineyards,  and  make 
you  all  captains  of  thousands,  aud 
captains  of  hundreds; 

8  That  all  of  you  have  conspired 
against  me,  aiid  there  is  none  that 
tsheweth  me  that  /my  son  hatli 
made  a  league  with  the  son  of 
Jesse,  and  t/irre  is  none  of  you 
that  is  sorry  for  me,  or  shew'eth 
unto  me  that  m.y  son  hath  stirred 
up  my  servant  against  me,  to  lie 
in  wail,  as  at  this  day? 

9  If  Then  answered  i/Doeg  the 
Edomite,  which  was  set  over  the 
servants  of  Saul,  and  said,  I  saw 
the  sou  of  Jesse  coming  to  Nob, 
to  /'Ahimelech  the  son  of  «Ahi- 
tub. 

10  ''And  he  inquired  of  the  Lord 
for  liim,  and  'gave  him  victuals, 
and  gave  him  the  sword  of  Goli- 
ath the  Philistine. 

II  Then   the  king  sent  to  call 


Before 
f  ■  H  n  I  S  T 

about  1062. 


a  Vs.  57,  title, 
Sc  142,  title. 

/)  2  Sam.  23. 
13. 


cJadg.  11.  3. 
t  Heb.  had  a 

creditor. 
t  Ileb.  bitter 

of  soul. 


d2Sam.24.n. 

1  Chr.  21.  9. 

2  Chr.  29.  25. 


I  Or,  grove  in 
a  high  place. 


tH 

;b. 

un 

•ove 

reth 

mi 

te  e 

nr. 

ch. 

20. 

2. 

fch 

18 

3.  ic 

20. 

30. 

«  ch 

21 

_ 

Pa. 

52, 

title, 

<Sc  ver. 

1,2,3. 

Ach 

21 

1. 

ich. 

14. 

3. 

*Num. 

27.21. 

/ch. 

21. 

6,9. 

The  x>riests  of  Nob  slain. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


David  resciieth  Keilah. 


BL-foi-e 
CHRIST 

about  1062. 


tHeb. 
Bekold  me. 


t  Heb.  little 
or  great. 


II  Or,  guard. 
t  Hel). 


mSee  Ex.  1. 


over.  9,  11. 


pch.  23.  6. 
?ch.  2.  33. 


rl  Kings  2.26. 


Ahimelech  the  priest,  the  son 
of  Ahitub,  and  nil  his  father's 
house,  the  priests  that  tcere  in 
Nob :  and  thej^  came  all  of  them 
to  the  king. 

12  And  Saul  said,  Hear  now,  thou 
son  of  Ahitub.  And  he  answered, 
tHere  I  am,  my  lord. 

13  And  Saul  said  unto  him,  Why 
have  ye  conspired  against  me, 
thou  and  the  son  of  Jesse,  in  tliat 
thou  hast  given  him  bread,  and  a 
sword,  and  hast  inquired  of  God 
for  him,  that  he  should  rise  against 
me,  to  lie  in  wait,  as  at  this  da5'? 

14  Then  Ahimelech  answered  the 
king,  and  said,  And  who  i.?  .?o 
faithful  among  all  thy  servants 
as  David,  which  is  the  king's  son 
in  law,  and  goeth  at  thy  bidding, 
and  is  honourable  in  thine  house  ? 

15  Did  I  then  begin  to  inquire 
of  God  for  him?  be  it  far  from 
me:  let  not  the  king  impute  any 
thing  unto  his  servant,  noi'  to  ail 
the  house  of  my  father:  for  thy 
servant  knew  nothing  of  all  this, 
tle.ss  or  more. 

16  And  the  king  said.  Thou  shalt 
surely  die,  Ahimelech,  thou,  and 
all  thy  father's  house. 

17  ^  And  the  king  said  unto  the 
:it  footmen  that  stood  about  him. 
Turn,  and  slay  the  priests  of  the 
Lord;  because  their  hand  also 
is  with  David,  and  because  they 
knew  when  he  fled,  and  did  not 
shew  it  to  me.  But  the  servants 
of  the  king  "'would  not  put  forth 
their  hand  to  fall  upon  the  priests 
of  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  king  said  to  Doeg, 
Turn  thou,  and  fall  upon  the 
priests.  And  Doeg  the  Edomite 
turned,  and  he  fell  upon  the 
l^riests,  and  "slew  on  that  day 
fourscore  and  five  persons  that 
did  wear  a  linen  ephod. 

19  f'And  Nob,  the  city  of  the 
priests,  smote  he  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword,  both  men  and  wo- 
men, children  and  sucklings,  and 
oxen,  and  asses,  and  sheep,  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword. 

20  ^  i^And  one  of  the  sons  of 
Ahimelech  the  son  of  Ahitub, 
named  Abiathar,  i  escaped,  and 
fled  after  David. 

21  And  Abiathar  shewed  David 
that  Saul  had  slain  the  Lord's 
priests. 

22  And  David  said  unto  Abiathar, 
I  knew  it  that  day,  when  Doeg 
the  Edomite  iva.'i  there,  that  he 
would  surely  tell  Saul:  I  have 
occasioned  Uie  death  of  all  the  per- 
sons of  thy  father's  house. 

23  Abide  thou  with  me,  fear  not : 
'■for  he  that  seekelh  my  life  seek- 
eth  thj'  life:  but  with  me  thou 
Shalt  be  in  safeguard. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1   David,    in'/uiring   of  the    Lord   hy   Abiathar, 
rescueth  Keilah.   7  Cod  shewing  him  the  coming 


e/  Saul,  and  the  treachery  of  the  Keitites,  he 
escapeth  from  Keilah.  14  Jn  Ziph  Jonathan 
Cometh  and  com/orteth  him.  19  The  Ziphites 
discover  htm  to  Saul.  25  .4?  Maon  he  i$  res- 
cued  from  Saul  by  the  invasion  of  the  Philis- 
tines.    29  lie  dwelleth  at  En-gedi. 

THEN  they  told  David,  saying, 
Behold,  the  Philistines  fight 
against  « Keilah,  and  they  rob 
the  threshingfloors. 

2  Therefore  David  *  inquired  of 
the  Lord,  saying,  Shall  I  go  and 
smite  these  Philistines  ?  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  David,  Go,  and 
smite  the  Philistines,  and  save 
Keilah. 

3  And  David's  men  said  unto 
him,  Behold,  we  be  afraid  here  in 
Judali :  how  much  more  then  if 
we  come  to  Keilah  against  the 
armies  of  the  Philistines '? 

4  Then  David  inquired  of  the 
Lord  yet  again.  And  the  Lord 
answered  him  and  said,  Arise,  go 
down  to  Keilah  ;  for  I  will  deliver 
the  Philistines  into  thine  hand. 

.5  So  David  and  his  men  went  to 
Keilah,  and  fought  with  the  Phi- 
listines, and  brought  away  their 
cattle,  and  smote  them  with  a 
great  slaughter.  So  David  saved 
the  inhabitants  of  Keilah. 

G  And  It  came  to  pass,  when  Abi- 
athar the  son  of  Ahimelech  cfled 
to  David  to  Keilah,  that  he  came 
down  with  an  ephod  in  his  hand. 

7  •]  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  Da- 
vid was  come  to  Keilah.  And 
Saul  said,  God  hath  delivered  him 
into  mine  hand  ;  for  he  is  shut  in, 
by  entering  into  a  town  that  hath 
gates  and  bars. 

8  And  Saul  called  all  the  people 
together  to  war,  to  go  down  to 
Keilah,  to  besiege  David  and  his 
men. 

9  ",  And  David  knew  that  Saul 
secretly  practised  mischief  against 
him;  and  ''he  said  to  Abiathar 
the  priest.  Bring  hither  the  ephod. 

10  Then  said  David,  O  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  thy  servant  hath  cer- 
tainly heai'd  that  Saul  seeketh  to 
come  to  Keilah,  eto  destroy  the 
city  for  my  sake. 

ll'Will  the  men  of  Keilah  deliv- 
er me  up  into  his  hand  ?  will  Saul 
come  down,  as  thy  servant  hath 
heard  ?  O  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I 
beseech  thee,  tell  thj'  servant. 
And  the  Lorj)  said.  He  will  come 
down. 

12  Then  said  David,  Will  the  men 
of  Keilah  t  deliver  me  and  my 
men  into  the  hand  of  Saul  ?  And 
the  Lord  said.  They  will  deliver 
thee  up. 

13  ^  Then  David  and  his  men, 
f which  v)ere  about  six  hundred, 
arose  and  departed  out  of  Keilah, 
and  went  whithersoever  they 
could  go.  And  it  was  told  Saul 
that  David  was  escaped  from  Kei- 
lah ;  and  he  forbare  to  go  forth. 

14  And  David  abode  in  the  wil- 

283 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  10C2. 


a  Josh.  15.  44. 

f>  ver.  4,  6,  9. 
ch.  30.  8. 
2  Sam.  S.  19, 


about  1061. 


d  Num.  27.21. 
ch.  30.  7. 


/ch.  22.  2.  & 
25.  13. 


Saul  pursucth  David. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


David  spareth  Saul's  life. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  lOGl. 


«^Ps.  11.  1. 
h  Jc«h.  15.  5; 
t  Pa.  54.  3,  4. 


Ich.  IS.  3.  <k 
20.  lU,  41. 
2  Sam.  21.  7. 


m  See  ch.  26. 
1. 
Ps.  54,  title. 

t  Heb.  on  the 
Tight  hand. 

II  Or,  The 
wild&rness. 


■  Heb.  fuol 
shaii  be. 


0  Josh.  15.  55. 
ch.  25.  2. 


II  Or, /row 
Iht  rock. 


p  v^ 

.  31 

22. 

vi'» 

.  17 

y. 

J-Se 
IW. 

e  2  King 

derness  in  strong  holds,  and  re- 
mained in  <?a  mountain  in  tlie 
wilderness  of  '«Zipla.  And  Saul 
'sought  him  every  day,  but  God 
delivered  him  not  into'his  hand. 

15  And  David  saw  that  Saul  was 
come  out  to  seek  his  life:  and  Da- 
vid -was  in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph 
in  a  wood. 

16  \  And  Jonathan  Saul's  son 
arose,  and  went  to  David  into  the 
wood,  and  strengthened  his  hand 
in  God. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Fear 
not:  for  the  hand  of  Saul  my 
father  shall  not  find  thee;  and 
thou  Shalt  be  king  over  Israel, 
and  I  shall  be  next  unto  thee; 
and  'tthat  also  Saul  my  father 
knoweth. 

18  And  thej"- two  'made  a  cove- 
nant before  the  Lord  :  and  David 
abode  in  the  wood,  and  Jonathan 
went  to  his  house. 

19  IT  Then  ™  came  up  the  Ziphites 
to  Saul  to  Gibeah,  saying,  Dotli 
not  David  hide  himself  with  us  in 
strong  holds  in  the  wood,  in  the 
hill  of  Hachilah,  which  is  ton  the 
south  of  II  Jeshimon  ? 

20  Now  therefore,  O  king,  come 
down  according  to  all  the  de.sire 
of  thy  soul  to  come  down;  and 
«  our  part  shall  be  to  deliver  him 
into  the  king's  hand. 

21  And  Saul  said,  Blessed  be  ye  of 
the  Lord  ;  for  ye  have  conipas- 
.sion  on  me. 

22  Go,  I  pray  you,  prepare  yet, 
and  know  and  see  his  place  where 
his  t  haunt  is,  and  who  hath  seen 
him  there :  for  it  is  told  me  that 
he  dealeth  very  subtilely. 

23  See  therefore,  and  take  knowl- 
edge .of  all  the  lurking  places 
where  he  hideth  himself,  and 
come  j'e  again  to  me  with  the 
certainty,  and  I  will  go  with  you  : 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  he  be 
in  the  land,  that  I  will  search  him 
out  throughout  all  the  thousands 
of  Jndah. 

24  And  they  arose,  and  went  to 
Ziph  before  Saul :  but  David  and 
his  men  were  in  the  wilderne.ss 
"ofMaon,  in  the  plain  on  the 
south  of  Jeshimon. 

2.3  Saul  also  and  his  men  went 
to  seek  him.  And  they  told  Da- 
vid :  wherefore  he  came  down 
II  into  a  rock,  and  abode  in  the 
wilderness  of  Maon.  And  when 
Saul  heard  that,  he  pursued  after 
David  in  the  wilderness  of  Maon. 

2(i  And  Saul  went  on  this  side 
of  the  mountain,  and  David  and 
his  men  on  that  side  of  the 
mountain:  j^and  David  made 
haste  to  get  away  for  fear  of 
Saul;  for  Saul  and  his  men  "/com- 
passed David  and  his  men  round 
about  to  take  them. 

27  If  »•  But  there  came  a  messen- 
ger unto  Saul,  saying,  Haste  thee, 
281 


and  come;  for  the  Philistines 
have  t  invaded  the  land. 

28  Wherefore  Saul  returned 
from  pursuing  after  David,  and 
went  against  the  Philistines: 
therefore  they  called  that  place 
II  Sela-hammahlekoth. 

29  IT  And  David  went  up  from 
thence,  and  dwelt  in  strong  holds 
at  8  En-gedi. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  David  in  a  cave  at  En-gedi,  having  cut  off 
Saul's  skirt,  spareth  his  life.  8  He.  shci 
thereby  his  innoceney.  1(J  Saul,  acknowledging 
his  fault,  taketh  an  oath  of  David,  and  dc- 
parteth. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  "when 
.  Saul  was  returned  from  t  fol- 
lowing the  Philistines,  that  it  was 
told  him,  saying.  Behold,  David 
is  in  the  wilderness  of  En-gedi. 

2  Then  Saul  took  three  thou- 
sand chosen  men  out  of  all  Is- 
rael, and  i'went  to  seek  David 
and  his  men  upon  the  rocks  of 
the  wild  goats. 

3  And  he  came  to  the  sheep- 
cotes  by  the  way,  where  was 
a  cave;  and  cSaul  went  in  to 
''cover  his  feet:  and  « David  and 
his  men  remained  in  the  sides 
of  the  cave. 

4  /And  the  men  of  David  said 
unto  him.  Behold  the  day  of 
which  the  Lord  said  unto  thee. 
Behold,  I  will  deliver  thine  enemy 
into  thine  hand,  that  thou  may- 
est  do  to  him  as  it  shall  seem 
good  unto  thee.  Then  David 
arose,  and  cut  off  the  skirt  of 
t  Saul's  robe  privily. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward, 
that  if  David's  heart  smote  him, 
because  he  had  cut  off  Saul's  skirt. 

6  And  he  said  unto  his  men, 
''The  Lord  forbid  that  I  should 
do  this  thing  unto  iny  master,  the 
Lord'.s  anointed,  to  stretch  forth 
mine  hand  against  him,  seeing  he 
is  the  anointed  of  the  Lord. 

7  So  David  t«  stayed  his  servants 
with  these  words,  and  suffered 
them  not  to  rise  against  Saul. 
But  Saul  rose  up  out  of  the  cave, 
and  went  on  his  way. 

8  David  also  arose  afterward, 
and  went  out  of  the  cave,  and 
cried  after  Saul,  saying.  My  lord 
the  king.  And  when  Saul  looked 
behind  him,  David  stooped  with 
Ills  face  to  the  earth,  and  bowed 
himself 

9  If  And  David  said  to  Saul, 
^'  Wherefore  hearest  thou  men's 
words,  saying.  Behold,  David 
seeketh  thy  hurt? 

10  Behold,  this  day  thine  ej'es 
have  seen  how  tliat  the  Loud  had 
delivered  thee  to  day  into  mine 
hand  in  the  cave :  and  sume  bade 
?nfi  kill  thee:  but  mine  eye  spared 
thee;  and  I  said,  I  will  not  put 
forMi  mine  hand  against  my  lord; 
for  he  is  the  Lord's  anointed. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  lOCl. 


t  Heb.  spread 
themselves 
upon,  4ro. 

II  That  is. 
The  rock  of 
divisions. 

s'2  Chr.  20.  2. 


(icli.  23.  2S. 
t  Heb.  after 


cVs.  141.  6. 

liJudg.  3.  24. 
eVi.  57,  title, 
Ac  142,  title, 
/ch.  26.  8. 


t  Heb.  the 
rohe  which 
was  Saul's, 

g1  Sam.  24. 


10. 


t  Heb.  cut  off. 
i  V».  7.  4. 

Malt.  5.  44. 

Rum.  12.  17, 

19. 


kVa.  141.  6. 
I'rov.  le.  28. 
i  17.  9. 


Saul  acknowlcdgcth  his  fault. 


I.  SA]V1UEL. 


JS'ahaVs  churlishn^s. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1061. 


m  ch.  26.  20. 

n  Grn.  16.  5. 

Ju'Is.  11.  27. 
ch.  26.  10. 
Job  o.  8. 


0  ch.  17.  43. 

2  Sam.  9.  8. 
p  ch.  2fi.  20. 
f/  ver.  12. 
r2Chr.  24.  22. 
5  Ps.  35.  1.  & 

43.  1.  IL  119. 

1^4. 

Mic.  7.  9. 
t  Heb.  judge, 
t  ch.  26.  17. 


uch.  26.  21. 
X  Gen.  38.  20. 
y  Matt.  5.  44. 


«ch.  26.  23. 
tHeb. 

ihul  tipt 

ch.  23.  12.  • 

26.  8. 


J  Gen.  21.  23. 
c2  Sam.  21.  6 


about  1060. 
«  ch.  28.  3. 
ft  Num.  20.  29. 

Deul.  34.  8. 


11  Moreover,  my  father,  see, 
yea,  see  the  skirt  of  thy  robe  hi 
my  hand :  for  in  that  I  cut  olf 
the  slvirt  of  tliy  robe,  and  Ivilled 
tliee  not,  Icnow  thou  and  see 
that  there  is  'neither  evil  nor 
transgression  in  mine  hand,  and 
I  have  not  sinned  against  thee; 
yet  thou  ™hunte.st  my  soul  to 
take  it. 

12  n  The  Lord  judge  between 
me  and  thee,  and  tlie  Lord 
avenge  me  of  tliee:  but  mine 
hand  shall  not  be  upon  thee. 

13  As  saith  the  proverb  of  the 
ancients.  Wickedness  proceedeth 
from  the  wicked ;  but  mine  hand 
shall  not  be  upon  thee. 

14  After  whom  is  the  king  of 
Israel  come  out?  after  whom 
dost  thou  pursue  ?  "  after  a  dead 
dog,  after  i' a  flea. 

15  ?  The  Lord  therefore  be  judge, 
and  judge  between  me  and  thee, 
and  'See,  and  « plead  my  cause, 
and  t  deliver  me  out  of  thine  hand. 

1(5  \  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
David  had  made  an  end  of  speak- 
ing these  words  unto  Saul,  that 
Saul  said,  t  Js  this  thy  voice,  my 
son  David?  And  Saul  lifted  up 
his  voice,  and  wept. 

17  "And  he  said  to  David,  Thou 
art  X  more  righteous  than  I :  for 
y  thou  hast  rewarded  me  good, 
whereas  I  have  rewarded  thee 
evil. 

18  And  thou  hast  shewed  this  day 
how  that  thou  hast  dealt  well 
with  me:  forasmuch  as  when 
=  the  Lord  had  tdelivered  me 
into  thine  hand,  thou  killedst  me 
not. 

19  For  if  a  man  find  his  enemy, 
will  he  let  him  go  well  away? 
wherefore  the  Lord  reward  thee 
good  for  that  thou  hast  done 
unto  me  this  day. 

20  And  now,  behold,  «  I  know 
well  that  thou  shalt  surely  be 
king,  and  that  the  kingdom  of 
Israel  shall  be  established  in 
thine  hand. 

21  *  Swear  now  therefore  unto 
me  by  the  Lord,  cthat  thou  wilt 
not  cut  off  my  seed  after  me,  and 
that  thou  wilt  not  destroy  my 
name  out  of  mj'  father's  house. 

22  And  David  sware  unto  Saul. 
And  Saul  went  home;  but  David 
and  his  men  gat  them  up  unto 
''the  hold. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  Samuel  dieik.  2  David  in  Paran  sendeth  to 
Xabal.  10  Provcjicd  by  Nubal's  churlishness, 
he  mindclh  to  destroy  him.  li  Abigail  undcr- 
slandin?  thereof,  18  takcth  a  present,  23  and  by 
her  wisdom  32  pacijieth  David.  36  Nabal 
hearing  thereof  dieth.  39  David  taketh  Abi- 
gail and  Ahinocm  to  be  his  wives.  44  Michal 
15  ^ivcn  to  PhaUi. 

AND  "Samuel  died;  and  all  the 
..  Israelites  were  gathered  to- 
gether, and  ''lamented  him,  and 
buried  him  in  his  house  at  Ra- 


mah.    And  David  arose,  and  went 
down  cto  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

2  And  there  ifa.9  a  man  d  in  Maon, 
whose  II  possessions  icej-e  in  «Car- 
mel ;  and  the  man  ivas  very  great, 
and  he  had  three  thousand  sheep, 
and  a  thousand  goats :  and  he  was 
shearing  his  sheep  in  Carmel. 

3  Now  the  name  of  the  man  teas 
Xabal,  and  the  name  of  his  wife 
Abigail ;  and  .sAe  was  a  woman 
of  good  understanding,  and  of  a 
beautiful  countenance :  but  the 
man  was  churlish  and  evil  in  his 
doings ;  and  he  uxis  of  the  house 
of  Caleb. 

4  If  And  David  heard  in  the  wil- 
derness that  Nabal  did  /shear  his 
sheep. 

5  And  David  sent  out  ten  young 
men,  and  David  said  unto  the 
young  men,  Get  you  up  to  Car- 
mel, and  go  to  Nabal,  and  t  greet 
him  in  my  name: 

6  And  thus  shall  ye  say  to  him 
that  liveth  in  prosiierity,  ^  Peace 
be  both  to  thee,  and  jieace  he  to 
thine  house,  and  peace  he  unto  all 
that  thou  hast. 

7  And  now  I  Jiave  heard  that 
thou  hast  shearers :  now  thy  shep- 
herds which  were  with  us,  we 
thurt  them  not,  'nieither  was 
there  aught  missing  unto  them, 
all  the  while  they  were  in  Car- 
mel. 

8  Ask  thy  young  men,  and  they 
will  shew  thee.  Wherefore  let 
the  j'oung  men  find  favour  in 
thine  eyes;  for  we  come  in  'a 
good  day :  give,  I  pray  thee,  what- 
soever Cometh  to  thine  hand  un- 
to thv  servants,  and  to  thy  son 
David. 

9  And  when  David's  young  men 
came,  they  spake  to  Nabal  ac- 
cording to'  all  those  words  in  the 
name  of  David,  and  +  ceased. 

10  f  And  Nabal  answered  Da- 
vid's servants,  and  said,  ''Who 
is  David?  and  who  is  the  son 
of  Jesse?  there  be  many  servants 
nowadays  that  break  away  every 
man  from  his  master. 

11  'Shall  I  then  take  my  bread, 
and  my  water,  and  my  t  flesh  that 
I  have  killed  for  niy  shearers, 
and  give  it  unto  men,  whom  I 
know  not  whence  they  be  ? 

12  So  David's  young  men  turned 
their  way,  and  went  again,  and 
came  and  told  him  all  those  say- 
ings. 

13  And  David  said  unto  liLs  men, 
Gird  ye  on  every  man  his  sword. 
And  they  girded  on  every  man 
his  sword;  and  David  also  girded 
on  his  sword:  and  there  went  up 
after  David  about  four  hundred 
men;  and  two  hundred  '"abode 
by  the  stuff. 

14  *\  But  one  of  the  young  men 
told  Abigail,  Nabal's  wife,  saying. 
Behold,  David  sent  messengers 

2So 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1060. 


cGen.  21.  21. 

Ps.  120.  5. 
(fch.  23.  24. 
II  Or, 

business. 
eJosh.  15.  55 


/Gen.  38.  13. 
2  Sam. 13.  23. 


t  Heb.  ask 

him  in  my 

name  of 

peace, 

ch.  17.  22. 
elChr.  12.18. 

Ps.  122.  7. 

Luke  10.  5. 


tHeb. 
shamed, 
h  ver.  15,  21. 


!  Xch.  8.  10. 
Esth.  9.  19. 


t  Heb.  rested. 

*  Judg.  9.  28. 
Ps.  73.  7,  8. 
&  123.  3,  4. 


;  Jurtg.  8.  6. 
t  Heb. 
slaughter. 


ANgail  hy  her  wisdom 


I.  SAMUEL. 


pacifleth  David. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  lOGO. 


t  Hell,  fleu' 
upon  them, 

n  ver.  7. 

t  Heb. 
shamed. 

oEx.  14.  22. 
Job  1.  10. 


prh.  20.  7. 


.;  Deul.  13.  13. 
Jiiilg.  19.  22. 

!•  Gen.  32.  13. 
Prov.  IP.  16. 
<fc  21.  14. 


i  Ps.  100.  5. 

Prov.  17.  13. 
u  Ruth  1.  17. 

rh.  3.  17.  & 

20.  13,  16. 
X  ver.  34. 
y  1  Kings  14. 

10.  &.  21.  21. 

2  Kings  9.  8. 
i  Josh.  15.  18. 

Judg.  1.  14. 


t  Heb.  ray  it 
tu  his  heart. 

II  Thai  is, 
Fool. 

a'l  Kings  2.  2. 
b  Gen.  20.  6. 

ver.  33. 
t  Heb.  tavins 

thyself, 
c  Rom.  12.  19. 
d2  Sam.  18. 

32. 
eGen.  33.  11. 

rll.   30,  20. 

2  Kings  5.15. 
II  Or,  present. 


out  of  the  wilderness  to  salute 
our  master;  and  he  trailed  on 
them. 

15  But  the  men  ivere  very  good 
unto  us,  and  »vve  were  not  thurt, 
neither  missed  we  any  thing,  as 
long  as  we  were  conversant  with 
them,  when  we  were  in  the  fields. 

16  They  were  "a  wall  unto  us 
both  by  night  and  day,  all  the 
while  we  were  with  them  keep- 
ing the  sheep. 

17  Now  therefore  know  and  con- 
sider what  thou  wilt  do;  for  i^evil 
is  determined  against  our  master, 
and  against  all  his  household:  for 
he  is  such  a  son  of  ? Belial,  that 
a  man  cannot  speak  to  hiin. 

18  ^  Then  Abigail  made  haste, 
and  ''took  two  hundred  loaves, 
and  two  bottles  of  wine,  and  five 
sheep  ready  dressed,  and  five 
measures  of  parched  co7-n,  and  a 
hundred  il  clusters  of  raisins,  and 
two  hundred  cakes  of  figs,  and 
laid  iheui  on  asses. 

19  And  shesaid  unto  her  servants, 
sGo  on  before  ine ;  behold,  I  come 
after  you.  But  she  told  not  her 
husband  Nabal. 

20  And  it  was  so,  as  she  rode  on 
the  ass,  that  she  came  down  by  the 
covert  of  the  hill,  and,  behold, 
David  and  his  men  came  down 
against  her;  and  she  met  them. 

21  Now  David  had  said,  Surely  in 
vain  have  I  kept  all  that  this/eZ- 
low  hath  in  the  wilderness,  so  that 
nothing  was  missed  of  all  that 
pfrtaincd  unto  him  :  and  he  hath 
<  requited  me  evil  for  good. 

22  "So  and  more  also  do  God  unto 
the  enemies  of  David,  if  I  » leave 
of  all  that  pertain  to  him  by  the 
morning  light  2/ any  that  pisseth 
against  the  wall. 

23  And  when  Abigail  saw  David, 
she  hasted,  and  « lighted  off  the 
ass,  and  fell  belV)re  David  on  her 
face,  and  bowed  herself  to  the 
ground, 

24  And  fell  at  his  feet,  and  said. 
Upon  me,  my  lord,  upon  ine  let 
this  iniquity  Ijc:  and  let  thine 
handmaid,  I  pray  thee,  speak  in 
thine  t audience,  and  liear  the 
words  of  thine  handmaid. 

25  Let  not  my  lord,  I  pray  thee, 
t  regard  this  man  of  Belial,  even 
Nabal:  for  as  his  name  is,  so  is 
he;  II  Nabal  is  his  name,  and  folly 
(.s-  with  him:  but  I  thine  hand- 
maid saw  not  the  young  men  of 
my  lord,  whom  tliou  didst  send. 

20  Now  therefore,  my  lord,  "as 
the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  tliy  soul 
liveth,  seeing  the  Lord  liath 
''  withholden  thee  from  coming  to 
shed  blood,  and  from  t<^  avenging 
thyself  with  thine  own  hand,  now 
'Uet  thine  enemies,  and  tliey  that 
seek  evil  to  iny  lord,  be  as  Nabal. 

27    And    now    "this     II  blessing 

which     thine     handmaid     hath 

286 


brought  unto  my  lord,  let  it  even 
be  given  unto  the  young  men  that 
t  follow  my  lord. 

28  I  pray  thee,  forgive  the  tres- 
pass of  thine  handmaid:  for  /the 
Lord  will  certainly  make  my 
lord  a  sure  house;  because  my 
lord  fffighteth  the  battles  of  the 
Lord,  and  ''evil  hath  not  been 
found  in  thee  all  thy  days. 

29  Yet  a  man  is  risen  to  pursue 
thee,  and  to  seek  thy  soul :  but  the 
soul  of  my  lord  shall  be  bound  in 
the  bundle  of  life  with  the  Lord 
thy  God;  and  the  souls  of  thine 
enemies,  them  shall  he  isling  out, 
f  as  out  of  the  middle  of  a  sling. 

30  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  the  Lord  shall  have  done 
to  my  lord  according  to  all  the 
good  "that  he  hath  spoken  con- 
cerning thee,  and  shall  have  ap- 
pointed thee  ruler  over  Israel; 

31  That  this  shall  be  tno  grief 
unto  thee,  nor  ofTence  of  heart 
unto  my  lord,  either  that  thou 
hast  shed  blood  causeless,  or  that 
my  lord  hath  avenged  himself: 
but  when  the  Lord  shall  have 
dealt  well  with  my  lord,  then  re- 
member thine  handmaid. 

32  1[  And  David  said  to  Abigail, 
'•Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, which  sent  thee  this  day  to 
meet  me: 

33  And  blessed  be  thy  advice, 
and  blessed  be  thou,  which  hast 
'kept  me  this  daj^  from  coming 
to  shed  blood,  and  from  avenging 
myself  with  mine  own  hand. 

34  For  in  very  deed,  as  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  liveth,  which  hath 
">kept  me  back  from  hurting 
thee,  except  thou  hadst  hasted 
and  come  to  meet  me,  surely 
there  had  »  not  been  left  unto  Na- 
bal by  the  morning  light  any  that 
pisseth  against  the  wall. 

35  So  David  received  of  her  hand 
that  which  she  had  brought  him, 
and  said  unto  her,  "  Go  up  in 
peace  to  thine  house;  see,  I  have 
liearkened  to  tliy  voice,  and  have 
p  accepted  thy  person. 

33  1  And  Abigail  came  to  Nabal ; 
and,  behold,  </he  held  a  feast  in 
his  house,  like  the  feast  of  a  king; 
and  Nabal's  heart  icas  merry 
within  him,  for  he  was  very 
drunken:  wherefore  she  told  him 
nothing,  less  or  more,  until  the 
morning  light. 

37  But  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  when  the  wine  was 
gone  out  of  Nabal,  and  his  wife 
had  told  liiin  these  tilings,  that 
his  heart  died  within  him,  and  he 
became  as  a  stone. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass  about 
ten  days  after,  that  the  Lobd 
smote  Nabal,  that  he  died. 

39  If  And  when  David  heard 
that  Nabal  was  dead,  he  said, 
'•Blessed  be  the  Lord,  that  hath 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1060. 


t  Heb.  walk 

at  the  feet 

of  4-c. 

ver.  42. 

Jurfg.  4.  10. 
/2  Sam.  7.  11, 

27. 

1  Kings  9.  5. 

1  CJir.  17.  10, 

25. 
ffch.  18.  17. 
ftch.  24.  11. 


iJer.  10.  18. 

t  Heb.  in  the 
midst  uf  the 
bought  of  a 
sUng. 


t  Heb.  no 
staggering, 
or,  stum- 
bling. 


h  Gen.  24.  27. 
E.\.  18.  10. 
Ps.  41.  13.  <k 


0  eh.  20.  42. 

2  Sam.  15.  9. 

2  Kings  5.19. 

I.uke  7.  50. 

<t  8.  48. 
p  Gen.  19.  21. 
'/  2  Sam.  13. 

23. 


David  taketh  Ahigail  to  wife.       I.  SAMUEL. 


He  again  spareth  Saul's  life. 


rRuth  2.  10, 
13. 
Prov.  15.  3S. 


och.  23.  19. 
Pb.  54,  title. 


«pleaded  the  cause  of  my  re- 
proach Iroin  the  hand  of  Nabal, 
and  hath  ^kept  his  servant  from 
evil:  for  the  Lord  hath  "return- 
ed the  wickedness  of  Nabal  upon 
his  own  head.  And  David  sent 
and  communed  with  Abigail,  to 
take  her  to  him  to  wife. 

40  And  when  the  servants  of 
David  were  come  to  Abigail  to 
Carmel,  they  spake  unto  her, 
saying,  David  sent  us  unto  thee, 
to  take  thee  to  him  to  wife. 

41  And  she  arose,  and  bowed 
herself  on  her  face  to  the  earth, 
and  said,  Behold,  let  ^  thine  hand- 
maid be  a  servant  to  wash  the 
feet  of  the  servants  of  my  lord. 

42  And  Abigail  hasted,  and 
arose,  and  rode  upon  an  ass, 
with  five  damsels  of  hers  that 
went  t after  her;  and  she  went 
after  the  messengers  of  David, 
and  became  his  wife. 

43  David  also  took  Ahinoam 
j/of  Jezreel;  ^und  they  were  also 
both  of  them  his  wives. 

44  %  But  Saul  had  given  "Michal 
his  daughter,  David's  wife,  to 
il  Phalti  file  son  of  Daish,  which 
was  of  *Gallini. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  Saul,  hy  the  discovery  of  the  ZiphiteSj  cometh 
to  Hachilah  against  David.  5  David  coming 
into  the  trench  staycth  Abishai  from  tilling 
Saul,  but  talieth  his  spear  and  cruse.  13  Da- 
vid  reproveth  Abner,  IS  and  exhortcth  Saul. 
21   Saul  acknowledgeth  h:s  sin. 

AND  the  Ziphites  came  unto 
.  Saul  to Gibeah, saying,  "Doth 
not  David  hide  himself  in  the 
hill  of  Hachilah,  ichich  is  before 
Jeshimon  ? 

2  Then  Saul  arose,  and  went 
down  to  the  wilderness  of  Ziph, 
having  three  thousand  chosen 
men  of  Israel  with  him,  to  seek 
David  in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph. 

3  And  Saul  pitched  in  the  hill 
of  Hachilah,  which  is  before 
Jeshinion,  by  the  way.  But  Da- 
vid abode  in  the  wilderness,  and 
he  saw  that  Saul  came  after  him 
into  the  wilderness. 

4  David  therefore  sent  out  spies, 
and  understood  that  Saul  was 
come  in  very  deed. 

5  II  And  David  arose,  and  came 
to  the  pla,ce  where  Saul  had 
pitched:  and  David  beheld  the 
place  where  Saul  lay,  and  'Abner 
the  son  of  Xer,  the  captain  of  his 
host :  and  Saul  lay  in  the  !1  trench, 
and  tlie  people  pitched  round 
about  him. 

6  Then  answered  David  and 
said  to  Ahimelech  the  Hittite, 
and  to  Abishai  ^the  son  of  Zer- 
uiah,  brother  to  .Toab,  saying. 
Who  will  <?go  down  with  me  to 
Saul  to  the  camp  ?  And  Abishai 
said,  I  will  go  down  with  thee. 

7  So  David  and  Abishai  came  to 
the  people   by   night:    and,   be- 


hold, Saul  lay  sleeping  %\ithin 
the  trench,  and  his  spear  stuck 
in  the  ground  at  his  bolster:  but 
Abner  and  the  people  lay  round 
about  him. 

8  Then  said  Abishai  to  David, 
God  hath  t  delivered  thine  ene- 
my into  thine  hand  this  day: 
now  therefore  let  me  smite  him, 
I  pray  thee,  with  the  spear  even 
to  the  earth  at  once,  and  I  will 
not  S7nite  him  the  second  time. 

9  And  David  said  to  Abishai, 
Destroy  him  not:  «for  who  can 
stretch  forth  his  hand  against  the 
Lord's  anointed,  and  be  guilt- 
less? 

10  David  said  furthermore.  As 
the  Lord  liveth,.'"the  Lord  .shall 
smite  him;  or  chis  day  shall 
come  to  die ;  or  he  shall  ''  de- 
scend into  battle,  and  perish. 

11  'The  Lord  forbid  that  I 
should  stretch  forth  mine  hand 
against  the  Lord's  anointed : 
but,  I  pray  thee,  take  thou  now 
the  spear  that  is  at  his  bolster, 
and  the  cruse  of  water,  and  let 
us  go. 

12  So  David  took  the  spear  and 
the  cruse  of  water  from  Saul's 
bolster;  and  they  gat  them  away, 
and  no  man  saw  it,  nor  knew  it, 
neither  awaked:  for  they  ivej-e 
alla.sleep;  because  *a  deep  sleep 
from  the  Lord  was  fallen  upon 
them. 

13  ^  Then  David  went  over  to 
the  other  side,  and  stood  on  the 
top  of  a  hill  afar  off;  a  great  space 
being  between  them : 

14  And  David  cried  to  the  peo- 
ple, and  to  Abner  the  son  of  ]S^er, 
saying,  Answerest  thou  not.  Ab- 
ner ?  Then  Abner  answered  and 
said.  Who  art  thou  that  criest  to 
the  king? 

1.5  And  David  said  to  Abner, 
Art  not  thou  a  valiant  man?  and 
who  ?■■>■  like  to  thee  in  Israel? 
wherefore  then  hast  thou  not 
kept  thy  lord  the  king?  for  there 
came  one  of  the  people  in  to  de- 
stroy the  king  thy  lord. 

16  This  thing  is  not  good  that 
thou  hast  done.  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  ye  are  f  worthy  to  die,  be- 
cause ye  have  not  kept  your  mas- 
ter, the  Lord's  anointed.  And 
now  see  where  the  king's  spear  is, 
and  the  cruse  of  water  that  was 
at  his  bolster. 

17  And  Saul  knew  David's  voice, 
and  said.  iJs  this  thy  voice,  my 
son  David?  And  David  said,  Jt  is 
my  voice,  my  lord,  O  king. 

18  And  he  said,  ™  Wherefore  doth 
my  lord  thus  pursue  after  his 
servant?  for  what  have  I  done? 
or  what  evil  is  in  mine  hand? 

19  Xow  therefore.  I  pray  thee, 
let  my  lord  the  king  hear  the 
words  of  his  servant.  If  the  Lord 
have  "Stirred  thee  up  against  me, 

287 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1060. 


tHeb. 
shut  up, 
ch.  24.  18. 


«ch.  24.  6,7. 
2  Sam.  1.  16. 


/ch.  25.  38. 

Ps.  04.  1,  2, 

23. 

Luke  18.  7. 

Rom.  12.  19. 
f  See  Gen.  47. 

29. 

Deut.  31.  14. 

Job  7.  1.  dc 

14.  5. 

Ps.  37.  13. 
Ach.  31.  5. 
ich.  24.  6,  12. 


»Gen.  2.21. 
&.  15.  12. 


tHeb. 

the  sons  of 

dtath, 

2  Sam.  12.  ! 


n1  Sam.  16. 
11.  <t  24   1. 


Saul  acknowledgeih  his  sin. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


David  fleeth  to  Gath. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1060. 


t  Heb.  smell, 

Gen.  8.  21. 

Lev.  2fi.  31. 
0  Deiil.4.  28. 

P.s.  120.  5. 
t  Heb. 

clcni'ing. 
pi  Sam.  14. 

16.  <k20.  19. 
C  ch.  24.  14. 

rch.  15.24.  <fc 


(  Ps.  7.  8. 
(k  18.  20. 


u  Gen.  32.  28. 


about  1058. 

t  Ilch.  I,e 
consumed. 


arh.  "25.  13. 
6  ch.  21.  10. 


let  him  t  accept  an  ofiferiug:  but 
if  (hej/  be  the  children  of  men, 
cursed  be  they  before  the  Lord; 

0  for  they  have  driven  me  out  this 
day  from  tabiding  inthe ;'  inherit- 
ance of  the  Lord,  saying,  Go, 
serve  other  gods. 

20  Now  therefore,  let  not  my 
blood  fall  to  the  earth  before  the 
face  of  the  Lord:  for  the  king  of 
Israel  is  come  out  to  seek  la  Hea, 
as  when  one  doth  hunt  a  partridge 
in  the  mountains. 

21  1[  Tlien  said  Saul,  '•I  have  sin- 
ned: return,  my  son  David;  fori 
will  noniore  do  thee  harm,  be- 
cause my  soul  was  » precious  in 
thine  eyes  this  day :  behold,  I  have 
played  the  fool,  and  have  erred 
exceedingly. 

22  And  David  answered  and 
said,  Behold  the  king's  spear!  and 
let  one  of  the  young  men  come 
over  and  fetch  it. 

23  «The  Lord  render  to  every 
man  his  righteousness  and  liis 
faithfulne.ss:  for  the  Lord  deliver- 
ed thee  into  rny  hand  to  day,  but 

1  would  not  stretch  forth  'mine 
hand  against  the  Lord's  anoint- 
ed. 

21  And,  behold,  as  thj'  life  was 
much  set  by  this  day  in  mine 
eyes,  so  let  my  life  be  much  set 
by  in  the  eyes'  of  the  Lord,  and 
let  him  deliver  me  out  of  all  trib- 
ulation. 

25  Then  Saul  said  to  David, 
Blessed  be  thou,  my  son  David : 
thou  Shalt  both  do  great  things, 
and  also  shalt  still  "prevail.  So 
David  went  on  his  way,  and  Saul 
returned  to  his  place. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  Snvl  hearing  David  to  be  in  Gath  sefkrlh  no 
more  fur  him.  5  David  beggelh  ZiHag  of 
Achish.  8  lie,  invading  other  countries,  per- 
suadeth  Achisk  he  fought  against  Jndah. 

AND  David  said  in  his  heart, 
-  I  shall  now  t  perish  one  daj' 
by  the  hand  of  Saul :  there  is 
nothing  better  for  me  than  that  I 
should  speedily  escape  into  the 
landoftlie  Philistines;  and  Saul 
shall  despair  of  me,  to  seek  me 
any  more  in  any  coast  of  Israel : 
so  shall  1  cscape'out  of  his  hand. 

2  And  David  arose,  "and  he 
passed  over  with  the  si.K  hundred 
men  that  were  with  him  *  unto 
Achish,  the  son  of  Maoch,  king 
of  Gath. 

.3  And  David  dwelt  with  Achish 
at  (jath,  ho  and  his  men,  every 
man  with  his  household,  rvn\  Da- 
vid cwilii  his  two  wi\('S,  Aliin- 
oam  tlie  .Iezre(^lilcss,  and  Abigail 
the  Cannclitess,  Nahal's  wlf(>. 

4  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  Da- 
vid was  Hod  to  Gath :  and  he 
sought  no  more  again  for  him. 

.5  I  And  David  said  unto  .Achish, 

If  I  have    now    found  grac'e  in 

thine  eyes,  let  them  give  me  a 

288 


place  in  some  town  in  the  coun- 
try, that  I  may  dwell  there:  for 
why  should  thy  servant  dwell  in 
the  royal  city  with  thee  ? 
()  Then  Achish  gave  him  Ziklag 
that  daj':  wherefore  f' Ziklag  per- 
taineth  unto  the  kings  of  Judah 
unto  this  day. 

7  And  tthe  time  that  David 
dwelt  in  the  country  of  the  Phi- 
listines was  t  a  full  year  and  lour 
months. 

8  If  And  David  and  his  men  went 
up,  and  invaded  e  the  Geshurites, 
/and  the  IIGezrites,  and  the 
^Amalekites:  for  tliose  nations 
were  of  old  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land,  'i  as  thou  goest  to  Shur,  even 
unto  the  land  of  Egypt. 

9  And  David  sniote  the  land, 
and  left  neither  man  nor  woman 
alive,  and  took  away  the  sheep, 
and  the  oxen,  and  the  asses,  and 
the  camels,  and  the  apparel,  and 
returned,  and  came  to  Achish. 

10  And  Achish  said,  ii  Whither 
have  ye  made  a  road  to  day? 
And  David  said,  Against  the  south 
of  Judah,  and  against  the  south  of 
»the  Jerahmeelites,  and  against 
the  south  of ''the  Kenites. 

11  And  David  saved  neither  man 
nor  woman  alive,  to  bring  tidinr/s 
to  Gath,  saying.  Lest  they  should 
tell  on  us,  saying.  So  did  David, 
and  so  it'i/i  fce'his  manner  all  the 
while  he  dwelleth  in  the  country 
of  the  Philistines. 

12  And  Achish  believed  David, 
saying.  He  hath  made  his  people 
Israel  tutterly  to  abhor  liim; 
therefore  he  shall  be  niy  servant 
for  ever. 

CHAPTER  XXVIIL 

1  Achish  pxUteth  confidence  in  David.  3  Saxil, 
having  destroyed  the  witches,  4  and  now  in  his 
fear  forsaken  of  God.  7  scekcth  to  a  witch.  0 
The  witch,  encouraged  hy  .Saul,  ratseth  up 
Samuel.  15  Saul,  hearing  his  ruin,  fatntcth. 
21  The  woman  with  his  servants  refresh  him 
with  meat. 

AND  «it  came  to  pass  in  those 
.  days,  that  the  Philistines 
gathered  their  armies  together  for 
warfare,  to  light  with  Israel.  And 
Achish  said  unto  David,  Know 
thou  assuredly,  that  thou  shalt  go 
(jut  with  me  to  battle,  thou  and 
thy  num. 

2  And  David  said  to  Achish, 
Surely  thou  shalt  know  what  tliy 
servant  can  do.  And  Achish 
said  to  David,  Therefore  will  I 
make  thee  keeper  of  mine  head 
for  ever. 

;i  ^  Now  '•Samuel  was  dead,  and 
all  tsi'ael  had  lamented  him,  and 
buried  him  in  Ramah,  even  in  his 
own  city.  And  Saul  had  jjiit 
away  c  those  that  liad  familiar 
spirits,  and  the  wizards,  out  of  the 
land. 

4  And  the  Philistines  gathered 
themselves   together,  and   came 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  10(50, 


dSee  Josh. 
15.  31.  ic  19. 
5. 


+  Heb.  the 

number  of 

days.  ' 

t  Heb.  a  year 

of  days  : 

See  ch.29.  3, 

till  1056. 
e.Iosh.  13.  2. 
/Josh.  16.  10. 

Judg.  1.  29. 
nOr,  Oerzitet, 
f  Ex.  17.  16. 

Sec  ch.  15. 

7,  8. 
h  Gen.  25.  18. 

II  Or,  Did  you 
not  maks  a 
road,  ^c, 

i  See  1  Chr.  2. 
9,25. 
*  Judg.  1.  16. 


tHeb. 
to  stink. 


about  1056. 

acb.  29.  1. 


Ex.  2-2.  18. 
Lev.  19.  31. 
A-  •.■(!.  27. 
Deiil.  18.  10, 
11. 


Saul  seeketli  to 


I.  SAMUEL. 


a  vMch  at  En-dor. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1056. 


rfjosli.  19.  18. 

2  Kings -J.  6. 
rch.31.  1. 
/Job  18.  11. 
fch.  14.  S7. 

Prov.  1. -28. 

Lam.  Q.  9. 
h  Num.  12.  6. 
I  E.\.  28.  3(1. 

Num.  27.  21. 

Deut.  33.  8. 


JDfUt.  18.  11. 
1  Chr.  10.  13. 
Is.  8.  19. 


m  Ex.  22.  28. 


•  Heb.  What 
is  his  form  .' 


nch.  15.  27. 
2  Kings  2.  8, 


</Prov.  5.  11, 
12,  13.  &  14. 
14. 

pch.  18.  12. 

■I  ver.  C. 

t  Hfb. 
hy  the  hand 
of  prophets. 


1'  Or, 
for  himself. 

Prcv.  16.  4. 
rch.  15.  28. 
+  Heb. 

mine  hand. 


and  pitched  in  f^Shunem:  and 
Saul  gathered  all  Israel  together, 
and  tlie.v  pitched  in  «Gilboa. 

5  And  when  Saul  saw  the  host  of 
the  Philistines,  he  was  /afraid, 
and  his  heart  greatly  trembled. 

6  And  when  Saul  inquired  of  the 
Lord,  »the  Lord  answered  him 
not,  neither  by  ^i  dreams,  nor  ihy 
Urim,  nor  by  prophets. 

7  %  Then  said  Saul  unto  his  serv- 
ants, Seek  me  a  woman  that  hath 
a  familiar  spirit,  that  I  may  go  to 
her,  and  inquire  of  her.  And  his 
servants  said  to  him.  Behold,  there 
is  a  woman  that  hath  a  familiar 
spirit  at  En-dor. 

8  And  Saul  disguised  himself, 
and  put  on  other  raiment,  and  he 
went,  and  two  men  with  him,  and 
they  came  to  the  woman  by  night : 
and  ^"he  said,  I  pray  thee',  divine 
unto  me  by  the  familiar  spirit, 
and  bring  "me  him  up,  whom  I 
shall  name  unto  thee. 

9  And  the  woman  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  thou  knowest  what  Saul 
hath  done,  how  he  hath  'cut  otf 
those  that  have  familiar  spirits, 

i  and  the  wizards,  out  of  the  land  : 
wherefore  then  layest  thou  a  snare 
for  my  life,  to  cause  me  to  die  ? 

10  And  Saul  sware  to  her  by  the 
Lord,  saying,  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
there  shall  no  punishment  hap- 
pen to  thee  for  this  thing. 

11  Then  said  the  woman,  Whom 
shall  I  bring  up  unto  thee  ?  And 
he  said.  Bring  me  up  Samuel. 

12  And  when  the  woman  saw 
Samuel,  she  cried  with  a  loud 
voice :  and  the  woman  spake  to 
Saul,  saying,  Why  hast  thou  de- 
ceived me?  for  thou  art  Saul. 

13  And  the  kin,^  said  unto  her. 
Be  not  afraid:  tor  what  sawest 
thou  ?  And  the  woman  said  unto 
Saul,  I  saw  '"gods  ascending  out 
of  the  earth. 

14  And  he  said  unto  her,  +  "What 
form  is  he  of?  And  she  said.  An 
old  man  cometh  up;  and  he  is 
covered  with  "a  mantle.  And 
Saul  perceived  that  it  teas  Sam- 
uel, and  he  stooped  with  his  face 
to  the  ground,  and  bowed  himself. 

15  T  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul, 
Why  hast  thou  disquieted  me,  to 
bring  me  up  ?  And  Saul  answere<l, 
0 1  am  sore  distressed ;  for  the  Phi- 
listines make  war  against  me,  and 
pGod  is  departed  from  me,  and 
"zanswereth  me  no  more,  neither 
thy  prophets,  nor  by  dreams: 
therefore  I  have  called  thee,  that 
thou  mayest  make  known  unto 
me  what  I  shall  do. 

IG  Then  said  Samuel,  Wherefore 
then  dost  thou  ask  ot  me,  seeing 
the  Lord  is  departed  from  thee, 
and  is  become  thine  enemy  ? 

17  And  the  Lord  hath  done  ilto 

him,  '-as  he  .spake  by  ■'me:  for 

the  Lord  hath  rent  the  kingdom 

19 


I  out  of  thine  hand,  and  given  it  to 
I  thy  neighbour,  even  to  David : 

18  « Because  thou  obeyedst  not 
the  voice  of  the  Lord,  nor  ex- 
ecutedst  his  fierce  wrath  upon 
Amalek,  therefore  hath  the  Lord 
done  this  thing  unto  thee  this 
day. 

19  Moreover  the  Lord  will  also 
deliver  Israel  with  thee  into  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines:  and  to 
morrow  shalt  thou  and  thy  sons 
be  with  me  :  the  Lord  also  shall 
deliver  the  host  of  Israel  into  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines. 

20  Then  Saul  tfell  straightway 
all  along  on  the  earth,  and  was 
sore  afraid,  because  of  the  words 
of  Samuel:  and  there  was  no 
strength  in  him;  for  he  had 
eaten  no  bread  all  the  day,  nor 
all  the  night. 

21  %  And  the  woman  came  unto 
Saul,  and  saw  that  he  was  sore 
troubled,  and  said  unto  him.  Be- 
hold, thine  handmaid  hath  obey- 
ed thy  voice,  and  I  have  <put  my 
life  in  my  hand,  and  have  heark- 
ened unto  thy  words  which  thou 
spakest  unto  me. 

22  Xow  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
hearken  thou  also  unto  the  voice 
of  <hine  handmaid,  and  let  me 
set  a  morsel  of  bread  before  thee ; 
and  eat,  that  thou  mayest  have 
strength,  when  thou  goest  on  thy 
way. 

23  But  he  refused,  and  said,  I 
will  not  eat.  But  his  servants,  to- 
gether with  the  woman,  compel- 
led him ;  and  he  hearkened  unto 
their  voice.  So  he  rose  from  the 
earth,  and  sat  upon  the  bed. 

24  And  the  woman  had  a  fat  calf 
in  the  house:  and  she  hasted,  and 
killed  it,  and  took  flour,  and 
kneaded  it,  and  did  bake  unleav- 
ened bread  thereof: 

25  And  she  brought  it  before 
Saul,  and  before  his  servants; 
and  they  did  eat.  Then  they  rose 
up,  and  went  away  that  night. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  David  marching  with  the  Phi'J.^^lines,  3  is  dis- 
allowed by  their  princes.  6  Achish  dismisseth 
him,  with  commendations  of  his  Jidelit}/. 

'VfOW  « the  Philistines  gathered 
-Li  together  all  their  armies  *to 
Aphek :  and  the  Israelites  pitch- 
ed by  a  fountain  which  is  in  Jez- 
reel. 

2  And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
passed  on  by  hundreds,  and  by 
thousands:  but  David  and  his 
men  passed  on  in  the  rearward 
cwith  Achish. 

3  Then  said  the  princes  of  the 
Philistines,  What  do  these  He- 
brews here?  And  Achish  said 
unto  the  princes  of  the  Philis- 
tines, Is  not  this  David,  the  serv- 
ant of  Saul  the  king  of  Israel, 
which  hath  been  with  me  "^these 

289 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1056. 


s  ch.  15.  9. 
1  Kings  20. 
42. 

1  Chr.  10. 
13. 
Jer.  4a  10. 


t  Heb.  mads 
haste,  and 
fell  with  the 
fulness  of 
hi*  stature. 


« Jnde.  12.  3. 
ch.  19.  5. 
Job  13.  14. 


och.  28.  1. 
6ch.  4.  1. 


:ch.  28.  1,  2. 


Achisli  dismisseth  David. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


The  AmaleMtes  spoil  Ziklag. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1056. 


/I  Chr.  12.19. 


g  As  ch.  14. 
21. 


ftch.  18.  7.  & 
21.  11. 


?2Sam.  3.  25. 
2  Kings  19. 


t  Hcb.  thou 
art  nut  ^ood 
in  the  eyes 
vf  the  lords, 

T  Ileh.  do  not 
cv)/  in  the 
ct/rs  of  the 
lords. 


t  Hi;b. 

ficfore  thcc. 


in  Sam.  M. 
37,  2(1.  &  ]9. 


n2  Sam.  4.  4. 


oSee  rh.  15. 
7.  iL  27.  8. 


days,  or  these  years,  and  I  have 
^Ibuiid  no  lault  in  him  since  he 
fell  unto  me  unto  this  day? 

4  And  the  princes  of  the  Philis- 
tines were  wroth  with  him  ;  and 
the  princes  of  the  Philistines  said 
unto  him,  /Make  this  fellow  re- 
turn, that  he  may  go  again  to  his 
place  which  thou  hast  appointed 
him,  and  let  him  not  go  down 
with  us  to  battle,  lest  fi'in  the  bat- 
tle he  be  an  adversary  to  us :  for 
wherewith  should  he  reconcile 
himself  unto  his  master  ?  should 
it  not  be  with  the  heads  of  these 
men? 

5  Is  not  this  David,  of  whom 
they  sang  one  to  another  in 
dances,  saying,  ''Saul  slew  his 
thousands,  and  David  his  ten 
thousands  ? 

6  1  Then  Achish  called  David, 
and  said  unto  him.  Surely,  as  the 
LOKD  liveth,thou  hast  been  up- 
right, and  ithy  going  out  and  thy 
coming  in  with  me  in  the  host  is 
good  in  my  sight:  for  ^I  have  not 
found  evil  in  thee  since  the  day 
of  thy  coming  unto  me  unto  this 
day:  nevertheless  tthe  lords  ia- 
vour  thee  not. 

7  Wherefore  now  return,  and  go 
in  peace,  that  thou  tdispleas&not 
the  lords  of  the  Philistine.s. 

8  f  And  David  said  unto  Achish, 
But  what  have  I  done  ?  and  what 
hast  thou  found  in  thy  servant 
so  long  as  I  have  been  fwith  thee 
unto  this  day,  that  I  may  not  go 
fight  against  the  enemies  of  my 
lord  the  king? 

9  And  Acliish  answered  and 
said  to  David,  I  know  that  thou 
art  good  in  my  sight,  'as  an  angel 
of  God:  notwithstanding,  "'the 
princes  of  the  Philistines  have 
said.  He  shall  not  go  up  with  us 
to  the  battle. 

10  Wherefore  now  rise  up  early 
in  the  morning  with  thy  master's 
servants  that  are  come  with  thee : 
and  as  soon  as  ye  be  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  have  light,  de- 
part. 

11  So  David  and  his  men  rose  up 
early  to  depart  in  the  morning,  to 
return  into  the  land  of  the  I'liilis- 
tines.  "And  the  Philistines  went 
up  to  Jezreel. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  The  Amnltkites  spoil  Ziklng.  4  David  asiing 
counsel  is  encouruf^cd  by  (Jod  to  pursue  them. 
11  By  the  means  of  a  revived  Egyptian  he  is 
brought  to  the  enemies^  and  recovereth  all  the 
spoil.  22  David's  law  to  divide  the  spoil 
eijually  hetwcen  them  that  Jight  and  them  that 
hecp  the  stuff.  2G  He  sendcth  presents  to  his 
friends. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when 
.  David  and  his  men  were 
come  to  Ziklag  on  tlu;  third  day, 
that  the  "Amalekites  had  invall- 
ed  the  soutli,  and  Ziklag,  and 
smitten  Ziklag,  and  burned  it 
with  lire; 

290 


2  And  had  taken  the  women 
captives,  that  were  therein :  they 
slew  not  any,  either  great  or 
small,  but  carried  the7n  away,  and 
went  on  their  way. 

3  1[  So  David  and  his  men  came 
to  the  city,  and,  behold,  it  ivas 
burned  with  fire;  and  their  wives, 
and  their  sons,  and  their  daugh- 
ters, were  taken  captives. 

4  Then  David  and  the  people 
that  were  with  him  lifted  up  their 
voice  and  wept,  until  they  had  no 
more  power  to  weep. 

5  And  David's  *  two  wives  were 
taken  captives,  Ahinoam  the  Jez- 
reelitess,  and  Abigail  the  wife  of 
Nabal  the  Carmelite. 

6  And  David  was  greatly  dis- 
tressed; <;for  the  people  spake  of 
stoning  him,  because  the  soul  of 
all  the  people  was  t  grieved,  every 
man  for  his  sons  and  for  his 
daughters:  f'but  David  encour- 
aged himself  in  the  Lord  his  God. 

7  <;And  David  said  to  Abiathar 
the  priest,  Ahimelech's  son,  I 
pray  thee,  bring  me  hither  the 
ephod.  And  Abiathar  brought 
thither  the  ephod  to  David. 

8  .'And  David  inquired  at  the 
Lord,  saying.  Shall  I  pursue 
after  this  troop?  shall  I  overtake 
them?  And  he  answered  him. 
Pursue:  for  thou  shalt  surely 
overtake  them,  and  without  fail 
recover  all. 

9  So  David  went,  he  and  the  six 
hundred  men  that  ivere  with  him, 
and  came  to  the  brook  Besor, 
where  those  that  were  left  be- 
hind stayed. 

10  But  David  pursued,  he  and 
four  hundred  men  :  fffor  two  hun- 
dred abode  behind,  which  were  so 
faint  that  they  could  not  go  over 
the  brook  Besor. 

11  ^  And  they  found  an  Egyp- 
tian in  the  field,  and  brought  him 
to  David,  and  gave  him  bread, 
and  he  did  eat ;  and  they  made 
him  drink  water ; 

12  And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of 
a  cake  of  figs,  and  two  clusters  of 
raisins:  and  ''when  he  had  eaten, 
his  spirit  came  again  to  him:  for 
he  had  eaten  no  bread,  nor  drunk 
any  water,  three  days  and  three 
nights. 

13  And  David  said  unto  him, 
To  whom  belonflest  thou?  and 
whence  art  thou?  And  he  said,  I 
am  a  young  man  of  Egypt,  serv- 
ant to  an  Amalekite;  ami  my 
master  loft  me,  because  three 
days  agone  I  fell  sick. 

14  We  made  an  inv;ision  ■iiymn 
the  south  of 'the  Cliercthites,  and 
upon  the  const  which  hdoiir/rt/i.  to 
Judah,  and  upon  the  south  of 
'■Caleb;  and  we  burned  Ziklag 
with  fire. 

1.')  And  David  said  to  him,  Canst 
thou  bring  me  down  to  this  com- 


Beforc 
CHRIST 

about  10.56. 


b  ch.  25.  42, 


2  Sam.  2.  2. 


t  Heb.  bitter, 

Judg.  IP.  25. 

ch.  1.  10. 

2  Sam.  17.  8. 

2  Kings  4.  27. 
d  Ps.  42.  5.  & 

56.  3,  4,  11. 

Hab.  3.  17, 

18. 

eeh.  23.  6,  9. 
/ch.  23.  2,  4. 


/i  So  Jiulg.15. 
19. 
ch.  14.  27. 


18. 


ver.  IC, 
2  Sam. 
1  KiHKs  1. 
38,  44. 
Kz.  25.  16. 
Zcph.  2.  !). 

h.  14.  13, 
<k  15.  13. 


k.J 


David  recovereth  the  spoil. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


The  death  of  Satd. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1056. 


t  Hell.  Ihcir 
morrow. 


II  Or,  asked 

them  how 

they  rlid, 

Jiulg.  18.  }5. 
0  Dent.  13.  13. 

JuilR.  I'J.  2-2. 
t  Heb.  men. 


pSee  Num. 
31 .  27. 
Josh.  22.  8. 


t  Heh. 
and  Jortoard. 


t  Heb. 
t'lessinir. 
Gen.  33.  11. 
ch.  23.  27. 


pany  ?  And  he  said.  Swear  unto 
me  by  God,  that  thou  wilt  nei- 
ther kill  me,  nor  deliver  me  into 
the  hands  of  my  ma.ster,  and  I 
will  bring  thee  down  to  this  com- 
pany. 

16  1  And  when  he  had  brought 
him  down,  behold,  t/icy  iccre 
spread  abroad  upon  all  the  earth, 
I  eating  and  drinking,  and  danc- 
ing, because  of  all  the  great  spoil 
that  thej'  had  taken  out  of  the 
land  of  the  Philistines,  and  out  of 
the  land  of  Judah. 

17  And  David  smote  them  from 
the  twilight  even  unto  the  even- 
ing of  t  the  next  daj' :  and  there 
escaped  not  a  man  of  thein,  save 
four  hundred  young  men,  which 
rode  upon  camels,  and  tied. 

18  And  IJavid  recovered  all  that 
the  Amalekites  had  carried  away : 
and  David  rescued  his  two  wives. 

19  And  there  was  nothing  lack- 
ing to  them,  neither  small  nor 
great,  neither  sons  nor  daugh- 
ters, neither  spoil,  nor  any  thlna 
that  they  had  taken  to  them : 
"i David  recovered  all. 

20  And  David  took  all  the  flocks 
and  the  herds,  ichicli  they  drave 
before  those  olhrr  cattle,  and  said, 
This  7.S'  David's  spoil. 

21 1i  And  David  came  to  the  "two 
hundred  men,  which  were  so  faint 
that  they  could  not  follow  David, 
whom  they  had  made  also  to 
abide  at  the  brook  Besor:  and 
they  went  fortli  to  meet  David, 
and  to  meet  the  people  that  xccrc 
with  him:  and  when  David  came 
near  to  the  people,  he  il  saluted 
them. 

22  Then  answered  all  the  wicked 
men,  aud7?i^?io  of  Belial,  of  tthose 
that  went  with  David,  and  said. 
Because  they  went  not  with  us, 
we  will  not  give  them  aur/M  of 
the  spoil  that  we  have  recovered, 
save  to  every  man  his  wife  and 
his  children,  that  they  may  lead 
them  awav,  and  depart. 

2.3  Then  said  David,  Ye  shall 
not  do  so,  my  brethren,  with  that 
which  the  Lord  hath  given  us, 
who  hatli  preserved  us,  and  de- 
livered the  company  that  came 
against  us  into  our  hand. 

24  For  who  will  hearken  unto 
you  in  this  matter?  but  pas  his 
part  IS  that  goeth  down  to  the 
battle,  so  shall,  his  part  be  that 
tarrieth  by  the  stuff:  they  shall 
part  alike. 

2-5  And  it  was  so  from  that  day 
t  forward,  that  he  made  it  a  stat- 
ute and  an  ordinance  for  Israel 
unto  this  day. 

26  1[  And  when  David  came  to 
Ziklag,  he  sent  of  the  spoil  unto 
the  elders  of  .Tudah,  rvcn  to  his 
friends,  saying.  Behold  at  present 
for  you  of  the  .spoil  of  the  enemies 
of  the  Lord; 


27  To  them  which  icerein  Beth-el, 
and  to  them  which  ivere  in  7S0Uth 
Ramoth,  and  to  thein  which  were 
in  'Jattir, 

28  And  to  them  which  ivere  in 
sAroer,  and  to  them  which  ivere  in 
Siphmoth,  and  to  them  which 
ivei'c  in  <Eshtemoa, 

29  And  to  lhe7n  which  were  in 
Bachal,  and  to  than  which  icere  in 
the  cities  of  "the  Jerahmeelites, 
and  to  them  which  icerc  in  the 
cities  of  the  a;lvenites, 

30  And  to  theju  which  icere  in 
yHormah,  and  to  them  which 
ivere  in  C'hor-ashan,  and  to  the7n 
which  ivere  in  Athach, 

31  And  to  them  which  icere  in 
^Hebron,  and  to  all  the  places 
\\here  David  himself  and  his  men 
were  wont  to  haunt. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  Saul  having  lost  his  army,  and  his  sons  slain, 
he  and  his  armourbcarer  kill  themselves.  7 
The  Philistines  possess  the  forsaken  towns  of 
the  Israelites.  8  They  triumph  over  the  dead 
carcasses.  11  They  of  Jabesh'Sileady  recover' 
in.?  the  bodies  by  night,  bum  them  at  Jabesht 
and  mournfully  bury  their  bones. 

Now  «the  Philistines  fought 
against  Israel :  and  the  men 
of  Israel  fled  from  before  the 
Philistines,  and  fell  down  II  slain 
in  mount  iGilboa. 

2  And  the  Philistines  followed 
hard  upon  Saul  and  upon  his 
sons;  and  the  Philistines  slew 
^Jonathan,  and  Abinadab,  and 
Melchi-shua,  Saul's  sons. 

3  And  rfthe  battle  went  sore 
against  Saul,  and  the  t archers 
thit  him ;  and  he  was  sore  wound- 
ed of  the  archers. 

4  '•Then  said  Saul  unto  his  arm- 
ourbearer,  Draw  thy  sword,  and 
thrust  me  through  therewith; 
lest  /these  uncircumcised  come 
and  thrust  me  through,  and!!  abuse 
me.  But  his  armourbearer  would 
not;  i/foT  he  was  sore  afraid. 
Therefore  Saul  took  a  sword,  and 
''fell  upon  it. 

5  And  when  his  armourbearer 
saw  that  Saul  was  dead,  he  fell 
likewise  upon  his  sword,  and  died 
with  him. 

6  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  sons, 
and  his  armourbearer,  and  all  his 
men,  that  same  day  together. 

7  '^  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
that  were  on  the  other  side  of  the 
vallej%  and  thei/  that  were  on  the 
other  side  Jordan,  saw  that  the 
men  of  I.srael  fled,  and  that  Saul 
and  his  sons  were  dead,  they  for- 
sook the  cities,  and  fled;  and  the 
Philistines  came  and  dwelt  in 
them. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  when  the  Philistines 
came  to  strip  the  slain,  tliat  they 
found  Saul  and  his  three  sons 
fallen  in  mount  Gilboa, 

t)  And  they  cut  oft"  his  head,  and 
291 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  10o6. 


7  Josh.  19.  b. 
r  Josh.  15.  48. 
sJosh.  13.  IG. 

(Josh.  15.  50 


rJudg.  1.  IG. 
yJudg.  1.  17. 


»  Josh.  14.  13. 
2  Sam.  2.  1. 


!l  Chr.  10.  1- 


II  Or,  wounded, 
b  ch.  28.  4. 


cch.  11.  49. 

1  Chr.  8.33. 
d  See  2  Sain. 

1.  6,  ic. 
t  Heh. 

shooters,  rncn 

with  hows. 
t  Heb. 

found  him. 
eSo  Juilg.  9. 

54. 
fch.  14.  G.& 

17.  26. 
II  Or, 

moek  me. 
f2Sam.  I.  H. 
/!2Sam.  1.  10. 


Saul  and  Ids 


II.  SAMUEL. 


sons  are  buried. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1056. 


I  2  Sam.  1.  20. 
*ch.  21.  9. 
UuAg.  2.  13. 
m2  Sam.  21. 

12. 
n  Josh.  17.11. 

Judg.  1.  27. 
och.  11.  3,  9, 

11. 

II  Or,  concern' 
ing  him. 


Before 

CHRIST 

105G. 


brh.  4.  10. 
r  1  Sam.  4.  12 


t  Hob.   What 
1  Saiii.  4.  16. 


d\  Sam.  31.  1. 
e  See  1  Sam. 
31.  2,  3,  4. 


t  Keb. 
Behold  me. 


II  Or,  my  coat 
of  mail,  or, 
77zy  cmhroid- 
tred  coat  km- 
derctk  mc, 
that  mil,  ^r. 


Stripped  off  his  armour,  and  sent 
into  the  land  of  the  Philistines 
round  about,  to  '  publisli  it  in  the 
house  of  their  idols,  and  among 
the  people. 

10  'fAnd  they  put  his  armour  in 
the  house  of  'Ashtaroth :  and 
'"they  fastened  his  body  to  the 
wall  of  »Beth-slian. 

11  1[  "And  when  tlie  inhabitants 
of  Jabesh-gilead  heard  II  of  tliat 


which  the  Philistines  had  done  to 
Saul, 

12  pAU  the  valiant  naen  arose, 
and  went  all  night,  and  took  the 
body  of  Saul  and  the  bodies  of 
his  sons  from  the  wall  of  Beth- 
shaii,  and  came  to  Jabesh,  and 
7  burnt  them  there. 

13  And  they  took  their  bones, 
and  'buried  them  under  a  tree 
at  .Tabesh, « and  fasted  seven  days. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1056. 


THE   SECOND   BOOK  OF  SAJMUEL, 

OTHERWISE   CALLED, 

THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF  THE  KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  AmnWkitc,  who  brought  tidings  of  the 
overthrow,  and  accused  himself  of  SauVs  death, 
is  slain.  17  David  lamenteth  Saul  and  Jona- 
than with  a  song. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  after  the 
death  of  Saul,  when  David 
was  returned  from  "the  slaugliter 
of  the  Amalekites,  and  David  had 
abode  two  days  in  Ziklag; 

2  It  came  even  to  pass  on  the 
third  day,  that,  behold,  ^a  man 
came  out  of  the  camp  from  Saul 
cwith  his  clothes  rent,  and  earth 
upon  his  head:  and  so  it  was, 
when  he  came  to  David,  that  he 
fell  to  the  earth,  and  did  obeisance. 

3  And  David  said  unto  him, 
From  whence  comest  thou  ?  And 
he  said  unto  him.  Out  of  the  camp 
of  Israel  am  I  escaped. 

4  And  David  said  unto  him, 
tHow  went  the  matter?  I  pray 
thee,  tell  me.  And  he  answered. 
That  the  people  are  lied  from  the 
battle,  and  many  of  the  people 
also  are  fallen  and  dead;  and 
Saul  and  Jonathan  his  son  are 
dead  also. 

5  And  David  said  unto  the  young 
man  tliat  told  him.  How  knowest 
thou  that  Saul  and  Jonathan  his 
son  be  dead  ? 

6  And  the  young  man  that  told 
him  said.  As  I  happened  by 
chance  upon  ''mount  Gilboa,  be- 
hold, eSaul  leaned  upon  his  spear ; 
and,  lo,  the  chariots  and  horse- 
men followed  hard  after  him. 

7  And  when  he  looked  behind 
him,  he  saw  me,  and  called  unto 
me.  And  I  answered,  tHere 
am  I. 

8  And  he  said  unto  me,  Who  art 
thou?  And  I  answered  him,  I 
am  an  Amalekite. 

9  He  said  unto  me  again,  Stand, 
I  pray  thee,  upon  me,  and  slay 
me:  for  languish  is  come  upon 
me,  because  my  life  is  yet  whole 
in  me. 

292 


10  So  I  stood  upon  him,  and 
/slew  him,  because  I  was  sure 
that  he  could  not  live  after  that 
he  was  fallen :  and  I  took  the 
crown  that  was  upon  his  head, 
and  the  bracelet  that  was  on  his 
arm,  and  have  brought  them 
hither  unto  my  lord. 

11  Then  David  took  hold  on  his 
clothes,  and  i' rent  them ;  and  like- 
wise all  the  men  that  were  with 
him : 

12  And  they  mourned,  and  wept, 
and  fasted  imtil  even,  for  Saul, 
and  for  Jonathan  his  son,  and 
for  the  people  of  the  Lord,  and 
for  the  house  of  Israel ;  because 
they  were  fallen  by  the  sword. 

13  f  And  David  said  unto  the 
young  man  that  told  him.  Whence 
art  thou?  And  he  answered,  I 
am  the  son  of  a  stranger,  an 
Amalekite. 

14  And  David  said  unto  him, 
^'IIow  wast  thou  not  'afraid  to 
'•^stretch  forth  thine  hand  to  de- 
stroy the  Lord's  anointed  ? 

15  And  'David  called  one  of  the 
young  men,  and  said.  Go  near, 
and  fall  upon  him.  And  he  smote 
him  that  he  died. 

10  And  David  said  unto  him. 
"'Thy  blood  be  upon  thy  head; 
for  «thy  mouth  hath  testified 
against  thee,  saying,  I  have  slain 
the  Lord's  anointed. 

17  1  And  David  lamented  with 
this  lamentation  over  Saul  and 
over  Jonathan  liis  son : 

18  ("Also  he  bade  them  teach  the 
children  of  .ludah  the  u.se  of  the 
bow :  behold,  it  is  written  p in  the 
book  II  of  Jasher :) 

19  The  beauty  of  Israel  is  slain 
upon  tliy  high  places:  7 how  are 
the  mighty  fallen ! 

20  'Tell  it  not  in  Gath,  publish 
it  not  in  the  streets  of  Askelon; 
lest  «the  daughters  of  the  Philis- 
tines rejoice,  lest  the  daughters  of 
i  the  uucircumcised  triumph. 


p  See  ch.  11. 

1-11. 

2  Sam.  2.  4- 

7. 
/7  2Chr.  lfi.14. 

Jer.  34.  5. 

Amos  6.  10. 
r1  Sam.  2.  4, 

5.  &  21.  12, 

13,  14. 
sGen.  50.  10. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1056. 


/Judg.  9.  .t4. 


gc-h.  3.  ."il.  <fe 
13.  31. 


A  Num.  12.  8. 
il  Sam.  31.4. 
k  1  Sam.  24.  6. 

<k  26.  9. 

Ps.  105.  15. 
/ch.  4.  10,12. 


m  1  Sam.  26.9. 

1  Kings 2.  32, 

33,  37. 
n  ver.  10. 

Luke  19.  22. 

olSam.  31.3. 
p  Josh.  10.  13. 
II  Or,  of  the 

upright, 
q  ver.  27. 
t\  Sam.  31. 

9. 

Mic.  1.  10. 

See  Judg. 

16.  23. 
J  See  Ex.  15. 

20. 

Judg.  11.  34. 

1  Sam.  18.  6. 
I  1  Sam.  31.  4. 


David  made  king  over  Judali.      II.  SAMUEL. 


Joab  defcateth  Abner, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1056. 


ul  Sam.  31. 1. 
xSo  Judg.  5. 

23, 

Job  3.  3,  4. 

Jer.  20.  14. 
yl  Sam.  10.  ]. 
z  1  Sam.  18. 

4. 


a  Judg.  14. 18. 


4  1  Sam.  18. 

1,  3.  &:  19.  2. 

&  20.  17,  41. 

&  23.  18. 
e  ver.  19. 


o  Judg.  1.  1. 
1  Sam.  23.  2, 
4,  9.  Sc  30.  7, 


ver.  11. 

ch.  5.  1,  3. 

1  Kings  2. 

11. 
c  1  Sam.  30.  5. 
d  1  Sam.  27.  2, 

3.  &  30.  1. 

1  Chr.  12.  1. 

about  1055. 

e  ver.  11. 


/)  Sam.  31. 
11,  13. 


g  Ruth  2.  20. 
4:  3.  10. 
Ps.  115.  15. 


A  2  Tim.  1.10, 


21  Ye  «  mountains  of  Gilboa,  ^  let 
there  be  no  dew,  neither  let  there  be 
rain,  upon  you,  nor  lields  of  offer- 
ings: for  there  the  shield  of  the 
mighty  is  vilelj'  cast  away,  the 
shield  of  Saul,  as  though  he  had 
not  been  J/ anointed  \\-ith  oil. 

22  From  the  blood  of  the  slain, 
from  the  fat  of  the  mighty,  zthe 
bow  of  Jonathan  turned  not  back, 
and  the  sword  of  Saul  returned 
not  empty. 

23  Saul  and  Jonathan  urre  love- 
Ij'  and  i!  pleasant  in  their  lives,  and 
in  their  death  they  were  not  di- 
vided: they  were  swifter  than 
eagles,  they  were  "stronger  than 
lions. 

24  Ye  daughters  of  Israel,  weep 
over  Saul,  v.-ho  clothed  you  in 
scarlet,  with  otho-  delights;  who 
put  on  ornaments  of  gold  upon 
your  apparel. 

2-5  How  are  the  mighty  fallen  In 
the  mid.st  of  the  battle !  O  Jona- 
than, t/iou  least  slain  in  thine  high 
places. 

26  I  am  distressed  for  thee,  my 
brother  Jonathan  :  very  pleasant 
hast  tliou  been  unto  me:  *thy 
love  to  me  v.as  wonderful,  pa.ss- 
ing  the  love  of  women. 

27  cHow  are  the  mighty  fallen, 
and  the  weapons  of  warjierished! 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  David,  by  God's  direction,  witfi  his  company, 
gocih  tip  to  Hebron,  where  he  is  made  h.ing  of 
Judah,  5  He  commendeth  them  of  Jabesh- 
gilead  for  their  kindness  to  Saul.  8  Abner 
maketh  Ish-bosheth  king  of  Israel.  12  A  mor- 
tal skirmish  between  twelve  of  Abner's  and 
twelve  of  Joa'j's  men.  18  Asahel  is  slain.  25 
At  A'incr's  motion  Joab  soundeth  a  retreat.  32 
Asahel's  burial. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
.  that  David  "inquired  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  Shall  I  go  up  into 
any  of  the  cities  of  Judah  ?  And 
the  Lord  .said  unto  hiin.  Go  up. 
And  David  said.  Whither  shall  I 
go  up  ?  And  he  said,  Unto  *  He- 
bron. 

2  So  David  went  up  thither,  and 
his  c  two  wives  also,  Ahinoam  the 
Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail  Xabal's 
wife  the  Carmelite. 

3  And  cUiis  men  that  iveve  with 
him  did  David  bring  up,  every 
man  with  his  household :  and  they 
dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Hebron. 

4  «And  the  men  of  Judah  came, 
and  there  they  anointed  David 
king  over  the  house  of  Judah. 
And  they  told  David,  sajing.  That 
/the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead  ivere 
they  that  buried  Saul. 

5  ^  And  David  sent  messengers 
unto  the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead, 
and  said  unto  them,  »  Blessed  be 

ye  of  the  Lord,  that  ye  have 
shewed  this  kindness  urito  your 
lord,  even  unto  Saul,  and  have 
buried  him. 

6  And  now  ''the  Lord  shew 
kindness  and  truth  unto  you :  and 


I  also  will  requite  you  this  kind- 
ness, because  ye  have  done  this 
thing. 

7  Therefore  now  let  your  hands 
be  strengthened,  and  the  ye  val- 
iant :  for  your  master  Saul  is  dead, 
and  also  the  house  of  Judah  have 
anointed  me  king  over  them. 

8  T  But  iAbner  the  son  of  Ner, 
captain  of  f  Saul's  host,  took  II  Ish- 
bosheth  the  son  of  Saul,  and 
brought  him  over  to  Mahanaim ; 

9  And  made  him  king  over  Gil- 
ead.  and  over  the  Ashurites,  and 
over  Jezreel,  and  over  Enhraim, 
and  over  Benjamin,  and  over  all 
Israel. 

10  Ish-bosheth  Saul's  son  icas 
forty  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign  over  Israel,  and  reigned  two 
years.  But  the  house  of  Judah 
followed  David. 

11  And  *the  Ttime  that  David 
was  king  in  Hebron  over  the 
house  of  Judah  was  seven  years 
and  six  months. 

12  '[  And  Abner  the  son  of  Ner, 
and  the  servants  of  Ish-bosheth 
the  son  of  Saul,  went  out  from 
Mahanaim  to  '  Gibeon. 

13  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah, 
and  the  servants  of  Da\nd,  went 
out,  and  met  t  together  by  ™the 
pool  of  Gibeon :  and  they  sat 
down,  the  one  on  the  one  side  of 
the  pool,  and  the  other  on  the 
other  side  of  the  pool. 

14  And  Abner  said  to  Joab,  Let 
the  young  men  now  arise,  and 
plaj-  belbre  us.  And  Joab  said.  Let 
them  arise. 

15  Then  there  arose  and  went 
over  by  number  twelve  of  Benja- 
min, which  peTtaiiied  to  Ish-bo- 
sheth the  son  of  Suul,  and  twelve 
of  the  servants  of  David. 

10  And  they  caught  every  one  his 
fellow  by  the  head,  and  thrust  his 
sword  in  his  fellow's  side;  so  they 
fell  down  together :  wherefore 
that  place  was  called  il  Helkath- 
hazzurim,  which  is  in  Gibeon. 

17  And  there  was  a  very  sore 
battle  that  day;  and  Abner  was 
beaten,  and  the  men  of  Israel,  be- 
fore the  servants  of  David. 

18  1[  And  there  were  «  three  sons 
of  Zeruiah  there,  Joab,  and  Abish- 
ai,  and  Asahel:  and  Asahel  icas 
oas  light  t  of  foot  ti^as  a  wild  roe. 

19  And  Asahel  pursued  after  Ab- 
ner; and  in  going  he  turned  not 
to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left 
tfrom  following  Abner. 

20  Then  Abner  looked  behind 
him,  and  said.  Art  thou  Asahel? 
And  he  answered,  I  am. 

21  And  Abner  said  to  him,  Turn 
thee  aside  to  thy  right  hand  or  to 
thj-  left,  and  lay  thee  hold  on  one 
of  the  young  men,  and  take  thee 
his  ;I  armour.  But  Asahel  would 
not  turn  aside  from  following  of 
him, 

293.' 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1053. 


f-Heb.  6c  ys 
the  sons  of 
valour. 


t  Heh.  the 
host  which 
was  Saul's. 

I  Or, 

Esh-baat, 
1  Chr.  8.  33. 
<t  9.  39. 


1055. 


1  Kings  2. 


t  Heb.  Jium- 
ber  of  days. 


/Josh.  18.  23. 

about  1053. 

-  Heb.  them 

together, 
m  Jer.  41.  12. 


I  That  !s. 
The  ft  Id  of 
strong  men. 


ol  Chr.  12.  S. 
f  Heb.  of  his 

feet. 
t  Heb.  as  one 

of  the  roes 

that  is  1)1  the 
field, 
p  Vs.  18.  33. 

Caut.  2.  17. 

&;  8.  14. 
t  Heb.  from 

after  Aujier. 

I  Or,  spoil, 
Judg.  14.  19. 


Asahel  slain  hy  Ahner. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


David  waxetJi  stronger. 


Btfore 
CHRIST 

about  1053. 


qch.  3.  27.  <fc 
4.  6.  &  20.10. 


T  vcr.  II. 

I'rov.  17.  14. 
+  Htfli.  from 

l)ic  murning. 
II  Or, 

guiie  away. 


22  And  Abner  s:iid  again  to  Asa- 
hel, Turn  thee  aside  Ironi  follow- 
ing me :  wlierel'ore  should  I  smite 
thee  to  the  ground?  how  then 
should  I  hold  up  my  lace  to  Joah 
thy  brother  ? 

23  Howbeit  he  refused  to  turn 
aside :  wherefore  Abner  with  the 
hinder  end  of  the  spear  smote  him 
*  under  the  fifth  rib,  that  the  spear 
came  out  behind  liim  ;  and  he  fell 
down  there,  and  died  in  the  same 
place :  and  it  came  to  pass,  (/lat  as 
many  as  came  to  the  place  where 
Asahel  fell  down  and  died  stood 
still. 

24  Joab  also  and  Abishai  pursued 
after  Abner:  and  the  sun  went 
down  when  they  were  come  to  the 
hill  of  Ammah,  that  liet/i  before 
Giah  by  the  way  of  the  wilderness 
of  Gibeon. 

25  H  And  the  children  of  Benja- 
min gathered  themselves  together 
after  Abner,  and  became  one 
troop,  and  stood  on  the  top  of  a  hill. 

26  Then  Abner  called  to  Joab, 
and  said,  Shall  the  sword  devour 
for  ever?  knowest  thou  not  that 
it  will  be  bitterness  in  the  latter 
end?  how  long  shall  it  be  then, 
ere  thou  bid  the  people  return 
from  following  their  brethren? 

27  And  Joab  said,  As  God  liveth, 
unless  'thou  hadst  spoken,  surely 
then  tin  tlie  morning  the  people 
had  llgone  up  every  one  from  fol- 
lowing his  brother. 

28  8o  Joab  blew  a  trumpet,  and 
all  the  people  stood  still,  and  pur- 
sued after  Israel  no  more,  neither 
fought  they  any  more. 

29  And  Abner  and  his  men  walk- 
ed all  that  night  through  the 
plain,  and  passed  over  Jordan, 
and  went  through  all  Bithron, 
and  the.y  came  to  Mahanaim. 

30  And  Joab  returned  from  fol- 
lowing Abner:  and  when  he  had 
gathered  all  tlie  people  together, 
there  lacked  of  JJavid's  servants 
nineteen  men  and  Asaliel. 

31  But  the  servants  of  David  had 
smitten  of  Benjamin,  and  of  Ab- 
ner"s  men,  .so  that  tliree  hundred 
and  threescore  men  died. 

32  H  And  they  took  up  Asahel, 
and  buried  him  in  the  sepulchre 
of  his  lather,  wliicli  iw/.s  hi  Beth- 
lehem. And  Joab  and  his  men 
went  all  niglit,  and  tliey  came  to 
Hebron  at  break  of  day. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  During  the  war  David  slifl  waxclh  stronger. 
2  Six  sons  were  burn  to  liim  jn  Hehron.  G 
Ahner,  displeased  with  Jsh-buslielh,  12  revolt- 
all  to  David.  13  David  rcriairctit  a  condition 
to  bring  him  his  wife  Michal.  17  Abner,  hav- 
ing communed  with  the  Israelites,  is  feasted  by 
David,  and  dismissed.  22  Joab,  returning 
Jrom  battle,  is  displeased  with  the  line,  and 
killeth  Abner.  2«  David  curteth  Joab,  ai  and 
mourn eth  for  Abner, 

IW'OW  tlioro  was  long  war  be- 

1.1   tweon  the  liouse  of  Saul  and 

294 


the  house  of  David:  but  David 
waxed  stronger  and  stronger,  and 
the  house  of  Saul  waxed  weaker 
and  weaker. 

2  \  And  a  unto  David  were  sons 
born  in  Hebron  :  and  his  firstborn 
was  Amnon,  *of  Ahinoam  the 
Jezreelitess ; 

3  And  his  second,  llChileab,  of 
Abigail  the  wife  of  Nabal  the  Car- 
melite; and  tlie  third,  Absalom 
the  son  (jf  Maacah  the  daughter 
of  Talinui  king  cof  Geshur; 

4  And  the  lourth,  ''Adonijah  the 
son  of  Haggith  ;  and  the  fifth, 
Shephatiah  the  son  of  Abital ; 

5  And  the  sixtli,  Ithream,  by  Eg- 
lah  David's  wife.  These  were 
born  to  David  in  Hebron. 

6  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
there  was  war  between  the  house 
of  Saul  and  the  house  of  David, 
that  Abner  made  himself  strong 
for  the  house  of  Saul. 

7  And  Saul  had  a  concubine, 
whose  name  was  eRizpah,  the 
daughter  of  Aiah :  and  Ish-bosheth 
said  to  Abner,  Wherefore  hast 
thou  /gone  in  unto  my  father's 
concubine? 

8  Then  was  Abner  vei-y  wroth  for 
the  words  of  Ish-bosheth,  and 
said,  Ain  I  a  a.  dog's  head,  which 
against  Judah  do  shew  kindness 
this  day  unto  the  house  of  Saul 
thy  father,  to  liis  brethren,  and  to 
his  friends,  and  have  not  delivered 
thee  into  the  hand  of  David,  that 
thou  chargest  me  to  daj^  with  a 
fault  concerning  this  woman  ? 

9  ^«So  do  God  to  Abner,  and  more 
also,  except,  '"as  the  Lord  hath 
sworn  to  David,  even  so  I  do  to 
him  ; 

10  To  translate  the  kingdom  from 
the  house  of  Saul,  and  to  set  up 
the  throne  of  David  over  Israel 
and  over  Judah,  *^  from  Dan  even 
to  Beer-sheba. 

11  And  he  could  not  answer  Ab- 
ner a  word  again,  because  he 
feared  him. 

12  fl  And  Abner  sent  messengers 
to  David  on  his  behalf,  saying. 
Whose  is  the  land  ?  saying  «teo. 
Make  thy  league  with  me,  and, 
behold ,  m.v  hand  shall  be  with  thee, 
to  bring  about  all  Israel  unto  thee. 

13 'if  And  he  said.  Well;  I  will 
make  a  league  with  thee :  but  one 
thing  I  recjuiro  of  thee,  tthat  is, 
'Thou  Shalt  not  see  my  face,  ex- 
cept thou  first  bring  '"  Michal 
Saul's  daughter,  when  thou  com- 
est  to  see  my  lace. 

14  And  David  sent  messengers  to 
Ish-bosheth  Saul's  son,  sa.viug, 
Deliver  me  my  wife  Michal,  which 
T  espoused  t(/mt;  »  for  a  liundred 
foreskins  of  the  Philistines. 

15  And  Ish-bosheth  sent,  and  took 
her  Irom  hci-  liusband,  rvot  from 
o  Phaltiel  the  son  of  Laish. 

10  And  her  husband  went  with 


ol  Sam. 25. 44, 
Phalti. 


Ahner  is  slain  by  Joah. 


II.  SAimiEL. 


David  mourneth  for  Ahner. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1048. 


t  Hell,  going 

and  weeping. 
p  eh.  19.  lli. 
t  Hel).  botit 

yesterday 

and  the  third 

day. 
q  ver.  9. 


fl  Chr.  12.29. 


t\  Kings  11. 
37. 


u  1  Sam.  29.  C. 
Is.  37.  •2Ja. 


So 
10. 

ings2.  5 
-h.  20.  9, 

II  Or, 
peaceahly. 
»cli.  4.  6. 
I  th.  2.  23. 

tHe 

b.  bloods. 

her  talong  weeping  behind  her  to 
p  Bahurini.  Then  said  Abner  un- 
to him,  Go,  return.  And  he  re- 
turned. 

17  1  And  Abner  had  communica- 
tion witli  the  elders  of  Israel,  saj'- 
ing.  Ye  sought  for  David  tin  times 
past  to  be  king  over  you : 

IS  Xow  then  do  it:  i  for  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  of  David,  saying.  By 
the  hand  of  my  servant  David  I 
will  save  my  people  Israel  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  Philistines,  and  out 
of  the  hand  of  all  their  enemies. 

19  And  Abner  also  spake  in  the 
ears  of  ''Benjamin:  and  Abner 
went  also  to  speak  in  the  ears  of 
David  in  Hebron  all  that  seemed 
good  to  Israel,  and  that  seemed 
good  to  the  whole  house  of  Ben- 
jamin. 

20  So  Abner  'came  to  David  to 
Hebron,  and  twenty  men  with 
him.  And  David  made  Abner 
and  the  men  that  were  with  him 
a  feast. 

21  And  Abner  said  unto  David,  I 
will  arise  and  go,  and  «  will  gather 
all  Israel  unto  mj'  lord  the  king, 
that  they  may  make  a  league  with 
thee,  and  that  thou  mayest  'reign 
over  all  that  thine  heart  desireth. 
And  David  sent  Abner  away ;  and 
he  went  in  peace. 

22  \  And,  behold,  the  servants  of 
David  and  Joab  came  from  pur- 
suuKj  a  troop,  and  brought  in  a 
great  spoil  with  them  :  but  Abner 
wan  not  with  David  in  Hebron  ; 
for  he  had  sent  him  away,  and  he 
was  gone  in  peace. 

23  When  ,Toab  and  all  the  host 
that  was  with  him  were  come, 
they  told  Joab,  saying,  Abner  the 
.son" of  Ner  came  to  the  king,  and 
he  hath  sent  him  awaj',  and  he  is 
gone  in  peace. 

24  Then  Joab  came  to  the  king, 
and  said.  What  hast  thou  done? 
behold,  Abner  came  vmto  thee  ; 
why  is  it  that  thou  hast  sent  him 
away,  and  he  is  quite  gone  ? 

25  Thou  knowest  Abner  the  son 
of  ISTer,  that  he  came  to  deceive 
thee,  and  to  know  "thy  going  out 
and  thy  coming  in,  and  to  know 
all  that  thou  doest. 

2G  And  wlien  .Toab  was  come  out 
from  David,  he  sent  inessengers 
after  Abner,  which  brought  him 
again  from  the  well  of  Sirah :  but 
David  knew  it  not. 

27  And  when  Abner  was  return- 
ed to  Hebron,  Joab  ^took  him 
aside  in  the  gate  to  speak  with 
him  i  quietly,  and  smote  him 
there  y  under  the  fifth  rih,  that 
he  died,  for  the  blood  of  «  Asahel 
his  brother. 

28  ^  And  afterward  when  David 
heard  it,  he  said,  I  and  my  king- 
dom are  guiltless  before  the  Lord 
for  ever  Irom  the  t  blood  of  Abner 
the  son  of  Ner: 


29  «  Let  it  rest  on  the  head  of 
Joab,  and  on  all  his  father's 
house;  and  let  there  not  tfail 
from  the  house  of  Joab  one 
''that  hath  an  issue,  or  that  is 
a  leper,  or  that  leaneth  on  a 
staflt,  or  that  falleth  on  the 
sword,  or  that  lacketh  bread, 

30  So  Joab  and  Abishai  his 
brother  slew  Abner,  because  he 
had  slain  their  brother  « Asahel 
at  Gibeon  in  the  battle. 

31  %  And  David  said  to  Joab,  and 
to  all  the  people  that  were  with 
him,  f^Bend  your  clothes,  and 
^gird  you  with  sackcloth,  and 
mourn  before  Abner.  And  king 
David  /liHi.^e// followed  the  t  bier. 

32  And  they  buried  Abner  in 
Hebron :  and  the  king  lifted  up 
his  voice,  and  wept  at  the  grave 
of  Abner;  and  all  the  people 
wept. 

33  And  the  king  lamented  over 
Abner,  and  said.  Died  Abner  as  a 
/fool  dieth  ? 

34  Thy  hands  were  not  bound, 
nor  thy  feet  put  into  fetters :  as 
a  man  falleth  before  1  wicked 
men,  so  fellest  thou.  And  all  the 
people  wept  again  over  him. 

3.5  And  when  all  the  people 
came  wto  cause  David  to  eat 
meat  while  it  was  yet  day,  David 
sware,  saying,  h  So  do  God  to  me, 
and  more  also,  if  I  taste  bread,  or 
aught  else.  »till  the  sun  be  down. 

36  And  all  the  people  took  notice 
of  it,  and  it  t pleased  them:  as 
whatsoever  the  king  did  pleased 
all  the  people. 

37  For  all  the  people  and  all  Is- 
rael understood  that  day  that  it 
was  not  of  the  king  to  slay  Abner 
the  son  of  ISTer. 

38  And  the  king  said  unto  his 
servants.  Know  ye  not  that  there 
is  a  prince  and  a  great  man  fallen 
this  day  in  Israel  ? 

.39  And  I  am  this  day  tweak, 
though  anointed  king ;  and  the.se 
men  the  sons  of  Zeruiah  ^  he  too 
hard  for  me:  'the  Lord  shall  re- 
ward the  doer  of  evil  according  to 
his  wickedness. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  Israelites  being  troubled  at  the  death 
of  Abner,  2  Baanah  and  Rechab  stay  Jsh- 
bosheth,  and  bring  his  head  to  Hebron.  9 
David  causeth  them  to  be  slain,  and  Ish- 
bosheth's  head  to  be  buried. 

AND  when  Saul's  son  heard 
.  that  Abner  was  dead  in  He- 
bron, «his  hands  were  feeble,  and 
all  the  Israelites  were  *  troubled. 

2  And  Saul's  son  had  two  men 
that  ivere  captains  of  bands:  the 
name  of  the  one  ivas  Baanah,  and 
the  name  of  the  t  other  Bechab, 
the  sons  ofRimraon  a  Beerothite, 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin :  (for 
cBeeroth  also  was  reckoned  to 
Benjamin: 

3  And  the  Beerothites   fled  to 

295 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1048. 

a  1  Kings  2. 

32,  33. 
tHeb. 

be  cut  off. 
b  Lev.  15.  2. 


d.Tosh.  7.  6. 
ch.  1.  2,  11. 
c  Gen.  37.  34. 


/ch.l3.  12,13. 


tHeb. 
children  of 
inii/uity. 


gch.  12.  17. 
Jer.  IC.  7. 


tHeb.  mas 
good  in  their 
eyes. 


kch.  IQ.  7. 
/See  ch.  19. 

13. 

IKinfs  2.  6, 

6,  33,  34. 

Ps.  28.  4.  Sc 

C2.  12. 

2  Tun.  4.  14. 


a  Ezra  4.  4. 
Is.  13.  7. 
b  Matt.  2.  3. 


t  Heb.  second. 


cJosh.  18.  25 


Ish-bosheth  is  muixlercd. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


David  txiheth  Zion. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1043. 


d  Neh.  11.  aa 


/I  Sam.  29. 
1,  11. 


I!  Or, 
Merih-haal, 
1  Chr.  3.  M. 
&  0.40. 


*  )  Sarn.  19.2, 
10,  11.  &  23. 
15.  i  25.  20. 


I  Ufi).  49.  10. 

i  Kings  1.29. 
Ps.  31.  7. 

*  rli.  1.  2,4, 
15. 

t  Heb. 
/le  ujrts  in  his 
own  eyes  as  a 
hringeT,  ^c. 

II  Or,  which 
w  a.s  the  re' 
wrird  I  pave 
him  for  his 
lidingf. 

/Gen.  9.  5,  6. 


(iGittaim,  and  were  sojourners 
there  until  this  day.) 

4  And  « Jonathan,  SaiaUs  son, 
had  a  son  t/uU  ivas  lame  of  his 
feet.  He  was  five  years  old  when 
the  tidings  came  of  Saul  and  Jona- 
than /out  of  Jezreel,  and  his 
nurse  took  him  up,  and  tied :  and 
it  came  to  pa.ss,  as  she  made  haste 
to  flee,  that  he  fell,  and  became 
lame.  And  his  name  ivas  ilMe- 
phibosheth. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Rimmon  the 
Beerothite,  liechab  and  Baanah, 
went,  and  came  about  the  heat 
of  the  day  to  tlie  house  of  Ish- 
bosheth,  who  lay  on  a  bed  at 
noon. 

6  And  they  came  thither  into 
the  midst  of  the  house,  0.9  though 
they  would  have  fetched  wheat ; 
and  they  smote  him  .-/  under  the 
fifth  ril/:  and  Rechaband  Baanah 
his  brother  e.scaped. 

•  7  For  when  they  came  into  the 
house,  he  lay  on  his  bed  in  his 
bedchamber,  and  they  smote 
him,  and  slew  him,  and  beheaded 
him,  and  took  his  head,  and  gat 
them  away  through  the  plain  all 
night. 

8  And  they  brought  the  head  of 
Ish-bosheth  unto  IJavid  to  He- 
bron, and  said  to  the  king.  Be- 
hold the  head  of  Ish-bosheth  the 
son  of  Saul  thine  enemy, /'which 
sought  thy  life;  and  the  L/ORD 
hath  avenged  my  lord  the  king 
this  day  of  Saul,  and  of  his  seed. 

9  f  And  David  answered  Rechab 
and  Baanah  his  brother,  the  sons 
of  Rimmon  the  Beerothite,  and 
said  unto  them,  As  the  T>ord  liv- 
eth,  nvho  hath  redeemed  my  soul 
out  of  all  advei-sity, 

10  When  a  one  told  me,  saying. 
Behold,  Saul  is  dead,  1  thinking  to 
have  brought  good  tidings,  I  took 
hold  of  him,  and  slew  him  in  Zik- 
lag,  11  who  thought  that  I  v/ould 
have  given  him  a  reward  for  his 
tidings : 

11  How  much  more,  when  wick- 
ed men  have  slain  a  righteous 
pei-son  in  his  own  house  upon  his 
bed?  shall  I  not  thei-eforc  now 
'require  his  blood  of  your  hand, 
and  take  you  away  from  the 
earth  ? 

12  And  David  «» commanded  his 
young  men,  and  they  slew  them, 
and  cut  off  their  hands  and  their 
feet,  and  hanged  thrm  up  over  the 
pool  in  Hebron.  I5ut  lliey  took 
the  head  of  Ish-bosheth,  and  l)ur- 
ied  it  in  the  «  sepulchre  of  Abner 
in  Hebron. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  triples  come  to  Hebron  tu  anoint  David 
over  Israel,  i  Dttviil's  age.  0  He  Inking  Zion 
from  the  Jfbusites  dwelleth  in  it.  11  Hiram 
sendelh  to  David.  13  Eleven  sons  are  born  to 
him  in  Jerusalem.  17  David,  directed  by  God, 
smileth  the  Philistines  at  Baal-perazim,  22 
and  again  at  the  mulherry  trees, 

296 


^r'HEN  a  came  all  the  tribes  of 
i  Israel  to  David  unto  Hebron, 
and  spake,  saying,  Behold,  *we 
are  thy  bone  and  thy  tlesh. 

2  Also  in  time  past,  when  Saul 
was  king  over  us,  ■'thou  wast  he 
that  leddest  out  and  broughtest  in 
Israel :  and  the  Lord  said  to  thee, 
f'Thou  Shalt  feed  my  people  Is- 
rael, and  thou  slialt  be  a  captain 
over  Israel. 

3  eSo  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came 
to  the  king  to  Hebron ;  /and  king 
David  made  a  league  with  them 
in  Hebron  ic before  the  Lord:  and 
they  anointed  David  king  over 
Israel. 

4  li  David  loas  thirty  years  old 
when  ho  began  to  reign,  '<  and  he 
reigned  Ibrty  years. 

5  In  Hebron  he  reigned  over  Ju- 
dah  'seven  years  and  six  months: 
and  in  .Terusalem  he  reigned  thir- 
ty and  three  years  over  all  Israel 
and  Judah. 

G  ^  And  the  king  and  his  men 
went  ^to  Jerusalem  unto  'the 
Jebusites,  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land:  which  spake  unto  David, 
saying,  Except  tliou  take  away 
the  blind  and  the  lame,  thou  shaft 
not  come  in  hither:  il  thinking, 
David  cannot  come  in  hither. 

7  Nevertheless,  David  took  the 
strong  hold  of  Zion :  »"the  same  is 
the  city  of  David. 

8  And  David  said  on  that  day, 
"Whosoever  getteth  up  to  the  gut- 
ter, andsmiteth  the  Jebusites,  and 
the  lame^and  the  blind,  that  are 
hated  of  David's  soul,  ■"■tie  shall  be 
chief  and  cajotain.  II  Wherefore 
they  said.  The  blind  and  the  lame 
shall  not  come  into  the  house. 

9  So  David  dwelt  in  the  fort,  and 
called  it "  the  city  of  David.  And 
David  built  round  about  from 
Millo  and  inward. 

10  And  David  1  went  on,  and  grew 
great,  and  the  Dord  God  of  ho.sts 
ivas  with  him. 

11  f  And  i^  Hiram  king  of  Tyre 
sent  messengers  to  David,  and 
cedar  trees,  and  carpentei-s,  and 
t masons:  and  they  built  David  a 
house. 

12  And  David  perceived  tliat  the 
Loud  had  established  him  king 
over  Israel,  and  that  he  had  exalt- 
ed his  kingdom  for  his  people 
Israel's  sake. 

13  H  And  '/David  took  him  more 
concubines  and  wives  out  of  Jeru- 
salem, after  he  was  come  fi'om 
IleViron  :  and  there  were  yet  sons 
and  daughters  born  to  David. 

14  And  'these  be  the  names  of 
those  that  were  born  unto  him  in 
Jerusalem ;  II Shanirnuah,and Sho- 
bab,  and  Nathan,  and  Solomon, 

15  Ibhar  also,  and  ii  Elishua,  and 
Nepheg,  and  Japhia, 

16  And  Eli.shama,  and  'lEliada, 
and  Eliphalet. 


Before 
C  H  Ii  I  S  T 

about  1048. 


a\  Chr.  11.  1. 

<k  12.  23. 
b  Gpji.  29.  14. 
el  Sam.  18. 

13. 

dl  Sam.  16.  1, 

12. 

Ps.  78.  71. 

See  eh.  7.  7. 
el  Chr.  11.3. 
/2  Kings  11. 

17. 
fJuiIS.  1).  11. 

1  Sam.  23. 

lU. 

A  1  Chr.  26.31. 
it.  29.  27. 

?  eh.  2.  11. 
1  Chr.  3.  4. 


JJuilg.  1.  21. 

/.losh.  15.  63. 
JiKlg.  1.  8.  i 
19.  IJ,  12. 


il  Or,  saying, 
Duvid  shall 
not,  (fc. 


7!  ver.  9. 
IKii.t's: 
<k  8.  1. 


Jil  Chr.  11. 
6-9. 

II  Or,  Because 
they  had  said, 
even  the  blind 
and  the  lame. 
He  shall  not 
come  into  the 
house. 

0  ver.  7, 

t  Heb.  went 
going  and 
growing. 

about  1043. 

pi  Kiagn  ^.  2. 
1  Chr.  M.  1. 

t  Heb.  hewers 
of  the  stone 
of  the  wall. 


./Deul.  n.  17. 
1  Chr.  a.  9. 
Cc  14.  3. 


rl  Chr.  S.  5. 

*  14.  4. 
II  Or,  Shimea, 

1  Chr.  3.  5. 
;i  Or, 

Khshnma, 

1  Chr.  3.  6. 
ilOr,  Beeliado, 

1  Chr.  14.  7. 


He  smiteth  the  Philistines. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


The  ark  brought  to  Zio)i. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1043. 


tlChr.  11.  16. 
<fc  14.  8. 

1047. 

«ch.  23.  14. 

uJosh.  15.  8. 
Is.  17.  5. 

xch.  2.  1. 
1  Sam.  23.  2, 
4.  &  30.  e. 


vis.  28.  21. 


II  That  is, 
The  plain 
of  Oreacltes. 


»  Deut.  7.  5, 

25. 

1  Chr.  14.  12. 
H  Or,  Ivoi 

them  away. 
ol  Chr.  14. 

13. 
i  ver.  19. 


c  So  2  ICiiigs 


liJudg.  4.  14. 


el  t:hr.  14. 

18,  Uxbeort. 

/Josh.  10.  10. 


1042. 

a  1  Chr.  13.  . 

6. 
1!  Or,  Baalah 

Ihat  is,   Ki 

jath-jeurim. 

Josh.  15.  9, 

60. 
:i  Or,  at  which 

the  }iame, 

even  the 

name  of  the 

LORD  of 

hoats,  itas 

called  upun. 
b  1  Sam.  4.  4. 

Ps.  «0.  1. 
t  Heb.  vtnJe 

lu  Tide, 
c  See  Num.  7. 

9. 

1  Sam.  6.  7. 
II  Or,  The  hill. 
d  1  Sam.  7.  1. 


17  H  sBut  when  the  Philistines 
heard  that  they  had  anointed 
David  king  over  Israel,  all  the 
Philistines  came  up  to  seek  Da- 
vid; and  David  heard  of  it,  t  and 
went  down  to  the  hold. 

18  The  Philistines  also  came  and 
spread  themselves  in  "the  valley 
ofllephaim. 

19  And  David  ^^ inquired  of  the 
Lord,  saying,  Shall  I  go  up  to 
the  Philistines?  wilt  thou  deliver 
them  into  mine  hand?  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  David,  Go  up: 
for  I  will  doubtless  deliver  the 
Philistines  into  thine  hand. 

20  And  David  came  to  2/Baal- 
perazim,  and  David  smote  thein 
there,  and  said.  The  Lord  hath 
broken  forth  upon  mine  enemies 
before  me,  as  the  breach  of  wa- 
ters. Therefore  he  called  the 
name  of  that  place  !iBaa^pera- 
zim. 

21  And  there  they  left  their  im- 
ages, and  David  and  his  men 
2  !1  burned  them. 

22  'if  "And  the  Philistines  came 
up  yet  again,  and  sjDread  them- 
S4lves  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

2.J  And  when  '  David  inquired 
of  the  Lord,  he  said.  Thou  shalt 
not  go  up;  but  fetch  a  compass 
behind  them, and  come  upon  them 
over  against  the  mulberry  trees. 

24  And  let  it  be,  when  thou  «  hear- 
est  the  sound  of  a  going  in  the 
tops  of  the  mulberrj'  trees,  that 
then  thou  shalt  bestir  thyself: 
for  then  f^  shall  the  Lord  go  out 
before  thee,  to  smite  the  host  of 
the  Philistines. 

25  And  David  did  so,  as  the  Lord 
had  commanded  him  ;  and. smote 
the  Phili.stines  from  eGeba  until 
thou  come  to.'  Gazer. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  David  fetcheth  the  ark  from  Kirjnth-jearim 
on  a  new  cart.  6  Uzzah  is  smitten  at  Pcrce- 
vszah.  9  God  hlesscth  Olied'Cdom  for  the 
ark.  12  David  bringing  the  ark  into  Zian 
with  sacrifices,  danceth  before  it,  for  which 
Michttl  despiseth  him.  17  He  placeth  it  in  a  tab- 
ernacle with  great  joy  and  feasting.  20  Michal 
reproving  David  for  his  religious  joy  is  child- 
less to  her  death. 

A  GAIN,  David  gathered  togeth- 
J\.  er  all  the  chosen  vien  of  Is- 
rael, thirty  thousand. 
2  And  "David  arose,  and  went 
with  all  the  people  that  icere  with 
him  i'roni    liBaale   of  Judah,  to 
bring  up  from  thence  the  ark  of 
God,   il  whose  name  is  called  by 
!  tlie  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
;  ^that  dwelleth  between  the  cheru- 
bim. 

I  3  And  they  tset  the  ark  of  God 
I  eupon  a  new  cart,  and  brought  it 
i  out  of  the  house  of  Abinadab  that 
\ivas  in  IIGibeah:  and  Uzzah  and 
I  Ahio,  the  sons  of  Abinadab,  drave 
the  new  cart. 

I   4  And  they  brought  it  out  off'  the 
i  house  of  Abinadab  which  was  at 


Gibeah,  t  accompanying  the  ark 
of  God:  and  Ahio  went  before  the 
ark. 

5  And  David  and  all  the  house 
of  Israel  played  before  the  Lord 
on  all  manner  of  ins/.nimentsmade 
of  fir  wood,  even  on  harps,  and 
on  psalteries,  and  on  timbrels, 
and  on  cornets,  and  on  cymbals. 

6  ^  And  when  they  caine  to 
«Nachon's  threshinghoor,  Uzzah 
/put  forth  his  hand  to  the  ark  of 
God,  and  took  hold  of  it;  for  the 
oxen  II  shook  it. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  Uzzah,  and 
!/  God  smote  him  there  for  his  i  er- 
ror; and  there  he  died  bv  the  ark 
of  God. 

8  And  David  was  displeased,  be- 
cause the  Lord  had  tmade  a 
breach  upon  Uzzah:  and  he  call- 
ed the  name  of  the  place  !  Perez- 
uzzah  to  this  day. 

9  And  ^  David  was  afraid  of  the 
Lord  that  day,  and  said.  How 
shall  the  ark  of  the  Lord  come 
to  me? 

10  So  David  would  not  remove 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  unto  him 
into  the  city  of  David :  but  David 
carried  it  a,side  into  the  house  of 
Obed-edom  'the  Gittite. 

11  *And  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
continued  in  the  house  of  Obed- 
edom  the  Gittite  three  months : 
and  the  Lord 'blessed  Obed-edom, 
and  all  his  household. 

12  J  And  it  was  told  king  David, 
sajing.  The  Lord  hath  blessed 
the  house  of  Obed-edom,  and  all 
that  pertaineth  unto  him,  because 
of  the  ark  of  God.  "'So  David 
went  and  brought  up  the  ark  of 
God  from  the  house  of  Obed-edom 
into  the  city  of  David  with  glad- 
ness. 

13  And  it  was  so,  that  when  « they 
that  bare  the  ark  of  the  Lord  had 
gonesix  paces,  he  sacrificed  ^  oxen 
and  fallings. 

14  And  David  p danced  before 
the  Lord  with  all  his  might;  and 
David  ivas  girded  srwith  a  linen 
ephod. 

15  'So  David  and  all  the  house 
of  Israel  brought  up  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  with  shouting,  and  with 
the  sound  of  the  trumpet. 

If)  And  « as  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
came  into  the  city  of  David, 
Michal  Saul's  daughter  looked 
through  a  window,  and  saw  king 
David  leaping  and  dancing  before 
the  Lord;  and  she  despised  him 
in  her  heart. 

17  H  And  'they  brought  in  the 
ark  of  the  Lord,  and  set  it  in  «  his 
place,  in  the  midst  of  the  taberna- 
cle that  David  had  tpitched  for  it : 
and  David  ^  offered  burnt  offerings 
and  peace  offerings  before  the 
Lord. 

IS  And  as  soon  a.s  David  had 
297 


Before 

CHRIST 

1042. 


el  Chr.  13.  9, 

he  is  railed, 

Chidoii. 
/See  Num.  4. 

15. 
11  Or, 

stumbled. 

^ISara.  G.  19. 
1  Or, 
rashness. 

t  Heb. 
broken. 

;i  That  is, 
The  breach 
of  Vnsah. 

hVs.  119.  120. 
See  Luke  5. 
8,9. 


il  Chr.  13. 
13. 
h  1  Chr.  13. 


/Gen.  SO.  27. 
ic  30.  5. 


m  1  Chr.  15. 
25. 


n  Num.  4.  15. 

Josh.  3.  3. 

1  Chr.  15.  2, 

15. 
0  See  1  Kings 

8.  5. 

1  Chr.  15.  20. 
p  See  Ex.  15. 

20. 

Ps.  SO.  11. 
q  1  Sam.  2.  18. 

1  Chr.  15. 

27. 
r\  Chr.  15. 


tl  Chr.  18.  1. 
u\  Chr.  15.  1. 

Ps.  132.  8. 
rHeb. 

stretchfd. 
jl  Kings  8.  5, 

62,63. 


MicJial  reprovetli  David. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


God's  ijromises  to  David. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1042. 


yl  Kings 8.55. 
1  Liir.  10  2. 
£  ]  Chr.  10.  3. 


about  1042. 

a  Pa.  30,  tillf. 


I  ver.  14,  10. 
1  Sam.  19. 


cJuilg.  9.  4. 
II  Or,  openly. 


d\  Sam.  13. 
11.  Sc  15.  2S. 


of  my  serv- 
ants 
c  See  1  Sam. 

1.-).  a."). 

Is.  »•!.  14. 
Matt.  1.  25. 


1042. 

a\  Chr.  17.  1, 


irh.  5.  11. 
c  See  Acts  7. 

40. 
dKx.  26.  1.  ic 

411.  21. 
elKiiigsS.  17, 
Ih. 

1  Chr.  22.  7. 
cV  2W.  2. 
t  Ilfli.  to  my 
s'jrvant,  to 
Vavtd. 
/See  1  Kings 
5.  3    &  M.  19. 
1  Clir.  22.  b. 
6c  28.  3. 
fl  Kings 8.10. 
I,  Ex.  40.  18, 

19,  31. 
i  I.iv.  26.  11, 
12. 

l)eul.23.  14. 
II  onji  of  the 
jn.lpc^, 
1  Clir.  17.  0. 
i  ih.  5.  2. 
I's.  7H.  71,72. 
Mall.  2.  6. 
AU3  2U.  28. 


made  an  end  of  offering  burnt  of- 
ferings and  peace  oflfering.s,  yhe 
bles.sed  the  people  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

19  ^And  he  dealt  among  all  the 
people,  even  among  the  whole 
multitude  of  Israel,  as  well  to  the 
women  as  men,  to  every  one  a 
cake  of  bread,  and  a  good  piece 
0/  flesh,  and  a  Hagon  of  wine.  80 
all  the  people  departed  every  one 
to  his  house. 

20  *i  "Then  David  returned  to 
bless  his  household.  And  Michal 
tlio  daughter  of  Saul  came  oat  to 
meet  David,  and  .said,  How  glori- 
ous was  the  king  of  Israel  to  day, 
who  i  uncovered  himself  to  day  in 
the  ej-es  of  the  handmaids  of  his 
servants,  as  one  of  the  ^vain  fel- 
lows II  shamelessly  uncovereth 
himself. 

21  And  David  said  unto  Michal, 
It  was  before  the  Lord,  ^vvhich 
chose  me  before  thy  father,  and 
before  all  his  house,  to  appoint 
me  ruler  over  the  people  of  the 
LoRn,  over  Isi'ael :  therefore  will 
I  play  before  the  Lord. 

22  And  I  will  yet  be  more  vile 
than  thus,  and  will  be  base  in  mine 
own  si.ght :  and  II  of  the  maidserv- 
ants which  thou  hast  spoken  of,  of 
them  shall  I  be  had  in  honour. 

23  Therefore  ^Michal  the  daugh- 
ter of  Saul  had  no  child  'uulo  the 
day  of  her  death. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Nathan  first  approving  the  purpose  of  David 
to  build  God  a  house,  4  after  by  the  word  of 
God  forhiddelh  him.  V2  He  promiseth  him 
bencfils  and  blessings  in  his  seed.  18  David's 
prayer  and  tltaiil:sgioing. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  «  when  the 
.  king  sat  in  his  house,  and  the 
Lord  had  given  him  rest  round 
about  from  all  his  enemies  ; 

2  That  the  kin.g  said  unto  Nathan 
the  prophet.  See  now,  I  dwell  in 
t  a  house  of  cedar,  ^but  the  ark  of 
God  dwelleth  within  '^curtains. 

3  And  Nathan  said  to  the  king. 
Go,  do  all  that  is  « in  thine  heart ; 
for  the  Lord  is  with  thee. 

4  If  And  it  came  to  pass  that  night, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Nathan,  saying, 

5  Go  anfl  tell  t  my  servant  David, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord, .'Shalt  thou 
build  me  a  house  for  me  to  dwell 
in? 

0  Whereas  I  have  not  dwelt  in 
any  house  i/since  tlie  time  that  I 
brought  up  the  children  of  Israel 
out  of  Egypt,  even  to  tliis  day,  but 
liave  walked  in  ''  a  tent  and  in  a 
tabernacle. 

7  In  all  the  pLaceswhere'm  T  have 
iwalkedwith  all  the  children  of 
Israel  spake  I  a  \v(jrd  with  II  any 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  whom  I 
coiuiuanded  'to  feed  my  people 
Israel,  saying,  Wliy  build  ye  not 
me  a  hou.se  of  cedar? 
2'JS 


8  Now  therefore  so  shall,  thou  say 
unto  my  servant  David,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  'I  took 
thee  from  the  sheepcote,  tfrom 
following  the  sheep,  to  be  ruler 
over  my  people,  over  Israel : 

9  And  '« I  was  with  tliee  whither- 
soever thou  wentest,  "  and  have 
cut  off' all  thine  enemies  tout  of 
thy  sight,  and  have  made  thee  » a 
great  name,  like  unto  the  name 
of  the  great  men  that  are  in  the 
earth. 

10  Moreover  I  will  appoint  a 
place  for  my  people  Israel,  and 
will  ?)  plant  them,  that  they  may 
dwell  in  a  place  of  their  own,  and 
move  no  more ;  </ neither  shall  the 
children  of  wickedness  afflict 
them  any  more,  as  beforetime, 

11  And  as  »•  since  the  time  that  I 
commanded  judges  to  be  over  my 
people  Israel,  and  have  « caused 
thee  to  rest  from  all  thine  ene- 
mies. Also  the  Lord  telleth  thee 
<that  he  will  make  thee  a  house. 

12  U  And  "When  thy  days  be  ful- 
filled, and  thou  ^shalt  sleep  with 
thy  fathers,  2/1  will  set  up  thy 
seed  after  thee,  which  shall  pro- 
ceed out  of  thy  bowels,  and  I  will 
establish  his  kingdom. 

13  2  He  shall  build  a  house  for  my 
name,  and  I  will  "stablish  the 
throne  of  his  kingdom  for  ever. 

14  ''  I  will  be  his  father,  and  he 
shall  be  my  son.  ^If  he  commit 
iniquitv,  I  will  chasten  him  with 
the  rod  of  men,  and  with  the 
stripes  of  the  children  of  men : 

15  But  my  mercy  shall  not  de- 
part away  from  him ,  <'  as  I  took 
it  from  Saul,  whom  I  put  away 
before  thee. 

16  And  c thine  house  and  thy 
kingdom  shall  be e.stablished  for 
ever  before  thee :  thy  throne  shall 
be  established  for  ever. 

17  According  to  all  these  words, 
and  according  to  all  this  vision, 
so  did  Nathan  speak  unto  David. 

18  If  Then  went  king  David  in, 
and  sat  before  the  Lord,  and  he 
said, /Who  am  I,  O  Lord  God? 
and  what  is  my  house,  that  thou 
hast  brought  nie  hitherto? 

19  And  tiiiswas  yet  a  small  thing 
in  thy  sight,  O  Lord  God;  ffbut 
thou  hast  spoken  also  of  thy  serv- 
ant's house  for  a  great  while  to 
come.  /'And  is  this  the  t  maimer 
of  man,  O  Lord  God? 

20  And  what  can  David  say 
more  unto  thee?  for  thou.  Lord 
God,  I'knowest  tliy  servant. 

21  For  tliy  word's  sake,  and  ac- 
cording to  thine  own  heart,  hast 
thou  done  all  these  great  things, 
to  make  thy  servant  know  tlieni. 

22  Wherefore  ''thou  art  great, 
O  IjORD  God:  for  i there  is  none 
like  thee,  neither  is  there  any 
God  besides  thee,  accordin.g  to  all 
tliatwe  have  heard  with  our  ears. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1042. 


n  Sam.  16. 

11,  12. 

Ps.  78.70. 
t  Heb. 

from  after, 
ml  Sam.  18. 

14. 

ch.  5.  10.  & 

8.  0,  14. 
n  1  Sam.  31.0. 

Pa.  89.  23. 
t  Hell,  from 

thy  face. 
0  Gen.  12.  2. 
p  Ps.  44.  2.  it 

80.  8. 

Jer.  24.  0. 

Amos  9.  15. 
V  Ps.  89.  22. 
rJudg.  2.  14, 

15,  16. 

1  Sam.  12.  9, 

11. 

Ps.  106.  42. 
s  ver.  1. 
tEx.  1.  21. 

ver.  27. 

1  Kings  11. 

38. 
u  1  Kings  2.  1. 
X  Deut.  31.  16. 

1  Kings  1.21. 

Acts  13.  36. 
j/1  Kings  8.20. 

Ps.  132.  11. 
1 1  Kings  5.  5. 

ic  6.  12.  <Sc  8. 

19. 

1  Chr.  22. 10. 

Sl  28.  6. 
aver.  16. 

Ps.  8'J.  4,29, 

36,  37. 
6  Ps.  69.26,27. 

Heb.  1.  5. 
cPs.  89.  30,31, 

32,  33. 
'/ 1  Sam.  15. 

23,  28.  &.  16. 

14. 

1  Kings  11. 

13,  34. 
ever.  13. 

Ps.  89.  36,  37. 

John  12.  34. 

/Gen.  32. 10. 


c-  ver.  12,  13. 
yds.  .'■)5.  8. 
t  Ileb.  law. 
I  Gen.  18.  19. 

Ps.  139.  1. 
ki  Chr.  16.  25. 

2  Chr.  2.  5. 

Ps.  48.  1.  & 

86.  10.  A:  96. 

4.  &  135.  5. 

&  145.  3. 

Jer.  10.  0. 
;  Deut.  3.  24. 

&  4.  35.  Sc 

32.  39. 

1  Sam.  2.  2. 

Ps.  80.  8..t 

89.  6,  8. 

Is.  45.  5,  18, 

22. 


His  prayer  and  thanksgiving.       II.  SAMUEL. 


David  suhdueth  his  enemies. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1042. 


t  Heb.  opened 
the  ear, 
Kutl.  4.  4. 
1  Sara.  9.  15, 


23  And  TOwhat  one  uation  in  the 
earth  is  like  thy  people,  eivn  like 
Israel,  whom  God  went  to  re- 
deem for  a  people  to  himself,  and 
to  make  him  a  name,  and  to  do 
for  you  great  things  and  terrible, 
for  thy  land,  before  » thy  people, 
which  thou  redeemedst  to  thee 
from  Egypt, /rom  the  nations  and 
their  gods? 

24  For  othou  hast  confirmed  to 
thyself  thy  people  Israel  to  be  a 
people  unto  thee  for  ever:  pand 
thou,  LoED,  art  become  their  God. 

25  And  now,  O  Lokd  God,  the 
word  that  thou  hast  spoken  con- 
cerning thy  servant,  and  concern- 
ing his  liouse,  establish  it  lor  ever, 
and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

26  And  let  thy  name  be  magni- 
fied for  ever,  saying.  The  Lokd 
of  hosts  is  the  God  over  Israel : 
and  let  the  house  of  thy  servant 
David  be  established  before  thee. 

27  For  thou,  O  Lokd  of  hosts, 
God  of  Israel,  hast  t  revealed  to 
thy  servant,  saying,  I  will  build 
thee  a  house:  therefore  hath  thy 
servant  found  in  his  heart  to  pray 
this  prayer  unto  thee. 

28  And  now,  O  Lord  God,  thou 
ori  that  God,  and  f/thy  words  be 
true,  and  thou  hast  promised  this 
goodness  unto  thy  servant : 

29  Therefore  now  t  let  it  please 
thee  to  bless  the  house  of  thy  serv- 
ant, that  it  may  continue  for 
ever  before  thee:  lor  thou,  O 
Lord  God,  hast  spoken  it: and 
with  thy  blessing  let  the  house  of 
thy  servant  be  blessed  »•  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  David  suhdueth  the  Pkilislines  and  the  Muah- 
ites.  3  He  smitcth  lladadezer,  and  the  Syrians. 
9  Toi  sendeth  Juram  with  presents  to  bless  him. 
11  The  presents  and  the  spoil  David  dedicatelh 
to  God.  \4  He  pulteth  garrisons  in  Edom.  16 
David's  ojjieers. 

AND  "after  this  it  came  to  pass, 
.  that  David  smote  the  Philis- 
tines, and  subdued  them :  and 
David  took  II  Metheg-ammah  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Philistine.s. 

2  And  ''he  smote  Moab.  and 
measured  them  with  a  line,  cast- 
ing them  down  to  the  ground; 
even  witli  two  lines  measured  he 
to  put  to  death,  and  with  one  full 
line  to  keep  alive.  And  so  the 
Moabites  « became  David's  serv- 
ants, and  ('brought  gifts. 

3  ^  David  smote  also  1!  Hadad- 
ezer,  the  son  of  Ptehob,  king  of 
«Zobah,  as  he  went  to  recover 
/his  border  at  the  river  Euphra- 
tes. 

4  And  David  took  !  from  him  a 
thousand  Wrhariots,  and  seven 
hundred  horsemen,  and  twenty 
thousand  footmen :  and  David 
1/ houghed  all  the  chariot  horses, 
but  reserved  of  them  fo)-  a  hun- 
dred chariots. 

5  /'  And  when   the  Syrians  of 


Damascus  came  to  succour  Had- 
adezer  king  of  Zobah,  David  slew 
of  the  Syrians  two  and  twenty 
thousand  men. 

G  Then  David  put  garrisons  in 
Syria  of  Damascus:  and  the  Syr- 
ians'became  servants  to  David, 
and  brought  gifts.  'And  the 
Lord  preserved  David  whither- 
soever he  went. 

7  And  David  took  'the  shields  of 
gold  that  were  on  the  servants  of 
Hadadezer,  and  brought  them  to 
Jerusalem. 

8  And  from  fiBetah,  and  from 
II  Berotliai.  cities  of  Hadadezer, 
king  David  look  exceeding  much 
brass. 

9  «[  When  II  Toi  king  of  Hamath 
heard  that  David  had  smitten  all 
the  host  of  Hadadezer, 

10  Then  Toi  sent  ■«  Joram  his  son 
unto  king  David,  to  t  salute  him, 
and  to  bless  him,  because  he  had 
fought  against  Hadadezer,  and 
smitten  him :  for  Hadadezer  t  had 
wars  with  Toi.  And  Joram 
^  brought  with  him  vessels  of 
silver,  and  vessels  of  gold,  and 
vessels  of  brass : 

11  Which  also  king  David  "did 
dedicate  unto  the  Lord,  with  the 
silver  and  gold  that  he  had  dedi- 
cated of  all  nations  which  he 
subdued; 

12  Of  Syria,  and  of  Moab,  and  of 
the  children  of  Amnion,  and  of 
the  Philistines,  and  of  Amalek, 
and  of  the  spoil  of  Hadadezer,  son 
of  Reliob,  king  of  Zobah. 

13  And  David  gat  him  a  name 
when  he  returned  from  tsmiting 
of  the  Syrians  in  ^the  valley  of 
salt,  p  II  being  eighteen  thousand 
jnen.  • 

14  IF  And  he  put  garrisons  in 
Edom;  throughout  all  Edom  put 
lie  garrisons,  and  'i  all  they  of 
Edom  became  David's  servants. 
'And  the  Lord  preserved  David 
whithersoever  he  went. 

15  And  David  reigned  over  all 
Israel;  and  David  executed  judg- 
ment and  justice  unto  all  his 
people. 

16  sAnd  Joab  the  son  of  Zerniah 
u'os  over  the  liost:  and  'Jehosh- 
aphat  the  son  of  Ahilud  ivas 
I  recorder : 

17  And  « Zadok  the  son  of  Ahi- 
tub,  and  Ahimelech  the  son  of 
Abiathar,  were  the  priests;  and 
Seraiah  ivas  the  II scribe; 

18  a-And  Benaiah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada  ivas  over  both  the  2/Cher- 
ethites  and  the  Pelethites ;  and 
David's  sons  were  II  chief  rulers. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  David  hy  Ziba  sendeth  for  MiphiLoshcth.  7 
For  Jonathan's  sake  he  enteitaineth  him  at 
his  table,  and  restoreth  him  all  that  was 
Saul's.     9  He  maheth  Zi'ja  his  Jarmer. 

ISTD  David  said.  Is  there   yet 
any  that  is  left  of  the  house 
299 


A' 


Befnre 
CHRIST 

about  1040. 


i  ver.  2. 
k  ver.  H. 


/See  1  Kings 
10.  10. 


II  Or,  Tibhalh. 
II  Or,  Chun, 
1  Chr.  18.  6. 


Ton, 

1  Chr.  18.  9. 


m  1  Chr.  18. 

10, 

Had  or  am. 
t  Heb.  ask 

him  of  peace. 
t  Heb.  was  a 

man  of  wars 

with. 
'r  Heb.  in  his 

hand  were, 
n  1  Kings  7. 

51. 

1  Chr.  18.  11. 

6c  26.  26. 


t  Heb. 

hts  smiting. 
o1  Kings  14. 

7. 
pSee  1  Chr. 

16.  12. 

Ps.  CO,  title. 
!l  Or,  slaying. 
7  Gen.  27.  29, 

37,  40. 

Num.  24.  18. 
r  ver.  6. 
sch.  19.  13.  & 

20.  23. 

1  Chr.  11.  6. 

&  18.  15. 
(1  Kings  4.  3. 
11  Or,  remem- 
brancer, or, 

writer  of 

chronicles. 
ul  Chr.  24.3. 
:iOr, 

secretary. 
xl  Chr.  18. 

17. 
y  1  Sam.  30. 

14. 
I  Or.  princes, 

cli.  20.  26. 


David  sendeth  for  Mephiboshcth.  II.  SAMUEL.    David's  messengers  are  abused. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1040. 


a  1  Sam.  18. 
S.  Sc  20.  14, 
15,  16.  17,  4-2. 
Prov.  27.  10. 

b  rh.  16.  1.  &. 

VJ.  17,  29. 


1  Called, 
Merib-'taal, 
1  Chr.  8.  34. 


/ver.  1,  S. 


g  1  Sam.  24. 
14. 
cli.  IC.  9. 


h  See  ch.  16. 
4.  &  19.  29. 


J  ver.  7,  11, 

13. 

ch.  19.  28. 
k  ch.  19.  17. 


m  ver.  7,  10. 
n  ver.  3. 


of  Saul,  that  I  may  «shew  him 
kindness  for  Jonathan's  sake  ? 

2  And  there  ilx(s  of  the  house  of 
Saul  a  servant  whose  name  ivas 
b  Ziba.  And  when  they  had  called 
him  unto  David,  tlie  king  said 
unto  him,  Art  thou  Ziba?  And 
he  said,  Tliy  servant  is  he. 

3  And  the  Icing  said,  Is  there  not 
yet  any  of  tlie  house  of  Saul,  that 
I  may  shew  the  <^  kindness  of  God 
unto  him?  And  Ziba  said  unto 
the  king,  Jonatlian  hath  yet  a 
son,  ichlch  is  d lame  on  his  feet. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  him, 
Where  is  he?  And  Ziba  said 
unto  the  king,  Behold,  he  is  in  the 
house  of  « Machir,  the  son  of  Am- 
miel,  in  Lo-debar. 

5  %  Then  king  David  sent,  and 
fetched  him  out  of  the  house  of 
Machir,  the  son  of  Ammiel,  from 
Lo-debar. 

G  Now  when  1  Mephibosheth ,  the 
son  of  Jonathan,  the  son  of  Saul, 
was  come  unto  David,  he  fell  on  i 
his  face,  and  did  reverence.  And 
David  said,  Mephibosheth.  And 
he  answered.  Behold  th.y servant! 

7 1  And  David  said  linto  him, 
Fear  not:  /for  I  will  surely  shew 
thee  kindness  for  Jonathan  thy 
father's  sake,  and  will  restore 
thee  all  the  land  of  Saul  thy  fa- 
ther; and  thou  shalt  eat  bread  at 
my  table  continuallj'. 

8  And  he  bowed  himself,  and 
said,  What  is  thy  servant,  that 
thou  shouldest  look  upon  such  i' a 
dead  dog  as  I  am? 

9  ^  Then  the  king  called  to  Ziba, 
Saul's  servant,  and  said  unto  him, 
■''  I  have  given  unto  thy  master's 
son  all  that  pertained  to  Saul  and 
to  all  his  house. 

10  Thou  therefore,  and  thy  sons, 
and  thy  servants,  shall  till  the 
land  for  him,  and  thou  shalt  bring 
in  the  fruits,  that  thy  master's 
son  may  have  food  to  eat :  but 
Mephibosheth  thy  master's  son 
'Shall  eat  bread  alway  at  my 
table.  Now  Ziba  had  /'fifteen 
sons  and  twent.v  servants. 

11  Then  said  Ziba  unco  the  king. 
According  to  all  that  my  lord  the 
king  hath  commanded  his  serv- 
ant, so  shall  thy  servant  do.  As 
for  Mcpliiltiisheth,  said  the  kiiui, 
he  shall  eat  at  my  table,  as  one 
of  the  kin.ii's  sons. 

12  And  Mephibosheth  had  a 
voun.g  son,  'whose  name  luas 
Micha.  And  all  that  dwelt  in  the 
house  of  Ziba  were  servants  unto 
Mephibosheth. 

13  So  Mephibosheth  dwelt  in 
Jerusalem  :  »'  for  he  did  eat  con- 
tinually at  the  king's  table;  and 
"was  lame  on  both  his  feet. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  David's  messengers,  sent  to  comfort  Hanun 
the  son  of  Nahash,  are  villitnously  enlrcaleil.  6 
The  Ammo7iitC!,  slrenfrtheneU  hy  the   S'jnaus, 

300 


are  overcome  by  Joab  and  Abishai,  16  Sho- 
bach,  snaking  a  new  supply  of  the  Syrians  at 
Heiam,  is  slain  by  David. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
.  that  the  "king  of  the  children 
of  Ammon  died,  and  Hanun  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  Then  said  David,  I  will  shew 
kindness  unto  Hanun  the  son  of 
Nahash,  as  his  father  shewed 
kindness  unto  me.  And  David 
sent  to  comfort  him  b.y  the  hand 
of  his  servants  for  his  father. 
And  David's  servants  came  into 
the  land  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon. 

3  And  the  princes  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  said  unto  Hanun 
their  lord,  tThinkest  thou  that 
David  doth  honour  thy  father, 
that  he  hath  sent  comforters  unto 
thee  ?  hath  not  David  rather  sent 
his  servants  unto  thee,  to  seai'ch 
the  city,  and  to  spy  it  out,  and  to 
overthrow  it  ? 

4  Wherefore  Hanun  took  Da- 
vid's servants,  and  shaved  off  the 
one  half  of  their  beards,  and  cut 
off  their  garments  in  the  middle, 
i>ev€n  to  their  buttocks,  and  sent 
them  away. 

5  When  they  told  it  unto  David, 
he  sent  to  meet  them,  because 
the  men  were  greatly  ashamed : 
and  the  king  said.  Tarry  at  Jeri- 
cho until  your  beards  be  grown, 
and  then  return. 

6  %  And  when  the  children  of 
Ammon  saw  that  they  « stank  be- 
fore David,  the  children  of  Am- 
mon sent  and  hired  rffhe  Syrians 
of  Beth-rehob,  and  the  Syrians  of 
Zoba,  twenty  thousand  footmen, 
and  of  king'Maacah  a  thousand 
men,  and  of  lllsh-tob  twelve  thou- 
sand men. 

7  And  when  David  heard  of  it, 
he  sent  Joab,  and  all  the  host  of 
«tlie  mighty  men. 

.S  And  the  children  of  Ammon 
came  out,  and  put  the  battle  in 
array  at  the  entering  in  of  the 
gate:  and /the  Syrians  of  Zoba, 
and  of  liehob,  and  Ish-tob,  and 
Maacah,  iccre  by  themselves  in 
the  field. 

9  When  .Toab  saw  that  the  front 
of  the  battle  was  against  him  be- 
fore and  behind,  Ikj  ciioso  of  all 
the  choice  men  of  Israel,  and  put 
them  in  arra.y  against  theS.vriaus: 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  jx'ople  he 
delivered  into  the  hand  of  Abish- 
ai  his  brother,  that  he  might  put 
thein  in  array  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon. 

11  And  he  said.  If  the  Syrians 
be  too  strong  lor  me,  then  thou 
Shalt  help  me:  but  if  the  chil- 
dren of  Amnion  be  too  strong 
for  thee,  then  I  will  come  and 
help  thee. 

12  ffBe  of  good  courage,  and  let 
us  ''  play  the  men  for  our  people, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1037. 


a  1  Chr.  19.  1, 
&;c. 


tHeb. 
In  thine  eyes 
doth  David, 


b  Is.  20.  4.  it 

47.  2. 


c  Gen.  34.  30. 

Ex.  5.  21. 

1  Sam.  13.4. 
rfch.  8.  3,  o. 


II  Or,  the  men 
of  Tab. 
SeeJudg.  IL 
3,5. 

c  ch.  23.  8. 


/ver.  8. 


f  Deut.  31.  6. 
h  1  Sam.  4.  9. 
1  Cor.  IC.  13. 


The  Sijrians  defeated. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


David's  adxdter]f. 


Before 
f:  H  B  I  S  T 

about  1037. 


>1  Sam.  Z.  as. 


about  103G. 


':  That  is, 
Euphrates. 

11  Or, 
Hkophach, 
1  Chr.  19. 16. 


i  1  Chr.  19. 18, 
feotmen. 


about  lOoo. 

t  Heb.  at  the 
return  of  the 
year, 

1  Kings  20. 
22,  26. 

2  Ciir.  36.  10. 
al  Chr.  20.  1. 


eGen.  34.2. 

Job  31.  1. 
Matt.  5.  28. 


iiOr, 
Bath-shua, 
1  Chr.  3.  5. 

D  Or,  Ammiel. 

dch.  23.39. 


and  for  the  citie.s  of  our  God :  and 
'the  Lord  do  that  which  seemeth 
him  good. 

13  And  Joab  drew  nigh,  and  the 
people  that  ivere  with  him,  unto 
the  battle  against  the  Syrians: 
and  they  fled  before  him. 

14  And  when  the  children  of 
Ammon  saw  that  tlie  SjTians 
were  fled,  then  fled  they  also  be- 
fore Abishai,  and  entered  into 
the  city.  So  Joab  retui-ned  from 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and 
came  to  Jerusalem. 

15  f  And  when  the  Syrians  saw 
that  the5'  were  smitten  before  Is- 
rael, they  gathered  themselves 
together. 

16  And  Hadarezer  sent,  and 
brought  out  the  Syrians  that  zvere 
beyond  lithe  river';  and  they  came 
to  Helam :  and  li  Shobacli  the 
captain  of  the  host  of  Hadarezer 
ivent  before  them. 

17  And  when  it  was  told  David, 
he  gathered  all  Israel  together, 
and  passed  over  Jordan,  and 
came  to  Helam.  And  the  Syrians  1 
set  themselves  in  array  against 
David,  and  fought  with  him.  | 

18  And  the  Syrians  fled  before 
Israel;  and  Diivid  slew  the  men 
of  seven  hundred  chariots  of 
the  Syrians,  and  forty  thousand  i 
''horsemen,  and  smote  Shobach  1 
the  captain  of  their  host,  who 
died  there.  I 

19  And  w^hen  all  the  Ivings  that : 
ivere  servants  to  Hadarezer  saw ' 
that  they  were  smitten  before 
Israel,  they  made  peace  with 
Israel,  and  '  served  them.  So  the 
Syrians  feared  to  help  the  chil-; 
dren  of  Ammon  any  more.  j 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  While  Joab  besieged  Rabhah,  David  committeth 
adultery  with  Bath-sheba.  C  Uriahs  sent  for 
by  David  to  cover  the  adultery^  would  not 
go  home  neither  sober  nor  drunken.  14  He 
earrielk  to  Joab  the  letter  of  hts  death.  18 
Joab  sendeth  the  news  thereof  to  David.  26 
David  taketh  Bath-sheba  to  wife. 

iND  it  came  to  pass,  t  after  the 
XA.  year  was  expired,  at  the  time 
when  kings  go  forth  to  battle,  that 
"David  sent  Joab,  and  his  serv- 
ants with  him,  and  all  Israel; 
and  they  destroyed  the  children 
of  Ammon,  and  besieged  Kab- 
bah. But  David  tarried  still  at 
Jerusalem. 

2  1[  And  it  came  to  pass  in  an 
eveningtide,  that  David  arose 
from  off  his  bed,  ^and  walked 
upon  the  roof  of  the  king's  house: 
and  from  the  roof  he  csaw  a  wo- 
man washing  herself;  and  the 
woman  ^^'as  very  beautiful  to  look 
upon. 

3  And  David  sent  and  inquired 
after  the  woman.  And  one  said. 
Is  not  this  II  Bath-sheba,  the 
daughter  of  il  Eliam,  the  wife  "^of 
Uriah  theHittite? 


4  And  David  sent  messengers, 
and  took  her;  and  she  came  in 
unto  him,  and  he  «lay  with  her; 
3  for  she  was  .f  purified  from  her 
uncleanness:  and  she  returned 
unto  her  house. 

•5  And  tlie  woman  conceived,  and 
sent  and  told  David,  and  said, 
I  om  with  child. 

6  %  And  David  sent  to  Joab,  say- 
ing. Send  me  Criah  tlie  Hittite. 
And  Joab  sent  Uriah  to  David. 

7  And  when  Uriah  was  come 
unto  him,  David  demanded  of 
him  thow  Joab  did,  and  how  the 
people  did,  and  how  the  war  pros- 
pered. 

8  And  David  said  to  Uriah,  Go 
down  to  thy  house,  and  fifwash 
thy  feet.  And  Uriah  departed 
out  of  the  kings  house,  and  there 
t  followed  him  a  mess  of  meat 
from  the  king. 

9  But  Uriah  slept  at  the  door  of 
the  king's  house  with  all  the  serv- 
ants of  his  lord,  and  went  not 
down  to  his  house. 

10  And  wlien  they  had  told  Da- 
vid, saying,  Uriah  went  not  down 
unto  his  house,  David  said  unto 
Uriah,  Camest  thou  not  from  thy 
journey?  why  then  didst  thou  not 
go  down  unto  thine  house  ? 

11  And  Uriah  said  unto  David, 
''The  ark,  and  Israel,  and  Judah, 
abide  in  tents;  and  'my  lord 
Joab,  and  the  servants  of  my 
lord,  are  encamped  in  the  open 
fields;  shall  I  then  go  into  mine 
house,  to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  to 
lie  with  my  wife?  as  thou  livest, 
and  o.s  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not 
do  this  thing. 

12  And  David  said  to  Uriah, 
Tarry  here  to  day  also,  and  to 
morrow  I  will  let  thee  depart.  So 
Uriah  abode  in  Jerusalem  that 
day,  and  tlie  morrow. 

13  And  when  David  had  called 
him,  he  did  eat  and  drink  before 
him;  and  he  made  him  *  drunk: 
and  at  even  he  went  out  to  lie  on 
his  bed  '  with  the  servants  of  his 
lord,  but  went  not  down  to  his 
house. 

14  •[  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  that  David  '"wrote  a 
letter  to  Joab,  and  sent  it  by  the 
hand  of  Uriah. 

1.5  And  he  wrote  in  the  letter, 
saj'ing.  Set  ye  Uriah  in  the  fore- 
front of  the  1  hottest  battle,  and 
retire  ye  tfrom  him,  that  he  maj- 
"be  srciitten,  and  die. 

IG  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joab  observed  the  city,  that  he 
assigned  Uriah  unto  a  place 
where  he  knew  that  valiant  men 
ivere. 

17  And  the  men  of  the  city  went 
out,  and  fought  with  Joab :  and 
there  fell  some  of  the  people  of 
the  servants  of  Da\id;  and  Uriah 
the  Hittite  died  also. 
301 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1035. 


ePs.  51,  title. 
James  1.  14. 

il  Or,  and  when 
she  had  puri' 
fled  herself, 
^c.  she  re- 
turned. 

/Lev.  15.  19, 
28.  &.  18.  19. 


tHeb.  of  the 
peace  of,  ^c. 


eGen.  18.  4. 
<fc  19.  2. 


tHeb.  went 
out  after  him. 


»ch.  7.  2,6. 
i  ch.  20.  6. 


*Gen.  19.  33, 
35. 
I  ver.  9. 


m  See  1  Kings 
21.  8,  9. 


t  Heb.  strong 
t  Heb.  from 
after  him, 
n  ch.  12.  91 


JVaf/ian's  pai^dhle 


II.  SAMUEL. 


of  the  ewe  lamh. 


ni..fr>re 
CHRIST 

about  1035. 


0  J;idg.  9.  53. 

p  Juilg-.  6.  32, 

Jcrubbaal. 


t  Heb.  be  ceil 
in  thine  eyes. 

tHeb. 
so  and  suck. 


ijch.  12.  9. 

t  Heh.  UHis 
evil  in  the 
eyes  of. 


AS 


about  1034. 

a  Ps.  51,  title 
ch.  H. 
5.  &(. 
1  Kings  20. 
;!5-'ll. 
Is.  5.  3. 


t  Ileb.  morsel. 


18  f  Then  Joab  sent  and  told 
David  all  the  things  concerning 
the  war ; 

19  And  charged  the  messenger, 
saying,  When  thou  hast  made  an 
end  of  telling  the  matters  of  the 
war  unto  the  king, 

20  And  if  so  be  that  the  king's 
wrath  arise,  and  lie  say  unto  thee, 
Wlierefore  approached  ye  so  nigh 
unto  the  city  when  ye  did  fight? 
knew  ye  not  that  they  would 
shoot  from  the  wall  ? 

21  Who  smote  "Abimelech  the 
son  of  p  Jerubbeslieth?  did  not  a 
woman  cast  a  piece  of  a  mill- 
stone upon  him  from  the  wall, 
tliat  he  died  in  Theboz?  why 
went  ye  nigh  the  wall?  then  say 
thou,  Tliy  servant  Uriah  the 
Hittite  is  dead  also. 

22  IT  So  the  messenger  went,  and 
came  and  shewed  David  all  that 
Joab  had  sent  him  for. 

2.3  And  the  messenger  said  unto 
David,  8urely  the  nien  prevailed 
against  us,  and  came  out  unto  us 
into  the  field,  and  we  were  upon 
them  even  unto  the  entering  of 
the  gate. 

24  And  the  shooters  shot  from 
off  the  wall  upon  thy  servants; 
and  some  of  tlie  king's  servants 
be  dpad,  and  tliy  servant  Uriah 
the  llittite  is  dead  also. 

2")  Tlien  David  said  unto  the 
messenger,  Thus  shalt  thou  say 
unto  Joab,  Let  not  this  thing 
t  displease  thee,  for  the  sword  de- 
voureth  tone  as  well  as  another : 
make  thy  battle  more  strong 
against  the  city,  and  overthrow 
it:  and  encourage  thou  him. 

26  IT  And  when  the  wife  of  Uriah 
heard  that  Uriali  her  husband 
was  dead,  she  mourned  for  her 
husband. 

27  And  when  the  mourning  was 
past,  David  sent  and  I'etched  her 
to  his  house,  and  she  '/became  his 
wife,  and  bare  him  a  son.  But 
the  thing  that  David  had  done 
t  displeased  the  Lord. 

CHAPTEE,   XII. 

1  Nathan's  parnUle  of  the  ewe  lamb  cameth  Da- 
vid to  be  his  own  judge.  7  David,  reproved  by 
Nathan,  eonfcsscth  his  sin,  and  is  pardoned. 
15  David  mourneth  and  praycth  for  the  child, 
while  it  lived.  24  Solomon  is  born,  and  named 
Jgdidiah.  20  David  taketh  Kabbah,  and  tur- 
turith  the  people  thereof. 

AND  the  LoRn  sent  Nathan  un- 
.  to  David.  And  «  he  came  un- 
to him,  and  '-said  unto  him, 
There  were  two  men  in  one  city; 
the  one  rich,  and  the  other  poor. 

2  The  rich  imtn  had  exceeding 
many  fiocks  and  herds: 

3  But  the  poor  man  had  nothing, 
save  one  little  ewe  lamb,  which 
lie  had  bought  and  nourislied  up: 
and  it  grew  up  together  with  him, 
and  with  liis  chil(U-('n  ;  it  did  eat 
of  his  own  t  meat,  and  drank  of 

y02 


his  own  cup,  and  lay  in  his  liosom, 
and  was  unto  him  a.s  a  daughter. 

4  And  there  came  a  traveller  un- 
to the  rich  man,  and  he  spared  to 
take  of  his  own  fiock  and  of  his 
own  herd,  to  dress  for  thewayfar- 
inix  mail  that  was  come  unto  him ; 
but  took  the  poorman's  lamb,  and 
dressed  it  lor  the  man  that  was 
come  to  him. 

5  And  David's  anger  was  greatly 
kindled  against  the  inan  ;  and  he 
said  to  Nathan,  A.'i  the  liORC  liv- 
eth,  the  man  that  hath  done  this 
thing  II shall  sui'ely  die: 

6  And  he  shall  restore  the  lamb 
«fouribld,  because  he  did  this 
tiling,  and  because  he  had  no  pity. 

7  t  And  Nathan  said  to  David, 
Thou  art  the  man.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I  ''anoint- 
ed thee  king  over  Israel,  and  I 
delivered  thee  out  of  the  hand  of 
Saul ; 

8  And  I  gave  thee  thy  master's 
liouse,  and  thy  master's  wives  in- 
to thy  bosom,'  and  gave  thee  the 
house  of  Israel  and  of  .Tudah ; 
and  if  that  had  been  too  little,  I 
would  moreover  have  given  unto 
thee  such  and  sucli  things. 

9  eW'herefoi'e  hast  thou /despised 
the  commandment  of  tlie  Lord, 
to  do  evil  in  liis  si^ht  ?  u  tliou  hast 
killed  Uriah  tlie  llittite  with  the 
sword,  and  liast  taken  his  wife  to 
be  tliy  wife,  and  hast  slain  him 
with  the  sword  of  the  children  of 
Ammon. 

10  Now  therefore  ''the  sword 
shall  never  depart  from  thine 
house ;  because  thou  hast  despised 
me,  and  hast  taken  the  wife  of 
Uriah  the  Hittite  to  be  thy  wife. 

11  Thus  .saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I 
will  raise  up  evil  against  thee  out 
of  thine  own  house,  and  I  will 
Uake  thy  wives  before  thine 
eyes,  and  give  them  unto  thy 
neighbour,  and  he  shall  lie  with 
thy  wives  in  the  sight  of  this  sun. 

12  For  thou  didst  it  secretly: 
*but  I  will  do  this  thing  before  all 
Israel,  and  before  the  sun. 

YA  'And  David  said  unto  Nathan, 
ml  have  sinned  against  the  Lord. 
And  Nathan  said  unto  David,The 
Lord  also  hath  « put  away  thy 
sin:  thou  Shalt  not  die. 

14  Howbeit,  because  by  this  deed 
thou  hast  given  great  occasion  to 
the  enemies  of  the  Lord  « to  b]a.s- 
plieme,  the  child  also  that  is  born 
unto  thee  shall  surely  die. 

15  ^  And  Nathan  departed  vmto 
his  house.  And  the  Lord  struck 
the  child  that  Uriah's  wife  bare 
unto  David,  and  it  was  very  sick. 

Ki  David  therefore  liesought  God 
for  the  child;  and  David  t fasted, 
and  went  in,  and  i'lay  all  night 
upon  the  eartli. 

17  And  the  elders  of  his  liouse 
arose,  and  went  to  him,  to  raise 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1034. 


n  Or,  is  aoT- 
thy  to  die, 
or,  is  a  son 
of  death, 
I'Sam.  2C.10. 

c  Ex.  22   1. 
Luke  19.  8. 

d\  Sam.  IG. 
13. 


e  See  1  Sam. 

15.  19. 
/Xuin.  15.31. 
J- eh.  11.  15, 

16,  17,  27. 


iDeul.  28.  30. 
ch.  16.  22. 


/See  1  Sam. 

15.  24. 
mch.  24.  10. 

Jnb  7.  20. 

Ps.  32.  5.  & 

51.  4. 

Prov.  28.  13. 
n  ch.  21.  10. 

Joli  7.  21. 

Ps.  32.  1. 

Mic.  7.  ]H. 

Zech.  3.  4. 
u  Is.  52.  :,. 

V,7..  3G.  20.23. 

Rom.  2.  24. 


illvh.  fasted 
a  fast. 
pch.  13.  31. 


Solomon  is  horn. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Amnon's  iviclicdness. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  10.'34. 


tHi'h. 
do  hurt. 


7  Ruth  3.  3. 


sSce  Is.  3S.  1, 
5. 
Jonah  3.  0. 


1033. 


u  Malt.  1.  G. 
xl  Chr.  22.  9. 


II  That  is, 
Bclvvol  of 
the  Lord. 

ylChr.  20.  1. 

z  Deut.  3.  11. 


+  Hch. 

my  name  he 
called  upon 


him  up  from  the  earth:  but  he 
would  not,  neither  did  he  eat 
bread  with  them. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
seventli  day,  that  the  child  died. 
And  the  servants  of  David  feared 
to  tell  him  that  the  child  was 
dead:  for  they  said,  Behold, 
while  the  child  was  yet  alive, 
we  spake  unto  him,  and  he 
would  not  hearken  unto  our 
voice:  how  will  he  then  tvex 
himself,  if  we  tell  him  that  the 
child  is  dead? 

19  But  when  David  saw  that  his 
servants  whispered,  David  per- 
ceived that  the  child  was  dead  : 
therefore  David  said  unto  his 
servants.  Is  the  child  dead?  And 
they  said.  He  is  dead. 

20  Then  David  arose  from  the 
earth,  and  washed,  and  ?  anointed 
Imnself,  and  changed  his  apparel, 
and  came  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  >■  worshipped :  then 
he  came  to  his  own  house;  and 
when  he  required,  they  set  bread 
before  him,  and  he  did' eat. 

21  Tlien  said  his  servants  unto 
him.  What  thinsc  is  this  that  thou 
hast  done?  thou  didst  fast  and 
weep  for  the  child,  ichile  it  u-as 
alive;  but  when  the  child  was 
dead,  thou  didst  rise  and  eat 
bread. 

22  And  he  said,  While  the  child 
was  yet  alive,  I  fasted  and  wept : 
»  for  I  said,  Who  can  tell  trhelher 
C4oD  will  be  gracious  to  me,  that 
the  child  may  live? 

23  But  now  he  is  dead,  where- 
fore should  I  fast?  can  I  bring 
him  back  again?  I  shall  go  to 
him,  but  ^le  shall  not  return  to 
me. 

24  ^  And  David  comforted  Bath- 
sheba  his  wife,  and  went  in  unto 
her,  and  lay  with  her:  and  '-she 
bare  a  son,  and  2;  he  called  his 
name  Solomon:  and  the  Lord 
loved  him. 

2-3  And  he  sent  by  the  hand  of 
Nathan  the  prophet ;  and  he 
called  his  name  llJedidiah,  be- 
cause of  the  Lord. 

26  %  And  j'Joab  fought  against 
'Kabbah  of  the  children  of  Am- 
nion, and  took  the  royal  city. 

27  And  Joab  sent  messengers 
to  David,  and  said,  I  have  fought 
against  Rabbah,  and  have  taken 
the  city  of  waters. 

28  Now  therefore  gather  the 
rest  of  the  people  together,  and 
encamp  against  the  city,  and  take 
it :  lest  I  take  the  city,  and  tit  be 
called  after  my  name. 

29  And  David  gathered  all  the 
people  together,  and  went  to 
Kabbah,  and  fought  against  it, 
and  took  it. 

30  "And  he  took  their  king's 
crown  from  off'  his  head,  the 
weight  whereof  ivas  a  talent  of 


gold  with  the  precious  .stones : 
and  it  was  set  on  David's  head. 
And  he  brought  forth  the  spoil 
of  the  city  tin  great  abundance. 
31  And  he  brought  forth  the 
people  that  were  therein,  and  put 
them  under  saws,  and  under  har- 
rows of  iron,  and  under  axes 
of  iron,  and  made  them  pass 
through  the  brickkiln :  and  thus 
did  he  unto  all  the  cities  of  the 
children  of  Amnion.  So  David 
and  all  the  people  returned  unto 
Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER   XIII. 

1  Amrton  luring  Tamnr,  by  Jonadab's  coun- 
sel feigning  himself  sicli,  ratishsth  her.  15 
He  hatcth  her,  and  shamefully  turncth  her 
away.  19  Absalom  cntertaineth  her,  and 
concealeth  his  purpose.  23  At  a  shcepshenr- 
ing,  among  all  the  king's  sons,  he  killeth  Am- 
rton. 30  David  grieving  at  the  news  is  com- 
forted by  Jonndah,  Zl  Absalom  fieeth  to  Tal- 
mas at  Geshur. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
.  "that  Ab.salom  the  son  of  Da- 
vid had  a  fair  sister,  whose  name 
xvas  *Tamar;  and  Aniiion  the 
son  of  David  loved  her. 

2  And  Amnoii  was  so  vexed, 
that  he  fell  sick  for  his  sister 
Tamar ;  for  she  iras  a  virgin ;  and 
tAmnon  thought  it  hard  for  him 
to  do  any  thing  to  her. 

3  But  Aninon  had  a  friend, 
whose  name  icas  Jonadab,  cthe 
son  ofShinieah  David's  brother: 
and  Jonadab  was  a  very  subtile 
man. 

4  And  he  said  unto  him,  Why 
art  thou,  being  the  king's  son, 
t  leant  from  day  to  day?  wilt  thou 
not  tell  me?  And  Amnon  said 
unto   him,   I    love    Tamar,    my 

i  brother  Absalom's  sister. 

5  And  Jonadab  said  unto  him. 
Lay  thee  down  on  thy  bed,  and 
make  thyself  sick:  and  when  thy 

!  father  cometh  to  see  thee,  say 
!  unto  him,  I  pray  thee,  let  my 
I  sister  Tamar  come,  and  give  me 
I  meat,  and  dress  the  meat  in  my 

sight,  that  I  may  see  it,  and  eat  it 

at  her  hand. 

6  ^  So  Amnon  lay  down,  and 
made  himself  sick  :  and  when  the 
king  was  come  to  see  him,  Amnon 
said  unto  the  king,  I  pray  thee, 
let  Tamar  my  sister  come,  and 
rfniake  me  a  couple  of  cakes  in 
my  sight,  that  I  may  eat  at  her 
hand. 

7  Then  David  sent  home  to  Ta- 
mar, saying.  Go  now  to  thy  brotli- 
er  Amnon's  house,  and  dress  him 
meat. 

8  So  Tamar  went  to  her  brother 
Amnon's  house;  and  he  was  laid 
down.  And  she  took  !l flour,  and 
kneaded  it.  and  made  cakes  in  his 
sight,  and  did  bake  the  cakes. 

9  And  she  took  a  pan.  and  pour- 
ed thfin  out  before  him;  but  he 
refused  to  eat.  And  Amnon  said, 
cHave  out  all  men  from  me.  And 

303 


Before 

C  H  R  1  S  T 

1033. 


t  Heb.  very 
great. 


about  ]a52. 

a  eh.  3.  2,  3. 
61  Chr.  3.  9. 


f  Heb.  it  was 

marvellous, 
or,  hidden 
in  the  eyes 
of  Amnon . 
c  See  1  Sam. 
16.  9. 


t  Heb.  thin. 

tHeh. 
morning  by 
morning. 


e  Gen.  43.  1. 


Amnon  forceth  Tamar. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Ahsalom  killeth  Mm. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1032. 


/Gen.  39.  12. 


humble  me, 

Gcii.  34.  2. 
f  Lev.  18.  9, 

11.  &  20.  17. 
t  Ilcb. 

It  ought  not 

so  to  be  done, 
h  Gen.  34.  7. 

.ludg.  19.  23. 

<t  20.  6. 
!See  Lev.  18. 

9,  11. 

*  Deut.  22.  25. 
«ee  ch.  12. 
11. 

t  Heb.  uiilh 
great  hatred 
greatly. 


I  Gcii.  37.  S. 
JutlK.  5.  30. 
Ps.  45.  14. 


m  Josh.  7.  6. 
ch.  1.  2. 
.lob  2.  12. 


tlleb. 

tct  not  lliine 

htart. 
t  Heb. 

and  desolate. 


n  Gen.  24.  50. 

(i  31.  24. 
p  Lev.  19.  17, 

18. 

10.30. 

q  See  Gen.  38. 
12,  13. 

1  Sam.  25.  4, 
36. 


they  went  out  every  man  from 
him, 

10  And  Amnon  said  unto  Tamar, 
Bring  the  meat  into  the  chamber, 
that  I  may  eat  of  thine  hand.  And 
Tamar  took  the  calce.s  which  she 
had  made,  and  brought  them,  in- 
to tlie  chamber  to  Amnon  her 
brother. 

11  And  when  she  had  brought 
them  unto  him  to  eat,  lie  ./'took 
hold  of  her,  and  said  unto  her, 
Come  lie  with  ine,  my  sister. 

12  And  she  answered  him.  Nay, 
my  brother,  do  not  t force  me; 
for  <?tno  sucli  thing  ought  to  be 
done  in  Israel:  do  not  thou  this 
A  folly. 

13  And  I,  whither  shall  I  cause 
my  shame  to  go?  and  as  for  thee, 
thou  Shalt  be  as  one  of  the  fools 
in  Israel.  Now  therefore,  I  pray 
thee,  speak  unto  the  king;  i  for  he 
will  not  withhold  me  from  thee. 

14  Howbeit  he  would  not  hearken 
unto  her  voice:  but,  being  strong- 
er than  she,  *  forced  her,  and  lay 
with  her. 

15  S\  Then  Amnon  hated  her 
t  exceedingly ;  so  that  the  hatred 
wherewith  he  hated  her  was 
greater  than  the  love  wherewith 
he  had  loved  her.  And  Amnon 
said  unto  her.  Arise,  be  gone. 

IG  And  she  said  unto  him.  There 
is  no  cause:  this  evil  in  sending 
me  awaj'  is  greater  than  the  other 
tliat  thou  didst  unto  me.  But  he 
would  not  hearken  unto  her. 

17  Then  he  called  his  servant 
that  ministered  unto  him,  and 
said.  Put  now  this  woman  out  from 
me,  and  bolt  the  door  after  her. 

18  And  she  had  'a  garment  of 
divers  colours  upon  her:  for  with 
such  robes  were  the  king's  daugh- 
ters i/iat  u^ere  virgins  apparelled. 
Then  his  servant  brought  her  out, 
and  bolted  the  door  after  her. 

19  1l  And  Tamar  put  cashes  on 
her  head,  and  rent  her  garment 
of  divers  colours  that  was  on  her. 
and  "laid  her  hand  on  her  head, 
and  went  on  crying. 

20  And  Absalom  her  brother 
said  unto  her.  Hath  tAmnon  thy 
brother  been  with  thee?  but  hold 
now  tiiy  peace,  my  sister:  he  is 
thy  brotlier;  t  regard  not  this 
thing.  So  Tamar  remained  t  deso- 
late ill  her  brother  Absalom's 
house. 

21  ^  But  when  king  David  hoard 
of  all  these  things,  he  was  very 
wroth. 

22  And  Absalom  spake  unto  his 
brother  Amnon  "neither  good  nor 
bad:  for  Absalom  j' hated  Amnon, 
because  he  had  forced  his  sister 
Tamar. 

2.3  H  And  it  came  to  pass  after 

two    full    years,    that    Absalom 

9  had  sheepshearers   in  Baal-ha- 

zor,  which   is  beside   Ephraim: 

304 


and  Absalom  invited  all  the 
king's  sons, 

24  And  Absalom  came  to  the 
king,  and  said.  Behold  now,  thy 
servant  hath  sheepshearers;  let 
the  king,  I  beseech  thee,  and  his 
servants  go  with  thy  servant. 

2.5  And  the  king  said  to  Absalom, 
Nay,  my  .son,  let  us  not  all  now 
go,  lest  we  be  chargeable  unto 
thee.  And  he  pressed  him  :  how- 
beit he  would  not  go,  but  blessed 
him. 

26  Then  said  Absalom,  If  not,  I 
pray  thee,  let  my  brother  Am- 
non go  with  us.  And  the  king 
said  unto  him.  Why  should  he  go 
with  thee  ? 

27  But  Absalom  pressed  him, 
that  he  let  Amnon  and  all  the 
king's  sons  go  with  him. 

28  \  Now  Absalom  had  com- 
manded his  servants,  saying, 
Mark  ye  now  when  Amnon's 
'■heart  is  merry  with  wine,  and 
when  I  say  unto  you.  Smite  Am- 
non ;  then  kill  him,  fear  not: 
II  have  not  I  commanded  you  ?  be 
courageous,  and  be  t  valiant. 

29  And  the  servants  of  Absalom 
did  unto  Amnon  as  Absalom  had 
commanded.  Then  all  the  king's 
sons  arose,  and  every  man  tgat 
him  up  upon  his  mule,  and  fled. 

30  f  And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
they  were  in  the  way,  that  tidings 
came  to  David,  saying,  Absalom 
hath  slain  all  the  king's  sons,  and 
there  is  not  one  of  them  left. 

31  Then  the  king  arose,  and  stare 
his  garments,  and  <lay  on  the 
earth ;  and  all  his  servants  stood 
by  with  their  clothes  rent. 

32  And «' Jonadab,the  son  of  Shim- 
eah  David's  brother,  answered 
and  said,  Let  not  my  lord  suppose 
that  they  have  slain  all  the  young 
men  the  king's  sons ;  for  Amnon 
only  is  dead :  for  by  the  t  appoint- 
ment of  Absalom  this  hath  been 
B  determined  from  the  day  that 
he  forced  his  sister  Tamar. 

33  Now  therefore  «let  not  my 
lord  the  king  take  the  thing  to  his 
heart,  to  think  that  all  the  king's 
sons  are  dead:  for  Amnon  only  is 
dead. 

34  J/ But  Absalom  fled.  And  the 
young  inan  that  kept  the  watch 
lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked, 
and,  behold,  there  came  mucli 
people  by  the  way  of  the  hill  side 
behind  him. 

35  And  Jonadab  said  unto  the 
king.  Behold,  tJie  king's  sons 
come:  fas  thyservant.said,so  itis. 

3G  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon 
as  he  had  made  an  end  of  speak- 
ing, that,  behold,  the  king's  sons 
came,  and  lifted  up  their  voice 
and  wept :  and  the  king  also  and 
all  his  servants  wept  t  very  soro. 

37  ^  But  Absalom  fled,  and  went 
to=:  Talmai,  the  son  of  il  Ammihud, 


Befoi'e 

CHRIST 

1030. 


r  Judg.  19.  6, 
9,22. 
Ruth  3.  7. 
1  Sam.  25.  36. 
Esth.  1.  10. 
Ps.  104.  15. 

II  Or,  will  you 
not,  since  I 
have  com- 
manded I'ov.  T 
Josh.  1.  9. 

+  Heb.  sons 
of  valour. 

t  Heb.  rode. 


sch.  1.  U. 
<ch.  13.  16. 


t  Heb.  mouth. 
II  Or,  settled, 
xcb.  19.  19. 

y  ver.  3a. 


t  Hob. 
according  tn 
the  word  of 
thy  servant. 

+  Heb.  with  a 
great  weep- 
ing greatly. 

1030. 

rch.  3.  3. 

ilOr, 
Ammlhur. 


Jodb's  artifice  to 


II.  SAMUEL. 


bring  Absalom  home. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1030. 

och.  14.  23, 
32.  &  15.  a. 

I!  Or,  was 
consumed, 
Ps.  84.  2. 

6Geu.  38.  12. 


1027 


ach.  13.  39. 
b  2  Chr.  11.  6. 


cSce  Rulh  3. 


d  ver.  19. 
Ex.  4.  15. 


ch.  1.  2. 
t  Heb.  Save. 
/See  2  Kings 

6.  26,  28. 

gSre  ch.  12. 


+  Heb.  no  de- 
liverer be- 
tween them. 

ft  Num.  35. 
19. 
Deut.  19.  12. 


t  Heb.  upon 

the  face  of 
the  earth. 


!  Gen.  27.  13. 

1  Sam.  20.24. 

Matt.  27.  25. 
*ch.  3.28,  29. 

1  Kings  2.  33. 


tHeb.  that 
the  revenger 
of  htood  do 
not  multiply 
to  destroy. 

(Sum.  35.  19. 


[  king  of  Geshur.  And  David 
mourned  for  his  son  every  day. 

I   38  So  Absalom  tied,  and  went  to 

I « Geshur,   and  was    there    three 
years. 
39  And  the  soul  of  king  David 

[  II  longed  to  go  forth  unto  Absalom : 
for  he  was  *  comforted  concerning 
Amnon,  seeing  he  was  dead. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

I  1  Joab,  suborning  a  widow  of  Tehoah,  by  a  par- 
able to  incline  the  ting's  heart  to  fetch  home 
Absalom,  bringeth  him  to  Jerusalem.  25  Absa- 
lom's beauty,  hair,  and  children.  28  After 
two  years,  Absalom  by  Joab  is  brought  into  the 
king's  presence. 

NOW  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah 
perceived    that     the     king's 
heart  iva-s  « toward  Absalom. 

2  And  Joab  sent  to  ''Tekoah,  and 
fetched  thence  a  wise  woman, 
and  said  unto  her,  I  pray  thee, 
feign  thyself  to  be  a  mourner, 
cand  put  on  now  mourning  appar- 
el, and  anoint  not  thyself  with  oil, 
but  be  as  a  woman  that  had  along 
time  mourned  for  the  dead : 

3  And  come  to  the  king,  and 
speak  on  this  manner  unto  him. 
So  Joab  ''put  the  words  in  her 
mouth. 

4  ^  And  when  the  woman  of  Te- 
koah  spake  to  the  king,  she  '^fell 
on  her  face  to  the  ground,  and  did 
obeisance,  and  said,  t/Help,  O 
king. 

5  And  the  king  said  unto  her, 
What  aileth  thee?  And  she  an- 
swered, III  am  indeed  a  widovv 
woman,  and  mine  husband  is 
dead. 

6  And  thy  handmaid  had  two 
sons,  and  they  two  strove  together 
in  the  field,  and  there  uris  tnone 
to  part  them,  but  the  one  smote 
the  other,  and  slew  him. 

7  And,  behold,  ^^  the  whole  family 
is  risen  against  thine  handmaid, 
and  they  said.  Deliver  him  that 
smote  his  brother,  that  we  may 
kill  him,  for  the  life  of  his  brother 
whom  he  slew;  and  we  will  de- 
stroy the  heir  also:  and  so  they 
shall  quench  my  coal  which  is 
left,  and  shall  liot  leave  to  iny 
husband  neither  name  nor  re- 
mainder t  upon  the  earth. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  the  wo- 
man. Go  to  thine  house,  and  I  will 
give  charge  concerning  thee. 

9  And  the  woman  of  Tekoah 
said  unto  the  king,  My  lord,  O 
king,  i  the  iniquity  6e  on  me,  and 
on  my  father's  house:  ^and  the 
king  and  liis  throne  be  guiltless. 

10  And  the  king  said.  Whosoever 
saith  aught  unto  thee,  bring  him 
to  me,  and  he  shall  not  touch  thee 
any  more. 

ifThen  said  she,  I  pray  thee,  let 
the  king  remember  the  Lord  thy 
God,  r  that  thou  v/ouldest  not  suf- 
fer I  the  revengers  of  blood  to  de- 
stroy any  more,  lest  they  destroy 
20 


my  son.  And  he  said,  "'^.^  the 
Lord  liveth,  there  shall  not  one 
hair  of  thy  son  fall  to  the  earth. 

12  Then  the  woman  said,  Let 
thine  handmaid,  I  pray  thee, 
speak  0)16  word  unto  my  lord  the 
king.    And  he  said.  Say  on. 

13  And  the  woman  said,  Where- 
fore then  hast  thou  thought  such  a 
thing  against  ^^  the  people  of  God? 
for  the  king  doth  speak  this  thing 
as  one  which  is  faulty,  in  that  the 
king  doth  not  fetch  home  again 

0  his  banished. 

14  For  we  p  must  needs  die,  and 
ai'e  as  water  spilt  on  the  gi'ound, 
which  cannot  be  gathered  up 
again;  II  neither  doth  God  respect 
any  person  ;  yet  doth  he  <?  devise 
means,  that  his  banished  be  not 
expelled  from  him. 

15  Now  therefore  that  I  am 
come  to  speak  of  this  thing  unto 
my  lord  the  king,  it  is  because 
the  people  have  made  me 
afraid:  and    thy  handmaid  said, 

1  will  now  speak  unto  the  king ; 
it  may  be  that  the  king  will  per- 
form'the  request  of  his  hand- 
maid. 

16  For  the  king  will  hear,  to  de- 
liver his  handmaid  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  man  that  xcould  de- 
stroy me  and  my  son  together  out 
of  the  inheritance  of  God. 

17  Then  thine  handmaid  said, 
The  word  of  my  lord  the  king 
shall  now  be  t comfortable:  for 
'•as  an  angel  of  God,  so  is  my  lord 
the  king  tto  discern  good  and 
bad :  therefore  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  be  with  thee. 

18  Then  the  king  answered  and 
said  unto  the  woman.  Hide  not 
from  me,  I  praj-  thee,  the  thing 
that  I  shall  ask  thee.  And  the 
woman  said.  Let  my  lord  the 
king  now  speak. 

19  And  the  king  said.  Is  not  the 
hand  of  Joab  with  thee  in  all 
this  ?  And  the  woman  answered 
and  said.  As  thy  soul  liveth,  my 
lord  the  king,  none  can  turn  to 
the  right  hand  or  to  the  left  from 
aught  that  my  lord  the  king  hath 
spoken  :  for  thy  servant  Joab,  he 
bade  me,  and  «he  put  all  these 
words  in  the  mouth  of  thine 
handmaid : 

20  To  fetch  about  this  form  of 
speech  hath  thy  servant  Joab 
done  this  thing :  and  my  lord  is 
wise,  ^according  to  the  wisdom  of 
an  angel  of  God,  to  know  all 
thincjs  that  are  in  the  earth. 

21  'I  And  the  king  said  unto 
Joab,  Behold  now,  I  have  done 
this  thing :  go  therefore,  bring  the 
young  man  Absalom  again. 

22  And  Joab  fell  to  the  ground  on 
his  face,  and  bowed  himself,  and 
t thanked  the  king:  and  Joab 
said,  To  day  thy  servant  knoweth 
that  I  have  found  grace  in  thy 

3a5 


Before 

CHRIST 

1027. 


m  1  Sam.  14. 
45. 
Acts  27.  34. 


n  Judg.  20.  2. 


p  Job  34.  15. 
Heb.  9.  27. 

II  Or,  because 
God  hath 
not  tnkui 
away  hif^ 
life,  he  hath 
also  devised 
means,  ^c. 

q  Num.  35.  15, 
2a,  28. 


tHeb. 

for  rest. 
r  ver.  20. 

ch.  19.  27 
t  Heb. 

to  hear. 


tHeb. 
blessed. 


Absalom's  return. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


His  rebellion. 


Before 
H  R  I  S  T 
1027. 


;i  Or,  th'j. 
ach.  13.  3T. 


;Gen.  43.  3. 
ch.  3.  13. 


t  Heb.  And 
as  Absalom 
there  was 
nut  a  bean- 
tiful  man  ir. 
ail  Israel  to 
praise 
greatly. 

yls.  1.  6. 


t  Heb.  near 
my  place. 


2025. 

i  Oen.  33.  4. 
<fc  4.'..  16. 
Lukf  15.  20. 


10J4. 
ach.  \2.   11. 
61  Kiugs  1.  5. 


sight,  my  lord,  O  king,  in  tliat  the 
king  hath  fulfilled  the  request  of 
11  his  servant. 

23  So  Joab  arose  "and  Avent  to 
Geshur,  and  brought  Absalom  to 
Jerusalem. 

•24  And  the  king  said,  Let  him 
turn  to  his  own  liouse,  and  let  him 
^not  see  my  face.  So  Absalom 
returned  to  his  own  house,  and 
saw  not  the  king's  face. 

2.5  1  t  But  in  all  Israel  there  was 
none  to  be  so  much  praised  as 
Absalom  for  his  beautj^:  y  from  the 
sole  of  his  foot  even  to  the  crown 
of  his  head  there  was  no  blemish 
in  him. 

26  And  when  he  polled  his  head, 
(for  it  was  at  every  year's  end 
that  he  polled  it;  because  the 
hair  was  heavy  on  him,  therefore 
he  polled  it:)  he  weighed  the 
hair  of  his  head  at  two  hundred 
shekels  after  the  king's  weight. 

27  And  3  unto  Absalom  there 
were  born  three  sons,  and  one 
daughter,  whose  name  tuas  Ta- 
mar :  she  was  a  woman  of  a  fair 
countenance. 

28  If  So  Absalom  dwelt  two  full 
years  in  Jerusalem,  "and  saw  not 
the  king's  face. 

29  Therefore  Absalom  sent  for 
Joab,  to  have  sent  him  to  the 
king;  ])ut  he  would  not  come  to 
him :  and  when  he  sent  again  the 
second  time,  he  would  not  come. 

30  Therefore  he  said  unto  his 
servants,  See,  Joab's  field  is  t  near 
mine,  and  he  hath  barley  there; 
go  and  set  it  on  fire.  And  Absa- 
lom's servants  set  the  field  on  fire. 

31  Then  Joab  arose,  and  came 
to  Absalom  unto  his  house,  and 
said  unto  him,  Wherefore  have 
thy  servants  set  my  field  on  fire? 

32  And  Absalom  answered  Joab, 
Behold,  I  sent  unto  thee,  saying, 
Come  hither,  that  I  may  send 
thee  to  the  king,  to  say.  Where- 
fore am  I  come  from  Geshur  ? 
it  had  been  good  for  me  to  have 
been  there  still :  now  therefore 
let  me  see  the  king's  face;  and  if 
there  be  any  iniquity  in  me,  let 
him  kill  ine. 

33  So  Joab  came  to  the  king,  and 
told  him :  and  when  he  had  called 
for  Absalom,  he  came  to  the  king, 
and  bowed  himself  on  his  face  to 
the  ground  before  the  king:  and 
the  king  ''kissed  Absalom. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Absalom,  by  fair  speeches  and  courtesies, 
stralcth  the  hearts  of  Israel.  7  Under  pre- 
tence of  a  vow  he  obtaincth  leave  to  go  to 
Hebron,  10  lie  mahcth  there  a  great  con- 
spiracy. 13  Vavidupon  the  news  Jleeth  from 
.Jerusalem.  19  Ittai  would  not  leave  him.  24 
Zadok  and  Abiathar  are  sent  back  with  (he  ark. 
30  David  and  his  company  go  up  mount  Olivet 
weeping.  31  He  curseth  Ahithopfiel'3  counsel. 
3"J  Hushai  is  sent  back  with  instructions. 

AND  nit  came  to  pass  after  this, 
.  that  Absalom  s  prepared  him 
306 


chariots  and  horses,  and  fifty  men 
to  run  before  him. 

2  And  Absalom  rose  up  early, 
and  stood  beside  the  way  of  the 
gate:  and  it  was  so,  tha't  when 
any  man  that  had  a  controversy 
tcame  to  the  king  ibr  judgment, 
then  Absalom  called  unto  him, 
and  said,  Of  what  city  aj't  thou  ? 
And  he  said.  Thy  servant  is  of  one 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

3  And  Absalom  said  unto  him. 
See,  thy  matters  aj-e  good  and 
right;  but  \\thc7-e  is  no  man  de- 
puted of  the  king  to  hear  thee. 

4  Absalom  said  inoreover,  cOh 
that  I  were  made  judge  in  the 
land,  that  every  man  which  hath 
any  suit  or  cause  might  coine  unto 
me,  and  I  would  do  him  justice ! 

5  And  it  was  .50,  that  when  any 
man  caine  nigh  to  him  to  do  him 
obeisance,  he  put  forth  his  hand, 
and  took  him,  and  kissed  him. 

6  And  on  this  manner  did  Ab- 
salom to  all  Israel  that  came  to 
the  king  for  judgment:  ^so  Ab- 
salom stole  the  hearts  of  the  men 
of  Israel. 

7  If  And  it  came  to  pass  « after 
forty  years,  that  Absalom  said 
unto  the  king,  I  iJray  thee,  let  me 
go  and  ])ay  my  vow,  which  I  have 
vowed  unto  the  Lord,  in  Hebron. 

8  .'For  thy  servant  .'/vowed  a 
vow  Awhile  I  abode  at  Geshur  in 
Syi'ia,  Baying,  If  the  Lord  shall 
bring  me  again  indeed  to  Jerusa- 
lem, then  I  will  serve  the  Lord. 

9  And  the  king  said  unto  him, 
Go  in  peace.  So  he  arose,  and 
went  to  Hebron. 

10  If  But  Absalom  sent  spies 
throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
saying.  As  soon  as  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  then  ye 
shall  say,  Absalom  reigneth  in 
Hebron. 

11  And  with  Absalom  went  two 
hundred  niGn  out  of  .Jerusalem, 
that  were  » called;  and  they  went 
km.  their  simplicity,  and  they 
knew  not  any  thing. 

12  And  Absalom  sent  for  Ahitho- 
phel  the  Gilonite,  'David's  coun- 
sellor, from  his  city,  even  from 
'"Giloh,  while  he  offered  sacri- 
fices. And  the  conspiracy  was 
strong;  for  the  people  "increased 
continually  with  Absalom. 

13  ^  And  there  came  a  inessen- 
ger  to  David,  saying,  "The  hearts 
of  the  men  of  Israel  are  after  Ab- 
salom. 

14  And  David  said  unto  all  his 
servants  that  were  with  him  at 
Jerusalem,  Arise,  and  let  us  v  Hee ; 
for  we  shall  not  else  escape  from 
Absalom  :  inake  speed  to  depart, 
le.st  he  overtake  us  suddenly,  and 
t  bring  evil  upon  us,  and  smite  the 
city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

l'>  And  the  king's  servants  said 
unto  the  king,  Behold,  thy  serv- 


I'ofore 
CHRIST 

1024. 


t  Ileb. 
to  come. 


W  Or,  none  will 
hear  thee 
from  the  king 
downward. 

cJudg.  9.  29. 


dRom.  16.  18. 


102.3. 
:1  Sam.  IG.  I. 


/I  Sam.  16.  2. 
f  Gpii.  28.  20, 


il  Sam.  9.  13. 

&  16.  3,  5. 
»  Gen.  20.  .">. 

I  Ps.  41.  9.  k 
55.  12,  13,  14. 

m  Josh.  15.  51. 


J  VIT.   6. 

Judg.  9.  3. 


pch.  19.  9. 
I's.  3,  liUe. 


t  Heb.  thrust. 


TJie  ark  sent  hack. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


HushaVs  instructions. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1023. 


t  Heb.  make 
thee  wander 
in  eoinf. 

«  1  Sam.  23. 
13. 


Frov.  17.  17. 
&.  18.  24. 


h  Num.  14.  8. 
ch    22.  20. 

1  Kings  10.  9. 

2  Chr.  9.  8. 
Is.  62.  4. 

c  1  Sam.  3.  18. 
rfl  Sam.  9.  9. 
e  See  ch.  17. 
17. 

/ch.  17.  16. 


ants  are  ready  In  do  whatsoever 
my  lord  the  king  shall  t  appoint. 

16  And  "zthe  king  went  forth, 
and  all  his  household  Tafterhim. 
And  the  king  left  »•  ten  women, 
which  tvere  concubines,  to  keep 
the  liouse. 

17  And  the  king  went  forth,  and 
all  the  people  after  him,  and  tar- 
ried in  a  place  that  was  far  oflf". 

18  And  all  his  servants  passed  on 
beside  him;  «and  all  the  Cher- 
ethites,  and  all  the  Pelethites,  and 
all  the  Gittites,  six  hundred  men 
which  came  after  him  from  Gath, 
passed  on  before  the  king. 

19  If  Then  said  the  king  to  «Ittai 
the  Gittite,  Wherefore  goest  thou 
also  with  us?  return  to  thy  place, 
and  abide  with  the  king:  for  thou 
art  a  stranger,  and  also  an  exile. 

20  Whereas  thou  earnest  but 
yesterday,  should  I  this  day 
t  make  thee  go  up  and  down  with 
us?  seeing  I  go  "whither  I  may, 
return  thou,  and  take  back  thy 
brethren:  mercy  and  truth  be 
with  thee. 

21  And  Ittai  answered  the  king, 
s.nd  said,  ^As  the  Lord  liveth, 
and  as  my  lord  the  king  liveth, 
surely  in  what  place  my  lord  the 
king  "shall  be.  whether  in  death 
or  life,  even  there  also  will  thy 
servant  be. 

22  And  David  said  to  Ittai,  Go 
and  pass  over.  And  Ittai  the 
Gittite  passed  over,  and  all  his 
men,  and  all  the  little  ones  that 
we7-e  with  him. 

23  And  all  the  .country  wept 
with  a  loud  voice,  and  all  the 
people  passed  over:  the  king  also 
himself  passed  over  the  brook 
11  Kidron,  and  all  the  people  pass- 
ed over,  toward  the  way  of  the 
y  wilderness. 

24  ^  And  lo  Zadok  also,  and  all 
the  JLevites  irere  with  him,  ^  bear- 
ing the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
God :  and  they  set  down  the  ark 
of  God;  and  Abiathar  went  up, 
until  all  the  people  had  done 
passing  out  of  the  city. 

25  And  the  king  said  unto  Zadok, 
Carry  back  the  ark  of  God  into 
the  city  :  if  I  shall  find  favour  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  he  "will 
bringme  again,  and  shew  me  both 
it,  and  his  habitation  : 

26  But  if  he  thus  say,  I  have  no 
6 delight  in  thee;  behold,  here  am 
I,  clet  him  do  to  me  as  seemeth 
good  unto  him. 

27  The  king  said  also  unto  Zadok 
the  priest.  Art  not  thou  a  '^seer? 
return  into  the  city  in  peace,  and 
cyour  two  sons  with  you,  Ahim- 
aaz  thy  son,  and  Jonathan  the 
son  of  Abiathar. 

23  See,  /I  will  tarrj'  in  the  plain 
of  the  wilderne.ss,  until  there 
come  word  from  j'ou  to  certify 
me. 


29  Zadok  therefore  and  Abiathar 
carried  the  ark  of  God  again  to 
Jerusalem :  and  they  tarried 
there. 

30  Y  And  David  went  up  by  the 
a.scent  oi mount  Olivet,  +  and  wept 
as  he  went  up.  and  i'had  his  head 
covered,  and  he  went  ''barefoot: 
and  all  the  people  that  was  with 
him  '.covered  every  man  his  head, 
and  they  went  up,  *  weeping  as 
they  went  up. 

31  %  And  one  told  David,  saying, 
'Ahithophel  is  among  the  conspir- 
ators with  Absalom.  And  David 
said,  O  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  ™turn 
the  counsel  of  Ahlthophel  into 
foolishness. 

32  \  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when.  David  was  come  to  the  top  of 
the  mount,  where  he  worshipped 
God,  behold,  Hushai  the  "Archite 
came  to  meet  him  "with  his  coat 
rent,  and  earth  upon  his  head : 

.33  Unto  whom  David  said.  If 
thou  passest  on  with  me,  then 
thou  Shalt  be  pa  burden  unto  me: 

34  But  if  thou  return  to  the  city, 
and  say  unto  Absalom,  f/I  will  be 
thy  servant,  O  king;  0.5  I  have 
been  thy  lather's  servant  hitherto, 
so  ivM  I  now  also  be  thy  servant: 
then  mayest  thou  for  me  defeat 
the  counsel  of  Ahithophel. 

3-5  And  hast  thou  not  there  with 
thee  Zadok  and  Abiathar  the 
priests?  therefore  it  shall  be,  that 
what  thing  soever  thou  shaft  hear 
out  of  the  king's  house,  '•thou 
Shalt  tell  it  to  Zadok  and  Abia- 
thar the  priests. 

36  Behold,  thei/  have  there  "with 
them  their  two  sons,  Ahimaaz 
Zadok's  son,  and  Jonathan  Abi- 
athar's  son ;  and  by  them  ye  shall 
send  unto  me  every  thing  that  ye 
can  hear. 

37  So  Hushai  *  David's  friend 
came  into  the  city,  «and  Absa- 
lom came  into  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Z^ba,  by  presents  and  false  suggestions,  ohtain- 
elh  his  master's  inheritance,  .'i  At  Bahurim 
Shimei  curseth  David.  9  David  with  patience 
ahstaineth,  and  restraineth  others,  from  re- 
venge. 15  Hushai  xnsinuateth  himself  into 
Absalom's  counsel.     20  Ahitkophel's  counsel. 

AND  "When  David  was  a  little 
.  past  the  top  of  the  hill,  be- 
hold, *Ziba  the  servant  of  Mephi- 
bosheth  met  him,  with  a  couple 
of  a.sses  saddled,  and  upon  them 
two  hundred  loaves  of  bread,  and 
a  hundred  bunches  of  raisins,  and 
a  hundred  of  summer  fruits,  and 
a  bottle  of  wine. 

2  And  the  king  said  unto  Ziba, 
What  meanest  thou  by  these? 
And  Ziba  said.  The  asses  be  for 
the  king's  household  to  ride  on ; 
and  the  bread  and  summer  fruit 
for  the  voung  men  to  eat;  and 
the  wine,  ^that  such  as  be  faint 
in  the  wilderness  may  drink. 
307 


licfore 

CHRIST 

1023. 


•  Heb.  going 


up. 


and 


weeping, 
g  ch.  19.  4. 

Esth.  6.  12. 
h  Is.  20.  2,  4. 
iJer.  14.  3,4. 
k  Ps.  126.  6. 

;Ps.  3.  1,  2. 
&  55.  12,  icr. 

mch.  16.23. 
&  17.  14,  23. 


n  Josh.  16.  2. 
och.  1.  2. 


p  ch.  19.  35. 
7ch.  16.  19. 


tch.  IC.  16. 

1  Chr.  27.  33. 
u  ch.  16.  15. 


cch.  15.23.  6c 
17.  23. 


Shimei  ciirseth  David. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


AliithophcVs  counsel 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 


e  Prov.  18.  13. 


tHeb.  I  do 
obeisance. 


frh.  10.  16. 

1  Kings  2.  8, 

44. 
II  Or,  he  still 

came  forth 

and  cursed. 


f  Ileb.  man 

of  blood. 

I  Dent.  13.  13. 
71  J  u  rig.  9.  2-1, 

66,  57. 

1  Kings  2. 

32,  33. 
1  Seech.  1.16. 

&  3.  28,  29. 

&  4.  11,  12. 
t  Heb.  behold 

thee  in  thy 

evil. 

i  1  Sam.  24. 


/  Ex.  22.  28. 
mch.  19.  22. 
1  Pet.  2.  23. 

n  See  2  Kings 

JH.  2.5. 

Lam.  3.  38. 
V  Rom.  9.  20. 

pvh.  12.  11. 
(;  Gel),  lo.  4. 


II  Or,  t'.ar^. 
■f  III'!,,  eye, 

(irn.  29.  32. 

1  Sam.  1.  11. 

1'.-.  25.  18. 
r  Rom.  8.  28. 


liiin  with 
dusl. 


3  And  the  king  said,  And  where 
is  thy  master's  son?  rfAnd  Ziba 
said  unto  the  king,  Behold,  he 
abideth  at  Jerusalem :  for  he  said, 
To  day  shall  the  house  of  Israel 
restore  me  the  kingdom  of  my 
father. 

4  eThen  said  the  king  to  Ziba, 
Behold,  thine  are  all  that  per^am- 
ed  unto  Mephibosheth.  And  Ziba 
said,  11  humbly  beseech  thee  thai 
I  may  find  grace  in  thy  sight,  my 
lord,  O  king. 

.5  II  And  when  king  David  came 
to  Bahurim,  behold,  thence  came 
out  a  man  of  the  family  of  the 
house  of  Saul,  whose  name  ^vas 
/Shimei,  the  son  of  Gera:  II  he 
came  forth,  and  cursed  still  as  he 
came. 

6  And  he  cast  stones  at  David, 
and  at  all  the  servants  of  king 
David :  and  all  the  people  and  all 
the  mighty  men  ivere  on  his  right 
hand  and  on  his  left. 

7  And  thus  said  Shimei  when  he 
cursed.  Come  out,  come  out,  thou 
t bloody  man,  and  thou  frnan  of 
Behal: 

8  The  Lord  hath  ''returned  upon 
thee  all  Uhe  blood  of  the  house  of 
Saul,  in  whose  stead  thou  hast 
reigned;  and  the  Lord  hath  de- 
livered the  kingdom  into  the  hand 
of  Absalom  thy  son :  and,+  behold, 
thou  art  taken  in  thy  mischief, 
because  thou  a7't  a  bloody  man. 

9  %  Then  said  Abishai  the  son 
of  Zeruiah  unto  the  king.  Why 
should  this  ><:  dead  dog  '  curse  my 
lord  the  king?  let  me  go  over, I 
pray  thee,  and  take  off  his  head. 

10  And  the  king  said,  -"'What 
have  I  to  do  witli  you,  ye  sons  of 
Zeruiah  ?  so  let  him  curse,  because 
"the  Lord  hath  said  unto  him, 
Curse  David.  oWho  shall  then 
say.  Wherefore  hast  thou  done  so  ? 

11  And  David  said  to  Abishai, 
and  to  all  his  servants.  Behold, 
3^ my  son,  which  f/came  forth  of 
mybowels,  seeketh  my  life  :  how 
much  more  now  viay  thin  Ben- 
jamite  do  it?  let  him  alone, and 
let  him  curse ;  for  the  Lord  hath 
bidden  him. 

12  It  may  be  that  the  Lord  will 
look  on  mine  iltaflliction,and  that 
the  Lord  will  '-requite  me  good 
for  his  cui'sing  this  day. 

13  And  as  David  and  his  men 
went  by  the  waj',  Shimei  went 
along  on  tlic  lull's  side  over 
against  him,  and  cursed  as  he 
went,  and  threw  stones  at  him, 
and  least  dust. 

14  And  the  king,  and  all  the 
people  that  were  with  him,  came 
weary,  and  refreshed  themselves 
there. 

15  H  And  s  Absalom,  and  all  the 
people  the  men  of  Israel,  came  to 
Jerusalem,  and  Ahitliophel  with 
him. 

308 


16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Hushai  the  Archite,  'David's 
friend,  was  come  unto  Absalom, 
that  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom, 
tGod  save  the  king,  God  save  the 
king, 

17  And  Absalom  said  to  Hushai, 
Js  this  thy  kindness  to  thy  friend  ? 
"Why  wentest  thou  not  with  thy 
friend  ? 

IS  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absa- 
lom, Xay ;  but  whom  the  Lord, 
and  this  people,  and  all  the  men 
of  Israel,  choose,  his  will  I  be, 
and  with  him  will  I  abide. 

19  And  again,  ^whom  should  I 
serve?  should  J  not  serve  in  the 
presence  of  his  son?  as  I  have 
served  in  thy  fiather's  presence,  so 
will  I  be  in  thy  presence. 

20  *[  Then  said  Absalom  to  Ahith- 
ophel,  Give  counsel  among  you 
what  we  shall  do. 

21  And  Ahithophel  said  unto 
Absalom,  Go  in  unto  thy  father's 
.V  concubines,  which  he  hath  left 
to  keep  the  house;  and  all  Israel 
.shall  hear  that  thou  ^  art  abhorred 
of  thy  father:  then  shall  «the 
hands  of  all  that  are  with  thee  be 
strong. 

22  So  thej'  spread  Absalom  a  tent 
upon  the  top  of  the  house;  and 
Absalom  went  in  unto  his  father's 
concubines  ^in  the  sight  of  all  Is- 
rael. 

23  And  the  counsel  of  Ahitho- 
phel, which  he  counselled  in  those 
days,  was  as  if  a  man  had  inquir- 
ed at  the  t oracle  of  God:  so  ivas 
all  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel 
c  both  with  David  and  with  Absa- 
lom. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Ahilhophel's  counsel  is  overthrown  by  Hushai's, 
according  to  God's  appointment.  15  Secret 
intelligence  is  sent  unto  David.  23  Ahitho- 
phel hangeth  himself.  25  Amasn  is  made  cap- 
lain.  27  David  at  Mahanaim  is  furnished 
U'ith  provision. 

MOREOVER  Ahithophel  said 
unto  Absalom,  Let  me  now 
choose  out  twelve  tliousand  men, 
and  I  will  arise  and  pursue  after 
David  this  niglit : 

2  And  I  will  conie  upon  him 
while  he  is  "  weary  and  weak 
lianded,  and  will  make  him  afraid : 
and  all  the  people  that  are  with 
liim  shall  fiee;  and  I  will  *smite 
the  king  only: 

3  And  I  will  bring  back  all  the 
people  unto  thee  :  tlie  man  whom 
thou  so(>k('st  ).s'  as  if  all  returned: 
.so  all  the  p(Mipl(>  shall  b<>  in  peace. 

4  And  the  .saying  t])l(>ased  Absa- 
lom well,  and  all  the  elders  of  Ls- 
rael. 

5  Then  said  Absalom,  Call  now 
Hushai  the  Archite  also,  and  let 
us  hear  likewise  t  what  he  saith. 

(j  And  when  Hushai  was  come 
to  Absalom,  Absalom  spake  unto 
him,    saj'ing,    Ahithophel     hath 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 


tch.  15.  37. 
t  Heb.  Let  the 
King  lice. 


uch.  19.  25. 
Prov.  17.  17. 


xch.  15.  34. 


ych.  15.  16.  & 
20.  3. 

z  Gen.  34.   30. 

1  Sam.  13.  4. 
ach.  2.  7. 

Zech.  8.  13. 


t  Heb.  word. 
ccU.  15.  12. 


a  See  Deut. 
25.  18. 
ch.  16.14. 

b  Zech.  13.  7. 


t  Ilcb.  was 
right  in  the 
eyes  oft  ^c. 
1  Sam.  18.20. 


tHcb. 
what  vi  tn 
his  mouth. 


defeated  hy  HushaVs. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


David  is  advised  thereof. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 


t  Heb. 
counselled^ 


t  Heb.  hitler 

of  soul, 

Judg.  18.  25. 
cHos.  13.  8. 


tHeb. 
fallen. 


dJosh.  2.  11. 


e  Judf.  20.  1. 

/Geu.  22.  17. 

t  Heb.  that 
thy  face,  or, 
presence  go, 


fch.  15.  31, 

34. 
tHeb. 

commanded. 


I  Josh.  2.  4, 


m  Josh.  15.  7. 
&.  18.  IB. 


spoken  after  this  manner:  shall 
we  do  a/t'e?"  his  t saying?  if  not, 
speak  thou. 

7  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom, 
The  counsel  that  Ahithophel  hath 
t given  if!  not  good  at  this  time. 

8  For.said  Hushai,  thou  knowest 
thy  father  and  his  men,  that  they 
be^  mighty  men,  and  they  t/e 
t  chafed  in  their  minds,  as  <^a  bear 
robbed  of  her  whelps  in  the  field : 
and  thy  father  is  a  man  of  war, 
and  will  not  lodge  with  the  people. 

9  Behold,  he  is  hid  now  in  some 
pit.  or  in  some  other  place:  and  it 
will  come  to  pass,  when  some  of 
them  be  t  overthrown  at  the  first, 
that  whosoever  heareth  it  will 
say,  There  is  a  slaughter  among 
the  people  that  follow  Abealom. 

10  And  he  also  that  is  valiant, 
whose  heart  is  as  the  heart  of  a 
lion,  shall  utterly  f'melt:  for  all 
Israel  knoweth  tliat  thy  father  is 
a  mighty  man,  and  the>/  which  be 
with  him  are  valiant  men. 

11  Therefore  I  counsel  that  all 
Israel  be  generally  gathered  unto 
thee,  efrom  Dan  even  to  Beer- 
sheba,  .'as  the  sand  that  is  by  the 
sea  for  multitude ;  and  t  that  "thou 
go  to  battle  in  thine  own  person. 

12  So  shall  we  come  upon  him  in 
some  place  where  he  shall  be 
found,  and  we  will  light  upon  him 
as  the  dew  falleth  oh  the  ground  : 
and  of  him  and  of  all  the  men 
that  are  with  him  there  shall  not 
be  left  so  much  as  one. 

1.3  Moreover,  if  he  be  gotten  into 
a  city,  then  shall  all  Israel  bring 
ropes  to  that  city,  and  we  will 
drav.-  it  into  the  river,  until  there 
be  not  one  small  stone  found  there. 

14  And  Absalom  and  all  the  men 
of  Israel  said,  The  counsel  of 
Hushai  the  Archite  is  better  than 
the  counsel  of  Ahithophel.  For 
i^the  Lord  had  t appointed  to  de- 
feat the  good  counsel  of  Ahitho- 
phel, to  the  intent  that  the  Lord 
might  bring  evil  upon  Absalom. 

1.5  *:  ''Then  said  Hushai  unto  Za- 
dok  and  to  Abiathar  the  priests, 
Thus  and  thus  did  Ahithophel 
counsel  Absalom  and  the  elders  of 
Israel ;  and  thus  and  thus  have  I 
counselled. 

IG  Xow  therefore  send  quickly, 
and  tell  David,  saj'ing.  Lodge  not 
this  night  nn  the  plains  of  the 
wilderness,  butspeedilj*  pass  over ; 
lest  the  king  be  swallowed  up,  and 
all  the  people  that  are  with  him. 

17  ^'  Xow  Jonathan  and  Ahimaaz 
^stayed  by  "'En-rogel;  for  they 
might  not  be  seen  to  come  into  the 
city :  and  a  wench  went  and  told 
them ;  and  they  went  and  told 
king  David. 

15  Xevertliele.ss,  a  lad  saw  them, 
and  told  Absalom :  but  they  went 
both  of  them  away  quickly,  and 
came  to  a  man's  hckise  « in  Bahu- 


rim,  which  had  a  well  in  his  court; 
whither  they  went  down. 

19  And  0  the  woman  took  and 
spread  a  covering  over  the  well's 
mouth,  and  spread  ground  corn 
thereon;  and  the  thing  was  not 
known. 

20  And  when  Absalom's  servants 
came  to  the  woman  to  the  house, 
they  said.  Where  is  Ahimaaz  and 
Jonathan  ?  And  p  the  woman  said 
unto  them.  They  be  gone  over  the 
brook  of  water.  And  when  they 
had  sought  and  could  not  find 
fhe^n,  they  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  they 
were  departed,  that  they  came  up 
out  of  the  well,  and  went  and  told 
king  David,  and  said  unto  David, 
•/Arise,  and  pass  quickly  over  the 
water:  lor  thus  hath  Ahithophel 
counselled  against  you. 

22  Then  David  arose,  and  all  the 
people  that  ivere  with  him,  and 
they  passed  over  Jordan  :  by  the 
morning  light  there  lacked  not 
one  of  them  that  was  not  gone 
over  Jordan. 

23  1  And  when  Ahithophel  saw 
that  his  counsel  was  not  tlbllow- 
ed,  he  saddled  his  ass,  and  arose, 
and  gat  him  home  to  his  house, 
to  'his  city,  and  +put  his  house- 
hold in  order,  and  « hanged  him- 
self, and  died,  and  was  buried  In 
the  sepulchre  ofhis  father. 

24  Then  David  came  to  t  Maha- 
naim.  And  Absalom  passed  over 
Jordan,  he  and  all  the  men  of 
Israel  with  him. 

2-5  1  And  Absalom  made  Amasa 
captain  of  the  host  instead  of 
Joab:  which  Amasa  icas  a  man's 
son,  whose  name  ivas  lilthra  an 
Israelite,  that  went  in  to  «  +Abi- 
gail  the  daughter  of  llXahash, 
sister  to  Zeruiah  Joab's  mother. 

26  So  Israel  and  Absalom  pitch- 
ed in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

27  '^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
David  was  come  to  Mahanaim, 
that  a^^Shobi  the  son  of  jSTahash  of 
Kabbah  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon,  and  2/Machir  the  son  of 
Ammiel  of  Lo-debar,  and  zBar- 
zillai  the  Gileadite  of  Rogelim, 

28  Brought    beds,  and    il  basins, 
and  earthen  vessels,  and  wheat, 
and  barley,  and  flour,  and  parch- 
ed corn,  and  beans,  and  lentiles,  i 
and  parched  pulse, 

29  And  honey,  and  butter,  and 
sheep,  and  cheese  of  kine,  for  Da- 
vid, and  for  the  people  that  weye 
with  him,  to  eat:  for  they  said, 
The  people  is  hungry,  and  weary, 
and  thirsty,  «in  the  wilderness. 

CHAPTER   XVIII. 

1  David  viewing  the  armies  in  their  march  giveth 
them  charge  of  Absalom,  (j  The  Israelites  are 
sore  smitten  in  the  wood  of  Ephratm.  9  Ab- 
salom, hanging  in  an  oak,  is  slain  by  Joab,  and 
cast  into  a  pit.  18  Absalom's  place.  19  Ahim- 
aaz and  Cushi  bring  tidings  to  David,  33 
David  mQUrneth  for  Absalom, 

309 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 


o  See  Josh.  2. 


Josh.  2.  4,  I 


q  ver.  15, 16. 


t  Heb.  done. 


rill.  15.  12. 

tlleb. 
g-aie  charge 
concerning 
his  house, 
2Kinzs2U.  1. 

sMatt.  27.  5. 

(Gen.  S2.  2. 
Josh.  13.26. 
ch.  2.  8. 


!l  Or.  Jethcran 

Jsh-maflitc. 
u  1  Chr.  2.  IG, 

17. 
t  Heb.  Abigal. 
•\  Or,  Jesse. 

See  1  Chr.  2. 

13,  IG. 

xSee  ch.  10. 

1.  Sc  12.  29. 
ych.  9.  4. 
2ch.  19.  31, 

32. 

1  Kings  2.  7. 
II  Or,  cups. 


The  Israelites  smitten. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Absalom  is  slain  by  Jodb. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 


t  Heb.  set 
their  heart 
on  us, 

t  Heb. 
as  ten  thou- 
sand uf  us, 

t  Heb. 
be  to  succour. 


dJosh.  17.  15 


tHeb. 

multiplied  to 
devour. 


t  Heb. 
weiffh  upon 
mine  hand. 


ever  ye  be 
of,  #c. 


AND  David  numbered  the  peo- 
.  pie  that  ivere  with  him,  and 
set  captains  of  thousands  and  cap- 
tains of  hundreds  over  them. 

2  And  David  sent  forth  a  third 
part  of  the  people  under  the  hand 
of  Joab,  and  a  tliird  part  under 
the  hand  of  Abishai  tlie  son  of 
Zeruiah,  Joab's  brother,  aand  a 
third  part  under  the  hand  of  Ittai 
the  Gittite.  And  the  king  said 
unto  the  people,  I  will  surely  go 
forth  with  you  myself  also. 

3  ''But  the  people  answered.  Thou 
Shalt  not  go  forth :  for  if  we  flee 
away,  they  will  not  t  care  for  us ; 
neither  if  half  of  us  die,  will  they 
care  for  us:  but  now  thou  art 
t  worth  ten  thousand  of  us:  there- 
fore now  it  is  better  that  thou 
tsuccour  us  out  of  the  city. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  them, 
What  seemeth  you  best  I  will  do. 
And  the  king  stood  by  the  gate 
side,  and  all  the  people  came  out 
by  hundreds  and  by  thousands. 

5  And  the  king  commanded  Joab 
and  Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying.  Deal 
gently  for  my  sake  with  the  young 
man,  even  with  Absalom.  cAnd 
all  the  people  heard  when  the 
king  gave  all  the  captains  charge 
concerning  Absalom. 

6  ^  So  the  people  went  out  in- 
to the  field  against  Israel:  and 
the  battle  was  iii  the  ''wood  of 
Ephraim; 

7  Where  the  people  of  Israel 
were  slain  before  the  servants  of 
David,  and  there  was  there  a 
great  slaughter  that  day  of  twenty 
thousand  men, 

8  For  the  battle  was  there  scat- 
tered over  the  face  of  all  the  coun- 
try: and  the  wood  t  devoured 
more  people  that  day  than  the 
sword  devoured. 

9  TI  And  Absalom  met  the  serv- 
ants of  David.  And  Absalom 
rode  upon  a  mule,  and  the  mule 
went  under  the  thick  boughs  of 
a  great  oak,  and  his  head  caught 
hold  of  the  oak,  and  he  was  taken 
up  between  the  heaven  and  the 
earth;  and  the  mule  that  ivas 
under  him  went  away. 

10  And  a  certain  man  saw  it,  and 
told  Joab,  and  said,  Behold,  I  saw 
Absalom  hanged  in  an  oak. 

11  And  Joab  said  unto  the  man 
that  told  him.  And,  behold,  thou 
sawest /i(»i,  and  why  didst  tliou  not  j 
smite  him  there  to  tlie  ground? 
and  I  would  have  given  thee  ten 
shekels  of  silver,  and  a  girdle. 

12  And  the  man  said  unto  Joab, 
Though  I  should  t  receive  a  thou- 
sand shekels  of  silver  in  mine 
hand,  yet  would  I  not  put  forth 
mine  hand  against  the  king's  son  : 
efor  in  our  hearing  the  kingcharg- 
ed  the(!  and  Abishai  and  Ittai,  say- 
ing, t  Beware  that  none  touch  the 
young  man  Absalom. 

310 


13  Otherwise  I  should  have 
wrought  falsehood  against  mine 
own  life:  for  there  is  no  matter 
hid  from  the  king,  and  thou  thy- 
self wouldest  have  set  thyself 
against  me. 

14  Then  said  Joab,  I  mav  not 
tarry  thus  twith  thee.  And  he 
took  three  darts  in  his  hand,  and 
thrust  them  through  the  heart  of 
Absalom,  wliile  he  it'o.?  yet  alive 
in  the  t  midst  of  the  oak. 

15  And  ten  young  men  that  bare 
Joab's  armour  compassed  about 
and  smote  Absalom,  and  slew 
him. 

IC  And  Joab  blew  the  trumpet, 
and  the  people  returned  from 
pursuing  after  Israel:  for  Joab 
held  ba^jk  the  people. 

17  And  they  took  Absalom,  and 
cast  him  into  a 'great  pit  in  the 
wood,  and /laid  a  very  great  heap 
of  stones  upon  him:  and  all  Israel 
fled  every  one  to  his  tent. 

IS  %  Now  Absalom  in  his  lifetime 
had  taken  and  reared  up  for  him- 
.self  a  pillar,  which  is  in  i/the 
king's  dale:  for  he  said,  ''I  have 
no  son  to  keep  my  name  in  re- 
membrance: and  he  called  the 
pillar  after  his  own  name  :  and  it 
is  called  unto  this  day,  Absalom's 
place. 

19  1[  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son 
of  Zadok,  Let  me  now  run,  and 
bear  the  king  tidings,  how  that 
the  Lord  hath  t  avenged  him  of 
his  enemies. 

20  And  Joab  said  unto  him,  Thou 
Shalt  not  tbear  tidings  this  day, 
but  thou  Shalt  bear  tidings  an- 
other day :  but  this  day  thou  shall 
bear  no  tidings,  becaus'e  the  king's 
son  is  dead. 

21  Then  said  Joab  to  Cushi,  Go 
tell  the  king  what  thou  liast  seen. 
And  Cushi  bowed  himself  unto 
Joab,  and  ran. 

22  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son  of 
Zadok  yet  again  to  Joab,  But 
t  howsoever,  let  me,  I  pray  thee, 
also  run  after  Cushi.  And  Joab 
said,  Wherefore  wilt  thou  run, 
m.v  son,  seeing  that  thou  hast  no 
tidings  llread.y? 

23  But  howsoever,  .uiid  lie,  let  me 
run.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Run. 
Then  Ahimaaz  ran  by  the  way 
of  the  plain,  and  overran  Cushi. " 

24  And  David  sat  between  the 
two  gates:  and  Uhe  watchman 
went  up  to  the  roof  over  the  gale 
unto  the  wall,  and  lifted  up  his 
eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold  a 
man  running  alone. 

25  And  the  watchman  cried,  and 
told  the  king.  And  the  king  said, 
If  h(!  be  alone,  there  is  tidings  in 
his  mouth.  And  became  apace, 
and  drew  near. 

2(i  And  the  watchman  saw  an- 
other man  rnnning:  and  the 
watchman  called  unto  the  porter, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 


t  Heh. 
before  thee. 


t  Heb.  heart. 


/Josh.  7.  26. 


f  Gen.  14.  17. 
h  See  ch.  14. 


tHe 

b.  judged 

hin 

from  the 

hal 

■1.  ic. 

tH( 

b    he  a 

mo 

I  of 

lull 

ngs. 

t  Heb. 

he  u.iiui  may. 


I  •-•  Kings  9. 

17. 


David  moumeth  for  Ahmlom.      II.  SAMUEL. 


David  ceaseth  his  mourning. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 


tHeh.  I  see 
the  running. 


S  Or,  Peace 
be  to  thee. 
T  Heb.  Peace. 

t  Heb. 
SfiUt  vp. 

t  Heb.  Is 
there  peace  7 


tHeb. 
Tidings  is 
brouglit. 


tHeb.  satiia. 
(wn.  or,  Je- 


l  th.  10.  30. 
cih.  18.  33. 


and  said,  Behold  another  man 
running  alone.  And  the  king 
said,  He  also  bi-ingeth  tidings. 

27  And  the  watchman  said,  t  Me- 
thinketh  the  running  of  the  fore- 
most is  like  tlie  running  of  Ahim- 
aaz  the  son  of  Zadok.  And  the 
king  said.  He  is  a  good  man,  and 
Cometh  with  good  tidings. 

28  And  Ahimaaz  called,  and  said 
unto  the  king,  ii  tAll  is  well.  And 
he  fell  down  to  the  earth  upon  hLs 
face  before  the  Icing,  and  said. 
Blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God, 
wliich  hath  t  delivered  up  the 
men  that  lifted  up  their  hand 
against  my  lord  the  king. 

29  And  the  king  said,  tis  the 
young  man  Absalom  safe?  And 
Ahimaaz  answered,  When  Joab 
sent  the  king's  servant,  and  me 
thy  servant,  I  saw  a  great  tumult, 
but  I  knew  not  what  it  was. 

30  And  the  king  said  unto  him. 
Turn  aside,  (nid  stand  here.  And 
he  turned  aside,  and  stood  still. 

31  And,  behold,  Cushi  came;  and 
Cushi  said,  t  Tidings,  my  lord  the 
king  :  for  the  Lord  hath  avenged 
thee  this  day  of  all  them  that  rose 
up  against  thee. 

82  And  the  king  said  unto  Cushi, 
Is  the  young  man  Absalom  safe  ? 
And  Cushi  answered.  The  enemies 
of  my  lord  the  king,  and  all  that 
rise  against  thee  to  do  thee  hurt, 
be  as  that  young  man  is. 

33  If  And  the  king  was  mucli 
moved,  and  went  up  to  the  cham- 
ber over  the  gate,  and  wept:  and 
as  he  went,  thus  he  said,  ^O  my 
son  Absalom!  mj^  son,  my  .son 
Absalom  I  would  God  I  had  died 
for  thee,  O  Ab.salom,  my  son,  my 
son ! 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Jaalj  caiiselh  the  king  tu  cease  his  mourning. 
9  The  Israelites  are  earnest  lu  bring  the  king 
back.  11  David  sendeth  to  the  priests  lu  incite 
them  of  Judah.  IH  Shimei  is  pardoned.  24 
Mepkibosheth  excused.  32  Barzillai  dismiss- 
ed, Chimham  his  son  is  taken  into  the  king's 
family.  41  The  Israelites  expostulate  u>ith 
Judah  for  bringing  home  the  king  without 
them. 

AND  it  was  told, Joab,  Behold, 
.  the  king  weepe'th  and  mourn- 
eth  for  Absalom. 

2  And  the  1  victory  that  day  was 
turned  into  mourning  unto  all  the 
people:  for  the  people  heard  say 
that  day  how  the  king  was  griev- 
ed for  his  son. 

3  And  the  people  gat  them  by 
stealtli  that  da.v  "into  the  city,  as 
people  being  ashamed  steal  awaj^ 
when  they  llee  in  battle. 

4  But  the  king  i-  covered  his  face, 
and  the  king  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  c  O  m3'  son  Absalom !  O 
Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  ! 

5  And  Joab  came  into  the  house 
to  the  king,  and  said.  Thou  hast 
shamed  this  day  the  faces  of  all 
thy  servants,  which  this  day  have 


saved  thy  life,  and  the  lives  of  thy 
sons  and  of  thy  daughters,  and 
the  lives  of  thy  wives,  and  the 
lives  of  thy  concubines ; 

C  t  In  that  thou  lovest  thine  ene- 
mies, and  hatest  thy  Iriends.  For 
thou  hast  declared  this  day,  +  that 
thou  regardest  neither  princes 
nor  servants :  ibr  this  dav  I  per- 
ceive, that  if  Absalom  had  lived, 
and  all  we  had  died  this  day,  then 
it  had  pleased  thee  well. 

7  Xow  therefore  arise,  go  forth, 
and  speak  t  comfortably  unto  thy 
servants:  for  I  .swear  b}'"the  Lord, 
if  thou  go  not  forth,  there  will  not 
tarry  one  with  thee  this  night: 
and  that  will  be  worse  unto  thee 
than  all  the  evil  that  befell  thee 
from  thj'  j'outh  until  now. 

S  Then  the  king  arose,  and  sat  in 
the  gate.  And  they  told  unto  all 
the  people,  saying.  Behold,  the 
king  doth  sit  in  the  gate.  And  all 
the  people  came  before  the  king: 
for  Israel  had  lied  every  man  to 
his  tent. 

9  If  And  all  the  people  were  at 
strife  throughout  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel,  saying.  The  king  saved  us 
out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies, 
and  he  delivered  us  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines;  and  now 
he  is  f'  fled  out  of  the  land  for  Absa- 
lom. 

10  And  Absalom,  whom  we  an- 
ointed over  us,  is  dead  in  battle. 
Now  therefore  why  1  speak  ye  not 
a  word  of  bringing  tlie  king  back? 

11  f  And  king  David  sent  to  Za- 
dok and  to  Abiathar  the  priests, 
saying.  Speak  unto  the  eldei-s  of 
Judah,  saying.  Why  are  ye  the 
last  to  bring  the  king  back  to  his 
house?  seeing  the  speech  of  all 
Israel  is  come  to  the  king,  even  to 
his  house. 

12  Ye  are  mj^  brethren,  ye  fo-e 
em  J' bones  and  my  flesh  :  where- 
fore then  are  ye  tlie  last  to  bring 
back  the  king? 

13  /And  say  ye  to  Amasa,  Art 
thou  not  of  my  bone,  and  of  my 
flesh  ?  i/God  do  so  to  me,  and  more 
also,  if  thou  be  not  captain  of  the 
host  before  me  continually  in  the 
room  of  Joab. 

14  And  he  bowed  the  heart  of  all 
the  men  of  Judah,  ^even  as  the 
heart  of  one  man;  so  that  they 
sent  this  xvord  unto  the  king.  Re- 
turn thou,  and  all  thy  servants.- 

15  So  the  king  returned,  and 
came  to  Jordan.  And  Judah 
came  to  '  Gilgal,  to  go  to  meet  the 
king,  to  conduct  the  king  over 
Jordan. 

16  If  And  *  Shimei  the  son  of  Ge- 
ra,  a  Ben.iamite,  which  iLxts  of  Ba- 
hurim,  hasted  and  came  down 
with  the  men  of  Judah  to  meet 
king  David. 

17  And  there  were  a  thousand  men 
of  Benjamin  with  him,  and  'Ziba 

311 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 


t  Heb.  By 
loving,  (fc. 

t  Heb.  that 
princes  or 
servants  are 
not  to  thee. 


t  Heb.  to  the 
heart  of  thy 
servants. 
Gen.  34.  3. 


t  Heb.  are 
ye  silent  f 


fch.  17.  25. 
g  Ruth  1.  17. 


hJadg.  20.  1. 


tch.  16.  5. 
I  Kings  2. 


lcb.9.  2,  10. 
&  16.  1,  2. 


Shimei  is  pardoned. 


II.  SAMUEL.      David's  gratitude  to  Barzillai. 


Befor« 

CHRIST 

1023. 


t  Heb.  the 
good  in  his 
eyca. 


nch.  16.  5,  ( 


p  See  ch.  16. 


9  Ex.  22.  28. 
T  ch.  16.  10. 


t  1  Kings  2. 
9,  37,  40. 


Vch.  IG.  3. 

z  vli.  14.  17, 
i!0. 


t  Hi-li.  men 
v/  death. 
1  Sam.  2C. 


the  servant  of  the  house  of  Saul, 
and.  his  lifteen  sons  and  his  twen- 
ty servants  with  him ;  and  they 
went  over  Jordan  before  the  king. 

18  And  there  went  over  a  lerry 
boat  to  carry  over  the  king's 
household,  and  to  do  1  what  he 
thought  good.  And  Shimei  the 
son  of  Gera  fell  down  before  the 
king,  as  he  was  come  over  Jor- 
dan ; 

19  And  said  unto  the  king,  '»Let 
not  my  lord  impute  iniquity  unto 
me,  neither  do  thou  remember 
"  that  which  thy  servant  did  per- 
versely the  day  that  my  lord  the 
king  went  out  of  Jerusalem,  that 
the  king  should  "take  it  to  his 
heart. 

20  I'or  thy  servant  doth  know 
that  I  have  sinned :  thereibre,  be- 
hold, I  am  come  the  lirst  this  day 
of  all  3^  the  house  of  .Toseph  to  go 
down  to  meet  my  lord  the  king. 

21  But  Abishai'the  son  of  Zeru- 
iah  answered  and  said,  Shall  not 
Shimei  be  put  to  death  lor  this, 
because  he  « cursed  the  Lokd's 
anointed? 

22  And  David  said,  '-What  have 
I  to  do  with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zeru- 
iah,  that  ye  should  this  day  be 
adversaries  unto  me?  sshall  there 
any  naan  be  put  to  death  this  day 
in  Israel  ?  lor  do  not  I  know  that 
I  am  this  day  king  over  Israel  ? 

23  Therefore  *  the  king  said  unto 
Shimei,  Thou  Shalt  not  die.  And 
the  king  sware  unto  him. 

24  If  And  u  Mephibosheth  the  son 
of  Saul  came  down  to  meet  the 
king,  and  had  neither  dressed  his 
feet,  nor  trimmed  his  beard,  nor 
washed  his  clothes,  from  the  day 
the  kiug  departed  until  the  day  he 
came  again  in  peace. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
was  come  to  Jerusalem  to  meet 
the  king,  that  the  king  said  unto 
him,  ^  Wherefore  wentest  not  thou 
with  me,  Mephibosheth  ? 

2G  And  he  answered.  My  lord,  O 
king,  my  sei-vant  deceived  me: 
for  thy  servant  said,  I  will  saddle 
me  ail  ass,  that  I  may  ride  there- 
on, and  go  to  the  king;  because 
thv  servant  is  lame. 

27  And  ;/l!e  hath  slandered  thy 
servant  unto  my  lord  the  king; 
zbut  my  lord  the  king  it  as  an 
angel  of  God  :  do  therefore  what 
is  good  in  thine  eyes. 

28  For  all  o/  my  lather's  house 
were  but  tdead  men  before  my 
lord  the  king:  "yet  didst  thou  set 
thy  servant  among  ttiem  that  did 
eat  at  thine  own  table.  What 
right  therefore  have  I  yet  to  cry 
any  more  unto  the  king? 

21)  And  the  king  said  unto  him, 
Why  speakest  thou  any  more  of 
thy  matters?  1  have  sai<i.  Thou 
and  Zibu  (li\ide  the  land. 

30  And  Mephibosheth  .said  unto 
312 


the  king.  Yea,  let  him  take  all, 
forasmuch  as  my  lord  the  king  is 
come  again  in  peace  unto  his  own 
house. 

31  1  And  b  Barzillai  the  Gileadite 
came  down  from  Rogelim,  and 
went  over  Jordan  with  the  king, 
to  conduct  him  over  Jordan. 

32  Now  Barzillai  was  a  very  aged 
man,  evai  fourscore  years  old : 
and  che  had  provided  the  king  of 
sustenance  while  he  lay  at  Ma- 
hanaim ;  for  he  was  a  very  great 
man. 

33  And  the  king  said  unto  Bar- 
zillai, Come  thou  over  with  me, 
and  I  will  feed  thee  with  me  in 
Jerusalem. 

.31  And  Barzillai  said  unto  the 
king,  tHow  long  have  I  to  live, 
that  I  should  go  up  with  the  king 
unto  Jerusalem  ? 

35  I  am  this  day  <^  fourscore  years 
old:  and  can  I  discern  between 
good  and  evil  ?  can  thy  servant 
taste  what  I  eat  or  what  I  drink  ? 
can  I  hear  any  more  the  voice  of 
singing  men  and  singing  women  ? 
wherefore  then  should  thy  servant 
be  yet  a  burden  unto  my  lord  the 
king? 

3G  Thy  servant  will  go  a  little 
way  over  Jordan  with  the  king: 
and  why  should  the  king  recom- 
pense it  me  with  such  a  reward  ? 

37  Let  thj^  servant,  I  pi'ay  thee, 
turn  back  again,  that  I  may  die  in 
mine  own  city,  a)id  be  buried  by 
the  grave  of  my  father  and  of  my 
mother.  But  behold  thy  servant 
c  Chimham ;  let  him  go  over  with 
my  lord  the  kiug ;  and  do  to  him 
wiiat  shall  seem  good  unto  thee. 

.38  And  the  king  answered,  Chim- 
ham shall  go  over  with  me,  and  I 
will  do  to  him  that  wliicli  sliall 
seem  good  unto  thee :  and  what- 
soever thou  slialt  t  require  of  me, 
that  will  I  do  ibr  thee. 

39  And  all  the  people  went  over 
Jordan.  And  when  the  king  was 
con:ie  over,  tlie  king  .J^kissed  Bar- 
zillai, and  blessed  him;  and  he 
returned  unto  his  own  place. 

40  Then  the  king  went  on  to  Gil- 
gal,  and  t  Chimham  w(>nt  on  witli 
liim :  and  all  the  people  ol'  Judah 
conducted  the  king,  and  also  half 
the  people  of  Israel. 

41  i  And,  behold,  all  the  men  of 
Israel  came  to  tlir'  king,  and  said 
unto  the  king.  Why  have  our 
l)rethren  the  men  of  Judali  stolen 
thee  away,  and  r/lKue  brought  the 
king,  and  his  liousehold,  and  all 
David's  men  with  him,  over  Jor- 
dan ? 

42  And  all  the  men  of  Judah 
answered  the  men  of  Israel.  Be- 
cause the  king  i.f  ^  near  of  kin 
to  US :  wherefore  then  be  .ve 
angry  for  this  matter?  have  we 
eaten  at  all  of  the  kins^'s  cost?  or 
hath  he  given  us  any  gift  ? 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 


b  1  Kiogs  2. 


tHcb.  How 
many  days 
are  the  years 
of  my  life  7 

d  Ps.  90.  10. 


el  King8  2.  7, 
Jer.  -11.  17. 


tHr 

b 

Chvosr 

/(ie 

■• 

31. 

55. 

+  H. 

b 

Wii 

m 

hli-U 

Sheha's  revolt. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Amasa  is  slain  hij  Joab. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1023. 


■  Heb.  sQt  us 
at  light. 


i  See  Jujg.  8. 
1.  ii:  12.  1. 


about  1022. 


il  Kings  12. 
16. 
2  Chr.  10.  16. 


c  ch.  15.  16.  & 

16.  21,  22. 
t  Hfl).  a 

Ill-use  of 

ward. 
t  Heb. 

bound. 
tHeb.  in 

uidawhood 

of  life. 
doll.  19.  13. 
t  Heb.  Call. 


ech.  11.  11. 
1  Kings  1.33. 

t  Heb.  deliver 

himself 

from  our 

tyes. 
fch.  8.  IP. 

1  Kings  1.38. 


f  Malt.  26.  49. 
Lulie  22.  47. 


43  And  the  raen  of  Israel  an- 
swered the  men  of  Judah,  and 
said,  We  have  ten  parts  in  the 
Icing,  and  we  have  also  more 
right  in  David  than  ye :  why  then 
did  ye  t  despise  us,  that  obr  ad- 
vice should  not  be  first  had  in 
bringing  back  our  Icing?  And 
'tlie  words  of  the  men  of  Judali 
were  fiercer  than  the  words  of  the 
men  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  By  occasion  uf  the  quarrel,  Sheba  maieth 
a  parti/  in  Israel.  3  David's  ten  concubines 
are  shut  up  in  perpetual  prison,  4  Amasa, 
made  captain  over  Judah,  is  slain  by  Joab.  14 
Joab  pursucth  Sheba  unto  Abel.  16  A  wise 
woman  saveth  the  city  by  Sheba's  head.  23 
David's  officers. 

AXD  there  happened  to  be 
J\.  there  a  man  of  Belial,  wliose 
name  ivas  iSlieba,  tlie  .son  of  Bich- 
ri,  a  Benjamite:  and  he  blew  a 
trumpet,  and  said,  «  We  have  no 
part  in  David,  neither  have  we 
inheritance  in  the  son  of  Jesse: 
6  every  man  to  his  tents,  O  Israel. 

2  So'ever.y  man  of  Israel  went 
up  from  alter  David,  rr?!/^?  follow- 
ed Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri:  but 
the  men  of  Judah  clave  unto 
their  king,  from  Jordan  even  to 
Jerusalem. 

3  'i  And  David  came  to  his  house 
at  Jerusalem ;  and  the  king  took 
the  ten  women  his  ccon'cubines, 
whom  he  had  left  to  keep  the 
house,  and  put  them  in  i ward, 
and  fed  them,  but  went  not  in 
unto  them.  So  they  were  tshut 
up  unto  the  day  of  their  death, 
t  living  in  widowhood. 

4  ']  Then  said  the  king  to  Ama- 
sa, '^t  Assemble  me  the  men  of 
Judah  within  three  days,  and  be 
thou  here  present. 

5  So  Amasa  went  to  assemble 
the  wen  o/ Judah:  but  he  tarried 
longer  than  the  set  time  which 
he  had  appointed  him. 

6  And  David  said  to  Abishai, 
Xow  shall  Slieba  the  son  of 
Bichri  do  us  more  harm  than 
did  Absalom :  take  thou  <■  th.y 
lord's  servants,  and  pursue  after 
him,  lest  he  get  him  fenced 
cities,  and  t  escape  us. 

7  And  there  went  out  after  him 
Joab's  men,  and  the/Cherethites, 
and  the  Pelethites,  and  all  the 
mighty  men  :  and  they  went  out 
of  Jerusalem,  to  pursue  after 
Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri. 

8  When  they  ^oere  at  the  great 
stone  which  is  in  Gibeon,  Amasa 
went  before  them.  And  Joab's 
garment  that  he  had  put  on  was 
girded  unto  him,  and  upon  it  a 
girdle  ivith  a  sword  fastened  upon 
his  loins  in  the  sheath  thereof; 
and  as  he  went  forth  it  fell  out. 

9  And  Joab  said  to  Amasa,  Art 
thou  in  health,  my  brother? 
t'And  Joab  took  Ama.sa  by  the 


beard  with  the  right  hand  to  kiss 
him. 

10  But  Amasa  took  no  heed  to 
the  sword  that  ivas  in  Joab's 
hand :  so  ''  he  smote  him  there- 
with nn  the  fifth  rib,  and  shed 
out  his  bowels  to  the  ground, 
and  tstruclc  him  not  again;  and 
he  died.  So  Joab  and  Abishai  his 
brother  pursued  after  Sheba  the 
son  of  Bichri. 

11  And  one  of  Joab's  men  stood 
by  him,  and  said.  He  that  favour- 
eth  Joab,  and  he  that  is  for  Da- 
vid, let  him  go  after  Joab. 

12  And  Amasa  wallowed  in 
blood  in  the  midst  of  the  high- 
way. And  when  the  man  saw 
that  all  the  people  stood  still, 
he  removed  Ama.sa  out  of  the 
highway  into  the  field,  and  ca.st 
a  cloth  upon  him,  when  he  saw- 
that  every  one  that  came  by  him 
stood  still. 

13  When  he  was  removed  out 
of  the  highway,  all  the  people 
went  on  after"  Joab,  to  pursue 
after  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri. 

14  %  And  he  went  through  all 
the  tribes  of  Israel  unto  ^Abel, 
and  to  Beth-maachah,  and  all 
the  Berites :  and  they  were  gath- 
ered together,  and  went  aLso  after 
him. 

15  And  thej'  came  and  besieged 
him  in  Abel  of  Beth-maachah, 
and  they  '  cast  up  a  bank  against 
the  citS',  and  !l  it  stood  in  the 
trench:  and  all  the  people  that 
were\\\ih  Joab  +  battered  the  wall, 
to  throw  it  down. 

16  11  Then  cried  a  wise  woman 
out  of  the  city.  Hear,  hear;  say,  I 
pray  you,  unto  Joab,  Come  near 
hither,  that  I  may  speak  with 
thee. 

17  And  when  he  was  come  near 
unto  her,  the  Avoman  said.  Art 
thou  Joab  ?  And  he  answered,  I 
o'ln  he.  Tlien  she  said  unto  him, 
Hear  the  words  of  thine  hand- 
maid. And  he  answered,  I  do 
hear. 

18  Then  she  spake,  saying,  II  They 
were  wont  to  speak  in  old  time, 
saying.  They  shall  surely  ask 
counsel  at  Abel :  and  so  they 
ended  the  matter. 

19  I  am  one  ofthemthat  «?t peace- 
able and  I'ailhful  in  Israel :  thou 
seekest  to  destroy  a  city  and  a 
mother  m  Israel:  why  wilt  thou 
swallow  up  '"  the  inheritance  of 
the  LoKD? 

20  And  Joab  answered  and  said. 
Far  be  it,  far  be  it  from  me,  that 
I  should  swallow  up  gr  destroy. 

21  The  matter  is  not  so :  but  a 
man  of  mount  Ephraim,  Sheba 
the  son  of  Bichri  tby  name,  hath 
lifted  up  his  hand  against  the 
king,  even  against  David :  deliver 
him  only,  and  I  will  depart  from 
the  citv.    And  the  woman   said 

313 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1022. 


h  1  Kings  2.  6. 
irh.  2.  23. 

t  Heb. 
doubled  not 
his  stroke. 


h  2  Kings  15. 
29. 
2  Chr.  18.  4. 


.'2  Kings  19. 

32. 
!l  Or,  it  stood 

against  the 

outmost 

wall. 
t  Heb. 

marred  to 

throw  down. 


I!  Or,  They 
plainly 
spake  in  the 
beginning! 
saying. 
Surely  they 
will  asl:  of 
Abel,  and  so 
make  an 
end  :   See 
Deut.  20.  11 

m  1  Sam.  20. 
19. 
ch.  21.  3. 


t  Heb.  by  hia 
name. 


Sheba  is  beheaded. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Rizpah's  care  for  the  slain. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1022. 


n  Ecc.  9.  14, 
15. 


t  Heb.  were 
scattered. 


och.  8.  16,18. 
p  1  Kings  4.  6. 
?ch.  8.  16. 

1  Kings  4.  3. 
II  Or,  remem- 
brancer, 
rch.  8.  17. 

1  Kings  4.  4. 
sch.  23.  38. 
II  Or,  a 

prince, 

Gen.  41.  45. 

Kx.  2.  Ifi. 

ch.  8.  18. 


1021. 

t  Heb.  sought 
the  face,  ^c. 
See  Num. 
27.  21. 


oJosIi.  9.  3, 
15,  16,  17. 


i|  Or,  It  ii 
nut  silver 
nor  gold 
that  we  have 
to  do  wttk 
Saul  or  his 
house,  nei- 
ther per- 
tains it  to  us 
to  Ml,  ^c. 

II  Or, 
cut  us  off. 


cl  Sam.  10. 

20.  &  11.  4. 
dl  Sam.  10. 

21. 
II  Or,   chosen 

of  the  Lord. 


unto  Joab,  Behold,  his  head  shall 
be  thrown  to  thee  over  the  wall. 

22  Then  tlie  woman  went  unto 
all  the  people  "In  her  wisdom: 
and  they  cutoff  the  head  ofSheba 
the  son  ofBichri,  and  cast  it,  out 
to  Joab.  And  he  blew  a  trumpet, 
and  they  t  retired  from  the  city, 
every  man  to  his  tent.  And  Joab 
returned  to  Jerusalem  unto  the 
king. 

23  \  Now  "  Joab  luas  over  all  the 
host  of  Israel:  and  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada  was  over  the 
Cherethites  and  over  the  Peleth- 
ites: 

24  And  Adoram  loas  p  over  the 
tribute:  and  -7 Jehoshaphat  the 
son  of  Ahilud  wax  11  recorder: 

25  And  8heva  ivas  scribe:  and 
'•Zadok  and  Abiathar  tvere  the 
priests : 

26  'And  Ira  also  the  Jalrite  was 
i  a  chief  ruler  about  David. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  The  three  years'  famine  for  the  Gibeonites 
ceaseth,  by  hanging  seven  of  Saul's  sons.  10 
Rizpah's  kindness  unto  the  dead.  12  David 
buricth  the  hones  of  Saul  and  Jonathan  in  his 
father's  sepulchre.  15  Four  battles  against 
the  Philistines,  wherein  four  valiants  of  David 
slay  four  giants. 

THEN  there  was  a  famine  in 
the  days  of  David  three  years, 
year  after  year;  and  David  tin- 
quired  of  the  Lord.  And  the 
Lord  answered,  Jl  is  for  Saul, 
and  for  his  bloody  house,  because 
he  slew  the  Gibeonites. 

2  And  the  kinj^  called  the  Gib- 
eonites, and  said  unto  them ; 
(now  the  Gibeonites  were  not  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  but  «  of  the 
remnant  of  the  Amorites;  and 
the  children  of  Israel  had  sworn 
unto  them:  and  Saul  sought  to 
slay  them  in  his  zeal  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  and  Judah :) 

3  Wherefore  David  said  unto  the 
Gibeonites,  What  shall  I  do  for 
you?  and  wherewith  shall  I 
make  the  atonement,  that  ye 
may  ble.ss  *  the  inheritance  of 
the  Lord? 

4  And  the  Gibeonites  said  unto 
him,  II  We  will  have  no  silver  nor 
gold  of  Saul,  nor  of  his  hou.se; 
neither  for  us  shalt  thou  kill  any 
man  in  Israel.  And  lie  said, 
What  ye  shall  say,  tJiat  will  I  do 
for  you. 

5  And  thej''  answered  the  king. 
The  man  that  consumed  us,  and 
that  i  devised  against  us  that  we 
should  be  destroyed  from  remain- 
ing in  any  of  the  coasts  of  Israel, 

6  Let  sevgn  men  of  liis  sons  be 
delivered  unUj  us,  and  we  will 
hang  tliem  uj)  unto  the  Loud  c  in 
Gibeah  of  Saul,  •i\\v)/iom  the 
Lord  did  choose.  And  the  king 
said,  I  will  give  t/iein. 

7  But  the  king  spared  Mephibo- 
sheth,  the  son  of   Jonathan    the 

314 


son  of  Saul,  because  of  «the 
Lord's  oath  that  xcas  between 
them,  between  David  and  Jona- 
than the  son  of  Saul. 

8  But  the  king  took  the  two  sons 
of/Ilizpah  the  daughter  of  Aiah, 
whom  she  bare  unto  Saul,  Ar- 
moni  and  Mephibosheth;  and 
the  five  sons  of  i  Michal  the 
daughter  of  Saul,  whom  she 
t  brought  up  for  Adriel  the  son 
ofBarzillai  the  Meholathite: 

9  And  he  delivered  them  into 
the  hands  of  the  Gibeonites,  and 
they  hanged  them  in  the  hill 
» before  the  Lord:  and  they  fell 
all  seven  together,  and  were  put 
to  death  in  the  daj's  of  harvest, 
in  the  first  (lay.<),  in  the  beginning 
of  barlej'  harvest. 

10  *f,  And  ''Rizpah  the  daughter 
of  Aiah  took  sackcloth,  and  spread 
it  for  her  ui)on  the  rock, » from  the 
beginning  of  harvest  until  water 
dropped  upon  them  out  of  heaven, 
and  suffered  neither  the  birds  of 
the  air  to  rest  on  them  by  day,  nor 
the  beasts  of  the  field  by  night. 

11  And  it  was  told  David  what 
Rizpah  the  daughter  of  Aiah,  the 
concubine  of  Saul,  had  done. 

12  If  And  David  went  and  took 
the  bones  of  Saul  and  the  bones  of 
Jonathan  his  son  from  the  men  of 
''■  Jabesh-gilead,  which  had  stolen 
them  from  the  street  of  Beth-shan , 
where  the  '  Philistines  had  hanged 
them,  v.'hen  the  Philistines  had 
slain  Saul  in  Gilboa: 

13  And  he  brought  up  from  thence 
the  bones  of  Saul  and  tlie  bones 
of  Jonathan  his  son;  and  they 
gathered  the  bones  of  them  that 
were  hanged. 

14  And  the  bones  of  Saul  and 
Jonathan  his  son  buried  they  in 
the  country  of  Benjamin  in  "'Ze- 
lah,  in  the  sepulchre  of  Kish  his 
father :  and  they  performed  all 
that  the  king  commanded.  And 
after  that  «  God  was  entreated  for 
the  land. 

15  If  Moreover  tlie  Philistines  had 
yet  war  again  witli  Israel;  and 
David  went  down,  and  liis  serv- 
ants with  liim,  and  fought  against 
the  Philistines:  and  David  waxed 
faint. 

10  And  Ishbi-b(>nob,  which  ivas 
of  the  sons  of  il  the  giant,  the  weight 
of  wliose  i spear  tnif/tnil  tliree 
lumdrcd  .vAr/.v/.v  of  brass  hi  weiglit, 
he  being  girded  with  a  uew.vu'ord, 
thought  to  have  slain  David. 

17  But  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah 
succoured  him,  and  smote  tlie 
Philistine,  and  killed  him.  Then 
the  men  of  David  sware  unto  him, 
saying,  "Thou  shalt  go  no  more 
out  with  us  to  l)attle,  that  thou 
quench  not  Ihe^'tlight  of  Israel. 

18  '/And  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  there  was  again  a  battle  with 
the  Philistines  at  Gob:  then  '-Sib- 


Before 

CHRIST 

1021. 


el  Sam.  Ih  y. 
Si.  20.  8,  15, 
42.  &  23.  IS. 

/ch.3.  7. 


Michal's 

sister. 
t  Heb.  bare 

to  Adriel, 

1  Sam.  18. 

19. 

1019. 
gch.  a.  17. 


h  ver.  8, 
cli.  3.  7. 


!  Sue  Deut. 
21.  23. 


i  1  Sam.  31. 
11,  12,  13. 

n  Sam. 31. 10. 


mJosU.  18.28. 


th.  24.  25. 

about  1018. 


II  Or,  Kapha. 
t  Heb. 

the  staff,  or, 

the  head. 


ovh.  18.  3. 
pi  Kings  11. 

30.  &  )5.  4. 

I's.  132.  17. 
t  Ileb. 

candle,  or, 

lamp. 
./  1  Cliv.  20.  4. 
rlClir.  11.20. 


David's  psalm 


II.  SAMUEL. 


of  thanksgiving. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1018. 


II  Or,  Sippai. 
II  Or,  Rapha. 
II  Or,  Jair. 
sSee  1  Chr. 
20.  5. 


nChr.  20.  6. 


II  Or,  Rapha. 
II  Or, 

reproached^ 

ISam.  17.10, 

25,26. 
ulSam.  16.9, 

Shammah. 
xlChr.  20.  8. 


1018. 
a  Ex.  15.  1. 

Judg.  5.  1. 
iPs.  18,  title, 

(k  Ps.  34.  19. 

c  Deut.  32.  4. 

Ps.  18.  2.  (kc. 

&31.  3.  ifcTl. 

3.  &  91.  2.  & 

144.  2. 
d  Heb.  2.  13. 
cGeii.  15.   1. 
/Luke  J.  69. 
f  ProT.  18.10. 
h  Ps.  9.  9.  & 

14.  0.  <fc  59. 

16.  Sc  71.  7. 

Jer.  16.  19. 
I!  Or,  pangs. 
t  Heb. 

Belial. 
II  Or,  cords. 
i  Ps.  116.  3. 

*  Ps.  116.  4. 

&.  120.  1. 

Jonah  2.  2. 
/Ex.  3.  7. 

Ps.  Zi.  6,  15, 

17. 
m  Judg.  5.  4. 

P«.  77.  18.  St. 

97.  4. 
n  Job  26.  11. 
t  Heb.  by. 
o  Ps.  97.  3. 

Hab.  3.  5. 

Heb.  12.  29. 

p  Ps.  144.  5. 

Is.  C4.  1. 
?  Ex.  20.  21. 

1  Kings  8.  12. 

Ps.  97.  2. 
T  Ps.  104.  3. 

5  ver.  10. 
Ps.  97.  2. 

t  Heb.  hind- 
ins  oj  waters. 


bechai  the  Hushathite  slew  1  Saph, 
which  was  of  the  sons  of  lithe 
giant. 

19  And  there  was  again  a  battle 
in  Gob  with  the  Philistines,  where 
Elhanan  the  son  of  II  Jaare-or- 
egini,  a  Beth-lehemite,  slew  «^Ae 
bvotlier  of  GoUath  the  Gittite,  the 
staff  of  whose  spear  wan  like  a 
weaver's  beam. 

20  And  t  there  was  yet  a  battle  in 
Gath,  where  was  a  man  of  great 
stature,  that  had  on  every  hand 
six  fingers,  and  on  every  foot  six 
toes,  four  and  twenty  in  number; 
and  he  also  was  born  to  1  the  giant. 

21  And  when  he  1  defied  Israel, 
Jonathan  the  son  of  "  Shimeah 
the  brother  of  David  slew  him. 

22  ■«  These  four  were  born  to  the 
giant  in  Gath,  and  fell  by  the  hand 
of  David,  and  by  the  hand  of  his 
servants. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

A  psalm  of  thanksgiving  for  God's  powerful  de- 
liverance, and  maiiifutd  /dessiiitrs. 

A]S"D  David  « spake  unto  the 
.  Lord  the  words  of  this  song, 
in  the  day  that  the  Lord  had  ''de- 
livered him  out  of  the  hand  of  ail 
his  enemies,  and  out  of  the  hand 
of  Saul : 

2  And  he  said,  cThe  Lord  is  my 
rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my  de- 
liverer; 

3  The  God  of  my  rock;  ^in  him 
will  I  trust:  he  is  mj'  c shield,  and 
the  /horn  of  my  salvation,  my 
high  «/ tower,  and  my  ''  refuge,  my 
saviour;  thousavest  me  from  vio- 
lence. 

4  I  will  call  on  the  Lord,  who  is 
worthy  to  be  praised :  so  shall  I 
be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 

5  When  the  ;!  waves  of  death  com- 
passed me,  the  floods  of  t  ungod- 
ly men  made  me  afraid ; 

6  The  il » sorrows  of  hell  compass- 
ed me  about ;  the  snares  of  death 
prevented  me. 

7  In  my  distress  *  I  called  upon 
the  Lord,  and  cried  to  my  God: 
and  he  did  '  hear  my  voice  out  of 
his  temple,  and  my' cry  did  enter 
into  his  ears. 

8  Then  '"the  earth  shook  and 
trembled;  "the  foundations  of 
heaven  moved  and  shook,  because 
he  was  wroth. 

9  There  went  up  a  smoke  tout  of 
his  nostrils,  and  "  fire  out  of  his 
mouth  devoured :  coals  were  kin- 
dled by  it. 

10  He  ji  bowed  the  heavens  also, 
and  came  down;  and  « darkness 
ivas  under  his  feet. 

11  And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub, 
and  did  fly:  and  he  was  seen  'up- 
on the  wings  of  the  wind. 

12  And  he  made  « darkness  pa- 
vilions round  about  him,  tdark 
waters,  and  thick  clouds  of  the 
skies. 


13  Through  the  brightness  before 
him  were  « coals  of  fire  kindled. 

14  The  Lord  "thundered  from 
heaven,  and  the  Most  High  utter- 
ed his  voice. 

15  And  he  sent  out «  arrows,  and 
scattered  them;  lightning,  and 
di-scomfited  them. 

10  And  the  channels  of  the  sea 

appeared,  the  foundations  of  the 

world   were    discovered,   at    the 

y  rebuking  of  the   Lord,  at  the 

blast  of  the  breath  of  his  II  nostrils. 

17  2  He  sent  from  above,  he  took 

'  me ;   he  drew  me  out  of  11  many 

1  waters : 

I   IS  "He  delivered  me  from  my 
I  strong   enemy,    and   from    them 
j  that  hated  me:  for  they  were  too 
strong  lor  me. 

j  19  They  prevented  me  in  the  day 
of  my  calamity:  but  the  Lord 
was  my  stay. 

20  b  He  brought  me  forth  also  in- 
to a  large  place :  he  delivered  me, 
because  he  >;  delighted  in  me. 

21  rfThe  Lord  rewarded  me  ac- 
cording to  my  righteousness;  ac- 
cording to  the  e  cleanness  of  my 
hands  hath  he  recompensed  me." 

22  For  I  have  /kept  the  ways  of 
the  Lord,  and  have  not  wickedly 
departed  from  my  God. 

23  For  all  his  ^judgments  ivere 
before  me :  and  as  for  his  statutes, 
I  did  not  depart  from  them. 

24  I  was  also  '-upright  t before 
him,  and  have  kept  myself  from 
mine  iniquity. 

2.5  Therefore  i  the  Lord  hath 
recompensed  me  according  to  my 
righteousness;  according  to  my 
cleanness  tin  his  evesight. 

26  With  i^the  merciful  thou  wilt 
shew  thyself  merciful,  and  with 
the  upright  man  thou  wilt  shew 
thyself  upright. 

27  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew 
thyself  pure;  and  'with  the  fro- 
ward  thou  wilt  1  shew  thyself  un- 
savoury. 

28  And  the  '» afflicted  people  thou 
wilt  save :  but  thine  eyes  are  upon 
'»the  haughty,  that  thou  mayest 
bring  t/iem  down. 

29  For  thou  art  my  II  lamp,  O 
Lord:  and  the  Lord  will  light- 
en my  darkness. 

30  For  by  thee  I  have  II  run 
through  a  troop :  by  my  God  have 
I  leaped  over  a  wail. 

SI  As  for  God,  "his  way  is  perfect; 
p the  word  of  the  Lord  is  II tried: 
he  Is  a  buckler  to  all  them  that 
trust  in  him. 

32  For  Of  who  is  God,  save  the 
Lord?  and  who  is  a  rock,  save 
our  God? 

33  God  is  my  '•strength  and 
power;  and  het«maketh  my  way 
t  perfect. 

34  He   tmaketh  my  feet  "like 


Before 

CHRIST 

1018. 


t  ver.  9. 
a  Judg. 
i  Sam. 


2.  10. 


(fc  ■ 


10. 


David's  thanksgiving. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


David's  last  words. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1018. 


X  Deut.  3'J.  13. 
Is.  33.  le.  i 

08.  14. 
;(Ps.  144.  1. 
t  Heb. 

for  the  war. 
t  Ilfb.  mut- 

tiptied  vie. 
zProv.  4.  12. 
t  Heb.  ankles. 


a  Mai.  4.  3. 
i  P«.  18.  32,39. 
c  Ps.  44.  5. 

t  Heb.  caused 

to  born. 
dlien.  49.  S. 

Ex.  23.  27. 

Josh.  10.24. 
e  Job  27.  9. 

Prnv.  1.  28. 

Is.  1.  15. 

Mil'.  3.  4. 
/2  Kiiig.s  13. 

7. 

Ps.  35.  5. 

Dan.  2.  35. 
f  Is.  10.  6. 

Mic.  7.  10. 

■Zech.  10.  5. 
Tich.  3.  1.  <k 

5.  1.  (k  19.  9, 

14.  &  20.  1, 

2,22. 
i  Ueut.  28.  13. 

ch.  8.  1-14. 

Ps.  2.  8. 
h  Is.  05.  5. 
t  Heb.  Sons  of 

the  stranger. 
II  Or,  yield 

feigned  obe- 
dience. 
t  Heb.  lie: 

See  Deut.  33. 

29. 

Ps.  C6.  3.  <k 

81.  15. 
/.Mic.  7.  17. 
m  Ps.  89.  26. 
t  Heb.  giveth 

ai-engement 

fur  me, 

i  Sam.  25. 

39. 

eh.  18.  19,31. 
n  Ps.  144.  2. 
u  Ps.  140.  1. 
p  Rom.  15.  9. 
«  Ps.  144.  10. 
r  Ps.  89.  20. 
»(h.  7.  12,  13. 

Ps.  89.  29. 


8,  9. 
.70,71. 


hinds' /<?<'^'  tind/^setteth  me  upon 
my  high  phices. 

35  2/ He  teacheth  my  hands  tto 
war ;  so  that  a  bow  of  steel  is  bro- 
ken by  mine  arms. 

,%  Thou  liast  also  given  me  the 
shield  of  thy  salvation  :  and  thy 
gentleness  hath  tmade  me  great. 

37  Thou  hast '  enlarged  my  steps 
under  me;  so  that  my  1-feet  did 
not  slip. 

38  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies, 
and  destroyed  them ;  and  turned 
not  again  until  I  had  consumed 
them. 

39  And  I  have  consumed  them, 
and  wounded  them,  that  they 
could  not  arise:  yea,  they  are 
fallen  "under  my  feet. 

40  For  thou  hast  i'  girded  me  with 
strength  to  battle:  "them  that 
rose  up  against  me  hast  thou 
1  subdued  under  me. 

41  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the 
''necks  of  mine  enemies,  that  I 
might  destroj-  them  that  hate  me. 

42  They  looked,  but  there,  ivas 
none  to  save;  eveji  "unlo  the 
Lord,  but  he  answered  them  not. 

43  Then  did  I  beat  them  as  small 
/as  the  dust  of  the  earth :  I  did 
stamp  them  a  as  the  mire  of  the 
street,  and  did  spread  them 
abroad. 

44  /'Thou  also  hast  delivered  ine 
from  the  strivings  of  my  people, 
thou  hast  kept  me  to  be  'head  of 
the  heathen:  ^a  people  w/iich  I 
knew  not  shall  serve  me. 

45  t  Strangers  shall  lltfsubmit 
themselves  unto  me:  as  soon  as 
they  hear,  they  shall  be  obedient 
unto  me. 

46  Strangers  shall  fade  away,  and 
they  shall  be  afraid  'out  of  their 
close  places. 

47  The  Loud  liveth  ;  and  blessed 
be  luy  rock;  and  e.xalted  be  the 
God  of  the  "'rock  of  my  salvation. 

48  It  is  God  that  tavengeth  nie, 
and  that  « bringeth  down  the 
people  under  nie, 

4!)  And  that  bringeth  me  forth 
froni  mine  enemies:  thou  also 
hast  lifted  me  up  on  high  above 
them  that  rose  up  against  me: 
thou  hast  delivered  me  I'rom  tne 
"Violent  man. 

50  Therefore  I  will  give  thanks 
unto  thee,  O  Loui),  among  jHlie 
heathen,  and  I  will  sing  praises 
unto  thy  name. 

51  9  Jle  is  the  tower  of  salvation 
for  Ins  king:  and  slieweth  mercy 
to  his  'anointed,  unto  David,  and 
8  to  his  seed  ibr  evermore. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  David,  in  his  last  words,  projesscth  his  faith 
in  iiod's  promises  to  be  beyond  sense  or  expe- 
rience. G  The  different  slate  of  the  wicked.  &A 
eiitaluguc  of  Ditvid's  mighty  men. 

NOW  these  be  the  last  words  of 
David.      David   the    son    of 
Jesse  said,  "and  the  man  iv/io  was 
31(i 


raised  up  on  high,  6  the  anointed 
of  the  God  of  .Jacob,  and  the  sweet 
psalmist  of  Lsrael,  said, 

2  c  The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  spake 
by  me,  and  his  word  was  in  my 
tongue. 

3  The  God  of  Israel  said,  ''the 
Rock  of  Israel  spake  to  me,  11  He 
that  ruleth  over  men  must  6e  just, 
ruling  «in  the  fear  of  God. 

4  And  fhe  shall  be  as  the  light  of 
the  morning,  ivlten  the  sun  riseth, 
even  a  morning  without  clouds ;  as 
the  tender  grass  springing  out  of 
the  earth  by  clear  shiniiig  after 
rain. 

5  Although  my  house  be  not  so 
with  God;  i/yet  he  hath  made 
with  me  an  everlasting  covenant, 
ordered  in  all  things,  and  sure: 
for  this  is  all  my  salvation,  and  all 
7ny  desire,  although  he  make  it 
not  to  grow. 

6  If  But  ^/icson.s  of  Belial  s/iall  he 
all  of  them  as  thorns  thrust  away, 
because  they  cannot  be  taken 
with  hands: 

7  But  the  man  that  shall  touch 
them  must  be  t  fenced  with  iron 
and  the  staff  of  a  spear;  and  they 
shall  be  utterly  burned  with  fire 
in  the  same  place. 

8  f  These  be  the  names  of  the 
mighty  men  whom  David  had : 
!!The  Tachmonite  that  sat  in  the 
seat,  chief  among  the  captains; 
the  same  icas  Adino  theEznite: 
Jl  he  lifted  vp  his  spear  against 
ei.ght  hundred,  t  whom  he  slew  at 
one  time. 

9  And  after  him  icas  '»Eleazar 
the  son  of  Dodo  the  Ahohite,  one 
of  the  three  mightj'  men  with 
David,  when  they  defied  the 
Philistines  that  were  there  gath- 
ered together  to  battle,  and  the 
men  of  Israel  were  gone  away: 

10  He  arose,  and  smote  thePhi- 
listines  until  his  hand  was  weary, 
and  his  hand  clave  unto  the 
sword:  and  the  Lord  wrought  a 
great  victory  that  day;  and  the 
people  returned  after  liim  only  to 
spoil. 

J 1  iVnd  after  him  k'o.s  '  Shammah 
the  son  of  Agee  the  Hararite. 
^And  the  Philistines  were  gath- 
ered together  II  into  a  troop,  where 
was  a  piece  of  ground  full  of 
lentiles:  and  the  people  lied  from 
the  Philistines. 

12  But  he  stood  in  the  midst  of 
the  ground,  and  defended  it,  and 
slew  the  Philistines:  and  the 
Lord  wrought  a  great  victorj-. 

13  And  '  II  three  of  the  thirty  chief 
went  down,  and  came  to  David  in 
the  harvest  time  unto  "'the  cave 
of  Adullam:  and  the  troop  of  the 
Philistines  pitched  in  "the  valley 
of  Rephaiin. 

14  And  David  iras  then  in  <>  a 
hold,  and  the  garrison  of  the  Phi- 
listines rvas  then  in  Beth-lehem. 


BeTore 

CHRIST 

1018. 


61  Sam.  )C. 

12,  13. 

Ps.  89.  20. 
c2  Pet.  1.  21. 
rfDeut.  3J.  4, 

31. 

ch.   22.  2,  32. 
11  Or,  Be  thou 

ruler,  ^c. 

Ps.  110.  2. 
e  Ex.  18.  21. 

2  Chr.  19.  7, 

9. 
/Judg.    5.  31. 

Ps.  89.  3fi. 

Prov.  4.  18. 


?ch.  7.  15, 18. 
Pa.  89.  29. 
Is.  55.  3. 


t  Heb.  filled. 


I  Or,  Josheb- 
bassebet  the 
Tachmonite, 
head  of  the 

I    three. 

II  See  1  Chr. 

11.  11.  &  27. 
2. 

tHeb.  slain. 
k  1  Chr.  11. 

12.  &  27.  4. 


ilChr.  11.27. 

k  See  1  Chr. 

11.  13,  14. 
IIOr,/«r 

foTuging. 


I  IChr.  11.  15. 

II  Or,  the  three 
captains  over 
the  thirty. 

m  1  Sam.  23. 
1. 
)i  ch.  0.  18. 
0  1  Sam.  22.  4, 


David's  mighty  men. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


David  niimhereth  the  2)eople. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1018. 


ijlChr.  11.20. 


t  Ileb.  slain. 


••Josh.  15.  21. 
t  Heb.  great 

of  acts. 
«  Ex.  lo.  15. 

1  Chr.  U.  22. 
t  Heb.  lions 

uf  God. 
t  Heb. 

a  man  of 

countenance, 

or,  sight  : 

called, 

1  Chr.  11.  '23, 

great  j(af«rc. 


i;Or, 

honoura'fle 

among  the 

thirty. 
tch.  e.  18.  & 

20.  23. 
II  Or, 

council. 
t  Heb.  at  his 

command, 

1  Sum.  22. 

14. 
well.  2.  18. 
X  See  IChr. 


II  Or,  valleys, 

Deul.  1.  24. 

!/Ju(lg.  2.  9. 


15  And  David  longed,  and  said, 
Oh  that  one  would  give  me  drink 
of  the  water  of  the  well  of  Beth- 
lehem, which  is  by  the  gate  I 

16  And  the  three  mighty  men 
brake  tlirongh  the  host  of  the  Phi- 
listines, and  drew  water  out  of  the 
well  of  Beth-lehem,  that  rvas  by 
the  gate,  and  took  it,  and  brought 
it  to  David:  nevertheless  he  would 
not  drink  thereof,  but  poured  it 
out  unto  the  Lord. 

17  And  he  said,  Be  it  far  from 
me,  O  LoKD,  that  I  should  do  this: 
is  not  this  Pthe  blood  of  the  men 
that  went  in  jeopardy  of  their 
lives?  therefore  he  would  not 
drink  it.  These  things  did  these 
three  mightj^  men. 

18  And  -jAbishai,  the  brother  of 
Joab,  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  was 
chief  among  three.  And  he  lifted 
up  his  spear  against  three  hun- 
dred, iand  slew  them,  and  had  the 
name  among  three. 

19  "Was  he  not  most  honourable 
of  three?  therefore  he  was  their 
captain:  howbeit  he  attained  not 
unto  the  rii-st  three. 

20  AndBenaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada,  the  son  of  a  valiant  man, 
of  '-Kabzeel,  1  who  had  done 
many  acts,  »he  slew  two  t lion- 
like men  of  Moab :  he  went  down 
also  and  slew  a  lion  in  the  midst 
of  a  pit  in  time  of  snow. 

21  And  he  slew  an  Egj-ptian,  ta 
goodly  man:  and  the  Egyptian 
had  a  spear  in  his  hand;  'but  he 
went  down  to  him  with  a  staff, 
and  plucked  the  spear  out  of  the 
Egyptian's  hand,  and  slew  him 
with  his  own  spear. 

22  These  fhing.s  did  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada,  and  had  the 
name  among  three  inighty  men. 

23  He  was  !l  more  honourable 
than  the  thirty,  but  he  attained 
not  to  the  first  three.  And  David 
set  him  <over  his  lit  guard. 

24  "Asahel  the  brother  of  Joab 
ivas  one  of  tlie  thirty;  Elhanan 
the  .son  of  Dodo  of  Beth-lehem, 

2.5  ^Shanimali  the  Harodite,  Eli- 
ka  tlie  Harodite, 

2()  Helez  the  Paltite,  Ira  the  son 
of  Ikke.sh  the  Tekoite. 

27  Abiezer  the  Anethothite,  Me- 
bunnai  the  Hushathite, 

28  Zalmon  the  Ahohite,  Maharai 
the  Netophathite, 

29  Heleb  the  son  of  Baanah,  a 
Netophathite,  Ittai  the  son  of  Ri- 
bai  out  of  Gibeah  of  the  children 
of  Benjamin, 

30  Benaiah  the  Pirathonite,  Hid- 
dai  of  the  li  brooks  of  J/Gaash, 

31  Abi-albon  the  Arbathite,  Az- 
maveth  the  Barhumite. 

32  Eliahba  the  Shaalbonite,  of 
the  sons  of  Jashen,  Jonathan, 

33  Shammah  the  Hararite.  Ahi- 
am  the  son  of  Sharar  the  Hara- 
rite, 


34  Eliphelet  the  son  of  Ahasbai, 
the  son  of  the  Maachathite,  Eli- 
am  the  son  of  Ahithophel  the 
Gilonite, 

35  Hezrai  the  Carmelite,  Paarai 
the  Arbite, 

36  Igal  the  son  of  Nathan  of  Zo- 
bah,  Bani  the  Gadite, 

.37  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Naha- 
ri  the  Beerothite,  armourbearer 
to  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah, 

.38  =  Ira  au  Ithrite,  Gareb  an  Ith- 
rite, 

39  «  Uriah  the  Hittite :  thirty  and 
seven  in  all. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  David,  tempted  hy  Salun,  furceth  Joab  to  num- 
ber the  people,  5  The  captains,  in  nine  months 
and  twenty  days,  bring  the  muster  of  thirteen 
hundred  thousand  fighting  men.  10  David, 
having  three  plagues  propounded  hy  Gad,  re- 
penteth,  and  chooseth  the  three  days'  pestilence, 
15  After  the  death  of  threescore  and  ten  thou- 
sand, David  by  repentance  prcventeth  the  de- 
struction of  Jerusalem.  18  David,  by  Gad's 
direction,  purchasetk  Araunah's  threshing- 
floor ;  inhere  having  sacrificed,  the  plague 
stayeth. 

AND  o  again  the  anger  of  the 
.  Lord  was  kindled  against  Is- 
rael, and  II  he  moved  David 
against  them  to  say,  ^Go,  number 
Israel  and  Judah. 

2  For  the  king  said  to  Joab  the 
captain  of  the  host,  which  tuas 
with  him,  il  Go  now  through  all 
the  tribes  of  Israel,  cfrom  Dan 
even  to  Beer-sheba,  and  number 
ye  the  people,  that  rf I  may  know 
the  number  of  the  people. 

3  And  Joab  said  unto  the  king. 
Now  the  Lord  thy  God  add  unto 
the  people,  how  many  soever 
they  be,  a  hundredfold,  and  that 
the  eyes  of  my  lord  the  king  may 
see  it :  but  why  doth  my  lord  the 
king  delight  in  this  thing? 

4  Notwithstanding  the  king's 
word  prevailed  against  Joab,  and 
against  the  captains  of  the  host. 
And  Joab  and  the  captains  of  the 
host  went  out  from  the  presence 
of  the  king,  to  number  the  people 
of  Israel. 

5  Y  And  they  passed  over  Jor- 
dan, and  pitched  in  «Aroer,  on 
the  right  side  of  the  city  that  lieth 
in  the  midst  of  the  II  river  of  Gad, 
and  toward  .^Jazer: 

6  Then  they  came  to  Gilead,  and 
to  the  ;!  land  of  Tahtim-hodshi ; 
and  they  came  to  sDan-jaan,  and 
about  to  ''Zidon, 

7  And  came  to  the  strong  hold 
of  Tyre,  and  to  all  the  cities  of  the 
Hivites,  and  of  the  Canaanites: 
and  they  went  out  to  the  south  of 
Judah,  even  to  Beer-sheba. 

8  So  when  they  had  gone  through 
all  the  land,  they  came  to  Jerusa- 
lem at  the  end  of  nine  months 
and  twenty  days. 

9  And  Joab  gave  up  the  sum  of 
the  number  of  the  people  unto 
the  king:  'and  there  were  in  Is- 

317 


Before 

CHRIST 

1018. 


ch.  20.  25. 
ch.  11.  3,6. 


1017. 
ach.21.  1. 
II  Satan  :  See 

IChr.  21.  1. 

James  1.  13, 

14. 
6  1  Chr.  27. 

23,  24. 
«0r. 

Compass. 
cJuUg.  20.  1. 
dJer.  17.  5. 


cDeut.  2.  36. 

Johh.  13.  9, 

IC. 
II  Or,  valley. 
/Num.  32.  1, 

3. 
II  Or,  nether 

land  newly 

inhabited. 
f  Josh.  19.  47. 

Judg.  18.  29. 
A  Josh.  19.  28. 

Judg.  18.  28. 


The  three  clays'  pestilence. 


I.  KINGS. 


The  plague  is  stayed. 


Before 

C  H  R  I  S  T 

1017. 


*  1  Sam.  24.  5. 


m  1  Sam.  13. 


n  1  Sam.  22. 

5. 
0  1  Sam.  9.  9. 

1  Chr.  29. 

29. 


pSeel  Clir. 
21.  12. 


q  Ps.  103.  8, 

13,  14.  <5£ 
119.  150. 

|[  Or,  many. 
rSee  Is.  47. 

6. 

Zerh.  1.  15. 
si  niir.  21. 

14.  ic  27.  24. 

t  Ex.  12.23. 
1  Chr.  21.  15. 

V  Gen.  C.  6. 
1  Sam.  15. 


xl  Chr.  21. 
10,  Oman  : 
See  ver.  18. 
2  Chr.  3.  1. 


Refnre 
II  1!  I  S  T 
1015. 


rael  eight  hundred  thousand  val- 
iant men  that  drew  the  sword; 
and  tlie  men  of  Judah  ivere  five 
hundred  thousand  men. 

10  f  And  *  David's  heart  smote 
him  after  that  he  had  numbered 
tlie  people.  And  David  said  unto 
the  IjOrd,  '  I  have  sinned  greatly 
in  that  I  have  done:  and  now,  I 
beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  take  away 
the  iniquity  of  thy  servant;  fori 
liave  '"done  very  foolishly. 

11  For  wlien  David  was  up  in  the 
morning,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  the  prophet  "  Gad, 
David's  »  seer,  saying, 

12  Go  and  say  unto  David,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I  offer  thee  three 
things;  choose  thee  one  of  them, 
that  I  may  do  it  unto  thee. 

13  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and 
told  him,  and  said  unto  him. 
Shall  p  seven  years  of  famine  come 
unto  thee  in  thy  land?  or  wilt 
thou  flee  three  inonths  before 
thine  enemies,  while  they  pursue 
thee?  or  that  there  be  three  days' 
pestilence  in  thy  land?  now  ad- 
vise, and  see  wliat  answer  I  shall 
return  to  him  that  sent  me. 

14  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I  am 
in  a  great  strait:  let  us  fall  now 
into  the  hand  of  the  Lord  ;  '/  for 
his  mercies  are  il great:  and  '-let 
me  not  fall  into  the  hand  of  man. 

15^  So  sthe  Lord  sent  a  pesti- 
lence upon  Israel  from  the  morn- 
ing even  to  the  time  ajjpointed  : 
and  there  died  of  the  people  from 
Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba  seven- 
ty thousand  men. 

16  <And  when  the  angel  stretch- 
ed out  his  hand  upon  Jerusalem 
to  destroy  it,  "the  Lord  repent- 
ed him  of  the  evil,  and  said  to 
the  angel  that  destroyed  the 
people,  It  is  enough:  stay  now 
thine  hand.  And  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  was  by  the  threshingplace 
of  ^Araunah  tlie  Jebusite. 

17  And  David  spake  unto  the 
Lord    when   he   saw  the  angel 


that  smote  the  people,  and  said, 
Lo,  2/1  have  sinned,  and  I  have 
done  wickedly:  but  these  sheep, 
what  have  they  done?  let  thine 
hand,  I  pray  thee,  be  against  me, 
and  against  my  fathers  house. 

18  H  And  Gad  came  that  day  to 
David,  and  said  unto  him,  ^Go 
up,  rear  an  altar  unto  the  Lord 
in  the  threshingfloor  of  tArau- 
nah  the  Jebusite. 

19  And  David,  according  to  the 
saying  of  Gad,  went  up  as  the 
Lord  commanded. 

20  And  Araunah  looked,  and 
saw  the  king  and  his  servants 
coming  on  toward  him:  and 
Araunah  went  out,  and  bowed 
himself  before  the  king  on  his 
face  upon  the  ground. 

21  And  Araunah  said,  Wherefore 
is  my  lord  the  king  come  to  his 
servant?  "And  David  said,  To 
buy  the  thi-eshingfloor  of  thee,  to 
build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  that 
*  the  plague  may  be  stayed  from 
the  people. 

22  And  Araunah  said  unto  Da- 
vid, Let  my  lord  the  king  take 
and  offer  up  what  .'seemet/i.  good 
unto  him:  « behold,  here  be  oxen 
for  burnt  sacrifice,  and  threshing 
instruments  and  ot/ier  instru- 
ments of  the  oxen  for  wood. 

23  All  these  Ihing.^  did  Araunah, 
0.5  a  king,  give  unto  the  king. 
And  Araunah  said  unto  the  king, 
The  Lord  thy  God  ''accept  thee. 

24  And  the  king  said  unto  Arau- 
nah, Nay;  but  I  will  surely  buy 
//of  thee  at  a  price:  neither  will 
I  offer  burnt  offerings  unto  the 
Lord  my  God  of  that  which  doth 
cost  me  nothing.  So  ^  David 
bought  the  threshingfloor  and  the 
oxen  for  fifty  shekels  of  silver. 

2.5  And  David  built  there  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt 
offerings  and  peace  offerings. 
.'So  the  Lord  was  entreated  for 
the  land,  and  oi\\e  plague  was 
stayed  from  Israel. 


THE  FIEST  BOOK  OF  THE  K^GS, 

COMMONLY    CALLKD, 

THE  THIRD  BOOK  OF  THE  KINGS. 


CHAPTER   I. 

I  Alnsha/r  cherisheth  David  in  his  extreme  age. 
5  Adonijah,  David's  darling,  usiirpcth  the  king- 
dom. 11  Bi/ the  counsel  of  Nathan,  lb  Bath- 
sheba  movelk  the  king,  22  and  Nathan  secondcth 
her.  28  David  reneweth  his  oath  to  Bath- 
sheba.  32  Solomon,  by  David's  appointment, 
being  anointed  king  by  Zaduk  and  Nathan,  the 
people  triumph.  41  Jonathan  bringing  these 
news,  Adonijah' s  guests  fiy.  00  Adonijah,  /ly- 
ing to  the  horns  of  the  altar,  upon  his  good  be- 
haviour is  dismissed  by  Solomon. 

318 


NOW  king  David  was  old  and 
tstricken  in  years;  and  the.y 
covered  him  with  clothes,  but  he 
gat  no  heat. 

2  Wherefore  his  servants  said 
unto  him,  +  Let  there  be  sought 
for  my  lord  the  king  ta  .voung 
virgin:  and  let  her  stand  before 
the  king,  and  let  her  t  cherish 

virgin,     t  Heb,  be  a  cherisher  unto  Mm. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1017. 


y  1  Chr.  21. 


2  1  Chr.  21. 
18,  &e. 

tHeb. 
Araniah. 


a  See  Gen. 
23.  8-16. 


6  Num.  16. 
48,  50. 


el  Kings  19. 
21. 


e  See  1  Chr. 
21.  24,  25. 


/ch.  21.  14. 
g  ver.  21. 


Jlefore 
(;  H  R  1  S  T 

1015. 


tHeb.  entered 

into  days. 
t  lleb.  Let 

them  seek. 
t  Heb. 

a  damsel,  a 


Aclonijah's  usurpation. 


I.  KINGS. 


Bath-shelxt  moveth  the  king. 


ni'fore 

CHRIST 

1015. 


4  2  Sam.  3.  4. 


t  Heb.  reign. 
c2Sain.  15.  J. 


t  Heb.  from 
his  days. 


d  2  Sam.  3.  3, 

4. 

1  Chr.  3.  2. 
t  Hnb.  his 

words  were 

with  Juab. 
e2  Sam.  20. 

25. 
/ch.  2.  22,  28. 
tHeb. 

hitped  after 

Aduniyih. 
fih.  4  18. 
h'l  Sam.  23. 


a  Or,  The 
well  Rogel, 
2  Sam.  17. 


it  1  Chr.  22.  9. 


t  Heb. ///up. 


him,  and  let  her  lie  in  thy  bosom, 
that  my  lord  the  king  may  get 
heat. 

3  .So  they  sought  for  a  fair  damsel 
throughout  all  the  coasts  ol"  Is- 
I'ael,  and  found  Abishag  a  «Shu- 
nammite,  and  brought  her  to  the 
king. 

4  And  the  damsel  wa-i  verj'  fair, 
and  cherished  the  king,  and  min- 
istered to  him:  but  the  king 
knew  her  not. 

.5  *!  Then  *Adonijah  the  son  of 
Haggith  exalted  himself,  saying, 
I  will  the  king:  and  «he  pre- 
pared him  chariots  and  horse- 
men, and  fifty  men  to  run  before 
him. 

6  And  his  father  had  not  dis- 
pleased him  Tat  any  time  in  say- 
ing. Why  hast  thou'done  so  ?  and 
he  also  icas  a  very  goodly  man; 
''and  his  mother  bare  him  after 
Absalom. 

7  And  the  conferred  with  Joab 
the  son  of  Zeruiah,  and  with 
fAbiathar  the  priest:  and  .''they 
t following  Adonijah  helped  him. 

8  But  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Be- 
naiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and 
Nathan  the  prophet,  and  r/Shimei, 
and  Kei,  and  ''the  mightj'  men 
which  belonged  to  David,  wei'e 
not  with  Adonijah. 

y  And  Adonijah  slew  sheep  and 
o.xen  and  fat  cattle  by  the  stone 
of  Zoheleth,  which  Is  by  I!  En- 
rogel,  and  called  all  his  brethren 
the  king's  sons,  and  all  the  men 
of  Judah  the  king's  servants: 

10  But  Nathan  the  prophet,  and 
Benaiah,  and  the  mighty  men, 
and  Solomon  his  brother,  "he  call- 
ed not. 

11  •[  Wherefore  Nathan  spake 
unto  Bath-sheba  the  mother  of 
Solomon,  saying.  Hast  thou  not 
heard  that  Adonijah  the  son  of 
« Haggith  doth  reign,  and  David 
our  torcl  knoweth  it  not  ? 

12  Now  therefore  come,  let  me, 
I  pray  thee,  give  thee  counsel, 
that  thou  mayest  save  thine 
own  life,  and  the  life  of  thy  son 
Solomon. 

1.3  Go  and  get  thee  in  unto  king 
David,  and  say  unto  him.  Didst 
not  thou,  my  lord,  O  king,  swear 
unto  thine  handmaid,  saying,  ^As- 
suredly Solomon  thy  son  shall 
reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit 
upon  my  throne?  why  then  doth 
Adonijah  reign  ? 

14  Behold,  while  thou  yet  talkest 
there  with  the  king,  I  also  will 
come  in  after  thee,  and  t  confirm 
thy  words. 

1-5  ^  And  Bath-sheba  went  in 
unto  the  king  into  the  chamber: 
and  the  king  v.as  very  old;  and 
Abishag  the  Shunammite  minis- 
tered unto  the  king. 

16  And  Bath-sheba  bowed,  and 
did  obeisance  unto  the  king.    And 


the   king  said,  tWhat  wouldest 
thou  ? 

17  And  she  said  unto  him.  My 
lord,  'thou  swarest  by  the  Lord 
thy  God  unto  thine  handmaid, 
saying,  Assuredly  Solomon  thy 
son  shall  reign  a'fter  me,  and  he 
shall  sit  upon  my  throne. 

18  And  now,  behold,  Adonijah 
reigneth ;  and  now,  my  lord  the 
king,  thou  knowest  ii  not: 

19  '"And  he  hath  .slain  oxen  and 
fat  cattle  and  sheep  in  abund- 
ance, and  hath  called  all  the 
sons  of  the  king,  and  Abiathar 
the  priest,  and  Joab  the  captain 
of  the  host :  but  Solomon  thy 
servant  hath  he  not  called. 

20  And  thou,  my  lord,  O  king, 
the  eyes  of  all  Israel  ai-e  upon 
thee,  that  thou  shouldest  tell 
them  who  shall  sit  on  the  throne 
of  my  lord  the  king  after  him. 

21  Otherwise  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  when  my  lord  the  king 
shall  "Sleep  with  his  fathers,  that 
I  and  my  son  Solomon  shall  be 
counted  t  offenders. 

22  %  And,  lo,  while  she  yet  talked 
with  the  king,  Nathan  the  proph- 
et also  came  in. 

23  And  they  told  the  king,  say- 
ing, Behold  Nathan  the  prophe't. 
And  when  he  was  come  in  before 
the  king,  he  bowed  himself  be- 
fore the  king  with  his  face  to  the 
ground. 

24  And  Nathan  said.  My  lord, 
O  king,  hast  thou  said,  Adonijah 
shall  reign  after  me,  and  he  shall 
sit  upon  my  throne  ? 

2-5  "  For  he  is  gone  down  this 
day,  and  hath  slain  oxen  and  fat 
cattle  and  sheep  in  abundance, 
and  hath  called  all  the  king's 
sons,  and  the  captains  of  the  host, 
and  Abiathar  the  priest;  and,  be- 
hold, they  eat  and  drink  before 
him,  and  say,  T^tGod  save  king 
Adonijah. 

26  But  me,  even  me  thy  servant, 
and  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Bena- 
iah the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  thy 
servant  Solomon,  hath  he  not 
called. 

27  Is  this  thing  done  by  my  lord 
the  king,  and  thou  hast  not  shew- 
ed il  unto  thy  servant,  who  should 
sit  on  the  throne  of  my  lord  the 
king  after  him? 

28  '1  Then  king  David  answered 
and  said.  Call  me  Bath-sheba. 
And  she  came  tinto  the  king's 
presence,  and  stood  before  the 
king. 

29  And  the  king  sware,  and  said, 
gAs  the  Lord  liveth,  that  hath 
redeemed  my  soul  out  of  all  dis- 
tress, 

30  '■Even  as  I  sware  unto  thee 
by  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  saj'- 
ing,  Assuredly  Solomon  thy  son 
shall  reign  after  me,  and  he  shall 
sit  upon  my  throne  in  mj'  stead; 

319 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


t  Heb.  What 
to  thee  ? 
I  ver.  13,  30. 


m  ver.  7,  6, 
26. 


n  Deut.  31.  16. 
ch.  2.  10. 

tHeb. 
sinners. 


p\  Sara.  10. 
24. 

t  Heb.  Let 
king  Adoni- 
jah live. 


tHeb.  before 
the  king. 


q1  Sam.  4.  9. 


Solomon  anointed  king. 


I.  KINGS. 


Adonijah  is  dismissed. 


!  Neh.  2.  3. 
Dan.  2.  4. 


t  Heb.  which 

bflongeth  to 

mp:  See 

Esth.  G.  8. 
k2  Chr. 32.30. 
X  1  Sam. 10.  1. 

&  16.  3,  12. 

2  Sam.  2.  4. 

(k  5.  3. 

rh.  19.  le. 

2  Kings  9.  3. 

Al  11.  12. 
1/2  Sam.  15. 

'in. 

2  Kint'«  n-13. 
&  11.  14. 


1  Sam.  20.13. 
a  ver.  47. 


>  2  Sam.  fi.lfi. 
&  23.  20-23. 


eKx.  30.  23, 

25,  32. 

Ps.  M.  20. 
rfl  Chr.  29.22. 
c  1  Sam.  10. 

24. 


i|  Or,  flute 


even  so  will  I  certainly  do  this 
daj'. 

31  Then  Bath-sheba  bowed  with 
her  face  to  the  earth,  and  did 
reverence  to  the  king,  and  said, 
s  Let  mj  lord  king  David  live  for 
ever. 

32  1[  And  king  David  said,  Call 
me  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan 
the  prophet,  and  Benaiah  tlie  son 
of  Jelioiada.  And  they  came  be- 
fore the  king. 

33  The  king  also  said  unto  them, 
«Take  with  you  the  servants  or 
your  lord,  and  cause  Solomon  iny 
son  to  ride  upon  t  mine  own  mule, 
and  bring  him  down  to  "Gihon: 

34  And  let  Zadok  the  ;priest  and 
Nathan  the  prophet  «  anoint  him 
there  king  over  Israel:  and 
;/blow  ye  with  the  trumpet,  and 
say,  (iod  save  king  Solomoii. 

35  Then  ye  shall  come  up  after 
him,  that  he  may  come  and  sit 
upon  my  throne ;  lor  he  shall  be 
king  in  my  stead:  and  I  have 
appointed  him  to  be  ruler  over 
Israel  and  over  Judah. 

36  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  .Te- 
hoiada  answered  the  king,  and 
said.  Amen:  the  Lord  God  of 
my  lord  the  king  say  so  too. 

37  2As  the  Lord  hath  been  with 
my  lord  the  king,  even  so  be  he 
with  Solomon,  and  "make  his 
throne  greater  than  the  throne  of 
my  lord  king  David. 

38  So  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Na- 
tlian  the  prophet,  'and  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  the 
Cherethites,  and  the  Pelethites, 
went  down,  and  caused  Solomon 
to  ride  upon  king  David's  mule, 
and  brought  him  to  Gihon. 

.39  And  Zadok  the  priest  took  a 
horn  of « oil  out  of  the  tal)ernacle, 
and  fi  anointed  Solomon.  And 
thev  blew  the  trumpet;  «and  all 
the'  people  said,  God  save  king 
Solomon. 

40  And  all  the  people  came  up 
after  him,  and  the  people  piped 
with  II  pipes,  and  rejoiced  with 
great  joy,  so  that  the  earth  rent 
with  the  sound  of  them. 

41  1[  And  Adonijah  and  all  the 
guests  that  -tcere  with  him  heard 
it  as  tliey  had  made  an  end  of 
eating.  And, when  Joab  heard 
the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  he 
said.  Wherefore  is  this  noise  of 
the  citj'  being  in  an  uproar? 

42  Aiid  while  he  yet  spake,  be- 
hold, Jonathan  the  son  of  Abia- 
thar  the  priest  came:  and  Adoni- 
jah said  unto  him,  Come  in;  for 
/thou  art  a  valiant  man,  and 
bringest  good  ti(Hngs. 

43  And  Jonathan  answered  and 
said  to  Adonijah,  Verily  our  lord 
king  David  hath  made  Solomon 
king. 

44  And  the  king  hath  sent  with 
him  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan 

320 


the  prophet,  and  Benaiah  the  son 
of  Jehoiada,  and  the  Cherethites, 
and  the  Pelethites,  and  they  have 
caused  him  to  ride  upon  the 
king's  mule : 

45  And  Zadok  the  priest  and  Na- 
than the  prophet  have  anointed 
him  king  in  Gihon:  and  tliey  are 
come  up  from  thence  rejoicing,  so 
that  the  city  rang  again.  This  is 
the  noise  that  ye  have  heard. 

4G  And  also  Solomon  r/sitteth  on 
the  throne  of  the  kingdom. 

47  And  moreover  the  king's  serv- 
ants came  to  bless  our  lord  king 
David,  saying,  a  God  make  the 
name  of  Solomon  better  than  thy 
name,  and  make  his  throne  great- 
er than  thy  throne.  'And  the 
king  bowed  himself  upon  the  bed. 

48  And  also  thus  said  the  king. 
Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Isra- 
el, which  hath  ^' given  one  to  sit  on 
my  throne  this  day,  mine  eyes 
even  seeing  it. 

49  And  all  the  guests  that  rrere 
with  Adonijah  were  afi'aid,  and 
rose  up,  and  went  every  man  his 
way. 

50  ^  And  Adonijah  feared  be- 
cause of  Solomon,  and  arose,  and 
went,  and  'caught  hold  on  the 
horns  of  the  altar. 

51  And  it  was  told  Solomon,  say- 
ing. Behold,  Adonijah  feareth 
king  Solomon :  for,  lo,  he  hath 
caught  Uiold  on  the  horns  of  the 
altar,  saying,  Let  king  Solomon 
swear  unto  me  to  day  that  he  will 
not  slay  his  servant  with  .the 
sword. 

52  And  Solomon  said.  If  he  will 
shew  himself  a  worthy  man, 
»"  there  shall  not  a  hair  of  him  fall 
to  the  earth  :  but  if  wickedness 
shall  be  found  in  him.,  he  shall 
die. 

53  So  king  Solomon  sent,  and 
tliey  brought  him  down  from  the 
altar.  And  he  came  and  bowed 
liimself  to  king  Solomon:  and 
Solomon  said  unto  him.  Go  to 
thine  house. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  David,  having  given  a  charge  lo  Solomon,  3  of 
religiousness,  5  of  Joah,  7  uf  Barsillai,  8  of 
Hhimei,  10  dieth.  12  Solomon  succecdelh.  13 
Adonijah,  moving  Balh-sheha  tu  sue  unto  Sol- 
omon for  Abishag,  is  put  to  death.  26  Abia- 
thar,  having  his  life  given  him,  it  deprived  of 
the  priesthood.  2S  Joah  fleeing  to  the  horns 
of  the  altar  is  there  slnin.  35  Benaiah  is  put 
m  .Toab*s  room,  and  Ziuluk  in  Ahiathar's,  3G 
Shimet,  confined  to  Jerusalem,  hy  occasion 
of  going  thence  to  Gaih,  is  put  to  death. 

NOW  « the  days  of  David  drew 
nigh  that  he  should  die;  and 
he  charged  Solomon  his  son,  say- 
ing, 

2 ''  I  go  the  way  of  all  the  earth  : 
"•be  thou  strong  therefore,  and 
sliew  tliyself  a  man  ; 

3  And  keep  the  charge  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  wallc  in  his 
ways,  to  keep  his  statutes,  and 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


gl  Chr.  29. 
23. 


*ch.  3.  6. 
Ps.  132.  11, 

12. 


2  Sam.  14.11. 
Acts  27.  34. 


a  Gen.  47.  29. 
Deut.  31.  14. 


i  Josh.  23.  14. 
cDcul.  17.19, 


David's  charge  to  Solomon. 


I.  KINGS. 


Adonijah  is  put  to  death. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


d  Deut.  29.  'J. 

Josh.  1.  7. 

IChr.  22.  12, 

13. 
II  Or,  do  wisely, 

1  Sam.  18.  5, 

14,  30. 
e2  Sam.  7.  25. 
/Ps.  132.  12. 
^2  Kings  20. 

3. 
ft  2  Sam.  7. 12, 

13. 

ch.  8.  25. 
t  Heb.  be  cut 

off  Jrom  thee 
/rom  the 

throne. 
J  2  Sam.  3.  39. 

&  18.  5,  12, 

14.  <t  19.  5, 

6,  7. 
*  2  Sam.  3.  27. 
;2Sam.  20.10. 
t  Heb.  put. 
m  ver.  9. 

Prov.  20.  26. 

n2  Sam.  19. 

31.  38. 
o2  Sam.  9.  7, 

10.  (fc  19.  28. 
p  2  Sam. 17. 27. 


7  2  Sam.  IC.  5. 
t  Heb.  strong. 

r2  Sam.  10. 

18. 
s2  Sam.  19. 

23. 

t  Ex.  20.  7. 
Job  9.  28. 


«  Geu.  42.  38. 
&  44.  31. 

J  eh.  1.  2). 

Arts  2.  29.  & 

13.  35. 
1/2  Sam.  5.  7. 

1 2  Sam.  5.  4. 
IChr.  29.  26, 


a  1  Chr.  29. 
23. 
2  Chr.  1.  1. 


1014. 


'j  1  Sara.  16. 
4,  5. 


his  commandments,  and  his  judg- 
ments, and  his  testimonies,  as  it 
is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses, 
that  thou  mayest  '>  !l  prosper  in  all 
that  thou  doest,  and  whithersoev- 
er thou  turnest  thyself: 

4  Tliat  the  Lokd  may  « continue 
his  word  which  he  spalce  concern- 
ing me,  saying,  /If  thy  children 
take  heed  to  their  way,  to  f/walk 
before  me  in  truth  with  all  their 
heart  and  with  all  their  soul, 
''there  shall  not  tfail  thee  (said 
lie)  a  man  on  the  throne  of  Israel. 

5  Moreover  thou  knowest  also 
what  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah '  did 
to  me,  and  what  he  did  to  the  two 
captains  of  the  ho.sts  of  Israel,  un- 
to ^'Abner  the  son  of  Xer,  and  un- 
to 'Amasa  the  son  of  Jether, 
whom  he  slew,  and  tshed  the 
blood  of  war  in  peace,  and  put  the 
blood  of  war  upon  his  girdle  that 
icas  about  his  loins,  and  in  his 
shoes  that  ivo-e  on  his  feet. 

6  Do  therefore  '"according  to  thy 
wisdom,  and  let  not  his  hoar  head 
go  down  to  the  grave  in  peace. 

7  But  shew  kindness  unto  the 
sons  of  "Barzillai  the  Gileadite, 
and  let  them  be  of  those  that «  eat 
at  th.v  table :  for  so  p  thej'  came  to 
me  when  I  fled  because  of  Absa- 
lom thy  brother. 

8  And,  behold,  thou  hast  with 
thee  -/Shimei  the  son  of  Gera,  a 
Benjamite  of  Bahurim,  which 
cursed  me  with  a  +  grievous  curse 
in  the  day  when  I  went  to  Maha- 
naim :  but  '■  he  came  down  to  meet 
me  at  Jordan,  and  siswaretohim 
by  the  Lokd,  saying,  I  will  not 
put  thee  to  death  ivith  the  sword. 

9  Now  therefore  <hold  him  not 
guiltless:  for  thou  art  a  wise  man, 
and  knowest  what  thou  oughtest 
to  do  unto  him  ;  but  his  hoar  head 
"bring  thou  down  to  the  grave 
with  blood. 

10  So  2  David  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  in  z'the  city 
of  David. 

11  And  the  daj^s  that  David 
» reigned  over  Israel  toere  fortj^ 
years  :  seven  years  reigned  he  in 
Hebron,  and  thirty  and  three 
years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

12  ^  oThen  sat  Solomon  upon 
the  throne  of  David  his  father; 
and  his  kingdom  was  established 
greatly. 

1.3  ^  And  Adonijah  the  son  of 
Haggith  came  to  Bath-sheba  the 
mother  of  Solomon.  And  she 
said,  ''Comest  thou  peaceably? 
And  he  said,  Peaceably. 

14  He  said  moreover,  I  have 
somewhat  to  say  unto  thee.  And 
she  said,  Say  oii. 

1-5  And  he"  said,  Thou  knowest 
tliat  the  kingdom  was  ^mine,  and 
that  all  Israel  set  their  faces  on 
me,  that  I  should  reign  :  howbeit 
the  kingdom  is  turned  about,  and 
21 


is  become  my  brother's:  for  c^it 
was  his  from  the  Lord. 

16  And  now  I  ask  one  petition  of 
thee,  tdeny  me  not.  And  she 
said  unto  him,  Saj'  on. 

17  And  he  said,  Speak,  I  pray 
thee,  unto  Solomon  the  king,  (for 
he  will  not  say  thee  nay,)  that  he 
give  me  ^Abishag  the  Shunam- 
mite  to  wife. 

18  And  Bath-sheba  said.  Well ;  I 
will  speak  for  thee  unto  the  king. 

19  ^  Bath-sheba  therefore  went 
unto  king  Solomon,  to  speak  unto 
him  for  Adonijah.  And  the  king 
rose  up  to  meet  her,  and  .'bowed 
himself  unto  her,  and  sat  down 
on  his  throne,  and  caused  a  seat 
to  be  set  for  the  king's  mother; 
a  and  she  sat  on  his  right  hand. 

20  Then  she  said,  I  desire  one 
small  petition  of  thee;  I  pray 
thee,  say  me  not  nay.  And  the 
king  said  unto  her,  Ask  on,  my 
mother;  for  I  will  not  say  thee 
nay. 

21  And  she  said,  Let  Abishag  the 
Shunammite  bo  given  to  Adonijah 
thy  brother  to  wife. 

22  And  king  Solomon  answered 
and  .said  unto  his  mother.  And 
why  dost  thou  ask  Abishag  the 
Shunammite  for  Adonijah?  ask 
for  him  the  kingdom  also  ;  for  he 
is  mine  elder  brother ;  even  for 
him,  and  for  ^Abiatharthe  priest, 
and  for  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah. 

2-3  Then  king  Solomon  sware  bj^ 
the  Lord,  saying,  «God  do  so  to 
m.e,  and  more  also,  if  Adonijah 
have  not  spoken  this  word  against 
his  own  lilie.  • 

24  Now  therefore,  as  the  Lord 
liveth,  which  hath  establLshed  me, 
and  set  me  on  the  throne  of  David 
my  father,  and  who  hath  made 
me  a  house,  as  he  ^'  promised,  Ad- 
onijah shall  be  put  to  death  this 
day. 

2.5  And  kingSolomonsentbythe 
hand  of  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoi- 
ada;  and  he  fell  upon  him  that 
he  died. 

26  ^  And  unto  Abiathar  the  priest 
said  the  king.  Get  thee  to  'Ana- 
thoth,unto  tliine  own  fields;  for 
thou  arC  t worthy  of  death:  but  I 
will  not  at  this  time  put  thee  to 
death,  »» because  tliou  barest  the 
ark  of  the  Lord  God  before  David 
my  father,  and  because  « thou  hast 
been  afflicted  in  all  wherein  my 
father  was  afflicted. 

27  So  Solomon  thrust  out  Abia- 
thar from  being  priest  unto  the 
Lord;  that  he  might  "fulfil  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
concerning  the  house  of  Eli  in 
Shiloh. 

28  "^  Then  tidings  came  to  Joab: 
for  Joab  Phad.  turned  after  Ado- 
nijah, though  he  turned  not  after 
Absalom.  And  Joab  fled  unto 
the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  and 

321  ' 


Before 

CHRIST 

1014. 


d  1  Chr.  22.  9, 

10.  &  28.  6, 

6,  7. 

Prov.  21.  30. 

Dan.  2.  21. 
t  Heb.  turn 

not  away  my 

face, 

P8.  132.  10. 
ech.  1.  3,4. 


/Ex.20.  12. 


e  See  Ps.  45. 


S2Sam.  7.11, 
13. 

1  Chr.  22. 10. 
1014. 


/Josh.  21.  18. 

t  Heb.  a  man 
of  death, 

ml  Sam.  23. 

6. 

2  Sam.  15. 

24.  29. 
n  1  Sam.  22. 

20,  23. 

2  Sam.  15. 

24. 
ol  Sam.  2. 

31-35. 


p  ch.  1. 


Joah  is  put  to  death. 


I.  KINGS. 


Shimei  is  put  to  death. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1014. 


vch.  1.  50. 


rEx.  21.  14. 
s  Num.  35.  33. 

Deut.  19.  13. 

iL  21.  8,  9. 

«  Jiulg.  9.  24, 
67. 
Pa.  7.  16. 

u2Chr.  21. 
13. 

X  2  Sam.  3.  27. 
J  2  Sara.  20. 


»2Sam.  3.29. 
aProv.  25.  5. 


1014. 


iNum.  25.  11, 

12,  13. 

1  Sam.  2.  35. 

See  1  Chr.  C. 

53.  &  24.  3. 
ever.  27. 
<i2Sam.  16.  5. 

ver.  8. 


e2  Sam.  15. 
23. 

/Lev.  20.  9. 
Josh.  2.  19. 
2  Sam.  1.  IG. 


1011. 


1  caught  hold  on  the  horns  of  the 
altar. 

29  And  it  was  told  king  Solomon 
that  Joab  was  fled  uuto  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  Lord;  and,  behold, 
he  is  by  the  altar.  Then  Solomon 
sent  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada, 
saying,  Go,  fall  upon  him. 

30  And  Benaiah  came  to  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  Lord,  and  said  un- 
to him,  Thus  saith  theking.  Come 
forth.  And  he  said,  Nay;  but 
I  will  die  here.  And  Benaiah 
brought  the  king  word  again,  say- 
ing. Thus  said  Joab,  and  thus  he 
answered  me. 

31  And  theking  said  unto  him, 
»•  Do  as  he  hath  said,  and  fall  upon 
him,  and  bury  him;  sthat  thou 
mayest  take  away  the  innocent 
blood,  which  Joab  shed,  from  me, 
and  from  the  house  of  my  father. 

32  And  the  Lord  <  shall  return 
his  blood  upon  his  own  head,  who 
fell  upon  two  men  more  righteous 
"and  better  than  he,  and  slew 
them  with  the  sword,  my  father 
David  not  knowing  thereof,  to  wit, 
X  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  captain  of 
the  host  of  Israel,  and  i/Amasa 
the  .son  of  Jether,  captain  of  the 
host  of  Judah. 

33  Their  blood  shall  therefore 
return  upon  the  head  of  Joab, 
and  =upon  the  head  of  his  seed  lor 
ever :  «  but  upon  David,  and  upon 
his  seed,  and  upon  his  house,  and 
upon  his  throne,  shall  there  be 
peace  for  ever  from  the  Lord. 

34  So  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada 
went  up,  and  fell  upon  him,  and 
slew  him:  and  he  ^'as  buried  in 
his  own  house  in  the  wilderness. 

35  ^  And  the  kin.g  put  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada  in  his  room 
over  the  host:  and  ^Zadok  tlie 
priest  did  the  king  put  in  the  room 
of  cAbiathar. 

30  1  And  the  king  sent  and  called 
for  ''Shimei,  and  said  unto  him, 
Build  thee  a  house  in  Jerusalem, 
and  dwell  there,  and  go  not  Ibrth 
thence  anj-  whither. 

37  For  it  shall  be,  that  on  the  daj' 
thou  goest  out,  and  passest  over 
«the  brook  Kidron,  thou  slialt 
know  ibr  certain  that  thou  shalt 
surely  die:  /thy  blood  shall  be 
upon  tl line  own  head. 

38  And  Shimei  said  unto  the 
king,  The  saying  ?.v  good:  as  nij' 
lord  the  king  hath  said,  so  will 
thy  servant  do.  And  Shimei 
dwelt  in  Jerusalem  manj'  days. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  three  years,  that  two  of  the 
servants  of  Shimei  ran  away  unto 
ffAchish  son  of  Maacliah  king  of 
Gath.  And  they  told  Shimei, 
saying.  Behold,  thy  servants  be 
in  Gath. 

40  And  Shimei  arose,  and  sad- 
dled his  ass,  and  went  to  Gath  to 
Achish  to  seek  his  servants:  and 

322 


Shimei  went,  and  brought  his 
servants  from  Gath. 

41  And  it  was  told  Solomon  that 
Sliimei  had  gone  irom  Jerusalem 
to  Gath,  and  was  come  again. 

42  And  the  king  sent  and  called 
for  Shimei,  and  said  unto  him, 
Did  I  not  make  thee  to  swear  by 
the  Lord,  and  protested  unto 
thee,  saying,  Know  for  a  certain, 
on  the  day  thou  goest  out,  and 
walkest  abi'oad  any  whither,  that 
thou  Shalt  surely  die?  and  thou 
saidst  unto  me.  The  word  that  I 
have  heard  is  good. 

43  Why  then  hast  thou  not  kept 
theoath  of  the  Lor]\  and  the  com- 
mandment that  I  have  cha,rged 
thee  with  ? 

44  The  king  said  moreover  to 
Shimei,  Thou  knowest  ''all  the 
wickedness  which  thine  heart  is 
privy  to,  that  thou  didst  to  David 
my  father;  therefore  the  Lord 
shall  i  return  thy  wickedness  upon 
thine  ovv-n  head : 

45  And  king  Solomon  shall  be 
blessed,  and  ^  the  throne  of  David 
shall  be  established  before  the 
Lord  for  ever. 

40  So  the  king  commanded  Be- 
naiah the  son  of  Jehoiada;  which 
went  out,  and  fell  upon  him,  that 
ho  died.  And  the  'kingdom  was 
established  in  the  haiid  of  Sol- 
omon. 

CHAPTER  IIL 

1  Solomon  marrie/fi  Pharaoh's  daughter.  1  High 
jitaccs  bluing  in  use,  Solomon  sacrificelh  at 
Gilieon.  5  Solomon  at  Gihevn,  id  the  choice 
whick  God  gave  him,  preferring  wisdom, 
o'llnineth  wjsdom,  riches,  and  honour.  16  Sol- 
omon's judgment  between  the  two  harlots 
miiketh  him  renowned. 

AND  "Solomon  made  affinity 
.  with  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt, 
and  took  Pharaoh's  dau.ghter,  and 
brought  her  into  the  "city  of 
David,  until  he  had  made  an  end 
of  building  his  ^own  house,  and 
''the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  «the 
wall  of  Jerusalem  round  about. 

2  .'Only  the  people  sacrificed  in 
high  places,  because  there  was  no 
house  built  unto  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  until  those  days. 

3  And  Solomon  .'/loved  the  Lord, 
''walking  in  the  statutes  of  David 
his  father:  only  he  sacrificed  and 
burnt  incense  in  high  places. 

4  And  'the  king  went  to  Gibeon 
to  sacrifice  there;  ''for  that  ica.<i 
the  great  liigii  place:  a  tliousand 
burnt  ollerings  did  Solomon  offer 
upon  that  altar. 

5  H  'In  Gibeon  the  Lord  appear- 
ed to  Solomon  •">  in  a  dream  bv 
night:  and  God  .said,  A.sk  what  I 
shall  give  thee. 

(i  "And  Solomon  said.  Thou  hast 
shawed  unto  thy  servant  David 
my  father  great  II  mercy,  accord- 
ing as  he  "walked  before  thee  in 
truth,  and  in  righteousness,  and  in 
uprightness  of  heart  with  thee; 


Before 

CHRIST 

1011. 


i  Ps.  7.  16. 
Kz.  17.  19. 


k  Prov.  25.  5. 


/  ver.  12. 
2  Chr.  1.  1. 


1014. 
ach.  7.  8.  &, 
9.  24. 
b  2  Sam.  5.  7. 
cch.  7.  1. 
dch.  0. 
ech.  9 


19. 

/Lev.  17.  3, 

4,  5. 

Dent.  12.  2. 

4,  5. 

til.  22.  43. 
g  Dent.  6.  5. 

&  3D.  16,  20. 

I's.  31.  23. 

Rom.  8.  28. 

1  Cor.  a  3. 
h  ver.  0, 14. 
i2  Chr.  1.  3. 

*  1  Chr.  16.39. 

2  Chr.  1.  3. 
Ich.  9.  2. 

2  Chr.  1.  7. 
m  Num.  12.  6. 

Mall.  1.  20. 

<k  2.  13,  19. 
nl  Chr.  1.  8, 

(kc. 
:i  Or,  bountj/. 
och.  2.  4.  Sl9, 

4. 

2KinBs20.  3. 

Ps.  15.  2. 


Solomon's  judgment 


I.  KINGS. 


hetiveen  the  tivo  harlots. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1014. 

pch.  1.  48. 


7l  Chr.  23.  1. 
r  Num.  27.  17. 

«Deut.  7.  6. 
t  Gen.  13.  16. 
&  15.  5. 

u2Chr.  1.  10. 

Prov.  2.  3-9. 

James  1.  5. 
t  Het). 

hearing, 
X  Ps.  72.  1,  2. 
y  Heb.  5.  14. 


2  James  4.  3. 
t  Heb. 
many  days. 


+  Heb. 

to  hear. 
Ill  John  5. 14, 

15. 
ft  ch.  4.  29,  30, 

31.  &  5.  12. 

&  10.  24. 

Ecc.  1.  IS. 
e  Matt.  6.  33. 

Eph.  3.  20. 
dch.  4.  21,24. 

&  10.  23,  25, 

&c. 

Prov.  3.  16. 
II  Or,  hath 

not  been. 

ech.  15.  5. 

/Ps.  91.  16. 

Prov.  3.  2. 
gSo  Gen.  41. 

7. 


*  So  Gen.  40. 

20. 

ch.  8.  65. 

Esth.  1.   3. 

Dan.  5.  1. 

Mark  6.  21. 
iNam.  27.  2. 


I  and  thou  hast  kept  for  him  this 
j  great  kindness,  that  thou  I'hast 
\  given  him  a  son  to  sit  on  his  throne, 
as  it  is  this  day. 

I   7  And  now,  O  Lord   my   God, 

I  thou  hast  made  thy  servant  king 

instead  of  David  mV  father:  9and 

I  am  but  a  little  child :  I  know  not 

I  how  '•to  go  out  or  come  in. 

j   8  And  thy  servant  As  in  the  midst 

of  thy  people  which  thou  «hast 

1  chosen,  a  great  people,  ^that  can- 

i  not  be  numbered  nor  counted  for 

I  multitude. 

I  9  «  Give  therefore  thy  servant  an 
t  understanding  heart  a- to  judge 
thy  people,  that  I  may  ;/ discern 
between  good  and  bad  :  for  who  is 
able  to  judge  this  thy  so  great  a 
people  ? 

10  And  the  speech  pleased  the 
Lord,  that  Solomon  had  asked 
this  thing. 

11  And  God  said  unto  him.  Be- 
cause thou  hast  asked  this  thing, 
and  hast  ^not  asked  for  tliyself 
tlong  life;  neither  hast  asked 
riches  for  thyself,  nor  hast  asked 
the  life  of  thine  enemies;  but  hast 
asked  for  thyself  understanding 
t  to  discern  judgment ; 

12  "Behold,  I  have  done  accord- 
ing to  thy  word :  6  lo,  I  have  given 
thee  a  wise  and  an  understanding 
heart ;  so  that  there  was  none  like 
thee  before  thee,  neither  after  thee 
shall  any  ai'ise  like  unto  thee. 

1.3  And  I  have  also  <^  given  thee 
that  which  thou  hast  not  asked, 
both'^richss,  and  honour:  so  that 
there  3  shall  not  be  any  among 
the  kings  like  unto  thee  all  thy 
days. 

14  And  if  thou  wilt  walk  in  my 
ways,  to  keep  my  statutes  and 
my  commandments,  «a,s  thy  fa- 
ther David  did  walk,  then  I  will 
/lengthen  thy  days. 

1-5  And  Solomon  ^awoke;  and. 
behold,  it  jcas  a  dream.  And  he 
came  to  Jerusalem,  and  stood  be- 
fore the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
LoRij,  and  offered  up  burnt  offer- 
ings, and  offered  peace  offerings, 
and  /'made  a  feast  to  all  his  serv- 
ants. 

16^  Then  came  there  two  women, 
thai  were  harlots,  unto  the  king, 
and  i  stood  before  him. 

17  And  the  one  woman  said,  O 
my  lord,  I  and  this  woman  dwell 
inone  house ;  and  I  was  delivered 
of  a  child  with  her  in  the  house. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third 
day  after  that  I  was  delivered, 
tliat  this  woman  was  delivered 
also :  and  we  were  together  ;  there 
was  no  stranger  with  us  in  the 
house,  save  we  two  in  the  house. 

19  A  nd  this  woman's  child  died  in 
I  the  night ;  because  she  overlaid  it. 

20  And  she  arose  at  midnight,  and 
I  took  my  son  from  beside  me,  while 
1  thine  handmaid  slept,  and  laid  it 


Before 

CHRIST 

1014. 


in  her  bosom,  and  laid  her  dead 
child  in  my  bosom. 

21  And  when  I  rose  in  the  morn- 
ing to  give  my  child  suck,  behold, 
it  was  dead :  but  when  I  had  con- 
sidered it  in  the  morning,  behold, 
it  was  not  my  son,  which  I  did 
bear. 

22  And  the  other  woman  said, 
Nay;  but  the  living  is  my  .son, 
and  tlie  dead  is  thy  son.  And  this 
said,  No ;  but  the  dead  is  thy  son, 
and  the  living  is  my  son.  'Thus 
they  spake  before  the  king. 

2:3  Then  said  the  king.  The  one 
saith,  This  is  my  son  that  liveth, 
and  thy  son  is  the  dead :  and  the 
other  saith,  Xay;  but  thy  son  is 
the  dead,  and  my  son  i.s  the  living. 

24  And  the  king  said.  Bring  me  a 
sword.  And  they  brought  a  sword 
before  the  king. 

25  And  the  king  said,  Divide 
tlie  living  child  in  two,  and  give 
half  to  the  one,  and  half  to  the 
other. 

26  Then  spake  the  woman  whose 
the  living  child  it'o.sunto  the  king, 
for  *her  bowels  t  yearned  upon '*  Gen.  43.  so. 
her  son,  and  she  said,  O  my  lord,  i  is.  49.  i.=>. 
give  her  the  living  child,  and  in 
no  wise  slay  it.  But  the  other 
said.  Let  it  be  neither  mine  nor 
thine,  but  divide  it. 

27  Then  the  king  answered  and 
said.  Give  her  the  living  child, 
and  in  no  wise  slay  it :  she  is  the 
mother  thereof. 

28  And  all  Israel  heard  of  the 
judgment   which   the   king    had 
judged;  and  they  feared  the  king:  1  :ver.  9, 11, 12. 
for  they  saw  that  the  '  wisdom  of.  tHeb.  m  the 
God  ivas  t  in  him  to  do  judgment. 


Jer.  31.  20. 
Hos.  11.  8. 
tHeb. 
were  hot. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

I  Solomon^s  prinres.  7  His  twelve  officers  for 
provision.  20,  24  The  peace  and  largeness  of 
his  iingdom,  11  His  daily  provision.  26  His 
stables.     20  His  wisdom. 

SO  king  Solomon  was  king  over 
all  Israel. 

2  And  these  were  the  princes 
which  he  had;  Azariah  the  son  of 
Zadok  !l  the  priest, 

3  Elihoreph  and  Ahiah,  the  sons 
of  Shisha,  il  scribes  ;  «  Jehosha- 
phat  the  son  of  Ahilud,  the  i  re- 
corder. 

4  And  ^Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada  was  over  the  host:  and 
Zadok  and  «Abiathar  were  the 
priests : 

.5  And  Azariah  the  son  of  Nathan 
was  over  d.  the  officers :  and  Zabud 
the  son  of  Nathan  was  e  principal 
officer,  andfUie  king's  friend  : 

6  And  Ahishar  was  over  the 
household :  and  f^Adoniram  the 
son  of  Abda  was  over  the  I!  tribute. 

7  "^  And  Solomon  had  twelve  ot- 
ficers  over  all  Israel,  which  pro- 
vided victuals  for  the  king  and  his 
household:  each  man  his  month 
in  a  year  made  provision. 

8  And  these   are  their   names : 

323 


midst  of  hill 


li  Or,  the 

chief  officer. 
!IOr, 

secretaries. 
a  2  Sam.  8. 16. 

&  20.  24. 
;i  Or,  rcmem' 

brancer. 
b  ch.  2.  35. 
c  See  th.  2.  27. 
<i  ver.  7. 
c2  Sam.  8. 18. 

&  20.  26. 
/2  Sara.  15. 

37.  <k  16.  16. 

1  Chr.  27.  33. 
f  ch.  5.  14. 
II  Or,  Uty. 


Solomon's  officers. 


I.  KINGS. 


Hiram  furnisheth 


Before 

CHRIST 

1014. 


II  Or,  Bcn-ltur 
i:Or, 

BcP'dckar. 
II  Or, 

Bcn-hcscd. 
II  Or,  Ben- 

abinadab. 


II  Or, 
Bcn-gchcT. 

h  Mum.  32.  41. 


/On.  22.  17. 

rh.  3.  8. 

Prov.  14.  28. 
m  Ts.  72.  3,  7. 

Mic.  4.  4. 
J!  2  f:hr.  n.  20. 

Ts.  72.  8. 
6  Gen.  15.  18. 

Josh,  1.  4. 
p  Ps.  68.  29. 

&  72.  10,  11. 
t  Heb.  bread. 
tHeb.  C07-S. 


7P9.  72.  1  J. 
7-1  Clir.  22.  0. 
.■^  Sc;e  Jcr.  23. 


C. 
t  Iloh. 

cunfidently. 
«Mic.  4.  4. 

Zcrh.  a.  10. 
uJudg.  20.  1. 
xc\\.  10.23. 

2(;hr.  1.  H. 

<fc  0.  25. 


II  The  son  of  Hur,  in  mount  Ephra- 
im : 

9  II  The  son  of  Dakar,  in  Makaz, 
and  in  Shaalbiin,  and  Beth-she- 
mesli,  and  Klon-beth-hanan : 

10  II  The  son  of  Hesed,  in  Aru- 
both ;  to  him  pertained  Sochoh, 
and  all  the  land  of  Hepher : 

11  11  The  son  of  Abinadab,  in  all 
the  region  of  Dor;  which  liad 
Taphath  the  daughter  of  Solo- 
mon to  wife : 

12  Baana  the  son  of  Ahilnd  ;  to 
him  pertained  Taanach  and  Me- 
giddo,  and  all  Beth-shean,  which 
is  by  Zartanah  beneath  Jezreel, 
from  Beth-sliean  to  Abel-meho- 
lah,  even  unto  t/ie  ptace  that  is  be- 
yond Jokneam  : 

13 II  The  son  of  Geber,  in  Ramoth- 
gilead;  to  him  pertained  /«the 
towns  of  Jair  the  son  of  Manas- 
seh,  which  (tre  inGilead;  to  him 
also  p)e.rtained  «the  region  of  Ar- 
gob,  which  is  in  Bashan,  three- 
score great  cities  with  walls  and 
brazen  bars : 

14  Abinadab  the  son  of  Iddo  had 
II  Mahanaim : 

15  Ahimaaz  was  in  Naphtali ;  he 
also  took  Basmath  the  daughter 
of  Solomon  to  wife: 

IG  Baanah  the  son  of  Hushai  loas 
in  Asher  and  in  Aloth : 

17  Jehoshaphat  the  sou  of  Pa- 
riiah,  in  Issachar : 

18  Shimei  the  son  of  Elah,  in 
Benjamin : 

19  Geber  the  son  of  Uri  was  in 
the  country  of  Gilead,  in  ^^the 
country  of  Sihou  king  of  the 
Amorites,  and  of  Og  king  of  Ba- 
shan ;  and  he  was  the  only  officer 
which  was  in  the  land, 

20  TI  Judah  and  Israel  were  many, 
'as  the  sand  which  is  by  the  sea 
in  multitude,  "'eating  and  drink- 
ing, and  making  merry. 

21  And  "Solomon  reigned  over 
all  kingdoms  from  »  the  river  un- 
to the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and 
unto  the  border  of  Egypt:  pihey 
brought  presents,  and  served  Sol- 
omon all  the  days  of  his  life. 

22  t  And  Solomon's  t  provision 
for  one  day  was  thirty  +  measures 
of  fine  Hour,  and  threescore 
measures  of  meal, 

23  Ten  fat  oxen,  and  twenty  oxen 
out  of  the  pastures,  and  a  hundred 
sheej),  l)i'sidc>s]iarts,  and  roebucks, 
and  fallow  deer,  and  fatted  fowl. 

24  For  he  had  dominion  over  all 
the  region  on  this  side  the  river, 
from  Tiphsah  even  to  Azzah, 
over  '/all  the  kings  on  this  side 
the  river:  and  'he  had  peace  on 

all  sides  roimd  about  liini. 

2j  And  Judah  and  lsra(>l  s  dwelt 
tsafely,  <every  man  under  liis 
vine  and  under  his  fig  tree,  "  from 
Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba,  all  the 
days  of  Solomon. 

26  ^  And  a:  Solomon  had  forty 
324 


thousand  stalls  of  v  horses  for  his 
chariots,  and  twelve  thousand 
horseinen. 

27  And  2  those  officers  provided 
victuals  for  king  Solomon,  and 
for  all  that  came  unto  king  Solo- 
mon's table,  every  man  in  his 
month  :  they  lacked  nothing. 

28  Barley  also  and  straw  for  the 
horses  and  II  dromedaries  brought 
they  unto  the  place  where  the  offi- 
cers were,  every  man  according 
to  his  charge. 

29  If  And  "God  gave  Solomon 
wisdom  and  understanding  ex- 
ceeding much,  and  largeness  of 
heart,  even  as  the  sand  that  is  on 
the  sea  shore. 

30  And  Solomon's  wisdom  ex- 
celled the  wisdom  of  all  the  chil- 
dren 6  of  the  east  country,  and  all 
<^  the  wisdom  of  Egj'pt. 

31  For  he  was  ''wiser  than  all 
men;  "than  Ethan  the  Ezrahite, 
./and  Heman,  and  CJhalcol,  and 
Darda,  the  sons  of  Mahol :  and 
his  fame  was  in  all  nations  round 
about. 

32  And  ohe  spake  three  thousand 
proverbs:  and  his  ''songs  were  a 
thousand  and  five. 

33  And  he  spake  of  trees,  from 
the  cedar  tree  that  is  in  Lebanon 
even  unto  the  hy.ssop  that  spring- 
eth  out  of  the  wall :  he  spake  also 
of  beasts,  and  of  fowl,  and  of  creep- 
ing things,  and  of  fishes. 

34  And  'there  came  of  all  people 
to  hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon, 
from  all  kings  of  the  earth,  which 
had  heard  of  his  wisdom. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Hiram,  sending  to  congratulate  Solomon,  is 
certified  of  his  purpose  to  huild  the  temple,  and 
desired  to  furnish  him  with  timber  thereto.  7 
Hiram,  blessing  God  for  Solomon,  and  request- 
ing food  for  his  family,  furnisheth  him  with 
trees.  13  The  number  of  Solomon's  workmen 
and  labourers. 

AND  n  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent 
.  his  servants  uiito  Solomon; 
lor  he  had  heard  that  they  had 
anointed  him  king  in  the  room  of 
his  father:  ''for  Hiram  was  ever 
a  lover  of  David. 

2  And  'Solomon  sent  to  Hiram, 
saying, 

3  Thou  knowest  how  that  David 
my  father  could  not  build  a  house 
unto  the  name  of  the  Lori>  liis 
God,  ''for  the  wars  which  were 
about  him  on  every  side,  until  the 
Lord  put  them  under  the  soles  of 
his  feet. 

4  But  now  the  Lord  my  God  hath 
given  me  crest  on  every  side,  .so 
that  there  is  neither  adversary  nor 
evil  occurrent. 

5  .'And,  behold,  I  tpurpose  to 
build  a  house  unto  the  name  of 
the  Lord  my  God,  .'/as  the  Lord 
sjiake  unto  David  my  father,  say- 
ing. Thy  son,  whom  I  will  set 
upon    thy  throne  in   thy  room, 


Befori- 

CHRIST 

1014. 


II  Or,  mules. 

or,  su 

'// 

beasts 

Eslh. 

8.  14 

Mic. 

.  J  3. 

ach.  3 

12. 

bGen.  25.  6. 
(•See  Acta  7. 

22. 
rfoh.  3.  12. 
el  Chr.  15.  19. 

Ps.  69,  (ille. 
/■See  IChr.  2. 

6.  &  0.  33.  & 

15.  I'J. 

Ps.  88,  title. 
J  Prov.  1.  1. 

Ece.  12.  9. 
h  Caul.  1.  1. 


nil.  10    1. 
2  Chr.  9.  1, 
23. 


a  ver.  10,  18. 
2  Clir.  2.  3, 
Huram. 


/>2  Sam.  5.  11. 

1  Chr.  14.  1. 

Amos  1.  9. 
c2  Chr.  2.  3. 


.n  Chr. ; 

&.  28.  3. 


1  Chr.  2'2.  9. 

/•2  Chr.  2.  4. 
t  Hell,  say, 
ff2Sam.7.  13. 

1  Chr.  17.  12. 

ic  22.  10. 


Solomoii  with  timber. 


I.  KINGS. 


Building  of  the  temple. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1014. 


t  Heb.  heard. 


i2Chr.  2.  16. 
+  Heb.  send, 

k  See  Ezra  3. 
7. 

£/..  27.  IT. 
.Acta  12.  20. 

I  See  2  Chr.  2. 

10. 
t  Heb.  COTS. 


t  Heh.  tribute 
of  men. 


ncli.  4.  6. 
oih.  9.21. 
2  Chr.  2.  17 


pl  Chr.  22.  ' 


J  Or, 
Giblites  : 
as  Ez.  27.  0. 


lie  shall  build  a  liouse  unto  my 
name. 

6  Xow  therefore  command  thou 
that  they  hew  me  ''  cedar  trees  out 
of  Lebanon :  and  my  servants 
sliall  be  with  thy  servants:  and 
unto  thee  will  1  give  hire  for  thy 
servants  according  to  all  that  thou 
Shalt  t appoint:  for  thou  knowest 
that  //lere  is  not  among  us  any 
that  can  skill  to  hew  timber  like 
unto  the  Sidonians, 

7  %  'And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  when 
Hirain  heard  the  words  of  Sol- 
omon, that  he  rejoiced  greatly, 
and  said,  Blessed  be  the  Lord  this 
day,  which  hath  given  unto  David 
a  wise  son  over  this  great  people. 

8  And  Hiram  sent  to  Solomon, 
saying,  I  have  t  considered  the 
things  which  thou  sentest  to  me 
for:  and  I  will  do  all  thy  desire 
concerning  timber  of  cedar,  and 
concerning  timber  of  fir. 

9  My  servants  shall  bring  them 
dowii  from  Lebanon  unto  the  sea; 
iand  I  will  convej'  them  bj'  sea  in 
floats  unto  the  ialace  that  thou 
Shalt  t  appoint  me,  and  will  cause 
them  to  be  discharged  there,  and 
thou  Shalt  receive  ihcm :  and  thou 
Shalt  accomplish  my  desire,  ^iu 
giving  food  for  my  household. 

10  So  Hiram  gave  Solomon  cedar 
trees  and  fir  trees  according  lo  all 
his  desire. 

11  'And  Solomon  gave  Hiram 
twenty  thousand  t measures  of 
wheat  for  food  to  his  household, 
and  twenty  measures  of  pure  oil: 
thus  gave  Solomon  to  Hiram  year 
by  year. 

12  And  the  Lord  gave  Solomon 
wisdom,  was  he  promised  him: 
and  there  was  peace  between  Hi- 
ram and  Solomon  ;  and  they  two 
made  a  league  together. 

13  11  And  king  Solomon  raised 
atlevy  out  of  all  Israel;  and  the 
levy  was  thirty  thousand  men. 

14  And  he  sent  them  to  Lebanon, 
ten  thousand  a  month  by  courses: 
a  month  they  were  in  Lebanon, 
and  two  months  at  home:  and 
"Adoniram  xvas  over  the  levy. 

15  "And  Solomon  had  three- 
score and  ten  thousand  that  bare 
burdens,  and  fourscore  thousand 
hewers  in  the  mountains; 

16  Besides  the  chief  of  Solo- 
mon's officers  which  ivere  over 
the  work,  three  thousand  and 
three  hundred,  which  ruled  over 
the  people  that  wrought  h\  the 
work. 

17  And  the  king  commanded, 
and  they  brought  great  stones, 
costly  stones,  and  ;>  hewed  stones, 
to  lay  the  foundation  of  the  house. 

18  And  Solomon's  builders  and 
Hiram's  builders  did  hew  them, 
and  the  1  stonesquarers :  so  they 
prepared  timber  and  stones  to 
build  the  house. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  huitding  of  Sulomun's  temple.  5  The 
chambers  thereof.  11  God's  promise  unto  it. 
15  The  ceiling  and  adorning  of  it.  23  The 
cherubim.     31    The  doors.     30   The  court.     37 

The  lime  of  building  it. 

AND  "it  came  to  pass  in  the 
four  hundred  and  eightieth 
year  after  the  children  of  Israel 
were  come  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  in  the  Iburth  year  of  Sol- 
omon's reign  over  Israel,  in  the 
montli  Zif,  which  is  the  second 
month,  that  *he  tbegan  to  build 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  cthe  house  which  king 
Solomon  built  for  the  Lord,  the 
length  thereof  icas  threescore 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  height 
thereof  thirty  cubits. 

3  And  the  porch  before  the 
temple  of  the  house,  twenty 
cubits  was  the  length  thereof, 
according  to  the  breadth  of  the 
house;  and  ten  cubits  uxis  the 
breadth  thereof  before  the  house. 

4  And  for  the  house  he  made 
'^!  windows  of  narrow  lights. 

.5  •[  And  il  against  the  wall  of  the 
house  he  built  "t  chambers  round 
abotit,  against  the  walls  of  the 
liouse  round  about,  both  of  the 
temple  /and  of  the  oracle:  and 
he  made  t  chambers  round  about. 

G  The  nethermost  chamber  u-as 
five  cubits  broad,  and  the  middle 
was  six  cubits  broad,  and  the 
third  teas  seven  cubits  broad:  for 
without  ill  tlie  ualloliihe  house  he 
made  t  narrowed  rests  round 
about,  that  tlie,  beams  should  not 
be  fastened  in  the  walls  of  the 
house. 

7  And  a  the  house,  when  it  was 
in  building,  was  built  of  stone 
made  ready  before  it  was  brought 
thither:  so  that  there  was  nei- 
ther hammer  nor  axe  nor  any 
tool  of  iron  heard  in  the  house, 
while  it  was  in  building. 

8  The  door  of  the  middle  cham- 
ber ir«s  in  the  right  tside  of  the 
house:  and  they  went  up  with 
winding  stairs  into  the  middle 
chamber,  and  out  of  the  middle 
into  the  third. 

9  ''So  he  built  the  house,  and 
finished  it;  and  covered  the 
house  i  with  beams  and  boards  of 
cedar. 

10  And  then  he  built  chambers 
against  all  the  house,  five  cubits 
high:  and  they  rested  on  the 
house  with  timber  of  cedar. 

11  f  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Solomon,  saying, 

12  Concn-ning  this  house  which 
thou  art  in  building,  Mf  thou 
wilt  walk  in  my  statutes,  and 
execute  my  judgments,  and  keep 
all  my  commandments  to  walk 
in  them ;  then  will  I  perform  my 
word  with  thee,  '^  which  I  spake 
unto  David  thy  father : 

32.5 


Before 

CHRIST 

1012. 


aSChr.  3.  1, 
2. 

1012. 


6  Acts  7.  47. 
tHeb.  built. 
cSeu  Ez.  41. 
1,  &.<:. 


d  See  Ez.  40. 
16.  &  41.  16. 

I!  Or    irin- 
dows   broad 
\N  ilhin,  ami 


nar 


ow 


without  :  or, 

shewed  anil 

closed. 
'1  Or,  upon,  or, 

joining  lo. 
eSee  Ez.  41. 

6. 
tHeb.  floors. 
/ver.  16,  19, 

20,21,  3!. 
t  Heh.  ribs. 
t  Heb.  Ttar- 

rowtngs, 

or,  rebate- 

meats. 
f  See  Deut. 

27.  0,  0. 

ch.  u.  1«. 


tHeb. 

shoulder. 


100.5. 

h  vet.  14,  38. 
II  Or,  the  vault 


12  Sam.  7. 
13. 
1  f.hr.  22.  10. 


The  liuildiuo  and 


I.  KINGS. 


ornaments  of  the  temple. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1005. 


ZEx.  25.  8. 

Lev.  26.  11. 

2  Cor.  6.  16. 

Rev.  21.  3. 
m  Duut.  31.  6. 
n  ver.  38. 
II  Or,  from 

the  fluoT  of 

the  house 

unto  the 

walls,  $c. 

find  so  ver. 

16. 


0  Ex.  26.  33. 
Lev.  16.  2. 


rh.  fi. 


3.  8. 


2  Chr. 

F.i.  4.0.  3. 

Heb.  9.  3. 
II  Or,  gourds. 
t  H.'b. 

opi7} ings  of 

flcuers. 


t  Hei.. 
shut  up. 


pEx.  30.  1,3, 


f/Ex.  37.7,  8, 

9. 

2  Chr.  3.  10, 

11,  12. 
llOr,  oi/j/. 
:  Hi-I). 

trees  of  oil. 


r  E  X .  2.'"..  20. 
Sc  37.  9. 
2  Chr.  &.  8. 

II  Or, 
the  cheruljim 
stretched 
forth  their 
wines. 


13  And 'I  will  dwell  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  will  not 
'"  forsake  my  people  Israel. 

14»So  Solomon  built  the  house, 
and  finished  it. 

15  And  he  built  the  walls  of  the 
house  within  with  boards  of 
cedar,  II  both  the  Hoor  of  the 
house,  and  the  walls  of  the  ceil- 
ing: and  he  covered  fhem  on  the 
inside  with  wood,  and  covered 
the  floor  of  the  house  with  planks 
offir. 

IG  And  he  built  twenty  cubits  on 
the  sides  of  the  hous'e,  both  the 
floor  and  the  walls  with  boards 
of  cedar:  he  even  built  t/icm  for 
it  within,  even  for  the  oracle,  even 
for  the  "  most  holy 2:>!ace. 

17  And  the  house,  that  is,  the 
temple  before  it,  was  forty  cubits 
long. 

IS  And  the  cedar  of  the  house 
within  ii'«.s  carved  with  11  knops 
and  t  open  flowers :  all  iva.^  cedar ; 
there  was  no  stone  seen. 

19  And  the  oracle  he  prepared 
in  the  house  within,  to  set  there 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord. 

20  And  the  oracle  in  the  forepart 
ivas  twenty  cubits  in  length,  and 
twenty  cubits  in  breadth,  and 
twenty  cubits  in  the  height  there- 
of: and  he  overlaid  it  with  t  pure 
gold;  and  .so  covered  the  altar 
which  iva.'i  o/ cedar. 

21  So  Solomon  overlaid  the  house 
within  with  pure  gold :  and  he 
inade  a  partition  by  the  chains  of 
gold  before  the  oracle ;  and  he 
overlaid  it  with  gold. 

22  And  the  whole  house  he  over- 
laid with  gold,  until  he  had  finish- 
ed all  the  house:  also  Pthe  whole 
altar  that  ivaii  bj'  the  oracle  he 
overlaid  with  gold. 

23  *?  And  within  the  oracle  -yhe 
made  two  cherubim  of  ilt  olive 
tree,  each  ten  culiits  high. 

24  And  Ave  cubits  iva.s  the  one 
wing  of  the  cherub,  and  Ave  cu- 
bits the  other  wing  of  the  cherub : 
from  the  uttermost  part  of  the  one 
wing  unto  the  uttermost  part  of 
the  other  iiirj'e  ten  cubits. 

2.")  And  the ptlier  clierub  iva.s-  ten 
cubits:  both  thecherubiin  twreof 
one  measun;  and  one  .size. 

2(J  The  height  of  the  one  cherub 
ti>a.^  ten  cubits,  and  so  ruas  it  of 
the  other  cherub. 

27  And  he  set  the  cherubim  with- 
in the  inner  house:  and  '11  they 
stretched  fortii  tlic  wings  of  the 
cherubim,  so  that  the  wing  of  the 
one  touclied  the  (>»c  wall,  and  tlic 
wing  of  the  other  clicrub  l()uch(>d 
the  other  wall;  and  their  wings 
touched  one  another  in  the  midst 
of  the  house. 

28  And  he  overlaid  the  cherubim 
with  gold. 

29  And  he  carved  all  the  walls  of 

326 


the  house  round  about  with  carved 
figures  of  cherubiin  and  palm 
ti-ees  and  topen  flowers,  within 
and  without. 

30  And  the  floor  of  the  house  he 
overlaid  with  gold,  within  and 
witliout. 

31  '[  And  for  the  entering  of  the 
oracle  he  made  doors  of  olive 
tree:  the  lintel  and  side  posts 
ivere  II  a  fifth  part  of  the  ivall. 

32  The  II  two  doors  also  toere  of 
olive  tree;  and  he  carved  upon 
them  carvings  of  clierubim  and 
palm  trees  and  topen  flowers, 
and  ovei'laid  them  with  gold,  and 
spread  gold  upon  the  cherubim, 
and  upon  the  palm  trees. 

33  So  also  made  he  for  the  door 
of  the  tennple  posts  o/ olive  tree, 
II  a  fourth  part  of  the  wait. 

34  And  the  two  doors  ^l'ere  of  fir 
tree:  the  -Hwo  leaves  of  the  one 
door  were  folding,  and  the  two 
leaves  of  the  other  door«'ere  fold- 
ing. 

35  And  he  carved  thereon  cheru- 
bim and  palm  trees  and  open 
flowers :  and  covered  t/icyn  with 
gold  fitted  upon  the  carved  work. 

36  1  And  he  built  the  inner  court 
with  three  rows  of  hev\'ed  stone, 
and  a  row  of  cedar  beams. 

37  ^  «In  the  iburth  year  was  the 
foundation  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  laid,  in  the  month  Zif: 

38  And  in  the  eleventh  year,  in 
the  month  Bui,  which  is  the  eighth 
month,  was  the  house  finished 
11  throughout  all  the  parts  thei-eof, 
and  according  to  all  the  fashion 
of  it.  So  was  he  "seven  years  in 
building  it. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  The  building  of  Solomon's  house.  2  Of  the 
house  of  Lclinnon.  H  Of  the  poreh  of  pillars. 
7  Of  the  poreh  of  judgment.  H  Of  the  house 
for  Pharaoh's  dnvghler.  13  Ilirnm's  work  of 
the  two  pillars.  23  Of  Ihc  molten  sen.  27  J/ 
the  ten  bases.  38  Of  the  ten  lavers,  40  and  all 
the  vessels. 

BUT  Solomon  was  building  his 
own   house  "thirteen   yeai's, 
and  he  finished  all  liis  house. 

2  ^  He  built  also  the  house  of 
the  forest  of  Lebanon  ;  the  length 
thereof  (^Y/.s-  a  liundred  cubits,  .and 
the  breadth  thereof  fifty  cubits, 
and  the  height  thereof  thirty  cu- 
bits, upon  four  rows  of  cedar  pil- 
lars, with  cedar  beams  upon  the 
pillars. 

3  And  it  rvas  covered  with  cedar 
above  upon  the  t  beams,  that  lay 
on  forty  five  pillai's,  fifteen  in  a 
row. 

4  And  there  were  windows  in 
tlirci^  rows,  and  +  light  was  against 
liglit  in  three  ranks. 

5  And  all  the  II  doors  and  posts 
iw?-e  square,  with  the  windows: 
and  light  was  against  light  in 
three  ranks. 

6  ''  And  he  made  a  porch  of  pil- 


Before 
CHRIST 

1005. 


tllcb. 
openings  of 
flowers. 


I  Or, 

fvesquare. 
:|  Or,  leaves 
of  the  doors. 

t  Heb. 
openings  of 
flowers. 


II  Or, 

foursquare. 
sF.7.  41.  23, 

24,23. 


II  Or,  with  all 
the  appilrten. 
anas  thertof, 
and  with  all 
theordinancts 
thereof. 

1005. 

i(  Compare 
ver.  1. 


1005. 
till  !)92. 

ich.  9.  10. 
2  Chr.  «.  1. 


t  Heb.  sight 
agttinstiight. 

II  Or,  spaces 
and  pillars 
were  S'juare 
in  prospect. 


Hiixim's  xcork. 


I.  KINGS. 


Of  the  molten  sea. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1005. 


U  Or,  accord- 
ing to  them. 

':.  Or,  accord' 
mg  to  them. 


t  Heb. 

from  floor 
to  floor. 


c  John  10.  23. 
Acts  3.  U. 


ii2Chr.  4.  11, 
Huram  : 
See  ver.  40. 

e2  Chr.  2.  14. 

tHcb. 
the  son  of  a 
widow  wo- 
man. 

f1  Chr.  4.  16. 

f  Ex.  31.  3.  & 
3C.  1. 

t  Hel). 
fashioned. 

h2  Kings  25. 
17. 

2  Chr.  3.  15. 
&  4.  12. 
Jer.  02.  21. 


lars  ;  the  length  thereof  was  fifty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
thirty  cubits:  and  the  porch  icas 
libelbre  them:  and  the  other  pil- 
lars and  the  thick  beam  were  II  be- 
fore them. 

7  ^  Then  he  made  a  porch  for  the 
throne  where  he  might  judge, 
even  the  porch  of  judgment:  and 
it  wan  covered  with  cedar  tfroni 
one  side  of  the  floor  to  the  other. 

8  ^  And  his  house  where  he 
dwelt  had  another  court  within 
the  porch,  ichich  was  of  the  like 
work.  Solomon  made  also  a 
house  for  Pharaoh's  daughter, 
*whom  he  had  taken  to  wife,  like 
unto  this  porch. 

9  All  these  were  of  co.stlj'  stones, 
according  to  the  measures  of 
hewed  stones,  sawed  \vith  saws, 
withhi  and  without,  even  from 
the  foundation  unto  the  coping, 
and  .so  on  the  outside  toward  the 
great  court. 

10  And  the  foundation  was  of 
costly  stones,  even  great  stones, 
stones  of  ten  cubits,  and  stones 
of  eight  cubits. 

11  And  above  ivere  costly  stones, 
alter  the  measures  of  hewed 
stones,  and  cedars. 

12  And  the  great  court  round 
about  iras  with  three  rows  of 
hewed  stones,  and  a  row  of  cedar 
beams,  both  for  the  inner  court 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  caud 
for  the  porch  of  the  house. 

13  f  And  king  Solomon  sent 
and  fetched  <' Hiram  out  of  Tyre. 

14  eHe  -was  ia  widow's  son  of 
the  tribe  of  jSTaphtali,  and  .'his 
lather  ivas  a  man  of  Tyre,  a 
worker  in  brass:  and  a  he  was 
filled  with  wisdom,  and  under- 
standing, and  cunning  to  work 
all  works  in  brass.  And  he  came 
to  king  Solomon,  and  wrought 
all  his  work. 

15  For  he  tcast  ''two  pillars 
of  brass,  of  eighteen  cubits  high 
apiece:  and  a  line  of  twelve 
cubits  did  compass  either  of  them 
about. 

16  And  he  made  two  chapiters 
of  molten  brass,  to  set  upon  the 
tops  of  the  pillars:  the  height  of 
the  one  chapiter  ivas  five  cubits, 
and  the  height  of  the  other  chap- 
iter ivas  five  cubits: 

17  And  nets  of  checker  work, 
and  wreaths  of  chain  work,  for 
the  chapiters  wliich  were  upon 
the  top  of  the  pillars;  seven  for 
the  one  chapiter,  and  seven  for 
the  other  chapiter. 

18  And  he  made  the  pillars,  and 
two  rows  round  about  upon  the 
one  network,  to  cover  the  chapi- 
ters that  were  upon  the  top,  with 
pomegranates :  and  so  did  he  for 
the  other  chapiter. 

19  And  the  chapiters  that  were 
upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  were 


of  lily  work  in  the  porch,  four 
cubits. 

20  And  the  chapiters  upon  the 
two  pillars  had  pomepranates  also 
above,  over  against  the  belly 
which  ivas  by  the  network :  and 
the  pomegranates  were  »two 
hundred  in  i-ows  round  about 
upon  the  other  ciiapiter. 

21  /'And  he  set  up  the  pillars  in 
'the  porch  of  the  temple:  and 
he  set  up  the  right  pillar,  and 
called  tlie  name  thereof  II  Jachin : 
and  he  set  up  the  left  pillar,  and 
called  the  name  thereof!!  Boaz. 

22  And  upon  the  top  of  the  pil- 
lars ivas  lily  work :  so  was  the 
work  of  the  pillars  finished. 

23  ^  And  he  made  '"a  molten  sea, 
ten  cubits  tfrom  the  one  brim 
to  the  other:  it  ivas  round  all 
about,  and  his  height  was  five 
cubits:  and  a  line  of  thirty  cubits 
did  compass  it  round  about. 

24  And  under  the  brim  of  it 
round  about  there  were  knops 
compassing  it,  ten  in  a  cubit, 
"  compassing  the  sea  roundabout : 
the  knops  were  cast  in  two  rows, 
when  it  was  cast. 

25  It  stood  upon  "twelve  oxen, 
three  looking  toward  the  north, 
and  three  looking  toward  the 
west,  and  three  looking  toward 
the  .south,  and  three  looking  to- 
ward the  east:  and  the  sea  was 
set  above  upon  them,  and  all 
their  hinder  parts  were  inward. 

20  And  it  wcis  a  handbreadth 
thick,  and  the  brim  thereof  was 
wrought  like  the  brim  of  a  cup, 
with  flowers  of  lilies:  it  contain- 
ed 2Uwo  thousand  baths. 

27  %  And  he  made  ten  bases  of 
brass;  four  cubits  iwrs  the  length 
of  one  base,  and  four  cubits  the 
breadth  thereof,  and  three  cubits 
the  height  of  it. 

28  And  the  work  of  the  bases 
was  on  this  manner:  they  had 
borders,  and  the  borders  iverc 
between  the  ledges : 

29  And  on  the  borders  that  ivere 
between  the  ledges  were  lions, 
oxen,  and  cherubim:  and  upon 
the  ledges  there  was  a  base  above : 
and  beneath  the  lions  and  oxen 
were  certain  additions  made  of 
thin  work. 

30  And  every  base  had  four 
brazen  wheels,  and  plates  of 
brass:  and  the  four  corners  there- 
of had  undersetters :  under  the 
laver  ivere  undersetters  molten, 
at  the  side  of  every  addition. 

31  And  the  mouth  of  it  within 
the  ciiapiter  and  above  was  a  cu- 
bit: but  the  mouth  thereof  ivas 
round  after  the  work  of  the  base, 
a  cubit  and  a  half:  and  al.so  upon 
the  mouth  of  it  wei-e  gravings 
with  their  borders,  foursquare, 
not  round. 

32  And  under  the  borders  ivere 

327 


Before 

CHRIST 

1005. 


iSee  2  Chr.  3. 
16.  &  4.  13. 
Jer.  52.  23. 

*2  Chr.  3.  17. 
Ich.  C.  3. 

II  That  ifl,  He 
shall  estab- 
lish. 

II  That  is, 
In  it  is 
strength. 

rn  2  Kings  25. 

13. 

2  Chr.  4.  2. 

Jer.  52.  17. 
tlleb. /rem 

his  brim  to 

his  brim. 


o2  Chr.  4.  4, 
Jer.  52.  20. 


p  See  2  Cbr. 


Of  the  ten  lavers. 


I.  KINGS. 


Tlie  fcant  of  the 


I!efor« 

CHRIST 

1005. 

t  Hc'b. 
in  the  base. 


tHeb. 
nakedness. 


<j  2  Cbr.  4.  G. 


i  Ifeb.  vport 
the  face  of 
the  pillars. 


sEx.  27.  3. 

2  Chr.  4.  16. 
t  Heb.  made 

lirighl,  or, 

scoured. 
12  Chr.  4.  17. 
t  Hfl>.  in  the 

thickness  uf 

the  ground. 
u  Gen.  33.  17. 
xJo.sh.  3.  16. 
t  Heb.  for  the 

eicttding 

multitude. 
i  Heb. 

searched, 

1  Chr.  22.  14. 


four  wheels ;  and  the  axletrees  of 
the  wheels  %vere  ^joined  to  the 
base :  and  the  height  of  a  wheel 
was  a  cubit  and  half  a  cubit. 

33  And  the  work  of  the  wheels 
ivas  like  the  work  of  a  chariot 
wheel:  their  axletrees,  and  their 
naves,  and  their  felloes,  and  their 
spokes,  lur.rc  all  molten. 

34  And  there  ivere  four  nnder- 
setters  to  the  four  corners  of  one 
base:  and  the  undersetters  ivere 
of  the  very  base  itself. 

35  And  in  the  top  of  the  base  ifas 
there  a  round  compass  of  half  a 
cubit  high :  and  on  the  top  of  the 
base  the  ledges  thereof  and  the 
borders  thereof  loere  of  the  same. 

36  For  on  the  plates  of  the  ledges 
thereof,  and  on  the  borders  there- 
of, he  graved  cherubim,  lions,  and 
palm  trees,  according  to  the  t  pro- 
portion of  every  one,  and  addi- 
tions round  about. 

37  After  this  manner  he  made  the 
ten  bases:  all  of  them  had  one 
casting,  one  measure,  and  one  size. 

;i8  \  Then  </  made  he  ten  lavers  of 
brass:  one  laver  contained  forty 
baths:  and  every  laver  was  ibur 
cubits:  and  upon  every  one  of  the 
ten  bases  one  laver. 

39  And  he  put  five  bases  on  the 
right  tside  of  the  house,  and  five 
on  the  left  side  of  the  house:  and 
he  set  the  sea  on  the  right  side  of 
the  house  eastward,  over  against 
the  south. 

40  %  And  t Hiram  made  the  la- 
vers, and  the  shovels,  and  the 
basins.  So  Hiram  made  an  end 
of  doing  all  the  work  that  he 
made  king  Solomon  for  the  house 
of  the  Lord  : 

41  The  two  pillars,  and  the  two 
bowls  of  the  chapiters  that  were 
on  the  top  of  the  two  pillai"s ;  and 
the  two  '■  networks,  to  cover  the 
two  bowls  of  the  chapitei-s  which 
were  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars; 

42  And  four  hundred  pomegrnii- 
ates  ihv  tlie  two  networks,  cr^n 
two  rows  of  pomegranates  lor  one 
network,  to  cover  the  tw'o  bowls 
of  the  chapiters  that  were  tupon 
the  pillars: 

43  And  the  ten  bases,  and  ten 
lavere  on  the  bases ; 

44  And  one  sea,  and  twelve  oxen 
under  the  sea; 

4.J  «And  the  pots,  and  theshovels, 
and  the  basins:  and  all  these  ves- 
sels, which  Hiram  made  to  king 
Solomon  for  the  liousi;  of  the 
Loud,  were  of  t  bright  brass. 

40  <  In  the  plain  of  .Jordan  did  the 
kingcastthem,tin  theclay ground 
between  "  Succoth  and  ^Zarthan. 

47  And  S(;lomon  left  all  the  ves- 
sels vniorij/hed,  1  because  tliey 
were  exceeding  manj':  neither 
was  the  weight  of  the  ))rass 
t  found  out. 

48  And  Solomon  made  all  the 

328 


vessels  that  prrlained  unto  the 
hou.se  of  the  Lokd  :  2/ the  altar  of 
gold,  and  '~  the  table  of  gold, 
whereupon  «th(j  shewbread  ivas, 

49  And  the  candlesticks  of  pure 
gold,  five  on  the  right  side,  and 
live  on  the  left,  bel'ore  the  oracle, 
with  tlie  llowers,  and  the  lamps, 
and  the  tongs  of  gold, 

50  And  the  bowls,  and  the  snuff- 
ers, and  the  basins,  and  the  spoons, 
and  the  t censers  of  pure  gold; 
and  the  hinges  o/goid,  both  for  the 
doors  of  the  inner  house,  the  most 
holy  place,  and  for  the  doors  of 
the  hou.se,  to  ivit,  of  the  temple. 

51  So  was  ended  all  the  work 
that  king  Solomon  made  for  the 
house  of  the  Lord.  And  Solomon 
brought  in  the  t things  ''which 
David  his  father  had  dedicated; 
even  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and 
the  vessels,  did  he  put  among  the 
treasures    of   the  house  of   the 

liOED. 

CnAPTER   VITI. 

1  The  feast  of  the  dedication  of  the  temple.  12, 
54  Solomon's  blessing.  22  Solomon's  prayer. 
62   i/ii  sacrifice  of  peace  offerings. 

THEN  "Solomon  assembled  the 
elders  of  Israel,  and  all  the 
heads  of  the  tribes,  the  t  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  children  of 
Israel, unto  kingSolomon  in  Jeru- 
salem, i  that  they  might  bring  up 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  cout  of  the  city  of  David, 
which  is  Zion. 

2  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  as- 
sembled themselves  unto  king 
Solomon  at  the  ''feast  in  the 
month  Ethanim,  which  is  the 
seventh  month. 

3  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
came,  •••and  the  priests  took  up 
the  ark. 

4  And  they  brought  up  the  ark 
of  tlie  Lord, /and  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  and  all  the 
lioly  vessels  that  were  in  the  tab- 
ernacle, even  those  did  the  priests 
and  the  Levites  bring  up. 

5  And  king  Solomon,  and  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  that  were 
assembled  unto  him,  irere  with 
him  before  the  ark,  .'/sacrificing 
sheep  and  o.\en,  that  could  not 
be  told  nor  numbered  for  multi- 
tude. 

(i  And  the  priests  ''brought  in  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  tlie  Lord 
unto  '■  his  place,  into  tlie  oracle  of 
the  house,  to  the  most  holy  place, 
even  *  under  the  wings  of  the 
cherubim. 

7  For  the  cherubim  spread  forth 
their  two  wings  over  the  place  of 
the  ark,  and  the  (;herubini  cover- 
ed the  ark  and  the  staves  thereof 
above. 

,s  And  they  '  drew  out  the  staves, 
tliat  the  -t  ends  of  tlie  staves  were 
seen  out  in  the  II  holy  place  before 
the  oracle,  and  they  were  not  seen 


Before 
CHRIST 

1005. 


jiKx.  37.  25, 

6cc, 
:V.x.  37.  10, 

&c. 
a  Ex.  25.  30. 

Lev.  24. 


8. 


tHeb. 
ushpant. 


t  Heb.  holy 
things  of 


b2  Sam. 
2  Chr.  £ 


a  2  Chr.  ; 

&.C. 

t  Heb. 
princes. 


6  2  Sam.  6.  17. 


;2  Sam.  5.  : 
9.  &  6.  12, 
16. 


d  Lev.  23.  34. 
2  C;hr.  7.  fl. 

1004. 


e  Num.  4.  15. 
neiit.  31.  3. 
Josh.  3.  3,  0. 

1  fhr.  15.  14, 
15. 

fch.  3.  4. 

2  Chr.  1.  3. 


f2Sam.  C.  13. 


I  Ex.  26.  33. 

34. 

rh.  6.  19. 
*  ch.  C.  27. 


t  Ex.  2S.  14, 

15. 

f  Heb.  heads. 
II  Or,  ark  :  as 

2  Chr.  5.  y. 


dedication  of  the  temple. 


I.  KINGS. 


Solomon's  prayer. 


Before  ■ 
CHRIST 
1004. 


in  Ex.  25.  21. 

Deut.  10.  2. 
n  Deut.  10.  5. 

Heb.  9.  4. 
0  Ex.  40.  20. 
!l  Or,  where, 
p  Ex.  34.  27, 

28. 

Deut.  4.  13. 

ver.  21. 
?Ex.  40.  34, 

35. 

2  Chr.  5.  13, 

14.  &  7.  2. 


r2Chr.  6.  1, 

&.C. 

s  Lev.  16.  2. 

Ps.  18.  11.  & 

97.  2. 
<2  Sam.  7. 13. 
u  Ps.  132.  14. 
X  2  Sam,  6, 


«  2  Sam.  7.  6. 
2  Chr.  6.  5, 


ft  ver.  9. 
Deut.  31.  26. 


z2  Chr.  6.  12, 
&c. 

J  Ex.  9.  33. 
P^zra  9.  5. 
Is.  1.  15. 

/Ex.  15.  11. 
2  Sam.  7.  22. 


without :  and  there  they  are  unto 
this  da  J', 

9  «'  There  was  nothing  in  tlie  ark 
".save  tlie  two  tables  of  stone, 
whicli  Jvroses  oput  there  at  Ho- 
reb,  izMvJien  tlie  Lord  made  u 
covenant  with  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, when  they  came  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
priests  were  come  out  of  the  holy 
place,  that  the  cloud  ?  filled  the 
house  of  the  Lord, 

11  So  that  the  priests  could  not 
stand  to  minister  because  of  the 
cloud:  for  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
had  filled  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

12  If  5-Then  spake  Solomon,  The 
Lord  said  that  he  would  dwell 
sin  the  thick  darknes.s. 

1.3  <I  have  surely  built  thee  a 
house  to  dwell  in,  "'a  settled  place 
for  thee  to  abide  in  for  ever. 

14  And  the  king  turned  his  face 
about,  and  ^blessed  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel :  and  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel  stood; 

15  And  he  said,  v  Blessed  be  the 
Lord  C4od  of  Israel,  which  'spake 
with  his  mouth  unto  David  my 
father,  and  hath  with  his  hand 
fulfilled  it,  saying, 

16  "  Since  the  day  that  I  brought 
forth  my  people  Israel  out  of 
Egypt,  I  chose  no  city  out  of  all 
the  tribes  of  Israel  to  build  a 
house,  that  *  my  name  might  be 
therein ;  but  I  chose  t'  David  to  be 
over  my  people  Israel. 

17  And  ''it  was  in  the  heart  of 
David  my  father  to  build  a  house 
for  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of 
Lsrael . 

18  «And  the  Lord  said  unto 
David  my  father,  Whereas  it  was 
in  thine  "heart  to  build  a  house 
unto  my  name,  thou  didst  well 
that  it  was  in  thine  heart. 

19  Nevertheless  /thou  shalt  not 
build  the  house ;  but  thj-  son  that 
shall  come  forth  out  of  thj'  loins, 
he  shall  build  the  house  unto  my 
name. 

20  And  the  Lord  hath  perform- 
ed his  word  that  he  spake,  and  I 
am  risen  up  in  the  room  of  David 
my  father,  and  sit  on  the  throne 
of  Israel,  y  as  the  Lord  promised, 
and  have  built  a  house  for  the 
name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

21  And  I  have  set  there  a  place 
for  the  ark,  wherein  is  ''the  cov- 
enant of  the  Lord,  which  he 
made  with  our  fathers,  when  he 
brought  them  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

22  ^i  And  Solomon  stood  before 
»the  altar  of  the  Lord  in  the 
presence  of  all  the  congregation 
of  Israel,  and  i. spread  forth  his 
hands  toward  heaven : 

23  And  he  said.  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, '  tliere  is  no  God  like  thee,  in 
heaven   above,  or   on   earth  be- 


neath, '"'Who  keepest  covenant 
and  mercy  with  thy  servants  that 
«walk  before  thee  with  all  their 
heart : 

24  Who  hast  kept  wifh  thj^  serv- 
ant David  my  father  that  thou 
promisedst  him :  thou  spakest 
also  with  thy  mouth,  and  hast 
fulfilled  it  with  thine  hand,  as  it  is 
this  day. 

2.5  Therefore  now.  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  keep  with  thy  servant  Da- 
vid my  father  that  thou  promis- 
edst him,  saying,  ^t  There  shall 
not  fail  thee  a  man  in  my  sight  to 
sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel;  t.so 
that  thy  children  take  heed  to 
then'  way,  that  they  walk  before 
me  as  thou  hast  walked  before 
me. 

26pAnd  now,  O  God  of  Israel,  let 
thy  word,  I  pray  thee,  be  verified, 
which  thou  spakest  unto  thy  serv- 
ant David  my  father. 

27  But  (/will  God  indeed  dwell  on 
the  earth?  behold,  the  heaven 
and  '•  heaven  of  heavens  cannot 
contain  thee ;  how  much  less  this 
house  that  I  have  builded  ? 

28  Yet  have  thou  respect  unto 
the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to 
his  supplication,  O  Lord  my  God, 
to  hearken  unto  the  cry  and  to  the 
prayer,  which  thy  servant  pray- 
eth  "before  thee  today : 

29  That  thine  eyes  'may  be  open 
toward  this  house  night  and  day, 
even  toward  the  place  of  which 
thou  hast  said,  «Mj'  naine-shallbe 
there:  that  thou  mayest  hearken 
unto  the  prayer  which  thy  serv- 
ant shall  make  *  II  toward  this 
place. 

30  "And  hearken  thou  to  the  sup- 
plication of  thj'  servant,  and  of 
thy  people  Israel,  when  theyshall 
pray  !l  toward  this  place :  and  hear 
thou  in  heaven  thy  dwellingplace : 
and  when  thou  hearest,  forgive. 

31  \  If  any  man  ti'espass  against 
his  neighbour,  t  and  ^  an  oath  be 
laid  upon  him  to  cause  him  to 
swear,  and  the  oath  come  before 
thine  altar  in  this  house  : 

32  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and 
do,  and  judge  thy  servants, ."  con- 
demning the  wicked,  to  bring  his 
way  upon  his  head;  and  justify- 
ing" the  righteous,  to  give  him  ac- 
cording to  his  righteousness. 

:33  ^  sWhen  thy  people  Israel  be 
smitten  down  before  the  enemy, 
because  they  have  sinned  against 
thee,  and  "Shall  turn  again  to 
thee,  and  confess  thy  name,  and 
pray,  and  make  supplication  unto 
thee  II  in  this  house : 

34  Then  hearthou  in  heaven,  and 
forgive  the  sin  of  thy  people  Isra- 
el, and  bring  them  again  unto  the 
land  which  thou  gavest  unto  their 
fathers. 

3-5  ^  ''  When  heaven  is  shut  up, 

and  there  is  no  rain,  because  the}' 

329 


Before 

CHRIST 

1004. 


m  Deut.  7.  9. 

Nell.  1.  5. 

Dan.  9.  4. 
71  Gen.  17.  1. 

ch.  3.  C. 

2  Kings  20. 

3. 


o2Sam.  7.  12, 
16. 

ch.  2.  4. 
tlleb.    There 
chnll  T.ot  be 
cut  cffvnto 
thee  a  man 
from  my 
'sight. 
t  Heh. 
only  if. 
p  2  Sam.  7.  25. 

<7  2  Chr.  2.  6. 

Is.  66.  1. 

Jer.  23.  24. 

Acts  7.  49.  & 

17.  24. 
r2  Cor.  12.  2. 


<Dan.  6.  10. 
:!  Or,  in  this 
place. 
u2Chr.  20.  9. 

Neh.  1.  6. 
ilOr, 
in  this  place. 


t  Heb.  and  he 
require  an 
oath  of  hirri. 
Lev.  5.  1. 

J  Ex.  22.  11. 

!/Deut.  25.  1. 


r  Lev.  26.  17. 
Deut.  28.  23. 


a  Lev.  26.  39, 
40. 
Neh.  1.  9. 

:|  Or,  toicard. 


b  Lev.  26.  10. 
Deut.  28.  23. 


Solomon's  prayer  at  the 


I.  KINGS. 


dedication  of  the  temple. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1004. 


12.  4: 

143.  H. 

di  Sam.12.23 

e  Lev. 

2G.  16, 

23,26 

Deut. 

28.21, 

2-2,  27 

38,  42 

52. 

2  Chr 

20.9. 

II  Or, 

jurisdiction. 

/I  Sam.  16.7. 

1  C:hr.  28.  9. 

P>i.  11.  4. 

Jer.  17.  10. 

Acts  1.  24. 
f  P8.  130.  4, 


(i  Deut.  3.  24. 


I  1  Sam.  17.46. 
2  Kings  19. 
19. 
Pa.  67.  2. 

*  Ps.  102.  15. 

t  Hell,  lliij 
mime  is  call- 
ed upon  this 
house. 

t  Heh.  the 

way  oj  the 

city. 
a  Or,  right. 
/2Clir.  6.  30. 

Prov.  20.  9. 

Etc.  7.  20. 

James  3.  2. 

1  John  1.  8, 

10. 
m  Lev.  26.  34, 

44. 

Deut.  28.  30, 

64. 
n  Lev.  20.  40. 
t  Hel).  liring 

back  to  their 

heart. 


have  sinned  against  thee ;  if  tliey 
pray  toward  tiiis  place,  and  con- 
fess thy  name,  and  turn  from 
their  sin,  ^  when  tiiou  aiilictest 
them : 

36  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven, 
and  forgive  tlie  sin  of  thy  serv- 
ants, and  of  thy  people  Israel, 
that  thou  « teach  them  ''the  good 
way  wherein  they  should  walk, 
and  give  rain  upon  thy  land, 
which  thou  hast  given  to  thy  peo- 
ple for  an  inheritance. 

37  ^  eJf  there  be  in  the  land  fam- 
ine, if  there  be  pestilence,  blasting, 
mildew,  locust,  or  if  there  be  cat- 
erpillar; if  their  enemy  besiege 
them  in  the  land  of  their  II cities: 
whatsoever  plague,  whatsoever 
sickness  there  be  ; 

38  What  praj'er  and  supplication 
soever  be  made  by  any  man,  o?-  by 
all  thy  people  Israel,  which  shall 
know'  every  man  the  plague  of 
his  own  heart,  and  spread  forth 
hi.s  hands  toward  this  house : 

39  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy 
dwellingplace,  and  forgive,  and 
do,  and  give  to  every  man  accord- 
ing to  his  ways,  whose  heart  thou 
knowest;  (for  thou,  even  thou  on- 
ly, .'knowest  the  hearts  of  all  the 
children  of  men ;) 

40 (/That  they  may  fear  thee  all 
the  days  that  they  live  in  the  land 
which' thou  gavest  unto  our  fa- 
thers. 

41  Moreover  concerning  a  stran- 
ger, that  is  not  of  thy  people  Isra- 
el, but  Cometh  out  of  a  far  country 
for  th.v  name's  sake; 

42  (For  they  shall  hear  of  thy 
great  name,  and  of  thy  ''strong 
hand,  and  of  thy  stretched  out 
arm;)  when  he  shall  come  and 
pray  toward  this  house  : 

43 'Hear  thou  in  heaven  thy 
dwellingplace,  and  do  according 
to  all  that  the  stranger  calleth  to 
thee  for:  'that  all  people  of  the 
earth  may  know  liiy  name,  to 
*fear  thee,  as  do  thy  people  Isra- 
el ;  and  that  they  may  know  that 
t  this  house,  which  I  have  build- 
ed,  is  called  by  thy  name. 

44  If  If  tliy  people  go  out  to  battle 
against  their  enemy,  whithersoev- 
er thon  Shalt  send  them,andsliall 
pray  unto  the  JiORD  t  toward  the 
city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  ancl 
(.oijxird  the  house  tliat  I  have 
built  for  thy  name  : 

45  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven 
their  prayer  and  their  supplica- 
tion, and  maintain  tlieir  !l  cause. 

4G  If  they  sin  against  thee,  ('for 
t/iere  is  no  man  that  sinneth  not,) 
and  thou  be  angry  with  them, 
and  deliver  thoin  to  the  enemy, 
so  that  they  carry  them  away 
captives  »»unto  the  land  of  the 
enemv,  far  or  near; 

47  "  Yi't    if  they  shall  t bethink 

themselves  in  the  laud  whither 

330 


they  were  carried  captives,  and 
repent,  and  make  supplication 
unto  thee  in  the  land  of  them 
that  carried  them  captives, «  say- 
ing. We  have  sinned,  and  have 
done  perversely,  we  have  com- 
mitted wickedness ; 

48  And  ,50  /return  unto  thee 
with  all  their  heart,  and  with  all 
their  soul,  in  the  land  of  their 
enemies,  which  led  them  away 
captive,  and  </pi-ay  unto  thee 
toward  their  land,  which  thou 
gavest  unto  their  lathers,  the 
city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and 
the  house  which  I  have  built  for 
thy  name: 

49  Then  hear  thou  their  prayer 
and  their  supplication  in  heaven 
thy  dwellingplace,  and  maintain 
their  11  cause, 

50  And  forgive  thy  people  that 
have  sinned  again.st  thee,  and  all 
their  transgressions  wherein  they 
have  tran.sgressed  against  thee, 
and  '-give  them  compassion  be- 
fore them  who  carried  them  cap- 
tive, that  the}'  may  have  com- 
passion on  them : 

.51  For  « they  6i?  thy  people,  and 
thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
bi-oughtest  forth  out  of  Egypt, 
t  from  the  midst  of  the  furnace  of 
iron : 

52  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open 
unto  the  supplication  of  thy  serv- 
ant, and  unto  the  supplication  of 
thy  people  Israel,  to  hearken 
unto  them  in  all  that  they  call 
for  unto  thee. 

53  For  thou  didst  separate  them 
from  among  all  the  people  of 
the  earth,  to-^^thine  inheritance, 
"  as  thou  spakest  bj'  the  hand  of 
Moses  thy  servant,  when  thou 
broughtest  our  fathers  out  of 
Egypt,  O  Lord  God. 

54  And  it  was  .so,  that  when  Solo- 
mon had  made  an  end  of  praying 
all  this  prayer  and  supplication 
unto  the  L'ord,  he  arose  from 
before  the  altar  of  the  Lord, 
from  kneeling  on  his  knees  with 
his  hands  spread  up  to  heaven. 

■55  And  he  stood,  a-and  blessed 
all  the  congregation  of  Israel  with 
a  loud  voice,  saying, 

5(5 Blessed  hf  tlie  IjOrd,  that  hath 
given  rest  uuto  his  people  Israel, 
according  to  all  that  he  prom- 
ised :  i/ there  hath  not  t  failed  one 
word  of  all  his  good  promise, 
which  he  promised  by  the  hand 
of  Moses  his  servant. 

57  The  Lord  our  iiod  be  with  us, 
as  he  was  with  our  fathers:  »let 
him  not  leave  us.  nor  forsake  us: 

.58  That  he  may  "incline  our 
hearts  imto  him,  to  walk  in  all 
his  ways,  and  to  keep  his  coni- 
mandiiients.  and  his  statutes,  and 
his  judgments,  which  he  com- 
manded our  fathers. 

59   And    let    these    my    words, 


Solomon's  peace  offerings. 


I.  KINGS. 


GocVs  covenant  with  him. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1004. 


t  Heb.  the 
thing  of  a 
day  in  his 
day 

4  Josh.  4.  24. 

1  Sam.  17. 
46. 

2  Kings  19. 
19. 

c  Deut.  4.  35, 

39. 
rfch.  n.  4.  Sc 

15.  3,  14. 

2  Kiugs20.3. 
e2Chr.  7.  4, 

&c. 


/2  Chr. 


h  ver.  2. 
Lev.  23.  34. 

i  Num.  34.  8. 

Josh.  13.  5. 

JuilE.  3.  3. 

2  Kings  14. 

25. 
*  Gen.  15.  18. 

Xuin.  34.  5. 
/2Chr.  7.  8. 
m2  Clir.  7.  9, 

10. 
II  Or,  thanked. 


about  992. 

fl2  Clir.  7.  11, 
&;r. 
b  ch.  7.  1. 
c-1  Chr.  8.  6. 


e2  Kings  20. 
5. 
Ps.  10.  17. 

/ch.  8.  29. 


wherewith  I  have  made  suppli- 
cation before  tiie  Lord,  be  nigh 
unto  the  Lord  our  God  day  and 
night,  that  he  maintain  the  cause 
of  his  servant,  and  the  cause  of 
his  people  Isi-ael  tat  all  times, 
as  the  matter  shall  require: 

60  b  That  all  the  people  of  the 
earth  may  know  that  <^  the  Lord 
is  God,  and  (hat  there  is  none  else. 

61  Let  your  "^  heart  therefore  be 
perfect  with  the  Lord  our  God, 
to  walk  in  his  statutes,  and  to 
keep  his  commandments,  as  at 
this  dav.  ! 

62  "  And  cthe  king,  and  all  Is- 
rael with  him,  offered  sacrifice  i 
before  the  Lord. 

6.3  And  Solomon  offered  a  sac- 
rifice of  peace  offerings,  which 
he  offered  unto  the  Lord,  two 
and  twenty  thousand  oxen,  and 
a  hundred  and  twenty  thousand 
sheep.  So  the  king  and  all  the 
children  of  Israel  dedicated  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

64  .^The  same  da3^  did  the  king 
hallow  the  middle  of  the  court 
that  ifo.b'  before  the  house  of  the 
Lord:  for  there  he  offered  burnt 
offerings,  and  meat  offerings,  and 
the  fat  of  the  peace  ofi'erings : 
because  s'the  brazen  altar  that 
was  before  the  Lord  icas  too  little 
to  receive  the  burnt  offerings,  and 
meat  offerings,  and  the  fat  of  the 
peace  offerings. 

65  And  at  that  time  Solomon 
held  ''  a  feast,  and  all  Israel  with 
him,  a  great  congregation,  from 
'the  entering  in  of  Hamath  unto 
*the  river  of  Egypt,  before  the 
Lord  our  God,  'seven  days  and 
seven  days,  evni  fourteen  days. 

66  '''On  the  eighth  day  he"  sent 
the  people  away  :  and  they 
II  blessed  the  king,  and  went  unto 
their  tents  joyful  and  glad  of 
heart  for  all  the  goodness  that  the 
Lord  had  done  for  David  his 
servant,  and  for  Israel  his  people. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  God's  covenant  in  a  vision  with  Solomon.  10 
The  mutual  presents  of  Solomon  and  Hiram. 
15  In  .Solomon's  works  the  Gentiles  were  his 
bondmen,  the  Israelilrs  honourable  servants. 
21  Pharaoh's  daughter  removeth  to  her  house. 
25  Solomon's  yearly  solemn  sacrifices,  26  : 
His  navy  /etchcth  gold  from  Ophir. 

AND  « it  came  to  pass,  when 
.  Solomon  had  finished  the  I 
building  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  ''  and  the  king's  house,  and 
call  Solomon's  desire  which  he 
was  pleased  to  do, 

2  That  the  Lord  appeared  to 
Solomon  the  second  time,  rfashe 
had  appeared  unto  him  at 
Gibeon. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
« I  have  heard  thy  prayer  and  thj' 
supplication,  that  thou  ha.st  made 
belbreme:  I  have  hallowed  this 
house,  which  thou  hast  built,  .^to 


put  my  name  thei'e  for  ever; 
yand  mine  eyes  and  mine  heai't 
shall  be  there  perpetually. 

4  And  if  thou  wilt '»  wafk  before 
me,  'as  David  thj-  father  walked, 
in  integrity  of  heart,  and  in  up- 
rightne.ss,  to  do  according  to  all 
that  I  have  commanded  thee, 
and  wilt  keep  my  statutes  and  my 
judgments; 

5Tlien  I  will  establish  the  throne 
of  thy  kingdom  upon  Israel  for 
ever,  *  as  I  promised  to  David  thy 
father,  saying,  Tiiere  shall  not 
fail  thee  a  man  upon  the  throne 
of  Israel. 

6  '  But  if  ye  shall  at  all  turn  from 
following  me,  ye  or  your  children, 
and  will  not  keep  my  command- 
ments and  my  statutes  which  I 
have  set  before  you,  but  go  and 
serve  other  gods,  and  worship 
them; 

7  '"  Then  will  I  cut  off  Israel 
out  of  the  land  which  I  have 
given  them;  and  this  house, 
which  I  have  hallowed  "for  my 
name,  will  I  cast  out  of  my 
sight;  "and  Israel  sliall  be  a 
proverb  and  a  byword  among  all 
people: 

8  And  pat  this  hou.se,  which  is 
high,  every  one  that  passeth  by 
it  shall  be  astonished,  and  .shall 
hiss ;  and  they  shall  say,  i  Why 
hath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto 
this  land,  and  to  this  hou.se? 

9  And  thej^  shall  answer.  Be- 
cause they  forsook  the  Lord 
their  God,  who  brought  forth 
their  fathers  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  and  have  taken  hold  upon 
other  gods,  and  have  worshipped 
them,  and  served  them ;  there- 
fore hath  the  Lord  brought  upon 
them  all  this  evil. 

10  "^  And  'it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  twenty  years,  when  Solo- 
mon had  built  the  two  houses, 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the 

I  king's  house. 

I   11    (sA^bi"  Hiram    the   king  of 

Tyre  had  furnished  Solomon  with 
j  cedar  trees  and  fir  trees,  and  with 
I  gold,  according  to  all  his  desire,) 

that  then    king    Solomon    gave 

Hiram  twenty  cities  in  the  land 

of  Galilee. 

12  And  Hiram  came  out  from 
Tyre  to  see  the  cities  which  Solo- 
mon had  given  him;  and  they 
t  pleased  him  not. 

13  And  he  said,  What  cities 
are  these  which  thou  hast  given 
me,  my  brother?  *And  he  called 
them  the  land  of  !l  Cabul  unto  this 
day. 

14  And  Hiram  sent  to  the  king 
sixscore  talents  of  gold. 

15  ^  And  this  is  the  reason  of 
"the  levy  which  king  Solomon 
raised ;  for  to  build  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  his  own  house,  and 
«  Millo,  and  the  wall  of  Jerusalem, 

331 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  992. 


g  Deuc.  11. 

12. 
ft  Gen.  17.  1. 
ich.  11.  4,  6, 

38.  &  14.  8. 

ic  15.  5. 


i2  Sam.  7. 
12,  10. 

ch.  2.  4.  &  0. 
12. 

1  Chr.  22.  10. 
Ps.  132.  12. 

/2  Sam.  7.  14. 

2  Chr.  7.  19, 
20. 

Ps.  89.  30, 
&c. 


m  Deut.  4.  28. 

2  Kings  17. 
23.  Sc  25.  21. 


0  Deut.  28.  37. 
Ps.  44.  14. 


p2  Chr.  7.  21. 


q  Deut.  29. 
24,  25,  26. 
Jer.  22.  8,9. 


rch.  6.  37,  38. 
&  7.  1. 
2  Chr.  8.  1. 


t  Heb.  were 
not  right  in 
his  eyes. 

tJosh.  19.  27. 

!1  That  is. 
Displeasing^ 
or,  Dirty, 


X  ver.  24. 
2  Sam.  5.9. 


The  queen  of  Shcba's 


I.  KINGS. 


visit  to  kino  Solomon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  992. 

y  Josli.  lU.  36. 
J  Josh.  17.  11. 
«  Josh.  16.  10. 
JuJlj.  1.  20. 

about  993. 

bJosh.  16.  10. 

about  1014. 

c- Josh.  10.  3. 

*  21.  22. 

2  Ch  r.  8.  5. 
(/Josh.  ly.  41. 

2  Chr.  8.  4,  e, 

&c.' 
ech.  4.  26. 
t  Heb. 

llie  desire 

(J  tiulumun 

which  he 

desired, 
/ver.  1. 
S'l  Chr.  8.  7, 

&c. 
h  .liulg.  1.  21, 

27,21).  &  3.1. 
!  Jo.sh.  15.  63. 

K-  17.  12. 
*  Jiulg.  1.  28. 

/See  Geii.  9. 
2.J,  26. 
K/ra  2.  55, 

Neh.7.  57. 


olIi.  3.  1. 

2  Chr.  8.  11. 
p  ell.  7.  8. 
'/  2  Sam.  5.  9. 

.h.  11.  27. 

2  Chr.  32.5. 
r2Chr.  8.  12, 

13,  16. 


t  He  I). 


s2Chr.  8.  17, 

18. 
/Num.  33.  35. 

Deut.  2.  8. 

ch.  22.  48. 
t  Hfb.  Up. 
iMh.  10.  11. 


X  Job  22.  24. 


a  2  Chr.  9.  1, 

.Malt.  12.  42. 
Luke  11.  31. 


and  2/Hazor,  and  ^Megiddo,  and 
"Gezer. 

10  For  PJiaraoh  king  of  Egypt 
had  gone  up,  and  taken  (Jezer, 
and  burnt  it  with  iire,  '-and  slain 
the  Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  the 
city,  and  .given  it  for  a  pre.sent 
unto  liis  daughter,  Solomon's  wife. 

17  And  Solomon  built  Gezer,  and 
c  Beth-horon  the  nether, 

18  And  ''Baalath,  and  Tadmor 
in  the  wilderness,  in  the  land, 

19  And  all  the  cities  oFstore  tliat 
Solomon  had,  and  cities  lor  "his 
Chariots,  and  cities  lor  his  horse- 
men, and  tthat  which  Solomon 
.'desired  to  build  in  Jerusalem, 
and  in  Lebanon,  and  in  all  the 
land  of  his  dominion. 

'10  aAnd  ViW  the  people  that  luere 
left  of  the  Amoi'ites,  Hittites, 
Perizzites,  Hivites,  and  Jebusites, 
which  were  not  of  the  children  of 
Israel, 

21  Their  children  ''  that  were  left 
after  them  in  the  land,  i  whom  the 
children  of  Israel  also  were  not 
able  utterly  to  destroy,  ''upon 
those  did  Solomon  levy  a  tribute 
of  'bondservice  unto  this  day. 

22  But  of  the  children  of  Israel 
did  Solomon  ^make  no  bond- 
men :  but  they  ivere  men  of  war, 
and  his  servants,  and  his  princes, 
and  his  captains,  and  rulers  of  his 
chariots,  and  his  liorsemen. 

23  Theseiferethechief  of  the  offi- 
cers that  ruere  over  Solomon's 
work,  "five  hundred  and  fifty, 
which  bare  rule  over  the  people 
that  wrought  in  the  work. 

24  %  But  "Pharaoh's  daughter 
came  up  out  of  the  city  of  l)avid 
unto  2' her  house  which  Solomon 
had  liuilt  for  her:  o'then  did  he 
build  Millo. 

25  '^1  )-And  three  times  in  a  year 
did  Solomon  offer  burnt  offerings 
and  iieace  ofi'erings  upon  the  al- 
tar which  he  built  unto  the  Lord, 
and  he  burnt  incense  -lupon  the 
altar  that  ^oas  before  the  Lord. 
So  he  finished  the  house. 

20  ^1  And  'king  Solomon  made 
a  navj'  of  ships  in  <Ezion-geber, 
which  is  beside  Eloth,  on  the 
tshore  of  the  Red  sea,  in  the  land 
of  Edom. 

27  "And  Iliram  sent  in  the  navy 
his  servants,  sbipnicn  tliat  liad 
knowledge  of  the  sea,  witli  the 
servants  of  Solomon. 

28  And  they  came  to  a:Ophir,  and 
fetched  from  thence  gold,  four 
hundred  and  twent.y  talents,  and 
brought  U  to  king  Solomon. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  i/ueen  of  Hhcha  admirclh  the  wisdom  of 
Solomon.  \i  Solomon's  gold.  lU  llii:  targets. 
18  The  throne  of  ivory.  21  llis  vessels.  24 
His  presents.  26  His  chariots  and  horse.  28 
Ills  tribute. 

ND  when  the  "queen  of  Slieba 
heard  of  the  lame  of  Solomon 

332 


A 


concerning  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
she  came  >>  to  prove  him  with  hard 
question.s. 

2  And  she  came  to  Jerusalem 
with  a  very  great  train,  with 
camels  that  bare  spices,  and  very 
much  gold,  and  precious  stones: 
and  when  she  was  come  to  Solo- 
mon, she  communed  with  him  of 
all  that  was  in  her  heart. 

3  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her 
t questions:  there  was  not  any 
thing  hid  from,  the  king,  which  lie 
told  her  not. 

4  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba 
had  seen  all  Solomon's  wisdom, 
and  the  house  that  he  had  built, 

5  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and 
the  sitting  of  his  servants,  and 
the  t  attendance  of  his  ministers, 
and  their  apparel,  and  his  II  cup- 
bearers, cand  his  ascent  by  which 
he  went  up  unto  the  house  of  the 
Lord;  there  was  no  more  spirit 
in  her. 

G  And  she  said  to  the  king.  It  was 
a  true  treportthat  I  heard  in  mine 
own  land  of  tliy  ilacts  and  of  thy 
wisdom. 

7  Howbeit  I  believed  not  the 
words,  until  I  came,  and  mine 
eyes  had  seen  it ;  and,  behold,  the 
half  was  not  told  me:  tthj^  wis- 
dom and  prosperity  exceedeth 
the  fame  which  1  heard. 

8 ''Happy  arc  thy  men,  happy 
are  these  thy  servants,  which 
stand  continuall.v before  thee,  and 
that  hear  th.y  wisdom. 

9  cBle.ssed  be  the  Lord  tliy  God, 
which  delighted  in  thee,  "to  set 
tliee  on  the  throne  of  Israel:  be- 
cause the  Lord  loved  Israel  for 
ever,  therefore  made  he  thee 
king,  /to  do  judgment  and  jus- 
tice. 

10  And  she  tf  gave  the  king  a  hun- 
dred and  twenty  talents  of  gold, 
and  of  sipices  veiy  great  store,  and 
precious  stones:  there  came  no 
more  such  abundance  of  sjiices  as 
these  which  the  queen  of  Sheba 
gave  to  king  Solomon. 

11  ''And  the  navy  also  of  Iliram, 
that  brought  gold  from  Ophir, 
brought  in  from  Ophir  great  plen- 
ty of  II  almug  trees,  and  precious 
stones. 

12  JAnd  the  king  made  of  the  al- 
mug trees  lit  pillars  for  the  bouse 
of  the  Lord,  and  lor  the  king's 
house,  harps  also  and  jisalteries 
for  singers:  there  came  no  such 
''•almug  trees,  nor  were  seen  unto 
this  day. 

13  And  king  Solomon  gave  unto 
tlie  i|iu'en  of  Slieba  all  her  desire, 
whatsoever  she  asked,  besides 
l/ia/  which  Solomon  gave  her  t  of 
his  roj'al  bounty.  So  she  turned 
and  went  to  her  own  country,  she 
and  her  servants. 

14  ^  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that 
came  to  Solomon  in  one  year  was 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  992. 


iSee  Juilg. 
14.  12. 
Prov.  1.  6. 


t  Heb. 
standing. 
II  Or,  butlers, 
el  Chr.  20.16. 


t  Heb.  word. 
il  Or,  sayings. 


t  Heb.  thou 
hast  added 
wisdom  and 
goodness  to 
the  fume. 

drrov.  8.  34. 


f2  Sam.  8.15. 
Ps.  72.  2. 

Prov.  8.  15. 
jS-Ps.  72.  10, 
15. 


II  ulgum  trees, 
2  Chr.  2.  8. 
ck  9.  10,  n. 

I  2  Clir.  9.  11. 

il  Or,  rails. 

t  Hell,  a  prop, 

4  2  Chr.  9.  10. 


t  Heb. 
according  to 
the  hand  of 
king  Hoio- 


Solomon's  ivealth  and  ivisdom. 


I.  KINGS. 


He  is  seduced  to  idolatry. 


Defore 
CHRIfST 

about  992. 


;2Clir.  9.  '2 
Ps.  72.  10. 

II  Or. 
captains. 


mch.  14.  25. 


n2Chr.  9.  17 
d-i. 


t  Hel).  on 
the  hinder 
part  thereof. 

t  Hfb. 
haiids. 


p  2Chr.  9.  20, 


VfiHii.  10.  -1. 
2Chr.  20.  33. 


l!Or, 

elephants' 
.  teeth. 
rch.  3.  12,  13. 

&  4.  30. 
tHeb. 

sought  the 

face  iif. 


sell.  4.  26. 

2Chr.  1.  14. 

<k  9.  25. 
/  Dcul.  17.  16. 


)(2Chr.  1.  15- 

17. 
t  Hfl).  gave. 
iDcul.  17.  16. 

2Ctir.  1.  16. 

ic  U.  2«. 
tHeli.  And 

the  goin^ 

forth  of  the 

horses  which 

was 

Solomon' s. 
y  Ez.  27.  7. 


six  hundred  thi'eescore  and  six 
talents  of  gold, 

15  Besides  (haf.  he  had  of  the  mer- 
chantmen, and  of  the  traflick  of 
the  spice  inerchants,  and  '  of  all 
the  kings  of  Arabia,  and  of  the 
I!  governors  of  the  country. 

16  H  And  king  Solomon  made 
two  hundred  targets  of  beaten 
gold:  six  Imnclred  .'shekels  of  gold 
went  to  one  target. 

17  And  /if.  made  ■»>■  three  hundred 
shields  of  beaten  gold;  three 
pounds  of  gold  went  to  one 
shield :  and  the  king  put  them  in 
the  »  house  of  the  forest  of  Leb- 
anon. 

18  IT  "  Moreover,  the  king  made 
a  great  tnrone  of  ivory,  and  over- 
laid it  with  the  best  gold. 

19  The  throne  had  six  steps,  and 
the  top  of  the  throne  tva.^  round 
tbehind:  and  there  were  tstays  on 
either  side  on  the  place  of  the 
seat,  and  two  lions  stood  beside 
the  stays: 

20  And  twelve  lions  stood  there 
on  tlie  one  side  and  on  the  other 
upon  the  six  steps:  there  was 
not  tthe  like  made  in  any  king- 
dom. 

21  i[  i^And  all  king  Solomon's 
drinking  vessels  were  o/'gold,  and 
all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the 
Ibrest  of  Lebanon  xDere  of  pure 
gold ;  il  none  -were  of  silver :  it  was 
notliiiig  accounted  of  in  the  days 
of  Solomon. 

22  For  the  king  had  at  sea  a 
navy  of  f/Tharshish  with  the 
navy  of  Hiram:  once  in  three 
years  came  the  navy  of  Thar- 
shish,  bringing  gold,  and  silver, 
II  ivory,  and  apes,  and  peacocks. 

23  So  'king  Solomon  exceeded 
all  the  kings  of  the  earth  for 
riches  and  for  wisdom. 

24  \  And  all  the  earth  t sought  to 
Solomon,  to  hear  his  wisdom, 
which  God  had  put  in  his  heart. 

25  And  they  brought  every  man 
his  present,  vessels  of  silver,  and 
ve.ssels  of  gold,  and  garments, 
and  armour,  and  spices,  horses, 
and  mules,  a  rate  year  Ijy  year. 

26  %  sAnd  Solomon  ^gathered  to- 
getlier  chariots  and  liorsemen : 
and  he  had  a  thousand  and  four 
hundred  chariots,  and  twelve 
thousand  horsemen,  whom  he 
bestowed  in  the  cities  for  char- 
iots, and  with  the  king  at  Jeru- 
salem. 

27  "And  the  king  tmade  silver 
to  be  in  Jerusalem  as  stones,  and 
cedar.s  made  he  to  be  as  the  syca- 
more trees  that  are  in  the  vale, 
for  abundance. 

2S1F  «tAnd  Solomon  had  horses 
brought  out  of  EgyiDt,  and  ."linen 
yarn:  the  king's  merchants  re- 
ceived the  linen  yarn  at  a  price. 

29  And  a  chariot  came  up  and 
went  out  of  Egypt  ibr  six   hun- 


dred sitekels  of  silver,  and  a  horse 
for  a  hundred  and  lifty:  ^and  so 
for  all  the  kings  of  the  Hittites. 
and  for  the  kings  of  Syria,  did 
they  bring  them  out  tby  their 
means. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Solomon's  wives  and  concubines.  4  In  his  old 
age  they  draw  him  to  idolatry.  9  God  threatcn- 
eth  him.  14  Solomon's  adversaries  were  Hadad, 
who  was  entertained  in  Egypt,  2Z  Rezon,  who 
reigned  in  Damascus,  26  and  Jeroboam,  to 
whom  Ahijah  prophesied.  41  Solomon's  acts, 
reign,  and  death  :  Rehoboam  sue:ecdeth  him. 

BUT  «king  Solomon  loved 
*many  strange  women,  II  to- 
gether with  the  daughter  of  Pha- 
raoh, women  of  the  Moabites, 
Ammonites,  Edomites,  Zido- 
nians,  and  Hittites; 

2  Of  the  nations  courovi/n.ry  which 
tlie  Lord  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  <■  Ye  shall  not  go  in  to 
them,  neither  shall  they  come  in 
unto  you:  for  surely  Ihey  will 
turn  away  your  heart  after  their 
gods  :  Solomon  clave  unto  these 
in  love. 

3  And  he  had  seven  hundred 
wives,  princesses,  and  three 
hundred  concubines :  and  his 
wives  turned  away  his  heart. 

4  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  Solo- 
mon was  old,  'Uliat  his  wives 
turned  away  his  heart  after  other 
gods  :  and  his  «•  heart  was  not  per- 
fect with  the  Lord  his  God,  /as 
xvas  the  heart  of  David  his  father. 

5  For  Solomon  went  after  wAsh- 
toreth  the  goddess  of  the  Zido- 
nians,  and  after  II  Milcom  the 
abomination  of  the  Ammonites. 

6  And  Solomon  did  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  t  went  not 
fully  after  the  Lord,  as  did  David 
his  father. 

7  ''Then  did  Solomon  build  a 
high  place  for  »Chemosh,  the 
abomination  of  Moab,  in  ^the 
hill  that  r.5  before  Jerusalem,  and 
for  Molech,  the  abomination  of 
the  children  of  Ammon. 

8  And  likewise  did  he  for  all  his 
strange  wives,  which  burnt  in- 
cense and  sacrificed  unto  their 
gods. 

9  "[  And  the  Lord  was  angiy 
with  Solomon,  because  '  his  heart 
was  turned  from  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  "'which  had  appeared 
unto  him  twice, 

10  And  "had  commanded  him 
concerning  this  thing,  that  he 
should  not  go  after  other  gods: 
but  he  kept  not  that  which  the 
Lord  commanded. 

11  Wherefore  the  Lord  said  unto 
Solomon,  Forasmuch  as  this  tis 
done  of  thee,  and  thou  hast  not 
kept  my  covenant  and  my  stat- 
utes, which  I  have  commanded 
thee,  0 1  will  surely  rend  the  king- 
dom from  thee,  and  will  give  it  to 
thy  servant. 

333 


Before 
C:  H  R  I  S  T 

about  992. 


XT  Jo.sh.  1.  4. 

2  Kings  7.  6 
t  Heb.  by 

their  hand. 


about  992. 

a  Neh.  13.  26. 
4  Deut.  17. 17. 
II  Or,  besides. 


c  Ex.  34.  16. 
Deut.  7.  3,  4. 


about  9^. 

dDeut.  17.  17. 
Neh.  13.  26. 
cch.  8.  Gl. 
/ch.  9.  4. 

f  ver.  33. 

Jiietj;.  2.  13. 

2Kings  23. 

13. 
II  Called, 

Molech, 

ver.  7. 
t  Hel>. 

fulfUed  not 

after, 

Jfum.  14.  24. 
h  X urn. 33.  52. 
I  Xum.  21.29. 

Juilg.  11.  24. 
.t  2  Kings  23. 

13. 


/ver. 

2, 

3. 

mch. 

3 

5.  <fc 

9.  2. 

nrli. 

C. 

12.  <fc 

9.  6. 

+  Heb. 
is  with  thee. 


over.  31. 
ch.l2.  15,15. 


Solomon''s  adversaries. 


1.  KINGS. 


/SoZomo?i's  adversaries. 


Bi'Tori- 
C  It  II I  S  T 

about  9S4. 


p  2  Sam.  T.  15. 
Ps.  i<X  S3. 

./ell.  12.  20. 
rDeiil.  12.  11. 
J  1  {^hr.  5.  2C. 


/2  Sam.  8.11. 
1  Chr.  18.  12, 

in. 

H  Num.  2.1. 19. 
Deul.  20.  13. 


t  Hi'b.  Send 
me  away. 


1/2  S:im.  8.  3. 


:  2  Sam.  8.  3. 
i  10.  i),  in. 


ech.  12.  2. 
2  Chr.  13.  0. 


12  Notwithstanding,  in  thy  days 
I  will  not  do  it  for  David  thy  la- 
ther's sake:  but  I  will  rend  it  out 
of  the  hand  of  thy  son. 

loP  Howbeit  I  will  not  rend  away 
all  the  kingdom;  but  will  give 
7  one  tribe  to  thy  son  for  David 
my  servant's  sake,  and  for  Jeru- 
salem's sake  '■  which  I  have  cho- 
sen. 

14  II  And  the  Lord 'stirred  up  an 
adversary  unto  Solomon,  Hadad 
the  Edomite:  he  was  of  the  king's 
seed  in  Edom. 

15  *  For  it  came  to  jjass,  when  Da- 
vid was  in  Edom,  and  Joab  the 
captain  of  the  host  was  gone  up  to 
bury  the  slain,"  after  he  had  smit- 
ten every  male  in  Edom ; 

16  (For "six  mouths  did  Joab  re- 
main there  with  all  Israel,  until 
he  had  cut  off  every  male  in 
Edom:) 

17  That  Hadad  tied,  he  and  cer- 
tain Edomites  of  his  father's  serv- 
ants with  him,  to  go  into  Egypt; 
Hadad  belnr/  yet  a  little  child. 

18  And  they  arose  out  of  Midian, 
and  came  to  Paran :  and  the3' 
took  men  with  them  out  of  Paran, 
and  they  came  to  Egypt,  unto 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt;  which 
gave  him  a  house,  and  appointed 
him  victuals,  and  gave  him  land. 

19  And  Hadad  found  great  favour 
in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh,  so  that 
he  gave  him  to  wife  tlie  sister  of 
his  own  wife,  the  sister  of  Tah- 
penes  the  queen. 

20  And  the  sister  of  Tahpenes 
bare  him  Genubath  his  .son,  whom 
Tahpenes  weaned  in  Pharaoh's 
house:  and  Genubath  was  in  Pha- 
raoh's household  among  the  sons 
of  Pharaoh. 

21  *And  when  Hadad  heard  in 
Egypt  that  David  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  that  Joab  the  captain 
of  the  host  was  dead,  Hadad  said 
to  Pharaoh,  tLet  me  depart,  that 
I  mav  go  to  mine  own  country. 

22  Then  Pharaoh  said  unto  him, 
But  wliat  hast  thou  lacked  with 
me,  that,  behold,  thou  seokest  to 
go  to  thine  own  country'.'  And 
he  answered,  i Nothing:  howbeit 
let  me  go  in  any  wise. 

23  ^I  And  God  stirred  him  up 
aiKillur  adversary,  llezon  the  son 
of  Eliadah,  which  fled  from  his 
lord  u  Jlai'.adezer  king  of  Zobah : 

24  And  he  gathei-cd  men  unto 
him,  and  became  cajitain  over  a 
band,  -when  David  slew  them  of 
Zubah:  and  they  W(!nt  to  Damas- 
cus, and  dwelt  therein,  and  reign- 
ed in  Damascus. 

25  And  he  was  an  adversary  to 
Israel  all  the  days  of  Solomon, 
besides  the  mischief  that  Hadad 
((id:  and  he  abhorred  Israel,  and 
reigned  over  Syria. 

20  I  And  a  Jeroboam  the  son  of 

Nebat,  an  Ephrathite  of  Zereda, 

■,iPA 


Solomon's  servant,  whose  moth- 
er's name  teas  Zeruah,  a  widow 
woman,  even  he  ^lifted  up  his 
hand  against  the  king. 

27  And  this  was Ihe  cause  that  he 
lifted  up  his  hand  against  the 
king:  cyolomon  built  Slillo,  and 
t  repaired  the  breaches  of  the  city 
of  David  his  father. 

28  And  the  man  Jeroboam  rvas  a 
mighty  man  of  valour:  and  Solo- 
mon seeing  the  young  man  that 
he  twas  industrious,  he  made  him 
ruler  over  all  the  t  charge  of  the 
house  of  Joseph. 

2!)  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that 
time  when  Jeroboam  went  out  of 
Jerusalem,  that  the  prophet  ^'Ahi- 
jah  the  Shilonite  found  him  in  the 
way;  and  he  had  clad  himself 
with  a  new  garment;  and  they 
two  ivere  alone  in  the  Held  : 

oO  And  Ahijah  caught  the  new 
garment  that  was  on  him,  and 
e  rent  it  in  twelve  pieces : 

81  And  he  said  to  Jproboam, 
Take  thee  ten  pieces:  for  ./"thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
Behold,  I  will  rend  the  kingdom 
out  of  tlie  hand  of  Solomon,  and 
will  give  ten  tribes  to  thee: 

82  (But  he  shall  have  one  tribe 
for  my  servant  David's  sake,  and 
for  Jerusalem's  sake,  the  city 
which  I  have  chosen  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel :) 

33  9  Because  that  they  have  for- 
saken me,  and  have  worshipped 
Ashtoreth  the  goddess  of  the  Zido- 
nians,  Chemosh  the  god  of  the 
Moabites,  and  Milcom  the  god  of 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  have 
not  w^alked  in  mj'  ways,  to  do  i/iat 
which  is  right  in  mine  ej'es.and  to 
keep  my  statutes  and  my  judg- 
ments, as  did  David  his  father. 

84  Howbeit  I  will  not  take  the 
whole  kingdoin  out  of  his  hand: 
but  I  will  make  him  prince  all  the 
days  of  his  life  for  David  my  serv- 
ant's sake,  whom  I  chose,  because 
he  kept  my  commandments  and 
my  statute.s : 

3o  But  ''  I  will  take  the  kingdom 
out  of  his  son's  hand,  and  will 
give  it  unto  thee,  even  ten  tribes. 

3()  And  unto  his  son  will  I  give 
one  tribe,  that  'David  my  servant 
may  have  a  flight  alway  belbre 
me  in  Jerusalem,  the  city  which  I 
have  chosen  me  to  put  my  name 
there 

87  And  I  will  take  thee,  and  thou 
Shalt  reign  according  to  all  that 
thy  soul  desireth,  and  shalt  be 
king  over  Israel. 

88  And  it  shall  be,  if  tliou  wilt 
hearken  unto  all  that  I  command 
thee,  and  wilt  walk  in  my  ways, 
and  do  tluit  is  right  in  my  sight,  to 
keej)  my  statutes  and  my  com- 
mandments, as  David  my  servant 
did ;  that  '•  I  will  be  with  thee,  and 
'  build  thee  a  sure  house,  as  I  built 


nelore 
CHRIST 

about  984. 


t  Heb.  ctused. 


t  Heb. 

difl  work. 
I  Ilfb. 
burden. 

about  9S0. 

dch.  14.  2. 


eSee  1  Sam. 
15.  27.  *;  24. 


/ver.  11,  13. 


i.h.  15.  4. 

XKiiiKsH.  10. 

l'«.  132.  17. 
t  Ilcb.  lumi>, 

or,  candle. 


ft  Jobh.  1,  5. 
;2  Sam.  7.  11, 
27. 


Rehoboam  succeedctli  him. 


I.  KINGS. 


Ten  tribes  revolt. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  9S0. 


about  980. 


for  David,  and  will  give  Israel 
unto  thee. 

39  And  I  will  for  this  afflict  the 
seed  of  David,  but  not  for  ever. 

40  Solomon  sought  therefore  to 
kill  Jeroboam.  And  Jeroboam 
arose,  and  tied  into  Egypt,  unto 
Shishak  king  of  Egypt,  and  was 
in  Egypt  until  the  death  of  Solo- 
mon. 

41  *i^  And  '"the  rest  of  the  Pacts 
of  Solomon,  and  all  that  he  did, 
and  his  wisdom,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  acts 
of  Solomon? 

42  "And  the  ttime  that  Solomon 
reigned  in  Jerusalem  over  all  Is- 
rael ims  forty  years. 

43  "And  Sofomon  slept  with  his 
father.s.and  was  buried  in  the  city 
of  David  his  father:  and  2' Reho- 
boam his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  The  Israelites,  assembled  at  Shcchem  to  crown 
Rehoboam,  by  Jeroboam  make  a  suit  of  relax- 
ation unto  him.  6  Rehoboam,  refusing  the 
old  men's  counsel,  by  the  advice  of  young  men, 
answereth  them  roughly.  IS  Ten  tribes  revolt- 
ing, kilt  Aduram,  and  make  Rehoboam  to  fiee. 
21  Rehoboam,  raising  an  army,  is  forbidilen  by 
Shemaiah.  2b  Jeroboam  strcngtheneth  himstlf 
by  cities,  26  and  by  the  idolatry  of  the  two  calves, 

AND  "Rehoboam  went  to  She- 
j\.  chem :  for  all  Israel  were ! 
come  to  Shechem  to  make  him  i 
king.  I 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when*  Jer-i 
oboam  tlie  son  of  ISTebat,  who  was  i 
j-et  in  "Egypt,  heard  of  it,  (for  he  ! 
was  fled  from  the  presence  of  king 
Solomon,  and  Jeroboam  dwelt  in  i 
Egypt,) 

3  That  they  sent  and  called  him.  | 
And  Jeroboam  and  all  the  congre-  i 
gation  of  Israel  came,  and  spake  ! 
unto  Rehoboam,  saying,  j 

4  Thy  father  made  our  «^yoke} 
grievous :  now  therefore  make  I 
thou  the  grievous  service  of  thy  ! 
father,  and  his  heavy  yoke  which  i 
he  put  upon  us  lighter,  and  we  1 
will  serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Depart  1 
yet  for  three  days,  then  come 
again  to  me.  And  the  people  de- 
parted. 

6  ^  And  king  Rehoboam  consult- 
ed with  the  old  men,  that  stood 
before  Solomon  his  father  while 
he  yet  lived,  and  said.  How  do  ye 
advise  that  I  may  answer  this 
people? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  say- 
ing, elf  thou  wilt  be  a  servant 
unto  this  people  this  day,  and  wilt 
serve  them,  and  answerthem,  and 
speak  good  words  to  them,  then 
they  will  be  thy  servants  lor  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel  of 
the  old  men,  which  they  had  given 
him,  and  consulted  with  the  young 
men  that  were  grown  up  with  him, 
and  which  stood  before  him : 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
counsel  give  ye  that  we  may  an- 


swer this  people,  who  have  spok- 
en to  me,  saymg.  Make  the  yoke 
which  thj-  lather  did  put  upon  us 
lighter? 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were 
grown  up  with  him  spake  unto 
him,  saying.  Thus  shalt  thou 
speak  unto  this  people  that  spake 
unto  thee,  saying.  Thy  father 
made  our  yoke  heavy,  but  make 
thou  it  lighter  unto  us  ;  thus  shalt 
thou  say  unto  them.  My  little 
flnger  shall  be  thicker  than  my 
father's  loins. 

11  And  now  whereas  my  father 
did  lade  you  with  a  heavy  yoke, 
I  will  add  to  j'our  yoke:  my 
father  hath  chastised  j'ou  with 
whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you 
with  scorpions. 

12  1[  So  Jeroboam  and  all  the 
people  came  to  Rehoboam  the 
third  day,  a.s  the  king  had  ap- 
pointed, saying.  Come  to  me  again 
the  third  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  the 
people  t roughly,  and  lorsook  the 
old  men's  counsel  that  they  gave 
him; 

14  And  spake  to  them  after  the 
counsel  of  the  young  men,  saying. 
My  father  made  your  yoke  heavy, 
and  I  will  add  to  your  yoke :  my 
father  also  cliastised  you  with 
whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you 
with  scorpions. 

15  Wherefore  the  king  heark- 
ened not  unto  the  people ;  for 
/the  cause  was  from  the  Lord, 
that  he  might  perform  his  saying, 
W'hich  the  Lokd  f/spake  by  Ahi- 
Jah  the  Shilonite  unto  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat. 

16  %  So  when  all  Israel  saw 
that  the  king  hearkened  not  unto 
tliem,  the  people  answered  the 
king,  saying,  ''What  portion  have 
we  in  David  ?  neither  have  ice  in- 
lieritance  in  the  son  of  Jesse:  to 
j-our  tents,  O  Israel :  now  see  to 
thine  own  house,  David.  So  Is- 
rael departed  unto  their  tents. 

17  But  nis  for  the  children  of 
Israel  which  dwelt  in  the  cities  of 
Judah,  Rehoboam  reigned  over 
them. 

18  Then  king  Rehoboam  *sent 
Adoram,  w^ho  nas  over  the  trib- 
ute; and  all  Israel  stoned  him 
with  stones,  that  he  died.  There- 
fore king  Rehoboam  t  made  speed 
to  get  him  up  to  his  chariot,  to 
flee  to  Jerusalem. 

19  So  '  Israel  il  rebelled  against 
the  house  of  David  unto  this  day. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
Israel  heard  that  Jeroboam  was 
come  again,  that  they  sent  and 
called  him  unto  the  congrega- 
tion, and  made  him  king  over  all 
Israel :  there  was  none  that  fol- 
lowed the  house  of  David,  but  the 
tribe  of  Judah  "lonly. 

21  f  And  when  » Rehoboam  was 

So-5 


Before 
CHRIST 

975. 


t  H«b.  hardly. 


/ver.  34. 

Judg.  14.  4. 

2Chr.  10.15. 

<t  22.  7.  <fc 

25.  20. 
gch.  11.  11, 

31. 


h  2  Sam.  20. 1. 


ich.  11.  13,36. 


*ch.  4.  6.  Sc 
5.  14. 


t  Hcb. 
strengthened 
himself. 


il  Or, 
fell  away. 


mch.  11.  13, 
32. 
n2Chr.  11.  1. 


Jerohoam's  idolatry. 


I.  KINGS. 


His  hand  witliereth. 


Before 

CHRIST 

t)75. 


p  ver.  15. 


./See  Judg.  9. 


/  2  Kings  10. 
2'J.  (t  17.  16. 


u  Kx.  a2.  4,  8. 
J  Gen.  28.  19. 

IIos.  4.  15. 
J/ JucJg.  18.29. 
c  rh.  13.31. 

2  Kings  17. 

21. 
nch.  13.  32. 
/j  Num.  3.  10. 

rli.  13.  33. 

2  KiiiKs  17. 

32. 

2  Chr.  n. 

14,  15. 

Kz.  44.  7,  8. 
c  Lev.  23.  33, 


34. 

.Num.  29.  12. 

til.  8.  2,  5. 
!1  Or,  wenl 

K/i  /o  r//e 

alter,  sS-c. 
i:  Or, 

/o  sacrifice. 
<'.\mos7.  13. 
I,  Or,  wtnt 

itp  to  the 

ntiar,  t^c. 
t  Num.  15. 

33. 
t  Heb.  to 

burn  incense. 
Jch.  13.  1. 


come  to  Jerusalem,  he  assembled 
all  the  house  of  Judah,  with  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin,  a  hundred  and 
fourscore  thousand  chosen  men, 
whicli  were  warriors,  to  fight 
against  the  house  of  Israel,  to 
bring  the  kingdom  again  to  Re- 
hoboam  the  son  of  Solomon. 

22  But  "the  word  of  God  came 
unto  Shemaiah  the  man  of  God, 
saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Rehoboam,  the 
son  of  Solomon,  king  of  Judah, 
and  unto  all  the  house  of  Judah 
and  Benjamin,  and  to  the  rem- 
nant of  the  people,  saying, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall 
not  go  up,  nor  fight  against  your 
brethren  the  children  of  Isi-ael : 
return  every  man  to  his  house; 
pfor  this  thing  is  from  me.  They 
hearkened  therefore  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  and  returned  to  de- 
part, according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

25  H  Then  Jeroboam  gbuilt  She- 
chem  in  mount  i^phraim,  and 
dwelt  therein ;  and  went  out 
from  thence,  and  built  'Penuel. 

26  And  Jeroboam  said  in  liis 
heart,  Now  shall  the  Icingdom 
return  to  the  house  of  David: 

27  If  this  people  «,go  up  to  do 
.sacrifice  in  the  house  of  the  Lord 
at  Jerusalem,  then  shall  the 
heart  of  this  people  turn  again 
unto  their  lord,  rvni  unto  Beho- 
boam  king  of  Judah,  and  they 
.shall  kill  me,  and  go  again  to  Re- 
hoboam king  of  Judah. 

28  Whereupon  the  king  took 
counsel,  and  *made  two  calves 
of  gold,  and  said  unto  them.  It 
is  too  much  for  you  to  go  up  to 
Jerusalem:  " behold  thy  gods,  O 
Israel,  which  brought  thee  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

29  And  he  set  the  one  in  ^ Beth- 
el, and  the  other  put  he  in  ?/Dan. 

30  And  this  thing  became  ■''  a  sin : 
for  tlie  jieople  went  to  ivorshi]) 
before  the  one,  even  unto  Dan. 

31  And  he  made  a  « liouse  of  high 
places, ''and  made  priests  of  the 
lowest  of  the  ]ieople,  which  were 
not  of  the  sons  of  Levi. 

32  And  Jeroboam  ordained  a 
feast  in  the  eighth  month,  on  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  month,  like 
untocthe  least  that  is  in  Judah, 
and  he  II offered  upon  the  altar. 
So  did  he  in  Betli-el,  II  sacrificing 
unto  the  calves  that  he  had  made: 
''and  he  placed  in  Beth-el  the 
priests  of  tlie  Iiigli  places  which 
lie  had  made. 

33  So  he  II  ofTer'Hl  upon  the  altar 
whicli  lie  had  nuulo  in  P>oth-el  tlie 
fifteenth  day  of  llioei^'lith  month, 
evenin  flie  Inontli  which  he  had 
«devised  of  his  own  heart;  and 
ordained  a  feast  unto  the  children 
of  Israel :  and  he  offered  upon  the 
altar,  t  and  .'burnt  incense. 

336 


CHAPTER  XIIL 

I  Jeroboam's  hand,  that  offered  violence  to  Tiim 
that  prophesied  against  his  altar  at  Bclk-cl, 
withereth,  6  and  at  the  prayer  of  the  prophet 
is  restored.  7  The  prophet,  refusing  the  Ung's 
entertainment,  dcparteth  from  Beth-el.  11  An 
old  prophet,  seducing  him,  bringeth  him  back. 
20  He  is  reproved  by  God,  23  slain  by  a  lion, 
26  buried  by  the  old  prophet,  31  who  confirm- 
eth  his  prophecy.     33  Jeroboam's  obstinacy. 

AND,  behold,  there"  came  a  man 
XX  of  God  out  of  Judah  bv  the 
word  of  the  Lord  unto  Beth-el: 
6  and  .leroboam  stood  by  the  altar 

II  to  burn  incense. 

2  And  lie  cried  against  the  altar 
in  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  said, 
O  altar,  altar,  thus  saitli  tlie  Lord  ; 
Behold,  a  child  shall  be  born  unto 
the  house  of  David,  <^Josiali  by 
name ;  and  upon  tliee  shall  lie 
offer  the  priests  of  the  high  places 
that  burn  incense  upon  thee,  and 
men's  bones  shall  be  burnt  upon 
thee. 

3  And  he  gave  ^  a  sign  the  same 
day,  saying.  This  is  the  sign  which 
the  Lord  hath  spoken;  Behold, 
the  altar  shall  be  rent,  and  the 
ashes  that  are  upon  it  shall  be 
poured  out. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  king 
Jeroboam  neard  the  saying  of  the 
man  of  God,  which  had  cried 
against  the  altar  in  Beth-el,  that 
he  put  fortli  his  hand  from  the 
altar,  saying.  Lay  hold  on  him. 
And  his  hand,  which  he  put  forth 
against  him,  dried  up,  so  that  he 
could  not  pull  it  in  again  to  him. 

5  The  altar  also  was  rent,  and  the 
ashes  poured  out  Irom  the  altar, 
according  to  the  sign  which  the 
man  of  God  had  given  by  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  king  answered  and 
said  unto  the  man  of  God,  ^En- 
treat  now  the  face  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  jiray  for  me,  that 
my  hand  may  be  restored  we 
again.  And  tlie  man  of  God  be- 
sought tthe  Lord,  and  the  Icing's 
hand  was  restored  him  again, and 
became  as  it  ivus  before. 

7  And  the  king  .said  unto  the  man 
of  God,  Come  home  with  me,  and 
refresh  thyself,  and  /I  will  give 
thee  a  reward. 

8  And  tlie  man  of  God  said  unto 
the  king,  .'/If  tliou  wilt  give  me 
lialf  tliine  house,  I  will  not  go  in 
with  thee,  neitlier  Vvill  I  eat  bread 
nor  drink  water  in  this  place: 

!)  For  so  was  it  charged  me  by 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
''Eat  no  bread,  nor  drink  water, 
nor  turn  again  by  the  same  way 
that  thou  earnest. 

10  So  lie  went  another  waj%  and 
returned  not  by  the  way  that  he 
came  to  Beth-ol. 

11  ^  Now  there  dwelt  an  old 
prophet  in  Beth-el ;  and  his  tsons 
came  and  told  him  all  the  works 
that  the  man  of  God  had  done 


Before 

CHRIST 

975. 


a 2  Kings  23. 


b  ch.  12.  32, 
33. 

II  Or,  to  offer 


cl  Kings  23. 
15,  16. 


dU.  7.  14. 
John  2.  18. 
1  Cor.  1.  22. 


eEx.  8.  8.  & 

9.  28.  &  10. 

17. 

Num.  21.  7. 

Alls  8.  24. 

James  5.  16. 
f  Heb.  the 

face  of  the 

LORD. 


f\  Sam.  9.  7. 
2  Kings 5.  15. 


g  So  Num.  22. 
18.  ck  24.  13. 


A  1  Cor.  0.  11. 


The  disobedient 


I.  KINGS. 


iwophet  slain. 


Before 

CHRIST 

975. 


tHcb. 

a  word  was. 
*ch.  20.  35. 

1  Thess.  4. 

13. 


that  day  in  Beth-el:  the  words 
which  he  had  .spolcen  unto  the 
liing,  them  they  told  aLso  to  their 
father. 

12  And  their  father  said  unto 
them,  What  way  went  he?  For 
his  sons  had  seen  what  waj^  the 
man  of  God  went,  which  came 
from  Judah. 

13  And  he  said  unto  hLs  sons, 
Saddle  me  the  a.ss.  So  they  sad- 
dled him  the  ass:  and  he  rode 
thereon, 

14  And  went  after  the  man  of 
God,  and  found  him  sitting  under 
an  oak :  and  he  said  unto  him. 
Art  thou  the  man  of  God  that 
earnest  from  Judah?  And  he 
said,  I  am. 

15  Then  he  .said  unto  him.  Come 
home  with  me,  and  eat  bread. 

16  And  he  said,  i  I  may  not  return 
with  thee,  nor  go  in  with  thee: 
neither  will  I  eat  bread  nor  drink 
water  with  thee  in  this  place: 

17  For  t  it  was  said  to  me  ^'  by  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  eat 
no  bread  nor  drink  water  there, 
nor  turn  again  to  go  by  the  way 
that  thou  camest. 

IS  He  said  unto  him,  I  rtjn  a 
prophet  also  as  thou  art ;  and  an 
angel  spake  unto  me  by  the  word 
offthe  Lord,  saj-ing.  Bring  him 
back  with  thee  into  thine  house, 
that  he  may  eat  bread  and  drink 
water.    But  he  lied  unto  him. 

10  So  he  went  back  with  him, 
and  did  eat  bread  in  his  house, 
and  drank  watei'. 

"20  1  And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  as  they 
sat  at  the  table,  that  the  word  of 
the  Lord  came  unto  the  prophet 
that  brought  him  back  : 

21  And  he  cried  unto  the  man  of 
God  that  came  from  Judah,  say- 
ing, Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Foras- 
much as  thou  hast  disobeyed  the 
mouth  of  the  Lord,  and  hast  not 
kept  the  commandment  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  commanded  thee, 

22  But  camest  back,  and  hast 
eaten  bread  and  drunk  water  in 
the  'place,  of  the  which  the  Lord 
did  say  to  thee,  Eat  no  bread,  and 
drink  no  water;  thy  carcass  shall 
not  come  unto  the  sepulchre  of 
thy  fathers. 

23  1  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he 
had  eaten  bread,  and  after  he  had 
drunk,  that  he  saddled  for  him 
the  ass,  to  wit,  for  the  prophet 
whom  he  had  brought  back. 

24  And  when  he  was  gone,  ™a 
lion  met  him  by  the  way,  and  slew 
him:  and  his  carca.ss  was  cast  in 
the  way,  and  the  ass  stood  by  it, 
the  lion  also  stood  by  the  carcass. 

2-3  And,  behold,  men  passed  by, 
and  saw  the  carcass  cast  in  the 
way,  and  the  lion  standing  by  the 
carcass  :  and  they  came  and  told 
it  in  the  city  where  the  old  proph- 
et dwelt. 


2G  And  when  the  prophet  that 
brought  him  back  irom  the  way 
heard  thereof,  he  said.  It  is  the 
man  of  God, "who  was  disobedient 
unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  :  there- 
fore the  Lord  hath  delivered  him 
unto  the  lion,  which  hath  ftorn 
him,  and  slain  him,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  unto  him. 

27  And  he  spake  to  his  sons,  say- 
ing. Saddle  me  the  ass.  And  they 
saddled  him. 

28  And  he  went  and  found  his 
carcass  cast  in  the  way,  and  the 
ass  and  the  lion  standing  by  the 
carcass  :  the  lion  had  not  eaten 
the  carcass,  nor  Ttorn  the  ass. 

29  And  the  prophet  took  up  the 
carcass  of  the  man  of  God,  and 
laid  it  upon  the  ass,  and  brought 
it  back :  and  the  old  prophet  came 
to  the  citj',  to  mourn  and  to  bury 
him. 

.30  And  he  laid  his  carcass  in 
his  own  grave;  and  they  mourn- 
ed over  him,  saying,  «Alas,  my 
brother  I 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he 
had  buried  him,  that  he  spake 
to  his  .sons,  saying.  When  I  am 
dead,  then  bury  me  in  the  sep- 
ulchre wherein  the  man  of  God 
in  buried;  "lay  my  bones  beside 
his  bones : 

32  j>For  the  saying  which  he  cried 
by  the  word  of  the  Lord  agahist 
the  altar  in  Beth-el,  and  against 
all  the  houses  of  the  high  places 
which  are.  in  the  cities  of  (/Sama- 
ria, shall  surely  come  to  pa,ss. 

3;B  ^  'After  this  thing  Jeroboam 
returned  not  from  his  evil  way, 
but  tmade  again  of  the  lowest  of 
the  people  priests  of  the  high 
places:  whosoever  would,  he  t  con- 
secrated liim,  and  he  became  o?ie 
of  the  priests  of  the  high  places. 

34  8  And  this  thing  became  sin 
unto  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  even 
i  to  cut  it  ofT,  and  to  destroy  it  from 
offthe  face  of  the  earth. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Ahijah  being  sick,  Jeroboam  sendeth  his  wife 
disguised  with  presents  to  the  prophet  Ahijah 
at  Shiloh.  5  Ahijah,  forewarned  hy  God,  de- 
nounceth  God's  judgment.  17  Ahijah  dielh, 
and  is  buried.  19  Nadab  succeedeth  Jeroboam. 
21  Rehoboam's  wicked  reign.  2j  Shtshak  spoil- 
eth  Jerusalem.  29  Abijam  succeedeth  Reho- 
boam. 

AT  that  time  Abijah  the  son  of 
.  Jeroboam  fell  sick. 

2  And  Jeroboam  said  to  his  wife, 
Arise,  I  pray  thee,  and  disguise 
thyself,  that  thou  be  not  known 
to  be  the  wife  of  Jeroboam;  and 
get  thee  to  Shiloh:  behold,  there 
U  Ahijah  the  prophet,  which  told 
me  that  «/  should  be  king  over 
this  people. 

3  *And  take  t  with  thee  ten  loaves, 
and  II  cracknels,  and  a  11  cruse  of 
honey,  and  go  to  him :  he   shall 

S37 


Before 
CHRIST 

975. 


t  Heb.  broken. 


t  Heb.  broken. 


n  Jer.  22.  18. 


3  2  Kings  23. 

IT,  ]f<. 
5  ver.  2. 

2  Kings  23. 

16,  19. 


2Chr.  II.  15. 
&  13.  9. 

about  074. 

t  Heb.  return- 
ed and  made. 

fHe\).  filled 
his  hand, 
Judg.  17.  12. 

sch.  12.  30. 

«ch.  14.  10. 


956. 


ach.  11.  31. 
b  See  1  Sam. 

9.  7,  8. 
t  Heb.  in 

thine  hand. 
II  Or,  cakes. 
II  Or,  boale. 


The  ruin  of  Jeroboam's 


I.  KINGS. 


house  foretold. 


Before 
CHRIST 

956. 


+  Heb. 
stuvd  for  his 
huanness. 


d  See  2  San 
I'.'.  7,  8. 
ch.  16.  2. 


/ch.  11.  33, 
38.  &  15.  5. 


ffcli.  12.  28. 
2  Clir.  11.  15. 


h  Neh.  9.  26. 
Ps.  00.  17. 
E/..  23.  35. 

about  956. 

111).  15.  29. 
*rh.  21.  21. 

2  KiiiKsU.  8. 
/Dell I.  32.  36. 

2  Kings  H. 


m  ch.  16.  4.  & 
21.  24. 


o2Clir.  12.  12. 
k.  19.  3. 


pell.  15.  27, 
28,  29. 


tell  thee  what  .shall  become  of 
the  child. 

4  And  Jeroboam's  wife  did  so, 
and  arose,  c  mid  went  to  Shiloh, 
and  came  to  the  house  of  Ahijali. 
But  Ahijah  could  not  see ;  for  his 
eyes  twere  set  by  reason  of  his 
age. 

5  %  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Ahijah,  Behold,  the  wife  of  Jer- 
oboam Cometh  to  ask  a  thing  of 
thee  lor  her  son;  lor  he  is  sick: 
thus  and  thus  shalt  tliou  say  unto 
her:  for  it  shall  be,  when  she 
Cometh  in,  that  she  shall  feign 
herself  to  be  another  woman.. 

6  And  it  was  so,  when  Ahijah 
heard  tlie  sound  of  her  feet,  as 
she  came  in  at  the  door,  that  he 
said.  Come  in,  thou  wife  of  Jer- 
oboam ;  why  feignest  thou  thyself 
to  be  another  ?  for  I  am  sent  to 
tliee  ivilh  t  heavy  tidings. 

7  Go,  tell  Jeroboam,  Thus  saith 
the  LoKD  God  of  Israel,  rf  Foras- 
much as  I  exalted  thee  from 
among  the  people,  and  made  thee 
prince  over  my  people  Israel, 

8  And  '-  rent  the  kingdom  away 
from  the  house  of  David,  and 
gave  it  thee :  and  yet  thou  hast 
not  been  as  my  servant  David, 
/who  kept  my  commandments, 
and  wlio  followed  me  witli  all  his 
heart,  to  do  that  only  ivhich  ivas 
right  in  mine  eyes; 

9  But  hast  done  evil  above  all 
that  were  before  thee:  (/for  thou 
hast  gone  and  made  thee  other 
gods,  and  molten  images,  to  pro- 
voke me  to  anger,  and  >'  hast  cast 
me  behind  thy  back  : 

10  Therefore,  behold,  »I  will 
bring  evil  upon  the  house  of 
Jeroboam,  and  ''Will  cut  olf 
from  Jeroboam  him  that  pisseth 
against  the  wall,  'and  him  that 
is  shut  up  and  left  in  Israel,  and 
will  take  away  tlie  remnant  of 
the  house  of  Jeroboam,  as  a  man 
taketli  away  dung,  till  it  be  all 
gone. 

11  ■•>'  Him  that  dieth  of  Jeroboam 
in  the  city  shall  the  dogs  eat;  and 
him  that  dieth  in  the  field  shall 
the  fowls  of  the  air  eat :  for  the 
IjORI)  hath  spoken  it. 

12  Arise  thou  therefore,  get  thee 
to  thine  own  house:  a)i(l  "when 
thy  feet  f>ntcr  into  the  city,  the 
child  shall  die. 

13  And  all  Israel  shall  mourn 
for  him,  and  bury  him:  for  he 
only  of  Jeroboam  shall  come  to 
tbe  grave,  because  in  liim  "there 
is  found  somr,  good  thing  toward 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  in  the 
house  of  .Jeroboam. 

14  J' Moreover  tlie  Lord  shall 
raise  him  up  a  king  over  Tsraelj 
who  shall  cut  o(f  the  house  of 
Jeroboam  that  day:  but  what? 
even  now. 

15  For  tlie  Lord  shall  smite  Is- 

338 


rael,  as  a  reed  is  shaken  in  the 
water,  and  he  shall '/  root  up  Israel 
out  of  this 'good  land,  which  he 
gave  to  their  latliers,  and  shall 
scatter  them  «  beyond  the  river, 
*  because  they  have  made  their 
groves,  provoking  the  Lord  to 
anger. 

16  And  he  shall  give  Israel  up 
because  of  the  sins  of  Jeroboam, 
"■who  did  sin,  and  who  made  Is- 
rael to  sin. 

17  1[  And  Jeroboam's  wife  arose, 
and  departed,  and  came  to  ^'  Tir- 
zah:  and  .'/when  she  came  to  the 
threshold  of  the  door,  the  child 
died; 

18  And  they  buried  him;  and 
all  Israel  mourned  for  him,  =  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  spake  by  the  hand  of 
his  servant  Ahijah  the  prophet. 

1!)  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
.Jeroboam,  how  he  «  warred,  and 
how  he  reigned,  behold,  they  arc 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chron- 
icles of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

20  And  the  days  which  Jeroboam 
reigned  wn-e  two  and  twenty 
years:  and  he  tslept  with  his 
fathers,  and  Nadab  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

21  t  And  Rehoboam  the  son  of 
Solomon  reigned  in  Judah.  ''Jie- 
hoboam  was  forty  and  one  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  seventeen  years  in 
JerusaieiD,  the  city  <-•  which  the 
Lord  did  choose  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  to  put  his  name 
there.  ''And  his  mother's  name 
ivas  Naamah  an  Ammonitess. 

22  eAnd  Judah  did  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  they  .^'pro- 
voked him  to  jealousj'  with  their 
sins  which  they  had  committed, 
above  all  that  their  fathers  had 
done. 

23  For  they  also  built  tliem 
.'/high  places*,  and  II images,  ''and 
groves,  on  every  high  hill,  and 
Minder  every  green  tree. 

24  '^And  tliere  were  also  sodom- 
ites in  the  land  :  and  they  did  ac- 
cording to  all  the  abominations  of 
the  nations  which  the  Lord  cast 
out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

'2J)  H  'And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
fifth  year  of  king  Rehoboam,  that 
Shishak  king  of  Egypt  came  up 
against  .Jerusalem : 

2(1  "'And  he  took  away  the 
treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  treasures  of  the 
king's  house;  he  even  took  away 
all  :  and  he  took  away  all  the 
shields  of  gold  "which  Solomon 
had  made. 

27  And  king  Rehoboam  made  in 
their  stead  brazen  shields,  and 
commitf('(l  t/nni.  unto  the  hiuids 
of  the  chief  of  the  tguard,  which 
kei)t  the  door  of  the  king's 
house. 


Rehoboam's  death. 


I.  KINGS. 


Asa's  good  reign. 


Before 

CHRIST 

971. 


p  rh.  12.  24.<k 
15.  fi. 
2  c:hr.  12.15. 

9.58. 
q1  Clir.  12.16. 

rver.  21. 

si  riir.  12.16, 

Mtiinh. 
Mnll.  1.  7, 
Mm. 


h2  Chr.  11.20, 

21,  22. 
cl  Chr.  13.  2, 

Michaiah 

the  ilnughter 

of  Vrte.l. 
rf2  Chr.  11. 

21, 

Absalom. 
cch.  11.  4. 

P.S.  119.  80. 
/rh.  11.  32, 

36. 

2  Chr.  21.  7. 
II  Or,  candle, 

rh.  11.  36. 
f  ch.  14.  8. 


ft  2  Sam.  11.4 
15.  Sc  12.  9. 


*2  Chr.  13.  2, 
3,22. 


955. 
/2Chr.  14. 


m2  Chr.  14.  2. 


j  28  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king 
went  into  tlie  honse  of  the  Lord, 
that  tlie  guard  bare  tliem,  and 
brouglit  them  back  into  the 
guardchaniber. 

29  ♦[  0  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts 
of  Relioboam,  and  all  that  he  did, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ? 

30  And  there  was  p  war  between 
Rehoboam  and  Jeroboam  all 
their  days. 

31  (?And  Rehoboam  slept  with 
his  fathers,  and  was  buried  with 
his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David. 
"■And  his  mother's  "name  was 
Naamah  an  Ammonitess.  And 
«Abi.jam  his  son.  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

I  Ahijam's  utcked  reign.  7  Asa  eucceedetk 
him.  0  Asa's  good  rei^n.  16  The  war  Or- 
tween  Baasha  and  him  causeth  him  to  make  a 
league  with  Ben-hadad.  23  Jclwshaphat  sue- 
ceedeth  Asa.  25  Nadah's  wicked  reign.  27 
Baasha  conspiring  against  him  eiecuteth 
Ahijah's  prophecy.  31  Nadah's  acts  and  death. 
33  Baasha's  wicked  reign. 

NOW  nin  the  eighteenth  year 
of  king  Jeroboam  the  son 
of  Nebat  reigned  Abijam  over 
Judah. 

2  Three  years  reigned  he  in 
Jerusalem.  '-And  his  mother's 
name  icas  «Maachah,  the  daugh- 
ter of  f' Abishalom. 

3  And  he  walked  in  all  the  sins 
of  his  father,  which  he  had  done 
before  him:  and  «his  heart  was 
not  perfect  with  the  Lord  his 
God,  as  the  heart  of  David  his 
father. 

4  Nevertheless  /for  David's  sake 
did  the  Lord  his  God  give  him  a 

II  lamp  in  Jeru.salem,  to  set  up  his 
son  after  him,  and  to  establish 
Jerusalem  : 

5  Because  David  ?  did  that  ivhich 
ivas  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord, 
and  turned  not  aside  froin  any 
thinfi  that  he  commanded  him  all 
the  days  of  his  life, ''  save  onlj'  in 
the  matter  of  Uriah  the  Hittite. 

6  » i\.nd  there  was  war  between 
Rehoboam  and  Jeroboam  all  the 
days  of  his  life. 

7*  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Abijam,  and  all  that  he  did,  ai-e 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah?  And  there  was  war  be- 
tween Abijam  and  Jeroboam. 

8  'And  Abijam  slept  with  his 
fathers;  and  they  buried  him  in 
the  city  of  David:  and  Asa  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  If  And  in  the  twentieth  year 
of  Jeroboam  king  of  Israel  reign- 
ed Asa  over  Judah. 

10  And  forty  and  one  years 
reigned  he  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  II  motlier's  name  i"as  Maachah, 
the  daughter  of  Abishalom. 

11  "'And  Asa  did  t/iat  ivhich  loas 


right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  as 
did  David  his  lather. 

12  "And  he  took  away  the  sod- 
omites out  of  the  land,  and 
removed  all  the  idols  that  his 
fathers  had  made. 

13  And  also  "  Maachah  his  moth- 
er, even  her  he  removed  from 
being  queen,  because  she  had 
made  an  idol  in  a  grove;  and 
Asa  t destroyed  her  idol,  and 
p  burnt  it  by  the  brook  Kidron. 

14  '?But  the  high  places  were 
not  removed :  neverthele.ss  Asa's 
'•heart  was  perfect  with  the  Lord 
all  his  daj's. 

15  And  he  brought  in  the  t  things 
which  his  father  had  dedicated, 
and  the  things  whicli  himself  had 
dedicated,  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  silver,  andgold,and  vessels. 

16  f  And  there  was  war  between 
Asa  and  Baasha  king  of  Israel 
all  their  day.s. 

17  And  »iBaasha  king  of  Israel 
went  up  against  'Judah,  and  built 
<Ramah,  "that  lie  might  not  suf- 
fer any  to  go  out  or  come  in  to 
Asa  king  of  Judah. 

18  Then  Asa  took  all  the  silver 
and  the  gold  that  ivere  left  in  the 
treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  treasures  of  the 
king's  house,  and  delivered  theni 
into  the  hand  of  his  servants: 
and  king  Asa  sent  them  to  -^Ben- 
hadad,  the  son  of  Tabrimon,  the 
son  of  Hezion,  king  of  Syria,  that 
dwelt  at !/  Damascus,  saying, 

1!)  There  is  a  league  between  me 
and  thee,  and  between  my  father 
and  thy  father :  behold,  I  have 
sent  unto  thee  a  present  of  silver 
and  gold ;  come  and  break  thy 
league  with  Baasha  king  of  Is- 
rael, that  he  may  tdepart  from 
me. 

20  So  Ben-hadad  hearkened  unto 
king  Asa, and  sent  the  captains  of 
the  hosts  which  he  had  again.st 
the  cities  of  Israel,  and  smote 
2  Ijon,  and  «Dan,  and  ''Abel-beth- 
maachah,and  all  Cinneroth,  with 
all  the  land  of  Naphtali. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Baasha  heard  thereof,  that  he  left 
off  building  of  Ramah,  and  dwelt 
in  Tirzah. 

22  c  Then  king  Asa  made  a  proc- 
lamation throughout  all  Judah ; 
none  u'«s  f  exempted  :  and  they 
took  away  the  stones  of  Ramah, 
and  the  timber  thereof,  where- 
with Baasha  had  builded ;  and 
king  Asa  built  with  them  ^Geba 
of  Benjamin,  and  cMizpah. 

23  The  rest  of  all  the  acts  of  Asa, 
and  all  his  might,  and  all  that  he 
did,  and  the  cities  which  he  built, 
are  thev  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ?  Nevertheless  /in  tlietime 
of  his  old  age  he  wa.s  di.seased  in 
his  feet. 

339 


Before 
CHRIST 

955. 


about  951. 

n  rh.  14.  24. & 
22.  46. 
o2  Chr.  10.10. 


t  Heb.  cutoff. 
p  So  Ex.  32. 

20. 
7ch.  22.  43. 

2  Chr.  16.  17, 

18. 

r  See  ver.  3. 
t  Rcb.  holy. 


I  2  Chr.  16.1, 


<  Josh.  18.  25. 
u  See  ch.  12. 


t  Heb.  go  vp. 


J  2  Kings  15. 


a  Juclg.  18.29. 
h  2  Sam.  20. 


c2  Chr.  16.  C. 
t  Heb.  free. 


rfjosh.  21.  17. 
e  Josh.  18.  26. 


/2  Chr.  16. 
12. 


Baaslia's  wicked  reign. 


I.  KINGS. 


ZlmrVs  treason. 


Before 

CHRIST 

914. 


^2Chr.  17.  1. 
/I  Malt.  1.  8, 

called 

Josai'hat, 

954. 

tHeli. 


»eh.  12.  30.  <k 
]■!.  Hi. 


ZJosh.  10.  44. 
&  21.  23. 
ch.  16.  15. 


n.h.  14.  0,16. 


953. 


pi-h.  12.  28, 
29.  ct  13.  33. 
ic  14.  10. 


about  930. 

2Chr.  10.  2. 
&  20.  34. 
*(li.  14.  7. 

ech.  15.  34. 


24  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  with  his  lathers 
in  the  city  of  David  his  father : 
»and  ''  Jehoshaphat  his  son  reign- 
ed in  his  stead. 

25  T  And  Nadab  the  son  of  Jer- 
oboam t  began  to  reign  over  Is- 
rael in  the  second  year  of  Asa 
king  of  Judah,  and  reigned  over 
Isi-ael  two  years. 

26  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  the 
way  of  his  father,  and  in  Jhis  sin 
wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin. 

27  1[  ^And  Baasha  the  son  of 
Ahijah,  of  the  house  of  Issachar, 
conspired  against  him ;  and  Baa- 
sha smote  him  at  K^ibbethon, 
which  belonged  to  the  Philistines ; 
for  Nadab  and  all  Lsrael  laid 
siege  to  Gibbethon. 

28  Even  in  the  third  year  of  Asa 
king  of  Judah  did  Baasha  slay 
him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  And  it  canie  to  pass,  when 
he  reigned,  that  he  smote  all  the 
house  of  Jeroboam :  he  left  not 
to  Jeroboam  any  that  breathed, 
until  he  had  destroj-ed  him,  ac- 
cording unto  "I the  saying  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  by  his 
servant  Aliijah  the  Shilonite  : 

30  'I  Because  of  the  sins  of  Jer- 
oboam which  he  sinned,  and 
which  he  made  Israel  sin,  by 
his  provocation  wherewith  he 
provoked  the  Lobd  God  of  Is- 
rael to  anger. 

31  U  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts 
of  Nadab,  and  all  tliat  he  did, 
m-e  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  Clironicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel ? 

32  "And  there  was  war  between 
Asa  and  Baasha  king  of  Israel  all 
tlieir  days. 

33  In  the  third  year  of  Asa  king 
of  Judah  began  Baasha  tlie  son 
of  Ahijah  to  reign  over  all  Israel 
in  Tirzah,  twenty  and  four  years. 

34  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  Ptlie 
way  of  Jeroboam,  and  in  his  sin 
wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1,7  Jehu's  prophecy  against  ISaasho.  C  Etah 
succeedcth  him.  8  Zimri  ranspiriiig  against 
Elak  succcc'IctU  litm.  11  Zimri  exccutclk  Je- 
hu's prophecy.  15  Omri,  made  king  h<j  the 
soldiers,  fureetk  Zimri  desperately  to  burn 
himself.  21  The  kingdom  licing  divided,  Omri 
prcvailelh  against  Tihni.  23  Omri  huilJeth 
Simaria.  25  }lis  wicked  retgn.  27  Ahah 
succeedtth  him.  20  Ahab's  must  wicked  reign. 
34  Joshua's  curse  upon  Hiet  the  builder  of 
Jericho. 

THEN  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  ".lelui  the  son  of 
Hanani  against  Baasha,  saying, 
2  ''Forasmuch  as  I  exalted  tliee 
out  of  the  dust,  and  made  tliec 
prince  over  my  peojih-  Isi-ael; 
and  cthou  hast  walked  in  tlie 
way  of  Jeroboam,  and  hast  made 
niv  people  Israel  to  sin,  to  pro- 
340 


voke    me    to   anger   with   their 
sins ; 

3  Behold,  I  will  f'take  away  the 
posterity  of  Baasha,  and  the"  pos- 
terity of  his  house ;  and  will  make 
thy  house  like  ^the  house  of  Jer- 
oboam the  son  of  Nebat. 

4  /Him  that  dieth  of  Baasha  in 
the  city  shall  the  dogs  eat;  and 
him  tliat  dieth  of  his  in  the  fields 
shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat. 

5  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Baasha,  and  what  he  did,  and  his 
might,  gave  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel? 

6  So  Baasha  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  in  ''Tirzah : 
and  Elah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

7  And  also  by  the  hand  of  the 
prophet » Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani 
came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
against  Baasha,  and  against  his 
house,  even  for  all  the  evil  that 
he  did  in  the  sight  of  tlie  Lord, 
in  provoking  him  to  anger  with 
the  work  of  his  hands,  in  being 
like  the  house  of  Jeroboam;  and 
because  *he  killed  him. 

8  H  In  the  twenty  and  sixth  year 
of  Asa  king  of  .ludah  began  Ehili 
the  son  of  Baasha  to  reign  over 
Israel  in  Tirzah,  two  years. 

9  'And  his  servantZimri,  captain 
of  half  his  chariots,  conspired 
against  him,  as  he  was  in  Tirzah," 
drinking  himself  drunk  in  the 
house  of  Arza  t steward  of  his 
hou.se  in  Tirzah. 

10  And  Zimri  went  in  and  smote 
him,  and  killed  him,  in  the  twen- 
ty and  seventh  year  of  Asa  king 
of  Judah,  and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

11  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
he  began  to  reign,  as  soon  as  he 
sat  on  his  throne,  that  he  slew  all 
the  house  of  Baasha:  he  left  him 
"'not  one  that  pisseth  against  a 
wall,  II  neitlier  of  his  kinsfolks, 
nor  of  his  friends. 

12  Thus  did  Zimri  destroy  all  the 
house  of  Baasha,  "according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  against  Baasha  foby  Jehu 
the  prophet, 

13  For  all  the  sins  of  Baasha,  and 
the  sins  of  Elah  his  son,  by  which 
they  sinned,  and  by  which  thej' 
made  Israel  to  sin.  in  ijrovoking 
the  liOiiD  (Tod  of  Israel  to  anger 
jnvitli  their  vanities. 

14  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Elah,  and  all  that  he  did,  ojr  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

\Ti  II  In  the  twenty  and  seventh 
vear  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  did 
Zimri  reign  seven  days  in  Tirzah. 
And  tlie  jieople  ivere  encamped 
7  against  Gil)bethon,  which  belong- 
(■(l\o  tlie  Pliilislines. 

10  And  tlie  people  that  locrc  en- 
camped heard   say,  Zimri   hath 


/ch.  14.  11. 


reign,  aiul  death. 


I.  KINGS. 


Elijah  fed  by  ravens. 


Before 
H  RI  ST 
929. 


929. 


rch.  12.  28. 
i  15.  26,  34. 


925. 


■^  Hell. 

Siiumervn. 
s  See  ill.  13. 

32. 

2  Kitit^s  17. 

24. 

John  4.  4. 
(.Mic.  G.  16. 
u  ver.  19. 


918. 


t  Heb.  was 
tta  hghl 
thing,  ^c. 


con.spired,  and  hath  also  slain  the 
king:  wherefore  all  Israel  made 
Omri.  the  captain  of  the  liost,  king 
over  Israel  that  day  in  tlie  camp. 

17  And  Omri  went  up  i'rom  Gib- 
bethon.and  all  Israel  witli  him, 
and  tliej'  besieged  Tirzah. 

18  And'  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Zimri  saw  that  the  city  was  taken, 
that  he  went  into  the  palace  of  the 
king's  house,  and  burnt  the  king's 
house  over  him  with  fire,  and 
died, 

19  For  his  sins  which  he  sinned 
in  doing  evil  in  the  siglit  of  the 
Lord,  '•in  walking  in  the  way  of 
Jeroboam,  and  in  his  sin  which 
he  did,  to  make  Israel  to  .sin. 

20  Xow  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Zimri,  and  his  treason  tliat  lie 
wrought,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Isi'ael  ? 

21  Tf  Then  were  the  people  of  Is- 
rael divided  into  two  parts:  half 
of  the  people  followed  Tibni  the 
son  of  Ginath,  to  make  him  king; 
and  half  followed  Omri. 

22  But  the  people  that  followed 
Omri  prevailed  against  the  people 
that  followed  Tibni  the  son  of 
Ginath :  so  Tibni  died,  and  Omri 
reigned. 

23  1  In  the  thirtj'  and  first  year 
of  Asa  king  of  Judah  began  Omri 
to  reign  over  Israel,  twelve  years : 
six  years  reigned  he  in  Tirzah. 

24  And  he  bought  the  hill  Sa- 
maria of  Shemer  for  two  talents 
of  silver,  and  built  on  the  hill, 
and  called  the  name  of  the  city 
which  he  built,  after  the  name  of 
Shemer,  owner  of  the  hill,  t*  Sa- 
maria. 

25  "i  But  <Omri  wrought  evil  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  did 
worse  than  all  that  ivei-e  before 
him. 

26  For  he  "walked  in  all  the  way 
of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
aud.in  his  sin  wherewith  he  made 
Israel  to  sin,  to  provoke  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  to  auger  with  their 
«  vanities. 

27  Xow  tlie  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Omri  which  he  did,  and  liis  might 
that  he  shewed,  we  they  not  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  Chi'onicles 
of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

28  So  Omri  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  Samaria :  and 
Ahab  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  %  And  in  the  thirty  and  eighth 
year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  began 
Ahab  the  son  of  Omri  to  reign 
over  Israel:  and  Ahab  the  son  of 
Omri  reigned  over  Israel  in  Sa- 
maria twenty  and  two  years. 

30  And  Ahab  the  son  of  Omri 
did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 
above  all  thaticere  before  him. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  tas  if  it 
had  been  a  light  thing  for  him  to 
walk  in  the  sing  of  Jeroboam  the 


son  of  Nebat,  ythat  he  took  to 
wife  Jezebel  the  daughter  of  Eth- 
baal  king  of  the  -Zidonians,  "and 
went  and  served  Baal,  and  wor- 
shipped him. 

32  And  he  reared  up  an  altar  for 
Baal  in  ^the  house  of  Baal,  which 
he  had  built  in  Samaria. 

33 ''And  Ahab  made  a  grove;  and 
Ahab  <^did  more  to  provoke  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger  than 
all  the  kings  of  Israel  that  were 
before  him. 

34  f  In  his  days  did  Iliel  the 
Beth-elite  build  Jericho:  he  laid 
the  foundation  thereof  in  Abiram 
his  firstborn,  and  set  up  the  gates 
thereof  in  his  youngest  son  Segub, 
"according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  by  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Elijah,  having  prophesied  against  Ahab,  is  sent 
to  Cherifh,  where  the  ravins  feed  him.  8  He  is 
sent  to  the  widow  of  Zarephath.  17  He  raiseth 
the  widow's  son.     24  The  woman  helieveth  him. 

AND  t Elijah  the  Tishbite.  who 
.  was  of  the  inhabitants  of  Gil- 
ead,  said  unto  Ahab,  aAs  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  liveth,  6 be- 
fore whom  I  stand,  c  there  shall 
not  be  dew  nor  rain  '^  these  years, 
but  according  to  my  word. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  him,  saying, 

3  Get  thee  hence,  and  turn  thee 
eastward,  and  hide  thyself  by 
the  brook  Cherith,  that  is  before 
Jordan. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  that  thou  shalt 
drink  of  the  brook ;  and  I  have 
commanded  the  ravens  to  feed 
thee  there. 

5  So  he  went  and  did  according 
unto  the  word  of  the  Lord:  for 
he  went  and  dwelt  by  the  brook 
Cherith,  that  is  before  Jordan. 

6  And  the  ravens  brought  him 
bread  and  flesh  in  the  rhorning, 
and  bread  and  flesh  in  the  even- 
ing; and  he  drank  of  the  brook. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  t  after  a 
while,  that  the  brook  dried  up, 
because  there  had  been  no  rain  in 
the  land. 

8  H  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  him,  saying. 

9  Arise,  get  thee  'to  ^Zarephath, 
which  belongeth  to  Zidon,  and 
dwell  there:  behold,  I  have  com- 
manded a  widow  woman  there  to 
sustain  thee. 

10  So  he  arose  and  went  to  Zar- 
ephath. And  when  he  came  to 
the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  the 
widow  wonaan  teas  there  gather- 
ing of  sticks :  and  he  called  to 
her,  and  said,  Fetch  me,  I  pray 
thee,  a  little  water  in  a  vessel, 
that  I  may  drink. 

11  And  as  she  was  going  to  fetch 
it,  he  called  to  her,  and  said. 
Bring  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  morsel 
of  bread  in  thine  hand. 


Before 

CHRIST 

918. 


j/Deut.  7.  3. 
z  Judg.  18.  7. 
ach.  21.  25, 

26. 

2  Kines  10. 

18.  Sc  17.  16. 
62  Kings  10. 

21,  26,  27. 
c1  Kings  13. 

6.  &  17.  10. 

<k  21.  3. 

Jer.  17.  2. 
d  ver.  30. 

ch.  21.  25. 


about  910. 

tHeb. 
Elijahu, 
Luke  1.  17. 
&  4.  25,  he  IS 
called  Elias. 

a  2  Kings  3. 
14. 

4  Deut.  10.  8. 

c  James  5.  17. 

d  Luke  4.  25. 


+  Heb.  at  the 
end  of  days. 


called 
SiaTcpta. 


The  widow's  son  restored. 


I.  KINGS. 


Elijah  meeteth  Obadiah. 


UOr, 
a  full  year. 


t  Hpb.  ),y 
the  hand  of. 


/See  Luke  5. 


?2 
34, 

ngs4. 

t  Hell 

red. 

t  H 

Ins 

'll 

into 
ward 

V" 

IS 

/ill 

■|j 

11.  35. 

Joliii  3.  2.  <k 


12  And  slie  siiid,  As  the  Lord 
thy  God  liveth,  I  have  not  a 
cake,  bat  a  handful  of  meal  in  a 
barrel,  and  a  little  oil  in  a  cruse : 
and,  behold,  I  am  gathering  two 
sticks,  that  I  may  go  in  and  dress 
it  for  me  and  my  son,  that  we  may 
eat  it,  and  die. 

Vi  And  Elijah  said  unto  her.  Fear 
not ;  go  and  do  as  thou  hast  said  : 
but  make  me  thereof  a  little  cake 
lirst,  and  bring  it  unto  me,  and 
after  make  for  thee  and  for  thy 
son. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  The  barrel  of  meal  shall 
not  waste,  neitlier  shall  the  cruse 
of  oil  fail,  until  the  day  lliat  the 
Lord  tsendeth  rain  upon  the 
earth. 

15  And  she  went  and  did  accord- 
ing to  the  saying  of  Elijah:  and 
she,  and  he,  and  her  house,  did 
eat  II  many  days. 

16  And  tiie  barrel  of  meal  wasted 
not,  neither  did  the  cruse  of  oil 
iail,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  lie  spake  1  by  Elijah. 

17  II  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
these  things,  tkat  the  son  of  the 
woman,  the  mistress  of  the  hou.se, 
fell  sick  ;  and  his  sicl-cness  was  so 
sore,  that  there  was  no  breath  left 
in  him. 

18  And  she  said  unto  Elijah, 
/What  have  I  to  do  with  thee,  O 
thou  man  of  God?  art  thou  come 
unto  me  to  call  my  sin  to  remem- 
brance, and  to  sla.y  my  son  ? 

19  And  he  said  unto  her,  Give 
me  thy  sou.  And  he  took  him  out 
of  her  bosom,  and  carried  him  up 
into  a  loft,  where  he  abode,  and 
laid  him  upon  his  own  bed. 

20  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  O  Lord  my  God,  hast 
thou  also  bi'ought  evil  upon  the 
widow  with  whom  I  sojourn,  by 
slaying  her  son? 

21  i/And  he  tstretched  himself 
upon  the  child  three  times,  and 
cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  O 
Lord  my  God,  I  pray  thee,  let  this 
child's  soul  come  tintohim  again. 

22  And  the  Loud  heard  tlie  voice 
of  Elijah;  andthesoul  of  the  child 
came  into  him  again,  and  he  ''re- 
vived. 

2:5  And  Elijah  took  thechild,and 
brought  him  down  out  of  the 
chamber  into  the  house,  and  de- 
livere<l  him  untoliis  mother:  and 
Elijah  said,  See,  thy  son  liveth. 

21  If  And  the  woman  said  to  Eli- 
jah, Now  by  this  'I  know  that 
thou  art  a  man  of  (iod,  tind  tliat 
the  word  of  the  Lord  in  thy  mouth 
is  truth. 

CHAPTER  XVIIT. 

1  In  the  extremity  of  Jumine  Elijah^  sent  tn 
Ahah,  meeteth  gaud  Ohadiuh.  0  U'ladiah  Itrintf- 
elh  Ahub  to  Elijah.  17  Elijah,  reprovini; 
Ahuh,  hy  fire  from  heaven  cunvmecth  liuitl's 
prophets.  41  Elijah,  by  prayer  obtaining  rain, 
fulluwcth  AhuU  to  Jeireet, 

342 


AND  it  came  to  pass  a/to*  "luany 
.  days,  that  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  Elijah  in  the  third 
year,  saying,  Go,  shew  thyself  un- 
to Ahab;  and  ^I  will  send  rain 
upon  the  earth. 

2  And  Elijah  went  to  shew  him- 
self unto  Ahab.  And  there  was  a 
sore  i'amine  in  Samaria. 

3  And  Ahab  called  1 0badiah, 
which  was  tthe  governor  of  his 
house.  (Now  Obadiah  feared  the 
Lord  greatly: 

4  For  it  was  .to,  when  t  Jezebel 
cut  oil"  the  prophets  of  the  Lord, 
tliat  Obadiah  took  a  hundred 
prophets,  and  liid  them  by  tifty  in 
a  cave,  and  fed  them  with  bread 
and  water.) 

5  And  Ahab  said  unto  Obadiah, 
Go  into  the  land,  unto  all  fount- 
ains of  water,  and  unto  all  brooks : 
peradventure  we  may  find  grass 
to  save  the  horses  and  mules  alive, 
tthat  we  lose  not  all  the  lieasts. 

0  So  they  divided  the  land  be- 
tween them  to  pa.ss  throughout  it: 
Ahab  went  one  way  by  himself, 
and  Obadiah  went  another  way 
by  liimself. 

7  ^  And  as  Obadiah  was  in  the 
way,  behold,  Elijah  met  him  :  and 
he  "knew  him, and  fell  on  his  fiice, 
and  said,  Art  thou  that  my  lord 
Elijah  ? 

8  And  he  answered  him,  In?rt;go, 
tell  thy  lord.  Behold,  Elijah  is  here. 

9  And  he  said.  What  have  I  sin- 
ned, that  thou  wonkiest  deliver 
thy  servant  into  the  hand  of  Ahab, 
to  "si  ay  me? 

10  As  the  Lord  thy  God  liveth, 
there  is  no  nation  or  kingdom, 
whither  my  lord  hath  ikjI  sent  to 
.seek  thee:  and  when  they  said, 
Jle  is  not  there ;  he  took  an  oath 
of  the  kingdom  and  nation,  that 
they  found  thee  not. 

11  "And  now  thou  sayest.  Go,  tell 
th.y  lord,  Leliokl,  Elijah  is  liere. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  «.s" 
soon  as  I  am  gone  from  thee,  that 
e  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  shall  carry 
tliee  whitlier  I  know  not;  and  .so 
when  I  come  and  tell  Ahab,  and 
he  cannot  find  thee,  ho  shall  slay 
me:  but  1  thy  servant  fear  the 
Lord  from  my  youth. 

13  Was  it  not" told  my  lord  what 

1  did  wlien  .Tezebel  slew  the  proiih- 
ets  of  the  Lord,  liow  I  bid  a  Inm- 
dred  men  of  the  Lord's  proplu'ts 
by  fifty  in  a  cave,  and  led  them 
with  bread  and  water? 

11  And  now  thou  sayest,  Go,  tell 
thy  lord,  I5eliold,  Elijah  is  here: 
and  he  shall  Slav  me. 

1.")  And  Klijah  sai<l,  ^.s-  the  Lord 
of  hosts  liveth,  before  wliom  I 
stand,  I  will  surely  shew  myself 
unto  Jiim  to  day. 

I()S()(  jliadiah  went  to  meet  Ahab, 
and  told  him  :  and  Ahab  went  to 
inet;t  Elijah. 


Elijah's  sign  to 


I.  KINGS. 


determine  the  true  God. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  906. 


ich.  21.  20. 

Ejosh.  7.  25. 

.\cts  16.  20. 

/2  Chr.  15.  2. 


f  Josh.  19.  2fi. 
Ach.  16.  33. 


i2  Kings  17. 

41. 

Malt.  6.  24. 
II  Or, 

thoughts. 
/S.-e  Josh.ai. 


mch.  19.  10, 

14. 
n  ver.  19. 


I  Or,  answer. 
pPs.  115.  5. 

Jer.  10.  5. 
1  Cor.  8.  4.4: 
12.  2. 

II  Or,  heard. 

II  Or,  hapeJ  up 

and  duwn  at 

the  attar. 
t  He!i.  with  a 

Sredt  voice. 
II  Or,  he 

meditateth. 

t  Ilel).  hatk 

■■  pursuit. 

1  Lev.  19.  2S. 

Deiit.  14.  1. 
tHeb. 

poureil  out 

blood  upon 
then. 
r  1  Cor.  11.  4, 
5. 


17  ir  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Aliab  saw  Elijah,  that  Ahab  said 
unto  him,  (lArt  tliou  he  that '  troub- 
leth  Israel  ? 

18  And  he  answered,  I  have  not 
troubled  Israel ;  but  thou,  and  thy 
lather's  house,  .^in  that  ye  have 
iorsaken  the  commandments  of 
the  Lord,  and  thou  hast  tbllowed 
Baalim. 

19  Now  therefore  send,  and  gath- 
er to  me  all  Israel  unto  mount 
^'Carmel,  and  the  prophets  of 
Baal  four  hundred  and  lifty,  ''and 
the  prophets  of  the  groves  four 
hundred,  which  eat  at  Jezebels 
table. 

20  .So  Ahab  sent  unto  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  'gathered  the 
prophets  together  unto  mount 
Car  m  el. 

21  And  Elijah  came  unto  all  the 
people,  and  .said,  '•  How  long  halt 
ye  between  two  !!  opinions  ?  if  the 
Lord  fje  God,  follow  him :  but  if 
Baal,  it/i€)i  follow  him.  And  the 
people  answered  him  not  a  word. 

22  Then  said  Elijah  unto  the  peo- 
ple, "'I,  even  I  only,  remain  a 
prophet  of  the  Lord;  "but  Baal's 
prophets  are  four  hundred  and 
lift  J'  men. 

'Zi  Let  them  therefore  give  us 
two  bullocks ;  and  let  them  choose 
one  bullock  for  themselves,  and 
cut  it  in  pieces,  and  lay  it  on  wood, 
and  put  no  fire  nndfr:  and  I  will 
dress  the  other  bullock,  and  lay  it 
on  wood,  and  put  no  fire  iDulrr: 

24  And  call  y.e  on  the  name  of 
your  gods,  and  I  will  call  on  the 
name  of  the  Lord:  and  the  God 
that  oanswereth  by  tire,  let  him 
be  God.  And  all  the  people 
answered  and  said,  tit  is  well 
spoken. 

2.5  And  Elijah  said  unto  the 
prophets  of  Baal,  Choose  you  one 
bullock  for  yourselves,  and  dre.ss 
U  lirst ;  for  ye  are  many  ;  and  call 
on  the  name  of  your  gods,  but 
put  no  fire  iinder. 

•2ti  And  they  took  the  bullock 
which  was  given  them,  and  they 
dressed  //,  and  called  on  the  name 
of  Baal  from  morning  even  until 
noon,  saying,  O  Baal,  lihear  us. 
But  there  ifa.s  p  no  voice,  nor  any 
that  II  answered.  And  thej'  II  leap- 
ed upon  the  altar  which  was 
made. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  noon, 
that  Elijah  mocked  them,  and 
said.  Cry  t  aloud :  for  he  is  a  god  ; 
either  t!  he  is  talking,  or  he  tis  pur- 
suing, or  he  is  in  a  journey,  or  per- 
adventure  he  sieepeth,  and  must 
be  awaked. 

28  And  thej'  cried  aloud,  and 
<?cut  themselves  after  their  man- 
ner with  knives  and  lancets,  till 
t  the  bluod  gushed  out  upon  them. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
midday    was    past,    'and    they 


prophesied  until  the  tiDte  of  the 
toflering  of  the  evening  sacrifice, 
that  tlitre  was  « neither  voice,  nor 
an  J'  to  answer,  nor  any  1  that  re- 
garded. 

80  And  Elijah  said  unto  all  the 
people.  Come  near  unto  me.  And 
all  the  people  came  near  unto 
him.  ^And  he  repaired  the  altar 
of  the  Lord  that  was  broken 
down. 

31  And  Elijah  took  twelve  stones, 
according  to  the  number  of  the 
tribes  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  unto 
whom  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came,  saying,  "Israel  shall  be  thy 
name: 

32  And  with  the  stones  he  built 
an  altar  ^in  the  name  of  the 
Lord:  and  he  made  a  trench 
about  the  altar,  as  great  as  would 
contain  two  measures  of  seed. 

33  And  he  2/ put  the  wood  in  or- 
der, and  cut  the  bullock  in  pieces, 
and  laid  him  on  the  wood,  and 
said,  Fill  four  barrels  with  water, 
and  =pour  it  on  the  burnt  .sacrifice, 
and  on  the  wood. 

34  And  he  said.  Do  it  the  second 
time.  And  they  did  it  the  second 
time.  And  he  said,  Do  it  the  third 
time.  And  they  did  it  the  third 
time. 

3.5  And  the  water  tran  round 
about  the  altar ;  and  he  filled"  the 
trench  also  with  water. 

36  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time 
of  the  offering  of  the  evening  sacri- 
fice, that  Elijah  the  prophet  came 
near,  and  said.  Lord  ^God  of 
Abraham,  Isaac,  and  of  Israel, 
clet  it  be  known  this  day  that 
thou  art  God  in  Israel,  and  that  1 1 
am  thy  servant,  and  that  <^I  liave  ! 
done  all  these  things  at  thy  word.  I 

37  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  hear  me, 
that  this  people  may  know  that 
thou  fo7.  the  Lord  God,  and  that 
thou  hast  turned  their  heart  back 
again. 

38  Then  « the  fire  of  the  Lord  fell, 
and  consumed  the  burnt  sacrifice, 
and  the  wood,  and  the  stones,  and 
the  dust,  and  licked  up  the  water 
that  was  in  the  trench. 

39  And  when  all  the  people  saw 
it,  they  fell  on  their  faces  :  and 
they  said,  /The  Lord,  he  is  the 
God  ;  the  Lord,  he  is  the  God. 

40  And  Elijah  said  unto  them, 
I! ff Take  the  propliets  of  Baal;  let 
not  one  of  them  escape.  And 
they  took  them :  and  Elijah 
brought  them  down  to  the  brook 
Kishon,  and  ''slew  them  there. 

41  •[  And  Elijah  said  unto  Ahab, 
Get  thee  up,  eat  and  drink  ;  for 
there  is  i  a  sound  of  abundance  of 
rain. 

42  So  Ahab  went  up  to  eat  and  to 
drink.  And  Elijah  went  up  to  the 
top  of  Carmel ;  'and  he  caSt  him- 
self down  upon  the  earth,  and 
put  his  face  between  his  knees, 

343 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  906. 


tHeb. 

ascending, 
s  ver.  26. 
tHeb. 

attention. 
«ch.  19.  10. 


u  Gen.  32.  28. 
ifc  35.  10. 
2  Kings  17. 


vLev.  1.  6,  ■ 

8. 


iSee  Judg. 
20. 


tHeb.  went, 
a  ver.  32,  38. 


b  Ex.  3.  6. 

cch.  8.  43. 

2  Kings  19. 

19. 

Ps.  83.  18. 
dNum.  16.  28. 


e  Lev.  9.  24. 
Juilg.  6.  21. 

1  Chr.  21.26. 

2  Chr.  7.  1. 


/ver.  24. 


Apprehend, 
r2  Kings  10. 


h  Deut.  13.  5. 
&.  18.  20. 


II  Or, 
a  sound  of 
a  noise  of 
rain, 

!  James  5.  17, 


Elijah  ohtaiJieth  rain. 


I.  KINGS. 


God  ap2?earetJi  to  Mm. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  906. 


tHeb.  Tie, 
or,  Bind. 


k  2  Kings  4. 
'29.  Sc  9.  1. 

tHeb.  til! 
tltuu  come 
tv  Jezreel. 


bUnUi  1.  17. 
.  h.  'JO.  10. 
■I  Kings  C.31. 


cNum.  11.15 
Jonah  4.  3,  8 

t  Heb. 
for  his  li/e. 


t  Heb.  bolster. 


Deut.  9.9,18. 
.Mull.  4.  2. 
«Ex.  a.  1. 


43  And  said  to  his  servant,  Go  up 
now,  look  toward  the  sea.  And 
he  went  up,  and  looked,  and  said. 
There  is  nothing.  And  he  said. 
Go  again  seven  times. 

+1  And  it  came  to  pass  at  tlie 
seventh  time,  that  he  said.  Be- 
hold, there  arisetii  a  little  cloud 
out  of  the  sea,  like  a  man's  hand. 
And  he  said,  Go  up,  say  unto 
Ahab,  t  Prepare  thy  chariot,  and 
get  thee  down,  that  the  rain  stop 
thee  not. 

45  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
mean  while,  that  the  heaven  was 
black  with  clouds  and  wind,  and 
there  was  a  great  rain.  And 
Ahab  rode,  and  went  to  Jezreel. 

4()  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  on  Elijah;  and  he  ''girded 
up  his  loins,  and  ran  before  Ahab 
tto  the  entrance  of  Jezreel. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Elijah,  threatened  hy  Jezebel,  Jleeth  to  Beer- 
sheha,  4  In  the  viilderness,  being  weary  oj 
his  life,  he  is  comforted  by  an  angel.  9.4«  Ho- 
reb  God  appeareth  unto  him,  sending  him  to 
anoint  Ilaiacl,  Jehu,  and  Elisha.  19  Elisha, 
taking  leave  of  his  frie-nJs,  followeth  Elijah. 

AND  Ahab  told  Jezebel  all  that 
.  Elijah  had  done,  and  withal 
how  he  had  "  slain  all  the  proph- 
ets with  the  sword. 

2  Then  Jezebel  sent  a  messenger 
unto  Elijah,  saying,  *So  let  the 
gods  do  /o  'Die,  and  more  also,  if  I 
make  not  thy  life  as  the  life  of  one 
of  them  by  to  morrow  about  this 
time. 

3  And  when  he  saw  that,  he 
arose,  and  went  for  liis  life,  and 
came  to  Beer-sheba,  which  helong- 
eth  to  Judah,  and  left  his  servant 
there. 

4  If  But  lie  himself  went  a  day's 
journej'  into  the  wilderness,  and 
came  and  sat  down  under  a  juni- 
per tree  :  and  he  c  requested  tfor 
himself  that  he  might  die;  and 
said.  It  is  enough  ;  now,  O  Lord, 
take  away  my  life ;  for  I  am  not 
better  than  my  fathers. 

•5  And  as  he  lay  and  slept  under 
a  juniper  tree,  behold,  then  an 
angel  t(juched  hiin,  and  said  unto 
liim.  Arise  and  eat. 

f!  And  he  looked,  and,  behold, 
there  was  a  cake  baken  on  the 
coals,  and  a  cruse  of  water  at  his 
t  head.  And  he  did  eat  and  drink, 
and  laid  him  down  again. 

7  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
came  again  the  second  time,  and 
touched  him,  and  said.  Arise  and 
eat;  because  the  journey  is  too 
great  for  thee. 

«  And  he  arose,  and  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  went  in  the  .strength  of 
that  meat  <^  forty  days  and  forty 
nights  unto  ^Horeb  the  mount  of 
God. 

!) '[  And  he  came  thither  unto  a 
cave,  and  lodged  there;  and,  be- 
hold, the  word  of  the  Loud  came 
344 


to  him,  and  he  said  unto  him. 
What  doest  thou  here,  Elijah  ? 

10  And  he  said,  /I  have  been 
very  i/jealous  Ibr  the  Lord  God  of 
hosts:  for  the  children  of  Israel 
have  forsaken  th^'  covenant, 
thrown  down  thine  altars,  and 
''Slain  thj'  prophets  v.'ith  the 
sword;  and  ^I,  even  I  only,  am 
left;  and  they  seek  my  life,  to 
take  it  away. 

11  And  he  said.  Go  forth,  and 
stand  /'Upon  the  mount  before 
the  Lord.  And,  behold,  the  Lord 
passed  bj^  and  'a  great  and 
strong  wind  rent  the  mountains, 
and  brake  in  pieces  the  rocks  be- 
fore the  Lord;  but  the  Lord  was 
not  in  the  wind :  and  after  the 
wind  an  earthquake;  (jut  the 
Lord  was  not  in  the  earthquake: 

12  And  after  the  earthquake  a 
tire ;  but  the  Lord  was  not  in  the 
fire:  and  after  the  fire  a  still 
small  voice. 

13  And  it  was  so,  when  Elijah 
heard  it,  that  «'  he  wrapped  his 
face  in  his  mantle,  and  went  out, 
and  stood  in  the  entering  in  of  the 
cave.  "And,  behold,  there  came  a 
voice  unto  him,  and  said,  What 
doest  thou  here,  Elijah  ? 

14  "And  he  said,  I  have  been  very 
jealous  for  the  Lord  God  of  hosts : 
because  the  children  of  Israel 
have  forsaken  thy  covenant, 
thrown  down  thine  altars,  and 
slain  thy  prophets  with  the  sword; 
and  I,  even  I  only,  am  left;  and 
they  seek  my  life,  to  take  it 
away. 

1.5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Go,  return  on  thy  way  to  the 
wilderness  of  Damascus:  i>nnd 
when  thou  coinest,  anoint  Ilazael 
to  be  king  over  Syria: 

10  And  <7.Tehu  the  son  of  Nimshi 
Shalt  thou  anoint  /o  ;>c  king  over 
Israel:  and  '-Elisha  the  son  of 
Shaphat  of  Abel-meholah  shalt 
thou  anoint  to  be  prophet  in  thy 
room. 

17  And  «it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  him  that  escapeth  the  sword 
of  Hazael  shall  Jehu  slay:  and 
him  that  escapeth  from  the  sword 
of  Jehu  'shall  Elisha  slay. 

18  "Yet  n  I  have  left  me  seven 
tliousand  in  Israel,  all  the  knees 
which  have  not  bowed  unto  Baal, 
2:  and  every  mouth  which  hath  not 
kissed  him. 

19  H  8o  he  departed  thence,  and 
found  Elisha  tlie  son  of  Shaphat, 
who  ivas  i)lout,^liiiii,^  ivilh  twi>lve 
yoke  of  oxen  boibic  him,  and  he 
with  the  twelfth  :  and  IClijah  pass- 
ed by  liim,  and  cast  hi.s  mantle 
upon  him. 

20  And  he  left  the  oxen,  and  ran 
after  Elijah,  and  said,  ."Let  me,  I 
pray  thee,  kiss  my  father  and  my 
mother,  and  then  I  will  ff)llnw 
thee.    And  lie  said  unto  him,  tGo 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  906. 


/Rom.  11.  3. 
f  Num.  25.11, 

13. 

Pd.  69.  9. 
h  ch.  18.  4. 
ich.  18.  22. 

Rom.  11.  3. 


k  Ex.  24.  12. 


(Ez.  1.  4.  & 
37.  7. 


m  So  Ex.  3.  6. 
Is.  6.  2. 


p2  Kings  g, 
1%  13. 


'/2  Kings  9.  1- 

3. 
r  Luke  4.  27, 

called 

Eliseus. 


s2Kingsfi.  12. 
&  'J.  U,  ic. 
&.  10.  G,  ikc. 

&c  13.  :i. 

I  See  Hos.  G. 
5. 

K  Rom.  11.  4. 

II  Or,  /  u>i// 
Icaoc. 

X  See  Hos.  13. 


J/ Malt.  8.  21, 
2^. 
Luke 9.  61, 


-  Ileb. 
iio  return. 


Ben-lmdad  besicgeth  Samaria. 


I.  KINGS. 


The  Syrians  defeated. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  906. 


901. 


t  Heb. 
desirable. 


tHeb.  I  kept 

nut  Lack  from 
him. 


back  again:  for  what  have  I  done 
to  thee  ? 

21  And  he  returned  back  fi-om 
him,  and  took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and 
slew  them,  and  ^  boiled  their  liesh 
with  the  instruments  of  tlie  oxen, 
and  gave  unto  tlie  people,  and 
they  did  eat.  Tlien  he  arose,  and 
went  after  Elijah,  and  ministered 
unto  him. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Ben-hadad,  not  content  tvith  AhaVs  homage, 
besiegetk  Samaria.  13  By  the  direction  of  a 
prophet,  the  Syrians  are  slain,  22  .4s  the 
prophet  forewarned  Aha'i,  the  Syrians,  trusting 
in  the  valleys,  come  against  him  in  Aphek. 
28  By  the  word  of  the  prophet,  and  God's 
judgment,  the  Syrians  are  smitten  again, 
31  The  Syrians  submitting  themselves,  Aha!) 
sendeth  Den-hadad  away  with  a  covenant. 
35  The  prophet,  under  the  parable  of  a  pris- 
oner, making  Ahab  to  judge  himself,  denounc- 
eth  Gad's  judgment  against  him, 

AXD  Ben-hadad  the  king  of 
.  Syria  gathered  all  his  host 
together :  and  there  were  thirty 
and  two  kings  with  him,  and 
horses,  and  chariots:  and  lie  went 
up  and  besieged  Samaria,  and 
warred  against  it. 

2  And  he  sent  messengers  to 
Ahab  king  of  Israel  into  the  city, 
and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
Ben-hadad, 

3  Thy  silver  and  thy  gold  is 
mine  fthy  wives  also  and  thy  chil- 
dren, even  the  goodliest, «?c  mine. 

4  And  the  king  of  Israel  an- 
swered and  said,  My  lord,  O  king, 
according  to  thy  saying,  I  am 
thine,  and  all  that  I  have. 

5  And  the  messengers  came 
again,  and  said.  Thus  speaketh 
Ben-hadad,  saying,  Although  I 
have  sent  untothee.  saying.  Thou 
Shalt  deliver  me  thy  silver,  and 
thy  gold,  and  thy  wives,  and  thj' 
children; 

6  Yet  I  will  send  my  servants 
unto  thee  to  morrow  about  this 
time,  and  they  shall  search  thine 
house,  and  the  houses  of  thy 
servants;  and  it  shall  be,  that 
whatsoever  is  t pleasant  in  thine 
eyes,  they  shall  put  it  in  their 
hand,  and  take  it  away. 

7  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called 
all  the  elders  of  the  land,  and  said, 
Mark,  I  pray  you,  and  see  how 
this  man  seeketh  mischief:  lor  he 
sent  unto  me  for  my  wives,  and 
for  my  children,  and  for  my 
silver,  and  for  my  gold;  and  t'l 
denied  him  not. 

8  And  all  the  elders  and  all  the 
people  said  unto  him.  Hearken 
not  unto  him,  nor  consent. 

9  Wherefore  he  said  unto  the 
messengers  of  Ben-hadad,  Tell 
my  lord  the  king.  All  that  thou 
didst  send  for  to  thy  servant  at 
the  first  I  will  do:  but  this  thing  I 
may  not  do.  And  the  messengers 
departed,  and  brought  him  word 
again. 


10  And  Ben-hadad  sent  unto 
him,  and  said,  "The  gods  do  so 
unto  me,  and  more  also,  if  the 
dust  of  Samaria  shall  suffice  for 
handfuls  for  all  the  people  that 
t  follow  me. 

11  And  the  king  of  Israel  an- 
swered and  said,  Tell  him,  Let 
not  him  that  girdeth  on  his  har- 
mless boast  himself  as  he  that 
putteth  it  off. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Ben-hadad  heard  this  t message, 
as  he  ivas  *  drinking,  he  and  the 
kings  in  the  il  pavilions,  that  he 
said  unto  his  servants,  II  Set  your- 
selves in  array.  And  they  set 
themselves  in  array  against  the 
city. 

13  lAnd,  behold,  there  tcame 
a  prophet  unto  Ahab  king  of 
Israel,  saying.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Hast  thou  seen  all  this 
great  multitude?  behold,  ^i  will 
deliver  it  into  thine  hand  this 
da}-;  and  thou  shalt  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord. 

14  And  Ahab  said,  Bv  whom? 
And  he  said.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  J7wn  by  the  II  young  men 
of  the  princes  of  the  provinces. 
Then  he  said.  Who  shall  t  order 
the  battle  ?  And  he  answered. 
Thou. 

15  Then  he  numbered  the  young 
men  of  the  princes  of  the  prov- 
inces, and  they  were  two  hun- 
dred and  thirty  two  :  and  after 
them  he  numbered  all  the  peo- 
ple, even  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, heimi  seven  thousand. 

IG  And  they  went  out  at  noon. 
But  Ben-hadad  ivas  ^ drinking 
himself  drunk  in  the  pavilions, 
he  and  the  kings,  the  thirty  and 
two  kings  that  helped  him. 

17  And  the  young  men  of  the 
princes  of  the  provinces  went 
out  first;  and  Ben-hadad  sent 
out,  and  they  told  him,  saving. 
There  are  men  come  out  of  Sa- 
maria. 

IS  And  he  said.  Whether  thev  be 
come  out  for  peace,  take  them 
alive;  or  whether  thev  be  come 
out  for  war,  take  them  alive. 

19  So  these  young  men  of  the 
princes  of  the  provinces  came 
out  of  the  city,  and  the  army 
which  followed  them. 

20  And  they  slew  everv  one  his 
man:  and  the  Syrians  "fied:  and 
Israel  pui-sued  them :  and  Ben- 
hadad  the  king  of  Sj-ria  escaped 
on  a  horse  with  the  horsemen. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  went 
out,  and  smote  the  horses  and 
chariots,  and  slew  the  Sj-rians 
with  a  great  slaughter. 

22  %  And  the  prophet  came  to 
the  king  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
him,  Go,  strengthen  thyself,  and 
mai'k,  and  see  ^\•hat  thou  doest : 
efor  at  the  return  of  the  vear  the 

346 


Before 

CHRIST 

901. 


a  th.  19.  2. 

t  Heb.  are  at 
my  feet. 
So  Kx.  ]I.  8. 
Judg.  4.  10. 


t  Heb.  word. 

b  ver.  16. 

il  Or,  tents, 

ilOr,  Place 
the  engines; 
And  they 
placed  en- 
gines. 

T  Heb. 
approached. 


t  Heb. 
bind,  or,  tie. 


d  ver.  12. 
ch.  16.  9. 


e  2  Sara.  11. 1. 


The  Syrians  are  smitten. 


I.  KINGS. 


Allah's  unseasonable  lenity. 


Before 
CHRIST 

901. 


t  Ileb.  that 
was  fallen. 


900. 


/.Insh 

13.  4. 

t  Hrb 

lu  the 

war  u 

■Uh 

Israc 

1!  Or,  u 

era 

VlCtUU 

lied. 

II  Or,  from 
chamhcr  to 
ehamher, 

t  llHb.  into 
a  cli umber 
within  a 


h  (Jell.  37.  34. 


king  of  Syria  will  come  up  against 
thee. 

23  And  the  servants  of  the  king 
of  Syria  said  unto  liim,  Their  gods 
are  gods  of  tlie  hills;  therefore 
they  were  stronger  than  we  ;  but 
let  us  tight  against  them  in  the 
plain,  and  surely  we  shall  be 
stronger  than  they. 

24  And  do  this  thing,  Take  the 
kings  away,  every  man  out  of  his 
place,  and  put  captains  in  their 
rooms : 

20  And  number  thee  an  army, 
like  the  army  tthat  thou  hast 
lost,  horse  for  horse,  and  chariot 
for  chariot:  and  we  will  tight 
against  them  in  the  plain,  and 
surely  wo  shall  be  stronger  than 
they.  And  he  hearkened  unto 
their  voice,  and  did  so. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
return  of  the  year,  that  Ben- 
hadad  numbered  the  Syrians,  and 
went  up  to  /Aphek,  t  to  tight 
against  Israel. 

27  And  the  children  of  Israel 
were  numbered,  and  1  were  all 
present,  and  went  against  them  : 
and  the  children  of  Israel  pitched 
before  Ihem  like  two  little  flocks 
of  kids  ;  but  the  Syrians  tilled  the 
country. 

28  11  And  there  came  a  man  of 
God,  and  spake  unto  the  king  of 
Israel,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Because  the  Syrians  have 
said.  The  Lord  is  God  of  the  hills, 
but  he  is  not  God  of  the  valleys, 
therefore  .'/will  I  deliver  all  this 
great  multitude  into  thine  hand, 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Loud. 

29  And  they  pitched  one  over 
against  the  other  seven  days. 
And  so  it  was,  that  in  the  sev- 
entli  day  the  liattle  was  joined: 
and  the  children  of  Israel  slew  of 
the  Syrians  a  luiudred  thousand 
footnien  in  one  day. 

m  But  the  rest  tied  to  Aphek, 
into  tlie  city;  and  there  a  wall 
fell  upon  twenty  and  seven  thou- 
sand of  the  men  that  were  left. 
And  lien-hadad  tied, and  came 
into  the  city,  lit  into  an  inner 
chamlxT. 

:u  1!  And  his  servants  said  unto 
hini,r.i'liold  now,  we  hav(>  heard 
that  tiie  kings  of  the  house  of 
Israel  are  merciful  kiiit;s:  let 
us,  1  pray  tliee, '' put  suckclotli 
on  our  loins,  and  rojx'S  upon  oui- 
heads,  and  go  out  to  the  king  of 
Israel :  peradventure  he  will  save 
thy  life. 

;w  So  they  girded  sackcloth  on 
their  loins,"  an(U)i(<  ropes  on  their 
heads,  and  canu»  to  the  king  of 
Israel. and  sai<l. Thy  servant  Ben- 
hadad  saith,  1  j)ray  thee,  let  me 
live.  And  he  said,  Is  he  yet 
alive"*  he /.<t  my  brother. 

83  Now  the  men  did  diligently 
346 


observe  whether  any  thine/  ivonld 
come  from  him,  and  did  hastily 
catch  it:  and  they  said.  Thy 
brother  Ben-hadad.  Then  he 
said.  Go  ye,  bring  him.  Then 
Ben-hadad  came  forth  to  him; 
and  he  caused  hini  to  come  up 
into  the  chariot. 

34  And  lien-liadad  said  unto 
him,  'The  cities,  which  my  father 
took  irom  thy  lather,  I  will  re- 
store ;  and  thou  shall  make  streets 
for  thee  in  Dainascus,  as  my  fa- 
ther made  in  Samaria.  Then 
saidAhab,  I  will  send  thee  away 
with  this  covenant.  So  he  made 
a  covenant  with  him,  and  sent 
him  away. 

35  11  And  a  certain  man  of  ''the 
sons  of  the  prophets  said  unto  his 
neighbour  Mn  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  Smite  me,  I  pray  thee.  And 
the  man  refused  to  smite  him. 

3()  Tlien  said  he  unto  him.  Be- 
cause thou  hast  not  obeyed  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  behold,  as 
soon  as  thou  art  departed  irom 
me,  a  lion  shall  slay  thee.  And  as 
soon  as  he  was  departed  from  him, 
"»a  lion  found  him,  and  slew  him. 

37  Then  he  found  another  man, 
and  said,  Smite  me,  I  pray  thee. 
And  the  man  smote  him,  t  so 
that  in  smiting  he  wounded  fiim. 

;«  So  the  prophet  departed,  and 
waited  for  the  king  by  the  way, 
and  disguised  himself  with  ashes 
upon  his  lace. 

39  And  »as  the  king  passed  by, 
he  cried  unto  the  king:  and  he 
said.  Thy  servant  went  out  into 
the  midst  of  the  battle;  and,  be- 
hold, a  man  turned  aside,  and 
brou2;ht  a  man  unto  me, and  said. 
Keep  this  man:  if  by  any  means 
he  be  missing,  then  "shall  thy 
life  be  for  his  lite,  or  else  thou 
Shalt  t  pay  a  talent  of  silver. 

40  Antl  as  thy  ser\'ant  was  busy 
here  and  there,  the  was  gone. 
And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto 
him,  So  shall  thy  judgment  be; 
til  vself  hast  decided  it. 

41  And  he  liasted,  and  took  the 
ashes  away  Irom  his  face ;  and 
tlie  king  of  Israel  discerned  him 
that  he  teas  of  tlie  jiropliets. 

42  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  3' Because  thou 
hast  let  go  out  of  tlty  hand  a  man 
whom  I  appointed  to  utter  de- 
struction, therefore  thy  life  shall 
t;()  for  his  lii'e,  and  thy  people  for 
his  jieople. 

43  And  the  king  of  Israel  "/went 
to  his  house  heavy  and  dis- 
pleased, aiul  came  to  Samaria. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Ahab  hcing  denied  Nahoth's  vineyard  is  urirv 
cd.  5  Jeieb't  writing  letters  a/niinsl  Kahoih, 
he  is  condemned  uf  hliisphemt/.  15  Ahali  luktili 
jiossessiun  of  the  vineyard.  17  FJijoh  dciinnnc- 
eth  judgments  anainst  Ahab  and  Jezebel.  "25 
Wicked'  Ahab  repenting,  Qod  dejerreth  the 
Judgment. 


Before 
CHRIST 

900. 


*  2  Kings  2.  3, 
5,  7,  IS. 

ah.  13.  17,  18. 


m  ch.  13.  24. 


t  Hell. 
smiling  and 
wounding. 


n  Si-e  2  Sam. 
12.  1,  if. 


o2  Kings  10. 
24. 
t  Hi'lj.  weigh. 


t  Hell. 
he  was  not. 


pch. 22.  31-37. 


</ch.  21.  4. 


He  is  denied  Naboth's  vineyard.      I.  KtNGS. 


Naboth  is  stoned  to  death. 


Before 

CHRIST 

900. 


899. 
!  1  Sam.  8. 14. 


t  Heb. 
be  soud  in 
Ihine  eyes. 

b  Lev.  23.  23 
Num.  36.  7. 
Ez.  46.  le. 


tHeb. 
171  the  top  of 
the  people. 


cEx.22.  28. 
Lev.  24.  15, 


Acts  0.  11. 
dLev.  24.14. 


AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these  i 
.  things,  t/iat  Naboth  the  Jez- 
reelite  had  a  vineyard,  which  was 
in  Jezreel,  liard  l")y  tlie  palace  of 
Ahab  king  of  .Saiuaria. 

2  And  Ahab  spake  unto  Naboth, 
saying,  Give  nie  thy  "vineyard, 
that  I  may  have  it  for  a  garden  of 
herbs,  because  it  is-  near  unto  my 
house:  and  I  will  give  thee  for  it 
a  better  vineyard  than  it:  or,  if 
it  tseem  good  to  thee,  I  will  give 
thee  the  worth  of  it  in  money. 

3  And  Naboth  said  to  Ahab, 
The  Lord  forbid  it  me,  tthat  I 
should  give  the  inheritance  of  my 
fathers  unto  thee. 

4  And  Ahab  came  into  his  liouse 
heavy  and  displeased  because  of 
the  word  which  Naboth  the  Jez- 
reelite  had  spoken  to  him  :  for  he 
had  said,  I  will  not  give  thee  the 
inheritance  of  my  tathers.  And 
he  laid  him  dowii  upon  his  bed, 
and  turned  away  his  face,  and 
would  eat  no  bread. 

.5  H  But  Jezebel  his  wife  came  to 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  Why  is 
thy  spirit  so  sad,  that  thou  eatest 
no  bread  ? 

6  And  he  said  unto  her,  Because 
I  spake  unto  Naboth  the  Jez- 
reelite,  and  said  unto  him.  Give 
me  thy  vineyard  for  money;  or 
else,  if'it  please  thee,  I  will  give 
thee  anol/ier  vineyard  for  it :  and 
he  answered,  I  will  not  give  thee 
my  vineyard. 

7  And  Jezebel  his  wife  said  unto 
him,  Dost  thou  now  govern  the 
kingdom  of  Isi'ael  ?  arise,  mid 
eat  bread,  and  let  thine  heart  be 
merry:  I  will  give  thee  the  vine- 
yard of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite. 

8  So  she  wrote  letters  in  Ahab's 
name,  and  sealed  them  with  his 
seal,  and  sent  the  letters  unto  the 
elders  and  to  the  nobles  that  ivei-e 
in  his  citj%  dwelling  with  Naboth. 

9  And  she  wrote  in  the  letters, 
saying,  Proclaim  a  fast,  and  set 
Naboth  t  on  high  among  the 
people : 

10  And  set  two  men,  sons  of  Be- 
lial, before  him,  to  bear  witness 
against  him,  saying,  Thou  didst 
c  blaspheme  God  and  the  king. 
And  (hen  carry  him  out,  and 
''stone  him,  that  he  may  die. 

11  And  the  men  of  his  citj^,  even 
the  elders  and  the  nobles  who 
were  tlie  inhabitants  in  his  city, 
did  as  .Tezebel  had  sent  unto  theih, 
(uul  as  it  iww  written  in  the  letters 
which  she  had  sent  unto  them. 

12  eTliej' proclaimed  a  last,  and 
set  Naboth  on  high  among  the 
people. 

1:3  And  there  came  in  two  men, 
children  of  Belial,  and  sat  before 
him:  and  the  men  of  Belial  wit- 
nessed against  him,  even  against 
Naboth,  in  the  presence  of  the 
people,  saying,  Naboth  did  blas- 


pheme God  and  the  king.  /Then 
they  carried  him  forth  out  of  the 
citj-,  and  stoned  him  with  stones, 
that  he  died. 

14  Then  they  sent  to  Jezebel, 
saying,  Naboth  Is  stoned,  and  is 
dead. 

15  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Jezebel  heard  that  Naboth  was 
stoned,  and  was  dead,  that  Jeze- 
bel said  to  Ahab,  Arise,  take  pos- 
session of  the  vineyard  of  Naboth 
the  Jezreelite,  which  he  refused 
to  give  thee  for  money :  for 
Naboth  is  not  alive,  but  dead. 

Ifi  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Ahab  heard  that  Naboth  was 
dead,  that  Ahab  rose  up  to  go 
down  to  the  vinej'ard  of  Naboth 
the  Jezreelite,  to  take  possession 
of  it. 

17  ^  j/And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  say- 
ing, 

IS  Arise,  go  down  to  meet  Ahab 
king  of  Israel,  ^  which  is  in  Sa- 
maria: behold, /le  is  in  the  vine- 
yard of  Naboth,  whither  he  is 
gone  down  to  possess  it. 

19  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto 
him,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Hast  thou  killed,  and  also  taken 
possession?  And  thou  shalt 
speak  unto  him,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  'In  the  place 
where  dogs  licked  the  blood  of 
Naboth  shall  dogs  lick  thy  blood, 
even  thine. 

20  And  Ahab  said  to  Elijah, 
*IIast  thou  found  me,  O  mine 
enemy?  And  he  answered,  I 
have  found  ihee:  because  'thou 
hast  sold  thyself  to  work  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

21  Behold,  «»I  will  bring  evil 
upon  thee,  and  will  take  away 
thy  posterity,  and  will  cut  olf 
from  Ahab  "  him  that  pLsseth 
against  the  wall,  and  "him  that 
is  shut  up  and  left  in  Israel, 

22  And  will  make  thine  house 
like  the  liouse  of  i^  Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Nebat,  and  like  the  house 
of  sBaasha  the  son  of  Ahijah,  for 
the  provocation  wherewith  thou 
hast  provoked  ine  to  anger,  and 
made  Israel  to  sin. 

23  And  »-of  Jezebel  also  spake  the 
Lord,  saying.  The  dogs  shall  eat 
Jezebel  by  the  P  wall  of  Jezreel. 

24  «Him  that  dieth  of  Ahab  in 
the  city  the  dogs  shall  eat ;  and 
him  that  dieth  in  the  field  shall 
the  fowls  of  the  air  eat. 

2.5  If  But  ahere  wiis  none  like 
unto  Ahab,  which  did  sell  himself 
to  work  wickedness  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  «whom  Jezebel  his 
wife  II  stirred  up. 

20  And  he  did  very  abominably 
in  following  idols,  according  to 
all  thinps  ^as  did  the  Amorites, 
whom  the  Lord  cast  out  before 
the  children  of  Israel. 
347 


Before 
CHRIST 

899. 


/See  2  Kings 
9.  26. 

899. 


Ach.  13.  32. 
2  Chr.  22.  9. 


/  2  Kings  17. 
17. 
Rom.  7.  14. 

77!  ch.  14.  10. 
2  Kings  9.  8.' 

71 1  Sam.  25. 
22. 
och.  14.  10. 

pch.  15.  29. 
qch.  16.3,  II 


r  2  Kings  9. 
36. 

i|  Or,  ditch. 
sch.  14.  11.  & 
16.  4. 


tch.  16.  30, 
Sec, 


iT'ch.  16.  31. 
il  Or,  incited. 


rGen.  15.  16 
2  Kings  21. 


Ahah  is  seduced 


I.  KINGS. 


by  false  ptophets. 


Before 

CHRIST 

89'J. 


ylifu.  37.  34. 


897. 


u2  Chr.  18.2, 


i  Dent.  4.  43. 

t  Heb. 
silcnl  frum 
taking  It. 


c1  Kings  3.  7. 


c2Kii)gs3.11. 


t  Hrb.  floor. 


27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Ahab  heard  those  words,  that  he 
rent  his  clothes,  and  .vjiut  sack- 
cloth upon  his  flesh,  and  fasted, 
and  lay  in  sackcloth,  and  went 
softly. 

28  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Elijali  the  Tishbite,  say- 
ing, 

2"J  Seest  thou  how  Ahab  hum- 
bletli  him.self  beJbre  me?  because 
he  humbleth  liimself  before  me, 
I  will  not  bring-  the  evil  in  his 
daj's  :  hut  ~\n  liis  son's  days  will  I 
bring  the  evil  upon  his  house. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Afiab,  seduced  by  false  prophets,  according  to 
the  word  of  Micaiah,  is  slain  at  Ramoth-gilead. 
37  The  dogs  lick  up  his  blood,  and  Ahaziah 
succeedeth  him.  41  Jehuskaphat's  pood  rei^n. 
45  His  acts.  50  Jehoram  succeedeth  him.  51 
Ahaziah*s  evil  reign. 

AND  they  continued  three  years 
.  without  war   between  Syria 
and  Israel. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third 
year,  that  «  Jehoshaphat  the  king 
of  Judah  came  down  to  the  king 
of  Israel. 

3  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  un- 
to his  servants,  Know  ye  that 
iRamotli  in  (Jilead  i.s-  ours,  and 
we  te  t  still,  and  take  it  not  out  of 
the  hand  of  tlie  king  of  Syria  ? 

4  And  he  said  unto  Jehoshaphat, 
Wilt  thou  go  with  me  to  battle  to 
Ramoth-gilead?  And  Jehosha- 
phat .said  to  tlie  king  of  Israel,  « I 
am  as  thou  art,  my  people  as  thy 
people,  my  horses  as  thy  horses. 

5  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto  the 
king  of  Israel,  Inquire,  I  pray 
thee,  at  the  word  of  the  Lord  to 
day. 

ti  Then  the  king  of  Israel  d  gath- 
ered the  prophets  together,  about 
four  hundred  men,  and  said  unto 
them,  Shall  I  go  against  Ramoth- 
gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I  forbear? 
And  tliey  said,  Go  up;  for  the 
Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand 
of  the  king. 

7  And  cJehosliaphat  said,  J?  thei'e 
not  here  a  i)ii)i)li('t  of  tlie  Lord 
besides,  that  we  might  inquire  of 
him  ? 

8  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  There  is  yet 
one  man,  Micaiah  the  son  of  Im- 
lah,  by  whom  we  may  inquire  of 
the  Lord:  bull  liati' him  ;  for  he 
doth  not  projjhcsy  good  concern- 
ing me,  but  evil.  And  .Jehosha- 
phat said,  Let  not  thi' Iviiig  savso. 

1)  Tlien  the  king  ot  Isi-ai'l  ciiUed 
a)i  lloflicer,  and  said,  l(asleii/u7/tcr 
Micaiah  the  son  of  Inilali. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  and 
Jeho.shaphat  the  king  of  Judah 
sat  each  on  his  throne,  liaving  put 
on  their  robes,  in  a  1  void  piace  in 
the  eiitranci^  of  the  gate  of  Sama- 
ria; and  all  the  prophets  prophe- 
sietl  bclbre  them. 
348 


11  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Che- 
naanah  made  him  horns  of  iron : 
and  he  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
With  tliese  shalt  thou  push  the 
Syrians,  until  thou  have  consum- 
ed them. 

12  And  all  the  prophets  prophe- 
sied so,  saying,  Go  up  to  Ramoth- 
gilead,  and  prosper :  for  the  Lord 
shall  deliver  it  into  the  king's 
hand. 

lo  And  the  messenger  that  was 
gone  to  call  Micaiah  spake  unto 
him,  saying,  Beliold  now,  the 
words  of  the  prophets  declare  good 
unto  the  king  with  one  mouth: 
let  thy  word,  I  pray  thee,  be  like 
the  word  of  one  of  them,  and 
speak  that  ivhich  is  good. 

14  And  Micaiah  said.  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  ./"what  the  Lord 
saith  unto  me,  that  will  I  speak. 

15  f  So  he  came  to  the  king. 
And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Mi- 
caiah ,  shall  we  go  against  Ranioth- 
gilead  lo  battle,  or  .shall  we  for- 
bear? And  he  answered  him.  Go, 
and  prosper :  lor  the  Lord  shall 
deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the 
king. 

16  And  the  king  said  unto  him. 
How  many  times  sliall  I  adjure 
thee  that  thou  tell  me  nothing  but 
th((t  tuhi.ch  is  true  in  the  name  of 
tlie  Lord? 

17  And  he  said,  I  saw  all  Israel 
9  scattered  upon  the  hills,  as  sheep 
that  have  not  a  shepherd :  and  the 
Lord  said.  These  have  no  mas- 
ter: let  them  return  every  man 
to  his  house  in  peace. 

18  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  Did  I  not  tell 
thee  that  he  would  prophesy  no 
good  concerning  me,  but  evil? 

19  And  he  said,  Hear  tliou  there- 
fore the  word  of  the  Lord:  ''I 
saw  the  Lord  sit  ting  on  his  throne, 
iand  all  the  hostof  heaven  stand- 
ing by  him  ou  his  right  hand  and 
on  his  left. 

20  And  the  Lord  said.  Who  shall 
II  persuade  .\ha!),  that  lie  may  go 
up  and  fall  at  Ramoth-gilead? 
And  one  said  on  this  manner,  and 
another  said  on  tliat  manner. 

21  And  there  came  I'orth  a  spirit, 
and  stood  before  the  I^ord,  and 
said,  I  will  jiersuade  liim. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Wherewith?  And  he  said,  I  will 
go  I'orth,  and  I  will  be  a  lying 
spirit  in  the  mouth  of'all  liisi)roph- 
ets.  Andliesaid,  ^Tliou  shalt  per- 
suade him,  and  prevail  also :  go 
Ibrth,  and  do  ,so. 

23  'Now  therefore,  behold,  the 
LoRO  hatli  put  a  lying  spirit  in 
the  mouth  of  all  these  thy  proph- 
ets, and  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
evil  concerning  thee. 

21  But  Zedekiali  the  son  of  Che- 
naanah  went  ni'ar,and  smote  INIi- 
caiah    on    the   cheek,   and   said, 


Before 
CHRIST 

897. 


/Num.  22.  3a 


/(Is.  6.  1. 
Dan.  7.  9. 

I  Jol)  1.  C.  k 
•2.  1. 

Ps.  103.  20, 

21. 

Dan.  7.  10. 

'/.•ill.  J.  10. 

Malt.  IH.  10. 

Heb.  1.7,14. 

II  Or,  deceive. 


»Jmlg.  9.23. 

Job  12.  IG. 

ICi.  14.  9. 

2TI11-SS.  2. 

11. 
/  Ez.  14.  9. 


Micaiali's  ■prophecy. 


I.  KINGS. 


Ahah  is  slain  in  tattle. 


Before 
CHRIST 

897. 


ml  Chr.  18. 
23. 

II  Or,  from 
chamber  to 
chamber. 

t  Heb. 
a  chnmher  in 
a  cfiamber, 
ch.  20.  30. 


Deut.   18.  20, 
21,  22. 


II  Or,  when  he 
was  to  (its- 
guise  himself, 
and  enter  into 
the  battle. 

o2Chr.  33.  22. 


p2  Chr.  IS. 
31. 
Prov.   13.  20. 


t  Heb.  in  his 

simplicity, 

2  Sam.  15. 

II. 
t  Heb.  joints 

and  the 

breastplate. 
t  Heb. 

made  sick. 
t  Heb. 

ascended. 


icb.  21.  19. 


"« Which  way  went  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  from  me  to  .speak  unto  thee? 

25  And  Micaiah  .said,  Behold, 
thou  Shalt  see  in  that  day,  when 
thou  Shalt  go  llinto  tan  inner 
chamber  to  hide  thyself. 

26  And  the  king  of  Israel  said, 
Take  Micaiah ,  and  carry  him  back 
unto  Amon  the  governor  of  the 
city,  and  to  Joash  the  king's  son  ; 

27  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  king. 
Put  this  fellow  in  the  prison,  and 
feed  liini  with  bread  of  atlliction 
and  with  water  of  alHictiou,  until 
I  come  in  peace. 

28  And  Micaiah  said.  If  thou 
return  at  all  in  peace,  "the  Lord 
hath  not  spoken  by  me.  And  he 
said,  Hearken,  O* people,  every 
one  of  you. 

29  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Je- 
hoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah 
went  up  to  Ramoth-gilead. 

30  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  II I  will  disguise 
inyself,  and  enter  into  the  battle; 
but  put  thou  on  thy  robes.  And 
the  king  of  Israel  odi.sguised  him.- 
self,  and  went  into  the  battle. 

31  But  the  king  of  Syria  com- 
manded his  thirty  and  two  cap- 
tains that  had  rule  over  his  char- 
iots, saying,  Fight  neither  with 
small  nor  great',  save  only  with 
tlie  king  of  Israel. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
captains  of  the  chariots  saw  Je- 
hoshaphat, that  they  said.  Surely 
it  is  the  king  of  Israel.  And  they 
turned  aside  to  fight  against  hiin : 
and  Jehoshaphat  p  cried  out. 

33  And  it  came  to  pa-ss,  when  the 
captains  of  the  chariots  perceived 
that  it  ivas  not  the  king  of  Israel, 
that  thej-  turned  back  from  pur- 
suing him. 

34  And  a  certain  man  drew  a  bow 
tat  a  venture,  and  smote  the  king 
of  Israel  between  the  t  joints  of  the 
harness:  wherefore  he  said  unto 
the  driver  of  liis  chariot,  Turn 
thine  hand,  and  carry  me  out  of 
the  host ;  for  I  am  t  wounded. 

;i5  And  the  battle  t  increased  that 
day:  and  the  king  was  stayed  up 
in  his  chariot  against  the  Syrians, 
and  died  at  even :  and  the  blood 
ran  out  of  the  wound  into  the 
t  midst  of  the  chariot. 

36  And  there  went  a  proclama- 
tion throughout  the  host  about 
the  going  down  of  the  sun,  saying. 
Every  man  to  his  city,  and  every 
man  to  his  own  country. 

37  1  So  the  king  died,  and  twas 
brought  to  Samaria;  and  they 
buried  the  king  in  Samaria. 

38  And  one  washed  the  chariot 
in  the  pool  of  Samaria;  and  the 
dogs  licked  up  his  blood ;  and 
they  washed  his  armour ;  accord- 
ing 'iunto  the  word  of  the  Lord 
which  he  spake. 


39  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Ahab,  and  all  that  he  did,  and 
'•the  ivory  house  which  he  made, 
and  all  the  cities  that  he  built, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel ? 

40  So  Ahab  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers ;  and  Ahaziah  his  son  reign- 
ed in  his  .stead. 

41  ?  And  s  Jehoshaphat  the  son 
of  Asa  began  to  reign  over  Judah 
in  the  fourthyear  of  Ahab  king  of 
Israel. 

42  Jehoshaphat  vxis  thirty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign ;  and  he  I'eigned  twenty  and 
five  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  icas  Azubah  the 
daughter  of  Shilhi. 

43  And  «he  walked  in  all  the 
waj's  of  Asa  his  father ;  he  turned 
not  aside  from  it,  doing  tliat  which 
iva.'i  right  in  the  eyes  of  tlie  Lord  : 
nevertheless  « the  high  places 
were  not  taken  away ;  for  the 
people  offered  and  burnt  incense 
yet  in  the  high  places. 

44  And  a;Jehosliaphat  made 
peace  with  the  king  of  Israel. 

45  Xow  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jeho.shaphat,  and  his  might  that 
he  shewed,  and  how  he  warred, 
arc  the.v  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ? 

46  j/And  the  remnant  of  the  sod- 
omites, which  remained  in  the 
days  of  his  father  Asa,  he  took 
out  of the  land. 

47  2  There  was  then  no  king  in 
Edom :  a  deputy  was  king. 

48  "Jehoshaphat  11 ''made  ships 
of  Tharshish  to  go  to  Ophir  for 
gold:  '-•but  they  went  not;  for  the 
ships  were  broken  at  <i  Ezion- 
geber. 

'49  Then  said  Ahaziah  the  son  of 
Ahab  unto  Jehoshaphat,  Let  my 
servants  go  with  thj'  servants 
in  the  ships.  But  Jehoshaphat 
would  not. 

50  ^  And cJehoshaphatslept with 
his  fathers,  and  was  buried  with 
his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David 
his  father:  and  Jehoram  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

51  1,  /Ahaziah  the  son  of  Ahab 
began  to  reign  over  Israel  in  Sa- 
maria the  seventeenth  year  of 
Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah,  and 
reigned  two  years  over  Israel. 

52  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  c walked  in  the 
way  of  his  father,  and  in  the  way 
of  his  mother,  and  in  the  way  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
inade  Israel  to  sin  :    ' 

53  For  hhe  served  Baal,  and 
worshipped  him,  and  provoked 
to  anger  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
according  to  all  that  his  lather 
had  done. 

349 


Before 

CHRIST 

897. 


■Amos  3.  15. 


897. 


914. 

Began  to 
reign  alone 


J  2  Chr.  17.3. 


«ch.  14.  23. 
&  15.  H. 
2  Kings  12.  3. 


r2Clir.  10.  C 
2  Cor.  6.  M. 


i(ch.  14.  24.  & 
15.  12. 


913. 
z  Gen.  25.  23. 

2  Sam.  8.  14. 

2  Kings  3.  9. 

&  8.  20. 
fi2  Chr.  20. 

35,  &c. 
II  Or,  had 

ten  ships, 
bch.  10.  22. 
c2Chr.  20. 

37. 
rfch.  9.  26. 
e2  Chr.  21.  1. 


889. 
Now  he  he- 
gins  to  reigii 
alone. 
/ver.  40. 
898. 


f  ch.  15.  26. 


?i  Judg.  2.  11. 
ch.  16.  31. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  89(J. 


iQ  Sam.  8. 
1  ch.  3.  5. 


c  1  Sam.  5. 10. 


t  HpI).  The 
bed  whithir 
Ihuu  art  gone 
up,  lliuu  shall 
nut  cume 
duwnfrom  it. 


the  man  ? 


(ISl-r  /.cell. 

i:i.  4. 
Malt.  3.  4. 


THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF  THE  KmOS, 

COMMOXtY    CALIiED, 

THE    FOURTH    BOOK  OF  THE    KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Moali  rehelleth.  2  Ahaziah,  sending  to  Baal- 
zebub,  hath  his  judgment  by  Elijah.  5  Elijah 
twice  hringeth  Jire  Jrvm  heaven  upon  them 
whom  Ahaziah  sent  to  apprehend  him.  13  He 
pitiElh  the  third  captain,  and,  encouraged  by 
an  angel,  tellelh  the  lung  of  his  denth.  17  Je- 
horam  succeedcth  Ahaziah. 

THEN  Moab  "rebelled  against 
Israel   <- alter    the    death    of 
Ahab. 

2  And  Ahaziah  fell  down  tlirough 
a  lattice  in  hi.s  upper  chamber 
that  icus  in  Samaria,  and  was  sick : 
and  he  sent  messengers,  and  said 
unto  them,  Go,  inquire  of  Baal- 
zebub  the  god  of  ^Elvron  whether 
I  shall  recover  of  this  disease. 

3  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said 
to  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  Ari.se,  go 
up  to  meet  tlie  messengers  of  the 
king  of  Samaria,  and  say  unto 
them.  Is  it  not  because  there  is  not 
a  God  in  Israel,  that  ye  go  to  in- 
quire of  Baal-zebub  the  god  of 
Ekron  ? 

4  Now  therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  t  Thou  slialt  not  come  down 
from  that  bed  on  which  tliou  art 
gone  up,  but  shalt  surely  die. 
And  Elijah  departed. 

5  \  And  when  the  messengers 
turned  back  unto  him,  he  said 
unto  them,  Why  are  ye  now  turn- 
ed bade  ? 

6  And  they  said  unto  him.  There 
came  a  man  up  to  meet  us,  and 
said  unto  us,  Go,  turn  again  unto 
the  king  tliat  sent  you,  and  say 
unto  liim.  Thus  saitli  the  Lord, 
I.H  It  not  because  there  is  not  a  God 
in  Israel,  that  thou  sendest  to  in- 
quire of  Baal-zebub  the  god  of 
Ekron?  therefore  tiiou  shalt  not 
come  down  from  that  bed  on 
whicli  thou  art  gone  up,  but  shalt 
surel.v  die. 

7  And  lie  said  unto  them,  t  What 
inanner  of  man  tvas  he  whicli 
cam(;  up  to  meet  you,  and  told 
you  these  words  ? 

8  And  they  answered  him,  He 
(t'rt.v''a  hairy  man,  and  girt  witli 
a  girdle  of  leatlicr  aliout  his  loins. 
And  he  said,  It  is  Elijah  the  Tish- 
bite. 

!»  Then  tlie  king  sent  unto  hiin  a 
(•a[)tain  of  fifty  witli  his  tiCty. 
And  he  went  up  to  liini:  and,  be- 
hold, he  sat  on  the  top  of  a  hill. 
And  lie  spake  unto  him.  Thou 
3.50 


man  of  God,  the  king  hath  said. 
Come  down. 

10  And  Elijah  answered  and  said 
to  the  captain  of  fil'ty.  If  I  lie  a 
man  of  God,  then  ^let  lire  come 
down  from  heaven,  and  consume 
thee  and  thy  tifty.  And  there 
came  down  fire  from  heaven,  and 
consumed  him  and  his  fifty. 

11  Again  also  he  sent  uiito  him 
another  captain  of  fifty  witli  his 
fifty.  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  O  man  of  God,  thus 
hath  the  king  said,  Come  down 
quickly. 

VI  And  Elijah  answered  and 
said  unto  them.  If  I  Jje  a  man  of 
God,  let  fire  come  down  from 
heaven,  and  consume  thee  and 
thy  fifty.  And  the  fire  of  God 
came  down  from  heaven,  and 
consumed  him  and  his  fifty. 

18  \  And  he  sent  again  "a  cap- 
tain of  the  third  fifty  with  his 
fifty.  And  the  third  captain  of 
fifty  went  up,  and  came  and  t  fell 
on  liis  knees  bd'orr  lOlijah,  and 
besought  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
O  man  of  God,  I  pray  thee,  let  my 
life,  and  the  life  of  these  fifty  thy 
servants, ./"be  precious  in  th j'  sight. 

14  Behold,  there  came  fire  down 
from  heaven,  and  burnt  up  the 
two  captains  of  the  former  fifties 
with  their  filtics:  therefore  let  my 
life  now  be  j)rfcious  in  thy  siglit. 

15  And  the  angel  of  tlie  liORD 
said  unto  Elijah,  Go  down  with 
him:  be  not  afraid  of  him.  And 
he  arose,  and  went  down  with 
him  unto  tlie  king. 

h)  And  he  .said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Loud,  Forasmuch  as 
thou  hast  sent  messengers  to 
inquire  of  Baal-zebub  the  god 
of  Ekron,  is  it  not  because  there 
is  no  God  in  Israel  to  in<iuire 
of  his  word?  therefore  thou  shalt 
not  come  down  off  that  bed  on 
which  thou  art  gone  up,  but  shalt 
surely  die. 

17  H  So  he  died  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Loud  which 
Elijah  had  spoken.  And  II  .Je- 
horam  reigned  in  liis  stead,  in 
the  second  year  of  .Tchoraui  the 
sonof  Jeliosliai)liat  kingof  JudaJi; 
because  he  had  no  son. 

18  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Ahaziah  which  lie  did,  are  they 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  896. 


/I  Sam.  29. 
21. 
Vs.  72.  14. 


8,06. 


Jchoram 
was  Priirei 
mill  the 
eit^hlceiilli 
ot  Jehvshn- 
phat, 
cli.  3.  1. 


Elijah  is  taken 


11.  KINGS. 


up  into  heaven. 


Before 
CHRIST 

896. 


a  Gen.  5.  24. 
h  I  Kings  19. 

•n. 

cSei-  Ruth  1. 
ij,  16. 


dl  f<am.  1.26. 
ver.  4,  G. 
ch.  4.  30. 

e  1  Kings  20. 


cli.  4.  1,  38. 
&  9.  1. 


t  Heb. 
in  sight. 


/So  Ex.  14. 


.losh.  3.  16 
vcr.  14. 


t  Heb.  Thuu 
liast  (func 


not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicle.s  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Elijah,  Inkin?  his  leave  uf  Elisha,  trith  his 
mantle  dividetn  Jordan,  9  and,  granting 
Elisha  his  raiuest,  is  taken  up  by  a  fiery  char- 
iot into  heaven.  12  Elisha,  dividing  Jordan 
with  Elijah's  mantle,  is  acknowledged  his  suc- 
cessor, 16  The  young  prophets,  hardly  ob- 
taining leave  to  seek  Elijah,  could  not  find 
him.  19  Elisha  with  salt  hcaleth  the  un- 
wholesome waters.  23  Bears  destroy  the  chil- 
dren that  mocked  Elisha. 

A  XD  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
l\.  Lor n  would  "take  up  Elijah 
into  heaven  by  a  whirlwind,  that 
Elijah  went  with  *  Elisha  from 
Ciilgal. 

2  And  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha, 
c  Tarry  here,  I  pray  thee ;  for  the 
Lord'  hath  sent  me  to  Beth-el. 
And  Elisha  said  loito  him.  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  and  ^as  thy  soul 
liveth,  I  will  not  leave  thee.  80 
they  went  down  to  Beth-el. 

3  And  «the  sons  of  the  prophets 
that  ire7-e  at  Beth-el  came  forth 
to  Elisha,  and  .said  unto  him, 
Know  est  thou  that  the  Lord  will 
take  away  thy  master  from  thy 
head  to  day?  And  he  said.  Yea, 
I  know  it ;  hold  ye  your  peace. 

4  And  Elijah  said  unto  him, 
Elislia,  tarry  here,  I  pray  thee: 
for  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to 
Jericho.  And  he  said,  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul 
liveth,  1  will  not  leave  thee.  So 
they  came  to  Jericho. 

5  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
that  ive7'e  at  Jericho  came  to  Eli- 
sha, and  said  unto  him,  Knowest 
thou  that  the  Lord  will  take 
away  thy  master  from  thy  head 
to  day?  And  he  answered.  Yea, 
I  know  it ;  hold  ye  your  peace. 

0  And  Elijah  "said  unto  him. 
Tarry,  I  pray  thee,  here;  for  the 
Lord  hath  sent  me  to  Jordan. 
And  he  said.  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
and  OS-  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not 
leave  thee.  And  they  two  went 
on. 

7  And  fifty  men  of  the  sons  of 
the  prophets  went,  and  stood  t  to 
view  afar  off':  and  they  two  stood 
by  Jordan. 

8  And  Elijah  took  his  mantle, 
and  wrapped  it  together,  and 
smote  the  waters,  and  /they  were 
divided  hither  and  thither,  so 
that  they  two  went  over  on  dry 
ground. 

9  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  were  gone  over,  that  Elijali 
said  unto  Elisha,  Ask  what  I 
shall  do  for  thee,  before  I  be 
taken  away  from  thee.  And  Eli- 
sha said,  I  pray  thee,  let  a  double 
portion  of  thy  .spirit  be  upon  me. 

10  And  he  said,  tThou  hast  asked 
a  hard  thing:  'nevertheless,  if  thou 
see  me  u-lien  I  am  taken  from 
thee,  it  shall  be  so  unto  thee ;  but 
if  not,  it  shall  not  be  so. 


H  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
still  went  on,  and  talked,  that, 
behold,  there  appeared  an  chariot 
of  Are,  and  horses  of  fire,  and 
parted  them  both  asunder;  and 
Elijah  went  up  by  a  whirlwind 
into  heaven. 

12  ^  And  Elisha  saw  it,  and  he 
cried,  h  My  lather,  my  father,  the 
chariot  of  Israel,  and  the  horse- 
men thereof!  And  he  saw  him 
no  more :  and  he  took  hold  of  his 
own  clothes,  and  rent  them  in 
two  pieces. 

l-'j  He  took  up  also  the  mantle 
of  Elijah  that  Jell  from  him,  and 
went  back,  and  stood  by  the 
t bank  of  Jordan; 

14  And  he  took  the  mantle  of 
Elijah  that  fell  from  him,  and 
smote  the  waters,  and  said. 
Where  is  the  Lord  God  of  Eli- 
jali? And  when  he  also  had 
smitten  the  waters,  »they  parted 
hither  and  thither :  and  Elisha 
went  over. 

15  And  when  the  sons  of  the 
prophets  which  \tjere  ^Xo  view  at 
Jericho  saw  him,  they  said.  The 
spirit  of  Elijah  doth  rest  on  Eli- 
sha. And  they  came  to  meet 
him,  and  bowed  themselves  to 
the  ground  before  him. 

1(1  11  And  they  said  unto  him. 
Behold  now,  there  be  with  thy 
servants  fifty  istrong  men;  let 
them  go,  we  pray  thee,  and  seek 
thy  ma.ster:  Uest  peradventure 
the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  hath 
taken  him  up,  and  cast  him  upon 
Isome  mountain,  or  into  some 
valley.  And  he  .said,  Ye  shall 
not  send. 

17  And  when  thej'  urged  him  till 
he  was  ashamed,  he  said.  Send. 
They  sent  therefore  fifty  men; 
and  they  sought  three  days,  but 
found  him  not. 

18  And  when  they  came  again 
to  him,  (for  he  tarried  at  Jericho,) 
he  said  unto  them,  Did  I  not  say 
unto  j'ou.  Go  not? 

19  11'And  the  men  of  the  city 
said  unto  Elislia,  Behold,  I  pray 
thee,  the  situation  of  this  city  is 
pleasant,  as  vaj  lord  seeth :  but 
the  water  is  naught,  and  the 
ground  t  barren. 

20  And  he  said.  Bring  me  a  new 
cruse,  and  put  salt  therein.  And 
they  brought  it  to  him. 

21  And  he  went  Ibrth  unto  the 
spring  of  the  waters,  and  '"cast 
the  salt  in  there,  and  said.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I  have  healed 
these  waters ;  there  shall  not  be 
from  thence  any  more  death  or 
barren  land. 

22  So  the  waters  were  healed 
unto  this  day,  according  to  the 
saying  of  Elisha  which  he  spake. 

2:5  If  And  he  went  up  from  thence 
unto  Beth-el:  and  as  he  was  go- 
ing up  by  the  way,  there  came 
i>51 


Before 
CHRIST 

890. 


/Tch.  6.  17. 
Ps.  104.  4. 


t  Heb.  hp. 


t  Heb.  sons 
of  strength. 

I  See  1  Kings 
18.  12. 
Ez.  f».  3. 
Acts  e.  39. 

t  Heb.  one  of 
the  mount- 
ains. 


f  Heh. 
causing  to 
miscarry. 


m  See  Ex.  15. 
25. 

ch.  4.  41.  <fc 
6.  6. 
John  9.  6. 


Jehoram's  reign. 


II.  KINGS. 


Elisha  ohtaineth  water. 


Before 
CHRIST 

896. 


896. 


t  Heb.  statue, 
h  1  Kings  16. 
31,  3-2. 

c  1  Kings  12. 
28,  31,  32. 


893 


/I  Kings  22. 


+  Hfl>. 
at  their  feet. 
See  Kx.  11. 


g  1  Kings  22. 


forth  little  children  out  of  the 
city,  and  mocked  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  Go  up,  thou  bald  head; 
go  up,  thou  bald  head. 

24  And  he  turned  back,  and 
looked  on  them,  and  cur.sed  them 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  And 
there  came  forth  two  .she  bears 
out  of  the  wood,  and  tare  forty 
and  two  children  of  them. 

2.5  And  he  went  from  thence  to 
mount  Carmel,  and  from  thence 
he  returned  to  Samaria. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Jehoram's  reign.  4  Mesha  rcbelleth.  6  Je- 
hvram,  with  Jehoshaphat,  and  the  king  of  Edum, 
being  distressed  for  want  of  water,  tiy  Elisha 
ohtaineth  water,  and  promise  of  victory.  21 
The  Moahites,  deceived  by  the  colour  of  the 
water,  coming  to  spoil,  are  overcome.  26  The 
king  of  Moah,  hy  sacrificing  the  king  of  Edam's 
son,  raiseth  the  siege. 

NOW  n  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab 
began  to  reign  over  Israel  in 
Samaria  in  the  eighteenth  year 
of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah, 
and  reigned  twelve  years. 

2  And  he  wrought  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord;  but  not  like 
his  father,  and  like  his  mother: 
for  he  put  away  the  t  image  of 
Baal  ''that  his  lather  had  made. 

3  Neverthele.ss  he  cleaved  unto 
cthe  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  which  made  Israel  to  sin; 
he  departed  not  therefrom. 

4  ^  And  Mesha  king  of  Moab 
was  a  sheepmaster,  and  rendered 
unto  the  king  of  Israel  a  hundred 
thousand  ^  lambs,  and  a  hundred 
thousand  rams,  with  the  wool. 

5  But  it  came  to  pass,  when 
eAhab  was  dead,  that  the  king  of 
Moab  rebelled  against  the  king 
of  Israel. 

6  H  And  king  Jehoram  went  out 
of  Samaria  the  same  time,  and 
numbered  all  Israel. 

7  And  he  went  and  sent  to  Je- 
hoshaphat the  king  of  Judah, 
saying,  The  king  of  Moab  hath 
rebelled  against  me:  wilt  thou  go 
with  me  against  Moab  to  battle? 
And  he  .said,  I  will  go  up:  /I  am 
as  thou  arf,  my  jieople  as  thj'  peo- 
ple, and  my  horses  as  thy  horses. 

8  And  he  said,  Which  way  shall 
we  go  up?  And  he  answered. 
The  way  through  the  wilderness 
of  Edom. 

9  So  the  king  of  Israel  went,  and 
the  king  of  Judah,  and  the  king  of 
Edom :  and  they  fetched  a  com- 
pfuss  of  seven  days'  journey:  and 
there  was  no  water  for  the  host, 
and  for  the  cattle  tthat  followed 
them. 

10  And  the  king  of  Lsrael  said, 
Alas  !  that  tlie  Lord  hath  called 
the.se  three  kings  together,  to  de- 
liver them  into  the  hand  of 
Moab ! 

11  But.c  Jehoshaphat  said,  Is  there 
not  here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord, 

;j62 


that  we  may  inquire  of  the  Lord 
by  him?  And  one  of  the  king  of 
Israel's  servants  answered  and 
said,  Here  Is  Elisha  the  son  of 
Shaphat,  which  poured  water  on 
the  hands  of  Elijah. 

12  And  Jehoshaphat  said.  The 
word  of  the  Lord  is  with  him. 
So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehosh- 
aphat and  the  king  of  Edom 
A  went  down  to  him. 

13  And  Elisha  said  unto  the  king 
of  Israel, « What  have  I  to  do  with 
thee?  A' get  thee  to 'the  prophets 
of  thy  father,  and  to  the  prophets 
of  thy  mother.  And  the  king  of 
Israel  said  unto  him,  Nay:  for 
the  Lord  hath  called  these  three 
kings  together,  to  deliver  them  in- 
to the  hand  of  Moab. 

14  And  Elisha  said,  "'^s  the 
Lord  of  hosts  liveth,  before 
whom  I  stand,  surely,  were  it  not 
that  I  regard  the  presence  of  Je- 
hoshaphat the  king  of  Judah,  I 
would  not  look  toward  thee,  nor 
see  thee. 

15  But  now  bring  me  «  a  minstrel. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
minstrel  played,  that  "the  hand 
of  the  Lord  came  upon  him. 

16  And  he  said,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  i>  Make  this  valley  full  of 
ditches. 

17  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye 
shall  not  see  wind,  neither  shall 
ye  see  rain ;  yet  that  valley  shall 
be  filled  with  water,  that  ye  may 
drink,  both  ye,  and  your  cattle, 
and  your  beasts. 

18  And  this  is  Init  a  light  thing  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  will  de- 
liver the  Moabites  also  into  your 
hand. 

19  And  j'e  shall  smite  every  fenc- 
ed city,  and  every  choice  city,  and 
shall  fell  every  good  tree,  and 
stop  all  wells  of  water,  and  t  mar 
every  good  piece  of  land  with 
stones. 

20  And  it  came  to  pa.ss  in  the 
morning,  when  f/the  meat  offer- 
ing was  offered,  that,  behold, 
there  came  water  by  the  way  of 
Edom,  and  the  country  was  lilled 
with  water. 

21  1[  And  when  all  the  Moabites 
heard  that  the  kings  were  come 
up  to  fight  against  them,  they 
■t  gathered  all  that  were  able  to 
tput  on  armour,  and  upward,  and 
stood  in  tlie  border. 

22  And  thoy  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  aiid  the  ,sun  slione  upon 
the  water,  and  (he  Moabites  saw 
the  water  on  the  other  side  as  red 
as  blood : 

23  And  they  said,  This  ?:.s blood: 
the  kings  are  surely  t slain,  and 
they  liave  smitten  one  another: 
now  therefore,  Moab,  to  the  spoil. 

24  And  when  they  came  to  the 
camp  of  Israel,  the  Israelites  rose 
up  and  smote   the   JSIoabites,  so 


The  Moahites  defeated. 


II.  KINGS. 


The  Shwiammite's  son  dieth. 


Before 

CHRIST 

895. 

il  Or,  they 
smote  in  it 
even  smitiiiff. 


t  Heh.  until 

he  left  the 
stones  there- 
cf  in  tLir-tiar- 
aselh. 
rls.  10.  7,  11. 


a  1  Kings  20. 


b  See  Lev.  25. 
Mall.  18.  25. 


eSee  oh.  3.16. 

;ior. 


t  Heb.  there 
mat  a  day. 


that  they  fled  before  them :  but 
ithey  went  forward  smiting  the 
Moabites,  even  in  ^/teic  country. 

25  And  they  beat  down  tlie  cit- 
ies, and  on  every  good  piece  of 
land  cast  every  man  his  stone, 
and  tilled  it;  and  they  stopped  all 
the  wells  of  water,  and  felled  all 
the  good  trees:  tonly  in  '-Kir- 
harasetb  left  they  the  stones 
thereof;  howbeic  the  slingers 
went  about  ii,  and  smote  it. 

26  %  And  when  the  king  of  Mo- 
ab  saw  that  the  battle  was  too 
sore  for  him,  he  took  with  him 
seven  hundred  men  that  drew 
swords,  to  break  through  even  un- 
to the  king  of  Edom;  but  they 
could  not. 

27  Then  « he  took  his  eldest  son 
that  should  have  reigned  in  his 
stead,  and  offered  hunfor  a  burnt 
offering  upon  the  wall.  And  there 
was  great  indignation  against  Is- 
rael: «ancl  they  departed  from 
him,  and  returned  to  their  own 
land. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Elisha  muitiplieth  the  widow*s  oil.  8  IFe  giv- 
ctk  a  sun  to  the  good  Shunammite.  18  He  rats- 
eth  again  her  dead  sun.  ZS  At  Gilgal  he  heal- 
eth  the  deadly  pottage.  4*2  He  satisjietk  a  hun- 
dred men  with  twenty  loaves. 

"VrOW  there  cried  a  certain  wo- 
i.1  man  of  the  wives  of  «the 
sons  of  the  prouhets  unto  Elisha, 
saying.  Thy  sen-ant  my  husband 
is  dead;  and  thou  knowest  that 
thy  servant  did  fear  the  Lord: 
and  the  creditor  is  come  *  to  take 
unto  liiin  my  two  sons  to  be 
bondmen. 

2  And  P^lisha  said  unto  her,What 
shall  I  do  for  thee?  tell  me,  what 
hast  thou  in  the  house  ?  And  she 
said.  Thine  handmaid  hath  not 
any  thing  in  the  house,  save  a  pot 
of  oil. 

3  Then  he  said,  Go,  borrow  thee 
vessels  abroad  of  all  thy  neigh- 
bours, even  empty  vessels ;  « i!  bor- 
row not  a  few. 

4  And  when  thou  art  come  in, 
thou  Shalt  shut  the  dour  upon  thee 
and  upon  thy  sons,  and  shalt 
pour  out  into  all  those  vessels,  and 
thou  Shalt  set  aside  that  which  is 
full. 

5  So  she  went  from  him,  and  shut 
the  door  upon  her  and  upon  her 
sons,  who  brought  t/ie  rm-cZ.s  to 
her ;  and  she  poured  out. 

6  And  it  came  to  piuss,  when  the 
vessels  were  full,  that  she  said 
unto  her  son.  Bring  me  yet  a  ves- 
sel. And  he  said  unto  her.  There 
is  not  a  vessel  more.  And  the  oil 
stayed. 

7  Then  she  came  and  told  the 
man  of  God.  And  he  .said.  Go, 
sell  the  oil,  and  pay  thy  3  debt, 
and  live  thou  and  thy  children  of 
the  rest. 

S*;  And  tit  fell  on  a  day,  that 
23 


Before 
CHRIST 

805. 


dJosh.  19.18. 
t  Heb.  laid 
hold  on  him. 


Elisha  passed  to  f^Shunem,  where 
ivua  a  great  woman ;  and  she 
tconstrained   him   to  eat   bread. 

i  And  .so  it  was,  that  as  oft  as  he 

;  passed  by,  he  turned  in  thither  to 

' eat  bread. 

I  9  And  she  said  unto  her  hus- 
band,  Behold,   now,   I   perceive 

j  that  this  in  a  holy  man  of  God, 

,  which  passeth  by  us  continuall}^ 

[   10  Let  us  make  a  little  chamber, 

'  I  pray  thee,  on  the  wall ;  and  let 
us  set  for  him  there  a  bed,  and  a 
table,  and  a  stool,  and  a  candle- 
stick :  and  it  shall   be,  when   he 

;  Cometh  to  us,  that  he  shall  turn  in 

I  thither. 

j   11  And  it  fell  on  a  day,  that  he 

]  came  thither,  and  he  turned  into 

i  the  chamber,  and  lay  there. 

[   12   And   he   said   to   Gehazi  his 

i  servant.    Call    this  Shunammite. 

i  And  when  he  had  called  her,  she 

j  stood  before  him. 

1  13  And  he  said  unto  him,  Saj' 
now  unto  her.  Behold,  thou  hast 
been  careful  for  us  with  all  this 
care ;  what  i.v  to  be  done  for  thee  ? 
wouldest  thou  bespoken  for  to  the 
king,  or  to  the  captain  of  the  host  ? 

I  And  she  answered,  I  dwell  among 
mine  own  people. 
14  And  he  said.  What  then  is  to 

I  be  done  for  her  ?    And  Gehazi an- 

I  swered.  Verily  she  hath  no  child, 

j  and  her  husband  is  old. 

!  15  And  he  said,  C^all  her.  And 
when  he  had  called  her,  she  stood 

!  in  the  door. 

I  16  And  he  said,  ^'About  this  tsea- 
.son,  according  to  the  time  of  life, 
thou  shalt  embrace  a  son.  And 
she  said,  ]^say,  my  lord,  thon  man 

1  of   God.  .'do  not  lie  unto  thine 

j  handmaid. 

I  17  And  the  woman  conceived, 
and  bare  a  son  at  that  season  that 

!  Elisha  had  said  unto  her,  accord- 

;  ing  to  the  time  of  life. 

I   18  *l  And   when   the  child  was 

'grown,  it  fell  on  a  day,  that  he 

I  went  out  to  his  lather  to  the  reap- 

lers. 

}  19  And  he  said  unto  his  father. 
My  head,  my  head !  And  he  said 
to'a  lad.  Carry  him  to  his  mother. 

j   20Andwhenhe  had  taken  him, 

i  and  brought  him  to  his  mother, 

'  he  sat  on  her  knees  till  noon,  and 

■  then  died. 

j   21  And  she  went  up,  and  laid  him 

j  on  the  bed  of  the  man  of  God, 

,  and  shut  tlie  door  upon  him,  and 
went  out. 

I  22  And  she  called  unto  her  hus- 
band, and  said.  Send  me,  I  pray 
thee,  one  of  the  young  men,  and 
one  of  the  asses,  that  I  maj*  run 
to  the  man  of  God,  and  come 
again. 

23  And  he  said,  Wherefore  wilt 
thou  go  to  him  to  day?  it  is  nei- 
ther   new    moon,    nor    sabbath. 
And  she  said.  It  shall  be  -■  well.        j  +  Heb.  peace. 
353 


e  Gen.  18.  10, 


t  Heb. 
set  time. 

f  ver.  28. 


27ie  Shunammitc's  son 


II.  KINGS. 


raised  to  life  hy  Elisha. 


Before 
CHRIST 

mo. 


t  Heh. 
restrain  nut 
fur  me  to 


t  Heb. 
bij  las  feet, 
Malt.  'J8.  9. 


t  Heb.  bitter, 
1  Sam.  1.  10. 


h  ver.  16. 

1  1  Kings  18. 
4(i. 
■  h.  9.  1. 

*  Luke  10.  4. 

/  See  Ex.  7. 

19.  (k  14.  IG. 

<h.  2.  8,  14. 

Acts    10.  12. 
m  ch.  2.  2. 


+  Heb. 
attention. 


n  Jolin  11.  11, 


o  ver.  4. 

Mnll.  G.  0. 
p  1  Kings  17. 

20. 


7  1  Kings  17. 
21 
.\tts    20.  10. 

t  Heb.  onre 
Inlhcr,  and 
once  thither. 

r\  Kings  17. 
21. 

»ch.  8.  1,  5. 


24  Then  she  saddled  an  ass,  and 
said  to  her  servant,  Drive,  and  go 
forward ;  tslack  not  fhi/  riding  lor 
me,  except  I  bid  thee. 

25  8o  she  went  and  came  unto 
the  man  of  God.-/ to  mount  Car- 
mel.  And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  when 
the  man  of  God  saw  her  afar  off, 
that  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  serv- 
ant, Behold,  yonder  is  that  Shu- 
nammite: 

20  linn  now,  I  pray  thee,  to 
meet  her,  and  say  unto  her,  Is  it 
well  witli  thee?  is  it.  well  with 
thy  husband?  is  it  well  with  tlie 
child  ?  And  she  answered,  R  is 
well. 

27  And  when  she  came  to  the 
man  of  God  to  the  hill,  she 
caught  thim  by  the  feet:  but 
Gehazi  came  near  to  thrust  her 
away.  And  the  man  of  God 
said.  Let  her  alone;  for  her  soul 
is  t vexed  within  her:  and  the 
Lord  hath  hid  it  from  me,  and 
hath  not  told  me. 

28  Then  she  said.  Did  I  desire  a 
son  of  my  lord?  ''did  I  not  say, 
Do  not  deceive  ine? 

29  Then  he  said  to  Gehazi,  «Gird 
up  thy  loins,  and  take  nij'  staff  in 
thine  hand,  and  go  thy  way:  if 
thou  meet  any  man, ''Sahite  him 
not;  and  if  any  salute  thee,  an- 
swer him  not  again  :  and '  lay  my 
staff  upon  the  face  of  the  child. 

;jOAnd  the  mother  of  the  child 
said,  ■o^  As  the  Lord  liveth,  and 
as  thysoul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave 
thee.  And  he  arose,  and  followed 
her. 

31  And  Gehazi  passed  on  before 
them,  and  laid  the  staff  upon  the 
face  of  the  child;  but  there  was 
neitlier  voice,  nor  t  hearing. 
Wherefore  he  went  again  to 
meet  him,  and  told  him,  saj'ing, 
Tlie  child  is  «  not  awaked. 

32  And  when  Elisha  was  come 
into  tlie  house,  behold,  the  child 
was  dead,  and  laid  upon  his  bed. 

;j3  He  "went  in  iherefbre,  and 
sliut  the  door  upon  them  twain, 
j^and  prayed  unto  the  Lf)RD. 

34  And  lie  went  up.  and  lay  upon 
the  child,  and  put  Jiis  "mouth 
upon  his  mouth,  and  his  eyes 
upon  his  eyes,  and  liis  hands 
uiion  his  hands:  and  '/ he  stretch- 
ed Innisclf  upon  the  child;  and 
the  flesh  oftheciiild  wa.xed  warm. 

3.")  Tlien  he  returned,  anrl  walk- 
ed in  the  house  +to  and  fro;  and 
went  nj),  'aiul  stretched  himself 
upon  him  :  and  ■''  the  child  sneezed 
seven  times,  and  the  child  opened 
his  eyes. 

;{(i  And  lie  called  Gehazi,  and 
said,  Call  this  Shunammite.  So 
1h;  called  her.  And  when  she 
was  come  in  unto  liim,  he  said, 
'J'ake  up  thy  son. 

37  Then  she  went  In,  and  fell  at 

his   feet,  and   bowed    herself  to 

3-54 


the  ground,  and  « took  up  lier  son, 
and  went  out. 

;J8  H  And  Elisha  came  again  to 
"Gilgal:  and  there  ivas  a  2- dearth 
in  the  land;  and  the  sons  of  the 
prophets  ivere  2/ sitting  before 
him :  and  he  said  unto  his  serv- 
ant, Set  on  the  great  pot,  and 
seethe  pottage  for  the  sons  of  the 
prophets. 

39  And  one  went  out  into  the 
field  to  gather  herbs,  and  found 
a  wild  vine,  and  gathered  thereof 
wild  gourds  his  lap  full,  and  came 
and  shred  the77i.  info  the  pot  of 
pottage:  for  they  knew  them,  not. 

40  So  they  poured  out  for  the 
men  to  eat.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
as  they  were  eating  of  the  pot- 
tage, that  they  cried  out,  and  said, 
Othon  man  of  God,  tliere  is  ■'  death 
in  the  pot.  And  they  could  not 
eat  thereof. 

41  But  he  said.  Then  bring  meal. 
And  "he  cast  it  into  the  pot;  and 
he  said.  Pour  out  for  the  people, 
that  they  may  eat.  And  there 
was  no  tharm  in  the  pot. 

42  H  And  there  came  a  man  from 
''Baal-shalisha,  cand  brought  the 
man  of  God  bread  of  the  first- 
fruits,  twenty  loaves  of  barley, 
and  full  ears  of  corn  II  in  the  husk 
thereof.  And  he  said,  Give  unto 
the  people,  that  thej'  may  eat. 

43  And  his  servit^i'  said,  d  What, 
should  I  set  this  before  a  hun- 
dred men?  He  said  again.  Give 
the  people,  that  they  may  eat: 
for  thus  .saith  the  Lord,  "eTliey 
shall  eat,  and  shall  leave  thereof. 

44  So  he  set  (7  before  them,  and 
they  did  eat, /and  left  thereof,  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Nanmnn,  hy  the  report  of  a  captive  maiil, 
is  sent  to  Samaria  to  .'^e  cared  oj  his  leprosy. 
8  Elisha,  sending  him  to  Jordan,  cnreth  him. 
15  He.  refusing  Naaman's  gifts  granteth  him 
some  of  the  earth.  20  Gehazi,  uhusing  his 
master's  name  unto  A'aaman,  is  smitten  with 
leprosy. 

nvfOW  "Naaman,  captain  of  the 
li  host  of  the  king  of  Syria, 
was  ''a  great  man  t  with  his  mas- 
ter, and  II  t  honourable,  iiecause 
by  him  the  Lord  had  given  II de- 
liverance unto  Syria:  ]\o.  was  also 
a  miglity  man  in  valour,  but  he 
i/'fts  a  h'lier. 

2  And  the  Syrians  had  gone  out 
t)y  companies,  and  had  brniiglit 
away  captive  out  of  the  land  of 
Israel  a  little  maid;  and  she 
t  waited  on  Naaniau"s  wife. 

3  And  she  said  unto  her  mistress. 
Would  (U)(\  my  lord  n-ere  twith 
the  ])i-()i)liet  that  is  in  Samaria! 
for  he  would  1  recover  him  of  his 
leprosy. 

4  And  erne  went  in,  and  told  his 
lord,  saying.  Thus  and  thus  said 
the  maid  that  is  of  the  land  of 
Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

895. 


( 1  Kings  17. 
23. 
Heh.  11.  35. 

about  891. 

Mch.  2.  1. 
^•ch.  8.  1. 
y  ch.  2.  3. 

Luke  10.  39. 

Acts  22.  3. 


a  See  Ex.  15. 

25. 

ch.  2.  21.  & 

5.  10. 

Jolin  9.  6. 
t  Heb. 

evi!  thing. 
6  1  Sam.  9.  4. 
c  1  Sam.  9.  7. 

1  Cor.  9.  11. 

Gal.  6.  Cs 
II  Or, 

in  his  scrip, 

or,  garment, 
d  Luke  9.  13. 

John  G.  9. 

f  Luke  9.  17. 
John  G.  11. 

/Mall.  14.  20. 
&;  15.  37. 
John  6.  13. 


about  894. 

a  Luke  4.  27. 
hr.\.  11.  3. 
t  Heb.  hefure. 
II  Or,  gracwns. 
t  Heb.  lifted 
vjt,  or,  accept- 


II  Or,  Victory. 


tHeb. 

was  he/ore. 
t  Heb.  hc/ore. 

t  Heb. 
gather  in. 


Naaman's  leprosy  cured. 


II.  KIXGS. 


Gehazi  smitten  ivith  leprosy. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  894. 


c  1  Sam.  9.  8. 

ih.  8.  8,9. 
t  Heb. 

in  his  hand. 


d  Gen.  30.  2. 
Dnut.  32.  39. 
1  Sam.  2.  6. 


e  Seech.  4.  41. 
John  9.  7. 


t  Heb.  I  said. 

II  Or,  /  said 
tcUh  Tnyselft 
He  will  sure- 
ly come  outt 

t  Heb.  move 

vp  and  down. 
II  Or,  Amana. 


/Job  33.  25. 
g  Luke  4.  27 


h  Dan.  2.  47. 

&  3.  29.  ic  6. 

26,  27. 
iGen.  33.  U. 

*ch.3.  14. 


5  And  the  king  of  Syria  said,  Go 
to,  go,  and  I  will  send  a  letter 
unto  the  king  of  Israel.  And  he 
departed,  and  ctook  twith  him 
ten  talents  of  silver,  and  six 
thousand  pieces,  of  gold,  and  ten 
changes  of  raiment. 

6  And  he  brought  the  letter  to 
the  king  of  Israel,  saying.  Now 
when  this  letter  is  come  unto  thee, 
behold,  I  have  thereicith  sent  Xaa- 
man  my  servant  to  thee,  that  thou 
mayest  recover  him  of  liLs  leprosy. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king  of  Israel  had  read  the  letter, 
that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  said. 
Am  I  f'God,  to  kill  and  to  make 
alive,  that  this  man  doth  send 
unto  me  to  recover  a  man  of  his 
leprosy  ?  Wherefore  consider,  I 
pray  you,  and  see  how  he  seeketh 
a  quarrel  against  me. 

8  ^  And  it  was  so,  when  Elisha 
the  man  of  God  had  heard  that 
the  king  of  Israel  had  rent  his 
clothes,  that  he  sent  to  the  king, 
saying.  Wherefore  hast  tliou  rent 
thy  clothes?  let  him  come  now  to 
me,  and  he  shall  know  that  there 
is  a  prophet  in  Israel. 

9  8o  Naaman  came  with  his 
horses  and  with  his  chariot,  and 
stood  at  the  door  of  the  house  ot 
Elisha. 

10  And  Elisha  sent  a  messenger 
unto  him,  saying.  Go  and  «wash 
in  Jordan  seven  times,  and  thy 
llesh  shall  come  again  to  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  be  clean. 

11  But  Naaman  was  wroth,  and 
went  away,  and  said.  Behold,  ti  I 
thought.  He  will  surely  come  out 
to  me,  and  stand,  and  call  on  the 
name  of  the  Lord  his  God,  and 
tstrikehis  hand  over  the  place, 
and  recover  the  leper. 

12  ^76  not  DAbanaand  Pharpar, 
rivers  of  Damascus,  better  than 
all  the  waters  of  Israel?  may  I 
not  wash  in  them,  and  be  clean  ? 
So  he  turned  and  went  awaj'  in  a 
rage. 

13  And  his  servants  came  near, 
and  spake  unto  him.  and  said. 
My  father,  ?/the  prophet  had  bid 
thee  do  some  great  thing,  wouldest 
thou  not  have  done  t<.?  how  much 
rather  then,  when  he  saith  to 
thee.  Wash, and  be  clean  ? 

14  Then  went  he  down,  and  dip- 
ped himself  seven  times  in  Jor- 
dan, according  to  the  saying  of 
the  man  of  God:  and  /his  Jlesh 
came  again  like  unto  the  llesh  of 
a  little  child,  and  n  he  was  clean. 

15  T  And  he  returned  to  the  man 
of  God,  he  and  all  his  company, 
and  came,  and  stood  before  him  : 
and  he  said.  Behold,  now  I  know 
that  there  is  'uio  God  in  all  the 
earth,  but  in  Israel:  now  there- 
fore, I  pray  thee,  take  '"a  blessing 
of  thy  servant. 

16  But  he  said,  ''As  the   Lord 


liveth,  before  whom  I  stand,-'! 
will  receive  none.  And  he  urged 
him  to  take  it ;  but  he  refused. 

17  And  Naaman  said,  Shall  there 
not  then,  I  pray  thee,  be  given  to 
thy  servant  two  mules'  burden  of 
earth?  for  thy  servant  will  hence- 
forth oflfer  neither  burnt  offering 
nor  sacrifice  unto  other  gods,  but 
unto  the  Lord. 

18  In  this  thing  the  Lord  pardon 
thy  servant,  that  when  my  master 
goeth  into  the  house  of  Kimmon 
to  worship  there,  and  '"he  loaneth 
on  my  hand,  and  I  bow  nayself  in 
the  house  of  Rimmon:  when  I 
bq^down  myself  in  the  house  of 
Rimmon,  the  Lord  pardon  thy 
servant  in  this  thing. 

19  And  he  said  unto  him.  Go  In 
peace.  So  he  departed  from  him 
i  a  little  way. 

20  ^  But  Gehazi,  the  servant  of 
Eli.sha  the  man  of  God,  said, 
Behold,  my  master  hath  spared 
Xaanian  this  Syrian,  in  not  re- 
ceiving at  his  hands  that  which 
he  brought:  butj  as  the  Lord  liv- 
eth, I  will  run  alter  him,  and  take 
somewhat  of  him. 

21  So  Gehazi  followed  after  ZSTaa- 
man.  And  when  Naaman  saw 
liim  running  after  him,  he  lighted 
down  from  the  chariot  to  meet 
him,  and  said,  +7^-  all  well? 

22  And  he  said.  All  is  well.  My 
master  hath  sent  me,  saying.  Be- 
hold, even  now  there  be  come  to 
me  from  mount  Ephraim  two 
young  men  of  the  sons  of  the 
prophets :  give  them,  I  pray  thee, 
a  talent  of  .silver,  and  two  changes 
of  garments. 

2-3  And  Xaaman  said.  Be  content, 
take  two  talents.  And  he  urged 
him,  and  bound  two  talents  of  sil- 
ver in  two  bags,  with  two  changes 
of  garments,  and  laid  the)n  upon 
two  of  his  servants ;  and  they  bare 
ihein  before  him. 

24  And  when  he  came  to  the 
i  tower,  he  took  them  from  their 
hand,  and  bestowed  them  in  the 
house :  and  he  let  the  men  go,  and 
they  departed. 

25  But  he  went  in,  and  stood  be- 
fore his  master.  And  Elisha  said 
unto  him.  Whence  eejmest  thou, 
Gehazi?  And  he  said,  Thj'  serv- 
ant went  t  no  whither. 

26  And  he  said  unto  him.  Went 
not  mine  heart  icifh  thee,  when 
the  man  turned  again  from  his 
chariot  to  meet  thee  ?  Is  it  a  time 
to  receive  money,  and  to  receive 
garments,  and  oliveyards,  and 
vineyards,  and  sheep,  and  oxen, 
and  "menservants,  and  maidserv- 
ants ? 

27  The  leprosy  therefoi'e  of  Xaa- 
man «  shall  cleave  unto  thee,  and 
unto  thy  seed  for  ever.  And  he 
went  out  from  his  presence  oa 
leper  as  white  as  snow. 

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/Gen.  14.  23. 
See  Malt.  10. 


Acts  8.  18, 
20. 


mch.  7.  2,  17. 


t  Heb.  a  Itl- 
lle  piece  of 
ground,  as 
Oen.  35.  16. 


tHeb.  Is 
there  peace  1 


II  Or,  set 
place. 


tHeb. 
not  hither  or 
thither. 


nl  Tim.  6.  10. 

o  Ex.  4.  «. 
:Num.  12.  10. 
ch.  16.  0. 


The  Syrians 


II.  KINGS, 


smitten  with  blindness. 


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I!  Or. 
encamping. 


cGeii.  37.  17. 
t  Hell,  heamj. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

1  EUshtt,  giving  leave  to  the  young  prophets  to 
enlarge  their  dwellings^  causeth  iron  to  swim. 
6  He  disctuseth  the  king  of  Syria's  counsel.  13 
The  army,  which  was  sent  to  Dothan  to  appre- 
hend Elisha,  IS  smitten  with  blindness.  19 
Being  brought  into  Samaria,  they  are  dismiss- 
ed in  peace.  24  The  /amine  in  Samaria  caus- 
eth  women  to  eat  their  own  children.  30  The 
king  sf^ndetk  to  slay  Elisha. 

AND  "  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
.  said  unto  Elisha,  Behold  now, 
the  place  where  we  dwell  with 
thee  is  too  strait  for  us. 

2  l^et  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  unto 
Jordan,  and  take  thence  every 
man  abeam,  and  let  u.s  make  us 
a  place  there,  where  we  mjiy 
dwell.    And  he  answered,  Go  ye. 

3  And  one  said,  Be  content,  I 
pray  thee,  and  go  with  thy  serv- 
ants.   And  he  answered,  I  will  go. 

4  So  he  went  with  them.  And 
when  they  came  to  Jordan,  they 
cut  downwood. 

.')  But  as  one  was  felling  a  beam, 
the  taxe  head  fell  into  the  water: 
and  he  cried,  and  said.  Alas, 
master  I  for  it  was  borrowed. 

G  And  the  man  of  Ood  said, 
Where  fell  it?  And  he  shewed 
him  the  place.  And*  he  cut  down 
a  stick,  and  cast  it  in  thither;  and 
the  ii'on  did  swim. 

7  Therefore  said  he.  Take  it  up 
to  thee.  And  he  put  out  his  hand, 
and  took  it. 

8  '!  Then  the  king  of  Syria  war- 
red against  Israel,  and  took  coun- 
sel with  his  servants,  saying,  In 
such  and  such  a  place  shall  be  my 
!l  camp. 

9  And  the  man  of  God  sent  imto 
the  king  of  Israel,  saying.  Beware 
that  thou  pass  not  such  a  place  ; 
for  thither  the  Syrians  are  come 
down. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  sent  to 
the  place  which  the  man  of  God 
told  him  and  warned  lihn  of,  and 
saved  himself  there,  not  once  nor 
twice. 

11  Therefore  the  heart  of  the 
king  of  Syria  was  sore  troubled 
for  this  thing;  and  he  called  his 
servants,  and  said  unto  them. 
Will  ye  not  shew  me  which  of  us 
i.s-  for  the  king  of  Israel? 

12  And  one  of  his  servants  said, 
tNoiie,  my  lord,  ()  king:  but  Eli- 
sha, tiie  propliet  tliat  is  in  Isi'ael, 
telleth  the  king  olTsrael  the  words 
that  tliou  speakest  in  thy  bed- 
chamljer. 

1.3  ^  And  he  said.  Go  and  spy 
where  he  is,  that  I  may  send  and 
fetcli  him.  And  it  was  told  him, 
saying.  Behold,  he  is  in  '■Dothan. 

li  Therefore  sent  he  thither 
horses,  and  chariots,  and  a  t  great 
host:  and  they  came  by  niglit, 
and  compassed  the  city  about. 

]o  And  when  the  II  servant  of  the 

man  of  Ciod  was  risen  early,  and 

gone  forth,  behold,  a  host  com- 

3oG 


passed  the  city  both  with  horses 
and  chariots.  And  his  servant 
said  unto  him,  Alas,  my  master! 
how  shall  we  do? 

16  And  he  answered.  Fear  not: 
for  f'  they  that  be  with  us  are  more 
than  they  that  be  with  them. 

17  And  Elisha  prayed,  and  said, 
Lord,  I  pray  thee,  open  his  eyes, 
that  he  may  see.  And  the  Lord 
opened  the  ej^es  of  the  young 
man;  and  he  saw:  and.  behold, 
the  mountain  ?('a.s-  lull  of  <;  horses 
and  chariots  of  fire  round  about 
Elisha. 

18  And  when  they  came  down  to 
him,  Elisha  prayed  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  Smite  this  people, 
I  pray  thee,  with  blindness.  And 
/he  smote  them  with  blindness 
according  to  the  word  of  Elisha. 

19  %  And  Elisha  said  unto  them, 
This  is  not  the  way,  neither  )*• 
this  the  city:  tlbllow  me,  and  I 
will  bring  you  to  the  man  whom 
ye  seek.  But  he  led  them  to 
Samaria. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  were  come  into  Samaria, 
that  Elisha  said.  Loud,  open  the 
eyes  of  these /".en,  that  they  maj' 
see.  And  the  Lord  opened  their 
eyes,  and  they  saw ;  and,  behold, 
they  were  In  the  midst  of  Samaria. 

2l"And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Elisha,  when  he  saw  them, 
My  father,  shall  I  smite  them? 
shall  I  smite  (hem? 

22  And  he  answered.  Thou  shalt 
not  smite  them:  wouldest  thou 
smite  those  whom  thou  hast  taken 
captive  with  thy  sword  and  with 
thv  bow?  » set"  bread  and  water 
before  them,  that  they  may  eat 
and  drink,  and  go  to  their  master. 

23  And  he  prepared  great  pro- 
vision for  them:  and  when  they 
had  eaten  and  drunk,  he  sent 
them  away,  and  they  went  to 
their  master.  So  ''the  bands  of 
Syria  came  no  more  into  the  land 
of  Israel. 

24  H  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
this,  that  Ben-hadad  king  of 
Syria  gathered  all  his  host,  and 
\vent  up,  and  besieged  Samaria. 

25  And  there  was  a  great  iamiiie 
in  Samaria:  and,  behold,  they 
besieged  it,  until  an  ass's  head 
was  se)ld  (or  fourscore  pieces  of 
silver,  and  the  IburLh  part  of  a 
cab  of  dove's  dung  lor  five  pieces 
ofsilver. 

26  And  as  the  king  of  Israel  was 
passing  by  upon  the  wall,  there 
cried  a  woman  unto  him,  saying, 
Help,  my  lord,  O  king. 

27  And  he  said,  II  If  the  Lord  do 
not  help  thee,  whence  shall  I 
lielp  thee?  out  of  the  barnfioor,  or 
out  of  the  winepress? 

28  And  the  king  said  unto  her, 
What  aileth  thee?  And  she  an- ^ 
swered,   This  woman  said  untoj 


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d2Clir.  32.  7 
Ps.  55.  18. 
Rom.  8.  31. 


!rli.  2.  11. 
Fii.  34.  7.  & 
fi8.  17. 

Zech.  1.  8.  ik 
6.  1-7. 


/Gen.   19.   11. 


t  Heb.  come  ye 
after  me. 


g  Rom.  12.  20. 


Ach.  5.  2. 
ver.  8,  9. 


about  892. 


il  Or,  Let  not 
the  LOUD 

save  lliec. 


Elisha  prophesieth 


II.  KINGS. 


incredible  plenty. 


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about  892. 


i  Lev.  26.  29. 

Deut.  2B.  53, 

57. 
t  Heb.  other. 


k  1  Kings  21. 


/Ruth  1.  17. 
1  Kings  19.  2. 


7/1  Ez.  6.  1.  6c 

20.  1. 


n  Luke  13.  32. 
o  I  Kings  18. 


p  Job2.  0. 


about  892. 

a  ver.  18,  19. 


b  vcr.  IT,  10, 

20. 
t  Heb.  a  lord 

vifiich  he- 

lonjed  to  the 

king  leaning 

upon  his 

hand, 

rh.  5.  18. 
c  Mai.  3.  10. 
d  Lev.  13.  46. 


me,  Give  thy  son,  that  we  may 
eat  him  to  day,  and  we  will  eat 
my  son  to  morrow. 

29  So  » we  boiled  my  son,  and  did 
eat  him  :  and  I  said  unto  her  on 
the  tnext  day.  Give  thy  sou,  that 
we  may  eat  him:  and  she  liath 
hid  lier'son. 

30  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  king  heard  tlie  words  of  the 
woman,  that  he  '■  rent  his  clothes; 
and  he  passed  by  upon  the  wall, 
and  the  people  looked,  and,  be- 
hold, he  had  sackcloth  within 
upon  his  flesh. 

31  Then  he  said,  'God  do  so  and 
more  also  to  me,  if  the  liead  of 
Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat  shall 
stand  on  him  this  day. 

3ii  But  Elisha  sat  in  his  house, 
and  '"  the  elders  sat  with  him ;  and 
the  kinp  sent  a  man  from  before 
him :  but  ere  the  me.ssenger  came 
to  him,  he  said  to  the  elders, 
"See  ye  how  this  son  of  "a 
murderer  hath  sent  to  take  away 
mine  head?  look,  when  the  me.s- 
senger  conieth,  shut  the  door,  and 
hold  him  fast  at  the  door:  /snot 
the  sound  of  his  ma.ster"s  feet 
behind  him? 

33  And  while  he  yet  talked  with 
them ,  behold,  tlie  mes.senger  came 
down  unto  him :  and  he  said. 
Behold,  this  evil  is  of  the  Lord: 
p  what  should  I  wait  for  the  Lord 
any  longer? 

CHAPTER  VIL 

1  Elisha  prophesieth  incredible  plenty  in  Sn- 
muriii.  3  Four  lepers,  venturing  on  the  host 
of  the  Syrians,  bring  tidings  of  their  flight. 
12  The  king,  finding  l,y  spies  the  news  to  he 
true,  spoileth  the  tents  of  the  Syrians.  17  The 
lord,  who  would  not  believe  the  prophecy  of 
plenty,  having  the  charge  of  the  gate,  is  trodden 
to  death  in  the  press. 

THEN  Elisha  said,  Hear  ye  the 
word  of  the  Lord;  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  «To  morrow  about  this 
time  .thall  a  measure  of  line  flour 
t>e  sold  for  a  shekel,  and  two 
measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel, 
in  the  gate  of  Samaria. 

2  (-Then  ta  lord  on  whose  hand 
the  king  leaned  answered  the 
man  of  God,  and  said,  Behold,  «?/ 
the  Lord  would  make  windows 
in  heaven,  might  this  thing  be? 
And  he  said.  Behold,  thou  shalt 
see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  shalt 
not  eat  thereof. 

3  *f  And  there  were  four  leprous 
men  <'at  the  entering  in  of  the 
gate :  andtheysaidonetoanother, 
Why  sit  we  here  until  we  die? 

4  If  we  say,  We  will  enter  into 
the  city,  then  the  famine  is  in  the 
citj\andwe  shall  die  there:  and 
if  we  sit  still  here,  we  die  also. 
Now  therefore  come,  and  let  us 
fall  unto  the  host  of  the  Syrians: 
if  they  save  us  alive,  we  shall 
live  ;  and  if  thej'  kill  us,  we  shall 
but  die. 


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2  Sam.  5.24. 
ch.  19.  7. 
Job  15.  21. 


f  Heb.  we 
shall  find 
punishmemt. 


5  And  thej'  rose  up  in  the  twi- 
light, to  go  unto  the  camp  of  the 
Syrians:  and  when  they  were 
come  to  the  uttermost  part  of  the 
camp  of  Syria,  behold,  there  was 
no  man  there. 

6  For  the  Lord  had  made  the 
host  of  the   Syrians   « to  hear  a 
noi.se  of  chariots,  and  a  noise  of 
horses,  even  the  noise  of  a  great 
host:  andtheysaidonetoanother,  j 
Lo,  the  king  of  Israel  hath  hired 
against  us  /tlie  kings  of  the  Hit-  I/i  Kings  lo. 
tites,  and  the  kings  of  the  Egyp- j  -^■ 
tians.  to  come  upon  u.s.  i 

7  Wherefore  they  9  arose  and  fled  !  e  p«.  -is.  4,  .s, 
in  thetwiliglit.andleft  their  tents, 
and  their  horses,  and  their  asses, 
even  the  camp  as  it  teas,  and  fled 
for  their  life. 

8  And  when  these  lepers  came  to 
the  uttermost  part  of  the  camp, 
they  went  into  one  tent,  and  did 
eat  and  drink,  and  carried  thence 
silver,  and  gold, and  raiment, and 
went  and  hid  it;  and  came  again, 
and  entered  into  another  tent,  and 
carried  thence  also,  and  went  and 
hid  il. 

9  Then  they  said  one  to  another, 
We  do  not  well :  this  day  /.*.•  a  day 
of  good  tidings,  and  we  hold  our 
peace:  if  we  tarry  till  the  morn- 
ing light,  tsome  mischief  will  come 
upon  us:  now  therefore  come,  that 
we  may  go  and  tell  the  king's 
household. 

10  So  they  came  and  called  unto 
the  porter  of  the  city :  and  they 
told  them,  saying.  Wecame  to  the 
camp  of  the  Syrians,  and,  behold, 
thfre  v:as  no  man  there,  neither 
voice  of  man,  but  horses  tied,  and 
asses  tied,  and  the  tents  as  they 
icere. 

11  And  he  called  the  porters; 
and  they  told  it  lo  the  king's  house 
within. 

12  ^  And  the  king  arose  In  the 
night,  and  said  unto  his  servants, 
I  will  now  shew  you  what  the 
Syrians  have  done  to  us.  They 
know  that  we  he  hungry;  there- 
fore are  they  gone  out  of  the  camp 
to  hide  themselves  in  the  field, 
saying.  When  they  come  out  of 
the  city,  we  shall  catch  them 
alive,  and  get  into  the  city. 

13  And  one  of  his  servants  an- 
swered and  said.  Let  some  take,  I 
pray  thee,  five  of  the  horses  that 
remain,  which  are  left  tin  the  city, 
(behold,  they  are  as  all  the  multi- 
tude of  Israel  that  are  left  in  it: 
behold,  /  s(ti/,  they  are  even  as 
all  the  multitude  of  the  Israelites 
that  are  consumed:)  and  let  us 
send  and  see. 

14  They  took  therefore  two  char- 
iot horses;  and  the  king  sent  after 
the  host  of  the  Syrians,  saying. 
Go  and  see. 

15  And  they  went  after  them  unto 
Jordan:  and,  lo,  all  the  way  was 

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The  Shunammite's 


II.  KINGS. 


land  restored. 


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I  oh.  6.  32. 


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oili.  4.  35. 


iPs.  105.  IB. 
Hag.  1.  11. 


about  885. 


fall  ofgarments  and  vessels,  which 
the  .Syrians  had  cast  away  in  their 
haste.  And  the  messengers  re- 
turned, and  told  the  king. 
IB  And  the  people  went  out,  and 
spoiled  the  tents  of  the  Syrians. 
So  a  measure  of  finetlour  was  sold 
for  a  shekel,  and  two  measures  of 
barley  for  a  shekel,  ''according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  K  And  the  king  appointed  the 
lord  on  whose  hand  he  leaned  to 
have  the  charge  of  the  gate  :  and 
the  people  trode  upon  him  in  the 
gate,  and  he  died,  ^as  the  man  of 
God  had  said,  who  spake  when 
the  king  came  down  to  him. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  as  the 
man  of  God  had  spoken  to  the 
king,  saying,  *Two  measures  of 
barley  for  ashekel,and  a  measure 
of  fine  fiour  for  a  shekel,  shall  be 
to  morrow  about  this  time  in  the 
gate  of  Samaria : 

19  And  that  lord  answered  the 
man  of  God,  and  said.  Now,  be- 
hold, )/  the  Lord  should  make 
windows  in  heaven,  might  such  a 
thing  be  ?  And  he  said.  Behold, 
thou  Shalt  see  it  with  thine  eyes, 
but  Shalt  not  eat  thereof. 

20  And  so  it  fell  out  unto  him ; 
for  the  people  trode  upon  him  in 
the  gate,  and  he  died. 

CHAPTER  VIIL 

1  The  Shunammite,  kaving  left  her  cuuntry  sev- 
en years,  Co  avoid  the  Jurewarned  famine,  for 
Etisha^s  miracle  sake  hnth  her  land  restored  by 
the  king.  1  Huzael,  hting  sent  with  a  present 
by  Ben-hadad  to  Elisha  at  Damascus,  after  he 
had  heard  the  prophecy,  killeth  his  master,  and 
succeedeth  him.  10  Jehoram^s  wicked  reign  in 
Judah.  W  Edom  and  Libnah  revolt.  23  .Aha- 
ziah  succeedeth  Jehoram.  25  Ahaziah's  wick- 
ed reign.  28  He  visileth  Jehoram  wounded,  at 
Jezreel. 

THEN  spake  Elisha  unto  the 
woman,  "whose  son  he  had 
restored  to  life,  saying,  Arise,  and 
go  thou  and  thine  household,  and 
sojourn  wheresoever  thou  canst 
sojourn  :  for  the  Lord  ''hath  call- 
ed for  a  famine;  and  it  shall  also 
come  upon  the  land  seven  years. 

2  And  the  woman  arose,  and  did 
after  the  saying  of  the  man  of 
God :  and  she  went  with  her  house- 
hold, and  sojourned  in  the  land  of 
the  Philistines  seven  years. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  sev- 
en years'  end,  that  the  woman  re- 
turned out  of  the  land  of  the  Phi- 
listines: and  she  went  forth  to 
cry  unto  the  king  for  her  house 
and  for  her  land. 

4  And  the  king  talked  with  cGe- 
hazi  the  servant  of  the  man  of 
God,  saying.  Tell  me,  I  pray  thee, 
all  the  great  things  that  Elisha 
hath  done. 

fj  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was 
telling  the  king  how  he  had ''re- 
stored a  dead  body  to  life,  that, 
behold,  the  woman,  whose  son  he 
had  restored  to  liie,  cried  to  the 
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king  for  her  house  and  for  her 
land.  And  Gehazi  said.  My  lord, 
O  king,  this  in  the  woman,  and 
this  i.s'  her  son,  whom  Elisha  re- 
stored to  life. 

0  And  when  the  king  asked  the 
woman,  she  told  him.  So  the 
king  appointed  unto  her  a  certain 
II  officer,  saying.  Restore  all  that 
was  hers,  and  all  the  fruits  of  the 
field  since  the  day  that  she  left 
the  land,  even  until  now. 

7  7  And  Elisha  came  to  Damas- 
cus;  and  Ben-hadad  the  king  of 
Syria  was  sick ;  and  it  was  told 
him,  sajing,  The  man  of  God  is 
come  hither. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  cHaza- 
el,  /Take  a  present  in  thine  hand, 
and  go,  meet  the  man  of  God,  and 
!/ inquire  of  the  Lord  by  him,  saj^- 
ing.  Shall  I  recover  of  this  disease  ? 

9  So  Hazael  went  to  meet  him, 
and  took  a  present  t  with  him, 
even  of  every  good  thing  of  Da- 
mascus, forty  camels'  burden,  and 
came  and  stood  before  him,  and 
said.  Thy  son  Ben-hadad  king  of 
Sj'ria  hath  sent  me  to  thee,  saying. 
Shall  I  recover  of  this  disease? 

10  And  Elisha  said  unto  him.  Go, 
say  unto  him,  Thou  mayest  cer- 
tainly recover :  howbeitthe  Lord 
hath  shewed  me  that  ''he  shall 
sureh^  die. 

11  And  he  settled  his  countenance 
tsteadfastly,  until  he  was  asham- 
ed :  and  the  man  of  God  J  wept. 

12  And  Hazael  said.  Why  weep- 
eth  my  lord  ?  And  he  answered, 
Because  I  know  '-the  evil  that 
thou  wilt  do  unto  the  children  of 
Israel :  their  strong  holds  wilt 
thou  set  on  fire,  and  their  young 
men  wilt  thou  slay  with  the  sword, 
and  'wilt  dash  their  children,  and 
rip  up  their  women  with  cliild. 

13  And  Hazael  said.  But  what, 
™is  thy  servant  a  dog,  that  he 
should  do  this  great  thing?  And 
I'llisha answered,  " The LoRDhatli 
sliewed  nie  that  thou  s/io<< Peking 
over  Syria. 

14  So  he  departed  from  Elisha, 
and  came  to  his  master ;  who  said 
to  him.  What  said  Elisha  to  thee? 
And  he  answered.  He  told  me 
that  thou  shouldest  surely  recover. 

l.j  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  he  took  a  thick 
cloth,  and  dipped  it  in  water,  and 
spread  it  on  his  face,  so  that  he 
died:  and  Hazael  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

IG  If  And  in  the  fifth  year  of  Jo- 
ram  the  son  of  Ahab  king  of  Isra- 
el, .Tehoshaphat  being  then  king  of 
Judah,  "Jehoram  tlie  son  of  Je- 
hoshaphat  king  of  Judah  t  began 
to  reign. 

17  V  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was 
h(!  when  he  began  to  reign ;  and 
he  reigned  eight  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  885. 


I  Or,  eunuch. 


885. 


e\  Kings  19. 

15. 
f\  Sam.  9.  1. 

1  Kings  14.3. 


t  Heb. 
in  his  hand. 


t  Heb. 
and  set  it. 
I  Luke  19.  41. 

ioh.  10.  32.  <k 
12.  17.  &.  13. 
3,  7. 
Amos  1.  3. 


/ch.  10.  IG. 
Hos.  13.  18. 
Amos  1.  13. 

m  1  Sam.  17. 
43. 

n  1  Kings  19. 
15. 


892. 

o2Clir.  21.3, 
4. 

t  Heb. 
reigned. 
Began  to 
reign  in  eon- 
sort  wuh  his 
father. 

p2  (;hr.  21.  5, 
&c. 


Aliaziah's  wicked  reign. 


II.  KINGS. 


Jehu  is  anointed  king. 


Be  fo  re 
CHRIST 

892. 


r2Sam.  7.  13. 

1  Kings  11. 
36.  ic  15.  4. 
2Chr.  21.7. 

t  HpIi.  candle, 

or,  lamp. 
s  Gen.  27.  40. 

i-h.  3.  27. 

2  Chr.  21.  8, 
9,  lU. 

n  Kings  22. 
47. 


IJ  A  nd  so 
fuitilleU, 
Gen.  27.  40. 

u2Clir.  21.10. 


x1  Chr.  22.  1. 

885. 

II  Called, 
Atartah, 
2  Chr.  22.  6. 
and  Jehoa- 
has, 

2  Chr.  21.  17 
i  23.  23. 

ySee  2  Chr. 
22.  2. 

II  Or,  grand- 
daughter : 
See  ver.  18. 

zi  Chr.  22.  3, 
4. 


884. 

c2  Chr.  22.  5. 

ich.  9.  15. 

t  Hell,  whire- 

with  the 

Syrians  had 

wuunded. 
II  Called, 

Riimulh, 

ver.  2S. 
cell.  9.  16. 

2  Chr.  22.  6, 

7. 
t  Heb. 

wuunded. 


884. 

a  1  Kings  20. 


18  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  as  did  the 
house  of  Ahab  ;  for  i  the  daughter 
of  Ahab  was  his  wife:  and  he  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

19  Yet  the  Lord  would  not  de- 
stroy Judah  for  David  his  serv- 
ant's sake,  '•as  he  promised  him 
to  give  him  always  a  t  light,  and 
to  his  children. 

20^  In  his  days  sEdom  revolted 
from  under  the  hand  of  Judah, 
<and  made  a  king  over  tliem- 
selves. 

21  So  Joram  went  over  to  Zair, 
and  all  the  chariots  with  him : 
and  he  rose  by  night,  and  smote 
the  Edomites  which  compassed 
him  about,  and  thecaptainsof  the 
chariots:  and  the  people  fled  into 
their  tents. 

22  !i  Yet  Edom  revolted  from  un- 
der the  liand  of  Judah  unto  this 
day.  "Then  Libnah  revolted  at 
the  same  time. 

23  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jo- 
ram,  and  all  that  he  did.  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

24  And  Joram  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with  hi.s 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David  :  and 
^ilAhaziah  his  son  reigned  in  his- 
stead. 

2.3  \  In  the  twelfth  year  of  Joram 
the  son  of  Ahab  king  of  Lsrael 
did  Ahaziah  tha  son  of  Jehoram 
king  of  Judah  begin  to  reign. 

2G  ^Two  and  twenty  years  old 
was  Ahaziah  when  he  began  to 
reign;  and  he  reigned  one  year 
in  Jerusalem.  And  his  inother's 
name  ira.v  Athaliah,  the  II  daugh- 
ter of  Omri  king  of  Israel. 

27  =!And  lie  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  house  of  Ahab,  and  did  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  did  the 
house  of  Ahab :  lor  he  vxts  the  son 
in  law  of  the  house  of  Ahab. 

28  T  And  he  went  "with  Joram 
the  son  of  Ahab  to  the  war  against 
Hazael  king  of  Syria  in  Rainoth- 
gilead ;  and  the  Syrians  wounded 
Joram. 

29  And  *king  Joram  went  back 
to  be  healed  in  Jezreel  of  the 
wounds  t which  the  Syrians  had 
given  him  at  URaniah,  when  he 
fought  against  Hazael  king  of 
Syria.  cAnd  Ahaziah  the  son  of 
Jehoram  king  of  Judah  went 
down  to  see  Joram  the  son  of 
Ahab  in  Jezreel,  because  he  was 
t  sick. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Elisha  sendfth  a  young  prophet  with  instruc- 
tiuns  to  anoint  Jehu  at  Ramoth-gtlead.  4  The 
prophet  haling  done  his  message  flceth.  11 
Jehu,  being  made  Ping  hy  the  soldiers,  killeth 
Joram  in  the  field  of  Nahoth.  '21  Ahaiiah.  is 
slain  at  Gur,  and  buried  at  Jerusalem.  30 
Proud  Jezehel  is  thrown  down  out  of  a  win- 
dow, and  eaten  by  dogs. 

AND  Elisha  the  prophet  called 
.  one  of  "the  children  of  the 


prophets,  and  said  unto  him, 
'^Gird  up  thy  loins,  and  take  this 
box  of  oil  in  till ne  hand,  ^and  go 
to  Ramoth-gilead: 

2  And  when  thou  comest  thither, 
look  out  there  Jehu  the  son  of 
Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Nimshi, 
and  go  in.  and  make  him  arise  up 
from  among  dhis  brethren,  and 
carry  him  to  an  tinner  chamber ; 

3  Then  ""take  the  bo.x  of  oil,  and 
pour  it  on  his  head,  and  .say.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I  have  anointed 
thee  king  over  Israel.  Then  open 
the  door,  and  flee,  and  tarry  not. 

4  ^  So  the  young  man,  even  the 
young  man  the  prophet,  went  to 
"Ramoth-gilead. 

5  And  when  he  came,  behold, 
tlie  captains  of  the  host  were  sit- 
ting: and  he  said,  I  have  an 
errand  to  thee,  O  captain.  And 
Jehu  said.  Unto  which  of  all  us? 
And  he  said,  To  thee,  O  captain. 

«  And  he  arose,  and  went  into  the 
liouse;  and  he  jioured  the  oil  on 
hLs  head,  and  §aid  unto  him, /Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I 
have  anointed  thee  king  over  tlie 
people  of  the  Lord,  even  over 
Israel. 

7  And  thou  slialt  sinite  the  house 
of  Ahab  thy  master,  that  I  may 
avenge  the  blood  of  my  servants 
the  prophets,  and  the  blood  of  all 
the  servants  of  the  Lord,  if  at  the 
hand  of  Jezebel. 

8  For  the  whole  house  of  Ahab 
shall  perish:  and  '»I  will  cut  off 
from  Ahab  Jhim  that  pisseth 
against  the  wall,  and  ''him  that 
is  shut  up  and  left  in  Israel : 

9  And  I  will  make  the  house  of 
Ahab  like  the  house  of  'Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  and  like 
the  house  of  "'Baasha  the  son  of 
Ahijah : 

10  "And  the  dogs  shall  eat  Jeze- 
bel ill  the  portion  of  Jezreel,  and 
there  shall  be  none  to  bury  her. 
And  he  opened  the  door,  ami  fled. 

11  T  Then  Jehu  came  forth  to  the 
servants  of  his  lord :  and  one  said 
unto  him.  Is  all  well  ?  wherefore 
came  "this  raad  fellow  to  thee? 
And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  know 
the  man,  and  his  communication. 

12  And  they  said,  It  is  false;  tell 
us  now.  And  he  said,  Thus  and 
thus  spake  he  to  me,  saying. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  have 
anointed  thee  king  over  Israel. 

13  Then  thej'  hasted,  and  i'  took 
every  man  his  garment,  and  put 
it  under  him  on  the  top  of  the 
stairs,  and  blew  with  trumpets, 
saying,  Jehu  tis  king. 

14  So  Jehu  the  son  of  Jehosh- 
aphat the  son  of  Nimshi  conspired 
against  Joram.  (Now  Joram  had 
kept  Kamoth-gilead,  he  and  all 
Israel,  because  of  Hazael  king  of 
Svria. 

15  But  1  king  t  Joram  wasreturn- 

359 


Before 
CHRIST 

884. 


(.eh.  4.  29. 
Jer.  1.  17. 
cch.  8.  28,29. 


d  ver.  5,  11. 
t  Hell. 


a  chamber. 
el  Kings  19. 


/I  Kings  19. 
16. 
2  Chr.  22.  7. 


gl  Kings  18. 
4.  Sc  21.  15. 


Al  Kines  14. 
10.  &21.  21. 

I  1  Sam.  25. 
22. 

t  Deut.  32.  36. 

II  Kings  14. 
10.  &.  15.  29. 
St.  21.  22. 

m  1  Kings  16. 

3.  11. 
n  1  Kings  21. 

23. 

ver.  35,  .16. 


oJer.  29.  26. 
John  10.  20. 
Acts  26.  24. 
1  Cor.  4.  10. 


p.Matt.  21.  7. 


+  Hel). 
reigneth. 


./eh.  8.  29. 
t  Hell. 
Jehoram. 


Jehu  hllleth  Joram. 


II.  KINGS. 


Jezebel  is  eaten  by  dogs. 


Before 
CHRIST 

,SS4. 


+  Heb. smule. 
+  Heb.  let  nu 
escaper  go, 


I  Or, 
marching. 

t  Hel). 

271  madness. 
•THeb. 

Bind. 
»2  Chr.  22.  7. 

t  Heb.  found. 


t  W^h.  filled 
his  hand 
with  a  bow. 


t  Heb.  buwcd. 


I  1  Kings  21. 
29. 


t  Heb.  bloods. 
K  1  Kin^s  21. 


ed  to  be  healed  in  Jezreel  of  the 
wounds  wliich  the  Syrians  thad 
given  liira,  when  he  fought  with 
Hazael  Icing  of  Syria.)  And  Jehu 
said,  If  it  be  your  minds,  then  tlet 
none  go  fortli  nor  escape  out  of 
the  city  to  go  to  tell  it  in  Je/.reel. 
IG  So  Jehu  rode  in  a  chariot, 
and  went  to  Jezreel ;  ibr  Jorani 
lay  there.  '•And  Ahaziah  king 
of  Judah  was  come  down  to  see 
Joram. 

17  And  there  stood  a  watchman 
on  the  tower  in  Jezreel,  and  he 
spied  the  company  of  Jehu  as  he 
came,  and  said,  I  "see  a  company. 
And  Joram  said.  Take  a  horse- 
man, and  send  to  meet  them, 
and  let  him  say,  7.9  it  peace? 

18  So  there  went  one  on  horse- 
back to  meet  him,  and  said.  Thus 
saith  the  king.  Is  it  peace?  And 
Jehu  said,  What  hast  thou  to  do 
with  peace?  turn  thee  behind  me. 
And  the  watchman  told,  sajing. 
The  messenger  came  to  them,  but 
he  Cometh  not  again. 

19  Then  he  sent  out  a  second  on 
horseback,  which  came  to  them, 
and  said.  Thus  saith  the  king,  Js 
it  peace?  And  Jehu  answered, 
What  hast  thou  to  do  with  peace? 
turn  thee  behind  me. 

20  And  the  watchman  told,  saj^- 
ing.  He  came  even  unto  them, 
and  cometli  not  again:  and  the 
II  driving  is  like  the  driving  of 
Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi ;  for  he 
driveth  t  furiously. 

21  And  Joram  said,  tMake  ready. 
And  his  chariot  was  made  ready. 
And  » Joram  king  of  Israel  and 
Ahaziah  king  of  Judah  went  out, 
each  in  his  chariot,  and  they 
went  out  against  Jehu,  and  tmet 
him  in  the  portion  of  Naboth  the 
Jezreelite. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joram  saw  Jehu,  that  he  said.  Is 
i^  peace,  Jehu?  And  he  answer- 
ed. What  peace,  so  long  as  the 
whoredoms  of  thy  mother  Jeze- 
bel and  her  witchcrafts  are  so 
many? 

23  And  Joram  turned  his  hands, 
and  fled,  and  said  to  Ahaziah, 
There  is  treachery,  O  Ahaziah. 

24  And  .lehu  tdrew  a  bow  with 
his  full  strength,  and  smote  .le- 
horam  between  his  arms,  and  the 
arrow  went  out  at  his  heart,  and 
he  tsunk  down  in  his  chariot. 

25  Then  said  Jr/iu  to  Bidkar  his 
captain.  Take  up,  and  cast  him 
in  the  portion  of  the  field  of 
Nabotli  the  Jezreelite:  for  re- 
member how  tliat,  when  I  and 
thou  rode  together  after  Aliab 
his  father,  <the  Loud  laid  this 
burden  upon  him  ; 

26  Surely  I  have  seen  yesterday 
the  t blood  of  Naboth,  and  the 
blood  of  his  sons,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  "I  will  recjuite  thee  in  this 

3G0 


!i  plat,  saith  the  Lord.  Now 
therefore  take  and  cast  him  into 
the  plat  of  {/round,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

27  1[  But  when  Ahaziah  the  king 
of  Judah  saw  this,  he  fled  by  the 
way  of  the  .garden  liouse.  And 
Jehu  followed  after  him,  and  said, 
Smite  him  also  in  the  chariot. 
And.  theij  did  so  at  the  going  up  to 
Gur,  which  is  by  Ibleam.  And  he 
fled  to  2:Megiddo,  and  died  there. 

28  And  his  servants  carried  him 
in  a  chariot  to  Jerusalem,  and 
buried  him  in  his  sepulchre 
with  his  lathers  in  the  city  of 
David. 

29  And  in  the  eleventh  year  of 
Joram  the  son  of  Ahab  began 
Ahaziah  to  reign  over  Judah. 

30  11  And  when  Jehu  was  come 
to  Jezreel,  Jezebel  heard  of  it; 
y  and  she  t  painted  her  face,  and 
tired  her  head,  and  looked  out  at 
a  window. 

31  And  as  Jehu  entered  in  at  the 
gate,  she  said,  ^i/cc?  Zimri  peace, 
who  slew  his  master? 

32  And  he  lifted  np  his  face  to  the 
window,  and  said,  Who  is  on  mj' 
side  ?  who  ?  And  there  looked  out 
to  him  two  or  three  11  eunuchs. 

33  And  he  said,  Tlirow  her  down. 
So  they  threw  her  down:  and 
some  of  her  blood  was  sprinkled 
on  the  wall,  and  on  the  horses: 
and  he  trode  her  under  foot. 

34  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he 
did  eat  and  drink,  and  said,  C4o, 
see  now  this  cursed  ivornan,  and 
bury  her:  for  «she  is  a  king's 
daughter. 

35  And  they  went  to  bury  her: 
but  they  found  no  more  of  her 
than  the  skull,  and  the  feet,  and 
the  palms  of  her  hands. 

36  Wherefore  the.y  came  again, 
and  told  him.  And  he  said,  This  is 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  tbj'his  servant  Elijah  the 
Tishbite,  saying,  ^  In  the  portion 
of  Jezreel  shall  clogs  eat  the  flesh 
of  Jezebel : 

37  And  the  carcass  of  Jezebel 
shall  be  «as  dung  upon  the  face  of 
the  Held  in  the  portion  of  .lezreel ; 
.so  that  they  shall  not  saj'.  This  is 
Jezebel. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Jehu,  by  his  letters,  cuuseth  seienty  of  A  hob*  s 
children  to  be  beheaded.  8  lie  exciiseth  the 
fact  by  the  prophecy  of  Elijah.  12  .it  the 
shearing  house  he  slayeth  two  and  forty  of 
Ahaziah's  brethren.  15  He  takcth  Jchonadab 
into  his  company.  18  By  subtilty  he  destroy, 
eth  all  the  worshippers  of  Biial.  29  JeUu  fol- 
loweth  Jeroboam's  sins.  3J  Hazae!  oppresscth 
Israel.     34  Jehoahaz  succeedcth  Jehu. 

A  ND  Ahab  had  seventy  sons  in 
I\.  Samaria.  And  Jelm  wrote 
letters,  and  sent  to  Samaria,  unto 
the  rulers  of  Jezreel,  to  the  elders, 
and  to  tthem  that  brought  up 
Ahab's  children,  saying, 

2  Now  as  soon  as  this  letter  com- 


Before 
CHRIST 

884. 


I!0»,  porli 


r  In  the 
kingdom  of 
Samaria, 
2  Chr.  22.  0. 


about  88G. 

Then  he  be- 
^an  10  reign 
as  viceroy  to 
his  father  ia 
his  sicliness 
2  Chr.  21. 
18,19.   But 
in  Joram'.i 
121  h  year  he 
began  to 
reign  alone, 
ch.  8.  25. 

about  884. 

y  Ez.  23.  40. 

t  Heb.  put 
her  eyes  in 
painting. 

si  Kingi  16. 
9-20. 

II  Or,  cham- 
berlains. 


a  1  Kings  16. 


t  Heb.  by  Ch» 

hand  of. 
h\  Kings  21. 


884. 


t  Heb. 
nuurishert. 


Ahal/s  seventy  sons  slain. 


II.  KINGS. 


BaaVs  worshippers  slain. 


Before 
CHRIST 

884. 


Heb. /or  me. 


al  Kings  21. 


6ch.  9.  14,24. 


cl  Sam.  3.19. 


d\  Kings  21. 

19,  21,  29. 
t  Heh.  hy  the 

hand  of, 

;i  Or,  ae- 
ijuaintance. 


t  Heh.  house 

of  shepherds 

linding 

Rhecp. 
cch.  8.  29. 

2  Chr.  22.  8. 
t  He^.  found. 
t  Heb.  to  the 

peace  oft  §;c. 


eth  to  you,  seeing  your  master's 
sons  are  with  you,  and  there  are 
witli  you  chariots  and  horses,  a 
ienced  citj*  also,  and  armour; 

3  Look  even  out  tlie  best  and 
meetest  of  your  master's  sons, 
and  set  him  on  his  father's  throne, 
and  figlit  for  your  master's  liouse. 

4  But  they'  were  exceedingly 
afraid,  and  said.  Behold,  two  kings 
stood  not  before  him :  how  then 
shall  we  stand  ? 

5  And  he  that  ica.^  over  the 
house,  and  he  that  7cas  over  the 
city,  the  elders  also,  and  the 
bringers  up  of  the  children,  sent  to 
Jehu,  saying.  We  are  thy  serv- 
ants, and  will  do  all  that  thou 
Shalt  bid  us  ;  we  will  not  make 
any  king:  do  thou  that  which,  is 
good  in  thine  eyes. 

6  Then  he  wrote  a  letter  the  sec- 
ond time  to  them,  saying,  If  ye 
be  tmine,  and  if  ye  will  hearken 
unto  my  voice,  take  ye  the  heads 
of  the 'men  your  master's  sons, 
and  come  to  me  to  Jezreel  by  to 
morrow  this  time.  Now"  the 
king's  sons,  being  seventy  persons, 
irere  with  the  great  men  of  the 
city,  which  brought  them  up. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
letter  came  to  them,  that  they 
took  the  king's  sons,  and  «slew 
seventy  persons,  and  put  their 
heads  in  baskets,  and  sent  him 
them  to  Jezreel. 

8  *:  And  there  came  a  messenger, 
and  told  him,  saying.  They  have 
brought  the  heads  of  the  king's 
sons.  And  he  said.  Lay  ye  them 
in  two  heaps  at  the  entering  in  of 
the  gate  until  the  morning. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  that  he  went  out,  and 
stood,  and  said  to  all  the  people. 
Ye  be  righteous:  behold, '-I  con- 
spired against  my  master,  and 
slew  him  :  but  who  slew  all  these '? 

10  Know  now  that  there  shall 
cfall  unto  the  earth  nothing  of  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  which  the 
Lord  spake  concerning  the  house 
of  Ahab  :  for  the  Lord  hath  done 
that  which  he  spake  ''tby  his 
servant  Elijah. 

11  So  Jehu  slew  all  that  remained 
of  the  house  of  Ahab  in  Jezreel, 
and  all  his  great  men,  and  his 
il  kinsfolks,  and  his  priests,  until 
he  left  him  none  remaining. 

12  1  And  he  arose  and  departed, 
and  came  to  Samaria.  Ami  as  he 
was  at  the  t  shearing  house  in  the 
way, 

13  i:  Jehu  t  met  with  the  brethren 
of  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah,  and 
!?aid.  Who  are  ye?  And  they  an- 
swered. We  are  the  brethren  of 
Ahaziah ;  and  we  go  down  +  to  sa- 
lute the  children  of  the  king  and 
the  children  of  the  queen. 

14  And  he  said.  Take  them  alive. 
And  they  took  them  alive,  and 


slew  them  at  the  pit  of  the  shear- 
ing house.  eve)i  two  and  Ibrty 
men  ;  neither  left  he  any  of  them. 

15  "J  And  when  he  was  departed 
thence,  he  +  lighted  on  .^Jehona- 
dab  the  son  of  ^Rechab  rnminp  to 
meet  him :  and  he  i  saluted  him, 
and  said  to  him,  Is  thine  heart 
right,  as  my  heart  i.s  with  thy 
heart  ?  And  Jehonadab  answer- 
ed, It  is.  If  it  be, ''  give  me  thine 
hand.  And  he  gave  him  his 
hand  ;  and  he  took  him  up  to  him 
into  the  chariot. 

IG  And  he  said,  Come  with  me, 
and  see  my  'zeal  for  the  Lord. 
So  they  made  him  ride   in   his  1 
chariot". 

17  And  when  he  came  to  Sama- 
ria, ^he  slew  all  that  remained' 
unto  Ahab  in  Samaria,  till  he  had 
destroyed  him.  according  to  the ; 
saying  of  the  Lord,  'which  he  i 
spake  to  Elijah. 

18  ^  And  Jehu  gathered  all  the  1 
people    together,  and   said   unto  j 
them,  »*  Ahab  served  Baal  a  little ; 
but  Jehu  sliall  serve  him  much. 

19  Xow  therefore  call  unto  me 
all  the  "prophets  of  Baal,  all  his 
servants,  and  all  his  priests;  let 
none  be  wanting:  for  I  have  a 
great  sacrifice  fo  do  to  Baal ;  who- 
soever shall  be  wanting,  he  shall 
not  live.  But  Jehu  did  it  in  sub- 
tilty,  to  the  intent  that  he  might 
destroy  the  worshippers  of  Baal. 

20  Aiid  Jeliu  said,  t  Proclaim  a 
solemn  assemblj-  for  Baal.  And 
they  proclaimed  it. 

21 'And  Jehu  sent  through  all 
Israel :  and  all  the  worshippers 
of  Baal  came,  so  that  there  was 
not  a  man  left  that  came  not. 
And  they  came  into  the  "house 
of  Baal  ;"and  the  house  of  Baal 
was  II  full  from  one  end  to  another. 

22  And  he  said  unto  him  that 
ivas  over  the  vestry.  Bring  forth 
vestments  for  all  the  worshippers 
of  Baal.  And  he  brought  them 
forth  vestments. 

23  And  Jehu  w'ent.  and  Jehona- 
dab the  son  of  Rechab,  into  the 
house  of  Baal,  and  said  unto  the 
worshippers  of  Baal,  Search,  and 
look  that  there  be  here  with  you 
none  of  the  servants  of  the  Lord, 
but  the  worshippers  of  Baal  only. 

24  And  when  they  went  in  to 
offer  sacrifices  and  burnt  otfer- 
ings,  Jehu  appointed  fourscore 
men  without,  and  said,  If  any  of 
the  men  whom  I  have  brought 
into  your  hands  escape,  tie  that 
letleth  him  go,  p  his  life  shall  be  for 
the  life  of  liim. 

2-5  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon 
as  he  had  made  an  end  of  offer- 
ing the  burnt  offering,  that  Jehu 
said  to  the  guard  and  to  the  cap- 
tains, Go  in,  and  slay  them;  let 
none  come  forth.  And  they 
smote  them  with  1  the  edge  of  the 
3G1 


Be  Co  re 
CHRIST 

884. 


+  Heb. /ounJ. 
/Jer.  35.  6, 

(te. 
el  Chr.  2.  55. 
t  Heb.  blessed. 

h  Ezra  10.  19. 


Srh.  9.   8. 
2  Chr.  22.  a. 


t\  Kings  21. 
21. 


m  1  Kings  16. 
31,  32. 


n  1  Kings  22 


^Heb. 
&anctif^. 


o\  Kings 
32. 

IG. 

1  Or,  so/! 
that  the 
stood  mo 
to  mouth 

It. 
ulh 

p  1  Kings  20. 
39. 


'^Heb. 
the  mouth. 


JoasJi,  saved  from.  Athaliah's 


II.  KINGS. 


massacre,  is  anointed  king. 


Before 
CHRIST 

8*t. 


tHeb. 

statues. 
V  1  Kings  14. 
23. 

r  Ezra  6.  11. 
nan.  2.  5.  6c 
3.  29. 


si  Kings  12. 
28,  29. 


t  See  ver.  35. 

ch.  13.   1,  10. 

&  14.  23.  & 

15.  8,  12. 
t  Hel). 

observed  not. 

u  1  Kings  14. 


about  800. 

t  Hfl).  ti,  cut 
off  the  ends. 

3-ch.  «.  12. 

t  Heb. 
toward  the 
rising  of  the 
sun. 

II  Or,  even  to 
Oitcud  and 
Bashan. 

y  Amos  1.  3. 


850. 


t  Hi-b.  the 
days  were. 


a2Chr.  22.10. 
beh.  8.  26. 
t  Heb. 

seff/  of  the 

kingdom. 
112  (;hr.  22. 

11,  Jeho- 

shaheath. 
II  Or, 

Jchoash, 


sword;  and  tlie  guard  and  tlie 
captains  cast  tkcm  out,  and  went 
to  the  city  of  the  house  of  Baal. 

26  And  they  brought  forth  the 
t9  images  out  of  tlie  house  of 
Baal,  and  burned  them. 

27  And  they  bi*ake  down  the 
image  of  Baal,  and  brake  down 
the  house  of  Baal,  ''and  made  it 
a  draught  house  unto  this  day. 

28  Thus  Jehu  destroyed  Baal  out 
of  Israel. 

29  H  Howbeit,  from  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  to  sin,  Jehu  departed 
not  from  after  them,  to  wit,  « the 
golden  calves  that  were  in  Beth- 
el, and  that  ivere  in  Dan. 

30  And  the  Loud  .said  unto  Jehu, 
Because  thou  hast  done  well  in 
executing  tlmt  ir/ii.e/i  u  right  in 
mine  eyes,rt;i(/  liast  done  unto  the 
house  of  Ahab  according  to  all 
that  wn.'i  in  mine  heart,  Uhy  chil- 
dren of  the  fourth  generntinn  shall 
sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel. 

31  But  Jehu  ttook  no  heed  to 
walk  in  the  law  of  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  with  all  his  heart :  for  he 
departed  not  from  «the  sins  of 
Jeroboam,  which  made  Israel  to 
sin. 

32  \  In  those  days  the  Lorb 
began  tto  cut  Israel  short:  and 
^Hazael  smote  them  in  all  the 
coasts  of  Israel ; 

33  From  Jordan  +  eastward,  all 
the  land  of  Gilead,  the  Gadites, 
and  the  Reubenites,  and  the 
Manassites,  from  Aroer,  which  is 
by  the  river  Anion,  II  even  2/ Gil- 
ead and  Bashan. 

34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehu,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  all 
his  might,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel? 

35  "And  Jehu  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers: and  they  buried  him  in 
Samaria.  And  .Tehoahaz  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

30  And  tthe  lime  that  Jehu 
reigned  over  Israel  in  Samaria 
was  twenty  and  eight  years. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Jchoash,  being  saved  by  Jchosheba  his  aunt  from 
Athaliah's  massacre  of  the  seed  royal,  is  hid 
six  years  in  the  house  of  God.  4  Jehoiada, 
giving  order  to  the  captains,  in  the  seventh 
year  anointeth  him  Hntr.  l^  Athaliah  is  slain. 
17  JehoiaJa  restoreth  the  worship  oj  Qod. 

AND  when  "Athaliah  6  the 
.  mother  of  Ahaziah  saw  that 
her  son  was  dead,  she  arose  and 
destroyed  all  the  tseed  royal. 

2  But'  II  Jehosheba,  the  daughter 
of  king  Jorani,  sister  of  Aliaziali, 
took  y.Toash  the  son  ol"  Aliaziali, 
and  stole  him  from  among  the 
king's  sonstt^/ticAwwc  slain  ;  and 
they  hid  him,  even  him  and  his 
nurse,  in  tlie  bedchamber  from 
Athaliah,  so  that  he  was  not  .slain. 

3  And  he  was  with  her  hid  in  the 

302 


house  of  the  Loud  six  years.  And 
Athaliah  did  reign  over  the  land. 

4  \  And  ethe  seventh  year  Je- 
hoiada sent  and  fetched  the  rul- 
ers over  hundreds,  with  the  cap- 
tains and  the  guard,  and  brought 
them  to  him  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  made  a  covenant  with 
them,  and  took  an  oath  of  them 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
shewed  them  the  king's  son. 

.5  And  he  commanded  them, say- 
ing, This  i.s-  the  thing  that  ye  shall 
do;  A  third  part  of  you  that  enter 
in  c?  on  the  .sabbath  shall  even  be 
keepers  of  the  watch  of  the  king's 
house ; 

6  And  a  third  part  shall  he  at  the 
gate  of  Sur;  and  a  third  part  at 
the  gate  behind  the  guard:  so 
shall  ye  keep  the  watch  of  the 
house,  II  that  it  be  not  broken 
down. 

7  And  two  lltpartsof  all  you  that 
go  forth  on  the  sabbath,  even 
they  shall  keep  the  watch  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord  about  the  king. 

8  And  ye  shall  compass  the  king 
round  about,  every  man  with  his 
weapons  in  his  hand:  and  he  that 
Cometh  within  the  ranges,  let 
him  be  slain :  and  be  ye  with  the 
king  as  he  goeth  out  and  as  he 
Cometh  in. 

9  ("And  the  captains  over  the 
hundreds  did  according  to  all 
things  that  Jehoiada  the  jiriest 
commanded :  and  thej'  took 
every  man  his  men  that  were 
to  come  in  on  the  sabbath,  with 
them  that  should  go  out  on  the 
sabbath,  and  came  to  Jehoiada 
the  priest. 

10  And  to  the  captains  over 
hundreds  did  the  priest  give 
king  David's  spears  and  shields, 
that  ivere  in  the  temple  of  the 
Lord. 

11  And  the  guard  stood,  every 
man  witli  his  weapons  in  his 
hand,  round  about  the  king,  from 
the  right  tcorner  of  the  temple  to 
the  left  corner  of  the  temple, 
along  by  the  altar  and  the  temple. 

12  And  he  brought  forth  the 
king's  son,  and  put  the  crown 
upon  him,  and  gave  him  the  testi- 
mony ;  and  tliey  made  him  king, 
and  anointed  him  ;  and  they  clap- 
ped tlieir  hands,  and  said,  t/God 
save  the  king. 

13  U  ffAnd  when  Athaliah  heard 
the  noise  of  the  guard  and  of  the 
people,  she  came  to  the  jieople  in- 
to the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

14  And  when  she  looked,  behold, 
the  king  stood  l)y  ''apiUar,  as  the 
manner  /rrf.s,  and  tlie  princes  and 
tlie  trumpeters  by  t!ie  king,  and 
all  the  peoiileof  the  land  rejoiced, 
and  blew  with  tniiiiiiets:  and 
Athaliah  rent  her  clothes,  and 
cried.  Treason,  treason. 

15  But  Jehoiada  the  priest  com- 


Jehoasli  glveth  order  for 


II.  KINGS. 


the  repair  of  the  temple. 


Before 
CHRIST 

878. 


i2Clir.  23.  Ifi. 


m  Dfut.  12.  3. 
2  Chr.  23.  17. 


n2Chr.  23.18, 
t  Htl).  offices. 


«2  Chr.  24.  1. 


a2Chr.  21.  1. 


I,  1  Kings  15. 
1 1.  &  22.  43. 
cti     14.  4. 

nil.  22.  4. 

II  Or. 
hoti/  tilings. 

t  Hell. 
hulutesses. 

d  Ex.  30.  13. 

t  Ileb.  llif 
money  of  the 
souls  of  his 
estimation. 
Lev.  27.  2. 

t  Hel).  ascend, 
eth  iijion  the 
heart  of  a 

e  Kx.  3i.  r,. 
1  Liir.  29.  8. 


nianded  the  captains  of  the 
hundreds,  the  olHcers  of  the  host, 
and  said  unto  them,  Have  her 
forth  without  the  ranges;  and 
him  tliat  followeth  her  kill  with 
the  sword.  For  the  priest  had 
said,  Let  lier  not  be  slain  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord, 

16  And  they  laid  hands  on  her; 
and  she  went  by  the  way  by  the 
which  the  horses  came  into  the 
king's  house:  and  there  was  she 
slain. 

17  *i  'And  Jehoiada  made  a  cov- 
enant between  the  Lord  and  the 
king  and  the  people,  that  thej' 
should  be  the  Lord's  people; 
''between  the  khig  also  and  the 
people. 

18  And  all  the  people  of  the  land 
went  into  the  Uiouse  of  Baal,  and 
bi-ake  it  down;  his  altars  and  his 
images  "'brake  they  in  pieces 
thoroughly,  and  slew  Mattan  the 
priest  of  Baal  before  the  altars. 
And  "the  priest  appointed  tolii- 
cers  over  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

19  And  he  took  the  rulers  over 
hundreds,  and  the  captains,  and 
the  guard,  and  all  the  people  of 
the  land;  and  they  brought  down 
the  king  from  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  came  by  the  way  of 
the  gate  of  the  guard  to  the  king's 
house.  And  he  sat  on  the  throne 
of  the  kings. 

20  And  all  the  people  of  the  land 
rejoiced,  and  the  city  was  in 
quiet:  and  they  slew  Athaliah 
with  the  fiword  beside  the  king's 
house. 

'21  "  Seven  years  old  7cas  Jehoash 
when  he  began  to  reign. 

CHAPTER  XIL 

1  Jehoash  reigneth  wt:ll  all  the  days  of  Jehoiada, 
4  He  ciceth  order  for  the  repair  of  the  temple. 
17  Hazacl  is  diverted  from  Jtrusniem  by  u 
present  of  the  hallowed  treasures,  10  Jehoash 
being  slain  by  his  servants,  Amaziah  succeedeth 
him, 

IN  the  seventh  year  of  Jehu, 
«  Jehoash  began  to  reign ;  and 
forty  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusa- 
lem. And  his  mother's  name  was 
Zibiah  of  Beer-sheba. 

2  And  Jehoash  did  that  irhich  ivas 
right  in  the  .sight  of  the  Lord  all 
liis  days  wherein  Jehoiada  the 
priest  instructed  him. 

3  But  ''the  high  places  were  not 
taken  away:  the  people  still  sac- 
rificed and  burnt  incense  in  the 
high  places. 

4  If  And  Jehoash  said  to  the 
priests,  ^au  the  money  of  the 
lit  dedicated  things  that  is  brought 
into  the  hou.se  of  the  Lord,  even 
tithe  money  of  every  one  that 
passeth  the  account,  tthe  money 
that  every  man  is  set  at,  ou(rail 
the  money  that  t^cometh  into 
any  man's  heart  to  bring  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord, 

5  Let  the  priests  take  it  to  them, 


every  man  of  his  acquaintance: 
and  let  them  repair  the  breaches 
of  the  house,  wheresoever  any 
breach  shall  be  found, 
(j  But  it  was  .so,  that  tin  the  three 
and  twentieth  year  of  king  Jeho- 
ash .'the  priests  had  not  repaired 
the  breaches  of  the  house. 

7  ffThen  king  Jehoash  called  for 
Jehoiada  the  priest,  and  the  other 
priests,  and  said  unto  them.  Why 
repair  ye  not  the  breaches  of  the 
house  ?  now  therefore  receive  no 
more  money  of  your  acquaint- 
ance, but  deliver  it  for  the  breaches 
of  the  house. 

8  And  the  priests  consented  to 
receive  no  moi-e  money  of  the  peo- 
ple, neither  to  repair  the  breaches 
of  the  house. 

9  But  Jehoiada  the  priest  took 
''  a  chest,  and  bored  a  hole  in  the 
lid  of  it,  and  set  it  beside  the 
altar,  on  the  right  side  as  one 
Cometh  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord:  and  the  priests  that  kept 
the  tdoor  put  therein  all  the 
money  t/iai  v:as  brought  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  it  was  so,  when  they  saw 
that  there  was  much  money  in 
the  chest,  that  the  king's  II  scribe 
and  the  high  priest  came  up,  and 
they  tput  up  in  bags,  and  told 
the  money  that  was  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

11  And  they  gave  the  money, 
being  told,  into  the  hands  of  them 
that  did  the  work,  that  had  the 
oversight  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord:  and  thej'  tlaid  it  out  to 
the  carpenters  and  builders,  that 
wrought  upon  the  house  of  the 
Lord, 

12  And  to  masons,  and  hewers 
of  stone,  and  to  buy  timber  and 
hewed  stone  to  repair  the  breach- 
es of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
ibr  all  that  twas  laid  out  for  the 
house  to  repair  it. 

Vi  Howbeit  '  there  were  not  made 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord  bowls 
of  silver,  snuffers,  basins,  trump- 
ets, any  vessels  of  gold,  or  ves- 
sels of  silver,  of  the  money  that 
was  brought  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord: 

14  But  they  gave  that  to  the 
workmen,  and  repaired  therewith 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

15  Moreover  ^  they  reckoned  not 
with  the  men,  into  whose  hand 
they  delivered  the  monej^  to  be 
bestowed  on  workmen:  lor  they 
dealt  faithfully. 

16  'The  trespa.ss  money  and  sin 
money  was  not  brought  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord:  "'it  was  the 
priests'. 

17  If  Then  "Hazael  king  of  Syria 
went  up,  and  fought  against  Gath, 
and  took  it :  and  "  Hazael  set  his 
face  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem. 

18  And  Jehoash  king  of  Judah 

363 


Before 
CHRIST 

878. 


850. 

tHeb.  in  the 
twentieth 
year  and 
third  year. 

/2  Chr.  24.  5. 

ff2  Chr.  21.  G. 


A  2  Chr.  24.  8, 
Sec, 


tHeb. 

threshold. 


II  Or, 

secretary, 

tHeb. 
bound  up. 


tHeb. 
brought  it 
forth. 


tHeb. 
went  forth. 

I  See  2  Chr. 
24.  14. 


/Lev.  5 
18. 

.  15, 

m  Lev.  7.  7. 
Num.  18.  9. 

about  840 

71  ch.  8 

12. 

oSee2 
24.  23. 

Chr. 

Jehoahaz'  wicked  reign. 


II.  KINGS. 


Elisha's  sickness  and  death. 


Before 
r;  }I  R I  S  T 
about  840. 


;;  1  Kings  15. 
IR. 
ch.  18.15,16. 


t  Hell. 
went  up. 


839. 

q  ch.  14.  5. 

2Chr.  24.25. 
!lOr, 

Bclh-millo. 
r2C  hr.  24.  2(1, 

II  Or, 
Shimrith. 

839. 
s2Clir.  24.  27. 


856. 

tHeb.  Ilie 
twentielk 
year  and 
third  year. 


t  Heh. 
nuilked  ufle 


about  849. 

a  Juilg.  2.  14. 


about  842. 

cPs.  78.  34. 
d  Ex.  3.  7. 
rh.  14.  26. 

f  See  ver.  25. 
■k  rh.  14.  25, 
27. 


t  Heb.  as 
yesterday, 
ami  third 
day. 

tHeb. 

he  walked. 
J\  Kings  16. 


p  took  all  the  hallowed  things  that 
Jeho.shuphat,  and  Jehorani,  and 
Ahaziah,  his  fathers,  kings  of  Ju- 
dah,  had  dedicated,  and  his  own 
hallowed  things,  and  all  the  gold 
that  was  found  in  the  treasures  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the 
king's  house,  and  sent  It  to  Hazael 
king  of  Syria:  and  he  t  went  away 
from  Jerusalem. 

19  H  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Joash,  and  all  that  he  did,  a?-*;  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

20  And  7  his  servants  arose,  and 
made  a  conspiracy,  and  slew  Joash 
in  I!  the  house  of  Millo,  which  goeth 
down  to  8illa. 

21  For  '•  Jozachar  the  son  of  Shim- 
eath,  and  Jehozabad  the  son  of 
II  Shomer,  his  servants,  smote  him, 
and  he  died ;  and  they  buried  him 
with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  Da- 
vid :  and  s  Amaziah  his  son  reign- 
ed in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER   XIII. 

1  Jehoahaz'  wicked  reign.  3  Jehoahaz,  oppress- 
ed hy  Hazael,  is  relieved  by  prayer.  8  Joash 
succeedcth  him.  10  His  wicked  rei^n.  12  Jer- 
oboam succeedetk  him.  14  Elisha  dym^ 
prophesieth  to  JuasX  three  victories  over  the 
Syrians.  20  The  Moabiles  invading  the  land, 
Elisha's  bones  raise  up  a  dead  man.  22  Hazael 
dying,  Joash  gelteth  three  victories  over  Ben- 
hadad. 

IN  +  the  three  and  twentieth  year 
of  Joash  the  son  of  Ahaziah 
king  of  Judah,  .Tehoahaz  tiie  son 
of  Jehu  began  to  reign  over  Israel 
in  Samaria,  and  reigned  seventeen 
j'ears. 

2  And  he  did  that  tvhich  ivnis  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  t  fol- 
lowed the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Nebat,  which  made  Israel 
to  sin ;  he  departed  not  therefrom. 

3  %  And  "  the  anger  of  tlie  Lord 
was  kindled  against  Israel,  and 
he  delivei'ed  them  into  the  hand 
of ''Hazael  king  of  Syria,  and  into 
the  hand  of  Ben-hadad  the  son  of 
Hazael,  all  their  days. 

4  And  Jehoahaz  c besought  the 
Lord,  and  the  Lord  hearkened 
unto  him :  for  ''  he  saw  the  oppres- 
sion of  Israel,  because  the  king  of 
Syria  oppressed  them. 

5  (fAnd  the  Lord  gave  Israel  a 
saviour,  so  that  they'went  out  from 
under  the  hand  of  the  Syrians: 
and  the  children  of  Israel  dwelt 
in  their  tents,  tas  beforetime. 

(J  Nevertheless  they  departed  not 
from  the  sins  of  the  houseof  Jero- 
boam, who  made  Israel  sin,  but 
t walked  therein:  /and  there  t re- 
mained the  grove  also  in  Sama- 
ria.) 

7  Neither  did  he  leave  of  the 
people  to  Jehoahaz  but  fifty  horse- 
men, and  ten  chariots,  and  ten 
thousand  footmen;  for  the  king 
of  Syriahad  destroyed  them,  ffand 
had  made  them  like  the  dust  by 
threshing. 

364 


8  1  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoahaz,  and  all  that  he  did,  and 
his  might,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel? 

9  And  Jehoahaz  slept  with  his 
fathers;  and  they  buried  him  in 
Samaria:  and  II Joash  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead*. 

10  If  In  the  thirty  and  seventh 
year  of  Joash  king  of  Judah  be- 
gan liJehoash  the  son  of  Jehoahaz 
to  reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria, 
and  reigned  si.xteen  years. 

11  And  he  did  that  whichwas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord;  he  de- 
parted not  from  all  thesinsof  Jer- 
oboam the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  sin:  hut  lie  walked 
therein. 

12  /'And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Joash,  and  »all  that  he  did,  and 
'•his  might  wherewith  he  fought 
against  Amaziah  king  of  Judah, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel  ? 

13  And  Joash  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers: and  Jeroboam  sat  upon  his 
throne:  and  Joash  was  buried  in 
Samaria  with  the  kings  of  Israel. 

14  H  Now  Elisha  was  fallen  sick 
of  his  sickness  whereof  he  died. 
And  Joash  the  king  of  Israel  came 
down  unto  him,  and  wept  over 
his  face,  and  said,  O  my  father, 
my  father  I  'tlie  chariot  of  Israel, 
and  the  horsemen  thereof 

15  And  Elisha  said  unto  him. 
Take  bow  and  arrows.  And  he 
took  unto  him  bow  and  arrows. 

If)  And  he  said  to  the  king  of  Is- 
rael, tPnt  thine  hand  upon  the 
bow.  And  he  put  his  hand  upon 
it:  and  Elishaput  his  hands  uiaon 
the  king's  hands. 

17  And  he  said,  Open  the  window 
eastward.  And  he  opened  )7. 
Then  Elisha  said.  Shoot.  And  he 
shot.  And  he  said.  The  arrow  of 
the  Lord's  deliverance,  and  the 
arrow  of  deliverance  from  Syria: 
for  thou  Shalt  smite  the  Syrians 
in  ™Aphek,  till  thou  have  con- 
sumed tJiem. 

18  And  he  said,  Take  the  arrows. 
And  he  took  tliem.  And  he  .said 
unto  the  king  of  Israel,  Smite 
upon  the  ground.  And  he  smote 
thrice,  and  stayed. 

19  And  the  "man  of  God  was 
wroth  with  him,  and  said.  Thou 
shouldest  have  smitten  live  or  six 
times:  then  hadst  thou  smitten 
Syria  till  thou  hadst  consumed  it: 
"Whereas  now  thou  shalt  smite 
Syria  butihv'xcQ. 

20  1[  And  Elisha  died,  and  they 
buried  him.  And  the  bands  of 
the  Moabites  invaded  the  land  at 
the  coming  in  of  the  year. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
were  burying  a  man,  that,  behold, 
they  spied  a  band  of  men;  and 


Amaziah's  good  reign. 


II.  KINGS. 


Jehoash  spnileth  Jerusalem. 


Before 
C  H  R  I  S  T 

about  8.'iS. 

t  Hih.  iBcnt 
down. 
o  ch.  8.  12. 


7KX.2.  21,25. 
rEx.  32.  13. 


fHf.h. /ace. 

about  839. 


tHeb. 

returned  and 
took. 

about  836. 

srer.  le,  19. 


839. 

och.  13.  10. 
6  2  Chr.  25.  1. 


eDent.  24.  IG. 
Ez.  la.  4, 20. 


about  827. 

/2  Chr.  25.  1!. 
S^2Sam.  8.  13 
Ps.  60,  title, 
a  Or,  The  rock. 
A  Josh.  la.  38. 


tliey  cast  the  mau  into  the  sep- 
ulchre of  EHsha:  and  when  the 
man  i  was  let  down,  and  touched 
the  bones  of  Elisha,  he  revived, 
and  stood  up  on  his  ieet. 

22  ^  But  0  Hazael  king  of  Syria 
oppre.ssed  Israel  all  the  daj's  of 
Jehoahaz. 

23  i'And  the  Lord  was  gracious 
unto  them,  and  had  compassion 
on  them,  and  7  had  respect  unto 
them,  '•because  of  his  covenant 
with  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
and  would  not  destroy  them, 
neither  cast  lie  them  from  his 
t  presence  as  yet. 

24  So  Hazael  king  of  Syria  died; 
and  I3en-hadad  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead.  j 

2.5  And  Jehoash  the  son  of  Je- ' 
lioahaz  ttook  again  out  of  the 
hand  of  Ben-hadad  the  son  of[ 
Hazael  tlie  cities,  which  he  had ! 
taken  out  of  the  hand  of  Jehoahaz  ' 
his  father  by  war.  « Three  times  ^ 
did  Joash  beat  him,  and  recover- 1 
ed  the  cities  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Amaziah^s  guud  reign.  5  His  justice  on  the 
murderers  vf  tiis  Jathcr.  1  His  victory  over 
Edam.  8  Amaziah^  provoking  Jehoash,  is 
overcome  and  spoiled.  15  Jerohoam  succecdeth 
Jehoash.  17  Amaziah  stain  tjy  a  conspiracy. 
21  Azariah  succeedeth  him.  23  Jerohoam's 
wicked  reign.     28  Zachariah  succeedeth  him. 

IN  a  the  second  j'ear  of  Joash  son 
of  Jehoahaz  king  of  Israel 
reigned  ''Amaziah  the  son  of 
Joash  king  of  Judah. 

2  He  was  twenty  and  five  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
reigned  twenty  and  nine  years  in 
Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  ivas  Jehoaddan  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

3  And  he  did  that  which  ivas  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  yet  not 
like  David  his  father:  he  did  ac- 
cording to  a,ll  things  as  Joash  his 
father  did. 

4  "  Howbeit  the  high  places  were  j 
not  taken  away  :  as  yet  the  people 
did  sacrifice  and  burnt  incense  on  I 
the  high  places.  j 

5  %  And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  as  soon 
as  the  kingdom  was  confirmed  in 
his  hand,  that  he  slew  his  servants 
''which  had   slain    the   king  his! 
father. 

6  But  the  children  of  the  mur- 
derers he  slew  not:  accordhigj 
unto  that  which  is  written  in  the  ; 
book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  wherein  j 
the  Lord  commanded,  saying, 
«The  fathers  shall  not  be  put  to' 
death  for  the  children,  nor  the  i 
children  be  put  to  death  for  the  | 
fathers;  but  every  man  shall  be  i 
put  to  death  for  his  own  sin.  j 

7  /He  slew  of  Edom  in  i'thei 
valley  of  salt  ten  thousand,  and 
took  llSelah  by  war,  ''and  called 
the  name  of  it  Joktheel  unto  this 
day. 


8  1  iThen  Amaziah  sent  mes- 
sengers to  Jehoash,  the  son  of 
Jehoahaz  son  of  Jehu,  king  of 
Israel,  saying.  Come,  let  us  look 
one  another  in  the  face. 

9  And  Jehoash  the  king  of  Israel 
sent  to  Amaziah  king  of  Judah, 
saying,  ^The  thistle  that  ica.<i  in 
Lebanon  sent  to  the  'cedar  that 
}ia.'s  in  Lebanon,  saying.  Give  thy 
daughter  to  my  son  to  wife:  and 
there  piissed  by  a  wild  beast  that 
wa.^  in  Lebanon,  and  trode  down 
the  thistle. 

10  Thou  hast  indeed  sniitten 
Edom,  and  "'thine  heart  hath 
lifted  thee  up:  glory  of  t/iL'?,  and 
tarry  tat  home:  for  why  sliould- 
est  thou  meddle  to  thij  hurt,  that 
thou  shouldest  lall,  even  thou,  and 
Judah  with  thee? 

11  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear. 
Therefore  Jehoash  king  of  Israel 
went  up;  and  he  and  Amaziah 
king  of  Judah  looked  one  another 
in  the  face  at  »Beth-sheme.sh, 
which  belonget/i  to  Judah. 

12  And  Judah  twas  put  to  the 
worse  beiore  Israel;  and  they  fled 
every  man  to  their  tents. 

13  And  Jehoash  king  of  Israel 
took  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  the 
son  of  Jehoash  theson  of  Ahaziah, 
at  Beth-sheniesh,and  came  to  Je- 
rusalem, and  brake  down  the  wall 
of  Jerusalem  from  <>  the  gate  of 
Ephraim  unto  j-ithe  corner  gate, 
lour  hundred  cul^its. 

14  And  he  took  all  ^ythe  gold  and 
silver,  and  all  the  vessels  that  were 
found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  treasures  of  the  king's 
house,  and  hostages,  and  returned 
to  Samaria. 

15  %  '\So\v  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoash  which  he  did,  and  his 
might,  and  how  he  ibught  with 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

It)  And  Jehoash  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  in  Sama- 
ria with  the  kings  of  Israel;  and 
Jeroboam  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

17  1  sAnd  Amazlali  the  son  of 
Joash  king  of  Judah  lived  after 
the  death  of  Jehoash  son  of  Jeho- 
ahaz king  of  Israel  fifteen  years. 

IS  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Amaziah,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Judah  ? 

19  Now  ( they  made  a  conspiracy 
against  him  in  Jerusalem  :  and  he 
fied  to  wLachish;  but  they  sent 
after  him  to  Lachish,  and  slew 
him  there. 

20  And  they  brought  him  on 
horses:  and  he  was  buried  at  Je- 
rusalem with  his  fathers  in  the 
city  of  David. 

21  1  And  all  the  people  of  Judah 
took  arAzariah,  which  was  si.xteen 

'665 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  826. 


Joseph. 

Ant.  IX. 
I  2  Chr.  25.  17, 

11-,  i-e. 
kSee  Judg.  9. 

8. 
a  Kings  4.  33. 


m  Deut.  a  14. 

2  Chr.  32.25. 

P:z.  2S.  2,  5, 

17. 

H.Th.  2.  4. 
'■  Heh. 

at  thy  house. 


?i  Josh.  19.38. 


t  Heb.  wa 
smitten. 


oNeh.  8.  16. 

&  12.  39. 
p. lev.  31.  38. 

Zech.  14.  10. 
ql  Kings  7.51- 


about  825. 

■ch.  13.  12. 


s2Chr.  25.  25, 


r2Chr.  25.27. 


a  Josh.  10.31. 
810. 


xch.  15.  13.  <fc 
2  Chr.  26.  1, 
he  lacalled 
I'txiah. 


Azariah's  good  reign. 


II.  KINGS. 


Bt'fore 

CHRIST 

810. 


y  ch.  16.  6. 
2  Chr.  26.2. 


lu-  be- 
to  reign' 


i  N 

im 

13 

21. 

.V  3i. 

s. 

a  lie 

ul. 

3. 

IT. 

b.ln 

lal 

1. 

1. 

Mn 

U. 

I'J. 

3'J, 

•III, 

called 

J,; 

ns. 

cJo 

h. 

19. 

13. 

S'- 

2. 

drjt 

13 

.  4. 

c  Df 

ut. 

32. 

36 

/oh 

13 

.  5. 

g  2  Sam.  8.  6. 

1  Kings  11. 
21. 

2  Chr.  8.  3. 

h  AfliT  an  in- 
lerrern'im 
of  11  years, 
ch.  l.j.  8. 
784. 


about  810. 

This  is  the 
27th  year  of 
Jerolioarn's 
partnership 
tn  the  Iting- 
Uom  with 
his  father, 
who  made 
him  consort 
at  his  going 
to  liie  Syri- 
an wars.     It 
is  the  six- 
teen til  year 
of Jerobo- 
nm*.s  mon- 
archy. 

eoh.  11. '21.     2 
iic.  dc    2  Chr. 


yeans  old,  and  made  him  king  in- 
stead ol'liis  father  Amaziah. 

22  He  built  i/Elath,  and  restored 
it  to  Judah,  after  that  the  king 
slept  with  his  fathers. 

23  II  In  the  fifteenth  year  of  Ama- 
ziah the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Ju- 
dah, Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash 
king  of  Israel  began  to  reign  in 
.Samaria,  and  reigned  forty  and 
one  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  which  tvasevil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord:  he  de- 
parted not  from  all  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  to  sin. 

2.>  Jle  restored  the  coast  of  Israel 
-from  the  entering  of  Hamath 
unto  «the  sea  of  the  plain,  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  whicli  he  spake  by  the 
hand  of  his  servant  '''Jonali,  the 
son  of  Amittai,  the  prophet,  which 
was  of  cGath-hepher. 

2(3  For  the  Lord  '^saw  the  afflic- 
tion of  Israel, //la^  it  was  very  bit- 
ter :  for  e  iiicrc  ivas  not  any'shut 
up,  nor  any  left,  uor  any  helper 
for  Israel. 

27.^And  the  Lord  said  not  that 
he  would  blot  out  the  name  of  Is- 
rael from  under  heaven :  but  he 
saved  them  by  the  hand  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Joash. 

28  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jeroboam,  and  all  that  he  did, 
and  his  might,  how  he  warred, 
and  how  he  recovered  Uanaascus, 
and  Hamath,  »K'/ii(7i.  belonged  to 
Judah,  for  Israel,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

20  And  Jeroboam  slept  with  his 
fathers,  even  with  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael; and  ''Zachariah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

]  AzariaVs  good  reign.  5  He  dying  a  lepeVt 
Jolham  succeedeth.  8  Zacharnih,  the  last  o/ 
Jehu's  generation,  reigning  ill,  is  slain  hy 
Shnllum.  13  Shntlum,  reigning  a  month,  is 
slain  by  Menahem.  16  Menahem  strengthen- 
eth  himself  hy  Pul.  21  Pekahiak  succeedeth 
him.  23  Pekehmh  is  slain  by  Pekah.  27  Pe- 
fcah  is  oppressed  hy  Tiglath-pilescr,  and  slain 
by  Hoshea.  S'i  Jothiim's  good  reign.  36  Ahaz 
succeedeth  him. 

IN  the  twentj'  and  seventh  year 
of  Jeroboam  king  of  Israel 
"began  '-Azariah  son  of  Amaziah 
king  of  Judah  to  reign. 

2  Sixteen  years  old  was  he  when 
he  began  to  reign,  and  he  iHMi^iK'tl 
two  and  fil'ty  years  in  Jerusalem. 
And  his  mother's  name  ivasJech- 
oliah  of  Jerusalem. 

3  And  he  did  f/iat  ivhichwas  riglit 
in  the  sight  of  the  I^i  >i;  o,  according 
to  all  that  his  father  jVniazitih  had 
done; 

4  « .Save  that  the  high  places  were 
not  removed :  the  peoi)le  sacriflc- 

Chr.  20.  1,  3,  4.     6  Called   Vzziah,   vcr.  13,  30, 
26.  I.     e  ver.  35.    ch.  12.  3.  Si.  14.  4. 
366 


The  reigns  of  Menahem, 


ed  and  burnt  incense  still  on  the 
high  i^laces. 

.5  If  And  the  Lord  rfsmote  the 
king,  so  that  he  was  a  leper  unto 
the  day  of  his  death,  and  « dwelt 
in  a  .several  house.  And  Jotham 
the  king's  son  was  oxer  the  house, 
judging  the  people  of  the  land. 

6  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Aza- 
riah,  and  all  that  he  did,  m'e  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah? 

7  So  Azariah  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers; and/tbey  buried  him  with 
his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David : 
and  Jotham  his  son  reigned  In  his 
stead. 

8  If  In  the  thirty  and  eighth  year 
of  Azariah  king  of  Judah  did 
Zachariah  the  son  of  Jeroboam 
reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria  six 
months. 

9  And  he  did  that  ichich  ivas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  his 
fathers  had  done:  he  departed  not 
from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son 
of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

10  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Ja- 
besh  conspired  against  him,  and 
i'smote  him  before  the  people,  and 
slew  him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Zachariah,  behold,  they  are  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

12  This  ivas  ''the  word  of  the 
Lord  which  he  spake  unto  Jehu, 
saying,  Thy  sons  shall  sit  on  the 
throne  of  Israel  unto  the  fourth 
generation.  And  so  It  came  to 
pass. 

13  1  Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh 
began  to  reign  in  the  nine  and 
thirtieth  year  of  ^Uzziah  king  of 
Judah;  and  he  reigned  ta  full 
month  in  Samaria. 

14  For  Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi 
went  up  from  *Tirzah,  and  came 
to  Samaria,  and  smote  Slitillum 
the  son  of  Jabesh  in  Samaria,  and 
slew  him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

1.5  And  the  rest  of  the  ads  dishal- 
lum,  and  his  conspiracy  which  he 
made,  behold,  they  (rre  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

16  if  Then  Menahem  smote '  Tiph- 
sah,  and  all  that  ivej-e  therein,  and 
the  coasts  theri'ot  from  Tirzah: 
because  they  opened  not  (o  him, 
tlierelbre  he  smote  it;  and  all 
'"  the  women  therein  that  were 
witli  child  he  rijiped  uii. 

17  In  the  nine  and  tliirtieth  year 
of  Azariah  king  of  Judah  began 
Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi  to  reign 
over  Israel,  a)ul  reigned  ten  years 
in  Samaria. 

15  And  he  did  that  ivhich  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord:  he  de- 
jiarttMl  not  all  bis  days  i'rom  the 
sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
who  made  Israel  lo  sin. 

19 -cine/ »  Pul  the  king  of  Assyria 


Before 
C  H  K  I  S  T 

about  810. 


about  7G5. 

i/2  Chr.  26. 
10-21. 
e  Lev.  13.  46. 


about  7,";8. 

/2Chr.  26.  23. 


about  77; 


Till 


hav 


terreg.n 
for  11  yi 


about  772. 

g\a  proplie- 
sied, 
Amos  7.  9. 


about  772. 

iMatt.  1.  8, 
9,  called 
Ozias,  and 
ver.  1,  Aza- 
riah. 

tHeb. 
a  month  of 
days. 

k  1  Kings  14. 
17. 


n  Kings  4.  24. 


mch.  8.  12. 
772. 


771. 
1  1  Chr.  5.2a 
Is.  9.  1. 
II0.S.  8.  0. 


Pekahiah,  Pckah, 


II.  KINGS. 


and  Jotliam. 


Before 
CHRIST 

771. 


761. 


750. 


759. 

7.  1. 


740. 

7  1  Chr.  5.  26. 

Is.  9.  1. 
r  ]  Kings  15. 

20. 


739. 

sAfter  an 
anarchy  fnr 
some  years, 
ch.  17.  1. 
Hos.  10.  3,  7, 
15. 

t  In  the 
fourth  year 
of  Ahaz,  in 
the  twenti- 
eth year  aft- 
er Jotham 
had  iieguu 
to  reign  : 
I'sh. 
758. 


came  against  the  land:  and  Men- 
aheni  gave  Pul  a  thousand  talents 
of  silver,  that  his  hand  might  be 
with  him  to  "confirm,  the  king- 
dom in  his  hanfl. 

20  And  Menahem  t exacted  the 
money  of  Israel,  even  of  all  the 
mighty  men  of  wealth,  of  each 
man  fifty  shelcels  of  silver,  to  give 
to  the  iiing  of  Assyria.  So  the 
Iving  of  Assyria  turned  back,  and 
stayed  not  tliere  in  tlie  laud. 

2rii  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Menahem,  and  all  tliat  he  did, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  "Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel  ? 

22  And  Menahem  slept  with  his 
fatiiers;  and  Pekahiah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

23  If  In  the  fiftieth  year  of  Aza- 
riah  king  of  Judah,  Pekahiah  the 
son  of  Menahem  began  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and  reign- 
ed two  years. 

24  And  lie  did  that  vldrh  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Loun:  he 
departed  not  from  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  jSTebat,  who 
made  Israel  to  sin. 

2-5  But  Pekah  the  son  of  Rema- 
liah,  a  captain  of  his,  conspired 
against  him,  and  smote  him  in 
Samaria,  in  the  palace  of  the 
king's  house,  with  Argob  and 
Arieh,  and  with  him  fifty  men  of 
theGileadites :  an.d  he  killed  him, 
and  reigned  in  his  room. 

2«  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Pekahiah,  and  all  that  he  did, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the 
book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

27  If  In  the  two  and  fiftieth  year 
of  Azariah  king  of  Judah,  p  Pekah 
the  son  of  Itemaliah  began  to 
reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and 
reigned  twenty  years. 

28  And  he  did  that  which  icas 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord:  he 
departed  not  from  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  to  sin. 

29  In  the  days  of  Pekah  king  of 
Israel  <?  came  Tiglath-pileser  king 
of  Assyria,  and  took  '-Ijon,  and 
Abel-betli-maachah,  and  Janoah, 
and  Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and 
Gilead,  and  Galilee,  all  the  land 
of  Naphtali,  and  carried  them 
captive  to  Assyria. 

30  And  Hoshea  the  son  of  Elah 
made  a  conspiracy  against  Pekah 
the  son  of  Pemaliah,  and  smote 
him,  and  slew  him,  and  « reigned 
in  his  stead,  <in  the  twentieth 
year  of  Jotham  the  son  of  Uz/Jah. 

31  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Pekah,  and  all  that  he  did,  behold, 
they  are  \\Titten  in  the  book  of 
the'  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel. 

.32  1 1n  the  second  year  of  Pekah 
the  sou  of  Eemaliah  king  of  Ls- 


rael  began  « Jotham  the  son  of 
Uzziali  king  of  Judah  to  reign. 

33  Five  and  twenty  years  old 
was  he  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  sixteen  years  in 
Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  ivas  Jerusha,  the  daughter 
of  Zadok. 

34  And  he  did  tliot  irhich  teas 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord: 
he  did  a^^ according  to  all  that  his 
father  Uzziah  had  done. 

35  ^  2/  Howbeit  the  high  places 
were  not  removed:  the  people 
sacrificed  and  burned  incense 
.still  in  the  high  places.  ^Ile  built 
the  higher  gate  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

30  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jotham,  and  all  that  he  did,  arc 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ? 

37  In  those  days  the  Lord  began 
to  send  against  Judah  "Ileziu  the 
king  of  Syria,  and ''Pekah  the 
son  of  Piemaliah. 

:i8  And  Jotham  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his 
father :  and  Ahaz  his  son  reigned 
in  hLs  stead. 

CHAPTER   XVI. 

I  Ahaz*  wicked  rti^n.  5  Atiaz^  assailed  by 
Rezin  and  Pekah,  hireth  Tt^lath-pileser 
against  them.  10  Ahaz,  sending  a  pattern  of 
an  altar  from  Damascus  to  I'rijah,  diverteth 
the  hrazcn  altar  to  his  own  detulton.  17  lie 
spoilclh  the  temple.  19  Jlczekiah  succeedeth  him. 

IN  the  seventeenth  year  of 
Pekah  the  .son  of  Pemaliah, 
"Ahaz  the  son  of  Jotham  king  of 
Judah  began  to  reign. 

2  Twenty  years  old  ivas  Ahaz 
when  lie  began  to  reign,  and 
reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  did  not  t/iat  ivhich  ivas 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 
his  God,  like  Uavid  his  father. 

3  But  he  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  yea,  ''and 
made  his  son  to  pass  through  the 
fire,  according  to  the  « abom- 
inations of  the  heathen,  whom 
the  Lord  ca.st  out  from  before  the 
children  of  Israel. 

4  And  he  sacrificed  and  burnt 
incense  in  the  high  places,  and 
f'on  the  hills,  and  under  every 
green  tree. 

•SffThen  Bezin  king  of  Sj'ria, 
and  Pekah  son  of  Remaliah  king 
of  Israel,  came  up  to  Jerusalem 
to  war:  and  they  besieged  Ahaz, 
but  could  not  overcome  him. 

()  At  that  time  Rezin  king  of 
Syria  .^recovered  Elath  to  Syria, 
and  drave  the  Jews  from  tEiath  : 
and  the  Syrians  came  to  Elath, 
and  dwelt  there  unto  this  day. 

7  So  Ahaz  sent  messengers  n  to 

t  Tiglath-pileser  king  of  Assyria, 

saying,  I  am  thy  servant  and  thy 

.soil:  come  up,  and  save  me  out 

367 


Before 
CHRIST 

758. 


u2Chr.  27.  1. 


:  ver.  3. 
(  ver.  4. 


z  2  Chr.  27.  3, 
<kc. 


about  742. 

At  the  rn'l 
of  Jolham'8 
rcign. 

aih.  10.  5. 
Is.  7.  1. 

6  Ter.  27. 


742. 


about  742. 


a  2  Chr.  28.  1, 


h  Lev.  IS.  21. 

2  Chr.  28.  3. 

Ts.  106.  37, 

38. 
c  Deut.  12.  31. 


rfDeut.  12.  2. 
1  Kings  14. 


742. 

7.  1,  4, 


/ch.  14.  22. 
t  Heb.  Eloth. 
f  ch.  15.  29. 
t  Heb. 

TUgath- 

pilesrr, 

1  Chr.  5.  28. 

(fc  2  Chr.  2a 

20,  Tilgath- 

pilncser. 


A}iaz  maketh  a  new  altar. 


II.  KINGS. 


Israel  carried  into  captivity. 


Before 

CHRIST 

742. 


740. 

hch.  ]2.  18. 
See  "2  Chr. 
28.  21. 


t  Heb. 

Dammesek. 
I  Foretolil, 

.Vmos  1.  5. 


»2  Chr.  28. 
16,  19. 


t  Heb.  which 

were  kis. 
12  Chr.  4.  1. 


m  Ex.  29.  39, 
40,  41. 


739. 

11  2  Chr.  28.' 
ol  Kmss  7, 

27,  28. 
p  1  Kings". 

23,25. 


of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  Israel,  which  rise  up  against 
me. 

8  And  Ahaz  '« took  the  silver  and 
gold  that  was  found  in  the  house 
of  the  L()RD,  and  in  the  treasures 
of  the  king's  house,  and  sent  it 
for  a  present  to  the  king  of  As- 
syria. 

9  And  the  king  of  Assyria  heark- 
ened unto  hiin:  for  the  king  of 
Assyria  went  up  against  t  Da- 
mascus, and  'took  it,  and  carried 
the  people  of  it  captive  to  Kir,  and 
slew  Rezin. 

10  H  And  king  Ahaz  went  to  Da- 
mascus to  meet  Tiglath-pileser 
king  of  Assj'ria,  and  saw  an  altar 
that  ica.s  at  Damascus:  and  king 
Ahaz  sent  to  Urijah  the  priest  the 
fashion  of  the  altar,  and  the 
pattern  of  it,  according  to  all  the 
workmanship  tliereof. 

11  And  Urijah  the  priest  built  an 
altar  according  to  all  that  king 
Ahaz  had  sent  fi-om  Damascus : 
so  Urijah  the  priest  made  it 
against  king  Ahaz  came  fromi 
Damascus. 

12  And  when  the  king  was  come 
from  Damascus,  the  king  saw  the 
altar:  and '-the  king  approached 
to  the  altar,  and  offered  thereon. 

13  And  he  burnt  his  burnt  offer- 
ing and  his  meat  offering,  and 
poured  his  drink  offering,  and 
sprinkled  tlie  blood  of  this  peace 
offerings,  upon  the  altar. 

14  And  lie  brought  also  'the  bra- 
zen altar,  which  luaa  before  the 
Lord,  from  the  forefront  of  the 
house,  from  between  the  altar 
and  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
put  it  on  the  north  side  of  the 
altar. 

15  And  king  Ahaz  commanded 
Urijah  the  priest,  saying.  Upon 
the  great  altar  burn  "^  the  morning 
burnt  offering,  and  the  evening 
meat  offering,  and  the  king's 
burnt  sacrifice,  and  his  meat  offer- 
ing, with  the  burnt  offering  of  all 
the  people  of  the  land,  and  their 
meac  offering,  and  their  drink  of- 
ferings; and  sprinkle  upon  it  all 
the  blood  of  the  burnt  offering, 
and  all  the  blood  of  the  sacri- 
fice :  and  the  l)razen  altar  shall  be 
for  me  to  inqnire  In/. 

IC)  Thus  did  Urijah  the  priest,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  king  Ahaz 
commanded. 

17  H  "And  king  Ahaz  cut  off  » the 
borders  of  the  bases,  and  removed 
the  laver  from  off  them  :  and  took 
down  p  the  sea  from  off  the  brazen 
oxen  thixtiuere  under  it,  and  put 
it  upon  a  pavement  of  stones. 

18  And  the  covert  forthesabbath 
that  they  had  built  in  the  house, 
and  the  king's  entry  without, 
turned  he  from  the  house  of  the 
Lord  for  the  king  of  Assyria. 

:W8 


19  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Ahaz  which  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chron- 
icles of  the  kings  of  Judah? 

'20  And  Ahaz  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  f/was  buried  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David  :  and 
Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  XVIL 

1  Hoskea^a  V}ickcd  reign.  3  Bring  siih-Jued  hy 
Skalmaneser,  he  conspiret'i  against  him  with 
So  king  of  Esypt.  5  Srimaria  for  their  sins  is 
captivated.  24  The  strange  nations,  uihich 
were  transplanted  in  Samaria,  being  plagued 
with  lions,  make  a  mixture  of  religions. 

IX  the  twelfth  year  of  Ahaz  king 
of  Judah  began  «Hoshea  the 

son  of  Elah  to  "reign  in  Samaria 

over  Israel  nine  years, 
i   2  And  he  did  tli'at  which  was  e\il 
I  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  but  not 

as  the  kings  of  Israel  that  were 
I  before  him. 
I  3  %  Against  him  came  up  ^Shal- 

nianeser   king   of   Assyria;   and 
I  Hoshea  became  his  servant,  and 

tgave  him  li  presents. 

4  And  the  king  of  Assyria  found 
conspiracy  in  Tloshea:  for  he  had 
sent  messengers  to  So  king  of 
Egypt,  and  brought  no  present  to 
the"  king  of  A.ssyria,  as  he  had 
done  year  by  year:  therefore  the 
king  of  Assyria  shut  him.  up,  and 
bound  him  in  prison. 

5  If  Then  «the  king  of  Assj'ria 
came  up  throughout  all  the  land, 
and  went  up  to  Samaria,  and  be- 
sieged it  three  years. 

6  f  '^  In  the  ninth  year  of  Hoshea 
the  king  of  Assj'ria  took  Samaria, 
and  c carried  Israel  away  into  As- 
syria, .^and  placed  them  in  Halah 
and  in  Habor  ft;/  the  river  of  Go- 
zan,and  in  thecitiesof  the  Medes. 

7  For  .90  it  was,  that  the  children 
of  Israel  had  sinned  against  the 
Lord  their  God,  which  had 
brought  them  up  out  of  the  land 
of  E.gypt,  from  under  the  hand  of 
Phara'oh  king  of  Egypt,  and  had 
feai'ed  other  gods, 

8  And  .-/walked  in  the  statutes  of 
the  heathen,  whoni  the  Lord  cast 
out  from  before  the  cliildren  of  Is- 
rael, and  of  the  kings  of  Israel, 
which  they  had  made. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
secretly  ihone  things  that  ii^cre  not 
right  against  the  Lord  their  God, 
and  they  built  them  higli  places 
in  all  their  cities,  ''from  the  tower 
of  the  watchmen  to  the  fenced 
city. 

10  lAnd  they  set  them  up  t  im- 
ages and  i"' groves 'in  every  high 
hill,  and  under  every  green  tree: 

11  And  tliere  they  burnt  incense 
in  all  the  high  places,  as  did  the 
heathen  whotn  the  Lord  carried 
away  before  thcni;  and  wrought 
wicked  things  to  provoke  the 
Lord  to  anger : 


Before 
CHRIST 

739. 


726. 

7  2  Chr.  28.27. 


730. 
a.\fler  an  in* 
terregnum, 
ch.  15.  30. 


tHeb. 

rf.ndered, 
2  Sam.  8.  2. 
!l  Or,  tribute. 


725. 


723. 

:ch.  18.  9. 


721. 

drh.  18.10,11. 

Hos.  13.  16, 

foretolil. 
e  Lev.  26.  32, 

33. 

Deut.  28.  3R, 

64.  &C  29.  27, 

28. 
/I  Chr.  .■>.  26. 


g  Lev.  18.  3. 
Deut.  18.  9. 
eh.  16.  3. 


i  1  Kings  14. 

23. 

Is.  57.  5. 
t  Heb. 

statues. 
*  E.x.  34.  13. 

Deiit.  16.  21. 

Mic.  5.  14. 
/Deut.  10.  2, 

ch.  16.  4. 


The  mixed  icorship 


II.  KINGS. 


of  the  Samaritans. 


Before 

CHRIST 

721. 


mEx.  20.  3,4. 

Lev.  CG.  1. 

Deut.  5.  7,  &. 
It  Deut.  4.  19. 
t  Heb.  by  the 

hand  of  all. 
0  1  Sam.  9.  9. 
p  Jer.  18.  11. 

&  25.  a.  & 

35.  15. 


.jDeut.  31.  27 
Prov.  29.  1. 


J  Deut.  32.  21. 

Z  Kings  16. 

!3. 

1  Cor.  ?.  4. 
(P?.  115.  8. 

Rom.  1.  21. 
u  Deut.  12.  30, 

31. 

X  Ex.  32.  8. 

1  Kiugs  12. 

28. 
ylKings  14. 

15,  23.  &  15. 

13.  &  16.  33. 
2l  Kinss  16. 

31.  &  22.  53. 

ch.  11.  18. 
a  Lev.  IR.  21. 

ch.  16.  3. 

Ez.  23.  37. 
6  Deut.  le.  10. 
1 1  Kiugs  21. 

20. 
rfl  Kings  11. 

13,  32. 
eJer.  3.  8. 


/ch.  13.  3. 
6c  15.  29. 


^^1  Kings  11. 
11,  31. 

ftl  Kings  12. 
20,  2S. 


1 1  Kings  14. 

16. 
*  ver.  6. 

about  673. 

/  Ezra  4.  2,  10. 
mSee  ver.  30. 
nch.  18.  34, 
Iiih. 


12  For  they  served  idols,  ">  where- 
of the  Lord  had  .said  unto  them, 
«  Ye  shall  not  do  tliis  thing. 

13  Yet  the  Lord  testified  against 
Israel,  and  against  Judah,  +by  all 
the  propliets,  and  byaWo  the  seers, 
saying,  pTurn  ye  from  your  evil 
ways,  and  keep  my  command- 
ments and  my  .statutes,  according 
to  all  the  law  which  I  command- 
ed your  fathers,  and  which  I  sent 
to  you  bv  my  servants  the  proph- 
ets. 

14  Notwithstanding,  they  would 
not  hear,  but  9  hardened  their 
necks,  like  to  the  neck  of  their 
fathers,  that  did  not  believe  in  the 
Lord  tlieir  God. 

15  And  they  rejected  his  statutes, 
'and  his  covenant  that  he  made 
witli  tlieir  fathers,  and  his  testi- 
monies which  he  testified  against 
them;  and  thej' followed  » vanity, 
and  n^ecame  vain, and  went  after 
the  heathen  that  luere  round  about 
them,  coHc^?-n inf/ whom  tlie  Lord 
had  charged  tliem,  that  they 
should  «  not  do  like  tliem. 

16  And  they  left  all  the  command- 
ments of  tlie  Lord  their  God,  and 
«made  them  molten  images,  fvm 
two  calves,  i' and  made  a  grove, 
and  worsliipped  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  -and  served  Baal. 

IZaAnd  they  causedtheir.sons  and 
theirdaugiiterstopass  through  the 
fire,  and  *used  divination  and  en- 
chantments, and  csold  themselves 
to  do  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

18  Therefore  the  Lord  was  very 
angr\'  with  Israel,  and  removed 
them  out  of  his  sight :  there  was 
none  left  rfbut  the  tribe  of  Judah 
only. 

19  Also  <?  Judah  kept  not  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  their 
God,  but  walked  in  the  statutes  of 
Israel  which  they  made. 

20  And  the  Lord  rejected  all  the 
seed  of  Israel,  and  atflicted  them, 
and  /delivered  them  into  the 
hand  of  spoilers,  until  he  had  cast 
them  out  of  his  sight. 

21  For  fl'he  rent  Israel  from  the 
house  of  David;  and  ''they  made 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  IS'ebat  king: 
and  Jeroboam  drave  Israel  from 
following  the  Lord,  and  made 
them  sin  a  great  sin. 

22  For  the  children  of  Israel 
walked  in  all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
which  he  did;  they  departed  not 
from  them ; 

23  Until  the  Lord  removed  Israel 
out  of  his  sight,  Jas  he  had  .said  by 
all  his  servants  the  prophets.  '"^So 
was  Israel  carried  awaj-  out  of 
their  own  land  to  Assyria  unto 
this  day. 

24  T  'And  the  king  of  Assyria 
brought  JiiPii  mfrom  Babylon,  and 
from  Cuthah,  and  from  "  Ava,  and 

;  from.  Hamath,  and  from  Sephar- 
24 


vaim,and  placed  theinm  the  cities 
of  Samaria  instead  of  the  children 
of  Israel :  and  they  possessed 
Samaria,  and  dwelt  in  the  cities 
thereof. 

25  And  so  it  was  at  the  beginning 
of  their  dwelling  there,  that  they 
feared  not  the  Lord:  therefore 
the  Lord  sent  lions  among  them, 
which  slew  sonu;  of  them. 

26  Wherefore  they  spake  to  the 
king  of  Assyria,  saying,  The  na- 
tions which  thou  ha.st  removed, 
and  placed  in  the  cities  of  Sama- 
ria, know  not  the  manner  of  the 
God  of  theland:  therefore  he  hath 
sent  lions  among  them,  and,  be- 
hold, they  slay  them,  because 
they  know  not  the  manner  of  the 
God  of  the  land. 

27  Then  the  kingof  Assyria  com- 
manded, saying,  Carrj'  thither 
one  of  the  priests  whom  ye  brought 
from  thence ;  and  let  them  go  and 
dwell  there,  and  let  him  teach 
them  the  manner  of  the  God  of 
the  land. 

28  Then  one  of  the  priests  whom 
they  had  carried  away  from  Sa- 
maria came  and  dwelt  in  Beth-el, 
and  taught  them  how  they  should 
fear  the  Lord. 

29  Howbeit  every  nation  made 
gods  of  their  own,  and  put  them 
in  the  houses  of  the  high  places 
which  the  Samaritans  had  made, 
every  nation  in  their  cities  where- 
in they  dwelt. 

30  And  the  men  of  "Babylon 
made  Succoth-benoth,  and  the 
men  of  Cuth  made  Xergal,  and 
the  men  of  Hamath  made  Ash- 
ima, 

31  j^And  the  Avites  made  Nibhaz 
and  Tartak,  and  the  Sepharvites 
9burnt  their  children  in  fire  to 
Adrammelechand  Anammelech, 
the  gods  of  Sepharvaim. 

32  So  they  feared  the  Lord,  rand 
made  unto  themselves  of  the 
lowest  of  them  priests  of  the  high 
places,  which  sacrificed  for  them 
in  the  houses  of  the  high  places. 

33  sThey  feared  the  Lord,  and 
served  their  own  gods,  after  the 
manner  of  the  nations  'i  whom 
they  carried  awaj'  from  thence. 

34  Unto  this  day  they  do  after 
the  former  manners:  they  fear 
not  the  Lord,  neither  do  they 
after  their  statutes,  or  after  their 
ordinances,  or  after  the  law  and 
commandment  which  the  Lord 
commanded  the  children  of  Ja- 
cob, 'whom  he  named  Israel; 

35  With  whom  the  Lord  had 
made  a  covenant,  and  charged 
them,  saying,  «  Ye  .shall  not  fear 
other  gods,  nor  ^  bow  yourselves 
to  them,  nor  serve  them,  nor 
sacrifice  to  them : 

36  But  the  Lord,  who  brought 
you  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
with  great  power  and  va.  stretch- 

369 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  678. 


p  Ezra  4.  9. 


q  Lev.  18.  21. 
Deut.  12.  31. 


rl  Kings  12 
31. 


s  Zeph.  1.  5. 

1  Or,  u:ku 
carried  them 
away  from 
thence^ 


t  Gen.  32.  28. 

&  35.  10. 

1  Kings  11. 

31. 
K  Judg.  6.  10. 
z  Ex.  20.  5. 


yEx.  6.  6. 


Hezekiah'-i  good  reign. 


II.  KINGS. 


Sennacherib  invadeth  Judah. 


Before 
C  Tr  R  I  S  T 

about  678. 


c  ver.  32,  33. 


about  "26. 

o2f;hr.  28.27. 
.t  20.  1. 
He  is  called 
Eickias, 
.Mall.  1.  0. 


/,  2  Chr.  29.  1, 
AInjuh. 


c2  Chr.  31.  I. 
t  Hfh. 


tl  Sum.  21.  9. 


llThnt  is, 

A  piece  of 

hrass. 
erh.  19.  10. 

Jnh  13.  15. 

Ps.  13.  5. 
/(h.23.  25. 
g  IVnI.  10.  20. 

Josh.  23.  B. 
t  Heb.  from 

after  htm. 
A  2  Chr.  15.  2. 

about  72.5. 

i  1  Sam.  IH.  5, 
14. 

I's  m.  12. 

»(h.  10.  7. 
/I  Chr.  4.  41. 

Is.  14.  29. 
t  Hch.Aezah. 


ed  out  arm,  z  him  shall  ye  fear, 
and  liini  shall  ye  worship,  and 
to  him  shall  ye  do  sacritice. 

37  And  the  statute.s,  and  the 
ordinances,  and  the  law,  and  the 
commandment,  which  he  wrote 
for  you,  nye  shall  ob.serve  to  do 
for  "evermore;  and  ye  shall  not 
fear  other  gods. 

88  And  the  covenant  that  I  have 
made  with  you  ''ye  shall  not  for- 
set;  neither  shall  ye  fear  other 
gods. 

39  But  the  Lord  your  God  ye 
sliall  fear;  and  he  shall  deliver 
you  out  of  the  hand  of  all  your 
enemie.s. 

40  Howbeit  they  did  not  hearken, 
but  they  did  after  their  former 
manner. 

41  c.So  these  nations  feared  the 
Lord,  and  served  their  j^a-aven 
images,  both  their  children,  and 
their  children's  children  :  as  did 
their  fathers,  so  do  they  unto 
this  day. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Hezekinh's  goad  rei^n.  4  lie  destroyrth  idnla- 
try,  and  prnspcrelh.  9  Siimnria  is  carried 
captive  for  their  sins.  13  Sennaclierib  in- 
vaiiini;  Judah  is  pacified  liy  a  trihute.  17  Rah- 
shnkeh,  sent  liy  Sennacherib  again,  revileth 
Hesekiah,  and  liy  Itlnsphemous  persuasions 
solicileth  the  people  to  revolt. 

"VrOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third 
1^  year  of  Hoshea  son  ofElah 
king  of  Israel,  ^/?a<  «  Hezekiah  the 
son  of  Ahaz  king  of  Judah  began 
to  reign. 

'2  Twenty  and  five  years  old  was 
he  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and 
he  reigned  twenty  and  nine  years 
in  Jerusalem.  His  mother's  name 
also  ivas  ^Abi,  the  daughter  of 
Zachariah. 

'.\  And  he  did  that  whlr/uoas  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  T/ORd,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  David  his  father 
did. 

4  'J  -^  He  removed  the  high  places, 
and  brake  the  t  images,  and  cut 
down  the  groves,  and  brake  in 
pieces  the  ''brazen  serpent  that 
Moses  had  made:  for  unto  those 
days  the  children  of  Israel  did 
burn  incense  to  it:  and  he  called 
it  II  Nehushtan. 

.")  He  e  trusted  in  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel;  /so  that  after  him  was 
none  like  him  among  all  the 
kings  of  Judah,  nor  (imjthat  were 
before  liim. 

fi  For  he  »  clave  to  the  Lord,  and 
departed  not  1  from  Ibllowing 
him,  but  kept  his  command- 
ments, which  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

7  And  the  Lord  '' was  with  him  : 
and  he  'prospered  whithersoever 
he  went  forth:  and  he  ''rebelled 
against  the  king  of  Assyria,  and 
served  him  not. 

8  «He  smote  the  Philistinps,  rvrn 
unto    tGaza,   and     the    borders 

370 


thereof,  wivom  the  tower  of  the 
watchmen  to  the  fenced  city. 

9  ^  And  "it  came  to  pass  in  the 
fourth  year  of  king  Hezekiah, 
which  ivas  the  seventh  year  of 
Hoshea  .son  of  Elah  king  of  Israel, 
that  Shalmaneser  king  of  As- 
syria came  up  against  Samaria, 
and  besieged  it. 

10  And  at  the  end  of  three  years 
they  took  it:  even  in  the  sixth 
year  of  Hezekiah,  that  is  "the 
ninth  year  of  Hoshea  king  of  Is- 
rael, Samaria  was  taken. 

11  i^And  tlie  king  of  Assyria  did 
carry  away  Israel  unto  Assyria, 
and-  put  them  '/in  Halah  and  in 
Habor  f)y  the  river  of  (iozan,  and 
in  the  cities  of  the  Medos: 

12  '•Because  they  obeyed  not 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  their  God, 
but  transgre.s.sed  his  covenant, 
and  all  that  Moses  the  servant 
of  the  Lord  commanded,  and 
would  not  hear  them,  nor  do  thrm. 

13  ^  Now  « in  the  fourteentli  year 
of  king  Hezekiah  did  t Senna- 
cherib king  of  A.ssyria  come  up 
against  all  tlie  lenced  cities  of 
Judah,  and  took  them. 

14  And  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah 
.sent  to  the  Icing  of  Assyria  to 
Lachish,  saying,  I  have  offended; 
return  from  me:  that  which  thou 
puttest  on  me  will  I  bear.  And 
the  king  of  A.ssyria  appointed 
unto  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah 
three  hundred  talents  of  silver 
and  thirty  talents  of  gold. 

l.j  And  Hezekiah  'gave  him  all 
the  silver  that  was  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the 
treasures  of  the  king's  house. 

16  At  that  time  did  Hezekiah  cut 
off  the  (fotd  from  the  doors  of  the 
temple  of  the  Lord,  and/ro»i  the 
pillars  which  Hezekiah  king  of 
Judah  had  overlaid,  and  gave  tit 
to  the  king  of  As.syria. 

17  f  And  the  king  of  Assyria  .sent 
Tartan  and  Kalisaris  and  Rab- 
sliakeli  from  liachish  to  king 
Hezekiah  with  a  t great  host 
against  Jerusalem:  and  they 
went  up  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 
And  when  thej''  were  come  up, 
they  came  and  stood  by  tlie  con- 
duit of  the  upper  pool,  ""Which  is 
in  the  highway  of  the  fuller's 
field. 

15  And  when  they  had  called 
to  the  king,  there  came  out  to 
them  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah, 
which  iras  over  the  hous(!hold, 
and  Shebna  the  II  scribe,  and  Joah 
the  son  of  Asapli  the  recordei'. 

I!)  And  Rab-shakeh  said  unto 
them.  Speak  ye  now  to  Hezekiah, 
Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the 
kingof Assyria.  'What  conlidence 
is  tliis  wherein  tliou  tnisti'st'.' 

20  Thou  llsayest,  (but  thi  i;  are  hut 
tvain  wordsi)  11/ /(.(((v  counsel  and 
strength   for  the  war.    Now  on 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  725. 


mch.  17.  9. 
nch.  17.  3. 

about  723. 


about  721. 

och.  17.  6. 

pch.  17.  n. 
r^l  Chr.  5.  26. 


rch.  17.  7. 
Dan.  9.  6,  10. 


713. 

s2Chr.  32.  1, 

&.C. 

Is.  36.  1,  <kc. 
t  Heb. 

Sanherib. 


t  Heb.  them. 
about  710. 

t  Heb.  heavy. 


II  Or, 
fecretary. 

J- 2  Chr.  32. 
10,  ice. 

II  Ur,  Inlkest. 

t  Heb.  word 
of  the  lips. 

!l  Or,  But 
counsel  and 
strength  are 
for  the  war. 


Rab-shal^eh's  hlasphcmnus  speech.  11.  KINGS. 


HczckiaJi  sendeth  to  Isaiah. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  710. 


ji  Kz.  -ia.  6,  7. 
t  Heh. 
trustest  titee. 


2  Chr.  31. 
&  32.  12. 


tHeb. 

the  water  of 
their  feet. 


0  2 Chr.  32.  15. 


II  Or,  .See J 

my  favour. 
f  Heh.  Make 

with  me  a 

Ijtcssiite, 

Gen.  32.  20. 

fc  33.  11. 

Prov.  18.  16. 
II  Or,  pit. 
b  De«t.  8.  7,  8, 


whom  dost  thou  tru.st,  that  thou : 
rebellest  against  me?  j 

21  J' Now,  behold,  thou  t trustest  | 
upon  the  .staff  ofthis  bruised  reed, 
even  upon  Egypt,  on  which  if  a 
man  lean,  it  will  go  into  his  hand, 
and  pierce  it:  so  (.y  Pharaoh  king 
of  Egypt  unto  all  that  trust  on 
him. 

22  But  if  ye  say  unto  me.  We 
trust  in  the  Lord  our  God  :  /.?  not 
that  he,  ^  whose  high  places  and 
vvho.se  altars  Hezekiah  hath  taken 
away,  and  hath  said  to  Judah  and 
Jerusalem.  Ye  sliall  worship  be- 
fore this  altar  in  Jerusalem? 

23  ±so\v  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
give  '1  pledges  to  my  lord  the  king 
of  Assyria,  and  I  will  deliver  thee 
two  thousand  horses,  if  thou  be 
able  on  thy  part  to  set  riders  upon 
them. 

24  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away 
the  face  of  one  captain  of  the  least 
of  my  master's  servants,  and  put 
thy  trust  on  Egypt  for  chariots 
and  for  horsemen? 

2.}  Am  I  now  come  up  without 
the  Lord  against  this  place  to 
destroy  it?  The  Lord  said  to 
me,  Go  up  against  this  land,  and 
destroy  it. 

2()  Then  said  Eliakim  the  son  of 
Hilkiah,  and  Shebna,  and  Joah. 
unto  Rab-shakeh,  Speak,  I  pray 
thee,  to  thy  servants  in  the  Syr- 
ian language;  for  we  understand 
it:  and  talk  not  with  us  in  the 
Jews"  language  in  the  ears  of  the 
people  that  are  on  the  wall. 

27  But  Rab-shakeh  said  unto 
them,  Hatli  my  master  sent  me 
to  thy  master,  and  to  thee,  to 
speak  these  words?  hath  lie  not 
sent  me  to  the  men  which  sit  on 
the  wall,  that  they  may  eat  their 
own  dung,  and  drink  t  their  own 
piss  with  you  ? 

25  Then  Rab-shakeh  stood  and 
cried  with  a  loud  voice  in  the 
Jews'  language,  and  spake,  say- 
ing. Hear  the  word  of  the  great 
king,  the  king  of  Assyria: 

29  Thus  saith  the  king,  «  Let  not 
Hezekiah  deceive  you :  for  he 
shall  not  be  able  to  deliver  you 
out  of  his  hand: 

30  Neither  let  Hezekiah  make 
you  trust  in  the  Lorj>,  saying, 
The  Lord  will  surely  deliver  us, 
and  this  city  shall  not  be  deliver- 
ed into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria. 

31  "Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah : 
for  thus  saith  the  king  of  Assyria, 
\\\'Mtik.Q  an  agreement  \\\{\\  me  by 
a  present,  and  come  out  to  me, 
and  tlien  eat  ye  every  man  of  his 
own  vine,  and  every  one  of  his 
tig  tree,  and  drink  ye  every  one 
the  waters  of  his  il  cistern: 

32  Until  I  come  and  take  you 
awaj'  to  a  land  like  your  own 
land,  ia  land  of  corn  and  wine, 


a  land  of  bread  and  vineyards,  a 
land  of  oil  olive  and  of'  honej', 
that  ye  may  live,  and  not  die: 
and  hearken  not  unto  Hezekiah, 
when  he  !ipersuadeth  you,. saying, 
The  Lord  will  deliver  us. 

33  (^Hath  any  of  the  gods  of  the 
nations  delivered  at  all  his  land 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  As- 
syria? 

34  ''Where  are  the  gods  of  Ha- 
math,  and  of  Arpad?  where  are 
the  gods  of  Sepharvaim,  Hena, 
and  civah?  have  they  delivered 
Samaria  out  of  mine  liand? 

3-5  Who  are  they  among  all  the 
gods  of  the  countries,  that  have 
delivered  their  country  out  of 
mine  hand..' that  the  LoRDshould 
deliver  Jerusalem  out  of  mine 
hand  ? 

36  But  the  people  held  their 
peace,  and  answered  him  not  a 
word:  for  the  king's  command- 
ment was,  saj'ing.  Answer  him 
not. 

37  Then  came  Eliakim  the  son 
of  Hilkiah,  which  was  over  the 
household,  and  Shebiia  the  scribe, 
and  Joah  the  son  of  Asaph  the 
recorder,  to  Hezekiah  r/with//(r/r 
clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the 
words  of  Rab-shakeh. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Hezekiah  mourning  sendeth  to  Isaiah  tn  pray 
for  them.  6  Isaiah  cumfurteth  them.  8  Sen- 
nacherili,  going  to  encounter  Tirhakah,  send- 
eth a  blasphemous  Utter  to  Hezekiah.  14  Heze- 
kiah's  prayer.  20  Isaiah*s  prophecy  of  the 
pride  and  destruction  of  Sennacherib,  and  the 
good  of  Zion.  35  .\n  angel  slayeth  the  As- 
syrians. 36  Sennacherib  is  slain  at  Nineveh 
by  his  own  sons. 

AND  "it  came  to  pass,  when 
^  king  Hezekiah  heard  j7,  that 
he  rent  his  clothes,  and  covered 
himself  with  sackcloth,  and  went 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  Eliakim,  which 
icas  over  the  household,  and 
Shebna  the  scribe,  and  the  elders 
of  the  priests,  covered  with  sack- 
cloth, to  *  Lsaiah  the  prophet  the 
son  of  Amoz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a  day 
of  trouble,  and  of  rebuke,  and 
llblasphemj':  for  the  children  are 
come  to  the  birth,  and  t/iere  is  not 
strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  '■It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  hear  all  the  words  of  Rab- 
shakeh,  f'whom  the  king  of  As- 
syria his  master  hath  sent  to  re- 
proach the  living  God;  and  will 
^reprove  the  words  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  heard :  where- 
fore lift  up  fhi/  prayer  for  the  rem- 
nant that  are  tieft. 

.5  So  the  servants  of  king  Heze- 
kiah came  to  Isaiah. 

fi  H  .fAnd  Isaiah  said  unto  them, 

Thus  shall  ye  say  to  your  master, 

Thus    saitli    the"  Lord,    Be   not 

afraid  of  the  words  which  thou 

371 


Urrore 
CHRIST 

about  710. 


:ch    19    12. 
2  Chr.  32.  14. 
Is.  10.  10,  il. 


ech.  17.24, 

Ava. 


/Dan.  3.  15. 


a  Is.  37.  l.ifcc. 


b  Luke  3.  4, 
called 
Esatas. 


'I  Or, 
provocation. 

cl  Sam.  16. 
12. 

dch.  18.  35. 
ePs.  50.  21. 
t  Heb.  found. 
/Is.  37.  6,  4:c. 


Isaiah's  prniiliccxf 


II.  KINGS. 


against  Sennacherib. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  710. 


gc'n.  18.  17. 
h  ver.  35,  36, 


M-h 

IS.  14. 

no. 

«•  Sf 

I"  1  Ham 

•a. 

27. 

m  ch 

Ifi 

33. 

n  Kz 

27 

23. 

orh. 

18. 

34. 

/.!«. 
&I-. 

37. 

14, 

7  1  Sam.  4.  4. 
H^..  &0.  1. 

r  1  Kings  18. 
39. 

Is.  44.  G. 
Jrr.  10.  10, 
11,  12. 

«  I's.  31.  2. 

«2Clir.  C.  40 

u  VL-r.  4. 

r  IN.  ll.i.  4. 
.ler.  JO.  3. 


y  Pk.  83.  18. 


hast  heard,  with  which  the  s' serv- 
ants of  the  king  of  Assyria  have 
blaspliemed  me. 

7  Behold,  I  will  send  ''a  blast 
upon  him,  and  he  shall  hear  a 
rumour,  and  shall  return  to  his 
own  land;  and  I  will  cause  him 
to  fall  by  the  sword  in  his  own 
land. 

8  H  So  Rab-shakeh  returned,  and 
found  the  king  of  Assyria  warring 
against  Libnah  :  for  he  had  heard 
that  he  was  departed  ifrom  La- 
chish. 

9  And  ^when  he  heard  say  of 
Tirhakah  king  of  Ethiopia,  Be- 
hold, he  is  come  out  to  fight 
against  thee;  he  sent  messengers 
again  unto  Hezekiah,  saying, 

10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Heze- 
kiah king  of  Judah,  saying.  Let 
not  thy  God  'in  whom  thou  trust- 
est  deceive  thee,  saying,  Jerusa- 
lem shall  not  be  delivered  into 
the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

11  Behold,  thou  hast  hoard  what 
the  kings  of  Assyria  have  done 
to  all  lands,  by  destrojing  them 
utterly:  and  shall  thou  be  de- 
livered? 

12  m  Have  the  gods  of  the  nations 
delivered  them  which  my  fathers 
have  de.stroyed ;  as  Gozan,  and 
Haran,  and  Kezeph,  and  the  chil- 
dren of '» Eden  which  ivere  in  The- 
lasar  ? 

13  oAVhere  is  the  king  of  Ha- 
math,  and  the  king  of  Arpad, 
and  the  king  of  the  city  of  Sei:)h- 
arvaim,  of  Hena,  and  Ivah? 

14  I  iJAnd  Hezekiah  received  the 
letter  of  the  hand  of  the  messen- 
gers, and  read  it:  and  Hezekiah 
went  up  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the 
Lord. 

1.5  And  Hezekiah  prayed  before 
the  Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  v  which  i\we\\e^t  betivcoi 
the  cherubim,  '-thou  arttheCJod, 
even  thou  alone,  of  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth;  thou  hast 
made  heaven  and  earth. 

10  Lord,  «bow  down  thine  ear, 
and  hear:  «open,  Lord,  thine 
eyt's,  and  sec:  and  hear  the  words 
of Sennachcril),  "which  hath  sent 
him  to  reproacli  the  living  (lod. 

17  Of  a  truth,  Lord,  the  kings 
of  Assyria  liave  destroyed  the 
nationsand  their  lands, 

18  And  have  tcast  their  gods 
into  the  fire:  for  they  ivere  no 
gods,  but  •'^tlie  work  of  men's 
hands,  wood  and  stone:  therefore 
they  have  destroyed  them. 

19  Now  thorelbrc,  O  Loud  our 
Ciod,  I  beseech  thee,  save  tho\i  us 
out  of  his  hand,  .'/that  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  earth  may  know 
that  thou  art  the  Lord  God,  even 
thou  onlv. 

20  \  Then  Isaiah  the  son  of 
Amoz  sent  to  Hezekiah,  saying, 

372 


Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  ''That  which  thou  hast 
prayed  to  me  against  Sennacherib 
king  of  Assyria  «  I  have  heard. 

21  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  concerning  him; 
The  virgin  '-  the  daughter  of  Zion 
hath  despised  thee,  and  laughed 
tliee  to  scorn ;  the  daughter  of 
Jerusalem  '■hath  shaken  her  head 
at  thee. 

22  Whom  hast  thou  reproached 
and  blasphemed?  and  against 
whom  hast  thou  exalted  thy 
voice,  and  lifted  up  thine  eyes  on 
high  ?  even  against  ''the  Holy  One 
of  Israel. 

23  t^By  thy  messengers  thou 
hast  reproached  the  Lord,  and 
hast  said,  /With  the  multitude 
of  my  chariots  I  am  come  up  to 
the  height  of  the  mountains,  to 
the  sides  of  Lebanon,  and  will  cut 
down  tthe  tall  cedar  trees  there- 
of, foici  the  choice  fir  trees  thereof: 
and  I  will  enter  into  the  lodgings 
of  his  borders,  and  into  II  the  forest 
of  his  farm  el. 

24  I  have  digged  and  drunk 
strange  waters,  and  with  the  sole 
of  my  feet  have  I  dried  up  all  the 
rivers  of  il  besieged  places. 

25  I!  Hast  thou  not  heard  long 
ago  how  fil  liave  done  it,  am?  of 
ancient  times  that  I  have  formed 
it?  now  have  I  brought  it  to  pass, 
that  /'  thou  shouldest  be  to  lay 
waste  fenced  cities  into  ruinous 
heaps. 

20  Therefore  their  inhabitants 
were  tof  small  power,  they  were 
dismayed  and  confounded;  they 
were  as  the  grass  of  the  field,  and 
as  the  green  herb,  as  Hhe  grass 
on  the  housetops,  and  as  corn 
blasted  before  it  be  grown  up. 

27  But  A- 1  know  thy  11  abode,  and 
thy  .going  out,  and  thy  coming  in, 
and  thy  rage  against  me. 

28  Because  thy  rage  against  me 
and  thy  tumult  is  come  up  into 
mine  ears,  therefore  'I  will  put 
mv  hook  in  thy  nose,  and  my 
bridle  in  thy  lips,  and  1  will  turn 
th(>e  back  "'  by  the  way  by  which 
thou  camest. 

29  And  this  shall  be  «  a  sign  unto 
thee.  Ye  shall  eat  this  year  such 
things  as  grow  of  themselves,  and 
in  the  second  year  that  which 
springeth  of  thesame;  and  in  the 
third  year  sow  ye,  and  reap,  and 
plant  Vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruits 
thereof. 

30  "And  tthe  remnant  that  is  es- 
caped of  the  house  of  Judah  sliall 
yet  again  take  root  downward, 
and  bear  fruit  upward. 

31  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go 
forth  a  remnant,  and  tthey  that 
escape  out  of  mount  Zion:  ?' the 
zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  do 
this. 

32  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 


Before 

CHRIST 

710. 

lis.  37.  21, 

aPs.  65.  2. 

b  Lam.  2.  13. 

r.lob  16.  4. 
Ps.  22.  7.  8. 
L:im.  2.  15. 

rfPs.  71.  22. 

Is.  5.  24. 

Jer.  51.  5. 
t  Heh.  Bji  the 

hand  of. 
ech.  18.  17. 
/Pa.  20.  7. 


t  Heb.  the 
tallness,  ^c. 

!i  Or,  rhe 
forest  and 

his  fruil  fill 
field. 

Is.  10.  18. 

\\0r,  fenced. 
II  Or,  Hnst 


the 


heard  how  I 
have  made  it 
long  ago,  and 
formed  it  of 
ancifnt 
times  ? 
should  I  now 
bring  it  to  be. 
laid  waste, 
an<l  fenced 
eittes  to  be 
ruinous 
heaps  7 

g  Is.  45.  7. 

h  Is.  10.  5. 

t  Heb.  short 
of  hand. 

I  Va.  120.  0. 

*rs.  ]3'j.  1, 

Sec. 
!!  Or,  sitting. 
;  .lob  41.  2. 

Va.  29.  4.  & 

38.  4. 

.\mos  4.  2. 
m  ver.  33,  36, 

37. 
n  1  Sam.  2. 

34. 

ch.  20.  8,  '.). 

Is.  7.  11,  14. 

Luke  2.  12. 


o2Chr.  32. 
22,  23. 

t  Heb.  the 
escaping  of 
the  house  of 
Judah  that 
remaineth. 

t  Heb. 
the  escaping. 

p  Is.  0.  7. 


The  Assyrian  army  destroyed. 


U.  KINGS. 


TJie  captivity  foretold. 


Before 

CHRIST 

710. 


i^ch.  20.  6. 

rl  Kings  11. 
12,  13. 
»2  Chr.  32. 


tGen.  10.  1]. 

roy. 


21. 
X  ver.  7. 
tHeb. 

Ararat, 
y  Ezra  4.  2. 


713, 

o2Chr.  92.24. 
Arc. 
Is.  38.  1,  <fcc. 

THeb. 
Oive  charge 
concerning 
thine  house, 
2  Sam.  17.23. 


by  eh.  13.  22. 
cGen.  17.  1. 
1  Kings  3.  6. 


t  Heb.  with 
a  great 
weeping. 

n  Or,  city. 


dl  Sam.  9. 16. 
<fe  10.  1. 

cch.  19.  20. 

Ps.  65.  2. 
J  Ps.  39.  12.  & 

SC.  8. 


concerning  the  king  of  A.s.syria, 
He  shall  not  come  into  this  bity, 
nor  shoot  an  arrow  there,  nor 
come  before  it  with  shield,  nor 
cast  a  bank  against  it. 

33  By  the  waj'  that  he  came,  by  the 
same  shall  he  return,  and  shall  not 
come  into  this  city,  saith  the  Lord. 

;i4  For  2  I  will  defend  this  city, 
to  save  it,  for  mine  own  sake,  aiid 
'•for  my  servant  David's  sake. 

35  t  And  «it  came  to  pass  that 
night,  that  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
went  out,  and  smote  in  the  camp 
of  the  A.ssyrians  a  hundred  four- 
score and  five  thousand :  and 
when  the3'  arose  early  in  the 
morning,  behold,  they  were  all 
dead  corpses. 

36  So  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
syria departed,  and  went  and  re- 
turned, and  dwelt  at  <  JS^ineveh. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
was  worshipping  in  the  house  of 
Nisroch  liLs  god,  that  "Adi'ani- 
melech  and  Sharezer  liis  sons 
2=  smote  him  with  tlie  sword:  and 
they  escaped  into  the  land  of 
tArmenia.  And  y  Esar-haddon 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

I  Hczekiaky  having  received  a  message  of  death, 
by  prayer  hath  his  life  lengthened.  8  The  sun 
goeth  ten  degrees  backward  for  a  sign  of  that 
promise.  12  Berudach-baladan  sending  to  visit 
Hesekiah,  because  of  the  wonder,  hath  notice 
of  his  treasures.  14  Isaiah  understanding 
thereof  foretelleth  the  Buhylonian  captivity. 
20  yianasseh  succeedeth  Hezekiah. 

IN  n  those  days  was  Hezekiah 
sick  unto  deatli.  And  the 
prophet  Isaiali  the  son  of  Amoz 
came  to  him,  and  said  unto  him. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  t  Set  thine 
house  in  order;  for  thoushalt  die, 
and  not  live. 

2  Then  he  turned  his  face  to  tlie 
wall,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
saying, 

3  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  ^  re- 
member now  liow  I  have  <^wal Ic- 
ed before  thee  in  truth  and  with 
a  perfect  heart,  and  have  done 
that  ivhich  t.s  good  in  thy  sight. 
And  Hezekiah  wept  +sore. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  afore  Isaiah 
was    gone   out   into   the   middle 

II  court,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  him,  saying, 

5  Turn  again,  and  tell  Hezekiah 
''the  captain  of  my  people,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  David 
thy  fatlier,  ei  have  heard  thy 
prayer,  I  have  seen  /thy  tears : 
behold,  I  will  heal  thee:  on  the 
third  day  thou  shalt  go  up  unto 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  I  will  add  unto  thy  days 
fifteen  years;  and  I  will  delivbr 
thee  and  this  city  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Assyria;  and  9 1 
will  defend  this  city  for  mine  own 
sake,  and  for  my  servant  David's 
sake. 


7  And  h  Lsaiah  said.  Take  a  lump 
of  figs.  And  they  took  and  laid  it 
on  the  boil,  and  he  recovered. 

8  •[  And  Hezekiah  said  unto  Isa- 
iah,* What  fihuti  be  the  sign  that 
the  Lord  will  heal  me,  and  that 
I  shall  go  up  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  the  third  day? 

9  And  Isaiali  said,  *This  sign 
Shalt  thou  have  of  the  Lord,  that 
the  Lord  will  do  the  thing  that 
he  hath  spoken:  shall  the  shadow 
go  forward  ten  degrees,  or  go  back 
ten  degrees  ? 

10  And  Hezekiah  answered.  It  is 
a  light  thing  for  the  shadow  to  go 
down  ten  degrees :  nay,  but  let 
the  shadow  return  backward  ten 
degrees. 

11  And  Isaiah  the  prophet  cried 
unto  the  Lord:  and 'he  brought 
the  shadow  ten  degrees  backward, 
by  which  it  had  gone  down  in  the 
tdial  of  Ahaz. 

12  *i  '"At  that  time  5  Berodach-bal- 
adan,  the  son  of  Baladan,  king  of 
Babylon,  sent  letters  and  a  pre.s- 
ent  unto  Hezekiah :  for  he  had 
heard  that  Hezekiah  had  been 
sick. 

13  And  "Hezekiah  hearkened 
unto  them,  and  shewed  them  all 
the  house  of  his  ii  precious  things, 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the 
spices,  and  the  precious  ointment, 
and  all  the  house  of  his  ii  t  armour, 
and  all  that  was  Ibuud  in  his  treas- 
ures: there  was  nothing  in  his 
house,  nor  in  all  his  dominion, 
that  Hezekiah  shewed  them  not. 

14  11  Then  came  Isaiali  the  proph- 
et unto  king  Hezekiah,  and  said 
unto  him,  Wliat  said  tliese  men? 
and  from  whence  came  they  unto 
thee?  And  Hezekiah  said,"  They 
are  come  from  a  far  country,  even 
from  Babj'lon. 

1.5  And  he  said.  What  have  thev 
seen  in  thine  house?  And  Heze- 
kiah answered,  -^All  the  / /tings 
that  are  in  mine  house  have  thej' 
seen :  there  is  nothing  among  my 
treasures  that  I  have  not  shewed 
them. 

IG  And  Isaiah  said  unto  Hezeki- 
ah, Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  Behold,  the  days  come,  that 
all  that  (.!>■  in  thine  liouse,  and  that 
which  thy  fathers  have  laid  up  in 
store  unto  this  day,  j^  shall  be  car- 
ried unto  Babylon :  nothing  shall 
be  left,  .saith  tlie  Lord. 

18  And  of  thy  .sons  that  shall  is- 
sue from  thee,  which  thou  shalt 
beget,  9 shall  they  take  away; 
a  and  they  shall  be  eunuchs  in  the 
palace  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

19  Then  said  Hezelciah  linto  Isa- 
iah, '•Good  is  the  word  of  the 
Lord  wliich  thou  hast  spoken. 
And  he  said,  i  Is  it  not  good,  if 
peace  and  truth  be  in  mv  davs  ? 

20  *[  sAndthe  rest  of  tiie  acts  of 
Hezekiah,  and  all  his  might,  and 

373 


Before 

CHRIST 

713. 

h  Is.  38.  21. 
I  See  Judg.  6. 

17,  37,  39. 

Is.  7.  11,14. 

&  38.  22. 

t  See  Is.  38. 
7,  8. 


/See  Josh.  10. 
12,  14. 

Is.  38.  8. 

tHeb.  degrees, 

712. 

m  Is. 39.  l,&c. 

!lOr, 
Merodach' 
baladan. 

n2Chr.  32.2T, 
31. 

II  Or,  spicery. 


Ii  Or,  jewels. 
t  Heb.  vessels 


pcb.  24.  13.  <fc 

25.  13. 

Jer.  27.  21, 

22.  dc  52.  17. 
q  ch.  24.  12. 

2  Clir.  33.11. 
!|  Fulfilled, 

Dan.  1.  3. 
rl  Sara.  3. 18. 

Job  1.  21. 

Ps.  39.  9. 
;i  Or,  Shall 

there  not  be 

peace  and 

truth,  ^c. 

about  710. 

s2  Chr.  32.32. 


Manasseh's  wicked  reign. 


II.  KINGS. 


Amon's  wicked  reign. 


BcforR 
CHRIST 

about  710. 


t  Neh.  ri.  l(i. 
x'l  C'hr.  3-2.33. 

aljout  G08. 


about  fiOS. 

a'l  Chr.  33.  1, 


(/I  KiiiKS  10. 

32,  33. 
eDfUt.  4.  19. 

&  17.  3. 

ch.  17.  IG. 
/J.T.  3-2.  34. 
g  2  Sam.  7.  13. 

1  KiiiKsb.20. 

&;  U.  3. 


»  Lev.  1.%.  21. 

&  20.  2. 

ch.  Ifi.  3.  & 

17.  17. 
i  Lev.  10.  20, 

31. 

Dc'lll.  IH.  10, 

11. 

ell.  17.  17. 


h'i  Srim.7.  13. 

;  KiilKsS,  2'J. 

«f  U.  3. 

ch.  23.  27. 

I's.  132.  13, 

14. 

Jer.  32.  34. 
I  2  Sam.  7.  10. 


nr\x.  23.2f,,27. 

!i.  24.  3,  4. 

ii-T.  1.0.  4. 
(-  :   l<ilii;«21. 

;-  V,  r.  0. 


how  lie  *miule  a  pool,  and  a  con- 
duit, and  "  hroii^^ht  water  into  the 
city,  (ire  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  tiie  tMironicles  of  the 
Icinj^s  ofJndah? 

21  And  -t  JLezelciah  slept  with  his 
fathers :  and  Manasseh  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER   XXI. 

1  Manasseh's  rcian.  3  His  great  idiilatry.  10 
Ills  wickedness  causcth  propliecies  against  Jit- 
ilah.  17  Amun  succeetleth  idm.  19  Aman's 
wicltcd  reign.  '2'i  He  being  slain  l)y  his  seru- 
ants,  and  those  murderers  slain  by  the  people, 
Josiah  is  made  king. 

MANASSEH  "iva.'i  twelve 
years  old  when  he  hegan  to 
reign,  and  reigned  tifty  and  five 
years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  was  Hephzi-bah. 

2  And  he  did  /hat  loftir/i  luas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  ''after 
the  abominations  of  the  heathen, 
whom  the  Lord  cast  out  before 
the  children  of  Israel. 

'S  For  he  built  up  again  the  high 
places  c  which  Hezelviah  his  fia- 
ther  had  destroyed;  and  he  rear- 
ed up  altars  for'liaal,  and  niadt!  a 
grove, ''as did  Ahab  kingof  Israel; 
and  c worshipped  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  and  served  them. 

4  And  ./he  built  altars  in  the 
house  of  the  Loud,  of  which  the 
LoKn  said,  i/ln  Jeru.salem  will  I 
put  my  name. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the 
host  of  heaven  in  the  two  courts 
of  the  liouse  of  the  Loito. 

G  ''And  he  niade  his  son  pa.ss 
throii.gh  tlie  tire,  and  observed 
'times,  and  used  enchantments, 
and  dealt  with  familiar  spirits  and 
wizards:  he  wrought  much  wick- 
edness in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to 
provoke  him  to  anger. 

7  And  lie  set  a  .graven  image  of 
the  gr(jve  that  lie  had  made  in  the 
lioiisi',  of  wliich  tlie  Lord  said  to 
David,  and  to  Solomon  his  son, 
*Iii  tliis  liouse,  and  in  .lenisaleni, 
which  1  have  cliosen  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  will  I  put  my 
name  for  ever: 

8 'Neither  will  I  make  the  feet  of 
Israel  move  aii.v  more  out  of  the 
land  wliich  I  gave  their  fathers; 
onl.v  if  they  wiii  ol)sei-v'(^  to  do 
according  to  ail  lliat  I  lia\'e  com- 
manded them,  and  according  to 
all  tlie  law  that  1113' servant  Mo.ses 
commanded  tliern. 

!)  lUit  they  hearkened  not:  and 
Manasseh  '"seduced  them  to  do 
more  evil  than  did  Ihe  nations 
whom  (lie  LoiU)  destroj-ed  before 
(he  ciiildren  fif  Israel, 

10  II  And  tlie  Lord  spake  by  liis 
servants  the  jiroplicts,  saying, 

11  "  IJccause  JSIanasseh  king  of 
Judaii  hath  doiu-  these;  aboiiiiii!i- 
tions,  "(tml  hatli  done  wickedh- 
above  ail  that  tlie  Amorites  did, 
which  iccrti  befon;  him.aiuUdialh 

;>71 


made  Judah  also  to  sin  with  his 
idols : 

12  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  li(!hold,  I  am  bring- 
ing .s«o/t  (!vil  upon  Jerusalem  and 
Judah,  that  whosoever  heareth  of 
it,  botii  '/his  ears  shall  tingle. 

i;5  And  I  will  stretch  over  Jerusa- 
lem 'the  line  of  Samaria,  and  the 
plummet  of  the  house  of  Ahab: 
and  I  will  wipe  Jerusalem  as  a 
wifot  wipeth  a  dish,  t  wiping  i7,and 
turning  it  upside  down. 

14  And  I  will  forsake  the  remnant 
of  mine  inheritance,  and  deliver 
them  into  the  hand  of  their  ene- 
mies; and  the.v  shall  become  a 
pre.v  and  a  spoil  to  all  their  en- 
emies; 

1")  Because  the.y  have  done  (hat 
u'/iir/i  iras  evil  in  my  sight,  and 
have  i)rovoked  me  to  anger,  since 
the  day  their  fathers  came  forth 
out  ot  Egypt,  even  unto  this 
day. 

1(>  "Moreover  Manasseh  shed  in- 
nocent blood  very  much,  till  he 
had  filled  Jerusalem  tlrom  one 
end  to  another;  besides  his  sin 
wlierewith  he  made  .ludah  to  sin, 
in  doing  l/uit  ii'/iirli  wds  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord. 

17  H  Now  Uhe  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Manasseh,  and  all  that  he  did,  and 
his  sin  that  he  sinned,  o?r  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chron- 
i(;les  of  the  kiii^is  of  Judah  ? 

15  And  "^Manasseh  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  liuried  in  tlie  gar- 
den (jf  his  own  house,  in  the  gai'- 
den  of  Uzza:  and  Anion  his  son 
rei,gned  in  his  stead. 

1!)  II  *Amon  vxis  twenty  and  two 
years  old  when  he  begaii  to  reign, 
and  he  reigiuKl  two  years  in  .leru- 
salem.  And  his  mother's  name 
ivft.'i  Meshullenu^th,  the  daughter 
of  1  [aniz  of  .lothah. 

20  And  lie  did  //i<it  iiiiich  teas  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  2/as  his 
father  Manasseh  did. 

21  And  he  walked  in  all  the  way 
that  his  father  walked  in,  and 
served  the  idols  that  his  father 
served,  and  worshipj)ed  them  : 

22  And  ho  ^forsook  theLoRnUod 
of  liis  fathers,  and  walked  not  in 
the  way  of  the  Loiu). 

2:5  II  "And  tlie  servants  of  Anion 
conspired  against  him,  and  slew 
the  king  in  his  own  lious(\ 

24  And  the  jieojile  of  the  land 
shnv  all  them  that  had  consjiired 
against  king  Anion  ;  and  the  jieo- 
jde  of  the  land  made  Josiah  his 
son  king  in  his  stead. 

2')  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Anion  which  hedid,  rov  tlie.s'  not 
written  ill  the  book  of  the  ( 'lir(;n- 
icles  of  th(!  kings  of  .ludah? 

2()  And  he  was  buried  in  his 
sepulchi'e  in  the  garden  of  Uzza: 
and  ''Josiah  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  098. 


7I  Sam.  3.  11. 

Jer.  19.  3. 
rSee  Is.34.11. 

Lam.  2.  H. 


.\i 


,  B. 


t  Heh.  he 
wipeth  and 
turneth  it 
upon  the  face 
thereof. 


t  Heh.  from 
inouih  to 
vtouih. 


<2f:hr.  33.11- 
19. 

«2Chr.  33.20. 

C43. 

x2Chr.  33.21- 
23. 

y  ver.  2,  Ice, 

z  1  Kings  II. 


041. 

«2  Chr.  33. 
21,  25. 


'/Malt.  1.  10, 
called 
Joiius. 


Josiah's  good  reign. 


II.  KINGS. 


Hulda1i.\^  ijropliecy. 


Before 

CHRIST 

641. 


tt2Chr.  34.  J. 


c  Deut.  5.  32. 

about  C24. 

d'2  L'hr.  34. 
0,  ice. 


e  ch.  12.  4. 
/(Ii.  12.  9. 

Vs.  ft4.  JO. 
t  Heh. 

Ihrcshuld. 
e>h.  12.  11, 

12,  14. 


i  Deut.  31.  24, 

2  Chr.  34. 
14,  ic. 


mtlicd. 


2Chr.  34.20. 
y  Or,  Micah. 


CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Josiah's  gouiL  rcisrji.  3  He  takelh  care  for  the 
repair  of  the  temple.  H  Hilkiah  having  found 
a  book  of  the  law,  Josiuh  sendelh  to  Huldah 
to  ini/uire  of  the  Lord,  \b  Huldah  prophesi- 
cth  the  destruction  of  Jerusalem,  but  respite 
thereof  in  Josiah's  time. 

JOSIAH  «  ira.'i  eight  year.s  old 
when  lie  begun  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  thirty  and  one  years 
in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  ira.s  Jedidah,  the  daughter 
ol'Adaiah  of  ''Boscath. 

2  And  lie  did  thut.  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  walked  in  all  the  way  of  David 
his  father,  and '■  turned  not  aside 
to  the  right  liand  or  to  the  left. 

3  \  ''And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
eighteenth  year  of  king  Josiah, 
that  the  king  sent  .Shaphan  the 
son  of  Azaliah,  the  son  of  Me- 
shullani,  the  scribe,  to  the  house 
of  the  LoKi),  saying, 

4  Go  up  to  Hilkiah  the  high 
priest,  that  he  may  sum  the  sil- 
ver which  is  c  brought  into  the 
house  of  the  Loud,  which  .^the 
keepers  of  the  +  door  have  gather- 
ed of  the  people: 

5  And  let  them  r/deliver  it  into 
the  hand  of  the  doers  of  the 
wcn'k,  that  have  the  oversight  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord:  and  let 
tliem  give  it  to  tlie  doers  of  the 
work,  which  is  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  to  repair  the  breaches  of 
the  house, 

(j  Unto  carpenters,  and  builders, 
and  masons,  and  to  buy  timber 
and  hewn  stone  to  repair  the 
house. 

7  Howbeit, ''there  was  no  reck- 
oning made  with  them  of  the 
money  that  was  delivered  into 
their  'hand,  because  they  dealt 
faithfully. 

8  *l  And  Hilkiah  the  high  priest 
said  unto  Shaphan  the  scribe,  *  I 
have  found  the  book  of  the  law 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And 
Hilkiah  gave  the  book  to  Shu- 
plian,  and  he  read  it. 

9  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  came 
to  the  king,  and  brought  the  king 
word  again,  and  said.  Thy  serv- 
ants have  T  gathered  the  money 
that  was  found  in  the  house,  and 
have  delivered  it  into  the  hand  of 
them  that  do  the  work,  that  have 
the  over-sight  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

10  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  shew- 
ed the  king,  saying,  Hilkiah  the 
priest  hath  delivered  me  a  book. 
And  Shaphan  read  it  before  the 
king. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king  had  heard  the  W(jrds  of  the 
book  of  the  law,  that  he  rent  his 
clothes. 

1'2  And  the  king  commanded 
Hilkiah  the  priest,  and  Ahikam 
the  son  of  Shaphan,  and  ^Ach- 
bor   the  sou  of  U  Michaiah,  and 


Shaphan  the  scribe,  and  Asahiah 
a  servant  of  the  king's,  saying, 

13  Go  ye,  inquire  of  the  Lord  for 
me,  and  for  the  people,  and  for 
all  Judah,  concerning  the  words 
of  this  book  that  is  found :  for 
great  w  '  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
that  is  kindled  against  us,  because 
our  fathers  have  not  hearkened 
unto  the  words  of  this  book,  to  do 
according  unto  all  that  which  is 
written  concerning  us. 

14  So  Hilkiah  the  priest,  and 
Ahikam,  and  Achbor,  and  Sha- 
phan, and  Asahiah,  went  unto 
Huldah  the  prophetess,  the  wife 
of  Shallum  the  son  of"'Tikvah, 
the  son  of  i  Harhas,  keeper  of  the 
t wardrobe;  (now  she  dwelt  in 
Jerusalem  II in  the  college;;  and 
they  communed  with  her. 

15'^  And  she  said  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lokd  God  of  Is- 
i-ael.  Tell  the  man  that  sent  you 
to  me, 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold, 
nl  will  bring  evil  upon  this 
place,  and  upon  the  inhabitants 
thereof,  even  all  the  words  of  the 
book  which  the  king  of  Judah 
hath  read: 

17  o  Because  they  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  burned  incense 
unto  other  gods,  that  they  might 
provoke  me  to  anger  with  all 
the  works  of  their  hands;  there- 
fore my  wrath  shall  be  kindled 
against"  this  place,  and  shall  not 
be  quenched. 

18  But  to  J' the  king  of  Judah 
which  sent  you  to  iiKjuii'o  of  the 
Lord,  thus  "shall  ye  say  to  him. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  (iod  of  Is- 
rael, As  iouchiiuf  the  words 
which  thou  hast  heard ; 

19  Because  thine  "/heart  was  ten- 
der, and  thou  hast  '•humbled  thj'^- 
sell  before  the  Lord,  when  thou 
heardest  what  I  spake  against  this 
place,  and  against  the  inhabitants 
thereof,  that  they  should  become 
■■*  a  desolation  and  <  a  curse,  and 
hast  rent  thy  clothes,  and  wept 
before  me ;  I  also  have  heard  thee, 
.saith  the  Lord. 

20  Behold  therefore,  I  will  gath- 
er thee  unto  thy  fathers,  and  thou 
".Shalt  be  gathered  into  thy  grave 
in  peace;  and  thine  eyes  shall  not 
see  all  the  evil  which  I  will  iiriiig 
upon  this  place.  And  they  brought 
the  king  word  again. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  Josiah  causcth  the  hook  to  he  read  in  a  solemn 
assemblj/.  3  He  renewelh  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord.  4  He  dtstroyelh  idolatry.  15  He  burnt 
dead  men's  bones  upon  the  altar  of  Beth-el,  as 
was  foreprophesied.  21  He  kept  a  most  solemn 
passover.  24  He  put  away  witches  and  all 
abomination.  26  God's  final  wrath  against 
Judah.  29  Josiah,  prouokulg  Pharaoh-neehoh, 
IS  slain  at  Megiddo.  31  Jehnahaz,  succeeding 
him,  is  imprisoned  by  Phiirauh-nechoh,  who 
made  Jehoiakim  king.  3G  Jthoiukim's  wicked 
reign, 

375 


Before 
CHRIST 

(;24. 


(  Deut.  29.  27. 


m  Tikvath, 

2  Chr.  34. 

22. 
II  Or, 

Hasrah, 
t  Hel). 

garments. 
II  Or,  in  the 

second  part. 


n  Deut.  29. 
2T. 

Dan.  !).  II, 
12,  13,  14. 


0  Deut.  29. 
25,  20,  27. 


p2  Chr.  34. 
20,  <kc. 


7  Vs.  51.  17. 
Is.  57.  13. 

rl  Kings  21. 
29. 


t^er.  20.  0.  Sc 
44.  22. 


■I  Ps.  37.  37. 
Is.  57.  J,  2. 


Josiah  destroyeth 


II.  KINGS. 


Molatri)  in  Judah. 


Before 

CHRIST 

624. 


,  "Clir.  34. 
29,  30,  Sec. 


tlleb. /rom 
smalt  even 
ilrtju  areat. 


t  HpI).  cavscd 
to  cease, 

t  IIcl>. 
Chemarim, 
Hos.  10.  &. 
For.-lokl, 
y.epli.  1.  4. 


II  Or,  /ujf/ue 

constella- 
tions. 

evh.  21.  3. 

/th.  21.  7. 


f2Chr.  34.  4. 


A  1  Kinffi  11. 
21.  ii  Ij.  12. 
i  Ez.  10.  IG. 
t  Htb.  houses. 


k  I  Kingi  15. 


;  See  Ez.  44. 

Kl-l-l. 
7«  1  Sam.  2. 30. 
n  Is.  30.  33. 

Jlt.  7.  31. & 

I'J.  C,  11,  12, 

13. 


AND  «the  king  sent,  and  they 
XX  gathered  unto  him  all  the 
elder.s  of  Judah  andof  Jerasalem. 

2  And  the  kmg  went  up  into  the 
house  of  the  LiOUd,  and  all  the 
men  of  Judah  and  all  the. inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem  witli  him,  and 
the  priests,  and  the  prophets,  and 
all  the  people,  1  botli  small  and 
great:  and  he  read  in  llieir  ears 
all  the  words  of  the  book  of  the 
covenant  i>  which  was  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

'4  If  And  the  king  '•stood  by  a  pil- 
lar, and  made  a  covcniant  before 
the  Lord,  to  walk  after  the  Lord, 
and  to  keep  his  commandments 
and  his  testimonies  and  his  stat- 
utes with  all  their  heart  and  all 
their  soul,  to  perform  the  words  of 
this  covenant  that  were  written 
in  this  book.  And  all  the  people 
stood  to  the  covenant. 

4  And  tlie  king  commanded  Hil- 
kiah  the  high  priest,  and  the 
priests  of  the  second  order,  and 
the  keepers  of  the  door,  to  bring 
forth  out  of  the  temple  of  the 
Lord  all  the  vessels  that  were 
made  for  Baal,  and  for  ''the  grove, 
and  for  all  the  host  of  heaven  : 
and  he  burned  them  witliout  Je- 
rusalem in  the  fields  of  Kidron, 
and  carried  the  ashes  of  them  unto 
Beth-el. 

6  And  he  tput  down  the  t idola- 
trous priests,  whom  the  kings  of 
Judah  had  ordained  to  burn  in- 
cense in  the  high  places  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  places 
round  about  Jerasalem;  them 
also  that  burned  incense  unto 
Baal,  to  the  sun,  and  to  tlie  moon, 
and  to  the  li planets,  and  to  «all 
the  host  of  heaven. 

0  And  he  brought  out  the 
/grove  I'rom  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  without  Jerusalem,  unto 
the  bi'ook  Kidron,  and  burned  it 
at  the  brook  Kidron,  and  stamped 
it  small  to  powder,  and  cast  the 
powder  thereof  upon  ff  the  graves 
of  the  ciiildren  of  the  people. 

7  And  he  brake  down  the  houses 
''of  the  sodomites,  that  ivere  by 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  "where  the 
women  wove  1  hangings  for  the 
grove. 

s  And  he  brought  all  the  priests 
out  of  the  cities  of  .ludali,  and  de- 
filed the  high  places  where  the 
priests  had  burned  incense,  from 
'■■(ieba  to  Beer-sheba,  and  brake 
down  the  high  places  of  the  gates 
that  ivere  in  the  entering  in  of  the 
gate  of  Joshua  the  governor  of 
the  city,  which  iccre  on  a  man's 
left  hand  at  the  gate  of  the  city. 

9  '  Nevertheless  the  priests  of  the 
high  places  came  not  up  to  the 
altar  of  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem, 
'"but  they  did  eat  of  the  unleav- 
ened bread  among  their  brathren. 

10  And    he    defiled    »Topheth, 

376 


which  is  in  "the  valley  of  the 
children  ofHinnom,^^  that  no  man 
might  malvC  his  son  or  his  daugh- 
ter to  pass  through  the  lire  to  Mo- 
lech. 

11  And  he  took  away  the  horses 
that  the  kings  of  Judah  had  given 
to  the  sun,  at  the  entering  in  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  by  the 
chamber  of  Nathan-melech  the 
I!  chamberlain,  which  uris  in  tlie 
suburbs,  and  burned  the  chariots 
of  the  sun  with  lire. 

12  And  the  altars  that  ivere  9 on 
the  top  of  the  upper  chamber  of 
Ahaz,  which  the  kings  of  Judah 
liad  made,  and  the  altars  which 
»•  Manasseh  had  made  in  the  two 
courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
did  the  king  beat  down,  and 
il  brake  them  down  from  thence, 
and  cast  the  du,st  of  them  into  the 
brook  Kidron. 

13  And  the  high  places  that  r/;e?-e 
before  Jerusalenij  which  xvere  on 
the  right  hand  ot  !!  the  mount  of 
corruption,  which  « Solomon  the 
king  of  Israel  had  builded  for 
Ashtoreth  the  abomination  of  the 
Zidonians,  and  for  ("hemosh  the 
abomination  of  the  iloabites,  and 
for  ]\Iilcom  the  abomination  of 
the  children  of  Amnion,  did  the 
king  defile. 

14  And  he  < brake  in  ])ieces  the 
t  images,  and  cut  down  the  groves, 

I  and  tilled  their  places  with  the 
b(nies  of  inen. 

15  f  Moreover  the  altar  that  ivas 
at  Beth-el,  (Did  the  high  place 
"Which  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Ne- 
bat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin.  had 
made,  both  that  altar  and  the  bigli 
place  lie  brake  down,  and  burned 
the  high  place,  aiui  stamped  it 
small  to  powder,  and  burned  the 
grove. 

10  And  as  Josiali  turned  himself, 
he  spied  the  sepulchres  that  ivere 
there  in  tlie  mount,  aud  sent,  and 
took  the  bones  out  of  the  sepul- 
chres, and  burned  them  upon  the 
altar,  and  polluted  it,  according 
to  the  «  word  of  the  Lord  which 
the  man  of  God  proclaimed,  wlio 
proclaimed  these  words. 
17Tiien  he  said.  What  title  i.s  that 
that  I  see?    And  the  men  of  the 
city  told  him.  It  w  "the  sepulchre 
(if  tlie  man  of  God,  wliich  came 
from  .ludah.and  iiroclaimed  these 
things  that  thou  hast  done  against 
the  altar  of  Beth-el. 
18  And  he  said.  Let  him  alone; 
let  no  man  move  Ids  bone.s.    So 
I  they  let  Jiis  bones  I  alone,  with  the 
bones  of  'the  prophet  that  came 
out  of  Samaria. 
li»  And  all  the  houses  also  of  the 
1  high  places  that  ivnr«\n  the  cit- 
!  ies  of  Samaria,  which  the  kings  of 
j  Israel  had   made  to  provoke  the 
Loud  to  anger,  Josiah  took  away, 
and  did  to  them  according  to  all 


BeforB 
CHRIST 

024. 


oJosh.  15.  S. 
p  Lpv.  1?.  21. 

Peut.  18.  10. 

Y.i.  23.  37,39. 


i  Or,  evnurht 
-or,  u^cer. 


7  See  Jcr.  19. 
13. 
y.eph.  1.  5. 


II  Or,  ran 
Jrom  ttience. 


I  That  is,  the 
mount  of 


:1  Kinssll.7. 


iV.x.  23.  24. 
Deut.  7.  5, 

t  Heb.slatuet. 


»  1  K  i  ngs  12. 

2S,  33. 


xl  Kings  13.2. 


y  1  Kings  13. 
1,30. 


tHeb. 

(u  escape. 
I  1  Kiugs  la 
31. 

a  Sec  2  Chr. 
34.  6,  7. 


A  solemn  passover  is  kept.  II.  KINGS.  Jehoiakim's  ivicked  reign. 


Before 
CHRIST 

624. 

bl  Kings  13.2. 
n  Or, 

saCTtficed. 
c  Kx.  22.  20. 

1  Kings  18. 

40. 

ch.  11.  18. 
rf2Chr.  34.5. 
c  2  Chr.  35.  1. 
/Ex.  12.  3. 

Lev.  23.  5. 

Num.  3.  2. 

Dent.  16.  2. 
f  2  Chr.  35. 

18,  10. 

about  G23. 
His  IKih  year 

Lllllillg. 

h  ill.  21.  6. 

i'Or, 
ttraphim, 
Geii.  31.  19. 


1  Lev.  19.  31. 
.V  20.  27. 
D.-ut.  IS.  11. 


ich.21.  11,12. 

i  -24.  3,  4. 

J.-r.  15.  4. 
T  Heb. angers. 

Bich.  17.18, 
20.  &  18.  11. 
&  21.  13. 

7.  1  Kings  8. 
2U.  6c  9.  3. 
ih.21.  4,7. 


010. 
o2  Chr.  35. 


pZcch.  12.11. 
7c!i.  14.  8. 
r2  Chr.  35.24. 


il  Called, 
Shallum, 
1  Chr.  3.  15. 
Jer.  22.  11. 


the  acts  that  he  had  done  in  Beth- 
el. 

20  And  4  he  1!  ^ slew  all  the  priests 
of  the  high  places  that  were  there 
upon  the  altars,  and  '^  burned 
men's  bones  upon  them,  and  re- 
turned to  Jerusalem. 

21  1  And  the  king  cominanded 
all  the  people,  saying,  eKeep  the 
passover  unto  the  Loud  your  God, 
.?'as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  this 
covenant. 

22  Surely  ff  there  was  not  liolden 
such  a  passover  from  the  days  of 
the  judges  that  judged  Israel,  nor 
inalltlie  days  of  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael, nor  of  tlie  kings  of  Judah ; 

23  But  in  the  eighteenth  year  of 
king  Jostah,  ivherein  thifi  passover 
was  holden  to  the  IjOrd  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

24  ^  Moreover ''the  icorkers  with 
familiar  spirits,  and  the  wizards, 
and  the  II  images,  and  the  idols, 
and  all  the  abominations  that 
were  spied  in  tlie  land  of  Judah 
and  in  Jerusalem,  did  Josiah  put 
away,  that  lie  might  perform  the 
words  of  i  the  law,  which  were 
written  in  the  book  that  Hilkiah 
the  priest  found  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

25  ^'And  like  unto  him  was  there 
no  king  befoi'e  him,  that  turned 
to  the  Lord  with  all  his  lieart,  and 
with  all  his  soul,  and  with  uU  his 
might,  according  to  all  the  law  of 
Moses :  neither  after  him  arose 
any  like  him. 

2»i  *:  Xotwithstanding,  the  Lord 
turned  not  ironi  tlie  fierceness  of 
his  great  wrath,  wherewith  his 
anger  was  kindled  against  Judali, 
'becau.se  of  all  the  t  provocations 
that  Manasseh  had  provoked  him 
withal. 

27  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will  re- 
move Judali  also  out  of  my  sight, 
as  "*I  have  removed  Israel,  and 
will  cast  off  this  city  Jerusalem 
which  I  have  chosen,  and  the 
house  of  which  I  said,  »My  name 
shall  be  there. 

28  Now  the  re.st  of  the  acts  of  Jo- 
siah, and  all  that  he  did,  ai-e  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah? 

29  ^  "  In  his  days  Pharaoh-necholi 
kingof  Egyut  went  up  against  the 
kins  of  Assyria  to  the  river  Eu- 
phrates: aiid  king  Josiah  went 
against  him ;  and  he  slew  him  at 
p  Megiddo,  when  he  q  had  seen 
him. 

30  ''And  his  servants  carried  him 
in  a  chariot  dead  from  ]\regiddo, 
and  brought  him  to  Jerusalem, 
and  buried  him  in  his  own  sepul- 
chre. And  sthe  people  of  the 
land  took  Jehoahaz  the  son  of 
Josiah,  and  anointed  him,  and 
made  him  king  in  his  lather's 
stead. 

31  ",  i  Jehoahaz  was  twenty  and 


three  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned  three 
months  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  %vas  t  Hamutal,  the 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Libnali. 

32  And  he  did  that  nhich  was  evil 
in  tlie  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  his  fathers  had  done. 

33  And  Pharaoh-nechoh  put  him 
in  bands  «at  Riblah  in  the  land  of 
Haniath,  !l  that  he  might  not  reign 
in  Jerusalem  ;  and  tput  the  land 
to  a  tribute  of  a  hundred  talents 
of  silver,  and  a  talent  of  gold. 

34  And  ^Pharaoh-nechoh  made 
Eliakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king 
in  the  room  of  Josiah  his  father, 
and  V  turned  his  name  to  =  Jehoia- 
kim,  and  took  Jehoahaz  away: 
«and  he  came  to  Egypt,  and  died 
there. 

.35  And  Jehoiakim  gave  *tlie 
silver  and  the  gold  to  Pharaoh; 
but  he  taxed  the  land  to  give  the 
money  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  Pharaoh :  he  ex- 
acted the  silver  and  the  gold  of 
the  people  of  the  land,  of  every 
one  according  to  his  taxation,  to 
give  it  unto  Pharaoh-nechoh. 

36  •[  c  Jehoiakim  xcas  twenty  and 
five  years  old  wlien  he  began  to 
reign ;  and  he  reigned  eleven 
years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  ivas  Zebudah,  the 
daughter  of  Pedaiah  of  Itumah. 

37  And  he  did  t/iat  iihich  icas 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  his  fathers  had 
done. 

CHAPTER   XXIV. 

I  JekniakiTTtf  first  su'ntued  hy  Nf-huchad-nezzar^ 
then  rehellins  against  him^  pracuTcth  his  own 
ruin.  5  Jekoiuchin  succecdeth  him.  7  The 
iing  of  Egypt  is  vamiuished  by  the  king  of 
Babylon.  8  Jehuiaenin's  evit  reign.  10  Jerv- 
snlem  is  taken  and  carried  captive  into  Baby- 
Ion.  17  Zsdekiak  is  made  king,  and  reigneth 
ill  unto  the  utter  destruction  of  Judah. 

IX  "his  days  Xebuchadnezzar 
king  of  Babylon  came  up.  and 
Jehoiakim  became  his  servant 
three  j'ears:  then  he  turned  and 
rebelled  against  him. 

2  ^And  the  Lord  sent  against 
him  bands  of  the  Chaldees,  and 
bands  of  the  Syrians,  and  bands 
of  the  Moabites,  and  bands  of  the 
children  of  Amnion,  and  sent 
them  against  Judah  to  destroy  it, 
(■according  to  tlie  word  of  the 
Lord,  whicli  he  .spake  tby  his 
servants  the  prophets. 

3  Surely  at  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  caine  t/iis  upon  Judah, 
to  remove  thf^m  out  of  his  sight, 
''for  the  sins  of  Manasseh,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  he  did  ; 

4  ''And  also  for  the  innocent  blood 
that  he  shed  :  for  he  filled  Jerusa- 
lem with  innocent  blood ;  which 
the  Lord  would  not  pardon. 

5  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoiakim.  and  all  that  he  did, 
arc  they  not  written  in  the  book 


Before 

CHRIST 

610. 


u  ch.  25.  6. 

Jer.  52.  27. 
1  Or,  because 

he  reigned. 
t  Heb.  set  a 

mulct  upon 

the  land, 

2  Chr.  36.  3. 
.r2Chr.  36.  4. 
y  See  ch.  24. 

17. 

Dan.  1.  7. 
sMatt.  1.  11, 

called, 

Jakim. 
a  Jer.  22.  11, 

12. 

Ez.  19.  3,  4. 
b  ver.  33. 


610. 
c2  Chr.  30.  5. 


607. 
C06. 
603. 
6C0. 

2  f:hr.  36.  C. 
Jer.  25.  1,9. 
Dan.  1.  1. 
9. 

i  32.  28. 
Ez.  19.  8. 


LJ 


?rh.  20  17.  <k 
21.  12,  13,14. 
&;  23.  27. 

t  Heb.  by 
the  hand  of. 


dch.  21.  2,  IL 

<fc  23.  28. 
e  ch-  21.  16. 


Jerusalem  is  twice 


II.  KINGS. 


hesieged  and  taken. 


Before 

V, 

H  R  I  S  T 

607. 

599. 

fii 

cSChr. 

:m) 

li,  ts. 

J, 

r.  22.  IK, 

I'j 

ik  3C.  3U. 

^SeeJer.  37. 

llCallod 
Jccuniuh, 
1  Clir.  a.  16. 
Jer.  24.  1. 
and  Cuniali, 
Jer.  22.  21, 
28. 

i2  Chr.  36.  9. 


t  Iltli.  came 
tntu  siege. 


5'J'J. 
/.I  IT.  21.   1.  <V 
2;).  1 .  •-'. 
Ez.  17.  12. 

II  Or.  ciinuclis. 
m  Sthuchad- 


2,  :i 

rJc- 

r.  211. 

5. 

sJe 

■.  21. 

1. 

(Se 

f  Jer 

.'■)2 

2M. 

U  Si 

1  Sa 

in. 

13. 

1'.),  2 

.!. 

iih 

.  20. 

12. 

.!.■ 

.  4(1. 

7. 

(,2( 

:hr.  3G. 

la. 

Ks 

h.  2 

6. 

Je 

r.  22. 

24, 

590. 

«  Jer.  37.  1. 
/,  1  ctir.  3.  l."). 

2  Chr.  30.  111. 
cSoeh.23.  31. 

2f.lir.  30.  4. 
c/2C:)r.  36. 

11. 

Jer.   37.  1.  & 

.7J.    I. 
reh.  23.   31. 

C2  Ctir.  36. 
'l2. 


of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judiih  ? 

0  .'So  Jehoiaklm  slept  with  liis 
fiithers:  and  Jehoiacliin  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

7  And  i/the  king  of  Egypt  came 
not  again  any  more  out  of  his 
land:  for  /^the  king  of  Babylon 
had  taken  from  the  river  of 
Egypt  unto  the  river  Euphrates 
all"  that  pertained  to  the  king  of 
Egypt. 

8  II  ll'Jehoiachin  was  eighteen 
years  old  wlien  he  began  to  reign, 
and  liereigned  in  Jerusalem  three 
months.  And  his  mother's  name 
wan  Nehushta,  the  daughter  of 
EInathan  of  Jerusalem. 

y  And  he  did  llud  ivhich  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  his  father  had  done. 
10  If  ^At  that  time  the  servants 
of  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon came  up  against  Jerusalem, 
and  the  city  twas  besieged. 
n  And  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  came  against  the  city, 
andhis  servants  did  besiege  it. 

12  'And  Jehoiachin  the  king  of 
Judali  went  out  to  the  king  of 
Baliylon,  he,  and  his  mother,  and 
his  servants,  and  his  princes,  and 
his  llolHcers:  '«and  tlie  king  of 
Baliylon  «took  him  oin  the  eighth 
year  of  his  reign. 

115  j^And  he  carried  out  thence 
all  the  treasures  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  treasures  of 
the  kin.g's  house,  and  9 cut  in 
pieces  all  tlie  vessels  of  gold 
whicli  Solomon  king  of  Israel  liad 
made  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord, 
'•as  the  Lord  had  said. 

1-1  And  she  carried  away  all  Je- 
rusalem, and  all  the  princes,  and 
all  the  miglity  men  of  valour, 
fci'oiten  thousand  captives,  and 
"all  tlie  craftsmen  and  smitlis: 
none  remained,  save  *tlie  poorest 
sort  of  tlie  people  of  the  land. 

15  And  .'/he  carried  away  Jehoi- 
achin to  Babylon,  and  llie  king's 
niotlier,  and  the  king's  wives, 
and  his  i|  officers,  and  the  mighty 
of  the  land,  those,  carried  he  into 
captivity  from  Jerusalem  to  Bab- 
ylon. 

10  And  -all  the  men  of  might, 
cvr.n  seven  tliousand,  and  crafts- 
men and  sniilhs  ;i,  lh()usau<l,  all 
thai  x'rre  strong  (lud  apt  for  war, 
even  tliein  the  ]<ing  of  Babylon 
brouglit  captive  to  Haliylon. 

17  H  And  "tlie  king  of  Babylon 
made  Mattaniah  ^-liis  lather's 
brother  king  in  his  stead,  and 
cchanged  liis  name  to  Zedekiali. 

]«  ''Zed(;kiali  vhi.i  twenty  and 
one  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign",  and  lie  reigned  eleven  >('ars 
ill  .Icrusaleni.  And  his  mother's 
name  f^.s'  <•  Jiaiiiutal.  the  daugh- 
ter of  Jeremiah  of  Libnali. 

I'J  .'And  he  did  t/iat  aiiick    was 


evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Jehoiakim  had 
done. 

20  For  throu.gh  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  it  came  to  pass  in  Jerusa- 
lem aiul  Judah,  until  he  had  cast 
them  out  from  his  presence,  a  that 
Zedekiali  rebelled  against  the 
king  of  Babylon. 

CHAPTER  XXV, 

1  Jerusalem  is  hcsicgeil.  4  Zeilchinh  taken,  his 
sons  slain,  his  cj/es  put  out.  H  Nehuzar'ndun 
defaeeth  lite  city,  carrieth  the  remnunt,  except 
a  few  poor  labourers,  into  captivity,  13  spoilctli 
and  carrieth  away  the  treasures.  1«  The 
nobles  arc  slain  at  Ri'dah.  22  Gedaliuh,  who 
was  set  over  them  that  remained,  beinir  slain, 
the  rest  flee  into  Egypt.  27  Evil-mcrudach 
advanctth  Jehoiachin  in  his  court. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  "in  the 
.  ninth  year  of  his  reign,  in  the 
tenth  month,  in  the  tenth  Wa.v  of 
the  month,  that.  Nebuchadnezzar 
king  ol'  Jlabylon  canus  lie,  and  all 
his  host,  a,i,'ainst  Jerusalem,  and 
pitched  against  it;  and  they  built 
forts  against  it  round  about. 

2  And  tlie  citj'  was  besieged 
unto  the  eleventh  year  of  king 
Zedekiah. 

3  And  on  the  ninth  day  of  the 
bfijitrt/i  month  the  famine  pre- 
vailed in  the  city,  and  there  was 
no  bread  for  tlie  people  of  the 
land. 

4  1[  And  ethe  city  was  broken  up, 
and  all  the  men  of  war  Jiecl  by 
night  by  the  way  of  the  gate  be- 
tween two  walls,  which  is  by  the 
king's  garden  :  (now  the  Chaldees 
ii:err,  against  the  city  round 
about:)  and  'Uhe  kiiaj  went  the 
way  toward  the  plain. 

o  And  the  army  of  the  Chaldees 
pursued  after  the  king,  and  over- 
took him  in  the  plains  of  Jericho: 
and  all  his  army  were  scattered 
from  him. 

6  So  they  took  the  king,  and 
brought  liim  up  to  the  king  of 
Babylon  ^to  Itiblah;  and  they 
tgave  judgment  upon  him. 

7  And  they  slew  the  sons  of  Zed- 
ekiah before  his  e.ves,  and  1.''pul 
out  the  eyes  of  Zedekiali,  and 
bound  him  with  fetters  of  brass, 
and  carried  him  to  Babylon. 

8  H  And  in  the  lifth  month,  oon 
the  seventh  day  of  the  month, 
which  fs'  ''tlie  nineteenth  year  of 
king  Nebuchadnezzar  kin.g  of 
Baliylon,  »cani(>  Nebuzar-adan. 
!lcai")tain  of  theguard,a  seivaut  of 
the  king  of  Babylon,  unto  Jeru- 
salem: 

9  A  And  he  burnt  the  hou.se  of  the 
Lord,  'and  the  king's  House,  and 
all  the  houses  of  Jerusalem,  and 
every  great  viaiVs  house  burnt  he 
with"  (ire. 

10  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chal- 
dees, that  ivrrr.  vilh  the  captain  ol 
the  guard, '"  brake  down  the  walls 
of  Jerusalem  round  about. 

11  "Now  the  rest  of  the  people 


Before 
C  H  n  1  S  T 

593. 


590. 

2  ( 

:iir.  36. 

17. 

Je 

.  34.  2.  k 

30. 

1.  &.  62. 

4,  5. 

hi 

24.  1. 

588. 

/.Jer.  30.  2.  & 
62.  6. 


c  Jer.  39.  2.  &. 
52.  7,  &c. 


rfJer.  39.  4-T. 
&  i2.  7. 
Kz.  12.  12. 


f  ch.  23.33. 

Jer.  52.  9. 
t  Ileb.  spake 

judfntent 

with  htm. 
tlleh.  made 

blind. 
/Jer.  39.  7. 

Ez.  12.  13. 
?  See  Jer.  52. 

12-14. 
h  See  eh.  24. 

12.  i:  ver.  27. 

I  Jer.  39.  9. 

II  Or,  chi(f 
marshal. 

*2Chr.  36.  19. 

I'.s.  7U.  1. 
iJer.  39.  H. 

Amos  2.  5. 


m  Neh.  1.  3. 
Ji-r.  52.  14. 
n  Jer.  39.  9.  & 


The  nohles  of 


TI.  KINGS. 


Judah  are  da  in. 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


t  Heb. /n«en 
away. 


vch.  24.  14. 

Jer.  39.  10.  & 

40.  7.  &  52. 

16. 
pch.  20.  17. 

Jer.  27..  19, 

22.  ic  52.  17, 

Sec. 
vlKinss7.15. 
rlKii.gs7.27. 
si  K;  112^7.23. 
«E,x.  27.  3. 

1  Kiiiijs  7.45, 

50. 


t  Ilel). 
the  otic  i 


ulKii.g.s7.47 


xlKiiigs7.15. 
Jer.  02.  21. 


yJer.  52.  24, 

&c. 
zl  Chr.  C.  14. 

i:/,r,i7.  1. 
a  Jer.  21.  1.  i 

29.  25. 
t  fie  I). 

threshold. 
II  Or,  eunuch, 
b  See  Jer.  52. 

25. 
t  Heh.  saw  the 

kin^^s  facSf 

Eslh.  1.  14. 
II  Or, 

scribe  of  the 

captain  uf 

the  host. 


that  were  left  in  the  city,  and  the 
tlLigitive.s  that  fell  away  to  the 
kiiifi  of  Babylon,  with  the  rem- 
nant of  the  multitude,  did  Xebu- 
zar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard 
carry  away. 

12  But  the  captain  of  the  guard 
"left  of  the  poor  of  the  land  lo  be 
vinedres.sers  and  luisbandmen. 

13  And  /'  the  'i  pillars  of  brass  that 
were  in  the  house  of  the  Lokd, 
and  '•the  bases,  and  sthe  brazen 
sea  that  traa  in  the  house  of  the 
LoKL),  did  the  Chaldees  break  in 
pieces,  and  carried  the  brass  of 
them  to  Babylon. 

14  And  <the  pots,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  snuflfei's,  and  the  spoons, 
and  all  the  vessels  of  brass  where- 
with they  ministered,  took  they 
away. 

1-5  And  the  firepans,  and  the 
bowls,  and  such  things  a.s  were  of 
gold,  ill  gold,  and  of  silver,  /u  sil- 
ver, the  captain  of  the  guard  took 
away. 

IG  The  two  pillars,  +one  sea,  and 
the  bases  which  Solomon  had 
made  for  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 
"the  bra.s.s  of  all  these  vessels  was 
without  weight. 

17^  The  height  of  the  one  pillar 
was  eighteen  cubits,  and  the  chap- 
iter upon  it  wa.'i  brass:  and  the 
height  of  the  chapiter  three  cu- 
bits; and  thewreathen  work,  and 
pomegranates  upon  the  chapiter 
round  about,  all  of  brass:  and  like 
unto  these  liad  the  second  pillar 
with  wreatheu  work. 

15  ^  2/And  the  cajitaln  of  the 
guard  took  ^Seraiah  the  chief 
priest,  and  "Zephauiah  the  second 
priest,  and  the  three  keepers  of 
the  tdoor : 

19  And  out  of  the  city  he  took  an 
II  oflficer  that  was  set  over  the  men 
of  war,  and  *live  men  of  them 
that  twere  in  the  king's  presence, 
which  were  /bund  in  the  city,  and 
the  !l  principal  scribe  of  the  host, 
which  mustered  the  people  of  the 
land,  and  threescore  men  of  the 
people  of  the  land  that  were  found 
in  the  cit j' : 

20  And  Xebuzar-adan  captain  of 
the  guard  took  these,  and  brought 
them  to  the  king  of  Babylon  to 
Biblah : 

21  And  the  king  of  Babylon 
smote   them,  and  slew  them  at. 


Riblah  in  the  land  of  Hamath. 
eSo  Judah  was  carried  away  out 
of  their  land. 

22  'I  (/And  an  fnr  the  people  that 
remained  in  the  laud  of  Judah, 
whom  XebuchadMezzar  king  of 
Babylon  had  left,  even  over  them 
he  made  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam,  the  son  of  Shaphan.  ruler. 

23  And  when  all  the  « captains  of 
the  armies,  they  and  their  men, 
heard  that  the  king  of  Babylon 
had  made  Gedaliah  governor, 
there  came  to  Ciedaliah  to  Miz- 
pah,  even  Ishmael  the  son  o( 
Xethaniah,  and  Johanan  the  son 
of  Careah,  and  Seraiah  the  son  of 
Tanbumeth  the  Xetophathite, 
and  Jaazaniah  the  son  of  a  Ma- 
achathite,  they  and  their  men. 

24  And  Gedaliah  sware  to  them, 
and  to  their  men,  an<l  said  unto 
them.  Fear  not  to  be  the  servants 
of  the  Chaldees:  dwell  in  the  land, 
and  serve  the  king  of  Babylon; 
and  it  shall  be  well  with  you. 

25  But  /it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seventh  month,  that  Ishmael  the 
son  of  Xethaniah,  the  son  of 
Elishama,  of  the  seed  t royal, 
came,  and  ten  men  with  him,  and 
smote  Gedaliah,  that  he  died,  and 
the  Jews  and  the  Chaldees  that 
were  with  him  at  ]Mizpah. 

2G  And  all  the  people,  both  small 
and  great,  and  the  captains  of  the 
armies,  arose,  i'and  came  to 
Egj'pt:  for  they  were  afraid  of 
the  Chaldees. 

27  1  ''And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seven  and  thirtieth  year  of  the 
captivity  of  Jehoiachiu  king  of 
Judah,  in  the  twelfth  month,  on 
the  seven  and  twentieth  </«,?/  of 
the  month,  that  Evil-merodach 
king  of  Bab\-lon  in  the  year  that 
he  began  to  reign 'did  lift  up  the 
head  of  Jehoiachiu  king  of  Judah 
out  of  prison  ; 

28  And  he  spake  t  kindly  to  him. 
and  set  bis  throne  ab'ove  the 
throne  of  the  kings  that  were  with 
him  in  Babylon  ; 

29  And  changed  his  prison  gar- 
ments: and  he  did  *eat  bread 
continually  before  him  all  the 
days  of  his  life. 

30  And  his  allowance  was  a  con- 
tinual allowance  given  him  of  the 
king,  a  daily  rate  for  every  day, 
all  the  days  of  his  life. 

379 


Before 
CHRIS  T 

588. 


ci.ev.  26.  33. 
Peul.  28.  36, 


ch.23.  27. 
rfJer.  40.  3. 


eJer.  40.  7,  8, 


oSS. 

/Jer.  41.  1,2. 


Hell,  of  the 
kinsdom. 


gJer.  43.  4,7. 


5G2. 
h  Jer.  5-2.  31, 


I  See  Gen.  40. 
13,20. 

tHeb. 
eund  things 
with  him. 


Before 
f :  H  R  I  S  T 
.1!)04,  &C. 


a  Gen.  4.  25, 
'lli.  Sc  5.  3,  0. 


il  Or, 
Diphath,  as 
it  is  ill  some 
copies. 

(I  Or,  lioda- 
ntm,  accord- 
iiii^  to  some 
copies. 

<•  Goii.  10.  6, 
Arc. 


</Gen.  10.  8, 
13,  &c. 


e  Deut.  2.  23. 
/  (ifii.  10.  15, 


g  Gen.  10.  22. 
il.  11.  10. 


■'  Or,  Mas)i, 
Geii.  10.  23. 


ilTliat  is, 
Division, 
Gcii.  10.  25. 

h  Gen.  10.  26. 


THE   FIRST    BOOK   OF   THE 

CHEOIsriCLES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

I  Adam's  line  la  Noah.  5  The  sons  of  Japheth. 
8  The  sons  of  Hum.  17  The  sons  of  Shem. 
24  Shem's  line  to  Abraham.  29  Ishmael's 
sun.'!.  32  The  sons  of  Keturah.  34  The  pos- 
teruy  of  Abraham  by  Esau.  43  The  kings  of 
Eilom.     51   The  dukes  of  Eilom. 

ADAM,  "Slieth,  Enosh, 
.  2  Kenan,  Mahalaleel,  Jered, 

3  Henoch,  Methuselah,  Lamech, 

4  Noah,  Shem,  Ham,  and  Ja- 
pheth. 

5  %  ''The  sons  of  Japheth;  Go- 
mer,  and  Magog,  and  Madai,  and 
Javan,  and  Tubal,  and  Meshech, 
and  Tiras. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Gomer ;  Ash- 
chenaz,  and  IRiphath,  and  To- 
garmah. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Javan ;  Eli- 
shah,  and  Tarshish,  Kittim,  and 

II  Dodanim. 

8  1|  cThe  sons  of  Ham;  Cush, 
and  Mizraim,  Put,  and  Canaan. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Cush;  Seba, 
and  Havilah,  and  Sabta,  and 
Raamah,  and  Sabtecha.  And  the 
sons  of  Raamah  ;  Sheba,  and  De- 
dan. 

10  And  Cush  ''begat  Ninirod  :  he 
began  to  be  mighty  upon  the  earth. 

11  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludim, 
and  Anamim,  and  Lehabim,  and 
Naphtuhim, 

12  And  Pathrusim,  and  Caslu- 
him,  (of  wliom  came  the  Philis- 
tines,) and  cCaphtorim. 

13  And /Canaan  begat  Zidon  his 
firstborn,  and  Heth, 

14  The  Jebusite  also,  and  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Girgashite, 

15  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Ark- 
ite,  and  the  Sinite, 

16  And  tlie  Arvadite,  and  the 
Zemarite,  and  the  Hamatliite. 

17  *;  The  sons  of.'/Sliom;  Elam, 
and  Asshur,  and  Arpliaxad,  and 
Lud,  and  Aram,  and  Uz,  and  Hul, 
and  (Jetlior,  and  !  Mcsliccli. 

18  And  Arpha.xad  begat  Shelah, 
and  Shelali  begat  Eber. 

19  And  unto  Eber  were  born 
two  sons:  the  name  of  the  one 
ivas  II  Pel  eg;  because  in  his  days 
the  earth  was  divided :  and  liis 
brother's  name  wiix  Joktan. 

20  And  ''Joktan  liegat  Almo- 
dad,  and  Slieleph,  and  Hazarma- 
veth,  and  Jerah, 

21  Hadoram  also,  and  Uzal,  and 
Diklah, 

22  And  Ebal,  and  Abimael,  and 
Sheba, 

23  And  Ophir,  and  Havilah,  and 
Jobab.  All  these  ivere  the  sons 
of  Joktan. 

.•5S0 


24  H  tShem,  Arphaxad,  Shelah, 

25  '-Eber,  Peleg,  Reu. 

26  Serug,  Nahor,  Terah, 

27  'Abram;  the  same  is  Abra- 
ham. 

28  The  sons  of  Abraham; 
'« Isaac,  and  "  Ishmael. 

29  i  These  are  their  generations  : 
The  i^  firstborn  of  Ishmael,  Ne- 
baiotli ;  then  Kedar,  and  Adbeel, 
and  Mibsam, 

30  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  Massa, 
II  Hadad,  and  Tenia, 

31  Jetur,  Naphish,  and  Kede- 
mah.  These  are  the  sons  of  Ish- 
mael. 

32  f  Now  Pthe  sons  of  Keturah, 
Abraham's  concubine :  she  bare 
Zimran,  and  Jokshan,  and  Me- 
dan,  and  Midian,  and  Ishbak, 
and  Shuah.  And  the  sons  of 
Jokshan  ;  Sheba,  and  Dedan. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Midian; 
Ephah,  and  Epher,  and  Henoch, 
and  Abida,  and  Eldaah.  All 
these  are  the  sons  of  Keturah. 

34  And  <?  Abraham  begat  Isaac. 
'•The  sons  of  Isaac;  Esau  and  Is- 
rael. 

35  If  The  sons  of  sEsau;  Eli- 
phaz,  Renel,  and  Jeush,  and  Jaa- 
1am,  and  Korah. 

30  The  sons  of  Eliphaz;  Teman, 
and  Omar,  II  Zephi,  and  Gatam, 
Kenaz,  and  Timna,  and  Amalek. 

.37  Tlie  sons  of  Reuel ;  Nahath, 
Zerah,  Shanimah,  and  Mizzah. 

38  And  <tlie  sons  of  Seir ;  Lotan, 
and  Sliobal,  andllZibeon,  and 
An  ah,  and  Dishon,  and  Ezar, 
and  Dishan. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Lotan;  Hori, 
and  IHomam:  and  Timna  was 
Lotan's  sister. 

40  The  sons  of  Shobal;  II  Alian, 
and  Manahath,  and  Ebal,  llShe- 
]ihi,  and  Onam.  And  tlie  sons  of 
Ziljcon;  u\iali,  and  Anah. 

41  The  sons  of  Anah;  "Dishon. 
And  tlio  sons  of  Dishon;  ilAm- 
ram,  and  Eshban,  and  Ithran, 
and  Clieran. 

42  The  sons  of  Ezcr ;  Rilhan ,  and 
Zavan,  and  11  Jakan.  The  sons  of 
Dishan;  Uz,  and  Aran. 

43  11  Now  these  arn  the  ^ kings 
that  reigned  in  the  land  of  Edom 
before  any  king  reigned  over  tlie 
children  "of  Israel ;  Bela  the  son 
of  Beor:  and  the  name  of  his  city 
u'«s  Dinlial)ah. 

44  And  when  Bela  was  dead, 
Jobab  tlie  son  of  Zerah  of  Bozrah 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

45  And  when  Jobab  was  dead, 


Before 
CHRIST 
4004,  &C. 

iGeu.  11.  10, 

ic. 

Luke  3.  34, 

Sec. 
*Gen.  11.  15. 
/Gen.  17.  5. 
m  Gen.  21.  2, 

3. 
n  Gen.  16.  11, 

15. 
0  Gen.  25.  13- 

16. 
II  Or,  Hadar, 

Gen.  25.  15.    , 

about  1853. 1 

p  Gen.  25.  1,2.' 


7Gen.  21.2.  3. 
r  Gen,  25.  25, 


sGen.  3C.  9, 
10. 


I  Or,  Zepho, 
Gen.  3G.  11. 


'I  Or,  Hemam, 
Gen.  3C.  22. 

I  Or,  Aliiart, 
Gen.  36.  23. 

!|  Or,  Shepho, 
Gen.  30.  23. 

u  Gen.  30.  26. 

II  Or, 
Ilemdan, 
Gen.  30.  20. 


II  Or,  Akan, 
Gen.  36.  27, 

about  1676. 

I  Gen.  36.31, 
ic. 


The  sons  of  Israel. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


The  children  of  Jesse. 


Before 
(•  n  H  I  S  T 

about  1676. 


>jGcn.  36.37. 


I  Or,  Hadar, 
Gen.  36.  39. 

!  Or,  Pou, 
Gen.  36.  39. 

about  1496. 

a  Gen.  36.  40. 
:l  Or,  AUah. 


1752,  &c. 
:,  Or,  Jacob, 
a  Gen.  29.  32. 

<fc  30.  5,  &c. 

&.  35.  18,  22. 

tc  46.  8,  &c. 
b  Gen.  38.  3. 

&  46.  12. 

Num.  26.  19. 
c  Gen.  38.  2. 
rfGen.  38.  7. 


eGen.  38.29, 
30. 
Matt.  1.  3. 

/Gen.  46.  12. 

Ruth  4.  18. 
II  Or,  Zabdi, 

Josh.  7.  1. 
1 1  Kings  4. 

31. 

II  Or,  Darda. 
A  See  ch.  4.  1. 
II  Or,  Achan. 

i  Josh.  6    18. 

k  7.  1. 
II  Or,  Aram, 

Malt.  1.  3,  4. 
II  Or.  Caleb, 

ver.  18,  42. 
iRuth  4.  19, 

20. 

Matt.  1.  4. 
/Num.  1.  7. 

&  2.  8. 


Hushain  of  the  land  of  the  Te- 
manites  reigned  in  liis  stead. 

46  xind  when  Hn.sham  was  dead, 
Hadad  the  son  of  Bedad,  which 
smote  Midian  in  the  Held  of  Moab, 
reigned  in  his  stead:  and  the 
name  ofhis  city  iras  Avith. 

47  And  when  Hadad  was  dead, 
Samlah  of  Masreliah  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

48  J/ And  when  Samlah  was  dead, 
Shaul  of  Kehoboth  by  the  river 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

49  And  when  Shaul  was  dead. 
Baal-hanan  the  sou  of  Achbor 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

50  And  when  Baal-hanan  was 
dead,  1  Hadad  reigned  in  his 
stead:  and  the  name  ofhis  city 
icas  llPai;  and  his  wife's  name 
ira.s  Mehetabel,  the  daughter  of 
Hatred,  the  daughter  of  Mezahab. 

51  %  Hadad  died  also.  And  the 
2  dukes  of  Edom  were ;  duke 
Timnah,  duke  lAliah,  duke  Je- 
theth, 

52 Duke  Aholibamah, duke  Elah, 
duke  Pinon, 

53  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman, 
duke  Mibzar, 

54  Duke  Magdiel,  duke  Iram. 
These  are  the  dukes  of  Edoin. 

CHAPTER  II. 

I  The  sons  of  Israel.  3  The  posterity  of  Judah 
by  Tamar.  li  The  children  of  Jesse.  IS  The 
posterity  of  Caleb  the  son  of  Hezron.  21 
Hezron^s  posterity  hy  the  daughter  of  yiachir. 
25  JerahmeeVs  posterity.  34  Sheshan^s  pos- 
terity.  42  Another  branch  of  Caleb's  po.^terity. 
50  The  posterity  of  Caleb  the  son  of  Hur. 

THESE  are  the  sons  of  il  Israel ; 
"Reuben,  Simeon,  Levi,  and 
Judah,  Lssachar,  and  Zebulun, 

2  Dan,  Joseph,  and  Benjamin, 
iSTaphtali,  Gad,  and  Asher. 

3*!  The  sons  of  *  Judah;  Er,  and 
Onan,  and  Shelah:  ichic/t  three 
were  born  unto  him  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  cShna  the  Canaanitess. 
And  f^Er,  the  firstborn  of  Judah, 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord; 
and  he  slew  him. 

4  And  « Tamar  his  daughter  in 
law  bare  him  Pharez  and  Zerah. 
All  the  sons  of  Judah  were  five. 

5  The  sons  of  /Pharez;  Hezron, 
and  Hamul. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Zerah ;  i  Zimri, 
4^ and  Ethan,  and  Heman,  and 
Calcol,  andliDara:  five  of  them 
in  all. 

7  And    the    sons    of  ^Carmi; 

II  Achar,  the  troubler  of  Israel, 
who  transgressed  in  the  thing 
i accursed. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Ethan ;  Aza- 
riah. 

9  The  sons  also  of  Hezron,  that 
were  born  unto  him;  Jerahmeel, 
and  I! Ram,  and  1  Chelubai. 

10  And  Ram  ''begat  Ammina- 
dab ;  and  Amminadab  begat 
Nahshon,  ^prince  of  the  children 
of  Judah ; 


11  And  ±^ahshon  begat  llSalma, 
and  Salma  begat  Boaz, 

12  And  Boaz  begat  Obed,  and 
Obed  begat  Jesse. 

13  ^  "'And  Jesse  begat  his  first- 
born Eliab,  and  Abinadab  the 
second,  and  ilShimma  the  third, 

14  Nethaneel  the  fourth,  Raddai 
the  fifth, 

15  Ozera  the  sixth,  David  the 
seventh : 

16  Whose  sisters  were  Zeruiah, 
and  Abigail.  «And  the  sons  of 
Zeruiah ;  Abishai,  and  Joab,  and 
Asahel,  three. 

17  And  "Abigail  bare  Amasa :  and 
the  father  of  Amasa  was  IJether 
the  Ishmaelite. 

18  «i  And  Caleb  the  son  of  Hez- 
ron begat  ckildren  of  Azubah  his 
wife,  and  of  Jerioth  :  her  sons  are 
tliese;  Jesher,  and  Shobab,  and 
Ardon. 

19  And  when  Azubah  was  dead, 
Caleb  took  unto  him  ;^Ephrath, 
which  bare  him  Hur. 

20  And  Hur  begat  Uri,  and  Uri 
begat  ?Bezaleel. 

21  "y  And  afterward  Hezron  went 
in  to  the  daughter  of ''Machir  the 
father  of  Gilead,  whom  he 
t  married  when  he  ?r«s  threescore 
years  old;  and  she  bare  him 
Segub. 

22  And  Segub  begat  Jair,  who 
had  three  and  twenty  cities  in 
the  land  of  Gilead. 

23  sAnd  he  took  Geshur,  and 
Aram,  with  the  towns  of  Jair, 
from  them,  with  Kenath,  and 
the  towns  thereof,  eren  threescore 
cities.  All  these  belonged  to  the 
sons  of  Machir  the  father  of  Gil- 
ead. 

24  And  after  that  Hezron  was 
dead  in  Caleb-ephratah,  then 
Abiah  Hezron "s  wife  bare  him 
«Ashur  the  father  of  Tekoa. 

25  %,  And  the  sons  of  Jerahmeel 
the  firstborn  of  Hezron  were. 
Ram  the  fir.stborn,  and  Bunah, 
and  Oren,  and  Ozem,  and  Ahijah. 

26  Jerahmeel  had  also  another 
wife,  whose  name  ivas  Atarah; 
she  leas  the  mother  of  Guam. 

27  And  the  sons  of  Ram  the 
fii"stborn  of  Jerahmeel  were, 
Maaz,  and  Jamin,  and  Eker. 

28  And  the  .sons  of  Onam  were, 
Shammai,  and  Jada.  And  the 
.sons  of  Shammai;  ISTadab,  and 
Abishur. 

29  And  the  name  of  the  wife  of 
Abishur  %vas  Abihail.  and  she 
bare  him  Ahban,  and  Molid. 

30  And  the  sons  of  2sadab;  Se- 
led,  and  Appaim  :  but  Seled  died 
without  children. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Appaim; 
Ishi.  And  the  sons  of  Ishi;  She- 
shan.  And  «  the  children  of  She- 
shan  ;  Ahlai. 

32  And  the  sons  of  Jada  the 
brother  of  Shammai ;  Jether,  and 

381 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1471. 


!l  Or,  Kalmon, 
Ruth  4.  21. 
Matt.  1.  4. 

about  1090. 

ml  Sam. 16.  6. 

II  Or, 
Shammah, 
1  Sam.  16.  9. 

It  2  Sara.  2. 18. 


o  2  Sam. 17.25. 
112  Sam. 17.  25, 

Ithra  an 

Israelite. 

about  14n. 


P  ver.  50. 

'/Ex.  31.  2. 
r  Num.  27.  1. 
t  Heb.  took. 


sNum.  32.  41. 
Deut.  3.  14. 
Josh.  13.  30. 


about  1471. 


u  See  ver.  34, 
85. 


The  posterity  of  Caleb. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


The  sons  of  David. 


Uclore 
CHRIST 

about  1471. 


JTch.  11.  -11. 


about  1471, 


yJosh.  15.  17. 


II  Or, 
Kphrnth, 


II  Or, 

<:U.   \.-i. 
II  or, 
hulf  iifihi: 
MuiuchUes, 

Jtulu-liam- 


Crown,  of 
Ihr.  houae  uf 
Jouh. 


Jonathan  :  and  Jether  died  with- 
out children. 

3;{  And  the  sons  of  Jonatlian ; 
Peletli,  and  Zaza.  These  were 
the  .sons  of  Jeralnneel. 

34  \  Now  8heshan  had  no  sons, 
but  daughters.  And  Sheslian  had 
a  servant,  an  Egyptian,  whose 
name  ivas  Jarha. 

;5j  And  Slieshan  gave  his  daugli- 
ter  to  Jarlia  iiis  servant  to  wife  ; 
and  she  bare  him  Attai. 

;{()  And  Attai  begat  Nathan,  and 
Natlian  begat  ^Zabad, 

37  And  Zabad  begat  Ephlal,  and 
Ephlal  begat  Obed, 

38  And  (Jbed  begat  Jehu,  and 
.leliu  l)egat  A/.ariah, 

3!)  And  Azariah  begat  Helez, 
and  Uelez  Ix-gat  Eleasah, 

40  And  Elcasali  begat  Sisamai, 
and  Sisaniai  l)egat  Shallum, 

41  And  Shalkim  begat  Jelcamiah, 
and  Jelcamiali  begat  Elishama. 

42  f  Now  the  sons  of  Caleb  the 
brother  of  Jerahmeel  were,  Mesha 
his  firstborn,  whicli  iims  the  la- 
ther of  Zipli;  and  the  sons  of 
Mareshah  the  father  of  Hebron. 

43  And  the  sons  of  Jlebron  ;  Ko- 
rah,  and  Tappuah,  and  Rekem, 
and  Shem^. 

44  And  Shema  begat  Raham,the 
fatlier  of  Jorkoam:  and  Rekem 
begat  Shamniai. 

4)  And  the  son  of  .Shammai  t^^as 
Maon :  and  Maon  ivas  the  father 
of  Beth-zur. 

4(3  And  Epliah,  Caleb's  concu- 
bine, bare  Haran,and  Moza,  and 
(lazez:  and  Ilaran  liegatGazez. 

47  And  the  sons  of  Jahdai;  Re- 
gem,  and  Jotham,  and  fJesham, 
and  Relet,  and  Ji^phah,  and  8ha- 
aph. 

4.8  Maachah,  Caleb's  concubine, 
bare  Slieber,  and  Tirlianah. 

41)  She  bare  also  SliaapJi  the  fa- 
tlier of  Mndiiiaiinah,  Sheva  the 
father  of  Maehl)eiiali,  and  the  fii- 
ther  of  Gibea:  and  the  daughter 
of  Caleb  ivas  y AcYiaa.. 

50  If  These  were  the  sons  of 
Caleb  the  son  of  Hur,  the  tirst- 
born  of  II  Ephratah  ;  Shobal  the 
fatlier  of  Kirjath-jearim. 

51  Salma  th(>  fatlier  of  Beth-le- 
liem,  Hareph  the  father  of  Beth- 
gader. 

52  And  Shobal  tlie  father  of  Kir- 
jath-jearim had  sons;  II  Haroeh, 
(Old  11  half  of  tlte  Manahethites. 

53  And  the  families  of  Kirjath- 
jearim;  the  Ithrites,  and  the  Pu- 
hites,  and  the  Sluimathites,  and 
the  Mishraites;  of  them  came  the 
Zareatliites,  and  the  I'^shtauliles. 

51  The  sons  of  Salma;  l'>eth-le- 
hem,  and  the  Netoi)hatliites, 
!l  Ataroth,  the  hous(!  of  .loab,  and 
half  of  the  Manahetliltes,  tlie  Zo- 
rites. 

55    And     the     families    of    the 

.scribes  which  dwi^ltat  Jabez;  the 

382 


Tirathites,  tlie  Shimeathites,  and 
Suchathites.  These  are  the  -  Ken- 
ites  that  came  of  Hemath,  the 
father  of  the  house  of  «Rechab. 

CHAPTER  III. 

I  The  .•sons  of  D.ivid.     10  H:s  line  to  Zedekiah. 

n   The  siir.ccs^urs  of  Jeconiah. 

NOW  these  were  the  sons  of 
JJavid,  whicili  were  born  un- 
to him  in  Hebron;  the  firstborn 
"Amnon,  of  Ahinoam  the  ''Jez- 
reelitess:  the  .second,  II  Daniel,  of 
Abigail  the  Carmelitess: 

2  The  third,  Absalom  the  son  of 
Maachah  the  daughter  of  Talmai 
king  of  Geshur:  the  fourth,  Ado- 
nijah  the  son  of  Haggith  : 

3  The  fifth,  Shephatiah  of  Abi- 
tal :  the  sixth,  Ithream  by^lCglah 
his  wife. 

4  These  six  were  born  unto  him 
in  Hebron ;  and  fi  there  he  reigned 
seven  years  and  six  months;  and 
"in  Jerusalem  he  reigned  thirty 
and  thre<!  years. 

5  /And  these  were  born  unto  him 
in  Jerusalem  ;  II  Shimea,  and  Sho- 
bab,  and  Nathan,  and  » Solomon, 
four,  of  IIBath-.shua  the  daughter 
of  llxVmmiel : 

fi  Ibhar  also,  and  1  Elishama,and 
Eliphelet, 

7  And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and 
Japliia, 

8  And  Elishama,  and  llEliada, 
and  Eliiihelet,  ''nine. 

!)  Thrsi:  (/V7r  all  the  sons  of  David, 
besides  thesonsof  the  concubines, 
and  i  Tamar  their  sister. 

10  1i  And  Solomon's  son  rvas  '"Re- 
hoboam,  II  Abia  his  son,  Asa  his 
son,  Jehoshaphat  his  son, 

11  Joram  his  son,  II  Ahaziah  his 
son,  Joasli  his  son, 

12  Amaziah  hisson,  II  Azariah  his 
son,  .lot ham  his  son, 

13  Ahaz  his  son,  Ilezekiah  his 
son,  ]\[anasseh  his  son, 

14  Anion  his  son,  Josiah  his 
son. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Josiah  ivere, 
the  firstborn  II  Johanan,  the  sec- 
ond II  Jehoiakim,  the  third  llZede- 
kiah,  the  fourth  Shallum. 

16  And  the  sons  of 'Jehoiakim ; 

II  Jeconiah  his  son,  Zedekiah  '»  his 
son. 

17  t  And  the  sons  of  Jeconiah; 
Assir,  tSalatluel  "Iiis.son, 

18  Malchiram  also,  and  Pedaiah, 
and  Shenazar,  Jecaniiah,  Hosha- 
ma,  and  Nedabiah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  P(>daiah  irere, 
Zerubbab(>l,  and  Sliiniei:  and  the 
sons  of  Zernbbabel ;  Meshullam, 
and  Hananiah,  and  Slielomith 
their  sister: 

20  And  llasliubah,and  Ohel,and 
P.erechiah,  and  Hasadiali,  Jushab- 
liesed,  five. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Hananiah ; 
Pelatiah,  and  Jesaiah :  the  sons  ol' 
Rephaiah,  the  sons  of  Arnan,  tlie 


about  1053, 
&c. 

«2  Sam.  3.2. 
6.Iosh.  liJ.SO. 
II  Or,  Chiteab, 
2  Sam.  3.  3. 


c2  Sam.  3.  5. 

ill  Sam.  2.  11. 
c2  Sam.  5.  5. 
/2  San 


.  14. 


di.  14.  4. 

II  Or, 
Hhammua, 
2  Sam.  5.  14. 

S- 2  Sam.  12. 24. 

nor, 

Bnth-shfhn, 

2  Sam.  II.  3. 
;i  Or,  Eliam, 

2  Sam.  11.  3. 
II  Or, 

Elishun, 

2  Sam.  5.  15. 

:ior, 

Becliada^ 

eh.  14.  7. 
h  Sl'.'  2  Sam. 

5.  14,  15,  16. 
i2  Sam.  13.  1. 
*1  Kings  11. 

43.  ft  15.  8. 
'I  Or,  Ahijam, 

I  Kii.KSl5.  1. 
II  Or, 


JehoahnSf 

2(;iir.  21.  17. 
II  Or,  rzziiih, 

2  Kings  15. 

30. 
II  Or, 

JehnahaZf 

2  Kings  23. 

30. 
II  Or, 

Eliukim, 

2  Kings  23. 

34. 

I  Or, 
Muttaniah, 
2  Kings  24. 
17. 

/Malt.  1.  11. 

II  Or, 
Jflioiachin, 

2  Kiilg3  24.  6. 

or,  Comah, 

Jer.  22.  24. 
m2  Kings  24. 

17,  bi'ing  his 

uncle. 
t  Heb. 

Shealtiel. 
n  Matt.  1.  12. 


The  2)osterity  of  Jmlali. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


The  posterity  of  Simeon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  105.J, 
&c. 


(Ezra  8.  2. 


t  Heh. 
Hiskijahu. 


moo,  &C. 

a  Gen.  38.  29. 

&  46.  J2. 
!IOr, 

Chetubait 

ch.    2.  0. 

or,  Calch, 

ch.2.  Iti. 
li  Or,  Haroch, 

ch.  2.  52. 


i  Gen.  34.  I'J. 


n  That  is, 
SorruwfuL 


t  Heb.  If 
thou  wilt,  ^c 


t  Heb.  do  me. 


!lOr,TAs  cify 
o/  Nuhnsh. 

eJosh.  15.  17. 

II  Or, 
H-ithalh,  and 
Mronolhm, 
I'ho  hugat, 


&o. 


sons  of  Obadiah,  the  sons  of 
Shechaniali. 

22  And  the  sons  of  Shechaniah; 
Shemaiah :  and  the  sons  of  isheni- 
aiah;  oHattusli,  and  Igeal,  and 
Bariah,  and  Neariah,  and  Sha- 
phat,  six. 

'li  And  the  sons  of  Neariah ;  Eli- 
oenai,  and  tHezekiah,  and  Azri- 
kaiTi,  three. 

24  And  the  sons  ofElioenai  irrre, 
Hodaiah,  and  Eliashib.  and  Pel- 
aiah,  and  Akkub,  and  .Jolianan, 
and  Dalaiah,  and  Anani,  seven. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

1,11  The  posferii  y  of  Judah  by  Caleb  the  son  of 
Ilur.  5  Of  Ashur  the  posthumous  son  of 
HezTon.  9  Of  Jabez,  and  his  prayer.  "21  The 
posterity  of  Shelah.  24  The  posterity  and 
cities  of  Simeon.  39  Their  con>juest  of  Gedor, 
and  of  the  Amatckites  in  mount  .Seir. 

THE  sons  of  Judah ;  « Pharez, 
Hezron,  and  II  Carmi,  andHur, 
and  Shobal. 

2  And  II  Reaiah  the  son  of  Shobal 
begat  .lahath;  and  Jahath  bepat 
Ahumai,  and  Lahad.  These  are 
t)ie  families  of  the  Zorathites. 

3  And  these  nxi-e  of  the  father  of 
Etam ;  Jezreel,  and  Ishma,  and 
Idbash:  and  the  name  of  their 
sister  vas  Hazelelponi : 

4  And  Peniiel  the  father  of  Ge- 
dor, and  Ezer  the  father  of  Hu- 
shah.  These  rnvthe  sonsof ''Hur, 
the  firstborn  of  Ephratah,  the  fa- 
ther of  Beth-lehem. 

5  1[  And  '•Ashur  the  father  of  Te- 
koa  had  two  wives,  Helah  and 
Naarah. 

G  And  Xaarah bare  him  Ahuzam, 
and  Ileplier,  and  Temeni,  and 
Haahaslitari.  These  tt^ere  the  sons 
of  Xaarah. 

7  And  tlie  sons  of  Helah  loere, 
Zereth,  and  .Jezoar,  and  Ethnan. 

8  And  Coz  begat  Anub,and  Zobe- 
bah,  and  the  families  of  Aharhel 
the  son  of  Harum. 

9  H  And  .Tabez  was  ''more  hon- 
ourable than  his  brethren :  and 
his  mother  called  his  nanie  il  Ja- 
bez,  saying,  Because  I  bare  him 
with  sorrow. 

10  And  Jabez  called  on  the  God 
of  Israel,  saying,  tOh  that  thou 
wouldest  bless  me  indeed,  and  en- 
large my  coa.st,  and  that  thine 
hand  might  be  with  me,  and  that 
thou  wouldest  t  keep  me  from  evil, 
that  it  may  not  grieve  me !  And 
God  granted  him  that  which  he 
requested. 

11  %  And  Chelub  the  brother  of 
Shuah  begat  Mehir,  which  ivas 
the  father  of  Eshton. 

12  And  Eshton  begat  Beth-ra- 
pha,  and  Paseah,  and  Tehinnah 
the  father  of  II  Ir-nahash.  These 
are  the  men  of  Rechah. 

i:?  And  the  sons  of  Kenaz;  ^Oth- 
niel,  and  .Seraiah  :  and  the  sons 
of  Othniel;  y  Hatliath. 

14  And   Meonothai   begat  Oph- 


rah :  and  Seraiah  begat^oab,  the 
father  of  .^the  II  valley  T5f  llChar- 
ashim  ;  for  they  were  craftsmen, 
lo  And  the  sons  of  Caleb  the 
son  of  Jephunneh ;  Iru,  I£lali.  and 
Naam :  and  the  sons  of  Elah, 
II  even  Kenaz. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Jehaleleel; 
Ziph,  and  Ziphah,  Tiria,  and 
Asareel. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ezra  tt^ere, 
Jether,  and  IMered,  and  Epher, 
andJalon:  and  she  bare  Miriam, 
and  Shammai,  and  Ishbah  the 
father  of  Eshtemoa. 

18  x\.nd  his  wile  II  Jehudijah  bare 
Jered  the  father  of  Gedor,  and 
Heber  the  father  of  Socho,  and 
Jekuthiel  the  father  of  Zanoah. 
And  these  are  the  sons  of  Bithiah 
the  daughter  of  Pharaoh,  which 
Mered  took. 

19  And  tlie  sons  of  hh  wife  li  Ho- 
diah  the  sister  of  Xahani,  the  fa- 
ther of  Koihili  the  (iarmite,  and 
Eshtemoa  the  Maachathite. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Shimon  v:ere, 
Amnon,  and  Rinnah,Ben-lianan, 
and  Tilon.  And  the  sons  of  Ishi 
were,  Zoheth,  and  Ben-zoheth. 

21  ^  The  sons  of  Shelah  .'/the 
son  of  Judah  trerr,  Er  the  father 
of  Lecah,  .and  Laadah  the  father 
of  Mareshah,  and  the  families  of 
tiie  house  of  tlieni  that  wrought 
fine  linen,  of  the  house  of  Ash- 
bea, 

22  And  Jokim,  and  the  men  of 
Chozeba,  and  .Toash,  and  Saraph, 
who  had  the  dominion  in  Moab, 
and  Jashubi-lehem.  And  Ikese  are 
ancient  things. 

23  These  were  the  potters,  and 
those  that  dwelt  among  plants 
and  hedges:  there  they  dwelt 
with  the  king  for  his  work. 

24  H  The  sons  of  Simeon  were, 
llNemuel,  and  Jamin,  llJarib,  Ze- 
rah,  and  Stiaul : 

25  Shalluni  liis  son,  Mibsam  his 
son,  Mishma  his  son. 

26  And  the  sons  of  Mishma; 
Hamuel  his  son,  Zaccliur  his  son, 
Shimei  his  son. 

27  And  Shimei  had  sixteen  sons 
and  six  daughters  ;  but  his  breth- 
ren had  not  many  children,  nei- 
ther did  all  their  family  multiply, 
t  like  to  the  children  of  Judah. 

28  And  they  dwelt  at  ''Beer- 
sheba,  and  Moladah,  and  Hazar- 
shual, 

29  And  at  II  Bilhah,  and  at  Ezem, 
and  at  IITolad, 

30  And  at  Bethuel,  and  at  Hor- 
mah,  and  at  Ziklag. 

31  And  at  Beth-niarcaboth,  and 
II  Hazar-susim,  and  at  Beth-birei, 
and  at  Shaaraim.  These  were 
their  cities  unto  the  reign  of 
David. 

32  And  their  villages  ivere, 
II  Etam,  and  Ain,  Rimmon,  and 
Tochen,  and  Ashan,  five  cities: 


Before 
CHRIST 
1300,  &C. 


/Neh.  11.  35. 

>\  Or,  inhab- 
itants of  the 
valley. 

II  That  is. 
Craftsmen. 

II  Or,  Vknaz. 


■I  Or, 
The  Jewess. 


Jehudijah, 
mcntioneil 
before. 


r  Gen.  38.  1,5. 
&.  46.  12. 


II  Or,  Jemuel, 

Gen.  46.  10. 

Kx.  6.  15. 

Num.  26.  12. 
II  Or,  Jachin, 

Zohar. 


t  Heb,  unto. 
ft  Josh.  19.  2. 


II  Or,  Balah, 
Josh.  19.  3. 

II  Or,  Eltolad, 
Josh.  19.  4. 

II  Or,  Hazar- 
susah. 
Josh.  19.  5. 


11  Or,  Ether, 
Josh.  19.  7. 


The  line  of  Reuhen. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


The  chief  men  of  Gad. 


Before 
CHRIST 
1300,  &C. 


II  Or,  Baal- 
atk-bcer. 
Josh.  10.  8. 

'I  Or,  as  Ihey 
divided  them' 
reives  by  na- 
tions among 
them. 


about  71.5. 


t2  Kings  18.8. 


»  See  1  Sam. 
15.  8.  &  30. 
17.  &2  Sam. 
8.  12. 


1300,  &C. 
(I  (jcii.  29.  32. 

fc  49.  3. 
'.  Geii.  3.",.  22. 

&  49.  4. 
r  (;iMi.  4N.  15, 

•11. 


IN.  m.  7.  & 

108.  8. 
<  M](.  .■).  2. 

Mall.  2.  G. 
ii  Or,  prince. 
/Gen.  4fi.  9. 

Ex.  G.  14. 

Num.  26.  5. 


33  And  all  their  villages  that 
ivere  routid  about  the  same  cities, 
unto  I!  Baal.  These  u)c?-e  their  liab- 
itations,  and  II  their  genealogy. 

34  And  Meshobab,  and  Jamlech, 
and  Joshah  the  son  of  Amaziah, 

oo  And  Joel,  and  Jehu  the  son 
of  Josibiah,  the  son  of  Seraiah, 
the  son  of  Asiel, 

36  And  Elioenai,  and  Jaakobah, 
and  Jeshohaiah,  and  Asaiah,  and 
Adiel,  and  Jesimiel,  and  Benaiah, 

37  And  Ziza  the  son  of  Shiphi, 
the  son  of  Allon,  the  son  of  Je- 
daiah,  the  son  of  Shiniri,  the  son 
ofShemaiah; 

38  These  t  mentioned  by  their 
names  ivcj-e  princes  in  their  fami- 
lies: and  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers increased  greatly. 

39  ^  And  they  went  to  the  en- 
trance of  Gedor,  even  unto  the 
east  side  of  the  valley,  to  seek 
pasture  for  their  flocks. 

40  And  they  found  fat  pasture 
and  good,  and  the  land  loas  wide, 
and  quiet,  and  peaceable;  i'ovtkey 
of  Ham  had  dwelt  there  of  old. 

41  And  these  written  by  name 
came  in  the  days  of  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah,  and  »sinote  their 
tents,  and  the  habitations  that 
were  found  there,  and  destroj^ed 
them  utterly  unto  this  day,  and 
dwelt  in  their  rooms:  because 
tliere  ivas  pasture  there  for  their 
flocks. 

42  And  name  of  them,  even  of  the 
sons  of  Simeon,  fl\-e  hundred  men, 
went  to  mount  Seir,  having  for 
their  captains  Pelatiah,  and  Nea- 
riah,  and  Rephaiah,  and  Uzziel, 
the  sons  of  Ishi. 

43  And  the.y  smote  '^the  rest  of 
the  Amalekites  that  were  escap- 
ed, and  dwelt  there  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  line  of  Reuben  (who  lost  his  birthright) 
unto  the  captivity.  9  Their  habitation  and 
conquest  of  the  Hagarites.  11  The  chief  men 
and  habitations  of  Oad.  18  The  number  and 
conquest  of  Reuben,  Gad,  and  the  half  of  Ma. 
nasseh.  23  The  habitations  and  chief  men  of 
that  half  tribe.  25  Their  captivity  for  their 
tin. 

NOW  the  sons  of  Reuben  the 
firstborn  of  Israel,  (for  «he 
was  the  firstborn;  but,  foras- 
much as  he  ''defiled  his  father's 
bed,  -^his  birthright  was  given 
unto  the  sons  of  Joseph  the  son 
of  Israel:  and  the  genealogy  is 
not  to  be  reckoned  after  the 
birthright. 

2  For  ''Judah  prevailed  above 
his  bretliren,  and  of  him  came 
the  « chief  'i  ruler;  but  the  birth- 
right v-as  .Toseiih's:) 

3'  The  sons,  T  .vyv,  of  .'"Reuben 
the  flrstborn  of  Israel  mere,  Ha- 
noch,  and  Pallu,  Hezron,  and 
Carmi.  .  ,   ,  . 

4  The  sons  of  Joel ;  Shemaiah  his 
son,  Gog  his  son.  Shimei  his  son, 
384 


5  Micah  his  son,  Reaia  his  son, 
Baal  his  son, 

G  Beerah  his  son,  whom  ilTil- 
gath-pilneser  king  of  Assyria 
carried  away  captive:  he  was 
prince  of  the  Reubenites. 

7  And  his  brethren  by  their 
families,  i'when  the  genealogy 
of  their  generations  was  reck- 
oned, tvrj-e  the  chief,  Jeiel,  and 
Zechariah, 

S  And  Bela  the  son  of  Azaz,  the 
son  of  !1  Shema,  the  son  of  Joel, 
who  dwelt  in  ''Aroer,  even  unto 
Nebo  and  Baal-meon : 

9  And  eastward  he  inhabited  un- 
to the  entering  in  of  the  wilder- 
ness from  the  river  Euphrates: 
because  their  cattle  were  multi- 
plied iin  the  land  of  Gilead. 

10  And  in  the  days  of  Saul  they 
made  war  /' with  the  Hagarites, 
who  fell  by  their  hand  :  and  they 
dwelt  in  their  tents  t  throughout 
all  the  east  Icmd  of  Gilead. 

11  ^  And  the  children  of  Gad 
dwelt  over  against  theixi,  in  the 
land  of 'Bashan  unto  Salcah: 

12  Joel  the  chief,  and  Shapham 
the  next,  and  Jaanai,  and  .Sha- 
pliat  in  Bashan. 

13  And  their  brethren  of  the 
house  of  their  fathers  zvere,  Mi- 
chael, and  Meshullam,  and  She- 
ba,  and  Jorai,  and  Jachan,  and 
Zia,  and  Heber,  seven. 

14  These  are  the  children  of 
Abihail  the  son  ofHuri,the  son 
of  Jaroah,  the  son  of  Gilead,  the 
son  of  Michael,  the  son  of  Je- 
shishai,  the  son  of  Jahdo,  the  son 
of  Buz; 

l.j  Ahi  the  son  of  Abdiel,  the 
son  of  Guni,  chief  of  tlie  house 
of  their  fathers. 

16  And  they  dwelt  in  Gilead  in 
Bashan,  and  in  her  towns,  and  in 
all  the  suburbs  of  ''"Sharon,  upon 
t  their  borders. 

17  All  these  were  reckoned  by 
genealogies  in  the  daj's  of  "Jo- 
tham  king  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
days  of  0  Jeroboam  king  of  Israel. 

18  T  The  sons  of  Reuben,  and 
the  Gadites,  and  half  the  tribe 
of  Manasseh,  tof  valiant  men, 
men  able  to  bear  buckler  and 
sword,  and  to  shoot  with  bow, 
and  skilful  in  war,  were  four  and 
forty  thousand  seven  hundred 
and  three.score,  that  went  out  to 
the  war. 

19  And  they  made  war  with  tlie 
Hagarites,  with  ?^Jetur,  and  Ne- 
phish,  and  Nodab. 

20  And  f/they  were  lielped 
against  tliom,  and  the  Hagarites 
were  delix'ered  into  their  liand, 
and  all  that  iihti'  with  them:  for 
they  cried  to  God  in  the  battle, 
and  he  was  entreated  of  them; 
because  they  '•put  their  trust  in 
him. 

21  And  they  ttook  away  their 


Before 
c;  H  R  I  S  T 
1300,  &c. 


II  Or,  Tiglath- 
pilcscr, 
2  Kings  15. 
29.  (k  16.  7. 


^■Sce 


II  Or, 

Shemaiah, 

vcr.  4. 
;i.Iosh.  13.  IS 

IC. 


i  Josh.  22.  9. 

»Gen.  25.  12. 

t  Heb.  upon 
all  the  face 
of  the  cast. 

Uosh.  13.  11, 


mch.  27.  29. 
t  Heb.  their 
goings  forth. 

n  2  Kings  15. 
5,  32. 

o2  Kings  14. 
IG,  28. 


t  Heb.  sons 
of  valour. 


p  Oen.  25.  15. 
ch.  1.  31. 


V  Sec  vcr.  22. 


r  Ps.  22.  4,  5. 
tHeb. 

led  captive. 


The  sons  of  Levi. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


Families  of  the  Levites. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1300,  &c. 


t  Hel).  souls 
of  men  :  as 
Num.  31.  35. 


s  '2  Kings  15. 
29.  &;  17.  6. 


T  Heb.  men 
of  names. 


«2  Kings  17. 
7. 


about  771. 

«2  Kings  15. 
19. 

about  740. 

x2  Kings  13. 


y2  Kings  17. 
G.  &  IS.  11. 


about  1300, 
&c. 

a  Gen.  46.  11, 

Kx.  6.  16. 

Nam.  26.  57. 

ch.  23.  6. 
il  Or,  Gershom, 

ver.  16. 
6  See  ver.  22. 
c  Lev.  10.  1. 


d2Sam.  8.17. 
c2  Sam.  15. 


fSee2  Chr. 
"  26.  17,  18. 
t  Heb. 

in  the  house. 
g  1  Kings  6. 

2  Chr.  3. 
h  See  Ezra  7. 

3. 
!IOr. 

Mesftullam, 

ch.  9.  11. 


cattle;  of  their  camels  fifty  thou- 
sand, and  of  sheep  two  hundred 
and  fifty  thousand,  and  of  iisses 
two  thousand,  and  of  tmen  a 
hundred  thousand. 

22  For  there  fell  down  many 
slain,  because  the  war  icas  of 
God.  And  they  dwelt  in  their 
steads  until » the  captivitv. 

23  I?  And  the  children  of  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseli  dwelt  in 
the  land:  they  increased  from 
Bashan  unto  Baal-hermon  and 
Senir,  and  unto  mount  Hermon. 

24  And  these  ^cere  the  heads  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  even 
Epher,  and  Tshi,  and  Eliel,  and 
Azriel,  and  Jeramiah,  and  Hoda- 
viah,  and  Jahiiel,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  t  famous  men,  and  heads 
of  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

25  •[  And  they  transgressed 
against  the  God  of  their  lathers, 
and  went  a  < whoring  after  the 
gods  of  the  people  of  the  land, 
whom  God  destroyed  before 
them. 

26  And  the  God  of  Israel  stirred 
up  the  .spirit  of  «  Pul  king  of  As- 
syria, and  the  spirit  of  ^^Tilgath- 
pilneser  king  of  Assyria,  and  he 
carried  tliem  away,  even  the 
Reubenites,  and  the  Gadites,  and 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  and 
brought  them  unto  J'Halah,  and 
Habor,  and  Hara,  and  to  the 
river  Gozan,  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  sons  of  Levi.  4  The  line  of  the  priests 
unto  the  captivity.  IG  The  families  of  Ger- 
shom, Merart,  and  Kohath.  49  The  office  of 
Aaron,  and  his  line  unto  Ahimaaz.  54  The 
cities  of  the  priests  and  Levites. 

THE  sons  of  Levi;  "BGershon, 
Kohath,  and  Merari. 
2  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  ;  Am- 
ram,  *Izhar,  and   Hebron,   and 
Uzziel. 

.3  And  the  children  of  Amram; 
Aaron,  and  Moses,  and  Miriam. 
The  sons  also  of  Aaron;  ^Xadab 
and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and  Ithamar. 

4  ^  Eleazar  begat  Phinehas, 
Phinehas  begat  Abishua, 

5  And  Abishua  begat  Bukki,  and 
Bukki  begat  Uzzi,     - 

6  And  Uzzi  begat  Zerahiah,  and 
Zerahiah  begat  Meraioth. 

7  Meraioth  begat  Amariah,  and 
Amariah  begat  Ahitub. 

8  And  '^Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and 
e  Zadok  begat  Ahimaaz, 

9  And  Ahimaaz  begat  Azariah, 
and  Azariah  begat  Johanan, 

10  And  Johanan  begat  Azariah; 
(he  it  is  /that  executed  the 
priest's  office  +in  the  ;/ temple 
that  Solomon  built  in  Jerusalem :) 

11  And  ''Azariah  begat  Amariah, 
and  Amariah  begat  Ahitub. 

12  And  Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and 
Zadok  besat  !  Shallum, 

13  And  Shallum  begat  Hilkiah, 
and  Hilkiah  begat  Azariah, 


14  And  Azariah  begat  « Seraiah, 
and  Seraiah  begat  Jehozadak, 

15  And  Jehozadak  went  into 
captivily,  *  when  the  Lord  car- 
ried away  Judah  and  Jerusalem 
by  the  hand  of  Nebuchadnezzar. 

16  ^  The  sons  of  Levi;  Ml  Ger- 
shom, Kohath,  and  Merari. 

17  And  these  be  the  names  of 
the  sons  of  Gershom;  Libni,  and 
Shimei. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  loere, 
Amram.  and  Izhar,  and  Hebron, 
and  Uzziel. 

19  The  sons  of  Merari ;    Mahli,  i 
and  Mushi.     And  these  are.  the 
families  of  the  Levites  according  I 
to  their  fathers.  | 

20  Of  Gershom ;  Libni  his  son, 
Jahath  his  son,  '"Zimmah  his 
son,  I 

21  !  Joali  his  son,  II  Iddo  hLs  son, ' 
Zerah  hLs  son,  il  Jeaterai  his  son.     ; 

22  The   sons   of  Kohath;   L\m-| 
minadal)  his  son,  Korah  his  son, 
Assir  his  son,  j 

23  Elkanah  his  son.  and  Ebia- ' 
saph  his  son,  and  Assir  his  son,      i 

24  Tahath  his  son,  !i  Uriel  his 
son,  Uzziah  his  son,  and  Shaul  i 
his  .son.  1 

2-5  And  the  .sous  of  Elkanah; 
"Amasai,  and  Ahimoth. 

26  A.'i  /o?- Elkanah:  the  sons  of! 
Elkanah:  !  Zophai  his  son,  and; 
o  Xahath  his  son, 

27  i'Eliab  his  son.  Jeroham  his 
sou,  Elkanah  his  son. 

28  And  the  sons  of  Samuel ;  the 
firstborn  11  Vashni.  and  Abiah. 

29  The  sons  of  Merari ;  Mahli, 
Libni  his  .son,  Shimei  his  son, 
Uzza  his  sou, 

30  Shimea  his  son,  Haggiah  his 
son,  Asaiah  his  son. 

31  And  these  are  they  whom  Da- 
vid set  over  the  service  of  song 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  after  | 
that  the  -/ark  had  rest.  I 

32  And  thej'  ministered  before  \ 
the  dwellingplace  of  the  taber- ! 
nacle  of  the  congregation  with ! 
singing,  until  Solomon  had  built ; 
the  house  of  the  Lord  in  Jerusa- ; 
lem :  and  then  they  waited  on  ; 
their  office  according  to  their  i 
order.  I 

33  And  these  «/ethey  that  +wait-  i 
ed   with   their   children.    Of  the  I 
sons  of  the  Kohathites ;  Heman 
a  singer,  the  son  of  Joel,  the  sou 
ofShemuel, 

34  The  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son 
of  Jeroham,  the  son  of  Eliel,  the  ! 
sonofilToah,  [ 

;3-5  The  son  of  i!  Zuph,  the  son  of 
Elkanah,  the  son  of  Mahath,  the 
son  of  Amasai, 

36  The  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son  | 
of  II  Joel,  the  son  of  Azariah,  the: 
son  of  Zephaniah, 

37  The  sou  of  Tahath.  the  son  of  ' 
Assir,  the  son  of  '•Ebiasaph,  the 
son  of  Korah, 

38.5 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1300, 
&c. 

iNeh.  11.  11. 
t  2  Kings  2o. 

18. 
:Kx.  6.  16. 
llOr. 

Gershon, 

ver.  1. 


m  ver.  42. 

II  Or,  Ethan, 
ver.  42. 

i:  Or,  Adaiith, 
ver.  41. 

!l  Or,  Ethni, 
ver.  41. 

':  Or,  I::har, 
Ver.  2,  IN. 

';  Or,  Zepha- 
niah, Aza- 
riah, Joel, 
ver.  36. 

n  See  ver.  3o. 
SG. 

II  Or,  Zuph, 

ver.  35. 

1  Sam.  1.  1. 
0  ver.  34, 

Toah. 
p  ver.  34, 

Eliel. 
I!  Called  also 

Joel, 

ver.  33.  <fc 

1  Sam.  8.  2. 

about  1280, 
Ix. 

veil.  16.  1. 


!l  ver.  2J. 
Shaul,  l':- 
ziah,  Vrit  I. 


The  cities  of  the 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


priests  and  Levites. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1280, 
&c. 


s  See  ver.  21. 


II  Called 
Jediuhun, 
ch.  9.  16.  ic 
lb.  1,  3,  6. 

II  Or, 
Kitshaiahr 
ch.  15.  17. 


1444,  &c. 

t  Lev.  1.  9. 
uEx.  30.  7. 


yJoHh.  21.  11, 


2  Josh.  H.  13. 
&  15.  13. 


a  Josh.  21.  13. 


II  Or,  JJolon, 
Josh.  21.15. 


II  Or,  Almon, 
Josh.  21.  1«. 


3S  The  .son  of  Izhar,  the  son  of 
Kohath,  the  son  of  Levi,  the  son 
of  Israel. 

39  And  his  brother  Asaph,  who 
stood  on  his  right  hand,  evni 
Asaph  the  son  of  Berachiah,  the 
son  of  Shimea, 

40  The  son  of  Michael,  the  son  of 
Baaseiah,  the  son  of  Malchiah, 

41  The  son  of  «Ethni,  the  son  of 
Zerah,  the  .son  of  Adaiah, 

42  The  son  of  Ethan,  the  son  of 
Zimmah,  the  son  of  8himei, 

43  The  son  of  Jahath,the  son  of 
Gershom,  the  son  of  Levi. 

44  And  their  brethren  the  sons 
of  Merari  sfond  on  the  left  hand: 
II  Ethan  the  son  of  II  Kishi,  the  son 
of  Abdi,  the  son  of  Malliich, 

45  The  son  of  Hashabiali,  the  son 
of  Amaziah,  the  son  of  Hilkiah, 

46  The  son  of  Anizi,  the  son  of 
Bani,  the  son  of  Shamer, 

47  The  son  of  Mahli,  the  son  of 
Mushi,  tlie  son  of  Merari,  the  son 
of  Levi. 

48 Their  brethren  also  the  Levites 
ivere  appointed  vinto  all  manner 
of  serv'ice  of  tlie  tabernacle  of  the 
house  of  God. 

49  IT  But  Aaron  and  his  sons  of- 
fered *  upon  the  altar  of  tlie  burnt 
offering,  and  «on  the  altar  of  in- 
cense, and  ivere  appointed  for  all 
the  work  of  the  jjlace  most  holy, 
and  to  make  an  atonement  for 
Israel,  according  to  all  tiiat  Moses 
the  servant  ot  God  had  com- 
manded. 

50  And  these  are  the  sons  of 
Aaron;  Eleazar  hisson,  Phinehas 
his  .son,  Abishua  his  son, 

51  Bulilii  his  son,  Uzzi  his  son, 
Zerahiah  his  son, 

52  Meraioth  his  son,  Amariah  his 
son,  Aliitub  liis  son, 

53  Zadok  his  son,  Aliimaaz  his 
son. 

54  f  ^Now  these  are  their  dwell- 
ingplaces  throughout  their  cas- 
tles in  their  coasts,  of  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  of  the  families  of  the  Ko- 
hathites:  for  theirs  was  the  lot. 

55  z/And  they  gave  them  Hebron 
in  the  land  of  Judah,  and  the  sub- 
urbs thereof  round  about  it. 

56  2  But  tlio  fields  of  tlie  city,  and 
the  villages  thereof,  they  gave  to 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh. 

57  And  "tothesonsof  Aaron  they 
gave  the  cities  of  .ludali,  namely, 
Hebron,  the  city  of  refuge,  aiid 
Libnah  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Jattir,  and  Eshtemoa,  with  their 
suburbs, 

58  And  II  Hilen  with  her  suburbs, 
Debir  with  lier  suburbs, 

59  And  II  Ashan  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Beth-shemesh  with  her  sub- 
urbs: 

CO  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benja- 
min; Geba  with  her  suburbs,  and 
IIAlemeth  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Anathoth  with  her  suburbs.    Ail 
386 


their  cities  throughout  their  fam- 
ilies ivere  thirteen  cities. 

61  And  unto  the  sons  of  Kohath, 
b-iv/iich  7vere  left  of  the  family  of 
that  tribe,  ivere  cities  given  out  of 
the  half  tribe,  namely,  out  of  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  c  by  lot,  ten 
cities. 

62  And  to  the  sons  of  Gershom 
throughout  their  families  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Issachar,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Asher,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Naphtali,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,  thirteen 
cities. 

03  Unto  the  sons  of  Merari  were 
given  by  lot,  throughout  their  fam- 
ilies, out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  and  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  fUwelve 
cities. 

64  And  the  children  of  Israel  gave 
to  the  Levites  tliese  cities  with 
their  suburbs. 

65  And  they  gave  by  lot  out  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Simeon,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Benjamin,  these  cities, 
which  are  called  by  tlieir  names. 

66  And  c^.Afi  residue  of  the  families 
of  the  sons  of  Kohath  had  cities 
of  their  coasts  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Ephraim. 

67  /And  they  gave  unto  them, 
of  the  cities  of  refuge,  Shechem 
in  mount  Ephraim  witli  her  sub- 
urbs; they  gave  also  Gezer  with 
her  suburbs, 

6.8  Andff  Jokmeam  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Beth-horon  with  her 
suburbs, 

69  And  Ajalon  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Gath-rimmon  with  her  sub- 
urbs : 

70  And  out  of  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh;  Aner  with  lier  sub- 
urbs, and  Bileam  with  her  sub- 
urbs, for  the  family  of  the  rem- 
nant of  the  sons  of  Kohath. 

71  Unto  the  sons  of  Gershom  ivere 
given,  out  of  the  family  of  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  Golan  in  Ba- 
shan with  her  suburbs,  and  Ash- 
taroth  with  her  suburbs: 

72  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issa- 
char; Kedesli  with  her  suburbs, 
Daberath  with  her  suburbs, 

73  And  Kamoth  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Aneni  with  her  suburbs: 

74  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher; 
Mashal  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Abdon  with  her  suburbs, 

75  And  Hukok  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Kehob  with  her  suburbs  : 

76  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naph- 
tali ;  Kedesh  in  Galilee  with  lier 
suburbs,  and  Hammon  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Kirjathaim  with  her 
suburbs. 

77  Unto  the  rest  of  the  children  of 
Merari  ivere  given,  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Zebulun,  Rimmon  with  her  sub- 
urbs, Tabor  with  her  suburbs : 


Before 
CHRIST 
1444,  &C. 


/Josh.  21.21. 


fSreJosh.21. 
22-35, 

where  many 
of  these  cit- 
ies have  oth- 
er names. 


The  sons  of  Benjamin, 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


Manasseh,  and  Ephraim. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1444,  &c. 


1400,  &c. 

ttGeii.  46.  13. 
Num.  26.  23. 
'i  Phuvah,Jolj. 


J  2  Sam.  24. 
],2. 
ch.  27.  1. 


e»pn.  46.  21. 
Num.  26.  38. 
ch.  8.  1,  ic. 


78  And  on  the  other  side  Jordan 
by  Jericho,  on  the  east  side  of  Jor- 
dan, irere  given  them,  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Reuben,  Bezer  in  the  wil- 
derness witli  her  suburbs,  and 
Jahzah  with  her  suburbs. 

79  Kedemoth  also  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Mephaath  with  her  sub- 
urbs: 

80  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad ; 
Ramoth  in  (liilead  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Mahanaim  with  her 
suburbs, 

81  And  Heslibon  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Jazer  with  her  suburbs. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  The  sorts  of  Issachnr,  G  of  Benjamin,  13  of 
Naphtali,  14  of  Manasseh,  20,  24  and  of  Ephra- 
im. 21  The  calamity  of  Ephraim  by  the  men 
of  Gath.  23  Beriah  is  horn.  2rt  Ephraim's 
habitations.     30  The  sons  of  Asher. 

NOW  the  sons  of  Is.sachar  icere, 
"Tola,  and   !!Puah,  Jashub, 
and  Shimroni,  four. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Tola;  Uzzi,  and 
Rephaiah,  and  Jeriel,  and  Jah- 
mai,  and  Jibsam,  and  Shemuel, 
heads  of  their  father's  house,  to 
ivit,  of  Tola:  they  irere  valiant 
menof  might  in  their  generations ; 
*  whose  number  w(ts  in  the  days  of 
David  two  and  twenty  thousand 
and  six  hundred. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Uzzi;  Izrahiah: 
and  the  sonsof  Izrahiah;  Micha- 
el, and  Obadiah.and  Joel,  Ishiah, 
five :  all  of  them  chief  men. 

4  And  with  them,  b.v  their  gener- 
ations, after  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, ivere  bands  of  soldiers  for 
war,  six  and  thirty  thousand  men  : 
for  they  had  many  wives  and 
sons. 

0  And  their  brethren  among  all 
the  families  of  Issachar  wei-e  val- 
iant men  of  might,  reckoned  in 
all  by  their  genealogies  fourscore 
and  seven  thousand. 

6  f  The  son.'i  of  « Benjamin;  Bela, 
and  Becher,  and  Jediael,  three. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Bela ;  Ezbon, 
and  Uzzi,  and  Uzziel,  and  Jeri- 
moth,  and  Iri,  five ;  heads  of  the 
house  of  their  fathei'S,  mighty 
men  of  valour ;  and  were  reckon- 
ed by  their  genealogies  twenty  and 
two  thousand  and  thirty  and  four. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Becher ;  Ze- 
mira,  and  Joash,and  Eliezer,  and 
Elioenai,  and  Omri,  and  Jeri- 
moth,  and  Abiah,  and  Anathoth, 
and  Alameth.  All  these  arc  the 
sons  of  Becher. 

9  And  the  number  of  them,  af- 
ter their  genealogy  by  tlieir  gen- 
erations, heads  of  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  mighty  men  of  val- 
our, teas  twenty  thousand  and 
two  hundred. 

10  The  sons  also  of  Jediael ;  Bil- 
han  :  and  the  sons  of  Bilhan  ;  Je- 
ush,  and  Benjamin,  and  Ehud, 
and  Chenaanah,  and  Zethan,  and 
Tharshish,  and  Ahishahar. 


11  All  these  the  sons  of  Jediael, 
by  the  heads  of  their  lathers, 
mighty  men  of  valour,  were  sev- 
enteen thousand  and  two  hundred 
soldiers,  tit  to  go  out  for  war  and 
battle. 

12  rfShnppim  also,  and  HuppLm, 
the  children  of  lilr,  and  Hushimr, 
the  sons  of  il  Aher. 

13  I  The  sons  of  Xaphtali ;  Jah- 
ziel,  and  Guni,  and  Jezer,  and 
eShaHum,  the  sons  of  Bilhah. 

14  1|  The  sons  of  Manasseh  ; 
Ashriel,  whom  she  bare ;  {iml  his 
concubine  the  Aramitcss  bare 
Machir  the  father  of  CJilead : 

15  And  Machir  took  to  wife  the 
sister  of  Huppim  and  Shuppim, 
whose  sister's  name  .icas  Maa- 
chah;)  and  the  name  of  the  sec- 
ond ivus  Zelophehad  :  and  Zelo- 
phehad  had  daughters. 

16  And  Maachah  the  wife  of 
Machir  bare  a  son,  and  she  called 
his  name  Peresh;  and  the  name 
ot  his  brother  vxis  Sheresh;  and 
his  sons  were  Ulain  and  Rakem. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ulam ;  .f  Se- 
dan. These  xrere  the  sons  of  Gil- 
ead,  the  son  of  Machir,  the  son  of 
Manasseh. 

18  And  his  sister  Hammoleketh 
bare  Ishod,  and  a  Abiezer,  and 
Mahalah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Rhemidah 
were,  Ahian,  and  ^echem,  and 
Likhi,  and  Aniam. 

20  ^  And  '«the  sons  of  Ephraim ; 
Shuthelah,  and  Bered  liis  son, 
and  Tahath  his  son,  and  Eladah 
his  son,  and  Tahath  his  son, 

21  \  And  Zabad  his  son,  and 
Shuthelah  his  son,  and  Ezer,  and 
Elead,  whom  the  men  of  Gath 
that  were  born  in  that  land  slew, 
because  they  came  down  to  take 
away  their  cattle. 

22  And  Ephraim  their  father 
mourned  many  days,  and  his 
brethren  came  to  comfort  him. 

23  \  And  when  ho  went  in  to  his 
wife,  she  conceived  and  bare  a 
sou,  and  he  called  his  name  Be- 
riah, because  it  went  evil  with 
his  house. 

24  (  And  his  daughter  xeas  She- 
rah,  who  built  Beth-horon  the 
nether,  and  the  upper,  and  Uzzen- 
sherah.) 

2-5  And  Rephah  was  his  son,  also 
Resheph,  and  Telah  his  son,  and 
Tahan  his  son, 

2(j  Laadan  his  son,  Ammihud  his 
son,  Elishama  his  son, 

27  II  Non  his  son,  Jehoshuah  his 
son. 

28  If  And  their  possessions  and 
habitations  were,  Beth-el  and  the 
towns  thereof,  and  eastward 
'Naaran,  and  westward  Gezer, 
with  the  T  towns  thereof;  8he- 
chem  also  and  the  towns  thereof, 
unto  Gaza  and  the  towns  thereof: 

29  And  by  the    borders   of  the 

387 


Before 
CHRIST 
1400,  &C. 


rfNum.  26.39, 

Shupham, 

and  Hu- 

pham. 
II  Or,  In, 

ver.  7. 
8  Or, 

Ahiram, 

Num.  26.  38. 
e  Gen.  46.  24, 

Shillem. 


/I  Sam.  12 


g  Num.  26.  30, 
Jeezer. 


h  Num.  26. 35. 


I  Or,  Nun, 
Num.  13.  8, 


iJosh.  16.7 
Aaarath. 

t  Heh. 
daughters. 


The  sons  and  chief 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


men  of  Benjamin. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1400,  &c. 


m  Gen.  4G.  17. 

Num.  ir!6.  44. 


n  ver.  34, 
Shamcr. 


1400,  &c. 

oGrn.  40.  21. 
Num.  '20.  38. 
fli.  7.  (5. 


,^Oc,Ard, 
Uen.  46.  21. 


II  Or. 
Sliupham, 
Num.  26.33. 
See  oh.  7.  12. 


children  of  ^Muaassel),  Beth- 
shean  and  her  towns,  Taanach 
and  her  towns,  'Megiddo  and 
her  towns,  Dor  and  her  towns. 
In  these  dwelt  tlie  children  of 
Joseph  the  son  of  Israel. 

30  ^  "iThe  sons  of  Asher;  Imnali, 
and  Isuah,  and  Ishuai,  and  Be- 
riah,  and  Serah  their  sister. 

31  And  the  sons  ofBeriah;  He- 
ber,  and  Malchiel,  who  is  the  la- 
ther of  Birzavith. 

32  And  Heber  begat  Japhlefr,  and 
"Shomer,  and  Hotham,  and 
Shua  their  sister. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Japhlet;  Pa- 
sach,  and  Bimhal,  and  Ashvath. 
These  are  the  children  of  Japhlet. 

34  And  the  sons  of  oShamer; 
Ahi,  and  Rohgah,  Jehubbah,  and 
Aram. 

35  And  the  sons  of  his  brother 
Helem ;  Zophah,  and  Imna,  and 
Shelesh,  and  Amal. 

36  The  sons  of  Zophah;  Suah, 
and  Harnepher,  and  8hual,  and 
Beri,  and  Imrah, 

37  Bezer,  and  Hod,  and  Shamma, 
and  Shilshah,  and  Ithran,  and 
Beera. 

38  And  the  sons  of  Jether;  Je- 
phunneh,  and  Pispah,  and  Ara. 

39  And  the  sonsof  UUa;  Arab, 
and  Haniel,  and  Bezia. 

40  All  these  were  the  children  of 
Asher,  heads  of  their  lather's 
house,  choice  ami  mighty  men  of 
valour,  chief  of  the  princes.  And 
the  number  throughout  the  gen- 
ealogy of  them  that  were  apt  to 
the  war  and  to  battle  luas  twenty 
and  six  thousand  men. 

CHAPTEK  VIII. 

1    The   sons   and    chief  men  of  Benjamin.     33 
The  stork  of  Saul  and  Jonathan. 

NOAV    Benjamin   begat   «Bela 
his  firstborn,  Ashbel  the  sec- 
ond, and  Aharah  the  third, 

2  Nohah  the  fourth,  and  Kapha 
the  tilth. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Bela  wei'e, 
li  Addar,  and  Gera,  and  Abihud, 

4  And  Abisliua,  and  Naaman, 
and  Alioali, 

5  And  (4eia,  and  !18hephuphan, 
and  Huram. 

C  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Khud : 
these  are  the  heads  of  the  fathers 
ofthe  inhabitants  of  (ileba.and  they 
removed  them  to  ''  Manaliath : 

7  And  Naaman,  and  Aliiali,  and 
Gera,  he  removed  tliem,  and  be- 
gat Uzza,  and  Abihud. 

8  And  Shaharaim  begat  children 
in  the  country  of  Moab,  alter  he 
had  sent  them  away;  Hushim 
and  Baara  were  his  wives. 

9  And  lie  begat  of  Hodesh  his 
wife,  Jobab,  andZibia,  and  Mesha, 
and  Malcham, 

10  And  Jeuz,  and  Shachia,  and 
Minna.  These  were  his  sons, 
heads  of  the  fathers. 

3.S8 


11  And  of  Hushim  he  begat  Abi- 
tub.  and  Elpaal. 

12  The  sons  of  Elpaal;  Eber,  and 
Misham,  and  Shamed,  who  built 
Ono,  and  Lod,  with  the  towns 
thereof: 

13  Beriah  also,  and  cShema, 
who  were  heads  of  the  fathers 
of  the  inhabitants  of  Ajalon,  who 
drove  away  the  inhabitants  of 
Gath : 

14  And  Ahio,  Shashak,  and  Jer- 
emoth, 

15  And  Zebadiah,  and  Arad,  and 
Ader, 

16  And  Michael,  and  Ispah,  and 
Joha,  the  sons  ofBeriah; 

17  And  Zebadiah,  and  Meshul- 
1am,  and  Hezeki,  and  Heber, 

18  Ishmerai  also,  and  Jezliah, 
and  Jobab,  the  sons  of  Elpaal ; 

19  And  Jakim,  and  Zichri,  and 
Zabdi, 

20  And  Elienai,  and  Zilthai,  and 
Eliel, 

21  And  Adaiah,  and  Beraiah,  and 
Shimrath,  the  sons  of  llShimhi; 

22  And  Ishpan,  aiul  Heber,  and 
Eliel, 

23  And  Abdon,  and  Zichri,  and 
Hanan, 

24  And  Hananiah,  and  Elam, 
and  Antothijah, 

25  And  Iphedeiah,  and  Penuel, 
the  sons  ot>Shashak ; 

26  And  Shamsherai,  and  Sheha- 
riah,  and  Athaliah, 

27  And  Jaresiah,  and  Eliah,  and 
Zichri,  the  sons  of  Jeroham. 

28  These  were  heads  of  the  fa- 
thers, by  their  generations,  chief 
men.    These  dwelt  in  Jerusalem. 

29  And  at  Gibeoii  dwelt  the  II  fa- 
ther of  Gibeon;  whose  ^ wife's 
name  was  Maachah : 

30  And  his  lirstborn  son  Abdon, 
and  Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and 
Nadab, 

31  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and 
il  Zacher. 

32  And  Mikloth  begat  liShimeah. 
And  these  also  dwelt  with  their 
brethren  in  Jerusalem,  over 
against  them. 

33  1|  And  cNer  begat  Kish,  and 
Kish  begat  Saul,  and  Saul  begat 
Jonathan,  and  Malchi-shua,  and 
.' Abinadab,  and  II  Esh-baal. 

34  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  was 
II  Merib-baal ;  and  Merib-baal  be- 
gat </Micah. 

35  And  the  sons  of  Micah  ivere, 
Pithon,and  Melech,and  II  Tarea, 
and  Aliaz. 

36  And  Ahaz  begat  'tJohoadali; 
and  Jehoadah  begat  Alemeth. 
and  Azmaveth,  and  Zimri ;  aiicl 
Zimri  begat  Moza; 

37  And  Moza  begat  Binea:  '  Ka- 
pha was  his  son,  Eleasah  his  son, 
Azel  his  son. 

38  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose 
names  are  these,  Azrikam,  Boch- 
eru,  and  Ishnuiel,  and  Sheariah, 


Before 
CHRIST 

1400,  &c. 


II  Or.  Shf.ma, 
ver.  13. 


II  Called 

Jehiel: 

ch.  9.  35. 
d  ih.  9.  Sa. 


:l  Or, 

Zcchariah, 

ch.  9.  37. 
;i  Or, 

Shtmeamt 

ch.  9.  3M. 
el  Sam.  14. 

51. 

/I  Sam.  14. 

49,  Ishui. 
II  Or, 

Jsh-hoskfth, 

2  Sam.  2.  8. 
II  Or,  Mephi- 

boshelh, 

2  Sam    4.  4. 

<k  9.  (),  10. 
e  2  Sam.  y.  11 
:|  Or,  Tahrca 

I'll.  9.  41 
h  Jarah, 

ch.  9.  42. 
ich.  0.  43. 

Jiephaiah. 


The  inhahitaiits 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


of  Jcmmleni. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1400,  &c. 


1200,  &c. 

a  Ezra  'J.  59. 


about  536. 
t  Ezra  2.  70. 

Neh.  7.  73. 
c  Josh.  9.  27. 

Ezra  2.  43. 

(fc  8.  20. 
dXch.  11.  1. 


cNeh.  11.  10, 


.\ih.  11.  U, 

Sertnah. 


tHeb. 

mighty  men 
tif  Kutour. 


and   Obadiah,  and  Hanan.     All 
these  ivei'e  the  sons  of  Azel. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Esliek  his 
brother  irei-e.  Ulani  his  firstborn, 
Jehush  the  second,  and  Eliphelet 
the  third. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Ulam  were 
inighty  men  of  valour,  archers, 
and  had  many  sons,  and  sons' 
sons,  a  hundred  and  fifty.  All 
these  a?'e  of  the  .sons  of  Benjamin. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  The  original  of  Isratl's  ami  Judah's  genealo- 
gies.    2  The  Israelites.  10  the  priasts,  14  and 
the   Leiiites,    with    Nctliinim,    uhich    dwelt    in 
Jerusalem.     27  The  charge  of  certain  Letites.  j 
30  The  slack  of  Saul  and  Jonathan. 

SO  <!all  Israel  were  reckoned 
by  genealogies;  and,  behold, 
they"7/;f7-e  written  in  the  book  of 
the  kings  of  Israel  and  Judah, 
who  were  carried  away  to  Baby- 
lon for  their  transgression. 

"2  'i  f-Xow  the  first  inhabitants 
that  (livcU  in  their  possessions  in 
their  cities  ivere,  the  Israelites, 
the  priests,  Levites,  and  ^the 
Xethinim. 

.3  And  in  ii  Jerusalem  dwelt  of  the 
children  of  Judah,  and  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin,  and  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim,  and  Manasseh  ; 

4  Uthai  the  son  of  Ammihud,  the  | 
son  of  Oniri,  the  son  of  Imri,  the  I 
son  of  Bani,  of  the  children  of  j 
Pharez  the  son  of  Judah. 

5  And  of  the  .Shilonites;  Asaiah 
the  firstborn,  and  his  sons.  I 

0   And   of   the   sons   of  Zerah;i 

jeuel,   and    their    brethren,   six! 

hundred  and  ninety.  | 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Benjainin  ; 

Sallu  the  son  of  MeshuUam,  the 

son    of    Hodaviah,    the    son    of 

JHasenuah,  1 

I  8  And  Ibneiah  the  son  of  Jero- 

I  ham,andElah  theson  of  Uzzi,the| 

son  of  Michri,  and  MeshuUam  the 

son  of  Shephathiah,  the   son  of 

Eeuel,  theson  of  Ibnijah; 

9  And  their  brethren,  according 
to  their  generations,  nine  hundred 
and  hfty  and  si.x.  All  these  men 
ivere  chief  of  the  lathers  in  the 
house  of  their  father.s. 

10  "i  «And  of  the  priests ;  Jedaiah, 
and  Jehoiarib,  and  Jachin, 

11  And  -I  Azariah  the  son  of  Hil- 
kiah,  the  son  of  MeshuUam,  the 
son  of  Zadok,  the  son  of  Meraioth, 
the  son  of  Ahitub,  the  ruler  of  the 
house  of  God; 

12  And  Adaiah  the  son  of  Jero- 
hani.  the  sou  of  Pashur,  theson  of 
Malchijah,  andMaasiai  the  son  of 
Adiel.  the  son  of  Jahzerah,  the 
son  of  MeshuUam,  the  son  of  Me- 
shillemith,  theson  of  Immer; 

13  And  their  brethren,  heads  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  a  thou- 
sand and  seven  hundred  and 
threescore;  tvery  able  men  for 
the  work  of  the  service  of  the 
house  of  God. 


14  And  of  the  Levites ;  Shemaiah 
the  son  of  Hasshub,  the  son  of 
Azrikam,  the  son  of  Hashabiah, 
of  the  sons  oiMerari; 

15  And  Bakbakkar.  Heresh,  and 
Galal,  and  Mattaniah  the  son  of 
Micah,  the  son  of  Zichri,  the  son 
of  Asaph ; 

16  And  Obadiah  theson  of  Shem- 
aiah, the  .son  of  Galal,  the  son  of 
Jeduthun,  and  Berechiah  the  son 
of  Asa,  the  son  of  Elkanah,  that 
dwelt  in  the  villages  of  the  l^e- 
tophathites.  • 

17  And  the  porters  icerr,  Shallum, 
and  Akkub,  and  Talmon,  and 
Ahiman,  and  their  brethren: 
Shallum  ir«.s  the  chief; 

18  Who  hitherto  uxiited  in  the 
king's  gate  eastward:  they  were 
porters  in  the  companies  of  the 
children  of  Levi. 

19  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Kore, 
the  son  of  Ebiasaph,  the  son  of 
Korah,  and  his  brethren,  of  the 
house  of  his  father,  the  Korahites, 
xcere  over  the  work  of  the  service, 
keepers  of  the  t  gates  of  the  taber- 
nacle: and  their  fathers,  being 
over  the  host  of  the  Lord,  ivere 
keepers  of  the  entry. 

'20  And  .fPhinehas  the  son  of 
Eleazar  was  the  ruler  over  them 
in  time  past,  and  the  Lord  was 
with  him. 

21  And  Zechariah  the  son  of 
Meshelemiah  (r«.s  porter  of  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

22  All  these  xvliich  icere  chosen  to 
be  porters  in  the  gates  -wei-e  two 
hundred  and  twelve.  These  were 
reckoned  by  their  genealogj"  in 
their  villages,  whom  i-David'and 
Samuel  ''the  seer  tdid  ordain  in 
their  liset  office. 

2.3  So  they  and  their  children  had 
the  oversight  of  the  gates  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  namtl}j,  the 
house  of  the  tabernacle,  by  wards. 

24  In  four  quarters  were  "the  por- 
ters, toward  the  east,  west,  north, 
and  south. 

25  And  their  brethren,  which 
ivere  in  their  villages,  were  to 
come  iafter  seven  daj'S  from  time 
to  time  with  them. 

26  For  these  Levites,  the  four 
cliief  porters,  were  in  their  Iset 
olhce,  and  were  over  the  i!  cham- 
bers and  treasuries  of  the  house  of 
God. 

27  f  And  they  lodged  round 
about  the  house  of  God,  because 
the  charge  was  upon  them,  and 
the  opening  thereof  eveiT  morn- 
ing per/a/nfYZ  to  them. 

28  And  certain  of  them  had  the 
charge  of  the  ministering  ve.5sels, 
that  they  should  t bring  them  In 
and  out  by  tale. 

29  Same  of  them  also  were  ap- 
pointed to  oversee  the  vessels, 
and  all  the  ii  instruments  of  the 

3S9 


Before 
CHRIST 
1200,  &C. 


f  Heb. 
thresholds. 


/Num.  31.8. 


g  di.  2C.  1,  2. 
h  1  Sam.  9.  9. 
T  Heb. 
founded. 
:!  Or,  trust. 


i2  Kings  U. 


llOr,  trust. 

I  Or,  slorc- 


t  Heb.  hri-ng 
them  in  hy 
tale,  and 
carry  them 
out  by  tale, 

I  Or,  itsselt. 


Charge  of  the  Levites. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


Saul's  overthrow. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1200,  &c. 


II  Or,  trust. 
/Lev.  2.  5.  Sc 

«.  21. 
:■  Or,  unjlat 

plates t  or, 

s/i-es. 
m  Lev.  24.  8. 
t  Heh.  hrcnd 

of  ordering, 
nch.  C.  31.  &. 

25.  1. 
t  Heb. 

upon  them. 


pch.  8.  33. 


(jrh.  8.  35. 


lOJG. 

1  1  Sam.  31.  1, 


'1  Or,  Uhut, 
1  Sam.  H. 


sanctuary,  and  tlie  fine  flour,  and 
tlie  wine,  and  the  oil,  and  the 
frankincense,  and  the  spic&s. 

30  And  .soMifl  of  the  son.s  of  the 
priests  made  /-■  the  ointment  of  the 
spices. 

31  And  Mattithiah,  one  of  the 
Levites,  who  was  the  firstborn  of 
Shallnni  the  Korahite,  had  the 
II set  office  'over  the  things  that 
were  made  II  in  the  pans. 

32  And  other  of  their  brethren,  of 
the  sons  of  the  Kohathites,  ■»iiv€re 
of  er  the  t  shewbread,  to  prepare  it 
every  sabbath. 

33  And  tliese  are  "the  singers, 
chief  of  tlie  fathers  of  the  Levites, 
who  rcmaininf/  in  the  chambers 
were  free  :  for  t  they  were  employ- 
ed in  thai  work  day  and  night. 

34  These  chief  fathers  of  the  Le- 
vites ivere  chief  througliout  their 
generations ;  these  dwelt  at  Jeru- 
salem. 

35  If  And  in  Gibeon  dwelt  the 
father  of  Gibeon,  Jehiel,  whose 
wife's  name  luns  o  Maachah : 

30  And  his  firstborn  son  Abdon, 
then  Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Baal, 
and  Ner,  and  Nadab, 

37  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and 
Zechariah,  and  Mikloth. 

38  And  Mikloth  begat  Shimeam. , 
And  they  also  dwelt  with  their 
brethren  at  Jerusalem,  over 
against  their  brethren. 

39  j^And  Ner  begat  Kish;  and 
Kish  begat  Saul ;  and  Saul  begat 
Jonathan,  and  ISIalchi-shua,  and 
Abinadab,  and  Esh-baal. 

40  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  loas 
Merib-baal :  and  Merib-baal  begat 
Micah. 

41  And  the  sons  of  Micah  rveTe, 
Pithon,  and  Melech,  and  Tahrea, 
1  and  Ahaz. 

42  And  Ahaz  begat  Jarah;  and 
Jarah  begat  Alemeth,  and  Azma- 
veth,  and  Zimri;  and  Zimri  be- 
gat Moza ; 

43  And  Moza  begat  Binea;  and 
liephaiah  his  son,  Eleasah  his 
son,  Azel  his  son. 

44  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose 
names  are  these,  Azriicam,  Boch- 
eru,  and  Ishmael,  and  Sheariali, 
and  Obadiali,  and  Ilanan.  These 
were  the  sons  of  Azel. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Haul's  overthrow  and  death.  8  The  Philis- 
tines triumph  over  Sunt.  11  The  kindness  of 
Juhtsh-trileiid  toward  Saul  and  his  sons.  13 
Saul's  sin^  for  which  the  kingdom  was  trans- 
lated  from  him  to  David. 

^TOW  "the  Philistines  fought 
li  against  Israel;  and  tlie  men 
of  Israel  lied  from  before  the 
Philistines,  and  fell  down  II  slain 
in  mount  Gilboa. 
2  And  the  Philistines  followed 
hard  after  Saul,  and  after  his 
sons;  and  the  Philistines  sl(>w 
Jonathan,  and  II Abinadab,  and 
Malchi-shua,  the  sons  of  Saul. 
390 


3  And  the  battle  went  sore 
against  Saul,  and  the  t  archers 
t  hit  him,  and  he  was  wounded  of 
the  archers. 

4  Then  said  Saul  to  his  armour- 
bearer,  Draw  thy  sword,  and 
thrust  me  through  therewith ; 
lest  these  uncircumcised  come 
and  11  abuse  me.  But  his  armour- 
bearer  would  not;  for  he  was 
sore  afraid.  So  Saul  took  a 
sword,  and  fell  upon  it. 

5  And  when  his  armourbearer 
saw  that  Saul  was  dead,  he  fell 
likewise  on  the  sword,  and  died. 

0  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three 
sons,  and  all  his  house  died  to- 
gether. 

7  And  when  all  the  men  of  Is- 
rael that  ivcre  in  the  valley  saw 
that  they  fled,  and  that  Saul  and 
his  sons  were  dead,  then  thej' 
forsook  their  cities,  and  fled:  and 
the  Philistines  came  and  dwelt  in 
them. 

8  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  when  the  Philistines 
came  to  strip  the  slain,  that  they 
found  Saul  and  his  sons  fallen  in 
mount  Gilboa. 

9  And  when  thej'  had  stripped 
him,  they  took  his  head,  and  his 
armour,  and  sent  into  the  land  of 
the  Philistines  round  about,  to 
carry  tidings  unto  their  idols,  and 
to  the  people. 

10  *And  they  put  his  armour  in 
the  house  of  their  gods,  and  fast- 
ened his  head  in  the  temple  of 
Dagon. 

11  *l  And  when  all  Jabesh-gilead 
heard  all  that  the  Philistines  had 
done  to  Saul, 

12  They  arose,  all  the  valiant 
men,  and  took  away  the  body  of 
Saul,  and  the  bodies  of  his  sons, 
and  brought  them  to  Jabesh,  and 
buried  their  bones  under  the  oak 
in  Jabesh,  and  fasted  seven  days. 

13  1  So  Saul  died  for  his  trans- 
gression which  he  t  committed 
against  the  Lord,  ceve.n  against 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
kept  not,  and  also  for  asking 
counsel  of  one  that  had  a  familiar 
spirit, ''  to  inquire  of  it  ; 

14  And  inquired  not  of  the  Lord: 
therefore  he  slew  him,  and  'turn- 
ed the  kingdom  unto  David  the 
sou  of  t  Jesse. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  David  by  a  gineral  consent  is  made  king  at 
llehron.  ^  lie  winncth  the  castle  of  Zion 
from  the  Jehusites  by  Joah's  valour,  10  A  cat- 
alogue of  David's  mtghly  mm, 

THEN  "all  Israel  gathered 
tlieinselves  to  David  unto 
Hebron,  saying,  Behold,  we  are 
thy  bone  aiid  thy  flesh. 
2"And  moreover  tin  time  past, 
even  when  Saul  was  king,  tliou 
ivast  he  that  leddest  out  and 
broughtest  in  Israel:  and  the 
Lord  thy  God    said    unto  thee, 


Before 
CHRIST 

1056. 


t  Heb. 
shooters 
with  bows. 

t  Hell. 
found  him. 

II  Or, 
mock  me. 


t  Heb.  tranS' 

grcssed. 
r  1  S;im.  13. 

13.  Sc  15.23. 

./I  Sam.2«.  7. 

e  1  Sam.  15. 
28. 

2  Sam.  3.  9, 
10.  &  5.  3. 

t  Heb.  Isai, 


1048. 
a  2  Sam.  i 


t  Hob.  both 
yesterday 
and  the 
thifd  day. 


David  made  king. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


His  mighty  men. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1048. 


il  Or,  : 
/,  Ps.  ■ 


t  Heh.   hy 
the  hand  of. 

d\  Sam.  IC.  1, 
12,  13. 

f  2  Sam.  5.  G. 

/Judg.  1.  21. 
&:  19.  10. 


:i  That  is 
Zion, 
2  Sam. ; 


•!•  Heh. 
revived. 


Heb,  wtnt 
m  going  and 
increasing. 


II  Or,  held 
strongly 
with  him. 

h  1  Sam.  16.1, 
12. 


II  Or,  son  of 
Uachmuni, 


1047. 

!l  Or,  Eijhei 
dammi/ii, 
1  Sam.  17 


'I  Or, 
salvation. 


llie  thirty. 
i2  Sam.  23. 


Thou -Shalt  II*  feed  my  people  Is- 
rael, and  thou  shalt  be  ruler  over 
my  people  Israel. 

3  Therefore  came  all  the  elders 
of  Israel  to  the  king  to  Hebron; 
and  David  made  a  covenant  with 
them  ill  Hebron  belbrethe  Lord; 
and  cthey  anointed  David  king 
over  Israel,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord  t  by  ''  Samuel. 

4  *\\  And  David  and  all  Israel 
«went  to  Jerusalem,  which  is  Je- 
bus; /where  the  Jebusites  ivere, 
the  inliabitants  of  the  land. 

5  And  the  inhabitants  of  Jebus 
said  to  David,  Tliou  shalt  not  come 
hither.  Nevertheless  David  tool-: 
the  castle  of  Zion,  which  is  the 
city  of  David. 

G  And  David  said,  AVTiosoever 
smiteth  the  Jebusites  first  shall  be 
t  chief  and  captain.  So  Joab  the 
son  of  Zeruiah  v/ent  tlrst  up,  and 
was  chief. 

7  And  David  dwelt  in  the  castle; 
therelbre  they  called  11  it  the  city 
of  Da,vid. 

8  And  he  built  the  city  round 
about,  e%'en  from  Millo  round 
about:  and  Joab  t repaired  the 
rest  of  the  city. 

9  So  David  t  waxed  greater  and 
greater:  for  the  LoRDOf  hosts  it'as 
with  him. 

10  If  ff  These  also  are  the  chief  of 
the  miglity  men  whom  David  had, 
who  II  strengthened  themselves 
with  him  in  his  kingdom,  and 
with  all  Israel,  to  make  him  king, 
according  to  ''the  word  of  the 
Lord  concerning  Israel. 

11  And  this  is  the  number  of  the 
mighty  men  whom  David  had; 
Jashobeam,  ila  Hachmonite,  the 
chief  of  the  captains :  he  lifted  up 
his  spear  against  three  hundred 
slain  by  him  at  one  time. 

12  And  after  him  was  Eleazar 
the  son  of  Dodo,  the  Ahohite,  who 
was  one  of  the  three  mighties. 

13  He  was  with  David  at  11  Pas- 
dammim,  and  there  the  Philis- 
tines were  gathered  together  to 
battle,  where  was  a  parcel  of 
ground  full  of  barley ;  and  the  peo- 
ple fled  from  before  "the  Philistines. 

14  And  they  II  set  themselves  in 
the  midst  of  that  parcel,  and  de- 
livered it,  and  slew  the  Philistines; 
and  the  Lord  saved  thcia  by  a 
great  il  deliverance. 

15  f  Now  II  three  of  the  thirty 
captains  Mvent  down  to  the  rock 
to  David,  into  the  cave  of  Adul- 
1am ;  and  the  host  of  the  Philis- 
tines encamped  ^in  the  valley  of 
Rephaim. 

10  And  David  iras  then  in  the 
hold,  and  the  Philistines'  gax-rison 
ivas  then  at  Beth-lehem. 

17  And  Da%id  longed,  and  said, 
Oh  that  one  would  give  me  drink 
of  the  water  of  the  well  of  Beth- 
lehem, that  is  at  the  gate  ! 


18  And  the  three  brake  through 
the  host  of  the  Philistines,  and 
drew  water  out  of  the  well  of 
Beth-lehem,  that  icas  hx  the  gate, 
and  took  it,  and  brought  it  to  Da- 
vid: but  David  would  not  drink  o/ 
it,  but  poured  it  out  to  the  Lord, 

19  And  said,  My  God  forbid  it 
me,  that  I  should  do  this  thing: 
shall  I  drink  the  blood  of  these 
men  tthat  have  put  their  lives  in 
jeopardy  ?  for  with  the  jeopardy  of 
their  lives  they  brought  it:  there- 
fore he  would  not  drink  it.  These 
things  did  these  tliree  mightiest. 

20  'i  'And  Abishai  the  brother  of 
Joab,  he  was  chief  of  the  three : 
for  lifting  up  his  spear  against 
three  hundred,  he  slew  Ihevi,  and 
had  a  name  among  the  three. 

21  ™  Of  the  three,  he  was  more 
honourable  than  the  two;  for  he 
was  their  captain :  howbeit  he  at- 
tained not  to  ihe  first  three. 

22  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada, 
the  son  of  a  valiant  man  of  Kab- 
zeel,  i  who  had  done  many  acts; 
"he  slew  two  lionlike  men  of 
Moab:  also  he  went  down  and 
slew  a  lion  in  a  pit  in  a  snowy 
day. 

2;j  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  t  a 
man  of  great  stature,  live  cubits 
high ;  and  in  the  Egyptian's  hand 
was  a  spear  like  a  weaver's  beam ; 
and  he  went  down  to  him  with  a 
staff,  and  plucked  the  spear  out  of 
the  Egyptian's  hand,  and  slew  him 
with  his  own  spear. 

24  These  things  did  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada,  and  had  a  name 
among  the  three  mighties. 

25  Behold,  he  was  honourable 
among  the  thirty,  but  attained  not 
to  the  first  three :  and  David  set 
liini  over  his  guard. 

2G  S\  Also  the  valiant  men  of  the 
armies  were,  o  Asaliel  the  brother 
of  Joab,  Elhanau  the  son  of  Dodo 
of  Beth-lehem, 

27  II  Shammoth  the  II  Harorite, 
Helez  the  II  Pelonite, 

28  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesli  the  Te- 
koite,  Abi-ezer  the  Antothite, 

29  tSibbecai  the  Hushathite, 
II  Ilai  the  Ahohite, 

30  Maharai  the  Netophathite, 
i  Heled  the  son  of  Baaiiah  the  Ne- 
tophathite, 

31  Itliai  the  son  of  Ribai  of  Gib- 
eah,  that  pertained  to  the  children 
of  Benjamin,  Benaiah  the  Pira- 
thonite, 

32  11  Hurai  of  the  brooks  of  Gaash, 
llAbiel  the  Arbathite, 

33  Azmaveth  the  Baharumite, 
Eliahba  the  Shaalbonite, 

34  The  sons  of  5  Hashem  the  Gi- 
zonite,  Jonathan  the  son  of  Shage 
the  Hararite, 

35  Ahiam  the  son  of  ilSacar  the 
Hararite,  1!  Eliphal  the  son  of  II  Ur, 

30    Hepher    the    Mecherathite, 
Ahijah  the  Pelonite, 
391 


Before 
HRTST 
1047. 


t  Heh.  wit) 
their  lives 


/2  Sam.  23.18. 


m  2  Sam.  23. 


t  Heh.  frreat 
of  deeds. 
n  2  Sam.  23. 


t  Heh.  a  man 
of  measure. 


II  Or, 

Shammah, 
i:  Or, 

Harodite, 

2  Sam.  23.25. 
!|Or,  Pallite, 

2  Sam.  23. 2G. 
II  Or, 

.Mebunnai. 
11  Or,  Zttlmun. 
II  Or,  Heleb. 


I  Or,  Jashen. 
See  2  Sam. 
23.  32,  33. 


Eliphelet. 
I  Or,  .ihashai. 


The  companies  that  came 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


to  David  at  Zihlag, 


Befure 

CHRIST 

1047. 


II  Or,  llezrai 
II  Or,  Paarai 

the  Arbili. 
II  Or,  the 

lligsmU. 


II  Or, 
SkimTiU. 


about  10.38. 

II  1  Bam.  27.2. 

b  1  Sam.  "27.  6. 

'■  Heb.  buiug 

l/rt  shut  up. 


I-  J  u Jg.  'M.  IC. 


37  II  Hezro  tlie  Carmelite,  ;l  Naarai 
the  son  of  Ezbai, 

;J8  Joel  the  brother  of  Nathan, 
Mibhar  !1  the  son  of  Haggeri, 

;{9  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Naharai 
the  Berothite,  the  armourbearer 
of  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah, 

40  Ira  the  Ithrite,  Gareb  the  Ith- 
rite, 

■11  Uriah  the  Hittite,  Zabad  the 
son  of  Ahlai, 

12  Adina  the  son  of  Shiza  the 
Ileubenite,  a  captain  of  tlie  Beu- 
benites,  and  thirty  with  him, 

4'A  llanan  the  son  of  Maachah, 
and  .Joshapliat  the  Mithnite, 

44  U/.ziathe  Ashterathite,  8hama 
and  Jehiel  the  sons  of  llotlian  the 
Aroerito, 

4.5  Jediael  the  II  son  of  S)iimri,and 
Joha  liis  brotlier,  tlie  Tizite, 

4(5  Pjliel  the  Mahavite,  and  Jeri- 
bai  and  Joshaviah  the  sons  of  El- 
naam,  and  Ithmah  the  Moabite, 

47  Eliel,  and  Obed,  and  Jasiel 
the  Mesobaite. 


CHAPTER  XII. 


The  companies  that  came   to  Da 
23  The  armies  that  came  tu  him 


i/i/  at   Ziklag. 
at  Hebron. 


t  Heb. 
uf  the  host. 

d2  Sam.  2.  18. 
tHel..  as  the 
roes  itpttri  the 


NOW  "these  are  they  that  came 
to  David  to  ^Ziklaj;-,  t  while 
he  yet  kept  himself  close  because 
of  Saul  the  son  of  Kish :  and  they 

I  wpre    among    the   mighty   men, 

I  helpers  of  the  war. 

I   2  T/iei/  were  armed  with  bows, 

I  and  could  use  both  the  right  hand 
and  c  the  left  in  /nirling  stones  and 
.shootino  arrows  out  of  a  bow,  even 
of  Saul's  brethren  of  Benjamin. 

3  The  chief  was  Ahiezer,  then  Jo- 
ash,  the  sons  of  BShemaah  the 
Gibeathite;  and  Jeziel,  andPelet 
the  sons  of  Azmaveth ;  and  Bera- 
chah,  and  Jehu  the  Antothite, 

4  And  Ismaiah  the  Gibeonite,  a 
mighty  man  among  the  thirty, 
and  over  tiie  thirty;  and  Jeremi- 
ah, jind  Jaliaziel,  and  Johanan, 
and  Josabad  the  Gederathite, 

5  Eluzai,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Bea 
liah,  and  Shemariah, and  Shepha 
tiah  the  llarupiiite, 

GElkanah,  and  Jcsiah,  and  Aza- 
reel,  and  .loezer,  and  .lashobeam, 
the  Korlii'.cs. 

7  And  Joeltili,  and  Zebadiah,  the 
sons  oC  Jeroham  of  (Jedor. 

8  And  ofthe  (iladites  there  sepa- 
rated themselves  unto  David  into 
the  hold  to  the  wilderness  men  of 
might,  (inrl  men  tof  war//<  for  llie 
battle,  that  could  handle  shield 
and  buckler,  whose  faces  tvere  like 
the  faces  of  lions,  and  were  <<tas 
swift  as  the  roes  upon  the  mount- 
ains; 

9  Ezer  the  first,  Obadiah  the  sec- 
ond, Eliab  the  third, 

10  Mishmannah  the  fourth,  Jere- 
miah the  fifth, 

11  Attai  the  sixth,  Eliel  the  sev- 
enth, 

392 


12  Johanan  the  eighth,  Elzabad 
the  ninth, 

13  Jeremiah  the  tenth,  Machba- 
nai  the  eleventh. 

14  These  ivere  of  the  sons  of  Gad, 
captains  of  the  host :  II  one  of  the 
least  iva.'s  over  a  hundred,  and  the 
greatest  over  a  thousand. 

1.5  These  are  they  that  went  over 
Jordan  in  the  first  month,  when 
it  had  t  overllown  all  his  "banks; 
and  they  put  to  fiight  all  tlienio'i 
the  valleys,  both  tovvard  the  east, 
and  toward  the  west. 

l(i  And  there  came  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  and  Judah  to 
the  hold  unto  David. 

17  And  David  went  out  tto  iTieet 
them,  and  answered  and  said  un- 
to them.  If  ye  be  come  peaceably 
unto  me  to  help  me,  mine  heart 
shall  i  be  knit  unto  you:  but 
if  .//e  be  come  to  betray  me  to  mine 
enemies,  seeing  there  is  no  II  wrong 
in  mine  hands,  the  God  of  our  fa- 
thers look  thereorij  and  rebuke  it. 

1.S  Then  tthe  spn-it  came  upon 
/Amasai,  who  ivas  chief  of  the 
captains,  and  he  said,  Thine  a?'e 
we,  David,  and  on  thj'^  side,  thou 
son  of  .lesse:  peace,  peace  be  un- 
to thee,  and  peace  Oe  to  thine 
helpers ;  for  thy  God  helpeth  thee. 
Then  David  received  them,  and 
made  tlieni  captains  of  the  band. 

19  And  there  fell  some  of  Ma- 
nasseli  to  David, :'  when  he  came 
with  the  Philistines  against  Saul 
to  battle;  but  they  helped  them 
not:  for  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines upon  advisement  sent  him 
away,  saying,  /« He  will  I'all  to  his 
master  Saul  tto  the  jeopardy  of 
our  heads. 

20  As  he  went  to  Ziklag,  there 
fell  to  him  of  Manasseh,  Adnah, 
and  Jozabad.  and  Jediael,  and 
Mic-hacl,  and  Jozabad,  and  Elihu, 
and  Zilthai,  captains  of  the  thou- 
sands that  wrrc.  of  ^Manasseh. 

21  And  they  helped  David 
II against  'the  band  of  the  rovers: 
for  they  were  all  mighty  men  of 
valour,  and  were  captains  in  the 
host. 

22  For  at  that  time  day  by  day 
there  came  to  David  to  help  liini, 
until  it.  yra.s' a  great  host,  like  the 
host  of  C«o(l. 

23  <f  And  these  arc  the  numbers 
of  the  li  I  bands  thai  were  ready 
armed  to  the  war,  and  Acume  to 
David  to  Hebron,  to  'turn  the 
kingdom  of  Saul  to  him, '"accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  Loud. 

21  The  children  of  Judah  that 
bare  shield  and  spear  were  six 
thousand  and  eight  himdred, 
ready  Harmed  to  the  war. 

25  Of  the  children  of  Simeon, 
mightvmen  of  valour  for  the  war, 
seven  thousand  and  one  hundred. 

20  Of  the  children  of  Levi  four 
thousand  and  six  hundred. 


lU^fore 
CHRIST 

about  105S. 


I  Or,  one  that 
vias  hast 
coultl  resist 
a  hundreJ, 
ami  the 
greatest  a 


thou 


and. 


t  Ileb. 
Jiiled  over, 
e  Joeh.  'J.  10. 


I- Heb.  before 
them. 


t  Ileb.  be  one. 
II  Or,  violence. 


t  Heb.  the 
spirit  clothed 
Amasai :  So 
Juds.  0.  34. 

/2  Sam.  17. 


about  1050. 

{•lSaia.20.  2. 


hi  Sam.  29.  4. 
t  Hell,  on  our 
hcais. 


;i  Or,  with  a 

band. 
i  1  Sam.  SO.  1, 

9,  10. 


1048. 

i;  Or,  captains, 

or,  men. 
^  Ileb.  heads. 
k  2  Sam.  2.  3, 

4.  &  5.  1. 

ih.  11.  1. 
/  ih.  10.  14. 
m  1  Sam.  la 

1,3. 
II  Qr,prepartd. 


and  at  Hchron. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


Uzza  is  smitten. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1048. 


71 2  Sam.  8. 17. 


-  Heb. 

brethren^ 

(ien.  31.  23. 
t  Heb. 

a  multitude 

of  them. 
o2  Sam.  2.  8, 


0. 

tHeb.  : 
names. 


nen  of 


pKslh.  1.  13. 


II  Or,  Tankers 
of  battle,  or, 
Tanged  in 
battle. 

!(  Or,  set  the 
battle  in 
arra]/. 

t  Heh.  with- 
out a  heart 
and  a  heart, 
Ps.  12.  2. 


[,  Or,  keeping 
their  rank. 


B  Or,  victual 
of  meal. 


27  And  Jehoiada  ivas  the  leader 
of  tlie  Aaronites,  and  with  him 
ii'erc  three  tliousand  and  seven 
hundred; 

2S  And  "Zadok,  a  young  man 
mightj'  of  valour,  and  of  his  fa- 
ther's house  twenty  and  two 
captains. 

2'J  And  of  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin, the  1  kindred  of  Saul,  three 
thousand:  lor  hitherto  t''the 
greatest  part  of  them  had  kept 
the  ward  of  the  house  of  Saul. 

30  And  of  the  children  of 
Ephraim  twenty  thousaiid  and 
eight  hundred,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  t  famous  throughout  the 
house  of  their  fathers. 

31  And  of  the  half  tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh  eighteen  thousand,  which 
were  expressed  by  name,  to  come 
and  make  Bavid  king. 

32  And  of  the  children  of  Issa- 
char,  p which  tvere  'incn  that  had 
understanding  of  the  times,  to 
know  what  Israel  ought  to  do; 
the  heads  of  them  v:ci-e.  two  hun- 
dred ;  and  uU  their  l^rethren  xccrc 
at  their  comixiandment. 

33  Of  Zebulun,  such  as  went  forth 
to  battle,  :  expert  in  war,  with  all 
instruments  of  war,  lilty  thou- 
sand, which  could  likeep  rank: 
they  ivere  i  not  of  double  heart. 

34  And  of  I^aphtali  a  thousand 
captains,  and  with  them  with 
shield  and  spear  thirty  and  seven 
thousand. 

3.3  And  of  the  Danites  expert  in 
war  twenty  and  eight  thousand 
and  six  hundred. 

36  And  of  Asher,  such  as  went 
forth  to  battle,  II  expert  in  war, 
forty  thousand. 

37  And  on  the  other  side  of  Jor- 
dan, of  the  Reubenites,  and  the 
Gadites,  and  of  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh,  witli  all  manner  of  in- 
struments of  war  for  the  battle,  a 
hundred  and  twenty  thousand. 

'M  All  these  men  of  war,  that 
could  keep  rank,  came  with  a 
perlect  heart  to  Hebron,  to  make 
David  king  over  all  Israel:  and 
all  the  rest  also  of  Israel  were  of 
one  heart  to  make  David  king. 

39  And  there  they  were  with 
David  three  da3's,  eating  and 
drinking:  for  tlieir  brethren  had 
prepared  for  them. 

40  Moreover  they  that  were  nigh 
them,  even  unto  Issachar  and 
Zebulun  and  Naphtali,  brought 
bread  on  asses,  and  on  camels, 
and  on  mules,  and  on  oxen,  find 
II  meat,  meal,  cakes  of  figs,  and 
bunches  of  raisins,  and  wine,  and 
oil,  and  oxen,  and  slieep  abun- 
dantly: for  there  n-'as  joy  in  Israel. 

CHAPTER    XIII. 


AisD  David  consulted  with  the 
.  captains    of   thousands    and 
hundreds,  (tml  with  eveiy  leader. 

2  And  David  said  unto  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  If  it  seem 
good  unto  you,  and  that  it  be  of 
the  Lord  our  God,  tlet  us  send 
abroad  unto  our  brethren  every 
where,  that  are  «left  in  all  the 
land  of  Israel,  and  with  them 
also  to  the  priests  and  Levites 
which  are  tin  their  cities  and 
suburbs,  that  they  may  gather 
themselves  unto  us : 

3  And  let  us  t  bring  again  the  ark 
of  our  God  to  us:  *]or  we  inquired 
not  at  it  in  the  days  of  Saul. 

4  And  all  the  congregation  said 
that  they  would  do  so:  lor  the 
thing  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  all 
the  people. 

5  So  « David  gathered  all  Israel 
together,  Irom  ''Shihor  of  Egypt 
oven  unto  the  enteringofllemath, 
to  bring  the  ark  of  God  cfrom 
Kl  rj  at  li-j  ear  i  m. 

6  And  David  went  up,  and  all 
Israel,  to  /Baalah,  that  is,  to 
Kirjath-jearim,  which  belonged  to 
Judah,  to  bring  up  thence  the 
ark  of  God  the  Lord,  i/that 
dwelleth  between  the  cherubim, 
whose  name  is  called  on  it. 

7  And  they  t  carried  the  ark  of 
God  ''in  a  new  cart  iout  of  the 
house  of  Abinadab:  and  Uzza 
and  Ahio  drave  the  cart. 

8  AAiid  David  and  all  Israel 
played  belbi'e  CJod  with  all  their 
might,  and  with  tsmging,  and 
with  harps,  and  with  psalteries, 
and  with  timbrels,  and  with  cym- 
bals, and  with  trumpets. 

9  1[  And  when  they  came  unto 
the  threshingtioor  of  i!  Chidon, 
Uzza  put  forth  his  hand  to  hold 
the  ark  ;  for  the  oxen  t  stumbled. 

10  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  Uzza,  and  he 
smote  him,  ^because  he  put  his 
hand  to  the  ark :  and  there  he 
'"  died  before  God. 

11  And  David  was  displeased, 
because  the  Lord  had  made  a 
breach  upon  Uzza:  wherelbre 
that  i^lace  is  called  !i  Perez-uzza 
to  this  day. 

12  And  David  was  afraid  of  God 
that  daj-,  saying.  How  shall  I 
bring  the  ark  of  God  home  to  me? 

13  So  David  t brought  not  the 
ark  home  to  himself  to  the  city  of 
David,  but  carried  it  aside  into  the 
house  of  Obed-edom  the  Gittite. 

14  "And  tiie  ark  of  God  remained 
with  the  family  of  Obed-edom  in 
his  house  three  months.    And  the 

I  Lord  blessed  "  the  house  of  Obed- 
j  edom,  and  all  that  he  had. 

I  CHAPTER  XIV. 


1  David  fetcheth  the  ark  with  great  solemmty  i  1  Hiram's  kindness  to  David.  2  David's  felicity 
from  Kirjath-jearim.  9  U^za  being  smitten,  in  people,  wives,  and  children.  8  Oia  two  vic- 
the  ark  is  left  at  the  house  of  Obed-edom.  ]      tones  against  the  Philistines. 

393 


Before 

C  H  n  I  S  T 

1045. 


tHeb.  ;£(  us 

break  forth 
auJ  send. 
a\  Sam.  31. 1. 


t  Heb.  in  the 
cities  of  their 
suburbs. 

tlleh. 
bring  about. 
b  1  Sam.  7.  1, 


cl  Sam.  7.  1. 
2  Sam.  G.  1. 
dJosh.  13.  3. 
el  Sam.  C.  21. 


/Josh.  IS.  9, 
CO. 


.^l  Sam.  4.  4. 
2  Sam.  6.  2. 


t  Heb. 
7,iade  the  ark 


h  See  Nam.  4, 

ch.  15.  2,  13. 
il  Sam.  7.  1. 
h'2  Sam.  G.  5. 
t  Heb.  songs. 


■{  Called 

y'nchon, 

■2  Sam.  6.  6. 
t  Heb. 

shook  it. 

/Num.  4.  13. 
ch.  13. 13, 10. 
m  Lev.  10.  2. 


I  That  is, 
The  breach 
of  Vz^^a. 


tHeb. 

removed. 


a2Sam.  6.  U. 


oAs  Gen.  SO. 
27. 
ch.  26.  S. 


The  prosperity  of  David.  I.  CHRONICLES. 


The  priests  and  Levites 


Before 
c;  H  R  I  S  T 
about  1043. 


a  2  Sain.  S.  11, 


t  Heb.  j/et. 


II  Or,  Ettada, 
•i  Sam.  5.  16. 


c2Sam.  5.  17. 


1047. 
Jch.  11.  15. 


'I  That  is, 

A  place  uf 
tireaches. 


ei  Sam.  5.22. 


/  2  Sam.  5.  23. 


f  2Sam.  5.25 

Uchu. 
h  JdhIi.  e.  27. 
2  Chr.  20.  H. 


NOW  « Hiram  king  of  Tyre 
sent  messengers  to  David, 
and  timber  of  cedars,  with  ma- 
sons and  carpenters,  to  build  him 
a  house. 

2  And  David  perceived  that  the 
Lord  had  conlirmed  him  Icing 
over  Israel,  for  his  kingdom  was 
lifted  up  on  higli,  because  of  his 
pemjle  Israel. 

3  IfAnd  David  took  t  more  wives 
at  Jerusalem :  and  David  begat 
more  sous  and  daughters. 

4  Now  '"these  are.  the  names  of 
his  children  which  lie  had  in  Je- 
rusalem; Shammua,  and  Shobab, 
Nathan,  and  Solomon, 

5  And  Ibhar,  and  Elishua,  and 
Elpalet, 

6  And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and 
Japhia, 

7  And  Elishama,  and  IBeeliada, 
and  Eliphalet. 

8  f  And  when  the  Philistines 
heard  tliat  c  David  was  anointed 
king  over  all  Israel,  all  the  Phi- 
listines went  up  to  seek  David. 
And  David  heard  of  it,  and  went 
out  against  them. 

9  And  the  Philistines  came  and 
spread  themselves  din  the  valley 
of  Rephaim. 

10  And  David  inquired  of  God, 
saying,  Shall  I  go  up  against  the 
Philistines?  and  wilt  thou  deliver 
them  into  mine  hand?  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  up;  lor 
I  will  deliver  them  into  thine 
hand. 

11  So  they  came  up  to  Baal- 
perazim;  and  David  smote  them 
there.  Then  David  said,  God 
hath  broken  in  upon  mine  ene- 
mies by  mine  hand  like  the 
breaking  forth  of  waters:  there- 
fore they  called  the  name  of  that 
place  II  Baal-perazim. 

12  And  when  they  had  left  their 
gods  there,  David  gave  a  com- 
mandment, and  they  were  burned 
with  fire. 

13  "And  the  Philistines  yet  again 
spread  themselves  abroad  in  the 
valley. 

14  Therefore  David  inquired 
again  of  God;  and  God  said  unto 
him,  Go  not  up  alter  them;  turn 
away  from  them,  /and  come 
upon  them  over  against  the  mul- 
berry trees. 

15  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou 
Shalt  hear  a  sound  of  going  in  the 
tops  of  the  mulberry  trees,  that 
then  tliou  Shalt  go  out  to  battle: 
for  God  is  gone  forth  before  thee 
to  smite  the  host  of  the  Philistines. 

10  David  therelore  did  as  (jod 
commanded  bim  :  and  tliey  smote 
the  host  of  the  Philistines  from 
i/Gibeon  even  to  Gazer. 

17  And  ''the  fame  of  David  went 
out  into  all  lands ;  and  the  Lord 
i  brought  the  fear  of  him  upon  all 
nations. 

394 


CHAPTER  XV. 

1  David,  hatting  prepared  a  place  for  the  ark, 
ordereth  the  priests  and  Leoites  lo  bring  it  from 
Obed-tdum.  25  He  performeth  the  solemnity 
thereof  with  great  joy.  29  Michal  despiseth 
him. 

AND  David  made  him  houses  in 
the  city  of  David,  and  pre- 
l)ared  a  place  for  the  ark  of  God, 
«  and  pitched  for  it  a  tent. 

2  Then  David  said,  ■\  None  ought 
to  carry  the  'ark  of  God  but  the 
Levites :  for  them  hath  the  Lord 
chosen  to  carry  the  ark  of  God, 
and  to  minister  unto  him  for 
ever. 

3  And  David  « gathered  all  Is- 
rael together  to  Jerusalem,  to 
bring  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
unto  his  place,  which  he  had 
prepared  lor  it. 

4  And  David  assembled  the  chil- 
dren of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites: 

5  Of  the  .sons  of  Kohath;  Uriel 
tlie  chief,  and  his  II  brethren  a 
hundi-ed  and  twenty: 

0  Of  the  sons  of  Merari ;  Asaiah 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  two 
hundred  and  twenty: 

7  Of  the  sons  of  6ershom;  Joel 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  a  hun- 
di-ed  and  thirty : 

8  Of  the  sons  of  ^Ehzaphan; 
Shemaiah  the  chief,  and  his 
brethren  two  hundred: 

9  Of  the  sons  of  e  Hebron  ;  Eliel 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  four- 
score : 

10  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel;  Am- 
minadab  the  chief,  and  liis  breth- 
ren a  hundred  and  twelve. 

11  And  David  called  for  Zadok 
and  Abiathar  the  priests,  and  for 
the  Levites,  for  Uriel,  Asaiah, 
and  Joel,  Shemaiah,  and  Eliel, 
and  Amminadab, 

12  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  are 
the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  the 
Levites:  sanctify  your.selves,  botli 
ye  and  your  brethren,  that  ye 
may  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  unto  the  place  that 
I  have  prepared  for  it. 

13  For  .'because  ye  did  it  not  at 
the  first,  ytlie  Lord  our  God 
made  a  breach  upon  us,  for  that 
w(i  sought  him  not  after  the  due 
orilcr. 

14  So  the  ])riests  and  the  Le- 
vites sanctified  themselves  to 
bring  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel. 

15  And  the  children  of  the  Le- 
vites bare  the  ark  of  (iod  upon 
their  shoulders  with  tlie  staves 
theret)n,  as  /' JMoses  commanded, 
according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

Ki  And  David  spake  to  the  chief 
of  the  Levites  to  appoint  their 
brethren  to  be  the  singers  with 
instruments  of  music,  psalteries 
and  harps  and  cymbals,  sound- 
ing, by  lifting  up  the  voice  with 
joy. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1042. 


ach.  IG.  1. 

tlleb.  It  JM 
nut  to  carry 
the  ark  of 
Uod,  but  for 
the  Levites. 

t  Num.  4.  2, 
15. 

lleut.  10.  8. 
ii  31.  9. 

about  1042. 

c  1  Kings  S.  1. 
cli.  13.  5. 


I  Or,  *iiirmm. 


/2  Sum.  0.  3. 

ch.  13.  7. 
gch.  13.  10, 

11. 


h  Ex.  25.  14. 
Num.  1.  15. 
Ic  7.  9. 


bring  the  ark  from  Ohed-edom.   I.  CHRONICLES. 


David's  festival  sacrifice. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1042. 


I  ch.  6.  33. 
*  ch.  0.  39. 
lc\i.  6.44, 


II  ver.  IS, 
Jaazitl. 


m  Ps.  46, 
title. 


II  Or,  on  the 

eighth  to 

oversee, 

Ps.  6,  title. 
II  Or,  was /or 

the  carriage  : 

he  instructed 

about  the 

carriage. 
t  Heb. 

lifting  up. 


n  Num.  10.  8. 
Ps.  81.  3. 


o2Sam.  6.  12, 
13,  4:c. 
1  Kings  8.  1. 


'I  Or, 
carriage. 


pch.  13.  8. 


17  So  the  Levites  appointed 
'  Heman  the  son  of  Joel ;  and  of 
his  brethren,  ^- Asaph  the  sou  of 
Bereehiah;  and  of  the  sons  of 
Merari  their  brethren,  ^Kthan 
the  son  of  Kushaiah  ;       • 

18  And  with  them  their  brethren 
of  the  second  degree,  Zechariah, 
Ben,  and  Jaaziel,  and  Shemira- 
moth,  and  Jehiel,  and  Unni, 
Eliab,  and  Benaiali,  and  Maasei- 
ah,  and  Mattithiah,  and  Eiiphe- 
leh,  and  Mikneiah,  and  Obed- 
edom,  and  Jeiel,  the  porters. 

19  So  the  singers,  Heman, 
Asaph, and  Ethan,  were  appointed 
to  sound  with  cymbals  of  brass ; 

20  And  Zechariah,  and  llAziel, 
and  Shemiramoth,  and  Jehiel, 
and  Unni.  and  Eliab,  and  Maa- 
seiali,  and  Benaiah,  with  psal- 
teries m  on  Alamoth ; 

21  And  Mattithiah,  and  Eliphe- 
leh,  and  Mikneiah,  and  Obed- 
edom,  and  Jeiel,  and  Azaziah, 
with  harps  !1  on  tlie  Sheminith  to 
excel. 

22  And  Chenaniah.  chief  of  the 
Levites,  '\was  for  tsong:  he  in- 
structed about  the  song,  because 
he  was  skilful. 

23  And  Eerechiali  and  Elkanah 
were  doorkeepers  for  the  ark. 

24  And  Shebaniah,  and  Jehosha- 
phat.  and  Nethaneel,  and  Amas- 
ai,  and  Zechariah,  and  Benaiah, 
and  Eliezer,  the  priests,  »did 
blow  with  the  trumpets  before 
the  ark  of  God:  and  Obed-edom 
and  Jehiah  were  doorkeepers  lor 
the  ark. 

25  "^  So  "  David,  and  the  elders  of 
Israel,  and  the  captains  over 
thousands,  went  to  bring  up  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
out  of  the  house  of  Obed-edom 
with  joy. 

26  And  itcame  to  pass,  when  God 
helped  the  Levites  tliat  bare  tlie 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord, 
that  they  offered  seven  bullocks 
and  seven  rams. 

27  And  David  u-«.s  clothed  with  a 
robe  of  fine  linen,  and  all  the  Le- 
vites that  bare  the  ark,  and  the 
singers,  and  Chenaniah  the  mas- 
ter of  the  li  song  with  the  singers: 
David  also  had  upon  him  an 
ephod  of  linen. 

28  2' Thus  all  Israel  brought  up 
the  ark  of  the  cov^euant  of  the 
Lord  with  shouting,  and  wldi 
sound  of  the  cornet,  and  with 
trumpets,  and  with  cj'iiibals, 
making  a  noise  with  psalteries 
and  harps. 

29  ^  And  itcame  to  pa.ss,  gas 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  came  to  the  city  of  David, 
that  Miclial  tlie  daughter  of  Saul 
looking  out  at  a  window  saw 
king  David  dancing  and  play- 
ing: and  she  despised  him  in  her 
heart. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Vavid^s  festival  sacrifice,  4  He  ordereth  a 
choir  to  sing  thanksniuin^.  7  The  psalm  of 
thanksgiving.  37  He  appointeth  ministers, 
porters,  priests,  and  musicians,  to  attend  con- 
tinually on  the  ark. 

SO  « they  brought  the  ark  of  God, 
and  set  it  in  the  midst  of  the 
tent  that  David  had  pitched  for 
it:  and  the^'  offered  burnt  sacri- 
fices and  peace  offerings  before 
God. 

2  And  when  David  had  made  an 
end  of  offering  the  burnt  offerings 
and  tlie  peace  offerings,  he  bless- 
ed the  people  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

3  And  he  dealt  to  every  one  of 
Israel,  both  man  and  woman,  to 
everj'  one  a  loaf  of  bread,  and  a 
good  piece  of  IJesli,  and  a  flagon 
of  wine. 

4  ?  And  he  appointed  certain  of 
the  Levites  to  minister  before  the 
ark  of  the  Lord,  and  to  'record, 
and  to  thank  and  praise  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel : 

5  Asaph  the  chief,  and  next  to 
him  Zechariah,  Jeiel,  and  She- 
miramoth, and  Jehiel.  and  Mat- 
tithiali,  and  Eliab,  and  Benaiah, 
and  Obed-edom :  and  Jeiel  t  witli 
psalteries  and  witii  harps;  but 
Asaph  made  a  sound  with  cym- 
bals; 

6  Benaiah  also  and  Jahaziel  the 
priests  witli  trumpets  continu- 
ally before  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  God. 

7  T  Then  on  that  day  David  de- 
livered c  first  this  psalm  to  thank 
the  Lord  into  the  hand  of  Asaph 
and  his  brethren. 

8  ('Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
call  upon  his  name,  make  known 
his  deeds  among  the  people. 

9  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto 
him,  talk  ye  of  all  his  wondrous 
works. 

10  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name:  let 
the  heart  of  them  rejoice  tliat 
seek  the  Lord. 

11  Seek  the  Lord  and  his 
strength,  seek  his  face  continu- 
ally. 

12  Remember  his  marvellous 
works  that  he  hath  done,  his 
wonders,  and  the  judgments  of 
his  mouth ; 

13  O  ye  seed  of  Israel  his  servant, 
ye  children  of  Jacob,  his  chosen 
ones. 

14  He  is  the  Lord  our  God ;  his 
judgments  are  in  all  tlie  earth. 

1-5  Be  ye  mindful  always  of  his 
covenant;  the  word  tchich  he 
commanded  to  a  thousand  gen- 
erations ; 

16  Even  of  the « covenant  which  he 
made  with  Abraham,  and  of  his 
oath  unto  Isaac ; 

17  And  hath  confirmed  the  same 
to  Jacob  for  a  law,  and  to  Israel 
for  an  everlasting  covenant, 

18  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I  give 

«9.5 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1042. 


a  2  Sam.  6.  17 


b  Ps.  38,  <k 
70,  title. 


-  Heh.  with 
instruments 
of  psalteries 
and  harps. 


c  See  2  Sam. 
23.  1. 


dPs.  105.  1- 
15. 


eGen.  17.  2. 
&  28.  3.  & 
28.  13.  (k  3S. 
11. 


David's  x)salm  of  thanksoivlng.    I.  CHRONICLES. 


God  promiscth  David 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1042. 


T  Hcb. 

tfie  cord. 
t  IJeh.men 

of  number. 
/Gen.  34.  30. 
g  a^n.  12.  17. 

&  20.  3. 

Kx.  7.  15-18. 
h  Vb.  105.  15. 

iPs.  90.  l,&c 


J  ¥h.  106.  1.  (fc 
107.  1.  &■■  118. 
I.  &.  130.  1. 


n  1  Kings  8. 

15. 
o  Deut.  27.  i; 


pch.  21.  29. 
2  C;iir.  1.  3. 


the  land  of  Canaan,  t  the  lot  of 
your  inheritance; 

19  When  ye  were  but  i  few, /even 
a  few,  and  strangers  in  it. 

20  And  u'lun  thej'  went  from 
nation  to  nation,  and  fro  in  one 
kingdom  to  another  people: 

21  He  suffered  no  man  to  do 
them  wrong:  yea,  he  w reproved 
kings  for  their  sakes, 

22  Sayinc),  '' Tcaich  not  mine 
anointed,  and  do  my  prophets  no 
harm. 

23  'Sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the 
earth ;  shew  fortli  from  day  to 
day  his  salvation. 

2-1  Declare  his  glory  among  the 
heathen  ;  his  marvellous  works 
among  all  nations. 

2)  For  great  in  the  Loun,  and 
greatly  to  be  praised:  he  also  U  to 
be  feared  above  all  gods. 

26  For  all  the  gods  i^  of  the  peo- 
ple are  idols :  but  the  Lord  made 
the  heavens. 

27  Glory  and  honoui'  are  in  his 
presence;  strength  and  gladness 
are  in  his  place. 

28  Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kin- 
dreds of  the  people,  give  unto 
the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

29  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory 
due  unto  his  name :  bring  an  offer- 
ing, and  come  before  him :  wor- 
ship the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of 
holiness. 

30  Fear  before  him,  all  the  earth: 
the  world  also  shall  be  stable, 
that  it  be  not  moved. 

31  Let  the  heavens  be  glad, 
and  let  the  earth  rejoice :  and 
let  men  saj'  among  tlie  nations. 
The  Lord  reigneth. 

32  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  ful- 
ness thereof:  let  the  fields  rejoice, 
and  all  that  is  therein. 

33  Tlien  shall  the  trees  of  the 
wood  sing  out  at  the  presence  of 
the  Lord,  because  he  cometh  to 
judge  the  earth. 

34  'O  give  thanks  unto  the 
Lord  ;  lor  he  is  good ;  for  his 
mercy  emlureth  for  ever. 

35  "'  And  say  ye,  Save  ns,  O  God 
of  our  salvation,  and  gather  us 
together,  anfl  deliver  us  from  the 
heathen,  that  we  may  give  thanks 
to  thy  "holy  name,  and  glory  in 
thy  praise. 

30  "Ble.ssed  be  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  for  ever  and  ever.  And 
all  "the  iieople  said.  Amen,  and 
praised  the  Lord. 

37  1i  So  he  left  there  before  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
Asaph  and  his  brethren,  to  min- 
ister before  the  ark  continually, 
as  every  day's  work  re(|iiired: 

38  And  O'bed-edom  with  their 
brethren,  threescore  and  eight; 
Obed-edom  also  the  son  of  Jedu- 
thun  and  Ifosah  (n  he  iiorters  : 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest,  and 
his  brethren  the  priests,  y  before 

:'>9(j 


the  tabernacle   of  the  Lord  7  in 
the  high  place  that  was  at  Gibeon, 

40  To  offer  burnt  offerings  unto 
the  Lord  upon  the  altar  of 
the  burnt  offering  continually 
j-t morning  and  evening,  and  to 
do  according  to  all  that  is  writ- 
ten in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  which 
he  commanded  Israel ; 

41  And  with  them  Heman  and 
.Teduthun,  and  the  rest  that  were 
chosen,  who  were  expressed  by 
name,  to  give  thanks  to  the  Lord, 
s  because  his  mercy  enduretli  for 
ever ; 

42  And  with  them  Heman  and 
Jeduthun  with  trumpets  and 
cymbals  for  those  that  should 
inake  a  sound,  and  with  musical 
instruments  of  God.  And  the 
sons  of  Jeduthun  vc/^re  t  porters. 

43 ''And  all  the  people  departed 
every  man  to  his  house:  and 
David  returned  to  bless  his 
house. 

CHAPTER  XVIL 

1  Nathan  Jirst  approving  the  purpose  of  David, 
to  huihl  God  a  house,  3  after  l,y  the  word  of 
God  forliiddeth  him,  11  He  promiseth  him 
blessings  and  benefits  in  his  seed.  10  David's 
prayer  and  thanksgiving. 

NOW  «it  came  to  pass,  as  Da- 
vid sat  in  his  house,  that  Da- 
vid said  to  Nathan  the  prophet, 
Lo.  I  dwell  in  a  house  of  cedars, 
but  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  remaineth  under  curtains. 

2  Then  Nathan  said  unto  David, 
Do  all  that  is  in  thine  heart;  for 
God  is  with  thee. 

3  ^1  And  it  came  to  pass  the 
same  night,  that  the  word  of  God 
came  to  Nathan,  saying, 

4  Go  and  tell  David  my  servant, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thou  shall 
not  build  me  a  house  to  dwell  in  : 

.5  Fori  have  notdw^lt  in  a  house 
since  the  day  that  I  brought  up 
Israel  unto  this  day;  but  thave 
gone  from  tent  to  tent,  and  from 
one  tabernacle  to  another, 

G  Wheresoever  I  have  walked 
with  all  Israel,  spake  I  a  word 
to  any  of  the  judges  of  Israel, 
whom  I  commanded  to  feed  my 
peoi)le,  saying,  Why  have  ye  not 
built  me  a  house  of  cedars?' 

7  Now  therelbre  thus  shalt  thou 
say  unto  m\'servant  David,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I  took 
thee  from  the  sheei)cote,  even 
H'rom  Ibllowing  the  slieep,  that 
thou  shouldest  be  ruler  over  mj' 
people  Israel : 

8  And  I  have  been  with  thee 
whithersoever  thou  hast  walked, 
and  have  cut  off  all  thine  enemies 
from  before  thee,  and  have  made 
thee  a  name  like  the  name  of  the 
great  men  tiuit  arc  in  the  earth. 

9  Also  I  will  ordain  a  place  lor 
my  people  Israel,  and  will  plant 
tliem,  and  tliej^  shall  dwell  in 
their  place,  and  shall  be  moved 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1042. 


7  1  Kings  3.  4. 
rEx.  29.  3H. 

>'um.  28.3. 
t  Heh.  ill  the 

morning, 


and 


the 


evening. 


s  ver.  31. 
2  Cl]r.  5.  13. 


Ezras.  11. 
Jer.  33.  11. 


tHeb. 

fur  the  gale, 
t  2  Sam.  6. 19, 

20. 


a  2  Sam. 


i  Heb. 
have  been. 


t  Heh. 
from  after. 


blessings  in  his  j^osteritij. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


David's  victoi^ies. 


Heforc 
CHRIST 

about  1042. 


6  2  Sam.  7.  14, 


e  Luke  1.  33. 


<f  2Sam.  T.  18. 


no  more;  neither  shall  the  chil- 
dren of  wickedness  waste  them 
anj"  more,  as  at  the  beginning, 

10  And  since  the  time  that  I  com- 
manded judges  to  be  over  my  peo- 
ple Israel.  Moreover  I  will  sub- 
due ail  thine  enemies.  Further- 
more I  tell  thee,  that  the  Loed 
will  build  t]iee  a  house. 

11  ^  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
wlien  thy  days  be  expired  that 
thou  must  go  to  be  with  thy  fa- 
thers, that  I  will  raise  up  thy 
seed  after  thee,  which  shall  be 
of  thy  sons ;  and  I  will  establish 
his  kingdom. 

12  He  shall  build  me  a  house,  and 
I  will  stablish  his  throne  for  ever. 

13  *I  will  be  his  fatlier,  and  he 
shall  be  my  son:  and  I  will  not 
take  my  mercy  away  from  him, 
as  I  took  it  from  hhn  that  was 
before  thee : 

14  But  cj  will  settle  him  in  mine 
house  and  in  my  kingdom  for 
ever:  and  his  throne  shall  be 
established  for  evermore. 

1-5  According  to  all  these  words, 
and  according  to  all  this  vision, 
so  did  Nathan  speak  unto  David. 

16  1  f'And  David  the  king  came 
and  sat  before  the  Lord,  and 
said,  Who  am  I,  O  Lord  God,  and 
what  is  mine  house,  that  thou 
hast  brought  me  hitherto? 

17  And  yet  this  was  a  small  thing 
in  thine  ej'es,  O  God;  for  thou 
hast  cU-'^o  spoken  of  thy  servant's 
house  for  a  great  while  to  come, 
and  hast  regarded  me  according 
to  the  estate  of  a  man  of  high 
degree,  O  Lord  God. 

18  What  can  David  speak  more 
to  thee  for  the  honour  of  thy 
servant?  for  thou  knowest  thy 
servant. 

19  OLORD,  for  thy  servant's  sake, 
and  according  to  thine  own  heart, 
hast  thou  done  all  this  greatness, 
in  making  known  all  these  f  great 
things. 

20  O  Lord,  tliere  is  none  like 
thee,  neither  is  there  any  God  be- 
sides thee,  according  to  all  that 
we  have  heard  with  our  ears. 

21  And  what  one  nation  in  the 
earth  is  like  thy  people  Israel, 
whom  God  went  to  redeem  to 
be  his  own  people,  to  make  thee 
a  name  of  greatness  and  terrible- 
ness,  by  driving  out  nations  Irom 
before  thy  people,  whom  thou 
hast  redeemed  out  of  Egypt? 

22  For  thy  people  Israel  didst 
thou  make  thine  own  people  for 
ever;  and  thou,  Lord,  becamest 
their  God. 

23  Therefore  now.  Lord,  let  the 
thing  that  thou  hast  spoken  con- 
cerning thy  servant  and  concern- 
ing his  house  be  established  for 
ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast  said, 

24  Let  it  even  be  established,  that 
thy  name  may  be  magnified  for 


ever,  saying.  The  Lord  of  hosts 
is  the  God  of  Israel,  even  a  God  to 
Israel :  and  let  the  house  of  David 
thy  servant  be  established  before 
thee. 

25  For  thou,  O  my  God,  -fhast 
told  thy  servant  that  thou  wilt 
build  him  a  house:  therefore  thy 
servant  hath  found  in  his  heart  to 
pray  before  thee. 

26  And  now.  Lord,  thou  art  God, 
and  hast  promised  this  goodness 
unto  thy  servant: 

27  Now  therefore  filet  it  please 
thee  to  bless  the  house  of  thy 
servant,  that  it  may  be  before 
thee  for  ever:   for  thou  blessest, 

0  Lord,  and  it  shall  be  blessed  for 
ever. 

CHAPTER   XVIIL 

1  David  subduclh  the  Philistines  and  the  Moab- 
iles.  3  He  smileth  Iladarezcr  and  the  Syrians. 
9  Tou  sendcth  Ha'loram  with  presents  to  bless 
David.  11  The  presents  and  the  spoil  David 
dedicateth  to  God.  13  He  puttcth  garrisons  tn 
Edom.     1-1  David's  ojjicers. 

NOW  after  this  "it  came  to 
pass,  that  David  smote  the 
Philistines,  and  subdued  them, 
and  took  Gath  and  her  towns  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  smote  Moab;  and  the 
Moabites  became  David's  serv- 
ants, and  brought  gifts. 

3  ^  And  David  smote  1!  Hadare- 
zer  king  of  Zobah  unto  Hamath, 
as  he  v.ent  to  stablish  his  domin- 
ion by  the  river  Euphrates. 

4  And  David  took  from  him  a 
thousand  chariots,  and  *  seven 
thousand  horsemen,  and  twenty' 
thousand  footmen:  David  also 
houghed  all  the  chariot //or.«e.s,  but 
reserved  of  them  a  hundred  char- 
iots. 

5  And  when  the  Syrians  of  t  Da- 
mascus came  to  help  Hadarezer 
king  of  Zobah,  David  slew  of  the 
Syrians  two  and  twenty  thousand 
nien. 

6  Then  David  put  garrisons  in 
Syria-damascus;  and  the  Syrians 
became  David's  servants,  and 
brought  gifts.  Thus  the  Lord 
preserved  David  whithersoever 
he  went. 

7  And  David  took  the  shields  of 
gold  that  were  on  the  servants  of 
Hadarezer,  and  brought  them  to 
Jerusalem. 

8  Likewise  from  BTibhath,  and 
irom  Chun,  cities  of  Hadarezer, 
brought  David  very  much  brass, 
wherewith  ^Solomon  made  the 
brazen  sea,  and  the  pillars,  and 
the  vessels  of  brass. 

9  11  Now  when  il  Tou  king  of  Ha- 
math heard  how  David  had  smit- 
ten all  the  host  of  Hadarezer 
king  of  Zobah ; 

10  He  sent  ;i  Hadoram  his  son  to 
king  David,  3  to  inquire  of  his  wel- 
fare, and  tto  cougratulate  him, 
because   he   had  fought  against 

397 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1042, 


tHeh.  hast, 
revealed  the 
ear  of  thy 


i;  Or,  it  hath 
pleased  thee. 


about  1040. 
a  2  Sam.  8.  1, 
&c. 


II  Or, 
Hadadezer, 
2  Sam.  8.  3. 


ft  2  Sam.  a  4, 
seven  hund- 
red. 


tHeb. 
DarmcseJt, 


",  Called  ill 

ilie  book  of 

Samuel 

Bctah,  and 

Bcrothai. 
c  1  Kings  7. 

13,  23. 

2(;hr.  4.  12, 

15,  16. 
II  Or,  Toi, 

2  Sam.  8.  0. 
II  Or,  Joram, 

2  Sam.  8.  10. 
!l  Or, 

to  salute. 
tHeb. 

to  bless. 


David  sendcth  to  Hanun. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


The  Anwwnites  overcome. 


Befo  re 
CHRIST 

about  1040. 


t  Heb. 
was  the  man 
vf  wars. 


t  Hcb. 
A'jsliai. 

tl'2  Sam.  8.13. 


c  2  Sam.  8.  14, 


I!  Or,  re- 
memfiranccr. 

II  Called 
Ahimciecht 
2  S;>m.  8.  17. 

llCalleil 
Seraiah, 
2  Sam.  8.  17, 
and  Shiska, 
1  Kings  4.  3. 

/2  Sam.  8.15. 

t  Heb. 
at  the  hand 
of  the  king. 


about  1037. 

a  2  Sam,  10.1, 
<kc. 


+  Heb. 

Jn  ihinf  eyet 
iluth  Vavitlf 


Hadarezer,  and  smitten  him ; 
(for  Hadarezer  t  had  war  with 
Tou  ;)  and  with  him  all  manner  of 
vessels  of  gold  and  silver  and 
brass. 

11  %  Them  also  king  David  dedi- 
cated unto  the  Lord,  with  the  sil- 
ver and  the  gold  that  he  brought 
from  all  these  nations;  from 
Edom,  and  from  Moab,  and  from 
thechildren  of  Amnion,  and  from 
the  Philistines,  and  from  Amalek. 

12  Moreover,  tAbishai  the  son  of 
Zeruiah  slew  of  the  Kdcmiites  in 
the  valley  of  salt  ''eighteen  thou- 
sand. 

13  H  cAnd  lie  put  garrisons  in 
Edom;  and  all  the  Edomites  be- 
came David's  servants.  Thus  the 
Lord  preserved  David  whither- 
soever he  went. 

14  H  So  David  reigned  over  all 
Israel,  and  executed  judgment 
and  justice  among  all  his  people. 

15  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah 
was  over  the  host;  and  Jehosha- 
phat  the  son  of  Ah ilud,  II  record- 
er; 

16  And  Zadok  the  son  of  Ahitub, 
and  11  Abimelech  the  son  of  Abia- 
thar,  were  the  priests ;  and  II  Shav- 
sha  was  scribe ; 

17  /And  Benaiah  the  sonof.Te- 
hoiada  was  over  the  Cherethites 
and  the  Pelethites;  and  the  .sons 
of  David  were  chief  +  about  the 
king. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  David's  messengers,  sent  to  eomfort  Hanun  the 
son  of  Nahash,  arc  villannitsly  entreated.  6 
The  Ammonites,  strengthened  by  the  Syrians, 
are  overcome  hy  Joab  and  Atushai.  16  Sho- 
phach,  making  a  new  supply  of  the  Syrians,  is 
stain  by  David. 

NOW  "it  came  to  pass  after 
this,  that  Nahash  the  king  of 
the  children  of  Amnion  died,  and 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  And  David  said,  I  will  .shew 
kindne.ss  unto  Hanun  the  son  of 
Nahash,  becausehisfathcrslu'wed 
kindness  to  me.  And  David  sent 
messengers  to  comfort  liim  con- 
cerning his  father.  So  the  serv- 
ants of  David  came  into  the  land 
of  the  children  of  Amnion  to  Ha- 
nun, to  comfort  him. 

.3  But  the  iiruices  of  the  children 
of  Amnion  said  to  Hanun, 
t  Thinkesl  thou  that  David  doth 
honour  thy  father,  tliat  he  hath 
sent  comlbrters  unto  the(>?  are 
not  his  servants  come  unto  thee 
for  to  search,  and  to  overthrow, 
and  to  spy  out  the  land  ? 

4  Wherefore  Hanun  took  David's 
sei'vants,  and  shaved  them,  and 
cut  ort"  their  garments  in  tiie 
midst  hard  by  their  buttocks,  and 
sent  them  away. 

5  Then  there  went  certain,  and 
told  David  how  the  men  were 
served;  and  he  sent  to  meet 
them :  for  the  men  were  greatly 


ashamed.  And  the  king  said, 
Tarry  at  Jericho  until  your  beards 
lie  grown,  and  then  return. 

6  if  And  when  the  children  of 
Amnion  saw  that  they  had  made 
themselves  t  odious  to'  David,  Ha- 
nun and  the  children  of  Amnion 
sent  a  thou.sand  talents  of  silver 
to  hire  them  chariots  and  horse- 
men out  of  Mesopotamia,  and  out 
of  Syria-maachah,  *and  out  of 
Zobali. 

7  So  they  hired  thirty  and  two 
thousand  chariots,  and  the  king 
of  Maachah  and  his  people;  who 
came  and  pitched  before  Medeba. 
And  the  children  of  Ammon 
gathered  themselves  together 
from  their  cities,  and  came  to 
battle. 

8  And  when  David  heard  of  it, 
he  sent  Joab,  and  all  the  host  of 
the  mighty  men. 

9  And  the  children  of  Amnion 
came  out,  and  put  the  battle  in 
array  before  the  gate  of  the  citj^: 
and  the  kings  that  were  come 
ivere  by  themselves  in  the  field. 

10  Now  when  Joab  saw  that  tthe 
battle  was  set  against  him  before 
and  behind,  he  chose  out  of  all 
the  11  choice  of  Israel,  and  put 
them  in  array  against  the  Syrians. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he 
delivered  unto  the  hand  of  tAbish- 
ai liLs  brother,  and  they  set 
themselves  in  array  against  the 
children  of  Ammon. 

12  And  he  said.  If  the  Syrians 
be  too  strong  for  me,  then  thou 
Shalt  help  me:  but  if  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  be  too  strong 
for  thee,  then  I  will  help  thee. 

13  Be  of  good  courage,  and  let 
us  behave  ourselves  valiantly  lor 
our  people,  and  for  the  cities  of 
our  (iod:  and  let  the  Lord  do 
that  which  is  good  in  his  sight. 

14  So  Joab  and  the  people  that 
i«6?-<^with  him  drew  nigh  before 
the  Syrians  unto  the  battle;  and 
they  iled  before  him. 

15  And  when  the  children  of 
Ammon  saw  that  the  Syrians 
were  lied,  they  likewise  Iled  be- 
fore Abishai  his  brother,  and 
entered  into  the  city.  Then  Joab 
came  to  Jerusalem. 

1()  U  And  when  the  Syrians  saw 
that  they  were  put  to  tlie  wor.se 
before  Israel,  they  sent  messen- 
gers, and  drew  forth  the  Syrians 
that  ifti-e  beyond  the  II  river:  and 
llShophacli  "the  captain  of  the 
host  of  Hadarezer  went  before 
them. 

17  And  it  was  told  David;  and 
he  gathered  all  Israel,  and  pass- 
ed over  Jordan,  and  came  upon 
them,  and  set  the  battic  in  array 
against  them.  So  when  David 
liad  put  the  battle  in  array 
against  the  Syrians,  they  fought 
with  him. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1037. 


t  Hell. 
to  stink. 


6ch.  18.  5,9. 


about  1037. 


t  Heh.  the 
fare  of  the 
battle  was. 

II  Or, 
youn^  men. 

t  Heb. 
Abshai. 


about  103G. 


!|  TImt  is, 
Euphrates. 

II  Or, 
Shobach, 
2  Sam.  10.16 


Rahbah  taken  and  spoiled. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


David  numhereth  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1036. 


about  ia35. 

a2  Sam.  11.1. 

tHeb. 
at  the  return 
vf  the  year. 


hi  Sam.  12. 
26. 

about  10.3.3. 

c2  Sam.  12. 

30,  31. 
t  Heb.  the 

weight  of. 


about  1018. 

d'2  Sam.  21. 

1*. 
llOr, 

continued. 
t  Heb.  stuoiL 
il  Or,  Gull. 
f  ch.  n.  29. 
II  Or,  Haph. 

2  Sam.  21. 

18. 
11  Or,  Rapha. 
'I  Called 

also  Jaare- 

orcgim, 

2  Sam.  21. 

19. 
fl  Sam.  21. 

20. 
T  Heb.  a  man 

of  measure. 
t  Heb.  born 

to  the  giant, 

or,  Rapha. 
II  Or, 

reproached. 
II  Called 

Hhammah, 

ISam.  16.  9. 


18  But  tlie  Syrians  fled  before 
Israel;  and  David  slew  of  the 
Syrians  seven  tliouaand  mejiirhich 
fought  in  chariots,  and  forty  thou- 
.sand  footmen,  and  Ivilied  Sho- 
phach  the  captain  of  the  host. 

19  And  when  the  servants  ^of 
Hadarezer  saw  that  they  were 
put  to  the  worse  before  Israel, 
they  made  peace  with  David, 
and  became  his  servants:  nei- 
ther would  the  Syrians  help  the 
children  of  Ammon  any  more. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Rabbah  is  besieged  by  Joah,  spoiled  by  David, 
and  the  people  thereof  tortured.  4  Three 
giants  are  slain  in  three  several  overthrows  of 
the  Philistines. 

AND  «it  came  to  pass,  that 
.  tafter  the  year  was  expired, 
at  the  time  that  kings  go  out  fo 
battle,  Joab  led  forth  the  power 
of  the  army,  and  wa.sted  the 
country  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon, and  caine  and  besieged 
Rabbah.  But  David  tarried  at 
Jerusalem.  And  ^Joab  smote 
Rabbah,  and  destroyed  it. 

2  And  David  ^took  tlie  crown 
of  their  king  from  off  his  head, 
and  lound  it  +to  weigh  a  talent 
of  gold,  and  thej-e  icere  precious 
stones  in  it :  and  it  was  set  upon 
David's  head :  and  he  brought 
also  exceeding  much  spoil  out 
of  the  city. 

3  And  lie  brought  out  the  peo- 
ple that  u-fre  in  it,  and  cut  ihem 
with  saws,  and  with  harrows  of 
iron,  and  with  a.xes.  Even  so 
dealt  David  with  all  the  cities  of 
the  children  of  Ammon.  And 
David  and  all  the  people  return- 
ed to  Jerusalem. 

4  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  after 
this,  <^  that  there  !l  t  arose  war  at 
iGezer  with  the  Philistines;  at 
which  time  "Sibbechai  the  Hu- 
shathite  slew  ISippai,  that  was  of 
the  children  of  lithe  giant:  and 
they  were  subdued. 

0  And  there  was  war  again  with 
the  Philistines;  and  Elhanan  the 
sou  of  llJair  slew  Lahmi  the 
brother  of  Goliath  the  Gittite, 
whose  spear  staff  it'a.s  like  a  weav- 
er's beam. 

6  And  yet  again  /there  was  war 
at  Gath,where  was  ^  a  man  oi' great 
stature,  whose  lingers  and  toes 
were  four  and  twenty,  six  on  each 
hand,  and  six  on  each  foot :  and  he 
also  was  tthe  son  of  the  giant. 

7  But  when  he  li  defied  Israel, 
Jonathan  the  son  of  II  Shimea  Da- 
vid's brother  slew  him. 

8  These  were  born  unto  the  giant 
in  Gath  ;  and  they  fell  by  the  hand 
of  David,  and  by  the  hand  of  his 
servants. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  David,  tempted  by  Satan,  forceth  Joab  to  num- 
her  the  people,  o  The  numhcr  of  the  people  be- 
ing brought,  David  rcpcnteth  of  it.  9   David 


having  three  plagues  propounded  by  Gad  chooS' 
eth  the  pestilence.  14  After  the  death  of  seventy 
thousand,  David  by  repentance  preventeth  the 
destruction  of  Jerusalem.  18  David,  by  Gad^s 
direction,  purchaselh  Oman's  th reshing floor  : 
where  having  built  an  altar,  God  givelh  a  sign 
of  his  favour  by  fire,  and  stayeth  the  plague. 
28  David  sacri/iceth  there,  being  restrained 
from  Gibeon  by  fair  of  the  angel. 

AND  "Satan  stood  up  against 
.  Israel,  and  provoked  David 
to  number  Israel. 

2  And  David  said  to  Joab  and 
to  the  rulers  of  the  people,  Go, 
number  Israel  from  Beer-sheba 
even  to  Dan;  ''and  bring  the  num- 
ber of  them  to  me,  that  I  may 
know  it. 

8  And  Joab  answered.  The  Lord 
make  his  people  a  hundred 
times  so  many  more  as  they  be: 
but,  my  lord  the  king,  a)e  they 
not  all  my  lord's  servants  ?  why 
then  doth  my  lord  require  this 
thing?  why  will  he  be  a  cause  of 
trespass  to  Israel  ? 

4  Nevertheless  the  king's  word 
prevailetl  against  Joab.  Where- 
fore Joab  departed,  and  went 
throughout  all  Israel,  and  came 
to  Jerusalem. 

5  1[  And  Joab  gave  the  sum  of 
the  number  of  the  people  unto 
David.  And  all  thft/  or  Israel 
wei'e  a  thousand  thousand  and 
a  hundred  thousand  inen  that 
drew  sword :  and  Judah  uas  four 
hundred  threescore  and  ten  thou- 
sand men  that  drew  sword. 

(i  cRut  Levi  and  Benjamin  count- 
ed he  not  among  them :  for  the 
king's  word  was  abominable  to 
Joab. 

7  tAnd  God  was  displeased  with 
this  thing ;  therefore  he  smote  Is- 
rael. 

8  And  David  said  unto  God,  ^I 
have  sinned  greatly,  because  I 
have  done  this  thing:  «but  now, 
I  beseech  thee,  do  away  the  in- 
iquity of  thy  servant;  lor  I  have 
done  verj-  foolishly. 

9  1;  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Gad,  David's /seer,  saying, 

10  Go  and  tell  David,  saying. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  totter 
thee  three  things:  choose  thee 
one  of  •hem,  that  I  may  do  it  un- 
to thee. 

11  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and 
said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  +  Choose  thee 

12  if  Either  three  years'  famine; 
or  three  months  to  be  destroyed 
before  thy  foes,  while  that  "the 
sword  of  thine  enemies  overtak- 
eth  t/t^-;  or  else  three  days  the 
sword  of  the  Lord,  even  the  pest- 
ilence, in  the  land, and  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  destroying  through- 
out all  the  coa.sts  of  Israel.  Now 
therefore  advise  thyself  what 
word  I  shall  bring  again  to  him 
that  sent  me. 

13  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I 

399 


Before 
CHRIST 

101  r. 


o2Sam.  24.  1, 


t  Heb.  And 
it  was  evil 
in  the  eyes 
of  the  LORD 
concerning 
this  thing. 

dl  Sam.  24. 
10. 

e2  Sam.  12. 


/■gee  1  Sam. 

9.  9. 
tHeb. 

stretch  out. 


tHeb. 

Take  to  thee. 
g1  Sam.  24. 


The  three  days'  pestilence. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


David's  charge 


Before 

CHRIST 

1017. 


I  See  Gen.  6. 


;ior, 

Aratcnah, 
2  Sam.  24. 
IS. 
»2Chr.  3.  1. 


3  Or, 
When  Or- 
nan  turned 
back  and  saw 
the  angel, 
then  he  and 
kis  four  sons 
with  him  hid 
thnmselves. 


am  in  a  great  strait:  let  me  fall 
now  into  the  hand  of  tlie  Lord; 
for  very  II great  a)-e  his  mercies: 
but  let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand 
of  man. 

14  If  So  the  Lord  sent  pestilence 
upon  Israel:  and  there  fell  of  Is- 
rael seventy  thousand  men. 

15  And  God  sent  an  '*  angel  unto 
Jerusalem  to  destroy  it:  and  as 
he  was  destroying,  the  Lord  be- 
held, and  »he  repented  him  of  the 
evil,  and  said  to  the  angel  that  de- 
stroyed, It  is  enough,  stay  now 
thine  hand.  And  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  stood  by  the  threshingfloor 
of  II  Oman  the  Jebusite. 

16  And  David  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  '-saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
stand  between  the  earth  and  the 
heaven,  having  a  drawn  sword  in 
his  hand  stretched  out  over  Jeru- 
salem. Then  David  and  the  eld- 
ers of  Israel,  ivho  xvere  clothed  in 
sackcloth,  fell  upon  their  faces. 

17  And  David  said  unto  God,  Is  it 
not  I  that  commanded  the  people 
to  be  numbered?  even  I  it  is  that 
have  sinned  and  done  evil  indeed ; 
but  as  for  these  sheep,  what  have 
they  done?  let  thine  hand,  I  pray 
thee,  O  Lord  my  God,  be  on  me, 
and  on  my  father's  house ;  but  not 
on  thy  people,  that  they  should 
be  plagued. 

18  If  Then  the  'angel  of  the  Lord 
commanded  Gad  to  say  to  David, 
that  David  should  go  up,  and  set 
up  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  in  the 
threshingfloor  of  Oman  the  Jeb- 
usite. 

19  And  David  went  up  at  the  say- 
ing of  Gad,  which  he  spake  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

20  II  And  Oman  turned  back,  and 
saw  tlie  angel ;  and  his  four  sons 
with  him  hid  themselves.  Now 
Oman  was  threshing  wheat. 

21  And  as  David  came  to  Oman, 
Oman  looked  and  saw  David  and 
went  out  of  the  threshingHoor, 
and  bowed  himself  to  David  with 
his  face  to  the  ground. 

22  Then  David  said  to  Oman, 
t  Grant  me  the  place  of  tli  is  thresh- 
ingfloor, that  I  may  build  an  altar 
therein  unto  the  Lord:  thoushalt 
grant  it  me  for  tiie full  price:  that 
the  plague  may  be  stayed  from 
the  people. 

%\  And  Oman  said  unto  David, 
Take  it  to  thee,  and  let  my  lord 
the  king  do  that  ivhich  is  good  in 
his  eyes:  lo,  I  give  thre  the  oxen 
also  for  burnt  olferings,  ;uid  the 
threshing  instruments  lor  wood, 
and  the  wheat  for  the  meat  olfer- 
ing;  I  give  it  all. 

24  And  king  David  said  to  Oman, 
Nay;  but  I  will  verily  buy  it  for 
the" full  price:  lor  I  will  not  take 
that  which  is  thine  for  the  Lord, 
nor  offer  burnt  olferings  without 
cost. 

400 


25  So  "I  David  gave  to  Ornan  for 
the  place  six  hundred  shekels  of 
gold  by  weight. 

26  And  David  built  there  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt 
offerings  and  peace  offerings,  and 
called  upon  the  Lord;  and  «  he 
answered  him  from  heaven  by  fire 
upon  the  altar  of  burnt  offering. 

27  And  the  Lord  commanded 
the  angel;  and  he  put  up  his  sword 
again  into  the  sheath  thereof 

28  \  At  that  time  when  David 
saw  that  tlie  Lord  had  answered 
him  in  the  threshingfloor  of  Or-! 
nan  the  Jebusite,  then  he  sacri- 
ficed there. 

29  oFor  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord,  which  Moses  made  in  the 
wilderness,  and  the  altar  of  the 
burnt  offering,  xcere  at  that  season 
in  the  high  place  at  J^Gibeon. 

30  But  David  could  not  go  before 
it  to  inquire  of  God:  ibr  he  was 
afraid  because  of  the  sword  of  the 
angel  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER   XXIL 

1  Davids  foreknowing  the  place  of  the  ttrnple^ 
prepareth  abundance  for  the  building  of  it,  6 
He  instructeth  Solomon  in  God's  promises,  and 
his  duty  in  building  the  temple.  17  He  charg' 
cth  the  princes  to  assist  his  son. 

THEN  David  said,  "ThisVs  the 
house  of  the  Lord  God,  and 
this  is  the  altar  of  the  burnt  offer- 
ing for  Israel. 

2  And  David  commanded  to 
gather  together  ^the  strangers 
that  ivf.re  in  the  land  of  Israel ; 
and  he  set  masons  to  hew  wrought 
stones  to  build  the  house  of  God. 

3  And  David  prepared  iron  in 
abundance  for  the  nails  for  the 
doors  of  the  gates,  and  for  the 
joinings;  and  brass  in  abuncjance 
c without  weight; 

4  Also  cedar  trees  in  abundance: 
for  the  f'Zidonians  and  they  of 
Tyre  brought  much  cedar  wood 
to  David. 

5  And  David  said,  c Solomon  my 
son  is  young  and  tender,  and  the 
house  l/iat  is  to  be  builded  for  the 
Loud  must  be  exceeding  magnifi- 
cal,  of  fame  and  of  glory  through- 
out all  countries:  1  will  i/i<  re/ore 
now  make  preparation  for  it.  So 
David  prepared  abundantly  be- 
Ibro  his  death. 

()  ^  Then  he  called  for  Solomon 
his  son,  and  charged  liiin  to  build 
a  house  lor  the  Loud  God  of  Is- 
rael. 

7  And  David  said  to  Solomon, 
My  son,  as  for  me,  fit  was  in  my 
mind  to  build  a  Jjouse  .'/unto  the 
name  of  the  Lord  my  God: 

8  Butthe  wordof  the  Lord  came 
to  me,  saying,  ''Thou  hast  shed 
blood  abundantly,  and  hast  made 
great  wars  :  tlioii  shalt  not  build  a 
house  unto  my  name,  because 
thou  hast  shed  much  blood  upon 
the  earth  in  my  sight. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1017. 


m2  Sam.  24. 
24. 


n  Lev.  0.  24. 
2  Chr.  3.  1. 


p  1  Kin?s  3.  4. 
ch.  16.  311. 
2  Chr.  1.  3. 


a  Deut.  12.  5. 
2  Sam.  24.18. 
ch.  21.  IB,  10, 
26,  28. 
2  Chr.  3.  1. 

ij  1  Kings  a.21. 


c  ver.  14. 

1  Kings?.  47. 
</l  Kings  5.  0. 


/2  Sam.  7.  2. 

1  KinsaS.lT. 

rh.  17.  1.  & 

28.  2. 
f  Deut.  12.  5, 

11. 
h  1  Kings  S.  3. 

ch.  28.  3. 


to  Solomon. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


The  S071S  of  Kohath. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1017. 


ich.  2M.  5. 
t  1  Kings  4.25. 

&  0.4. 
II  That  is, 

Peacca'jle. 
11  Sam.  T.  13. 

1  Kiiiss  h.  5. 

ch.  17.  12,  13. 

&.  2a.  6. 
mHcb.  I.  5. 
n  ver.  16. 


o  1  Kings  3.  9, 
12. 
Ps.  72.  1. 


;i  Josh.  I.  7,  8. 
ch.  28.  7. 


?Deut.  31.  7, 

8. 

Josh.  1.  6,  7, 
0. 

ill.  28.  20. 
0  Or,  in 
my  poverty. 


II  That  is, 
masons  and 
carpenlers. 


«Deut.  12.  10. 
Josh.  22.  4. 
2  Sain.  7.  1. 
ch.  23.  2j. 


u  2  Chr.  20.  3. 


X  1  Kings  e.  C, 

21. 

2  Chr.  5.  7. 

&  6.  11. 
V  ver.  7. 
1  Kiugs.'i.  3. 


1015. 

a  1  Kiugs  1. 
33-33. 
ch.  28.  5. 

1013. 


9  i  Behold,  a  son  shall  be  born  to 
thee,  who  shall  be  a  man  of  rest ; 
and  I  will  give  him  ^rest  from  all 
his  enemies  round  about :  for  his 
name  shall  be  !l Solomon,  and  I 
will  give  peace  and  quietness  unto 
Israel  in  his  days. 

10  'He  shall  build  a  house  for  my 
name;  and  ^ he  shall  be  my  son, 
and  I  icillbrAus  father;  and  I  will 
establish  the  throne  of  his  king- 
dom over  Israel  for  ever. 

11  Now,  my  son,  "  the  Lord  be 
with  thee;  and  prosper  thou,  and 
build  the  hou.se  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  as  he  liath  said  of  thee. 

12  Only  the  Lord  ogive  thee 
wisdom  and  understanding,  and 

i  give  thee  charge  concerning  Is- 
rael, tliat  thou  mayest  keep  the 
law  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 
lo  i^Then  shalt  thou  prosper,  if 
thou  takest  heed  to  fulHl  the  stat- 
utes and  judgments  which  the 
Lord  charged  Moses  with  con- 
cerning Israel :  <i  be  strong,  and  of 
good  courage;  dread  not,  nor  be 
dismayed. 

14  Xo\v,  behold,  II  in  my  trouble 
I  have  prepared  for  the  house  of 
the  Lord  a  hundred  thousand 
talents  of  gold,  and  a  thousand 
thousand  talents  of  silver;  and  of 
brass  and  iron  'without  weight; 
for  it  is  in  abundance:  timber  also 
and  stone  have  I  prepared;  and 
thou  mayest  add  thereto. 

15  Moreover,  there  arc  workmen 
with  thee  in  abundance,  hewers 
and  J  workers  ofstone  and  timber, 
and  all  manner  of  cunning  men 
for  every  manner  of  work. 

16  Of  the  gold,  the  silver,  and 
the  brass,  and  the  iron,//ie?-e  ('.v  no 
number.  Arise  thf.refore,  and  be 
doing,  and « the  Lord  be  with  thee. 

17  1  David  also  commanded  all 
the  princes  of  Israel  to  help  Sol- 
omon his  son,  sai/iiic/, 

IS  Is  not  the  Lord  your  God  with 
you?  fand  hath  he  not  given  you 
rest  on  everj'  side?  for  he  hath 
given  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
into  mine  hand;  and  the  land  is 
.subdued  before  the  Lord,  and 
before  hLs  people. 

19  Now  "set  your  heart  and  your 
soul  to  seek  the  Lord  your  God  ; 
arise  therefore,  and  build  ye  the 
sanctuary  of  the  Lord  God,  to 
^bring  tlie  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  holy  vessels  of 
God,  into  the  house  that  is  to  be 
built  y  to  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER   XXIIL 

1  David  ill  his  old  age  mahetk  Solomon  kinf.  2 
The  numhfr  and  distribution  of  the  Levites.  7 
The  families  of  the  Gershoniles.  12  The  sons 
of  Kohath.  21  The  sons  of  Merari.  24  The 
ojjice  of  the  Levites. 

SO  when  David  was  old  and  full 
of  days,  he  made  "Solomon 
his  son  king  over  Israel. 
2  ^  And  he  gathered  together  all 
26 


the  princes  of  Israel,  with  the 
priests  and  the  Levites. 

3  Now  the  Levites  were  number- 
ed from  the  age  of  '*  thirty  years 
and  upward :  and  their  number 
by  their  polls,  man  by  inan,  was 
thirty  and  eight  thousand. 

4  Of  which,  twenty  and  four 
thousand  \cere  II  to  set  forward 
the  work  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord;  and  si.Y  thousand  were 
c  officers  and  judges: 

5  Moi'eover  four  thousand  -ivere 
porters ;  and  four  thousand  prais- 
ed the  Lord  with  the  instruments 
<^  which  I  made,  said  David,  to 
praise  therewith. 

6  And  e  David  divided  them  into 
t  courses  among  the  sons  of  Le%a, 
namely,  Gershon,  Kohath,  and 
Merari. 

7  %  Of  the  /Gershonites  luere 
II  Laadan,  and  Shimei. 

8  The  sons  of  Laadan  ;  the  chief 
\ras  Jehiel,  and  Zetham,  and  Joel, 
three. 

9  The  sons  of  Shimei;  Shelo- 
mith,  and  Haziel,  and  Haran, 
three.  These  irere.  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  Laadan. 

10  And  the  sons  of  Shimei  were, 
Jahath,  11  Zina,  and  Jeush,  and 
Beriah.  These  four  icerc  the  sons 
of  Shimei. 

11  And  Jahath  was  the  chief, 
and  Zizah  the  second:  but  Jeush 
and  Beriah  +had  not  many  sons; 
therefore  they  were  in  one  reck- 
oning, according  to  their  father's 
house. 

12  ^  i/The  sons  of  Kohath;  Am- 
ram,  Izhar,  Hebron,  and  Uzziel, 
four. 

13  The  sons  of  '«Amram :  Aaron, 
and  Moses :  and  'Aaron  was  sep- 
arated, that  he  should  sanctify 
the  most  holy  things,  he  and  hia 
sons  for  ever,  /'to  burn  incense 
before  the  Lord,  'to  minister 
unto  him,  and  "'to  ble.ss  in  his 
name  for  ever. 

14  'Sow  concerning  Moses  the 
inan  of  God,  « his  sons  were 
named  of  the  tribe  of  Levi. 

15  0  The  sons  of  Moses  ivere,  Ger- 
shom,  and  Eliezer. 

16  Of  the  sons  of  Gershom, 
p  II  Shebuel  ivas  the  chief. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Eliezer  were, 
?ilehabiah  lithe  chief.  And  Eli- 
ezer had  none  other  sons;  but 
the  sons  of  Kehabiah  i  were  very 
many. 

IS  Of  the  sons  of  Izhar  ;  I!  Shel- 
omith  the  chief. 

19  '•Of  the  sons  of  Hebron;  Jeri- 
ah  the  first,  Amariah  the  second, 
Jahaziel  the  third,  and  Jekameam 
the  fourth. 

20  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel ;  Micah 
the  first,  and  Jesiah  the  second. 

21  f  8  The  sons  of  Merari ;  Mah- 
li,  and  Mushi.  The  sons  of  Mah- 
11 :  Eleazar,  and  t  Kish. 

401 


Before 
CHRIST 

1015. 


about  1045. 

6 -Num.  4.  3. 


I  Or, 
to  oversee. 


cDeut.  16.  18. 
ill.  26.  29. 
2  Chr.  19.  8. 


<iSee2  Chr. 

2a.  25,  26. 

Amos  6.  5. 
e  Ex.  6.  16. 

Num.  26.  57. 

cli.  6.  1,  (tc. 

2  Chr.  8.  14. 

Ic  29.  25. 
t  Heb. 

diiisions. 
/ch.  26.  21. 
II  Or,  Libni, 

ch.  6.  17. 


I  Or,  Zizah, 
ver.  11. 


tHeb. 
did  not  mul- 
tiply sons. 


k  Ex.  6.  20. 
i  Ex.  28.  1. 
Heb.  5.  4. 

*  Ex.  30.  7. 

Num.  16.  40. 

1  Sara.  2.  28. 
/Deut.  21.  5. 
m  Num.  6.  23. 

n  See  ch.  2fi. 
23,  24,  25. 

oEx.  2.  22.  & 
18.  3,  4. 

p  ch.  26.  24. 

II  Shu'jael, 
ch.  24.  20. 

qch.  26.  25. 

:iOr,  the  first. 

t  Heb. 
were  highly 
multiplied. 

II  Shelomoth, 
ch.  24.  22. 

rch.  24.  23. 


s  ch.  24.  26. 
tch.24.  29. 


Divisions  of  the  sons  of  Aaron    I.  CHRONICLES,     into  four  and  twenty  orders. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1045. 


u  ch.  24.  28. 
II  Or, 

kinsmen. 
X  See  Num. 

36.  6,  8. 
y  rh.  24.  30. 
z  Num.  10.  17, 

21. 


a  ver.  27. 

See  r^  um.  1. 

3.  <k  4.  3.  & 

«.  24. 

Ezra  3.  8. 
h  ch.  22.  18. 
|i  Or,  and  he 

rlwcllcth  in 

Jerusalem, 

4-c. 

c  Num.  4.  5, 
Jcc. 

about  1015. 

t  Heb. 
number. 
tHeb.  their 
station  was 
at  the  hand 
of  the  sons 
of  Aaron, 
Nch.  11.  24. 

d  Ex.  25.  30. 

c  Lev.  6.  20. 
ch.  9.  29,  &c. 

/Lev.  2.  4. 

f  Lev.  2.  5,  7. 

II  Or, 
_/i/it  plate. 

h  Lev.  19.  35. 


jNum.  10.  10. 

Pa.  81.  3. 
k  Lev.  23.  4. 


/Num.  1.  53. 


m  Num.  3.  6- 
0. 


1015. 
a  Lev.  10.  I, 

6. 

Num.  20.  fiO. 
iNurn.  3.  4. 

iL  20.  61. 


22  And  Eleazar  died,  and  i^had 
no  sons,  but  daughters:  and 
their  II  brethren  the  sons  of  Kish 
X  toolv  them. 

23 //The  sons  of  Mushi;  Mahli, 
and  Eder,  and  Jercmoth,  three. 

24  f,  These  ivcir  the  sons  of 
2  Levi  after  the  liou.se  of  their  fa- 
thers; even  the  chief  of  the  fa- 
thers, as  they  were  counted  by 
number  of  names  b.y  their  polls, 
that  did  the  work  for  the  service 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  from  the 
age  of  « twenty  years  and  upward. 

25  For  David  said,  The  Lori> 
God  of  Israel  ^  hath  given  rest 
unto  his  people,  II  that  they  may 
dwell  in  Jerusalem  for  ever  : 

26  And  also  unto  the  Levites : 
they  shall  no  mu7-e  f carry  the 
tabernacle,  nor  any  vessels  of  it 
for  the  service  thereof. 

27  For  by  the  last  words  of  David 
the  Levites  icere  t  numbered  from 
twenty  years  old  and  above  : 

23  Because  +  their  office  ivas  to 
wait  on  the  sons  of  Aaron  for  the 
service  of  the  house  of  the  LoitD, 
in  the  courts,  and  in  the  cham- 
bers, and  in  the  purifying  of  all 
holy  thiuf^s,  and  the  wofk  of  the 
service  ot  the  house  of  God ; 

29  Both  for  'Uhe  shewbread,  and 
for  <!the  fine  flour  for  meat  offer- 
ing, and  for  /the  unleavened 
cakes,  and  for  i/f/uif  tchirh  is 
baked  in  the  II  pan,  and  ibr  that 
which  is  Iried,  and  lor  all  man- 
ner of ''measure  and  size; 

30  And  to  stand  every  morning 
to  thank  and  praise  the  Lord, 
and  likewise  at  even  ; 

31  And  to  offer  all  burnt  sacri- 
fices unto  the  Lord' in  the  sab- 
baths, in  the  new  moons,  and  on 
the  *set  feasts,  by  number,  ac- 
«ording  to  the  order  command- 
ed unto  them,  continually  before 
the  Lord: 

32  And  that  they  should  'keep 
the  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  the  charge 
of  the  ho\y  p!rirr,  and  »'  thocharge 
of  the  sons  of  Aaron  their  breth- 
ren, in  the  service  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  The  divisions  uf  the  sons  vf  Aaron  liy  lot  into 
four  and  twenty  orders.  20  The  Kohothitcs, 
27  and  the  Mcrariles  divided  l,y  lot. 

NOW  these  are  the  divisions  of 
the  sons  of  Aaron.  "The 
sons  of  Aaron ;  Nadalj  and  Abi- 
hu,  Eleazar  and  Ithamar. 

2  But  (-Nadab  and  Abihu  died 
before  their  father,  and  had  no 
children:  therefore  Eleazar  and 
Ithamar  executed  the  priest's 
office. 

3  And  David  distributed  them, 
both  /adok  of  the  sons  of  Elea- 
zar, and  Ahiinelecli  of  the  sons 
of  Ithamar,  according  to  their 
offices  in  their  service. 

402 


4  And  there  were  more  chief 
inen  found  of  the  sons  of  Elea- 
zar than  of  the  sons  of  Ithamar ; 
and  dins  were  they  divided. 
Among  tlie  sons  of  Eleazar  there 
were  sixteen  chief  men  of  the 
house  of  their  lathers,  and  eight 
among  the  sons  of  Ithamar  ac- 
cording to  the  house  of  their  far 
thers. 

5  Thus  were  they  divided  bj'  lot, 
onesortwiLh  another;  for  the  gov- 
ernors of  the  sanctuary,  and  gov- 
ernors of  the  linuse  of  God,  were 
of  the  sons  of  Eleazar,  and  of  the 
sons  of  Ithamar. 

<j  And  Hhemaiali  the  son  of 
Xethaneel  the  scribe,  one  of  the 
Levites,  'wrote  them  before  the 
king,  and  the  princes,  and  Zadok 
the  priest,  and  Ahimelech  the 
son  of  Abiathar,  and  before  the 
chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  priests 
and  Levites:  one  t  principal 
household  being  taken  for  Elea- 
zar. and  one  taken  ibr  Ithamar. 

7  Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  to 
Jehoiarib,  the  second  to  Jedaiah, 

8  The  third  to  Harim,  the 
fourth  to  Seorim, 

9  The  fifth  to  Malchijah,  the 
sixth  to  Mijamin, 

10  The  seventh  to  Hakkoz,  the 
eighth  to  cAbiJah, 

11  The  ninth  to  Jeshuah,  the 
tenth  to  Bliecaniah, 

12  The  eleventh  to  Eliashib,  the 
twelfth  to  Jakim, 

13  The  thirteenth  to  Huppah, 
the  fourteenth  to  Jeshebeab, 

14  The  fifteenth  to  Bilgah,  the 
sixteenth  to  Immer, 

15  The  seventeenth  to  Hezir,  the 
eighteenth  to  Aphses, 

16  The  nineteenth  to  Pethahiah, 
the  twentieth  to  Jehezekel, 

17  The  one  and  twentieth  to 
Jachin,  the  two  and  twentieth  to 
Gamul, 

18  The  three  and  twentieth  to 
Delaiah,  the  four  and  twentieth 
to  Maaziah. 

19  These  were  the  orderings  of 
them  in  their  service  f' to  come 
into  the  house;  of  the  Lord,  ac- 
cording to  their  manner,  under 
Aaron  their  father,  as  the  Lord 
(Jod  of  Israel  had  commanded 
him. 

20  If  And  the  rest  of  the  sons  of 
Levi  vH're  tlte.se :  Gf  the  sons  of 
Amram;  «8hubaol:  of  the  sons 
ofShubael;  Jehdeiah. 

21  Concerning /Behabiah:  of  the 
sons  of  Ilehabiah,  the  first  was 
Isshiah. 

22  Of  the  Izharites;  .o-Shelomoth  : 
of  the  sons  ol  Shelomotli;  Jahath. 

23  And  the  sons  of  i^Nel>ron; 
Jeriah  f/ie  first,  Amariah  the  sec- 
ond, Jaliaziel  the  third,  Jeka- 
meam  the  fourth. 

24  O/'the.sonsof  Uzziel;  Michah: 
o)  the  sons  of  Michah;  Shamir. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


t  Heb. 
house  of  the 
father. 


c  Neh.  12.  4, 
17. 
Luke  1.  5. 


ech.  23.  16, 

Shcbuil. 
/ch.  23.  17. 


rch.  23.  i.w, 
.Shclomilh. 

hcU.  23.  10.  <Jc 
26.  31. 


The  number  and 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


divisions  of  the  sinuei^s. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


about  1015. 

a  ch.  8.  33,  39, 
44. 


li  Otherwise 
called 
Jcsharelah, 
ver.  14. 

tHeb. 
bv  the  hands 
ufthe  king  : 
So  ver.  6. 

il  Or,  Izri, 
ver.  11. 

S  With  Shim- 
ei,  mention- 
ed ver.  17. 

!l  Or,  Azareel, 

ver.  18. 
II  Or, 

Shubael, 

ver.  20. 


b  ver.  2. 

t  Heh. 
by  the  hands 
of  the  kins. 


25  The  brother  of  MLchah  icas 
Isshiah  :  of  the  sons  of  Isshiah ; 
Zechariah. 

•20  'The  sous  of  Merari  were 
ISIahli  and  Mushi:  the  sous  of 
Jaaziah;  Beno. 

27  I  The  sons  of  ZNIerari  by  Jaa- 
ziah; Beno.  and  Shoham,  and 
Zaccur,  and  Ibri. 

28  Of  Mahli  came  Eleazar,  *  who 
had  no  sons. 

29  Concerning  Kish  :  the  son  of 
Kish  was  Jerahmeel.  I 

30  '  The  sons  also  of  Mushi ;  j 
Mahli,  and  Eder.  and  Jerimoth.  i 
These  icere  the  sons  of  the  Le- 1 
vites    after    the    house   of  their  i 

I  fathers. 

I  31  Tliese  likewise  cast  lots  over 
!  against  their  brethren  the  sons  of 
'  Aaron  in  the  presence  of  David 
i  the  king,  and  Zadok,  and  Ahim- 
!elech,  and  the  chief  of  the  fa- 
;  thers  of  the  priests  and  Levites, 
I  even  the  principal  fathers  over 
against  their  younger  brethren. 

1  CHAPTER  XXV. 

|1   The  vumber  and  offices  of  the  smgc-TS.     8  Their 
I        division  by  lot  into  four  and  twenty  orders. 

MOREOVER  David  and  the 
captains  of  the  host  sepa- 
!  rated  to  the  service  of  the  sons  of 
oAsaph,  and  of  Henian,  and  of 
Jeduthun.  who  should  prophesy 
with  harps,  witli  psalteries,  and 
with  cymbals:  and  the  number 
of  the  workmen  according  to 
their  service  was : 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Asaph;  Zaccur, 
and  Joseph,  and  Nethaniah,  and 
ilAsarelah,  the  sons  of  Asaph  un- 
der the  hands  of  Asaph,  which 
prophesied  t  according  to  the  or- 
der of  the  king. 

.■?  Of  Jeduthun:  tlie  sons  of 
Jeduthun;  Gedaliah,  and  llZeri, 
and  Jeshaiah.  Hashabiah,  and 
Mattithiah.  Isi.x,  under  the  hands 
of  their  i'ather  Jeduthun,  who 
prophesied  with  a  harp,  to  give 
thanks  and  to  praise  the  Lord. 

4  Of  Heman:  the  sons  of  He- 
man;  Bukkiah,  Mattaniah,  iUz- 
ziel,  BShebuel,  and  Jerimoth, 
Hananiah,  Hanani,  Eliathah, 
Giddalti,  and  Romanti-ezer.  Josh- 
bekashali,  Mallothi,  Hothir,  and 
Mahazioth: 

.5  All  these  icere  the  sons  of 
Heman  the  king's  seer  in  the 
il  words  of  God,  to  lift  up  the  horn. 
And  God  gave  to  Heman  ibur- 
teen  sons  and  three  daughters. 

6  All  these  wei-e  under  the  hands 
of  their  father  for  song  ()!.  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  with  cymbals, 
p.salteries,  and  harps,  for  the  serv- 
ice of  the  house  otGod,  ^taccord- 
ing  to  the  king's  order  to  Asaph, 
Jeduthun,  and  Heman. 

7  So  the  number  of  them,  with 
their  brethren  that  were  instruct- 
ed in  the  songs  of  the  Lord,  even 


all  that  were  cunning,  was  two 
hundred  fourscore  and  eight. 
3  •"  And  they  cast  lots,  ward 
against  ward,  as  well  the  small 
as  the  great,  c  the  teacher  as  the 
scholar. 

9  >ow  the  first  lot  came  forth 
for  Asaph  to  Joseph :  the  second 
to  Gedaliah,  who  witli  his  breth- 
ren and  sons  };:ere  twelve : 

10  The  third  to  Zaccur,  he.  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve: 

11  The  fourth  to  Izri,  he,  his  .sons, 
and  his  brethren,  it-ere  twelve: 

12  The  fifth  to  Xethaniah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve ; 

13  The  sixth  to  Bukkiah,  Tic,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve : 

14  The  seventh  to  .Tesharelah,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve: 

1-5  The  eighth  to  Jeshaiah,  he.,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
tAvelve : 

16  The  ninth  to  Mattaniah,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve : 

17  The  tenth  to  Shimei,  he,  his 
SOILS,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twel  ve : 

18  The  eleventh  to  Azareel,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve: 

19  The  twelfth  to  Hashabiah,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  wei'e 
twelve: 

20  The  thirteenth  to  Shubael,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  ivere 
twelve : 

21  The  fourteenth  to  Mattithiah, 
he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren, 
were  twelve: 

22  The  fifteenth  to  .Teremoth,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve : 

23  The  sixteenth  to  Hananiah, 
he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren, 
icere  twelve : 

24  The  seventeenth  to  Joshbek- 
ashah,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  breth- 
ren, were  twelve: 

2-5  The  eighteenth  to  Hanani,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  ivere 
twelve . 

26  The  nineteenth  to  Mallothi, 
he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren, 
icere  twelve : 

27  The  twentieth  to  Eliathah.  he, 
his  sous,  and  his  brethren,  irere 
twelve : 

28  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Ho- 
thir, he,  his  sons,  and  his  bjethren, 
icere  twelve : 

29  The  two  and  twentieth  to  Gid- 
dalti, he,  his  sons,  and  his  breth- 
ren, v.^'ere  twelve :  I 

30  The  three  and  twentieth  to ! 
Mahazioth,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  ' 
brethren,  irere  twelve: 

31  The  four  and  twentieth  to 
Romamti-ezer,  he,  his  sons,  and 
his  brethren,  were  twelve. 

403 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1015. 


c2  Chr.  ! 
13. 


The  divisions  of  the  porters.      I.  CHRONICLES. 


Officers  and  judges. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1015. 


II  Or, 

ShfJemiah, 

ver.  14. 
II  Or, 

E'yjasapht 

ch.  6.  37.  & 

9.  19. 


II  That  ie, 
Ohcd-cdom, 
as  ch.  13.  14. 


(I  Or,  as  welt 
for  the  small 
as  fur  the 
ertal. 


I  Called 
McshclcT) 
ver.  1. 


t  TIel). 
Oallicrings. 


II  Sec  ]  KillRs 
10.  5. 
2Chr.  9.4. 


CHAPTER   XXVI. 

1  The  divisions  of  the  porters.  13  The  gates 
assigned  by  lot.  20  The  Levites  that  had 
charge  of  the  treasures.  29  Officers  and 
judges. 

CONCERNING  the  divisions  of 
the  porters:  Of  the  Korhites 
■was  II  Meshelemiah  the  son  of 
Kore,  of  the  sons  of  II  Asaph. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Meshelemiah 
ivere,  Zechariah  the  firstborn,  Je- 
diael  the  second,  Zebadiah  the 
third,  Jathniel  the  fourth, 

3  Elam  the  tiftli,  Jeholianan  the 
sixth,  Elioenai  the  seventh. 

4  Moreover  tlie  sons  of  Obed- 
edom  icere,  Shemaiah  the  fir.st- 
born,  Jeliozabad  tlie  second,  Joah 
the  third,  and  Sacai-  tlie  lourth, 
and  Netliancci  the  lifth, 

,5  Animiel  the  sixth,  Issachar 
the  seven  til,  Peulthai  the  eighth  : 
for  God  blessed  H  him. 

G  Also  unto  Shemaian  his  son 
were  sons  born,  that  ruled 
throughout  the  house  of  their  fa- 
ther: ibr  they  were  mighty  men 
of  valour. 

7  The  sons  of  Sliemaiah  ;  Otlmi, 
and  Rephael,  and  Obed,  Ii^lzataad, 
whose -bretliren  ivere  strong  men, 
Elihu,  and  8eniachiah. 

8  All  these  of  tlie  sons  of  Obed- 
edom:  they  and  their  sons  and 
their  brethren,  able  men  for 
strength  for  the  service,  ivcre 
threescore  and  two  of  Obed-edom. 

9  And  Meshelemiah  had  sons 
and  brethren,  strong  men,  eight- 
een. 

10  Also  «Hosah,of  the  children 
of  Merari,  had  sons;  Simri  the 
chief,  (for  fhour/h  he  was  not  the 
firstborn,  yet  his  fiither  made  him 
the  chief;) 

11  Ililkiah  the  second,  Tebaliah 
the  third,  Zechariah  the  fourth: 
all  the  sons  and  brethren  of  TIo- 
sah  ?(vre  thirteen. 

12  Among  these  mere  the  divis- 
ions of  the  porters,  even  among 
the  chief  men,  /lacinf/ wards  one 
against  another,  to  minister  in  the 
house  of  the  Lorix 

13  li  And  they  cast  lots,  Has  well 
the  small  as  the  great,  according 
to  the  house  of  their  fathers,  for 
every  gate. 

14  And  the  lot  e;istward  fell  to 
II  Shelemiah.  Then  for  Zechariah 
his  son,  a  wise  counsellor,  they 
cast  lots;  and  his  lot  came  out 
northward. 

15  To  (Jlied-edom  southward ;  and 
to  his  sons  the  house  of  tAsuppim. 

10  To  Hhuppim  and  Ilo.sah  the 
lot  eame  forth  westward,  with  tlie 
gate  yhallecheth,  by  tlie  cause- 
way of  the  going  Hup,  ward 
against  ward. 

17  Eastward  ivere  six  Lovites, 
northward  lour  a  day,  southward 
four  a  day,  and  toward  Asuppim 
two  aiul  two. 

404 


18  At  Parbar  westward,  four  at 
the  causewaj',  and  two  at  Parbar. 

19  These  are  the  divisions  of  the 
porters  among  the  sons  of  Kore, 
and  among  the  sons  of  Merari. 

20  If  And  of  the  Levites,  Ahijali 
ivas  ^  over  the  treasures  of  the 
house  of  God,  and  over  the  treas- 
ures of  the  t  dedicated  things. 

21  As  concerniiHi  the  sons  of 
!1  Laadan ;  the  sons  of  the  Ger- 
shonite  Laadan,  ciiief  lathers, 
even  of  Laadan  the  Gershonite, 
ivere  IJehieli. 

22  The  sons  of  Jehieli ;  Zetham, 
and  Joel  his  brother,  which  were 
over  the  treasures  of  the  house  of 
the  LoRii. 

23  Of  the  Amramites,  and  the 
Izharites,  the  Plebronites,  and  the 
TTzziplit^s  * 

24  And  cShebuel  the  son  of 
Gersliom,  the  son  of  Moses,  loas 
ruler  of  the  treasures. 

2.5  And  his  bretliren  by  Eliezer ; 
Rehabiah  his  son,  and  Jeshaiah 
his  son,  and  Joram  his  son,  and 
Zichri  his  son,  and  <'Shelomith 
his  son : 

20  Which  Hhelomith  and  his 
brethren  were  over  all  the  treas- 
ures of  the  dedicated  things, 
which  David  the  knig,  and  the 
chief  fathers,  the  captains  over 
thousands  and  hundreds,  and  the 
captains  of  the  host,  had  dedicat- 
ed. 

27  1 0ut  of  the  spoils  won  in  bat- 
tles did  they  dedicate  to  maintain 
the  house  of  the  Li  >iid. 

28  And  all  tliat  ISniiniel  efhe  seer, 
and  Saul  the  son  of  Kisli,  and  AVi- 
ner  the  son  of  Ner,  and  .Joab  the 
son  of  Zeruiah,  had  dedi- 
cated ;  and  whosoever  had  dedi- 
cated any  thin<j,  it  was  under  the 
hand  of  Shelomith,  and  of  his 
bretlirf^n. 

29  H  Of  the  Izharites,  Chenaniah 
and  his  sons  xvere  for  the  outward 
business  over  Israel,  for  /officers 
and  judges. 

.30  And  of  thellebronites,  Hash- 
abiali  and  his  brethren,  men 
of  valour,  a  thousand  and  seven 
hundred,  were  t  ofllccrs  aniong 
them  of  Israel  on  this  side  Jor- 
dan westward  in  all  the  business 
of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  .service  of 
the  king. 

31  Among  the  Ilebronites  ivas 
ff  Jeri.jah  tlie  chief,  ciuii  among  the 
Ilebronites,  according  to  the  gen- 
erations of  his  fathers.  In  the 
fortieth  year  of  the  reign  of  Da- 
vid they  were  sought  for,  and 
there  were  found  among  them 
miglity  men  of  valour  ''at  Jazer 
of  Gilead. 

,32  And  his  brethren,  men  of 
valour,  ivere  two  thousand  and 
seven  hundred  chief  fathers, 
whom  king  David  made  rulers 
over  the  Reubenites,  the  Gadites, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1015. 


ich.  28.  12. 
Mai.  3.  10. 

t  Heb. 

holy  things. 
II  Or,  Li'iKi, 

ch.  6.  17. 


t  Heb.  Out  of 

the  halites 
and  spoils. 

el  Sam.  9,  9. 


/ch.  23.  4, 


t  Heb.  over 
the  charge. 


f  ch.  23.  19. 


h  See    Josh. 
21.  39. 


Captains  for  every  month. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


David's  several  officers. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1015. 


t  Heb.  thing. 
i2Chr.  19. 11. 


/2  Sam.  21. 
18. 
ch.  11.  20. 


a  2  Sam.  23. 

a 

ch.  11.  11. 


II  Or,  Dndo, 
2  Sara.  23.  9. 


B  Or,  princi- 
pal officer, 
1  Kings  4. 


6  2  Sam.  23. 
20,  22,  23. 
ch.  11.  22, 


c2  Sam. 
24. 

ch.  11.  •. 


I    A  2  Sam.  23. 
28. 
ch.  11.  30. 


and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
for  every  matter  pertuuiing  to 
God,  and  t' affairs  of  the  king. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  The  ticelve  captains  for  every  several  month. 
16  The  princes  of  the  ticclve  tribes.  23  The 
numbering  of  the  people  is  hindered.  25  Da- 
vid^s  several  officers. 

NOW  the  children  of  Israel 
after  their  number,  io  wit,  the 
chief  fathers  and  captains  of 
thousands  and  Jumdreds.  and 
their  othcers  that  served  the  king 
in  any  matter  of  the  courses, 
which  came  in  and  went  out 
month  by  month  throughout  all 
the  months  of  the  year,  of  every 
course  icere  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

2  Over  the  first  course  for  the 
first  month  iras  "  Jashobeam  the 
son  of  Zabdiel :  and  in  his  course 
were  twentv  and  four  thousand. 

3  Of  the  children  ofPerezirao,the 
chief  of  all  the  captains  of  the 
host  for  the  first  month. 

4  And  over  the  course  of  the 
second  month  ira.'i  'i  Dodai  an 
Ahohite,  and  of  his  course  icas 
Mikloth  also  the  ruler :  in  his 
course  likewise  were  twenty  and 
tour  thousand. 

.5  The  third  captain  of  the  host 
for  the  third  month  ivas  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada,  a  11  chief 
priest:  and  in  his  course  were 
tvi-enty  and  four  thousand. 

C  This  is  that  Benaiah,  ir/io  iras 
6  mighty  among  the  thirty,  and 
above  'the  thirty:  and  in  his 
course  iu(is  Ammizabad  his  son. 

7  The  fourth  cai)tain  for  the 
fourth  month  iro.s  cAsahel  the 
brother  of  Joab,  and  Zebadiah  his 
son  after  him :  and  in  his  course 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

8  The  fifth  captain  for  the  fifth 
month  was  Shamhuth  the  Izra- 
hite :  and  in  his  course  were 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

9  The  sixth  captain  ibr  the  sixth 
month  uT/.5''Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh 
the  Tekoite:  and  in  his  cour.se 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

10  The  seventh  captain  for  the 
seventh  month  was  » Helez  the 
Pelonite,  of  the  children  of 
Ephraim :  and  in  his  course  were 
twentv  and  four  thousand. 

11  The  eighth  captain  for  the 
eighth  month  was  .'Sibbecai  the 
Hushathite,  of  the  Zarhites  :  and 
in  his  course  were  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 

12  The  ninth  captain  for  the 
nhith  month  was  i'Abiezer  the 
Anetothite,  of  the  Benjamites: 
and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 

1.3  The  tenth  captain  for  the 
tenth  month  was  /'Maharai  the 
jSTetophathite,  of  the  Zarhites: 
and  in  his  course  were  twenty 
and  four  thousand. 


14  The  eleventh  captain  for  the 
eleventh  montli  was  'Benaiah 
the  Pirathonite.  of  the  children 
of  Ephraim :  and  in  his  course 
ivere  twenty  and  lour  thousand. 

15  The  twelftii  captain  for  the 
twelftli  month  iixts  I!  Heldai  the 
Xetophathite,  of  Othniel:  and  in 
his  course  were  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

16  ^  Furthermore  over  the  tribes 
of  Israel :  the  ruler  of  the  Reu- 
benites  was  Eliezer  the  son  of 
Zichri:  of  the  Simeonites,  Sheph- 
atiah  the  son  of  Maachah : 

17  Of  the  Levites,  '-Hashabiah 
the  son  of  Kemuel :  of  the  Aaron- 
ites,  Zadok : 

18  Of  Judah,  'Elihu,  one  of  the 
brethren  of  David :  of  Issachar, 
Omri  the  son  of  Michael: 

19  Of  Zebulun,  Ishmaiah  the  .son 
of  Obadiah :  oflSTaphtali,  Jerimoth 
the  son  of  Azriel: 

20  Of  the  children  of  Ephraim, 
Hoshea  the  son  of  Azaziah :  of 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  Joel 
the  son  of  Pedaiah : 

21  Of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh 
in  Gilead,  Iddo  the  son  of  Zecha- 
riah  :  of  Benjamin,  Jaasiel  the  son 
of  Abner: 

22  Of  Dan,  Azareel  the  son  of 
Jeroham.  These  icere  the  princes 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

23  %  But  David  took  not  the 
number  of  tliem  from  twenty 
years  old  and  under:  because 
"'  the  Lord  had  .said  he  would 
increase  Israel  like  to  the  stars  of 
the  heavens. 

24  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  began 
to  number,  but  he  finished  not, 
because  "there  fell  wrath  for  it 
against  Israel ;  neither  t  was  the 
number  put  in  the  account  of  the 
Chronicles  of  king  David. 

25  *f  And  over  the  king's  treas- 
ures ivas  Azmaveth  the  son  of 
Adiel:  and  over  the  storehouses 
in  the  fields,  in  the  cities,  and  in 
the  villages,  and  in  the  castles, 
was  Jehonathan  the  sou  of  Uz- 
ziah : 

2(j  And  over  them  that  did  the 
work  of  the  field  for  tillage  of 
the  ground  was  Ezri  the  son  of 
Chelub : 

27  And  over  the  vineyards  was 
Shimei  the  Bamathite:  tover 
the  increase  of  the  vineyards  for 
the  wine  cellars  loas  Zabdi  the 
Shiphmite: 

28  And  over  the  olive  trees  and 
the  sycamore  trees  that  u-erc  in 
the  low  plains  icas  Baal-hanan 
the  Gederite:  and  over  the  cel- 
lars of  oil  ivas  Joash : 

29  And  over  the  herds  that  fed 
in  Sharon  uxis  Shitrai  the  Sha- 
ronite:  and  over  the  herds  that 
ivere  in  the  valleys  ivas  Shaphat 
the  son  of  Adlai  : 

30  Over  the  camels  also  ?<;a.s  Obil 

405 


David  exhorteth  to  fear  God.     I.  CHRONICLES.     His  insty-uctions  to  Solomon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  101.5. 


'I  Or,  Hack- 

monile. 
u  'J  Sam.  15. 


7I  Kings  1.7. 
r  rli.  11.  6. 


;  Or,  cattle. 
I  Or,  and  hJS 


;i  Or,  eunuchs 
<lch.  U.  10. 


e-i  Sam.  7.  2. 
P«.  132.  3,4,5. 

/  Ph.  99.  5.  Sc 

132.  7. 

g  2  Sam.  7.  o, 
13. 

1  Kings  5.  3. 
.fh.  17.  4.  Jr. 

22.  8. 
t  Heb.  /,/(,<,<;s. 
h  1  Sam.  Hi. 

7-13. 

!  (Jrji.  49.  8. 

lii.  j.  2. 

I'-i.  (i(l.  7.  Sc 

7H.  (M. 
*  1  S.11A.  16.  1. 
/  1  Sun.  Ki. 

12,  13. 
)/n-li.  3.  l,&c. 

&  23.  I. 
)/  .li.  22.  9. 

1.2  Sam.  7.  13, 
U. 
.h.22.  9,  10. 

2  f:hr.  1.  9. 


pch.  22.  13. 
t  Heb.  strung 


the  Ishmaelite :  and  over  the  asses 
ivas  .Tehdeiah  the  Meronothite: 

31  And  over  the  flocks  ivas  Ja- 
ziz  the  Hagerite.  All  these  tvere 
the  rulers  of  the  substance  which 
ivas  king  David's. 

32  Also  Jonathan  David's  uncle 
was  a  counsellor,  a  wise  man,  and 
a  II  scribe  :  and  Jehiel  the  II  son  of 
Hachmoni  was  with  the  Icing's 
sons: 

33  And  oAhithophel  ivns  the 
king's  counsellor:  and  2>  Ilushai 
the  Archite  ivas  the  king's  com- 
panion : 

31  And  after  Ahithophel  was 
Jehoiada  the  son  of  Benaiali,  and 
<zAbiathar:  and  the  general  of 
the  king's  army  was  '•  Joab. 

CHAPTER   XXVIII. 

1  David  in  a  solemn  assemhly  having  declared 
God's  favour  to  him,  and  promise  to  his  son 
Solomon,  exhorteth  them  to  /car  God.  9,  20 
He  encourageth  Solomon  to  build  the  temple. 
11  He  giveih  him  patterns  for  the  form,  and 
gold  and  silver  fur  the  materials. 

AND  David  assembled  all  the 
J\.  princes  of  Israel,  "the  princes 
of  the  tribes,  and  b  the  captains  of 
the  companies  that  ministered  to 
the  king  by  course,  and  the  cap- 
tains over  the  thousands,  and  cap- 
tains over  the  hundreds,  and  <-the 
stewards  over  all  the  substance 
and  \  possession  of  the  king,  il  and 
of  his  sons,  with  the  II  ollicers,  and 
with  rfthe  mighty  men,  and  Vv'ith 
all  the  valiant  men,  unto  Jerusa- 
lem. 

2  Then  David  the  king  stood  up 
upon  his  feet,  and  said.  Hear  me, 
my  brethren,  and  my  people :  As 
forme,  "I  hud  in  mine  heart  to 
build  a  house  of  rest  for  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  tlie  Lord,  and 
for /the  footstool  of  our  God,  and 
had  made  ready  for  the  building: 

0  But  God  said  unto  me,  ffThou 
Shalt  not  build  a  house  for  my 
name,  because  thou  hast  been  a 
man  of  war,  and  ha.st  shed  t  blood. 

4  Howbeit  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael ''Chose  ine  liefore  all  the 
house  of  my  father  to  be  king  over 
Israel  for  ever:  for  he  hath  cho- 
sen i  Judali  to  be  the  ruler ;  and  of 
the  house  of  Judah,  /'the  house  of 
my  lather;  and  'among  the  sons 
of  my  lather  he  liked  me  to  make 
me  king  over  all  Israel : 

5  "'And  of  all  my  sons,  (for  the 
LoRO  hath  given  me  many  sons,) 
"  he  hath  chosen  Solomon  my  son 
to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  the  king- 
dom of  the  Lord  over  Israeli. 

6  And  he  said  unto  nic,  "Solo- 
mon thy  son,  he  shall  build  my 
liouse  and  my  courts:  for  1  have 
chosen  him  tobe  my  son,  and  i  will 
be  his  father. 

7  Moreover  I  will  establish  his 
kingdom  for  ever,  p  if  he  be  t  con- 
stant to  do  my  commandments 
and  my  judgments,  as  at  this  day. 

Am 


8  Now  therefore,  in  the  sight  of 
all  Israel  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord,  and  in  the  audience  of  our 
God,  keep  and  seek  for  all  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  your 
God:  that  ye  may  possess  this 
good  land,  and  leave  it  for  an  in- 
heritance for  your  children  after 
you  for  ever. 

"9  "if  And  thou,  Solomon  my  son, 
q  know  thou  the  God  of  thy  father, 
and  serve  him  »-with  a  perfect 
heart  and  with  a  willing  mind :  for 
«the  Lord  searclieth  all  hearts, 
and  understandeth  all  the  imagi- 
nations of  the  thoughts:  *  if  thou 
seek  him,  he  will  bei'ound  of  thee ; 
but  if  thou  forsake  him,  he  will 
cast  thee  off  for  ever. 

10  Take  heed  now;  "for  the 
Lord  hath  chosen  thee  to  build  a 
house  for  the  sanctuary :  be  strong, 
and  do  it. 

11  If  Then  David  gave  to  Solomon 
his  son  2^  the  pattern  of  the  porch, 
and  of  the  houses  thereof,  and  of 
the  treasuries  thereof,  and  of  the 
upper  chambers  thereof,  and  of 
the  inner  parlours  thereof,  and 
of  the  place  of  the  mercy  seat, 

12  And  the  pattern  tof  all  that 
he  had  liy  the  Spirit,  of  the  courts 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  of 
all  the  chambers  round  about,  .'/of 
the  treasuries  of  the  house  of  God, 
and  of  the  treasuries  of  the  dedi- 
cated things  : 

13  Also  for  the  courses  of  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  and  for  all 
the  work  of  the  service  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  for  all  the 
vessels  of  service  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

14  He  gave  of  gold  by  weight  for 
thituis  of  gold,  for  all  instruments 
of  all  manner  of  service;  silver 
also  for  all  instruments  of  silver 
by  weight,  for  all  instruments  of 
everv  kind  of  service : 

15  Kven  the  weight  for  the  can- 
dlesticks of  gold,  and  for  their 
lamps  of  gold,  bv  weight  for  every 
candlestick,  and  for  the  lamps 
thereof:  and  for  the  candlesticks 
of  silver  by  weight,  Ix^th  for  the 
candlestick,  nudalso  for  the  lamps 
thfrcof,  according  to  the  use  of 
every  candlestick. 

IfJ  And  by  weight  /tfif/air  gold  for 
the  tables  of  shewbread,  for  every 
table;  and  likewise  silver  lor  the 
tables  of  silver: 

17  Also  pure  gold  for  the  flesh- 
hooks,  and  the  bowls,  and  the 
cups:  and  for  the  golden  basins /ic 
aave  aolil  by  weight  for  every  ba- 
sin ;  and  UA-eivise  silver  by  weight 
for  every  basin  of  silver: 

IS  And  for  the  altar  of  incense 
refined  gold  by  weight;  and  gold 
for  the  pattern  of  the  chariot  of 
the  ^cherubim,  that  spread  out 
their  wiiifis,  and  covered  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1015. 


7  Jer.  9.  24. 

Hos.  4.  1. 

•Tohn  17.  3. 
r  2  Kings 20.3. 

Ps.  101.  2. 
s  1  Sam.  10.  7. 

1  Kings  8.  39. 

ch.  29.  17. 

P«.  7.  9.  Sc 

139.  2. 

Prov.  17.  3. 

Jer.  11.20.  (5c 

17.  10.  <k  20. 

12. 

Rev.  2.  23. 
«2  Chr.  15.  2. 
II  ver.  6. 
xSee  Ex.25. 

40. 

ver.  19. 


t  Heb.  of  all 
that  was  with 
him. 

ych.  26.  20. 


1  Kx.  25.  18- 
22. 

1  Sam.  4.  4. 
1  Kings  6.23, 
&<\ 


Offerings  for  the  tennAc. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


David's  thanksgiving. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1015. 


v.r.  U,  12. 
',  Deul.  31.  7, 

Jo«h.  1.  6,  7, 
9. 

,-h.  tS.  13. 
cJosh.  1.  5. 


dch.  24,  ik  25, 
A:  26. 


e  Ex.  35.  25, 
26.  &;  36.  1, : 


1015. 


al  Kings  3.  ■ 
ih.  22.  5. 
Prov.  4.  3. 


cl  Kiugs9.28. 


his  hand. 


19  All  ?/i/s,  aaid  David,  « the 
LoiiD  made  me  understand  in 
writing  by  Im  liand  upon  me,  even 
all  the  works  of  this  pattern. 

20  And  David  said  to  Solomon 
his  -son,  f- Be  strong  and  of  good 
courage,  and  do  it. :  fear  not,  nor 
be  di.smayed,  for  the  Lord  God, 
evtn  my  "God.  will  be  with  thee; 
«lie  wilt  not  lail  thee,  nor  for.sake 
thee,  until  thou  hast  finished  all 
the  work  for  the  service  of  the 
liouse  of  the  Lord. 

21  And,  behold,  'Uhe  courses  of 
the  priests  and  the  Levites.  even 
they  shall  be  ivith  thee  for  all  the 
service  of  the  house  of  God  :  and 
there  shall  be  with  thee  for  all 
manner  of  workmansliip  « every 
willing  skilful  man,  for  any  man- 
ner of  service :  also  the  princes 
and  all  the  people  tvill  be  wholly 
at  thy  commandment. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  David,  by  his  example  and  cntreaiij,  6  causcth 
the  princes  and  people  tu  offer  icillingly.  10 
David's  thanksgimng  and  prayer,  20  The  pco- 
pie,  having  blessed  God,  and  sacrijiced,  make 
Solomon  king.     2G  Band's  reign  and  death. 

1  FURTHERMORE  David  the 
.  king  said  unto  all  the  congre- 
gation, Solomon  my  son,  whom 
alone  God  hath  chosen,  is  yet 
"young  and  tender,  and  the  work 
i.9  great:  for  the  palace  w  not  for 
man,  but  for  the  Lord  God. 

2  Now  I  have  prepared  with  all 
my  might  for  tlie  house  of  my 
God  the  gold  lor  things  to  be  made 
of  gold,  and  the  silver  for  tilings 
of  silver,  and  the  brass  for  things 
of  brass,  the  iron  for  things  of 
iron,  and  wood  for  things  of  wood  ; 
*  onyx  stones,  and  stones  to  be  set, 
glistering  stones,  and  of  divers 
colours,  and  all  manner  of  pre- 
cious stones,  and  marble  stones 
in  abundance. 

3  Moreover,  because  I  have  set 
my  afiection  to  the  house  of  mj' 
God,  I  have  of  mine  own  proper 
good,  of  gold  and  silver,. uiiicli  1 
have  given  to  the  house  of  my 
God,  over  and  above  all  that  I 
have  prepared  for  the  holyhoase, 

4  Uven  three  thousand  talents  of 
gold,  of  the  gold  of  eOphir,  and 
seven  thousand  talents  of  retined 
silver,  to  overlaj-  the  walls  of  the 
houses  withal  : 

5The  gold  for  tilings  of  gold,  and 
the  silver  for  things  of  silver,  and 
for  all  manner  of  work  to  be  made 
by  the  hands  of  artificers.  And 
who  thenia  willing  tto  consecrate 
his  service  this  day  unto  the 
Lord  ? 

6  1i  Then  d  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
and  princes  of  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
and  the  captains  of  thousands 
and  of  hundreds,  with  ^the  rulers 
of  the  king's  work,  offered  will- 
ingly 

7  And  gavo,  for  the  service  of  the 


house  of  God,  of  gold  five  thou- 
sand talents  and  ten  thousand 
di-ams,  and  of  silver  ten  thousand 
talents,  and  of  brass  eighteen 
thousand  talents,  and  one  hun- 
dred thousand  talents  of  iron. 

8  And  they  with  whom  jjiecimis 
stones  were  found  gave  them  to 
the  treasure  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  by  the  hand  of /Jehiel  the 
Gershonite. 

9  Then  the  people  I'ejoiced,  for 
that  they  ottered  willinglj',  be- 
cause with  perfect  heart  thej'  (/of- 
fered willingly  to  the  Lord:  and 
David  the  king  also  rejoiced  with 
great jov. 

10  ^  Wherefore  David  blessed 
the  Lord  before  all  the  congrega- 
tion: and  David  said.  Blessed  be 
thou,  Lord  God  of  Israel  our  fa- 
ther, for  ever  and  ever. 

11  ''Thine,  O  Lord,  ?s  the  great- 
ness, and  the  power,  and  the  glory, 
and  the  victory,  and  the  majesty : 
for  all  that  is  ih  the  heaven  and  in 
the  earth  (.9  thine ;  thine  is  the 
kingdom,  O  Lord,  and  thou  art 
exalted  as  head  above  all. 

12 'Both  riches  and  honour  co?«e 
of  thee,  and  thou  reignest  overall; 
and  in  thine  hand  is  power  and 
might;  and  in  thine  hand  ii  is  to 
make  great,  and  to  give  strength 
unto  all. 

13  Now  therefore,  our  God,  we 
thank  thee,  and  praise  thy  glori- 
ous name. 

14  But  who  am  I,  and  what  is  my 
people,  that  we  should  t  be  able  to 
offer  so  willingly  after  this  sort  ? 
for  all  things  co»ie  of  thee,  and 
tof  thine  own  have  we  given 
thee. 

15  For  *we  are  strangers  before 
thee,  and  sojourners,  as  loere  all 
our  fathers:  'our  days  on  the 
earth  are  as  a  shadow",  and  there 
is  none  t  abiding. 

IG  O  Lord  our  God,  all  this  store 
that  we  have  prepared  to  build 
thee  a  house  for  thine  holy  name 
conieth.  of  thine  hand,  and  is  all 
thine  own. 

17  I  know  also,  my  God,  that 
thou  "Uriest  the  heart,  and  "hast 
pleasure  in  uprightness.  As  ibr 
me,  in  the  uprightness  of  mine 
heart  I  have  willingly  offered  all 
these  things :  and  now  have  I  seen 
with  joy  thy  people^  which  are 
11  present  here,  to  offer  willingly 
unto  thee. 

18  O  Lord  God  of  Abraham, 
Isaac,  and  of  Israel,  our  fathers, 
keep  this  tbr  ever  in  the  imag- 
ination of  the  thoughts  of  the 
heart  of  tliy  people,  and  i prepare 
their  heart  unto  thee: 

19  And  "give  unto  Solomon  my 
son  a  perfect  heart,  to  keep  thy 
commandments,  thj'  testimonies, 
and  thy  statutes,  and  to  do  all 
these  things,  and  to  build  the  pal- 

407 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


/ch.  28.  21. 


h  Matt.  6.  13. 
1  Tim.  1.  17. 


8  Rom.  11.  3C. 


tHeb. 

Tetatn,  or, 

ohiain 

strength. 
t  Heb.  0/ 

thine  hand. 
kVs.  39.  12. 

Heb.  11.  13. 

1  Pet.  2.  11. 
Uo'j  14.  2. 

Ps.  90.  9.  3c 

102.  11.  <fe 

144.  4. 
t  Hi-b. 

expectation. 


ml  Sam.  16.7. 
ch.  2rt.  U. 
7iProv.  11.20. 


I  Or,  found. 


II  Or,  slablish, 

Ps.  10.  17. 
oPi.  72.    1. 


The  people  make 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Solomon  king. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


g  1  Kiijg9    1, 
35,39. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


I  ace, /or  the  which  i^I  have  made 
provision. 

20  ^  And  David  said  to  all  the 
congregation,  Now  bless  the 
LoED  your  God.  And  all  the 
congregation  blessed  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  and  bowed 
down  their  heads,  and  worship- 
ped the  Lord,  and  the  king. 

21  And  they  sacrificed  sacrifices 
unto  tlie  LoiiD,  and  offered  burnt 
offerings  unto  tlie  Lord,  on  the 
morrow  after  tliat  day,  even  a 
thousand  bullocks,  a  thousand 
rams,  and  a  thousand  lambs,  with 
their  drink  offerings,  and  sacri- 
fices in  abundance  for  all  Israel : 

22  And  did  eat  and  drink  before 
the  Lord  on  that  day  with  great 
gladness.  And  they  made  Solo- 
mon the  son  of  David  king  the 
second  time,  and  '/anointed  him 
unto  the  Lord  /o  be  the  chief 
governor,  and  Zadok  to  be  priest. 

23  Then  Solomon  sat  on  the 
throne  of  the  Lord  as  king  in- 
stead of  David  his  father,  and 
prospered ;  and  all  Israel  obeyed 
him. 

24  And  all  the  princes,  and  the 
mighty  men,   and    all    the   sons 


al  Kings  2. 

4B. 
I  Gen.  39.  2. 
cl  Chr.  29. 

2u. 

dl  Chr.  27.  1. 


el  Kings  3.  4. 
1  Chr.  J C.  3.t. 
&  21.  29. 


1  Chr.  10.  1. 

1045. 

f  Ex.  27.  1,2. 
ic  38.  1,  2. 
h  K.x.  31.  2. 


likewise  of  king  David,  '•t  sub- 
mitted themselves  unto  Solomon 
the  king. 

25  And  the  Lord  magnified  Sol- 
omon exceedingly  in  the  sight  of 
all  Israel,  and  « bestowed  upon 
him  such  royal  majesty  as  had 
not  been  on  any  king  before  him 
in  Israel. 

20  H  Thus  David  the  son  of  Jesse 
reigned  over  all  Israel. 

27  ^And  tlie  time  that  he  reigned 
over  Israel  teas  forty  years ;  "sev- 
en years  reigned  he  in  Hebron, 
and'thirty  and  three  years  reigned 
he  in  Jerusalem. 

28  And  he  a-  died  in  a  good  old  age, 
.'/full  of  daj's,  riches,  and  honour: 
and  Solomon  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

2'J  Now  the  acts  of  David  the 
king,  first  and  last,  behold,  they 
are  written  in  the  lit  book  of 
Samuel  the  seer,  and  in  the  book 
of  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  in  the 
book  of  Gad  the  seer, 

30  W'ith  all  his  reign  and  his 
might,  Zand  the  times  that  went 
over  him,  t.nd  over  Israel,  and 
over  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
countries. 


THE    SECOND    BOOK   OF   THE 

CHEOKICLES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  solemn  offering  of  Solomon  at  Gibeon. 
7  Solomon's  choice  of  wisdom  is  blessed  by  God. 
13  Solomon's  strength  and  wealth. 

AND  a  Solomon  the  son  of  Da- 
.  vid  was  strengthened  in  his 
kingdom,  and  '-  the  Lord  his  God 
was  with  him,  and  c  magnified  him 
exceedingly. 

2  Then  Solomon  spake  unto  all 
Israel,  to  ''the  captains  of  thou- 
sands and  of  hundreds,  and  to  the 
judges,  and  to  every  governor  in 
all  Israel,  the  chief  of  the  fathers. 

3  So  Solomon,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation with  him,  went  to  the 
high  i^lace  that  (ra.v  at  tGib(>on; 
for  there  was  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  of  God,  which 
Moses  tlie  servant  of  the  Lord 
had  made  in  the  wilderness. 

4. /lint  the  ark  of  God  had  David 
brought  up  from  Kirjath-jearim 
to  the  place  loliieh  David  had  j)re- 
pared  for  it:  for  he  had  pitched 
a  tent  for  it  at  Jerusalem. 

5  Moreover  ,7  the  brazen  altar, 
that  ''  Bezaleel  the  son  of  Uri,  the 
sonof  ITur.had  made,  II  he  put  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord: 
and  Solomon  and  the  congrega- 
tion sought  unto  it. 

0  And  Solomon  went  up  thither 
403 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


to  the  brazen  altar  before  the 
Lord,  which  iras  at  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  and  'of- 
fered a  thousand  burnt  oti'erings 
upon  it. 

7  If  <^In  that  night  did  God  ap- 
pear unto  Solomon,  and  said  unto 
him.  Ask  what  I  shall  give  thee. 

H  And  Solomon  said  unto  God, 
Thou  hast  shewed  great  mercy 
unto  David  my  father,  and  hast 
made  me  '  to  reign  in  liis  stead. 

0  Now,  O  Lord  God,  let  tliy 
promise  unto  David  my  father  be 
established:  ™fbr  thou  hast  made 
me  king  over  a  people  tlike  the 
dust  of  the  earth  in  multitude. 

10  "Give  nie  now  wisdom  and 
knowledge,  that  I  may  "go  out 
and  come  in  before  this  people: 
for  who  can  judge  this  thy  peo- 
ple, that  is  so  great  ? 

U  ;'And  God  said  to  Solomon, 
Because  this  was  in  thine  lieart, 
and  thou  hast  not  asked  riches, 
wealth,  or  honour,  nor  the  life  of 
thine  enemies,  neither  yet  hast 
asked  long  life;  but  hast  asked 
wisdom  and  knowledge  for  thy- 
self, that  thou  mayest  judge  my 
people,  over  whom  I  have  made 
thee  king: 

12  Wisdom   and  knowledge  is 


r  Kcc.  8.  2. 
t  lli'h.  gane 

the  hand 

under  Solo- 
mon : 

See  Gen.  24. 

2.  <k  47.  29. 

2    Chr.  30.  8. 

Kz.  17.  18. 
s  1  Kings  3. 

13. 

2  Chr.  1.  12. 

Ei-e.  2.  0. 
t  2  Sam.  5.  4. 

livings  2.  11. 
u  2  Sam.  5.  5. 
J  Gen.  25.  8. 
y  eh.  23. 1. 


1  Or,  history. 
t  II  eb.  words. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


il  Kings  3.  4. 
*1  Kings 3.  5, 


n  C^r.  28.  5. 


m  1  Kings  3. 

7,  8. 
t  Heb.  mvch 

as  the  dust 

oj  the  earth, 
n  1  Kings  3.  9. 
0  Num.  27.  17. 

Deut.  31.  2. 

p  1  Kings  3. 
11, 12,  13. 


Solomon's  message 


II,  CHRONICLES. 


to  Huram. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 

.;  1  Chr.  29. 
•2i"). 

ch.  9.  22. 
Eco.  2.  a. 


rl  Kings  4. 
26.  4;  10.  20, 

ch.  0.  2S. 


th.  9.  27. 
Job  22.  24. 
t  Heb.  gave. 


Jl  Kings  10. 
2S,  29. 
cii.  9.  28. 

tHeb.  the 
going  forth 
uf  the  horses 
which  V  as 
Solomon's. 


tHeb. 
by  their  hand. 


1 1  Kings  5. 


b}  Kings  5.15. 
ver.  IS. 


II  Or,  Hiram, 

1  Kings  a.  1. 
c  IChr.  14.  1. 


d  ver.  1. 
e  Ex.  30.  7. 
1-  Heb. 

incense  of 

spices. 
/Ex.  20.  30. 

Lev.  24.  a. 
fSum.  28.  3, 

0,  11. 
h  Ps.  135.  5. 
1 1  Kings  8.27. 

ch.  6.  18. 

I«.  06.  1. 
tHeb.  hath. 

refatned,  or, 

ultained 

strength. 


granted  unto  thee;  and  I  will 
give  thee  riches,  and  wealtii,  and 
honour,  such  as  ?  none  of  the 
kings  have  had  that  have,  been  be- 
fore thee,  neither  shall  there  any 
after  thee  have  the  like. 

13  ^  Then  Solomon  came  from 
his  jour nry  to  the  high  place  that 
lua.'i  at  Gibeon  to  Jerusalem,  from 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  reigned  over  Is- 
rael. 

14  '"And  Solomon  gathered  char- 
iots and  horsemen  :  and  he  had  a 
thousand  and  four  hundred  char- 
iots, and  twelve  thousand  horse- 
men, which  he  placed  in  the  char- 
iot cities,  and  with  the  king  at 
Jerusalem. 

lo  »And  the  king  tmade  silver 
and  gold  at  Jerusalem  as  plente- 
ous as  stones,  and  cedar  trees 
made  he  as  the  sycamore  trees 
that  are  in  the  vale  for  abund- 
ance. 

16  'And  +  Solomon  had  horses 
brought  out  of  Egypt,  and  linen 
yarn  :  the  king's  "merchants  re- 
ceived the  linen  yarn  at  a  price. 

17  And  tliej^  letched  up,  and 
brought  forth  out  of  Egypt  a  char- 
iot for  six  hundred  shekels  of  sil- 
ver, and  a  horse  for  a  hundred 
and  fifty:  and  so  brought  they 
out  hm'ses  for  all  the  kings  of  the 
Hittites,  and  for  the  kings  of 
Syria,  t  by  their  means. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1,  17  Solomon's  labourers  fur  the  building  of  the 
temple.  ^  His  embassage  to  Huram  for  ivork- 
men  and  provision  of  stuff .  11  Huram  sendeth 
him  a  kind  answer. 

AND  Solomon  « determined  to 
J\.  build  a  house  for  the  name  of 
the  Lord,  and  a  house  for  his 
kingdom. 

2  And  i- Solomon  told  out  three- 
score and  ten  thousand  men  to 
bear  burdens,  and  foui*score  thou- 
sand to  hew  in  the  mountain,  and 
three  thousand  and  six  hundred 
to  oversee  them. 

3  ^And  Solomon  sent  to  J  Huram 
the  king  of  Tyre,  saying,  ^-As  thou 
didst  deal  with  David  my  father, 
and  didst  send  him  cedars  to  build 
him  a  house  to  dwell  therein,  even 
so  deal  with  me. 

4  Behold,  <<  I  build  a  house  to  the 
name  of  the  Lokd  my  God,  to 
dedicate  it  to  him,  and  «to  burn 
before  him  t  sweet  incense,  and 
for  .r  the  continual  shewbread,  and 
for  ff  the  burnt  offerings  morning 
and  evening,  on  the  sabbaths,  and 
on  the  new  moons,  and  on  the 
solemn  feasts  of  the  Lord  our 
God.  This  is  an  ordinance  for 
ever  to  Israel. 

5  And  the  house  which  I  build  is 
great :  for  ''  great  is  our  God  above 
all  gods. 

6  'But  who  +is  able  to  build  him 
a  house,  seeing  the  heaven  and 


heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain 
him  ?  who  am  I  then,  that  I  should 
build  him  a  house,  save  only  to 
burn  sacrifice  before  him  ? 

7  Send  me  now  therefore  a  man 
cunning  to  work  in  gold,  and  in 
silver,  and  in  brass,  and  in  iron, 
and  in  purple,  and  crimson,  and 
blue,  and  tliat  can  siiill  tto  grave 
with  the  cunning  men  that  are 
with  me  in  Judah  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem, *  whom.  David  my  father  did 
provide. 

8  'Send  me  also  cedar  trees,  fir 
trees,  and  Jalgum  trees,  out  of 
Lebanon:  for  I  know  that  thy 
servants  can  skill  to  cut  timber  in 
Lebanon;  and,  behold,  my  serv- 
ants shall  h",  with  thy  servants, 

9  Even  to  prepare  me  timber  in 
abundance:  for  the  house  which 
I  am  about  to  build  shall  he  t  won- 
derful great. 

10  '"And,  behold,  I  will  give  to 
thy  servants,  the  hewers  that  cut 
timber,  twenty  thousand  meas- 
ures of  beaten  wheat,  and  twenty 
thousand  measures  of  barley,  and 
twenty  tliousand  batlis  of^vine, 
and  twentj'  thousand  baths  of  oil. 

11  ^  Then  Huram  the  king  of 
Tyre  answered  in  writing,  which 
he  sent  to  Solomon,  i  Because  the 
liOED  hath  loved  his  people,  he 
hath  made  thee  king  over  them. 

12  Huram  said  moreover,  o  Bless- 
ed J/p  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, J-' that 
made  heaven  and  earth,  who  hath 
given  to  David  the  king  a  wise 
son,  t endued  with  prudence  and 
understanding,  that  might  build  a 
house  for  the  Lord,  and  a  house 
for  his  kingdom. 

13  And  now  I  have  sent  a  cun- 
ning man,  endued  with  under- 
standing, of  Huram  my  father's, 

14  7  The  son  of  a  woman  of^  the 
daughters  of  Dan,  and  liis  father 
was  a  man  of  Tyre,  skilful  to  work 
in  gold,  and  in  silver,  in  brass,  in 
iron,  in  stone,  and  in  timber,  in 
purple,  in  blue,  and  In  fine  linen, 
and  in  crimson  ;  also  to  grave  any 
manner  of  graving,  and  to  find 
out  every  device  which  shall  be 
put  to  him.  with  thy  cunning  men, 
and  with  the  cunning  men  of  my 
lord  David  thy  father. 

15  2s  ow  therefore  the  wheat,  and 
the  barley,  the  oil.  and  the  wine, 
which  'my  lord  hath  spoken  of, 
let  him  send  unto  hLs  servants : 

16  *And  we  will  cut  wood  otit  of 
Lebanon,  ^  as  much  as  thou  shalt 
need  :  and  we  will  bring  it  to  thee 
in  floats  by  sea  to  tJoppa;  and 
thou  Shalt  carry  it  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem. 

17  ^I  <And  Solomon  numbered  all 
tthe  strangei"s  that  uere  in  the 
land  of  Israel,  after  the  number- 
ing wherewith  "  David  his  father 
had  numbered  them  :  and  they 
were  found  a  hundred  and  fifty 

409 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


tHeb. 
to  grate 
gravings. 

k  1  Chr.  22. 
15. 

/ 1  Kings  5.  t 

II  Or, 

almuggim, 
1  Kings  10. 
11. 


tHeb. 

great  and 
wonderful, 
in  1  Kings  5. 
11. 


n  1  Kings  10. 
9. 
ch.  9.  8. 

0  1  Kings  5.  7. 

p  Gen.  1.  i  2. 

Ps.  33.  0.  & 

102.  25.4:124. 

8.  <t  130.  5,6. 

Acts  4.  24.  ic. 

14.  15. 

Rev.  10.  6. 
tHeb. 

knowing 

prudence 

and  under' 

slandtng. 
Q  1  Kings  7. 

13,  14. 


r  ver.  10. 

s  1  Kings  5. 
S,  9. 

t  Heb.  ac- 
cording to 
alt  thy  need, 

t  Heb.  JaphOf 
Josh.  19.46. 
Acts  9.  36. 

(  As  ver.  2. 
1  Kines  5.19^ 
15,  16.  Sl  9. 
20,  21. 
ch.  8.  7,  8. 

tHeb. 
the  men  the 
strangers. 

u  1  Chr.  22.  2. 


Dimensions  of  th&  temple. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


The  molten  sea. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1015. 


1012. 

al  Kings  6.  1, 

<fec. 
6  Gen.  22.  2, 

14. 
II  Or,  which 

Dainil  hn 

father. 
cl  Chr.  21.18. 

&  22.  1. 
II  Or, 

Araunah, 

2  Sam.  21.18. 
-n  ICiiissO.  2. 
*  Hell. 

loundcil. 


el  Kings  6.  3. 


/I  Kings  6.17. 


t  Heh. 
covered. 


PIK 

n?s6.23 

&.<•. 

llOr. 

'.IS 

som 

c  11 

ink) 

of  m 

we 

alilr. 

uori 

thousand  and  three  thousand  and 
six  hundred. 

IS  And  he  set  a^  threescore  and 
ten  thousand  of  them  to  be  bearers 
of  burdens,  and  fourscore  thou- 
sand to  be  hewers  in  the  mount- 
aui,  and  three  thousand  and  six 
hundred  overseers  to  set  the  peo- 
ple awork. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  place,  and  t2me  of  building  the  tempU.  3 
The  measure  and  ornaments  of  the  house.  11 
The  cherubim.     14   The  vail  and  pillars. 

THEN  "Soloinon  began  to  build 
the  house  of  the  Lord  at  >>  Je- 
rusalem in  mount  Moriah,  il  where 
the.  Lord  appeared  unto  David  his 
father,  in  the  place  that  David  had 
prepared  in  the  threshingfloor  of 
<-•  11  Oman  the  Jebusite. 

2  And  he  began  to  build  in  the 
second  dajj  of  the  second  month, 
in  the  fourth  year  of  his  reign. 

3  1[  Now  these  are  the  things 
'i  wherein  Solomon  was  t  instruct- 
ed for  the  building  of  the  house 
of  God.  The  length  by  cubits 
after  the  first  measure  ivas  three- 
score cubits,  and  the  breadth 
twenty  cubits. 

4  And  the  '■  porch  that  was  in 
the  front  of  the  house,  the  length 
of  it  ivas  according  to  the  breadth 
of  the  house,  twenty  cubits,  and 
the  height  was  a  hundred  and 
twenty :  and  he  overlaid  it  within 
with  pure  gold. 

5  And  .^the  greater  house  he 
ceiled  with  fir  tree,  which  he 
overlaid  with  fine  gold,  and  set 
thereon  palm  trees  and  chains. 

6  And  he  t  garnished  the  house 
with  precious  stones  for  beauty: 
and  the  gold  was  gold  of  Par 
vaim. 

7  He  overlaid  also  the  house,  the 
beams,  the  posts,  and  the  walls 
thereof,  and  the  doors  thereof, 
with  gold ;  and  graved  cherubim 
on  the  walls. 

8  And  he  made  the  most  holy 
house,  the  length  whereof  was 
according  to  the  breadth  of  the 
house,  twenty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  thereof  twenty  cubits: 
and  he  overlaid  it  witli "fine  gold, 
amoniitinn  to  si.K  hundred  talents. 

9  And  the  weiglit  of  the  nails 
was  fifty  shekels  of  gold.  And 
he  overlaid  the  upper  chambers 
with  gold. 

10  .'/And  in  the  most  holy  house 
he  made  two  cherul)ini  II  of  image 
work,  and  overlaid  them  with 
gold. 

11  If  And  the  wings  of  the  cheru- 
bim ivere  twenty  cubits  long:  one 
wing  of  the  one  chernh  was  five 
cubits,  reaching  to  the  wall  of 
the  house:  and  the  other  wing 
was  likeivise  Hwa  cubits,  reaching 
to  the  wing  of  the  other  cherub. 

12  And  one  wing  of  the  other 
cherub  teas  five  cubits,  reaching 

410 


to  the  wall  of  the  house:  and  the 
other  wing  loas  five  cubits  also, 
joining  to  the  wing  of  the  other 
chei'ub. 

1.3  The  wings  of  these  cherubim 
spread  themselves  forth  twenty 
cubits:  and  they  stood  on  thefi- 
feet,  and  their  faces  were  il  inward. 

14  1[  And  he  made  the  ''vail  of 
blue,  and  purple,  and  crimson, 
and  fine  linen,  and  +  wrought 
cherubim  thereon. 

15  Also  he  made  before  the  house 
'two  pillars  of  thirty  and  five 
cubits  thigh,  and  the  chapiter 
that  icas  on  the  top  of  each  of 
them  ivas  five  cubits. 

16  And  he  made  chains,  as  in 
the  oracle,  and  put  them  on  the 
heads  of  the  pillars;  and  made 
'■a  hundred  pomegranates,  and 
put  them  on  the  chains. 

17  And  he  'reared  up  the  pillars 
before  the  temple,  one  on  the 
right  hand,  and  the  other  on  the 
left;  and  called  the  name  of  that 
on  the  i-ight  hand  llJachin,  and 
the  name  of  that  on  the  left 
il  Boaz. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  altar  of  brass.  2  The  molten  sea  upon 
twelve  oxen.  6  The  ten  lavers,  eanillesticks, 
and  tables.  9  The  courts,  and  the  instruments 
of  brass.     19  The  instruinenls  of  gold. 

MOREOVER  he  made  «an 
altar  of  brass,  twenty  cubits 
the  length  thereof,  and  twenty 
cubits  the  breadth  thereof,  and 
ten  cubits  the  height  thereof. 

2  11  *AIso  he  made  a  molten  sea 
of  ten  cubits  tfrom  brim  to  brim, 
round  in  compass,  and  five  cubits 
the  height  thereof;  and  a  line  of 
thirty  cubits  did  compass  it  round 
about. 

.3  "And  under  it  was  the  simili- 
tude of  oxen,  which  did  compass 
it  round  about:  ten  in  a  cubit, 
compassing  the  sea  round  about. 
Two  rows  of  oxen  wei-e  cast,  when 
it  was  cast. 

4  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen, 
three  looking  toward  the  north, 
and  tliree  looking  toward  the 
west,  and  three  looking  toward 
the  south,  and  three  looking 
toward  the  east:  and  the  sea  i«(s 
.?ei  above  upon  them,  and  all 
their  hinder  parts  were  inward. 

5  And  the  tliickness  of  it  ivas  a 
handbreadth,  and  the  brim  of  it 
like  the  woric  of  the  brim  of  a 
cup,  II  with  llowers  of  lilies;  and 
it  received  and  held  <^  three  thou- 
sand baths. 

G  %  He  made  also  «ten  lavers, 
and  put  five  on  the  right  liand, 
and  live  on  the  left,  to  wash  in 
them  :  tsuch  things  as  they  offer- 
ed for  the  burnt  offering  they 
washed  in  them  ;  but  the  sea  was 
for  the  priests  to  wash  in. 

7  /And  he  matle  ten  candlesticks 
of  gold  ff  according  to  their  form, 


Before 

CHRIST 

1012. 


II  Or,  toward 

the  house, 
h  Ex.  23.  31. 

Malt.  27.  51. 

Heb.  9.  3. 
t  Heb.  caused 

to  ascend, 
i  1  Kings  7.  15 

-21. 

Jer.  52.  21. 
t  Heb.  long. 


il  King.s'.SO. 
n  King.'<7.Ql. 


II  That  is. 

He  shall 

establish. 
II  That  is.  In  it 

is  strength. 


rrEx.  27.  1,  2 
2  Kings  16. 


Ez.  43. 13, 16. 


h  1  Kings  7.23. 
t  Heb.  from 

his  brim  to 

his  brim. 


cl  Kings 7.24, 
25,26. 


II  Or,  li\e  a 
lily  flower. 

dSop  1  Kings 
7.  20. 

el  Kings  7.38. 

tHeb. 
the  work  of 
burnt  offer- 
ing. 

f\  Kings  7. 
49. 

f  Ex.  25.  31, 
40. 

1  Chr.  28.  12, 
19. 


Furniture  of  the  temple. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Induction  of  the  ark. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1012. 

48. 
n  Or,  bouls. 

ii  Kings  G.3C. 

^See  1  King 

7.  40. 
I  Or,  howls. 
T  Hell. 
fimshfd  to 

make. 

m  1  Kings  7. 


n  See  1  King 
7.  '.'O. 


•^  Hell,  npon 
the  face 


Or, 

ciildruns. 


p  !  Kings  7. 
14,  45. 


t  Hell,  miide 

/.right,  or, 

scoured, 
ijl  Kings  7. 

40. 
t  Heb. 

thicknesses  of 

the  ground. 
r\  Kings  7. 

47. 
si  Krn<;s7. 

4.-,  4',l,  50. 


:Kx.2 


31, 


THeb. 

perfections 
gold 
a  Or,  bowls. 


and  set  (hem  in  the  temple,  five  on 
the  right  liand,  and  five  on  the  left. 

8  ''He  made  also  ten  tables,  and 
placed  them  in  the  temple,  five  on 
the  right  side,  and  five  on  the  left. 
And  he  made  a  hundred  i  basins 
of  gold. 

!)  ''  Furthermore  Hie  made  the 
court  of  the  priests,  and  the  great 
court,  and  doors  for  the  court,  and 
overlaid  the  doors  of  them  with 
brass. 

jO  And  A- he  set  the  sea  on  the 
right  side  of  the  east  end,  over 
against  the  soutli. 

11  And  'Huram  made  the  pots, 
and  the  shovels,  and  the  II  basins. 
And  Huram  t  finished  the  work 
that  he  was  to  make  for  king 
Solomon  for  the  house  of  God ; 

12  To  icit,  tlie  two  pillars,  and 
"'the  pommels,  and  the  chapiters 
iv/tich  were  on  the  top  of  the  two 
pillars,  and  the  two  wreaths  to 
cover  the  two  pommels  of  the 
chapiters  which  were  on  the  top 
of  the  pillars; 

13  And  » four  hundred  pome- 
granates on  the  two  wreaths;  two 
rows  of  pomegranates  on  each 
wreath,  to  cover  the  two  poinmels 
of  tlie  chapiters  which  twere  tupon 
tlie  pillars. 

14  He  made  also  "bases,  and 
■  lavers  made  he  upon  the  bases ; 

lo  One  sea,  and  twelve  oxen 
under  it. 

16  The  pots  also,  and  the  shov- 
els, and  the  fleshhooks,  and  all 
their  in.struments,  did  p Huram 
his  father  make  to  king  Solomon 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  of 
1  bright  brass. 

17 '/In  the  plain  of  Jordan  did  the 
king  cast  them,  in  the  +clay  ground 
between  Succothand  Zeredathah. 

18  ''Thus  Solomon  made  all  these 
vessels  in  great  abundance:  for 
the  weight  of  tlie  brass  could  not 
l^e  found  out. 

19  %  And » Solomon  made  all  the 
vessels  that  -irers  for  the  house  of 
God,  the  golden  altar  also,  and 
the  tables  whereon  <the  shevv- 
bread  v:as  set ; 

20  IMoreover  the  candlesticks 
with  their  lamps,  that  they  should 
burn  '^  after  the  manner  before 
the  oracle,  of  pure  gold; 

21  And  a:  the  fiowers,  and  the 
lamps,  and  the  tongs,  made  lie  of 
gold,  and  that  t  perfect  gold ; 

22  And  the  snuffers,  and  the 
il  basins,  and  the  spoons,  and  the 
censers,  of  pure  gold:  and  the 
entry  of  the  house,  the  inr.er 
doors  thereof  for  the  most  holy 
place,  and  the  doors  of  the  house 
of  the  temple,  were  of  gold. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  dedicated  treasures.  2  The  solemn  in- 
duction of  the  ark  into  the  oracle,  11  God 
being  praised  t'letk  a  visible  sign  of  his 
favour. 


THUS  n  all  the  work  that  Solo- 
mon made  for  the  house  of  the 
Lord  was  finished:  and  Solomon 
brought  in  all  the  things  that 
David  his  father  had  dedicated ; 
and  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and 
all  the  instruments,  put  he  among 
the  treasures  of  the  house  of  God. 

2  ^  ^Then  Solomon  a.ssembled 
the  elders  of  Israel,  and  all  the 
heads  of  the  tribes,  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, unto  Jerusalem,  to  bring  up 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  cout  of  the  city  of  David, 
which  is  Zion. 

3  ''Wherefore  all  the  men  of  Is- 
rael a.ssembled  themselves  unto 
the  king  fin  the  feast  which  ii.'as 
in  the  seventh  month. 

4  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
came;  and  the  Levites  took  up 
the  ark. 

5  And  they  brought  up  the  ark, 
and  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  all  the  holy  vessels 
that  icere  in  the  tabernacle,  the.se 
did  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
bring  up. 

6  Also  king  Solomon,  and  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel  that  were 
txssenibled  unto  him  before  the 
ark.  sacrificed  sheep  and  oxen, 
which  could  not  be  told  nor  num- 
bered for  multitude. 

7  And  the  priests  brought  in  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
unto  his  place,  to  the  oracle  of  the 
house,  into  the  most  holj'  i^lace, 
even  under  the  wings  of  the  cher- 
ubim : 

8  For  the  cherubim  spread  forth 
their  wings  over  the  place  of  the 
ark,  and  the  cherubim  covered 
the  ark  and  the  staves  thereof 
above. 

9  And  they  drew  out  the  staves 
of  the  ark,  that  the  ends  of  the 
staves  were  seen  from  the  ark 
before  the  oracle;  but  they  were 
not  seen  without.  And  !1  there  it 
is  unto  this  day. 

10  There  ivas  nothing  in  the  ark 
save  the  two  tables  which  ]NLoses 
/put  therein  at  Horeb,  l!  when  the 
Lord  made  a  covenant  with  the 
children  of  Israel,  when  they 
came  out  of  Egypt. 

11  *^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  priests  were  come  out  of  the 
holj'  place:  (for  all  the  prie.sts 
that  ttrre  t present  were  sancti- 
fied, and  did  not  then  wait  by 
course : 

12  fl' Also  the  Levites  ivhich  were 
the  singers,  all  of  thein  of  Asaph, 
of  Heman,  of  Jeduthun,  with 
their  sons  and  their  brethren, 
being  arrayed  in  white  linen,  hav- 
ing cvmbals  and  psalteries  and 
harp.s,  stood  at  the  east  end  of  the 
altar, '» and  with  them  a  hundred 
and  twenty  priests  sounding  with 
trumpets:) 

411 


Before 

CHRIST 

1005. 


1004. 

b  1  Kings  8.  1, 


c2Sam.  6. 12. 
dl  Kings 8.  2. 


cSee  eh.  7.  8, 
9,  10. 


II  Or,  the]/ 
are  there,  as 
1  Kings  S.  8. 


ch.  G.  11. 

II  Or,  where. 


fHeh.  found, 
gl  Chr.  25.  1. 


h  1  Chr.  15. 


Solomon  Uesscth  the  people.      II.  CHRONICLES. 


Solomon's  prayer 


Before 

CHRIST 

1004. 


!  Ps.   I3C. 

See    1  Chr. 
IC.  34,  41. 


i  Kx.  40.  35. 
ch.  7.  2. 


a  1  Kings  8. 


cch.  r2.  13. 

J\  Chr.  2«.  4. 

e-J  Sam.  7.  2. 
1  f  hr  17.  1. 
&.  2f .  2. 


/rh.  0.  10. 

f  1  Kiiijs  e. 
22. 


13  It  came  even  to  pass,  as  the 
trumpeters  and  singers  -were  as 
one,  to  make  one  sound  to  be 
heard  in  praising  and  tlianking 
tlie  Lord;  and  when  they  lifted 
i}p  their  voice  witli  the  trumpets 
and  cymbals  and  instruments  of 
music,  and  praised  tlie  TjOrb, 
saying,  ^For  he  is  good;  for  his 
xncrcy eiulweth  forever:  that  i/iai 
the  house  was  filled  with  a  cloud, 
even  tlie  liouse  of  the  Lokd  ; 

14  So  that  the  priests  could  not 
stand  to  minister  by  reason  of  the 
cloud:  "tfor  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
had  llUed  the  house  of  God. 

CHAPTEE  VI. 

1  fsolomon,  having  blessed  the  pcopU,  blcsscth 
G'lil.  12  Solomon's  prayer  in  the  consecration 
of  the  temple,  upon  the  brazen  scaffold. 

THEN     fisaid     Solomon,    The 
Lord  hath  said  that  he  would 
dwell  in  the  <- thick  darkness. 

2  But  I  have  built  a  house  of 
habitation  for  thee,  and  a  place 
for  thy  dwelling  lor  ever. 

3  And  the  king  turned  his  face, 
and  blessed  the  whole  congrega- 
tion of  Israel:  and  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Lsrael  stood. 

4  And  he  said,  Blessed  be  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  who  hath 
v/ith  his  hands  fulfilled  thai 
which  he  spake  with  his  mouth 
to  my  father  David,  sayin.g, 

.5  Since  the  day  that  I  brought 
forth  my  people' out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  I  chose  no  city  among  all 
the  tribes  of  Israel  to  build  a  house 
in,  that  my  name  might  be  there; 
neither  chose  I  any  man  to  be  a 
ruler  over  my  people  Israel : 

G  «But  I  have  chosen  Jerusalem, 
that  my  name  might  be  there; 
and  <ihave  chosen  David  to  be 
over  my  people  Israel. 

7  Now' « it  was  in  the  heart  of 
David  my  father  to  build  a  house 
ibr  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

5  But  the  Lord  said  to  David  my 
fatlier,  Forasmuch  as  it  was  in 
thine  heart  to  build  a  house  for 
my  name,  thou  didst  well  in  that 
it  was  in  thine  heart: 

9  Notwithstanding  thou  shalt 
not  ))uild  the  house;  but  thy  son 
wliich  shall  come  forth  out  of  thy 
loins,  he  shall  build  the  house  lor 
my  name. 

10  The  Lord  therefore  hath 
performed  his  word  that  he  hath 
spoken:  for  I  am  risen  up  in  the 
room  of  David  my  father,  and  am 
set  on  the  throne  of  Israel,  as  the 
Lord  i)romised,  and  have  built 
the  house  for  the  name  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 

11  And  in  it  have  I  put  the  ark, 
/wherein  is  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  made  with  the 
children  of  Israel. 

12  Hi'And  he  stood   before  the 

412 


altar  of  the  Lord  in  the  presence 
of  all  the  congregation  of  Israel, 
and  spread  forth  his  hands : 

13  I'or  Solomon  had  made  a 
brazen  scalfold,  of  live  cubits 
tlong,and  live  cubits  broad,  and 
three  cubits  high,  and  had  set  it 
in  the  midst  of  the  court:  and 
upon  it  he  stood,  and  kneeled 
down  upon  his  knees  before  all 
the  congregation  of  Israel,  and 
spread  forth  his  hands  toward 
heaven, 

14  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, ii- there  is  no  God  like  thee 
in  the  heaven,  nor  in  the  earth ; 
which  keepest  covenant,  and 
shewcst  mercy  unto  thy  servants, 
that  walk  before  thee  with  all 
their  hearts: 

15  »Thou  which  hast  kept  with 
thy  servant  David  my  father  that 
which  thou  hast  promised  him  ; 
and  spakest  with  thy  mouth,  and 
hast  tulfiUed  it  with  thine  hand, 
as  it  is  this  day. 

16  Now  therefore,  O  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  keep  with  thy  servant 
David  my  father  that  which  thou 
hast  promised  him,  saying, 
^t  There  shall  not  fail  thee  a 
man  in  mj^  sight  to  sit  upon  the 
throne  of  Israel;  'yet  so  that  thy 
children  take  heed  to  their  way 
to  walk  in  my  law,  as  thou  hast 
walked  before  me. 

17  Now  then,  O  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  let  thy  word  be  verified, 
which  thou  hast  spoken  unto  thy 
servant  David. 

18  But  will  God  in  very  deed 
dwell  with  men  on  the  earth? 
i» Behold,  heaven  and  the  heaven 
of  heavens  cannot  contain  thee; 
how  much  less  this  house  which 
I  have  built ! 

19  Have  respect  therefore  to  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to  his 
supplication,' O  Lord  my  God,  to 
hearken  unto  the  cry  and  the 
prayer  which  thy  servant  pray- 
eth  before  thee : 

20  That  thine  eyes  may  bo  ojien 
upon  this  house  day  and  night, 
upon  tlie  place  whereof  thou  hast 
said  that  thou  wouldcst  put  thy 
name  there;  to  hearken  imto  the 
prayer  whii'li  thy  servant  pray- 
eth"!!  toward  this  place. 

21  Hearken  therefore  unto  the 
supplications  of  thy  servant,  and 
of  thy  people  Israel,  wliich  they 
shall  tmake  toward  this  jilace: 
hear  thou  from  thy  dwelling- 
place,  even  irom  heaven ;  and 
when  thou  hearest,  forgive. 

22  ^  If  a  man  sin  against  his 
neighbour,  t  and  an  oath  belaid 
upon  him  to  make  him  swear, 
and  the  oath  come  before  thine 
altar  in  this  house; 

21!  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven, 
and  do,  and  judge  thy  servants, 
by  requiting  the  wicked,  by  rec- 


Before 

c 

It  RI  ST 

1004. 

til 

eb. 

th 

e  Icmrth 

Ih 

^ru./,  ^c. 

hF.X.  l.j.  11. 
Deul.  4.  39. 


1:1  Sam.  7. 

12,  16. 

1  Kings  2.  4. 

&  6.  12. 

ch.  7.  18. 
t  Hel).  There 

shall  not  a 

man  he  cut 

off. 
I  Ph.  132.  12. 


m  ch.  2.  6. 
Is.  GC.  1. 
Acts  7.  49. 


II  Or,  in  this 
place. 


t  Ileb.  pray. 


t  Heb.  nfKl 
he  rci/uire 
an  oath  of 
him. 


at  the  consecration 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


of  the  temple. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1004. 


I  Or,  touard. 


nl  Kings  17. 
1. 


+  Heb.  7n 
the  land  of 
thdr  gates. 


II  Or,  toward 
this  house. 


pi  Chr.  28.  9. 


t  Heh.  all  the 

ilays  ivhich. 
t  Heh.  upon 

the  face  of 

the  land. 
</ Jolm  12.  20. 

Acts  8.  27. 


tHeh. 
thy  name  is 
called  upon 
this  house. 


ompensing  his  way  upon  his  own 
head ;  and  by  justifj'ing  tlie  right- 
eous, by  giving  liim  according  to 
his  rigiiteousness. 

24  t  And  if  thy  people  Israel  II  be 
put  to  the  worse  before  the  enemy, 
because  they  have  sinned  against 
thee ;  and  shall  return  and  con- 
fess thy  name,  and  pray  and 
make  supplication  before  thee 
II  in  this  house ; 

2-5  Then  hear  thou  from  the 
heavens,  and  forgive  the  sin  of 
thy  people  Israel,  and  bring  them 
again  unto  the  land  which  thou 
gavest  to  them  and  to  their  fathers. 

2(5  II  When  the  «  heaven  is  shut 
up,  and  there  is  no  rain,  because 
they  have  sinned  against  thee; 
yet'iHthey  pray  toward  this  place, 
and  confess  thy  name,  and  turn 
from  their  sin,  when  thou  dost 
afflict  them ; 

27  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven, 
and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  serv- 
ants, and  of  thy  people  Israel, 
when  thou  hast  taught  them  the 
good  way,  wherein  they  should 
walk ;  and  send  rain  upon  thy 
land,  which  thou  hast  given  un- 
to thy  people  for  an  inheritance. 

28  IT  If  there  "be  dearth  in  the 
land,  if  there  be  pestilence,  if 
there  be  blasting  or  mildew,  lo- 
custs or  caterpillars;  if  their  ene- 
mies besiege  tliem  tin  the  cities 
of  their  land;  whatsoever  sore, 
or  wliatsoever  sickness  there  be: 

29  Then  what  prayer  or  what 
supplication  soever  shall  be  made 
of  any  man,  or  of  all  thy  people 
Israel,  vviien  every  one  shall 
know  his  own  sore  and  his  own 
grief,  and  shall  spread  forth  his 
hands  li  in  this  house  : 

;30  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven 
thy  dwellingplace,  and  forgive, 
and  render  unto  every  man  ac- 
cording unto  all  his  ways,  whose 
heart  thou  knowest;  (for  thou 
onlypknowest  the  hearts  of  the 
children  of  men; 
81  That  they  may  fear  thee,  to 
walk  in  thy  ways,  tso  long  as  they 
live  tin  the  land  which  thou  gav- 
est unto  our  fathers. 
32  f  Moreover  concerning  the 
stranger,  <?  which  is  not  of  thy 
people  Israel,  but  is  come  from  a 
far  countrv  for  thy  great  name's 
sake,  and  thy  mighty  hand,  and 
thy  stretched  out  arm ;  if  they 
come  and  prav  in  this  house; 
;«  Then  hear  thou  from  the 
lieavens,  even  from  thy  dwelling- 
place,  and  do  according  to  all 
that  the  stranger  calleth  to  thee 
for ;  that  all  people  of  the  earth 
may  know  thy  name,  and  fear 
thee,  as  doth  thy  people  Israel, 
and  may  know  tluvt  tthis  house 
which  I  have  built  is  called  by 
thy  name. 
34  If  thy  people  go  out  to  war 


against  their  enemies  by  the  way 
that  thou  Shalt  send  them,  and 
they  praj'  unto  thee  toward  this 
cit}'  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and 
the  house  which  I  have  built  for 
thy  name ; 

3-5"  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heav- 
ens their  prayer  and  their  suppli- 
cation, and  maintain  their  II  cause. 

.36  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (for 
thei-e  is  j-no  man  which  sinneth 
not,)  and  thou  be  angry  with 
them,  and  deliver  them  over  be- 
fore thrir  enemies,  and  t  they 
carry  them  away  captives  unto 
a  land  far  ofTor  near; 

37  Yet  if  they  +  bethink  them- 
selves in  the  land  whither  they 
are  carried  captive,  and  turn  and 
pray  unto  thee  in  the  land  of 
their  captivity,  saying.  We  have 
sinned,  we  have  done  amiss,  and 
have  dealt  wickedly ; 

38  If  they  return  to  thee  with  all 
their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul 
in  the  land  of  their  captivity, 
whither  they  have  carried  them 
captives,  and  pray  toward  their 
land,  which  thou  gavest  unto  their 
fathers,  and  toicord  the  city  which 
thou  hast  chosen,  and  toward  the 
house  which  I  have  built  for  thy 
name: 

39  Then  hear  thou  from  the 
heavens,  even  from  thy  dwelling- 
place,  their  prayer  and  their  sup- 
plications, and  maintain  their 
II  cause,  and  forgive  thy  people 
which  have  sinned  against  thee. 

40  Now,  my  God,  let,  I  beseech 
thee,  thine  eyes  be  open,  and  tet 
thine  ears  be  attent  tunio  the 
prayer  that  is  made  in  this  place. 

41  Now  "therefore  arise,  O  Lord 
God,  into  tliy  ^resting  place,  thou, 
and  the  ark  of  thy  strength  :  let 
thy  priests.  O  Lord  God,  be  cloth- 

I  ed  with  salvation,  and  let  thy 
saints  «  rejoice  in  goodness. 

42  O  Lord  God,  turn  not  away 
the  face  of  thine  anointed:  a: re- 
member the  mercies  of  David  thy 
servant. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  God  having  given  testimony  to  Solomon's  pray- 
er hy  fire  from  heaven,  and  glory  in  the  temple, 
the  people  worship  him.  4  Solomon's  solemn 
sacrifice.  8  Solomon  having  kept  the  feast  of 
tabernacles,  and  the  feast  of  the  dedication  of 
the  altar,  dismisseth  the  people.  12  God  ap- 
pearing to  Solomon  giveth  him  promises  upon 
condition. 

NOW    «when     Solomon    had 
made  an  end  of  praying,  the 
''fire  came  down  from    heaven, 
and  consumed  the  burnt  offering 
and  the  sacrifices ;  and  c  the  glory 
of  the  Lf)RD  filled  the  house. 
2rfAndthe  priests  could  not  en- 
ter into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
because  the  glory  of  the  Lord  had 
filled  the  Lord's  house. 
3  And  when  all  the  children  of 
Israel   saw   how   the    fire   came 
down,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
413 


Before 
CHRIST 

1004. 


r  Prov.  20.  9. 

Ecc.  7.  20. 

James  3.  2. 

1  John  1.  8. 
t  Heb.  they 

that  take  them 

captives  carry 

them  away. 
t  Heb.  hring 

back  to  their 

heart. 


\  Or,  right. 


t  Heh.  to  the 
prayer  of 
this  place. 

s  Ps.  132.  8,  9, 
10,  IG. 

1 1  Chr.  28.  2. 


iPs.  132.  1. 
Is.  55.  3. 


a  1  Kings  8. 
51. 

/.  Lev.  9.  24. 

Jmlj.  6.  21. 

1  Kings  18. 

£8. 

1  Clir.  21.20 
cl  Kings  H. 

10,  11. 

rh.  5.  13,  14. 

Ez.  10.  3,  4. 
dch.  5.  14. 


Solomon's  sacrifices. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


GocVs  promises  to  Mm. 


Before 
CHRIST 

1004. 


«cli.  B.  13. 

Ps.  13G.  1. 
/IChr.  16.41. 

ch.  20.  21. 
f  1  Kings  8. 

62,  63. 


T  II  fb.  hy 

Ih'ir  hand, 
iih.  .).  12. 


'lXiiigs8.no 


f  Heh. 
a  restraint. 


ui  Kings  0.  1, 


pDeiit.  12.  5. 
a  ch.  6.  20,2S. 


I  IIcl.. 

up<in  whom 

mji  name 

M  calUd. 
rJanie8  4.  10. 
<  ch.  6.  27,  SO. 


upon  the  house,  they  bowed 
themselves  with  their  faces  to 
the  ground  upon  the  pavement, 
and  worshipped,  and  praised  the 
Lord,  ^ saying,  For  he  is  good; 
.'lor  his  mercy  cndurelh  for  ever. 

4  ^  i'  Then  the  king  and  all  the 
people  offered  sacrifices  before 
the  Lord. 

5  And  king  Solon:ion  offered  a 
sacrifice  of  twenty  and  two  thou- 
sand oxen,  and  a  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  sheep.  So  the 
king  and  all  the  people  dedicated 
the  house  of  God. 

6  ''And  the  priests  waited  on 
their  offices:  the  Levites  also 
with  instruments  of  music  of  the 
Lord,  which  David  the  king  had 
inade  to  praise  the  Lord,  because 
his  mQvcy endureth  for  ever,  when 
David  praised  tby  their  ministry; 
and  J  the  priests  sounded  trumpets 
before  tliem,  and  all  Israel  stood. 

7  Moreover  ^Solomon  hallowed 
the  middle  of  the  court  that  ivaa 
before  the  house  of  the  Lord: 
for  there  he  offered  burnt  offer- 
ings, and  the  fat  of  the  peace  of- 
ferings, because  the  brazen  altar 
which  Solomon  had  made  was 
not  able  to  receive  the  burnt  offer- 
ings, and  the  meat  offerings,  and 
the  fat. 

8  1[  'Also  at  the  same  time  Solo- 
mon kept  the  feast  seven  days, 
and  all  Israel  with  him,  a  verj- 
great  congregation,  from  the  en- 
tering in  of  Hamath  unto  "'the 
river  of  Egypt. 

9  And  in  the  eighth  day  they 
made  +a  solemn  assembly:  for 
they  kept  the  dedication  of  the 
altar  .seven  days,  and  the  feast 
seven  days. 

10  And  "on  the  three  and  twen- 
tieth day  of  the  seventh  month 
he  sent  the  people  away  into  their 
tents,  glad  and  merry  in  heart  for 
the  goodness  that  the  Lord  had 
shewed  unto  David,  and  to  Solo- 
mon, and  to  Israel  his  people. 

11  Thus  "Solomon  finished  the 
house  oft!i(!  IjOkd,  and  the  king's 
house:  and  all  tliat  came  into 
Solomon's  heart  to  make  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  his 
own  houfx',  ho  prcsperously  ef- 
fected. 

12  1]  And  the  Lord  appeared  to 
Solomon  by  night,  and  .said  imto 
him,  I  have  lu'urd  thy  prayer, 
;^and  have  chosen  this'  place  to 
myself  for  a  liousc  of  sacrifice. 

i:}  '/If  I  siiut  up  licaveu  that 
there  be  no  rain,  or  if  1  command 
the  locusts  t(j  devour  the  land,  or 
if  I  send  pestilence  among  my 
people; 

14  If  my  people,  t which  are 
called  I)y  my  name,  shall  '■hum- 
ble themselves,  and  pray,  and 
seek  my  face,  and  turn  from 
their  wicked  wavs;  «then  wiU  I 
414 


hear  from  heaven,  and  will  for- 
give their  sin,  and  will  heal  their 
land. 

15  Now  <mine  eyes  shall  be 
open,  and  mine  ears  attent  t  unto 
the  prayer  thai  is  made  in  this 
place. 

16  For  now  have  ''  I  chosen  and 
sanctified  this  house,  that  my 
name  may  be  there  for  ever  :  and 
mine  eyes  and  mine  heart  shall 
be  there  perpetually. 

17  2:And  as  for  thee,  if  thou  wilt 
walk  before  me,  as  David  thy  fa- 
ther walked,  and  do  according  to 
all  that  I  have  commanded  thee, 
and  Shalt  observe  my  statutes 
and  my  judgments ; 

18  Then  will  I  stablish  the 
throne  of  thy  kingdom,  accord- 
ing as  I  have  covenanted  with 
David  thj^  father,  saying,  ^t  There 
shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  to  be 
ruler  in  Israel. 

19  =But  if  ye  turn  away,  and 
forsake  my  statutes  and  my  com- 
mandments, which  I  have  set 
before  you,  and  shall  go  and 
serve  other  gods,  and  worship 
them ; 

20  Then  will  I  pluck  them  up 
by  the  roots  out  of  iny  land 
which  I  have  given  them ;  and 
this  house,  which  I  have  sancti- 
fied for  my  name,  will  I  cast  out 
of  my  siglit,  and  will  make  it  to 
be  a  proverb  and  a  byword  among 
all  nations. 

21  And  this  house,  which  is  high, 
shall  be  an  astonishment  to 
everyone  that  passeth  by  it;  so 
that  he  shall  say,  «  Why  liath  the 
Lord  done  thus  unto'this  land, 
and  unto  this  house  ? 

22  And  it  shall  be  answered. 
Because  they  forsook  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  which 
brought  them  fortli  out  of  tlie 
land  of  Egypt,  and  laid  hold  on 
other  gods,  and  worshipped 
them,  and  served  them:  there- 
fore hath  he  brought  all  this  evil 
upon  them. 

CHAPTEK  VIIL 

1  Solomon's  buildings.  7  The  OrntiUs  which 
were  left  Solomon  made  tributaries ;  but  the 
Israelites  rulers.  11  Pharaoh's  daughter  re- 
moveth  to  her  house.  12  Solomon's  yearly 
solemn  saerifices.  14  He  appointeth  the  priests 
and  Leviles  to  their  places.  17  The  navy 
feteheth  gold  from  Ophir. 

AND  n  it  came  to  pa.ss  at  the  end 
.  of  twenty  years,  wherein 
Solomon  had  "built  the  house  of 
the  l/()iu>,  aud  his  own  liouse, 

2  That  the  cities  wliicli  Iluram 
had  restored  to  Solomon,  Sol- 
omon liuilt  tiieni,  aud  cau.sed  the 
children  of  Israel  to  dwell  there. 

3  And  Solomon  went  to  Ilamath- 
zobah,  and  prevailed  against  it. 

4  ''And  he  built  Tadnior  in  the 
wilderness,  and  all  the  store 
cities,  which  he  built  in  Hamath. 


Before 

CHRIST 

1004. 


(  ch.  6.   40. 
t  Heb.  to  the 

prayer  of 
this  place, 
u  1  Kiued  9.  3. 
ill.  6.  6. 


yell.  6.  16. 

t  Hcb. 
There  shall 
not  he  cut 
off  to  thee. 

J  Lev.  26.  14, 
33. 

Dcut.  28.15, 
36,  37. 


a  Deut.29.  24. 
Jer.  22.  8,  'J. 


992. 
i\  K.iigs 
10,  ir. 


Solomon's  ijcarhj  saaificcs. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Queen  of  Sheba's  visit. 


Before 
CHRIST 

992. 


7  Heb.  all 

ike  desire  of 
Solomon 
which  he 
desired  to 
build. 

e  1  Kings  9. 
20,  &c. 


<f  See  1  Kings 
9.  23. 


e  1  Kings  3.  1. 
&  7.  8.  &;  9. 
24. 


t  Heh. 
holiness^ 


/Ex.  29.  38. 
Num.  28.  3, 
9,  11,  2C.  <k 
29.  1,  <tc. 

g  Ex.  23.  14. 
Dcut.  16.  16. 


hi  Ciir.  24.  1. 
il  Cbr.  25.  1. 


k  1  Chr.  9.  17. 
&.  26.  1. 

t  Heb. 
so  was  the 
command- 
ment of  Da- 
lid  the  man 
of  Qod. 


5  Also  he  built  Beth-horon  the 
upper,  and  Beth-horon  the  neth- 
er, fenced  cities,  with  walls,  gates, 
and  bars ; 

6  And  Baalath,  and  all  the  store 
cities  that  Solomon  had,  and  all 
the  chariot  cities,  and  the  cities  of 
the  horsemen,  and  -rail  that  Solo- 
mon desired  to  build  in  Jerusalem, 
and  in  Lebanon,  and  throughout 
all  the  land  of  his  dominion. 

7  %eAs  for  all  the  people  that 
were  left  of  the  Hittites,  and  the 
Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and 
the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites, 
which  icere  not  of  Israel, 

8  But  of  their  children,  who  were 
left  after  them  in  the  land,  whom 
the  children  of  Israel  consumed 
not,  them  did  Solomon  make  to 
pay  tribute  until  this  day. 

9  But  of  the  children  of  Israel 
did  Solomon  make  no  servants 
for  liis  work ;  but  thej"  xcere  inen 
of  war,  and  chief  of  his  captains, 
and  captains  of  his  chariots  and 
horsemen. 

10  And  these  loere  the  chief  of 
king  Solomon's  officers,  «'en  f'two 
hundred  and  fifty,  that  bare  rule 
over  the  people. 

11  %  And  Solomon  i"  brought  up 
the  daughter  of  Pharaoh  out  of 
the  city  of  David  unto  the  house 
that  he  had  built  for  her :  for  he 
said.  My  wife  shall  not  dwell  in 
the  house  of  David  king  of  Israel, 
because  the  jAaces  are  +holy, 
whereunto  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
hath  come. 

12  "^  Then  Solomon  offered  burnt 
offerings  unto  the  Lord  on  the 
altar  of  the  Lord,  which  he  had 
built  before  the  porch, 

13  JCveu  after  a  certain  rate 
/every  day,  offering  according  to 
the  conaniandment  of  Moses,  on 
the  sabbaths,  and  on  the  new 
moons,  and  on  the  solemn  feasts, 
9  three  times  in  the  year,  even  in 
the  feast  of  unleavened  bread, 
and  in  the  fea-st  of  weeks,  and  in 
the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

14  ^  And  he  appointed,  accord- 
ing to  tlie  order  of  David  his  fa- 
ther, the  ''courses  of  the  priests 
to  their  service,  and  '  the  Levites 
to  their  charges,  to  prai.se  and 
minister  before  the  priests,  as  the 
duty  of  every  day  required :  the 
*  porters  also  by  their  courses  at 
every  gate:  for  t  so  had  David  the 

j  man  of  God  commanded. 

15  And  they  departed  not  from 
the  commandment  of  the  king 
unto  the  priests  and  Levites  con- 
cerning any  matter,  or  concern- 
ing the  treasures. 

16  Now  all  the  work  of  Solomon 
was  prepared  unto  the  day  of  the 
foundation  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  until  it  was  finished. 
So  the  house  of  the  Lord  was 
perfected. 


17  ^.  Then  went  Solomon  to 
'  Ezion-geber,  and  to  1  Eloth,  at 
the  sea  side  hi  the  land  of  Edom. 

18  "'And  Huram  sent  him,  by 
the  hands  of  his  servants,  ships, 
and  servants  that  had  knowledge 
of  the  sea;  and  they  went  with 
the  servants  of  Solomon  to  Ophir, 
and  took  thence  four  hundred 
and  fifty  talents  of  gold,  and 
brought  them  to  king  Solomon. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

I  The  queen  of  Sneba  o.dmirclh  the  wisdom  of 
Solomon.  13  Suiomvn's  gold.  15  His  targets. 
17  The  throne  of  ivorij.  20  His  vessils.  23 
His  presents.  25  His  chariots  and  horse.  26 
His  tributes.     29  His  rcicn  and  death. 

A  ND  a  when  the  queen  of  Sheba 
J\   heard  of  the  fame  of  Solo- 


Before 

CHRIST 

992. 


a  Kings  9. 
26. 

:'  Or,  Elath, 
Deut.  2.  8. 
2  Kings  14. 
22. 

m  1  Kings  9. 

ch.  8.  10,  13. 


about  992. 

a  1  Kings  10. 
1,  4:c. 

Matt.  12.  42. 
Lulie  11.  31. 


mon,  she  came  to  prove  Solomon 
with  hard  questions  at  Jerusalem, 
with  a  very  great  coinpany,  and 
camels  that  bare  spices,  and 
gold  in  abundance,  and  precious 
stones:  and  when  she  was  come 
to  Solomon,  she  communed  with 
him  of  all  that  was  in  her  heart. 

2  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her 
questions:  and  there  was  noth- 
ing hid  from  Solomon  which  lie 
told  her  not. 

3  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba 
had  seen  tlie  wisdom  of  Solomon, 
and  the  house  that  he  had  built, 

4  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and 
the  sitting  of  his  servants,  and  the 
attendance  of  his  miiii.sters,  and 
their  apparel;  his  II cupbearers  nor.buturs. 
also,  and  their  apparel ;  and  his  | 
ascent  bj^  which  he  went  up  into 

the  house  of  the  Lord  ;  there  was  ' 
no  more  spirit  in  her.  1 

5  And  she  said  to  the  king,  It\ 

ivas  a  true  +  report  which  i  heard  '•  t  Heb.  word. 
in  mine  own  land  of  thine  il  acts, ;  :i  or,  sayings, 
and  of  thy  wisdom  : 

6  Howbeit  I  believed  not  their 
words,  until  I  came,  and  mine 
eyes  had  seen  it:  and,  behold, 
the  one  half  of  the  greatness  of 
thy  wisdom  was  not  told  me:  for 
thou  exceedest  the  fame  that  I 
heard. 

7  Happj'  are  thy  men,  and  happy 
are    these    thy  .servants,    which 
stand  continually  before  thee,  and  j 
hear  thy  wisdom. 

8  Blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  delighted  in  thee  to  set 
thee  on  his  throne,  to  be  king  for 
the  Lord  thy  God:  because  thy 
God  loved  Israel,  to  establish 
them  lor  ever,  therefore  made  he 
thee  king  over  them,  to  do  judg- 
ment and  justice. 

9  And  she  gave  the  king  a  hun- 
dred and  twenty  talents  of  gold, 
and  of  spices  great  abundance, 
and  precious  stones :  neitlierwas 
there  any  such  spice  as  the  queen 
of  Sheba  gave  king  Solomon. 

10  And  the  servants  also  of 
Huram,  and  the  servants  of  Sol- 
omon, *  which  brought  gold  from 

415 


The  queen  of  Shcba's 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


visit  to  Solomon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  992. 


cl  Kiiifs  10. 

11,  almug 

trees, 
II  Or,  stairs. 
t  Heb. 

highways. 


II  Or, 
captains. 


t  Ii«b.  hands. 


t  Ileb. 
shut  up. 

II  Or,  llicre 
was  no  sit- 
vcr  in  them. 


II  Or, 
elephants* 
teeth. 


d\  KuiGs4. 
26.  &  10.  -10. 


Opliir,  brought  «  algum  trees  aud 
precious  stones. 

11  And  the  king  made  o/tlie  al- 
gum trees  II  t  terraces  to  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  to  the  king's 
palace,  and  harps  and  psalteries 
lor  singers  :  and  there  were  none 
sucli  seen  before  in  the  land  of 
Judah. 

12  And  king  Solomon  gave  to 
the  queen  of  Sheba  all  her  desire, 
wliatsoever  she  asked,  besides 
thai  whicli  she  had  brouglit  unto 
tlie  king.  So  she  turned,  and 
went  away  to  her  own  land,  she 
and  lier  servants. 

13  «1  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that 
came  to  Solomon  in  one  year  was 
six  hundred  and  threescore  and 
six  talents  of  gold ; 

14  Besides  that  whicli  chapmen 
and  merchants  brought.  And  all 
the  kings  of  Arabia  and  II  govern- 
ors of  tlie  country  brought  gold 
and  silver  to  Solomon. 

15  \  And  king  Solomon  made 
two  hundred  targets  of  beaten 
gold  :  six  hundred  .shekels  of  beat- 
en gold  went  to  one  target. 

16  And  three  hundred  .shields 
made  he,  of  beaten  gold:  three 
hundred  xhekeh  of  gold  went  to 
one  shield.  And  the  king  put 
them  in  the  house  of  the  i'orest  of 
Lebanon. 

17  Moreover  the  king  made  a 
great  thi'ono  of  ivory,  and  over- 
laid it  with  pure  gold. 

18  And  there  were  six  steps  to  the 
throne,  with  a  footstool  of  gold, 
which  were  I'astened  to  tlie  throne, 
and  t  stays  on  each  side  of  the  sit- 
ting place,  and  two  lions  standing 
by  the  staj^s  : 

19  And  twelve  lions  stood  there  on 
the  one  side  and  on  the  other  up- 
on the  six  steps.  There  was  not 
the  like  made  in  any  kingdom. 

20  ^1  And  all  the  drinlcing  vessels 
of  king  Solomon  7/^f?'fi  o/gold,  and 
all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the 
forest  of  Lebanon  ice  re  o/tpure 
gold :  II  none  were  of  silver ;  it  was 
not  any  thing  accounted  of  in  the 
days  of  Solomon. 

21  For  the  king's  ships  went  to 
Tarshish  with  the  servants  of 
Iluram  :  every  three  years  once 
came  the  sliij)s  of  Tarshish  bring- 
ing gold,  and  silver,  II ivory,  and 
apes,  and  peacocks. 

22  And  king  Solomon  passed  all 
the  kings  of  the  earth  in  riches 
and  wisdom. 

23  II  And  all  the  kings  of  the 
earth  sought  the  presence  of 
Solomon,  to  hear  his  wisdom,  that 
(iod  bad  i)nt  in  his  heart. 

21  And  they  brought  every  man 
his  present,  vessels  of  silver,  and 
vessels  of  gold,  and  raiment,  liar- 
ness,  and  spices,  horses,  and 
mules,  a  rate  year  by  year. 

25  %  And  Solomon  ''had  four 
416 


thousand  stalls  for  horses  and 
chariots,  and  twelve  thousand 
horsemen;  whom  he  bestowed  in 
the  chariot  cities,  and  with  the 
king  at  Jerusalem. 

26  f  cAnd  he  reigned  over  all  the 
kings /from  the  !l  river  even  unto 
the  land  of  the  Pliilistines,  and  to 
the  border  of  Egypt. 

27  fl'And  the  king  t  made  silver  in 
Jerusalem  as  stones,  and  cedar 
trees  made  he  as  the  sycamore 
trees  that  are  in  the  low  plains  in 
abundance. 

28  ''And  they  brought  unto  Solo- 
mon horses  out  of  Egypt,  and  out 
of  all  lands. 

29  'if « Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Solomon,  lirst  and  last,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  t  book  of  Na- 
than the  prophet,  and  in  the 
prophecy  of  /'Ahijah  the  Shilo- 
nite,  and  in  the  visions  of  'Iddo 
the  seer  against  Jeroboam  the  son 
of  Nebat  ? 

.30  '"And  Solomon  reigned  in  Je- 
rusalem over  all  Israel  forty 
years. 

31  And  Solomon  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  he  was  buried  in  the 
city  of  David  his  father :  and 
Rehoboam  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  X, 

1  The  Israelites,  assembled  at  Shcchem  to  croicn 
Rehoboam,  by  Jeroboam  make  a  suit  of  relaxa- 
tion unto  him.  C  Rehoboam,  re/using  the 
oldmen's  counsel,  by  the  advice  of  young  men 
answereth  them  roughly.  16  Ten  tribes  rC' 
volting  kill  Iladoram,  and  make  Rehoboam  to 
flee. 

AND  a  Rehoboam  went  to  She- 
.  chem:  fortoShechemwereall 
Israel  come  to  make  him  king. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  who  iva.s 
in  Egypt,  '-whither  he  had  fled 
from  the  presence  of  Solomon 
the  king,  heard  it,  that  Jeroboam 
returned  out  of  Egj'pt. 

3  And  they  sent  and  called  him. 
So  .Jeroboam  and  all  Israel  came 
and  spake  to  Rehoboam,  saying, 

4  Thy  fatlu>r  made  our  yoke 
grievous:  now  therefore ease'thou 
somewhat  the  grievous  .servitude 
of  thy  lather,  and  his  heavy  yoke 
that  he  put  upon  us,  and  wo  will 
serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  Come 
again  unto  mo  alter  three  days. 
And  the  people  (Icparh'cl. 

(!  II  Aud  king  Rehoboum  took 
counsel  with  iheold  men  that  had 
stood  before  Solomon  his  fatlier 
while  he  yet  lived,  saying,  What 
counsel  give  ye  me  to  return  an- 
swer to  tills  people? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him, say- 
ing. If  thou  be  kind  tothisjicople, 
ancl  please  them,  and  speak  good 
words  to  them,  they  will  bo  thy 
servants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook   the  counsel 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  992. 


el  Kings 4.21. 
/Gen.  15.  18. 

I's.  T2.  a. 
II  That  is, 

Euphrates. 
?!  Kings  10. 

27. 

rh.  1.  \5. 
t  Heb.  gave, 

h  1  Kings  10. 
28. 
ch.  1.  16. 

il  Kings  U. 
41. 
t  Heb.  words. 

It  1  Kings  11. 

29. 
/(■h.  12.  15.  li 

13.  22. 

m  1  Kings  11. 
42,  43. 

975. 


about  97.^, 

a  1  Kings  13. 
1,  &.C. 


6  1  Kings  U. 
40. 


Revolt  of  the  ten  tribes. 


II.  CHRONICLES.     licliohoam  raiseth  an  army. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  Ors. 


c  1  Sara.  2.  '25. 
1  Kings  12. 


rflKiuRS  11. 


which  the  old  men  gave  him,  and 
took  counsel  with  the  young  men 
that  were  brought  up  with  him, 
that  stood  before  him. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  What 
advice  give  ye  that  we  may  return 
answer  to  this  people,  whicli  liave 
spoken  to  me,  saying.  Ease  some- 
what the  yoke  that  thy  father  did 
put  upon  us  ? 

10  And  tlie  young  men  that  were 
brought  up  with  him  spake  unto 
him,  saying,  Thus  shalt  thou  an- 
swer the  people  that  spake  unto 
thee,  saying.  Thy  father  made  our 
j'oke  heav3',  but  make  thou  it 
somewhat  lighter  for  us ;  thus 
shalt  thou  say  unto  them.  My  lit- 
tle ^?i.aej'  shall  be  thicker  than  my 
father's  loins. 

11  For  whereas  my  father  rput  a 
heavy  yoke  upon  you,  I  will  put 
more  to  your  yoke:  my  lather 
chastised  you  with  whips,  but  I 
will  chaMise  you  with  scorpions. 

12  So  Jeroboam  and  all  the  people 
came  to  Rehoboam  on  the  third 
day,  as  the  king  bade,  saying. 
Come  again  to  me  on  the  third  day. 

i;]  And  the  king  answered  them 
roughly ;  and  king  llehoboam.  for- 
sook the  counsel  of  the  old  men, 

14  And  answered  them  after  the 
advice  of  the  young  men,  saying, 
My  father  made  your  yoke  heavy, 
but  I  will  add  thereto:  my  father 
chastised  you  with  whips,  but  I 
xvill  chastise  you  with  scorpions. 

15  So  the  king  hearkened  not  un- 
to the  people :  ''for  the  cause  was 
of  God,  that  the  Lord  might  per- 
form his  word,  which  he  spake  by 
the  <^  hand  of  Ahijah  the  ShUonit'e 
to  Jeroboam  the  son  of  ZS^ebat. 

16  %  And  whenalllsraelsoi/j  that 
the  king  would  not  hearken  unto 
them,  the  people  answered  the 
king,  saying.  What  portion  have 
we  in  iJavid?  and  ice  have  none 
inheritance  in  the  son  of  Jesse : 
every  man  to  your  tents,  O  Israel : 
and  now,  I3avid,  see  to  thine  own 
house.  So  all  Israel  went  to  their 
tents. 

17  But  as  for  the  children  of  Israel 
that  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Judah, 
llehoboam  reigned  over  them. 

18  Then  king  liehoboam  sent 
Hadoram  tliat  loas  over  the  trib- 
ute ;  and  the  children  of  Israel 
stoned  him  with  stones,  that  he 
died.  But  king  liehoboam  i  made 
speed  to  get  him  up  to  his  chariot, 
to  flee  to  Jerusalem. 

19  «And  Israel  rebelled  against 
the  house  of  David  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Uehohoam.  raising  an  army  to  subdue  Israel,  is 
Jorfiiddcn  by  Shcmaiah,  5  i/^  strcngthencch 
his  kingdom  with  forts  and  provision.  13  The 
priests  and  Levitcs,  and  such  as  feared  God, 
forsaken  by  Jeroboam,  strengthen  thn  kingdom 
of  Judah,  18  The  toices  and  children  of  Re- 
hoboam^ 

27 


AND  "When  Rehoboam  was 
.  come  to  Jerusalem,  he  gath- 
ered of  the  house  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin  a  hundred  and  four- 
score thousand  chosen  men,  which 
were  warriors,  to  hght  against  Is- 
rael, that  he  rniglit  bring  the  king- 
dom again  to  Rehoboam. 

"2  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
*to  Shemaiali  the  man  of  God, 
saying, 

S'Speakunto  Rehoboam  tlieson 
of  Solomon,  king  of  Judali,  and 
to  all  Israel  in  Judah  and  Benja- 
min, saj'ing, 

4  Tluis'saith  the  Lord,  Yo  shall 
not  go  up,  nor  light  against  j-our 
brethren:  return  every  man  to 
his  house;  for  thisthing'is  done  of 
me.  And  they  obeyed  the  words 
of  the  LoRj),  and  returned  from 
going  against  Jeroboam. 

5  1[  And  Rehoboam  dwelt  in  Je- 
rusalem, and  built  cities  for  de- 
fence in  Judali. 

6  He  built  even  Beth-lehem,  and 
P^tam,  and  Tekoa, 

7  And  Beth-zur,  and  Shoco,  and 
Adullam, 

8  And  Gath,  and  Mareshah,  and 
Zipli, 

9  And  Adoraim,  and  Lachish, 
and  Azekah, 

10  And  Zorah,  and  Ajalon,  and 
Hebron,  which  are  in  Judah  and 
in  Benjamin,  fenced  cities. 

11  And  he  fortified  the  strong 
holds,  and  put  captains  in  them, 
and  store  of  victuals,  and  of  oil 
and  wine. 

12  A  nd  in  every  several  city  he 
put  shields  and  spears,  and  made 
tliem  exceeding  strong,  having 
Judah  and  Benjamin  on  his  side. 

13  f  And  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites  that  were  in  all  Israel  t  resort- 
efl  to  him  out  of  all  their  coasts. 

14  For  the  Levites  left  « their 
suburbs  and  their  possession,  and 
came  to  Judah  and  Jerusalem: 
for  (i  Jeroboam  and  his  sons  had 
cast  them  olF  from  executing  the 
priest's  office  unto  the  Lord  : 

15  «And  he  ordained  him  priests 
for  the  high  places,  and  for  /the 
devils,  and  for  J  the  calves  which 
he  had  made. 

IG  /iAnd  after  them,  out  of  all 
the  tribes  of  Israel,  such  as  set 
their  hearts  to  seek  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  came  to  Jerusalem, 
to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  God 
of  their  fathers. 

17  So  they  'strengthened  the 
kingdom  of  Judah,  and  made 
Rehoboam  the  son  of  Solomon 
strong,  three  years:  for  three 
years  they  walked  in  the  way  of 
David  and  Solomon. 

13  f  And  Rehoboam  took  him 
Mahalath  the  daughter  of  Jeri- 
moth  the  son  of  David  to  wife, 
and  Abihail  the  daughter  oi 
Eliab  the  son  of  Jesse ; 
417 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  975. 


a  1  Kings  12. 
21,  Sec. 


b  ch.  12.  15. 


974. 

tHeh. 
presented 
themselves 
to  him. 

e  Num.  3.5.  2. 

rfch.  13.  9. 


e  1  Kings  12. 

31.  &  13.  33. 

k  14.  9. 

Hos.  13.  2. 
/Lev.  17.  7. 

1  Cor.  10.  20. 
g  1  King.s  12. 

28. 
;iSee  ch.  15. 

0.  <k  30.  11, 

18. 


SJiishak  invadeth  Judah, 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


and  spoileth  Jerusalem. 


Before 

CHRIST 

974. 

»  1  Kin?3  15. 

2. 

She  is  callert 

MJchaiah 

the  (laughter 

of  Uriel, 

ch.  13.  2. 

/See  Deut. 
21.  IS,  16, 17. 


tHeb. 
a  miUtitwie 
of  wives. 


972. 

ach.  11.  17. 


b  1  KingH  14. 
22,  23,  24. 


e  1  Kings  14. 
24,  2.-J. 

971. 


/rh.  IS.  2. 


/,-.I;micH4.  10. 
h  Kx.  0.  27. 


Il     KiM^M21. 

2«,  2y. 


(Or,  re/i«M 
ichile. 


19  Which  bare  him  children; 
Jeush,  and  Shamariah,  and  Za- 
ham. 

20  And  after  her  he  took  *  Maa- 
chah  the  daughter  of  Absalom ; 
which  bare  him  Abijah,  and  At- 
tai,  and  Ziza,  and  Shelomith. 

21  And  Behoboam  loved  Maa- 
chah  the  daughter  of  Absalom 
above  all  his  wives  and  his  con- 
cubines: (for  he  took  eighteen 
wives,  and  threescore  concu- 
bines; and  begat  twenty  and 
eight  sons,  and  threescore 
daughters.) 

22  And  Rehoboam  ^made  Abi- 
jah the  son  of  Maachah  the  chief, 
to  be  ruler  among  his  brethren : 
for  he  thought,  to  make  him  king. 

23  And  he  dealt  wisely,  and  dis- 
persed of  all  his  children  through- 
out allthe  countries  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin,  unto  every  fenced 
city:  and  he  gave  them  victuals 
in  abundance.  And  he  desired 
t  many  wives. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Rehoboam,  forsaking  the  Lord,  is  punished  by 
Skishak.  5  He  and  lite  princes,  repenting  at 
the  preaching  ef  Sliemaiah,  are  delivered  from 
destruction,  but  not  from  spoil.  13  The  reign 
and  death  of  Rehoboam. 

A  ND  n  it  came  to  pass,  when  Re- 
J\.  hoboam  had  established  the 
kingdom,  and  had  strengthened 
himself,  *he  forsook  the  law  of 
the  Lord,  and  all  Israel  with 
him. 

2  cAnd  it  came  to  pass,  that  in 
the  fifth  year  of  king  Rehoboam, 
Shishak  king  of  Eg.vpt  came  up 
against  Jerusalem,  because  they 
had  transgressed  against  the 
Lord, 

3  With  twelve  hundred  char- 
iots, and  threescore  thousand 
horsemen:  and  the  people  roere 
without  number  that  came  with 
him  out  of  Egypt;  ''the  Lubim, 
the  Sukkiim,  and  the  Ethiopians. 

4  And  he  took  the  fenced  cities 
which  pertained  to  Judah,  and 
came  to  Jerusalem. 

5  f  Then  came  "Shemaiah  the 
prophet  to  Rehoboam,  and  to 
the  princes  of  Judah,  that  were 
gathered  together  to  Jerusalem 
because  of  Sliishak,  and  said  un- 
to them.  Thus  saith  the  liOKO, 
/Ye  have  forsaken  me,  and  there- 
fore have  I  also  left  you  in  the 
hand  of  Shishak. 

fi  Whereupon  the  princes  of  Is- 
rael and  the  king  p humbled 
themselves;  and  tliey  said, ''The 
Lord  /.s  righteous. 

7  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that 
thev  humbled  thf!mselves,  'the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Shem- 
aiah,  saying.  They  have  hum- 
bled themselves;  therefore!  wi  1 
not  destroy  them,  but  I  will 
grant  them  11  some  deliverance; 
and  my  wrath  shall  not  be  pour- 
418 


ed   out  upon   Jerusalem   by  the 
hand  of  Shishak. 

8  Nevertheless  /--they  shall  be  his 
servants;  that  the.y  may  know 
^my  service,  and  the  service  of 
the  kingdoins  of  the  countries. 

9  mSo  Shishak  king  of  Egj^pt 
came  up  against  Jerusalem,  and 
took  away  the  treasures  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treas- 
ures of  the  king's  house;  he  took 
all :  he  carried  away  also  the 
shields  of  gold  which  Solomon 
had  "  made. 

10  Instead  of  which  king  Reho- 
boam made  shields  of  brass,  and 
coinmitted  them  o  to  the  hands  of 
the  chief  of  the  guard,  that  kept 
the  entrance  of  the  king's  house. 

11  And  when  the  king  entered 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  the 
guard  came  and  fetched  them, 
and  brought  them  again  into  the 
guardchamber. 

12  And  when  he  humbled  him- 
self, the  wrath  ofthe  Lord  turned 
from  him,  that  he  would  not  de- 
stro.y /ii»i  altogether :  II  and  also  in 
Judah  things  went  well. 

13  1  So  king  Rehoboam  strength- 
ened himself  in  Jerusalem,  and 
reigned :  for  i>  Rehoboam  ivas  one 
and  forty  j'ears  old  when  he  be- 
gan to  'reign,  and  he  reigned 
seventeen  years  in  Jerusalem, 
'Tthe  city  which  the  Lord  had 
chosen  out  of  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel,  to  put  his  name  there. 
And  his  mother's  name  ivas  Naa- 
mah  an  Ammonitess. 

14  And  he  did  evil,  because  he 
II  prepared  not  his  heart  to  seek 
the  Lord. 

1.5  Now  the  acts  of  Rehoboam, 
first  and  last,  are  they  not  writ- 
ten in  the  tbook  of  Shemaiah  the 
prophet,  '•and  of  Iddo  the  seer 
concerning  genealogies?  »  And 
there  were  wars  between  Reho- 
boam and  Jeroboam  continually. 

16  And  Rehoboam  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  in  the  city 
of  David:  and  fAbijah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER    XIII. 

1  Abijah  succeeding  makcth  war  against  Jero- 
boam. 4  He  declarcth  the  right  of  his  cause. 
13  Trusting  in  God  he  ovcrcomrth  Jeroboam. 
21  The  wives  and  children  of  AInjah. 

NOW  "in  the  eighteenth  year 
of  king  Jeroboam  began  Abi- 
jali  to  reign  over  Jiulali. 

2  He  reigned  three  years  in  Jeru- 
salem. His  mother's  name  also 
ii>a.s  iMichaiah  the  daughter  of 
Uriel  of  Gibeah.  And  there  was 
war  between  Abijah  und  Jero- 
boam. 

3  And  Abijah  tset  the  battle  in 
array  with  an  army  of  valiant 
men  of  war,  even  four  hundred 
thousand  chosen  men:  Jeroboam 
also  set  the  battle  in  array  against 
him  with  eight  hundred  thousand 


lie  fore 

CHRIST 

971. 


*  See  is.  26. 

13. 
/Deut.  28.  47, 

48. 
771  1  Kings  14. 


nl  Kings  10. 
16,  17. 
ch.  9.  15,  16. 

0  2  Sam.  8.  18. 


[|  Or,  and  yet 
zn  Judah 
there  were 
good  things  : 
See  Gen.  18. 
24.  (fc 
1  Kings  14. 
13. 
ch.  19.  3. 

p  1  Kings  14. 
21. 

'1  ch-  6.  6. 


I  Or,  fixed. 


t  Heb.  words. 
rch.  9.  29.  k 

13.  22. 
si  Kings  14. 

30. 


(1  Kin^s  14. 
3i,/16ijam. 


053. 
a  1  Kings  15. 
1,  dec. 


b  See  ch.  11. 
20. 

957. 


t  Heb.  bound 
together. 


Abijah  makcUi  xcar 


IT.  CHRONICLES. 


against  Jeroboam. 


Before 
CHRIST 

95  r. 


d-2  Sam.  7.  12, 
13,  16. 


:>-um.  18.  10. 


n  Kinfs  11. 
25.  <k  12.  20. 


rJuUg.  9.  4. 


h  1  Kiiiq-s  12. 

28.  &  14.  9. 

Hos.  8.  6. 
tch.  11.14, 

15. 

»  Ex.  29.  35. 
t  Hvh.tofilt 

his  hand  : 

See  Ex.  29. 

1. 

Lev.  8.  2, 


n  Ex.  27.  20, 
21. 
Lev.  24.  2,  3. 


u  \um.  10.  8. 


p  Acts  5.  39. 


chosen  men,  being  mighty  men  of 
valour. 

4  1  And  Abijah  stood  up  upon 
mount  '^Zeniaraim,  which  is  in 
mount  Ephraim,  and  said,  Hear 
me,  thou  Jeroboam,  and  all  Is- 
rael; 

5  Ought  ye  not  to  know  that  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  f'gave  the 
kingdom  over  Israel  to  David  for 
ever,  even  to  him  and  to  his  sons 
« by  a  covenant  of  salt  ? 

6  Yet  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Ne- 
bat,  the  servant  of  Solomon  the 
son  of  David,  is  risen  up,  and  hath 
/rebelled  against  his  lord. 

7  And  there  are  gathered  unto 
him  f  vain  men,  the  children  of 
Belial,  and  have  strengthened 
themselves  against  Eehoboam 
the  son  of  Solomon,  when  Reho- 
boam  was  young  and  tender- 
hearted, and  could  not  withstand 
them. 

8  And  now  ye  think  to  withstand 
the  kingdom  of  the  Lord  in  the 
hand  of  the  sons  of  David ;  and  ye 
be  a  great  multitude,  and  there  are 
with  you  golden  calves,  which 
Jeroboam  '« made  you  for  gods. 

9  i  Have  ye  not  cast  out  the  priests 
of  the  Lord,  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
and  the  Levites,  and  have  made 
you  priests  after  the  manner  of 
the  nations  of  other  lands?  *so 
that  whosoever  cometh  tto  conse- 
crate himself  with  a  young  bul- 
lock and  seven  rams,  the  same 
may  be  a  priest  of  them  that  are 
no  gods. 

10  But  as  for  us,  the  Lord  is  our 
God,  and  we  have  not  forsaken 
him ;  and  the  priests,  which  min- 
ister unto  the  Lord,  are  the  sons 
of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites  leait 
upon  their  business : 

11  'And  they  burn  unto  the  Lord 
every  morning  and  every  evening 
burnt  sacrifices  and  sweet  in- 
cense: the  "'Shewbread  al.so  set 
they  in  order  upon  the  pure  table ; 
and  the  candlestick  of  gold  with 
the  lamps  thereof, « to  burn  every 
evening :  for  we  keep  the  charge 
of  the  Lord  our  God;  but  ye 
have  forsaken  him. 

12  And,  behold,  God  himself  is 
with  us  for  our  captain,  »  and  his 
priests  with  sounding  trumpets 
to  cry  alarm  against  you.  O  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  p  fight  ye  not 
against  the  Lord  God  of  your  fa- 
thers ;  for  ye  shall  not  prosper. 

13  ^  But  Jeroboam  caused  an 
ambushment  to  come  about  be- 
hind them:  so  they  were  before 
Judah,  and  the  ambushment  ivas 
behind  them. 

14  And  when  Judah  looked  back, 
behold,  the  battle  ivas  before  and 
behind:  and  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  and  the  priests  sounded 
with  the  trumpets. 

15  Then  the  men  of  Judah  gave 


a  shout :  and  as  the  men  of  Judah 
shouted,  it  came  to  pass,  that  God 
9  smote  Jeroboam  and  all  Israel 
before  Abijah  and  Judah. 

16  And  the  children  of  Israel  fled 
before  Judah:  and  God  delivered 
them  into  their  hand. 

17  And  Abijah  and  his  people 
slew  them  with  a  great  slaughter : 
so  there  fell  down  slain  of  Israel 
five  hundred  thousand  chosen 
men. 

18  Thus  the  children  of  Israel 
were  brought  under  at  that  time, 
and  the  children  of  Judah  prevail- 
ed. ■'•  because  they  relied  upon  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathers. 

19  And  Abijah  pursued  after  Jer- 
oboam, and  took  cities  from  him, 
Beth-el  with  the  towns  thereof, 
and  Jeshanah  with  the  towns 
thereof,  and  sEpi^rain  with  the 
towns  thereof. 

10  ZS  either  did  Jeroboam  recover 
strength  again  in  the  daj's  of  Abi- 
jah: and  the  Lord  'struck  him, 
and  "  he  died. 

21  \  But  Abijah  waxed  mighty, 
and  married  fourteen  wives,  and  1 
begat  twenty  and  two  sons,  and 
sixteen  daughters. 

22  And  the  rest- of  the  acts  of  Abi- 
jah, and  his  ways,  and  his  saj'-, 
ings,  are  written  in  the  il  story  of  i 
the  prophet  ^  Iddo. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Asa  succneding  distroyuh  idolatry.  6  Having 
peace,  he  strenglhendh  his  kingdom  vith  forts 
and  armies.  9  Catling  on  God,  he  overthrow- 
eth  Zerah,  and  spoileth  the  Ethiopians. 

SO  Abijah  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  in  the  city 
of  David :  and  «Asa  his  son  reign- 
ed in  his  stead.  In  his  days  the 
land  was  quiet  ten  years. 

2  And  Asa  did  that  which  xvas 
good  and  right  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord  his  God: 

3  For  he  took  away  the  altars  of 
the  strange  gods,  and  *the  high 
places,  and  « brake  down  the  t  im- 
ages, '^and  cut  down  the  groves: 

4  And  commanded  Judah  to  seek 
the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  and 
to  do  the  law  and  the  command- 
ment. 

5  Also  he  took  away  out  of  all 
the  cities  of  Judah  the  high  places 
and  the  t images:  and  the  king- 
doni  was  quiet  before  him. 

6  %  And  he  built  fenced  cities  in 
Judah :  for  the  land  had  rest,  and 
he  had  no  war  in  those  j'ears ;  be- 
cause the  Lord  had  given  him 
rest. 

7  Therefore  he  said  unto  Judah, 
Let  us  build  these  cities,  and  make 
about  them  walls  and  towers,  gates 
and  bars,  ichite  the  land  is  yet  be- 
fore us  ;  because  we  have  sought 
the  Lord  our  God,  we  have 
sought  him,  and  he  hath  given  us 
rest  on  every  side.  So  they  built 
and  prospered. 

419 


Before 
CHRIST 

957. 


J  ch.  14.  12. 


rl  Chr. 
Ps.  22. 


t\  Sara. 25.38. 
u  1  Kings  14. 


HOr, 
comme 
X  ch.  !•; 


955. 


a  1  Kings  15. 
8,  <kc. 


about  951. 

6  See  1  Kings 

15.  14. 

ch.  IS.  17. 
cEx.  34.  13. 
tHeb. 

statues. 
(fl  Kings  11.7. 


t  Heb. 
sun  images. 


Asa  smitcth  the  Ethiopiaris.      II.  CHKONICLES.      Asa  putteth  aivay  idolatry. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  951. 


941. 

ech.  16.  8. 


/Josh.  15.  44. 


S  Ex.  14.  10. 

ch.  13.  14. 

Ps.  22.  5. 
h  1  Sam.  14. C. 


z  1  Sam. 17.45. 
Prov.  IM.  10. 
II  Or,  murlul 


t  Heh.  brokin. 


m  Gen.  3.j.  I 
til.  17.  10, 


a  Num.  24.  2. 

.lu.lg.  3.  10. 

ch.  'io.  14.   (k 

•J4.  '.JO. 
t  H.'h. 

(«/orc  yl.5a. 

h  James  4.  8. 

ever.  4,  15. 

1  Chr.  ■2H.  9. 

<h.  33.  1'2,  13. 

Jer.  £9.  13. 

Matt.  7.  7. 
<;rh.  'II.  20. 
c  Uns.  3.  4. 
./Lev.  10.  11. 
f  Duut.  4.  20. 


h  Jiulg. 


8  And  Asa  had  an  ariny  of  men 
that  bare  targets  and  spears,  out 
of  Judah  three  hundred  thousand ; 
and  out  of  Benjamin,  that  bare 
sliields  and  drew  bows,  two  hun- 
dred and  fourscore  thousand:  all 
these  were  mighty  men  of  valour. 

9  f  cAnd  there  came  out  against 
them  Zerah  the  Ethiopian  with  a 
host  of a  thousand  thoysand,  and 
three  hundred  chariots;  and  came 
unto  f  Maresliah. 

10  Then  Asa  went  out  a.gainst 
him,  and  they  set  the  battle  in 
array  in  the  valley  of  Zephathah 
at  Mareshah. 

11  And  Asa //cried  unto  the  Lord 
his  God,  and  said.  Lord,  it  is 
/'nothing  with  thee  to  help, 
whether  with  many,  or  with  them 
that  have  no  power:  help  us,  O 
Lord  our  God;  for  we  rest  on 
thee,  and  «in  thy  name  we  go 
against  this  multitude.  O  Lord, 
thou  art  our  God;  let  not  II man 
prevail  against  thee. 

12  So  the  Lord  *  smote  the  Ethio- 
pians before  Asa,  and  before  Ju- 
dah; and  the  Ethiopians  lied. 

13  And  Asa  and  tlie  people  that 
ive7'e  with  hini  ])ursued  them  unto 
'Gerar:  and  the  Ethiopians  were 
overthrown,  that  they  could  not 
recover  themselves ;  for  they  were 
t destroyed  before  the  Lord,  and 
before  his  host;  and  they  carried 
away  very  much  spoil. 

14  And  they  smote  all  the  cities 
round  about  Gerar ;  for  '"  the  fear 
of  the  Lord  came  upon  them: 
and  they  spoiled  all  the  cities;  for 
there  was  exceeding  much  spoil 
in  them. 

15  They  smote  also  the  tents  of 
cattle,  and  carried  away  sheep 
and  camels  in  abundance,  and 
returned  to  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Asa  with.  Judah  and  many  vf  laracl,  moved  hy 
the  prophecy  of  Aznriah  the  son  of  Oded,  make 
a  solemn  covenant  with  God.  IG  lie  putteth 
down  Maachah  his  mother  for  her  idolatry.  18 
lie  liringeth  dedicate  things  into  the  house  of 
Gud,  and  enjuycth  a  long  peace. 

AKD  "the  Spirit  of  God  came 
J\.  upon  Azariah  the  son  of 
Oded : 

'2  And  he  went  out  tto  meet 
Asa,  and  said  unto  him.  Hear 
ye  me,  Asa,  and  all  .Judah  and 
Benjamin;  ''Tin;  Lokd  is  with 
you,  while  ye  be  witli  him;  and 
cif  ye  seek  him,  Ik;  will  bo  found 
of  you;  but  <'if  ye  forsake  him, 
lie  will  forsake  you. 

3  Now  t^for  a  long  season  Israel 
hath  been  without  the  true  God, 
and  without  ./'a  teaching  priest, 
and  without  law. 

4ButywluMi  they  in  their  trouble 
did  turn  unto  tlie  lifniD  God  of 
Israel,  and  sought  him,  he  was 
I'ound  of  tliem. 

5  And  /'  in  those  times  there  was 
420 


no  peace  to  him  that  went  out, 
nor  to  him  that  came  in,  but 
great  vexations  ivere  upon  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  countries. 
G  'And  nation  was  t  destroyed 
of  nation,  and  city  of  city:  for 
God  did  vex  them  with  all  ad- 
versity. 

7  Be  ye  strong  therefore,  and  let 
not  your  hands  be  weak :  for  your 
work  shall  be  rewarded. 

8  And  when  Asa  heard  these 
words,  and  the  prophecy  of  Oded 
the  prophet,  he  took  courage,  and 
put  away  the  tabomino.ble  idols 
out  of  all  the  land  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin,  and  out  of  the  cities 
'■:  wiiich  he  had  taken  from  mount 
Ephraini,  and  renewed  the  altar 
of  the  Lord,  that  was  before  the 
porch  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  he  gathered  all  Judah 
and  Benjamin,  and  Hhe  strangers 
with  them  out  of  Ephraim  and 
Manasseh,  and  out  of  Simeon: 
for  they  fell  to  him  out  of  Israel 
in  abundance,  when  they  saw 
that  the  Lord  his  God  was  with 
him. 

10  So  they  gathered  themselves 
together  at  Jerusalem  in  the  third 
month,  in  the  fifteenth  year  of 
the  reign  of  Asa. 

11  '"And  they  offered  unto  the 
Lord  i  the  same  time,  of  "the 
spoil  ivhich  they  had  brought, 
seven  hundred  oxen  and  seven 
thousand  sheep. 

12  And  they  » entered  into  a 
covenant  to  seek  tlie  Lord  God 
of  their  fathers  witli  all  their 
heart  and  witli  all  their  soul ; 

13  pTliat  whosoever  would  not 
seek  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
?  should  be  put  to  death,  whether 
small  or  great,  whether  man  or 
woman. 

11  And  tliey  swareunto  the  Lord 
with  a  loudviMcc,  and  with  shout- 
ing, and  with  trumpets,  and  with 
cornets. 

15  And  all  Judah  rejoiced  at  the 
oath:  for  they  had  sworn  with 
all  their  heart,  and  '•sought  him 
with  their  wiiole  desire;  and  he 
was  found  of  them  :  and  the  Lord 
gave  them  rest  round  about. 

l(j  %  And  also  conrerninii  » IHaa- 
chahtlie  II  niotlierof  Asa  tiie  king, 
he  removed  her  I'rom  6r//(.f/(iueen, 
because  she  had  made  an  1  idol 
in  a  grove:  and  Asa  cut  down  her 
idol,  and  stamped  //,  and  burnt  it 
at  the  brook  Kidron. 

17  But  'the  high  jilaces  were  not 
taken  away  out  of  Israel :  never- 
theless tlu!  heart  of  Asa  was  per- 
fect all  his  days. 

18  If  And  he  brought  into  the 
house  of  (lod  llie  thinus  that  liis 
father  had  dedicated,  ami  that  he 
himself  had  dedicated,  silver,  and 
gold,  and  vessels. 

19  And  there  was  no  more  war 


Asa  reproved  by  Hanani. 


II.  CHRONICLES.         JelxoshaphaVs  good  reign. 


Before 

CHRIST 

941. 


940,  viz. 

From  the 
rcntliiig  of 
the  tea 
tribes  from 
JuUah,  over 
which  Asa 


a  1  Kings  15. 
17,  etc. 


t  Helj. 
Darmesek, 


t  Heb.  xchich 
were  hia. 


c\  Kings  16. 

1. 

ch.  19.  2. 
dis.  31.  1. 

Jer.  17.  5. 


&il. 

ech.  14.  9. 
/ch.  12.  3. 
tlleli.  tn 
abundance, 
f  Job  31.  21. 


Pro 
&  15.  3. 
Jer.  Ifi.  1 
ik  32.  19. 
Zecl 
II  Or,  . 


10. 


ongly 
to  hold  ivitk 
lliem,  &c. 

h  1  Sam.  13. 
13. 

i  1  Kings  15. 


Matt.  14.  3. 
tlleb. 


II  Kings  15. 
23. 


unto  the  live  and  thirtieth  year 
of  the  reign  of  Asa. 

CHAPTEPv  XVI. 

1  Asa,  by  the  aid  of  the  Syrians,  diverlcth  Baa- 
shafrum  huit-iing  of  Rctmith.  7  Being  reprov- 
ed thereof  !>y  Hanani,  he  puttcth  him.  in  prison. 
11  Among  his  other  acts  in  his  disease  he  scek- 
eth  not  to  God,  but  to  the  physicians.  13  His 
death  and  burial. 

IX  the  six  and  thirtieth  year  of 
the  reign  of  Asa,  «Baa.sha  t:ing 
of  Israel  came  up  against  Judah, 
and  built  Ramah,  ^to  tlie  intent 
that  he  might  let  none  go  out  or 
come  in  to  A.sa  king  of  Judah. 

2  Tlien  Asa  brought  out  silver 
and  gold  out  of  the  treasures  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord  and  of 
the  king'.s  house,  and  sent  to 
Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria,  that 
dwelt  at  t  Damascus,  saying, 

3  Tliere  is  a  league  between  me 
and  thee,  as  there  was  between 
my  father  and  thy  father :  behold, 
I  have  sent  thee  silver  and  gold  ; 
go,  break  thy  league  with  Baasha 
king  of  Israel,  that  he  may  depart 
from  me. 

4  And  Ben-hadad  hearkened  un- 
to king  Asa,  and  sent  the  captains 
of  this  armies  against  the  cities  of 
Israel;  and  thej' smote  Ijon.  and 
Dan,  and  Abel-maim,  and  all  the 
store  cities  of  Naphtali. 

5  And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  when 
Baasha  heard  it,  that  he  left  off 
building  of  Ramah,  and  let  his 
work  cease. 

6  Then  Asa  the  king  took  all 
Judah;  and  they  carried  away 
the  stones  of  Ramah,  and  the , 
timber  thereof,  wherewith  Baa- 
sha was  building;  and  he  built 
therewith  Geba  and  Mizpah. 

7  ^  And  at  that  time  «  Hanani  the 
seer  came  to  Asa  king  of  Judah, 
and  said  unto  him,  ^  Because  thou 
hast  relied  on  the  king  of  Syria, 
and  not  relied  on  the  Lord  thj^ 
God,  therefore  is  the  host  of  the 
king  of  Syria  escaped  out  of  thine 
hand. 

8  Were  not  «the  Ethiopians  and 
/the  Lrubim  ta  huge  host,  witli 
very  many  chariots  and  horse- 
men ?  yet, 'because  thou  didst  rely 
on  the  Lord,  he  delivered  them 
into  thine  hand. 

9  i/For  the  ej-es  of  the  Lord  run 
to  and  fro  throughout  the  whole 
earth,  !!to  shew  himself  strong  in 
the  behalf  of  t/iem  whose  heart 
is  perfect  toward  him.  Herein 
''thou  hast  done  foolishly:  there- 
fore from  henceforth  Uhou  shalt 
have  wars. 

10  Then  Asa  was  wroth  with  the 
seer,  and  *put  him  in  a  prison 
house;  for  he  tvas  in  a  rage  with 
him  because  of  tliis  thing.  And 
Asa  t  oppressed  sojne  of  the  people 
the  same  time. 

11  1  'And,  behold,  the  acts  of 
Asa,  first  and  last,  lo,  they  are 


written  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Judah  and  Israel. 

12  And  J^a,  in  the  thirty  and 
ninth  year  of  his  reign  was  dis- 
eased in  his  feet,  until  his  disease 
ivas  exceeding  ureal:  yet  in  his 
disease  he  '"  sought  not  to  the 
Lord,  but  to  the  physicians. 

13  "i  "And  Asa  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  died  in  the  one  and 
fortieth  year  of  his  reign. 

14  And  they  buried  him  in  his 
own  sepulchres,  which  he  had 
tmade  tor  himself  in  the  city  of 
David,  and  laid  him  in  the  bed 
whicli  was  Mlled  "with  sweet 
odours  and  divers  kinds  of  spices 
prepared  by  the  apothecaries' 
art :  and  they  made  p  a  very  great 
burning  for  him. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Jehoshaphat,  succeeding  Asa,  reigneth  well, 
and  prospcreth.  7  He  sendeth  Levites  with  the 
princes  to  teach  Judah.  10  His  enemies  being 
terrified  by  God,  some  of  them  bring  him  pres- 
ents and  tribute.  12  His  greatness,  captains, 
and  armies.  . 

AND  tJehoshaphat  his  son 
.  reigned  in  his  stead,  and 
strengthened  himself  against  Is- 
rael. 

2  And  he  placed  forces  in  all  the 
fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  set  gar- 
risons in  the  land  of  Judah,  and 
in  the  cities  of  Ephraim,  *  which 
Asa  his  father  had  taken. 

3  And  the  Lord  was  with  Je- 
hoshaphat,  because  he  walked  in 
the  iirst  ways  il  of  his  father  David, 
and  sought  not  unto  Baalim ; 

4  But  sought  to  the  Lcrd  God 
of  his  father,  and  walked  in  his 
commandments,  and  not  after 
cthe  doings  of  Israel. 

5  Therefore  the  Lord  stablished 
the  kingdom  in  his  hand ;  and  all 
Judali  rffbrouglitto  Jehoshaphat 
presents;  «and  he  had  riches  and 
honour  in  abundance. 

G  And  his  heart  II  was  lifted  up 
in  the  ways  of  the  Lord  :  more- 
over /he  took  away  the  high 
places  and  groves  out  of  Judah. 

7  T  Also  in  the  third  year  of  his 
reign  he  sent  to  his  princes,  even 
to  Ben-hail,  and  to  Obadiah,  and 
to  Zechariah,  and  to  Nethaneel, 
and  to  Miohaiah,  a  to  teach  in  the 
cities  of  Judah. 

8  And  with  them  he  sent  Levites, 
even  Shemaiali,  and  Nethaniah, 
and  Zebadiah,  and  A.sahel,  and 
Shemiramotli,  and  Jehonathan, 
and  Adonijah,  and  Tobijah,  and 
Tob-adonijah,  Levites;  and  with 
them  ElLshama  and  Jehoram, 
priests. 

9 ''  And  thev  taught  in  Judah ,  and 
had  the  book  of  the  law  of  the 
Lord  with  them,  and  went  about 
throughout  all  the  cities  of  Judah, 
and  taught  the  people. 

10  *^  And  'the  fear  of  the  Lord 

tfell  upon  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 

421 


Before 
CHRIST 

941. 


914. 

Ill  Kings  15. 


t  Heb.  digged. 

0  Gen.  50.  2. 

Mark  16.  1. 

John  19.  39, 

40. 
pch.  21.  19. 

Jer.  34.  3. 


liOr,  of  his 
father,  and 
of  David. 


dl  Sam.  10. 

27. 

1  Kings  10. 

25. 

t  Heb.  gave. 
el  Kings  10. 

27. 

ch.  18.  1. 
913. 
H  That  is,  was 

encouraged. 
f\  Kings  22. 

43. 

ch.  15.  17.  Sc 

13.  3.  i  20. 

33. 

912. 

S-ch.  15.  3. 


h  ch.  35.  3. 
Neh.  S.  7. 


i  Gen.  35.  5. 
I  Heb.  was. 


Jehosliaphat  and  Aliab 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


go  against  Bamoth-gilead. 


Before 

CHRIST 

912. 


/!2Sam.  8.  2. 


t  lleh. 
at  his  hand. 


Mudg.  5.2,  9. 


897. 
ach.  17.  5. 
i/ 2  Kings  8. 

18. 
c  1  Kings  22. 

2,  ic. 
t  Heb.  at  the 

end  of  years. 


2  Sam.  2.  1. 


lands  that  were  round  about  Ju- 
dali,  so  that  they  made  no  war 
against  Jehoshaphat. 

11  Also  some  of  the  Philistines 
*  brought  Jelioshaphat  presents, 
and  tribute  silver ;  and  the  Arabi- 
ans brought  him  flocks,  seven 
thousand  and  seven  hundred 
rams,  and  seven  thousand  and 
seven  hundred  he  goats. 

12  f  And  Jehoshaphat  waxed 
great  exceedingly;  and  he  built 
in  Judah  II  castles,  and  cities  of 
store. 

13  And  he  had  much  business  in 
the  cities  of  .Tudali  :  and  the  men 
of  war,  migl^ty  men  of  valour, 
ive7-e  in  Jerusalem. 

14  And  these  are  the  numbers 
of  them  according  to  the  house  of 
their  fathers  :  Of  Judah,  the  cap- 
tains of  thousands;  Adnah  the 
chief,  and  witli  liim  mighty  men 
of  valour  three  hundred  thou- 
sand. 

15  And  t  next  to  him  ■luas  Jeho- 
hanan  tlie  captaiUj  and  with  him 
two  hundred  and  loui'score  thou- 
sand. 

16  And  next  him  ivas  Amasiah 
the  son  of  Zichri,  i  w)io  willinglj' 
offered  himself  unto  the  Lord; 
and  witli  Iiim  two  liundred  thou- 
sand miglity  men  of  valour. 

17  And  of  Benjamin;  Eliada  a 
miglity  man  of  valour,  and  with 
him  armed  men  with  bow  and 
shield  two  hundred  thousand. 

18  And  next  him  was  Jehozabad, 
and  witli  him  a  hundred  and 
fourscore  thousand  ready  prepar- 
ed for  the  war. 

19  These  waited  on  the  king,  be- 
sides "Hhose  whom  the  king  put 
in  the  fenced  cities  throughout  all 
Judah. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Jehoshaphat,  joined  in  affinity  with  Ahab,  is 
persuaded  to  go  with  him  against.  Ramolh- 
gilead.  4  Ahah,  seduced  Ity  false  prophets,  ac- 
cording  to  the  word  of  Micaiah,  is  slum  there. 

NOW  Jehoshaphat  n  had  riches 
and    lionour    in   abundance, 
and  ^joined  affinity  witli  Aliab. 

2  «And  t  after  certain  years  he 
went  down  to  Ahab  to  Samaria. 
And  Ahab  killed  sheep  and  oxen 
for  him  in  abundance,  and  for  the 
people  that  he  hud  with  him,  and 
persuaded  him  to  go  up  with  him 
to  Ramoth-gilead. 

3  And  Ahab  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat  king  of  J  udah, 
Wilt  thou  go  with  me  to  Itanioth- 
gilead?  And  he  answered  him,  I 
am  as  thou  art,  and  my  people  as 
thy  people ;  and  we  ivlll  be  with 
thee  in  the  war. 

4  If  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto 
the  king  of  Israel,  </ Inquire,  I 
pray  thee,  at  the  word  of  the  Lord 
to  day. 

5  Therefore  the  kin^  of  Israel 
gathered    together    ot    prophets' 

■Ml 


four  hundred  men,  and  said  unto 
them.  Shall  we  go  to  E,amoth- 
gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I  for- 
bear? And  they  said.  Go  up;  for 
God  will  deliver  it  into  the  king's 
hand. 

6  But  Jehoshaphat  said,  Z?  there 
not  here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord 
1  besides,  that  we  might  inquire  of 
him? 

7  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  There  is  yet 
one  man,  by  whom  we  may  in- 
quire of  the  Lord:  but  I  hate 
him ;  for  he  never  prophesied 
good  unto  me,  but  always  evil: 
the  same  is  ]\[icaiah  the"  son  of 
Imla.  And  Jehoshaphat  said, 
Let  not  the  king  say  so. 

8  And  the  king  of  Israel  called 
for  one  0/  his  II  officers,  and  said, 
t Fetch  quickly  Micaiah  the  son 
of  Imla. 

9  And  the  king  of  Israel  and 
Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah  sat 
either  of  them  on  his  throne, 
clothed  in  their  robes,  and  they 
sat  in  a  1  void  place  at  the  enter- 
ing in  of  the  gate  of  Samaria;  and 
all  the  prophets  prophesied  be- 
fore them. 

10  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Che- 
naanali  had  made  him  horns  of 
iron,  and  said,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  With  these  thou  shalt  push 
Syria  until  ttliey  be  consumed. 

11  And  all  the  prophets  proph- 
esied so,  saying.  Go  up  to  Ra- 
moth-gilead, and  prosper:  for  the 
Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the 
hand  of  the  king. 

12  And  the  messenger  that  went 
to  call  Micaiah  spake  to  him, 
saying.  Behold,  the  words  of  the 
prophets  declare  good  to  the  king 
t  with  one  assent ;  let  thy  v/ord 
therefore, I  pray  thee,  belike  one 
of  theirs,  and  speak  thou  good. 

13  And  Micaiah  said,  .^.9  the 
Lord  liveth,  «even  what  my  God 
saith,  that  will  I  speak. 

14  And  when  he  was  come  to  the 
king,  the  king  said  unto  him, 
Micaiah,  shall  we  go  to  Ramoth- 
gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I  for- 
bear? And  he  said.  Go  ye  up,  and 
prosper,  and  they  shall  be  deliv- 
ered into  your  hand. 

15  And  the  king  said  to  him, 
How  many  times  shall  I  adjure 
thee  tliat  thou  say  nothing  but 
the  truth  to  me  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord? 

1(J  Then  he  said,  I  did  see  all 
Israel  scattered  upon  the  mount- 
ains, as  sheep  that  have  no  shep- 
herd: and  the  Lord  said.  These 
have  no  master ;  let  them  return 
therefore  every  man  to  his  house 
in  peace. 

17  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  to 
Jehoshaphat,  Did  I  not  tell  thee 
tliat  he  would  not  prophesy  good 
unto  me,  II but  evil? 


Before 

CHRIST 

897. 


t  Heb.  \et,  or, 
more. 


II  Or,  eunuchs 
t  Heb. 
Hasten. 


I  Or,  floor. 


f  Hob. 
tbou  con' 
same  them. 


t  Heb.  with 
one  mouth. 


«Num.  22.  18, 
20,  35.  &  23. 
12,  26.  &  24. 
13. 
1  King^;  22. 


I  Or,  hut  f 01 
evil. 


Ahab  is  slain. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Jehoshaphat  reproved. 


Before 
CHRIST 

897. 


/Jobl.  6. 


f  Job  12.  16. 
Is.  19.  14. 
Ez.  U.  9. 


h  Jer.  20.  2. 
Mark  14.  65. 
.Vcis  23.  2. 


I  Or,  from 
chumhcT  to 
chainbcT, 

t  Hell. 
a  chamber  in 
a  chamber. 


18  Again  he  said,  Therefore  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord;  I  saw  the 
Lord  sitting  upon  his  throne, 
and  all  the  host  of  heaven  stand- 
ing on  his  right  hand  and  07i  his 
left. 

19  And  the  Lord  said,  Who  shall 
entice  Ahab  king  of  Lsruel,  that 
he  may  go  up  and  fall  at  Ramoth- 
gilead  ?  And  one  spake  saying 
alter  this  manner,  and  another 
saying  after  that  manner. 

20  Then  there  came  out  a /spirit, 
and  stood  before  the  Lord,  and 
said,  I  will  entice  him.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Wherewith  ? 

21  And  he  said.  I  will  go  out,  and 
be  a  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of 
all  his  prophets.  And  t/ie  Lord 
said.  Thou  shalt  entice  him,  and 
thou  Shalt  also  prevail:  go  out, 
and  do  even  so. 

22  Now  therefore,  behold,  cthe 
Lord  hath  put  a  lying  spirit  in 
the  mouth  of  these  "thy  prophets, 
and  the  Lord  hath  spoken  evil 
against  thee. 

2;i  Then  Zedekiah  the  son  of 
Chenaanah  came  near,  and 
A  smote  Micaiah  upon  the  cheek, 
and  said.  Which  way  went  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  'from  me  to 
spealc  unto  tliee  ? 

24  And  Micaiah  said.  Behold, 
thou  Shalt  see  on  that  day  when 
thou  Shalt  go  ilinto  taii  inner 
chamber  to  hide  thyself. 

2-5  Then  the  king  of  Israel  said, 
Take  ye  Micaiah,  and  carry  liim 
back  to  Amon  the  governor  of  the 
city,  and  to  Joash  the  king's  son; 

26  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  king, 
i  Put  this  felloiv  in  the  prison,  and 
feed  him  with  bread  of  affliction 
and  with  water  of  affliction,  until 
I  return  in  peace. 

27  And  Micaiah  said.  If  thou 
certainly  return  in  peace,  then 
hatli  not  the  Lord  spoken  by  me. 
And  he  said,  Hearken,  all  ye  peo- 
ple. 

28  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Je- 
hoshaphat the  king  of  Judahwent 
up  to  Hamotli-gilead. 

29  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  I  will  disguise 
myself,  and  will  go  to  the  battle; 
but  put  thou  on  thy  robes.  So  the 
king  of  Israel  disguised  himself; 
and  they  went  to  the  battle. 

30  Now  the  king  of  Syria  had 
commanded  the  captains  of  the 
chariots  that  tvei'e  with  him,  say- 
ing. Fight  ye  not  with  small  or 
great,  save  only  with  the  king  of 
Israel. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
captains  of  the  chariots  saw  Je- 
hoshaphat, that  they  said,  It  is  the 
king  of  Israel.  Therefore  they 
compassed  about  him  to  fight: 
but  Jehoshaphat  cried  out,  and  the 
Lord  helped  him  ;  and  God  mov- 
ed them  to  depart  from  him. 


32  For  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  the  captains  of  the  chariots 
perceived  that  it  was  not  the  king 
of  Israel,  they  turned  back  again 
t  from  pursuing  him. 

33  And  a  certain  man  drew  a 
bow  t  at  a  venture,  and  smote  the 
king  of  Israel  t  between  the  joints 
of  the  harness :  therefore  he  said 
to  his  cliariot  man.  Turn  thine 
hand,  that  thou  mayest  carry  me 
out  of  the  host;  for  I  am  t  wound- 
ed. 

34  And  the  battle  increased  that 
daj':  howbeit  the  king  of  Israel 
stayed  himself  up  in  /u'y  chariot 
against  the  Syrians  until  the 
even  :  and  about  the  time  of  the 
sun  going  down  he  died. 

CHAPTER   XIX. 

1  Jehoshaphat,  reproved  by  Jehu,  visiteth  his 
kingdom.  5  His  tnslructions  to  the  judges,  8 
to  the  priests  and  Levites. 

AND  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of 
.  Judah  returned  to  his  house 
in  peace  to  Jerusalem. 

2  And  Jehu  tlie  son  of  Hanani 
"the  seer  went  out  to  meet  him, 
and  said  to  king  Jehoshaphat, 
Shouldest  thou  help  the  ungodly, 
and  *love  them  that  hate  the 
Lord?  therefore  is  ^  wrath  upon 
thee  from  before  the  Lord. 

3  Nevertheless,  there  are  ''good 
things  found  in  thee,  in  that  thou 
hast  taken  away  the  groves  out  of 
the  land,  and  hast  ^prepared 
thine  heart  to  seek  God. 

4  And  Jehoshaphat  dwelt  at 
Jerusalem:  and  the  went  out 
again  through  the  people  from 
Beer-sheba  to  mount  Ephraim, 
and  brought  them  back  unto  the 
Lord  God  of  then*  fathers. 

5  ^  And  he  set  judges  in  the 
land  throughout  all  the  fenced 
cities  of  Judah,  city  by  city, 

6  And  said  to  the  judges.  Take 
heed  what  ye  do:  for.^j'e  judge 
not  for  man,  but  for  the  Lord, 
ffwho  is  with  j-ou  tin  the  judg- 
ment. 

7  Wherefore  now  let  tlie  fear  of 
the  Lord  be  upon  you ;  take  heed 
and  do  it :  for ''  there  is  no  iniquity 
with  the  Lord  our  God,  nor  're- 
spect of  persons,  nor  taking  of 
gifts. 

8  *i  Moreover  in  Jerusalem  did 
Jehoshaphat  ^ set  of  the  Levites, 
and  of  the  priests,  and  of  the  chief 
of  the  fathers  of  Israel,  for  the 
judgment  of  the  Lord,  and  for 
controversies,  when  they  return- 
ed to  .lerusalem. 

9  And  he  charged  them,  saying. 
Thus  shall  ye  do  i  in  the  fear  of 
the  Lord,  faithfully,  and  with  a 
perfect  heart. 

10  "•  And  what  cause  soever  shall 
come  to  you  of  your  brethren  that 
dwell  in  their  cities,  between  blood 
and  blood,  between  law  and  com- 

423 


Before 

CHRIST 

897. 


t  Heb. /rom 
after  him. 

t  Heb.  in  Ins 
sunpl.city. 

t  Ilcb. 
between  the 
joints  and 
between  the 
breastplate, 

t  Heb. 
made  sick. 


89C. 


a  1  Sam.  9.  9. 


6Ps.  139.  21. 
cch.  32.  25. 

dch.  17.  4,  6. 
See  th.  12. 
12. 

ech.  30.  19. 
Ezra  7.  10. 


/Deut.  1.  17. 

f  Ps.  82.  1. 

Ecc.  5.  8. 
t  Heb.  in  the 

matter  of 

judgment, 
h  Deut.  32.  4. 

Rom.  9.  14. 
iDeut.  10.  17. 

Job  34.  19. 

Acts  10.  34. 

Rom.  2.  11. 

Ga!.  2.  6. 

Eph.  6.  9. 

Col.  3.  25. 

1  Pel.  1.  17. 
*  Deut.  16.  18. 

ch.  17.  8. 

li  Sam.  23.  3. 


771  Deut.  17.  8, 
Sec. 


Jeliosliaphat's   prayer. 


II.  CHRONICLES.        The  iyrnphecy  of  JahazieJ. 


Before 

CHRIST 

89G. 


TiNum.  IC.  46. 
oEz.  3.  18. 


P  I  Clir.  26. 


t  Hi'b. 
Take  cour- 
age and  do, 

q  ch.  15.  2. 


a  Gen.  14.  7. 
i  Josh.  15.  62 

•^  Heb. 

las  face. 
cell.  la.  3. 
1/  Kzra  f.  21. 

Jer.  3B.  9. 

Joiiali  3.  5. 


c  Deut.  4.  39. 

Josh.  2.  11. 

1  Kings 8.  23. 

Matt.  6.  9. 
/I's,  47.  2,  8. 

Dan.  4.  17, 

25,  32. 
fIChr.  29.12. 

Ps.  62.  11. 

Matt.  6.  13. 
/.  Oen.  17.  7. 

Kx.  6.  7. 
t  Heh.  thou. 
I  Hs.  44.  2. 
*  Is.  41.  C. 

Jamus2.  23. 
l\  KingH  8. 

33,  37. 

.h.  C.  28,  29, 

30. 
m  ch.  6.  20. 


mandment,  statute.s  and  judg- 
ments, ye  shall  even  warn  them 
that  they  trespass  not  against  the 
Lord,  and  so  »  wrath  come  upon 
oyou,  and  upon  your  bi'ethren: 
this  do,  and  ye  shall  not  trespass. 
11  And,  behold,  Amariah  the 
chief  priest  is  over  you  J'in  all 
matters  of  the  Lord;  and  Zeba- 
diah  the  son  oflshmael,  the  ruler 
of  the  house  of  Judah,  for  all  the 
king's  matters :  also  the  Levites 
shall  be,  officers  before  you. 
tDeal  courageously,  and  the 
Lord  shall  be  ^i  with  the  good. 

CHAPTER   XX. 

1  Jekoshaphat  in  his  fear  pructaimctk  a  fast.  5 
His  prayer.  M  The  prophecy  of  Jahaziel.  20 
Jehoshaphat  exhorteth  the  people,  and  scttcth 
singers  to  praise  the  Lord.  22  The  great 
overthrow  of  the  enemies.  26  The  people,  hav- 
ing blessed  God  at  Bcrachah,  return  in  triumph. 
31  Jehoshaphat'3  reign.  35  His  convoy  of 
ships,  which  he  made  with  Ahaziah,  according 
to  the  prophecy  of  Eliezer,  unhappily  perished. 

IT  came  to  pass  after  this  also, 
that,  the  children  of  Moab,  and 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  with 
them  ot/ier  besides  the  Ammon- 
ites, came  against  Jehoshaphat 
to  battle. 

2  Then  there  came  some  that 
told  Jehoshaphat,  Siiying,  There 
Cometh  a  great  multitude  against 
thee  froin  beyond  tiie  sea  on  this 
side  Syria;  and,  behold,  they  be 
"in  Hazazon-tamar,  which  is 
I'  En-gedi. 

3  And  Jehoshaphat  feared,  and 
set  thim.self  to  « seek  the  Lord, 
and  ''proclaimed  a  fast  through- 
out all  Judah. 

4  And  Judah  gathered  them- 
selves together,  to  ask  fu/p  of  the 
Lord:  even  out  of  all  the  cities 
of  Judah  they  came  to  seek  the 
Lord. 

5  1  And  Jehoshaphat  stood  in 
the  congregation  of  Judah  and 
Jerusalem,  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  before  the  new  court, 

6  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  our 
fathers,  art  not  thou  cGod  in 
heaven?  and  yrule.st  not  thou 
over  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
heathen?  and  yin  thine  liand  is 
there  7iot  power  and  might,  so  that 
none  is  able  to  withstand  thee  ? 

7  Art  not  thou  a  our  God,  rivho 
i didst  drive  out  the  inhabitants 
of  this  land  l)efore  thy  people  Is- 
rael, and  gavest  it  to  the  seed  of 
Abraham  ''thy  friend  for  ever? 

8  And  they  dwelt  tli(>roin,  and 
have  built  thee  a  sanctuary  there- 
in for  thy  name,  sa.ying, 

y  'If,  when  evil  cometh  upon  us, 
a.s  the  sword,  judgment,  or  pesti- 
lence, or  famine,  we  stand  befure 
this  house,  and  in  thy  presence, 
(for  thy  "'name  is  in  this  lioiisc,) 
and  cry  unto  thee  inoui-  nllliction, 
then  thou  wilt  hoar  and  liclp. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  and  Moab  and 
4-21 


mount  Seir,  whom  thou  "would- 
est  not  let  Israel  invade,  when 
they  came  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  but  "they  turned  from 
them,  and  destroyed  them  not; 

11  Behold,  J  say,  how  they  re- 
ward us,  J' to  come  to  cast  us  out 
of  thypo.ssession,  which  thou  hast 
given  us  to  inherit. 

12  O  our  God,  wilt  thou  not 
'yjudge  them?  for  we  have  no 
might  against  this  great  com- 
panj^  that  cometh  against  us; 
neither  know  we  what  to  do: 
but  '-our  eyes  are  upon  thee. 

13  And  all  Judah  stood  before 
the  Lord,  with  their  little  ones, 
their  wives,  and  their  children. 

14  %  Then  upon  Jahaziel  the  son 
of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Benaiah, 
the  son  of  Jeiel,  the  son  of  Mat- 
taniah,  a  Levite  of  the  sons  of 
Asaph,  «came  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  congre- 
gation ; 

15  And  he  said,  Hearken  ye,  all 
Judah,  and  ye  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rusalem, and  thou  king  Jehosha- 
phat, Thus  .saith  the  Lord  unto 
you,  'Be  not  afraid  nor  dismayed 
by  reason  of  this  great  multitude; 
for  the  battle  is  not  yours,  but 
God's. 

1(5  To  morrow  go  ye  down 
against  them:  behold,  they  come 
up  by  the  t cliff  of  Ziz;  and  j'e 
shall  find  them  at  the  end  of  the 
il  brook,  before  the  wilderness  of 
Jeruel. 

17  « Ye  shall  not  need  to  fight 
in  this  battle:  set  yourselves, 
stand  ye  still,  and  see  the  salva- 
tion of  the  Lord  with  j'ou,  O 
Judah  and  Jerusalem :  fear  not, 
nor  be  dismayed;  to  morrow  go 
out  against  them:  a; for  the  Lord 
wilt  be  with  you. 

18  And  Jehoshaphat  ;/ bowed  his 
head  with  /us-  face  to  the  ground  : 
and  all  Judah  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem  fell  before  the  Lord, 
worshipping  the  I^ord. 

19  And  the  Jjovites,  of  the  chil- 
dren of  the  Kohathites,  and  of 
the  children  of  the  Korhites, 
stood  up  to  praise  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  with  a  loud  voice  on 
high. 

20  1[  And  they  rose  early  in  the 
morning,  and  went  forth  into 
the  wildernc^ss  of  Tekou:  and 
as  thev  went  forth,  .lehoshapliat 
stood  and  said.  Hear  me,  O  .lu- 
dah,  and  ye  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem; 2  Believe  in  the  Lord 
your  God,  so  shall  ye  be  estab- 
lished; believe  his  prophets,  so 
shall  ve  prosper. 

21  And  when  he  had  consulted 
Willi  the  people,  he  appointed 
sinners  unto  the  Lord,  "and 
I  that  should  praise  tiie  beauty 
of  holiness,  as  they  went  out  be- 
fore the  army,  and  to  say,  (-Praise 


Before 
CHRIST 

8'Jti. 


n  Deul.  2.  4, 

9,  19. 
0  Num.  20. 

21. 
p  I's.  83.  12. 


7I  Sam.  3.  13. 


rPs.  25.  15.  & 
121.  1,2.  & 
123.  1 ,  ■_'.  Sl 
141.  8. 


sXum.  11. 
25,  26.  i  1 


ch.  15.  1.  Jr. 
"H.  20. 


Deut.  1.  29, 

30.  <k  31.  6, 

6. 

ch.  32.  7. 

t  Heb.  ascent. 

II  Or,  valley. 

«  Kx.  14.  13, 


xNum.  14.  9. 

ch.  15.  2.  Sc 

32.  8. 
vEx.  4.  31. 


IIcl> 

prulSCTS. 

1  f:hr.  16. 


Overthrow  of  the  enemies. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Jehoshaphat's  death. 


Before 
CHRIST 

89«. 


rlChr.  IG. 

41. 

<h.  5.  13.  i 

7.  3,  6. 
f  Ileb. 

And  in  the 

time,  that 

they,  ^c. 
t  Keh. 

in  singing 

and  praise. 
<f  Judf.  7.  22. 

I  Sain.  1-1.20. 
II  Or, 

they  smote 

une  another. 
t  Heb. 

for  the  de- 
struction. 

t  Heh.  there 
was  not  an 
escaping. 


II  That  is, 
Blessing. 


/£h.  17.  IS. 


g  ch .  15.  15. 

Job    34.  29. 
."il  Kinji!22. 

41,  Sec. 


Mch.  12.  14  & 

ja.  3. 


the  Lord;  «for  lii.s  mercy  cHdur- 
eth  for  ever. 

22  H  tAnd  when  they  began  t  to 
sing  !ind  to  praise,  ''the  Lord  set 
anibiishments  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Amnion,  Moab,  and 
mount  Soir,  whicli  were  come 
against  Judah  ;  and  II  they  were 
smitten. 

23  For  the  children  of  Ammon 
and  JStoab  stood  up  against  the 
inhabitants  of  mount  Seir,  utter- 
ly to  slay  and  destroy  them:  and 
when  they  had  made  an  end  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Seir,  every  one 
helped  t  to  destro.v  another. 

24  And  when  Judah  came  to- 
ward the  watchtower  in  the  wil- 
derness, the}"  looked  unto  the 
multitude,  and,  behold,  they  were 
dead  bodies  fallen  to  the  earth, 
and  t  none  escaped. 

2.J  And  when  Jehoshaphat  and 
his  people  came  to  take  away 
the  spoil  of  them,  they  found 
among  them  in  abundance  both 
riches  with  the  dead  bodies,  and 
precious  jewels,  which  they  strip- 
ped off  ibr  themselves,  more  than 
they  could  carry  away :  and  they 
were  three  daj's  in  gathering  of 
the  spoil,  it  was  so  much. 

20  II  And  on  the  fourth  day  they 
assembled  themselves  in  the  val- 
ley of  !l  Beracbah  ;  for  there  they 
blessed  the  Lord:  therefore  the 
name  of  the  same  place  was  call- 
ed. The  valley  of  Berachah,  un- 
to this  day. 

27  Then'  they  returned,  every 
man  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
and  Jehoshaphat  in  the  t  fore- 
front of  them,  to  go  again  to  Je- 
rusalem with  joy;  for  the  Lord 
had  « made  them  to  rejoice  over 
their  enemies. 

28  And  thej'  came  to  Jerusalem 
with  psalteries  and  harps  and 
trumpets  unto  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

29  And  .fthe  fear  of  God  was  on 
all  the  kingdoms  of  those  coun- 
tries, when  they  had  heard  that 
the  Lord  fought  against  the  ene- 
mies of  Israel. 

30  So  the  realm  of  Jehoshaphat 
was  quiet :  for  his  9  God  gave  him 
rest  round  about. 

31  'ii  ''And  Jehoshai^hat  reigned 
over  Judah:  he  was  thirty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  twenty  and 
live  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
motber's  name  teas  Azubah  the 
daughter  of  Shilhi. 

32  And  he  walked  in  the  way 
of  Asa  his  father,  and  departed 
not  from  it,  doing  ihnt  irhich  ivas 
right  ill  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

33  Howbeit  'the  high  places 
were  not  taken  away:  for  as  yet 
the  people  had  not  '-prepared 
their  hearts  unto  the  God  of 
their  father.?. 


34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoshaphat,  first  and  last,  be- 
hold, they  are  written  in  the 
tbook  of  Jehu  the  son  of  Hana- 
ni,  'who  -lis  mentioned  in  the 
book  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

35  1[  And  after  this  "'did  Je- 
hoshaphat king  of  Judah  join 
himself  with  Ahaziah  king  of 
Israel,  who  did  very  wickedly : 

36  ilAnd  he  joined  himself  with 
him  to  make  siiips  to  go  to  Tar- 
shish :  and  they  made  the  ships  in 
Ezion-gaber. 

37  Then  Eliezer  the  son  of  Dod- 
avah  of  Mareshah  prophesied 
against  Jehoshaphat,  saving,  Be- 
cause thou  hast  joined  thvself 
with  Ahaziah,  the  Lord  "hath 
broken  thy  works.  "And  the 
ships  were  broken,  that  they  were 
not  able  to  go  "  to  Tarshish. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1  Jchoram,  succeeding  Jehoshaphat,  slayeth  his 
brethren.  5  His  wicked  reign.  8  Edom  and 
Libnah  revolt.  12  The  prophecy  of  Elijah 
against  him  in  writing.  16  Philistines  and 
Arabians  oppress  him.  18  His  incurable  dis- 
ease, infamous  death,  and  burial. 

"VfOW  "Jehoshaphat  slept  with 
ly  his  fathers,  and  was  buried 
with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
David.  And  Jehoram  his  son 
ii  reigned  in  hLs  stead. 

2  And  he  had  brethren  the  sons 
of  Jehoshaphat,  Azariah,  and  Je- 
hiel,  and  Zochariah,and  Azariah, 
and  Michael,  and  Shephatiah  :  all 
these  were  the  sons  of  Jehosha- 
phat king  of  Israel. 

3  And  their  father  gave  them 
great  gifts  of  silver,  and  of  gold, 
and  of  precious  things,  with 
fenced  cities  in  Judah:  but  the 
kingdom  gave  he  to  ll.Ielioram; 
because  he  was  the  firstborn. 

4  Now  when  Jehoram  was  risen 
up  to  the  kingdom  of  his  father, 
he  strengthened  himself,  and 
slew  all  his  brethren  with  the 
sword,  and  clivers  also  of  the 
princes  of  Israel. 

5  1[  6  Jehoram  lua.^  thirtj'  and  two 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reion, 
and  he  reigned  eight  years  in  Je- 
rusalem. 

6  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  like  as  did 
the  house  of  Ahab:  for  he  had 
the  daughter  of  '•Ahab  to  wife: 
and  he  wrought  that  ivhich  ivas 
evil  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord. 

7  Howbeit  the  Lord  would  not 
destroy  the  house  of  David,  be- 
cause of  the  covenant  that  he 
had  made  with  David,  and  as  he 
promised  to  give  a  t  light  to  him 
and  to  his  f'sons  for  ever. 

8  If  "In  his  days  the  Edomites 
revolted  from  under  the  tdo- 
mhiion  of  Judah,  and  made  them- 
selves a  king. 

9  Then  Jehoram  went  forth  with 
his  princes,  and  all  his  chariots 

425 


Before 
CHRIST 


t  Heb.  words. 
I  1  Kings  10. 

1.7. 
tHeb. 

u-as  made  to 

ascend, 
ml  Kings  22. 

48,  49. 

89C. 

1  At  nrst  Je- 
hoshaphat 
was  unwill- 
ing, 1  Kings 
22.  49, 


n  1  Kings  22. 
48. 

och.  9.  21. 


889. 
[  1  Kinjrs  22 


892. 

1  Jehoram 
made  part- 
ner of  the 
kingdom 
Willi  his 
father, 

2  Kings  8.16. 


892. 

b  In  consort. 
2  Kings  8. 17, 


f  Heb.  lamp, 
or,  candle. 

d2  Sam.  7. 
12,  13. 

1  Kings  11. 
36. 

2  Kings  8.19. 
Ps.  132.  11, 
Sec. 

889. 

e  2  Kings  8. 
20,  ic. 
t  Heb.  hand. 


Jehoram's  reign  and  death.      IT.  CHRONICLES. 


Ahaziah's  ivicked  reign. 


Before 
CHRIST 


/Lev.  17.  7.& 
20.  5. 
vcr.  13. 

11  Which  was 
wrii  before 
his  death, 
2  Kings  2.1. 


f  ver.  U. 

A  Ex.  34.  15. 

Deul.  31,  IC. 
i  1  Kings  16. 

31-33. 

2  Kings  9.22. 
*  ver.  4. 
t  Heb.  a 

great  stroke. 


about  88". 

m  1  Kings  11, 
14,  23. 


captive  : 
See  ch.29.  1. 
n  eh.  24.  7. 


i|  Or, 
Ahaziah, 
eh.  22.  1.  or, 
Aiariah, 
ch.  22.  6. 

885. 
'I  Iliii  Hon, 
Ahaiiah 
Promz, 
2  Kings  9.29, 
soon  afler. 


t  Heb.  with- 
out desire, 
Jer.  22.  \t<. 


with  him :  and  he  rcse  up  by 
night,  and  smote  the  Edomite.s 
which  compassed  him  in,  and  the 
captains  of  the  chariots. 

10  So  tlie  Edomites  revolted  from 
under  tlie  hand  of  Judah  unto 
this  day.  The  same  time  aho  did 
Libnali  revolt  from  under  his 
hand;  because  he  had  forsaken 
the  Lord  God  of  his  father.s. 

11  Moreover  he  made  high  places 
in  the  mountains  of  Judah,  and 
caused  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem to  .^commit  fornication,  and 
conyielled  .Judah  thereto. 

12  \  And  there  came  a  11  writing 
to  him  from  Elijah  the  prophet, 
sajang.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  David  thy  father,  Because  thou 
hast  not  walked  in  the  ways  of 
Jehoshaphat  thy  father,  nor  in 
the  waj's  of  Asa  king  of  Judah, 

13  But  hast  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  Lsrael,  and  basts'  made 
Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem to  ''go  a  whoring,  like  to  the 
i  whoredoms  of  the  house  of  Ahab, 
and  also  hast  '^^ slain  thy  brethren 
of  thy  father's  house,  w/Uch  were 
better  than  thyself: 

14  Behold,  wfth  ta  great  plague 
will  the  Lord  smite  thy  people, 
and  thy  children,  and  thy  wives, 
and  all  thy  goods : 

1')  And  thou  shalt  have  great 
sickness  by  'disease  of  thy  bow- 
els, until  thy  bowels  fall  out  by 
reason  of  the  sickne.ss  day  by  day. 

l(i  1[  Moreover  the  Lord  ™ stir- 
red up  against  .Tehoram  the  spirit 
of  the  Philistines,  and  of  the  Ara- 
bians, that  tvere  near  the  Ethio- 
pians : 

17  And  they  came  up  into  .Tudah, 
and  brake  "into  it,  and  t  carried 
away  all  the  substance  that  was 
found  in  the  king's  house,  and 
"his  sons  also,  and  his  wives;  so 
that  there  was  never  a  son  left 
him,  save  11  Jehoahaz,  the  young- 
est of  his  sons. 

18  If  1  And  after  all  this  the  Lord 
smote  him  "  in  his  bowels  with  an 
incurable  disease. 

1!)  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in 
process  of  time,  after  the  end  of 
two  years,  his  bowels  fell  out  b.v 
reason  of  his  sickness:  so  he  died 
of  sore  diseases.  And  his  people 
made  no  burnin,g  for  him,  like 
pthe  burning  of  lii.-i  fathers. 

20  Thirtj'  and  two  years  old  was 
he  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  in  .Jerusalem  eight 
vears,  and  departed  t  without  be- 
ing desired.  Howbeit  the.v  buried 
him  in  the  city  of  David,  but  not 
in  the  sepulchres  of  the  kings. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Ahaziah  succeeding  reigncth  wickedly.  5  In 
his  confederacy  uiilh  Joram  the  son  of  Ahuh,  he 
is  slain  by  Jehu.  10  Athaliah,  destroying  all 
the  seed  royal,  save  Joash,  whom  Jehoshatiaalh 
his  aunt  hid,  usurpeth  the  kingdom. 

42G 


AND  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
.  lem  made  "Ahaziah  his 
youngest  son  king  in  his  stead: 
for  the  band  of  men  that  came 
with  the  Arabians  to  the  camp 
had  slain  all  the  ''  eldest.  So  Aha- 
ziah the  son  of  Jehoram  king  of 
Judah  reigned. 

2  c  Forty  and  two  years  old  was 
Ahaziah  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  one  year  in  Jeru- 
salem. His  mother's  name  also 
was  ('Athaliah  the  daughter  of 
Omri. 

3  He  also  walked  in  the  ways  of 
the  house  of  Ahab:  for  liis 
mother  was  his  counsellor  to  do 
wickedly. 

4  Wherefore  he  did  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  like  tlie  hou.se 
of  Ahab:  for  they  were  his  coun- 
sellors, after  the  death  of  his  fa- 
ther, to  his  destruction. 

5  ^  He  walked  also  after  their 
counsel,  and  e  went  with  Jehoram 
the  son  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel  to 
war  against  Hazael  king  of  Syria 
at  Ramoth-gilead :  and  the  Syri- 
ans smote  Joram. 

G.^Andhe  returned  to  be  healed 
in  Jezreel  because  of  the  wounds 
t  which  were  given  him  at  lia- 
mah,  when  he  fought  with  Haza- 
el king  of  Syria.  And  llAzariah 
the  son  of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah 
went  down  to  see  Jehoram  the 
son  of  Ahab  at  Jezreel,  because  he 
was  sick. 

7  And  the  t  destruction  of  Aha- 
ziah 0  was  of  God  by  coming  to 
Joram:  for  when  he  was  come,  he 
''went  out  with  Jehoram  against 
Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi,  'whom 
the  Lord  had  anointed  to  cut  off 
the  house  of  Ahab. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when 
Jehu  was  *  executing  judgment 
upon  the  house  of  Ahab,  and 
'  tound  the  princes  of  Judah,  and 
the  sons  of  the  brethren  of  Ahazi- 
ah, that  ministered  to  Ahaziah, 
he  slew  them. 

9  "'And  he  sought  Ahaziah  :  and 
thoy  caught  him,  (for  he  was  hid 
in  Sauiaria,)  and  brought  him  to 
Jehu:  and  when  they  had  slain 
him,  they  buried  him  :  Because, 
said  they,  he  is  the  son  of  Jehosha- 
phat, who  "sought  the  Lord 
witli  all  his  heart.  So  the  house 
of  Aluiziah  had  no  power  to  keep 
still  the  kingdom. 

10  K  oBnt  when  Athaliah  the 
niother  of  Ahaziah  saw  tliat  her 
son  was  dead,  she  arose  and  de- 
stroj^ed  all  the  seed  royal  of  the 
house  of Judah. 

11  ButP  Jehoshaboath,  the  daugh- 
ter of  the  king,  took  Joasli  the  son 
of  Ahaziah,  and  stole  liiin  from 
among  the  king's  sons  that  were 
slain,  and  put  him  and  his  nurse 
in  a  bedchamber.  So  Jehoshab- 
eath,  the  daughter  of  king  Jeho- 


Before 
CHRIST 

885. 


a  2  Kings  «, 
24,  &e. 
See  ch.  21. 


h  ch.  21.  17. 
c  See  2  King 
8.  2C. 


884. 
e  2  Kings  9. 
28,  <5cc. 


/"2  Kings  9. 
15. 

t  Heb. 

wherewith 
they 


■.led 


hin 
'.I  Otherwise 

called 

Ahanah, 

ver.  1.  anil 

Jehoahaz, 

ch.  21.  17. 
t  Heb.  tread. 

ing  down. 
f  Judg.  11.  4. 

1  Kings  12. 

15. 

ch.  10.  15. 
h  2  Kings  9. 

21. 
1  2  Kings  U.  C, 

k  2  Kings  10. 

10,  U. 
12  Kings  10. 

13,  14. 
m  2  Kings  9. 

at  Mcgiddo 
in  the  king, 
dom  of  .Sa- 


88 1. 
u  2  Kings  11. 

1,  i'C. 


p  1  Kings  11. 
2, 
Jehosheba. 


Joasli  is  made  king. 


n.  CHRONICLES. 


Athaliah  is  slain. 


Before 
CHRIST 

8S4. 


a  1  Kings  11. 
4,  &c. 


6  2  Sam.  7. 12. 

1  Kings  2.  4. 

<t  0.  o. 

ch.  6.  16.  <k 

7.  IW.  <k21.  7. 
cl  Chr.  9.  25. 

tHeb. 
thresholds. 


dl  Chr.  23. 
28,29. 


eSee  1  Chr. 
24.  ic  2o. 


ram,  the  wiie  of  Jehoiada  the 
priest,  (for  she  was  the  sister  of 
Ahaziah, )  hid  him  from  Athaliah, 
so  tliat  she  slew  him.  not. 
12  And  he  was  with  them  hid  in 
the  house  of  God  si.x  years:  and 
Athaliah  reigned  over  the  land. 

CHAPTER   XX  III. 

I  Jehoiada,  having  set  thines  in  order,  maketh 
Joash  kin^.  12  Athaliah  is  slain.  16  Jehoiada 
rcstoreth  the  worship  of  God. 

AND  "in  the  seventh  year  Je- 
.  hoiada  strengthened  himself, 
and  took  the  captains  of  hun- 
dreds, Azariah  the  son  of  Jer- 
oham,  and  Ishmael  the  son  of 
Jehohanan,  and  Azariah  the  son 
of  OiDed,  and  Maaseiah  the  son  of 
Adaiah,  and  Elishaphat  the  son 
of  Zichri,  into  covenant  with 
him. 

2  And  they  went  about  in  Judah, 
and  gathered  the  Levites  out  of 
all  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  the 
chief  of  the  fathers  of  Israel,  and 
thej'  came  to  Jerusalem. 

3  And  all  the  congregation  made 
a  covenant  with  the  king  in  the 
hou.se  of  God.  And  he  .said  unto 
them.  Behold,  the  king's  son  shall 
reign,  as  the  Lord  hath  'said  of 
the  sons  of  David. 

4  This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall 
do;  A  third  part  of  you  « entering 
on  the  sabbath,  of  the  priests  and 
of  the  Levites,  sliaU  be  porters  of 
the  t doors; 

5  And  a  third  part  ^hall  be  at  the 
king's  house ;  and  a  third  part  at 
the  gate  of  the  foundation :  and 
all  the  people  shall  be  in  the  courts 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  But  let  none  come  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  save  the 
priests,  and  f'they  that  minister 
of  the  Levites;  thej'shallgoin,  for 
they  are  holy :  but  all  the  people 
shall  keep  the  watch  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  Levites  shall  compass 
the  king  round  about,  every  man 
with  his  weapons  in  his  hand; 
and  whosoever  else  cometh  into 
the  house,  he  shall  be  put  to 
death :  but  be  ye  with  the  king 
when  he  cometh  in,  and  when  he 
goeth  out. 

8  So  the  Levites  and  all  .Tudah 
did  according  to  all  things  that 
Jehoiada  the  priest  had  com- 
manded, and  took  every  man  his 
men  that  were  to  come  in  on  the 
sabbath,  with  them  that  were  to 
go  out  on  the  sabbath :  for  Je- 
hoiada the  priest  dismissed  not 
^  the  courses. 

9  Moreover  Jehoiada  the  priest 
delivered  to  the  captains  of  hun- 
dreds spears,  and  bucklers,  and 
shields,  that  had  been  king  Da- 
vid's, which  were  in  the  house  of 
God. 

10  And  he  set  all  the  people, 
everj-  man  having  his  weapon  in 


his  hand,  from  the  right  tsideoff 
the  t  temple  lo  the  left  side  of  the 
temple,  along  bj'the  altar  and  the 
temple,  by  tlie  king  round  about. 
11  Then  they  brought  out  the 
king's  son,  and  put  upon  him  the 
crown,  and  fnave  him  the  testi- 
mony, and  made  him  king.  And 
Jehoiada  and  his  sons  anointed 
him,  and  said,  tGod  save  the 
■  king. 

j  12  ^  Xow  when  Athaliah  heard 
,  the  noise  of  the  people  running 
I  and  praising  the  king,  she  came 
:  to  the  people  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord: 

13  And  she  looked,  and,  behold, 
the  king  stood  at  his  pillar  at  the 
entering  in,  and  the  princes  and 
the  trumpets  by  the  king :  and  all 
the  people  of  the  land  rejoiced, 
and  sounded  with  trumpets,  also 
the  singers  with  instruments  of 
music,  and  s'such  as  taught  to 
sing  praLse.  Then  Athaliah  rent 
her  clothes,  and  said,  t  Treason, 
treason. 

14  Then  .Jehoiada  the  priest 
brought  out  the  captains  or  hun- 
dreds that  were  set  over  the  host, 
and  said  unto  them,  Have  her 
forth  of  the  ranges:  and  whoso 
followeth  her,  let  him  be  slain 
with  the  sword.  For  the  priest 
said.  Slay  her  hot  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

15  So  they  laid  hands  on  her ; 
and  when  she  was  come  to  the 
entering  't  of  the  horse  gate  by  the 
king's  house,  they  slew  her  there. 

16  ^1  And  Jehoiada  made  a  cov- 
enant between  him,  and  between 
all  the  people,  and  between  the 
king,  that  they  should  be  the 
Lord's  people. 

17  Then  all  the  people  went  to 
the  house  of  Baal,  and  brake  it 
down,  and  brake  liLs  altars  and 
his  images  in  pieces,  and  islew 
Mattan  the  priest  of  Baal  betbre  \ 
the  altai-s.  | 

18  Also  Jehoiada  appointed  the  i 
offices  of  the  house  of  the  Lord; 
by  the  hand  of  the  priests  the ! 
Levites,  whom  David  had  ^dis-l 
tributed  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  ! 
to  off'er  the  burnt  offerings  of  the ! 
Lord,  as  it  is  written  in  the  i  law  i 
of  Moses,  with  rejoicing  and  with  | 
singing,  as  it  was  ordained  tbyi 
David. 

19  And  he  set  the  w  porters  at  the  ' 
gates  of  the  hou.se  of  the  Lord,  i 
that  none  icliicli  was  unclean  in 
anj'  thing  should  enter  in.  | 

20  "And  he  took  the  captains 
of  hundreds,  and  the  nobles,  and 
the  governors  of  the  people,  and 
all  the  people  of  the  land,  and 
brought  down  the  king  from  the 
house  of  the  Lord:  and  they 
came  through  the  high  gate  into 
the  king's  house,  and  set  the  king 
upon  the  throne  of  the  kingdom. 

427 


Before 
CHRIST 

878. 


Heb. 
shoulder. 
t  Heb.  house 
/Deut.  1 


1«. 


t  Heb.  Let 
the  hing  Hue. 


f  1  Chr.  25.  8. 


t  Heb. 
Conspiracy, 


iDeut.  13.  9. 


k  1  Chr.  23.  6 
SO,  31.  4:  24. 


t  Heb.  hv 

the  hands 

of  David, 

1  Chr.  25.  2, 

6. 
m  1  Chr.  20.  1, 

&c. 
r2  Kings  11. 


Joash  glvetli  order  for 


II.  CHRONICLES.  the  repair  of  the  temple. 


Before 
CHRIST 

S78. 


about  878. 

a1  Kings  11. 
21.  &  12.  1, 

ii.0. 


h  See  ch.  26. 


t  Heh. 

85G. 

c2  Kings 
4. 

12. 

d1  Kings 

12. 

eEx.  30.  12, 
13,  14,  10. 

/Num.  1.  50. 
Acts  7.  41. 

giih.  21.  17. 

A  2  Kings  12. 
4. 

j2  Kings  12. 
9. 

t  IIel>.  a  voice. 

k  vcr.  0. 


/  2  Kings  12. 


21  And  all  the  people  of  the  land 
rejoiced :  and  the  city  was  quiet, 
after  that  they  had  slain  Athaiiah 
with  the  sword. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Joash  reigneth  well  all  the  days  of  Jehoiada. 
4  He  givctk  order  for  the  repair  of  the  temple. 
15  Jehoiada^s  death  and  honourable  burial.  17 
Joasht  falling  to  idolatry^  slayeth  Zechariah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada.  23  Joash  is  spoiled  by  the 
Syrians,  and  slain  by  Zabad  and  Jehozabad. 
27  Ama^iah  succeedeth  him. 

JOASH  "luas  seven  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  forty  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem. His  mother's  name  also 
iixts  Zibiah  of  Beer-sheba. 

2  And  Joash  ^did  that  ichich  loas 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  all 
the  days  of  Jehoiada  the  priest. 

3  And  Jehoiada  took  for  him  two 
wives ;  and  he  begat  sons  and 
daughters. 

4  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  Joash  was  minded  tto  repair 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

')  And  he  gathered  together  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  and  said 
to  them,  C4o  out  unto  the  cities  of 
Judah,  and  f  gather  of  all  Israel 
money  to  repair  the  house  of  your 
God  from  year  to  year,  and  see 
that  ye  hasten  the  matter.  How- 
beit  the  Levites  hastened  it  not. 

6  ''And  the  king  called  ibr  Je- 
hoiada the  chief,  and  said  unto 
him,  Why  hast  thou  not  required 
of  the  Levites  to  bring  in  out  of 
Judah  and  out  of  Jerusalem  the 
collection,  according  to  the.  com- 
mandmeiit  of  e Moses  the  servant 
of  the  Lord,  and  of  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel,  for  the  /tabernacle 
of  witne.ss? 

7  For  5"  the  sons  of  Athaiiah,  that 
wicked  woman,  had  broken  up 
the  house  of  God;  and  also  all  the 
''dedicated  tilings  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord  did  they  bestow  upon 
Baalim. 

8  And  at  the  king's  command- 
ment i  they  made  a  chest,  and  set 
it  withoutat  the  gate  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

9  And  they  made  ta  proclamation 
through  Jiidah  and  Jerusalein,  to 
bring  in  to  the  Lord  ''the  collec- 
tion that  Moses  the  servant  of  God 
ioid  upon  Israel  in  the  wilderness. 

10  And  all  the  princes  and  all 
the  people  rejoiced,  and  brought 
in,  and  cast  into  tlie  chest,  until 
they  had  made  an  end. 

11  "Now  it  came  to  i)ass,  that  at 
what  time  the  chest  was  brouglit 
unto  the  king's  ollic-f!  Ijy  the  hand 
of  the  Levites,  and  'when  thej' 
saw  tliat  tli,ei-e  //-Yf.v  much  money, 
the  king's  scribe  and  the  high 
priest's  ollicer  came  and  emptied 
the  chest,  and  took  it,  and  carried 
it  to  his  ]>lace  again.  Thus  they 
did  day  l)y  day,  and  gathered 
monej'in  abundance, 

428 


12  And  the  king  and  Jehoiada 
gave  it  to  such  as  did  the  work 
of  the  service  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  hired  masons  and 
carpentei's  to  repair  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  also  such  as 
wrought  iron  and  brass  to  mend 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

13  So  the  workmen  wrought,  and 
tthe  work  was  perfected  by  them, 
and  they  set  the  house  of  God  in 
his  state,  and  strengthened  it. 

14  And  when  they  had  finished 
it,  they  brought  the  rest  of  the 
money  before  the  king  and  Je- 
hoiada, »« whereof  were  made 
vessels  for  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
even  vessels  to  minister,  and  !1  to 
offer  u'ithal,  and  spoons,  and  ves- 
sels of  gold  and  silver.  And  they 
offered  burnt  offerings  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  continually  all 
the  days  of  Jehoiada. 

15  \\  But  Jehoiada  waxed  old,  and 
was  full  of  days  when  he  died;  a 
hundred  and  thirty  years  old  ivas 
he  when  he  died. 

16  And  they  buried  him  in  the 
city  of  David  among  the  kings, 
because  he  had  done  good  in  Is- 
rael, both  toward  God,  and  to- 
ward his  house. 

17  Now  after  the  death  of  Je- 
hoiada came  the  princes  of  Ju- 
dah, and  made  obeisance  to  the 
king.  Then  the  king  hearkened 
unto  them. 

IS  And  they  left  the  house  of  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  and 
served  » groves  and  idols :  and 
"wrath  came  upon  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  for  this  their  trespass. 

19  Yet  he  psent  prophets  to 
them,  to  bring  them  again  unto 
the  Lord;  and  they  testified 
against  them:  but  they  would 
not  give  ear. 

20  And  0  the  Spirit  of  God  tcame 
upon  Zechariah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada the  priest,  which  stood 
above  the  people,  and  said  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  (Jod.  'Why 
transgress  ye  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord,  that  ye  cannot  pro.s- 
per?  sbecausc  ye  Jiave  forsaken 
tlie  Lord,  he  hath  also  forsaken 
vou. 

'  21  And  they  conspired  against 
him,  and  'stoned  liim  with  stones 
at  the  commandment  of  the  king 
in  the  court  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

22  Thus  .Toash  the  king  remem- 
btnHHl  not  the  kindness  which  Je- 
lidiada  his  father  had  done  to  him, 
liiit  slew  his  son.  And  when  he 
died,  he  said.  The  Lord  look 
upon  (7,  and  require  U. 

23  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  tat  the 
end  of  tlie  year,  t/iat  "the  host  of 
Syria  came  up  against  him:  and 
they  came  to  Judah  and  Jerusa- 
lem, and  destroyed  all  the  princes 
of  the  people    from    among  tlie 


839. 


AmazialVs  reign. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


He  falleth  to  idolatry. 


Be- fore 
CHRIST 

839. 


T  Heh. 

Darmcsek. 
J  Lev.  26.  8. 

Dent.  32.  SO. 

Is.  30.  17. 
y  Lev.  26.  25. 

Deut.  2H.  25. 
«ch.  22.  8. 

Is.  10.  5. 

a  2  Kings  12. 
20. 
6  ver.  21. 


I!  Or, 

2  Kings  12. 
21. 
li  Or,  Shomer. 

c  2  Kings  12. 

16. 
t  Hell. 

founding. 
II  Or, 

commentary, 
dl  KiDgs  12. 

21. 


a1  Kings  1-i. 

1,  i-r. 


b  See  2  Kings 

14.  4. 

ver.  14. 
c  2.  Kings  14. 

5,  <fcc. 
tHeh. 

confirmed 

upon  him. 


if  Deut.  24. 
16. 

2  Kings  14. 
0. 

Jer.  31.  30. 
Ez.  18.  20. 


people,  and  sent  all  the  spoil  of 
them  unto  the  king  oft  Damascus. 

24  For  the  army  of  the  Syrians 
^came  with  a  small  company  of 
men,  and  the  Lord  i' delivered  a 
very  great  host  into  their  hand, 
because  they  had  foi-saken  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathers.  So 
they  =  executed  judgment  against 
Joash. 

25  And  when  they  were  departed 
from  him,  (for  they  left  him  in 
great  diseases,)  «his  own  serv- 
ants conspired  against  him  for 
the  blood  of  the  *sons  of  Jehoiada 
the  priest,  and  slew  him  on  his 
bed,  and  he  died:  and  they  buried 
him  in  the  city  of  David,  but  they 
buried  him  not  in  the  sepulchres 
of  the  kings. 

26  And  these  are  they  that  con- 
spired against  him ;  11  Zabad  the 
son  of  Shimeath  au  Ammonitess, 
and  Jehozabad  the  son  of  II  Shim- 
rith  a  Moabitess. 

27  1  Xow  concerning  his  sons, 
and  the  greatness  of  «the  burdens 
Inid  uijon  him,  and  the  t  repairing 
of  the  house  of  God,  behold,  they 
are  written  in  the  3  story  of  the 
book  of  the  kings.  f^And  Am- 
aziah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  Amaziah  befinneth  to  reign  well.  3  He  ex- 
ecuteth  justice  on  the  traitors.  5  Having  hired 
an  army  of  Israelites  against  the  Edomites, 
at  the  word  of  a  prophet  he  toseth  the  hundred 
talents,  and  dismisseih  them.  11  He  overthrow- 
cth  the  Edomites.  10,  13  The  Israelites,  dis- 
contented with  their  dismission,  spoil  as  they 
return  home.  14  .imaziah,  proud  of  his  vic- 
tory, servjth  the  gods  uf  Edom,  and  despiseth 
the  admonitions  of  the  prophet.  17  He  pro- 
vokelh  Joash  to  his  overthrow.  25  His  reign. 
27  He  is  slain  by  conspiracy. 

AMAZIAH  au-as  twenty  and 
l\.  five  years  old  7vhen  he  began  | 
to  reign,  and  he  reigned  twenty' 
and  nine  years  in  Jerusalem. ' 
And  his  mother's  name  teas  Je- 
hoaddan  of  Jerusalem. 

2  And  be  did  that  ichich  ivas  j 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
*but  not  with  a  perfect  heart. 

3  ^  fXow  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  kingdom  was  t  established  to 
him,  that   he   slew  his   servants  1 
that  had  kUled  the  king  his  fa- 
ther. 

4  But  he  slew  not  their  children, 
but  did  as  it  is  written  in  the  law 
in  the  book  of  Moses,  where  the 
Lord  commanded,  saying,  ''The 
fathers  shall  not  die  lor  the  chil- 
dren, neither  shall  the  children 
die  for  the  fathers,  but  every  man 
shall  die  for  his  own  sin. 

5  ^  Moreover  Amaziah  gathered 
Judah  together,  and  made  them 
captains  over  thousands,  and 
captains  over  hundreds,  accord- 
ing to  the  houses  of  (heir  fathers, 
throughout  all  Judah  and  Ben.ja- 
min :  and  he  numbered  them 
efroni    twenty  years    old     and] 


above,  and  found  them  three 
hundred  thousand  choice  men, 
able  to  go  forth  to  war,  that  could 
handle  spear  and  shield. 

6  He  hired  also  a  hundred  thou- 
sand mighty  men  of  valour  out 
of  Israel  for  a  hundred  talents  of 
silver. 

7  But  there  came  a  man  of  God 
to  him,  saying,  O  king,  let  not  the 
army  of  Israel  go  with  thee;  for 
the  Lord  IS  not  A\ith  Israel,  ?o  uit, 
v:ith  all  the  children  of  Ephraim. 

8  But  if  thou  wilt  go,  do  ?7,  be 
strong  for  the  battle:  God  shall 
make  thee  fall  before  the  enemy : 
for  God  hath  /power  to  help,  and 
to  cast  down. 

9  And  Amaziah  said  to  the  man 
of  God,  But  what  shall  we  do  for 
the  hundred  talents  which  I  have 
given  to  the  tarmy  of  Israel  ? 
And  the  man  of  God  answered, 
^The  Lord  is  able  to  give  thee 
much  more  than  this. 

10  Then  Amaziah  separated 
them,  to  icit,  the  army  that  was 
come  to  him  out  of  Ephraim,  to 
go  +home  again  :  wherefore  their 
anger  was  greath'  kindled  against 
Judah,  and  they  returned  home 
tin  great  anger. 

11  f  And  Amaziah  strengthened 
himself,  and  led  forth  his  people, 
and  went  to  ''  the  valley  of  salt, 
and  smote  of  the  children  of  Seir 
ten  thousand. 

12  And  other  ten  thousand  left 
alive  did  the  children  of  Judah 
carrj'  away  captive,  and  brought 
them  unto  the  top  of  the  rock, 
and  cast  them  down  from  the  top 
of  the  rock,  that  they  all  v/ere 
broken  in  jjieces. 

1.3  *[  But  t  the  soldiers  of  the  army 
which  Amaziah  sent  back,  that 
they  should  not  go  with  him  to 
battle,^  fell  upon  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah, from  Samaria  even  unto 
Beth-horon,  and  smote  three  thou- 
sand of  them,  and  took  much 
spoil. 

14  ^  Xow  it  came  to  pass,  after 
that  Amaziah  was  come  from  the 
slaughter  of  the  Edomites,  that 
i  he  brought  the  gods  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Seir,  and  set  them  up  to  be 
*  his  .gods,  and  bowed  down  him- 
self before  them,  and  burned  in- 
cense unto  them. 

15  Wherefore  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  kindled  against  Ama- 
ziah, and  he  sent  unto  hina  a 
prophet,  which  said  unto  him. 
Why  hast  thou  sought  after  'the 
gods  of  the  people,  which  "'could 
not  deliver  their  own  people  out 
of  thine  hand  ? 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
talked  with  him.  that  the  kino  .said 
unto  him.  Art  thou  made  of  the 
king's  counsel  ?  forbear ;  why 
shouldest  thou  be  smitten  ?  Then 
the  prophet  forbare,  and  said,  I 

429 


Before 

CHRIST 

&39. 


/ch.  20.  6. 


tHeb.  hand. 
g  Prov.  10.22. 


tHeb.  to 
their  place. 

tHeb. 
in  heat  of 
anger. 

about  827. 
A  2  Kings  14. 


tHeb.  the 
sons  of  the 
band. 


i  See  ch.  28. 

23. 

k  Ex.  20.  3,  5. 


I  Ps.  96.  5. 
m  ver.  11. 


Amaziah  slain  by  conspiracy.  II.  CHRONICLES. 


Uzzidh  heginnetfi 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  827. 


t  Hfl). 
counselled. 
n  1  Ham.  2.25. 
826. 

b,9,  <tc. 


fnr::e  hush, 
or,  thorn. 


t  Heh. 

the  field. 


p  1  I^^ngs  12. 

ch.  22.  7. 
7  ver.  14. 


t  Hell. 
smttten. 


17.  A^2.'.  l,fi. 


f««c  ufit 
that  luohclh. 


J 2  Kings  14. 


17. 


810. 

t  n 

•1). 

Jr^ 

m  «/(cr. 

t  11 

:h. 

conspired  a 

COI 

sptracy. 

:iThal  if, 

T/ 

a  city  of 

i^« 

Did,  as 

it 

h2  Kins« 

14. 

20. 

know  that  God  hath  t «  determined 
to  destroj'  thee,  because  thou  hast 
done  this,  and  hast  not  hearkened 
unto  my  counsel. 

17  ^  Then  "Amaziah  king  of  Ju- 
dah  took  advice,  and  sent  to  Jo- 
ash,  the  son  of  Jehoahaz,  the  son 
of  Jehu,  king  of  Israel,  saying, 
Come,  let  us  see  one  another  in 
the  face. 

18  And  Joash  king  of  Israel  sent 
to  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  say- 
ing, The  II  thistle  that  zvas  in  Leb- 
anon sent  to  the  cedar  that  ivas  in 
Lebanon,  saying,  Give  thy  daugh- 
ter to  my  son  to  wife :  and  there 
passed  by  t  a  wild  beast  that  tvas 
in  Lebanon,  and  trode  down  the 
thistle. 

19  Thou  sayest,  Lo,  thou  hast 
smitten  the  Edomites  ;  and  thine 
heart  lifteth  thee  up  to  boast : 
abide  now  at  home;  why  should- 
est  thou  meddle  to  thine  hurt,  that 
thon  shouldest  fall,  even  thou,  and 
Judah  with  thee? 

20  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear; 
for  Pit  came  of  God,  that  he  might 
deliver  them  into  the  hand  of 
their  enemies,  because  thej' 
'/sought  after  the  gods  of  Edom. 

21  So  Joash  the  king  of  Israel 
went  up;  and  they  saw  one 
another  in  the  face,  both  he  and 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  at  Beth- 
shemesh,  which  belongeth  to  Ju- 
dah. 

22  And  Judah  was  tput  to  the 
worse  before  Israel,  and  they  lied 
every  man  to  his  tent. 

23  And  Joash  the  king  of  Israel 
took  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  the 
son  of  Joash,  the  son  of  '•Jehoa- 
haz, at  Beth-shemesh,and  brought 
him  to  Jerusalem,  and  brake 
down  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  from 
the  gate  of  Ephraim  to  tthe  coi*- 
ner  gate,  four  hundred  cubits. 

24  And  he  took  all  the  gold  and 
the  silver,  and  all  the  vessels  that 
were  found  in  the  house  of  God 
with  Obed-edom,  and  the  treas- 
ures of  tlie  king's  house,  the 
hostages  also,  and  returned  to 
Samaria. 

25  K  «And  Amaziah  the  son  of 
Joash  king  of  Judah  lived  after 
the  death  of  Joasli  son  of  Jehoa- 
haz king  of  Israel  ttfteen  years. 

20  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Amaziali,  fir.st  and  last,  behold, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Is- 
rael ? 

27  II  Now  after  the  time  that 
Amaziah  did  turn  away  tfroni 
following  the  Loud  they  tmade 
a  conspiracy  against  him  in  Je- 
rusalem; and  he  lied  to  Lachish: 
but  they  sent  to  Laciiish  after 
him,  and  slew  him  there. 

28  And  they  brought  him  upon 
horses,  and  buried  him  with  his 
lathers  in  the  city  of  i  Judah. 

430 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  TTzziah  succeeding,  and  rcigninj  well  in  the  days 
of  Zechariah,  prospereth.  16  Waxing  proud, 
he  mvadeth  the  priest's  office,  and  is  smitten 
with  hprosy,  22  He  dieth,  and  Jotham  sue- 
credeth  him. 

THEN  all  the  people  of  Judah 
took  «IIUzziah,  who  was  six- 
teen years  old,  and  made  him 
king  in  the  room  of  his  father 
Amaziah. 

2  He  built  Eloth,  and  restored 
it  to  Judah,  after  that  the  king 
slept  with  his  fathers. 

3  Sixteen  years  old  was  Uzziah 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  fifty  and  two  years  in 
Jerusalem.  His  mother's  name 
also  was  Jecoliah  of  Jerusalem. 

4  And  he  did  that  lohieli  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
according  to  all  that  his  father 
Amaziah  did. 

5  And  ''he  sought  God  in  the 
days  of  Zechariah,  who  chad  un- 
derstanding tin  the  visions  of 
God :  and  as  long  as  he  sought  the 
Lord,  God  made  him  to  prosper. 

G  And  he  went  forth  and  ^  warred 
against  the  Philistines,  and  brake 
down  the  wall  of  Gath,  and  the 
wall  of  Jabneh,  and  the  wall  of 
Ashdod,  and  built  cities  II  about 
Ashdod,  and  among  the  Philis- 
tines. 

7  And  God  helped  him  against 
«the  Philistines,  and  against  the 
Arabians  that  dwelt  in  Gur-baal, 
and  the  Mehunim. 

8  And  the  Ammonites  /gave 
gifts  to  Uzziah :  and  his  name 
t spread  abroad  even  to  the  enter- 
ing in  of  Egypt;  ibr  he  strength- 
ened himself  exceedingly. 

9  jNIoroover  Uzziah  built  towers 
in  Jerusalem  at  the  5"  corner  gate, 
and  at  the  valley  gate,  and  at  the 
turning  of  the  wait,  and  II  fortified 
them. 

10  Also  he  built  towers  in  the 
desert,  and  II  digged  many  wells : 
for  he  had  much  cattle,  both  in  the 
low  country,  and  in  tlie  jilains; 
husbandmen  also,  and  vinedress- 
ers in  the  mountains,  and  in 
llCarmel:  for  he  loved  tliusband- 
ry. 

11  Moreover  Uzziah  had  a  host 
of  figiiting  men,  that  went  out  to 
war  by  bands,  according  to  the 
number  of  tlieir  account  by  the 
hand  of  Jeiel  the  scribe  and  Maa- 
seiah  tlie  ruler,  under  the  hand 
of  Hananiah,  one  of  the  king's 
captains. 

12  The  whole  number  of  the 
chief  of  tlie  fathers  of  the  mighty 
men  of  valour  were  two  thousand 
and  six  hundred. 

13  And  under  their  hand  was  tan 
army,  three  hundred  thousand 
and  seven  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred, that  made  war  with  mighty 
power,  to  help  the  king  against 
the  enemy. 


his  reign  weU. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Jotham's  good  reign. 


Before 
CHRIST 

810. 


t  Heb.  stones 
of  slings. 


t  Heb. 
went  forth. 

about  765. 

*  Deut.  32.  15. 
«  Dcut.  8.  14. 

ch.  25.  19. 
t  So  2  Kings 

IB.  12,  13. 

n  Chr.  6.  10. 


m  Num.  16. 
40.  <fc  18.  7. 
n  E.X.  30.  7,  8. 


0  >'ura.  12. 10. 
2  Kings  5. 

27. 


p  \5  Esth.  6. 
12. 

'/  2  Kings  15. 

r  Lev.  13.  46. 
Num.  5.  3. 
t  Heb.  free. 


t1  Kings  15. 
Is.  0.  1. 


r.is. 

a  2  Kings  15. 
82,  &.C. 


14  And  Uzziah  prepared  for  them 
throughout  all  the  host  shields, 
and  spears,  and  helmets,  and  ha- 
bergeons, and  bows,  and  t  slings 
to  cast  stones. 

1-5  And  he  made  in  Jerusalem 
engine.s,  invented  by  cunning 
men,  to  be  on  the  towers  and 
upon  the  bulwarks,  to  shoot  ar- 
rows and  great  stones  withal. 
And  his  name  t  spread  I'ar  abroad; 
for  he  was  marvellously  helped, 
till  he  was  strong. 

16  '}  But  A  when  he  was  strong, 
his  heart  was  'lifted  up  to  his 
destruction:  for  he  transgressed 
against  the  Lord  liLs  God,  and 
*went  into  the  temple  of  tlie 
Lord  to  burn  incense  upon  the 
altar  of  incense. 

17  And  'Azariah  the  priest  went 
in  after  him.  and  with  him  four- 
score priests  of  the  Lord,  that 
ivere  valiant  men : 

18  And  they  withstood  Uzziah 
the  king,  and  said  unto  him.  It 
'"^appertaineth  not  unto  thee,  Uz- 
ziah, to  burn  incense  unto  the 
Lord,  but  to  the  «  priests  the  sons 
of  Aaron,  that  are  consecrated  to 
burn  incense:  go  out  of  the  sanc- 
tuary; for  thou  hast  trespassed; 
neither  shall  it  be  for  thine  honour 
from  the  Lord  God. 

19  Then  L'zziah  was  wroth,  and 
had  a  censer  in  his  hand  to  burn 
incense:  and  while  he  was  wroth 
with  the  priests,  "  the  leprosj' 
even  rose  up  in  his  forehead  be- 
fore the  priests  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  from  beside  the  in- 
cense altar. 

20  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest, 
and  all  the  priests,  looked  upon 
him,  and,  behold,  he  was  leprous 
in  his  forehead,  and  they  thrust 
him  out  from  thence;  yea,  him- 
self ;>  hasted  also  to  go  out,  be- 
cause Che  Lord  had  smitten  him. 

21  7And  Uzziah  the  king  was  a 
leper  unto  the  day  of  his  death, 
and  dwelt  in  a  »-t several  house, 
being  a  leper ;  for  he  was  cut  off 
from  the  house  of  the  Lord: 
and  Jotham  his  son  was  over  the 
king's  house,  judging  the  people 
of  the  land. 

22  1  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Uzziah,  first  and  last,  did  » Isaiah 
the  prophet,  the  son  of  Amoz, 
write. 

2.3  <So  Uzziah  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  they  buried  him 
with  his  fathers  in  the  field  of 
the  burial  which  belonged  to  the 
kings ;  for  they  said,  He  is  a  leper : 
and  .Jotham  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  XXVIL 

1  Jotham     reigning     well     prospereth,      5     He 
subdueth    the    Ammonites.      7  His    reign.     9 

Ahaz  succcedclk  him. 

JOTHAM  <^icas  twenty  and  five 
years  old  when  he  began  to 


reign,  and  he  i-eigned  sixteen 
years  in  Jerusalem.  His  moth- 
er's name  also  uas  Jerushah,  the 
daughter  of Zadok. 

2  And  he  did  that  irhirh  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  tlie  Lord,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  hLs  father  Uzziah 
did  :  howbeit  he  entered  not  into 
the  temple  of  the  Lord.  And 
''the  people  did  yet  corruptly. 

3  He  built  the  high  gate  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  on  the 
wall  of  llOphel  he  built  much, 

4  Moreover  he  built  cities  in  the 
mountains  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
forests  he  built  castles  and  towers. 

5  1;  He  fought  also  with  the 
king  of  the  Ammonites,  and  pre- 
vailed against  them.  And  the 
children  of  Amnion  gave  him 
the  same  year  a  hundred  talents 
of  silver,  and  ten  thousand  meas- 
ures of  wheat,  and  ten  thousand 
of  barlej'.  tSo  much  did  the] 
children  of  Amnion  pay  unto 
him,  both  the  second  year,  and! 
the  third.  I 

6  So  Jotham  became  mighty, 
because  he  II  prepared  his  ways 
before  the  Lord  his  God. 

7  *[  ZSTow  the  rest  of  the  acta  of 
Jotham,  and  all  his  wars,  and  his 
ways,  lo,  they  are  written  in  the 
book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and 
Judah. 

8  He  was  five  and  twenty  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

9  1  «And  Jotham  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  they  buried  hi'n  in 
the  city  of  David:  and  Ahaz  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  Ahaz  reigning  very  wiekedly  is  greatly  ajpieted 
by  the  Syrians.  6  Judah  being  captivated  by 
the  Israelites  is  sent  home  by  the  counsel  of 
Oded  the  prophet.  IC  Ahaz  sending  for  aid  to 
Assyria  is  not  helped  thereby.  22 /n  his  distress 
he  groweth  more  idolatrous.  26  He  dying, 
Hezekiah  succeedeth  him. 

AHAZ  ainas  twenty  years  old 
.  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  sixteen  j-ears  in  Jeru- 
salem: but  he  did  not  that  ichich 
was  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
like  David  hLs  father : 

2  For  he  walked  in  the  ways  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  and  made 
also  &  molten  images  I'or  ^  Baalim. 

3  Moreover  he  II  burnt  incense 
in  d  the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hin- 
nom,  and  burnt  « his  children  in 
the  fire,  after  the  abominations 
of  the  heathen  whom  the  Lord 
had  cast  out  before  the  children 
of  Israel. 

4  He  sacrificed  also  and  burnt 
incense  in  the  high  places,  and 
on  the  hills,  and  under  every 
green  tree. 

5  Wherefore  ./'the  Lord  his  God 
delivered  him  into  the  hand  of 
the    king    of   S.vria;    and    they 

431 


Before 

CHRIST 

758. 


6  2  Kings  15. 
35. 


I  Or, 

The  tower, 
ch.  33.  14. 
Keh.  3.  26. 


about  742. 

c2  Kings  15. 


741. 

a  2  Kings  16. 


b  Kx.  34.  17. 

Lev.  19.  4. 
cJudg.  2.  11. 
I!  Or,  offered 

sacrifice. 
rf2  Kings  23. 

10. 
e  Lev.  18.  21. 

2  Kings  16. 


/Is.  7.  1. 

about  741. 


The  captives  of 


II.  CHKONICLES. 


Judah  ncnt  home. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  741. 

g  2  Kings  16. 
5,  G. 
t  Ilcb. 


t  Heb.  sons 
of  valour. 


t  Hob. 
the  second 
to  the  king. 

ich.  11.  -1. 


»  Ps.  69.  26. 

Ts.  10.  5.  <k 

47.  C. 

Ei.'2r>.  12,  15. 

&  26.  2. 

()b.ad.  10, 

<tc. 

Zcch.  1.  15. 
;  Ezra  n.  6. 

Rev.  18.  5. 
m  Li;v.  ■2:,.  39, 

42,  43,  46. 


n  James  2.  13. 


p2Kln;i6.22. 
Prov.  25.  21, 


Luke  6.  27. 
Bom.  12.  20. 


!/ smote  him,  and  carried  away 
a  great  multitude  of  them  cap- 
tives, and  brought  fhcm  tot  Da- 
mascus. And  he  was  also  de- 
livered into  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  Israel,  who  smote  him  with  a 
;reat  slaughter. 

6  1[  Por  *Pekah  the  son  of  Rem- 
aliah  slew  ni  Judah  a  hundred 
and  twenty  thousand  in  one  day, 
which  ivei-e  all  t  valiant  men;  be- 
cause they  had  forsaken  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers. 

7  And  Zichri,  a  mighty  man  of 
Ephraim,  slew  Maaseiah  the 
king's  son,  and  Azrikam  the  gov- 
ernor of  the  liouse,  and  Elkanah 
that  was  t  next  to  tlie  Icing.  1 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  car- 
ried away  captive  of  their  « breth- 
ren two'hundred  thousand,  wo- 
men, sons,  and  daughters,  and 
took  also  away  much  spoil  from 
them,  and  brought  the  spoil  to 
Samaria. 

9  But  a  prophet  of  the  Lokd  was 
there,  whose  name  ions  Oded: 
and  lie  went  out  before  the  host 
that  came  to  Samaria,  and  said 
unto  them,  Behold,  A:  because  the 
Lord  God  of  your  fatliers  was 
wroth  with  Judah,  he  hath  deliv- 
ered them  into  your  hand,  and  ye 
have  slain  them  in  a  rage  that 
i  reacheth  up  unto  heaven. 

10  And  now  ye  purpose  to  keep 
under  the  children  of  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  for  ™  bondmen  and 
bondwoineii  unto  you:  but  are 
there  not  with  you,  even  with 
vou,  sins  against  the  Lord  your 
God? 

U  Xow  hear  me  therefore,  and 
deliver  the  captives  again,  which 
ye  have  taken  captive  of  your 
brethren :  «for  the  fierce  wrath  of 
the  Lord  w  ujion  you. 

12  Then  certain  of  the  heads  of 
the  children  of  Ephraim,  Azariah 
the  son  of  .lohanan,  Berechiah 
the  son  of  Meshillemoth,  and  .Te- 
hizkiah  the  .son  of  Slialhim,  and 
Amasa  the  son  of  lladlai,  stood 
up  against  them  that  came  from 
the  war, 

i;5  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  shall 
not  bring  in  the  captives  liither: 
ibr  whereas  we  liave  offended 
against  the  Lord  (tireadi/,  ye  in- 
tend to  add  viore  to  our  sins  and 
to  our  trespass :  I'or  our  trespass 
is  great,  and //wre  is  tierce  wrath 
against  Israel. 

14  So  the  armed  men  left  the 
captives  and  tlie  spoil  hefor(?  tlie 
princes  and  all  the  congregation. 

15  And  the  men  ^  \vlii(;li  were 
expressed  by  name  rose  up,  and 
took  the  captives,  and  with  the 
spoil  clothed  all  that  were  naked 
among  them,  and  arrayed  them, 
and  shod  them,  and  rgave  thciu 
to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  anointed 
them,  and  carried  all  the  I'oeble 

4.T2 


of  them  upon  asses,  and  brought 
them  to  Jericho,  ?the  citj^  of 
palm  trees,  to  their  brethren: 
then  they  returned  to  Samaria. 

16  'i  '•At  that  time  did  king  Ahaz 
send  unto  the  kings  of  Assyria  to 
help  him. 

17  For  again  the  Edomites  had 
come  and  smitten  Judah,  and 
carried  away  t  captives. 

IS  sThe  Philistines  also  had  in- 
vaded the  cities  of  the  low  coun- 
try, and  of  the  south  of  Judah, 
and  had  taken  Beth-shemesh, 
and  Ajalon,  and  Gederoth,  and 
Shocho  with  the  villages  thereof, 
and  Timnah  with  the  villages 
thereof,  Gimzo  also  and  the  villa- 
ges thereof:  and  they  dwelt  there. 

19  For  the  Lord  brought  Judah 
low  because  of  Ahaz  king  of  Is- 
rael ;  for  he  «  made  Judah  naked, 
and  transgressed  sore  against  the 
Lord. 

20  And  ^Tilgath-pilneser  king  of 
Assyria  came  unto  him,  and  dis- 
tressed him,  but  strengthened 
hiin  not. 

21  For  Ahaz  took  away  a  portion 
out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
out  of  the  house  of  the  king,  and 
of  the  princes,  and  gave  it  unto 
thekingof  Assj-ria:  but  he  helped 
him  not. 

22  1[  And  in  the  time  of  his  dis- 
tress did  he  trespass  yet  more 
against  the  Lord:  this  is  that 
king  Ahaz. 

23  For  2/ he  sacrificed  unto  the 
gods  of  i  Damascus,  which  smote 
"him :  and  he  said,  Because  the 
gods  of  the  kings  of  Syria  help 
them,  thcrrj'nre  will  I  sacrifice  to 
them,  that  s^they  maj^  help  me. 
But  they  were  the  ruin  of  him, 
and  of  ail  Israel. 

24  And  Ahaz  gathered  together 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God. 
and  cut  in  pieces  the  vessels  of  the 
liouse  of  (Jod,  «and  shut  up  the 
doors  of  the  house  of  the  lionn, 
and  he  made  him  altars  in  every 
corner  of  .1  erusalem. 

2')  And  in  every  sevei-al  city  of 
.ludah  he  made  high  places  II  to 
burn  incense  unto  other  gods, 
and  provoked  to  anger  the  Lord 
c;od  ofhis  fathers. 

2(i  If  ''  Now  the  rest  of  his  acts  and 
of  all  his  waj's,  first  and  last,  be- 
hold, they  ars  written  in  the  book 
of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel. 

27  And  Ahaz  slept  witli  his  fa- 
thers, and  they  burled  hiiu  in  the 
city,  evoi  in  Jerusalem:  but  they 
brought  liim  not  into  the  sepul- 
chres of  the  kings  of  Israel :  and 
Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  llczckmh's  gnnd  rcien.  3  Uc  rcslortlh  religion. 
5  Ilo  cxhorlclh  the  Levilcs.  12  They  sancti/y 
themselves,  and  cleanse  the  house  of. God.  20 
Ile^rkmh  ojlerc'.h  solemn  sacrifices,  wherein 
the  Lcvilei  were  more  forward  than  Ike  priests. 


q  Deut.  34.  3. 
Jiulg.  1.  16. 

about  741. 

r2KiiiL'3  16. 


t  Iteb. 
a  captivity. 
s  Kz.  16.  27, 


I  Kings  i.l 


The  house  of 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


God  cleansed. 


Deforc 
CHRIST 

72(;. 


a  2  Kings  1)?. 
4  ch.  2G.  5. 


726. 
cSt^c  <-h.  28. 


dl  f;hr.  15. 
1-3. 
ch.  3.^>.  C. 


c  Jcr.  2.  27. 
v./..  S.  1  0. 

t  Heh.  fiBcn 
«*c  ncc*. 


/dl. 


+  Heb. 

C'immntjon, 

DfUt.2.S.  25 
h  1  Kings  9. 

8. 

J.T.  IS.    IC. 

<k  13.  «. 

<k2r).  9,  18. 

&  29.  18. 
ich.  28.  a,  6, 

8.  17. 
ich.  Ij.  12. 

II  Or, 

lie  Tint  nox 

deceived. 
/Num.  3.  6. 

<k  8.  14. 

■k  18.  2.  G. 
WOv.  offer 

sacrifice. 


HEZEKIAH   "began  to  reign  i 
when  he  was  five  and  twenty  ! 
years  old,  and   he  reigned  nine 
and  twenty  years  in  Jerusalem. 
And  his  mother's  name  icis  Abi- 
jah,  the  daughter  ''of  Zechariah. 

2  And  he  did  that  whicli  ivas 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
according  to  all  that  David  his  fa- 
ther had  done. 

3  1[  He  in  tlie  first  year  of  his 
reign,  in  the  first  month,  ^opened 
the  doors  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  repaired  them. 

4  And  he  brought  in  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  and  gathered 
tliem  together  into  the  east  street, 

5  And  .said  unto  them,  Hear  me, 
ye  Levites ;  "^  sanctify  now  your- 
selves, and  sanctify  the  house  of 
the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers, 
and  carry  forth  the  filthiness  out 
of  the  holy  place. 

6  For  our  fathers  have  trespass- 
ed, and  done  that  u-hlch  ivas  evil 
in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  our  God, 
and  have  forsaken  him,  and  have 
« turned  away  their  faces  from  the 
habitation  of  the  Lord,  and 
t  turned  ^/ic/r  backs. 

7  /Also  they  have  shut  up  the 
doors  of  the  porch,  and  put  out 
the  lamps,  and  have  not  burned 
incense  nor  offered  burnt  oflFer- 
ings  in  the  holyptoceunto  the  God 
of  Israel. 

8  Wherefore  the  s'wrath  of  the 
Lord  was  upon  Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem, and  he  hath  delivered 
them  to  1  trouble,  to  astonish- 
ment, and  to  ''hissing,  as  ye  see 
witli  your  eyes. 

9  For,  lo,iour  fathers  have  fallen 
bv  the  sword,  and  our  sons  and 
our  daughters  and  our  wives  are 
in  captivitv  for  this. 

10  Now  it  is  in  mine  heart  to 
make 't  a  covenant  with  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  that  his  fierce 
wrath  may  turn  away  from  us. 

11  My  sons,  11  be  not  now  negli- 
gent: for  the  Lord  hath  ^  chosen 
you  to  stand  before  him,  to  serve 
him,  and  that  ye  should  minister 
unto  him,  and  II  burn  incense. 

12  ^  Then  the  Levites  arose, 
Mahath  the  son  of  Amasai,  and 
Joel  the  son  of  Azariah,  of  the 
sons  of  the  Kohathites:  and  of 
thesonsofMerari;  Ki.shthesonof 
Abdi,  and  Azariah  the  son  of 
Jehalelel:  and  of  the  Gershon- 
ites;  Joah  the  son  of  Zinimah, 
and  Eden  the  son  of  Joah  : 

18  And  of  the  sons  of  Eliza- 
phan  ;  Shimri.  and  Jeiel :  and  of 
the  sons  of  Asaph  ;  Zechariah, 
and  Mattaniah : 

14  And  of  the  sons  of  Heman; 
Jehiel,  and  Shimei :  and  of  the 
sons  of  Jeduthun;  Shemaiah,  and 
TTzziPl 

15  And  they  gathered  their  breth- 
ren, and  ">■  sanctified  themselves, 

28 


and  came,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king,  II  by  the 
words  of  the  Lord,  « to  cleanse 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  priests  went  into  the 
inner  part  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  to  cleanse  lY,  and  brought 
out  all  the  uncleanness  that  they 
found  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord 
into  the  court  of  tlie  house  of  the 
Lord.  And  the  Levites  took  it,  to 
carry  it  out  abroad  into  the  brook 
Kidron. 

17  Now  they  began  on  the  first 
(laij  of  the  first  month  to  sanctify, 
and  on  the  eighth  day  of  the  month 
came  they  to  the  porch  of  the 
Lord:  so  they  sanctified  the 
house  of  the  Lord  in  eight  days ; 
and  in  the  sixteenth  day  of  the 
first  month  they  made  an  end. 

18  Then  they  went  in  to  Heze- 
kiah  the  king,  and  said.  We  have 
cleansed  all  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  altar  of  burnt  of- 
fering, with  all  the  vessels  there- 
of, and  the  shewbread  table,  with 
all  the  vessels  thereof. 

19  Moreover  all  the  vessels, 
which  king  Ahaz  in  his  reign  did 
ocast  away  in  his  transgression, 
have  we  prepared  and  sanctified, 
and,  behold,  they  arc  before  the 
altar  of  the  Lord. 

20  H  Then  Hezekiah  the  king 
rose  early,  and  gathered  the  rul- 
ers of  tlie  city,  and  went  up  to 
the  house  of  tlie  Lord. 

21  And  they  brought  seven  bull- 
ocks, and  seven  rams,  and  seven 
lambs,  and  seven  he  goats,  for  a 
psin  offering  for  the  kingdom, 
and  for  the  sanctuary,  and  for 
Judah.  And  he  commanded  the 
priests  the  sons  of  Aaron  to  offer 
them  on  tlie  altar  of  the  Lord. 

22  So  they  killed  the  bullocks, 
and  the  priests  received  the 
blood,  and  7  sprinkled  it  on  the 
altar:  likewise,  when  they  had 
killed  the  rams,  they  sprinkled 
the  blood  upon  the  altar:  they 
killed  also  the  lambs,  and  they 
sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the 
altar. 

23  And  they  brought  t forth  the 
he  goats /or  the  sin  offering  be- 
fore the  king  and  the  congrega- 
tion; and  they  laid  their  '■hands 
upon  them  : 

24  And  the  priests  killed  them, 
and  they  made  reconciliation 
with  their  blood  upon  the  altar, 
sto  make  an  atonement  for  all 
Israel:  for  the  king  commanded 
that  the  burnt  offering  and  the 
sin  offering  should  be  made  for  all 
Israel. 

2-5  «And  he  set  the  Levites  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  with  cymbals, 
with  psalteries,  and  with  harps. 
K  according  to  the  commandment 
of  David,  and  of  ^  Gad  the  king's 
seer,  and  Nathan  the  prophet: 
433 


Before 
CHRIST 

726. 


II  Or,  in  the 
business  of 
the  LORD, 
ch.  30.  12. 

nl  Chr.  23. 


726. 


pLev.  4.  3,  H. 


'/Lev..  8.  14, 
1.1,  19,  24. 
Heb.  9.  21. 


f  1  Chr.  16.  ■ 

6c  25.  G. 
ul  Chr.  23.. 

&;25.  1. 

ch.  8.  14. 
x2  Sam.  24 

U. 


HczekiaWs  solemn  sacrifices.      II.  CHRONICLES. 


He  proclaimeth  a 


Before 

CHRIST 

726. 


ych.  30.  12. 
t  Heh.  by  the 

hand  of 

the  LORD. 
t  Heb.  by  the 

hand  (,/. 
z  1  Chr.  23.  S. 

Amos  C.  5. 
oNum.  10.  8, 

10. 

1  Chr.  15.  24. 

ic  10.  C. 
+  Hcb. 

in  the  time. 
I  cli.  23.  18. 
t  Hell. 

hands  of  in- 

strumentx. 
t  Hel>.  song. 
cch.  20.  18. 
t  Heb. 

found. 


;i  Or,  filed 
your  hand, 
ch.  13.  9. 


«ch.  35.   n. 
t  Heb. 

strengthened 

them. 

/ch.  30.  3. 
gPe.  7.  10. 


h  Lev.  3.  16. 
i  Num.  15.  5, 


2/ for  so   rvas  the  commandment 
tof  the  Lord  t  by  his  prophets. 

26  And  the  Levites  stood  with 
the  instruments  ^of  David,  and 
the  priests  with  "the  trumpets. 

27  And  Hezeliiah  commanded  to 
offer  the  burnt  offering  upon  the 
altar.  And  twhen  the  burnt  of- 
fering began,  ^the  song  of  the 
Lord  began  also  with  the  trump- 
ets, and  with  the  t instruments 
ordained  by  David  king  of  Israel. 

28  And  all  the  congregation 
worshipped,  and  the  t  singers 
sang,  and  tlae  trumpeters  sound- 
ed: and  all  this  continued  until 
the  burnt  offering  was  finished. 

29  And  when  they  had  made  an 
end  of  offering,  cthe  king  and  all 
that  were  t  present  with  him 
bowed  themselves,  and  wor- 
shipped. 

30  Moreover  Hezekiah  the  king 
and  the  princes  commanded  the 
Levites  to  sing  praise  unto  the 
Lord  with  the  words  of  David, 
and  of  Asaph  the  seer.  And  they 
sang  praises  with  gladness,  and 
they  bowed  their  heads  and  wor- 
shipped. 

31  Then  Hezekiah  answered  and 
said,  Now  ye  have  II  consecrated 
yourselves  unto  the  Loud,  come 
near  and  bring  sacrifices  and 
rfthank  offerings  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord.  And  the  congregation 
brought  in  sacrifices  a.nd  thank 
offerings;  and  as  many  as  were 
of  a  free  heart,  burnt  offerings. 

32  And  the  number  of  tlie  burnt 
offerings,  which  the  congregation 
brought,  was  threescore  and  ten 
bullocks,  a  hundred  rams,  and  two 
hundred  lambs :  all  these  ivere  for 
a  burnt  ottering  to  tlie  Lord. 

33  And  tlie  consecrated  things 
were  six  hundred  oxen  and  three 
thousand  sheep. 

34  But  the  priests  were  too  few, 
so  that  they  could  not  flay  all  the 
burnt  offerings:  wherefore  « their 
brethren  the  Levites  1  did  help 
them,  till  the  work  was  ended, 
and  until  the  other  priests  had 
sanctified  themselves:  .^for  the 
Levites  were  more  r/ upright  in 
heart  to  sanctify  themselves  than 
the  priests. 

35  And  also  the  burnt  offerings 
ivere  in  abundance,  with  '» the  fat  of 
the  peace  offerings,  and  >  the  drink 
offerings  for  everfj  burnt  offering. 
So  the  service  of  tlic  liouse  of  the 
LoitD  was  sot  in  order. 

30  And  Hezekiah  rejoiced,  and 
all  the  people,  tliat  God  had  pre- 
pared the  people:  for  tlie  thing 
was  done  suddenly. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  Hezekiah  proclaimeth  a  solemn  passover  on  the 
second  month  for  Judah  and  Israel.  13  The 
assembly,  having  destroyed  the  altars  of  idola- 
try, keep  the  feast  fourteen  days.  27  The 
prieitt  and  Levites  bless  the  people, 

434 


AND  Hezekiah  sent  to  all  Israel 
.  and  Judah,  and  wrote  letters 
also  to  Ephraim  and  Manasseh, 
that  they  should  come  to  the 
house  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem, 
to  keep  the  passover  unto  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 

2  For  the  king  had  taken  coun- 
sel, and  his  princes,  and  all  the 
congregation  in  Jerusalem,  to 
keep  the  passover  in  the  second 
«  month. 

3  For  they  could  not  keep  it  *  at 
that  time,  ^  because  the  priests 
had  not  sanctified  tliemselves 
sufiiciently,  neither  had  the  peo- 
ple gathered  themselves  together 
to  Jerusalem. 

4  And  the  thing  f  pleased  the 
king  and  all  the  congregation. 

5  So  they  established  a  decree  to 
make  proclamation  throughout 
all  Israel,  from  Beer-sheba  even 
to  Dan,  that  they  .should  come  to 
keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  at  Jerusalem:  for 
they  had  not  done  it  of  a  long 
time  in  such  sort  as  it  was  written. 

G  So  the  posts  went  with  the  let- 
ters tfrom  the  king  and  his  prin- 
ces throughout  all  Israel  and  Ju- 
dah, and  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king,  saying, 
Ye  children  of  Israel, ''  turn  again 
unto  the  Lord  God  of  Abraham, 
Isaac,  and  Israel,  and  he  will  re- 
turn to  the  remnant  of  you,  that 
are  escaped  out  of  the  hand  of 
cthe  kings  of  Assyria. 

7  And  be  not  ye  /like  your  fa- 
thers, and  like  your  brethren, 
which  trespassed  against  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  who  therefore 
ffgave  them  up  to  desolation,  as 
ye  see. 

8  Now  t  be  ye  not  '»stiffnecked,  as 
your  fathers  tvere,  but  t  yield  your- 
selves unto  the  Lord,  and  enter 
into  his  sanctuary,  which  he  hath 
sanctified  for  ever:  and  .serve  the 
LoRi>  your  (ilod, » that  the  fierce- 
ness of  his  wrath  may  turn  away 
from  you. 

9  For  if  j'e  turn  again  unto  the 
Lord,  your  brethren  and  your 
cliildren  s/iall  find  <; compassion 
before  them  that  lead  them  cap- 
tive, so  that  tlicy  shall  come  again 
into  this  land:  for  the  Lord  jour 
God  is  'gracious  and  merciful, 
and  will  hot  turn  away  his  face 
from  you,  if  ye  "'return  unto  him. 

10  So  the  posts  passed  from  city 
to  city,  tlirough  the  country  of 
Epliraim  and  Manasseh,  even 
unto  Zebulun  :  but  »  they  hmghed 
them  to  scorn,  and  mocked  them. 

11  Nevertheless,  "divers  of  Ash- 
er  and  ]Manasseh  and  of  Zebulun 
humbled  themselves,  and  came 
to  Jerusalem. 

12  Also  in  Judah  J'the  hand  of 
God  was  to  give  them  one  heart 
to  do  the  commandment  of  the 


passover.,  ichich  is 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Tcept  with  gladness. 


Before 
CHRIST 

726. 


V  L-h.  20.  25. 


J  1  li.  29.  34. 


u\er.  11. 
I  Ex.  12.  43 


y  ch.  10.  3. 


t  lleb. /ounrf. 
z  Ex.  12.  15. 
&  13.  6: 


i  Heb. 
mj(rumen<j 
of  strength. 

■t  Heb.  (0  «/ic 
heart  of  all, 

Is.  40.  2. 
a  Deut.33. 10. 

ih.  17.  9.  <k 

35.  3. 
iEzra  10.  II. 

c  See  1  Kings 
6.  65. 


t  Heb.  lifted 
up,  or,  offer- 


d  ch.  35.  7,  8. 


king  and  of  the  princes,  sby  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

13  'i!  And  thei'e  assembled  at  Je- 
rusalem much  people  to  keep  the 
feast  of  unleavened  bread  in  the 
second  mouth,  a  very  great  con- 
gregation. 

14  And  they  arose  and  took 
away  the  '•altars  that  were  in  Je- 
rusalem, and  all  the  altars  for  in- 
cense took  the.v  avv'ay,  and  cast 
thexi  into  the  brook  Kidron. 

15  Then  they  killed  the  passo- 
ver, on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
second  month:  and  the  prie.sts 
and  the  Levites  were  « ashamed, 
and  sanctified  themselves,  and 
brought  in  the  burnt  offerings  in- 
to the  house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  they  stood  in  t  their  place 
after  their  manner,  according  to 
the  law  of  Moses  the  man  of  God : 
the  priests  sprinkled  the  blood, 
which  they  received  of  the  hand  of 
the  Levites. 

17  For  there  ivrre  many  in  the 
congregation  that  were  not  sanc- 
tified: *  therefore  the  Levites  had 
the  charge  of  the  killing  of  the 
passovers  for  every  one  that  icas 
not  clean,  to  sanctify  them  unto 
the  Lord. 

18  For  a  multitude  of  the  people, 
^ve?x«many  of  Ephraim  and  Ma- 
nasseh,  Issachar  and  Zebulun,  had 
not  cleansed  themselves,  ^yet  did 
they  eat  the  passover  otherwise 
than  it  was  written.  But  Hezeki- 
ah  prayed  for  them,  saying,  The 
good  Lord  pardon  every  one 

19  That  .''prepareth  his  heart  to 
seek  God,  the  Lord  God  of  his 
fathers,  though  he  be  not  cleansed 
according  to  the  purification  of 
the  sanctuary. 

20  And  the  Lord  hearkened  to 
Hezekiah,  and  healed  the  people. 

21  And  thechildren  of  Israel  that 
were  t  present  at  Jerusalem  kept 
2  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread  sev- 
en days  with  great  gladness:  and 
the  Levites  and  the  priests  praised 
the  Lord  day  by  day,  .s/«c/»/i,i:/with 
•f  loud  instruments  unto  the  Lord. 

22  And  Hezekiah  spake  t com- 
fortably uuto  all  the  Levites  « that 
taught  the  good  knowledge  of  the 
Lord:  and  they  did  eat  through- 
out the  feast  seven  days,  offering 
peace  offerings,  and  *  making 
confession  to  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers. 

23  And  the  whole  assembly  took 
counsel  to  keep  mother  seven 
days:  and  they  kept  oWie?- seven 
days  with  gladness. 

24  For  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah 
t^^did  give  to  the  congregation  a 
thousand  bullocks  and  seven 
thousand  sheep  ;  and  the  princes 
gave  to  the  congregation  a  thou- 
.sand  bullocks  and  ten  thousand 
sheep :  and  a  great  number  of 
priests « sanctified  themselves. 


2-5  And  all  the  congregation  of 
Judah,  with  tlie  priests  and  the 
Levites,  and  all  the  congregation 
/that  came  out  of  Israel,  and  the 
strangers  that  came  out  of  the 
land  of  Israel,  and  that  dwelt  in 
Judah,  rejoiced. 

26  So  there  was  great  joy  in  Je- 
rusalem :  for  since  the  time  of 
.Solomon  the  son  of  David  king  of 
Israel  there  was  not  the  like  in 
Jerusalem. 

27  ^  Then  the  priests  the  Levites 
arose  and  £> blessed  the  people: 
and  their  voice  was  heard,  and 
their  prayer  came  up  to  t  his  holy 
dwellingplace,  even  unto  heaven. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  The  people  is  forward  in  destroying  idolatry, 
2  Hesekiuh  ordercth  the  courses  of  the  priests 
and  Levites,  and  providtth  for  their  work  and 
■maintenance.  5  The  people's  forwardness  in 
offerings  and  tithes.  Jl  Hezekiah  nppointeth 
officers  to  dispose  of  the  tithes,  20  The  sincer* 
ity  of  Uczekiah. 

NOW  when  all  this  was  finish- 
ed, all  Israel  that  were  t  pres- 
ent went  out  to  the  cities  of  Judah, 
and  a  brake  the  i  images  in  pieces, 
and  cut  down  the  groves,  and 
threw  down  the  high  places  and 
the  altars  out  of  all  Judah  and 
Benjamin,  in  Ephraim  also  and 
Manasseh,  i  until  they  had  utterly 
destroyed  them  all.  Then  all  the 
children  of  Israel  returned,  every 
man  to  his  ijossessiou,  into  their 
own  cities. 

2  1  And  Hezekiah  appointed  *  the 
courses  of  the  priests  and  the 
Levites  after  their  course.s,  everj' 
man  according  to  his  service,  the 
])riests  and  Levites  "for  burnt 
offerings  and  for  peace  offerings, 
to  minister,  and  to  give  thanks, 
and  to  praise  in  the  gates  of  the 
tents  of  the  Lord. 

3  He  appointed  also  the  king's 
portion  of  his  substance  for  the 
burnt  olTerings,  to  ivit,  for  the 
morning  and  evening  burnt  offer- 
ings, and  the  burnt  offerings  for 
the  sabbathSj  and  for  the,  new 
moons,  and  for  the  set  feasts,  as 
it  is  written  in  the  ''law  of  the 
Lord. 

4  Moreover  he  commanded  the 
people  that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  to 
give  the  c  portion  of  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  that  they  might 
be  encouraged  in  /the  law  of  the 
Lord. 

5  If  And  as  soon  as  the  com- 
mandment tcame  abroad,  the 
children  of  Israel  brought  in 
abundance  ff  the  firstfruits  of  corn, 
wine,  and  oil,  and  P  honey,  and  of 
all  the  increase  of  the  field:  and 
the  tithe  of  all  things  brought  they 
in  abundantly. 

6  And  concerning  the  children  of 
Israel  and  Judah.  that  dwelt  in 
the  cities  of  Judah,  the.v  also 
brought  in  the  tithe  of  oxen  and 

43-5 


Before 

CHRIST 

726. 


/ver.  II,  IH. 


?  Xum.  6.  23. 
tlleb. 

the   hahita- 
lionofhis 
holiness, 
?s.  Ua.  5. 


t  Heb.  found. 

a1  Kings  18. 
4. 

t  Heb. 
statuis, 
cli.  30.  14. 

tHeb.  until 

end. 


b  I  Chr.  23. 
c's24.  1. 


cl  Chr.  23. 
30,  31. 


rfNum.  28,  ic 
29. 


eNum.  18.  8, 

Neh.  13.  10. 
/.Mai.  2.  7. 

tHeb.  brale 
forth. 

g  Ex.  22.  29. 
Neh.   13.  12. 


The  jjeople's  offerings. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Hezekiah's  sincerity. 


Before 

CHRIST 

726. 


h  Lpv.   '2~.  30. 

Deul.  11.  2IS. 
t  Hi-b.  heaps, 

heaps. 


*Neh.  13.   13. 


+  Heh. 
at  the  hand. 


t  IIhI.. 
al  his  hand. 

IJoah.  21.  0. 
II  Or,  trust, 
1  Chr.  9.  22. 


m  1  Chr.  23. 
21,27. 


sheep,  and  the  /« tithe  of  holy 
things  which  were  consecrated 
unto  the  Lord  their  God,  and  laid 
them  t  by  heaps. 

7  In  the  third  month  they  began 
to  lay  the  foundation  of  the 
heaps,  and  finished  them  in  the 
seventh  month. 

S  And  when  Hezekiah  and  the 
princes  came  and  saw  the  heaps, 
tliey  blessed  the  Lokd,  and  his 
people  Israel. 

9  Tlien  Hezekiah  qviestioned 
with  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
concerning  the  heaps. 

10  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest 
of  the  house  of  Zadok  answered 
him,  and  said,  ^Since  the  people 
began  to  bring  the  offerings  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  we  have 
had  enough  to  eat,  and  have  left 
plenty  :  for  the  Lord  hath  blessed 
his  people ;  and  that  which  is  left 
is  this  great  store. 

11  II  Then  Hezekiah  command- 
ed to  prepare  II  chambers  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord;  and  they 
prepared  them., 

12  And  brought  in  the  offerings 
and  tlie  tit  lies  and  the  dedicated 
thinciff  faithfully:  ^over  which 
Cononiah  the  Levite  was  ruler, 
and  Sliimei  his  brother  was  the 
next. 

18  And  Jehiel,  and  Azaziah,  and 
Nahath,  and  Asahel,  and  Jeri- 
motli,  and  Jozabad,  and  Eliel, 
and  Ismachiah,  and  Mahatli,  and 
Benaiah,  were  overseers  t  under 
the  hand  of  Cononiah  and  Shimei 
his  brother,  at  the  commandment 
of  Hezekiah  the  king,  and  Azariah 
tlie  ruler  of  the  house  of  God. 

14  And  Kore  the  son  of  Imnah 
the  Levite,  the  porter  toward  the 
east,  ivas  over  the  freewill  offei-- 
ings  of  God,  to  distribute  the  obla- 
tions of  the  Lord,  and  the  most 
holy  things. 

].■>  And  tnext  him  ivere  Eden, 
and  Miniamin,  and  Jeshua,  ana 
Shemaiah,  Anaariah,  and  hiheca- 
niaU,  in  'the  cities  of  the  priests, 
in  their  II  set  office,  to  give  to  their 
brethren  by  courses,  as  well  to  the 
great  as  to  the  small : 

10  Jie.'Lidos  their  genealogy  of 
males,  from  three  years  old  and 
ui)ward,  even  unto  every  one  that 
eiitoroth  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  his  daily  portion  for  their 
service  in  their  charges  according 
to  their  courses ; 

17  Botli  to  tlie  genealogy  of  the 
priests  by  the  house  of  their  fa- 
tliers,  and  the  Levites  ''«from 
twcntv  vears  old  and  upward,  in 
their  charges  by  their  courses ; 

js  And  to  the  genealogy  of  all 
their  little  ones,  their  wives,  and 
their  sons,  and  their  daughti'rs, 
througli  all  the  congregation:  for 
in  their  II  set  office  they  sanctified 
themselves  in  holiness: 
43G 


19  Also  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  the 
priests,  ivhich  were  in  "the  fields 
of  the  suburbs  of  their  cities,  in 
every  several  city,  the  men  that 
were  "  expre.ssed  by  name,  to  give 
portions  to  all  the  males  among 
the  priests,  and  to  all  that  were 
reckoned  by  genealogies  among 
the  Levites. 

20  If  And  thus  did  Hezekiah 
throughout  all  Judah,  and 
j-i wrought  that  ichirh  ivas  good 
and  right  and  truth  before  the 
Lord  liis  God. 

21  And  in  every  work  that  he 
began  in  the  service  of  the  house 
of  God,  and  in  the  law,  and  in  the 
commandments,  to  seek  his  God, 
he  did  it  with  all  his  heart,  and 
jjrospered. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  Sennaehcrili  invading  Judah,  Hezekiah  fortifi- 
eth  himself,  and  eneourageih  his  people.  9 
Against  the  blasphemies  of  Sennacherih,  by 
message  and  letters,  Hezekiah  and  Isaiah  pray. 
21  An  angel  destruyeth  the  host  of  the  Assyr- 
ians, to  the  glory  of  Hezekiah.  24  Hezekiah 
praying  in  his  sickness,  God  giveth  him  a  sign 
of  recovery.  25  He  waxing  proud  is  humhled 
by  God.  27  His  wealth  and  works.  31  His 
error  in  the  amhassage  uf  Babylon.  32  He 
dying,  Manasseh  sueceedeth  him. 

AFTER  "these  things,  and  the 
.  establishment  thereof,  Senna- 
cherib king  of  Assyria  came,  and 
entered  into  Judah,  and  encamp- 
ed against  the  fenced  cities,  and 
thought  tto  win  them  for  himself. 

2  And  when  Hezekiah  saw  that 
Sennacherib  was  come,  and  that 
t  he  was  purposed  to  light  against 
Jerusalem, 

3  He  took  counsel  with  his 
princes  and  his  mighty  men  to 
stop  the  waters  of  the  fountains 
which  tt'o-e  without  the  city:  and 
they  did  help  him. 

4  So  there  was  gathered  much 
people  together,  who  stopped  all 
the  fountains,  and  the  l)rook  that 
tran  through  the  midst  of  the 
land,  saying,  Why  should  the 
kings  of  Assyria  come,  and  find 
much  water  ? 

5  Also  ''lie  .strengthened  him- 
self, cand  built  up  all  the  wall 
that  wjus  broken,  and  raised  it  up 
to  the  towers,  and  another  wall 
without,  and  repaired  '^Millo  in 
the  city  of  David,  and  made 
II  darts  and  shields  in  abundance. 

(!  And  he  .set  captains  of  war  over 
the  people,  and  gathered  them 
together  to  him  in  the  street  of 
the  gate  of  tlie  city,  and  t spake 
comfortably  to  them,  saying, 

7  <■■  Be  strong  and  courageous,  /be 
not  afraid  nor  dismayed  for  tlie 
king  of  Assyria,  nor  for  all  the 
multitude  that  is  with  him:  for 
It  there  be  more  willi  us  than  witli 
him. 

8  With  him  is  an  '-arm  of  flesh  ; 
but  iwith  us  ix  tin;  IjOud  our  God 
to  help  us,  and  to  fight  our  bat- 


Before 

CHRIST 

726. 


Num.  3D.  2. 
0  ver.  12,  13, 
14,  15. 


pi  Kings  20. 
3. 


713. 

!2  Kiiiss  18. 


tHel). 
to  break 
them  up. 

t  Hell,  his 
face  was  to 


tHeb. 

ovcrjlowel. 


h  Is.  22.  9,  10. 
ceil.  20.  23. 


d2Sam.  5.  9. 

1  King!t9.  24. 
n  Or,  swords, 

or,  weapons. 


f  Ilob.  spake 
to  their  heart, 
ill.  30.  22. 
Is.  40.  2. 

e  Deul.  31.  6. 

/ell.  20.  LI. 

g<2  Kings  6. 

ir.. 

^.Ter.  17.  .5. 

1  John  4.  4. 
ich.  13.  12. 

Rom.  f).  31. 


Sennacherib's  invasion. 


n.  CHRONICLES. 


The  Assurians  destroyed. 


Before 

CHRIST 

713. 


t  Heb.  /tan erf. 

710, 
*2  Kings  18. 

17. 
t  Heb. 

dominion. 


/ 2  Kings  18. 


II  Or,  in  the 
strung  hold. 


m  2  Kings  18. 


n  2  Kings  18. 
22. 


o2King3  18. 
33,  34,  33. 


1)2  Kings  18. 
29. 


q  2  Kings  19. 
'J. 

r2  Kings  19. 


s  2  Kings  18. 


f2  Kings  18. 
26,  27,  28. 


u  2  Kings  19. 

18. 

x2  Kings  19. 
15. 

y"  Kings  19. 
2,  4. 


ties.  And  the  people  tre.sted 
themselves  upon  the  words  of 
Hezekiah  king  of  Judah. 

9  %  *After  this  did  .Sennacherib 
king  of  A.ssyria  send  his  servants 
to  Jerusalem,  (but  he  himself  laid 
siege  against  Lachish,  and  all  his 
tpower  with  him.)  unto  Heze- 
kiah king  of  Judah,  and  unto  all 
Judah  that  ivere  at  Jerusalem, 
saying, 

lO'Thussaith  Sennacherib  king 
of  Assyria,  Whereon  do  ye  trust, 
that  ye  abide  11  in  the  siege  in  Je- 
rusalem ? 

11  Doth  not  Hezekiah  persuade 
you  to  give  over  yourselves  to  die 
l3y  famine  and  by  thirst,  saying, 
'"The  LoiiD  our  God  shall  deliver 
us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria? 

12  "Hath  not  tho  same  Heze- 
kiah taken  away  his  high  places 
and  his  altars,  and  commanded 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  saying,  Ye 
shall  worship  before  one  altar, 
and  burn  incense  upon  it  ? 

13  Know  ye  not  what  I  and  my 
fathers  have  done  unto  all  the 
people  of  o?/;f?'  lands  ?«  were  the 
gods  of  the  nations  of  those  lands 
any  waj^s  able  to  deliver  their 
lands  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

14  Who  was  there  among  all  the 
gods  of  those  nations  that  my  fa- 
thers utterly  destroyed,  that  could 
deliver  liis  people  out  of  mine 
hand.that  your  God  should  be  able 
to  deliver  you  out  of  mine  hand? 

15  Now  therefore  ;'let  not  Hez- 
ekiah deceive  you,  nor  persuade 
you  on  this  manner,  neither  yet 
believe  him :  for  no  god  of  any 
nation  or  kingdom  was  able  to 
deliver  his  people  out  of  mine 
hand,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  my 
fathers :  how  much  less  shall  your 
God  deliver  you  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

IG  And  his  servants  spake  yet 
?no?'fi  against  the  Lord  (lOd,  and 
against  his  servant  Hezekiah. 

17  9  He  wrote  also  letters  to  rail 
on  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  to 
speak  against  him,  saying,  'As 
the  gods  of  the  nations  of  other 
lands  have  not  delivered  tlieir 
people  out  of  mine  hand,  so  sliall 
not  tlie  God  of  Hezekiali  deliver 
his  people  out  of  mine  hand. 

18«Thentliey  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  in  tiie  Jews'  speech,  unto 
the  people  of  Jerusalem  'that 
xcere  onthe  wall,  to  affright  them, 
and  to  trouble  them;  that  they  j 
might  take  the  citj'. 

19  And  they  spake  against  the  [ 
God  of  Jerusalem,  as  against  the 
gods  of  the  people  of  the  earth, ! 
ivhich  were  u  the  work  of  the  hands  j 
of  man.  I 

20  ^And  for  tliis  cause  Hezekiali  J 
the  king,  and  2/ the  prophet  Isaiah  | 
the  son  of  Amoz,  prayed  and  cried  1 
to  heaven.  j 


21  %  2And  the  Lord  sent  an 
angel,  which  cut  off  all  the 
mighty  men  of  valour,  and  tlie 
leaders  and  captains  in  the  camp 
of  the  king  of  Assyria.  80  he  re- 
turned with  shame  of  face  to  his 
own  land.  And  when  he  was 
come  into  the  house  of  liis  god, 
they  that  came  forth  of  his  own 
bovv'els  tslew  him  therewith  the 
sword. 

22  Thus  the  Lord  saved  Heze- 
kiah and  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem from  the  liand  of  Senna- 
cherib the  king  of  Assyria,  and 
from  the  liand  of  all  other,  and 
guided  them  on  every  side. 

23  And  many  brought  gifts  unto 
the  Lord  to  Jerusalem,  and 
t«  presents  to  Hezekiah  king  of 
Judah:  so  that  he  was  ^ magni- 
fied in  the  sight  of  all  nations 
from  thenceforth. 

24  1[  c  In  those  daj's  Hezekiah  was 
sick  to  the  death,  and  prayed  un- 
to the  Lord:  and  lie  spake  unto 
him,  and  he  !!  gave  him  a  sign. 

25  But  Hezekiah  ''rendered  not 
again  according  to  the  benefit 
done  unto  him;  for  this  heart  was 
lifted  up  :  .^'therefore  there  was 
wrath  upon  him,  and  upon  Judah 
and  Jerusalem. 

26  ff  Notwithstanding,  Hezekiah 
humbled  himself  for  t  the  pride  of 
his  heart,  both  he  and  the  inhab- 
itants of  Jerusalem,  so  that  the 
wrath  of  the  Lord  came  not  upou 
them ''in  the  days  of  Hezekiah. 

27  11  And  Hezekiah  had  exceed- 
ing much  riches  and  honour:  and 
he  made  himself  treasuries  for  sil- 
ver, and  for  gold,  and  for  precious 
stones,  and  lor  spices,  and  for 
shields,  and  for  all  manner  of 
t  pleasant  jewels ; 

28  Storehouses  also  for  the  in- 
crease of  corn,  and  wine,  and  oil; 
and  stalls  for  all  manner  of  beasts, 
and  cotes  tor  flocks. 

29  Moreover  he  provided  liim 
cities,  and  possessions  of  flocks 
and  herds  in  abundance:  for 'God 
had  given  him  substance  very 
much. 

30  ^This  same  Hezekiah  also 
stopped  the  upper  watercourse  of 
Gihon.  and  brought  it  straight 
down  to  the  west  side  of  the  city 
of  David.  And  Hezekiali  pros- 
pered in  all  his  works. 

31  'J  Howbeit,  in  the  business  of 
the  tambassadors  of  the  princes 
of  Babylon,  who  'ser:t  unto  him 
to  inquire  of  the  wonder  that  was 
done  in  the  land,  God  left  him,  to 
™try  him,  that  he  might  know  all 
thai  teas  in  his  heart. 

32  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Hezekiah,  and  his  i  goodness,  be- 
hold, they  are  written  in  »the 
vision  of  Isaiah  the  prophet,  tlie 
son  of  Amoz,  aitd  in  the  "book  of 
the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel. 

437 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  710. 


0  2  Kings  19. 


t  Heb.  made 
him  Ja'.U 


710. 

tHeb.  pre- 
cious things. 

orb.  17.  5. 

4ch.  1.  1. 
713. 

c  2  Kings  20. 
1. 
Is.  38.  1. 

ilOr, 
wrought  a 
miracle  for 
him. 

dFs.  116.  12. 

f  ch.  26.  16. 
Hab.  2.  4. 

/ch.  24.  19. 

^  Jer.  20.  18, 
19. 

tlleh.  the 
hj'lmg  up. 

A  2  Kings  20. 
19. 


tHeb. 
insirumertts 
0/  desire. 


ilChr.  29.  12. 


*Is.  22.  9,  11. 


n2. 

+  Heb.  inter* 

prcters. 
/ 2  Kings  20. 

12. 

Is.  39.  1. 
mDeuI.  e.  2. 

tHeb. 

lindnesses. 
T.  Is.  30,  &  37, 

&  38,  k  39. 
c/2  Kings  18, 

&  19,  k  20. 


Manasseh's  wicked  reign. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


His  captivity  and  return. 


Before 

CHRIST 

698. 


p2  Kings -iO. 
21. 
II  Or,  highest. 
VTrov.  10.  7. 


a  2  Kings  21. 
1,  &c. 


6Deut.  18.  9. 
ih.  28.  3. 

t  Hch. 

he  returned 

and  l.mll. 
c  2  Kings  18.1. 

ch.  30.  14.  Sc 

31.  1.  it.  32. 

12. 
t/Deut.  16.21. 
eDeut.  17.  3. 
/Dc'Ut.  12.  11. 

1  Kiiiijs  8.29. 
<k9.  3. 

ch.  6.  G.  <k7. 

lU. 
gch.  4.  9. 
h  Lev.  18.  21. 

Dent.  18.  10. 

2  Kings  23. 
10. 

ch.  28.  3. 

V.7..  23.  37,39. 
!  Deut.  18.  10, 

11. 
S  2  Kings  21.6. 

^2  Kinsa21.7. 


m  Ps.  132.   11. 


n2Sam.  7.10. 


G77. 
oDeut.  28.  3C. 


33  pAnd  Hezekiali  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  they  buried  him  in 
the  II  chielest  of  the  sepulclires  of 
the  sons  of  David  :  and  all  Judah 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem 
did  him  9 honour  at  his  death. 
And  Manasseh  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1  Manasseh's  wicked  reign.  3  He  scttcth  np 
idolatry,  and  wuiUd  not  be  admonished.  11  He 
is  carried  into  Bahylon.  12  Upon  his  prayer 
to  God  he  is  released,  and  pvlleth  down  idola- 
try. 18  His  acts.  20  He  dying,  Amon  sue- 
ceedeth  htm.  21  Amon  reigning  wickedly  is 
slain  by  his  servan-!.  25  The  murderers  being 
slain,  Josiah  succecdeth  him. 

MANASSEH  « 7CCIS  twelve 
years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign,  and  lie  reigned  fifty  and 
five  years  in  Jerusalem: 

2  But  did  that  ivhi.ch  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  like  unto 
the  i  abominations  of  the  heathen, 
whom  the  Lord  had  cast  out  be- 
fore the  children  of  Israel. 

3  %  For  the  built  again  the  high 
places  which  Hezekiah  his  father 
had  c  broken  down,  and  he  reared 
up  altars  for  Baalim,  and  ^  made 
groves,  and  worshipped  «all  the 
host  of  heaven,  and  served  them. 

4  Also  he  built  altars  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  whereof  the  Lord 
had  said,  ./In  Jerusalem  shall  my 
name  be  for  ever. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the 
host  of  heaven  uin  the  two  courts 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

G  ''And  he  caused  his  children  to 
pass  through  the  lire  in  the  valley 
of  the  son  of  Hinnom:  ialso  he 
observed  times,  and  used  enchant- 
ments, and  used  witchcraft,  and 
^'dealtwith  a  familiar  spirit,  and 
with  wizards:  he  wrought  much 
evil  in  tlie  siglit  of  the  Lord,  to 
provoke  him  to  anger. 

7  And  Uie  set  a  carved  image, 
the  idol  which  he  had  made,  in 
the  house  of  God,  of  which  God 
had  said  to  David  and  to  Solomon 
his  son,  In  "'this  house,  and  in 
Jerusalem,  which  I  have  chosen 
before  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  will 
I  put  mv  name  for  ever; 

8  "Neither  will  I  any  more  re- 
move tht'  foot  of  Israel  I'rom  out 
of  tlie  laud  wliich  I  have  ajipoint- 
ed  for  your  lathers;  so  that  thej' 
will  take  heed  to  do  all  that  Ihave 
commanded  tlieni,  according  to 
the  whole  law  and  tlie  statutes 
and  the  ordinances  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 

!)  So  Manasseh  made  Judah  and 
tlic  inliabitants  of  Jerusalem  to 
err,  and  to  do  worse  than  the 
heatlien,wlioni  the  Lord  liad  de- 
stroyed before  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  to  Ma- 
nasseh, and  to  his  people:  but 
they  would  not  hearken. 

11  ^    « Wherefore     the     Lord 

438 


brought  upon  them  the  captains 
of  the  host  tof  the  king  of  As- 
syria, which  took  Manasseh 
among  the  thorns,  and  abound 
him  with  11  letters,  and  carried 
him  to  Babylon. 

12  And  when  he  was  in  afflic- 
tion, he  besought  the  Lord  his 
God,  and  7liumbled  Iiimself  great- 
ly before  tlie  God  of  his  fathers, 

13  And  prayed  unto  liim  :  and  he 
was  'entreated  of  him,  and  heard 
his  supplication,  and  brou.ght  him 
again  to  Jerusalem  into  his  king- 
dom. Then  Manasseh  «knew 
that  the  Lord  he  was  God. 

14  Now  after  this  he  built  a  wall 
without  the  city  of  David,  on  the 
west  side  of  <Gihon.  in  the  valley, 
even  to  the  entering  in  at  the  fish 
gate,  and  compassed  "about 
II  Ophel,  and  raised  it  up  a  very 
great  height,  and  put  captains  of 
war  in  all  the  fenced  cities  of  Ju- 
dah. 

15  And  he  took  away  ;>:  the  strange 
gods,  and  the  idol  out  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  altars  that 
he  had  built  in  the  mount  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  cast  thein  out  of  the  city. 

16  And  he  repaired  tlie  altar  of 
the  Lord,  and  sacrificed  thereon 
peace  offerings  and  .'/  thank  offer- 
ings, and  commanded  Judah  to 
serve  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

17  z  Nevertheless  the  people  did 
sacrifice  still  in  the  high  places, 
yet  unto  the  Lord  their  God  only. 

18  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Manasseh,  and  his  prayer  unto 
his  God,  and  the  words  of  "the 
seers  that  spake  to  him  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
behold,  they  are  ivritlen  in  the 
book  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

19  His  prayer  also,  and  /low  God 
was  entreated  of  him,  and  all  his 
sins,  and  his  trespass,  and  the 
places  wherein  he  built  high 
places,  and  set  up  .groves  and 
graven  images,  before  he  was 
Jiumbled:  behold,  they  are  writ- 
ten among  the  sayings  of  lithe 
seers. 

20  ^  ''So  Manasseli  slept  with 
his  fathers,  and  they  buried  liim 
in  his  own  house:  and  Amon  his 
son  reigned  in  liis  stead. 

21  ^  'Amon  was  two  and  twenty 
years  old  wlieu  he  began  to  reign, 
and  reigned  two  years  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

22  But  he  did  (hat  ivhich  was  evil 
in  tlie  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  did 
Manasseh  his  father:  for  Amon 
sacrificed  unto  all  the  carved  im- 
ages which  Manasseh  his  father 
liad  made,  and  served  them: 

23  And  humbled  not  Iiimself  be- 
fore the  Lord,  ''as  Manasseh  his 
father  had  humbled  himself;  but 
Amon  t  trespassed  more  and 
more. 


Before 

CHRIST 

677. 


t  He  I). 

which  were 

(Ac  king's. 
pJoh  36.  8. 

Ps.  107.  10, 

11. 
I!  Or,  chains. 
V  1  Pel.  5.  6. 

rl  Chr.  5.  20. 
Eirn  S.  23. 


s  Ps.  9.  16. 
Dan.  4.  2.i. 


t\  Kings  1.33. 


u  ch.  27.  3. 

II  Or, 


jTver.  3,  5,  7. 


yXiev.  7.  12. 


I  Or,  Hotai. 

(.2  Kings  21. 
IM. 


;2  Kings  21. 
19,  itc. 


t  Hrl.. 
multiplied 
trespass. 


Josidh's  good  reign. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


A  hook  of  the  law  found. 


Before 

CHRIST 

677. 


e2  King!)  21. 
23,  24. 
641. 


a 2  Kings  22. 
1,  (kc. 


634. 

i  ch.  15.  2. 

630. 
cl  Kings  13. 

2. 
dch.  33.  17, 

22. 


e  Lev.  28.  30. 
2  Kinga  23. 


I  Or, 
sun  images. 


/2  Kings  23. 

C. 
t  Hcb.  face  of 

the  graves. 
g  1  Kings  13 


h  Deut.  9.  21. 

t  Hi-b. 
to  make 
powder. 


624. 

j2  Kings  22. 


ik  See  2  Kings 
12.  4,  ice. 


24  ^And  his  servants  conspired 
against  him,  and  slew  him  in  his 
own  house. 

25  f  But  the  people  of  the  land 
slew  all  them  tliat  had  conspired 
against  king  Anion ;  and  the  peo- 
ple of  the  land  made  Josiah  his 
son  king  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER   XXXIV. 

1  Jvsiah's  goud  retgii.  3  He  distroyeth  idola- 
try. 8  He  lakelh  order  for  the  repair  of  the 
temple.  14  Htlkiah  having  found  a  book  of 
the  law,  Josiah  sendeth  lo  Huldah  to  inrjuire  of 
the  Lord.  23  Huldah  prophcsiellt  the  destruc- 
tion of  Jerusalem,  but  respite  thereof  in  Josi- 
ah's  time.  29  Josiah,  causing  it  to  be  read  in  a 
solemn  assembly,  renewetk  the  covenant  with 
God. 

JOSIAH  «u'o.s  eight  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  in  Jerusalem  one  and 
thirty  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  walked  in  tlie  ways  of  David 
his  father,  and  declined  neither  to 
the  right  hand,  nor  to  the  left. 

3  1;  For  in  the  eighth  year  of 
his  reign,  while  he  w^as  yet  young, 
he  began  to  '-seek  after  the  God 
of  David  his  father:  and  in  tlie 
twelfth  year  he  began  ^  to  purge 
Judah  and  Jerusalem  (^from  the 
high  places,  and  the  groves,  and 
the  carved  images,  and  the  molt- 
en images. 

4  eAnd  they  brake  down  the  al- 
tars of  Baalim  in  his  presence ; 
and  the  II  images,  that  ivere  on 
high  above  them,  he  cut  down; 
and  the  groves,  and  the  carved 
images,  and  the  molten  images, 
he  brake  in  pieces,  and  made 
dust  0/ them,  f  and  strewed  it  upon 
the  t  graves  of  them  that  had  sac- 
rificed unto  them. 

5  And  he  f/ burnt  the  bones  of 
the  priests  upon  their  altars,  and 
cleansed  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

6  And  so  did  lie  in  the  cities  of 
Manasseh,  and  Ephraim,  and 
Simeon,  even  unto  Ts'aphtali,  with 
their  II  mattocks  round  about. 

7  And  when  he  had  broken 
down  the  altars  and  the  groves, 
and  had  ''beaten  the  graven  im- 
ages t  into  powder,  and  cut  down 
all  the  idols  throughout  all  the 
land  of  Israel,  he  returned  to 
Jerusalem. 

8  1  Kow  "in  the  eighteenth  year 
of  his  reign,  when  he  had  purged 
the  land,  and  the  house,  he  sent 
Shaphan  the  son  of  Azaliah,  and 
Maaseiah  the  governor  of  the 
city,  and  Joah  the  son  of  Joahaz 
the  recorder,  to  repair  the  house 
of  the  Lord  his  God, 

9  And  when  they  came  to  Hil- 
kiah  the  high  priest,  they  de- 
livered '•the  money  that  was 
brought  into  the  house  of  God, 
which  the  Levites  that  kept  the 
doors  had  gathered  of  the  hand 
of  Manasseh  and  Ephraim,  and 


of  all  the  remnant  of  Israel,  and 
of  all  Judah  and  Benjamin;  and 
they  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

10  And  thej'  put  it  in  the  hand 
of  the  workmen  that  had  tlie 
oversight  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  they  gave  it  to  the 
workmen  that  wrought  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  to  repair 
and  amend  the  liouse : 

11  Even  to  the  artificers  and 
builders  gave  they  it,  to  buy  hewn 
stone,  and  timber  for  couplings, 
and  ilto  floor  the  houses  which 
the  kings  of  Judah  had  destroyed. 

12  And  the  men  did  the  work 
faithfully :  and  the  overseers  of 
them  icei-c  Jahath  and  Obadiah, 
the  Levites,  of  the  sons  of  Merari ; 
and  Zechariah  and  jSIeshullam,  of 
the  sons  of  the  Kohathites,  to  set 
it  forward;  and  other  of  the  Le- 
vites, all  that  could  skill  of  in- 
struments of  music. 

13  Also  thei/  iverc  over  the  bear- 
ers of  burdens,  and  were  overseers 
of  all  that  wrought  the  work  in 
any  manner  of  service:  'and  of 
the  Levites  there  were  scribes,  and 
oflicers,  and  porters. 

14  ^  And  when  they  brought  out 
the  money  that  was  brought  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord.  Ililkiah 
the  priest  "'found  a  book  of  the 
law  of  the  Lord  giveti  t  bj'  Moses. 

1.5  And  Hilkiah  answered  and 
said  to  Shaphan  the  scribe,  I  have 
found  the  book  of  the  law  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord.  And  Hilkiah 
delivered  the  book  to  Shaphan. 

16  And  Shaphan  carried  the  book 
to  the  king,  and  brought  the  king 
word  back  again,  saying.  All  that 
was  committed  tto  thy  servants, 
thev  do  it. 

17  And  they  have  t gathered  to- 
gether the  money  that  was  found 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
have  delivered  it  into  the  hand  of 
the  overseers,  and  to  the  hand  of 
tlie  workmen. 

18  Then  Shaphan  the  .scribe  told 
the  king,  saying,  Hilkiah  the 
priest  halh  given  me  a  book.  And 
Shaphan  read  tit  before  the  king. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king  had  heard  the  words  of  the 
law,  that  he  rent  his  clothes. 

20  And  the  king  commanded 
Hilkiah,  and  Ahikam  the  son  of 
Shaphan,  and  !!  Abdon  the  son  of 
Micah,  and  Shaphan  the  scribe, 
and  Asaiah  a  servant  of  the 
king's,  saving, 

21  Go,  inquire  of  the  Lord  for 
me,  and  for  them  that  are  left  in 
Israel  and  in  Judah,  concerning 
the  words  of  the  book  that  is 
found:  for  great  fs  the  wrath  of 
the  Lord  that  is  poured  out  upon 
us,  because  our  fathers  have  not 
kept  the  word  of  the  Lord,  to  do 
after  all  that  is  written  in  this 
book. 

439 


Before 

CHRIST 

624. 


i|Or, 
to  rafter. 


l\  Chr.23.4,5. 


m2  Klnga22. 

8.  &c. 
tHeb.  by  the 

hand  of. 


f  Heh.  to  the 
hand  of. 

•r  Heh. 
poured  out, 
or,  melted. 


I  Or,  Achbor, 
2  Kings  22. 


The  hook  of 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


the  law  read. 


<y  2  Kings  23. 
1,  (Sic. 


t  Ileh.  fru 

ereitt  eue 


p'l  Kings  n. 

M,  Ai  -n.  3. 

ch.  C.  13. 


+  Heb. /uunii. 


22  And  Hilkiah,  and  they  that 
tlie  king  luid  apjminled,  went  to 
Hnldah  the  prophetess,  the  wife 
of  Shalhmi  the  sou  ol"  "Tikvath, 
the  son  of  II  Hasrah,  keeper  of  the 
t wardrobe;  (now  she  dwelt  in 
Jerusalem  I!  in  the  college;)  and 
they  spake  to  her  to  tliat  tjfect. 

23  1[  And  she  answered  them, 
Thus  saith  the  L.()Hi>  God  of  Is- 
rael, Tell  ye  the  man  that  sent 
yon  to  me, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lobd,  Behold, 
I  will  brinff  evil  upon  this  place, 
and  upon  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
even  all  the  curses  that  are  writ- 
ten in  the  book  which  they  have 
read  before  the  king  of  Judah : 

25  Because  they  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  burned  incense  un- 
to other  gods,  that  they  might 
provoke  me  to  anger  with  all  the 
works  of  their  hands ;  therefore 
my  wrath  shall  be  poured  out  up- 
on this  place,  and  shall  not  be 
quenched. 

26  And  as  for  the  king  of  Judah, 
who  sent  you  to  inquire  of  the 
Lord,  so  shall  ye  say  unto  him, 
Thus  saith  the  Loud  (iod  of  Ls- 
rael  concerning  the  words  which 
thou  hast  heard; 

27  Because  thine  heart  was  [ten- 
der, and  thou  didst  humble  thy- 
self before  (4od,  when  thou  heard- 
est  his  words  against  this  place, 
and  against  the  inhabitants  there- 
of, and  humbledst  thyself  before 
me,  and  didst  rend  thy  clothes, 
and  weep  before  me;  I  liave  even 
heard  thee  also,  saith  the  Lord. 

28  Behold,  I  will  gather  thee  to 
thy  fathers,  and  thou  shalt  be 
gathered  to  thy  grave  in  peace, 
neither  shall  thine  ej'es  see  all 
the  evil  that  I  will  bring  upon  this 
place,  and  upon  the  inhabitants 
of  the  same.  So  they  brought  the 
king  word  again. 

29  t  "Then  the  king  sent  and 
gathered  together  all  the  elders  of 
Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

;to  And  the  king  went  up  into  the 
liouse  of  tli(!  Lord,  and  all  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  the  inliabit- 
ants  of  Jerusalem,  and  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites.  and  all 
tlio  people,  t  great  and  small :  and 
he  read  in  their  ears  all  the  words 
of  tlie  book  of  tlie  covenant  that 
was  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

31  And  the  king  stood  in  Phis 
place,  and  matle  a  covenant  be- 
foi'e  tlie  Lf)i£D,  to  walk  after  tlie 
Lord,  and  to  keep  his  command- 
ments, and  his  testimonies,  and 
his  statutes,  with  all  his  heart, 
and  with  all  his  soul,  to  perform 
the  words  ol"  the  co\'cnant  which 
are  written  in  this  book. 

32  And  he  (caused  all  that  were 
t  present  in  Jerusalem  and  iJen- 
jamin  to  stand  to  11.    And  the  iu- 

410 


habitants  of  Jerusalem  did  ac- 
cording to  the  covenant  of  God, 
the  God  of  their  fathers. 
;^3  And  .Tosiah  took  away  all  the 
9 abominations  out  of  all  the 
countries  that  peiidined  to  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  made  all 
that  were  present  in  Israel  to 
serve,  even  to  serve  the  Lord 
their  God.  r^4nd  all  his  days  they 
departed  not  1  from  following  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1  Josiah  kcepcth  a  most  solemn  passuvcr,  20  He, 
pruvokinff  Pharauh-nechOf  is  slain  at  Megiddu, 
25  Lamentations  for  Josiah. 

MOREOVER,  "Josiah  kept  a 
passover  unto  the  Lord  hi 
Jerusalem :  and  they  killed  the 
passover  on  the  ^  fourteenth  dai/ 
of  the  first  month. 

2  And  he  set  the  priests  in  their 
<' charges,  and  '^encouraged  them 
to  the  service  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord, 

3  And  said  unto  the  Levites « that 
taught  all  Israel,  which  were  holy 
unto  the  LoRD,.^Put  the  holy  ark 
!/\n  the  house  which  Solomon  the 
son  of  David  king  of  Israel  did 
build ;  ''  it  shfdl  not  be  a  burden 
upon  your  shoulders:  serve  now 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  his  peo- 
ple Israel, 

4  And  prepare  yourxelvex  by  the 
i  houses  of  your  fathers,  after  .your 
courses,  according  to  the  '-•  writing 
of  David  king  of  Israel,  and  ac- 
cording to  the  i  writing  of  Solo- 
inon  his  son : 

5  And  '"'Stand  in  the  holy  place 
according  to  the  divisions  of  t  the 
families  of  the  fathers  of  your 
brethren  tthe  people,  and  after 
the  division  of  the  families  of  the 
Levites. 

(i  So  kill  the  passover,  and  »isanc- 
tif\'  yourselves,  and  prepare  your 
brethren,  that  Ihcy  may  do  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  Lobd 
by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

7  And  Josiah  1"gave  to  the  peo- 
ple, of  the  lh)ck,  lambs  and  kids, 
all  for  the  passover  (jHcrings,  for 
all  that  wen'  present,  to  the  num- 
ber of  thirty  tliousand,  and  three 
tliousand  bullcK'ks:  these  tcc/'c  of 
tlie  king's  substance. 

8  And  his  princes  t  gave  willingly 
unto  the  people,  to  the  iiriests,  and 
to  the  Levites:  Hilkiah  and /ech- 
ariali  and  Jehiel,  rulers  of  the 
liouse  of  ( lo<l.  gave  imto  the  priests 
for  the  passover  olleritigs  two 
thousand  and  six  hundred  umall 
cattle,  and  three  hundred  oxen. 

«  Conaniah  also,  and  Sheniaiah 
and  Nethaneel,  his  brethren,  and 
Hashabiah  and  Jeielaiid  Jozabad, 
ciiief  of  the  Levites,  tgave  unto 
the  Ijcvites  for  passover  ollerings 
live  tliousand  KinalL  cattle,  and 
live  hundred  o.xen. 


Dc-fore 
CHRIST 

624. 


r.Tpr.  3.  10. 
from  after. 


about  023. 

a  2  1:  nil. 

s23. 

2i,  22. 

.'/Kx.  12 

6. 

Ezra  C. 

la. 

cch.  23. 

IS. 

Ezra  (i 

IS. 

Jell.  29. 

5,  11 

e  Deut. 

53.  10 

ill.  30. 

22. 

Mai.  2. 

7. 

/Seech 

34. 

11. 

fell.  5. 

7. 

Al  Chr. 

23.20. 

il  Chr.  9.  10. 
*1  Chr.  23,  (c 

21,  &.  25,  ic 

20. 

/ch.  8.  n. 
mTs.  134.  1. 
tlTeli. 

the  house  of 

the  fathers. 
t  Hell. 

the  sons  of 

the  people, 
n  ih.  29.  .5,  I.'i. 

&   3U.  3,  I.'i. 

Ezra  0.  20. 


t  Hrb. 

offered. 
0  cJi.  30.  24. 


t  Hfb. 
offered. 


t  ITeb. 
nffereiL 


Josiah  is  slain 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


at  Mei)iddo. 


He  fore 
C  II  K  I  S  T 

about  623. 


p  Kzra  C.  16. 

./  ih.  29.  22. 
r  See  ,h.  2S. 


t  Kx.  12.  ft,  9. 
Deut.  Ifi.  7. 

ul  Sam.  2. 13, 

14,  15. 
t  Ileb.  made 

them  run. 


^  Heh. 

station, 
X  1  Chr.  25.  1, 

ic. 

!/l  Chr.  9.  17, 
J  S-.  &  26.  14, 


Heb.  fuu-ni. 
i:x.  12.  15. 
A:  13.  G. 

ch.  30.  21. 
2  Kings  23. 
22,  23. 


CIO. 
1-2  Kings  23. 

29. 

Jer.  4C.  2. 
t  Heb.  Aouse. 


t  Heb. 
the  house  of 
my  war. 


10  So  the  service  wa.s  prepared, 
and  the  priests  p stood"  in  their 
place,  and  tlie  Levites  in  their 
courses,  according  to  the  king's 
commandment. 

11  And  they  Icilled  the  passover, 
and  the  priests  ? sprinkled  the 
blood  from  their  hands,  and  the 
Levites  »"  Ua.yed  them. 

12  And  they  removed  the  burnt 
offerings,  that  they  might  give  ac- 
cording to  the  divisions  of  the 
families  ol  the  people,  to  offer  un- 
to the  Lord,  as  it  is  written  «in 
the  book  of  Moses.  And  so  did 
they  with  the  oxen. 

13' And  they  ?  roasted  the  pass- 
over  with  lire  according  to  the 
ordinance:  l)ut  the  other  Iiolyo/- 
ferings  «  sod  they  in  pots,  and  in 
caldrons,  and  in  pans,  and  t  divid- 
ed tlieni  speedily  among  all  the 
people. 

14  And  afterward  they  made 
ready  for  themselves,  and  for  the 
priests:  because  the  priests  the 
sons  of  Aaron  ivere  6{(si«nn  offer- 
ing of  burnt  offerings  and  the  fat 
until  night ;  therefore  the  Levites 
prepared  for  themselves,  and  for 
the  priests  the  sons  of  Aaron. 

15  And  the  singers  the  sons  of 
Asaph  were  in  their  i  place,  ac- 
cording to  the  i' commandment  of 
David,  and  Asaph,  and  Heman, 
and  Jeduthun  the  king's  seer ;  and 
tlie  porters  y  waited  at  every  gate ; 
they  might  not  depart  from  their 
service;  for  their  brethren  the 
Levites  prepared  for  tliem. 

16  So  all  the  service  of  the  Lobd 
was  prepared  the  same  day,  to 
keep  the  passover,  and  to  offer 
burnt  offerings  upon  the  altar  of 
the  Lord,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  king  Josiah. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  that 
were  i  present  kept  the  passover 
at  that  time,  and  the  feast  of  =  un- 
leavened bread  seven  days. 

18  And  a  there  was  no  passover 
like  to  that  kept  in  Israel  from 
the  days  of  Samuel  the  prophet ; 
neither  did  all  tlie  kings  of  Israel 
keep  such  a  passover  as  Josiah 
kept,  and  the  priests,  and  the  Le- 
vites, and  all  Judah  and  Israel 
that  were  present,  and  the  inhab- 
itants of  Jerusalem. 

19  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  the 
reign  of  Josiah  was  this  x^assover 
kept. 

20  ^  tAftei  all  this,  when  Josiah 
had  prepared  the  t  temple,  Necho 
king  of  Egypt  came  up  to  tight 
against  Charchemish  by  Euphra- 
tes :  and  Josiah  went  out  against 
him. 

21  But  he  sent  amba.ssadors  to 
him,  saying.  What  have  I  to  do 
with  thee,  thou  king  of  Judah? 
Icomr.  not  against  thee  this  day, 
but  against  tthe  house  wherewith 
I  have  war :  for  God  commanded 


me  to  make  haste:  Ibrhear  thee 
from  meddling  with  God.  who  is 
with  me,  that  he  destroy  thee 
not. 

22  Xeverthele.ss  Josiah  would  not 
turn  his  face  from  him,  but  cdLs- 
guised  him.self,  that  he  might 
fight  with  him,  and  hearkened 
not  unto  the  words  of  Necho  from 
the  mouth  of  God,  and  came  to 
fight  in  the  valley  of  Megiddo. 

23  And  the  archers  shot  at  king 
Josiah;  and  the  king  said  to  his 
servants,  Have  me  away;  for  I 
am  sore  t  wounded. 

24  f'His  servants  therefore  took 
him  out  of  that  chariot,  and  put 
him  in  the  second  chariot  that  he 
had;  and  they  brought  him  to 
Jerusalem,  and  he  died,  and  was 
buried  II  in  one  of  the  sepulchres 
of  his  fathers.  Arid  « all  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  mourned  for  Josiah. 

2.5  *ii  And  Jeremiah  .^lamented 
for  josiah:  and  uaW  the  singing 
men  and  the  singing  women 
spake  of  Josiah  in  their  lament- 
ations to  this  daj%  ''  and  made 
them  an  ordinance  in  Israel: 
and,  behold,  they  are  written  in 
the  lamentations. 

26  ISTow  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Josiah,  and  his  tgoodne.ss.  ac- 
cording to  tliat  whic/i  ivcis  written 
in  the  law  of  the  Lord, 

27  And  his  deeds,  first  and  ]a.st, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the 
book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and 
Judah. 

CHAPTER   XXXVI. 

1  JehoaUiiz  succeeding  is  deposed  by  PTiaraoJt, 
and  carried  nilo  Egypt.  5  Jihoiakim  reigning 
ill  is  carried  duund  into  Bahylon.  a  Jekoiachin 
succeeding  reigneth  ill,  and  is  brought  into 
Bahylon.  11  Zedekiah  succeeding  reignelh  ill, 
and  despiseth  the  prophets,  and  rehelleth  against 
Nebuchadnezzar.  14  Jerusalem,  for  the  sins 
of  the  priests  and  people,  is  wholly  destroyed. 
22  The  proclamation  of  Cyrus. 

THEN  athe  people  of  the  land 
took  Jehoahaz  the  son  of 
Josiah,  and  made  him  king  in 
his  father's  stead  in  Jerusalem. 

2  Jehoahaz  icas  twenty  and  three 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  three  months  in 
Jerusalem. 

3  And  the  king  of  EgjTpt  tput 
him  down  at  Jerusalem,  and 
1  condemned  the  land  in  a  hun- 
dred talents  of  silver  and  a  talent 
of  gold. 

4  And  the  king  of  Egypt  made 
Eliakim  his  brother  king  over 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  turn- 
ed liLs  name  to  Jehoiakim.  And 
Necho  took  Jehoahaz  his  brother, 
and  carried  him  to  Egypt. 

5  \  '■Jehoiakim  weis  "twenty  and 
five  yeai-s  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  eleven  j'ears 
in  Jerusalem :  and  he  did  that 
ichich  wets  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  his  God. 

6  cAgainst  him  came  up  Nebu- 

441 


Before 

f;  H  R  I  S  T 

610. 


cSo  1  King 
22.  30. 


tHeb. 
made  sick, 
1  Kiugs  22. 


30. 

!■  Or, 

among  the 
sepulchres. 

cZech.  12.  11. 

/Lam.  4.  20. 

g  See  Matt.  9. 
13. 

ft  Jer.  22.  20. 


CIO. 
n2  Kings 
30,  ic. 


Heb. 
mulcted. 


610. 


6  2  Kings  23. 
36,  37. 

607. 
c2  Kings 24.1. 
Foretold, 
Hab.  1.  6. 


The  destruction 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


of  Jerusalem. 


Before 
CHRIST 

606. 


!!  Or,  chains, 
d  See  2  Kings 

24.  G. 

Jer.  22.  18, 

19.  Sc  36.  30. 
e2  Kings  24. 

13. 

Dan.  1.  1,  2. 

&  5.  2. 

599. 

liOr, 
Jeconiah, 
1  C:hr.  3.  16. 
or,  Cuntah, 
Jer.  22.  24. 

/2  Kings  24.8. 


t  Heb.  at  the 
return  uj  the 
year. 


599. 

tHeb. 

VCSSftS  of 

desire, 
II  Or, 

Mactaniak, 

his  fnlhir's 

brother, 

2  Kings  24. 

17. 
J  Jer.  37.  ]. 
i  2  Kings  24. 

18. 

Jer.  52.  1, 

&c. 

693. 

/Jer.  52.  3. 

Kz.  17.  15, 
IS. 


Ji  Jer.  25.  3,  4. 

&  35.  15.  6c 

44.  4. 
t  Heb.  l,y  the 

hand  of  his 

messengers, 
II  That  is. 

Continually 

and  care- 

full!/. 
o  Jer.  0.12,13. 


cliadnezzar  king  of  Babylon,  and 
bound  him  in  II  fetters,  to  ''carry 
liim  to  Babylon. 

7  "Nebuchadnezzar  also  carried 
of  the  vessels  of  the  liouse  of  the 
Lord  to  Babylon,  and  put  them 
in  his  temple  at  Babylon. 

8  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoiakim,  and  liis  abominations 
which  he  did,  and  that  which  was 
found  in  him,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Israel  and  Judah :  and  ii  Jehoi- 
acliin  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  H  /Jehoiaehin  was  eight  j'ears 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  three  months  and  ten 
days  in  Jerusalem:  and  he  did 
t/uit  u'/iich  ivas  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord. 

10  And  twhen  the  year  was 
expired,  ^klng  Nebuchadnezzar 
sent,  and  brought  him  to  Bab- 
ylon, fi  with  the  t  goodly  vessels  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  made 
IMZedekiah  his  brother  king  over 
Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

11  f  ''Zedekiah  iva.^  one  and 
twenty  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign,  and  reigned  eleven  j'ears 
in  Jerusalem. 

12  And  he  did  that  which  ?('os  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  his  God, 
ajid  humbled  not  himself  before 
Jeremiah  the  prophet  speaking 
from  the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  'lie  also  rebelled  against 
king  Nebuchadnezzar,  who  had 
made  him  swear  by  God:  but  he 
mstilfened  his  neck,  and  hard- 
ened his  heart  from  turning  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

14  IT  Moreover  all  the  chief  of  the 
priests,  and  the  people,  trans- 
gressed very  much  after  all  the 
abominations  of  the  heathen ; 
and  polluted  the  house  of  the 
Lord  which  he  had  hallowed  in 
Jerusalem. 

15  «  And  the  Lord  God  of  their 
fathers  sent  to  them  thy  his  mes- 
sengers, rising  up  II  betimes,  and 
sending;  because  he  had  compas- 
sion on  his  people,  and  on  lils 
dwellingplace: 

16  But  c  they  mocked  the  lues- 

442 


sengers  of  God,  and  i'de.spised 
his  words,  and  <?  misused  his 
prophets,  until  the '-wrath  of  the 
Lord  arose  against  his  people, 
till  there  icas  no  t  remedy. 

17  « Therefore  he  brought  upon 
them  the  king  of  the  C'haldees, 
who  <slew  their  young  men  with 
the  sword  in  the  house  ol  their 
sanctuary,  and  had  no  compas- 
sion upon  young  man  or  maiden, 
old  man,  or  him  that  stooped  for 
age:  he  gave  them  all  into  his 
hand. 

18  "And  all  the  vessels  of  the 
house  of  God,  great  and  small, 
and  the  treasures  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  treasures  of 
the  king,  and  of  his  princes;  all 
these  he  brought  t'j  Babylon. 

19  arAnd  tliey  burnt  the  house  of 
God,  and  brake  down  the  wall  of 
Jerusalem,  and  burnt  all  the 
palaces  thereof  with  fire,  and  de- 
stroyed all  the  goodly  vessels 
thereof. 

20  And  »/t  them  that  had  escaped 
from  the  sword  carried  he  away 
to  Babylon;  « where  they  were 
servants  to  him  and  his  sons  until 
the  reign  of  the  kingdom  of  Pei'- 
sia: 

21  To  fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord 
by  the  mouth  of «  Jeremiah,  until 
the  land  ^had  enjoyed  her  sab- 
baths: /or  as  long  as  she  lay  deso- 
late «she  kept  sabbath,  to  fulfil 
threescore  and  ten  years. 

22  If  f'Now  in  the  first  year  of 
Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that  the 
word  of  the  I^ord  spoken  by  the 
mouth  of  ("Jeremiah  might  be 
accomplished,  the  Lord  stirred 
up  the  spirit  of /Cyrus  king  of 
Persia,  that  he  made  a  proclama- 
tion throughout  all  his  kingdom, 
and  i)iit  it  also  in  writing,  saying, 

23  ifThus  saith  Cyrus  king  of 
Persia,  All  the  kingdoms  of  the 
earth  hath  the  Lord  God  of 
heaven  given  me;  and  he  hath 
charged  me  to  build  him  a  house 
in  .Jerusalem,  which  i.v  in  Judah. 
Who  is  there  among  you  of  all 
his  people?  The  Lord  his  God 
L>e  with  him,  and  let  hiui  go  up. 


Before 
CHRIST 

593. 


p  rrov.  1.  25, 

30. 
V  Jer.  32.  3.  Sz 

38.  C. 

Malt.  23.  34. 
rPs.  74.  1.  ic 

79.  5. 
tHeb. 

healing. 

590. 

sDeul.  28.49. 
2  K  \  llgs  25. 1, 
iiv. 
EiPa  9.  7. 


I  Ps.  V4.  2U.  Sc 

7U.  2,  3. 
«  2  Kingu  25. 
13,  i:c. 

588. 

x2  Kings  25. 
9. 

I's.  74.  6,  7. 
&.  79.  1,  7. 

y1  Kings  25. 

11. 
t  Heb.  the 

remainder 

from  the 

sword. 
I  Jer.  27.  7. 

a  Jer.  25.  9, 

11,  12.  &  26. 

6,  7.  iL  29. 

10. 
/,  Lev.  26.  34, 

35,  43. 

Dan.  9.  2. 
c  Lev.  25.4,  5. 

530. 

J  Ezra  1.  1. 
e  J^r.  25.  12, 

13.  &i.  29.  10. 

<t  33.  10,  11, 

14. 
fU.  44.28. 
g  Ezra  1.  2,  3. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  53G. 


o2  Chr.  36. 

Jer.  25.  12.  6c 

29.  10. 
tch.  5.  13,  H. 
t  Heb.   caused 

a  voice  to 

pass. 


t  Is.  44.  2S.  &. 
45.  1,  13. 


EZEA. 


t  Heb. 
lift  htm  up. 


||  That  is, 
helped  them. 


fch.  5.  14.  Sc 
6.  5. 

?2  Kings  24. 
13. 
2  Chr.  36.  7. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  proclamation  of  Cyrus  for  the  huildm?  oj 
the  temple.  5  TAe  people  provide  fur  the  return. 
7  Cyrus  restoreth.  the  vessels  of  the  temple  to 
Shtshhaziar. 

NOW  ill  the  first  year  of  Cjtus 
king  ol  Persia,  tliat  the  word 
of  the  Lord  «by  the  mouth  of 
Jeremiah  might  be  fuLtilled,  the 
Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit  of 
Cyrus  king  oi  Persia,  ''that  he 
tmade  a  proclamation  through- 
out all  his  kingdom,  and  put  it 
also  in  writing,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  Per- 
sia, The  Lord  God  ot  heaven 
hath  given  me  all  the  kingdoms 
of  the  earth ;  and  he  hath  « charg- 
ed me  to  build  him  a  house  at  Je- 
rusalem, which  is  in  Judah. 

3  Who  is  there  among  you  of  all 
his  people?  his  God  be  with  hiin, 
and  let  him  go  up  to  Jerusalem, 
which  is  in  Judah,  and  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
(f^he  is  the  God,)  which  is  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

4  And  whosoever  remaineth  in 
an\'  place  where  he  sojourneth, 
let'the  men  of  his  place  t  help  him 
with  silver,  and  with  gold,  and 
with  goods,  and  with  beasts,  be- 
sides the  freewill  offering  for  the 
house  of  God  that  is  in  Jerusalem. 

5  \  Then  rose  up  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  of  Judah  and  Benjamin, 
and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites, 
with  all  them  whose  spirit  eGod 
had  raised,  to  go  up  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in 
Jerusalem. 

6  And  all  they  that  were  about 
them  1!  strengthened  their  hands 
with  vessels  of  silver,  with  gold, 
with  goods,  and  with  beasts,  and 
with  precious  things,  besides  all 
tfiat  was  willingly  offered. 

7  1  /Also  Cyrus  the  king  brought 
forth  the  vessels  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  £' which  Nebuchadnez- 
zar had  brought  forth  out  of  Jeru- 
salem, and  had  put  them  in  the 
house  of  his  gods; 

8  Even  those  did  Cyrus  king  of 
Persia  bring  forth  by  the  hand  of 
Mithredath  tlie  treasurer,  and 
numbered  them  unto  ''Sheshbaz- 
zar,  the  prince  of  Judah. 

9  And  this  is  the  number  of 
them  :  thirty  chargers  of  gold,  a 
thousand  chargers  of  silver,  nine 
and  twenty  knives, 

10  Thirty  basins  of  gold,  silver 
basins  of  a  second  sort  four  hun- 
dred and  ten,  and  other  vessels  a 
thousand. 

11  All  the  vessels  of  gold  and  of 


silver  were  five  thousand  and  four 
hundred.  All  tliese  did  Sheshbaz- 
zar  bring  up  with  them  o/  tthe  cap- 
tivity that  were  brought  up  from 
Babylon  unto  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  IL 

1  The  number  that  return,  of  the  people,  36  of 
the  priests,  40  of  the  Livites,  43  of  the  Nethi- 
nim,  oh  of  Solomon's  servants,  62  of  the  priest^i 
which  could  not  shew  their  pedigree.  64  The 
whole  number  of  them,  with  their  substance. 
68  Their  oblations. 

NOW  n  these  are  the  children  of 
the  province  that  went  up  out 
of  the  captivity, of  those  which  had 
been  carried  avvaj-,  *  whom  Nebu- 
chadnezzar the  king  of  Babylon 
had  carried  away  unto  Babylon, 
and  came  again  unto  Jerusalem 
and  Judah, every  one  unto  his  cit}'; 

2  Which  came  with  Zerubba- 
bel :  Jeshua,  Nehemiah,  II  8eraiah, 
'I  Reelaiah,  Mordecai,  Bilshan, 
IMizpar,  Bigvai,  liRehum,  Baa- 
nah.  The  number  of  the  men  of 
the  people  of  Israel : 

3  The  children  of  Parosh,  two 
thousand  a  hundred  seventy  and 
two. 

4  The  children  of  Shephatiah, 
three  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

5  The  children  of  Arab,  «seven 
hundred  seventy  and  five. 

6  The  children  6f''Pahath-moab, 
of  the  children  of  Jeshua  and 
Joab,  two  thousand  eight  hundred 
and  twelve. 

7  The  children  of  Elam,  a  thou- 
sand two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

8  The  children  of  Zattu,  nine 
hundred  forty  and  five. 

9  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven 
hundred  and  threescore. 

10  The  children  of  llBani,  six 
hundred  forty  and  two. 

11  The  children  of  Bebal,  six 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

12  The  children  of  Azgad,  a  thou- 
sand two  hundred  twenty  and  two. 

13  The  children  of  Adonikam, 
six  hundred  sixty  and  six. 

14  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two 
thousand  fifty  and  six. 

1.5  The  children  of  Adin,  four 
hundred  fifty  and  four. 

hi  The  children  of  Ater  of  Heze- 
kiah,  ninety  and  eight. 

17  The  children  of  Bezai,  three 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

18  The  children  of  II  Jorah,  a  hun- 
dred and  twelve. 

19  The  children  of  Hashum,  two 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

20  The  children  of  i!  Gibbar,  nine- 
ty and  five. 

21  The  children  of  Beth-lehem,  a 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

443 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  5&6. 


t  Hel).  the 
transpvria 


about  536. 

iXeh.  7.  6, 
ice. 

(-2  Kings  24. 
14,  15,  16.   Sc 


11  Or,  Azariah, 
Xch.  7.  7. 

I!  Or, 
Raamiah. 

II  Or. 
Mispereth. 

II  Or,  Kchum. 


c  See  Neb.  7. 
10. 

dXeh.  7.  11. 


II  Or,  Binvui, 
Neh.  7.  15. 


I  Or,  Hariph, 
Xeh.  7.  24. 


II  Or,  Qibeon, 
Neh.  7.  25. 


The  number  of  the  ■people 


EZRA. 


who  returned  from  Babylon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  53(>. 


II  Or,  Bclh- 
azmavctlt, 
jSeli.  7.  28. 


e  See  ver.  7. 


II  Or,  Harid, 
.ns  it  is  in 
some  copies 


/I  Chr.  24.  7. 

^1  Chr.  21. 
M. 

U  1  Clir.  9.  12. 
1  1  Chr.  24.  y. 


II  Or,  Jutlah, 
cli.  3.  y. 
calliMl  niso 

.Neh.  7.  43. 


k  1  Chr.  0.  2. 


22  The  men  of  Netophah,  fifty 
and  six. 

23  The  men  of  Anathoth,  a  hun- 
dred tweiitv  and  eight. 

24  Tlie  ch'ildren  of  IIAzmaveth, 
forty  and  two. 

2.5  The  children  of  Kirjath-arim, 
Chephirah,  and  Beeroth,  seven 
hundred  and  Ibrty  and  three. 

26  The  children  of  Kamah  and 
Gaba,  six  hundred  twenty  and 
one. 

27  The  men  of  Miclimas,  a  hun- 
dred twenty  and  two. 

28  The  men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai, 
two  hundred  twenty  and  three. 

29  The  children  of  Nebo,  fifty 
and  two. 

30  The  children  of  Magbish,  a 
hundred  fifty  and  six. 

3f  The  children  of  the  other 
eElam,a  thousand  two  hundred 
fifty  and  four. 

32  The  children  of  Harim,  three 
hundred  and  twenty. 

33  The  children  of  Lod,  !l  Hadid, 
and  Ono,  seven  hundred  twenty 
and  five. 

34  The  children  of  .Tericho,  three 
hundred  forty  and  live. 

35  The  children  of  Senaah,  three 
thousand  and  six  hundred  and 
thirty. 

30  %  The  priests:  the  children 
of /Jedaiah,  of  the  house  of  Jesh- 
ua,  nine  hundred  seventy  and 
three. 

37  The  children  of  r/Immer,  a 
thousand  fii'ty  and  two. 

38  The  children  of  /'  Pashur,  a 
thousand  t\v()  hundred  forty  and 
seven. 

39  The  children  of  i Harim,  a 
thousand  and  seventeen. 

40  t  The  Levitcs  :  the  children  of 
Jeshua  and  Kiulniiel,  of  the  chil- 
dren of  II  Ilodaviali,  seventy  and 
four. 

41  H  The  singers:  the  children 
of  Asaph,  a  hundred  twenty  and 
eight. 

42  X  The  children  of  the  porters  : 
the  children  of  Shallum,  the  chil- 
dren of  Ater,  the  children  of  Tal- 
mon,  the  children  of  Akkub,  the 
children  of  Ilalita,  the  children 
of  Shobai,  in  all  a  hundred  thirty 
and  nine. 

43  11  /'The  Xethinim:  the  chil- 
dren of  Ziha,  the  children  of  Ha- 
supha,  the  children  of  Tabbaoth, 

44  The  children  of  Keros,  the 
children  of  llSiaha,  the  children 
of  I'adon, 

45  The  children  of  Lebauah,  the 
children  of  Ilagabah,  the  cliildren 
of  Akkub, 

40  The  children  of  ITagab,  the 
children  of  !l  Shalmai,  the  children 
of llanan, 

47  Tlie  children  of  Ciddel,  the 
children  of  Gahar,  the  children  of 
Beaial), 

48  The  children   of  Eezin,  the 

444 


children  of  Nekoda,  the  children 
of  Gazzam, 

49  The  children  of  Uzza,  the  chil- 
dren of  Paseah,  the  children  of 
Besai, 

50  The  children  of  Asnah,  the 
children  of  Mehunim,  the  chil- 
dren of  il  Nephusim, 

51  The  children  of  Bakbuk,  the 
children  of  Hakupha,  the  chil- 
dren of  Harhur, 

.52  The  children  of  II  Bazluth,  the 
children  of  Mehida,  the  children 
of  Harsha, 

.53  The  children  of  Barkos,  the 
children  of  Sisera,  the  children  of 
Thamah, 

54  The  children  of  Neziah,  the 
children  of  Hatipha. 

.55  1]  The  children  of 'Solomon's 
servants:  the  children  of  Sotai, 
the  children  of  Sophereth,  the 
children  of  II  Peruda, 

.56  The  children  of  Jaalah,  the 
children  of  Darkon,  the  children 
ofGiddel, 

.57  The  children  of  Shephatiah, 
the  children  of  Hattil,  the  chil- 
dren of  Pochereth  of  Zebaim,  the 
children  of llAmi. 

58  All  the  '"Nethinim,  and  the 
children  of  "Solomon's  servants, 
ive7-e  three  hundred  ninety  and 
two. 

.59  And  these  irere  they  which 
went  up  from  Tel-melah,  Tel- 
harsa,  Gherub,  IIAddan,o)ui  Im- 
mer:  but  they  could  not  shew 
their  father's  house,  and  their 
'I  seed,  whether  they  ivere  of  Is- 
rael: 

CO  The  children  of  Delaiah,  the 
children  of  Tobiah,  the  children 
of  Nekoda,  six  hundred  fifty  and 
two. 

61  If  And  of  the  children  of  the 
priests:  the  children  of  Habaiah, 
the  children  of  Koz,  the  children 
of  Barzillai;  which  took  a  wife 
of  the  daughters  of  "Barzillai  the 
Gileadite,  and  was  called  after 
their  name : 

62  These  sought  their  register 
among  those  tliat  were  reckoned 
by  genealogy,  but  the.v  were  iiot 
found;  ;'tlier(>fbre  twcre  they,  as 
polluted,  put  from  the  priesthood. 

63  And  the  lITirsliatha  said  imto 
them,  that  they  '/should  not  eat 
of  the  most  holy  things,  till 
there  stood  up  a  priest  with 
'•Urim  and  with  Thumnn'm. 

04  If  ■'■TlKi  whole  congregation  to- 
gether f/v/.s' forty  and  two  thousand 
tlirec  liun(lred"a/((/  threescore, 

05  lit'sitles  their  servants  and 
their  maids,  of  whom  there  ivere 
seven  thousand  three  hundred 
thirty  and  seven  :  and  there,  jvere 
among  them  two  hundred  sing- 
ing men  and  singing  women. 

00  'I'hcir  iiorses  irrrc  seven  hun- 
dred thirty  and  six;  their  mules, 
two  imndied  forty  and  live ; 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  5'M. 


II  Or, 
Nephishesim. 


II  Or,  Bazlilli, 
Neh.  7.  54. 


M  Kings 9. 21. 


I  Or,  Periila, 
Heh.  7.  i7. 


II  Or,  Amon, 
Neh.  7.  59. 
m  Josh.  9.  21, 

1  Chr.  9.  2. 
n  1  Kings  9. 


II  Or,  Addon, 
JN'eh.  7.  Gl. 


II  Or, 
pedigree^ 


p  Num.  3.  10. 

t  Heb. 
thci/  were 
polliiUd 
/rum  llie 
pncsthooJ. 

II  Or, 
governor  : 
See  Neh.  8. 


7  Lev.  22.  2, 

10,  15,  16. 
rEx.  28.  30. 

Num.  27.  21. 
s  Neh.  7.  C6, 


The  foundations  oy 


EZRA. 


the  temple  laid. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  59). 


u  1  Chr.  26. 


rch.  6.  10,17. 
.Neh.  7.  73. 


J  Or. 

Josliua, 

Ha?,  i.  1.  & 

2.  2. 

Zeih.  3.  1. 
II  Called 

Zarofjahel. 

Malt.  1.  12. 

Luke  3.  27. 
a  Matt.  1.  12. 

<k  Luke  3. 

27,  called 

Sttlalhicl. 
tDeut.  12.  5. 

c  Num.  28.  3, 
4. 

d  Neh.  8.  14, 
17. 

/.ech.  14.  16, 
17. 

eKx.  23.  10. 

/Xura.29.  12, 
<tc. 

t  Heb. 
the  matter 
cf  the  day 
m  his  day. 

f  Ex.  20.  38. 
Num.  28.  3, 
11,  19,  26.  ic 
29.  2,  8,  13. 

tHeb. 
the  temple 
of  the  LORD 
was  not  yet 
founded. 

II  Or, 

wurkmcn, 
h  1  Kings  5. 

6,  9. 

2  Chr.  2.  in. 

Acts  12.  20. 
i2  Chr.  2.  16. 

Act>  a.  36. 
*  ch.  6.  3. 
535. 


67  Their  camels,  four  hundred 
thirty  and  five ;  their  asses,  six 
thou.sand  seven  hundred  and 
twenty. 

68  1,  *And  so7}te  of  the  chief  of 
the  fathers,  when  they  came  to 
the  liouse  of  the  Lord  vvhicli  is 
at  Jeru-saleni,  offered  freely  for 
the  house  of  God  to  set  it  up  in 
his  place: 

69  They  gave  after  their  ability 
unto  the  "treasure  of  the  work 
threescore  and  one  thousand 
drams  of  gold,  and  five  thousand 
pounds  of  silver,  and  one  hun- 
dred priests'  garments. 

70  «Wo  the  priests,  and  the  Le- 
vites,  and  .some  of  tlie  people,  and 
the  singers,  and  the  porters,  and 
the  Nethinim,  dwelt  in  their  cities, 
and  all  Israel  in  their  cities. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  altar  is  set  up.  4  Offerings  frequented. 
7  Workmen  prepared.  8  The  Juundations 
of  the  temple  are  laid  in  great  joy  and  mourn- 
ing. 

AND  when  the  seventh  month 
j\  was  come,  and  the  children 
of  Israel  xrere  in  the  cities,  the 
people  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether as  one  man  to  .lerusalem. 

2  Then  stood  up  il  Je.shua  the  son 
of  Jozadak,  and  his  brethren  the 
priests,  and  il  Zerubbabel  the  .sou 
of  «8healtiel.  and  his  brethren, 
and  builded  the  altar  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  to  offer  burnt  offerings 
thereon,  as  it  is  *  written  in  the 
law  of  Moses  the  man  of  God. 

3  And  they  set  the  altar  upon 
his  bases;  for  fear  iiTMupon  them 
because  of  the  people  of  those 
countries:  and  they  offered  burnt 
offerings  thereon  unto  the  Lord, 
even  c  burnt  offerings  morning 
and  evening. 

4  rfThey  kept  also  the  feast  of 
tabernacles,  ^as  il  is  written,  and 
.f offered  the  daily  burnt  offerings 
by  number,  according  to  the  cus- 
tom, t  as  the  duty  of  every  day 
required ; 

0  And  afterward  offered  the 
.'/continual  burnt  offering,  both 
of  the  new  moons,  and  of  all  the 
set  feasts  of  the  Lord  that  were 
consecrated,  and  of  every  one 
that  willingly  offered  a  freewill 
offering  untothe  Lord. 

6  From  the  first  day  of  the 
seventh  month  began  they  to  of- 
fer burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord. 
But  tthe  foundation  of  the  tem- 
ple of  the  Lord  was  not  yet  laid. 

7  They  gave  money  also  unto 
the  masons,  and  to  the  II carpen- 
ters; and  ''meat,  and  drink,  and 
oil,  unto  them  of  Zidon,  and  to 
them  of  Tyre,  to  bring  cedar 
trees  from  Lebanon  to  the  sea  of 
iJoppa,  *  according  to  the  grant 
that  they  had  of  Cyrus  king  of 
Persia. 

8  11  Now  in  the  second  year  of 


their  coming  unto  the  house  of 
God  at  Jerusalem,  in  the  second 
month,  began  Zerubbabel  the 
son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  the 
son  of  Jozadak,  and  the  remnant 
of  their  brethren  the  priests  and 
the  Levites,  and  all  they  that 
were  come  out  of  the  captivity 
unto  Jerusalem ;  'and  appointed 
the  Levites,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  to  set  forward 
the  work  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

9  Then  stood  »' Jeshua  ivith  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  Kadmiel 
and  his  sons,  the  sons  of  I!  Judah, 
t  together,  to  set  forward  the 
workmen  in  the  house  of  God : 
the  sons  of  Henadad,  tvith  their 
sons  and  their  brethren  the  Le- 
vites. 

10  And  when  the  builders  laid 
the  foundation  of  the  temple  of 
the  Lord,  "they  set  the  priests  in 
their  apparel  with  trumpets,  and 
the  Levites  the  sons  of  Asaph 
with  cymbals,  to  praise  the  Lord, 
after  the  <*  ordinance  of  David  king 
of  Israel. 

11  j^Aud  they  sang  together  by 
course  in  praising  and  giving 
thanks  unto  the  Lord;  <?because 
he  is  good,  '■for  his  mercy  endureUi 
for  ever  toward  Israel.  And  all 
the  people  shouted  with  a  great 
shout,  when  they  praised  the 
Lord,  because  the  foundation  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord  was  laid. 

12  »But  many  of  the  priests  and 
Levites  and  chief  of  the  fathers, 
who  were  ancient  men,  that  had 
seen  the  first  house,  when  the 
foundation  of  this  house  was  laid 
before  their  eyes,  wept  with  a 
loud  voice ;  and  many  shouted 
aloud  for  joy : 

13  So  that  the  people  could  not 
dLscern  the  noise  of  tlie  shout  of 
joy  from  the  noise  of  the  weeping 
of  the  people:  for  the  people 
shouted  with  a  loud  shout,  and 
the  noise  was  heard  afar  off'. 

CHAPTEB  IV. 

1  The  adversaries,  being  not  accepted  in  the 
building  of  the  temple  with  the  Jews,  endeavour 
to  hinder  it.  7  Their  letter  to  Artaxerxes.  17 
The  decree  of  Artaxerxes.  23  The  building  is 
hindered, 

NOW  when  ^the  adversaries  of 
Judah  and  Benjamin  heard 
that  t  the  children  of  the  captivity 
builded  the  temple  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel; 

2  Then  they  came  to  Zerubbabel, 
and  to  the  chief  of  tlie  fathers, 
and  said  unto  them,  Let  us  build 
with  you :  for  we  seek  your  God, 
as  ye  do;  and  we  do  sacrifice  un- 
to him  ''Since  the  days  of  Esar- 
haddon  king  of  Assur,  which 
brought  us  up  hither. 

3  But  Zerubbabel,  and  Jeshua, 
and  the  rest  of  the  chief  of  the  fa- 
thers of  Israel,  said  unto  them, 

445 


The  adversaries  endeavour 


EZRA. 


to  hinder  the  work. 


Beforp 

C  R  RIST 

535. 


f  Neh.  2.  20. 
dch.  1.1,2,3. 


534. 
e  ch.  3.  3. 


529. 
t  Hell. 
Ahashuer 


522. 

I  Or,  in  peace. 


11  Or, 
secretary. 


t   Chald. 

/oeieties. 
f'l  Kings  17. 

30,  31. 


about  678. 

g  ver.  1. 


h  So  Ter.  II, 

17,  & 

cli.  7.  12. 
t  fhalcl. 

Cheenclh, 

522. 


II  Or. 
finished. 

i  flhald. 
sewed  tO' 
tether. 


t  Chald.  f  fii«. 

i  cM.  7.  24. 

i;  Or,  strength. 

t  Cliald,  we 
are  salted 
with  the  salt 
of  the  palace. 


e  Ye  have  nothing  to  do  with  us  to 
build  a  house  uiito  our  God;  but 
we  ourselves  together  will  build 
unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  as 
<<king  Cyrus  the  king  of  Persia 
hath  commanded  us. 

4  Then  «the  people  of  the  land 
weakened  the  hands  of  the  peo- 
ple of  Judah,  and  troubled  them 
in  building, 

5  And  hired  counsellors  against 
them,  to  frustrate  their  purpose, 
all  the  days  of  Cyrus  king  of  Per- 
sia, even  until  the  I'eign  of  Darius 
king  of  Persia. 

6  And  in  the  reign  of  tAhasuerus, 
in  the  beginning  of  his  reign, 
wrote  they  unto  him  an  accusa- 
tion against  the  inhabitants  of 
Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

7  \  And  in  the  days  of  Artaxerx- 
es  wrote  II  Bishlaiii,  Mithredath, 
Tabeel,  and  the  rest  of  their  t  com- 
panions, unto  Artaxerxes  king  of 
Persia;  and  the  writing  of  the 
letter  was  written  in  the  Syrian 
tongue,  and  interpreted  in  the 
Syrian  tongue. 

«  Rehum  the  chancellor  and 
Shimshai  the  II  scribe  wrote  a  letter 
against  Jerusalem  to  Artaxerxes 
the  king  in  this  sort : 

9  Then  wrote  Rehum  the  chan- 
cellor, and  Shimshai  the  scribe, 
and  the  rest  of  their  t compan- 
ions: /the  Dinaites,  the  Aphar- 
sathchites,  the  Tarpelites,  the 
Apharsites,  the  Archevites,  the 
Babylonians,  the  Susanchites,  the 
Dehavites,  and  the  Elamites, 

10  i/And  the  rest  of  the  nations 
whom  the  great  and  noble  As- 
napper  brought  over,  and  set  in 
the  cities  of  Samaria,  and  the  rest 
that  are  on  this  side  the  river, 
A  and  tat  such  a  time. 

11  If  This  is  the  copy  of  the  letter 
that  they  sent  unto  him,  even  un- 
to Artaxerxes  tlie  king;  Thy 
servants  the  men  on  this  side  the 
river,  and  at  such  a  time. 

VI  Be  it  known  unto  the  king, 
that  the  Jews  that  came  up  from 
thee  to  us  are  come  unto  Jerusa- 
lem, building  the  rebellious  and 
the  bad  city,  and  have  II  set  up  the 
walls  thereof,  and  tjoined  the 
foundations. 

13  Be  it  known  now  unto  the 
king,  that,  if  this  city  be  builded, 
and  the  walls  set  up  again,  then 
will  they  not  tpay  'toll,  tribute, 
and  custom,  and  so  thou  slialt  en- 
damage the  Irevenueof  tlie  kings. 

\\  Now  because  t  we  have  main- 
tenance IVom  thy,  Ainf/'s  palace, 
and  it  was  not  meet  lor  us  to  see 
the  king's  dishonour,  tliorefore 
liave  we  sent  and  certilied  the 
king; 

1)  That  search  may  be  made  in 

the  book   of  the  records  of  thy 

fathei's:  so  shalt  thou  find  in  the 

book  of  the  records,  and  know 

446 


that  this  city  is  a  rebellious  city, 
and  hurtful  iinto  kings  and  prov- 
inces, and  that  they  have  t  moved 
sedition  i  within  the  same  of  old 
time:  for  which  cause  was  this 
citv  destroyed. 

Iff  We  certify  the  king  that,  if 
this  city  be  builded  again,  and 
the  walls  thereof  set  up,  by  this 
means  thou  shalt  have  no  por- 
tion on  this  side  the  river. 

17  H  Then  sent  the  king  an  answer 
unto  Rehum  the  chancellor,  and 
to  Shimshai  the  scribe,  and  to  the 
I'est  of  their  t  companions  that 
dwell  in  Samaria,  and  unto  the 
rest  beyond  the  river,  Peace,  and 
at  such  a  time. 

18  The  letter  which  ye  sent  unto 
us  hath  been  plainly  read  before 
me. 

19  And  tl  commanded,  and 
search  hath  been  made,  and  it  is 
found  that  this  city  of  old  time 
hath  tmade  insurrection  against 
kings,  and  t/iat  rebellion  and  sedi- 
tion have  been  made  therein. 

20  There  have  been  mighty  kings 
also  over  Jerusalem,  which  have 
/■ruled  over  all  countries  i beyond 
the  river;  and  toll,  tribute,  and 
custom,  was  paid  unto  them. 

21tGiveye  now  commandment 
to  cause  these  men  to  cease,  and 
that  this  city  be  not  builded,  until 
another  commandment  shall  be 
given  from  me. 

22  Take  heed  now  that  ye  fail 
not  to  do  this:  why  should  dam- 
age grow  to  the  hurtof  the  kings ? 

23  II  Now  when  the  copy  of  kmg 
Artaxprxes'  letter  xvas  read  before 
Rehum,  and  Shimshai  the  scribe, 
and  their  companions,  they  went 
up  in  haste  to  Jerusalem  unto  the 
Jews,  and  made  them  to  cease 
t  by  force  and  power. 

24' Then  ceased  the  work  of  the 
house  of  God  which  is  at  Jerusa- 
lem. So  it  ceased  unto  the  second 
year  of  the  reign  of  Dai'ius  king 
of  Persia. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Zerubbabel  and  Jeshiia,  incited  by  Haggai  and 
Zcchariah,  set  forward  the  building  of  the 
temple.  3  Tntnai  and  Shethar-bornai  could 
not  hinder  the  Jews.  G  Their  tetter  to  Darius 
against  the  Jews. 

THEN  the  prophets,  "Haggai 
the  prophet,  and  *Zechariah 
the  son  of  Iddo,  prophesied  unto 
the  Jews  that?<'r'rcin  Judali  and 
Jerusalem  in  tlie  name  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  even  unto  them. 

2  Then  rose  up  <•  Zerubbabel  the 
son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  the 
son  of  Jozadak,  and  began  to 
build  the  house  of  <iod  which  is 
at  Jerusalem :  and  with  them 
were  the  prophets  of  God  helping 
them. 

3  11  At  the  same  time  came  to 
them  ''Tatnai,  governor  on  this 
side  the  river,  and  Shethar-bozuai, 


Before 
CHRIST 

522. 


t  Chald. 
made, 

i  Chald.  in 
the  midst 
thereof. 


t  Chald. 
societies. 


t  Chald.  by 
me  a  decree 
is  set, 

t  Chald.  lift' 
cd  up  Itself, 


k\  Kings  4.21. 

Pa.  73.  8. 
;Gcii.  15.  18. 

Josh.  1.  4. 

t  Chald. 
Make  a 
decree. 


t  Chald. 
by  arm  and 


520. 


520. 

rt  Hag.  1.  1. 
b  Zuch.  1.  1. 


d  ver.  6. 
ch.  6.  6. 


Letter  to  Darius. 


EZRA. 


The  decree  of  Darius. 


Before 

CHRTST 

520. 


f   VLT.   9. 

/ver.  10. 

t  Chnld.  that 
hvUd  this 
building? 

f  See  cb.  7.  6, 
rs.  33.  18. 

hch.  6.  6. 

519. 

ich.  4.9. 


+  Chald.  Jit 
the  midst 
u  hereof. 


T  Chald. 
stones  of 
Tolling. 


l\  Kings  6.  1. 

m2  Chr.  36. 
16,  17. 


It  2  Kings  24. 
2.  ic  25.  a,  9, 


536. 
och.  1.  1. 


pch.  1. 
<k  6.  5. 


i/HaK.  1.  14. 
Ac  2.  2,21. 


and  their  companions,  and  said 
thus  unto  them,  eWho  hath  com- 
manded you  to  build  this  house, 
and  to  malve  up  tliis  wall  ? 
4. f  Then  said  we  unto  them  after 
this  manner.  What  are  the  names 
of  the  men  t  that  make  this  build- 
ing? 

5  But  ^the  ej-e  of  their  God  was 
upon  the  elders  of  the  Jews,  that 
the}'  could  not  cause  them  to  cease, 
till  the  matter  came  to  Darius: 
and  then  they  returned  ''answer 
by  letter  concerning  this  mntter. 

6  ^  The  copy  of  the  letter  that 
Tatnai,  governor  on  this  side  the 
river,  and  Shethar-boznai,  iandi 
his  companions  the  Apharsa- 
chites,  which  were  on  this  side  the 
river,  sent  unto  Darius  the  king: 

7  They  sent  a  letter  unto  him,  ] 
t  wherein  was  written  thus;  Unto 
Darius  the  king,  all  peace. 

8  Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  | 
that  we  went  into  the  province  of 
Judea,  to  the  house  ot  the  great 
God,  which  is  builded  with  i  great 
stones,  and  timber  is  laid  in  the 
walls,  and  this  work  goeth  fast 
on, and  prospereth  in  their  hand.s. 

9  Then  asked  we  those  elders, 
nnd  said  unto  them  thus,  A\Vho 
commanded  you  to  build  this 
house,  and  to  make  up  these 
walls  ? 

10  We  asked  their  names  also,  to 
certify  thee,  that  we  might  write 
the  names  of  the  men  that  loere 
the  chief  of  them. 

11  And  thus  they  returned  us 
answer,  saying.  We  are  the  serv- 
ants of  the  God  of  heaven  and 
earth,  and  build  the  house  that 
was  builded  these  many  years 
ago,  which  a  great  king  of  Israel 
builded  ^and  set  up. 

12  But  '"after  that  our  fathers 
had  provoked  the  God  of  heaven 
unto  wrath,  he  gave  them  into 

1  the  hand  of  "Nebuchadnezzar 
!  the  king  of  Babylon,  the  Chal- 
j  dean,  who  destroyed  this  house, 
j  and  carried  the  people  away  into 
I  Babylon. 

I  13  But  in  the  first  year  of  "  Cyrus 
the  king  of  Babylon,  the  same,  king 
j  Cyrus  made  a  decree  to  build  this 
j  house  of  God. 

14  And  pthe  vessels  also  of  gold 
!  and  silver  of  the  house  of  God, 
j  which  Nebuchadnezzar  took  out 
I  of  the  temple  that  tvas  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  brought  them  into  the 
1  temple    of   Babylon,    those    did 
I  C\Tus  the  king  take  out  of  the 
te'mple  of  Babylon,  and  they  were 
1  delivered  unto  o/tc,  9 whose  name 
j  was  Sheshbazzar,  whom  he  had 
made  !I governor; 
1.5  And  said  unto  him,  Take  these 
vessels,  go,  carry  them  into  the 
temple  that  1.5  in  Jerusalem,  and 
I  let  the  house  of  God  be  builded  In 
]  his  place. 


16  Then  came  the  same  Shesh- 
bazzar, and  '•laid  the  foundation 
of  the  house  of  God  which  fv  in 
Jerusalem:  and  since  that  time 
even  until  now  hath  it  been  in 
building,  and  »ycl  it  is  not  fin- 
ished. 

17  Now  therefore,  if  it  seem 
good  to  the  king,  <let  there  be 
search  made  in  the  king's  treas- 
ure house,  which  is  there  at 
Babylon,  whether  it  be  so,  that  a 
decree  was  made  of  Cyrus  the 
king  to  build  this  house  of  God 
at  .Terusalem,  and  let  the  king 
send  his  pleasure  to  us  concern- 
ing this  matter. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Darius,  finding  the  decree  of  Cyrus,  matetli  a 
■neto  decree  for  the  advancement  of  the  build- 
ing. 13  By  the  help  of  the  enemies,  and  the 
directions  of  the  prophets,  the  temjilc  is  finish, 
ed.  16  The  feast  of  the  dedication  is  kepi,  19 
and  the  passover, 

THEN  Darius  the  king  made  a 
decree,  «and  search  was  made 
in  the  house  of  the  trolls,  where 
the  treasures  were  tlaid  up  in 
Babylon. 

2  And  there  was  found  at  1  Ach- 
metha,  in  the  palace  that  is  in  the 
province  of  the  Medes,  a  roll,  and 
therein  ivas  a  record  thus  written : 

3  In  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  the 
king,  the  same  Cjtus  the  king 
made  a  decree  concfrning  the 
hou.se  of  God  at  Jerusalem,  Let 
the  house  be  builded,  the  place 
where  they  offered  sacrifices,  and 
let  the  foundations  thereof  be 
strongly  laid;  the  height  thereof 
threescore  cubits,  a?!'<  the  breadth 
thereof  threescore  cubits ; 

4  ''With  three  rows  of  great 
stones,  and  a  row  of  new  timber: 
and  let  the  e.xpenses  be  given  out 
of  the  king's  house: 

,5  And  also  let  ^the  golden  and 
silver  vessels  of  the  house  of  God, 
which  Nebuchadnezzar  took  forth 
out  of  the  temple  which  is  at  Je- 
rusalem, and  brought  unto  Baby- 
lon, be  restored,  and  tbrought 
again  unto  the  temple  which  is 
at  Jerusalem,  every  one  to  his 
place,  and  place  them  in  the  house 
of  God. 

6  «iNow  therefore,  Tatnai,  gov- 
ernor bej-ond  the  river,  Shethar- 
boznai,  and  tyour  companions 
the  Apharsachi'tes,  which  are  be- 
yond the  river,  be  ye  far  from 
thence : 

7  Let  the  work  of  this  house  of 
God  alone;  let  the  governor  of  the 
Jews  and  the  elders  of  the  .Tews 
build  this  house  of  God  in  his 
place. 

8  Moreover  tl  make  a  decree 
what  ye  shall  do  to  the  elders  of 
these  Jews  for  the  building  of  this 
house  of  God:  that  of  the  king's 
goods,  even  of  the  tribute  beyond 
the  river,  forthwith  expenses  be 

447 


Before 

CHRIST 

536. 


tch.  6.  1,2. 


519. 
nrh.  5.  17. 
t  Chald. 

boohs. 
t  Cha'id.  made 

to  descend. 
II  Or,  Echat- 

ana,  or,  in  a 

coffer. 


m  Kings  fi. 
36. 


crh.  1.  7,  S. 
(k  5.  14. 


tChaUI.  their 
societies. 


t  Chald.  I;y 
me  a  decree 
is  made. 


The  temple  is  finished. 


EZRA. 


Ezra  (jocth  up  to  Jerusalem. 


Before 

CHRIST 

51'J. 

t  C  lialil.  made 


cch.  7.  23. 

Jcr.  29.  7. 
tf  halil. 

of  rest. 
/I  Ttm.  2.  1, 

2. 


tf'haUl. 
kt  htm  he 
lif.slroyrd. 

F  Dan.  2.  5.  & 

3.  23. 
h  1  Kings  9.  3. 


t  Chald. 

lifscrre. 
kv\\.   1.  1.  &. 

5.  n. 

v<.r.  3. 
/ell.  4.  24. 
m  ch.  7.  1. 

515. 

t  dial. I. 
Ike  son.  of 
the  trans- 
purtatiun. 

71  I  Kings  8. 
63. 
2Chr.  7.  5. 

och.  8.  35 


;)1  Chr.  24.  1. 
•I  I  Chr.  23.  (!. 

t  C;iialil. 
urcurding  to 
thr-  wrilini;. 

r  Num.  3    (!. 
.t  B.  9. 

.■r  Ex.  12.  fi. 

(2  Chr.  30.  l.l. 


given  unto  these  men,  that  they 
be  not  t  hindered. 

9  And  that  which  they  have  need 
of,  both  young  bullocks,  and  rams, 
and  larribs,  for  the  burnt  offerings 
of  the  God  of  heaven,  wheat,  salt, 
wine,  and  oil,  according  to  the 
appointment  of  the  priests  which 
ore  at  Jerusalem,  let  it  be  given 
them  day  by  day  without  lail : 

10  tiThat  they  may  offer  sacri- 
fices tof  sweet  savours  unto  the 
God  of  heaven,  and  .'"pray  ibr  the 
lifeof  tlie  king,  and  of  his  sons. 

11  Also  1  have  made  a  decree, 
that  whosoever  shall  alter  this 
word,  let  timber  be  pulled  down 
from  his  house,  and  being  set  up, 
t  let  him  be  hanged  thereon  ;  .'/and 
let  his  house  be  made  a  dunghill 
for  this. 

12  And  the  God  that  hath  caused 
his  ''name  to  dwell  there  destroy 
all  kings  and  people,  that  shall 
put  to  their  hand  to  alter  and  to 
destroy  this  house  of  God  which  is 
at  Jerusalem.  I  Darius  have 
made  a  decree;  let  it  be  done  with 
speed. 

13  %  Then  Tatnai,  governor  on 
this  side  the  river,  Shethar-boz- 
nai,  and  their  companions,  ac- 
cording to  that  which  Darius  the 
king  had  sent,  so  they  did  speed- 
il.v. 

11  'And  the  elders  of  the  Jews 
budded,  and  they  prospered 
through  the  prophesj'ing  of 
llaggai  the  prophet  and  Zech- 
ariahtheson  of  Iddo.  And  tliey 
builded,  and  finished  (7,  according 
to  the  commandment  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  and  according  to  the 
t commandment  of ''Cyrus,  and 
'Darius,  and  »»Artaxerxes  king 
of  Persia. 

15  And  this  house  was  finished 
on  the  third  day  of  the  month 
Adar,  which  was' in  the  sixth  year 
of  the  reign  of  Darius  the  king. 

]()  H  And  the  children  of  Israel, 
tlie  priestSj  and  the  Levites,  ancl 
the  rest  of  ttlie  children  of  the 
captivity,  kept  "the  dedication  of 
this  house  of  God  with  joy, 

17  And  o  offered  at  the  dedica- 
tion of  this  house  of  God  a  hun- 
dred bullocks,  two  hundred  rams, 
lour  hundred  lanil)s;  and  for  a 
sin  oflering  for  all  Israel,  twelve 
ho  goats,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

18  And  they  set  the  priests  in 
their  ?^  divisions,  and  the  Levites 
in  their  '/courses,  lor  the  service 
of  Gotl,  which  i.s'  at  Jerusalem ; 
■t'as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
Moses. 

19  And  the  children  of  the  cap- 
tivity kept  the  passover  »upon 
the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first 
month. 

20  For  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
were    < purified    together,  al.'.    of 

44S 


them  iverc  pure,  and  "  killed  the 
passover  for  all  the  children  of 
the  captivity,  and  for  their  breth- 
ren the  priests,  and  for  them- 
selves. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  were  come  again  out  of 
captivity,  and  all  such  as  had 
separated  themselves  unto  them 
from  the  a;fiit,hiness  of  the  hea- 
then of  the  land,  to  seek  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  did  eat, 

22  And  kept  the  i/ feast  of  un- 
leavened bread  seven  days  with 
joy :  for  the  Lord  had  made  them 
joyful,  and  « turned  the  heart  «of 
the  king  of  Assyria  unto  them,  to 
strengthen  their  hands  in  the 
work  of  the  house  of  God,  the  God 
of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

I  Eira  froelh  up  to  Jerusalem.  11  The  gracious 
commission  of  Arlaxerxes  to  Ezra,  27  Ezra 
blesseth  God  for  his  favour. 

NOW  after  these  things,  in  the 
reign  of  «Artaxerxes  king  of 
Persia,  Ezra  ^the  son  of  Seraiah, 
the  son  of  Azariah,the  son  of 
Hilkiah, 
2Theson  ofShallum,  the  son  of 
Zadok,  the  .son  of  Ahitub, 

3  The  son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of 
Azariah,  the  son  of  Meraioth, 

4  The  son  of  Zeraliiah,  the  sou  of 
Uzzi,  the  son  of  Bukki. 

5  The  son  of  Abishua,  the  son  of 
Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the 
son  of  Aaron  the  chief  priest: 

GThis  Ezra  went  up  from  Bab- 
ylon ;  and  he  ivas  f-a  ready  scribe 
in  the  law  of  Moses,  which  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  had  given: 
and  the  king  granted  him  all  his 
request,  ''according  to  the  hand  of 
the  Lord  his  God  upon  him. 

7  «And  there  went  up  some  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  of  the 
l)riests,  and  /the  Levites,  and  the 
singersj  and  the  porters,  audi' the 
Nethimm,  unto  Jerusalem,  in  the 
seventh  year  of  Artaxerxes  the 
king. 

8  And  he  came  to  .Jerusalem  in 
the  fifth  month,  which  ictis  in  the 
.seventh  year  of  the  king. 

9  For  ui>on  the  first  day  of  the 
first  montii  1  began  he  to  go  up 
from  Babj'lon,  and  on  the  first 
day  of  the  fifth  month  came  he 
to  Jerusalem,  ''according  to  tlie 
good  hand  of  his  (^od  upon  him. 

10  For  Ezra  had  prepared  his 
heart  to  'seek  the  law  of  the 
Lord,  and  to  do  (7,  and  to  *  teach 
in  Israel  statutes  and  judgments. 

11  11  Now  this  is  tli(!  copy  of  the 
letter  that  tlie  king  Artivxerxes 
gave  unto  Ezra  the;  jiriest,  the 
scribe,  even  a  scrii)e  of  tiie  words 
of  the  coniniandmcnts  of  the 
Lord,  and  of  his  statutes  to  l.srael. 

12  Artaxerxes,  'king  of  kiiigSj 

II  unto  Ezra  the  priest,  a  scribe  bl 


Before 

CHRIST 

515. 


u  2  Chr.  35. 
11. 


vEx.  12.  15. 

!c  13.  (i. 

2Chr.  30.  21. 

&  30.  J  7. 
zPrPV.  21.  1. 
a  2  Kings  23. 

29. 

2  Chr.  33.  11. 

rh.  1.  1.  Sc. 

vtr.  6,  4.C. 


457. 

aNeh.  2.  1. 
b  1  Chr.  ft  14. 


c  ver.  11,  12, 
21. 


d  ver.  9. 
ch.  S.  22,  31. 


/See  oh.  8. 

l.-i,  Ac. 
ff  ch.  2.  43.  Sn 

8.  20. 


457. 
about  457. 

t  Hol>.  was 
the  founda- 
tion of  the 
going  up. 

h  ver.  fi. 
Mch.2.  8, 18. 

I  i's.  119.  45. 
*  ver.  G.  25. 

Diut.  33.  10. 
Nch.  8.  1-8. 
Mai.  2.  7. 
/  F.z.  26.  7. 
Dan.  2.  37. 

II  Or, 

to  Ezra  the 
priest,  a  per- 
fect scribe 
of  the  law 
of  the  God 
of  heaven, 
peace,  &.C. 


The  gracious  commission 


EZRA. 


of  Artaxerxes  to  Ezra. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  45". 


tChald. 

frum  before 

{he  king. 
nEsth.  1.  14. 


0  2  Chr.  6.  2, 
Ps.  135.  21. 
p  c  h.  8.  25. 


ql  Chr.  ?9.  ( 
9. 


rNum.  15.  4- 
3  3. 

s  Deiit.  12.  5, 


t  Chald.  cors. 


tHeb. 

W  ft  at  soever 
is  of  the  de- 
cree. 


the  law  of  the  God  of  heaven,  per- 
fect ^jeoc,  "'and  at  such  a  time. 
i:j  I  make  a  decree,  that  all  they 
of  the  people  of  Israel,  and  of  his 
priests  and  Levites,  in  my  realm, 
which  are  minded  of  their  own 
freewill  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  go 
witli  thee. 

14  Forasmuch  as  thou  art  sent 
tof  the  king,  and  of  his  "seven 
counsellors,  to  inquire  concern- 
ing Judah  and  Jerusalem,  ac- 
cording to  the  law  of  thy  God 
which  is  in  thine  hand; 

15  And  to  carry  the  silver  and 
gold,  which  the  king  and  his 
counsellors  have  freely  offered 
unto  the  God  of  Israel,  "  whose 
habitation  is  in  Jerusalem. 

16  pAnd  all  the  silver  and  gold 
that  thou  canst  find  in  all  the 
province  of  Babj'lon,  with  the 
freewill  offering  of  the  people, 
and  of  the  priests,  -z  offering  will- 
ingly for  the  house  of  their  God 
which  is  in  Jerusalem  ; 

17  That  thou  maj'est  buj'  speed- 
ilj'  with  this  money  biiUocks, 
rams,  lambs,  with  their  '•meat 
offerings  and  their  drink  offer- 
ings, and  «otfer  them  upon  the 
altar  of  the  house  of  your  God 
which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  whatsoever  shall  seem 
good  to  thee,  and  to  thy  brethren, 
to  do  with  the  rest  of  the  silver 
and  the  gold,  that  do  after  the 
will  of  your  God. 

I'J  The  ve-ssels  also  that  are  given 
thee  for  the  service  of  the  house 
of  thy  God,  those  deliver  thou 
before  the  God  of  Jerusalem. 

20  And  whatsoever  more  shall 
be  needful  lor  the  house  of  thy 
God,  which  thou  shalt  have  oc- 
casion to  bestow,  bestow  it  out 
of  the  king's  treasure  house. 

21  And  I,  even  I  Artaxerxes  the 
king,  do  make  a  decree  to  all  the 
treasurers  which  are  be.vond  the 
river,  that  whatsoever  Ezra  the 
priest,  the  scribe  of  the  law  of 
the  God  of  heaven,  shall  require 
of  you,  it  be  done  speedily, 

22  Unto  a  hundred  talents  of 
silver,  and  to  a  hundred  t  meas- 
ures of  v/heat,  and  to  a  hundred 
baths  of  wine,  and  to  a  hundred 
baths  of  oil,  and  salt  without 
prescribing  /tow  much. 

23  t  Whatsoever  is  commanded 
by  the  God  of  heaven,  let  it  be 
diligently  done  for  the  house  of 
the  God  of  heaven :  for  why 
should  there  be  wrath  against 
the  realm  of  the  king  and  his 
sons? 

24  Also  we  certify  you,  that, 
touching  any  of  the  priests  and 
Levites,  singers,  porters.  Xethi- 
nim,  or  ministers  of  this  house 
of  God,  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to 
impose  toll,  tribute,  or  custom, 
upon  them. 

29 


2-5  And  thou,  Ezra,  after  the 
wisdom  of  thy  God.  that  is  in 
thine  hand, 'set  magistrates  and 
judges,  which  may  judge  all  the 
people  that  are  beyond  tlie  river, 
all  such  as  know  the  laws  of  thy 
God;  and  « teach  yo  them  that 
know  them  not. 

26  And  whosoever  will  not  do 
the  law  of  thy  God,  and  the  law 
of  the  king,  let  judgment  I)e  exe- 
cuted speedily  upon  him,  wheth- 
er it  be  unto  deatli,  or  tto  banish- 
ment, or  to  confiscation  of  goods, 
or  to  imprisonment. 

27  1  « Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 
of  our  fathers,  j' which  hath  put 
such  a  thing  as  this  in  the  king's 
heart,  to  beautify  the  house  of  the 
Lord  which  is  in  Jerusalem  : 

28  And  3  hath  extended  mercy 
unto  me  before  the  ki'^g,  and  his 
counsellors,  and  before  all  the 
king's  mighty  princes.  And  I 
was  strengthened  as  « the  hand  of 
the  Lord  m^y  God  ivas  upon  me, 
and  I  gathered  together  out  of  Is- 
rael chief  men  to  go  up  with  me. 

CHAPTEK    VIII. 

1  The  companions  of  Ezra,  who  returned  from 
Babylon.  15  He  sendelh  lo  Mdo  for  ministers 
for  the  temple.  21  He  keepeth  a  fust.  24  He 
committtth  the  treasures  to  the  custody  of  the 
priests.  31  From  Ahava  they  come  to  Jerusa- 
lem. 33  The  treasure  is  weighed  in  the  tem- 
ple.    33  The  commission  is  Jtltvered. 

THESE  cn-e  now  the  chief  of 
their  fathers,  and  this  is  the 
genealogy  of  them  that  went  up 
with  me  from  Babylon,  in  the 
reign  of  Artaxerxes  the  king. 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Phinehas ;  Ger- 
shom:  of  the  sons  of  Ithamar; 
Daniel:  of  the  sons  of  David; 
«  Hattush. 

3  Of  the  sons  of  Sheclianiah,  of 
the  sons  of ''Pharosh  ;  Zechariah: 
and  with  him  were  reckoned  by 
genealogj-  of  the  males  a  hundred 
and  fifty. 

4  Of  the  sons  of  Pahath-moab ; 
Elihoenai  the  son  of  Zerahiah, 
and  with  him  two  hundred  males. 

5  Of  the  .sons  of  Sheclianiah;  the 
son  of  Jahaziel.  and  with  him 
three  hundred  males. 

6  Of  the  sons  al.so  of  Adin;  Ebed 
the  son  of  Jonathan,  and  with 
him  fifty  males. 

7  Andbf  thesons  ofEIam;  Jesh- 
aiah  the  son  of  Athaliah,  and 
with  him  seventy  males. 

8  And  of  the  sons  of  Shephatiah; 
Zebadiah  the  son  of  Michael,  and 
with  him  fourscore  males. 

9  Of  the  sons  of  Joab ;  Obadiah 
the  son  of  Jehiel,  and  with  him 
two  hundred  and  eighteen  males. 

10  And  of  the  .sons  of  Shelomith  ; 
the  son  of  Josiphiah ,  and  with  him 
a  hundred  and  threescore  males. 

11  And  of  the  sons  of  Bebai; 
Zechariah  the  son  of  Bebai,  and 
with  him  twentvand  eight  males. 

440 


Before 
C  HniST 

about  457. 


(  Kx.  IB.  21, 

22. 

Deut.  IB.  18. 
«  ver.  10. 

2  Chr.  17.  7. 

M.il.  2.  7. 

Mall.  23.  2, 

3. 


tChaM.  to 
rooting  out. 


xl  Chr.  29. 
10. 
ych.  6.  22. 


o  See  ch .  5.  5. 
&  ver.  6,  9. 
(k  ch.  e.  Ifi. 


457. 


a  1  Chr.  3.  22. 
6  ch.  2.  3. 


The  companions  of  Ezra, 


EZRA. 


ivho  returned  from  Babylon. 


C  H  K  1  S  T 

about  45". 


i:  Or,  the 
youngest  son. 


«  Or, 
Zaecur,  as 
fiome  read. 


II  Or,  pitched. 


c  See  eh.  7.  7. 


+  Heb.  I  put 

words  in 
ilicir  mouth: 
Src  2  Warn. 
14.  3,19. 


rfNeh.  a  7.  & 
0.  4,  5. 


<  See  ch.  2.43. 


/achr.  20.  3. 

f  Lev.  IB.  29. 

&  23.  '.0. 

I».  iB.  3,  5. 
A  I'h.  5.  «. 

I  So  1  Cor.  9. 
15. 


>.li.7.  fi,  9,2S. 
/I'a.  33.  If,l9. 

&  31.  l.";,  22. 

Rom.  B.  2tf. 
771  l>s.  34.  m. 
»2Clir.  15.2. 

o\  Chr.  5.  20. 
2(;lir.  33.  13. 
Is.  19.  22. 


pch.  7.  15,  16. 


12  And  of  the  sons  of  A  zgad;  Jo- 
hanaii  II  the  son  of  Hakkatan,  and 
with  him  a  hundred  and  ten 
males. 

13  And  of  the  last  sons  of  Adoni- 
kam,  whose  names  are  these, 
Eliphelet,  Jeiel,  and  Sheniaiah, 
and  with  them  threescore  males. 

14  Of  the  sons  also  of  Bigvai; 
Uthai,  and  llZabbnd,  and  with 
them  seventy  males. 

1.5  51  And  I  gathered  them  to- 
gether to  the  river  that  runneth 
to  Ahava ;  and  there  II  abode  we  in 
tents  three  days  :  and  1  viewed  the 
people,  and  the  priests,  and  found  i 
there  none  of  the  ^^  sons  of  Levi. 

10  Then  .sent  I  for  Eliezer,  for 
Ariel,  forShemaiah,and  for  Elna- 
than,  and  ibr  Jarib,  and  lor  Elna- 
than,  and  for  Nathan,  and  for 
Zechariah,  and  lor  Meshullam, 
chief  men;  also  for  Joiarib,  and 
for  Elnathan,  men  of  understand- 
ing. 

17  And  I  sent  them  with  com- 
mandment unto  Iddo  the  chief  at 
the  place  Casiphia,  and  tl  told 
them  what  they  should  say  unto 
Iddo,  (Old  to  his  brethren  the  Neth- 
inim,  at  the  place  Casiphia,  that 
they  should  bring  unto  us  minis- 
ters for  the  house  of  our  God. 

18  And  by  the  .good  hand  of  our 
God  upon  us  they ''brought  us  a 
man  of  understanding,  of  the  sons 
of  Mahli,  the  son  of  Levi,  the  son 
of  Israel ;  and  Sherebiah,  with  liis 
sons  and  his  brethren,  eighteen  ; 

M)  And  Hashabiah,and  with  him 
Jeshaiah  of  the  sons  of  Merari,  his 
brethren  and  their  sons,  twenty  ; 

20  cAlso  of  the  Nethinim,  whom 
David  and  the  princes  had  ap- 
pointed for  the  service  of  the  Le- 
vites,  two  hundred  and  twenty 
Nethinim:  all  of  them  were  ex- 
pressed by  name. 

21  H  Then  I  .' i)roclaimed  a  fast 
there,  at  the  river  of  Ahava,  that 
we  might.'7al11ict  ourselves  before 
our  God,  to  seek  of  him  a  ''  right 
way  for  us,  and  for  our  little  ones, 
and  for  all  our  substance. 

22  For  » 1  was  ashamed  to  require 
of  the  king  a  band  of  soldiers  and 
horsemen  to  help  us  against  the 
enemy  in  the  way:  because  we 
had  spoken  unto  the  king, saying, 
'••The  hand  of  our  God  is  upon  all 
tliem  for 'good  that  seek  him  ;  but 
his  power  and  his  wrath  is 
'"against  all  them  that  "forsake 
him. 

23  So  we  fasted  and  besought  our 
God  for  this:  and  he  was  "en- 
treated of  us. 

24  1!  Then  I  separated  twelve  of 
the  chief  of  the  priests,  Sherebiah, 
Hashabiah,and  ten  of  their  breth- 
ren with  them, 

25  And  weighed  unto  them  7' the 
silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  ves- 
sels, even  the  offering  of  the  house 

430 


of  our  God,  which  the  king,  and 
his  counsellors,  and  his  lords,  and 
all  Israel  there  present,  had  of- 
fered : 

20  I  even  weighed  unto  their 
hand  six  hundred  and  fifty  talents 
of  silver,  and  silver  ve.ssels  a  hun- 
dred talents,  and  of  gold  a  hun- 
dred talents; 

27  Also  twenty  basins  of  gold,  of 
a  thousand  drams;  and  two  ves- 
sels of  t  line  copper,  t  precious  as 
gold. 

28  And  I  said  unto  them,  Ye  are 
f/holy  unto  the  Lord;  the  ves- 
sels are  '•holy  al.so;  and  the  sil- 
ver and  the  gold  are  a  freewill 
offering  unto  the  Lokd  God  of 
your  iiathei's. 

29  Watch  ye,  and  keep  /hrvi, 
until  ye  weigh  fhein  belore  the 
chief  of  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites,  and  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  Israel,  at  Jerusalem,  in  the 
chambers  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

30  So  took  the  priests  and  the 
Levites  the  weight  of  the  silver, 
and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  to 
bring  t/iem  to  Jerusalem  unto  the 
house  of  our  God. 

31  H  Then  we  departed  from  the 
river  of  Ahava  on  the  twelfth  day 
of  the  ffrst  month,  to  go  unto 
Jerusalem:  and  sthe  hand  of  our 
God  was  upon  us,  and  he  deliver- 
ed us  from  the  hand  of  the  enemy, 
and  of  such  as  lay  in  wait  by  the 
way. 

32  And  we  'came  to  Jerusalem, 
and  abode  there  three  daj's. 

;«  H  Now  on  the  iburth  day  was 
the  silver  and  the  gold  and  the 
vessels  "weighed  in  the  house  of 
our  God  by  the  hand  of  Meremoth 
the  son  of  Uriah  the  priest;  and 
with  him  luas  Eleazar  the  son  of 
Phinehas;  and  with  them  ivas 
Jozabad  the  son  of  Jeshua,  and 
Noadiah  the  son  of  Binnui,  Le- 
vites ; 

34  By  number  and  by  weight  of 
every  one:  and  all  the  weight 
was  written  at  that  time. 

35  Also  the  children  of  those  that 
had  been  carried  away,  which 
were  come  out  of  the  captivity, 
^offered  burnt  olTerings  unto  the 
God  of  Israel,  twelve  bullocks  lor 
all  Israel,  ninety  and  six  rams, 
seventy  and  seven  laniljs,  twelve 
he  goals /o/-  a  sin  offering :  all  this 
was  a  burnt  offering  unto  the 
Lord. 

3G  1[  And  they  delivered  the 
king's  //commissions  unto  the 
king's  lieutenants,  and  to  the 
governors  on  this  side  the  river: 
luid  they  furthered  the  people, 
and  the  house  of  God. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Ezra  mourmth  for  the  affinity  of  the  people 
with  s(r«iiccrs.  5  He  praycth  unto  Ood  with 
confession  vf  sins. 


Uu-fori' 
C  H  R  I  S  T 

about  457. 


t  Heb.  yelloK, 

or, shining 

brass, 
t  Hib. 

desirable. 
7  Lev.  21.  8, 

7,  8. 

Deut.  33.  8. 
r  Lev.  22.  2,3. 

Num.  4.4,13, 

19,  20. 


jch.  7.  6,9, 

28. 


u  ver.  26,  30. 


X  So  ch.  6.  17. 


vch.  7.  21. 


Ezra's  %)ra\jcr  with 


EZKA. 


confession  of  sins. 


Dc;f'ire 

CHRIST 

457. 


cEx.  34.  16. 

Prut.  7.  3. 

>eh.  lli.  -23. 
liEx.  10.  6.  & 

21.  31. 

Deul.  7.  6.  Sc 

14.  2. 
e2Cor.  6.  14. 

/Job  1.  20. 


hch.  1(1.  3. 
Is.  GO.  2. 


II  Or, 
affliction. 


li  Ex.  9.29,  33. 


i  Dan.  9.  7,  8. 
mPs.  38.  4. 

:;  Or, 

guiltiness. 
n2  Chr.  28.  9. 

Rev.  le.  5. 
0  I's.  106.  C. 

Dan.  9.  5,G,8. 
p  Di-ul.  28.  36, 

64. 

»h.  9.  30. 

V  Dan.  9.  7,  8. 

t  Heb. 

moment. 

D  Or,  a  pin  : 
that  IS,  a  con- 
stant and 
sure  a'tode  : 
So  Is.  22.  23. 

rPs.  13.  3.  <k 
34.  5. 

«  Neh.  9.  36. 

(  I's.  136.  23. 

u  ch.  7.  28. 


t  Heb. 

to  sr.!  up. 

X  Is.  5.  2. 


"VfOW  when  the.se  things  were 
J.1  done,  the  prince.s  came  to 
me,  saying.  The  people  of  Lsrael, 
and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites, 
have  not  "separated  themselves 
from  the  people  of  the  lands, 
tj doing  according  to  tlieir  abom- 
inations, ei'en  of  the  C'anaanites, 
the  Hittites,  the  Perizzites,  the 
Jebnsites,  the  Ammonites,  the 
Moabites,  the  Egyptians,  and  the 
Amorites. 

2  For  thej' have  "taken  of  tlieir 
daughters  lor  themselves,  and  for 
their  sons:  so  that  the  "^holy  seed 
have  c  mingled  themselv^es  with 
the  people  of  ^/(o.v  lands:  yea,  the 
hand  of  the  princes  and  rulers 
hath  been  chief  in  this  trespass. 

8  And  when  I  heard  this  thing, 
/I  rent  my  garment  and  my  man- 
tle, and  plucked  off  the  hair  of 
my  head  and  of  my  beard,  and 
sal  down  ^astonied. 

4  Then  v.-ere  assembled  unto  me 
every  one  that  ''  trembled  at  the 
words  of  the  God  of  Israel,  be- 
cause of  the  transgression  of  those 
that  had  been  carried  away ;  and 
I  sat  astouied  until  the  'evening 
sacrifice. 

,5  ^  And  at  the  evening  sacrifice 
I  arose  up  from  my  !  lieaviuess ; 
and  having  rent  my  garment  and 
my  mantle,  I  fell  upon  my  knees, 
and  ''Spread  out  my  hands  unto 
the  Lord  my  God, 

G  And  said,  O  my  God,  I  am 
'  ashamed  and  blusli  to  lift  up 
my  face  to  thee,  my  God :  for 
'"our  iniquities  are  increased  over 
our  head,  and   our   II  trespass   is 

"grown  up  unto  the  heavens. 

7  Hince  the  days  of  our  father 
have  o  we  t»ee?i  in  a  great  trespass 
unto  this  day;  and  for  our  in- 
iquities i'have  we,  onr  kings,  and 
our  priests,  been  delivered  into 
the  hand  of  the  kings  of  the 
lands,  to  the  sword,  to  captivity, 
and  to  a  spoil,  and  to  7  confusion 
efface,  as  it  is  this  day. 

8  And  now  for  a  t  little  space 
grace  hath  been  shewed  from  the 
Lord  our  God,  to  leave  us  a  rem- 
nant to  escape,  and  to  give  us  11  a 
nail  in  his  holy  place,  that  our 
God  may  '•lighten  our  eyes,  and 
give  us  a  little  reviving  in  our 
bondage. 

9  »For  we  ivere  bondmen;  <yet 
our  God  hath  not  forsaken  us  in 
our  bondage,  but  «  hath  e.xtended 
mercy  unto  us  in  the  sight  of  the 
kings  of  Persia,  to  give  us  a  re- 
viving, to  set  up  the  house  of  our 
God,  and  tto  repair  tiie  desola- 
tions thereof,  and  to  give  us  ^a 
wall  in  Judah  and  in  Jerusalem. 

10  And  now,  O  our  God,  what 
shall  w^e  saj'  after  this?  for  we 
have  forsaken  thy  command- 
ments, 

11  Which  thou  hast  commanded 


thy  thy  servants  the  prophets, 
saying, 'The  land,  unto  which  ye 
go  to  po.ssess  it,  is  an  unclean 
land  with  the  2/filthiness  of  the 
people  of  the  lands,  with  their 
abominations,  which  have  filled 
it  t  from  one  end  to  another  with 
their  uncleanne.ss. 

12  Now  therefore  "  give  not  your 
daughters  unto  their  sons, 'nei- 
ther take  their  daughters  unto 
your  sons,  «  nor  seek  their  peace 
or  their  wealth  for  ever:  that  ye 
may  be  strong,  and  eat  the  good 
of  the  land,  and  *  leave  it  for  an 
inheritance  to  your  children  for 
ever. 

IS  And  after  all  that  is  conie 
upon  us  for  our  evil  deeds,  and 
for  our  great  trespass,  seeing  that 
thou  our  God  cthast  punished  us 
less  than  our  iniquities  deserve, 
and  hast  given  us  such  deliver- 
ance as  this ; 

14  Should  we  ''again  break  thy 
commandments,  and  «join  in  af- 
finity with  the  people  of  these 
abominations?  wouldest  not 
thou  be /angry  with  us  till  thou 
hadst  consumed  vs.  so  that  there 
s/iould  be  no  remnant  nor  e.s- 
ca,ping? 

15  O  Lord  God  of  Israel,  ffthou 
art  righteous ;  for  we  remain  yet 
escaped,  as  it  is  this  day :  behold, 
weave  '' before  thee  'in  our  tres- 
pa,sses;  for  we  cannot  /-stand  be- 
fore thee  because  of  this. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Shechaniah  encouragetk  Ezra  to  reform  the 
strange  marriages.  6  Esra  mourning  assem- 
tjleth  the  people.  9  The  people,  at  the  exhorta- 
tion of  Ezra,  repent,  and  promise  amend- 
ment. 15  The  care  to  perform  it.  18  The 
names  of  them  which  had  married  strange 
wives. 

NOW  <»  when  Ezra  had  prayed, 
and  when  he  had  coiifes.sed, 
weeping  and  casting  himself 
down  I'  bel'ore  the  house  of  God, 
there  assembled  unto  him  out  of 
Israel  a  very  great  congregation 
of  men  and  women  and  children: 
for  the  people  f  wept  very  sore. 

2  And  Shechaniah  the  sou  of  Je- 
hiel,  one  of  the  sons  of  Elam,  an- 
swered and  said  unto  Ezra,  We 
have  c  trespassed  against  our  God, 
and  have  taken  strange  wives  of 
tlie  people  of  the  land:  yet  now 
there  is  hope  in  Israel  concerning 
tliLs  thing. 

3  Now  therefore  let  us  make'' a 
covenant  with  our  God  tto  put 
away  all  the  wives,  and  such  as 
are  born  of  them,- according  to 
the  counsel  of  mv  lord,  and  of 
those  that  "tremble  at  /the  com- 
mandment of  our  God  ;  and  let  it 
be  done  according  to  the  law. 

4  Arise ;  for  this  matter  beiongelh 
unto  thee:  we  also  tvill  be  with 
thee:  ?be  of  good  courage,  and  do 
it. 

4.51 


Before 

CHRIST 

457. 


tHeb.  ly  the 
hand  of  t lit/ 
servants. 

yell.  6.  21. 

tHeb.  from 
mouth  to 
mouth  :  as 
2  Kings  21. 
16. 

z  Ex.  23.  32. 
(t  34.  16. 
Deut.  7.  3. 

a  Deut.  23.  6. 

h  Prov.  13.22. 
(k  20.  7. 


cPs.  103.  10. 

t  Heb.  hast 
withheld  be- 
neath our 
mi'juUies, 

djohn  5.  14. 
2  Pet. 2.  20, 
21. 


27. 
/Deut.  9.  8. 

f  Nell.  9.  33. 
Dau.  9.  14. 

h  Rom.  3.  I'J. 
I  1  Cor.  15.17. 
*rs.  130.  3. 


a  Dan.  9.  20. 


(>2Chr.  20.  9. 


t  Heb.  acpt 
a  great 
weeping. 

cNeh.  13.  27. 


t  Heb.  (o 

bring  forth. 


e  ch.  9.  4. 
/Deut.7.  2,3. 


f  lChr.28.10. 


Shechaniah  encouragcth  Ezra 


EZRA.       to  reform  the  strange  marriages. 


Before 
C  H  n  I  S  T 

457. 


I  Dcut.  9.  18. 


t  Heb. 
devoted. 


k  See  1  Sam. 

12.  IM. 


t  Hell,  (he 
shuwers. 


t  Ilcb.  have 

mused  to 

dwell,  or, 

linve  brought 

hack. 
/Josh.  7.  19. 

I'rov.  28.  13. 
m  viT.  3. 


II  Or,  ti'C  have 
frcatly  ol- 
Jendidui  thi 


J?  2  (;hr.  no.  8. 

II  Or,  ttll  this 
matter  lie 
dlK|):tlcttell. 


5  Then  arose  Ezra,  and  inade  the  | 
chief    priests,  the    Levites,   and  | 
all  Israel,  ''to   swear  that   they 
should  do  according  to  this  word. 
And  they  sware. 

6  If  Then  Ezra  rose  up  from  be- 
fore the  house  of  God,  and  went 
into  the  chamber  of  Johanan  the 
son  of  Eliashib:  and  lo/ien  he 
came  thither,  he  «did  oat  no 
bread,  nor  drink  water:  for  he 
mourned  because  of  the  trans- 
gression of  them  that  had  been 
carried  away. 

7  And  they  made  proclamation 
throughout  Judah  and  Jerusalem 
unto  all  the  children  of  the  cap- 
tivity, that  they  should  gather, 
themselves  together  unto  Jeru- 
salem ; 

8  And  that  whosoever  would  not 
come  within  tliree  days,  accord- 
ing to  the  counsel  of  the  princes 
and  the  elders,  all  his  substance 
should  be  1  forfeited,  and  himself 
separated  from  the  congregation 
of  those  that  had  been  carried 
away. 

9  H  Then  all  the  men  of  Judah 
and  Benjamin  gatliered  them- 
selves together  unto  Jerusalem 
within  three  days.  It  iras  the 
ninth  month,  on  the  twentieth 
ilai/  of  the  month;  and  ^all  the 
people  sat  in  the  street  of  the 
house  of  God,  trembling  because 
of  this  matter,  and  fort  the  great 
rain. 

10  And  Ezra  the  priest  stood  up, 
and  said  unto  them.  Ye  have 
transgressed,  and  1  have  taken 
strange  wives,  to  increase  the 
trespass  of  Israel. 

11  ^ow  therefore  'make  confes- 
sion unto  the  Lord  God  of  your 
fathers,  and  do  his  pleasure:  and 
"'separate  yourselves  from  the 
people  of  the  land,  and  from  the 
strange  wives. 

12  Then  all  the  congregation  an- 
swered and  said  witli  a  loud 
voice.  As  thou  hast  said,  so  must 
wo  do. 

13  liut  the  people  (t7'r,  many,  and 
i(  is  a  time  of  much  rain,  and  we 
are  not  able  to  stand  without, 
neither  is  this  a  work,  of  one  day 
or  two:  for  ilwe  arc  many  that 
have  transgressed  in  this  thing. 

11  Let  now  our  rulers  of  all  the 
congregation  stand,  and  let  all 
them  which  have  taken  strange 
wives  in  our  cities  come  at  ap- 
pointed times,  and  with  them 
tlio  elders  of  every  city,  and  the 
judges  thereof,  until  "tin;  lierce 
wrath  of  our  God  II  for  this  mat- 
ter 1)0  turned  from  us. 

].')  If  Only  Jonathan  the  son  of 
Asahel  and  Jaliaziali  the  sou  of 
Tikvah  twere  employed  aljonl 
this  matler:  and  Meshullam  and 
Shabbethai  the  Levite  helped 
them. 

452 


IG  And  the  children  of  the  cap- 
tivity did  so.  And  Ezra  the  priest, 
\fi(Ji  certain  chief  of  the  fathers, 
alter  the  house  of  their  fathers,  and 
all  of  them  by  their  names,  were 
separated,  and  sat  down  in  the 
first  day  of  the  tenth  month  to 
examine  the  matter. 

17  And  they  made  an  end  with 
all  the  men  that  had  taken 
strange  wives  by  the  first  day  of 
the  first  month. 

18  II  And  among  the  sons  of  the 
priests  there  were  found  that  had 
taken  strange  wives:  namett/,  of 
the  sons  of  Jeshua  the  sou  of 
Jozadak,  and  his  brethren:  Maa- 
seiah,  and  Eliezer,  and  Jarib,  and 
Gedaliah. 

19  And  they  "gave  their  hands 
that  the.y  would  put  away  their 
wives;  and  being  3' guilty,  thej/  of- 
fered a  ram  of  the  flock  for  their 
trespass. 

20  And  of  the  sons  of  Immcr; 
Hanani,  andZebadiah. 

21  And  of  the  sons  of  Harim; 
Maaseiah,  and  Elijah,  and  Shem- 
aiah.  and  Jehiel,  and  Uzziah. 

22  And  of  the  sons  of  Pashur; 
Elioenai,  Maaseiah,  Tshmael,  Ne- 
thaneel,  Jozabad,  and  Elasah. 

23  Also  of  the  Levites;  Jozabad, 
and  ^^himei,  and  Kelaiah,  (the 
same  is  Kelita,)  Pethahiah,  Ju- 
dah, and  Eliezer. 

24  Of  the  singers  also;  Eliashib: 
and  of  the  porters;  Shallum,  and 
Telem,  and  Uri. 

25  Moreover  of  Israel:  of  the 
sons  of  Parosh;  Ramiah,  and  Je- 
ziah,  and  Malchiah,  and  Miamin, 
and  Eleazar,  and  Malchijah,  and 
Benaiah. 

20  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam ; 
Mattaniah,  Zechariah,  and  Jehiel, 
and  Abdi,  and  Jeremoth,  and 
Eliah. 

27  And  of  the  sons  of  Zattu ;  Eli- 
oenai, Eliashib,  Mattaniah,  and 
Jeremoth,  and  Zabad,  and  Aziza. 

28  Of  the  sons  also  of  Bebai ;  .le- 
hohanan,  Ilananiali,  Zablmi,  and 
Athlai. 

29  And  of  the  sons  of  Bani ;  Me- 
sluillam,  ivralluch,  and  Adaiah, 
Jashub,  and  Sheal,  and  Ilamoth. 

oO  And  of  the  sons  of  Pahath- 
moal);  Adna,  and  Ghelal,  Bena- 
iah, iShuiseiah,  Mattaniah,  Bezal- 
eel,  and  Binuui,  and  Mana.sseh. 

;!1  And  of  the' sons  of  llarim; 
Eliezer,  Ishijali,  Malchiah,  Shem- 
aiah,  Shimeon, 

32  Benjamin,  Malluch,  and 
Siiemariah. 

33  Ol'  the  sons  of  Ilashum ; 
Mattenai,  INIattathah,  Zabad, 
lOIipiielet,  Jeremai,  Mana.sseh, 
and  Shimei. 

31  Of  tiie.sons  of  Bani;  Maadai, 
Amrani,  and  ITel, 
3.)  Benaiah,  Bedeiah,  Chelluh, 

30  Vaniah,  Meremoth,  PJliashib, 


nefnre 

C  H  R  I  S  T 

457. 


456. 


o2Ki 
15. 

1  Ch 
2(;h 

r.  29.  24 
.  30.  8. 

p  Lev 

e.  4 

6. 

Neliemidh  fasteth. 


NEHEMIAH. 


and  prciyeth. 


Re  fore 
CHRIST 

456. 


II Or,  Ma',, 
uudehaif  ac- 
conling  to 
some  cople!>. 


Be  fare 
CHRIST 

about  446. 


I  ch.  2.  17. 
cl  Kiugs  25. 


ciDaii.  9.  4. 
e  Ex.  20.  6. 


/I  Kings  8. 
2f ,  29. 
2  Clir.  6.  40. 
Dan.  9.  17, 
1«. 

rDan.  9.20. 


APs.  106.  G. 

Dan.  9.  n. 
1  Deut.  28. 15. 


k  Lev.  26.  33. 
Dcul.  4.  25, 
2e,  27.  &  2«. 
&1. 

/Lev.  26.  30, 
ice. 

Deut.  4.  29, 
30,  31.  (k  30. 


37  Mattaniab,     Mattenai,     and 
Jaasau, 

38  AndBani.andBinnui.Shimei, 

39  And  Sheleiniah,  and  Nathan, 
and  Adaiah, 

40  ;i  Machnadebai,  Sbashai,  Shar- 


41     Azareel, 
Shemariah, 


and      Slieiemiah, 


42  Shallum,  Amariah,  and  Jo- 
seph. 

43  Of  the  sons  of  Nebo;  Jeiel, 
Mattithiah.  Zabad,  Zebina,  Jadau, 
and  Joel.  Benaiah. 

44  All  these  had  taken  strange 
wives:  and  some  of  them  had 
wives  by  whom  they  had  chil- 
dren. 


THE 


BOOK   OF   ISTEHEMIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Kehemiaht  understanding  },y  llanani  the  mis- 
ery  of  Jerusalem,  mourneth,  fasteth,  and  pray- 
eth.     5  His  prayer. 

THE  words  of  «  Xehemiah  the 
son  of  Hachaliah.  And  it 
came  to  pass  in  the  month  Chis- 
leu,  in  the  twentieth  year,  as  I 
was  in  Shushan  the  palace, 

2  That  Hanani,  one  of  my  breth- 
ren, came,  he  and  certain  men  of 
Judah ;  and  I  asked  them  con- 
cerning the  Jews  that  had  escap- 
ed, which  were  left  of  the  captiv- 
ity, and  concerning  Jerusalem. 

3  And  they  said  unto  me.  The 
remnant  that  are  left  of  the  cap- 
tivity there  in  the  province  are 
in  great  aiiiiction  and  reproach: 
6  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  aLso  <^is 
broken  down,  and  the  gates  there- 
of are  burned  with  fire. 

4  *:  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I 
heard  tliese  words,  that  I  sat  down 
and  wept,  and  mourned  certain 
days,  and  fasted,  and  praj'ed  be- 
fore the  God  of  heaven, 

.5  And  said,  I  beseech  thee,  f'O 
LoiiD  God  of  heaven,  the  great 
and  terrible  God,  ethat  keepeth 
covenant  and  mercy  for  them 
that  love  him  and  observe  his 
commandments : 

6  Let  thine  ear  now  be  attentive, 
and  /thine  eyes  open,  that  thou 
maye.st  hear  the  prayer  of  thy 
servant,  which  I  pray  belbre  thee 
now,  day  and  night,  for  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  thy  servants,  and 
;7confe.ss  the  sins'of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  we  have  sinned 
against  thee:  both  I  and  my  fa- 
ther's house  have  sinned. 

7  ''  We  have  dealt  very  corruptly 
against  thee,  and  have  'not  kept 
the  commandments,  nor  the  stat- 
utes, nor  the  judgments,  which 
thou  commandedst  thy  servant 
Closes. 

8  Remember,  I  beseech  thee,  the 
word  that  thou  cominandedst  thy 
servant  Moses,  saying,  *  7/"  j'e 
transgress,  I  will  scatter  you 
abroad  among  the  nations  : 

9  'But  if  ye  turn  unto  me,  and 


keep  mj- commandments,  and  do 
them ;  »« though  there  were  of  you 
cast  out  unto  the  uttermost  part 
of  the  heaven,  yet  will  I  gather 
them  from  thence,  and  will  bring 
them  unto  the  place  that  I  have 
chosen  to  set  my  name  there. 

10  "Now  these  are  thy  servants 
and  thy  people,  whom  thou  hast 
redeemed  by  thy  great  power, 
and  by  thy  strong  hand. 

11  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  "let 
now  thine  ear  be  attentive  to  the 
prayer  of  thj-  servant,  and  to  the 
prayer  of  thy  servants,  who  p de- 
sire to  fear  thy  name :  and  pros- 
per, I  pray  thee,  thy  servant  this 
daj',  and  grant  him  mercy  in  the 
sight  of  this  man.  For  I  was  the 
king's  3  cupbearer. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Artaxerxes  understanding  the  cause  oj  Nehe- 
miah's  sadness  sendetk  him  with  letters  and 
commission  to  Jerusalem.  9  Xehemiah,  !o  the 
^rief  of  the  enemies,  Cometh  to  Jerusalem.  12 
He  vieweth  secretly  the  ruins  of  the  walls.  17 
He  incitelh  the  Jews  to  build  in  despite  of  the 
enemies. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
j\.  month  Nisan,  in  tlie  twenti- 
eth year  of  "Arta.xerxes  the  king, 
that  wine  iva.'s  before  him :  and 
*I  took  up  the  wine,  and  gave  it 
unto  the  king.  Now  I  had  not 
been  beforetime  sad  in  his  pres- 
ence. 

2  Wherefore  the  king  said  unto 
me.  Why  is  thy  countenance  sad, 
seeing  thou  art  not  sick  ?  this  is 
nothing  else  but  <;  sorrow  of  heart. 
Then  I  was  very  sore  afraid, 

3  And  said  unto  the  king,  f'Let 
the  king  live  for  ever:  why 
should  not  my  countenance  be 
sad,  when  <;the  city,  the  place 
of  my  fathers'  sepulchres,  lieth 
waste',  and  the  gates  thereof  are 
consumed  with  tire? 

4  Then  the  king  said  unto  me. 
For  what  dost  thou  make  re- 
quest? So  I  prayed  to  the  God  of 
heaven. 

5  And  I  said  unto  the  king.  If  it 
please  the  king,  and  if  thy  serv- 
ant  have   tbund   favour   in   thy 

4o3 


Before 

CHRIST 

456. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  446. 

m  Deui.  So.  4. 


n  Deut.  9.  29. 
Dan.  9.  15. 


p  Is.  26.  8. 
Heb.  13.  18. 


7ch.  2.  1. 


about  445. 


cProv.  15.  13. 


d  1  Kings  1. 


Dan.  2.  4.  Sc 
5.  10.  Ic  6.0, 


Nehemiah  cometh  to  Jenisalem.    NEHEMIAH. 


The  names  and 


Before 
C  H  U  I  S  T 

about  44.5. 


Heb.  wi/e. 


/ch.  5.  14.  k 
13.  6. 


f  ch.  3.  7. 


h  Kzra  5.  5.  & 
7.  B,  9,  28. 
ver.  1«. 

445. 


*2Chr.  26.  9. 
ih.  a.  13. 


/(.li.  1.  3. 
ver.  17. 


n2Sam.l.'-..23. 
Jor.  31.  40. 


orh.  1.  3. 
Ps.  44.  13.  4; 
79.  4. 
Jer.  24.  9. 
Kz.  5.  14,  15. 
t  22.  4. 


sight,  that  thou  wouldest  send  me 
unto  Judah,  unto  the  city  of  my 
lathers'  sepulchres,  that  I  may 
build  it. 

6  And  the  king  said  unto  me, 
(the  t  queen  also  sitting  by  him,) 
For  how  long  shall  thy  journey 
be?  and  when  wilt  thou  return? 
So  it  pleased  the  king  to  send  me ; 
and  I  set  him  J  a  time. 

7  Moreover  I  said  unto  the  king, 
If  it  please  the  king,  let  letters  be 
given  me  to  the  governors  beyond 
the  river,  that  they  may  convey 
me  over  till  I  come  into  Judah ; 

8  And  a  letter  unto  Asaph  the 
keeper  of  the  king's  forest,  that 
he  may  give  me  timber  to  make 
beams  for  the  gates  of  the  palace 
which  appertained  <j  to  the  house, 
and  lor  the  wall  of  the  city,  and 
for  the  house  that  I  shall  enter 
into.  And  the  king  granted  me, 
'i according  to  the  good  hand  of 
my  God  upon  me. 

y  \  Then  I  came  to  the  governors 
beyond  the  river,  and  gave  them 
the  king's  letters.  Now  the  king 
had  sent  captains  of  the  army  and 
horsemen  with  me. 

10  When  Sanballat  the  Horonite, 
and  Tobiah  the  servant,  the  Am- 
monite, heard  of  it,  it  grieved 
them  e.xiceedingly  that  there  was 
come  a  man  to  seek  the  welfare 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

11  So  I  'came  to  Jerusalem,  and 
was  there  three  days. 

12  1  And  I  arose  in  the  night,- 1 
and  some  few  men  with  me;  nei- 
ther told  I  any  man  what  my 
God  had  put  in  hiy  heart  to  do  at 
Jerusalem :  neither  luas  there  any 
beast  with  me,  save  the  beast  that 
I  rode  upon. 

l.'i  And  I  went  out  bj'  night  *by 
the  gate  of  the  valley,  even  before 
the  dragon  well,  and  to  the  dung 
port,  and  viewed  the  walls  of  Je- 
rusalem, which  were  'broken 
down,  and  the  gates  thereof  were 
consumed  with  fire. 

14  Then  I  went  on  to  the  '"gate 
of  the  fountain,  and  to  the  king's 
pool :  but  tliere  iras  no  place  ibr  tlie 
beast  t/tat  iveis  under  nie  to  pass. 

1.5  Then  went  I  up  in  tlie  night  by 
the  "brook,  and  viewed  the  wall, 
and  turned  back,  and  entered  by 
the  gate  of  the  valley,  and  so  re- 
turned. 

l(i  And  the  rulers  knew  not 
whither  I  went,  or  what  I  did; 
neither  had  I  as  yet  told  it  to  the 
Jews,  nor  to  the  priests,  n<n"  to  the 
nobles,  nor  to  the  rulers,  nor  to 
the  rest  that  did  the  work. 

17  *!,  Tlicii  said  I  unto  them,  Ye 
see  the  (listr(>ssthatwe(nrin,how 
Jerusalem  lieth  waste,  and  the 
gates  thereof  are  burnc^d  with  fire: 
come,  and  let  us  build  up  the  wall 
of  Jerusalem,  that  we  be  no  more 
"a  reproach. 

4.".4 


IS  Then  I  told  them  ofp  the  hand 
of  my  God  which  was  good  upon 
me  ;  as  also  the  king's  words  that 
lie  had  spoken  unto  me.  And 
they  said.  Let  us  rise  up  and  build. 
So  they  </  strengthened  their  hands 
for  l/iis  good  ivork. 

]'.}  But  when  Sanballat  the  Hor- 
onite, and  Tobiah  the  servant, 
the  Ammonite,  and  Ge.shem  the 
Arabian,  heard  /^  they 'laughed 
us  to  scorn,  and  despised  us,  and 
said.  What  is  this  thing  that  ye  do  ? 
swill  ve  rebel  against  the  king? 

20  Then  answered  I  them,  and 
said  unto  them.  The  God  of  heav- 
en, he  will  prosper  us;  therefore 
we  his  servants  will  arise  and 
build:  «but  ye  have  no  portion, 
nor  right,  uor  memorial,  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

CHAPTER  III. 

The  names  and  unler  ol   them   tluit  l,uU<lcd  the 

U'ilU. 

THEN  a  Eliashib  the  high  priest 
rose  up  with  his  brethren  the 
priests,  *and  they  builded  the 
sheep  gate;  they  sanctified  it, and 
set  up  the  doors  of  it;  <^even  unto 
the  tower  of  Meah  they  sanctified 
it,  unto  the  tower  of ''Hananeel. 
2  And  tnext  unto  him  builded 
nhe  men  of  Jericho.  And  next 
to  them  builded  Zaccur  the  son 
of  Imri. 

3.rBnt  the  fish  gate  did  the  sons 
of  Hassenaah  build,  who  also  laid 
the  beams  thereof,  and  »  set  up  the 
doors  thereof,  the  locks  thereof, 
and  the  bars  thereof. 
4  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Meremoth  the  son  of  Uriiah,the 
son  of  Koz.  And  next  unto  them 
repaired  Meshullam  the  son  of 
Berechiah,  the  son  of  Mesheza- 
beel.  And  next  unto  them  repair- 
ed Zadok  the  son  of  Baana. 
.5  And  next  unto  them  the  Teko- 
ites  repaired;  but  their  nobles  put 
not  their  necks  to  ''the  work  of 
their  Lord. 

(i  Moreover  <the  old  gate  repair- 
ed Jehoiada  the  son  of  Paseah, 
and  Meshullam  the  son  of  Beso- 
deiah  ;  they  laid  the  beams  there- 
of, and  set  up  the  doors  thereof, 
and  the  locks  thereof,  and  the 
bars  thereof. 

7  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Melatiah  the  (Ubeonite,  and  Ja- 
don  the  Meronotliite,  the  men  of 
Gibeon,  and  of  Mizpah,  unto  the 
"throne  of  the  governor  on  this 
side  the  river. 

8  Next  unto  him  repaired  Uzziel 
the  son  of  llarhaiali,  of  the  gold- 
smiths. Next  unto  him  also  re- 
paired ITananiali  the  son  of  one  of 
the  apothecaries,  and  tliey  II  forti- 
fied Jerusalem  unto  the  'broad 
wall. 

9  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Rephaiah  the  son  of  Hur,  the  rul- 
er of  the  half  part  of  Jerusalem. 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 

p  ver.  8. 

7  2  Sam.  2.  7. 


r  Ps.  44.  13.  fc 

7J.  4.  i:  HU.6. 


rt  ch.  12.  10. 
h  .lohn  5.  2. 
cch.  12.  39. 

rf  Jer.  31.  38. 

Zerli.  14.  10. 
"  Hih.  at  his 

hand, 
e  Kzra  2.  34. 

/2  Chr.33.14. 

th.  12.  39. 

Zeph.  1.  10. 
g  See  ch.  6.  1. 

&.  7.  1. 


h  Juilg.  5.  23. 
ich.  12.  S9. 


II  Or,  left 
Jerusalem 
until  tha 
Ijrnad  wall. 

/ch.  12.  38. 


order  of  them  that 


NEHEMIAH. 


huilded  the  wall. 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


t  Heb.  second 

measure. 
771  ch.  12.  38. 


pch.  2.1-1. 


f  John  9.  7. 


rQKings  20. 
20. 
Is.  22.  11. 


I  2  Chr.  26.  0. 

II  Or,  Zaccai. 


10  And  next  unto  them,  repaired 
Jedaiah  the  son  of  Harumaph, 
even  over  against  his  house. 
And  next  unto  him  repaired 
Hattush  the  son  of  Hashabniah. 

11  Malchijah  the  son  of  Harim, 
and  Hashub  tlie  son  of  Pahath- 
moab,  repaired  tlie  t  other  piece, 
"'and  the  tower  of  the  furnaces. 

12  And  next  unto  him  repaired 
Shallum  the  son  of  Halohesh,  the 
ruler  of  the  half  part  of  Jerusa- 
lem, he  and  his  daughters. 

13  "  The  valley  gate  repaired  Ha- 
nun,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Za- 
noah;  they  built  it,  and  set  up  the 
doors  thereof,  the  locks  thereof, 
and  the  bars  thereof,  and  a  thou- 
sand cubits  on  the  wall  unto  "the 
dung  gate. 

14  But  the  dung  gate  repaired 
Malchiah  the  son  of  Rechab,  the 
ruler  of  part  of  Beth-haccerem ; 
he  built  it,  and  set  up  the  doors 
thereof,  the  locks  thereof,  and  the 
bars  thereof. 

1.5  But  p  the  gate  of  the  fountain 
repaired  Shallun  the  son  of  Col- 
hozeh,  the  ruler  of  part  of  Miz- 
pah ;  he  built  it,  and  covered  it, 
and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the 
locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  there- 
of, and  the  wall  of  the  pool  of 
•zSiloah  b\'  the  king's  garden,  and 
unto  the  stairs  that  go  down  from 
the  city  of  David. 

16  After  him  repaired  Nehemiah 
theson  of  Azbuk,  the  ruler  of  tlie 
half  part  of  Beth-zur,  unto  (he 
place  over  against  the  sepulchres 
of  David,  and  to  the  '■pool  that 
was  made,  and  unto  the  house  of 
the  mighty. 

17  After  him  repaired  the  L,e- 
vites,  Rehum  the  son  of  Bani. 
Next  unto  him  repaired  Hasha- 
biah,  the  ruler  of  the  half  part  of 
Keilah,  in  his  part. 

15  After  him  repaired  their  breth- 
ren, Bavai  the  son  of  Henadad, 
the  ruler  of  the  half  part  of  Kei- 
lah. 

19  And  next  to  him  repaired 
Ezer  the  son  of  Jeshua,  tlie  ruler 
of  Mizpali,  another  piece  over 
against  the  going  up  to  the  arm- 
oury at  the  « turning  of  tlie  wall. 

20  After  him  Baruch  the  son  of 
IlZabbai  earnestly  repaired  the 
other  piece,  from  the  turning  of 
the  vallunto  the  door  of  the  house 
of  Eliashib  the  high  priest. 

21  After  him  repaired  Meremoth 
the  son  of  Urijah  the  son  of  Koz 
another  piece,  from  the  door  of 
the  house  of  Elia-shib  even  to  the 
end  of  the  house  of  Eliashib. 

22  And  after  him  repaired  the 
priests,  the  men  of  the  plain. 

23  After  him  repaired  Benjamin 
and  Hashub  over  against  their 
house.  After  him  repaired  Aza- 
riah  the  son  of  Maaseiah  the  son 
of  Ananiah  by  his  house. 


24  After  him  repaired  Binnui  the 
son  of  Henadad  another  piece, 
from  the  house  of  Azariah  unto 
<  the  turning  of  the  tvall,  even  unto 
the  corner. 

2.5  Palal  the  son  of  Uzai,  over 
against  the  turning  of  the  wall, 
and  the  tower  which  lieth  out 
from  the  king's  high  house,  that 
■ivas  by  the  "court  of  the  prison. 
After  him  Pedaiah  the  son  of  Pa- 
rosh. 

26  Moreover  arthe  Nethinira  1 
11  dwelt  in  y  il  Ophel,  unto  the  place  I 
over  against  ^the  water  gate  to- 1 
ward  tlie  east,  and  the  tower  that  | 
lieth  out. 

27  After  them  the  Tekoites  re- 
paired another  piece,  over  against 
the  great   tower   that   lietli   out,  I 
even  unto  the  wall  of  Ophel.  ! 

28  From  above  the  « horse  gate 
repaired  the  priests,  every  one  \ 
over  against  his  house. 

29  After  them  repaired  Zadok  the 
son  of  Immer  over  against  his 
house.  After  him  repaired  also 
Shemaiah  the.son  of  Shochaniah, 
the  keeper  of  the  east  gate. 

30  After  him  repaired  Hananiah 
the  son  of  Shelemiah,  and  Hanun 
the  sixth  son  of  Zalaph,  another 
piece.  After  him  repaired  Me- 
shuUam  the  son  of  Berechiah  over 
against  his  chamber. 

31  After  him  repaired  Malchiah 
the  goldsmith's  son  unto  the  place 
of  the  Kethinim,  and  of  the  mer- 
chants, over  against  the  gate 
Miphkad,  and  to  the  li  going  up  of 
the  corner. 

32  And  between  the  going  up  of 
the  corner  unto  the  sheep  gate  re- 
paired the  goldsmiths  and  the 
merchants. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

1  While  the  enemies  scoff,  Schimiah  prayeth  and 
eontinueth  the  work.  7  Understanding  the 
wrath  and  secrets  of  the  enemij,  he  seilelh  a 
watch.  13  He  armeth  the  labourers,  19  and 
giveth  military  precepts. 

BUT  it  caine  to  pa.ss, « that  when 
Sanballat  heard  that  we  build- 
ed  the  wall,  he  was  wroth,  and 
took  great  indignation,  and  mock- 
ed the  Jews. 

2  And  he  spake  before  his  breth- 
ren and  the  army  of  Samaria,  and 
said,  What  do  these  feeble  Jews? 
will  they  t fortify  themselves? 
will  they  sacrifice?  will  thej' 
make  an  end  in  a  day?  will  they 
revive  the  stones  out'of  the  heaps 
of  the  rubbish  which  are  burned  ? 

3  Now  ''Tobiah  the  Ammonite 
ivas  by  him,  and  he  said.  Even 
that  w'hich  they  build,  if  a  fox  go 
up,  he  shall  even  break  down 
their  stone  wall. 

4  cHear,  O  our  God;  for  we  are 
t despised:  and  ''turn  their  re- 
proach upon  their  own  head,  and 
give  them  for  a  prey  in  the  land 
of  captivity : 

45.5 


Before 
CHRIST 

445. 


u  Jer.  32.2.  Sc 
33.  1.  &  37. 
21. 

X  Ezra  2.  43. 
cli.  11.21. 

:i  Or, 
w  hi  ell  dwelt 
tn  Ophel,  re- 
paired unto. 

y2Chr.  27.  3. 

1  Or, 

The  tower, 
zih.  8.  1,3. 

&  12.  37. 
a  2  Kini^s  11. 

IG. 

2  Chr.  23.  15. 
Jer.  31.40. 


I  Or,  earner 

chamber. 


ach.  2.  10,  19. 


t  neb. 
leave  to 
themselces. 


4<-h.  2.  10,19. 


c  Ps.  123.  3.  4. 
tHeb. 

despite. 
dPs.  79.  12. 

Prov.  3.  34. 


Nehemiah  armeth  the  labourers,   NEHEMIAH. 


and  giveth  instructions. 


lieforu 

c  H  n  r  s  T 
445. 


e  Pa.  69.  27,ti8. 
&.  109.  14,  15. 
.Jer.  IB.  23. 


/ver.  1. 


ascended. 


g  Ps.  83.  3,4,5. 

t  Heb. 
Ill  ma>.e  an 
trror  tu  it. 

h  Ps.  50.  15. 


II  Or,    That 

from  nil 

places  ye 

must  return 

to  us. 
t  Heb. 

from  the 

lower  parts 

of  the  place, 


i  Num.  14.  9. 

Dent.  1.  20. 

»  Dent.  10.  17. 

/2Sam.  10.12. 


m  Job  5.  12. 


5  And « cover  not  their  iniquitj^, 
and  let  not  their  .sin  be  blotted  out 
from  before  thee:  for  they  have 
provoked  i/iee  to  anger  before  the 
builders. 

6  .So  built  we  the  wall ;  and  all 
the  wall  was  joined  together  unto 
the  half  thereof:  for  the  people 
had  a  mind  to  work. 

7  1[  But  it  came  to  pass,  that,  ./"when 
Sanballat,  and  Tobiah,  and  the 
Arabians,  and  the  Ammonites, 
and  the  Ashdodites,  heard  that 
the  walls  of  .lerusalem  t  were 
made  up,  and  that  the  breaches 
began  to  be  stopped,  then  they 
were  very  wroth, 

8  And  y  conspired  all  of  them  to- 
gether to  come  and  to  fight  against 
Jerusalem,  and  tto  hinder  it. 

9  Nevertheless  ''we  made  our 
prayer  unto  our  God,  and  set  a 
watch  against  them  day  and  night, 
because  of  them. 

10  And  Judah  said,  The  strength 
of  the  bearers  of  burdens  is  de- 
cayed, and  i/iei'e  is  much  rubbish  ; 
so  that  we  are  not  able  to  build 
the  wall. 

11  And  our  adversaries  said. 
They  shall  not  know,  neither  see, 
till  we  come  in  the  midst  among 
them,  and  slay  them,  and  cause 
the  work  to  cease. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
the  Jews  which  dwelt  by  them 
came,  they  said  unto  us  ten  times, 
II  From  all  places  whence  ye  shall 
return  unto  us  they  witt  be  upon 
you. 

13  U  Therefore  set  I  tin  the  lower 
places  behind  the  wall,  and  on  the 
higher  places,  I  even  set  the  peo- 
ple after  tlieir  families  with  their 
swords,  their  spears,  and  their 
bows. 

14  And  I  looked,  and  rose  up,  and 
said  unto  the  nobles,  and  to  the  rul- 
ers, and  to  the  rest  of  the  people, 
i  Be  not  ye  afraid  of  them :  remem- 
ber the  Lord,  ivlilch  is  i'  great  and 
terrible,  and  'tight  for  your  breth- 
ren, your  sons,  and  your  daugh- 
ters, your  wives,  and  your  hofises. 

15  And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  when  our 
enemies  heard  that  it  was  known 
unto  us,  "'and  God  had  brought 
their  counsel  to  nought,  that  we 
returned  all  of  us  to  the  wall, 
evei'y  one  unto  his  work. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  from  that 
time  fortli,  that  the  half  of  my 
servants  wrought  in  the  work, 
and  the  other  lialf  of  them  held 
both  the  spears,  the  shields,  and 
the  bows,  and  the  habergeons; 
and  the  rulers  ivei'c  behind  all  the 
house  of  Judah. 

17  They  which  builded  on  the 
wall,  and  they  that  bare  burdens, 
witli  those  that  laded,  every  one 
with  one  of  his  hands  wrought  in 
the  work,  and  with  the  other  /land 
held  a  weapon. 

4;3G 


18  For  the  builders,  every  one 
had  his  sword  girded  tby  his  side, 
and  so  builded.  And  he  that 
sounded  the  trumpet  was  by  me. 

19  H  And  I  said  unto  the  nobles, 
and  to  the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest 
of  the  people,  The  work  is  great 
and  large,  and  we  are  separated 
upon  the  wall,  one  far  from  an- 
other. 

20  In  what  place  therrfore  ye 
hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet, 
resort  ye  thither  unto  us:  «our 
God  shall  fight  for  us. 

21  ,So  we  laboured  in  the  work: 
and  half  of  them  held  the  spears 
fi'om  the  rising  of  the  morning 
till  the  stars  appeared. 

22  Likewise  at  the  same  time 
said  I  unto  the  people.  Let  every 
one  with  his  servant  lodge  with- 
in Jerusalem,  that  in  the  night 
they  may  be  a  guard  to  us,  and 
labour  on  the  day. 

23  So  neither  I,  nor  my  brethren, 
nor  my  servants,  nor  the  men  of 
the  guard  which  followed  me, 
none  of  us  put  off  our  clothes, 
II  saving  that  every  one  put  them 
off  for  washing. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  Jews  complain  of  their  debt,  mortgage, 
and  bondage.  G  Nehemiah  rebuketh  the  u$U' 
rers,  and  causeth  them  to  make  a  covenant  of 
restitution.  14  lie  forbeareth  his  own  alloie- 
ance,  and  keepeth  hospitality. 

AND  there  was  a  great  « cry  of 
.  the  people  and  of  their  wives 
against  their  *  brethren  the  Jews. 

2  For  there  were  that  said,  We, 
our  sons,  and  our  daughters,  aj-e 
many:  therefore  we  take  up 
corn  for  them,  that  we  may  eat, 
and  live. 

3  Some  also  there  were  that  said, 
We  have  mortgaged  our  lands, 
vineyards,  and  houses,  that  we 
might  buy  corn,  because  of  the 
dearth. 

4  There  were  also  that  said.  We 
have  borrowed  money  for  the 
king's  tribute,  and  tliat  upon  our 
lands  and  vinej'ards. 

.5  Yet  now  ^our  flesh  is  as  the 
flesh  of  our  brethren,  our  chil- 
dren as  tlieir  children:  and,  lo, 
we ''bring  into  bondage  our  sons 
and  our  daughters  to  be  servants, 
and  .some  of  our  daughters  are 
brought  into  bondage  tdready  : 
neither  is  it  in  our  power  to  re- 
deem them;  for  other  men  have 
our  lands  and  vineyards. 

C  f  And  I  was  very  angry  when 
I  heard  their  cry  and  these  words. 

7  Then  tl  consulted  with  my- 
self, and  I  rebuked  the  nobles, 
and  the  rulers,  and  said  unto 
them,  cYe  exact  usury,  every 
one  of  his  brother.  And  I  set  a 
great  assembly  against  them. 

8  And  I  said  unto  them.  We, 
after  our  abilitJ^  have  ./'redeemed 
our   brethren    the  Jews,   which 


Itcfore 
CHRIST 

445. 


t  Heb. 
on  his  lo 


nEx.  14.  14, 

Deut.  1.  30. 
<k  3.  22.  (k 
20.  4. 
Josh.  23.  10. 


II  Or, 
every  one 
went  with 
his  weapon 
for  water. 
See  Judg.  5. 
11. 


b  Lev.  25.  35, 

3G,  37. 
Deut.  15.  7. 


dEx.  21.7. 
Lev.  25.  39. 


t  Heb.  my 
heart  con- 
suited  in  me. 

e  Ex.  22.  2.5. 
Lev.  25.  36. 
Ez.  22.  12. 


/Lev.  25.  48. 


Nehemiah's  hospitality. 


NEHEMIAH. 


Sanballat's  evil  practices. 


Before 
H  R  I  S  T 
445. 


f  Lev.  25.  36. 
h  2  Sara.  12. 


Rom.  2.  24. 
1  Pel.  2.  12. 


1  Ezra  10.  5. 
Jer.  34.  8,  9. 

k  Matt.  10.  14. 
Acts  13.  51. 
&  18.  6. 


t  Heb.  empty, 
oTt  void. 

12  Kings  23. 
3. 


n  1  Cor.  9.  4, 


o2Cor.  n.  9. 
&  12.  13. 
p  ver.  9. 


ql  Sam.  9.  7. 
1  Kings  18. 
19. 


rl  Kings  4.22. 


J  ver.  14,  15. 


were  sold  unto  the  heathen;  and 
will  ye  even  sell  your  brethren  ? 
or  shall  they  be  sold  unto  us? 
Then  held  they  their  peace,  and 
found  nothing  lo  answer. 

9  Also  I  said,  It  is  not  good  that 
ye  do:  ought  j'e  not  to  walk  sin 
the  fear  of  our  God  ''because  of 
the  reproach  of  the  heathen  our 
enemies  ? 

10  I  likewise,  and  my  brethrenj 
and  my  servants,  might  exact  of 
them  money  and  corn:  I  pray 
you,  let  us  leave  off  this  usury. 

11  Restore.  I  pray  you,  to  them, 
even  this  day.  their  lands,  their 
vinej'ards,  their  oliveyards,  and 
their  houses,  also  the  hundredth 
part  of  the  inoney,  and  of  the 
corn,  the  wine,  and  the  oil,  that 
ye  exact  of  them. 

12  Then  said  they.  We  will  re- 
store Uiem,  and  will  require  noth- 
ing of  them ;  so  will  we  do  as  thou 
sayest.  Then  I  called  the  priests, 
iand  took  an  oath  of  them,  that 
they  should  do  according  to  this 
promise. 

13  Also  *  I  shook  my  lap,  and 
said.  So  God  shake  out  every 
man  from  his  house,  and  from 
his  labour,  that  performeth  not 
this  promise,  even  thus  be  he 
shaken  out,  and  t emptied.  And 
all  the  congregation  .said.  Amen, 
and  praised  the  Lord.  'And  the 
people  did  according  to  this  prom- 
ise. 

14  %  Moreover  from  the  time 
that  I  was  appointed  to  be  their 
governor  in  the  land  of  Judah, 
from  the  twentieth  year  '"even 
unto  the  two  and  thirtieth  year 
of  Artaxerxes  the  king.  Hint  is, 
twelve  years,  I  and  my  brethren 
have  not  «  eaten  the  bread  of  the 
governor. 

15  But  the  former  governors  that 
had  been  before  me  were  charge- 
able unto  the  people,  and  had  tak- 
en of  them  bread  and  wine,  be- 
sides forty  shekels  of  silver ;  yea, 
even  their  servants  bare  rule  over 
the  people:  but  "so  did  not  I,  be- 
cause of  the  p  fear  of  God. 

16  Yea.  also  I  continued  in  the 
work  of  this  wall,  neither  bought 
we  any  land :  and  all  my  servants 
luere  gathered  thither  unto  the 
work. 

17  Moreover  tha-e  rcere  9  at  my 
table  a  hundred  and  fifty  of  the 
Jews  and  rulers,  besides  those 
that  came  unto  us  from  among 
the  heathen  that  are  about  us. 

18  Now  that  '•which  was  prepared 
for  me  daily  was  one  ox  and  six 
choice  sheep ;  also  fowls  were 
prepared  for  me,  and  once  in  ten 
days  store  of  all  sorts  of  wine: 
yet  for  all  this  'required  not  I 
the  bread  of  the  governor,  be- 
cause the  bondage  was  heavy 
upon  this  people. 


19  'Think  upon  me,  my  God,  for 
good,  arcnrding  to  all  that  I  have 
done  for  this  people. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

I  Sanbailat  practisetti  by  craft,  ly  rumours,  hy 
hired  prophecies,  to  lerrijy  Nehemiah.  15  The 
work  IS _fijiished  to  the  terror  of  the  enemies, 
17  Secret  intelligence  passeth  between  the  ene- 
mies and  the  nuhles  of  Judah. 

"VfOW  it  came  to  pass,  « when 
l>i    Sanbailat,    and  Tobiah,  and 

II  Geshem  the  Arabian,  and  the 
rest  of  our  enemies,  heard  that  I 
had  builded  the  wall,  and  tliat 
there  was  no  breach  left  therein; 
(*  though  at  that  time  I  had  not 
set  up  the  dooi^s  upon  the  gates  ;) 

2  That  Sanbailat  and  Gesheni 
(•sent  unto  me,  saying.  Come,  let 
us  meet  together  in  someone  of  the 
villages  in  the  plain  of ''Ono.  But 
they  e  thought  to  do  me  mischief. 

3  And  I  sent  messengers  unto 
them,  saying,  I  am  doing  a  great 
work,  so  that  I  cannot  come 
down :  why  should  the  work 
cease,  whilst  I  leave  it,  and  come 
down  to  you? 

4  Yet  they  sent  unto  me  four 
times  after  this  sort ;  and  I  an- 
swered them  after  the  same  man- 
ner. 

5  Then  sent  Sanbailat  his  serv- 
ant unto  me  in  like  manner  the 
fifth  time  with  an  open  letter  in 
his  hand ; 

(j  Wherein  ivas  written,  It  is  re- 
ported among  the  heathen,  and 
il  Gashmu  saith  it,  .fthal  thou  and 
the  Jews  think  to  rebel :  for  which 
cause  thou  buildest  the  wall,  that 
thou  mayest  be  their  king,  ac- 
cording to  these  words. 

7  And  thou  hast  also  appointed 
prophets  to  preach  of  thee  at  Je- 
rasalem,  saying.  There  is  a  king  in 
Judah :  and  now  shall  it  be  re- 
ported to  the  king  according  to 
these  words.  Come  now  there- 
fore, and  let  us  take  counsel  to- 
gether. 

8  Then  I  sent  unto  him,  saj-ing. 
There  are  no  such  things  done  as 
thou  sayest,  but  thou  feignest 
them  out  of  thine  own  heart. 

9  For  they  all  made  us  afraid, 
saying.  Their  hands  shall  be 
weakened  from  thev.ork,  that  it 
be  not  done.  JNTow,  therefore,  O 
God,  strengthen  my  hands. 

10  Afterward  I  came  unto  the 
house  of  Shemaiah  the  son  of  Del- 
aiah  the  son  of  Mehetabeel,  who 
was  shut  up ;  and  he  said,  Let  us 
meet  together  in  the  house  of  God, 
within  the  temple,  and  let  us  shut 
the  doors  of  the  temple :  for  they 
will  come  to  slay  thee ;  yea,  in  the 
night  will  they  come  to  slay  thee. 

11  And  I  said.  Should  such  a  man 
as  I  flee?  and  who  is  there,  that, 
beinu  as  I  am,  would  go  into  the 
temple  to  save  his  life?  I  will  not 
go  in. 

457 


Before 
CHRIST 

445. 


/zoh.  2.  10,19. 

&.  4.  I,  7. 
II  Or, 

Gashmu, 

ver.  6. 


cProv.  26.  24, 

dl  Chr.  8.  12. 

ch.  11.  35. 
«  1'3.  37.  12, 

32. 


II  Or, 

Geshem, 

ver.  1. 
/ch.  2.  19. 


A  register  of 


NEHEMIAH. 


the  cjenealoffij 


lie  Co  re 
CHRIST 

445. 

g  Kz.  13.  22. 


about  445. 


*ch.  2.  10.  &: 
4.  1,7.  &6.1. 


t  Hrb. 

maltiplied 
lliPir  letter: 
jiassin;  lu 
Tobiali. 


I  Or,  matters. 


c  Ex.  18.21. 


tHeb.  broad 
in  spaces. 


12  And,  lo,  I  perceived  that  God 
had  not  sent  him  ;  but  that  ^he 
pronounced  tiiispropliecy  against 
me :  lor  Tobiah  and  Sanballat  had 
hired  him. 

13  Tlierelbre  luas  he  hired,  that  I 
should  be  afraid,  and  do  so,  and 
sin,  and  that  they  might  have 
matter  for  an  evil  report,  that 
thej"  might  reproach  me. 

14  /'My  God,  tliink  tiiou  upon  To- 
biah and  Sanballat  according  to 
these  their  works,  and  ou  the 
i  prophetess  Noadiah,  and  the  rest 
of  the  prophets,  that  would  have 
put  me  in  fear. 

].')  I  So  the  wall  was  finished  in 
the  twenty  and  fifth  day  of  the 
month  Elul,  in  fiftj'  and  two  days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
*when  all  our  enemies  heard 
thereof,  and  all  the  heathen  that 
iccre  about  us  saw  the-'iC  tltiniis, 
they  were  much  cast  down  in 
their  own  eyes  ;  for  '  they  per- 
ceived that  tliis  work  was 
wrought  of  our  God. 

17  %  Moreover  in  those  days  the 
nobles  of  Judali  tsent  inany  let- 
ters unto  Tobiah,  and  the  letters  of 
Tobiah  came  unto  them. 

18  For  tJLere  were  many  in  Judah 
sworn  unto  him,  because  he  ivax 
the  son  in  law  of  Shechaniah  the 
son  of  Arab  ;  and  his  son  Jobanan 
had  taken  the  daughter  of  Me- 
shullam  the  son  of  Berechiah. 

19  Also  thej'  reported  his  good 
deeds  before  me,  and  uttered  my 
II  words  to  him.  AudTohiSih.  sent 
letters  to  put  me  in  fear. 

CHAPTER   VII. 

1  Nchemiah  commitleth  the  charge  of  Jerusalem 
to  liana ni  and  llananiah.  ^  A  register  of  tlie 
genealogy  of  them  which  came  at  the  first  out 
o/Ba',ylon,0  of  the  pcupl-,  Z'i  of  the  priests, 
43  oj  the  Levites,  48  of  the  Nethirtim,  07  of 
Solomon's  servants,  63  and  of  the  priests  which 
could  not  find  their  pedigree.  66  The  whale 
■numher  of  them,  wick  their  substance.  70 
Their  oblations. 

NOW  it  came  to  pa.ss,  when  the 
wall  was  built,  and  I  had  "set 
up  the  doors,  and  the  porters  and 
the  singers  and  the  Levites  were 
appohited, 

2  That  I  gave  my  brother  Ilan- 
ani,  and  Hanuniah  the  ruler  ^of 
the  palace,  embargo  over  Jerusa- 
lem: for  li(>  ii-a.s  a  faithful  man, 
and  c  feared  God  above  many. 

3  And  I  said  unto  them.  Let  not 
the  gates  of  .Jeru.salem  be  opened 
until  the  sun  be  hot ;  and  while 
they  stand  by,  let  them  shut  the 
doors,  and  bar  tlicm.:  and  appoint 
watches  of  the  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rusalem, every  one  in  his  watch, 
and  every  one  to  be  over  against 
his  house. 

4  Now  the  city  ivas  t  large  and 
great:  but  the  people  xiiere  lew 
therein,  and  the  houses  xverc  not 
buildod. 

5  1  And  my  God  put  into  mire 

458 


heart  to  gather  together  the 
nobles,  and  the  rulers,  and  the 
people,  that  they  might  be  reck- 
oned by  genealogJ^  And  I  found 
a  register  of  the  genealogy  of 
them  which  came  up  at  the  first, 
and  found  written  therein, 
()  ''These  are  the  children  of  the 
province,  that  went  up  out  of  the 
captivity,  of  those  that  had  been 
carried  away,  whom  Nebuchad- 
nezzar the  king  of  Babylon  liad 
carried  away,  and  came  again  to 
Jerusalem  and  to  Judah,  every 
one  unto  his  city; 

7  Who  came  with  Zerubbabel, 
Jeshua,  Nehemiah,  IIAzariali, 
Raamiah,  Nahamani,  Mordecai, 
Bilshan,  Mispereth,  Bigvai,  Ne- 
hum,  Baanah.  The  number,  I 
.say,  of  the  men  of  the  people  of 
Israel  ivas  t/iis; 

8  The  children  of  Parosh,  two 
thousand  a  hundred  seventy  and 
two. 

9  The  children  of  Shephatiah, 
three  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

10  The  children  of  Arab,  six  hun- 
dred fifty  and  two. 

11  The  children  of  Pahath-moab, 
of  the  children  of  Jeshua  and 
Joab,  two  thousand  and  eight 
hundred  and  eighteen. 

12  The  children  of  Elam,  a  thou- 
sand two  hundred  tifty  and  four. 

13  The  children  of  Zattu,  eight 
hundred  Ibrtj'  and  five. 

14  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven 
hundred  and  threescore. 

1.5  The  children  of  llBinnui,  six 
hundred  forty  and  eight. 

IG  The  children  of  Bebai,  six 
hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

17  The  children  of  Azgad,  two 
thousand  three  hundred  twenty 
and  two. 

18  The  childi'en  of  Adonikam, 
six  hundred  threescore  and  .seven. 

19  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two 
thousand  threescore  and  seven. 

20  The  children  of  Adin,  .six 
hundred  lifty  and  five. 

21  The  children  of  Ater  of  Heze- 
kiah,  ninety  and  eight. 

22  The  children  ofllashum,  three 
hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

23  The  children  of  Bezai,  three 
hundred  twenty  and  four. 

24  The  children  of  I  Hariph,  a 
hundred  and  twelve. 

2.5  The  children  ofllGibeon,  ninety 
and  five. 

2(i  The  men  of  Beth-leliem  and 
Netophah,  a  hundred  lourscore 
and  eight. 

27  The  men  of  Anathoth,  a  hun- 
dred twenty  and  eight. 

28  The  men  of  II  Beth-azmaveth, 
forty  and  two. 

29  The  men  of  II  Kirjath-jearim, 
Chephirah,  and  Beeroth,  seven 
liunflred  Ibrty  and  three. 

30  The  men  of  Ramah  and  Gaba, 
si.x.  hundred  twenty  and  one. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  445. 


about  536. 

iEzra.  2.  1, 


I  Or,  Seraiah  : 
See  Ezra  2. 


II  Or,  Bani. 


II  Or,  Jora. 
II  Or,  Otbbar. 


II  Or, 

Azmavetk. 
J  Or,  Kirjath- 

arim. 


of  those  who 


NEHEMIAH. 


returned  from  Babylon. 


ni-fore 
C  H  R  I  S  T 

about  536. 


eSee  vgr.  12. 


/I  Chr.  24.  7. 
rl  Chr.  24. 


h  See  1  Chr.  9. 
12.  &  24.  0. 


II  Or, 
H'jdaviah, 
Kzra  2.  40. 
or,  Judah, 
K/.ra  3.  '.I. 


UOr,  Siaha. 


II  Or,  Shamtai. 


BOr, 

yephusim. 


UOr,  Bazluth. 


31  The  men  of  Michmas,  a  hun- 
dred and  twenty  and  two. 

32  The  men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai,  a 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

33  The  men  of  the  other  J^ebo, 
fifty  and  two. 

'Ai  The  children  of  the  other 
«Elam,  a  thousand  two  hundred 
fifty  and  four. 

35  The  children  of  Ilarim,  three 
hundred  and  twenty. 

36  The  children  of  .lericho,  three 
hundred  forty  and  five. 

37  The  children  of  Lod,  Hadld, 
and  Ono,  seven  hundred  twenty 
and  one. 

38  The  children  of  Senaah.  three 
thousand  nine  hundred  and  tliirty. 

39  T  The  priests  :  the  children  of 
/Jedaiali.  of  the  house  of  Jeshua, 
nine  hundred  seventy  and  three. 

40  The  children  of  </Immer,  a 
thousand  fifty  and  two. 

41  The  children  of  '•  Pashur,  a 
tliousand  two  hundred  forty  and 
seven. 

42  The  children  of  'Harim,  a 
thousand  and  seventeen. 

43  ^  The  Levites :  the  children 
of  Jeshua,  of  Kadmiel,  and  of  the 
children  of  liHodevah,  seventy 
and  four. 

44  *;  The  singers:  the  children  of 
Asaijh.  a  hundred  forty  and  eight. 

4-5  *!  The  portei-s:  the  children  of 
Shallum,  the  children  of  Ater,  the 
children  of  Talnion.  the  children 
of  Akkub,  the  children  of  Hatita, 
the  children  of  Shobai,  a  hundred 
thirty  and  eight. 

46  'J  The  Nethinim  :  the  children 
of  Ziha,  the  children  of  Hashu- 
pha.  the  children  of  Tabbaotli, 

47  The  children  of  Keros,  the 
children  of  II  Sia,  the  children  of 
Padon, 

48  The  children  of  Lebana,  the 
children  of  Hagaba,  the  children 
of  iiShalmai. 

49  The  children  of  Hanan,  the 
children  of  Giddel,  the  children 
of  Gahar, 

.50  The  children  of  Reaiah,  the 
children  of  Rezin,  the  children  of 
Nekoda, 

51  The  children  of  Gazzam,  the 
children  of  Uzza,  the  children  of 
Phaseah, 

52  The  children  of  Besai,  the 
children  of  Meunim,  the  children 
of  1  Nephishe.sim, 

53  The  children  of  Bakbuk,  the 
cliildren  of  Hakupha,  the  chil- 
dren of  Harhur, 

54  The  children  of  ilBazlith.  the 
children  of  Mehida,  the  children 
of  Harsha. 

55  The  children  of  Barkos,  the 
children  of  Sisera,  the  children  of 
Tamah, 

56  The  children  of  Neziah,  the 
children  of  Hatipha. 

57  1!  The  children  of  Solomon's 
servants:   the  children  of  Sotai, 


the  children  of  Sophereth,  the 
children  of  I!  Perida, 

58  The  chUdren  of  Jaala,  the  chil- 
dren of  Darken,  the  children  of 
Giddel, 

59  The  children  of  Shephatiah, 
the  children  of  Hattil,  the  chil- 
dren of  Pochereth  of  Zebaim,  the 
children  of  ilAmon. 

60  All  tlie  Nethinim,  and  the 
children  of  Solomon's  servants. 
icei-e  three  hundred  ninety  and 
two. 

61  '■And  these  ivere  they  which 
uent  up  also  from  Tel-melah,  Tel- 
haresha,  Cherub,  BAddon,  and 
Imnier  :  but  they  could  not  shew 
their  father's  house,  nor  their 
II  seed,  whether  thev  were  of  Israel. 

62  The  children  of  Delaiah.  the 
children  of  Tobiah,  the  children 
of  Nekoda,  six  hundred  forty  and 
two. 

63  ^  And  of  the  priests :  the  chil- 
dren of  Habaiah,  the  children  of 
Koz,  the  children  of  Barzillai. 
which  took  one,  of  the  daughtei-s 
of  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  to  wife, 
and  was  called  after  their  name. 

64  These  sought  their  register 
amono  tliose  that  were  reckoned 
by  genealogy,  but  it  was  not 
found :  therelore  were  they,  as 
polluted,  put  from  the  i^riest- 
hood. 

6.5  And  '1  the  Tirshatha  said  unto 
them,  that  they  should  not  eat 
of  the  most  holy  things,  till  there 
stood  lip  a  priest  with  Urim  and 
Thummim. 

66  "^  The  whole  congregation  to- 
gether ivas  forty  and  two  thousand 
three  hundred  and  threescore, 

67  Besides  their  manservants 
and  their  maidservants,  of  whom 
there  were  seven  thousand  three 
hundred  thirty  and  seven  :  and 
they  had  two  hundred  forty  and 
five  singing  men  and  singing- 
women. 

68  Their  horses,  seven  hundred 
thirty  and  si.x; :  their  mules,  two 
hundred  forty  and  five  : 

69  Their  camels,  lour  hundred 
thirty  and  five:  six  thousand 
seven  hundred  and  twenty  asses. 

70  1  And  tsome  of  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  gave  unto  the  work. 
'The  Tirshatha  gave  to  the  treas- 
ure a  thousand  drams  of  gold,  fif- 
tj'  basins,  five  hundred  and  thirty 
priests'  garments. 

71  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  gave  to  the  treasure  of  the 
work  w  twenty  thousand  drams 
of  goid,  and  two  thousand  and 
two  hundred  pounds  of  .silver. 

72  And  that  which  the  rest  of  the 
people  gave  was  twenty  thousand 
drams  of  gold,  and  two  thousand 
pounds  of  silver,  and  threescore 
and  seven  priests'  garments. 

73  So  the  priests,  and  the  Levites, 
and  the  porters,  and  the  singers, 

459 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  536. 


•.\  Or,  Am(. 

k  Ezra  2.  i9. 
ijOr,  Addan. 

II  Or,  pedigree. 


II  Or,  the 
governor, 
ch.  8.  9. 


■f  Heh.  part. 
/ch.  8.  9. 


m  So  Ezra  2. 
69. 


The  law  read  and 


NEHEMIAH. 


expounded  hy  Ezra. 


Bi'fTre 
CHRIST 

about  536. 


about  445. 

a  Kir.i  3.  1. 
6  eh.  3.26. 

c  Ezra  7.  6. 


ciDeut.  31.11, 
12. 

t  Hel).  that 
understood 
in  hearing. 

e  Lev.  23.  24. 


t  Heh.  fron 
Ihe  light. 


t  KpI).  lower 
of  wood. 


t  \Ik\i.  fj/es. 


/Judj.  3.  20. 


f  1  Cor.  14.1C. 
h  Lam.  3.  41. 

1  Tiltl.  2.  H. 

1  Kx.  4.  31.  <k 
12.27. 
2Clir.  20.18. 


*  Lnv.  in.  11. 

i).-iit.  :i3.  10. 

2  Clir.  17.7, 
^,  '.I. 
.\lul.  2.  7. 

/  Kzra  2.  03. 

rti    7.  (JO.  Sc 

M.  1. 
a  Or,  ihc 

governor, 
m'l  Chr.  30.3. 

ver.  8. 
n  Lev.  23.  24. 

Num.  20.  1. 
o  Dput.  IC.  14, 


and  some  of  the  people,  and  the 
Xethinim,  iind  all  Israel,  dwelt  in 
their  citie.s;  »and  when  the  sev- 
enth month  came,  the  children  of 
Israel  were  in  their  cities. 

CHAPTER    VIII. 

1  The  religious  manner  of  reading  and  hearing 
the  law.  9  They  comfort  the  people.  13  Tlie 
forwardness  of  them  to  hear  and  he  instruct- 
ed.    IG  They  keep  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

AND  all  «the  people  gathered 
.  themselves  together  as  one 
man  into  the  street  that  K'f(.s  ''be- 
Ibre  the  water  gate ;  and  they 
spake  unto  Ezra  tlie  ^scribe  to 
bring  the  book  of  the  law  of  Mo- 
ses, which  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded to  Israel. 

•1  And  Ezra  the  priest  brought 
fUhe  law  before  the  congregation 
both  of  men  and  women,  and  all 
tthat  could  hear  with  understand- 
ing, c'upon  the  first  day  of  the 
seventh  month. 

'.i  And  he  read  therein  before 
the  street  that  ?ro.9  before  the 
water  gate  t  from  the  morning  un- 
til midda3^  before  the  men  and 
the  women,  and  those  that  could 
understand;  and  the  ears  of  all 
the  people  were  attentive  unto  the 
book  of  the  law. 

4  And  Ezra  the  scribe  stood  up- 
on a  t  pulpit  of  wood,  which  they 
had  made  for  the  purpose;  and 
beside  him  stood  IMattithiah,  and 
Sliema,  and  Anaiah,  and  Urijah, 
and  Hilkiali,  and  Maaseiah,on  his 
right  hand;  and  on  his  left  hand, 
redaiah,  and  Mishael.  and  Mal- 
chiah,andHashum,andHashbad- 
ana,  Zechariah,  atul  Meshullam. 

.')  And  Ezra  opened  the  book  in 
the  t sight  of  all  the  people;  (for 
he  was  above  all  the  people;)  and 
when  he  opened  it,  all  the  people 
/stood  up: 

()  And  Ezra  blessed  the  Lord, 
the  great  God.  And  all  tlie  people 
^answered.  Amen,  Amen,  with 
''lifting  up  their  hands:  and  they 
i  bowed  their  heads,  and  worship- 
ped the  Lord  with  ttieir  faces  to 
the  ground. 

7  Also  Jeshua,  and  Bani,  and 
Sherebiah,  .Taniin.  Akkiib,  Shab- 
betliai,  Jlodijaii,  ^Maasclah,  Kel- 
ita,  Azariali,  .Jozabad,  JIanaii,  I'cl- 
uiah,  and  the  Jv(;vites,  /caused 
th(!  people  to  understand  the  hiw: 
and  tlie  people  stood  in  tlicir  iilace. 

«  So  they  read  in  the  book  in  the 
law  of  CJod  distinctly,  and  gave 
the  .sen.se,  and  caused  llicni  to 
understand  tlu;  reading. 

!)  \\  'And  Neheniiah,  which  in 
lithe  Tirshatha,  and  Ezra  the 
priest  the  scribe, "» and  the  Leviles 
that  taught  the  jieople,  .said  luilo 
all  the  people,  "This  day  /.v  lioly 
unto  the  Lord  your  God;  "mourn 
not,  nor  weep.  For  all  tlie  people 
wept,  when  they  heard  the  words 
of  the  law. 

4R0 


10  Then  he  said  unto  them,  Go 
your  \vaJ^  eat  the  fat,  and  drink 
the  sweet,  i^  and  send  portions  un- 
to them  lor  whom  nothing  is  pre- 
pared: ibr  this  day  i.s  holy  unto 
our  Lord :  neither  be  ye  sorry ; 
lor  the  joy  of  the  Lord  Is  your 
strength. 

11  so  the  Levites  stilled  all  the 
people,  saying.  Hold  your  peace, 
lor  the  day  is  holy ;  neither  be  ye 
grieved. 

12  And  all  the  people  went  their 
way  to  eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to 
<7send  portions,  and  to  make  great 
mirth,  because  they  had  '•under- 
stood the  words  that  were  declar- 
ed unto  them. 

13  f  And  on  the  second  day  were 
gathered  together  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  of  all  the  people,  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  unto  Ez- 
ra the  scribe,  even  11  to  understand 
the  words  of  the  law. 

14  And  they  found  written  in  the 
law  which  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded tby  Moses,  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  should  dwell  in 
« booths  in  the  feast  of  the  seventh 
month: 

15  And  <that  they  should  pub- 
lish and  proclaim  in  all  their  cit- 
ies, and  "in  Jerusalem,  saying. 
Go  forth  unto  the  mount,  and 
^  fetch  olive  branches,  and  pine 
branches,  and  myrtle  branches, 
and  palm  branches,  and  branches 
of  thick  trees,  to  make  booths,  as 
it  is  written. 

l(i  If  So  the  people  went  forth,  and 
brought  theia,  and  made  tiiem- 
selves  booths,  every  one  upon  the 
.'/roof  of  hi.s  house,  and  in  their 
courts,  and  in  the  courts  of  the 
house  of  God,  and  in  the  street  of 
the  '-  water  gate, «  and  in  the  street 
of  the  gate  of  PZphraim. 

17  And  all  the  congregation  of 
tliem  tliat  were  come  again  out  of 
the  captivity  made  booths,  and 
sat  under  the  booths :  for  since  the 
days  of  .Teshua  the  son  of  Nun 
unto  that  day  had  not  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  done  so.  And  there 
was  vciry  ''great  gladness. 

18  Also  cday  by  day,  from  the 
first  day  unto  the  last  day,  he 
read  in  the  hook  of  the  law  of  God. 
And  they  k(>pt  tlie  feast  seven 
days;  anil  on  the  eighth  day  wits 
ta'solenin  assembly,  '^  according 
uuto  the  manner. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  A  solemn  fast,  and  repentance  of  the  people.  4 
The  Levites  make  a  religious  confession  of 
God's  goodness,  and  their  wickedness. 

NOW  in  the  twenty  and  fourth 
day  of"  this  mouth  the  chil- 
dren <)i  Israel  were  assembled 
with  fasting,  and  witlisackclothes, 
''and  earth  upon  tiu.'m. 
2  And 'the  seed  of  Israel  separ- 
ated themselves  from  all  tstran- 


lirfore 
C  H  K  1  S  T 

about  445. 


p  F.sUi.  0    I'J, 
22. 
Kev.  11.10. 


7  ver.  10. 
r  ver.  7,  8. 


;i  Or,  that 
they  might 
instruct  in 
the  words  of 
the  law. 

t  Hel).  by  the 
hand  of. 

s  Lev.  23.  34. 
42. 
DfUt.  IG.  13. 

(  Lev.  23.  4. 

«  Deut.  10. 16. 

X  Lev.  23.  40. 


y  Deul.  22.  8. 


rrh.  12.  37. 
<i2  Kings  14. 


;i2Chr.3C 

.21 

c  Deut.  31 

.  10 

&c. 

t  Hel). 

a  restrai 

nl. 

J  Lev.  23. 

36. 

Num.  29 

.33 

445. 

ach.  8.  2. 

6  Josh.  7. 

6. 

1  Sam.  4 

12. 

2  Sam.  1 

2. 

Jul.  2.  12 

c  Ezra  10. 

11. 

cli.  13.  3, 

30. 

t  Hel). 

strange  chil- 

The  Levitcs  make 


NEHEMIAH. 


a  religious  confession. 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


scajfold. 


clChr.29. 13. 


/2  Kings  19. 

ij,  la. 

Ps.  86.  10. 

Is.  37.  IG,  20. 
g  lien.  1.  1. 

E.\.  20.  II. 

Rev.  14.  7. 
h  Deut.  10.14. 

1  Kings  s.  27. 
I  Gen.  2.  1. 
k  Pb.  3G.  6. 
liien.  ]1.  31. 

i  12.  1. 
m  (icii.  17.  5. 
n  Oen.  15.  G. 

oOiMi.  12.7. 
&  J5.  IS.  6l 
17.  7,  a. 


p  Josh.  23.  14. 

V  Ex.  2.  25.  <k 

3.  7. 
r  Ex.  14.10. 
J  Ex.7,  H,  0, 

J  (I,  12.  &  14, 

ihaplcrs. 

t  Ex.  18.  11. 
!^  Ex.  9.  IG. 

Is.  G3.  12.  14. 

Jer.  32.  20. 

Dau.  9.  15. 
I  Ex.  14.  21, 

22,  27.  28. 

Ps.  76.  13. 

y  E.X.  15.  5,  10 
J  Ex.  13.21. 


a  Ex.  19.  20. 
&  20.  1. 

h  r».  19.  8,  9. 

Rom.  7.  12. 
t  Hell,  laici 

oj  truth. 


gers,  and  stood  and  confe.ssed 
their  sins,  and  the  iniquities  of 
their  fathers. 

3  And  they  stood  up  in  their 
place,  and  '<  read  in  the  book  of 
the  law  of  the  Lord  their  God 
one  fourth  part  of  the  day;  and 
another  fourth  part  they  con- 
fe.ssed. and  woi'shipped  the  Lord 
their  God. 

4  *"Then    stood    up    upon    the 

I  stairs,  of  the  Levites,  Jeshua, 
and  Bani,  Kadmiel,  Shebauiah, 
Bunni,  .^herebiali,  Bani,  and 
Clienani,  and  cried  with  a  loud 
voice  unto  the  Lord  their  God. 

5  Then  the  Levites,  Jeshua,  and 
Kadmiel,  Bani,  IIa.shabniah, 
Sherebiah,  Hodijah.  Shebaniah, 
cncfPethahiah,  said,  Stand  u\i  and 
ble.ss  the  Lord  your  God  ibr  ever 
and  ever :  and  ble.ssed  be  « thy 
glorious  name,  which  is  exalted 
above  all  bles.sing  and  praise. 

(i  .'Thou,  even  thou,  art  Lord 
alone;  i/thouhast  made  heaven, 
''the  heaven  of  heavens,  with  'all 
their  host,  the  earth,  and  all 
things  that  are  therein,  the  seas, 
and  all  that  is  therein,  and  thou 
^■preserves!  them  all;  and  the 
host  of  hea%-en  worshippeth  thee. 

7  Thou  art  the  Lord  the  God. 
who  didst  choose  'Abram,  and 
broughtest  him  forth  out  of  Ur  of 
the  C'haldees,  and  gavest  him  the 
name  of'"  Abraham ; 

8  And  foundest  his  heart  "  faith- 
ful before  thee,  and  madest  a 
<<  covenant  with  him  to  give  the 
land  of  the  Canaanites,  the  Hit- 
tites,  the  Amorites,  and  the  Periz- 
zites,  and  the  Jebusites,  and  the 
Girgashites,  to  give  it,  I  saji,  to  his 
seed,  and  i^hast  perfornied  thy 
words;  for  thou  art  righteous: 

O^Anddidst  see  the  affliction  of 
our  fathers  in  Egypt,  and  'heard- 
est  their  cry  by  tlie  Red  sea ; 

10  And  sshewedst  signs  and 
wonders  upon  Pharaoh,  and  on 
all  his  servants,  and  on  all  the 
people  of  his  land:  for  thou  knew- 
est  that  they  « dealt  proudly 
against  them.  "^So  didst  thou  !<get 
thee  a  name,  as  it  is  this  daj'. 

II  ^And  thou  didst  divide  the  .sea 
before  them,  so  that  they  went 
through  the  midst  of  the  sea  on 
the  dry  land;  and  their  persecu- 
tors thou  threwest  into  the  deeps, 
van  a  stone  into  the  mighty 
waters. 

12  Moreover  thou  zleddest  them 
in  the  day  by  a  cloudy  jiillar ;  and 
in  the  night  b\-  a  pillar  of  fire,  to 
give  them  light  in  the  way  where- 
in thej'  should  go. 

13  a  Thou  earnest  down  also  up- 
on mount  Sinai,  and  spakest  with 
them  from  heaven,  and  gavest 
them  t  right  judgments,  and 
t  true  laws,  good  statutes  and 
commandments : 


14  And  madest  known  unto 
them  thy  '•holy  .sabbath,  and 
commandedst  them  precepts, 
statutes,  and  laws,  bj'  the  hand 
of  Moses  thy  servant: 

lo  And  ''gavest  them  bread 
from  heaven  for  their  hunger, 
and  c  broughtest  forth  water  for 
them  out  of  the  rock  for  their 
thirst,  and  promised.st  them  that 
they  should  .''go  in  to  possess  the 
land  f  which  thou  hadst  sworn  to 
give  them. 

16  oBin  they  and  our  fathers 
dealt  proudly,  and  ''hardened 
their  necks,  and  hearkened  not 
to  thy  commandments, 

17  And  refused  to  obey,  ^' nei- 
ther were  mindful  of  thy  won- 
ders that  thou  didst  among  them ; 
but  hardened  their  necks,  and 
in  their  rebellion  appointed  '-a 
captain  to  return  to  their  bond- 
age :  but  thou  art  ta  God  ready  to 
pardon,  'gracious  and  merciful, 
slow  to  anger,  and  of  gi'eat  kind- 
ness, and  Ibrsookest  them  not. 

18  Yea,  '"when  they  had  made 
them  a  molten  calf,  and  said. 
This  is  thy  God  that  brought  thee 
up  out  of  Egypt,  and  had  wrought 
great  provocations ; 

19  Yet  thou  in  thy  "manifold 
mercies  forsookest  ihem  not  in 
the  wilderness:  the  "pillar  of  the 
cloud  departed  not  from  them 
by  daj',  to  lead  them  in  the  waj''; 
neither  the  pillar  of  fire  by  night, 
to  shew  them  light,  and  the  way 
wherein  they  should  go. 

20  Thou  gavest  also  thy  pgood 
Spirit  to  instruct  them,  and  with- 
heldest  not  thy  ? manna  from 
their  niouth,  and  gavest  them 
>•  water  for  their  thirst. 

21  Yea,  » forty  years  didst  thou 
sustain  them  in  the  wilderness, 
50  that  they  lacked  nothing;  their 
« clothes  waxed  not  old,  and  their 
feet  swelled  not. 

22  Moreover  thou  gavest  them 
kingdoms  and  nations,  and  didst 
divide  them  into  corners:  so 
they  possessed  the  land  of  "Si- 
hon,  and  the  land  of  the  king  of 
Heshbon,  and  the  land  of  Og 
king  of  Bashan. 

23  2 Their  children  also  mnltipli- 
edst  thou  as  the  stars  of  heaven, 
and  broughtest  them  into  the 
land,  concerning  which  thou 
hadst  promised  to  their  fathers, 
that  they  should  go  in  to  possess 
it. 

21  So  .'/the  children  went  in  and 
posse.ssed  the  land,  and  zthou 
subduedst  before  them  the  inhab- 
itants of  the  land,  the  Canaanites, 
and  gavest  them  into  their  hands, 
with  their  kings,  and  the  people 
of  the  land,  that  they  might  do 
with  them  tas  thej'  would. 

2-5  And  they  took  strong  cities, 

and  a  «fat  land,  and  i^ossessed 

461 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


cGen.2.  3. 

Ex.  20.  8,  11. 
d  Ex.  16.  14, 

15. 

John  6.  31. 
eEx.  17.6. 

Num.  20.  9, 
i-c. 
/Deut.  1.  8. 
t  Heb.  which 

thou  hadst 

lifted  vp 

thine  hand 

to  give  them, 

Num.  14.  30. 
f  ver.  29. 

Ps.  106.  6. 
A  Deut.  31.27. 

2  Kings  17. 

14. 

2  Chr.  30.  8. 

Jer.  19.  15. 
iPs.  78. 11,42, 

43. 
J  Num.  14.  4. 
t  Heb.  a  God 

of  pardons. 
I  Ex.  34.  G. 

Num.  14.  18. 

Ps.  (-G.  5,  15. 

Joel  2.  13. 
mEx.  32.  4. 
»!  ver.  27. 

Ps.  106.  45. 


Num.  14.  14. 
1  Cor.  10.  1. 


p  Num.  11. 17 
Is.  63.  11. 

7  Ex.  16.  IS. 
Josh.  5.  12. 

r  Ex.  17.  6. 

s  Deut.  2.  7. 


t  Deut.  8.  4. 
Sc  29.  5. 


u  Num.  21. 
21,  Arc. 


y  Josh.  1.  2, 
1  Ps.  44.  2,  3. 

t  Heb. 

according  to 

their  will, 
a  ver.  35. 

Num.  13.  27. 

Deut.  8.  7,  S. 

£z.  20.  6. 


The  Levitcs  make 


NEHEMIAH. 


a  7-eUgious  confession. 


Jk'fore 

r;  n  n  1  s  T 
445. 


h  DfUl 

G.  11. 

il  Or,  c 

slcrns. 

t  Hch. 

tree 

o/Joo 

i. 

cDeut 

32.  15. 

rflfos. 

3.  5. 

£  Judg 

2.  11, 

12. 

Ez.  20.  21. 

f\  Kings  14. 

9. 

I's.  50. 17. 
g  1  Kings  1.". 

4.  &  lU.  10. 

2  Chr.24.  20, 

21. 

MiUt.  23.37. 

Acts  7.  52. 
;r.Iudg.  2.  14. 

4;  3.  8,  <tr. 

I's.  106.  41, 

42. 

i  Vn.  106.  44. 
it.ludg.  2.  18. 

(k  3.  9. 
t  Heh.  they 

returned  ta 

do  evil. 
/So  Judg.  3. 

11,  12,  30.  & 

4.  1.  ir.  5.  31. 

i  0.  1. 
m  Pa.  106.  43. 

n  ver.  16. 
o  Lev.  18.  5. 

Kz.  2U.  11. 

Rom.  10.  3. 

Oal.3.  12. 
t  lU-b.  they 

gave  n  with- 

druwmg 

shoulder, 

Zech.  7.  11. 
t  Heb. 

jirvtraet 

over  them. 
[I  2  Kings  17. 

13. 

2Chr.  36.  l.'j. 

.ler.  7.  20.  ii. 

20.  4. 
t  lleh.  in  the 

hiiTifl  oj  thy 

prophets, 
V  ijee  Acts  7. 

ol. 

1  I'et.  1.  11. 

2  Pel.  1.  21. 

r  Is.  :,.  5.  <k 

4J.  24. 
.  Jir.  4.27.  & 

0.  10,  18. 
ttvT.  17. 
u  i:x.  31.  C,  7. 

ih.  1.  5. 
t  lUb. 


t  Kcb.  ((/«( 


T  2  Kings  17. 

3. 
y  Ps.  119.  137. 

ban.  0.  14. 
r  Ps.  100.  6. 

Dan.  0.  6,  6, 


ihouse.s  lull  of  all  goods,  llwell.s 
digged,  vineyards,  audoliveyards, 
and  1 1ruit  trees  in  abundance :  so 
they  did  eat,  and  were  tilled,  and 
c became  I'at,  and  delighted  tliem- 
selves  in  thy  great  ''goodness. 

26  Nevertheless  tliej^  ^were  dis- 
obedient, and  rebelled  against 
thee,  and  /cast  thy  law  behind 
their  backs,  and  slew  thy  s-proph- 
ets  which  testified  against  them 
to  turn  them  to  thee,  and  they 
wrou.glit  great  provocations. 

27  /» Therefore  thou  deliveredst 
them  into  the  hand  of  their  ene- 
mies, who  vexed  tliem:  and  in 
the  time  of  their  trouble,  when 
they  cried  unto  tliee,  thou  'heard- 
est  than  from  heaven ;  and  ac- 
cording to  thy  manifold  mercies 
^thou  gavest  them  saviours,  who 
saved  them  out  of  the  hand  of 
their  enemies. 

28  But  al'ter  they  had  rest,  t' they 
did  evil  again  before  thee:  there- 
fore leftest  thou  them  in  tlie  hand 
of  their  enemies,  so  that  they  had 
the  dominion  over  tiiem:  yet 
when  tliey  returned,  and  cried  un- 
to thee,  thou  heardest  tkemi'Yom 
heaven;  and  '"many  times  didst 
thou  deliver  them  according  to 
thy  mercies; 

29  And  testifiedst  against  them, 
that  thou  miglitest  bring  them 
again  unto  thy  law:  yet  they 
"dealt  proudly,  and  hearkened 
not  unto  thy  commandments, 
butsinned  against  thy  judgments, 
("Which  if  a  man  do,  he  shall  live 
in  them;)  and  twithdrew  the 
shoulder,  and  hardened  their 
neck,  and  would  not  hear. 

30  Yet  many  j-ears  didst  thou 
t forbear  them,  and  testifiedst 
p  against  tiiem  by  thy  Spirit  t7  in 
tliy  proplicts:  j'et  would  they 
not  give  ear:  'therefore  gavest 
thou  them  into  tlie  hand  of  the 
people  ol  the  land,s. 

31  Nevertheless  for  thy  great 
mercies'  sake  *thou  didst  not  ut- 
terly consume  them,  nor  forsake 
them;  ibr  thou  (oL  <a  gracious 
and  merciful  God. 

82  Now  therefore,  our  God,  the 
great,  the  "mighty,  and  the  ter- 
rible God,  whokeepest  covenant 
and  mercy,  let  not  all  the  t  trouble 
seem  little  before  thee,  t  that  hath 
come  upon  us,  on  our  kings,  on 
our  princes,  and  on  our  pri(!sts, 
and  on  our  prophets,  and  on  our 
fathers,  and  on  all  tliy  pcoiile, 
.^since  the  time  of  the  kings  of 
Assyria  unto  this  day. 

:j:{  ilowbeit  ?/thoii  ar<  ju^t  in  all 
that  is  brought  upon  us;  for  thou 
hast  done  right,  but  «we  have 
done  wickedly: 

31  Neither  have  our  kings,  our 
princes,  our  j)ricsts,  nor  our  fa- 
thers, kept  thy  law,  nor  hearken- 
ed unto  thy  commandments  i>nd 
•162 


thy  testimonies,  wherewith  thou 
didst  testify  against  them. 

35  For  they  have  "not  served 
thee  in  their  kingdom,  and  in 
''thy  great  goodness  that  thou 
gavest  them,  and  in  the  large  and 
cfat  land  which  thou  gavest  be- 
fore them,  neither  turned  they 
from  their  wicked  works. 

36  Behold,  f'we  are  servants  this 
day,  and  for  the  land  that  thou 
gavest  unto  our  fathers  to  eat  the 
fruit  thereof  and  thegood  thereof, 
behold,  we  are  servants  in  it: 

37  And  «it  yieldeth  much  in- 
crease unto  the  kings  whom  thou 
hast  set  over  us  because  of  our 
sins:  also  they  have  /dominion 
over  our  bodies,  and  over  our 
cattle,  at  their  pleasure,  and  we 
are  in  great  distress. 

38  And  because  of  all  this  we 
a  make  a  sure  ajvenant,  and  write 
v<;and  our  princes,  Levites,  and 
priests,  f'seal  unto  it. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1   The  names  of  them  that  sealed  the   covenant. 
29  The  points  of  the  covenant. 

NOW  t  those  that  sealed  ivere, 
"Nehemiah,  il  the  Tirshatha, 
ithe  son  of  Hachaliah,  and  Zid- 
kijah, 

2  cSeraiah,  Azariah,  Jeremiah, 

3  Pasliur,  Amariah,  Malcliijah, 

4  Hattush,  Shebaniah,  Malluch, 

5  Harim,  Meremoth,  Obadiah, 

6  Uaniel,  Ginuethon,  Baruch, 

7  Meshullam,  Abijah,  Mijamin, 

8  Maaziah,  Bilgai,  Shemaiah: 
these  ivere  the  priests. 

9  And  the  Levites:  both  Jeshua 
the  son  of  Azaniah,  Binnui  of  the 
sons  of  Henadad,  Kadmiel; 

10  And  their  brethren,  Sheba- 
niah,  llodijah,  Kelita,  Pelaiah, 
Han  an, 

11  Micha,  Rehob,  Hashabiah, 

12  Zaccur,  bherebiah.  iShebaniah, 

13  Hodijah,  Bani,  Beuinu. 

14  The  chief  of  the  people; 
''Parosh,  Pahath-moab,  Elam, 
Zatthu,  Bani, 

V)  Bunni,  Azgad,  Bebai, 

16  Adoni.jah,  JJigvai,  Adin, 

17  Ater,  llizkijah,  Azzur, 

18  Hodijah,  Hashuni,  Bezai, 
1!)  Hariph,  Anathoth.  Nebai, 

20  Magpiash,  Mesluillam,  Hezir, 

21  Meshezabeel,  Zadol<,  Jaddua, 

22  Pelatiah,  Ilanan,  Anaiah, 

23  Hoshea,  Hananiah,  llasluib, 

24  Hallohesh,  Pileha,  ^lioljek, 

25  Itehum,  liashabnah,  Maasei- 
ah, 

26  And  Ahijah,  Hanan,  Anan, 

27  Malluch,  Harim,  Baanah. 

28  1i  «AikI  the  rest  of  the  people, 
the  priests,  the  Levites,  the  port- 
ers, the  singers,  the  Nethinim, 
./"and  all  they  that  had  separated 
themselves  from  the  people  of 
the  lands  unto  the  law  of  God, 
their  wives,  their  sons,  and  their 


Before 

c  n  K  1  S  T 

445. 


aDeut.28.  47. 
ver.  25. 


rfDeut.2S.  48. 
Kzra  9.  9. 


e  Deut.  28.  33, 

51. 
/Deut.  28.  48. 
?  2  Kings  23. 

3. 

2Clir.  29.  10. 

i  34.  31. 

Ezra  10.  3. 

ch.  10.  29. 
t  Hell,  art-  at 

the  sealing, 

or,  sealed, 
hch.  10.  1. 


t  Heb.  at  the 

scnlings, 

i-h.  9.  3f. 
ach.  8.9. 
1  Or,  the 

governor. 


rfSee  Ezra  2. 
3,  (fee. 
ch.  7.  a,  &>•. 


e  Kzra  2.  30 
43. 


/■Ezra  9.  1.  .k 
10.  11,  12,19. 
ch.  13.  3. 


Tlie  obligations 


NEHE3nAH. 


of  the  covenant. 


He- To  re 

CHRIST 

44J. 


f  Deut.  29.32. 

H. 

'  h.  5.  12,  J3. 

I's.  HO.  106. 
h  2  Kings  23. 

3. 

2Chr.  34.  31. 
■^  He!),  by  the 

hand  of. 

jKx.34.  IC. 
Dt;il.  7.  3. 
Ezra  0.12,14. 

*Ex.  20.  10. 
Lev.  23.  3. 
Deut.  5.  12. 
r!i.  13.  15, 
arc. 

/Ex.  23.  10, 

11. 

Lev.  25.  4. 
m  Deul.  15.  1, 

2. 

rh.  5.12. 
t  Hell.   CMCry 


'JChr.  2.4. 
u  See  >'um. 
2»,  d:  20. 


prh.  13.  31. 
Is.  40.  16. 


?Lev.  6.  12. 

rEx.  23.  10. 
<t  34.  26. 
Lev.  19.23. 
>um.  16-  12. 
Deul.  26.  2. 


.1  Ex.  33.  2, 12, 

13. 

Lev.  27.  26, 
27. 

Num.  18.  15, 
16. 
t  Lev.  23.  17. 
>'um.  la.  la. 
i;  18.  12,  &c. 
Deut.  18.  4. 
i  26.  2. 

u  Lev.  27.  30. 

Num.  18.  21, 


J- 1  Chr.  0.  26. 
2  Chr.  31.  n. 


daughters,  every  one  having 
knowledge,  and  havhig  under- 
standing; 

29  They  clave  to  their  brethren, 
their  nobles,  i'and  entered  hito  a 
curse,  and  into  an  oath,  ''to  walk 
in  God".s  law,  which  was  given 
t  by  :^Ioses  the  servant  of  God,  and 
to  observe  and  do  all  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  our 
Lord,  and  his  judgments  and  his 
statutes ; 

30  And  that  we  would  not  give 
iour  daughters  unto  the  people  of 
the  land,  nor  take  their  daugh- 
ters for  our  sons : 

31  ^And  //the  people  of  the  land 
bring  ware  or  any  victuals  on  the 
sabbath  day  to  sell,  that  we  would 
not  buy  it  of  them  on  the  sabbath, 
or  on  the  holy  day:  and  that  we 
would  leave  the  ^seventh  year, 
and  the  "'  exaction  of  t  every  debt. 

32  Also  we  made  ordinances  lor 
us,  to  charge  ourselves  yearly 
with  the  third  part  of  a  shekel  for 
the  service  of  the  house  of  our 
God: 

33  For  "the  shev.'bread,  and  for 
the  0  continual  meat  offering,  and 
for  the  continual  burnt  offering, 
of  the  sabbaths,  of  the  new  moons, 
for  the  set  feasts,  and  for  the  holy 
things,  and  for  the  sin  offerings  to 
make  an  atonement  for  Israel, 
and/o?'  all  the  work  of  the  house 
of  our  God. 

34  And  we  cast  the  lots  among 
the  priests,  the  Levites,  and  the 
people,  ijfor  the  wood  offering, 
to  bring  it  into  the  house  of  our 
God,  alter  the  houses  of  our  fa- 
thers, at  times  appointed  year  by 
year,  to  burn  upon  the  altar  of 
the  Lord  our  God,  2  as  it  is  writ- 
ten in  the  law: 

3.5  And  rto  bring  the  firstfruits 
of  our  ground,  and  the  firstfruits 
of  all  Iruit  of  all  trees,  j'ear  by 
year,  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord: 

36  Also  the  lirstboru  of  our  sons, 
and  of  our  cattle,  as  it  is  written 
«in  the  law,  and  the  firstlings  of 
our  herds  and  of  our  flocks,  to 
bring  to  the  house  of  our  God, 
unto  the  priests  that  minister  in 
the  house  of  our  God : 

37  'And  that  we  should  bring  the 
firstfruits  of  our  dough,  and  our 
offerings,  and  tlie  fruit  of  all  man- 
ner of  trees,  of  wine  and  of  oil, 
unto  the  priests,  to  the  chambers 
of  the  house  of  our  God ;  and  "  the 
tithes  of  our  ground  unto  the  Le- 
vites, that  the  same  Levites  might 
have  the  tithes  in  all  the  cities  of 
our  tillage. 

38  And  the  priest  the  son  of 
Aaron  shall  be  with  the  Levites, 
^when  the  Levites  take  tithes: 
and  the  Levites  shall  bring  up 
the  tithe  of  the  tithes  unto  the 
house  of  our  God,  to  z/the  cham- 
bers, into  the  treasure  house. 


39  For  the  children  of  Israel  and 
the  children  of  Levi  =  shall  bring 
the  offering  of  the  corn,  of  the 
new  wine,  and  the  oil,  unto  the 
chambers,  where  are  the  vessels 
of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  priests 
that  minister,  and  the  porters, 
and  the  singers :  "  and  we  will  not 
forsake  the  house  of  our  God. 

CHAPTER   XT. 

1  The  rv!ers,  vvlunlury  luin,  and  the  tenth  man 
chosen  by  lot,  dwell  at  JentsnUm.  3  A  catalogue 
oj  their  names.  20  The  residue  dwell  in  other 
cities. 

AND  the  rulers  of  the  people 
J\  dwelt  at  Jerusalem:  the  rest 
of  the  people  also  cast  lots,  to 
bring  one  of  ten  to  dwell  in  Jeru- 
salem "the  holy  city,  and  nine 
parts  to  dwell  in  otiier  cities. 

2  And  the  people  blessed  all  the 
men,  that  '-willingly  offered  them- 
selves to  dwell  at  Jerusalem. 

3  %  cNow  these  are  the  chief  of 
the  province  that  dwelt  in  Jeru- 
salem: but  in  the  cities  of  Judah 
dwelt  every  one  in  his  possession 
in  their  cities,  to  wit,  Israel,  the 
])riests,  and  the  Levites.  and  (^the 
Xethinim,  and  "the  children  of 
Solomon's  servants. 

4  And  /at  Jerusalem  dwelt  cer- 
tain of  the  children  of  Judah, 
and  of  the  children  of  Benjamin. 
Of  the  children  of  Judah  ;  Atha^ 
iah  the  son  of  Uxziah,  the  son  of 
Zechariah,  the  son  of  Amariah, 
the  son  of  .Shephatiah,  tlie  son 
of  Mahalaleel,  of  the  children  of 
i7  Perez; 

5  And  Maaseiah  the  son  of  Ba- 
ruch,  the  son  of  Col-hozeh,  the 
son  of  Hazaiah,  the  son  of  Adaiah, 
the  son  of  Joiarib,  the  sou  or 
Zechariah,  the  son  of  Shiloni. 

6  All  the  sons  of  Perez  that  dwelt 
at  Jerusalem  rvere  four  hundred 
threescore  and  eight  valiant  men. 

7  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Ben- 
jamin; Sallu  the  son  of  Meshul- 
1am,  the  son  of  Joed,  the  son  of 
Pedaiah,  the  son  of  Kolaiah.  the 
son  of  Maaseiah,  the  son  of  Ithiel, 
the  son  of  Jesaiah. 

8  And  after  him  Gabbai,  Sallai, 
nine  hundred  twenty  and  eight, 

9  And  Joel  the  son'of  Zichri  u-as 
their  overseer:  and  Judah  the 
son  of  Seuuah  luas  second  over 
the  citj'. 

10  /'Of  the  priests:  Jedaiah  the 
son  of  Joiarib,  Jachin. 

11  Seraiah  the  son  of  Hilkiali, 
the  son  of  Meshullam,  the  son  of 
Zadok,  the  sou  of  Meraioth,  the 
son  of  Ahitub,  teas  the  ruler  of 
the  house  of  God. 

12  And  their  brethren  that  did 
tlie  work  of  the  house  \rere  eight 
hundred  twenty  and  two:  and 
Adaiah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  the 
son  of  Pelaliah,  the  son  of  Amzi, 
the  son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of 
Pashur,  the  son  of  Malchiah, 

463 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


2  (;hr.  31.  12. 
rh.  13.  12. 
a  ch.  13.  10,11. 


aver.  IP. 
Matt.  4.  5.  as 


b  Jutlg.  5.  9. 
elChr.  9.  2,  3. 


rfEzra  2.  43. 
e  Ezra  2.  £5. 


/I  Chr.  0.  3, 
<tc. 


gGen.  38.  20, 
Pharez. 


h\  Chr.  9.  10, 
(fcc. 


Inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 


NEHEMIAH. 


and  of  other  cities. 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


II  Or,  the  son 
of  Hagge- 
duhm. 


t  Heh. 

were  over. 
I  1  Chr.  26.  29. 


t  Hf  h. 
al  the  gates. 


/See  cli.3.  2C. 

II  Or, 
The  tower. 


m  See  Ezra 
(i.  H,  9.  (k  7. 
20,  &c. 

II  Or,  a. "lire 
orilinance. 


n  Gen.  38.  30, 


o  1  (;iir.  18.: 

<k  23.  28. 


p.Iosh.  14.  15 


13  And  Iiis  brethren,  chief  of  the 
fathers,  two  hundred  forty  and 
two:  and  Amashai  the  son  of 
Azareel,  the  son  of  Ahasai,  the 
son  of  Meshillemoth,  the  son  of 
Imnier, 

14  And  their  brethren,  mighty 
men  of  valour,  a  hundred  twenty 
and  eight:  and  their  overseer  icas 
Zabdiel,  lithe  son  of  one  of  the 
great  men. 

15  Also  of  the  Levites :  Shemalah 
the  son  of  Hashub,  the  son  of  Az- 
rikam,  the  son  of  Ilashabiah,  the 
son  of  Bunni; 

10  And  Shabbethai  and  Jozabad, 
of  the  chief  of  the  Levites,  t  had 
the  oversight  of  'the  outward 
business  of  the  house  of  God. 

17  And  Mattaniah  the  son  of 
Micha,  the  son  of  Zabdi,  the  son 
of  Asaph,  iw(.s  the  principal  to  be- 
gin the  thanksgiving  in  prayer  : 
andBakbukiah  thesecond  among 
his  bretliren,  and  Abda  the  son 
of  Shammua,  the  sou  of  Galal,  the 
son  of  Jedutliun. 

18  All  the  Levites  hi  '^the  holy 
city  iue7-e  two  hundred  fourscore 
and  lour. 

19  Moreover  the  porters,  Akkub, 
Talmon,  and  their  brethren  that 
kept  tthe  gates,  ivei-e  a  hundred 
seventy  and  two. 

20  If  And  the  residue  of  Israel,  of 
the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  icere 
in  all  the  cities  of  Judah,  everj' 
one  in  his  inheritance. 

21  'But  the  jMethinim   dwelt   in 

11  Ophel:  and  Zilia  and  Gispa  ivere 
over  the  Nethinim. 

22  The  overseer  also  of  the  Le- 
vites at  Jerusalem  iras  Vv.vA  the 
son  of  Bani,th('  son  of  1  lashaliiah, 
the  son  of  Mattaniah,  tlic  son  of 
Micha.  Of  the  sons  of  Asaph,  the 
singers  were  over  the  business  of 
the  house  of  God, 

23  For  '"iY  roan  the  king's  com- 
mandment concerning  them,  that 
II  a  certain  portion  should  bo  for 
the  singers,  due  for  every  day. 

24  And  rethahiah  the  son  of 
Meshezabeel,  of  the  c-hildrou  of 
"Zerah  tlie  son  of  .ludali,  iras"ixi 
the  king's  hand  in  all  matters 
concerning  the  people. 

2.')  And  for  the  village's,  with  their 
fields,  some  of  the  children  of  Ju- 
dah dwelt  at  ;'Kir.jatii-arl5a,  and 
in  the  villages  thereof,  and  at 
Bihoii,  and  in  the  villages  thereof, 
anil  at  ,lckabzeel,  and  in  the  vil- 
lages thereof, 

2G  And  at  .leshua,  and  at  Moladah, 
and  at  Betli-i)helet, 

27  And  at  Hazar-shual,  and  at 
Boer-sheba,  and  in  the  villages 
thereof, 

28  And  at  Ziklag,  and  at  Meko- 
nah,  and  in  the  villages  thereof, 

29  And  at  IOn-rimm(ni,  and  at 
Zareah,  and  at  Jarnuith, 

30  Zanoah,  Adullam.and  in  their 

4G4 


villages,  at  Lachish,  and  the  fields 
thereof,  at  Azekah,  and  in  the 
villages  thereof.  And  they  dwelt 
fi'om  Beer-sheba  unto  the  val- 
ley of  Hinnom. 

31  The  children  also  of  Benjamin 
Ifrom  Gehad!W?«  Hat  Michmash, 
and  Aija,  and  Beth-el,  and  In  their 
villages, 

32  And  at  Anathoth,  Nob,  Ana- 
niah, 

33  Hazor,  Bam  ah,  Gittaim, 

34  Hadid,  Zeboim,  Neballat, 

35  Lod,  and  Ono,  <i  the  valley  of 
craftsmen. 

'Ad  And  of  the  Levites  vjere  di- 
visions in  Judah,  and  in  Benja- 
min. 

CHAPTEE,  XII. 

1  The  priests,  8  and  the  Levites,  which  came  up 
with  Zcrubbahcl.  10  The  succession  of  high 
priests.  22  Certain  chief  Levites.  27  The 
solemnity  of  the  dedication  of  the  walis.  44 
The  offices  of  priests  and  Levites  appointed  in 
the  temple. 

NOW  these  are  the  "priests  and 
the  Levites  that  went  np  with 
Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel, 
and  Jeshua:  ''Seraiah,  Jeremiah, 
Ezra, 

2  Amariah,  II  Malluch,  Hattush, 

3  II  Shechaniah,  lIRehum,  II  Mer- 
emoth, 

4  Iddo,  IIGinnetho,  cAbijah, 

5  IIMiamin,  IIMaadiah,  Bilgah, 

G  Shemaiah,  and  Joiarib,  Jeda- 
iah, 

7  llSallu,  Amok,  Hilkiah,  Jeda- 
iah.  These  ivere  the  chief  of  the 
priests  and  of  their  brethren  in 
the  days  of  f' Jeshua. 

8  Moreover  the  Levites :  Jeshua, 
Binnui,  Kadmiel,  Sherebiah,  Ju- 
dah, a)id  Mattaniah,  eit^hich  iixt.<! 
over  II  the  thanksgiving,  he  and 
his  brethren. 

9  Also  Bakbukiah  and  Unni, 
their  brethren,  ivcre  over  against 
them  in  the  watches. 

10  ^  And  Jeshua  begat  Joiakim, 
Joiakim  also  begat  Eliashib,  and 
Eliashib  begat  Joiada, 

11  And  Joiada  begat  Jonathan, 
and  Jonathan  begat .Taddua. 

12  And  in  the  da.vs  of  Joiakim 
were  priests,  the  chief  of  the  fa- 
thers: of  Seraiah,  Meraiah;  of 
Jeremiah,  Ilananiah; 

13  Of  Ezra,  Meshullam;  of  Am- 
ariah, .Tehohanan ; 

14  0(  Melicu,  Jonathan;  ofSheb- 
aniah,  .loseph ; 

15  Of  Harim,  Adna;  of  Merai- 
oth,  Helkui; 

k;  of  Iddo,  Zeehariah;  of  Gin- 
ncthon,  ]M<'shullani ; 

17  Of  Abijah,  Zichri ;  of  Minia- 
min,  of  Moadiah,  Piltai ; 

18  Of  Bilgah,  Shammua;  of 
Shemaiah,  Jehonathan  ; 

19  And  of  .loiarib,  Mattenai;  of 
Jedaiah,  ITzzi; 

20  Of  Sallai,  Kallai ;  of  Amok, 
Eber ; 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


of  Geha. 
II  Or>(o 
Michmash, 


111  Chr.  4.  14. 


about  636. 

a  Ezra  2.  1,2 


6  See  ch.  10. 


I  Or, 
Shehantah, 


[|  Or,  Harim, 
ver.  15. 


«Or, 

Ginnethon, 

ver.  IG. 
cl.uke  1.  5. 
!|Or, 

Miniamin, 

ver.  17. 
II  Or, 

Moadiah, 

ver.  17. 
II  Or,  Sallai, 

ver.  20. 
d  Ezra  3.  2. 

Hag.  1.  1. 

Zech.  3.  1. 
f ch.  11.17. 
II  That  IS, 

the  psalms 

of  IhankS' 

giving. 


The  solemnity  of  the 


NEHEMIAH. 


dedication  of  the  walls. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  536. 


J\  Chr.  3.  14, 


f  1  Chr.  23, 

4  25,  &  26. 
ft  Ezra  3.  11. 


I  Or,  trtaS' 
ur}€s,  or, 
assemhlies. 


irli.  8.  9. 

*  Ezra  7.6,11. 

445. 
/Deut.  20.  5. 
Ps.  30,  title. 


2  Chr.  5.  13. 
&  7.  6. 


n  See  ver.  38. 
och.2.  13.  ck 
3.  13. 


p  Num.  10.  2, 


21  Of  Hilkiah,  Hasbabiah;  of! 
Jedaiah,  Nethaneel. 

22  %  The  Levites  in  the  days  of 
Eliashib,  Joiada,  and  Johanan, 
and  Jaddua,  were  recorded  chief 
of  the  fathers  :  also  the  priests,  to 
the  reign  of  Darius  the  Persian. 

2.3  Tlie  sons  of  Levi,  the  chief  of 
the  fatliers,  xcere  written  in  the 
book  of  the  /Chronicles,  even  un- 
til the  days  of Johanan  the  son  of 
Eliashib. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  Levites: 
Hashabiah,  Sherebiah,  and  Jesh- 
ua  the  .son  of  Kadmiel,  with  their 
brethren  over  against  them,  to 
praise  and  to  give  thanks,  £' ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of 
David  the  man  of  God,  ''ward 
over  against  ward. 

2-5  Mattaniah,  and  Bakbukiah, 
Obadiah,  MeshuUam,  Talmon, 
Akkub,  were  porters  keeping  the 
ward  at  the  II  thresholds  of  the 
gates. 

20  These  ivere  in  the  days  of 
Joiakim  the  son  of  Jeshua,  the 
sou  of  Jozadak,  and  in  the  days 
of  Nehemiah  «the  governor,  and 
of  Ezra  the  priest,  *  the  scribe. 

27  ^  And  at  'the  dedication  of  the 
wall  of  Jerusalem  they  sought  the 
Levites  out  of  all  their  places,  to 
bring  them  to  Jerusalem,  to  keep 
the  dedication  with  gladness, 
'"both  with  thanksgivings,  and 
with  singing,  xnith  cj-mbals,  psal- 
teries, and  with  harps. 

28  And  the  sons  of  the  singers 
gathered  themselves  together, 
both  out  of  the  plain  country 
round  about  Jerusalem,  and  from 
the  villages  of  Netophathi ; 

29  Also  from  the  house  of  Gilgal, 
and  out  of  the  fields  of  Geba  and 
Azmaveth :  for  the  singers  had 
builded  them  villages  round  about 
Jerusalem. 

30  And  the  prie.sts  and  the  Le- 
vites purified  themselves,  and 
purified  the  people,  and  the  gates, 
and  the  wall. 

31  Then  I  brought  up  the  princes 
of  Judah  upon  the  wall,  and  ap- 
pointed two  great  companies  of 
them  that  gave  thanks,  ivhereof 
"  one  went  on  the  right  hand  upon 
the  wall  0  toward  the  dung  gate : 

32  And  after  them  went  Hosha- 
iah,  and  half  of  the  princes  of 
Judah, 

33  And  Azariah,  Ezra,  and  Me- 
shuUam, 

34  Judah,  and  Benjamin,  and 
Shemaiah,  and  Jeremiah, 

35  And  certain  of  the  priests'  sons 
;>  with  trumpets;  namchj,  Zech- 
ariah  the  son  of  Jonathan,  the 
son  of  Shemaiah,  the  son  of  Mat- 
taniah, the  son  of  Michaiah,  the 
son  of  Zaccur,  the  son  of  Asaph  : 

36  And  his  brethren,  Shemaiah, 
and  Azarael,  Milalai.  Gilalai, 
Maai,    Nethaneel,    and     Judah, 

30 


Hanani,  with  ythe  musical  in- 
struments of  David  the  man  of 
God,  and  Ezra  the  scribe  before 
them. 

37  '"And  at  the  fountain  gate, 
which  was  over  against  them, 
they  went  up  by  «the  stairs  of  the 
city  of  David,  at  the  going  up  of 
the  wall,  above  the  house  of  Da- 
vid, even  unto  <the  water  gate 
eastward. 

38  "And  the  other  company  of 
them  that  gave  thanks  went  over 
against  them,  and  I  after  them, 
and  the  half  of  the  people  upon 
the  wall,  from  beyond  »:  the  tower 
of  the  furnaces  even  unto  2/ the 
broad  wall ; 

39  zAnd  from  above  the  gate 
of  Ephraim,  and  above  "the  old 
gate,  and  above  *the  fish  gate, 
"and  the  tower  of  Hananeel,  and 
the  tower  of  Meah,  even  unto 
f'the  sheep  gate:  and  they  stood 
still  in  «the  prison  gate. 

40  So  stood  the  two  companies 
of  them  that  gave  thanks  in  the 
house  of  God,  and  I,  and  the  half 
of  the  rulers  with  me : 

41  And  the  priests;  Eliakim, 
Maaseiah,  Mimamin,  Michaiah, 
Elioenai,  Zechariah,  and  Hana- 
niah,  with  trumpets ; 

42  And  Maaseiah,  and  Shemai- 
ah, and  Eleazar,  and  Uzzi,  and 
Jehohanan,  and  Malchijah,  and 
Elam,  and  Ezer.  And  the  sing- 
ers tsang  loud,  with.  Jezrahiah 
their  overseer. 

43  Also  that  day  they  offered 
great  sacrifices,  and  rejoiced :  for 
God  had  made  them  rejoice  with 
great  joy:  the  wives  also  and  the 
children  rejoiced:  so  that  the  joy 
of  Jerusalem  was  heard  even  afar 
off. 

44  1  /And  at  that  time  were 
some  appointed  over  the  cham- 
bers for  the  treasures,  for  the 
offerings,  for  the  firstfruits,  and 
for  the  tithes,  to  gather  into 
them  out  of  the  fields  of  the 
cities  the  portions  !l  of  the  law  for 
the  priests  and  Levites:  ffor  Ju- 
dah rejoiced  for  the  priests  and 
for  the  Levites  t  that  waited. 

45  And  both  the  singers  and  the 
porters  kept  the  ward  of  their 
God,  and  the  ward  of  the  purifica- 
tion, i/ according  to  the  command- 
ment of  David,  and  of  Solomon 
his  son. 

46  For  in  the  days  of  David  ''and 
Asaph  of  old  there  were  chief  of 
the  singers,  and  songs  of  praise 
and  thank.sgiving  unto  God. 

47  And  all  Lsrael  in  the  days  of 
Zerubbabel,  and  in  the  days  of 
Nehemiah,  gave  the  portions  of 
the  singers  and  the  porters,  every 
day  his  portion:  <and  they  II sanc- 
tified holy  thi7\fis  unto  the  Levites ; 
*and  the  Levites  sanctified  them 
unto  the  children  of  Aaron. 

465 


Before 

CHRIST 

445. 


«Zl  Chr.  23.; 
rch.  2.  14. 

&;  3.  15. 
sch.  3.  )5. 


<rh.  3.  26.  <fc 

8.  1,  3,  16. 
u  See  ver.  31. 


ch.  3.  U. 

ch.  3.8. 


2  KinRS  14. 


nch.  3.  6. 
6<h.  3.  3. 
crh.  3.  1. 
(icli.  3.  32. 
e  Jer.  32.  2. 


/2Chr.  31.11. 
12. 

ch.  13.  5,  12, 
13. 


II  That  ia, 

appointed 

hy  the  law* 
tHeh. /or 

the  pjy  of 

Judah. 
t  Heh.  that 

stood, 
g  1  c:hr.  25,  &, 

26. 


;,  1  Chr.  25.  1, 
ic. 
2  Chr.  29.  30. 


iNnm.  18.21, 
24. 
H  That  U, 

set  apart. 
»Nnm.  18.26. 


Nehemiah  reformeth 


NEHEMIAH. 


certain  abuses. 


CHRIST 
445. 


aDeut.  31.  11, 

12. 

Q  KinK»23.2. 

cU.  8.  3,  H.  Sc 

0.  3. 

Is.  34.  10. 
+  Ilfh.  I  here 

was  read. 
t  iri'l>.  ears, 
h  IH'ul.  23.  3, 

4. 
c  Niiin.  22.  5. 

Jo»h.  24.9, 

10. 
rfNum.  23.  11, 

<t  '21.  10. 

erh.'J.  2.  & 
10.  28. 


+  Hcb.  bcim; 
set  oner, 
ch.  12.  44. 


/ch.l2.  44. 


t  Ilel).  the 
rnmman,l- 
mr.nl  of  the 
Levitcs. 

g  Num. 18.  21, 
24. 

*.h.  5.  14. 

about  434. 


t  Hub.  at  II, 

end  of  days 

II  Or, 

learneslly 

re'iutslcd. 

ivcr.  1,5. 

»2Chr.  29.  .'., 
l.'),  10,  18. 


m  Num.  30.2. 

n  vi'i-.  17,  2r>. 

Prnv.  28.  4. 

orh.  10.  3'.l. 

staiidmi;. 
p  I'll.  10.  38, 
39.  &,  12.  44. 

II  Or,  store- 
kuuses. 


CHAPTEIi  XIII.  I 

I  Upon  the  reading  of  the  law  s'.paralion  is 
made  from  the  mixed  multitude.  4  Nchtmiah 
at  his  return  causcth  the  chambers  to  be 
cleansed.  10  He  rcfurmeth  the  offices  in  the 
house  of  God.  16  The  violation  of  the  sab- 
bath, 23  and  the  marriaecs  with  strange 
wives. 

ON  that  day  «tthey  read  in 
the  book  of  Moses  in  the 
t audience  of  the  people;  and 
tlierehi  was  found  written,  ^that 
tlie  Ammonite  and  the  Moabite 
siiould  not  come  into  tlie  congre- 
gation of  God  for  ever; 

2  Because  tliey  met  not  the 
children  of  Israel  with  bread  and 
with  water,  but  ciiired  Balaam 
against  them,  that  he  should 
curse  them:  <'liowbeit  our  God 
turned  the  curse  into  a  blessing. 

;$  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when 
tliey  had  heard  the  law,  "that 
they  separated  from  Israel  all 
the  mixed  multitude. 

4  H  And  before  this,  Eliashib  the 
priest,  t  having  the  oversight  of 
the  chamber  of  tlie  house  of  our 
God,  iva.'i  allied  unto  Tobiali : 

T)  And  he  had  pn'iiarcd  for  him 
a  great  chamlicr,  ./where  afore- 
time they  laid  the  meat  olfcrings, 
the  frankincense,  and  the  vessels, 
and  the  tithes  of  the  corn,  the 
new  wine,  and  the  oil,  ts' which 
was  commanded  to  he  given  to 
the  Levites,  and  the  singers,  and 
the  iiorters;  and  the  oiferings  of 
the  priests. 

6  But  in  all  this  time  was  not  I 
at  .Jerusalem:  ''for  in  the  two 
and  thirtieth  year  of  Artaxerxes 
king  of  Babylon  came  I  unto  the 
king,   and   t after    certain    days 

II  obtained  I  leave  of  the  king: 

7  And  I  came  to  Jerusalem,  and 
understood  of  the  evil  that  Elia- 
shil)  did  for  Toljiah,  in  » prepar- 
ing him  a  chamber  in  the  courts 
of  the  lioiise  of  (Jod. 

8  And  it  grieved  me  sore:  there- 
fore 1  cast  forth  all  the  house- 
hold stuff  of  Tobiah  out  of  the 
cliamber. 

•J  Then  I  commanded,  and  they 
/•cleansed  the  chanil)ers:  and 
thither  brought  I  again  the  ves- 
sels of  tlie  house  of  God,  witli  tlie 
meat  olfering  and  the  frankin- 
cense. 

10  H  And  I  perceived  that  the 
portions  of  the  Jjevites  had  'not 
been  given //i,r;»,.-  for  the  J>evites 
and  the  singers,  that  did  tlie 
work,  were  lied  every  one  to 
'"  Ids  field. 

11  Then  "contended  I  with  the 
rulers,  and  said,  "  Wliy  is  tlie 
house  of  God  forsaken?  And  1 
gathered  them  together,  and  set 
tiiem  in  their  t  place. 

12  2' Then  brougiit  all  Judah  the 
tithe  of  the  corn  and  the  new 
wine  and  the  oil  unto  the  II  treas- 
uries. 

*  4GG 


13 1  And  I  made  treasurers  over 
the  treasuries,  Shelemiah  the 
priest,  and  Zadok  the  scribe,  and 
of  the  Levites,  Pedaiah :  and 
tnext  to  them  was  Hanan  the 
son  of  Zaccur,  the  son  of  Matta- 
niah :  for  they  were  counted 
»•  faithful,  and  1  their  office  ivas  to 
distribute  unto  tlieh'  brethren. 

14  sJtemember  me,  O  my  God, 
concerning  this,  and  wipe  not 
out  my  tgood  deeds  that  I  have 
done  for  the  house  of  my  God, 
and  for  the  llollices  thereof. 

15  H  In  those  days  saw  I  in  Judah 
somfi  treading  winepresses' on  the 
sabbath,  and  l)ringing  in  sheaves, 
and  lading  a.sses;  as  also  wine, 
grapes,  and  figs,  and  all  manner 
of  burdens,  "Which  they  brought 
into  Jerusalem  on  the  sabbath 
day:  and  I  testified  againat  them 
in  the  day  wherein  they  sold 
victuals. 

IG  There  dwelt  men  of  Tyre  also 
therein,  which  brought  fish,  and 
all  manner  of  ware,  and  sold  on 
the  sabbath  unto  the  children  of 
.ludah,  and  in  Jerusalem. 

17  'Then  I  contended  with  the 
nobles  of  Judah,  and  said  unto 
them.  What  evil  thing  is  this  that 
ve  do,  and  profane  the  sabbath 
day? 

18  ?/Did  not  your  fathers  thus, 
and  did  not  our  God  bring  all 
this  evil  upon  us,  and  upon  this 
city?  yet  ye  bring  more  wrath 
upon  Israel  by  profaning  the  sab- 
bath. 

lOAnd  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
the  gates  of  Jerusalem  « began  to 
be  dark  before  the  sabbath,  I 
commanded  that  the  gates  should 
be  sliut,  and  charged  that  they 
should  not  be  opened  till  after  the 
sabbath:  "and  some  of  my  serv- 
ants set  I  at  the  gates,  that  there 
should  no  burden  be  brought  in 
on  the  sabbath  day. 

20  So  the  merchants  and  sellers 
of  all  kind  of  ware  lodged  with- 
out Jerusalem  once  or  twice. 

21  Then  I  tesvl-'ied  against  them, 
and  said  unto  them.  Why  lodge 
ye  1  .about  the  wall?  if  ye  do  .s-o 
"again,  I  will  lay  hands 'on  you. 
From  that  tinu;  forth  came  they 
no  more  on  the  sabbath. 

22  And  I  commanded  the  Le- 
vites, tliat  ''they  sliould  clean.se 
themselves,  and  lluit  they  should 
come  and  keep  tlie  gates,  to  sanc- 
tify the  sabbath  day.  cKomem- 
ber  me,  O  n\yijo<.\,eoncerning\.\\\s 
also,  and  sjiare  me  according  to 
the  II  greatness  of  thy  mercy. 

2;{  If  In  those  days  also  saw  I 
Jews  tliat  t''had  married  wives 
of  Ashdod,  of  Amnion,  and  of 
INfoab : 

21  And  their  children  spake  half 
in  the  speech  of  Ashdod,  and 
+  could   not  speak   in  the  Jews' 


Uefore 
CHRIST 

about  434. 


ij2Chr.  31.12. 

rli.  12.  44. 
+  Hcb.  at 

their  hand. 
rch.7.  2. 

1  Cor.  4.  2. 
t  Heb.  it  was 

upon  them. 
s  v.r.  22,  31. 

ch.O.  19. 
t  Hcb.  kind. 

nesses. 
II  Or,  observ- 
ations. 
t  Ex.  20.  10. 


i/ih.  10.  31. 
Jer.  17.21, 
22. 


V  Ji-r.  17.  31, 
22,  23. 


t  Heb.  before 
the  wall  7 


ever.  14,  31. 

II  Or, 
multitude. 

about  434. 

t  Hell,  had 
made  to  dwell 
Willi  ihuin. 

d  Ezra  9.  2. 

t  Heb.  then 
discerned 
not  to  tpeak. 


Ahasuerus'  roijal  feasts. 


ESTHER. 


VashtVs  disobedience. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  434. 


+  Ilcb. 

of  people 

and  people. 
t  vcr.  II. 

Prov.  2H.  4. 
II  Or. 

reviled  them. 
f  Kzra  10.  0. 

ch.  10.^9,30. 
e\  Kinsi  11. 

I,  Ac. 
h  1  Kiiics  3. 

13. 

2  Chr.  1.  12. 
i2Sam.  12. 

24. 
k\  Knigx  U. 

4.  tr. 


He f ore 
CHRIST 

about  521. 


a  Kzra  4.  15. 
Dan.  n.   1. 

/jch.  K.  n. 

c  Dan.  fi.  1. 


d\  Kings  1. 
4G. 
c  Neh.  1.  I. 

about  519. 

/Gen.  40.  20. 
ch.  2.  IS. 
Mark  6.  21. 


language,  but  according  to  the 
language  t  of  each  people. 

2.")  And  I  cconlended  with  them, 
and  ;i  cursed  them,  and  smoto  cer- 
tain ofthem,  and  plucked  oH'their 
hair,  and  made  them  ./swear  by 
God,  K(i]ii)i(i,  Ye  shall  not  give 
your  daughters  unto  their  sons, 
"nor  take  their  daughters  unto 
your  sons,  or  for  yourselves. 

20  If  Did  not  Solomon  king  of 
Israel  sin  by  these  things?  yet 
''among  maliy  nations  was  there 
no  king  like  him,  iwho  was  be- 
loved of  his  (lod,  and  God  made 
him  king  over  all  Israel:  ^never- 
theless even  him  did  outlandish 
women  cause  to  sin. 

27  Shall  we  tlien  hearken  unto 
vou  to  do  all  this  great  evil,  to 


'transgress  against  our  God  in 
marrying  strange  wives  ? 

2.S  And  one  of  the  sons  '"of  Joi- 
ada,  the  son  of  Eliashib  the  high 
priest,  ivds  son  in  law  to  Sanballat 
tlie  lloronite:  therefore  I  chased 
him  from  me. 

29  n  Remember  them,  O  my  God, 
t  because  they  have  defiled  the 
priesthood,  and  "the  covenant  of 
the  priesthood,  and  of  the  Le- 
vites. 

130  i'Thus  cleansed  I  them  from 
all  strangers,  and  7app()iiit*^d  the 
wards  of  the  priests  and  tlie  Le- 
vites,  every  one  in  his  business ; 

31  And  for  '•the  wood  oHerin^,  at 
times  appointed,  and  for  the  first- 
fruits,  sllemember  me,  O  my 
God,  for  good. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  434. 


t  Heb.  found. 


II  Or,  ruUet. 

f  Seech.  7.8. 
Kz.  'jn.  41. 
Amos  2.  B. 
ii.  C.  4. 

llOr, './■ 
porphyry,  and 
marhU,  and 
alahastcr, 
and  stune  of 
biue  colour. 


BOOK 


THE 

or    ESTHEPt. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Akasuerus  makrlh  royal/rasls.  10  Vashli.tfnt 
fur,  refu!-Hh  lu  come.  13  Ahnflierus,  hy  Ihe 
counsel  of  Memucan,  makclh  Ike  decree  of 
men's  sovereignty. 

"VJ'OW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days 

li  of  "Aliasnerns,  (this  /.v  Ahas- 
uerus  whicli  rfigncd  '' from  India 
oven  unto  Kthif)pia,  cnrrr  a  hun- 
dred and  seven  and  twenty  prov- 
inces.) 

2  That  in  those  days,  when  the 
king  Ahasuerus<'sat  on  the  throne 
of  ills  kingdom,  whicli  ivas  in 
eShushan  the  palace, 
?,  In  the  third  year  of  his  reign, 
he  ./"made  a  least  unto  all  his 
princes  and  his  servants;  the 
power  of  Persia  and  :Media.  the 
nobles  and  princes  of  the  prov- 
inces, hring  before  him : 
4  When  he  shewed  the  riches  of 
his  glorious  kingdom  and  the 
honour  of  his  excellent  majesty 
many  days,  even  a  hundred  and 
fourscoredays. 

.5  And  when  these  days  were  ex- 
pired, the  king  made  a  feast  unto 
all  the  people  tliat  were  tjiresent 
in  Shushan  the  palace,  both  unto 
great  and  small,  seven  days,  in 
the  court  of  the  garden  of  the 
king's  palace; 

fi  Where  ivere  white,  green,  and 
11  blue  hai\()ui(is,  fastened  with 
cords  of  fine  linen  and  i^)urple  to 
silver  rings  and  jiillars  of  marble  : 
9  the  beds  tt^rre  of  gold  and  silver, 
upon  a  pavement  lof  red,  and 
blue,  ancf  white,  and  black  mar- 
ble. 

7  And  they  gave  thrm  drink  in 
vessels  of  gold,  (the  vessels  being 
diverse  one  from  another,)  and 


(Ezra  10.  2. 
m  ch.  12.  10, 
22. 

nch.  6.  14. 
t  \leh.  for 

the  dejilings. 
oMal.  2.  4,11. 

12. 

pch.  10.  SO. 
7ch.  12.  I, 
Slc. 


rch.  10.  34. 
»  ver.  14,  2'J. 


t royal  wine  in  abundance,   t ac- 
cording to  the  state  of  the  king. 

8  And  the  drinking  irti.'i  accord- 
ing to  the  law ;  none  did  compel : 
for  so  the  king  had  appointed  to 
all  the  officers  of  liis  house,  that 
they  should  do  according  to  every 
man's  pleasure. 

9  Also  Vashti  the  queen  made  a 
feast  for  tlie  women  in  the  royal 
house  which  belonged  to  king 
Ahasuerus. 

10  ^  On  the  seventh  day,  when 
/'  the  heart  of  the  king  was  merry 
with  wine,  he  commanded  Mehu- 
man,  Biztha,  » Ilarbona,  Bigtha, 
and  Abagtha,  Zethar,  and  Carcas, 
the  seven  II  chamberlains  that 
served  in  the  presence  of  Ahasue- 
rus the  king, 

11  To  bring  Vashti  the  queen  be- 
fore the  king  with  the  crown 
royal,  to  shew  the  people  and  the 
princes  her  beauty :  for  she  ivas 
t  fair  to  look  on. 

12  But  the  queen  Vashti  refused 
to  come  at  the  king's  command- 
ment t  by /us  chamberlains:  there- 
fore was  the  king  very  wroth,  and 
his  anger  burned  in  him. 

13  H  Then  the  king  said  to  the 
*wise  men,  'which  knew  the 
times,  (for  so  iivi.';  the  king's  man- 
ner toward  all  that  knew  law  and 
judgment: 

11  And  the  next  unto  him  ?ra.s 
Carshena,  Shethar,  Admatha, 
Tarshish,  Meres,  Marsena,  and 
Memucan,  the '"seven  princes  of 
Persia  and  Media,  «  which  saw  the 
king's  face,  and  which  .sat  the 
first  in  the  kingdom,) 

1.5+\Vhat  shall  we  do  unto  the 

queen  Vashti  according  to  law, 

467 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  619. 

t  Hel,. 

w.ncof  the 
kingdom. 
t  Heh. 
according  to 
the  hand  of 
the  l.mg. 


h  2  Sam.  13. 
2H. 

ich.  7.  9. 


I  Or. 
eunuchs 


i  Hcb.  food 
of  counte- 
nance. 

t  Heb.  which 
was  Ijy  the 
hand  of  his 
eunuchs. 

kJvr.  10.7. 

Dan.  2.  12. 

Matt.  2.  1. 
11  Chr.  12.  32. 


mEzra  7.  14. 
n2  Kings  25. 


t  Heh. 
What  to  do. 


Out  of  the  choice  of  viroins, 


ESTHER. 


a  queen  is  to  be  chosen. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  5]9. 


oEph.5.  33. 


tHcb.  If  it 

be  good  with 

the  king. 
t  Hfb. /rom 

before  him. 
i  Heb. 

that  It  pais 

not  away, 

ch.  8.  8. 

Dan.  6.  8,  12, 

15. 
i  Ilcb. 

unto  tier 

companion. 

p  Eph.  5.  33. 


cyc^  of  llie 
ting. 

r/cti.  8.  9. 

rKph.  5.  22, 
23,  24. 
1  Tim.  2.  12. 

t  Heb.  lliat 
one  should 
publisti  It 
according 
to  the  lan- 
guage of  his 
people. 


518. 

ach.  1.  10,20. 


because  she  hatli  not  performed 
the  commandment  of  the  king 
Ahasuerus  by  tlie  chamberlains  ? 

16  And  Memucan  answered  be- 
fore the  king  and  the  princes, 
Vashti  the  queen  hath  not  done 
wrong  to  the  king  only,  but  also 
to  all  the  princes,  and  to  all  the 
people  that  are  in  all  the  prov- 
inces of  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

17  For  litis  deed  of  the  queen 
shall  come  abroad  unto  all  wo- 
men, so  that  they  shall  "despise 
their  husbands  in  their  eyes, 
when  it  shall  be  reported.  The 
king  Ahasuerus  commanded 
Vashti  the  queen  to  be  brought  in 
before  him,  but  she  came  not. 

18  LiketiM.'<e  shall  the  ladies  of 
Persia  and  Media  say  this  day  un- 
to all  the  king's  princes,  which 
have  heard  of  the  deed  of  the 
queen.  Thus  shaU  there  arise  too 
much  contempt  and  wrath. 

19 1  If  it  please  the  king,  let  there 
go  a  royal  commandment  tfrom 
him,  and  let  it  be  written  among 
the  laws  of  the  Persians  and  the 
Medes,  tthat  it  be  not  altered. 
That  Vashti  come  no  more  before 
king  Ahasuerus ;  and  let  the  king 
give  her  royal  estate  t  unto  anoth- 
er that  is  better  than  she. 

20  And  when  the  kmg's  decree, 
which  he  shall  make,  shall  be 
published  throughout  all  his  em- 
pire, (for  it  is  great,)  all  the 
wives  shall  J'give  to  their  hu.s- 
bands  honour,'botli  to  great  and 
small. 

21  And  the  saying  t  pleased  the 
king  and  the  princes;  and  the 
king  did  according  to  the  word  of 
Memucan; 

22  For  he  sent  letters  into  all  the 
king's  provinces,  i  into  every 
province  according  to  the  writ- 
ing thereof,  and  to  every  people 
after  their  language,  that  every 
man  should  >■  bear  rule  in  his  own 
house,  and  +that  it  should  be  pub- 
lished according  to  the  language 
of  every  people. 

CHAPTER  II, 

1  Out  of  the  choice  of  virgins  a  queen  is  to  be  cho- 
sen, .'i  Moriecai  the  nursing  father  of  Esther. 
6  Esther  is  preferred  by  llegai  before  the  rest. 
12  The  manner  of  purification,  and  going  in 
to  the  king.  15  Esther  best  pleasing  the  king 
is  made  ijueen,  21  Mordecai  discovering  a 
treason  is  recorded  in  the  clironicles. 

AFTP^R.  the.se  things,  when  the 
.  wrath  of  khig  Ahasuerus  wa.s 
appeased,  he  remembered  Vashti, 
and  what  she  had  done,  and  «  what 
was  decreed  against  her. 
2  Then  said  the  king's  servants 
that  ministered  unto  him.  Let 
there  be  fair  young  virgins  sought 
for  the  king: 

;5  And  let  the  king  appoint  officers 
in  all  the  provinces  of  liis  king- 
dom, that  they  may  gather  to- 
gether all  the  fair  young  virgiua 
4G8 


unto  Shushan  the  palace,  to  the 
house  of  the  women,  t  unto  the  cus- 
tody of  II  Hege  the  king's  chamber- 
lain, keeper  of  the  women  ;  and 
let  their  things  for  purification 
be  given  i/ieni  : 

4  And  let  the  maiden  which 
pleaseth  the  king  be  queen  in- 
stead of  Vashti.  And  the  thing 
pleased  the  king;  and  he  did  so. 

5  1  Now  in  Shushan  the  palace 
there  was  a  certain  Jew,  whose 
name  rvas  Mordecai,  the  son  of 
Jair,  the  son  of  yhimei,  the  son  of 
Kish,  a  Benjamite ; 

0  *Who  had  been  carried  away 
from  Jerusalem  with  the  captiv- 
ity which  had  been  carried  away 
w'ith  llJeconiah  king  of  Judah, 
whom  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king 
of  Babylon  had  carried  away. 

7  And  he  t  brought  up  Hadassah, 
that  is,  Esther,  c  his  uncle's  daugh- 
ter: for  she  had  neither  father  nor 
mother,  and  the  maid  was  tfair 
and  beautiful;  whom  Mordecai, 
when  her  father  and  mother  were 
dead,  took  for  his  own  daughter. 

8  ^  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king's  commandment  and  his  de- 
cree was  heard,  and  when  many 
maidens  were ''gathered  together 
unto  Shushan  the  palace,  to  the 
custody  of  Hegai,  that  Esther  was 
brought  also  unto  the  king's  house, 
to  the  custody  of  Hegai,  keeper  of 
the  women. 

9  And  the  maiden  pleased  him, 
and  she  obtained  kindness  of 
him;  and  he  speedily  gave  her 
her  ^things  for  purification,  with 

1  such  things  as  belonged  to  her, 
and  seven  maidens,  icliich  ivere 
meet  to  be  given  her,  out  of  the 
king's  house:  and  the  preferred 
her'and  her  maids  unto  the  best 
p/rtce  of  the  house  of  the  women. 

10  /Esther  had  not  shewed  her 
people  nor  her  kindred:  for  Mor- 
decai had  charged  her  that  she 
should  not  shew  it. 

11  And  Mordecai  walked  every 
day  before  the  court  of  the  wo- 
men's house,  1  to  know  liow  Es- 
ther did,  and  what  should  become 
of  her. 

12  f  Now  when  every  maid's  turn 
was  come  to  go  in  to  king  Ahas- 
uerus, after  that  slie  had  been 
twelve  months,  according  to  the 
manner  of  the  women,  (for  so 
were  the  days  of  their  purifications 
accomplislied,  to  tvit,  six  months 
with  oil  of  m.yrrh,  andsi.x  months 
with  sweet  odours,  and  with  other 
things  for  the  ])urifying  of  the 
women,) 

i:{  Then  thus  came  every  maiden 
unto  tlie  king;  whatsoever  she 
desired  was  given  her  to  go  with 
her  out  of  th(!  house  of  the  women 
unto  tiie  king's  house. 

11  In  the  evening  she  went,  and 
1  on  the  morrow  she  returned  into 


Before 
CHRIST 

518. 


^  Heb.  unto 
the  hand. 

I  Or,  Hegai, 
ver.  S. 


6  2  Kings  24. 

14,15. 

2  Chr.  36.10, 

20. 

Jer.  24.  1. 
II  Or. 

Jehoiachin, 

2  Kings  24.G. 
t  Heb. 

nourished, 

Epli.  6.  4. 
c  ver.  15. 
f  Heb.  fair 

of  form, 

and  good  of 

countenance. 


e  ver.  3, 12. 
t  Heb.  Acr 
portions. 

fHeh.he 
changed  her. 

/ver.  20. 


tHeb. 
to  know  the 


about  515. 


Esther  is  made  queen. 


ESTHER. 


Hcunan  seeketh  revenge. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  515. 


about  515. 

g  ver.  7. 


!lOr, 

kindness. 
t  Hell. 

bejore  him. 

about  514 . 
Ach.  1.  3. 


i  ver.  21. 
ch.  3.  2. 


!1  Or, 
Bigthana, 
ch.  C,  2. 

t  Heb.  the 
Ihreshold. 

I  ch.  G.  2. 


about  510. 


a  Num.  24.  7. 
1  Sam.  15.  8. 


the  second  house  of  the  women,  to 
the  custody  of  Shaashgaz,  the 
king's  chamberlain,  which  kept 
the  concubines:  she  came  in  unto 
the  king  no  more,  except  the  king 
delighted  in  her,  and  that  she  were 
called  bj-  name. 

15  %  Now  when  the  turn  of  Es- 
ther, ffthe  daughter  of  Abihail  the 
uncle  of  Mordecai.  who  had  taken 
her  for  his  daughter,  wa.s  come  to 
go  in  unto  the  king,  she  required 
nothing  but  what  Jlegai  the  king's 
chamberlain,  tlie  keeper  of  the 
women,  appointed.  And  Esther 
obtained  favour  in  the  sight  of  all 
them  that  looked  upon  her. 

1(5  So  P^sther  was  taken  unto 
king  Ahasuerus  into  his  house 
royal  in  the  tenth  month,  which 
is  the  month  Tebeth,  in  the  sev- 
enth year  of  liLs  reign. 

17  And  the  king  loved  Esther 
above  all  the  women,  and  she  ob- 
tained grace  and  il  favour  Tin  his 
sight  more  than  all  the  virgins ; 
so  that  he  set  the  roj'al  crown 
upon  her  head,  and  made  her 
queen  instead  of  Vashti. 

18  Then  the  king  h  made  a  great 
feast  unto  all  his  princes  and  his 
servants, ei'e?i  Esther's  feast;  and 
he  made  a  +  release  to  the  prov- 
inces, and  gave  gifts,  according 
to  the  stale  of  the  king. 

19  And  when  the  virgins  were 
gathered  together  the  second 
time,  then  Mordecai  sat  iin  the 
king's  gate, 

20  ^Esther  had  not  yet  shewed 
her  kindred  nor  her  people,  as 
Mordecai  had  charged  her:  for 
Esther  did  the  commandment  of 
Mordecai,  like  as  when  she  was 
brought  up  with  him. 

21  %  In  those  days,  while  Morde- 
cai sat  in  the  king's  gate,  two  of  the 
king's  chamberlains,  "Bigthan  and 
Teresh,  of  those  which  kept  tthe 
door,  were  wroth,  and  sought  to 
lay  hand  on  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

22  And  the  thing  was  known  to 
Mordecai,  'who  told  it  unto  Es- 
ther the  queen;  and  Esther  certi- 
fied the  'king  Uiereof  in  Mordecai's 
name. 

23  And  when  inquisition  was 
made  of  the  matter,  it  was  found 
out ;  therefore  they  were  both 
hanged  on  a  tree:  and  it  was 
written  in  '"the  book  of  the 
chronicles  before  the  king. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Haman,  adrtinredby  the  hing^  and  despised  by 
Mordecai,  seeketh  revenge  upon  all  the  Jews.  7 
He  casleth  lots.  S  He  obtain:th  by  calumnia- 
tion a  decree  of  the  king  to  put  the  Jews  to 
death. 

AFTER  these  things  did  king 
.  Ahasuerus  promote  Haman 
the  son  of  Hammedatha  the 
n  Agagite,  and  advanced  him,  and 
set  his  seat  above  all  the  princes 
that  were  with  him. 


2  And  all  the  king's  servants, 
that  icere  iin  the  king's  gate, 
bowed,  and  reverenced  Haman: 
for  the  king  had  so  commanded 
concerning  him.  But  Mordecai 
c  bowed  not,  nor  did  hi/u  rever- 
ence. 

8  Then  the  king's  servants, 
which  xiere  in  the  king's  gate, 
said  unto  Mordecai,  Why  trans- 
gre.ssest  thou  the  <'king"'s  com- 
mandment? 

4  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  spake  daily  unto  him,  and 
he  hearkened  not  unto  them, 
that  they  told  Haman,  to  see 
whether  Mordecai's  matters 
would  stand:  for  he  had  told 
them  that  heu'c/.s  a  Jew. 

5  And  when  Haman  saw  that 
Mordecai  ebowed  not,  nor  did 
him  reverence,  then  was  Haman 
.ft'all  of  v/rath. 

6  And  he  thought  scorn  to  lay 
hands  on  Mordecai  alone;  for 
they  had  shewed  him  the  people 
of  iNIordecai:  wherefore  Haman 
!/ sought  to  destroy  all  the  Jews 
that  it-ere  throughout  the  whole 
kuigdom  of  Ahasuerus,  even  the 
people  of  Mordecai. 

7  •;  Iruthe  first  month,  that  ?.?,  the 
month  Nisan,  in  the  twelfth  year 
of  king  Ahasuerus,  '<  they  cast 
Pur,  that  is,  the  lot,  before  Ha- 
man from  day  to  day,  and  from 
month  to  month,  to  the  twelfth 
month,  that  is,  the  month  Adar. 

8  "i  And  Haman  said  unto  king 
Ahasuerus,  There  is  a  certain 
people  scattered  abroad  and  dis- 
persed among  the  people  in  all 
the  provinces  of  thy  kingdom ; 
and  'their  laws  o?-c  diverse  from 
all  people ;  neither  keep  they  the 
king's  laws:  therefore  it  is  not 
tfor  the  king's  profit  to  suffer 
them. 

9  If  it  please  the  king,  let  it  be 
written  tthat  they  may  be  de- 
stroyed: and  I  will  tpay  ten 
thou.sand  talents  of  silver  to  the 
hands  of  those  that  have  the 
charge  of  the  business,  to  bring 
it  into  the  king's  treasuries. 

10  And  the  king  '-took  'his  ring 
from  his  hand,  and  gave  it  unto 
Haman  the  son  of  Hammedatha 
the  Agagite,  the  Jews'  11  enemy. 

11  And  the  king  said  unto  Ha- 
man, The  silver  is  given  to  thee, 
the  people  also,  to  do  with  them 
as  it  seemeth  good  to  thee. 

12  wiThen  were  the  king's 
ascribes  called  on  the  thirteenth 
day  of  the  first  month,  and  there 
was  written  according  to  all  that 
Haman  had  commanded  unto 
the  king's  lieutenants,  and  to  the 
governors  that  were  over  every 
province,  and  to  the  rulers  of 
every  i)eople  of  every  province 
«  according  to  the  writing  thereof, 
and  to   every  people  after  their 

469 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  510. 


r  ver.  f». 
Ps.  15.  4. 


/Dan.  3.19. 


g  P3.  83.  4. 


510. 
h  ch.  9.  24. 


I  Ezra  4.  13. 
Acts  16.  20. 


t  Heb.  meet, 
or,  enual. 

i  Heb.  to  de- 
stroy thefn. 
t  Heb.  weigh. 


i  Gen.  41.  42. 

;ch.  8.  2,  6. 


nch.l.  22.  <fc 

8.9. 


The  Jews  mourn. 


ESTHER. 


MordecaVs  charge  to  Esther 


Before 

CHRIST 

510. 


ol  Kings  21. 

8. 

ch.  8.  8,  10. 
pch.  S.  10. 

qch.S.  12, 

rch.  8.  11. 
»ch.  8.13,14. 


J  Seech.  8. 15. 
Prov.  29.  2. 


about  510. 

a  2  Sam.  1. 11. 
4  Josh.  7.  6. 
Ez.  27 .  30. 

c  Geo.  27.  34. 


t  Heb.  sack, 
ctulh  and 
ashes  were 
lutd  under 
viani/, 
Is.  6B.  5. 
Dan.  a.  3. 

t  Htb. 
eunuchs. 


t  Heb.  whom 
he  had  set 
iefure  her. 


language;  "iQ  the  name  of  king 
Aluusuerus  was  it  written,  and 
sealed  witli  the  king's  ring. 

13  And  the  letters  were  J^sent 
by  posts  into  all  the  king's  prov- 
inces, to  destroy,  to  kill,  and  to 
cause  to  perisli,  all  Jews,  botli 
young  and  old,  little  children  and 
women,  9  in  one  day,  evai  upon 
the  thirteentli  da?/  of  the  twelfth 
montli,  which  is  the  month  Adar, 
and  rto  take  the  spoil  of  them  lor 
a  prey. 

14  »The  copy  of  the  writing  for 
a  commandment  to  be  given  in 
every  province  was  published 
unto  all  people,  that  tliey  should 
be  readj'  against  tliat  day. 

15  The  posts  went  out,  being 
hastened  by  the  king's  command- 
ment, and  the  decree  was  given 
in  Shushan  the  palace.  And  the 
king  and  Haman  sat  down  to 
drink  ;  but  nhe  city  Shushan  was 
perplexed. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  great  mourning  u/  Mordccai  nnd  the  Jews. 
4  Esther,  understanding  it,  sendelh  to  Morde- 
cai,  who  sheweth  the  cause,  and  adviseth  her  to 
undertake  the  suit.  10  Hhe  excusing  herself  is 
threatened  by  Mordccai.  13  She  appointing  a 
fast  undertaketh  the  suit. 

WHEN  Mordecai  perceived  all 
that  was  done,  Mordecai 
a  rent  his  clotlies,  and  put  on  sack- 
cloth iwith  ashes,, and  went  out 
into  the  midst  of  the  city,  and 
c  cried  with  a  loud  and  a  bitter 
cry ; 

2  And  came  even  before  the 
king's  gate :  for  none  viif/hf.  enter 
into  the  king's  gate  clothed  with 
sackcloth. 

3  And  in  every  province,  whith- 
ersoever the  kiu.g's  command- 
ment and  his  decree  came,  there 
ims  great  mourning  among  the 
Jews,  and  fasting,  and  weeping, 
and  wailing;  and  tmany  lay  in 
sackclotii  and  ashes. 

4  11  So  Kstlier's  maids  and  her 
t chamberlains  came  and  told  it 
her.  Then  was  tlie  (lueen  ex- 
ceedingly grieved;  and  she  sent 
raiment  to  clothe  Mordecai,  and 
to  take  away  his  sackcloth  from 
him  :  but  he  received  it  not. 

0  Then  called  Esther  for  Hatach, 
one  of  the  king's  cliamlierlains, 
twhom  he  had  appointed  to  at- 
tend upon  her,  and  gave  him  a 
commandment  to  Mordecai,  to 
know  wiiat  it  tvtt.s,  anil  why  it  loas. 

6  So  llatacli  went  iortii  to  Mor- 
decai unto  the  street  of  tlie  city, 
which  was  before  the  king's  gate. 

7  And  Mordecai  told  him  of  all 
that  had  happened  unto  liim, 
and  of  'Uhe  sum  of  tlie  money 
that  Haman  had  promised  to 
pay  to  the  king's  treasuries  lor 
the  Jews,  to  destroy  them. 

8  Also  he  gave  him  nlie  copy 
of  the  writing  of  the  decree  that 

470 


was  given  at  Shushan  to  destroy 
them,  to  shew  it  unto  Esther, 
and  to  declare  it  unto  her,  and 
to  charge  her  that  she  should  go  in 
unto  the  king,  to  make  supplica- 
tion unto  him,  and  to  make  re- 
quest before  him  lor  her  people. 
!)  And  Hatach  came  and  told 
Esther  the  words  of  Mordecai. 

10  H  Again  Esther  spake  unto 
Hatach,  and  gave  him  command- 
ment unto  Mordecai; 

11  All  the  king's  servants,  and 
the  people  of  the  king's  provin- 
ces, do  know,  that  whosoever, 
whether  man  or  woman,  shall 
come  unto  the  king  into  /the 
inner  court,  who  is  not  called, 
!>  there  is  one  law  of  his  to  put 
liim  to  death,  except  such  /»to 
whom  tlie  king  shall  hold  out 
the  golden  sceptre,  that  he  may 
live:  but  I  have  not  been  called 
to  come  in  unto  the  king  these 
thirty  days. 

12  And  they  told  to  Mordecai 
Esther's  words. 

13  Then  Mordecai  commanded 
to  answer  Esther,  Think  not  with 
thyself  that  thou  shalt  escape  in 
the  king's  house,  more  than  all 
the  Jews. 

14  For  if  thou  altogether  boldest 
thy  peace  at  this  time,  then  shall 
there  t  enlargement  and  deliver- 
ance arise  to  tlie  Jews  from  an- 
other place;  but  thou  and  thy  fa- 
ther's house  shall  be  destroyed 
and  who  knoweth  whether  thou 
art  come  to  the  kingdom,  for  such 
a  time  as  this  ? 

1.5  H  Then  Esther  bade  them  re- 
turn Mordecai  this  answer, 

16  Go,  gather  together  all  the 
Jews  that  are  t  present  in  Shu- 
shan, and  fast  j-e  for  me,  and  nei- 
ther eat  nor  drink  'three  days, 
night  or  day :  I  also  and  my  maid- 
ens will  fast  likewise;  and  so  will 
I  go  in  unto  the  king,  which  is  not 
according  to  the  law:  *and  if  I 
perish,  I  perish. 

17  So  Mor(U;cai  twent  his  way, 
and  did  according  to  all  that 
Esther  had  commanded  him. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Esther,  adventuring  on  the  king's  favour,  ob- 
tainnh  the  grace  of  the  golden  sceptre,  and  in- 
viteth  Ine  king  and  Haman  to  a  lianquet.  6 
She,  being  encouraged  by  the  king  in  her  suit, 
invitcth  them  to  another  banquet  the  next  day. 
9  Human,  proud  of  his  advancement,  repineth 
at  the  contempt  of  Mordecai.  14  By  the  coun- 
sel of  Zercsh  he  buildeth  for  him  a  pair  of 
gallows. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  aon  the 
third  day,  that  Esther  put  on 
tier  royal  apparel,  and  stood  in 
''the  inner  court  of  the  king's 
house,  over  against  the  king's 
house:  and  the  king  sat  upon  his 
royal  throne  in  the  royal  house, 
over  against  the  gate  of  the  house. ' 
2  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king! 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  510. 


/ch.5.  1. 

«  Dan.  2.  9. 
ft  ell.  5.  2.  it. 

8.4. 


tHeb. 
respiration, 

Job  9.  IB. 


t  Heb.  found. 
1  See  ch.  5.  1. 


k  See  Gen.  43. 


t  Heb. 
passed. 


a  See  ch.  4.10. 


6  Seech.  4.11. 
Sc  U.  4. 


Esther's  banquet. 


ESTHER. 


Mordecai's  sei~vice. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  510. 


c  Prov.  21.  1. 
dch.  4.  11.  Sc 
8.  4. 


/ch.  7.  2. 
f  ch.  9.  12. 


»So2  Sam. 13. 


tHeb.  caused 
19  cvme. 


kch.  9.  7,  Sec. 


t  Heb.  tree. 
mch.  7.  9. 
71  ch.  6.  4. 


saw  Esther  the  queen  standing  in 
the  court,  that  cshe  obtained  fa- 
vour in  his  sight:  and  <ithe  Iving 
held  out  to  Esther  the  goldeii 
sceptre  that  was  in  his  hand.  8o 
Esther  drew  near,  and  touched 
the  top  of  the  sceptre. 

3  Then  said  the  king  unto  her, 
What  wilt  thou,  queen  Esther? 
and  what  is  thy  request?  « it  shall 
be  even  given  "thee  to  the  half  of 
the  kingdom. 

4  And  Esther  answered,  If  it 
seem  good  unto  the  king,  let  the 
king  and  Haman  come  this  day 
unto  the  banquet  that  I  have  pre- 
pared for  him. 

5  Then  the  king  said,  Canse  Ha- 
man to  make  haste,  that  he  may 
do  as  Esther  hath  said.  So  the 
king  and  Haman  came  to  the 
banquet  that  Esther  had  pre- 
pared. 

6  'j  /And  the  king  said  nnto 
Esther  at  the  banquet  of  wine, 
?What  is  thy  petition?  and  it  shall 
be  granted  thee:  and  what  /.v  thy 
request?  even  to  the  half  of  the 
kingdom  it  shall  be  performed. 

7  Then  answered  Esther,  and 
said,  My  petition  and  my  request 
is  ; 

8  If  I  have  found  favour  in  the 
sight  of  the  king,  and  if  it  please 
the  king  to  grant  mj^  petition,  and 
tto  perform  my  request,  let  the 
king  and  Hanian  come  to  the 
banquet  that  I  shall  prepare  for 
them,  and  I  will  do  to  morrow  as 
the  king  hath  said. 

9  '[  Then  went  Haman  fortii  that 
daj- joyful  and  with  a  glad  heart: 
but  when  Haman  saw  Mordecai 
in  the  king's  gate,  ''that  he  stood 
not  up,  nor  moved  for  him,  he 
was  full  of  indignation  against 
Mordecai. 

10  Nevertheless  Haman  irefi*ain- 
ed  himself:  and  when  he  came 
home,  he  sent  and  t  called  for  his 
friends,  and  Zeresh  his  wife. 

11  And  Haman  told  them  of  the 
glory  of  his  riches,  and  *  the  mul- 
titude of  his  children,  and  all  t/ie 
things  wherein  the  king  had  pro- 
moted him,  and  how  he  had  'ad- 
vanced him  above  the  princes  and 
servants  of  the  king. 

12  Haman  said  moreover,  Yea, 
Esther  the  queen  did  let  no  man 
come  in  with  the  king  unto  the 
banquet  that  she  had  prepared 
but  myself;  and  to  morrow  am  I 
invited  unto  her  also  with  the 
king. 

13  Yet  all  this  availeth  me  noth- 
ing, so  long  as  I  see  Mordecai  the 
Jew  sitting  at  the  king's  gate. 

14  <i  Then  said  Zeresh  his  wife 
and  ail  his  friends  unto  him.  Let 
a  t'"  gallows  be  made  of  tifty  cu- 
bits high,  and  to  morrow  »  speak 
thou  unto  the  king  that  Mordecai 
may  be  hanged  thereon :  then  go 


thou  in  merrily  with  the  king  un- 
to the  banquet.  And  the  thing 
pleased  Haman ;  and  he  caused 
"  the  gallows  to  be  made. 

CHAPTER    VI. 

1  Ahasuerus,  reading  in  the  chrunicles  of  the  good 
service  done  by  Mordecai,  taketh  care  jor  his  re- 
ward.  4  iiantant  coming  to  sue  that  Mordecai 
might  be  hanged,  unawares  giieth  counsel  that 
he  might  do  him  honour.  12  Complaining  of 
his  misfortune,  his  friends  tell  him  of  his  final 
destiny, 

ON  that  night  t  could  not  the 
king  sleep,  and  he  command- 
ed to  bring  "  the  book  of  records 
of  the  chronicles;  and  they  were 
read  before  the  king. 

2  And  it  was  lound  written, 
that  Mordecai  had  told  of  B  Big- 
thana  and  Teresh,  two  of  the 
king's  chamberlains,  the  keepers 
of  the  t  door,  who  sought  to  lay 
hand  on  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

3  And  the  king  said,  What  hon- 
our and  dignity  hath  been  done 
to  Mordecai  for  this?  Then  said 
the  king's  servants  that  minister- 
ed unto  him,  There  is  nothing 
done  for  him. 

4  •[  And  the  king  said.  Who  is  in 
the'  court?  Now  Haman  was 
come  into  '-  the  outward  court  of 
the  king's  house,  '^^to  speak  unto 
the  king  to  hang  Mordecai  on  the 
gallows  that  he  had  prepared  for 
him. 

5  And  the  king's  servants  said 
unto  him.  Behold,  Hanian  stand- 
eth  in  the  court.  And  the  king 
said.  Let  him  come  in. 

6  So  Haman  came  in.  And  the 
king  said  unto  him.  What  shall 
be  done  unto  the  man  t  whom  the 
king  delighteth  to  honour?  Now 
Haman  thought  in  his  heart.  To 
whom  would  the  king  delight  to 
do  honour  more  than  to  myself? 

7  And  Haman  answered  the 
king.  For  the  man  t  whom  the 
king  delighteth  to  honour, 

8  tLet  the  royal  apparel  be 
brought  t  which  the  king  uscth  to 
wear,  and  "^the  horse  that  the  king 
ridetii  upon,  and  the  crown  royal 
which  is  set  upon  his  head : 

9  And  let  this  apparel  and  horse 
be  delivered  to  the  hand  of  one  of 
the  king's  most  noble  princes, 
that  they  may  array  the  man 
withal  whom  the  king  delighteth 
to  honour,  and  t  bring  liim  on 
horseback  through  the  street  of 
the  city,  cand  proclaim  before 
him,  Thus  shall  it  be  done  to  the 
man  whom  the  king  delighteth 
to  honour. 

10  Then  the  king  said  to  Haman, 
Make  haste,  and  take  the  apparel 
and  the  horse,  as  thou  hast  said, 
and  do  even  so  to  Mordecai  the 
Jew,  that  sitteth  at  the  king's 
gate:  +  let  nothing  fail  of  all  that 
thou  hast  spoken. 

11  Then  took  Haman  the  apparel 

471 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  310- 


t  Heb.  the 
king's  sleep 
fled  away. 

ach.  2.23. 


tHeb. 
threshold. 


b  See  ch.  5.  1. 
cch.5.  14. 


t  Heb.  in 
whose  honour 
the  king  de- 
lighteth. 


t  Heb.  in 
whose  honour 
the  king  de- 
lighteth. 

t  Heb.  Lit 
them  bring 
the  royal 
apparel. 

t  Heb. 


whe 


Ilk 


the  king 

clotheth 

himself. 
d  1  Kiugs  1. 

33. 
t  Heb.  cause 

him  to  ride, 
e  Gen.  41.  43. 


t  Heb.  sujfer 
not  a  whit 
to  fall. 


Esther  accuseth  Haman. 


ESTHER.     Ahasuerus  granteth  to  the  Jews 


Be  fo  re 


about  510. 


/2(;hr.26.  20. 
g  1  Sam.  15. 

3*). 

Jer.  14.3,4. 


*•  Hel>. 
lu  iTxnlt. 


I  aud  the  horse,  and  arrayed  Mor- 

CH  K  I  s  T     [lecai,  and  brought  him  on  horse- 

nhm.f.'iin.   ||3^(,j,    through  the  street  of  the 

I  city,  and  proclaimed  before  him, 

Thus  sliall   it  be  done  unto  the 

man  whom   the  king  delighteth 

to  lionour. 

12  \  And  Mordecai  came  again 
to  the  king's  gate.  But  Haman 
/hasted  to  his  house  mourning, 
ffand  having  his  head  covered. 

13  And  Haman  told  Zeresh  his 
wife  and  all  liis  i'riends  every 
thing  that  had  befiallon  him.  Then 
said  his  wise  men  and  Zeresh  his 
wife  unto  him.  If  Mordecai  he  of 
the  seed  of  the  Jews,  before  whom 
thou  hast  begun  to  fall,  thou  shalt 
not  prevail  against  him,  but  shalt 
surely  fall  before  him. 

14  And  while  they  xv)ere  yet  talk- 
ing with  him,  came  the  king's 
chanaberlains,  and  hasted  to  bring 
Haman  untO'''  the  banquet  that 
Esther  had  prepared. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Esther,  enterlaining  the  king  and  Human,  mak- 
tih  suiffor  her  own  life  and  her  pcoide's.  5  She 
ocouseth  Haman.  7  The  kins  in  his  anger, 
understanding  of  the  gallows  which  Haman  hud 
made  for  Mordecai,  causeth  him  to  be  hanged 
thereon, 

SO  the  king  and  Haman  came 
+  to  banquet  with  Esther  the 
queen. 

2  And  the  king  said  again  unto 
Esther  on  the  second  day  «  at  the 
banquet  of  wine.  What  is  thy  peti- 
tion, queen  Esther?  anditshallbe 
granted  thee :  and  what  is  thy  re- 
quest? and  it  shall  be  performed, 
ewnto  the  half  of  the  kingdom. 

3  Then  Esther  the  queen  answer- 
ed and  said,  If  I  have  found  I'a- 
vour  in  thy  sight,  O  king,  and 
if  it  pletise  the  king,  let  my 
life  be  given  me  at  my  petition, 
and  my  people  at  my  request : 

4  For  wo  are  ^sold,  I  and  my  peo- 
ple, tto  be  destroyed,  to  bi,' slain, 
and  to  perish,  liut  if  we  had  been 
sold  for  bondnn-n  and  bond- 
women, I  had  held  my  tongue, 
although  the  enemy  could  not 
countervail  the  king's  damage. 

5  %  Then  the  king  Ahasuerus 
answered  and  said  unto  Esther 
the(iueen.  Who  is  he,  and  wiiere 
is  he,  t  that  dui-st  presume  in  bis 
lieart  to  do  so  ? 

G  And  Kstlier  said,  tTlie  adver- 
sary and  enemy  is  this  wicked 
Haman.  Tlien  Haman  Wius  afraid 
II  before  the  king  and  tlie  <iueen. 

7  If  And  the  king  arising  from 
the  banquet  of  wine  in  liis  wratli 
wf.iit  into  the  palace  garden  :  and 
Haman  stood  up  to  make  recpiest 
for  his  life  to  Esther  the  (|ueen; 
for  he  saw  that  there  was  evil  de- 
termined againsthimby  the  king. 

8  Then  the  king  returned  out  of 
ihe  palace  garden  into  the  place 
of  the  banquet  of  wine;  and  Ha- 

472 


tch. 

3.0. 

ic 

4.7 

t  He 

I>.  th 

at 

Ihty 

sho 

I  Id 

dtst 

ruv, 

ano 

kill. 

and 

yernh. 


t  Hct>.  urhon 
htart  hath 
filled  htm. 

The  man 
adversary. 
P  Or,  at  the 
presence  of. 


man  was  fallen  upon  ^the  bed 
whereon  Esther  iva.'i.  Then  said 
the  king,  Will  he  force  the  queen 
also  i  belbre  me  in  the  house?  As 
the  word  went  out  of  the  king's 
mouth,  they  i^  covered  Haman's 
face. 

9  And  cHarbonah,  one  of  the 
chamberlains,  said  before  the 
king,  Behold  also  /the  t  gallows 
lifty  cubits  high,  which  Haman 
had  made  for  Mordecai,  who  had 
spoken  good  for  the  king,  stand- 
etli  in  the  house  of  Haman.  Then 
the  king  said,  Hang  him  thereon. 

10  So  f/they  hanged  Haman  on 
the  gallows  that  he  had  prepared 
for  Mordecai.  Then  was  the 
king's  wrath  pacified. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Mordecai  is  adcanced.  3  Esther  maketh  suit  to 
reverse  Haman's  letters.  7  Ahasuerus  grant- 
eth to  the  Jews  to  defend  themselves.  15  Mor- 
decafs  honour,  and  the  Jews'  joy. 

ON  that  day  did  the  king  Ahas- 
uerus give  the  house  of  Ha- 
man the  Jews'  enemy  unto  Esther 
the  queen.  And  Mordecai  came 
before  the  king;  for  Esther  had 
told  "What  he  teas  unto  her. 

2  And  the  king  took  off  i- his  ring, 
which  he  had  taken  fi-om  Haman, 
and  gave  it  unto  Mordecai.  And 
Esther  set  Mordecai  over  the 
house  of  Haman. 

3  If  And  Esther  spake  yet  again 
before  the  king,  and  fell  down  at 
his  feet,  tand  besought  him  with 
tears  to  put  away  the  mischief  of 
Haman  the  Agagite,  and  his  de- 
vice that  he  had  devised  against 
the  Jews. 

4  Then  <;the  king  held  out  the 
golden  sceptre  toward  Esther. 
So  Esther  arose,  and  stood  before 
the  king, 

5  And  said.  If  it  please  the  king, 
and  if  I  have  found  favour  in  his 
sight,  and  the  thing  .seem  right  Ije- 
(bre  the  king,  and  I  be  pleasing  in 
his  eyes,  let  it  be  written  to  re- 
verse t  the  letters  devised  bj'  Ha- 
man the  son  of  Hammedatha  the 
Agagite,  II  which  he  wrote  to  de- 
stroy the  Jews  which  are  in  all 
the  king's  provinces : 

(i  For  how  can  I  t  endure  to  see 
•'the  evil  that  shall  come  unto  my 
l)eople?  or  how  can  I  endure  to  see 
the  destruction  of  my  kindred? 

7  "^  Then  the  king  Ahasuerus  said 
unto  Esther  the  queen  and  to  Mor- 
diK-ai  the  Jew,  Behold.  ■'I  have 
given  Esther  the  house  of  Haman, 
and  him  they  have  hanged  upon 
the  gallows, "because  he  laid  his 
hand  ujjon  the  Jevv.s. 

s  Write  ye  also  lor  the  Jews,  as 
it  likclh  you,  in  the  king's  name, 
and  .seal  (7  with  the  king's  ring: 
for  tiie  writing  which  is  written 
in  the  king's  name,  and  sealed 
with  the  king's  ring,  /may  no 
man  reverse. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  510. 


crli.  1.  G. 
t  H.-tj. 
with  me, 
i/Jol>9.  24. 
ech.  1.  10. 

/■ih.  5.  14. 
Ps  7.  IC. 
ProY.  11.  5, 


g  Ps.  37.  35, 

au. 

Dan.  6.  24. 


t  Ileb.  and  she 
wept,  and  fie- 
sought  him. 


cch.  4.  11.  i 


t  Heb. 
the  deotce. 


t  IIel>.  ht  able 
that  I  may 
i£e. 

rf.N'eh.  2.  3. 


ch.  7.  4. 


/Seerh.  J.  19. 
Dau.  6.  H,  1% 


to  defend  themselves. 


ESTHER. 


The  Jews  slay  their  enemies. 


Before 
C  H  K  I  S  T 

about  510. 


rch.3.  12. 


ich.  1.  22.  6c 
3.  12. 


it  1  Kings  21. 
8. 
ch.  3.  12,  13. 


/  See  ch.  9.  10, 


m  rh.  3.  13, 
ice.  &  9. 1. 


nch.  3.  14, 


t  Heb. 
revealed. 


1  Or,  violet. 


PioT.  23.  2. 
p  Vs.  97.  11. 

?  1  Sam.  23. 

8. 

ch.  9.  19,  22. 
7-Ps.  18.  43. 
s  Gen.  33.  3. 

Ex.  15.  16. 

Deut.  2.  23. 

Sc  11.  25. 

ch.  9.  2. 


9  ?TLien  were  the  king's  scribes 
called  at  tbat  time  in  the  third 
month,  that  is,  the  month  Sivan, 
on  the  three  and  twentieth  day 
thereof;  and  it  was  written  ac- 
cording to  all  tbat  Mordecai  com- 
manded unto  the  Jews,  and  to  the 
lieutenants,  and  the  deputies  and 
rulers  of  the  provinces  which  are 
''from  India  unto  Ethiopia,  a 
hundred  twenty  and  seven  prov- 
inces, unto  every  province  'ac- 
cording to  the  writing  thereof, 
and  unto  every  people  after  their 
language,  and  to  tlie  Jews  accord- 
ing to  their  writing,  and  accord- 
ing to  their  language. 

10  '-And  be  wrote  in  the  king 
Ahasuerus'  name,  and  sealed  it 
with  the  king's  ring,  and  sent 
letters  by  posts  on  horseback, 
and  riders  on  mules,  camels,  and 
j^oung  dromedaries: 

'll  Wherein  the  king  granted  the 
Jews  which  ivere  in  every  city  to 
gather  themselves  together,  and 
to  stand  for  their  life,  to  destroy, 
to  slay,  and  to  cause  to  perish,  all 
the  power  of  the  people  and  prov- 
ince that  would  assault  them,  both 
little  ones  and  women,  and '  to  take 
the  spoil  of  them  for  a  prey, 

12  '"Upon  one  day  in  all  the 
provinces  of  king  Ahasuerus, 
namelij,  upon  the  thirteenth  day 
of  the  twelfth  month,  which  is 
the  month  Adar. 

13  n  The  copy  of  the  writing  for  a 
commandment  to  be  given  in 
every  province  icas  t  published 
unto'all  people,  and  that  the  Jews 
should  be  readj-  against  that  day 
to  avenge  themselves  on  their 
enemies. 

14  .So  the  posts  that  rode  upon 
mules  and  camels  went  out,  being 
hastened  and  pressed  on  b\'  the 
king's  commandment.  And  the 
decree  was  given  at  Shushan  the 
palace. 

15  1  And  Mordecai  went  out 
from  the  presence  of  the  king  in 
royal  apparel  of  Iblue  and  white, 
and  with  a  great  crown  of  gold, 
and  with  a  garment  of  fine  linen 
and  purple:  and  "the  city  of 
Shushan  rejoiced  and  was  glad. 

16  The  Jews  bad  flight, and  glad- 
ness, and  joy,  and  honour. 

17  And  in  every  province,  and 
in  every  city,  whitbei-soever  the 
king's  ^-ommandment  and  his 
decree  came,  the  Jews  had  joy 
and  gladness,  a  feast  9  and  a  good 
day.  And  many  of  the  people  of 
the  land '•became  Jews;  for  «the 
fear  of  the  Jews  fell  upon  them. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  The  Jews  (the  rulers,  for  fear  of  Mordecai, 
helpiiif  them)  slay  their  enemies,  with  the  ten 
sons  of  Haman.  12  Ahasuerus,  at  the  request 
of  Esther,  granteth.  another  day  uf  slaughter, 
and  Haman's  sons  te  be  hanged.  20  The  two 
days  of  Purim  are  made  festival. 


NOW  «in  the  twelfth  month, 
that  is,  the  mouth  Adar,  on 
the  thirteenth  day  of  the  same, 
(>  when  the  king's  bommandment 
and  iiis  decree  drew  near  to  be 
put  in  execution,  in  the  day  that 
the  enemies  of  the  Jews  hoped  to 
have  power  over  them;  (though 
it  was  turned  to  the  contrary, 
that  the  Jews  ^had  rule  over  them 
that  hated  tliem,) 

2  The  Jews  ''gathered  them- 
selves together  in  their  cities 
throughout  all  the  provinces  of 
tlie  king  Ahasuerus,  to  lay  hand 
on  such  as  •; sought  their  hurt: 
and  no  man  could  withstand 
them  ;  for  /the  fear  of  them  fell 
upon  all  people. 

;j  And  all  the  rulers  of  the  prov- 
inces, and  the  lieutenants,  and  the 
deputies,  and  +  officers  of  the  king, 
helped  the  Jews ;  because  the  fear 
of  Mordecai  fell  upon  them. 

4  For  Mordecai  was  great  in  the 
king's  house,  and  his  fame  went 
out  throughout  all  the  provinces : 
for  this  man  Mordecai  o  waxed 
greater  and  greater. 

o  Thus  the  Jews  smote  all  their 
enemies  with  the  stroke  of  the 
sword,  and  slaughter,  and  de- 
struction, and  did  twhat  they 
would  unto  those  that  hated 
them. 

6  And  in  Shushan  the  palace  the 
Jews  slew  and  destroyed  ilve  hun- 
dred men. 

7  And  Parshandatha,  and  Dal- 
phon,  and  Aspatha, 

8  And  Poratha,  and  Adalia,  and 
Aridatha, 

9  And  Parmashta,  and  Arisai, 
and  Aridai,  and  Vajezatha, 

10  ''The  ten  sons  of  Haman  the 
son  of  Hammedatha,  the  enemy 
of  the  Jews,  slew  they;  'but  oh 
the  spoil  laid  they  not  their  hand. 

11  On  that  day  the  number  of 
those  that  were  slain  in  Shushan 
the  palace  twas  brought  before 
the  king. 

12  *[  And  the  king  said  unto 
Esther  the  queen.  The  Jews  have 
slain  and  destroyed  five  hundred 
men  in  Shushan  the  palace,  and 
the  ten  sous  of  Haman;  what 
have  they  done  in  the  rest  of  the 
king's  provinces  ?  now  ^'  what  is 
thy  petition  ?  and  it  sliall  be 
granted  thee:  or  what  is  thy  re- 
quest further?  and  it  shall  be 
done. 

13  Then  said  Esther.  If  it  please 
the  king,  let  it  be  granted  to  the 
Jews  which  ai'e  in  Shushan  to  do 
to  morrow  also  'according  unto 
this  daj^'s  decree,  and  tlet  Ha- 
man's ten  sons  »'be  hanged  upon 
the  gallows. 

14  And  the  king  commanded  it 
so  to  be  done:  and  the  decree 
was  given  at  Shushan  ;  and  they 
hanged  Haman's  ten  sons. 

473 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  509. 


dch.  8.  11.  ic 
ver.  IC. 


ePs.  71.  13, 

.  24. 

/ch.  8.  17. 


t  Heb.  those 
which  did 
the  liusiness 
that  belong- 
ed to  the 
king. 

gl  Sam.  3.  1. 
1  Chr.  11.  9. 
Prov.  4.  18. 


f  Heb. 
according  to 
their  will 


h  ch.  5.  11. 

Job  IS.  19. 

&  27.  13,  14, 

15. 

Ps.  21.  10. 
!  See  ch.  8. 


men  hang, 
m  2  Sam.  21. 
e,  9. 


Tlie  two  days  of  Purim 


ESTHER. 


are  made  festival. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  509. 


ver.  2.  <k 
ch.  8.  11. 


i/Seech.8.U. 

509. 
t  Heb.  m  it. 

r  ver.  11,  15. 


«  Deut.  16.  11, 

14. 
tch.  8.  17. 
u  ver.  22. 

Neh.  8.  10, 

12. 


1/ ver.  19. 
Neh.  8.  10. 


+  Heb.  crush. 
t  Heb.  when 

she  came. 
aver.  13,  14. 

ch.  7.  5,  ic. 

ac  H.  3,  ice. 
i/ch.  7.  10. 

1"*.  7.  le. 


15  For  the  Jews  that  ttwe  in 
Shuslian  "gathered  themselves 
together  on  the  fourteenth  daj^ 
also  of  the  mouth  Adar,  and  slew 
three  hundred  men  at  Shushan  ; 
"but  on  the  prey  they  laid  not 
their  hand. 

10  But  the  other  Jews  that  ivere 
in  the  king's  provinces  7^  gathered 
themselves  together,  and  stood 
for  their  lives,  and  had  rest  from 
their  enemies,  and  .slew  of  their 
foes  seventy  and  five  thousand, 
7  but  they  laid  not  their  hands  on 
the  prev, 

17  On  the  thirteenth  day  of  the 
month  Adar;  and  on  the  four- 
teenth day  tof  the  same  rested 
they,  and  made  it  a  day  of  feast- 
ing'and  gladness. 

18  But  the  Jews  that  ivere  at 
Shushan  assembled  together  '•on 
the  thirteenth  dai/  thereof,  and 
on  the  fourteenth  thereof;  and  on 
the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same  they 
rested,  and  made  it  a  day  of  feast- 
ing and  gladness. 

19  Therefore  the  Jews  of  the  vil- 
lages, that  dwelt  in  the  unwalled 
towns,  made  the  fourteenth  day 
of  the  month  Adar  «»  day  of 
gladness  and  feasting,  'and  a  good 
day,  and  of  "  sending  portions  one 
to  another. 

20  H  And  Mordecai  wrote  these 
things,  and  sent  letters  unto  all 
the  Jews  that  tcn-e  in  all  the 
provinces  of  the  king  Ahasuerus, 
both  nigh  and  far, 

21  To  establish  this  among  them, 
that  they  should  keep  the  four- 
teenth dav  of  the  month  Adar, 
and  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same, 
yearlv, 

22  As  the  days  wherein  the  Jews 
rested  from  "their  enemies,  and 
the  month  which  was  a- turned 
unto  them  from  sorrow  to  joy, 
and  from  mourning  into  a  good 
day :  that  they  should  make  them 
days  of  feasting  and  joy,  and  of 
y  sending  portions  one  to  anotlier, 
and  gifts  to  tlie  poor. 

23  And  the  Jews  undertook  to  do 
as  they  had  begun,  and  as  Mor- 
decai had  written  unto  them  ; 

24  Because  Hainan  the  son  of 
Hammedatha,  the  Agagite,  the 
enemv  of  all  the  Jews,  ^had  de- 
vised against  tiie  Jews  to  destroy 
them,  and  had  cast  Pur,  that  is, 
the  lot,  to  +  consume  them,  and  to 
destroy  them  ; 

2.5  But  t"when  Usthrr  came  bo- 
fore  the  king,  he  commanded  by 
letters  that  his  wicked  device, 
which  he  devised  agamst  the 
Jews,  should  ^  return  upon  his 
474 


own  head,  and  that  he  and  his 
sons  should  be  hanged  on  the 
gallows. 

26  Wherefore  they  called  these 
days  Purim  after  the  name  of 
!IP"ur.  Therefore  for  all  the  words 
off^this  letter,  and  of  that  which 
they  had  seen  concerning  this 
matter,  and  which  had  come  unto 
them, 

27  The  Jews  ordained,  and  took 
upon  them,  and  upon  their  seed, 
and  upon  all  such  as  f'joined 
themselves  unto  them,  so  as  it 
should  not  t  fail,  that  they  would 
keep  these  two  days  according  to 
their  writing,  and  according  to 
their  appointed  time  every  year ; 

28  And  t/iat  these  days  should  be 
remembered  and  kept  through- 
out every  generation,  every  fam- 
ily, every  province,  and  every 
ciV;  and  that  these  days  of  Purim 
should  not  tfail  from  among  the 
Jews,  nor  the  memorial  of  them 
t  perish  from  their  seed. 

29  Then  Esther  the  queen,  «the 
daughter  of  Abihail,  and  Mor- 
decai the  Jew,  wrote  with  tall 
authorit}',  to  confirm  this /second 
letter  of  Purim. 

30  And  he  sent  the  letters  unto 
all  the  Jews,  to  ^the  hundred 
twenty  and  seven  provinces  of 
the  kingdom  of  Ahasuerus,  tvith 
words  of  peace  and  truth, 

31  To  confirm  these  days  of  Pu- 
rim in  their  times  appointext,  ac- 
cording as  Mordecai  the  Jew  and 
Esther  the  queen  had  enjoined 
them,  and  as  they  had  decreed 
tfor  themselves  and  for  their 
seed,  tlie  matters  of  t'  the  fastings 
and  their  cry. 

32  And  the  decree  of  Esther  con- 
firmed these  matters  of  Purim; 
and  it  was  written  in  the  book. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Ahasuerus'  greatness.      3  Mordecai's  advance- 
menl. 

AND  the  king  Ahasuerus  laid  a 
^  tribute   upon   the   land,   and 
upo)i  "  the  isles  of  the  sea. 

2  And  all  the  acts  of  his  power 
and  of  his  might,  and  the  decla- 
ration of  the  greatness  of  Morde- 
cai, ''Whereuuto  the  king  t ad- 
vanced him,  ai-e  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of 
the  kings  of  Media  and  Persia? 

3  For  Mordecai  the  Jew  u'a.<i 
(•next  unto  king  Ahasuerus,  and 
great  among  the  Jews,  and  ae 
cepted  of  tlie  multitude  of  his 
brethren, ''seeking  the  wealth  of 
his  people,  and  speaking  peace  to 
all  his  seed. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  501). 


II  That   19, 

Lul. 
c  ver.  20. 


dch.  8.  17. 

Is.  56.  3,  6. 

Zech.  2.  11. 
t  Heb.  pass. 


t  Heb.  pass. 

t  Heb.  be 
ended. 
ech.  2.  15. 

t  Heb.  M 

strength. 
/Seech.  H.  10. 

(Sc  ver.  20. 

f  th.  1.  1. 


t  Heb. /or 

their  Suuls. 
hc\\.  4.3,  16. 


about  495. 

oGeil.  10.  5. 
Ps.  72.  10. 
Is.  24.  15. 


hch.  8.  15.  .k 

y.  4. 
t  Heb.  made 

him  great. 


cGen.  41.  40. 
2  Chr.  28.  7. 


J  Neh.  2.  10. 
Ps.  122.  8,  9. 


•  Moses  13 
thought  10 


hav 


the  Book  of 
Ju'j, whilst 
among  the 
Maitianites, 
Before 
Christ 
about  1520. 

Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


a  Gen.  22.  20, 

21. 
i  Ez.  14.  14. 

James  5.  11. 
c  Gen.  6.  0.  ic 

17.  1. 

ih.  2.  3. 
<f  Prov.  8.  13. 

*  16.  C. 
i  Or,  cattle. 


!lOr, 

husbandry. 
t  Heb.  sons 

of  the  east. 


'.  Gen.  8.  20. 

ih.  42.  8. 
f\  Kings  21. 

10,  13. 
♦  Heb.  all 

the  Jays, 
e  ih.  2.  1. 
h  1  Kings  22. 

I'J. 

ch.  38.  7. 
t  Heb.  the 

Adversary^ 

1  Chr.  21.  1. 

Rev.  12.  9, 

10. 
tHeb. 

in  the  midst 

of  them. 
iL-h.  2.  2. 

.Matt.  12.  43. 

1  Pet.  5.  K. 
t  Heb.  Hast 

Ihuu  Sit  thy 

heart  on. 
k  ch.  2.  3. 
/  ver.  1. 
m  PiS.  34.  7. 

Is.  3.  2. 
71  Ps.  128.  1,2. 

Prov.  10.  22. 
'!  Or,  cattle. 

0  ch.  2.  5.  & 
19.  21. 

1  Heb. 

i7'  he  curse 
thee  not  to 
thy  face, 
p  Is.  8.  21. 
Mai.  3.  13,14. 


*THE 

BOOK   OF   JOB. 


CHAPTER  I. 

I  The  holiness,  riches,  and  religious  care  of  Job 
for   his   children.     6  Satan,  appearing  before 

^'od,  by  calumniation  ubtaineth  tcaoe  to  tempt 
Job.  13  Understanding  of  the  loss  of  his  goods 
and  children,  in  his  mourning  he  hlesseth  God. 

'I'^HEPtE  was  a  man  "  in  the  land 
J.  of  Uz,  whose  name  ivas  *  Job  ; 
and  that  man  was  =  perfect  and 
upright,  and  one  that^'  feared  God, 
and  eschewed  evil. 

2  And  there  were  born  unto  him 
seven  sons  and  three  daugliters. 

3  His  a  substance  also  was  seven 
thousand  sheep,  and  three  thou- 
sand camels,  and  five  hundred 
yoke  of  o.xen,  and  five  hundred 
she    asses,    and    a     very     great 

II  household ;  so  that  this  man  was 
the  greatest  of  all  the  tmeu  of 
the  east. 

4  And  his  .sons  went  and  feasted 
in  their  houses,  every  one  his  day ; 
and  sent  and  called  for  their  three 
sisters  to  eat  and  to  drink  with 
them. 

5  And  it  was  so,  when  the  days  of 
the.ir  feasting  were  gone  about, 
that  Job  sent  and  sanctified  them, 
and  rose  up  early  in  the  morning, 
«and  offered  burnt  offerings  ac- 
cordinff  to  the  number  of  them 
all:  for  Job  said,  It  maybe  that 
my  sons  have  sinned,  and /cursed 
God  in  their  hearts.  Thus  did 
Job  t  continually. 

6  If  Now  a  there  was  a  day  ''  when 
the  sons  of  God  came  to  present 
themseU^es  before  the  Lord,  and 
t  Satan  came  also  t  among  them. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
Whence  comest  thou?  Then  Sa- 
tan answered  the  Lord,  and  said. 
From  igoing  to  and  fro  in  the 
earth,  and  from  walking  up  and 
down  in  it. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
t*Hast  thou  con.sidered  my  ser\^- 
ant  Job,  that  there  is  none  like 
him  in  the  earth, 'a  perfect  and 
an  upright  man,  one  that  feareth 
God,  and  escheweth  evil  ? 

9  Then  Satan  answered  the 
Lord,  and  said.  Doth  Job  fear 
God  for  nought  ? 

10  ™  Hast  not  thou  made  a  hedge 
about  him,  and  about  his  house, 
and  about  all  that  he  hath  on  ev- 
erv  side?  « thou  hast  blessed  the 
work  of  his  hands,  and  his  II  sub- 
stance is  increased  in  the  land. 

11  "But  put  forth  thine  hand 
now,  and  touch  all  that  he  hath, 
tand  he  will  y  curse  thee  to  thy 
face. 


12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Sa- 
tan, Behold,  all  that  he  hath  is  in 
thy  t power;  only  upon  himself 
put  not  forth  thine  hand.  So  Sa- 
tan went  forth  Irom  the  presence 
of  the  Lord. 

1-3  I  And  there  was  a  day  <?  when 
his  sons  and  liis  daughters  were 
eating  and  drinking  wine  in  their 
eldest  brother's  house : 

14  And  there  came  a  messenger 
unto  Job,  and  said.  The  oxen 
were  ploughing,  and  the  asses 
feeding  beside  them : 

15  And  the  Sabeans  fell  xipon 
them,  and  took  them  away  ;  yea, 
they  liave  slain  the  servants  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword ;  and  I  onli' 
am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

16  While  he  was  yet  speaking, 
there  came  also  another,  and  said, 
II  The  fire  of  God  is  fallen  from 
heaven,  and  hath  burned  up  the 
sheep,  and  the  servants,  and  con- 
sumed thena;  and  I  only  am  es- 
caped alone  to  tell  thee. 

17  While  he  was  yet  speaking, 
there  came  also  another,  and  said. 
The  Chaldeans  made  out  three 
bands,  and  t  fell  upon  the  camels, 
and  have  carried  them  away,  yea, 
and  slain  the  servants  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword ;  and  I  ou'y  am 
escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

18  V/hile  he  was  yet  speaking, 
there  came  also  another,  and  said, 
'•Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters 
icere  eating  and  drinking  wine  in 
their  eldest  brother's  house : 

19  And,  behold,  there  came  a 
great  wind  +from  the  wilderness, 
and  smote  the  four  corners  of  the 
house,  and  it  fell  upon  the  young 
men,  and  they  are  dead;  and  I 
only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

20  Then  Job  arose,  « and  rent  his 
II  mantle,  and  shaved  his  head, 
and  t  fell  down  upon  the  ground, 
and  worshipped, 

21  And  said,  "Naked  came  I  out 
of  my  mother's  womb,  and  naked 
shall  I  return  thither:  the  Lord 
«gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  2/ taken 
away;  =  blessed  be  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

22  "In  all  this  Job  sinned  not, 
nor  11  charged  God  foolishly. 

CHAPTER  IL 

1  Satan  appearing  again  before  Ood  obtaineth 
further  leave  to  tempt  Job.  '  He  smiteth  him 
with  sore  boils.  9  Job  reproveth  his  wife,  mov- 
ing him  to  curse  God.  11  Hts  three  friends 
condole  with  him  in  silence. 

AGAIN  "there  was  a  day  when 
J\.  the  sons  of  God  came  to  pre- 
475 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 

1-Heh.  hand. 
Gen.  IG.  6. 

./  Ecc,  9,  12. 


I!  Or, 
A  great  fire. 


t  Heb. 
rushed. 


•ver.  4,  13. 


t  Heb.  from 

aside,  '^c. 
s  Gen.  37.  29. 

Ezra  9.  3. 
■  Or,  robe. 
M  Pet.  5.  6. 
u  Ps.  49.  17. 

Ecc.  5.  15. 

1  Tim.  6.  7. 
X  Ecc.  5.  19. 

James  1.  17. 
y  Matt.  20.  15. 

I  Eph.  5.  20. 
1  Thess.  5. 
18. 

ach.  2.  10. 

II  Or,  attrib- 
uted/ally to 
Ood. 


Job's  affliction  and  patience. 


JOB. 


He  curscth  the  day  of  his  hirth. 


I'utore 
Clt  RIST 

about  1520. 


<icli.27.  5,  6. 

t  Heb. 

to  swallow 

him  up. 
cub.  9.  17. 


/,h.  1.  11. 
f  ch.  IQ.  20. 


A  cli.  1.  12. 
J  Or,  onl\i. 

iU.  1.  6. 

*2  Sam.  13. 

19. 

ih.  42.  G. 

Kz.  27.  30. 

Mali.   11.  21. 
;cli,  21.  15. 
711  ver.  3. 

)i  cli.  1.  21. 

Rum.  12.  12. 

Jamus  &.  10, 

11. 
uch.  1.  22. 
;/Ps.  39.  1. 

vPiov.  17.  17 


rCen.  3«.  11. 

Jer.  49.7. 
s  Ueii.  20.  2. 

(eh.  42.  11. 
Kom.  12.  15. 


u  .Vch.  9.  1. 
l.am.  2.  10. 
Ez.  27.  30. 


seat  tliemselve.s  before  the  Lord, 
luid  Satan  camo  also  among  them 
to    pre.seiit    himself    before    the 

LORI>. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  nnto  Satan, 
From  whence  comest  thou  ?  And 
'j Satan  answered  tlie  Lord,  and 
said.  From  going  to  and  fro  in 
the  earth,  and  from,  walking  np 
and  down  in  it. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
Hast  thou  considered  my  servant 
Job,  that  there  is  none  "like  him 
in  the  eartli,  «a  perfect  and  an 
upright  man,  one  that  feareth 
God,  and  escheweth  evil?  and 
still  he  rfholdeth  i'ast  his  integrity, 
although  thou  mo  vedst  me  against 
him,  teto  destroy  him  without 
cause. 

4  And  Satan  answered  the  Lord, 
and  said.  Skin  for  skin,  yea,  all 
that  a  man  hath  will  he  give  for 
his  life. 

5  ./"But  put  forth  thine  hand  now, 
and  touch  his  i/ bone  and  his  Hesh, 
and  he  will  curse  thee  to  thy 
face. 

6  ''And  the  Lord  said  unto  Sa- 
tan, Behold,  he  is  in  thine  hand; 
II  but  save  his  life. 

7  ^  So  went  Satan  forth  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  and  smote 
Job  with  sore  boils  'from  the  sole 
of  Jiis  foot  unto  liis  crown. 

8  And  he  took  him  a  potsherd  to 
scrape  himself  withal;  '-and  he 
sat  down  among  the  ashes. 

9  11  Then  said  his  wife  unto  him, 
'Dost  thou  still  TO  retain  thine 
integrity?  curse  God,  and  die. 

10  But  he  said  nnto  her,  Thou 
speakest  as  one  of  the  foolish  wo- 
men speaketh.  What  ?  « shall  we 
receive  good  at  the  hand  of  God, 
and   shall  we    not  receive  evil? 

0  In  all  this  did  not  Job  v  sin  with 
his  lips. 

11  11  Now  when  Job's  three 
9  friends  heard  of  all  this  evil 
that  was  come  upon  him,  they 
came  every  one  from  liis  own 
place;  F^liphaz  the  'Temanite, 
and  Bildad  the  "Shuhite,  and 
Zopliar  the  Naamathite:  for  they 
had  made  an  appointment  to- 
gether to  come  'to  mourn  with 
him,  and  to  comfort  him. 

12  And  when  they  lifted  up  their 
eyes  afar  oil',  and  know  him  not, 
they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and 
wept;  and  they  rent  every  one 
his  mantle,  and  "sjirinkled  dust 
upon  their  heads  toward  heaven. 

Kj  So  they  sat  down  with  him 
upon  the  ground  a:  seven  days  and 
sev^en  nights,  and  none  spake  a 
word  unto  him  :  for  they  saw  that 
his  grief  was  very  great. 

CHAPTER  IIL 

1  Job  curses  the  day  and  services  of  his  birth. 
13  The  ease  of  death.  20  He  complainclh  oj 
life,  because  vf  his  aimuish. 

470 


AFTER    this    opened   Job    his 
.  mouth,  and  cursed  his  day. 

2  And  Job  t  spake,  and  said, 

3  «Let  the  day  perish  wherein 

I  was  born,  and  the  night  in  whicli 
it  was  said,  There  is  a  man  child 
conceived. 

4  Let  that  day  be  darkness;  let 
not  God  regard  it  from  above, 
neither  let  the  light  shine  upon  it. 

5  Let  darkness  and  "the  shadow 
of  death  II stain  it;  let  a  cloud 
dwell  upon  it;  li  let  the  blackness 
of  the  day  terrify  it. 

G  As  for  that  night,  let  darkness 
seize  upon  it;  II  let  it  not  be  joined 
unto  the  days  of  the  year;  let  it 
not  come  into  the  number  of  the 
months. 

7  Lo,  let  that  night  be  solitary; 
let  no  joyful  voice  come  therein. 

8  Let  them  curse  it  that  cur.se  the 
day,  cwho  are  ready  to  raise  up 

II  their  mourning. 

9  Let  the  stars  of  the  twilight 
thereof  be  dark;  let  it  look  ibr 
light,  but  have,  none;  neither  let 
it  see  t  the  dawning  of  the  day: ' 

10  Because  it  shut  not  up  the 
doors  of  my  another's  womb,  nor 
hid  sorrow  from  mine  eyes. 

11  ''Why  died  I  not  from  the 
womb?  why  did  I  not  give  up  the 
ghost  when  I  came  out  of  the 
belly  ? 

12  «Why  did  the  knees  prevent 
me?  or  why  the  breasts  that  I 
should  suck  ? 

13  For  now  should  I  have  Iain 
still  and  been  quiet,  I  should  have 
slept:  then  had  I  been  at  rest, 

14  With  kings  and  counsellors  of 
the  earth,  which  ./"built  desolate 
places  for  themselves ; 

15  Or  with  pi-inces  that  had  gold, 
who  filled  their  houses  with  sil- 
ver: 

IG  OrcfUfi  a  liidden  untimely  birth 
I  had  not  been ;  as  infants  which 
never  saw  light. 

17  There  the  wicked  cease /?-o)n 
troubling;  and  there  the  t weary 
be  at  rest. 

18  There  the  prisoners  rest  to- 
gether; A  they  hear  not  the  voice 
of  the  oppr(>ssor. 

19  The  small  and  great  are  there; 
and  the  servant  is  free  from  his 
niixster. 

20  i  Wherefore  Is  light  given  to 
him  that  is  in  misery,  and  life  un- 
to th(^  ^bitter  iusoul; 

21  Which  tnong  for  death,  but  it 
cometh  not;  and  dig  for  it  more 
than  "I  for  hid  treasures ; 

22  Which  rejoice  exceedinjjly, 
o/ui  are  glad,  when  they  can  hnd 
the  grave? 

23  Why  is  light  riiven  to  a  man 
whose  way  is  hid,  «and  whom 
(iod  hath  liodged  in  ? 

21  For  my  sighing  cometh  t be- 
fore T  eat,"  and  my  roarings  are 
poured  out  like  the  waters. 


Uffore 
C  H  U  I  S  T 

about] -.20. 


t  Hel). 

answered. 
a  cli.  10.  18,19. 

Jcr.  15.  10. 

ic  20.  14. 


brh.  10.  21, 

22.  &  16    16. 

ic  28.  3. 

Ps.  23.  4.  & 

44.  19   ic  107. 

10,  14. 

Jer.  13.  16. 

Amos  5.  H. 
!!  Or, 

challenge  it. 
II  Or,  tel  tkem 

terrify  il, 

as  those  who 

have  a  bitter 

day, 

Amos  8.  10. 
tl  Or,  la  It 

nut  rfjoice 

among  the 

days. 
c  Jer.  9. 17,  18. 
I  Or, 

a  leviathan. 
f\lcb.  the 

eyelids  of  the 

morning, 

ch.  41.  18. 
rfch.  10.  18. 
e  Gen.  30.  3. 

Is.  66.  12. 


/oh.  15.  28. 


fPs.  59.  8. 


t  Heh. 

wearied  in 
strength. 

h  ch.  39.  7. 


!  Jer.  20.  18. 

*  1  Sam.  1.  10. 

2Kins»4.  27. 

Pruv.31.  6. 
t  Heb.  wait. 
/Ucv.  9.  C. 
mProv.2.  4. 


n  ch.  19.  8. 

Lam.  3.  7. 
t  Ucb.  before 

my  meat. 


EUphaz'  fearful  virion. 


JOB. 


The  end  of  cotTection. 


Before 
C  II  K  I  ST 

about  1520. 


I  feared  a 
/iar,  and  it 
came  upon 


+  Het). 

a  uurd. 
t  Heb.  who 
can  re/ratn 
/rvm  wurds  7 

a  Is.  3a.  3. 


b  Is.  35.  3. 
tHeb. 

the  butiin^ 

knees, 

Hcb.  12.  12. 


cch.  1. 
d  Prov. 


/Vs.  7.  H. 
Prov.  22.  8. 
Hos.  10.  13. 
Gal.  6.  7,8. 

II  That  is,  by 

hit  anfcr  : 

as  Is.  30.  33. 

See  Ex.  15. 

8. 

ch.  1.  19.  k 

15.  30. 

Is.  11.  4. 

2Thess.  2.  8. 
g  Pa.  58.  C. 
ftPs.  34.  10. 
t  Hell. 

by  stealth. 

ich.  33.  15. 


tHeb. 
met  me. 

k  Hab.  3.  16. 

tHeb.  the 
multitude 
of  my  bonet. 

II  Or,  I  heard 
a  still  voice. 

ich.  9.2. 

mch.  15.  15. 
dc25.  5. 
2  Pet.  2.4. 

II  Or,  nor  in 
his  angels, 
in  whom  he 
put  light. 

7i<h.  15.16. 

o2C:or.  4.  7. 
(k5.  1. 

p  Vs.  90.  5,  6. 

t  Heb.  beaten 
in  ptecet. 


2o  For  t  the  thing  which  I  greatly 
feared  is  come  upon  me,  and  that 
which  I  was  afraid  of  is  come  un- 
to me. 

26 1  was  not  in  safetj',  neither 
had  I  rest,  neitlier  was  I  quiet; 
yet  trouble  came. 

CHAPTER    IV. 

1  Eliphaz'rcpr-jvcth  Juhjur  wane  oj  religion.  7 
He  teacheth  God's  judgments  to  be  not  for  the 
righteous,  hut  for  the  wicked.  12  Uts  fearful 
vision,  to  humble  the  excellency  of  creatures 
brfurc  God. 

THEN   Eliphaz  the   Temanite 
answered  and  said, 

2  7/"  we  assay  i  to  commune  with 
thee,  wilt  tliou  be  grieved?  but 
twlio  can  witlihold  himself  from 
spealving? 

3  Behold,  thou  hast  instructed 
many,  and  thou  «  hast  strength- 
ened" the  wealc  hands. 

4  Thy  words  liave  upliolden  him 
that  was  falling,  and  thou  6  hast 
strengthened  tthe  feeble  knees. 

5  But  now  it  is  come  upon  thee, 
and  thou  faintest;  it  "toucheth 
thee,  and  thou  art  troubled. 

G  Is  not  (his  '^  thy  fear,  f' thy  con- 
fidence, thy  hope,  and  the  up- 
rightne.ss  of  thy  ways? 

7  Remember,  I  pray  thee,  «who 
et'e?' perished,  being  innocent?  or 
where  were  the  righteous  cut  off? 

8  Even  as  I  have  seen,  /they 
that  plough  iniquitj',  and  sow 
wiclcedness,  reap  the  same. 

9  By  the  blast  of  God  they  perish, 
and  ii  by  the  breath  of  his  nostrils 
are  thej^  consumed. 

10  The  roaring  of  the  lion,  and  the 
voice  of  the  fierce  lion,  and  ^the 
teeth  of  the  young  lions,  are  bro- 
ken. 

11  ''The  old  lion  perisheth  for 
lack  of  prey,  and  the  stout  lion's 
whelps  are  scattered  abroad. 

12  Now  a  thing  was  t  secretly 
brought  to  me,  and  mine  ear  re- 
ceived a  little  thereof. 

i:j' In  thoughts  from  the  visions 
of  the  night,  when  deep  sleep 
falleth  on  men, 

14  Fear  tcame  upon  me,  and 
''trembling,  which  made  tall  my 
bones  to  shake. 

15  Then  a  spirit  passed  before  my 
face ;  the  hair  of  mj'  flesh  stood  up : 

16  It  stood  still,  but  I  could  not 
discern  the  form  thereof:  an  im- 
age was  before  mine  eyes,  W  there 
was  silence,  and  I  heard  a  voice, 
saying, 

17  'Shall  mortal  man  be  more 
just  than  God  ?  shall  a  man  be 
more  pure  than  his  Maker? 

18  Behold,  he  »'put  no  trust  in 
his  servants;  Hand  his  angels  he 
charged  with  folly : 

19  «  How  much  less  in  them  that 
dwell  in  "houses  of  clay,  whose 
foundation  is  in  the  dust,  wfiich 
are  crushed  before  the  moth  ? 

20  pThey   are  t  destroyed  from 


morning  to  evening :  they  perish 
lor  ever  without  an\^  regarding  it. 
21  9  Doth  not  their  excellency 
which  is  in  them  go  away?  ^-they 
die,  even  without  wisdom. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  The  harm  of  tnconsiderariun.  3  The  end  of 
the  wicked  is  misery.  6  Gud  is  to  be  regarded  in 
affliction.  17  The  happy  end  of  God's  correc- 
tion. 

CALL  now,  if  there  be  any  that 
will  an.swer  thee;  and  to 
which  of  the  saints  wilt  thou 
liturn? 

2  For  wrath  killeth  the  foolish 
man,  and  II  envy  slayeth  the  silly 
one. 

3  «I  have  seen  the  foolish  tak- 
ing root:  but  suddenly  I  cursed 
his  habitation. 

4  *His  children  are  far  from 
safetj',  and  they  are  crushed  in 
the  gate,  «  neither  ii-  there  any  to 
deliver  them. 

5  Whose  harvest  the  hungry 
eateth  up,  and  taketh  it  even  out 
of  the  thorns,  and  t^the  robber 
swalloweth  up  their  substance. 

6  Although  Bafniction  cometh 
not  forth  of  the  dust,  neither  doth 
trouble  spring  out  of^the  ground ; 

7  Yet  man  is  eborn  unto  1  trou- 
ble, as  t  the  sparks  fiy  upward. 

8  I  would  seek  unto  God,  and 
unto  God  would  I  commit  my 
cause : 

9  /Which  doeth  great  things 
tand  unsearchable;  marvellous 
things  t without  number: 

10  p  Who  giveth  rain  upon  the 
earth,  and  sendeth  waters  upon 
the  t fields: 

11  '« To  set  up  on  high  those  that 
below;  that  those  which  mourn 
may  be  exalted  to  safety. 

12  tHe  di.sappointeth  "the  devi- 
ces of  the  crafty,  so  that  their 
hands  11  cannot  perform  thei7-  en- 
terprise. 

13  'iHe  taketh  the  wise  in  their 
own  craftiness :  and  the  counsel 
of  the  froward  is  carried  head- 
long. 

14  'They  Imeet  with  darkness 
in  the  daytime,  and  grope  in  the 
noonday  as  in  the  night. 

15  But  ™he  saveth  the  poor 
from  the  sword,  from  their 
mouth,  and  from  the  hand  of 
the  mighty. 

16  «  So  tlie  poor  hath  hope,  and 
iniquity  stoppeth  her  mouth. 

17  "Behold,  happy  is  the  man 
whom  God  correcteth :  therefore 
despise  not  thou  the  chastening 
of  the  Almighty: 

18  pFot  he  maketh  sore,  and 
bindeth  up:  he  woundeth,  and 
his  hands  make  whole. 

19  9  He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six 
troubles:  yea,  in  seven  'there 
shall  no  evil  touch  thee. 

p  Dent.  32.  39.    1  Sam.  2.  6.     Is.  30.  26.    Hos.  6. 
<fc  91.  3.    Prov.  24.  16.      1  Cor.  10.  13.     r  Ps.  91 
477 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


vPs.  3'J.  11.  Ic 
49.  14. 
r  ch.  36.  12. 


II  Or,  loek. 
!l  Or, 

indignation, 
a  Vs.  37.  35, 

30. 

Jer.  12.  2,  3. 
b  Vs.  119.  155. 

6c  127.  5. 
c  Vs.  109.  12. 
<ich.  18.  9. 
[|  Or, 

iniquity. 
cGen.  3.  17, 

18,  19. 

1  Cor.  10.  13. 
II  Or,  labour. 
t  Ileb.  the 

sons  of  the 

burning 

coal  lift  up 

to  fly. 
fr\i.  9.  10.  <t 

37.  5. 


k 


Vs.  iO 

72.  18.  &  140. 

3. 

Kom.  11.  33. 
t  Ileb.  and 

there  is  no 

search. 
t  Heb.  till 

there  be  no 

number, 
gch.  28.  2G. 

Ps.  G5.  9,  10. 

&  147.  H. 

.For.  5.  24.  Jc 

10.  13.  Ic  51. 

10. 

.\ct3  14.  17. 
tHeb. 

outplaces, 
h  1  Sam.  2.  7. 

Ps.  113.  7. 
i.Veh.  4.  15. 

Ps.  33.  10. 

Is.  8.  10. 
:'  Or,  cannot 

perform  any 

thing, 
k  Px.  9.  15. 

1  Cor.  3.  19. 
iDeut.  28.  29. 

Is.  59.  10. 

Amos  8.  9. 
[|0r, 

run  into, 
m  Vs.  35.  10. 
n  1  Sam.  2.  9. 

Ps.  107.  42. 
o  Ps.  94.  12. 

Prov.  3.  11, 

12. 

Heb.  12.  5. 

James  1.  12. 

Rev.  3.  19. 
1.     jPs.  S4.  10. 
,10. 


Job  cxcuseth  his 


JOB. 


desire  of  death. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1520. 

jPs.33.  19.  <k 

37.  19. 
t  Heb.frum 

the  hands. 
tVa.  31.20. 
II  Or,  when 

the  (ungue 

scourgeth. 
uU.  II.  9-(k 

35.  9.  t  03. 

25. 

Ez.  34.  25. 
jPs.  91.  12. 

Hos.  2.  18. 
II  Or,  that 

pence  is  thy 

tabernacle. 
!!  Or,  err. 
yPs.  112.  2. 
II  Or,  much. 
2  Ps.  72.  16. 
a  Prov.9.  11. 

it,  10.  27. 
+  Heb. 

ascendeth. 
IPs.  111.  2. 
t  Heb. 

for  thyself, 

Prov.  0.  12. 


r  Ileh. 
/ifled  up. 

a  Prov. 

27.  3 

II  That 
want  u 

ords 

to  ripress 
my  grief, 
P».  77.  4. 

b  Ps.  38 

1. 

e  Ps.  88 
16. 

.  15, 

t  Heb. 

at  grass. 

+  Heb.  my 

expectation. 
i/l  King*  10. 


t  ArtR  20.  20. 
yi.ev.   19.2. 


t  Heb. 
brazen. 


20«In  famine  he  shall  redeem 
thee  from  death :  and  in  war 
tfrom  the  power  of  the  sword. 

21  <  Thou  Shalt  be  hid  I!  from  the 
scourge  of  the  tongue:  neither 
Shalt  thou  be  afraid  of  destruc- 
tion when  it  cometh. 

22  At  destruction  and  famine 
thou  Shalt  laugh:  "neither  shalt 
thou  be  afraid  of  the  beasts  of 
the  earth. 

28  «For  thou  Shalt  be  in  league 
with  the  stones  of  the  field  :  and 
the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  be  at 
peace  with  thee. 

24  And  thou  Shalt  know  llthat 
thy  tabernacle  shall  be  in  peace; 
and  thou  shalt  visit  thy  habita- 
tion, and  shalt  not  il  sin. 

25  Thou  shalt  know  also  that 
2/ thy  seed  .'tkall  be  !l  great,  and 
thine  offspring  ^as  the  grass  of 
the  earth. 

26  "Thou  shalt  come  to  thij gra,ve 
in  a  full  ape,  like  as  a  shock  of 
corn  t  cometh  in  in  his  season. 

27  Lo  this,  we  have  *  searched  it, 
so  it  r,s ;  hear  it,  and  know  thou 
it  t  for  thy  good. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Job  sheweth  that  his  cumplaints  are  not  cause- 
less.  H  He  wisheth  for  death,  wherein  he  IS  as- 
sured of  comfurl.  14  He  reproveth  his  friends 
of  vnkindncss. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2    Oh    that    my    grief   were 
thoroughly     weighed,    and     my 
calamity   tlaid   in    the   balances 
together ! 

3  For  now  it  would  be  heavier 
atlian  the  sand  of  the  sea  :  there- 
fore II  my  words  are  swallowed  up. 

4  *For  the  arrows  of  the  Al- 
mighty cu-e  within  me,  tlie  poison 
whereof  drinketli  up  my  spirit: 
cthe  terrors  of  God  do  set  them- 
selves in  array  against  me. 

5  Dotli  the  wild  ass  bray  t  when 
he  hatli  grass?  or  loweth  the  ox 
over  liis  fodder? 

6  Can  that  which  is  unsavoury 
be  eaten  without  salt?  or  is  there 
any  taste  in  the  white  of  an  egg  ! 

7  "The  things  that  my  soul  re- 
fused to  touch  are  as  my  sorrow- 
ful meat. 

8  Oh  that  I  might  have  my  re- 
quest; and  that  (iod  would  grant 
?«,e  tthe  thing  tiiat  I  long  for  ! 

9  Even  ''tliat  it  would  pleivse 
God  to  destroy  me;  that  he  would 
let  loose  his  hand,  and  cut  me 
off! 

10  Then  should  I  yet  have  com- 
fort; yea,  1  would  harden  myself 
in  sorrow  :  let  him  not  spare;  for 
c  I  have  not  concealed  the  words 
of/the  Holy  One. 

11  What  i.i  my  strength,  that  I 
should  hope?  and  what  /.';  mine 
end,  that  I  should  prolong  my 
life? 

12  Zv  my  strength  the  strength  of 
stones?  or  wmy  flesh  t  of  brp.sc? 

478 


13  719  not  my  help  In  me?  and  is 
wisdom  driven  quite  from  me  ? 

14  tr/To  him  that  is  aftlicted  pity 
■should  be  shewed  from  his  friend ; 
but  he  forsaketh  the  fear  of  the 
Almightj'. 

l.j  '<  My  brethren  have  dealt  de- 
ceitfully as  a  brook,  and  las  the 
stream  of  brooks  they  pass  away; 

16  Which  are  blackfsh  by  reason 
of  the  ice,  and  wherein  the  snow 
is  hid : 

17  What  time  they  wax  warm, 
tthey  vanish:  iwhen  it  is  hot, 
they  are  t  consumed  out  of  their 
place. 

18  The  i)aths  of  their  way  are 
turned  aside;  they  go  to  nothing, 
and  perish. 

19  The  troops  of*Tema  looked, 
the  companies  of 'Sheba  waited 
for  them. 

20  They  were  '"confounded  be- 
cause they  had  hoped ;  they  came 
thither,  and  were  ashamed. 

21  II  For  now  "ye  are  t  nothing; 
ye  see  mi/  casting  down,  and  « are 
afraid. 

22  Did  I  say.  Bring  unto  me?  or, 
Give  a  reward  for  me  of  your  sub- 
stance ? 

23  Or,  Deliver  me  from  the  ene- 
my's hand  ?  or.  Redeem  me  from 
the  hand  of  the  mighty? 

24  Teach  me,  and  I  will  hold  my 
tongue :  and  cause  me  to  under- 
stand wherein  I  have  erred. 

2.J  How  forcible  are  right  words! 
but  what  doth  your  arguing  re- 
prove? 

26  Do  ye  imagine  to  reprove 
words,  and  the  speeches  of  one 
that  is  desperate,  ivhlch  are  as 
wind? 

27  Yea,  ^ye  overwhelm  the  fa- 
therless, and  ye  p  dig  apit  for  your 
friend. 

28  Now  therefore  be  content, 
look  upon  me;  for  it  is  t evident 
unto  you  if  I  lie. 

29  7  Return,  I  pray  you,  let  it  not 
be  iniquity;  yea,  return  again,  my 
righteousness  is  II  in  it. 

30  Is  there  iniquity  in  iny  tongue? 
cannott  my  taste  discern  perverse 
things  ? 

CHAPTER  \  II. 

1  Job  exenseth  his  desire  of  death.  12  Hr  com- 
ptameth  of  his  own  restlessness,  17  and  God's 
watchfulness. 

/S  there  not  B «  an  appointed  time 
to  man  upon  earth  ?  are  not 
his  days  also  like  the  days  of  a 
liireling? 

2  As  a  servant  t  earnestly  dosireth 
the  shadow,  and  as  a  liireling 
looketh  for  the  reward  of  his 
work ; 

3  8o  am  I  made  to  possess 
''months  of  vanity,  and  weari- 
some nights  are  appointed  to  mo. 

4  t-  Wlien  I  lie  down,  I  say.  When 
shall  I  arise,  and  +thc  night  be 
gone?  and  I  am  full  oftossings.to 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


t  llel). 

To  him  that 

mclteth. 
fProv.  17.  17. 
h  Ps.  38.  II. <k 

41.  9. 
iJer.  15.  18. 


t  Heb.  they 
are  cut  off. 

t  Hel).  in  the 
heat  thereof. 

t  Heb.  extin- 
guished. 

kGen.  25.  15. 
11  Kings  10.1. 

Ps.  72.  10. 

Ez.  27.  22,23. 
mJcr.  14.  3. 


11  Or,  For 
now  ye  are 
like  to  them. 
Heb.  to  It. 

nch.  13.  4. 

t  Heb.  nut. 

oPs.  38.  11. 


t  Heb. 

ye  cause  to 

fall  upon, 
p  Ps.  57.  6. 
t  Heb.  before 

your  face. 
,i7rh.  17.  10. 
II  That  i.s,  in 

this  matter, 
t  Ileb. 

my  palate, 

ill.  12.  11.  4. 

34.  3. 


II  Or, 

a  warfare. 
ffch.  14.  5,  13, 

14. 

Ps.  39.  4. 
t  Hell. 

gapeth  after. 


bficK  ch.  29.2. 
cDeut.  28.  07. 
ch.  17.  12. 

tHel).  ((le 
enenmg  be 
measured. 


Bildad  sheiveth 


JOB. 


God's  ju?t  deeding. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


«  ch.  9.  25.  & 
16.  22.  (t  17. 
11. 
Ps.  90.  6.  & 

102.  11.  (k 

103.  15.  &; 
144.  4. 

Is.  38.  12.  & 

40.  6. 

James  4.  14. 
/Pa.  78.  33. 

<k  69.  47. 
t  Heb.  shall 

not  return. 
II  to  see,  that 

is,  to  enjoy, 
gch.  20.  9. 
CThat  is,  I 

can  live  no 

longer. 
h2  Sam.  12. 

23. 
ich.  8.  18.  <k 

20.9. 

Ps.  103.  16. 
*  Ps.  39.  1,  9. 

&  40.  9. 
n  Sam.  1.  10. 

ch.  10.  1. 
m  ch.  9.  27. 


tHeb.  than 
my  bones. 

nch.  10.  I. 
t-ch.  10.  20.  &. 

14.  6. 

Ps.  39.  13. 
p  Ps.  62.  9. 
q  Ps.  8.  4.  & 

144.   3. 

Heb.  2.  6. 


r  Ps.  36.  6. 
»ch.  16.  12. 

Ps.  21.  12. 

Lam.  3.  12. 


I  and  fro  unto  the  dawning  of  the 
day. 

5  My  flesh  is  <*  clothed  with 
worms  and  clods  of  dust ;  my  skin 
is  broken,  and  become  loathsome. 

6  «My  days  are  swifter  than  a 
weaver's  shuttle,  and  are  spent 
without  hope. 

7  O  remember  that  /my  life  is 
wind:  mine  eye  tshall  no  more 
II  see  good. 

8  9 The  eye  of  him  that  hath 
seen  me  shall  see  me  no  more: 
thine  eyes  are  upon  me,  and  !!I 
am  not. 

9  As  the  cloud  is  consumed  and 
vanisheth  away;  so  ''he  that  go- 
eth  down  to  the  grave  shall  come 
up  no  more. 

10  He  shall  return  no  more  to  his 
hou.se,  '  neither  shall  his  place 
know  him  any  more. 

11  Therefore  I  will  *not  refrain 
mj^  mouth ;  I  will  speak  in  tlie 
anguish  of  my  spirit ;  I  will '  com- 
plain in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 

12  Am  I  a  sea,  or  a  whale,  that 
thou  settest  a  watch  over  me  ? 

13  wWhen  I  say.  My  bed  shall 
comfort  me,  my  couch  shall  ease 
my  complaint ; 

14  Then  thou  scarest  me  with 
dreams,  and  terrifiest  me  through 
visions : 

1-5  So  that  my  soul  choosetli 
strangling,  and  death  rather  t  than 
my  life. 

16  "I  loathe  it;  I  wovild  not  live 
alway :  olet  me  alone;  for  pmy 
days  are  vanity. 

17  ?What  is  man,  that  thou 
shouldest  magnify  him?  and 
that  thou  shouldest  set  thine 
heart  upon  him  ? 

18  And  that  thou  shouldest  visit 
him  every  morning,  and  try  him 
every  moment  ? 

19  How  long  wUt  thou  not 
depart  from  me,  nor  let  me 
alone  till  I  swallow  down  my 
spittle? 

20  I  have  sinned;  what  shall  I 
do  unto  thee,  'O  thou  preserver 
of  men?  why  »hast  thou  set  me 
as  a  mark  against  thee,  so  that  I 
am  a  burden  to  myself  ? 

21  And  why  dost  thou  not  par- 
don my  transgression,  and  take 
away  mine  iniquity?  for  now 
shall  I  sleep  in  the  dust ;  and 
thou  Shalt  seek  me  in  the  morn- 
ing, but  I  shall,  not  be. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Bildad  sheweili  God's  justice  in  dealing  with 
men  according  to  their  works.  6  He  allegelh 
antiiiuity  to  prone  the  certain  destruction  of 
the  hypocrite.  20  He  applielh  God's  just 
dealing  to  Job. 

THEN   answered    Bildad    the 
Shuhite,  and  said, 
2   How    long  wilt    thou   speak 
these  things?    and  hov)  long  shall 
the  words  of  thy  mouth  be  like  a 
strong  wind  ? 


3  "Doth  God  pervert  judgment? 
or  doth  the  Almighty  pervert 
jastice? 

4  If*tliy  children  have  sinned 
against  him,  and  he  have  cast 
them  away  t  for  their  transgres- 
sion; 

5  cif  thou  wouldest  seek  unto 
God  betimes,  and  make  thy  sup- 
plication to  the  Almightj^ ; 

6  If  thou  icert  pure  and  upright ; 
surely  now  he  would  awake  for 
thee,  and  make  the  habitation  of 
thy  righteousness  prosperous. 

7  Though  thy  beginning  was 
small,  yet  thy  latter  end  should 
greatly  increase. 

8  f'For  inquire,  I  pray  thee,  of 
the  ibrmer  age,  and  prepare  thy- 
self to  the  search  of  their  fathers: 

9  (For  «we  are  but  of  yesterday, 
and  know  t nothing,  because  our 
days  upon  earth  are  a  shadow :) 

10  Shall  not  they  teach  thee,  and 
tell  thee,  and  utter  words  out 
of  their  heart? 

11  Can  the  rush  grow  up  with- 
out mire?  can  the  flag  grow 
without  water? 

12 /Whilst  it  is  yet  in  his  green- 
ness, and  not  cut  down,  it  with- 
ereth  before  any  other  herb. 

13  So  are  the  paths  of  all  that 
forget  God;  andthe^hypocrite's 
hope  shall  perish : 

14  Whose  hope  shall  be  cut  off", 
and  whose  trust  shall  be  i  a,  spi- 
der's web. 

1.5  /'  He  shall  lean  upon  his 
hou.se,  but  it  shall  not  stand;  he 
shall  hold  it  fast,  but  it  shall  not 
endure. 

16  He  is  green  before  the  sun, 
and  his  branch  shooteth  forth  in 
his  garden. 

17  His  roots  are  wrapped  about 
the  heap,  and  seeth  the  place  of 
stones. 

18  i  If  he  destroy  him  from  his 
place,  then  it  shall  deny  him, 
saying,  I  have  not  seen  thee. 

19  Behold,  this  is  the  joy  of  his 
way,  and  ^  out  of  the  earth  shall 
others  grow. 

20  Behold.  God  will  not  cast 
away  a  perfect  man,  neither  will 
he  t  help  the  evil  doers  : 

21  Till  he  All  thy  mouth  with 
laughing,  and  thy  lips  with  t  re- 
joicing. 

22  They  that  hate  thee  shall  be 
'clothed  with  shame;  and  the 
dwellingplace  of  the  wicked 
tshaUcome  to  nought. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

I  Jul),  acknowledging  God's  justice,  shewelh 
there  is  no  contending  with  him.  2"2  Man's 
innocency  is  not  to  he  condemned  by  afflictions. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  I  know  it  is  so  of  a  truth  : 
but   how   should   «man   be   just 

II  with  God  ? 

3  If  he  will  contend  with  him, 
479 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


a  Gen.  18.  26. 

Dent.  32.  4. 

2  Chr.  19.  7. 

ch.34.  12,17. 

Dan.  9.  14. 

Rom.  3.  5. 
ich.  1.  5,  18. 
t  Heb.  in 

the  hand  of 

their  trans- 
gression. 
cch.5.  8.(t  11. 

13.  (k  22.  23, 

ice. 


dDent.  4.32. 
(k  32.  7. 
ch.  15.  18. 

e  Gen.  47.  9. 

1  Chr.  29.  15. 

ch.  7.  6. 

Ps.  39.  5.  k 

102.  11.  it. 

144.  4. 
t  Heb.  not. 


/Ps.  129.  6. 
Jer.  17.  6. 


f  ch.11.20.  <k 
18.  14.  ic  27. 
8. 

Ps.  112.  10. 
Prov.  10.28. 

t  Heb.  a  spi- 
der's house. 
Is.  59.  5,  6. 

ftch.  27.  18. 


ich.  7.  10.   & 
20.  9. 
Ps.  37.  36. 


t  Heb.  taJie 
the  ungodly 
by  the  hand, 

t  Heb.  shout' 
ing  forjoy. 

I  Ps.  35.  26.  <k 
109.  29. 

t  Heb.  shall 
not  be. 


a  Ps.  143.  2. 

Rom.  3.  20. 
II  Or.  before 

God. 


No  contending  with  God. 


JOB. 


Joh  expof<tidateth  with  God. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


clH.  2. 19,  21. 

Hag.  2.G,  21. 

Hi'b.  12.  2fi. 
dch.  26.11. 


e  Gen.  1.  6. 
P»    104.2,  3. 

t  Hell. 

hcigltts. 
/(ieii.  1.  16. 

ch.  38.31. ice. 

Amos  0.  S. 
t  Heb.  Ash, 

Call,  and 

C-ima/i. 
f  ch.  5.  0. 

Ps.  71.  15. 
It  cli.  23.  8,  9. 

<k  35.  14. 
I  Is.  45.  9. 

Jer.  18.  fi. 

Kom.  9.  20. 
t  Hcb.  who 

can  turn 

him  awiiy  ? 

ch.  11.  10. 
*  ch.  26.  12. 

Is.  30.  7. 
t  Heb.  hav- 
ers of  -pride, 

or,  strength. 
/ch.  10.  15. 


inch.  2.  3.  fc 
34.  6. 


n  Kcc.  9.  2,  3. 
Kz.  21.  3. 


0  2  Sam.  15.30. 
&  19.   1. 
Jur.  14.  4. 

p  ch.  7.  6,  v. 


he  cannot  answer  liini  one  of  a 
thousand. 

4  I)  He  is  wise  in  heart,  and 
mighty  in  strength :  who  hatli 
liardened  hUnsrlf  against  him, 
and  liath  prospered  ? 

5  Wliich  renioveMi  tlie  mount- 
ains, and  they  Icnow  not;  wliich 
overturneth  them  in  his  anger; 

6  Which  c.shaketh  the  earth  out 
of  her  place,  and  ^  the  pillars 
thereof  tremble; 

7  Which  commandeth  the  sun, 
and  it  risethnot;  and  sealetli  up 
the  stars ; 

8  e  Which  alone  spreadeth  out 
the  heavens,  and  treadeth  upon 
the  t  waves  of  the  sea ; 

9  ./'Which  maketh  tArcturus, 
Orion,  and  Pleiades,  and  the 
chambers  of  the  south; 

10  i' Which  doeth  great  things 
past  finding  out;  yea,  and  won- 
ders without  number. 

11  ''Lo,  he  goeth  by  me,  and  I 
see  him  not:  he  passeth  on  also, 
but  I  perceive  him  not. 

12  » Behold,  he  taketh  away, 
t  who  can  hinder  him?  who  will 
say  unto  him.  What  doest  thou  ? 

13  //  God  will  not  withdraw  his 
anger,  /'the  t proud  helpers  do 
stoop  under  him. 

14  How  much  less  shall  I  answer 
him,  and  choose  out  my  words  to 
reason  with  him? 

1.5  '  Whom,  though  I  were  right- 
eous, ?/e/  would  I  not  answer,  Out  I 
would  make  supplication  to  mj' 
judge. 

16  If  I  had  called,  and  he  had 
answered  me ;  yet  would  I  not  be- 
lieve that  he  had  hearkened  unto 
my  voice. 

17  For  he  breaketh  me  with  a 
tempest,  and  multiplieth  my 
wounds  m  without  cause. 

18  He  will  not  suffer  me  to  take 
my  breath,  but  lilleth  me  with 
bitterness. 

19  If  J  speak  of  strength,  lo,  he  ?,s 
strong:  and  if  of  judgment,  who 
shall  set  me  a  time  to  plead? 

20  If  I  justify  myself,  mine  own 
mouth  shall  condemn  me:  if  I 
say,  I  am  perfect,  it  shall  also 
prove  me  perverse. 

21  Tliongh  I  \vcre  perfect,  yet 
would  I  not  know  nij'  soul:  I 
would  despise  my  life. 

22  This  is  one  tliiiKj,  therefore  I 
said  it,  "  H(i  destroyeth  the  per- 
fect and  the  wicked. 

2:5  If  the  scourge  slay  suddenly, 
ho  will  laugh  at  the  trial  of  the 
innocent. 

24  The  earth  is  given  into  the 
hand  of  the  wicked  :  "  lie  covcrot  h 
the  faces  of  the  judges  thereof;  if 
not,  where,  and  who  is  lie  ? 

2-5  Now  j^my  days  are  swifter 
than  a  post :  they  flee  away,  they 
see  no  good. 

26  They  are  passed  away  ?s  the 
480 


tl swift  ships:  nufi  the  eagle  that 
hasteth  to  the  prey. 

27  'If  I  say,  I  will  forget  my 
complaint,  I  will  leave  off  my 
heaviness,  and  comfort  myself; 

28  « I  ana  afraid  of  all  my  sor- 
rows, I  know  that  thou  'wilt  not 
hold  me  innocent. 

29  If  I  be  wicked,  why  then 
labour  I  in  vain? 

30  "If  I  wash  myself  with  snow 
water,  and  make  my  hands  never 
so  clean; 

31  Yet  Shalt  thou  plunge  me  in 
the  ditch,  and  mine  own  clothes 
shall  II  abhor  me. 

32  For  ^he  is  not  a  man,  as  I  am, 
that  I  should  answer  him,  and  we 
should  come  together  in  judg- 
ment. 

33  y  Neither  is  there  +any  II  days- 
man betwixt  us,  that  might  lay 
his  hand  upon  us  both. 

34  2  Let  him  take  his  rod  away 
from  me,  and  let  not  his  fear  ter- 
rify me: 

35  Then  would  I  speak,  and  not 
fear  him;  tbut  it  is  not  so  with 
me. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Job,  taking  liberty  of  complaint,  exposiulateth 
with  Qod  about  his  afflictions.  18  He  eom- 
plaincth  of  life,  and  craveth  a  little  ease  before 
death. 

MY  a  soul  is  II  wearj^  of  my  life; 
I  will  leave  my  complaint 
upon  myself;  *  I  will  speak  in  the 
bitterness  of  my  soul. 

2  I  will  say  unto  God,  Do  not 
condemn  me;  shew  me  where- 
fore thou  contendest  with  me. 

3  Is  it  good  unto  thee  that  thou 
shouldest  oppress,  that  thou 
shouldest  despise  tthe  work  of 
thine  hands,  and  shine  upon  the 
counsel  of  the  wicked  ? 

4  Hast  thou  eyes  of  flesh?  or 
"seest  thou  as  man  seeth  ? 

5  Are  thy  days  as  the  days  of 
man  ?  are  thy  years  as  man's 
davs, 

6  That  thou  inquirest  after  mine 
iniquity,  and  searchesl  after  my 
sin? 

7  t  rf  Thou  knowest  that  I  am  not 
wicked ;  and  tfin-e  is  none  that 
can  deliver  out  of  thine  hand. 

8  <- Thine  hands  thave  made  me 
and  fashioned  me  together  round 
about;  yet  thou  dost  destroy  me. 

9  llemember,  I  beseech  thee,  that 
/thou  hast  made  me  as  the  clay; 
and  wilt  thou  bring  me  into  dust 
again  ? 

10  !/  Hast  thou  not  poured  me  out 
as  milk,  and  curdled  me  like 
cheese? 

11  Thou  hast  clothed  me  with 
skin  and  flesh,  and  hast  t fenced 
me  with  bones  and  sinews. 

12  Thou  hast  granted  me  life  and 
favour,  and  thy  visitation  hath 
preserved  my  spirit. 

13  And  these  things  hast  thou  hid 


Zophar  reproveth  Job. 


JOB. 


Blessing  of  repentance. 


Hefoie 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


h  Ps.  139.  1. 


»rh.  9.  12,  Ij 
2U,  21. 


m  Is.  38.  13. 
Lam.  3.  10. 


HThat  is, 
Iky  plQ^ves, 
Ruth  1.  21. 


oSee  rh.  7.  G, 
16.  &  8.  0. 
Ps.  39.  5. 

p  Ps.  39.  13. 

7ch.  7.  16,  19. 

rPs.  8S.  12. 

«  Ps.  23.  4. 


+  Heb.  a 
man  oflipt. 
i  Or,  devices. 


och.  6.  10.  & 
10.  7. 


cEiT.  3.  11. 

Rom.  11.  33. 
t  Heb.  the 

heights  o/ 

heaven. 
(/ch.  9.  12.  (k 

12.  14. 

Rev.  3.  7. 
!1  Or,  make 

n  change. 
t  Heb.  10^0 

can  turn 

kim  aioay  ? 

ch.  9. 13. 


in  thine  heart :  I  know  that  this 
is  with  thee. 

14  If  I  sin,  then  '*thou  markest 
me,  and  tlion  wilt  not  acquit  me 
Irom  mine  iniquity. 

l-j  If  I  be  wiclced,"  'woe  unto  me; 
^'•anrl  if  I  be  righteous,  yet  will  I 
not  lift  up  my  head.  Iain  full  of 
confusion;  therefore  'see  thou 
mine  affliction ; 

IG  For  it  increaseth.  "'  Thou 
huntest  me  as  a  fierce  lion:  and 
again  thou  shewest  thyself  mar- 
vellous upon  me. 

17  Thou  reneweSt  11  thy  witnesses 
against  me,  and  incre'asest  thine 
indignation  upon  me ;  changes 
and  war  (o-r.  against  me. 

18  "Wherefore  then  hast  thou 
brought  me  forth  out  of  the 
womb?  Oh  that  I  had  given  up 
the  ghost,  and  no  eye  had  seen 
me! 

19  I  should  have  been  as  though 
I  had  not  been ;  I  should  have 
been  carried  from  the  womb  to 
the  grave. 

20  oArc  not  my  days  few?  ;> cease 
l/wn,  and  '/let  me  alone,  that  I 
may  take  comfort  a  little, 

21  Before  I  go  irhence  I  shall  not 
return,  rfvcn  to  the  land  of  dark- 
ness sand  the  shadow  of  death  ; 

22  A  land  of  darkness,  as  dark- 
ness itself;  and  of  the  shadow  of 
death,  without  any  order,  and 
where,  the  light  is  as  darkness. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Zophar  reproveth  Joh  fur  justifying  himself. 
5  God's  wisdom  is  unsearchable.  13  The  as- 
sured bussing  of  repentance. 

THEN    answered    Zophar    the 
Naamathite,  and  said, 

2  Should  not  the  multitude  of 
words  be  answered  ?  and  should 
ta  man  full  of  talk  be  justified? 

3  Should  thy  II  lies  make  men 
hold  their  peace?  and  when  thou 
mockest,  shall  no  man  make  thee 
ashamed? 

4  For  "thou  hast  said.  My  doc- 
trine is  pure,  and  I  am  clean  in 
thine  eyes. 

5  But  oh  that  God  would  speak, 
and  open  his  lips  against  thee; 

G  And  that  he  would  shew  thee 
the  secrets  of  wisdom,  that  the]/ 
are  double  to  that  which  is! 
Know  therefore  that  '-God  ex- 
acteth  of  thee  less  than  thine  in- 
iquity de-'ierveth. 

7  <•  Canst  thou  by  searching  find 
out  God?  canst  thou  find  out  the 
Almighty  unto  perfection  ? 

8  It  is  tas  high  as  heaven  ;  what 
canst  thou  do?  deeper  than  hell; 
what  canst  thou  know  ? 

9  The  measure  thereof  j.^  longer 
than  the  earth,  and  broader  than 
the  sea. 

10  'i  If  he  II  cut  off,  and  shut  up,  or 
gather  together,  then  twho  can 
hinder  him? 

31 


11  For  ehe  knoweth  vain  men: 
he  seeth  wickedness  also;  will 
he  not  then  consider  it? 

12  For  t/vain  man  would  be 
wise,  though  man  be  born  like  a 
wild  ass"s  colt. 

IBS' If  thou  /I  prepare  thine  heart, 
and  'Stretch  out  thine  hands  to- 
ward him; 

14  If  iniquity  be  in  thine  hand, 
put  it  faraway,  and  '-let  not  wick- 
edness dwell  in  thy  tabernacles. 

15  '  For  then  shalt  thou  lift  up  thy 
face  without  spot;  yea,  thou  shalt 
be  steadfast,  and  slialt  not  fear : 

10  Because  tliou  shalt  «  forget  </ij/ 
misery,  and  remember  it  as  waters 
t/iat  pass  away : 

17  And  thine  age  +  ".shall  be  clear- 
er than  the  noonday;  thou  shalt 
shine  forth,  thou  shalt  be  as  the 
morning. 

18  And  thou  shalt  be  secure, 
because  there  is  hope ;  yea,  thou 
shalt  dig  about  thee,  and  "thou 
shalt  take  thy  rest  in  safety, 

19  Also  thou  .sh.alt  lie  down,  and 
none  shall  make  Hire  afraid;  yea, 
many  shall  t  make  suit  unto  thee. 

20  But  7)  the  eyes  of  the  wicked 
shall  fail,  and  tthey  shall  not 
escape,  and  7  their  hope  fhall  be  as 
a  the  giving  up  of  the  ghost. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


f  Ps.  10. 11, 

14.  &.  35.  22. 

i  94.  11. 
t  Ileb.  empty. 
/Ps.  73.  22.  & 

i)2.  0. 

E.;c.  3.  18. 

Rom.  1.  22. 


h  1  Sam.  7.  3. 

Ps.  7ti.  8. 
I  ?=..  gf*.  9.  6c 

143.  C. 
*Ps.  101.  3. 
ZSee  Gen.  4. 

5,  0. 

ch.  22.  26. 

Ps    119.  0. 

1  John  3.  21. 
m  Is.  C5.  10. 
t  Heb.  shall 

arise  above 

the  noonday, 
n  Ps.  37.  G.  ic 

112.4. 

Is.  M.  8,  10. 
0  Lev.  26.  5,  6. 

Ps.  3.  5.  &.  i. 


Prov.  3.  24. 
Heb.  entreat 

thy  fate, 

Ps.  45.  12.  p  Lev.  26.  16.  Deut.  28.  65.  t  Heb.  flight  »haU 
perish  frum  them,  q  ch.  B.  14.  Sc  16.  14.  Prov.  11.  7.  !!  Or,  a 
puff  of  breath. 


CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Job  maintameth  himself  against  his  friends 
that  reprove  him.  7  He  acknowledgelh  the 
general  doctrine  of  God's  omnipotency. 

AXD  Job  answered  and  said, 
-  2  No  doubt  but    ye    are  the 
people,  and  wisdom  shall  die  with 
you. 

3  But  «I  have  +  understanding  as 
well  as  you;  tl  am  not  inferior 
to  you:  yea,  twho  knoweth  not 
such  things  as  these  ? 

4*1  am  as  one  mocked  of  his 
neighbour,  who  «calleth  upon 
God,  and  he  answereth  him:  the 
just  upright  7nan  is  laughed  to 
scorn. 

5  rfHe  that  is  ready  to  slip  with 
/lis  feet  is  as  a  lamp  despised  in 
the  thought  of  him  that  is  at  ease. 

6  «The  tabernacles  of  robbers 
prosper,  and  they  that  provoke 
God  are  secure  ;  into  whose  hand 
God  bringeth  abundanll)/. 

7  But  ask  now  the  beasts,  and 
they  shall  teach  thee ;  and  the 
fowls  of  the  air,  and  they  shall 
tell  thee: 

8  Or  speak  to  the  earth,  and  it 
shall  teach  thee;  and  the  fishes  of 
the  sea  shall  declare  unto  thee. 

9  Who  knoweth  not  in  all  these 
that  the  hand  of  the  Lord  hath 
wrought  this? 

10 /In  whose  hand  is  the  isoul 
of  every   living   thing,  and  the 
breath  of  tall  mankind. 
481 


ach.  13.2. 
t  Heb. 

a  heart. 
t  Hch.  I  fall 

not  lower 

than  you. 
t  Hch.  aiih 

whom  are  not 

such  as 

these  ? 
ftrh.  16.10.  & 

17.  2,  6.  &  21. 

3.  <k  30.  1. 
c  Vs.  91.  15. 
rfProv.  14.  2. 
cch.  21.  7. 

Ps.  37.  1,35. 

(c  73.  11,12. 

&  92.  7. 

Jcr.  12.  1. 

.Mai.  3.  1§. 


/Xum.  16.22. 

Dan.  5.  23. 

Acts  17.  28. 
i|  Or,  life. 
t  Hpb. 

aU  flesh  of 


God's  omnwotency. 


JOB. 


JoWs  confidence  in  God. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


irih.  31.  3. 
t  Heb. 

palatCt 

cli.  6.  30. 
Arh.  32.  7. 
II  That  is, 

With  God. 
!ch.  n.  '!.  (fc 

3G.  5. 
*cli.  11.  10. 
Hs.  22.  22. 

Rev.  3.  7. 
t  Ileb.  upon, 
ml  KinirsS. 

35.  &  17.  1. 
nfien.  7.  11, 

etc. 
0  ver.  13. 
p  2  Sam.  15. 

31.  &  17.  14, 

23. 

Is.  13.12.  & 

29.  14. 

1  Cor.  1.  19. 


«7ch.  32.  9. 

Is.  3.  1,2,  3. 
t  Hch. 

the  lip  of  the 

fatthfnl. 
r  Pa.  107.  40. 

Dan.  2.  21. 
II  Or,  Joo^eth 

the  girdle  of 

the  strong. 
s  Dan.  2.  22. 

Matt.  10.  26. 

ICor.  4.  5. 
t  Ps.  107.  38. 

Is.  0.3.  &;26. 

15. 

t  Hfh. 

leadeth  in. 
n  Ps.  107.  4, 

40. 
X  Deut.28.  29. 

ch.  5.  14. 
+  Hel). 

wander. 
j/Ps.  107.27. 


nch 

12 

3 

bch 
31. 

23 

35. 

3. 

& 

cell 

10. 

0. 
2. 

21. 

&. 

rfProv. 

17 

28. 

cch 
32. 

17 
21. 

5.  dc 

&  36. 

11  a  Doth  not  the  ear  try  words  ? 
and  the  t  mouth  taste  his  meat? 

12  /'  With  the  ancient  is  wisdom ; 
and  in  length  of  days  understand- 
ing. 

1:5  IhWith  him  is  wisdom  and 
strength,  lie  hath  counsel  and  un- 
der.standing. 

14  Behold,  *he  brealveth  down, 
and  it  cannot  be  built  again:  he 
'shutteth  tup  a  man,  and  there 
can  be  no  opening. 

15  Behold,  he  mwithholdeth  the 
waters,  and  they  dry  up  :  also  he 
n  sendeth  them  out,  and  they  over- 
turn the  earth. 

16  "With  him  is  strength  and 
wisdom:  tlie  deceived  and  the 
deceiver  are  his. 

17  He  leadeth  counsellors  away 
spoiled,  and  i'malceth  the  judges 
fools. 

18  He  looseth  the  bond  of  kings, 
and  girdeth  their  loins  with  a  gir- 
dle. 

19  He  leadeth  princes  away 
spoiled,  and  overthroweth  the 
inighty. 

20  'i'  He  removeth  away  t  the 
speech  of  the  trusty,  and  taketh 
away  the  understanding  of  the 
aged. 

21  '"He  poureth  contempt  upon 
princes,  and  llweakeneth  the 
strength  of  the  mighty. 

22  «He  discovereth  deep  things 
out  of  darkness,  and  bringeth  out 
to  light  the  shadow  of  death. 

23  «He  increaseth  the  nations, 
and  destroyeth  them :  he  enlarg- 
eth  the  nations,  and  tstraiteneth 
them  again. 

24  He  taketh  awaj^  the  heart  of 
the  chief  of  the  people  of  the 
earth,  and  "causeth  them  to  wan- 
der in  a  wilderness  ichere  there  is 
no  way. 

2-5  ^  They  grope  in  the  dark  with- 
out light,  and  he  maketh  them  to 
t2/  stagger  like  a  drunken  man. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Job  rcprovelh  his  friends  of  partiality.  14  He 
professeth  his  confidence  in  God  :  20  and  en' 
Ireatcthto  know  his  own  sins,  and  God's  pur- 
pose in  nffiicting  him. 

LO,  mine  eye  hath  seen  all  this, 
mine  ear  hath  heard  and  un- 
derstood it. 

2  «What  ye  know,  the  same  do 
I  know  also:  I  a7n  not  inferior 
unto  you. 

3  ''Surely  I  would  speak  to  the 
Almighty,  and  I  desire  to  reason 
with  God. 

4  But  ye  are  forgers  of  lies,  eye 
are  all  physicians  ofno  value. 

5  Oh  that  ye  would  altogether 
hold  your  peace!  and  ''it  should 
be  your  wisdom. 

(5  Hear  now  my  reasoning,  and 
hearken  to  the  pleadings  of  my 
lips. 

I  7  cWill  ye  speak  wickedly  for 
482 


God?  and  talk    deceitfully    for 
him? 

8  Will  ye  accept  his  person  ?  will 
ye  contend  for  God  ? 

9  Is  it  good  that  he  should  search 
you  out?  or  as  one  man  mocketh 
another,  do  ye  so  mock  him? 

10  He  will  surely  reprove  j'ou, 
if  ye  do  secretly  accept  persons. 

li  Shall  not  his  excellency  make 
you  afraid?  and  his  dread  fall 
upon  you? 

12  Your  remembrances  are  like 
unto  ashes,  your  bodies  to  bodies 
of  clay. 

13  tHold  your  peace,  let  me 
alone,  that  I  may  speak,  and  let 
come  on  me  what  ivill. 

14  Wherefore  /do  I  take  my  flesh 
in  my  teeth,  and  </  put  my  life  in 
mine  hand? 

1.5  '» Though  he  slay  me,  yet  will 
I  trust  in  him  :  « but  I  will  t  main- 
tain mine  own  ways  before  him. 

1(5  He  also  shall  be  my  salvation  : 
for  a  hypocrite  shall  not  come  be- 
fore him. 

17  Hear  diligently  my  speech, 
and  my  declaration  with  your 
ears. 

18  Behold  now,  I  have  ordered 
my  cause ;  I  know  that  I  shall  be 
justified. 

19  /'Who  is  he  that  will  plead 
with  me?  for  now,  if  I  hold  my 
tongue,  I  shall  give  up  the  gho.st. 

20  ' Only  do  not  two  things  unto 
me;  then  will  I  not  hide  myself 
from  thee. 

21  ™  Withdraw  thine  hand  far 
from  me:  and  let  not  thy  dread 
make  me  afraid. 

22  Then  call  thou,  and  I  will 
answer :  or  let  me  speak,  and  an- 
swer thou  me. 

23  How  many  are  mine  iniqui- 
ties and  sins?  make  me  to  know 
my  transgression  and  my  sin. 

24  "Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy 
face,  and  "boldest  me  for  thine 
eneiny  ? 

25  p  Wilt  thou  break  a  leaf  driven 
to  and  fro  ?  and  wilt  thou  pursue 
the  dry  stubble? 

26  For  thou  writest  bitter  things 
against  me,  and  'nnakest  me  to 
possess  the  iniquities  of  mj' youth. 

27  '"Thou  puttest  my  feet  also 
in  the  stocks,  and  tlookest  nar- 
rowly unto  all  my  iiaths;  thou 
settest  a  print  upon  the  t  heels  of 
my  feet. 

28  And  he,  as  a  rotten  thing, 
consumeth,  as  a  garment  that  is 
motheaten. 

CHAPTETl    XIV. 

1  Job  entrcatcth  God  for  favour,  by  the  shortness 
of  life,  and  certainty  of  death.  7  Though  life 
once  lost  be  irrecoverable,  yet  he  waitcth  for  his 
change.  16  By  sin  the  creature  is  subject  to 
corruption. 

MAN  that  is  born  of  a  woman 
is  t  of  few  days,  and  «  full  of 
trouble. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


+  Heb. 
Be  silent 
from  me. 

/ch.  18.  4. 
ff  1  Sam.  28. 

21. 

Vs.  119.  109. 
?!  Ps.  23.  4. 

Prov.  14.32. 
i  ch.  27.  5.  j 
t  Heb.  prove, 

or,  argue. 


kch 
Is. 

33.  6. 

50.  8. 

.'ch 
33. 

9.  34.  (t 

7. 

mP 

9.  39.  10. 

Vs.  13.  1.  (fc 

4'1.  24.  &  88.- 

14. 

Is.  8.  17. 
0  Deut.  32. 

42. 

Ruth  1.  21. 

ch.  16.  9.  <fc 

19.  11.  &  33. 

10. 

Lam.  2.  5. 
p  Is.  42.  3. 
qch.  20.  11. 

Ps.  25.  7. 
rch.33.  11. 
t  Heb. 

obserrcst. 
t  Heb.  roots. 


t  Heb.  short 

of  days, 
ach.  5.  7. 

Ecc.  2.  23. 


Shortness  and  troiiNe  of  life. 


JOB. 


EUpliaz  reproveth  Job. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


6  rh.  8.  9. 

Ps.  90.  5,  6, 

0.  &  102.  11. 

&  103.  15.  & 

141.  4. 

Is.  40.  6. 

James  1.  10, 

U.  &  4.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.24. 
cPs.  144.  3. 
d  Ps.  143.  2. 
t  Heb.  Wko 

urill  give  ? 
eGen.  5.  3. 

Ps.  51.  5. 

Jolm  3.  6. 

Rom.  5.  12. 

Eph.  2.  3. 
/ch.  7.  1. 
f  ch.7.  16,  19. 

&  10.  20. 

Pa.  39.  13. 
t  Heb.  ctase. 
Ach.7.  1. 
I  ver.  14. 

t  Heb.  IS 
iceak^nrdf  or, 
cut  uj. 


fio.  17.  &  6G. 
22. 

Acts  3.  21. 
Rom.  8.  20. 
2  Pet.  3.  7, 
10,  11. 
Rev.  20.  11. 
&;  21.  1. 


/rh.  13.  15. 
m  ver.  7. 
71  ch.  13.  22. 


och.  10.6,  14. 
6u  13.  27.  & 
31.  4.  &  34. 


21. 

Ps.  56.  8.  I 
139.  1,  2,  3 
Prov.5.  21 
Jer.  32.  19 


p  Deut.  32.  34. 

IIos.  13. 12. 
t  Heb.  fadeth. 

t  Heb.  oveT- 
fiowest. 


q  Ecc.  9.  5. 
Is.  C3.  16. 


2  *  He  Cometh  forth  like  a  flower, 
and  is  cut  down :  he  lieeth  also  a.s 
a  shadow,  and  continneth  not. 

3  And  «dost  thou  open  thine  eyes 
upon  such  a  one,  and  rfbringest 
me  into  judgment  with  thee  ? 

4  tWho  «can  bring  a  clean  thing 
out  of  an  unclean  ?  not  one. 

.5  .''Seeing  his  days  cue  deter- 
mined, the  number  of  liis  months 
arc  with  thee,  thou  hast  appoint- 
ed his  bounds  that  he  cannot 
pass; 

6  17  Turn  from  him,  that  he  may 
trest,  till  he  shall  accomplish,  /'as 
a  hii-eling.  his  day. 

7  For  there  is  hope  of  a  tree,  if  it 
be  cut  down,* that  it  will  sprout 
again,  and  that  tlie  tender  branch 
thereof  will  not  cease. 

8  Though  the  root  thereof  wax 
old  in  the  earth,  and  the  stock 
thereof  die  in  tlie  ground  ; 

9  }>/,  through  the  scent  of  water 
it  will  bud,  and  bring  forth  boughs 
like  a  plant. 

10  But  man  dieth,  and  twasteth 
away:  j'ea,  man  giveth  up  the 
ghost,  and  where  is  he  ? 

11  As  the  waters  fail  from  the 
sea,  and  the  flood  decaj'eth  and 
drieth  up ; 

12  So  man  lieth  down,  and  riseth 
not:  *till  the  heavens  be  no 
more,  they  shall  not  awake,  nor 
be  raised  out  of  their  sleep. 

13  Oh  that  thou  wouldest  hide  me 
in  the  grave,  that  thou  wouldest 
keep  me  secret,  until  thy  wrath 
be  past,  that  thou  wouldest  ap- 
point me  a  set  time,  and  re- 
member me ! 

14  If  a  man  die,  shall  he  live 
again  ?  all  the  days  of  my  ap- 
pointed time  'will  I  wait,  «»till 
mv  change  come. 

1.")  "Thou  Shalt  call,  and  I  will 
answer  thee:  thou  wilt  have  a 
desire  to  the  work  of  thine  hands. 

1(>  o  For  now  thou  numberest  my 
steps:  dost  thou  not  watch  over 
my  sin  ? 

17  p  ily  transgression  is  sealed 
up  in  a'  bac,  and  thou  sewest  up 
mine  iniquity. 

18  And  surely  the  mountain  fall- 
ing t  Cometh  to  nought,  and  the 
rock  is  removed  out  of  liis  place. 

19  The  waters  wear  the  stones : 
thou  t  washest  away  the  things 
which  grow  out  of  the  dust  of  the 
earth ;  and  thou  destroyest  the 
hope  of  man. 

20  Thou  prevailest  for  ever 
against  him,  and  he  passeth :  thou 
changest  his  countenance,  and 
sendest  him  away. 

21  His  sons  come  to  honour,  and 
7 he  knoweth  it  not ;  and  they  are 
brought  low,  but  he  perceiveth  it 
not  of  them. 

22  But  his  flesh  upon  him  shall 
have  pain,  and  his  soul  within 
him  shall  mourn. 


CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Eliphaz  reproveth  Job  of  impiety  in  justifying 
himself.  17  He  proveth  by  tradition  the  tin- 
quietness  of  nicked  men. 

THEN   answered    Eliphaz   the 
Temanite,  and  said. 

2  Should  a  wise  man  utter  tvain 
knowledge,  and  fill  his  belly  with 
the  east  wind  ? 

3  Should  he  reason  with  unprofit- 
able talk?  or  with  speeches 
wherewith  he  can  do  no  good  ? 

4  Yea,  tthou  castest  off  fear,  and 
restraiuest  il  prayer  before  God. 

5  For  thy  mouth  t  uttereth  thine 
iniquity,  and  thou  choosest  the 
tongue  of  the  crafty. 

6  a  Thine  own  mouth  condemn- 
eth  thee,  and  not  I:  j^ea,  thine 
own  lips  testify  against  thee. 

7  Alt  thou  the  first  man  that  was 
born?  *or  wast  thou  made  before 
the  hills? 

8  '•Hast  thou  heard  the  secret 
of  God?  and  dost  thou  restrain 
wisdom  to  thyself? 

9  rfWhat  knowest  thou,  that 
we  know  not?  ichat  under- 
standestthou,  which  is  not  in  us  ? 

10  «With  us  are  both  the  gray- 
headed  and  very  aged  men,  much 
elder  than  thy  father. 

11  Are  the  consolations  of  God 
small  with  thee?  is  there  any 
secret  thing  with  thee? 

12  Why  doth  thine  heart  carry 
thee  away?  and  what  do  thy  eyes 
wink  at, 

13  That  thou  turnest  thj'  spirit 
against    God,    and     lettest   such 

:  words  go  out  of  thy  mouth  ? 

j  14  /What  ?.5  man,' that  he  should 
be  clean?  and  he  which  is  born  of 
a  woman,  that  he  should  be 
righteous  ? 

1.5  .'7  Behold,  he  putteth  no  trust 
in  liis  saints;  yea.  the  heavens  are 
not  clean  in  his  sight. 
10  ''How  much  more  abomin- 
able and  filthy  is  man,  nvhich 
drinketh  iniquity  like  water? 

17  I  will  shew  thee,  hear  me; 
and  that  which  I  have  seen  I  will 
declare ; 

18  Which  wise  men  have  told 
''from  their  fathers,  and  have  not 
hid  it: 

19  Unto  whom  alone  the  earth 
was  given,  and  '  no  stranger  pass- 
ed among  them. 

20  The  wicked  man  travaileth 
with  pain  all  his  days,  "' and  the 
number  of  years  is  hidden  to  the 
oppressor. 

21  tA  dreadful  sound  is  in  his 
ears :  « in  prosperity  the  destroyer 
shall  come  upon  him. 

22  He  believetli  not  that  he  shall 
return  out  of  darkness,  and  he  is 
waited  for  of  the  sword. 

23  He  "wandereth  abroad  for 
bread,  savinr/,  Where  is  it?  he 
knoweth  that  Pthe  day  of  dark- 
ness is  readv  at  his  hand. 

483 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


hHeb. 

knowledge 
of  wind. 


tHeb.  Ihou 
makest  void, 
II  Or,  speech. 
t  Heb. 

teacheth. 

a  Luke  10.  22. 


b  Vs.  00.  2. 

Prov.  8.  25. 
cRom.  11.  34. 

1  Cor.  2.  11. 


ch.  52.  0,  7. 


fl  King.'?  8. 

46. 

2  Chr.  6.  36. 

ch.  14.4. 

Ps.l4.  3. 

Prov.  20.  0. 

Ecc.  7.  20. 

1  John  1.  8, 

10. 
?ch.4.  18.  <fc 

25.  5. 
;ich.  4.  19. 

Ps.  14.  3.  <fc 

53.  3. 
tch.  34.  7. 

Prov.  19.  28. 
Jch.  8.  8. 


tHeb. 

A  sound  of 

fears, 
n  IThess.  5.3. 


0  Ps.  59. 15.  & 
109.  10. 

pch.  18.  12. 


Job  describeth 


JOB. 


his  unhappy  casc^ 


Bifore 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


?P6.  17.  10. 


II  Or,  cut  off. 

t  cV.  22.  16. 

Pb.  55.  23. 


kPs.  7.  14. 

Is.  59.  4. 

Il03.  10.  13. 
|iOr,  iniquity. 


II  Or, 

troublesome. 
ffich.  13.  4. 
t  Heb.  words 

«/  wind. 


iPs.  22.  7.  & 
109.  25. 
Lam.  2.  15. 


t  Hob.  what 
gotlh  from 
mc  ? 


24  Trouble  and  anguish  shall 
iiiake  him  alraid;  they  shall  pre- 
vail against  him,  as  a  king  ready 
to  the  battle. 

25  For  hestretchetliouthishand 
against  God,  and  sti'engtheneth 
himself  against  the  Almighty. 

20  He  runneth  upon  him,  even  on 
his  neck,  upon  the  thick  bosses  of 
his  bucklers: 

27  9  Because  he  covereth  his  face 
with  his  fatness,  and  maketh 
collops  of  fat  on  his  flanks. 

28  And  he  dwelleth  in  desolate 
cities,  and  in  houses  which  no 
man  inhabiteth,  which  are  ready 
to  become  heaps. 

29  He  shall  not  be  rich,  neither 
shall  his  substance  continue,  nei- 
ther shall  he  prolong  the  per- 
fection thereof  upon  the  earth. 

30  He  shall  not  depart  out  of 
darkness;  the  flame  shall  dry  up 
liis  branches,  and  'by  the  breath 
of  his  mouth  shall  he  go  away. 

.31  Let  not  him  that  is  deceived 
strustin  vanity:  for  vanity  shall 
be  his  recompense. 

32  It  shall  be  ll  accompli.shed  ''be- 
fore his  time,  and  his  branch  shall 
not  be  green. 

33  He  shall  shake  ofl'  his  unripe 
grape  as  the  vine,  and  shall  cast 
ofl'his  flower  as  the  olive. 

34  For  the  congregation  of 
hypocrites  shall  be  desolate,  and 
fire  shall  consume  the  tabernacles 
of  bribery. 

35  «  They  conceive  mischief,  and 
bring  'forth  11  vanity,  and  their 
belly  prepareth  deceit. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  3oh  reprovetti  his  frieiifls  of  uiinicrci/ulness. 
1  lie.  shcweth  the'  ptlifu/nrss  of  his  case.  17 
lie  maintnincth  his  iniiocetici/. 

TPIEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  1  have  heard  many  such 
things:  ll«miserable  comforters 
((}•€  ye  all. 

3  Whall  tvain  words  have  an 
end?  or  what  emboldeneth  thee 
tJiatthou  answerest? 

4  I  also  could  speak  as  ye  do:  if 
your  soul  were  in  my  soul's 
stead,  I  could  lieap  up  words 
against  you,  and  '-sliake  mine 
head  at  you. 

5  £ul  I  would  strengtlien  you 
with  my  mouth,  and  the  moving 
of  my  lips  should  assuage  your 
gripf. 

(\  Tliough  I  sjjeak,  my  grief  is 
not  assuaged:  and  /houp/i  I  for- 
bear, 1  whiit  am  I  eased'? 

7  But  now  lie  liath  made  me 
weaiy:  thou  Juist  made  desolate 
all  my  cominvny. 

8  And  thou  hiist  filled  me  with 
wrinkles,  whicli  is  a  witness 
a<i(nnst  me:  and  my  leanness  ris- 
ing up  in  me  beareth  witness  to 
my  face. 

f)  cHe  teareth  me  in  his  wratli, 

who  hateth  me:  he  gnasheth  up- 

481 


on  me  with  his  teeth ;  "'mine  ene- 
my sharpeneth  his  eyes  upon  me. 
iU  They  have  <^  gaped  upon  me 
with  their  mouth;  they  .'have 
smitten  me  upon  the  cheek  re- 
proachfully; they  have  » gather- 
ed themselves  together  against 
me. 

11  God  'Mhath  delivered  me  to 
the  ungodly,  and  turned  me  over 
into  the  hands  of  the  wicked. 

12  I  was  at  ease,  but  he  liath 
broken  me  asunder:  he  hath 
also  taken  me  by  my  neck,  and 
shaken  me  to  pieces,  and  'set 
me  up  for  his  mark. 

13  His  archei's  compass  me 
round  about,  he  cleaveth  mj' 
reins  asunder,  and  doth  not 
spare;  he  poureth  out  my  gall 
upon  the  ground. 

14  He  breaketh  me  with  breach 
upon  breach;  he  runneth  upon 
me  like  a  giant. 

15  I  have  sewed  sackcloth  upon 
my  skin,  and  *  defiled  my  horn 
in  the  dust. 

l(i  My  face  is  foul  with  weep- 
ing, and  on  my  eyelids  is  the 
shadow  of  death; 

17  Not  for  any  injustice  in  mine 
hands:  also  my  prayer  is  pure. 

18  O  earth,  cover  not  thou  my 
blood,  and  'let  my  cry  have  no 
place. 

1!)  Also  now.  behold,  wmy  wit- 
ness is  in  heaven,  and  my  record 
is  1  on  high. 

20  My  friends  t scorn  me:  but 
mine  eye  poureth  out  tears  unto 
God. 

21  "Oh  that  one  might  plead 
for  a  man  with  God,  as  a  man 
pleadeth  for  his  II  neighbour ! 

22  When  ta  few  years  are  come, 
then  I  shall  "go  the  way  tvhencc  I 
shall  not  return. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Job  appcalcth  from  men  to  God.  li  The  un- 
■mcrciful  dtalinf  of  men  with  tha  afflicted  may 
astonish,  but  not  discourage  the  righteous,  11 
lIis  hope  is  not  in  life,  but  in  death. 

MY    II  breath    is    corrupt,   my 
days  are  extinct,  « the  graves 
are  ready  lor  me. 

2  Are  there  not  mockers  with 
me'.'  and  doth  not  mine  eye  t  con- 
tinue in  their  ''  provocation '? 

3  Lay  down  now,  put  me  in  a 
surety  with  thee;  who  is  he  that 
".■wiUstrike  hands  with  me? 

4  For  thou  hast  hid  their  heart 
from  understanding:  thcrefoi'e 
Shalt  thou  not  exalt  t/iem. 

5  JIc  that  speaketli  flattery  to 
liis  friends,  even  the  eyes  of  his 
children  shall  (ail. 

(;  He  hath  made  me  also  ^a  by- 
word of  the  people;  and  II afore- 
time I  was  as  a  tabret. 

7  «]Mine  eye  also  is  dim  by  rea- 
son of  sorrow,  and  all  II  my  mem- 
bers are  as  a  sliadow. 

8  Upright  men  shall  be  astonied 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


rich.  13.  24. 
c  Ps.  22.  13. 
f  Lam.  3.  30. 

Mic.  5.  1. 
f  Ps!  35.  15. 
;ich.  1.  15,17. 
tlleb.  hath 

shut  me  up. 


k  ch.  30.  19. 
Ps.  7.  5. 


Ich.  27.9. 

Ps.  C«.  18, 19. 
m  Rom.  1.  0. 
tHeb.  in  the 

high  places. 
t  Heb.  are 

my  scorners. 
n  ch.  31.  33. 

Ecc.  6.  10. 

Is.  45.  9. 

Rom.  9.  20. 
11  Or,  friend. 
t  Heb.  years 

of  number. 
0  Ecc.  13.  5. 


II  Or,  spirit 

is  spent, 
a  Ps.  88.  8,  4. 

t  Ileb.  lodge. 
b  1  Sam.  1.8, 


c  Prov.  0.  1.  (k 
17.18.  (k  22. 
20. 


rf  .11.30.0. 
HOr, 


before  them, 
Pr.  0.7.4; 
31.  9. 
Or,  7ny 
thought: 


Tlie  calamities 


JOB. 


of  the  wicliecl. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


/Ps.  24.4. 

tlleb. 

shaU  add 

ftrcngth. 
g  ch.  6.  29. 
Ach.7.  G.  <fc 

9.  2j. 
tneb.the 

posscssi(jns. 
t  Heb.  near. 


t  Heb.  criedf 
or,  called. 


»ch.  18.  13. 
tch.3.  17,18, 
19. 


ich.  13.  14. 
tHeb. 

his  soul. 

cProv.  13.  fl. 
4:  20.  20.  & 
24.  20. 


drb.  21.  17. 

Ps.  1(3.  28. 

a  Or,  lamp, 

ech.  5.  13. 

/ch.  22.  30. 
Ps.  9.  15.  Sc 

05.  8. 


tHeb. 
hidden. 

k  ch.  15.  21.  dc 

20.  25. 

Jer.  6.  25.  & 

20.  3.  &.  4(J.  5. 

&  49.  29. 
tHeb. 

scatter  him. 
ich.  16.  23. 
t  Heb.  bars. 

*ch.  8.  14.  6c 
11.  20. 
Ps.  112.  10. 
Prov.  10.  28. 


at  this,  and  the  innocent  .shall 
stir  lip  himself  against  the  hypo- 
crite. 

9  The  righteous  also  shall  hold 
on  his  way,  and  he  that  hath 
/clean  hands  t  shall  be  stronger 
and  stronger. 

10  But  as  for  you  all,  cdo  j'e  re- 
turn, antl  come  now:  lor  1  can- 
not lind  one  wise  man  among  you. 

11  ''  My  days  are  past,  my  pur- 
poses are  broken  off",  even  t  the 
thoughts  of  my  heart. 

12  Tliey  change  the  night  into 
day:  the  light  is  t short  because 
of  darkne.ss. 

13  If  I  wait,  the  grave  is  mine 
house:  I  have  made  my  bed  in 
the  darkness. 

14  I  have  tsaid  to  corruption, 
Thou  art  my  father :  to  the  worm, 
T/iou.  art  my  mother,  and  my 
sister. 

15  And  where  is  now  my  hope? 
as  for  mv  hope,  who  shall  see  it? 

16  They  shall  go  down  «to  the 
bars  of  the  pit,  when  ov.7'  ^rest 
together  is  in  the  dust. 

CH^'lPTEII  XVIII. 

1  BiUlad  repnvah  Job  of  presumption  and  im- 
patience.    5  The  calamities  of  the  wicked. 

THEX  answered  Bildad  the 
Shuhite.  and  said, 
2  How  long  ni'dl  it  he  ere  ye  make 
an  end  of  words?  mark,  and  af- 
terwards we  will  speak. 
;j  Wherefore  are  we  counted  "as 
beasts,  and  reputed  vile  in  your 
sight  ? 

4  f"  H  e  teareth  t  himself  in  his  an- 
ger: sliall  the  earth  be  forsaken 
for  thee?  and  shall  the  rock  be 
removed  out  of  his  place? 

5  Yea,  ^the  light  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  put  out,  and  the  spark  of 
his  lire  shall  not  shine. 

G  The  light  shall  be  dark  in  his 
tabernacle,  f'and  his  11  candle  shall 
be  put  out  with  him. 

7  The  steps  of  his  strength  shall 
be  straitened,  and  ebis  own  coun- 
sel shall  cast  him  down. 

8  For  .'he  is  cast  into  a  net  by  his 
own  feet,  and  he  walketh  upon  a 
snare. 

»  The  gin  shall  take  him  by  the 
heel,  roirf  <7  the  robber  shall  prevail 
asainst  him. 

10  The  snare  /'?  tlaid  for  him  in 
the  ground,  and  a  trap  for  him  in 
the  way. 

11  ''Terrors  shall  make  him 
afraid  on  every  side,  and  shall 
t  drive  him  to  his  feet. 

12  His  strength  shall  be  hunger- 
bitten,  and  'destruction  sliaLl  be 
ready  at  his  side. 

13  It  shall  devour  the  +  strength 
of  his  skin :  even  the  firstborn  of 
death  shall  devour  his  strength. 

14  k  His  conlidence  shall  be  root- 
ed out  of  his  tabernacle, and  it  shall 
bring  him  to  the  king  of  terrors. 


\b  It  shall  dwell  in  his  taberna- 
cle, because  it  is  none  of  his : 
brimstone  shall  be  scattered  upon 
his  habitation. 

16  'His  roots  shall  be  dried  up 
beneath,  and  above  shall  his 
branch  be  cut  off. 

17  '"  His  remembrance  shall  per- 
ish from  the  earth,  and  he  shall 
have  no  name  in  the  street. 

18  tHe  shall  be  driven  from  light 
into  darkness,  and  chased  out  of 
the  world. 

19  "He  shall  neither  have  son 
nor  nephew  among  his  people, 
nor  any  remaining  in  his  dwell- 
ings. 

20  They  that  come  after  him  shall 
he  astonied  at  "his  day,  as  they 
that  a  went  before  twere  at- 
frighted. 

21  Burely  such  are  the  dwellings 
of  the  wicked,  and  this  is  the  place 
of  him  that  p  knoweth  not  God. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Job,  complaining  cj  his  friends'  cruelty,  shcw- 
cth  there  is  misery  enough  in  him  to  feed  their 
crutUy.  21,  28  He  cravetk  pity.  23  He  be- 
lieveth  the  resurrection. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said. 
2  How  long  will  ye  vex  mj' 
soul,  and  break  me  in  pieces  with 
V,' ords  ? 

3  These  « ten  times  have  ye  re- 
proached me :  ye  are  not  ashamed 
that  ye  8  make  yourselves  strange 
to  me. 

4  And  be  it  indeed  that  I  have 
erred,  mine  error  remaineth  with 
myseltl 

5  If  indeed  ye  will  *  magnify  ?/om?'- 
sclves  against  me,  and  plead 
against  me  my  reproach  ; 

6  Know  now  that  God  hath  over- 
thrown me,  and  hath  compassed 
me  with  his  net. 

7  Behold,  I  cry  out  of  1  wrong, 
but  I  am  not  heard  :  I  cry  aloud, 
but  there  is  no  judgment. 

8  «He  hath  fenced  up  my  way 
that  I  cannot  pass,  and  he  hath 
set  darkness  in  my  paths. 

9  f'He  hath  stripped  me  of  my 
glory,  and  taken  the  crown  from 
my  head. 

10  He  hath  destroyed  me  on 
every  side,  and  I  am  gone:  and 
mine  hope  hath  he  removed  like 
a  tree. 

11  He  hath  also  kindled  his  wrath 
against  me,  and  «he  counteth  me 
unto  him  as  one  of  his  enemies. 

12  His  troops  corne  together,  and 
.''raise  up  their  way  against  me, 
and  encamp  round  about  my  tab- 
ernacle. 

13  i/He  hath  put  my  brethren  far 
from  me,  and  mine  acquaintance 
are  verilv  estranged  from  me. 

14  Mv  kinsfolk  have  failed,  and 
my  lamiliar  friends  have  forgot- 
ten me. 

15  They  that  dwell  in  mine  house, 
and  mv  maids,  count  me  for  a 

485 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


I  ch.  29.  19. 
Is.  5.  24. 


Amos  2.  9. 

Mai.  4.  1. 
m  Ps.  3-1. 10.  & 

109.  13. 

Prov.  2.  22 

<k  10.  7. 
:Heb. 

They  shall 

drive  him. 
r.  Is.  14.  22. 

Jer.  22.  SO. 
0  Ps.  37.  13. 
':  Or,  lived 

uiih  him. 
■'Heb. 

laid  hold 

on  horror. 
p  Jer.  9.  3.  & 

10.  25. 

1  Thess.  4.  0. 

2Thess.  1.  8. 

Titus  1.  IG. 


a  Gen.  31.7. 
Lev.  20.  26. 

:  Or,  harden 

yourselves 
as'cinst  me. 


»Or 

violence. 

ch. 

3. 

23. 

Ps. 

88. 

8. 

dVc 

69 

44. 

r.h.  13.  24. 
Lara.  2.  5. 


/ch.  SO.  12. 


rPs.  31.  U.& 
38.  11.  t  69. 
8.  &  88. 8, 13. 


Jub  believeth  the  resurrectUm. 


JOB. 


The  state  of  tlie  wicked. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


t  Iteb. 

my  bell!/. 
II  Or, 

the  wicked. 
A  2  Kings  2. 

I  Pa.  41.  0.  & 
yj.  13,  U,  20. 

tHeb. 

tke  men  of      - 
my  secret. 
*ch.  30.  30. 
P3.  1112.  5. 
Lam.  4.  a. 

II  Or,  as. 
'ch.  1.  U. 

Pa.  3d.  2. 

m  Ps.  03.  26. 

t  Hcb.  W/io 
will  give,  S;!^. 

II Or,  After  1 
shall  awake, 
though  this 
body  6e  (/e« 
struyed,  yet 
out  uf  my 
flesh  shall  I 
see  God. 

n  Ps.  17.  15. 
1  Cor.  13. 12. 
1  Joha3.  2. 

•t  Ileb. 
a  stranger. 

II  Or,  my 
reins  within 
rie  are  eon- 
sumcJ  with 
earntst  de- 
sire (for  lliat 
clay. J 

t  IIi'lJ.  in  my 
bosom. 

0  vcr.  22. 

II  Or,  and 
Nvhut  root  of 
matter  is 
found  m 
me  ? 

pPs.  Gti.10,11. 


tn..'b.  my 
haste  m  in 


a  I's.  37.35,36. 

t  ll.b. 

from  near, 
h  Is.   M.   13,11. 

Oliad.  3,  4. 

t  Ilcb.  cloud, 
c  Pa.  63.  10. 


JPs.  73.  20. 
ic  90.  5. 


stranger :  I  ana  an  alien  in  their 
sight. 

10  I  called  my  servant,  and  he 
gave  me  no  answer;  I  entreated 
him  with  my  nioutli, 

17  My  hreath  is  strange  to  my 
wife,  though  I  entreated  for  the 
children's  sake  of  tmine  own 
body. 

18  Yea,  11 ''young  children  de- 
spised me ;  I  arose,  and  they  spake 
agahist  me. 

19  'All  tmy  inward  friends  ab- 
horred me:  and  they  whom  I 
loved  are  turned  against  me. 

20  '-My  bone  cleaveth  to  my  skin 
11  and  to  my  flesh,  and  I  am  escap- 
ed with  the  skin  of  my  teeth. 

21  Have  pity  upon  me,  have  pity 
upon  me,  O  ye  my  friends ;  '  ibr 
the  hand  of  God  hath  touched  me. 

22  Why  do  ye  ">  persecute  me  as 
God,  and  are  not  satisfied  with  my 
flesh  ? 

23  tOh  that  my  words  were  now 
written  !  oh  that  they  were  print- 
ed in  a  book ! 

24  That  they  were  graven  with 
an  iron  pen  and  lead  in  the  rock 
for  ever ! 

25  For  I  know  that  my  Redeem- 
er liveth,  and  thaL  he  shall  stand 
at  the  latter  day  upon  the  earth : 

26  ij  And  though  after  my  skin 
wornifi  destroy  this  body,  yet  "in 
my  flesh  shall  I  see  God : 

27  Whom  I  shall  see  for  myself^ 
and  nihie  eyes  shall  behold,  and 
not  t another;  Uhouyh  my  reins 
be  consumed  t  within  me. 

28  But  ye  should  say,  "Why  per- 
secute we  him,  II  seeing  the  root  of 
the  matter  is  found  in  me? 

29  Be  ye  afraid  of  the  sword :  for 
wrath  brinpeth  the  punishments 
of  the  sword,  2>  tliat  ye  may  know 
t/iere  is  a  judgment. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

Zophar  shewelh  the    slaie    and    portion   of  the 
wicked. 

rpiiEN  answered  Zopliar  the 
JL   Naamathite,  and  said, 

2  Therefore  do  my  thoughts 
cause  me  to  answer,  and  lor  Uiis 

1 1  luako  haste. 

3  I  have  heard  the  check  of  my 
reproach,  and  the  spirit  of  my 
understanding  causeth  me  to  an- 
swer. 

4  Knowest  thou  7iot  this  of  old, 
since  man  was  placed  upon  earth, 

5  "That  the  triumiihing  of  tlie 
wicked  i.v  t  short,  and  the  joy  of 
the  hypocrite  but  for  a  moiiKMit? 

G ''Though  his  excellency  mount 
up  to  the  heavens,  and  his  head 
reacli  unto  the  1  clouds; 

7  Vet  he  shall  perish  for  ever 
c like  his  own  dung:  they  which 
have  .seen  him  shall  say.  Where 
t,?he? 

8  He  shall  fly  away  ''as  a  dream, 
and  shall  not  be  I'ound :  yea,  lie 

48G 


shall  be  chased  away  as  a  vision 
of  the  night. 

9  c  The  eye  also  which  saw  him 
shall  see  him  no  more;  neither 
shall  his  place  any  more  behold 
him. 

10  II  His  children  shall  seek  to 
please  the  poor,  and  his  hands 
/shall  restore  their  goods. 

11  His  bones  are  full  of  a  the  sin 
of  his  youth,  ''which  shall  lie 
down  with  him  in  the  dust. 

12  Though  wickedness  be  sweet 
in  his  mouth,  though  he  hide  it 
under  his  tongue; 

13  Though  he  spare  it,  and  forsake 
it  not,  but  keep  it  still  t  within  his 
mouth; 

14  Yet  his  meat  in  his  bowels  is 
turned,  it  is  the  gall  of  asps  with- 
in him. 

15  He  hath  swallowed  down  rich- 
es, and  lie  shall  vomit  them  up 
again  :  God  shall  cast  them  out  of 
his  belly. 

16  He  shall  suck  the  poison  of 
a.sps:  the  viper's  tongue  shall 
slay  him. 

17  He  shall  not  see  Uhe  rivers, 
II  the  floods,  the  brooks  of  honey 
and  butter. 

18  That  which  he  laboured  for 
''Shall  he  restore,  and  shall  not 
swallow  it  down :  t  according  to 
/i/s  substance  shall  the  restitution 
be,  and  he  shall  not  rejoice  therein. 

19  Because  he  hath  t  oppressed 
and  hath  forsaken  the  poor;  be- 
cause he  hath  violently  taken 
away  a  house  which  he  builded 
not; 

20  I  Surely  he  shall  not  tfeel  qui- 
etness in  his  belly,  he  shall  not 
save  of  that  which  he  desired. 

21  II  There  shall  none  of  his  meat 
be  left;  therelbre  shall  no  man 
look  for  his  goods. 

22  In  the  fulness  (>f  his  sufliciencj'' 
he  shall  be  in  straits  :  every  hand 
of  the  II  wicked  shall  come  upon 
him. 

23  When  he  is  about  to  fill  his 
bellj%  (tod  shall  ca.st  the  fury  of 
his  wrath  upon  him,  and  shall 
rain  /Uipon  him  "'while  he  is  eat- 
ing. 

24  "He  shall  flee  from  the  iron 
weapon,  and  the  bow  of  steel  shall 
strik(;  him  througli. 

2.")  It  is  drawn,  and  cometh  out 
of  the  body;  yea,  "the  glittering 
sword  cometh  out  of  his  gall : 
p  terrors  (we  ujion  him. 

26  All  darkne-ss  shall  be  hid  in  his 
secret  places:  (?a  fire  not  blown 
shall  consume  him;  it  sliall  go 
ill  with  him  that  is  lelt  in  his  tab- 
ernacle. 

27  The  heaven  shall  reveal  his 
Iniquity;  and  the  earth  shall  rise 
up  against  him. 

28  The  increase  of  liis  house 
siiali  depart,  aiul  his  goods  shall 
flow  away  iu  the  day  of  his  wrath. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


ech.  7.  8,  10. 

&.  8.  18. 

Pa.  37.  36.  & 

103.  16. 
II  Or,  The 

poor  shall 

oppress  his 

children. 
/vcr.  18. 
g  ih.  13.  20. 

Ps.  25.  7. 
h  ch.  21.  26. 


Uleb.  in  the 
midst  of  his 
palate. 


i  Ps.  30.  9. 
Jer.  17.  6. 

:i  Or,  stream* 
ing  brooks. 

k  ver.  10,  15. 

t  Heb. 
according 
to  the  suti- 
stuncc  of  his 
exchange. 

t  Heb. 
crushed. 


lV.cc.  5.  13,14. 
t  Heb.  know. 

II  Or,  There 
shall  be  none 
left  for  his    \ 
meat. 


71  Num.  11. 
33. 


n  I 


Ps.  78.30,  31. 

I.  1«. 
Jer.  48.  43. 
Amos  5.  19. 

oeh.  le.  13. 


pch.  18.  U. 
q  Ps.  21.  9. 


The  icicked  sometimes  despise  God.      JOB. 


Their  judgment  is  in  futuritrf. 


Bcrore 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


rch.  -27.  13.  (k 

SI.  ii,  3. 
t  Hall,  of  his 

decree  from 

Oud. 


ach.  16.  10.  ifc 


t  Heb. 

shurtcned. 
tHcb.  Look 

unlo  me. 
6  Judj;.  18.  19. 

ch.  v!9.  9.  ifc 

40.  4. 

Pa.  39.  9. 
c  ih.  12.  6. 

Ps.  17.  10,14. 

Sc  73.  3,  12. 

Jcr.  12.  1. 

Hab.  1.  16. 


t  Hub.  are 
peace  from 
fear. 

d  Vs.  73.  5. 


/ch.  30.  11. 
II  Or, 
in  mirth. 
rch.  22.  17. 


ft  Ex.  5.  2. 

ch.  34.  9. 
ich.  35.  3. 

Mai.  3.  14. 

tell.  22.  18. 

Ps.  1.  1. 

Prov.  1.  10. 
ich.  IS.  G. 
II  Or,  lamp. 
mLuke  12.46. 
n  Ps.  1.4.  <k 

35.  5. 

Is.  17.  13.  & 

29.  6. 

Hos.  13.  3. 
t  Heb.  steal- 

eth  away. 
II  That  is,  the 

punishment 

of  hio  iniq. 

u  ity. 
0  Ex.  20.  5. 
p  Vs.  75.  8. 

Is.  51.  17. 

Jer.  25.  15. 
Rev.  14.  10. 

&;  19.  15. 


29  '•Thi.s  is  the  portion  of  a  wick- 
ed man  from  (lOd,  and  the  herit- 
age i  appointed  unto  him  by  God, 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Job  shcweth  that  even  in  the  judgment  of  man 
he  hath  reason  to  be  grieved.  7  Sometimes  the 
wicked  du  so  prosper,  as  they  despise  God.  16 
Sometimes  their  destruction  is  manifest.  22 
The  happy  and  unhappy  are  alike  in  death.  27 
The  judgment  of  the  wicked  is  in  another  world. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Hear  diligently  my  speech, 
and  let  this  be  your  consolations. 

3  Suffer  me  that  I  may  speak ; 
and  after  that  I  have  spoken, 
a  mock  on. 

4  As  for  me,  is  my  complaint  to 
man?  and  ii'it  ivereso,  whyshould 
not  my  spirit  be  t  troubled  ? 

5 1  Mark  me,  and  be  a.stonislied, 
6  and  lay  your  hand  upon  your 
mouth. 

6  Even  when  I  remember  I  am 
afraid,  and  trembling  takethhold 
on  my  flesh. 

7  «  Wherefore  do  the  wicked  live, 
become  old,  yea,  are  mighty  in 
power? 

8  Their  seed  is  established  in 
their  sight  with  them,  and  their 
offspring  before  their  eyes. 

9  Their  houses  ta?-e  safe  frona 
fear,  <i  neither  is  the  rod  of  God 
upon  them. 

10  Their  bull  gendereth,  and  fail- 
eth  not ;  their  cow  calveth,  and 
ecasteth  not  her  calf. 

11  They  send  forth  their  little 
ones  like  a  tlock,  and  their  chil- 
dren dance. 

12  They  take  the  timbrel  and 
harp,  and  rejoice  at  the  sound  of 
the  organ. 

13  They  .^spend  their  days  Bin 
wealth,  and  in  a  moment  go  down 
to  the  grave. 

14  a  Therefore  they  say  unto  God, 
Depart  from  us ;  for  we  desire  not 
the  knowledge  of  thy  ways. 

1.5 ''What  is  the  Almighty,  that 
we  should  serve  him?  andiwiiat 
profit  should  we  have,  if  we  pray 
unto  him  ? 

IG  Lo,  their  good  is  not  in  their 
hand:  '•■  the  counsel  of  the  wicked 
is  far  from  me. 

17  I  How  oft  is  the  1  candle  of  the 
wicked  put  out !  and  how  oft  com- 
eth  their  destruction  upon  them! 
God  "idistributeth  sorrows  in  his 
anger. 

18  "They  are  as  stubble  before 
the  wind,  and  as  chaff  that  the 
storm  t  carrieth  away. 

19  God  laveth  up  II  his  iniquity 
ofor  his  children:  he  rewardeth 
him,  and  he  shall  know  it. 

20  His  eyes  shall  see  his  destruc- 
tion, and  j>he  shall  drink  of  the 
wrath  of  the  Almighty. 

21  For  what  pleasure  hath  he  in 
his  house  after  him,  when  the 
number  of  his  months  is  cut  off 
in  the  midst? 


22  9  Shall  any  teach  God  knowl- 
edge ?  seeing  he  judgeth  those  that 
are  high. 

23  One  dieth  t  in  his  full  strength, 
being  wholly  at  ease  and  quiet. 

24  His  I  breasts  are  full  of  milk, 
and  his  bones  are  moistened  with 
marrow. 

2.5  And  another  dieth  in  the  bit- 
terness of  his  soul,  and  never  eat- 
eth  with  pleasure. 

26  They  shall 'lie  down  alike  in 
the  dust,  and  the  worms  shall 
cover  them. 

27  Behold,  I  know  your  thoughts, 
and  the  devices  ir/uc/t  ye  wrong- 
fully imagine  against  me. 

25  For  ye  say,  « Where  is  the 
house  of  "the  prince?  and  where 
are  tthe  dwellingplaces  of  the 
wicked  ? 

29  Have  ye  not  asked  them  that 
go  by  the  way?  and  do  ye  not 
know  their  tokens, 

30  t  That  the  wicked  is  reserved 
to  the  day  of  destruction?  they 
shall  be  brought  forth  to  tthe  day 
of  wrath. 

31  Who  shall  declare  his  way  « to 
his  face  ?  and  who  shall  repay  him 
ichat  he  hath  done? 

32  Yet  shall  he  be  brought  to  the 
t  grave,  and  shall  t  remain  in  the 
tomb. 

33  The  clods  of  the  vallej'  shall 
be  sweet  unto  him,  and  a; every 
man  shall  draw  after  him,  as  tliere 
are  innumerable  before  him. 

34  How  then  comfort  ye  me  in 
vain,  seeing  in  your  answers  there 
remaineth  f  falsehood  ? 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Eliphaz  sheweth  that  man's  goodness  profteth 
not  God.  5  He  accuseth  Joh  of  divers  sins.  21 
He  exhorteth  him  to  repentance,  with  promises 
of  mercy. 

THEX   Eliphaz  the  Temanite 
aiLswered  and  said, 

2  "  Can  a  man  be  profitable  unto 
God,  lias  he  that  is  wise  may  be 
profitable  unto  himself  ? 

3  Is  it  any  pleasure  to  the  Al- 
mighty, that  thou  art  righteous  ? 
or  is  it  gain  to  him,  that  thou 
makest  thy  ways  perfect  ? 

4  Will  he  reprove  thee  for  fear  of 
thee  ?  will  he  enter  with  thee  into 
judgment? 

5  Is  not  thy  wickedness  great? 
and  thine  iniquities  infinite? 

0  For  thou  hast  ''  taken  a  pledge 
from  thy  brother  for  nought,  and 
t  stripped  the  naked  of  their 
clothing. 

7  Thou  hast  not  given  water  to 
the  weaiT  to  drink,  and  thou 
c  hast  withholden  bread  from  the 
hungry.  . 

8  But  as  for  tthe  mighty  man, 
he  had  the  earth  ;  and  the  t  hon- 
ourable man  dwelt  in  it. 

9  Thou  hast  sent  widows  away 
empty,  and  the  arms  of '^the  fa- 
therless have  been  broken. 

487 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  loiii). 


?l3.  40. 13.  i 
45.  9. 

Rom.  11.34. 
1  Cor.  2.  16. 

t  Heb.  in  his 
very  perfeC' 
tion,  or,  in 
the  strength 
of  his  per- 
fection. 

II  Or, 
milkpails, 

rch.  20.  11. 
Ecc.  9.  2. 


t  Heb.  tht 
tent  of  the 
tabernacles 
of  the  wicked. 


t  Prov.  16.  4. 
2  Pet.  2.  9. 

t  Heb. 

the  day  of 

wraths. 
a  Gal.  2.  11. 


tHeh. 

graves. 
t  Heb.  watch 

tn  the  heap. 
jHeb.  9.  27. 


t  Ileb.  trans- 
gression ? 


ach.  3.-).  7. 
Pb.  16.  2. 
Luke  17.  10. 

II  Or, 

if  he  may  be 

profitable, 

doth  his 

good  success 

depend 

thereon  1 
6  Ex.  22.26,27. 

Deut.  24.  10, 

&c. 

ch.  24.  3,  9. 

Ez.  18.  12. 
t  Heb. 

stripped  the 

clothes  of 

the  naked. 
cSeech.31.17. 

Deut.  15.  7, 

<tc. 

Is.  58.  7. 

Ez.  IH.  7,  16. 

Matt.  25.  42. 
tHeb.  the 

man  of  arm. 
t  Heb. 

eminent,  or, 

accepted  for 

Countenance. 
dch.  31.  21. 

Is.  10.  2. 

Ez.  22.  7. 


Job  longeth  to 


JOB. 


appear  before  God. 


Before 
C  II  U  I  S  T 

about  1520. 

eoh.  )S,  8,  9, 
]U.  &  19.  6. 

fPi.  6J.  1,2. 

"  &  V24.  4. 
Lain.  3.  54. 

tHeb. 

the  ftars. 
II  Or,  VVAnf. 
f  Ps.  10.  11.  & 

f)l).  7.  &  73. 

11.  ck  94.  7. 
h  Ps.  139.11, 


i  ch.  15.  32. 

Ps.  f)5.  23.  & 

102.  24. 

Kcc.  7.  17. 
t  Heh. 

a  Jlood 

was  poured 

upon  their 
foutulalion, 

Gen.  7.  11. 

2  Pfit.  2.  5. 
;ich.  21.  14. 
/Ps.  4.  6. 
|i  Or,  to  them. 
mch.  21.  16. 
n  Ps.  58.  10.  & 

107.  42. 
li  Or,  estate. 
!|  Or,  their 

eictllcncy. 
II  That  Is, 

liUAi  God. 
0  Is.  27.  5. 
pPs.  119.  11. 
VCh.  8.  5,  G. 

<fc  11.  13,  14. 

r2Chr.  1. 15. 

II  Or, 
on  the  dust. 

a  Or,  gold. 
t  Heh.  silver 
of  strength. 

sch.  27.  10. 

Is.  5a.  14. 
«ch.  11.  15. 
«  Ps.  SO.  14, 

15. 

Is.  58.  9. 

iProv.  29.  23. 
James  4,  G. 
1  Pet.  5.  5. 

t  Heb.  him 
that  hath 
low  eyes. 

II  Or, 
The  innocent 
shall  deliver 
the  island, 
Gen.  18.  2C, 
Sec. 


10  Therefore  « snares  are  round ! 
about  thee,  and  sudden  lear 
troubleth  thee; 

11  Or  darkness,  that  thou  canst 
not  see ;  and  abundance  of  /wa- 
ters cover  thee. 

12  Is  not  God  in  the  height  of 
heaven?  and  behold  i  the  height 
of  the  stars,  how  liigh  they  are  ! 

13  And  thou  sayest,  II  a' How  doth 
God  know?  can  he  judge  through 
the  dark  cloud  ? 

14  'i  Thick  clouds  are  a  covering 
to  him,  that  he  seelh  not;  and 
lie  walketh  in  the  circuit  of 
heaven. 

1-5  liast  thou  marked  the  old 
way  wliich  wiclced  men  have 
trodden  ? 

10  Which  iwere  cut  down  out 
of  time,  twliose  foundation  was 
overflown  with  a  flood: 

17  ^Which  said  unto  God,  De- 
part from  us :  and  '  wliat  can  the 
Almightv  do  II  for  them  ? 

18  Yet  he  filled  their  houses 
with  good  fliinn.'i :  but  "'the  coun- 
sel of  the  wicked  is  lar  from  me. 

19  «Tlie  righteous  see  it,  and 
are  glad:  and  the  innocent  laugh 
them  to  scorn. 

20  Whereas  our  il  substance  is  not 
cut  down,  but  lithe  remnant  of 
them  the  fire  consumeth. 

21  Acquaint  now  thyself  II  with 
him,  and  "be  at  peace:  therebj' 
good  shall  come  unto  thee. 

22  Receive,  I  pray  thee,  the  law 
from  his  mouth,  and  j'lay  up  his 
words  in  thine  heart. 

28  7  If  thou  return  to  the  Al- 
mighty, thou  Shalt  be  built  up, 
thou  .Shalt  put  away  iniquity  far 
from  thy  tabernacles. 

24  Theii  shalt  tliou  '-lay  up  gold 

11  as  dust,  and  the  au/d  of  Ophir  as 
the  stones  of  the  brooks. 

25  Yea,  the  Almighty  shall  be 
thy  II  defence,  and  thou  shalt  have 
1  plenty  of  silver. 

26  For  then  shalt  thou  have  thy 
8  delight  in  the  Almighty,  and 
'Shalt  lift  up  thy  face  unto  God. 

27  "  Thou  shalt  malce  thy  praj'er 
unto  him  and  he  shall  hear  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  pay  thy  vows. 

28  Thou  shalt  also  decree  a 
thing,  and  it  shall  be  established 
unto  thee:  and  the  light  shall 
shine  upon  thy  ways. 

29  W^hen  men  are  cast  down, 
then  thou  shalt  say,  T/in-e  is  lift- 
ing up;  and  *he  shall  save  tthe 
humble  person. 

30  II  He  shall  deliver  the  island  of 
the  innocent:  and  it  is  delivered 
by  the  pureness  of  thine  hands. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  Job  longeth  to  appear  tiefurc  dod,  U  in  confi- 
dence of  his  mercy.  8  dod,  mho  is  invisible, 
observeth  our  ways.  11  Job^s  innocency.  13 
Ood'.i  decree  is  immutable. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Even  to  day  is  my  com- 

48S 


plaint  bitter :  t  my  stroke  is  heav- 
ier than  my  groaning. 

3  «  Oh  that  I  knew  where  I  might 
find  him !  t/iat  I  might  come  even 
to  his  seat ! 

4  I  would  order  my  cause  before 
him,  and  fill  my  mouth  with  ar- 
guments. 

51  would  know  the  v/ords  which 
he  would  answer  me,  and  under- 
stand what  he  would  say  unto 
me. 

0  ''  Will  he  plead  against  me  with 
his  great  power?  No;  but  he 
would  put  .Hlrcngth  in  me. 

7  There  the  rigliteous  might  dis- 
pute with  him  ;  so  sliould  I  be 
delivered  lor  ever  from  my  Judge. 

8  e  Behold,  I  go  forward,  but  he 
is  not  there ;  and  backward,  but  I 
cannot  perceive  him : 

9  On  the  left  hand,  where  he  doth 
work,  but  I  cannot  behold  him :  he 
hideth  himself  on  the  right  hand, 
that  I  cannot  see  him: 

10  But  he  rfknoweth  tthe  way 
that  I  take:  ivhen  ehe  hath  tried 
me,  I  shall  come  forth  as  gold. 

11  /My  foot  hath  held  his  steps, 
his  way  have  I  kept,  and  not 
declined. 

12  Neither  have  I  gone  back 
from  the  commandment  of  his 
lips;  ti/I  have  esteemed  the 
words  of  his  mouth  more  than 
imy  necessary /oo(/. 

13  But  he  is  in  one  mind,  and 
^'who  can  turn  him?  and  what 
»his  soul  desireth,  even  that  he 
doeth. 

14  Eor  he  performeth  the  thing 
that  is  ^appointed  for  me:  and 
many  such  thimis  are  with  him. 

15  Therefore  am  I  troubled  at  his 
presence:  when  I  consider,  I  am 
afraid  of  him. 

16  For  God  'maketh  my  heart 
soft,  and  the  Almighty  troubleth 
me: 

17  Because  I  was  not  cut  off  be- 
fore the  darkness,  neither  hath 
he  covered  the  darkness  from  mj' 
face. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Wictedneis  goeth  ollcn  unpunished.     17  There 

IS  a  secret  judgment  fur  the  wicked. 

WHY,  seeing  a  times  are  not 
hidden  from  tlie  Almighty, 
do  they  tliat  know  him  not  see 
his  days? 

2  Some  remove  the  *  landmarks; 
they  violently  take  away  flocks, 
and"  II  feed  tliereeif. 

3  They  drive  away  the  ass  of  the 
fatherless,  they  "  take  tlie  widow's 
ox  for  a  pledge. 

4  They  turn  the  needy  out  of  the 
way :  <'the  poor  of  the  earth  hide 
themselves  together. 

5  Behold,  as  wild  asses  in  the 
desert,  go  they  fortli  to  their 
worlc;  rising  betimes  for  a  prey: 
the  wilderness  yieldetli.  food  for 
them  and  for  their  children. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 

t  Heb. 

my  hand. 
oth.  13.  3.  & 

16.21. 

b  Is.  27.  4,  8. 
&  57.  16. 


dPs.  189.  1,2, 

3. 
r  Heb.  the 

way  that  is 

with  me. 
ePx.  17.  3.  &. 

66.  10. 

James  1.  12. 
/Ps.  44.  18. 
t  Heb. 

/  have  hid, 

or,  laid  up. 
g  John  4.  32, 

S4. 
:l0r, 

my  appointed 

portion, 
h  eh.  9.  12, 13. 

iL  12.  14. 

Rom.  9.  19. 
iPs.  115.  3. 
/;  1  Thess.  3.3. 

/  Ps.  22.  14. 


/)  Deut.  19.  14. 

&  27.  17. 

Prov.  22.  28. 

&  23.  10. 

Hos.  C,  10. 
;l  Or, 

feed  them. 
c  Deut.  24.  6, 

10,  12,  17. 

ch.  22.  6. 
(iProv.  28.28. 


A  secret  judgment  for  the  loicked.       JOB. 


Jnh  reproveth  Biklarl. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


r  Ileb. 

cjrn,  or, 

dredge. 
tHeb. 

the  wicie-i 

Kather  the 

vintage. 
e  Ex.  22.  26, 

27. 

Deut.  24.  12 

13. 

ch.  22.  6. 
/Lam.  4.  5, 


£-Ps.  10.  8. 


A  Prov.  7.  9. 
jP3.  10.  11. 
t  Heb.  >et- 
leth  his  face 


A  John  S.  20. 


t  Heb.  j!!o. 


Or,  he 

Irusteth  not 
his  own  life, 

m  Pa.  11.  4. 

Prov.  15.  3. 
t  Heb. 

ore  not. 
tHeb. 

( iosed  up. 


6  Thej'  reap  every  one  hi.s  tcorn 
in  the  field:  and  +tiiey  gather 
the  vintage  of  the  wicked. 

7  They  "cause  tlie  naked  to  lodge 
without  clothing,  that  they  have 
no  covering  in  the  cold. 

8  They  are  wet  with  tlie  showers 
of  the  mountains,  and  /embrace 
the  rock  for  want  of  a  shelter. 

9  They  pluck  the  fatherless  from 
the  breast,  and  take  a  pledge  of 
the  poor. 

10  They  cause  him  to  go  naked 
without  clothing,  and  thej'  take 
away  the  sheaf//-o?n  the  hungry; 

11  Which  make  oil  within  their 
walls,  nml  tread  their  winepresses, 
and  sutler  thirst. 

12  Men  groan  from  out  of  the 
city,  and  the  soul  of  the  wounded 
crieth  out:  yet  God  layeth  not 
folly  to  thtm. 

18  They  are  of  those  that  rebel 
against  the  light;  they  know  not 
the  ways  thereof,  nor  abide  in  the 
paths  thereof. 

11  u  The  murderer  risini^with  the 
light  killeth  the  pour  and  needy, 
and  in  the  night  is  as  a  thief. 

15  ''The  eye  also  of  the  adulterer 
i  waiteth  for  the  twilight,  'saying, 
j  No  eye  shall  see  me:  and  tdis- 
'  guiseth  hia  face. 

16  In  the  dark  they  dig  through 
houses,  u-hich  they  had  marked 
for  themselves  in  the  daj'time: 
'•they  know  not  the  light. 

17  For  the  morning  is  to  them 
even  as  the  shadow'of  death :  if 
one  know  fhem,  they  are  in  the 
terrors  of  the  shadow  of  death. 

18  He  is-  swifl  as  the  waters ;  their 
portion  is  cursed  in  the  earth:  he 
beholdeth  not  the  way  of  the 
vineyards. 

19  Drought  and  heat  t  consume 
the  snow  waters :  so  doth  the 
grave  Ihoxe  ichich  have  sinned. 

20  The  womb  shall  forget  him; 
the  worm  shall  feed  sweetly  on 
him;  'he  shall  be  no  more  re- 
membered ;  and  wickedness  shall 
be  broken  as  a  tree. 

21  He  evil  entreateth  the  barren 
that  beareth  not:  and  doeth  not 
good  to  the  widow. 

22  He  draweth  also  the  mighty 
with  his  power:  he  riseth  up, 
1  and  no  man  is  sure  of  life. 

2.3  Though  it  be  given  him  to  be  in 
safety,  wherecm  he  resteth ;  yet 
>«his  eyes  are  upon  their  ways. 

24  Thej-  are  exalted  lor  a  little 
while,  but  tare  gone  and  brought 
low;  thej-  are  t taken  out  of  the 
way  as  all  other,  and  cut  off  as  the 
tops  of  the  ears  of  corn. 

25  And  if  it  be  not  .so  now,  who 
will  make  me  a  liar,  and  make 
my  speech  nothing  worth  ? 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

Bildad  iheweth    that    man    cannot    be  justified 
bejore  God^ 


THEN    answered    Bildad    the 
Shuhite,  and  said, 

2  Dominion  and  fear  are  with 
him ;  he  maketh  peace  in  his  high 
places. 

3  Isthereany  number  of  his  arm- 
ies? and  upon  whom  doth  not 
«his  light  arise? 

4  ''How  then  can  man  be  justified 
with  God?  or  how  can  he  be  clean 
thaf  M-  born  of  a  woman  ? 

5  Behold  even  to  the  moon,  and 
it  shineth  not ;  yea,  the  stai"s  are 
not  pure  in  his  sight. 

6  How  much  less  man,  that  is  «a 
worm  ?  and  the  son  of  man,  ichich 
is  a  worm  ? 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  Job,  reproving  the  uncharitable  spirit  of  Bildad, 
5  achnowledgetk  the  power  o/  God  to  be  injinite 
and  unsearchable. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2     How    hast    thou    helped 
him  that  is  without  power?  hoiv 
savest  thou  the  arm  that  hath  no 
strength  ? 

3  How  hast  thou  counselled  him 
that  hath  no  wisdom  ?  and  how 
hast  thou  plentifully  declared  the 
thing  as  it  is  ? 

4  To  whom  hast  thou  uttered 
v/ords?  and  whose  spirit  came 
from  thee? 

5  Dead  tftinps  are  formed  from 
under  the  waters,  Band  the  in- 
habitants thereof. 

(i  "  Hell  (.V  naked  before  him,  and 
destruction  liath  no  covering. 

7  *He  stretcheth  out  the  north 
over  the  empty  place,  and  hang- 
eth  the  earth  upon  nothing. 

8  "He  bindeth  up  the  waters  in 
his  thick  clouds ;  and  the  cloud  is 
not  rent  under  them. 

9  He  holdeth  back  the  face  of  his 
throne,  and  spreadeth  his  cloud 
upon  it. 

10  f'He  hath  compa.ssed  the  wa- 
ters with  bounds,  t until  the  day 
and  night  come  to  an  end. 

11  The  pillars  of  heaven  tremble, 
and  are  astonished  at  his  reproof 

12fHe  divideth  the  sea  with  his 
power,  and  by  his  understanding 
he  smiteth  through  tthe  proud. 

13 /By  his  Spirit  he  hath  garnish- 
ed the  heavens;  his  hand  hath 
formed  i/ the  crooked  serpent. 

14  Lo,  these  are  parts  of  his 
ways;  but  how  little  a  portion  is 
heard  of  him?  but  the  thunder  of 
his  power  who  can  understand? 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  Joh  protestelh  his  sincerity.  8  The  hypocrite  is 
without  hope.  11  The  blpssmes  which  the 
wicked  have  are  turned  into  curses. 

MOREOVER    Job   t continued 
his  parable,  and  said. 

2  As  God  liveth,  «  uh(j  hath  taken 
awaj' ray  judgment;  and  the  Al- 
mighty, ?r/to  hath  t  vexed  m  j'  soul ; 

3  AH  'the  while  my  breath  is  in 

489 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


a  James  1. 17. 
ftrh.  4.  17, 

A:<-.  i:  15.  14, 

A:c. 

Ps.  130.  3.  t 

143.  2. 


!  Or,  with  the 
inhabitants. 

a  Ps.  139.  S, 

11. 

Prov.  15.  11. 

Heb.  4.  13. 
6  eh.  9.  8. 

Ps.  24.  2.  ifc 

10-1.  2,  &c. 
cProv.  30.  4. 


dch.38.  a 

Ps.  33.  7.  & 

104.  0. 

Prov.  8.  29. 

Jer.  0.  22. 
tHeb. 

until  the  end 

of  light  with 

darkness. 
eEx.  14.  21. 

Ps.  74.  13. 

Is.  51.  15. 

Jer.  31.  25. 
t  Ifeb.  pride. 
/Ps.  33.  6. 
gU.  27.1. 


t  Heb.  added 
to  take  up. 

ach.  34.  5. 

t  Heb. 
made  my 
soul  hitter, 
Ruth  1.  20. 
2  Kings  4.  27, 


The  hypoeriU  is  ivitJiout  hope. 


JOB. 


Wisdom  is  God's  gift. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 

II  That  is.  the 

breatli  which 

God  gave 

him, 

Geii.  2.  7. 
6  oh.  2.  9.  (fc 

13.  15. 
cch.  2    3. 
dActs  24.  16. 
t  Heb.  /ram 

my  days. 

eMatt.  16.  26. 
Luke  12.  20. 

/ih.  3.'i.  12. 

Ps.  18.  41.  &. 

103.  7. 

Prov.  1.  28. 

ic  28.  9. 

Is.  1.  15. 

Jer.  11.  12. 

Ez.  8.  lb. 

Mic.  3.  4. 

John  9.  31. 

James  4.  3. 
g  See  ch.  22. 

2e,  27. 
II  Or,  being  in 

the  hand,  i-c. 
Ach.  20.  29. 


i  Deut.  2».  41. 
Eslh.  9.10. 
Hoa.  9.  13. 


I  Prov.  28.  8. 
Kcc.  2.  20. 


t  Heb.  in 

fltcmi;  he 
would  flee. 


me,  and  II  the  spirit  of  God  is  in 
mv  nostrils ; 

4  My  lips  sliall  not  spealc  wicked- 
nessi  nor  my  tongue  utter  deceit. 

0  God  I'orbid  that  I  should  justify 
you  :  till  I  die  ^  I  will  not  remove 
mine  integrity  from  me. 

C  My  righteousness  1  ^hold  fast, 
and  will  not  let  it  go;  ^niy  heart 
shall  not  reproach  me  tso  long  as 
I  live. 

7  Let  mine  enemy  be  as  the  wick- 
ed, and  he  that  riseth  up  against 
me  as  the  unrighteous. 

8  «For  what  is  the  hope  of  the 
hypocrite,  though  he  hath  gained, 
when  God  taketh  away  his  soul? 

9  .fWill  God  hear  his  cry  when 
trouble  cometh  upon  him  ? 

10  r/ Will  he  delight  himself  in  the 
Almighty?  will  he  always  call 
upon  God  ? 

11  I  will  teach  you  11  by  the  hand 
of  God:  that  which  is  with  the 
Almighty  will  I  not  conceal. 

12  Behold,  all  ye  yourselves  have 
seen  it;  why  then  are  ye  thus 
altogether  vain  ? 

13  ''This  is  the  portion  of  a  wick- 
ed man  with  God,  and  the  her- 
itage of  oppressors,  ivhirh  they 
shall  receive  of  the  Almighty. 

14  'If.  his  children  be  multiplied, 
it  is  for  the  sword:  and  his  off- 
spring shall  not  be  satisfied  with 
bread. 

1.5  Those  that  remain  of  him 
shall  be  buried  in  death:  and 
*his  widows  shall  not  weep. 

16  Though  he  heap  up  silver  as 
the  dust,  and  prepare  raiment  as 
the  clay; 

17  He  may  prepare  it,  but  '  the 
just  shall  put  it  on,  and  the  inno- 
cent shall  divide  the  silver. 

18  He  buildetli  his  house  as  a 
moth,  and  «»as  a  booth  that  the 
keeper  maketh. 

19  The  rich  man  shall  lie  down, 
but  he  shall  not  bo  gathered :  he 
opeueth  his  eyes,  and  ho  is  not. 

20  "Terrors  take  hold  on  him 
as  waters,  a  tempest  stealeth  him 
awav  in  the  night. 

21  The  east  wind  carrieth  him 
away,  and  lie  departeth:  and  as 
a  storm  hurleth  him  out  of  his 
place. 

22  For  Ond  shall  C'ist  upon  him, 
and  notKi)an':  the  would  fain 
lioo  out  of  liis  hand. 

23  Men  shall  clap  thoir  hands  at 
him,  and  shall  hi.ss  him  out  of  his 
place. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  There  is  a  inowlcd^e   of  natunil  things.     12 

But  wisdom  IS  an  excellent  gi/t  oj  Uud. 

SURELY   there  is  II  a  vein  for 
the   silver,  and    a   place   for 
gold  ivhere  thej'  fine  it. 
2  Iron  is  taken  out  of  the  11  earth, 
aud  brass    i&  molten  out  of  the 
stone. 

490 


3  He  setteth  an  end  to  darkness, 
and  searcheth  out  all  perfection : 
the  stone.'?  of  darkness,  and  the 
shadow  of  death. 

4  The  flood  breaketh  out  from 
the  iuhabitant;  even  the  waters 
Ibrgotten  of  the  foot:  they  are 
dried  up,  they  are  gone  away  from 
men. 

5  As  for  the  earth,  out  of  it  com- 
eth bread :  and  under  it  is  turned 
up  as  it  were  fire. 

6  The  stones  of  it  are  the  place 
of  sapphires:  and  it  hath  Bdust 
of  gold. 

7  There  is  a  path  which  no  fowl 
knoweth,  aud  which  the  vul- 
ture's eye  hath  not  seen : 

8  The  lion's  whelps  have  not 
trodden  it,  nor  the  fierce  lion 
passed  by  it. 

9  He  putteth  forth  his  hand 
upon  the  11  rock;  he  overturneth 
the  mountains  bv  the  roots. 

10  He  cutteth  out  rivers  among 
the  rocks;  and  his  eye  seeth 
every  precious  thing. 

11  He  bindeth  the  floods  tfrom 
overflowing ;  and  the  tliiiici  tliat  is 
hid  bringeth  he  forth  to  light. 

12  n  But  where  shall  wisdom  be 
found?  and  where  is  the  place  of 
understanding  ? 

13  Man  knoweth  not  the  6  price 
thereof;  neither  is  it  found  in  the 
land  of  the  living. 

14  cThe  depth  saith.  It  is  not  in 
me:  and  the  sea  saith,  It  is  not 
with  me. 

1.5  +It  rf  cannot  be  gotten  for 
gold,  neitlier  shall  silver  be 
weighed /o/-  the  price  thereof. 

16  It  cannot  be  valued  with  the 
gold  of  Ophlr,  with  the  precious 
onyx,  or  the  sapphire. 

17  The  gold  and  the  crystal  can- 
not equal  it:  and  the  e.vchange 
of  it  sliall  not  be  for  11  jewels  of 
flne  gold. 

18  No  mention  shall  be  made 
of  11  coral,  or  of.pearls:  for  the 
price  of  wisdom  is  above  rubies. 

19  The  topaz  of  Ethiopia  shall 
not  equal  it,  neither  shall  it  be 
valued  with  pure  gold. 

20  e  Whence  then  cometh  wis- 
dom? and  where  is  the  place  of 
understanding? 

21  Sooing  it  is  hid  from  tlie  eyes 
of  all  living,  and  kept  clo.se  from 
the  fowls  of  the  II  air. 

22 /Destruction  and  death  say, 
We  have  heard  the  fame  thereof 
with  our  ears. 

23  God  understandeth  the  waj' 
thereof,  and  he  knoweth  the 
place  thereof. 

24  For  he  looketh  to  tlie  ends  of 
the  earth,  and  </ seeth  under  the 
whole  heaven ; 

25  /'To  make  the  weight  for  the 
winds;  and  he  weigheth  the  wa- 
ters bv  measure. 

26  When    he   »made   a    decree 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1520. 


II  Or,  gold  ore. 


II  Or,  fiint. 


t  Heb./rolJl 
weeping. 


a  vrr.  20. 
Eec.  7.  24. 


h  Prov.  3. 15. 


c  ver.  22.. 
Rom.  11.  33, 
34. 

t  Heb.  Fins 
gold  shall 
nnt  he  given 
fur  it. 

i/Prov.  3.  13, 
II,  15.  &  8. 
10,  II,  19.  & 
IG.  IG. 

II  Or,  vessels 
of  fine  gold. 


I  Or,  Ramoth. 


II  Or,  heaven. 
/vtr.  14. 


,:  Prov.  l.V  3. 
h  Pa.  138.  7. 


Job  calleth  to  mind 


JOB. 


his  former  prosperity. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


II  Or, 

number  it. 
k  Deut.  4.  6. 

Ps.  111.  10. 

Prov.  1.  7.  <k 

9.  10. 

Ecc.  12.  13. 


t  Heb.  added 
to  ta>.e  up, 

o  Seech.  7.  3. 


6ch.  18.  6. 
B  OTi  lamp, 
Ps.  la.  28. 


J  Gen.  49.  11. 

Deut.  32.  13, 

&  33.  24. 

ch.  20.  17. 
ePs.  81.  16. 
tHeb. 

with  me. 


/ch.21.  5. 

tHeb. 
The  voice  of 
the  nobles 
was  hid. 

g  Ps.  137.  6, 


h  Ps.  72.  12. 
Prov.  21.  13. 
&.  %i.  11. 


i  Deut.  24.  13. 

Ps.  132   9 

Is.  59.  17.  & 

61    10. 

Eph.  6.  14, 

&c. 

1  Thess.  5.  8. 
iNum.lO  31 
ZProv.  29.  7. 
m  Ps.  58.  6. 

Prov.  30.  14. 
t  Heb.  the 

jaw  teeth, 

or,  the 

grinders, 
t  Heb.  cast. 
7!  P.s.  30.  6. 
0  ch.  18.  16. 
tHeb. 

opened, 
pPs.  1.  3. 

Jer.  17.  8. 
t  Heh.  neit. 
q  Gen.  49.  24. 

tHeb. 
changed. 


for  the  rain,  and  a  way  for  the 
lightning  of  the  tliunder; 

27  Then  did  he  see  it,  and  II  de- 
clare it ;  he  prepared  it,  yea,  and 
searched  it  out. 

28  And  unto  man  he  said,  Be- 
hold,/-the  fear  of  th(5  Lord,  that 
is  wisdom;  and  to  depart  from 
evil  is  understanding. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

Job    hemoaneth     himself   of   his  formtr    proS' 
pcrity  and  honour. 

MOREOVER   Job   t  continued 
his  parable,  and  said, 

2  Oh  that  I  were  "  as  in  months 
past,  as  in  the  days  when  God 
preserved  me ; 

3  iWhen  his  1  candle  shined 
upon  my  head,  and  ivlien  by  his 
light  I  walked  through  dark- 
ness ; 

4  As  I  was  in  the  days  of  my 
youth,  when  ^the  secret  of  God 
!/;a.s  upon  my  tabernacle; 

5  When  the  Almighty  ivas  yet 
with  me,  when  my  children  were 
about  me; 

G  When  ^iJ  washed  my  steps 
with  butter,  and  «the  rock  pour- 
ed t  me  out  rivers  of  oil ; 

7  When  I  went  out  to  the  gate 
through  the  city,  ivhen  1  prepared 
my  seat  in  the  street ! 

8  The  young  men  saw  me,  and 
hid  themselves:  and  the  aged 
arose,  and  stood  up. 

9  The  princes  refrained  talking, 
and  /laid  their  hand  on  their 
mouth. 

10  t  The  nobles  held  their  peace, 
and  their  f  tongue  cleaved  to  the 
roof  of  their  mouth. 

11  When  the  ear  heard  me,  then 
it  blessed  me ;  and  when  the  eye 
.saw  me,  it  gave  witness  to  me : 

12  Because  ''  I  delivered  the  poor 
that  cried,  and  the  fatherless,  and 
him  t/iat  had  none  to  help  him. 

13  The  blessing  ot  him  that  was 
ready  to  perish  came  upon  me: 
and  'I  caused  the  widow's  heart 
to  sing  for  joy. 

14  'I  put  on  righteousness,  and 
it  clothed  me:  mj'  judgment  was 
as  a  robe  and  a  diadem. 

15  I  was  ^eyes  to  the  blind,  and 
feet  ivas  I  to  the  lame. 

IG  I  ivas  a  father  to  the  poor: 
and  'the  cause  which  I  knew  not 
I  searched  out. 

17  And  I  brake  '"tthe  jaws  of 
the  wicked,  and  t plucked  the 
spoil  out  of  his  teeth. 

18  Then  I  .said,  ■'!  shall  die  in 
my  nest,  and  I  shall  multiply  my 
days  as  the  sand. 

19  "My  root  ivas  t spread  out 
pby  the  waters,  and  the  dew  lay 
airni.ght  upon  my  branch. 

20  My  glory  it'o.s  tiresli  in  me, 
and  imy  bow  was  t  renewed  in 
my  hand. 

21  Unto  rae  vien  gave  ear,  and 


waited,  and  kept  silence  at  my 
counsel. 

22  After  my  words  they  spake 
not  again ;  and  my  speech  di'op- 
ped  upon  them. 

23  And  they  waited  for  me  as 
for  the  rain ;  and  they  opened 
their  mouth  wide  as  for  »•  the  lat- 
ter rain. 

24  Jf  I  laughed  on  them,  they 
believed  it  not ;  and  the  light  of 
my  countenance  they  cast  not 
down. 

2o  I  chose  out  their  way,  and 
sat  chief,  and  dwelt  as  a  king  in 
the  army,  as  one  that  comforteth 
the  mourners. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  Job's  honour  is  turned  into  extreme  contempt. 
15  His  prosperity  into  calamity. 

BUT  now  they  that  are  t  young- 
er than  I  have  me  in  deris- 
ion, whose  fathers  I  would  have 
disdained  to  have  set  with  the 
dogs  of  my  flock. 

2  Yea,  whereto  migM  the 
strength  of  their  hands  pro/ii  me, 
in  whom  old  age  was  perished  ? 

3  For  want  and  famine  tiiey  were 
Isolitarjs  fleeing  into  the  wilder- 
ness t  in  former  time  desolate  and 
waste : 

4  Who  cut  up  mallows  by  the 
bushes,  and  juniper  roots  /ov- 
their  meat. 

5  They  were  driven  forth  from 
among  men,  (they  cried  after 
them  as  after  a  thief,) 

6  To  dwell  in  the  cliffs  of  the 
valleys,  in  t  caves  ot  the  earth, 
and  in  the  rocks. 

7  Among  the  bushes  they  bray- 
ed; under  the  nettles  thej'  were 
gathered  together. 

8  They  were  children  of  fools, 
yea,  children  of  t  base  men :  they 
were  viler  than  the  earth. 

9  "And  now  am  I  their  song, 
yea,  I  am  their  byword. 

10  They  abhor  me,  they  flee  far 
from  me,  taud  spare  not  ^to  spit 
in  my  face. 

11  Because  he  chath  loosed  my 
cord,  and  afflicted  me,  they  have 
also  let  loose  the  bridle  before  me. 

12  Upon  'iny  right  hand  rise  the 
youth ;  they  push  away  my  feet, 
and  ''they  raise  up  against  me 
the  ways  "of  their  destruction. 

13  They  mar  my  path,  they  set 
forward  my  calamity,  they  have 
no  helper. 

14  They  came  upoix  me  as  a  wide 
breaking  in  of  waters  :  in  the  des- 
olation they  rolled  themselves 
upon  me. 

1.5  Terrors  are  turned  upon  me : 
they  pui-sue  +my  soul  as  the 
wind:  and  my  welfare  passeth 
awav  as  a  cloud. 

16  "And  now  my  soul  is  poured 
out  upon  me;  the  days  of  afflic- 
tion have  taken  liold  upon  me. 
'  491 


Before 
CHRIS  r 

about  ]o20. 


t  Heb.  of 
fewer  days 
than  I. 


[  Or,  darh  as 
the  night. 


yesternight. 


t  Heh.  men 

of  no  name, 
ach.  17.  6. 

Ps.  3,i.  15.  3c 

69.  12. 

Lam.  3.  14, 

63. 
THeh.  and 

withhold 

not  spittle 

from  my 

face, 
b  Num.  12. 14. 

Deur.  25.  9. 

Is.  50.  6. 

Malt.  26,67. 

<k  27.  30. 
c  Seech.  12. 


f  Heb.  mv 
principal 


Job  maketh  a  solemn 


JOB. 


protestation  of  Ms  integrity. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


tHeb. 

turned  to  be 

cruet. 
tHeb.  the 

strength  of 

thy  hand. 
II  Or,  wisdom. 


/Heb.  9.  27. 
+  Heb.  heap. 


g  Ps.  S5.  13, 
14. 

Rom.  12.  15. 
tlleb./ur 

him  that 

was  hard  of 

day. 
ftJer.  8.  15. 


.  Ps.  3?.  6.  & 
42.  9.  i  43. 
2. 

k  Pb.  102.  8. 

Mic.  1.  8. 
i!  Or, 

oatriches. 
I  Ph.  no.  83. 

Lam.  4.  B.  iL 

6.  10. 
m  Ps.  102.  3. 


(I  Matt.  5.28. 


tch.  20.  29. 
&  27.  13. 


c2Chr.  18.9. 

ch.  34.21. 

Prov.Q.  21. 

&  10.  3. 

Jcr.  32.  10. 
"  Ilcb. 

Lc/  Aim 

weigh  me 

in  balances 

of  justice. 
d  Set'  Num. 

15.  30. 

Ecr.  U.O. 

Ez.  6.  0. 

Malt.  5.29. 


17  My  bones  are  pierced  in  nie 
ill  the  night  season  :  and  my  sin- 
ews take  no  rest. 

18  By  the  great  force  of  my  dis- 
ease is  my  garment  changed  :  it 
bindeth  me  about  as  the  collar 
of  my  coat. 

19  He  hath  cast  me  into  the 
mire,  and  I  am  become  like  dust 
and  ashes. 

20  I  cry  nnto  thee,  and  thou 
dost  not  bear  me :  I  stand  up,  and 
thou  regardest  me  not. 

21  Thou  art  t  become  cruel  to 
me:  with  tthy  strong  hand  thou 
opposest  thyself  against  me. 

22  Thou  liftest  me  up  to  the 
wind;  thou  causest  me  to  ride 
upon  it,  and  dissolvest  my  II  sub- 
stance. 

23  For  I  know  that  thou  wilt 
bring  me  to  death,  and  to  the 
house /appointed  for  all  living. 

24  Howbeit  he  will  not  stretch 
out  his  hand  to  the  i grave, 
though  they  cry  in  his  destruc- 
tion. 

2-3  ff  Did  not  I  weep  tfor  him  that 
was  in  trouble?  was  not  my  soul 
grieved  ior  the  poor? 

2()  I'  When  I  looked  for  good ,  then 
evil  came  vnto  me:  and  when  I 
waited  for  light,  there  came  dark- 
ness. 

27  My  bowels  boiled,  and  rested 
not:  the  days  of  altliction  pre- 
vented me. 

23  il  went  mourning  without  the 
sun  :  I  stood  up,  and  I  cried  in  the 
congregation. 

29  k  1  am  a  brother  to  dragons, 
and  a  companion  to  li  owls. 

30  'My  skin  is  black  upon  me, 
and  '»  my  bones  are  burned  with 
heat. 

31  My  harp  also  is  turned  to 
mourning,  and  my  organ  into 
the  voice  of  them  that  weep. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

Job  malieth  a  solemn  protestation  of  his  integrity 
in  several  duties. 

I  MADE  a  covenant  with  mine 
"eyes;    why   thi 
think  upon  a  maid? 

2  For  what  '' portion  of  God  is 
tlierc  from  above?  and  tolutt  in- 
heritance of  the  Almighty  from 
on  high? 

3  Is  not  destruction  to  the 
wicked?  and  a  strange  punish- 
ment to  the  workers  of  iniijuity? 

4  c  Doth  not  lie  see  my  ways,  and 
count  all  my  steps? 

5  If  I  liave  walked  with  vanity, 
or  if  my  loot  hath  hasted  to 
deceit ; 

G  ■'  Let  me  bo  weighed  in  an  even 
balance,  that  God  may  know 
mine  integrity. 

7  If  my  step  hath  turned  out  of 

the  way,  and ''mine  heart  walked 

alter  mine  eyes,  and  if  any  blot 

hath  cleaved  to  mine  hands ; 

402 


8  ThenelQt  me  sow,  and  let  an- 
other eat;  yea,  let  my  offspring 
be  rooted  out. 

9  If  mine  heart  have  been  de- 
ceived by  a  woman,  or  if  I  have 
laid  wait  at  my  neighbour's  door : 

10  Then  let  my  wile  grind  unto 
./"another,  and  let  others  bow 
down  upon  her. 

11  For  this  is  a  heinous  crime; 
yea,  ff  iti.s-an  \m<\mty  to bspunished 
by  the  judges. 

12  For  it  is  a  fire  that  consumeth 
to  destruction,  and  would  root 
out  all  mine  increase. 

13  If  I  did  despise  the  cause  of 
my  manservant  or  of  my  maid- 
servant, when  they  contended 
with  me; 

14  What  tlien  shall  I  do  when 
''God  riseth  up?  and  when  he 
visitetli ,  what  shall  I  answer  him  ? 

15  «Did  not  he  that  made  me  in 
the  woinb  make  him?  and  11  did 
not  one  fashion  us  in  the  womb  ? 

IG  If  I  have  withheld  the  poor 
from  their  desire,  or  have  caused 
the  e.ves  of  the  widow  to  fail ; 

17  Or  have  eaten  mj;^  morsel 
myself  alone,  and  the  fatherless 
hath  not  eaten  thereof; 

IS  (For  from  my  youth  he  was 
brought  up  with'  me,  as  with  a 
father,  and  I  have  guided  11  her 
from  my  mother's  womb ;) 

1!)  If  I  have  seen  any  perish  for 
want  of  clothing,  or  anj'^  jjoor 
without  covering ; 

20  If  his  loins  have  not  a- blessed 
me,  and  if  he  were  not  warmed 
with  the  fleece  of  my  sheep ; 

21  If  I  have  lifted  up  my  hand 
'against  the  fatherless,  when  I 
saw  mv  help  in  the  gate: 

22  Then  let  mine  arm  fall  from 
my  shoulder  blade,  and  mine  arm 
be" broken  Iroin  II  the  bone. 

23  For  "i destruction  from  God 
xoas  a  terror  to  me,  and  by  reason 
of  his  highness  I  could  not  en- 
dure. 

24  « If  I  have  made  gold  my 
liope,  or  have  said  to  the  line  gold, 
Tliou  art  my  confidence; 

25  "If  I  'rejoiced  because  my 
wealth  ivas  great,  and  because 
mine  hand  had  t gotten  much  ; 

2(>."If  I  beheld  1  tlie  sun  when  it 
pliined,  or  the  moon  walking  t  ??i 
brightness; 

27  And  m.v  heart  hatli  been 
secretly  enticed,  or  tmy  mouth 
hath  kissed  my  hand  : 

2S  This  also  ivere  -i  an  iniquity  to 
hi:  piniishrd  by  the  judge:  for  I 
should  have  denied  the  God  that 
i.s  al)ove. 

29  '•If  I  rejoiced  at  the  destruc- 
tion of  him  that  hated  me,  or 
lilted  up  myself  when  evil  found 
liim ; 

30  (» Neither  have  I  suflfered  +  my 
mouth  to  sin  by  wishing  a  curse 
to  his  soul.) 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


Deut.  28.  30, 
38,  (Src. 


/2  Sam.  12. 

11. 

Jcr.  8.  10. 
f  Gen.  38.  24. 

Lev.  20.  10. 

Deut.  22.  22. 

See  ver.  28. 


APs.  44.21. 

ich.34.  19. 
Prov.  14.  31. 

&  22.  2. 
Mai.  2.  10. 
!l  Or,  d2dhe 
not  fashion 
us  in  one 
aomb  2 


I  That  is, 
the  widow. 


k  See  Deut. 
24.  13. 


il  Or,  the 

channel 

bone, 
m  Is. 13.  6. 

Joe!  1.15. 

n  Mark   10. 

24. 

1  Tim.  6. 17. 
0  Ps.  C2.  10. 

Prov.  11.  28. 
t  Mch.  found 

much. 

V  Deut.  4.  19. 
iSc  11.  16.  & 
IT.  3. 
Ez.B.  16. 

t  Heb. 

the  light. 
tHeb. 

bright. 
t  Ilfb.  my 

hand  hath 

t.tsscd  my 

mouth. 

V  ver.  11. 

r  Prov.  17.  5. 
4  Malt.  ^.  44. 

Rom.  12.  14. 
tHeb. 

my  palatt. 


Elihu  reproveth 


JOB. 


Job's  friends. 


Before 
C  11  K  I  S  T 

about  1520. 

tGen.  19.  i,  3. 
Jndg.  19.  20, 
21. 

Rom.  12.  13. 
Heb.  13.  2. 
1  Pet.  4.  3. 

II  Or, 
to  the  way, 

B  Or,  after 
the  manner 
of  men. 

u  Gen.  3.  8, 12. 
Prov.  2b.  13. 
Hos.  6.  7. 

X  Kx.  23.  2. 

ych.  33.  6. 

il  Or,  he/ioltl, 
my  si^n  is 
tliat  the  Al- 
mighty will 
answer  me. 

zch.  13.  22. 

t  Ileb.  weep. 

a  James  5.  4. 

-t  Heb. 
the  strcn^h 
thereof. 

b  1  Kings  21. 
19. 

+  Hob.  caused 
the  soul  of 
the  owners 
thereof  to 
expire,  or, 
breathe  out. 

cGen.  3.  18. 

[1  Or,  7ioisorne 
weeds. 


+  Keb.  from 
answering. 

och.  S3.  9. 
*Gen.  22.  21. 


tlleb. 
his  soul. 


t  Heb. 
expected  Job 
in  words. 

t  Heb.  elder 
for  days. 


tHeb. 

few  of  days. 
fch.  15.  10. 
t  Heb.  feared. 
dl  Kings  3. 

12.  &  4.  29. 

ch.  35.  n.  & 

38.  36. 

Prov.  2.  6. 

Ecc.  2.  26. 

Dan.  1.  17.  <k 

2.  21. 

Malf.  11.  25. 

Jamea  1.  5. 
« 1  Cor.  1.  26. 


31  II'  the  men  of  my  tabernacle 
said  not.  Oh  that  -sve  had  of  his 
fle.sh  I  we  cannot  be  satisfied. 

32  t  The  stranger  did  not  lodge  in 
the  street:  but!  opened  my  doors 
li  to  the  traveller. 

33  If  I  covered  my  transgressions 
11" as  Adam,  by  hiding  mine  in- 
iquity in  my  bosom : 

34  Did  I  fear  a  great  «  multitude, 
or  did  the  contempt  of  families 
terrify  me,  that  I  kept  silence, 
and  went  not  out  of  the  door? 

3-5  .vOh  that  one  would  hear  me  I 
II behold,  my  de.sire  is,  'that  the 
Almighty  would  answer  me,  and 
thatniine  adversary  had  written 
a  book. 

30  Surely  T  would  take  it  upon 
my  shoulder,  and  bind  it  as  a 
crown  to  me. 

37  I  would  declare  unto  him  the 
number  of  my  steps  ;  as  a  prince 
would  I  go  near  unto  him. 

38  If  my  land  cry  against  ine,  or 
that  the  furrows  likewise  thereof 
t  coinplain ; 

39  If  "I  have  eaten  tthe  fruits 
thereof  without  monej'.  or  '•have 
t  caused  the  owners  thereof  to 
lose  their  life: 

40  Let  c  thistles  grow  instead  of 
wheat,  and  II  cockle  instead  of 
barley.  The  words  of  Job  are 
ended. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  Elihu  is  an^ry  uith  Job  and  his  three  friends. 
6  Because  wisdom  Cometh  not  from  cee,  he  ex- 
cuselh  the  boldness  of  his  youth.  11  He  re- 
proveth them  for  vot  satisfying  of  Job.  IC 
His  zeal  to  speak. 

SO  these  three  men  cea-sed  tto 
answer  Job,  because    he  ukis 
"righteous  in  his  own  eyes. 

2  Then  was  kindled  the  wrath  of 
P^lihu  the  son  of  Barachel  ''the 
Buzite,  of  the  kindred  of  Ram  : 
against  Job  was  his  wrath  kin- 
dled, because  he  justified  t  himself 
rather  than  God. 

3  Also  against  his  three  friends 
was  his  wrath  kindled,  because 
they  had  Jbund  no  answer,  and 
yet  had  condemned  Job. 

4  Now  Elihu  had  t  waited  till  Job 
had  spoken,  because  they  icere 
t  elder  than  he. 

5  When  Elihu  saw  that  there  was 
no  answer  in  the  mouth  of  these 
three  men,  then  his  wrath  was 
kindled. 

6  And  Elihu  the  son  of  Barachel 
the  Buzite  answered  and  said,  I 
am  t  young,  ^  and  ye  are  very  old ; 
wherefore  I  was  afraid,  and  t  durst 
not  shew  you  mine  oiiinion. 

7  I  said,  Days  should  speak,  and 
multitude  of  years  should  teach 
wisdom. 

8  But  there  Is  a  spirit  in  man  : 
and  fUhe  in.spiration  of  the  Al- 
mighty giveth  them  understand- 
ing. 

9  e  Great  men  are  not  always 


wise:  neither  do  the  aged  under- 
stand judgment. 

10  Therelbre  I  said,  Hearken  to 
me;  I  also  will  shew  mine  opin- 
ion. 

11  Behold,  I  waited  for  your 
words ;  I  gave  ear  to  your  t  rea- 
sons, whilst  ye  searched  out  t  what 
to  say. 

12  Yea,  I  attended  unto  you,  and, 
behold,  thereicas  noneof  you  that 
convinced  Job,  or  that  answered 
his  words : 

13  /Lest  ye  should  say.  ^Ve  have 
found  out  wisdom  :  God  thrusteth 
him  down,  not  man. 

14  Now  he  hath  not  II  directed  his 
words  against  me:  neither  will  I 
answer  him  with  your  speeches. 

15  They  were  amazed,  they  an- 
swered no  more:  tthey  left  off 
speaking. 

16  When  I  had  waited,  (for  they 
spake  not,  but  stood  still,  and  an- 
swered no  more,) 

17  J  .said,  I  will  answer  also  my 
part ;  I  also  will  shew  mine  opin- 
ion. 

18  For  I  am  full  of  t  matter ; 
tthe  spirit  within  meconstraineth 
me. 

10  Behold,  my  belly  is  as  wine 
ic/i/V7i  thath  no  vent;  it  is  ready 
to  burst  like  new  bottle.s. 

20  I  will  speak,  tthat  I  maybe 
refreshed:  I  will  open  mylii^sand 
answer. 

21  Let  me  not,  I  praj'you,  .-^ac- 
cept  any  man's  person  ;  neither 
let  me  give  flattering  titles  unto 
man. 

22  For  I  know  not  to  give  flat- 
tering titles;  in  so  doinri  my 
Maker  would  soon  take  me  away. 

CHAPTPJR   XXXIIL 

1  Elihu  off'.reth  himself  instead  of  Cod,  with 
sincerity  and  meekness,  to  reason  with  Job.  8 
He  excuseth  God  from  giving  man  an  account 
of  his  ways,  by  his  greatness.  14  God  calleth 
man  to  repentance  by  visions,  19  by  ajjlictions, 

23  and  by  his  ministry.     31  He  inciteth  Job  to 
attention. 

WHEREFORE,   Job,  I    pray 
thee,  hear  my  speeches,  and 
hearken  to  all  my  words. 

2  Behold,  now  I  "have  opened  niy 
mouth,  mj'  tongue  hath  spoken 
tin  my  mouth. 

3  My  words  shall  be  of  the  up- 
rightness of  my  heart:  and  my 
lips  shall  utter  knowledge  clearly. 

4  "The  Spirit  of  God  hath  made 
me,  and  the  breath  of  the  Al- 
mighty hath  given  me  life. 

5  If  thou  canst  answer  me,  set 
thii  icords  in  order  before  me, 
stand  up. 

tj'' Behold,  I  am-  taccording  to 
thy  wish  in  God"s  stead:  I  also 
ain  t  formed  out  of  tlie  clay. 

7  « Behold,  my  terror  shall  not 
make  thee  afraid,  neither  .shall 
my  hand  be  heavy  upon  thee. 

8  Surely  thou  hast  spoken  tin 

49;-J 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


t  Heb. 
understand- 
ings. 

i"  Heb.  words. 


/Jer. 
1  Coi 


!l  Or,  ordered 
his  words. 


f  Heb.  they 
removed 
speeches 

from  them- 
selves. 


f  Heb.  words. 
t  Heh. 

the  spirit  of 

my  belly, 

t  Heb.  is  not 
opened. 


"y 


t  Heb. 
that  Im 
breathe. 

gLev.  19.  15. 
Deut.  1.  17. 
&  16.  19. 
Prov.  24.  23. 
Matt.  22.  18. 


t  Heb.  in  my 

palate. 


6ch.  9.  34,  85. 

*  13.  20,  21. 

&  31.  35. 
t  Heb. 

according  to 

thy  mouth, 
+  Heb.  cut  out 

of  the  clay, 
e  rh.  9.  Zi.  Sl 

13.  21. 
tHeb. 

in  mine  ears. 


God  calleth  men  to  repentance. 


JOB.       God  omnipotent  cannot  he  unjust. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 

dch.  9.  17.  <fc 

10.  7.  <t  11.4. 

&  16.  17.  &, 

23.  10.  11.  <t 

27.  5.  (k  23. 

14.  <fc  31.  1. 
ech.  13.24.  & 

16.  9.  4:  19. 

11. 
fch.  13.  27.  & 

14.  16.  (k  31. 

4. 
g  Is.  45.  9. 
tHeb.  ?ie 

anstceretk 

not. 
ftch.  40    5. 

Ps.  62.  11. 
i  Num.  12.  6. 

ch.  4.  13. 


*  ch.  36.  10, 
15. 

+  Heb.  he  re- 
vcitleth,  or, 
uncovcnth. 

1  Hcb.  work. 


t  Ileb.  from 
passing  by 
the  sword. 


I  Ps.  107.  18. 
t  Heb.  meat 

vf  desire. 


II  Or,  an 
atonement. 


•  Heh.  than 
childhood. 

■\  Or,  He 

shall  look 

upon  men, 

and  say.  J 

have  smnedy 

&■■ 
m2S.im.  12. 

13. 

Prov.  26.  13. 

Luke  15.  21. 

1  John  1.  9. 
n  Rom.  C.  21. 
II  Or, 

lie  hath 

delivered 

my  soul.  ^e. 

and  my  life. 
«  Is.  3H.  17. 
t  Heb.  twice 

and  thrice. 
P  vpr.  28. 

Ps.  u6.  13. 


mine  liearing,  and  I  have  heard 
the  voice  oi' thij  words,  sayimj, 

9  rfl  am  clean  without  trans- 
gre.ssion,  I  am  innocent;  neither 
is  thrre  iniquity  in  nie. 

10  Behold,  he  findeth  occasions 
against  me,  ^he  counteth  me  for 
his  enemy ; 

11  .^He  putteth  my  feet  in  the 
stocks,  he  marketh  all  my  paths. 

12  Behold,  in  this  thou  art  not 
just :  I  will  answer  thee,  that  C4od 
Ls  greater  than  man. 

13  Whj'  dost  thou  ^strive  against 
him?  for  the  giveth  not  account 
of  any  of  his  matters. 

14  h  For  God  speaketh  once,  yea 
twice,  yet  man  perceiveth  it  not. 

15'  In  a  dream,  in  a  vision  of  the 
night,  when  deep  sleep  falleth 
upon  men,  in  slumberings  upon 
the  bed ; 

16  *Then  the  openeth  the  ears  of 
men,  and  sealeth  their  instruc- 
tion, 

17  That  he  may  withdraw  man 
from,  his  t purpose,  and  hide  pride 
from  man. 

18  He  keepeth  back  his  soul  from 
the  pit,  and  Ins  life  t  from  perish- 
ing b.vthe  sword. 

19  He  is  chastened  also  with  pain 
upon  his  bed,  and  the  multitude 
of  hLs  bones  with  strong  pain  : 

20  'So  that  his  life  abhorreth 
bread,  and  Ills  soultdainty  meat. 

21  His  flesh  is  consumed  away, 
that  it  cannot  be  seen ;  and  his 
bones  that  were  not  seen  stick 
out. 

22  Yea,  his  soul  draweth  near 
unto  the  grave,  and  his  life  to  the 
destroyers. 

2;?  If  there  be  a  mes.senger  with 
him,  an  interpreter,  one  among  a 
thousand,  to  shew  unto  man  his 
uprightness; 

24  Then  he  is  gracious  unto  him, 
and  saith.  Deliver  him  from  going 
down  to  the  pit:  I  have  found  li  a 
ransoin. 

2.5  His  flesh  shall  be  fresher 
tthan  a  child's:  he  shall  return  to 
the  days  of  his  youth  : 

20  He  shall  pray  unto  God,  and  he 
will  be  favourable  unto  him:  and 
he  shall  see  his  face  with  joy  :  for 
he  will  render  unto  man  his 
righteousness. 

27  ?  He  looketh  upon  men,  and  ('/ 
«?i?/"'say,  I  have  sinned,  and  per- 
verted that  tctiirh  ii-as  right,  and 
it  "  profited  me  not ; 

28  II  He  will  "deliver  his  soul  from 
going  into  the  pit,  and  his  life 
shall  seethe  light. 

2!)  Lo,  all  these  thinr//;  worketh 
Ciod  t  oftentimes  with  man, 

;«)  p To  bring  liack  his  soul  from 
the  pit,  to  be  enlightened  with  the 
light  of  the  living. 

31  Mark  well,  O  Job,  hearken 
unto  me:  hold  thy  peace,  and  I 
will  speak. 

4JM 


32  If  thou  hast  any  thing  to  say, 
answer  me:  speak,  for  I  desire  to 
justify  thee. 

33  If  not,  <7hearken  unto  me : 
hold  thy  peace,  and  I  shall  teach 
thee  wisdom. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1  Etihu  accusclh  Job  for  charging  God  with  in- 
justice.  10  Gvd  omnipotent  cannot  be  unjust. 
31  Man  must  humble  himself  unto  God.  34 
Ellhu  rcproveth  Job. 

IT'URTHERMORE  Elihu  an- 
1.    swered  and  said, 

2  Hear  my  words,  O  ye  wise 
men;  and  give  ear  unto 'me,  ye 
that  have  knowledge. 

3  "For  the  ear  trieth  words,  as 
the  t  mouth  tastetb  meat. 

4  Let  us  choose  to  us  judgment: 
let  us  know  among  ourselves 
what  (.?good. 

5  For  Job  hath  said,  ^I  am  right- 
eous :  and  ^^God  hath  taken  away 
my  judgment. 

6  'i  Should  I  lie  against  my  right  ? 
t  my  wound  is  incurable  without 
trah.s.gression. 

7  What  man  i-?  like  Job,  ey^ho 
drinketh  up  scorning  like  water  ? 

8  Which  goeth  in  company  with 
the  workers  of  iniquity,  and  walk- 
eth  with  wicked  men. 

9  For  .''he  hath  said.  It  profiteth 
a  man  nothing  that  he  should  de- 
light himself  with  God. 

10  Therefore  hearken  unto  me, 
ye  tmenof  understanding:  fffar 
be  it  from  God,  that  he  should 
f?o  wickedness;  and  from  the  Al- 
mighty, that  he  should  commit  in- 
iquit.v. 

11  ''  For  the  work  of  a  man  shall 
he  render  unto  him,  and  cau.se 
every  man  to  find  according  to 
his  ways. 

12  Yea,  surely  God  will  not  do 
wickedly,  neither  will  the  Al- 
mighty 'pervert  judgment. 

13  Who  hath  given  him  a  charge 
over  the  earth  ?  or  who  hath  dis- 
posed +  the  wliole  world  ? 

14  If  he  set  his  heart  +upon  man, 
(/  he  ^gather  unto  himself  his 
spirit  and  his  breath  : 

1.5  'AH  flesh  shall  perish  together, 
and  man  shall  turn  again  unto 
dust. 

10  If  now  thnti  hast  understand- 
ing, hear  this:  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  my  words. 

17  '"Shall  even  he  that  hateth 
right  tgovern?  and  wilt  thou 
condemn  him  that  is  most  just? 

18  nJs  it  Jit  to  say  to  a  king,  77iou 
fo<  wicked?  ont<  to  princes,  Veare 
ungodly? 

19  JIoic  much  lesfi  to  him  that  "ac- 
cepteth  not  the  persons  of  iirinces, 
nor  regardeth  the  rich  more  than 
the  poor?  for  /'they  all  are  the 
work  of  his  hands. 

20  In  a  moment  shall  they  die, 
and  the  people  shall  be  troubled 
9at  midnight, and  pass  away:  and 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


ach.  6.  30.  & 

12.  11. 
t  Heb. 

palate. 

h  ch.  33.  9. 
c  ch.  27.  2. 

d  ch.  9.  17. 

tHeb. 
mine  arrow, 
ch.  r..  4.  <fc 
16.  13. 

c  ch.  15.  16. 


fc\i.  9.22,28, 

■  30.  i-  35.  3. 

-Mai.  3.  14. 


i  Heh.  men  of 

heart. 
f  Gen.  IP.  25. 

Dent.  32.  4. 

2  Chr.  19.7. 

ch.  8.  3.  it 

36.  23. 

P.!.  92.  !.'■>. 

Rom.  9.  14. 
h  Ps.  62.  12. 

Prov.  24.  12. 


.)er. 


.  19. 


E7..  33.  20. 
Matt.  IG.  27. 
R.-.m.  2.  8. 
2  Cor.  5.  10. 

1  Pet.  1.  17. 
Rev.  22.  12. 

i  ch.  8.  3. 
'  Heb. 

all  of  it. 
t  Hcb. 

upon  him. 
k  Ps.  104.  29. 
I  Gen.  3.  19. 
I     Ecc.  12.  7. 

m  Gen.  18.  25. 

2  Sam.  23.  3. 
I  Heh.  bind. 

n  Kx.  22.  28. 

0  Dent.  10. 17. 

2  Chr.  19.  7. 

Acts  10.  34. 

Rom.  2.  11. 

(Jnl.  2.  fi. 

Kph.  fi   9. 

Col.  3.  26. 

1  Pel.  1.  17. 
pch.  31.  1.5. 
qY.r.  12.  29, 


Comparison  is  not  to 


JOB. 


be  made  with  God. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 

t  Ileh.  they 

shall  take 

away  the 

mighty. 
t1  Chr.  16.  9. 

ch.  31.  4. 

Ta.  34.  15. 

Prov.  5.  21. 

&  15.  3. 

Jer.  16.  17. 

&  32.  10. 
J  Ps.  139.  12. 

Amos  9.  2,3. 

Ileb.  4.  13. 
t  Heh.  go. 
t  Dan.  2.  21. 
t  Heh.  with- 
out searching 

out, 
t  Heb. 

crushed. 
t  Heb.  in  the 

place  of  be- 

holders. 
u  1  Sam.  15. 

11. 


tHeb. 
of  heart. 


!l  Or,  My 
father,  let 
Job  be  tried. 


ach.21.  15.  ifc 
34.9. 

II  Or,  by  it 
more  than 
by  my  sin. 


tthe  mighty  shall  be  taken  away 
without  liiind. 

21  'For  his  eyes  are  upon  the 
ways  of  man,  and  he  .seeth  all  his 
goings. 

22  •^"  There  is  no  darkness,  nor 
shadow  ofdeath,  where  the  work- 
ers of  iniquity  may  hide  them- 
selves. 

23  For  he  will  not  lay  upon  man 
more  than  right ;  that  he  should 
tenter  into  judgment  with  God. 

21  <He  shall  break  in  pieces 
mighty  men  +witbnut  number, 
and  set  others  in  their  stead. 

2.5  Therefore  he  knoweth  their 
works,  and  he  overturneth  the7n 
in  the  niglit,  so  that  they  are  t  de- 
stroyed. 

2(J  He  striketh  them  as  wicked 
men  tin  the  open  sight  of  others; 

27  Because  thej'  "turned  back 
tfrom  him,  and  ^ would  not  con- 
sider any  of  his  waj's : 

28  So  that  they  ."cause  the  cry 
of  tlie  poor  to  come  unto  him, 
and  he  "heareth  the  cry  of  the 
afflicted. 

29  When  he  giveth  quietness,  who 
then  can  make  trouble  ?  and  when 
he  hideth  his  face,  who  then  can 
behold  him?  whether  it  be  done 
against  a  nation,  or  against  a  man 
only : 

30  That  the  hypocrite  reign  not, 
lest  « the  people  be  ensnared. 

31  Surely  it  is  meet  to  be  said  unto 
God,  *!  have  borne  chastisement, 
I  will  not  offend  any  more: 

32  That  irhich  I  see  not  teach  thou 
me:  if  I  have  done  iniquity,!  will 
do  no  more. 

33  i  Should  it  be  according  to  thy 
mind?  lie  will  recompense  it, 
whether  thou  refuse,  or  whether 
thou  choose;  and  not  I:  therefore 
speak  what  thou  knowest. 

34  Let  men  t  of  understanding  tell 
me,  and  let  a  wise  man  hearken 
unto  me. 

3-5  '^Job  hath  spoken  without 
knowledge,  and  his  words  ice:re 
without  wisdom. 

3f)  »  My  desire  is  that  Job  may  be 
tried  unto  the  end,  becau.se  of  his 
answers  lor  wicked  men. 

37  For  he  addeth  rebellion  unto 
his  sin,  he  clappeth  his  /lands 
among  us,  and  multiplieth  his 
words  against  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1  Comparison  is  not  to  be  madf  viih  God,  because 
our  good  or  evil  cannot  extend  unto  him.  9 
Many  cry  in  their  afflictions,  hut  are  not  heard 
for  want  of  faith. 

ELIHU  spake  moreover,  and 
said, 

2  Thinkest  thou  this  to  be  right, 
that  thou  saidst,  My  righteousness 
is  more  than  God"s  ? 

3  For  "thou  saidst.  What  advant- 
age will  it  be  unto  tliee?  and, 
What  profit  shall  I  have,  Uflbe 
cleansed  from  my  sin  ? 


4  +  1  will  answer  thee,  and  *thy 
companions  with  thee. 

')  fLook  unto  the  heavens,  and 
see ;  and  behold  the  clouds  which 
are  higher  than  thou. 

6  If  thou  sinnest,  what  doest 
thou  ''against  him?  or  if  thy 
transgressions  be  multiplied,  what 
doe.st  thou  unto  him  ? 

7  '  If  thou  be  righteous,  what 
givest  thou  him?  or  what  re- 
ceiveth  he  of  thine  hand? 

8  Thy  wickedness  7nay  hurt  a 
man  as  thou  art ;  and  thy  right- 
eousness 7nay  profit  the  son  of 
man. 

9 /By  reason  of  the  multitude  of 
oppressions  they  make  the  op- 
l^ressed  to  cry:  they  cry  out  by 
reason  of  the  arm  of  the  hiighty. 

10  But  none  saith,  s- Where  is 
God  my  maker,  ^who  giveth 
songs  in  the  night ; 

11  Who  *teacheth  us  more  than 
the  beasts  of  the  earth,  and  mak- 
eth  us  wiser  than  the  fowls  of 
heaven  ? 

12  *  There  they  cry,  but  none 
giveth  answer,  because  of  the 
pride  of  evil  men. 

13  'Surely  God  will  not  hear 
vanity,  neither  will  the  Almighty 
regard  it. 

14  '"Although  thou  sayest  thou 
Shalt  not  see  him,  yet  judgment  is 
before  him ;  therefore  « trust  thou 
in  him. 

15  But  now,  because  it  i^  not  so, 
She  hath  "visited  in  his  anger; 
yet  II  he  knoweth  it  not  in  great 
extremit  J' : 

16 1>  Therefore  doth  Job  open  his 
mouth  in  vain;  he  multiplieth 
words  without  knowledge. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

I  Elihu  shewrth  how  God  is  just  in  his  ways. 
16  How  Job's  sins  hinder  God's  blessings.  24 
God's  works  are  to  be  magnified. 

ELIHU  also  proceeded,   and 
said, 

2  Suffer  me  a  little,  and  I  will 
shew  thee  tthat  I  have  yet  to 
speak  on  God's  behalf. 

3  I  will  fetch  mj'  knowledge 
from  afar,  and  will  ascribe  right- 
eousness to  my  Maker. 

4  For  truly  my  words  shall  not 
he  false:  he  that  is  perfect  in 
knowledge  is  with  thee. 

5  Behold,  God  is  mighty,  and 
despiseth  not  a7}y:  "he  is  mighty 
in  strength  ((nd  t  wisdom. 

G  He  preserveth  not  the  life  of 
the  wicked :  but  giveth  right  to 
the  1!  poor. 

7  ''He  withdraweth  not  his  eyes 
from  the  righteous:  but  ^with 
kings  are  they  on  the  throne ;  yea, 
he  doth  establish  them  for  ever, 
and  they  are  exalted. 

8  And  ^  if  they  be  bound  in  fet- 
ters, and  be  holden  in  cords  of 
affliction  ; 

495 


Before 
C  H  HI S  T 

about  1520. 


t  Heh.  I  will 

return  to 

thee  words. 
ich.  34.  8. 
c  ch.  22.  12. 
rfProv.  8.  36. 

Jer.  7.  19. 
ech.  22.  2,  3. 

Ps.  IG.  2. 

Prov.  9.  12. 

Rom.  11.  35. 


/Ex.  2.  23. 
cli.  34.  28. 


gls.  .=il.  13. 
h  Ps.  42.  8.  & 

77.  6.  ifc  149. 

5. 

Acts  16.  25. 
i  Ps.  94.  12. 

*Prov.  1.  28. 


ah.  27.9. 

Prov.  IS.  29. 

Is.  1.  15. 

Jer.  11.  II. 
mch.  9.  11. 
n  Ps.  37.  5,  6. 


II  That  is, 

Gud. 
0  Ps.  89.  32. 
i;  That  is, 

Job. 
p  ch.  34.  35, 

37.  &  38.  2. 


t  Heb.  that 
there  are  yet 
words  for 
God. 


ch.  9.  4.  & 
2.  13,  16.  & 


t  ITcb.  heart, 
II  Or,  afflicted, 
b  Vs.  S3.  18.  & 
34.  15. 
c  Ps.  113.  8. 


d  Ps.  107.  10. 


God's  ivorks  arc  to  be  magnified. 


JOB. 


His  wisdom  is  unsearchable. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1320. 


^ch.  21.  13. 
"  Is.  1.  19,  20. 


t  Hcb.  they 
shall  puss 
away  hy  the 
sword. 


g  Rom.  2.  5. 

Ach.  15.  32.  Sc 

•21.  Hi. 

Ps.  55.  23. 
t  Heb.  Their 

soul  dicth. 
;iOr, 

sodomitcst 

Deut.  23.  17. 
il  Or,  afflicted. 
I  Ps.  JH.  39. 

&  31.  S.  & 

IIH.  5. 
t  Heb.  the 

rest  of  thy 

table. 

k  Ps.  23. .'"). 
/  Ph.  3G.  8. 
;  Or, 

judgment 

end  justice 

shuulduphold 

thee, 
m  Ps.  43.  7. 
t  Ilch.  turn 

Ihcc  aside, 
n  Prov.  11.  4. 
0  Ps.  66.  18. 

pfiee  Heb.  11. 


7  la.  40.  13, 

14. 

Horn.  11.31. 

1  Cor.  2.  10. 
rch.  34.  13. 
»ch.  34.  10. 
I  Ps.  92.  5. 

Rev.  15.  3. 


«1  Cor.  13.12, 
X  P.'*.  00.  2.  <t 

102.  21,  27. 

Hcb.  1.  12. 
i;P3.  147.  8. 


ach.  37.  a. 
■^  Heb. 


Ikr: 


ols. 


Ij  rh.  37.  13.  A 

3«.  23. 
c  Ps.  13(5.  25. 

Acts  14.  17. 
dTa.  147.  b. 


0  Then  lie  slievveth  them  their 
work,  and  their  transgressions 
that  they  liave  exceeded. 

10  « He  openeth  also  their  ear  to 
discipline,  and  coramandeth  that 
they  return  Ironi  iniquity. 

11  If  they  obey  and  serve  Jam, 
they  shall  /spend  their  days  in 
prosperity,  and  their  years  in 
pleasures. 

12  But  if  they  obey  not,  tthey 
shall  perish  by  the  sword,  and 
they  shall  die  without  knowl- 
edge. 

13  But  the  hypocrites  in  heart 
r'heap  up  wrath:  they  cry  not 
when  he  bindeth  them. 

14  '^tThey  die  in  youth,  and  their 
life  is  among  the  !l  unclean. 

15  He  delivereth  the  li  poor  in 
his  alHiction,  and  openeth  their 
cars  in  oppression. 

IG  Even  so  would  he  have  re- 
moved thee  out  of  the  strait  iin/o 
a  broad  place,  where  Ihrre  is 
no  straitness;  and  f^'that  which 
should  beset  on  thy  table  .s/iowW 
be  full  of '(Ixtness. 

17  But  thou  hast  fulfilled  the 
judgment  of  the  wicked:  II judg- 
ment and  justice  take  hold  on 
thee. 

18  Because  there  is  wrath,  hnvare 
lest  he  take  thee  away  with  his 
stroke:  then  «'a  great  ransom 
cannot  t  deliver  thee. 

19  »  Will  he  esteem  thy  riches  ? 
no,  not  gold,  nor  all  the  forces  of 
strength. 

20  De-sire  not  the  night,  when 
people  are  cut  off  in  their  place. 

21  Take  heed,  o  regard  not  in- 
iquity :  for  i>  this  hast  thou  chosen 
rather  than  aiiliction. 

22  Behold,  God  exalteth  by  his 
power:  9 who  teacheth  like  him? 

23 'Who  hath  enjoined  him  his 
way?  or  »who  can  say,  Thou 
hast  wrought  iniquity? 

24 '  Remember  that  thou  <  mag- 
nify his  work,  which  men  behold. 

2-5  Kvery  man  may  see  it;  man 
may  behold  it  afar  off. 

2(j  Behold,  God  is  great,  and  we 
"  know  him  not,  ^  neither  can  the 
number  of  his  years  bo  searched 
out. 

27  For  he  2/maketh  small  the 
drops  of  water:  they  pour  down 
rain  according  to  the  vapour 
thereof; 

28  ~  Which  the  clouds  do  drop  and 
distil  iqioii  man  abundaiitly. 

2!)  Also  can  aan  understand  the 
spreadings  of  the  clouds,  or  the 
noise  of  his  tabernacle  ? 

80  Behold,  he  "spreadeth  his 
light  upon  it,  and  covcreth  tthe 
bottom  of  the  sea. 

31  For  ''  by  them  judgeth  he  the 
people ;  he  cgiveth  meat  in  abund- 
ance. 

32  f' With  clouds  he  covcreth  the 
light;  and  commandeth  it  not  1:0 

496 


shine  by  the  cloud  that  cometh  be- 
twixt. 

33  «T]io  noise  thereof  sheweth 
concerning  it,  the  cattle  also  con- 
cerning t  the  vapour. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

1  God  is  to  be  feared  because  of  his  great  works. 
15  His  wisdom  is  vnscurchable  in  them. 

AT  this  also  my  heart  trembleth, 
j\  and  is  moved  out  of  his  place. 

2  t  Hear  attentively  the  noise  of 
his  voice,  and  the  sound  thai  goeth 
out  of  his  mouth. 

3  He  directeth  it  under  the  whole 
heaven,  and  his  t  lightning  unto 
the  t  ends  of  the  earth. 

4  After  it  «a  voice  roareth:  he 
thundereth  with  the  voice  of  his 
e.xcellency;  and  he  will  not  stay 
them  when  his  voice  is  heard. 

5  God  thundereth  marvellously 
with  his  voice ;  b  great  things  doeth 
he,  which  we  cannot  comprehend. 

()  For  Che  saith  to  the  sno\y.  Be 
thou  on  the  earth ;  tlikewise  to 
the  small  rain,  and  to  the  great 
rain  of  his  strength. 

7  He  sealeth  up  the  hand  of  ev- 
ery man;  ''that  all  men  may 
kiiowhis  work. 

8  Then  the  beasts « go  into  dens, 
and  remain  in  their  places. 

9  1 0ut  of  the  south  cometh  the 
whirlwind :  and  cold  out  of  the 
t  north, 

10 /By  the  breath  of  God  frost  is 
given :  and  the  breadth  of  the 
waters  is  straitened. 

11  Also  by  watering  he  wearieth 
the  thick  cloud :  he  scattereth 
t  his  bright  cloud  : 

12  And  it  is  turned  round  about 
by  his  counsels:  that  they  may 
.c  do  whatsoever  he  commandeth 
them  upon  the  face  of  the  world 
in  the  earth. 

13 ''  Hecauseth  it  to  come,  wheth- 
er for  1  correction,  or » for  his  land, 
or  ''  I'or  mercy. 

14  Hearken  unto  this,  O  Job: 
stand  still,  and  'consider  the  won- 
drous works  of  God. 

15  Dost  thou  know  when  God 
disposed  them,  and  caused  the 
light  of  his  cloud  to  shine  ? 

Ki  '"Dost  thou  know  the  balanc- 
ings of  the  clouds,  the  wondrous 
works  of  "liiiu  which  is  perfect 
in  knowledge? 

17  How  thy  garments  are  warm, 
wliiMi  lie  qiiieteth  the  earth  by  the 
soutli  ii'ind  ? 

18  Hast  thou  with  him  "spread 
out  the  sky,  which  is  strong,  and 
as  a  molten  lookingglass? 

19  Teach  us  what  we  shall  say 
unto  him;  /or  we  cannot  order 
our  s)i(rch  by  reason  of  darkness. 

20  Shall  it  be  told  him  that  I 
speak  ?  if  a  man  speak,  surely  he 
shall  l)e  swallowed  up. 

21  And  now  mm  see  not  the 
bright    light    which    U    in    the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


e  1  Kings  IS. 
41,  45. 

t  Heb. 
that  which 
goeth  up. 


!■  Heb.  Hear 

in  hearing. 


t  Heb.  light. 
t  Heb.  wings 

of  the  earth. 
aPs.  29.3.  & 

68.  S3. 


h  eh.  5.  9.  Sc 

9.  10.  dc  36. 

2S. 

Rev.  15.  3. 
c  Ps.  147.  16, 

17. 
t  Heb. 

and  to  the 

shower  of 

ram,  and  to 

the  showers 

of  ram  of 

his  strength, 
d  Ps.  109.  27. 
e  Ps.  104.  22. 
t  Heb. 

Out  of  the     ' 

chamber. 
t  Heb. 

scattering 

winds, 
/rh.  38.  29,30. 

Ps.  147.  17, 

18. 
t  Hel). 

the  cloud  of 

his  light. 
fPs.  14H.  8. 
;!  Ex.9.  18,23. 

1  Sam.  12. 

If,  19. 

K/ra  10.  9. 

cli.  30.  31. 
t  Heb.  o  rod. 
ich.  38.26,27. 
i2  Sam.  21. 

10. 

1  Kings  18. 

45. 

I  Vs.  111.  2. 
m  ch.  SO.  29. 
n  ch.  30.  4. 


iOen.  1.6. 
Is.  44.  24. 


God  convinccth  Job  of 


JOB. 


ignorance  and  imhecility. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


-  Heb.  Gold. 


p  1  Tim.  6.16. 
V  id.  36.  5 


r  Malt.  10.  28. 

s  Matt.  11.  25. 

1  Cor.  1.  20. 


a  So  Ex.  19. 

16,  Id. 

1  Kings  19. 

11. 

Ez.  1.  4. 

Nah.  1.  3. 
".  ch.  31.  35.  <k 

42.  3. 
e\  Tim.  1.  7. 
dch.  40.7. 
t  Ileh.  malie 

me  know. 
e  Va.  101.  5. 

Pro  v.  8.29. 

&  30.  4. 
t  Heb.  if 

thou  hrtow' 


est  I 


nder 


standing. 
t  Heb.  sockets. 
t  Heb.  made 

to  iink. 
/ch.  1.  6. 
yOeu.  1.  0. 

IN.  33.  7.  k 

101.  9. 

Hrov.  8.  29. 

Jer.  5.  22. 


n  Or,  fj(a!>- 
lishcd  my 
decree  upon 


tHeh.  the 
pride  of  thy 
icives. 

i  Ps.  89.  9.  6c 
93.  4. 

*  Ps.  74.  16.  k 
148.  5. 

*  Heb.  wings. 
I  Pa.  104.  35. 


mch.  18.  5. 
li  Ps.  10.  15. 
o  Ps.  77.  19. 


p  Ps.  9.  13. 


clouds  :  but  the  wind  passeth,  and 
cleansetli  them. 

22  tFair  weather  cometh  out  of 
the  north :  with  God  u  terrible 
majesty. 

23  Touching  the  Almighty,  vviQ 
cannot  find  him  out :  'i  he  rv  excel- 
lent in  power,  and  in  Judgment, 
and  in  plenty  of  justice:  he  will 
not  afflict. 

24  !\Ieii  do  therefore  '•  fear  him : 
he  respecteth  not  any  tkat  are 
s  wise  of  heart. 

CHAPTER    XXXVIII. 

1  God  challengetk  Job  to   answer.     4  God,  by  kis 
mighty  works,  convincetli  Job  of  igjiorancCt  31 

and  of  imhecility. 

THEX  the  Lord  answered  Job 
"out  of  the  whirlwind,  and 
said, 

2  b  Who  is  this  that  darkeneth 
counsel  by  «  words  without  knowl- 
edge? 

S^Gird  up  now  thy  loins  like  a 
man ;  for  I  will  demand  of  thee, 
and  T  answer  thou  me. 

4  ''Where  wast  thou  when  I  laid 
the  foundations  of  the  earth  ?  de- 
clare, tif  thou  hast  understand- 
ing. 

.5  Who  bath  laid  the  measures 
thereof,  if  thou  knowcst  ?  or  who 
hath  stretched  the  line  upon  it  ? 

6  Whereupon  are  the  t founda- 
tions thereof  t fastened?  or  who 
laid  the  corner  stone  thereof; 

7  When  the  morning  stars  sang 
together,  and  all /the  sons  of  God 
shouted  for  joy  ? 

8  ffOr  ^i:ho  shut  up  the  sea  with 
doors,  when  it  brake  forth,  as  if  it 
had  issued  out  of  the  womb  ? 

9  When  I  made  the  cloud  the 
garment  tliereof,  and  thick  dark- 
ness a  swaddling  band  ibr  it, 

10  And  11 A  brake  up  for  it  my 
decreed  place,  and  set  bars  and 
doors, 

11  And  said.  Hitherto  shalt  thou 
come,  but  no  further:  and  here 
shall  tthy  proud  waves  the 
stayed  ? 

12'Hast  thou  ^commanded  the 
morning  since  thy  days ;  and 
caused  the  dayspriiig  to  know  hLs 
place; 

13  That  it  might  take  hold  of  the 
tends  of  the  earth,  that  'the 
wicked  might  be  shaken  out  of  it  ? 

14  It  is  turned  as  clay  to  the  seal ; 
and  they  stand  as  a  garment. 

15  And  from  the  wicked  their 
"'light  is  withholden,  and  "the 
high  arm  shall  be  broken. 

16  Hast  thou  "entered  into  the 
springs  of  the  sea?  or  hast  thou 
walked  in  the  search  of  the 
depth? 

17  Have  p  the  gates  of  death  been 
opened  unto  thee?  or  hast  thou 
seen  the  doors  of  the  shadow  of 
death  ? 

18  Hast    thou    perceived     the 

32 


breadth  of  the  earth?  declare  if 
thou  knovvest  itall. 
ID  Where  U  the  way  where  light 
dwelleth  ?  and  as  for  darkness, 
where  is  the  place  thereof, 

20  That  thou  shouldest  take  it 
II  to  the  bound  thereof,  and  that 
thou  shouldest  know  the  paths  to 
the  house  thereof? 

21  Knowest  thou  it,  because  thou 
wast  then  born?  or  becau.^e  the 
number  of  thy  days  is  great? 

22  Hast  thou  entered  into  9  the 
treasures  of  the  snow  ?  or  hast 
thou  seen  the  treasures  of  the 
hail, 

23  r  Which  I  have  reserved 
against  the  time  of  trouble, 
against  the  day  of  battle  and 
war  ? 

24  By  what  way  is  the  light 
parted,  which  scattorcth  the  east 
wind  upon  the  earth  ? 

25  Who  «hath  divided  a  water- 
course for  the  overflowing  of 
waters,  or  a  way  for  the  light- 
ning of  thunder; 

2(j  To  cause  it  to  rain  on  the 
earth,  where  no  man  is ;  on  the  wil- 
derness, wherein  there  is  no  man : 

27  'To  satisfy  the  desolate  and 
waste  [/round;  and  to  cause  the 
bud  of  the  tender  herb  to  spring 
forth  ? 

2.3  t^Hath  the  rain  a  father?  or 
who  hath  begotten  the  drops  of 
dew  ? 

29  Out  of  whose  womb  came  the 
ice?  and  the  « hoary  frost  of 
heaven,  who  hath  gendered  it? 

30  The  waters  are  hid  as  with  a 
stone,  and  the  face  of  the  deep  t  is 
i/ frozen. 

31  Canst  thou  bind  the  sweet  in- 
fluences of  2  ii  t  Pleiades,  or  loose 
the  bands  of  t  Orion  ? 

32  Canst  thou  bring  forth  1  Maz- 
zaroth  in  his  season?  or  canst 
thou  t  guide  Arcturus  with  his 
sons  ? 

33  Kuo west  thou  « the  ordinances 
of  heaven  ?  canst  thou  set  the 
dominion  thereof  in  the  earth  ? 

34  Canst  thou  lift  up  thy  voice  to 
the  clouds,  that  abundance  of 
waters  may  cover  thee? 

35  Can.st  thou  send  lightnings, 
that  they  may  go,  and  say  unto 
thee,  t  Here  we  are.? 

36  b  Who  hath  put  wisdom  in  the 
inward  parts  ?  or  who  hath  given 
understanding  to  the  heart  ? 

37  Who  can  number  the  clouds 
in  wisdom  ?  or  t  who  can  stay  the 
bottles  of  heaven, 

38  11  When  the  dust  tgroweth  into 
hardness,  and  the  clods  cleave 
fast  together  ? 

39  c  Wilt  thou  hunt  the  prey  for 
the  lion?  or  fill  tthe  appetite  of 
the  young  lions, 

40  When  the.v  couch  in  tfieir 
dens,  and  abide  in  the  covert  to 
lie  in  wait? 

497 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


•}  Or,  at. 


q  Ps.  135.  7. 


rEx.9.  18. 
Josh.  10.  11. 
Is.  30.  30. 
Ez.  13.  11,13. 
Rev.  16.21. 


u  Ps.  147.  8. 
Jer.  14.  22. 


X  Ps.  147.  16. 


f  Heb. 

it  taken. 
ych.  37.  10. 
zch.  9.  9. 

Amos  5.  8. 
U  Or,  The 

seven  stars. 
t  Heb.  Cimah. 
t  Heb.  Cesil. 
I  Or,  The 

twelve  signs. 
t  Heb.  guide 

them, 
a  Jer.  31.  35. 


tHeb. 

Behold  us. 
bch.  32.?. 

Ps.  51.6. 

Ecc.  2.  26. 
t  Heb.  who 

can  cause  to 

iie  down. 
!l  Or,  When 

the  dust  is 

turned  into 

mire. 
tHeb. 

is  poured. 
cPs.  104.  21. 

&  145.  15. 
t  Heb.  th€ 

life. 


Of  the  wild  goats,  &c. 


JOB. 


Job  hunibleth  himself. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 

dPs.  147.  9. 
Malt.  G.  '26. 


bch.  24.  5. 

Jer.  2.  24. 

Hos.  S.  9. 
t  Heb. 

salt  places. 

t  Heb.  of  the 
exactoVf 
ch.  3.  18. 


e  Num.  23.  22. 
Deul.  33.  17. 


II  Or, 
the  feathers 
of  the  stork 
and  ostrich. 


t  Heb.  terror. 
II  Or, 
IIi<  feet  dis. 


41  li  Who  provideth  for  the  raven 
his  food?  when  liis  young  ones 
cry  unto  God,  they  wander  for 
lack  of  meat. 

CHAPTER   XXXIX. 

1  of  the  wild  goats  and  hinds.  5  Uf  the  wild 
ass.  9  The  unicorn.  13  The  peacock,  stork, 
and  ostrich.  19  The  horse.  26  The  hawk. 
27  The  eagle. 

KNOWEST  thou  the  time 
when  the  wild  goats  of  the 
rock  bring  forth?  or  canst  thou 
mark  when  « the  liinds  do  calve? 

2  Canst  thou  number  the  months 
that  they  fulfil?  orknowest  thou 
tlie  time  when  they  bring  iorth  ? 

3  They  bow  themselves,  they 
bring  forth  their  young  ones,  they 
cast  out  their  sorrows. 

4  Their  young  ones  are  in  good 
lilcing,  they  grow  up  with  corn; 
the.v  go  forth,  and  return  not  unto 
tliom. 

5  Wlio  hath  sent  out  the  wild  ass 
free?  or  who  hatli  loosed  the 
bands  of  the  wild  ass  ? 

6  6  Whose  house  I  have  made 
the  wilderness,  and  the  t  barren 
land  his  dwellings. 

7  He  scorneth  the  multitude  of 
the  city,  neither  regardeth  he  the 
crying' t  of  the  driver. 

8  The  range  of  the  mountains  is 
his  pasture,  and  he  searcheth  alter 
every  green  thing. 

9  Will  the  c unicorn  be  willing 
to  serve  thee,  or  abide  by  thy 
crib  ? 

10  Canst  thou  bind  the  unicorn 
with  his  band  in  the  furrow?  or 
will  he  harrow  the  valleys  after 
thee? 

11  Wilt  thou  trust  him,  because 
his  strength  is  great?  or  wilt 
thou  leave  thy  labour  to  him  ? 

12  Wilt  thou  believe  him,  that 
he  will  bring  home  thy  seed,  and 
gather  it  into  thy  barn  ? 

13  Gavest  thou  the  goodly  wings 
unto  the  peacocks  ?  or  II  wings 
and  feathers  unto  the  ostrich? 

14  Which  leaveth  her  eggs  in  the 
earth,  and  wanneth  them  in  the 
dust, 

15  And  forgetteth  that  the  foot 
may  crush  them,  or  that  the  wild 
beast  may  break  them. 

16  She  is  '^  hardened  against  her 
young  ones,  as  though  fliey  v)cre 
"not  hers:  lier  labour  is  in  vain 
without  fear ; 

17  Because  God  hath  depriv^ed 
her  of  wisdom,  neither  hath  he 
"imparted  to  her  uuflerstanding. 

18  What  time  she  lifteth  up  her- 
self on  high,  slie  scorneth  the 
horse  and  his  rider. 

19  Hast  thou  given  the  horse 
strength  ?  hast  thou  clothed  his 
neck  with  thunder? 

20  Canst  thou  make  him  afraid 
as  a  grasshopper?  the  glory  of 
his  nostrils  is  t  terrible. 

21  !1  He  paweth  in  the  valley,  and 

498 


rejoiceth  in /j/.s  strength  :  .^hego- 
eth  on  to  meet  tthe  armed  men. 

22  He  mocketh  at  fear,  and  is 
not  affrighted;  neither  turneth 
he  back  from  the  sword. 

23  The  quiver  rattleth  against 
him,  the  glittering  spear  and  the 
shield. 

24  He  swalloweth  the  ground 
with  fierceness  and  rage:  neither 
believeth  he  that  it  is  the  sound 
of  the  trumpet. 

25  He  saith  among  the  trumpets. 
Ha,  ha !  and  he  smelleth  the  bat- 
tle afar  off,  the  thunder  of  the 
captains,  and  the  shouting. 

2()  Doth  the  hawk  fly  by  thy 
wisdom,  and  stretch  her  wings 
toward  the  south  ? 

27  Doth  the  eagle  mount  up  tat 
thy  command,  and  x/make  her 
nest  on  high  ? 

28  She  dwelleth  and  abideth  on 
the  rock,  upon  the  crag  of  the 
rock,  and  the  strong  place. 

29  From  thence  she  seeketh  the 
prey,  and  her  ej'^es  behold  afar  off. 

30  Her  young  ones  also  suck  up 
blood :  and  '« where  the  slain  are, 
there  is  she. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

1  Job  humbleth  himself  to  God.  (J  God  stirreth 
him  up  to  shew  his  righteoicsness,  power,  and 
wisdom    io  Of  the  behemoth. 

MOREOVER    the    Lord    an- 
swered Job,  and  said, 

2  Shall  he  that  "contendeth  with 
the  Almighty  instruct  /lim  ?  he 
that  reproveth  God,  let  him  an- 
swer it. 

3  f  Then  Job  answered  the 
Lord,  and  said, 

4  ^Behold,  I  am  vile ;  what  shall 
I  answer  thee  ?  « I  will  lay  mine 
hand  upon  my  mouth. 

5  Once  hav^e  I  spoken ;  but  I  will 
not  answer :  yea,  twice ;  but  I  will 
proceed  no  further. 

6  If  ''Then  answered  the  Lord 
unto  Job  out  of  the  whirlwind, 
and  said, 

7  «Gird  up  thy  loins  now  like  a 
man: /I  will  demand  of  thee,  and 
declare  thou  unto  mo. 

8  .'/Wilt  thou  also  disannul  my 
judgment?  wilt  thou  condemn 
me,  that  thou  may  est  be  right- 
eous ? 

9  Hast  thou  an  arm  like  God? 
or  canst  thou  thunder  with  ''a 
voice  like  him? 

10  'Deck  thyself  now  vith  maj- 
esty and  excellency;  and  array 
thyself  with  glory  and  beauty. 

11  Cast  abroad  the  rage  of  thy 
wrath:  and  beliold  every  one  f/ia< 
is  proud,  and  abase  him. 

12  Look  on  every  one  that  is 
*  proud,  and  bring  him  low ;  and 
tread  down  the  wicked  in  their 
place. 

13  Hide  them  in  the  dust  togeth- 
er; and  bind  tlioir  faces  in  secret. 

14  Then  will  I  also  confess  unto 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1.520. 


/Jer.  B.  6. 
tUeb. 
thi  armour. 


t  Heb.  by  thy 


gJnT.  49.  16. 
Obad.  4. 


A  Matt.  24.  2a 
Luke  17.  37. 


ch. 
Ps. 

ra9 
42. 
51. 

.  6. 

6. 

4. 

Ps. 

29 
39. 

9. 
9. 

dch 

38. 

1. 

cell. 

38. 

3. 

/ch 

42 

4. 

f  Ps.  51 
Rom.  3 

4. 

.4. 

ftch 
Ps. 

37 
29. 

4. 

3,4. 

iPs 

101 

93 
1. 

1.  Sc 

k  Is.  2.  12. 
Dan.  4.  37. 


God's  great  power 


JOB. 


ill  the  levmthan. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1520. 


B  Or,  the 
elephant,  as 
some  think. 


B  Or,  He 

scttetii  up. 


I  Ps.  104.  14. 


t  lleh.  he 
opprcss^th. 

n  Or,   Will 
any  take  him 
in  his  sight, 
or,  hare  his 
nosr  with  a 
gin  .' 
ch.  41.  1,  2. 


II  That  is,  o 
whale,  or,  a 
w/iir/^ooi. 

a  Ps.  104.  26. 
Is.  27.  1. 

t  Hcb. 
whirh  thou 
drowne^t. 

b  I«.  37.  29. 


cRom.  11.  3S. 
dEx.  10.  5. 

Deut.  10.  14. 

Ps.  24.  1.  i 

50.  12. 

1  Cor.  10.  26, 

28. 


thee  that  thine  own  right  hand 
can  save  thee. 

15  H  Behold  now  !!behemotli, 
which  I  made  with  thee;  he  eat- 
eth  grass  as  an  ox. 

16  Lo  now,  his  strength  is  in  his 
loins,  and  his  force  is  in  the  navel 
of  his  belly. 

17  II  He  moveth  his  tail  like  a  ce- 
dar: the  sinews  of  his  stones  are 
wrapped  together. 

18  His  bones  are  ar  strong  pieces 
of  brass;  his  bones  are  lilie  bars 
of  iron. 

19  He  /.<;  the  chief  of  tlie  ways  of 
God :  he  that  made  him  can  make 
his  sword  to  approach  unto  him. 

20  Surely  the  mountains  'bring 
him  fortli  food,  where  all  the 
beasts  of  the  field  play. 

21  He  lieth  under  the  shady  trees, 
in  the  covert  of  the  reed,  arid  fens. 

22  The  shady  trees  cover  him 
irith  their  shadow ;  the  willows  of 
the  brook  compass  him  about. 

23  Behold,  the  drinketh  up  a  riv- 
er, and  hasteth  not:  he  trusteth 
that  he  can  draw  up  Jordan  into 
his  mouth. 

24  11  He  taketh  it  with  his  eyes : 
his  nose  pierceth  through  snares. 

CHAPTEE,   XLI. 

of  God^s  great  power  in  the  leviathan. 

CANST  thou  draw  out  11  "levia- 
than with  a  hook  ?  or  his 
tongue  with  a  cord  t  which  thou 
lettest  down  ? 

2  Canst  thou  *put  a  hook  into  his 
nose?  or  bore  his  jaw  through 
with  a  thorn  ? 

3  Will  he  make  many  supplica- 
tions unto  thee?  will  he  speak 
soft  iimrd.'i  unto  thee  ? 

4  Will  he  make  a  covenant  with 
thee?  wilt  thou  take  him  for  a 
servant  for  ever? 

5  Wilt  thou  play  with  him  as 
tvith  a  bird  ?  or  wilt  thou  bind  him 
for  thy  maidens? 

6  Shall  the  companions  make  a 
banquet  of  him  ?  shall  they  part 
him  among  the  merchants? 

7  Canst  thou  fill  his  skin  with 
barbed  irons?  or  his  head  with 
fish  spears  ? 

8  Lay  thine  hand  upon  him,  re- 
member the  battle,  do  no  more. 

9  Behold,  the  hope  of  him  is  in 
vain:  shall  not  one  be  cast  down 
even  at  the  sight  of  him? 

10  None  is  so  fierce  that  dare  stir 
him  up :  who  then  is  able  to  stand 
before  me  ? 

11  cWho  hath  prevented  me,  that 
I  should  repay  him  ?  fi  whatsoex^er  is 
under  the  whole  heaven  is  mine. 

12  I  will  not  conceal  his  parts, 
nor  his  power,  nor  his  comely 
propoi'tion. 

13  Who  can  discover  the  face  of 
his  garment  ?  or  who  can  come  to 
him  i  with  his  double  bridle? 

14  Who  can  open  the  doors  of  his 


face?  his  teeth  are  terrible  round 
about. 

lo //i.st scales  mr  his  pride,  shut 
up  together  as  vith  a  close  seal. 

16  One  is  so  near  to  another,  that 
no  air  can  come  between  them. 

17  Thej'  are  joined  one  to  anoth- 
er, they  stick  together,  that  they 
cannot  be  sundered. 

IS  By  his  neesings  a  light  doth 
shine,  and  his  eyes  are  like  the 
eyelids  of  the  moVniiig. 

i9  Out  of  his  mouth  ^o  burning 
lamps,  and  sparks  ot  lire  leap 
out. 

20  Out  of  his  nostrils  goeth 
smoke,  as  out  of  a  seething  pot  or 
caldron. 

21  His  breath  kindleth  coals,  and 
a  flame  goeth  out  of  his  mouth. 

22  In  his  neck  remaineth 
strength,  and  +  sorrow  is  turned 
into  jov  before  him. 

23  t'Tlie  flakes  of  his  flesh  are 
joined  together:  they  are  Arm  in 
themselves;  they  cannot  be 
moved. 

24  His  heart  is  as  Arm  as  a  stone ; 
yea.  as  hard  as  a  piece  of  the  neth- 
er millstone. 

25  When  he  raiseth  up  himself, 
the  mighty  are  afraid  :  by  reason 
of  breakings  they  purify  them- 
selves. 

26  The  sword  of  him  that  layeth 
at  him  cannot  hold :  the  spear, 
the  dart,  nor  the  1  habergeon. 

27  He  esteemeth  iron  as  straw, 
and  brass  as  rotten  wood. 

28  The  arrow  cannot  make  him 
flee:  sling  stones  are  turned  with 
him  into  stubble. 

29  Darts  are  counted  as  stubble: 
he  laugheth  at  the  shaking  of  a 
spear. 

30  t Sharp  stones  are  under  him : 
he  .spreadeth  sharp  pointed  things 
upon  the  mire. 

31  He  maketh  the  deep  to  boil 
like  a  pot:  he  maketh  the  sea  like 
a  pot  of  ointment. 

32  He  maketh  a  path  to  shine 
after  him ;  one  would  think  the 
deep  to  be  hoary. 

33  Upon  earth  there  is  not  his 
like,  II  who  is  made  without  fear. 

.34  He  beholdeth  all  high  thinps: 
he  is  a  king  over  all  the  children 
of  pride. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

1  Job  suhmitteth  him.'! elf  unto  God.  7  God,  pre- 
ferring Job^s  rtiHSf,  maketh  his  friends  submit 
themselves,  and  accepteth  him.  10  Hemagnifi- 
eth  and  blesseth  Job.     IG  Jo'j's  age  and  death. 

THEN  Job  answered  the  Lord, 
and  said, 

2  I  know  that  thou  "canst  do 
every  thinci,  and  that  II  no  thought 
can  be  withholden  from  thee. 

3  *  Who  is  he  that  hideth  counsel 
without  knowledc^e?  therefore 
have  I  uttered  that  I  understood 
not;  c things  too  wonderful  for 
me,  which  I  knew  not. 

499 


God  accepteth  Job,  and 


PSALMS.  doublelh  Ms  former  hlessings. 


Before 
C  UKIST 

about  1520. 

tirh.  SR.  3.  Sc 


e  EzraO.  6 
ch.  40.4. 


/Num.  23.  1. 
g  Matt.  5.  24. 

h  Gen.  20.  17. 

Jamed  0.  15, 

1«. 

1  Johns.  IG. 
t  Heb. 

his  face,  or, 

1  Ham.  25. 

35. 

Mal.l.  8. 
t  Heb.  the 

face  of  Job, 
iPs.  14.7.4; 

126.  1. 
i  Hob. 

added  all  that 

had  been  to 

Job  unto  the 

double. 


'  Luke  20.  42. 
.\(;t9  1.  20. 


4  Hear,  I  beseech  thee,  and  I  will 
speak:  ''I  will  demand  of  thee, 
and  declare  thou  unto  me. 

5  I  have  heard  of  thee  by  the 
hearingof  the  ear;  but  now  mine 
eve  seeth  thee : 

G  Wherefore  I « abhor  myself,  and 
repent  in  dust  and  ashes. 

7  1  And  it  was  so,  that  after  the 
Lord  had  spoken  these  words 
unto  Job,  the  Lord  said  to  Eli- 
phaz  the  Temanite,  My  wrath  is 
kindled  against  thee,  and  against 
thy  two  friends:  ibr  ye  have  not 
spoken  of  me  the  thing  that  is 
right,  as  my  servant  Job  ha/h. 

8  Therefore  take  unto  you  now 
/seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams, 
and  ago  to  my  servant  Job,  and 
offer  up  for  yourselves  a  burnt 
offering;  and  my  servant  Job 
shall  ''pray  for  you:  for  thim 
will  I  accept:  lest  I  deal  with 
you  a/to-  your  folly,  in  tliat  ye 
have  not  spoken  of  me  the  thing 
which  is  right,  like  mv  servant 
Job. 

9  So  Eliphaz  the  Temanite  and 
Bildad  the  Hhuhite  and  Zophar 
the  Naamathite  went,  and  did  ac- 
cording as  the  Lord  command- 
ed them :  the  Lord  also  accepted 
tJob. 

10  iAnd  the  Lord  turned  the  cap- 
tivitv  of  Job,  when  he  prayed  lor 
his  friends:  also. the  Lord  tgave 


i  Or,  wicked, 

1  r«.  2f..  4. 

.ler.  15.  17. 

cPs.  113.  35, 

47,  02. 
rfjo^^h.  1.  8. 

Ps.  119.  1,H7. 


cler.  17.  8. 

J:z.  47.  12. 
+  Heb./arfc. 
/Hen.  39.  3, 

23. 

Ps.  12S.  2. 

Is.  3.  10. 
ff.Iob21.  18. 

Ps.  35.  5. 

U.  17.  13.  & 

29.  fi. 

IIos.  13.  3. 
A  Pb.  37.  IH. 

Nah.  1.  7. 

John  10.  14. 

2  Tim.  2.  19. 


Job  k  twice  as  much  as  he  had 
before. 

11  Then  came  there  unto  him 
'all  his  brethren,  and  all  his  si.s- 
ters,  and  all  they  that  had  been 
of  his  acquaintance  before,  and 
did  eat  bread  with  him  in  his 
house:  and  they  bemoaned  him, 
and  comforted  him  over  all  the 
evil  that  the  Lord  had  brought 
upon  him:  every  man  also  gave 
him  a  piece  of  money,  and  every 
one  an  earring  of  gold. 

12  So  the  Lord  bles.sed  w  the 
latter  end  of  Job  more  than  his 
beginning:  for  he  had  "fourteen 
thousand  sheep,  and  six  thousand 
camels,  and  a  thousand  .yoke  of 
oxen,  and  a  thousand  she  asses. 

13  0  He  had  also  seven  sons  and 
three  daughters. 

11  And  he  called  the  name  of  the 
first,  Jemima;  and  the  name  of 
the  second,  Kezia ;  and  the  name 
of  the  third,  Keren-happuch. 

1.5  And  in  all  the  land  were  no 
women  found  .so  fair  as  thedau.gh- 
ters  of  Job:  and  their  father  gave 
them  inheritance  among  their 
brethren. 

If)  After  this  ;>  lived  Job  a  hun- 
dred and  fortj^  years,  and  saw  his 
sons,  and  his  sons'  sons,  cfcn  four 
generations. 

17  So  Job  died,  being  old  and  <i  full 
of  days. 


*THE 

BOOK   OF  PSALMS. 


PSALM   I. 

1  The   happiness  of  the  godly,     4  The  unhappi- 
nrss  of  the  ungodly, 

BLESSED  «js  the  man  that 
walketh  not  in  the  coun- 
sel of  tlie  II  ungodly,  nor  stand- 
elh  in  the  way  of  sinners,  '•nor 
sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  .scorn- 
ful. 

2  But  '•his  delight  is  in  the 
law  of  the  Lord;  ''and  in  liis 
law  doth  he  meditate  day  and 
night. 

:i  And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree 
(^planted  by  the  rivers  of  water, 
tliat  bringetli  forth  liis  fruit  in  liis 
season;  his  leaf  also  sliall  not 
twitlKM-;  and  whatsoever  he  doeth 
shall  ./prosp(>r. 

4  The  ungodlj'  are  not  so:  but 
arc  .'/like  the  chaff  which  the 
wind  drivoth  away. 

.5  Therefore  the  ungodly  shall 
not  stand  in  the  judgment,  nor 
sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the 
rigliteous. 

0  For  ''the  Lord  knoweth  the 

way  of  the  righteous:    but  the 

oOO 


way   of  the   ungodly   shall    per- 
ish. 

PSALM  IL 

1  The  kingdom  of  Vhnst.     10  Ktngs  arc  exhorted 
to  accept  It. 

WHY  "do  the  heathen  I  rage, 
and  the  people  t  imagine  a 
vain  thing? 

2  The  kings  of  the  earth  set 
tliemselves,  and  the  rulers  take 
counsel  togellier,  against  the 
Lord,  and  against  his  ''Anointed, 
saying, 

'i  c  Lot  us  break  their  bands  asun- 
der, and  cast  away  their  cords 
from  us. 

1 ''  1  le  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens 
<■  shall  laugh  :  the  Lord  shall  have 
them  in  derision. 

.'>  Tlien  shall  he  speak  unto  them 
in  his  wrath,  and  il  ve.x  them  in 
his  sore  displeasure. 

(>  Yet  have  I  tset  my  Kingf/upon 
mv  holv  liill  of  Zion. 

7  I  will  declare  lithe  decree:  the 
Lord  Jjath  said  unto  me,  j/Thou 
art  my  Son;  this  day  have  I  be- 
gotten thee. 


Before 
C  H  R  I  S  T 

about  1520. 

*  Is.  40.  2. 
i  Seech.  19. 
13. 


m  eh.  8.  7. 
James  5. 11. 


p  rh.  5.  2G. 
Prov.  3.  16. 


r/  Gen.  25.  8. 


1017. 
bPs.  4G.  G. 

Acts  4.  25,26. 
II  Or,  tumult- 

uously  as- 

semblc, 
t  Ileb. 

meditate. 
Ii  Ps.  45.  7. 

John  1.  41. 
c  Jer.  5.  5. 

Luke  19.  14. 
dPs.  11.  4. 
e  Ps.  37.  13.  <fc 

.09.  H. 

Prov.  1.  26. 
II  Or,  trouble. 
t  Heb. 

anointed, 
t  Heb.  upon 

Zion,  the 

hill  of  my 

holiness. 
/2  Sam.  0.  7. 
II  Or.  for  a 

decree, 
g  Acts  13.  33. 

Heb.  1.  5.  4; 

5   6. 


David  prayeth  to  God. 


PSALMS. 


God  favoureth  not  the  wicked. 


h  Ps.  2-2.  27. 

&.  72.  S.  ik 

89.  27. 

Dan.  7.13,14. 

See  John  17. 

4,  5.  &  19. 15. 
J  Ps.  89.  23. 

Uev.  2.  27. 

(k  12.  5. 

*  Heb.  12.  28. 
/Phil.  2.  12. 
m  Gen.  41.40. 

1  Sam.  111.  1. 

John  5.  23. 
n  Rev.  6.  16, 

17. 
oPs.  34.  8.  <k 

61.  12. 

Prov.  IG.  20. 

Is.  30.  18.     Jer.  17 


8  ^'Ask  of  me,  and  I  shall  give 
thee  the  heathen/o/-  thine  inherit- 
ance, and  the  uttermost  parts  of 
the  earth /o?'  thy  possession. 

9  'Thou  Shalt  break  them  with  a 
rod  of  iron  ;  thou  shalt  dash  them 
in  pieces  like  a  potter's  ve.ssel. 

10  Be  wLse  now  therefore,  O  ye 
kings:  be  instructed,  ye  judges  of 
the  earth. 

11  A- Serve  the  Lord  with  fear, 
and  rejoice  'with  trembling. 

12  «kiss  the  Son,  lest  he  be 
angry,  and  ye  perish  from  the 
way,  when  »"his  wrath  is  kindled 
but  a  little.  « Blessed  are  all  they 
that  put  their  trust  in  him. 


Bom.  9.  33.  i  10.  11.     1  Pet.  2.  6. 


*  2  Sam.  15, 
&  16.  &  17, 

Sc  IK. 

1023. 

fl2  Sam. 15.12. 
<t  16.  15. 

i2  Sam.  16.8. 
Ps.  71.  U. 

cGen.  15.  1. 

Ps.  28.  7.  & 

119.  114. 
[I  Or,  about, 
d  Ps.  27.  6. 
ePs.  34.  4. 
/Ps.  2.  6.  & 

43.  3.  (k  99.9. 
g'Lev.  2C.  6. 

Ps.  4.  8. 

Prov.  3.  24. 
h  Ps.  27.  3. 
iJo'j  IC.  10. 

Sc  29.  17. 

Ps.  58.  G. 

Lam.  3.  30. 

*  Prov.  21.  31. 
Is.  43.  11. 
Jer.  3.  23. 
Hos.  13.  4. 
Jonah  2.  9. 
Kev.  7.  10.  <fc 
19.  1. 


U  Or,  overseer, 
Hab.  3.  19. 


!l0r. 
be  gracious 
unto  me. 


a2Tim.2.  19. 

2  Pet.  2.  9. 
I  Eph.  4.  26. 
cPs.  77.  6. 

2  Cor.  13.  5. 
dDeut.  33.  19. 

Ps.  60.  14.  & 

51.  19. 

2  Sam.  15.12. 
e  Ps.  37.  3.  ic 


PSALM  IIL 

The  security  of  God's  protection. 
.»L  Psalm  of  DaviJ,  *  when  he  fled  from  Absa- 
lom his  son. 

LORD,  "how  are  they  increased 
that  trouble  me  I    many  are 
they  that  rise  up  against  me. 

2  Many  thei'e  be  which  say  of  my 
soul,  i>  There  is  no  help  for  him  in 
God.    Selah. 

3  But  thou,0  Lord,  art  "^ a. shield 
11  for  me;  my  glory,  and  ''the 
lifter  up  of  mine  head. 

4  I  cried  unto  the  Lord  with  my 
voice,  and  'he  heard  me  out  of 
his /holy  hill.    Selah. 

b  !/I  laid  me  down  and  slept;  I 
awaked;  for  the  Lord  sustained 
me. 

6  'i  I  will  not  be  afraid  often  thou- 
sands of  people,  that  have  set 
Z/ie?».ve;r£'.s  against  me  round  about. 

7  Arise,  O  Lord  ;  save  me,  O  niA' 
God:  ilbr  thou  hast  smitten  ail 
mine  enemies  upo7i  the  cheek 
bone;  thou  hast  broken  the  teeth 
of  the  ungodlj'. 

8  '■:  Salvation  belongeth  unto  the 
Lord:  thy  blessing  is  upon  thy 
people.    Selah. 

PSALM  IV. 

1  David  prayetli  for  audience.  2  He  reproveth 
and  exhortetk  his  enemies,  G  Man's  happiness 
is  m  God's  favour. 

To  the  II  chief  Musician  on  Negiuoth,  A  Psalm 
of  DaviU. 

HEAR  me  when  I  call,  O  God 
of  my  righteousness:  thou 
hast  enlarged  me  w/ien  I  icas  in 
distress;  Shave  mercy  upon  me, 
and  hear  mj'  prayer. 

2  O  ye  sons  ofnien,  how  long 
ivill  ye  turn  my  glory  into  shame  ? 
how  long  will  ye  love  vanity,  and 
seek  after  leasing?    Selah. 

3  But  know  that  « the  Lord  hath 
set  apart  him  that  is  godly  for 
himself:  the  Lord  will  liear 
when  I  call  unto  him. 

4*  Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not: 
<: commune  with  your  own  heart 
upon  j-our  bed,  and  be  still.  Selah. 

5  Offer  ''the  sacrifices  of  right- 
eousness, and  eput  your  trttst  in 
the  Lord. 


6  There  he  many  that  say,  Who  I 

will  shew  us  any  good?    .r  Lord,  /Num.  c.  26 
Uft  thou    up    the    light  of  thy!   P^i=o•3.7 
countenance  upon  us. 

7  Thou  hast  put  r/ gladness  in  my 
heart,  more  than  in  the  time  that 
their  corn  and  their  wine  in- 
creased. 

8  /'I  will  both  lay  me  down  ui 
peace, and  sleep:  tfbrtbou,  Lord, 
only  makest  me  dwell  in  safety. 

PSALM    V. 

1  David  prayeth,  and  professcth  his  study  in 
prayer.  4  God  favoureth  not  the  wicked.  7 
David,  professing  his  faith,  prayeth  unto 
God  to  guide  him,  10  to  destroy  his  enemies, 
11  and  to  preserve  the  godly. 

To  the  chief  .Musician  upon  Uehiloth,  A 
Psalm  of  Da\id. 

GIVE    ear    to    my    words,    O 
Lord  ;    consider    my    medi- 
tation. 

2  Hearken  unto  the  « voice  of 
my  cry.  My  King,  and  my  God: 
for  ''unto  thee  will  I  pray. 

3  cMy  voice  shalt  thoii  hear  in 
the  morning,  O  Lord;  in  tlie 
morning  will  I  direct  my  prayer 
unto  thee,  and  will  look  up. 

4  For  thou  art  not  a  God  that 
hath  pleasure  in  wickedness: 
neither  shall  evil  dwell  with 
thee. 

5  ''The  foolish  shall  not  stand 
tin  thy  sight:  thou  Latest  all 
workers  of  iniquity. 

6  «Thou  shalt  destroy  them  that 
.speak  lea.sing:  .^the  Lord  will 
abhor  tthe  bloody  and  deceitful 
man. 

7  But  as  for  me,  I  will  come 
into  thy  house  in  the  multitude 
of  thy  mercy:  and  in  thy  fear 
will  I  worship  i' toward  tthy 
holy  temple. 

8  ''Lead  me,  O  Lord,  in  thy 
righteousness  because  of  t  mine 
enemies ;  » make  thy  way  straight 
before  my  lace. 

9  For  there  is  no  II  faithfulness 
tin  their  mouth;  tlieir  inward 
part  is  t  very  wickedness  ;  ^- their 
throat  is  an  open  sepulchre; 
'thev  flatter  with  their  tongue. 

10  11  Destroy  thou  them,  O  God; 
'"let  them  fall  II by  their  own 
counsels ;  cast  them  out  in  the 
multitude  of  their  transgressions ; 
for  they  have  rebelled  against  i 
thee. 

11  But  let  all  those  that  put  their 
trust  in  thee  "rejoice:  let  them 
ever  sbout  for  joy, because  tthou 
defendestthem:  let  them  also  that 
love  thy  name  be  joyful  in  thee. 

12  For  thou,  Lord,  "wilt  bless 
the  righteous;  with  favour  wilt 
thou  t  compass  him  as  u'ith  a 
shield. 

PSALM  \^.  I 

1  David's  compiaint  in  his  sickness.     8  By  faith  \ 

he  Iriumpheth  over  his  enemies. 
To  the  chief  Musician    on    Xcfinoth  II  ♦  upon  | 

Sheminilh,  A  Psalm  of  David.  i 

501 


J9.  <k  119. 
135. 
g  Is.  9.  3. 

A  Job  11.  18, 

19. 

P.s.  3.  5. 
t  Lev.  25.  18, 

19.  &  26.  5. 

Deut.  12.  10. 


aPs.  3.4. 
b  Ps.  65.  2. 
c  Ps.  30.  5.  tc 

88.  13.  6c  130. 

C. 
dHab.  1.  13. 
t  Heb.  before 

thine  eyes. 
cHev.  21.  8. 
/Ps.  55.  23. 
t  Ileb. 

the  man  of 

hluods  and 

deceit. 
e\  Kings  e. 

29,  30,  35,  28. 

Ps.  28.  2.  &. 

132.  7.  1 138. 

2. 
t  Heb.  the 

temple  of 

thy  holiness, 
h  Ps.  25.  5. 
"Heb. 

those  which 

observe  mc, 

Ps.  27.  11. 
I  Ps.  25.  4.  (fc 

27.  11. 
:t  Or,  stead- 
fastness. 
t  Heb.  in  his 

mouth,  that 

is,  tn  the 

mouth  of 

any  of  them. 
t  Heb.  wick- 
ednesses. 
*Luke  II.  44. 

Rom.  3.  13. 
ZPs.  62.  4. 
!  Or,  iMake 

them  guilty, 
m  2  Sam.  15. 

31.  Sc  17.14, 

23. 
UOr, 

from  their 

counsels, 
n  Is.  65.  13. 
t  Heb. 

thou  corer- 

e:t  over,  or, 

protectest 

them. 
(/Ps.  115.  13. 
t  Heb. 

cruum  him. 

!i  Or,  upon 
the  eighth  : 
See  )  Chr. 


David's  complaint. 


PSALMS. 


GocVs  great  love  to  ma7i. 


Jer.  10.  24. 
Sc  40.  is. 

6PS.41.4. 

C  IIOB.  6.1. 


e  Ps.  30.  9.  <k 

b8.  n.  &  113. 

17.  ic  118.  n. 
Is.  3a.  18. 

II  Or, 
cuer]/  night. 


/Job  17.  7. 

Ps.  31.  9.  & 

38.  10.  &  88. 

9. 

Lam.  5. 17. 
gP».  119.  115. 

Malt.  7.  23. 

&25.  41. 

LuUe  13.  27. 
h  Pa.  3..4. 


♦  Hah.  3.  1. 
•2  Sam.  16. 

about  1062. 

II  Or, 

business, 
a  Ps.  31.  15. 

b  Is.  38.  13. 
cPs.  53.  22. 
t  Hell,  nut  a 

detioertr. 
d-2  Sarn.  16. 

7,  8. 
el  Sam.  24. 


/  I  Sam.  24.  7. 
iL  •20.  9. 


e  Ps.  04.  2. 
h  Ps.  44.  23. 


J  r».  18.  20.  & 
35.  24. 


0«LOIID,  rebuke   me   not  in 
thine  anger,  neither  chasten 
me  in  thy  hot  displeasure. 

2  *Have  mercy  upon  me,  O 
Lord ;  lor  I  am  weak :  O  Loed, 
cheal  me;  for  my  bones  are 
vexed. 

3  My  soul  is  also  sore  vexed: 
but  thou,  O  Lord,  <'how  long? 

4  Return,  O  Lord,  deliver  my 
soul :  oh  .save  me  lor  thy  mercies' 
sake. 

5  «For  in  death  there  is  no  re- 
membrance of  thee:  in  the  grave 
who  .shall  give  thee  thanks  ? 

6  I  am  weary  with  my  groaning ; 
11  all  the  night  make  I  my  bed  to 
swim;  I  water  my  couch  with 
my  tears. 

7  .'Mine  eye  is  consumed  be- 
cause of  grief;  it  waxeth  old  be- 
cause of  all  mine  enemies. 

8  tf  Depart  from  me,  all  ye  work- 
ers of  iniquity;  for  the  Lord  hath 
/'  heard  the  voice  of  my  weeping. 

9  The  Lord  hath  heard  my  sup- 
plication; the  Lord  will  receive 
my  ijrayer. 

10  Let  all  mine  enemies  be 
ashamed  and  sore  vexed :  let 
them  return  and  be  ashamed 
suddenly. 

PSALM  VII. 

1  Davidprayetti  against  the  malice  ofhis  ene- 
mies, professing  his  innoccncy.  10  By  faith  he 
seeth  his  dejencc,  and  the  destTuelion  of  his 
enemies. 

•ShiKgaion  of  David,  which  he  sang  unto 
the  LOED,  *  conieruiiig  the  ||  words  of  Cush 
llie  Buiijarnile. 

OLORD  my  God,  in  thee  do 
I  put  my  trust:  "save  me 
from  all  them'that  persecute  me, 
and  deliver  me : 

2  (-Lest  he  tear  my  soul  like  a 
lion,  <•  rending  it  in  pieces,  while 
there  is  t  none  to  deliver. 

3  O  Lord  my  (iod,  t^if  I  have 
done  this ;  if  there  be  e  iniquity  in 
my  hands ; 

4"lf  I  liave  rewarded  evil  unto 
him  that  was  at  peace  with  me ; 
(yea,  /I  have  delivered  him  that 
without  cause  is  mine  enemy;) 

5  Let  the  enemy  persecute  my 
soul,  and  take  it;  yea,  let  him 
tread  down  my  life  upon  the  earth, 
and  lay  mine  honour  in  the  dust. 
Selah. 

(i  Arise,  O  Lord,  in  thine  anger, 
fi'lift  up  thyself  because  of  the 
rage  of  mine  enemies:  and 
''awake  for  me  to  the  judgment 
that  thou  hast  commanded. 

7  Wo  shall  the  cf)ngr('gation  of 
the  peoiile  compass  tlice  about: 
for  their  sakes  therefore  return 
thou  on  high. 

8  Tlie  Lord  shall  judge  the  peo- 
ple: judge  me,  O  IjOKU,  'accord- 
ing to  my  righteousness,  and  ac- 
cording to  mine  integrity  that  is 
in  me. 

9  Oh  let  the  wickedness  of  the 

502 


wicked  come  to  an  end;  but  es- 
tablish the  just:  ''for  the  right- 
eous God  trieth  the  hearts  and 
reins. 

10  t  My  defence  ?'.<t  of  God,  which 
saveth  the  'upright  in  heart. 

11  11  God  judgeth  the  rigliteous, 
and  God  is  angry  with  tlie  wicked 
every  day. 

12  If  he  turn  not,  he  will  ^whet 
his  sword ;  he  hath  bent  his  bow, 
and  made  it  read.v. 

13  He  hath  also  prepared  for  him 
the  instruments  of  death;  "he 
ordaineth  his  arrows  against  the 
persecutors. 

14  "Behold,  he  travaileth  with 
iniquity,  and  hath  conceived  mis- 
chief, and  brought  forth  false- 
hood. 

15  tHe  made  a  pit,  and  digged  it, 
pand  is  fallen  into  the  ditch  which 
he  made. 

16  1  His  mischief  shall  return 
upon  his  own  head,  and  his  vio- 
lent dealing  shall  come  down  up- 
on his  own  pate. 

17  I  will  praise  the  Lord  accord- 
ing to  his  righteousness:  and  will 
sing  praise  to  the  name  of  the 
Lord  most  high. 

PSALM  VIIL 

God's  glory  is  magnified  by  his  works,  and  by  his 

love  to  man. 

To  the  chief  Musician  *  upon  Giltith,  A  Psalm 

of  David. 

OLORD  our  Lord,  how  «  excel- 
lent ?.s'  thy  name  in  all  the 
earth!  who  *hast  set  thy  glory 
above  the  heavens. 

2  cOut  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and 
sucklings  hast  thou  t ordained 
strength  because  of  thine  ene- 
mies, that  thou  mightest  still  d  the 
enemy  and  the  avenger. 

3  When  I « consider  thy  heavens, 
the  work  of  thy  fingers,  the  moon 
and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  or- 
dained ; 

4  /What  is  man,  that  thou  art 
mindful  of  him?  and  the  son  of 
man,  that  thou  visilcst  liim? 

5  For  thou  hast  made  him  a  little 
lower  than  the  angels,  and  hast 
crowned  him  with  glory  and  hon- 
our. 

6  .'/  Thou  madest  him  to  have  do- 
minion over  the  works  of  thy 
hands;  ''thou  hast  put  all  thiuDx 
under  his  feet: 

7  t  All  sheep  and  oxen,  yea,  and 
the  beasts  of  the  field ; 

8  The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  lish 
of  the  sea,  an<l  tr/iatsoever  passeth 
through  tlie  paths  of  the  seas. 

9  'O  Lord  our  Lord,  how  excel- 
lent iv  thy  name  in  all  the  earth! 

PSALM  IX. 

1  David  pratscth  Uud  fur  ixccuting  of  judg- 
ment. 11  He  inciteth  others  to  praise  him. 
13  Ife  praycth  that  he  may  have  cause  to 
praise  him. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Muth-labben,  A 
Psalm  of  Uavid. 


*  1  Sam.  IC.  7. 

1  Chr.  28.  9. 

Ps.  139.  1. 

Jtr.  11.20.  i 

17.  10.  St.  20. 

12. 

Rev.  2.  23. 
t  Heb.  My 

buckler  is 

upon  God. 
/Ps.  125.  4. 
llOr,  GudU 

a  righteous 

judge. 

m  Deut.  32.41. 
n  Deut.  32.  23, 

42. 

Ps.  61.  7. 
0  Job  15.  35. 

Is.  33.  11. & 

59    4. 

James  1.  15. 
tHeb.  He 

hath  digged 

a  pit. 
p  Esth.  7.  10. 

Job  4.  8. 

Ps.  9.  15.  & 

10.  2.  &  35.  8. 

&  94.  23.  ic 

141.  10. 

Prov.  5.  22. 

&  20.  27. 

Ecc  10.  8. 
q  1  Kings  2.32. 

Kstli.  9.  23. 


•  Ps.  81,  <k  81, 

title. 
aPs    148.13. 

6Ps.  113.  4. 

c  See  Matt. 

11.25.  4;  21. 

10. 

1  Cor.  1.  27. 
tHeb. 

founded. 
dPs.  41.  16. 
cPs.  111.2. 


/Job  7.  17. 
Ps.  144.  3. 
Heb.  2.  6. 


g  Gen.  1.  2C, 

28. 

h  1  Cor.  15.27. 
Ileb.  2.  8. 

t  11  eh.  Flocks 
and  oien 
all  of  them. 


1018. 


David  praiseth  God. 


PSALMS. 


He  complainetU  of  the  loicked. 


4  1*8.56.2.  6c 

S3.  18. 


t  Heb. 
thuu  hast 
made  Tay 
]ud^mcnt. 

t  Ilcb.  m 
ngtiteous- 
ness. 

cDeut.9.  14. 
Prov.  10.  7. 

n  Or,  The 
dsstructtons 
vf  the  enemy 
are  come  tu 
a  perpetual 
end  :   and 
their  cities 
hast  thou 
destroyed^ 
^■^• 

d  Ps.  1(12.  12, 
26. 
Heb.  1.  II. 

e  Ps.  96.  13. 
Sc  98.  9. 

/Ps.  32.  7.  & 
37.  39.  &  46. 
1.  <fc  91.  2. 

t  Heb.     o 
high  place. 

g  Ps.  91.  14. 

h  Ps.  107.  22. 


II  Or,  afflicted. 


*P9.  13.  5.  & 
20.  5.  Sc  35.  9. 

iPs.  7.  15,  16. 

Sc  35.  8.  &57. 

6.  i  94.  23. 

Prov.  5.  22. 

&.  22.  8.  <k 

26.  27. 
mEx.  7.  5.  & 

14.  4,  10,  31. 
1!  That  13, 

Meditation. 
71  Ps.  19.  14. 

<5c  92.  3. 

0  Job  8.  13. 

Ps.  60.  22. 
p  ver.  12. 

Ps.  12.  5. 
q  Prov.  23.  18. 

&.  24.  14. 


I  WILL  praise  tJiee,  O  Lord, 
with  mv  wliole  heart;  I  will 
shew  forth  all  thy  marvellous 
works. 

2  I  will  be  glad  aud  «  rejoice  in 
thee:  I  will  sins  praise  to  thy 
name,  O  ^thou  Most  High. 

3  When  mine  enemies  are  turned 
back,  they  shall  fall  and  perish  at 
thy  presence. 

4  For  tthou  hast  inaintained  my 
right  and  my  cause ;  thou  satest 
in  the  throne  judging  +  right. 

5  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  hea- 
then, thou  hast  destroyed  the 
wicked,  thou  hast  ^put  out  their 
name  lor  ever  and  ever. 

6  SO  thou  enemy,  destructions 
are  come  to  a  perpetual  end : 
and  thou  hast  destroyed  cities ; 
their  memorial  is  perished  with 
them.. 

7  t^But  the  Lord  shall  endure 
for  ever;  he  hath  prepared  his 
throne  for  judgment, 

8  And  «he  shall  judge  the  world 
in  righteousness,  he  shall  minis- 
ter judgment  to  the  people  in 
upi'ightne.ss. 

9  /The  Lord  also  will  be  ta 
refuge  for  the  oppressed,  a  refuge 
in  times  of  trouble. 

10  And  they  that  i7know  thy 
name  will  put  their  trust  in  thee: 
for  thou,  Lord,  hast  not  forsaken 
them  that  seek  thee. 

11  Sing  praises  to  the  Lord, 
which  dwelleth  in  Zion:  ^^  declare 
among  the  people  his  doings. 

12 'When  he  maketh  inquisition 
for  blood,  he  remembereth  them : 
he  forgetteth  not  the  ciy  of  the 
11  humble. 

13  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O 
Lord;  consider  my  trouble  u'/!ic/i 
J  suffer  of  them  that  hate  me,  thou 
that  liftest  me  up  from  the  gates 
of death : 

14  That  I  may  shew  forth  all  thy 
praise  in  the  gates  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  Zion  :  I  will  *  rejoice  in  thy 
salvation. 

15  '  The  heathen  are  sunk  down 
in  the  pit  that  they  made:  in  the 
net  which  they  hid  is  their  own 
foot  taken. 

16  The  Lord  is  m  known  bi/  the 
judgment  ichich  he  executeth: 
the  wicked  is  snared  in  the  work 
of  his  own  hands.  l"Higgaion, 
Selah. 

17  The  wicked  shall  be  turned 
into  hell,  and  all  the  nations 
"that  forget  God. 

18  pFor  the  needy  shall  not 
always  be  forgotten:  ?the  ex- 
pectation of  the  poor  shall  not 
perish  for  ever. 

19  Arise,  O  Lord:  let  not  man 
prevail:  let  the  heathen  be  judg- 
ed in  thv  sight. 

20  Put  them  in  fear,  O  Lord: 
that  the  nations  may  know  them- 
selves to  be  but  men.    Selah. 


PSALM  X. 

1  Datid  complaineth  to  God  of  the  outrage  of  the 
wicked.     12    He   praitlh    for   remedy.     16   He 

prvfesseth  hts  confidence. 

WHY  standest  thou  afar  off,  O 
Lord?  u-hy  hidest  thou  thy- 
self \n  times  of  trouble  ? 

2  t  The  wicked  in  his  pride  doth 
persecute  the  poor :  « let  them  be 
taken  in  the  devices  that  they 
have  imagined. 

3  For  the  wicked  ^boasteth  of 
his  t  heart's  desire,  and  cllbless- 
eth  the  covetous,  whovi  the  Lord 
abhorreth. 

4  The  wicked,  througli  the  pride 
of  his  countenance, ''v.'ill  not  seek 
after  God:  II God  is  not  in  all  his 
<!  "thoughts. 

5  His  ways  are  alwaj's  grievous; 
/thy  judgments  are  far  above  out 
of  iiis  sight :  as  for  all  his  ene- 
mies, .vhepuffeth  at  them. 

6  ''He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  I 
shall  not  be  moved:  i^ox  I  shall 
t  never  be  in  adversity. 

7  *His  mouth  is  full  of  cursing 
and  t  deceit  and  fraud :  ' u  nder  his 
tongue  is  mischief  ™  and  II  vanity. 

8  He  sitteth  in  the  lurking  places 
of  the  villages:  «in  the  secret 
places  doth  he  murder  the  inno- 
cent: obis  eyes  tare  privily  set 
against  the  poor. 

9  j^He  lieth  in  wait  t secretly  as 
a  lion  in  his  den  :  he  lieth  in  wait 
to  catch  the  poor:  ho  doth  catch 
the  poor,  when  he  draweth  him 
into  his  net. 

10  tHe  croucheth,  and  humbleth 
himself,  that  the  poor  may  fall 
II  by  his  strong  ones. 

11  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  God 
hath  forgotten:  <ih.Q  hideth  his 
face ;  he  will  never  see  it. 

12  Arise,  O  Lord;  O  God,  r\m 
up  thine  hand:  forget  not  the 
II  humble. 

13  Wherefore  doth  the  wicked 
contemn  God?  he  hath  said  in  his 
heart,  Thou  wilt  not  require  it. 

14  Thou  hast  seen  it;  for  thou 
beholdest  mischief  and  spite,  to 
requite  it  with  thj'  hand:  the 
poor  fs  committeth  himself  unto 
thee;  ^thou  art  the  helper  of  the 
fatherless. 

15  "Break  thou  the  arm  of  the 
wicked  and  the  evil  man :  seek  out 
his  wickedness  ^(7/  thou  find  none. 

16  2: The  Lord  is  King  for  ever 
and  ever:  the  heathen  are  perish- 
ed out  of  his  land. 

17  Lord,  thou  hast  heard  the 
desire  of  the  humble :  thou  wilt 
11 2/ prepare  their  heart,  thou  wilt 
cause  thine  ear  to  hear : 

18  To  zjudge  the  fatherless  and 
the  oppressed,  that  the  man  of 
the  earth  may  no  more  II  oppress. 

PSALM  XL 

1  David  eneourageth  himsetj  in  God  against  his 

enemies.     4  The  providence  and  justice  of  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician.  A.  Psalm  of  David. 

503 


t  Heb.  In  the 
pride  of  the 
wickedhe  doth 
persecute. 

aFs.  7.  16.  Sc 
9.  15,  16. 
Prov.  5.22. 

h  Ps.  04.  4. 

tHeb.  sours. 

cProv.  28.  4. 
Rom.  1.  32. 

;i  Or,  the  covet- 
ous blcsseth 
himself,  he 
abhorreth 
the  LORD. 

dPs.  14.  2. 

II  Or,  all  his 
thoughts  are, 
There  is  no 
God. 

ePs.  14.  1.  <fe 
53.  1. 

/Prov.  24.  7. 
Is.  26.  11. 

ffPs.  12.  5. 

h  Ps.  30.  6. 
Ecc.  8.  11. 
Ib.  56.  12. 

I  Rev.  18.7. 
t  Heb.  unto 

generation 
and  genera- 
tion. 

k  Rom.  3.  14. 

t  Heb.  deceits. 

?  Job  20.  12. 

m  Ps.  10.  2. 

II  Or,  iniquity, 
n  Hab.  3.  14. 
oTs.  17.  11. 
■rHeb.  hide 

themselves, 
p  Ps.  17.  12. 

.Mr-.  7.  2. 
t  Huh.  in  the 

secret  places. 
tHeb. 

He  hreaketh 

himself, 
a  Or,  into  his 

strong  parts. 
4  Job  22.  13. 

Ps.  73.  11.  & 

94.  7. 

Ez.  8.  12.  & 

9.  9. 
rMic.  5.  9. 
II  Or,  afflicted. 
t  Heb. 

leaveth. 
s2Tim.  1.  12. 

1  Pet.  4.  19. 
t  Ps.  68.  5. 

Hos.  14.  3. 
u  Ps.  37.  17. 
X  Ps.  29.  10. 

3l  145.  13.  <fc 

146.  10. 

Jer.  10.  10. 

Lam.  5.  19. 

Dan.  4.  34. 

i  fi.  26. 

1  Tim.  1.  17. 
!  Or, 

establish. 
yl  Chr.  29.  18. 
z  Ps.  82.  3. 

Is.  11.  4. 
II  Or,  terrify. 


The  proviclcnce  and  justice  of  God.  PSALMS.  David  describeth  a  citizen  of  Zion. 


about  1060. 

aPs.  &(3.  11. 
ft  Sep  1  Sam. 

•20.  19,  20. 
cPa.  C4.  3,4. 
d  Ps.  21.  12. 
t  Ileb. 

in  darliness. 
e  Ps.  82.  5. 
/Hal).  2.  20. 
^Ps.  2.  4. 


I^.  CO    1. 

Matt.  5.  34. 

&  23.  22. 

Acts  7.  40. 

Uev.  4.  2. 
h  Vi.  33.  13.  6l 

34.  15,  16.  <k 

66.  7. 
i  Gen.  22.  1. 

James  1.  12. 
*  Oen.  19.  24. 

liz.  38.  22. 
II  Or,  7 Hie* 

/.urnmg 


als. 


w 


<»TN  the  Lord  put  I  my  tru.st: 
X  t  how  say  ye  to  iny  soul,  Flee 
as  a  bird  to  your  mountain  ? 

2  For,  lo,  ''the  wicked  bend  their 
bow, ''they  make  ready  their  ar- 
row upon  the  string,  that  they 
may  t  privily  shoot  at  the  upright 
in  lieart. 

3  <i  If  the  foundations  be  destroy- 
ed, what  can  the  righteous  do? 

4 /The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  tem- 
ple, the  Lord's  f  throne  is  in 
heaven:  ''his  eyes  behold,  his 
eyelids  trv,  the  children  of  men. 

5  The  Lord  « tricth  the  righteous : 
but  the  wicked  and  him  that  lov- 
eth  violence  his  soul  hateth. 

G  *  Upon  the  wicked  he  shall  rain 
!i  snares,  fire  and  Ijrimstone.  and 
H  a  horrible  tempest :  '  t/tis  shalL  be 
the  portion  of  their  cup. 

7  For  the  righteous  Lord  "'lov- 
eth  righteousness;  "his  counte- 
nance doth  behold  the  upright. 

I  burmng  tempest.     I  Sop.  Gen.  43.  34.      1  Sara.  1.  4.  i  9. 
Ps.  75.  8.     rn  Pi.  45.  7.  <fc   146.  B.     )»  Job  36,   7.     Ps.  33. 
18.  ic  34. 15.     1  Pel.  3.  12. 

PSALM  XIL 

1  Daaid,  deftitnte  of  hiirnnn  comfort,  craveth  help 
of  God.  3  He  comfortcth  himself  with  Gnd's 
judgments  nn  the  wicked,  and  cunjidence  in 
Cod's  tried  promises. 

To  the  chief  Musician  1!  *  upon  Sheminith,  A 
Psalm  of  David. 

ELP,  Lord;  for  "the  godly 
man  ceaseth  ;  for  the  faith- 
ful lail  from  among  the  children 
of  men. 

2  ''  They  speak  vanity  every  one 
with  his  neighbour :  <■  ivith  flatter- 
ing lips  aiid  with  1a  double 
heart  do  they  speak. 

3  The  Loud  shall  cut  off  all  flat- 
tering lips,  (Did  the  tongue  that 
speaketh  '^t proud  things: 

4  Who  have  said.  With  our 
tongue  will  we  prevail;  our  lips 
t  arfi.  our  own  :  who  is  lord  over  us  ? 

5  For  the  ()i)prcssi()n  of  the  poor, 
for  liie  sighing  of  tlu?  iieedj%f  now 
will  I  arise,  salth  tin;  Lord;  I 
will  s<'t  /liin  in  safctj'/''<^'"-  Idiiitkat 
ll/))uffetli  at  him. 

(;  'J'he  words  of  the  Lord  are 
.'/pure  words:  an  silver  tried  in  a 
furnace  of  earth,  purified  .seven 
times. 

7  Thon  .Shalt  keep  them.O  Lord, 
thou  Shalt  i)r('scrve  1  them  from 
tliis  gc^neratioM  (or  ever. 

«  Tlie  wicked  walk  on  every 
side,  when  tthe  vilest  men  are 
e.valted. 

every  one  (//  them,    t  Ileb.  the  vilest  of  the  sons 
:/  men  are  exalted. 

PSALM  XIIL 

1  David  complaineth  of  delay  in  help.     3  He  pray- 
eth  for  preventinn  grace.     5  He  boasteth  of  di- 
vine mercy. 
To  the  II  chief  Musician,  A  Psalin  of  David. 

HOW  long  wilt  thou  forget  me, 
O  Lord?  for  ever?  "how 
long  wilt  thou  hldo  thy  face  from 
me  ? 

5tH 


II    Of: 


;l  Or,  vpoTi 
the  einhth. 

'  Ps.  C,  tille. 

II  Or,  Ssve. 

a  In.  57.  1. 
Mic.  7.  2. 


ft  P 


.  10.  7. 
28.  3.  k 


tHeb. 

0  heart  and 
a  heiirt, 

1  Chr.  12.33. 
J  1  Sam.  2.  3. 

Pa.  17.  10. 

Dan.  7.  h,25. 
t  Ilcb.  great 

things. 
i  llel>. 

are  with  us. 
eEx.  3.  7,8. 

la.  33.  10. 
II  Or,  would 

ensnare  him. 
/Ps.  10.0. 
g'i  Sam.  22. 

31. 

V».  18.  30.  <k 

19.  ?.  ic  U9. 

140. 

I'rov.  30.  5. 
1  lleb. 

him  :  that  U 


'I  Or 

uve 

rscer. 

aDi 

ut. 

31 

17. 

Job  li 

•J 

1. 

Ph. 

44. 

2 

.  it 

««. 

14. 

St.  89.  1 

46. 

Is. 

89. 

2. 

2  How  long  shall  I  take  counsel 
in  mv  soul.  A ai'i/i.r/ sorrow  in  my 
heart'daily  ?  how  long  shall  mine 
enemy  be  e.xalted  over  me? 

3  Consider  loul  hear  me,  O  Lord 
my  God:  '- lighten  mine  eyes, 
■'lest  I  sleep  the  sleep  o/ death ; 

4  ''  Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have 
prevailed  against  him  ;  and  those 
that  trouble  me  rejoice  when  I 
am  moved. 

5  But  I  have  "  trusted  in  thy  mer- 
cy; iny  heart  shall  rejoice  in  thy 
salvation. 

0  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord,  be- 
cause he  hath  /dealt  bountifully 
with  me. 

PSALM  XIV. 

1   David  descrihcth  the  corruption   of  a  natural 
man.     4  He  convinceth  the   wicked  liy  the   light 
of  their  conscience.     7  He  gloritlh  in  the  salva- 
tion of  God. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  «fool  hath  said  in  his 
heart,  There  i.s  no  God.  *They 
are  corrupt,  they  have  done 
abominable  works,  there  is  none 
that  doeth  good. 

2  ''The  Lord  looked  down  from 
heaven  upon  the  children  of  men, 
to  see  if  there  were  any  that  did 
understand,  andsee\<.  God. 

3 ''They  are  all  gone  aside,  they 
are  all  together  become  t filthy: 
there  i.v  none  that  doeth  good,  no, 
not  one. 

4  Have  all  the  workers  of  iniqui- 
ty no  knowledge?  who  «eat  up 
my  people  as  they  eat  bread,  and 
/call  not  upon  the  Lord. 

5  There  twere  they-in  great  fear: 
for  God  is  in  the  generation  of  the 
righteous. 

G  Ye  have  shamed  the  counsel 
of  the  poor,  because  the  Loud  is 
his  i/refuge. 

7^1  Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Is- 
rael tuerc  come  out  of /ion  !  i  when 
the  Lord  liringeth  back  tlie  cap- 
tivity of  his  people,  .Jacob  shall 
rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

PSALM  XV. 

David  dcsvriheth  a  citizen  of  Zion, 
A  Psalm  of  Dnvid. 

LORD,  "Who  shall  tabide  in  thy 
tabernacle?  who  shall  dwell 
in  Hhy  holy  hill? 

2  ''He  tiiat  walkoth  uprightly, 
and  worketli  rigliteousuess,  and 
''speaketh  tiic  truth  in  his  heart. 

3  cJ/r  Ihttt  backbiteth  not  with 
his  toir-jue,  iior  doeth  evil  to 
his  neif,dibour. .' nor  litakothup  a 
reproach  against  his  nciiilibour. 

4  i/ In  whose  eyes  a  vih;  person 
is  contemned  ;  but  he  honoureth 
them  tliat  fear  the  Lord.  Jfr 
(hat  ''swearetli  to  his  oivn  hurl, 
and  clian.tjcth  not. 

.')  iJIe  that  iiiitti'th  not  out  his 
monej' to  usury, '■nor  taketh  re- 
ward against  the  innocent.     He 

Dcut.  23.  19.     Eit.  18.  8.  k  23.  12.     »  Ex.  23.  8 


ft  Ezra  9.  K 
cJer.  51.  39. 
d  Ps.  25.  2.  Sc 

35.  19.  Sc  38. 

10. 


/Ps.  11G.7.  & 
119.  17. 


a  Pa.  10.  4.  &. 

53.  1,  ic. 
ft  Gen.  C.  11, 

12. 

Rom.  3.  10, 

ic. 
c  Ps.  33.  13.  i: 

102.  W). 
d  Rum.  3.  10, 

11,  12. 
fUeii. 

stinking. 
0  Jer.  in.  2.'). 

Amos  8.  4. 

Mic.  3.3. 
/Ps.  79.  S. 

Is.  64.  7. 
t  Heb. 

Ihcy  fe<ired 

a  fear. 

l's.53.  5. 
e  Ps.  9.  9.  it 

142.  5. 
t  lleb. 

Who  u  ill 

give,  <fc. 

See  Kom.  11. 

26. 

'i  Ps.  f,3.  6. 
i  Job  42.  10. 

Ps.  126.  1. 


a  Ps.  24.  3,.Vc. 
t  Hel.. 

sojourn. 
',  Pf).  2.  6.  Sc 

3   4. 
c  Is.  33.  15. 
dV.reh.  b.  IB. 

Eph.  4.  25. 
e  Lev.  10.  16. 

IN.  34.  13. 
/■Ex.23.  1. 
II  Or, 

rcceivetht  or, 

cndureth. 
ffEsth.  3.  2. 
;i  Judg.  11. 

35. 
i  Ex.  22.  25. 

Lev.  25.  30. 

Deut.  16.  19 


His  tmst  in  God's  i^rovidencc.  PSALMS. 


He  prajieth  for  help. 


iPs.  iG.  s.       I  that    doeth     these    things   'shall 
•2  Pet.  1. 10.    never  be  moved. 

PSALM    XVI. 

1  David,  in  distrust  of  mvnts,  and  hatred  of 
idolatry,  Jlccth  to  God  for  preservation,  5  He 
shewctk  the  hope  of  his  catli7ig,  of  the  Tesur- 
rection,  and  life  everlastint:. 


II  Or, 

A  golden 

Psalm  of 

David. 
'  So  Ps.  5fl, 

&  57,  &  58, 

(k  59,  <k  60. 
a  Ps.  25.  20. 
6  Joli22.  2,3. 

&  35.  7,  8. 

Ps.  50.  9. 

Rom.  11.  35. 
II  Or, 

give  gifts 

to  another, 
cEx.  23.  13. 

Josh.  23.  7. 

Hos.  2.  16, 

17. 
rfDeuf.  32.9. 

Ps.  73.  2G.  (k 

119.  57.  (k 

142.  5. 

Jer.  10.  16. 

Lam.  3.  24. 
tHeb. 

of  my  part. 
«Ps.  11.  6. 
/Ps.  IT.  3. 
g  Acts  2.  25, 

&r. 
h  Ps.  73.  23. 

ic  110.  5.  k 

121.  5. 
iPs.  15.  5. 
k  Ps.  30.  12.  <k 

57.  8. 
t  Heh.  dwell 

confidently. 
iPs.  49.  15. 

.\cts  2.  27. 

31.  <k  13.35. 
m  Lev.  19.  28. 

Num.  6.  6. 
1  Matt.  7.  14. 

1  John  3.  2. 


t  i\e\>.  justice. 

t  Heb. 
uithout  lipa 
of  deceit. 


a  Ps.  16.  7. 
i.  Job  23.  10. 

Ps.  2R.  2.  iL 

66.  10.  it. 

139.  2. 

Zech.  13.  9. 

Mai.  3.  2,  3. 

1  Pet.  1.  7. 


cPs.  119.  133. 
t  Ileb.  be  not 
moved. 


il  *  .Miclitaci  of  David. 

PRESERVE  me,  O   God:  a  for 
in  thee  do  I  put  my  trust. 

2  O  my  soul,  thou  liast  said  unto 
the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  Lord: 
''my  goodness  extendeth  not  to 
thee; 

3  B\it  to  the  saints  that  are  in  the 
earth,  and  to  the  excellent,  in 
whom  7,sall  my  delight. 

4  Their  sorrows  shall  be  multi- 
plied that  11  hasten  after  another 
god:  their  drink  offerings  of 
blood  will  I  not  offer,  ^nor  take 
up  their  names  into  my  lips. 

5  ''The  Lord  U  the  portion  tof 
mine  inheritance  and  «ofmy  cup: 
thou  maintainest  my  lot. 

6  The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me 
in  pleasant  places;  yea,  I  have  a 
goodly  heritage. 

7  I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who 
hath  given  me  counsel :  /my 
reins  also  instruct  me  in  the 
night  seasons. 

8  !7 1  have  set  the  Lord  always 
before  me:  because  >^  he  ?.s  at  my 
righ  t  hand, » I  shall  not  be  moved. 

9  Therefore  my  heart  is  glad, 
*  and  my  glory  rejoiceth  :  my 
flesh  also  shall  t  rest  in  hope. 

10  'For  thou  wilt  not  leave  «»my 
.soul  in  hell;  neither  wilt  thou 
suffer  thine  Ifoly  One  to  see  cor- 
ruption. 

11  Thou  wilt  shew  me  the  "path 
of  life:  "in  thy  presence  /.« fulness 
of  joy;  i'at  thy  riglit  hand  there 
are  pleasures  for  evermore. 


17.  15.  Ic  21.  I 


Matt.  5.  8.     1  Cor.  13.  12. 


p  Ps.  36.  8. 

PSALM  XVII. 

1  David,  in  confidence  of  his  integrity,  eravcth 
defence  of  God  against  his  enemies.  10  He 
sheweth  their  pride,  craft,  and  eagerness.  13 
He  praycth  against  them  in  confidence  of  his 
hope. 

A  Prayer  of  David. 

HEAR  t  tlie  right,  O  Lord,  at- 
tend unto  my  crj';  give  ear 
unto  my  prayer,  that  goeth  tnot 
out  of  feigned  lips. 

2  Let  my  sentence  come  forth 
from  thy  presence  ;  let  thine  eyes 
behold  the  things  that  are  equal. 

3  Thou  hast  proved  mine  heart; 
a  thou  hast  visited  mr.  in  the 
night;  '■thou  hast  tried  me,  and 
Shalt  find  nothing:  I  am  pur- 
posed that  my  mouth  shall  not 
transgress. 

4  Concerning  the  works  of  men, 
by  the  word  of  thy  lips  I  have 
kept  me  from  the  paths  of  the 
destroyer. 

•5  c  Hold  up  my  goings  in  thy 
paths,  tliat  my  footsteps  t  slip  not. 


6  dl  have  called  upon  thee,  for 
thou  wilt  hear  me,  O  God :  in- 
cline thine  ear  unto  me,  and  hear 
my  speech. 

7  e  Shew  thy  marvellous  loving- 
kindness,  O  thou  1  that  savest  by 
thy  right  hand  them  which  put 
their  trust  in  thee  from  those  that 
rise  up  against  them. 

8  .t'Keep  me  as  the  apple  of  the 
eye;  ^hide  me  under  the  shadow 
of  thy  wings, 

9  From  the  wicked  t  that  oppress 
me,  from,  t  my  deadly  enemies, 
icho  compass  me  about. 

10  A  They  are  inclosed  in  their 
own  fat:  with  their  mouth  they 
!  speak  proudlj'. 

11  They  have  now  ^t compassed 
us  in  our  steps:  'they  have  set 
their  eyes  bowing  down  to  the 
earth ; 

12  t  Like  as  a  lion  that  is  greedy 
of  his  prey,  and  as  it  were  a  young 
lion  t  lurking  in  secret  places. 

13  Ari.se,  O  Lord,  +  disappoint 
him,  cast  him  down:  deliver  my 
soul  from  the  wicked,  "Ml  which  is 
thy  sword : 

14  !l  From  men  xchich  are  thy 
hand,  O  Lord,  from  men  of  the 
world,  "  which  have  their  portion 
in  this  life,  and  whose  belly  thou 
finest  with  thy  hid  treasure: 
II  they  are  full  of  children,  and 
leave  the  rest  of  their  substance  to 
their  babes. 

15  As  for  me,  "  I  will  behold  thy 
face  in  righteousness  :  p  I  shall  be 
satisfied,  when  I  awake,  with  thy  ^ 
likeness.  { 

II  Or,  by  thy  sword.  [|  Or,  From  men  hy  thine  h: 
12.  Luke  16.  25.  James  5.  5.  II  Or,  their  ch 
0  1  John  3.  2.     p  Ps.  4.  6,  7.  i:  16.  11.  Sc  65.  4. 

PSALM  XVIIL 

David  praiseth  God  for  his  mumf old  and  marvel- 
lous blessings. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  .4  Psalm  of  David,*  the 
servant  of  the  LORD,  who  spalie  unto  the 
LORD  the  words  of  *  this  song  in  the  day 
that  the  LOP.D  delivered  him  from  the  hand 
of  all  his  enemies,  and  from  the  hand  of 
Saul  :  .\nd  he  said. 

In  WILL  love  thee,  O  Lord,  my 
strength. 

2  The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my 
fortress,  and  mj'  deliverer;  my 
God,  tiny  .strength,  '-in  whom  I 
will  trust;  my  buckler,  and  the 
horn  of  my  salvation,  and  my 
high  tower. 

3  I  will  call  upon  the  Lord,  "who 
is  worthy  to  be  praised  :  so  shall  I 
be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 

4  ''The  sorrows  of  death  com- 
pa.ssed  me,  and  the  floods  of  tun- 
godly  men  made  me  afraid. 

5  The  II  sorrows  of  hell  compass- 
ed me  about:  the  snares  of  death 
prevented  me. 

6  In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the 
Lord,  and  cried  unto  my  God : 
he  heard  m.v  voice  out  of  his  tem- 
ple, and  my  cry  came  before  him, 
even  into  his  ears. 

505 


d  Ps.  116.  2. 
e?s.  31.  21. 

!1  Or,  that 
saves!  them 
which  trust 
in  thee/ri 


tho 


that 


rise  up 

against  thy 

right  hand. 
/Deut.  ?.2.  10. 

Zech.  2.  8. 
g  Ruth  2.  12. 

Ps.  36.  7.  & 

57.  1.  \:  61. 

4.  i  63.  7.  &: 

91.  1,  4. 

Matt.  23.  37. 
t  Ileh.  that 

waste  me. 
t  II»b. 

my  enemies 

against  the 

soul, 
h  Deut.  32.  i:-. 

Job  15.  27. 

Ps.  73.  7.  ic 

119.  70. 
z  1  Sam.  2.  3. 

Ps.  31.  18. 
i  1  Sam.  23. 

26. 
/  Ps.  10.  8,  9, 

10. 
tHeb.  The 

lilcencis  of 

him  (Ihat  is, 

of  every  one 

of  them)  is 

as  a  lion 

that  desireth 

to  raven, 
t  Heb. 

silting. 
t  Heb.  pre- 
vent his  face, 
mis.  in.  5. 
,nd.     n  Ps.  73. 
Idren  are  full. 


*  Ps 

36, 

title. 

*  2  Sam. 

22. 

aPs. 

144 

1. 

t  Heb. 

my  rod. 
6  Heb.  2.  la 


iPs.  116.  3. 
tHeb.  Belial. 


ij  Or,  cords. 


David's  psalm  of  thanksgivina 


PSALMS. 


for  God's  mighty  deliverances 


/I's.  144.  5. 


g  Ps.  99.  1. 
h  I'H.  104.  3. 


m.Iosli.  10.10. 
I's.  144.  6. 
Is.  30.  30. 


71  Ex.  15.  8. 
PS.  IOC.  9. 


oPs.  144.  7. 

II  Or,  great 


pPs.  31.  8.  &. 

118.  5. 


t  Hell,  bejore 

Itis  eyes. 
J  1  Kings  8.32. 


(Lev. 

20.  23, 

24,  •- 

,  28. 

Prov 

3.  34. 

li  Or,  K 

trestle. 

7  eTheii  the  earth  shook  and  | 
trembled ;  the  Ibundations  also  of 
the  liill.s  moved  and  were  shaken, 
because  he  was  wroth. 

8  There  went  up  a  smoke  1  out  of 
his  nostrils,  and  fire  out  of  his 
mouth  devoured  :  coals  were  kin- 
dled by  it. 

9  .'He  bowed  the  heavens  also, 
and  came  down  :  and  darkness 
ivas  under  his  feet. 

10  gAnd  he  rode  upon  a  cherub, 
and  did  fly  :  yea,  ''he  did  fly  upon 
the  wings  of  the  wind. 

11  He  made  darkness  his  secret 
place;  « his  pavilion  round  about 
him  ivere  dark  waters  and  thick 
clouds  of  the  skies. 

12  -^  At  the  l)ri.£?htness  that  ivas  be- 
fore him  his  tliick  clouds  passed, 
hail  stones  and  coals  of  lire. 

13  The  Lord  also  thundered  in 
the  heavens,  and  the  Highest  gave 
'his  voice ;  hail  stones  and  coals  of 
fire. 

14  m  Yea,  he  sent  out  liis  arrows, 
and  scattered  them  ;  and  he  shot 
out  lightnings,  and  discomfited 
them. 

15  «  Then  the  channels  of  waters 
were  seen,  and  the  foundations  of 
the  world  were  discovered  at  thy 
rebuke,  O  Louo,  at  the  blast  of 
the  breath  of  thy  nostrils. 

IG  o  He  sent  from  above,  he  took 
me,  he  drew  me  out  of  II  many 

17  Pie  delivered  me  from  my 
strong  enemy,  and  from  them 
which  hated  me:  for  they  were 
too  strong  for  me. 

18  They  prevented  me  in  the 
day  of  my  calamity:  but  the 
Lord  was  my  stay. 

19  p  He  brought  me  forth  also  in- 
to a  large  jjlace ;  he  delivered  me, 
because  he  delighted  in  me. 

20  '/The  LoK]>  rewarded  me  ac- 
cording to  my  righteousness;  ac- 
cording to  the  cleanness  of  my 
hands  hath  he  recompensed  me. 

21  For  I  have  kept  the  ways  of 
the  Lord,  and  have  not  wickedly 
departed  from  my  (Jod. 

22  For  all  his  judgments  ive7'e  be- 
fore me,  and  I  did  not  put  away 
liis  statutes  from  me. 

23  I  was  also  upright  t  before 
him,  and  I  kept  myself  from  mine 
iniciuit.v. 

21  r Therefore  hath  the  Lord 
recompensed  ine  according  to  my 
righteousness,  according  to  the 
cleanness  of  my  hands  tin  his 
eyesight. 

2-5  s  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt 
shew  thyself  merciful:  with  an 
upright  man  thou  wilt  shew  thy- 
self upri,ght; 

26  With  the  pure  thou  wilt 
shew  thyself  pure ;  and  '  with  tlie 
froward  thou  wilt  II  shew  thyself 
froward. 

27  For  thou  wilt  save  thealHicled 
iJOO 


people ;  but  wilt  bring  down  "  high 
looks. 

28  ar  For  thou  wilt  light  mj'  II  can- 
dle: the  Lord  my  God  will  en- 
lighten my  darkness. 

29  For  ioy  thee  I  have  11  run 
through  a  troop ;  and  by  my  God 
have  I  leaped  over  a  wall. 

30  As  for  God,  v  his  way  is  per- 
fect: zthe  word  of  the  Lord  is 
II tried:  he  is  a  buckler  «to  all 
those  that  trust  in  him. 

31  i-For  who  is  God  save  the 
Lord?  or  who  is  a  rock  save  our 
God? 

32  It  is  God  that  "girdeth  me 
with  strength,  and  maketh  my 
way  perfect. 

33  rfHe  maketh  my  feet  like 
hinds'  feet,  and  « setteth  me  upon 
my  hi,gh  places. 

34  /He  teacheth  my  hands  to 
war,  so  that  a  bow  of  steel  is 
broken  by  mine  arins. 

35  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the 
shield  of  thy  salvation :  and  thy 
right  hand  hath  holden  me  up, 
and  II  thy  gentleness  hath  made 
me  great. 

36  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps 
under  me,  ffthat  tmy  feet  did  not 
slip. 

37  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies, 
and  overtaken  them  :  neither  did 
I  turn  again  till  they  were  con- 
sumed. 

38  1  have  wounded  them  that 
they  were  not  able  to  rise:  they 
are  fallen  under  niv  leet. 

39  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with 
strength  unto  the  battle:  thou 
hast  t  subdued  under  me  those 
that  rose  up  against  me, 

40  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the 
necks  of  mine  enemies;  that  I 
might  destroy  them  that  hate  me. 

41  They  cried,  but  tliere  uhls  none 
to  save  them:  i^even  unto  the 
Lord,  but  he  answered  them  not. 

42  Tlien  did  I  l)eat  them  small  as 
the  dust  before  the  wind:  I  did 
•  cast  them  out  as  the  dirt  in  the 
streets. 

43  /'•  Thou  hast  delivered  me  from 
the  strivings  of  the  people ;  (uul 
'thou  hast  made  me  the  head  of 
tlie  heathen:  "'a  people  -whom  I 
have  not  known  shall  serve  me. 

44  1  As  soon  as  they  hoar  of  me, 
they  shall  obey  me:  1  the  stran- 
gers "Shall  lit  submit  themselves 
unto  me. 

45  oThe  strangers  shall  fade 
away,  and  be  afraid  out  of  their 
close  places. 

46  The  LoRDliveth;  and  ble.ssed 
br,  my  Rock;  and  let  the  God  of 
niv  salvation  be  exalted. 

47  Jt  is  God  that  1  avengeth  me, 
pand  11  subdueth  the  people  under 
me. 

4S  He  delivereth  mo  from  mine 
enemies  :  yea,  if  thou  liftest  me  up 
above  those  that  rise  up  against 


u  Pa.  101.  3. 
Piov.  e.  17. 

j;  Jols  18.  6. 
II  Or,  lump. 
Job  29.  3. 

11  Or,  broken. 


y  Dent.  32.  4. 

Dan.  4.  37. 

Rev.  15.  3. 
z  Ps.  12.  C.  A: 

119.  140. 

Prov.  30.  5. 
![  Or,  rejined, 
a  Vs.  17.  7. 
t,  Deut.  32.31, 

39. 

1  Sam.  2.  2. 

Ps.  86.  8. 

Is.  45.  6. 
cPs.  91.  2. 
d2Sain.  2.18. 

Hal).  3.  19. 
eDeut.  32.  13. 

&  33.  29. 
/Ps.  144.  I. 


II  Or,  with  thy 
meekness 
tltull  hast 
muUipUed 

g  l"rov.  4.  12. 
t  Ilel).  mine 
ankles. 


t  Heb.  caused 

lu  buw. 
A.Inb27.  9.  Sc 

35.  12. 

Prov.  1.  28. 

Is.  1.  15. 

Jer.  11.  11. 

&,  14.  12. 

V.i.  M.  18. 

Mil-.  3.  4. 

Zeih.  7.  13. 

I  Zeeli.  10.  .■>. 
*2  Snin.  2.  9, 

10.  A:  3.  1. 

II  Sai:i.  8. 

m  Is.  52.  15.  Sc 

t  Heb.  At  the 
hearing  uf 
the  ear. 

tlli'b.  the 
suns  of  the 
stranger. 

71  Devil.  33.  29. 
Ps,  CO.  3.  &. 
81.  15. 

!l  Or,  yield 
fe:gncd  obe- 
dience. 

t  Heb.  lie. 

uMic.7.  17. 

I  Heb.  givelh 
avengcmcnts 
fur  me. 

p  P«.  47.  3. 

II  Or, 
dcstroycth. 

<l  Ps.  59.  1. 


and  manifold  blessings. 


PSALMS.       The  chu7^ch's  confidence  in  God. 


t  Heb.  man 
of  vioUnce. 
r  Rom. 10.  9. 
II  Or,  confess. 

J  Pa.  144.  10. 


!2Sain.  7.  13. 


a  Gen.  1.  6. 
1.-1.  40.  2-2. 
Rom.  1.  19, 


VOt,  without 

these  Iheir 

voice  is 

heard, 
t  Heb.  wilh- 

out  their 

voice  heard. 
iRom.  10.  18. 
II Or,  Their 

rule,  or, 

direction. 
cEcc.  1.  5. 


dPs.  111.  7. 
II  Or,  doctrine. 
II  Or. 
restoring. 

ePs.  12.  6. 
/Ps.  13.  3. 
t  Heb.  truth. 
e  P3.  119.  72, 

127. 

Prov.  8.  10, 

11,19. 
hPs.  119.  103. 
t  Heb.  the 

dropping  of 

honeycombs. 
iProv.  29.  18. 
*  Ps.  40.  12. 
/Lev.  4.  2, 

&c. 
m  Ps.  90.  8. 
nOcn.  20.  C. 

1  Sam.  1i. 

32,  33,  34,  39. 
oPs.  119.133. 

Rom.  6.  12, 

14. 
II  Or,  much, 
p  Ps.  51.  15. 
t  Heb.  my 

rock, 

Ps.  IS.  I. 
qU.  43.  14.  4: 

44.  6.  &  47.  4. 

1  Thess.  1. 

10. 


me :  tliou  ha.st  delivered  me  from 
the  t  violent  man. 

49  r  Tlierelore  will  I  II  give  thanks 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the 
heathen,  and  sing  praises  unto 
thy  name. 

50  s Great  deliverance  giveth  he 
to  his  king;  and  sheweth  mercy 
to  his  anointed,  to  David,  and  to 
his  seed  'for  evermore. 

PSALM  XIX. 

1   The  creatures  sheio    God's   glory.     1  The  icord 

kts  grace.     12  David  prayeth  for  grace. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of   David. 

THE  n  heavens  declare  the  glory 
of  God;   and   the  lirmameut 
sheweth  his  handywork. 

2  Day  unto  day  utlereth  speech, 
and  night  unto  night  slieweth 
knowledge. 

3  ITitre  U  no  speech  nor  lan- 
guage, I!  t  where  their  voice  is  not 
heard. 

4  I'  II  Their  line  is  gone  out 
through  all  the  earth,  and  their 
words  to  the  end  of  the  world.  In 
them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  for 
the  son, 

5  Which  is  as  a  bridegroom 
coming  out  of  his  chamber,  cand 
rejoiceth  as  a  strong  man  to  run  a 
race. 

(i  His  going  forth  is  from  the  end 
of  the  heaven,  and  his  circuit  unto 
the  ends  of  it :  and  there  is  nothing 
hid  from  the  heat  thereof. 

7  ''The  11  law  of  the  Lord  is  per- 
fect, II converting  the  soul:  the 
testimony  of  the  Loud  is  sure, 
making  wLse  the  simple. 

8  The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are 
right,  rejoicing  the  heart:  ^the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  is 
pure, /enlightening  the  eyes. 

9  The  fear  of  the  Lord  i.?  clean, 
enduring  for  ever:  the  judgments 
of  the  Lord  are  itrue  o/id  right- 
eous altogether. 

10  More  to  be  desired  are  they 
than  gold,  £/yea,  than  much  line 
gold:  ''sweeter  also  than  honey 
and  tthe  honeycomb. 

11  Moreover  by  them  is  thy 
servant  warned:  and  tin  keeping 
of  them  there  is  great  reward. 

12  *  Who  can  understand  his 
errors?  'cleanse  thou  me  from 
"I  secret  faults. 

13  "Keep  back  thy  servant  also 
from  presumptuous  sins;  "let 
them  not  have  dominion  over 
mo:  then  shall  I  be  upright,  and 
I  shall  be  innocent  from  lithe 
great  transgression. 

14  p  Let  the  words  of  my  mouth, 
and  the  meditation  of  liiy  heart, 
he  acceptable  in  thy  sight,  O 
Lord,  tmy  strength,  and  my 
s  redeemer. 

PSALM  XX. 

1  The  church  blesseth  the  king  in  his  exploits.     7 

Her  confidence  in  God's  succour. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 


^pHE  Lord  hear  thee  in  the  day 
i  of  trouble;  "the  name  of  the 

God  ofJacob  t  defend  thee; 
2   Send   tthee   help    from   6  the 

sanctuary,  and  t strengthen  thee 

out  of  Zion; 
8  Remember  all  thy    offerings, 

and  t accept  thy  buriit  sacrifice; 

Selah. 

4  c Grant  thee  according  to  thine 
own  heart,  and  fulfil  all  thy 
counsel. 

5  We  will  ('rejoice  in  thy  salva- 
tion, and  « in  the  nameof  our  God 
we  will  set  up  our  banners:  the 
Lord  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

6  Xow  know  I 'that  the  Lord 
saveth  /his  anointed;  he  will 
hear  him  tfrom  his  holy  heaven 
twith  the  saving  strength  of  liLs 
right  hand. 

7  5  Some  trust  in  chariots,  and 
some  in  horses:  ''but  we  will 
remember  the  name  of  the  Lord 
our  God. 

8  They  are  brought  down  and 
fallen:  but  we  are  risen,  and 
stand  upright. 

9  Save,  Lord:  let  the  king  hear 
us  when  we  call. 

PSALM  XXI. 

1  A  thanksgiving  for  victory.     7    Confidence  of 

further  success. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  A  P.salm  of  David. 

THE  king  shall  joy  in  thy 
strength,  O  Lord;  and  "iii 
thy  salvation  how  greatly  shall 
he  rejoice  I 

2  iThou  hast  given  him  his 
heart's  desire,  and  hast  not  with- 
holden  the  request  of  his  lips. 
Selah. 

3  For  thou  preventest  him  with 
the  blessings  of  goodness :  thou 
csettest  a  crown  of  pure  gold  on 
his  head. 

4  ''He  a.sked  life  of  thee,  am?  thou 
gavest  it  him,  eeven  length  of 
days  for  ever  and  ever. 

o  His  glory  is  great  in  thj-  salva- 
tion :  honour  and  majesty  hast 
thou  laid  upon  him. 

6  For  thou  hast  tmade  him 
most  blessed  forever:  /thou  hast 
tmade  him  exceeding  glad  with 
thy  countenance. 

7  For  the  king  trusteth  in  the 
Lord,  and  through  the  mercy  of 
the  Most  High  he  i/ shall  not  be 
moved. 

8  Thine  hand  shall ''find  out  all 
thine  enemies :  thy  right  hand 
shall  find  out  those  that  hate  thee. 

9  iThou  Shalt  make  them  as  a 
fiery  oven  in  the  time  of  thine 
anger:  the  Lord  shall  a- swallow 
them  up  in  his  wrath,  'and  the 
fire  shall  devour  them. 

10  '"Their  fruit  shalt  thou  de- 
stroy from  the  earth,  and  their 
seed  from  among  the  children  of 
men. 

11  For  they  intended  evil  again.st 
thee :  they'"  imagined  a  mischiev- 

5U7 


a  Prov. 18.  10, 
t  Heb.  set 

thee  on  a 

high  place. 
t  Heb. 

thy  help. 
6  1  Kings  6. 

Ifi. 

2  Chr.  20.8. 

Ps.  73.  17 
tHi-b    sup- 
port thee. 
t  Heb.  turn 

to  ashes  :  or, 

make  fat. 
c  Vs.  21.  2. 
dVs.  9.  14. 
cE.x.  17.  15. 

Ps.  CO.  4. 
/Ps.  2.2. 
t  Heb.  from 

the  heaven  of 

his  holiness. 
t  Heb.  by  the 

strength  of 

the  satca- 

tion  of  his 

right  hand, 
g  Ps.  33.  16, 

17. 

Prov.  21.  31. 

Is.  31.1. 
ft  2  Chr.  32.  8. 


a  Ps.  20.  5,  6. 


b  Ps.  20.  4,  8. 


c2  Sam.  12. 

30. 

1  Clir.  20.  2. 
rfPs.  61.  5,  C. 
el  Sam.  7.19. 

Ps.  91.  IC. 


t  Heb.  set 
him  to  hf. 


Ps.  72.  17. 
/Ps.  16.  11.  Ic 

45.  7. 

Acts  2.  28. 
t  Heb. 

gladded  him 

with  joy. 
g  Ps.  16.  8. 
Al  Sam.  31.3. 
i  Mai.  4.  1. 
iP.«.  56.  1,  2. 
;Ps.  18.  8. 

Is.  26.  11. 
m  1  Kings  13. 

34. 

Job  IS.  IC, 

17,  19. 

Ps.  37.  28.  & 

109.  13. 

Is.  14.  20. 
n  Ps.  2.  1. 


David  complaineth  in  distress. 


PSALMS. 


He  iwaiseth  God. 


'<  Or,  thou 

shall  sel 

them  as  a 

bull :   Sei. 

Job  7.  iu.  & 

l(i.  J  2. 

Lam.  ;i.  12. 
t  lleL.. 

ihuulder. 


il  Or,  (/le 

huulof  the 

morning. 
aMatl.  27.  46. 

Mark  15.  31. 
t  Heh. 

/rc<»i  my 

salvation, 
h  Heb.  5.  7. 
t  IR'b.  there 

is  no  silence 

to  me. 
c  Dcut.  10.  21. 
<;Ps.  20.  2.  3. 

&  31.1.  <Sc 

71.  1. 

Is,  40.  23. 

Uorn.  9.33. 
f  Job  25.  6. 

Is.  11.  14. 
/Is.  03.3. 
«-MaU.  27.  39. 

Mark  15.  29. 

Luke  23.  35. 
t  Ileb.  open. 
A  Job  10.  4. 

Ps.  lO'J.  25. 
i  Malt.  27.  43. 
t  Ilcb. 

lie  rolled 

liimsi-lf  on 

the  Lord. 
k  Ps.  91.  14. 
:i  Or, 

if  he  delight 

in  him. 
IVs.  71.  6. 
II  Or,  kcptcst 

me  in  safety, 
m  Is.  40.  3.  k. 

4'J.  1. 
I  Heb.    nut  a 

helper, 
n  Deut.  32.  14. 

!'•<.  OH.  30. 

Iv/..  39.   18. 

Al/ios  4.  L 
u  Ji.b  10.  10. 


21. 
!.  10. 


Ps.  3; 

Lain. 

&   3.  40. 
t  Hc-h. 

opened  their 

mouths 

against  me. 
p  Ilaa.  5.6. 
II  Or, 

sundered. 
(/Josh.  7.  5. 

Job  23.  18. 
rProv.  17.22, 
•  Job  29.  10. 

l.am.  4.  4. 

John  19.  2». 
tUnv.  22.  1.0. 

19.  23,  37.  at 


ous  device,  which   they   are  not 
able  to  perform. 

12  Therel'ore  II  shalt  thou  make 
them  turn  their  tback,  \vhen  thou 
.Shalt  make  ready  thine  arrows 
upon  thy  strings  against  the  face 
of  them. 

13  Be  thou  exalted,  Lord,  in 
thine  own  strength :  so  will  we 
sing  and  praise  thy  power. 

PSALM   XXII. 

1    David  complaineth   in  great   discouragement. 

0  lie  prayetk  in  great  distress.     23  ilepraiseth 

God. 
To  the  chief  Musician  upon  II  Aijeleth   Shahar, 
A  Psalm  of  UaviU. 

MY  «God,  my  God.  why  hast 
thou  forsaken  ine  ?  ivhy  art 
thou  so  far  t  from  helping  me,  and 
from  6  the  words  of  my  roaring  ? 
2  O  iny  God,  I  cry  in  the  daytiine, 
but  thou  hearest  not;  and  in  the 
night  season,  and  t  am  not  silent. 
I^But  thou  a)-t  holy,  O  thou  that 
inhabitest  tlie  e  praises  of  Israel. 

4  Our  fathers  trusted  in  thee: 
they  trusted,  and  thou  didst  de- 
liver them. 

5  They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were 
delivered;  ''they  trusted  in  thee, 
and  were  not  confounded. 

G  But  I  am "  a  worm,  and  no  man  ; 
/a  reproach  of  men,  and  despised 
of  the  people. 

7  ffAM  they  that  see  me  laugh  me 
to  scorn:  they  tslioot  out  the  lip, 
''  they  shake  the  head,  saying, 

8  «tHe  trusted  on  the  ILoKU  that 
he  would  deliver  him:  i'\Qt  him 
deliver  him,  II  seeing  he  delighted 
in  him. 

9  '  But  thou  art  he  that  took  me 
out  of  the  womb:  thou  II  didst 
make  me  hope  when  1  was  upon 
my  mother's  breasts. 

10  I  was  cast  upon  tiiee  from  the 
womb:  «»thou  a/'imy  God  from 
my  mother's  belly. 

11  Be  not  far  i'rom  me;  for  trou- 
ble is  near;  for  there  is  tnone  to 
help. 

12  «  Manv  bulls  have  compassed 
me:  strong  bulls  of  Bashan  have 
beset  me  round. 

13  oTliey  1  gaped  upon  mo  ivith 
tlieir  moiitlis,  as  a  ravening  and  a 
roaring  lion. 

II  I  am  poured  out  like  water, 
j'and  all  my  Ijones  are  llcnit  of 
joint:  9  my  heart  is  like  wa.x ;  it 
"is  melted  in  the  midst  of  my 
bowels. 

f) '-My  strength  is  dried  up  like 
aiiotslierd;  and»niy  tunguecleav- 
eth  to  my  jaws;  and  thou  hast 
brought  nie  into  the  dust  of  death. 

10  For  <dogs  have  coiupassed 
me:  the  assembly  of  tlie  wicked 
liave  inclosed  me:  "  they  pierced 
mv  hands  and  my  feet. 

17  I  may  tell  all  my  bones:  «they 
look  and  stare  upon  me. 

«  .Matt.  127.  35.  Mark  15.  21,  Luke  23.  33.  John 
0.  25.  X  Luke  23.  27,  35. 

503 


18  2/ They  part  my  garments 
among  them,  and  cast  lots  upon 
my  vesture. 

19  But  ~  be  not  thou  far  from  me, 
O  Lord:  O  my  strength,  haste 
thee  to  help  me. 

20  Deliver  my  soul  from  the 
sword;  "tmy  darling  tfroin  the 
power  of  the  ''  dog. 

21  <^Save  me  from  the  lion's 
mouth:  ''for  thou  hast  heard  me 
from  the  horns  of  the  unicorns. 

22  e  I  will  declare  thy  name  unto 
/my  brethren :  in  the  midst  of  the 
congregation  will  I  praise  thee. 

2'iff  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  praise 
him ;  all  ye  the  seed  of  Jacob,  glo- 
rify him ;  and  fear  him,  all  ye  the 
seed  of  Israel. 

24  For  he  hath  not  despised  nor 
abhorred  the  affliction  of  the  af- 
llicted;  neither  hath  he  hid  his 
face  from  him;  but  ''when  he 
cried  unto  him,  lie  heard. 

25  »  My  praise  shall  be  of  thee  in 
the  great  congregation :  't  i  will 
pay  my  vows  before  them  that 
fear  him. 

26  'The  meek  shall  eat  and  be 
satisfied:  they  shall  pi'aise  the 
Lord  that  seek  him:  your  heart 
'"Shall  live  for  ever. 

27  "AH  the  ends  of  the  world 
Shall  remember  and  turn  unto  the 
Loud  :  "  and  all  the  kindreds  of  the 
nations  shall  worship  before  thee. 

28  p  For  the  kingdom  is  the 
Lord's:  and  he  is  the  governor 
among  the  nations. 

29  </All  they  that  be  fat  upon  earth 
shall  eat  and  worship:  'nil  they 
that  go  down  to  the  dust  shall 
bow  before  him:  and  none  can 
keep  alive  his  own  soul. 

30  A  seed  shall  serve  him;  «it 
shall  be  accounted  to  the  Lord 
for  a  generation. 

31  <They  shall  come,  and  shall 
declare  his  righteousness  unto  a 
people  that  shall  be  born,  that  he 
hath  done  this. 

PSALM  XXIII. 

David's  confidence  in  God's  grace. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  Lord  is  «  my  shepherd  ;  *  I 
sliall  not  want." 

2  «  He  maketh  me  to  He  down  in 
t green  pastures  :  ''he  leadeth  me 
beside  tlie  tstill  waters. 

3  He  restoreth  my  soul:  ^he 
leadeth  me  in  llie  paths  of  right- 
eousness for  his  name's  sake. 

4  Yea,  though  I  walk  tlirough 
the  vaHcy  ol'  .'"the  shadow  of 
death.!/ 1  will  fcanioevil :  '>  for  thou 
art  witli  me;  thy  rod  and  thy  stall" 
they  comlbrt  me. 

o»Tliou  iireparest  a  table  before 
me  in  the  presence  of  mine  ene- 
mies: thou  t'-anointest  my  head 
with  oil ;  my  cup  runneth  over. 

/Job  3.  5.  &  10.  21, '22.  A- 24.  17.    Ps.44.  19.     /- Ps. 
lis.  0.   ;.  Is.  43.  2.   i  Ps.  104.  15.  t  Hob.  maktsl  fal 


a  Ps.  3.j.  17. 
t  Ilcb. 

my  only  one. 
t  Ilch. /rnm 

the  hand. 
I)  ver.  16. 
c2  Tim.  4.17. 
d  Is.  34.  7. 

Acts  4.  27. 
e  Ps.  40.  9. 

Heb.  2.  12. 
/John  20.  17. 

Kom.  8.  29. 
g  Ps.  135.  19, 

20. 


iPs.  35.  IS.  3c 

40.  9,  10.  (fc 

111.  1. 
*Ps.  66.13.  <fc 

110.  14. 

Kcc.  5.  4. 
/  Lev.  7.  11, 

12,  15,  16. 

Ps.  69.  32. 

Is.  65.  13. 
m  John  0.  51. 
n  Ps.  2.  H.  ifc 

72.  11.   &  80. 

9.  &  S,M.  3. 

Is.  40.  6. 
o  Ps.  90.  7. 
pPs.  47.  8. 

Obad.  21. 

Zech.  14.  9. 

Matt.  U.  13. 
7  Ps.  45. 12. 
)■  Is.  20.  19. 

Phil.  2.  10. 
s  Ps.  87.  0. 
(  Ps.  78.  0.  ic 

86.  9.  ic  102. 

18. 

Is.  60.3. 

SeeRorn.3. 

21,  22. 


a  Is.  40.  11. 

Jer.  23.  4. 

r.i.  34.    11, 

12,  23. 

John  U).   11. 

1  Pet.  2.  25. 

Rev.  7.  17. 
h  Phil.  4.  19. 
cEi.34.  14. 
t  Heb.  pas- 
lures  of  ten. 

der  grass. 
liKev.  7.  17. 
t  Heb. 

waters  of 

tjutctness. 
ePs,  5.  8.  i; 

31.  3. 

Prov.  8.  20. 
3.  R.k  27.1.  Sc 
.  k  Ps.  'J2.  10. 


David  prayeth  for 


PSALMS. 


pardon  and  help. 


tHeb. 
to  length  of 
days. 


1017. 

a  Ex.  9.  2D.  & 
19.  5. 

Deut.  10.  14. 
Jol)  41.  a. 
Pa.  50.  12. 

1  Cor.  10.  26, 
28. 

fcGen.  1.   0. 
Jol.  38.  6. 
Ps.  104.  5.  <t 
13G.  6. 

2  Pel.  3.  5. 
c  P.».  15.  1. 
rfls.  33. 15, 16. 
+  Hob. 

The  clean 

of  hands. 

e  Job  17.  9. 

1  Tim.  2.  8. 
/Mnlt.  5.  8. 
e  Ps.  15.  4. 
h  Ps.  27.  8.  (k 

105.  4. 
II  Or.  O  God 

of  Jacob. 
i  Is.  26.  2. 
t  Ps.  97.  6. 

Ha;.  2.  7. 

Mai.  3.  1. 

1  Cor.  2.  8. 


a  Ps.  f>e.  4.  & 

143    8. 

Lam.  3.  41. 
b  Ps.  22.  5.  <k 

31.  l.i-34.8. 

Is.  28.  16.  & 

49.  23. 

Rom.  10.  11. 
e  Ps.  13.  4. 

rf  Ex.  33.  13. 
Ps.  5.  8.  & 

27.11.  <k  86. 
11.  &  119.  <fc 
143.  8,  10. 


E  Ps.  103.  17. 

6c  106.  1.  &. 

107.  1. 

Is.  03.  15. 

Jer.  33.  11. 
^  lleb. 

thy  fjowels. 
/■J»l>  13.  26. 

<fe  20.  11. 

Jcr.  3.25. 
g  Ps.  51.  1. 


G  Surely  goodness  and  mercy 
shall  follow  me  ail  the  days  of 
my  life:  and  I  will  dwell  in  the 
house  of  the  Lokd  t  for  ever. 

PSALM    XXIV. 

1  God*s  lordship  in  the  world.  3  The  citizens  of 
his  spiritual  kingdom,  7  An  exhortation  to  re- 
ceive him. 

X  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  "earth  i?  the  Lord's,  and 
the  fulness  thereof;  the  world, 
and  they  tiiat  dwell  tlierein. 

2  ''For  lie  hath  founded  it  upon 
the  seas,  and  establislied  it  upon 
the  floods. 

8  c  Who  shall  a,scend  into  the  hill 
of  the  Lord?  or  wlio  shall  stand 
in  his  holy  place? 

4''  t  He  that  hath  eclean  liands, 
and.^a  pure  heart;  who  hath  not 
lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity,  nor 
£/ sworn  deceitfully. 

5  He  shall  receive  the  blessing 
from  the  Lord,  and  righteousness 
from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 

fi  This  is  the  generation  of  them 
that  seek  him,  that  /'seek  thy 
face,  !!  O  Jacob.    Selah. 

7 "  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates; 
and  be  ye  lilted  up,  ye  everlasting 
doors;  *and  the  King  of  glory 
shall  come  in. 

8  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ?  The 
Lord  strong  and  mighty,  the 
Lord  mighty  in  battle. 

9  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ; 
even  lift  thnnuY>,  ye  everlasting 
doors :  and  the  King  of  glory  shall 
come  in. 

10  Who  is  this  King  of  glory? 
The  Lord  of  hosts,  he  is  the  King 
ofglory.    Selah. 

psAL:sr  XXV. 

1   David* s  eonjidence  in  prayer.     7  He  prayeth  for 

remission  of  sins,  16  and  fur  help  in  affliction. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

UNTO  a  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift 
up  my  soul. 

2  O  my  God,  I  b  trust  in  thee :  let 
me  not  be  ashamed,  clet  not  mine 
enemies  triumph  over  me. 

.3  Yea,  let  none  that  wait  on  thee 
be  ashamed:  let  them  be  asham- 
ed which  transgress  without 
cause. 

4  -J  Shew  me  thy  ways,  O  Lord  ; 
teach  me  thy  paths. 

.5  Lead  me  in  thy  truth,  and 
teach  me:  for  thou  art  the  God  of 
my  salvation ;  on  thee  do  I  wait 
all  the  day. 

6  Remember,  O  Lord,  « t  thy  ten- 
der mercies  and  thy  lovingkind- 
nesses :  for  they  have  been  ever  of 
old. 

7  Remember  not  /the  sins  of  my 
youth,  nor  my  transgressions: 
^according  to  thy  mercy  remem- 
ber thou  me  for  thy  goodness' 
sake,  O  Lord. 

8  Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord: 
therefore  will  he  teach  sinners  in 
the  way. 


9  The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judg- 
ment :  and  the  meek  will  he  teach 
his  way. 

10  All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are 
mercy  and  truth  unto  such  as 
keep  his  covenant  and  his  testi- 
monies. 

11  ^FoT  thy  name's  sake,  O 
Lord,  pardon  mine  iniquitj-; 
i  lor  it  is  great. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  feareth 
the  Lord?  *him  shall  he  teach 
in  the  way  t/iat  he  shall  choose. 

1.3  '  His  .soul  t shall  dwell  at  ease; 
and  "'his  seed  shall  inherit  the 
earth. 

14  "The  secret  of  the  Lord  is 
with  them  that  fear  him ;  il  and 
he  will  shew  them  his  covenant. 

15  "Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward 
the  Lord;  'for  he  shall  t pluck 
my  feet  out  of  the  net. 

16  p Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have 
mercy  upon  me ;  for  I  am  desolate 
and  afflicted. 

17  The  troubles  of  my  heart  are 
enlarged:  O  bring  thou  me  out  of 
my  distresses. 

18  9 Look  upon  mine  affliction 
and  my  pain;  and  forgive  all  my 
sins. 

19  Consider  mine  enemies;  for 
they  are  manj' ;  and  they  hate 
me  with  t cruel  hatred. 

20  O  keep  my  soul,  and  deliver 
me:  '•let  me  not  be  ashamed; 
for  I  put  m.v  trust  in  thee. 

21  Let  integrity  rnd  uprightness 
preserve  me;  for  I  wait  on  thee. 

22  3 Redeem  Israel,  O  God,  out  of 
all  his  troubles. 

PSALM  XXVI. 

David  resortetk  unto    God  in  confidence  of  his 

integrity. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

JUDGE  «me,  O  Lord;  for  I 
have  *  walked  in  mine  integ- 
rity: cl  have  trusted  also  in  the 
Lord  :  therefore  I  shall  not  slide. 

2  rf  Examine  me,  O  Lord,  and 
prove  me ;  try  my  reins  and  my 
heart. 

3  For  thy  lovingkindness  is  be- 
fore mine  eyes:  and  «I  have 
walked  in  thy  truth. 

4/1  have  not  sat  with  vain  per- 
sons, neither  will  I  go  in  with 
dissemblers. 

5  I  have  3 hated  the  congregation 
of  evil  doers ;  ''  and  will  not  sit 
with  the  wicked. 

6  if  will  wash  mine  hands  in 
innocency :  so  will  I  compa.ss 
thine  altar,  O  Lord  : 

7  That  I  may  imblish  with  the 
voice  of  thanksgiving,  and  tell  of 
all  thy  wondrous  works. 

8  Lord,  *I  have  loved  the  habi- 
tation of  thy  house,  and  the  place 
t  where  thine  honour  dwelleth. 

9  II 'Gather  not  my  soul  with 
sinners,  nor  my  life  with  +  bloody 
men : 

.509 


h  Ps.  31.  3.  Sc 

79.  9.  &  109. 

21.  &  143.  11. 
i  See  Rom.  5. 

20. 

*  Ps.  37.  23. 

/  Prov.  19.  23. 

tHeb. 
shall  lodge 
in  goodness. 

m  Ps.  37.  11, 

22,  29. 

n  Prov.  3.  32. 

See  John  7. 

17.  Sc  15.  15. 
!l  Or,  and  his 

couenant  to 

make  them 

know  It. 
o  Ps.  141.  8. 
t  Heb. 

bring  forth, 
p  Ps.  69.  16.  ifc 

86.  16. 
v2Sam.  16. 

12. 


t  Heb.  hatred 
of  violence. 
rver.  2. 


a  Ps.  7.  8. 
4  ver.  11. 

2  Kings  20.  3. 

Prov.  20.  7. 
rPs.  28.  7.  <k 

31.  14. 

Prov.  29.  25. 
rf  Ps.  7.  9.  <k 

17.  3.  <k  66. 

10.  i  139.  23. 

Zech.  13.  9. 
e2  Kings  20. 

3. 
/•ps.  1.  1. 

Jer.  15.  17. 
f  Ps.  31.  6.  <k 

139.  21,22. 
h  Ps.  1. 1. 

I  See  Ex.  30. 
19,20. 

Ps.  73.  13. 
1  Tim.  2.  8. 

*  Ps.  27.  4. 

t  Heb. 
of  the  taber- 
nacle of  thy 
honour. 

II  Or,  Take 
not  away. 

I  See  1  Sam. 

25.  29. 

Ps.  28.  3. 
t  Heb.  men  oj 

blood. 


David's  love  of  God's  service. 


PSALMS. 


David  blesscth  God, 


t  Hcl). 

fUcd  with, 
m  Ex.  23.  8. 

Dcut.  IC.  19. 

1  Sam.  8.  3. 

Is.  33.  15. 
n  ver.  1. 
oPs.  40.  Q. 
pPs  27.  11. 
5  l's.22.  22.  & 

107.  32.  &; 

HI.  1. 


aPs.  81.  11. 

Is.  CO.  19,  20. 

Mic.  7.  8. 
6  Ex.  15.  2. 
c  Ps.  62.  2,  6. 

<k  118.  14,21. 

Is.  12.  2. 
t  Heb. 

approached 

against  me. 
rfPs.  14.  4. 
e  Ps.  3.  6. 
/Ps.  26.  8. 
f^  Ps.  C5.  4. 

Luke  2.  37. 
II  Or, 

tite  delight, 
h  r».  90.  17. 
i  Ph.  31.20.  & 

83.  3.  &  91.  1. 

Is.  4.  6. 
*  Ps.  40.  2. 
;Ps.  3.  3. 
t  Ilcb.  of 

skuuting. 
II  Or,  My 


h". 


aid 


until  thee, 

Let  my  face 

seek  thy 

face,  ic 
m  Ps.  24.  6.  <fc 

105.  4. 
n  Ps.  69.  17.  Ic 

143.  7. 
o  Is.  49.  15. 
t  Hel>.  will 

gather  me, 

Is.  40.  11. 
p  Ps.  25.  4.  ic 

88.  11.  ic  119. 
t  Ileb. 

a  way  of 

plainness, 

Ps.  26.  12. 
t  Ilel). 

those  which 

ofiserve  me, 

Ps.  5.  S.  /c 

54.  5. 
7  Ps.  35.  25. 
T  1  Sam.  22.  9. 

2  Sam.  16.  7, 


t  Ps.  5G.  13.  Si. 

116.  9.  ck  142. 

5. 

.ler.  II.  19. 

Ez.  20.  20. 
u  Vn.  31.  24.  (k 

62.  1,  5.  <k 

130.  5. 

Is.  25.  9. 

Hab.  2.3. 


10  In  whcse  hands  is  mischief, 
and  their  right  hand  is  tfuU  of 
™  bribes. 

11  But  as  for  me,  I  will  "walk  in 
mine  integrity:  redeem  me,  and 
be  merciful  unto  me. 

12  "  My  foot  standeth  in  an  P  even 
place:  sin  the  congregations  will 
I  bless  the  Lord. 

PSALM   XXVII. 

1  David  sustaineth  his  faith  hy  the  power  of  God, 
4  by  his  love  to  the  service  of  God,  9  hy  prayer. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  Lord  is  «my  light  and 
ft  my  salvation;  whom  shall 
I  fear?  « the  Lord  i.9  the  strength 
of  my  life;  of  whom  shall  I  be 
afraid  ? 

2  When  the  wicked,  even  mine 
enemies  and  my  foes,  tcame  up- 
on,me  to  '^eat  up  my  flesh,  they 
stumbled  and  fell. 

3  e  Though  a  host  should  en- 
camp against  me,  my  heart  shall 
not  fear:  though  war  should  rise 
against  me,  in  this  ivill  I  be  con- 
fident. 

4  /One  thing  have  I  desired  of 
the  Lord,  that  will  I  seek  after; 
that  I  may  ff  dwell  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  my 
life,  to  beliold  II ''  the  beauty  of  the 
Lor  D,  and  to  inquire  in  his  temple. 

5  For  'in  the  time  of  trouble  he 
shall  hide  me  in  liis  pavilion  :  in 
the  secret  of  his  tabernacle  shall 
he  hide  me;  he  shall  *  set  me  up 
upon  a  rock. 

G  And  now  shall  ^mine  head  be 
lifted  up  above  mine  enemies 
round  about  me:  therefore  will  I 
offer  in  his  tabernacle  sacrifices 
t  of  joy;  I  willsing,  yea,  Iwillsing 
praises  unto  the  Lord. 

7  Hear,  O  Lord,  ivhrn  I  cry  with 
my  voice:  have  mercy  also  upon 
me,  and  answer  me. 

8  II  When  Ihou  saulst,  '"Seek  ye 
my  face;  my  lieartsaid  unto  thee, 
Tliy  face.  Lord,  will  I  seek. 

9  » Hide  not  thy  face  far  from 
me;  put  not  thy  servant  away  in 
anger:  thou  hast  been  myiielp; 
leave  me  not,  neither  forsake  me, 
O  God  of  my  salvation. 

10  0  When  my  father  and  my 
mother  forsake  me,  then  the 
Lord  twill  take  me  up. 

11  p  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord, 
and  lead  me  in  t  a  plain  path,  be- 
cause of  1  mine  enemies. 

12  1 1Jeliver  me  not  over  unto 
the  will  of  mine  enemies:  for 
»■  false  witnesses  are  risen  up 
against  mo,  and  such  as  « breathe 
out  cruelty. 

13  I  had  fainted,  unless  I  had  be- 
lieved to  see  the  goodne.ss  of  the 
Lord  f'\n  the  laud  of  the  living. 

14  "Wait  on  the  lAniu:  be  of 
good  courage,  and  lie  shall 
strengthen  thine  heart:  wait,  I 
say,  on  the  LoiiD. 

510 


PSALM   XXVIII. 

1  T)avid  prayeth  earnestly  against  his  enemies.  6 

He  blesseth  Gud.   9  He  prayeth  fur  the  people. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

UNTO  thee  will  I  cry,  O  Lord 
my  rock  ;  «be  not  silent  tto 
me:  *lest,  //thou  be  silent  to  me, 
I  become  like  them  that  go  down 
into  the  pit. 

2  Hear  the  voice  of  my  suppli- 
cations, when  1  cry  unto  thee, 
«when  I  lift  up  my  hands  M  to- 
ward thy  holy  oracle. 

3  «Draw  me  not  away  with  the 
wicked,  and  with  the  workers  of 
iniquity,  .f which  speak  peace  to 
their  neighbours,  but  mischief  is 
in  their  hearts. 

4  i/Give  them  according  to  their 
deeds,  and  according  to  the  wick- 
edness of  their  endeavours:  give 
them  after  the  work  of  their 
hands;  render  to  them  their  de- 
sert. 

5  Because  ''they  re.gard  not  the 
works  of  the  Lord,  nor  the  oper- 
ation of  his  hands,  he  shall  de- 
stroy them,  and  not  build  them 
up. 

C  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  because 
he  hath  heard  the  voice  of  mj' 
supplications. 

7  The  Lord  is  » my  strength  and 
my  shield ;  my  heart  ''•  trusted  in 
him,  and  I  am  helped:  therefore 
my  heart  greatly  rejoiceth ;  and 
with  my  song  will  I  praise  him. 

8  The  Lord  is  II  their  strength, 
and  he  is  the  t' saving  strength  of 
his  anointed. 

9  Save  thy  people,  and  bless 
'"thine  inheritance:  II  feed  them 
also,  "and  lift  them  up  for  ever. 

PSALM    XXIX. 

I  David  exhortcth  princes  to  give  glory  to  God,  3 
hy  reason  of  his  power,  11  and  protection  of  his 
people. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

«/^IVE  unto   the  Lord,  O  tye 
\T  mighty,  give  unto  the  Lord 
glory  and  strength. 

2  Give  unto  the  Lord  t  the  glory 
due  unto  his  name;  worship  the 
Lord  H  in  ^the  beauty  of  holi- 
ness. 

3  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
the  waters:  cthe  God  of  glory 
tiiundereth:    the   Lord  is   upon 

II  many  waters. 

4  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  t  pow- 
erful; the  voice  of  the  Lord  is 
tlull  of  majesty. 

5  The  voice  of  the  Lord  brealc- 
eth  the  cedars;  yea,  the  Lord 
breaketh  <'  the  cedars  of  ljel);yioii. 

(J  <"  lie  inaketh  them  also  to  skip 
like  a  call;  Lebanon  and  /Sirion 
like  a  young  unicorn. 

7  The  voice  of  the  Lord  tdivid- 
eth  the  flames  of  (ire. 

8  The  voice  of  the  Lord  shaketh 
the  wilderiie.ss;  the  Lord  shak- 
eth the  wilderness  of  .-'Kadesh. 

9  The  voice  of  the  Lord  maketh 


oPs.  P3.  1. 
t  Heb. 

from  me. 
b  Vs.  88.  4.  ifc 

143.  7. 

c  1  Kings  S. 

22,  23.  <fc  8. 

28,  29 

Ps.  5.  7. 
II  Or, 

toward  the 

oracle  oj  thy 

sanctuary, 
d  Ps.  138.  2. 
c  Ps.  20.  9. 
/Ps.  12.  2.  (k 

65.  21.  <k  02. 

4. 

Jer.  9.  8. 

g-2  Tim   4.  14. 

Rev.  18.  6. 
ft  Job   34.27. 

Is.  5.  12. 


iPs.  18.2. 
h  Ps.  13.  5.  (fc 
2-2.  4. 

11  Or, 
his  strength. 

t  Heb. 
strength  of 
salvations. 

I  Ps.  20.  6. 

m  Dent.  9.  29. 
1  Kings  8.  51, 
53. 

II  Or,  rule, 
Ps.  78.  71. 

n  Ezra  1.4. 


nl  Chr.  16. 

28,  29. 

Ps.  96.  7,  8,  9. 
T  Heb. 

ye  sons  of 

the  mighty, 
t  Heb.  the 

honour  of 

his  name. 

I  Or,  in  his 
glorious 
sanctvary. 

blChi.  20. 
21. 
cJob  37.  4,  5. 

II  Or,  great 
waters. 

t  Heb. 

in  power. 
t  llcl>. 

in  majesty. 
dU.  2.  13. 
c  Ps.  114.  4. 
/Deul.  3.  9. 
t  Heh. 

cutteth  out. 
ff  Num.13.  26. 


He  exhorteth  to  praise  God. 


PSALMS. 


He  prayeth  in  his  calamity. 


hJoUyj.  1,  2, 

3. 
II  Or,  ta  he 

in  pain. 
II  Or,  eurry 

whtl  of  It 

uttcretk,  ^c, 
iGeii.  6.  17. 

Job  3a.  8,25. 
*  Ps.  10.  16. 
I  I's,  23.  S. 


1012. 

*  Dcul.  20.  :,. 

1  Sam.  5.  11. 
i  C.  20. 

a  Ps.  28.  9. 

I  Ps.  25.  2.(k 
35.  19,  2-1. 

f  Ps.  C.  2.  ik 

103.  3. 
d  Ps.  86    13. 
cPs.  2».  1. 
/I  (Jhr.  16.  <. 

Ps.  97.  12. 

II  Or,  /'/  the 
memurial. 

gFs.  103.  9. 
Is.  26.  20.  <k 
5».  7,8. 

2  Cor.  4.  17. 
I  Heb. 

there  is  hut 
a  moment  tn 
his  nnger. 

h  Ps.  63.  3. 

r  Heb.  in  the 
evening. 

i  P.S.  126.  5. 

t  Heb. 
tinging. 

»  Job  29.  18. 

t  Ileb.  settled 
Urcngtfi  far 
mymuuntain. 

I  Vs.  104.  29. 
mPs.  6.  5.  A: 

88.  11.*.  115. 
17.  (t  118.17. 
Is.  38.  18. 
n  2  Sam. 6.  14. 
If.  61.  3. 
Jcr.  31.  4. 

II  Th.Tt  is,  mjr 
tongue,  or, 
my  soul: 
See  Geii.  49. 
6. 

Ps.  16.  9.  & 
57.  8. 


a  Ps.  22.  5.  (k 
£5.2.  <k71.  1. 
Is.  49.  23. 

i-Ps.  143.  1. 

cPs.  71.2. 

t  Heb.  to  me 
for  a  rvcit 
of  strength. 

dPs.  18.  2. 

t  Ps.  23.  3.  & 
25.  11. 


'» the  hinds  11  to  calve,  and  cliscov- 
ereth  the  forests  :  and  in  his  tem- 
ple 11  doth  every  one  speak  of  his 
glory. 

10  The  Lord  'sitteth  upon  the 
flood;  yea,  *the  Lord  sitteth 
King  for  ever. 

11  'The  Lord  will  give  strength 
unto  his  people;  the  Lord  will 
bless  his  people  with  peace. 

PSALM    XXX. 

1  David  praiseth  God  for  his  delioerance.  4  lie 
exhorteth  others  to  praise  him  by  example  of 
God's  dealing  with  him. 

.K  Psalm  and  Sonj  *  a>  the  dedication  of  the 
bouse  of  David. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  O  Lord  ;  for 
thou  hast  "lifted  me  up,  and 
hast  not  made  my  foes  to  'rejoice 
over  me. 

2  O  Lord  my  God,  I  cried  unto 
thee,  and  thou  hast  <•  healed  me. 

3  O  Lord,  <Uhou  hast  brought 
up  my  soul  from  the  grave:  thou 
hast  kept  me  alive,  that  I  should 
not  ego  down  to  the  pit. 

4  /Sing  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye 
saints  of  his,  and  give  thanks  flat 
the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 

5  For  f^this  anger  endureth.  but 
a  moiDcnt;  ^  in  his  favour  (.s-  life: 
weeping  may  endure  tfor  a  night, 
'but  tjoy  Cometh  in  the  morning. 

(5  And  *in  my  prosperity  I  said, 
I  shall  never  be  moved. 

7  Lord,  by  thy  favour  thou  hast 
tmade  my  mountain  to  stand 
strong:  'thou  didst  hide  thy  face, 
and  I  was  troubled. 

8  I  cried  to  thee,  O  Lord;  and 
unto  the  Lord  I  made  supplica- 
tion. 

!)  What  profit  is  thrre  in  my 
blood,  when  I  go  down  to  the  pit"? 
'"Shall  the  dust  praise  thee?  shall 
it  declare  thy  truth  ? 

10  Hear,  O  Lord,  and  have  mer- 
cy upon  me:  Lord,  be  thou  my 
helper. 

11  n  Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my 
mourning  into  dancing :  thou  hast 
put  off'  my  sackcloth,  and  girded 
me  with  gladness; 

12  To  the  end  that  11  viy  glory  may 
sing  i3rai.se  to  thee,  and  not  be  si- 
lent. O  Lord  my  God,  I  will 
give  thanks  unto  thee  for  ever. 

PSALM   XXXI. 

1  David  shewing  his  confidence  in  God  craveth  his 
help.      7  He    rejotcelh   m    his    mercy.      9    He 
prayeth  in  his  calamity.      19  He  praiseth  God 
jor  his  goodness. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  K  Psalm  of  David. 

IX  "thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my 
trust;  let  me  never  be  asliam- 
ed  :  ''deliver  iDe  in  thy  righteous- 
ness. 

2  <^Bow  down  thine  ear  to  me; 
deliver  me  speedily  :  be  thou  +  my 
strong  rock,  for  a  house  of  de- 
fence to  save  me. 

3  rfFor  thou  art  my  rock  and  my 
fortress ;  therefore « for  th.v  name's 
sake  lead  me,  and  guide  me. 


4  Pull  me  out  of  the  net  that  they 
have  laid  privily  for  me  :  for  thou 
art  my  strength. 

5  .finto  thine  hand  I  commit  my 
spirit:    thou  hast  redeemed  me, 

0  Lord  God  of  truth. 
G  I  have  hated  them  fi' that  regard 

lying  vanities  :  but  I  trust  in  the 
Lord. 

7  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thy 
merc.v :  for  thou  hast  considered 
my  trouble ;  thou  hast  ''  known 
my  soul  in  adversities; 

8  And  hast  not  'shut  me  up  into 
the  hand  of  tlie  enemy:  *thou 
hast  set  my  feet  in  a  large  room. 

9  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord, 
for  I  am  in  trouble:  'mine  eye  is 
consumed  with  grief,  j/eo,  my  .soul 
and  my  belly. 

10  For  my  life  is  .spent  with  grief, 
and  my  years  with  sighing:  my 
strengtli  faileth  because  of  mine 
iniquity,  and  '"my  bones  are  con- 
sumed. 

11  «I  was  a  reproach  among  all 
mine  enemies,  but  » especially 
among  iny  neighbours,  and  a  fear 
to  mine  acquaintance:  p  they  that 
did  see  me  without  fled  from  me. 

12  9  I  am  forgotten  as  a  dead  man 
out  of  mind;  I  am  like  ta  broken 
vessel. 

13  'For  I  have  heard  the  slander 
of  many :  « fear  vxts  on  every 
.side:  while  they  Uook  counsel 
together  against  me,  thej'  devised 
to  take  away  my  life. 

14  But  I  trusted  in  thee,  O  Lord  : 

1  said.  Thou  art  my  God. 

15  My  times  are  in  thy  hand: 
deliver  me  from  the  hand  of 
mine  enemies,  and  from  them 
that  persecute  me. 

1()  «  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon 
thj'  servant ;  save  me  for  thy  mer- 
cies' sake. 

17  a;  Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  O 
Lord;  for  I  have  called  upon 
thee:  let  the  wicked  be  ashamed, 
and  y  II  let  them  be  silent  in  the 
grave. 

18  «Let  the  lying  lips  be  put  to 
silence;  which  "speak  t grievous 
things  proudly  and  contemptuous- 
ly against  the  righteous. 

19  ^O/i  how  great  is  thy  good- 
ness, which  thou  hast  laid  up  for 
them  that  fear  thee;  lo/iich  thou 
hast  wrought  for  them  that  trust 
in  thee  beibre  the  sons  of  men ! 

20  c  Thou  Shalt  hide  them  in  the 
secret  of  thy  presence  from  the 
pride  of  man:  ''thou  shalt  keep 
them  secretly  in  a  pavilion  from 
the  strife  of  tongues. 

21  Blessed  ?>e  the  Lord:  for  «he 
hath  shewed  me  his  marvellous 
kindness /'in  a  II  strong  city. 

22  For  ffl  said  in  my  haste,  ^I 
am  cut  off  from  before  thine 
eyes:  nevertheless  thou  heardest 
the  voice  of  my  supplications 
when  I  cried  unto  thee. 

511 


/Luke  23.  46. 
Acts  7.  69. 


ft  John  10.  27. 

I  Deut.  32.  20. 

1  Sam.  17.45. 

t  24.  la. 
k  Ps.  4.  1.  (fc 

18.  19. 
/  Ps.  6.  7. 


mPs.  32.3.  Sc 

102.  3. 
nPs.  41.8. 

Is.  53.  4. 
o  Job  19.  13. 

Ps.  38.  ll.(fc 

88.  8, 18. 
p  Ps.  64.  8. 
q  Ps.  88.  4,  5. 
t  Heb. 

a  vessel  that 

perisheth. 
r  Jcr.  20.  10. 
s  Jer.  6.  25.  <fc 

20.3. 

Lam.  2.  22. 
<  Matt.  27.  1. 


Ps.  4.  6.  & 
67.  1. 
X  Ps.  25.  2. 

yl  Sam.  2.  9. 

Ps.  115.  17. 
II  Or,  let  them 

be  cut  off  for 

the  grave. 
zPs.  12.  3. 
o  1  Sam.  2.  3. 

P.s.  94.  4. 

Judel5. 
t  Heb. 

a  hard  thing, 
b  Is.  64.  4. 

1  Cor.  2.  9. 
c  Ps.  27.  5.  k 

32.  7. 
rfJob    5.  21. 
e  Ps.  17.7. 
/I  Sara.  23.7. 

Or,  fenced 

city, 
gl  Sam.  23. 

26. 

Ps.  116.  11. 
ft  Is.  38.  11,12. 

Lam .  3.  54. 

Jonah  2.  4. 


God  is  to  he  i^raised  for 


PSALMS. 


his  power  and  providence. 


A  Psalm  r/ 
David  giv- 
ing  instruc- 
tion. 

a.  Pb.  85.  2. 
Rom.  4.  6,  7, 
8. 

hi  Cor.  5.  19. 

r  John  1.  47. 


ft  1  Sam.  5.  6, 
11. 

Job  33.  7. 
Ps.  38.  2. 


f  Prov.  28.  13. 
Is.  65.  24. 
Luke  15.  18, 
21,  &c. 

1  John  1.9. 
/I  Tim.  1.  16. 
f  Is.  55.  6. 

John  7.  34. 
tHeb. 

in  a  time 

offindim:. 
APs.  9.  9.  ik 

27.  5.  <k  31. 

20. &  110. 

114. 
1  K.X    15.  1. 

Juds.  5.  1. 

2  Sam.  22.  1. 


t  Ileh.  I  will 

counsel  Ihcp, 

mine  eye 

shall  be 

upon  thee. 
»  Prov.  26.  3. 

James  3.  3. 
/Job  35.  11. 
m  Prov.  13. 

21. 

Rom.  2.  9. 
nPs.  31.  8.  & 

84.  12. 

Prov.  16.  26. 

Jer.  17.7. 
uP«.«4.  10.  <t 

68.  3. 


oPs 

.  3  J.  1 1 

*. 

U7. 

12. 

i.  Ps 

147.  1 

cPs 

92.  3. 

ti. 

141 

.9. 

•1V>. 

.  96,  1. 

&• 

98. 

I.Ac  144. 

9.  Sc  1 10. 

. 

Ib. 

42,  10, 

Re 

V.  5.  U, 

23  »0  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his 
saints:  for  the  Lord  preserveth 
the  faithful,  and  plentifully  re- 
wardeth  the  proud  doer. 

24  *Be  of  good  courage,  and  he 
.shall  strengthen  your  heart,  all 
ye  that  hope  in  the  Lord. 

PSALM  XXXII. 

1  Blessedness  consisteth  in  remission  of  sins.  3 
Confession  of  sins  giveth  case  to  the  conscience. 
8  God's  promises  bring  joy. 

(I  A  Psalm  of  David,  Maschil. 

BLESSED  is  he.  u^hose  «trans- 
gre.ssion    is    forgiven,   ivliose 
.sin  is  covered. 

2  Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom 
the  Lord  '-imputeth  not  iniquity, 
and  cin  whose  spirit  there  is  no 
guile. 

3  When  I  kept  silence,  my  bones 
waxed  old  through  my  roaring 
all  the  day  long. 

4  For  day  and  night  thy  d  hand 
was  heavy  upon  me :  my  moist- 
ure is  turned  into  the  drought  of 
summer.    Selah. 

5  I  acknowledged  my  sin  unto 
thee,  and  mine  iniquity  have  I 
not  hid.  «I  said,  I  will  confe.ss 
mj'  tran.sgressions  unto  the  Lord; 
and  thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of 
my  sin.    Selah. 

G  ./"For  this  shall  every  one  that 
is  godly  r/pray  unto  thee  tin  a 
time  when  thou  mayest  be  found : 
surely  in  the  floods  of  great  wa- 
ters they  shall  not  come  nigh  unto 
him. 

7  A  Thou  art  my  hiding  place; 
thou  Shalt  preserve  me  from 
trouble;  thou  shall  compass  me 
about  with  » songs  of  deliverance. 
Selah. 

8  I  will  instruct  thee  and  teach 
thee  in  the  way  which  thou  shalt 
go:  tl  will  guide  thee  with  mine 
eye. 

!)  k  Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as 
the  mule,  ro/uc/i,  have  'no  under- 
standing: whose  mouth  must  be 
held  in  with  bit  and  bridle,  lest 
thej'  come  near  unto  thee. 

10  '"Many  sorrows  s/iatt  be  to 
the  wicked :  but  "he  that  trusteth 
in  the  Lord,  mercy  shall  compass 
him  about. 

11  "Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and 
rejoice,  ve  righteous:  and  shout 
for  joy,  all  ye  that  are  upright  in 
heart. 

PSALM  XXXIIL 

1  (lod  is  to  be  praised /or  his  goodness,  6  for  his 
power,  12  and  for  his  providence.  20  Confi- 
dence is  to  be  placed  in  God. 

REJOICE  "in  the  Lord,  O  ye 
righteous :  for  !>  praise  is  come- 
ly for  the  upright. 
2  Praise  the  Lord  with  harp: 
sing  unto  him  with  the  psaltery 
candnw  instrument  of  ten  strings. 
;!  ''Sing  unto  liini  a  new  song; 
play  skilfully  with  a  loud  noise. 
512 


4  For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is 
right ;  and  all  his  works  are  done 
in  truth. 

5  «He  loveth  righteousness  and 
judgment:  .'the  earth  is  full  of 
the  11  goodness  of  the  Lord. 

()  .'/By  the  word  of  the  Lord 
were  the  heavens  made;  and  ''  all 
the  host  of  them  ^  by  the  breath 
of  his  mouth. 

7  *  He  .gathereth  the  waters  of  the 
sea  together  as  a  heap:  he  layeth 
up  the  depth  in  storehouses. 

8  Let  all  the  earth  fear  the 
Lord:  let  all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  world  stand  in  awe  of  him. 

9  For  'he  spake,  and  it  was  done; 
he  commanded,  and  it  stood  fast. 

10  '"The  Lord  tbringeth  the 
counsel  of  the  heathen  to  nought: 
he  maketh  the  devices  of  the  peo- 
ple of  none  effect. 

11  "The  counsel  of  the  Lord 
standeth  for  ever,  the  thoughts  of 
his  heart  t  to  all  generations. 

12  "Blessed  is  the  nation  whose 
God  is  the  Lord;  and  the  people 
whom  he  hath  i*  chosen  for  his 
own  inheritance. 

IS'jTheLoRD  looketh  fromheav- 
en ;  he  beholdeth  all  the  sons  of 
men. 

14  From  the  place  of  his  habita- 
tion he  looketh  upon  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  earth. 

15  He  fashioneth  their  hearts 
alike;  '"he  considereth  all  their 
works. 

16  « There  is  no  king  saved  by  the 
multitude  of  a  host :  a  mighty 
man  is  not  delivered  by  much 
strength. 

17  <A  horse  is  a  vain  thing  for 
safety:  neither  shall  he  deliver 
any  by  his  great  strength. 

IS  "  Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord 
i.s-«  upon  them  that  fear  him,  upon 
them  that  hope  in  his  mercy; 

19  To  deliver  their  soul  from 
death,  and  yio  keep  them  alive 
in  famine. 

20  «Our  soul  waiteth  for  the 
Lord:  "he  is  our  help  and  our 
sliield. 

21  For  our  ^  heart  shall  rejoice  in 
him,  because  we  have  trusted  in 
his  holy  name. 

22  Let  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  be 
upon  us,  according  as  we  hope  in 
thee. 

PSALM   XXXIV. 

1  David  praiseth  God,  and  rxhortrlh  others 
thereto  by  his  experience.  8  They  are  blessed 
that  trust  in  God.  11  He  eihorleth  to  the  fear 
of  God.     15  The  privileges  of  the  righteous. 

A  Psalmnf  David,  when  he  changed  his  behav- 
iour before  II  .\bimclech ;  who  drove  him 
away,  and  he  departed. 

I  WILL  "bless  the  Lord  at  all 
times  :  his  praise  .v/ia/Zcontinu- 
allv  l>r  in  niv  mouth 
2  My  soul  shall  make  her  ''boast 
In  tlie  Lord:  ''the  humble  shall 
hear  thereof,  and  be  glad. 


The  privileges  of  tne  righteous.        PSALMS.  David  compjaineth  of  his  enemies. 


d  Ps.  69.  30. 
Luke  1.  46. 


eMalt.  7.  7. 
Luke  11.  9. 

;!  Or,  They 
flowed  unto 
him. 

/rs.  3.4. 
g  ver.  17,  19. 

2  Sam.  22. 1. 
ft  Dan.  C.  22. 

Heb.  1.  14. 
1  See  Gen.  32. 

1,  2. 

2  Kings  6. 17. 

Zech.  9.  8. 
»1  Pet.  2.  3. 
I  Ps.  2.  12. 
m  Ps.  31.  23. 

n  Job  4.10,  IL 
oPs.  &1.  11. 
^  Ps.  32.  8. 
q\  Pet.  3.  10, 

11. 
rl  Pet.  2.22. 


Is.  1.  16,  17. 
f  Rom.  12.  IS. 

Heb.  12.  14. 
u  Job  36.  7. 

P3.  33.  18. 

1  Pet.  3.  12. 
X  ver.  6,  17. 

jf  Lev.  17.  10. 

Jer.  44.  11. 

Amos  9.  4. 
iProv.  10.  7. 
a  ver.  6,  15, 

19. 

Ps.  143.  19, 

20. 

6Ps.  145.  18. 
cPs.  51.  17. 

Is.  57.  15.  & 

61.  I.(k66.  2. 
+  Heb.  to 

the  broken 

of  heart. 
fHeh.contrite 

of  spirit. 
iProv.  24. 16. 

2  Tim.  3.  11, 
12. 

e  ver.  6,  17. 
/John  19.  33. 
e  Ps.  94.  28. 
n  Or,  Shan 

be  guilt!/. 
?t2  Sam.  4.  9. 

1  Kings  1.29. 

Ps.  71.  23.  it 

103.  4. 

Lara.  3,  58. 


ePs.  43.  1.  & 
119.  15J. 
Lam.  3.  58. 

5  Ex.  14.  25. 

r.  Is.  42.  13. 


3  O  (i magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 
and  let   us    exalt  his   name  to-; 
gether.  j 

4  I  (^sought  the  Lord,  and  he 
heard  me,  and  delivered  me  from 
all  my  fears.  i 

5  I  They  looked  unto  him,  and 
were  lightened :  and  their  faces 
were  not  ashamed. 

6  .f  This  poor  man  cried,  and  the 
Lord  heard  him,  and  sf  saved  him  | 
out  of  all  his  troubles. 

7  ''The  angel  of  the  Lord  ien- 
campeth  round  about  them  that 
fear  him.  and  delivereth  them. 

8  O  *^ taste  and  see  that  the  Lord 
is  good :  '  blessed  is  the  man  that 
trusteth  in  him. 

9  »'  O  fear  the  Lord,  j'e  his  saints : 
for  </i€re  is  no  want  to  them  that 
fear  him. 

10  "The  young  lions  do  lack,  and 
suffer  hunger :  o  but  they  that  seek 
the  Lord  shall  not  want  any  good 
t/iinp. 

11  Come,  ye  children,  hearken 
unto  me:  pI  will  teach  you  the 
fear  of  the  i^ord. 

12  9  What  man  is  he  that  desiretli 
life,  and  loveth  many  days,  that 
he  may  see  good? 

13  Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil, 
and  thy  lips  from  '•speaking  guile. 

14  « Depart  from  evil,  and  do 
good;  iseek  peace,  and  pursue 
it. 

15  "The  ej'es  of  the  Lord  are  up- 
on the  righteous,  and  his  ears  are 
open  unto  their  ^  cry. 

16  2/ The  face  of  the  Lord  is 
against  them  that  do  evil,  ^to  cut 
offtlie  remembrance  of  them  from 
the  earth. 

17  The  righteous  cry,  and  "the 
Lord  heareth,  and  delivereth 
them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 

18  *The  Lord  is  nigh  c+unto 
them  that  are  of  a  broken  heart ; 
end  saveth  such  as  be  t  of  a  con- 
trite spirit. 

19  <^  Many  are  the  afflictions  of 
the  righteous:  «but  tlie  Lord 
delivereth  him  out  of  them  all. 

20  He  keepeth  all  his  bones: 
/not  one  of  them  is  broken. 

21  3 Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked: 
and  they  that  hate  the  righteous 
il  shall  be  desolate. 

22  The  Lord  ''redeemeth  the 
soul  of  his  servants:  and  none  of 
them  that  trust  in  him  shall  be 
desolate. 

PSALM  XXXV. 

1  David  pra'jdh  for  Ins  own  safity,  and  his  ene- 
mies' confusion.  11  He  cumplainelh  of  their 
wrongful  dealing.  22  Thereby  he  incitcth  God 
against  them. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

PLEAD  amy  cause,  O  Lord, 
v.'ith  them  that  strive  with 
me :  *  fight  against  them  that  fight 
against  me. 

2  cTake  hold  of  shield  and  buck- 
ler, and  stand  uj)  for  mine  help. 


3  Draw  out  also  the  spear,  and 
stop  the  way  against  them  that 
persecute  me:  say  unto  my  .soul, 
I  am  thy  salvation. 

4  f'Let  them  be  confounded  and 
put  to  shame  that  seek  after  my 
soul:  let  them  be  « turned  back 
and  brought  to  confusion  that 
devise  my  hurt. 

5  .'"Let  them  be  as  chaff  before 
the  wind:  and  let  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  chase  thera. 

6  Let  their  way  be  t.^/dark  and 
slippery:  and  let  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  persecute  them. 

7  For  without  cause  have  they 
''hid  for  me  their  net  in  a  pit, 
ichich  without  cause  they  have 
digged  for  my  soul. 

8  Let  ulestruction  come  upon 
him  tat  unawares;  and  ''let  his 
net  that  he  liath  hid  catch  him- 
self: into  that  ver^'  destruction 
let  him  fall. 

9  And  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in 
the  Lord:  'it  shall  rejoice  in  his 
salvation. 

10 '"AH  mj' bones  shall  say,  Lord, 
"Who  is  like  unto  thee,  which  de- 
liverest  the  poor  from  him  that 
is  too  strong  for  him,  yea,  the 
poor  and  the  needy  from  him  that 
spoileth  him  ? 

11  to  False  witnesses  did  rise  up; 
tthey  laid  to  my  charge  things 
that  "I  knew  not. 

12  pThey  rewarded  me  evil  for 
good  to  the  t spoiling  of  my 
soul. 

13  But  as  for  me,  9  when  thej' 
were  sick,  my  clothing  icas  sack- 
cloth: I  8  humbled  my  soul  with 
fasting ;  -r  and  my  prayer  returned 
into  mine  own  bosom. 

14  I  tbehaved  myself  fas  though 
he  had  been  my  friend  or  brother : 
I  bowed  down  heavily,  as  one 
that  mourneth/o/'  his  mother. 

15  But  in  mine  t adversity  they 
rejoiced,  and  gathered  tlieniselves 
together:  yea,  »the  abjects  gath- 
ered themselves  together  against 
me,  and  I  knew  it  not;  they  did 
^tear  me,  and  ceased  not: 

IG  With  hj'pocritical  mockers  in 
feasts,  ''they  gnashed  upon  me 
with  their  teeth. 

17  Lord,  how  long  wilt  thou 
^look  on?  rescue  my  sioul  from 
their  destructions,  t:/my  darling 
from  the  lions. 

18  =  I  will  give  thee  thanks  in 
the  great  congregation:  I  will 
praise  thee  among  tmuch  peo- 
ple. 

19  "Let  not  them  that  are  mine 
enemies  t  wrongfully  rejoice  over 
me:  neither  61et  them  wink  with 
the  ej^e  cthat  hate  me  without  a 
cause. 

20  For  they  speak  not  peace: 
but  thev  devLse  deceitful  matters 
a.s&\xistthem  that  are  quiet  in  the 
land. 

513 


d  ver.  26. 

Ps.  40. 14, 15. 

&  70.  2,  3. 
e  Ps.  129.  5. 
^Job21.  18. 

Ps.  1.  4.  <fc 

63.  13. 

Is.  29.  5. 

H08.  13.  3. 
t  Heb.  dark- 
ness and 

slipperiness, 
f  Ps.  73.  1(». 

Jer.  23.  12. 
ft  Ps.  9.  15. 
1  1  Thesa.  5.3 
t  Heb.  whicll 

he  knoweth 

not  of. 
*Ps.  7.  15,16. 

i;  57.  6.  & 

141.  9,  10. 

Prov.  0.22. 
ZPs.  13.  5. 
m  See  Ps.  51. 

8. 
n  Ex.15.  11. 

Ps.  71.  19. 
t  Heb. 

"Witnesses 

of  wrong. 
0  Ps.  2T.  12. 
T  Heb.  they 

asked  me. 
p  Ps.  38.  20.  4: 

109.  3,  4,  5. 

Jer.  18.  20. 

John  10.32. 
tlleb. 

depriving. 
?  Job  30.  25. 

Ps.  69.  10,11. 
;i  Or,  afflicted. 
rMatt.  10.  13. 

Luke  10.  B. 
t  Heb.  walked. 
t  Heb.  as  a 

friend^  as  a 

brother  to 

me. 
t  Heb. 

halting, 

T^.  38.  17. 
sJob  30.  1,  8, 

12. 
t  Job  16.  9. 
u  Job  16.  9. 

Ps.  37.  12. 

Lam.  2.  16. 
r  Hab.  1.  13. 
t  Heb.  my 

only  one. 
y  Ps.  22.  20. 
z  Ps.  22.25,31. 

ic  40.  9,  10. 

Sc  111.1. 
t  Heb.  strong, 
a  Ps.  13.  4.  it 

25.  2.  (k  38. 

16. 
t  Heb. 

falsely, 

Ps.  3.^.  19. 
6  Job  15.  12. 

Prov.  6.  13. 

(t  10.  10. 
c  Ps.  69.  4.  k 

109.  3.  &  119. 

161. 

Lam.  3.  62. 

John  16.  35. 


The  grievous  estate  of  the  ivickcd.     PSALMS. 


The  different  end 


d  Vs.  •22.  13. 
f  Ps.  40.  15.  <t 

u4.  7.  <t70.  3. 
/Ex.  3.  7. 

Acts  7.  34. 
f  Pr),  28.  1.  & 

83.  1. 
h  P».  10.  1.  & 

2J.  H,  13.  * 

3a.  '21.  (fc  71. 

12. 
.  Ps.  44.  23.  & 

TO.  2. 
»  Ps.  26.  1. 
;2Thes3.  1.  6. 
m  ' 


er.  10. 


n  Ps.  27.  12.  <Jc 

70.  3.  <k  140. 

8. 
t  Heb.  Ah,  ah, 
vur  soul, 

0  Lnm.  2.  16. 
p  ver.  4. 

r.s.  40.  11. 
(/  Ps.  109.  29. 

&.  132.  IS. 
r  P.-!.  38.  16. 
.1  Uom.  12.  l."). 

ICor.  12.  2G. 
t  Heb.  my 

righteous- 

Prov.  8.  IS. 

1  P.s.  70.  4. 

«  P.I.  140.  4. 
r  Ps.  .OO.  15. 
&  51.  14.  t 

71.  24. 

a  Rom.  3.  18. 
ADeut.29.  13. 

Ps.  10.  3.  Ic 

49.  18. 
t  Hel>. 

I'tfinit  his 

tni'i-uity  10 

hate. 
r  p.s.  12.  2. 
rf.Ier.  4.  22. 
ePrnv.  4.  10. 

Mic.  2.  1. 
II  Or,  vanity. 
/Is.  65.  2. 
gV^.  57.  10.  & 

108.  4. 
t  Heb.  the 

mountains 

of  Ood. 
hJoh  11.  8. 

Ps.  77.  19. 

Horn.  11.  3.1. 
iJoh7.  20. 

Ps.  145.  0. 

1  Tim.  4    10. 
*  Ps.  31.  19. 
■!■  Hf  b. 

precious. 
/Kuth  2.  12. 

Ps.  17.  8.  ac 

91.4. 
m  Ps.  65.  4. 
t  Ilcb. 

ivatercft. 
n  Job  20.  17. 

Kev.  22.  1. 
V  Ps.  16.  11. 
pJer.  2.  13. 


V  1  Pet.  3.  9. 


21  Yea,  they' opeued  their  mouth 
wide  against  me,  and  said,  cAha, 
aha,  our  eye  hath  seen  it. 

22  This  thou  hast  /seen,  O  Lord  : 
ffkeep  not  silence:  O  Lord,  be 
not  ''far  from  me. 

23  ifttir  up  thyself,  and  awake 
to  my  judgnieut,  even  unto 
my  cause,  my  God  and  my 
Lord. 

24  '^  Judge  me,  O  Lorh  my  God, 
'according  to  thy  righteousne.ss; 
and  "'let  them  not  rejoice  over 
me. 

25  "Let  them  not  say  in  their 
hearts,  tAh,  so  would  we  have 
it:  let  them  not  say,  "We  have 
swallowed  him  up. 

26  i'Let  them  be  ashamed  and 
brought  to  confusion  together  that 
rejoice  at  mine  hurt :  let  them  be 
"7  clothed  with  shame  and  dis- 
honour that  Tnagnify  themselves 
against  me. 

27  sLet  thena  shout  for  joy,  and 
be  glad,  that  favour  t  my  right- 
eous cause:  yea,  let  them  «say 
continually,  Let  the  Lord  be 
magnified^  i'  wliich  hath  pleas- 
ure in  the  prosperity  of  his  serv- 
ant. 

28  a:And  my  tongue  shall  .speak 
of  thy  righteousne.ss  and  of  thy 
praLse  all  the  day  long. 

PSALM  XXXVI. 

1  The  /rrievous  estate  of  the  u-icked.  C  The  ex- 
cetlenry  uf  God's  mercy.  10  David  prayeth 
fur  favour  to  God's  children. 

To  the  chief  Masiciaa,  A  Psalm  of  DaTid  the 
servant  of  the  Lord. 

THK  transgression  of  the  wick- 
ed saith  within  my  heart,  that 
n  there  is  no  fear  of  God  before  his 
eyes. 

2  For  ihe  flattereth  himself  in 
his  own  eyes,  1  until  his  iniquity 
be  found  to  be  hateful. 

3  TJie  words  of  his  mouth  arc 
iniquity  and  (-deceit:  <'he  hath 
left  off  to  be  wise,  and  to  do  good. 

4  «  He  deviseth  II  mischief  upon 
liisbed;  he  setteth  liimself/in  a 
way  t/iat  U  not  good;  he  abhor- 
retli  not  evil. 

o(/Tliy  mercy,  O  Lord,  m  in  the 
heavens;  (oid  tliy  faithfulue.ss 
rr.ar.heth  unto  tlie  clouds. 

()  Tliy  rigliteousne.ss  is  like  ttlie 
great  mountiiins;  ''tliy  judgments 
are  a  great  deep:  O  Lord,  » thou 
preservest  man  and  beast. 

7  *I£ovv  t  excellent  is  thy  loving- 
kindne.ss,  O  (Jod!  therefore  the 
cliildren  of  men  'jMit  their  trust 
under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

8  '"They  shall  be  1  abundantly 
satisfied  with  the  fatness  of  thy 
house;  and  thou  shall  make  them 
drink  of"  tlie  river  » of  thy  plca.s- 
ures. 

9  p  For  witli  thee  in  the  fountain 
of  life:  'yin  thy  light  shall  we  see 
light. 

oil 


10  O  tcontinue  thy  lovingkind- 
ne.ss  »-unto  them  that  know  thee; 
and  thy  righteousness  to  the  «  up- 
right in  heart. 

11  Let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come 
against  me,  and  let  not  the  hand 
of  the  wicked  remove  me. 

12  Tliere  are  the  workers  of  in- 
iquity fallen  :  they  are  cast  down, 
'and  shall  not  be  able  to  rise. 

PSALM  XXXVII. 

David  persufideth  to  patience  and  confidence  in 
God,  by  the  dijfercnt  estate  of  the  ffodly  and  the 
wicked. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

FEET  «  not  thy.self  because  of 
evil  doers,  iieither  be  thou  en- 
vious against  the  workers  of  in- 
iquity. 

2  For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down 
^like  tlie  grass,  and  wither  as  the 
green  herb. 

3  Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good ; 
so  slialt  thou  dwell  in  the  land, 
and  t  verily  thou  shalt  be  fed. 

4  f  Delight  thyself  also  in  the 
Lord;  and  he  shall  give  thee 
the  desires  of  tliine  heart. 

5  t'' Commit  thy  way  unto  the 
Lord;  trust  also  in  him;  and  he 
shall  bring  it  to  pass. 

0  «And  he  shall  bring  forth  thy 
righteousness  as  the  light,  and  thy 
judgment  as  tlie  noonday. 

7  /t  Rest  in  the  Lord,  a  and  wait 
patiently  for  him:  ''fret  not  thj'- 
self  because  of  him  who  prosper- 
eth  in  his  way,  because  of  the 
man  who  bringeth  wicked  de- 
vices to  pass. 

8  Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake 
wrath:  ifret  not  thyself  in  any 
wise  to  do  evil. 

9  i'  For  evil  doers  shall  be  cut  off: 
but  those  that  wait  upon  the  Lord, 
they  shall '  inherit  the  earth. 

10  For  »nyet  a  little  while,  and 
the  wicked  s/tall  not  be:  yea, 
"thou  Shalt  diligently  consider 
his  place,  and  it  slinll  liot  he. 

11  "J^ut  the  meek  shall  inherit 
the  earth;  and  shall  delight  them- 
selves in  the  abundance  of  peace. 

12  The  wicked  II  plottetli  against 
the  just,  p  and  gnasheth  upon  him 
with  his  teeth. 

i;?7The  r,ord  shall  laugh  at  him: 
for  he  seetli  that  ''his  day  is  com- 
ing. 

1 1  The  wicked  have  drawn  out 
the  sword,  and  liave  bent  their 
bow,  to  cast  down  the  poor  and 
needy,  and  to  slay  tsuch  as  be  of 
upright  conversation. 

lo^Their  sword  shall  enter  into 
their  own  heart,  and  their  bows 
shall  be  broken. 

l(i  'A  little  that  a  righteous  man 
hath  is  l)(>tter  than  the  riches  of 
many  wicked. 

17  For  "  the  arms  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  broken :  but  the  Lord 
upholdeth  the  righteous. 

18  The  Lord  *  knoweth  the  days 


t  Heb. 

draw  out  at 

length. 
r  Jer.  22.  16. 
s  Ps.  7.  10.  & 

94.  15.  Sl  97. 


Prov.  23.  17. 
<fc  24.  1,  19. 


tHeb. 
in  truth,  or, 
stahleness. 

f Is.  58.  14. 

t  Heb.  Roll 

thy  way  up- 

on  the  LORD. 
d  Ps.  55.  22. 

Prov.  IG.  3. 

Matl.  C.  25. 

Luke  12.  22. 

1  Pet.  5.  7. 
e  Job  11.  17. 

Mic.  7.  9. 
/Ps.  62.  1. 
t  Heb. 

Be  silent  to 

the  LORD. 
glH.  30.  15. 

Lam.  3.  26. 
Aver.  1,  8. 

Jer.  12.  1. 
i  Ps.  73.  3. 

Eph.  4.  28. 
*  Job  27.  13, 

14. 
(ver.  11,  22, 

29. 

Is.  57.  13. 
mHeb.  10.36, 

37. 
n  Job  7.  10.  & 

20.  9. 

0  Malt.  6.  5. 
||  Or, 

practiseth. 
p  Ps.  35.  16. 
7  Ps.  2.  4. 
r  1  Sam.  20. 

10. 


t  Heb. 

the  upright 

of  way. 
sMic.  0.  6. 

I  Prov.  15. 16. 

*  10.  8. 

1  Tim.  6.  6. 
U.}nUW.  15. 

Ps.  10.  16. 

Ki.  30.  21, 

fee. 
xTa.  1.  6. 


of  good  and  bad  men. 


PSALMS. 


David  imploreth  God's  mercy. 


yU.  fiO.  21. 


J  Jobs.  20. 
rb.33.  19. 


T  Heb.  the 
prcciousness 
oflam'is. 

a  Ps.  102.  3. 

b  Ps.  112.  5,  9 

c  Prov.  3.  33. 
d  VKf.  9. 

«  1  Sam.  2.  9. 
Prov.  16.9. 

II  Or, 

established. 
/Pa.  3t.  19,20. 

&  40.  2.  ic 

91.  12. 

Prov.  24.  16. 

Mic.  7.  S. 

2  Cor.  4.9. 

{•Job  15.23. 

Pa.  59.  15.  <k 

109.  10. 
h  Deut.  15.  8, 

10. 

Pa.  112.5,  9. 
t  Heb. 

all  Che  day. 
I  Ps.  34.  14. 

Is.  1.  16,  17. 
*Ps.  11.  7. 

;ps.  21.  10. 

Prov.  2.  22. 

Is.  14.  20. 
m  Prov.  2.  21. 
n  .Malt.  12.  35. 

0  Deut.  6.  8. 
Ps.  40.  8.  & 
119.  9S. 

Is.  51.  7. 
:i  Or,  goings, 
p  Ps.  10.  8. 
!(2  Pet.  2.  9. 
r  Pa.  ion.  31. 

s  vcr.  9. 
P.s.  27.  14. 
Prov.  20.  22. 

1  Ps.  52.  5,  6. 
&  91.  8. 

u  Job5.  3. 

'i  Or,  o  green 
tree  that 
grumiih  in 
hts  own  soil. 

r  Job  20.  5, 
ice. 

y  Is.  32.  17.  i 
57.  2. 

zl's.  1.4.  4; 
52.  5. 

a  Ps.  3.  8. 


of  the  upright :  and  their  inherit- 
ance shall  be  ^'for  ever. 

19  They  shall  not  be  ashamed,  in 
the  evil  time :  and  =  in  the  days  of 
famine  thej-  shall  be  satisfied. 

20  But  the  wicked  shall  perish, 
and  the  enemies  of  the  L,ord  shall 
be  as  tthe  fat  of  lambs:  they 
sliall  consume ;  "  into  smoke  shall 
they  consume  away. 

21  The  wicked  borroweth,  and 
payeth  not  again :  but  f>  the  riglit- 
eous  sheweth  mercy,  and  giveth. 

22  '•For  suck  as  be  blessed  of  him 
shall  inherit  the  earth;  and  they 
that  be  cursed  of  him  ''shall  be  cut 
off. 

23  e  The  steps  of  a  pood  man  are 
II  ordered  by  the  juord:  audhe  de- 
lighteth  ill  his  v,'ay. 

24  /Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not 
be  utterly  cast  down :  for  the 
Lord  upholdeth  him  with  his 
hand. 

25  I  have  been  young,  and  7ioiv 
am  old ;  yet  have  I  not  seen  the 
righteous  forsaken,  nor  his  seed 
i?  begging  bread. 

26  '-Jle  is  tever  merciful,  and 
lendeth ;  and  his  seed  is  blessed. 

27  'Depart  from  evil,  and  do 
good;  and  dwell  for  evermore. 

23  For  the  Lord  ^loveth  judg- 
ment, and  fonsaketh  not  his 
saints;  they  are  preserved  for 
ever :  '  but  the  seed  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  cut  off. 

29  "'The  righteous  shall  inherit 
the  land,  and  dwell  therein  for 
ever. 

30  «  The  mouth  of  the  righteous 
speaketh  wisdom,  and  his  tongue 
talketh  of  judgment. 

31  "  The  law  of  his  God  is  In  his 
heart ;  none  of  his  II  steps  shall 
slide. 

32  The  wicked  jnvatcheth  the 
righteous,  and  seeketh  to  slay  him. 

33  The  Lord  ?  will  not  leave  him 
in  his  hand,  nor  '•condemn  him 
when  he  is  judged. 

34  «\Vait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep 
his  way,  and  he  shall  exalt  thee  to 
inherit  the  land : « when  the  wick- 
ed are  cut  off,  thou  shalt  see  it. 

35  "I  have  seen  the  wicked  in 
great  power,  and  spreading  him- 
self like  II  a  green  bay  tree. 

36  Yet  he  «  passed  away,  and,  lo, 
he  icns  not:  j'ea,  I  sou.ght  him, 
but  he  could  not  be  found. 

37  Mark  the  perfect  Jiian,  and  be- 
hold the  upright:  for 2/ the  end  of 
that  man  is  peace. 

38  «But  the  transgressors  shall 
be  destroyed  together :  the  end  of 
the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

39  But  "the  salvation  of  the 
righteous  is  of  the  Lord  :  he  is 
their  .strength  *in  the  time  of 
trouble. 

40  And  <^the  Lord  shall  help 
them,  and  deliver  them:  he  shall 
deliver  them  from    the  wicked, 


and  save  them,  t' becau.se  they 
trust  in  him. 

PSALM  XXXVIIL 

David  moveth  Ood  tu  take  compassion  of  kls 

pitiful  case. 

A  Paalm  of  David,  *  to  briug  to  remembrance. 

0«  LORD, rebuke  me  not  in  thy 
wrath:  neither  chasten  me  in 
thy  hot  displeasure. 

2  For ''thine  arrows  stick  fast  in 
me,  and  ^thy  hand  pre.sseth  me 
sore. 

3  Th£re  is  no  soundness  in  my 
flesh  because  of  thine  anger; 
(i neither  is  there  any  trest  in  my 
bones  because  of  my  sin. 

4  For  «mine  iniquities  are  gone 
over  mine  head :  as  a  heavy  bur- 
den they  are  too.^heavy  for  me. 

5  My  wounds  stink  and  are  cor- 
rupt because  of  my  foolishness. 

6  I  am  t  troubled  ;  a  I  am  bowed 
down  greatly ;  ''  I  go  mourning  all 
the  day  long. 

7  For  my  loins  are  filled  with  a 
'loathsome  disease:  and  the^'C  is 
*no  soundness  in  my  flesh. 

8  I  am  feeble  and  sore  broken  : 
'  I  have  roared  bj'  reason  of  the 
disquietness  of  my  heart. 

9  Lord,  all  my  desire  is  before 
tliee;  and  my  groaning  is  not  hid 
from  thee. 

10  My  heart  panteth,  my  strength 
faileth  me:  as  for  "'the  light  of 
mine  eyes,  it  also  tis  gone  from 
me. 

11  "'My  lovers  and  my  friends 
"Stand "aloof  from  myt.sore;  and 
II  iny  kinsmen  i>  stand  afar  off. 

12  Thej-  also  that  seek  after  my 
life  <z  laj' snares /or  ?ne ;  and  they 
that  seek  my  hurt  »•  speak  mis- 
chievous things,  and  s  imagine  de- 
ceits all  the  daj'  long. 

13  But  <  I.  as  a  deaf  niaji,  heard 
not;  «and  Jiyo.s  as  a  dumb  man 
t/iat  openeth  not  his  mouth. 

14  Thus  I  was  as  a  man  that  hear- 
eth  not,  and  in  whose  mouth  are 
no  reproofs. 

15  For  1!  in  thee,  O  Lord,  »-do  I 
hope :  thou  wilt  II  hear,  O  Lord  my 
God. 

16  For  I  said.  Hear  me,  2/  lest  oth- 
erwise they  should  rejoice  over 
me:  when  my  =foot  slippeth, 
they  "magnify  themselves  against 
me. 

17  For  lam  ready  ttohalt,  and 
my  sorrow  is  continually  before 
me. 

18  For  I  will  6  declare  mine  in- 
iquity; I  will  be  c  sorry  for  my  sin. 

19  But  mine  enemies  tare  lively, 
aiul  they  are  strong:  and  they 
that  rfhate  me  wrongfully  are 
multiplied. 

20  They  also  ethat  render  evil  for 
good  are  mine  adversaries ;  /be- 
cause I  follow  the  thing  that  good 
is. 

21  Forsake  me  not.  O  Lord:  O 
my  God,  a  be  not  far  i'ronx  me. 

515 


d  1  Chr.  5.  20. 
Dau.  3.  17, 
28.  &,  6.  23. 


•Ps.  70,  title. 
a  Ps.  6.  1. 


6  Job  6.  4. 
c  Ps.  32.  4. 


d  Pa.  6.  2. 
t  Heb.  peace, 

or,  health, 
e  Ezra  0.  6. 

Ps.  40.  12. 
/.Matt.  11.  28. 

t  Heb.  wricd, 
e  Ps.  35.  14. 
A  Job  30.  28. 

Ps.  42.  9.  <fc 

43.  2. 
:  Job  7.  5. 
>.  ver.  3. 
/Job  3.  24. 

Ps.  22.  1. 

Is.  59.  11. 
m  Ps.  6.  7.  te 

88.  9. 
t  Heb.  is  not 

with  me. 
nPs.  31.  11. 
u  Luke  10.  31, 

t  Heb. 

stroke. 
W  Or,  my 

neighbours. 
p  Luke  23.  49. 
V2  Sam.  17. 

1,2,  3. 
r2  Sam.  16.7, 

8. 
s  Ps.  35.  20. 
t  See  2  Sara. 

16.  10. 
u  Ps.  39.  2,  9. 
II  Or,  thee  do 

I  wait  for. 
x2  Sarn.  16. 

12. 

Ps.  39.  7. 

;ior, 

answer. 
yPs.  13.  4. 
I  Deut.  32.35. 
a  Pa.  35.  26. 
t  Heb. /or 

halting, 

Ps.  35.  15. 
6  Ps.  32.  5. 

Prov.  28.  13. 
c2  Cor.  7.  9, 

10. 
t  Heb.  being 

living,  are 

strong, 
d  Ps.  35.  19. 
e  Ps.  35.  12. 
/■See  1  Pet.  3. 

13.  & 

1  John  3.  12. 
g  Ps.  35.  22, 


The  brevltij  and  vanity  of  life.         PSALMS.         Obedience  is  the  best  sacrifice. 


^  Heb.far 

my  help, 
h  Fa.  27.  1.  & 

C2.  2,  6. 

Id.  12.  2. 


•  1  Chr.  16. 

U.  &  25.  1. 

I's.  OT,  &  77, 

title. 
a  I  Kings  2.  4. 

2  Kings  10. 

31. 
t  Heh. 

a  hridlf,  nr, 

miizzUfor 

my  month. 
IF.s.  141.  3. 

James  3.  2. 
cCo!.  4.  5. 
,(  I's.  3«.  13. 
:  He!>. 

irouhlrd. 
f  ,ter.  20.  0. 

rPs.  ;m.  12. 
i;  113.  84. 

II  Or, 
ie:uL<  time  I 
h'lve  liere. 
e  Ps.  90.  4. 
h  ver.  H. 
Ps.  GJ.  9.  & 
144.  4. 
t  Hnli.  seltl'.d. 
:  Heh. 
an  image. 
i  1  Cor.  7.  31. 
Jaiues  1.  14. 
i.Icih  -27.  17. 
ICcc.  2.  IM, 
21,  2G.  i:  5. 
II. 

Lul;e  12.  20, 
21. 
/Ps.  33.  15. 
m  Ps.  44.  13. 

&:  79.  4. 
J.  Lev.  10.  3. 
Jol)  40.  4.  5 
Ps.  3^.  13. 
1)2  Sam.  Ifi. 
10. 

Job  2.  10. 
ji  Job  9.  31.  i: 

13.  21. 
t  Heb. 

conflul. 
t  Heb.  Ihnt 
whick  i.s  to 
be  do  I  red  in 
him  to  melt 
away. 
(;  J()l)4.  19.  t 
13.  28. 
Is.  50.  9. 
Iloa.   5.  12. 
19.     2  Cor.  5 
47.  9.     u  Job 


t  Heb. 
In  wailirte 
I  wailed. 

a  Ps.  27.  14. 
A:  37.  7. 


22  Make  haste  tto  help  me,  O 
Lord ''  my  salvation. 

PSALM  XXXIX. 

1  David's  care  of  his  thoughts.  4  The  consider- 
ation of  the  hreiHty  and  vanity  of  life,!  the 
reverence  of  God's  judgments,  10  andprayer, 
are  his  bridles  of  impatiency. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  even  to  *  Jeduthun,  A 
Psalm  of  David. 

I  SAID,  I  will  "take  heed  to  my 
ways,  that  I  shi  not  with  my 
tongue :  I  will  keep  f-my  mouth 
with  a  bridle,  <;  while  the  wicked 
is  before  me. 

2  <^I  was  dumb  with  silence,  I 
lield  my  peace,  even  from  good; 
and  my  sorrow  was  1  stirred. 

3  My  heart  was  hot  within  me ; 
while  I  was  musing  ^the  fire 
burned:  then  spake  I  with  my 
tongue, 

4  Lord,  /make  me  to  know 
mine  end,  and  the  measure  of  my 
days,  what  it  i.v ;  that  I  may  know 
II  libw  frail  I  am. 

■5  Behold,  thou  hast  made  my 
days  05  a  handbreadth;  and 
3 mine  age  is  as  nothing  before 
thee:  *  verily  every  man  tat  his 
best  state  is  altogetlier  vanity. 
Selah. 

6  Surely  every  man  walketh  in 
t'a  vain  shew:  surely  they  are 
disquieted  in  vain:  ^lie  lieapeth 
up  riches,  and  knoweth  not  who 
shall  gather  them. 

7  Aiid  now.  Lord,  what  wait  I 
for?  'mv  hope  is  in  theo. 

8  Deliver  me  from  all  my  trans- 
gre.ssions :  make  me  not  »!■  the 
reproach  of  trieibolish. 

9  "I  was  dumb,  I  opened  not 
my  mouth;  because  "thou  didst 
it. 

10  j^Kemove  thy  stroke  away 
from  me:  I  am  consumed  by  the 
tblow  of  thine  hand. 

11  When  tliou  witli  rebulces  dost 
correct  man  for  iniquity,  thou 
makest  this  beauty  7 to  consume 
away  like  a  moth  :  J-surely  every 
man  is  vanity.    Selah. 

12  Hear  my  i)rayer,  O  Lord,  and 
give  ear  iiiito  my  cry;  hold  not 
tliy  peace  at  my  tears:  •''Ibr  I  aui 
a  stranger  with  tliee,  and  a  so- 
journer, 'as  all  iny  fathers  it}ere. 

Hi  «0  span;  me,  that  I  may  re- 
cover strength,  before  I  go  hence, 
and  a^  be  no  more. 

rveri).  sLtv.  25.  23.  IChr.  29.  15.  Ps.  119. 
C.  Heb.  11.  13.  1  Pet  1.  17.  fi.  2.  11.  <  Gen. 
10.  20,21.  <k  14.5,  6.     xJob  14.  10,  11,  12. 


PSALM  XL. 


6  Obedience 
of  David's 


1   The  benefit  of  confidence  in  Ood. 
is  the  best  sacrifice.     11  The  sen 
evils  iiijlameth  his  prayer. 
To  the  ehief  .Mnsieiaii,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

tT  "WAITED  patiently  for  the 
L  Lord:  and  lie  inclined  unto 

me,  and  heard  my  cry. 
2  He  brought  me  up  also  out  of 
,il6 


ta  horrible  pit,  out  of  *the  miry 
clay,  and  "set  my  feet  upon  a 
rock,  and  d  established  my  goings. 

3  cAnd  he  hath  put  a  new  song 
in  my  mouth,  even  praise  unto 
our  God :  .^ many  shall  see  it,  and 
fear,  and  shall  trust  in  the  Lord. 

4  ff  Blessed  is  that  man  that 
maketh  the  Lord  his  trust,  and 
'trespecteth  not  the  proud,  nor 
such  as  i  turn  aside  to  lies. 

5  ^Many,  O  Lord  my  God,  m*e 
thy  wonderful  works  ivhich  thou 
hast  done,  'and  thy  thoughts 
which  arc,  tons-ward:  11  they  can- 
not be  reckoned  up  in  order  unto 
thee:  if  I  would  declare  and 
speak  of  thnn,  they  are  more 
than  caii  be  numbered. 

(y  '"Sacrifice  and  oflerin.g  thou 
didst  not  desire;  mine  ears  liast 
thou  t  opened :  burnt  offering  and 
sin  otiering  hast  thou  not  required. 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come:  in 
the  volume  of  the  book  it  is 
"written  of  me, 

8  »  I  delight  to  do  thy  will,  O  my 
God :  yea,  thy  law  is  1 2>  within 
my  heart. 

9 '/ 1  have  preached  righteousness 
in  the  great  congregation:  lo,  rj 
have  not  refrained  my  lips,  O 
Lord,  » thou  knowest. 

10  1 1  have  not  hid  thy  righteous- 
ness within  my  heart;  I  have 
declared  thy  faithfulness  and  thy 
salvation :  t  have  not  concealed 
thv  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth 
frfjm  the  great  congregation. 

11  Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender 
mercies  from  nae,  O  Lord:  "let 
thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth 
continually  preserve  me. 

12  For  innumerable  evils  have 
compassed  me  about:  a^mine  in- 
iquities have  taken  hold  upon 
me,  so  that  I  am  not  able  to  look 
up;  they  are  more  than  the  hairs 
of  mine  head:  therefore  2/ my 
heart  tfaileth  me. 

18  »Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  de- 
liver me:  O  Lord,  make  haste 
to  help  me. 

14  «  Let  them  be  ashamed  and 
confounded  tt)gether  that  seek 
after  my  soul  to  destroy  it;  let 
them  be'drivpu  backward  and  put 
to  shame  that  wish  me  evil. 

1")  fcLettliem  be  ^desolate  for  a 
reward  of  their  sliame  that  say 
unto  me.  Aha,  aha. 

](i  <i  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  re- 
joice and  be  .glad  in  thee:  let  such 
"as  love  thy  salvation  -'say  contiu- 
uall.v,  Tlie  liORi)  be  magnified. 

]7 fliut  lam  ])ooi'  and  needy;  yet 
ythe  Lord  thiiiki'th  upon  me:  thou 
{irt  my  help  and  my  deliverer; 
make  no  tarrying,  O  my  (lOd. 

PSAI^M  XLL 

1   God's  care  of  the  poor.     4  David  complaineth 
of  his  enemies'  treachery.     10  Ife  fiecth  to  God 
for  succour. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  A.  Psalm  of  David. 


t  Heb.  a  pit 

of  noise, 
i  Ps.  69.  2, 

14. 
e  Ps.  27.  5. 
rfPs.  37.23. 
c  Ps.  33.  3. 
/Ps.  52.  6. 
?Ps.  34.  8. 

Jer.  17.  7. 
h  Ps.  101.  3, 

7. 

I  Pa.  ns,  5. 
k  E.x.  15.  11. 

Job  5.  0.  & 
9.  10. 

Ps.  71.  15.  <fc 
92.  5.  <fc  139. 
0,17. 
/  Is.  55.  8. 

II  Or, 
none  can 
order  them 
unto  thee. 

m  1  Sam.  15. 

22. 

Ps.  50.  8.  & 

51.  16. 

Is.  1.  11.  & 

66.3. 

Hos.  6.  6. 

Malt.  9.  13. 

,t  12.  7. 

Heb.  10.  5. 
t  Heb.  digged, 

Ex.  21.  b. 
n  Luke  24.  44. 
oPs.  119.  16, 

24,  47,  92. 
John  4.  34. 
Rom.  7.  22. 

t  Heb.  in  the 

midtt  uf  my 

bowels, 
p  Ps.  37.  31. 

Jer.  31.  33. 

2  Cor.  S.3. 
q  Ps.  22.  22, 

25.  &.  35.  18. 
r  Ps.  119.  13. 
s  Ps.  139.  2. 

(  .Vets  20.  20, 

27. 
i(  Ps.  43.  3.  Sc 

.')7.  3.  k  61. 

7. 
T  Vs.  38.  4. 
y  Ps.  73.  26. 
t  Heb. 

forsaketh, 
iPs.  70.1, 

<kc. 
n  Ps.  S.'i.  4,  26. 

.t  70.  2,  3.  & 

71.  13. 
b  Ps.  70.  3. 
c  Ps.  73.  19. 
d  Ps.  70.  4. 

«  Ps.  35.  27. 


/Ps.  70.  5. 
ffl  Pet.  5.  7. 


God's  care  for  the  poor. 


PSALMS. 


DavicVs  tmst  in  God. 


aProv.  14.  21. 
II  Or,  the  weak, 

or,  sick. 
t  Heb.  in  the 

day  of  evil. 

b  Ps.  27.  12. 
H  Or,  da  not 
tkuxi  deliver. 


c2Chr.  30.  20. 
Ps.  «.  2.  & 
147.  3. 


d  Vs.  12. 
Pro%'.  1 
2o,  26, 


+  Hch.  A  tiling 
of  Belial. 


Job  19.  19. 

Ps.  55.  12,  13, 

2U. 

Jer.  20.  10. 
t  Heb. 

the  man  of 

my  peace. 
/Obad.  7. 

John  13.  18. 
t  Heb. 

■magnified. 
«■  Job  30.  7. 

Ps.  34.  15. 
A  V».  lOG.  48. 


1023. 
'I  Or,  A  Psalm 

giving  in- 

itruclwn  of 

the  Suns,  g-c. 

See  1  (Jhr.  6. 

S3,  37.  6c  23. 

5. 
t  Heb. 

brayeth. 
a  Ps.  63.  1.  (k 

84.  2. 

John  7.  37. 
b  IThess.  1.9. 
c  Ps.  80.  5.  i 

102.  9. 
d  ver.  10. 


eJob  30.  16. 
Ps.  62.  fl. 


/Is 


30.  29. 

r.  11. 


A  Lam.  3.  24 
D  Or,  give  thanks 


BLESSED  af.s"  he  that  consider- 
eth  ilthe  poor:  the  Lord  will 
deliver  him  tin  time  of  trouble. 

2  The  Lord  will  preserve  him, 
and  keep  him  alive;  coid  he  shall 
be  blessed  upon  the  earth:  i'and 
II  thou  wilt  not  deliver  him  unto 
the  will  of  liis  enemies. 

'.i  The  Lord  will  strengthen  him 
upon  the  bed  of  languishing:  thou 
wilt  tmake  all  his  bed  in  his  sick- 
ness. 

4  I  said.  Lord,  be  merciful  unto 
me:  ^hoal  my  soul;  for  I  have 
sinned  against  tliee. 

5  Mine  enemies  speak  evil  of 
me,  When  shall  he  die,  and  his 
name  perish  ? 

G  And  if  he  come  to  see  ?ne, 
he  ''speaketh  vanity:  his  heart 
gatheretli  iniquity  to  itself;  when 
he  goeth  abroad,  "he  telleth  it. 

7  All  that  hate  me  whisper  to- 
getlier  against  me:  against  me  do 
they  devise  t my  hurt. 

8  tAn  evil  diseJise, sai/ they,  cleav- 
eth  fast  unto  him :  and  now  that 
he  lietli  he  shall  rise  up  no  more. 

9  «Yea,  tmine  own  familiar 
friend,  in  whom  1  trusted, /which 
did  eat  of  my  bread,  hath  t  lifted 
up  his  heel  against  me. 

10  But  thou,  O  Lord,  be  merciful 
unto  me,  and  raise  me  up,  that  I 
may  requite  them. 

11  By  this  I  know  that  thou  fa- 
vourest  me,  because  mine  enemy 
doth  not  triumph  over  me. 

12  And  as  for  me.  thou  upholdest 
me  in  mine  integrity,  and  ^settest 
me  before  thy  face  tor  ever. 

13  ''Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  from  everlasting,  and  to 
everlasting.    Ameu,  and  Amen. 

PSALM  XLIL 

1  David's  ztal  to  serve  God  in  the  temple.     5  He 

encuuragcth  his  soul  to  trust  in  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,    II  Maschil,  for  the  sons 

of  Korah. 

AS  the  hart  tpanteth  after  the 
.  water  brooks,  so  panteth  my 
soul  after  thee,  O  God. 

2  «  My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for 
ft  the  living  God:  when  shall  I 
come  and  appear  before  God? 

•i  c  My  tears  have  been  my  meat 
day  and  night,  while  t^they  con- 
tinually say  unto  me.  Where  is 
thy  God? 

4  When  I  remember  these  things, 
<!  I  pour  out  my  soul  in  me :  for  I 
had  gone  with  the  multitude,  /I 
went  with  them  to  the  house  of 
God,  with  the  voice  of  joy  and 
praise,  with  a  multitude  that  kept 
holyday. 

5  ?Why  art  thou  tca.st  down,  O 
my  soul?  and  ivhy  art  thou  di.s- 
quieted  in  me?  ''hope  thou  in 
God :  for  I  shall  yet  II  praise  him 
II /or  the  help  of  his  countenance. 

6  O  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down 

Or,  his  presence  is  salvation. 


within  me:  therefore  will  I  re- 
member thee  from  the  land  of 
Jordan,  and  of  the  Hermonites, 
from  II  the  hill  Mizar. 

7  'Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the 
noise  of  thy  waterspouts  :  '^all  thy 
waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone 
over  me. 

8  Yet  the  Lord  will  'command 
his  lovingkindness  in  the  day- 
time, and  "•  in  the  night  his  song 
shall  be  with  me,  and  mj'  prayer 
unto  the  God  of  nij'  life. 

9  I  will  say  unto  God  my  rock, 
Why  hast  thou  forgotten  me? 
»why  go  I  mourning  because  of 
the  oppression  of  the  enemy? 

10  As  with  a  II  sword  in  mj' 
bones,  mine  eneixiies  reproach 
me;  "while  they  say  daily  unto 
me.  Where  is  thy  God  ? 

11  ^^Wlij'  art  thou  cast  down,  O 
my  .soul?  and  why  art  thou  dis- 
quieted within  me?  hope  thou  in 
God:  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him, 
ivhn  is  the  health  of  my  counte- 
nance, and  my  God. 

PSALM  XLIIL 

1  David,  praying  to  be  restored  to  the  temple, 
promiseth  to  serve  God  joyfully.  5  He  encour- 
ageth  his  soul  to  trust  in  God. 

<»  JUDGE  me,  O  God,  and  » plead 
*J   my  cause  against  an  !i  ungod- 
ly nation :  O  deliver  met  from  the 
deceitful  and  unjust  man. 

2  For  thou  cwt  the  God  of  "iny 
strength:  why  dost  thou  cast  me 
off?  rf  whygo'l  mourning  because 
of  the  oppression  of  the  enemy? 

3  «0  send  out  thy  light  and  thy 
truth:  let  them  lead  me;  let 
them  bring  me  unto  /thy  holy 
hill,  and  to  thy  tabernacles. 

4  Then  will  I  go  unto  the  altar 
of  God,  unto  God  tmy  exceeding 
joy:  yea,  upon  the  harp  will  I 
praise  thee,  O  God  my  God. 

5  g  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O 
my  soul  ?  and  whj'  art  thou  dis- 
quieted within  me?  hope  in  God: 
for  I  shall  yet  praise  him.  ioho  is 
the  health  of  my  countenance, 
and  my  God. 

PSALM  XLTV. 

1  The  church,  in  memory  of  former  favours,  7 
complaineth  cf  their  present  evils.  17  Profess- 
ing her  integrity,  23  she  fervently  praycth  for 
succour. 

To  the  chief  Musician  for  the  sons  of  Korah, 
Maschil. 

WE  have  heard  with  our  ears, 
O  God,  «our  fathers  have 
told  us,  ivhat  work  thou  didst  in 
their  days,  in  the  times  of  old. 

2  ^oiw"'' thou  didst  drive  out  the 
heathen  with  thy  hand,  and  plant- 
edst  them ;  hoiv  thou  didst  afflict 
the  people,  and  cast  them  out. 

3  For  c  they  got  not  the  land  in 
possession  by  their  own  swoi'd, 
neither  did  their  own  arm  save 
them:  but  thy  right  hand,  and 
thine  arm,  and  the  light  of  thy 

517 


II  Or, 

the  little  hill, 

Ps.  133.  3. 
iJer.  4.  20. 

Ez.  7.  26. 
*Ps.  P8.  7. 

Jonah  2.  3. 
;  Lev.  25.  21. 

r>eut.  2s.  8. 

Ps.  133.  3. 
m  Job  35.  10. 

Ps    32.  7.  <k 

63.  6.  &.  149. 


0  ver.  3. 
J  or  12.  17. 


9  ver.  5. 
Ps,  43.  5. 


1023. 

a  Ps.  26.  1.  & 

35.  24. 
b  Ps.  35.  1. 
:iOr, 

unmerciful. 
t  Heb.  from 

a  man  of 

deceit  and 

iniquity. 
c  Ps.  28.  7. 
rfPs.  42.  9. 
e  Ps.  40.  11.  ic 

57.  3. 
/Ps.  3.  4. 
t  Heb. 

the  gladness 

of  my  joy. 
S-Ps.  42.  5,  11. 


a  Ex.  12.  26. 
27. 
Ps.  78.  3. 

6  Ex.  15.  17. 
Deut.  7.  1. 
Ps.  73.  53.  i 
80.  8. 

cDeut.  8.  17. 
Josh.  24.  12. 


The  churcW.'i  complaint. 


PSALMS. 


Of  Christ's  kingdom. 


dDeut.  4.  a?. 
&.  7.  7,  «. 

t  Ps.  7-1.  12. 
/Dan.  8.  4. 


f  Pa.  33.  IG. 
Hos.  1.  7. 


Uom.  2.  17. 

A  Ps.  60.  1,  10. 

&  74.  1.&8S. 

14.  &  89.  3H. 

&  108.  11. 
I  Lev.  26.  17. 

Dc-ut.  2M.  25. 

Josh.  7.  8,  12 
m  Uom.  B.  36. 
t  Hub. 

as  sheep  oj 

meal. 
n  Deut.  4.  27. 

&  28.  64. 

Ps.  eo.  1. 

ols    S2.  3,  4. 

Jer.  15.  13. 
t  Hi^i).  wall- 

out  riches. 
p  Deut.  28.  37. 

Ps.  79.  4.  ic 

80.  6. 

ij  Jer.  24.  9. 
r2  Kings  rj. 

21. 

Job  10.  4. 

Pa.  22.  7. 


«  Job  23.  11. 

Pa.  119.  51, 

157. 
il  Or,  guings. 
z  U.  34.  13.  ic 

35.  7. 
y  Ps.  23.  4. 

J  Joh  11.  13. 

Ps.  68.  31. 
aJol)31.  14. 

P.S.  139.  1. 

Jer.  17.  10. 

b  Rom.  8.  36. 


c  Ps.  7.  6.  ic 

35.  23.  &  50. 

4,  5.  A:  78. 

65. 

d  ver.  9. 
eJol)  13.  24. 

Vt.  13.  1.  ic 

88.  14. 
/Pa.  119.  25. 

t  Heb.  a  help 
Jot  ut. 


countenance,  ^  because  thou  hadst 
a  favour  unto  them. 

4  <-Thou  art  my  King,  O  God: 
command  deliverances  lor  Jacob. 

5  Through  thee  /will  we  push 
down  our  enemies:  through  thy 
name  will  we  tread  them  under 
that  rise  up  against  us. 

G  For  a  I  will  not  trust  in  my 
bow,  neither  shall  my  sword  save 
me. 

7  But  thou  hast  saved  us  from 
our  enemies,  and  hast  ''put  them 
to  shame  that  hated  us. 

8  >Iii  God  we  boast  all  the  day 
long,  and  praise  thy  name  for 
ever.    Selah. 

9  But  A- thou  hast  cast  off,  and 
put  us  to  shame ;  and  goest  not 
forth  with  our  armies. 

10  Thou  makest  us  to  'turn  back 
from  the  enemy:  and  they  which 
hate  us  spoil  for  themselves. 

11  "»Tliou  hast  given  us  tlike 
sheep  appointed  for  meat;  and 
hast  "scattered  us  among  the 
heathen. 

12  o  Thou  sellest  thy  people  t  for 
nought,  and  dost  not  increase 
Ihy  wraith  by  their  price. 

13  p  Thou  makest  us  a  reproach 
to  our  neighbours,  a  scorn  and  a 
derision  to  them  that  are  round 
about  us. 

14  'jTliou  makest  us  a  byword 
among  the  heathen,  '-a  shaking 
of  the  head  among  the  people. 

15  My  confusion  is  continually 
before  me,  and  the  shame  of  my 
face  hath  covered  me, 

16  For  the  voice  of  him  that  re- 
proacheth  and  blasphemeth  ;  'by 
reason  of  the  enemy  and  avenger. 

17  'AH  this  is  come  upon  us  ;  yet 
have  we  not  forgotten  thee,  nei- 
ther have  we  dealt  falsely  in  thy 
covenant. 

IS  Our  heart  is  not  turned  back, 
«  neither  have  our  II  steps  declined 
from  thy  way ; 

19  Though  thou  hast  sore  bro- 
ken us  in  ^  the  place  of  dragons, 
and  covered  us  u  with  the  shadow 
of  death. 

20  If  we  have  forgotten  the  name 
ofour  (Jod,  or  ^stretched  out  ouv 
hands  to  a  strange  god; 

21  "Shall  not  God  search  this 
out?  lor  he  knoweth  the  secrets 
of  the  heart. 

22 1'  Yea,  for  thy  sake  are  we  killed 
all  the  day  long;  we  are  counted 
as  sheep  for  the  slaughter. 

2.'J  cAwake,  why  sleei)est  thou, 
O  Lord  ?  arise,  •'cast  us  not  off  for 
ever. 

24  « Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy 
face,  and  forgettest  our  allliction 
and  our  oppression  ? 

25  For  .'our  soul  is  bowed  down 
to  the  dust:  our  belly  cleaveth 
unto  the  earth. 

26  Arise  t for, our  help,  and  ro- 
deem  us  for  thj'  mercies'  sake. 

51S 


PSALM  XLV. 

1  The  majesty  and  grace  of  Christ'}  kingdom. 
10  The  duty  of  the  cliurch,  and  the  benefits 
thereof. 

To  the  cliief  .Musician  *  upon  Shoshannim,  for 
the  sons  of  Korah,  II  Masehil,  A  Song  of 
loves. 

MY  heart  tis  inditing  a  good 
matter :  I  speak  of  the  things 
which  I  have  made  touching  the 
King:  my  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a 
ready  writer. 

2  Thou  art  fairer  than  the  chil- 
dren of  men:  "grace  is  poured 
into  thj'  lips:  therefore  God  hath 
blessed  thee  for  ever. 

3  Gird  thy  '>  sword  upon  thi/  thigh, 
"^O  most  Mighty,  with  thy  glory 
and  thy  majesty. 

4  f'And  in  thy  majesty  tridepros- 
perouslj%  because  of  truth  and 
meekness  and  righteousness ;  and 
thy  right  hand  shall  teach  thee 
terrible  things. 

5  Thine  arrows  are  sharp  in  the 
heart  of  the  King's  enemies ; 
whereby  the  people  fall  under 
thee. 

6  c  Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever 
and  ever :  the  sceptre  of  thy  king- 
dom is  a  right  sceptre. 

7  /Thou  lovest  righteousness, 
and  hatest  wickedness:  therefore 
ifl'God,  thy  God,  '«hatli  anointed 
thee  with  the  oil  «of  gladness 
above  thy  fellows. 

8  /'All  thy  garments  sinell  of 
m.vrrh,  and  aloes,  ((nd  cassia,  out 
of  the  ivory  palaces,  whereby 
they  have  made  thee  glad. 

9  'Kings'  daughters  wo-e among 
thj'  honourable  women:  »^upon 
thy  right  hand  did  stand  the 
queen  in  gold  of  Opliir. 

10  Hearken,  O  daughter,  and 
consider,  and  incline  thine  ear; 
« forget  also  thine  own  people, 
and  thy  father's  house; 

11  So  shall  the  King  greatly  de- 
sire thy  beauty:  "for  he  is  thy 
Lord;  and  worship  thou  him. 

12  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre 
s/iaU  be  t/iere  with  a  gift;  even  p  the 
rich  among  the  people  shall  en- 
treat t  thy  favour. 

13  7 The  King's  daughter  is  all 
glorious  within:  her  clothing  is 
of  wrought  gold. 

14  '•She  shall  be  brought  unto 
the  King  in  raiment  of  needle- 
work :  the  virgins  her  compan- 
ions that  follow  her  shall  be 
brought  unto  thee. 

15  With  gladness  and  rejoicing 
shall  they  be  brought:  they  shall 
enter  into  the  King's  palace. 

16  Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall 
be  thy  cliildren,  «wliom  thou 
may  est  make  princes  in  all  the 
earth. 

17  « I  will  make  thy  name  to  be 
remtnnbered  in  all  generations : 
therefore  shall  the  people  praise 
thee  for  ever  and  ever. 


•  Ps.  69,  ic  80, 

title. 
llOr,  (,/ 

instruction. 
t  Heb. 

butleth,  or, 

bubbUth  up. 


b  I.S.  49.  2. 

Heb.  4.  12. 

Rev.  1,  10.  & 

19.  15. 
c  Is.  9.  6. 
a  Rev.  6.  2. 
t  Heb.  proS' 

per  thou, 

ride  thou. 


e  Ps.  93.  2. 
Heb.  1.  8. 

/Ps.  33.  6. 

II  Or,  O  Qod. 
f  Is.  61.  1. 
h  1  ICciiifS  1. 
3U,  40. 
I  Pa.  21.  6. 
k  Cant.  1.  3. 

/Cant.  6.  8. 
in  See  1  Kingf 
2.  19. 


nSee  Deut. 
21.  13. 

0  Ps.  95.  6. 
Is.  54.  5. 

p  P«.  02.  29.  & 

72.  10. 

Is.  49.  23.  Sc 

60.  3. 
t  Heb. 

thy  face- 
's Rev.  19.7,8. 
rl-ant.  1.  4. 


1 1  Pet.  2.  9. 
Kev.  1.  6.  & 
5.  10.  i  20.  6. 


Confidence  of  the  chufch. 


PSALMS. 


Privileges  of  the  church. 


:iOr,  of. 

'  P».  4«,  Sc  66. 

•  1  Chr.  15.  20. 
a  Ps.  02.  7,  8. 

k  91.  2.  <k 

IIJ.  5. 
tPeul.  4.  7. 

Ps.  145.  18. 
t  Heb. 

r/ic  heart  of 

tke  seas. 
c  Ps.  93.  3.  4. 

Jcr.  5.  2-2. 

Malt.  7.  25. 
d  See  Is.  S.  7. 
e  Ps.  48.  1,  8. 

u.  eo.  14. 

/Deut.  23.  14. 
la.  12.  6. 
ICz.  43.  7,  9. 

Ho.s.  U.  9. 

Joel  2.  27. 

Zeph.3.  15. 

Zech.  2.  5, 

10,11.  <k  8.  3. 
tHeb.    wken 

the  morning 

appearcCk  : 

See  Ex.  14. 

24.  27. 

2Chr.  20.  20. 

Ps.  30.  5.  i. 

143.  8. 
f  Ps.  2.  1. 
A  Josh.  2.  9, 

24. 
>  ver.  11. 

Num.  14.  9. 

2(:hr.  13.12. 
t  Hrb. 

a  high  place 

fur  Ul, 

Pa    g.  3. 

*  Pa.  6C.  5. 
/ta.2.  4. 

m  Pa.  76.  3. 
n  Kz.  39.  9. 
o  Is.  2.  11,  17. 


I  Or,  of. 

a  Is.  55.  12. 
b  Deul.  7.  21. 

.\eh.  1.  5. 

Pa.  76.  12. 
c  .Ma!.  1.  14. 
dPs.  18.47. 
e  1  Pet.  1.  4. 
/Ps.  68.24, 

r  Zech.  14.  9. 
A  1  Cor.  14.  15, 
16. 

II  Or,  every 
out*  that 
hatti  under' 
standing. 

ilChr.  16.  31. 
Ps.  93.  1.  ic 
96.  10.  (t  97. 
1.  i  99.  1. 
lUv.  19.  6. 

UOr,  The 
voluntary 
of  the  people 
are  gathered 
uiilo  the  peo- 
ple of  the  God 
of  Abraham, 


PSALM  XLVI. 

1   The  confidence  ichtch  the  church  hath  in  Ood. 

8.  An  exhortation  to  behold  it. 

To  the  chief  Musician  l|  for  the  sons  of  Korah, 

*.A.  Soug  upon  *Alanioth. 

GOD  i.?  our  "  refu.ge  and  strength, 
*  a  very  present  help  in  trouble. 

2  Therefore  will  uot  we  fear, 
thougli  the  earth  be  removed,  and 
thougli  the  mountains  be  carried 
into  t  the  midst  of  the  sea ; 

3  « Though  the  waters  thereof 
roar  and  be  troubled,  though  the 
mountains  shake  with  the  swell- 
ing thereof.    Selah. 

4  There  w  <'a  river,  the  streams 
whereof  shall  make  glad  «tlie 
city  of  God,  the  holy  place  of  the 
tabernacles  of  the  Most  High. 

5  God  is  /in  the  midst  of  her; 
she  shall  not  be  moved  :  God  shall 
help  her,  +  and  that  right  early. 

6  9  The  heathen  raged,  the  king- 
doms were  moved :  he  uttered  his 
voice,  ''the  eartli  melted. 

7  »Tlie  Lord  of  hosts  t.s  with  us; 
the  God  of  Jacob  t.s  tour  refuge. 
Selah. 

8  *(."ome,  behold  the  works  of 
the  LoKD,  what  desolations  he 
hath  made  in  the  earth. 

9  '  He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto 
the  end  of  the  earth  ;  "'  he  break- 
eth  the  bow,  and  cutteth  the  spear 
in  sunder;  "he  burnetii  the  char- 
iot in  the  fire. 

10  Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am 
God :  "  I  will  be  exalted  among 
the  heathen,  I  will  be  exalted  in 
the  earth. 

11  p  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us ; 
the  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 
Selah. 

PSALM  XL VII. 

The  nalions  are  exhorted  cheerfully  to  entertain 

the  kingdom  of  Christ. 

To  Ihe  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  •:  for  the  sons 

of  Korah. 

On  CLAP  your  hands,  all  ye 
people;  shout  unto  God  with 
the  voice  of  triumph. 

2  For  the  Lord  most  high  is 
6  terrible;  <^/ie  is  a  great  King  over 
all  the  earth. 

3  •'He  shall  subdue  the  people 
under  us,  and  the  nations  under 
our  feet. 

4  He  shall  choose  our  « inherit- 
ance for  us,  the  excellency  of  Ja- 
cob whom  he  loved.    Selah. 

5  /God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout, 
the  Lord  with  the  sound  of  a 
trumpet. 

6  Sing  praises  to  God,  sing 
praises:  sing  praises  unto  our 
King,  sing  praises. 

7  aFor  God  1.5  the  King  of  all  the 
earth  :  '>  sing  ye  praises  il  with  un- 
derstanding. 

8  'God  reigneth  over  the  hea- 
then: God  sitteth  upon  the 
throne  of  his  holiness. 

9  !  The  princes  of  the  people  are 


gathered  together,  >^  even  the  peo- 1  *  R°">-  *• 
pie  of  the  God  of  Abraham  :  'for 
the   shields    of  the  earth  belong 
unto  God :  he  is  greatly  exalted. 


PSALM  XLVIII. 

The  ornaments  and  pnuileges  of  the  church. 
A  Song  and  Psalm  !!  for  the  sous  of  Korah. 

GREAT  is  the  Lord,  and  great- 
ly to  be  praised  "in  the  city  of 
our  God,  in  the  *  mountain  of  his 
holiness. 

2  "Beautiful  for  situation,   i^the 
joy  of  the  whole  earth,  is  mount 
Zion,  eon  the  sides  of  the  north,  I 
/the  city  of  the  great  King. 

3  God  is  known  in  her  palaces  j 
for  a  refuge. 

4  For,  lo,  ffthe  kings  were  as- 
sembled, they  passed  by  togethei-.  j 

5  They  saw  it,  and  .so  they  mar- 
velled; tliej'  were  troubled,  and 
hasted  away. 

6  Fear  ''  took  hold  upon  them  \ 
there,  ^and  pain,  as  of  a  woman  j 
in  travail.  ' 

7  Thou  ^breakest  the  ships  of 
Tarshish  'with  an  east  wind. 

8  As  we  have  heard,  so  have  we 
seen  in  '"the  city  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  in  the  city  of  our  God :  God 
will  «  establish  it  for  ever.    Selah. 

9  We  have  thought  of  "thy  lov- 
ingkindness,  O  God,  in  the  midst 
of  thy  temple. 

10  According  to  ;>thy  name,  O 
God,  so  i.s  tliy  praise  unto  the 
ends  of  the  earth :  thy  right  hand 
is  full  of  righteousness. 

11  Let  mount  Zion  rejoice,  let 
the  daughters  of  Judah  be  glad, 
because  of  thy  judgments. 

12  Walk  about  Zion,  and  go 
round  about  her:  tell  the  towers 
thereof 

13  t  Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks, 
1  consider  her  palaces ;  that  ye 
may  tell  it  to  the  generation  fol- 
lowing. 

14  For  this  God  is  our  God  for 
ever  and  ever :  he  will  '1  be  our 
guide  even  unto  death. 


PSALM    'KLIX.. 

1  .in  earnest  persuasion  to  build  the  faith  of 
resurrection^  not  on  worldly  power,  but  on 
God.  16  Worldly  prosperity  is  not  to  be  ad- 
mired. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  B  for  the  sous 
of  Korah. 

HEAR  this,  all  ye  people:  give 
ear,  all  ye  inhabitants  of  the 
world : 

2  Both  a  low  and  high,  rich  and 
poor,  together. 

3  My  mouth  shall  speak  of  wis- 
dom ;  and  the  meditation  of  mj^ 
heart  shall  be  of  understanding. 

4  ''I  will  incline  mine  ear  to  a 
parable:  I  will  open  my  dark 
saying  upon  the  harp. 

5  Wherefore  should  I  fear  in  the 
da\-s  of  evil,  u-hen  "the  iniquity 
of"  my  heels  shall  compass  me 
about'?  • 

519 


U  Or,  of. 

a  Ps.  46.  4.  (fc 

87.  3. 
i  l5.  2.  2,  3. 

Mic.  4.  1. 

Zech.  8.  3. 
c  Ps.  50.  2. 

Jer.  3.  19. 

Lam.  2.  15. 

Dan.  8.  9.  t 

11.  16. 
d  F.z.  20.  C. 
els.  14.  13. 
/  .Matt.  5.  35. 
f  2  Sam.  10.  6, 

14,  16,  IH,  19. 
h  Ex.  15.  15. 
iHob.  13.  13. 

*  Ez.  27.  26. 
/Jer.  18.17. 

m  ver.  1,  2. 

n  Is.  2.  2. 

Mir.  4.  1. 
0  Ps.  26.  3.  ic 

40.  10. 

p  Deut  28.  58. 
Josh.  7.  9. 
Ps.  113.  3. 
Mai.  I.  11,14. 


-Heb. 

Set  your 

heart  to  her 

bulwarkg. 
<\  Or, 

raise  up. 
vis.  58.  11. 


b  Ps.  78.  2. 
Matt.  13. 


The  pleasure  of  God 


PSALMS. 


not  ill  ceremonies. 


</Jol)31.24, 

26. 

Ps.  52.  7.  Sc 

61.  10. 

Mnrk  10.  21. 

1  Tim.  C.  17. 
eMatt.  10.  2C. 
/Job  30.  18, 

19. 
g  P3.  89.  48. 
k  Ecc.  2.  16. 
iProv.  11.  4. 

E..C.2.  )«,21. 
t  Ileb.  to  gen. 

eration  and 

generation, 
k  Cien.  4.  17. 
(  ver.  20. 

I'i.  33.  u.  <k 

h2.  7. 
m  Luke  12. 20. 
t  Hell. 

d'lli^kt  171 

their  mouth. 
n  Ps.  47.  3. 

Dan.  7.  22. 

.Mai.  4.  3. 

Luke  22.  30. 

1  Cor.  6.  2. 

Rev.  2.  20.  <fc 

20.  4. 
0  Job  4.  21. 

Ps.  39.  11. 
II  Or,  strength. 
II  Or,  the 

grave  beiii; 

a  ha'yitation 

to  every  one 

ufthem. 
p  P^.  50.  1 3. 

Hos.  13.  14. 

t  Ui-h.from 

the  hand  of 

the  grave. 
■I  Or,  hcH. 
<;  Job  27.  19. 
-  Heb. 

j;i  /ill  life. 
tUooI.  29.  19. 

Luke  12.  19. 
1-  Hcb.  Tlie 

soul  shall  go. 

«Oeu.  15.  15. 
(Job  33.  30. 
1-s.  50.  13. 
u  ver.  12. 
X  Ec,-.  3.  19. 


II  Or, 

Jor  ,\9aph. 

See  1  Chr. 

15.  17.  ic  25. 

2 

2  Chr.  29.  30. 
u  Nell.  9.  32. 

Is.  9.  6. 

Jer.  32.  18. 
4  Ps.  48.  2. 
cDeut.  33.  2. 

Ps.  80.  1. 
dLev.  10.  2. 

Num.  18.  35. 

Ps.  97.  3. 

Dan.  7.  10. 
e  Deut.  4.  26. 

tc  31.  28.  ic 

32.  1. 

li.  1.  2. 

M,e.  C.  1,2. 


6  They  that  <^  trust  in  their 
wealth,  and  boast  themselves  in 
the  multitude  of  their  riches ; 

7  None  of  them  can  by  any 
means  redeem  his  brother,  nor 
« give  to  God  a  ransom  for  him : 

8  (For  /the  redemption  of  their 
soul  is  precious,  and  it  ceaseth 
for  ever;) 

9  That  he  should  still  live  for 
ever,  and  a  not  see  corruption. 

10  For  he  seeth  tliat  a  wise  men 
die,  likewise  the  fool  and  the 
brutish  person  perish,  iand  leave 
their  wealth  to  others. 

11  Their  inward  thought  is,  that 
their  houses  shall  continue  for 
ever,  and  their  dwellingplaces  t  to 
all  generations;  they  '^  call  their 
lands  after  their  own  names. 

12  Nevertheless  'man  being  in 
honour  abideth  not:  he  is  like 
the  beasts  that  perish. 

13  This  their  way  is  their  «  folly : 
yet  their  posterity  t  approve  their 
sayings.    Selah. 

14  Like  sheep  thej^  are  laid  in 
the  grave;  death  shall  feed  on 
them;  and  "the  upright  shall 
have  dominion  over  them  in  the 
morning;  "and  their  1  beauty 
shall  consume  II  in  the  grave 
from  their  dwelling. 

1.5  But  God  pwill  redeem  my 
soul  t  from  the  power  of  II  the 
grave:  for  he  shall  receive  me. 
Selah. 

16  Be  not  thou  afraid  when  one 
is  made  rich,  when  the  glory  of 
his  house  is  increased ; 

17  7  For  when  he  dieth  he  shall 
carry  nothing  away:  his  glory 
shall  not  descend  after  him. 

18  Though  t while  he  lived  '•he 
blessed  his  soul,  (and  men  will 
praise  thee,  when  thou  doest  well 
to  thyself,) 

19  t  He  shall  « go  to  the  genera- 
tion of  his  fathers;  they  shall 
never  see  flight. 

20  "  Man  that  is  \\\  honour,  and 
uiiderstandeth  not,  2: is  like  the 
beasis  that  perish. 

PSALM  L. 

1   The  majestv  of  God  in  the  church.  5  His  order 
to  gather  saints.     7  Thf  pleasure  of  Uud  is  not 
in  ceremonies^   14  but  in  sincerity  of  obedience. 
A  Pr.alm  1!  of  .Vsaph. 

THE  "mighty  God,  even  the 
Lord,  hath  spoken,  and  call- 
ed the  earth  from  the  rising  of 
the  sun  unto  the  going  down 
thereof. 

2  Out  of  Zion,  ^i\w,  perfection  of 
beauty,  cGod  hatli  shined. 

3  Our  God  shall  come,  and  shall 
not  keep  silence:  ''a  lire  shall  de- 
vour before  him,  and  it  shall  be 
very  tempestuous  round  about 
him. 

4  eHe  shall  call  to  the  heavens 
from  above,  and  to  the  earth,  that 
he  may  judge  Ws  people. 

520 


5  Gather  /my  saints  together 
unto  me ;  v  those  that  have  made 
a  covenant  with  me  by  sacrilice. 

6  And  /'the  heavens  shall  de- 
clare his  righteousness:  for  JGod 
i.f  judge  himself.    Selah. 

7  !-  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will 
siieak  ;  O  Israel,  and  I  will  testify 
against  thee :  '  I  o/;i  God,  even  thy 
God. 

8  ™  I  will  not  reprove  thee  «for 
thy  sacrifices  or  thy  burnt  offer- 
ings, to  have  been  continually  be- 
fore me. 

9  o  I  will  take  no  bullock  out  of 
thy  house,  nor  he  goats  out  of  thy 
folds : 

10  For  every  beast  of  the  forest 
is  mine,  and  the  cattle  upon  a 
thousand  hills. 

11  I  know  all  the  fowls  of  the 
mountains:  and  the  wild  beasts 
of  the  field  we  t  mine. 

12  If  I  were  hungry,  I  would  not 
tell  thee :  v  for  the  world  is  mine, 
and  the  fulness  thereof. 

13  Will  I  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls,  or 
drink  the  blood  of  goats  ? 

14  a  Offer  unto  God  thanksgiv- 
ing ;  and  >■  pay  thy  vows  unto  the 
Most  High : 

1.5  And  s  call  upon  me  in  the  day 
of  trouble:  I  will  deliver  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  <  glorify  me. 

16  But  unto  the  wicked  God 
saith.  What  hast  thou  to  do  to 
declare  my  statutes,  or  that  thou 
shouldest  take  my  covenant  in 
thy  mouth  ? 

17  "Seeing  thou  hatest  instruc- 
tion, and  ^castestmy  words  be- 
hind thee. 

18  When  thou  sawest  a  thief, 
then  thou  J'consentedst  with 
him,  and  thast  been  » partaker 
with  adulterers. 

19  tThou  givest  thy  mouth  to 
evil,  and  athy  tongue  frameth 
deceit. 

20  Thou  sittest  and  speakest 
against  thy  brother;  tliou  slan- 
derost  thine  own  mother's  son. 

21  These  things  hast  tliou  done, 
*and  I  kept  silence;  <^thou 
though  test  that  I  was  altogether 
such  a  one,  as  tliyself :  but  d  I  v/ill 
reprove  thee,  and  set  them  in  or- 
der before  thine  ej'es. 

22  Now  consider  this,  ye  that 
e forget  God,  lest  I  tear  you  in 
pieces,  and  there  be  none  to  de- 
liver. 

23  /Whoso  offereth  praise  glo- 
rilletli  me:  and  a  to  him  tthat  or- 
dcrelh  his  conversation  aright 
will  I  shew  the  salvation  of  God. 

PSALM  LI. 

1  David  prayeth  for  remission  of  sinst  whereof  he 
maketh  a  deep  confession.  G  He  prayeth  for 
sanctification.  }6  God  delighteth  not  in  sacri- 
fice, but  in  sincerity.  18  lie  prayeth  for  the 
church. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David, 
•  when  Nathan  the  jirophet  came  unto  him, 
after  he  had  gone  in  to  Bath-slieba. 


/Dent.  33.  3. 

Is.  13.  3. 
i-  Ex.  24.  7. 
,'i  Ps.  97.  6. 
1  Ps.  75.  7. 

SPb.81.  B. 
IKx.  20.  2. 

wi  Is.  1.  11. 
Jtr.  7.  22. 
n  Hos.  6.  G. 


uMie.  6.  C. 
Acts  17.  2£ 


with  me, 

p  Ex.  19.  5. 

Di-ijl.  10.  14. 

Job  41.  11. 

Ps.24.  1. 

1  Cor.  10.28, 

28. 
J  Hos.  14.  2. 

llel).  13.  15. 
rOcnl.  23.  21. 


Job; 


,  27. 


Ps.  70.  11. 

Ecc.  5.  4,  5. 
s  Job  22.  27. 

Ps.  91.  15.  i: 

107.  G,  13,19, 

28. 

Z,ch.  13.  9. 
/  ver.  23. 

Ps.  22.  23. 
V  Rom.  2.  21, 

22. 
xNeh.  9.  26. 
!/  Rom.  1.  33. 
t  Heb. 

thy  portion 

was  with 

adulterers. 
z  1  Tim.  5.22. 
t  Heb.  Thou 

sendcst. 
a  Ps.  52.  2. 
6  Ecc.  8.  11, 

12. 

Is.  2li.  10.  & 

57.  11. 
c  See  Rom.  2. 

4. 

d  Ps.  90.  8. 
c  Jr,b  8.  13. 

IN.  9.  17. 

Is.  51.  13. 
/Ps.27.  0. 

Uom.  12.  1. 
f  Oul.  6.  16. 
t  Heb. 

that  disposeth 

his  way. 


about  1034. 

•  2  Sam.  12.  1. 
6c  11.  2,  4. 


David  coyifesseth  his  sins. 


PSALMS. 


The  corruption  of  mankind. 


a  ver.  9. 

Is.  43.  25.  & 

44.  22. 

Col.  2.  14. 
b  Hel>.  9.  14. 

1  John  1.  7, 
9. 

Rev.  1.  5. 
c  Ps.  32.  5.  4; 

3B.  IB. 
rfOen.  '.Q.  6. 

t  39.  9. 

Lev.  o.  19.  & 

G.  2. 

2Sam.  12  13. 
eLuke  15.  21. 
/Rom.  3.4. 
fJob  14.  4. 

Ps.  58.  3. 

Jobu  3.  0. 

Rom.  5.  12. 

Eph.  2.  3. 
A  Job  14.  4. 
t  lleb. 

inarm  me- 
i  Job  3s.  36. 
*  Lev.  14.  4, 

C,  49. 

Num.  19.  18. 

Hcb.  9.  19. 
Ua.  1.  13. 
m  Matt.  5.  4. 
n  Jcr.  IC.  17. 
0  ver.  1. 
p  .Vets  15.  9. 

Eph.  2.  lu. 
1!  Or,  a  Con- 
stant spirit. 
(J  Gen.  4.  14. 

2  Kings  13. 
23. 

r  Rom.  8.  9. 

Kph.  4.  30. 
«2Cor.  3.  17. 
T  Ileb.  Hoods. 
f  2  Sam.  11. 

17.  (t  12.  9. 
u  Ps.  35.  28. 


xNum.  15.27, 

30. 

Ps.  40.  6.  & 

50.  8. 

Is.  1.  11. 

Jer.  7.  22. 

Hos.  0.  6. 
:;  Or,  that  I 

thould  give 

it. 
vPs.  34.  18. 

Is.  57.  15.  & 

C6.  2. 
2  Ps.  4.  5. 

Mai.  3.  3. 


'  ISara.  22.9. 
'  Ez.  02.  9. 


HAVE  mercy  upon  me,  O  God, 
according  to  thy  lovingkind- 
nes.s:  according  unto  the  multi- 
tude of  thy  tender  mercies  «blot 
out  my  transgression.?. 

2  ''Wash  me  thoroughly  from 
mine  iniquity,  and  cleanse  me 
from  my  sin. 

3  For  el  acknowledge  my  trans- 
gressions :  and  my  sin  is  ever  be- 
fore me. 

4  (/Against  thee,  thee  only,  have 
I  sinned,  and  done  this  evil  e  in 
thy  sight :  /that  thou  mightest  be 
justilied  when  thou  speakest,  and 
be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 

5  !/ Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  in- 
iquity ;  ''  and  in  sin  did  my  moth- 
er t  conceive  me. 

6  Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  *in 
the  inward  parts:  and  in  the  hid- 
den part  thou  shalt  make  me  to 
know  wisdom, 

7  A  Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I 
shall  be  clean :  wash  me,  and  I 
shall  be  ^  whiter  than  snow. 

8  Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  glad- 
ness; ^/tai  the  bones  trhich  thou 
hast  broken  '"  may  rejoice. 

9  "Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins, 
and  o  blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 

10  JJ  Create  in  me  a  clean  heart, 

0  God ;  and  renew  II  a  right  spirit 
within  me. 

11  Cast  me  not  away  ?from  thy 
presence;  and  take  not  thy  »-B[oly 
Spirit  from  me. 

12  Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy 
salvation;  and  uphold  me  iviili 
thy  s  free  Spirit. 

13  Then  will  I  teach  transgress- 
ors thy  ways ;  and  sinners  shall 
be  converted  unto  thee. 

14  Deliver  me  from  f< blood- 
guiltiness,  O  God,  thou  God  of  my 
salvation :  and  "  my  tongue  shall 
sing  aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 

15  O  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips; 
and  my  mouth  shall  shew  forth 
thy  praise. 

IG  For  ^thou  desirest  not  sac- 
rifice; 11  else  would  I  give  ii:  thou 
delightest  not  in  burnt  offering. 

17  i/The  saci'itices  of  God  are  a 
broken  spirit:  a  broken  and  a 
contrite  heart,  O  God,  thou  wilt 
not  despise. 

18  Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure 
unto  Zion :  build  thou  the  walls  of 
Jerusalem. 

19  Then  shalt  thou  be  pleased 
with  2  the  sacrifices  of  righteous- 
ness, with  burnt  offering  and 
whole  burnt  offering:  then  shall 
they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine 
altar. 

PSALM  LII. 

1  David,  condemning  the  spttefulness  of  Doeg, 
prophesieth  kis  destruction.  6  The  righteous 
shall  rejoice  at  it.  8  David,  upon  his  confidence 
in  God's  mercy,  giveth  thanks. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Maschil,  A  Psalm  of 
David,  *  when  Doe?  the  Edomile  came  and 
•  told  Saul,  and  said  unto  him,  David  is  come 
to  the  house  of  Ahiraelech. 


WHY  boastest  thou  thyself 
in  mischief,  O  «  mighty  man? 
the  goodness  of  God  endureth 
continually, 

2  ''Thy  tongue  devLseth  mis- 
chiefs ;  clike  a  sharp  razor,  work- 
ing deceitfully. 

3  Thou  lovest  evil  more  than 
good;  and  'Uying  rather  than  to 
speak  righteousness.    Selah. 

4  Thou  lovest  all  devouring 
words,  110  thou  deceitful  tongue. 

5  God  shall  likewise  t  destroy 
thee  for  ever,  he  shall  take  thee 
away,  and  pluck  thee  out  of  thy 
dwellingplace,  and  «root  thee  out 
of  the  land  of  the  living.   Selah. 

6  /The  righteous  also  shall  see, 
and  fear,  s  and  shall  laugh  at  him : 

7  Lo,  t/iis  i.s  the  man  t/iat  niada 
not  God  his  strength ;  but  '•  trusted 
in  the  abundance  of  his  riches, 
and  strengthened  himself  lu  his 
il  wickedness. 

SButlfnu  'like  a  green  olive  tree 
in  the  house  of  God :  I  trust  in  the 
mercy  of  God  for  ever  and  ever. 

9  I  will  praise  thee  for  ever,  be- 
cause thou  hast  done  it:  and  I 
will  wait  on  thy  name;  /•^  for  it  is 
good  before  thy  saints. 

PSALM  LIIL 

1  David  describc'k  tke  corruption  of  a  natural 
man.  4  He  conoinceth  the  tricked  Oy  the  light 
of  their  own  conscience.  6  He  glorieth  in  the 
salvation  of  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Mahalath,  Maschil, 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  a  fool  hath  said  in  his 
heart.  There  is  no  God.  Cor- 
rupt are  they,  and  have  done 
abominable  iniquity:  b there  is 
none  that  doeth  good. 

2  God  c  looked  down  from  heaven 
upon  the  children  of  men,  to  see 
if  there  were  any  that  did  tmder- 
stand,  that  did  i^seek  God. 

3  EveiT  one  of  them  is  gone 
back :  they  are  altogether  become 
filthy;  there  is  none  that  doeth 
good,  no,  not  one. 

4  Have  the  workers  of  iniquity 
«no  knowledge?  who  eat  up  my 
people  as  they  eat  bread:  they 
have  not  called  upon  God. 

5  /There  twere  they  in  great 
fear,  where  no  fear  was :  for  God 
hath  p scattered  the  bones  of  him 
that  encampeth  against  thee: 
thou  hast  put  t/tem  to  shame,  be- 
cause God  hath  despised  them. 

6  ''tOh  that  the  salvation  of  Is- 
rael were  come  out  of  Zion  !  When 
God  bringeth  back  the  captivity 
of  his  people,  Jacob  shall  rejoice, 
and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

PSALM  LIV. 

1  David,  complaining  of  the  Ziphim,  praycth  for 
salvation.  4  Upon  his  confidence  in  God's 
help  he  promiseth  sacrifice. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Xeginoth,  Maschil, 
j1  Psa/m  of  David,  'when  the  Ziphim  came 
and  said  to  Saul,  Doth  not  David  hide  him- 
self with  us  7 

521 


a  I  Sam.  21.  7. 


iPs.  50. 19. 
c  Ps.  57.  4.  it 
59.  7.&U4.  3. 

ciJer.9.  4,  5. 


;[  Or,  and  the 

deceitful 

tongue. 
t  Hcb.  beat 

thee  down. 
e  Prov.  2.  22. 

/Job  22.  19. 
Ps.  37.  34.  <fc 
40.  3.  &  64.9. 
Mai.  1.  5. 

g  Ps.  58.  10. 

h  Ps.  49.  6. 

II  Or, 

su'jstance. 
iJer.  11.  16. 

Hos.  14.  G. 


jPs.  10.  4.  <fc 
14.  1,  <fcc. 


h  Rom.  3.  10. 
c  Ps.  33.  13. 


1(2  Chr.  15.  2. 
Si.  19.  3, 


/Lev.  20.  17, 
30. 
Prov.  2a   1. 

rlleb.  they 
tea  red  a  fear, 
Ps.  14.  5. 

f  Ez.  6.5. 

h  Ps.  14.  7. 

t  Heb.  Who 
will  give  sal- 
vations, ^*c. 


•1  Sam.  23. 
19.  &  26.  ] . 


David  praijetli  for  salvation. 


PSALMS. 


and  against  liis  enemies. 


tHeb. 
lliuse  that 
oti&erve  me, 
Ps.  3.  8. 

c  P.s.  80.  40. 

dVn.  62.9. 

ePs.  59.  10.  & 
92.  a. 


1023, 


i2  Sam.  16.7, 
8.  &  19.  19. 


t  Heb. 

covered  me. 


tPs.  41.  9. 
/Ph.  3u.  26. 

&  38.  le. 
t  n<^b.  a  man 

according  tu 

my  rartk, 
r2  Sam.  15. 

12.  Sc  IC.  23. 

Ps,  41.  9. 

Jer.  9.  4. 
t  Heb. 

Who  stceet- 

entd  Counsel, 


SAVE  me,  O  God,  by  thy  name, 
and  judge  me  by  thy  strength. 

2  Hear  my  prayer,  O  God ;  give 
ear  to  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

3  For  "Strangers  are  risen  up 
against  me,  and  oppressors  seek 
after  my  soul :  they  liave  not  set 
God  before  them.    Selali. 

4  Behold,  God  is  mine  helper: 
''  the  Lord  is  with  them  that  up- 
hold my  .soul. 

5  He  shall  reward  evil  unto 
tmine  enemies:  cut  them  off  «in 
thy  truth. 

6  I  will  freely  sacrifice  unto  thee : 
I  will  praise"  thy  name,  O  Lokd; 
'i  for  it  is  good. 

7  For  he  hath  delivered  me  out  of 
all  trouble:  ''and  mine  eye  hath 
seen  his  desire  upon  mine  ene- 
mies. 

PSALM  LV. 

1  David  in  kin  prayer  complainetk  of  his  fearful 
case.  9  He  prayelh  against  his  enemies,  of 
whose  wickedness  and  treachery  he  cempiainetk. 
16  He  comforfeth  himself  in  God's  preservation 
of  him,  and  confusion  uf  his  enemies. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on    Neginolh,   Maschil, 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  praj'er,  O  God  ; 
and  hide  not  thyself  from  my 
supplication. 

2  Attend  unto  me,  and  hear  me: 
T  «  mourn  in  my  comi^laint,  and 
make  a  noise; 

3  Because  of  the  voice  of  the  en- 
em  j%  because  of  the  oppre.ssion  of 
the  wicked :  *  for  they  cast  iniquity 
upon  me,  and  in  wrath  they  hate 
me. 

4 « My  heart  is  sore  pained  within 
me  :  and  the  terrors  of  death  are 
fallen  upon  me. 

0  Fearful u ess  and  trembling  are 
come  upon  me,  and  horror  hath 
t  overwhelmed  me. 

6  And  I  said, Oh  that  I  had  wings 
like  a  dove! /or  then  would  I  fly 
away,  and  be  at  rest. 

7  l6,  thru  would  I  wander  far  off, 
and  remain  in  the  wilderness. 
Selah. 

8  I  would  hasten  my  escape  from 
tlie  windy  storm  and  tempest. 

9  Destroy,  O  Lord,  and  divide 
their  tongues  :  for  I  have  seen 
(i  violence  and  strife  in  the  city. 

10  Day  and  night  they  go  about 
it  upon  the  walls  thereof:  mi.s- 
ctiief  also  and  sorrow  are  in  the 
midst  of  it. 

11  Wickedness  is  in  the  midst 
thereof:  deceit  and  guiU;  depart 
not  from  her  streets. 

12 «  For  it  was  not  an  enemy  that 

reproached   me;     then    I    could 

I  have  borne  it.-  neitht;r  ivns  it  he 

I  that  hated  me  W)«/ did  .'magnify 

!  himself  against  me  ;  then  I  would 

have  hid  my.self  from  him : 

13  But  it  ivas  thou,  1  a  man  mine 
equal,  s'my  guide,  and  mine  ac- 
quaintance. 

14  tWe  took  sweet  counsel  to- 


gether, and  ''walked  unto  the 
house  of  God  in  company. 

15  Let  death  seize  upon  them, 
and  let  them  igo  down  quick  into 
il  hell :  for  wickedness  is  in  their 
dwellings,  and  among  them. 

IG  As  for  me,  I  will  call  upon 
God;  and  the  LoKDshall  save  me. 

17  '■:  Evening,  and  morning,  and 
at  noon,  will  I  pray,  and  cry 
aloud :  and  he  shall  hear  my  voice. 

18  He  hath  delivered  my  soul  in 
peace  from  the  battle  that  was 
against  me :  for  '  there  were  many 
with  me. 

19  God  shall  hear,  and  afflict 
them,  wieven  he  that  abideth  of 
old.  Selah.  II  Because  they  have 
no  changes,  therefore  they  fear 
not  God. 

20  He  hath  »» put  forth  his  hands 
against  such  as  o  be  at  peace  with 
him:  the  hath  broken  his  cove- 
nant. 

21  p  The  words  of  his  mouth  were 
smoother  than  butter,  but  war  twos 
in  his  heart :  his  words  were  soft- 
er than  oil,  yet  were  they  drawn 
swords. 

22  9  Cast  thy  11  burden  upon  the 
Lord,  and  he  shall  sustain  thee : 
'•he  shall  never  suffer  the  right- 
eous to  be  moved. 

23  But  thou,  O  God,  shalt  bring 
them  down  into  the  pit  of  destruc- 
tion:  St  bloody  and  deceitful  men 
t«  shall  not  live  out  half  their 
days ;  but  I  will  trust  in  thee. 

PSALM  LVL 

1  David,  praying  tu  God  m  confidence  of  his 
word,  complameth  of  his  enemies.  9  He  pro- 
fesseth  his  confidence  in  God's  word,  and  prom- 
iselh  tu  praise  him. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Jonath-elem-re- 
choliim,  II  Michtam  of  David,  when  the 
•  Philistines  took  liiin  iii  tiath. 

BE  « merciful  uuto  me,  O  God: 
for  man  would  swallow  me 
up ;  he  fighting  dailj'  oppresseth 
me. 

2  tMine  enemies  would  daily 
6  swallow  me  up :  for  tliey  be  many 
that  fight  against  me,  O  thou 
Most  High. 

3  What  time  I  am  afraid,  I  will 
trust  in  thee. 

4  cin  God  I  will  praise  his  word, 
in  God  I  have  put  my  trust;  <'I 
will  not  fear  what  flesh  can  do 
unto  me. 

5  Every  day  they  wrest  my 
words:  all  their  thoughts  are 
against  me  (or  evil. 

G  "They  gather  themselves  to- 
gether, they  hide  themselves, 
they  mark  my  steps, /when  they 
wait  for  mvsoul. 

7  Shall  they  escape  by  iniquity? 
in  thine  anger  cast  down  the  peo- 
ple, O  God. 

8  Thou  tellest  my  wanderings: 
put  thou  my  tears  into  thy  bottle : 
u are  they  not  in  thy  book  ? 

9  When  I  cry  unto   thee,  then 


h  Ps.  42.  4. 
iNum.  18.30. 

I  Or, 

the  grave, 
k  Dan.  6.  10. 

Luke  18.  1. 

Act.s  3.  1.  (fc 

10.  3,  9.  30. 

1  Thc38.  5. 

17. 
;2  tJhr.  32.  7, 

8. 
m  Deut.  33.27. 

II  Or, 

With  whom 
aluo  there  b« 
no  changes. 


n  .Vets  12.  1. 
0  Ps.  7.  4. 
t  Heb. 


he  hath 


■oja 


p\> 


ed. 
<.  28.  3.  <k 
.  4.  Sc  02. 

4.  <k  04.  3. 

Prov.O.  3,4. 

&  12.  18. 
7  Ps.  37.  5. 

Matt.  6.  25. 

Lulie  12.  22. 

1  Pet.  5.  7. 
II  Or,  gift. 
rVs.  37.  24. 
s  Ps.  5.  6. 
t  Heb.  men 

of  bloods 

and  deceit. 
t  Heb.  Shalt 

nut  halve 

their  days, 
(Job  15.  32. 

Prov.  10.  27. 

Ecc.  7.  17. 


II  Or,  .4  gold- 
en Psalm  of 
David. 
So  Ps.  18. 

•1  Sain. 21. 11. 

a  Ps.  57.  1. 

t  Heb.  Mine 
observers, 
Ps.  M.  5. 

h  Ps.  57.  3. 


c  ver.  10,  11. 
riPs.  118.  6. 


e  Ps.  .'■)9.  3.  dc 
140.  2. 


/Ps.  71.  10. 


fMal.  3.  10. 


David  praiseth  God. 


PSALMS. 


He  prayeth  for  deliverance. 


h  Rom.  6.  31. 
1  ver.  4. 


I  Or,  Destroy 

nut,  A  gold. 

en  Psalm. 
•1  Sam.  22.  1. 

Ic  24.  3. 

Ps.  H2,  tiUe. 
u  Ps.  J6.  1. 
I  Ps.  17.  8.  tc 

63.  7. 
cIs.  26.20. 


dPs.  138.  8. 

e  Ps.  144.  5,  7. 

II  Or, 
he  reproach- 
eth  htm  that 
would  swat- 
low  me  up. 

/Ps.  56.  1. 

fTs.  40.  U.ik 
43.  3.  ck61.7. 

h  Prov.  30.  14. 

i  Ps.  55.  21.  4; 
64.3. 

t  ver.  11. 
Pb.  108.  5. 


/Ps.  7.  15,  16. 
ii  9.  15. 


m  Ps 

.  108. 

1, 

Sec 

nor, 

prepared. 

nPs 

16.9. 

(k 

SO. 

12.  <t  108 

1,  2 

cPs 

108.  3. 

pPs 

36.  5. 

Ic 

71. 

19.  Sc  103 

11. 

&.  108 

4. 

lOr,  Destroy 
not,  A  gold* 
en  Psalm  of 


shall   mine   enemies  turn  baclc; 
this  I  know;  for  ''God  is  for  me. 

10  i  In  God  will  I  praise  his  word : 
in  the  Lord  will  I  praise  his  word. 

11  In  God  have  I  put  my  trust: 
I  will  not  be  afraid  what  man  can 
do  unto  me. 

12  Thj'  vows  are  upon  me,  O 
God:  1  will  render  praises  unto 
thee. 

13  For  '-thou  hast  delivered  my 
soul  from  death:  v:ilt  not  thou 
deliver  my  feet  from  falling,  that 
I  may  walk  before  God  in  Hhe 
light  of  the  living? 

PSALM    LVII. 

1  David  in  prayer  Jiceing-  unto  God  complainetk 

of  his  dangerous  case.     7  He  encuurageth  hint' 

self  to  praise  God. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  ^  Al-taschith,  Michlam 

of   David,  *  when  he  fled  from  Saul  in   the 

cave. 

BE  "merciful  unto  me,  O  God, 
be  merciful  unto  me  :  for  my 
soultrusteth  in  thee:  *yea,  in  the 
shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  make 
my  refuge,  <■  until  t/iese  calamities 
be  overpast. 

2  I  will  cry  unto  God  most  high ; 
unto  God  <ithat  performeth  all 
things  for  me. 

3  «He  shall  send  from  heaven, 
and  save  me  Ifrom  the  reproach 
of  him  that  would  /swallow  me 
up.  Selah.  Gods- shall  send  forth 
his  mercy  and  his  truth. 

4  My  soul  is  among  lions:  andl 
lie  even  among  them  that  are  set 
on  fire,  even  the  sons  of  men, 
>>■  whose  teeth  are  spears  and  ar- 
rows, and  i  their  tongue  a  sharp 
sword. 

5  'jBe  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above 
the  heavens;  let  ihy  glory  be 
above  all  the  earth. 

6 'They  have  prepared  a  net  for 
mv  steps ;  my  soul  is  bowed  down  : 
they  have  digged  a  pit  before  me, 
into  the  midst  whereof  they  are 
fallen  themselves.    Selah. 

7  "«  My  heart  is  il  fixed,  O  God,  my 
heart  is  ti.Yed:  I  will  sing  and 
give  praise. 

8  Awake  up, «  my  glory ;  awake, 
psaltery  and  harp:  I  myself  will 
awake  early. 

9  ol  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord, 
among  the  people:  I  will  sing  un- 
to thee  among  the  nations. 

10  p  For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto 
the  heavens,  and  thy  truth  unto 
the  clouds. 

11  9 Be  thou  exalted,  O  God, 
above  the  heavens :  let  thy  glory 
be  above  all  the  earth, 

PSALM   LVIII. 

1  David  reprovelh  wicked  judges,  3  describeth 
the  nature  of  the  icickeJ,  C  decoteth  them  to 
God's  judgments,  10  whereat  the  righteous 
shall  rejoice. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  !!  ♦Al-taschith,  Mich- 
tam  of  David. 

DO  ye  indeed  speak  righteous- 
ness, O  congregation?  do  ye 


judge   uprightly,   O    ye   sons   of 
men? 

2  Yea,  in  heart  ye  work  wicked- 
ne.ss;  "ye  weigh  the  violence  of 
your  hands  in  the  earth. 
'3  &The  wicked  are  estranged 
from  the  womb :  they  go  astray 
fas  soon  as  they  be  born,  speak- 
ing lies. 

4  c  Their  poison  is  t  like  thepoLson 
of  a  serpent:  they  are  like  f'the 
deaf  II  adder  that  stoppeth  her  ear ; 

5  Which  will  not  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  charmers,  ii  charming 
never  so  wisely. 

6  eBreak  their  teeth,  O  God,  in 
their  mouth :  break  out  the  great 
teeth  of  the  young  lions,  O  Lord. 

7 /Let  them  melt  away  as  waters 
which  run  continually:  ivhen  he 
bendeth  his  bow  to  shoot  his  ar- 
rows, let  them  be  as  cut  in  pieces. 

8  As  a  snail  ii:hich  melteth,  let 
every  one  of  them  pass  away: 
a  like  the  untimely  birth  of  a  wo- 
man, that  they  may  not  see  the 
sun. 

9  Before  your  pots  can  feel  the 
thorns,  he  shall  take  them  away 
''as  with  a  whirlwind,  rboth  liv- 
ing, and  in  his  wrath. 

10  'The  righteous  shall  rejoice 
when  he  seeth  the  vengeance: 
*;he  shall  wash  his  feet  in  the 
blood  of  the  wicked. 

11  'So  that  a  man  shall  say, 
Verily  there  i.5  ta  reward  for  the 
righteous :  verily  he  is  a  God  that 
"' judgeth  in  the  earth. 

PSALM  LIX. 

1  David  prayeth  to  be  delivered  from  his  enemies. 
6  He  cumplaineth  of  their  cruelty.  8  He  trusteth 
in  Ood.  li  He  prayeth  against  them.  16  He 
praiseth  God. 

To  the  chief  .Musician,  l\  *  Al-laschith,  Michtam 
of  David  ;  *  when  Saul  scut,  and  Ihey  watch- 
ed the  house  to  kill  him. 

DELrS'ER  n  me  from  mine  en- 
emies, O  my  God :  t  defend  me 
from  them  that  rise  up  against 
me. 

2  Deliver  me  from  the  workers 
of  iniquity,  and  save  me  from 
bloody  me'n. 

3  For,  lo,  they  lie  in  wait  for  my 
soul:  ftthe  mighty  are  gathered 
against  me;  ^not  for  my  trans- 
gression, nor /or  my  sin,  O  Lord. 

4  They  run  and  prepare  them- 
selves without  7n.v  fault:  <i awake 
tto  help  me,  and  behold. 

5  Thou  therefore,  O  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  awake 
to  visit  all  the  heathen:  be  not 
merciful  to  any  wicked  trans- 
gressors.   Selah. 

6  f  They  return  at  evening :  they 
make  a  noise  like  a  dog,  and  go 
round  about  the  city. 

7  Behold,  they  belch  out  with 
their  mouth :  /  swords  are  in  their 
lips:  for  pwho,  say  they,  doth 
hear? 

8  But  >i  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  laugh 


a  Ps.  94.  20. 

Is.  10.  1. 
b  Ps.  51.  5. 

Is.  48.  8. 

t  Heb.  from 

the  helly. 
c  Ps.  140.  3. 

Ecc.  10.  11. 
tHeh. 

according  to 

the  likeness. 
dJer.  8.  17. 
II  Or,  asp. 
;i  Or,  be  the 

charmer 

never  so 

cunning. 
cJob  4.  10. 

Ps.  3.  7. 
/■Josh.  7.  5. 

Ps.  112.  10. 

1  r  Job3.  16. 
I     Ecc.  0.  3. 
1  h  Prov.  10.  25. 
t  Heb. 

ashvtngas 
\     wrath. 
1  1  Ps.  £2.  6.  ic 
I    64.  10.  (k  107. 

42. 

1  *  Ps.  68.  23. 

/  Vi.  92.  15. 

I  t  lleh.frutt 

I    ofthe,4-c. 

!  Is.  3. 10. 

I  m  Ps.  67.  4.  4: 
96.  13.  &  98. 


H  Or,  Destroy 

not,  .4  golden 

Psalm  uf 

David. 
'  Ps.  57,  title 
*1  Sam. 19. 11. 
(iPs.  18.  48. 
t  Heb.  sit   me 

on  high. 


b  Ps.  36   6. 
cl  Sam.  24. 


d  Ps.  35.  23.  Sc 

44.23. 
t  Heb. 

to  meet  me. 


/Ps.  57.  4. 

Prov.  12.  18. 
fPs.  10.  11,13. 

i  64.5.  <k  73. 

11.  i  94.  7. 
h  1  Sam.  19. 

16. 


Ps.  'i.  4. 


David  complaineth  to  God. 


PSALMS. 


He  trusteth  in  God's  promises. 


i  ver.  17. 

Ps.  G2.  2. 
t  Heb.  my 

high  place. 
*Ps.  21.  3. 
I  Pa.  54.  7.  4; 

92. 11.  6c  112. 

8. 
t  Heb.  mine 

observers. 

Pa.  OG.  2. 
m  Ho  Geu.  4. 

12,  15. 
n  Prov.  12. 13. 

i  IS.  7. 


p  Ps.  83.  18. 


q  ver.  6. 


r  Job  15.  23. 
Ps.  109.  10. 

t  Heb.  to  eat. 

II  Or,  if  Ihcy 
be  not  satis- 
fied, then 
tkey  will 
stay  all 
night. 

s  Pa.  18.  1. 

(  ver.  9,  10. 


•  Pa.  80. 

II  Or,  A  g-olden 

Psalm. 
•2  Sam.  8.  3, 

13. 

1  Cljr.  18.  3, 

12. 

about  1040. 

a  tn.  44.  9. 
tHeb. 

broken. 
bIChr.  7.  14. 

c  Ps.  71.  20. 
d  U.  61.  17, 
22. 

Jer.  20.15. 
«  Ph.  20.  5. 


/Ps.  108.  8, 

f  Ps.  89.  35 
h  Josh.  1.  6. 
i  Cieii.  12.  8. 
»  Josh.  13.  27. 
/See  Deut. 

33.  17. 

m  Gen.  49.  10. 
n2Sam.  8.  2. 
o2Sam.  8.  14. 

Ps.  108.  9. 


at  them;  thou  shalt  have  all  the 
heathen  in  derision. 

9  Because  of  his  strength  will  I 
wait  upon  thee:  'for  God  is  tmy 
defence. 

10  The  God  of  my  mercy  shall 
*  prevent  me:  God  shall  let  'me 
see  HI?/ ctesiz-e  upon  t  mine  enemies. 

n  '"81ay  them  not,  lest  my  peo- 
ple forget:  scatter  them  by  thy 
power;    and    bring  them   down, 

0  Lord  our  shield. 

12  I'-For  the  sin  of  their  mouth 
and  the  words  of  their  lips  let 
them  even  be  taken  in  their 
pride;  and  for  cursing  and  lying 
which  thej'  speak. 

13  o  Consume  them  in  wrath,  con- 
sume tlieyn,  that  they  may  not  be: 
and  plet  them  know  ihat  God 
ruleth  in  Jacob  unto  the  ends  of 
the  earth.    Selah. 

14  And  ?  at  evening  let  them  re- 
turn; and  let  them  make  a  noise 
like  a  dog,  and  go  round  about 
the  city. 

15  Let  them  '"wander  up  and 
down  t  for  meat,  il  and  grudge  if 
they  be  not  satisfied. 

16  But  I  will  sing  of  thy  power; 
yea,  I  will  sing  aloud  of  thy 
mercj'  in  the  morning :  for  thou 
hast  been  my  defence  and  refuge 
in  the  day  of  my  trouble. 

17  Unto  thee,  sQ  my  strength, 
will  I  sing:  'for  God  is  my  de- 
fence, and  the  God  of  my  mercy. 

PSALM  LX. 

1  Dai'iJ,  complaining  to  Ood  of  former  judgment, 
4  nuw.iipon  better  hope,  prayeth  for  deliverance, 
6  Comfortins;  himself  in  {/oil's  promises,  he 
craveth  that  help  whereon  he  trusteth. 

To  the  chief  Musician  *  upon  Shushan-eduth, 
llMichtam  of  tlavid,  to  teach;  *  when  he 
i  trove  with  ^ram-naharaim  and  with  Aram- 
zobah,  when  Joab  returned,  and  smote  of 
Edom  in  ttie  valley  of  salt  twelv*  thou.sand. 

OGOD,  «thou  hast  cast  us  off, 
thou  hast  t  scattered  us,  thou 
hast  been  displeased  ;  O  turn  thj'- 
self  to  us  again. 

2  Thou  hast  made  the  earth  to 
tremble;  thou  hast  broken  it: 
''heal  the  breaches  thereof;  for 
it  shaketh. 

.3«Thou  hast  shewed  thy  people 
hard  things:  ''thou  hast  made  us 
to  drink  the  wine  of  astonishment. 

4  «Tfiou  hast  given  alianner  to 
them  that  fear  thee,  that  it  may 
be  displayed  because  of  the  truth. 
Selah. 

T)  /That  thy  beloved  may  be  de- 
livered ;  save  ■it;(7/tthy  right  hand, 
and  hear  me. 

(i  God  hath  i/ spoken  In  his  holi- 
ness ;  I  will  rejoice,  I  will  '•  divide 
iShechem,  and  mete  out  ^' the 
valley  of  Succoth. 

7Gileadi.s-  mine;  and  Manasseh 
is  mine;  'Ephraim  also  is  the 
strength  of  mine  head;  "iJudah 
is  my  lawgiver; 

8  "  Moab  is  mv  washpot;  "over 
524 


Edom  will  I  cast  out  my  shoe: 
i'Philistia,  II  triumph  thou  because 
of  me. 

9  Who  will  bring  me  inio  the 
t strong  city?  who  will  lead  me 
into  Edom? 

10  Wilt  not  thou,  O  God,  ivhich 
1  hadst  cast  us  off?  and  l.hon,  O 
God,  v'hich  didst  ''not  go  out  with 
our  armies? 

11  Give  us  help  from  trouble: 
for  svain  is  the  tlielp  of  man. 

12  Through  God  «vv'e  shall  do 
valiantly:  lor  he  it  w  that  shall 
"  tread  down  our  enemies. 

PSALM   LXI. 

1  David  fleet h  to  irod  upon  his  former  experience. 

4  He  vvwttk  perpetual  s&rvice  unto  him^because 

0]  his  promises. 
To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Neginah,  A  Psalm 
of  David. 

HEAR  my  cry,  O  God;  attend 
unto  my  prayer. 

2  From  the' end  of  the  earth  will 
I  cry  unto  thee,  when  my  heart  is 
overwhelmed :  lead  me  to  the 
rock  that  is  higher  than  I. 

3  For  thou  hast  been  a  shelter 
for  me,  and  «  a  strong  tower  from 
the  enemy. 

4  i I  will  abide  in  thy  tabernacle 
for  ever :  « I  will  II  trust  in  the 
covert  of  thy  wings.    Selah. 

5  For  thou,  O  God,  hast  heard 
my  vows  :  thou  hast  given  me  the 
heritage  of  those  that  fear  thy 
name. 

6  ''t  Thou  wilt  prolong  the  king's 
life :  arid  his  years  t  as  many  gen- 
erations. 

7  He  shall  abide  before  God  for 
ever:  O  prepare  mercy  '•and 
truth,  which  niay  preserve  him. 

8  So  will  I  sing  praise  unto  thy 
name  lor  ever,  that  I  may  daily 
perform  my  vows. 

PSALM  LXIL 

1  David  professing  his  confidence  in  God  di«- 
couragrth  his  enemies.  5  In  the  same  confi- 
dence he  encuurngrth  the  godly.  9  No  trust  is 
to  be  put  in  worldly  things.  11  Power  and 
mercy  belong  to  God. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  to  *Jeduthun,  .\  Psalm 
of  David. 

TRULY  n  my  soul  t  waitoth  up- 
on God :  from  him  cometh  my 
salvation. 

2 ''He  only  f?  my  rock  and  my 
salvation;  /t(^ /.?  my  +  defence;  «! 
shall  not  be  greatly  moved. 

3  How  long  will  ye  imagine  mi.s- 
chief  a.gainst  ainau?  ye  shall  be 
slain  all  of  you:  <'as  a  bowing 
wall  s/uM  ye  be,  and  as  a  tottering 
fence. 

4  They  only  consult  to  cast  him 
down  from  his  excellency:  they 
delight  in  lies:  ^they  bless  with 
their  mouth,  but  they  curse  t in- 
wardly.   Selah. 

Tj/My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon 
God ;  for  my  e.vpectation  is  from 
him. 

(i  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my 


p2  Sam.  8.  1. 

II  Or, 
triumph 
thou  over 
me  :  ( by  an 
irony  :  )  See 
Ps.  108.9. 

t  Heb.  city 
of  strength, 
2  Sam.  11.1. 
&  12.  26. 

q  ver.  1., 
Ps.  44.9.  & 
108.  11. 

r  Josh.  7. 12. 

sPs.  113.8.  & 
140.  3. 

t  Heb. 
salvation. 

t  Num.24.  18. 
1  Chr.  19.  13. 

!(  Is.  63.  3. 


0  Prov.  18. 10. 

b  Ps.  27.  4. 
c  Ps.  17.  8.  (fc 
57.  1.  Sc  91.  4. 

II  Or,  make 
my  refuge. 

dVn.  21.  4. 

tHeb. 
Thou  Shalt 
add  days  to 
the  days  of 
the  king. 

tHeb. 
rti-  genera- 
tion and 
generation. 

cP.s.  40.  11. 
Prov.  20.  2a 


1048. 

*  1  Chr.  25.  1, 
3. 

II  Or,  Only. 
a  Pa.  33.  20. 

*  Heb. 

IS  silent. 

Pi.  05.  1. 
A  ver.  0. 
t  Heb. 

high  place. 

Vs.  59.  9,  17. 
c  Ps.  37.  24. 
d  l3.  SO.  13. 

e  Ps.  28.  3. 

tHeb. 
in  their  in- 
ward parts. 

/  ver.  1,  2. 


David's  thirst  f<yf  God. 


PSALMS,       The  blessedness  of  God's  chosen. 


gJer.  3.  23. 
I.  ISam.  1.  ]5. 

Ps.  42.  4. 

Lam.  2.  19. 
i  Ps.  18.  2. 
*P».  39.  5,  11. 

Is.  40.  15,17. 

Rom.  3.  4. 
'I  Or,  alike. 
IJoh  31.  25. 

Ps.  52.  7. 

Lvike  12.  15. 

1  Tim.  6.  17. 
m  Job  33.  14. 
n  Uev.  10.  1. 
:i  Or,  strength. 
0  Ps.  8().  15.  <k 

103.  8. 

Daii.  3.  9. 
p  Job  34.  11. 

Prov.  24.  12. 

Jlt.  32.  19. 

Ez.  7.  27.  <k 

33.  20. 

Matt.  16.  27. 

Worn.  1.  G. 

1  Gor.  3.  «. 

2  Cor.  5.  10. 


•  1  Sam.  22.  5. 
&  23.  14,  15, 
16. 

a  Ps.  42.  2.  fc 
84.  2.  &  143. 
6 

t  Ileb.  weary. 

t  Ileb.  with- 
out water, 

b  See  1  Sam. 
4.  21. 

1  Chr.  16.  11. 
Ps.  27.  4.  & 
78.  61. 

ePs.  30.  5. 

dPs.  104.  33. 
(t  146.  2. 

t  Vi.  86.  8. 

T  Heb. 
fatness. 


/Ps.  42.  8.  (fc 

no.  0.3.  <fc 

143.  5. 


h  Ez.  35.  5. 
tHeb.  They 
shall  make 


•in  ou 


him 
like  water  fty 
the  hands  of 
the  sword. 
I  Deut.  G.  13. 
Is.  45.  23.  & 
C5.  15. 
Zeph.  1.  5. 


salvation:  he  is  my  defence;  I 
shall  not  be  moved. 

7  5' In  God  is  my  salvation  and 
my  glory:  the  reck  of  my  strength, 
and  my  refuge,  is  in  God. 

8  Trust  in  him  at  all  times;  ye 
people,  '«pour  out  your  heart  be- 
fore him :  God  is  ia  refuge  for  us. 
Selah. 

9  '^^ Purely  men  of  low  degree  are 
vanity,  and  men  of  high  degree 
are  a  lie:  to  be  laid  iti  the  bal- 
ance, they  are  II altogether  lighter 
than  vanity. 

10  Trust  not  in  oppression,  and 
become  not  vain  in  rgbberj':  'if 
riches  increase,  .set  not  your  heart 
upon  them. 

11  God  hath  spol^en  "'  once ;  twice 
have  I  heard  this;  that  "i!  power 
belonrjetli  unto  God. 

12  Also  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  belong- 
etho  mercy:  forpthourenderestto 
ever}'  man  according  to  his  work. 

Eph.  6.  8.     Col.  3.25.     1  Pet.  1.  17.     Rev.  22.  12. 

PSALM  LXIII. 

1  David*s  thirst  for  God.  i  His  manner  of  bless- 
ing God.  9  His  confidence  of  his  enemies'  de- 
structiont  and  his  own  safety. 

X  Psalm  of  David,  *  when  he  was  in  the  wil- 
derness of  Judah. 

OGOD,  thou  art  my  God :  early 
will  I  seelc  thee:  "my  soiil 
thirsteth  for  thee,  my  flesh  long- 
eth  for  thee  in  a  dry  and  t thirsty 
land,  twiiere  no  water  is; 

2  To  see  ^thy  power  and  thy 
glory,  so  as  I  have  seen  thee  in 
the  sanctuary. 

3  '^Because  thy  lovingkindne.ss 
js-  better  than  life,  my  lips  shall 
praise  thee. 

4  Tlius  will  I  bless  thee  f' while  I 
live:  I  will  lift  up  my  hands  in 
lliy  name. 

5  My  .soul  shall  be  ^satisfied  as 
with  t marrow  and  fatness;  and 
my  mouth  shall  praLse  thee  with 
joyful  lips: 

a  When  /I  remember  thee  upon 
my  bed,  and  meditate  on  thee  in 
the  night  watches. 

7  Because  thou  hast  been  my 
help,  therefore  irin  the  shadow 
of  thy  wings  will  I  rejoice.   . 

8  My  soul  followeth  hard  after 
thee:  thy  right  hand  upholdeth 
me. 

9  But  those  that  seek  my  soul,  to 
destroj-  it,  shall  go  into  the  lower 
parts  of  the  earth. 

10  ''tTheyshall  fall  by  the  sword: 
they  shall  be  a  portion  for  foxes. 

11  But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in 
God;  ^every  one  that  swearetli  by 
him  shall  glory:  but  the  mout'h 
of  them  that  speak  lies  shall  be 
stopped. 

PSALM  LXIV. 

1  David  prayeth  for    dclitcrance,  complaining 
of  his  enemies.     7  He  promiselh  himself  to  see 
such  an  evident  destruction  of  his  enemies,  as 
the  righteous  shall  rejoice  at  it. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 


HEAR   my  voice,   O   God,  in 
my  prayer:  preserve  my  life 
from  fear  of  the  enemy. 

2  Hide  me  from  the  secret  coun- 
sel of  the  wicked;  from  the  in- 
surrection of  the  workers  of  in- 
iquity: 

3  "Who  whet  their  tongue  like 
a  sword,  i>and  bend  their  bows 
to  .^hnot  their  arrows,  even  bitter 
words : 

4  That  they  may  shoot  in  secret 
at  the  perfect:  suddenly  do  they 
shoot  at  him,  and  fear  riot. 

5  cThey  encourage  themselves  in 
an  evil  1  matter:  they  commune 
tof  laying  snares  priVily;  <^they 
say,  Who  shall  see  them  ? 

6  They  search  out  iniquities; 
ilthey  accomplish  ta  diligent 
search :  both  the  inward  thought 
of  every  one  of  them,  and  the 
heart,  1.5  deep. 

7  «But  God  .shall  shoot  at  them 
with  an  arrow;  suddenly  tshall 
they  be  wounded. 

8  So  they  shall  make. ''their  own 
tongue  to  fall  upon  themselves: 
.■"/all  that  see  them  shall  flee  away. 

9  ''And  all  men  siiall  fear,  arid 
shall  ^declare  the  work  of  God: 
for  they  shall  wisely  consider  of 
his  doing. 

10  ^The  righteous  shall  be  glad 
in  the  Lord,  and  shall  trust  in 
liim ;  arid  all  the  upright  in  heart 
shall  glorj% 

PSALM  LXV. 

1  David praiseth  CJod  for  his  grace.    iThebless- 

edness  of  God's  chosen  by  reason  of  benefits. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  and  Song  of 

David. 

PRAISE  twaiteth  for  thee,  O 
God,  in  Zion :  and  unto  thee 
shall  the  vow  be  performed. 

2  O  thou  that  liearest  prayer, 
«  unto  thee  shall  all  flesh  come. 

3  *t Iniquities  prevail  against 
me:  as  for  our  transgressions, 
thou  Shalt  c purge  them  away. 

4  ('Blessed  is  the  man  ivhom  tliou 
« choosest,  and  causest  to  approach 
unto  thee,  tliat  he  may  dwell  in  thy 
courts :  Ave  shall  be  satisfied  with 
the  goodness  of  thy  house,  even 
of  thy  holy  temple. 

5  Bi/  terrible  things  in  righteous- 
ness wilt  thou  answer  us,  O  God 
of  our  salvation;  ivho  ar<  the  con- 
fidence of  i/all  the  ends  of  the 
earth,  and  of  them  that  are  afar 
off  upon  the  sea: 

0  Which  by  his  strength  setteth 
fast  the  inountains ;  *  being  girded 
with  power: 

7  i  Which  stilleth  '  the  noise  of 
the  seas,  the  noise  of  their  waves, 
''•and  the  tumult  of  the  people. 

8  They  also  that  dwell  in  the 
uttermost  parts  are  afraid  at  thj' 
tokens:  thou  make.st  the  outgo- 
ings of  the  morning  and  evening 
;!  to  rejoice. 

9  Thou  'visitest  the  earth,  and 


aPs.  11.  2.  <t 
57. 4. 

6  Ps.  £8.  7. 

Jer.  9.  3. 
c  See  Prov.  1. 

11. 
;|  Or,  speech. 
t  Heb.  to  hide 

snares, 
rfPs.  10.  11.  <fe 

59.  7. 
II  Or,  we  are 

consumed  by 

that  which 

they  have 

thoroughly 

searched. 
t  Heb. 

a  search 

searched. 
e  Ps.  7.  12,  13. 
tHeb. 

their  wound 

shall  be. 
/Prov.  12.  13. 

fc  18.  7. 
gVn.  31.  11.4; 

52.  G. 

h  Ps.  40.  3. 
i  Jer.  50.  23. 

&  51.  10. 
k  Ps.  32.  11.  & 

58.  10.  &.  68. 

3. 


^  Heb. 
is  silent, 
Ps.  62.  1. 


a  Is.  66.  23. 
b  Ps.  38.  4.  <fc 

40.  12. 
t  Heb. 

Words,  or, 

Matters  of 

iniquities, 
cPs.  51.  2.  <fc 

79.  9. 

I5.  6.  7. 

Hell.  9.  14. 

1  John  1.7,  9. 
d  Ps.  33.  12.  <k 

64.  4. 
cPs.  4.  3. 
/Ps.  3G.  8. 
fPs.  22.  27. 

h  Ps.  83.  1. 

!  Ps.  89.  9.  <t 

107.  23. 
Matt.  8.  2G. 
h?s.  76.  10. 
Is.  17.  12,  13. 


!l  Or,  to  ting. 
I  Dput.  11.  13. 


David  exhorteth  to  praise  God.        PSALMS. 


A  prayer  for  God's  kingdom. 


II  Or,  after 
thou  hadst 
made  it  tn 
desire  raiu, 

m  Ps.  68.  0, 
10.  i  101.  13. 
Jer.  5.  il. 

n  Ps.  46.  4. 

;i  Or,  thou 
causes^,  rain 
to  descend 
into  Ike  fur- 
rows there- 
of. 

t  Ileb.  thou 
dissvlvest  it. 

f  Ueb. 
the  year  of 
thy  goodness. 

T  Heh. 
arc  girded 
with  joy. 

u  Is.  50.  12. 


oPs.  100.  1. 
t  Heh. 

fl(7  ?/ie  earth. 

h  Ps.  65.  5. 
f  Ps.  18.  44. 

a  Or,  yield 
feigned  obe- 
dience, 
Pa.  18.  44.  it 
81.  15. 

t  Hcb.  lie. 

d  Pa.  22.  27.  & 
67.  3.  Sc  117. 
1. 

f  P.f.  06.  1,  2. 

/•Ps.  40.  8. 

f  Ex.  14.  21. 

h.!osh.  3.  14, 


IG. 


:  Iteb. 

I'Utleth. 
k  Ps.  121.  3. 
IVs^.  17.  3. 

Is.  48.  10. 
m7.p,h.  13. 

1  Pl-1.  1.  H, 
II  Lai.i.  1.  i; 

o  Is.  51.  23. 
;;  Is.  43.  2. 


qV*.  100.4.  fc 
118.  14,17,18, 


r  Ecr.  G.  4. 
■f  Hcb.  optnr 


!|mwaterest  it:  thou  greatly  en- 
riche.st  it  »  with  the  river  of  God, 
which  is  full  of  water :  thou  pre- 
parest  them  corn,  when  thou 
hast  .so  provided  for  it. 

10  Thou  waterest  the  ridges 
thereof  abundantly :  II  thou  set- 
tlest  the  furrows  thereof:  tthou 
makest  it  soft  with  showers :  thou 
blessest  the  springing  thereof. 

11  Thou  crownesttthe  year  with 
thy  goodness ;  and  thy  paths  drop 
fatness. 

12  They  drop  xqwn  the  pastures 
of  the  wilderness:  and  the  little 
hills  trejoice  on  every  side. 

13  The  pastures  are  clothed  with 
flocks;  o  the  valleys  also  are  cov- 
ered over  with  corn ;  they  shout 
for  joy,  they  also  sing. 

P,SALM  LXVI. 

1  David  exhorteth  to  praise  God,  5  to  observe  his 
^reat  works,  8  to  bless  him  for  his  gracious 
benefits,  12  He  voweth  for  himself  religious 
service  to  God.  16  He  declareth  God's  special 
goodyiess  to  himself. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  .\  Song  or  Psalm. 

flVTAKE   a    joyful   noise   unto 
lYL  God,  t  all  ye  lands  : 

2  Sing  forth  the  honour  of  liis 
name:  make  his  praise  glorious. 

3  Say  unto  God,  How  ''terrible 
art  thou  in  thy  works!  ■•'through 
the  greatne.ss  of  thy  power  shall 
thine  enemies  lit  submit  them- 
selves unto  thee. 

4  <^A11  tlie  earth  shall  worship 
thee,  and  <!shall  sing  unto  thee; 
they  shall  sing  to  thy  name.  Se- 
lah. 

5  /Come  and  see  the  works  of 
God:  he  is  terrible  in  his  doing 
toward  the  children  of  men. 

6  r/He  turned  the  sea  into  dry 
land:  a  they  went  through  the 
flood  on  foot:  there  did  we  re- 
joice in  him. 

7  He  ruleth  by  liis  power  for 
ever;  ^his  ej^es  behold  the  na- 
tions: let  not  the  rebellious  exalt 
themselves.    Selah. 

8  O  bless  our  God^  ye  people,  and 
make  tlio  voice  of  his  i)raise  to  be 
lieard: 

9  Which  tlioldeth  our  soul  in 
life,  and  ''sullereth  not  our  feet 
to  be  moved. 

10  For  I  thou,  O  God,  hast  proved 
us:  '"tliou  hiust  tried  us,  as  .silver 
is  tried. 

11  'iThou  broughtest  us  into  the 
net;  thou  laidst  alUiction  upon 
our  loins. 

12  "Tliou  hast  caused  men  to 
ride  over  our  licads;  7' we  went 
tlirongh  (ire  and  througli  water: 
but  thou  brouglitcst  us  out  into  a 
t  wealthy  7>/ocr. 

13  y  I  win  go  into  thy  house  with 
burnt  offerings:  ^i  will  pay  thee 
my  vows. 

14  Which  my  lips  have  t utter- 
ed, and  my  mouth  liath  spoken, 
when  I  was  in  trouble. 

.520 


15  I  will  offer  unto  thee  burnt 
sacrifices  of  tfatlings,  with  the 
incense  of  rams:  I  will  oflfer  bull- 
ocks with  goats.    Selah. 

16  «Come  and  hear,  all  ye  that 
fear  God,  and  I  will  declare  what 
he  hath  done  lor  my  soul. 

17  I  cried  unto  him  with  my 
mouth,  and  he  was  extolled  with 
my  tongue. 

18  «If  I  regard  iniquity  in  my 
heart,  the  Lord  will  not  hear  tne: 

19  Jiut  verily  God  «hath  heard 
me;  he  halh  attended  to  the  voice 
of  my  prayer. 

20  Blessed  (je  God,  which  hath 
not  turned  away  my  prayer,  nor 
his  mercy  from  me. 

PSALM  LXVII. 

I  A  prayer  for  the  enlargement  of  God's  king- 
dom, 3  to  the  joy  nf  the  people,  6  and  the  in- 
crease  of  God's  ;>lessings. 

To  the  ciiief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A  Psalm 
or  Hong. 

GOD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and 
bless  us;  and  « cause  his  face 
to  shine  tupon  us;  Selah. 

2  That  ft  thy  way  may  be  known 
upon  earth,  ^thy  saving  health 
among  all  nations. 

3  ''  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O 
God ;  let  all  the  people  praise 
thee. 

4  O  let  the  nations  be  glad  and 
sing  for  joy :  for  «thou  shall  judge 
the  people  righteously,  and  t  gov- 
ern the  nations  upon  earth.  Se- 
lah. 

5  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O 
God;  let  all  the  people  praise 
tliee. 

0  fThen  shall  the  earth  yield  her 
increase;  and  God,  even  our  own 
God,  sliall  bless  us. 

7  God  shall  bless  us;  and  i^all 
the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  fear 
him. 

PSATjM  lxviii. 

1  A  prayer  at   the  removing  of  the   ark,     4  An 

exhortation   to    praise  God  for  his  mercies,  7 

for  Ma  care  of  the  church,  JO  for  his  great 

works. 

To   tlie  chief  Musician,   A   Psalm  or  Song  of 

David. 

LET  "God  arise,  let  his  enemies 
be  scattered:    let  them  also 
that  hate  him  flee  t  before  him. 

2  ''As  smoke  is  driven  away,  so 
drive  thent  away:  <^as  wax  melt- 
eth  before  the  fire,  so  lot  the 
wicked  perish  at  the  presence  of 
God. 

3  But  ''let  the  ri.ghteous  be  glad; 
let  them  rejoice  before  God  :  yea, 
let  llicm  1  (■xcccdiugly  rejoice. 

1  cSing  unto  (iod,  sing  praises  to 
his  name:  /extol  him  that  ridelh 
upon  the  heavens  .'/by  his  name 
.lAII,  and  rejoice  before  him. 

T)  'I  A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and 
a  judge  of  the  widows,  is  God  in 
his  holv  habitation. 

0  'God  setteth  the  solitary  tin 
families:  *he  bringeth  out  those 


tHeb. 
marrow. 


<  Job  27.  9. 

Prov.  lb.  29. 

&  28.  9. 

Is.  1.  15. 

John  9.  31. 

James  4.  3. 
uPa.  110. 1,3. 


a  Num.  6.  25. 

Ps.  4.  6.&;31. 

16.  6c  80.  3, 7, 

19.  &.  119. 

135. 
t  Hel). 

with  us. 
6Acts  18.  2i. 
c  Luke  2.  30, 

31. 

Tit.  2.  11. 
d  Ps.  66.  4. 
ePs.  96.10,13. 

A:  08.  9. 
t  Heb.  lead. 


/Ler.  26.  4. 

I's.  85.  12. 

Ez.  34.  27. 
g  Ps.  22.  27. 


a  Num.10.  35. 

Is.  33.  3. 
t  Heh.  from 

his  face, 
b  Is.  9.  18. 

llos.  13.3. 
c  Ps.  07.  5. 

Mir.  1.  4. 
rfPs.  32.  11.  k 

58.  10.  &.   64. 

10. 
t  Heb. 

rejoice  witli 

gladness. 
e  Ps.  CO.  4. 
/IJeut.33.  20. 

vcr.  33. 
g  Ex.  0.  3. 
hVn.  10.14,18. 

A:  140.  U. 
il  Sam.  2.5. 

Ps.  113.  9. 
t  Heh, 

in  a  house, 
h  Ps.  107.  10, 

14.  4;  146.  7. 

Acts  12.  0, 

Ice. 


A  prayer  at  the 


PSALMS. 


removing  of  the  ark. 


I  Ps.  107.  34, 
40. 

m  Ex.  13.  21. 
Judg.  4.  14. 
llab.  3. 13. 

7!  Ex.  19.  16, 

18. 

Judt?.  5.  4. 

Is.  et.  1,  3. 

I)  Deut.  11.  11, 

12. 

Ez.  34.  25. 
t  Heb. 

shako  out. 
■Mleb. 

confirm  it, 
p  Dent.  20.  5, 

9. 

Ps.  74.  19. 
t  lleb.  army, 

q  Num.  31.  8, 

9,  54. 

.losh.  10.  16. 

i:  l-i.  «. 
'■  Ileb.  liid 

fl'.e,  did  flee. 
rPs.  81.  6. 
t  Pd.  105.  37. 

t  -Num.  21.  3. 
Josh.  10.  10. 
A',  12.  1,  Jet. 

II  Or,  for  her, 
6he  was, 

u  Pa.  114.  4, 

6. 
T  Deut.  12.  5, 

11. 

1  Kings  9.  3. 
Ps.  87.  1,  2. 
i  132.  13, 
14. 

y  Deut.  33.  2. 

2  Kings  6. 
16,  17. 
Dan.  7.  10. 
Heb.  12.  22. 
Rev.  9.  16. 

■!Or, 
even  many 


the 


nds. 


i  .\ct.s  1.  9. 

Epli.  4.  8. 
a  Judg.  5.  12. 
b  Acts  2.  4,  33. 
"Heb. 

in  the  man. 
e  1  Tim.  1.  13. 
d  Ps.  78.  00. 
f  Deut.  32.  39. 

Prov.  4.  23. 

Rev.  1.  18. 

&  20.  1. 
/Ps.  110.  G. 

Hab.  3.  13. 
f  Ps.  .55.  23. 
h  .Num.  21. 

33. 

1  Ex.  14.  22. 
*  Ps.  58.  10. 
:  Or,  red. 
'  I  Kings  21. 

19. 
m  1  Chr.  13. 

h.  &  15.  16. 

Ps.  47.  6. 


which  are  bound  with  chains: 
but  '  the  rebellious  dwell  in  a  dry 
land. 

7  O  God,  "I  when  thou  wentest 
forth  before  thy  people,  when 
thou  did.st  march  through  the 
wilderness ;  Selah : 

8  "The  earth  shook,  the  heavens 
also  dropped  at  the  presence  of 
God:  even  Sinai  itself  it'cis  vioved 
at  the  presence  of  God,  the  God 
of  Israel. 

9  "Thou,  O  God.  didst  tsend  a 
plentiful  rain,  wherehj-  thou  didst 
tconflrni  thine  inheritance,  when 
it  was  wear}'. 

10  Thy  congregation  hath  dwelt 
therein:  inhou,  O  God,  hast  i^re- 
pared  of  thy  goodness  for  the 
poor. 

11  The  Lord  gave  the  word : 
great  vja.s  the  t  company  of  those 
that  published  it. 

12  9 Kings  of  armies  tdid  fiee 
apace :  and  she  that  tarried  at 
home  divided  the  spoil. 

1.3  '•Though  ye  have  lain  among 
the  pots,  ^yet  shall  ye  be  a-'i  the 
wings  of  a.  dove  covered  with 
silver,  and  her  feathers  with  yel- 
low gold. 

14  t  When  the  Almighty  scatter- 
ed kings  I  in  it,  it  was  white  as 
snow  in  Salmon. 

15  The  hill  of  God  is  as  the  hill 
of  Bashan  ;  a  high  hill  as  the  hill 
of  Bashan. 

16  "-Why  leap  ye,  ye  high  hills? 
xthis  w  the  hill  which  God  desir- 

;  etli  to  dwell  in ;    yea,  the  Lokd 
i  will  dwell  in  it  for  ever. 

17  z/The  chariots  of  God  are 
twenty  thousand,  !l  even  thousands 
of  angels:  the  Lord  is  among 
them,  as  in  Sinai,  in  the  holy 
place. 

18  zThou  hast  ascended  on  high, 
«thou  hast  led  captivity  captive : 
'jthou  hast  received  gifts  tfor 
men;  yea,  for  cthe  rebellious 
also, '^  that  the  Lord  God  might 
dwell  amour/  them. 

19  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  ivho  daily 
loadeth  us  icith  benefits,  even  the 
God  of  our  .salvation.    Selah. 

20  He  thai  is  our  God  is  the  God 
of  salvation;  and  « unto  God  the 
Lord  belong  the  issues  from  death. 

21  But  /God  shall  wound  the 
head  of  his  enemies,  a  and  the 
hairy  scalp  of  such  a  one  as  goeth 
on  still  in  liis  trespasses. 

22  The  Lord  said.  I  will  bring 
A  again  from  Bashan,  I  will  bring 
my  people  again  « from  the  depths 
of  the  sea: 

23  ■i-That  thy  foot  may  be  II  dip- 
ped ill  the  blood  of  thine  enemies, 
land  the  tongue  of  thy  dogs  in  the 
same. 

24  They  have  seen  thy  goings, 
O  God;  even  the  goings  of  my 
God,  my  King,  in  the  sanctuary. 

2.5  "I  The  singers  went    before. 


the  players  on  instruments  fol- 
lowed after  ;  among  them  were  the 
damsels  playing  with  timbrels. 

26  Bless  ye  God  in  the  congre- 
gations, even  the  Lord,  lifrom 
"the  fountain  of  Israel. 

27  There  is  » little  Benjamin  vnth 
their  ruler,  the  princes  of  Judah 
il  and  their  council,  the  princes 
of  Zebulun,  and  the  princes  of 
Naphtali. 

28  Thy  God  hath  7^  commanded 
thy  strength:  strengthen,  O  God, 
that  which  thou  hast  wrought 
for  us. 

29  Because  of  thy  temple  at  Je- 
rusalem 5  shall  kings  bring  pres- 
ents unto  thee. 

30  Rebuke  1  the  company  of 
spearmen,  J-the  multitude  of  the 
bulls,  with  the  calves  of  the  peo- 
ple, till  every  one  »  submit  himself 
with  pieces  of  silver:  ii scatter 
thou  the  people  thai  delight  in 
war. 

31  <  Princes  shall  come  out  of 
Egypt;  "Ethiopia  shall  soon 
^ stretch  out  her  hands  unto  God. 

32  Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms 
of  the  earth;  O  sing  praises  unto 
the  Lord ;  ,SeIali : 

33  To  him  y  that  rideth  upon  the 
heavens  of  heavens,  ichich  icere 
of  old ;  lo,  =he  doth  tsend  out  his 
voice,  and  that  a  mighty  voice. 

34  "Ascribe  ye  strength  unto 
God :  his  excellency  is  over  Ls- 
rael,  and  his  strength  is  in  the 
li  clouds. 

35  O  God,  *  thou  art  terrible  out  of 
thy  holy  places:  the  God  of  Israel 
is  "he  that  giveth  strength  and 
power  unto  liis  people.  Blessed 
be  God. 

PSALM  LXIX. 

1  David  complaineth  of  his  affliction.  13  He 
praycth  for  deliverance.  22  lie  devotelh  his 
enemies  to  destruction.  SO  lie  prniseth  God 
with  thanksgiving. 

To  the  chief  Musician  '  upon  Shoshannim, 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

SAVE   me,  O  God;    for  «the 
waters  are  come  in  unto  7ny 
soul. 

2*1  sink  in  t  deep  mire,  where 
the7-e  is  no  standing :  I  am  come 
into  tdeep  waters,  where  the 
floods  overflow  me. 

3  <^  I  am  weary  of  my  crying: 
my  throat  is  dried:  <'mine  eyes 
fail  while  I  wait  for  my  God. 

4  The}-  that  ^hate  me  without  a 
ckuse  are  more  than  the  hairs  of 
mine  head:  they  that  would  de- 
stroy me,  being  mine  enemies 
wrongfully,  are  mighty:  then  I 
restored  that  which  I  took  not 
away. 

5  O  God,  thou  knowest  my 
foolishness ;  and  my  t  sins  are  not 
hid  from  thee. 

6  Let  not  them  that  wait  on  thee, 
O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  be  ashamed 
for  my  sake:  let  not  those  that 


:l  Or,  ye  that 

are  o/  the 

fountain  of 

Israel, 
n  Deut.  33.  28. 

Is.  48.  1. 
o\  Sam.  9.21. 
II  Or, 

vith  their 

company, 
p  So  Pa.  42.  8. 
7I  Kings  10. 

10,  24,  25. 

2  Chr.  32.23. 

Ps.  72.  10.  <k 

76.  11. 

Is.  60.  16, 17. 
II  Or, 

the  beasts  of 

the  reeds, 

Jer.  51.  32, 

33. 

rPs.  22.  12. 
s  2  Sara.  8.  2, 

6. 
II  Or,  he  seat- 

tereth. 

tls.  19.  19,21. 
kFs.  72.  9. 

Is.  45.  14. 

Zeph.  3.  10. 

.•Vets  «.  27. 
rPs.  44.  20. 
yPs.  18.  10. 

&  104.  3. 

rer.  4. 
iP3.29.3,  Sec. 
tHeb.  sive. 
aPs.  29.  1. 
!l  Or,  heavens, 
b  Ps.  45.  4.  & 

65.  5.  &  66. 

5.  <fc  76.  12. 


•  Ps.  45,  title. 

a  ver.  2,  14, 
15. 
Jonah  2.  5. 

b  Ps.  40.  2. 
tHeb. 

the  mire  of 

depth. 
t  Heb.  depth 

of  waters. 
c  Ps.  6.  6. 
d  Ps.  119.  82, 

123. 

Is.  38.  14. 
e  Ps.  35.  19. 

John  15.  25. 


tHeb. 
guiltiness. 


David  complaineth  in  affliction. 


PSALMS. 


aiid  prayeth  for  deliverance. 


/Ps.  31.  n. 

Is.  53.  3. 

John  1.  U. 

&  7.  5. 
S-Ps.  no.  13'.). 

John  2.  17. 
h  See  P8.  83. 

ulJ,  51. 

Eom.  15.  3. 
i  Ps.  33. 13, 14. 


kl  Kings  9.  7. 
Jer.  24.  9. 


/Job  30.  9. 

Ps.  3j.  15,16. 
t  Heh. 

drinlicrs  of 

strung  drink, 
m  Is.  49.  8.    & 

55.  6. 

2  Cor.  6.2. 

nPs.  144.  7. 

o  vcr.  1,  2,  15. 

pNum.  16.  33. 
^Ps.  63.  3. 
r  Ps.  25 
?fi.  16. 
s  Ps.  27 


16.  <k 
9.  4; 


102.  2. 
t  Hell. 

m^ikc  haste 

to  hear  me. 
t  Ps.  22.  0,  7. 

Is.  53.  3. 

Heb.  12.  2. 
u  Ps.  142.  4. 

Is.  63.  5. 
t  Hrl). 

to  lamr.nt 

with  mr. 
X  Job  10.  2. 
vMalt.  27.  31, 

4a. 

M-.rk  15.23. 

John  I'J.  20. 
iRom.  11.  9, 

10. 
aU.  0.  9,  10. 

John  12.  30, 

40.      ^ 

Rom.  11.  10. 

2  Cor.  3.  14. 
61Thess.2. 

16. 
c  .Matt.  23.  3S. 

Acts  1.  20. 
t  Hfb. 

their  palace. 
t  Iltb.  let 

there  not  he 

a  dweller. 
dSe«  2  Chr. 

2H.  9. 

Zcch.  1.  15. 
c  Is.  r,3.  4. 
t  Ileb.  thy 

wounded. 
/Rom.  1.2S. 
I' Or, 

punishment 


seek  thee  be  confounded  for  my  ] 
sake,  O  God  of  Israel. 

7  Because  for  thy  sake  I  have 
borne  reproach ;  shame  hath 
covered  my  face. 

8  fl  am  become  a  stranger  unto 
my  brethren,  and  an  alien  unto 
my  mother's  children. 

9  i/For  the  zeal  of  thine  house 
liath  eaten  me  up ;  >'  and  the  re- 
proaches of  them  that  reproached 
thee  are  fallen  upon  me. 

10  i  When  I  wept,  and  chastened 
my  soul  with  fasting,  that  was  to 
my  reproach. 

11  I  made  sackcloth  also  my 
garn:ient ;  ^and  I  became  a  prov- 
erb to  them. 

12  They  that  sit  in  the  gate  speak 
against  me;  and  'I  icas  the  song 
of  the  t  drunkards. 

13  But  as  for  me,  my  praj'er  is 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  '«t/i  an  ac- 
ceptable time:  OGod,  in  the  mul- 
titude of  thy  mercy  hear  me,  in 
the  truth  of  thy  salvation. 

14  Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire, 
and  let  me  not  sink :  « let  me  be 
delivered  froin  them  that  hate  me, 
and  out  of"  the  deep  waters. 

15  Let  not  the  waterHood  over- 
flow me,  neither  let  the  deep  swal- 
low me  up,  and  let  not  the  pit 
j'sliut  her  mouth  upon  me. 

16  Hear  me.  O  Lord;  9for  thy 
lovingkindness  is  good:  '•turn 
unto  me  according  to  the  multi- 
tude of  thy  tender  mercies. 

17  And  »hide  not  thy  face  from 
thy  .servant;  for  I  am  in  trouble: 
thear  me  speedily. 

18  Draw  nigh  unto  my  soul,  and 
redeem  it:  deliver  me  because  of 
mine  enemies. 

19  Thou  hast  known  ^my  re- 
l)roacli,  and  my  shame,  and  my 
dishonour:  mine  adversaries  a?'e 
all  l)efore  thee. 

20  Reproach  hath  broken  my 
heart;  and  I  am  full  of  lieavi- 
ne.ss:  and  "I  looked  for  some  tto 
take  pity, but </toY;  ii'as  none;  and 
for  a:comlbrters,  but  1  (bund  none. 

21  They  gave  me  also  gall  for 
my  meat;  .'/and  in  my  thirst  they 
gave  me  vinegar  to  drink. 

22  ^Let  their  table  become  a 
snare  before  them :  and  that 
w/iicfi  should  have  been  for  theii- 
welfare,  lef.  if.  heroine  a  trap. 

23  "Let  tlieir  eyes  be  darkened, 
that  they  see  not;  and  make  their 
loins  continually  to  shake. 

24  ''Pour  out  thine  indignation 
upon  them,  and  let  thy  wrathful 
anger  take  iiold  of  them. 

2)  '^Let  t  their  liabitation  be  deso- 
late ;  and  tlet  none  dwell  in  their 
tents. 

26  For  <^they  persecute  ehim 
whom  thou  hast  smitten ;  and 
they  talk  to  the  grief  of  tthose 
whom  thou  hast  wounded. 

27 /Add  I!  iniquity  unto  their  in- 
o2H 


iquity:  if  and  let  them  not  come 
into  thy  righteousness. 

28  Let  them  h  be  blotted  out  of  the 
book  of  the  living.  Jand  not  be 
written  with  the  righteous. 

29  But  I  am  poor  and  sorrowful : 
let  tliy  salvation,  O  God,  .set  me 
up  on  high. 

30  ''■  I  will  praise  the  name  of  God 
with  a  song,  and  will  magnify 
him  with  Ihank.sgiving. 

31  I  This  also  shall  please  the 
Lord  better  than  an  ox  or  bull- 
ock that  hath  horns  and  hoofs. 

32  w^The  II  humble  shall  see  this, 
and  be  glad:  and  "your  heart 
shall  live  that  seek  Go"d., 

33  For  the  Lord  heareth  the 
poor,  and  despiseth  not  "his 
prisoners. 

34  pLet  the  heaven  and  earth 
praise  him.  the  seas,  -/and  every 
thing  that  tmoveth  therein. 

35  'For  God  will  save  Zion,  and 
will  build  the  cities  of  Judah :  that 
they  may  dwell  there,  and  have 
it  in  possession. 

;^6  sThe  seed  also  of  his  servants 
shall  inherit  it:  and  they  tliat 
love  his  name  shall  dwell  therein. 

PSALM  LXX. 

David  soliritcth  God  In  the  speedy  destruction  of 

the  wicked,  and  preservation  of  the  godly. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  ,4  Psalm  of  David,  ♦  to 

bring  to  remenibrance. 

ly/TAKE  haste,  «0  God,  to  de- 
lYl  liver  me;  make  haste  tto 
help  me,  O  Lord. 

2  6  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  con- 
founded that  seek  after  my  soul : 
let  them  be  turned  backward,  and 
put  to  confusion,  that  desire  my 
hurt. 

3  cLet  them  be  turned  back  for 
a  reward  of  their  shame  that  say, 
Aha,  aha. 

4  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  re- 
joice and  be  glad  in  thee:  and  let 
such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  con- 
tinually. Let  God  be  magniiied. 

5  t'Biit  I  am  poor  and  needy; 
«make  haste  unto  ine,  O  God: 
thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliver- 
er; O  Lord,  make  no  tarrying. 

PSALM  LXXL 

1  David,  in  confidence  of  faith,  and  experience  of 
Ood*s  favour,  prayeth  hotfi  for  himself,  and 
against  the  enemies  of  his  soul.  14  He  prom- 
isctk  Constancy.  17  He  prayeth  for  persever- 
ance. 19  He  praiseth  Ood,  and  promiseth  to 
do  It  cheerfully. 

IN  n  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my 
trust:  let  me  never  be  put  to 
confusion. 

2  *  Deliver  me  in  thy  righteous- 
ness, and  cause  meto  e.scape:  ^  in- 
cline thine  ear  unto  me,  and  save 
ine. 

3  ''tBe  thou  my  strong  habita- 
tion, whereiinto  I  may  continu- 
ally resort :  thou  hast  given  « com- 
mandment to  save  me;  for  thou 
art  ray  rock  and  my  fortress.  i 


f  Is.  26.  10. 
Rom.  9.  31. 

;.  Kx.  32.  32. 

Phil.  4.3. 

nrv.  3.5.  (fc 

13.  8. 
lEz.  13.9. 

Luke  in.  20. 

Hc-b.  12.  23. 
*  Ps.  2B.  7. 


;Ps.  50.  13, 
14,  23. 

m  Vs.  34.  2. 
II  Or,  meek, 
n  P».  22.  26. 

oEph.3.  1. 

p  Ps.  96.  11.  <fc 

148.  1. 

Is.  44.  23.  tc 

49.  13. 
7  Is.  55.  12. 
tHeb. 

creepetk. 
rPs.  51.  IS. 

Is.  44.  26. 
s  Ps.  102.  28. 


•Ps.  38,  tltlB. 

a  Ps.  40.  13, 
&c.  &,  71.  12. 

t  Hcb. 
to  my  help. 

b  Tf.  35.  4,  26. 
Ic  71.  13. 


d  Ps.  40.  17. 
e  Ps.  141.  1. 


102,3. 

a  Ps.  25.  2,  3. 
i:.  31.  1. 
b  Ps.31.  1. 
t  Ps.  17.  G. 


rfPs.  31.2,3. 

t  Heb,  Be 
thou  tn  me 
for  a  rock  of 
hahitntion. 

e  Ps.  44.  4. 


He  promiseth  acts  of  praise. 


PSALMS. 


His  praifcr  for  Solomon. 


/Ps.  140.  1,  4. 


n  Ps.  22.  9,  10. 
Is.  46.  3. 


iU.  8.  18. 

Zech.  3.  8. 

1  Cor.  4.  9. 
k  Ps.  35.  28. 


t  Heb. 
watch,  or, 

m2Sam.  17,1. 
Malt.  27,  1. 


nPs.  22.  II, 

19.  ic  35.  22. 

4;  ZS.  21,  22. 
0  Fa.  70.  1. 
p  ver.  24. 

Ps.  35.  4,  26. 

&  40.  14.  <t 

70.2. 


?ver.  8,24. 
Ps.  35.  2S. 


r  Ps.  40.  6.  6c 
129.  17,  IS. 


t  Ver.  9. 

t  Heb.  unto 
old  age  and 
fray  hairs, 

•f  Hel). 
ihtne  arm. 

t  Vs.  57.  10. 

u  Ps.  35.  10. 

&  86.  8.  <fc 

69.  6,  8. 
xVs.  CO.  3. 
y  Hos.  6.  1,  2. 


tHeh. 

Kith  the  in. 

strument  of 

psaltery, 
z  Ps.  92.  1,  2, 

3.  &.  130.  3, 
a  2  Kings  19. 

22. 


Is.  60.  9. 


4  .'Deliver  me,  O  my  God,  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  wicked,  out  of  tlie 
hand  of  tlie  unrighteous  and  cruel 
man. 

0  For  thou  art  i'my  hope,  O 
Lord  God  :  thou  art  my  trust  from 
my  youtli. 

e'^'Ej^thee  have  I  been  holden 
up  from  the  womb:  thou  art  he 
that  took  me  out  of  my  mother's 
bowels :  my  praise  shall  be  contin- 
ually of  thee. 

7  i  I  am  as  a  wonder  unto  many ; 
but  thou  art  my  strong  refuge. 

8  Let  k  mj'  mouth  be  tilled  with 
thy  praise  and  ivitli  thy  honour  all 
the  daj'. 

9  'Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of 
old  age ;  Ibrsake  me  not  when  my 
strength  faileth. 

10  For  mine  enemies  speak 
against  me;  and  they  that  tlay 
wait  for  my  soul  «take  counsel 
together, 

il  Saying,  God  hath  foi'saken 
him:  persecute  and  take  him ;  for 
thrre  li  none  to  deliver  him. 

12  "  O  God,  be  not  far  from  me : 
O  my  God,  "make  haste  for  my 
help. 

13  p  Let  them  be  confounded  and 
consumed  that  are  adversaries  to 
mj^  soul;  let  them  be  covered  iru//i 
reproach  and  dishonour  that  seek 
my  hurt. 

14  But  1  will  hope  continually, 
and  will  yet  praise  thee  more  and 
more. 

15  9  My  mouth  shall  shew  forth 
thy  righteousness  and  thy  salva- 
tion all  the  daj' ;  for  '•!  know  not 
the  numbei's  thereof. 

16  I  will  go  in  the  strength  of  the 
Lord  God:  I  will  make  mention 
of  thy  righteousne.ss,  ei'e/i  of  thine 
only. 

17  O  God,  thou  hast  taught  me 
froin  my  youth :  and  hitherto 
have  I  declared  thy  wondrous 
works. 

18  « Now  also  t  when  I  am  old 
and  grayheaded,  O  God,  forsake 
me  not;  until  I  haveshewed  t  thy 
strength  unto  t/ih-  generation,  a)i;< 
thy  power  to  every  one  tliat  is  to 
come. 

19  «Thy  righteousness  also,  O 
God,  15  very  high,  who  hast  done 
great  things:  «0  God,  who  is  like 
unto  thee! 

20  X  Thou,  which  hast  shewed  me 
great  and  sore  troubles,  y  shalt 
quicken  me  again,  and  shalt  bring 
me  up  again  from  the  depths  of 
the  earth. 

21  Thou  Shalt  increase  my  great- 
ness, and  comfort  me  on  evei'y 
side. 

22  I  will  also  praise  thee  t^wlth 
the  psaltery,  even  thy  truth,  O  my 
God:  unto  thee  will  I  sing  with 
the  harp,  O  thou  ^  Holy  One  of 
Israel. 

23  My  lips  shall  greatly  rejoice 


when  I  sing  unto  thee;  and  ^my 
soul,  which  thou  hast  redeemed. 
24  cMj*  tongue  also  shall  talk  of 
thy  righteousness  all  the  day 
long:  lor  i^  they  are  confounded, 
for  they  are  brought  unto  shame, 
that  seek  my  hurt. 

PSALM  LXXIL 

1  David,  praying  for  Svlomon,  sheweth  the  good- 
rtess  and  gl-jry  uf  his,  in  type,  and  m  truth,  of 
Christ's  kingdom.     18  He  blesseth  God. 
A  Psalm  li  *  for  Solomon. 

("1 IVE  the  king  thy  judgments, 
T  O  God,  and  thy  righteousness 
unto  the  king's  sou. 

2  «He  shall  judge  thy  people 
with  righteousness,  and  thy  poor 
with  judgment. 

3  *The  mountains  shall  bring 
peace  to  the  people,  and  the  little 
hills,  by  righteousness. 

4  e  He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the 
people,  he  shall  save  the  cliildren 
of  the  needy,  and  shall  break  in 
pieces  the  oppressor. 

5  They  shall  fear  thee  <^as  long 
as  the  sun  and  moon  endure, 
throughout  all  generations. 

G  «He  shall  come  down  like  rain 
upon  the  mown  grass:  as  showers 
that  water  the  earth. 

7  In  his  days  shall  the  righteous 
flourish  ;/and  abundance  of  peace 
tso  long  as  the  moon  endureth. 

8  i?  He  shall  have  dominion  also 
from  sea  to  sea,  and  from  the 
river  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

9  ''They  that  dwell  hi  the  wil- 
derness shall  bow  before  him; 
'and  his  enemies  shall  lick  the 
dust. 

10  '-The  kings  of  Tarshish  and  of 
the  isles  shall  bring  presents :  the 
kings  of  Sheba  and  Seba  shall 
otfer  gifts. 

11  '  Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down 
before  him :  all  nations  shall  serve 
him. 

12  For  he  «» shall  deliver  the 
needy  when  he  crieth ;  the  poor 
also,  and  him  that  hath  no 
helper. 

13  He  shall  spare  the  poor  and ! 
needy,  and  shall  save  the  souls  of 
the  needy. 

14  He  shall  redeem  their  soul 
from  deceit  and  violence:  and 
«  precious  shall  their  blood  be  in 
his  sight. 

15  And  he  shall  live,  and  to  him 
t shall  be  given  of  the  gold  of 
Sheba:  prayer  also  shall  be  made 
for  him  continually;  eaid  daily 
shall  he  be  praised. 

16  There  shall  be  a  handful  of 
corn  in  the  earth  upon  the  top  of 
the  mountains;  the  fruit  thereof 
shall  shake  like  Lebanon  :  "  and 
Z/ie.vofthe  city  shall  flourish  like 
grass  of  the  earth. 

17  p  His  name  +  shall  endure  for 
ever:  this  name  shall  be  con- 
tinued  as  long  as  the  sun:   and 

529 


b  Pa.  103.  4. 
ever.  8,  15. 
d  ver.  13. 


II  Or,  of. 
•Ps.127,  title 
1015. 


(J  Is.  11.2,3,4. 
&.  32.  1. 


('Ps.85.  10. 
Is.  32.  17.  <fc 

62.  7. 


d  ver.  T,  17. 
Ps.  69.  36,37. 


c  2  Sam.  23.  4. 
Hos.  6.  3. 


/Is.  2.  4. 

Dan.  2,  44. 

Luke  1.  33. 
t  Heb.  tiU 

there  be  no 

moon. 
eSee  Ex.  23. 

31. 

1  Kings  4.  21, 

24. 

Ps.  2.  8.  &; 

eo.  11.  ic  89. 

25. 

Zecti.  9.  10. 
h  Ps.  74.  14. 
i  U.  49.  23. 

Mic.  7.  17. 
*2Chr.  9.  21. 

Ps.  46.  12.  <fc 

68.  29. 

Is.  49.  7.  <fc 

60.  6,  9. 
/  Is.  49.  22,  23. 
7n  Job29.  12. 


t  Heb.  one 
shall  give. 


o\  Kings 4.20. 

p  Ps.  89.  36. 

T  Heb.  shall    . 
be. 

t  Heb.  shall 
be  as  a  son  to 
continue  hi9 


father 


The  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 


PSALMS. 


Desolation  of  the  sanctuary. 


V  Gen.  1-2.  3. 

&  ■2-2.  IB. 

Jer.  i.-l. 
T  LuliK  1.  48. 
s  ICIir.  20.  10. 

Pd.  •11.  13.  ik 

1()G.  -IS. 
tKx.  15.  11. 

Ps.  77.  14.  (k 

13fi.  4. 
u  Neh.  9.  5. 
X  Num.  14.21. 

Zeih.  14.  a. 


II  Or,  A  Psalm 
for  Asaph. 
'  Ps.  00,  title. 
II  Or,  Yet. 
t  Hel).  f/ean 
of  heart. 


n  Job  21.  7. 
Ps.  37.  1. 
Jcr.  12.  1. 


t  Heb./««. 

A  Job  21.  9. 

t  Ileb.  m  the 
truuldcuf 
oliicr  mm. 

t  Hub.  with. 

cSo  Pa.  lOa. 

la. 

d  Job  15.  27. 

Ps.  17.  10.  <k 

111).  70. 

Jcr.  0.  2ij. 
t  Ilcb.  Ihcy 

pa^t  the 

thouk-hls  of 

the  heart. 
cPs.  53.  1. 
/Kos.  7.  Ifi. 
f  2  Pet.  2.  13. 

Judi:  Hi. 
h  RfV.  13.  C. 
I  Ph.  75.  8. 
*  Job  22.  13. 

Ps.  10.  11.  It. 

01.  7. 
ivcr.  3. 

mJnb  2t.  15. 

tc  ai.  U.i  35. 

3. 

Mai.  3.  11. 
n  Ps.  20.  C. 
t  Ucb. 

my  chastise- 

7ncnl  wu-i. 


0  Kcc.  8.  17. 
t  Hcb.  i(  was 

7nine  cijca. 
;iPa.  77.  13. 
7  P.S.  37.  38. 
r  Pa.  35.  0. 


'J men  shall  be  blessed  in  liim  :  '•all 
nations  shall  call  him  blessed. 
IS  « Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the 
God  of  Israel,  <  who  only  doeth 
wondrous  things. 

19  And  "blessed  be  his  glorious 
name  lor  ever :  «  and  let  the  whole 
earth  be  filled  ivUh  his  glory. 
Amen,  and  Amen. 

20  The  prayers  of  David  the  son 
ofJes.se  are  ended. 

PSALM    LXXIII. 

1  The  prophet,  prevailing  in  u  temptation,  2 
sheweth  the  arcusion  thereof,  the  prospefity  of 
the  wicked.  13  The  wound  given  thereby,  dif- 
fidence. 15  The  victory  over  it,  knowledge  of 
God's  purpose,  in  destroying  of  the  wicked,  and 
sustaining  the  righteous. 

II  A  Psalm  of  •  Asaph. 

lirriRULY  God  is  good  to  Israel, 
J.  even  to  such  as  are  t  of  a  clean 

heart. 
2  But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were 

almost  gone ;  my  steps  had  w^ell 

nigh  slipped.  . 

',i  "For  I  was   envious    at    the 

foolish,  u'hni  I  saw  the  prosperity 

of  the  wicked. 

4  For  there  are  no  bands  in  their 
death :  but  their  strength  is  t  firm. 

5  ''They  arc  not  tin  trouble  as 
other  men;  neither  are  they 
plagued  t  like  other  men. 

G  Therefore  pride  compasseth 
them  about  as  a  chain ;  violence 
covereth  them  ca.s-  a  garment. 

7  ''Their  eves  stand  out  with 
fatness:  t  tliey  have  more  than 
heart  could  wish. 

8  « They  are  corrupt,  and  .^speak 
wickedly  cottar nintj  oppression: 
thev  .-/.speak  loftily. 

9  They  set  tlieir  mouth  '<  against 
the  heaven;,,  and  their  tongue 
walketh  through  the  earth. 

10  Tlierefore  his  peoplt;  return 
hither:  'and  waters  of  a  full  cup 
arc  wrung  out  to  them. 

U  And  they  say,  ''JIow  doth 
(;^od  know?  and  is  there  knowl- 
edge in  the  INIost  High? 

12  Behold,  tliese  an;  the  ungodly, 
who  'prosper  in  the  world;  they 
increase  in  riches. 

i;5  '"Verily  I  have  cleansed  my 
heart  in  vain,  and  "washed  my 
hands  in  imiocency. 

14  For  all  the  day  long  have  I 
been  plagued,  and  t  chastened 
every  morning. 

ir.  If  I  say,  I  will  siioak  thus; 
behold,  I  sliould  offend  ar/ninst 
the  generation  of  thy  cliildri'ii. 

10  "When  I  thought  to  know 
this,  tit  ivas  too  iiainful  for  me; 

17  Until  ;'I  went  into  tht"  sanc- 
tuary of  God;  Wien  und(!rstoo(l  I 
7  their  end. 

15  Surelv  '-thou  didst  set  them  in 
slippery 'places:  thou  t-astedst 
them  down  into  destruction. 

19  How  are    they   hrounht   into 
desolation,  as  in  a  moment !  they 
are  utterly  consumed  with  terrors. 
5;;o 


20  'As  a  dream  when  one  awak- 
eth;  so,  O  Lord,  « when  thou 
awakest,  thou  shalt  despise  their 
image. 

21  Thus  mj'  heart  was  «grieved, 
and  I  was  pricked  in  my  i^eins. 

22  <■  So  foolish  icct.v  I,  and  t  igno- 
rant: 1  was  as  a  beast  t  before  thee. 

23  ISeverthele.ss  I  am  continual- 
ly with  thee:  thou  hast  holden 
me  by  my  right  hand. 

24  .'/Thou  Shalt  guide  me  with 
thy  counsel,  and  afterward  re- 
ceive me  to  glory. 

25  s  Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but 
thee  ?  and  there  is  none  upon  earth 
that  I  desire  besides  thee. 

26«]My  fiesh  and  my  heart  fail- 
eth:  bid  God  is  the  tstrength  of 
my  heart,  and  ^my  portion  for 
ever. 

27  For,  lo,  cthey  that  are  far  from 
thee  shall  perish:  thou  hast  de- 
stroyed all  them  that  ^go  a  whor- 
ing from  thee. 

28  But  it  is  good  for  me  to  « draw 
near  to  God  :  I  have  put  my  trust 
in  the  Lord  Gon.  that  I  may/de- 
clare all  thy  works. 

PSALM   LXXIV. 

1  The  prophet  compluineth  of  the  desr.lation  of 
the  sanctuary.  10  lie  moveth  God  to  help  in 
consideration  of  his  power,  18  of  his  reproach- 
ful enemies,  of  his  children,  and  of  his  cove- 
nant. 

II  Maschil  of  Asaph. 

OGOD,  why  hast  thon  «  cast  us 
oft"  for  ever?  why  doth  thine 
anger*  smoke  against  c  the  sheep 
of  thy  pasture? 

2  Uem ember  thy  congregation; 
<'  ieh.ic/i,  thou  hast  purchased  of 
old;  the  IK' rod  of  thine  inherit- 
ance, ?f/i(V/i  thou  hast  redeemed; 
this  mount  Zion,  wherein  thou 
hast  dwelt. 

•,^  Lift  up  thy  feet  unto  the  perpet- 
ual desolations;  even  all  that  the 
enemy  hath  done  wickedly  in  the 
sanctuary. 

4  ./^Tliine  enemies  roar  in  the 
midst  of  thy  congregations  ;  .'/they 
set  up  their  eusigns/o;-  signs. 

5  A  man  was  famous  according 
as  he  had  lifted  up  axes  upon  the 
thick  trees. 

()  But  now  they  break  down  ''the 
carved  work  thereof  at  once  with 
axes  and  hammers. 

7  '  1  Tbcv  have  cast  fire  into  thy 
sanctiiarV,  tiiey  have  defiled  ^^/y 
eiiKtiiKi  (.loien  the  dwellingplacc  of 
thv  name  to  the  ground. 

s'' Thev  said  in  their  hearts.  Let 
us  tdcstrov  them  together:  they 
havebuniedupall  thesynagogues 
of  God  in  tiie  land. 

9  We  see  not  our  signs:  m there 
/.s- no  more  any  prophet:  neither 
is  lltere  among  us  any  that  know- 
eth  how  long.  .    „  .., 

11)  ()  (Jod,  how  long  shall  the  ad- 
versarv  reproach?  shall  the  ene- 
my blaspheme  thy  name  for  ever  ? 


»  Job  20.  8. 

Ps.  90.  5. 

Is.  29.  7,  8. 
t  Ps.  78.  05. 

u  ver.  3. 

xVs.  92.  6. 

Prov.  30.2. 
t  ll.'b. 

/  knew  not. 
t  Heb. 

with  thee, 
y  Ps.  32.  8. 

Is.  58.  8. 

J  Phil.  3.  8. 


a  Ps.  8'^.  2.  & 

119.81. 
t  Hub.  rock, 
h  Ps.  10.  5.  <fc 

119.  67. 
c  Ps.  119.  155. 

(iEx.  34.  15. 

Num.  15.  39. 

Jaincs  4.  4. 
eHcb.  10.22. 


12. 


/■Ps 
ic  118.  17 


II  Or, 

A  P'alm /or 

Asaph  to 

give  instruc' 

tion. 
a  Ps.  44.  9,  23. 

&  CO.  1.  10. 

&  77.  7. 

Jcr.  31.37.& 

33.  24. 
h  Deut.  29.  20. 
e  V».  95.  7.  k 

100.  3. 
rflOx.  15.10. 

Dcut.  9.  29. 
II  Or,  tribe. 
e  Dcut.  32.  9. 

Jcr.  10.  10. 
/Lam.  2.  7. 
S  Dan.  0.  27. 


h  1  Kin?!i0.18, 
29,  32,  35. 


il  Klngs25.9. 

t  Ilcb. 
They  have 
sent  thy 
sanctuary 
into  the  fire. 

t  Ps.  S9  39. 

;Ps.  83.  4. 

t  Ileb.  break, 

m  1  Sam.  3.  1. 
Amoa  6.  U. 


The  psalmist  praiseth  God. 


PSALMS. 


God's  majesty  in  the  church. 


p  Ex.  14.21. 
t  Hel).  break. 
?Is.  01.9,  10. 

Ez.  29.  y.  (k 

32   "i. 

II  Or,  whales. 
rNum.  14.  9. 
s  I'3.  72.  9. 
«Ex.  17.  5,  6. 

Num.  20.  11. 

Ps.  105.  41. 

Is.  4«.  21. 
u  Josh   3.  13, 

ic. 
t  Heb.  rivers 

of  strength. 
X  Geii.  1.  14, 

Ice. 
y  Acts  17.  26. 
z  Gen.  8.  22. 
t  Heb. 

made  them, 
a  ver.  22. 

Rev.  It).  19. 
h  Ps.  39.  8. 
cCant.  2.  14. 
d  Vs.  C8.  10. 
eGe.a.  17.  7,8. 

Lev.  2e.  44, 

45. 

Ps.  106.  45. 

Jer.  33.  21. 


r.  18. 
.  89.  31. 


t  Heb. 
asctndet.ht 
Jonah  1.  2. 


II  Or, 

Destroy  not. 
•Pb.. 5:,  title. 
II  Or, 

for  Asaph. 


II  Or,  When  I 
shall  ta\e  a 
set  time. 


a  Zech.  1.  21. 

t  Heb.  desert. 
b  Ps.  50.  G.  & 

58.  11. 
c\  Sam.  2.  7. 

Dan.  2.  21. 
(f  Job  21.  20. 

Ps.  60.  3. 

Jer.  25.  15. 

Rev.  14.  10. 

&  16.  19, 


11  "Why  withdrawest  thou  thy 
hand,  even  thy  right  hand  ?  pluck 
it  out  of  thy  bo.soni. 

VI  For  "God  is  my  King  of  old, 
working  salvation  in  the  midst  of 
the  earth. 

13 1'  Thou  didst  t  divide  the  sea  by 
thy  strength:  9  thou  brakest  the 
heads  of  the  li  dragons  in  the 
waters. 

14  Thou  brakest  the  heads  of  le- 
viathan in  ijieces,  and  gavest  him 
'to  be  meat « to  the  people  inhabit- 
ing tlie  wilderness. 

15  f  Thou  didst  cleave  the  fount- 
ain and  the  flood:  "thou  driedst 
up  t  mighty  rivers. 

10  The  day  is  thine,  the  night 
also  is  thine:  ^^thou  hast  prepar- 
ed the  light  and  the  sun. 

17  Thou  hasti/set  all  the  borders 
of  the  earth:  =thou  hast  i  made 
summer  and  winter. 

18  "  Remember  this,  that  the  ene- 
my hath  reproached,  O  Lord, 
and  that  '-the  foolish  people  have 
blasphemed  thy  name. 

19  (J  deliver  not  the  soul  ^of  thy 
turtledove  unto  the  multitude  of 
the  wicked:  f'lorget  not  the  con- 
gregation of  thy  poor  I'or  ever. 

20  e Have  respect  unto  the  cove- 
nant :  for  the  dark  places  of  the 
earth  are  lull  of  the  habitations  of 
cruelty. 

21  O  let  not  the  oppressed  return 
ashamed  :  let  the  poor  and  needy 
praise  thy  name. 

22  Arise,  O  God,  plead  thine  ow«i 
cause:  .^remember  how  the  fool- 
ish man  reproacheth  thee  daily. 

2:J  Forget  not  the  voice  of  thine 
enemies  :  thetumult  of  those  that 
rise  up  against  thee  tiucreaseth 
continually. 

PSALM   LXXV. 

1  The  prophet  pruiseth  God.  2  He  promiseth  to 
judge  vpnghtly.  4  He  rcbuketh  the  proud  by 
ccnsideratiun  of  God's  providence.  9  He  prats- 
eth  Gud,  and  promiseth  to  execute  justice. 

To  the  chief  .Musician,  II  *Al-ta«chith,  A  Psalm 
or  Song  II  of  .\saph. 

UNTO  thee,  O  God,  do  we  give 
thanks,  unto  tliee  do  we  give 
thanks:  lor  that  thy  name  is  near 
thy  wondrous  works  declare. 
2"ii  When  I  shall  receive  the  con- 
gregation I  v,'ill  judge  upriglitly. 

3  The  earth  and  ail  the  inhabit- 
ants thereof  are  dissolved:  I  bear 
up  the  pillars  of  it.    Selah. 

4  1  said  unto  the  fools.  Deal  not 
foolishly:  and  to  the  wicked, 
a  Lift  not  up  the  horn  : 

5  Lift  not  up  your  horn  on  liigh: 
speak  not  with  a  stiff  neck. 

C  For  promotion  comelh  neither 
from  the  east,  nor  from  the  west, 
nor  from  the  t south. 

7  But  ^God  is  the  judge  :  c  he  put- 
teth  down  one,  and  setteth  up 
another. 

8  For  rfin  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
there  is  a  cup,  and  the  wine  is 


red;  it  is  « full  of  mixture;  and  he 
poureth  out  of  the  same :  .'but  the 
dregs  thereof,  all  the  wicked  of 
the  eaitii  shall  wring  theni  out,  and 
drink  them. 

yBut  I  will  declare  for  ever;  I 
will  sing  in-aises  to  the  God  of 
Jacob. 

10  9 AW  the  horns  of  the  wicked 
also  will  I  cut  off;  bnt  i'  the  horns 
of  the  righteous  shall  be  exalted. 

PSALM  LXXVL 

1  A   declaration  of  God's  majesty  in  the  church. 

11  An  exhortation  to  serve  him  reverently. 

To   the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A   Psalm 

or  Song  II  of  .\saph. 

IN  «Judah  is  God  known:   his 
name  is  great  in  Israel. 

2  In  Salem  also  is  his  taber- 
nacle, and  his  dwellingplace  in 
Zion. 

3  '' There  brake  he  the  arrows  of 
the  bow,  the  shield,  and  the 
sword,  and  the  battle.    Selah. 

4  Thou  art  more  glorious  and  ex- 
cellent cthan  the  mountains  of 
prey. 

0 ''The  stouthearted  are  spoiled, 
c  they  have  slept  their  sleep  :  and 
none  of  the  men  of  migiit  have 
found  their  hands. 

6  /At  thy  rebuke,  O  God  of  Jacob, 
both  the  chariot  and  horse  are 
cast  into  a  dead  sleep. 

7  Thou,  even  thou,  art  to  be  fear- 
ed :  and  i/who  may  stand  in  thy 
sight  when  once  thou  art  angr^'  ? 

8  ''Thou  didst  cause  judgment 
to  be  heard  from  heaven;  «the 
earth  feared,  and  was  still, 

•J  When  God  ''arose  to  judgment, 
to  save  all  the  meek  of  the  earth. 
Belah. 

10  'Surely  the  wrath  of  man 
shall  praise  thee:  the  remainder 
of  wrath  shalt  tliou  restrain. 

11  '"'Vow,  and  pay  unto  the  Lord 
j'ourGod:  "let  all  that  be  round 
about  him  bring  presents  tunto 
him  that  ought  to  be  feared. 

12  He  shall  cut  off  the  spirit  of 
princes:  "tie  is  terrible  to  the 
kings  of  the  earth. 

PSALM    LXXVII. 

1  The  psalmist  sheweth  what  fierce  combat  he  had 
with  diffidence.  10  The  victory  which  he  hud 
by  consideration  of  Cod's  great  and  gracious 
works. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  *  to  Jednthun,  A  Psslm 
II  of  Asaph. 

«T  CRIED  unto  God  with  my 
X  voice,  even  unto  God  with  m^' 
voice ;  and  he  .gave  ear  unto  me. 
2'' In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I 
f-sought  the  Lord:  tmysore  ran 
in  the  night,and  ceased  not:  my 
soul  refused  to  be  comforted. 

3  I  remembered  God,  and  was 
troubled:  I  complained,  and  ''my 
spirit  wa-s  overwhelmed.    Selah. 

4  Thou  holdest  mine  eyes  wak- 
ing :  I  am  so  troubled  that  I  can- 
not speak. 

531 


e  Prov.  23.30. 
/Ps.  73.  10. 


fPs.  101.  8. 

Jer.  48.25. 
h  Ps.  89.  17  , 

148.  14. 


ilOr. 

for  Asaph. 
aPs.  48.  l,4:c. 


b  Ps.  46.  0. 
Ez.  39.  9. 


c  Ez.  38. 12,13. 

&  39.  4. 
<fls.  46.  12. 
e  Vs.  13.  3. 

Jer.  51.  39. 

/Ex.15. 1,21. 
Ez.  39.  20. 
Nah.  2.  13. 
Zech.  12.  4. 

S-Nah.  1.  6. 


h  Ez.  33.  20. 
i2  Chr.  20.29, 

30. 
SPs.  9.  7,  8, 

9.  &.  72.  4. 

iSee  Ex.9.16. 

<fe  18.  11. 

Ps.  C5.  7. 
771  Ecc.  5.  4.  5, 

6. 
71  2  Chr.  32.22, 

23. 

Ps.  68.  29.  (k 

89.  7. 
^Heb. 

to  fear. 
0  Ps.  68.  35. 


♦Ps 
62, 

39,  & 
title. 

lOr 
for 

Asaph. 

aVs 

3.4. 

b  Ps 

50.  15 

cIs. 

26.  9,  16. 

t  H« 

my 

b. 

hand. 

dVs 
143 

142.  3. 
4. 

L 

God's  great  works. 


PSALMS. 


The  storj)  of  God's  wrath 


e  Deut.  32.  7. 

Pa.  143.  5. 

l3.  61.  9. 
/P3.  42.  8. 
gPa.  4.  4. 


k  Rom.  9.  6. 

t  Het). 
to  ecnera- 
tiun  and 
generation. 

I  It.  49.  15. 

mPs.  31.22. 


0  Ts.  73.  17. 
/jEx.  l.i.  U. 

q  Ex.  6.  6. 

Deut.  9.  29. 
r  Ex.  14.  21. 

Josh.  3.  15, 

16. 

P.-f.  114.  3. 

Hab.  3.  8, 

6uC. 
t  Hel).  The 

clouds  were 

poured  forth. 

with  water. 
s  2  Sam.  22. 

15. 

Hab.  3.  11. 
t  Ps.  97.  4. 
H  2  Sam.  22. 

.!■  Hab.  3.  15. 
J  Ex.  14.  28. 
z  Ex.  13.  21. 

&  14.  19. 

Ps.  78.  52.  (& 

bU.  1. 

Is.  63.  11,  12. 

Il03.  12.  13, 


*  Ps.  74,  title. 

n  Or, 
A  Psalm /or 
Asaph  to  give 
instruction. 

a  Is.  51.  4. 

I,  Ps.  49.  4. 
.Milt.  13.  35. 

c  Ps.  41.  1. 


<M)cut.  4.  9. 

in  6.  1. 

Joul  1.3. 
eEx.  12.  25, 

27.  it.  13.  8, 

14. 

Josh.  4.  6,  7. 
/P«.  147.  19. 


5  e  I  have  considered  the  days  of 
old,  the  years  of  ancient  times. 

6  I  call  to  remembrance  /my 
song  in  the  night :  a  I  commune 
witli  mine  own  heart :  and  my 
spirit  made  diligent  search. 

7  A  Will  the  Lord  cast  off  for 
ever?  and  will  he  »be  favourable 
no  more? 

8  Is  his  mercy  clean  gone  for 
ever?  doth  ''his  promise  fail  tfor 
evermore  ? 

9  Hath  God  '  forgotten  to  be  gra- 
cious? hath  he  in  anger  .shut  up 
his  tender  mercies?    Helah. 

10  And  I  said,  This  i?  '"my  infirm- 
itv  :  but  J  luili  remember  the  years 
of"  the  right  hand  of  the  Most 
High. 

11  « I  will  remember  the  works 
of  the  Lord:  surely  I  will  re- 
member tliy  wonders  of  old. 

121  will  meditate  also  of  all  thy 
work,  and  talk  of  thy  doings. 

lo  oThy  way,  O  God,  is  in  the 
sanctuary:  jnvho  is  so  great  a  God 
as  our  God? 

14  Thou  art  the  God  that  doest 
wonders  :  thou  hast  declared  thy 
strength  among  the  people. 

1.5  9  Thou  hast  with  thine  arm 
redeemed  tliy  people,  the  sons  of 
Jacob  and  Joseph.    Selah. 

16 '■  The  waters  saw  thee,  O  God, 
the  waters  saw  thee;  they  were 
afraid :  the  depths  also  were 
troubled. 

17  i  The  clouds  poured  out  water: 
the  skies  sent  out  a  sound  :  "thine 
arrows  also  went  abroad. 

18  The  voice  of  thy  thunder  urns 
in  tlie  heaven:  'the  lightnings 
lightened  the  world:  "the  earth 
trembled  and  shook. 

19  a: Thy  way  is  in  the  sea,  and 
thy  path  in  the  great  waters,  z/and 
thy  footsteps  are  not  known. 

20  2  Thou  leddest  thy  people  like 
a  flock  by  the  hand  of  Moses  and 
Aaron. 

PSALM   LXXVIII. 

1  An  exhortation  I'oth  tu  learn  and  to  preach  the 
law  of  Clod.  9  The  story  of  Ood's  wrath 
against  the  incredulous  and  disobedient.  67 
The  Israelites  being  rejected,  Ood  chose  Judah, 
Zion,  and  David. 

*  II  Maschil  of  Asaph. 

n  f^  IVE  ear,  O  my  people,  fn  my 

vT  law :  incline  your  ears  to  the 
words  of  my  mouth. 

2  ''  I  will  open  my  mouth  in  a 
parable  :  I  will  utter  dark  say- 
ings of  old : 

;i  c  Which  wo  have  heard  and 
known,  and  our  fathers  have  told 
us. 

4  liWo  will  not  hide  (Jian  from 
their  children,  «sliewlng  to  the 
generation  to  come  the  prai.ses 
of  the  Lord,  and  his  strength, 
and  his  wonderful  works  that  lie 
hatli  done. 

o  For /he  established  a  testimony 

in  Jacob,  and  appointed  i\  law  in 

5;j2 


Israel,  which  he  commanded  our 
fathers,  f  that  they  should  make 
them  known  to  their  children : 
6 ''That  the  generation  to  come 
might  know  them,  even  the  chil- 
dren which  should  be  born ;  ivho 
should  arise  and  declare  them  to 
their  children: 

7  That  they  might  set  their  hope 
in  God,  and  not  forget  the  works 
of  God,  but  keep  his  command- 
ments : 

8  And  'might  not  be  as  their 
fathers,  ^^n  stubborn  and  rebel- 
lious generation ;  a  generation 
f^hat  set  not  their  heart  aright, 
and  whose  spirit  was  not  stead- 
fast with  God. 

9  The  cliildren  of  Ephraim,  being 
armed,  and  t carrying  bows,  turn- 
ed back  in  the  day  ot  battle. 

10 '"They  kept  not  the  covenant 
of  God,  and  i-efused  to  walk  in 
his  law; 

11  And  'iforgat  his  works,  and 
his  wonders  that  he  had  shewed 
them. 

12  0  Marvellous  things  did  he  in 
the  sight  of  their  fathers,  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  Pin,  the  held  of 
Zoan. 

hi  9  He  divided  the  sea,  and 
caused  them  to  pass  through; 
and  >■  he  made  the  waters  to  stand 
as  a  heap. 

14  8  la  the  daj'time  also  he  led 
them  with  a  cloud,  and  all  the 
night  with  a  light  of  fire. 
J5  *  He  clave  the  rocks  in  the 
wilderness,  and  gave  t/iem  drink 
as  out  of  the  great  depths. 

16  He  brought  «  streams  also  out 
of  the  rock,  and  caused  waters  to 
run  down  like  rivers. 

17  And  they  sinned  yet  more 
against  him  by  ^ provoking  the 
Most  High  in  the  wilderness. 

18  And  y  they  tempted  God  in 
their  heart  by  asking  meat  for 
their  lust. 

19  2  Yea,  they  .spake  against  God; 
they  said,  Can  God  t  furnish  a 
table  in  the  wilderness  ? 

20  « Behold,  he  smote  the  rock, 
that  the  waters  gushed  out,  and 
the  streams  overflowed ;  can  he 
give  bread  also?  can  he  provide 
flesh  for  his  peoph;? 

21  Therefore  the  Loud  heard 
this,  and  ''was  wroth:  so  a  Are 
was  kindled  against  Jacob,  and 
anger  also  came  up  against  Is- 
rael ; 

22  Because  they  c believed  not 
in  God,  and  trusted  not  iu  his 
salvation : 

2;}  Though  he  had  commanded 
the  clouds  from  abov'o,'' and  open- 
ed the  doors  of  heaven, 

24^And  had  rained  down  manna 
upon  them  to  eat,  and  had  given 
them  of  the  corn  of  heaven. 

25  II  Man  did  cat  angels'  food:  he 
sent  them  meat  to  the  lull. 


g  Deut.  4.  9. 
&  6.  7.  ik  11. 


h  Vb.  102.  18. 


i2  Kings  17. 

14. 

Ez.  20.  IS. 
k  Ex.  32.9.  (fc 

33.  3.  <fc  34. 

9. 

Deut.  9.  6, 

13.  3c  31    27. 

Ps.  68.  6. 
t  Hch. 

that  pre- 

pared  not 

then 


ire. 


Zver.  37. 

2  Chr.  20.  33. 
t  Heh. 

throwing 
forth. 
m2  Kings  17. 

15. 
n  P3.  100.  13. 
0  Ex.  7,  &  8, 

.k  9,  &  10,  & 

11,  ds  12. 
p  Ge.i.  32.  3. 

Num.  13.22. 

ver.  43. 

Is.  19.  11,  13. 

Ez.  30.  14. 
(/Ex.  14.21. 
rEx.  1.5.  8. 

Ps.  33.  7. 
sEx.  13.  21. 

&  14.  24. 

Ps.  105.  39. 
«Ex.  17    C. 

Num.  20.  11. 

Ps.  105.  41. 

1  Cor.  10.  4. 
uDeut.  9.21. 

Ps.  105.41. 
X  Deut.  0.  22. 

Ps.  95.  8. 

Heb.  3.  I'3. 
»F.x.  10.  2. 
sNum.  11.4. 
t  Heb.  order, 
a  Ex.  17.  6. 

Num.20.  11. 


h  Num.  11.  1, 
10. 

c  Ileb.  3.  18. 

Judc  5. 
((Gcii.  7.11. 

Mai.  3.  10. 
c  Ex.   16.  4, 

14. 

Ps.  105.  40. 

John  a.  31. 

1  Cor.  10.  3. 
II  Or,  F.iwry 

one  did  cat 

the  bread  of 

the  mighty, 

Pa,  103.  20. 


against  the  incredidoits 


PSALMS. 


and  disohcdient. 


/Num.  11. 
31. 
Heh.  to  go. 


tHeb. 
fowl  of  wing. 


rNum.  11.20. 
A  .\nm  11.33. 
t  Heti. 

made  to  bow. 
■i  Or, 

young  men. 
iNum.  14,  ic 

16,  6c  17. 
*  ver.  22. 
/Num.  14.  29, 

33.  ik2fj.   64, 

C5. 
m  See  Hos.  5. 

13. 
n  Deut.  32.  4, 

Ij,  31. 
oEx.  15.  13. 

Deut.  7.  a 

Is.  41.  14.  (fc 

44.  6.  &  63.  9. 
pEz.33.  31. 
7  ver.  8. 
rNum.  14. 18, 

20. 
s  Is.  48.  9. 
J  1  Kings  21. 

29. 
II  Ps.  103.  14, 

16. 
X  Gen.  6.  3. 

John  3.  6. 
J/ Job  7.  7,  16. 

James  4.  14. 
II  Or,  rebel 

against  him. 
a  ver.  17. 

P3.  9,'j.  9,  10. 

Is.  7.  13.  (Sc 

€3.  10. 

Eph.  4.  30. 

Heb.  3.  16, 

17. 
a  Num.  14.22. 

Deut.  «.  16. 
t  ver.  20. 
'i  Or, /rum 

affliction. 

c  ver.  12. 

Ps.  105.  27, 

(fcc. 
t  Heb.  set. 
d  Ex.  7.  20. 

Ps.  105.  29. 
c  Ex.  8.  24. 

Ps.  105.  31. 
/Ex.  8.  6. 

Ps.  105.  30. 
e  Ex.  10.  13, 

15. 

Ps.  105.  34, 


AEx.9.  23.  23. 

Ps.  105.  33. 
t  Hel).  killed. 
II  Or,  great 

hailstones. 
f  Heh. 

He  shut  up. 
jEx.  9.  23,  24, 

23. 

Ps.  105.  32. 


26  /He  caused  an  east  wind  tto 
blow  in  the  heaven :  and  by  his 
power  he  brought  in  the  south 
wind. 

27  He  rained  flesh  also  upon 
them  as  dust,  and  t  feathered 
fowls  like  as  the  sand  of  the  sea: 

28  And  he  let  U  fall  in  the  midst 
of  their  camp,  round  about  their 
habitations. 

29  ffSo  they  did  eat,  and  were 
well  filled:  for  he  gave  them 
their  own  desire; 

30  They  were  not  estranged 
from  their  last:  but  ''while  their 
meat  iva.'s  yet  in  their  mouths, 

31  The  wrath  of  God  came  upon 
them,  and  slew  the  fattest  of 
them,  and  t smote  down  the 
II  cho.sen  men  of  Israel. 

32  For  all  this  «they  sinned  still, 
and  *  believed  not  for  his  won- 
drous works. 

33  'Therefore  their  days  did  he 
consume  in  vault}',  and  their 
years  in  trouble. 

34  "'When  he  slew  them,  then 
they  sought  him:  and  they  re- 
turned and  inquired  early  after 
God. 

35  And  they  remembered  that 
"God  teas  their  Rock,  and  the 
high  God  0  their  Redeemer. 

.36  Nevertheless  they  did  j->flatter 
him  with  their  mouth,  and  they 
lied  unto  him  with  their  tongues^ 

37  For  9  their  heart  was  not  right 
with  him,  neither  were  they 
steadfast  in  his  covenant. 

'■is  '•But  he,  heing  full  of  compas- 
sion, forgave  their  iniquity,  and 
destroyed  them  not:  yea,  many 
a  time  « turned  he  his  anger  away, 
f  and  did  not  stir  up  all  his  wrath. 

39  For  "he  remembered  ^that 
they  were  but  flesh  ;  i'  a  wind  that 
passeth  awaj',  and  cometh  not 
again. 

40  How  oft  did  they  11  ==  provoke 
him  in  the  wilderness,  and  grieve 
him  in  the  desert! 

41  Yea,  « they  turned  back  and 
tempted  God,'  and  'limited  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel. 

42  They  remembered  not  his 
hand,  nor  the  day  when  he  de- 
livered them  ilfroni  the  enemy  : 

43  How  Che  had  t wrought  his 
signs  in  Egypt,  and  his  wonders 
in  the  field  of  Zoan: 

44  f'And  had  turned  their  rivers 
into  blood;  and  their  floods,  that 
they  could  not  drink. 

4.5  i^He  sent  divers  sorts  of  flies 
among  them,  which  devoured 
them  ;  and /frogs,  which  destroy- 
ed them, 

40  (/He  gave  also  their  increase 
unto  the  caterpillar,  and  their 
labour  unto  the  locust. 

47  ''He  tdestroyed  their  vines 
with  hail,  and  their  sycamore 
trees  v/ith  II  frost. 

48  t  i  He  gave  up  their  cattle  also 


to  the  hail,  and  their  flocks  to  ilhot 
thunderbolts. 

49  He  cast  upon  them  the  fierce- 
ness of  his  anger,  wrath,  and  in- 
dignation, and  trouble,  bj^  send- 
ing evil  angels  among  them. 

50  t  He  made  a  way  to  his  anger ; 
he  spared  not  their  soul  from 
death,  but  gave  !!  their  life  over 
to  the  pestilence ; 

51  *And  smote  all  the  firstborn 
in  Egypt;  the  chief  of  their 
strength  in  '  the  tabernacles  of 
Ham : 

52  But  "imade  his  own  people 
to  go  forth  like  sheep,  and  guid- 
ed them  in  the  wilderness  like  a 
flock. 

53  And  he  « led  them  on  safely, 
so  that  they  feared  not:  but  the 
sea  ot  overwhelmed  their  ene- 
mies. 

54  And  he  brought  them  to  the 
border  of  his  2>  sanctuary,  even  to 
this  mountain,  <i  which  hLs  right 
hand  had  purchased. 

00  <•  He  cast  out  the  heathen  also 
before  them,  and  » divided  them 
an  inheritance  by  line,  and  made 
the  tribes  of  Israel  to  dwell  in 
their  tents. 

56  f  Yet  they  tempted  and  pro- 
voked the  most  high  God,  and 
kept  not  his  testimonies: 

.57  But  ^  turned  back,  and  dealt 
unfaithfully  like  their  fathers: 
they  were  turned  aside  a-like  a 
deceitful  bow. 

58  !/For  they  provoked  him  to 
anger  with  "their  =higli  places, 
and  moved  him  to  jealousy  with 
their  graven  images. 

59  VVhen  God  heard  this,  he 
wa.s  wroth,  and  greatly  abhorred 
Israel : 

60«So  that  he  forsook  the  taber- 
nacle of  Shiloh,  the  tent  which  he 
placed  among  men ; 

61  'And  delivered  his  strength 
into  captivity,  and  his  glory  into 
the  enemy's  hand. 

62 « He  gave  his  people  over  also 
unto  the  sword;  and  was  wroth 
with  his  inheritance. 

63  The  fire  consumed  their 
young  men;  and  ''their  maidens 
were  not  'given  to  marriage. 

64  e  Their  priests  fell  by  the 
sword;  and /their  widows  made 
no  lamentation. 

65  Then  the  Lord  ff  awaked  as 
one  out  of  sleep,  and  ''like  a 
mighty  man  that  shouteth  by 
reason  of  wine. 

66 And 'he smote  his  enemies  in 
the  hinder  parts:  he  put  them  to 
a  perpetual  reproach. 

67  Moreover  he  refused  the  tab- 
ernacle of  Joseph,  and  chose  not 
the  tribe  of  Ephraim  : 

68  But  chose  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
the  mount  Zion  *  which  he  loved. 

69  And  he 'built  his  sanctuary 
like  high  palaces,  like  the  earth 

533 


I  Or, 
lightnings. 


t  Heb.  • 

He  weighed 

a  path. 
II  Or,  their 

beasts  to  the 

murrain, 

Ex.  9.3,  6. 
*  Ex.  12.  29. 

Ps.  105.  36. 

4:  136.  10. 
?Ps.  106.  22. 
m  Ps.  77.  20. 

nEx.  14.  19, 
20. 
oEx.  14.  27, 

28.  &;  15.  10. 
tHeb. 

covered, 
p  Ex.  15.  17. 
q  Ps.  44.  3. 
rPs.44.  2. 
s  Josh.  13.  7. 

&  19.51. 

Ps.  136.  21, 

22. 

iJudg.  2.  11, 
12. 


V  ver.  41. 
Ez.  20.  2T. 

28. 
jr  Hos.  7.  16. 

y  Deut.  32.  16. 

21. 

Judg.  2.  12. 

20. 

E?..  20.  29. 
J  Deut.  12.  2, 

4. 

1  Kings  11.7. 

i  12.  31. 
a  1  Sam.  4. 11. 

Jer.  7.  12, 

14.  &  26.  6,  9. 
6  Judg.  18.  30. 

«lSam.  4.  la 


d  Jer.  7.  34.  &: 


praised, 
e  1  Sam.  4.  11. 

<k  22.  18. 
/Job  27.  15. 

Ez.  24.  23. 
gPR.  44.  23. 
ft  Is.  42. 13. 
!  1  Sam.  5.  6, 

12.  d:  6.  4. 


J  Ps.  87.  2. 
n  Kings  a. 


The  desolation  of  Jerusalem. 


PSALMS. 


The  miseries  of  the  church. 


t  Ileb. 
founded. 

m  1  S:iin.  IG. 
11,  VI. 
2  Sam.  7.  8. 

t  ir.;b. 
Frvn\  after. 


Gen. 


13. 


Is.  40.  11. 
o  2  Sam.  5.  2. 

lC:iir.  11.  2. 
p  1  Kings  9.  4. 


II  Or, 
for  Asaph, 


h  IS.  7  1.7. 
c  1  icings  25. 

9,  10. 

2(.lir.  3C.  10. 

Mic.  3.  12. 
ii.Icr.  7.  33.  & 

16.  4.  &;  34. 

20. 


Ps.  J41.  T. 
Jrr.  14.  16. 


/Ps   44.13.  &; 

HO.  G. 
e-Ps.  74.1,0, 

10.  &,  So.  5. 

<k  bO.  4C. 
/i  Zeph.  1.  18. 

it  3.  H. 


He 


)0.  25 
.  IC.  1. 


t  Is.  45.  4,  5. 

2Thess.  1.8. 
;  Ph.  53.  4. 
m  U.  Gl.  0. 
II  Or,  (/<e  iH- 

viuitiea  of 

them  that 

were  before 

vs. 
n  DfUt.  2fl.  43. 

P«.  142.  C. 
o2rhr.  14.11. 
pJor.  14.  7, 

21. 
q  Ps.  42.  10.  &> 

115.  2. 
t  Hch. 

r  Ps.  102.  20. 

t  Huh. 

thine  arm. 
t  Heb. 

reserve  the 

children  of 

death. 
jOeil.4.  15. 

Is.  65.  C,  7. 

Jer.  32.  18. 

LuHc  6.  38. 
t  Ps.  74.  18, 

22. 
u  Ps.  74.  1.  <te 

95.  7.  &  100. 

3. 
*I3.  43.21. 


which  he  hath   t  estabUshed  for 
ever. 

7  J  '"  He  chose  David  also  his  serv- 
ant, aad  took  him  from  the  sheep- 
folds  : 

71  t  From,  following  ^  the  ewea 
great  with  young  he  brought  him 
"to  feed  Jacob  liis  people,  and  Is- 
rael liis  inheritance. 

72  So  he  fed  tliem  according  to 
the  i' integrity  of  his  lieart;  and 
guided  tliem  by  the  skilfulness  of 
his  hands. 

PSALM  LXXIX. 

1  The  psalmist  eumplaineth  of  the  desolation  of 
Jerusalem.  8  He  praycth  fur  deliverance,  13 
and  promiscth  thankfulness, 

A  Psalm  ;i  of  A.saph. 

0C4OD,  the  heathen  are  come 
into  "thine  inheritance  ;  *thy 
holy  temple  hnve  thej-  defiled; 
<^  they  have  laid  Jerusalem  on 
heaps. 

2  <i  The  dead  bodies  of  thy  serv- 
ants have  tliey  given  to  be  meat 
unto  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  the 
(lesh  of  thy  saints  unto  the  beasts 
of  the  earth. 

3  Their  blood  have  they  shed 
like  water  round  about  Jerusa- 
lem ;  eand  there  ivas  none  to  bury 
then). 

4 /We  are  become  a  reproach  to 
our  neighbours,  a  scorn  and  de- 
rision to  them  that  are  round 
about  us. 

ofi'How  long,  Lord?  wilt  thou 
be  angry  for  ever?  shall  thy 
''jealousy  burn  like  fire  ? 

6  »■  Pour  out  thy  wrath  upon  the 
heathen  that  have  '-■  not  known 
thee,  and  upon  the  kingdoms 
that  have  '  not  called  upon  thy 
name. 

7  For  they  have  devoured  Ja- 
cob, and  laid  waste  his  dwelling- 
place. 

S^O  remember  not  against  us 
I!  former  iniquities:  let  thy  tender 
mercies  speedily  prevent  us;  for 
we  are  "brougiit  very  low. 

OoHelp  us,  O  God  of  our  salva- 
tion, for  the  glory  of  thy  name: 
and  deliver  us,  and  purge  away 
our  sins,  p  for  thy  name's  sake. 

10  7  Wherefore  should  the  hea- 
then say.  Where  i>  their  (Jod  ?  let 
him  be  known  among  the  hea- 
tlion  in  our  sii,^lit  hi/  the  1  reveng- 
ing of  the  blood  of  thy  servants 
which  is  shed. 

11  Let '  the  sighing  of  the  prison- 
er come  before  thee ;  according  to 
the  greatness  of  t  thy  jjower  i  pre- 
serve thou  those  that  are  ai)point- 
ed  to  die; 

12  And  render  unto  our  neigh- 
bours 8  sevenfold  into  their  bosom 
<  their  reproach,  wherewith  they 
have  reproached  thee,  O  Lord. 

i:}  So  "  we  thy  people  and  sheep 
of  thy  iiasture  will  give  tliee 
thanks  lor  ever:  *we  will  shew 


fbrth  thy  praise   tto  all  genera- 
tions. 

PSALM   LXXX. 

1  The  psalmist  in  his  prayer  complaineth,  of  the 
miseries  of  the  church.  8  Uod's  former  fa- 
vours are  turned  into  judgments.  14  He  pray- 
eth  for  deliverance. 

To  the  chief  Musician  *  upon  Shoshannim- 
Eduth,  A  Psalm  !l  of  Asaph. 

GIVE  ear,  O  Shepherd  of  Is- 
rael, thou  that  leadest  Joseph 
«lilce  a  flock;  ithou  that  dwell- 
est  between  the  cherubim,  cshine 
forth. 

2  (^Before  Ephraim  and  Benja- 
min and  Manasseh  stir  up  thy 
strength,  and  tcome  ajid  save 
us. 

3  «Turn  us  again,  O  God,  fand 
cause  thy  face  to  shine;  and  we 
shall  be  saved. 

4  O  LOKD  God  of  hosts,  how  long 
twilt  thou  be  angry  against  the 
prayer  of  thy  people? 

5  wThou  feedest  them  with  the 
bread  of  tears;  and  givest  them 
tears  to  drink  in  great  measure. 

6  ''Thou  makest  us  a  strife  unto 
our  neighbours  :  and  our  enemies 
laugh  among  themselves. 

7  «Turii  us  again,  O  God  of  hosts, 
and  cause  thy  face  to  shine ;  and 
we  shall  be  saved. 

8  Thou  hast  brought  ^'  a  vine  out 
of  Egypt:  'thou  liast  cast  out  the 
heatiien,  and  planted  it. 

9  Thou  "'  preparedst  ')rjn>n  before 
it,  and  didst  cause  it  to  take  deep 
root,  and  it  filled  the  land. 

10  The  hills  were  covered  with 
the  shadow  ofit,  and  the  boughs 
thereof  wei'e  like  t  the  goodly  ce- 
dars, 

11  She  sent  out  her  boughs  unto 
the  sea,  and  her  branches  "  unto 
the  river. 

12  Why  bast  thou  then  o  broken 
down  her  liedges,  so  that  all  they 
which  pass  by  the  way  do  pluck 
her  ? 

13  The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth 
waste  it,  and  the  wild  beast  of  the 
Held  doth  devour  it. 

14  Return,  we  beseech  thee,  O 
God  of  hosts:  7' look  down  from 
heaven,  and  behold,  and  visit 
this  vine; 

1.5  And  the  vineyard  which  thy 
right  hand  hath  planted,  and  the 
branch  t/tat  thou  madest  strong 
7  for  tln'self. 

II)  n  is  burned  with  fire,  it  is-  cut 
down  :  '■  they  perish  at  the  rebuke 
of  thy  countenance. 

17  «L<>t  thy  hand  be  upon  the 
man  of  thy  right  hand,  upon  the 
son  of  mail  irlioin  thou  madest 
strong  ftir  thyself. 

18  So  will  not  we  go  back  from 
thee:  (luicken  us, and  we  will  call 
u|)on  thy  name. 

lit  'Turn  us  again,  O  Lord  God 
of  liosts,  cause  thy  face  to  shine; 
and  we  shall  be  saved. 


t  Hob.  to  gen 
eration  and 
generation. 


•  Ps.  45,  &  C9, 

title. 
II  Or, 
for  Asaph. 

a  Ps.  77.  20. 
'iT.K.  25.  20, 
22. 

1  Sam.  4.  4. 

2  Sam.  6.  2. 
Ps.39.  1. 

c  Deut.  33.2. 


Ps.  50. 


ic 


01.  1. 
d  Num.  2.  18- 

23. 
t  Ileb.  come 

for  salvu' 

tion  to  us. 
e  ver.  7,  19. 

Lam.  5.  21. 
/Num.  6.  25. 

Ps.  4.  6.  <fc 

07.  1. 
t  Ilcb.  wilt 

thou  smoke, 

Ps.  74.  1. 
g  Ps.  42.  3.  S: 

102.  9. 

Is.  30.  20. 
h  Ps.  44.  13.  tc 

79.  4. 

i  ver.  3,  19. 
\  Is.  5.  1,7. 

Jer.  2.  21. 

Ez.  15.  0.  & 

17.  G.  &  19. 

10. 
/  Ps.  44.  2.  & 

78.  55. 
m  Ex.  23.  28. 

Josh.  24.  12. 
I  Heb.Me 

cedars  of 

God. 
n  Ps.  72.  8. 
oPs.  89.40, 

41. 

Is.  5.  5. 

Nah.  2.  2. 


p  Is.  63.  15. 


q  Is.  49.  5. 

rPa.  39.  U.  <t. 
70.  7. 

i  Ps.  89.  21. 


t  ver.  a,  7. 


An  exhortation  to  x^i'Cii'^e'  God.  PSALMS. 


The  judges  reproved. 


"  Or, 
for  Asaph. 


a.  Lev.  23.  24. 

Num.  10.  JO. 
II  Or,  against. 
4P«.  114.  I. 
c  Is.  y.  4.  <t 

10.  '..7. 
t  II  cb.  passed 

away. 
J  Ex.  1.  14. 
e  Ex.  2.  23.  k 

14.  10. 

Ps.  50.  13. 
/Ex.19.  19. 
gRs.  17.  C,  7. 

Num.  20.  13. 
II  Or,  Slri/e. 
h  Ps.  50.  T. 
iEx.20.  3,5. 
k  Dcut.  32.  12. 

Is.  43.  12. 
;Ex.  20.  2. 
mPs.  37.  3,4. 

John  15.  7. 

Eph.3.  20. 
n  Ex.  31  1. 

Deut.  32.  15, 

18. 
0  Acts  7.42. 

*  14    16. 

Rom.  1.  24, 


or,  imagma* 

tiuiis. 
p  Deut.  5.  29. 

A:  10.  12,  13. 

&  32.  29. 

Is.  48.  18. 
1  Ps.  18  45. 

Rom.  1.  30. 
U  Or,  yielded 

feigned  obe. 

dience, 

Ps.  18.  44.  ic 

60.  3. 

tHeb.  lied. 
rDeul.  32.  13, 

14. 

Ps.  1-17.  14. 
t  lleb. 

with  the  fat 

of  wheat. 
»  Job  20.  6. 


II  Or, 

for  Asaph. 
o2Chr.  19.  6. 

Ecc.  5.  8. 
iEx.  21.  6.  dc 

22.  28. 
eDcut.  1.  17. 

2  Chr.  19.  7. 

Prov.  18.  6. 


PSIALM  LXXXI. 

I  An  exhortation  to  a  soiemn  praising  of  God.  4 
God  challenseth  that  duty  by  reason  of  his  bent;- 

fits.     8  Ood,  exhorting  to   u'lediencc,  camplain- 

cth  of  their  disobedience,  which  firoveth  their 

own  hurt. 

To     the    chief    Musician    *  npoii     Gitlith,   A 

Psalm  ;|of  Asapli. 

SIXG     aloud    nnto    God-  our 
stre.ugtli :  make  a  joyful  noise 
unto  the  God  ol' Jacob. 

2  Take  a  psalm,  and  bring  hither 
the  timbrel,  the  pleasant  harp 
with  the  psalterj'. 

3  Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the 
uew  moon,  in  the  time  appoint- 
ed, on  our  solemn  feast  day. 

4  For  (^this  *c«.?  a  statute  for  Is- 
rael, and  a  law  of  the  God  of  Ja- 
cob. 

5  This  he  ordained  in  Joseph  for 
a  testimony,  when  he  went  but 
;l  through  the  land  of  Egj-pt: 
*  u'/iere  I  heard  a  language  that  I 
understood  not. 

6^1  removed  his  shoulder  from 
the  burden:  his  hands  t were  de- 
livered from  (^the  pots. 

7 « Thou  called-st  in  trouble,  and  I 
delivered  thee;  .f I  answered  thee 
in  the  secret  place  of  thunder:  I 
a  proved   thee    at  the  waters   of 

II  Meribah.    Selah. 

8  >'  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will 
testify  unto  thee:  O  Israel,  if  thou 
wilt  hearken  unto  me ; 

9  « There  shall  no  ^strange  god 
be  in  thee;  neither  shalt  thou 
worship  anj'  strange  god. 

10  'I  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  brought  thee  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt :  "<  open  th  j'  mouth 
\\ide,  and  1  will  fill  it. 

11  But  my  people  would  not 
hearken  to  mj'  voice  ;  and  Israel 
would  n  none  of  me. 

12  0  So  I  gave  them  up  I!  vmto 
their  own  hearts'  lust:  and  they 
walked  in  their  own  counsels. 

13  pQh  that  my  people  had 
hearkened  unto  me,  and  Israel 
had  walked  in  my  ways ! 

14  I  should  soon  have  subdued 
their  enemies,  and  turned  my 
hand  against  their  adversaries. 

15  9  The  haters  of  the  Lord 
should  have  iltsubmitted  them- 
selves unto  him :  but  their  time 
should  have  endured  for  ever. 

16  He  should  '-have  fed  them 
also  TWith  the  finest  of  the 
wheat:  and  with  honey  »out  of 
the  rock  should  I  have  satisfied 
thee. 

PSALM  LXXXII. 

1  The  psalmist,  having  exhorted  the  judges,  5 
and  reproved  Iheir  negligence,  Sprayeth  God  to 
judge. 

A  Psalm  II  of  Asaph. 

f^OD  "standeth  in  the  congre- 
V  J  gation  of  the  mightj- ;  he  judg- 
eth  among  t<the  gods. 
2  How  long  will  ye  judge  unjust- 
Ij',  and  c  accept  the  persons  of  the 
wicked  ?    Selah. 


3  t  Deieiid  the  poor  and  father- 
less:  ''do  justice  to  the  afflicted 
and  needy. 

4  e  Deliver  the  poor  and  needy : 
rid  t/um  out  of  the  hand  of  tiie 
wicked. 

5  The3^  /know  not,  neither  will 
they  understand;  they  walk  on 
in  darkness:  vail  the  loundations 
of  the  earth  are  1  out  of  course. 

6  ''  I  have  said.  Ye  ai-e  gods;  and 
all  oC  you  a7-e  children  of  the 
Most  High. 

7  But  i  ye  shall  die  like  men,  and 
lall  like  one  of  the  princes. 

8*Arise,  OGod,  judge  the  earth: 
Ubr  thou  Shalt  inherit  all  nations. 

PSALM  LXXXIIL 

1  A  complduit  to  God  of  the  enemies'  conspira- 
cies. 9  A  prayer  against  them  that  oppress 
the  church. 

A  Song  or  Psalm  n  of  .Vsaph. 

KEEP    a  not    thou   silence,    O 
God :  hold  not  thy  peace,  and 
be  not  still,  O  God. 

2  For,  lo,  ^  thine  enemies  make 
a  tumult:  and  they  that  ^hate 
thee  have  lilted  up  the  head. 

3  They  have  taken  cralty  coun- 
sel against  thy  people,  and  con- 
sulted •^against  thy  hidden  ones. 

4  They  have  said,  Come,  and 
«let  us  cut  them  off  from  ba'nr/ 
a  nation  ;  that  the  name  of  Israel 
maybe  no  more  in  remembrance. 

5  For  they  have  consulted  to- 
gether with  one  tconsent:  they 
are  confederate  against  thee : 

6  .^The  tabernacles  of  Edom, 
and  the  Ishmaelites;  of  Moab, 
and  the  Hagarenes; 

7  Gebal,  and  Ammon,  and  Am- 
alek;  the  Philistines  with  the  in- 
habitants of  Tyre ; 

8  A.ssur  also  is  joined  with  them : 
tthey  have  holpen  the  children 
of  Lot.    Selah. 

9  Do  unto  them  as  vnto  the 
.o'Midianites;  as  to  /«Sisera,  as  to 
Jabin,  at  the  brook  of  Kison : 

10  Which  perished  at  En-dor: 
'they  became  as  dung  for  the 
earth. 

11  Make  their  nobles  like  *Oreb, 
and  like  Zeeb:  yea,  all  their  prin- 
ces as  'Zebah,  and  as  Zalmunna: 

12  Who  said.  Let  us  take  to  our- 
selves the  houses  of  God  in  pos- 
se.ssion. 

13  '"O  my  God.  make  them  like 
a  wheel;  "as  the  stubble  before 
the  wind. 

14  As  the  fire  burnetii  a  wood, 
and  as  the  fiame  osetteth  the 
mountains  on  fire ; 

15  So  persecute  them  pwith  thy 
tempest,  and  make  them  afraid 
with  thy  storm. 

16  ?Fill  their  faces  with  shame; 
that  they  may  seek  thy  name,  O 
Lord. 

17  Let  them  be  confounded  and 
troubled  for  ever;  yea,  let  them 
be  put  to  shame,  and  perish :  , 

5;i5 


t  Heb.  Judge, 
d  Jer.  22.  3. 

•  Job  29.  12. 

Prov.  24.  11. 
/Mic.  3.  1. 
g  Ps.  11.  3.  Jc 

75.  3. 
t  Heb.  mcved. 
h  Ex.  22.  9, 

28. 

\er    1. 

John  10.  34. 
1  Job  21.  32. 

Ps.  49.  12. 

Ez.  31.  14. 
i  Mir.  7.  2,  7. 
/Ps.  2.8. 

Rev.  11.  15. 


for  Asaph, 
a  Ps.  28.  1.  (fc 

35.  22.  ic  109. 

1. 
6Ps.  2.  1. 

Acts  4.  25. 
cPs.  81.  15. 


liPs.  27.  5.  & 

31.  20. 
e  See  Esth.  3. 

C,  U. 

Jcr.  11.  19. 

ic  31.  30. 

t  Heb.  heart. 

/See  2  Chr. 
20.  1,  10,  11. 


t  Heh.  ihcy 

have  he'.n 

an  arm  to 

the  children 

of  Lot. 
g  Num.  31.  7. 

Judg.  7.  22. 
A  Judg.  4.  15, 

24.  i  5.  21. 
i2  Kings  9. 

37. 

Zeph.  1.  17. 
it  Judg.  7.  25. 
/Judg.  8.  12, 

21. 

m  Is.  17.  13, 

14. 
n  Ps.  35.  5. 


0  Deut.  32.  22. 
pJob  9.  17. 

q  Ps.  35.  i,  2& 


The  blessedness  of  God's  service.        PSALMS. 


David  prayeth  for  grace. 


■  l-s.  M.  13, 
Ex.  C.  3. 
Ps.  92.  8. 


•Ps 

.  8,  lit 

e. 

II  Or 

1023. 

aPs 

.  27.4 

i.Ps.  42.  1,  2. 
\:  B3.  1.  ic  73 
21!.  &  119.  20 

cPs.  es.  4. 

II  Or,  ofjnul- 
berry  trees 
make  him  a 
well,  ^c. 

i/ 2  Sam.  5.  22, 

23. 
t  Heb. 

coveretfi. 
H  Or,  from 

company  to 

company. 
eProv.  4.  18. 

2  Cor.  3.  18. 
/Deut.  16.  10. 

Zech.  14.  IG. 
fGen.  15.  1. 

vt-r.  11. 
t  Urb. 

/  wowM 

choose  rath- 

er  to  sit  at 

the  thresh- 
old. 
h  Is.  GO.  19. 
<  Geu.  15.  1. 

ver.  9. 

P».  115.9,10, 

11    6c  119. 

114. 

Prov.  2.  7. 
A  Ps.  34.  9,  10. 
/  Ps.  2.  12. 


*  Ps.  42,  title. 
II  Or,  of. 
II  Or, 

well  pleased, 

Ps.  77.  7. 
cKzra  1.  11. 

&2.  1. 

Ps.  14.  7. 

.ler.  30.  18. 

&  31.23. 

Kz.  3>J.  25. 

Joel  3.  1. 
h  Ps.  32.  1. 
II  Or,  thou 

hast  turned 

thine  anger 

from  waxing 

hot, 

Dtut.  13.  17. 
cPs.  80.  7. 
JP9.  74.  1.  dc 

79.  5.  6t.  eo.4. 


18  '-That  men  may  know  that 
thou,  whose  'name  alone  is  JE- 
HOVAH, art  nhe  Most  High 
over  all  the  earth. 

PSALM  LXXXIV. 

1  The  prophet,  longing  for  the  communion  of 
the  sanctuary,  \  sheweth  how  blessed  they  arc 
that  dwelt  therein.  8  He  prayeth  to  be  restored 
unto  it. 

To  the  chief  Musician  *  upon  Gittith,  A  Psalm 
II  for  the  sous  of  Ivorali. 

HOW  « amiable  are  thy  taber- 
nacles, O  Lord  of  hosts ! 

2  *My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even 
fainteth  for  the  courts  of  the 
Lord:  my  heart  and  my  flesh 
crieth  out  for  the  living  Giod. 

3  Yea,  the!  sparrow  hath  found 
a  house,  and  the  swallow  a  nest 
for  herself,  where  she  may  lay 
her  young,  even  thine  altars,  O 
Lord  of  hosts,  my  King,  and  my 
God. 

4  e  Blessed  are  they  that  dwell 
in  thy  house:  they  will  be  still 
praising  thee.    Selah. 

5  Blessed  is  the  man  whose 
strength  is  in  thee ;  in  whose 
heart  are  the  ways  of  them. 

6  \Vlio  passing  through  the  val- 
ley 11 ''of  Baca  make  it  a  well; 
the  rain  also  t  filleth  the  pools. 

7  They  go  Ik  from  strength  to 
strength,  every  one  of  (hem  in 
Zion /appeareth  before  God. 

8  O  Lord  C4od  of  hosts,  hear 
mj''  prayer:  give  ear,  O  God  of 
Jacob.    Selah. 

9  Behold,  aO  God  our  shield, 
and  look  upon  the  face  of  thine 
anointed. 

10  For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is 
better  than  a  thousand.  + 1  had 
rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the 
house  of  my  God,  than  to  dwell 
in  the  tents  of  wickedne.ss. 

11  For  the  Lord  God  is  '>a  sun 
and  »sliield:  the  Lord  will  give 
grace  and  glory:  ''no  good  f/iin;/ 
will  he  withhold  from  them  that 
walk  uprightly. 

12  O  Lord  of  hosts,  'blessed  is 
the  man  that  trusteth  in  thee. 

PSALM  LXXXV. 

1  The  psalmist,  out  of  the  experience  of  former 
mercies,  prairth  for  the  continuance  thereof. 
8  Ife  promiseth  to  wait  thereon,  out  of  confi- 
dence of  God's  goodness. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  •  II  for  the 
sons  of  Korah. 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  II  favour- 
able unto  thy  land:  thou  hast 
"  brought  back  the  captivity  of 
Jacob. 

2  ''Thou  hast  forgiven  the  in- 
iquity of  thy  people;  Ihou  hast 
covered  all  their  sin.    Selah. 

3  Thou  hast  taken  away  all  thy 
wrath:  II  thou  liast  turned  thi/srJf 
from  the  fiercene.'-s  of  tliine  anger. 

4 'Turn  us,  O  God  of  our  salva- 
tion,and  cause  thine  anger  toward 
us  to  cease. 

5  d  Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us 
530 


for  ever?  wilt  thou  draw  out  thine 
anger  to  all  generations  ? 

6  Wilt  thou  not « revive  us  again : 
that  thy  people  naay  rejoice  in 
thee  ? 

7  Shew  us  thy  mercy,  O  Lord, 
and  grant  us  thy  salvation. 

8  .'I  will  hear  what  God  the 
Lord  will  speak:  for  s-he  will 
speak  peace  unto  his  people,  and 
to  his  saints :  but  let  them  not 
''  turn  again  to  Ibllj'. 

9  Surely  Uiis  salvation  is  nigh 
them  that  fear  him:  ^  that  glory 
may  dwell  in  our  land. 

10  Mercy  and  truth  are  met  to- 
gether; 'righteousness  and  peace 
have  kissed  each  other. 

11  '"Truth  shall  spring  out  of  the 
earth;  and  righteousness  shall 
look  down  from  heaven. 

12  »  Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that 
which  is  good;  and  "our  land 
shall  yield  her  increase. 

13  p  Righteousness  shall  go  before 
him ;  and  shall  set  us  in  the  way 
of  his  steps. 

PSALM  LXXXVI. 

I  David  strengthcneth  his  prayer  by  the  conscience 
of  his  retisriun,  5  hy  the  goodness  and  power  of 
God.  11  He  desireth  f  he  continuance  of  former 
grace.  14  Complaining  of  the  proud,  he  crav- 
eth  some  token  of  God's  goodness. 

II  A  Prayer  of  David. 

BOW  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord, 
hear  me :  tor  I  am  poor  and 
needy. 

2  Preserve  my  soul :    for  I  am 

II  holy :  O  thou  my  God,  save  thy 
servant  » that  trusteth  in  thee. 

3  ABe  merciful  unto  me,  O  Lord: 
for  I  cry  unto  thee  II  daily. 

4  Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant : 
<^  for  unto  thee,0  Lord,  do  I  lift  up 
my  soul. 

5 ''For  thou.  Lord,  rt3-(' good,  and 
ready  to  forgive;  and  i^lenteous 
in  mercy  unto  all  them  that  call 
upon  thee. 

(i  Give  ear,  O  Lord,  unto  mj' 
prayer  ;  and  attend  to  tlie  voice 
of  my  supplications. 

7  ''  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I 
will  call  upon  thee:  for  thou  wilt 
answer  me. 

8 /Among  the  gods,  t/i ere  is  none 
like  unto  thee,  O  Lord;  .'/neither 
are  there  any  wor/iS  like  unto  thy 
works. 

9  ''All  nations  whom  thou  hast 
made  shall  come  and  worship  be- 
Ibre  thee,  O  Lord ;  and  shall  glo- 
rify thy  name. 

10  For  thou  art  great,  and  »doest 
wondrous  things:  Athou  art  God 
alone. 

11  'Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord  ; 
I  will  walk  in  thy  truth  :  unite 
my  heart  to  fear  thy  name. 

12  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord  my 
God,  with  all  my  heart:  and  I 
will  glorify  thy  name  for  ever- 
more. 

13  For  great  is  thy  mercj'  toward 


/Hal.. 
g  Zecl 


/i2Pet.  2.  20, 

21. 

I  Is,  46.  13. 
*  Ze;h.  2.  5. 

John  1.  14. 


I.ul'.c  2.  14. 
m  Is.  45.  8. 

nPs.  84.  11. 
James  1.  17. 
oPs.  07.  6. 
p  Ps.  89.  14. 


II  Or,  A 
Prayer,  be- 
ing a  Psalm 
of  David. 


[|  Or,  one 
whom  thou 
favourest. 

a  Is.  20.  3. 

h  Ps.  56.  1.  &; 

'I  Or, 

nil  the  day. 
r  Ps.25.  1.  * 

143.  8. 
</ver.  15. 

Ps.  130.  7.  & 

145.  9. 

Joel  2.  13. 


/■Ex.  15.  U. 
IN.  89.  6. 
g  Deut.  3.  24. 

h  Ps.  22.  31.  & 
102.  18. 
Is.  43.  7. 
Rev.  IS.  4. 

lEx.  15.  11. 

Ps.  72.  18.  (t 

77.  14. 
*  Deut.  6.  4. 

&  32.  39. 

is.  37.  10.  Sc 

41.  6. 

Mark  12.  29. 

1  Cor.  8.  4. 

E|)h.  4.  0. 
/  Ps.  25.  4.  k 

27.11.  Sc  119. 

S3.  Sc.  143.  B. 


A  cnmijlaint  in  distress. 


PSALMS. 


The  psalnmt  praiseth  God. 


m  Ps.  56.  13. 

&  116.  H. 
II  Or,  grace, 
n  Ps.  iA.  3. 

t  Heb. 
terrible. 


o  Ex.  34.  6. 

:Num.  14.  18. 

Neh.  9.  17. 

ver.  5. 

Ps.  103.  8.  Sc 

111.  4.  &  130. 

4,  7.  A;  145.8. 

Joel  2.  13. 
pPs.  25.16.  & 

69.  16. 
?  Ps.  116.  16. 


II  Or, 

o/. 

oPs 

48. 

1. 

4Ps 

73. 

67, 

68. 

cSee  Is. 

CO. 

dPs 

89. 

10. 

19. 

51. 

J. 

e  Ps.  22.  30. 
/Ez.  13.  9. 


II  Or,  of. 

U  Or,  X.  Psalm 

of  Hemantlte 

Ezrnhile, 

etring  tn. 

struction. 
'  1  Kings  4. 

31. 

1  fhr.  2.  6. 
a  Ps.  27.  9.  k 

51.  14. 
6  Luke  18.  7. 
cPs.  107.  18. 
dVi.  28,  1. 
c  Ps.  SI.  12. 


/Is.  53.  8. 

II  Or, 
by  thy  hand. 

g  Ps.  42.  7. 


me:    and    thou   hast   '"^ delivered 
my  soul  from  the  lowest  i!  hell. 

14  O  God,  "the  proud  are  risen 
against  me,  and  the  a.ssemblies  of 
t  violent  men  have  sought  after 
my  soul ;  and  have  not  set  thee 
before  them. 

15  oBnt  thou.O  Lord,  art  aGod 
full  of  compassion,  and  gracious, 
longsuffering,  and  plenteous  in 
mercy  and  truth. 

16  O'iUarn  unto  me,  and  have 
mercy  upon  me;  give  thy 
strength  unto  thy  servant,  and 
save  f/the  sou  of  thine  handmaid. 

17  Shew  me  a  tolcen  for  good ; 
that  they  which  hate  me  may  see 
it,  and  be  ashamed :  because  thou, 
Lord,  liastholpen  me,  and  com- 
forted me. 

PSALM    LXXXVII. 

1  The  nature  and  glory  of  the  church.     4  The  in- 
crease,  honour,  and  comjorl   of  the   members 
thereof. 
A  Psalm  or  Song  II  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

HIS  foundation  is  « in  the  holy 
mountains. 
2 ''The  Lord  loveth  the  gates  of 
Zion  more  than  all  the  dwellings 
of  .Tacob. 

.3 '■Glorious  things  are  spoken  of 
thee,  O  city  of  God.    Selah.  • 

4  I  will  make  mention  of  ^^  Rahab 
and  Babylon  to  them  that  know 
me:  behold  Philistia,  and  Tyre, 
with  Kthiopia;  this  man  was  born 
there.  * 

5  And  of  Zion  it  shall  be  said, 
This  and  that  man  was  born  in 
her:  and  the  Highest  himself 
shall  establish  her. 

6  «The  Lord  shall  count,  when 
he  /writeth  up  the  people,  that 
this  inau.  was  born  there.    Selah. 

7  As  well  the  singers  as  the  play- 
ers on  instruments  .<i/ialt  be  there: 
all  my  springs  are  in  thee. 

PSALM   LXXXVIIL 

A  prayer  containing  a  grievous  complaint. 
A  Son?  or  Psalm  II  for  the  sons  of  Korah,  to  the 
chief   Musician    upon     Mahalatli    Leannolh, 
';  Maschil  of  *  Hetnan  Ihe  Ezrahite. 

OLOPiD  «  God  of  my  salvation, 
I  have  '^ cried  day  and  night 
before  thee : 

2  Let  my  prayer  come  before 
thee:  incline  thine  ear  unto  mj- 
cry; 

3  For  my  soul  is  full  of  troubles : 
and  my  life  cdraweth  nigh  unto 
the  grave. 

4  <'I  am  counted  with  them  that 
go  down  into  the  pit:  «I  am  as  a 
man  that  hatn  no  sti'engtli : 

5  Free  among  the  dead,  like  the 
slain  that  lie  in  the  grave,  whom 
thou  rememberest  no  more:  and 
they  are /cut  off  ii  from  thy  hand. 

6  Thou  hast  laid  me  in  the  lowest 
pit,  in  darkness,  in  the  deeps. 

7  Thy  wrath  lieth  hard  upon  me, 
and  </thou  hast  afflicted  me  with 
all  thy  waves.    Selah. 


8  ''Thou  hast  put  away  ?nine 
acquaintance  far  from  me ;  tliou 
hast  made  me  an  abomination 
unto  them:  ilam  shut  up,  and  I 
cannot  come  forth. 

y  A  Mine  eye  mourneth  by  reason 
of  affliction:  Lord,'!  have  called 
daily  upon  thee,  "«I  have  stretch- 
ed out  my  hands  unto  thee. 

10  "Wilt  thou  shew  wonders  to 
the  dead?  shall  the  dead  arise ancZ 
praise  thee?   Selah. 

11  .Shall  thy  lovingkindness  be 
declared  in  the  grave  ?  or  thy 
faithfulness  in  destruction? 

12  'J .Shall  thy  wonders  be  known 
in  tlie  dark  ?  i'and  thy  righteous- 
ness in  the  land  of  forgetfulness? 

13  But  unto  thee  have  I  cried,  O 
Lord  ;  and  7  in  the  morning  shall 
my  prayer  prevent  thee. 

14  Lord,  'why  ca,stest  thou  off 
my  soul?  why  shidest  thou  thy 
face  from  me  ? 

l.j  [  am  afflicted  and  ready  to  die 
froin  my  youth  up:  ichile  «'l suffer 
thj'  terrors  I  ain  distracted. 

16  Thy  tierce  wrath  goeth  over 
me;  thy  terrors  have  cut  me  oft'. 

17  They  came  round  about  me 
II  daily  like  water;  they  "com- 
passed me  about  together. 

15  ^  Lover  and  friend  hast  thou 
put  far  Irom  me,  and  mine  ac- 
quaintance into  darkness. 

PSALM  LXXXIX. 

1  The  psalmist  praiseth  God  for  his  covenant,  5 
for  his  wonderful  power,  15  for  the  care  of  his 
church,  19  for  his  favour  to  the  lingdom  of 
David.  38  Then  complaining  of  entrary 
events,  46  he  expostulateth,  prayeth,  and  bless- 
elh  God. 

11  Maschil  of  *  Ethan  the  Ezrahite. 

"  T  WITjL  sing  of  the  mercies  of 
X  the  Lord  for  ever :  with  my 
mouth  will  I  make  known  thy 
faithfulness  1  to  all  generations. 

2  For  I  have  said,  Mercj' shall  be 
built  up  for  ever:  ^ thy  faithful- 
ness Shalt  thou  establish  in  the 
very  heavens. 

3  c  I  have  made  a  covenant  with 
my  chosen,  I  have  ^ sworn  unto 
David  my  servant, 

4  «Thy  seed  will  I  establish  for 
ever,  and  build  up  thy  throne /to 
all  generations.    Selah. 

a  And  s'the  heavens  shall  praise 
tliy  wonders,  O  Lord:  thy  faith- 
fulness also  in  the  congregation 
'' of  the  saints. 

6  For  i  who  in  the  heaven  can  be 
compared  unto  the  Lord?  u-ho 
among  the  sons  of  the  mighty  can 
be  likened  unto  the  Lord? 

7  '-God  is  greatly  to  be  I'eared  in 
tlie  assembly  of  the  saints,  and  to 
be  had  in  reverence  of  all  them 
that  are  about  him. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  who  is  a 
strong  Lf)RD' like  unto  thee?  or  to 
thy  faithfulness  round  about  thee? 

h  ver.  7.     i  Ps.  40.  5.  Sc  71.  19.  &  86.  8.  &  113.  5 
lEx.la.ll.    ISam.  2.  2.    P.".  35.  10.  &  71. 19. 
537 


Ps.  31.  11.  i 
142.  4. 
i  Lam.  3.  7. 

*  Ps.  38.  10. 
/  Ps.  86.  3. 
m  John.  13. 

Ps.  143.6. 
n  Ps.  6.  5.  k 

30.  9.  &  115. 

17.  &  118.17. 

Is.  38.  18. 


oJob  10.21. 

Ps.  143.  3. 
j<Ps.  31.  12. 

ver.  5. 

Ecc.  8.  10.  4; 

9   5. 
'/Ps.  5.3.  <fc 

119.147. 
rPs.  43.  2. 
sJob  13.  34. 

Ps.  13.  1. 

(Job  6. 4. 


,'!  Or, 

all  the  day. 
u  Ps.  22.  18. 
J  Job  19.  13. 

Ps.  31.  11.  St 

38.  11. 


II  Or,  A  Psalm 

for  Ethan  Ihe 

Ezrahite,  to 

give  in- 
struction. 
*  1  Kings  4. 

31. 

1  Chr.  2.  C. 
oPs.  101.  1. 
t  Ileb. 

to  genera- 
tion and 

generation  : 

So  ver.  4. 

Ps.  119.  90. 
b  Ps.  119.  89. 
c  I  Kings  8. 

IG. 

Is.  42.  1. 
d2Sam.7. 11, 

&c. 

1  Chr.  17.10, 

&c. 

See  Jer.30.9. 

Ez.  34.  23. 

Hos.  3.  5. 
e  ver.  10,  36. 
/■See  ver.  1. 

Luke  1.  32, 

33. 
^Ps.  19.  1.  Sc 

97.  6. 

Rev.  7.  10, 

11,12. 

ilPs.  76.7,  a. 


God's  pr^omises  of  favour 


PSALMS. 


to  the  kingdom  of  David. 


mPs.  flu.  7.  &. 
93.  3,  4.  &. 
107.  29. 

«  Ex.  14.  2C, 

27,  28. 

Ps.  87.4. 

Is.  30.  7.  (fc 

01.  9. 
I!  Or,  Egvpt. 
t  Hel).  lotth 

the  arm  of 

thy  strength. 
oG>in.  1.  1. 

IChr.  29    11. 

P-*.  21.  1,2. 

&  50.  12. 
p  Job  26.  7. 

V  Josh.  19.  22. 
rJosh.  12.  1. 

t  Hell. 

/inarm 

with  might. 
3  IN.  97.  2. 
II  Or,  cslah- 

UshmeiiK 
t  Ps.  80.  13. 
a  Mum.  10.  10. 

&;  23.  21. 

Ps.  08.  G. 
xVh.  4.  6.  ik 

44.  3. 

V  v.r.  24. 

Ps.  75.  10.  <t 
92.  10.  (k  132. 
17. 
II  Or, 
our  shield  is 

and  our  king 

\Hofthe 

Holy  One  of 

Israel, 

Ps.  47.  9. 
i  ver.  3. 

1  King.s  11. 

34. 
a  1  Sum.  16. 

1,  12. 

h  Ps.  80.  17. 
c2Kam.  7.  13. 


d2  Sam.  7.9. 


J-  Pm.  72.  8.  <fc 

80.  11. 
A 2  Sam.  7.  14. 

1  Chr.  22.  10. 
i  2  Sam. 22.47. 
»Ps.  2.  7. 

Col.  1.15,18. 
/Num.  21.  7. 
771  Is.  55.  3. 
71  vcr.  34. 
0  ver.  4,  30. 
p  ver.  4. 

Is.  9.  7. 

Jer.  33.  17. 
7  Deut.  11.  21. 
r2  Sam.  7.  14. 
f  P«.  119.  r,:i. 

Jer.  9.  13. 
t  Ileb. 

profane  my 

statutes. 


(jmj'hou  rulest  the  raging  of  the 
sea :  when  the  waves  thereof  arise, 
thou  stillest  them. 

10  «  Thou  liast  broken  i|  Rahab  in 
pieces,  as  one  that  is  slain;  thou 
hast  scattered  thine  enemies 
t  with  thy  strong  arm. 

11  oThe  heavens  are  thine,  the 
earth  also  is  thine:  as  for  the 
world  and  the  fulness  thereof, 
thou  hast  founded  them. 

12  p  The  north  and  the  south  thou 
hast  created  them:  9 Tabor  and 
>-Hermonshall  rejoice  in  thy  name. 

13  Thou  hast  ta  mighty  arm: 
strong  is  thy  hand,  and  high  is 
thy  right  hand. 

14  s. Justice  and  judgment  a7-e  the 
II  habitation  of  thy  throne:  *  mercy 
and  truth  shall  go  before  thy  face. 

1.5  Blessed  is  the  people  that 
know  the  "joyful  sound:  they 
shall  walk.  O  Lord,  in  the  »=  light 
of  thy  countenance. 

10  In  thy  name  shall  they  re- 
joice all  the  day:  and  in  thy  right- 
eousness shall  they  be  exalted. 

17  For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their 
strength:  2/and  in  thy  iavour  our 
horn  shall  be  exalted. 

18  For  1  the  Lord  is  our  defence ; 
and  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  is  our 

Kins-  ,      ,  .       .  . 

10  Then  thou  spakest  in  vision 
to  thy  Holy  One,  and  saidst,  I 
have  laid  help  upon  one  that  is 
mighty;  I  have  exalted  ojie  "cho- 
sen out  of  the  people. 

20  « I  have  found  David  my  serv- 
ant; with  my  holy  oil  have  I 
anointed  him: 

21 ''With  whom  my  hand  shall 
be  established:  mine  arm  also 
shall  strengthen  liim. 

22  cThe  enemy  shall  not  exact 
upon  him  ;  nor  the  son  of  wicked- 
ness afflict  hiin. 

23  <^And  I  will  beat  down  his  foes 
before  his  face,  and  plague  them 
that  hate  him. 

21  But  emv  faithfulness  and  my 
mercy  shaU  he,  witii  him :  and  fin 
my  name  shall  his  horn  be  exalt- 
ed. 

25  ff  I  will  set  his  hand  also  in  the 
sea,  and  his  right  hand  in  the  riv- 
ers. 

20  He  shall  cry  unto  me.  Thou 
aj-t  ''mv  Father,  my  (4od,  and 
ithe  Hock  of  my  salvation. 

27  Also  I  will  make  him  'nny 
firstborn, 'higher  than  the  kings 
of  the  earth. 

28  ™My  merry  will  I  keep  for 
him  for  evermore,  and  "  my  cov- 
enant shall  stand  fast  with  him. 

2!)  "  His  seed  also  will  I  make«/o 
eyichire  for  ever,  ?-' and  his  throne 
7  as  the  davs  of  heaven. 

30  'If  his'  children  « forsake  my 
law,  and  walk  not  in  my  judg- 
ments ; 

31  Iftheytbreak  my  statutes,  ond 
keep  not  my  commandments; 

538 


32  Then  'will  I  visit  their  trans- 
gression with  the  rod,  and  their 
iniquity  with  stripes. 

33  «  Nevertheless  my  lovingkind- 
ness  twill  I  not  utterly  take  from 
him,  nor  suffer  my  "faithfulness 
t  to  fail. 

34  My  covenant  will  I  not  break, 
nor  alter  the  thing  that  is  gone 
out  of  my  lips. 

35  Once  have  I  sworn  »by  my 
holiness  tthat  I  will  not  lie  unto 
David. 

36  2/ His  seed  shall  endure  for 
ever,  and  his  throne  ^as  the  sun 
before  me. 

37  It  shall  be  established  for  ever 
as  the  moon,  and  as  a  faithful 
witness  in  heaven.    Selah. 

38  But  thou  hast  «cast  off  and 
*  abhorred,  thou  hast  been  wroth 
with  thine  anointed. 

39  Thou  hast  made  void  the  cov- 
enant of  thy  servant:  i^thou  hast 
profaned  his  crown  by  casting  it 
to  the  ground. 

40  -^Thou  hast  broken  down  all 
his  hedges;  thou  hast  brought  his 
strong  holds  to  ruin. 

41  All  that  pass  by  the  way  spoil 
him:  he  is  "a  reproach  to  his 
neighbours. 

42  Thou  hast  set  up  the  right 
hand  of  his  adversaries;  thou  hast 
made  all  his  enemies  to  rejoice. 

43  Thou  hast  also  turned  the  edge 
of  his  sword,  and'  hast  not  made 
him  to  stand  in  the  battle. 

44  Thou  hast  made  hist  glory  to 
cease,  and  /cast  his  throne  down 
to  the  ground, 

45  The  days  of  his  youth  hast 
thou  shortened:  thou  hast  cover- 
ed him  with  shame.    Selah. 

46fl'How  long,  Lord?  wilt  thou 
hide  thj'self  for  ever?  ''shall  thy 
wrath  burn  like  fire? 

47  'Remember  how  short  my 
time  is:  wherefore  hast  thou 
made  all  men  in  vain  ? 

48 'i^  What  man  is  he  that  liveth, 
and  .shall  not '  .see  death  ?  shall  he 
deliver  his  soul  from  the  hand  of 
the  grave?    Selah. 

49  Lord,  where  are  thy  former  lov- 
ingkindnesses,  which  thou  "'swar- 
est  unto  David  "  in  thy  truth  ? 

50  Remember.  Lord,  the  reproach 
of  thy  servants;  » hnn>  I  do  bear 
in  my  bosom  the  rc])roach  of  all 
the  miglity  people; 

51  3' Wherewith  thine  enemies 
have  reproached,  O  Loun ;  where- 
with they  have  reproached  the 
footstcpsof  thine  anointed. 

.52  <i  Blessed  be  the  Lord  for  ever- 
more.   Amen,  and  Amen. 

PSALM   XC. 

I  Moaes,  setting  forth  Ood's  proKidenee,  3  cum- 
plaineth  of  human  fragility,  7  divine  chastise- 
ments, 10  and  brevity  of  life.  12  He  praycth 
(or  the  knowledge  and  sensible  experience  of 
Qod's  good  providence, 

II  A  Prayer  *  of  MoaeD  the  man  of  God. 


I  2  Sam.  7.14. 
1  Kings  11. 
31. 

u  2  Sam. 7. 13. 

t  Ileb. 
/  will  not 
make  void 
from  him. 

t  Heb.  to  lie. 


X  Amos  4.  2. 
tHeb.  if  Hie. 

!/2  Sam.  7. 18. 

Luke  1.  33. 

John  12.  34. 

ver.  4,  29. 
iPH.  72.  5,17. 

Jer.  33.  20. 

al  Chr.  28.  9. 

Ps.  44.  9.  (k 

60.  1,  10. 
6  Deut.  32.  19. 

Ps.  78.  59. 
c  Ps.  74.  7. 

Lam.  5.  10. 

d  Ps.  80.  12. 


t  Ps.  44.  13.  it 

79.  4. 


tHeb. 
brightness. 


/ver.; 


gFa.  79.  6. 
h  Ps.  78.  63. 

t  Job  7.  7.  Sc 
10.9.  i  14.1. 
Ps.  39.  5.  & 
119.  84. 

i  Ps.  49.  9. 

/Heb.  11.  5. 


m2  Sam.T.lS. 

Is.  55.  3. 
n  Ps.  54.  5. 
0  Ps.  69.  9,  19. 


p  Ps.  74.  22. 


7Ps.  41.  13. 


II  Or. 

A  Prayer, 

being  a 

Psalm  of 

AIoscs. 
'  Deut.  33.  1. 


The  frailty  of  human  life. 


PSALMS. 


The  security  of  the  godly. 


a  Deut.  33.  11. 

Ez.  11.  16. 
-Heb. 

in  generation 

and  eenera' 

lion. 
t>  I'rov.  8.  25, 


c  Ccn.  3.19. 

K.L-.  l-J.  7. 
d-2  Pet.  3.  8. 
-!  Or,  when  he 

hath  passed 


Ihem. 


cPs.73.  20. 
/Ps.  103.  15. 

Is.  40.  G. 
•:0r, 

IS  changed. 
f  Job  14.2. 

Fa.  92.  7. 


h  Ps.  50.  21. 

Jer.  16.  17. 
1  Ps.  19.  12. 
t  Heb.  turned 

away. 

I!  Or,  <!j  a 
meditation. 

r  Heb.   As  for 
//ic  days  of 
cur  years,    in 
tfiem  are 
seventy  years. 


k  Ps.  39.  4. 
t  Heb.  eaust 


I  Dent.  32.  36. 
Ps.  135.  14. 


m  Ps.  85.  6.  t 
149.  2. 


nHab.  3.  2. 

0  Ps.  27.  4. 
p  Is.  26.  12. 


a  Ps.  27.  5.  (k 
31.  20.  t  32. 
7. 

t  Heb.  lodge. 

b  Ps.  17.  8. 

c  Ps.  142.  5. 


LORD,  a  thou  hast  been  our 
dwellingplace  t  in  all  genera- 
tions. 

2  b  Before  the  inountains  were 
brought  I'ortli,  or  ever  thou  hadst 
Ibrmed  the  earth  and  the  world, 
even  froni  everlasting  to  everlast- 
ing, thou  art  God. 

■i  Thou  turnest  man  to  destruc- 
tion ;  and  sayest,  <=  Beturn,  ye 
children  of  men. 

4  <^For  a  thoasand  years  in  thy 
sight  are.  but  as  yesterday  11  when 
it  is  past,  and  as  a  watch  in  the 
night. 

5  Thou  carriest  them  away  as 
with  a  Hood ;  e  they  are  as  a  sleep : 
in  the  morning  .'they  are  like 
grass  ivhicfi  llgroweth  up. 

6  ff  In  the  morning  it  flourisheth, 
and  groweth  up ;  in  the  evening  it 
is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 

7  For  we  are  consumed  by  thine 
anger,  and  bj'  thy  wrath  are  we 
troubled. 

8  ''Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities 
before  thee,  our  'secret  sins  in  the 
light  of  thy  countenance. 

9  For  all  our  days  are  tpa.ssed 
awaj'  in  thy  wrath :  we  spend  our 
yeai's  il  as  a  tale  that  is  told. 

10  tThe  days  of  our  years  are 
threescore  years  and  ten;  and  if 
by  reason  of  strength  thei/  be  Ibur- 
score  years,  yet  is  their  strength 
labour  and  sorrow ;  for  it  is  soon 
cut  off,  and  we  fl.y  away. 

11  Who  knoweth  the  power  of 
thine  anger?  even  according  to 
thy  fear,  so  is  thy  wrath. 

ri* So  teach  it's  to  number  our 
days,  that  we  may  t  apply  our 
hearts  unto  wisdom. 

13  Return,  O  Lord,  how  long? 
and  let  it  'repent  thee  concerning 
thy  servants. 

14  O  satisfy  us  early  with  thy 
mercy ;  ™  that  we  may  rejoice  and 
be  glad  all  our  days. 

15  Make  us  glad  according  to  the 
days  Lclicrein  thou  hast  afflicted 
us,  and  the  years  ivherein  we  have 
seen  evil. 

IG  Let  "thy  work  appear  unto 
thy  servants,  and  thy  glory  unto 
their  children. 

17  "And  let  the  beauty  of  the 
Lord  our  God  be  upon  us:  and 
ij  establish  thou  the  work  of  our 
hands  upon  us;  yea,  the  work  of 
our  hands  establish  thou  it. 

PSALM  XCL 

1  The  state  of  the  godly.  3  Their  safety.  9  Their 
habitation.  11  Their  servants.  14  Their 
friend  ;  with  the  effects  of  them  all. 

HE  "that  dwelleth  in  the  secret 
place  of  the  Most  High  shall 
t  abide  *  under  the  shadow  of  the 
Almighty. 

2  oi  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is 
my  refuge  and  m.v  fortress:  my 
God ;  in  liim  will  I  trust. 

3  Surely  "^he  shall  deliver   thee 


from  the  snare  of  the  Ibwler,  and 
from  the  noisome  pestilence. 

4  cjrie  shall  cover  thee  with  his 
feathers,  and  under  his  wings 
Shalt  thou  trust:  his  truth  shall  be 
thy  shield  and  buckler. 

5  /Tliou  Shalt  not  be  afraid  for 
the  terror  by  night;  nor  lor  the 
arrow  that  tlietli  by  day; 

6  Nor  lor  the  pestilence  that 
walketh  in  darkness;  nor  for  the 
destruction  that  wasteth  at  noon- 
day. 

7  A  thousand  .shall  fall  at  thy 
side,  and  ten  thoasand  at  thy 
right  hand ;  b^U  it  shall  not  come 
nigh  thee. 

8  Only  i^with  thine  e.yes  shalt 
thou  behold  and  see  the  reward 
of  the  wicked. 

9  Because  thou  hast  made  the 
Lord,  irhirh  is  hrny  refuge,  even 
the  Most  High,  ithv  habitation ; 

10  *  There  shall  no  evil  befall 
thee,  neither  shall  any  plague 
come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 

11  'For  he  shall  give  his  angels 
charge  over  thee,  to  keep  thee  in 
all  thy  ways. 

12  They  shall  bear  thee  up  in 
their  hands,  "'  lest  thou  dash  thy 
foot  against  a  stone. 

i;3  Thou  Shalt  tread  upon  the  lion 
audi!  adder:  the  young  lion  and 
the  dragon  shalt  thou  trample 
under  feet. 

14  Because  he  hath  set  his  love 
upon  me,  therefore  will  I  deliver 
him:  I  will  set  him  on  high,  be- 
cause he  hath  ^i  known  my  name. 

1-5  °  He  shall  call  upon  me,  and 
I  will  answer  him :  i>  I  ivilt  he  with 
him  in  trouble;  I  will  deliver 
him,  and  </ honour  him. 

16  With  tlong  life  will  I  satisfy 
him,  and  shew  him  my  salvation. 

PSALM  XCII. 

I  The  prophet  exhorteth  to  praise  God.  4  for  his 
great  works,  6  for  his  judgments  on  the  wicked, 
10  and  for  his  goodness  to  the  godly. 

A  Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sabbath  day. 

/T  is  a  "good  thing  to  give 
thanks  unto  the  Lord,  and  to 
sing  praises  unto  thy  name,  O 
Most  High : 

2  To  *shew  forth  thy  loving- 
kindness  in  the  morning,  and  thy 
faithfulness  t  every  night, 

3  ''Upon  an  instrument  of  ten 
strings,  and  upon  the   psaltery; 

II  upon  the  harp  with  ta  solemn 
sound. 

4  For  thou,  Lord,  hast  made 
me  glad  through  th.v  work:  I 
will  triumph  in  the  works  of  thy 
hands. 

5  rfO  Lord,  how  great  are  thy 
works !  and  « thy  thoughts  are 
verv  deep. 

6  .'A  bruti-sh  man  knoweth  not ; 
neither  doth  a  fool  understand 
this. 

7  When  f/the  wicked  spring  as 

539 


cPs 

.  17.  8.  * 
1.  &  61.  4. 

/Jnb5.19,ic. 
Ps.112.  7.  &; 
121.  6. 
Prov.  3.23, 
24. 
Is.  43.  2. 

g  Ps.  37.  34. 
Mai.  1.  5. 


A  ver.  2. 
I  Ps.  71.  3.  ic 
00.  1. 
k  Prov.  12.21. 

/Ps.  34.  7.  Sc 

71.  3. 

.Matt.  4.  6. 

Luke  4.  10, 

11. 

Heb.  1.  14. 
«  Job  5.  23. 

Ps.  37.  24. 
".  Or,  asp. 


nPa.  9.  10. 
0  Ps.  50.  15. 
p  Is.  43.  2. 

7I  Sam.  2.  SO. 

t  Heb.  length 
cf  days, 
Prov.  3.2. 


aPs.  147.  1. 
6P.S.  fcO.  1. 
tHeb.  in  the 

nights. 
c\  Chr.  23.  5. 

Ps.  33.  2. 
11  Or,  upon 

the  solemn 

Sound  with 

the  harp. 
tHeb. 

Higgaionf 

Ps.  9.  16. 
d  Ps.  40.  5.   Sc 

139.  17. 
c  Is.  28.  29. 

Rom.  11.  33, 

34. 
/Ps.  73.  32.  St 

94.  8. 
fJob  12.  G.  Sc 

21.  7. 

Ps.  37.  1,  2, 

35,  38. 

Jer.  12.  1,2. 

Mai.  3.  15. 


Majesty  of  ChiHsVs  kingdom. 


PSALMS. 


The  lirovidence  of  God. 


63. 

56.  2.  i 

1«. 

iPs. 
89. 

68.  1.  & 

10. 

tPs 
24. 

89.  17, 

;Ps. 

23.5. 

mP= 
59. 

b. 

.  54.  7.  iL 
10.  &  112 

X  V*.  52.  8. 
la.  63.  22. 
Ho8.  14.  5,  6. 

oPe 
133 

100.4.  ic 

t  Heb.  green. 

pDe 

ul.32.  4. 

q  Rr 

m.  9.  14. 

aPs.  90.  10. 
In.  97.  1.  <5c 
99.  1. 

Is.  5-2.  7. 

Rev.  19.  6. 
h  Ps.  104.  1. 
c  Vi.  C.i.  (!. 
<iPs.  UG.  10. 
ePs,  45.  fi. 

Prov.  H.  22, 

tHeb. 

from  then. 
/Ps.  65. 

SO.  0. 


&: 


t  lleb. 
<(/  length  of 
dayi. 


*  Heb.  God 

o/renenget. 
u  Dt,-ut.  32.35. 

N:ih.  1.2. 
tHeb. 

•  /line  /iirtA, 

Ps.  BO.  1. 
t,  Ps.  7.  6. 
c  (Jen.  1«.  25. 
J  Job  20.  5. 

eP».  31.  la. 
Judc  15. 


the  grass,  and  when  all  the  work- 
ers ofiniquity  do  flourish ;  it  is  that 
they  shall  be  de.stroyed  lor  ever: 

8  ''But  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high 
lor  evermore. 

9  For,  lo,  thine  enemies,  O  Lord, 
for,  lo,  thine  enemies  shall  perish  ; 
all  the  workers  of  iniquity  shall 
•  be  scattered. 

10  But  ^- my  horn  shalt  thou  ex- 
alt like  the  horn  of  a  unicorn:  I 
shall  he  'anointed  with  fresh  oil. 

11  "'Mine  eye  also  shall  see  my 
dexlre  on  mine  enemies,  and  mine 
ears  sliall  hear  'iny  desii-e  of  the 
wicked  that  rise  up  against  me. 

12  "The  righteous  shall  flourish 
like  the  palm  tree:  he  shall  grow 
like  a  cedar  in  Lebanon. 

13  Those  that  be  planted  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  shall  flourish 
"in  the  courts  of  our  God. 

14  They  shall  still  bring  forth 
fruit  in  old  age;  they  shall  be  fat 
and  t flourishing; 

l.j  To  sliew  that  the  Lord  is  up- 
right: Plie  is  my  rock,  and  i there 
is  no  unrighteousness  in  him. 

PSALM  XCTII. 

The    majesty,   power,  and   hvlintas   of  Christ's 
kingdom. 

THE  "Lord  reigneth,  *lie  is 
clothed  with  majesty;  the 
Lord  is  clothed  with  strength, 
c  ivhereicith  he  hath  girded  him- 
sel  f :  <i  the  world  also  is  stablished, 
that  it  cannot  be  moved. 

2  oThj'  throne  is  established  tof 
old:  thou  art  from  everlasting. 

8  The  floods  have  lifted  up,  O 
Lord,  the  floods  have  lifted  up 
their  voice ;  the  floods  lift  up  their 
waves. 

4  /The  Lord  on  high  (.<;  mightier 
than  tlie  noise  of  many  waters, 
yea,  than  the  mighty  waves  of 
the  sea. 

•5  Thy  testimonies  arc  very  sure: 
holiness   becometh   thine  "house, 

0  Lord,  tlbr  ever. 

PSALM  XCIV. 

1  The  prophet,  culling  for  justice,  complainelh 
of  tyranny  and  impiety.  8  He  teacheth  Qod's 
providenee.  12  lie  sheweth  the  ttlcssednenn 
of  affliction.  Iti  Ood  it  the  defender  uf  the 
afJlicleJ. 

OLORD  tGod.  "to  whom 
vengeance  belongeth ;  OGod, 
to  whom  vengeance  belongeth, 
tshew  thysell'. 

2  I'LiiX  up  thyself,  thou  '•.Tudge 
of  the  earth  :  render  a  reward  to 
the  proud. 

15  Lord,  ''how  long  shall  the 
wicked,  how  longshall  the  wicked 
triumph? 

4  Hoio  long  shall  they  « utter  and 
speak  hard  things?  and  all  the 
workers  of  iniquity  boast  them- 
selves? 

5  They  break  in  pieces  thy  peo- 
ple, O  Lord,  and  alliict  thine 
heritage. 

540 


C  They  slay  the  widow  and  the 
stranger,  and  murder  the  father- 
less. 

7  .'Yet  they  say,  The  Lord  shall 
not  see,  neither  shall  the  God  of 
Jacob  regard  it. 

8  a  Understand,  ye  brutish  among 
the  people:  and  ye  tools,  when 
will  ye  be  wise  ? 

9  ''He  that  planted  the  ear,  shall 
he  not  hear?  he  that  formed  the 
eye,  shall  he  not  see? 

io  He  tliat  chastiseth  the  hea- 
then, shall  not  he  correct?  he 
that  » teacheth  man  know-ledge, 
shall  not  /le  know? 

11  *The  Lord  knowelh  the 
thoughts  of  man,  that  they  are 
vanity. 

12  'Blessed  is  the  man  whom 
thou  chastenest,  O  Lord,  and 
teachest  him  out  of  thy  law; 

13  That  thou  mayest  give  him 
rest  from  the  days  of  ad  versit5%  un- 
til the  pit  be  digged  for  the  wicked. 

14  "'For  the  Lord  will  not  cast 
off'  his  people,  neither  will  he 
forsake  his  inheritance. 

15  But  judgment  shall  return 
unto  righteousness:  and  all  the 
upright  in  heart  1  shall  follow  it. 

10  Who  will  rise  up  for  me 
against  the  evil  doers?  or  who 
will  stand  up  for  me  against  the 
workers  of  iniquitj-? 

17  "L'nle.ss  the  Lord  had  been 
mj'  help,  my  soul  had  11  almost 
dwelt  in  silence. 

IS  When  1  said,  oMy  foot  slip- 
peth ;  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  held 
me  up. 

19  In  the  multitude  of  my 
thoughts  within  me  thy  comforts 
delight  my  soul. 

20  Shall  i'the  throne  of  iniquity 
have  fellowship  with  thee,  which 
f/frameth  mischief  by  a  law?  , 

21  j-They  gather  themselves  to- 
gether against  the  soul  of  the 
righteous,  and  « condemn  the  in- 
nocent blood. 

22  But  the  JjOrd  is  'my  defence; 
and  my  God  is  the  rock  of  my 
refuge. 

23  And  "he  shall  bring  upon 
them  their  own  iniquity,  and  shall 
cut  them  o(f  in  their  own  wicked- 
ness ;  yea.  I  he  Loud  our  God  shall 
cut  them  oil*. 

PSALM  XCV. 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  Ood,  3  for  his  great- 
ness,   C  anil  for   his    goodness,    8  and  not  to 

tempt  htm. 

OCOME,  let  us  sing  vinto  the 
Lord:  "let  us  make  a  joj'ful 
noise  to  ^  the  Rock  of  our  salva- 
tion. 

2  Let  us  tcome  before  his  pres- 
ence with  thanksgiving,  and 
make  a  joj'ful  noise  unto  him 
with  psalms. 

3  For  '•tlK,'  Lord  is  a  great  God, 
and  a  great  King  above  all  gods. 


/Ps.  10. 11,13. 
it.  59.  7. 


e  Ps.  73.  22.  & 

92.  6. 


h  Kx.  4.  11. 
Prov.  20.  12. 


1  Job  35.  U. 

Is.  2H.  26. 
*  1  Cor.  3.  aO. 


;job5.  17. 
Prov.  3.  11. 

I  Cor.  11.32. 

I I  Lb.  12.  5, 
Ac. 


►  Heb.  shall 
be  after  it. 


n  P«.  124. 1, 2. 
II  Or, 

quickly. 
0  Ps.  88.  16. 


p  Amosi  C,  3. 

q  Ps.  58.  2. 

Is.  10.  1. 
rMall.  27.  1. 
.■:Kx.  23.  7. 

Prov.  17.  15. 

I  Ps.  59.  0.  & 
C.>.  2,  C. 

uPs.  7.  IC. 
Prov.  2.  22. 
<k&22. 


aP».  100.  1. 
i  Deul.  32.  15. 
2  Sam.  22.47. 

t  Hch. 
prevent  his 
face. 

e  Ps.  «e.  4.  & 
97.9  Jrl35.  6. 


Exhortation  to  praiae  God. 


PSALMS. 


Majcstii  of  God's  kingdom. 


r  Heb. 

}r.  whose. 
II  Or,  tite 

hei?ftts  of 

the  hilts 

are  i:is. 
t  Heb.    Whose 

the  sea  ib. 
dGen.  1.  9, 10. 
e  1  Cor.  6.  20. 
/P3.  79.13.  i 

80.  l.dclOO.  3. 
e  Heb.  3.  7,15 

4:4.7. 
ft  Ex.  17.  2,  7. 

Num.  14.  22, 

ic.  4  20.  13. 

Deut.  6.  10. 
tifeb. 

contention. 
iTs.  78.  IS, 

4U,  5S. 

1  Cor.  10.  0. 
*  Xura.  14.  22. 
nieb.  3.10,17. 
m  Kuni.l4.  23, 

28,  30. 

Ileb.  3.11,18. 

&4.  3.5. 
tHeb.   i/llie'j 

enter  into 

my  rest. 


a  IChr.  16. 
23-33. 
Ps.  33.  3. 


6  Ps.  145.  3. 
cPs.  IS.  3. 
d  Ps.  95.  3. 
cSee  Jer.  10. 

11,  12. 
/Ps.  115.  15. 

Is.  42.  5. 
f  Ps.  29.  2. 

h  Pa.  29. 1,  2. 


t  Heb.  of 

his  name. 

t  Ps.  29.  2.  &. 
110.  3. 

H  Or,  in  the 
floTious 
sanctaary. 

*P3.  93.  1.  & 

97.  1. 

Rev.  11.  15. 
&  19.  6. 

;  ver.  13. 
Ps.  G7.  4.  <t 

98.  9. 

m  Pa.  09.  34. 
fi  Pa.  98.  7, 
dec. 


0  Ps.  67.  4. 
Rev.  19.11. 


4    till   his   hand    are  the   deep  I 
places  of  the  earth :  II  the  strength 
of  the  hills  is  his  also. 

0  t'^Thesea  is  his,  and  he  made! 
it:  and  his  hands  formed  the  dry  I 
land.  I 

6  O  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow ; 
down :  let  « us  kneel  before  the 
Lord  our  maker.  | 

1  For  he  i.<t  our  God;  and  /we 
are  the  people  of  his  pasture,  and 
the  sheep  of  his  hand.  oTo  day; 
if  ye  will  hear  his  voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  heart, ''as  in 
the  t  provocation,  o/id  as  in  the  day 
of  temptation  in  the  wilderness  : 

9  When  *your  fathers  tempted 
me,  proved  ine,  and  *saw  my; 
work.  1 

10  '  Fortj- years  long  was  I  griev- 
ed with  this  generation,  and  said,' 
It  is  a  people  that  do  err  in  their; 
heart,  and  they  have  not  known  i 
mj-  ways : 

11  Unto  whom  mJ  sware  in  my! 
wrath  t  that  they  should  not  enter, 
into  iny  rest.  i 

PSALM  XCVl.  I 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  God,  4  for  his  great-  \ 
ncss,  6  for  his  kingdum,  11  for  his  general 
judgment. 

OnSlXGr  unto  the  Lord  anew 
song:  sing  unto  the  Lord,  all 
the  earth. 

2  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his 
name :  shew  forth  his  salvation 
from  daj'  to  day. 

3  Declare  his  glory  among  the 
heathen,  his  wonders  among  all 
people. 

4  For  tthe  Lord  is  great,  and 
« greatly  to  be  praised:  ^he  is  to 
be  feared  above  all  gods. 

.5  For  <-'  all  the  gods  of  the  nations 
are  idols:  /but  the  Lord  made 
the  heavens. 

6  Honour  and  majesty  o?-e  before 
him:  strength  and  i? beauty  ore  in 
his  sanctuary. 

7  "Give  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye 
kindreds  of  the  people,  give  unto 
the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

8  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glor.y 
^  due  unto  his  name:  bring  an  of- 
fering, and  come  into  his  courts. 

9  O  worship  the  Lord  ^iliii  the 
beauty  of  holiness:  fear  before 
him,  all  the  earth. 

10  Say  among  tlie  heathen  that 
*the  Lord  reigneth:  the  world 
also  shall  be  established  that  it 
shall  not  be  moved:  'he  shall 
judge  the  people  righteously. 

11  '"  Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and 
let  the  earth  be  glad ;  « let  the  sea 
roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 

VI  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all 
that  is  therein:  then  shall  all  the 
trees  of  the  wood  rejoice 

13  Before  the  Lord  :  for  he  Com- 
eth, for  he  Cometh  to  judge  the 
earth:  "he  shall  judge  the  world 
with  righteousness,  and  the  peo- 
ple with  hLs  truth. 


PSA  LSI  XCVIL 

1  The  majesty  of  Gud's  kingdom.  7  The  church 
rejoiceth  at  Gnd's  judgments  vpon  idolaters. 
lU  An  exhortation  to  godliness  and  gladness. 

THE  "Lord  reigneth;   let  the 
earth  rejoice;  let  the  t multi- 
tude of  f*  isles  be  glad  thereof. 

2  « Clouds  and  darkness  are 
round  aliout  him  :  f- righteousness 
and  judgment  are  the  a  habitation 
of  his  throne. 

3  « A  fire  goeth  before  him,  and 
burneth  up  his  enemies  round 
about. 

4  /His  lightnings  enlightened 
the  world:  the  earth  saw,  and 
trembled. 

5  i/Tlie  hills  melted  like  wax  at 
the  presence  of  the  Lord,  at  the 
presence  of  the  Lord  of  the  whole 
earth. 

6  ''The  heavens  declare  his  right- 
eousness, and  all  the  people  see 
his  glory. 

7  i  Confounded  be  all  they  that 
serve  graven  images,  that  boast 
themselves  of  idols:  *  worship 
him,  all  ye  gods. 

8  Zion  heard,  and  was  glad;  and 
the  daughters  of  Judali  rejoiced  be- 
cause of  thy  judgments,  O  Loun. 

9  For  thou,  Lord,  art  'high 
above  all  the  earth:  '"thou  art 
exalted  far  above  all  gods, 

10  Ye  that  love  the  Lord,  «hat« 
evil:  "he  preserveth  the  souls  of 
hLs  saints;  Phe  delivereth  them 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

11  9  Light  is  sown  for  the  right- 
eous, and  gladness  for  the  up- 
right in  heart. 

12  '•P.ejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye 
righteous ;  « and  give  thanks  E  at 
the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 

PSALM   XCVIII.' 

1   The  psalmist  cxhorteth  the  Jews,  4  Ike  Gentiles, 

7  and  all  the  creatures  to  praise  God. 

.4.  Psalm. 

O"  SING  unto  the  Lord  a  new 
song;  for  ''he  hath  done 
marvellous  things:  chis  right 
hand,  and  his  holy  arm,  hath 
gotten  him  the  victory. 

2  t^The  Lord  hath  made  known 
his  salvation:  "his  righteousness 
hath  ho  il  openly  shewed  in  the 
sight  of  the  heatlien. 

3  He  hath  /remembered  his 
mercy  and  his  truth  toward  the 
house  of  Israel:  £/all  the  ends  of 
the  earth  have  seen  the  salvation 
of  our  God. 

4  ''Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the 
Lord,  all  the  earth  :  make  a  loud 
noise,  and  rejoice,  and  sing  praise. 

5  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  the 
harp;  with  the  harp,  and  the 
voice  of  ai)salni. 

6  i  With  trumpets  and  sound  of 
cornet  make  a  joyful  noise  before 
the  Lord,  the  King. 

7  ^'  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  ful- 

i  Xum.  10.  10.     1  Chr.  15.  23,     2  Chr.  29.  27.     * 

541 


a  Pa.  9C.  10. 

t  Heb. 
many,  or, 
great  isles. 

(<l!..  CO.  9. 

cl  Kings  8.12. 
Ps.  18.  11. 

JPs.  89.  14. 

•  Or,  estab- 
lishment. 

e  Ps.  18.  8.<k 
50.  3. 

Dan.  7.  10. 
Hab.3.  5. 

/■Ex.  19.  IS. 
Ps.  77.  18.  ifc 
104.  32. 

g  Judg. 


Mi 


1.  4. 


Nab.  1.5. 
h  Ps.  19.  1.  Sc 

50.  G. 
1  Ex.  20.  4. 

Lev.  26.  1. 

Dtut.  5.8.  (fc 

27    15. 
tlleb.  1.6. 
/  Ps.  63.  18. 
m  Ex.  18.  11. 


0.  3.  & 


96.  4. 
n  Ps.  34. 14.  it 

37.  27.  &  101. 

3. 

AmoaS.  15. 

Rom.  12.  9. 
o  Ps.  31.  23.  fc 

37.  2«.  &.  140. 

20. 

Prov.  2.  8. 
p  Ps.  37.  39,40. 

Dau.  3.  28.  Sc 

6.  22,  ^7. 
q  Job  22.  28. 

Ps.  112.  4. 

Prov.  4.  18. 
r  P.S.  33.  1. 
s  Ps.  30.  4. 
,1  Or,  to  the 

memorial. 


a  Ps.  33.  3.  & 

96.  1. 

Is.  42.  10. 
!•  Ex.  15.  11. 

Ps.  77.  14.  ic 

f6.  ID.  A:  105. 

5.  &  136.  4. 

6c  139.  14. 
c  Ex.  15.  6. 

Is.  59. 16.  & 

63.  5. 
d  Is.  52.  10. 

Luke  2.  30, 

31. 
£  Is.  62.  2. 

Rom. 3.25,26. 
:i  Or,  rrtealed. 
/Lukel.  54, 

g  Is.  49.  6.  Sc 

62.  10. 

Luke  2.  30, 

31.  <k  3.6. 

Acts  13.  47. 

&  28.  28. 
/iPs.  95.  1.  <k 

100.  1. 
's.  96.  11,  tc. 


Exhortation  to  praise  God. 


PSALMS. 


The  iwopheVs  complaint. 


t  Is.  55. 12. 
m  ?».  96.  10, 


n  Ps.  93.  1. 
h  E.X.  25.  22. 
Ps.  18.  10.  <k 

bO.  1. 
tHeb. 

stagger. 
c  Ps.  a7.  0. 
i/Deut.2S.  58. 

Rev.  15.  1. 
c  Job  36.  5,  G, 

7. 
/  ver.  9. 
p  1  Chr.  28. 

I's.  132.  7. 
II  Cr, 

It  is  hvty. 
/iLev.  10.2. 
I  Jir.  15.  1. 
h  E.x.  14.  15. 

i:  15  25. 

1  Sam.  7.  9. 

A:  1-J.  IH. 
I  Ex.  33.  9. 
171  Num.  14. 

20. 

.Ter.  46.  28. 

Zcph.  3.  7. 
w  See  Ex.  32. 

2,  ic. 

Num.  20.  12, 

24. 

Deul.  9.  20. 

Kx.  15.  2. 
Ps.  34.  3,  <fc 

118.  28. 


•Ps.  145,  title. 
II  Or,  thanks- 

giving. 
a  Ps.  95.  1.   & 

9.'.  4. 
t  Heb. 

alt  the  earth. 
iPs.  119.  73. 

&.  139.  13, 

&c.  4:  HO.  2. 

Eph.  2.  10. 
li  Or,  ond  /lis 

me  are. 
c  Ps.  95.  7. 

Kz.  34.30,31. 
./  I's.  6!!    13  &. 

116.  17,  18, 

19. 
I  Ps.  136.  1, 

ice. 
t  Heb.  ^o  gene 


ness  thereof;  the  world,  and  they 
that  dwell  therein. 

8  Let  the  lioods  '  clap  (heh-  hands : 
let  the  hills  be  joyful  together 

9  Before  the  Lord;  «'for  liecom- 
eth  to  judge  the  earth  :  with  riglit- 
eousness  shall  he  judge  the  world, 
and  the  people  with  equity. 

PSALM    XCIX, 

1  The  prophet,  setting  forth  the  kingdom  of  God 
in  Zion,  5  cxhorteth  alt,  hy  the  example  of 
forefathers,  to  worship  God  at  his  holy  hill. 

THE  nLoRD  reigneth;    let  the 
I^eople  tremljle:    ''he   sitteth 
between   the   cherubim ;    let    the 
earth  t  be  moved, 
li  The  Lord  /v great  in  Zion:  and 
he  is  chigh  above  all  the  people. 

3  Let  them  praise  ^'tliy  great  and 
terrible  name ;  for  it  is  holy. 

4  cTlie  king's  strength  also  lov- 
eth  judgment;  thou  dost  estab- 
lish equity,  thou  executost  judg- 
ment and' righteousness  in  Jacob. 

5  /Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  (jod, 
and  worship  at  r/his  footstool; 
for  II ''he  is  holy. 

"()  i  Moses  and  Aaron  among  his 
priests,  and  (Samuel  among  them 
that  call  upon  his  name;  they 
'^called  upon  the  Lord,  and  lie 
answered  them. 

7  'He  spake  unto  them  in  the 
cloudy  pillar:  they  kept  his  te.s- 
timoiiies,  and  the  ordinance  that 
he  gave  them. 

8  Thou  answeredst  them,  O  Lord 
our  God  :  «' thou  wast  a  God  that 
forgavest  them,  though  "thou 
tookest  vengeance  of  their  in- 
ventions. 

9  "Exalt  the  Lord  our  God,  and 
worship  at  his  holy  hill;  for  the 
Lord  our  God  is  holy. 

PSALM    C. 

1  An  exhortation   to  praise  God   cheerfully,  2  for 

his  greatness,  4  and  for  his  power. 

*A  Psalm  of  II  praise. 

MAKE  «  a  joyful  noise  unto  the 
Lord,  tall  ye  lands. 

2  Serve  the  Lord  with  gladne.ss: 
come  before  his  presence  with 
singing. 

;i  Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is 
God:  ''it  is  lie  that  hath  made  us, 
II and  not  we  ourselves:  f?rc  are 
his  peoi)le,  and  the  sheep  of  his 
pasture. 

'1  ''Enter  into  his  gates  with 
thanksgiving,  and  into  his  courts 
with  praise:  be  thankful  unto 
him,  and  hiess  his  name. 
•5  For  the  Lokd  is  good;  'his 
mercy  is  everlasting:  and  his 
truth  endiirclh  t  to  all  generations. 

ution  and  generation,     Ps.  89.  1. 

PSALM  CI. 

David  mahelh  a  vow  and  profession  of  godliness. 
A  Psalm  of  nnvid. 

n  T  WILL  sing  of  mercy  and 
J-  judgment:      unto     thee,     O 


Lord,  will  I  sin? 


.542 


2  I  will  i-behave  myself  wisely  in 
a  perJect  way.  O  when  wilt  thou 
come  unto  me?  I  will  fjwalk 
within  my  house  with  a  perfect 
heart. 

;3  I  will  set  no  t  wicked  thing 
before  mine  eyes:  ''I  hate  the 
work  of  them  « that  turn  aside;  it 
shall  not  cleave  to  me.- 

4  A  Iroward  heart  shall  depart 
from  me:  I  will  not  /know  a 
wicked  person. 

5  Whoso  privily  slandereth  his 
neighbour,  him  will  I  cut  off: 
s'him  that  hath  a  high  look  and  a 
proud  heart  will  not  I  suffer. 

G  Mine  eyes  shall  (te  upon  the 
faithful  of  the  laud,  that  they  may 
dwell  with  me:  he  that  walketli 
!i  in  a  perfect  way,  he  shall  serve 
me. 

7  He  that  worketh  deceit  shall 
not  dwell  within  my  house:  he 
that  telJeth  lies  tshall  not  tarry 
in  my  sight. 

8  I  will  ''early  destroy  all  the 
wicked  of  the  laud  :  that  I  may 
cut  off  all  wicked  doers  ifrom  the 
city  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CTL 

1  The  prophet  in  his  prayer  maketh  a  grievous 
complaint.  12  He  taketh  comfort  in  the  eter- 
nity and  mercy  of  God.  18  The  mercies  of  God 
are  to  be  recorded.  23  He  sustnineth  his  weak- 
nest  by  the  unehangcableness  of  God, 

X  Prayer  II  of  tlie  aWieteil,  •  vhen  he  isover- 
whelmcd,  and  pourelh  out  his  complaint 
before  the  LORD. 

HEAR  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and 
let  my  cry  come  unto  thee. 
2  6  Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  in 
the  day  luhen  I  am  in  trouble ;  '^  in- 
cline thine  ear  unto  me:  in  thedaj'' 
u'hea  I  call  answer  me  speedily. 
8  ''For  my  days  are  consumed 
Hike  smoke,  and  emy  bones  are 
burned  as  a  hearth. 

4  My  heart  is  smitten,  and /with- 
ered "like  grass;  so  that  I  forget  to 
eat  my  bread. 

5  By  reason  of  the  voice  of  my 
groaning  i/my  bones  cleave  to  my 
llskin. 

6  '«I  am  like  'a  pelican  of  the 
wilderness:  1  am  like  an  owl  of 
the  desert. 

7  I  ''  watch,  and  am  as  a  sparrow 
'alone  upon  the  housetop. 

8  Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all 
the  day ;  and  they  tiiat  are  "'  mad 
against  me  are  « sworn  against 
me. 

9  For  T  have  eaten  ashes  like 
bread,  and  "mingled  my  drink 
with  weeping, 

10  Because  of  thine  indignation 
and  thy  wrath:  for  2'thou  liast 
lifted  me  up,  and  cast  un^  down. 

11  7 My  days  are  like  a  shatlow 
that  declineth;  and  '•!  am  with- 
ered like  grass. 

12  But  »thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  en- 
dure for  ever;  and  'thy  i-emem- 
brance  unto  all  generations.  i 


b  1  Sam.  18. 
14. 

cl  KingaO.  4. 
Sc  11.  4. 

tITeh.  thing 
of  Belial. 
d?s.  07.  10. 
c  Josh.  23.  0. 

1  Sam.  12. 
20,  21. 

Ps.  40.  4.  (k 
125.  5. 
/■Mall.  7.  23. 

2  Tim.  2.  19. 
g  Ps.  18.  27. 

Prov.  0.  17. 


'  Or,  perfect 
in  the  way, 
Ps.  119.  1. 


t  Heh.  shall 
not  lie  estalt- 
lishcd. 

h  Ps.  75.  10. 
Jer.  21.  12. 

I  Ps.  48.  2,  8. 


II  Or, /or. 

*  Ps.  61.2.4: 
143.  2,  3. 

ff.Ex.  2.  03. 

1  Sam.  9.  16. 

Ps.  18.  6. 
/.  Ps.  27.  9.  k 

69.  17. 
cPs.  71.  2.  &; 

88.  2. 
rfPs.  119.  63. 

James  4. 14. 
II  Or,  (as 

some  read) 

into  smoke. 
cJob  30.  30. 

Ps.  31.  10. 

Lam.  1.  13. 
/Ps.37.  2. 

ver.  11. 
f  Job  19.  20. 

Lam.  4.  8. 
1  Or,  flesh. 
/i  Job  30.29. 
1  Is.  34.  11. 

Zeph.  2.  14. 

*  Ps.  77.  4. 
/  Ps.  38.  U. 

m  Acts  20.  11. 
n  Acts  23.  12. 
0  Ps.  42.  3.  <k 

8U.  5. 
p  Ps.  30.  7. 
./Job  14.  2. 

I's.  109.  23. 

ic  144.  4. 

E(C.  0.  12. 
r  ver.  4. 

Is.  40.  6,  7,  8. 

James  1.  10. 
s  ver.  26. 

Ps.  9.  7. 

Lam.  5.  19. 
t  Pa.  135.  13. 


An  exhortation  to 


PSALMS. 


hlens  God  for  Im  mercy. 


CO.  10. 
h.  1.  12 


1/Ps.  79.  1. 
z  1  Kings  8. 


Vs.  138.  4. 
Is.  GO.  0. 


h  Nch.l.e,  11. 

ii.  -1.  i. 


t  Rom.  15.4. 

1  Cor.  lU.  11. 
(/rs.22.  31. 

Is.  43.  -n.. 

cDeut.  26.  15. 
I's.  14.2.  & 
33.  13,  11. 


/Ps.  70.  11. 

t  Heb. 

the  chiUren 
vf  (lealk. 
g  Ps.  22.  22. 


tHeb. 

afflicted. 
/iJob21.21. 
«  Is.  38.  10. 
*  Ps.  90.  2. 

Hab.  1.  12. 
/Gen.  1.1.  6c 

2.  1. 

Heb.  1.10. 

m  Is.  34.  4.  ik 

51.  0.  &  65. 

17.  &  06.22. 

Rom.  H.  20. 

2  Pet.  3.  7, 

10,  11,  12. 
n  ver.  12. 
t  Heb.  stand. 
o  .Mai.  3.  6. 

Heb.  13.  S. 

James  1.  17. 
p  Ps.  69.  25. 


a  ver.  22. 
Pb.  1U4.  1.  & 
146.  1. 

6  Ps.  130.  R. 

Is.  33.  24. 

Malt.  9.  2,  6. 

Mark  2.5, 10, 

11. 

Luke  7.  47. 
c  Ex.  15.  20. 

Ps.  147.  3. 

Jer.  17.  14. 
d  Ps.  34.  22.  & 

55.  13. 
e  Ps.  5.  12. 
/Ik.  40.  31. 
^  Ps.  146.  7. 


13  Tliou  Shalt  arise,  and  «bave 
mercy  upon  Zion :  lor  the  time  to 
favour  her,  yea,  the  -i^set  lime,  is 
come. 

14  For  thy  servants  take  pleasure 
in  2/ her  stones,  and  favour  the 
cUist  thereof. 

15  So  the  heathen  shall  z  fear  .the 
name  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
kings  of  the  earth  thj' glory. 

16  When  the  Lord  shall  build 
up  Zion,  "he  shall  appear  In  his 
glory. 

17  ''  He  will  regard  the  prayer  of 
the  destitute,  and  not  despise 
their  prayer. 

18  This  shall  be  <■  written  for  the 
generation  to  come:  and  f'the 
people  which  shall  be  created 
shall  praise  the  Lord. 

19  For  he  hath  '  looked  down 
from  the  height  of  his  sanctuary  ; 
from  heaven  did  the  Lord  behold 
the  earth; 

20  JTo  hear  the  groaning  of  the 
prisoner;  to  loose  t  those  that  are 
appointed  to  death ; 

21  To  ^declare  the  name  of  the 
Lord  in  Zion,  and  his  praise  in 
Jerusalem ; 

22  When  the  people  are  gathered 
together,  and  the  kingdoms,  to 
serve  the  Lord. 

23  He  t  weakened  my  strength  in 
the  way;  he  /'shortened  my  days. 

24  »I  .said,  O  my  God,  take  me 
not  away  in  the  midst  of  my 
days:  ^thy  years  are  throughout 
all  generations. 

2-5  'Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the 
foundation  of  the  earth  :  and  the 
heavens  we  the  work  of  thy 
hands. 

26  »'  They  shall  perish,  but  "thou 
Shalt  t endure:  yea,  all  of  them 
shall  wax  old  like  a  garment ;  as 
a  vesture  shalt  thou  change  them, 
and  they  shall  be  changed  : 

27  But  "thou  ai-t  the  same,  and 
thy  years  shall  have  no  end. 

28 /The  children  of  thy  servants 
shall  continue,  and  their  seed 
shall  be  established  before  thee. 

PSALM  CTIL 

1  An  exhortation   to  hless  Ood  Jor  kis  -mercy,  15 

and  Jor  the  constancy  thereof. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

BLESS  a  the  Lord,  O  my  soul : 
and  all  that  is  within  me,  bless 
his  holy  name. 

2  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and 
forget  not  all  his  benefits  : 

3  ^  Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniqui- 
ties; who  chealeth  all  thy  dis- 
eases ; 

4  Who  '?redeemeth  thy  life  from 
destruction;  f  who  crownetli  thee 
with  lovingkindness  and  tender 
mercies ; 

5  Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with 
good  thinc/s ;  so  (hat  /thy  youth  is 
renewed  like  the  eagle's. 

6  i/The   Lord  executeth  right- 


eousness and  judgmeut  for  all  that 
are  oppressed. 

7  /»He  made  known  his  ways  un- 
to Moses,  his  acts  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

8  »The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gra- 
cious, slow  to  anger,  and  t  plente- 
ous in  mercy. 

9  ^  He  will  not  alwaj-s  chide  :  nei- 
ther will  he  keep  his  aiKirr  for  ever. 

10  'He  hath  not  dealt  with  us 
after  our  sins;  nor  rewarded  us 
according:  to  our  iniquities. 

11  "'Fort as  the  heaven  is  high 
above  the  earth,  sn  great  is  his 
mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 

12  As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the 
west,. 50  far  hath  he  "  removed  our 
transgressions  from  us. 

13  "Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his 
children,  .w  the  Lord  intietli  them 
that  fear  him. 

14  For  he  knoweth  our  frame; 
i^he  remembereth  that  we  are 
'/dust. 

1-5  As  for  man,  '-his  days  are  as 
gra.ss :  »  as  a  flower  of  the  field,  so 
he  flourisheth. 

16  For  the  wind  pa.sseth  over  it, 
and  tit  is  gone;  and  Uhe  place 
thereof  shall  know  it  no  more. 

17  But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is 
from  everlasting  to  everlasting 
upon  them  that  fear  him,  and  his 
righteousness  « unto  children's 
children;  ' 

18  a:  To  such  as  keep  his  cove- 
nant, and  to  those  that  remember 
his  commandinents  to  do  them. 

19  The  Lord  hath  prepared  his 
!/ throne  in  the  heavens  ;  and  zhis 
kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 

20  n  Ble.ss  the  Lord,  ye  his  angels, 
+  tliate.xcel  in  .strength,  that'-' do 
his  commandments,  hearkening 
unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 

21  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  ail  ye  chis 
hosts;  <iye  ministers  of  his,  that 
do  his  pleasure. 

22  e  Bless  the  Lord,  all  his  works 
in  all  places  of  his  dominion: 
/bless  th.e  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

PSALM  CIV. 

1  A  meditation,  upvn  the  mighty  power,  7  and 
uonder/ul providence  of  God.  31  Cod's  glory 
is  eternal.  33  The  prophet  vuweth  perpetually 
to  praise  God. 

BLESS  1  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 
O  LoRomyGod,  thouart  very 
great;  ^thou  art  clothed  with 
honour  and  majestj^: 

2  c\Vho  CO  Veres  t  thysflf  with 
light  as  ivith  a  garment:  ''who 
stretchest  out  the  heavens  like  a 
curtain: 

3  « Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his 
chambers  in  the  waters:  /who 
maketh  the  clouds  his  chariot: 
y\\\io  walketh  upon  the  wings  of 
the  wind : 

4  h  Who  maketh  his  angels  spir- 
its ;  ibis  ministers  a  flaming  fire  : 

5t*  Who  laid  the  foundations  of 

*  Job  26,  7,  4:  36.  4,  6.     Ps.  24.  2.  <S:  136.  6.     Ecc, 

543 


h  Ps.  147.  19. 

i  Ex    34.  6,  7. 

IS  urn.  14.  l£i. 

Deut.  5.  10. 

Nch.  9.  17. 

Pk.  f6.  15. 

Jer.  32.  la. 
t  Heb.  great 

('J  mercy, 
k  Ps.  SO.  5. 

Is.  57.  16. 

Jer.  3.  5. 

iMic.  7.  18. 
/Ezra  9.  13. 
m  Ps.  57.  10. 

Eph.  3.  18. 
t  Heb.  accord' 

ing  to  the 

htirht  oj  the 

heaven, 
n  Is.  43.  25. 

.Mic.  7.  18. 
oMal.  3.  17. 
p  F.-i.  7S.  33. 
q  Gen.  3.  19. 

Ecc.  12.  7. 
r  Ps.  90.  5,  6. 

1  Pet.  1.  24. 
s  Job  14.  1,  2. 

James  1.  10, 

11. 
t  Heb.  //  is 

nut. 
£  Job  7.  10.  it 

20.9. 

K  Ex.  20.  6. 
X  Deul.  7.  9. 
yPs.  11.  4. 
z  Ps.  47.  2. 

Dan.  4.  25, 

31,  .15. 
a  Ps.  148.  2. 
t  Heb. 

rniffhty  in 

strength  : 

See  Ps.7B.25. 
A  Malt.  6.  10. 

Heb.  1.  14. 
cGen.  32.  2. 

Josh.  5.  14. 

Ps.  6.3.  17. 
(/Dan.  7.  9,10. 

Heb.  1.  14. 
e  Ps.  145.  10. 
f\et.  1. 


aPs.  103.  1. 

ver.  35. 
b  Ps.  93.  1. 
cDan.  7.  9. 
c/Is.  40.  22.  4; 

45.  12. 
e.\mos  9.  6. 
/Is.  19.  1. 
f  Ps.  18.  10. 
h  Heb.  1.  7. 
i1  Kings  2. 

11.  <k6.  17. 
t  Heb.  Hs 

knth  founded 

the  earth 

upon  her 

bases. 

1.4. 


MigliUj  power  of  God. 


PSALMS. 


Exhortation  to  praise  him. 


IGeu.  7.  19. 


II  Or,  The 
mountains 
ascendf  the 
valleys  de- 
scend. 

n  Cell.  8.  5. 

0  Job  38.  10, 
11. 

p  Job  26.  10. 
Ps.  33.  7. 
Jer.  5.  2-. 

i/Geu.  0.  11, 
15. 

t  Heb.  Who 
sendetlt. 

f  Heb.  walk. 

t  Heb.  break. 

t  Heb. 

gioe  a  voice. 
T  Fs.  1 17.  «. 
s  P3.  05.  9,  10. 
<  Jer.  10.  13. 

(k  14.  22. 
kGch.  1.  29, 

30.  &  3.  18. 

&  9.  3. 

Ps.  147.  8. 
X  Job  28.  5. 

Ps.  131!.  25. 

&  1 17.  9. 
yJudR.  9.  13. 

Ps.  23.  ;,. 

Prov.  31.  6, 

t  Heb. 
to  make  his 
face  shine 
with  oil,  or, 
more  than 
oil. 

z  Num.  24.  6. 

a  Prov.  30.26. 

tGeii.  1.  14. 

c  Job  3b.  12. 

.i  Is.  4j.  7. 

t  Heb.  all 
the  beasts 
thereof  do 
trample  on 
the  forest. 

e  Job  38.  39. 
Joel  1.  20. 


/Gen.  3.  19. 


e  Prov.  3.  19. 


h  Job  41.  1. 
t  Heb. 

forwrd. 
iPs.  136.  25. 

<k  145.  15.  Sc 

147.  9. 


the  eartli,  tliat  it  should  not  be  re- 
moved for  ever. 

6  ^Thou  covered.5t  it  ■\^'ith  the 
deep  as  ivith  a  garment:  the  wa- 
ters stood  above  the  mountain.s. 

7  "'At  thy  rebuke  thej^  lied ;  at  t  he 
voice  of  thy  thunder  they  hasted 
away. 

8  1 » They  go  up  by  the  mount- 
ains; they  go  down  by  the  val- 
leys unto'othe  place  which  thou 
hast  founded  for  them. 

9  i>  Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that 
they  may  not  pass  over :  '/  that 
they  turn  not  again  to  cover  the 
earth. 

10 tile  sendeth  the  springs  into 
the  valleys,  w!uch  truu  among 
the  hills. 

11  They  give  drink  to  every 
beast  of  the  field  :  the  wild  asses 
tquench  their  thirst. 

12  Ey  them  shall  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven  have  their  habitation, 
which  tsiiig  among  the  branches. 

13  '•He  vvatereth  the  hills  from 
his  chambers:  sthe  eartli  is  satis- 
fied witli  Hhe  fruit  of  thy  works. 

14  «  He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow 
for  the  cattle,  and  herb  for  the 
service  of  man  :  that  he  may  bring 
forth  ^food  out  of  tlie  earth  ; 

15  And  ywiae  t/iat  maketh  glad 
the  heart  of  man,  andioU  to  make 
his  face  to  shine,  and  bread  which 
strengtheneth  man's  heart. 

IG  The  trees  of  the  Lord  are  full 
of  .sap;  the  cedars  of  Lebanon, 
^'which  he  hath  planted: 

17  Where  the  birds  make  their 
nests:  as  for  the  stork,  the  lir  trees 
are  her  house. 

IS  Thp  high  hills  are  a  refuge  for 
the  wild  goats;  and  the  rocks  for 
«the  conies. 

19  ^He  appointed  the  moon  for 
seasons:  the  sun  cknoweth  his 
going  down. 

20  ''Tliou  makest  darkness,  and 
it  is  night:  wherein  tall  tlie  beasts 
of  the  forest  do  creep  forth. 

21  «The  young  lions  i-oar  after 
tlielr  prey,  and  seek  their  meat 
from  God. 

22  Tlic  sun  ariseth,  they  gather 
themselves  together,  and  lay 
them  down  in  their  dens. 

23  Man  goeth  forth  unto  ^his 
work  and  to  his  labour  until  the 
evening. 

24  .'/O  Lord,  how  manifold  are 
thy  works!  in  wisdom  hast  thou 
made  tliein  all:  the  eartli  is  full 
of  thy  riches. 

2")  -So  is  this  great  and  wide  sea, 
wherein  ((re  thhigs  ereei)ing  in- 
numerable, both  small  and  great 
beasts. 

2(i  There  go  the  ships:  there  is 
that  ''leviathan,  iv/mm  thou  hast 
t  made  to  play  therein. 

27  J These  wait  all  upon  thee;  that 
thou  mayest  give  i/kein  their  meat 
in  due  season. 

541 


28  That  thou  givest  them  they 
gather  :  thou  openest  thine  hand, 
they  are  filled  with  good. 

29  Thou  hidest  thy  face,  they 
are  troubled:  ''thou  takest  away 
their  breath,  they  die,  and  return 
to  their  dust. 

30  J  Thou  sendest  forth  thy  spirit, 
they  are  created :  and  thou  re- 
newest  the  face  of  the  earth. 

31  The  glory  of  the  Loud  t shall 
endure  forever:  the  Lord  "'shall 
rejoice  in  liis  works. 

32  He  looketh  on  the  earth,  and 
it  "trembleth:  "he  toucheth  the 
hills,  and  they  smoke. 

33  pI  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as 
long  as  I  live :  I  will  sing  praise  to 
my  God  while  I  have  my  being. 

34  My  meditation  of  hirn  shall  be 
sweet:  I  will  be  glad  in  the  Lord. 

3.5  Let  ?the  sinners  be  consum- 
ed out  of  the  earth,  and  let  the 
wicked  be  no  more.  »•  Bless  thou 
the  Lord,  O  my  soul.  Praise  ye 
the  Lord. 

PSALM  CV.  • 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  Ood,  and  to  seek  out 
his  works.  7  The  slorv  of  God's  providence 
over  Abraham,  IC  over  Joseph,  23  over  Jacob  in 
Egypt,  26  over  Moses  delivering  the  Israelites, 
37  over  the  Israelites  brought  out  of  Egypt,  fed 
in  the  wilderness,  and  planted  in  Canaan. 

0  a  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; 
call  upon  liis  name:  *make 
iinown  his  deeds  among  the  peo- 
ple. 

2  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto 
him  :  ctalk  ye  of  all  his  wondrous 
works. 

3  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name:  let 
the  heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek 
tiie  Lord. 

4  Seek  the  Lord,  and  his 
strength:  ''seek  his  face  ever- 
more. 

h  « Rem  ember  his  marvellous 
works  that  he  hath  done;  his 
wonders,  and  the  judgments  of  his 
mouth; 

0  O  ye  seed  of  Abraham  liis 
servant,  ye  cliildreu  of  Jacob  his 
chosen. 

7  He  is  the  Lord  our  God:  .^his 
judgments  cov  in  all  the  earth. 

8  He  hath  i/ remembered  liis 
covenant  for  ever,  the  word  which 
he  commanded  to  a  thousand 
generations. 

9  ''  Whicli  covenant  ho  made  witli 
Abraham,  and  his  oath  unto 
Isaac ; 

10  And  confirmed  the  same  unto 
•Tacob  for  a  law,  ((nd  to  Israel  for 
an  everlasting  covenant: 

11  Saying.  '  Unto  thee  will  I  give 
tlie  hind  of  Canaan,  tthe  lot  of 
your  inlieritance: 

12  '■^^When  they  were  but  a  few 
men  in  number;  yea,  very  few, 
^and  strangers  in  it. 

13  When  they  went  from  one 
nation  to  another,  from  o)ic  king- 

1  dom  to  another  people ; 


*  Job  31.  14, 

15. 

Ps.  146.  4. 

Kcc.  12.  7. 
ZIs.  32.  15. 

Ez.  37.  9. 


t  Heb. 

shall  be, 
mGcn.  1.  31. 

n  Hab.  3.  10. 
0  P.^.  144.  5. 
p  Ps.  63.  i.  Sc 
146.  2. 


1/  Ps.  37.  38. 
Prov.  2.  22. 


al  Chr.  16.8- 

22. 

Is.  12.  4. 
b  Ps.  145.  4.5, 


cPs.  77.  12.  & 
119.  27. 


d  Ps.  27.  8. 
ePs.  77.  U. 


/Is.  20.  9. 
g  Luke  1.  72. 


h  Gen.  17.  2. 
A:  22.  16,  i<-. 
&  26.  3.  4  28. 
13.  Ai  35.  11. 
I.uke  1.  73. 
Hob.  0.  17. 

lOen.  13.  15. 

i  15.  18. 
t  Heb. 

the  cord. 
*Gen.  31.  30. 

neut.  7.  7.  Jc 

26.  5. 
ZHeb.  11.  9. 


God's  providence. 


PSALMS. 


ExhoHation  to  praise  God. 


mOea.  35.  5. 
n  Gen.  12.  17. 
i;  20.  3, 7. 


p  Lev.  26.  26. 

Is.  3.1. 

Ez.  4.  16. 
5  Gen.  45.5.  <fc 

50.  20. 
r  Gen.  37.  2S, 

36. 
t  Gen.  39.  20. 

&  40.  15. 
t  Heb.  hit 

soul  came 

into  iron, 
I  Gen.  41.  25. 
u  Gen.  41.  li. 
X  Gen.  41.  40. 
t  Heb. 

possession. 


J/  Gen.  46.  6. 
zVs.  78.  51.  <fc 
106.  22. 


6  Ex.  1.  S,  &c. 


c  Ex.  3.  10.  A: 

12,  11. 
<i>'um.  16.  5. 
d:  17.  5. 

e  Ex.  7,  k  8, 

(t  9,  (fc  10,  i 

11,  &.  12. 

Pa.  78.43, 

iV.c. 
t  Heb.  words 

of  his  signs. 
/Ps.  106.22. 
f  Ex.  10.22. 
h  Tx.  93.  7. 
i  Ex.  7.  20. 

Ps.  7B.  44. 
iEx.8.  6. 

s.  78.  45. 
lEx.  8.  17,24. 

Ps.  78.  45. 
m  Ex.  9.  23, 

25. 

Ps.  78.  48. 
tlleb.  He 

gave  their 

rain  hail. 
71  P  3.  78.  47, 
o  Ex.  10.  4,  13, 

14. 

Ps.  78.  46. 
p  Ex.  12.  29. 

Ps.  78.51. 
q  Gen.  49.  3. 
rEx.  12.  35. 


«Ex.  13.21. 
Neh.  9.  12. 


14  '"He  suffered  no  man  to  do 
tliem.  wrong:  yea,  »he  reproved 
kings  for  their  sake,? ; 

1.5  Saving,  Toucli  not  mine  anoint- 
ed, aiid  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

16  Moreover  "he  called  for  a 
famine  upon  tlie  land :  he  brake 
the  wliole  7^  staff  of  bread. 

17  2  He  sent  a  man  before  them, 
even  Joseph,  who  r  was  sold  for  a 
servant: 

18  sWhose  feet  they  hurt  with 
fetters :  the  was  laid  in  iron : 

19  Until  the  time  that  his  word 
came:  fthe  word  of  the  Lord 
tried  him. 

20  «The  king  sent  and  loosed 
him :  even  the  ruler  of  the  people, 
and  let  him  go  free. 

"21  2^  He  made  him  lord  of  his 
house,  and  ruler  of  all  his  t sub- 
stance : 

22  To  bind  his  princes  at  his 
pleasure;  and  teach  his  senators 
wisdom. 

23  y  Israel  also  came  into  Egypt ; 
and  Jacob  sojourned  ^iu  the  land 
of  Ham. 

21  And  «  he  increased  his  people 
greatly ;  and  made  them  stronger 
than  their  enemies. 

2-5  *  He  turned  their  heart  to  hate 
his  people,  to  deal  subtilely  with 
his  servants. 

20  cHe  sent  Moses  his  servant; 
and  Aaron  <^  whom  he  had  chosen. 

27  eThey  shewed  this  signs 
among  them,  /and  wonders  in 
the  land  of  Ham. 

28  9  He  sent  darkness,  and  made 
it  dark  ;  and  '^  they  rebelled  not 
against  his  word. 

29  'He  turned  their  waters  into 
blood,  and  slew  their  fish. 

30  ^- Their  land  brought  forth 
frogs  in  abundance,  in  the  cham- 
bers of  their  kings. 

31  'He  spake,  and  there  came 
divers  sorts  of  flies,  and  lice  in 
all  their  coasts. 

32  "it  He  gave  them  hail  for  rain, 
and  flaming  fire  in  their  land. 

33  "He  smote  their  vines  also 
and  their  fig  trees  ;  and  bralie  the 
trees  of  their  coasts. 

34  "He  spake,  and  the  locusts 
came,  and  caterpillars,  and  that 
without  number, 

35  And  did  eat  up  all  tlie  herbs 
in  their  land,  and  devoured  the 
fruit  of  their  ground. 

36  pHe  smote  also  all  tlie  first- 
born in  their  land,  s  the  chief  of 
all  their  strength. 

37  'He  brought  them  forth  also 
with  silver  and  gold :  and  there 
was  not  one  feeble  iierson  among 
their  tribes. 

33  sEgs'pt  was  glad  v.'hen  they 
departed:  for  the  fear  of  them 
fell  upon  them. 

.39  <He  spread  a  cloud  for  a 
I  covering;  and  tire  to  give  light 
!  in  the  night. 


40  « The  people  asked,  and  he 
brought  quaUs,  and  »^  satisfied 
them  with  the  bread  of  heaven. 

41  ;/  He  opened  the  rock,  and 
the  waters  gushed  out;  they  ran 
in  the  dry  places  likeix  river. 

42  For  he  remembered  » his  holy 
promise,  and  Abraham  his  serv- 
ant. 

43  And  he  brought  forth  his  peo- 
ple with  j03',  and  his  chosen  with 
t  gladness: 

44  "And  gave  them  the  lands 
of  the  heathen:  and  they  inherit- 
ed the  labour  of  the  people; 

45  *That  they  might  observe 
his  statutes,  and  keep  his  laws. 
t  Praise  ye  the  LiObd. 

PSALM  CVL 

1  The  psalmist  exkorteth  to  praise  God,  4  He 
praycthj'or  pardon  of  sin^  as  Gud  did  with  the 
fathers,  7  The  story  of  the  peuple*s  rcbeUioTit 
and  God's  Tnercy.  -il  He  concludeth  with  prayer 
and  praise. 

t  "PRAISE    ye  the    Lord.     «0 

X  6  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord; 
for  he  is  good :  for  his  mercy  en- 
dureth  for  ever. 

2.  "Who  can  utter  tlje  mighty 
acts  of  the  Lord?  ichu  can  shew 
forth  all  his  praise  ? 

3  Blessed  are  they  that  keep 
judgment,  and  he  that  ''doeth 
righteousness  at  eall  times. 

4/PvGmember  me,  O  Lord,  with 
the  favour  that  thnu  bearc^^t  unto 
thy  people:  O  visit  me  with  thy 
salvation ; 

5  That  I  may  see  the  good  of  thy 
chosen,  that  I  may  rejoice  in  the 
gladness  of  thy  nation,  that  I 
may  glory  with  thine  inherit- 
ance. 

6  aWa  have  sinned  with  our  fa- 
thers, we  have  committed  iniq- 
uity, we  have  done  wickedly. 

7  Our  fathers  understood  not  thy 
wonders  in  Egypt;  they  remem- 
bered not  the  multitude  of  thy 
mercies;  'ibut  provoked  Jiim  at 
the  sea,  even  at  the  Red  sea. 

8  Nevertheless  he  saved  them 
'for  his  name's  sake,  ^that  he 
might  make  his  mighty  power  to 
be  known. 

9  '  He  rebuked  the  Red  sea  also, 
and  it  was  dried  up :  so  '"  he  led 
them  through  the  depths,  as 
through  the  wilderness. 

10  And  he  "  saved  them  from  the 
hand  of  him  that  hated  them,i\.nd 
redeemed  them  from  the  hand  of 
the  enemy. 

11  oAnd  the  waters  covered  their 
enemies:  there  was  not  one  of 
them  left. 

12  pThen  believed  they  hLs 
words  ;  thev  san,g  his  praise. 

13  2 1  Thev  soon  forgat  his  works ; 
they  waited  not  for  his  counsel : 

14  '•But  t lusted  exceedingly  in 
the  wilderness,  and  tempted  God 
in  the  desert. 

15  sAnd  he  gave  them  their  re- 

545 


u  Ex.  16.12, 

kc. 

Ps.  78.  18, 

27. 
I  Ps.  78.  24, 

yEx.  17.  6. 

Num.  20.  11. 

Ps.  78.  15, 18. 

1  Cor.  10.  4. 
z  Geu.  15.  14. 

t  Heb. 

singing, 
a  Deut.  6.  10, 

11. 

Josh.  13.7, 

(kc. 

Ps.  78.  55. 
b  Deut.  4.  1, 


tHeb. 
Hallelujah. 


t  Ileh. 

Hallelujah, 
a  1  Chr.  18. 

34. 
b  Ps.  107.  1.  & 

118.  1.  &  136. 

1. 
c  Ps.  40.  5. 

dVa.  15.  2. 
e  Acts  24.  16. 

Gal.  6.  9. 
/  Ps.  119.  132. 


g  Lev.  26.  40. 
1  Kings  8. 


A  Ex.  14.  11, 

12. 
I  Ez.  20.  14. 
*  Ex.  9.  16. 
IZx.  14.  21. 

Ps.  lo.  15. 

Nah.  1.  4. 
mis.  63.  11, 

12.  13,  14. 
n  Ex.  14.  30. 
0  Ex.  14.  27, 

28.  &  15.  5. 
p  Ex.  14.  31.<k 

15.  1. 
<7Ex.  15.  24.& 

16.  2.  &  17.2. 
Ps.  78.  11. 

t  Heb.  They 
made  haste, 
they  forgat. 

r  Num.  11.  4, 

Ps.  78.  18. 

1  Cor.  10.  6. 
tHeb.  lusted 

a  lust. 
sNum.  11.31. 

Ps.  78.  29. 


Israel's  rebellions, 


PSALMS. 


and  GocVs  mercies. 


t  Is.  10.  16. 

K  Num.  16.  1, 

tec. 
xNum.  16.  31, 

32. 

Dcut.  11.  6. 
V  Num.  16.35, 

46. 
z  Ex.  32.  4. 
a  Jer.  2.  11. 

Rom.  1.  23. 
b  Vs.  7fi.  11,12. 
cPs.78.  51.  Ic 

105.  23,  27. 
dEx.  32.  10, 

11,  32. 
Dcut.  3.  19, 
25.  &  10.  10. 
Ex.  20.  13. 

eEz.  13.  5.  ic 

22.  30. 
/Deut.  8.  7. 

Jcr.  3.  19. 

Ez.  20.  6. 
t  Hc?b.  a  land 

of  desire. 
yHcb.  3.  18. 
A  Num.  14.2, 

27. 
iNum.  14.28, 

ice. 

Ps.  95.  II. 

Et.  20.  15. 

Heb.   3.  11, 

18. 
I  Ex.  6.  8. 

Deut.  32.  40. 
i  Ilel). 

To  make 

litem  Jail. 
I  Lev.  26.  33. 

Ps.  44.  11. 

Ez.  20.  23. 
m  Num.  25.  2, 

3.  ic  31.  16. 

Dout.  4.  3.  & 

32.  17. 

Has.  9.  10. 

Rev.  2.  14. 
n  Num.  25.  7, 

8. 
o  Num.  35. 11, 

12,  13. 

p  Num.  20.  3, 

13. 

Ps.  81.  7. 
5  Num.  20.  12. 

Dcut.  1.37. 

&  3.  20. 
r  Num.20.  10. 
jJudg.  1.  21, 

27.  2H,  •JO,  ic. 
t  Dent.  7.  2, 16. 

Judg.  2.  2. 
u  Juds.  2.  2. 

A-.  3.  5.  0. 

Is.  2.  0. 

1  Cor.  5.  6. 
jrJud?.  2.  12, 

13,  17,  IJ.  & 
3.  6,  7. 

J/ Ex.  23.33. 

Deut.  7.  16. 

.Judg.  2.  3,  14, 

10. 
i2Kin-slG.3. 

I.s.  .57.  .'■,, 

Ez.  10.  20.  ic 

20   28. 
nl.rv.  17.7. 

Dent.  32.  17. 

2  Chr.  11.  l.-j. 
1  Cor.  10.  20. 


quest;   but   'sent    leanness    into 
their  soul. 

16  "They  envied  Moses  also  in 
the  camp,  and  Aaron  the  saint  of 
the  Lord. 

17  a^The  earth  opened  and  swal- 
lowed up  Dathan,  and  covered  the 
company  of  Abiram. 

18  .i'And  a  fire  was  kindled  in 
their  company;  the  flame  burned 
up  the  wickeu. 

19  2  They  made  a  calf  in  Horeb, 
and  worshipped  the  molten  im- 
age. 

20  Thus  "they  changed  their 
glory  into  the  similitude  of  an  ox 
that  eateth  grass. 

21  They  tforgat  God  their  sav- 
iour, which  had  done  great  things 
in  Egypt ; 

22  Wondrous  works  in  "the  land 
of  Ham,  and  terrible  things  by 
the  Red  sea. 

23  ''Therefore  he  said  that  he 
would  destro.v  them,  had  not  Mo- 
ses his  chosen  c  stood  before  him 
in  the  breach,  to  turn  away  his 
wrath,  lest  he  should  destroy 
them. 

24  Yea,  they  despised  /tthe 
pleasant  land,  they  a  believed  not 
his  word : 

25  ''  But  murmured  in  their  tents, 
and  hearkened  not  unto  the  voice 
of  the  Lord. 

26  ^Therefore  he  a- lifted  up  his 
hand  against  them,  to  overthrow 
tliem  in  the  wildoniess: 

27  t'To  overthrow  tlieir  seed  also 
among  the  nations,  and  to  scatter 
them  in  the  lands. 

28  "'They  joined  themselves  also 
unto  Baal-peor,  and  ate  the  sacri- 
fices of  the  dead. 

29  Thus  they  provoked  him  to 
anger  with  their  inventions:  and 
the  plague  brake  in  up(jn  them. 

30  "  Then  stood  up  Phinchas,  and 
executed  judgment:  and  so  the 
plague  was  sta.ved. 

31  And  that  was  counted  unto 
him  0  for  rigliteousne.ss  unto  all 
generations  for  evermore. 

32  p  They  angered  him  also  attlie 
waters  of  strife,  7. so  that  it  went 
ill  with  Moses  for  tlieir  sakes : 

33  'licca'jse  they  provoked  his 
spirit,  so  that  he  spalvC  unadvis 
odly  with  liis  lips. 

34  «The.ydid  not  destroy  the  na- 
tions, 'concerning  whom  the 
Loud  commandeil  them : 

35  "But  were  mingled  among 
the  heathen,  and  learned  their 
works. 

36  And  it  they  served  their  idols: 
2/ which  were  a  snare  unto  them. 

37  Yea,  ^they  sacriliced  their 
sons  and  their  daughters  unto 
"  devils, 

38  And  shed  innocent  blood,  even 
the  blood  of  their  sons  and  of 
their  daughters,  whom  they  sacri- 
ficed unto  the  idols  of  Canaan: 

516 


and  ithe  land  was  polluted  with 
blood. 

39  Thus  were  they  « defiled  with 
their  own  works,  and  ^went  a 
whoring  with  their  own  inven- 
tions. 

40  Therefore  ewas  the  wrath  of 
the  Lord  kindled  against  his  peo- 
ple, insomuch  that  he  abhorred 
/his  own  inheritance. 

41  And  i7  he  gave  them  into  the 
hand  of  the  heathen;  and  they 
that  hated  them  ruled  over  them. 

42  Their  enemies  also  oppressed 
them,  and  they  were  brought  into 
subjection  under  tlieir  hand. 

43  fi-  Many  times  did  he  deliver 
them;  but  they  provoked  him 
with  their  counsel,  and  were 
11  brought  low  for  their  iniquity. 

44  Nevertheless  he  regarded  their 
affliction,  when  Jhe  heard  their 
cry: 

45  ^And  he  remembered  for  them 
his  covenant,  and  'repented  "'ac- 
cording to  the  multitude  of  his 
mercies. 

46  "He  made  them  also  to  be 
pitied  of  all  those  that  carried 
them  captives. 

47  "Save  us,  O  Lord  our  God, 
and  gather  us  from  among  the 
heathen,  to  give  thanks  unto  thy 
holy  name.anci  to  triumph  in  thy 
praise. 

48  p  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  from  everhisting  to  ever- 
lasting: and  let  all  the  people  say, 
Amen,    t  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM   CVII. 

1  The  psalmist  exhvrteth  the  redeemed,  in  prais- 
ing God,  to  observe  his  manifold  providence,  4 
over  travellers,  10  over  captives,  17  over  sick 
men,  23  over  seamen,  33  and  in  divers  varieties 
of  l,fe. 

0«  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
for  ('he  is  good:  for  his  mercy 
endurcth  for  ever. 

2  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
saj'  so,  cwhoin  he  hath  redeemed 
from  the  hand  of  the  enemy; 

3  And  ('gathered  them  out  of  the 
lands,  from  the  east,  and  from  the 
west,  from  the  north,  and  t  from 
the  south. 

4  The.v  <i  wandered  in  /the  wil- 
derness in  a  solitary  way;  they 
found  no  cit.y  to  dwell  in. 

5  Hungry  and  thirsty,  their  soul 
fainted  in  IIkmii. 

6  i/Then  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord  in  their  trouble,  and  he 
delivered  them  out  of  their  dis- 
tresses. 

7  And  he  led  them  forth  by  the 
/'right  way,  that  they  might  go  to 
a  city  of  habitation. 

8  'Oh  that  men  would  praise  the 
Lord  for  his  goodness,  and  for 
liis  wonderful  works  to  the  chil- 
dren of  men ! 

9  For  ''he  satisfieth  the  longing 
soul,  and  filleth  the  hungry  soul 
with  goodness. 


b  Num.  35.33. 

c  Ez.20.  18,  30, 

31. 
d  Lev.  17.  7. 

Num.  15.  39. 

Ez.  20.  30. 
c  Judg.  2.  14, 

icr. 

P.S.78.  59,  62. 
/Deut.  0.  29. 
«-.Iudg.2.  14. 

Nch.  9.  27, 

ice. 


A  Judf.  2.  16. 
Neh.  9.  27, 
ikc. 

II  Or,  impov- 
erished, or, 

u^cakened. 
i  Judc  3.9.  A; 

4.  3.  <k  C.  7. 

ic  10.  10. 

Neh.  9.  27, 

ice. 
k  Lev.  26.  41, 

42. 

/Judg.  2.  18. 
m  Ps.  51.  1.  & 

00.  16. 

Is.   63.  7, 

Lam.  3.  32. 
n  Ezra  9.  9. 

Jer.  42. 12. 
0  I  Chr.  16.  35, 

36. 
pPs.  41.  13. 
t  Heb. 

Hallelujah, 


a  Ps.  106.  1.  <fc 
118. 1.  ic  136. 
1. 

hVn.  119.  68. 
Matt.  19.  17. 

c  Ps.  106.  10. 

rfP.s.  106.  47. 

Is.  43.  5.  8. 

Jer.  29.  14. 

.t  31.  8,  10. 

Ez.  39.  27,28. 
t  Heb. 

from  the  tea. 
«ver.  40. 
/Dcut.  32. 10. 

f  ver.  IS,  19, 
28. 

Ps.  50.  15. 
IIos.  5.  15. 


h  Ezra  8.  21. 
t  ver.  15,  21, 


t  Ps.  34.  10. 
Luko  1.  53. 


GocVs  providence  over  men 


PSALMS. 


in  divers  varieties  of  life. 


/Luke  1.  79. 
m  Job  36.  8. 


0  Ts.  T3.  24.  d: 

119.  24. 

Luke  7.  3(1. 

Acta  20.  27. 
pPs.  22.  U. 

I3.  63.  5. 
f  Ter.6, 19,28. 


r  ?•?.  68.  6.  & 
146.  7. 
Act.o  12.  7, 
<k-.  if.  16.  26, 

»ver.  8,21,31. 


jr  Job  33.  20. 
j(Job33.  22. 

Ps.  9.  13.  <fc 

88.3. 
»ver.6, 13,28. 


a  2  Kings  20. 

4,  o. 

Ps.  14T.  15, 

18. 

Matt.  8.  8. 
6  Ps.  30.  2.  & 

103.  3. 
c  Jo'j  33.  28, 

30. 

Ps.  30.  3.  & 

49.  15.  6c  56. 

13.  &  103.  4. 
dver.8, 15,  31. 
e  Lev.  7.  12. 

Ps.  50.  14.  (k 

116.  17. 

Heb.  13.  15. 
/Ps.  9.  11.  & 

73.28.4;  118. 

17. 
tHeb. 

singing. 
t  Heb.  maketh 

to  stand, 
g  Jonah  1.  4. 
h  Ps.  22.  14.  & 

119.  28. 

Nah.  2.  10. 
+  Heb.  all 

their  wisdom 

15  swallutccd 

up. 

iver.  6, 13, 19. 
*  Ps.  89.  9. 

Matt.  8.  26. 


/ver.  8, 15,21. 


m  Ps.  22.  22, 
25.4:111.1. 


10  Such  as  'sit  in  darkness  and  in 
the  shadow  of  deatli,  being  "'  bound 
in  atHiction  and  iron ; 

11  Because  they  "rebelled  against 
tlie  words  of  God,  and  contemned 
0  tlie  counsel  of  the  Most  High : 

12  Therefore  he  brought  down 
their  heart  with  labour;  they  fell 
down,  and  the/'e  ivas  ;^none  to 
lielp. 

13  ?Then  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord  in  their  trouble,  and  he 
saved  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

14  '•  He  brought  them  out  of  dark- 
ne.ss  and  the  shadow  of  death, 
and  brake  their  bands  in  sundei'. 

15  « Oh  tliat  mm  would  praise  the 
Lord /o?- his  goodness,  and/o?-  his 
wonderful  works  to  the  children 
of  men ! 

16  For  he  hath  'broken  the  gates 
of  brass,  and  cut  the  bars  of  iron 
in  sunder. 

17  Fools,  "because  of  their  trans- 
gression, and  because  of  their  in- 
iquities, are  afflicted. 

18  ^  Their  soul  abhorreth  all  man- 
ner of  meat;  and  they  y  draw  near 
unto  the  gates  of  death. 

19  2 Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord 
in  their  trouble,  and  he  saveth 
them  out  of  their  distresses. 

20  «  He  sent  his  word,  and  >>  healed 
them,  and  c  delivered  Uie7n  from 
their  destructions. 

21  ''Oh  that  )?i<»n  would  praise  the 
Lord /o?'  his  .goodne.'ss,  and/o?-  his 
wonderful  works  to  the  children 
of  men ! 

22  And  elet  them  sacrifice  the 
sacrifices  of  thanksgiving,  and 
/declare  hisworks  with  trejoicing. 

23  They  that  go  down  to  the  sea 
in  ships,  that  do  busine.ss  in  great  j 
waters ; 

24  These  see  the  -works  of  the 
Lord,  and  his  wonders  in  the 
deep. 

2-5  For  he  commandeth,  and 
tff  raiseth  the  stormy  wind,  which 
lifteth  up  the  waves  thereof. 

26  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven, 
they  .go  down  again  to  the  depths : 
''their  soul  is  melted  because  of 
trouble. 

27  Thej'  reel  to  and  fro,  and 
stagger  like  a  drunken  man,  and 
tare  at  their  wit's  end. 

25  iThen  they  cry  unto  the  Lord 
in  their  trouble,  and  he  briugeth 
them  out  of  their  distresses. 

29  *He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm, 
so  that  the  waves  thereof  are  still. 

30  Then  are  they  glad  because 
the}'  be  quiet ;  so  he  bringeth  them 
unto  their  desired  haven. 

31  'Oh  that  jufn  would  praise  the 
LoRD/or  his  goodness,  and/or  his 
wonderful  works  to  the  children 
of  men! 

32  Let  them  exalt  him  also  '"in 
the  congregation  of  the  people, 
and  praise  him  in  the  assembly 
of  the  elders. 


33  He  "turneth  rivers  into  a 
wilderness,  and  the  -rt-atersprings 
into  dry  ground; 

34  A  '^  fruitful  land  into  t  barren- 
ness, for  the  wickedness  of  them 
that  dwell  therein. 

3-5  pHe  turneth  the  wilderness 
into  a  standing  water,  and  dry 
ground  into  watersprings. 

36  And  there  he  maketh  the 
hungry  to  dwell,  that  they  may 
pi-epare  a  city  for  habitation ; 

37  And  sow  the  fields,  and  plant 
vineyards,  which  may  yield  fruits 
of  increase. 

35  9  He  blesseth  them  also,  so 
that  they  ^-are  multiplied  great- 
Ij';  and  suffereth  not  their  cattle 
to  decrease. 

39  Again,  they  are  »minished 
and  brought  low  through  oppres- 
sion, affliction,  and  sorrow. 

40  *He  poureih  contempt  upon 
princes,  and  causeth  them  to 
wander  in  the  1!  wilderness,  w/iere 
there  /.9  no  way. 

41  "Yet  setteth  he  the  poor  on 
high  II  from  affliction,  and  « mak- 
eth him  families  like  a  fiock. 

42  z/The  righteous  shall  see  it, 
and  rejoice:  and  all  » iniquity 
shall  stop  her  mouth. 

43  «  Whoso  is  wise,  and  will  ob- 
serve these  things,  even  they 
shall  understand  the  lovingkind- 
ness  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CVIIL 

1  David  encoiirareth  himself  tn  praise  God.  5  He 
prayeth  for   God's  assistance  according  to  his 
promise.  11  His  confidence  in  God's  help, 
A  Song  or  Psalm  of  David. 

0«GOD,  my  heart  is  fixed;  I 
will    sing    and   give    praise, 
even  with  my  .glory. 

2  *Awake,  psaltery  and  harp  :  I 
}»2/.se//will  awake  early. 

3  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord, 
among  the  people :  and  I  will 
sing  praises  unto  thee  among  the 
nations. 

4  For  thy  mercy  is  great  above 
the  heavens  :  and  thy  truth  reach- 
eth  unto  the  II  clouds. 

5  «Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above 
the  heavens:  and  thy  glory  above 
all  the  earth; 

0  t'Thatthy  beloved  may  be  de- 
livered :  save  icith  thy  right  hand, 
and  answer  me. 

7  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holi- 
ne.ss;  I  will  rejoice,  I  will  divide 
Shechem,  and  mete  out  the  val- 
ley of Succoth. 

S  Gilead  is  mine;  Manasseh  is 
mine;  Ephraim  also  is  the 
strength  of  mine  head;  eJudah 
is  my  lawgiver ; 

9  Moab  is  my  washpot;  over 
Edom  will  I  cast  out  my  shoe; 
over  Philistia  will  I  triumph. 

10  /Who  will  bring  me  into  the 
strong  city?  who  will  lead  me 
into  Edom  ? 

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n  1  Kings  17. 
1.  7. 


0  Gen.  13.  10. 

k  14.  3.(k 

19.  25. 
t  Heh. 

saltncss, 
pPs.  114.  8. 

Is.  41.  18. 


iGen.  12.  2. 

<t  17.  18,  20. 
rEx.  1.  7. 
s2  Kings  10. 

32. 
/Job  12.21, 

24. 
i!Or, 

void  place. 
u  1  Sam.  2.  8. 

Ps.  113.  7,  8. 
I  Or,  after. 
X  Ps.  7fl.  52. 
y  Job  22.  19. 

Ps.  62.  6.  ic 

5$.  10. 
z  Jobs.  16. 

Ps.  63.  11. 

Prov.  10.  11. 

Rom.  3.  19. 
«Ps.64.  9. 

Jer.  9.  12. 

Ho3.  14.  9. 


iPs.  57.  8-11. 


!l  Or,  tities, 
c  Ps.  57.  5, 11. 


d  Ps.  60.  5, 


/Ps.  60.  9. 


David  clevoteth  his  eiiemies. 


PSALMS. 


He  prayeth  for  help. 


e  Fs.  60.  12. 


t  Hel).  mouth 

of  deem. 
t  Htb.  have 

opened 

tiiemyelves. 


h  Ps.  35.  7.  & 
09.  4. 
John  15.  25. 


cPs.  35.  7,  12 

&  33.  v:o. 


dZech.  3.  1. 
II  Or,  an 
adversary. 

t  Heb. 
guilty,  or, 

c  Prov.  2H.  9. 
/Acts  1.  20. 
II  Or,  charge. 
e  Ex.  22.  24. 


/i  Jobs.  5.  i 
18.  9. 


(Job  IB.  19. 
IN.  37.  2d. 

A-  I'rov.  10.  7 
/E.\.20.  5. 


m  Nell,  -1.  5. 
Jcr.  IS.  'Si. 

71  Job  la.  17. 
I'M.  34.  10. 


;>  I'rov.  11,  11. 
tz.  35.  6. 


11  Wilt  not  i/iott,  O  God,  ivho  hast 
ca,st  as  off?  uud  wilt  not  thou,  O 
God,  go  forth  witli  our  hosts? 

12  Give  us  help  from  trouble: 
for  vain  is  the  help  of  man. 

Vi  srThrougli  God  we  shall  do 
vaUantly:  for  he  it  is  that  shall 
tread  down  our  enemies. 

PSALM  CIX. 

I  David,  complaining  of  his  slanderous  enemies, 
under  the  person  of  Judas  devotefi  them.  16  He 
sheweth  their  sin.  11  Complaining  of  his  own 
misery,  he  prayeth  for  help.  29 //e  promiseth 
thankfulness. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Paalm  of  D.ivid. 

HOLD  "  not  thy  peace,  O  God  of 
my  praise ; 

2  For  the  mouth  of  the  wicked 
and  the  t  mouth  of  the  deceitful 
tare  opened  against  me:  they 
liave  spoken  against  me  with  a 
Ijing  tongue. 

3  They  compassed  me  about 
also  with  W(n'ds  of  hatred;  and 
fought  against  me  *  without  a 
cause. 

4  For  my  love  they  are  my  ad- 
versaries ;  but  I  give  myself  unto 
prayer. 

0  And  cthey  have  rewarded  me 
evil  for  good,  and  hatred  lor  my 
love. 

6  Set  thou  a  wicked  man  over 
him:  and  let  <^ II Satan  stand  at 
his  right  hand. 

7  When  he  shall  be  judged,  let 
him  the  condemned:  and  *let 
ills  prayer  becoine  sin. 

8  Let  his  days  be  few;  and  /let 
another  take  his  !i  office. 

'.)  ff  Let  his  cliildren  be  fatherle.ss, 
and  his  wife  a  widow. 

10  Let  his  children  be  continually 
vagabonds,  and  beg:  let  them 
seek  their  bread  also  out  of  their 
desolate  places. 

11  /'Let  the  extortioner  catch 
all  that  he  hath ;  and  let  the 
strangers  spoil  his  labour. 

12  Let  th(;re  be  none  to  extend 
mercj"^  unto  him:  neither  let 
there  be  any  to  fayour  his  father- 
less children. 

];5  i  Let  his  posterity  be  cut  off; 
and  in  the  generation  following 
let  their  '>  name  be  blotted  out. 

14  'Let  the  iniquity  of  his  fathers 
be  remembered  with  tlie  Ldiio; 
and  let  not  the  sin  of  his  mother 
"I  be  blotted  out. 

l.j  Let  them  be  before  the  Lokd 
coiitinuallj',  that  he  may  »cut  off" 
tlie  memory  of  them  Irom  the 
earth. 

1()  Because  that  he  remembered 
not  to  shew  mercy,  but  persecuted 
th(!  poor  and  needy  man,  that  he 
might  even  slay  the  <>  broken  in 
heart. 

17  ;' As  lie  loved  cursing,  so  let  it 
come  unto  him:  as  he  delighted 
not  in  blessing,  so  let  it  be  far 
from  him. 

18  As  he  clothed  himself  with 

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cursing  like  as  with  his  garment, 
so  let  it  ?come  tlnto  his  bowels 
like  water,  and  like  oil  into  his 
bones. 

19  Let  it  be  unto  him  as  the  gar- 
ment R'/u'c/icovereth  him,  and  for 
a  girdle  wherewith  he  is  girded 
continually. 

20  Let  this  be  the  reward  of  mine 
adversaries  from  the  Lord,  and 
of  them  that  speak  evil  against 
my  soul. 

21  But  do  thou  for  me,  O  God 
the  Lord,  for  thy  name's  sake: 
because  thy  mercy  is  good,  de- 
liver thou  me. 

22  For  I  am  poor  and  needy,  and 
my  heart  is  wounded  within  me. 

23  I  am  gone  ''like  the  shadow 
when  it  declineth :  I  am  tossed 
up  and  down  as  the  locust. 

24  My  8  knees  are  weak  through 
fasting;  and  my  flesh  faileth  of 
fatness. 

25 1  became  also  <  a  reproach  unto 
them :  ivhen  they  looked  upon 
me  « they  shaked  their  heads. 

2G  Help  me,  O  Lord  my  God:  O 
save  me  according  to  tli3'  mercj': 

27  ^That  they  may  know  that 
this  is  thy  hand;  that  thou.  Lord, 
hast  done  it. 

28  2^ Let  them  cur.se,  but  bless 
thou:  when  they  arise,  let  them 
be  ashamed;  but  let  ~  thy  servant 
rejoice. 

29  « Let  mine  adversaries  be 
clothed  with  shame ;  and  let 
them  cover  themselves  with 
their  own  confusion,  as  with  a 
mantle. 

30  I  will  greatly  praise  the  Lord 
with  my  mouth ;  yea,  f>  I  will 
praise  him  among  the  multitude. 

31  For  <^he  shall  stand  at  the 
right  hand  of  the  poor,  to  save 
him  tfrom  those  that  condemn 
his  soul. 

PSALM  ex. 

1  The  kingdom,  4  the  priesthood,  5  the  conquest, 

7  and  the  passion  of  Christ, 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  "  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 
Sit  thou  at  my  right  hand, 
until  I  make  thine  enemies  thy 
footstool. 

2  The  Lord  shall  send  the  rod 
of  thy  strength  outof  Zion:  rule 
thou  in  the  midst  of  thine  ene- 
mies. 

3  ''Thy  people  shall  be  willing  in 
the  day  of  thy  power,  '■in  the 
beauties  of  holiness  II  irom  the 
womb  of  the  morning:  thou  hast 
the  dew  of  thy  youth. 

4  The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and 
''will  not  repent,  «;Thoii  art  a 
priest  for  ever  after  the  order 
of  Melchizedek. 

1  T)  The  Lord  .'at  tliy  right  hand 
shall  strike  tlirougli  kings  » in  the 
dav  of  his  wrath. 

I  6  He  shall  judge  among  the  hea- 


1  Num.  5.  22. 

t  Heb. 
within  him. 


rFs.  102.  11. 
(k  141.  4. 


s  Heb.  12.  12. 


fPs.  22.  6,7. 
u  Matt.  27.  39. 


y2  Sam.  16. 
11,12. 
z  Is.  65.  14. 

a  P».  35.  26.  & 
132.  18. 


4  Ps.  35.  18.  <k 
111.  1. 

c  Ps.  16.  8.  <fc 
73.  23.  &:  110. 
5.  &,  121.  5. 

t  Heb.  from 
the  judges 
of  his  soul. 


a  Matt.  22.  44. 

Mark  12.  30. 

Luke  20.  42. 

Alia  2.  34. 

1  Cor.  15.  25. 

n»-b.  1.  13. 

1  Pet.  3.  22. 

See  Ps.  4S.  6, 

7. 
4  Judg.  5.  2. 
c  Ps.  'JO.  9. 
II  Or,  more 

than  the 

womb  of  the 

morning  : 

thou  Shalt 

have,  S-c. 
iiNum.23.  I'J. 
f  Heb.  5.  6.  <te 

6.  20.  A:  7.  17, 

21. 

See  Zech.  6. 

13. 
/Ps.  16.  8. 
f  Ps.  2.  5,  12. 

Rom.  2.  5. 

Ecv.  11.  18. 


Exhortations  to 


PSALMS. 


praise  God. 


h  Vs.  68.  21. 
Hab.  3.  13. 
II  Or,  great, 
iJuUg.  7.  5,  6. 
k  Is.  53. 13. 


t  Heb. 

Hallelujah, 
a  Ps.  35.  18.  & 

«9.  5.  Sz  107. 

3J.  Sc  109.  30. 

fc  1-ia.  1. 

;.  Job  33.  <fc 

3U,  &  40,  & 

41. 

I's.  92.  5.  i 

139.  14. 

Uev.  13.  3. 
c  Vi.  1 13.  5. 
</Ps.  143.  4,5, 

10. 
ePs.  60.  5.  4; 

103.  8. 
t  Heb.  prey. 
/Matt.  C.  26, 

33. 
f  Rev.  15.  3. 
h  Ps.  19.  7. 

I  Is.  40.  8. 
Matt.  3.  18. 

t  Hell,  are 

esta'ilished. 
k  Ps.  19.  9. 

Rev.  15.  3. 
/.Matt.  1.  21. 

Luke  1.  C'?. 
m  Luke  1.  49. 
n  Deut.  4.  6. 

Job28.  2S. 

Prov.  1.  7.  & 

9.  10. 

Ecc.  12.  13. 

II  Or,  food 
«ucce55, 
Prov.  3.  4. 

t  Heb.  that 
do  them. 


t  Heb. 

Hallelujah, 
a  P5.  128.  1. 
6Ps.  119.  16, 

33,  47,  70,143. 
cPs.  25.  13.  & 

37.  26.  &  102. 

28. 
d  Matt.  6.  33. 


eJob  11.  IT. 
Ps.  97.  11. 

/Pa.  37.  26. 

Luke  6.  35. 
«■  Eph.  5.  15. 

Col.  4.5. 
tHeb. 

judgment. 
h  Pa.  15.  5. 
i  Prov.  10.  7. 
t  Prov.  1.  33. 


then,  he  shall  fill  the  places  with 
the  dead  bodies ;  ^  he  shall  wound 
the  heads  over  li  many  countries. 
7  »He  shall  drink  of  the  brook 
in  the  way:  *  therefore  shall  he 
lift  up  the  head. 

psALiNr  cxr. 

1  The  psalmist  by  his  example  inctteth  others  to 
praise  God  for  his  glorious,  5  and  gracious 
works.  10  The  fear  of  God  brcedeth  true 
wisdom. 

t  "DRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  « I  will 
JT  praise  the  Lord  with  my 
whole  heart,  in  the  assembly  of 
the  upright,  and  in  the  congrega- 
tion. 

2  ft  The  works  of  the  Lord  are 
great,  « sought  out  of  all  them 
that  have  pleasure  therein. 
.3  His  work  is  ''honourable  and 
glorious :  and  his  righteousness 
endureth  for  ever. 

4  He  hath  made  his  wonderful 
works  to  be  remembered:  <the 
Lord  is  gracious  and  full  of  com- 
pa.ssion. 

5  He  hath  given  t.^'meat  unto 
them  that  fear  him :  he  will  ever 
be  mindful  of  his  covenant. 

(i  He  hath  shewed  his  people  the 
power  of  his  works,  that  he  may 
give  them  the  heritage  of  the 
heathen. 

7  The  works  of  his  hands  are 
i7  verity  and  judgment;  ''all  his 
commandments  are  sure. 

8  »They  t  stand  fast  for  ever  and 
ever,  aiul  are  *done  in  truth  and 
uprightness. 

9  '  He  sent  redemption  unto  his 
people:  he  hath  commanded  his 
covenant  for  ever :  '« holy  and 
reverend  in  his  naine. 

10  n  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the 
beginning  of  wisdom:  la  good 
understanding  have  all  they 
tthat  do  hiJi  commandments:  his 
praise  endureth  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXIL 

1  Godliness  hath  the  promiset  of  this  life,  i  and 
of  the  life  to  come.  10  The  prosperity  of  the 
godly  shall  he  an  eyesore  to  the  wicked. 

t  T)RAISE  ye  the  Lord.  «  Bless- 
X    ed  M  the  man  that  feareth 

the  Lord,  ^/ia<*delighteth  greatly 

in  his  commandments. 
2   cHis   seed    shall   be    mighty 

upon   earth:    the    generation    of 

the  upright  shall  be  blessed. 
.3  <'  Wealth  and  riches  shaU  be  in 

his  house :  and  his  righteousness 

endureth  lor  ever. 

4  «Unto  the  upright  there  aris- 
eth  light  in  the  darkness:  he  is 
gracious,  and  full  of  compassion, 
and  righteous. 

5  /A  good  man  sheweth  favour, 
and  lendeth:  he  will  guide  his 
affairs  </  with  t discretion. 

C  Surely  ''he  shall  not  be  moved 
for  ever:  »the  righteous  shall  be 
in  everlasting  remembrance. 

7  *He    shall    not   be  afraid   of 


evil  tidings :  his  '  heart  is  fixed, 
™  trusting  in  the  Lord. 

8  His  heart  is  established,  "he 
shall  not  be  afraid,  until  he  »  see 
his  d/'sire  upon  his  enemies. 

9  1^  He  hath  dispersed,  he  hath 
given  to  the  poor;  ?his  righteous- 
ness endureth  for  ever;  'his  horn 
shall  be  exalted  with  honour. 

10  sThe  wicked  shall  .see  it.  and 
be  grieved;  'he  shall  gnash  with 
his  teeth,  and  "melt  away:  ^Jthe 
desire  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

PSALM  CXIIL 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  God   for    his   excel- 
lency, Gjfor  his  mercy. 

fpRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  "Praise, 
X   O  ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 
praise  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

2  ''Blessed  be  the  name  of  the 
Lord  from  this  time  forth  and 
for  evermore. 

3  <^  From  the  rising  of  the  sun 
unto  the  going  down  of  the  same 
the  Lord's  name  is  to  be  praised. 

4  The  Lord  is  d  high  above  all 
nations,  and  ehis  glory  above  the 
heavens. 

5  .^Who  is  like  unto  the  Lord 
our  God,  who  tdwelleth  on  high, 

Gi'Who  humbleth  himself  to  be- 
hold the  things  that  are  in  heaven, 
and  in  the  earth  ! 

7  ''  He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of 
the  dust,  and  lifteth  the  ueedj' 
out  of  the  dunghill ; 

8  That  he  rhay  'set  him  with 
princes,  even  with  the  princes  of 
his  people. 

9  k  He  maketh  the  barren  woman 
tto  keep  house,  and  to  be  a  joyful 
mother  of  children.  Prai.se  ye 
the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXIV. 

An   exhortation,    by   the   trample  of  the    dumb 
creatures,  to  fear  God  in  his  church. 

WHEN  a  Israel  went  out  of 
Egypt,  the  house  of  Jacob 
ft  from  a  people  of  strange  lan- 
guage ; 

2  « Judah  was  his  sanctuary,  and 
Israel  his  dominion. 

3  ''The  sea  saw  it,  and  fled: 
« Jordan  was  dri%-en  back. 

4  /The  mountains  skipped  like 
rams,  and  the  little  hills  like 
lambs. 

Off  What  ailed  thee,  O  thou  sea, 
that  thou  fleddest?  thou  Jordan, 
that  thou  wast  driven  back  ? 

6  Ye  mountains,  that  ye  skipped 
like  rams  ;  and  ye  little  hills,  like 
lanibs  ? 

7  Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  at  the  pres- 
ence of  the  God  of  Jacob ; 

8  ''Which  turned  the  rock  into 
a  standing  water,  the  flint  into  a 
fountain  of  waters. 

PSALM  CXV. 

1  Because  God  is  truly  glorious^  i  and  idols 
are  vanitpf  9  he  ezhorteth  to  confidence  in 
Ood.     12  God  is  to  be  hlessedfor  his  blessings. 

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/  Ps.  57.  7. 
m  Ps.  C4.  10. 
nProv.  1.33. 
0  Ps.  59.  lO.i: 

118.  7. 
p  2  Cor.  9.  9. 
q  Deut.  24.13. 

ver.  3. 
r  Ps.  75.  10. 
5  See  Luke 

13.  28. 
(  Ps.  37.  12. 
u  Ps.  3(3.  7,  8. 
X  Prov.  10.  28. 

&;  11.  7. 


+  Heb. 
Hallelujah, 
a  P.S.  135.  1. 
6  Dan.  2.  20. 


c  Is.  59.  19. 
Mai.  1.  11. 

dPs.  97.  9.  &; 

99.  2. 
ePs.  8.  1. 
/Ps.  89.  6. 
tHeb. 

exnlleth 

liimself  fo 

dwell. 
f  Ps.  11.  4.  & 

138.  0. 

Is.  57.  15. 
h  1  Sam.  2.  8. 

Ps.  107.  41. 
!  Job  36.  7. 
*  1  Sam.  2.  5. 

Ps.  G8.  6. 

Is.  54.  1. 

Gal.  4.  27. 
t  Heb. 

to  dwell  in 

a  house. 


h  Ps.  81.  5. 

c  Ex.  6.  7.  & 

19.  6.  &.  25.  8. 

Sc  29.  45,  46. 

Deut.  27.  9. 
ciEx.  14.  21. 

Ps.  77.  16. 
e  Josh.  3.  IS, 

16. 
/Pb.  29.  6.  Sa 

68-  16. 

Hab.  3.  6. 
,'  Hab.  3.  8. 


h  Ex.  17.  6. 
Xum.  20.  11. 
Ps.  107.  35. 


Vanity  of  idols. 


PSALMS. 


Exhortations  to  praise  God. 


b  Pi.  42.  3,  10. 

&;  79.  10. 

Joel  2.  17. 
c  1  Chr.  16.26. 

Pa.  135.  6. 

Dan.  4.  35. 
d  Deut.  4.  28. 

Ps.  135.  15, 

16,  17. 

Jer.  10.  3, 


e  Ps.  135.  18. 

Is.  44.  9,  10, 

11. 

Jonah  2.  8. 

Hah.  2.  18, 

19. 
/Sre  Ps.  118. 

2,3,  4.  &;  133. 

19,  20. 
g  Ps.  33.  20. 

Prov.  30.  5. 


;■  Ps.  128.  1,4. 
t  Heb.  with. 


1  Gen. 
*  Con. 


/Pa.  C.  G.  <fc 

88.  lU,  IJ,  12 
Is.  38.  18. 

m  Ps.  113.  2. 
Dan.  2.  20. 


+  Heb. 

in  viy  days* 
i/Ps.  18.4,  5, 

G. 
t  Heb. 

Jound  me. 

cPs.  103.  8. 
d  Ezra  9.  15. 

Neh.  9.  8. 

Ps.  119.  137. 

ii.  145.  17. 


NOT  «unto  us,  O  Lord,  not 
unto  us,  but  unto  thy  name 
give  glory,  for  thy  mercy,  cmd 
for  thy  truth's  sake. 
2  Wherefore  should  the  heathen 
.say,  >>  Where  is  now  their  God  ? 
3'eBut  our  God  is  in  the  heav- 
ens :  he  hath  done  whatsoever  he 
hath  pleased. 

4  t^  Their  idols  are  silver  and 
gold,  the  work  of  men's  hands. 

5  They  have  mouths,  but  they 
speak  not:  eyes  have  they,  but 
thev  see  not. 

6  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear 
not:  noses  have  they,  but  they 
smell  not: 

7  They  have  hands,  but  they 
handle'  not :  feet  have  they,  but 
they  walk  not:  neither  speak 
they  through  their  throat. 

8  « They  that  make  them  are  like 
unto  them;  so  is  every  one  that 
trusteth  in  them. 

9  /O  Israel,  trust  thou  in  the 
Lord  :  9  he  is  their  help  and  their 
shield. 

10  O  house  of  Aaron,  trust  in  the 
Lord:  he  is  their  help  and  their 
shield. 

11  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust 
m  the  Lord:  he  is  their  help  and 
their  shield. 

12  The  Lord  hath  been  mindful 
of  us:  he  will  bless  its;  he  will 
bless  the  house  of  Israel;  he  will 
bless  the  house  of  Aaron. 

13 /» He  will  bless  them  that  fear 
the  Lord,  both  small  taud  great. 

14  The  Lord  shall  increase  you 
more  and  more,  you  and  your 
children. 

15  Ye  ai-e  ible.ssed  of  the  Lord 
^  which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

16  The  heaven,  eventhe  heavens, 
are  the  Lord's:  but  the  earth  hath 
he  given  to  the  children  of  men. 

17  'The  dead  praise  not  the 
Lord,  neither  any  that  go  down 
into  silence. 

18  '"But  we  will  bless  the  Lord 
from  this  time  ibrth  and  for  evex'- 
more.    Praise  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXVL 

1    The  psalmist   pra/ctseth  his  love  and  duly  to 
God  fur   his  deliverance.     12  lie  studieth  to  be 

thankful. 

I  "LOVE  the  Lord,  because  he 
hath  lieard  my  voice  and  my 
supplications. 

2  Because  he  hath  inclined  liis 
ear  unto  me,  therefore  will  I  call 
upon  him  tas  long  as  I  live. 

'A  Ij  The  sorrows  of  death  com- 
passed me,  and  the  pains  of  hell 
tgat  hold  upon  me:  I  found 
trouble  and  sorrow. 

4  Then  called  I  upon  the  name 
of  the  Lord;  O  Loud,  I  beseech 
thee,  deliver  my  soul. 

5  c  Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and 
a  righteous ;  yea,  our  God  is  mer- 
ciful. 

550 


6  The  Lord  preserveth  the  sim- 
ple: I  was  brought  low,  and  he 
helped  me. 

7  Return  unto  thy  erest,  O  my 
soul;  for  .^ the  Lord  hath  dealt 
bountifully  with  thee. 

8  47  For  thou  hast  delivered  my 
soul  from  death,  mine  eyes  from 
tears,  and  my  feet  from  falling. 

9  I  will  walk  before  the  Lord 
'» in  the  land  of  the  living. 

10  i  I  believed,  therefore  have  I 
spoken :  I  was  greatly  afflicted : 

11  k  I  said  in  my  haste,  i  All  men 
are  liars. 

12  What  shall  I  render  unto  the 
Lord  for  all  his  benefits  toward 
me? 

13  I  will  take  the  cup  of  salva- 
tion, and  call  upon  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

14  m  I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the 
Lord  now  in  the  presence  of  all 
his  people. 

1.5  n  Precious  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  is  the  death  of  his  saints. 

16  O  Lord,  truly  ^  I  am  thy  serv- 
ant ;  I  am  thy  servant,  and  p  the 
son  of  thine  handmaid:  thou 
hast  loosed  my  bonds. 

17  I  will  offer  to  thee  ^the  sacri- 
fice of  thanksgiving,  and  will 
call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

18  '•I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the 
Lord  now  in  the  presence  of  all 
his  people, 

19  In  the  « courts  of  the  Lord's 
house,  in  the  midst  of  thee,  O 
Jerasalem.    Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXVII. 

An  exhortation  to  praise  Gud  for  his  mercy  and 
*     truth. 

On  PRAISE  the  Lord,   all   ye 
nations:    praise  him,  all   ye 
people. 

2  For  his  merciful  kindness  is 
great  toward  us:  and  ^the  truth 
of  tlie  Lord  mdureth  for  ever. 
Praise  ye  the  Lor  d. 

PSALM  CXVIII. 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  God  for  his  mercy.  G 
The  psalmist  by  his  cxpf-ricnce  shcwcth  how 
good  It  is  to  trust  in  God.  19  Under  the  type  of 
the  psalmist  the  coming  of  Christ  in  his  king- 
dom is  expressed, 

OnGIVE    thanks    unto    the 
Lord  ;  for  he  is  ^-ood :  because 
his  mercy  endurrth  for  ever. 

2  (-Let  Israel  now  sa.y,  that  his 
n\Qrcy  cm  I  iir<  til  for  ever. 

3  Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now 
say,  that  his  mercy  endureih  for 
ever. 

4  Let  them  now  that  fear  the 
Lord  say,  that  his  mercy  end «r- 
e//t  for  ever. 

5  -^I  called  upon  the  Lord  tin 
distress:  the  Lord  answered  me, 
and  tiset  me  in  a  large  place. 

GcThe  Lord  is  ton  my  side;  I 
will  not  fear:  what  can  man  do 
unto  me? 

7  /The  Lobd  taketh  my  part 


eJer.  C.  16. 

Matt.  11.  29. 
/Ps.  13.  C.  & 

119.  17. 
S  Ps.  GG.  13. 


h  Ps.  27.  13. 
i2  Cor.  4.:i3. 


*  Ps.  31.  22. 
i!Rora.  3.  4. 


m  ver.  IH. 
Ps    22.  25. 
Jonah  2.  9. 

nPs.  72.  J  4. 

0  Ps.  119.  125. 
&  143.  12. 
p  Ps.  86.  16. 

q  Lev.  7.  12. 
Ps.  60.  14.  Sc 
107.  22. 


!  Ps.  96.  8.  & 
100.  4.  ic.  135. 
2. 


a  Rom.  1.5.  11. 


b  Ps.  100.  5. 


o  1  Chr.  16.  8, 

34. 

Ps.  106.  1.  Sc 

107. 1.  &  136. 

1. 
b  See  Ps.  115. 

9,  &c. 

c  Ps.  120.  1. 
tllcb.  out  of 

distress, 
d  Ps.  18.  19. 
e  Ps.  27.  1.  ac 

56.  4,  11.  <Sc 

146.  5. 

Is.  51.  13. 

Heb.  13.  0. 
t  Heb. 

fur  me. 
/Ps.  S4.  4. 


Coming  of  Christ  typified. 


PSALMS. 


Sundry  prayers,  praises,  &c. 


f  Ps.  5a.  in. 

AHs.  40.4.  ic 

CI.  8,  9. 

Jer.  17.  a,  7. 
i  I's.  148.  3. 


:  them  off. 

..  88.  17. 


iDeut.  1.  44. 
m  Eoc.  7.  C. 

Hah.  1.  10. 
t  Ileb. 

cut  duwa. 


nEx.  lij 
Is.  12.  : 


p  Vs.  C.  5. 

Hab.  1.12. 
?  Pa.  73.  28. 
r2Cor.  6.  9. 


t  Ps,  24.  7. 
u  Is.  35.  8. 

Rev.  21.  27. 

A:  22.  14,  15. 
xVh.  116.  1. 
y  ver.  14. 
2  Malt.  21.42. 

Mark  12.  10. 

Luke  20.  17. 

Acta  4.  11. 

Eph.  2.20. 

1  Pet.  2.4,7 
t  Heb 

This  is  from 

the  Lo&S. 


a  Matt.  21.  9. 

&  23.  39. 

Mark  11.9. 

Luke  19.  38. 

See  Zech.  4, 

7. 
iEsth.  8.  16. 

1  Pel.  2.  9. 


cEx.  15.2. 
Is.  25.  1. 


with  theni  that  help  rue:  there- 
fore shall  9 1  see  my  desire  upou 
them,  that  hate  me. 
d>i^It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 
than  to  put  contideuce  in  man. 

9  ilt  w  better  to  trust  in  the 
Lord  than  to  put  conhdence  in 
princes. 

10  All  nations  compassed  me 
about:  but  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  will  11  destroy  them. 

11  They  ^'  compa.ssed  me  aboul ; 
yea,  thej'  comiiassed  me  about: 
but  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  I 
will  destroy  them. 

12  They  compassed  me  about 
Hike  bees;  they  are  quenched 
'"as  the  fire  of  thorns:  for  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  I  will  t  destroy 
them. 

13  Thou  hast  thrust  sore  at  me 
that  I  might  fall:  but  the  Lord 
helped  me. 

14  « The  Lord  is  my  strength 
and  song,  and  is  become  my  sal- 
vation. 

15  The  voice  of  rejoicing  and  sal- 
vation is  In  the  tabernacles  of  the 
righteous:  the  right  hand  of  the 
Lord  doeth  valiantl.v. 

16  "  The  right  hand  "of  the  Lord 
is  exalted:  the  right  hand  of  the 
Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

17  p  I  shall  not  die,  but  live,  and 
9  declare  the  works  of  the  Lord. 

18  The  Lord  hath  'chastened 
me  sore:  but  he  hath  not  given 
me  over  unto  death. 

19  'Open  to  me  the  gates  of  right- 
eousness: I  will  go  into  them, 
and  I  will  praise  the  Lord  : 

20  'This  gate  of  the  Lord,  "into 
which  the  righteous  shall  enter. 

21  I  will  praise  thee:  for  thou 
hast  ^  heard  me,  and  y  art  become 
my  salvation. 

22  z  The  stone  tt'/i/^/i  the  builders 
refused  is  become  the  head  stonr 
of  the  corner. 

23  t  This  is  the  Lord's  doing;  it 
is  marvellous  in  our  ej'es. 

24  This  is  the  day  trhlch  the 
Lord  hath  made ;  we  will  rejoice 
and  be  glad  in  it. 

2.5  Save  now,  I  beseech  thee,  O 
Lord:  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee, 
send  now  prosperity. 

26 « Blessed  be  he  that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord:  we  have 
blessed  you  out  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

27God  is  the  Lord,  which  hath 
shewed  us  *  light:  bind  the  sacri- 
fice with  cords,  even  unto  the 
horns  of  the  altar. 

28  Thou  ari  m.v  God,  and  I  will 
praise  thee :  '  thou  art  my  God,  I 
will  e.xalt  thee. 

29  '^O  give  thanks  unto  the 
Lord;  for  he  is  good:  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXDC 

This  psalm  cuntaineth  sundry  prayers,  praise$, 
and  professions  of  oitidience* 


ALEPIL 

BLESSED  are  the  11  undefiled  in 
tlie  wa\',  «  who  walk  in  the 
law  of  the  Lord. 

2  Blessed  arc  they  that  keep 
his  testimonies,  and  that  seek  him 
witli  the  whole  heart. 

3  6  They  also  do  no  iniquity :  they 
walk  in  his  ways. 

4  Thou  hast  commanded  iis  to 
keep  thy  precepts  diligently. 

5  0  that  my  ways  were  directed 
to  keep  tliy  statutes! 

6  cThen  shall  I  not  be  ashamed, 
when  I  have  respect  unto  all  thy 
commandments. 

7^1  will  praise  thee  with  up- 
rightness of  heart,  when  I  shall 
have  learned  tthy  righteous  judg- 
ments. 

8  I  will  keep  thy  statutes :  O 
forsake  me  not  utterly. 

EKTH. 

9  Wherewithal  shall  a  young 
man  cleanse  his  way?  by  taking 
heed  thereto  according  to  thy 
word. 

10  With  my  whole  heart  have  I 
« sought  thee :  O  let  me  not  /wan- 
der from  thy  commandments. 

11  ^ Thy  word  have  I  hid  in  mine 
heart,  that  I  might  not  sin  against 
thee. 

12  Blessed  art  thou,  O  Lord: 
'« teach  me  thy  statutes. 

13  With  my  lips  have  I '  declared 
all  the  judgments  of  thy  mouth. 

14  I  have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of 
thy  testimonies,  as  'much  as  in  all 
riches. 

15  1  will  *  meditate  in  thy  pre- 
cepts, and  have  respect  unto  thy 
ways. 

16  I  will  'delight  myself  in  thy 
statutes:  I  will  not  forget  thy 
word. 

GIMEL. 

17  wDeal  bountifully  with  thy 
servant,  that  I  may  live,  and  keep 
thy  word. 

18  f  Open  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I 
may  behold  wondrous  things 
out  of  thy  law. 

19  "  I  am  a  stranger  in  the  earth  : 
hide  not  thy  commandments 
from  me. 

20  o  My  soul  breaketh  for  the 
longing"  </ia«  i^  hath  unto  thy  judg- 
ments at  all  times. 

21  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  proud 
that  are  cursed,  which  do  perr 
froin  thy  commandments. 

22  « Remove  from  me  reproach 
and  contempt;  for  I  have  kept 
thy  testimonies. 

23  Princes  also  did  sit  and  speak 
against  me:  but  th.v  servant  did 
r  meditate  in  tliv  statutes. 

24  sThy  testimonies  also  are  my 
delight,  and  t  my  counsellors. 

D.\LETH. 

25  <My  soul  cleaveth  unto  the 
dust:  ""quicken  thou  me  accord- 
ing to  thy  word. 

♦         551 


:iOr, 

perfect, or. 


b  1  John  3.  «. 
ic  &.  18. 


c  Job  22.  26. 
1  John  2.  28. 


d  ver.  171. 

tHeb. 
judgments 
oj  thy  right- 
euusness. 


e2Chr.  15. 15. 
/ver.  21,118. 
f  Ps.  37.  31. 


k  ver.  26,  33, 
C4,  68,  108, 
121, 1S5. 


*P.^.  1.  2. 
ver.  23,  48, 


iPs.  1.  2. 
ver.  35,  47, 


n  Gen.  47.  9. 

1  Chr.  29.  1.^. 
Ps.  39.  12. 

2  Cor.  5.  6. 
Heb.  11.  13. 

o  Ps.  42.  1,  2. 

A:  C3.  1.  ic 

84,  2. 

ver.  40,  131. 
pver.  10,  110, 

118. 
q  Ps.  39.  8. 


r  ver.  15. 
s  ver.  77,  92. 
t  Heb.  men 

of  my  couR. 

sel. 
t  Ps.  44.  23. 
u  ver.  40. 

Ps.  143.  11. 


Sundr'ij  prayers,  praises. 


PSALMS. 


and  professions  of  ohedience. 


X  ver.  12. 
Ps.  25.  4.  Sc 

27. 11.  &.  se. 

U. 
y  Ps.  145.  5,  6. 

s  Ps.  107.  28. 
t  Heh. 
druppeth. 


alKings4.2a. 
Is.  eo.  5. 
2  Cor.  G.  11. 


c  vcr.  112. 

Matt.  10.  22. 

Rev.  2.  26. 
d  ver.  73. 

Prov.  2.  6. 

James  1.  5. 


/Ez.  33.  31. 

Mark  7.  21, 

22. 

1.11  ke  12.  15. 

ITitn.  6.  10. 

lleb.  13.  5. 
g  Is.  33.  15. 
*  Hell.  Maku 

to  pass, 
h  Prov.  23.  5. 
J  ver.  40. 
*2  Sam.  7.25. 
/ver.  20. 
m  ver.  25,  37, 

BC,  107,  149, 

156,  159. 
n  P«.  106.  4. 

ver.  77. 

II  Or,  .So  shall 
I  answer 
him  that 
reproach' 
eth  me  m 
a  thits- 


tHeb. 
at  large. 

oPs.  138.  1. 

iMatt.  10.  IS, 

1». 

Acts  20.  1,  2. 
p  ver.  16. 


T  vcr.  74,  81, 

147. 
t  Rora.  15.  4. 


26  I  have  declared  my  ways,  and 
thou  heardest  me ;  ^  teach  me  thy 
statutes. 

27  Make  me  to  understand  the 
way  of  thy  precepts:  so  2/ shall  I 
talk  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

28  ~  My  soul  t  melteth  for  heavi- 
ness: strengthen  thou  me  accord- 
ing unto  thy  word. 

29  Remove  from  me  the  way  of 
lying :  and  grant  me  thy  law  gra- 
ciously. 

30  I  have  chosen  the  way  of 
truth:  thy  judgments  have  I 
laid  before  me. 

31 1  have  stuck  unto  thy  testimo- 
nies: O  Lord,  put  me  not  to 
shame. 

32  I  will  run  the  way  of  thy  com- 
mandments, when  tliou  shalt  "en- 
large my  lieart. 

HE. 

33  *  Teach  me,  O  Lord,  the  way 
of  thy  statutes ;  and  I  shall  keep 
it  exinto  the  end. 

34  f^Tive  me  understanding,  and 
I  shall  keep  thy  law  ;  yea,  I  shall 
observe  it  with  mij  whole  heart. 

35  Make  me  to  go  in  the  path  of 
thy  commandments;  for  therein 
do  I  e  delight. 

36  Incline  my  heart  unto  thy  tes- 
timonies, and  not  to  /covetous- 
ness. 

37 ;/ 1  Turn  away  mine  eyes  from 
''beholding  vanity;  a/id 'quicken 
thou  me  in  thy  way. 

38  establish  thy  word  unto  thy 
servant,  wlio  is  (levoird  to  thy  fear. 

39  Turn  away  my  reproach  which 
I  fear:  for  thy  judgments  are 
good. 

40  Behold,  I  have  'longed  after 
thy  precepts:  "'quicken  me  in 
thy  righteousness. 

VALT. 

41  "Let  thy  mercies  come  also 
unto  me,  O  Lord,  even  thy  salva- 
tion, according  to  thy  word. 

42  II  So  shall  I  have  wherewith  to 
answer  him  that  reproacheth  me : 
for  I  trust  in  thy  word. 

43  And  take  not  tlie  word  of  truth 
utterly  out  of  my  mouth ;  for  I 
have  hoped  in  thy  judgments. 

44  So  shall  I  keep  thy  law  contin- 
ually for  ev'er  and  over. 

45  And  I  will  walk  tat  liberty: 
for  I  seek  thy  precepts. 

46  "^  I  will  speak  of  thy  testimo- 
nies also  before  kings,  and  will 
not  lie  ashametl. 

47  And  1  will  7^  delight  my.self  in 
thy  commandments,  which  1 
have  loved. 

48  My  hands  also  will  I  lift  up 
unto  thy  commandments,  which 
I  have  loved ;  and  I  will  9  medi- 
tate in  thy  statutes. 

ZAIN. 

49  Remember  the  word  unto  thy 
.servant,  upon  which  thou  hast 
caused  me  to  »•  hope. 

50  This  is  my  » comfort  in  uuy 

552         ♦ 


affliction :  for  thy  word  hath 
quickened  me. 

^1  The  proud  have  had  me  great- 
ly 'in  derision:  yet  have  I  not 
"declined from  thy  law. 

52  1  remembered  thj' judgments 
of  old,  O  Lord;  and  have  com- 
forted myself. 

53  a:  Horror  ha,th  taken  hold  upon 
me  because  of  the  wicked  that 
forsake  thy  law. 

54  Thy  statutes  have  been  my 
songs  in  the  house  of  my  pilgrim- 
age. 

55  .'/I  have  remembered  thy 
name,  O  Lord,  in  the  night,  and 
have  kept  thy  law. 

56  This  I  had,  because  I  kept  thy 
precepts. 

CHETH. 

57  2  Thou  art  my  portion,  O  Lord  : 
I  have  said  that  I  would  keep  thy 
words. 

58  I  entreated  thy  t  favour  with 
my  whole  heart:  be  merciful  unto 
me  "according  to  thy  word. 

59  I  4  thought  on  ihy  ways,  and 
turned  my  feet  unto  thy  testimo- 
nies. 

60  I  made  haste,  and  dela.ved  not 
to  keep  thy  commandments. 

61  The  II  bands  of  the  wicked 
have  robbed  me:  but  I  have  not 
forgotten  thy  law. 

62  "-At  midnight  I  will  rise  to  give 
thanks  unto  thee  because  of  thy 
righteous  judgments. 

63  I  ain  a  companion  of  all 
theyn  that  fear  thee,  and  of  them 
that  keep  thy  precepts. 

64  rfThe  earth,  O  Lord,  is  full  of 
thy  mercy :  « teach  me  thy  stat- 
utes. 

TETH. 

65  Thou  hast  dealt  well  with  thy 
servant,  O  Lord,  according  unto 
thy  word. 

66  Teach  me  good  judgment  and 
knowledge:  for  I  have  believed 
thy  commandments. 

67  .^Before  I  was  afflicted  I  went 
astray  :  but  now  have  1  kept  thy 
word. 

68  Thou  art  ffgood,  and  doest 
good :  '« teach  me  thy  statutes. 

69  The  proud  liave  <  forged  a  lie 
against  me:  but  I  will  keep  thy 
precepts  with  my  wliole  lieart. 

70  /■^Tlicir  lieart  isas  fat  as  grease: 
but  I  'delight  in  thy  law. 

71  '"7/  is  good  for  mo  that  I  have 
been  afflicted;  that  I  might  learn 
thy  statutes. 

72  »  The  law  of  thy  mouth  is  bet- 
ter unto  me  than  thousands  of 
gold  and  silver. 

JOD. 

73  "Thy  hands  have  made  me 
and  fasliioned  me:  ;'give  me  un- 
derstanding, that  I  may  learn  thy 
commandments. 

74  '/Thej'^  that  fear  thee  will  be 
glad  when  they  see  me;  because 
>■  I  have  hoped  in  thy  word. 


rJer.  20.7. 
uJob  23.  11. 
Ps.  44.  in. 


y  Ps.  C3.  G. 


iPs.  IC.  5. 
Jer.  10.  16. 
Lam.  3.  24. 

t  Heb.  faci, 
Jcbll.  19. 

a  ver.  -U. 

/.  Luke  15.  17, 


companies. 
c  .\ct3  16.  25. 


d  Ps.  33.  5. 
e  ver.  12,  26. 


/ver.  Tl. 

Jer.  31.18,19 

Heb.  12.  11. 
?P3.  100.  1.  <fc 

107.  1. 

Matt.  10.  17. 
h  vcr.  12,  26. 
!  Job  13.  4. 

Ps.  109.  2. 
*Ps.  17.  10. 

Is.  6.  10. 

\cts  28.  27. 

I  vcr.  35. 
m  ver.  67. 

Heb.  12.  10, 

11. 
n  ver.  127. 

Ps.  19.  10. 

Prov.  8.  10, 

11,  19. 
oJub  10.  8. 

Ps.  100.  3.  Sc 

13d.  8.  <k  139. 

14. 
p  vcr.  34,  144. 
q  Ps.  34.  2. 
T  ver.  49,  147. 


Sunch^y  prayers,  praises. 


PSALMS. 


and  ijrofcssions  of  obedience. 


t  Heb.  rifht- 
eousness. 
sHeb.  12.10. 

tHeb.  «o 
comfort  me. 

t  ver.  41. 
u  ver.  24,  47, 
174. 

X  Ps.  25.  3. 
V  ver.  86. 

»  ver.  23. 


a  Pa.  73.26.4: 

&4.  2. 
ft  ver.  74,  114. 
c  ver.  123. 

Ps.  69.  3. 
d  Job  30.  30. 


e  Ps.  39.  4. 
/Rev.  G.  10. 


f  Ps.  35.  7. 
Prov.  16.  27. 


tHeb. 

faithfulness, 
h  ver.  78. 
i  Ps.  35.  19.  & 

38.  19. 

*  ver.  40. 


I  Ps.  89.  2. 
Matt.  24.  34, 
30. 
1  Pet.l.  25. 

t  Ileb. 
to  genera- 
lion  and 
generation, 
Ps.  89.  1. 

7  Ileb. 
standeth. 

mJer.  33.25. 

n  ver.  24. 


0  Matt.  5.  18. 
&.  24.  35. 


pPs.  1.2. 


«Deut.  4.  6, 

t  Keh. 
if  is  ever 
with  me. 


>  I  know,  O  Lord,  that  thy 
judgments  are  fright,  and  «ihat 
thou  m  faithfulness  host  afflicted 
me. 

76  Let,  I  pray  thee,  thy  merciful 
kindness  be  t  for  my  comfort,  ac- 
cording to  thy  word  unto  thy 
servant. 

77  'Let  thy  tender  mercies  come 
unto  me,  that  I  may  live:  for  "thy 
law  is  my  deliglit. 

78  Let  the  proud  ^he  ashamed; 
2/ for  they  dealt  perversely  with 
me  without  a  cause :  bvt  I  will 
z  meditate  in  thy  precepts. 

79  Let  those  that  fear  thee  turn 
unto  me,  and  those  that  have 
known  thy  testimonies. 

80  Let  my  heart  be  sound  in  thy 
statutes ;  that  I  be  not  ashamed. 

CAPH. 

81  a  My  soul  fainteth  for  thy  sal- 
vation :  biit ''  I  hope  in  thy  word. 

82  '•Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  word, 
saj-ing.  When  wilt  thou  comfort 
me? 

8.3  For  t'  I  am  become  like  a  bot- 
tle in  the  smoke;  yet  do  I  not  for- 
get thy  statutes. 

84  cHow  many  are  the  days  of 
thy  servant?  /when  wilt  tiiou  ex- 
ecute judgment  on  them  that  per- 
secute me? 

85 J7  The  proud  have  digged  pits  for 
me,  whicli  at'e  not  after  thy  law. 

86  All  thy  commandments  are 
t faithful:  ''they  persecute  me 
i  wrongfully ;  help  thou  me. 

87  They  had  almost  consumed 
me  upon  earth ;  but  I  forsook  not 
thy  precepts. 

88  *  Quicken  me  after  thy  loving- 
kindness  ;  .so  shall  I  keep  the  tes- 
timony of  thy  mouth. 

IjAMED. 

89  '  For  ever,  O  Lord,  thy  word 
is  settled  in  heaven. 

90  Thy  faithfulness  is  tunto  all 
generations:  thou  hast  establish- 
ed the  earth,  and  it  tabideth. 

91  They  continue  this  day  accord- 
ing to  '"'thine  ordinances:  for  all 
are  thy  servants. 

92  Unless  «thy  law  had  been  mj- 
delights,  I  should  then  have  per- 
ished in  mine  affliction. 

93  I  will  never  forget  thy  pre- 
cepts: for  with  them  thou  hast 
quickened  me. 

94  I  aril  thine,  save  me;  for  1 
have  sought  thy  precepts. 

95  The  wicked  have  waited  for 
me  to  destroy  me:  but  I  will  con- 
sider thy  testimonies. 

96  0 1  have  seen  an  end  of  all  per- 
fection :  but  thy  commandment  is 
exceeding  broad. 

MEjr. 

97  O  how  love  I  thy  law!  pit  is 
my  meditation  all  the  da3\ 

98  Thou  through  thy  command- 
ments hast  made  me  i  wiser  thaa 
mine  enemies :  for  t  they  are  ever 
with  me. 


99  I  have  more  understanding 
than  all  my  teachers:  »for  thy 
testimonies  ai-e  my  meditation. 

100  s  I  understand  more  than  the 
ancients,  because  I  keep  thy  pre- 
cepts. 

loi  I  have  'refrained  my  feet 
from  every  evil  way,  that  I  might 
keep  thy  word. 

102  I  have  not  departed  from  thy 
judgments:  for  thou  hast  taught 
me. 

103  "How  sweet  are  thy  words 
unto  my  ttaste!  yea,  sweeter  than 
honey  to  my  mouth. 

104  Through  thy  precepts  I  get 
understanding:  therefore^ I  hate 
every  liaise  way. 

xux. 

105  J' Thy  word  is  a  J  lamp  unto 
my  feet,  and  a  light  unto  my  path. 

106  2 1  have  sworn,  and  I  will 
perform  it,  that  I  will  keep  thy 
righteous  judgments. 

107  I  am  afflicted  very  much : 
«  quicken  me,  O  Lord,  according 
unto  thy  word. 

108  Accept,  I  beseech  thee,  ^the 
freewill  offerings  of  ray  inouth, 
O  Lord,  and  c  teach  me  thy  judg- 
ments. 

109  "!My  soul  is  continually  in 
my  hand :  yet  do  I  not  forget  thy 
law. 

110 « The  wicked  have  laid  a  snare 
for  me:  yet  I /erred  not  from,  thy 
precepts. 

111  ffThy  testimonies  have  I 
taken  as  a  heritage  for  ever :  for 
''  they  are  the  rejoicing  of  my 
heart. 

112  I  have  inclined  mine  heart 
tto  perform  thy  statutes  always, 
ieven  unto  the  end. 

SAMECH. 

113  I  hate  vain  thoughts :  but  thy 
law  do  I  love. 

114  ^Thou  art  my  hiding  place 
and  liiy  shield:  'I  hope  in  thy 
word. 

115  "'Depart  from  me.  ye  evil 
doers :  for  I  will  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  my  God 

110  Uphold  me  according  unto 
thy  word,  that  I  may  live:  and 
let  me  not  "be  ashamed  of  my 
hope. 

117  Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I  shall 
be  safe:  and  I  will  have  respect 
unto  thy  statutes  continually. 

118  Thou  hast  trodden  dow'n  all 
them  that  °  err  from  thy  statutes: 
for  their  deceit  is  falsehood. 

119  Thou  tputtest  away  all  the 
wicked  of  the  earth  p  like  Avon's : 
therefore  I  love  thy  testimonies. 

120  9  My  flesh  trembleth  for  fear 
of  thee';  and  I  am  afraid  of  thy 
judgments. 

A IX. 

121  I  have  done  judgment  and 
justice:  leave  me  not  to  mine 
oppressors. 

122  Be  '■surety  for  thy  servant  for 
'  553 


rSTim.  3.  15. 

s  Job  32.  7,  6, 
9. 

tProv.  1.  15. 


u  Pa.  19.  10. 
Prov.  8.  11. 
t  Keh. palate. 


y  Prov.  6.  23. 
II  Or,  candle. 
z  Xch.  10.  29. 


'-  IIos.  14.  2. 
Ileb.  13.  15. 
0  ver.  12,  26. 


ePs.  140.  5.  ct 
141.  9. 
/ver.  10,  21. 
f  Dcut.  33.  4. 

Ji  ver.  77,  92 
174. 

t  Ileb.  to  do. 
iver.  33. 


t  Ps.  32.  7.  <Ss 

91.  1. 
/  ver.  61. 
m  Ps.  6.  8.  A: 

139.  19. 

Mait.  7.  23 


n  Ps.  25.  2. 
Rom.  5.  5.  i 
9.  33.  Sc  10. 


0  ver.  21. 

t  Heb.  causest 

to  cease, 
p  Ez.  22.  18. 
?Hab.  3.  16. 


Sundry  prayers,  ijraises, 


PSALMS. 


and  professions  of  ohedience. 


t  ver.  81, 

82. 

t  ver.  12. 

u  Ps.  116 

16 

X  ver.  72. 
Ps.  19.  10. 
Prov.ft.  11. 


y  ver.  104. 


I  Ps.  19.  7. 
Prov.  1.  4. 

a  ver.  20. 

b  Ps.  106.  4. 
c2  Thess.  1. 

C,  7. 
t  Heh. 

according  to 

the  custom 

tuwarils 

those,  ^c. 
rfPs.  17.  5. 
e  Ps.  19.  13. 

Rom.  6.  12. 
/Luke  1.  74. 
g  Ps.  4.  6. 
h  ver.  12,  26. 
J  Jer.  9.  1.  Sc 

14.  17. 

See  Ez.  9.  4. 


*  Ezra  9.  15. 
Neh.  9.  33. 
Jer.  12.  1. 


I  Ps.  19 
t  Heb. 


7,8,9. 
■ight- 


+  Heb./«i(;i- 

fuliiess. 
m  Ps.  69.  9. 

John  2.  17. 
t  lleb.  cut  me 

off. 
n  Ps.  12.  C.  A: 

18.  30.  (fc  19. 

8. 

Prov.  30.  5. 
t  Heh.  tried, 

or,  refined. 


John  17.  17. 
illeh.  found 


V  ver.  34,  73, 
1C9. 


good:  let  not  the  proud  oppress 
me. 

123  sMine  eyes  fail  for  thy  sal- 
vation, and  lor  the  word  of  thy 
righteousness. 

124  Deal  with  thy  servant  accord- 
ing unto  thy  mercy,  and  « teach 
me  thy  statutes. 

125  « I  am  thy  servant ;  give  me 
understanding,  that  I  may  know 
thy  testimonies. 

12f)  It  is  time  for  fhee,  Lord,  to 
work:  for  they  have  made  void 
thy  law. 

127  a;  Therefore  I  love  thy  com- 
mandments above  gold;  yea, 
above  tine  gold. 

128  Therefore  I  esteem  all  thy 
precepts  concerning  all  thinps  to 
be  right;  and  1 2/ hate  every  false 
way. 

PK. 

129  Thy  testimonies  are  wonder- 
ful :  therefore  doth  my  soul  keep 
them. 

130  The  entrance  of  thy  words 
giveth  light;  -it  giveth  under- 
standing unto  the  simple. 

131  I  opened  my  mouth,  and 
panted:  for  I  « longed  for  thy 
commandments. 

132  6  Look  thou  upon  me,  and 
be  merciful  unto  me,  «tas  thou 
usest  to  do  unto  those  that  love 
thy  name. 

133  d  Order  my  steps  in  thy  word : 
and  «let  not  any  iniquity  have 
dominion  over  me. 

134 /Deliver  me  from  the  oppres- 
sion of  man:  so  will  I  keep  thy 
precepts. 

13.5  </  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon 
thy  servant;  and  /» teach  me  thy 
statutes. 

13fJ  i  Rivers  of  waters  run  down 
mine  eyes,  because  they  keep  not 
thy  law. 

TZADDI. 

137  *  Righteous  art  ihou,0  Lobd, 
and  upright  are  thy  .iudgiiients. 

138  'Thy  testimonies  that  thou 
hast  commanded  are  t righteous 
and  very  t  faithful. 

139  "'My  zeal  hath  t consumed 
me,  because  mine  enemies  have 
foi-gotten  thy  words. 

140  "Thy  word  is  very  tpure: 
therefore  thy  servant  loveth  it. 

141  I  am  small  and  despised :  yet 
do  not  I  forget  thy  precepts. 

142  Thy  righteousness  /.san  ever- 
lasting righteousness,  and  thy  law 
is  "the  truth. 

143  Trouble  and  anguish  have 
t taken  hold  on  me:  yt  thy  com- 
mandments are  i>  my  delights. 

144  The  righteousness  of  thy 
testimonies  is  cvcrlasliug:  7 give 
me  understanding,  and  I  shall 
live. 

KOPIT. 

145  I  cried  with  my  whole  heart; 
hear  me,  O  Lord  :  I  will  keep  thy 
statutes. 

554 


146  I  cried  unto  thee;  save  me, 
II  and  I  shall  keep  thy  testimonies. 

147  »"I  prevented  the  dawning  of 
the  morning,  and  cried : « I  hoped 
in  thy  word. 

148  }  Mine  eyes  prevent  the  night 
watches,  that  I  might  meditate  in 
thy  word. 

149  Hear  my  voice  according 
unto  thy  lovingkindness:  O 
Lord,  "quicken  me  according  to 
thy  judgment. 

150  They  draw  nigh  that  follow 
after  mischief:  they  are  lar  from 
thv  law. 

101  Thou  art  a;  near,0  Lord  ;  y  and 
all  thy  commandments  are  truth. 

152  Concerning  thy  testimonies, 
I  have  known  of  old  that  thou 
hast  founded  them  zfor  ever. 

BKSH. 

153  a  Consider  mine  affliction, 
and  deliver  me :  for  I  do  not  for- 
get thy  law. 

154  ''  JPlead  my  cause,  and  deliver 
me:  ^ quicken  me  according  to 
thy  word. 

155  ''Salvation  is  far  from  the 
wicked:  for  they  seek  not  thy 
statutes. 

156  II  Great  are  thy  tender  mer- 
cies, O  Lord:  c quicken  me  ac- 
cording to  thy  judgments. 

157  Many  are  my  persecutors 
and  mine  enemies;  yet  do  I  not 
/decline  from  thy  testimonies. 

158  I  beheld  the  transgressors, 
and  .9  was  grieved ;  because  thej' 
kept  not  thy  word. 

159  Consider  how  I  love  thy 
precepts :  ''  quicken  me,  O  Lord, 
according  to  thy  loviugkindness. 

IGO  tThy  word  is  true  froin  the 
beginning:  and  every  one  of  thy 
righteous  judgments  endureth  for 
ever. 

SCHIN. 

161  i  Princes  have  persecuted  me 
without  a  cause:  but  my  heart 
standeth  in  awe  of  thy  word. 

102  I  rejoice  at  tliy  word,  as  one 
that  findeth  great  spoil. 

163  I  hate  aiid  abhor  lying:  hut 
thy  law  do  I  love. 

164  Seven  times  a  day  do  I  praise 
thee,  because  of  thy  righteous 
judgments. 

165  *  Great  peace  have  they 
whicli  love  thy  law :  and  t  nothing 
shall  (iHrnd  them. 

loi;  '  L(iRi),  I  have  hoped  for  thy 
salvation,  and  done  thy  com- 
mandments. 

167  My  soul  hath  kept  thy  tes- 
timonies; and  I  love  them  ex- 
ceedingly. 

168  I  liave  kept  thy  precepts  and 
thy  testimonies:  ">for  all  my 
ways  arc  before  thee. 

TAIL 

169  Let  my  cry  come  near  before 
fchee,  O  Lord:  "give  me  under- 
standing according  to  tliy  word. 

170  Let  my  supplication   come 


II  Or,  that  I 
may  keep. 

rPs.5.  3.  k 
88.  13.  Sc  130. 
6. 

s  ver.  74. 

t  Ps.  03.  1,  G. 


u  ver.  40,  154. 


iPs.  145.  18. 
y  ver.  142. 


t  Luke  21.  33. 
a  Lam.  5.  1. 


Ps.  35.  1. 

Mic.  7.  9. 
c  ver.  40. 
d  Job  5.4. 
!l  Or,  Many, 
e  ver.  149. 


/Pa.  44.  18. 
ver.  51. 


g  ver.  136. 
Ez.  9.  4. 


t  Heb.  The 
beginning 
of  thy  word 
is  true. 


1 1  Sam.  24. 
11,  14.  (ScSe. 


k  Prov.  3.  Q. 

Is.  32. 17. 
t  Heb.  they 

shall  have  no 

stumbling- 

block. 
IGcn.  49.  18. 

ver.  174. 


m  Prov.  0.  21. 


The  safetij  of  the  godlij. 


PSALMS. 


The  church  blesseth  God. 


p  Josh.  24.  22, 
Prov.  1.29. 
Luke  10.  42. 

q  ver.  1C6. 

r  ver.  16,21, 
47,  77,  111. 

s  Is.  53.  6. 
Luke  15.  4, 
Sir. 
1  Pet.  2.  25. 


about  1058. 

a  Ps.  118.  5. 
Jooah  2.  2. 

II  Or, 
What  shall 
the  deceitful 
tongue  give 
unto  thee  7 
or,  W'hat 
shall  It  profit 
thee  ? 

t  Heb.  aiie.i. 

II  Or,  It  is  as 
the  sharp  ar- 
rows of  the 
■mighty  man, 
wilh  cuais  of 
juniper. 

b  Gen.  10.  2. 
Y.Z.  27.  13. 
a  man  of  peace. 


II  Or,  Shall 

I  lift  up 

mine  eyes  to 

the  hills? 

whence 

should  my 

help  come  7 

See  Jer.  3. 

23. 
n  P3.  124.  8. 
6  1  Sam.  2.  9. 

Prov.  3.  23, 

26. 
c  Ps.  127.  1. 

Is.  27.  3. 
i  Is.  25.  4. 
ePs.  16.  8.  & 

103.  31. 
/Ps.  91.  5. 

Is.  49.  10. 

Rev.  7.  16. 
r  Ps.  41.  2.  <fc 

97.  10.  &  145, 

20. 
h  Deut.28.  6. 

Prov.  2.  8.  & 

3.6. 


before  thee :  deliver  me  according 
to  thy  word. 

171  "My  lips  shall  utter  praise, 
when  thou  hast  taught  me  thy 
statutes. 

172  Mv  tongue  shall  speak  of 
thy  word:  lor  all  thy  command- 
ments are  righteousness. 

173  Let  thine  hand  help  me;  for 
p  I  have  chosen  thy  precepts. 

174  9 1  have  longed  for  thj'  sal- 
vation, O  Lord  ;  and  »-thy  law  is 
my  delight. 

175  Let  my  soul  live,  and  it  shall 
praise  thee;  and  let  thy  judg- 
ments help  me. 

176 « I  have  gone  astraj'  like  a  lost 
sheep :  seek  thy  servant ;  for  I  do 
not  forget  thy  commandments. 

PSALM    CXX. 

1  David  prayeth  against  Doeg,  3  reproveth  his 
tongue,  5  eomplainelh  of  his  necessary  con- 
'jersation  with  the  wicked. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

IN  nmy  distress  I  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  and  he  heard  me. 
2 Deliver  mj'.soul,  O  Lord,  from 
lying   lips,  and  from  a  deceitful 
tongue. 

3  iiWhat  shall  be  given  unto  thee  ? 
or  what  shall  be  t  done  unto  thee, 
thou  false  tongue? 

4  II  Sharp  arrows  of  the  mighty, 
with  coals  of  juniper. 

5  Woe  is  me,  that  I  sojourn  in 
''Mesech.  <:that  I  dwell  in  the 
tents  of  Kedar! 

6  My  soul  hath  long  dwelt  with 
him  that  hateth  peace. 

7  I  am  II /or  peace:  but  when  I 
speak,  they  are  for  war. 

c  Gen.  25. 13.    1  Sam.  25. 1.    Jer.  49.  28,  29.    n  Or, 

PSALM  CXXI. 

The  great  safety  of  the  godly,  who  put  their  trust 
in  God's  protection, 
,     A  Song  of  degrees. 

II  T  WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto 
J-  the  hills,  from  whence  com- 
eth  mv  help. 

2  aMy  help  cometh  from  the  Lord, 
which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

3  b  He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to 
be  moved :  ^he  that  keepeth  thee 
will  not  slumber. 

4  Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel 
shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

0  The  Lord  is  thy  keeper:  the 
Lord  is  f'thy  shade  eupon  thj- 
I'ight  hand. 

6  /The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee 
bydaj',  nor  the  moon  by  night. 

7  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee 
from  all  evil:  he  shall  i/preserve 
thv  soul. 

8  The  Lord  shall  't preserve  thy 
going  out  and  thy  coming  in 
from  this  time  forth,  and  even  for 
evermore. 

PSALM  CXXII. 

1  David  prof esseth  his  joy  for  the  church,  G  and 

prayeth  for  the  peace  thereof. 

A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 


a  Is.  2.3. 
Zech.  8.  21. 


6  See  2  Sam. 

5.  9. 
c  Ex.  23.  17. 

Deut.  16.  16. 
d£x.  16.  34. 
eDeut.  17.  8. 

2  Chr.  19.  8. 
t  Heb.  do  sit. 
/Ps.  51.18. 


I  WAS  glad  when  they  said  unto 
me,  a  Let  us  go  into  the  hou.se  of 
the  Lord. 

2  Our  feet  shall  stand  within  thy 
gates,  O  Jerusalem. 

3  Jerusalem  is  builded  as  a  city 
that  is* compact  together: 

4  cWhither  the  tribes  go  up,  the 
tribes  of  the  Lord,  unto  «'the  tes- 
timony of  Israel,  to  give  thanks 
unto  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  eFor  there  tare  set  thrones 
of  judgment,  the  thrones  of  the 
house  of  David. 

6  /Prav  for  the  peace  of  Jeru- 
salem: "they  shall  prosper  that 
love  thee. 

7  Peace  be  within  thy  walls,  and 
prosnerity  within  thy  palaces. 

8  For  mv  brethren  and  compan- 
ions' sakes,  I  will  now  say,  Peace 
be  within  thee. 

9  Because  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  our  God  I  will  a  seek,  thy 
good, 

PSALM  CXXII  L 

1  The  godly  profess  their  confidence  in  God,  3  and 

pray  to  he  delivered  from  contempt. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

UNTO  thee  "lift  I  up  mine  eyes,  aPs.  121.1.4 
O  thou  *that  dwellestin  the  j  i*'**- 
heavens.  i-p*.  2. 4.  & 

2  Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants  "■  ^-  ^  "^• 
look  unto  the  hand  of  their  mas- 
ters, and  as  the  eyes  of  a  maiden 
unto  the  hand  of  her  mistress;  so 
our  eyes  wait  upon  the  Lord  our 
God,  "until  that  he  have  mercy 
upon  us. 

3  Have  mercy  upon  us,  O  Lord, 
have  mercy  upon  us :  lor  we  are 
exceedingly  filled  with  contempt. 

4  Our  soul  is  exceedingly  tilled 
with  the  scorning  of  those  that 
are  at  ease,  and  with  the  con- 
tempt of  the  proud. 

PSALM  CXXIV. 

The     church     blesseth     God   for    a    miraculous 
deliverance. 
A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

IF  it  find  not  been  the  Lord  who 
was  on  our  side,  «  now  may  Is- 
rael sav ; 

2  If  i(  had  not  been  the  Lord  who 
was  on  our  side,  when  men  rose 
up  against  us : 

3  Then  they  had  *  swallowed  us 
up  quick,  when  their  wrath  was 
kindled  against  us : 

4  Then  the  waters  had  over- 
whelmed us,  the  stream  had  gone 
over  our  soul : 

5  Then  the  proud  waters  had 
gone  over  our  soul. 

6  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  hath 
not  given  us  as  a  prey  to  their 
teeth. 

7  Our  soul  is  escaped  «as  a  bird 
out  of  the  snare  of  the  fowlers: 
the  snare  is  broken,  and  we  are 

8  ii  Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the 

5.55 


cPs. 
Pro 


91.  3. 
V.  6.  5. 


Virtue  of  GocVs  hlcssing. 


PSALMS. 


An  exhortation  to  praise  God. 


a  Vrov.  22.  i 
Is.  H.  5. 

t  Ilfl). 
wicficdness, 


c  Fs.  l'2H.  fi. 
Gal.  a.  10. 


t  Heb.  rc- 

tumcd  the 
Telurning 
ofZh.n, 

vh.  ;,z.  c.  k 

8J.  1. 

Uoi.  C.  11. 
Joel  3.  1. 

a  Acts  12.  9. 

h  Job  8.  21. 

t  Hob. 
hath  mnir- 
nified  tu  do 
with  them. 


<J,  ice. 
'I  Or,  singing. 


II  Or. 
vf  Sjlomon, 
I's.  '-2,  title. 

:  Ili'b.  that 
ari'  huUders 
of  it  in  it. 

a  Ps.  121.3,4, 
5. 

b  G<-n.  3.  IT, 
10. 

cOifii.  33.  5. 
.t  48.  4. 
Josh. 24.  3,4. 

dDeut.  28.  4. 

r  Hub. 
hath  filled 
his  (/uiver 
with  them. 


LoKi),  «  who  made  lieaveu  and 
earth. 

PSALM  CXXV. 

1  The  safety  of  such  as  trust  in  God.    4  A  prayer 

for  the  godly,  and  against  the  wicked. 

A  Song  of  ili-gri'es. 

THEY  that  trust  in  the  Lord 
shall  be  as  mount  Zion,  iv/iich 
cannot  be  removed,  but  abideth 
for  ever. 

2  As  the  mountains  are  round 
about  Jerusalem,  so  the  Lord 
is  round  about  his  people  from 
henceforth  even  lor  ever. 

3  For  «the  rod  of  tthe  wicked 
shall  not  rest  upon  the  lot  of  the 
righteous;  lest  the  righteous  put 
forth  their  hands  vinto  iniquity. 

4  Do  good,  O  Loni),  unto  those 
that  be  good,  and  to  them  that  are 
upright  in  their  hearts. 

5  As  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto 
their  ^  crooked  ways,  the  Lord 
shall  load  them  forth  with  the 
workers  of  iniquity:  but  cpeace 
shall  be  upon  Israel. 

PSALM  CXXVL 

1  The  church,  celebrating  her  incredible  return 
out  of  cnptioity,  4  praycthfor,  and  prophesictli 
the  good  success  thereof. 

A.  Sons  of  degrees. 

WHEN     the     Lord    f  turned 
again  tlie  captivity  of  Zion, 
awe  were  like  thena  that  dream. 

2  Then  (-was  our  mouth  tilled 
with  laughter,  and  our  tongue 
with  singing:  then  said  they 
among  the  heathen,  The  Lord 
thath  done  great  things  ibr  them. 

3  The  Lord  hath  done  great 
things  for  us;  ivhereof  we  are 
glad. 

4  Turn  again  our  captivity,  O 
Lord,  as  the  streams  in  the 
south. 

5  cTliey  that  sow  in  tears  shall 
reap  in  lljoj'. 

6  He  that  goeth  forth  and  weep- 
eth,  bearing  11  precious  seed,  shall 
doubtless  come  again  with  re- 
joicing, bringing  his  sheaves  tt)i^/i 
him. 

PSALM    CXXVIL 

1  The  virtue  of  God's  hlcssing.     3  Good  children 

are  his  gift. 

A.  Song  of  degrees  ||  for  Solomon. 

TI^XCEPT  the  Lord  build  the 
J  liouse,  they  labour  in  vain 
tthat  build  it:  except  «the  Lord 
keep  the  city,  tlie  watchman 
waketh  but  in  vain. 

2  It  is  vain  for  you  to  rise  up 
early,  to  sit  uj)  late,  to  '-eat  the 
bread  of  sornnvs :  for  so  he  giveth 
his  beloved  sleep. 

3  Lo,  ccliildren  are  a  heritage 
of  the  I,ord:  and  ''tlie  fruit  of 
the  womb  is  his  reward. 

4  As  arrows  are  in  the  hand  of 
a  mighty  man;  so  are  children 
of  the  youth. 

5  Happy  is  the  man  that  thath 


his  quiver  full  of  them:  «they 
shall  not  be  ashamed,  but  they 

1  shall  speak  with  the  enemies  in 
the  gate. 

PSALM   CXXVIIL 

The   sundry  blessings   which   follow   them   that 

fear  God. 

A.  Song  of  degrees. 

BLESSED   "is  every  one  that 
feareth  the  Lord;  that  walk- 
eth  in  his  ways. 

2  *For  thou  shalt  eat  the  labour 
of  thine  hands:  happy  .s/io?/;  thou 
be,  and  it  shall  be  well  with  thee. 

3  Thy  wife  .'ihallbe  cas  a  fruitful 
vine  by  the  sides  of  thine  house: 
thy  children  ''like  olive  plants 
round  about  thv  table. 

4  Behold,  that  thus  shall  the 
man  be  blessed  tliat  feareth  the 
Lord. 

5  cThe  Lord  shall  bless  thee  out 
of  Zion:  and  thou  .shalt  see  the 
good  of  Jerasalem  all  the  days 
of  thy  life. 

6  Yea,  thou  slialt  .^see  thy  chil- 
dren's children,  and  sf  peace  upon 
Israel. 

PSALM   CXXIX. 

1  An  exhortation  to  praise  God  for  paving  Israel 
in  their  great  afflictions,  5  The  haters  of  the 
church  are  cursed. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

JIVTANY  a  time  have  they 
ItJ.  afflicted  me  from  omy 
youth,  ''may  Israel  now  say: 

2  Many  a  time  have  they  afflict- 
ed me  from  my  youth :  yet  they 
have  not  prevailed  against  me. 

3  The  ploughers  ploughed  upon 
my  back:  they  made  long  their 
furrows. 

4  The  Lord  is  righteous:  he 
hath  cut  asunder  the  cords  of  the 
wicked. 

5  Let  them  all  be  confounded 
and  turned  back  that  hate  Zion. 

6  Let  them  be  as  "the  grass  upon 
the  housetops,  which  withereth 
afore  it  groweth  up : 

7  Wherewitli  the  mower  filleth 
not  his  hand ;  nor  he  that  bindeth 
sheaves  his  bosom. 

8  Noitlier  do  they  which  go  by 
say,  ''The  blessing  of  the  IjOrd 
/;fi'upon  you :  we  bless  you  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXXX. 

1  The  psalmist  professetk  his  hope  in  prayer,  5 
and  his  patience  in  hope.  7  He  exhorteth  Is- 
rael to  hope  m  God, 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

OUT  n  of  the  depths  have  I  cried 
unto  thee,  ()  Lord. 

2  Lord,  lu'ur  my  voice:  let  thine 
ears  be  attentive  to  the  voice  of 
my  supplications. 

3  ''If  thou.  Lord,  shouldest 
mark  iniquities,  O  Lord,  who 
shall  stand? 

4  But  the7-e  is  c  forgiveness  with 


cSee  Jobs.  4. 

Prov.  27.  11. 
I  Or,  shall 

su^'due,  as 

Ps.  1(5.  47. 

or,  destroy. 


a  Ps.  112.  1.  & 

lib.  13.  Sc 
UD.  1. 


,/  Ps.  52.  8.  &. 

144.  1-2. 


/Gen.  CO.  23. 
Job  42.  IG. 


Much. 
e  Ez.23.3. 
1.  2.  15.  Sc 


(i  Ruth  2.  4. 
Vs.  118.  20. 


a  Lam.  S.  55. 
Jonah  2.  2. 


20, 


b  Ps.  143. 
Unm.  3. 
23,  24. 

c  ICx.  34.  7. 


DavkVs  zealous  care  for  the  ark.      PSALMS. 


God's  i)romises  to  David. 


dl  Kings  a.  40. 

Vs.  -2.  11. 

Jer.  33.  8,  9. 
e  Ps.  2T.  14.  Sc 

33.  20.  6c  40. 

1. 

Is.  f<.  17.  & 

26.8.  .v.  30.18. 
/P-i.  119.  81. 
g  Ps.  C3.  6.  <t 

119.  147. 

nor, 

whiCit  watch 

unto  Ihe 

moTfiing. 
h  Pm.  131.  3. 
i  Ps.  bO.  5, 13. 

Is.  6j.  7. 
?.  Ps.  103.  3,  4. 

Man.  1.21. 


a  Koiti.  12.16. 
t  Hc-b.  walk. 
t  Hub. 

wonderfjilt 

Job  42.  3. 

Pa.  133.  6. 
THub. 

my  soul, 
b  Mall.  18.  3. 

1  Cor.  14.  20. 
cPs.  130.  7. 
t  Heb. 

from.  now. 


about  1004. 


a  Ps.  C5.  1. 
biWn.  49.  2t. 


c  Prcv.  C.  4. 

d  .\iU   7.  48. 
t  Heb.  hab- 
itations. 
e  I.Sair..l7.12. 
fl  S;im.  7.  1. 
gl  Chr.  13.5 

h  Ps.  5.  7.  &. 

09.  .3. 

i  Num.  10  35. 

2  Chr.  6.  41, 

42. 
*  Pa.  78.  61. 
I  Job  29.  14. 


77!  Ps.  89.  3,  4, 
S3,  ic.  d: 
110.4. 

n2  Sam.  7.12. 

1  Kin;;ae.23. 

2  Chr.  6.  16. 
Luke  1.  G9. 
Acls  2.  30. 

+  Hob. 
thy  belly. 


thee,  that  d  thou  mayest  be 
feared. 

5  '  I  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul 
doth  wait,  and  /ia  his  word  do  I 
hope. 

6  u  My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord 
more  than  they  that  watch  for 
the  morning:  ,  I  saii^more  than 
tliey  that  watcli  for  the  morning. 

7  ''Let  Israel  liope  in  the  Lord: 
for  iwith  the  Lord  there  is  mer- 
cy, and  with  him  is  plenteous  re- 
demption. 

8  And  A- he  shall  redeem  Israel 
from  all  liis  iniquities. 

PSALM  CXXXL 

1  David,  professing   his    humility,  3    exhorleth 

Isiaclto  hope  in  God. 

A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

LORD,  my  heart  is  not  haugli- 
ty,  nor  mine  eyes  lofty : 
"neither  do  I  t exercise  myself 
in  great  matters,  or  in  things  too 
t  high  for  me. 

2  Surely  I  have  behaved  and 
quieted  t  myself,  *as  a  cliild  that 
is  weaned  of  his  motlier:  my 
soul  is  even  as  a  weaned  child. 

3  «Let  Lsrael  hope  in  the  Lord 
tfrom  henceforth  and  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXXXIL 

1  David   in    his  prayer   commendeth   unto    God 
the    religious  care    he    had   for  the    ark.      8 
His   prayer   at   the   removing  of  the  ark,   11 
with  a  repetition  of  God^s  promises. 
A.  Song  of  degrees. 

LORD,  remember    David,  and 
all  his  afflictions: 

2  How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord, 
aaiul  vowed  unto  ^the  mighty 
God  of  Jacob; 

3  Surely  I  will  not  come  into 
the  tabernacle  of  my  house,  nor 
go  up  into  my  bed; 

4  I  will  (-not  give  sleep  to  mine 
eyes,  or  slumber  to  mine  eyelids, 

b  Until  I  <^find  out  a  place  for 
the  Lord,  ta  habitation  for  the 
inighty  (Vod  of  Jacob. 

6  Lo,  we  heard  of  it  eat  Ephra- 
tah :  /we  found  it  3  in  the  fields 
of  the  wood. 

7  We  will  go  into  his  taber- 
nacles: ''we  will  worship  at  his 
footstool. 

8  JArise,  O  Lord,  irrte  thy  rest; 
thou,  and  Athearkof  thy  strength. 

9  Let  thy  priests  Mje  clothed 
with  rigliteousness ;  and  let  thj' 
saints  sliout  for  joy. 

10  For  thy  servant  David's  sake 
turn  not  away  the  face  of  thine 
anointed. 

11  "'The  Lord  hath  sworn  in 
truth  unto  David;  he  will  not 
turn  from  it;  «Of  the  fruit  of 
t  thy  body  will  I  set  upon  thy 
throne. 

12  If  thy  children  will  keep  my 
covenant  and  my  testimony  that 
I  shall  teach  them,  their  chil- 
dren shall  also  sit  upon  tlij' 
throne  for  evermore. 


13  "For  the  Lord  hath  chosen 
Zion;  he  hath  desired  it  for  his 
habitation. 

14  7^ This  is  my  rest  for  ever: 
here  will  I  dwell;  for  I  have  de- 
sired it. 

15  9  I  will  II  abundantly  bless  her 
provision  :  I  will  satisfy  her  poor 
with  bread. 

1(5  'I  will  also  clothe  her  priests 
with  salvation:*  and  her  saints 
shall  shout  aloud  for  joj'. 

17  'There  will  I  make  the  horn 
of  David  to  bud :  "- 1  have  or- 
dained a  1  lamp  for  mine  anoint- 
ed. 

18  His  enemies  will  I  ^  clothe 
with  shame:  but  upon  himself 
shall  hLs  crown  flourish. 

PSALM  CXXXIIL 

The  benefit  oj  the  communion  of  saints. 
A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

BEHOLD,  how  good  and  how 
pleasant  it  is  for  "brethren  to 
dwell  t  together  in  unity  .' 

2  It  is  like  ^the  precious  oint- 
ment upon  the  head,  that  ran 
down  upon  the  beard,  even  Aa- 
ron's beard:  that  went  down  to 
the  skirts  of  his  garments; 

3  As  the  dew  of  "Hermon,  and 
as  the  dew  that  descended  upon 
the  mountains  of  Zion:  for  <i  there 
the  Lord  commanded  the  bless- 
ing, even  life  for  evermore. 

PSALM  cxxxrv. 

An  exhorlation  to  hUss  God, 
A  Song  of  degrees. 

BEHOLD,  bless  ye  the  Lord, 
nail  2/^  servants  of  the  Lord, 
&  which  by  night  stand  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

2  cLift  up  your  hands  ii?i  the 
sanctuary,  and  bless  the  Lord. 

3  ''  The  Lord  that  made  heaven 
and  earth  "bless  thee  out  of  Zion. 

PSALM  CXXXV. 

1  An  exhortation  lo  praise  God  for  his  mercy,  5 
for  his  power,  8  for  his  judgments.  15  The 
vanity  of  idols.  19  An  exhortation  to  bless 
God. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  PraLse 
ye  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 
"praise  him,  O  ye  servants  of  the 
Lord. 

2  ''  Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  in  «the  courts  of  the 
house  of  our  God, 

3  Praise  the  Lord;  for  ^^the 
Lord  is  good:  sing  praises  unto 
his  name ;  « for  it  is  plea.sant. 

4  For  /the  Lord  liath  chosen 
Jacob  unto  liimself,  and  Israel  for 
his  peculiar  treasure. 

5  For  I  know  tliat  i/the  Lord  is 
great,  and  that  our  Lord  is  above 
all  gods. 

6  h  Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleas- 
ed, that  did  he  in  heaven,  and  in 
earth,  in  the  seas,  and  all  deep 
places. 

7  'He  causetli   the  vapours  to 


o  Ps.  4S.  1,  2. 


p  Ps.  C8.  16. 


H  Ps.  147.  14. 
11  Or,  surely. 
r2Chr.  G.  41. 

ver.  9. 

Ps.  149.  4. 
s  Hos.  11.  12. 
t  Ez.  29.  21. 

Luke  1.  69. 
u  See  1  Kings 

11.  36.  tc  15. 

4. 

2  Chr.  21.  7. 
li  Or,  candle. 
rPs.  35.  20, 

it  lOa.  29. 


a  Gen. 

13. 

8. 

Heb. 

13. 

1. 

t  Heb. 

ev 

n 

together. 

b  Ex.  30.  25, 

30. 

cDeut 

.4. 

48. 

rfLev. 

25. 

21 

Deut 

28 

8. 

Ps.  42   8 

aVi.  135.  1,2. 
il  Chr.  0.  33. 
c\  Tim.  2.  8. 
a  Or, 

in  holiness, 
d  Ps.  124.  8. 
e  Ps.  128.  5.  k 

135.  21. 


aPs.  113.1.  & 

134.  1. 
b  Luke  2.  37. 
c  Ps.  92.  13.  & 

9G.  8.  Sc  116. 

19. 
d  Ps.  119.  68. 
e  Ps.  147.  1. 
/Ex.  19.  5. 

Deut.  7.  6,  7. 

<fc  10.  15. 

g  Ps.  95.  3.  &. 


h  Ps.  115.  3. 


[Jer.  10.  13. 
&51.  16. 


An  exhortation 


PSALMS. 


to  thanksgiving. 


*  Job  'Jf?.  25, 

•2G.  &.  38.  24, 

Ace. 

Zech.  10.  1. 
/Job  38.  22. 
m  Ex.  12.  12, 

29. 

l'.-.  7a.  51.  & 

13G.  10. 
t  Hell. 

from  man 

unto  beast. 
n  Ex.  7,  A:  8, 

&  9,  &  10,  & 

14. 
o  Ps.  136.  15. 
pNum.  21.24, 

25,  2fi,  34,  35. 

P-i.  130.  17, 

iic. 
q  Josh.  12.  7. 
r  Ps.  78.  55.  & 

136.  21,  22. 
sEx.3.  15. 

Ps.  102.  12. 
tUeb.  to 

fcn'^rnLion 

and  /genera- 

twn. 
t  Di'ut.  32.  36. 
u  Ps.  115.  i, 

6,  6,  7,  8. 


J  I's.  115.9, 


y  Ps.  134.  3. 


n  Ps.  106.  1. 

&  107.  1.  k 

IIH.  1. 
i  1  Chr.  16. 

31,41. 

2  Chr.  20.21. 
cUcut.  10.  17. 


€  Oci).    1.    1. 

Pro  v.  3.  10. 
Ji-r.  51.  15. 

/(ien.  1.  0. 
Ps.  24.  2. 
Jer.  10.  12. 


AOeii.  1.  10. 
t  Ileb.  fnr 

the  rulings 

by  day. 


ascend  from  the  ends  of  the  earth ; 
^he  maketh  lightnmgs  for  the 
rain ;  he  bringeth  the  wind  out  of 
his  I  treasuries. 

8  ™\Vho  smote  tlie  firstborn  of 
Egypt,  tboth  of  man  and  beast. 

9  "  ^^llo  sent  tokens  and  wonders 
into  the  midst  of  thee,  O  Egypt, 
o  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his 
Servian  ts. 

10  2^Wlio  smote  great  nations, 
and  slew  mighty  kings ; 

11  Sihon  king  of  tlie  Amorites, 
and  Og  king  of  Bashan,  and  sail 
the  kingdoms  of  Canaan : 

12  »-And  gave  their  land  for  a 
heritage,  a  heritage  unto  Israel 
his  people. 

13  sThy  name,  O  Lord,  endxir- 
eth  for  ever;  and  thy  memorial, 
O  Lord,  t throughout  all  gen- 
erations. 

14  «Por  the  Lord  will  judge  his 
people,  and  he  will  repent  himself 
concerning  his  servants. 

15  "The  idols  of  the  heathen  are, 
silver  and  gold,  the  work  of  men's 
hands. 

16  They  have  mouths,  but  they 
speak  not;  ej^es  have  they,  but 
the.y  see  not ; 

17  They  have  ears,  but  the.y  hear 
not;  neither  is  there  any  breath 
in  their  mouths. 

18  They  that  make  them  are  like 
unto  them:  so  u  every  one  that 
trusteth  in  them. 

19  a:  Bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of 
Israel :  bless  the  Lord,  O  house 
of  Aaron: 

20  Bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of 
Levi:  yethatfear  the  Lord, bless 
the  Lord. 

21  Blessed  be  the  Lord  z/out  of 
Zion,  which  dwelleth  at  Jerusa 
lem.    Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM   CXXXVI. 

An  exhortation  to  give  thanks  to  Cod  for  partic- 
ular mercies. 

0«GIVE    thanks    unto     the 
Loud;   for  /ib  f.5   good:  6 for 
his  mercy  cndiirr.Ui  for  ever. 
2  O  give  thanks  unto  ^the  God 
of  gods:  for  his  mercy  endurcth 
for  ever. 

;j  O  give  thanks  to  the  Lord  of 
loi-ds :  lor  his  mercy  endurelh  for 
ever. 

4  To  him  dwho  alone dooth  great 
wonders:  for  his  nmrcy  cndureUi 
for  ever. 

5  i^To  him  that  by  wisdom  made 
the  heavens :  for  his  mercy  cn- 
durelh  lor  ever. 

G  /To  him  that  stretched  out  the 
earth  above  the  waters:  for  his 
mo'rcv  endnrclh  for  ever. 

7  !/To  him  that  made  great 
lights:  for  his  mercy  c/u/(«-cWi  for 
ever: 

8 ''The  sun  +to  rule  by  day:  for 
his  mercy  endurrUi.  for  ever: 

9  The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by 
558 


night :  for  his  mercy  endureUi  for 
ever. 

10  '  To  him  that  smote  Egypt  in 
their  firstborn :  for  his  mercy  en- 
dureth  lor  ever : 

11  ^And  brought  out  Israel  from 
among  them:  for  his  mercy  en- 
dureth  for  ever: 

12  i  With  a  strong  hand,  and  with 
a  stretched  out  arm :  for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever. 

13  '"To  him  which  divided  the 
Red  sea  into  parts :  for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever : 

14  And  made  Israel  to  pass 
through  the  midst  of  it:  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

15  «  But  t  overthrew  Pharaoh  and 
his  host  in  the  Red  sea:  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

16  "To  him  which  led  his  people 
through  the  v/ilderness :  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

17  pTo  him  which  smote  great 
kings:  for  his  mercy  fnriu?-6^/i  for 
ever: 

18  9 And  slew  famous  kings:  for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever: 

19  -'•, Sihon  king  of  the  Amo- 
rites ;  for  his  mercy  enduref.h  for 
ever : 

20  s  And  Og  the  king  of  Bashan : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever: 

21  'And  gave  their  land  for  a 
heritage:  for  his  m^vcy  endureth 
for  ever : 

22  Even  a  heritage  unto  Israel 
his  servant:  for  his  mercy  endur- 
eth for  ever. 

23  Who  "remembered  us  in  our 
low  estate :  for  his  mercy  endureth 
tor  ever : 

24  And  hath  redeemed  us  from 
our  enemies :  for  his  mercy  endur- 
eth for  ever. 

25  X  Who  giveth  food  to  all  flesh : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

26  O  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of 
heaven :  for  his  mercy  endurelh 
for  ever. 

PSALM    CXXXVIL 

1  The  constancy  of  the  Jews  in  captivity.  7  The 
prophet  cursctk  Edom   and    Babel. 

BY  the  rivers  of  Babylon,  there 
we  sat  down,  yea,  we  wept, 
when  we  remembered  Zion. 

2  We  hanged  our  harps  upon  the 
willows  in  the  mid.st  thereof. 

3  Kor  there  they  that  carried  us 
away  captive  required  of  us  ta 
song;  and  thej'  that  t«  wasted  us 
/rr/ui/Tf/ o/i/.s  mirth,  saying,  Sing 
us  one  of  the  songs  of  Zion. 

4  How  shall  we  sing  the  Lord's 
song  in  a  tstrange  land  ? 

5  11  [  forget  thee,  ()  Jerusalem,  let 
my  riglit  hand  i'ociiol  /irr  cunning. 

fi  If  I  do  not  remember  tliee,  let 
my  ''tongue  cleave  to  the  roof  of 
my  mouth;  if  I  prefer  not  Jeru- 
salem above  tmy  chief  joy. 

7  Remember,  O  Loud,  cthe  chil- 
dren of  Edom  in  the  day  of  Jeru- 


Truth  of  GocVs  vjorcl. 


PSALMS. 


GocVs  alUeeing  providence. 


t  Hcb.  Make 
bare. 

dl3.  13.  1,  6, 
Ac.  k  47.  I. 
Jcr.  25.  12. 
&  50.2. 

t  Heb.  wasted. 

■t-  Heb.  that 
rccumpcnsclh 
unio  Ihce  Iky 
dcedichich 
thou  didst  to 

T  He  I),  the  ruck 


rtPs 

110.  46 

;/Ps 

2?.  2. 

clh 

mgs  8. 
30. 
5.  7. 

dU. 

42.  21. 

e  Ps.  102.  15, 
22. 


/Ps.  113.  5,  6. 

13.57.  15. 
f  Prov.  3.  34. 

James  4.  6. 

1  Pet.  5.5. 
k  P3.  23.  3,  4. 


i  See  Job  10. 
3,  H.  &.  14.  15 


aPs.  17.3. 

Jcr.  12.  3. 
6  2King.s  19. 

27. 
c  Matl.  9.  4. 

John  2.  24, 


dJob31.4. 
(Or, 

u:tnnowest. 
eHeb.  4.  13. 


/Job  42.3. 

Ps.  40.  5.  & 

131.  1. 
?  Jer.  23.  24. 

Jonah  1.  3. 


salem ;  who  said.  tEase  it,  rase  it, 
even  to  the  foundation  thereof. 

8  O  daughter  of  Babylon,  ^/who 
art  to  be  t  destroyed :  happy  shalL 
he  be,  tethat  rewardeth  thee  as 
thou  hast  served  us. 

9  Happy  yfiall  he  be,  that  taketh 
and  /dasheth  thy  little  ones 
against  t  the  stones. 

us.    eJer.  50.  15,29.     Rev.   IH.   6.    /Is.  13.   16. 

PSALM    CXXXVIII. 

1  David  praiscth  God  fur  the  truth  of  his  word. 
4  He  prophcsuth  that  the  kings  of  the  earth 
shall  praise  God.  7  He  p rofesselh  his  confidence 
in  God. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  WILL  praise  thee  with  my 
whole  heart:  "before  the  gods 
will  I  sing  praLse  unto  thee. 

2  *>!  will  worship  c  toward  thy 
holy  temple,  and  praise  thy  name 
for  "thy  lovingkindness  and'for  thy 
truth:  for  thou  liast  rf magnified 
thy  word  above  all  ths'  name. 

3'lntheday  when  I  cried  thou 
answeredst  me,  and  strengthon- 
edst  me  icith  strength  in  my  soul. 

4  ''All  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall 
praise  thee,  O  I-ord,  when  they 
hear  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

o  Yea,  thej'  shall"  sing  in  the 
ways  of  the  Lord:  for  great  is  the 
glory  of  the  Lord. 

G  /Though  the  Lord  be  high,  yet 
^ hath  he  respect  unto  the  lowly: 
but  the  proud  he  knowetli  af'ar 
ott'. 

7  ^Though  I  walk  in  the  midst 
of  trouble,  thou  wilt  revive  me: 
thou  Shalt  stretch  forth  thine 
hand  against  the  wrath  of  mine 
enemies,  and  thy  right  hand  shall 
save  me. 

8  I'The  Lord  will  perfect  that 
ichich  concerneth  me:  thj'  mercy. 

0  LOB.D,  eiidureth  for  ever:  *  for- 
sake not  the  works  of  thine  own 
hands. 

PSALM    CXXXIX. 

1  David  praiselh  God  for  his  allseeing  prov- 
idence, n  and  for  his  infinite  mercies.  19  He 
defieth  the  wicked.  23  Hs  prayeth  for  sincerity. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

OLORD,  athon  hast  searched 
me,  and  known  me. 

2  b  Thou  knowest  my  downsitting 
and  mine  uprising;  thou  cunder- 
standest  my  thought  afar  off. 

3  (^  Thou  fcompassest  mj^  path 
and  my  lying  down,  and  art  ac- 
quainted ivith  all  my  ways. 

4  For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my 
tongue,  but,  lo,  O  Lord,  <;thou 
knowest  it  altogether. 

5  Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and 
before,  and  laid  thine  hand  upon 
me. 

G  /Such  knowledge  is  too  won- 
derful for  me ;  it  is  high,  I  cannot 
attain  unto  it. 

7  ff  Whither  shall  1  go  from  thy 
Spirit?  or  whither  shall  I  flee 
from  thy  presence? 


8  ''If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven, 
thou  art  there :  'if  I  make  my  bed 
in  hell,  behold,  thou  art  there. 

9  7/  I  take  the  wings  of  the 
morning,  and  dwell  in  the  utter- 
most parts  of  the  sea ; 

10  Even  there  shall  thv  hand 
lead  me,  and  thy  right  hand  shall 
hold  me. 

11  If  I  .say,  Surely  the  darkness 
shall  cover  me;  even  the  night 
shall  be  light  about  me. 

12  Yea,  *the  darkness  thideth 
not  from  thee;  but  the  night 
shineth  as  the  day:  t  the  darkness 
and  the  light  are  both  alike  to  thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  possessed  my 
reins:  thou  hast  covered  me  in 
my  mother's  womb. 

14  I  will  praise  thee ;  for  I  am 
fearfully  and  wonderfully  made: 
marvellous  o?-e  thy  works ;  and 
that  my  soul  knowe"th  fright  well. 

15  'Mj'  I!  substance  was  not  hid 
from  thee,  when  I  was  made  in 
secret,  and  curiously  wrought  in 
the  lowest  parts  of  the  earth. 

16  Thine  eyes  did  see  my  sub- 
stance, yet  being  unperfect;  and 
in  thy  book  +all  my  members  were 
written,  II  ivhich  in  continuance 
were  fashioned,  when  as  yet  there 
icas  none  of  them. 

17  '"'How  precious  also  are  thy 
thoughts  unto  me,  O  God !  how 
great  is  the  sum  of  them ! 

18  If  I  should  count  them,  they 
are  more  in  number  than  the 
sand:  when  I  awake,  I  am  still 
with  thee. 

19  Surely  thou  wilt  ".slay  the 
wicked,  O  God:  <> depart  from  me 
therefore,  ye  bloody  men. 

20  For  they  p  speak  against  thee 
wickedly,  and  thine  enemies  take 
thy  name  in  vain. 

21  ?  Do  not  I  hate  them,  O  Lord, 
that  hate  thee  ?  and  am  not  I 
grieved  with  those  that  rise  up 
against  thee? 

22  I  hate  them  with  perfect  ha- 
tred: I  count  them  mine  enemies. 

23  '•Search  me,  O  God,  and  know 
m3'  heart:  try  me,  and  know  my 
thoughts: 

24  And  see  if  there  be  any  twick- 
ed  way  in  me,  and  s  lead  me  in  the 
way  everlasting. 

PSALM  CXL. 

1  Dxvid  prayeth  to  be  delivered  from  Saul  and 
Doeg.     8  He   prayeth    against    them.     12  He 
comforteth  himself  by  confidence  in  God. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

DELIVER  me,  O  Lord,  from 
the  evil  man:  "preserve  me 
from  the  t  violent  man ; 
2  Which  imagine  mischiefs  in 
theirheart;  '^continually  are  they 
gathered  together /or  war. 
I  3  They  have  sharpened  their 
[tongues  like  a  serpent;  ^adders' 
[  poison  is  under  their  lips.  Selah. 
I  4  <^Keep  me,  O  Lord,  from  the 
559 


h  Amos  9.  2, 

3,4. 
I  Job  26.    6. 

Prov.  15.  11. 


1  k  Job  26.  6.  & 
'     34.  C2. 
I     Dan.  2.  22. 
Heb.  4.  13. 

i  t  Heb.  dark- 
enetk  not. 
t  Heb.  as 
IS  the  dark. 
ness,  so  is 
the  light. 

tHeb. 

greatly. 
/Job  10.  8,0. 

Ecc.  11.  5. 

ilOr, 
strength, 
or,  body. 

1-  Heb. 

all  of  them. 
i;  Or,  what 

days  they 

should  be 

fashioned, 
m  Vs.  40.  5. 


nis.  n.  4. 
oPs.  119.  115. 


p  Juds  15. 


(7  2Chr.  19.  2. 
Ps.  119.  158. 


r  Job  31 
Ps.  26. 

6. 

2. 

t  Heb.  way 
of  pain,  or, 
erief 

s  Ps.  5.  8.  <k 
143.  10. 

a  ver.  4. 
t  Heb.  man 
of  violences. 
b  Ps.  50.  6. 


c  Ps.  58.  4. 
Rom.  3.  13. 


David  prayctli  for 


PSALMS. 


various  blessings. 


fVs.35.  7.  Sr. 
57.  6.  <k  119. 
no.  &  141.9. 
Jer.  18.  22. 


27. 


II  Or, 

let  them  n 

he  exalted 
e  Deut.  32. 
APs.  7.  IG.  & 

94.  23. 

Prov.  12.  13. 

&  18.  7. 
jPs.  11.  G. 


t  Heb.  a  man 
of  tongue. 

II  Or,  an  evil 
speaker,  a 
wicked  man 
of  violence, 
be  established 
in  the  earth  : 
let  him  he 
hunted  to  hi!j 
ovcrthiuw. 

Jl  Kings  8.45. 
Ps.  9.  4. 


tRev.  h.  8.  & 

8.  3,  4. 
t  Heb. 

directed, 
c  Rev.  8.  3. 
rf  Ps.  134.  2. 

lTim.2.  8. 
c  Ex.  29.  39. 

/Prov.  23.  G. 

e  Prov.  0.  8. 
k  19.  20.  A: 
25.  12. 
Ga!.  C.  1. 

llOr,  Let  the 
nghttous 
smite  me 
kindly,  and 
reprove  mc  ; 
let  nut  llic'r 
precious  uil 
break  my 
head,  ^:. 

h  2  Cor.  1.  9. 

i2Chr.  20. 


123.  1,  2. 
t  Ileb.  make 

not  my  soul 

bare, 
k  P«.  119.  110. 

&  140.6.  <k 

142.  3. 


Lauds  of  the  wicked;  e preserve 
me  Ironi  the  violent  man ;  who 
have  purposed  to  overthrow  my 
goin.c^s. 

5  /The  proud  have  hid  a  snare 
for  ine,  and  cords ;  they  have 
spread  a  net  by  the  way  side; 
they  have  set  gins  for  me.    Selah. 

6  I  said  unto  the  Lokb,  Thou  arf 
mj'  God:  hear  the  voice  of  my 
supphcations,  O  Lord. 

7  O  God  the  Lord,  the  strength 
of  my  salvation,  thou  hast  cover- 
ed mj'  head  in  the  day  of  battle. 

8  Grant  not,  O  Lord,  the  desires 
of  the  wicked:  further  not  his 
wicked  device;  W a  lest  they  exalt 
themselves.    Selah. 

9  As  for  the  head  of  those  that 
compass  me  about, '» let  the  mi.s- 
chief  of  tlieirown  lips  cover  them. 

10  »Let  burning  coals  fall  upon 
them  :  let  them  be  cast  into  the 
fire;  into  deep  pits,  that  they  rise 
not  up  again. 

11  Let  not  til  an  evil  speaker  be 
established  in  the  earth :  evil  shall 
hunt  the  violent  man  to  over- 
throw him. 

12  I  know  that  the  Lord  will 
!'  maintain  the  cause  of  the  afflict- 
ed, and  the  right  of  the  poor. 

13  Surely  the  righteous  shall 
give  thanks  unto  thy  name :  the 
upright  shall  dwell  in  thy  pres- 
ence. 

PSALM  CXLI. 

1  David  praycth  that  his  suit  may  be  acceptable, 
3  his  conscience  sincere,  7  and  his  life  safe 
from  snares. 

A  P.salmof  David. 

LORD,  I  cry  unto  thee :  «  make 
haste  unto  me;  give  ear  unto 
my  voice,  when  I  cry  unto  thee. 
2'Let  i  my  prayer  be  tset  forth 
before  thee  « as  incense ;  and  ^  the 
lifting  up  of  my  hands  as  "the 
evening  sacrifice. 

3  Set  a  watch,  O  Lord,  before  my 
mouth ;  keep  the  door  of  my  lips. 

4  Incline  not  my  heart  to  any 
evil  thing,  to  practise  wicked 
works  with  men  that  work  in- 
iquity: ./'and  let  me  not  eat  of 
their  dainties. 

5  a\\  Let  tlu;  righteous  smite  me; 
it  shall  be  a  kindness :  and  let  him 
reprove  me;  it  .^fiall  be  an  excel- 
lent oil,  ir/iirh  sliull  not  break  my 
head :  for  yet  my  prayer  also  s/iall 
be  in  their  caliiiuities. 

G  When  their  judges  are  over- 
tlirown  in  stoiiyplaces,  thoyshall 
hear  my  words;  for  they  are 
sweet. 

7  Our  bones  are  scattered  a  at 
the  grave's  mouth,  as  when  one 
cutteth  and  cleaveth  ivood  upon 
tlu!  earth. 

8  But  i mine  eyes  are  unto  thee, 
O  (ioi)  the  Lord:  in  tlieo  is  my 
trust;  t leave  not  mj-  soul  desti- 
tute. 

9  Keep   me   from  i^  the  snakes 

.5G0 


which  they  have  laid  for  me,  and 
the  gins  of  the  workers  of  in- 
iquity. 

10  '  Let  the  wicked  fall  into  their 
own  nets,  whilst  that  I  withal 
1  escape. 

PSALM    CXLII, 

David  sheweth  that  in  his  trouble  all  his  comfort 

was  in  prayer  unto  God. 

*  ;i  Maschil  of  David  ;  A  Prayer  *  when  he  was 

in  the  cave. 

I  CRIED  unto  the  Lord  with 
my  voice;  with  my  voice  unto 
the  Lord  did  I  make  my  suppli- 
cation. 

2  « I  poured  out  my  complaint 
before  him ;  I  shewed  before  him 
my  trouble, 

3  i-When  my  spirit  was  over- 
whelmed within  me,  then  thou 
knewest  my  path,  cin  the  way 
wherein  I  walked  have  they  priv- 
ily laid  a  snare  for  me. 

4  d\\i  looked  on  wi.y  right  hand, 
and  beheld,  but  <' there  ivas  no  man 
that  would  know  me:  refuge 
t  failed  me ;  t  no  man  cared  for 
my  soul. 

o  I  cried  unto  thee,  OLord:  I 
said,  ./Thou  art  my  refuge  and 
!/ my  portion  /'in  the  land  of  the 
living. 

G  Attend  unto  my  cry ;  for  I  am 
'brought  very  low:  deliver  me 
from  my  persecutors;  for  they 
are  stronger  than  I. 

7  Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison, 
that  I  may  praise  thy  name: 
Athe  righteous  shall  compass 
me  about;  'for  thou  shalt  deal 
bountifully  with  me. 

PSALM    CXLIIL 

1  David  prayeth  fur  favour  in  judgment.  Z  He 
complaineth  of  his  griefs,  b  He  strcngthcnetk 
his  faith  by  meditation  and  prayer.  7  He  pray- 
eth for  grace,  0  for  deliverance,  10  for  sancti- 
Jicatlon,  12  for  destruction  of  his  enemies. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEAR  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  give 
ear  to  my  supplications  :  «in 
thy  faithiuliu'ss  answer  me,  and 
in  thv  righteousness. 

2  Aiid  Center  not  mto  judgment 
with  thy  servant:  for  "in  thy 
sight  shall  no  man  living  be 
justified. 

3  For  tlie  enemy  hath  persecuted 
my  soul;  he  hath  smitten  m.v  life 
down  to  the  ground;  he  hath 
made  me  to  dwell  in  darkness, 
as  those  that  have  been  long 
dead. 

4  '^Therefore  is  my  spirit  over- 
wlielmed  within  me;  my  heart 
within  me  is  desolate. 

5  «I  remember  tlie  days  of  old; 
I  meditate  on  all  thy  works;  I 
muso  on  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

(i  /I  stretcli  forth  my  hands  unto 
thee:  cmy  soul  thirstitli  after 
thee,  as  a  t'hirst.v  land.    Selah. 

7  Hear  me  speedily,  OLord; 
my  spirit  faileth: .  hide  not  thy 
face   from   me,  a  II  lest  I  be   like 


*  P3.  57,  title. 
II  Or. 

A  Psalra  of 
David,  giv- 
ing instruc- 
tion. 

*  1  Sam.  22. 
1.  i  24.  3. 

a  Ps.  102, 

title. 

Is.  26.  16. 
b  Ps.  143.  4. 
c  Ps.  140.  5. 
d  Ps.  69.  20. 
11  Or, 

Look  on  the 

right  hand, 

and  see. 
e?s.  31.  U.  <to 

88.  8,  18. 
t  Heb. 

perished 

from  me. 
t  Heb. 

no  man 

si'Ught  after 

my  soul. 
/Ps.  46.  1.  & 

91.  2. 
gV«.  16.5.  & 

73.  26.  <k  119. 

57. 

Lam.  3.  24. 
h  Ps.  27.  13. 
iPs.  116.  6. 

*  Ps.  34.  2. 
/Ps.  13.  6.  4; 

119.  17. 


A  Job  14.  3. 
cEx.  31.  7. 

.lob  4.  17.  Sc 

9.  2.  Sc  15. 14. 

<V  25.  4. 

Ps.  130.  3. 

K.co.  7.  20. 

Rom.  3.  20. 

Gal.  2. 16. 


d  P«.  77.  3.  & 
142.  3. 


c  Ps.  77.  5,  10, 
11. 

/Ps.  88.  0. 
g  Ps.  63.  1. 
h  Ps.  28.  1. 
II  Or, /or  / 

am  hreome 

like,  (f  c. 

Pa.  88.  4. 


He  blesseth  God  for  his  mercy. 


PSALMS. 


He  extolleth  God's  goodnest^. 


t  Heb.  hide 
me  with  thee. 

m  Ps.  25.  4,  5. 
&  13'J.  24. 

n  Xeh.  9.  20. 

0  Is.  26.  10. 

P  Ps.  119.  25, 
37,  40,  &.C. 


qTs.  54.  5. 
rFi.  116.  16. 


t  Heb. 

my  rock, 

Ps.  18.  2,  31. 
a  2  Sam.  22. 

35. 

Ps.  18.  34. 
t  Heb.  to  the 

war,  4;:. 
ft2Sam.22.  2, 

3,  40,  48. 
II  Or, 

yty  mercy, 
c  Job  7.  17. 

Ps.  8.  4. 

Heb.  2.  6. 
rf  Job  4.  19.  (k 

11.  2. 

Ps.  39.  5.  <t 

62.  9. 
eVs.  102.  11. 
/Ps.  18.  9. 

Is.  61.  1. 
f  Ps.  104.  32. 
APs.  16.  13, 

14. 

i  Ps.  18.  16. 
t  Heb.  hands, 
k  ver.  11. 

Ps.  C9.  1,2, 

14. 
/  Ps.  54.  3. 

Mai.  2.  11. 
m  Ps.  12.  2. 
n  Ps.  33.  2,  3. 

&  40.  3. 


o  Ps.  18. 50. 
0  Or,  tietory. 


q  Ps.  128.  3. 


unto  them  that  go  down  into  the 
pit. 

8  Cause  me  to  hear  thy  loving- 
kindness  Jin  the  morning;  for  in 
thee  do  I  trust:  ^■cause  me  to 
know  the  way  wherein  I  should 
walk ;  for  '  I  lift  up  my  soul  unto 
thee. 

9  Deliver  me,  O  Lord,  from 
mine  enemies :  I  t  flee  unto  thee 
to  hide  me. 

10  "'Teach  me  to  do  thj'  will; 
for  thou  art  my  God:  "thy  Spirit 
is  good;  lead  me  into  "the  land 
of  uprightness. 

11  i^  Quicken  me,  O  Lord,  for 
thy  name's  sake:  for  thy  right- 
eousne.ss'  sake  bring  my  soul  out 
of  trouble. 

12  And  of  thy  mercy  9  cut  off 
mine  enemies,  and  destroy  all 
them  that  attiict  my  soul:  for  rj_ 
am  thy  servant. 

PSALM    CXLIV. 

1  David  b/esseih  God  for  his  mercy  both  to  him 
and  to  man  5  He  prayetk  that  God  would 
powerfuUy  deliver  him  from  his  enemies.  9 
He  promiselk  to  praise  G</''.  11  He  prayeth  for 
the  happy  state  uf  the  kingdom. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

BLESSED  be  the  Lord  imy 
strength, "Which  teacheth  my 
hands  tto  war,  and  my  fingers 
to  fight: 

2  f> ,!  Mj'  goodness,  and  my  for- 
tress; my  high  tower,  and  my 
deliverer;  my  shield,  and  fie  in 
whom  I  trust";  who  subdueth  my 
people  under  me. 
"3  c  Lord,  what  is  man,  that  thou 
takest  knowledge  of  him  !  or  the 
son  of  man,  that  thou  makest  ac- 
count of  him! 

4  d  Man  is  like  to  vanity  :  « his 
days  are  as  a  shadow  that  pass- 
eth  away. 

5  /Bow  thy  heavens,  O  Lord, 
and  come  down :  a  touch  the 
mountains,  and  they  shall 
smoke. 

6  ''  Cast  forth  lightning,  and  scat- 
ter them :  shoot  out  thine  arrows, 
and  destroy  them. 

7  iSend  thine  thand  from 
above;  *rid  me,  and  deliver  me 
out  of  great  waters,  from  the 
hand  of '.strange  children; 

8  Whose  mouth  '"speaketh  van- 
it}',  and  their  right  hand  is  a 
right  hand  of  falsehood. 

9  I  will  « sing  a  new  song  unto 
thee,  O  God :  upon  a  psaltery  and 
an  instrument  of  ten  strings  will 
I  sing  praises  unto  thee. 

10  o~It  is  he  that  giveth  II  salva- 
tion unto  kings:  who  delivereth 
David  his  servant  irom  the  hurt- 
ful sword. 

11  J)  Rid  me,  and  deliver  me 
from  the  hand  of  strange  chil- 
dren, wliose  mouth  speaketh 
vanity,  and  their  right  hand  is  a 
right  hand  of  falsehood : 

12  That   our  sons    may   6e  ^as 

36 


plants  grown  up  in  their  youth ; 
that  our  daughters  may  be  as  cor- 
ner stones,  t  polished  after  the 
similitude  of  a  palace : 

13  That  our  garners  may  be  full, 
affording  tall  manner  of  store; 
that  our  sheep  may  bring  forth 
thousands  and  ten  thousands  in 
our  streets : 

14  That  our  oxen  may  be  t  strong 
to  labour;  that  there  be  no  break- 
ing in,  nor  going  out;  that  there 
beno  complaining  in  our  streets. 

15  '■  Happj'  in  that  people,  that  is 
in  such  a  case :  yea,  happy  is  that 
people,  whose  God  is  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLV. 

1  David  praiseth  God  jor  his  fume,  8  for  his 
goodness,  11  for  his  kingdom,  it  for  his  provi- 
dence, 11  for  his  saving  mercy. 

David's  "Psalm  of  praise. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  my  God.   O 
King;    and   I   will    bless   thy 
name  for  ever  and  ever. 

2  Every  day  will  I  bless  thee; 
and  I  will  praise  thy  name  for 
ever  and  ever. 

3  i  Great  is  the  Lor»,  and  great- 
ly to  be  praised;  taiid  c  his  great- 
ness is  unsearchable, 

4  <^One  generation  shall  praise 
thy  works  to  another,  and  shall 
declare  thy  mighty  acts. 

5  I  will  speak  of  the  glorious 
honour  of  thy  majesty,  and  of 
thy  wondrous  t  works. 

6  And  7nen  shall  .speak  of  the 
miEjht  of  thy  terrible  acts :  and  I 
will  t  declare  thy  greatness. 

7  They  shall  abundantly  utter 
the  memory  of  thy  great  good- 
ness, and  sliall  sing  of  thy  right- 
eousness. 

8  "The  Lord  is  gracious,  and 
full  of  compassion;  slow  to  anger, 
and  t  of  great  mercy. 

9  /The  Lord  is  good  to  all :  and 
his  tender  mercies  are  over  all 
hLs  works. 

10  sAU  thy  works  shall  praise 
thee,  O  Lord;  and  thy  saints 
shall  bless  thee. 

11  They  shall  speak  of  the  glorj- 
of  thj'  kingdom,  and  talk  of  thy 
power; 

12  To  make  known  to  the  sons  of 
n:ien  hLs  mighty  acts,  and  the 
glorious  majesty  of  his  kingdom. 

13  ''Thy  kingdom  is  tan  ever- 
lasting kingdom,  and  thy  domin- 
ion endureth  throughout  all  gen- 
erations. 

14  The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that 
fall,  and  Jraiseth  up  all  t/wse  that 
be  bowed  down. 

15  *  The  eves  of  all  II  wait  upon 
thee;  and ''thou  givest  them 
their  meat  in  due  season. 

16  Thou  opeuest  thine  hand, 
'"and  satisfiest  the  desire  of  every 
living  thing. 

"17  The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his 

ways,  and  1  holv  in  all  his  works. 

561 


i  Heb.  from 
kind  to  kind. 


tHeb 
alile  to  bear 
burdtns,  or, 
laden  with 

r  Deut.33.  29. 
Ps.  33.  12.  & 
65.  4.  &.  146. 


1  Ps.  100, 
title. 


b  Ps.  96.  4.  & 
147.   5. 

tHeb.  and 
of  his  great' 
ness  tbere  is 


no 


irch. 


c  Job  5.  9.  &, 

9.  10. 

Rom.  11.  33. 
d  Is.  38.  19. 
tlleb. 


thi 


,  or. 


tsords. 
tH-ib. 
declare  it. 


e  Ex.  34.  6,  T. 

Num.  14.  18. 

Ps.  86.  5,  15. 

&  103.  8. 
t  Hch.  great 

in  mercy. 
/Ps.  100.  5. 

Nab.  1.  7. 
g  Ps.  19.  1. 


h  Vs.  14G.  10. 
ITim.  1.17. 

t  Heb. 
a  kingdom 
of  all  ages. 

i  Ps.  14S.  8. 

k  Ps.  104.  27. 
II  Or,  look 

unto  thee. 
I  Vs.  136.  25. 
m  Ps.  104.  21. 

&.  147.  9. 
!IOr, 

merciful,  or, 

bountiful. 


BrMcfit  of  trusting  in  God.  PSALMS.  Exhortation  to  praise  God, 


n  Dcut.  4.  7. 
©John  4.24. 


pPs.  31.23.  & 
97.  10. 


+  Heb. 

Hallelujah, 
a  IS.  103.  1. 
')  I's.  104.  33. 


cPs.  118.  8,  n. 

It.  2.  22. 
II  Or, 

salvation. 
c/I's.  101.  29. 

Kii-.  12.  7. 

Is.  2.  22. 
eSec  1  Cor.  2. 

fi. 
/Fs.  144.  15. 

Jer.  17.  7. 
^Oen.  1.  ]. 

Rev.  14.  7. 
h  Vs.  103.  6. 
iPs.  107.  9. 
*  Ps.  r,8.  G.  Sc 

107.  10,  14. 
/Mntt.  9.  30. 

Jolin  9.  7-32. 
m  Ph.  145.  14. 

6c  147.  ti. 

Luke  13.  13. 
n  Deut.  10.  18. 

Ph.  cm.  5. 
oPs.  147.  6. 


p  Ex.  15.  18. 
Ps.  10.  16.  & 


Rev.  11.  15. 


nPH.  92.  1. 

/;  Ps.    13.'i.  3. 

cPs.  33.  1. 
dPs..l02.  16. 
eDeiit.  30.  3. 
/Ps.  51.  17. 

Is.  57.  15.  ic 

ei.  J. 

Lukp  4.  18. 
t  Ileh.  grie/f. 
fSce  Oeu.  15. 

5. 

Is.  40.  26. 
h  1  Chr.  16.25. 

Ps.  48.  1.  ic 

9G.  4.  ic  145. 

3. 


18  ''The  LiOKi)  i-i  nigh  unto  all 
them  that  call  upon  Inm,  to  all 
that  call  upon  liiin  "in  truth. 

19  lie  will  fulfil  the  desire  of 
them  that  tear  him :  he  also  will 
hear  their  cry,  and  will  save 
them. 

20  i^The  Lord  preserveth  all 
them  that  love  him :  but  all  the 
wicked  will  he  destroy. 

21  My  mouth  shall  speak  the 
praise  of  tlie  Lord  :  and  let  all 
Hesh  bless  his  holy  name  lor  ever 
and  ever. 

PSALM   CXLVL 

1  The  psalmist  vuwcth  perpetual  praises  to  God.  3 
He  exhortcth  not  to  trust  in  man.  5  God,  for 
his  power,  justice,  mercy,  and  kingdom,  is  only 
worthy  to  he  trusted. 

fpHAISEyetheLoRD.  «  Praise 
i    the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

2  'j  While  I  live  will  I  praise  the 
Lord:  I  will  sing  praises  unto 
my  God  while  I  have  any  being. 

3  c  Put  not  your  trust  in  princes, 
nor  in  the  .son  of  man,  in  whom 
there  is  no  llhelji. 

4  rfHis  breath  goetli  forth,  he  re- 
turneth  to  liLs  oartli ;  in  that  very 
davhis  tlion^hts  p(»rish. 

o./'Happy  rs  hr  that  hath  the  God 
of  Jacob  for  his  help,  whose  hope 
is  in  the  Lord  his  God  : 

6  f/Which  made  heaven,  and 
earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  therein 
is:  which  keepeth  truth  ibr  ever: 

7  ''  Which  e.Kecuteth  judgment 
for  the  oppressed:  » which  giveth 
food  to  the  hungry.  /'The  Lord 
looseth  the  prisoners : 

8 'The  Lord  openeth  the  eyes  of 
the  blind:  '"the  Lord  raiseth 
them  that  are  bowed  down :  the 
Lord  loveth  the  righteous: 

'J  «The  Lord  preserveth  the 
strangers ;  he  relieveth  the  father- 
less and  widow:  "but  the  way  of 
the  wicked  he  turneth  upside 
down. 

10  J' The  Lord  shall  reign  for 
ever,  even  thy  God,  O  Zion,  vuito 
all  generations.  Praise  ya  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  CXLVII. 

1  The  prophet  cxhnrteth  to  praise  God  for  his 
care  of  the  church,  4  his  power,  6  and  his  mer- 
cy :  T  to  praise  htm  for  his  providence:  12  to 
praise  him  for  his  htessintrs  upon  the  kinf^dom, 
lafor  his  power  over  the  meteors,  10  and  for 
his  ordinances  in  the  church. 

PRAISP'j  ye  the  Lord:  for  t^it 
is  good  to  sing  praises  unto 
our  God;  '-for  //.  i.v  pleasant;  and 
upraise  is  comely. 

2  The  Lord  doth  ''build  up  Jeru- 
salem: ehe  gathereth  together 
the  outcasts  of  Israel. 

;i  /He  healeth  tiie  broken  in 
lieart,  and  bindeth  up  their 
t  wounds. 

4  a  He  telleth  the  number  of  the 
stars ;  he  calletli  them  all  l)y  their 
names. 

5  /'Great   is  our   Lord,   and   of 

.j()2 


great  power:  t^his  understand 
uig  is  infinite. 

G  'The  LoRDliftethupthemeek: 
he  casteth  the  wicked  down  to  the 
ground. 

7  Sing  uuto  the  Lord  with 
thanksgiving;  sing  praise  upon 
the  harp  unto  our  God: 

8  "'Who  covereth  the  heaven 
with  clouds,  who  prepareth  rain 
for  the  earth,  who  maketh  grass 
to  grow  upon  the  mountains. 

9  "He  giveth  to  the  beast  his 
food,  and  "to  the  young  ravens 
which  cry. 

10  Pile  delighteth  not  in  the 
strength  of  the  horse:  he  taketh 
not  pleasure  in  the  legs  of  a  man. 

11  The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in 
them  that  fear  him,  in  those  that 
hope  in  liis  mercy. 

12  Praise  the  Lord,  O  Jerusalem ; 
praise  thy  God,  O  Zion. 

i;]  For  he  hath  strengthened  the 
bars  of  thy  gates;  he  hath  bless- 
ed thy  children  within  thee. 

14  tfiHe  maketh  peace  in  thy 
borders,  and  '•filleth  thee  with  the 
1  finest  of  the  wheat. 

1.5  spie  sendeth  forth  his  com- 
mandment i(}wn  earth:  his  word 
runneth  very  swiftly. 

IG  t  He  giveth  snow  like  wool :  he 
scattereth  the  hoar  frost  like 
ashes. 

17  He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like 
morsels:  who  can  stand  before 
his  cold  ? 

18  "  He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and 
melteth  them:  he  causeth  his 
wind  to  blow,  a7id  the  waters 
flow. 

19  a; He  sheweth  this  word  unto 
Jacob,  2/ his  statutes  and  his  judg- 
ments unto  Israel. 

20  ■'■  He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any 
nation  :  and  as  for  his  judgments, 
they  have  not  known  them. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLVIII. 

1  The  psalmist  exhortcth  the  celestial,  7  the  ter- 
restrial, 11  and  the  rational  creatures  to  praise 
God. 

1  T)rtAISE  ye  the  Lord.    Praise 
jL    ye  the  Lord  from  the  heav- 
ens: praise  him  in  the  heights. 

2  «  Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels ; 
praise  ye  him,  all  his  hosts. 

3  Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon: 
praise  liiiu,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 

4  Praise  him,  '-ye  heavens  of 
heavens,  and  eye  waters  that  be 
above  the  heavens. 

~)  Let  tiiem  praise  the  name  of 
the  Lord:  lor  ''he  commanded, 
and  th(\v  were  created- 

G  cH(!  hath  also  stablished  them 
for  ever  and  ever:  he  hath  made 
a  decree  whii'h  shall  not  pass. 

7  Praise  the  LoitD  from  the 
earth,. 'yc!  dragons,  and  all  deeps: 

8  Fire,  and  hail;  snow,  and  va- 
pour ;  stormy  wind  u  fullilling  his 
word : 


-Nail    1.  3. 

t  Hel).  of  his 
understand- 
ing til  u  re  IS 
no  numher. 

k  U.  40.  28. 

/  Ps.  146.  8,  9. 


m  Jo  I)  38.  26, 
27. 

IN.  104.  13, 
14. 

n  Job  38.  41. 

Ps.  104.  27, 

28.  &  ISC.  25. 

(k  145.  15. 
0  Job  3ft.  41. 

Matt.  6.  26. 
p  Ps.  33.  16, 

17,  18. 

nos.  1,7. 


t  Heb. 
Who  maketh 

thy  border 

peace. 

1  Is.  6U.  17,18. 
r  Ps.  132.  15. 
T  Heb.  fat 

of  wheat, 

Dcut.  32.  14. 

Ps.  81.  16. 
s  Job  37.  12. 

Ps.  107.  20. 
(Job  37.  6. 
u  ver.   15. 

See  Job  37. 

10. 
X  Deut.  33.  2, 

3,4. 

Ps.  76.  1.  3c 

78.  5.  <k  103. 

7. 

t  Hcb. 

his  words. 
yMn\.  4.  4. 
jScfDrul.  4. 

32,  33,  31. 

Kom.  3.  1,  2. 


t  Heb. 
Hallelujah. 


a  Ps.  103.  20, 


)1  Kings  8.27. 
2  Cor.  12.  2. 


</Oeil.  1.  1,6, 

7. 

Ps.  33.  G,  9. 
e  Ps.  89.  37.  4; 

119.  00,  91. 

Jcr.  31.  35, 

36.  it  33.  26. 
/Is.  43.  20. 


f  Ps.  147.  16- 


Exhortations  to  2:>?'«is6  God. 


PROVERBS. 


E.vhortatUms  to  pt^aise  Gud. 


A  Is.  44.  23.  A- 
4'J.  1 3.  i.  05. 


t  Heh,  birds 
cf  icmg. 


Is. 

8.  1. 
12.  4. 

:  II 

■b. 

tied. 

;.  IS 

.  113.  4. 

iP< 

75.  10. 

m  r 

^.  149.  9. 

n  Epli.  2.  17. 

t  Ilch. 

HnUcltijali. 
n  Ps.  33.  3. 

Is.  42.  10. 

h  See  Job  35. 

10. 

Ps.  100.  3. 

Is.  54.  5. 
c  Zech.  9   9. 

Matt.  21.  5. 
dPs.  81.2.  4; 

150.  4. 
II  Or,  with 

the  pipe. 
ePs.    35.27. 
/Ps.  132.  16. 


Bcfnrp 
(■  II  RI  ST 


about  1000. 


a  1  Kings   4. 
32. 

<  h.  in.  1.  & 
25.  I. 
Eic.  12.  9. 

icb.  2.  1,9. 

t  Heb. 

C'luiiics. 
cch.  U.  4. 
II  Or, 

ndviscmcnt. 
dch.  9.  9. 

II  Or, 
un  cloi/uent 
speck. 

c  Ps.  7H.  2. 

/Job  2H.  28. 
Ps.  Ul.  10. 
<h.  U.  10. 
Krc.  12.  13. 

II  Or,  the  prin- 
cipal part. 


9  ft  Mountains,  and  all  lulls; 
fruitful  tree.s,  and  ail  cedars  : 

10  Beasts,  and  all  cattle;  creep- 
ing things,  and  tidying  fowl : 

li  Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all 
people;  priuces,  and  all  judges  of 
the  earth  : 

12  Both  young  men,  and  maid- 
ens ;  old  men,  and  children  : 

13  Let  them  praise  the  name  of 
the  Lord:  for  'his  name  alone 
is  t  excellent ;  k  \i\<,  glory  is  above 
the  earth  and  heaven. 

14 'He also  e.xalteth  the  horn  of 
his  people,  »»the  praise  of  all  his 
saints;  even  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, «a  people   near  unto  him 
Praise  ye  tlie  Loku. 

PSALM  CXLIX. 

1  The  prophet  exhorteth  tu  praise  God  for  his 
love  to  the  church,  b  and  for  that  power  which 
he  hath  given  to  the  church. 

tT)RALSE  ye  the  Lord.    «Sing 
-L    unto  the  Lord  a  new  song, 
(Old  his  praise  in  the  congregation 
of  saints. 

2  Let  Israel  rejoice  in  '-him  that 
made  him :  let  the  children  of 
Zion  be  joyful  in  their  ^  King. 

3  ''  Let  them  praise  his  name  II  in 
the  dance:  let  them  sing  praises 
unto  him  with  the  timbrel  and 
harp. 

4  For  f  the  Lord  taketh  pleas- 
ure in  his  people:  .''he  will  beauti- 
fy the  meek  with  salvation. 

b   Let  the  saints    be  joyful   in 


gloiy:  let  them  ;/ sing  aloud  upon 
their  beds. 

(J  Let  the  bigli  praises  of  (Jod  be 
i  in  their  mouth,  and  ''a  twoedged 
sword  in  their  hand ; 

7  To  execute  vengeance  upon  the 
heathen,  and  punishments  upon 
the  people : 

S  To  bind  their  kings  with  chains, 
and  their  nobles  with  letters  of 
iron ; 

1)  »To  execute  upon  them  the 
judgment  written:  ^  this  honour 
have  all  his  saints.  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  CL. 

I  An  exhortation  to  praise   Gud,  3  with  all  kind 
of  instruments. 

t"pRAISE  yp  the  Lord.    Praise 
X    God  in  his  sanctuary:  praise 
him   in    the    iirmament    of   his 
power. 

2  "Praise  bim  for  his  mighty 
acts:  praise  him  according  to  his 
excellent  ''greatness. 

3  Praise  him  with  the  sound  of 
the  il  trumpet:  upraise  him  with 
the  psaltery  and  harp. 

4  Praise  him  ''with  the  timbrel 
and  !1  dance:  praise  him  with 
c  stringed  instruments  and  or- 
gans. 

5  Praise  him  upon  the  loud 
.'"cymbals:  praise  him  upon  the 
high  sounding  cymbals. 

G  liet  every  thing  that  bath 
breath  praise  the  Lord,  Praise 
ye  the  Lord. 


THE    PEOYEEBS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

I  The  use  of  the  proverbs.  7  An  exhortation  to 
fear  Gud,  and  believe  his  word.  iO  To  avoid 
the  enticings  of  sinners.  20  Wisdom  complain- 
eth  ol  her  contempt.  24  Sihe  threateneth  her 
cuntertiners. 

THE  «  Proverbs  of  Solomon  the 
son  of  David,  king  of  Israel ; 

2  To  know  wisdom  and  instruc- 
tion ;  to  perceive  the  words  of 
understanding; 

3  To  '-receive  the  instruction  of 
wisdom,  justice,  and  judgment, 
and  t  equity ; 

4  To  give  subtilty  to  the  «simple, 
to  the  young  man  knowledge  and 
!!  discretion. 

0  <'A  wise  man  will  hear,  and 
will  increase  learning:  and  a  man 
of  understanding  shall  attain  unto 
wise  counsels: 

(5  To  understand  a  proverb,  and 

II  the  interpretation  ;  the  words  of 
the  wise,  and  their  <;dark  savings. 

7  IT  .^The  fear  of  the  Lord  is 
I  the  beginning  of  knowledge  :  Init 
fools  despise  wisdom  and  iustrae- 
tion. 


SffMy  son,  hear  the  instruction 
of  thy  father,  and  forsake  not  the 
law  of  thy  mother : 

9  For  ''they  shall  be  tan  orna- 
ment of  gi'ace  unto  thy  head,  and 
chains  about  thy  neck. 

10  %  My  son,  if  sinners  entice 
thee,  i  consent  thou  not. 

lllf  thej'  say.  Come  with  us,  let 
us  ^-  lay  wait  lor  blood,  let  us  lurk 
privilj'  for  the  innocent  without 
cause : 

12  Let  us  swallow  them  up  alive 
as  the  grave;  and  whole,  'as 
those  that  go  down  into  the  pit: 

13  We  shall  find  all  precious  sub- 
stance, we  shall  fill  our  houses 
with  spoil : 

14  Cast  in  thy  lot  among  us;  let 
us  all  have  one  purse: 

15  Mv  son,  '"walk  not  thou  in 
the  way  with  them  ;  "refrain  thy 
foot  from  their  path  : 

IG  "For  their  feet  run  to  evil, 
and  make  haste  to  shed  blood. 

17  Surely  in  vain  the  net  is 
spread  i  in  the  sight  of  any  bird. 

18  And  they  lay  wait  for  their 

563 


t  neb.  in 
their  ihr 
h  Hob.  4. 


(  Deut.  7.  1,  2. 
*Ps.  14s.  11. 


t  Heb. 
Uallelitjnh. 


6  Deut.  3.  24. 

II  Or,  cornel, 

Ps.  9t.  G. 
c  Ps.  ei.2.  (fc 

149.  3. 
rfE.x.  15.  20. 
i  Or,  pipr, 

Ps    149.  3. 
cPs.  33.  2.  <t 

92.  3.  Sc  144. 

9. 

Is.  38.  20. 
/I  Chr.  IS.lfi, 

19,  2f.  k  16. 

0.  6:,  25,  1,  6. 


Heforc 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


f  ch.  4.  1.  <k 

G.  20. 
U  ch.  3.  22. 
tHeb. 

an  adding. 
tOeii.  39.  7, 

Sec. 

Ps.  1.  1. 

Kph.  5.  11. 


*Je 


,  5.  2H. 


IPs.  in.  1. 
143.  7. 


mPs.  1.  1. 
ch.  4.  14. 

n  Ps.  119.  101. 

0  Is.  59.  7. 
Rora.  3.  15. 

tHeb. 
in  the  eyes 
of  every 
thing  that 
hath  a  wing. 


Wisdom  complaineth. 


PROVERBS. 


Wisdom  promiseih  godliness. 


lief  ore 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


1  Tim.  0.  10. 

t  freii. 

Wisdoms, 

that  is, 

Excellent 

wtsilom. 
.;ch.  8.  1,  ice. 

&  9.  S. 

JoU.i  7.37. 


s  Is.  63.  12.  ic 

en.  1. 

.ler.  7.  13. 

Zecli.  7.  U. 
(Ps.  107.  11. 

ver.  30. 

hnke  7.  30. 
mFs.  2.4. 


y  Job  27.  0.  <k 

35.  12. 

Is.  1.  15. 

Jor.  11.  11. 

&  14.  12. 

Ez.  a.  18. 

Mi.-.  3.  4. 

Zcch.  7.  13. 

James  4.  3. 
z  Job  21.  14. 

ver.  22. 
oP.s.  IIU.  173. 
i  ver.  25. 

Pa.  81.  11. 
c  Job  4.  a 

cb.  14.  14.  <k 

22.  8. 

Is.  3.  11. 

Jer.  0.  I'J. 
11  Or,  ease  of 

the  simple, 
d  I's.  2.0.  12, 

13. 
e  I's.  112.  7. 


t  Heb.  giiicst 
thy  voice. 

6i-h.  3.  14. 
Matl.  13.  44. 


own  blood ;  they  lurk  privily  for 
their  ofwi  lives. 

I'J  2>  So  ore  the  way.s  of  every  one 
that  is  greedy  of  gain;  ivluch  XaVl- 
etli  away  the  life  of  the  owners 
thereof. ' 

20  •[  1 7  Wisdom,  crieth  without ; 
she  uttereth  her  voice  in  the 
streets : 

21  She  crieth  in  the  chief  place  of 
concourse,  in  the  opening.s  of  the 
gates :  in  tlie  city  she  uttereth  her 
words,  saying, 

22  How  long,  ye  simple  ones,  will 
ye  love  simplicity  ?  and  the  scorn- 
ers  delight  in  their  scorning,  and 
fools  hate  knowledge? 

23  Turn  you  at  my  reproof:  be- 
hold, '•  I  will  pour  out  my  spirit 
unto  you,  I  will  make  known  my 
words  unto  you. 

24  If  s  Because  I  have  called,  and 
ye  refused;  I  have  stretched  out 
Inj'  hand,  and  no  man  regarded ; 

2-5  But  ye  <  have  set  at  nought  all 
my  counsel,  and  would  none  of 
my  reproof: 

26  "I  also  will  laugh  at  your 
calamity ;  I  will  mock  when  j^our 
fear  comelh ; 

27  When  ^  j-our  fear  cometh  as 
desolation,  and  your  destruction 
cometh  as  a  whirlwind;  when 
distress  and  anguish  cometh  up- 
on you. 

28  2/ Then  shall  they  call  upon 
me,  but  I  will  not  answer;  they 
shall  seek  me  early,  but  they 
shall  not  find  me: 

29  For  that  they  =  hated  knowl- 
edge, and  did  not  "-choose  the  fear 
of  the  Lord: 

m  i>  They  would  none  of  my  coun- 
sel: they  despised  all  my  reproof. 

31  Therefore  f  shall  they  eat  of 
the  fruit  of  their  own  way,  and  be 
filled  with  their  own  devices. 

32  For  the  II  turning  away  of  the 
simple  shall  slay  them,  and  the 
prosperity  of  fools  shall  destroy 
them. 

33  But ''  whoso  hearkeneth  unto 
me  sliall  dwell  safely,  and  f  shall 
be  quiet  from  fear  of  evil. 

CHAPTER   11. 

1  Wisdom  promisctU  godliness  to  her  children, 
10  and  safely  from  eoit  company,  20  a7iU  direc- 
tion in  good  ways. 

MY  son,  if  thou  wilt  receive  my 
words,  and  «  hide  my  com- 
mandments with  thee ; 

2  So  that  thou  incline  thine  ear 
unto  wisdom,  and  apply  thine 
heart  to  uiidorstiiudiiig; 

3  Yea,  if  thou  criest  utter  knowl- 
edge, anil  tliftest  up  thy  voice  for 
umlerslaiKlirig; 

4  ''If  thou  Slickest  her  as  silver, 
and  searcliest  for  her  as  for  hid 
treasures; 

.5  Then  shaltthou  understand  the 
fear  of  the  Lord,  and   find   the 
knowledge  of  God. 
5G4 


G  e  For  the  Lord  giveth  wisdom : 
out  of  his  mouth  comelh  knowl- 
edge and  understanding. 

7  He  layeth  up  sound  wisdom  for 
the  righteous:  ^'he  is  a  buckler  to 
them  that  walk  uprightly. 

8  He  keepeth  the  paths  of  judg- 
ment, and  epreserveth  the  way  of 
his  saints. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  understand 
righteousness,  and  judgment,  and 
equity ;  yea,  every  good  path. 

10  *i  When  wisdom  entereth  into 
thine  heart,  and  knowledge  is 
pleasant  unto  thy  soul ; 

11  Disci'etion  shall  preserve  thee, 
/understandingsliall  keep  thee: 

12  To  deliver  thee  I'roni  the  waj' 
of  the  evil  rnan,  from  the  man 
that  speaketh  froward  things ; 

13  Who  leave  the  paths  of  up- 
rightness, to  i/walk  in  the  ways 
of  darkness ; 

14  Who  /'rejoice  to  do  evil,  and 
'delight  in  the  frowardness  of  the 
wicked ; 

1.5  ^Whose  ways  are  crooked, 
and  fhey  froward  in  their  paths : 

IG  To  deliver  thee  from  'the 
strange  woman,  ■n'-e.vm  from  the 
stranger  ivhich  fiattereth  with  her 
words ; 

17  "  Which  forsaketh  the  guide 
of  her  youth,  and  forgetteth  the 
covenant  of  her  God. 

15  For  "  her  house  inclineth  unto 
death,  and  her  paths  unto  the 
dead. 

19  None  that  go  unto  her  return 
again,  neither  take  they  hold  of 
tile  paths  of  life. 

20  That  thou  mayest  walk  in  the 
way  of  good  men,  and  keep  the 
paths  of  the  righteous. 

21  J' For  the  upright  shall  dwell 
in  the  land,  and  tlie  perfect  shall 
remain  in  it. 

22  7  But  the  wicked  shall  be  cut 
off  from  the  earth,  and  tiie  trans- 
gressors shall  be  il  rooted  out  of  it. 

CHAPTER  IIL 

1  An  exhortation  to  obedience,  5  to  faith,  7  to  mor- 
tification, 9  lo  devotion,  11  to  patience.  13  The 
happy  gain  of  wisdom.  10  The  power,  "I  and 
the  benefits  of  wisdom.  27  An  exhortation  to 
charitableness,  30  pcaceablencss,  31  and  con- 
tentedness.     33  The  cursed  state  of  the  wicked. 

MY  son,  forget  not  my   law; 
"  but  let  thine  heart  keep  my 
coinmaiidniPiits : 

2  For  length  of  days,  and  t  long 
life,  and  !>  peace,  shall  they  add  to 
thee. 

3  Let  not  mercy  and  truth  for- 
sake llu'c:  'bind  them  about  thy 
neck  ;  ''  writt;  them  upon  the  table 
of  thin(>  heart : 

4  fSo  Shalt  thou  find  favour  and 
llgood  understanding  in  the  sight 
of  (Jod  and  man. 

0  H ./"Trust  in  the  Lord  with  all 
thine  heart;  .vand  lean  not  unto 
thine  own  understanding. 

'I  Or,  good  success.    fVa.  37.  3,  0.     g  Jer.  9.  23. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


c  1  Kings  3.  U, 
12. 


Jai 


d  Ps.  84.  11. 

ch.  30.  5. 
c  1  Sam.  2.  9. 

Ps.  GO.  9. 


/ch.  6.  23. 


Ach.  10.23. 
Jer.  11.  15. 
i  Rom.  1.  32. 


7!  eh.  5.  3.  fc 
C.  24.  &.  7.  5. 


n  See  Mai.  2. 
14,  15. 


p  Ps.  37.  29. 

./ J-b  18.  17. 

Ps,  37.  28.  & 

104.  35. 
1  Or, 

plucked  up. 


a  Dent.  fl.  !.& 

30.  10,  20. 
t  Heb.  years 

of  life. 
6Ps.  119.  IG.'i. 
rKx.  13.  9. 

Deul.  (1.  «. 

ch.  0.  21.  i; 

7.  3. 
r(  Jer.  17.  1. 

2  Cor.  3.  3. 
cPa.  111.  10. 

See  1  Sam. 2. 

26. 

Luke  2.  52. 

Acts  2.  47. 

Kom.  14.  18. 


The  benefit  of  her  counsels. 


PROVERBS. 


Exhortations  to  study  her. 


Bi-fore 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


Il  1  CUr.  28.  9. 
jJer.  10.23. 
t  Horn.  12.  IC. 
i  Job  1.  1. 

ill.  16.  C. 
t  Heb. 

medicine. 
t  Heb. 

ivatering,  or, 

moistening. 
in  Job  21.  24. 
n  Ex.22.  29. 

i  23.  19.  &. 

■M.  2G. 

Deut.  20.  2, 

A:c. 

Mai.  3.  10, 

etc. 

Luke  14.  13. 
o  Deut.  28.  8. 
;- Job  a.  17. 

I's.  94.  12. 

Heb.  12.  5,e. 

Rev.  3.  19. 
'I  Deut.  8.  5. 
rch.8.  34,  35. 
t  Heb.  Ihe 

man  that 


standing. 
s  Job  28.  13, 

A:c. 

Ps.  19.  10. 

■  li.  2.  4.  &  8. 

11,  19.  ck  IG. 

lU. 
t  Matt.  13.  44. 
uch.  8.  18. 

ITim.  4.  8. 
J  Matt.  11.29, 

SO. 
I'  Gen.  2.  9.  &. 

3.  22. 
i  Ps.  104.  24. 

&;  136.  5. 

rh.  8.  27. 

Jer.  10.  12.ik 

51.  15. 
II  Or, 

prepared, 
a  Gen.  1.  9. 
I,  Deut.  33.  28. 

Job  36.  28. 

cch.  1.  9. 

d  Ps.  37.  24.  i; 

91.  11,  12. 

ih.  10.  9. 

e  Lev.  26.  G. 
Ps.  3.  5.  <k  4. 


/Ps.  91.  5.  & 
112.  7. 


S-Rom.  13.  7. 

Gal.  6.  10. 
t  Hel). 

the  uivners 

thereof. 
h  Lev.  19.  13. 

Deut.  24.  15. 


G''In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge 
him,  and  he  shall  'direct  thy 
paths. 

7  1[  *Be  not  wise  in  thine  own 
eyes :  '  fear  the  Lord,  and  depart 
from  evil. 

8  It  shall  bet  health  to  thy  navel, 
and  t  "I  marrow  to  tliy  bones. 

9  "Honour  the  Lord  with  thy 
substance,  and  with  the  lirstfruits 
of  all  thine  increase: 

10  "So  shall  thy  barns  be  filled 
with  plenty,  and  thy  presses  shall 
burst  out  with  new  "wine. 

11  f  pMy  .son,  despise  not  the 
chastening  of  tlie  Lord;  neither 
be  weary  of  his  correction: 

12  For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he 
correcteth  ;  -/ even  as  a  father  the 
son  i)i  ii:hom  he  delighteth. 

13  H  'Happj'  in  the  man  tliati\n(\- 
etli  wisdom,  and  +  the  man  that 
getteth  understanding: 

14  sFor  tlie  merchandise  of  it  iff 
better  than  the  merchandise  of 
silver,  and  the  gain  thereof  than 
fine  gold. 

1.5  She  is  more  precious  than  ru- 
bies :  and  f  all  the  tilings  thou 
canst  desire  are  not  to  be  com- 
pared unto  her. 

lO^Length  of  days  is  in  her  right 
hand  ;  and  in  her  left  hand  riches 
and  lion  our. 

17  ■>:  Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleas- 
antness, and  all  her  paths  are 
peace. 

18  She  is  2/ a  tree  of  life  to  them 
that  lay  hold  upon  her :  and  hap- 
py is  every  one  that  retaineth 
her. 

19  2  The  Lord  by  wisdom  hath 
founded  the  earth ;  by  under- 
standing hath  he  II  established  the 
heavens. 

20  «  By  his  l^nowledge  the  depths 
are  broken  up,  and  b  the  clouds 
drop  down  the  dew. 

21 II  My  son,  let  not  them  depart 
from  thine  eyes:  keep  sound  wis- 
dom and  discretion : 

22  So  shall  they  be  life  unto  thy 
soul,  and  <^  grace  to  thv  neck. 

23  '^Then  shalt  thou  walk  in  thy 
way  safelj',  and  thy  foot  shall  not 
stumble. 

24  c  When  thou  liest  down,  thou 
Shalt  not  be  afraid :  yea,  thou 
Shalt  lie  down,  and  thy  sleep  shall 
be  sweet. 

25 /Be  not  afraid  of  sudden  fear, 
neither  of  the  desolation  of  the 
wicked,  when  it  cometh. 

26  For  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  con- 
fidence, and  shall  keep  thy  foot 
from  being  taken. 

27  ^  ff  Withhold  not  good  from 
tthem  to  whom  it  is  due,  when  it 
is  in  the  power  of  thine  hand  to  do 
it. 

28  f^  Say  not  unto  thy  neighbovir. 
Go,  and  come  again,  and  to  mor- 
row I  will  give;  when  thou  hast 
it  by  thee. 


29  II  Devise  not  evil  against  thy 
neighbour,  seeing  he  dvvelleth  se- 
curely by  thee. 

30  ^  'Strive  not  with  a  man  with- 
out cause,  if  he  have  done  thee 
no  harm. 

31  \  *  Jinvy  thou  not  tthe  oppres- 
sor, and  choose  none  of  his  ways. 

32  For  the  froward  is  abomina- 
tion to  the  Lord:  'but  his  secret 
(■.s  with  the  righteous. 

33  U  '"  The  curse  of  tlie  Lord  is  in 
the  house  of  tlie  wicked:  but  «he 
blesseth  thehabitation  of  the  just. 

34  o  Surely  he  scorneth  the 
scorners:  but  he  giveth  grace 
unto  the  lowly. 

3.5  The  wise  shall  inherit  glory : 
butshamet  shall  be  the  promotion 
of  fools. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Solomon,  lo  persuade  obedience,  Z  shexceth  what 
instruction  he  had  of  his  parents,  5  to  study 
wisdom,  14  and  to  shun  the  path  of  the  uicked. 
20  He  exhorteth  to  faith,  23  and  sanctification. 

HEAR,   «ye  children,  the   in- 
.structioh  of  a  father,  and  at- 
tend to  know  understanding. 

2  For  I  give  you  good  doctrine, 
forsake  ye  not  my  law. 

3  For  I  was  my  father's  son, 
''tender  and  only  beloved  in  the 
sight  of  my  mother. 

4  <•  He  taught  me  also,  and  said 
unto  me.  Let  thine  heart  retain 
my  words  :  ^keeii  my  command- 
ments, and  live. 

.5  "-Get  wisdom,  get  understand- 
ing: forget  i7  not;  neither  decline 
from  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

6  Forsake  her  not,  and  she 
shall  preserve  thee:  /love  her, 
and  she  shall  keep  thee. 

7  a  Wisdom  is  the  principal 
thing;  there/ore  get  wisdom:  and 
with  all  thy  getting  get  under- 
standing. 

8  ''E.Yalt  her,  and  she  shall  pro- 
mote thee :  she  shall  bring  thee  to 
honour,  when  thou  dost  embrace 
her. 

9  She  shall  gi%'e  to  thine  head 
i  an  ornament  of  grace  :  11  a  crown 
of  glory  shall  she  deliver  to  thee. 

10  Hear,  O  mj'  son,  and  receive 
my  sayings ;  '*and  the  years  of  thj' 
life  shall  be  many. 

11 1  have  taught  thee  in  the  way 
of  wisdom;  I  have  led  thee  in 
right  paths. 

12  When  thou  goest,  'thy  steps 
shall  not  be  straitened;  »'aiid 
when  thou  runnest,  thou  shalt 
not  stumble. 

13  Take  fast  hold  of  instruction; 
let  her  not  go:  keep  her;  for  she 
is  thy  life. 

14  *f'n  Enter  not  into  the  path  of 
the  wicked,  and  go  not  in  the  way 
of  evil  men. 

15  Avoid  it,  pass  not  by  it,  turn 
from  it,  and  pass  awaj'. 

16  0  For  they  sleep  not,  except 
they  have  done    mischief;    and 

5&5 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


1!  Or,  Prac. 

tise  nu  ciil. 
i  Rom.  12.  la 
k  Ps.  37.  1.  6c 

73.  3. 

ch.  24.  1. 
t  Heb.  a  man 

of  violence. 
!V<i.  25.  14. 
m  Lev.  26.  14, 

ice. 

Ps.  37.  22. 

Zech.  5.  4. 

Mai.  2.  2. 
n  Ps.  1.  3. 
0  James  4.  6. 

1  Pet.  5.  5. 
t  Heb. 

exaltuh  the 
/qqU, 


aPs.  34.  11. 
ch.  1.  8. 


ciChr.  28.  9. 

Eph.  G.  4. 
d  ch.  7.  2. 

e  ch.  2.  2,  3. 


/2  Thess.  2. 


r  Matt.  13.  44. 
Luke  10.  42. 


hi  Sam.  2.  30. 


[|  Or,  she 
shall  com- 
pass thee 
with  a  crown 
of  glory. 

*ch.  3.  2. 

IPs.  18.  3G. 
m  Ps.  91.  11, 


nPs.  1.  1. 
ch.  1.  10,  15. 


0  Ps.  36.  4. 

Is.  57.  20. 


Solomon  exhorteth  to 


PROVERBS. 


the  stuclij  of  wisdom. 


f;  }{  R  I  S  T 

about  1000. 


pMatt.  5.11, 

4r). 

l-hil.Q.  15. 
'.  2  Sam.  23.  4. 

rl  Sam.  2.  9. 
Job  18.  5,  6. 
Is.  09.  9,  10. 
Jer.  23.  12. 
John  12.35. 

sch.   3.3,  21. 
tih.  2.  1. 

n<h.  3.  8.  &. 

12.  18. 
t  Hch. 

medicine. 
t  Heb.  a!<oue 

all  keeping, 
t  Heb.   /ro- 

wardness  of 

muuth,  and 

pcroerse- 

ness  i>f  lips. 
11  Or,  all  thy 

way<i  shnU  be 

ordered 

aright. 

X  Di-ut.  5.  32. 

&.  2M.  14. 

Josh.  1.  7. 
yls.  1.  IC. 

Roin.  12.  9. 


nMal. 

2.  7. 

/,  I'll.  2 
0.  21. 

IC.  Sc 

t  ll.-l. 

palate 

<•  r.s.  5 

3.  21. 

d  Eoc 

7.2G. 

c  H.-b. 

4.12. 

/ 1-11.7 

27. 

■^  Iteh. 
ttiy  strength. 


their  sleep  is  taken  away,  uules.s 
tliey  cause  so7ne  to  fall. 

17  For  they  eat  the  bread  of  vvick- 
edne!3s,  and  drink  the  wine  of  vio- 
lence. 

18 1'  But  the  path  of  the  just  lis  as 
the  shining  light,  that  shineth 
more  and  more  unto  the  perfect 
day. 

19  ''The  way  of  tlie  wicked  is  as 
darkness  :  tliey  know  not  at  what 
they  stumble. 

20  ^  My  son,  attend  to  my  woi'ds ; 
incline  thine  ear  unto  my  sayings. 

21  sL,et  them  not  depart  from 
thine  eyes;  'keep  them  in  the 
midst  of  thine  heart. 

22  For  they  arc  life  unto  those 
that  find  them,  and  "t  health  to 
all  their  flesh. 

23  1[  Keep  thj^  heart  twith  all 
diligence;  for  out  of  it  are  the 
issues  of  lil'e, 

24  Put  away  from  thee  1  a  froward 
mouth,  and  perverse  lips  put  far 
from  thee. 

25  Let  thine  eyes  look  right  on, 
and  let  thine  eyelids  look  straight 
before  thee. 

26  Ponder  the  path  of  thy  feet,  and 
!1  let  all  thy  ways  be  established. 

27  a  Turn  not  to  tlie  right  hand 
nor  to  the  left:  !/ remove  thy  foot 
from  evil. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Solomon  cxhurtcth  to  the  study  of  wisdom.  3 
He  shewcth  the  mischirf  of  whoredom  and  riot. 
15  He  exhorteth  to  contentcdness,  lUferality, 
and  chastity.  22  The  wicked  are  overtaken 
with  their  own  sins. 

MY  son,  attend  unto  my  wis- 
dom, and  bow  thine  "ear  to 
my  understanding: 

2  Tliat  thou  mayest  regard  dis- 
cretion, and  that,  tliy  lips  may 
«  keep  knowledge. 

.3  H  Tor  the  lips  of  a  strange 
woman  drop  as  a  lionoyeomb, 
and  her  t  mouth  is  «smootlier 
than  oil: 

4  But  her  end  is  ''bitter  as 
wormwood,  eshai'p  as  atwoedged 
sword. 

.5 /Her  feet  go  down  to  death ;  her 
steps  take  hold  on  hell. 

C  Lest  tliou  shouldest  ponder  the 
patli  of  life,  her  ways  arc  move- 
able, Ifiul  tliou  canst  not  know 
tfiem. 

7  Hear  mc  now  therefore,  O  ye 
children,  and  depart  not  from  the 
words  of  my  mouth. 

8  Remove  "thy  way  Air  from  her, 
and  come  not  nigh  the  door  of 
her  house: 

9  Lest  thou  give  thine  honour 
unto  others,  and  thy  years  unto 
tlio  cruel : 

10  Lest  strangers  be  filled  with 
ttliy  wealth;  and  thy  labours  he 
in  the  house  of  a  stranger; 

11  And  thou  mourn  at  the  last, 
when  thy  llesh  and  thy  body  are 
consumed, 

566 


12  And  say.  How  have  I  .■/hated 
instruction,  and  my  heart  ^ de- 
spised reproof; 

i;i  And  have  not  obeyed  the  voice 
of  my  teachers,  nor  inclined  mine 
ear  to  them  that  instructed  me! 

14  I  was  almost  in  all  evil  in  the 
midst  of  the  congregation  and  as- 
sembly. 

1.5  H  Drink  waters  out  of  thine 
own  cistern,  and  running  waters 
out  of  thine  own  well. 

16  Let  thy  fountains  be  dispersed 
abroad,  and  rivers  of  waters  in  the 
streets. 

17  Let  them  be  only  thine  own, 
and  not  strangers'  witli  thee. 

18  Let  thy  fountain  be  blessed: 
and  rejoice  with  Hhe  wife  of  thy 
youth. 

19  ''Let  her  be  as  the  loving  hind 
and  pleasant  roe;  let  her  breasts 
tsatisfy  thee  at  all  times;  and  t  be 
thou  ravished  always  with  her 
love. 

20  And  why  wilt  thou,  my  son, 
be  ravished  with  'a  strange  wo- 
man, and  embrace  the  bosom  of  a 
stranger? 

21  "I  For  the  ways  of  man  are  be- 
fore the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  Jie 
pondereth  all  his  goings.         • 

22  1[  «His  own  iniquities  shall 
take  the  wicked  himself,  and  he 
shall  be  holdeii  with  the  cords  of 
his  tsins. 

28  0  He  shall  die  without  instruc- 
tion ;  and  in  the  greatness  of  his 
folly  he  shall  go  astray. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Against  suretiship,  G  idleness,  12  and  mischiev- 
ousness.  IC  Seven  things  hateful  to  God.  20 
The  hlessings  of  obedience.  '£5  The  mischiefs 
of  whoredom. 

MY  .son.  «if  thou  bo  surety  for 
thy  friend,  //thou  hastst"rick- 
eu  thy  lumd  with  a  stranger, 

2  Thou  art  snared  with  the  words 
of  thy  mouth,  thou  art  taken  with 
the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

A  Do  this  now,  my  son,  and  de- 
liver tlo'self,  when  tliou  art  come 
into  the  hand  of  thy  friend;  go, 
humble  thyself,  Hand  make  sure 
thy  friend. 

4  6  Give  not  sleep  to  thine  eyes, 
nor  slumber  to  thine  eyelids. 

5  Deliver  thyself  as  a  me  from  the 
hand  oft/ic  Intnti  r,  and  as  a  bird 
from  the  hanil  of  1  lie  Ibwler. 

0  ^1  -"(to  to  the  ant,  thou  sluggard; 
consider  her  ways,  and  be  wise: 

7  Which  liaving  no  guide,  over- 
seer, or  ruler, 

8  Provideth  her  meat  m  tlie  sum- 
mer, and  gathereth  her  food  in 
the  Inirvest. 

9  ''How  long  wilt  thou  sleep,  O 
sluggard?  when  wilt  thou  arise 
out  of  (liv  slcej)? 

10  Yit  a"  little  sleep,  a  little  slum- 
ber, a  little  folding  of  the  hands  to 
sleep : 

11  cSo  shall  thy  poverty  come  as 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


rch.  1.  29. 
Ach.  1.  23.  <k 
12.  1. 


k  See  Cant.  2. 
'.).  iL  i.  5.  ic 
7.3. 

I  Heb. 
water  thee, 

tHch.  err 

thou  always 

in  her  love. 
Ich.  2.  lU.  & 

7.  5. 
ni2Chr.  IG.  9. 

Job  31.  4.  ifc 

34.  21. 

cli.  15.  3. 

Jer.  16. 17.  & 

32.  19. 

Hos.  7.  2. 

Heb.  4.  13. 

II  Ps.  0.  15. 
t  Heb.  Sin. 
oJnb  4.  21.4c 

36.  12. 


2ch.  11.  15.  4; 
17.  18.  Ic  20. 
16.  &;  22.  26. 
(k  27.  13. 


II  Or,  so  Shalt 
thou  prevail 
with  thy 
friend. 

b  P«.  132.  4. 


ech.  10.  4.  ic 
13.4.  4^20.4. 


The  blessing!^  of  obedience. 


PROVERBS.      Solomon  x)ersuadeth  to  msdom. 


Before 
f :  H  U  [  S  T 

about  1000. 


fjnh  15.12. 
Ps.  33.  19. 
eh.  10.  10. 

g  Mlc.  2.  1. 
h  ver.  19. 
t  Heh.  cast- 
cth  fortk. 

iJpr.  19.  11. 
*2Chr.  36. 16. 

tHeh. 

(>/  his  soul. 
IVs.  18.  27.  Sc 

101.  5. 
t  Heh. 

Uaughtyeys. 
m  Ps.  120.  2,  3. 
?i  I.S.  1.  15. 
o  Gen.  C.  5. 
p  Is.  59.  7. 

Rom.  3.  15. 
,/  P..  27.  12. 

<h.  19.  5,  9. 
r  ver.  14. 
sch.  1.  8. 

Eph.  6.  1. 
tr\i.  3.  3.  &z 

7.  3. 
uch.  3.  23,24. 
2-ch.  2.  11. 


S(P:i.  19.  8.  & 
119.  105. 
II  Or,  candle. 

ech.  2.  16.  & 
5.  3.  &  7.  5. 

II  Or,  (,/  the 

strange 

toiigue. 
a  Matt.  5.  28. 


cGen.  39.  14. 

t  Heh.  the 
woman  of  a 
man,  or,  a 
man's  wife. 

d  Ez.  13.  18. 


;Ex.  22. 1,4. 


/ch.  7.  7. 
t  Heb.  A£ar«. 


one  that  travelleth,  and  thy  want 
as  an  armed  man. 

12  H  A  nauj^hty  person,  a  wick- 
ed man,  walketli  with  a  froward 
mouth. 

13  /He  winketh  with  his  eyes, 
lie  speaketh  with  liis  feet,  he 
teachetli  with  his  fingers; 

14  Frowardness  is  in  his  heart,  .</  he 
devi.setlira  .schief continually;  ^he 
tsoweth  discord 

15  ThereCore  shall  his  calamity 
come  suddenly ;  suddenly  shall  he 
'be  broken  ^without  remedy. 

k;  ^  These  si.x  /hhigs  doth  the 
Lord  hate;  .yea,  seven  are  an 
abomination  t  unto  him  : 

17  ^tA  proud  look,  ma  lying 
tongue,  and  "hands  that  shed 
innocent  blood, 

18  "A  heart  that  deviseth  wicked 
imaginations,  pfeet  that  be  switt 
in  running  to  mischief, 

19  </ A  false  witness  t/uif.  speaketh 
lies,  and  he  'that  soweth  dLscord 
among  brethren. 

20  ^  s  My  son,  keep  thy  father's 
commandment,  and  forsake  not 
the  law  of  thy  mother : 

21  fBind  them  continually  upon 
thine  heart,  caul  tie  them  about 
thy  neck. 

22  "  When  thou  goest,  it  shall 
lead  thee;  when  thou  sleepest. 
.^it  shall  keep  thee;  and  iv/ien 
thou  awakest,  it  shall  talk  with 
thee. 

23  yFoY  the  commandment  is  a 
I  lamp :  and  the  law  /slight;  and 
reproofs  of  instruction  are  the 
way  of  life: 

24'zTo  keep  thee  from  the  evil 
woman,  from  the  flattery  li  of  the 
tongue  of  a  strange  woman. 

2.5  «Lust  not  after  her  beauty  in 
thine  heart:  neither  let  her  take 
thee  with  her  eyelids. 

26  For  ''by  means  of  a  whor- 
ish  woman  n  man  is  brought  to  a 
piece  of  bread:  cand  tthe  adul- 
teress will  ''hunt  for  the  precious 
life. 

27  Can  a  man  take  fire  in  his  bo- 
som, and  his  clothes  not  be  burn- 
ed? 

2S  Can  one  go  upon  hot  coals,  and 
his  feet  not  be  burned  ? 

29  So  he  that  goeth  in  to  his  neigh- 
bour's wife;  whosoever  toucheth 
her  shall  not  be  innocent. 

30  3Ien  do  not  despise  a  thief,  if 
be  steal  to  satisfy  his  soul  when 
he  is  hungry ; 

31  But  (/  he  be  found,  ^  he  shall 
restore  sevenfold;  he  shall  give 
all  the  substance  of  his  house. 

32  But  whoso  comrnitteth  adul- 
tery with  a  woman  /lacketh  t  un- 
derstanding :  he  (hat  doeth  it  de- 
stroyeth  his  own  soul. 

33  A  wound  and  dishonour  shall 
he  get ;  and  his  reproach  shall  not 
be  wiped  away. 

34  For  jealousy  i5  the  rage  of  a 


man:  therefore  he  will  not  spare 
in  the  day  of  vengeance. 
Ii5  t  He  will  not  regard  any  ran- 
som; neither  will  he  rest  content, 
though  thou  givest  many  gifts, 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Solomon  pcrsuadcth  to  a  sincere  and  kind  famil' 
parity  with  wisdom.  G  fn  on  example  of  his 
own  experience,  he  sheweth  10  the  cunning'  of 
a  whore,  22  and  the  desperate  simplicity  of  a 
young  wantoti.  24  He  dehorteth  from  such 
wickedness. 

MY   son,  keep  my  words,  and 
«laj-  up  my  commandments 
with  thee. 

2 ''  Keep  my  commandments,  and 
live;  <^and  my  law  as  the  apple  of 
thine  eye. 

3  <^Bind  them  upon  thy  lingers, 
write  them  upon  the  table  of  thine 
heart. 

4  KSaj'  unto  wisdom.  Thou  ortray 
sister;  and  call  understanding  thy 
kinswoman  : 

5  "That  they  may  keep  thee  from 
the  strange  woman,  from  the 
stranger  which  llatterethwith  her 
words. 

6  \  For  at  the  window  of  my 
house  I  looked  through  my  case- 
ment. 

7  And  beheld  among  the  simple 
ones,  I  discerned  among  tthe 
youths,  a  young  man /void  of  un- 
derstanding, 

8  Pa.ssing  through  the  street  near 
her  corner;  and  he  went  the  way 
to  her  house, 

9  a  In  the  twilight,  tin  the  even- 
ing, in  the  black  and  dark  night: 

10  And,  behold,  there  met  him  a 
woman  with  the  attire  of  a  harlot, 
and  subtile  of  heart. 

11  C'  She  is  loud  and  stubborn ; 
'  her  feet  abide  not  in  her  house : 

12  Now  is  she  without,  now  in  the 
streets,  and  lieth  in  wait  at  evei'y 
corner.) 

13  So  she  caught  him,  and  kissed 
him,  and  t  with  an  impudent  face 
said  unto  him, 

14  il  have  peace  offerings  with 
me ;  this  day  have  I  paid  mj-  vq_ws. 

15  Therefore  came  I  forth"  to 
meet  thee,  diligently  to  seek  thj' 
face,  and  I  have  found  thee. 

16  I  have  decked  my  bed  with 
coverings  of  tapestry,  with  carved 
works,  with  *fine  linen  of  Egypt. 

17  I  have  perfumed  my  bed  with 
mj'rrh,  aloes,  and  cinnamon. 

18  Come,  let  us  take  our  fill  of 
love  until  the  morning:  let  us 
solace  ourselves  with  loves. 

19  For  the  goodman  is  not  at 
home,  he  is  gone  a  long  journey : 

20  He  hath  taken  a  bag  of  money 
twith  him,  and  will  come  home 
at  11  the  dav  appointed. 

21  With  "'her  much  fair  speech 
she  caused  him  to  yield,  "'with 
the  flattering  of  her  lips  she  forced 
him. 

22  He  goeth  after  her  tstraight- 

oG7 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 

r  Het).   He 
will  not  ac- 
cept the  face 
of  any  ran- 
som. 


!j  Lev.  18.  5. 

ch.  4.  4. 

Is.  55.  3. 
c  Deut.  32.  10. 
d  Deul.  6.  8. 

&  11.  in. 

ch.  3.  3.  <k  6. 

21. 


ech.  2.  16.  k 
5.  3.  ic  6.  24. 


/ch.  6.  32.  & 
9.  4,  16. 


f  Job  24.  15. 
t  Heb.  in  the 

evening  of 

the  day. 

h  ch.  9.  13. 
i  1  Tim.  5.  13. 


t  Heb.  she 
strengthen- 
ed her  face, 
and  said. 

t  Heb. 
Peace  offer- 
ings are 
upon  me. 


t  Heb. 

in  his  hand. 
II  Or,  the 

new  moon. 
Ich.o.  3. 
m  Ps.  12.  2. 
t  Heb. 

suddenly. 


The  exceUencij,  j^ower. 


PROVERBS. 


and  eternity  of  wisclo7n. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


e  Job  28.  15, 

&.C, 

Ps.  19.  10.  .fe 

110.  127. 

<h.  3.  14,  15. 

A;  4.  5,  7.  is 

IC.  16. 
lOr,  subtUly. 
d  ch.  16.  6. 
ech.  0.  17. 
/ch.  4.  24. 


way,  as  an  ox  goeth  to  the  slaugh- 
ter, or  as  a  fool  to  the  correction 
of  the  stocks; 

23  Till  a  dart  strike  through  his 
liver;  "as  a  bird  hasteth  to  the 
snare,  and  knoweth  not  that  it  is 
for  his  life. 

24  If  Hearken  unto  me  now  there- 
fore, O  ye  children,  and  attend  to 
the  words  of  my  mouth. 

25  Let  not  thine  heart  decline  to 
her  ways,  go  not  astray  in  her 
paths. 

26  For  she  hath  cast  down  many 
wounded  :  yea, «  many  strong  jnen 
have  been  slain  by  her. 

27  p  Her  house  is  the  way  to  hell, 
going  down  to  the  chambers  of 
death. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  The  fame,  0  ami  evidence  of  wisJcim.  10  The 
excellency,  12  the  nature,  15  the  puwer,  18  the 
riches, 'i2  and  the  eternity  of  wisdom.  32  Wis- 
dom IS  to  be  desired  for  the  blesscdnests  it  brinS' 
eth. 

DOTH  not   "Wisdom  cry?  and 
understanding  put  forth  her 
voice  ? 

2  She  standeth  in  the  top  of  high 
places,  by  the  way  in  the  places 
of  the  paths. 

3  She  crieth  at  the  gates,  at  the 
entry  of  the  city,  at  the  coming  in 
at  the  doors : 

4  Unto  j'ou,  O  men,  1  call;  and 
my  voice  is  to  the  sons  of  man. 

5  O  ye  simple,  understand  wis- 
dom ;  and,  ye  fools,  be  ye  of  an  un- 
derstanding heart. 

CHear;  for  I  will  speak  of  *  ex- 
cellent things;  and  the  opening  of 
iny  lips  shall  be  right  thin.gs. 

7  For  my  mouth  shall  speak 
truth;  and  wickedness  is  tan 
abomination  to  my  lips. 

8  All  the  words  of  my  mouth  are 
in  righteousness  ;  there  is  nothing 
tfroward  or  perverse  in  them. 

9  They  are  all  plain  to  liim  that 
understandeth,  and  right  to  them 
that  find  knovvled,ge. 

10  Receive  my  instruction,  and 
not  silver;  and  knowledge  rather 
than  choice  gold. 

lie  For  wisdom  is  better  than  ru- 
bies ;  and  all  the  things  that  may 
be  desired  are  not  to  be  compared 
to  it. 

12  I  wisdom  dwell  with  II  pru- 
dence, and  liiid  out  knowledge  of 
witty  inventions. 

13  rf'The  fear  of  tlie  Loun  is  to 
hate  evil:  « pride,  and  arro.gancy, 
and  the  evil  way,  and  /the  fro- 
ward  mouth,  do  I  hate. 

14  Counsel  is  mine,  and  sound 
wi-sdoin  :  I  am  understanding ;  o  I 
have  strength. 

15  ''By  me  kings  reign,  and 
princes  decree  justice. 

IG  By  me  princes  rule,  and  no- 
bles, even  all  the  judges  of  the 
earth. 

17  i  I  love  them  that  love  me ; 
588 


and  *  those  that  seek  me  early 
shall  find  me. 

18  I  Riches  and  honour  are  with 
me ;  yea,  durable  riches  and  right- 
eousness. 

19  '"My  fruit  is  better  than  gold, 
yea,  than  tine  gold ;  and  my  reve- 
nue than  choice  silver. 

20  I  Ulead  in  the  way  of  right- 
eousness, in  the  midst  of  the 
paths  o f  J udgment : 

21  That  I  may  cause  those  that 
love  me  to  inherit  substance ;  and 
I  will  hll  their  treasures. 

22  "The  Lord  possessed  me  in 
the  beginning  of  his  way,  before 
his  works  of  old. 

23  0 1  was  set  up  from  everlasting, 
from  the  beginning,  or  ever  the 
earth  was. 

24  When  Ihere  were  no  depths,  I 
was  brought  forth;  when  there 
luere  no  fountains  abounding  with 
water. 

25  j>  Before  the  mountains  were 
settled,  before  the  hills  was  I 
brought  forth : 

26  While  as  yet  he  had  not  made 
the  earth,  nor  the  II  fields,  nor  li  the 
highest  part  of  the  dust  of  the 
world. 

27  When  he  prepared  the  heavens, 

1  was  there:  when  he  set  II  a  com- 
pass upon  the  face  of  the  depth  : 

28  When  he  established  the 
clouds  above :  when  he  strength- 
ened tlie  fountains  of  the  deep  : 

29  'I  When  he  gave  to  the  sea  his 
decree,  that  the  waters  should  not 
pass  his  commandment:  when 
'he  appointed  the  foundations  of 
the  earth : 

30  3  Then  I  was  by  him,  as  one 
brought  up  with  him:  <and  I  was 
daily  his  delight,  rejoicing  always 
before  him; 

31  Rejoicing  in  the  habitable  part 
of  his  earth  ;  and  « my  delights 
ivere  with  the  sons  of  men. 

32  Now  therefore  hearken  imto 
me,  O  ye  children:  lor  *  blessed 
are  they  that  keej)  my  ways. 

33  Hear  instruction,  and  be 
wise,  and  refuse  it  not. 

34  J/ Blessed  is  the  man  that 
heareth  me,  watching  daily  at 
iny  gates,  waiting  at  the  posts  of 
my  doors. 

3.J  For  whoso  findeth  me  findeth 
life,  and  shall  t^obtain  favour  of 
tlie  Lord. 

36  But  ho  that  sinneth  against 
me  "wrongoth  his  own  soul:  all 
they  that  hate  mo  love  death. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1   The  discipline,  •%  and  doctrine  of  wisdom.     13 
The  custom,  10  and  error  of  folly. 

WISDOM   hath   "builded   her 
house,  she  hath  hewn  out 
her  seven  pillars: 

2  6She  hatli  killed  1  her  beasts; 
"She  hath  mingled  lior  wine;  she 
hath  also  furnished  her  table. 


Before 
C  H  RI  S  T 

about  1000. 


i  James  1.  5. 
/ch.  3.  10. 

Matt.  0.  33. 
m  ch.  3.  14. 

ver.  10. 
!l  Or,  loalk. 


nc\\.  3.  19. 
John  1.  1. 


II  Or, 

open  places, 
y  Or,  the 

chief  part. 

y  Or,  a  circle. 


q  Gen.  1.  9, 10. 

Job  38.10,11. 

Ps.  S3.  7.  & 

104.  9. 

Jer.  5.  22. 
r  Job  38.  4. 
«  John  1.  1,2, 

18. 
(.Matt.  3.  17. 

Col.  1.  13. 


cPs.  119.  1,2. 
it  128.  1,  2. 
Luke  11.  28. 


ych.3.  13,  18. 


t  Heb. 

bring  forth. 
z  ch.  12.  2. 
u  ch.  20.  2. 


a  Matt.  16.  18. 

Kph.  2.  20, 

21,22. 

1  Pet.  2.  5. 
4  Matt.  22.  3, 

lie. 
t  Hcb. 

her  kiltine. 
c  ver.  5. 

ch.  23.  30. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVERBS. 


their  contrary  vices. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1000. 


J  Rom.  10.  15 
e  ch.  8.  1,  2. 
/  ver.  14. 
f  ver.  16. 

ih.  G.  32. 

Matt.  n.  25 
h  ver.  2. 

Cant.  5.  1. 

Is.  55.  1. 

Johu  C.  27. 


i  Matt.  7.  6. 
*P».  141.  5. 


I  Matt.  13.  12. 

m  Job  28.  2B. 
Ps.  111.10. 
ch.  1.  7. 


nch.3.  2,  IG. 
Sc  10.  27. 


u  Job  35.  6,  7. 
ch.  16.  26. 


pch.7.  11. 


?  ver.  3. 


s  ch.  20.  17. 
t  Hel..  of 

secresies. 
tch.  2.  18.  & 

7.  27. 


a  ch.  15.  20.  & 

17.  21,  25.  <k 

19.  13.  (k  29. 

3,15. 
t  Ps.49.  6,&c. 

L-h.  U.  4. 

Luke  12.  19, 

20. 
c  Dan.  4.  27. 
dPs.  10.  24. 

&  34.  9,  10. 

&  37.  25. 
II  Or, 

the  wicked 

for  their 

wickedness, 
e  ch.  12.  24.  &; 

19.  15. 

/  ch.  13.  4.  & 

21.  5. 
g  ch.  12.  4.  & 

17.  2.  &  19. 


3  She  hath  ''sent  forth  her 
maideiLs:  «she  crieth /upon  the 
highest  places  of  the  city, 

4  y  Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn 
in  hither  :  as  for  him  that  want- 
etli  understanding,  she  saith  to 
him, 

.5  h  Come,  eat  of  my  bread,  and 
drinic  of  the  wine  which  I  have 
mingled. 

G  Forsalve  the  foolish,  and  live; 
and  go  in  the  way  of  understand- 
ing. 

7  He  that  reprovetli  a  scorner 
getteth  to  himself  shame:  and 
he  that  rebulietli  a  wicked  man 
getteth  himself  a  blot. 

8  J Reprove  not  a  scorner,  lest 
lie  hate  thee:  ^rebuke  a  wise 
man,  and  he  will  love  thee. 

9  Give  instruction  to  a  wise  man, 
and  he  will  be  yet  wiser:  teach  a 
just  man,  ^and  he  will  increase  in 
learning. 

10  ™  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the 
beginning  (g'  wisdom :  and  the 
knowledge  of  the  Holy  is  under- 
standing. 

11  »  For  by  me  thy  days  shall  be 
multiplied,  and  the  years  of  thy 

life  shall  be  increa-sed. 

12  0  If  thou  be  wise,  thou  shalt 
be  wise  for  thj-self:  but  (/  thou 
.scornest,  thou  alone  shalt  bear  it. 

13  If  vA  foolish  woman  is  clam- 
orous: she  is  simple,  and  know- 
eth  nothing. 

14  For  she  sitteth  at  the  door  of 
her  house,  on  a  seat  i\n  the  high 
places  of  the  city, 

1.5  To  call  passengers  who  go 
right  on  their  ways : 

Itj  '•Whoso  is  simple,  let  him 
turn  in  hither  :  and  as  for  him 
that  wanteth  understanding,  she 
saith  to  him, 

17 « Stolen  waters  are  sweet,  and 
bread  t  eaten  in  secret  is  pleasant. 

18  But  he  knoweth  not  that 
*  the  dead  o?'e  there;  and  that  her 
guests  are  in  the  depths  of  hell. 

CHAPTER  X. 

From  this  chapter  to  the  fice  and  twentieth  are 
sundry  observations  of  moral  virtues,  and  their 
contrary  vices. 

THE  Proverbs  of  Solomon. 
"A  wise  son  maketh  a  glad 
father:  but  a  foolish  son  is  the 
heaviness  of  his  mother. 

2  *  Treasures  of  wickedness 
profit  nothing:  cbut  righteoiLS- 
ness  delivereth  from  death. 

3  (^The  Lord  will  not  suffer  the 
soul  of  the  righteous  to  famish  : 
but  he  casteth  away  11  the  sub- 
stance of  the  wicked. 

4eHe  becometh  poor  that  deal- 
eth  ivith  a  slack  hand:  but  .^the 
hand  of  the  diligent  maketh  rich. 

5  He  that  gathereth  in  summer  is 
a  wise  son:  but  he  that  sleepeth 
in  harvest  issa,  son  that  causeth 
shame. 


G  Blessings  are  upon  the  head  of 
the  just :  but  >'  violence  covereth 
the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

7  «The  memory  of  the  Just  is 
blessed:  but  the  name  of  the 
wicked  shall  rot. 

8  The  wise  in  heart  will  receive 
commandments:  ^' butt  a  prating 
fool  II  shall  fall. 

9  'He  that  walketh  uprightly 
walketh  surely :  but  he  that  per- 
verteth  his  ways  shall  be  known. 

10  '"'He  that'winketh  with  the 
eye  causeth  sorrow  :  »  but  a  pra- 
ting fool  11  shall  fall. 

11  o  The  mouth  of  a  righteous 
rnan  is  a  well  of  life:  but  i' vio- 
lence covereth  the  mouth  of  the 
wicked. 

12  Hatred  stirreth  up  strifes : 
but  fylove  covereth  all  sins. 

13  In  the  lips  of  him  that  bath 
understanding  wisdom  is  found: 
but  ra.  rod  is  for  the  back  of  him 
that  is  void  of  t  understanding. 

14  Wise  vien  lay  up  knowledge : 
but  3  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is 
near  destruction. 

1.5  'The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his 
strong  city:  the  destruction  of 
the  poor  /s  their  poverty. 

IG  The  labour  of  the  righteous 
tendeth  to  life :  the  fruit  of  the 
wicked  to  sin. 

17  He  is  in  the  waj'  of  life  that 
keepeth  instruction :  but  be  that 
refuseth  reproofs  erreth. 

18  He  that  hidetli  hatred  iciih 
lying  lips,  and  "  he  that  uttereth 
a  slander,  is  a  fool. 

19  a^In  the  multitude  of  words 
there  wanteth  not  sin:  but  2/ he 
that  refraineth  his  lips  is  wise. 

20  The  tongue  of  the  just  is  as 
choice  silver :  the  heart  of  the 
wicked  is  little  worth. 

21  The  lips  of  the  righteous  feed 
many :  but  fools  die  for  want  t  of 
wisdom. 

22  zThe  blessing  of  the  Lord,  it 
maketh  rich,  and  he  addeth  no 
sorrow  with  it. 

23  alt  is  as  sport  to  a  fool  to  do 
mischief:  but  a  man  of  under- 
standing hath  wisdom. 

24  >>  The  fear  of  the  wicked,  it 
shall  come  upon  him:  but  cthe 
desire  of  the  I'ighteous  shall  be 
granted. 

2-5  As  the  whirlwind  passeth, 
t'so  is  the  wicked  no  more:  but 
cthe  righteous  is  an  everlasting 
Ibundation. 

26  As  vinegar  to  the  teeth,  and 
as  smoke  to  the  eyes,  so  is  the 
sluggard  to  them  that  send  him. 

27  /The  fear  of  the  Lord  tpro- 
longeth  days:  but  ythe  years  of 
the  wicked  shall  be  shortened. 

28  The  hope  of  the  righteous 
shall  be  gladness :  but  the  '<  expects 
ation  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

29  The  way  of  the  Lord  is 
strength  to  the  upright:  ibut  de- 

669 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


h  ver.  11. 

Ksth.  7.  3. 
i  Ps.  9.  5,  6. 

6c  112.  6. 

Kcc.  8.  10. 
*  ver.  10. 
t  Heb.  a  fool 

of  Zips. 
II  Or,  shall 

he  beaten. 
ZPs.  23.  4. 

th.  28.  18. 

Is.  33.15,16. 
m  ch.  C.  13. 
n  ver.  8. 
II  Or,  shall 

be  beaten. 
0  Ps.  37.  30. 

ch.  13.  14.  Sc 

18.  4. 
p  Vs.  107.  42. 

ver.  6. 
q  ch.  17.  9. 

1  Cor.  13.4. 

1  Pet.  4.  S. 
rch.2G.  3. 
t  Heb.  heart. 
I  sch.  18.7.  Sc 
j    21.23. 
I^<  Job3I.  24. 

Ps.  52.  7. 

ch.  18.11. 

1  Tim.  U.  17. 


II  Or,  causeth 
to  err. 
u  Ps.  15.  3. 

X  Eoc.  5.  3. 
y  Jame.'i  3.  2. 


tHeb. 
of  heart. 

i  Gen.  24.  35. 
&  26.  12. 
Ps.  37.  22. 

ach.  14.  9.  & 
15.  21. 

J  Job  15.21. 
cPs.  145.  19. 

Matt.  5.  6. 

1  JohuS.  14, 

15. 
dPs.  37.  9,  10. 
e  ver.  30. 

Ps.  15.  5. 

Matt.  7.  24, 

25.  A:  16.  18. 
/ch.  9.  11. 
t  Heb.  addeth. 
g  Job  15.  32, 

33.  &  22.  16. 

Ps.  55.  23. 

Ecc.  7.17. 
A  Job  8.  13.  & 

11.  20. 

Ps.  112.  10. 

ch.  11.7. 
iPs.  1.  6.  <k 

37.  20. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVERBS. 


their  contrary  vices. 


nefore 
C  U  U  [  S  T 

about  1000. 


*  Vs.  G7.  2-:;, 

iid.  i-  1-25.  1 
VLT.  2o. 
;  Ps.  37.  30. 


t  Hr!>.  fro- 
wardncstes. 


t  H.;b. 

Balances  of 

deceit, 
a  Lhv.  19.  35, 

36. 

Deut.  25.  13- 

16. 

ch.  16.  11.  <k 

20.  10,   23. 
t  lleb.  aper- 

feci  stone. 
(leh.  15.  33.  Ic 

16.  18.  &L  IS. 

12. 

Dan.  4.  30, 

31. 
cell.  13.  6. 
i/<:li.  10.  2. 

Kz.  7.  lU. 

•/.fph.  1.  18. 
£  Gen.  7.  1. 
t  Keb.  rectify, 
fch.  5.22. 

Ki-c.  10.  8. 
f  ch.  10.  28. 


*  Eslh.  8.  15, 
ch.28. 12,  28. 


/  ch.  29.  8. 

t  Heb. 

destitute  of 

heart. 
i  Ilch.  ITe 

that  wnlketh, 

biiing  a 

talebearer, 
m  Lev.  19.  16. 

<li.20.  19. 
)i  I  Kings  12. 

1,  &Le. 

<  h.  15.  22.  <k 

21.  6. 
(ji-h.6.  1. 
t  Hcb. 

shall  be  sore 

broken. 
t  Heb.  those 

that  strike 

haiKls. 
pch.  31.  30. 
il  Malt.  5.7.  ic 

25.  31,  ic. 
r  Hon.  10.  12. 

Ual.  6.  e,  9. 

James  3.  18. 


struction  sluUL  he  to  the  workers 
of  iniquity. 

30  ^-  Ttie  righteous  shall  never  be 
removed:  but  the  wicked  shall 
not  inhabit  the  earth, 

31  iThe  mouth  of  the  just  bring- 
eth  forth  wisdom :  but  the  fro- 
ward  tongue  sliall  be  cut  out. 

32  Tlio  lips  of  the  rigliteous  know 
what  is  acceptable :  but  the  mouth 
of  the  wicked  speaketh  t  froward- 
ness. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

At"  FALSE  balance  i.s'  abom- 
ination to  the  Lord:  but  ta 
just  weight  i.s  his  delight. 

2  t  When  pride  cometh,  then  com- 
eth  shame :  but  with  the  lowly  is 
wisdom. 

3  cThe  integrity  of  the  upright 
shall  guide  tliem:  but  the  per- 
verseness  of  transgressor.?  shall 
destroy  them. 

4  rf Riches  profit  not  in  the  day 
of  wrath:  but  ''righteousness  de- 
livereth  from  death. 

5  The  righteousness  of  the  per- 
fect shall  t direct  his  way:  but 
the  wicked  shall  fall  by  his  own 
wickedness. 

6  The  righteousness  of  the  up- 
right shall  deliver  them :  but 
.^transgressors  shall  be  taken  in 
their  own  naughtiness. 

7  ffWhen  a  wicked  man  dieth,  his 
expectation  shall  perish:  and  the 
hope  of  unjust  men.  perisheth. 

8  h  The  righteous  is  delivered  out 
of  trouble,  and  the  wicked  com- 
eth in  his  stead. 

9  A  i  hypocrite  with  his  mouth 
destroyeth  his  neighbour:  but 
through  knowledge  shall  the  just 
be  delivered. 

10  '':\Vhen  it  goeth  well  with  the 
righteous,  the  city  rejoiceth  :  and 
when  the  wicked  perish,  tliere  is 
shouting. 

11  'By  the  blessing  of  the  up- 
right the  city  is  e.xalted:  but  it  is 
overthrown  by  the  mouth  of  the 
wicked. 

12  He  that  is  tvoid  of  wisdom 
despiseth  his  neighbour:  but  a 
inan  of  understanding  lioldeth  his 
peace. 

13  t'^A  taleljearer  revealeth  so- 
ci-ets:  but  he  that  is  of  a  faithful 
spirit  concealeth  the  matter. 

14  "Where  no  couii.sel  is,  the  peo- 
ple fall:  but  in  the  multitude  of 
counsellors  Ihrrc  is  safety. 

15  0  He  that  is  surety  for  a  stran- 
ger 1  shall  smart /or  (7.-  and  he 
that  hateth  tsuretiship  is  sure. 

IG  pX  gi-acious  woman  retaineth 
honour:  and  strong  men  retain 
riches. 

17  7The  merciful  man  doeth 
good  to  his  own  soul :  ))ut  he  that 
is  cruel  troubleth  his  own  llesh. 

18  The  wicked  worketh  a  deceit- 
ful work :  but  '•  to  him  that  sow- 

570 


eth  righteousness  shall  be  a  sure 
reward. 

19  As  righteousness  tendeth  to 
life ;  so  he  that  pursueth  evil 
pur  sue  th  it  to  his  own  death, 

20  They  that  are  of  a  froward 
heart  are  abomination  to  the 
Lord  :  but  such  as  are  upright  in 
their  way  are  his  delight. 

21  s  T^i'oue/h  hand  .;'o/'u  in  hand, 
the  wicked  shall  not  be  unpunish- 
ed: but  lithe  seed  of  the  righteous 
shall  be  delivered. 

22  As  a  jewel  of  gold  in  a  swine's 
snout,  so  is  a  lair  woman  which  t  is 
without  discretion, 

23  The  desire  of  the  righteous  is 
only  good:  but  the  expectation 
of  the  wicked  '^is  wrath. 

24  There  is  that  a^scattereth,  and 
yet  increaseth;  and  there  is  that 
withholdeth  more  than  is  meet, 
but  it  tendeth  to  povertj\ 

2.5  2/tThe  liberal  soul  shall  be 
made  fat:  J^and  he  that  watereth 
shall  be  watered  also  himself. 

2G  "He  that  withholdeth  corn, 
the  people  shall  curse  him:  but 
*  blessing  shatl  be  upon  the  head 
of  him  that  selleth  it. 

27  He  that  diligently  seeketh 
good  procureth  favour:  cbut  he 
that  seeketh  mischief,  it  shall 
come  unto  him, 

28  ''He  that  trusteth  in  his 
riches  shall  fall:  but  «the  right- 
eous shall  nourish  as  a  branch. 

29  He  that  troulileth  his  own 
house  /shall  inherit  the  wind: 
and  the  fool  shedl  be  servant  to 
the  wise  of  heart, 

30  The  fruit  of  the  righteous  is 
a  tree  of  life;  and  ffhe  that  twin- 
neth  souls  is  wise, 

31  ?» Behold,  the  righteous  shall 
be  recompensed  in  tlie  earth: 
much  more  the  wicked  and  the 
sinner. 

CHAPTER  XTI. 

WHOSO      loveth     instruction 
loveth  knowUMlge:   but  he 
that  hateth  reproof /a-  brutish. 

2  «A  good  nutn  obtaineth  favour 
of  the  Lord:  but  a  man  of  wicked 
devices  will  he  condemn. 

3  A  man  shall  not  be  established 
by  wickedness:  but  the  (-root  of 
the  righteous  shall  not  be  moved. 

4  cAvirtuous  woman  w  a  crown 
to  her  liusl)und :  but  she  that 
maketh  ashamed  is  ''as  rotten- 
ne.ss  in  his  bones. 

5  The  thoughts  of  the  righteous 
are  right:  but  the  counsels  of  the 
wicked  are  deceit. 

(5  cThe  words  of  the  ^Aiiefced  «?•« 
to  lie  in  wait  for  blood:. 'but  the 
mouth  of  the  upright  shall  de- 
liver them. 

7  'J  The  wicked  are  overthrown, 
and  are  not:  but  the  house  oi'  the 
righteous  shall  stiuid.. 

8  A  man  shall  he-  eommeiKled 


Before 
C  11  P.  1  ST 

about  1000. 


sch.  10.  5. 
t  rs.  112.  2. 


tHeb. 
dcparteth 
from. 


u  Rom.;2.  8,  9. 
I  Vs.  112.  9. 
}(2Coi-.  9.6,7, 

8,  9,  10. 
t  Heb. 

The  soul  of 

blessing. 
I  Matt.  5.  7. 
a  Amos  H.  5,6. 
t  Job  29.  13. 
c  Esth.  7.  10. 

Ps.  7.  15,  16. 

<t  9.  15.  10. 

&  10.  2.  &; 

57.  6. 
dJob  31.24. 

Ps.  52.  7. 

.Mark  10.  24. 

I.uke  12.  21. 

1  Tim.  6.  17. 
ePs.  1.  3.  <fc 

52.  8.  &  92, 

12,  Sec. 

Jer.  17,  8. 
/Ecc.  5.  16. 
S-Daii.  12.  3. 

1  Cor.  9.  19, 

James  5.  20. 
t  Heb.  taketh. 
hJer.  25.  29. 

1  Pet.  4.  17, 

18. 


cch.  31.  23. 

1  Cor.  11.  7. 
dch.  14.  30. 


f  ch.  1.  II,  1& 
/ch.  14.  3. 


f  Ps.  37.  30, 
37. 

ch.  11.  Si. 
Matt.  X.  24, 
25,  2S»  37. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVERBS. 


their  contraru  vicea. 


Before 
(•  H  a  I  S  T 

about  1000. 


h  I  .Sam.  25. 

17. 
I  Ilcb. 

perverse  of 

hcarl. 
i  cli.  13.  7. 
*  Deut.  2j.  4. 
,:  Or,  bowels. 

I  Gen.  3.  19. 
cii.  28.  IJ. 


i|  Or, 
tlie  fortress. 

nch.  18.  7. 

T  Heb. 
r/ie  snare 
ot  the  ipick- 


ed  i 


;  J/ie 


transgres- 
sion of  lips. 

u  2  Pet.  2.  9. 

;-(h.  13.  2.  & 
lo.  20. 

vis.  3.  10,  11. 

rch.3.  7. 
Luke  16.  11. 

sch.2'J.  11. 

t  Heb. 
in  that  day. 

tch.  H.  5. 

K  Ps.  57.  4.  & 
5'J.  '..it.  64.3. 


X  Ps.  52.  5. 
ch.  la.  y. 


Vch.  G.  17.  ic 
11.  20. 
Kttv.  22.  15. 

zch.  13.  16.  <k 
15.  2. 

ach.  10.  4. 
."  Or. 
deceitful, 
b  ch.  15.  13. 
c  Is.  50.  4. 

II  Or, 
abundant. 


a  1  Siam. 
25. 


accordiiiii  to  hi.s  wLsdom:  '<  but  he 
that  is  tof  a  perverse  iieart  shall 
be  despised. 

9  iHe  that  is  despised,  aud  hatli 
a  servant,  is  better  than  he  that 
hououreth  himself,  and  lacketh 
bread. 

10  *A  righteous  man  regardeth 
the  life  of  his  beast:  but  the 
11  tender  mercies  of  the  wicked 
are  cruel. 

11  'He  that  tilleth  liis  land  shall 
be  satisfied  with  bread:  but  he 
that  follou'eth  vain  persons  '» is 
void  of  understanding. 

12  The  wicked  desireth  I  the  net 
of  evil  men:  but  the  root  of  the 
righteous  yieldeth/;-u/Y. 

13  "tTlie'wicked  is  snared  by  the 
transgression  of  his  lips :  "  but  the 
just  shall  come  out  of  trouble. 

14  pA  man  shall  be  satisfied  with 
good  bj'  the  fruit  of  /a'.s-  mouth: 
9  and  the  recompense  of  a  man's 
hands  shall  be  rendered  untohira. 

15  '•The  way  of  a  fool  is  right  in 
hLs  own  eyes:  but  he  that  heark- 
eneth  unto  counsel  is  wise. 

16  «A  fool's  wrath  is  t  presently 
known:  but  a  prudent  man  cov- 
ereth  shame. 

17  tJIe  that  speaketh  truth  shew- 
eth  forth  righteousness :  but  a 
false  witness  deceit. 

18  "There  is  that  speaketh  like 
the  piercings  of  a  sword :  but  the 
tongue  of  the  wise  is  health. 

19  The  lip  of  truth  shall  be  estab- 
lished for  ever:  2: but  a  lying 
tongue  is  but  for  a  moment. 

20  Deceit  is  iu  the  heart  of  them 
that  imagine  evil :  but  to  the 
counsellors  of  peace  isioy. 

21  There  shall  no  evil  happen  to 
theju.st:  but  the  wicked  shall  be 
tilled  with  mischief. 

22  2/ Lying  lips  are  abomination 
to  the  Lord:  but  they  that  deal 
truly  are  his  delight. 

'2Z  2  A  prudent  man  concealeth 
knowledge:  but  the  heart  of  fools 
proclaimetli  foolishne.s.s. 

24  "The  hand  of  the  diligent 
shall  bear  rule:  but  the  11  slothful 
shall  be  under  tribute. 

25  t  Heaviness  in  the  heart  of 
man  maketh  it  stoop:  but  ca 
good  word  maketh  it  glad. 

20  The  righteous  is  more  I  ex- 
cellent than  his  neighbour:  but 
the  way  of  the  wicked  seduceth 
them. 

27  The  slothful  man  roasteth  not 
that  which  he  took  in  hunting: 
but  the  substance  of  a  diligent 
man  is  precious. 

28  In  the  way  of  rigliteousness  is 
life;  and  in  the  pathway  i/i€?'eo/ 
there  is  no  death. 

CHAPTER.   XIII. 

A  WISE  son  heareth\n&  father's 
instruction :   «  but  a  scorner 
heareth  not  rebuke. 


2  tA  man  shall  eat  good  by  the 
fruit  of  his  mouth:  but  the  soul 
of  the  transgressors  shall  cat 
violence. 

3  oHe  that  keepeth  his  mouth 
keepeth  hLs  life:  but  he  that 
openeth  wide  his  lips  shall  have 
destruction. 

4  <^The  soul  of  the  sluggard 
desireth,  and  ha/h  nothing:  but 
the  soul  of  the  diligent  shall  be 
made  fat. 

5  A  righteous  man  hateth  lying : 
but  a  wicked  man  is  loathsome, 
and  Cometh  to  shame. 

6  « Righteousness  keepeth  /lim 
that  is  upright  in  the  way:  but 
wickedness  overthroweth  t  the 
sinner. 

7  /There  is  that  maketh  himself 
rich,  yet  hath  nothing:  there  is 
that  maketh  himself  poor,  yet 
hatk  great  riches. 

8  The  ransom  of  a  man's  life  are 
his  riches:  but  the  poor  heareth 
not  rebuke. 

9  The  light  of  the  righteous  re- 
joiceth:  r/but  the  i|  lamp  of  the 
wicked  shall  be  put  out. 

10  Only  by  pride  cometh  con- 
tention :  but  with  the  well  ad- 
vised is  wisdom. 

11  ''Wealth  (lotten  by  vanity 
shall  be  diminished:  but  he  that 
gathereth  tby  labour  shall  in- 
crease. 

12  Hope  deferred  maketh  the 
heart  sick :  but  « when  the  desire 
cometh.  it  is  a  tree  of  life. 

13  Whoso  '■^despiseth  the  word 
shall  be  destroyed  :  but  he  that 
fearetli  the  commandment  11  shall 
be  rewarded. 

14  '  The  law  of  the  wLse  is  a  fount- 
ain of  life,  to  depart  from  "'  the 
snares  of  death. 

15  Good  understanding  giveth 
favour:  but  the  way  of  transgres- 
sors is  hard. 

16  "Every  prudent  man  dealeth 
with  knowledge:  but  a  fool  tlay- 
eth  open  his  follj*. 

17  A  wicked  messenger  falleth 
into  miscbief:  but  ota  faithful 
ambassador  is  health. 

18  Poverty  and  shame  shall  be 
to  him  that  refuseth  instruction  : 
but  7' he  that  regardeth  reproof 
shall  be  honoured. 

19  'if  The  desire  accomplished  is 
sweet  to  the  soul :  but  it  is  abom- 
ination to  fools  to  depart  from 
evil. 

20  He  that  walketh  with  wise 
men  shall  he  wise :  but  a  compan- 
ion of  fools  t  shall  be  destroj^ed. 

21  '•Evil  pursuetli  shiner.s:  but 
to  the  righteous  good  shall  be 
repaid. 

22  A  good  man  leaveth  an  in- 
heritance to  his  children's  chil- 
dren :  and  » the  wealth  of  the  sin- 
ner is  laid  up  for  the  just. 

23  t  Much  food  is  in  the  tillage  of 

571 


Before 
C  H  III  S  I' 

about  loOO. 


b  ch.  12.  14. 
cPs.  30.  1. 

<h.  21.  23. 

Jaraeti  3.  2. 


erh.  11.  3,  5, 
(i. 

tlleb.  sm. 
/ch.  12.  9. 


ch.  24.  20. 
I  Or,  candle. 


Ach.  10.  2.  & 
20.  21. 

t  Heb.  with 
the  hand. 


i  ver.  19. 

k  2  Chr.  36. 

IC. 
I  Or,  shall  be 

in  peace. 

/ch.  10.  11. 

&  14.  27.  (fc 

IC.  22. 
m  2  Sam.  22. 

6. 

n  ch.  12.  23.  <fc 

15.2. 
t  Heb. 

sprtadeth. 

uch.  25.  13. 

t  He!),  an 
ambassador 
ot  faithful- 
ness. 

pch.  15.  5,31. 

q  ver.  12. 


t  Heb.  shall 
be  broken. 
rPs.  32.  10. 


ch.  28.  f. 
Ecc.  2.  26. 
«ch.  12.  11. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVERBS. 


their  contrary  vices. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


u  ih.  19.  IH.  & 

22. 15.  &  23. 

13.  &  29.  15, 

17. 
X  I's.  34.  10. 

&  37.  3. 


aLli.24.  3. 
A  Rulh  4.  11. 


eKx 

20. 

16. 

Ac  2 

!.  1. 

cli. 

i;   I'j 

.  & 

ver 

2G. 

/.h. 

s.  u 

ic 

t  Ueb.  »<e 
/„^,««c.s  of 
Ins  siiul. 


1  (h.  10.  20. 
*  Uom.  C.  21. 


Icb.  r,.  4. 
K'c.  2.  2 


mth.  1.  31.  Sc 
IS.  14. 


och.  19.  7. 

t  Heb. 
naity  are  f/te 
iiuers  of  the 
rich. 


the  poor :  but  tliere  is  that  is  de-  I 
stro3'ed  for  want  of  judgment. 

24  "He  that  sparetli  his  rod 
hatetli  liis  son :  but  he  that  loveth 
him  chastenetli  him  betimes. 

23  «The  ri.i^hteous  eatetli  to  the 
satisfying  of  his  soul:  but  the 
belly  "of  the  wicked  shall  want. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

EVERY  «  wise  woman  '>  buildeth 
lier  house:  but  the  foolish 
plucketh  it  down  with  her  hands. 

2  He  that  walketh  in  his  up- 
rightness ieareth  the  Lord:  «  but 
he  that  is  perverse  in  his  ways 
despiseth  hinv. 

8  In  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is  a 
rod  of  pride:  '^but  tlie  lips  of  the 
wise  shall  preserve  them. 

4  Where  no  oxen  oj-e,  the  crib 
i.s' clean:  but  much  increase  is  by 
the  strength  of  the  ox. 

5  «A  laithl'ul  witness  will  not  lie : 
but  a  false  witness  will  utter  lies. 

6  A  scorner  seekoth  wisdom,  and 
jindeUi  it  not:  but  .f knowledge 
is  easy  unto  him  that  uuder- 
standeth. 

7  Go  irom  the  presence  of  a 
foolish  man,  when  thou  perceiv- 
est  not  in  him  the  lips  of  knowl- 
edge. 

8  The  wisdom  of  the  prudent  is 
to  understand  his  way:  but  the 
folly  of  fools  is  deceit. 

9  ^ Fools  make  a  mock  at  sin: 
but  among  the  righteous  there  is 
favovu". 

10  The  heart  knoweth  this  own 
bitterness;  and  a  stranger  doth 
not  intermeddle  with  his  joy. 

11  It  The  house  of  the  wicked  shall 
be  overthrown :  but  the  taber- 
nacle of  tlie  upright  shall  flourish. 

12  'There  is  a  way  which  seem- 
eth  right  unto  a  man;  but  /'the 
end  thereof  fo-e  the  ways  of  death. 

13  Even  in  laughter  the  heart  is 
.sorrowful ;  and  '  the  end  of  that 
mirth  is  heaviness. 

14  Tlie  backslider  in  heart  shall 
be  m filled  with  his  own  ways: 
and  a  good  man  s/iall  be  satisfied 
from  himself. 

15  The  simple  bolieveth  every 
word:  but  the  prudent  5«on  look- 
eth  well  to  his  going. 

16  "A  wise  man  feareth,  and 
departeth  from  evil :  but  the  fool 
rageth,  and  is  confident. 

17  He  that  is  soon  angry  dealeth 
foolishly:  and  a  man  of  wicked 
devicesis  hated. 

18  The  simple  inherit  folly:  but 
the  prudent  are  crowned  with 
knowledge. 

19  The  evil  bow  before  the  good ; 
and  the  wicked  at  the  gates  of  the 
rigliteous.  . 

20  0  The  poor  is  hated  even  of  his 
own  neiglibour:  but  t  the  rich /laWi 
many  friends. 

21  He  that  despiseth  his  neigh- 

5/2 


hour  sinneth  :  J^but  he  that  hath  1 
mercy  on  the  poor,  happ.y  is  he. 

22  Do  they  not  err  that  devise 
evil?  but  mercy  and  truth  shall 
be  to  them  that  devise  good, 

23  In  all  labour  there  is  profit: 
but  the  talk  of  thelips  toideWi  only 
to  penury. 

24  The  crown  of  the  wise  is  their 
riches:  butthQ  foolishness  of  fools 
is  folly. 

25  9  A  true  witness  delivereth 
souls:  but  a  deceitful  ivitness 
speaketh  lies. 

2rt  In  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is 
strong  confidence :  and  his  chil- 
dren shall  have  a  place  of  refuge. 

27  '-The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  a 
fountain  of  lile,  to  depart  from  the 
snares  of  death. 

28  In  the  multitude  of  people  is 
the  king's  honour :  but  in  the  want 
of  people  is  the  destruction  of  the 
prince. 

29  s  Ife  that  is  slow  to  wrath  is  of 
great  understanding:  but  he  that 
is  thasty  of  spirit  exalteth  folly. 

30  A  sound  heart  is  the  life  of  the 
flesh :  but  *  envy  « the  rottenness 
of  the  bones. 

31  ^  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor 
reproacheth  .'/his  Maker:  but  he 
that  honoureth  him  hath  mercy 
on  the  poor. 

32  The  wicked  is  driven  away  in 
his  wickedness:  but  2the  right- 
eous hath  hope  in  his  death. 

.33  Wisdom  resteth  in  the  heart 
of  him  that  hatii  understanding: 
but  a  that  which  is  in  the  midst  of 
fools  is  made  known. 

34  Righteousness  exalteth  a  na- 
tion :  but  sin  is  a  reproach  t  to  any 
people. 

35  i  The  king's  favour  is  toward 
a  wise  servant:  but  his  wrath  is 
against  him  that  causeth  shame. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

A  «  SOFT  answer  turneth  away 
wrath  :  but  *  grievous  words 
stir  up  anger. 

2  The  tongue  of  the  wise  nseth 
knowledgearight:  <^butthemouth 
of  fools  tpoureth  out  Ibolishness. 
3 ''The  eyes  of  the  Lord  ore  in 
every  place,  beholding  the  evil 
and  the  good. 

4  +  A  wholesome  tongue  is  a  tree 
of  life:  but  perverseness  therein 
is  a  lireach  in  the  spirit, 

5  eA  fool  despiseth  his  father's 
instruction :  /but  he  tiiat  regard- 
eth  reproof  is  prudent. 

G  In  tlie  house  of  tlie  righteous 
is  much  treasure:  but  in  the  rev- 
enues of  the  wicked  is  trouble. 

7  The  lips  of  the  wise  disperse 
knowledge:  but  the  heart  of  the 
foolish  (loeth  not  so. 

8  tfTho  sacrifice  of  the  wiclced 
is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord: 
but  the  prayer  of  the  upright  is 
his  delight. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 

pP.s.  41.  1.  &: 
112.  9. 


q  ver.  5. 


e  ch.  IG.  32. 
James  1.  19. 

t  Heh.  short 

of  spirit. 
(Ps.  112.  10. 
lich.  12.  4. 
xch.  17.  r,. 

Matt.  25.  40, 

45. 
y  See  Job  31. 

15,  16. 

ch.  22.  2. 
s  J(ih  13.  15. 

i  10.  26. 

Ps.  23.  4.  Sc 

37.  37. 

2  Cor.  1.  9. 

&  5.  S. 

2  Tim.  4.  18. 
a  eh.  12.  16.  Si. 

29.  11. 
t  Heb. 

to  nations. 
h  Malt.  24.  45, 

47. 

a  Jndg.  8.  1, 

2,  3. 

ch.  25.  15. 
h  1  Sam.  25. 

10,  iic. 

1  Kiii?ii  12. 

13,  14,  16. 
c  ver.  2H. 


ch.  Vi 


23.  & 


13.  IG. 

\\\eh.helchcth, 

or,  bubbkth. 
d  Job  34.  21. 

ch.  5.  21. 

Jer.  le.  IT.  A; 

32.  19. 

Heb.  4.  13. 
t  Heb.  The 

healinn  uf 

the  tongue. 
cell.  10.  1. 
/ch.  13.  18. 

ver.  31,  32. 
f  ch.  21.27.  & 

28.  9. 

Is.  1.  11.  Sc 

61.8.  iSt  66.3. 

Jer.  6.  20.  St. 

7.  22. 

Amos  5.  22. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVERBS. 


their  contrary  vices. 


He  fore 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


/ich.  21.21. 

1  Tim.  C.  11. 
II  Or, 

Instruction. 
il  Kings  22.S. 
*ch.  5.  12.  i; 

10.  17. 
;  Job  26.  6. 

Ps.  13J.  8. 
m2  Chr.  G.30. 

Ps.  7.9.  (fc 

41.  21. 

John  2.  24, 

25.  <fc  21.  17. 

Acts  1.  21. 
n  Arno.s  5.  10. 

2  Tim.  4.  3. 
o  cli.  17.  22. 
p  ch.  12.  25. 


q  ch.  17.  22. 

r  Fs.  37.  16. 
rh.  IC.  8. 
1  Tim.  e.  6 


<rh.26.  21.  & 
29.  22. 


tHeb.  is 

raised  up  ae 

a  causeway, 
xch.  10.  1.  & 

29.  3. 
yth.  10.  23. 
t  Heb.  void 

of  heart. 
z  Eph.  5.  15. 
och.  11.  14.  i 

20.  18. 


6ch.  25.  11. 
tlleb.  in  kis 

se^isun. 
cPhil.  3.  20. 

Col.  3.  1,  2. 

dch.  12.  7.  & 

14.  11. 
ePs.  G8.  5,  G. 

k  MB.  9. 
/ch.  G.  IG,  18. 
g  Ps.  37.  30. 
t  Ileb.  icords 

of  pleasant' 

Ach.  11.  19. 

Is.  5.  8. 

Jcr.  17.  11. 
i  1  Pet.  3.  15. 


*  Ps.  10.  1.  & 

ai.  16. 

/  Ps.  115.  18, 


9  The  way  of  the  wicked  Is  an 
abomination  unto  the  Lord:  but 
he  lovetli  him  that  ''  followetli 
atter  righteousness. 

10  il  Correction  is  » grievous  unto 
him  that  Ibrsaketh  the  way:  and 
''he  that  hateth  reproof  shall  die. 

11  J  Hell  and  destruction  cu-e  be- 
fore tlic  Lord:  how  much  more 
then  "'the  hearts  of  the  children 
of  men? 

12  "A  .scorner  loveth  not  one  that 
reproveth  him:  neither  will  he  go 
unto  the  wise. 

1-3  "A  merry  heart  maketh  a 
clieerful  countenance:  but  pby 
sorrow  of  the  heart  the  spirit  is 
broken. 

14  The  heart  of  him  that  hath 
understanding  seelceth  knowl- 
edge: but  the  moutli  of  tools  feed- 
eth  on  foolishness. 

1-5  All  the  days  of  the  afflicted 
ore  evil:  -zbut  he  that  is  of  a  mer- 
ry heart  hath  a  continual  feast. 

16  J- Better  is  little  with  the  fear 
of  the  Lord,  than  great  treasure 
and  trouble  therewith. 

17  3  Better  is  a  dinner  of  herbs 
where  love  is,  than  a  stalled  ox 
and  hatred  therewith. 

18  ^A  wrathful  man  stirreth  up 
strife  :  but  he  that  is  slow  to  anger 
appeaseth  strife. 

19  «  The  way  of  the  slothful  7nan  is 
as  a  hedge  of thorns:  but  the  way 
of  the  righteous  ti.5  made  plain. ' 

20  '^A  wise  son  maketh  a  glad  fa- 
ther: but  a  foolish  man  de.spiseth 
hLs  mother. 

21  !/ Folly  is  joy  to  him  that  is 
t  destitute  of  wisdom  :  ^liut  a  naan 
of  understanding  walketh  up- 
rightly. 

22  n  Without  counsel  purposes  are 
disappointed :  but  in  the  multitude 
of  counsellors  they  are  establish- 
ed. 

2-3  A  man  hath  joy  by  the  answer 
of  his  mouth:  and*  a  word  spoken 
tin  due  season,  how  good  is  it.' 

24  cThe  way  of  life  is  above  to  the 
wise,  that  he  may  depart  from 
hell  beneath. 

25  d  The  Lord  will  destroy  the 
house  of  the  proud:  but  «he  will 
establish  the  border  of  the  widow. 

26  /The  thoughts  of  the  wicked 
o?-e  an  abomination  to  the  Lord: 
J?  but  the  words  of  the  pure  are 
t  pleasant  words. 

27  "He  that  is  greedy  of  gain 
troubleth  his  own  house;  but  he 
that  hateth  gifts  shall  live. 

2S  The  heart  of  the  righteous 
Jstudieth  to  answer:  but  the 
mouth  of  the  wicked  poureth  out 
evil  things. 

29  ''■  The  Lord  is  far  from  the 
wicked:  but  Uie  heareth  the 
prayer  of  the  righteous. 

30  The  light  of  the  eyes  rejoiceth 
the  heart:  and  a  good  report 
maketh  the  bones  fat. 


31  "'The  ear  that  heareth  the  re- 
proof of  life  abideth  among  the 
wise. 

32  He  that  refuseth  1  instruction 
despiseth  his  own  soul:  but  he 
that  II  heareth  reproof  tgetteth 
understanding. 

33  "  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the 
instruction  of  wisdom  ;  and  <*  be- 
fore honour  w  humility. 

CHAPTER  XVL 

THE  1 «  preparations  of  the 
heart  in  man,  '-and  the  an- 
swer of  the  tongue,  is  from  the 
Lord. 

2  cAll  the  ways  of  a  man  o?-e 
clean  in  his  own  eyes;  but  "^the 
Lord  weigheth  the  spirits. 

3t«Commit  thy  works  unto  the 
Lord,  and  thy  thoughts  shall  be 
established. 

4/The  Lord  hath  made  all  things 
for  himself:  i'yea,  even  the  wick- 
ed for  the  day  of  evil. 

5  ''Every  one  that  is  proud  in 
heart  is  an  abomination  to  the 
Lord  :  i though  hand  join  in 
hand,  he  ^shall  not  be  tun- 
punished. 

6  ^  By  mercy  and  truth  iniquity 
is  purged :  and  'by  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  men  departYrom  evil. 

7  When  a  man's  ways  please  the 
Lord,  he  maketh  even  his  ene- 
mies to  be  at  peace  with  him. 

8  '"Better  is  a  little  with  right- 
eousness, than  great  revenues 
without  right. 

9  "A  man's  heart  deviseth  his 
way :  <>  but  the  Lord  directeth 
his  steps. 

10  tA  divine  sentence  is  in  the 
lips  of  the  king:  his  mouth  trans- 
gresseth  not  in  judgment. 

11  i'A  ju.st  weight  and  balance  a?-e 
the  Lord's:  tall  the  weights  of 
the  bag  are  his  work. 

12  It  is  an  abomination  to  kings 
to  commit  wickedness:  ibr^/the 
throne  is  established  by  righteous- 
ness. 

13  '•Righteous  lips  are  the  de- 
light of  kings ;  and  they  love  him 
that  speaketh  right. 

14  sThe  wrath  of  a  king  is  as 
messengers  of  death  :  but  a  wise 
man  will  pacify  it. 

15  In  the  light  of  theking's  coun- 
tenance is  life;  and  ^ his  favour  is 
"as  a  cloud  of  the  latter  rain. 

16  ^  How  much  better  is  it  to  get 
wisdom  than  gold!  and  to  get 
understanding  rather  to  be  chosen 
than  silver! 

17  The  highway  of  the  upright  is 
to  depart  from  evil :  he  that  keep- 
eth  his  way  preserveth  his  soul. 

182/  Pride goeth  before  destruction, 
and  a  haughty  spirit  before  a  fall. 

19  Better  it  is  to  be  of  an  humble 
spirit  with  the  lowly,  than  to 
divide  the  spoil  with  the  proud. 

20  II  He  that  handleth   a  matter 

573 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


m  ver.  o. 
!!0r, 

correction. 
II  Or,  obtyeth,. 
r  Heb. 

possfssetfi  a 

heart. 
nch.  1.  7. 
0  cli.  18.  12. 


II  Or, 
disposings. 


Jer.  10.  23. 
h  Matt.  10.  19, 

20. 
cch.21.  2. 
d\  Sam.  16.7. 
t  Heb.  Roll. 
e  Ps.  37.  5.  Sc 

55.  22. 

Malt.  6.  25. 

Luke  12.  22. 

Phil.  4.  6. 


f\s.  43.7. 

Rom.  11.  36. 
f  Job  21.  30. 

Rom.  9.  22. 
h  ch.  6.  17.  & 

8.  13. 
!ch.  11.  21. 
tHcb.  held 

innocent, 
*Dan.  4.  27. 

Lake  11.  41. 
/ch.  14.  16. 
m  Ps.  37.  16. 

ch.  15.  15. 
n  ver.  1. 

ch.  19.  21. 
0  Ps.  37.  23. 

ch.  20.  24. 

Jer.  10.  23. 
tHeb. 

Divination. 
pLev.  19.  36. 

ch.  11.  1. 
t  Heb.  alt 

the  stones, 
q  ch .  25.  5.  Sc 

29.  14. 
rch.  14.35.  & 

22.  11. 

sch.  19.  12.  & 
20.  2. 


t  ch.  19.  12. 
K  Job  29.  23. 
Zech.  10.  1. 
jTch.  8.11,19. 


ych.  11.  2.  & 
17.  19.  &  18. 
12. 

a  Or,  He  that 
understand' 
eth  a  matter. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVERBS. 


their  contrary  vices. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


zVs.  2.  12.  & 

34.  8.  &  125. 

1. 

Is.  30.  18. 

Jer.  17.  7. 
och.  13. 14.  & 

14.  27. 

b  Ps.  37.  30. 

Matt.  12.  34. 
t  Heb. 

maholh  wUe. 


dSee  ch.  9.12. 

Ecc.  G.  7. 
t  Ilch.  The 

soul  ufhim 

that  UbuuT- 

cth. 
t  Hub.  howeth 

unto  him. 
t  Heh.  A  man 

of  Belial. 
cch.6.  14,  IQ. 

&;  1.5.  18.  & 

20.  21.  Sc  29. 

22. 
t  lleb.  send- 

eth  forth. 
/ch.  17.  0. 
pch.  1.  10,<kc. 
A  ill.  20.  29. 

ich.  10.  11. 


li  Or,  good 
cheer. 

I.rh.  10.  5.  & 
lU.  26. 


.ler.  17.  JO. 
Mai.  3.  3. 


rfrh.  11.  31. 
f  .loh  31.  29. 
Oljad.  12. 
t  Heb.  held 

/r.s.  127.  3.  (fc 

I'-'M.  3. 
tllcb.  A  lip  of 

rTrtlUncy. 
1  H('b.  a  lip  of 

lying. 
ffch.  18.  10.  &; 

19.  fi. 
t  Heb,  a  Hone 

of  grace, 
hch.  10.  12, 


wisely  shall  find  good:  and  whoso 
strusteth  in  the  Lord,  happy  is 
he. 

21  The  wise  in  heart  shall  be 
called  prudent:  and  the  sweetness 
of  the  lips  increaseth  learning. 

22  o Understanding  i.'j  a  well- 
spring  of  life  unto  him  that  hath 
it :  but  the  instruction  of  fools  is 
folly. 

23  *The  heart  of  the  wise 
tteacheth  his  mouth,  and  addeth 
learning  to  his  lips. 

24  Pleasant  words  are  as  a 
honeycomb,  sweet  to  the  soul, 
and  health  to  the  bones. 

2-5  c  There  is  a  way  that  seemeth 
right  unto  a  man ;  but  the  end 
thereof  ore  the  ways  of  death. 

26  t'tHe  that  labbureth,  labour- 
eth  for  himself;  for  his  mouth 
tcraveth  it  of  him. 

27  t  An  ungodly  man  diggeth  up 
evil :  and  in  his  lips  t/icre  is  as  a 
burning  fire. 

28  eA  froward  man  tsoweth 
strife:  and  .^a  whisijerer  sepa- 
rateth  chief  friends. 

29  A  violent  man  .^enticeth  his 
neighbour,  and  leadetli  him  into 
the  way  tfuU  is  not  good. 

.30  He "shutteth  ]iis  eye:s  to  devise 
fi'oward  things:  moving  his  lips 
hebringeth  evil  to  pass. 

31  /»The  hoary  head  is  a  crown  of 
glory,  if  it  be  found  in  the  way  of 
righteousness. 

32  i-IIe  that  is  slow  to  anger  is 
better  than  tlie  mighty;  and  he 
that  ruleth  his  spirit  than  he  that 
taketh  a  city. 

33  The  lot  is  cast  into  the  lap; 
but  the  whole  disposing  thereof  is 
of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

BETTER  is  «  a  dry  morsel,  and 
quietness  therewith,    than    a 
house  full  of  !1  sacrifices  tciWi  strife. 

2  A  wise  servant  shall  have  rule 
over  ''a  son  that  causetli  sliame, 
and  sliall  have  part  of  the  inherit- 
ance among  the  bretliren. 

3  <^^The  fining  pot  is  for  silver, 
and  the  furnace  for  gold:  but  the 
Loud  trieth  the  liearts. 

4  A  wicked  doer  givcth  heed  to 
false  lips ;  and  a  liar  giveth  ear  to 
a  nauglity  tongue. 

.5  t' Whoso  mocketh  the  poor 
reproacheth  his  Maker:  and  «lie 
tliat  is  glad  at  calamities  shall  not 
be  t  unpunished. 

C  /Children's  children  are  the 
crown  of  old  men;  and  the  glory 
of  children  arc  (heir  futhcrs. 

7  1  Excellent  .speech  becometh 
not  a  fool:  nmch  less  do  t lying 
lips  a  prince. 

8  oA  gift  is  as  ta  precious  stone 
in  tlie  eyes  of  him  tliat  hatli  it: 
whithersoever  it  turneth,  it  pros- 
pereth. 

9  ''He  that  covereth    a   trans- 

574 


gression  llseeketh  love;  but  'he 
that  repeateth  a  matter  sepa- 
rateth  very  friends. 

10  IIA  reproof  entereth  more  into 
a  wise  man  than  a  hundred 
stripes  into  a  Ibol. 

U  An  evil  man  seeketh  only  re- 
bellion: therefore  a  cruel  mes- 
senger shall  be  sent  against  him. 

12  Let  *a  bear  robbed  of  her 
whelps  meet  a  man,  rather  than 
a  fool  in  his  folly. 

13  Whoso  'rewardeth  evil  for 
good,  evil  shall  not  depart  from 
his  house. 

14  The  beginning  of  strife  is  as 
wlien  one  letteth  out  water: 
therefore  '"leave  off  contention, 
before  it  be  meddled  with. 

lo  "He  that  justifieth  the  wick- 
ed, and  he  tliat  condemneth  the 
just,  even  they  both  are  abom- 
ination to  the  Lord. 

16  Wherefore  is  there  a  price  in 
the  hand  of  a  fool  to  get  wistlom, 
"seeing  he  hath  no  heart  to  it? 

17  i>A  friend  loveth  at  all  times, 
and  a  brother  is  born  for  adver- 
sity. 

18  '/A  inan  void  of  t  understand- 
ing striketh  hands,  and  becometh 
surety  in  the  presence  of  his 
friend. 

19  He  loveth  transgression  that 
loveth  strife:  and 'he  that  exalt- 
eth  his  gate  seeketh  destruction. 

20  t  He  that  hath  a  froward  heart 
findeth  no  good :  and  he  that  hath 
■5  a  perverse  tongue  falleth  into 
mischief. 

21  <He  that  begetteth  a  fool 
docth  it  to  his  sorrow:  and  the 
father  of  a  fool  hath  no  joy. 

22  «A  merry  heart  doeth  good 
Uike  a  medicine:  ^pbut  a  broken 
spirit  drieth  tlie  bones. 

23  A  wicked  man  taketh  a  gift 
out  of  the  bosom  2/ to  pervert  the 
ways  of  judgment. 

24  ^Wi.sdom  is  before  him  that 
hath  understanding;  but  theeyes 
of  a  fool  are  in  the  ends  of  the 
earth. 

25  "A  foolish  son  is  a  grief  to  his 
father,  and  bitterness  to  her  that 
bare  liim. 

26  Also  ''  to  punish  the  just  r.s  not 
good,  nor  to  strike  princes  for 
eciuitv. 

27  c"]fe  that  hath  knowledge 
sparetli  his  words:  and  a  man  of 
understanding  is  of  II  an  excellent 
spirit. 

2S  ''  Even  a  fool,  when  he  holdeth 
his  i)cac(',  is  counted  wise:  amlha 
tliat  sliiUtt'tli  liis  lips  is  esteemed  a 
man  of  understanding. 

CHAPTER    XVIII. 
ll'T^TTROIKJir  desire  a  man,  hav- 
J.  iiigs('i)arati>(lliimself,speketh 
and  iiitcrineddleth   with  all  wis- 
dom. 
2  A  fool  hath  no  delight  in  under- 


lie fore 

CHRIST 

about  1000. 


irh.  16.  28. 

!l  Or,  A  reproof 
aweth  more  a 
wise  man, 
than  to  strike 
a  fool  a  hun- 
dred times. 

JHos.  13.  8. 

/Ps.  109.  4.  5. 
Jtr.  18.  20. 
See  Rom.  12. 
17. 

1  Thess.  5. 
15. 
1  Pet.  3.  9. 

mch.  20.  3. 
1  Thess.  4. 


och.  21.  25, 

26. 
pRuth  1.  16. 

ch.  18.  24. 

qch.  6.  1.  6c 

11.   15. 
t  Heb.  heart. 


tHeh.  The 

froward  of 

heart. 
.•c  Jamca  3.  8. 
(  cli.  10.  1.  <k 

19.  13. 

ver.  25. 
«ch.  12.25.  &. 

15.  13,  15. 


jPs.  22.  15. 
1/  Kx.  23.  8. 

z  ch.  14.  0. 
Ecc.  2.  14.  & 
8.  1. 


ach.  10.1.  3c 
15.  20.  <fc  19. 


h  ver.  13. 
ch.  18.  5. 

cJaincs  1.  19. 

II  Or,  (I  cool 
spirit. 
(iJul)  13.  5. 


llOr,  He  IhnI 
sepurateth 
himself  seek- 
eth according 
to  his  desire, 
and  inter- 
mcddlrth  in 
every  busi- 
ness •' 
See  Jude  19. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVERBS. 


their  contrary  vice^. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


r  Lev.  19.  15. 
Deul.  1.  n. 
<k  16.  19. 
ch.  24.  23.  & 
26.  21. 


dih.  10.  14.  & 
32.13.  (5c  13.3. 
Ecc.  10.  12. 

cch.  12.  18.  & 

26.  22. 
B  Or, 

u'liisperer. 
II  Or,  /(*€  as 

when  men  are 

wounded, 
t  Heb. 

chambers, 
fih.  28.24. 
g  2  Sara.  22.  3, 

il. 

Ps.  18.  2.  & 

T7.  I.<fc61.3, 

4.  it  91.  2.  & 

144.  2. 
t  Hi'b. 

is  set  aloft, 
hch.  10.15. 
t  ch.ll.  2.  ik 

15.33.  &  16. 

18. 
t  Heb. 

returneth 

a  word. 
*  John  7.51. 


/Gen.  32.  20. 
1  Sam.  25.27. 
ch.  17.  tt.  <k 
21.  14. 


m  rh.  12.  14. 
&  13.  2. 


n  Sec  Matt. 
12.  37. 


«ch.l9.  14.  &. 
31.  10. 


p  James  2.  3. 
g  ch.  17. 17. 


Standing,  but  that  his  heart  may 
discover  itself. 

3  When  the  wicked  cometh,  then 
Cometh  also  contempt,  and  with 
ignominy  reproach. 

4  "The  words  of  a  man's  mouth 
are  as  deep  waters,  band  the  well- 
spring  of  wisdom  as  a  liowing 
brook. 

6  <^Ii  is  not  good  to  accept  the 
person  of  the  wicked,  to  over- 
throw the  righteous  in  judg- 
ment. 

6  A  fool's  lips  enter  into  conten- 
tion, and  his  mouth  calleth  ior 
strokes. 

7  -^A  fool's  mouth  is  his  destruc- 
tion, and  liis  lips  are  the  snare  of 
his  soul. 

8  "The  words  of  a  11  talebearer  o?-e 
!  as  wounds,  and  they  go  down 
into  the  tinnermo.st  parts  of  the 
belly. 

9  lie  al.so  that  is  slothful  in  his 
work  is  .'brother  to  him  that  is  a 
great  waster. 

10  ^/The  name  of  the  Lord  is  a 
strong  tower:  the  righteous  run- 
neth into  it,  and  tis  .safe. 

11  A  The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his 
strong  city,  and  as  a  high  wall  in 
his  own  conceit. 

Vl  'Before  destruction  the  heart 
of  man  is  hauglity;  and  before 
honour  is  humility. 

13  He  that  i  answereth  a  matter 
''•  beibre  he  heareth  it,  it  is  folly 
and  shame  unto  him. 

14  The  spirit  of  a  man  will  su.s- 
tain  his  infirmity;  but  a  wounded 
spirit  who  can  bear  ? 

15  The  heart  of  the  prudent  get- 
teth  knowledge;  and  the  ear  of 
the  wise  seeketh  knowledge, 

16  'A  man's  gift  maketh  room 
for  him,  and  bringeth  him  before 
great  men. 

17  He  that  is  first  in  his  own 
ca.\me  secmeth  just;  but  his  neigh- 
bour cometh  and  searcheth  him. 

18  The  lot  causeth  contentions  to 
cease,  and  parteth  between  the 
mighty. 

19  A  bi'other  offended  is  harder  to 
be  iron  than  a  strong  city:  and 
their  contentious  are  like  the  bars 
of  a  castle. 

20  ">A  man's  belly  shall  be  satis- 
fied with  the  fruit  of  his  mouth ; 
and  with  the  increase  of  his  lips 
shall  he  be  filled.  * 

21  "Death  and  life  are  in  the 
power  of  the  tongue:  and  they 
that  love  it  shall  eat  the  fruit 
thereof. 

22  "  M'hoso  findeth  a  wife  findeth 
a  good  thinff, and  obtaineth  favour 
of  the  Lord. 

23  The  poor  useth  entreaties ;  but 
the  rich  answereth  ?' roughly. 

24  A  man  that  hath  friends  must 
shew  himself  friendly :  ?and  there 
is  a  friend  i/Kt^sticketh  closer  than 
a  brother. 


CHAPTER   XIX. 

BETTER  « (s  the  poor  that  walk- 
eth  in  his  integrity,  than  he 
that  is  perverse  in  his  lips,  and  is 
a  fool. 

2  Also,  that  the  soul  be  without 
knowledge,  it  is  not  good;  and  he 
that  hasteth  with  his  feet  sinneth. 

3  The  foolishness  of  man  per- 
verteth  his  way:  '-and  his  heart 
fretteth  against  the  Lord. 

4  c  Wealth  maketh  many  friends  ; 
but  the  poor  is  separated  from  his 
neighbour. 

5  ''A.  false  witness  shall  not  be 
t unpunished;  and  he  that  speak- 
eth  lies  shall  not  escape. 

6  "Many  will  entreat  the  favour 
of  the  prince:  and  .'every  man  is 
a  friend  to  t  him  that  giv'eth  gifts. 

7  fl'AU  the  brethren  of  the  poor 
do  hate  him:  how  much  more  do 
his  friends  go  ''  far  from  him  ?  he 
pursueth  them  ivi/h  words,  yet  they 
are  wanting  to  him. 

8  He  that  getteth  t wisdom  lov- 
eth  his  own  .soul:  he  that  keepeth 
understanding  ishall  find  good. 

9  AA  false  witness  shall  not  be 
unpunished ;  and  he  that  speak- 
eth  lies  shall  perish. 

10  Delight  is  not  seemly  for  a 
fool;  much  le.ss  U'or  a  servant  to 
have  rule  over  princes. 

11  "'The  II discretion  of  a  man 
deferreth  his  anger;  "and  it  is 
his  gJory  to  pa.ss  over  a  tran.s- 
gression. 

12  "The  king's  wrath  is  as  the 
roaring  of  a  lion;  but  his  favour 
isi'a^  dew  upon  the  grass. 

13  9A  foolish  sou  is  the  calamity 
of  his  father:  '■and  the  conten- 
tions of  a  wife  are  a  continual 
dropping. 

14  « House  and  riches  are  the 
inheritance  of  fathers:  and  <a 
prudent  wife  is  from  the  Lord. 

1.5  "  Slothfulness  castetli  into  a 
deep  sleep  ;  and  an  idle  soul  shall 
^suffer  hunger. 

It}  J' He  that  keepeth  the  com- 
mandment keepeth  his  own  soul ; 
but  he  that  despiseth  his  ways 
shall  die. 

17  2  He  that  hath  pity  upon  the 
poor  lendeth  unto  tlie  Lord;  and 
!!  that  which  he  hath  given  will 
he  pay  him  again. 

15  "Chasten  tliy  son  while  there 
is  hope,  and  let  not  thy  soul  spare 
1!  for  his  crying. 

19  A  man  of  great  wrath  shall 
suffer  punishment :  for  if  thou 
deliver /lijji,  yet  thou  musttdo  it 
again. 

20  Hear  counsel,  and  receive  in- 
struction, that  thou  mayest  be 
wise  ''in  thy  latter  end. 

21  i:  There  are  many  devices  in 
a  man's  heart;  nevertheless  the 
counsel  of  the  Lord,  that  shall 
stand. 

22  The  desire  of  a  man  is  his 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


b  Ps.  37.  7. 
cch.  14.  20. 
i/ver.  9. 

Kx.  23.  1. 

Deul.  19.  16, 

19. 

ch.  6.  19.  <k 

21.  28. 
t  Heb.  held 

innocent. 
cch.  29.  26. 
/ch.  17.  8.  <k 

18.  16.  &21. 

14. 
t  Heb.  a  man 

of  gifts. 
gQh.  14.  20. 
h  Ps.  38.  11. 
tHeb. 

a  heart. 
i  ch.  16.  20. 
*  ver.  5. 
Ich.  30.22. 

Ecc.  10.  0,  7. 
m  ch.  14.  29. 

J.ime.sl.  19. 
II  Or, 

prudence, 
n  ch.  16.  32. 
och.  16.  14, 

15.  &  20.  2. 

i  28.  15. 
p  Hos.  14.  5. 
qch.  10.  1.  &. 

15.  20.  &  17. 

21,  25. 
7-ch.  21.  9,  19. 

&.  27.  15. 
s2  Cor.  12. 

14. 
tch.  18.  22. 
u  ch.  6.  9. 
X  ch.  10.  4.  & 

20.  13.  &  23. 

21. 
y  Luke  10. 

26.  k  11.28. 
;ch.28.  27. 

Kcc.  11.  1. 

.Malt.  10.  42. 

&  25.  40. 

2  Cor.  9.  6, 

7,8. 

Heb.  6.  10. 
i|  Or, 

hiF  deed. 
nch.13.  24.  it 

23.  13.  <t29. 

17. 
11  Or,  to  his 

destruction  : 

or,  to  cause 

him  to  die. 
t  Heb.  add. 
h  Ps.  37.  37. 
cJob  23.  13. 

Ps.  33.  10, 

11. 

ch.  16.  1,9. 

Is.  14.  26,27. 

&  46.  10. 

.\cls  5    39. 

Heb.  6.  17. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PROVERBS. 


their  contrary  vices. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


rf  I  Tim.  4.  8. 


:rli.  15.  19.  & 
•Hi.  13,  15. 


/.h.  21.  11. 
t  Itoli.  will 


r  Dcul.  13. 
11. 
^ich.  0.  a. 


t  Ilet). 

A  witness  of 

UrUal. 
k  .lob  \r%  1(1. 

fc  W.  Vi,  13. 

&  31.  7. 
;ih.  10.  13.  <fc 

2G.  3. 


a  Gon.  n.  21. 

ch.  23.29, 

30. 

[•f.  2S.  7. 

Hns.  '1.11. 
4  ch.  IG.  H. 

&  19.  12. 
cch.  8.  30. 
rfrli.  17.  11. 
cell.  in.  4.  .t 

19.  2 1. 
II  Or,  winter. 
/ch.  19.  IJ. 
fell.  18.  4. 
ftch.  2.';.  14. 

•A, at.  (i.  2. 

Lukt;  18.  11. 
il  Or,  bounty. 
tPs.  12.  1. 

Luku  18.  8. 
J  2  Cor.  1.  12. 
t  I's.  37.  20.  &; 


112 


L-r.  20. 


2  I 

hr. 

0. 

30. 

.10 

)  11 

.  4 

I's. 

1,) 

.'j. 

i;c 
1  ( 

•.  7 

20 
4. 

1. 

1  J 

ihi 

1. 

8. 

0  Or 

Mt. 

2.'-). 

13 

A'.c 

rl'.. 

1  1 

1. 

& 

•.li 

11. 

■.  0 

10 

, 

,4  jr„ri(;<2»<J 

t  IT.-h.  an 
rphak  mid 
an  fjili'ih. 

p  Malt.  7.  10. 

'jV.X.  4.  11. 
I'B.  94.  U. 

TCh.  8.  9.  &  1 


poor   man    is 


Iciiidne.ss:    and   ti 
better  than  a  liar. 

23  i^The  I'ear  of  the  Lord  temJeth 
to  life:  and  he  that  halh  i^  shall 
abide  satisfied;  he  shall  not  be 
visited  with  evil. 

24  cA  slothful  man  hideth  his 
hand  in  his  bosom,  and  will  not 
so  much  as  bring  it  to  his  mouth 
again. 

25  /Smite  a  scorner,  and  the 
simple  ti/will  beware:  and  ''re- 
prove one  that  hath  understand- 
ing, and  he  will  understand 
knowledge. 

26  He  that  wasteth  his  father, 
and  chaseth  away  his  mother,  is 
^a  .son  that  causetli  shame,  and 
bringeth  reproach. 

27  Cease,  my  son,  to  hear  the 
instruction  that  canseth  to  err 
from  the  words  of  knowledge. 

28  tAn  ungodly  witness  scorneth 
judgment:  and  ^the  mouth  of 
the  wicked  devoureth  iniquity. 

29  Judgments  are  prepared  for 
scorner.s,  ^and  stripes  for  the 
back  of  fools. 

CHAPTEIl  XX. 

INE  «i5  a  mocker,  strong 


W 


drink  is  raging :  and  whoso 
ever  is  deceived  thereby  is  not 
wise. 

2  ^Tho  fear  of  a  king  is  as  the 
roaring  of  a  lion:  mhoso  i^rovok- 
ctli  him  to  anger  csinneth  offainst 
his  own  soul. 

3  'ilt  is  an  honour  for  a  man  to 
cease  from  strife:  but  every  fool 
will  bo  meddling. 

4  c The  sluggard  will  not  plough 
by  reason  of  the  II  cold ;  /therefore 
shall  he  beg  in  harvest,  and  have 
nothing. 

5  ff  Counsel  in  the  heart  of  man 
is ///ce  deep  water ;  but  a  man  of 
understanding  will  draw  it  out. 

<)  ''Most  inen  will  proclaim  every 
one  his  own  llgoodne.ss:  but  ^a 
faiMiful  man  who  can  find? 

7  '■^Tbe  just  7)i.aiK  walkoth  in  his 
integrity:  'his  children  arc  bless- 
ed after  him. 

8  "'A  king  that  sitteth  in  the 
tlironc  of  judgment  scattereth 
away  iUl  evil  witli  his  eyes. 

9  "Who  can  say,  I  have  made 
my  heart  clean,  lam  pure  from 
my  sin? 

]() "  t  Divers  weights,  and  t  divers 
measures,  botli  of  tliem  ai-e  alike 
abomination  to  the  Loiin. 

11  JOven  a  cliild  is  j' known  by 
liis  doings,  whetlier  his  work  be 
pure,  and  whether  it  be  right. 

12  vThe  hearing  ear,  and  the 
seeing  eye,  the  Lou  J)  liath  made 
(^ven  both  of  tliem. 

];!»■  Love  not  sleep,  lost  lliou  come 
to  pov(^rty:  oix'ii  tliiiic  oyes,  and 
thou  siialt  be  satisfied  wiili  bread. 

14  It  is  naught,  it  is  naught,  saith 

11.  &  19.     15.     Rom.  12.  u. 
57G 


the  buyer:  but  when  he  is  gone 
his  way,  then  he  boasteth. 

15  There  is  gold,  and  a  multitude 
of  rubies  :  but « the  lips  of  knowl- 
edge are  a  precious  jewel. 

10  «Take  his  garment  that  is 
surety /or  a  stranger:  and  take  a 
pledge  o  f  him  for  a  strange  woman. 

17  «  i  Bread  of  deceit  is  sweet  to  a 
man;  but  afterwards  his  mouth 
shall  be  filled  with  gravel. 

18  ^  Uoeri/ inirpo^e  is  established 
by  coun.sel :  ?yand  with  good  ad- 
vice make  war. 

19  2  He  that  goeth  about  as  a 
talebearer  revealeth  secrets: 
therefore  meddle  not  with  him 
a  that  II  flattereth  with  his  lips. 

20  ''Whoso  curseth  his  father  or 
his  mother,  «his  II  lamp  shall  be 
put  out  in  obscure  darkness. 

21  ''An  inheritance  ?no?/  be  gotten 
hastily  at  the  beginning ;  ebut  the 
end  tliereof  shall  not  be  ble.ssed. 

22  ./"Hay  not  thou,  I  will  recom- 
pense evil ;  bat  u  wait  on  the  Lord, 
and  he  shall  save  thee. 

23  ''  Divers  weights  are  an  abom- 
ination unto  the  Lord;  and  ta 
false  balance  is-  not  good. 

24  J Man's  goings  are  of  the 
Lord;  how  can  a  man  then  un- 
derstand his  own  way  ? 

25  It  is  a  snare  to  the  man  who 
devoureth  that  which  is  holj%  and 
'•:  after  vows  to  make  inquiry. 

2f)  'A  wise  king  scattereth  the 
wicked,  and  bringeth  the  wheel 
over  them. 

27  "'  The  spirit  of  man  is  the  II  can- 
dle of  the  Lord,  searching  all  the 
inward  parts  of  the  belly. 

28"  Mercy  and  truth  preserve  the 
king:  and  his  throne  is  upholden 
by  mercy. 

29  The  glorj'  of  young  men  is  their 
strength:  and  o'the  beauty  of  old 
men  is  the  gray  head. 

30  The  blueness  of  a  wound 
t  cleanseth  away  evil :  so  do  stripes 
the  inward  parts  of  the  belly. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

THE  king's  heart  is  in  the  hand 
of  the  Lord,  f(.v  the  rivers  of 
water:  he  turueth  it  whitherso- 
ever he  will. 

2  a  Every  way  of  a  man  is  right 
in  his  own  c.yes:  '•but  the  Lord 
ponderoth  the  liearts. 

3  <:  To  do  justice  and  judgment 
is  more  acceptable  to  the  Lord 
than  sacrifice. 

4  ''tA  high  look,  and  a  proud 
heart,  (oid  II  the  ploughing  of  the 
wicked,  is  sin. 

5  eThe  thoughts  of  the  diligent 
tend  only  to  plenteousne.ss;  but 
of  every  one  that  is  ha.styonlyto 
want. 

(!./  The  getting  of  treasures  by  a 
lying  tongue  is  a  vanity  tossed  to 
and  fro  of  them  that  seok  doath. 

7  The  robbery  of  the  wicked  shall 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


s.Tob  28.  12, 

If),  17,  18,  19. 

ch.  3.  15.  & 

8.  11. 
ich.  22.26,27. 

<k  27.  13. 
u  ch.  9.  17. 
t  Heh.  Bread 

nflyin^,  or, 

falsehood. 
xch.  15.22.  & 

24.  0. 

y  Luke  14.  31. 
ich.  11.  13. 
a  Rom.  16.  18. 
II  Or,  enticeth. 
h  Ex.  21.  17. 

Lev.  20.  9. 

Matt.  15.  4. 
c  Job  18.  5,  6. 

ch.  24.  20. 
||  Or,  candle, 
d  ch.  28.  20. 
e  Hab.  2.  6. 
/•Dcut.  32.  85. 

ch.  17.  13.  (fc 
2 1.  29. 

Rom.  12.  17, 

19. 

1  Thcss.  5. 

15. 

1  ret.  3.  9. 
f  2  Sam. 16.12. 
h  ver.  10. 
t  Hcb, 

hnlanees  of 

deceit, 
i  Ps.  37.  23. 

ch.  10.  9. 

J.  r.  10.  23. 
»F.cc.  5.  4,5. 
t  P.s.  101.  5, 

&c. 

ver.  8. 
m  1  Cor.  2.  11. 
II  Or,  lamp. 
nPs.  101.  1. 

ch.  29.  14. 
och.  16.  31. 
t  Ileb.  is  a 

Viiraing 


ff  ch.  10.  2. 
/-ch.  24.  12. 

l.uko  IC.  15. 
c\  Sam.  15.22. 

Vf.  50.  8. 

ch.  15.  8. 

Is.  1.  II,  Sec. 

Ho3.  0.  0. 

Mlc.  6.  7,  8. 
rfch.  6.  17, 
t  Hcb. 

Ihiughtinest 

of  eyes. 
II  Or, 

the  light  of 

t,he  wicked. 
cch.  10.4.  St. 

13.4. 
/ch.  10.  2.  *. 

13.  11.  &20. 


Mural  virUics,  and 


PROVERBS. 


their  cnntrarij  vices. 


Before 
f:  II  RI  ST 

about  1000. 


t  ll.-b. 

.':nw  tkcm, 

or,  ilwclt 

with  them. 
«•  ver.  19. 

ch.  19.  13.  & 

2.5.  24.  &  27. 

15. 
t  Heh. 

a  t„oman  of 

contentions. 
t  Ileb. 

a  house  of 

society. 
)i  Jamon  4.  5. 
t  Ilcb.  !.•>  not 

favoured. 
i  cli.  19.  25. 

*  Matt.  7.  2. 
i:  1~.  30,  (kr. 
James  2,  13. 


Ich.  IT.  R,  23. 
<k  18.  IG. 


nch.  11.  8. 
Is.  43.  3,  4. 

o  vpr.  9. 

t  Heh. 
in  the  land 
of  the  desert. 

p  Pa.  112.  n. 
Malt.  25.  3,4. 


qch.  15.  9. 
Matt.  5.  6. 


jrli.  12.  13.  <fc 
13.  3.  &  IS. 
21. 
James  3.  2. 

t  Ileh. 

in  the  wrath 

of  pride. 
f  ch.  13.4. 

K  rs.  37.  2B.  <t 

112.  y. 

X  IN.  .'■,0.  9. 
rh.  15.  H. 
Is.  CG.  3. 
Jor.  0.  20. 
Amoa  5.  22. 


y  ch.  19.  0,  9. 
t  Ilcb. 

A  milncss 

of  lies. 


t  destroy  them ;  because  tliey  re- 
fuse to  do  judgment. 

8  The  way  of  man  i.s  froward  and 
strange :  but  as  for  the  pure,  his 
work  is  right. 

9  !7  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  a  corner 
of  the  housetop,  than  with  ta 
brawling  woman  in  ta  wide 
house. 

10  ''The  soul  of  the  wicked  de- 
sireth  evil:  his  neighbour  tfind- 
ech  no  favour  in  liis  eyes. 

Hi  When  the  scorner  is  punish- 
ed, the  simple  is  made  wise:  and 
when  the  wise  is  instructed,  he 
receiveth  knowledge. 

12  The  righteous  7HaH  wisely  con- 
sldcreth  the  house  of  the  wicked : 
but  God  overthroweth  the  wicked 
for  their  wickedness. 

13  *  Whoso  stoppeth  his  ears  at 
the  cry  of  the  poor,  ho  also  shall 
cry  himself,  but  shall  not  be 
heard. 

1-1  'A  gift  in  secret  pacifieth  an- 
ger: and  a  reward  in  the  bosom, 
(Strong  wrath. 

15  It  is  joy  to  the  just  to  do  judg- 
ment: '"'but  destruction  shall,  be 
to  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

16  The  man  that  wandoreth  out 
of  the  way  of  understanding  shall 
remain  iii  the  congregation  of  the 
dead. 

17  He  that  loveth  H  pleasure  shall, 
he  a  poor  man :  he  that  loveth 
wine  and  oil  shall  not  be  rich. 

18  "The  wicked  shall  be  a  ransom 
for  tlie  righteous,  and  the  trans- 
gressor for  the  upright. 

19  "TZ  is  better  to  dwell  tin  the 
wilderness,  than  with  a  conten- 
tious and  an  angry  woman. 

20  p  There  is  treasure  to  bo  desired 
and  oil  in  the  dwelling  of  the 
wise ;  but  a  foolish  man  spendeth 
it  up. 

21  9  He  that  followeth  after  right- 
eousness and  mercy  findeth  life, 
righteousness,  and  honour. 

22  '•A  wise  man  scaleth  the  city 
of  the  mighty,  and  casteth  down 
the  strength  of  the  confidence 
thereof. 

23  s  Whoso  keepeth  his  mouth 
and  his  tongue,  keepeth  his  soul 
from  troubles. 

24  Proud  and  haughty  scorner 
/.?  his  name,  who  dealeth  tin 
proud  wrath. 

2-3  <The  desire  of  the  slothful 
killeth  liim;  for  his  hands  refuse 
to  labour. 

20  He  coveteth  greedily  all  the 
day  long:  but  the  "righteous 
giveth  and  spareth  not. 

27  ^  The  sacrifice  of  the  \vicked 
i.5  abomination :  how  much  more, 
when  he  bringeth  it  twith  a 
wicked  mind  ? 

28  'J  tA  false  witness  shall  perish  : 
but  the  man  that  heareth  speak- 
eth  constantly. 

29  A  wicked  man  hardeneth  his 

17 


face:  but  as  for  the  upright,  he 
II  directeth  his  way. 

30  '  Th€re  is  no  wisdom  nor  un- 
derstanding nor  counsel  against 
the  Lord. 

31  "The  horse  is  prepared 
against  the  day  of  battle:  but 
6  il  safety  is  of  the  Lord. 

o  Ps.  20.  7.  &  33.  17.     Is.  31.  1.     b  Ps.  I 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


II  Or, 
consideretk. 
zU.  8.  9,  10. 
Jer.  9.  23. 
Acts  6.  39. 
Or,  victory. 


CHAPTER   XXIL 


A«  GOOD  nfime  is  rather  to  be 
chosen  than  great  riches, 
and  moving  favour  rather  than 
silver  and  gold. 

2  f>  The  rich  and  poor  meet  to- 
gether: cthe  Lord  is  the  maker 
of  them  all. 

3  ''A  prudent  man  foreseeth  the 
evil,  and  hideth  himself:  but  the 
simple  pass  on,  and  are  punished. 

4  cilBy  humility  (m(^  the  fear  of 
the  Lo"rd  are  riches,  and  honour, 
and  life. 

5 /Thorns  and  snares  are  in  the 
way  of  the  froward:  ^he  that 
doth  keep  his  soul  shall  be  far 
from  them. 

6  ''11  Train  up  a  child  tin  the 
way  he  should  go:  and  when  he 
is  o"^ld,  he  will  not  depart  from  it. 

7  iThe  rich  ruleth  over  the  poor, 
and  the  borrower  is  servant  t  to 
the  lender. 

8  ^-  He  that  soweth  iniquity  shall 
reap  vanity:  !!  and  the  rod  of  his 
anger  shall  fall. 

9  it  He  that  hath  a  bountiful  eye 
shall  be  blessed ;  for  he  giveth  of 
his  bread  to  the  poor. 

10  '"Cast  out  the  scorner,  and 
contention  shall  go  out;  yea, 
strifb  and  reproach  shall  cease. 

11  "■He  that  loveth  purcness  of 
heart,  li/07-  the  grace  of  his  lips 
the  king  shall  be  his  friend. 

12  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  preserve 
knowledge ;  and  he  overthroweth 
i!  the  words  of  the  transgressor. 

13  oTlie  slothful  man  saith, 
There  is  a  lion  without,  I  shall  be 
slain  in  the  streets. 

14  i'The  mouth  of  strange  wo- 
men is  a  deep  pit:  ?he  that  is 
abhorred  of  the  Lord  shall  fall 
therein. 

1.5  Foolishness  is  bound  in  the 
heart  of  a  child;  but  '•the  rod  of 
correction  shall  drive  it  far  from 
him. 

16  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor 
to  increase  his  riches,  and  he  that 
giveth  to  the  rich,  shall  surely 
com£.  to  want. 

17  Bow  down  thine  ear,  and  hear 
the  words  of  the  wise,  and  apply 
thine  heart  unto  my  knowledge. 

18  For  it  is  a  pleasant  thing  if 
thou  keep  them  t within  thee; 
they  shall  withal  be  fitted  in  thy 
lips. 

19  That  thy  trust  may  be  in  the 
Lord,  I  have  made  known  to 
thee  this  day,  11  even  to  thee. 


a  Ecc.  7.  1. 

II  Ot,  favour 

is  better 

than,  ^c. 
ftch.  29.  13. 

1  Cor.  12.  21. 
cJob    31.  15. 

ch.  14.  31. 

dch.  14.16.  & 
27.  12. 

e  Ps.  112.  3. 
Matt.  6.  33. 

:i  Or,  The  re- 
ward of  hu- 
mility,  ic 

/ch.  15. 19. 

g  IJohn  5.18. 

h  Erh.  6.  4. 

2  Tim.  3.  15. 
II  Or, 

Catechise. 
t  »eb. 
in  his  vay. 

I  James  2.  6. 
t  Heb. 

to  the  wtnn 
that  lendeth. 
t  Job  4.  8. 
Hos.  10.  13. 

II  Or,  and 
with  the  rod 
of  his  anger 
he  shall  be 
consumed. 

11  Cor.  9.  6. 
t  ITeb. 

Good  of  eye. 
mGen.  21.  9, 

10. 

Ps.  101.  5. 
n  Ps.  101.  6. 

ch.  10.  13. 
!l  Or,  and 

hath  grace 

in  his  lips, 
II  Or. 

the  matters, 
och.  2C.  13. 
pch.2.  16.  <fc 

5.  3.  &  7.  5. 

<k  23.  27. 
7  Ecc.  7.  26. 
r  ch.l3.  24.  & 

19.  18.  (fc  23. 

13,  14.  &,  29. 

15,  17. 


tHob. 
in  thy  belly. 


II  Or,  fruat 
thou  also. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


PKOYERBS. 


their  contrary  vices. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


J  ch.  8.  G. 
t  Luke  1.  3,  4. 
u  1  Pet.  3.  15. 
li  Or. 

to  those  that 

send  thee, 
J  Ex.  23.  6. 

J  oh  31.  16, 

•Jl. 
il  Zech.  7.  10. 

.Mai.  3.  6. 
z  1  Sam.  24. 

12.  <k  25.  39. 

Vs.  12.  5.  it 

35.  1,  10.  A- 

ea.  5.  <k  140. 

12. 

ch.  23.  11. 

Jer.  51.  36. 
arh.6.  1.  Sc 

11.  15. 

fcch.20.  IG. 

cDeut.  19.  14. 
&.  27.  17. 
ch.23.  10. 
II  Or,  bound. 


i  Heb. 
ubscurc  men. 


«ch.  28.20. 

1  Tim.  6.  0, 

10. 
Jch.  3.5. 

Rom.  12.  16, 
t  Heb.  Wilt 

thou  cause 

thine  eyes  to 

fiy  upon. 
ePs.  141.  4. 
rfDeut.  15.9. 


/ch.  9.  8. 
Matt.  7.  C. 


If  Deut.  10.  14. 

<k27.  17. 

ell.  22,  28. 
llOr,  6oHni(. 
/I  Job  31,  21. 

ch.  22,  23. 


tch.  13.24.  4. 
13.  18.  4.22. 
15.  6c.  29,  15, 


20  Have  not  I  written  to  tliee  | 
s  excellent  things  in  counsels  and  j 
knowledge, 

21  <Tbat  I  might  make  thee 
know  the  certainty  of  the  words 
of  truth;  "that  thou  mightest 
answer  the  words  of  truth  II  to 
them  that  send  unto  thee? 

22  «^Ilob  not  the  poor,  because 
he  i.s  poor:  2/ neither  oppress  the 
afllicted  in  the  gate: 

23  =For  the  Lord  will  plead 
their  cause,  and  spoil  the  soul  of 
those  that  spoiled  them. 

24  Make  no  friendship  with  an 
angry  man ;  and  with  a  furious 
inan  thou  shall  not  go  ; 

2.3  Lest  thou  learn  his  ways, 
and  get  a  snare  to  thy  soul. 

2(>  n  Be  not  thou  one  of  them 
that  strike  hands,  or  of  them 
that  are  sureties  for  debts. 

27  If  thou  hast  nothing  to  pay, 
why  should  he  ^take  away  thy 
bed  from  under  thee  ? 

28  « Remove  not  the  ancient 
II  landmark,  which  thy  fathers 
have  set. 

29  Seest  thou  a  man  diligent  in 
his  business  ?  lie  sliall  stand  be- 
fore kings  ;  he  shall  not  stand  be- 
fore t  mean  7nen. 

CHAPTER   XXIIL 

WHEN  thou  sittest  to  eat  ^vith 
a  ruler,  consider  diligently 
what  is  before  thee: 

2  And  i^ut  a  knile  to  thy  throat,  If 
thou  be  a  man  given  to  appetite. 

3  Be  not  desirous  of  his  dainties: 
tor  they  are  deceitful  meat. 

4  n  Labour  not  to  be  rich :  *  cease 
from  thine  own  wisdom. 

5  t  Wilt  thou  set  thine  eyes  upon 
that  which  is  not?  for  richrs  cer- 
tainly make  themselves  wings; 
they  fly  away  as  an  eagle  toward 
heaven. 

6  c  Eat  thou  not  the  bread  of  him 
that  hath  ^an  evil  eye,  neither  de- 
sire thou  hLs  dainty  meats : 

7  For  as  he  thinketh  in  his 
heart,  so  is  he:  Eat  and  drink, 
c  saith  he  to  thee ;  but  his  heart  is 
not  with  thee. 

8  The  morsel  vihich  thou  hast 
eaten  shalt  thou  vomit  up,  and 
lose  thy  sweet  words. 

9  /.Speak  not  in  the  ears  of  a 
fool:  for  he  will  despise  the  wis- 
dom of  thy  words. 

10  .'/Remove  not  the  old  II land- 
mark; and  enter  not  into  the 
fields  of  the  fatherless: 

11  ^'For  their  Redeemer  is 
mighty;  he  shall  plead  their 
cause  with  thee. 

12  Apply  thine  heart  unto  in- 
struction, and  thine  ears  to  the 
words  of  knowledge. 

13  i  Withhold  not  correction 
from  the  child:  for  if  thou  beat- 
est  him  with  the  rod,  he  shall  not 
die. 

578 


14  Thou  Shalt  beat  him  with  the 
rod,  and  ^shalt  deliver  his  soul 
from  hell. 

1.3  My  son,  'if  thine  heart  be 
wise,  my  heart  shall  rejoice, 
!l  even  mine. 

10  Yea,  my  reins  shall  rejoice, 
when  thy  lips  speak  right  things. 

1^  '«Let  not  thine  heart  envy 
sinners ;  but  »*  be  thou  in  the 
fear  of  the  Lord  all  the  day 
long. 

15  "  For  surely  there  is  an  1  end ; 
and  thine  expectation  shall  not 
be  cut  olf. 

19  Hear  thou,  my  son,  and  be 
wise,  and  J^  guide  thine  heart  in 
the  way. 

20  eBe  not  among  winebib- 
bers ;  among  riotous  eaters  t  of 
liesh : 

21  For  the  drunkard  and  the 
glutton  shall  come  to  poverty : 
and  '•  drowsiness  shall  clothe  a 
man  with  rags. 

22  s  Hearken  unto  thy  father 
that  begat  thee,  and  despise  not 
thy  inother  when  she  is  old. 

23  «Buy  the  truth,  and  sell  it 
not;  al.'io  wisdom,  and  instruc- 
tion, and  understanding. 

24  "  The  father  of  the  righteous 
shall  greatly  rejoice:  and  he  that 
begetteth  a  wise  child  shall  have 
joy  of  him. 

25  Thy  father  and  thy  mother 
shall  be  glad,  and  she  that  bare 
thee  shall  rejoice. 

20  My  son,  give  me  thine  heart, 
and  let  thine  eyes  observe  my 
ways. 

27  ^  For  a  whore  is  a  deep  ditch ; 
and  a  strange  woman  is  a  narrow 
pit. 

28  '/She  also  lieth  in  wait  II  as  for 
a  prey,  and  increaseth  the  trans- 
gressors among  men. 

29  -Who  hath  woe?  who  hath 
sorrow?  who  hath  contentions? 
who  hath  babbling?  who  hath 
wounds  without  cause?  who 
a  hath  redness  of  eyes  ? 

;]0  (-They  that  tarrj'  long  at  the 
wine;  they  that  go  to  seek  « mix- 
ed wine. 

31  Look  not  thou  upon  the  wine 
when  it  is  red,  when  it  giveth 
his  colour  in  the  cup,  K'/te/i  it 
inoveth  itselfaright. 

32  At  the  last  it  biteth  like  a 
serpent,  and  stingeth  like  11  an  ad- 
der. 

33  Thine  eyes  shall  behold 
strange  women,  and  thine  heart 
shall  utter  perverse  things. 

34  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  as  he  that 
lieth  down  tin  the  midst  of  the 
sea,  or  as  he  that  lieth  upon  the 
top  of  a  mast. 

3.5  ''They  have  stricken  me, 
fihall  thou  .'!ai/,an(l  I  was  not  sick  : 
they  have  beaten  me,  and  t«I 
felt  if.  not:  /when  shall  I  awake? 
I  will  seek  it  j'et  again. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


k  1  Cor.  .5.  5. 
;ver.24,25. 

ch.  29.  3. 
II  Or,  even  I 

will  rejoice. 
mPs.  37.  1.  <k 

73.  3. 

ch.  3.31.  it 

24.  1. 

nch.28.  14. 
0  Ps.  37.  37. 

ch,  24.  14. 

Luke  16.  25. 
II  Or,  reward, 
pch.i.  23. 

.;  Is.  5,  22. 
Matt.  24.  49. 
Luke  21,  34. 


Ror 


13.  13. 


Kph.  5.  18. 
I  Heb.  of 

their  flesh. 
rch.  19.15. 
sch.  1.  8.  & 

30.  17. 

Eph.  6.  1,  2. 

tch.4.R,7. 
Matt.  13.  44. 

Mch.  10.  1.  <fc 


V  ch.  7.  12. 

Kcc.  7.  26. 
II  Or, 

05  a  robber. 
J  Is.  5.  11,22. 


a  Gen.  40.  12. 
/)ch.20.  1. 

Eph.  5.  18. 
r  Ps.  75.  8. 

ch.  0.  2. 


II  Or, 
a  cockatrice. 


f  Heb. 

in  the  heart 

of  the  sea. 
(/cli.27.  22. 

Jcr.  5.  3. 
t  Heb.  / 

knew  it  not. 
eEph.  4.  19. 
/See  Deut. 

29.  19. 

Is.  SC.  13. 


Moral  virtues,  and 


niOVERBS. 


tJieir  co7itrarjj  vices. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


oPs.  37.1, 

■kc.  Sc  73.  3. 

ch.3.  31.  & 

23.  17. 

ver.  19. 
6ch.  1.  15. 
c  Ps.  10.  7. 


rfch.'Jl.  22. 

Ecc.9.  16. 
t  Heb.  is  in 

strcngtli. 
tHeb. 

strengthen* 

cth  might. 
ech.  11.  14.  (k 

15.  22.  <k  20. 

18. 

Luke  14.  31. 
/P3.  10.  5. 

ch.  14.  6. 
e  Rom.  1.  30. 
t  Heb. 

narrow, 
h  Ps.  82.  4. 

Is.  5,«.  U,  7. 

1  John  3.  16. 
i  ch.  21.  2. 


»  Job  34.  11. 
Ps.  62.  12. 
Jer.  32.  19. 
Rom.  2.  6. 
Rev.  2,  23. 
A:  22.  12. 

I  Cant.  5.  1. 
t  Heb.  upon 

thy  palate, 
m  Ps.  19.  10. 

4;  119.  103. 
nch.  23.  18. 
0  Ps.  10.  9,  10. 
p  Job  5.  19. 

T:>.  34.  19.  fc 

37.  24. 

Mic.  7.  8. 
(7Esth.7.  10. 

Amos  5.  2.  6c 

8.  14. 

Rev.  18.  21. 
r  Job  31.  29. 

Ps.  3.\  15, 19. 

ch.  17.  5. 

Obad.  12. 
t  Heb. 

it  he  evil  in 

his  eyes. 
s  Ps.  37.  1.  & 

73.  3. 

ch.  23.  17. 

ver.  1. 

II  Or.  Keep 
not  com- 
pany  with 
the  wicked. 

tPs.  11.  6. 

«  Job  18.  5, 

6.  <k  21.  17. 

ch.  13.  9.  4; 

20.  20. 
II  Or,  lamp, 
xRom.  13.  7. 

1  Pet.  2.  17. 
tHeb. 

changtrs. 


CHLAPTER  XXIV. 

BE  not  thou  «onviou.s  against 
evil  men,  *neitlier  desire  to 
be  witli  them : 

2  c  For  tlieir  heart  studieth  de- 
struction, and  their  lips  talk  of 
mLscliief. 

3  Tlirough  wisdom  is  a  house 
builded ;  and  by  understanding  it 
is  established : 

4  And  by  knowledge  sliall  the 
chambers  be  filled  with  ail  pre- 
cious and  pleasant  riches. 

5  <iA.  wise  man  t  is  stron,g ;  yea,  a 
man  of  knowledge  tincreaseth 
strength. 

G  « For  by  wise  counsel  thou  shalt 
make  thy  war:  and  in  multitude 
of  counsellors  there  is  safety. 

7  /  Wisdom  is  too  high  for  a  fool : 
he  openeth  not  his  mouth  in  the 
gate. 

8  He  that  s'deviseth  to  do  evil 
shall  be  called  a  mischievous 
person. 

9  The  thought  of  foolishness  is 
sin :  and  the  scorner  is  an  abom- 
ination to  men. 

10  Jf  thou  laint  in  the  day  of  ad- 
versitj",  thy  strength  is  +  small. 

11  ''If  tliou  forbear  to  deliver 
them  thai  are  drawn  unto  death, 
and  those  that  are  ready  to  be 
slain ; 

12  If  thou  sayest.  Behold,  we 
knew  it  not;  doth  not  ihe  that 
pondereth  the  heart  consider  it  ? 
and  he  that  keepeth  thy  soul, 
doth  not  he  know  it?  and  shall  j 
not  he  render  to  every  man  i' ac- 
cording to  his  works? 

1.3  jNIy  son,  'eat  thou  honey,  be- 
cause it  is  good ;  and  the  honey- 
comb, ivhich  is  sweet  +to  thy 
taste: 

14  ™So  .ihrtll  the  knowledge  of 
wisdom  be  unto  thy  soul:  when 
thou  hast  found  it,  "then  tliere 
shall  be  a  reward,  and  thy  ex- 
pectation shall  not  be  cut  off. 

1.5  o  Lay  not  wait,  O  wicked  mwi, 
against'the  dwelling  of  the  right- 
eous; spoil  not  his  resting  place: 

16  p  For  a  just  man  falleih  seven 
times,  and  riseth  up  again :  i  but 
the  wicked  shall  fall  into  mis- 
chief. 

17  '•Rejoice  not  when  thine 
enemy  falleth,  and  let  not  thine 
heart  be  glad  when  he  stumbleth : 

18  Lest  the  Lord  see  iJ',  and  tit 
displease  him,  and  he  turn  away 
his  wrath  from  him. 

19  s  il  Fret  not  thyself  because  of 
evil  men,  neither  be  thou  envious 
at  the  wicked ; 

20  For  t  there  shall  be  no  reward 
to  the  evil  man;  "the  11  candle  of 
the  wicked  shall  be  put  out. 

21  My  son.  ^  fear  thou  the  Lord 
and  the  king :  and  meddle  not 
with  tthem  that  are  given  to 
change: 


22  For  their  calamity  shall  rise 
suddenly;  and  who  knoweth  the 
ruin  of  them  both  ? 

23  These  things  also  belong  to  the 
wise.  J/ /i(  is  not  good  to  have  re- 
spect of  persons  in  judgment. 

24  2  He  that  saith  unto  the  wicked. 
Thou  ai-t  righteous  :  him  shall  the 
people  curse,  nations  shall  abhor 
him  : 

2.5  But  to  them  that  rebuke  him 
shall  be  delight,  and  ta  good 
blessing  shall  come  upon  thein. 

20  Every  man  shall  kiss  his  lii^s 
t  that  giveth  a  right  answer. 

27  "Prepare  th\'  work  without, 
and  make  it  fit  for  thj'self  in  the 
field ;  and  afterwards  build  thine 
house. 

28  *Be  not  a  witness  against  thy 
neighbour  without  cause;  and 
deceive  7io<with  thy  lips. 

29  c  Say  not,  I  will  do  so  to  him  as 
he  liath  done  to  nie:  I  will  render 
to  the  man  according  to  his  work. 

30  I  went  by  the  field  of  the 
slothful,  and  by  the  vineyard  of 
the  man  void  of  understanding ; 

31  And,  lo,  <^it  was  all  grown 
over  with  thorns,  and  nettles  had 
covered  the  face  thereof,  and  the 
stone  wall  thereof  was  broken 
down. 

32  Then  I  saw,  and  +  considered 
it  well :  I  looked  upon  it,  and  re- 
ceived instruction. 

33  e  Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slum- 
ber, a  little  folding  of  the  hands  to 
sleep: 

34  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as 
one  that  travelleth ;  and  thy  want 
as  t  an  armed  man, 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  Observations  about  kingSf  8  and  about  avoid' 
ing  causes  of  quarrels,  and  sundry  causes 
thereof. 

«rpHESE   are  also  proverbs  of 
-L  Solomon,  which  the  men  of 
Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  copied 
out. 

2  f'  It  is  the  glory  of  God  to  con- 
ceal a  thing  :  but  the  honour  of 
kings  is  c  to  search  out  a  matter. 

3  The  heaven  for  height,  and  the 
earth  for  depth,  and  the  heart  of 
kings  t  is  unsearchable. 

4  rf  Take  away  the  dross  from  the 
silver,  and  there  shall  come  forth 
a  vessel  for  the  finer. 

.5  cTake  away  the  wicked  from 
before  the  king,  and  /his  throne 
shall  be  established  in  righteous- 
ness. 

6  t  Put  not  forth  thyself  in  the 
presence  of  the  king,  and  stand 
not  in  the  place  of  great  men: 

7  sFoT  better  it  is  that  it  be  said 
unto  thee,  Come  up  hither;  than 
that  thou  shouldest  be  put  lower 
in  the  presence  of  the  prince 
whom  thine  eyes  have  seen. 

8  'i  Go  not  forth  hastily  to  strive, 
lest  tfcou  know  not  what  to  do  in 

579 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1000. 


y  Lev.  19.  15. 

Dcut.  1.  17. 

fc  16.  19. 

rh.  18.5.  <fc 

2«.  21. 

John  7.24. 
n  ch.  17.  15. 

Is.  5.  23. 
tHeb. 

a  l.lessing 

of  good. 

t  Heb.  that 
answcretk 
right  words. 

a  1  Kings  5. 
17,  18. 
Luiie  14.  28. 

b  Eph.  4.  25. 


:  ch.  20.  22. 
Matt.  5.  39, 


Rom.  12.  17, 


f  Heb.  set 
my  heart. 


ech.  6.  9,  dec. 


t  Heb.  ffl  man 
of  shield. 


about  700. 

a  1  Kings  4. 


b  DeHt.  29.  29. 

Rom.  11.  3c 
e  Job  29. 16. 


tHeb. 
there  is  no 
searching. 

d  2  Tim.  2.  21. 

c  ch.  20.  8. 

/ch.  16.  12.  <fc 
29.  14. 


t  Heb. 

Set  not  out 
thy  glory. 

5- Luke  14.  8, 


ftch.  17.  14. 
Malt.  5.  25, 


Maxims  and  observations 


PROVERBS, 


of  Solomon 


liefore 
CHRIST 

about  700. 


ret 


I  Ma't   G.  25. 
A;  18.  15. 

II  Or.  discover 
not  Ih 
of  another. 

k  ih.  15.  23. 
Is.  50.  4. 

t  Hel). 
spoken  upon 
his  wheels, 

Ich.  13.  17. 


mch.  20.  6. 

+  Heb. 
ill  a  gift  of 
falsehood. 

wJiidc    12. 

0  Gen.  32.  4, 

&.C. 

1  Sam.  25. 
24,  fee. 
ch.  15.  1.  k 

16.  14. 

p  ver.  27. 

II  Or,  Let  thy 
foot  bt  sel- 
dom m  thy 
neighbour's 
house. 

t  Heb. 
full  of  thee. 

jPs.  57.  4.  & 
120.  3,  4. 
ch.  12.  18. 


r  Dan.  6.  18. 

Rnm.  12.  15. 
«Ex.  23.  4,5. 

Matt.  5.  44. 

Rom.  12.  20. 

« 2  Sam.  16.  12. 

u  Job  37.  22. 

II  Or,  The 
north  wind 
bringcth 
forth  rain  : 
so  Uoth  a 
hackhiliiti; 
tnngiic  ml 
angry  conn- 
tenanee. 

X  Pa.  101.5. 

jch.  19.  13.  &• 
21.  9,  19. 

e  vcr.  10. 
och.  27.2. 


the  end  thereof,  when  thy  neigh- 
bour hath  put  thee  to  shame. 

9  i  Debate  thy  cau.se  with  thy 
neighbour /ii?H.se//,-  and  II  discover 
not  a  secret  to  another : 

10  -Lest  he  that  heareth  it  put  thee 
to  shame,  and  thine  infamy  turn 
not  away. 

11  *  A  word  1  fitly  spoken  is  like. 
apples  of  gold  In  pictures  of  silver. 

12  As  an  earring  of  gold,  and  an 
ornament  of  fine  gold,  so  is  a  wise 
reprover  upon  an  obedient  ear. 

13  'As  the  cold  of  snow  in  the 
time  of  liarvest,  so  is  a  faithful 
messenger  to  them  that  send  him : 
for  he  refresheth  the  soul  of  his 
masters. 

14  m Whoso  boasteth  himself! of 
a  false  gift  is  like  "clouds  and 
wind  without  rain. 

15  o  By  long  forbearing  is  a  prince 
persuaded,  and  a  soft  tongue 
breaketh  the  bone. 

16  p  Hast  thou  found  honey?  eat 
so  much  as  is  sufficient  for  thee, 
lest  thou  be  lilled  therewith,  and 
vomit  it. 

17  II  Withdraw  thy  foot  from  thy 
neighbour's  house;  lest  lie  be 
t  weary  of  thee,  and  so  hate  thee. 

18  7  A  man  that  beareth  false  wit- 
ness against  his  neighbour  is  a 
maul,  and  a  sword,  and  a  sharp 
arrow. 

19  Confidence  hi  an  unfaithful 
man  in  time  of  trouble  is  (ike  a 
broken  tooth,  and  a  foot  out  of 
joint. 

•20  As  he  that  taketh  away  a 
garment  in  cold  weather,  onrZ  as 
vinegar  upon  nitre,  so  is  he  that 
j-singeth  songs  to  a  heavy  heart. 

21  «'lf  thine  enemy  be  hungry, 
give  him  bread  to  eat ;  and  If  he  be 
thirsty,  give  him  water  to  drink: 

22  For  thou  shall  heap  coals  of 
fire  upon  his  head,<and  the  Lord 
shall  reward  thee. 

23  "II  The  north  wind  driveth 
away  rain :  so  dotli  an  angry  coun- 
tenance «a  backbiting  tongue. 

24  y  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  the 
corner  of  the  hou.setop,  than  with 
a  brawling  woman  and  in  a  wide 
house. 

2.5  As  cold  water.s  to  .a  thirsty  soul, 
so  ('.fgood  news  from  a  far  country. 

26  A  righteous  man  falling  down 
before  the  wicked  is  as  a  troubled 
fountain,  and  a  corrupt  spring. 

27  «7<  is  not  good  to  eat  much 
honey :  so/o?- men  "to  search  their 
own  glorv  is  not  glory. 

28  i>  He  that  lutlh  no  rule  over  his 
own  spirit  is  like  a  city  that  is 
broken  down,  and  without  walls. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1   Observations  about  fools,  13  about  sluggards, 
17  and  about  contentious  busybodics. 

AS  snow  in  summer," and  as  r?.in 
u  in  harvest,  so  honour  is  not 
seemly  for  a  fool. 
530 


2  As  the  bird  by  wandering,  as 
the  swallow  by  fi.ving,  so  '*  the 
curse  causeless  shall  not  come. 

3  f^  A  whip  for  the  horse,  a  bridle 
for  the  ass,  and  a  rod  lor  the  fool's 
back. 

4  Answer  not  a  fool  according  to 
his  folly,  lest  thou  also  be  like 
unto  him. 

5  ''Answer  a  fool  according  to  his 
folly,  lest  he  be  wise  in  this  own 
conceit. 

6  He  that  sendeth  a  message  by 
the  hand  of  a  fool  cutteth  off  the 
feet,  ami  drinketh  II  damage. 

7  The  legs  of  the  lame  t  are  not 
equal :  so  is  a  parable  in  the  mouth 
of  fools. 

8  II  As  he  thatbindeth  a  stone  in  a 
sling,  so  is  he  that  giveth  honour 
to  a  fool. 

9  .^.s  a  thorn  goeth  up  into  the 
hand  of  a  drunkard,  so  is  a  para- 
ble in  the  mouth  of  fools. 

10  II  The  great  God  that  formed  all 
things  both  rewardeth  the  fool, 
and  rewardeth  transgressors. 

11  eAs  a  dog  returneth  to  his 
vomit, /so  a  fool  t  returneth  to  his 
folly. 

12ffSeest  thou  a  man  wise  in  his 
own  conceit  ?  there  is  more  hope 
of  a  fool  than  of  him. 

13  ''The  slothful  man  saith. 
There  is  a  lion  in  the  way ;  a  lion 
is  in  the  streets. 

14  As  the  door  turneth  upon  his 
hinges,  so  doth  the  slothful  upon 
his  bed. 

15  'The slothful  hideth  his  hand 
in  his  bosom ;  i!  it  grieveth  him  to 
bring  it  again  to  his  mouth. 

16  The  sluggard  is  wiser  in  his 
own  conceit  than  seven  men  that 
can  render  a  reason. 

17  He  that  passeth  by,  and 
llmeddleth  with  strife  betonr/ing 
not  to  him,  is  like  one  that  taketh 
a  dog  by  the  ears. 

18  As  a  ma.d  vian  who  casteth 
t  firebrands,  arrows,  and  death, 

II)  8o  is  the  man  that  deceiveth 
his  neighbour,  and  saith,  /'Am 
not  I  in  sport? 

20  t  Where  no  wood  is,  there  the 
fire  goeth  out:  so  'where  there  is 
no  II  talebearer,  the  strife  tceaseth. 

21  ^nAs  coals  are  to  burning  coals, 
and  wood  to  fire;  so  is  a  conten- 
tious man  to  kindle  .strife. 

22  "The  words  of  a  talebearer 
are  as  wounds,  and  they  go  down 
into  the  1  innermost  parts  of  the 
belly. 

23  Burning  lips  and  a  wicked 
heart  are  like  a  potsherd  covered 
Willi  silver  dross. 

24  He  that  hateth  lldissemlileth 
with  his  lips,  and  layeth  up  deceit 
witiiin  him ; 

25  o\Vht^n  he  tspeaketh  fair, 
believe  him  not:  for  there  are 
sf»ven  abominations  in  his  heart. 

2;;  ]\7tosc  II  hatred  is  covered  by 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  700. 


b  Num.  23.  8. 

Deut.  23.  5. 
c  Ps.  32.  9. 

ch.  10.  13. 


rfMatt.  16.1- 
4.  <fc  21.  24- • 
27. 

t  Heb. 
his  own  eyes, 

II  Or,  violence. 
tHeh. 
are  lifted  up. 

!l  Or,  As  he 
that  piittetka 


heap  of 
stones. 

II  Or,  A  great 

man  grieveth 

all,  and  he 

hirclh  the 

fool.hehireth 

also  tranS' 

gressors. 
e'2  Pet.  2.  22. 
/Kx.  a.  15. 
t  Heb. 

iterateth 

his  folly, 
gc\\.  29.20. 

Luke  18.  11. 

Rom.  12.  16. 

Rev.  3.  17. 
Ach.22.  13. 
ich.  19.  24. 
II  Or, 

he  is  weary. 


II  Or, 
is  enraged. 


t  neh.  flames, 
or,  sparks. 

»Epli.  5.  4. 

t  Heb.  With- 
out wood. 

Ich.  22.  10. 

II  Or, 
whisperer. 

t  Heb. 
IS  silent. 

m  ch.  15.  18. 
A  20.  22. 

nch.  18.8. 

t  Heb. 
chambers, 

II  Or, 
is  known. 

0  I's.  28.  3. 
Jcr.  9.8. 

t  Heb. 
maketh  his 
voice  gra- 
cious. 

11  Or,  hatred 
IS  covered 
in  secret. 


collected  by  the 


PROVERBS. 


men  of  Hczekiah. 


Before 
C  H  K  I  S  T 

about  700. 


p  Fs.  7.  iO,  10 
&  9.  10.  & 
10.2.  it  57.6. 
i-h.  28.  10. 
Ecc.  10.  8. 


a  Lnkel2.  19, 

20. 

James  4.  13, 

&c. 
tHeb.  «o 

morrow  day. 
b  ch.  25.  27. 
t  Heh. 

heaviness. 
t  Heb. 

Wralk  ia 

cruelty,  and 

anger  an 

overjlowing. 
cl  John  3.  12. 

nor, 

jealousy, 

ch.  6.  34. 
<fch.  28,  23. 

Gal.  2.  14. 
ePs.  141.  5. 
II  Or, 

earnest,  or, 

frequent. 
t  Heb. 

treadeth 

under  foot. 
/Job  6.7. 
t  Heb. /rom 

the  counsel 

of  the  soul. 


rch.l7.  17.  &. 

18.  24. 
Seech.  19.  7. 

Ach.  10.  I.  & 
23.  15,  24. 


mch.  19.  13. 


n  1  Cor.  9.  7, 
13. 


deceit,  his  wickedness  shall  be 
shewed  before  the  whole  congre- 
gation. 

'27  p  Whoso  diggeth  a  pit  shall 
fall  therein:  and  he  tliat  rolleth 
a  stone,  it  will  return  upon  him. 

28  A  Ijing  tongue  hateth  those 
that  are  afflicted  by  it ;  and  a  flat- 
tering moutli  worketh  ruin. 

CHAPTER  XXVn. 

1  Observations  of  self  love,  5  of  trtie  love,  11  of 
care  to  avoid  offences,  23  and  of  the  household 
care. 

BOAST    « not    thyself  of    t  to 
morrow:     for  thou  knowest 
not  what  a  day  may  bring  forth. 
12  *  Let  another  man  praise  thee, 
and   not   thine    own    mouth;    a 
stranger,  and  not  thine  own  lips. 

3  A  stone  is  t  heavy,  and  the  sand 
weighty;  but  a  fool's  wrath  is 
heavier  than  them  both. 

4  t  Wrath  is  cruel,  and  anger  is 
outrageous;  but  ^who  is  able  to 
stand  before  11  envy  ? 

5  t'Open  rebuke  is  better  tlian 
secret  love. 

6  e  Faithful  orf  the  wounds  of  a 
friend :  but  the  kisses  of  an  enemy 
are  11  deceitful. 

7  The  lull  soul  t  loatheth  a  honey- 
comb ;  but  /to  the  hungry  soul 
every  bitter  thing  is  sweet. 

8  As  a  bird  thatwandereth  from 
her  nest,  so  is  a  man  that  wander- 
eth  from  his  place. 

9  Ointment  and  perfume  rejoice 
the  heart:  so  doth  the  sweetness 
of  a  man's  friend  tby  hearty  coun- 
sel. 

10  Thine  own  friend,  and  thy  fa- 
ther's friend,  forsake  not ;  neither 
go  into  thy  brother's  house  in  the 
day  of  thy  calamity :  for  a  better 
is  a  neighbour  that  is  near  than 
a  brother  far  oft". 

11  /'My  son,  be  wise,  and  make 
my  heart  glad,  'that  I  may  an- 
swer him  that  reproacheth  me. 

12  *  A  prudent  man  Ibreseeth  the 
evil,  coid  hideth  himself;  but  the 
simple  pass  on.  and  are  punished. 

13 '  Take  his  garment  that  is  sure- 
ty for  a  stranger,  and  take  a  pledge 
of  him  for  a  strange  woman. 

14  He  that  blesseth  his  friend 
with  a  loud  voice,  rising  early  m 
the  morning,  it  shall  be  counted  a 
curse  to  him. 

15  ™a  continual  dropping  in  a 
very  rainy  day  and  a  contentious 
woman  are  alike. 

16  Whosoever  hideth  her  hideth 
the  wind,  and  the  ointment  of  his 
right  hand,  which  bewrayeth  it.^elf. 

17  Iron  sharpeneth  iron ;  so  a 
man  sharpeneth  the  countenance 
of  his  friend. 

18  «  Whoso  keepeth  the  fig  tree 
shall  eat  the  fruit  thereof:  so  he 
that  waiteth  on  his  master  shall 
be  honoured. 

19  As  in  water  face  answereih  to 


face,   so    the    heart   of  man   to 
man. 

20  0  Hell  and  destruction  are 
t  never  full ;  so  p  the  eyes  of  man 
are  never  satisfied. 

21  lAs  the  fining  pot  for  silver, 
and  the  furnace  for  gold  ;  so  is  a 
man  to  his  praise. 

22 '-Though  thou  shouldest  bray 
a  fool  in  a  mortar  among  wheat 
with  a  pestle, yet  will  not  his  fool- 
ishness depart  from  him. 

Zi  Be  thou  diligent  to  know  the 
state  of  thy  flocks,  and  t  look  well 
to  thy  herds: 

24  For  t  riches  ai-e  not  for  ever : 
and  doth  the  crown  endure  tto 
every  generation  ? 

2-5  s The  hay  appeareth,  and  the 
tender  gra.ss  sheweth  itself,  and 
hei-bs  of  the  mountains  are  gath- 
ered. 

26  The  lambs  are  for  thy  cloth- 
ing, and  the  goats  are  the  price 
of  the  field. 

27  And  thou  shall  have  goats' 
milk  enough  for  tliy  food,  for 
the  food  of  thy  household,  and 
for  the  t  maintenance  for  thy 
maidens. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

General   observations   of  impiety   and   religious 
integrity. 

THE  «  wicked  flee  when  no  man 
pursueth:   but  the  righteous 
are  bold  as  a  lion. 

2  For  the  transgression  of  a  land 
many  are  the  princes  thereof:  but 
I  by  a  man  of  understanding  roid 
knowledge  the  state  thereof  shaW. 
be  prolonged. 

3  'A  poor  man  that  oppresseth 
the  poor  is  like  a  sweeping  rain 
t  which  leaveth  no  food. 

4  cThey  that  forsake  the  law 
praise  the  wicked:  ''but  sucli 
as  keep  the  law  contend  with 
them. 

5  «Evil  men  understand  not 
judgment:  but  /thev  that  seek 
the  Lord  understand  all  things. 

6i' Better  is  the  poor  that  walk- 
eth  in  his  uprightne.ss,  than  he 
that  is  perverse  in  his  waj-s, 
though  he  be  rich. 

7  ''Whoso  keepeth  the  law  is  a 
wise  son:  but  he  that  His  a  com- 
panion of  riotous  inen  shameth 
his  father. 

8*  He  that  by  usury  and  tunjust 
gain  increaseth  his  substance,  he 
shall  gather  it  for  him  that  will 
pity  the  poor. 

9  /^He  that  turneth  away  his  ear 
from  hearing  the  law,  'even  his 
prayer  shall  be  abomination. 

10  "'  Whoso  causeth  the  right- 
eous to  go  astray  in  an  evil  way, 
he  shall  fall  himself  into  his  own 
pit:  "but  the  upright  shall  have 
good  things  in  possession. 

11  The  rich  man  w  wise  tin  his 
own  conceit;    but  the  poor  that 

581 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  700. 


oih.  30.  16. 

Hab.  2.  5. 
t  Heb.  not. 
p  Ecc.  1.  8.  & 

6.  7. 

7ch.l7.  3. 
rch.  23.35. 

Is.  1.5. 

Jer.  5.  3. 

t  Heb.  set 
thy  heart. 

tHeb. 
strength. 

t  Heb.  to  gen- 
eration and 
generation. 

sF3.  104.  14. 


t  Heb.  life. 


a  Lev.  26.  17, 

S6. 

Ps.  S3.  5. 
11  Or,  by  men 

of  miller. 

standing 

and  wisdom 

shall  they 

likewise  be 

prolonged. 
h  Matt.  18.  28. 
t  Ileb.   with- 
out food. 
cPs.  10.  3.  (k 

49.  la. 

Kom.  1.  32. 
dl  Kings  18. 

IS,  21. 

Matt.  3.7.  (fe 

14.  4. 

Eph.  5.  11. 
e  Ps.  92.  6. 
/John  7.  17. 

1  Cor.  2.  15. 

1  John  2.  20, 

^•ch.19.  1. 

ver.  18. 
h  ch.  29.  3. 
II  Or,  fecdeth 

gluttons. 
1  Job  27.  16, 

17. 

ch.  13.  22. 

Ecc.  2.  26. 
t  Heb. 

by  increase. 
I  Zech.  7.  11. 
?Ps.  66.  18.  & 

109.  7. 

ch.  15.  8. 
mch.  20.27. 
»  Matt.  0.  33. 
tHeb. 

in  his  eysi. 


Sundi']!  moral  maxims 


PROVERBS. 


and  observations. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  700. 


o  ver.  28. 

ch.  11.  10.  ir. 

29.  2. 

Ecc.  10.  C. 
II  Or, 

sought  for. 
p  Ps.  32.  3,  a. 

1  John  1.  8, 

9,  10. 
qVs.  16.  8. 

ch.  23.  17. 
r  Rom.  2.  5.  Sc 

11.  20. 
t\  Pet.  5.  8. 
«Ex.  1.  14, 

16,  22. 

Matt.  2.  16. 


a  Gen.  9.  6. 
Ex.  21.  14. 


xch.  10.9,25. 
y  ver.  C. 


ach.  13.  11. 
A;  20.  21.  ic 

23.  4. 

ver.  22. 

1  Tim.  0.  9. 

II  Or, 
■unpunished, 

b  ch.  18.  5.  &. 

24.  23. 

c  Ez.  13.  19. 

II  Or, 
ire  that  hath 
an  CDil  eye 
hasleth  to  be 

T!Ch. 

d  ver.  20. 
e  ch.  27.  5,  G. 

/ch.  18.9. 
t  Hell,  a  man 

destroying. 
l<h.  13.  10. 
h  1  Tim.  C.  6. 


jPcut.  15.  7, 

ch.  19.  17.  ic 

22.  0. 
*  ver.  12. 

ch.  29.  2. 
Mob  21.  4. 


t  Heb 

A  ynu 

nof 

repru 

ojs. 

a  1  Sam.  2. 

25. 

2Ch 

.  3U. 

k;. 

ch.  1 

24- 

J7. 

hath     understanding     searcheth 
him  out. 

12  oWhen  righteous  men  do  re- 
joice, thei-e  is-  great  glory:  but 
when  tlie  wicked  rise,  a  man  is 
II  hidden. 

13  j^IIe  that  covereth  his  sins 
shall  not  prosper:  but  whoso  con- 
fesseth  and  forsaketh  ihem  shall 
have  mercy. 

14  Happy  is  the  man  sthatfear- 
eth  always:  ^buthethat  harden- 
eth  his  heart  shall  fall  into  mis- 
cliief. 

1.5  ^As  a  roaring  lion,  and  a  rang- 
ing bear;  tso  is  a  wicked  ruler 
over  the  poor  people. 

IG  The  prince  that  wanteth 
understanding  is  also  a  great  op- 
pressor: but  he  that  hateth  cov- 
etousness  shall  prolong  his  days. 

17  «A  man  that  doetli  violence  to 
the  blood  of  any  ])erson  shall  llee 
to  the  pit;  let  no  man  stay  him. 

18  « Whoso  walketh  uprightly 
shall  be  saved:  but  vhe  that  is 
perverse  in  his  ways  shall  fall  at 
once. 

19  zHe  that  tilleth  his  land  shall 
have  plenty  of  bread:  but  he 
that  followeth  after  vain  persons 
shall  have  poverty  enough. 

20  A  faithful  man  shall  abound 
with  blessings:  "but  he  that 
inalceth  haste  to  be  rich  shall  not 
be  II  innocent. 

21  ''To  have  respect  of  persons 
is  not  good:  for,  efor  a  piece  of 
bread  tJiat  man  will  transgress. 

22  ll'ille  that  hastetli  to  be  rich 
haUb  an  evil  eye,  and  considereth 
not  that  poverty  shall  come  upon 
him. 

23  «He  that  rebuketh  a  man, 
afterwards  shall  find  more  favour 
than  he  that  flattereth  with  the 
tongue. 

24  Whoso  robbeth  his  father  or 
his  mother,  and  saitli,  Jt  is  no 
transgression;  the  same  fis  the 
companion  of  ta  destroyer. 

25  9  He  that  is  of  a  iiroud  heart 
stirretli  up  strife:  ''but  he  that 
putteth  his  trust  in  the  Lord 
shall  be  made  fat. 

26  He  that  trusteth  in  his  own 
heart  is  a  fool :  but  whoso  walk- 
eth wisely,  ho  shall  be  delivered. 

27  »He  that  giveth  unto  the 
poor  shall  not  lack:  but  he  that 
hideth  his  eyes  shall  have  many 
a  curse. 

28  />:  When  the  wicked  rise,  «men 
hide  themselves:  but  when  they 
perish,  the  righteous  increase. 

CHAPTER    XXIX. 

1  Observations  of  puhtic  government,  15  and 
of  private.  '^2  Of  anger,  pride,  thievery,  cow- 
ardice, and  corruption. 

t«TTE,    that    being    often    re- 
-CX     proved     hardeneth     his 
neck,  shall  suddenly  be  destro:'- 
ed,  and  that  witliout  remedy. 
582 


2  iWhen  the  righteous  are  II  in 
authority,  the  people  rejoice:  but 
when  tlie  wicked  beareth  rule, 
cthe  people  mourn. 

3  <^  Whoso  loveth  wisdom  re- 
joiceth  his  father:  ebut  he  that 
keepeth  company  with  harlots 
spendeth  his  substance. 

4  The  king  by  judgment  estab- 
lisheth  the  land:  but  the  that 
receiveth  gifts  overthroweth  it. 

5  A  man  that  flattereth  his 
neighbour  spreadeth  a  net  for 
his  feet. 

6  In  the  transgression  of  an  evil 
man  there  is  a  snare:  but  the 
righteous  doth  sing  and  rejoice. 

7  /The  righteous  considereth  the 
cause  of  the  poor:  but  the  wicked 
regardeth  not  to  know  it. 

8  £' Scornful  men  II  bring  a  city 
into  a  snare:  but  wise  men  *turn 
away  wrath. 

9  jT/a  wise  man  contendeth  with 
a  foolish  man,  ^whether  he  rage 
or  laugh,  there  is  no  rest. 

10  f'The  bloodthirsty  hate  the 
upright:  but  the  just  seek  his 
soul. 

11  A  ^fool  uttereth  all  his  mind: 
but  a  wise  man  keepeth  it  in  till 
afterwards. 

12  If  a  ruler  hearken  to  lies,  all 
his  servants  are  wicked. 

13  The  poor  and  lithe  deceitful 
man  m  meet  together:  "the  Lord 
lighteneth  both  their  eyes. 

14  "The  king  that  p faithfully 
judgeth  the  poor,  his  throne  shall 
be  established  for  ever. 

15  9  The  rod  and  reproof  give 
wisdom:  but  »a  child  left  to 
liimsclf  bringeth  his  mother  to 
shame. 

10  When  the  wicked  are  mul- 
tiplied, transgression  increaseth: 
s  but  the  righteous  shall  see  their 
fall. 

17  t  Correct  thy  son,  and  he  shall 
give  thee  rest;  yea,  he  shall  give 
deli.ght  unto  thy  soul. 

18  «  Where  there  is  no  vision,  the 
people  llpei-ish:  but  2  he  that 
keepeth  the  law,  happy  is  lie. 

19  A  servant  will  not  be  corrected 
by  words:  for  tliough  he  under- 
stand he  will  not  answer. 

20  Seest  thou  a  man  that  is  hasty 
II in  his  words?  y there  is  more 
liope  of  a  fool  tlian  of  him. 

21  He  that  delicately  bringeth 
up  his  servant  from  a  child  shall 
have  him  become  his  son  at  the 
length. 

22  zAn  angry  man  stirreth  ujd 
strife,  and  a  furious  man  abound- 
eth  in  transgression. 

23  «A  man's  pride  shall  bring 
him  low:  but  honour  shall  up- 
hold the  humble  in  spirit.  , 

24  Whoso  is  partner  with  a  thief 
hateth  his  own  soul :  ^  he  heareth 
cursing,  and  bewrayeth  it  not. 

25  cThe  fear  of  man  bringeth 


lie  fore 
CHRIST 

about  700- 


iEsth.  8.  15. 

rh.  11.  10.  <k 

28.  12,  28. 
WOr, increased. 
cEsth.  3.  15. 
(/ch.  10.  1.  ic 

15.  20.  &  27. 

11. 
ech.  5.  9,  10. 

&  C.  26.  Sc 

28.  7. 

Luke  15.  13, 

30. 
tllcb. 

a  man  of 

oblations. 
/Job  29.  16. 

&  31.  13. 

Ps.  41.  1. 
f  ch.  11.  11. 
II  Or,  set  a 

city  on  fire, 
h  Ez.  2-2.  30. 
iMalt.  11.  17. 
t  Hcb.  Men 

of  blood, 
k  Gen.  4.  5,  8. 

1  John  3.  12. 
;  Juil?.  16.  17. 

ch.  12.  16.  ic 

14.  33. 
II  Or, 

the  usurer, 
m  ch.  22.  2. 
n  Matt.  5.  45. 
och.20.  28.  ic 

25.  5. 

p  Ps.  72.  2,  4, 
13,  14. 
7  ver.  17. 
rrh.  10.  1.  ic 

17.  21,  25. 

s  Ps.  37.  36.  & 
58.  10.  ic  91. 
8.  ic  92.  11. 

/ch.  13.  24.  ic 
19.  18.  <Sc  22. 

15.  ic  23.  13, 
14. 

ver.  15. 
ul  Sam.  3.  1. 

Amos  8.  11, 

12. 
II  Or,  IS  made 

naked. 
xJohn  13.  17. 

James  1.  25. 
«  Or,  in  his 

matters. 
ych.  20.  12. 
s  ch.  15.  18.  <fc 

26.  21. 

a  Job  22.  29. 
ch.  15.  33.  ite 

18.  12. 
Is.  66.  2. 
Dan.  4.  30, 
31,  ICK. 
Matt.  23.  12. 
Luke  14.  11, 
Sc  18.  14. 
Acts  12.  23. 
James  4.  6, 
10. 

1  Pet.  5.  G. 
h  Lev.  5.  1. 
cGen.  12.  12. 

ic  20.  2,  11. 


Agur's  confession  and  lorayer.      PROVERBS.     Parents  are  not  to  he  despised. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  700. 


tHeb. 

shall  be  set 

on  lagh. 
rfSee  ?3.  20. 

9. 

ch.  19.  6. 
t  Heb. 

the  face  of 


ach.  31.  1. 
b  Ps.  73.  22. 


t  Heb.  know. 
cJohn  3.  13. 
<f  Job38.  4, 

ic. 

Ps.  104.  3, 

(kc. 

Is.  40.  12, 


£  Ps.  12.  6.  <k 
18.  30.  (t  10. 

8.  6c  119. 140. 
tHeb. 

purified. 
/Ps.  18.  30.  Sc 
84.  n.ik  115. 

9,  10,  11. 

g  Deut.  4.  2. 

&  12.  32. 

Rev.  22.  18, 

19. 
t  Heb.  wUh- 

hold  not  from 

me. 
A  Matt.  6.  11. 
tHeb.  of  my 

allowance. 

iDeul.  8.  12, 

14,  IT.  &  31. 

20.  6c  3-2.  15. 

Neh.  9.  25, 

26. 

Job  31.  24, 

25,  28. 

Hos.  13.  6. 
t  Heb.  behe 

thee. 
t  Heb.  Hurt 

not  with  thy 

tongue, 
k  Luke  18.  11. 
/Ps,  131.  1. 

ch.  6.  n. 
m  .lob  29.  17. 

Ps.  52.  2.  ic 

57.  4. 

ch.  12.  18. 
n  Ps.  14.  4. 

-•Vmos  8.  4. 


t  Heb. 
Wealth. 


a  snare:  but  whoso  puttetli  his 
trust  ill  the  Lokd  tsliall  be  safe. 

26  (^Many  seek  Uhe  ruler's  fa- 
vour; but  every  man's  judgment 
Cometh  from  tlie  Lord. 

27  An  unjust  man  is  an  abom- 
ination to  the  just:  and  /le  that  is 
upright  in  the  way  is  abomina- 
tion to  the  wiclied. 

CHAPTEK   XXX. 

1  Amur's  confatsiun  of  his  faith.  7  The  two 
points  of  his  prayer.  10  The  meanest  are  not  to 
be  wronged.  11  Four  wiched  generations.  15 
Four  things  insatiable.  17  Parents  are  not  to 
be  despised.  18  Four  things  hard  to  be  known. 
21  Four  things  intolerable.  24  Four  things 
exceeding  wise.  29  Four  things  stalely.  32 
Wrath  is  to  be  prevented. 

THE  words  of  Agur  the  son  of 
Jakeh,  eve/t,  "the  prophecy: 
the  man  spake  unto  Ithiel,  even 
unto  Ithiel  and  Ucal, 

2  ''Surely  I  am  more  brutish 
than  any  man,  and  have  not  the 
understanding  of  a  man. 

3  I  neither  learned  wisdom,  nor 
t  have  the  knowledge  of  the  holy. 

4  «Who  hath  ascended  up  into 
heaven,  or  descended  ?  d  who  hath 
gathered  the  wind  in  his  fists? 
who  hath  bound  the  waters  in  a 
garment?  who  hath  established 
all  the  ends  of  the  earth?  what 
is  his  name,  and  what  is  his  son's 
name,  if  thou  canst  tell? 

5  « Every  word  of  God  is  tpure: 
/he  is  a  shield  unto  them  that 
put  their  trust  in  him. 

6  sAdd  thou  not  unto  his  words, 
lest  he  reprove  thee,  and  thou  be 
found  a  liar. 

7  Two  Z/it/igrs  have  I  required  of 
thee;  tdeny  me  them  not  before  I 
die : 

8  Remove  far  from  me  vanity 
and  lies ;  give  me  neither  poverty 
nor  riches ;  f^  feed  me  with  food 
t convenient  for  me: 

9  » Lest  I  be  full,  and  tdeny  thee, 
and  say,  Who  is  the  Lord  ?  or 
lest  I  be  poor,  and  steal,  and  take 
the  name  of  my  God  in  vain. 

10  t  Accuse  not  a  servant  unto 
his  master,  lest  he  curse  thee,  and 
thou  be  ibund  guilty. 

11  There  is  a  generation  that 
curseth  their  father,  and  doth  not 
bless  their  mother. 

12  There  is  a  generation  '^that  are 
pure  in  their  own  eyes,  and  yet  is 
not  washed  from  their  filthiness. 

13  There  is  a  generation,  O  how 
Hofty  are  their  eyes!  and  their 
eyelids  are  lifted  up. 

14  '«  There  is  a  generation,  whose 
teeth  are  as  swords,  and  their  jaw 
teeth  as  knives,  "to  devour  the 
poor  from  off  the  earth,  and  the 
needy  from  among  men. 

15  The  horseleech  hath  two 
daughters,  crying,  Give,  give. 
There  are  three  things  that  are 
never  satisfied,  yea,  four  things 
say  not,  -^It  is  enough: 


IG  "The  grave;  and  the  barren 
womb;  the  earth  that  is  not  filled 
with  water ;  and  the  tire^/iaisaith 
not.  It  is  enough. 

17  pThe  eye  that  mocketh  at  his 
father,  and  despiseth  to  obey  his 
mother,  the  ravens  of  lithe  valley 
shall  pick  it  out,  and  the  young 
eagles  shall  eat  it. 

18  There  be  three  things  which 
are  too  wonderful  for  me,  yea, 
four  which  I  know  not: 

19  The  way  of  an  eagle  in  the 
air;  the  way  of  a  serpent  upon  a 
rock;  the  way  of  a  ship  in  the 
t  midst  of  the  sea;  and  the  way  of 
a  man  with  a  maid. 

20  Such  is  the  way  of  an  adul- 
terous woman;  she  eateth,  and 
wipeth  her  mouth,  and  saith,  I 
have  done  no  wickedness. 

21  For  three  things  the  earth  is 
disquieted,  and  for  four  which  it 
cannot  bear : 

22  ?For  a  servant  when  he 
reigneth ;  and  a  fool  when  he  is 
filled  with  meat; 

23  For  an  odious  woman  when 
she  is  married ;  and  a  handmaid 
that  is  heir  to  her  mistress. 

24  There  be  four  things  which  are 
little  upon  the  earth,  but  they  are 
f  e.xceeding  wise : 

25  »The  ants  are  a  people  not 
strong,  j-et  they  prepare  their 
meat  in  the  summer; 

26  sThe  conies  are  hut  a  feeble 
folk,  yet  make  they  their  houses 
in  the  rocks; 

27  The  locusts  have  no  king,  yet 
go  they  forth  all  of  them  tby 
bands ; 

28  The  spider  taketh  hold  with 
her  hands,  and  is  in  kings'  pal- 
aces. 

29  There  be  three  things  which  go 
well,  yea,  four  are  comely  in 
going: 

30  A  lion,  which  is  strongest 
among  beasts,  and  turneth  not 
away  for  any ; 

31  A  lit  greyhound;  a  he  goat 
also;  and  a  king,  against  whom 
there  is  no  rising  up. 

32  If  thou  hast  done  foolishly  in 
lifting  up  thyself,  or  if  thou  hast 
thought  evil,  ttay  thine  hand 
upon  thy  mouth. 

33  Surely  the  churning  of  milk 
bringeth  forth  butter,  and  the 
wringing  of  the  nose  bringeth 
forth  blood:  so  the  forcing  of 
wrath  bringeth  forth  strife. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  Lemuel's  lesson  of  chastity  and  temperance. 
6  The  afflicted  are  to  be  comforted  and  defend- 
ed. 10  The  praise  and  properties  of  a  good 
uife. 

THE    words  of  king  Lemuel, 
« the  prophecy  that  his  mother 
taught  him. 

2  What,  my  son  ?  and  what,  i  the 
son  of  my  womb?  and  what,  the 
sonof  my  vows? 
5S3 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  700. 


0  ch.  27.  20. 

Hab.  2.  5. 
pGen    9.  22. 

Lev.  20.  9. 

ch.  20.  20.  & 

23.  22. 
<iOT,thehrook. 


qch.  19.  10. 
Ecc.  JO.  7. 


tHeb.  wise, 
made  wise. 
r  ch.  6.  6,  <tc. 


t  Heb. 
gathered  to- 
gtther. 


II  Or,  horse. 
t  Ilcb.  girt  IB 
the  loins. 


«  Job  21.  S.  <fc 

40.  4. 
K.C.  8.  3. 
Mic.  7.   16. 


about  1015. 

a  ch.  30.  1. 


The  praise  of 


ECCLESIASTES. 


a  virtuous  ivoman. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  1015. 


c  rh.  5.  0. 
<iDcut.  17.  17. 

Nell.  13.  2fi. 

rh.  7.  2f:. 

llos.  4.  11. 
f  Err.  10.  17. 
yilos.  4.  11. 
t  Hell,  alter. 
t  Heb.  of  all 

the  sons  of 

afflrchon. 
g  i'.s.  104.  15. 
t  Heb.   bitter 

of  soul, 

1  Sain.  1.  10. 
h  See  Job  20. 

15,  16. 
il  Sam.  19.4. 

ICslh.  4.  16. 
t  Heb. 

fhc  sons  of 

destruction, 
*  Lev.  19.15. 

Deut.  1.  16. 
/Job  29.  12. 

Is.  1.  17. 

Jer.  22.  16. 
m  ch.  12.  4.  Sc 

18.  22.  &  19. 

14. 


n  Kom.  12.  11. 
o  LuUe  12.  42. 


■Rcfore 
C  II  U  1  S  T 

about  l>7r. 


12.  f,  9,  10. 

b  Ps.  39.  5,  C 

St.  G2.  9.  &. 

141.4. 

ch.  12.  8. 
c  Kom 
dch.  '. 

3.9. 


20. 


3  cGive  not  thy  strength  unto 
women,  nor  thy  ways  ''to  that 
which  clestroyeth  kings. 

4  cjt  is  not  for  kings,  O  Lemuel, 
it  is  not  for  kings  to  drink  wine; 
nor  for  princes  strong  drink: 

5  .'Lest  thoj'  drink,  and  forget 
the  law,  and  tpervert  the  judg- 
ment t  of  any  of  the  afflicted. 

6  £7  Give  strong  drink  unto  him 
that  is  ready  to  perish,  and  wine 
unto  those  that  be  tof  heavy 
hearts. 

7  Let  him  drink,  and  forget 
his  poverty,  and  remember  his 
mi.sery  no  more. 

8  ''  Open  thy  mouth  for  the  dumb 
iin  the  cau.se  of  all  tsuch  as  are 
appointed  to  destruction. 

9  Open  thy  moutli,  'gudge  right- 
eously, and  ^jlead  the  cause  of 
the  poor  and  needy. 

10  II '"Who  can  find  a  virtuous 
woman  ?  for  her  price  is  far  above 
rubies. 

11  The  heart  of  her  husband  doth 
safely  trust  in  her,  so  that  he  shall 
have  no  need  of  spoil. 

12  She  will  do  him  good  and  not 
evil  all  the  days  of  her  life. 

13  She  seeketh  wool,  and  flax, 
and  worketli  willingly  with  her 
hands. 

14  She  is  like  the  merchants' 
ships;  she bringeth  her  food  fi-om 
afar. 

15  "She  riseth  also  while  it  is  yet 
niglit,  and  "giveth  meat  to  her 
household,  and  a  portion  to  her 
maidens. 

16  She  considereth  a  field,  and 
■tbuyeth  it:  with  the  fruit  of  her 
hands  she  planteth  a  vineyard. 

17  She  girdeth   her   loins   with 


sti-ength,  and  strengtheneth  her 
arms. 

18  tSIio  perceiveth  that  her  mer- 
chandise i.«good :  her  candle  goeth 
not  out  by  night. 

19  Slie  layetli  her  hands  to  the 
spindle,  and  her  hands  hold  the 
distaff. 

20  TP  She  stretch  eth  outlier  hand 
to  the  poor;  yea,  she  reacheth 
forth  her  hands  to  the  needy. 

21  She  is  not  afraid  of  the  snow  for 
her  household:  for  all  her  house- 
hold ore  clothed  with  il  scarlet. 

22  She  maketh  herself  coverings 
of  tapestry;  her  clothing  is  silk 
and  purple. 

23  '7  Her  husband  is  known  in  the 
gates,  when  he  sitteth  among  the 
elders  of  the  land. 

24  She  maketli  fine  linen,  and 
.selleth  it;  and  delivereth  girdles 
unto  the  merchant. 

2-5  Strengtli  and  honour  are  her 
clothing;  and  she  shall  rejoice  in 
time  to  come. 

26  She  openeth  her  mouth  with 
wisdom ;  and  in  her  tongue  is  the 
law  of  kindne.ss. 

27  She  looketh  well  to  the  ways 
of  her  household,  and  eateth  not 
the  bread  of  idleness. 

28  Her  children  arise  up,  and  call 
her  blessed ;  lier  husband  also, 
and  he  prai.setli  her. 

29  Many  daughters  II  have  done 
virtuously,  but  thou  excellest 
them  all. 

30  Favour  is  deceitful,  and  beauty 
I.S-  vain :  but  a  woman  that  feareth 
the  Lord,  she  shall  be  praised. 

31  Give  her  of  tlie  I'ruit  of  her 
hands;  and  let  her  own  works 
praise  her  in  the  gates. 


ECCLESIASTES; 

OR,  THE  PREACHER. 


rPs.  101.5.  <V 

119.  90. 
/Ps.  19.  0,  6. 


CHAPTER   L 

1  The  Prcachei  shewcth  that  alt  hvman  courses 
are  vuin  :  i  because  the  creatures  are  restless 
in  their  courses,  9  they  hrinn  forth  nothinir 
new,  and  all  old  things  are  forgotten,  12  and 
because  he  hath  found  il  so  in  the  studies  of 
wisdom. 

THE  words  "  of  the  Preacher, 
the  son  of  David,  king  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

2  i  Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the 
Preacher,  vanity  of  vanities;  «all 
is  vanity. 

3  ''What  profit  hath  a  man  of 
all  his  labour  which  he  taketh 
under  the  sun  ? 

4  One  generation  passeth  away, 
and  r(?io//ir/-  generation  cometh: 
'-■I)ut  the  eurtli  ahldeth  for  ever. 

5 /The  sun  also  uriseth,  and  the 
584 


sun  goeth  down,  and  thasteth  to 
his  place  where  he  arose. 
6ffThe  wind  goeth  toward  the 
south,  and  turn(>th  about  unto  the 
north;  it  whirleth  about  c;ontin- 
ually,  and  the  wind  retiirnetli 
again  according  to  liis  circuits. 

7  'lAll  the  rivers  run  into  the 
sea;  yet  the  sea  is  not  full  :  unto 
th(i  place  I'rom  wluMiet!  the  rivers 
come,  thither  they  1  n^tiirn  again. 

8  All  things  are  full  of  labour; 
man  cannot  utter  it:  Uhe  eye  is 
not  .satisfied  with  seeing,  nor  the 
ear  filled  with  hearing. 

9  I'  The  thing  that  liatli  been,  it  is 
that  which  shall  he;  and  that 
which  is  done  is  that  which  shall 
be  done:  and  there  is  no  now 
thing  under  the  sun. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1015. 


^  Ilfb.  She 
tastcth. 


t  Ileh.  She 
spreadetk. 

p  Eph.  4.  28. 
Heb.  13.  16. 


1  Or,  double 
garments. 


?ch.  12.4. 


I!  Ofv 

have  gotten 
riches. 


Refore 
C  H  R  I  S  T 

about  977. 

t  H.I.. 
pnntcth. 
f  John  3.  a 

;i  J;.b  38.  10. 
Ps.  10-1.  8,  9. 

t  Ileb. 
return  to  go. 

iProv.  27.20. 


The  vanity  of 


ECCLESIASTES. 


human  labour. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 


m  Gen.  3.  19. 

ch.  3.  10. 


[Or,  ro 
aJHtct  them. 


nrh.  7.  13. 
t  Heb.  defect. 


0  1  Kiii?s3.12, 

13.  &  4.  30. 

&  10.  7,  23. 

ch.  2.  9. 
t  Heb.  Uad 

$itn  much, 
p  ch.  2.  3,  12. 

&  7.  23,  25. 

1  Thess.  5. 

21. 

qc\i.  12.  12. 


a  Luke  12.  19. 


ils.  50.  11. 
cProv.  H.  13. 
ch.  7.  6. 

dch.  1.  17. 

+  Hch.  to 
draw  my 
flesh  with 
wine. 


t  Ileb.  the 
number  of 
the.  days  of 
their  life. 


t  Heb.  sons 
.of  my  house. 


10  Is  there  any  thing  whereof  it 
niav  be  .said,  See,  thi.s  is  new?  it 
hatli  been  alreadj'  of  old  time, 
which  was  before  us. 

11  There  is  no  remembrance  of 
former  tJdngs ;  neither  shall  there 
be  any  remembrance  of  things 
that  are  to  come  with  those  that 
shall  come  after. 

VI  1  <■!  the  Preacher  was  king 
over  Israel  in  Jerusalem. 

13  And  I  gave  my  heart  to  seek 
and  search  out  by  wisdom  con- 
cerning all  things  that  are  done 
under  heaven  :  '"this  sore  travail 
hath  God  given  to  the  sons  of 
man  !l  to  be  exercised  therewith. 

14  I  have  seen  all  the  works  that 
are  done  under  the  sun  ;  and,  be- 
hold, all  is  vanity  and  vexation 
of  spirit. 

l.j  "  That  which  is  crooked  can- 
not be  made  straight:  and  tthat 
which  is  wanting  cannot  be  num- 
bered. 

16  I  communed  with  mine  own 
heart,  saying,  Lo,  I  am  come  to 
great  estate,  and  have  gotten 
"  more  wisdom  than  all  (hey  that 
have  been  before  me  in  Jerusa- 
lem: yea,  my  heart  thad  great 
experience  of  wisdom  and  knowl- 
edge. 

17  ^And  I  gave  my  heart  to  know 
wisdom,  and  to  know  madness 
and  folly:  I  perceived  that  this 
also  is  vexation  of  spirit. 

18  For  sin  much  wisdom  fsmuch 
grief:  and  he  that  increaseth 
knowledge  increaseth  sorrow. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  The  vanity  of  human  courses  in  the  works  of 
pleasure.  12  Though  the  wise  be  better  than 
the  fool,  yet  both  have  one  event.  18  The 
vanity  of  human  labour,  m  leaving  it  they 
know  not  to  whom.  24  Nothing  better  than  joy 
m  our  labour  ;  but  that  is  Gud's  gift. 

"T  SAID  in  mine  heart.  Go   to 
i  now,  I  will  prove  thee  with 
mirth;  therefore  enjoy  pleasure: 
and.  behold,  *  this  also  is  vanitj*. 

2  el  said  of  laughter,  Jt  is  mad: 
and  of  mirth,  What'doeth  it  ? 

3  <il  sought  in  mine  heart  tto 
give  myself  unto  wine,  yet  ac- 
quainting mine  heart  with  wis- 
dom ;  and  to  lay  hold  on  folly,  till 
I  mi,ght  see  what  icas  that  good 
for  the  sons  of  men,  which  they 
should  do  under  the  hl^aven 
tall  the  days  of  their  life. 

4  I  made  me  great  works;  I 
builded  me  houses ;  I  planted  me 
vineyards: 

5  I  made  me  gardens  and  or- 
chards, and  I  planted  trees  in 
them  of  all  kind  of  Iruits : 

6  I  made  me  pools  of  water,  to 
water  therewith  the  wood  that 
bringeth  forth  trees : 

7  I  got  7ne  servants  and  maidens, 
and  had  t  servants  born  in  my 
house;  also  I  had  great  posses- 
sions  of  great  and  small  cattle 


above  all  that  were  in  Jerusalem 
before  me : 

8  «I  gathered  me  also  silver  and 
gold,  and  the  peculiar  treasure  of 
kings  and  of  the  provinces :  I  gat 
me  men  singers  and  women  sing- 
ers, and  the  delights  of  the  sons  of 
men,  as  tmusical  instruments, 
and  that  of  all  sorts. 

9  So /I  was  great,  and  increased 
more  than  all  that  were  before 
me  in  Jerusalem :  also  my  wis- 
dom remained  with  me. 

10  And  whatsoever  mine  eyes  de- 
sired I  kept  not  from  them,  I 
withheld  not  my  heart  from  any 
joy;  for  my  heart  rejoiced  in  all 
my  labour  :  and  ,</  this  was  my  por- 
tion of  all  my  labour. 

11  Then  I  looked  on  all  the 
works  that  my  hands  had 
wrought,  and  on  the  labour  that 
I  had  laboured  to  do:  and,  be- 
hold, all  icas  /'vanity  and  vexa- 
tion of  spirit,  and  there  luas  no 
profit  under  the  sun. 

12  ',[  And  I  turned  myself  to  be- 
hold wisdom,  *and  madne.ss,  and 
folly :  for  what  can  the  man  do 
that  cometh  after  the  king  ?  II  even 
that  which  hath  been  already 
done. 

13  Then  I  saw  tthat  wisdom  ex- 
celleth  folly,  as  far  as  light  excel- 
leth  darkness. 

14  *The  wise  man's  eyes  are  in 
his  head  ;  but  the  fool  walketh  in 
darkness :  and  I  mj'self  perceived 
also  that  'one  event happeneth  to 
them  all. 

1.5  Then  said  I  in  my  heart.  As 
it  happeneth  to  the  fool,  so  it 
t  happeneth  even  to  me;  and 
why  was  I  then  more  wise  ? 
Then  I  said  in  my  heart,  that 
this  also  is  van  it  j'. 

16  For  there  is  no  remembrance 
of  the  wise  more  than  of  the  fool 
for  ever;  seeing  that  which  now 
is  in  the  days  to  come  shall  all 
be  forgotten.  And  how  dieth  the 
wise  man?  as  the  fool. 

17  Therefore  I  hated  life;  be- 
cause the  work  that  is  wrought 
under  the  sun  is  grievous  unto 
me:  for  all  is  vanity  and  vex- 
ation of  spirit. 

18  %  Yea,  I  hated  all  my  labour 
which  I  had  ttaken  under  the 
sun:  because  «»I  should  leave  it 
unto  the  man  that  shall  be  after 
me. 

19  And  who  knoweth  whether 
he  .shall  be  a  wise  inan  or  a  Ibol? 
yet  shall  he  have  rule  over  all 
rny  labour  wherein  I  have  la- 
boured, and  wherein  I  have 
shewed  myself  wise  under  the 
sun.    This  'is  also  vanitj\ 

20  Therefore  I  went  about  to 
cause  my  heart  to  despair  of  all 
the  labour  which  I  took  under 
the  sun. 

21  For  there  is  a  man  whose  la- 

585 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 


f  1  Kiiigs9.2tl. 
A:  10.  10,  14, 
21,  iLC. 


d  mstru- 
:nts. 
/ch.  1.  16. 


?ch.  3.  22.  & 
0.  18.  3c.  9.  9. 


!ch.  1.17.  Sl 
7.  25. 

II  Or,  in 
those  things 
which  have 
been  already 
done. 

f  Hcb.  that 
there  IS  an 
excellency 
m  wisdom 
more  than 
m  folly,  ^c. 

*Prov.  17.  24. 

ch.  a  1. 
;  Ps.  40.  10. 

ch.  9.  2,3,11. 
i  Heb. 
happeneth 
to  me,  even 


tHeb. 
laboured, 
m  Ps.  49.  10. 


A  season  for  everij  thing. 


ECCLESIASTES. 


God  the  judge  of  all. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 


nch.  1.  3.  k 
3.  9. 


0  Job  5.  7.  & 
14.  1. 


pch.  3.  12,  13, 
22.  &  5.  18. 
&  8.  15. 

li  Or,  delight 
his  senses. 


tHeb. 
before  him, 
Gen.  7.  1. 
Luke  1.  6. 

?  Job  27.  16, 
17. 
Prov.  28.  8. 


a  ver.  17. 
ch.8.  G. 

t  Heb. 

to  bear. 
I  Heb.  a.  27. 


c  Joel  2.  10. 

1  Cor.  7.  5. 
+  Heb.  to  be 

farfrom. 
II  Or,  seek. 

cf  Amos  5.  13. 


e  Luke  14.  26. 
/ch.  1.3. 


Ach.  8.  17. 
Rom.  11.  33. 


bour  is  in  wisdom,  and  in  knowl- 
edge, and  in  equity ;  yet  to  a  man 
that  bath  not  laboured  therein 
shall  he  t  leave  It/o?-  his  portion. 
This  also  is  vanity  and  a  great 
evil. 

22  « For  what  hath  man  of  all 
his  labour,  and  of  the  vexation 
of  his  heart,  wherein  he  hath  la- 
boured under  the  sun  ? 

23  For  all  his  days  are  » sor- 
rows, and  his  travail  grief;  yea, 
his  heart  taketh  not  rest  in  the 
night.    This  is  also  vanity. 

24  ^ip  There  is  nothing  better  for 
a  man,  than  that  he  .should  eat 
and  drink,  and  that  he  II  should 
make  his  soul  enjoy  good  in  his 
labour.  TliLs  also  I  saw,  that  it 
ivas  from  the  hand  of  God. 

25  For  who  can  eat,  or  who  else 
can  hasten  hereunto,  more  than  I  ? 

26  For  God  givetli  to  a  man 
that  is  good  tin  his  sight,  wis- 
dom, and  knowledge,  and  joy: 
but  to  the  sinner  he  give'th 
travail,  to  gather  and  to  heap 
up,  that  9  he  may  give  to  him  that 
is  good  before  God.  This  also  is 
vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  By  the  necessary  change  of  times,  vanity  is 
added  to  human  travail,  li  There  is  an  ex- 
cellency in  God's  works.  16  But  as  for  man, 
God  shall  jud^e  his  works  there,  and  here  he 
shall  be  like  a  beast. 

TO  every  thing  there  is  a  season, 
and  a'«time  to  every  purpose 
under  the  heaven : 

2  A  time  tto  be  born,  and  6  a 
time  to  die;  a  time  to  plant,  and 
a  time  to  pluck  up  that  ivhich  is 
planted; 

3  A  time  to  kill,  and  a  time  to 
heal;  a  time  to  break  down,  and 
a  time  to  build  up  ; 

4  A  time  to  weep,  and  a  time  to 
laugh;  a  time  to  mourn,  and  a 
time  to  dance; 

5  A  time  to  cast  away  stones,  and 
a  time  to  gather  stones  together; 
a  time  to  embrace,  and  c  a  time  t  to 
refrain  from  embracing ; 

G  A  time  to  II  get,  and  a  time  to 
lose ;  a  time  to  keep,  and  a  time  to 
cast  away ; 

7  A  time  to  rend,  and  a  time  to 
sew ;  rf  a  time  to  keep  silence,  and 
a  time  to  speak ; 

8  A  time  to  love,  and  a  time  to 
i^hate;  a  time  of  war,  and  a  time 
of  peace. 

9  .^What  profit  hath  he  that 
worketh  in  that  wherein  he  la- 
boureth? 

10  !/l  have  seen  the  travail, 
which  God  hatJi  given  to  the 
sons  of  men  to  be  exorcised  in  it. 

11  He  hath  made  every  thing 
beautiful  in  his  time:  also  he 
hath  set  the  world  in  their  lieart, 
so  that  ''no  man  can  find  out  the 
work  that  God  maketh  fi'om  the 
beginning  to  the  end. 

5SG 


12  » I  know  that  there  is  no  good 
in  them,  but  for  a  man  to  rejoice, 
and  to  do  good  in  his  life. 

13  And  also  ^that  every  man 
should  eat  and  drink,  and  enjoy 
the  good  of  all  his  labour,  it  is  the 
gift  of  God. 

14  I  know  that,  whatsoever 
God  doeth,  it  shall  be  for  ever: 
'nothing  can  be  put  to  it,  nor  any 
thing  taken  from  it:  and  God 
doeth  it,  that  men  should  fear  be- 
fore him. 

15  "iThat  which  hath  been  is 
now;  and  that  which  is  to  be 
hath  already  been;  and  God  re- 
quireth  i  that  which  is  past. 

16  ^  And  moreover  « I  saw  under 
the  sun  the  place  of  judgment, 
that  wickedne.ss  iras  there;  and 
the  place  of  righteousness,  thai 
iniquity  icas  there. 

17  I  said  in  mine  heart,  "God 
shall  judge  the  righteous  and  the 
wicked :  for  tfiere  is  p  a  time  there 
for  every  purpose  and  for  every 
work. 

18  I  said  in  mine  heart  concern- 
ing the  estate  of  the  sons  of  men, 
II  that  God  might  manifest  them, 
and  that  they  might  see  that  they 
themselves  are  beasts. 

19  5  For  that  which  befalleth  the 
sons  of  men  befalleth  beasts ; 
even  one  thing  befalleth  them : 
as  the  one  dieth,  so  dieth  the 
other;  yea,  they  have  all  one 
breath ;  so  that  a  man  hath  no 
preeminence  above  a  beast:  for 
all  is  vanity. 

20  All  go  unto  one  place ;  '•all  are 
of  the  dust,  and  all  turn  to  dust 
again. 

21  sWho  knoweth  the  spirit  tof 
man  that  tgoeth  upward,  and  the 
spirit  of  the  beast  that  goeth 
downward  to  the  earth  ? 

22  ^Wherefore  I  perceive  that 
thei'e  is  nothing  better,  than  that 
a  man  should  rejoice  in  his  own 
works ;  for  « that  is  his  portion : 
«for  who  shall  bring  him  to  see 
what  shall  be  after  him  ? 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Vanity  is  increased  unto  men  by  oppression,  4 
hy  envy,  5  by  idleness,  7  hy  covetousness,  9  by 
solitariness,  13  iy  wilfulness. 

SO  I  returned,  and  considered 
alf  the  "oppressions  that  are 
done  under  the  sun :  and  behold 
the  tears  of  such  as  were  oppress- 
ed, and  they  had  no  comforter; 
and  on  the  tside  of  their  oppress- 
ors there  was  power;  but  they  had 
no  comforter. 

2  ''Wlierefore  I  praised  the  dead 
wliich  are  already  dead,  more 
than  the  living  which  are  yet 
alive. 

3  c  Yea,  better  i.?  he  than  both 
they,  wlio  hath  not  yet  been,  who 
hath  not  seen  the  evil  work  that 
is  done  under  the  sun. 


Before 
C  HKIST 

about  977. 


1  ver.  22. 
*ch.  2.  24. 


;  James 

1 

17. 

mch.  1 

9. 

tHeb. 
that  w 
IS  drii 

hich 
en 

away. 
n  ch.  5. 

a. 

0  Rom.  2. 

7,8. 

2  Cor.  .5. 

2  Thess. 

6, 

10. 
1.6, 

p  ver.  1. 


:!  Or,  that 
they  might 
clear  God, 
and  see,  ^c, 

q  Ps.  49.  12, 
211.  Sc  73.  22. 
ch.  2.  16. 


sch.  12.  7. 
t  Heb.  of  the 

sons  of  man. 
t  Heb.  ij 

ascending. 
t  ver.  12. 

ch.  2.  24.  <k 

5.  18.4;  11.9. 
uch.  2.  10. 
•rch.  6.  12.  *: 

8.  7.  Si.  10.  14. 


nch.  3.  16.  ic 


i  Job3.  17, 

A.C. 


c  Job  3.  11, 
10,21. 
ch.  C.  3. 


The  vanity  of  riches, 


ECCLESIASTES. 


and  insatiable  desires. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 


t  Heb.  all  the 

rteht7iess  of 

work, 
'i  Hel>.  this 

is  the  envy 

of  a  man 

from  Ins 

neighbour. 
rfProv.  6.  10. 

<k  24.  33. 
e  Prov.  15.  16, 

17.  &  16.  6. 


/Prov.  27.20. 
1  John  2.  16. 
g  Ps.  39.  6. 


t  Heb.  who 

knoweth  not 
to  be  admon- 
ished. 


o  See  Ex.  3.5. 
Is.  1.  12,  (kc. 

b  1  Sam.  15. 

Ps.  50.  8. 
Prov.  15.  8. 
&  21.  27. 
Hos.  6.  6. 

II  Or,  word. 


cProv.  10.  19. 
Matt.  6.  7. 


dProv.  10.19. 


4  1  Again,  I  considered  all  trav- 
ail, and  t  every  right  work,  that 
tfor  this  a  man  is  envied  of  his 
neighbour.  This  is  also  vanity 
and  vexation  of  spirit. 

5  "^The  fool  foldeth  his  hands  to- 
gether, and  eateth  hLs  own  Hesh. 

G  « Better  w  a  handful  icith  quiet- 
ne.ss,  than  both  the  hands  full 
iviffi  travail  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

7  T  Then  I  returned,  and  I  saw 
vanity  under  the  sun. 

8  There  is  one  alone,  and  there 
is  not  a  second;  yea,  he  hath 
neither  child  nor  brother:  yet  is 
there  no  end  of  all  his  labour; 
neither  is  his  /eye  satisfied  with 
riches;  » neither  saith  he,  For 
whom  do  I  labour,  and  bereave 
my  soul  of  good?  This  is  also 
vanity,  yea,  it  is  a  sore  travail. 

9  If  Two  are  better  than  one; 
because  they  have  a  good  reward 
for  their  labour. 

10  For  if  they  fall,  the  one  will 
lift  up  his  fellow :  but  woe  to  him 
that  is  alone  when  he  falleth  ;  for 
he  hath  not  another  to  help  him 
up. 

11  Again,  if  two  lie  together, 
then  they  have  heat:  but  how 
can  one  be  warm  alone? 

12  And  if  one  prevail  against 
him,  two  shall  withstand  him; 
and  a  threefold  cord  is  not  quick- 
ly broken. 

13  1  Better  is  a  poor  and  a  wise 
child,  than  an  old  and  foolish 
king,  +who  will  no  more  be  ad- 
monished. 

14  For  out  of  prison  he  cometh 
to  reign ;  whereas  also  he  that  is 
born  in  his  kingdom  becometh 
poor. 

15  I  considered  all  the  living 
which  walk  under  the  sun,  with 
the  second  child  that  shall  stand 
up  in  his  stead. 

16  There  is  no  end  of  all  the 
people,  even  of  all  that  have  been 
bel'ore  them  :  they  also  that  come 
after  shall  not  rejoice  in  him. 
Surely  this  also  is  vanity  and 
vexation  of  spirit. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Vanities  in  diaine  service,  8  in  murmuring 
against  oppression,  9  and  in  riches.  IS  Joy  in 
riches  is  the  gift  of  God. 

KEEP  a  thy  foot  when  thou 
goest  to  the  house  of  God, 
and  be  more  ready^  to  liear,  ^  than 
to  give  the  sacrihce  of  fools :  for 
they  consider  not  that  they  do  evil. 

2  Be  not  rash  with  thy  mouth, 
and  let  not  thine  heart  be  hasty 
to  utter  any  11  thing  before  God : 
for  God  is-  in  heaven,  and  thou 
upon  earth :  therefore  let  thy 
words  c  be  few. 

.3  For  a  dream  cometh  through 
the  multitude  of  business;  and 
^  a  fool's  voice  is  kiwwn  by  mul- 
titude of  words. 


4  eWhen  thou  vowest  a  vow 
unto  God,  deler  not  to  pay  it ; 
for  he  hath  no  pleasure  in  fools ; 
/paj'  that  which  thou  hast  vowed. 

5  s' Better  is  it  that  thou  should- 
est  not  vow,  than  that  thou 
shouldest  vow  and  not  pay. 

6  Suffer  not  thy  mouth  to  cause 
thy  flesh  to  sin;  ''neither  say 
thou  before  the  angel,  that  it  was 
an  error:  wherefore  should  God 
be  angry  at  thy  voice,  and  destroy 
the  work  of  thine  hands  ? 

7  For  in  the  multitude  of  dreams 
and  many  words  there  are  also 
divers  vanities:  but  »fear  thou 
God. 

8  ^  If  thou  *seest  the  oppression 
of  the  poor,  and  violent  per- 
verting of  judgment  and  justice 
in  a  province,  marvel  not  t  at  the 
matter:  for  ilie  that  is  higher 
than  the  highest  regardeth;  and 
there  be  higher  than  they. 

9  Ti  Moreover  the  profit  of  the 
earth  is  for  all :  the  king  himself 
is  served  by  the  field. 

10  He  that  loveth  silver  shall 
not  be  satisfied  with  silver ;  nor 
he  that  loveth  abundance  with 
increase:  this  is  also  vanity. 

11  When  goods  increase,  they 
are  increased  that  eat  them:  and 
what  good  is  there  to  the  owners 
thereof;  saving  the  beholding  of 
them  with  their  ej'es? 

12  The  sleep  of  a  labouring  man 
is  sweet,  whether  he  eat  little  or 
much :  but  the  abundance  of  the 
rich  will  not  suffer  him  to  sleep. 

13  "'There  is  a  sore  evil  ivhich  1 
have  seen  under  the  sun,  namely, 
riches  kept  for  the  owners  there- 
of to  their  hurt. 

14  But  those  riches  perish  by  evil 
travail:  and  he  begetteth  a  son, 
and  there  is  nothing  in  his  hand. 

1.5  «As  he  came  forth  of  his 
mother's  womb,  naked  shall  he 
return  to  go  as  he  came,  and  shall 
take  nothing  of  his  labour,  which 
he  may  carry  away  in  his  hand. 

16  And  this  al.so  j.s  a  sore  evil, 
that  in  all  points  as  he  came,  so 
shall  he  go:  and  "what  profit 
hath  he  p  that  hath  laboured  for 
the  wind  ? 

17  All  his  days  also  9  he  eateth 
in  darkness,  and  lie  hath  much 
sorrow  and  wrath  with  his  sick- 
ness. 

18  %  Behold  that  which  I  have 
seen :  >•  t  if  is  good  and  comely  for 
one  to  eat  and  to  drink,  aiid  to 
enjoy  the  good  of  all  his  labour 
that  he  taketh  under  the  sun  t  all 
the  days  of  his  life,  which  God 
giveth  "him :  «  for  it  is  his  portion. 

19  <  Every  man  also  to  whom 
God  hath  given  riches  and  wealth, 
and  hath  given  him  power  to 
eat  thereof,  and  to  take  his  por- 
tion, and  to  rejoice  in  his  labour; 
this  is  the  gift  of  God. 

587 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 

e  -Num.  30.  2. 

Deut.  23.  21, 

22,23. 

Ps.  50.  14.  i 

76.  11. 
/Ps.  66.  13, 

14. 
?  Prov.  20.  25. 

Acts  5.4. 
h  1  Cor.  11. 

10. 


ich.  12.  13. 
*ch.  3.16. 


tHeb. 
at  the  will, 
or,  purpose. 

/Ps.  12.  5.  & 
5S.  11.  &  82. 


n  Job  1.21. 

Ps.  49.  17. 
1  Tim.  6.  7. 


och.  3.  3. 

p  Prov.  11.  29. 


<;  Ps.  127.  2. 


r  rh.  2.  24.  & 

3.  12,  13,  22. 

&;  9.  7.  i  11. 

9. 

1  Tim.  6.  17. 
t  Heb.  there 

Is  a  good 

which  is 

comely,  ^c, 
tHeb. 

the  number 

of  the  days, 
sch.  2.  10.  iSc 

3.  22. 
(  ch.  2.  24.  Ic 

3.  13.  dc  6.  2. 


The  vanity  of  riches. 


ECCLESIASTES. 


Remedies  against  vanity. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  orr. 


II  Or,  Thoug-h 
he  give  tiot 
7iuich,  yet  kc 
rcmcmberetk. 


b  Job  21.  10, 

&c. 

Ps.  17.  14.  <fc 

73.  7. 
c  Luke  12.  20. 


il2  Kings  9. 

35. 

is.  14.  19,20. 

Jer.  22.  19. 
e  Job  3.  10. 

Pa.  &^.  8. 

cli.  4.  3. 


/Prov.  IG.  2G. 
t  Heb.  soul. 


t  Heb.  than 
the  walking 
ufthe  soul. 


f  Job  9.  32. 

Is.  45.  9. 

Jer.  49.  19. 
t  Hel..  th'. 

numhir  of 

the  days  of 

thr  life  of 

his  vanity. 
/iP.s.  102.  11. 

&  109.  23.  Sc 

1 14.  4. 

Jaine«4.  14. 
jPs   39.6. 

ch.  B.  7. 


a  Prov.  15  30. 
il.  22.  1. 


20  II  For  lie  sliall  iiot  much  re- 
member the  days  of  his  life;  be- 
cause God  ansvvereth  him  in  the 
joy  of  his  heart. 

CHAPTER   VI. 

1  The  vanity  of  riches  without  use.  3  Of  chil- 
dren, G  and  old  as;e  without  riches.  9  The 
vanity  of  sight  and  wandering  desires,  11  The 
conclusion  of  vanities* 

arpHERE  is  an   evil  which   I 
X    have  seen   under   the   sun, 
and  it  is  common  among  men : 

2  A  man  to  whom  God  hath 
given  riches,  wealth,  and  honour, 
6  so  that  he  wanteth  nothing  ior 
his  soul  of  all  that  he  desireth, 
«yet  God  giveth  him  not  power 
to  eat  thereof,  but  a  stranger 
eateth  it :  this  is  vanity,  and  it  is 
an  evil  disease. 

3  f  If  a  man  beget  a  hundred 
children,  and  live  many  years,  so 
that  the  days  of  his  years  be 
many,  and  his  soul  be  not  filled 
with  good,  and  t^also  that  he  have 
no  burial;  I  say,  that  «an  un- 
timely birth  is  better  than  he. 

4  For  he  cometh  in  with  vanity, 
and  departeth  in  darkness,  and 
his  name  shall  be  covered  with 
darkness. 

5  Moreover  he  hath  not  seen  the 
sun,  nor  known  any  thing:  this 
hath  more  rest  than  tiie  other. 

0  II  Yea,  though  he  live  a  thou- 
sand years  twice  told,  yet  hath 
he  seen  no  good :  do  not  all  go  to 
one  place  ? 

7  .'All  the  labour  of  man  is  for 
his  mouth,  and  yet  the  t  appetite 
is  not  lilled. 

8  For  what  hath  the  wise  more 
than  the  fool?  what  hath  the 
poor,  that  knoweth  to  walk  be- 
fore the  living? 

i)  H  Better  is  the  sight  of  the  eyes 
tthau  the  wandering  of  the  de- 
sire :  this  is  also  vanity  and  vexa- 
tion of  spirit. 

10  That  which  hath  been  is 
named  already,  and  it  is  known 
that  it  is  man:  £/neitlier  may  he 
contend  with  him  that  is  might- 
ier than  he. 

11  1i  Seeing  there  be  many  things 
that  increase  vanity,  what  is  man 
the  better? 

12  For  who  knoweth  what  is 
good  for  man  in  this  life,  tall  the 
days  of  his  vain  liCe  which  he 
spendoth  as  -''a  shadow?  for 
iwho  can  tell  a  man  what  shall 
be  after  him  under  the  sun  ? 

CHAPTER   VII. 

1  Remedies  aaainst  vanity  arc,  a  lumd  name,  2 
mortifieatinn,!  piitieiice,  II  wisdom.  23  The 
difficulty  oft'cllins  wisdom. 

A « GOOD  name  is  better  than 
precious  ointment;  and  the 
day  of  death  than  the  day  ol 
one's  birtli. 

2  11  It  is  better  to  go  to  the  honse 

of  mourning,  tiian  to  go  to  the 

588 


house  of  feasting:  for  that  is  the 
end  of  all  men ;  and  the  living 
will  lay  it  to  his  heart. 

3  II  Sorrow  is  better  than  laugh- 
ter: i-for  by  the  sadness  of  the 
countenance  the  heart  is  made 
better. 

4  The  heart  of  the  wise  is  in  the 
house  of  mourning;  but  the  heart 
of  fools  is  in  the  house  of  mirth. 

5  c  Jt  is  better  to  hear  the  rebuke 
of  the  wise,  than  for  a  man  to 
hear  the  song  of  fools. 

6  <'For  as  the  t  crackling  of 
thorns  under  a  pot,  so  is  the 
laughter  of  the  fool:  this  also  is 
vanity. 

7  f  Surely  oppression  maketh  a 
wise  man  mad;  «and  a  gift  de- 
stroyeth  the  heart. 

H  Better  is  the  end  of  a  thing 
than  the  beginning  thereof:  and 
/the  patient  in  spirit  is  better 
than  the  proud  in  spirit. 

9  ff  Be  not  hasty  in  thy  spirit  to 
be  angry :  for  anger  resteth  in  the 
bosom  of  fools. 

10  Say  not  thou.  What  is  the 
cause  that  the  former  days  were 
better  than  these  ?  lor  thou  dost 
not  inquire  t  wisely  concerning 
this. 

11  If  Wisdom  is  II  good  with  an 
inheritance:  and  by  it  there  is 
profit  ''to  them  that  see  the  sun. 

12  For  wisdom  is  a  1  defence,  and 
money  is  a  defence:  but  the  ex- 
cellency of  knowledge  is,  that 
wisdom  giveth  life  to  them  that 
have  it. 

13  Consider  the  work  of  God: 
for  i  who  can  make  that  straight, 
which  he  hath  made  crooked  ? 

14  *In  the  day  of  prosperity  be 
joyful,  but  in  the  day  of  adversity 
consider:  God  also  hath  t set  the 
one  over  against  the  other,  to  the 
end  that  man  should  lind  nothing 
after  him. 

15  All  things  have  I  seen  in  the 
days  of  my  vanity:  'there  is  a 
just  man  that  perisheth  in  his 
righteousness,  and  there  is  a 
wicked  man  that  prolongeth  hui 
life  in  his  wickedne.ss. 

1(J  TO  Be  not  righteous  over  much, 
» neither  make  thyself  over  wise: 
why  shouldest  thou  t  destroy  thy- 
.self? 

17  Be  not  over  much  wicked, 
neither  bo  thou  foolish :  » whj' 
shouldest  thou  die  t  before  thy 
time? 

18  It  is  good  that  thou  shouldest 
take  hold  of  this;  j'ea,  also  from 
this  withdraw  not  tiiine  hand: 
for  he  tliat  fearotli  Godshallcome 
forth  of  them  all. 

I!)  J' Wisdom  strenglheneth  the 
wise  more  than  ten  mighty  men 
which  are  in  the  city. 

20  <?  For  there  is  not  a  just  man 
upon  earth,  that  doeth  good,  and 
siuueth  not. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 


II  Or,  Anger. 
b  2  Cor.  7.  la 


c  See  P.S.  141. 

Prov.  13.  18. 
&  15.  31,  32. 
d  Ps.  118.  12. 


cEx.  23.  8. 
Deut.  16.  19. 


rProv.  14.  17. 
&  Iti.  32. 
James  1.  19. 


^  Heb.  out  of 
wisdom. 

!i  Or,  OS  good 
as  an  inker- 
itance,  yea, 
better  too. 

hch.  11.  7. 

t  Heb. 
shadou). 


i  See  Job  12. 

14. 

ch.  1.  15. 

Is.  14.  27. 
k  Deut.  28.  47. 

ch.3.  4. 
t  Heb.  viade. 


-,:  Rom.  12.  3. 
t  Heb. 
be  desolate, 

oJob  15.  32. 

Pa.  55.  23. 

Prov.  10.  27. 
t  Heb.  not 

III  thy  time. 


p  Prov.  21.  22, 

6c  24.  5. 

.  h.  9.  10,  18. 
1/ 1  Kings  8. 

40. 

2('hr.  C.  36. 

Piov.  20.9. 

Horn.  3.  23. 

1  John  1.  8. 


Kings  are  to  he  respected. 


ECCLESIASTES. 


GocVs  work  is  unsearchable. 


Refore 
CHRIST 

about  977. 


Tllcb. 

give  not 
thine  heart. 

T  Rom.  1.  22. 

s  Job  28.  12, 

20. 

1  Tim.  6.  16. 
(  Rom.  11.  33. 
Tlleb.  land 

my  heart 

compassed. 
uch.  1.  ]7.  (fc 

2.  12. 

X  Prov.  5.  3, 
4.  &  22.  14. 

t  Heb.  he 
that  is  good 
before  God. 

ych.  1.  I,  2. 

II  Or, 
wpJRhing 
one  thing  af- 
ter another, 
to  find  out 
the  reason. 

z  Job  33.  23. 
Ps.  12.  1. 

a  Gen.  1.  27. 
6  Gen.  3.  6,  7. 


a  Prov.  4.  8, 

9.  &  17.  24. 

See    Acts  6. 

15. 
t  Hch.  the 

strength, 
b  Deut.  28.  50. 
cl  Chr.  29.24. 

Ez.  17.  18. 

Rom.  13.  5. 
dch.  10.  4. 


t  Heh.  shall 
know. 


/ch.  3.  1. 


fProv.  24.22. 

ch.  a.  12.  Sc 

9.  12.  &  10. 

14. 
11  Or,  how  it 

shall  be. 
h  Ps.  49.  6,  7. 
•  Job  14.  5. 


'21  Also  ttake  no  heed  unto  all 
words  that  are  spoken  ;  le.st  thou 
hear  thy  servant  curse  thee : 

22  For  oftentimes  also  thine  own 
heart  knoweth  that  thou  thyself 
likewise  hast  cursed  others. 

2;}  "If  All  this  have  I  proved  by 
wisdom:  '-I  said,  I  will  be  wise; 
but  it  ims  far  from  me. 

24  sThat  which  is  far  ofT,  and 
<  exceeding  deep,  who  can  lind  it 
out? 

2-5  t«I  applied  mine  heart  to 
know,  and  to  search,  and  to  seek 
out  wisdom,  and  the  reason  of 
things,  and  to  know  the  wicked- 
ne.ss  of  follj',  even  of  foolishness 
and  madne.ss: 

26  ^  And  I  find  more  bitter  than 
death  the  woman,  whose  heart 
is  snares  and  nets,  and  her  hands 
a.s  bands:  t whoso  pleaseth  God 
shall  escape  from  her;  but  the 
sinner  shall  be  taken  by  her. 

27  Behold,  this  have  I  found, 
saith  2/ the  Preacher,  i  counting 
one  by  one,  to  find  out  the  ac- 
count; 

28  Which  yet  my  soul  seeketh, 
but  I  find  not:  2 one  man  among 
a  thousand  have  I  found;  but  a 
woman  among  all  those  have  I 
not  found. 

29  Lo,  this  only  have  I  found, 
"that  C4od  hath  made  man  up- 
right; but  *they  have  sought  out 
many  inventions. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Kings  are  greatly  to  be  respected.  6  The  divine 
providence  is  to  be  observed.  12  It  is  better 
with  the  godly  in  adversity,  than  with  the 
iciclted  in  prosperity.  16  The  work  of  God  is 
unsearchable, 

WHO  is  as  the  wise  man  ?  and 
who  knoweth  the  interpre- 
tation of  a  thing  ?  «  a  man's  wis- 
dom maketh  his  face  to  shine,  and 
t^the  boldness  of  his  face  shall  be 
changed. 

2  I  counsel  thee  to  keep  the  king's 
commandment,  cand  that  in 
regard  of  the  oath  of  God. 

.3  '^Be  not  hasty  to  go  out  of  his 
sight :  stand  not  in  an  evil  thing ; 
for  he  doeth  whatsoever  pleaseth 
him. 

4  Where  the  word  of  a  king  is, 
there  is  power:  and  ewho  may 
say  unto  him,  What  doest  thou  ? 

.5  Whoso  keepeth  the  command- 
ment t shall  teel  no  evil  thing: 
and  a  wise  man's  heart  discern- 
eth  both  time  and  judgment. 

6  H  Because  /to  every  purpose 
there  is  time  and  judgment, 
therefore  the  misery  of  man  is 
great  upon  him. 

7  ffFor  he  knoweth  not  that 
which  shall  be :  for  who  can  tell 
him  II  when  it  shall  be? 

8  ''  Thei-e  is  no  man  that  hath 
power  »over  the  spirit  to  retain 
the  spirit ;  neither  hath  he  power 
in  the  day  of  death :  and  there  is 


no  11  discharge  in  Wia^  war;  neither 
shall  wickedness  deliver  those 
that  are  given  to  it. 

9  All  this  have  I  seen,  and  ap- 
plied my  heart  unto  every  work 
that  is  done  under  the  sun :  thei-e 
is  a  time  wherein  one  man  ruletli 
over  another  to  his  own  hurt. 

10  And  so  I  saw  the  wicked 
buried,  who  had  come  and  gone 
from  the  place  of  the  holy,  and 
they  were  ibrgotten  in  the  city 
where  they  had  so  done:  this  is 
also  vanity. 

11  ^  Because  sentence  against  an 
evil  work  is  not  executed  speed- 
ily, therefore  the  heart  of  the  sons 
of  men  is  fully  set  in  them  to  do 
evil. 

12  %  I  Though  a  sinner  do  evil  a 
hundred  times,  and  liis  days  be 
jirolonged,  yet  surelj'  I  know  that 
'"it  shall  be  well  with  them  that 
fear  God,  which  fear  before  him : 

13  But  it  shall  not  be  well  with 
the  wicked,  neither  shall  he  pro- 
long his  days,  which  are  as  a 
shadow;  because  he  feareth  not 
before  God. 

14  There  is  a  vanity  which  is 
done  upon  the  earth ;  that  there  be 
just  men,  unto  whom  it  «hap- 
peneth  according  to  the  work  of 
the  wicked;  again,  there  be 
wicked  men,  to  whom  it  hap- 
peneth  according  to  the  work  of 
the  righteous :  I  said  that  this  also 
is  vanitj'. 

15  oTlien  I  commended  mirth, 
because  a  man  hath  no  better 
thing  under  the  sun,  tlian  to  eat, 
and  to  drink,  and  to  be  merry: 
for  that  shall  abide  with  him  of 
his  labour  the  days  of  his  life, 
which  God  giveth  him  under  the 
sun. 

16  ^  When  I  applied  mine  heart 
to  know  wisdom,  and  to  see  the 
business  that  is  done  upon  the 
earth :  (for  also  thei-e  is  tfiat  nei- 
ther day  nor  night  seeth  sleep 
with  his  eves:) 

17  Then  I  beheld  all  the  work  of 
God,  that  p  a  man  cannot  find  out 
the  work  that  Ls  done  under  the 
.sun:  because  though  a  man 
labour  to  seek  it  out,  yet  he  shall 
not  find  it;  yea  further;  though  a 
wise  maji  think  to  know  it,  syet 
shall  he  not  be  able  to  find  it. 

CHAPTEPv  IX. 

1  Like  things  happen  to  good  and  bad.  4  There 
is  a  necessity  of  death  unto  men.  7  Comfort 
is  all  their  portion  in  this  life.  11  God's  prov- 
idence ruleth  over  all.  13  Wisdom  is  better 
than  strength. 

FOB,  all  this  tl  considered  in 
mv  heart  even  to  declare  all 
this,  "'that  the  righteous,  and  the 
wise,  and  their.works,  are  in  the 
hand  of  God :  no  man  knoweth 
either  love  or  hatred  by  all  that  is 
before  them. 

2  *A11  things  come  alike  to  all: 
589 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 


ujf  weapons 


*Ps.  10.  6.  <k 
00.  21. 
Is.  2G.  10. 


as.  65.  20. 
Rom.  2.  5. 


m  Ps.  37.  11, 
18,  19. 
Prov.  1.  32, 
33. 

Is.  3.  10,  n. 
Matt.  25.  31, 
41. 


nPs.  73.  14. 
ch.2.  14.  <S 
7.  10.  6c  9. 
2,3. 


0  ch.2.  24.  <fc 
3.  12,  22.  (k 
5.  18.  4-.  9.  7. 


p  Job  5.  0. 
ch.  3.  11. 
Rom.  11. 


jPs.  73.  16. 


t  Heb.  /  gave, 
or,  set  to  my 
heart. 

acb.  8.  14. 

6  Job  21.  7, 
(kc. 

Ps.73.  3,  12, 
13. 
Mai.  3.  15. 


A  necessity  of  death  unto  men.  ECCLESIASTES. 


Of  wisdom  and  folly. 


He  fore 
CHRIST 

about  077. 


cJob  14.  21. 
I3.  fi3.  10. 

if  Job  7.  8,0, 
10. 
Is.  -26.  14. 


tHeb. 
Sec,  or,  En- 
joy life. 


^■.Inr.  0.  2.'?. 
Amos  2.  14, 
15. 


1  Thcss.  G.  3. 


there  is  one  event  to  the  righteous, 
and  to  the  wicked;  to  the  good 
and  to  the  clean,  and  to  the  un- 
clean ;  to  him  that  sacrificeth,  and 
to  liim  that  .sacrificeth  not :  as /« 
the  good,  so  is  the  sinner;  and  he 
that  sweareth,  as  he  that  I'eareth 
an  oath. 

;{  This  is  an  evil  among  all  things 
tliat  are  done  under  the  sun,  that 
tlirrc.  i.s  one  event  unto  all:  yea, 
also  tlie  lieart  of  the  sons  of  men 
is  full  of  evil,  and  madness  is  in 
tJieir  heart  while  they  live,  and 
alter  tliat  thr.j/  (jo  to  the  dead. 

4  1[  For  to  hini  that  is  joined  to 
all  the  living  there  is  hope:  for  a 
living  dog  is  better  than  a  dead 
lion. 

5  For  the  living  know  that  they 
shall  die:  but  "the  dead  know  not 
anj^  thing,  neither  have  they  any 
morc^  a  reward ;  for  ''  the  memo- 
ry of  them  is  forgotten. 

()  Also  their  love,  and  their  ha- 
tred, and  their  envy,  is  now  per- 
ished; neither  have  they  any 
more  a  portion  for  ever  in  any 
lliiiKj  that  is  done  under  the  sun. 

7  H  (io  thy  way,  ceat  tliy  bread 
with  joy,  and  drink  thy  wine  with 
a  merry  heart;  for  God  now  ac- 
ceptetli  thy  works. 

8  Let  thy  garments  be  always 
white;  and  let  thy  head  lack  no 
ointment. 

9  1  Live  joyfully  with  the  wife 
whom  thou  lovcst  all  the  days  of 
the  life  of  thy  vanity,  which  he 
hath  given  thee  under  the  sun, all 
the  days  of  thy  vanity:  /for  that 
i.s  thy  jportion  in  </i/.s  life,  and  in 
thy  labour  which  thou  takest  un- 
der the  sun. 

10  Whatsoever  thy  hand  findeth 
to  do,  do  /■<  with  thy  might;  for 
tlirre  is  no  work,  nor  device,  nor 
knowledge,  nor  wisdom,  in  the 
grave,  whitiier  thou  goest. 

11  II  I  returned,  r/and  saw  under 
the  sun,  tliat  the  race  is  not  to  the 
swift,  nor  the  battle  to  th(!  strong, 
neither  yet  bread  to  the  wise,  nor 
yet  riches  to  men  of  understand- 
ing, nor  yet  favour  to  men  of  skill ; 
but  time  and  chance  happeneth 
to  them  all. 

12  For  ''man  also  knoweth  not 
his  time:  as  the  lislies  tliat  are 
taken  in  an  evil  net,  and  as  the 
birds  that  are  caught  in  tlie snare; 
so  (i7-e  the  sons  of  inen  »snared  in 
an  evil  time,  when  it  falleth  sud- 
denly upon  them. 

18  ^  Tliis  wisdom  have  I  seen 
also  under  tiie  sun,  and  it  seemed 
great  unto  me: 

14  /'•  IVicre  tuns  a  little  city,  and 
few  men  within  it;  and  tliere 
came  a  great  king  against  it,  and 
besieged  it,  and  built  great  bul- 
warks against  it. 

15  Now  there  was  found  in  it  a 
poor  wise  man,  and  he  by  his  wis- 1 

590 


dom  delivered  the  city;  yet  no 
man  remembered  that  same  poor 
man. 

Ki  'Then  said  I,  Wisdom  is  bet- 
ter than  strength :  nevertlieless 
-'lithe  poor  man's  wisdom  is  de- 
spised, and  his  words  are  not 
heard. 

17  The  words  of  wise  men  are 
heard  in  quiet  more  than  the  cry 
of  him  thatruletli  among  fools. 

18  »  Wisdom  is  better  tlian  weap- 
ons of  war:  but  "one  sinner  de- 
stroyeth  much  good. 

CHAPTER  X- 

1  observations  of  wisdom  and  fully  :  IB  of  riot, 
18  slotnfulncss,  I'J  and  money.  20  Men's 
thoushCs  of  kings  ought  to  lie  reverent. 

tT\EAD  flies  cause  the  ointment 
JLf  of  the  apothecary  to  send 
forth  a  stinking  savour:  so  doth  a 
little  folly  him  that  is  in  reputa- 
tion for  wisdom  (tnd  honour. 

2  A  wise  man's  heart  is  at  his 
right  hand;  but  a  fool's  heart  at 
his  left. 

3  Yea  also,  when  he  that  is  a  fool 
walketh  by  the  way,  this  wisdom 
failcth  /im,  "and  hesaith  toevery 
one  t/iat  he  is  a  fool. 

4  If  the  spirit  of  the  ruler  rise  up 
against  thee,  *  leave  not  thy  place ; 
for  c yielding  pacifleth  great  of- 
fences. 

T)  There  is  an  evil  which  T  have 
seen  under  the  sun,  as  an  error 
ivhirh  proceedeth  1  from  the  ruler: 

(!  ''Folly  is  set  tin  great  dignity, 
and  the  rich  sit  in  low  place. 

7  I  have  seen  servants  'upon 
horses,  and  princes  walking  as 
servants  upon  the  earth. 

8  ./'He  that  diggeth  a  pit  shall 
fall  into  it;  and  whoso  breaketh  a 
hedge,  a  serpent  shall  bite  liim. 

9  Whoso  removeth  stones  shall 
be  hurt  therewith;  and  he  that 
cleaveth  wood  shall  be  endanger- 
ed thereby. 

10  If  the  iron  be  blunt,  and  he  do 
not  whet  tlie  edge,  then  must  he 
put  to  more  strength:  but  wisdom 
is  profitable  to  direct. 

11  Surely  the  serpent  will  bite 
.'/witliout  encliantment ;  and  -fa 
babbler  is  no  bett(>r. 

12  ''The  words  of  a  wise  man's 
moiitli  arr,  t gracious;  but  Uhe 
lil)s  of  a  fool  will  swallow  up  him- 
self. 

y.l  The  beginning  of  the  words  of 
liis  mouth  (v  foohshness:  and  the 
end  of  this  talk  is  mi.schievous 
madness. 

11  ^A  tool  also  t  is  full  of  words: 
a  man  cannot  tell  what  shall  be; 
and  'what  shall  be  after  him, 
who  can  tell  him  ? 

15  Tlie  labour  of  the  foolish 
wearieth  (wery  one  f)f  lliem,  be- 
cause he  knoweth  not  how  to  go 
to  the  city. 

l(j\m.  Woe  to  thee,  O  land,  when 


lii-fore 
CHRIST 

about  977. 


/Prov.  21.22. 

&  21.  5. 

rh.  7.  19. 

vcr.  18. 
nt  Mark  C.  2,3. 


n  ver.  IB. 
o.IoHh.7.  1, 
11,  12. 


t  Ileb.  F/iea 
of  death. 


t  Ilch. 

hi3  heart, 
a  Prov.  13.  16. 

&  18.  2. 

'/ch.  8.  3. 
c  1  Sam.  26. 

24,  tiC. 

Prov.  25.  15. 

t  Ileb. 

from  before, 
rfKsth.  3.  1. 
t  Hcb. 

in  great 

heights. 
cProv.  19.  10. 

A  30.  22. 
/Ph.  7.  15. 

Prov.  26.  27. 


g  Tr.  5R.  4,  5. 

Jer.  8.  17. 
t  Ilcb.  tho 

master  uf 

the  tongue, 
h  Prov.  10.32. 

&,  12.  13. 
t  Ileb.  grace. 
i  Prov.  10.  14. 

&  18.  7. 
tlleb. 

kts  mouth, 
»  Prov.  10.  2. 
t  Ileb. 

multiptieth 

words. 
;cli.  3.  22.  <fc 

0.  12.  Sc  8.  7. 

m  Is.  3.  4,  5, 
12.  il.  5.  11. 


Directions  for  charity. 


ECCLESIASTES.     Tlie  Preachers  care  to  edify. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 


n  Prov.  31.  4. 


0  Ts.  104.  15. 

tHeb. 
maieth  glad 
the  life. 

p  Ex.  22.  28. 
Acts  23.5. 

liOr, 

conscience, 
figure  like, 
Luke  10.  40. 


oSee  Is. 32.20. 
t  Heb.  vpon 

the  face  of 
\  the  waters. 
b  Deut.  15.  10. 

Prov.  19.  17. 

Matt.  10.  42. 

2  Cor.  9.  8. 

Gal.  6.  9,  10. 

Heb.  6.  10. 
cFs.  112.  0. 

Luke  6.  30. 

1  Tim.  6.  18, 

19. 
dMic.  5.  5. 
eEph.  5.16. 


/John  3.  8. 
gPs.  139.  14, 


t  Heb.  shall 
be  right. 


iXum.  15.39. 


»ch.  12.  14. 

Rom.  2.6-11. 
I!  Or,  anger. 
12  Cot.  7.  1. 

2  Tim.  2.22. 


thy  king  is  a  child,  and  thy  prin- 
ces eat  in  the  morning! 

17  Blessed  at-t  thou,  O  land,  when 
thy  king  is  the  son  of  nobles,  and 
» thy  princes  eat  in  due  season,  for 
strength,  and  not  for  drunken- 
ness ! 

18  ^  By  much  slothfulness  the 
building  decayeth  ;  and  through 
idleness  of  the  hands  the  house 
droppeth  through. 

19  t[  A  feast  is  made  for  laughter, 
and  owine  t  maketh  merry:  but 
money  answereth  all  things. 

20  H-?' Curse  not  the  king,  no  not 
in  thy  II  thought;  and  curse  not 
the  rich  in  thy  bedchamber:  for 
a  bird  of  the  air  shall  carry  the 
voice,  and  that  which  hath  wings 
shall  tell  the  matter. 

CHAPTER   Xr. 

1  Directions  for  charity.  7  Death  in  life,  9  and 
the  day  of  judgment  in  the  days  of  youth,  are 
to  be  thought  on, 

CAST   thy    bread   «tupon   the 
waters  :  b  for  thou  shalt  find  it 
after  many  days. 

2  c  Give  a  portion  'Uo  .seven,  and 
also  to  eight;  «for  thou  knowest 
not  what  evil  shall  be  upon  the 
earth. 

3  If  the  clouds  be  full  of  rain, 
they  empty  themseives  upon  the 
earth:  and  if  the  tree  fall  towai-d 
the  south,  or  toward  the  north,  in 
the  place  where  the  tree  falleth, 
there  it  shall  be. 

4  He  that  observeth  the  wind 
shall  not  sow ;  and  he  that  re- 
gardeth  the  clouds  shall  not 
reap. 

5  As  /thou  knowest  not  what  u 
the  way  of  the  spirit,  9  nor  how 
the  bones  do  grow  in  the  womb  of 
her  that  is  with  child:  even  so 
thou  knowest  not  the  works  of 
God  who  maketh  all. 

6  In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed, 
and  in  the  evening  withhold  not 
thine  hand:  for  thou  knowest  not 
whether  t  shall  prosper,  either 
this  or  that,  or  whether  they  both 
shall  be  alike  good. 

7  II  Truly  the  light  is  sweet,  and  a 
pleasant  tiling  it  is  for  the  eyes ''to 
behold  the  sun : 

8  But  if  a  man  live  many  years, 
and  rejoice  in  them  all ;  yet  let 
hiin  remember  tiie  days  of  dark- 
ness ;  for  they  shall  be  many.  All 
that  cometh  is  vanity. 

9  H  Rejoice,  O  young  man,  in  thy 
youth ;  and  let  thy  heart  cheer 
thee  in  the  days  of  thy  youth,  <  and 
walk  in  the  ways  of"  thine  heart, 
and  in  the  sight  of  thine  e.ves:  but 
know  thou,  that  for  all  these 
things  *  God  will  bring  thee  into 
judgment. 

10  Therefore  remove  il  sorrow 
from  thy  heart,  and  'put  away 


evil  from  thy  flesh:  mfor  child- 
hood and  youth  are  varaity. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

I  The  Creator  is  to  be  remembered  in  due  time. 
8  The  Preacher's  care  to  edify.  13  The  fear 
of  God  is  the  chief  antidote  of  vanity. 

"P  EMEMBER  «  now  thy  Creator 
XV  in  the  days  ofthy  youth,  while 
the  evil  days  come  not.  nor  the 
years  draw  nigh,  *  when  thou  shalt 
say,  I  have  no  pleasure  in  them; 
2"While  the  sun,  or  the  light,  or 
the  moon,  or  the  stars,  be  not 
darkened,  nor  the  clouds  return 
after  the  rain: 

3  In  the  day  when  the  keepers  of 
the  hou.se  shall  tremble,  and  the 
strong  men  shall  bow  themselves, 
and  II  the  grinders  cease  because 
they  are  few,  and  those  that  look 
out  of  the  windows  be  darkened, 

4  And  the  doors  shall  be  shut  in 
the  streets,  when  the.sound  of  the 
grinding  is  low,  and  he  shall  rise 
up  at  the  voice  of  the  bird,  and 
all  «the  daughters  of  music  shall 
be  brought  low ; 

5  Also  ivheji  they  shall  be  afraid 
of  that  ivhich  is  high,  and  fears 
shall  be  in  the  waj',  and  the  al- 
mond tree  shall  flourish,  and  the 
grasshopper  shall  be  a  burden, 
and  desire  shall  fail :  because  man 
goeth  to  <i  his  long  home,  and  e  the 
mourners  go  about  the  streets  : 

6  Or  ever  the  silver  cord  be  loosed, 
or  the  golden  bowl  be  broken,  or 
the  pitcher  be  broken  at  the  fount- 
ain, or  the  wheel  broken  at  the 
cistern. 

7 /Then  shall  the  dust  return  to 
the  earth  as  it  was :  ff  and  the 
spirit  shall  return  unto  God  ''  who 
gave  it. 

8  H  i, Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the 
Preacher;  all  is  vanity. 

9  And  II  moreover,  because  the 
Preacher  was  wise,  he  still  taught 
the  people  knowledge;  yea,  he 
gave  good  heed,  and  sought  out, 
and  *set  in  order  many  proverbs. 

10  The  Preacher  sought  to  find 
out  t acceptable  words:  and  that 
ivhich  ivas  written  was  upright, 
eve?i  words  of  truth. 

11  The  words  of  the  wise  are  as 
goads,  and  as  nails  fastened  by  the 
masters  of  assemblies,  ivhich  are 
given  from  one  shepherd. 

12  And  further,  by  the.se,  my  son, 
be  admonished  :  of  making  many 
books  there  is  no  end ;  and  'much 

II  study  is  a  wearine.ss  of  the  flesh. 

13  1[  II  Let  us  hear  the  conclusion 
of  the  v/hole  matter  :  ™  Fear  God, 
and  keep  his  commandments : 
for  this  is  the  whole  duty  of  man. 

14  For  "God  shall  bring  every 
work  into  judgment,  with  every 
secret  thing,  whether  it  be  good,  or 
whether  it  be  evil. 

591 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  977. 


a  Prov.  22.  8. 
Lam.  3.  27. 


b  See  2  Sam. 
19.  35. 


lOr, 

the  grinders 
fatl,  because 
they  grind 
little. 


c2  Sam.  19.35. 


d  Job  17.  13. 
eJer.  9.  17. 


/Gen.  3.  19. 

Job  34.  15. 

Ps.  90.  3. 
f  ch.3.  21. 
A  Num.  16.  22. 

&  27.  16. 

Job  34.  14. 

Is.  57.  16. 

Zech.  12.  1. 
»Ps.  62.  9. 

ch.  1.2. 
II  Or,  the 

more  wise 

the  Prrarh- 

er  was,  ^c. 
*1  Kings  4. 
32. 

i  Heb.  words 
of  delight. 

Ich.  1.  18. 

II  Or, 
rending. 

II  Or,  The  end 
of  the  mat- 
ter, even  all 
that  hath 
been  heard, 
is. 

m  Deut.  6.  2. 
&  10.  12. 

n  til.  11.  9. 
Matt.  12.36. 
.-Vets  17.  30, 
31. 

Rom.  2.  16. 
tc  14.  10,  12. 

1  Cor.  4.  5. 

2  Cor.  5.  10. 


Iloforc 
C  U  K 1  ST 

wriUcjil 

about  1014. 


nlKll.g'.l. 


bch.  4.  10. 
1   llrll. 
tliy  tovcx. 


dtns.    11.-1. 

.Inliri  1).  'M. 

A:  V2.  32. 
(M'hil.3.  12, 

i:i,  11. 
r  ]'i.  1.0.  n, 

l:i. 

.Inhii  11.2. 

lOpli,  'J.  0. 
llOr,  lliri, 

/on-;  Hko 

uiirii:IUIy. 


/ell.  .1.0.  fen. 


rrh 

.  2. 

2,  10, 

i:i. 

,V,  ■ 

1.  7. 

\  : 

.  2. 

A;  0. 

■1. 

.lol 

n  1 

5.  11, 

A '2  ( 

:hr 

1.  10, 

I  v./. 

Ifi 

11. 

12. 

la. 

THE 


llOr,  r 
111.  ■! 

Vpr 
13 

""• 

*rli.l 

1. 

ic  0 

12. 

n  Or,  r 
camp 

ny 

on. 

SOI^G    OF    SOLOMOK 


CTIAPTKR  L 

1  The  church's  luKf.  unto  Christ.  H  .'She  confess- 
cth  her  deformity^  7  and  praycth  to  he  directed 
to  his  Jlock.  H  Christ  dincictk  her  to  the  shep- 
herds' tents  :  0  and  shewing  his  love  to  her,  11 
givcth  her  gracious  promises.  12  The  church 
and  Christ  congratulate  one  another. 

ryww,  "SoM^  of  sougs,  which  is 
X.   Soloinoii's. 

2  Let  liiiii  kiss  me  witli  the  kiss- 
es of  liis  month:  '-IbrHhy  love  is 
hotter  Ihiui  wine. 

;{  J{(>(;aiis(;  of  the  savour  of  thy 
^aiod  oiiitintMits  tliy  n;iiiio  /.s  as 
oiiiliiuiiil  iioured  torlli,  tliorofore 
do  tlio  virKiiis  lov(!  thee. 

4  '■Draw  me,  "^we  will  niti  af- 
ter tlu^e:  lh(>  Kint< 'liatli  hrouRlit 
mn  into  his  cliandxirs:  wo  will 
be  glad  and  reJoie(>  iu  thee,  wo 
will  remember  thy  love  more 
than  wine :  II  the  upright  love 
tliee. 

.'■>  I  am,  black,  but  comely,  O  ye 
daughters  of  .rerusaleiii,  as  the 
tents  of  Ivedar,  as  the  curtains  of 
Solomon. 

fi  liook  not  upon  mo,  because  I 
am,  black,  because  the  sun  hath 
looked  upon  me:  my  mother's 
cliildren  were  angry  with  me; 
they  made  me  the  keeper  of  the 
vineyards;  b\(t  mine  own  vinc- 
.N'^ird  liavc!  T  not  kept. 

7  Tell  m(>,  ()  thou  whom  my  soul 
lovetli,  where  thou  ieedesL,  where 
thou  mak(-st /Af/ //or/i,-  to  rest  at 
noon  :  for  why  should  I  lie  lias  one 
that  turneth  asides  liy  the  Hocks  of 
thy  companions? 

8 II  If  thou  know  not,/0  thou 
fairest  among  women,  go  thy  way 
forth  by  tlus  Ibotsleps  of  the  flock, 
and  {W<\  thy  kids  beside  the 
shepherds'  tents. 

!)  I  have  compared  thee,  ."/O  my 
lov(>,  ''  to  a  company  of  liorses  in 

Pharaoh's  chariots. 

10  i 'Thy  cheeks  are  comely  with 
rows  of  jewels,  thy  neck  with 
chains  nf  (told. 

11  We  will  make  thee  borders  of 
gol(l  with  studs  of  silver. 

Vl\\  While  tli(>  Iving.siY/cm  at  his 
table,  my  spikenarilsendeth  forth 
tlu!  smeil  thereof. 

11!  A  bundle  of  myrrli  is  my  well 
beloved  uiilo  me;  he  shall  lie  all 
night  betwi.xt  my  breasts. 

14  My  belove(l  /.s  unto  mo  as  a 
cluster  of  II  cumphiro  in  the  vine- 
Vards  of  l''n-gedi. 
"l.">  ''IJebold,  thou  art  fair,  i  my 
love;  behold,  thou  «7'<  fair;  thou 
lia.st  doves'  ey(>s. 

1()  IJehold,  t/hou  art  fair,  my  be- 
592 


loved,  yea,  pleasant :  also  our  bed 
is  greeii. 

17  The  beams  of  our  house  are 
cedar,  and  our  II  rafters  of  ILr. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  The  mutual  love  of  Christ  and  his  church.  8 
The  hope,  10  and  calling  of  the  church.  14 
Christ's  care  of  the  church.  10  The  profession 
of  the  church,  her  faith  and  hope. 

IAMihc  rose  of  Sharon,  and  the 
lily  of  the;  valleys. 

2  As  the  lily  among  thorns,  so  is 
my  love  among  the  daughters. 

;5  As  the  ajiple  tree  among  the 
trees  of  the  wood,  so  is  my  be- 
loved among  the  sons,  tl  sat 
down  under  his  shadow  with 
great  delight,  "and  his  fruit  was 
sweet  to  my  t  taste. 

4  lie  brought  me  to  the! banquet- 
ing house,  and  his  banner  over 
me  ivas  lovo. 

5  Stay  me  with  flagons,  tcomfort 
me  with  apples:  for  lam  sick  of 
love. 

(;  ''  His  left  hand  is  under  my 
head,  and  his  right  hand  doth 
embract^  me. 

7  t"  I  charge  yon,  O  ye  d.aughters 
of  .Teru.saleni,  by  the  roes,  and  by 
the  hinds  of  the"  lield,  that  ye  stir 
not  up,  nor  awake  ?/i.v  love,  till  ho 
please. 

8  IC  The  voice  of  my  beloved! 
behold,  he  cometh  leaping  upon 
th(>  mountains,  sklpiiing  upon  the 
hills. 

9  <>■  My  beloved  is  like  a  roe  or  a 
young'  hart:  behold,  he  standoth 
behind  our  wall,  he  looketh  forth 
at  thewindows,  tshewinghiniself 
through  the  lattice. 

10  My  beloved  spake,  and  said 
unto  "me,  <;  Hi.se  up,  my  love,  my 
fair  one,  and  come  away. 

11  l''or,  lo,  the  winter  is  past,  the 
rain  is  over  ((/),cZ  gone; 

12  'I'lie  flowers  appear  on  the 
earth;  the  time  of  the  singing  o/ 
liirds  is  come,  and  \\\v.  voice  of  the 
turtle  is  h(>ard  in  oui-  land; 

i:t 'I'lie  fig  tree  ])iitteth  forth  her 
greeii  ligs,  an<l  the  vines  with,  the 
tender  grape  giv(s  a  <jood  smell. 
.'Arise,  my  love,  my  fair  one,  and 
(•oni(>  away. 

IMI  <)  i>i"y  Aovo,that  art  in  the 
clefts  of  the  rock,  in  the  secret 
))l<ir('s  of  the  stairs,  let  me  see  thy 
coimtenancre,  .'/lot  me  hear  tli.\' 
voice;  for  sweet  is  thy  voice,  and 
thy  (rounlenaiice  is  comely. 

l.i  Take  us '<  the  fb.xos,  the  little 
fo.xos, that  spoil  the  vines:  for  our 
vines  have  tender  yrapes. 


IJcforo 
CHRIST 

about  1014. 


t  Hrl).  I  de- 
lighted and 
sat  dowtit 

(fC. 

a  Kcv.  22.  1,2. 

t  U  eb.  palate  ■ 

t  Ilcb.  house 
of  wine. 

t  Mel). 
strew  me 
with  apples. 

bch.  8.  3. 


t  Hrh.  I  ad- 
jure you. 

cch.  3.5.  Sc  8. 
4. 


dver.  17. 

t  Hob. 

flourish 

ng 

e  ver.  13. 

fvcr.  10. 


ffch.  8.  13. 


h  Vh.  ho.  13. 

r.z.  13.  1. 

l.ukr  13.32. 


The  cJiurch's  fight  and  victonj.  SOLOMON'S  SONG.        The  graces  of  the  church. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1014. 


10. 
kch.  4.  8. 
Iver.  9. 

til.  8.  11. 
II  Or, 

oj  division. 


ech.2.  7.  Sc 
4. 


II  Or,  a  bti. 


Bch.l.  li.  Ic 
&.  1'2. 


IG    i  My    beloved  is  mine,  and 

I  (»«  his :  he  leedeth  aiuttng  tlie 
lilie.s. 

17  ^  Until  the  day  break,  and  the 
shadows  flee  away,  turn,  my  be- 
loved, and  be  thou  '  like  a  roe  or  a 
young   hart  upon  the  mountains 

II  of  Betlier. 

CHAPTER  III. 

l^Thc  church's  fishl  and  victory  in  temptation. 
C  The  church  gluriclh  m  Vhritt. 

BY  "iiijclit  on  my  bed  I  sought 
him  whom   my  .soul  loveth: 

I  sought   him,  but  1  I'ound  him 
not. 

2  I  will  rise  now,  and  go  about 
the  city  in  the  streets,  and  in  the 
broadways  I  will  seek  him  whom 
my  soul  loveth:  1  sought  him, 
but  I  (bund  him  not. 

3  I'The  walclniien  that  go  about 
the  city  Ibund  n\e:  to  wliutn  J  said. 
Saw  ye  liini  whom  my  soul  lov- 
eth ? 

4  It  was  but  a  little  that  I  passed 
from  them,  but  I  found  him 
whom  mj'  soul  loveth  :  I  held 
him,  and  would  not  let  him  go, 
until  I  had  brought  him  into  my 
mother's  house,  and  into  the 
chamber  of  her  that  conceived 
me. 

5  c  I  charge  you,  O  ye  daughters 
of  Jerusalem,  by  the  roes,  and  by 
the  hinds  of  the  field,  that  ye  stir 
not  up,  nor  awake  my  love,  till  he 
please. 

C  1i  "^  Who  is  this  that  cometh  out 
of  the  wilderness  like  pillars  of 
smoke,  perfumed  witli  myrrh  and 
frankincense,  with  all  "powders 
of  the  merchant'.' 

7  Behold  his  bed,  which  is  Solo- 
mon's; threescore  valiant  men 
are  about  it,  of  the  valiant  of 
Israel. 

8  The}'  all  hold  swords,  being  ex- 
pert in  war:  everj'  man  hath  his 
sword  upon  his  thigh  because 
of  fear  in  the  night. 

9  King  Solomon  made  himself 

II  a  chariot  of  the  wood  of  Leba- 
non. 

10  lie  made  the  pillars  thereof 
of  silver,  the  bottom  thereof  of 
gold,  the  covering  of  it  of  purple, 
the  midst  thereof  being  paved 
\rith  love,  for  the  daughters  of  Je- 
rusalem. 

11  Go  forth,  O  ye  daughters  of 
Zion,  and  behold  king  Solomon 
with  tlie  -crown  wherewith  his 
mother  crowned  him  in  the  day 
of  his  espousals,  and  in  the  day 
of  the  gladness  of  his  heart. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

1  Christ  lellclh  furlh  the  f  races  of  the  church. 
&  lie  shcwilh  his  love  to  her.  IG  The  church 
prayclh  tu  be  made  fit  for  his  presence. 

BEHOLD,  "thou   art  fair,  my 
love;   behold,  thou  art  fair; 
thou  hast  doves'  eyes  within  thy 
33 


locks:  thy  hair  is  as  a  *  flock  of 
goats,  II  that  appear  from  mount 
Ciileud. 

li  '■Thy  teeth  are  like  a  flock 
of  shtcp  tltat  are  even  shorn,  which 
came  up  from  the  washing; 
whereof  every  one  bear  twms, 
and  none  is  barren  among  them. 

;{  TJiy  lips  arc  like  a  thread  of 
scarlet,  and  tliy  speecii  is  come- 
ly: 'Hhy  temples  arc  like  apiece 
of  a  pomegranate  within  thy 
locks. 

4  eThy  neck  is  like  the  tower  of 
David  builded  /for  an  annoury, 
whereon  there  hang  a  thousand 
bucklers,  all  shields  of  mighty 
men. 

5  f  Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two 
young  roes  that  are  twins,  which 
feed  among  the  lilies. 

(i  /'Until  the  day  1  break,  and 
the  shadows  flee  away,  I  will  get 
me  to  the  mountain  of  myrrh, 
and  to  the  liill  of  frankincense. 

7  'Thou  art  all  fair,  my  love; 
there  is  no  spot  in  thee. 

8  11  Come  with  me  from  Leba- 
non, iiiij  sjiouse,  with  me  from 
Lebanon :  look  from  the  top  of 
Amana,  from  the  top  of  Shenir 
'-and  Ilermon,  from  the  lions' 
dens,  from  the  mountains  of  the 
leopards. 

y  Thou  hast  II  ravished  my  heart, 
my  sister,  iny  spouse;  thou  hast 
ravished  my  heart  with  one  of 
thine  eyes,  with  one  chain  of  thy 
neck. 

10  How  fair  is  thy  love,  my  sLs- 
ter,  nil/  spouse!  'how  much  bet- 
ter is  thy  love  than  wine !  and  the 
smell  of  thine  ointments  than  all 
spices ! 

U  Thy  lips,  O  my  spouse,  drop 
as  the  honeycomb:  '"honey  and 
milk  are  under  thy  tongue;  and 
the  smell  of  thy  garments  is  »like 
the  smell  of  Lebanon. 

12  A  garden  t  inclosed  is  my  sis- 
ter, ?n.(/ spou.se ;  a  spring  shut  up, 
a  fountain  s(!aled. 

\'.i  Thy  plants  are  an  orchard 
of  pomegranates,  with  pleasant 
fruits;  Ucamphire,  with  spike- 
nard. 

It  Spikenard  and  saffron;  cal- 
amus and  cinnamon,  with  all 
trees  of  frankincense;  myrrh  and 
aloes,  with  all  the  chief  spices: 

15  A  tountain  of  gardens,  a  well 
of  "  living  waters,  and  streams 
from  Lel)anon. 

hi  ^  Awake,  O  north  wind ;  and 
come,  thou  south  ;  blow  upon  nij' 
garden,  that  the  spices  thereof 
may  flow  out.  p  Let  my  beloved 
come  into  his  garden,  and  eat  his 
pleasant  fruits. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Christ  awakelh  the  church  with  his  callinf.  2 
The  church  having  a  taste  of  Christ's  love  is 
sick  of  love,  i)  A  description  of  Christ  by  his 
(races. 

593 


Btfore 
C  U  K  1  S  I' 

about  1014. 


(.ell.  C.  i. 
II  Or,  that  eat 

of,  ic. 
cell.  0.  0. 


c  ch.  7.  4. 
/Neh.  3.  19. 


ff  Sec  ProT.  G. 
10. 
ch.  7.  3. 

Ach.  2.  17. 
t  Heb. 
breathe, 

i  Eph.  5.  27. 


II  Or, 
taken  away 
my  heart. 


mProv.24. 13, 

14. 

ch.5.  1. 
n  OL-n.  27.  27. 

Hoa.  11.  0,  7. 
t  Heb.  barred. 


II  Or,  cyprett, 
ch.  1.  14. 


0  John  4. 10. 
ic  7.  3». 


pch.  &.  1. 


Christ's  love  to  the  church.      SOLOMON'S  SONG-.  The  churcli's  faith  in  Christ. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1014. 


ach.  4.  IG. 
ich.4.  U. 

c  Luke  15.  7, 

10. 

Jolin  3.  29. 

&  15.  14. 
II  Or,  and  be 

drunken 

with  loves, 
d  Rev.  3.  20. 


II  Or,  (as 
some  read) 


t  Heb.  pass, 
ing,  or,  run- 
ning about. 


/ch.  3.  3. 


ffch.  1.  8. 


t  Heb. 
a  standard- 
bearer. 

II  Or,  curled. 


h  ch.  1.  15.  & 
4.  1. 

t  Heb.  silting 
.n  fulness, 
that  \*,  fitly 
placed,  and 
stt  us  a  pre- 
cious stone 
in  the  foil  of 
u  ring. 

II  Or,  towers 
of  perfumes. 


t  Heb. 
His  palate. 


I«AM  come  into  my  garden, 
my  sister,  'iny  spouse:  I  have 
gathered  my  myrrh  with  my 
spice;  ''I  have  eaten  my  honey- 
comb with  my  lioiiey;  I  have 
drunlc  my  wine  witli  my  millc: 
eat,  O  c friends;  drink,  1!  yea, drink 
abundantly,  O  beloved. 

2  II  I  sleep,  but  my  heart  wak- 
eth :  it  is  the  voice  of  my  beloved 
f'tliat  knocketh,  nm/ing,  Open  to 
me,  my  sister,  my  love,  my  dove, 
my  undefiled:  lor  my  head  is 
filled  with  dew,  and  my  locks 
with  the  drops  of  the  night. 

3  I  have  put  off  my  coat;  how 
.shall  I  put  it  on?  I  have  wash- 
ed my  feet;  how  shall  I  defile 
them  ? 

4  My  beloved  put  in  his  hand 
by  the  hole  of  tlie  door,  and  my 
bowels  were  moved  I!  for  him, 

5  I  rose  up  to  open  to  my  be- 
loved; and  my  hands  dropped 
jDitli  myrrh,  and  my  fingers  witli 
t  sweet  smelling  myrrh,  upon  the 
handles  of  the  lock. 

G  I  opened  to  my  beloved;  but 
my  beloved  had  withdrawn  him- 
self, and  was  gone :  my  soul  fail- 
ed when  he  spake:  «I  sought 
him,  but  I  could  not  find  him; 
[  called  him,  but  he  gave  me  no 
answer. 

7  ./'The  watchmen  that  went 
about  the  city  found  me,  they 
smote  me,  they  wounded  me; 
the  keepers  of  the  walls  took  away 
mv  vail  from  me. 

8 'I  charge  you,  O  daughters  of 
Jerusalem, if  ye  find  my  beloved, 
tthat  ye  tell  him, that  lam  sick 
of  love. 

9  %  What  Is  thy  beloved  more 
than  another  beloved,  oO  thou 
fairest  among  women  ?  what  is 
thy  beloved  more  than  another 
beloved,  that  thou  dost  so  charge 
us? 

10  My  beloved  is  white  and  rud- 
dy, 1  the  chiefest  among  ten  thou- 
sand. 

11  His  head  is  0.9  the  mo.st  fine 
gold;  his  locks  arc  II bushy,  and 
black  as  a  raven : 

12  ''  His  eyes  are  as  the.  eyes  of 
doves  by  the  rivers  of  waters, 
washed  with  milk,  and  tfitly  set : 

13  His  cheeks  are  as  a  bod  of 
spice.'^,  a.s-  II sweet  flowers:  his  lips 
like  lilies,  dropping  sweet  smell- 
ing myrrh: 

14  Ilis  hands  are  as  gold  rings  set 
with  the  beryl :  his  bellj'  is  as 
briglit  ivory  overlaid  ivitli  sap- 
phires: 

1.5  His  legs  are  as  pillars  of  mar- 
ble, set  upon  sockets  of  fine;  gold: 
his  countenance  is  as  Lebanon, 
excellent  as  the  cedars  : 

IG  1  His    mouth    is  most  sweet: 

yea,  he  is  altogether  lovely.    This 

is  my    i)(?loved,    and    this  is  my 

friend,  O  daughters  of  Jerusalem. 

5<j4 


CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  church  professeth  her  faith  in  Christ.  4 
Christ  shewcth  the  graces  of  the  church,  10  and 
his  love  towards  her. 

WHITHER  is  thy  beloved 
gone,  «  O  thou  fairest  among 
women?  whither  is  thy  beloved 
turned  aside?  that  we  may  seek 
him  with  thee. 

2  My  beloved  is  gone  down  into 
his  garden, to  the  beds  of  spices, 
to  feed  in  the  gardens,  and  to  gath- 
er lilie.s. 

3  '--I  am  my  beloved's,  and  my 
beloved  is  mine:  he  feedeth 
among  the  lilies. 

4 1  Thou  art  beautiful,  O  my  love, 
as  Tirzah,  comely  as  Jerusalem, 
<^  terrible  as  a7i  army  with  banners. 

.5  Turn  away  thine  ej'es  from  me, 
for  II  they  have  overcome  me  :  thy 
hair  is  «'  as  a  flock  of  goats  that 
appear  from  Gilead : 

G  ^Thy  teeth  are  as  a  flock  of 
slieep  which  go  up  from  the  wash- 
ing, whereof  every  one  beareth 
twins,  and  i/iere  is  not  one  barren 
ainong  them. 

7 /As  a  piece  of  a  pomegranate 
arethy  temi)les  within  thy  locks. 

8  There  are  threescore  queens, 
and  ibui-score  concubines,  and  vir- 
gins without  number. 

9  My  dove,  my  undefiled  is  but 
one;  she  is  the  only  one  of  her 
mother,  she  is  the  choice  one  of 
her  that  bare  her.  The  daughters 
saw  her,  and  blessed  her;  yra, 
the  queens  and  the  concubines, 
and  thev  praised  her. 

10  II  Who  is  she  that  looketh 
forth  as  the  morning,  fair  as  the 
moon,  clear  as  the  sun,  ffrtmi  ter- 
rible as  an  army  with  banners? 

11  I  went  down  into  the  garden 
of  nuts  to  see  the  fruits  of  the  val- 
ley, and  ''  to  see  whether  the  vine 
flourished,  and  the  pomegranates 
budded. 

12  tOr  ever  I  was  aware,  my  soul 
II  made  me  like  the  chariots  of 
Amrni-nadib. 

1,'?  Return,  return,  O  Shulamite; 
return,  return,  that  we  may  look 
upon  thee.  What  will  ye  see  in 
the  Shnlamite?  As  it  were  the 
company  II  of  two  armies. 

CHAPTER  VI  r. 

1  A  further  descrijilwn  uf  the  church's   graces. 
10   The  church  professeth  her  faith  and  desire. 

HOW  beautiful  are  thy  feet 
with  shoes,  "O  prince's  daugh- 
ter! the  joints  of  thy  thighs  are 
like  jewels,  the  work  of  the  hands 
of  a  cunning  workman. 

2  Thy  navel  is  /i/cea  round  goblet, 
ivhicll  wanteth  not  tliciuor:  tliy 
belly  is  like  a  heap  of  wheat  set 
about  with  lilies. 

IS'' Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two 
young  roes  ffiat  are  twins. 

4  '^^Tliy  neck  is  as  a  tower  of  ivo- 
ry; th'inc  eyes  like  the  fishpools 


Defore 
CHRIST 

about  1014. 


h  ch.  2.  16.  <fc 

7.  10. 


!  Or,  they 
have  puffed 
me  up. 

dch.  4.  1. 

ech.  4.  2. 


/ch.  4.  3. 


t  Hell. 
I  knew  not. 

I  Or,  set  me 
on  the  cnar' 
iots  of  my 
willing  peo- 
ple. 

II  Or,  of 
M'lhanaim, 
UiQ.  32.  2. 


rHeb. 
mixturt. 


6ch.4.5. 
cch.  4.  4. 


Th^  love  of  the 


SOLOMON'S  SONG. 


church  to  Christ. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1014. 


!l  Or,  crimson. 
t  Heb.  bound. 


tHcb. 

straightly. 
n  Or,  a/the 

undent, 
dch.2. 16.  & 

6.  3. 
cPs.  45.  11. 


/ch.6.  11. 
t  Heb.  optn. 


gQea.  30.  14. 
h  .Mali.  13. 52. 


t  Heb.  they 
shouldnut 
despise  nM. 


in  Heshbon,  by  the  gate  of  Batli- 
rabbim :  thy  nose  is  as  the  tower 
of  Lebanon  which  looketh  toward 
Uama.scu.s. 

.5  Thine  head  upon  thee  is  like 
ICarrael,  and  tlie  hair  of  thine 
liead  like  purple;  the  King  is 
t  held  in  the  galleries. 

0  How  fair  and  how  pleasant  art 
thou,  O  love,  for  delights  ! 

7  This  th.y  stature  is  like  to  a 
palm  tree,  and  thy  breasts  to  clus- 
ters 0/  (iraprs. 

8  I  said,  I  will  go  up  to  the  palm 
tree,  I  will  take  hold  of  the  boughs 
thereof:  nowalso  thy breastsshall 
be  as  clusters  of  the  Vine,  and  the 
smell  of  thj'  nose  like  apples; 

9  And  the  roof  of  thy  mouth  like 
the  best  wme  for  my  beloved, 
that  goeth  down  t  sweetly,  caus- 
ing the  lips  !!of  those  that  are 
asleep  to  speak. 

10  1<^I  am  my  beloved's,  and 
« his  desire  is  toward  me. 

11  Come,  my  beloved,  let  as  go 
forth  into  the  field;  let  us  lodge 
in  the  villages. 

12  Let  us  get  up  early  to  the 
vineyards ;  let  us  /see  if  the  vine 
flourish,  irhefher  the  tender  grape 
t  appear,  and  the  pomegranates 
bud  forth :  there  will  I  give  thee 
my  loves. 

13  The  s' mandrakes  give  a 
smell,  and  at  our  gates  '^are  all 
manner  of  pleasant  fruits,  new 
and  old,  which  I  have  laid  up  for 
thee,  O  my  beloved. 

CHAPTER  Viri. 

1  The  love  of  the  church  to  Christ.  6  The 
vehemency  of  loue.  BThe  catling  of  the  Gen- 
tiles.  14  The  church  prayeth  fur  Christ's 
coming. 

OTHAT  thou  vrrt  as  my 
brother,  that  sucked  the 
breasts  of  my  mother!  ichen  I 
should  find  thee  without,  I 
would  kiss  thee;  yea,  tl  should 
not  be  despised. 

2  I  would  lead  thee,  and  bring 
thee  into  my  mother's  house, 
ii'ho  would  instruct  me:  I  wouhl 
cause  thee  to  drink  of  « spiced 
wine  of  the  juice  of  my  pome- 
granate. 


3  *  His  left  hand  should  be  under 
my  head,  and  his  right  hand 
should  embrace  me. 

4  ci  charge  you,  O  daughters 
of  Jerusalem,  tthat  ye  stir  not  up, 
nor  awake  mi/  love,  until  he 
plea.se. 

.5  (I  Who  is  this  that  cometh  up 
from  the  wilderne-ss,  leaning  upon 
her  beloved?  I  raised  thee  up 
under  the  apple  tree:  there  thy 
mother  brought  thee  forth  ;  there 
she  brought  thee  Ibrth  ihal  bare 
thee. 

6  *[  eSetme  as  a  seal  upon  thine 
heart,  as  a  seal  upon  thine 
arm:  for  love  is  strong  as  death; 
jealousy  /.9  t  cruel  as  the  grave : 
the  coals  thereof  far  coals  of  fire, 
ivhich  hath  a  most  vehement 
flame. 

7  Many  waters  cannot  quench 
love,  neither  can  the  floods 
drown  it:  /if  a  man  would  give 
all  the  substance  of  his  house 
for  love,  it  would  utterly  be  con- 
temned. 

8  ^  ffWe  have  a  little  sister,  and 
she  hath  no  breasts  :  what  shall 
we  do  for  our  sister  in  the  day 
when  slie  shall  be  spoken  for? 

9  If  she  be  a  wall,  we  will  build 
upon  her  a  palace  of  silver:  and 
if  she  be  a  door,  we  will  inclose 
her  with  boards  of  cedar. 

10  I  am  a  wall,  and  my  breasts 
like  towers :  then  was  'l  in  his 
eyes  as  one  that  Ibund  tfavour. 

11  Solomon  had  a  vineyard  at 
Baal-hamon ; '» he  let  out  the  vine- 
yard unto  keepers ;  every  one 
for  the  fruit  thereof  was  to  bring 
a  thousand  pirces  of  silver. 

12  My  vineyard,  which  is  mine, 
is  before  me:  thou,  O  Solomon, 
must  have  a  thousand,  and  those 
that  keep  the  fruit  thereof  two 
hundred. 

13  Thou  that  dwellest  in  the 
gardens,  the  companions  heark- 
en to  thy  voice:  « cause  me  to 
hear  it. 

14  "["^tMake  haste,  my  beloved, 
and  I  be  thou  like  to  a  roe  or  to  a 
young  hart  upon  the  mountains 
of  spices. 

595 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  1014. 


6  ch.  2.  6. 
c  ch.  2.  7.  ifc 

3.  5. 
t  Heb. 

why  should 

ye  stir  up. 

or,  why,  ^c. 
d  ch.  3.  6. 


cIs.  49. 16. 
Jer.  22.24. 
Hag.  2.  23. 

t  Heb.  hard. 


/Prov.  6.  35. 


S  Ez.  23.  33. 


t  Heb.  peace. 
/i -Mall.  21.  33. 


i  ch.  2.  14. 

It  See  Rev. 

22.  17,  20. 
t  Heb. 

Ftee  away. 
Ich.  2.17. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  760. 


a  Num.  12.  6. 


6  Deut.  32.  1. 

Jer.  2. 12.  dc 

6.  19.  &.  22. 

29. 

Ez.  S6.  4. 

Mic.  1.2.  & 

C.  1,  2. 
c  ch.  5.  1,  2. 
<f  Jer.  8.  7. 
eJer.  9.  3,  6. 
/ch.  0.  12. 

t  llel).  of 
heaviness^ 

gch.  57.3,4. 
Malt.  3.  7. 

t  Ileb. 

alienated,  or, 

spparatedf 

Vs.  58.  3. 
h  ch.  9.  13. 

Jer.  2.  30.  ik 

5.  3. 

t  Heb. 
iiicrease 
revvU. 

I  Jer.  8.  22. 

II  Or,  uil. 

k  Deut.  28.  51. 

t  Ileb.  aa  the 

overthrow  of* 

strangers. 
;  Job  27.  la 

Lam.  2.  6. 
m  Jer.  4.  17. 
)i  Lam.  3.  22. 

Roia.  9.  29. 
oGen.  19.  24. 
p  Deut.  32.  32. 

Kz.  IG.  4C. 
q  I  Sam.  15. 

22. 

Ps.  50.  R,  9. 

6.  61.  IG. 
Prov.  15.  8. 
&  21.  27. 
ch.  06.  3. 
Jer.  G.  20.  d: 

7.  21. 

Amos  5.  21, 
22. 

Mic.  6.7. 
t  Heb.  great 

hi'  Kuats. 
t  Heb. 

((/  he  teen. 
r  Kx.23.  17. 

Jc  34.  23. 


THE    BOOK    OF   THE  PROPHET 

ISAIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Isaiah  comptainctk  of  Judak  for  her  rebellion. 
5  He  lamenietk  her  judgments.  10  lleuphraid- 
eth  their  whole  service.  16  He  exltorteth  to  re- 
pentance, with  promises  and  threatenings.  21 
Bewailing  their  wickedness,  he  dcnnunceth 
God's  judgments.  23  He  promiseth  grace,  IS 
and  threateneth  destruction  to  the  wicked. 

THE  «  vision  of  Isaiah  the  son  of 
Amoz,  wliicli  lie  saw  concern- 
ing Judali  and  Jerusalem  in  the 
days  of  Uzziah,  Jotham,  Aliaz, 
and  Hezelviah,  Icings  of  Judah. 

2  ''Hear,  O  lieavens,  and  give 
ear,  O  earth :  for  tlie  Lorb  hatli 
spoken ;  c  x  have  nourislied  and 
brought  up  children,  and  they 
have  rebelled  against  me. 

3  ''The  ox  knoweth  his  owner, 
and  the  ass  his  master's  crib  :  but 
Israel « doth  not  know,  my  people 
/doth  not  consider. 

4  Ah  sinful  nation,  a  people 
t  laden  with  iniquity,  ^a  seed  of 
evil  doer.s,  children  that  are  cor- 
rupters: they  have  forsaken  the 
Lord,  they  have  provoked  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel  unto  anger, 
they  are  1  gone  away  backward. 

0  H  ''Why  should  ye  be  stricken 
any  more?  ye  will  t revolt  more 
and  more  :  the  whole  head  is  sick, 
and  the  whole  heart  faint. 

G  From  the  sole  of  the  foot  even 
unto  the  head  there  is  no  sound- 
ness in  it;  but  wounds,  and 
bruises,  and  putrifying  sores: 
ithey  have  not  been  closed,  nei- 
ther bound  up,  neither  mollified 
with  II  ointment. 

7  ^Your  country  is  desolate, 
your  cities  are  burned  with  lire: 
your  land,  strangers  devour  it  in 
j'our  presence,  and  (7.  is  desolate, 
1  as  overthrown  by  strangers. 

8  And  the  daughter  of  Zion  is  left 
'as  a  cottage  in  a  vineyard,  as  a 
lodge  in  a  garden  of  cucumbers, 
'«as  a  besieged  city. 

9  '>  E.xcept  the  Lord  of  hosts  had 
left  unto  us  a  very  small  rem- 
nant, we  should  have  been  as 
"Sodom,  and  we  should  have 
been  like  unto  Gomorrah. 

10  1[  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
ye  rulers  7^ of  Sodom;  give  ear 
unto  the  law  of  our  God,  ye  people 
of  Gomorrah. 

11  To  what  purpose  (.9  the  mul- 
titude of  your  '/.sacrifices  unto 
me?  saith  "the  Loud:  I  am  full 
of  the  burnt  ofTerings  of  rams, 
and  the  fat  of  fed  beasts;  and  I 
delight  not  in  the  blood  of  bull- 
ocks, or  of  lambs,  or  of  the  goats. 

12  When  yo  come  t'^to  appear 

o90 


before  me,  who  hath  required 
this  at  your  hand,  to  tread  my 
courts  ? 

13  Bring  no  more  svain  obla- 
tions ;  incense  is  an  abomination 
unto  me ;  the  new  moons  and 
sabbaths,  *the  calling  of  assem- 
blies, I  cannot  away  with;  it  is 
11  iniquity,  even  the  solenan  meet- 
ing. 

14  Your  «new  moons  and  your 
*  appointed  feasts  my  soul  hateth : 
they  are  a  trouble  unto  me;  2/1 
am  weary  to  bear  them. 

15  And  3  when  ye  spread  forth 
your  hands,  I  will  hide  mine  eyes 
from  you;  « yea, when  ye  tmake 
many  prayers,  I  will  not  hear: 
yourhands  are  full  of*  t  blood. 

l(i  If  "^Wash  ye,  make  you  clean  ; 
put  away  the  evil  of  your  doings 
from  before  mine  eyes ;  "^  cease  to 
do  evil; 

17  Learn  to  do  well;  eseek  judg- 
ment, II  relieve  the  oppressed, 
judge  the  fatherless,  plead  for 
the  widow. 

18  Come  now,  and  /let  us  reason 
together,  saith  the  Lord:  though 
your  sins  be  as  scarlet,  a  they  shall 
be  as  white  as  snow  ;  though  they 
be  red  like  crimson,  they  shall  be 
as  wool. 

19  If  ye  be  willing  and  obedient, 
ye  shall  eat  the  good  of  the  land : 

20  But  if  ye  refuse  and  rebel, 
ye  shall  b^  devoured  with  the 
sword:  ''for  the  mouth  of  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

21  If  iHow  is  the  faithful  city 
become  a  harlot!  it  was  full  of 
judgment;  righteousness  lodged 
in  it;  but  now  murderers. 

22 '' Thy  silver  is  become  dross, 
thj'  wine  mixed  with  water: 

23  'Thy  princes  are  rebellious, 
and  "'companions  of  thieves: 
"every  one  loveth  gifts,  and 
foUoweth  after  rewards:  tliey 
"judge  not  the  fatherless,  neither 
dotii  the  cause  of  the  widow  come 
unto  them. 

24  Therefore  saith  the  Lord,  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  Mighty  One 
of  Israel,  Ah,;-' I  will  ease  me  of 
mine  adversaries,  and  avenge  me 
of  mine  enemies. 

2.j  11  And  I  will  turn  my  hand 
upon  thee,  and  t</ purely  jjurge 
away  thy  dross,  and  take  away 
all  thy  tin: 

2()  And  I  will  restore  thy  judges 
'•as  at  the  first,  and  thy  counsel- 
lors as  at  the  beginning:  after- 
ward sthou  Shalt  be  called,  The 


Be  To  re 
CHRIST 

about  760. 


s  Matt.  15.  9. 

(Joel  1.  14.  &; 

2.  15. 

II  Or,  grief. 
u  Num.  28.  11. 
X  Lev.  23.  2, 

(tc. 

Lam.  2.  6. 
y  rh.  43.  24. 

I  Job  27.9. 
Ps.  134.  2. 
Prov.  1.  28. 
ch.  59.  2. 
Jer.  14.  12. 
Mic.  3.  4. 

0  Ps.  66.  18. 

1  Tim.  2.  8. 
t  Heb. 

multiply 

prayer, 
hch.  59.3. 
tHeb. 

bloods. 

cJer.  4.  14. 
dVs.  34.  14. 

6!  37.  27. 

Amos  5.  15. 

Rom.  12.  9. 

I  Pet.  3.  11. 
c  Jer.  22.  3,16. 

Mic.  6.  8. 

Zech.  7.  9.  & 

B.  16. 

II  Or,  righlcn, 
fch.  43.  26. 

Mic.  e.  2. 
fPs.  51.  7 

Rev.  7.  14. 
h  Num.  23. 

19. 

Tit.  1.2. 
i  Jer.  2.  20, 

21. 
*  Jer.  6.28, 

30. 

Ez.  22.  18, 

19. 

1  IIos.  9.  15. 
m  Prov.  29. 

21. 

!i  Jer.  22.  17. 
Ez.  22.  12. 
Hos.  4.  lb. 
Mic.  3.  11.  & 
7.  3. 


0  Jer, 
Zech, 


J.  28. 
7.  10. 

p  Deut.  28.  03. 
Ez.  5.  13. 

t  Heb.  ac- 
cording to 
pureness. 

i/Jer.  6.  20.  Sc 
9.  7. 
.Mai.  3.  3. 

r  Jer.  33.  7. 

s  Zech.  8.  3. 


Isaiah  prophesieth  the 


ISAIAH. 


cominrj  of  Christ's  kingdom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  760. 

a  Or,  Ihey 

thai  return 

of  her. 
(  Jol.  31.  3. 

Ps.  1.6.  Jc5. 

6.  &  73.  27. 

ic.  92.  9.  <k 

104.  35. 
tHel). 

breaking. 
Itch.  .-17.  5. 
arch.  65.  3.  <fc 

66,  17. 


y  Ez.  32.  21. 
ich.  43.  17. 
!|  Or,  anrf  Ms 
work. 


oMic.  4.  1, 

&c. 
6  Gen.  49.  1. 

Jer.  23.  20. 
cPs.  63.15, 

16. 
H  Or, 

prepared, 
i  Ps.  72.  8. 

ch.  27.  13. 
e  Jer.  31.  6.  <k 

50.  5. 

Zech.  8.  21, 

23. 

/Luke  24.  47. 


g  Ps.  46.  9. 

Hos.  2.  18. 

Zech.  9.  10. 
H  Or,  scythes, 
h  Pa.  72.  3,  7. 


iEph.5.  8. 


II  Or. 

more  than 

the  east. 
t  Num.  23.  7. 
/Deut.  18.  14. 
771  Ps.  106.  3.5. 

Jer.  10.2. 
!!  Or,  abound 

with  the 

rhtHrcn,  ^c. 
n  Dcul.  17. 

16,  17. 
0  Jer.  2.  28. 


city  of  righteousne.ss,  the  faithful 
city. 

27  Zion  shall  be  redeemed  with 
judgment,  and  II  her  converts  wiih 
righteousness. 

28  H  And  the  < t destruction  of 
the  transgressors  and  of  the  sin- 
ners shall  be  together,  and  they 
that  forsake  the  Lord  shall  be 
consumed. 

29  For  they  shall  be  ashamed  of 
"the  oaks  which  ye  have  desired, 
^andye  shall  be  confounded  for 
the  gardens  that  ye  have  chosen. 

30  For  ve  shall  be  as  an  oak 
whose  leaf  fadeth,  and  as  a  gar- 
den that  hath  no  water. 

31  i/And  the  strong  shall  be  «as 
tow,  II  and  the  maker  of  it  as  a 
spark,  and  they  shall  both  burn 
together,  and  none  shall  quench 
tliem. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Isaiah  prophesieth  the  coming  uf  Christ's  ling- 
dom.  6  Wickednc.-is  is  the  cause  of  God's  for- 
saking. 10  He  exhnrleth  to  fear,  becauseofthe 
powerful  effects  of  God's  majesty. 

THE  word  that  Isaiah  the  son 
of  Aeuoz  saw  concerning  Ju- 
dah  and  .Jerusalem. 

2  And  «it  shall  come  to  pass  6  in 
the  last  days,  cWifi^  the  mountain 
of  the  Lord's  house  shall  be 
il  established  in  the  top  of  the 
mountains,  and  shall  be  exalted 
above  the  hills;  f' and  all  nations 
shall  flow  unto  it. 

3  And  many  people  shall  go 
and  say, « Coroe  ye,  and  let  us  go 
up  to  the  mountain  of  the  Lord, 
to  the  house  of  the  God  of  Jacob ; 
and  he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways, 
and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths : 
.^for  out  of  Zion  shall  go  forth  the 
law.  and  the  word  of  the  Lord 
from  Jerusalem. 

4  And  he  shall  judge  among  the 
nations,  and  shall  rebuke  many 
people:  and  s^they  shall  beat 
their  swords  into  ploughshares, 
and  their  spears  into  11  pruning- 
hooks:  nation  shall  not  lift  up 
sword  against  nation,  ''neither 
shall  they  learn  war  any  more. 

.5  O  house  of  Jacob,  come  ye, 
and  let  us  'walk  in  the  light  of 
the  Lord. 

6  H  Therefore  thou  hast  forsaken 
thv  people  the  house  of  Jacob, 
because  they  be  replenished 
!!*from  the  east,  and  'ra-e  sooth- 
sayers like  the  Philistines,  "' and 
they  !l  please  themselves  in  the 
children  of  strangers. 

7  "Their  land  also  is  full  of  sil- 
ver and  gold,  neither  is  there  any 
end  of  their  treasures;  their  land 
is  also  full  of  horses,  neither  is 
there  any  end  of  their  chariots  : 

8  "  Their  land  also  is  full  of  idols ; 
thev  worship  the  work  of  their 
own  hands,  that  which  their  own 
fingers  have  made: 

9  And  the   mean   man  boweth 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  760. 


0  ver.  19,  21. 
Rev.  6.  15. 


7  ver.  17. 

ch.5.  15,16. 

(k  13.  11. 
rch.  4.  1.  k 

U.  10,  11.  <fc 

12.  1,  4.  <fc 
24.  21.  ik  25. 
9.  <t26.  1.  ic 
27.  1,  2,  12, 

13.  Ac  28.  5. 
&;29.  18.  <t 
30.  23.  fc  52. 
6. 

Jer.  30.  7,  8. 
Ez.  38.  14, 
19.  &39.  11, 
22. 

Hos.  2.  16, 
18,  21. 
Joel  3.  18. 
Amos  9.  11. 
Chad.  8. 
Mic.  4.  0.  <fc 
o.  10.  <k  7. 
11,  12. 
Zepll.  3.  11, 
16. 


& 


Zech.  9.  16, 
srh.  14.  8. 
37.  24. 
Ez.  31.3. 
Zech.  11.  1, 


<ch. 


0.  25. 


down,  and  the  great  man  hum- 
bleth  himself:  therefore  forgive 
them  not. 

10  1  p  Enter  into  the  rock,  and 
hide  thee  in  the  dust,  for  fear  of 
the  Lord,  and  for  the  glor^^  of 
his  majesty. 

11  The  5  lofty  looks  of  man  shall 
be  humbled,  and  the  haughtiness 
of  men  shall  be  bowed  down  ;  and 
the  Lord  alone  shall  be  exalted 
'•in  that  day. 

12  For  the  day  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  shall  be  upon  every  one  that 
is  proud  and  lofty,  and  upon 
every  one  that  is  lifted  up;  and 
he  shall  be  brought  low : 

13  And  upon  all  »the  cedars  of 
Lebanon,  that  are  high  and  lifted 
up.  and  upon  all  the  oaks  of 
Bash  an, 

14  And  f  upon  all  the  high  mount- 
ains, and  upon  all  the  hills  that 
are  lifted  up, 

1.5  And  upon  every  high  tower, 
and  upon  every  fenced  wall, 

16  "And  upon  all  the  ships  of 
Tarshish,  and  upon  all  t^jleasant 
pictures. 

17  «And  the  loftiness  of  man 
shall  be  bowed  down,  and  the 
haughtiness  of  men  shall  be  made 
low;  and  the  Lord  alone  shall  be 
exalted  v  in  that  day. 

18  And  II  the  idols  he  shall  utterly 
abolish. 

19  And  they  shall  go  into  the 
wholes  of  the  rocks,  and  into  the 
caves  of  t  the  earth,  «for  fear  of 
the  Lord,  and  for  the  glory  of 
his  majesty,  when  he  ariseth  *to 
shake  terribly  the  earth. 

20  c  In  that  day  a  man  shall  cast 
this  idols  of  silver,  and  his  idols 
of  gold,  !l  which  they  made  each 
one  for  himself  to  worship,  to  the 
moles  and  to  the  bats ; 

21  d  To  go  into  the  clefts  of  the 
rocks,  and  into  the  tops  of  the  rag- 
ged rocks,  «for  fear  of  the  Lord, 
and  for  the  glory  of  his  majest}% 
when  he  ariseth  to  shake  terribly 
the  earth. 

22  ./"Cease  ye  from  man,  whose 
!7  breath  is  "in  his  nostrils  :  for 
wherein  is  he  to  be  accounted  of?  ^^^  ^  ^2  ic 

31.  7.  t  Heb.  the  idols  of  his  silver,  ic  J  Or,  which  they  m':Je 
for  him.  d  ver.  19.  ever.  10,  19.  /Ps.  14C.  3.  Jer.  17.  5. 
r  Job  27.  3. 


CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  great  confusion  which  cometh  by  sin.  9 
The  impudency  of  the  people.  12  The  oppres- 
sion and  covetousness  of  the  rulers.  16  The 
judgments  which  shall  be  for  the  pride  of  the 
women. 

FOR,  behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  n  doth  take  away  from 
Jerusalem  and  from  Judah  *  the 
stay  and  the  statf,  the  whole  stay 
of  bread,  and  the  whole  staj'  of 
water, 

2  cThe   mighty  man,   and  the 

man  of  war,  the  judge,  and  the 

597 


«  1  Kings  10. 
22. 

-Heb. 
pictures 
of  desire. 

X  ver.  11. 

jf  ver.  11. 

i[  Or,  the  idols 
shall  utterly 
pass  away. 

z  ver.  10. 


Ho 


,  10.  8. 


Luke  23.  30. 

Rev.  6.  16.  <k 

9.  6. 
t  Heb. 

the  dust. 
a1  Thess.  1. 

9. 
h  ch.  30.  32. 

Hag.  2.  6,21. 

Heb.  12.  26. 


a  Jer.  37.  21. 

i  38.  9. 
b  Lev.  26.  26. 


e  See  2  Kings 
24.  14. 


The  oppression  of  the  riders. 


ISAIAH. 


Blcsshigs  of  ChrisVs  kingdom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  760. 


T  Hell,  a  man 
eminent  in 
countenance. 

II  Or,  skilful 
vf  spcerh. 

d  Ecu.  10.  16. 


t  Hell.  Uft  up 
the  hand. 
Gen,  14.  a2. 

t  Hel). 
hinder  up. 

eMic.  3.  12. 


/Gen.  13.  13. 
&  18.  20,  21. 
&  19.  5. 


g  Ecc.  8. 12. 
h  Ps.  128.  2. 

iPs.  11.  6 
Ecc.  8.  13. 

t  Heb. 
done  to  Jiim. 

k  ver.  4. 

Irh.  9.  16. 
II  Or,  Ihcy 


nil 


wlticfi 

thee  blessed 
t  Heh. 

swallow  vp 
m  .Mic.  G.  2. 


II  Or,  burnt. 
rti-M.  5.  7. 

Matt.  21.  33. 
och.58.4. 

Mic.  3.  2,  3. 


■f  Hcb.  deceiv- 
inirwith  Ihcir 
eyes. 

II  Or,  tripping 
nicely. 

p  Dcut.28.  2T. 

t  Hcb. 

make  naked, 
(jrh.  47.  2.  3. 

Jer.  13.22. 

Nah.  3.  5. 


Ijropliet,  and  the  i^rudent,  and  the 
ancient, 

3  The  captani  of  fifty,  and  tthe 
honourable  man,  and  the  coun- 
sellor, and  the  cunning  artificer, 
and  the  E  eloquent  orator. 

4  And  I  will  give  f' children  to  be 
their  princes,  and  babes  shall  rule 
overtiieni. 

5  And  the  people  shall  be  oppress- 
ed, every  one  bj'  another,  and 
every  one  by  his  neighbour:  the 
child  shall  behave  himself  proud- 
ly against  the  ancient,  and  the 
base  against  the  honourable. 

6  When  a  man  shall  take  hold  of 
his  brother  of  the  house  of  his  fa- 
ther, saying,  Thou  hast  clothing, 
be  thou  our  ruler,  and  let  this  ruin 
be  under  thy  hand  : 

7  In  that  day  shall  he  t  swear, 
saying,  I  will  riot  be  a  t healer;  for 
in  my  house  is  neither  bread  nor 
clothing :  make  me  not  a  ruler  of 
the  people. 

8  For  e  Jerusalem  is  ruined,  and 
.Judah  is  fallen :  because  their 
tongue  and  their  doings  are 
against  the  Lord,  to  provoke  the 
eyes  of  his  glory. 

9  H  The  shew  of  their  countenance 
doth  witness  against  them;  and 
they  declare  their  sin  as  /Sodom, 
they  hide  it  not.  Woe  unto  their 
soul !  for  they  have  rewarded  evil 
unto  themselves. 

10  Say  ye  to  the  righteous,  !7  that 
its/ialj  be  well  ivith  him:  ''  for  they 
shall  eat  the  fruit  of  their  doings. 

11  Woe  unto  the  wicked !  iit  shall 
he  Ul  with  him:  for  the  reward  of 
his  hands  shall  be  tgiven  him. 

12  If  A.'i  for  m.y  people,  ^children 
are  their  oppressors,  and  women 
rule  over  them.  ()  my  people, 
i  II  they  which  lead  thee  cause  thee 
to  err,  and  t  destroy  the  way  of 
thy  paths. 

13  The  Lord  standeth  up  '"to 
plead,  and  standeth  to  judge  the 
people. 

14  The  Lord  will  enter  into  judg- 
ment with  the  ancients  of  his  peo- 
ple, and  the  princes  tliereof :  for  ye 
have  II  eaten  up"  the  vineyard;  the 
spoil  of  the  poor  is  in  your  houses. 

1.5  What  mean  ye  that  ye  "beat 
my  people  to  i)i('ces,  and  grind  the 
faces  of  the  poor?  salth  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts. 

If)  %  Moreover  the  Lord  saith, 
Because  the  daughters  of  Zion  are 
haughty,  and  walk  with  stretched 
forth  liecks  and  t  wanton  eyes, 
walking  and  II  min<;ing  as  they  go, 
and  making  a  tinkling  with  their 
feet : 

17  Therefore  the  Lord  will  smite 
with  ;ja.scab  the  crown  of  the  head 
of  the  daughters  of  Zion,  and  the 
Lord  will  1 5 discover  their  .secret 
parts. 

18  In  that  day  the  Lord  will  take 
away  the  bravery  of  </ieir  tinkling 

598 


ornaments  about  tlieir  feet,  and 
tlieir  II  cauls,  and  their  '-round  tires 
like  the  moon, 

19  The  il  chains,  and  the  bracelets, 
and  the  II  mufflers, 

20  The  bonnets,  and  the  orna- 
ments of  the  legs,  and  the  head- 
bands, and  the  t tablets,  and  the 
earrings, 

21  The  rings,  and  nose  jewels, 

22  The  changeable  suits  of  ap- 
parel, and  the  mantles,  and  the 
wimples,  and  the  crisping  pins, 

23  The  glasses,  and  the  fine  linen, 
and  the  hoods,  and  the  vails. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
instead  of  sweet  smell  there  shall 
be  stink ;  and  instead  of  a  girdle  a 
rent;  and  instead  of  well  set  hair 
sbaldness;  and  instead  of  a  stom- 
acher a  girding  of  sackcloth;  and 
burning  instead  of  beauty. 

25  Thy  men  shall  fall  by  the 
sword,  and  thy  t mighty  in  the 
war. 

20  «And  her  gates  shall  lament 
and  mourn;  and  she  bein<i  iltdes- 
olate  "Shall  sit  upon  the  ground. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

In  tXe  extremity  of  evils,  Christ's  kingdom  shall 
be  a  sanctuary. 

AND  «in  that  day  seven  women 
shall  take  hold  of  one  man, 
saying,  We  will  ^eat  our  own 
bread,  and  wear  our  own  apparel ; 
only  t  let  us  be  called  by  thy  name, 
I!  to  take  away  '■our  reproach. 

2  In  that  day  shall  ''the  branch 
of  the  Lord  be  t  beautiful  and  glo- 
rious, and  the  fruit  of  the  earth 
.Hhall  be  excellent  and  comely  tfor 
them  that  are  escaped  of  Israel. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
he  that  is  left  in  Zion,  and  lie  that 
remaineth  in  Jerusalem,  "shall 
be  called  holy,  even  everj'  one  that 
is  /written  II  among  the  living  in 
Jerusalem : 

4  When  ffthe  Lord  shall  have 
washed  away  the  filth  of  the 
daughters  of  Zion,  and  shall  have 
purged  the  blood  of  Jerusalem 
from  the  midst  thereof  liy  the 
spirit  of  judgment,  and  by  the 
spirit  of  burning. 

o  And  the  Lord  will  create  upon 
every  dwellingplace  of  mount 
Zion,  and  \\\i(n\  her  assemblies, 
''a  cloud  and  smoke  by  day,  and 
'the  shining  of  a  liaming  lire  by 
night:  for  II upon  all  the  glory 
slial.L  be  +a  defence. 

f)  And  there  shall  be  a  tabernacle 
for  a  shadow  m  the  daytime  from 
the  heat,  and  ''for  a  i)lace  of  ref- 
uge, and  for  a  covert  from  storm 
and  from  rain. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Under  the  parable  of  a  vineyard  God  txcuMlh 
Ai.!  severe  judgment.  8  Jlis  judgments  upon 
rovetousncss,  11  upon  lasciviuusn'ss,  13  upon 
impicty,  "iQ  and  upon  injustice.  KThc  execu- 
tioners of  God's  judgments. 


CHRIST 

about  7G0. 


l\  Or,  networks. 
rJudg.  8.  21. 
II  Or, 

sweet  balls. 
II  Or,  spangled 

ornaments. 
t  Heb.  houses 

of  the  soul. 


sell.  22.  12. 
Mic.  1.  16. 

t  Heb.  might, 
<Jer.  14.  2. 
Lam.  1.  4. 

II  Or,  emptied. 
t  Heb. 
cleansed. 
11  Lam.  2.  10. 


i2Thos!..  3. 
12. 

t  Heb.  let  thy 
name  be  call- 
ed  upon  us. 

II  Or,  take  thou 
away. 

cLuke  1.  2£). 

(/Jer.  23.  5. 
Zech.  3.  8.  * 
6.  12. 

t  Ileb.  beauty 
and  glory. 

t  Heb. 

for  the  escap- 
ing of  Uraet, 

cell.  00.  21. 

/Phil.  4.  3. 
Rev    3.  5. 

I  Or,  to  life. 

g  Mai.  3.  2,  3. 


h  Ex.  13.  21. 

1  Zecli.  2.  6. 

!|  Or,  above, 

t  Heb. 
a  coi^ering, 
eh.  8.  14. 


God's  judgments 


ISAIAH. 


upon  sinners. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  700. 

a  Ps.  HO.  8. 
Cant.  8.  12. 

ch.  •:.-.  1. 

Jer.  2.  21. 

Matt.  21.  33. 

Mark  12.  1. 

Luke  20.  9. 
tHel). 

the  hum  of 

the  son  of  oil. 
I!  Or,  made  a 

wall  about  it. 
t  lleb.  hewed, 
I  Deut.  32.  G. 

ch.  1.  2,  3. 
c  Eom.  3.  4. 


t  Heh./oro 
treading. 


t  Heh. 

plant  of  his 
pleasures. 
t  Heb.  a  scab. 


e  Mic.  2.  2. 
t  Heb.  ye. 

/ch.  22.  14. 
II  Or,  This  is 

m  mine  ears, 

sailh  the 

Lord,  ^c. 
i  Heb. 

1/  not,  #c. 
f  See  Ez.  45. 

11. 
h  Prov.  23.  29, 

30. 

Ece.  10. 16. 

ver.  22. 


*  Job  34.  27. 
Ps.  28.  5. 


/Ho9.  1.  C. 
mch.  1.  3. 

Luke  19.  44. 
tHeb. 

their  glory 

are  men  of 

famine. 


]V'OW  will  I  sing  to  my  well  be- 
-L^  loved  a  song  of  my  beloved 
touching  «  his  vinej'ard.  My  well 
beloved  hath  a  vineyard  in  ta 
very  Iruitful  hill : 

2  And  lie  3  fenced  it,  and  gathered 
out  the  stones  thereof,  and  plant- 
ed it  with  the  choicest  vine,  and 
built  a  tower  in  the  midst  of  it, 
and  also  t  made  a  win  epre.ss  there- 
in :  'and  he  looked  that  it  should 
bring  forth  grapes,  and  it  brought 
forth  wild  grapes. 

3  A  nd  now,  O  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem, and  men  of  Judah,  «judge, 
I  pray  you,  betwixt  me  and  my 
vine.yard. 

4  What  could  have  been  done 
more  to  my  vineyard,  that  I 
have  not  done  in  it?  wherefore, 
when  I  looked  that  it  should  bring 
forth  grapes,  brought  it  forth  wild 
grapes  ? 

5  And  now  go  to ;  I  will  tell  you 
what  I  will  do  to  mj-  vineyard :  t^I 
will  take  away  the  hedge  thereof, 
and  it  shall  be  eaten  up;  coid  break 
down  the  wall  thereof,  and  it  shall 
be  t  trodden  down  : 

6  And  I  will  lay  it  waste :  it  shall 
not  be  pruned,  nor  digged ;  but 
there  shall  come  up  briers  and 
thorns :  I  will  also  command  the 
clouds  that  they  rain  no  rain 
upon  it. 

7  For  the  vineyard  of  the  LiOrd 
of  hosts  is  the  house  of  Israel,  and 
the  men  of  Judah  this  pleasant 
plant :  and  he  looked  for  judg- 
ment, but  behold  t  oppression ;  for 
righteousness,  but  behold  a  cry. 

8  f  Woe  unto  them  that  join 
e  house  to  house,  that  lay  field  to 
field,  till  there  be  no  place,  that 
tthey  may  be  placed  alone  in  the 
midst  of  the  earth  ! 

9  /;iln  mine  ears  said  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  tOf  a  truth  many  houses 
shall  be  desolate,  even  great  and 
fair,  without  inhabitant. 

10  Yea,  ten  acres  of  vineyard 
shall  yield  one  ^bath,  and  the 
seed  of  a  homer  shall  yield  an 
ephah. 

11  ^  ''Woe  unto  them  that  rise 
up  early  in  the  morning,  i!/(o<  they 
may  follow  strong  drink ;  that  con- 
tinue until  night,  till  wine  ii  in- 
flame them ! 

12  And  'the  harp  and  the  viol, 
the  tabret  and  pipe,  and  wine,  are 
in  their  feasts:  but  ^  they  regard 
not  the  work  of  tlie  Lord,  nei- 
ther consider  the  operation  of  his 
hands. 

13  f  '  Therefore  my  people  are 
gone  into  captivity, '«  because  ^/ic?/ 
have  no  knowledge:  and  t their 
honourable  men  are  famished, 
and  their  multitude  dried  up  with 
thirst. 

14  Therefore  hell  hath  enlarged 
herself,  and  opened  her  mouth 
without  measure:  and  their  glory, 


and  their  multitude,  and  their 
pomp,  and  he  that  rejoiceth,  shall 
descend  into  it. 

15  And  "the  mean  man  shall  be 
brought  down,  and  the  mighty 
man  shall  be  humbled,  and  the 
eyes  of  the  lofty  shall  be  hum- 
bled: 

16  But  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  be 
exalted  in  judgment,  and  'it God 
that  is  holy  shall  be  sanctified  in 
righteousness. 

17  Then  shall  the  Iambs  feed 
after  their  manner,  and  the  waste 
places  of  o  the  fat  ones  shall 
strangers  eat. 

18  Woe  unto  them  that  draw  in- 
iquity with  cords  of  vanity,  and 
sin  as  it  were  with  a  cart  rope : 

19  2^  That  say.  Let  him  make 
speed,  and  hasten  his  work,  that 
we  may  see  it:  and  let  the  coun- 
sel of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  draw- 
nigh  and  come,  that  we  may 
know'  it! 

20  ^  Woe  unto  them  tthat  call 
evil  good,  and  good  evil;  that  put 
darkness  for  light,  and  light  lor 
darkness;  that  put  bitter  for 
sweet,  and  sweet  lor  bitter  I 

21  Woe  unto  Ihcm  that  are  <?  wise 
in  their  own  eyes,  and  ijrudent 
''  in  their  own  sight ! 

22  T-Woe  unto  them  that  are 
mighty  to  drink  wine,  and  men 
of  strength  to  mingle  strong 
drink : 

23  Which  'justify  the  wicked  for 
reward,  and  take  away  the  right- 
eousness of  the  righteous  from 
him ! 

24  Therefore  *as  tthe  fire  de- 
voureth  the  stubble,  and  the  flame 
consumeth  the  chaff,  so  "their 
root  shall  be  as  rottenness,  and 
their  blossom  shall  go  up  as  dust : 
because  they  have  cast  away  the 
law  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  de- 
spised the  word  of  the  Holy  One 
or  Israel. 

2')  ^Therefore  is  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  kindled  against  his  people, 
and  he  hath  stretched  ibrth  his 
hand  against  them,  and  hath 
smitten  them:  and  2/the  hills  did 
tremble,  and  their  carcasses  ircre 
II  torn  in  the  midst  of  the  streets. 
-  For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turn- 
ed awaj",  but  his  hand  j's stretched 
out  still. 

26  f  aAnd  he  will  lift  up  an  en- 
sign to  the  nations  from  far,  and 
will  ihiss  unto  them  from  «the 
end  of  the  earth :  and.  behold, 
''they  shall  come  with  speed 
swiftlj' : 

27  None  shall  be  weary  nor  stum- 
ble among  them;  noneshall  slum- 
ber nor  sleep;  neither  « shall  the 
girdle  of  their  loins  be  loosed, 
nor  the  latchet  of  their  shoes  be 
broken : 

28  /Whose  arrows  o?v  sharp,  and 
all  their  bows  bent,  their  horses' 

599 


before 
CHRIST 

about  760. 


II  Or,  the  holy 

God. 
t  Heh. 

the  God  the 

holy. 

0  ch.  10.  16. 


pch.  66.5. 
Jer.  17.  15. 
Amos  5.  18. 
2  Pet.  3.  3,  4. 


tHeb.  that 
say  concern* 
ing  evil.  It 
is  good,  ^c. 


qTTov.  3.7. 

Rom.  1.  22. 

&  12.  16. 
t  Heb.  before 

their  face. 
rver.  11. 


5  Prov.  17.  15. 
<k  24.  24. 


t  Ex.  15.  7. 
tHeb. 

thetongua 

offre. 
M  Job  18.  IS, 

Ho!..  9.  16. 

Araos  2.  9. 


1-2  Kings  22. 
13,  17. 


y  Jer.  4.  24. 

I!  Or, 
as  dung. 

z  Lev.  26.  14, 

A:c. 

ch.  9.  12,  17, 

21.  St.  10.4. 
ach.  11.  12. 
4ch.  7.  18. 
c  Deut.  28.  49. 

Ps.  72.  8. 

Mai.  1.  11. 
iJoel  2.  7. 

e  Dan.  5.  C. 


/Jer.  5.  16. 


Isaiah's  vision. 


ISAIAH. 


Ahaz  is  comforted. 


He  fore 
CHRIST 

about  7G0. 


^rh.  8.  22. 
Jcr.  4.  23. 
Lam. 3.  2. 
Ei.  32.  7,  8. 

il  Or,  distress. 

II  Or,  when 
it  is  light, 
it  shall  be 
dark  in  the 
destructions 
thereof. 


about  758. 

a  2  Kings  15.7. 
il  Kings  22. 

19. 

John  12.  41. 

Rev.  4.  2. 
II  Or, 

the  skirts 

thereof, 
eKz.  1.  11. 
t  Heh.  this 

cried  to  this. 
rf  Rev.  4.  8. 
tHeb.  his 

glory  is  the 

fulness  of 

the  whole 

earth. 
e  Ps.  72.  19. 
tHeU 

thresholds, 
/Ex.  40.  34. 

1  Kings  8.10. 
^Ex.  4.  10.  <k 

6.30. 

Judg.  6.22. 

&  13.  22. 

Jer.  1,6. 
t  Heb. 

cut  off. 
t  Heb.  and 

in  his  hand 

a  live  coal. 
k  Rev.  8.  3. 
+  Heb. 

caused  it 

to  touch. 
iSee  Jer.  1.9. 

Dan.  10.  16. 
*Gcn.  1.  26. 

Sc  3.  22.  & 

11.  7. 
t  Heb. 

Behold  me, 
;ch.43.  8. 

Matl.  13.  14. 

Marlt  4.  12. 

Lulie  «.  10. 

Jolin  12.  40. 

Acts  28.  26. 

Rom.  11.  8. 
II  Or,  with- 
out ceasing, 

iHfh,hear 
ye  in  hear- 
ing, ^c. 

t  Heb. 
in  seeing, 

m  Ps.  119.  70. 


hoofs  shall  be  counted  like  flint, 
and  their  wheels  like  a  whirlwind: 

'J.',)  Their  roaring  .s/utU  be  like  a 
lion,  they  shall  roar  like  young 
lions;  yea,  thej' shall  roar,  and  lay 
hold  of  the  prey,  and  shall  carry 
it.  away  safe,  and  none  shall  de- 
liver it. 

30  And  in  that  day  they  shall 
roar  against  them  like  the  roaring 
of  the  sea:  and  it' one  .'/look  unto 
the  land,  behold  darkness  and 
11  sorrow;  land  the  light  is  dark- 
ened in  the  heavens  thereof. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Isaiah,  in  a  vision  of  the  Lord  in  his  glory,  5 
being  terrified,  is  confirmed  for  his  message. 
9  He  sheweth  the  ohstinacy  uf  the  people  unto 
their  desolation.     13  A  remnant  shall  he  saved. 

IN  the  year  that  "king  Uzziah 
died  I  6  saw  also  tlie  Lord  sit- 
ting upon  a  throne,  high  and  lilYed 
up,  and  I  his  train  tilled  the  temple. 

2  Above  it  stood  the  .seraphim: 
each  one  had  six  wings;  with 
twain  he  covered  his  face,  and 
cwith  twain  he  covered  his  feet, 
and  with  twain  he  did  fly. 

o  And  tone  cried  unto  another, 
and  said,  ^Holy,  holy,  holy,  i-5 
the  Lord  of  hosts :  ff^the  whole 
earth  /.s  full  of  his  gloiy. 

4  And  tlie  posts  of  the  t  door 
moved  at  the  voice  of  him  that 
cried,  and  /the  hou.se  was  filled 
with  smoke. 

5  If  .7  Then  said  I,  Woe  is  me ! 
for  I  am  t  undone  ;  because  I  am 
a  man  of  unclean  lips,  and  I  dwell 
in  the  midst  of  a  people  of  unclean 
lips:  for  mine  eyes  have  seen  the 
King,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

6  Then  Hew  one  of  the  seraphim 
unto  me,  I  having  a  live  coal  in 
his  hand,  which  he  had  taken 
with  the  tongs  from  off ''the  altar: 

7  And  he  t»laid  it  upon  my 
mouth,  and  said,  Lo,  this  hath 
touciied  thy  lips;  and  thine  iniq- 
uity is  taken  away,  and  thy  sin 
purged. 

8  A1.SO  I  heard  the  voice  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  Whom  shall  I  .send, 
and  who  will  go  for  *us?  Then 
said  I,  tHere  am  I ;  send  me. 

!)  ^f  And  he  .said.  Go,  and  tell  this 
people,  'Hear  ye  lit  indeed,  but 
understand  not;  and  see  ye  tin- 
deed,  but  perceive  not. 

10  Make  »"  the  heart  of  this  people 
fat,  and  make  their  ears  heavy, 
and  shut  their  eyes;  "lest  they 
.see  with  tlieir  eyes,  and  hear  with 
their  ears,  and  understand  with 
their  heart,  and  convert,  and  be 
healed. 

11  Then  said  I,  Lord,  how  long? 
And  he  answered, "  Until  tlie  cit- 
ies be  wasted  without  inhabitant, 
and  the  houses  without  man,  and 
the  land  be  t utterly  de.solate, 

12;'And  the  Lord  have  removed 

3.    12.     t  Heb. 


h.  03.  17.     n  Jer.  .'j.  21.     oMic 
desolate  with  desolation,    pi  Kings  25.  21. 

600 


men  far  away,  and  there  be  a  great 
forsaking  in  the  midst  of  the  land. 
V.i  *l  But  yet  in  it  shall  be  a  tenth, 
II  and  it  shall  return,  and  shall  be 
eaten :  as  a  teil  tree,  and  as  an 
oak,  whose  11  substance  i.s  in  them, 
when  they  cast  their  leaves:  so 
7  the  holy  seed  shall  be  the  sub- 
•stance  thereof. 

CHAPTER  VIL 

I  .ihaz,  being  tronhled  with  fear  of  Rezin  and 
Pekah,  is  comforted  by  Isatah.  10  Ahaz,  hav- 
ing liberty  to  choose  a  sign,  and  refusing  if, 
hath  for  a  sign,  Christ  promised.  17  His  judg- 
ment is  prophesied  to  come  by  .issyria. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days 
.  of  "Ahaz  the  son  of  Jotham, 
the  son  of  Uzziah,  king  ofJudah, 
that  Rezin  the  king  of  Syria,  and 
Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah,  king 
of  Israel,  went  up  toward  Jerusa- 
lem to  war  against  it,  but  could 
not  prevail  against  it. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  house  of 
David,  saying,  Syria  t  is  confeder- 
ate with  Ephraim.  And  his  heart 
was  moved,  and  the  heart  of  his 
people,  as  the  trees  of  the  wood 
are  moved  with  the  wind. 

.3  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Isaiah, 
Go  forth  now  to  meet  Ahaz,  thou, 
''and  II Shear-jashub  thy  son,  at 
the  end  of  the  ^  conduit  of  the  up- 
per pool,  in  the  11  highway  of  the 
fuller's  field ; 

4  And  say  unto  him,  Take  heed, 
and  be  quiet;  fear  not,  t neither 
be  fainthearted  for  the  twotailsof 
these  smoking  firebrands,  for  the 
fierce  anger  of  Rezin  with  Syria, 
and  of  the  son  of  Remaliah. 

5  Because  Syria,  Ephraim,  and 
the  son  of  Remaliah,  have  taken 
evil  counsel  against  thee,  saying, 

6  Let  us  go  up  against  Judah,  and 

II  vex  it,  and  let  us  make  a  breach 
therein  for  us,  and  set  a  king  in 
the  midst  of  it,  even  the  son  of  Ta- 
beal: 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  ''  It 
shall  not  stand,  neither  shall  it 
come  to  pass. 

8 ''.For  the  head  of  Syria  i.«  Da- 
mascus, and  the  headof  Damas- 
cus is  Rezin;  and  within  three- 
score and  five  years  shall  Ephra- 
im be  broken,  tthat  it  be  not  a 
people. 

9  And  the  head  of  Ephraim  is 
Samaria,  and  the  head  of  Samaria 
is  Remaliah's  son.  f\\  If  ye  will 
not  believe,  surely  ye  shall  not  be 
established. 

10  ^  t  Moreover  the  Lord  spake 
again  unto  Ahaz,  saying, 

11  ffAsk  thee  a  sign  of  the  Lord 
thy  God;  II  ask  it  eitlier  in  the 
deptli,  or  in  the  lieight  above. 

12  But  Ahaz  .said,  I  will  not  ask, 
neither  will  I  temjit  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  said,  Hear  ye  now,  O 
house  of  David;  Is  it  a  small 
thing  for  you  to  weary  men,  but 
will  ye  weary  my  God  also  ? 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  758. 


;l  Or.  whfn  it 

l.^  returned, 

and  hath 

been  browsed. 
!|  Or,  stock, 

or,  stem, 
q  Ezra  9.  2. 

Ma!.  2.  15. 

Rom.  11.  5. 


about  742. 

a1  Kings  16. 


t  Heb. 
rcsteth  on 
Ephraim, 


bch,  10.  21. 
;!  That  in. 

The  rem- 

nant  shall 

return  : 

See  rh.  6.13. 

&;  10.21. 
r2  Kings  18. 

17. 

ch.  36.2. 
II  Or, 

causeway. 
f  Heb.  let  not 

thy  heart  be 

tender. 

II  Or,  waken. 


rfProv.  21.  30. 
th.  8.  10. 


t  }lel>.  from 
a  people. 

/See  2  Chr. 
20.  20. 

I  Or,  Do  ye 
not  believe  ? 
it  is  because 
ye  are  not 
stable, 

t  Heb. 

And  the 

LORD  added 

tu  speak. 
(r  JiKlg.  6.  38, 

(Vc. 

.Malt.  12.  38. 

II  Or, 

make  thy  pe- 
tition deep. 


Christ  is  promised. 


ISAIAH. 


GocVs  purposes  irresistible. 


nefore 

CHRIST 
about  "42. 

h  Mall.  1.  23. 

I.ukel.  31, 

34. 

!ch.  9.  6. 
:  Or,  thou, 

0  virgin, 
skatt  call  : 
See  Ge».  4. 

I,  •2b.  i  16. 

II.  (k  29.  32. 
&  30.  6,  8. 

1  Sam.  4.  21. 
*rh.8.  8. 
/See  ch.  8.  4. 
ml  Kings  15. 

30.  &  16.  9. 
n2Chr.28. 19. 
0  1  Kings  12. 

16. 
p  ch.  5.  26. 


7ch.  2.19. 
Jer.  16.  16. 

i;  Or, 

commendahh 

trees. 
Tl  Kings  16. 

7,  9. 

2  Chr.  28.  20, 

21. 

See  Ez.  5.  1. 


tHeh. 
in  the  midst 
of  the  land. 


ffch.  30.8. 
Hah.  2.  2. 

t  Heb.  In 
mnXing  speed 
to  the  spoil 
he  hasteneth    i 
the  prey,  or. 
Make  speed,     I 


14  Therefore  the  Lord  himself 
shall  give  you  a  sign;  's Behold, 
a  virgin  shall  conceive,  and  bear 
ia  son,  and  1  shall  call  his  name 
*  Immannel. 

1-5  Butter  and  honey  shall  he  eat, 
that  he  may  know  to  refuse  the 
evil,  and  choose  the  good. 

16  'For  before  the  child  shall 
know  to  refuse  the  evil,  and 
choose  the  good,  the  land  that 
thou  abhorrest  shall  be  forsaken 
of  "'both  her  kings. 

17  ^  "The  Lord  shall  bring  upon 
thee,  and  upon  thy  people,  and 
upon  thy  father's  house,  days  that 
have  not  come,  from  the  day  that 
"Ephraim  departed  from  Jiadah  ; 
even  the  king  of  Assyria. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  Lord  i> shall 
hiss  for  the  fly  that  ('.s  in  the  utter- 
most part  of  the  rivers  of  Egypt, 
and  for  the  bee  that  is  in  the Tand 
of  Ass.\Tia. 

19  And  they  shall  come,  and  shall 
rest  all  of  them  in  the  desolate 
valleys,  and  in  7the  holes  of  the 
rocks,  and  upon  all  thorns,  and 
upon  all  I  bushes. 

20  In  the  same  day  shall  the 
Lord  shave  with  a  >•  razor  that  is 
hired,  namely,  by  them  beyond 
the  river,  by  the  king  of  As':yria, 
the  head,  and  the  hair  of  the  feet : 
and  it  shall  also  consume  the 
beard. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  a  man  shall  nourish 
a  young  cow  and  two  sheep ; 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  for 
the  abundance  of  milk  that  they 
shall  give,  he  shall  eat  butter :  for 
butter  and  honey  shall  every  one 
eat  that  is  left  i  in  the  land. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  da}',  that  every  place  shall 
be,  where  there  were  a  thousand 
vines  at  a  thousand  silverlings, 
«it  shall  even  be  for  briers  and 
thorns. 

24  With  arrows  and  with  bows 
.shall  men  come  thither;  because 
all  the  land  shall  become  briers 
and  thorns. 

25  And  on  all  hills  that  shall  be 
digged  with  the  mattock,  there 
shall  not  come  thither  the  fear  of 
briers  and  thorns  :  but  it  shall  be 
for  the  sending  forth  of  oxen,  and 
for  the  creading  of  lesser  cattle. 

CHAPTER  VITI. 

1  In  Maher'Shalal-hash-baz,  he  propfiesieth  that 
Syria  and  Israel  shall  be  subdued  by  Assyria. 
5  Judah  likewise  for  their  injidelity.  9  God*s 
judgments  shall  he  unresistible.  11  Comfort 
shall  be  to  them  that  fear  God,  19  Great 
affiictions  to  idolaters. 

MOREOVER    the  Lord    said 
unto  me.  Take  thee  a  great 
roll,  and  "write  in  it  with  a  man's 
pen    concerning    t  Maher-shalal- 
hash-baz. 
2  And  I  took  unto  me  faithful 


witnesses  to  record,  ^  Uriah  the 
priest,  and  Zechariah  the  son  of 
Jeberechiah. 

3  And  1 1  went  unto  the  proph- 
etess; and  she  conceived,  and 
bare  a  son.  Then  said  the  Lord 
to  me,  Call  his  name  Maher- 
shalal-hash-baz. 

4  c  For  before  the  child  shall  have 
knowledge  to  crv,  Mv  father,  and 
my  mother,  S^the  riches  of  Da- 
mascus and  the  spoil  of  Samaria 
shall  be  taken  away  before  the 
king  of  Assyria. 

5  •■  The  Lord  spake  also  unto 
me  again,  saying, 

6  Forasmuch  as  this  people  re- 
fuseth  the  waters  of  f  Shiloah  that 
go  softly,  and  rejoice  /in  Rezin 
and  Remaliah's  son ; 

7  Xow  therefore,  behold,  the  Lord 
bringeth  up  upon  them  the  waters 
of  the  river,  strong  and  many, 
even  ff  the  king  of  Assyria,  and  all 
his  glory:  and  he  shall  come  up 
over  all  his  channels,  and  go  over 
all  his  banks: 

8  And  he  shall  pass  through  Ju- 
dah; he  shall  overflow  and  go 
over,  ^i  he  shall  reach  even  to  the 
neck;  and  tthe  stretching  out  of 
his  wings  shall  fill  the  breadth  of 
thy  land,  O  « Immannel. 

9  *[  ^Associate  yourselves.  O  ye 
people,  11  and  ye  shall  be  broken  'in 
pieces;  and  give  ear,  all  ye  of  far 
countries :  gird  yourselves,  and  j'e 
shall  be  broken  in  pieces ;  gird 
yourselves,  and  ye  shall  be  broken 
in  pieces. 

10  '  Take  counsel  together,  and  it 
shall  come  to  nought;  speak  the 
word,  "'and  it  shall  not  stand: 
»  for  God  is  with  us. 

11  1  For  the  Lord  spake  thus 
to  me  twith  a  strong  hand,  and 
in.structed  me  that  I  should  not 
walk  in  the  way  of  this  people, 
saying, 

12  Say  ye  not,  A  confederacy, 
to  all  the/n  to  whom  "  this  people 
shall  say,  A  confederacj' ;  p  neither 
fear  ye  their  fear,  nor  be  afraid. 

13  f/Sanctify  the  Lord  of  hosts 
himself;  and  r[et  him  be  your 
fear,  and  let  him  he  your  dread. 

14  And  ''he  shall  be  for  a  sanc- 
tuary; but  for  <a  stone  of  stum- 
bling and  for  a  rock  of  offence 
to  both  the  houses  of  Israel,  for 
a  gin  and  for  a  snare  to  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem. 

15  And  many  among  them  shall 
"Stumble,  and  fall,  and  be  bro- 
ken, and  be  snared,  and  be  taken. 

16  Bind  up  the  testimony,  seal 
the  law  among  my  disciples. 

17  And  I  will  wait  upon  the 
Lord,  that  a:hideth  his  face  from 
the  house  of  Jacob,  and  I  ywill 
look  for  him. 

18  ^ Behold,  I  and  the  children 
whom  the  Lord  hath  given  me 
''at-e  for  signs  and  for  wonders  in 

601 


Before 
C  H  K  I  S  T 

about  742. 


Ii2  Kings  16. 


approached 
unto. 


cSee 


7.16. 


I  Or,  he  that 
i.s  before  the 
king  of  Assy' 
ria  shall  take 
away  the 
riches,  (J-f. 

about  741. 

i  2  Kings  15. 

29.  ic  16.  9. 

rh.  17.  3. 
5>'eh.  3.  15. 

John  9.  7. 
/ch.  7.  1,  2,  6. 


Ach.30.  28. 

t  Hel).  the  ful- 
ness of  the 
hrendih  ufthy 
land  shall  he 
thestretchmg 
out  of  his 
wings. 

ich.  7.  14. 

k  Joe!  3.9,  U. 

!l  Or,  yet. 


ich.7.  7. 


ich. 


14. 


Acts  5.  38, 
39. 

Rom.  8.  31. 
t  Heb. 
in  strength 
of  hand. 

och.  7.  2. 
p  1  Pet.  3.  14, 
15. 

7  Num.  20.  12. 
r  Ps.  76.  7. 

Lulie  12.  5. 
s  Ez.  11.  16. 
/ch.28.  16. 

Luke  2.  34. 

Rom.  9.  33. 

1  Pet.  2.  8. 


II  Matt.  21.  44. 
Luke  20.  18. 
Rom.  9.  3S. 
Jt  U.  25. 


X  eh.  54.  8. 
y  Hab.  2.  3. 

Luke  2.  25, 

38. 
z  Heb.  2.  13. 
a  Ps.  71.  7. 

Zech.  3.  8. 


Christ's  Idngdom  and  hirth. 


ISAIAH. 


God's  judgments  upon  Israel. 


Before 
C  H  n  I  S  T 

about  741. 


about  741. 

/.  I  Sam. 28.  a. 
rh.  19.3. 
f  <h.29.  4. 
</  I's.  106.  28. 

e  Luke  16.  29. 


/Mir.  3.  6. 
t  Ileb.  no 
murmng. 


f  Rev.  16.  11. 

ftcli.  5.  30. 
Ich.  9.  1. 


about  940. 

ai-h.  8.  22. 
b1  Kings  15. 

20. 

2  Chr.  16.  4. 
r  Lev.  26.  24. 

2  Kings  17. 

5,6. 

1  Chr.  5.  26. 

about  771. 
about  740. 

llOr,  populous. 
liMatl.  4.  16. 

Epl).  5.  »,  14. 
II  Or,  10  him. 
c  Judg.  5.  .30. 
II  Or, 

When  Ihou 

l/rakest. 
fr.h.  10.5.  & 

14.  0. 
f  .Juilg.  7.  22. 

rs.  w.  9. 

ih.  10.  26. 
II  Or,  When 
thf  whole 
halite  of  the 


Jicl..C6.  15,16. 
II  Or,  and  it 

was,  ^c. 
iHeh.  meat. 
!cti.7.  14. 

Luke2.  11. 
*  John  3.  IC. 
J  Malt.  28.  18. 

1  Cor.  15.  25. 
m  Judg.  13. 

18. 
TiTit.  2.  13. 
oEph.  2.  14. 
pDan.  2.  44. 

Luke  1.3-2,33. 
$2  Kings  19. 

31. 

ch.  37.  32. 


Israel  from  the  Lokd  of  hosts, 
which  dwelleth  in  mount  Zion. 
1!)  ^  And  when  they  shall  say 
nnto  you,  &  Seek  unto  them  that 
have  familiar  spirits,  and  unto 
wizards  cthat  i)eep  and  that  mut- 
ter: should  not  a  people  seek  un- 
to their  God?  for  the  living  <^to 
the  dead  ? 

20  eTo  the  law  and  to  the  tes- 
timony: if  they  speak  not  ac- 
cordhig  to  this  word,  it  is  because 
f  there  is  t  no  light  in  them. 

21  And  they  shall  pass  through 
it,  hardly  bestead  and  hungry : 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
wlien  they  shall  be  hungry,  they 
shall  fret  themselves,  and  i/ curse 
their  king  and  their  God,  and 
look  upward. 

22  And  ''they  shall  look  unto 
the  earth ;  and  behold  trouble 
and  darkness,  ^dimness  of  an- 
guish; and  they  shall  be  driven 
to  darkness. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  What  joy  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  afflictions,  hy 
the  kingdom  and  hirth  of  Christ.  8  The  judg- 
ments upon  Israel  fur  their  pride,  13  for  their 
hypocrisy,  18  and  for  their  impcnitency. 

NEVERTHELESS  "the  dim- 
ness shall  not  be  such  as  ivas 
in  her  vexation,  when  at  the 
*  first  he  lightly  afflicted  the  land 
of  Zebulun,  and  tlie  land  of  Naph- 
tali,  and  c  afterward  did  more 
grievously  afflict  her  by  the  way 
of  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan,  in  Gal- 
ilee II  of  the  nations. 

2  rfThe  people  that  walked  in 
darkness  have  seen  a  great  light : 
they  that  dwell  in  the  land  of 
the'shadow  of  death,  upon  them 
hath  the  light  shined. 

3  Thou  hast  multiplied  the  na- 
tion, and  II  not  increased  the  joy: 
they  joy  before  thee  according  to 
the'joy  in  harvest,  and  as  men  re- 
joice «'when  they  divide  the  spoil. 

4  II  For  tliou  hast  broken  the 
yoke  of  his  burden,  and  .^' the  staff 
of  his  shoulder,  the  rod  of  his  op- 
pressor, as  in  the  day  offf  Midian. 

5  II  For  every  battle  of  the  war- 
rior is  with  confused  noise,  and 
garments  rolled  in  blood;  'Ml  but 
this  sliall  be  with  burning  and 
tfuel  of  lire. 

6  iFor  unto  us  a  child  is  born, 
unto  us  a  ^  son  is  given:  and  'the 
government  shall  be  ujjon  his 
shoulder:  and  his  name  shall  be 
called  '"Wonderful.  Counsellor, 
"The  mighty  (iofl.  The  everhist- 
ing  Father,  "The  Prince  of  Peace. 

7  Of  the  increase  of  his  govern- 
ment and  peace  v  there  shall  be  no 
end,  upon  the  tliroiie  of  David, 
and  upon  his  kingdom,  to  order 
it,  and  to  establish  it  witli  judg- 
ment and  with  justice  from  hence- 
forth even  for  ever.  The  'i  zeal  of 
the  Lokd  of  hosts  will  perform 
this. 

602 


8  \  The  Lord  sent  a  word  into 
Jacob,  and  it  hath  lighted  upon 
Israel. 

9  And  all  the  people  shall  know, 
even  Ephraim  and  the  inhabitant 
of  Samaria,  that  say  in  the  pride 
and  stoutness  of  heart, 

10  The  bricks  are  fallen  down, 
but  we  will  build  with  hewn 
stones :  the  sycamores  are  cut 
down,  but  we  "will  change  Viem 
into  cedars. 

11  Therefore  the  Lord  shall  set 
up  the  adversaries  of  Rezin 
against  him,  and  tjoin  his  en- 
emies together; 

12  The  Syrians  before,  and  the 
Philistines  behind;  and  they  shall 
devour  Israel  twith  open  mouth. 
I-  For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned 
away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

13  If  For  s  the  people  turneth  not 
unto  him  that  smiteth  them,  nei- 
ther do  they  seek  the  Lokd  of 
hosts. 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  will  cut 
off  from  Israel  head  and  tail, 
branch  and  rush,  t  in  one  day. 

15  The  ancient  and  honourable, 
he  is  the  head  ;  and  the  prophet 
that  teacheth  lies,  he  is  the  tail. 

16  For  'Ml  the  leaders  of  this  peo- 
ple cause  them  to  err;  and  ^they 
that  are  led  of  them  are  t  destroy- 
ed. 

17  Therefore  the  Lokd  »; shall 
have  no  joy  in  their  young  men, 
neither  shall  have  mercy  on  their 
fatherless  and  widows :  y  for  every 
one  is  a  hypocrite  and  an  evildoer, 
and  every  mouth  speaketh  II  folly. 
^For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turn- 
ed away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

18  IF  For  wickedness  "burnetii  as 
the  fire :  it  shall  devour  the  briers 
and  thorns,  and  shall  kindle  in 
the  thickets  of  the  forest,  and 
they  shall  mount  up  like  the  lift- 
ing'up  of  smoke. 

19  Through  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  is^the  land  dark- 
ened, and  the  people  shall  be  as 
the  tfuel  of  tlie  fire:  cno  man 
shall  S])are  his  brother. 

20  And  he  sliall  1  snatch  on  the 
riglit  liand,  and  be  liungry;  and 
lie  shall  eat  on  the  left  liand,  ''and 
they  sliall  not  be  satisfied  :  « they 
shall  eat  every  man  the  liesh  of 
his  own  arm: 

2!  Manasseh,  Ephraim;  and 
Ephraim,  Mana-scli :  and  tliey 
together  sliall  hr  aLcaiiist  .fudali. 
/For  all  this  hisaii^er  is  not  turn- 
ed away,  but  his  liand  /'.s stretched 
out  stili. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  woe  of  tyrants.  5  Assyria,  the  rod  of 
hypocrites,  for  his  pride  shall  he  broken.  20  A 
remnant  of  Israel  shall  be  saved,  24  Israel  I'j 
Comforted'  with  promise  of  delioerance  from 
Assyria, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  738. 


t  Heb. 

mingle. 


tHeb. 

with  whole 

mouth, 
reh.5.  25.4: 

10.  4. 

Jer.  4.  8. 
sJer.  5.  3. 

Hos.  7.  10. 


t  ch.  10.  17. 
Kev.  18.  8. 


u  ch.  3.  12. 

II  Or, 

they  that 

call  them 

blessed. 
II  Or, 

they  that 

are  called 

blessed  of 

them. 
t  Heb.  swal' 

lowed  up. 
X  Ps.  147. 10, 

11. 
yMic.  7.  2. 
II  Or,  villany. 
a  ver.  12,21. 

rh.  5.  25.  <k 

10.  4. 
ach.  10.  17. 

Mai.  4.  1. 

bch.  8.  22. 

t  Heb.  jneal. 
cMic.  7.2,6. 
tHeb.  cu<. 

rf  Lev.  26.  26. 
erh.49.  26. 
Jer.  19.9. 


/  ver.  12,  17. 
ch.  5.  25.  & 
10.  4. 


The  Assyrian's  fall  forcshcicn. 


ISAIAH. 


Israel  is  comforted. 


nefore 
CHRIST 

about  713. 

<7  Ps.  58.  2.  ic 
94.  20. 

II  Or,  to  the 
iirlfers  that 
imte  gricv- 
ousness. 


/.Job  31.  14. 
c  Hos.  9.  7. 
Luke  19.  14. 


rfch.  5.  25.  Ar 
9.  12,  17,  21. 


II  Or, 
Woe  to  the 
Assyrian, 

tHeh. 
Asshur. 

c.Icr.  51.20. 

11  Or,  though. 

fch.  0.  17. 

g  Jer.  34.  22. 

t  Hcb. 
to  lay  them 
a  treading. 

h  Gen.  50.  20. 
Mic.  4.  12. 

I  2  Kings  18. 

24,  32,  fic. 

k  19.  10,  &r. 
k  Amos  6.  2. 
;2Chr.  35.  20. 
m  2  Kings  16. 

9. 


71  2  Kings  19. 

31. 
0  Jer.  50.  18. 
tHeh. 

visit  upon. 
+  Heb.  o/the 

greatness  of 

the  heart, 
pch.  37.24. 

Ez.  26.  4,  Sec. 

Dan.  4.  30. 


II  Or, 

like  many 

people. 
7  Job  31.  25 


WOE  unto  them  that  «  decree 
unrighteous  decrees,  and 
i'l  that  write  grievousness  lohich 
they  have  prescribed ; 

2  To  turn  aside  the  needy  from  i 
judgment,  and  to  take  away  the 
right  from  the  poor  of  my  people, 
that  widows  may  be  their  prey, 
and  that  they  may  rob  the  father- 
less! 1 

3  And  ftwliat  will  ye  do  in  cthe  ) 
day  of  visitation,  and  in  the  des- 
olation   which  sliall    come   from 
far?  to   whom   will  ye   flee   lor 
help?  and  where  will  ye  leave  j 
your  glory?  ! 

4  Without  me  they  shall  bow  ; 
down  under  the  prisoners,  and 
they  shall  fall  under  the  slain. 
d  For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turn- 
ed away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

5  ^  II O  +A.ss>Tian,  <■  the  rod  of  mine 
anger,  !|  and  the  staff  in  their  hand 
is  mine  indignation. 

6  I  will  send  him  against  .fa 
hypocritical  nation,  and  against 
tlie  people  of  my  wrath  will  I 
ffgive  him  a  charge,  to  take  the 
spoil,  and  to  take  the  prey,  and 
t  to  tread  thein  down  like  the  mire 
of  the  streets. 

7  ''  Howbeit  he  meaneth  not  so, 
neither  doth  his  heart  think  so;! 
but  it  is  in  his  heart  to  destroy  and 
cut  off  nations  not  a  few. 

8  JFor  he  sailh,  Are  not  my 
princes  altogether  kings  ? 

9  Is  not  ''Calno  'as  Carchemish? 
is  not  Hamath  as  Arpad  ?  is  not 
Samaria  '«  as  Damascus?  | 

10  As  my  hand  hath  found  the  ; 
kingdoms  of  the  idols,  and  whose  | 
graven  images  did  excel  them  of 
Jerusalem  and  of  Samaria; 

11  Shall  I  not,  as  I  have  done  un- 
to Samaria  and  her  idols,  so  do  to 
Jerusalem  and  her  idols  ? 

12  Wherefore  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that,  when  the  Lord  hath 
performed  his  whole  work  »  upon 
mount  Zion  and  on  Jerusalem,  "  I 
will  t  punish  the  fruit  +  of  the  stout 
heart  of  the  king  of  Assyria,  and 
the  glory  of  his  high  looks. 

13 p  For  he  saith,  Bj'  the  strength 
of  my  hand  I  have  done  it,  and 
by  my  wisdom;  for  I  am  pru- 
dent: and  I  have  removed  the 
bounds  of  the  people,  and  have 
robbed  their  treasures,  and  I  have 
put  down  the  inhabitants  11  like  a 
valiant  man: 

14  And  ?my  hand  hath  found  as 
a  nest  the  riches  of  the  people : 
and  as  one  gathereth  eggs  that  are 
left,  have  I  gathered  all  the  earth; 
and  there  was  none  that  moved 
the  wing, or  opened  the  mouth,  or 
peeped. 

i  1.5  Shall  J-tbe  axe  boast  itself 
against  him  that  heweth  there- 
Iwith?  or  shall  the  saw  magnify 
I  itself  against  him  thatshakethit? 


II  as  if  the  rod  should  shake  itsrlf 
against  them  that  lift  it  up,  or  as 
if  the  staff  should  lift  up  II  itself,  as 
if  it  icere  no  wood. 

16  Therefore  shall  the  Lord,  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  send  amonii  his  » fat 
ones  leanness;  andunderhisglory 
he  shall  kindle  a  biirning  like  the 
burning;  of  a  tire. 

17  And  the  light  of  Israel  shall 
be  for  a  fire,  and  his  Holy  One 
for  a  flame:  'and  it  shall  burn 
and  devour  his  thorns  and  his 
briers  in  one  day; 

is  And  shall  consume  the'  glory 
of  his  forest,  and  of  "his  fruitful 
held,  t  both  soul  and  body :  and 
they  shall  be  as  when  a  standard- 
bearer  fainteth. 

19  And  the  rest  of  the  trees  of  his 
forest  shall  be  t  few,  that  a  child 
may  write  them. 

20  *[  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  remnant  of  Is- 
rael, and  such  as  are  escaped  of 
the  house  of  Jacob,  ^  shall  no 
more  again  stay  upon  him  that 
smote  them  ;  but  shall  stay  upon 
the  Lord,  the  Holy  One  of  Is- 
rael, in  truth. 

21  J' The  remnant  shall  return, 
even  the  remnant  of  Jacob,  unto 
the  mighty  God. 

22  2  For  though  thy  people  Israel 
be  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  "yet  a 
remnant  tof  them  shall  return: 
''the  consumption  decreed  .shall 
overflow  il  with  righteousness. 

23  c  For  the  Lord  God  of  hosts 
shall  make  a  consumption,  even 
determined,  in  the  midst  of  all 
the  land. 

24  *}  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts,  O  my  people 
that  dwellest  in  Zion,  ^-'be  not 
afraid  of  the  Assyrian:  he  shall 
smite  thee  with  a  rod,  II  and  shall 
lift  up  his  staff  against  thee,  after 
the  manner  of  ^  Egypt. 

2-5  /For  yet  a  very  little  while, 
r?  and  the  indignation  shall  cease, 
and  mine  anger  in  their  destruc- 
tion. 

26  And  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
stir  up  ''-a,  scourge  for  him  ac- 
cording to  the  slaughter  of  '  Midi- 
an  at  the  I'ock  of  Oreb :  and  *  as 
his  rod  u-as  upon  the  .sea,  so  shall 
he  lift  it  up  after  the  manner  of 
Egypt. 

27  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  'his  burden  t shall 

I  be  taken  away  from  off  thy  shoul- 
der, and  his  yoke  from  off  thj'^ 
neck,  and  the  yoke  shall  be  de- 

Ustroyed  because  of  >"the  anoint- 
ing. 

;  28  He  is  come  to  Aiath,  he  is 
passed  to  Migron ;  at  Michmash 
lie  hath  laid  up  his  carriages : 
29  They  are  gone  over  « the  pass- 
age: thej'  have  taken  up  their 
lodging  at  Geba;  Ram  ah  is  afraid; 
oGibeah  of  Saul  is  fled. 

em 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 


II  Or,  as  rfn 
rod  should 
shake  them 
that  lift  H 
up. 

I!  Or, 
that  which 
is  not  wood. 

scb.  5.  17. 

(ch.  9.  18.  6c 
27.  4. 


«2  Kings  19. 

23. 
fUeh.  from 

the  soul,  and 

even  to  the 

flesh. 
tHeb. 

number. 


X  See  2  Kings 
16.  7. 
2  Chr.  28.  20. 


2  Rom.  9.  27. 
ach.  6.  13. 
tHeb.  m, 

or,  among. 
6ch.  28.  22. 
II  Or,  in. 
cch.  28.  22. 

Dan  9.  27. 

Rom.  9.  28. 


dch.  37.  6. 

II  Or,  but  he 
shall  hit  up 
his  staff  for 
thee. 

eEx.  14. 

/ch.S4.  7. 

g  Dan.  11.  36. 

hi  Kings  19. 

35. 
1  Judg.  7.  25. 

ch.  9.  4. 
*  Ex.  14.  26, 

27. 

/ch.  14.25. 
t  Heb.  shall 


m  Ps.  105.  15. 
Dan.  9.  24. 
1  John  2.  20. 


0  1  Sam.  11.  4. 


Christ's  peaceable  Mngdnm. 


ISAIAH. 


Calling  of  the  Gentiles. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 


t  Heb.  Crv 

shrill  with 

thy  voice, 
p  1  Sam.  25. 

44. 

V  Judg.  18.7. 
rJosh.  21.  18. 
iJosh.  15.  31. 
nSam.  21.  1. 

&  22.  19. 

Neh.  11.  32. 
Kch.  13.  2. 
xch.  37.  22. 
y  Sec  .4.mos 

2.  9. 

II  Or, 


a  rh.  53.  2. 

Zech.  6.  12. 

Rev.  5.5. 
4  Acts  13.  23. 

Yer.  10. 
eoh.  4.2. 

Jer.  23.  5. 
dch.  61.  1. 

Malt.  3.  16. 

.John  1.  32, 

33.  &  3.  34. 
+  Heb.  scent, 

or,  smell. 


e  Ps.  72.  2,  4. 

Rev.  10.  11. 
II  Or,  argue. 
/Job  4.  9. 

Mal.  4.  6. 

2Thess.  2.  8. 

Rev.  1.  16.  &, 

2.  16.  (kl9. 

15. 
g  See  Eph.  6. 

14. 
hch.  65.  25. 

¥.z.  34.  25. 

Hos.  2.  18. 


]|  Or,  ad.lcr's. 
i  Job  5.  23. 

ch.  2.  4.  ik 

35.  0. 
illab.  2.  14. 

Ich.  2.  U. 
m  ver.  1. 

Rom.  15.  12. 
nUom.  15.  10. 
0  Heb.  4.  1, 

tec. 
t  Heb.  glory. 


30  t  Lift  up  thy  voice,  O  daughter 
pof  Gallim:  cause  it  to  be  heard 
uuto  ^Lai.sh,  '•O  poor  Anathotli. 

31  sMadmenah  is  removed;  the 
inhabitants  of  Gebim  gather  them- 
selves to  flee. 

32  As  yet  sliall  he  remain  *at 
Nob  that  day:  he  shall  "shake 
his  hand  against  the  mount  of 
^  the  daughter  of  Zion,  tlie  hill  of 
Jerusalem. 

33  Behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  shall  lop  the  bough  with 
teri-or:  and  y  the  high  ones  of 
stature  fhali  be  hewn  down,  and 
the  haughty  shall  be  humbled. 

34  And  he  shall  cut  down  the 
thickets  of  the  forest  with  iron, 
and  Lebanon  shall  fall  II  by  a 
mighty  one. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  The  peaccahle  kingdum  of  the  Branch  out  of 
the  root  of  Jesse.  10  The  victorious  restora- 
tion of  Israel,  and  vocation  of  the  Gentiles. 

AND  "there  shall  come  forth 
.  a  rod  out  of  the  stem  of 
*  Jesse,  and  «a  Branch  shall  grow 
out  of  his  roots: 

2  f'And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
shall  rest  upon  him,  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  and  understanding,  the 
spirit  of  counsel  and  miglit,  the 
spirit  of  knowledge  and  of  the 
fear  of  the  Lord; 

3  And  shall  make  him  of  t  quick 
understanding  in  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  :  and  he  shall  not  judge  after 
the  sight  of  his  eyes,  neither  re- 
prove after  the  hearing  of  his  ears : 

4  But  cwith  righteousness  shall 
he  judge  the  poor,  and  il  reprove 
with  equity  for  the  meek  of  the 
earth :  and  he  shall  /smite  the 
earth  with  the  rod  of  his  mouth, 
and  with  the  breath  of  his  lips 
shall  he  slay  the  wicked. 

5  And  .'' righteousness  shall  be 
the  girdle  of  his  loins,  and  faith- 
fulness the  girdle  of  his  reins. 

6  A  The  wolf  also  shall  dwell 
with  the  lamb,  and  the  leopard 
shall  lie  down  with  the  kid;  and 
the  calf  and  the  young  lion  and 
the  fatling  together;  and  a  little 
child  shall  lead  them. 

7  And  the  cow  and  the  bear  .«!hall 
feed;  their  young  ones  shall  lie 
down  together:  and  the  lion  shall 
eat  straw  like  the  o.x. 

8  And  the  sucking  child  shall 
play  on  the  hole  of  the  asp,  and 
the  weaned  child  shall  put  his 
hand  on  the  II  cockatri<;e'  den. 

9  iThey  shall  not  hurt  nor  de- 
stroy in  all  my  holy  mountain: 
for  ^the  earth  siiall  be  full  of  the 
knowledge  of  the  Loud,  as  the 
waters  cover  the  sea. 

10  H  ^And  in  that  day  »"  there 
shall  be  a  root  of  Jesse,  which 
shall  stand  for  an  ensign  of  the 
people;  to  it  shall  the  "Gentiles 
seek:  and  "his  re.st  shall  be 
+  glorious. 

G04 


11  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  pin 
that  day,  that  the  Lord  shall  set 
his  hand  again  the  second  time  to 
recover  the  remnant  of  his  peo- 
ple, which  shall  be  left,  ?from 
Assyria,  and  from  Egypt,  and 
from  Pathros,  and  from  Cush, 
and  from  Elam,  and  from  Shinar, 
and  from  Hamath,  and  from  the 
islands  of  the  sea. 

12  And  he  shall  set  up  an  ensign 
for  the  nations,  and  shall  assem- 
ble the  outcasts  of  Israel,  and 
gather  together  '•the  dispersed  of 
Judah  from  the  lour  t  corners  of 
the  earth. 

13  sThe  envy  also  of  Ephraim 
shall  depart,  and  the  adversaries 
of  Judah  shall  be  cut  off:  Ephra- 
im shall  not  envy  Judah,  and  Ju- 
dah shall  not  ve.x  Ephraim. 

14  But  they  shall  Hy  upon  the 
shoulders  of  the  Philistines  to- 
ward the  west;  they  shall  spoil 
tthem  of  the  east  together:  *1  they 
shall  lay  their  hand  upon  Edom 
andMoab;  tand  the  children  of 
Amnion  "shall  obey  them. 

15  And  the  Lord  a^ shall  utterly 
destroy  the  tongue  of  the  Egyp- 
tian sea;  and  with  his  mighty 
wind  shall  he  shake  his  hand 
over  the  river,  and  shall  smite  it 
in  the  seven  streams,  v  and  make 
men  go  over  t  dryshod. 

16  And  2  there  shall  be  a  high- 
way for  the  remnant  of  his  peo- 
ple, which  shall  be  left,  from  As- 
syria; «like  as  it  was  to  Israel  in 
the  day  that  he  came  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

CHAPTER  XIL 

A  joyful  thanksgiving   of  the  faithful  for  the 
mercies  of  God. 

A  ND  « in  that  day  thou  shalt  say, 
J\  O  Lord,  I  will  praise  thee: 
though  thou  wast  angry  with  me, 
thine  anger  is  turned  away,  and 
thou  comfortedst  me. 

2  Behold,  God  is  my  salvation  ;  I 
will  trust,  and  not  be  afraid :  for 
the  Lord  '-JEHOVAH  is  my 
'•strength  and  my  song;  he  also  is 
become  my  salvation. 

3  Therefore  with  joy  shall  ye 
draw  rf  water  out  of  the  wells  of 
salvation. 

4  And  in  that  day  shall  ye  say, 
«  Praise  the  Lord,  II  call  upon  his 
name, /declare  his  doings  among 
the  people,  make  mention  that 
his  n  name  is  e.xalted. 

5  ''Sing  unto  the  Lonn;  for  he 
hath  done  excellent  things:  this 
is  known  in  all  the  earth. 

(i  iCry  out  and  shout,  thou  tin- 
habitant  of  Zion:  for  great  (.s-  'the 
Holy  One  of  Israel  in  the  midst 
of  thee. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  God  mustrrelh  the  armir!:  of  his  wrath.  6  He 
threatcncth  to  destroy  Bahylon  by  the  Medcs.  19 
The  desolation  of  Babylon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 

pch.2.  11. 
q  Zech.  10.  10. 


r  John  7.  35. 

James  1. 1. 
t  Heb.  wi7igs. 
sJer.  3.  IS. 

Ez.  37.  16,17, 

22. 

Hos.  1.  11. 


t  Heb.  the 
children  of 
the  east. 

«Dan.  11.41. 

t  Heb.  Edom 
and  Moab 
shall  be  the 
laying  on  of 


the 


■  hand. 


t  Heb.  the 
children  of 
Ammon  their 
obedience. 

uch.60.  14. 

jrZech.  10.  11. 

yRev.  16.  12. 

t  Heb. 
in  shoes. 

zch.  19.  23. 

a  Ex.  14.  29. 
ch.  51.  10.  Sc 
63.  12,  13. 


h  Ps.  83.  18. 
cEx.  1.5.  2. 

Ps.  lis.  14. 
rfJohn4.  10, 

14.  <k  7.  37, 

3S. 
e  1  Chr.  16.8. 

Ps.  105.  1. 
[1  Or,  proclaim 

his  name. 
/Ps.  145.  4,5, 

6. 
g  Ps.  34.  3. 
h  Ex.  15.  1,21. 

Ps.  68.  32.  .t 

98.  1. 
ich.54.  1. 

Zeph.  3.  14. 
t  Heb. 

inhabitrcss. 
»Ps.  71.  22.4; 

69.  18. 

ch.  41.  14,16. 


Babylon  threatened. 


ISAIAH. 


Restoration  of  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


nch.21.  1.  4: 

47.  ). 

Jer.  50,  & 

ill. 
6  oh.  5.  26.  & 

18.  3. 

Jer.  50.  2. 
cJer.  51.  25. 
rfch.  10.  32. 
e  Joel  3.  11. 
fPa.  1-19.2,5, 

6. 
t  Heb.  the 

likeness  of. 


f  Zeph.  1.  T. 

Rev.  6.  17. 
A  Job  31.  23. 

Joel  1.  15. 


fall  dou 


iPs.  48.6. 
ch.  21.  3. 


tHeb. 

wonder. 
t  Heh.  eiery 

man  at  his 

neighbour. 
t  Hcb. 

fact!  of  the 

'flamec. 
k  Mai.  4.  1. 
^Ps.  101.  35. 

Prov.  2.  22. 
mrh.  24.  21, 

23. 

Ez.  32.  7. 

Joel  2.  31.  i 

3.  15. 

Mall.  24.  29. 

Mark  13.  24. 

Luke  21.  25. 
n  ch.  2.  17. 


pPs.  no.  5. 
Lam.  1.  12. 


jJer.  50.  16. 
Sc  51.  9. 


rPs.  137.  9. 
Nah.  3.  10. 
Zech.  14.  2. 


THE  a  burden  of  Babylon, 
wbich  Isaiah  the  son  oi' Amoz 
did  see. 

2  I)  Lift  ye  up  a  banner  «  upon  the 
high  mountain,  exalt  the  voice 
unto  them,  ''shake  the  hand,  that 
they  may  go  into  the  gates  of  the 
nobles. 

8  I  have  commanded  my  sanc- 
tified ones,  I  have  also  called  «mj^ 
mighty  ones  for  mine  anger,  even 
them  that  .'rejoice  in  my  highness. 

4  Tlie  noi.se  of  a  multitude  in  the 
mountains,  tlike  as  of  a  great 
people;  a  tumultuous  noise  of  the 
kingdoms  of  nations  gathered 
together:  the  Lord  of  hosts 
mustereth  the  host  of  the  battle. 

5  They  come  from  a  far  country', 
from  the  end  of  heaven,  even  the 
Lord,  and  the  weapons  of  his 
indignation,  to  destroy  the  whole 
land. 

6  %  Howl  ye ;  sfor  the  day  of  the 
Lord  is  at  hand;  '«it  shall 
come  as  a  destruction  from  the 
Almighty. 

7  Therefore  shall  all  hands  II  be 
faint,  and  every  man's  heart  shall 
melt : 

8  And  they  shall  be  afraid : » pangs 
and  sorrows  shall  take  hold  of 
them ;  they  sliall  be  in  pain  as  a 
woman  that  travaileth  :  they  shall 
tbe  amazed  tone  at  another;  their 
faces  HhalL  be  as  t  flames. 

9  Behold,  A:  the  day  of  the  Lord 
Cometh,  cruel  both  with  wrath 
and  fierce  anger,  to  lay  the  land 
desolate;  and  he  shall  destroy 
'the  sinners  thereof  out  of  it. 

10  For  the  stars  of  heaven  and 
the  constellations  thereof  shall 
not  give  their  light :  the  sun  shall 
be  '"darkened  in  his  going  forth, 
and  the  moon  shall  not  cause  her 
light  to  shine. 

11  And  I  will  punish  the  world 
for  their  evil,  and  tlie  wicked  for 
their  iniquity;  "and  I  will  cause 
the  arro.gancy  of  the  proud  to 
cease,  and  will  lay  low  the  haught- 
iness of  tlie  terrible. 

12  I  will  make  a  man  more  pre- 
cious than  fine  gold  ;  even  a  man 
than  the  golden  wedge  of  Ophir. 

13  "Therelbre  I  will  shake  the 
heavens,  and  the  earth  shall  re- 
move out  of  her  place,  in  the 
wrath  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and 
in  mhe  day  of  his  fierce  anger. 

14  And  it  shall  be  as  the  chased 
roe.  and  as  a  sheep  that  no  man 
taketh  up :  i  they  shall  every  man 
turn  to  his  own  people,  arid  flee 
every  one  into  his  own  land. 

15  Every  one  that  is  found  .shall 
be  thrust  through;  and  everyone 
that  is  joined  unto  them  shall  fall 
by  the  sword. 

16  Their  children  also  shall  be 
'•dashed  to  pieces  before  theireyes; 
their  houses  shall  be  spoiled,  and 
their  wives  ravished. 


17  s  Behold,  I  will  stir  up  the 
Medes  against  them,  which  shall 
not  regard  silver ;  and  as  for  gold, 
they  shall  not  delight  in  it. 

IS  Their  bows  also  shall  dash  the 
young  men  to  pieces;  and  they 
s'hall  have  no  pity  on  the  fruit 
of  the  womb ;  their  eye  shall  not 
spare  children. 

19  f  <And  Babylon,  the  glory 
of  kingdoms,  the  beauty  of  the 
Chaldees'  excellency,  shall  be  tas 
when  God  overthrew  "Sodom 
and  Gomorrah. 

20  ^It  shall  never  be  inhabited, 
neither  shall  it  be  dwelt  in  from 
generation  to  generation :  neither 
sliall  the  Arabian  pitch  tent  there; 
neitlier  shall  the  shepherds  make 
their  fold  there. 

21  .'/But  t  wild  beasts  of  the  desert 
shall  lie  there;  and  their  houses 
shall  be  full  of  tdoleful  creatures; 
and  It  owls  shall  dwell  there,  and 
satvrs  shall  dance  there. 

22  And  tthe  wild  beasts  of  the 
islands  shall  cry  in  their  II  deso- 
late houses,  and  dragons  in  their 
pleasant  palaces:  ^and  her  time 
is  near  to  come,  and  her  days 
shall  not  be  prolonged. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  God's  Tnerctful  restoration  of  Israel.  4  Their 
triumphant  insultation  over  Babel.  24  God's 
purpose  against  Assj/ria,  29  Palestina  is 
threatened. 

FOR  the  Lord  «-oill  have  mercy 
on  Jacob,  and  *  will  yet  choose 
Israel,  and  set  them  in  their  own 
land :  «and  tlie  strangers  shall  be 
joined  with  them,  and  they  shall 
cleave  to  the  house  of  Jacob. 

2  And  the  people  shall  take 
them,  (Zand  bring  them  to  their 
place:  and  the  house  of  Israel 
shall  possess  them  in  the  land  of 
the  Lord  for  ser%-ants  and  hand- 
maids: and  thej^  shall  take  them 
captives,  twho.se  captives  thej' 
were;  «and  they  shall  rule  over 
tlieir  oppressors. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  day  that  the  Lord  shall  give 
thee  rest  from  thy  sorrow,  and 
from  thy  fear,  and  from  the  hard 
bondage  wherein  thou  wast  made 
to  sei've, 

4  *i  That  thou  /shalt  take  up 
this  II  proverb  against  the  king 
of  Babylon,  and  say.  How  hath 
the  oppressor  ceased!  the  Jr/gold- 
en  city  ceased ! 

5  The  Lord  hath  broken  ^the 
staff"  of  the  wicked,  and  the  scep- 
tre of  the  rulers. 

6  He  who  smote  the  people  in 
wrath  with  ta  continual  stroke, 
he  that  ruled  the  nations  in  an- 
ger, is  persecuted,  and  none  hin- 
dereth. 

7  The  whole  earth  is  at  rest,  and 
is  quiet:  they  break  forth  into 
singing. 

8  iYea,  the  fi.r  trees  rejoice  at 

605 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


J  ch.  21.  2. 
Jer.  51.  U, 


t  ch.  14.  4,  22. 
tHeb. 

as  the  over* 

throwing, 
u  Gen.  19.  24, 

25. 

Deut.  29.  23. 

Jer.  49.18.  & 

00.  40. 
.r  Jer.  50.  3, 

29.  &  51.  29, 

62. 
Vch.  34.  Il- 
ls. 

Rev.  18.  2. 
t  Heb.  Ziim. 
t  Heb. 

Ochim. 
I  Or, 

ostriches. 
t  Ileb. 

daughters 

of  the  owl. 
t  Heb.  Jim. 
1  Or,  palaces. 
J  Jer.  51.  33. 


aPs.  102.  13. 
4  Zech.  1.  17. 
&,  2.  12. 

cell.  60.  4,  5, 
10. 

Eph.  2.  12, 
13,  <Scc. 

rfch.  49.22.4: 
60.  9.  <k  66. 


tHeb.  that 
had  taken 
them  cap- 
tives. 

e  ch.  60.  14. 


/ch.  13.  19. 

Hab.  2.  6. 
II  Or,  taunting 

speech. 
I  Or, 

exactress  of 

gold. 
g  Uev.  18.  16. 
A  Ps.  125.  3. 

tHeb. 

a  stroke 


ich.  55.12. 
£z.  31.  16. 


Israel's  triumx)li  over  Bahel. 


ISAIAH. 


Lamentable  state  of  Modb. 


W  Or, 

The  grave. 
t  III''). 

leaders. 
I!  Or, 

grtat  goats. 


I  Or, 
O  daystar. 


II  Or,  dill  not 
let  his  priS' 
oners  loose 
homewards 


r  Jol)  18.  10. 

IN.  'Jl.  10.  ik 

37. '28.  &L  109. 

13. 
sK.K.aO.  5. 

.Malt.  23.  35. 


t  I'rov.  10.  7. 

.ler.  .'■a.  62. 
u  1  Kiiisa  14. 

10. 
J. lob  18.  19. 
y.h.  34.  II. 

■/.cpli.  '2.  11. 


thee,  07K«  the  cedars  of  Lebanon,  i 
sayiiifi,  Since  thou  art  laid  down, 
no  feller  is  come  up  against  us. 

9  !'  W  Hell  from  beneath  is  moved 
for  thee  to  meet  thee  at  thy  com- 
ing :  it  stirreth  up  tlie  dead  for 
thee,  even  all  the  t  !l  chief  ones  of 
the  earth ;  it  hath  raised  up  from 
their  thrones  all  the  kings  of  the 
nations. 

10  All  they  shall  speak  and  say 
unto  thee.  Art  thou  also  become 
weak  as  we  ?  art  thou  become  like 
unto  us  ? 

11  Thy  pomp  is  brought  down  to 
the  grave,  and  the  noise  of  thy 
viols:  the  worm  is  spread  under 
thee,  and  the  worms  cover  thee. 

12  i  How  art  thou  fallen  from 
heaven,  HO  Lucifer,  son  of  the 
morning!  hoiv  art  thou  cut  down 
to  the  ground,  which  didst  weak- 
en the  nations ! 

13  For  thou  hast  said  in  thine 
heart,  ™  I  will  ascend  into  heaven, 
"I  will  exalt  my  throne  above 
the  stai's  of  God :  I  will  sit  also 
upon  the  mount  of  the  congrega- 
tion, "in  the  sides  of  the  north: 

14  I  will  ascend  above  the  heights 
of  the  clouds ;  ^  1  will  be  like  the 
Most  High. 

15  Yet  thou  1  Shalt  be  brought 
down  to  hell,  to  the  sides  of  the 
pit. 

16  They  that  see  thee  shall  nar- 
rowly look  upon  thee,  eind  con- 
sider thee,  snyinc).  Is  this  the  man 
that  made  the  earth  to  tremble, 
that  did  shake  kingdoms ; 

17  That  made  the  world  as  a 
wilderness,  and  destroyed  tlie 
cities  thereof;  that  il  opened  not  the 
house  of  his  prisoners? 

18  All  the  kings  of  the  nations, 
even  all  of  them,  lie  in  glory, 
every  one  in  his  own  house. 

19  But  thou  art  cast  out  of  thy 
grave  like  an  abominable  branch, 
and  (IS  the  raiment  of  those  that 
are  slain,  thrust  through  witli  a 
sword,  tliat  go  down  to  the  stones 
of  the  pit;  as  a  carcass  trodden 
under  feet. 

20  Thou  Shalt  not  be  joined  with 
them  in  burial,  because  thou  hast 
destroyed  thy  land,  and  slain  thy 
people:  ''the  seed  of  evil  doers 
shall  never  be  renowned. 

21  Prepare  slaughter  for  his 
children  ^  for  the  iniquity  of  tlieir 
fathers;  that  they  do  not  rise,  nor 
possess  the  land,  nor  lill  the  face 
of  the  world  vvitli  cities. 

22  For  I  will  rise  up  against 
them,  saith  the  Loru  of  hosts, 
and  cut  off  from  Babylon  Uhe 
naine,  and  "  remnant,  ^^  and  son, 
and  nephew,  saith  tlie  Lord. 

2:}  .'/I  will  also  make  it  a  iwsses- 
slon  for  tlie  bittern,  and  i)00ls  of 
water  :  ami  I  will  swcei)  it  with 
the  besom  of  destruction,  saith 
the  LOKO  of  hosts. 
006 


24  <I  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
sworn,  saying,  Surely  as  I  have 
thought,  so  shall  it  come  to  pass ; 
and  as  I  have  purposed,  so  shall  it 
stand : 

25  That  I  will  break  the  As- 
syrian in  m3'  land,  and  upon  my 
mountains  tread  him  under  foot: 
then  shall  -^  his  yoke  depart 
from  off  them,  and  his  burden 
depart  Irom  off  their  shoulders. 

26  This  is  the  purpose  that  is 
purposed  upon  the  whole  earth  : 
and  this  is  the  hand  that  is 
stretched  outupon  all  the  nations. 

27  For  the  Lord  of  hosts  liath 
"purposed,  and  who  shall  disan- 
nul it?  and  his  hand  is  stretched 
out,  and  who  shall  turn  it  back  ? 

28  In  the  year  that  *  king  Ahaz 
died  was  this  burden. 

29  IT  Rejoice  not  thou,  whole 
Palestina,  ^  because  the  rod  of 
him  that  smote  thee  is  broken: 
for  out  of  the  serpent's  root  shall 
come  forth  a  II  cockatrice,  '^  and  his 
fruit  s/iall  be  a  fiery  flying  ser- 
pent. 

30  And  the  firstborn  of  the  poor 
shall  feed,  and  the  needy  shall 
lie  down  in  safety^ :  and  I  will  kill 
thy  root  with  famine,  and  he  shall 
slay  thy  remnant. 

31  Howl,  O  gate  ;  cry,  O  city ; 
thou,  whole  Palestina,  or^  dissolv- 
ed: for  there  shall  come  from  the 
north  a  smoke,  and  II  none  shall  be 
alone  in  his  II  appointed  times. 

32  What  shall  one  then  answer 
the  messengers  of  the  nation? 
That  «the  Lord  hath  founded 
Zion,  smd/thepoor  of  his  people 
shall  II  trust  in  it. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

The  lamentable  state  of  Moah. 

THE  a  burden  of  Moab.  Because 
in  the  night  ^Arof  Moab  is 
laid  waste,  and  II  brought  to  si- 
lence ;  because  in  the  night  Kir 
of  Moab  is  laid  waste,  and 
brought  to  silence: 

2  c He  is  gone  up  to  Bajith,  and 
to  Dibon,  the  high  places,  to 
weei) :  Moab  shall  how)  over  Ne- 
bo,  and  over  Medeba:  ''on  all 
their  heads  shall  he  baldness,  and 
every  beard  cut  otF. 

3  In  their  streets  they  shall  gird 
themselves  with  .sackcloth:  "on 
the  tops  of  their  houses,  and  in 
their  streets,  every  one  shall  howl, 
t  weeping  abundantly. 

4  And  H(-shb()n  shall  cry,  /and 
Elealeh;  their  voice  shall  be 
heard  fTT/)  unto  .Talia/. :  therelbie 
the  armed  soldiers  oC  Moab  shall 
cry  oi'.t;  his  life  shall  be  grievous 
uiito  him. 

5  .'/iSIy  heart  shall  cry  out  for 
Moab ;"  II  his  fugitives  shall. flee  unto 
Zoar,  a  ''  heifer  of  throe  years  old: 
Ibr  *by  the  mounting  up  of  Lu- 
hith  with  weeping  shall  they  go  it 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


a  2  Clir.  20.  6. 

Job  9.  12.4; 

•J3. 13. 

Ps.  33.  11. 

Prov.   19.  21. 

&  21.  30. 

cli.  43.13. 

Dan.  4.  31,35. 
6  2  Kings  16. 

20. 

726. 

c2Chr.26.  6. 

!|  Or,  adder, 
il  2  Kings  18. 


II  Or,  he  shall 

not  be  alone. 
II  Or, 

assemblies. 
cPs.  87.  1,5. 

ifc  102.  16. 
/Zeph.  3.  12. 

Zech. 11.11. 
II  Or,  betake 

themselves 

unto  it. 


about  726. 

aJi-r.48.1,itc. 

10/..  25.  8-11. 

.\mos  2.  1. 
b  Num.  21.  28. 
;i  Or,  cut  off. 
cch.  16.  12. 
d  See  Lev.  21. 

r'h.  3.  24.  & 
22.  12. 

Jer.  47.  5.  Jfc 
48.  1,  37,  38. 
Kz.  7.  18. 

cTer.  48.  38. 

t  Ili-b.  de- 
scenilmg  in- 
to weeping. 


dou 


nth 


weeping, 
/ch.  16.  9. 
grh.  10.  II. 

Jer.  48.  31. 
:i  Or,  to 

the  borders 

thereof,  even 

to  Zoar,  aa 

11  heifer, 
hch.  10.  14. 

Jer.  48.  34. 
iJer.  48.  5. 


Moah  threatened. 


ISAIAH. 


S,]p'ia  threatened. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  726. 


t  Heb. 

breaking: 
k  Xum.  32.36- 
f  Heb. 

desolations. 


II  Or,  valley 
of  the  Ara- 
bians, 


f  Heb. 

additions. 
11  Kings  17. 

25. 


a2Kings  3.  4. 
J2Kiiigsl4.7. 
II  Or,  Petra. 
t  Heb,  A  rock. 

II  Or,  a  nest 
forsaken. 
cNnm.  21.13. 
t  Heb.  Bring. 


t  Ileh. 

t  Heb. 

the  treaders 

down. 
dDan.  7.  14, 

27. 

Mic.  4.  7. 

Luke  1.  33. 
II  Or, 

prepared. 
ePs.72.  2.  3c 

96.13.ik  98.9. 
/Jer.  48.  29. 

Zeph.  2.  10. 
g  ch.  28.  15. 

h  Jer.  48.  20. 

!  2  Kings  3.25. 
II  Or,  mutter. 

*ch.24.  7. 
t  ver.  9. 


II  Or, 
plucked  up. 

m  Jer.  48.  32. 


up ;  for  ill  the  waj'  of  Horouaim 
they  shall  raise  up  a  cry  of  tde- 
structioii. 

6  For  tlie  waters  ^of  Nimrim 
shall  be  t desolate:  for  the  hay  is 
withered  away,  the  gniss  faileth, 
there  is  no  green  thiiii^. 

7  Therefore  the  abundance  they 
have  gotten,  and  that  which  they 
have  laid  up,  shall  they  carry 
away  to  the  II  brook  of  the  wil- 
lows. 

8  For  the  cry  is  gone  round 
about  the  borders  of  Moab ;  the 
howling  thereof  unto  Eglaim,  and 
the  howling  thereof  unto  Beer- 
elim. 

9  For  the  waters  of  Dimon  shall 
be  full  of  blood :  for  I  will  bring 
+raore  upon  Dimon,  'lions  upon 
him  that  escapeth  of  Moab,  and 
upon  the  remnant  of  the  land. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

I  Moab  is  exhorted  to  yield  obedience  to  Christ's 
kingdom.  6  Moab  i?  threatened  for  her  pride. 
9  The  prophet  bewaileth  her.     12  The  judgment 

of  Moab. 

n  QEND  ye  the  lamb  to  the  ruler 
O  of  the  land  ifrom  lltSela  to 
the  wilderne.ss,  unto  the  mount 
of  the  daughter  of  Zion. 

2  For  it  shall  be,  that,  as  a  wan- 
dering bird  a  cast  out  of  the  nest, 
.90  the  daughters  of  Moab  shall  be 
at  the  fords  of  '•Arnon. 

3  tTake  counsel,  execute  judg- 
ment ;  make  thy  shadow  as  the 
night  in  the  midst  of  the  noon- 
day; hide  the  outcasts;  bewray 
not  him  that  wandereth. 

4  Let  mine  outcasts  dwell  with 
thee,  Moab ;  be  thou  a  covert  to 
them  from  the  face  of  the  spoil- 
er: for  the  t  extortioner  is  at  an 
end,  the  spoiler  ceaseth,  tthe  op- 
pressors are  consumed  out  of  the 
land. 

.5  And  in  mercy  d  shall  the  throne 
be  ii  established:  and  he  shall  sit 
upouit  in  truth  in  the  tabernacle 
of  David,  ^judging,  and  seeking 
judgment,  and  hasting  righteous- 
ness. 

6  II  We  have  heard  of  the  .'"pride 
of  Moab;  he  is  very  proud:  even 
of  his  haughtiness,  and  his  pride, 
and  his  wrath:  9 but  his  lies  shall 
not  be  so. 

7  Therefore  shall  Moab  '^howl 
for  Moab,  every  one  shall  howl: 
for  the  foundations  'of  Kir-har- 
eseth  shall  ye  il  mourn ;  surely 
thei/  are  stricken. 

8  For  '-■  the  fields  of  Heshbon  lan- 
guish, and  'the  vine  of  Sibmah  : 
the  lords  of  the  heathen  have 
broken  down  the  principal  plants 
thereof,  they  are  come  even  unto 
Jazer,  they  Wandered  through  the 
wilderness:     her     branches    are 

II  stretched  out,  they  are  gone  over 
the  sea. 

9  f  Therefore  "^  I  will  bewail  with 
the  weeping  of  Jazer  the  vine  of 


Sibmah:  I  will  water  thee  with 
my  tears,  "O  Heshbon,  and  Elea- 
leh:  for  lithe  shouting  lor  thy 
summer  fruits  and  for  thy  har- 
vest is  fallen. 

10  And  "gladness  is  taken  away, 
and  joy  out  of  the  plentiful  field; 
and  in  tlie  vineyards  there  shall 
be  no  singing,  neither  shall  there 
be  shouting :  the  treaders  shall 
tread  out  no  wine  in  ^/«f  (rpre.s.ses ; 
I  have  made  their  vintage  shout- 
ing to  cease. 

11  Wherefore  pmy  bowels  shall 
sound  like  a  harp  for  Moab,  and 
mineinward  parts  for  Kir-haresh. 

12  f  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  it  is  seen  that  Moab  is  weary 
on* the  higli  place,  that  he  shall 
come  to  his  sanctuary  to  pray ; 
but  lie  shall  not  prevail. 

13  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  concerning  Moab 
since  tho.t  time. 

14  But  now  the  Lord  hath  spo- 
ken, saj'ing.  Within  three  years, 
'•as  the  3'ears  of  a  hireling,  and 
the  glory  of  Moab  shall  be  con- 
temned, with  all  that  great  multi- 
tude; and  the  remnant  shall  be 
very  small  and  II  feeble. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Syria  and  Israel  are  threatened.  6  A  remnant 
shall  forsake  idolatry.  9  The  rest  shall  be 
plagued  for  their  impiety,  12  The  woe  of 
Israel's  enemies. 

THE  a  burden  of  Damascus. 
Behold,  Damascus  is  taken 
away  from  being  a  city,  and  it 
shall  be  a  ruinous  heap. 

2  The  cities  of  Aroer  are  forsak- 
en :  they  shall  be  for  flocks,  which 
shall  lie  down,  and  ^none  shall 
make  them  afraid. 

3  cThe  fortress  also  shall  cease 
from  Ephraim,  and  the  kingdom 
from  Damascus,  and  the  remnant 
of  Sj-ria:  they  shall  be  as  the 
glory  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  And  in  that  day  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  that  the  glory  of  Jacob 
shall  be  made  thin,  and  ''the  fat- 
ness of  his  flesh  shall  wax  lean. 

0  tAnd  it  shall  be  as  when  the 
harvestman  gathereth  the  corn, 
and  reapeth  the  ears  with  his 
arm ;  and  it  shall  be  as  he  that 
gathereth  ears  in  the  valley  of 
Rephaim. 

G  *;  -f  Yet  gleaning  grapes  shall  be 
left  in  it,  as  the  shaking  of  an 
olive  tree,  two  or  three  berries  in 
the  top  of  the  uppermost  bough, 
four  07- five  in  the  outmost  fruitful 
branches  thereof,  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel. 

7  At  that  day  shall  a  man  i7look 
to  his  Iklaker,  and  his  eyes  shall 
have  respect  to  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel. 

8  And  he  shall  not  look  to  the 
altars,  the  work  of  his  hands,  nei- 
ther shall  respect  that  which  his 

C07 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  72C. 


7!  ch.  15.  4. 

;lOr, 
the  alarm  is 
fallen  upon, 

och.  24.  8. 
Jer.  48.  33. 


prh.  15.  5.  k 
63.  15. 
Jer.  48.  36. 


qch.  15.  2. 


about  7-11. 

a.fer.  40.  13. 
Amos  1.  3. 
Zech.  9.1. 
fulfilled  740, 
2  Kings  16.  9. 

b  Jer.  7.  33. 


cch.  7.  16.  «S: 


Jch.  10.  16. 
e  Jer.  51.23. 


about  741. 

/eh.  21.  13. 


g  Mic.  7.  7. 


Ethiopia's  destruction. 


ISAIAH. 


Confusion  of  Egypt. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  741. 

II  Or, 
sun  images. 


:i  Or,  removed 
IT!  the  dny  of 
inheritance, 
and  there 


Kha 


be 


deadly  sor- 
row. 

II  Or,  noise. 

t  Jer.  6.  23. 

II  Or,  many, 

k  Ps.  9.  5. 
;  Ps.  S3.  13. 

Hos.  13.  3. 
II  Or, 

thistle  down. 


about  714. 

«ch.  20.  4,  5. 
Ez.  30.  4,  5,9. 
Zeph.  2.  12. 
Sc  3.  10. 


i  ver.  7. 

II  Or,  out- 
spread and 
polished. 

II  Or,  a  nation 
thai  metclh 
outf  and 
treadeth 
down. 

t  Heb.  a  na- 
tion of  line, 
line,  and 
treading  un- 
der foot. 

II  Or,  whose 
land  the  riv- 
ers despise. 

cch.  5.  2G. 

II  Or, 

regard  my 
set  dwelling. 

II  Or, 
after  rain. 


lingers  have  made,  either  the 
grove.s,  or  the  II  image.s. 

9  ^  In  that  day  shall  his  strong 
cities  be  as  a  forsaken  bough,  and 
an  uppermost  branch,  which  they 
left  because  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael: and  there  shall  be  desola- 
tion. 

10  Because  thou  hast  forgotten 
''the  God  of  thy  salvation,  and 
hast  not  been  mihdl'ul  of  the  Rock 
of  thy  strength,  therefore  shalt 
tliou  plant  pleasant  plants,  and 
Shalt  set  it  witli  strange  slips ; 

11  In  the  day  shalt  thou  make 
thy  plant  to  grow,  and  in  the 
morning  shalt  thou  make  thy  seed 
to  flourish :  but  the  harvest  shall 
be  II  a  heap  in  the  day  of  grief  and 
of  desperate  sorrow. 

12  If  Woe  to  the  II  multitude  of 
many  people,  tvhich  make  a  noise 
Hike  the  noise  of  the  seas ;  and  to 
the  rushing  of  nations,  that,  make 
a  rushing  like  the  rushing  of 
II  mighty  waters ! 

13  The  nations  shall  rush  like 
the  rushing  of  many  waters:  but 
Godsha.ll  k  rebuke  them,  and  they 
shall  flee  far  off,  and  'sliall  be 
chased  as  the  chaff  of  the  mount- 
ains before  the  wind,  and  like  !l  a 
rolling  thing  before  the  whirl- 
wind. 

14  And  behold  at  eveningtide 
trouble;  and  before  the  morning 
he  !S'  not.  This  is  the  portion  of 
them  that  spoil  us,  and  the  lot  of 
them,  that  rob  us. 

CHAPTER    XVIII. 

1  God  in  care  of  his  people  will  destroy  the  Ethi- 
opians. 7  An  access  thereby  shall  grow  unto 
the  church. 

WOE  "to  the  land  shadowing 
with  wings,  which  is  beyond 
tlie  rivers  of  Etiiiopia  : 

2  That  sendetli  ambassadors  by  ; 
tiie  sea,  even  in  ve.ssels  of  bul- 
ruslies  upon  the  waters,  sai/ing, ; 
Go,  ye  swift  messengers,  to  *  a  nil-  j 
tion  II  scattered  and  peeled,  to  a 
people  terrible  from  their  begin- i 
ning  hitlierto;  II  ta  nation  meted  I 
out  and  trodden  down,  II  whose  I 
land  the  rivers  liave  spoiled !  | 

3  All  yeinliabitantsof  the  world,  | 
and  dwellers  on  the  earth,  see  ye, 
«wlien  he  lifteth  up  an  ensign  on 
the    mountains;    and   wlien    he 
blowetli  a  trumpet,  hear  ye.  j 

4  For  so  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  i 

I  will  take  my  rest,  and  I  will  I 

II  consider  in  my  dwellingphice 
like  a  clear  heat  li  upon  herbs,  and 
hke  a  cloud  of  dew  in  the  heat  of; 
harvest.  I 

5  For  afore  the  harvest,  when  j 
the  bud  is  perfect,  and  the  sour 
grape  is  ripening  in  the  flower,  lie  ; 
shall  both  cut  off  tlie  sprigs  with  ' 
pruninghooks,  and  takeaway  and 
cut  down  the  branches.  | 

6  Thej'  shall  be  leil  together  unto  , 

ma 


the  fowls  of  the  mountains,  and 
to  the  beasts  of  the  earth :  and  the 
fowls  shall  summer  upon  them, 
and  all  the  beasts  of  the  earth 
sliall  winter  upon  them. 
7  li  In  that  time  ''shall  the  pres- 
ent be  brought  unto  the  Lord  of 
iiosts  of  a  people  II. scattered  and 
peeled,  and  from  a  people  terri- 
ble from  their  beginning  hither- 
to; a  nation  meted  out  and  trod- 
den under  foot,  whose  land  the 
rivers  have  spoiled,  to  the  place 
of  the  name  of  the  Lokd  of  hosts, 
the  mount  Zion. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

I  The  confusion  of  Egypt.  H  The  foolishness 
of  their  princes.  IS  The  calling  of  Egypt  to 
the  church.  23  The  covenant  of  Egypt,  As- 
syria, and  Israel. 

THE  « burden  of  Egypt.  Be- 
hold, the  Lord  b  ridetli  upon 
a  swift  cloud,  and  sliall  come 
into  Egypt:  and  cthe  idols  of 
Egypt  shall  be  moved  at  his 
presence,  and  the  heart  of  Egypt 
shall  melt  in  the  midst  of  it. 

2  And  I  will  t-'set  the  Egyp- 
tians against  the  Egyptians :  and 
tbey  shall  tight  every  one  against 
his  brother,  and  every  one  against 
his  neighbour;  city  against  city, 
and  kingdom  against  kingdom. 

3  And  the  spirit  of  Egypt  t  shall 
fail  in  the  midst  thereof;  and  I 
will  t  destroy  the  counsel  there- 
of: and  they  shall  «seek  to  the 
idols,  and  to  the  charmers,  and 
to  them  that  have  familiar  spirits, 
and  to  the  wizards. 

4  And  the  Egy])tians  will  I  II  give 
over  /into  the  hand  of  a  cruel 
lord ;  and  a  tierce  king  shall  rule 
over  them,  saith  the  Lord,  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

5  ffAnd  the  waters  shall  lail  from 
the  sea,  and  the  river  shall  be 
wasted  and  dried  up. 

G  And  they  shall  turn  the  rivers 
far  away;  and  the  brooks  ''ol' 
defence  shall  be  emptied  and 
dried  up:  the  reeds  and  flags 
shall  wither. 

7  Tlie  paper  reeds  by  the 
brooks,  by  the  mouth  of  the 
brooks,  and  every  thing  sown 
by  ^the  brooks,  shall  wither,  be 
driven  away,  tand  be  no  more. 

H  Tlie  fishers  also  shall  mourn, 
and  all  they  that  cast  angle  into 
the  brooks  shall  lament,  and  they 
that  spread  nets  upon  the  waters 
sliall  languish. 

9  Moreover  they  that  work  in 
'fine  fla.K,  and  they  that  weave 

II  networks,  shall  be  confounded. 

10  And  they  shall  be  broken  in 
the  T purposes  thereof,  all  that 
make  sluices  and  ponds  tfor 
fish. 

11  If  Surely  the  princes  of  ''^Zoan 
are  fools,  the  counsel  of  the  wise 
counsellors  of  Pharaoh  is  become 
brutish:  how  say  ye  unto    Pha- 


nefore 
C  M  K  I  S  T 

about  714. 


dSee  Ps.  08. 
31.  <t  72.  10. 
ch.  16.  1. 
Zeph.  3.  10. 
Mai.  1.  11. 

II  Or,  out- 
spread and 
polished  : 
See  ver,  2. 


n  Jer.  46.  13. 

Ez.  29,  &  30. 
iPs.  18.  10.  <fc 

104.  3. 
c  Ex.  12.  12. 

Jer.  43.  12. 


t  Heb. 
mingle. 
dJudg.  7.  22. 

1  Sam.  14.16, 
20. 

2  Chr.  20.  23. 

t  Heb.  shall 
be  emptied. 

t  Heb. 

swallow  up. 
ech.  8.  19.  &. 


!|  Or, 

shut  up. 
/rh.20.  4. 

Jer.  46.  26. 

Ez.  29.  19. 

g  Jer.  51.  30. 
Ez.  30.  12. 


h  2  Kiuga  19. 


tHeb.  and 
shall  not  be. 


i  1  Kings  10. 

28. 
•   Prov.  7.  10. 

liOr, 
while  warU. 

t  Hell,  foun- 
dations. 

t  Hell. 

of  living 

things. 
A  Num.  13.22. 


Foolishness  of  her  2)rinces. 


ISATAH. 


The  fall  of  Babylon. 


ReToie 
CHRIST 

about  714. 


II  Or, 

goBernors. 
t  Ileb. 

corners, 
tlleb. 

a  spirit  of 

pervirsetiess. 
v  1  Kings  22. 

22. 

ch.  20.  10. 
och.  9.  14. 

p  Jer.  51.  30. 
Nah.  3.  13. 


jch.  11. 15. 


r  Zeph.  3.  9. 
tHeh. 
the  hp. 

II  Or,  cf 
Heres,  or, 
of  the  sun. 

sGen.  28.  18. 
Ex.  24.  4. 
Jo.sh.  22.  10, 
26,  27. 

(  See  Josh.  4. 
20.  (t  22.  27. 


raoh,I  am  the  son  olthe  wise,  the 
son  of  ancient  kings? 

12  'Where  are  they?  where  are 
thy  wise  men?  and  let  them  tell 
thee  now,  and  let  them  know 
what  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  pur- 
posed upon  Egj'pt. 

13  Tlie  princes  of  Zoan  are  be- 
come fools,  "'the  princes  of  Noph 
are  deceived;  they  have  also  se- 
duced Egypt,  eveyx  II  t  theij  that  are 
the  stay  of  the  tribes  thereof. 

14  The  Lord  hath  mingled  t^a 
perverse  spirit  in  the  midst  there- 
of: and  they  have  caused  Egypt 
to  err  in  every  work  thereof,  as  a 
drunken  man  staggereth  in  his 
vomit. 

1.5  ]S  either  shall  there  be  any 
work  for  Egypt,  which  » the  head 
or  tail,  branch  or  rusli,  may  do. 

16  In  that  daj'  shall  Egj-pt  ;'be 
like  unto  women:  and  it  shall  be 
afraid  and  fear  because  of  the 
shaking  of  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  ?  which  he  shaketh  over 
it. 

17  And  the  land  of  Judah  shall 
be  a  terror  unto  Egypt,  every 
one  that  maketh  mention  there- 
of shall  be  afraid  in  himself,  be- 
cause of  the  counsel  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  which  he  hath  determ- 
ined against  it. 

18  *;  In  that  day  shall  five  cities 
in  the  land  of  Egypt  »•  speak  tthe 
language  of  Canaan,  and  swear 
to  the  Lord  of  hosts;  one  shall 
be  called,  The  city  II  of  destruc- 
tion. 

19  In  that  day  « shall  there  be 
an  altar  to  the  Lord  in  the 
midst  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
a  pillar  at  the  border  thereof  to 
the  Lord. 

20  And  « it  shall  be  for  a  sign  and 
for  a  witness  unto  the  Lord  of 
hosts  in  the  land  of  Egypt:  for 
they  shall  cry  unto  the  Lord  be- 
cause of  the  oppressors,  and  he 
shall  send  tliem  a  saviour,  and  a 
great  one,  and  he  shall  deliver 
them. 

21  And  the  Lord  shall  be  known 
to  Egypt,  and  the  Egyptians  shall 
know  the  Lord  in  that  day,  and 
"Shall  do  sacrifice  and  oblation; 
yea,  tliey  shall  vow  a  vow  unto 
the  Lord,  and  perform  it. 

22  And  the  Lord  shall  smite 
Egypt:  he  shall  smite  and  heal 
it:  and  they  shall  return  even  to 
the  Lord,  and  he  shall  be  entreat- 
ed of  them,  and  shall  heal  them. 

2.3  H  In  that  day  s;shall  there  be  a 
higliway  out  ofEg.vpt  to  Assyria, 
and  the  Assyrian  shall  come  into 
Egypt,  and  the  Egyptian  into 
Assyria,  and  the  Egyptians  shall 
serve  with  the  Assyrians. 

24  In  that  day  shall  Israel  be  the 
third  with  Egj-pt  and  with  Assyr- 
ia, even  a  blessing  in  the  midst  of 
the  land : 

39 


2.3  Whom  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
bless,  saying,  Blessed  be  Egypt 
my  people,  and  Assyria  2/ the 
work  of  my  hands,  and  Israel 
mine  inheritance.  j 

CHAPTER  XX. 

A    type    prefiguring  the    shamrfiil    captivity    of 
Egypt  and  Ethiopia. 

IiST  the  year  that  « Tartan  came 
unto  Ashdod,  (when  Sargon 
the  king  of  Assyria  sent  him.,) 
and  fought  against  Ashdod,  and 
took  it ; 

2  At  the  same  time  spake  the 
Lord  tby  Lsaiah  the  son  of 
Amoz,  saying.  Go  and  loose  'the 
saclvcloth  from  off  thy  loins,  and 
put  off  tliy  shoe  from  thy  foot. 
And  he  dfd  so,  c walking  naked 
and  barefoot. 

3  And  the  Lord  said.  Like  as  my 
servant  Isaiah  hath  walked  na- 
ked andbarefoot  three  years  dfor 
a  sign  and  wonder  upon  Egypt 
and  upon  Ethiopia; 

4  So  shall  the  king  of  Assyria 
lead  away  t  the  Egyptians  prison- 
ers, and  the  Ethiopians  captives, 
young  and  old,  naked  and  bare- 
foot, «eveii  with  their  buttocks 
uncovered,  to  the  tshame  of 
Egypt. 

.5  /And  they  shall  be  afraid  and 
ashamed  of  Ethiopia  their  ex- 
pectation, and  of  Egypt  their 
glory. 

6  And  the  inhabitant  of  this  II  isle 
shall  say  in  that  day,  Behold, 
such  1.9  our  expectation,  whither 
we  flee  for  help  to  be  delivered 
from  the  king  of  Assyria:  and 
how  shall  we  escape  ? 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  The  prophet,  bewailing  the  captivity  of  his  peo- 
ple, seeth  in  a  vision  the  fall  of  Babylon  by  the 
Medes  and  Persians.  11  Edom,  scorning  the 
prophet,  is  moved  to  repentance.  13  The  set 
time  of  Arabia's  calamity. 

THE  burden  of  the  de.sert  of  the 
sea.  As  « whirlwinds  in  the 
south  pass  through;  so  it  cometh 
from  the  desert,  from  a  terrible 
land. 

2  A  t  grievous  vision  is  declared 
unto  me ;  '  The  treacherous  dealer 
dealeth  treacherously,  and  the 
spoiler  spoileth.  cC4oup,OElam: 
besiege,  O  Media :  all  the  sighing 
thereof  have  I  made  to  cease. 

3  Therefore  d  are  my  loins  filled 
with  pain:  « pangs  have  taken 
hold  upon  me,  as  the  pangs  of 
a  woman  that  travaileth :  I  was 
bowed  down  at  the  hearing  of  it; 
I  was  dismayed  at  the  seeing  of  it. 

4  11  My  heart  panted.  fearfuhie.ss 
affrighted  me:  .^'the  night  of  mj' 
pleasure  hath  he  t  turned  into  fear 
unto  me. 

.5  re  Prepare  the  table,  watch  in 
the  watchtower,  eat,  drink  :  arise, 
ye  princes,  and  anoint  the  shield. 

6  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said 
609 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  714. 


yP 


100.  s. 

29.23. 
Hos.  2.  23. 
Eph.2.  10. 


a  2  Kings  18. 
17. 


tHeb. 
by  the  hand 
of  Isaiah. 

b  Zech.  13.  4. 

c  1  Sain.  19. 
21. 
Mic.  1.  8,  11. 


tHeb.  the 
captivity  of 
Egypt. 

e2  Sam.  10.  4. 

ch.  3.  17. 

Jer.  13.  22, 

26. 

Mic.  1.  11. 
t  Heb. 

nakedness. 
f1  Kings  18. 

21. 

ch.  30.  3,  5, 

7.  &  36.  6. 
II  Or,  country, 

Jer,  47.  4. 


tHeb.  hard. 
6ch.  33.  1. 

c  ch.  13.  17. 
Jer.  49.  34. 

dch.  15.  5.1c 

16.  11. 
e  ch.  13.  8. 


II  Or, 
yiy  mind 
wandered. 

/■Deut.  28. 
67. 

tHeb.  put. 

g  Dan.  5.  5. 


Invasion  of  Jewry. 


ISAIAH. 


Shebna's  downfall. 


Hcfore 
CHRIST 

about  714. 


;|  Or,  cried  as 
a  lion, 

i  Hab.  2.  1. 

H  Or, 
every  night. 


»  Jer.  CI.  fi. 

Rev.  14.  8.  it 

18.  2. 
;ch.  4n.  1. 

Jer.  50.  2.  & 

51.  44. 
m  Jer.  51.  33. 
t  Heb.  son. 


nl  Chr.  1.  SO. 
Jer.  49.  7,  8. 
Ez.  35.  2. 
Obad.  1. 


oJer.  49.  2?. 


nor, 

bring  ye. 

II  Or, 

Jur  fear. 
t  Heb.  /rom 

iAc  /ace. 


7ch.  16.  14. 


r  Ps.  120.  6. 
ch.  60.  7. 


about  712. 


t  Heb. 

of  the  bow. 
i  Jer.  4.  19.  & 

9.  1. 
+  Heb.  /  will 

be  bitter  in 

weeping. 


unto  me,  Go,  set  a  watchman,  let 
him  declare  what  he  seeth. 

7  ''And  he  saw  a  chariot  with  a 
couple  of  horsemen,  a  chariot  of 
asses,  (uirl  a  cliariot  of  camels; 
and  he  hearkened  diligently  with 
much  heed: 

8  And  iihe  cried,  A  lion:  My 
lord,  I  stand  continually  upon 
the  'watchtower  in  the  daytime, 
and  I  am  set  in  my  ward  II  whole 
nights: 

9  And,  behold,  here  cometh  a 
chariot  of  men,  with  a  couple  of 
horsemen.  And  he  answered 
and  said,  ^Babylon  is  fallen,  is 
fallen :  and  i  all  the  graven  im- 
ages of  her  gods  he  hath  broken 
unto  the  ground. 

10  ™0  my  threshing,  and  the 
tcorn  of  my  floor:  that  which  I 
have  heard  of  tlie  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  have  I  declared 
unto  you. 

11  If  "The  burden  of  Dumah. 
lie  calleth  to  me  out  of  Seir, 
Watchman,  what  of  the  night? 
Watchman,  what  of  the  night? 

12  The  watchman  said,  The 
morning  cometh,  and  also  the 
night:  if  ye  will  inquire,  inquire 
ye:  return,  come. 

1.3  If  "The  burden  upon  Arabia. 
In  the  forest  in  Arabia  sliall  ye 
lodge,  O  ye  travelling  companies 
j^of  Dedanim. 

14  The  inhabitants  of  the  land 
of  Tcma  !l  brought  water  to  him 
that  was  thirsty,  they  prevented 
with  thoir  bread  him  that  fled. 

Lj  For  they  fled  lit  from  the 
swords,  from  the  drawn  sword, 
and  from  the  bent  bow,  and 
lYom  the  grievousness  of  war. 

1(5  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said 
imto  me.  Within  a  year,  <?  accord- 
ing to  the  years  of  a  hireling,  and 
all  the  glory  of  »•  Kedar  shall  fail : 

17  And  the  residue  of  the  num- 
ber of  t  archers,  the  mighty  men 
of  the  children  of  Kedar,  shall 
be  diminished:  for  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  hath  spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  The  prophet  lamentcth  the  invasion  of  .Tr.wry 
hy  the  Persian.?.  8  He  reprovrth  thrir  human 
wiS'lom  and  worldbj  joy.  15  //?  pruphesirth 
iikehna^s  deprivation,  20  and  Etiaktm,  prcjig- 
uriJir  the  kingdom  of  Christ,  his  substitution. 

THE  burden  of  the  valley  of 
vision.  Wliat  ailetli  thee 
now,  that  thou  art  wholly  gone 
up  to  the  housetops? 
•2  Thou  that  art  full  of  stirs,  u 
tumultuous  city,  «a  joyous  city: 
thy  slain  men  are  not  skiin  with 
tlie  sword,  nor  dead  in  battle. 

3  All  thy  rulers  are  fled  togeth- 
er, tliey  are  bound  thy  tlie  arch- 
ers :  all  that  are  found  in  thee  are 
bound  together,  which  have  fled 
from  far. 

4  Therefore  said  I.  Loolt  away 
from  me;  *  +  I  will  weep  bitt-erly, 

«10 


labour  not  to  comfort  me,  because 
of  the  spoiling  of  the  daughter  of 
my  people. 

5  c  For  it  is  a  day  of  trouble,  and 
of  treading  down,  and  of  perplex- 
ity "^by  tlie  Lord  God  of  hosts  in 
the  valley  of  vision,  breaking 
down  the  walls,  and  of  crying  to 
the  mountains. 

6  eAnd  Elam  bare  the  quiver 
with  chariots  of  men  coirl  horse- 
men, and  /Kir  t  uncovered  the 
shield. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
tthy  choicest  valleys  shall  be  full 
of  chariots,  and  the  horsemen 
shall  sot  themselves  in  array  II  at 
the  gate. 

8  T  And  he  discovered  the  cov- 
ering of  Judah,  and  thou  didst 
look  in  that  day  to  the  armour 
i' of  the  house  of  the  forest. 

9  t>-  Ye  have  seen  also  the  breach- 
es of  the  city  of  David,  that  they 
are  many:  and  ye  gathered  to- 
gether tlie  waters  of  the  lower 
pool. 

10  And  ye  have  numbered  the 
houses  of  Jerusalem,  and  the 
houses  have  ye  broken  down  to 
fortify  the  wall. 

11  iYe  made  also  a  ditch  be- 
tween the  two  walls  for  the  water 
of  the  old  pool :  but  ye  have  not 
looked  unto  '-the  ma.ker  thereof, 
neither  liad  respect  unto  hiin  that 
fashioned  it  long  ago. 

VZ  And  in  that  day  did  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts  ^call  to  weeping,  and 
to  mourning,  and  '"to  baldness, 
and  to  girding  with  sackcloth : 

13  And  behold  joy  and  gladness, 
slaying  oxen,  and  killing  sheep, 
eating  flesh,  and  drinking  wine: 
«let  us  eat  and  drink ;  for  to  mor- 
row we  shall  die. 

14  "And  it  was  revealed  in  mine 
ears  by  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Surely 
this  iniquity  p  shall  not  be  purged 
from  you  till  ye  die,  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts. 

1.5  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
hosts.  Go,  get  thee  unto  this  treas- 
urer, ei'r.ti  unto  ■'/Shebna, ''Which 
is  over  the  house,  cdhI  sni/, 

10  What  hast  thou  here,  and 
whom  hast  thou  here,  that  thou 
hast  hewed  thee  out  a  sepulchre 
here,  ^ns  he  «that  heweth  him 
out  a  .sepulchre  on  high,  and  that 
gravoth  a  habitation  lor  himself 
in  a  rock  ? 

17  Behold,  11  the  Lord  will  carry 
thee  away  with  ta  mighty  cap- 
tivity,'aiid  will  surely  cover  thee. 

18  He  will  surely  violently  turn 
and  toss  thee  like  a  ball  into  a 
+  large  country:  there  shalt  thou 
die,  "and  there" the  chariots  of  thy 
glory  shall  be  the  shame  of  thy 
lord's  house. 

19  And  I  will  drive  thee  from 
thy  station,  and  from  thy  state 
shall  he  pull  thee  dovvn. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


d  Lam.  1.  5. 
(k  2.  2. 


eJer.  49.  S5. 

/ch.  35.  1. 
t  Ileb.  made 

naked, 
t  Ilcb.  the 

choice  of 
thy  valleys. 
i|  Or,  toward. 


gl  Kin?s7.  2. 

<5c  10.  17. 
h  2  Kings  20. 

20. 

2  Chr.  32.  4, 

6,80. 


iNeh.3.  16. 
»  See  ch.  37. 


/Joel  1.  13. 
m  See  Ezra 

9.  3. 

oh.  15.  2. 

Mic.  1.  15. 


n  ch.  C6.  12. 
1  Cor.  15.  32. 


p  1  Sam.  8.  14. 
Ez.  24.  13. 


Q-2  Kinfs  18. 
37. 
ch.  3G.  3. 

r  1  Kings  4.  0. 

II  Or,  0  he. 

sSee  2  Sam. 
IS.  18. 
Matt.  27.  60. 

II  Or,  the 
LORD  who 
covered  thee 
with  an  ex- 
eeltint  cov- 
ering, and 
etolhcd  thee 
gorgeously, 
shall  surely, 

ver.  18. 
t  Heb.  the 

captivity  of 

a  man. 
«Eslh.  7.  8. 
t  Heb.  largt 

of  spaces. 


The  overtlirow  of  Turc 


ISAIAH. 


GocVs  doleful  judgments. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


u2  Kings  18. 
18. 


I  Job  12.  14. 
Rev.  3.  7. 


1/  Ezra  9.  8. 


'I  Or, 
instruments 
of  viols. 


about  715. 

a  JtT.  -.").  22. 

&;  47.  4. 

Ez.  26,  <k  27, 

&  2S. 

Amos  1.  9. 

Zech.  9.  2,  4. 
b  ver.  12. 
t  Heb.  sUent. 


t  Ileb.  from 
afar  of. 


/See  Ez.  28. 
2,  12. 


tHeb. 
to  pollute. 


20  T  And  it  shall  come  to  pass 
In  that  day,  tliat  I  will  call  my 
servant  «  Eliaklni  the  son  of  Hil- 
kiah: 

21  And  I  will  clothe  him  with 
thy  robe,  and  strengthen  liim 
with  thy  girdle,  and  1  will  com- 
mit thy  government  into  his 
iiand:  and  he  sliall  be  a  father  to 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and 
to  the  house  of  Judah. 

22  And  the  key  of  the  house  of 
David  will  I  lay  upon  his  shoul- 
der; so  he  shall  2: open,  and  none 
shall  shut;  and  he  shall  shut,  and 
none  shall  open. 

23  And  1  will  fasten  him  a.f  va 
nail  in  a  sure  place;  and  he  shall 
be  for  a  glorious  throne  to  his 
father's  house. 

24  And  tliey  shall  liang  upon  him 
all  the  glory  of  his  father's  house, 
the  offspring  and  the  i.ssue,  all 
vessels  of  small  quantity,  from 
the  vessels  of  cups,  even  to  all  the 
il  vessels  of  flagons. 

25  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  shall  the  nail  that  is  fast- 
ened in  the  sure  place  be  removed, 
and  be  cut  down,  and  fall;  and 
the  burden  that  2cas  upon  it  shall 
be  cut  off:  for  the  Loed  hath 
spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1   The  missrabli  ov'.rtliTow  of  Tyre.     17  Their 
unhappy  return. 

THE  "burden  of  Tyre.  Howl, 
ye  ships  of  Tarshish;  for  it 
is  laid  waste,  so  that  there  is  no 
house,  no  entering  in:  ^from  the 
land  of  Chittim  it  is  revealed  to 
them. 

2  Be  tstill,  ye  inhabitants  of  the 
isle;  thou  whom  the  merchants 
of  Zidon,  that  pass  over  the  sea, 
have  replenished. 

3  And  by  great  waters  the  seed 
of  Sihor,  the  harvest  of  the  river, 
w  her  revenue;  and  cshe  is  a  mart 
of  nations. 

4  Be  thou  ashamed,  O  Zidon  :  for 
the  sea  hath  spoken,  even  the 
strength  of  the  sea,  saying,  I  trav- 
ail not,  nor  bring  forth  children, 
neither  do  I  nourish  up  young 
men,  noi-  bring  up  virgins. 

5  dAs  at  the  report  concerning 
Egypt,  so  shall  they  be  sorely 
pained  at  the  report  of  Tyre. 

6  Pass  ye  over  to  Tarshish;  howl, 
ye  inhabitants  of  the  isle. 

'7  Is  this  your  ejoyous  city,  whose 
antiquity'i.s  of  ancient  days?  her 
own  feet  shall  carry  her  tafar  off 
to  sojourn. 

8  Who  hath  taken  this  counsel 
against  Tyre,  /the  crowning  ci/>/, 
whose  merchants  are  princes, 
whose  traffickers  we  the  honour- 
able of  the  earth? 

9  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  pur- 
posed it,  tto  stain  the  j)ride  of 
all  glory,  and  to  bring  into  con- 


tempt all  the  honourable  of  the 
earth. 

10  Pass  through  thy  land  as  a 
river,  O  daughter  of  Tarshish : 
there  is  no  more  t  strength. 

11  He  stretched  out  his  hand 
over  the  sea,  he  shook  the  king- 
doms: the  Lord  hath  given  a 
commandment  il  against  t  the  mer- 
chant city,  to  destroy  the  !1  strong 
holds  thereof. 

12  And  he  said.  rrThou  shalt  no 
more  rejoice,  O  thou  oppressed 
virgin,  daughter  of  Zidon  :  arise, 
'-pass  0%'er  to  Chittim;  there  also 
Shalt  thou  have  no  rest. 

13  Behold  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans ;  this  people  was  not,  ^(7/  the 
Assyrian  founded  it  for  Uhem  that 
dwell  in  the  wilderne.ss:  they  set 
up  the  towers  thereof,  they  raised 
up  the  palaces  thereof;  and  he 
brought  it  to  ruin. 

14  ^Howl,  ye  ships  of  Tarshish: 
for  your  strength  is  laid  waste. 

15  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  Tyre  shall  be  for- 
gotten seventy  years,  according  to 
the  days  of  one  king:  after  the 
end  of  seventy  years  t shall  Tyre 
sing  as  a  harlot. 

16  Take  a  harp,  go  about  the  city, 
thou  harlot  that  hast  been  forgot- 
ten; make  sweet  melody,  sing 
many  songs,  that  thou  mayest  be 
remembered. 

17  •■  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  aft- 
er the  end  of  seventy  years,  that 
the  Lord  will  visit  Tyre,  and  she 
shall  turn  to  her  hire,  and  'shall 
commit  fornication  with  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  world  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

18  And  her  merchandise  ard  her 
hire  '«shall  be  holiness  to  the 
Lord:  it  shall  not  be  treasured 
nor  laid  up  ;  lor  her  merchandise 
shall  be  for  them  that  dwell  be- 
fore the  Lord,  to  eat  sufficiently, 
and  for  t  durable  clothing. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  The  doleful  jviicmrnts  of  God  upon  the  land. 
13  A  remnant  shall  joyfully  praise  him.  16 
God  in  his  judgments  shall  advance  his  king- 
dom, 

BEHOLD,  the  Lord  maketh 
the  earth  empty,  and  maketh 
it  waste,  and  -fturneth  it  upside 
down,  and  scattereth  abroad  the 
inhabitants  thereof 

2  And  it  shall  be,  as  with  the 
people,  so  with  the  !!" priest;  as 
with  the  servant,  so  with  his 
master;  as  with  tlie  maid,  so  with 
her  mistress  ;  ''  as  with  the  buj'er, 
so  with  the  seller;  as  with  the 
lender,  so  with  the  borrower;  as 
with  the  taker  of  usury,  so  with 
the  giver  of  usury  to  him. 

3  The  land  shall  be  utterly 
emptied,  and  utterly  spoiled :  lor 
the  Lord  hath  spoken  tliis  word. 

4  The  earth  mourneth  and  fadeth 
away,  the  world  languisheth  and 

611 


liefore 
CHRIST 

about  715. 


t  Heb.  girdle. 


il  Or,  eoncent' 
ing  a  mer- 
chantman. 

f  Heb. 
Canaan. 

:iOr, 
strengths. 

gnev.  18.  22. 

ft  ver.  1. 


h  Ter.  1. 
Ez.  27.  25,30. 


tHeb. 
it  shall  he 
unto  Tyre  as 
the  song  of  a 
harlot. 


m  Zech.  14. 
20,  21. 


about  712. 

t  Heb.  per- 
vertetk  the 
face  thereof. 


1  Or,  prince, 
a  Hos.  4.  9. 


6  Ez.  7.  12, 13 


God's  judgments 


ISAIAH. 


upon  the  land. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


t  Hfb.  the 
height  of  the 
people. 

eOen.  3.  17. 
Num.  35.  33. 

d  Mai.  4.  6. 


cch.  16.  8,  9. 
Joell.  10,12. 


f.ler.  7.  34.  & 
'  16.  9.  &  25. 

10. 

Kz.  26.  13. 

Ho9.2.  11. 

Rev.  18.  22. 


g  ch.  17.  6,  6. 


!l  Or,  valleys. 
A  Mai.  1.  11. 


t  Heb.  Lean, 
ness  tu  me, 
or,  Mv  secret 
to  me. 

1  Jcr.  5.  11. 


*  See  1  Kings 
19.  17. 
Jcr.  4S.  43, 


;Gen.  7.  11. 
m  I's.  18.  7. 


fadeth  away,  tthe  haughty  peo- 
ple of  the  earth  do  languish. 
.5  (•  The  earth  also  is  defiled  under 
the  inhabitants  thereof;  because 
they  have  transgressed  the  laws, 
changed  the  ordinance,  broken 
the  everla.sting  covenant. 

6  Therefore  hath  ^the  curse  de- 
voured the  earth,  and  they  that 
dwell  therein  are  desolate :  there- 
fore the  inhabitants  of  the  earth 
are  burned,  and  few  men  left. 

7  cThe  new  wine  niourneth,  the 
vine  languisheth,  all  the  merry- 
hearted  do  sigh. 

8  The  mirth  /of  tabrets  ceaseth, 
the  noise  of  them  that  rejoice 
endeth,  the  joy  of  the  harp  ceas- 
eth. 

9  They  shall  not  drink  wine  with 
a  song;  strong  drink  shall  be  bit- 
ter to  them  that  drink  it. 

10  The  city  of  confusion  is  broken 
down :  every  house  is  shut  up, 
that  no  man  may  come  in. 

11  There  is  a  crying  for  wine  in 
the  streets;  all  joy  is  darkened, 
the  mirth  of  the  land  is  gone. 

12  In  the  city  is  left  desolation, 
and  the  gate  is  smitten  with  de- 
struction. 

13  H  When  thus  it  shall  be  in  the 
midst  of  the  land  among  the  peo- 
ple, a  there  shall  be  as  the  shaking 
of  an  olive  tree,  and  as  the  glean- 
ing grapes  when  the  vintage  is 
done. 

14  They  shall  lift  up  their  voice, 
they  shall  sing  for  the  majesty  of 
the  Lord,  they  shall  cry  aloud 
from  the  sea. 

15  Wherefore  glorify  ye  the  Lord 
in  the  II fires,  even  ''the  name  of 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  in  the  isles 
of  the  sea. 

16  If  From  the  t  uttermost  part  of 
the  earth  have  we  heard  songs. 
even  glory  to  the  righteous.  But 
I  said,  tiviy  leanness,  my  lean- 
ness, woe  unto  me!  » the  treach- 
erous dealers  have  dealt  treach- 
erously; yea,  the  treacherous 
dealers  have  dealt  very  treach- 
erously. 

17  >'  Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the 
snare,  <()-e  upon  thee,  O  inhabitant 
of  the  earth. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
he  who  fieeth  from  the  noise  of 
the  fear  shall  fall  into  the  pit;  and 
he  that  cometh  up  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  pit  shall  be  taken  in 
the  snare:  for  'the  windows  I'rom 
on  high  are  open,  and  "'the 
foundations  of  the  earth  do  shake. 

19  "The  earth  is  utterly  broken 
down,  the  earth  is  clean  dissolved, 
the  earth  is  moved  exceedingly. 

20  Tlie  earth  shall  o  reel  to  and 
fro  like  a  drunkard,  and  shall  be 
removed  like  a  cottage;  and  tlie 
transgression  thereof  sliall  be 
heavy  upon  it;  and  it  shall  fall, 
and  not  rise  again. 

612 


21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  Lord  shall 
t  punish  the  host  of  the  high  ones 
that  are  on  high,  pand  the  kings 
of  the  earth  upon  the  earth. 

22  And  they  shall  be  gathered 
togetlier,  ias  prisoners  are  gath- 
ered in  the  II  pit,  and  shall  be  shut 
up  in  the  prison,  and  after  many 
days  shall  they  be  11  visited. 

23  Then  the  7  moon  shall  be  con- 
founded, and  the  sun  ashamed, 
when  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
>•  reign  in  « mount  Zion,  and  in 
Jerusalem,  and  II  before  his  an- 
cients gloriouslj'. 

r  Rev.  19.  4,  6.  s  Heb.  12.  22.  ||  Or,  there  shall 
his  ancients. 

CHAPTER  XXy. 

1  Tlie  prophet  praiseth  God,  for  his  judg'mcnts,  6 
for  hts  saving  benefits,  9  and  for  his  victorious 
salvation. 

OLORD,  thou  art  my  God;  «! 
will  exalt  thee,  I  will  praise 
thy  name;  ^for  thou  hast  done 
wonderful  things;  <^th}/  counsels 
of  old  are  faithfulness  and  truth. 

2  For  thou  hast  made  <'of  a  city 
a  heap ;  of  a  defenced  city  a  ruin : 
a  palace  of  strangers  to  be  no 
city ;  it  .shall  never  be  built. 

3  Therefore  shall  the  strong  peo- 
ple « glorify  thee,  the  city  ot  the 
terrible  nations  shall  fear  thee. 

4  For  thou  hast  been  a  strength 
to  the  poor,  a  strength  to  the 
needy  in  his  distress,  .'a  refuge 
from  the  storm,  a  shadow  from 
the  heat,  when  the  blast  of  the 
terrible  ones  is  as  a  storm  against 
the  wall. 

5  Thou  Shalt  bring  down  the 
noise  of  strangers,  as  the  heat  in 
a  dry  place;  even  the  heat  with 
the  shadow  of  a  cloud  :  the  branch 
of  the  terrible  ones  shall  be 
brought  low. 

(J  If  And  in  r/this  mountain  shall 
''the  Lord  of  hosts  make  unto 
iall  people  a  feast  of  fat  things, 
a  feast  of  wines  on  the  lees,  of  fat 
things  full  of  marrow,  of  wines  on 
the  lees  well  refined. 

7  And  he  will  tdestroj'  in  this 
mountain  the  face  of  the  covering 
tcast  over  all  people,  and  a  the 
vail  that  is  spread  over  all 
nations. 

8  He  will  'swallow  up  death  in 
victorj^;  and  the  Lord  God  will 
"I  wipe  away  tears  I'rom  off  all 
faces;  and  the  rebuke  of  his  peo- 
ple shall  lie  take  away  from  off 
all  the  earth:  for  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  it. 

9  If  And  it  shall  be  said  in  that 
day,  Lo,  this  is  our  God;  »we 
have  waited  for  him,  and  he  will 
save  us:  this  is  tlie  Lord;  we 
have  waited  for  him,  «  we  will  be 
glad  and  rejoice  in  his  salvation. 

10  For  in  this  mountain  shall  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  rest,  and  Moab 
shall   be   II  trodden   down   under 


A  soiuj  inciting  to 


ISAIAH. 


confidence  in  God. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


a  Or, 
threshed  in 
Madmenah. 


pch.  26.  i 


about  712. 

ach.  2.  11. 
4ch.  60.  18. 


t  Heh.  truths. 

tHeb. 
peace,  peacn, 
cb.  57.  19. 

D  Or,  thought, 
or,  imagina- 
tion. 

dch.  45.  17. 

tlleb.  the 
rock  of  ases, 
Dcut.  32.  4. 

e  ch.  25.  12.  <fc 
32.  19. 


/P3.  37.  23. 
f  ch.  64.  5. 


h  Vs.  63.  6. 
Caut.  5.  1. 


I  Ecc.  8.  12. 

Rom.  2.  4. 

*  Ps.  113.  10. 


Mob  34.  27. 
Ps.  28.  5. 


II  Or,  toward 
ihy  people. 


t,for 
!  Chr. 


him,  even  as  straw  is  1  trodden 
down  for  the  dunghill. 

11  And  he  shall  spread  forth  his 
hands  in  the  midst  of  them,  as  he 
that  swimmeth  spreadeth  forth 
his  hands  to  swim :  and  he  shall 
bring  down  their  pride  together 
with  the  spoils  of  their  hands. 

12  And  the  J' fortress  of  the  high 
fort  of  thy  walls  shall  he  bring 
down,  lay  low,  and  bring  to  the 
ground,  even  to  the  dust. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  A  song  inciting  to  confidence  in  God,  5  for  his 
judgments,  12  and  for  hii  favour  to  his  people. 
20  .4n  exhortation  to  wait  on  God. 

IX  n  that  day  shall  this  song  be 
.sung  in  the  land  of  Judah ;  We 
have  a  strong  cit}-;  ^  salvation 
will  God  appoint  fo)-  walls  and 
bulwarks. 

2  cOpen  ye  the  gates,  that  the 
righteous  nation  which  keepeth 
the  t  truth  maj'  enter  in. 

3  Thou  wilt  keep  him  in  t  perfect 
peace,  luhose  II  mind  is  staj^ed  on 
iher:  because  he  trusteth  in  thee. 

4  Trust  ye  in  the  Lord  for  ever: 
dfov  in  the  Lord  JEHOVAH  is 
teverlasting  strength. 

5  ^  For  he  bringeth  down  them 
that  dwell  on  high;  ethe  lofty 
city,  he  layeth  it  low;  he  layeth  it 
low,  even  to  the  ground ;  he'bring- 
eth  it  even  to  the  dust. 

6  The  foot  shall  tread  it  down, 
even  the  feet  of  the  poor,  and  the 
steps  of  the  needy. 

7  The  way  of  the  just  is  upright- 
ness: /thou,  most  upright,  dost 
weigh  the  path  of  the  just. 

8  Yea,  ffin  the  way  of  thy  judg- 
ments, O  Lord,  have  we  waited 
for  thee ;  the  desire  of  our  soul  is 
to  thy  name,  and  to  the  remem- 
brance of  thee. 

9  >>  With  my  soul  have  I  desired 
thee  in  the  night ;  yea,  with  my 
spirit  within  me  will  I  seek  thee 
early:  for  when  thy  judgments 
are  in  the  earth,  the  inhabitants 
of  the  world  will  learn  righteous- 
ness. 

10  i  Let  favour  be  shewed  to  the 
wicked,  yet  will  he  not  learn 
righteousness:  in  *the  land  of 
uprightness  will  he  deal  unjustly, 
and  will  not  behold  the  majesty 
of  the  Lord. 

11  Lord,  u-hen  thy  hand  is  lifted 
up,  'they  will  not  see:  (jut  they 
shall  see,  and  be  ashamed  for  their 
envy  1  at  the  people ;  j'ea,  the  fire 
of  thine  enemies  shall  devour 
them. 

12  •[  Lord,  thou  wilt  ordain  peace 
for  us :  for  thou  also  hast  wrought 
all  our  works  II  in  us. 

13  O  Lord  our  God,  mother  lords 
besides  thee  have  had  dominion 
over  us  ;  but  by  thee  only  will  we 
make  mention  of  thy  name. 

14  They  are  dead,  they  shall  not 


live ;  they  are  deceased,  they  shall 
not  rise :  therefore  hast  thou  visit- 
ed and  destroyed  them,  and  made 
all  their  memory  to  perish. 

15  Thou  hast  increased  the  nation, 

0  Lord,  thou  hast  increased  the 
nation;  thou  art  glorified:  thou 
hadst  removed  it  far  unto  all  the 
ends  of  the  earth. 

16  Lord,  «  in  trouble  have  they 
visited  thee;  they  poured  out  a 
t prayer  when  thychastening icas 
upon  them. 

17  Like  as  "a  woman  with  child, 
that  draweth  near  the  time  of  her 
delivery,  is  in  pain,  and  criethout 
in  her  pangs ;  so  have  we  been  in 
thy  sight,  O  Lord. 

18  We  have  been  with  child,  we 
have  been  in  pain,  we  have  as  it 
were  brought  forth  wind ;  we  have 
not  wrought  any  deliverance  in 
the  earth;  neither  have  ;^the  in- 
habitants of  the  world  fallen. 

19  "zThj^dead  men  shall  live,  to- 
gether vnth  my  dead  body  shall 
they  arise.  '•Awake  and  sing,  ye 
that  dwell  in  dust :  for  thy  dew  is 
as  the  dew  of  herbs,  and  the  earth 
shall  cast  out  the  dead. 

20  ?  Come,  my  people,  » enter 
thou  into  thj'  chambers,  and  shut 
thy  doors  about  thee:  hide  thyself 
as  it  were  *for  a  little  moment, 
until  the  indignation  be  overpast. 

21  For,  behold,  the  Lord  «  com- 
eth  out  of  his  place  to  punish  the 
inhabitants  of  the  earth  for  their 
iniquity  :  the  earth  also  shall  dis- 
close her  t  blood,  and  shall  no 
more  cover  her  slain. 

CHAPTER   XXVII. 

1  The  care  cf  God  over  his  vineyard.  7  His 
chastisements  differ  from  judgments.  12  The 
church  of  Jews  and  Gentiles. 

IN  that  daj"-  the  Lord  with  his 
sore  and  gi-eat  and  strong 
sword  shall  punish  leviathan  the 
I  piercing  serpent,  « even  levia- 
than that  crooked  serpent ;  and 
he  shall  slay  *the  dragon  that  is 
in  the  sea. 

2  In  that  day  "sing  ye  unto  her, 
<iA  vineyard  of  red  wine. 

3  c  I  the  Lord  do  keep  it ;  I  will 
water  it  every  moment :  lest  any 
hurt  it,  I  will  keep  it  night  and 
day. 

4  Fury  is  not  in  me :  who  would 
set /the  briei*s  find  thorns  against 
me  in  battle?  I  would  II  go  through 
them,  I  would  burn  them  to- 
gether. 

5  Or  let  him  take  hold  s-of  my 
strength,  that  he  may  '^  make 
peace  with  me ;  and  he  shall  make 
peace  with  me. 

0  He  shall  cause  them  that  come 
of  Jacob  'to  take  root:  Israel 
shall  blossom  and  bud,  and  fill 
the  face  of  the  world  with  fruit. 

7  ^  Hath  he  smitten  him,  tas  he 

smote  those  that  smote  him?  or 

613 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


t  Heb.  secret 

speech. 
och.13.  8. 

John  16.  21. 


p  Fs.  17.  14. 
qEz.  37.  l.&c. 
r  Dan.  12.  2. 

s  Ex.12.  32,23. 


rPs.  30.  5. 

ch.  54.  7,  ,<. 

2  Cor.  4.  17. 
u  Mic.  1.  3. 

Jude  14. 


t  Heb.  bloods. 


nor, 

crossing 

like  a  bar. 
aPs.  74.13,14. 
4ch.  51.9. 

E7.  29.  3.  & 

32.  2. 
c  ch.  5.  1. 
d  Ps.  80.  8. 

Jer.  2.  21. 
ePs.  121.  4,  5. 

/2  Sam.  23.  6. 

ch.  9.  IS. 
II  Or,  march 

against. 

rch.  25.  4. 
h  Job  22.  21. 


ich.  37.  31. 
Hos.  14.  5,  a 

t  Heb.  ac- 
cording to 
the  stroke 
of  those. 


Ephraim  threatened. 


ISAIAH. 


Christ  the  sure 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


J  Job'J3.  G. 

Vs.  6.  I. 

Jut.  id.  24. 

ic  30.  11.  (k 

40.  28. 

1  Cor.  10.  13. 
II  Or,  Khen 

thuuscndest 

ic  forth. 
II  Or,  when  he 

rcmuvetk  it. 
IVb.  78.  38. 
II  Or, 

sun  images. 

m  See  <h.  17. 
2.  Sc  32.  14. 


jiDeut.  32.28. 
ch.l.  3. 

Jer.  8.  7. 

0  Deal.  32. 18. 
ch.  43.  1,  7. 
&  44.2,  21, 
24. 


pch.  2.  11. 
3  Matt.  24.  31. 
Rev.  11.  15. 


about  725. 


t  ireb. 
bruken. 

cch.  30.  30. 
Ez.  13.  11. 


t  Heb. 

with  feet, 
e  ver.  1. 


is  he  slain  according  to  the  slaugh- 
ter of  them  that  are  slain  by  him? 

8  ^In  measure,  !l  when  it  shoot- 
eth  forth,  thou  wilt  debate  with  it  : 
!l '  he  stayeth  his  rough  wind  in  the 
day  of  the  east  wind. 

9  By  this  therefore  shall  the  in- 
iquity of  Jacob  be  purged;  and 
this  is  all  the  fruit  to  take  away 
his  sin  ;  when  he  maketh  all  the 
stones  of  the  altar  as  chalkstones 
that  are  beaten  in  sunder,  the 
groves  and  llimages  shall  not 
stand  up. 

10  Yet  the  defenced  city  shall  be 
de.solate,  and  the  habitation  for- 
salven,  and  left  like  a  wilderness: 
™  there  shall  the  calf  feed,  and 
there  shall  he  lie  down,  and  con- 
sume the  brandies  thereof. 

11  When  the  boughs  thereof  are 
withered,  they  shall  be  broken 
off:  the  women  come,  and  set 
them  on  fire;  for  « it  is  a  people 
of  no  understanding:  therefore 
he  that  made  them  will  not  have 
mercy  on  them,  and  "he  that 
formed  them  will  shew  them  no 
favour. 

12  If  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  Loud  shall  beat 
off  from  the  channel  of  the  river 
unto  the  stream  of  Egypt,  and  ye 
shall  be  gathered  oiie  by  one,  O 
ye  children  of  Israel. 

13  I'AiMl  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  "/i/ioithe  great  trumpet 
shall  be  blown,  and  they  shall 
come  which  were  ready  to  perish 
in  tlie  land  of  As.syria,  and  the 
outcasts  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
shall  worship  the  Loud  in  the 
holy  mount  at  Jerasalem, 

CHAPTER   XXVIII. 

1  The  prophet  thrcateneth  Ephraim  fur  their 
pride  and  drunkenness.  5  The  residue  shall  he 
advanced  in  the  kingdom  of  Christ.  7  He  rc- 
buketh  their  error.  9  Tlieir  untomar-Iness  to 
learn,  14  and  their  security.  16  Christ  the 
sure  foundation  is  promised.  18  Their  secu- 
rity  shall  he  tried.  23  Thiy  are  incited  to  the 
consideration  of  God's  discreet  providence. 

WOE  to  «tlie  crown  of  pride, 
to  tlie  drunkards  of  Ephra- 
im, whose  ''glorious  beauty  is  a 
fading  flower,  whicli  arc  on  the 
liead  of  the  fat  valleys  of  them 
that  are  tovercome  with  wine! 

2  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  a 
iniglity  and  strong  one,  ''which 
as  a  tempest  of  liail  and  a  de- 
stroying .storm,  as  a  flood  of 
mighty  waters  overflowing,  shall 
cast  down  to  tlie  earth  with  the 
hand. 

:i  rfThe  crown  of  pride,  the 
drunkards  of  Ephraim,  shall  be 
trodden  t  under  feet : 

4  And  «the  glorious  beauty, 
which  is  on  the  head  of  the  fat 
valley,  shall  be  a  fading  flower, 
ayid  as  the  hasty  fruit  before  the 
summer;  which  whmi  he  that 
looketh  upon  it  secth,  while  it 
C14 


is  yet  in  his  hand  he  teateth  it 
up. 

5  1[  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  of 
hosts  be  for  a  crown  of  glory, 
and  for  a  diadem  of  beauty,  unto 
the  residue  of  his  people, 

6  And  for  a  spirit  of  judgment 
to  him  that  sitteth  injudgment, 
and  for  strength  to  them  that 
turn  the  battle  to  the  gate. 

7  If  But  they  also  /have  err- 
ed through  wine,  and  through 
strong  drink  are  out  of  the  way ; 
ff  the  priest  and  the  prophet  have 
erred  through  strong  drink,  they 
are  swallowed  up  of  wine,  they 
are  out  of  the  way  through 
strong  drink;  they  err  In  vision, 
they  stumble  i?i  judgment. 

8  For  all  tables  are  full  of  vomit 
and  rtlthiness,  so  that  there  its  no 
place  clean. 

9  f  ''Whom  shall  he  teach  knowl- 
edge? and  whom  shall  he  make 
to  understand  t  doctrine  ?  them 
that  are  weaned  from  the  nailk, 
and  drawn  from  the  breasts. 

10  For  precept  Imust  be  upon 
precept,  precept  upon  precept; 
line  upon  line,  line  upon  line; 
here  a  little,  a}id  there  a  little: 

11  For  with  t» stammering  lips 
and   another     tongue    il  will    he 

i  speak  to  this  people. 

j   12  To  whom  he  said,  This  is  the 

I  rest  luhereivith  ye  maycau.se  the 
weary  to  rest;  and  this  is  the 
refreshing:  yet  they  would  not 

i  hear. 

I  13  But  the  word  of  the  Lord 
was  unto  them  precept  upon  pre- 
cept, precept  upon  precept;  line 
upon  line,  line  upon  line;  liere  a 
little,  and  there  a  little;  that  they 
might  go,  and  fall  backward,  and 
be  broken,  and  snared,  and  taken. 

14  If  Wherefore  hear  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  ye  scornful  men, 
that  rule  this  people  which  is  in 
Jerusalem. 

15  Because  ye  have  said,  We 
have  made  a  covenant  with 
death,  and  with  hell  are  we  at 
agreement;  when  the  overflow- 
ing scourge  shall  pass  through, 
it  shall  not  come  unto  us:  ^fbr 
we  have  made  lies  our  refuge, 
and  under  falsehood  have  we  hid 
ourselves: 

1(5  If  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  Behold,  I  lay  in  Zion 
for  a  foundation  'a  stone,  a  tried 
stone,  a  precious  corner  stone,  a 
sure  fouiidatiou:  he  that  believ- 
eth  shiiU  not  make  haste. 

17  Judgment  also  will  I  lay  to 
tlie  line,  and  righteousness  to 
the  plummet:  and  the  hail  shall 
swt^ep  away  '« the  refuge  of  lies, 
and  the  waters  shall  overflow 
the  hiding  place. 

18  If  And  your  covenant  with 
death  shall  be  disannulled,  and 
your  agreement  witli  hell  shall 


lie  fore 
CHRIST 

about  725. 


t  Ileh. 
swallo 


/Prov.  20.  1. 
Ho.f .  4.  11. 


rh.56.  10,12. 


+  Ileb. 
the  hearing. 


t  Heh.  stam. 
merinos  of 
lips. 

i  1  Cor.  14.  21. 
II  Or,  he  hath 
spoken. 


t  Gen.  49.  24. 

Vs.  118.  22. 

Malt.  21.  42. 

Acts  4.  11. 

Rom.  9.  33. 

Sc  10.  11. 

ICpli.  2.  20. 

1  Pet.  2.  C,  7, 

8. 
m  ver.  16. 


foundation  promised. 


ISAIAH. 


Siege  of  Jemsalem  foretold. 


II  Or,  when 

he  shall 
make  you  to 
understand 
doctrine. 


n1  Sam.  5.20. 

1  Chr.  14.  11. 

0  Josh.  10.  10, 
12. 

2  Sam.  5.  25. 
1  Chr.  14.  10. 

p  Lam.  3.  33. 


q  ch.  10.  22, 
23. 
Dan.  9.  27. 


II  Or,  the 
wheat  m  the 
principal 
place,  and 
hurley  in  the 
appointed 
place. 

II  Or,  spelt. 

t  Heb. 
border  ? 

<\  Or,  A.nd\t 
bindeth  it  in 
such  sort  as 
his  God  doth 
teach  him. 


■  Ps.  02.  5. 
Jer.  32.  19. 


about  712. 

II  Or.  O  Ariel, 
that  is,  the 
lion  of  God. 

a  Ex.  43.  15, 
10. 

I!  Or, 
of  Ike  city. 

I  2  Sai.i.  5.  9. 

tHeb.  cut  off 
the  leads. 


not  stand;  when  the  overtiow- 
ing  scourge  shall  pass  through, 
then  ye  shall  be  t  trodden  down 
by  it. 

19  From  the  time  that  it  goeth 
forth  it  shall  take  you :  lor 
morning  by  morning  shall  it 
pass  over,  by  day  and  by  night: 
and  it  shall  be  a  vexation  only 
II  to  understand  the  report. 

20  For  tlie  bed  is  shorter  than 
that  u  man  can  stretch  himself 
on  it :  and  the  covering  narrower 
than  that  he  can  wrap  himself  in 
it. 

21  For  the  Lord  shall  rise  up  as 
in  mount  "Perazim,  he  shall 
be  wroth  as  in  the  valley  of 
"Gibeon,  that  he  may  do  his 
work,  i-'his  strange  work;  and 
bring  to  i)a.ss  his  act,  his  strange 
act. 

22  Now  therefore  be  j^e  not 
mockers,  lest  your  bands  be 
made  strong:  for  I  have  heard 
from  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  2  a 
consumption,  even  determined 
upon  the  whole  earth. 

2.3  ^  Give  ye  ear,  and  hear  my 
voice;  hearken,  and  hear  my 
speech. 

24  Doth  the  ploughman  plough 
all  day  to  sow  ?  doth  he  open  and 
break  the  clods  of  his  ground? 

2-5  When  he  hath  made  plain  the 
face  thereof,  doth  he  not  cast 
abroad  the  fitches,  and  scatter  the 
cummin,  and  cast  in  lithe  princi- 
pal wheat  and  the  appointed  bar- 
ley and  the  'I  rye  in  their  t place  ? 

2(5  '\  For  his  God  doth  instruct  him 
to  discretion,  and  doth  teach  him. 

27  For  the  fitches  are  not  thresh- 
ed with  a  threshing  instrument, 
neither  is  a  cart  wlieel  turned 
about. upon  the  cummin;  but  the 
fitches  are  beaten  out  with  a  staff, 
and  the  cummin  with  a  rod. 

28  Bread  corn  is  bruised ;  because 
he  will  not  .ever  be  threshing  it, 
nor  break  it  ivith  the  wheel  of  his 
cart,  nor  bruise  it  ivUh  his  horse- 
men. 

29  This  also  cometh  forth  from 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  '•  which  Ls  won- 
derful in  counsel,  and  excellent  in 
working. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  God*s  heavy  jud^iiunt  upon  Jerusalem.  7  The 
unsatiablencss  of  her  enemies.  9  The  sense- 
lessness,  13  and  deep  hypocrisy  of  the  Jews.  18 
A  promise  of  sanctification  to  the  ^odly. 

3  ^ArOE  « to  Ariel,  to  Ariel,  5  the 
VV    city  b  where  David  dwelt! 
add   ye  year  to   year;    let  them 
tkill  sacrifices. 

2  Yet  I  will  distress  Ariel,  and 
there  shall  be  heaviness  and  sor- 
row: and  it  shall  be  unto  me  as 
Ariel. 

3  And  I  will  camp  against  thee 
round  about,  and  will  lay  siege 
against  thee  with  a  mount,  and  I 
will  raise  fortis  against  thee. 


4  And  thou  Shalt  be  brought 
down,  and  shalt  speak  out  of  the 
ground,  and  tliy  speech  shall  be 
low  out  of  the  dust,  and  thy  voice 
shall  be,  as  of  one  that  hath  a 
familiar  spirit,  ^out  of  the  ground, 
and  thy  speech  shall  t  whisper  one 
of  the  dust. 

5  Moreover  the  multitude  of  thy 
•^strangers  shall  be  like  small  dast, 
and  the  multitude  of  the  terrible 
ones  shall  be  «  as  chaft"  that  pa.ss- 
eth  away:  yea,  it  shall  be  /at  an 
in.stant  suddeiilv. 

6  ffThou  Shalt'  be  visited  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  with  thunder,  and 
with  earthquake,  and  great  noise, 
with  storm  and  tempest,  and  the 
flame  of  devouring  fire. 

7  ^  ''And  the  multitude  of  all  the 
nations  that  fight  against  Ariel, 
even  all  that  fight  against  her  and 
her  munition,  and  that  distress 
her,  shall  be  »as  a  dream  of  a  night 
vision. 

8  /'It  shall  even  be  as  when  a 
hungry  man  dreameth,  and,  be- 
hold, he  eateth;  but  he  awaketh, 
and  his  soul  is  empty:  or  as  when 
a  thisi  ty  man  dreameth,  and,  be- 
hold, he  drinketh;  but  he  awak- 
eth, and,  behold,  he  i.i  faint,  and  his 
soul  hath  appetite :  so  shall  the 
multitude  of  all  the  nations  be, 
that  fight  against  mount  Zion. 

9  ^  Stay  yourselves,  and  wonder ; 
li  crj'  ye  out  and  cry :  '  they  are 
drunken,  "'but  not  with  wine; 
they  stagger,  but  not  with  strong 
drink. 

10  For  «the  Lord  hath  poured 
out  upon  you  the  spirit  of  deep 
sleep,  and  hath  <>  closed  your  eyes: 
the  prophets  and  your  t  rulers, 
/'the  seers  hath  he  covered. 

11  And  the  vision  of  all  is  become 
unto  you  as  the  words  of  a  i  book 
ithat  is  sealed,  which  men  deliver 
to  one  that  is  learned,  saj'ing. 
Read  this,  I  pray  thee:  '•arid  he 
salth,  I  cannot ;  lor  it  is  sealed: 

12  And  the  book  is  delivered  to 
him  that  is  not  learned,  saying, 
Read  this,  I  pray  thee:  and  he 
saith,  I  am  not  learned. 

Vi  '^,  Wherefore  the  Lord  said, 
« Forasmuch  as  this  people  draw 
near  7ne  with  their  mouth,  and 
with  their  lips  do  honour  me,  but 
have  removed  their  heart  far  from 
me,  and  their  fear  toward  me  is 
taught  by  *the  precept  of  men  : 

14  "Therefore,  behold,  tl  will 
proceed  to  do  a  marvellous  work 
among  this  people,  even  a  mar- 
vellous work  and  a  wonder  :  *  lor 
the  wisdoin  of  their  v/ise  men  shall 
perish,  and  the  understanding  of 
their  prudent  meii  shall  be  hid. 

13  2/ Woe  unto  them  that  seek 
deep  to  hide  their  counsel  from 
the  Lord,  and  their  works  are  in 
the  dark,  and  =they  say,  Who 
seeth  us  ?  and  who  kuoweth  us  ? 

G1.5 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


t  Ileb.  peep, 
or,  chirp. 


e  Job  21.  18. 

ch.  17.  13. 

/ch.  30.13. 

f  ch.28.  2.  <fc 
30.  30. 


i  Job  20.  S. 
*  Ps.  73.  20. 


I  Or, 
tdke  your 

and  riot. 
/Seech.  28. 

7,  8. 
mch.51.  21. 
n  Rom.  11.  8. 
0  Ps.  C9.  23. 

ch.  e.  10. 
t  Heb.  heads  : 

See  ch.  3.  2. 

Jer.  26.  8. 
p  1  Sara.  9.  9.  J 
;i  Or,  letter, 
q  ch.  8.  16. 
r  Dan.  12.4,9. 

Rev.  5.  1-5, 

9.  ic  6.  1. 


sEz.  33.21. 
Matt.  15.  8, 


fCol.  2.22. 
u  Hab.  1.  5. 
t  Heh. 

I  will  add. 
J  Jer.  49.  7. 

Ohad.  8. 

1  Cor.  1.  19. 


Confidence  in  Emwt  reproved. 


ISAIAH. 


Ood's  mercies  to  his  church. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


BCh.  45.  9. 
Rom.  9.  20. 


deh.  61.1. 
tHeb. 

shall  add. 
e  Jamea  2.  5. 

/ch.  23.14,  22. 
S  Mlc.  2.  1. 


A  Amos  5.  10, 

12. 

iProv.  28.  21. 
k  Josh.  24.  3. 


I  ch.  19.  25.  & 
45.  11.  <Sc  60. 
21. 
Eph.  2.  10. 

771  ch.  28.  1. 

t  Heb. 
iAuH  know 
understand- 
ing. 


about  713. 

acU.  29.  15. 


4  Deut.29. 19. 

cch.  31.  1. 
dNum.  27.21. 

Josh.  9.  14. 

1  Kinss22.7. 

Jcr.  21.2.  & 

42.  2,  20. 

ech.  20.  5. 
Jer.  37.  5,  7. 


/ch.  19.  11. 
e  Jer.  2.  3C 


16  Surely  your  tm-ning  of  tilings 
up.side  down  shall  be  e.steemed 
as  the  potter's  clay  :  lor  shall  the 
«work  say  of  hini  that  made  it, 
He  made  me  not?  or  shall  the 
thing  framed  say  of  him  that 
framed  it,  He  had  no  understand- 
ing? 

17  Is  it  not  yet  a  very  little  while, 
and  6  Lebanon  shall  be  turned 
into  a  fruitful  field,  and  the  fruit- 
ful field  shall  be  esteemed  as  a 
forest  ? 

18  f  And  cin  that  day  shall  the 
deaf  hear  the  words  of  the  book, 
and  the  eyes  of  the  blind  shall 
see  out  of  obscurity,  and  out  of 
darkness. 

19  <^The  meek  also  t shall  in- 
crease theb' joy  in  the  Lord,  and 
«the  poor  among  men  shall  re- 
joice in  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

20  For  the  terrible  one  is  brought 
to  nought,  and  /the  scorner  is 
consumed,  and  all  that  i/ watch 
for  iniquity  are  cut  off: 

21  That  make  a  man  an  offender 
for  a  word,  and  ''lay  a  snare  for 
him  that  reproveth  in  the  gate, 
and  turn  aside  the  just  *for  a  thing 
of  nought. 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
^'wlio  redeemed  Abraham,  con- 
cerning the  hoase  of  Jacob,  Ja- 
cob shall  not  now  be  ashamed, 
neither  shall  his  face  now  wax 
pale. 

2.3  But  when  he  seeth  his  chil- 
dren, 'the  work  of  mine  hands, 
in  the  midst  of  him,  they  shall 
sanctify  my  name,  and  sanctify 
the  Holy  One  of  Jacob,  and  shall 
fear  the  God  of  Israel. 

24  They  also  '"that  erred  in  spirit 
t  shall  come  to  understanding, 
and  they  that  murmured  shall 
learn  doctrine. 

CHAPTER   XXX. 

1  The  prophet  thrcatenitk  the  people  for  their 
confiilcnce  in  Enypt,  6  and  contempt  of  Clod's 
word.  18  Ood's  7ncrcics  towards  his  church. 
27  God's  wrath,  and  the  people's  joy,  in  the 
destruction  of  Assyria. 

WOE  to  the  rebellious  children, 
saith  the  Lord,  "that  take 
counsel,  but  not  of  me;  and  tliat 
cover  with  a  covering,  but  not 
of  my  Spirit,  4that  they  may  add 
sin  to  sin : 

2  cThat  walk  to  go  down  into 
Egj'pt,  and  ''have  not  asked  at 
my  mouth;  to  strengthen  them- 
selves in  the  stroni^aii  of  Pharaoh, 
and  to  trust  in  the  shadow  of 
Egypt ! 

3  « Therefore  shall  the  strength 
of  Pharaoh  be  your  shame,  and 
the  trust  in  the  shadow  of  Egypt 
2/our  confusion. 

'4  For  his  princes  were  at  /Zoan, 
and  his  ambassadors  came  to 
Hanes. 

5  i^They  were  all  ashamed  of  a 

people  that  could  not  proiit  them, 

GIG 


nor  be  a  help  nor  profit,  but  a 
shame,  and  also  a  reproach. 

6  ''The  burden  of  the  beasts  of 
the  south:  Into  the  land  of  trou- 
ble and  anguish,  from  whence 
come  the  young  and  old  lion,  Uhe 
viper  and  fiery  flying  serpent, 
they  will  carry  their  riches  upon 
the  shoulders  of  young  asses,  and 
their  treasures  upon  the  bunches 
of  camels,  to  a  i^eople  that  shall 
not  profit  them. 

7  i'For  the  Egyptians  shall  help 
in  vain,  and  to  no  purpose :  there- 
fore have  I  cried  li  concerning 
this,  'Their  strength  is  to  sit  still. 

8  f  Now  go,  »« write  it  before 
them  in  a  table,  and  note  it  in 
a  book,  that  it  may  be  for  tthe 
time  to  come  for  ever  and  ever : 

9  That  "this  is  a  rebellious  peo- 
ple, lying  children,  children  thai 
will  not  hear  the  law  of  the 
Lord  : 

10  "Which  say  to  the  seers,  See 
not;  and  to  the  prophets,  Proph- 
esy not  unto  us  right  things, 
p  speak  unto  us  smooth  things, 
prophesy  deceits : 

11  Get  you  out  of  the  way,  turn 
aside  out  of  the  path,  cause  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel  to  cease  from 
before  us. 

12  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  Because  ye  despise 
this  word,  and  trust  in  11  oppres- 
sion and  perverseness,  and  stay 
thereon : 

13  Therefore  this  iniquity  shall 
be  to  you  9  as  a  breach  ready  to 
fall,  swelling  out  in  a  high  wall, 
whose  breaking  »•  conieth  sudden- 
ly at  an  instant. 

14  And  she  shall  break  it  as  the 
breaking  of  tthe  potters'  vessel 
that  is  broken  in  pieces;  he  shall 
not  spai'e:  so  that  there  shall  not 
be  found  in  the  bursting  of  it  a 
sherd  to  take  fire  from  the  hearth, 
or  to  take  water  withal  out  of  the 
pit. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel ;  <  In  re- 
turningand  restshall  ye  be  saved; 
in  quietness  and  in  confidence 
shall  be  your  strength:  "and  ye 
would  not. 

If)  But  ye  said.  No;  for  we  will 
flee  upon  horses;  therefore  shall 
ye  flee:  and.  We  will  ride  upon 
the  swift;  therefore  shall  they 
that  pursue  you  be  swift. 

17  -^One  thousand  shall  Jtre  at  the 
rebuke  of  one  ;  at  the  rebuke  of 
five  shall  ye  flee :  till  ye  be  left  as 
II  a  beacon  iipon  the  top  of  a  mount- 
ain, and  as  an  ensign  on  a  hill. 

18  1[  And  therefore  will  the  Lord 
wait,  that  he  may  be  gracious  un- 
to you,  and  therefore  will  he  be 
exalted,  that  he  may  have  mercy 
upon  you:  for  the  Lord  is' a  God 
of  judgment :  .'/  blessed  are  all  they 
that  wait  for  him. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 


h  oh.  57.  9. 

IIos.  8.  9.  <fc 

12.1. 
i  Deut.  8.  15. 


*  Jer.  37.  7. 

II  Or,  to  her. 
IveT.  15. 

ch.7.4. 
m  Hab.  2.  2. 
t  Heb.  the 

latter  day. 

n  Deut.  32.20. 
ch.  1.  4. 
ver.  1. 


0  Jer.  11.  21. 

Amos  2.  12. 

<k  7.  13. 

Mic.  2.  8. 
p  1  Kings  22. 

13. 

Mic.  2.  11. 


II  Or,  fraud. 


q  Ps.  62.  3. 
rch.29.  5. 

s  Ps.  2.  9. 

Jer.  19.  11. 
t  Heb. 

the  bottle  of 

potters. 


t  ver.- 7. 
ch.  7.  4. 


u  Matt.  23.  37. 


X  Lev.  2G.  a 
Deut.  28.  25. 
&  32.  30. 
Josb.  23.  10. 

'■\  Or,  a  tree 
bereft  of 
branches, 
or,  bouf^hs  : 
or,  a  mast. 

y  Ps.  2.  12.  Sc 

34.  8. 

Prov.  10.  20. 

Jer.  17.  7. 


Destruction  of  Assuria. 


ISAIAH. 


Folly  of  trusting  in  Egypt. 


Ueforc 
CHRIST 

about  713. 


a  1  Kings  22. 

I'i.  127.  2. 
!|Or, 

oppression, 
b  Ps.  74.  9. 

Amos  8.  11. 


J2Chr.  31.  1. 

ch.  2.  20.  (fc 

31.  7. 
t  Heb. 

the  graven 

images  of 

thy  silver, 
t  Heb. 

scatter. 
cHos.  14.8. 
/Matt.G.  33. 

1  Tim.  4.  8. 


II  Or, 

savoury, 
t  Heb. 

leavened, 
f  ch.2.  14, 15. 

&  44.  3. 
t  Heb. 

lifted  up. 


h  ch.  60.  19, 
20. 


II  Or,  and 
the  griev- 
ousnesa  of 
flame, 

tHeb. 
heaviness, 

ich.  11.  4. 
2Thess.  2.8. 

ich.  S.  8. 

I  ch.  37.  29. 


7!  ch.  2.  3. 
t  Heb.  Rocli, 

Deut.  32.  4. 
och.  29.  6. 
t  Heb. 

the  glory  of 


All  voic 


J9  For  the  people  «  shall  dwell  in 
Zion  at  Jerusalem:  thou  shalt 
weep  no  more:  he  will  be  very 
gracious  unto  thee  at  the  voice  of 
thy  cry ;  wlien  he  shall  hear  it,  he 
will  answer  thee. 

20  And  though  tlie  Lord  give  you 
«the  bread  of  adversity,  and  the 
water  of  il  affliction,  yet  shall  not 
^thy  teachers  be  removed  into  a 
corner  any  more,  but  thine  eyes 
shall  see  thy  teachers : 

21  And  thine  ears  shall  hear  a 
word  behind  thee,  saying,  This  is 
the  way,  walk  ye  in  it,  when  ye 
'■turn  to  the  right  hand,  and  when 
ye  turn  to  the  left. 

22 ''  Ye  shall  defile  also  the  cov- 
ering of  t  thy  graven  images  of 
silver,  and  the  ornament  of  thy 
molten  images  of  gold:  thou  shalt 
i  cast  tliem  away  as  a  menstruous 
cloth  ;  «thou  shalt  say  unto  it,  Get 
thee  hence. 

23/Then  .shall  he  give  the  rain  of 
thy  seed,  that  thou  shalt  sow  the 
ground  withal ;  and  bread  of  the 
increase  of  the  earth,  and  it  shall 
be  fat  and  plenteous :  in  that  day 
shall  thy  cattle  feed  in  large  pas- 
tures. 

24  The  oxen  likewise  and  the 
young  asses  that  ear  the  ground 
shall  eat  II  t  clean  provender, 
which  hath  been  winnowed  with 
the  sliovel  and  with  the  fan. 

2.5  And  there  shall  be  i/upon 
every  high  mountain,  and  upon 
every  thigh  hill,  rivers  (iml 
streams  of  waters  in  the  day  of 
the  great  slaughter,  when  the 
towers  fall. 

26  Moreover  ''the  light  of  the 
moon  shall  be  as  the  light  of  the 
sun,  and  the  light  of  the  sun  shall 
be  sevenfold,  as  the  light  of  seven 
daj's,  in  the  day  that  the  Lord 
bindeth  up  the  breach  of  his  peo- 
ple, and  healeth  the  stroke  of 
their  wound. 

27  ^Behold,  the  name  of  the 
Lord  cometh  from  far,  burning 
with  his  anger,  Hand  the  burden 
thereof  is  Jheavy;  his  lips  are  full 
of  indignation,  and  his  tongue  as 
a  devouring  tire: 

28  And  'his  breath,  as  an  over- 
flowing .stream,  /-shall  reach  to 
the  midst  of  the  neck,  to  sift  the 
nations  with  the  sieve  of  vanity  : 
and  there  shall  be 'a,  bridle  in  the 
jaws  of  the  people,  causing  them 
to  err. 

29  Ye  shall  have  a  song,  as  in  the 
night '"'  ivhen  a  holy  solemnity  is 
kept;  and  gladness  of  heart,  as 
when  one  goeth  with  a  pipe  to 
come  into  "the  mountain  of  the 
Lord,  to  the  i  Mighty  One  of  Is- 
rael. 

30  "And  the  Lord  shall  cause 
this  glorious  voice  to  be  heard, 
and  shall  shew  the  lighting  down 
of  his  arm,  with  the  indignation 


of /lis  anger,  and  with  the  flame  of 
a  devouring  fire,  with  scattering, 
and  tempest,  p  and  hailstones. 

31  For  9  through  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  shall  the  Assyrian  be  beat- 
en down,  rivhich  smote  with  a 
rod. 

32  And  fin  every  place  where 
the  grounded  staff"  shall  pass, 
which  the  Lord  shall  i  lay  upon 
him,  it  shall  be  with  tabrets  and 
harps :  and  in  battles  of « shaking 
will  he  tight  II  with  it. 

33  'For  Tophet  is  ordained  tof 
old ;  yea,  for  the  king  it  is  pre- 
pared; he  hatli  made  it  deep  and 
large:  the  pile  thereof  i.i  fire  and 
much  wood;  the  breath  of  the 
Lord,  like  a  stream  of  brimstone, 
doth  kindle  it. 

CHAPTER   XXXI. 

I  The  prophet  sheweth  the  cursed  folly  in  trust- 
ing to  Egypt,  and  forsaking  of  God.  0  He  ex- 
horteth  to  conversion,  8  He  sheuieth  the  fall 
of  Assyria, 

WOE  to  them  "that  go  down 
to  Egypt  lor  help ;  and  ^stay 
on  horses,  and  trust  in  chariots, 
because  thei/  are  many;  and  in 
horsemen,  because  they  are  very 
strong;  but  they  look  not  unto  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel,  « neither 
seek  the  Lord! 

2  Yet  he  also  is  wise,  and  will 
bring  evil,  and  <i\vi\l  not  tcall 
back  his  words:  but  will  ari.se 
against  the  house ofthe  evildoers, 
and  against  the  help  of  them 
that  work  iniquity. 

3  Xow  the  Egyptians  are  «men, 
and  not  God; 'and  their  horses 
flesh,  and  not  spirit.  When  the 
Lord  shall  stretch  out  his  hand, 
both  he  that  helpeth  shall  fall, 
and  he  that  is  holpen  shall  fall 
down,  and  they  all  shall  fail  to- 
gether. 

4  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  spok- 
en unto  me,  /Like  as  the  lion 
and  the  young  lion  roaring  on 
his  prey,  when  a  multitude  of 
shepherds  is  called  forth  against 
him,  he  will  not  be  afraid  of  their 
voice,  nor  abase  himself  lor  the 
II noise  of  them:  i'so  shall  the 
Lord  of  ho.sts  come  down  to  fight 
for  mount  Zion,  and  for  the  hill 
thereof. 

5  ''As  birds  flying,  so  will  the 
Lord  of  hosts  defend  Jerusalem  ; 
'defending  also  he  will  deliver 
it ;  and  passing  over  he  will  pre- 
serve it, 

6  %  Turn  ye  unto  him  from 
wliom  the  children  of  Israel  have 
*  deeply  revolted. 

7  For  in  that  day  every  man 
shall  I  cast  away  his  idols  of  sil- 
ver, and  this  idols  of  gold,  which 
your  own  hands  have  made  unto 
you /or  ™a  sin. 

8  H  Then  shall  the  Assyrian  »  fall 
with  the  sword,  not  of  a  mighty 
man;    and   the  sword,  not  of  a 

617 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 


p  ch.  2*.  2.  <Sc 

32.  19. 
q  ch.  37.  36. 
rch.  10.  5,  24. 
t  Heb.  every 

passing  of 

the  rod 

founded, 
t  Heb. 

cause  to  rest 

upon  him. 
sch.  11.  15.  k 

19.  16. 
II  Or,  against 

them. 
tJer.  7.  31.  t 

19.  C,  &c. 
t  Heb.  from 

yesterday. 


about  713. 

ach.  30.  2.  & 

se.  C. 

Ez.  17.  Ij. 
'.  Ps.  20.  7. 
ch.  36.  9. 

cDan.  9. 13. 
Hos.  7.  7. 

cfXum.  23. 19. 
tHeb. 
remove. 


e  Ps.  146.  3,  5. 


/Hos.  11.  10. 
Amos  3.  8. 


I  Or, 

multitude. 
?ch.42.  13. 


h  Dciit.S2.  11. 
Ps.91.  4. 


*  Hos.  9.  9. 
Ich.  2.  20.  <fc 

30.  22. 
t  Heb. 

the  idols  of 

his  gold, 
m  1  Kings  12. 

30. 
nSee2  Kings 

19.  35,  36. 

ch.  37.36. 


The  blessings  of 


ISAIAH. 


Christ's  kingdom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 


mean    man,  shall  devour   him:   a  joy  of  wild  asses,  a  pasture  of 
but  he  shall  flee  lifrom  the  sword,   flocks; 


II  Or, 

for  fear  of 

the  sword. 
il  Or, 

tri'jutary. 
t  Ileb. 

fur  melting 

or,  tribute. 
och.  37.  37.     t 

strength. 


about  713. 

aP3.45.  I,  A:c. 

Jer.  23.  5. 

Hos.  3.  5. 

Zech.  9.  a. 
i,  ch.  4.  6.  <k 

25.  4. 

t  Heb.  heavy. 

c  ch.  29.  18.  Ic 

S!>.  S>,  6. 


II  Or, 
elegantly. 


11  Or,  when 
he  speaketh 
against  the 
poor  ill 
judgment. 

II  Or,  he 
established. 

d  Amos  C.  1. 


t  Heb.  Days 
above  a  year. 


tHeb. 

the  fields  of 

desire. 
ech.  34.  13. 

Hos.  9.  6. 
II  Or, 

burning 

upon,  J^e, 
/ch.  22.  2. 
fch.27. 10. 
II  Or,  cliffs 

and  watch' 

towers. 


and  his  young  men  shall  be  I1 1  dis- 
comlited. 

9  And  "the  shall  pass  over  to 
II  his  strong  hold  for  fear,  and  his 
princes  shall  bo  afraid  ot  the  en- 
sign, saith  the  Loud,  whose  fire 
is  in  Zion,  and  his  furnace  in  Je- 
rusalem. 

Heb.  his  rock  shall  pass  away  for  fear.     H  Or,  his 

CHAPTER   XXXII. 

1  The  blessings  of  Christ's  kingdom.  9  Desola- 
tion is  furesheicn.  lijlcstoration  is  promised 
to  succeed. 

BEHOLD,  "a   King  shall  reign 
in  righteousness,  and  princes 
shall  rule  in  judgment. 

2  And  a  man  shall  be  as  a  hiding 
place  from  the  wind,  and  >>  a  cov- 
ert from  the  tempest;  as  rivers  of 
water  in  a  dry  place,  as  the  shad- 
ow of  a  t  great  rock  in  a  weary 
land. 

3  And  «the  eyes  of  them  that 
see  shall  not  be  dim,  and  the  ears 
of  them  that  liear  shall  hearken. 

4  The  heart  also  of  the  trash 
shall  understand  knowledge,  and 
the  tongue  of  the  stammerers 
shall  be  ready  to  speak  11  plainly. 

5  The  vile  person  shall  be  no 
more  called  liberal,  nor  the  churl 
said  to  be  bountiful. 

6  For  the  vile  person  will  speak 
villany,  and  his  heart  will  work 
iniquity,  to  practise  hypocrisy, 
and  to  utter  error  against  the 
Lord,  to  make  empty  the  soul 
of  the  hungry;  and  he  will  cause 
the  drink  of  the  thirsty  to  fail. 

7  The  instruments  also  of  the 
churl  arc  evil :  he  deviseth  wick- 
ed devices  to  destroy  the  poor 
with  lying  words,  even  II  when 
the  needj'  speaketh  right. 

8  But  the  liberal  deviseth  liberal 
things ;  and  by  liberal  things  shall 
he  II  stand. 

9  f  Rise  up,  ye  women  <Uhat 
are  at  ease;  hear  my  voice,  ye 
careless  daughters ;  give  ear  unto 
my  speech. 

10  tMany  days  and  years  shall 
ye  be  troubled,  ye  careless  wo- 
men: for  the  vintage  shall  fail, 
the  gathering  shall  not  come. 

11  Tremble,  ye  women  that  are 
at  ease ;  be  troubled,  ye  careless 
ones:  strip  you,  and  make  you 
bare,  and  gird  suckcloUi  upon 
your  loins. 

12  They  shall  lament  for  the 
teats,  for  t  the  i)leasant  llelds, 
for  the  fruitful  vine. 

13  eUpon  the  land  of  my  people 
shall  come  up  thorns  fOi(<  briers; 
II  yea.  upon  all  the  houses  of  joy 
in  /tlie  Joyous  city : 

14  3  Because  the  palaces  shall  be 
forsaken ;  the  multitude  of  the 
city  shall  be  left;  the  II  forts  and 
towei's  shall  be  for  dens  foi"  ever, 

618 


15  Until  ''the  Spirit  be  poured 
upon  us  from  on  high,  and  «the 
wilderness  be  a  fruitful  field,  and 
the  i'ruitful  held  be  counted  for  a 
forest. 

16  Then  judgment  shall  dwell  in 
the  wilderness,  and  righteousness 
remain  in  the  fruitful  field. 

17  ^And  the  work  of  righteous- 
ness shall  be  peace;  and  the  ef- 
fect of  righteousness,  quietness 
and  assurance  for  ever. 

18  And  my  people  shall  dwell  in 
a  peaceable  habitation,  and  in 
sure  dwellings,  and  in  quiet  rest- 
in*^  places ' 

19  '  When  it  shall  hail,  coming 
down  -"'on  the  I'orest;  Band  the 
citv  shall  be  low  in  a  low  place. 

20  Blessed  are  ye  that  sow  beside 
aU  waters,  that  sen<l  forth  thither 
the  feet  ot  » the  ox  and  the  ass. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1   God's  judgments  against  the    enemies    of   the 
church.  13  The  privileges  of  the  godly. 

WOE  to  thee  "that  spoil  est,  and 
thou  wa.'it  not  spoiled ;  and 
dealest  treacherously,  and  they 
dealt  not  treacherousl  j'  with  thee ! 
i- when  thou  shalt  cease  to  spoil, 
thou  Shalt  be  spoiled ;  and  when 
thou  Shalt  make  an  end  to  deal 
treacherously,  they  shall  deal 
treacherously  with  thee. 

2  O  Lord,  be  gracious  unto  us  ; 
ewe  have  waited  for  thee:  be  thou 
their  arm  everj^  morning,  our  sal- 
vation also  in  the  time  of  trouble. 

3  At  the  noise  of  the  tumult  the 
people  rted;  at  the  lifting  up  of 
thj'self  the  nations  were  scattered. 

4  And  your  spoil  shall  be  gath- 
ered like  the  gathering  of  the 
caterpillar:  as  the  running  to  and 
fro  of  locusts  shall  he  run  upon 
them. 

.5'^ The  Lord  is  exalted;  for  he 
dwelleth  on  high :  he  hath  filled 
Zion  with  judgment  and  right- 
eousness. 

6  And  wisdom  and  knowledge 
shall  be  the  stability  of  thy  times, 
a)id  strength  of  t  salvation  :  the 
fear  of  the  Lord  is  his  treasure. 

7  Behold,  their  1  valiant  ones 
shall  cry  without :  cthe  ambassa- 
dors of  peace  shall  weep  bitterlj'. 

8 /The  highwaj's  lie  waste,  the 
wayfaring  man  ceaseth  :  </hQ  hath 
broken  the  covenant,  ho  hath  de- 
spised the  cities,  he  regardeth  no 
man. 

9  ''  The  eartli  mourneth  aijd  lan- 
guisheth :  Lebanon  is  ashamed 
and  II  hewn  down:  h?haron  is  like  a 
wilderness;  and  Bashan  and  Car- 
mel  shake  off  their  fruits. 

10  'Now  will  I  rise,  saith  the 
Lord;  now  will  I  be  exalted; 
now  will  I  lift  up  myself. 

ll'-Ye  shall  conceive  chaff,  ye 


Before 
C  H  n  I  S  T 

about  713. 


;iPs.  104.3U. 

Joel  2.  28. 
tch.29. 17.  & 

3S.  2. 


Ich.  30.  SO. 
m  Zech.  11.  2. 

!!  Or,  and  the 

city  Shalt 

be  utterly 

abased. 
n  ch.  30.  24. 


about  713. 

!(■'<.  21.  2. 
Hab.  2.  8. 


tHeb. 

salvations. 

II  Or, 

messengers, 
f  2  Kings  18. 

18,  37. 
/Judg.  5.  0. 
g2  Kings  18. 

14,  lo,  113,  17. 


kVa.  7.  14. 
ch.  69.  4. 


Privileges  of  the  godly. 


ISAIAH. 


God  avengeth  his  church. 


Before 
C  H  n  I  ST 

about  "13. 


n  Ps.  15.  2.  & 
21.  i. 

T  Hc-b.  in 
righteous, 
nesses. 

t  Ileb.  up. 
Tightnesses. 

!l  Or,  deceits. 

t  Heb.'bloods. 

ol's.  119.  37. 

tHeb. 
heights,  or, 
hisk  placet. 


t  Heb.  rA« 

Zand  of  far 

distances. 
pi  Cor.  1.20. 
tHeb. 

uieisher. 
q  1  KiDgs  19. 

32. 
r  Deut.  28.  49, 

50. 

Jer.  5.  15. 
l!Or, 

ridiculous. 
s  Ps.  4b.  12. 
t  Ps.  46.  o.  <t 

125.  1,  2. 
a  ch.  S7.  33. 
«ch.  61.  2. 


t  Heb.  broi 
of  spaces, 
or,  hands. 


V  James  4.  12. 
T  Heb.  sraf. 
ulemaker. 

t  Ps.  KJ.  18. 

I)  Or,  T;iey 
haoefor- 
saken  thy 
tticklmgs. 


aP3.  49.  1. 
b  Deut.  32.  1. 


Shall  bring  forth  stubble:  your 
breath,  a.5  fire,  shall  devour  you. 

12  And  the  people  shall  be  as  the 
burnings  of  lime:  las  thorns  cut 
up  shall  they  be  burned  in  the 
fire. 

];5  "  Hear,  mye  that  are  far  off", 
what  I  have  done;  and,  ye  that 
are  near,  acicnowledge  my  might. 

14  The  sinners  in  Zion  are  afraid  ; 
fearfulness  hath  surprised  the 
hypocrites.  Who  among  us  shall 
dwell  with  the  devouring  fire? 
who  among  us  shall  dwell  with 
everlasting  bnrnings? 

15  He  that  "  walketh  +righteou.s- 
ly,  and  speaketh  +  uprightly;  he 
that  despiseth  the  gain  of  rt  oppres- 
sions, that  shaketh  his  hands 
from  holding  of  bribes,  that  stop- 
peth  his  ears  from  hearing  of 
+  blood,  and  oshutteth  his  eyes 
from  seeing  evil ; 

IG  He  shall  dwell  on  thigh;  his 
place  of  defence  sliall  6e  the  mu- 
nitions of  rocks:  bread  shall  be 
given  him;  his  waters  shall  be 
sure. 

17  Thine  eyes  shall  see  the  King 
in  his  beauty:  thej'  shall  behold 
tthe  land  that  is  verv  far  off. 

18  Thine  heart  shall  meditate 
terror,  p Where  li  the  scribe? 
where  1.9  the  t receiver?  where  is 
he  that  counted  the  towers? 

19  <i  Tiiou  Shalt  not  see  a  fierce 
people,  '-a  people  of  a  deeper 
.speech  than  thou  canst  perceive  ; 
of  a  i  stammering  tongue,  that  thou 
canst  not  understand. 

20«Look  upon  Zion,  the  city  of 
our  solemnities:  thine  eyes  shall 
.see  'Jerusalem  a  quiet  habitation, 
a  tabernacle  that  shall  not  be 
taken  down;  «  not  one  of  *the 
stakes  thereof  shall  ever  be  re- 
moved, neither  shall  any  of  the 
cords  thereof  be  broken. 

21  But  there  the  glorious  Loed 
will  be  unto  us  a  place  t  of  broad 
rivers  a/id  streams;  wherein  shall 
go  no  galley  with  oars,  neither 
shall  gallant  ship  pass  thereby. 

22  For  the  Lord  is  our  judge,  the 
Lord  is  our  .vt lawgiver,  ^the 
Lord  is  our  King ;  he  will  save 
us. 

23  3  Thy  tacklings  are  loosed  ; 
they  could  not  well  strengthen 
their  mast ;  they  could  not  spread 
tJie  sail :  then  is  the  prey  of  a 
great  spoil  divided ;  the  lame  take 
the  prej'. 

24  And  the  inhabitant  shall  not 
say, lam  sick:  "the  people  that 
dwell  therein  sfialL  be  forgiven 
their  iniquitj'. 

CHAPTER  XXXrV. 

1  The  judgments  UihPrf-.with  God  rcvengeth  his 
church.  11  The  desolation  of  her  enemies.  16 
The  certainty  of  the  prophecy. 

a/~lOME  near,  ye  nations,  to  hear; 
\j  and  hearken,  ye  people:  'let 


the  earth  hear,  and  +all  that  is 
therein  ;  the  world,  and  all  things 
that  come  forth  of  it. 

2  For  the  indignation  of  the 
Lord  /s  upon  all  nations,  and  ///.•,■ 
fury  upon  all  their  armies:  he 
hath  utterly  destroyed  them,  he 
hath  delivered  them  to  the 
slaughter. 

3  Their  slain  also  shall  be  cast 
out,  and  « their  stink  shall  come 
up  out  of  their  carca.sses.  and  the 
mountains  shall  be  melted  with 
their  blood. 

i  4  And  ''all  the  host  of  heaven 
j  shall  be  dissolved,  and  the  heav- 
ens shall  be  e  rolled  together  as 
;  a  scroll :  /and  all  their  liost  shall 

I  fall  down,  as  the  leaf  falleth  off 
[from  the  vine,  and  as  a  trialliiig 
Jig  from  the  fig  tree. 

5  For  h  iny  sword  shall  be  bathed 
in  heaven:  behold,  it  Jshall  come 
down  upon  Idumea,  and  upon  the 
people  of  my  curse,  to  judgment. 

(»  The  sword  of  the  Lord  is  filled 
with  blood,  it  is  made  fat  with 
fatness,  and  with  the  blood  of 
lambs  and  goats,  with  the  fat  of 
the  kidnej's  of  rams:  for  '•  the 
Lord  hath  a  sacrifice  iu  Bozrah, 
and  a  great  slaughter  iu  the  laud 
of  Idumea. 

7  And  the  ^'  unicorns  shall  come 
down  with  them,  and  the  bullocks 
with  the  bulls;  and  their  land 
shall  be  3. soaked  with  blood,  and 
their  dust  made  fat  with  fatne.ss. 

8  For  U  is  the  day  of  the  Lord's 
'vengeance,  and  the  year  of  rec- 
ompenses for  the  controversy  of 
Zion. 

9  -'"And  the  streams  thereof  shall 
be  turned  into  pitch,  and  the  dust 
thereof  into  brimstone,  and  the 
land  thereofshall  become  burning 
pitch. 

10  It  shall  not  be  quenched  night 
nor  day ;  » the  smoke  thereof  shall 
go  up  for  ever:  "from  generation 
to  generation  it  shall  lie  waste; 
none  shall  pass  through  it  for 
ever  and  ever. 

11  *i  pBut  the  II  cormorant  and 
the  bittern  shall  possess  it;  the 
owl  also  and  the  raven  shall 
dwell  in  it :  and?  he  shall  stretch 
out  upon  it  the  line  of  confusion, 
and  the  stones  of  emptiness. 

12  They   shall   call   the   nobles 
thereof  to  the  kingdom,  but  none 
s/iall  be  there,  and  all  her  princes  I 
shall  be  nothing. 

13  And  '•thorns  shall  come  up  in 
her  palaces,  nettles  and  brambles 
in  the  fortre.sses  thereof:  and  «it 
shall  be  a  habitation  of  dragons, 
and  a  court  for  :i  +  owls. 

14  tThe  wild  beasts  of  the  desert 
shall  also  meet  with  tthe  wild 
beasts  of  the  island,  and  the  satyr 
shall    cry    to    his    fellow;     the' 

II  screech  owl  also  shall  rest  tliere, ! 
and  find  for  herself  a  place  of  re.st. 

619 


Before 
C  H  R  I  .S  T 

about  713. 

THeb. 
the  fulneis 
therec^f. 


d  Ps.  102.  26. 

Ez    32.  7,  8. 

Joel  2.  31.  Sc 

3.  15. 

Mall.  24.  29. 

2  Pel.  3.  10. 
e  Uev.  6.  14. 
/ch.  14.  12. 
f  Kev.  0.  13. 
h  Jer.  46.  10. 
I  Jer.  49.  7, 

ic. 

Mai.  1.  4. 


*ch.  03.  1. 
Jer.  49.  13. 
Zeph.  1.  7. 


!IOr, 
rhinoceroses. 


I  Or, 
drunken. 


m  See  Deut, 
29.  23. 


nRev.  14.  11. 
ik  18.  18.  ic 

19.  3. 

0  Mai.  1.  4. 

p  rh.  14.  23. 
Zeph.  2.  14. 
Kev.  18.  2. 

1  Or,  pelican. 
72  Kings  21. 

13. 

Lam.  2.  3. 


rch.  32.  13. 

H09.  9.  6. 
s  ch.  13.  21, 

ifcc. 
■Or, 

ostriches. 
t  Heb. 

daughters 

of  the  owl. 
t  Heb.  ZiiTn. 
t  Heb.  Ijim. 

J  Or,  nighi 
monster. 


Privileges  of  the  gospel. 


ISAIAH. 


Blasphemous  message 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 


«Mal.  3, 16. 


about  713. 

ach.  05.  12. 


cJob4.  3,4. 

Ileb.  12.  12. 
t  Hel>.  hast!/. 
dch.'iO.  IH.  (te 

3-2.  3,  4.  <fe  42. 

7. 

Matt.  0.  27, 

<kc.  (k  11.  0. 

&  12.  22.  Sc 

20.  30,  Sic.  <k 

21.  H. 
John  9.  6,  7. 

eMatt.  11.  5. 

Mark  7.  32, 

Sec. 
/Matt.  11.  5. 

&.  15.  30.  & 

21.  14. 

Johiia.  8,  9. 

Acts3.2,  &c. 

fc  8.  7.  &  14. 

8,  iic. 
f  ch.  32.  4. 

Malt.  9.  32, 

33.  <k  12.22. 

&;  15.  30. 
Ach.  41.  18.4; 

43.  19. 

John  7.  38, 

39. 
ivh.  34.  13. 
II  Or,  a  court 

fur  reeds,  ^c. 
Ach.  52.  ]. 

Joel  3.  17. 

Kcv.  21.  27. 
!l  Or,  for 

he  shall  be 

wilU  them, 
n.ev.  2C.  G. 

eh.  11.  9. 

Ki.  yi.  25. 
mill.  51.  11. 
71  rh.  25.  8.  Sc 

C.j.  19. 

Ruv.  7.17.* 

21.  4. 


15  There  shall  the  great  owl 
make  her  nest,  and  lay,  and 
hatcli,  and  gather  under  her 
shadow:  there  shall  the  vultures 
also  be  gathered,  every  one  with 
her  mate. 

IG  1[  Seek  ye  out  of  <the  book 
of  the  Lord,  and  read:  no  one  of 
these  shall  fail,  none  shall  want 
her  mate:  for  my  mouth  it  hath 
commanded,  and  his  spirit  it  hath 
gathered  them. 

17  And  he  hath  cast  the  lot  for 
them,  and  his  hand  hath  divided 
it  unto  them  by  line:  they  shall 
possess  it  lor  ever,  I'rom  genera- 
tion to  generation  shall  they 
dwell  therein. 

CHAPTER   XXXV. 

1  The  joyful  flourishing  of  Christ's  kingdom.  3 
The  weak  are  encouraged  iy  the  virtues  and 
privileges  of  the  gospel. 

THE  "wilderness  and  the  soli- 
tary place  shall  be  glad  for 
them ;  and  the  desert  shall  rejoice, 
and  blossom  as  the  rose. 

2  i  It  shall  blo.s,soui  abundantly, 
and  rejoice  even  with  joy  and 
singing :  the  glory  of  Lebanon 
shall  be  given  unto  it,  the  excel- 
lency of  Carmel  and  Sharon ;  they 
shall  see  the  glory  of  the  LoKn, 
and  the  excellency  of  our  God. 

3  t  c  Strengthen  ye  the  weak 
hands,  and  confirm  the  feeble 
knees. 

4  Say  to  them  that  are  of  a  t  fear- 
ful heart.  Be  strong,  fear  not :  be- 
hold, your  God  will  come  wiUi 
vengeance,  eivn  God  ivit/i  a  recom- 
pense; he  will  come  and  save 
you. 

5  Then  the  <^eyes  of  the  blind 
shall  b(>  opened,  and  ^theeax's  of 
the  deaf  sliall  be  unstopped. 

G  Then  shall  the /lame  'man  leap 
as  a  hart,  and  the  i/ tongue  of  the 
dumb  sing:  for  in  the  wilderness 
sball  '« waters  break  out,  and 
streams  in  the  desert. 

7  And  the  parched  ground  shall 
become  a  pool,  and  the  thirsty 
land  spring.s  of  water:  in  'the 
liabitation  of  dragons,  where 
each  lay,  -shaU  be  II  grass  with  reeds 
and  rushes. 

8  And  a  highway  shall.be  there, 
and  a  way.  and  it  shall  be  called 
The  way  of  holine.ss;  /'the  un- 
clean shall  not  pass  over  it;  11  but 
it  >ihaU  be  for  those:  the  waylVir- 
ing  men,  though  fools,  shall  not 
err  therein. 

9  f  No  lion  shall  be  there,  nor  amj 
ravenous  beast  shall  go  ui)  lliere- 
on,it  sliall  not  be  found  there;  but 
the  redeemed  sliall  walk  lliere: 

10  And  the  '"ransomed  of  the 
Loui>  shall  return,  and  come  to 
Zion  with  songs  and  everlasting 
joy  upon  their  heads:  they  shall 
obtain  joy  and  ghnliic.ss.and  "sor- 
row and  sighing  shall  llee  away. 

020 


CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

I  Sennacherib  invadcth  Judah.  4  Ruhshakeh, 
Fent  by  Scnnachtrib,  hy  blasphemous  persua- 
sions soliciteth  the  people  to  revolt.  22  J^Iis 
words  arc  told  to  llezekiah. 

T^OW  nit  came  to  pass  in  the 

I I  Iburteenth  year  of  king  lleze- 
kiah, (hat  Sennacherib  king  of 
A.ssj^ria  came  up  against  all  the 
defenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  took 
them. 

2  And  the  king  of  Assyria  sent 
Rabshakeh  from  Lachish  to  Je- 
rusalem unto  king  llezekiah  with 
a  great  army.  And  he  stood  by 
the  conduit  of  the  upper  pool  in 
tlie  highway  of  the  fuller's  field. 

3  Then  came  forth  unto  him 
Eliakim,  Hilkiah's  son,  which 
was  over  the  house,  and  Shebna 
the  II  scribe,  and  Joah,  Asaph's 
son,  the  recorder. 

4  If  (-And  Rabshakeh  said  unto 
them.  Say  ye  now  to  Hezekiah, 
Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the 
king  of  Assyria.  What  confidence 
is  this  wherein  thou  trustest? 

5  I  say,  aayesl  than,  (but  t/iei/  are 
but  1  vain  words)  W I  have  coun.sel 
and  strength  for  war:  now  on 
whom  dost  thou  trust,  that  thou 
rebellest  against  me? 

(i  Lo,  thou  trustest  in  the «  staff 
of  this  broken  reed,  on  Egypt; 
whereon  if  a  man  lean,  it  will  go 
into  his  hand,  and  pierce  it:  so  is 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  to  all  that 
trust  in  him. 

7  But  if  thou  say  to  me,  "We  trust 
in  the  Loun  our  God :  is  it  not  he, 
whose  high  places  and  whose  al- 
tars llezekiah  hath  taken  away, 
and  said  to  Judah  and  to  Jeru.sa- 
lem,  Ye  shall  worship  before  this 
altar? 

8  Now  therefore  give  1  pledges, 
I  pray  thee,  to  my  master  the 
king  of  Assyria,  and  I  will  give 
thee  two  thousand  horses,  if  thou 
be  able  on  thy  part  to  set  riders 
upon  them. 

9  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away 
the  face  of  one  captain  of  the  least 
of  my  master's  servants,  and  put 
thy  trust  on  Egypt  lor  chariots 
and  for  horsemen? 

10  And  am  I  now  come  up  with- 
out the  Loud  against  this  land  to 
destroy  it?  the  Loiin  said  unto 
me,  Go  lip  against  this  land,  and 
destroy  it. 

11  If  Then  said  Eliakim  and  Sheb- 
na and  Joah  unto  Itabshakeh, 
Speak,  I  pray  thee,  unto  thy  serv- 
ants in  the  Syrian  language;  lor 
we  understanil  it:  and  speak  not 
to  us  in  the  Jews'  language,  in  the 
ears  of  the  people  that  are  on  the 
wall. 

12  If  But  Rabshakeh  said,  Hath 
my  master  scsnt  me  to  thy  master 
and  to  thee  to  speak  these  words? 
/tnt/i.lie  inttscnt  me  to  the  men  that 
sit  upon  the  wall,  that  thejMnay 


Before 

CHRIST 

713. 


a2  Kingi  IK. 
13,  17. 
2(Jhr.  32.  1. 


710. 


II  Or, 
secretary. 

6  2  Kings  18. 
19,  Sec. 


tHeb.  a 
word  of  lips. 

II  Or,  but 
counsel  and 
strength  are 
for  the  war. 

c  Ez.  29.  6,  7. 


i\  Or,  hostages. 


of  Rdhslicikeh. 


ISAIAH. 


Hezckiah  mournetli. 


CHRIST 

no. 


II  Or,  See*  my 

Jiiionr  hy  a 

present. 
t  Heb.  Malie 

tsith  mc  a 

blessing. 
d  Zech.  3.  10. 


a  2  Kings  19. 
1,  ic. 


eat   their  own  dung,  and  drink 
their  own  piss  with  you  ? 

13  Then  Kabshakeh  stood,  and 
cried  witli  a  loud  voice  in  the 
Jews'  language,  and  said.  Hear  ye 
the  words  of  the  great  king,  the 
king  of  Assyria. 

14  Thus  saith  the  king,  Let  not 
Hezekiah  deceive  you :  for  he 
shall  not  be  able  to  deliver  you. 

15  Neither  let  Hezekiah  make 
you  trust  in  the  Lord,  saying, 
The  Lord  will  surely  deliver  us  : 
this  city  shall  not  be  delivered 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria. 

16  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah: 
for  thus  saith  the  king  of  Assyria, 
l1^lixk.Q  an  agreement  wMh.  me  by 
a  present,  and  come  out  to  me: 
''and  eat  ye  every  one  of  his  vine, 
and  every  one  of  his  fig  tree,  and 
drink  y&  every  one  the  waters  of 
his  own  cistern ; 

17  Until  I  come  and  take  you 
away  to  a  land  like  your  own 
land,  a  land  of  corn  and  wine,  a 
land  of  bread  and  vineyards. 

18  Beware  lest  Hezekiah  per- 
suade you,  saying.  The  Lord  will 
deliver  us.  Hath  any  of  the  gods 
of  the  nations  delivered  his  land 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria? 

19  Where  are  the  gods  or  Ha- 
math  and  Arphad  ?  where  are  the 
gods  of  Sepharvaim  ?  and  have 
they  delivered  Samaria  out  of 
my  hand? 

20  Who  are  they  among  all  the 
gods  of  these  lands,  that  have 
delivered  their  land  out  of  my 
hand,  that  the  Lord  should  de- 
liver Jerusalem  out  of  my  hand  ? 

21  But  they  held  their  peace, 
and  answered  him  not  a  word : 
for  the  king's  commandment 
was,  saying.  Answer  him  not. 

22  \  Then  came  Eliakim,  the 
son  of  Hilkiah,  that  uxtfi  over  the 
household,  and  Shebna  the  scribe, 
and  Joah,  the  son  of  Asaph,  the 
recorder,  to  Hezekiah  with  their 
clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the 
words  of  Rabshakeh. 

CHAPTER   XXXVIL 

1  IJezehiah  mourning  sendeth  to  Isaiah  to  pray 
for  them.  6  Isaiah  comforteth  them.  8  Sen- 
nacherib^ going  to  encounter  Tirhakaht  sendeth 
a  hlasphemous  tetter  to  Hezekiah.  H  Hez- 
ckiah^s  prayer.  21  Isaiah's  prophecy  of  the 
pride  and  destruction  of  Sennacherib,  and  the 
good  of  Zion.  36  An  angel  slayeth  the  Assyr- 
ians. 37  Sennacherib  is  slain  at  Xineveh  by 
his  own  sons. 

AND  ait  came  to  pa.ss,  when 
king  Hezekiah  heard  (/,  that 
he  rent  his  clothes,  and  covered 
himself  with  sackcloth,  and  went 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
2  And  he  sent  Eliakim,  who  ?oo.s 
over  the  household,  and  Shebna 
the  scribe,  and  the  elders  of  the 
priests,  covered  with  sackcloth, 


unto  Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son 
of  Amoz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a  day 
of  trouble,  and  of  rebuke,  and  of 
1!  blasphemj-:  for  the  children  are 
come  to  the  birth,  and  there  is 
not  strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  hear  the  words  of  Rabsha- 
keh, whom  the  king  of  Assyria 
his  master  hath  sent  to  reproach 
the  living  God,  and  will  reprove 
the  words  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  heard:  wherefore  lift 
up  thy  prayer  for  the  remnant 
that  is  tleft. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Hez- 
ekiah came  to  Isaiah. 

f)  1  And  Isaiah  said  unto  them, 
Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  your  mas- 
ter. Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Bo  not 
afraid  of  the  words  tJiat  thou  hast 
heard,  wherewith  the  servants 
of  the  king  of  Assyria  have  blas- 
phemed me. 

7  Behold,  I  will  II  send  a  blast 
upon  him,  and  he  shall  hear  a 
rumour,  and  return  to  his  own 
land  ;  and  I  will  cause  him  to  fall 
by  the  sword  in  his  own  land. 

8  ^  So  Rabshakeh  returned,  and 
found  the  king  of  Assyria  war- 
ring against  Libnah :  for  he  had 
heard  that  he  was  departed  from 
Lachish. 

9  And  he  heard  say  concerning 
Tirhakah  king  of  Ethiopia,  He 
is  come  forth  to  make  war  with 
thee.  And  when  he  heard  it,  he 
sent  messengers  to  Hezekiah,  say- 
ing, 

10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Heze- 
kiah king  of  Judah,  saying,  Let 
not  thy  God,  in  whom  thou  trust- 
est,  deceive  thee,  saying,  Jerusa- 
lem shall  not  be  given  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Ass.vria. 

11  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what 
the  kings  of  Assyria  have  done  to 
all  lands  by  destroying  them  utter- 
ly; and  Shalt  thou  be  delivered? 

12  Have  the  gods  of  the  nations 
delivered  them  which  my  fathers 
have  destroyed,  as  Gozan,  and 
Haran,  and  Rezeph,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Eden  which  were  in  Te- 
lassar  ? 

13  AVhere  is  the  king  of  *Ha- 
math,  and  the  king  of  Arphad, 
and  the  king  of  the  city  of  Seph- 
arvaim, Hena,  and  Ivah? 

14  IF  And  Hezekiah  received  the 
letter  from  the  hand  of  the  mes- 
sengers, and  read  it:  and  Heze- 
kiah went  up  unto  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the 
Lord. 

15  And  Hezekiah  prayed  unto 
the  Lord,  saying, 

1(5  O  Lord  of  hosts,  God  of  Is- 
rael,  that    dwellest   between   the 
cherubim,  thou  art  the  God,  even 
thou  alone,  of  all  the  kingdoms  of 
621 


Before 

C  H  HI  S  T 

710. 


!lOr. 
provocation. 


t  Heh.  found. 


I  Or,  pit*  a 
spirit  into 
him. 


Isaiah's  iJvophecy. 


ISAIAH. 


Sennacherib  is  slain. 


CHRIST 
710. 


t  Heb.  lands. 
t  Heb.  f  tucR. 


t  Hch.  By  the 

hand  of  thy 
eervants. 


tHeh.  the 
tallness  of 
the  crdars 
thereof,  and 
the  choiee  of 
the  fir  trees  . 
thereof. 

II  Or.  the  forest 
and  his 
frultfulficld. 

«  Or,  fenced 
and  closed. 

n  Or,  Hast 
thou  not 
heard  liow  / 
havo  made  it 
lon^  airo,  and 
formed  it  of 
ancisnt 
times  ? 
should  I  now 
bring  it  to  he 
laid  waste, 
and  dct'enced 
cities  to  be 


rut 


.'ai 


2KinEsl9. 

2j. 
+  Ifeb.  short 

of  hand. 
II  Or,  sitting. 


the  earth:  thou  hast  made  heaven 
and  earth. 

17  c  Incline  thine  ear,  O  Lord, 
and  hear;  open  thine  eyes,  O 
Lord,  and  see:  and  hear  all  the 
words  of  Sennacherib,  which 
hath  sent  to  reproach  the  living 
God. 

18  Of  a  truth.  Lord,  the  kings  of 
Assyria  have  laid  waste  all  the 
t  nations,  and  their  countries, 

19  And  have  tcast  their  gods 
into  the  fire:  for  they  ivere  no 
gods,  but  the  work  of  men's 
hands,  wood  and  stone:  therefore 
they  have  destroyed  them. 

20  "iSrow  therefore,  O  Lord  our 
God,  save  us  from  his  hand,  that 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  may 
know  that  thou  art  the  Lord, 
r,ven  thou  only. 

21  f  Then  Isaiah  the  son  of 
Amoz  sent  unto  Hezekiah,  saying, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, Whereas  thou  hast  prayed 
to  me  against  Sennacherib  king 
of  Assyria: 

22  This  /.9  the  word  which  the 
Lord  liath  spoken  concerning 
him;  The  virgin,  the  daughter  of 
Zion,  hath  despised  thee,  and 
laughed  thee  to  scorn;  the  daugh- 
ter of  Jerusalem  hath  shaken  her 
head  at  thee. 

23  Whom  hast  thou  reproached 
and  blasphemed?  and  against 
whom  hast  thou  exalted  t/uj 
voice,  and  lifted  up  thine  ej'es  on 
high  ?  even  against  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel. 

21  tBy  thy  servants  hast  thou 
reproached  the  Lord,  and  hast 
said,  By  the  multitude  of  my 
chariots  am  I  come  up  to  the 
height  of  the  mountains,  to  the 
sides  of  Lebanon;  and  I  will  cut 
down  t  the  tall  cedars  thereof,  and 
the  choice  fir  trees  thereof:  and  I 
will  enter  into  the  height  of  his 
border,  and  lithe  forest  of  his 
Carmel. 

2-5  I  have  digged,  and  drunk 
water;  and  with  '.he  sole  of  my 
leet  have  I  dried  up  all  the  rivers 
of  the  il  besieged  places. 

20  11  Hast  thou  not  heard  long 
ago,  hoiij  I  have  done  it;  and  of 
ancient  times,  tliat  I  have  formed 
it?  now  have  I  In-ought  it  to  pass, 
that  thou  shouldest  bo  to  lay 
waste  delenced  cities  into  ruinous 
lieaps. 

27  Therefore  their  inhabitants 
vjcrr,  tof  small  power,  they  were 
dismayed  and  confounded:  they 
were  as  the  grass  of  tlie  field,  and 
as  tlie  green  lierb,  (ts  the  grass  on 
the  hous(>tops,  and  a.s  com  blasted 
before  it  be  grown  up. 

2.S  But  I  know  tliy  11  abode,  and 
thy  going  out,  and  tliy  coming  in, 
and  thy  rage  against  ino. 

20  Because  thy  rq.go  against  me, 

and  thy  tumult,  is  come  up  into 

022 


mine  ears,  therefore  ''will  I  put 
my  hook  in  thy  nose,  and  my 
bridle  in  thy  lips,  and  I  will  turn 
thee  back  by  the  way  by  which 
thou  earnest. 

30  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto 
thee.  Ye  shall  eat  this  year  such 
as  groweth  of  itself;  and  the 
second  year  that  which  springeth 
of  the  .same  :  and  in  the  third  year 
sow  ye,  and  reap,  and  plant  vine- 
yards, and  eat  the  fruit  thereof. 

31  And  tthe  remnant  that  is 
escaped  of  the  house  of  Judah 
shall  again  take  root  downward, 
and  bear  fruit  upward  : 

32  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go 
forth  a  remnant,  and  t  they  that  es- 
cape out  of  mount  Zion :  the  ^zeal 
of  tlie  Lord  of  hosts  shall  do  this. 

33  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
concerning  the  king  of  Assyria, 
He  shall  not  come  into  this  city, 
nor  shoot  an  arrow  there,  nor 
come  before  it  with  t  shields,  nor 
cast  a  bank  against  it. 

34  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by 
the  .same  shall  he  return,  and 
shall  not  come  into  this  city,  saith 
the  Lord. 

35  For  I  will  .^defend  this  city  to 
save  it  for  mine  own  sake,  and 
for  my  servant  David's  sake. 

36  Then  thecangcl  of  the  Lord 
went  forth,  and  smote  in  the 
camp  of  the  Assyrians  a  hundred 
and  fourscore  and  five  thou.sand: 
and  when  they  arose  early  in  the 
morning,  behold,  they  it'o-e  all 
dead  corpses. 

37  1[  So  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
syria departed,  and  went  and  re- 
turned, and  dwelt  at  Nineveh. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was 
worshipping  in  the  house  of  Nis- 
roch  his  god,  that  Adrammelech 
and  Sharezer  his  sons  smote  him 
with  tlie  sword ;  and  they  escaped 
into  tlie  land  of  1  Armenia:  and 
Esar-haddon  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

CHAPTER    XXXVIIL 

1  Hezekiah  having  rccrivcd  a  message  of  death, 
by  prayer  hath  his  life  lengthened,  fl  The  tun 
gocth  ten  decrees  backward,  for  a  sign  of  that 
promise.  '.)  Ills  son/:  of  thiinksgivinir. 

IN  n  those  daj's  was  Hezekiah 
sick  unto  death.  And  Isaiah 
the  prophet  the  sou  of  Amoz 
came  unto  him,  and  said  unto 
him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  4  +  Set 
thine  house  in  order:  for  thou 
Shalt  die,  and  not  live. 

2  Then  Hezekiah  turned  his  face 
toward  the  wall,  and  prayed  unto 
the  Lord, 

3  And  said,  cTlemembor  now,  O 
Lord,  I  beseech  tliee,  1k)wI  have 
walked  before  thee  in  trntli  and 
with  a  perfect  h(>art,  and  have 
done  t/i<(t  v'hirli  is  good  in  thy 
sis^lit.    And  riozekiah  wopt  ^  sore. 

4  ^,  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
LOKD  to  Isaiah,  saying, 


Before 

C  H  R  I  S  T 

710. 


dch.  30.28. 
Ez.  38.  4. 


filch. ths 

escaping  of 
the.  house  of 
Judah  that 
remumeth. 

t  Ileb.  the 
escaping. 

e  2  Kings  19. 
31. 
Lh.  9.  7. 


/2  Kings  20.6. 
ch.  3S.  6. 


r2  King!  19. 
35. 


t  Heb. 
Ararat, 


713. 

n  2  Kings  20. 
1,  Arc. 
2Chr.  32.24. 

A  2  Sam.  17. 
23. 

t  Heb.  Oive 
charge  con- 
cerning thf 
house. 

cUeh.  13.14, 


t  Hob. 
with  great 
waeping. 


Hezehiah's  life 


ISAIAH. 


is  lengthened. 


Before 

CHRIST 

713. 


c2  Kings  20. 
&,  6cc. 
ch.  7.11. 


t  Heb.  rfe- 
ITCM  6y,  or, 
attk  the  tun. 


/Pe.  ar.  13.  (t 
116.    9. 


f  JabT.  8, 


i  Or,  from 
the  thrum. 


I  Or, 
ease  i 


i  J  0  b  ■ 
10.  1. 


i;Or, 

on  my  peace 

came  great 

bittcrutss. 
t  Heb. 

thou  hast 

toted  my 

soul  from 

the  pit. 
IPs.  6.  5.  & 

30.  9.  &;  88. 

11.  &115.  17. 

Kcc.  9.  10. 
!Deut.  4.  9.  & 

6.  7. 

Ps.  78. 3,  4. 


5  Go,  and  say  to  Hezekiah,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  David 
thy  fatlier,  I  have  heard  thy 
praver,  I  have  seen  thy  tears:  be- 
hold, I  will  add  unto  thy  days 
fifteen  vears. 

6  And  I  will  deliver  thee  and  this 
city  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king 
of 'Assyria:  and  <^I  will  defend 
this  city. 

7  And  this  shall  5e  « a  sign  unto 
thee  from  the  Lord,  that  the 
Lord  will  do  this  thing  that  he 
hath  spoken ; 

8  Behold,  I  will  bring  again  the 
shadow  of  the  degrees,  which  is 
gone  down  in  the  +  sun  dial  of 
Ahaz,  ten  degrees  backward.  So 
the  sun  returned  ten  degrees,  by 
which  degrees  it  was  gone  down. 

9  •[  The  writing  of  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah,  when  he  had  been 
sick,  and  was  recovered  of  his 
siclcnGSs  I 

10  I  said  in  the  cutting  off  of  my 
days,  I  shall  go  to  the  gates  of  the 
grave :  I  am  deprived  of  the  res- 
idue of  my  years. 

11  I  said,  I  shall  not  see  the 
Lord,  even  the  Lord,  .^in  the 
land  of  the  living :  I  shall  behold 
man  no  more  with  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  world. 

12  ffMine  age  is  departed,  and  is 
removed  from  me  as  a  shepherd's 
tent :  I  have  cut  off  like  a  weaver 
my  life:  he  will  cut  ine  off  ;1  with 
pining  sickness :  from  day  even 
to  night  wilt  thou  make  an  end  of 
me. 

13  I  reckoned  tUl  morning,  (hat. 
as  a  lion,  so  will  he  break  all  my 
bones:  from  day  even  to  night 
wilt  thou  make  an  end  of  me. 

14  Like  a  crane  or  a  swallow,  so 
did  I  chatter :  'i  I  did  mourn  as  a 
dove:  mine  eyes  fail  with  looking 
upward :  O  Lord,  I  am  oppressed ; 
II  undertake  for  me. 

1.5  What  shall  I  say?  he  hath 
both  spoken  unto  me,  and  him- 
self hath  done  it :  I  shall  go  softly 
all  my  years  '  in  the  bitterness  of 
my  soul. 

IG  O  Lord,  by  these  things  men 
live,  and  in  all  these  things  is  the 
life  of  my  spirit:  so  wilt  thou  re- 
cover me,  and  make  me  to  live. 

17  Behold,  J  for  peace  I  had  great 
bitterness ;  but  +  thou  hast  in  love 
to  my  soul  delivered  it  from  the 
pit  of  corruption  :  for  thou  hast 
cast  all  mj-  sins  behind  thy  back. 

13  For  ^  the  grave  cannotprai.se 
thee,  death  cannot  celebrate  thee : 
they  that  go  down  into  the  pit 
cannot  hope  for  thj-  truth. 

19  The  living,  the  living,  he 
shall  praise  thee,  as  I  do  this  day: 
'the  father  to  the  children  shall 
make  known  thy  truth. 

20  The  Lord  teas  ready  to  save 
me:  therefore  we  will  sing  my 
songs  to  the  stringed  instruments 


all  the  days  of  our  life  in  the  house 
of  the  LoriD. 

21  For '» Isaiah  had  said,  Let  them 
take  a  lump  of  tigs,  and  lay  it  for 
a  plaster  upon  the  boil,  and  he 
shall  recover. 

22  n  Hezekiah  also  had  said. 
What  /.s-  the  sign  that  I  shall  go  up 
to  the  house  of  the  Lord  ? 

CHAPTER    XXXIX. 

1  Meroditth-baladan,  sending  to  visit  Hezeliah 
because  of  the  wonder,  hath  notice  of  his  treas- 
ures, 3  Isaiah,  understanding  thereof,  fore- 
telleth  the  Babylonian  captivity. 

AT   a  that  time    Merodach-bal-  \ 
.    adan,  the  son    of  Baladan,  ! 
king  of  Babylon,  sent  letters  and 
a  present  to    Hezekiah :    lor   he 
had  heard  that  he  had  been  sick, 
and  was  recovered. 

2  6  And  Hezekiah  was  glad  of 
them,  and  shewed  them  the  house 
of  his  il  precious  things,  the  silver, 
and  the  gold,  and  the  spices,  and 
the  precious  ointment,  and  all  the 
house  of  his  lit  armour,  and  all 
that  was  found  in  his  treasures: 
there  was  nothing  in  his  house, 
nor  in  all  his  dominion,  that 
Hezekiah  shewed  them  not. 

3  ^  Then  came  Isaiah  the  proph- 
et unto  kins:  Hezekiah,  and  said 
unto  him.  What  said  these  men? 
and  from  whence  came  they  unto 
thee?  And  Hezekiah  said,  They 
are  come  from  a  far  countrj"  unto 
me.  eveii  from  Babylon. 

4  Then  said  he,  What  have  they 
seen  in  thine  house?  And  Heze- 
kiah answered,  All  that  is  in  mine 
house  have  thej-  seen:  there  is 
nothing  among  my  treasures  that 
I  have  not  shewed  them. 

6  Then  said  Isaiah  to  Hezekiah, 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts : 

fi  Behold  the  days  come,  "that 
all  that  is  in  thine  house,  and  that 
which  thy  fathers  have  laid  up  in 
store  until  this  day,  sliall  be  car- 
ried to  Babylon  :  nothing  shall  be 
left,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall 
i.ssue  from  thee,  which  thou  shalt 
beget,  shall  they  take  awaj-;  and 
I  they  shall  be  eunuchs  in  the  pal- 
ace of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

8  Then  said  Hezekiah  to  Isaiah, 
'^Good  is  the  word  of  the  Lord 
which  thou  hast  spoken.  He  said 
moreover.  For  there  shall  be 
peace  and  truth  in  mj'  days. 

CHAPTER    XL. 

1  The  promulgation  of  the  gospel.  3  The  preach- 
ing of  John  Baptist.  9  The  preaching  of  the 
apostles.  12  The  prophet  by  the  cmnipotency  of 
Cod,  18  and  his  incomparabUncss,  26  cotn- 
forteth  the  people. 

COMFORT  ye,  comfort  ye  my 
people,  saith  your  God. 
2  Speak  j'e  t  comfortably  to  Je- 
rusalem, and  cry  unto  her.  that 
her  il  warfare  is  accomplished,  that 
623 


Before 

CHRIST 

713. 


m  2  Kings  20. 
7. 

na  Kings  20. 


about  712. 

02   Kiogs20. 
12,  (tc. 


4  2Chr.32.  81, 

il  Or,  spicery. 


I  Or,  jewels, . 

^  Heb.  ves- 
sels, or,  iit- 
ttrumentt. 


712. 


il  Fulfilled, 
Dan.  1.  2,  3, 


<f  1  Sam.  3.  18. 


about  712. 

tHeb. 
to  the  heart. 

I  Or,  appoint- 
ed time. 


GocVs  omnipotcncy 


ISAIAH. 


and  incompardbleness. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


eSee  Job  4'2. 

10. 

ch.  61.  7. 
b  Mall.  3.  3. 

Mark  1.  3. 

Luke  3.4. 

John  1.  23. 
cMal.  3.  1. 
rfPfl.  G8.  4. 

ch.  49.  11. 
e  ch.  45.  2. 
II  Or. 

a  straight 

place, 
II  Or,  a 

plain  place, 

/.Inbl4.2. 
Ps.  90.  5.  & 

102.  II.  & 

103.  15. 
James  1. 10. 
1  Pet.  1.  24. 

g  Ps.  103.  16. 


A  John  12.  34. 
1  Pet.  1.  25. 

II  Or,  O  thou 
that  I'.llest 
good  tidings 
to  Zion, 
ch.  41.  27.  & 
52.  7. 

II  Or,  O  thou 
that  tfltest 
good  tidings 
to  Jerusa- 
lem. 

II  Or,  against 
the  strong, 

ich.59.  16. 

»ch.  62.  11. 
Rev.  22.  12. 

II  Or,  recom- 
pense fur 

his  workt 

ch.  49.  4. 
Ich.  49.  10. 

Ez.  34.  23.  & 

37.  24.    ^ 

John  10.  11. 

Heb.  13.  20. 

1  Pet.  2.  25. 

&.  5.  4. 

Rev.  7.  17. 
II  Or,  that 

give  suck, 
m  Prov.  30.4. 
t  Heb. 

a  tierce, 
n  Job  21.  22. 

&  36.  22,  23. 

Rom.  11.  34. 

I  Cor.  2.  10. 
t  Heb. 

man  of  his 

counsel. 
t  Heb.  made 

htm  under- 
stand. 
t  Heb.  un- 
derstand- 

ings. 


p  Ps.  02.  9. 


her  iniquity  is  pardoned:  nforslie 
hatti  received  of  tlie  Lord's  hand 
double  lor  all  her  sins. 

3  f  ft  The  voice  of  him  that  cri- 
eth  in  the  wilderness,  c  prepare 
ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  ''make 
straight  in  the  desert  a  highway 
for  our  God. 

4  Every  valley  shall  be  exalted, 
and  every  mountain  and  hill  shall 
be  made  low:  cand  the  crooked 
shall  be  made  J  straight,  and  the 
rough  places  II  plain  : 

5  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  revealed,  and  all  flesh 
shall  see  it  together :  for  the  mouth 
of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  (7. 

6  The  voice  said,  Cry.  And  he 
said,  What  shall  I  cry?  /All 
flesh  i.5  grr.ss,  and  all  the  good  11- 
ness  thereof  is  as  the  flower  of  the 
field: 

7  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower 
fadeth  ;  because  s  the  spirit  of  the 
Lord  bloweth  upon  it:  surely  the 
people  f.5  grass. 

8  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower 
fadeth:  but  ''tlie  word  of  our 
God  shall  stand  forever. 

9  1[iO  Zion,  that  bringest  good 
tidings,  get  thee  up  into  the  high 
mountain ;  II O  Jeru.salem,  that 
bringest  good  tidings,  lift  up  thy 
voice  with  strength ;  lift  it  up,  be 
not  afraid;  say  unto  the  cities  of 
Judah,  Behold  your  God! 

10  Behold,  the  Lord  God  will 
come  II  with  strong  hand,  and  ^his 
arm  sluill  rule  for  him :  behold, 
*  his  reward  /*•  with  him,  and  .",  his 
work  before  him. 

11  He  shall  i  feed  his  flock  like  a 
shepherd:  he  shall  gather  the 
lambs  with  his  arm,  and  carry 
</ie2n  in  his  bosom,  a/ifLshall  gently 
lead  those  II  that  are  with  young. 

12  V  Who  hath  measured  the 
waters  in  the  hollow  of  his  hand, 
and  meted  out  heaven  with  the 
.span,  and  comprehended  the  dust 
of  the  earth  in  +a  measure,  and 
weighed  the  mountains  in  scales, 
and  the  liills  in  a  balance? 

V.i  »Whol)ath  directed  the  Spirit 
of  the  Loud,  or  fcc/nr/ thi.s  coun- 
sellor hatli  taught  him  ? 

14  With  whom  took  lie  counsel, 
and  ii'/m  t  instructed  him,  and 
taught  him  in  tlie  path  of  judg- 
inent,and  taught  liim  knowledge, 
and  sliewcd  to  him  the  way  of 
t  understanding? 

15  Behold,  the  nations  are  as  a 
drop  of  a  bucket,  and  are  counted 
as  the  small  dust  of  the  balance  : 
behold,  he  taketli  up  tlie  i.sles  as  a 
very  little  thing. 

IG  And  Jiebanon  i.'?  not  sufficient 
to  burn,  nor  the  beasts  thereof 
sufficient  for  a  burnt  offering. 

17  Alt  nations  before  him  «;•«  as 
"nothing;  and  p they  are  counted 
to  him  less  than  nothing,  and  van- 
ity. 

f)24 


18 II  To  whom  then  will  ye  ?  liken 
God?  or  what  likeness  will  ye 
compare  unto  him  ? 

19  'The  workman  melteth  a 
graven  image,  and  the  goldsmith 
spreadeth  it  over  with  gold,  and 
casteth  silver  chains. 

20  He  that  t;.s  so  impoverished 
that  he  hath  no  oblation  chooseth 
a  tree  that  wlU  not  rot;  he  seeketh 
unto  him  a  cunning  workman  «to 
prepare  a  graven  image,  that 
shall  not  be  moved. 

21  <Have  ye  not  known?  have 
ye  not  heard?  hath  it  not  been 
told  you  from  the  beginning  ? 
have  ye  not  understood  from  the 
foundations  of  the  earth  ? 

22  II  It  7.S-  he  that  sitteth  upon  the 
circle  of  the  earth,  and  the  inhab- 
itants thereof  ore  as  grasshoppers ; 
that  «  stretcheth  out  the  heavens 
as  a  curtain,  and  spreadeth  them 
out  as  a  tent  to  dwell  in  : 

23  That  bringeth  thea^princes  to 
nothing;  he  maketh  the  judges  of 
the  earth  as  vanity. 

24  Yea,  they  shall  not  be  plant- 
ed ;  yea,  they  shall  not  be  sown ; 
j'ea,  their  stock  shall  not  take 
root  in  the  earth :  and  he  shall  al- 
so blow  upon  them,  and  they  shall 
wither,  and  the  whirlwind  shall 
take  them  away  as  stubble. 

2.5  J' To  whom  then  will  ye  liken 
me,  or  shall  I  be  equal?  saith  the 
Holy  One. 

2G  Lift  up  your  eyes  on  high,  and 
behold  who  hath  created  these 
thing.<i,  that  bringeth  out  their  host 
by  number:  ^he  calleth  them  all 
by  names  by  the  greatness  of  his 
might,  for  that  he  is  strong  in 
power ;  not  one  faileth. 

27  Why  saj-est  thou,  O  Jacob,  and 
speakest,  O  Israel,  My  way  is  hid 
from  the  Lord,  and  my  judgment 
is  passed  over  from  my  God  ? 

25  Tf  Hast  thou  not  known  ?  hast 
thou  not  heard,  that  the  everlast- 
ing God,  the  Lord,  the  Creator  of 
the  ends  of  the  earth,  fainteth  not, 
neither  is  weary?  « there  is  no 
searching  of  his  understanding. 

29  He  giveth  power  to  the  faint; 
and  to  thrni  that  have  no  might  he 
increaseth  strength. 

30  YA'en  the  youths  shall  faint 
and  be  weary,  and  the  young 
men  shall  utterly  fall: 

31  But  they  that  wait  upon  the 
Lord  tshall  i  renew  tlieir 
strength;  they  shall  mount  up 
with  wings  as  eagles;  thej- .shall 
mm,  and  not  be  weary;  and  they 
shall  walk,  and  not  iiiint. 

CHAPTER  XLL 

1  Ood  ripostulatcth  with  his  people^  about  his 
vifrrirs  to  the  church,  10  nhtiut  his  promises, 
21  and  about  the  vanity  of  idols. 

aTT'EEP  silence  before  me,  O  is- 
j\.  lands  ;  and  let  the  people  re- 
new tfieir  strength :  let  them  come 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


ch.  40.  &. 

Ads  17.  29. 
rth.  41.  C,  7. 

&  44.  12,  A:c. 

Jer.  10.  3, 

&e. 
tlleb. 

is  poor  of 

oblation, 
sch.  41.  7. 

Jer.  10.  4. 
(Ps.  19.  1. 

Acts  M.  17. 

Rom.  1.  10, 

20. 

;i0r, 
II im  that 
sitteth,  ^c. 

u  Joh  9.  8. 

Ps.  104.  2. 

ch.  42.  5.  &: 

41.24.  &.  51. 

13. 

Jer.  10.  12. 
X  Job  12.  21. 

Ps.  107.  40. 


y  ver.  18. 
Deut.  4.  15, 

&.C. 


a  Ps.  147.  6. 
Rom.  11.  83. 


b  Ps.  103.  5. 
t  Heb. 
change. 


oZcch.  2.  13. 


God  expostnlatetJi 


ISAIAH. 


with  his  people. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


tHcl).  rl?/i(- 

6  ch.  40.  11. 
cSee  Geu.  14. 
14,  &c. 


rf  ver.  26. 
ch.  44.  7.  t 
46.  10. 

e  ch.  43.  10.  & 

44.  6.  <k  48. 

1-2. 

Rlv.  1.  17. 

<k  22.  13. 
/ill.  40.  19.  <t 

44.  12. 
t  Heb. 

Be  strong. 
f  ch.  40.  19. 
11  Or, 

founder. 
II  Or, 

the  smiting. 


Or, 


aying 


oft'iesulder, 

it  is  good. 
hch.  40.  20. 
«  Deut.  7.  6. 

<k  10.  15.  & 

14.  2. 

Ps.  135.  4. 

ch.  43.  1.  & 

44.  1. 
»2  Chr.  20.  7. 

James  2.  23. 
/ver.  13,  14. 

ch.  43.  5. 
m  Deut.  31.  0, 


n  Ex.  23.  22. 

ch.  45.  24.  ic 

60.  12. 

Zech.  12.  3. 
t  Hell. 

the  men  of 

thy  strife. 
tHeh.  the 

menaflhy 

contention. 
t  Hcb. 

the  men  of 

thy  war. 
o  ver.  10. 
n  Or, 

few  men. 


pMic.  4.13. 

2  Cor.  10.4,5. 
tHeb. 

ip.uuths. 


qJer.  51.  2. 


near;  then  let  them  speak  :  let  us 
come  near  together  to  judgment. 

2  Who  raised  up  tthe  righteous 
nutn  tfrom  the  east,  called  him  to 
his  foot,  cgave  the  nations  before 
him,  and  made  him  rule  over 
kings?  he  gave  t/iem  as  the  dust 
to  his  sword,  and  as  driven  stub- 
ble to  his  bow. 

3  He  pursued  them,  and  passed 
+  safely,  ei'en  by  the  way  that  he 
had  not  gone  with  his  feet. 

4  d  Who  hath  wrought  and  done 
(7,  calling  the  generations  from 
tlie  beginning  ?  I  tlie  Lord,  the 
« first,  and  with  the  la.st;  I  am  he. 

0  The  isles  saw  if,  and  feared ; 
tlie  ends  of  the  earth  were  afraid, 
drew  near,  and  came. 

6  /They  helped  every  one  his 
neiglibour;  and  everyone  said  to 
his  brother,  tBe  of  good  courage. 

7. '■/So  the  carpenter  encouraged 
the  8  goldsmith,  and  he  that 
smoothetli  t<'i//i.  the  hammer  I!  him 
that  smote  the  anvil,  II  saying.  It 
i^readj'  for  the  soldering:  and  he 
fa.stened  it  with  nails,  ''■that  it 
should  not  be  moved. 

8  But  thou,  Israel,  or<  my  serv- 
ant, Jacob  whom  I  have  icho.sen, 
the  seed  of  Abraham  my  *  friend. 

!)  Thou  whom  I  have  taken  from 
the  ends  of  the  earth,  and  called 
thee  from  the  chief  men  thereof, 
and  said  unto  thee.  Thou  art  my 
servant ;  I  have  chosen  thee,  and 
not  cast  thee  away. 

10  *!,  I  Fear  thou  not ;  "» for  I  am 
with  thee:  be  not  dismayed;  for 
I  ant  thy  God:  I  will  strengthen 
thee;  yea,  I  will  help  thee ;  yea,  I 
will  uphold  thee  with  the  right 
hand  of  my  rigliteousness. 

11  Behold,"  all  they  that  were  in- 
censed against  thee  shall  be 
"ashamed  and  contbunded:  they 
shall  be  as  nothing;  and  fthey 
that  strive  with  thee  shall  perish. 

12  Thou  Shalt  seek  them,  and 
Shalt  not  find  them,  eveti  tthem 
that  contended  with  thee:  tthey 
that  war  against  thee  shall  be  as 
nothing,  and  as  a  thing  of  nought. 

13  For  I  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
hold  thy  right  hand,  saying  unto 
tiiee.  oFear  not;  I  will  help  thee. 

14  Fear  not,  thou  worm  Jacob, 
and  ye  11  men  of  Israel  ;  I  will 
help  thee,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
thy  Redeemer,  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel. 

l.j  Behold, Pi  will  make  thee  a 
new  sharp  threshing  instrument 
having  t teeth:  thou  Shalt  thresh 
the  mountains,  and  beat  them 
small,  and  shalt  make  the  hills 
as  chaff. 

]()  Thou  Shalt  9 fan  them,  and 
the  wind  shall  carry  them  av/ay, 
and  the  whirlwind  shall  scatter 
them:  and  thou  shalt  rejoice  in 
the  Lord,  and  '-shalt  glory  in  the 
Holy  One  of  IsraeL 
40 


17  When  the  poor  and  needy 
seek  water,  and  there  is  none, 
a}id  their  tongue  faileth  for 
thirst,  I  the  Lord  will  hear 
them,  I  the  God  of  Israel  will 
not  forsake  them. 

18  I  will  open  » rivers  in  high 
places,  and  fountains  in  the 
midst  of  the  valleys:  I  will  make 
the  t  wilderness  a*  pool  of  water, 
and  the  dry  land  springs  of 
water. 

19  I  will  plant  in  the  wilderness 
the  cedar,  the  shittah  tree,  and 
the  myrtle,  and  the  oil  tree;  I 
will  set  in  the  desert  the  fir  tree, 
and  the  pine,  and  the  box  tree 
together: 

20  "That  they  may  see,  and 
know,  and  consider,  and  under- 
stand together,  that  the  hand  of 
the  Lord  hath  done  this,  and 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel  hatii  cre- 
ated it. 

21 1  Produce  your  cause,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  bring  forth  your  strong 
reasons,  saith  the  King  of  Jacob. 

22  a:  Let  them  bring  thcin  forth, 
and  shew  us  what  shall  happen: 
let  them  shew  the  former  things, 
what  thej'  be,  that  wo  may  i  con- 
sider them,  and  know  the  latter 
end  of  them;  or  declare  us  things 
for  to  come. 

23  2/ Shew  the  things  that  are 
to  come  hereafter,  that  we  may 
know  that  ye  ore  gods :  yea,  «  do 
good,  or  do  evil,  that  we  may  be 
dismayed,  and  behold  it  together. 

24  Behold,  «  ye  are  II  of  nothing, 
and  your  work  il  of  nought :  an 
aboniination  is  he  that  cliooseth 
you. 

25  I  have  raised  up  one  from  the 
north,  and  he  shall  come:  from 
the  rising  of  the  sun  ^  shall  he  call 
upon  my  name:  "and  he  shall 
come  upon  pri  nces  as  upon  mortar, 
and  as  the  potter  treadeth  clay. 

26  d  Who  hath  declared  from  the 
beginning,  that  we  may  know? 
and  belbretime,  that  we  may  sa.y, 
Ife  is  righteous?  yea,  there  is 
none  that  sheweth,  yea,  there  is 
none  that  declareth,  yea,  thei-e  is 
none  that  heareth  your  words. 

27  eThe  first  /shall  saj/  to  Zion, 
Behold,  behold  them:  and  1  will 
give  to  Jerusalem  one  that  bring- 
etli  good  tidings. 

28  aFov  I  beheld,  and  there  teas 
no  man  ;  even  among  them,  and 
there  icas  no  counsellor,  that, 
when  I  asked  of  them,  could 
t  answer  a  word. 

29  '"'Behold,  they  are  all  vanity; 
their  works  are  nothing:  their 
molten  images  are  wind  and  con- 
fusion. 

CHAPTER  XLIL 

1  The  office  of  Christ,  graced  with  meekness 
and  constancy.  5  God's  promise  unto  him.  10 
An  exhortation  to  praise  God  for  his  gospel. 
17  He  reproveth  the  people  of  incredulity. 

625 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  712. 


sell.  35.  6,  7. 
&  43.  19.  Jt 
44.  3. 

(  Ps.  107.  35. 


come  near. 
jch.  45.  21. 


tHeb. 
set  our  heart 
upon  them. 

y  ch.  42.  9.  <fc 
4!.  7,8.  iz 
45.  3. 
John  13.  19. 

z  Jer.  10.  5. 

aPR.  115.  8. 

ch.  44.  9. 

1  Cor.  8.  4. 
II  Or, 

worse  than 

nothing. 
i;  Or,  worse 

than  of  a 

viper. 
4  Ezra  1.2. 
c  ver.  2. 
d  c*.  43.  9. 


e  ver.  4. 
/ch.  40.  9. 


g  ch.  63.  5. 


tHeb. 

return, 
h  ver.  24. 


Christ's  mission  to  the  Gentiles. 


ISAIAH. 


Israel  reproved  for  unbelief. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


och.43.  10.  i: 

49.  3,  6.  i52. 

ID.  A:  03.  11. 

Matt.  1-2.  18, 

19,  20. 

rhil.  2.  7. 
b  Malt.  3.  17. 

<k  17.  5. 

Eph.  1.  6. 
cch.  11.2. 

John  3.  34. 
H  Or,  dimly 

burning. 
tHeb. 

luench  it. 
t  Heb. 

broken, 
dGen.  49. 10. 
cch.  44.24. 

Zech.  1-2.  1. 
/  Ps.  136.  6. 
g  Acta  17.  23. 


«■  ch.  49.  8. 
Ach.  49.0. 

1/ake  2.  32. 

Ads  13.  47. 
/ch.  3.5.  5. 

TTIcll.   CI.  1. 

Luke  4.  18. 

2  Tim.  2.20. 

Hob.  2.14,15. 
n  ch.  9.  2. 
och.  48. 11. 


p  Ps.  33.  3.  k 
40.  3.  dcUM.l. 

<1  Ps.  107.  23. 

t  Hch. 
Ihcfulnets 
ihcreuf. 


rch.  31.  4. 

II  Or,  hcliaoe 
himself 
migklily. 


t  Ilcb. 
iwaltout, 
or,  si/p  up. 


BEHOLD  «my  servant,  whom 
I  uphold:  mine  elect,  in 
ivhom  my  soul  *  delighteth ;  «I 
have  put  my  Spirit  upon  him: 
he  shall  bring  forth  judgment  to 
the  Gentiles. 

2  He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up, 
nor  cause  his  voice  to  be  heard  in 
the  street. 

3  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not 
break,  and  the  II  smoking  flax 
shall  he  not  t quench:  lie  .shall 
bring  forth  judgment  unto  truth. 

4  He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  t  dis- 
couraged, till  he  have  set  judg- 
ment in  the  eartli:  ^and  the 
isles  shall  wait  for  his  law. 

5  If  Thus  saith  God  the  Lord, 
ehe  that  created  the  heavens, 
and  stretched  them  out;  /he  that 
spread  forth  the  earth,  and  that 
which  Cometh  out  of  it;  ;?  he  that 
givetli  breath  unto  the  people 
upon  it,  and  spirit  to  them  that 
walk  therein: 

a  h\  the  Lord  liave  called  thee 
in  righteousness,  and  will  hold 
thine  liand,  and  will  keep  thee, 
'and  give  thee  for  a  covenant  of 
the  people,  for  /'a  light  of  theGen- 
tiles; 

7  'To  open  the  blind  eyes,  to 
"'  bring  out  the  prisoners  from  the 
prison,  (»i(i  them  that  sit  in  "  dark- 
ness out  of  tlie  prison  house. 

8  I  am  the  Lord;  that  /.s-  my 
name:  and  my  o glory  will  I  not 
give  to  another,  neither  my  praLse 
to  graven  images. 

9  Behold,  the  former  things  are 
come  to  pass,  and  new  things  do  I 
declare:  before  they  spring  forth 
I  tell  you  of  them. 

10  ;>Sing  iinto  the  Lord  a  new 
song,  and  his  praise  from  the  end 
of  the  earth,  '/ye  that  go  down  to 
the  sea,  and  tall  that  is  therein; 
the  isles,  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof. 

11  Let  the  wilderness  and  the 
cities  thereof  lift  up  their  voice, 
the  villages  (hat.  Kedar  doth  in- 
habit: let  the  inhabitants  of  the 
rock  sing,  let  them  shout  from  the 
top  of  the  mountains. 

Vj,  Let  them  give  .glory  unto  the 
Lord,  and  declare  his  praise  in 
the  islands. 

i;5  The  Lord  shall  go  forth  as  a 
mighty  man,  lie  shall  stir  up  jeal- 
ousj'Iike  a  man  of  war:  he  shall 
cry,  '-yea,  roar;  he  shall  11  prevail 
against  his  enemies. 

14  I  have  long  time  holdon  my 
peace;  I  have  been  still,  <(/n?  re- 
frained myself:  iioio  will  I  cry 
like  a  travailing  woman;  I  will 
destroy  and  t  devour  at  once. 

L")  I  will  make  waste  mountains 
and  liills,  and  dry  up  all  tln'ir 
herbs;  and  I  will  )nake  the  riv- 
ers islands,  and  I  will  dry  up  the 
pools. 

16  And  I  will  bring  the  blind  bva 
G26 


way  that  they  knew  not;  I  will 
lead  them  in  paths  t/iat  they  have 
not  known  :  I  will  make  darkness 
light  before  them,  and  crooked 
things  t straight.  These  things 
will  I  do  unto  them,  and  not  for- 
sake them. 

17  ^  They  shall  be  "turned  back, 
they  shall  be  greatly  ashamed, 
that  trust  in  graven  images,  that 
say  to  the  molten  images,  Ye  at-e 
our  gods. 

18  Hear,  ye  deaf;  and  look,  ye 
blind,  that  ye  may  see. 

19 1  Who  i.s  blind,  but  my  servant  ? 
or  deaf,  as  my  messenger  i/iat  I 
sent?  who  is  blind  as  he  that  is 
perfect,  and  blind  as  the  Lord's 
servant  ? 

20  Seeing  many  things,  «but 
thou  observes!  not;  opening  the 
ears,  but  he  heareth  not. 

21  The  Lord  is  well  pleased  for 
his  righteousness'  sake;  he  will 
magnify  the  law,  and  make  II  it 
honourable. 

22  But  this  is  a  people  robbed  and 
siioiled ;  II  they  are  all  of  them 
snared  in  holes,  and  they  are  hid 
in  prison  houses :  they  are  for  a 
prey,  and  none  delivereth  ;  for  t  a 
spoil,  and  none  saith,  Restore. 

23  Who  among  you  will  give  ear 
to  this?  u'ho  will  hearken  and 
hear  t  for  the  time  to  come  ? 

24  Who  gave  Jacob  for  a  spoil, 
and  Israel  to  the  robbers?  did  not 
the  Lord,  he  against  whom  we 
have  sinned  ?  for  they  would  not 
walk  in  his  ways,  neither  were 
they  obedient  unto  his  law. 

25  Therefore  he  hath  poured  up- 
on him  the  fury  of  his  anger,  and 
the  strength  of  battle:  ^and  it 
hath  set  him  on  fire  round  about, 
i'yet  he  knew  not;  and  it  burned 
him,  yet  he  laid  it  not  to  heart. 

CHAPTER  XLIIL 

1  The  Lord  cumj'orteth  the  church  iiiilh  his  prom- 
ise?. 8  Il'i  appealeth  to  the  people  for  witness 
of  his  omnipolency.  14  Heforettliith  them  the 
destruction  of  Bahylon,  18  und  his  wondrr/ul 
df.lioeranct  of  liis  people.  22  He  rcproveth  the 
people  as  imxcusablc. 

BUT  now  thus  saith  the  Lord 
"that  created  thee,  O  .Tacob, 
4  and  he  that  formed  thee,  O  Isra- 
el, Fear  not :  cfor  I  have  redeem- 
ed thee,  ''I  have  called  thee  by 
thy  name;  thou  art  mine. 
2"cWhenthou  passest  through  the 
waters, /I  luHI  be  with  thee;  and 
through  the  rivers,  they  ^hall  not 
overflow  thee:  when  thou.'/walk- 
est  through  the  fire,  thou  shalt  not 
be  burned;  neither  shall  the 
llame  kindle  upon  thee. 

3  For  I  am  the  LoRDthy  God,the 
Holy  One  of  Israel,  thy  Saviour: 
'i  I  gave  Egypt  for  thy  ransom, 
I'thiopia  and  Seba  for  thee. 

4  Since  thou  Mast  precious  in  mj' 
sight,  thou  hast  l)e(>n  honourable, 
and  I  have  loved  thee:  therefore 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


t  Heb.  into 
straightnesa. 


ch.  1.29.  k 
41.  11.  i  45. 


tr\\.  43.  8. 
Y.i.  12.  2. 
See  John  9. 
39,  41. 


'I  Or,  in 
snaring  all 
the  young 
men  of  them. 

t  Heb. 
a  treading. 


t  Heb.  for 
the  after 
time  I 


,t2  Kings  25. 
9. 
y  Hos.  7.  9. 


about  712. 
a  ver.  7, 
6  ver.  21. 

ch.  44.  2,21, 

24. 

cch.  44.  0. 
<ich.  42.  C.  & 

43.  4. 
r  Ps.  C6.  12.  de 

91.  3,  (fee. 
/  Dcul.  31.  6, 

H. 
g  Dan.  3.  25, 


ft  Prov.  11.  e. 
U.  21.  18. 


Of  Babylon's  destruction. 


ISAIAH. 


The  church  comforted. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 

II  Or,  person.  , 
ich.  41.  10, 14. 

&  44.  2. 

Jer.  311.  10, 

11.  <k  40.  27, 

28. 


*  ch.  63.  13. 

James  2.  7, 
/  Ps.  100.  3. 

ch.  29.  23. 

Jphu  3.  3,  ; 

2  Cor, 

Eph.  2.  10. 
m  ver.  1. 
nch.  6.  9.  to 

42.  19. 

Kz.  1-2.  2. 
och.  41.  21, 

22,26. 


17. 


pch.44.  8. 
ijch.  42.  1.  (k 
55.  4. 

rcli.  41.  4.  <k 

44.  6. 
II  Or,  yiothing 

formed  of 

'God. 
s  ch.  45.  21. 

Ho».  13.  4. 

t  Deut.  32.  16. 

Ps.  81.  9. 
«ch.  44.8. 

ver.  10. 

X  Ps.  90.  2. 
Johu  S.  58. 


t  Heb.  turn 

it  back  7 
y  Job  9.  12. 

ch.  14.  27. 


z  Ex.  14.  16, 

Ps.  77.  19. 

ch.  51.  10. 
a  Joah.3.  13, 

16. 
6  Ex.  14.  4-9, 


cJer.  16.  14. 
Si.  23.  7. 


<i2Cor.  5.  17. 

Rev.  21.  5. 
e  Ex.  17.  0. 

Num.20.  11. 

Dent.  8.  15. 

Ps.  78.  16. 

ch.  35.  6.  ta 

41. 18. 


will  I  give  men  for  thee,  and  peo-  j 
pie  for  thy  !1  life.  j 

5  'Fear  not;  for  I  am  with  thee: 
I  will  bring  thy  seed  from  the 
east,  and  gather  thee  from,  the 
west : 

6  I  will  say  to  the  north,  Give 
up;  and  to  the  south,  Keep  not 
back :  bring  my  sons  from  far, 
and  my  daughters  from  the  ends 
ofthe  eartli ; 

7  Even  every  one  that  is  '^called 
by  my  name :  lor  '  I  liave  created 
him  for  my  glory, "» I  have  Ibrmed 
him;  yea.'l  have  made  him. 

8  •[  "Bring  forth  the  blind  people 
that  have  eyes,  and  the  deaf  that 
have  ears. 

9  Let  all  the  nations  be  gathered 
together,  and  let  the  people  be 
assembled:  "who  among  them 
can  declare  this,  and  shew  us 
former  things?  let  them  bring 
forth  their  witnesses,  that  they 
may  be  justified:  or  let  them 
hear,  and  say,  It  is-  truth. 

10  vX%  arc  my  witnesses,  saith 
the  Lord,  9  and  my  ser%-ant 
whom  I  have  chosen ;  that  ye 
may  know  and  believe  me,  and 
understand  that  I  am  he:  '•before 
me  there  was  i  no  God  formed, 
neither  shall  there  be  after  me. 

11  I,  even  I,  «o>»,  the  Lord;  and 
beside  me  there  Is  no  saviour. 

12  I  have  declared,  and  have 
saved,  and  I  have  shewed,  when 
there  wan  no  'strange  god  among 
you:  »^ therefore  ye  are  my  wit- 
nesses, saith  the  Lord,  that  I  am 
God. 

13  ^  Yea,  before  the  day  was  I  am 
he;  and  there  is  none  that  can 
deliver  out  of  my  hand:  I  will 
work,  and  who  shall  t.'/ let  it  ? 

14  T  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  your 
Redeemer,  the  Holy  One  of  Is- 
rael ;  For  your  sake  I  have  sent 
to  Babvlon,  and  have  brought 
down  all  their  t  nobles,  and  the 
Chaldeans,  whose  cry  is  in  the 
ships. 

1-5  1  am  the  Lord,  your  Holy 
One,  the  Creator  of  Israel,  your 
King. 

IG  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which 
^maketh  a  way  in  the  sea,  and 
a  «  path  in  the  mighty  waters ; 

17  Which  ("bringeth  forth  the 
chariot  and  horse,  the  army  and 
the  power  ;  they  shall  lie  down 
together,  they  shall  not  rise  :  they 
are  e:^l.inct,  they  are  quenched  as 
tow. 

13  1[  c  Remember  ye  not  the 
former  things,  neither  consider 
the  things  of  old. 

I'J  Behold,  I  will  do  a  ''new 
thing;  now  it  shall  spring  forth; 
shall  ye  not  know  it?  clwill 
even  make  a  way  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  rivers  in  the  desert. 

20  The  beast  of  the  field  shall 
honour  me,  the  dragons  and  the 


it  owls:  because  /I  give  waters 
in  the  wilderness,  and  rivers  in 
the  desert,  to  give  drink  to  my 
people,  ni3'  chosen. 

•21  i/This  people  have  I  formed 
for  myself;  they  shall  shew  forth 
my  praise. 

22  ',[  But  thou  hast  not  called 
upon  me,  O  Jacob;  but  thou 
h  hast  been  weary  of  me,  O  Israel. 

Zi  iThou  hast  not  brought  me 
the  t  small  cattle  of  thy  burnt 
offerings;  neither  hast  thou  hon- 
oured me  with  thy  sacrifices.  I 
have  not  caused  thee  to  serve  with 
an  ofiFering,  nor  wearied  thee  with 
incense. 

24  Thou  hast  bought  me  no  sweet 
cane  with  monev,  neither  hast 
thou  t  filled  me  with  the  fat  of  thy 
sacrifices :  but  thou  hast  made  me 
to  serve  with  thy  sins,  thou  hast 
k  wearied  me  with  thine  iniquities. 

25  l,evenl,  am  he  that  'blotteth 
out  thy  transgressions  '"for  mine 
own  sake,  «and  will  not  remem- 
ber thy  sins. 

26  Put  me  in  remembrance :  let 
us  plead  together:  declare  thou, 
that  thou  may  est  be  justified. 

27  Thj-  first  father  hath  sinned, 
and  thy  t  teachers  have  trans- 
gressed against  me. 

28  Therefore  "i  have  profaned 
the  1  princes  of  the  sanctuai-y, 
pand  have  given  Jacob  to  the 
curse,  and  Israel  to  reproaches. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

1  God  comfurUth  the  church  with  his  promises. 
7  The  vanitxj  of  idols.  9  and  folly  of  idolmakers. 
21  He  exhorteth  to  praise  God  for  his  redemp- 
tion and  omnipotcncy. 

YET  now  hear,  "O   Jacob  my 
servant;    and   Israel,  whom 
I  have  chosen : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  that  made 
thee,  ^and  formed  thee  from  the 
womb,  ichirhw'ill  help  thee;  Fear 
not,  O  Jacob,  my  servant;  and 
thou,  cJeshurun,'  whom  I  have 
chosen. 

3  For  I  will  rfpour  water  upon 
him  that  is  thirsty,  and  floods 
upon  the  dry  ground :  I  will  pour 
my  Spirit  upon  thy  seed,  and 
my  blessing  upon  thine  offspring : 

4  And  they  shall  spring  up  as 
among  the  grass,  as  willows  by 
the  watercourses. 

0  One  shall  say,  I  am  the  Lord's  ; 
and  another  shall  call  himself  hy 
the  name  of  Jacob;  and  another 
shall  subscribe  with  his  hand  unto 
the  Lord,  and  surname  himself 
by  the  name  of  Israel. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  King 
of  Israel, « and  his  Redeemer  the 
Lord  of  hosts;  /I  am  the  first, 
and  I  am  the  last;  and  besides  me 
there  is  no  God. 

7  And  ^who,  as  I.  shall  call,  and 
shall  declare  it,  and  set  it  in  order 
for  me,  since  I  appointed  the 
ancient   people?   and  the  things 

627 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 

n  Or,  ostriches. 
tHeb. 

daughters 

of  t lie  owl, 
/ch.  48.21. 
S  Ps.   102.  18. 

ver.  1,  T. 

Luke  1.  74, 

75. 

Eph.  1.  5,  6. 
A  Mai.  1.  13. 
i  Amos  5.  25. 
r  Heb.  lambs, 

or,  kids. 
tHeb. 

made  me 

drunk,  or, 

abundantly 

moistened. 
Jtch.  1.  14. 

Mai.  2.  17. 
Icti.  44.22.  <fc 

48.  9. 

Jer.  50.  20. 

Acts  3.  19. 
7/1  Ez.  36.  22, 

<tc. 
nch.  1.  18. 

Jer.  31.  34. 
tHeb. 

interpreters, 

Mai.  2.  7,  8. 
0  ch.  47.  6. 

Lam.  2.  2,  6, 

7. 
I'  Or,  holy 

princes, 
p  Ps.  79.  4. 

Jer.  24.  9. 

Dan.  9.  11. 

Zcch.  8.  13. 


about  712. 

I  ver.  21. 


Jer.  30.  10.  & 

40.  27,  28. 
ti  ch.  43.  1,  7. 

c  Dent.  32. 15. 

dch.  35.  7. 
Joel  2.  28. 
John  7.  38. 
Acts  2.  18. 


e  ver.  24. 

ch.  43.  1,  14. 
/ch.41.  4.  & 

48.  12. 

Rev.  1.  8, 17. 

&.  22. 13. 
f  ch.  41.  4,2Q. 

A:  45.21. 


The  folly  of  idol  makers. 


ISAIAH. 


C]irus  called 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 

/ich.  41.  22. 
icli.43.  10, 12. 

*  Pent.  4.  35, 
3D.  &  32.  39. 

1  Sam.  i  2. 

2  Sam.  22.32. 
rli.45.  5. 

t  Iffh.  rocJ, 
Deut.  ;i2.  4. 

Zch.41.24,29. 

t  Hch. 
dtairahle. 

mP.i.  115.  4, 

n  Jer.  10.  5. 
Ila'j.  2.  18. 

0  Ps.  07.  7. 
rh.  I.  20.  *: 
42.  17.  &  45. 


pr.h.  40.  13.  iL 


II  Or,  with  an 
axe. 


11  Or,  taketh 
courage. 


<;ch.40.  20. 
r'iTliBxs.  2. 

11. 
t  Ileh. 

daubed. 
t  H(;l).  sclf.th 

to  hi3  licurl. 
s  ch.  46.  8. 


that  are  coming,  and  shall  come, 
let  them  shew  unto  them. 

8  Fear  ye  not,  neither  be  afraid : 
''have  not  I  told  tliee  from,  that 
time,  and  have  declared  it?  'ye 
are  even  my  witne.sses.  Is  there 
a  God  besides  me  ?  yea,  *  there  is 
no  t  God ;  I  know  not  arty. 

9  T'They  that  make  a  graven 
image  oj-call  of  them  vanity;  and 
their  t  delectable  things  shall 
not  profit;  and  they  are  their 
own  witnesses;  "'they  see  not, 
nor  know;  that  they  may  be 
ashamed. 

10  Wlio  hath  formied  a  god,  or 
molten  a  graven  image  nihat  is 
profitable  for  nothing? 

11  Behold,  all  his  fellows  shall 
be  "ashamed;  and  the  workmen, 
they  are  of  men  :  let  them  all  be 
gathered  together,  let  them  stand 
up ;  yet  they  shall  fear,  anxl  they 
shall  be  ashamed  together. 

12  j>The  smith  II  with  the  tongs 
both  worketh  in  the  coals,  and 
fashioneth  it  with  hammers,  and 
worketh  it  with  the  strength  of 
his  arms :  yea,  he  is  hungry,  and 
his  strength  faileth:  he  drinketh 
no  water,  and  is  faint. 

13  The  carpenter  stretchetli  out 
his  rule;  he  marketh  it  out  with  a 
line;  he  fitteth  it  with  i)lanes,  and 
he  marketh  it  out  with  the 
compass,  and  maketh  it  after  the 
figure  of  a  man,  according  to  the 
beauty  of  a  man ;  that  it  may 
remain  in  the  house. 

14  He  hcweth  him  down  cedars, 
and  taketh  the  cj'press  and  the 
oak,  which  he  llstrengtheneth  for 
himself  among  the  trees  of  the 
forest:  he  planteth  an  ash,  and 
the  rain  doth  nourish  it. 

15  Then  shall  it  be  for  a  man  to 
burn :  for  he  will  take  thereof, 
and  warm  himself;  j^oa,  he  kin- 
dleth  it,  and  baketh  bread;  yea, 
he  maketh  a  god,  and  worship- 
peth  it;  he  maketh  it  a  graven 
image,  and  faileth  down  thereto. 

IG  He  burnetii  part  thereof  in 
the  fire;  with  part  thereof  he 
eateth  fiesh  ;  he  roasteth  roast,  and 
is  satisfied:  yea,  he  warmeth 
himself,  and  saith.  Aha,  I  am 
warm,  I  have  seen  the  fire: 

17  And  the  residue  tliereof  he 
maketh  a  god,  even  his  graven 
image:  he  faileth  down  unto  it, 
and'worshippeth  it,  and  prajx4h 
unto  it,  and  saith,  Deliver  me;  fur 
iUonart  my  god. 

18  '/They  liave  not  known  nor 
understood:  for  '-he  hath  tshut 
their  eyes,  that  they  cannot  see; 

•  and  their  hearts,  that  they  can- 
not understand. 

I    19  And  none  Mconsidorctli  in  his 

j  heart,  neither  y.s  there  knowledge 
nor  understanding  to  say,  I  have 
burned  pai't  of  it  in  the  fire;  yea, 

I  also  I  have  baked  bread  ujion  the 
028 


coals  thereof;  I  have  roasted  fiesh, 
and  eaten  it:  and  shall  I  make 
the  residue  thereof  an  abomina- 
tion? shall  I  fall  down  to  tthe 
stock  of  a  tree? 

20  He  feedeth  on  ashes:  <a  de- 
ceived heart  hath  turned  him 
aside,  that  he  cannot  deliver  his 
soul,  nor  say,  Is  there  not  a  lie  in 
my  right  hand? 

21  \  Remember  these,  O  Jacob 
and  Israel;  for  «thou  art  my 
servant:  I  have  formed  thee; 
thou  art  my  servant:  O  Israel, 
thou  Shalt  not  be  forgotten  of  me. 

22  a:  I  have  blotted  out,  as  a  thick 
cloud,  thy  transgressions,  and,  as 
a  cloud,  thy  sins :  return  unto  me ; 
for  y  I  have  redeemed  thee. 

23  2 Sing,  O  ye  heavens;  for  the 
Lord  hath  done  it:  shout,  ye 
lower  parts  of  the  earth:  break 
forth  into  singing,  ye  mountains, 

0  forest,  and  every  tree  therein : 
for  the  Lord  hath  redeemed  Ja- 
cob, and  glorified  himself  in  Is- 
rael. 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  "thy 
Redeemer,  and  ^he  that  formed 
thee  from  the  womb,  I  am  the 
Loud  that  maketh  all  things; 
ctliat  stretcheth  forth  the  heav- 
ens alone;  that  spreadeth  abroad 
the  earth  by  myself; 

2-5  That  dfrustrateth  the  tokens 
«of  the  liars,  and  maketh  di\'iners 
mad ;  that  turneth  wise  vien  back- 
ward, /and  maketh  their  knowl- 
edge foolish ; 

26  »That  conflrmeth  the  word 
of  his  servant^  and  perlbrnieth 
the  counsel  of  his  messengers; 
that  saith  to  Jerusalem,  Thou 
Shalt  be  inhabited ;  and  to  the 
cities  of  Judah.  Ye  shall  be  built, 
and  I  will  raise  up  the  t  decayed 
places  thereof: 

27  A  That  saith  to  the  deep.  Be 
dry,  and  I  will  dry  ud  thy  rivers: 

28  That  saith  of  Cyrus,  He  is  my 
shepherd,  and  shall  perform  all 
mj'  pleasure:  even  saying  to  .le- 
rusalem,  'Thou  shalt  be  built; 
and  to  the  temple,  Thy  founda- 
tion shall  be  laid. 

CnAPTER   XLV. 

1  Ood  calleth  Cyrus  for  his  church's  sake.  5 
By  his  omnipotcucy  he  chaltengeth  obedience. 
20  He  convinceth  the  idols  of  vanity  by  his 
saving  power. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  to  his 
anointed,  to  Cyrus,  whose 
"right  hand  I  II have  holden,  ''to 
subdue  nations  before  him;  and  I 
will  loose  the  loins  of  kings,  to 
open  before  liim  the  twoleaved 
gates ;  and  the  gates  shall  not  be 
shut ; 

2 1  will  go  before  thee,  «and  make 
the  crooked  places  straight:  ''I 
will  break  in  pieces  the  gates  of 
brass,  and  cut  in  sunder  the  bars 
of  iron : 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


Hcb.  that 
which  comes 
of  a  tree  .' 
t  Ho3.  4.  12. 
Rom.  1.  21. 
2  Thess.  2. 
11. 


ych.  43.  1.  it 

48.  20. 

1  Cor.  6.  20. 
1  Pet.  1.  18, 
10. 
z  Ps.  69.  34.  & 
9C.  11,  12. 
rh.  42.  10.  (k 

49.  13. 
Jer.  51.  48. 
Rev.  18.  20. 

acti.  43.  14. 

ver.  0. 
/)ch.  43.  1. 

dob  9.  8. 

Ps.  104.  2. 

ch.  40.  22.  So 

42.  5.  &  45. 

12.  Sc  51.  13. 
dch.  47.  13. 
eJer.  50.  36. 
/I  Cor.  1.  20. 

g  Zech.  1.  6. 


f  Heb.  wastes. 


h  Sep  Jer.  iiO. 
38.  &  51.32, 


Ezra  1.  l.iScc. 
ch.  45.  13. 


about  712. 

ach.  41.  13. 

II  Or,  strength- 
ened. 

ich.  41.2. 
Dan.  5.  30. 

och.  40.4. 
d  Pa.  107.  16. 


for  the  church's  sake. 


ISAIAH. 


God's  omnipotency. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


t  ch.  41.  23. 
J  Y.^.  33.  12 


ill.  43.  1.  ic 
■IJ.  1. 


hi  Thess.4.5. 
J  Dcut.  4.  35, 

30.  <t  32.  39. 

ch.  44.  b.  (k 

46.  9. 
>.  ver.  14,  18, 

/Ps.18.  32,  39. 
m  Pa.  102.  15. 

th.  37.  20. 

Mai.  1.  11. 


n  .\mos  3.  6. 


o  Ps.  72.  3.  & 

85.  11. 


pch.  04.  8. 

i/ch.  29.  16. 
Jer.  IS.  6. 
Rom.  9.  20. 


7  Jer.  31.9. 
sch.  29.23. 

t  ch.  42.  5. 

Jer.  27.  5. 
uOe.i.  1.  20, 

27. 
j:  Gei\.  2.  1. 
ych.  41.  2. 
II  Or,  make 

straight. 
z1  Chr. 36.22, 

23. 

Ezra  1.  1, 

(kc. 

ch.  41.  23. 
a  ch.  52.  3. 

See  Rom.  3. 

24. 
I  Ps.  08.  31. 

Si.  72.  10,  11. 

ch.  49.  23.  fc 

60.  9,  10,  14, 

10. 

Zecli.  8.  22, 

23. 
c  Ps.  149.  8. 
d\  (;or.  14.25. 
e  ver.  5. 
/Ps.  44.  24. 

ch.  H.  17.  (k 

57.  17. 


3  And  I  will  give  thee  the  treas- 
ures of  darkne.ss,  and  hidden 
riches  of  secret  places,  «that  thou 
mayest  know  tliat  I,  the  Lord, 
which  .fcall  thee  by  thy  name, 
am  the  God  of  Israel. 

4  For  sr  Jacob  my  servant's  sake, 
and  Israel  mine  elect,  I  have  even 
called  thee  bj'  thy  name:  I  have 
siu'named  thee,  though  thou  hast 
''not  Icnown  me. 

5  H  I  iam  tlie  Lord,  and  T^there 
is  none  else,  there  i.v  no  God  be- 
sides me:  'I  girded  thee,  though 
tlioa  hast  not  known  me; 

6  '"That  they  may  know  from 
the  rising  of  the  sun,  and  from 
the  west,  that  th^re  is  none  be- 
sides me.  I  am  the  Lord,  and 
there  is  none  else. 

7  I  form  the  light,  and  create 
darkness:  I  make  peace,  and 
"Create  evil:  I  the  Lord  do  all 
these  things. 

8  o  Drop  down,  ye  heavens,  from 
above,  and  let  the  skies  pour 
down  righteousness :  let  the  earth 
open,  and  let  them  bring  forth 
salvation,  and  let  righteousness 
spring  up  together;  I  the  Lord 
have  created  it. 

9  Woe  unto  him  that  striveth 
with  ;^his  Maker!  Let  the  pot- 
sherd strive  with  the  potsherds 
of  the  earth,  q  Shall  the  clay  say 
to  him  that  fasliioneth  it.  What 
makest  thou?  or  thy  work,  He 
hath  no  hands? 

10  Woe  unto  him  that  saith  unto 
his  father.  What  begettest  thou  ? 
or  to  the  woman.  What  hast  thou 
brought  forth  ? 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  and  his  Maker, 
Ask  me  of  things  to  come  con- 
cerning '-my  sons,  and  concern- 
ing » tlie  work  of  my  hands  com- 
mand ye  me. 

12  tl  have  made  the  earth,  and 
«  created  man  upon  it :  I,  even  my 
hands,  have  stretched  out  the 
heavens,  and  ^all  their  host  have 
I  commanded. 

VS  yl  have  raised  him  up  in 
righteousness,  a,nd  I  will  II  direct 
all  his  ways:  he  shall  =  build  my 
citj',  and  he  shall  let  go  my  cap- 
tives, «not  for  price  nor  reward, 
saitli  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  »The 
labour  of  Egypt,  and  merchandise 
of  Ethiopia  and  of  the  Sabeans, 
men  of  stature,  shall  come  over 
unto  thee,  and  they  shall  be  thine : 
they  shall  come  after  thee;  ciu 
cha'ins  thej'  shall  come  over,  and 
thej'  shall  fall  down  unto  thee, 
they  shall  make  supplication  un- 
to thee,  sayinr/,  ''Surely  God  is  in 
thee;  and  Hhere  is  none  else, 
there  is  no  God. 

1.5  Verily  thou  art  a  God  .^that 
■hidest  thyself,  O  God  of  Israel, 
the  Saviour. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


g-ch.  44.11. 
h  ch.  20.  4. 


16  They  shall  be  ashamed,  and 
also  confounded,  all  of  them :  they 
shall  go  to  confusion  together  that 
are  s' makers  of  idols. 

17  fi  But  Isi-ael  shall  be  saved  in 
the  Lord  with  an  everlasting  sal- 
vation: ye  shall  not  be  ashamed 
nor  confounded  world  without 
end. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ithat 
created  tiie  heavens ;  God  himself 
that  formed  the  earth  and  made 
it;  he  hath  established  it,  he  creat- 
ed it  not  ill  vain,  he  Ibrmed  it  to 
be  inhabited:  *I  am  the  Lord, 
and  the7-e  is  none  else. 

19  I  have  not  spoken  in  ^  secret, 
in  a  dark  place  of  the  earth:  I 
said  not  unto  the  seed  of  Jacob, 
Seek  ye  me  in  vain:  '"I  the  Lord 
speak  righteousness,  I  declare 
things  that  are  right. 

20  f  Assemble  yourselves  and 
come;  draw  near  together,  ye 
that  are  escaped  of  tlie  nations: 
"they  have  no  knowledge  that 
set  up  the  wood  of  their  graven 
image,  and  pray  unto  a  god  t/iat 
cannot  save. 

21  Tell  ye,  and  bring  than  near ; 
yea,  let  them  take  counsel  togeth- 
er: "Who  hath  declared  this  from 
ancient  time?  who  hath  told  it 
from  that  time?  /lave  not  I  the 
Lord?  ;'and  the>-e  is  no  God  else 
beside  me ;  a  just  God  and  a  Sav- 
iour ;  there  is  none  beside  me. 

22  9  Look  unto  me,  and  be  ye 
saved,  all  the  ends  of  the  earth: 
for  I  am  God,  and  there  is  none 
else. 

23  »•  I  have  sworn  by  mj'self,  the 
word  is  gone  out  of  my  mouth  m 
righteousness,  and  shall  not  re- 
turn, That  unto  me  every* knee 
shall  bow,  'every  tongue  shall 
swear. 

24  1!  Surely  shall  one  say,  In  the 
Lord  have  I  "t  righteousness  and 
strength:  even  to  him  shall  men 
come;  and  arall  that  are  incensed 
against  him  shall  be  ashamed. 

25  2/  In  the  Lord  shall  all  the  seed 
of  Israel  be  justified,  and  « shall 
glory. 

CHAPTER  XLVI. 

1  The  idols  of  Babylon  could  not  save  themselves, 
3  God  saveth  his  people  to  the  end.  5  Idols  are 
not  comparable  to  God/or  power,  12  or  present 
salvation, 

BEL "boweth  down,  Nebo  stoop-     about  712. 
eth  ;  their  idols  wex'e  upon  the  och.  21.  9. 
beasts,  and  upon  the  cattle:  your     Jer.  so.  2.  & 
carriages  luere  heavy  laden ;  ^  they  '  ^^-  ■"• 
are  a  burden  to  the  weary  beast. 

2  They  stoop,  they  bow  down 
together;  they  could  not  deliver 
the  burden,  ^but  t  themselves  are 
gone  into  captivity. 

3  ^  Hearken  unto  me,  O  house  of! 
Jacob,  and  all  the  remnant  of  the  ''^*- 1°-  \ 
house  of  Israel,  ''which  are  borne    ^zi\i 
by  me  from  the  belly,  which  are     ps.  71.  i. 
carried  from  the  womb :  |  ch.  63.  0. 

629 


/Deut.  SO.  11. 
ch.  48.  16. 


m  Pa.  19.  8.  & 
119.  137,  138. 


71  ch.  44.  17, 

18,  19.  ik  46. 

7.  &  48.  7. 

Rora.  1.  22, 

23. 
och.  41.  22.  & 

43.  9.  4;  44. 

7.  <k  46.  10. 

&  48.  14. 
pvcr.  5,  14,18. 

ch.  44.  8.  Sc 

40.  9.  ic  48. 

S,  <kc. 
(/  Ps.  22.  27.  ic 

65.  5. 
rGen.  22.  16. 

Heb.  6.  13. 
^  Rom.  14.  11. 

Phil.  2.  10. 
t  Gen.  31.  53. 

Deut.  6.  13. 

Ps.  63.  11. 

ch.  65.  16. 
II  Or,  Surely, 

he  shall  say 

of  me,  In  the 

LORD  is  all 

righteouS' 

ness  and 

strength. 
u  Jer.  23.  5. 

1  Cor.  1.  30. 
t  Heb.  right- 


eou 


nesse 


xch.  41.  11. 
y  ver.  17. 
z\  Cor.  1.31. 


6  Jer.  10.  5. 


c  Jer.  48.  7. 
tHeb. 

their  soul. 


Ood's  judgment  upon 


ISAIAH. 


Babylon  and  Chaldea. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


e  Ps.  10-2.  'J.7. 

Mai.  3.  d. 
/Ps.  48.  14.  &; 

71.  IS. 
gch.  40.  18, 

hch.  40.  19.<fc 
41.  G.  ic  44. 
12,  19. 
Jer.  10.3. 

iJer.  10.  5. 


Ich.  44.  19.  &: 


m  Deut.  32.  7. 
nch.  45.5,21. 


och.  45.  21. 

pPs.  33.  11. 

Prov.  19.  21. 

<k  21.  30. 

Acts  5.  39. 

Heh.  G.  17. 
<j  ih.  41.  2,  25. 
tHeb.  the 

man  cf  my 

counsel. 
!-ch.44.  28.  & 

45.  13. 

s  Num.  23. 19. 
t  Ps.  76.  5. 
u  Rom.  10.  3. 


1.  17. 


^."h.  51. 
Uom. 

&  3.  ■; 

jrHah. 

i  cii.  c: 


about  712. 

u  Jer.  4H.  IB. 
i  ch.  3.20. 


cEx.  11.  5. 
Judg.  16.  21. 
Mall.  24.41. 


dch.  3.  17.  & 

20.  4. 

Jer.  13.  22, 

26. 

N.ih.  3.  5. 
cRom.  12.  10. 
/ch.  43.  3,  14. 

Jer.  50.  34. 
el  Sam.2.  U. 

h  ver.  7. 
ch.  13.  19. 
Dan.  2.  37. 


4  And  even  to  your  old  age  « I  am 
he ;  and  even  to  hoar  hairs  /will  I 
carry  j/ou.-  I  have  made,  and  I 
will  bear ;  even  I  will  carry,  and 
will  deliver  you. 

5  t  i/To  whom  will  ye  liken  me, 
and  make  me  equal,  and  compare 
me,  that  we  may  be  like? 

G  A  They  lavish  gold  out  of  the 
bag,  and  weigh  silver  in  the  bal- 
ance, and  hire  a  goldsmith;  and 
he  maketh  it  a  god:  they  fall 
down,  yea,  they  worship. 

7  i  They  bear  him  upon  the  shoul- 
der, the'v  carry  him,  and  set  him 
in  his  place,  and  he  standeth  ;  from 
his  place  shall  he  not  remove: 
yea,  A- one  shall  cry  unto  him,  yet 
can  he  not  answer,  nor  save  him 
out  of  his  trouble. 

8  Remember  this,  and  shew  your- 
selves men:  'bring  U  again  to 
mind,  O  ve  transgressors. 

9  ™  Remember  the  former  things 
of  old :  for  I  am  God,  and  « (Mre  is 
none  else;  I  am  God,  and  there  is 
none  like  me, 

10  "Declaring  the  end  from  the 
beginning,  and  from  ancient  times 
the  things  that  are  not  yet  done, 
saying,  ;^  My  counsel  shall  stand, 
and  I  will  do  all  my  pleasure: 

11  Calling  a  ravenous  bird  5  from 
the  east,  tthe  man  'that  execut- 
eth  my  counsel  from  a  lar  coun- 
try :  vea, » I  have  spoken  it,  I  will 
also  bring  it  to  pass  ;  I  have  pur- 
posed (7,  I  will  also  do  it. 

12  i  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  <  stout- 
hearted, "that  are  far  from  right- 
eousness : 

13  ^  I  bring  near  my  righteous- 
ness ;  it  shall  not  be  far  off,  and 
mv  salvation  2/ shall  not  tarry: 
and  I  will  place  -salvation  in 
Zion  for  Israel  my  glory. 

CHAPTER    XLVII. 

1  God's  judgment  upon  Bahylon  and  Chaldea,  6 
for  thHr  unmfrcifulness,  7  pride.  10  and  over- 
huldness,  11  shall  be  unresistible. 

C'lOME  «down,  and  '-sit  in  the 
7  dust,  O  virgin  daughter  of 
Babylon,  sit  on  tlie  ground  :  there 
in  no  throne,  O  daugliter  of  the 
Cnialdeaus:  for  thou  shalt  no 
more  be  called  tender  and  deli- 
cate. 

•2  cTake  the  millstones,  and  grind 
meal:  uncover  thy  locks,  make 
bare  the  leg,  uncover  the  thigh, 
pass  over  the  rivers. 

;i  ''Thy  nakedness  shall  be  un- 
covered, yea,  thy  shame  shall  bi' 
seen  :  « I  will  take  vengeance,  and 
I  will  not  meet  thee  as  a  man. 

4  As  for  fowv  Redeemer,  the 
Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name,  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel. 

5  Sit  thou  !? silent,  and  get  thee 
into  darkness,  O  daughter  of  the 
Chaldeans:  /^for  thou  shalt  no 
more  be  called,  The  lady  of  king- 
doms. 

c;io 


6  Tf  »I  was  wroth  with  my  peo- 
ple, ^  I  have  polluted  mine  inher- 
itance, and  given  them  into  thine 
hand:  thou  didst  shew  them  no 
mercy;  'upon  the  ancient  hast 
thou  very  heavily  laid  thy  yoke. 

7  \  And  thou  saidst,  I  shall  be  ™a 
lady  for  ever:  so  that  thou  did.st 
not  « lay  these  things  to  thy  heart, 

0  neither  didst  remember  the  lat- 
ter end  of  it. 

8  Therefore  hear  now  this,  thou 
that  art  given  to  pleasures,  that 
dwellest  carelessly,  that  sayest  in 
thine  heart,  p1  am,  and  none  else 
besides  me;  9 1  shall  not  sit  as  a 
widow,  neither  shall  I  know  the 
loss  of  children: 

9  But  '■these  two  things  shall 
come  to  thee  » in  a  inoinent  in  one 
day,  the  loss  of  children,  and  wid- 
owhood: they  shall  come  upon 
thee  in  their  perfection  'for  the 
multitude  of  thy  sorceries,  and 
for  the  great  abundance  of  thine 
enchantments. 

10  H  For  thou  "hast  trusted  in 
thy  wickedness:  ^-thouhast  said, 
Noneseethme.  Thy  wisdom  and 
thy  knowledge,  it  hath  II  perverted 
thee ;  2/ and  thou  hast  said  in  thine 
heart,  I  am,  and  none  else  besides 
me. 

11  T  Therefore  shall  evil  come 
upon  thee;  thou  shalt  not  know 
tfrom  whence  it  riseth  :  and  mis- 
chief sliall  fall  upon  thee;  thou 
Shalt  not  be  able  to  iput  it  off: 
and  z desolation  shall  come  upon 
thee  suddenly,  u'hich  thou  shalt 
not  know. 

12  Stand  now  with  thine  enchant- 
ments, and  with  the  multitude  of 
thy  sorceries,  wherein  thou  hast 
laboured  from  thy  youth ;  if  so  be 
thou  Shalt  be  able  to  profit,  if  so 
be  thou  mayest  prevail. 

13  «  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  mul- 
titude of  thy  counsels.  Let  now 
6  the  tasti'ologers,  the  stargazers, 
t  the  monthly  prognosticators, 
stand  up,  and  save  thee  from  these 
thinas  that  shall  come  upon  thee 

14  Behold,  they  shall  be  'as  stub- 
ble; the  fire  shall  burn  them; 
they  shall  not  deliver  t  them- 
selves from  the  power  of  the 
flame:  there  shall  not  be  a  coal  to 
warm  at,  nor  fire  to  sit  before  it. 

lo  Thus  shall  they  be  unto  thee 

1  with  whom  thou   hast  laboured, 
\eve)i  ''thy  merchants,  from    thy 

youth:  they  shall  wander  every 
one  to  his  quarter;  none  shall 
save  thee. 

CHAPTER  XLVIII. 

1  God,  to  convince  the  people  of  their  foreknown 
I  obstinacy,  revealed  his  prophecies.  9  He  saveth 
I      them  for  his  own  sake.     12  He  cxhorteth  them 

to  obedience,  because  of  his  power  and  prov- 
1      tdence.     16  He  lanientelh   their  backwardness. 

20  He  powerfully  dclivcrelh  his  out  of  Babylon. 

HEAR  ye  this,  O  house  of  Ja-  > 
cob,  which  are  called  by  the  \ 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


i  See  2  Sam. 

24.  14. 

2Clir.  28.  9. 

Zech.  1.  13. 
ich.  43.  28. 
/  Deut.  28.  50. 
m  ver.  5. 

Rev.  IS.  7. 
n  ch.  4G.  8. 
0  Deut.  32.  20. 

p  ver.  10. 

Zeph.  2.  15. 
q  Rev.  18.7. 

rch.  51.  19. 
ilThess.  5.3. 


«Ps. 

52 

7. 

xch. 
Ez. 
9.  9 

29 
8. 

15. 
12.  Sc 

11  Or, 
thee 

caused 
tu  turn 

y  ver.  8. 


t  Heh. 

the  morning 

thereof. 
t  Hah. expiate. 
1  1  Thuss.  5.3. 


6ch.  44.  25. 
Dan.  2.  2. 

t  Heh. 
viewers  of 
the  heavens, 

t  Heb. 
that  give 
knowledge 
concerning 
the  months. 

cNah.  1    10. 
.Mai.  4.  1. 

t  Heb. 
their  suuls. 

d  Rev.  la.  11. 


The  intent  of  x>rupliecy. 


ISAIAH. 


Clirist  sent  to  the  Gentiles. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


a  Ps.  68.  26. 
b  Deut.  6.  13. 

ch.  65.  16. 

Zeph.  1.  5. 
cJer.  4.2.  6z 

5.2. 
dch.  52.  I. 
«Mic.  3.  11. 

Rom.  2.  17. 
/ch.  41.  22.  ic 

42.  y.  &  43. 

9.  &  44.  7,  8. 

&  4i.  21.  &; 

4C.  9,  10. 
£■  Josh.  21.  45. 
tHeh.  hard. 
A  Ex.  32.  9. 

Deut.  31.  27. 
i  ver.  3, 


k  Ps.  68.  S. 
iPs.  79.  9.  & 

106.  f . 

ch.  43.  25. 

ver.  11. 

Kz.  20.  9,  14, 

22,  44. 
m  Pk.  78.  38. 
n  r».  66.  10. 
II  Or, 

for  silver  : 

See  Ez.  22. 

20,  21,  22. 

0  ver.  9. 

p  See  Deut. 

32.  26,  27. 

Ez.  20.  9. 
9ch.42.  8. 
r  Deut.  32.  39. 
«ih.  41.4.  d: 

44.  6. 

Rev.  1.17.  it 

22.  13. 

1  Ps.  102.  25. 

II  Or,  the  palm 
uf  my  right 
hanri  hath 
sprtad  out, 

uch.  40.26. 

Jch.  41.22.  & 
4.<t.  9.  &  44. 
7.  &  45.  20, 
21. 

ych.  45.  1. 

z  ch.  44.  28. 

och.  45.  1,  2, 


name  of  Israel,  and  «are  come 
forth  out  of  the  waters  of  Judah, 
*  which  swear  by  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  and  make  mention  of  tlie 
God  of  Israel,  (^bul  not  in  truth, 
nor  in  righteoLisne.ss. 

2  For  they  call  themselves  ''of 
the  holy  city,  and  ^stay  them- 
selves upon  the  God  of  Israel: 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

3  .''I  have  declared  the  former 
things  from  the  beginning;  and 
they  went  forth  out  of  my  mouth, 
and  I  shewed  them;  I  did  thein 
suddenly,  i/and  thej'  came  to  pass. 

4  Because  I  knew  that  thou  art 
t obstinate,  and  ''thy  neck  is  an 
Iron  sinew,  and  thy  "brow  brass; 

5  'I  have  even  from  the  begin- 
ning declared  it  to  thee;  before 
it  came  to  pa.ss  I  shewed  it  thee: 
lest  thou  shouldest  say.  Mine  idol 
hath  done  them ;  and  my  graven 
image,  and  my  molten  image, 
hath  commanded  them. 

6  Thou  ha.st  heard,  see  all  this; 
and  will  not  ye  declare  it  ?  I  have 
shewed  thee  new  things  from  this 
time,  even  hidden  things,  and 
thou  didst  not  know  them. 

7  They  are  created  now,  and  not 
from  the  beginning;  even  before 
the  day  when  thou'heardest  them 
not ;  lest  thou  shouldest  say,  Be- 
hold, I  knew  them. 

8  Yea,  thou  heardest  not;  yea, 
thou  knewest  not;  yea,  from  that 
time  that  thine  ear  wa.s  not  open- 
ed: for  I  knew  that  thou  would- 

^  est  deal  very  treacherously,  and 
wast  called  ^  a  tran.sgressor  from 
the  womb. 

9  %  <■  For  my  name's  sake  »i  will  I 
defer  mine  anger,  and  for  my 
praise  will  I  refrain  for  thee,  that 
I  cut  thee  not  off. 

10  Behold,  "  I  have  refined  thee, 
but  not  5  with  silver;  I  have  cho- 
sen thee  in  the  furnace  of  afflic- 

[  tion. 

11  "For  mine  own  sake,  even  for 
!  mine  own  sake,  will  I  do  it:  for 
|i>how  should  my  name  be  pol- 
i  luted?  and  9 1  will  not  give  my 

glory  unto  another. 
I   12  •;  Hearken  unto  me,  O  Jacob 

I  and  Israel,  my  called;  '•I  am  he; 

I I  am  the  » first,  I  al.so  am  the  last. 
!  1.3  <  Mine  hand  also  hath  laid  the 
I  foundation  of  the  earth,  and  ii  my 

right    hand    hath    spanned   the 
;  heavens  :  when  "■  I  call  unto  them, 
they  stand  up  together. 
14  X  All  ye,  assemble  yourselves, 
and   hear;    which    among   them 
hath  declared  these  thincis?  vThe. 
Lord  hath  loved  him :  ^he  will  do 
his  pleasure  on  Babylon,  and  his 
arm  shall  be  on  the  Chaldeans. 
I   15  I,  ex'en  I,  have  spoken ;  yea,  "  I 
have  called  him  :  I  have  brought 
him,  and  he  shall  make  his  way 
pro-sperous. 
,   16  11  Come  ye  near  unto  me,  hear 


ye  this;  ^I  have  not  spoken  in 
secret  from  the  beginning;  from 
the  time  that  it  was.  there  am  I : 
and  now  c  the  Lord  God,  and  his 
Spirit,  hath  sent  me. 

17  Thus  saith  ''the  Lord  thy 
Redeemer,  the  Holy  One  of  Is- 
rael; I  am  the  Lord  thv  God 
which   teacheth   thee    to   profit, 

0  which  leadeth  thee  by  the  way 
that  thou  shouldest  go. 

18  /O  that  thou  hadst  hearkened 
to  my  commandments!  </then 
had  thy  peace  been  as  a  river,  and 
thy  righteousness  as  the  waves  of 
the  sea: 

19  ''Thy  seed  also  had  been  as 
the  sand,  and  the  offspring  of  thy 
bowels  like  the  gravel  thereof; 
his  name  should  not  have  been 
cut  off  nor  destroyed  from  before 
me. 

20  IF  iGo  ye  forth  of  Babylon,  flee 
ye  from  the  Chaldeans,  with  a 
voice  of  singing  declare  ye,  tell 
this,  utter  it  even  to  the  end  of  the 
earth;  say  ye.  The  Lord  hath 
k  redeemed  his  servant  Jacob. 

21  And  they  'thirsted  not  wJien 
he  led  them  through  the  deserts: 
he  '"  caused  the  waters  to  How  out 
of  the  rock  for  them :  he  clave  the 
rock  also,  and  the  waters  gushed 
out. 

22  "  There  is  no  peace,  saith  the 
Lord,  unto  the  wicked. 

CHAPTER  XLIX. 

1  Christ,  being  sent  to  the  Jetrs,  complaineth  of 
them.  5  Be  la  sent  to  the  Gentiles  with  gra-  i 
Clous  promises.  13  God's  love  is  perpetual  to  i 
his  chureh.  18  The  ample  restoration  of  the  \ 
church.  24  The  poicerjvl  deliverance  out  of\ 
captivity.  i 

LISTEX,  nO  Lsles.  unto  me ;  and  ; 
hearken,  ye  people,  from  far ; 
''The  Lord  hath  called  me  from; 
the  womb ;  from  the  bowels  of 
my  mother  hath  he  made  men- 
tion of  my  name. 

2  And  he  hath  made  «  my  mouth 
like  a  sharp  sword ;  "/in  the  shad- 
ow of  his  hand  hath  he  hid  me, 
and  made  me  ^  a  polished  shaft ;  I 
in  his  quiver  hath  he  hid  me;         | 

3  And  said  unto  me,  .^Thou  art 
my  servant,  O  Israel,  sin  whom  : 
I  will  be  glorified.  ' 

4  ''Then  I  said,  I  have  laboured  i 
in  vain,  I  have  spent  my  strength 
for  nought,  and  in  vain:  yet  sure- 
ly my  judgment  is  with  the  Lord, 
and  II  my  work  with  my  God. 

5  %  And  now,  saith  the  Lord 
i that  formed  me  from  the  womb 
to  be  his  servant,  to  bring  Jacob 
again  to  him,  il  Though  Israel  *  be 
not  gathered,  yet  shalll  be  glori- 
ous in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and 
my  God  shall  be  my  strength. 

6  And  he  said,  ;i  It  is  a  light  thing 
that  thou  shouldest  be  my  serv- 
ant to  raise  up  the  tribes  of  Jacob, 
and  to  restore  the  II  preserved  of 
Israel :  I  will  also  give  thee  for  a 

631 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 

b  ch.  45.  19. 
cch.61.  1. 

Zech.  2.  8,  9, 

11. 
dch.  43.  14.  &; 

44.  6,  24. 

ver.  '.!0. 
e  Ps.  22.  8. 

/Deut.  32.  29. 
Ps.  81.  13. 


*  E.\.  19.  4,  5, 

6. 

ch.44.  22,  23. 
ZSee  ch.  41. 

17,  18. 
771  Ex.  17.  6. 

Num.  20.  11. 

Ps.  105.  41. 
71  ch.  57.  21. 


b  ver.  6. 

Jer.  1.  5. 

.Matt.  1.  20, 

21. 

Lul-.e  1.15,31. 

John  10.  EC. 

Gal.  1.  15. 
coh.  11.  4.  i 

51.  16. 

Hos.  6.  5. 

Heb.  4.  12. 

Rev.  1.  16. 
dch.  51.  16. 
ePs.  45.  5. 
/ch.  42.  1. 

Zech.  3.  8. 
f  ch.  44.23. 

John  13.  31. 

4:  15.  8. 

Eph.  1.6. 
h  Ez.  3.  19. 
:!0r, 

my  reward, 

ch.  40.  10.  it 

62.  n. 

I  ver.  I. 
iOr,  That 

Israel  may 
be  gathered 
to  him,  and 
J  may,  ^c, 
*Matt.  23.  37. 

II  Or,  Art  ihou 
lighter  than 
that  thou 
shouldest,  ^c. 

II  Or, 
desolations. 


Promises  to  the  Gentiles. 


ISAIAH. 


Restoration  of  the  church. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


Jch.  42.  C.  (fc 

00.3. 

Luke  2.  32. 

Acts  13.  47. 

&  2C.  18. 
mrh.  53.  3. 

Matt.  2G.  67. 
II  Or, 

tu  him  that 

IS  despised 

lit  soul. 

n  Pa.  72. 10,11. 

ver.  23. 
0  See  Ps.  C9. 

13. 

2  Cor.  6.  2. 
p  I  h.  42.  G. 
II  Or, 

Taise  up. 

qch.  42.7. 
Zech.  9.  12. 


■Rev.  7.  18. 
<  Pb.  121.  6. 


jih,  43.  d,  6. 


ych.  44.23. 


a  Bee 

Ps. 

103. 

13. 

•Mai 

3. 

17. 

Matt.  7 

11. 

tHeb./r 

ojn 

;ial>i 

ng 

om- 

puss 

un 

b  Rul 

n.  11.29. 

c  See 

Kx 

.13.0 

CaiJ 

.  « 

C. 

/Prov.  17.  C, 


e  See  eh.  !14. 
1,  2. 

Zeeh.  2.  4.  ic 
10.  10. 


Uight  to  the  Gentiles,  that  thou 
mayest  be  my  salvation  unto  the 
end  of  the  earth. 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Re- 
deemer of  Israel,  and  his  Holy 
One,  «» II  to  him  whom  man  de- 
spiseth,  to  him  whom  the  nation 
abhorretli,  to  a  servant  of  rulers, 
"  Kings  shall  see  and  arise,  princes 
also  shall  worship,  because  of  the 
Lord  that  is  faithful,  and  tlie 
Holy  One  of  Israel,  and  he  shall 
choose  thee. 

8  Thus  saitli  the  Lord,  oJn  an 
acceptable  time  have  I  heard 
thee,  and  in  a  day  of  salvation 
have  I  helped  thee:  and  I  will 
preserve  thee,  v  and  give  thee  for 
a  covenant  of  the  people,  to  i  es- 
tablish the  earth,  to  cause  to  in- 
herit the  desolate  heritages; 

9  That  thou  mayest  say  « to  the 
prisoners.  Go  forth ;  to  them  that 
a?-ein  darkness.  Shew  yourselves. 
They  sliall  feed  in  the  ways,  and 
their  pastures  shall  be  in  all  high 
places. 

10  They  shall  not  '■hunger  nor 
thirst ;  « neither  shall  the  heat  nor 
sun  smite  them  :  for  he  that  hath 
mercy  on  them  t  sliall  lead  them, 
even  by  the  springs  of  water  shall 
he  guide  them. 

11  «And  I  will  make  all  my 
mountains  a  way,  and  my  high- 
ways shall  be  exalted. 

12  Behold,  a;  these  shall  come 
from  far:  and,  lo,  these  from  the 
north  and  from  the  west;  and 
these  from  the  land  of  Sinim. 

13  ^  2/ Sing,  O  heavens;  and  be 
joyful,  O  earth ;  and  break  forth 
into  singing,  O  mountains:  for 
the  Lord  hath  comforted  his  peo- 
ple, and  will  have  mercy  upon 
his  alHicted. 

14  sBut  Zion  said,  The  Lord 
hath  forsaken  me,  and  my  Lord 
hath  forgotten  me. 

15  "Can  a  woman  forget  her 
sucking  child,  tthat  she  should 
not  have  compassion  on  the  son 
of  her  womb?  yea,  they  may  for- 
get, ''  yet  will  I  not  Ibrget  thee. 

16  Behold,  ci  have  graven  thee 
upon  the  palms  of  my  hands ; 
thy  walls  are  continually  belbre 
me. 

17  Thy  children  shall  make 
haste;  'Uhy  dcslroj'ers  and  they 
that  made  thee  waste  shall  go 
forth  of  thee. 

18  11 « Lift  up  thine  eyes  round 
about,  and  behold:  all  these  gath- 
er themselves  together,  a/id  come 
to  thee.  AhI  live, saith  the  Lord, 
thou  slialt  surely  clothe  thee  with 
them  all,  .'as  with  an  ornament, 
and  bind  them  on  tlvcc,  as  a  bride 
doeth. 

19  For  thy  waste  and  thy  deso- 
late places,  and  the  land  of  thy 
destruction,  » shall  even  now  be 

i  too  narrow  by  reason  of  the  in- 
c;i2 


habitants,  and  thej'  that  swallow- 
ed thee  up  shall  be  far  away. 

20  ''The  children  which  thou 
Shalt  have,  » after  thou  hast  lost 
the  other,  shall  say  again  in  thine 
ears.  The  place  is  too  strait  for  me : 
give  place  to  me  that  I  may  dwell. 

21  Then  shalt  thou  say  in  thine 
heart.  Who  hath  begotten  me 
these,  seeing  I  have  lost  my  chil- 
dren, and  am  desolate,  a  captive, 
and  removing  to  and  fro?  and 
who  hath  brought  up  these  ?  Be- 
hold, I  was  left  alone;  these, 
where  had  they  been  ? 

22  *Thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I  will  lift  up  mine  hand 
to  the  Gentiles,  and  set  up  my 
standard  to  the  people:  and  they 
shall  bring  thy  sons  in  their  +  arms, 
and  thy  daughters  shall  becarried 
upon  their  shoulders. 

23  'And  kings  shall  be  thy  tnurs- 
ing  fathers,  and  their  t  queens  thy 
nursing  mothers:  they  shall  bow 
down  to  thee  with  tlicir  face  to- 
ward the  earth,  and  mlick  up  the 
dust  of  thy  feet ;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  :  for 
"  they  shall  not  be  ashamed  that 
wait  for  me. 

21  \  o  Shall  the  prey  be  taken 
from  the  mighty,  or  tthe  lawful 
captive  delivered? 

2-5  But  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Even  the  t  captives  of  the  mighty 
shall  be  taken  away,  and  the  prey 
of  the  terril)le  shall  be  delivered : 
for  I  will  contend  with  him  that 
contendeth  with  thee,  and  I  will 
save  thy  children. 

26  And  I  will  J^feed  them  that 
oppress  thee  with  their  own  flesh ; 
and  they  shall  be  drunken  with 
their  own  ? blood,  as  with  II  sweet 
wine:  and  all  flesh  ''shall  know 
that  I  the  Lord  am  thy  Saviour 
and  thy  Redeemer,  the  Mighty 
One  of  Jacob. 

CHAPTER    L. 

1  Christ  sheweth  that  the  Jirtlictum  of  the  Jews 
is  not  to  he  imputed  to  him,  by  his  ability  to 
save,  5  hy  his  oheilience  i/i  that  work,  7  and  by 
his  confidence  in  that  assistance.  10  An  exhor- 
tation to  trust  in  Ood,  and  not  in  ourselves. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Where 
is  a  the  bill  of  your  mother's 
divorcement,  whom  I  have  put 
away?  or  which  of  my  '-creditors 
i.x  it  to  whom  I  have  sold  you  ? 
Behold,  for  your  iniquities  chave 
ye  sold  yourselves,  and  Jbr  your 
transgre.ssions  is  your  mother  put 
awav. 

2  Wherefore,  when  I  came,  ivas 
there  no  man?  t^when  I  called, 
uHts  there  none  to  answer?  cIs 
my  hand  sliortened  at  all,  that 
it  cannot  redeem?  or  have  I  no 
power  to  deliver?  behold,  /at 
mj'  rebuke  I  </dry  up  the  sea,  I 
make  the  /^  rivers  a  wilderness: 
» their  flsli  stinketh,  because  there 
is  no  water,  and  dieth  for  thirst. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 

ich.  CO.  4. 
iMatt.  3.  9. 

Rom.  11.11, 

12,  ic. 


*ch.  60.  4.  & 
6C.  20. 


tHeb. 
bosom. 


IFk.  72.  11. 
ver.  7. 
ch.  52.  15.  <fc 

C(l.  16. 
t  Heb. 

nourishers. 
t  Hel). 

princesses, 
m  P^.  72.  9. 


Mi 


17. 


n  Va.  3  1.  22. 

Rom.  0.  .1.  Sc 

9.  33.  <t  10. 

11. 
oMalt.  12.  29. 

Luke  11.  21, 

22. 
t  Heh. 

the  captivity 

of  the  just. 
tlleb. 

captivity. 
pch.9.  20. 

17  Rev.  14.  20. 
i;  10.  «. 


new  tvine. 
r  Pa.  9.  10. 
ch.  CO.  IG. 


a  Deut.  24.  1. 

.ler.  3.  8. 


b  See  2  Kings 

4.  1 

Malt.  18.  25. 
cch.  52.  3. 

rfProv.  1.24. 

rh.  Co.  12.  k 

CC.  4. 

.ler.  7.  13.  Sc 

35.  15. 
cNum.  11.23. 

ch.  59.  1. 
/Ps.  100.  9. 

Nah.  1.  4. 
f  Ex.  14.  21. 
A  Josh.  3.  10. 
I  Ex.  7.  18,21. 


An  exhortation 


ISAIAH. 


to  trust  in  Clirist. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


i  Ex.  10.  21. 
;  Rev.  6.  12. 
mEx.  4.  11. 

nMatt.  U.  28. 


0  Ps.  40,  6, 7,8. 
p  Malt.  26.  39. 

John  11.  31. 

Phil.  2.  8. 

Heb.  10.  5, 

ic. 
7  Malt.  26.67. 

fa  27.  26. 

.lohr.  18.  22. 
r  Lam.  3.  30. 

s  Ez.  3.  8,  9. 


(  Rom.  8.  32, 
33,  3-1. 

-r  Heh.  the 
master  of 
my  cause. 


j(  Joh  13.  23. 

Ps.  102.  26. 

ch.  51.  6. 
ich.Sl.  8. 


yPs.  23.  4. 
zl  Chr.  20.20. 
Ps.  20.  7. 


a  John  9.  39. 
4  Pa.  16.  4. 


h  Rom.  9.  30, 
31,  32. 


c  Rom.  4. 1, 

16. 

Heb.  11.  11, 

12. 

d  Gen. 12.  1,2. 
caen.24.  1, 

3o. 
/Ps.  102.  13. 

ch.  40.  1.  & 

02.  9. 

ver.  12. 
gGen.  13.  10. 

Joel  2.  3. 


3  A- 1  clothe  the  heavens  with 
blackness,  'and  I  make  sackcloth 
their  covering. 

4  '''The  Lord  God  hath  given 
me  the  tongue  of  the  learned, 
that  I  should  know  how  to  speak 
a  word  in  season  to  him  (hat  in 
"weary:  he  wakeneth  morning 
by  morning,  he  wakeneth  mine 
ear  to  hear  as  the  learned. 

5  "^  The  Lord  God  "hath  opened 
inine  ear,  and  I  was  not  p  rebell- 
ious, neither  turned  away  back. 

6  ?  I  gave  my  back  to  the  smit- 
ers,  and  '-nij'  cheeks  to  them 
that  plucked 'off  the  hair:  I  hid 
not  my  face  from,  shame  and 
spitting.  I 

7  f  For  the  Lord  God  will  help 
me ;  therefore  shall  I  not  be  con- 
founded :  therefore  have  « I  set  my 
face  like  a  flint,  and  I  know  that 
I  shall  not  be  ashamed. 

8  '  Jle  is  near  that  justifleth  me ;  { 
who  will  contend  with  ine?   let 
us  stand  togetlier:  who  is  +mine  [ 
adversary  ?  let  him  come  near  to  ] 
me. 

9  Behold,   the   Lord    God   will  ] 
help  me;  who  is   he    that  shall 
condemn  me?  "lo,  they  all  shall 
wax    old    as    a    garment;    a; the 
moth  shall  eat  them  up. 

10  ^  Who  is  among  you  that 
feareth  the  Lord,  that  obeyeth 
the  voice  of  his  servant,  "that 
2/walketh  in  darkness,  and  hath 
no  light?  !ilet  him  trust  in  the 
name  of  th.e  Lord,  and  stay  upon 
his  God. 

11  Behold,  all  ye  that  kindle 
a  fire,  that  compass  yourselves 
about  with  sparks:  walk  in  the 
light  of  your  fire,  and  in  the 
sparks  that  ye  have  kindled. 
«This  shall  ye  have  of  mine 
hand ;  ye  shall  lie  down  ^  in  sor- 
row. 

CHAPTER  LL 

1  An  ex'nortatwn,  alter  the  pattern  of  Abraham, 
to  trust  in  Christ,  3  hy  reason  of  his  eomfort- 
ahle  promises,  4  of  his  righteous  salvation,  7 
and  man's  mortality.  9  Christ  by  his  sancti- 
fied arm  dcfcndeth  his  from  the  fear  of  man. 
17  He  bewaildh  the  afflictions  of  Jerusalem,  21 
and  promiseth  deliverance. 

aTTEARKEX  to  me,  ^ye  that 
XJ.  follow  after  righteousness, 
ye  that  seek  the  Lord:  look 
unto  the  rock  ivhence  ye  are 
hewn,  and  to  the  hole  of  the  i)it 
ichence  ye  are  digged. 

2  cLook  unto  Abraham  your 
father,  and  unto  Sarah  that  bare 
you  : ''  for  I  called  him  alone,  and 
«blessed  him,  and  increa-sed  him. 

3  For  the  Lord  /shall  comfort 
Zion:  he  will  comfort  all  her 
waste  places;  and  he  will  make 
her  wilderness  like  Eden,  and 
her   desert  a  like   the  garden  of 

I  the  Lord;  joy  and  gladness  shall 
be  found  therein,  thanksgiving, 
and  the  voice  of  melody. 

I  4  %  Hearken  unto  me,  my  peo- 


ple ;  and  give  ear  unto  me,  O  my 
nation:  ^^for  a  law  shall  proceed 
from  me,  and  I  will  make  my 
judgment  to  rest  »for  a  light  of 
the  people. 

5  *My  righteousness  is  near; 
my  salvation  is  gone  forth, 'and 
mine  arms  shall  judge  the  peo- 
ple; "'the  isles  shall  wait  upon 
me,  and  »on  mine  arm  shall  they 
trust. 

6  "Lift  up  your  eyes  to  the 
heavens,  and  look  upon  the  earth 
beneath:  for  i> the  heavens  shall 
vanish  away  like  smoke,  ?and 
the  earth  sl'iall  wax  old  like  a 
garment,  and  they  that  dwell 
therein  shall  diein'like  manner: 
but  my  salvation  shall  be  for 
ever,  and  my  righteousness  shall 
not  be  abolished. 

7  %  »•  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  that 
know  righteousness,  the  people 
s  in  whose  heart  is  my  law ;  *  fear 
ye  not  the  reproach  of  naen,  nei- 
ther be  ye  afraid  of  their  re- 
vilings. 

8  For  « the  moth  shall  eat  them 
up  like  a  garment,  and  the  worm 
shall  eat  them  like  wool :  but 
my  righteousness*  shall  be  for 
ever,  and  mj^  salvation  from 
generation  to  generation. 

9  %  ^  A  wake,  awake,  2/ put  on 
strength,  O  arm  of  the  Lord; 
awake,  =as  in  the  ancient  days, 
in  the  generations  of  old.  a  Art 
thou  not  it  that  hath  cut  ^Ra- 
hab,  and  wounded  tlie  «  dragon? 

10  Art  thou  not  it  which  hath 
<i dried  the  sea,  the  waters  of  the 
great  deep;  that  hath  made  the 
depths  of  the  sea  a  way  for  the 
ransomed  to  pass  over? 

11  Therefore  «the  redeemed  of 
the  Lord  shall  return,  and  come 
with  singing  unto  Zion ;  and 
everlasting  joj''  shall  be  upon  their 
head :  they  shall  obtain  gladness 
and  joy;  o/if?  sorrow  and  mourn- 
ing shall  flee  away. 

12  I,  even  I,  am  he  /that  com- 
forteth  you:  who  art  thou,  that 
thou  slifjuldest  be  afraid  gof  a. 
man  that  shall  die,  and  of  the  son 
of  ma.n.  which  shall  be  made  ''os 
grass ; 

13  And  forgettest  the  Lord  thy 
Maker,  Uhat  hath  stretched  forth 
the  heavens,  and  laid  the  founda- 
tions of  the  earth;  and  hast  fear- 
ed continuallv  every  day  because 
of  the  fury  ot*  the  oppressor,  as  if 
he  S  were  ready  to  destroy?  ^and 
where  is  the  fury  of  the  op- 
pressor ? 

14  The  captive  exile  hasteneth 
that  he  may  be  loo.sed,  'and  that 
he  should  not  die  in  the  pit,  nor 
that  his  bread  should  fail. 

1.5  But  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 
that  '"divided  the  sea,  whose 
waves  roared:  The  Lord  of  hosts 
is  his  name. 

633 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


Ach.2.  3.  & 

42.  4. 
i  ch.  42.  6. 
Jrh.  46.  13.  <fc 

56.  1. 

Rom.  1.  16, 

17. 
/  Ps.  67.  4.  & 

98.  9. 
n  oh.  CO.  9. 
n  Rom.  1.  16. 
0  fh.  40.  26. 
p  Ps.  102.  26. 

Mall.  24.  35. 

2  Pet.  3.  10, 

12. 
q  Ch.  50.  9. 


sPs.  37.  31. 

t  Mall.  10.  28. 
Acts  6.  41. 


X  Vs.  44.  23. 

ch.  52.  1. 
y  Ps.  93.  1. 

Rev.  11.  17. 
aPs.  44.  1. 
a  Job  20.  12. 
b  Ps.  67.  4.  (fc 

89.  10. 
cPs.  74.  13,14. 

ch.  27.  1. 

Ez.  29.  3. 
dEx.  14.  21. 

ch.  43.  16. 
ech.  35.  10. 


/ver.  3. 
2  Cor.  1.  3. 
ffPs.  116.  6. 


hc\\.  40.  6. 
1  Pet.  1.  24. 


I  Job  9.  8. 
Ps.  104.  2. 
ch.  40.  22.  & 
42.  5.  &  44. 

24. 

II  Or,  made 
him.self 
ready. 

»  Job  20.  7. 


m  Joh  26.  12. 
Ps.  74.  13. 
Jer.  31.  35. 


The  welcome  news 


ISAIAH. 


of  Christ's  kingdom. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


n  Deut.  IS.  18. 

ch.  53.  ■21. 

John  3.  34. 
ocli.49.  2. 
pch.  65.  17.  k 

66.  22. 
q  ch.  52.  1. 
r  Job  21.  20. 

Jer.  25.  15, 

16. 
sSee  Deut. 

28.  28,  34. 

Ps.  CO.  3.  (k 

75.  a. 

Ez.  23.  32,  33, 

34. 

Zech.  12.  2. 

Rev.  14.  10. 
tch.  47.  9. 
t  Heb. 

happened. 
t  Heb. 

breaking. 
u  .\.mo.s  7.  2. 
X  Lam.  2.  11, 

12. 


y  See  ver.  17. 
Lam.  3.  15. 


a  Jer.  25.  17, 

26,  28. 

Zech.  12.  2. 
b  Ps.  66.  11, 

12. 


ach.  51.  9,  17. 


b  Neh.  11.  1. 

ch.48.  2. 

.Malt.  4.5. 

Uev.  21.  2. 
cch.  35.  8.  ic 

00.  21. 

Nab.  1.  15. 
dRev.   21.  27. 
e  Seech.  3.26. 

&  51.  23. 
/Zerh.  2.7. 
g  Ps.  44.  12. 

<h.  45.  13. 

Jer.  15.  13. 


A  Gen.  46.  6. 
Acts  7.  14. 


16  And  « I  have  put  my  words  in 
thy  mouth,  and  "  I  have  covei'ed 
thee  in  the  shadow  of  mine  liand, 
pthat  I  may  plant  the  heavens, 
and  lay  the  foundations  of  the 
earth,  and  say  unto  Zion,  Thou 
ai't  my  people. 

17  %  -/Awake,  awake,  stand  up,  O 
Jerusalem,  which  'hast  drunk  at 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  the  cup  of 
his  fur.y;  sthou  hast  drunken  the 
dregs  of  the  cup  of  trembling,  and 
wrung  them  out. 

18  There  is  none  to  guide  her 
among  all  the  sons  ichom  fihe  hath 
brouglit  fortli ;  neither  in  tlirre  any 
that  tal^eth  lier  by  the  hand  of  all 
the  sons  that  she  hath  brought 
up. 

19  'These  two  thinr/s  tare  come 
unto  thee ;  who  shall  be  sorry  ibr 
thee?  desolation,  and  t destruc- 
tion, and  the  famine,  and  the 
swoi'd :  »  by  whom  shall  I  comfort 
thee? 

20  «Thy  sons  have  fainted,  tliey 
lie  at  the  head  of  all  the  streets, 
as  a  wild  bull  in  a  net :  they  are 
full  of  the  fury  of  the  Lord,  the 
rebuke  of  thy  God. 

21  If  Therefore  hear  now  this, 
thou  attiicted,  and  drunken,  !/but 
not  with  wine: 

22  Thus  saith  thy  Lord  the  Lord, 
and  thy  God  'that  pleadeth  the 
cause  of  his  people.  Behold,  I 
have  taken  out  of  thine  hand  the 
cup  of  trembling,  even  the  dregs 
of  the  cup  of  my  fury;  thou  shalt 
no  more  drink  it  again : 

23  But  a  I  will  put  it  into  tlie 
hand  of  them  that  afflict  thee; 
6  which  have  said  to  thy  soul. 
Bow  down,  that  we  may  go  over : 
and  thou  hast  laid  thy  body  as 
the  ground,  and  as  the  street,  to 
them  that  went  over. 

CHAPTER  LII. 

1  Christ  persuadcth  the  church  tu  believe  his  free 
redemption,  7  tu  receive  the  minister.^  thereof, 
9  to  joy  in  the  power  thereof,  11  and  to  free 
themselves  from  bondage.  13  Christ's  kingdom 
shall  be  exalted. 

AWAKE,  a  awake,  put  on  thy 
Xi.  strength,  O  Zion;  put  on  thy 
beautiful  garments,  O  Jerusalem, 
6 the  holy  city:  for  «■  henceforth 
there  shall  no  more  come  into 
thee  the  uncircumcised  d  and  the 
unclean. 

2  e  Shake  thyself  from  the  dust; 
arise,  and  sit  down,  ()  Jerusalem  : 
/loose  thyself  from  the  bands  of 
thy  neck,"  O  captive  daughter  of 
Zion. 

3  Forthussaith  the  Loud,  .'/Ye 
have  sold  yourselves  for  nought; 
and  ye  shall  be  redeemed  without 
money. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
My  people  went  down  aforetime 
into  /» Egypt  to  sojourn  there;  and 
the  Assyrian  oppressed  them 
without  cause. 

634 


5  Now  therefore,  what  have  I 
here,  saith  the  Lord,  that  my 
people  is  taken  awaj^  lor  nought? 
they  that  rule  over  them  make 
them  to  howl,  saith  the  Lord; 
and  my  name  continually  every 
day  is  i  blasphemed. 

6 "  Therefore  my  people  shall 
know  my  name:  therefore  they 
.shall  know  in  that  day  that  I  arn 
he  that  doth  speak"^:  behold,  it 
is  I. 

7  f  ''■  How  beautiful  upon  the 
mountains  are  the  feet  of  him 
that  bringeth  good  tidings,  that 
publisheth  peace;  that  bringeth 
good  tidings  of  good,  that  pub- 
ii.sheth  salvation  ;  that  saith  unto 
Zion,  'Thy  God  reigneth ! 

8  Thy  watchmen  shall  lift  up 
the  voice ;  with  the  voice  togeth- 
er shall  they  sing:  for  they  shall 
see  eye  to  eye,  when  the  Lord 
shall  bring  again  Zion. 

!)  ^  Break  forth  into  joy,  sing  to- 
gether, ye  waste  places  of  Jerusa- 
lem :  »'  for  the  Lord  hath  com- 
forted his  people,  «he  hath  re- 
deemed Jernsalem. 

10  "The  Lord  hath  made  bare 
his  holy  arm  in  the  eyes  of  all  the 
nations;  and /'all  the  ends  of  the 
earth  shall  see  the  salvation  of 
our  God. 

lit*  Depart  ye,  depart  ye,  go  ye 
out  from  thence,  touch  no  unclean 
thing;  go  ye  out  of  the  midst  of 
her;  '•be  ye  clean,  that  bear  the 
vessels  of  the  Lord. 

12  For  sye  shall  not  go  out  with 
haste,  nor  go  by  flight:  <for  the 
LoiiD  will  go  before  you;  «and 
the  God  of  Lsrael  will  1  be  your 
rearward. 

13  Tl^eliold, -^ my  servant  shall 
II  deal  prudently,  i/  he  shall  be  ex- 
alted and  extolled,  and  be  very 
high. 

14  As  many  were  astonied  at 
thee  ;  his  » visage  was  so  marred 
more  tlian  any  man,  and  his  form 
more  than  the  sons  of  men  : 

lo«So  shall  he  sprinkle  manj' 
nations;  ^the  kings  shall  shut 
their  mouths  at  him :  for  that 
<^  which  had  not  been  told  them 
shall  they  see;  and  thai  which 
they  had  not  heard  shall  they 
con.sider. 

CHAPTER   LTIL 

1  The  prop/it'.,  complaining  of  incredulity,  ex- 
cuseth  the  scujidal  of  the  cross,  4  by  the  benefit  of 
his  passion,  10  and  the  good  success  thereof. 

WHO  «  hath  believed  our  II  t  re- 
port? and  to  whom  is  *the 
arm  of  the  Lord  reveale<l  ? 

2  For  "he  shall  grow  up  before 
him  as  a  tender  plant,  and  as  a 
root  out  of  a  dry  ground  :  ''  he  hatli 
no  form  nor  comeliness;  and  when 
we  shall  see  him,  t/icre  is  no 
beauty  that  we  .should  desire  him. 

3  "He  is  despised  and  rejected  of 
men  ;  a  man  of  sorrows,  and  /ae- 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


i  Ez.  36. 20,23. 
Rom.  2.  24. 


*  Nah.  1. 15. 
Rom.   10.  IS. 


:P3.  93.  1.  & 
96.  10.  ic  07. 


m  ch.  51.  3. 
nch.  48.  20. 
o  Pa.  98.  2,  3. 
p  Lnke  3.  6. 
V  ch.  48.  20. 

Jer.  50.  8.  (fc 

51.  6,  45. 

Zech.  2.  6,  7. 

2  Cor.  6.  17. 

Rev.  18.4. 
r  Lev.  22.  2, 

Ac. 
s  See    Ex.  12. 

33,  39. 
/  Mic.  2.  13. 
u  Num.  10. 

25. 

ch.  58.  8. 

See    Ex.  14. 

19. 
tHeh. 

gather  you 

up. 
X  cli.  42.  1. 
I  II  Or, 

prosper, 

ch.  53.  10. 

Jer.  23.  5. 
vPhil.  2.  9. 


z  Ps.  22.  C,  7. 

ch.  63.  2,  3. 
a  Ez.  36.25. 

Acts  2.  33. 

Heb.  9.  13, 

14. 
4ch.  49.  7,23. 
c  ch.  55.  5. 

Rom.  15.  21. 

*  16.  25,  26. 

Eph.  3.  5,  9. 


a  John  12.  38. 

Rom.  10.  16. 
II  Or.  doctrine, 
t  Heb. 

hearing. 
bch.  51.  0. 

Rom.  1.  18. 

1  Cor.  1.  18. 
cch.  11.  1. 
dch.62.  14. 

Mark  9.  12. 
t  Ph.  22.  6. 
I    ch.  49.  7. 
l/Heb.  4.  16. 


Christ's  sufferings  foretold. 


ISAIAH. 


The  church  is  comforted. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


II  Or,  he  hid 

as  it  were 

his  face 
from  U3. 
t  Heb. 

as  a  hiding 

oj  faces 
from  him, 

or,  from  us. 
fJoha  1.  10, 

11. 
h  Matt.  8.  IT. 

Heb.  9.  28. 

1  Pet.  2.24. 
ilOr, 

tormented. 
I  Roiii.  4.  25. 

1  Cor.  I.=j.  3. 

lPet.3.  18. 
k  1  Pet.  2.  24. 
t  Heb. 

bruise. 
IPs.  119.  176. 


IPet. 


.23. 


t  Heb.  hath 
made  the 
iniquity  of 
us  all  to 
meet  on  him. 

m  Matt.  26. 
63.  &  27.  12, 
14. 

Mark  14.  61. 
&.  15.  5. 
1  Pet.  2.  23. 

n  Acts  8.  32. 

II  Or,  He  was 
taken  away 
6y  distress 
and  judg- 
ment :  but, 

0  Dan.  9.  26. 
t  Heb.  was 

the  stroke 

upon  him. 
p  Matt.  27.  57, 

58,  60. 
t  Heh.  deaths. 
fllPel.  2.  22. 

1  John  3.  3. 
II  Or,  when 

his  soul 

shall  make 

an  offering. 
r2Cor.  3.  21. 

1  Pet.  2.  24. 
«  Rora.  6.  9. 
t  Eph.1.5,  9. 

2Thess.  1. 

11. 


quainted  with  grief:  and  lit  we 
hid  as  it  were  oio' faces  from  him  ; 
he  was  despised,  and  s  we  esteem- 
ed him  not. 

4  H  Surely  *he  hath  borne  our 
griefs,  and  carried  our  sorrows: 
yet  we  did  esteem  him  stricken, 
smitten  of  God,  and  afflicted. 

'i  But  he  ivas  i « wounded  for  our 
transgressions,  he  was  bruised  for 
our  iniquities:  the  chastisement 
of  our  peace  ivas  upon  him;  and 
with  his  '■'  t  stripes  we  are  healed. 

6  'AH  we  like  sheep  have  gone 
astray ;  we  have  turned  every 
one  to  his  own  way;  and  the 
Lord  thath  laid  on  him  the  in- 
iquity of  us  all. 

7  He  was  oppressed,  and  he  was 
afflicted,  yet  ^he  opened  not  his 
mouth  :  «"he  is  brought  a-s  a  lamb 
to  the  slaughter,  and  as  a  sheep 
before  her  shearers  is  dumb,  so  he 
openeth  not  his  mouth. 

8  II  He  was  taken  from  prison 
and  from  judgment:  and  who 
shall  declare  his  generation?  for 
"he  was  cut  off  out  of  the  land  of 
the  living:  for  the  transgres.sion 
of  mj*  people  t  was  he  stricken. 

QpAndhemade  his  grave  with 
the  wicked,  and  with  the  rich  in 
hist  death;  because  he  had  done 
no  violence,  neither  ivas  any  9  de- 
ceit in  his  mouth. 

10  "i  Yet  it  pleased  the  Lord  to 
bruise  him ;  he  hath  put  hun  to 
grief:  11  when  thou  shalt  make 
his  soul  '■an  offering  for  sin,  he 
shall  see  his  seed, »  he  shall  pro- 
long /us  days,  and  « the  pleasure  of 
the  Lord  shall  prosper  in  his 
hand. 

11  He  shall  see  of  the  travail  of 
his  soul,  and  shall  be  satisfied : 
"by  his  knowledge  shall  a; my 
righteous i/ servant 2 justify  many ; 
"tor  he  shall  bear  their  iniquities. 

12  6  Therefore  will  I  divide  him 
a  portion  with  the  great,  «  and  he 
shall  divide  the  spoil  with  the 
strong;  because  he  hath  poured 
out  his  soul  unto  death:  and  he 
was  (I  numbered  with  the  trans- 
gressors ;  and  he  bare  the  sin  of 
many,  and  emade  intercession 
for  the  transgressors. 

Ji  John  17.  3.     2Pet.  1.  3.     1 1  John  3.  1.     y  ch.  42.  1.  &  49.  3. 
3  Rom.  5.  18,  19.     a  ver.  4,  5.     t  P.-,.  2.  8.     Phil.  2.  9.     c  Col.  2. 

15.     d  Mark  15.  28.     Luke    22.37.     c  Luke  23.  34.     Rom.  8.  34. 

Heb.  7.  25.  ec  9.  24.     1  John  2.1. 

CHAPTER  LIV. 

1  The  prophet,  for  the  comfort  of  the  Gentiles, 
pruphesieth  the  amplitude  of  their  church,  4 
their  safety,  6  their  certain  deliverance  out  of 
affliction,  Jl  their  fair  edification,  15  and  their 
sure  preservation. 

aQING,  O  barren,  thou  that 
io  didst  not  bear ;  break  forth 
into  singing,  and  cry  aloud,  thou 
that  didsit  not  travail  with  child: 
for  '-more  cor  the  children  of  the 
desolate  than  the  children  of  the 
married  wife,  saith  the  Lord. 


aZeph.  3. 14. 
Gal.  4.  27. 


i  1  Sam.  2.  5. 


2  '^Enlarge  the  place  of  thy  tent, 
and  let  them  stretch  forth  the 
curtains  of  thine  habitations : 
spare  not,  lengthen  thy  cords, 
and  strengthen  thy  stakes ; 

'S  For  thou  Shalt  i)reak  Jbrth  on 
the  right  hand  and  on  the  left ; 
f'and  thy  seed  shall  inherit  the 
Gentiles,  and  make  the  desolate 
cities  to  be  inhabited. 

4  Fear  not ;  for  thou  shalt  not  be 
ashamed:  neither  be  thou  con- 
founded; for  thou  slialt  not  be 
put  to  shame:  for  thou  shalt  for- 
get the  shame  of  thy  j'outh,  and 
Shalt  not  remember  the  reproach 
of  thy  widowhood  any  more. 

.5  « For  thy  Maker  js  thine  hus- 
band ;  The  /  Lord  of  hosts  is  his 
name;  and  thy  Redeemer  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel;  sThe  God  of 
the  whole  eai'th  shall  he  be  call- 
ed. 

6  For  the  Lord  ^^hath  called 
thee  as  a  woman  forsaken  and 
grieved  in  spirit,  and  a  wife  of 
youth,  when  thou  wast  refused, 
saith  thy  God. 

7  i  For  a  small  moment  have  I 
forsaken  thee;  but  with  great 
mercies  will  I  gather  thee. 

8  In  a  little  wrath  I  hid  my  face 
frona  thee  for  a  moment;  *but 
with  everlasting  kindness  will  I 
have  mercy  on  thee,  saith  the 
Lord  thy  Redeemer. 

9  For  this  is  as  the  waters  of 
'Noah  unto  me:  for  as  I  have 
sworn  that  the  watei-s  of  Noah 
should  no  more  go  over  the 
earth ;  so  have  I  sworn  that  I 
would  not  be  wroth  with  thee, 
nor  rebuke  tliee. 

10  For  "'  the  mountains  shall  de- 
part, and  the  hills  be  removed; 
"but  my  kindness  shall  not  de- 
part from  thee,  neither  shall  the 
covenant  of  my  peace  be  remov- 
ed, saith  the  Lord  that  hath  mer- 
cy on  thee. 

11  If  O  thou  afflicted,  tossed  with 
tempest,  and  not  comforted,  be- 
hold, I  will  lay  thy  stones  with 
o  fair  colours,  and  lay  thj'  founda- 
tions with  sapphires. 

12  And  I  will  make  thy  windows 
of  agates,  and  thj'  gates  of  car- 
buncles, and  all  thy  borders  of 
pleasant  stones. 

13  And  all  thy  children  shall  be 
;^  taught  of  the  Lord;  and  ?  great 
shall  be  the  peace  of  tliy  children. 

14  In  righteousness  shalt  thou  be 
established:  thou  shalt  be  far 
from  oppression  ;  for  thou  shalt 
not  fear:  and  from  terror;  for  it 
shall  not  come  near  thee. 

1.5  Behold,  they  shall  surely 
gather  together,  but  not  by  me : 
whosoever  shall  gather  together 
against  thee  shall  fall  for  thy 
sake. 

16  Behold,  I   have   created   the 

smith  that  bloweth  the  coals  lu 

6.3.5 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 

cch.49.  19, 
20. 


rfch.  55.  S.  & 
61.  9. 


e  Jer.  3.  14. 
/Luke  1.  32. 


fZech.  14.  9 
Rom.  3.  29. 


k  ch.  62.  4. 


1  Ps.  30.  5. 
ch.  26.20.  & 
CO.  10. 
2  Cor.  4.  IT. 

*  ch.  65.  3. 
Jer.  31.3. 


I  Gen.  8.  21. 
Sc9.  11. 
ch.  55.  11. 
See  Jer.  31. 
35,  36. 


m  P3.  46.  2. 

ch.  51.  6. 

Matt.  5.  18. 
11  Ps.  89.  33, 

34. 


0  1  Chr.  29.  2. 
Rev.  21.  18, 

&.C. 


pch.  11.  9. 

Jer.  31.  34. 

Johu  6.  45. 

1  Cor.  2.  10. 

1  Thess.  4.  9. 

1  John  2.  20. 
g  Ps.  119.  165. 


Exhortation  to  faith. 


ISAIAH. 


Ood  no  respecter  of  persons. 


Before 
C  H  R  I  S  T 

about  712. 


Rev.  '21.  G. 

&  22.  17. 
b  Matt.  13.  44, 

46. 

Rev.  3.  18. 
t  Heb.  weigh. 


cMatt.  n.  28. 

d  ch.  54.  8.  it 

CI.  B. 

Jer.  32.  40. 
e2  Sam.  7.  8, 

<kc. 

Ps.  89.  28. 

Acts  13.  34. 
/John  18.  37. 

Rev.  1.  5. 
f  Jer.  3i).  9. 

Ez.  31.  23. 

Dan.  9.  23. 


llos 
h  ch. 


I  Vs.  32.  fi. 

Matt.  !').  2J. 

A:  2f..  11. 

John  7.  34. 

<k  8.  21. 

2  Cor.  (i.  1,  2 

Heb.  3.  13. 
7/1  ch.  1.  10. 


.».  <./ 


3!  Zech.  8.  17. 


0  l'.s. 
Jer 

130.  7. 
3.  12. 

+  H, 

p2& 

b.  he 
mulli- 
u pardon 
am.  7.ia 

(7Ps. 

103.  11. 

r  Deut.  32.  2. 

sch. 

54.  9. 

the  fire,  and  that  bringeth  forth 
an  instriinient  for  his  work  ;  and 
I  haye  created  tlie  waster  to  de- 
stroy. 
17  11  No  weapon  that  is  formed 
against  thee  shall  prosper;  and 
every  tongue  that  shall  rise 
against  thee  in  judgment  thou 
Shalt  condemn.  This  is  the  her- 
itage of  the  servants  of  the  Lord, 
rand  their  righteousness  is  of  me, 
saith  the  Loko. 

CHAPTER    LV. 

1  The  prophet,  with  the  prvmises  of  Christ,  call- 
eth  to  fdith,  C  und  to  repentance.  8  The  happy 
success  oj  them  that  believe, 

HO,  «  every  one  that  thirsteth, 
come  ye  to  the  waters,  and 
he  that  hath  no  money;  ^come 
ye,  buy,  and  eat;  yea, come,  buy 
wine  and  milk  without  money 
and  without  price. 

2  Wherefore  do  ye  t  spend 
money  lor  thai  ivhich  is  not 
bread?  and  your  labour  for  th((t 
ivhich  satisfieth  not  ?  hearken  dili- 
gently unto  me,  and  eat  ye  that 
mhirh  is  good,  and  let  your  soul 
delight  itself  in  fatness. 

8  Incline  your  ear,  and  «come 
unto  me:  hear,  and  your  soul 
shall  live;  ''and  I  will  make  an 
everlasting  covenant  with  you, 
even  the  «sure  mercies  of  David. 

4  Behold,  I  have  given  him  for 
fa  witness  to  the  people,  an  lead- 
er and  commander  to  the  people. 

5  ^  Behold,  thou  shalt  call  a  na- 
tion t/tat  thou  knowest  not,  iand 
nations  t/uU  knew  not  thee  shall 
run  unto  thee,  because  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  for  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel;  A' for  he  hatli  glori- 
fied thee. 

G  H  'Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  he 
may  be  found,  call  ye  upon  him 
while  he  is  near: 

7  '"Let  the  wicked  forsake  his 
way,  and  ttlie  unrighteous  man 
"his  thoughts:  andlctiiiin  return 
unto  tlie  Lord,  "and  lie  will  lia\i' 
mercy  upon  him;  and  to  our  (iod, 
for  t  he  will  abundantly  pardon. 

8  1[  3' For  my  thoughts  are  not 
your  thoughts,  neither  nj-e  your 
ways  my  ways,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  '/  For  as  the  heavens  are  higher 
than  th(;  eartii,  so  are  my  ways 
higher  than  your  ways,  and  my 
tlioiights  than  your  thoughts. 

10  For ''as  the  rain  cometli  down, 
and  the  snow  from  heaven,  aiul 
returneth  not  thither,  but  water- 
eth  the  earth,  and  niaketh  it  bring 
forth  and  bud,  that  it  may  give 
seed  to  the  sower,  and  brea/d  to 
the  eater: 

11  «So  shall  my  word  be  that  go- 
etli  forth  out  of  my  mouth:  it 
shall  not  return  unto  nn;  void, 
but  it  siiall  accomjilisii  that  which 
I  please,  and  it  shall  prosper  in 
the  Ihiny  whereto  I  sent  it. 

C3G 


12  « For  ye  shall  go  out  witli  joy, 
and  be  led  I'orth  with  peace:  the 
mountains  and  the  hills  shall 
w  break  forth  before  you  into  sing- 
ing, and  ^  all  the  trees  of  the  field 
shall  clap  their  hands. 

13  .'/Instead  of  =:  the  thorn  shall 
come  up  the  fir  tree,  and  instead 
ofthebriershallcomeupthe  myr- 
tle tree:  and  it  shall  be  to  the 
Lord  "for  a  name,  for  an  ever- 
lasting sign  that  shall  not  be  cut 
off. 

CHAPTER  LVI. 

1  The  prophet  exhorteth  to  sanclijicalion.  3  He 
promiselh  it  shall  be  general  without  respect  oJ 
persons.  9  He  inveighetk  against bUnd  watch- 
men, 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Keep  ye 
I!  judgment,  and  do  justice :  «  for 
my  salvation  is  near  to  come,  and 
my  righteousness  to  be  revealed. 

2  Blessed  is  the  man  that  doeth 
this,  and  the  son  of  man  that  lay- 
eth  hold  on  it;  ''  that  keepeth  the 
sabbath  from  polluting  it,  and 
keepeth  his  hand  from  doing  any 
evil. 

3  If  Neither  let  cthe  son  of  the 
stranger,  that  hath  joined  himself 
to  the  Lord,  speak,  saying.  The 
Lord  hath  vitterly  separated  me 
from  his  people :  neither  let  the 
eunuch  saj',  Behold,  I  am  a  dry 
tree. 

4  For  thus  saith  theLoRD  unto  the 
eunuchs  that  keep  my  sabbaths, 
and  choose  the  things  that  please 
me,  and  take  hold  of  my  cove- 
nant; 

5  Even  unto  them  will  I  give  in 
d  mine  house  and  within  my  walls 
a  place  «aiKl  a  name  better  than  of 
.sons  and  of  daughters:  I  will  give 
them  an  everlasting  name,  that 
shall  not  be  cut  ofl". 

(i  Also  the  sons  of  the  stranger, 
that  join  themselves  to  the  Lord, 
to  serve  him,  and  to  love  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  to  be  his  serv- 
ants, every  one  that  keepeth  the 
s;il)l)ath  from  polluting  it,  and 
laketh  hold  of  my  covenant; 

7  Even  them  will  I. /bring  to  my 
holy  mountain,  and  make  them 
joyful  in  my  house  of  prayer: 
.f/ their  burnt  offerings  and  their 
sacrifices  shall  l)e  accepted  upon 
mine  altar;  for  ''  minehou.se shall 
be  called  a  house  of  prayer*  for  all 
people. 

8  The  Lord  God  *  which  gather- 
elh  the  outcasts  of  Israel  saith, 
'  Vet  will  I  gather  ot/iers  to  him, 
t  besides  those  that  are  gathered 
unto  him. 

9  H  "'All  ye  beasts  of  the  field, 
come  to  devour,  yea,  all  ye  beasts 
in  tlu!  forest. 

10  His  watchmen  ors  "blind: 
they  are  all  ignorant,  "they  are 
all  dumb  dogs,  they  cannot  bark  ; 
il  sleeping,  lying  down,  loving  to 
slumber. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  712. 


(rh.  S.').  10.  &: 
Cj.  13,  14. 

u  I'a.  96.  12. 
6c  98.  8. 
ch.  14.  8.  <k 
35.  1,2.  &  42. 
11. 

xl  Chr.16.33. 

yeh.  41.  19. 

z  Mic.  7.  4. 

a  Jer.  13.11. 


il  Or,  equity, 
ach.  46.13. 

Matt.  3.  2.  at 

4.  17. 

Rom.  13.  11, 

12. 
Ij  ch.  08.  13. 


c  See  Deut. 
23.  1,  2,  3. 
ActH  8.  27.  <fc 
10.1,2,34.4; 
17.  4.  &.  18.  7. 
1  Pet.  1.  1. 


(ilTim.3.  IC. 
eJohii  1.  12. 
1  John  3.1. 


/ch.  2.  2. 

1  Pel.  1.1,3. 
g  Rom.  12.  1. 

Heb.  13.  15. 

1  Pet.  2.  5. 
h  Malt.  21.  13. 

Mark  11.  17. 

Luke  19.  40. 

I  Mai.  1.  11. 
/(  Ps.  147.  2. 

ch.  11.  12. 
/John  10.  10. 

Kph.  I.  10.  <fc 

2.  14,  15,  10. 
t  Heb.  to  his 

gathered. 
m  Jer.  12.  9. 

II  Malt.  IS.  14. 
*.  23.  10. 

oPhil.  3.  2. 

II  Or,  dream- 
ing, or,  talk- 
ing >n  their 
sleep. 


Idolatry  of  the  Jcivs. 


ISAIAH. 


Pi'onmes  to  the  penitent. 


Before 
C:  H  R  I  S  T 

about  712. 


t  Hell,  strung 

t'/  appetite. 
pMir.  3.  11. 
T  Heb.  know 

not  to  be 

satisjicd. 
1  Ez.  34.  2,  3. 
r  Ps.  10.  6. 

Prov.  23.  35. 

ch.  22.  13. 

Luke  12.  19. 

1  Cor.  15.  32. 


about  69S. 

tlleb. 
men  of  kind- 
ncss,  or,  god- 
liness. 

aPs.  12.  1. 
Mic.  7.  2. 

b  1  Kiugs  14. 
13. 

See  2  Kings 
22.  20. 

II  Or,  from 
that  which 
IS  evil. 

II  Or, 


c2Chr.  IG.  14. 
II  Or, 

hefuTC  him. 
d  Matt.  ]G.  4. 
II  Or,  nmons 

the  vaki, 

ch.  1.  20. 
c2  Kiiisjs  IG. 

4.  &  17.  10. 

Jer.  2.  20. 
/Lev.  18.  21. 

&  20.  2. 

2  Kings  16. 

3.  &  23.  10. 

Jer.  7.  31. 

Kz.  16.  20.  <k 

20.  26. 
g  Kz.  16.  16, 

25. 
h  Ez.  23.  41. 


II  Or,  Ticwed  it 

Jut  thyself 

larger  Man 

theirs. 
lEz.  16.  26,28. 

&.  23.  2-20. 

!i  Or,  Ihou 

providedst 

room. 
II  Or,  thou 

respcctcdst 

the  king. 
/.  <)i.  3U.  6. 

K/..  IC.  33.  ic 

-3.  10. 

llos.  7.  11.  4. 

12.  1. 
/Jer.  2.  25. 
II  Or,  lining. 
m.h.ol.  12, 

13. 
n  Vs.  50.  21. 


11  Yea,  they  are  ty  greedy  dogs 
u/f ic/i  +  7 can  never  have  enough, 
and  the5'  arc  shepherds  tlint  can- 
not understand  :  they  all  look  to 
their,  own  way,  every  one  lor  his 
gain,  from  his  quarter. 

12  Come  ye,  .wy  thry,  I  will  fetch 
wine,  and  we  will  "fill  ourselves 
with  strong  drink  ;  'and  to  mor- 
row shall  be  as  this  day,  and 
much  more  abundant. 

CHAPTER  LVII. 

1  The  blessed  death  of  the  righteous.  3  God  re- 
proveth  the  Jews  for  their  whorish  idolatry.  13 
He  giveth  evangelical  promises  to  the  penitent. 

THE  righteous  perisheth,  and 
no  man  layeth  it  to  heart: 
and  t« merciful  men  are  taken 
away,  '>none  considering  that  the 
righteous  is  taken  away  II  from 
the  evil  to  come. 

2  He  shall  II  enter  into  peace: 
they  shall  rest  in  c  their  beds,«(c/i 
one  walking  II  in  his  uprightness. 

3  If  But  draw  near  hither,  '?ye 
sons  of  the  sorceress,  the  seed  "of 
the  adulterer  and  the  wliore. 

4  Against  whom  do  ye  sport 
yourselves?  against  whom  make 
ye  a  w'ide  mouth,  and  draw  out 
the  tongue?  arc  ye  not  children 
of  transgression,  a  seed  of  I'alse- 
liood, 

5  Inflaming  yourselves  I  with 
idols  e  under  every  greou  tree, 
.^"slaying  the  children  in  the  val- 
leys under  the  clefts  of  the  rocks? 

0  Among  the  smooth  stones  of 
the  stream  is  thy  portion ;  thej% 
the\'  arc  thy  lot:  even  to  them 
hast  thou  poured  a  drink  oifering, 
thou  hast  otlex-ed  a  meat  offering. 
Should  1  receive  comfort  in  these  ? 

7  ffUpon  a  lofty  and  higli  mount- 
ain hast  thou  set  ''  thy  bed :  even 
thither  wentest  thou  up  to  offer 
sacrifice. 

8  Behind  the  doors  also  and  the 
posts  hast  thou  sot  up  thy  remem- 
brance :  for  tiiou  hast  discovered 
thyself  to  another  than  me,  and  art 
gone  up;  thou  hast  enlarged  tliy 
bed,  and  II  made  thee  a  covenant 
with  them;  Jthou  lovedst  their 
bed  :i  where  tliou  sawest  (7. 

9  And  11 ''thou  wentest  to  the 
king  witli  ointment,  and  didst 
increase  thy  perfumes,  and  didst 
send  th.y  nie.ssengers  far  off,  and 
didst  debase  thyself  even  unto 
hell. 

10  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  great- 
ne.ss  of  thy  way;  ^yei  saidst  thou 
not.  There  is  no  hope:  ttiou  hast 
found  the  i!  life  of  thine  hand; 
therefore  thou  wast  not  grieved. 

11  And  '"  of  whom  hast  thou  been 
afraid  or  feared,  that  tliou  liast 
lied,  and  hast  not  I'emembered 
me,  nor  laid  it  to  thy  lieart? 
''have  not  I  held  my  peace  even 
ol  old,  and  thou  learest  me  not? 

12  I  will  declare  thy  righteous- 


ness, and  thy  works;  for  they 
shall  not  profit  thee. 

13  If  When  thou  criest,  let  thy 
companies  deliver  thee;  but  the 
wind  sliall  carry  them  all  awa.y  ; 
vanity  shall  take  t/iem:  but  he 
that  puttetli  his  trust  in  me  shall 
possess  the  land,  and  shallinher- 
it  my  holj-  mountain  ; 

14  And  shall  say,  oCast  ye  np, 
cast  ye  up,  prepare  the  way,  take 
up  the  stumblingblock  out  of  the 
way  of  my  people. 

15  For  tluis  saitli  the  high  and 
loftj'  One  that  inhabiteth  eternit.y, 
p whose  name  is  Holy;  si  dwell 
in  the  high  and  holy p/acp, '•with 
lum  also  that  is  of  a  contrite  and 
humble  spirit, « to  revive  the  spirit 
of  the  humble,  and  to  revive  the 
heart  of  the  contrite  ones. 

16  <For  I  will  not  contend  for 
ever,  neither  will  I  be  always 
wroth:  for  the  spirit  should  fail 
before  me,  and  the  souls  «ir/ik7t 
I  have  made. 

17  For  the  iniquity  of  ^ his  covet- 
ousness  was  I  wroth,  and  smote 
him:  ;/ 1  hid  me,  and  was  wroth, 
-and  he  went  on  +frowardly  in 
the  way  of  his  heart. 

IS  I  have  seen  lus  ways,  and 
"Will  heal  him:  I  will  lead  him 
also,  and  restore  comforts  unto 
him  and  to  ''his mourners. 

19  I  create  cthe  fruit  of  the  lips; 
Peace,  peace  '^to  him  that  is  far 
off,  and  to  him.  tliat  is  near,  saith 
the  Lokd;  and  I  will  heal  him. 

20  «But  the  wicked  are  like  the 
troubled  sea,  when  it  cannot  rest, 
whose  waters  cast  up  mire  and 
dirt. 

21  /There  is  no  peace,  saith  my 
God,  to  the  wicked. 

CHAPTER  LVIII. 

1  The  prophet,  being  sent  to  reprove  hypocrisy,  3 
expresseth  a  counterfeit  fast  and  a  true.  S  He 
dcclarelh  what  promises  arc  due  unto  godliness, 
13  and  to  the  keeping  of  the  sabbath. 

CtRY  t aloud,  spare  not,  lift  up 
''  thy  voice  like  a  trumpet,  and 
shew  my  people  their  transgres- 
sion, and  the  house  of  Jacob  their 
sins. 

2  Yet  they  seek  me  daily,  and 
delight  to  know  my  wavs,  as  a 
nation  that  did  righteousness,  and 
lbr.sook  not  the  ordinanceof  their 
(lOd:  they  ask  of  me  the  ordinan- 
ces of  justice ;  they  take  delight  in 
approaching  to  God. 

3  f  a  Wherefore  have  we  fasted, 
say  they,  and  thou  seest  not? 
wherefore  have  we  '-alliicted  our 
soul,  and  thou  takest  no  knowl- 
edge? Behold,  in  the  day  of  your 
fast  ye  find  pleasure,  and  exact 
all  your  II  t labours-. 

4  c  Behold,  ye  fast  for  strife  and 
debate,  and  to  smite  with  the  fist 
of  wickedness  :  I!  ye  shall  not  fast 
as  ye  do  this  day,  to  make  your 
voice  to  be  heard  on  high. 

637 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  698. 


0  ch.  40.  3.  ct 
62.  10. 


p  Joh  6.  10. 

LuUe  I.  49. 
q  Ps.  C8,  4. 

Zeili.  2.  13. 
rPs.  34.  IS.  & 

51.  17.  <kl38. 

6. 

ch.  66.  2. 
s  Ps.  147.  3. 

ch.  Gl.  ]. 
t  Ps.  85.  5.  <fc 

J03.  9. 

Mir.  7.  18. 
u  Num.  16. 

22. 

Joh  34.  14. 

Heb.  12.  9. 
J- Jer.  G.  in. 
yih.  8.17.  & 

45.  15. 
r  ch.  0.  13. 
t  Heh.  turn- 

ing  away, 
a  Jer.  3.  22. 
6ch.  61.  2. 
c  Heb.  13.  15. 
d  Acts  2.  39. 

E|)h.  2.  17. 
c  Job  15.  20, 

<tc. 

Prov.  4.  16. 
/ch.  48. 22. 


t  Heh.  with 
the  throat. 


a  Mai.  3.  14. 

b  Lev.  13.29, 

31.  &  23.  27. 
!l  Or,  things 

wherewith 

ye  grieve 

others, 

t  Heb.  griefs, 
c  1  Kini;s  21. 

9,  12,  13. 
II  Or, 

ye  fast  not 

as  this  day. 


The  fast  which  God  accepteth. 


ISAIAH. 


The  sins  of  the  Jews. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  698. 

.;  Zecii.  7.  5. 
e  Lev.  16.  29. 
II  Or,  to  afflict 

his  soul  for 

a  day. 
/Esth.  4.  3. 

Job  2.  8. 

Dan.  9.  3. 

Joaali  3.  G. 
g  Neh.  5.  in, 

U,  12. 
t  Heh.  the 

f,nn(lUs  of 

the  yohc. 
^  Jer.  31.  9. 
t  Il'^b. 

iKz.  18.7,  16. 

Malt.  2j.  35. 
:  Or, 

nfflicted. 
*  Job  31.  19. 
lOen.  29.  14. 

Xth.  5.5. 
m  Job   11.  17. 
n  Ex.  14.  19. 

ch.  52.  12. 
t  Ileb.  shall 

gather  thee 

up. 
0  rs.  12.  2. 


tHeb. 
droughts. 


t  Heb.  lie,  or, 
deceiiie. 
pch.  61.  4. 


q  ch.  56.  2. 


s  Ddit.  32.  13. 

&  33.  29. 
t<-h.  1.  20.  <fc 

40.5. 

Mic.  4.  4. 


rtNum.  11. 2n. 
ch.  60.2. 


•5  Is  it  ''such  a  fast  that  I  have 
chosen  ?  « ;i  a  clay  for  a  man  to 
afflict  his  soul  ?  is  it  to  bow  down 
his  head  as  a  bulrush,  and  /to 
spread  sackcloth  and  ashes  wider 
liim  I  wilt  thou  call  this  a  fast,  and 
an  acceptable  dav  to  the  Lord  ? 

6  7a-  not  this  the  fast  that  I  liave 
chosen?  to  loose  the  bands  of 
wickedness,  f/to  undo  t  the  heavy 
burdens,  and  ^i  to  lot  the  t  op- 
pressed go  free,  and  that  ye 
break  everv  yoke  ? 

7  Is  it  not  ito  deal  thy  bread  to 
the  hungry,  and  that  thou  bring 
the  poor  that  are  11  cast  out  to  thy 
house?  A  when  thou  seest  the  na- 
ked, that  thou  cover  him;  and 
that  tliou  hide  not  thyself  from 
'thine  own  liesh  ? 

8  If  wThen  shall  thy  light  break 
forth  as  the  morning,  and  thine 
health  shall  spring  forth  speedily: 
and  thv  righteousness  shall  go 
before  thee;  ''the  glory  of  the 
Lord  +  shall  be  thy  rearward. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  call,  and  the 
Lord  shall  answer;  thou  shalt 
cry,  and  he  shall  say.  Here  I  am. 
If  thou  take  awavfrom  the  midst 
of  thee  the  yoke,  the  putting  forth 
of  the  finger,  and  <>  speaking  van- 
ity; 

10  And  //  thou  draw  out  thy 
soul  to  the  hungry,  and  satisfy 
the  afflicted  soul;  then  shall  thy 
light  rise  in  obscurity,  and  thy 
darkness  he  as  the  noonday : 

11  And  the  Lord  shall  guide  thee 
continually,  and  satisfy  thy  soul 
in  t  drought,  and  make  fat  thy 
bones:  and  thou  shalt  be  like  a 
watered  garden,  and  like  a  spring 
of  water,  whose  waters  tfail  not. 

12  And  Wte;/  that  shall  be  of  thee 
p  shall  build  the  old  waste  places : 
thoushalt  raise  up  the  foundations 
of  many  generations;  and  thou 
Shalt  be  called.  The  repairer  of 
the  breach.  The  restorer  of  paths 
to  dwell  in. 

13  11  If  9  thou  turn  away  thy  foot 
from  the  sabbath,  from  doing  thy 
pleasure  on  my  holy  day  ;  and 
call  the  sabbath  a  delight,  the 
holy  of  the  Lord,  honourable; 
and  shalt  honour  him,  not  doing 
thine  own  ways,  nor  finding  tliine 
own  pleasure,  nor  speaking  thine 
oc'H  words: 

14  '•  Then  shalt  thou  delight  thy- 
self in  the  Lord:  and  1  will  cause 
thee  to  8  ride  upon  the  high  places 
of  t!io  eartli,  and  feed  thee  with 
the  heritage  of-lacobtliy  father: 
«for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  liath 
spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  LIX. 

1  The  damnable  nature  of  sin.  3  The  sins  of 
the  Jew!.  9  Calamity  is  for  sin.  10  fiiitoa- 
ti'in  is  only  of  Clod.  20  The  covenant  uf  the 
Redeemer. 

BEHOLD,  the  Lord's  hand  is 
not  "shoi'tened,  that  it  can- 
G38 


not  save;  neither  his  ear  heavy, 
that  it  cannot  hear : 
'1  But  your  iniquitie.g  have  sep- 
arated between  you  and  your 
God,  and  your  sins  II  have  hid  his 
face  from  you,  that  he  will  not 
hear. 

3  For  *your  hands  are  defiled 
with  blood,  and  your  fingers 
with  iniquity;  your  lips  have 
spoken  lies,  your  tongue  hath 
muttered  perverseness. 

4  None  calleth  for  justice,  nor 
any  pleadelh  for  truth :  thej'  trust 
in  vanity,  and  speak  lies;  ''they 
conceive  mischief,  and  bring 
forth  iniquity, 

5  They  hatch  B  cockatrice'  eggs, 
and  weave  the  spider's  web:  he 
that  eateth  of  their  eggs  dieth, 
and  II  that  which  is  crashed 
breaketh  out  into  a  viper. 

(J  rf  Their  webs  shall  not  become 
garments,  neither  shall  they  cov- 
er themselves  with  their  works : 
their  works  are  works  of  iniquity, 
and  the  act  of  violence  is  in  their 
hands. 

7  e Their  feet  run  to  evil,  and 
they  make  haste  to  shed  inno- 
cent blood:  their  thoughts  are 
thoughts  of  iniquity;  wasting  and 
t  destruction  are  in  their  paths. 

8  The  waj^  of  peace  they  know 
not;  a,n<\.  there  is  no  ||  judgment  in 
their  goings:  /they  have  made 
them  crooked  paths;  whosoever 
goeth  therein  shall  not  know 
peace. 

9  f  Therefore  is  judgment  far 
from  us,  neither  doth  justice 
overtake  us:  awe  wait  for  light, 
but  behold  obscurity;  for  bright- 
ness, but  we  walk  in  darkness. 

10  ''We  grope  for  the  wall  like 
the  blind,  and  we  grope  as  if  ive 
had  no  eyes:  we  stumble  at 
noonday  as  in  the  night;  ive  are 
in  desolate  places  as  dead  men. 

11  We  roar  all  like  bears,  and 
j mourn  sore  like  doves:  we  look 
for  judgment,  but  there  is  none ;  for 
salvation,  but  it  is  far  off  from  us. 

12  For  our  tran.sgressions  are 
multiplied  before  thee,  and  our 
sins  testify  against  us:  for  our 
tran.sgressions  are  with  us;  and 
as  for  our  iniquities,  we  know 
them; 

i:?  In  transgressing  and  lying 
against  the  Lord,  and  departing 
away  from  our  God,  speaking 
oppression  and  revolt,  conceiv- 
ing and  uttering  ''from  the  heart 
words  of  falsehood. 

14  And  judgment  is  turned  away 
))ackward,  and  justice  standcth 
afar  off:  i'or  truth  is  fallen  in  the 
street,  and  (-(luity  cannot  enter. 

IT)  Yea,  truth  failetli ;  and  he 
that  departelh  from  evil  II  niaketh 
himself  a  prev :  and  the  Lord 
saw  it,  and  tit  displeased  him 
that  there  ivas  no  judgment. 


Befora 
CHRIST 

about  698. 


I  Or,  have 
made  him 
hide. 


c  Job  15.  35. 
Ps.  7. 14. 


I  Or, 

adder's. 


:i  Or, 
that  which 
is  sprinkled 
is  as  if  there 
brake  out  a 
vtper. 

(!Job8. 14, 15. 


cProT.  1.  16. 
Rom.  3.  15. 


t  Heb. 

breaking. 
1  Or,  right. 
fVs.  125.  5. 

ProT.  2.  15. 


«■  Jer.  8.  16. 


h  Dput.  28.29. 
Job  5.  14. 
Amos  8.  9. 


fch.  38.  14. 
Ez.  7.  18. 


k  Matt.  12.  34. 


II  Or,  IS  ac- 
counted mad. 

t  Heb. 
i^  was  evil 
in  his  eyes. 


The  glorious  access  of  the 


ISAIAH. 


GentUes  into  the  church. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  698. 


;  Ez.  22.  30. 
77!  Mark  6.  6. 
71  Ps.  OS.  1. 

rh.  C3.  5. 
(.  Eph.  fi.  14, 

I". 

1  Thess.  5.  S. 


prh.  63.  6. 
t  Ilch. 
recompenses. 


q  Pa.  1J3.  3. 

.\tal.  1.  U. 


rRev.  12.  13. 
;i  Or,  put  him 
to  fught. 

s  Rom.  11.  26, 


t  H.'h.  8.  10. 
iz  10.  10. 


a  Eph.  5.  H. 
il  Or,  he 

enlightened  ; 

fnr  thy  light 

evmeth. 
i  Mai.  4.  2. 


c  ch.  49.  0,  23. 
Rev.  21.  24. 


ech.  49.  20, 
21,  22.  <fc  B6. 


/■Rom.  11.  25. 
II  Or,  nutse  of 

the  sea  shall 

lie  turned 

toirard  thee, 
II  Or,  aealth, 

ver.  U. 

ch.  (!1.  n. 
f  Gen.  25.  4. 
ft  P».72.  10. 
i  ch.  61.  8. 

Matt.  2.  11, 


10  •[  'And  he  saw  that  t/ie}-e  was 
no  man,  and  '"wondered  that 
there  teas  DO  intercessor:  "there- 
fore his  arm  brouglit  salvation 
unto  him  ;  and  his  righteousness, 
it  sustained  him. 

17  0  For  he  put  on  righteousness 
as  a  breastplate,  and  a  helmet  of 
salvation  upon  his  head ;  and  he 
put  on  the  garments  of  vengeance 
for  clothing,  and  was  clad  with 
zeal  as  a  cloalj. 

18  ^According  to  their  t  deeds, 
accordingly  he  will  repay,  fury 
to  his  adversaries,  recompense  tb 
his  enemies ;  to  the  islands  he  will 
repay  recompense. 

19  -7  So  shall  they  fear  the  name 
of  the  Lord  from  the  west,  and 
his  glory  from  the  rising  of  the 
sun.  When  tlie  enemy  shall 
come  in  '•like  a  flood,  tlie  Spirit 
of  the  Lord  sliall  11  lift  up  a  stand- 
ard against  him. 

20  1[  And  «"he  Redeemer  shall 
come  to  Zion,  and  unto  them  that 
turn  from  transgression  in  Jacob, 
saith  the  Lord. 

21  '"As  for  me,  this  is  my  cove- 
nant with  them,  saith  the  Loud; 
My  Spirit  that  is  upon  thee,  and 
my  words  which  I  have  put  in 
thy  mouth,  shall  not  dejjart  out 
of  thy  mouth,  nor  out  of  the 
mouth  of  thy  seed,  nor  out  of  the 
mouth  of  thy  seed's  seed,  saith 

j  the  Lord,  Irom  henceforth  and 
for  ever. 

CHAPTER    LX. 

I  The  glory  of  the  ehurch  in  the  a'luvdant  aeeess 
of  the  Gentiles,  15  and  the  great  blessings  af- 
ter a  short  affliction. 

ARISE,  «!1  shine;  for  thy  light  is 
-  come,  and* the  glory  of  the 
Loud  is  risen  upon  thee. 

2  For,  behold,  the  darkness  shall 
cover  the  earth,  aud  gross  dark- 
ness the  people:  but  the  Lord 
shall  arise  upon  thee,  and  his  glo- 
ry shall  be  seen  upon  thee. 

3  And  the  « Gentiles  shall  come 
to  thy  light,  aud  kings  to  the 
brightness  of  thy  rising. 

4  "''Lift  up  thine  eyes  round 
about,  and  see :  all  they  gather 
themselves  together,  ("they  come 
to  thee:  thy  sons  shall  come 
from  far,  and  thy  daughters  shall 
be  nursed  at  (h;/  side. 

5  Then  thou  shalt  see,  and  flow 
together,  and  thine  heart  shall 
fear,  and  be  enlarged;  because 
.f'the  I!  abundance  of  the  sea  shall 
be    converted    unto     thee,     the 

II  forces  of  the  Gentiles  shall 
come  unto  thee. 

6  The  multitude  of  camels  shall 
cover  thee,  the  dromedaries  of 
Midian  and  vEphah;  all  they 
from  ''Sheba  shall  come:  they 
shall  bring  'gold  and  incense; 
and  they  shall  shew  forth  the 
praises  of  the  Lord. 


7  All  the  flocks  of  *  Kedar  shall 
be  gathered  together  unto  thee, 
the  rams  of  ^STebaioth  shall  minis- 
ter unto  thee :  they  shall  come  up 
with  acceptance  on  mine  altar, 
and  'I  will  glorify  the  house  of 
my  glory. 

8  Who  are  these  that  fly  as  a 
cloud,  and  as  the  doves  to  their 
windows  ? 

9  ni  Surely  the  isles  shall  wait  for 
me,  and  the  ships  of  Tarshish 
first,  "to  bring  thy  sons  from  far, 
"their  silver  and  their  gold  with 
them,  punto  the  name  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  to  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  9 because  he  hath 
glorified  thee. 

10  And  'the  sons  of  strangers 
shall  build  up  thylwalls,  »and 
their  kings  shall  minister  unto 
tliee:  for  «in  my  wrath  I  smote 
thee,  "  but  in  my  favour  have  I 
had  mercj'  on  thee. 

11  Therefore  thy  gates  a: .shall  be 
open  continually :  they  shall  not 
be  shut  day  nor  night ;  that  7nen 
may  bring"  unto  thee  the  II  forces 
of  the  Gentiles,  and  that  their 
kings  maij  he  brought. 

12  j/For  the  nation  and  kingdom 
that  will  not  serve  thee  shall  per- 
ish ;  yea,  those  nations  shall  be 
utterly  wasted. 

13  2  The  glory  of  Lebanon  shall 
come  unto  thee,  the  fir  tree,  the 
pine  tree,  and  the  bo.x  together, 
to  beautify  the  place  of  my  sanc- 
tuary ;  and  I  will  make  "  the  place 
of  my  feet  glorious. 

14  The  Suns  also  of  them  that 
afflicted  thee  shall  come  bending 
unto  thee;  and  all  they  that  de- 
spised thee  shall  'j  bow  themselves 
down  at  the  soles  of  thy  feet;  and 
they  shall  call  thee.  The  city  of 
the  Loud,  f  The  Zion  of  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel. 

15  Whereas  thou  hast  been  for- 
saken and  hated,  so  that  no  man 
went  through  thee,  I  will  make 
thee  an  eternal  excellency,  a  joy 
of  many  generations. 

16  Thou  Shalt  also  suck  the  milk 
of  the  Gentiles,  ^and  shalt  suck 
the  breast  of  kings:  and  thou 
shalt  know  that  ^I  the  Lord  am 
thy  Saviour  and  thy  Redeemer, 
the  Mighty  One  of  Jiicob. 

17  For  brass  I  will  bring  gold, 
and  for  iron  I  will  bring  silver, 
and  for  wood  brass,  and  for  stones 
iron :  I  will  also  make  thj- officers 
peace,  and  thine  exactors  right- 
eousness. 

18  Violence  shall  no  more  be 
heard  in  thy  land,  wasting  nor 
destruction  v.-ithin  thy  borders ; 
but  thou  shalt  call  ./'thy  walls  Sal- 
vation, and  thj'  gates  Praise. 

19  The  i7sun  shall  be  no  more  thy 
light  by  day;  neither  for  bright- 
ness .shall  the  moon  give  light 
unto  thee :  but  the  Lord  shall  be 

C39 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  698. 


*  Gen.  25.  13. 
I  Hag.  2.  7,  9. 


771  Ps.  72.  10. 

ch.42.  4.  & 

51.  5. 

71  Gal.  4.  26. 
0  Ps.  68.  30. 

Zech.  14.  14. 
pJer.  3.  17. 
q  ch.  55.  5. 
r  Zech.  6.  15. 
.«ch.  49.  23. 

Rev.  21.  24. 
t  ch.  57.  17. 
II  ch.  54.  7,  8. 

X  Rev.  21.25. 


;i  Or,  wealth, 
ver.  5. 


y  Zech.  14. 17, 
19. 
.Matt.  21.  44. 


zch.  36.  3.  &: 
41.  19. 


a  See  1  Chr. 
28.  2. 
Ps.  132.  7. 


cHeb.  12.22. 
Rev.  14.  1. 


rfch.49.  23.  <fc 
61.C.&  66.  11, 
12. 

e  ch.  43.  3. 


/ch. : 


gRev.  21.  2a 
&  22.  5. 


The  office  of  Christ. 


ISAIAH. 


The  office  of  ministers. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  G98. 


h  Zech.  2.  o. 
i  See  Amos  8. 

9. 
tih.  52.  1. 

nev    21.27. 
/Ps.  37.  11,22. 

Mall.  5.  5. 
mch.  CI.  3. 

Malt.  15.  13. 

John  15.  2. 
n  ch.  23.  23.  <k 

45.  11. 

Eph.  2.  10. 
oMatt.  13.31, 

32. 


a  ch.  11.  2. 

Luke  4.  18. 

John  1.  32. 

&  3.  34. 
h  Ps.  45.  7. 
fPs.  147.  3. 

ch.  57.  15. 
<ich.  42.  7. 

See  J  er.  34.8. 

e  See  Lev.  25. 

9. 
/ch.  31.  8.  & 

63.4.  &  03.14. 

Mai.  4.  1,  3. 

2  Thess.  1.  7, 

«,  9. 
gch.  57.  18. 

.Mall.  5.  4. 
h  Ps.  30.  11. 

t  ch.  60.  21. 
i  John  15.  8. 

/ch.  49.  8.  (k 
08.  12. 
Ez.  36.  33-33. 


;  Eph.  2.  12. 


nEx.  19.  6. 

ch.  60.  17.  it 

00.  21. 

1  Pet.  2.. 5,  9. 

Rev.  1.  0.  Sc 

5.  10. 
och.CO.  5,  11, 

le. 

pch.  40.  2. 
Zech.  9.  12. 


cPs.  11    7. 
rch.  1.  11,  13. 


unto  thee  an  everlasting  light, 
and  >>  thy  God  thy  Klory. 

20  iThy  sun  shall  no  more  go 
down ;  neither  shall  thy  moon 
withdraw  it.self:  for  the  Lord 
shall  be  thine  everlasting  light, 
and  the  days  of  thy  mourning 
shall  be  ended. 

21  *Thy  people  afso  shall  be  all 
righteous:  Uhey  shall  inherit  the 
land  for  ever, '»  the  branch  of  mj' 
planting,  "the  work  of  my  hands, 
that  I  may  be  glorified. 

22  oA  little  one  shall  become  a 
thousand,  and  a  small  one  a  strong 
nation:  I  the  Lord  will  hasten  it 
in  his  time. 

CHAPTER   LXI. 

1   The  office   of  Christ.     4   The  forwardness,   7 
and  blessings  of  the  faithful. 

rr^IIE  «  Spirit  of  the  Lord  God  is 
X  upon  me;  because  the  Lord 
(-hath  anointed  me  to  preach 
good  tidings  unto  the  meek;  he 
liath  sent  me  ^  to  bind  up  the  bro- 
kenhearted, to  proclaim  ''liberty 
to  the  captives,  and  the  opening 
of  the  prison  to  i/iem  that  are 
bound; 

2  «To  proclaim  the  acceptable 
year  of  the  Lord,  and  .^the  day  of 
vengeance  of  our  God;  yto  com- 
fort all  that  mourn; 

3  To  appoint  unto  them  that 
mourn  in  Zion,  /^  to  give  unto  them 
beauty  for  ashes,  the  oil  of  joy  for 
mourning,  the  garment  of  praise 
for  the  spirit  of  heaviness;  that 
they  might  be  called  Trees  of 
righteousness,  ^The  planting  of 
the  Lord,  ^that  he  might  be  glo- 
rified. 

4  If  And  they  shall  'build  the  old 
wastes,  they  shall  raise  up  the  for- 
mer desolations,  and  they  shall 
repair  the  waste  cities,  the  desola- 
tions of  many  generations. 

5  And  '"Strangers  shall  stand  and 
feed  your  flocks,  and  the  sons  of 
the  alien  .s/ia/i!  be  your  ploughmen 
and  your  vinedressers. 

()  «But  ye  shall  be  named  the 
Priests  of  the  Lord:  men  shall 
call  you  the  Ministers  of  our  Gtxl: 
"  ye  "shall  eat  tlie  riches  of  the 
Gentiles,  and  in  their  glory  shall 
ye  boast  yourselves. 

7  It  I'VoT  your  shame  yc  shall 
have  double;  and  for  confusion 
thevshall  rejoice  in  tlieir  portion: 
tlicrcfore  in  their  land  they  shall 
i)()ssess  tlie  double:  everlasting 
jov  sliall  b(;  unto  Ihem. 

«'  For  7 1  the  Lord  love  judg- 
ment, '-I  hate  rol)bery  for  burnt 
olfering;  and  I  will  direct  their 
work  in  truth.  «an(l  1  will  make 
an  everlasting  covenant  with 
them. 

!)  And  their  seed  shall  be  known 

amoiii;  the  Gentiles,  and  their  off- 

spriirj;  aniouLC  thf'ix'"!'''' :  •'"  '-'•''^l 

I  .see  them  shall  acknowledge  them, 

<il(j 


ahat  they  are  the  seed  ivhich  the 
LoRJj  hath  blessed. 

10  « I  will  greatly  rejoice  in  the 
Lord,  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in 
my  God ;  for -^  he  hath  clothed  me 
with  the  garments  of  salvation, 
he  hath  covered  me  with  the  robe 
of  righteousness,  z/as  a  bride- 
groom i  decketh  himself  \\\{\i  or- 
naments, and  as  a  bride  adorneth 
herself  with  her  jewels. 

1 1  For  as  the  earth  bringeth  forth 
her  bud,  and  as  the  garden  caus- 
eth  the  things  that  are  sown  in  it 
to  spring  forth;  so  the  Lord  God 
will  cause  « righteousness  and 
"  praise  to  spring  forth  before  all 
the  nations. 

CHAPTER  LXII. 

1  The  fervent  desire  of  the  prophet  to  confirm 
the  church  in  God's  promises.  5  The  office  of 
the  ministers  [unto  which  thet/  are  incited)  in 
preaching  the  gospel,  10  and  preparing  the  peo- 
ple thereto. 

FOR  Zion's  sake  will  I  not  hold 
my  peace,  and  for  Jerusalem's 
sake  I  will  not  rest,  until  the 
righteousness  thereof  go  forth  as 
brightness,  and  the  salvation 
thereof  as  a  lamp  that  burnetii. 

2  "And  the  Gentiles  shall  see  thy 
righteousness,  and  all  kings  thy 
glory :  *  and  thou  shalt  be  called 
by  a' new  name,  which  the  mouth 
of  the  Lord  shall  name. 

3  Thou  shalt  also  be  <^  a  crown  of 
glory  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  and 
a  royal  diadem  in  the  hand  of  thy 
God. 

4  ''Thou  shalt  no  more  be  termed 
c  Forsaken ;  neither  shall  thy  land 
any  more  be  termed  /Desolate : 
but  thou  shalt  be  called  11  Hephzi- 
bah,  and  thy  land  11  Beulah :  for 
the  Lord  delighteth  in  thee,  and 
thy  land  shall  be  married. 

of  For  as  a  young  man  marrieth 
a  virgin,  so  shall  thy  sons  marry 
thee:  and  tos  the  bridegroom  re- 
joiceth  over  the  bride,  so  i?  shall 
thy  God  rejoice  over  thee. 

6 '« I  have  set  watchmen  upon  thy 
walls,  O  .Jerusalem,  which,  shall 
never  hold  their  peace  day  nor 
night:  11  ye  that  make  mention  of 
the  Lord,  keep  not  silence, 

7  And  give  him  no  trest,  till  he 
establish,  and  till  he  make  Jeru- 
salem »a  jiraise  in  the  earth. 

8  The  Lord  liatli  sworn  by  his 
[right   hand,  and  by  the  arm  of 

liis  strengtli,  tSurely  I  will  no 
1  more  'give  thy  corn  U>  he  meat 
j  for  thine  enemies;  and  the  sons 
:  of  the  stranger  shall  not  drink  tiiy 
I  wine,    for    the   which    thou    hast 

laboured : 

".)  ]'>ut  they  that  have  gathered  it 
\  shall  eat  it,  and  praise  the  Lord; 

and  they  tliat  have  brought  it  to- 
'  gether  shall  drink  it 'in  the  courts 

of  my  lioliness. 

10  11  Go  through,  go  through  the 
\  gates ;  "•  prepare  ye  the  way  of  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  698. 


ich.  05.  23. 
K  Hab.  3.  18. 
rPs.  132.  9, 

16. 
Vch.  49.-18. 

Rev.  21.  2. 
t  Heb.  decheth 

as  a  priest. 


:  Ps.  72.  3.  & 

85.  11. 
jrh.  60.  18.  (fc 

62.  7. 


ach.  60.  3. 

h  See  ver.  4, 
12. 
ch.  65.  15. 

c  Zech.  9.  16. 


rfHos.  1.  10. 

1  Pet.  2.  10. 
cch.  49.  14.  <t 

54.  6,  7. 
/ch.64.  1. 
!!  That  is, 

My  delight  is 

in  her. 
11  That  is, 

Miirrted. 
t  Ileb.  with 

the  joy  oftho 

bridegroom, 
g  ch.  65.  19. 
I:  Ez.  3.  17.  k 

33.7. 
!1  Or,  ye  that 

are  the 

LORD'S  re- 
membrancers. 
t  Heb. 

silence. 
ich.  61.  11. 

Zcph.  3.  20. 
t  Heb.  If  I 

give,  ^c. 
tDcul.  28.  31, 

A-c. 

Jer.  5.  17. 


;Sc<>  Dcut. 

12.  12.  ic  14. 

23,  26.  it.  16. 

11,  14. 
mcli.  40.  3.  ic 

67.  14. 


Christ's  power  to  save. 


ISAIAH. 


The  church  prayeth  to  God. 


Eefcre 
C  H  R  I  S  T 

about  eys. 


0  Zeoh.  9.  9. 

Matt.  21.  5. 

John  12.  15. 
p  ch.  40.  10. 

Rev.  22.  12. 
J  Or, 

recompense, 

q  ver.  4. 


t  Heb.  deekei. 


a  Rev.  19. 13. 


b  Lam.  1.  15. 
Rev.  14.  19, 
20.  <k  19.  15. 


e  ch.  S4.  8.  (k 
61.  2. 


rfch.4l.  28.  <k 
59.  IG. 
e  John  16.  32. 

/■Ps.  98.  1. 

ch.  09.  16. 


f  Rev.  16.  6. 


ft  Judg.  10.16. 

Zech.  2.  8. 

Arts  9.  4. 
tEx.  14.  19.  t 

23.  20,  21.  i; 

33.  14. 

Mai.  3.  1. 

Acts  12.  11. 
JDeut.  7.  7,8. 
I  Ex.  19.  4. 

DfUl.  1.  31. 

i32.  11,  12. 

th.  46.  3.  4. 
m  Ex.  15.  24. 

Num.  14.  11. 

Ps.  78.  56.  <k 

95.  9. 
fi  Ps.  78.  40. 

Acts  7.  51. 

Eph.  4.  30. 
oEx.  23.  21 


'  people ;  cast  up,  cast  up  the  high- 
I  way;  gather  out  the  stone.s  ;  "lift 
!  up  a  standard  ior  the  people. 
I  11  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  pro- 
claimed unto  theendof  the  world, 
"Say  ye  to  the  daughter  of  Zion, 
Behold,  thy  salvation  cometh; 
behold,  his  ;^ reward  is  with  him, 
and  his  Iwork  before  him. 
12  And  they  shall  call  them.  The 
holj'  people,  The  redeemed  of  the 
Lord:  and  thou  shalt  be  called, 
Sought  out,  A  city  <?  not  forsaken. 

CHAPTER  LXIII. 


1  Christ  sheweih  who  he 
over  his  enemies,  7  and 
his  church.  10  tn  his  jv 
elh   his   free  mercy.     15 


!5,  2  ichut  hts  victory 
:hat  his  mercy  tuward 
H  wrath  he  remember- 
The  church   in   their 


prayer,  17  and  complaint,  profess  their  faith, 

WHO  is  this  that  cometh  from 
Edom,  with  dyed  garments 
from  Bozrah?  this  that  is  tglori- 
ous  ill  his  apparel,  travelling  in 
the  greatness  of  his  strength?  I 
that  .speak  in  righteousness, 
mighty  to  save. 

2  Wherefore  a  art  thou  red  in 
thine  apparel,  and  thy  garments 
like  him  that  treadeth  in  the 
winefat  ? 

3  I  have  ^trodden  the  winepress 
alone  :  and  of  the  people  there  icas 
none  with  me:  for  I  will  tread 
them  in  mine  anger,  and  trample 
them  in  my  fury ;  and  their  blood 
shall  be  sprinkled  upon  my  gar- 
ments, and  I  will  stain  all  my 
raiment. 

4  For  the  «day  of  vengeance  is 
in  mine  heart,  and  the  year  of  my 
redeemed  is  come. 

ot^And  I  looked,  and  ethe.rewns 
none  to  help ;  and  I  wondered 
that  there  tcos  none  to  uphold : 
therefore  mine  own /arm  brought 
salvation  unto  me;  and  my  fury, 
it  upheld  me. 

G  And  I  will  tread  down  the  peo- 
ple in  mine  auger,  and  srnake 
them  drunk  in  my  fury,  and  I 
will  bring  down  their  strength  to 
the  earth. 

7  *;  I  will  mention  the  loving- 
kindne.sses  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
praises  of  the  Lord,  according  to 
all  that  the  Lord  hath  bestowed 
on  us,  and  the  great  goodness  to- 
ward the  house  of  Israel,  which 
he  hath  bestowed  on  them  accord- 
ing to  his  mercies,  and  according 
to  the  multitude  of  his  loving- 
kindnesses. 

8  For  he  said.  Surely  thej'  are 
my  people,  children  that  will  not 
lie:  so  he  was  their  Saviour. 

9  ''  In  all  their  affliction  he  was 
afflicted,  'and  the  Angel  of  his 
presence  saved  them:  *in  his 
love  and  in  his  pity  he  redeemed 
them;  and  'he  bare  them,  and 
carried  them  all  the  days  of  old. 

10  1  But  they  "'rebelled,  and 
'I vexed  his  Holy  Spirit:  "there- 
fore tie  was  turned  to  be  ttieir 

41 


enemy,  and  he  fought  against 
them. 

11  Then  he  remembered  the  days 
of  old,  IMoses,  and  his  people,  say- 
ing, Where  is  he  that  ;>  brought 
them  up  out  of  the  sea  with  the 
J  shepherd  of  his  Hock?  « where 
is  he  that  put  his  Holy  Spirit 
within  him  ? 

12  That  led  them  by  the  right 
hand  of  Moses  '■  with  his  glorious 
arm,  « dividing  the  water  before 
them,  to  make  himself  an  ever- 
lasting name? 

Vd  «That  led  them  through  the 
deep,  as  a  horse  in  the  wilderness, 
t/iat  they  should  not  stumble? 

14  As  a  beast  goeth  down  into 
the  valley,  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
caused  him  to  rest;  so  didst  thou 
lead  thy  people,  «to  make  thy- 
self a  glorious  name. 

15  'i  «Look  down  from  heaven, 
and  behold  z/from  the  habita- 
tion of  thy  holiness  and  of  thy 
glory:  where  fs  thy  zeal  and  thy 
strength,  the  .sounding  sof  thy 
bowels  and  of  thy  mercies  toward 
me?  are  they  restrained? 

16  n  Doubtless  thou  ftrtour  Father, 
though  Abraham  *be  ignorant  of 
us,  and  Israel  acknowledge  us 
not:  thou,  O  Lord,  art  our  Fa- 
ther, 3  our  Redeemer;  thy  name 
is  from  everlasting. 

17  1  O  Lord,  why  hast  thou 
^made  us  to  err  from  thy  ways, 
and  ^hardened  our  heart  from 
thy  fear?  cBeturn  for  thy  serv- 
ants' sake,  the  tribes  of  thine  in- 
heritance. 

18  /The  people  of  thy  holiness 
have  possessed  it  but  a  little 
while:  four  adversaries  have 
trodden  down  thy  sanctuary. 

19  We  are  thine:  thou  'never 
barest  rule  over  them ;  j  thej' 
were  not  called  by  thy  name. 

CHAPTER  LXIV. 

I  The  church  praye'h  for  the  illustration  of 
God's  power.  5  Celehrating  God's  mercy,  it 
maketh  confession  of  theirnaturat corruptions. 
9  It  complaineth  of  Iheir  affliction. 

OH  that  thou  wouldest  ^rend 
the  heavens,  that  thou  would- 
est come  down,  that  ^the  mount- 
ains might  flow  down  at  thy 
presence, 

2  As  when  t  the  melting  fire  burn- 
eth,  the  lire  causeth  the  waters  to 
boil,  to  make  thy  name  known  to 
thine  adversaries,  that  the  nations 
may  tremble  at  thy  presence ! 

3  When  « thou  didst  terrible 
things  ichich  we  looked  not  for, 
thou  came.st  down,  the  mountains 
flowed  down  at  thy  presence. 

4  For  since  the  beginning  of  the 
world  <i  men  have  not  heard,  nor 
perceived  by  the  ear,  neither  bath 
the  eye  II  seen,  O  God,  besides 
thee,  uhat  he  hath  prepared  for 
him  that  waiteth  for  him. 

641 


[  Before 

CHRIST 

t  about  698. 

pEx.  14.  30. 
&  32.  n,  12. 
Num.  14.  13, 
14,  Arc. 
Jer.  2.  G. 

*(  Or,  shep- 
herds,as 
Ps.  77.  20. 

9  Num.  11.17, 

Neh.  9.  20. 

Dan.  4.  8, 

Hag.  2.  5. 
rEx.  15.  6. 
sEx.  14.  21. 

Josh.  3.  16. 
(Ps.  106.  9. 
u2  Sara.  7.23. 
X  Dtut.  26.  15. 

Ps.  bO.  14. 
yPs.  33.  14. 
iOT,the 

multitude, 
z  Jer.  31.  20. 

Hos.  11.  8. 
a  Deal.  32.  6. 

1  Chr.  29.  10. 

ch.  61.  8. 
i  Job  14.  21. 

Ecc.  9.  5. 
:  Or,  our 

Redeemer 
from  ever- 
lasting is 

thy  name. 
cP.-s.  119.  10. 
d  Seech.  6. 

10,  with 

John  12.  40. 

Rom.  9.  18. 
c  Num.  10.  36. 

Ps.  90.  13. 
/Deut.  7.  C. 

&  26.  19. 

ch.  62.  12. 

Dan.  8.  24. 
e  Ps.  74.  7. 
:!  Or,  thy 

name  was 

not  called 

upon  them, 

ch.  65.  1. 


J;  Judg.  5.  5. 
Mic.  1.  4. 

tHcb. 
the  fire  of 
meltings. 


cEx.  34.  10. 
Judg.  5.  4,  0. 
Ps.  68.  8. 
Hab.  3.  3,  6. 

rfPs.  31.  19. 
1  Cor.  2.  9. 

!1  Or,  seen  a 
God  b9stde» 
thee,  which 
doeth  so /or 
him,  ^c. 


Th(  caiiing  of  the  (nutik^. 


ISAIAH. 


Tin-  blessed  state 


CHRIST 

about  AXs 

f.VrlS  10.  .s,s 
/ch.  2f.  S. 
r  Mai.  S.  6. 


i  Phil.  S.  9. 

>  Fs.  SO.  *,  6. 

t  Hos.  T.  7. 


tUfK  }i  !>..' 

iexa  :  »s 

Job  N  4. 
Jch.PS.  15. 
Bch.  29.  IS. 

Jer.  IS.  6^ 
R<<in.  9.  30, 
91. 

■  Eph.  2.  10. 
«  Ps.  :4.  1,  "i 

*  T9.  8. 
r  Ps,  T9.  IS. 
C  P».  79.  1. 
r3  Kiusrs2.S,9. 

UChr.  S6.  19. 

P*.  74.  7. 
*Ei.  31.21,^ 
«ch.  411.  14. 

■  Ps.  SS.  1. 


«R.-r.i.9.  ■:4. 
S."i.  «i.  S».i.  M 
10.  a>. 
Eph.  3.  12.U. 

»  ch.  61.  19. 
t.  Rom.  10.  31. 


<t  Df  at,  SO.  II. 
«ch.  l.S.  * 

«».  17. 

Se<  L*T.  17. 

S. 

7  Heb.   KJMB 

/D*af.  I&  11. 
f  ch.  6^  17. 
Sm  l.cr.  11. 

i  Or,  ficcts. 
k  See  Matl.  9. 

11. 

Lake  5.  30. 

&13.  11. 

Jade  19. 
t  Or,  «»ffr. 
t  Deut.  S-i  S4. 

Mai.  S.  IS. 
IPs.  60.  S. 


5  Thou  niootest  hiin  tliat  iv- 
joicetU  <^and  worketh  righteous- 
ness, .'ihosr  tAat  rememGer  Iho'i? 
in  thy  \va>-s:  behold,  thou  art 
wroth;  for  we  have  sinned:  ."in 
those  is  contiuuauco.  and  we  sh;Ul 
be  saved. 

(>  lint  we  are  all  as  an  unclean 
tJiinp.  and  all  ""our  righteous- 
nesses ai-c  as  liithy  Kigs: :  and  wo 
all  do  Made  as  a  leaf;  and  our  in- 
iquities, like  the  wind,  havo  taken , 
us  away.  I 

7  And  tiJin-e  is  none  that  calleth 
upon  thy  name,  that  stirreth  up! 
himself  to  take  hold  of  thee:  for 
thou  hast  hid  thy  face  tVom  us. 
and  h:ist  *tx>nsumed  us,  t  because  | 
of  our  iniquities.  ] 

8  'But   now.  O  LORU.  thou  art' 
our    Father:    we    are    the   clay, 
^''and  thou   our  potter;   and  we, 
all  a»v  "the  work  of  thy  hand.       I 

9  T  Be  not  '  wroth  very  soi-e.  O  1 
LOKP.  neither  remember  iniquity 
for  ever:  behold,  see.  we  beseech 
thee.  :■  we  o-r  all  thy  people.  i 

I  10  Thy  holy  cities  are  a  wUder- 1 
ness.  Zion  is  a  wilderness.  9Je-! 
rusalem  a  desolation.  j 

11  "-Our  holy  and  our  beautiful' 
house,  where  our  fathers  praised 
thee,  is  burned  up  with  lire:  and 
all  -'our  pleasant  things  are  laid' 
w.oste. 

V2  f  Wilt  thou  refrain  thyself  for 
these  t.'imfjf.  O  Lokp?  >■  wilt  thou 
hold  thy  peace,  and  afflict  us  very 

; sore  ? 

I  CHAPTEB  KS:V. 

Ititir  i»t:rfJaiitf.  iio-«ry,  and  kjifMrisf,  art 
rtjtcteJ~      S   A    remnMvt  jkoi."  .'•f  .tsivi      11 
JmirmmU  fiiUlif  v>c\tJ,  cna  Slttsimrt  on  Ikf 
'       f^-J.'j.     11  TKtilttsti  SitA7!  cftki  nttr  Jeruic- 

I"  AM  sought  of  them  that  asked 
not  for  "nu- :  I  am  found  of 
them  that  sought  me  not :  I  s;iid.  ] 
Behold  me,  behold  me.  unto  a! 
nation  that  ^  was  not  called  by  my  j 
name. 

2  <■  I  have  spread  out  my  hands 
all  the  day  unto  a  rebellious  peo- 1 
pie.  vhicli  walketh  in  a  w.ay  that 
toas   not    good,   after   their   own 
thoughts:"  ! 

I  3  A  people  rfthat  provoketh  me 
j  to  anger  continually  to  my  face: 
j'that  sacriticeth  in  gardens,  and 
burneth  incense  ♦upon  altars  of 
brick :  j 

-4  .'^\^lich  remain  among  the 
sraves.  and  lodge  in  the  monu- 
ments: ;7  which  eat  swine's  tlesh. 
and  (broth  of  abominable  t.'imps 
is  in  their  vessels ;  \ 

i  5  *  Which  say.  Stand  by  thyself, 
come  not  near  to  me;  for  I  am 
holier  than  thou.  These  arr  a 
smoke  in  my  I  nose,  a  tire  that 
burnetii  all  the  day. 
r.  Behold,  <i7  i«  written  before 
me:  *I  will  not  keep  silence. 
'VJ-: 


but  will  recompense,  even  rec- 
ompense into  their  bt^som. 

7  Your  iniquities,  and  '"the  in- 
iquitic*!  of  your  tathei-s  together, 
saith  the  LoKr>.  "which  have 
burned  incense  upon  the  mount- 
ains, "and  blasphemed  mo  uywu 
the  hills:  thoroforo  will  1  meas- 
ure their  former  work  into  their 
bosom. 

>  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  As  the 
now  wine  is  found  in  the  cluster, 
andojif  saith.  Destroy  it  not;  for 
j'a  ble-ssing  i,<  in  it:  so  will  [  do 
for  my  servants'  sake,  that  I 
mav  not  dostrov  them  all. 

9  And  I  will  bring  forth  a  seed 
out  of  .Tacob.  and  out  of  .Tudah 
an  inheritor  of  my  mountains: 
and  mine  < elect  sliall  inherit  it, 
and  my  servants  shall  dwell 
there, 

10  And  '■Sharon  shall  be  a  fold 
of  tlocks.  and  *  t  ho  valley  of  Achor 
a  place  for  the  herds  to  lie  down 
in.  for  my  people  that  have 
sous;ht  me." 

11  ^  But  ye  arr  they  that  forsake 
the  I.oKP,  that  t'orget  niiy  holy 
mountain,  that  prepare  •'  a  table 
for  that  1  troop,  and  that  furnish 
the  drink  onering  unto  that 
t  number. 

1*2  Therefore  will  T  number  you 
to  the  sword,  and  ye  shall  all 
bow  down  to  the  slaughter :  -bt^ 
cause  wlien  I  called,  ye  did  not 
answer;  when  1  spake,  ye  did  not 
hear;  but  did  evil  before  mine 
eyes,  and  did  choose  that  wherein 
Ideliffhted  nor. 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
GOP,  Behold,  my  servants  shall 
eat.  but  ye  shall  be  hungry :  be- 
hold, my  servants  shall  drink, 
but  ye  shall  be  thii-sty:  behold, 
my  servants  shall  rejoice,  but  ye 
shall  bo  ashameil: 

14  Behold,  my  servants  shall 
sins  for  joy  of  lieart.  but  ye  shall 
cry"  for  sorrow  of  heart,  and 
.y shall  howl  for  +  vexation  of 
spirit. 

l-i  And  ye  shall  leave  your 
name  •  for  a  curse  unto  "my  cho- 
sen :  for  the  Lord  (.lOn  shall  slay 
thee,  and  'call  his  servants  by 
another  name: 

Iti  -"That  he  who  hlesseth  him- 
self in  the  earth  shall  bless  him- 
self in  the  Ciod  of  truth:  and  'he 
that  sweareth  in  the  earth  shall 
swear  by  the  God  of  truth:  be- 
cause tlie  former  troubles  are 
forffotten.  and  because  they  are 
hid  t'l-om  mine  eves. 

17  ''  For.  behold.  I  create  <new 
heavens  and  a  new  earth:  and 
the  former  shall  not  be  remem- 
bered, nor  ♦come  into  mind. 

15  But  be  ye  glad  and  rejoice 
for  ever  i"'»  ."jar  whicii  1  create: 
for,  behold,  I  create  Jerusalem  a 
rejoicing,  and  her  people  a  joy. 


Br  fere 
CHRIST 

about  A^S. 
;  r».  :;>.  12. 

Jrr.  16.  IS. 

Ki.  11.31. 
m  Vi\.  30.  S. 
II  El.  IS.  6. 
.'  Ex.  ao,  37, 

2S. 


r  Joel  2.  14. 


C  ver.  15,  23. 
Man,  24.  «. 
Roia.  11.  i,7. 

-  oh.  S3.  9.  * 

So.  2. 
J  Josh.  7.  34, 

26. 

II. -s.  2.  lii. 


frh.  56.  7.  *; 

57.  IS. 

rer.  25. 
«  Fi.  23.  41. 

1  Cor.  10.  ai. 
r  Or.  Oarf. 
>  Or,  .Hf»i. 

j2Chr.86.15, 
16. 

Vrov.  1.24, 
A.C. 

ch.  66,  4. 
Jer.  7.  IS. 
7.rrh.  7.  7. 
Malt.  SI.  34- 
4S. 


I 

1  Matt,  a  li 
I    Luke  IS.  3& 
'  -  Heh. 
I    f■rt^litaf 
3  See  Jer.  S9, 
2-1. 
'    Zech.  8.  IS 
'  J  ver.  9.   22. 
•k  <-h.  62.  2, 

Acta  11.  26. 
i-  Ps.  72.  17. 
Jer.  4.  2, 
^Deul.  0.13. 
:     P*.G3,11. 
I    ch.  19.  13,  * 
,    45.  23. 

Zeph.  1.  5. 
I  f  ch.  51.  16.  * 

66.22. 
I   2  Pet.  3.  IS. 
I    ReT.21.1. 
•Heb. 
I   rvmt  M^oa 
;    lU  k**rt. 


of  the  new  Jerusalem. 


ISAIAH. 


G'od's  merries  and  judgments. 


Before 
C  H  R  I  H  T 

about  0)8. 


/.;h.  62.  5. 
f  rh.  3j.  10.  & 

il.  11. 

Rov.  7.  17.& 

21.  4. 


I  Sep  Lev.  26. 


i  P».  92.  12. 

/  ver.  9,  1.5. 
t  Heb.  th/iU 

make  them 

contmut 

long,  nr,ihall 

)Of,ar  out. 
m  Dcut.2«.4l. 

Ho3.  9.  12. 
neb.  61.  9. 
0  P*.  32.  5. 

Dan.  9.  21. 


pch.  II.  0,7,9. 
7  Gen.  3.  14. 


olK;ng<i8.27. 
2Chr.  B.  Ift. 
Malt.  5.  34, 
35. 

Acts  7.  4M, 
49.  &  17.  24. 


b  cb.  67.  15.  Ic 

61.  1. 
e  Pa.  34. 18.  & 

51.  17. 
d  Kzra  9.  4.  Sc 

10.  3. 

Prov.  23.  14. 

ver.  5. 
crb.  1.  11. 
3  Or,  kid. 
/Dcat.  23.  18. 
t  Heb.  maketh 

a  mf mortal 

of. 

Lev.  2.  2. 


rProv.  1   24. 
ch.  65.  12. 
Jer.  7.  13. 


19  And  .'I  will  rr-Joico  in  .Jeru- 
salem, and  joy  in  my  poopU?:  and 
the  //voice  of  weeping  shall  he  no 
more  heard  in  her,  uor  the  voice 
of  crying. 

20  There  shall  be  no  more  thence 
an  infant  of  days,  nor  an  okl  man 
that  hath  not  fiih-d  his  days: 
f(jr  the  child  shall  die  a  hnndred 
years  old;  '«but  the  sinner  /jelng 
a  hundred  years  old  shall  be  ac- 
cursed. 

21  And  ''they  shall  build  houses, 
and  inhabit //i^'w.;  and  they  shall 
plant  vineyards,  and  oat  the  fruit 
of  them. 

22  They  shall  not  build,  and 
another  inhabit;  they  shall  not 
plant,  and  another  eat:  for  *as 
the  days  of  a  tree  are  the  days  of 
my  people,  and  'mine  elect 
+  shall  long  enjoy  the  work  of 
their  hand.s. 

2'.',  They  shall  not  labour  in  vain, 
™  nor  bring  forth  for  trouble;  for 
«they  are  the  seed  of  the  blessed 
of  the  Lord,  and  their  offspring 
with  them. 

24  And  it  shall  co»ie  to  pass, 
that  "before  thfv  call,  I  will  an- 
swer; and  while  they  are  yet 
speaking,  I  will  h^ar. 

2-5  The/' wolf  and  the  lamb  shall 
feed  together,  and  the  lion  shall 
eat  straw  like  the  bullock:  '/and 
dust  .^hall  he  the  serpent's  meat. 
They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy 
in  all  my  holy  mountain,  saith 
theLoRL). 

CHAPTPJR   LXVr. 

1  The  gloriout  Qud  will  he  tumrd  in  htimhl'.  tin- 
cerity.  ■>  Ht  eom/ortcth  tUe  humble  with  the 
marvellous  generations  10  and  with  the 
eracious  beneJitM  of  the  church.  15  God'n  neverc 
judgments  afaimt  the  wicked.  19  The  Gentiles 
shall  have  a  holy  church,  24  and  tec  the  dam- 
nation of  the  wicked. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  "The 
heaven  is  my  throne,  and  the 
earth  in  my  footstool :  where  (-t 
the  hou.se  that  ye  build  unto  me? 
and  where  U  the  place  of  my  rest  ? 

2  For  all  those  </unr/'<  hath  mine 
hand  made,  and  all  those  t/iiny.'i 
have  been,  saith  the  Lord:  *but 
to  this  man  will  I  look,  cr.vrn  to 
him  (hat  is  poor  and  of  a  contrite 
spirit,  and  '^trembleth  at  my 
word. 

.i  e  He  that  killeth  an  ox.  ?.?  rw  if 
he  slew  a  man  ;  he  that  sacrificeth 
a  3  lamb,  a-nif  he/cut  off  a  dog's 
neck;  he  that  ofTereth  an 
oblation,  o.?  if  he  offerrxl  swine's 
blood;  he  that  +burneth  incense, 
an  if  he  blessed  an  idol.  Yea, 
they  have  cho.sen  their  own  ways, 
and  their  soul  delighteth  in  their 
abominations. 

4  I  also  will  choose  their  "delu- 
sions, and  will  bring  thfir  fears 
upon  them;  r/because  when  I 
called,  none  did  answer;  when  I 
spake,  they  did  not  hear :  but  they 


did  evil  before  minf^  eyes,  and 
chose  Ihal  in  which  I  delighted 
not. 

i)  H  jrear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
'lye  that  tremble  at  his  word; 
Your  brethren  that  hated  you, 
that  cast  you  out  for  my  name's 
sake,  said,  < Let  the  Lord  he  glo- 
rified: but  *he  shall  appear  to 
your  joy,  and  they  shall  be 
ashamefi. 

G  A  voice  of  noise  from  the  city, 
a  V(;ice  from  the  temple,  a  voice 
of  the  Lord  that  rendereth  rec- 
ompense to  his  enemies. 

7  Before  she  travailed,  she 
brought  forth ;  before  her  pain 
came,  she  wa.s  delivered  of  a  man 
child. 

H  Who  hath  heard  such  a  thing? 
who  hath  seen  such  things?  Shall 
the  earth  be  made  to  bring  forth 
in  one  day?  or  shall  a  nation  be 
born  at  once?  for  as  soon  as  Zion 
travailed,  she  brought  forth  her 
children. 

!J  Shall  I  bring  to  the  birth,  and 
not  J  cause  to  bring  forth?  saith 
the  Lord:  shall  I  cause  to  bring 
forth,  and  shut  tlie  womb?  saith 
thy  Ood. 

10  liejoice  ye  with  Jerusalem, 
and  be  glad  with  her,  all  ye  that 
love  her:  rejoice  for  joy  with  her, 
all  ye  that  mourn  for  her: 

11  That  ye  may  suck,  and  be 
satisfied  with  the  breasts  of  her 
consolations;  that  ye  may  milk 
out,  and  be  delighted  with  the 
i  abundance  of  her  glory. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Behold,  'I  will  extend  peace  to 
her  like  a  river,  and  the  glory  of 
the  Gentiles  like  a  flowing  stream: 
then  shall  ye  '"Suck,  ye  shall 
be  "borne  upon  h/ir  sides,  and 
be  dandled  upon  her  knees. 

1:5  As  one  whom  his  mother 
comforteth,  so  will  I  comfort  you  ; 
[and  ye  shall  be  comforted  in  Je- 
I  rusalem. 

I  14  And  when  ye  see  thix,  3'our 
I  heart  shall  rejoice,  and  oyour 
I  bones  shall  flourish  like  an  herb: 
and  the  hand  of  the  Lord  shall 
!  Ije  known  toward  his  .servants, 
and  his  indignation  toward  hi.s 
enemies. 

1.5  pFor.  behold,  the  Lord  will 
come  with  fire,  and  with  his 
chariots  like  a  whirlwind,  to 
render  his  anger  with  fury,  and 
his  rebuke  with  flames  of  fire. 
If)  For  by  fire  and  by  'i  his  sword 
wiH  the  Lord  plead  with  all 
flesh  :  and  the  slain  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  manv. 

17  '•They  that  sanctify  them- 
selves, ami  purify  themselves  in 
the  gardens  l  behind  one  tref  in 
the  midst,  eating  swine's  flesh, 
and  the  abomination,  and  the 
mouse,  shall  be  consumed  to- 
gether, saith  the  Lord. 
fM.3 


lie  f 'ire 
CHRIST 

about  C98. 


ich.6.  19. 
*2Theii8.  1. 
10. 

Tit.  a.  la. 


Or,  beget. 


!Or, 

brightnets. 
/rh.  48.  18.  4: 

60.  5. 

mch.  CO.  16. 
nch.4!).  22.  4; 
00.  4. 


0  See   Ez.  37. 
l.&c. 


p  ch.  9.  5. 
2The»s.  1.  & 


7ch.  27.  1. 


rch.  65.  3,4. 


1  Or,  one  aft' 
er  tnother. 


Jeremiah's  calling 


JEREMIAH. 


and  commission. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  698. 


s  Luke  2.  34, 


u  Rom.  15.  16. 


Beforo 
CHRIST 

about  C29. 


ffi  Josh.  21.  18. 
1  Chr.  6.  6U. 
cli.3J.  7,  8,0. 

about  G29. 


r.ch.  30.  2. 
rfch.02.  12, 


/Is.  49.  1,5. 
gEx.  33.  12, 

17. 
A  Luke  1.  15, 

41. 

Gal.  1.15,  Hi. 
t  Heb.  gaoc. 
tEx.  4.  10.  <k 

6.  12,  30. 

Is.  «.  5. 
*  Num.  22.  20, 

3s. 

Matt.  28.  20. 
I  E/..  2.  0.  ic  3. 

9. 

vcr.  17. 
m  Ex.  3.  12. 

Deut.  31.  G, 

8. 

.losh.  1.  5. 

rh.  15.  20. 

Ads  2(5.  17. 

Heb.  13.  a. 


18  For  I  knoiu  their  works  and 
their  thoughts:  it  shall  come,  that 
1  will  gatlier  all  nations  and 
tongues;  and  they  shall  come, 
and  see  iny  glory. 

19  sAnd  I  will  set  a  sign  among 
them,  and  I  will  send  those  that 
escape  of  them  unto  the  nations, 
to  Tarshish,  Pul,  and  Lud,  that 
draw  the  bow,  to  Tubal  and  Ja- 
van,  to  the  isles  afar  off,  that  have 
not  heard  my  fame,  neither  have 
seen  my  glory;  *and  they  shall 
declare  my  glory  among  the  Gen- 
tile.s. 

20  And  they  shall  bring  all  your 
brethren  "/o?-  an  offering  unto 
the  Lord  out  of  all  nations  upon 
horses,  and  in  chariots,  and  in 
!1  litters,  and  upon  mules,  and  upon 
swift  beasts,  to  my  holy  mount- 
ain Jerusalem,  saith  the  Lord,  as 
the  children  of  Israel  bring  an  of- 


fering in  a  clean  vessel  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  I  will  also  take  of  them 
for  a;  priests  and  for  -Levites,  saith 
the  Lord. 

22  For  as  2/ the  new  heavens  and 
the  new  earth,  which  I  will  make, 
shall  remain  before  me,  saith  the 
Lord, so  shall  yourseedand  j'our 
name  remain. 

23  And  2  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  t  from  one  new  moon  to  an- 
other, and  from  one  sabbath  to 
another,  "shall  all  flesh  come  to 
worship  before  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

24  And  they  shall  go  forth,  and 
look  npon  *the  cai'casses  of  the 
men  that  have  transgressed 
against  me:  for  their  ^worm 
shall  not  die,  neither  shall  their 
fire  be  quenched  ;  and  thej'  shall 
be  an  abhorring  unto  all  flesh. 


THE    BOOK    OF    THE    PROPHET 

J  E  E  E  M  I  A  H. 


CHAPTER  L 

I  The  time,  3  and  the  calling  vf  Jeremiah.  11 
His  prophetical  visions  of  an  almond  rod  and 
a  seething  put.  15  His  hcaity  message  against 
Judah.  17  God  encouragcth  him  with  his 
promise  of  assistance. 

THE  words  of  Jeremiah  the  son 
of  Hilkiah,  of  the  priests  that 
ivrre  «in  Anathoth  in  the  land  of 
Benjamin : 

2  To  whom  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  in  the  days  of  Jo- 
siah  the  son  of  Amon  king  of 
Judah,  ''in  the  thirteenth  year 
of  his  reign. 

8  It  came  also  in  the  days  of 
Jehoiakim  the  son  of  .losiah  king 
of  ,Iudah.  '^unto  the  end  of  the 
eleventh  year  of  Z(>dekiah  the  son 
of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  ^  unto  the 
carrying  away  of  Jerusalem  cap- 
tive ^in  the  fifth  month. 

4  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

5  Before  I  /formed  thee  in  the 
belly  i/l  knew  thee;  and  before 
thou  camest  forth  out  of  the 
womb  I  ''Sanctified  thee,  and  I 
t  ordained  thee  a  prophet  unto 
the  nations. 

6  Then  said  I,  iAh,  Lord  God! 
behold,  I  cannot  speak :  for  Ittv/i 
a  child. 

7  H  But  the  Lord  .said  unto  me. 
Say  not,  I  am  a  child  :  for  thou 
Shalt  go  to  all  that  I  shall  send 
thee,  and  ''Whatsoever  I  com- 
mand thee  thou  shall  speak. 

8  'Be  not  afraid  of  their  faces: 
for  ™i  am  with  thee  to  deliver 
thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

6H 


9  Then  the  Lord  put  forth  his 
hand,  and  "touched  mj'  mouth. 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Be- 
hold, I  have  oput  my  words  in 
thy  inouth. 

10  ;)See,  I  have  this  day  set  thee 
over  the  nations  and  over  the 
kingdoms,  to  '/root  out,  and  to 
pull  down,  and  to  destroy,  and  to 
throw  down,  to  build,  and  to 
plant. 

11  If  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying,  Jer- 
emiah, what  seest  thou"?  And  I 
said,  I  see  a  rod  of  an  almond 
tree. 

12  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me. 
Thou  hast  well  seen :  for  I  will 
hasten  my  word  to  i)erfbrm  it, 

l.i  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  mo  the  .second  time, 
saying.  What  seest  thou?  And  I 
said,  I  see  rn  seething  pot;  and 
the  face  thereof  is  t  toward  the 
north. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Out  of  the  "north  an  evil  t  shall 
break  forth  npon  all  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  laud. 

1.")  For,  lo,  I  will  <call  all  the 
families  of  the  kingdoms  of  the 
north,  saith  the  Lord;  and  they 
shall  come,  and  they  shall  "  .set 
every  one  his  throne  at  the  enter- 
ing of  the  gates  of  Jerusalem, 
and  against  all  the  walls  thereof 
round  about,  and  against  all  the 
cities  of  Judah. 

If)  And  1  will  utter  myjudgments 
against  them  touching  all  their 
wickedness,  a:  who  have  forsaken 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  698. 


xEx.  19.  0. 
ch.  Cl.  6. 

1  I'tt.  2.  9. 
Rev.  I.e. 

ych.  05.  17. 

2  Pet.  3.  13. 
Rev.  21.  1. 

z  Zerh.  l-l.  10. 

fllLh.from 
new  moon 
to  his  new 
moon,  and 
from  sabbath 
to  his  sab' 
bath. 

a  Vs.  05.  2. 

b  ver.  16. 

c  Mark  0.  44, 
46,48. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  629. 


n  Is.  6.  7. 
oU.  51.  16. 


ch. 


14. 


pi  Kings  19. 

17. 
?ch.  18.  7. 

2  Cor.  10.4, 

6. 


r  Er.  11.  3,  T. 

4:24.3. 
t  Heb.  from 

the  face  of 

the  north, 
sch.  4.  0.  ic  e. 

1. 
t  Heh.  shall 

be  opened. 
/ch.  5.  15.  <k 

0.  22.  *.  10. 

22.  ik  25.  0. 
urh.  39.  3.  A 

43.  10, 


r  Deut.  28. 20, 
ch.  17,  13, 


God  cxpostulateth 


JEREMIAH. 


with  the  Jews. 


Before 
CH  U  t  S  T 

about  G29. 


»1  Kings  IS. 

4G. 

2  Kings  4.20. 

<t  9.  I. 

Joh  3f.  3. 

Luke  12.  35. 

1  Pet.  1.  13. 
:  Ex.  3.  12. 

ver.  8. 

El.  2.  6. 
II  Or,  break 

to  pieces, 
a  Is.  50.  7. 

ch    6.  27.  &. 

15.  2J. 


a  Or,  for 

thy  sake, 
oEz.  16.  8,22, 

6J.  ic  23.  3,  8, 

19. 

Ho3.  2.  15. 
6  Deut.  2.  7. 
cEx.  19.  5.  6. 
if  James  1.  IS. 

Rev.  14.  4. 
cch.  12.  14. 

See  cU.  50.  7. 


fU,  5.  4. 

-Mic.  6.  3. 
f  2  Kings  17. 

15. 

Jonah  2.  8. 
h  Is.  63.  9,  II, 

13. 

Ho3.  13.  4. 
t  Deut.  8.  15. 

&  32.  10. 
li  Or, 

the  land  of 

Carmel, 
i  Num.  13.  27. 

&.  14.  7,  8. 

Deut.  8.  7,  8, 

9. 
I  Lev.  18.  25, 

27,  28. 

Num.35.  33, 

31. 

Ps.  73.  58,59. 

&:  100.  38. 

ch.3.  l.icie. 

18. 
■m  Mai.  2.  6,  7. 

Rom.  2.  20. 
n  ch.  23.  13. 
0  ver.  11. 

Hab.  2.  18. 
p  Ez.  20.  35, 

36. 

Mic.  6.  2. 
q  Ex.  20.  5. 

Lev.  20.  5. 


rue,  and  have  burned  incense  unto 
other  gods,  and  worshipped  the 
works  of  their  own  hands. 

17  1  Thou  therefore  2/ gird  up  thy 
loins,  and  arise,  and  speak  unto 
them  all  that  I  command  thee: 
2  be  not  dismayed  at  their  faces, 
lest  I  1  confound  thee  before  them. 

18  For,  behold,  I  have  made  thee 
this  day  "a  defenced  city,  and  an 
iron  pillar,  and  brazen  walls 
against  the  whole  land,  against 
the  kings  of  Judah,  against  the 
princes  thereof,  against  the 
priests  thereof,  and  against  the 
people  (Tf  the  land. 

19  And  they  shall  fight  against 
thee;  but  they  shall  not  prevail 
against  thee;  ^forl  a/u  with  thee, 
saith  the  Lord,  to  deliver  thee, 

CHAPTER  11. 

1  God,  having  shewed  his  former  kindnesSi  ex- 
postulareth  uilh  the  Jews  their  causeless  revolt, 
9  heyund  any  example,  14  They  are  the  causes 
of  their  own  calamines,  20  The  sins  of  Ju- 
dah.    31  Her  confidence  is  rejected, 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  ine,  saying, 

2  Go  and  cry  in  the  ears  of  Jeru- 
salem, saj'ing.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord;  I  remember  li  thee,  the] 
kindness  of  thy  «  youth,  the  love 
of  thine  espousals,  'when  thou 
wentest  after  me  in  the  wilder- 1 
ness,  in  a  land  that  was  not  sown. 

3  c  Israel  was  holiness  unto  the 
Lord,  and  <'the  firstfruits  of  his 
increase:  «all  that  devour  him 
shall  offend  ;  evil  shall  come  up- 
on them,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
O  house  of  Jacob,  and  all  the 
families  of  the  house  of  Israel : 

5  "■  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  /What 
iniquity  have  your  fathers  found 
in  me,  that  thej'  are  gone  far  from 
me,  aa.n6.  have  walked  after  van- 
ity, and  are  become  vain  ? 

(f  Neither  said  they,  Where  is  the 
Lord  that  ''brought  us  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  that  led  us 
through  'the  wilderness,  through 
a  land  of  deserts  and  of  pits, 
through  a  land  of  drought,  and  of 
the  shadow  of  death,  through  a 
land  that  no  man  passed  through, 
and  where  no  man  dwelt? 

7  And  I  brought  you  into  'J'^a 
plentiful  country,  to  eat  the  fruit 
thereof  and  the  goodness  thereof; 
but  when  ye  entered,  ye  'defiled 
my  land,  and  made  mine  heritage 
ail  abomination. 

S  The  priests  said  not.  Where  w 
the  Lord?  and  thej' that  handle 
the  '« law  knew  me  not :  the  pas- 
tors also  transgressed  against  me, 
"and  the  prophets  prophesied  by 
Baal,  and  walked  utter  things  that 
"do  not  profit. 

9  ^  Wherefore  p1  will  yet  plead 
with  you,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
9  with  your  children's  children 
will  I  plead. 


10  For  pass  i  over  the  isles  of 
Chittim,  and  see;  and  send  unto 
Kedar,  and  consider  diligently, 
and  see  if  there  be  such  a  thing. 

11  '•Hath  a  nation  changed  their 
gods,  which  arc  syet  no  gods? 
t  but  iny  iieople  have  changed 
their  glory  for  "'that  ivhich  doth 
not  profit. 

12  a:  Be  astoni.shed,  O  ye  heavens, 
at  this,  and  be  horribly  afraid,  be 
ye  very  desolate,  saith'the  Lord. 

13  For  my  people  have  commit- 
ted two  evils  ;  they  have  forsaken 
me  the  .v  fountain  of  living  waters, 
a7id  hewed  them  out  cisterns, 
broken  cisterns,  that  can  hold  no 
water. 

14  1 1s  Israel  ^a  servant?  is  he 
a  homeborn  slave?  why  is  he 
t  spoiled? 

15  «  The  young  lions  roared  upon 
him,  and  t  yelled,  and  they  made 
his  laud  waste :  his  cities  are 
burned  without  inhabitant. 

16  Also  the  children  of  Xoph  and 
''Tahapaues  II  have  broken  the 
crown  of  thy  head. 

17  e  Hast  thou  not  jirocured  this 
unto  thj'self,  in  that  thou  hast  for- 
saken the  Lord  thy  God,  when 
^  he  led  thee  by  the  way  ? 

18  And  now  what  hast  thou  to  do 
e  in  the  way  of  Egypt,  to  drink  the 
waters  of  /Sihor?  or  what  hast 
thou  to  do  in  the  way  of  Assyria, 
to  drink  the  waters  of  the  river  ? 

19  Thine  own  y  wickedness  shall 
correct  thee,  andthybackslidings 
shall  reprove  thee:  know  there- 
fore and  see  that  it  is  an  evil  t/iing 
and  bitter,  that  thou  hast  forsak- 
en the  Lord  thy  God,  and  that 
my  fear  is  not  in  thee,  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts. 

20  ^  For  of  old  time  I  have  bro- 
ken thy  yoke,  and  burst  thy 
bands;  and  ''thou  saidst,  I  will 
not  il  trau.sgress ;  when  »upou 
every  high  hill  and  under  ev- 
ery green  tree  thou  wanderest, 
«  pla.ving  the  harlot. 

21  Yet  I  had  'planted  thee  a 
noble  vine,  whoUj'  a  right  seed : 
how  then  art  thou  turned  in- 
to '"the  degenerate  plant  of  a 
strange  vine  unto  me  ? 

22  For  though  thou  "wash  thee 
with  nitre,  and  take  thee  much 
soap,  yet  o  thine  iniquity  is  mark- 
ed before  me,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

23  i>How  canst  thou  say,  I  am 
not  polluted,  I  have  not  gone 
after  Baalim?  See  thy  way  '/in 
the  valley,  know  what  "thou"  hast 
done:  \thoii  art  a  swift  drome- 
dary traversing  her  ways ; 

24  '•  ilA  wild  ass  fused  to  the 
wilderness,  that  snuffeth  up  the 
wind  at  ther  pleasure;  in  her 
occasion  who  can  i!  turn  her 
away?  all  they  that  seek  her 
will  not  weary  themselves;  in 
her  month  they  shall  find  her. 

Wo 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  629, 


N  Or,  over  to, 
rMic.  4.  5. 
sPs    115.  4. 

Is.  37.  19. 

ch.  10.  20. 
t  I>s.  106.  20. 

Rom.  1.  23. 
u  ver.  8. 
X  Is.  1.  2. 

cli.  6.  19. 
y  Ps.  36.  9. 

ch.  17.  13.  <fc 

18.  14. 

John  4.  14. 
z  See  Ex.  4. 

iHeb. 

become  a 

spoil  1 
a  Is.  I.  7. 

ch.  4.  7. 

t  Heb. 
gmve  out 
their  voice. 

b  ch.  43.  7,  F, 
9. 

I  Ot,  feed  on 
thy  crown, 
Deut.  23.  20. 
Is.  8.  8.       ^ 

cch.4.  18. 
d  Deut.  32.  10. 
els.  30.1,  2. 
/Josh.  13.  3. 
B  Is.  3.  9. 

Hos.  5.5. 
h  Ex.  19.  8. 

Josh.  24.  18. 

i-aii.%.  10.  16. 

1  Sara.  12.10. 

II  Or,  serve, 

i  Deut.  12.  2. 

Is.  57.  5,  7. 

ch.  3.  C. 
*  Ex.  34.  15, 

1& 
f  Ex.  15.  17. 

P9.  44.  2.  & 

80.8. 

Is.  5.  1,  ic. 

ic  CO.  21. 

Matt.  21.  33. 

Mark  12.  1. 

Luke  20.  9. 
m  Deut.  32. 

32. 

Is.  1.  21.  & 

5.  4. 

n  Job  9.  30. 
o  Deut.  32.  34. 

Job  U.  17. 

Hos.  13.  12. 
pProv.30.  12. 
.;  ch.  7.  31. 
;i  Or.  O  swift 

dromedary, 
rJob39.  5, 

&c. 

ch.  14.  6. 
II  Or,  O  wild 

ass.^c. 
t  Heb. 

taught. 
t  Heb. 

the  desire  of 

her  heart. 
II  Or, 

reverse  it. 


Judah's  vile  ivhoredom. 


JEREMIAH. 


Israel  and  Judah 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  C2y. 


J  ch.  18.  1-J. 

11  Or, 
Is  the  case 
desperate "! 

«Deut.  32.  IC. 
ch.  3.  13. 


II  Or,  begot- 
ten me. 

tHeb.  the 
hinder  part 
of  the  neck. 

uJuU?.  10.  10. 
Ps.  -ti.  34. 
Is.  26.  IC. 

*  Deut.  32.  37. 
Judg.  10.  It. 

J,  l9.  4J.  20. 

tHeb.  evil. 

2Ch.  11.  13. 

a  ver.  23,  35. 

6  Is.  1.5.  4:9. 
13. 
ch.  5.  3. 

c2  Chr.  36.16. 

Neh.'J.  26. 

Matt.  23.  29, 

ice. 

Acts  7.  52. 

1  Thess.2.15. 
d  ver.  5. 
tHeb. 

We  have 

dominion. 
e  Pi.  12.  4. 
/Deut.  32.  15. 
g  P:*.  100.  21. 

ill.  13.  25. 

H03.  S.  14. 


A  Pp..  106.  S8. 

ch.  I'J.  4. 
t  Heb. 

digging. 
i  ver.  23, 29. 

*  ver.  9. 

1  Prov.  28.  13. 
1  Johu  1.  a, 
10. 

m  ver.  18. 

.Ii.  31.  22. 

Hoa.  5.  l3.Sc 

12.  1. 
n  Is.  30.  3. 

ch.  37.  7. 

02  (;hr.  28.10, 
20,  21. 

p2  Sam.  13. 
rj. 


t  Heb. 
Haying. 


'23  Withhold  thy  loot  from  being 
iin.shocl,  and  thy  throat  from 
thirst :  but » thoii  saidst,  Ii  Thei-e 
is  no  liope:  no;  for  I  have  loved 
« strangers,  and  after  them  will  I 
go. 

23  As  the  thief  is  ashamed  when 
he  is  fomid,  so  is  the  liouse  of  Is- 
rael ashamed;  they,  their  kings, 
their  princes,  and  their  priests, 
and  their  prophets, 

27  Saying  to  a  stock,  Thou  art 
nay  father;  and  to  a  stone.  Thou 
hast  II  brought  me  forth:  ft^r  they 
have  turned  tthflr  hiLcl<.  unto  me, 
and  not  tfiFir  face :  but  in  the 
time  of  their  "trouble  they  will 
say.  Arise,  and  save  us. 

2s  But  a  where  are  thy  gods  that 
thou  hast  made  thee?  let  them 
arise,  if  they  2/ can  save  thee  in 
the  time  of  thy  t trouble:  for 
-nccnrdlng  to  the  number  of  thy 
cities  are  thy  gods,  O  Judah. 

29"  Wherefore  will  ye  plead  with 
me?  ye  all  have  transgressed 
against  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

80  In  vain  liave  I  '^smitten  your 
children;  they  received  no  cor- 
rection :  your  own  sword  hath 
« devoured  your  prophets,  like  a 
destroying  lion. 

31  Ii  0  generation,  see  ye  the 
word  of  the  Loud,  rf  Have  I  been 
a  wilderness  unto  Israel?  a  land 
of  darkness?  v.iierefore  .say  my 
people,  te  We  are  lords;  /we  will 
come  no  more  unto  thee? 

32  Can  a  maid  Ibrget  her  orna- 
ments, or  a  bride  her  attire  ?  yet 
my  people  i/have  forgotten  me 
days  without  number. 

33  Why  trimmest  thou  thy  way 
to  seeklove?  therefore  hast  thou 
also  taught  the  wicked  ones  thy 
ways. 

34  Al.so  in  thy  skirts  is  found 
''  the  blood  of  the  souls  of  the 
poor  innocents:  I  have  not  found 
it  by  t  secret  search,  but  upon  all 
these. 

35  '  Yet  thou  sayest.  Because  I 
am  innocent,  surely  his  anger 
sliall  turn  from  me.  Beliold,  a  j 
will  plead  with  thee,  'because 
thou  sayest,  r  liave  not  sinned.       i 

30  "'  Wliy  gaddest  thou  about  so 
much  to  (■hange  thy  way?  "  thou 
al.so  slialt  be  ashanied  of  E^jqit, 
oas  thou  wast  ashamed  ot  As- 
.syria. 

37  Yea,  thou  shalt  go  forth  from 
him.and  I'thine  hands  upon  thine 
head  :  for  liie  Loiii>  luith  rejected 
thy  conlidences,  and  thou  shalt 
not  prosper  in  tliem. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Ood*s  great  mercy  in  Judah's  tile  whoredom. 
6  JU'lrth  ij  woise  than  Israel.  12  Tlie  promises 
of  the  gospel  to  the  penitent.  20  Israel  re- 
provcdf  and  called  hy  God,  maketh  a  solemn 
confcstiiin  of  their  sins.  , 

t  rniTE  Y  say,  If  a  man  put  away  | 
X  his  wife,  "and  she  go  from  him,  i 
G-IG 


and  become  anotlier  man's,  "shall 
he  return  unto  her  again?  shall 
not  that  iiland  be  greatly  pollut- 
ed? but  thou  hast  '•played  the 
harlot  with  many  lovers;  '^yet 
return  again  to  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

2  Lilt  up  thine  eyes  unto  «the 
high  places,  and  see  where  thou 
hast  not  been  lain  witli.  /In  the 
ways  hast  thou  sat  for  them,  as 
the  Arabian  in  the  wilderness; 
r/and  thou  hast  polluted  the  land 
with  thy  whoredoms  and  with 
tlij^  wickedness. 

3  Therefore  the  ''showers  have 
been  withholden,  and  there  hath 
been  no  latter  rain;  and  thou 
hadst  a  'whore's  forehead,  thou 
refusedst  to  be  ashamed. 

4  Wilt  thou  not  from  this  time 
cry  unto  me.  My  father,  thou  art 
^the  guide  of 'my  youth? 

5  '"Will  he  reserve  his  ancjrr  for 
ever?  will  he  keep  it  to  the  end? 
Behold,  thou  hast  spoken  and 
done  evil  things  as  thou  couldest. 

6  f  The  Lord  said  also  unto  me 
in  the  days  of  Josiah  the  king, 
Hast  thou  seen  that  which  "back- 
sliding Israel  hath  done?  she  is 
"gone  up  upon  every  high  mount- 
ain and  under  every  green  tree, 
and  there  hath  played  the  harlot. 

7  2^  And  I  said  after  she  had  done 
all  these  ihinci.';,  Turn  thou  unto 
me.  But  she  returned  not.  And 
her  treacherous  2  sister  Judah 
saw  it. 

8  And  I  saw,  when  ''for  all  the 
causes  whereby  backsliding  Israel 
committed  adultery,  I  had  «put 
her  away,  and  given  her  a  bill  of 
divorce;  «yet  her  treacherous  sis- 
ter Judah  feared  not,  but  went 
and  played  the  harlot  also. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  through 
the  II  lightness  of  her  whoredom, 
that  she  "defiled  the  land,  and 
committed  adultery  with  a;stoues 
and  with  stocks. 

10  And  yet  for  all  this  her  treach- 
erous sister  Judah  hath  not  turned 
unto  me  j/with  her  whole  heart, 
but  1  feiguedly,  saith  the  Lord. 

11  And  the  LoiiD  said  unto  me. 
3 The  backsliding  Israel  hath  jus- 
titled  herself  more  than  treachex'- 
ous  Judah. 

12  H  Go  and  proclaim  these  words 
toward  «the  iiortli,  and  say.  Re- 
turn, thou  backsliding  Israel,  saith 
the  Lord;  and  I  will  not  cause 
mine  anger  to  fall  ui)on  you:  for 
I  am  '^mercil'iil,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  I  will  not  keep  (inner  tor  ever. 

13<;Only  acknowledge  thine  iniq- 
uitj',  thiit  thou  hast  transgressed 
against  the  Lord  thy  CUid,  and 
hast  ''scattered  thy  ways  to  tlie 
<; strangers  .'under  every  green 
tree,  and  ye  have  not  obeyed  my 
voice,  saith  the  Lord. 

14  Turn,  O  backsliding  children, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  G29. 


a  Deut.  24.  4. 
^ch.  2.  7. 
cch.  2.  20. 

V.z.  IB.  26, 

28,  20. 
rfch.  4.  ]. 

Zech.  1.  3. 
e  See  Dcut. 

12.  2. 

cli.2.  20. 
/fi?n.  as.  14. 

Pro  v.  23.  28. 

Ez.lC.24,  25. 
fch.  2.  7. 

vpr.  9. 
h  Lev.  26.  19. 

Deut.  28.  23, 

24. 

ch.  9.  12.  t 

14.  4. 

i  ch.  5.  3.  tc  0. 

15.  &  8.  12. 
K7.  3.  7. 
Zeph.  3.  5. 

*  Prov.  2.  17. 
U\\.  2.  2. 

llos.  2,  15. 
m  Ps.  77.  7. 

&c.  &  103.  y. 


10. 


ver.  12. 

about  012. 

n  ver.  11,  11. 

ch.  7.  24. 
och.  2.20. 
p2  Kings  17. 

13. 
i;  Ez.  16.  48.  St 

23.  2,  4. 
r  Ez.  23.  9. 

si  Kings   17. 
G,  18. 

t  Ez.  23.  11, 


I  Or, /a)ne. 


ver.  2. 
X  ch.  2.  27. 


y2Chr.  34.  S3. 

Hos.  7.  14. 
t  Heb.  in 

falsehood. 
z  Ez.  IG.  51.dc 

23.  11. 


a  2  Kings  17. 
6. 

IPs.  ?6.  15.  (fc 

103.  8,  9. 

ver.  5. 
c  Lev.  20.  40, 

ic. 

Deut.  30.  1, 

2,  ic. 

Prov.  28.  13. 
d  ver.  2. 

Ez.  16.15,24, 

25. 

e  eh.  2.  25. 
/Deut.  12.  2. 


reproved  for  their  sins. 


JEREMIAH. 


Is7'ael  called  to  repentance. 


Bi-forc 
CHRIST 

about  612. 


g  ch.  31.3-2. 

Hos.2.  19,20. 
ARom.  U.  5. 
ich.  23.  4. 

Ez.  34.  23. 

Eph.  -1.  11. 
*.\ct3  20.  28. 


t  U.  ©.  17. 
tHeb. 


!!  Or,  a  be 
magmjied. 


nch.  11.  8. 
S  Or,  stib. 

lurnntss. 
fSeeli.  11. 

13. 

Ez.  37.  16-22. 

H03.  1.  11. 
UOr,  to. 
J)  ver.  12. 

ch.  31.  8. 
;  Amos  9.  15. 
.!  Or,  caused 

your  fathers 

to  possess. 
r  Ps.  106.  24. 

Ez.  20.  6. 

Dau.  S.  9.  Sc 

11.  16,41,  45. 
t  Hel).  land 

of  desire. 
tHeb. 

a  heritage 

of  glory,  or, 

beauty. 
aU.  G3.  16. 
tHeb./rom 

after  me. 
t  Ileb.  friend. 
t  U.  4f*.  8. 

th.  5.  11. 
u  U.  15.  2. 
iver.  14. 

Hos.  14.  1. 
y  Ho9.  6.  1.  4, 


iPs.  121.1,  2. 


ich.  11.  13. 
Ho3.  9.  10. 


saith  the  Lord;  f  for  I  am  mar- 
ried unto  you :  and  I  will  take 
you  ''one  of  a  city,  and  two  of 
a  family,  and  I  will  bring  j'ou 
to  Zion  r 

15  And  I  will  give  you  » pastors 
according  to  mine  heart,  which 
shall  *  feed  you  with  knowledge 
and  understanding. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  ye  be  multiplied  and  in- 
creased' in  the  land,  in  those  days, 
saith  the  LoRi>,  they  shall  say  no 
more,  The  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord:  J  neither  shall  it  t  come 
to  mind;  neither  shall  they  re- 
member it ;  neither  shall  they 
visit  il ;  neither  shall  il  that  be 
done  anv  more. 

17  Ai  that  time  they  shall  call 
Jerusalem  the  throne  of  the 
Lord;  and  all  the  nations  shall 
be  gathered  unto  it,  «'to  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  to  Jerusalem:  nei- 
ther shall  they  "walk  any  more 
after  the  llimagiuation  of  their 
evil  heart. 

18  In  those  days  "the  house  of 
Judah  shall  walk  il  with  the  house 
of  Israel,  and  they  shall  come 
together  out  of  the' land  ofpthe 
north  to  9  the  land  that  I  have 
!  given  for  an  Inheritance  unto 
your  fathers. 

19  But  I  said,  How  shall  I  put 
thee  among  the  children,  and 
give  thee  '"a  t pleasant  land,  ta 
goodly  heritage  of  the  hosts  of 
nations?  and  "I  said.  Thou  shall 
call  me.  »My  father;  and  shalt 
not  turn  away  tfrom  me. 

20  %  Surely  as  a  wife  treacherous- 
ly departeth  from  her  tiiusband, 
so  fhave  ye  dealt  treacherously 
with  me,  O  house  of  Israel,  saitii 
the  Lord. 

21  A  voice  was  heard  upon  «the 
higli  places,  weeping  and  suppli- 
cations of  the  children  of  Israel : 
for  thej'  have  perverted  their  way, 
and  they  have  forgotten  the  Lord 
their  God. 

22  ^  Return,  ye  backsliding  chil- 
dren, andyl  will  heal  your  back- 
slidings.  Behold,  we  come  unto 
thee;  forthou-ari  the  Lord  our 
God. 

23  « Truly  in  vain  w  salvation 
hoped/or  irom  the  hills,  and  from 
the  multitude  of  mountains :  « tru- 
ly in  the  Lord  our  God  is  the  sal- 
vation of  Israel. 

24  ^For  shame  hath  devoured 
the  labour  of  our  fathers  from 
our  youth:  their  flocks  and  their 
herds,  their  sons  and  their  daugh- 
ters. 

25  We  lie  down  in  our  shame,  and 
our  confusion  covereth  us:  ^for 
we  have  sinned  against  the  Lord 
our  God,  we  and  our  fathers,  from 
our  youth  even  unto  this  day,  and 
dhave  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  our  God. 


CHAPTER   IV. 

1  God  caU?th  Israel  by  his  promise.  3  He  exhort- 
eth  Judah  tu  repentance  by  fearful  judgments, 
19  .4  grievous  lamentation  for  the  miseries  of 
Judah. 

IF  thou  wilt  return,  O  Israel, 
saitli  the  Lord,  "return  unto 
me:  and  if  tliou  wilt  put  away 
thine  abominations  out  of  my 
sight,  then  shalt  thou  not  remove. 

2  '-'And  thou  shalt  swear.  The 
Lord  liveth,  cin  truth,  in  judg- 
ment, and  in  righteousness;  <'and 
the  nations  shall  bless  themselves 
in  him,  and  in  him  shall  they 
'glory. 

3  f  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  to 
the  men  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
.'Break  up  your  fallow  ground, 
and  i/sow  not  among  thorns. 

4  ''Circumcise  yourselves  to  the 
Lord,  and  take  away  the  fore- 
skins of  j'our  heart,  ye  men  of  Ju- 
dah and  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem ; 
lest  my  fury  come  forth  like  fire, 
and  burn  that  none  can  quench  (7, 
because  of  the  evil  of  your  doings. 

5  Declare  ye  in  Judah,  and  pub- 
lish in  Jerusalem  ;  and  say.  Blow 
ye  the  trumpet  in  the  land:  cry, 
gather  together,  and  say,  tAssem- 
ble  yourselves,  and  let  us  go  into 
the  defenced  cities. 

6  Set  up  the  standard  toward 
Zion  :  I  retire,  stay  not ;  for  I  will 
bring  evil  from  the  ^^ north,  and  a 
great  t  destruction. 

7 'The lion  is  come  up  from  his 
thicket,  and  '"the  destroyer  of  the 
Gentiles  is  on  his  way ;  he  is  gone 
forth  from  his  place  "to  make 
thy  land  desolate;  and  thy  cities 
shall  be  laid  waste,  without  an  in- 
habitant. 

8  For  this  "gird  you  with  sack- 
cloth, lament  and  howl :  for  the 
tierce  anger  of  the  Lord  is  not 
turned  back  from  us. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  that  the 
heart  of  the  king  shall  perish, 
and  the  heart  of  the  princes  ;  and 
the  priests  shall  be  astonished, 
and  the  prophets  shall  wonder. 

10  Then  said  I.  Ah,  Lord  God! 
p  surel J'  thou  hast  greatly  deceived 
this  people  and  Jerusalem.  «  say- 
ing. Ye  shall  have  peace ;  wherea.s 
the  sword  reacheth  unto  the  soul. 

11  At  that  time  shall  it  be  said  to 
this  people  and  to  Jerusalem,  '•A 
dry  wind  of  the  high  places  in 
the  wilderness  tov'/ard  the  daugh- 
ter of  my  people,  not  to  fan,  nor 
to  cleanse, 

12  Even  II  a  full  wind  from  those 
places  shall  come  unto  me:  now 
also  » will  1 1  give  sentence  against 
them. 

13  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  as 
clouds,  and  t  his  chariots  ■<'hall  he 
as  a  whirlwind:  "his  horses  are 
swifter  than  eagles.  Woe  unto 
us  I  for  we  are  spoiled. 

647 


CHRIST 

about  612. 


1  ch.  3.  1,  22. 
Joel  2.  12. 


b  Deut.  10.  20. 

Is.  45.  23.  Sc 

65.  16. 

See  ch.  5.  2. 
cIs.  48.  1. 

Zech.  8.  a. 
dOeu.  22.  18. 

Ps.  72.  17. 

Gal.  3.  8. 
e  Is.  45.  25. 

1  Cor.  1.  31. 
/Ho3.  10.  12. 
g  Matt.  13.  7, 

h  Deut.  10.16. 
i  .30.  0. 
ch.  9.  26. 
Rom.  2.  28, 
29. 
Col.  2.  11. 


a  Or, 

strengthen. 
tch.  1.  13,14, 

15.  i  6. 1,22. 
t  Hcb. 

breaking. 
/ 2  Kings  24.1. 

ch.  5.  6. 

Dan.  7.  4. 
77!  ch.  25.  9. 
Tils.  1.  7. 

ch.  2.  15. 
o  Is.  22.  12. 

ch.  6.  26. 


p  Ez.  14.  9. 

2Thess.2.11. 
qch.  5.  12.  Ic 

14.  13. 


rch.  51.  1. 
Ez.  17.  10. 
Hoa.  i:,  15. 


1  Or,  a  fuller 
wind  than 
those. 

ich.  1.  15. 

t  Heh.  alter 
judgments. 

t  Is.  5.  28. 

u  Deut.  28. 4a 
Lam.  4.  19. , 
Hos.  8.  1. 
Hab.  1.  8. 


Lamentation  for  Judah. 


JEREMIAH. 


God's  judgments 


Before 
C  H  n  I  S  T 

about  612. 


J  Is.  1.  10. 

James  -1.  8. 
ych.  6.  16, 


a  2Kin!j3  25 
1,  4. 


h  Pa.  107.  17. 
Is.  50.  1. 
ch.  2.17,  19. 


c  Is.  15.  5.  Sc 

16.  11.  &  21. 

3.  &  22.  4. 

ch.  9.  1,  10. 

See  Luke  19. 

42. 
t  Heb. 

the  walls  of 

my  heart, 
a  Ps.  42.  7. 

Ez.  7.  26. 
ech.  10,  20, 


/Uom.  16.  19. 


e  Is.  24.  19. 
h  Gen.  1,  2, 


1  Is.  5.  2o. 
Ez.  38.  20. 


ich.  5.  10,18. 

&  E.;.ll.  & 

46.  28. 
m  Hos.  4.  3. 
n  Is.  5.  30.  Sc 

00.  3. 
u  Num.  23. 19. 

ch.  7.  16, 


14  O  Jerusalem,  awash  thine 
heart  from  wickedness,  that  thou 
mayest  be  saved.  How  long  shall 
thy  vain  thoughts  lodge  within 
thee  ? 

1.5  For  a  voice  declareth  yfrom 
Dan,  and  publisheth  affliction 
from  mount  Ephraim. 

If)  Make  ye  mention  to  the  na- 
tions ;  behold,  publish  agaiust  Je- 
rusalem, t/iat  watchers  come 
=!from  a  far  country,  and  give  out 
their  voice  agaiust  the  cities  of 
Judah. 

17  "As  keepers  of  a  field,  are  they 
against  her  round  about;  because 
she  hath  been  rebellious  agaiust 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  6  Thy  way  and  thy  doings 
have  procured  these  things  unto 
thee ;  this  is  thj^  wickedness,  be- 
cause it  is  bitter,  because  it  reach- 
eth  unto  thine  heart. 

19  11  My  e bowels,  my  bowels!  I 
am  pained  at  t  my  very  heart ;  my 
heart  maketh  a  noise  in  me;  I 
cannot  hold  my  peace,  because 
thou  hast  hoard,  O  my  soul,  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  the  alarm 
of  war, 

20  (i  Destruction  upon  destruction 
is  cried ;  for  the  wliole  land  is 
spoiled:  suddenly  are  « my  tents 
spoiled,  and  my  curtains  in  a  mo- 
ment. 

21  How  long  shall  I  see  the 
standard,  an'i  hear  the  sound  of 
the  trumpet? 

22  For  my  people  is  foolish,  they 
have  not  known  me ;  they  are  sot- 
tish children,  aud  they  have  none 
understanding :  fthey  are,  wise  to 
do  evil,  but  to  do  good  they  have 
no  knowledge. 

'I'igl  beheld  the  earth,  and,lo, 
it  ivas  ''Without  form,  and  void; 
and  the  heavens,  and  they/iad  no 
light, 

24  ^I  beheld  the  mountains,  and, 
lo,  they  trembled,  and  all  the  hills 
moved  lightly. 

25  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  there  was  no 
man,  and  ^  all  the  birds  of  the 
heavens  were  lied. 

2G  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  the  fruitful 
place  ivas  a  wilderness,  and  all 
the  cities  thereof  were  broken 
down  at  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  and  by  his  lierce  anger, 

27  For  thus  hath  the  l^oiiDsaid, 
The  whole  land  shall  be  desolate; 
'yet  will  I  not  make  a  full  end. 

28  For  this  «» shall  the  earth 
mourn,  and  «  the  heavens  above 
be  black:  because  I  have  spoken 
it,  I  have  puriiosed  it,  and  "will 
not  repent,  neither  will  I  turn 
back  from  it. 

29  The  whole  city  shall  flee  for 
the  noise  of  the  horsemen  and 
bowmen;  they  shall  go  into  thick- 
ets, and  cliinb  up  upon  the  rocks: 
every  citj'  Klinll  be  forsaken,  aud 
not  a  man  dwell  therein. 

048 


30  And  when  thou  art  spoiled, 
what  wilt  thou  do  ?  Though  thou 
clothest  thj'self  with  crimson, 
though  thou  deckest  thee  with 
ornanients  of  gold,  }->  though  thou 
rentest  thy  tface  with  painting, 
in  vahi  shall  thou  make  thyself 
fair ;  i  thy  lovers  will  despise  thee, 
thev  will  seek  thy  life, 

31  For  I  have  heard  a  voice  as  of 
a  woman  in  tr.avail,  and  the  an- 
guish as  of  her  that  bringeth  forth 
her  first  child,  the  voice  of  the 
daughter  of  Zion,  that  bewaileth 
herself,  that  »-spreadetli  her  hands, 
sailing,  Woe  ?.s  me  now!  for  my 
soul  is  wearied  because  of  mur- 
derers. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  judgments  of  God  vpon  the  Jews,  for  their 
pcrversencss,  1  for  their  adultery,  Hi  for  their 
impiety,  10 for  their  contempt  of  God,  25  and 
for  their  ercat  corruption  in  the  civil  state,  30 
ajid  ecclesiastical. 

RUN  ye  to  and  fro  through  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem,  and  see 
now,  and  know,  and  seek  in  the 
broad  places  thereof,  «if  ye  can 
find  a  man,  ^if  there  be  any  that 
oxecuteth  judgment,  that  seeketh 
the  truth;  cand  I  will  pardon  it. 

2  And  ''though  they  say,  eThe 
Lord  liveth ;  surely  they /swear 
falsely. 

3  O  Lord,  are  not  i' thine  eyes 
upon  the  truth  ?  thou  hast ''  strick- 
en them,  but  they  have  not  griev- 
ed ;  thou  hast  consumed  them ,  but 
i  they  have  refused  to  receive  cor- 
rection :  they  have  made  their 
faces  harder  than  a  rock;  they 
have  refused  to  return. 

4  Therefore  I  said.  Surely  these 
are  poor ;  they  are  foolish  :  for 
''they  know  not  the  way  of  the 
Lord,  7ior  the  judgment  of  their 
God. 

5 1  will  get  me  unto  the  great  men, 
and  will  speak  unto  them ;  for 
'  they  have  known  the  way  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  judgment  of  their 
God:  but  these  have  altogether 
»» broken  the  yoke,  and  burst  the 
bonds. 

6  Wherefore  "a  lion  out  of  the 
forest  shall  slay  thtnn, onnd  a  wolf 
of  the  11  evenings  shall  spoil  them, 
pn  leopard  shall  watch  over  their 
cities:  every  one  that  goeth  out 
thence  sliall  be  torn  in  pieces :  be- 
cause their  transgressions  are 
many,  and  their  backslidings  tare 
increased, 

7  H  How  shall  I  pardon  thee  for 
this?  thy  children  have  forsaken 
me,  aud  7SWorn  by  IJicni  I'tliat  are 
no  gods:  swhen  1  had  fed  tliem 
to  the  lull,  they  then  committed 
adultery,  and  assembled  them- 
selves by  troops  in  the  harlots' 
houses. 

8  <  They  were  as  fed  horses  in  the 
morning:  every  one  "neighed 
after  his  neighbour's  wife. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  CI  2. 


p  2  Kings  9.30. 

Kz.  23.  40. 
t  Ileb.  eyes. 
r/ch.  22.  20.22. 

Lam.  1.  2, 19. 


ris.  1.  15. 
Lam.  1.  17. 


o  Ez.  22.  30. 
I)  Gen.  18.  23, 

&c. 

Pa.  12,  J. 
c  Gen.  18.  26. 
JTil.  1.  16. 
ech.  4.  2. 
/ch.  7.  9. 
4-2  Chr.  16.  9. 
A  Is.  1.  0.  &. 

9.  13. 

ch.  2.  SO. 
i  ch.  7.  28. 

Zeph.  3.  2. 


m  Ps.  2.  3. 

n  ch.  4.  7. 
0  Ps.  104.  20. 

Hab.  1.  8. 

Zeph.  3.  3. 
!lOr, 

deserts, 
p  llos.  13.  7. 

+  Heb.  are 
strong. 


7  Josh.  23.  7, 
■Zeph.  1.  5, 

rl1eiit.S2.  21. 
Gal.  4.  8, 

s  Dcut,  32.  IS. 

t  Ez.  22.  11. 
1/  ch.  13.  27. 


upon  the  Jews 


JEREMIAH. 


for  their  sins. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  612. 

z  ver.  29. 

ch.  9.  9. 
kch.44.  22. 
t  ch.  ■J'J.  8. 
ich.  4.27. 

ver.  If. 


c2Chr.  36. 16. 


d  Is.  28.  15. 
£  ch.  14.  13. 


/ch.  1.  9. 


e  Deut.  28. 49. 

Is.  5.  20. 

ch.  1.  15.  & 

6.22. 
h  Is.  33.  3. 

ch.  4.  16. 


i  Lev.  26.  16. 
Deut.  28.  31, 
33. 


;  Deut.  29.  24, 

inc. 

1  Kings  9.  S, 

9. 

ch.  13.  22.  k 

Ifi.  10. 
mch.  2.  13. 
n  Deut.  26. 48. 


ols.  G 

9. 

Ez.  12.  2 

Malt 

IV 

.14. 

John 

12 

40. 

Acts 

26. 

2G. 

Rom. 

11 

8. 

tHeb 

hearl 

H03. 

7. 

1. 

p  Rev. 

10 

4. 

?  Job  26. 

10. 

&  38. 

10 

n. 

Ps.  104. 

». 

Prov 

8. 

29. 

9  a;  Shall  I  not  visit  lor  these 
things?  saith  the  Lord:  3/ and 
shall  not  my  soul  be  aveuged  on 
sucli  a  nation  as  this? 

10  ^  -Go  ye  up  upon  her  walls, 
and  destroy;  "but  make  not  a 
full  end:  take  away  her  battle- 
ments; for  they  are  not  the 
Lord's. 

11  For  *the  house  of  Israel  and 
the  house  of  Judah  liave  dealt 
very  treacherously  against  me, 
saith  the  Lord. 

12  c  They  have  belied  the  Lord, 
and  said,  ^ It  is  not  he;  neither 
shall  evil  come  upon  us;  « nei- 
ther shall  we  see  sword  nor 
famine : 

13  And  the  prophets  shall  be- 
come wind,  and  the  v\-ord  is  not 
in  them:  thus  shall  it  be  done 
unto  them. 

14  Wherefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts,  Because  ye 
speak  this  word,  /behold,  I  will 
make  my  words  in  thy  mouth 
tire,  and  this  people  wood,  and  it 
shall  devour  them. 

15  Lo,  I  will  bring  a  i?  nation 
upon  you  ''  from  far.  O  house  of 
Israel,  saith  the  Lord:  it  is  a 
mighty  nation,  it  is  an  ancient 
nation,  a  nation  whose  language 
thou  knowest  not,  neitiier  under- 
standest  what  they  say. 

16  Their  quiver  w  as  an  open 
sepulchre,  they  are  all  mighty 
men. 

17  And  they  shall  eat  up  thine 
'harvest  and  thy  bread,  ichich 
thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  should 
eat :  they  shall  eat  up  thy  tiocks 
and  thine  lierds:  they  shall  eat 
up  thj'  vines  and  thy  lig  trees : 
thej'  shall  impoverish  thy  fenced 
cities,  wherein  thou  trustedst, 
witli  the  sword. 

18  Xevertlieless  in  those  daj's, 
saith  the  Lord,  I  ^-  will  not  make 
a  full  end  with  you. 

19  ^  And  it  sliall  come  to  pass, 
when  ye  sliail  say,  <■  Wherefore 
doeth  the  Lord  our  God  all  these 
things  unto  us?  then  shalt  tiiou 
answer  tiiem.  Like  as  ye  liave 
'»  foreaken  me.  and  servedstrange 
gods  in  your  land,  so  "shall  ye 
serve  strangers  in  a  laud  that  is 
not  yours. 

20  Declare  tliis  in  the  house  of 
Jacob,  and  publish  it  in  Judah, 
saying, 

21  Hear  now  this,  O  "fooh'sh 
people,  and  without  t  understand- 
ing; which  have  eyes,  and  see 
not;  which  have  ears,  and  hear 
not : 

22  7' Fear  ye  not  me?  saith  the 
Lord  :  will  ye  not  tremble  at  my 
presence,  wiiich  have  placed  the 
sand/or  the  ?bound  of  the  sea  by 
a  perpetual  decree,  that  it  cannot 
pass  it:  and  though  the  waves 
thereof  toss  themselves,  yet  can 


!they  not  prevail;  though  thej' 
roar,  yet  can  they  not  pass  over 

jit? 

I   23  But  this  people  hath  a  revolt- 

1  ing  and  a  rebellious  heart;  they 
are  revolted  and  gone. 

24  Neither  saj'  they  in  their 
heart.  Let  us  now  fear  tlie  Lord 
our  God,  'that  giveth  rain,  both 
the  «  former  and  the  latter,  in  his 
season :  *  he  reserveth  unto  us  the 
appointed  weeks  of  the  harvest. 

25  1  "Your  iniquities  have  turn- 
ed away  these  things,  and  your 
sins  have  withholden  good  things 
from  you. 

26  For  among  iny  people  are 
found  wicked  men:  Ethey  a: lay 
wait,  as  he  that  selteth  snares;! 
they  set  a  trap,  they  catch  men.     i 

27  As  a  Icage  is  full  of  birds,  sol 
are  their  houses  full  of  deceit:! 
therefore  they  are  become  great,  > 
and  w^axen  rich.  j 

28  They  are  waxen  3' fat,  they} 
shine:  yea,  they  overpa.ss  the} 
deeds  of  the  wicked:  they  judge i 
not  2 the  cause,  the  cause  of  thej 
fatherless,  <«yet  they  prosper;! 
and  the  right  of  the  needy  do  they  | 
not  judge.  | 

29  i- Shall  I  not  visit  for  theses 
things.^  saith  the  Lord:  shall  not 
my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a  na- 
tion as  this? 

30  ^  ilA  wonderful  and  « horri- 
ble thing  is  committed  in  the 
land; 

31  The  prophets  prophesy^ false- 
ly, and  the  priests  !!  bear  rule  by 
their  means;  and  my  people 
«love  to  have  it  so :  and  what  will 
ye  do  in  the  end  thereof? 

CHAPTER  VL 

1  The  encTnies  sent  against  Judah  4  encourage 
titemseliies.  6  God  settelh  them  on  work  be- 
cause of  lUcir  stns.  9  The  prophet  lamenteth 
the  judgments  of  God  because  of  their  sins.  18 
He  proclaimelh  God's  wrath.  26  He  calleth 
the  people  to  mourn  for  the  judgment  on   their 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  612. 


rPs.  147.  e. 

ch.  14.  22. 

Malt.  5.  45. 

Acts  14.  17. 
J  Deut.  11.  14. 

Joel  2.  23. 
t  Gen.  6.  22. 
uch.  3.  3. 


■I  Or, 

they  pry  as 

foulcrs  lie 

in  wait. 
xProv.  1.  11, 

17,  1ft. 

Hab.  1.  15. 
';  Or,  coop. 
yDeut.  32.  15. 
sis.  1.  23. 

Zech.  7.  10. 
a  Job  12.  6. 

Ps.  73.  12. 

ch.  12.  1. 
b  ver.  9. 

Ma!.  3.  6. 
!  Or, 

Astonirh- 

7nent  and 
filthincss. 
c.-h.  23.14. 

Hos.  6.  10. 
rfch.  14.  14.  & 

•23.  25.  26. 

Kz.  13.  6. 
•Or, 

take  into 

their  hands. 
cMic.  2.  11. 


about  612. 


OYE  children  of  Benjamin, 
gather  yourselves  to  flee  out 
of  the  midst  of  Jerusalem,  and 
blow  the  trumpet  in  Tekoa.  and 
set  up  a  sign  of  fire  in  «Beth- 
haccerem:  '-for  evil  appeareth 
out  of  the  north,  and  great  de- 
struction. 

2  I  have  likened  the  daughter  of 
Zion  to  a  a  comely  and  delicate 
woman. 

3  The  shepherds  with  their 
flocks  shall  come  unto  her;  (-they 
shall  pitch  their  tents  against  her 
round  about;  they  shall  feed 
every  one  in  his  place.  | 

4  '^Prepare  ye  war  against  her; ,  dch.si.  27. 
arise,  and  let  us  go  up  ^at  noon.,   Jo^is.  9. 
Woe  unto  us!    for  the  day  goeth   «ch.i5.& 
away,  for  the  shadows  of  the  even- 
ing are  stretched  out. 

5  Arise,  and  let  us  go  by  night, 
and  let  us  destrov  her  palaces. 

C49 


3.  14. 
14.  & 


I!  Or,  dwelline 
at  home. 

c2  Kings  2S. 
1,  4. 
ch.  4.  17. 


God's  judgments  for  sin. 


JEREMIAH. 


His  wrath  ■proclaimed. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  612. 


II  Or,  pour 
uut  the  en- 
gine uf  skot. 

/I3.  57.  20. 

{•  Ps.  55.  9, 

10,  11. 

ch.  '20.  8. 

Ez.  7.  11,  23. 
h  Ez.  23.  18. 

Hos.  9.  12. 
tHeb.  be 

loosed,  or, 

disjointed. 


i  ch.  7.  26. 
Acts  7.  51. 
See  Ex.  6. 


Zch.20.  9. 
OTch.  9.  21. 


n  Deut.  28.  30. 

ch.  ti.  10. 


ols.  50.  11. 

ch.  8.  10.  Sc 

11.  18.  <k  23. 

11. 

MiC.  3.  5,11. 
prh.  8.  11. 

Ez.  13.  10. 
t  Heh,  bruise, 

or,  breach. 
(j  ch.  4.  10.  ifc 

14.  13.  &.  23. 

17. 
r  eh.  3.  3.  ic  8. 

12. 


« la.  8.  20. 

ch.  18.  15. 
Mai.  4.  4. 
Luke  16.29. 
t  Malt.  11.  29. 


Kz.  3.  17. 
Hab.  2,  1. 


6  IT  For  thn.s  hatJi  the  LiOrd  of 
hosts  said,  Hew  ye  down  trees, 
and  least  a  mount  against  Jeru- 
salem: this  is  the  city  to  be  vis- 
ited ;  she  is  wholly  oppression  in 
the  midst  of  her. 

7  .'As  a  fountain  casteth  out  her 
waters,  so  she  castetli  out  her 
wickedness:  "violence  and  spoil 
is  heard  in  her;  before  me  contin- 
ually is  grief  and  wounds. 

8  Be  thou  instructed,  O  Jerusa- 
lem, lest  /'my  soul  t depart  from 
thee;  lest  I  make  thee  desolate, 
a  land  not  inhabited. 

9  Tf  Thus  .saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
They  shall  thoroughly  glean  the 
remnant  of  Israel  as  a  vine;  turn 
back  thine  hand  as  a  grapegather- 
er  into  the  baskets. 

10  To  whom  shall  I  speak,  and 
give  warning,  that  they  may 
hear?  Behold,  their  Jeartsuncir- 
cumcised,  and  they  cannot  heark- 
en: behold,  ''^  the  word  of  the 
Lord  is  unto  them  a  reproach; 
they  have  no  delight  in  it. 

n  Therefore  I  am  full  of  the 
fury  of  the  Lord;  'I  am  wear.v 
withholding  in:  I  will  pour  it 
out  "'upon  the  children  abroad, 
and  upon  the  assembly  of  young 
men  together:  for  even  the  hus- 
band with  the  wife  shall  be  tak- 
en, the  aged  with  him  that  is  full 
of  days. 

12  And  "  their  houses  shall  be 
turned  unto  others,  with  their 
fields  and  wives  together:  for  I 
will  stretch  out  my  hand  upon 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  saith 
the  Lord. 

13  For  from  the  least  of  them 
even  unto  the  greatest  of  them 
every  one  is  given  to  "  covetous- 
ness";  and  from  the  prophet  even 
unto  the  priest  every  one  dealeth 
falsely. 

14  They  have  i^  healed  also  the 
thurt  of  the  daughter  of  my  peo- 
ple slightly,  9  saying.  Peace, 
peace;  when  there  /.s- no  peace. 

1.5  Were  they  '•ashamed  when 
they  had  committed  al)oniina- 
tion?  nay,  they  were  not  at  all 
ashamed,  neither  could  they 
blush;  therefore  they  shall  fail 
among  them  that  fall:  at  the 
time  tliat  I  visit  them  they  shall 
be  cast  down,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Stand 
ye  in  the  way.s,  and  see,  and  ask 
for  the  »old  paths,  where  is  the 
good  way,  and  walk  therein,  and 
ye  shall  find  «rest  (or  yovir  souls. 
But  they  said,  We  will"  not  walk 
therein. 

17  Also  I  set  "watchmen  over 
you,. 9«vmf/, Hearken  to  the  sound 
of  the  trumpet.  But  they  said, 
We  will  not  hearken. 

18  1J  Therefore  hear,  ye  nations, 
and  know,  O  congregation,  what 
is  among  them. 

fwO 


19  a:  Hear,  O  earth :  behold,  I  will 
bring  evil  upon  this  people,  eiien 
3/ the  fruit  of  their  thoughts,  be- 
cause they  have  not  hearkened 
unto  my  words,  nor  to  my  law, 
but  rejected  it. 

20  2  To  what  purpose  cometh 
there  to  me  incense  "from  She- 
ba,  and  the  sweet  cane  from  a  far 
country?  ''your  burnt  offerings 
are  not  acceptable,  nor  your  sac- 
rifices sweet  unto  me. 

21  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Behold,  I  will  lay  stum- 
blingblocks  before  this  people, 
and  the  fathers  and  the  sons  to- 
gether shall  fall  upon  them;  the 
neighbour  and  his  friend  shall 
perish. 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold, 
a  people  cometh  from  the  ^north 
country,  and  a  great  nation  shall 
be  raised  from  the  sides  of  the 
earth. 

23  They  shall  lay  hold  on  bow 
and  spear;  they  are  cruel,  and 
have  no  mercy;  their  voice 
'^roareth  like  the  sea;  and  thej' 
ride  upon  horses,  set  in  arraj*  as 
men  lor  war  against  thee,  O 
daughter  of  Zion. 

24  We  have  heard  the  fame 
thereof:  our  hands  wa.v:  feeble: 
e  anguish  hath  taken  hold  of  us, 
cuid  j)ain,  as  of  a  woman  in  trav- 
ail. 

25  Go  not  forth  into  the  field,  nor 
walk  by  the  way;  for  the  sword 
of  the  enemy  and  fear  is  on  every 
side. 

26  f  O  daughter  of  my  people, 
./■gird  th^e  with  sackcloth,  j/and 
wallow  thyself  in  ashes:  ''make 
thee  mourning,  as  for  an  only 
son,  most  bitter  lamentation  :  for 
the  .spoiler  shall  suddenlj^  come 
upon  us. 

27  I  liave  set  thee/o?-  a  tower  and 
« a  fortress  among  my  people,  that 
thou  mayest  know  "and  Ivy  their 
way. 

28  ^'They  are  all  grievous  revolt- 
ers, 'walking  with  slanders:  they 
are  «'  brass  and  iron  ;  they  are  all 
corrupters. 

29  The  bellows  are  burned,  the 
lead  is  consumed  of  the  fire;  the 
founder  melteth  in  vain:  for  the 
wicked  are  not  plucked  away. 

30  "II  Reprobate  silver  shall  men 
call  them,  because  the  Loud  hath 
rejected  them. 

CHAPTER  VIL 

1  Jeremiah  is  sent  to  call  /or  true  repentance,  to 
prevent  the  Jews*  captivity.  8  Ifc  rcjrcteth 
their  vain  conjidence,  12  by  the  example  of  Shi- 
loh.  \1  lie  threatencth  them  fur  their  idolatry. 
21  He  rcjecteth  the  sacrifices  of  the  disobedient. 
29  He  exhortelh  to  mourn  fur  their  abomina- 
tions in  Tophct,  32  and  the  judgments  for  the 
Slime. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord,  saying, 
2   "Stand   in    the    gate    of   the 
Lord's     house,     and      proclaim 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  612. 


X  Is.  1.   2. 
y  Prov.  1.  31. 


Sc 


z  Ps.  40, 

50.  7,  8,  y. 

Is.  1.  11.  6c 

66.3. 

Amos  5.  21. 

Mi^:.  0.  C,  &i 
a  Is.  CO.  G. 
6ch.  7.21. 


cch.  1.  16.  Sc 
5.  15.  <k  10. 
22.  ic  50.  41, 
42, 43. 


ech.  4.  31.  * 
13.  21.  &  49. 
24.  &c  60.  43. 


/eh.  4.  8. 
fch.  25.  3 J. 
Mic.  1.  10. 
h  Zech.  12.  10. 


ich.  1.  18.  & 
15.  20. 


h  ch.  5.  23. 
Uh.  9.  4. 
m  Ez.  22.  18. 


)i  Is.  1.  22. 
;i  Or,  Refuse 


about  GOO. 

nch.  2C.  2. 


A  call  to  repentance. 


JEREMIAH. 


The  Jews  threatened. 


CHRIST 

about  600. 


6ch.  18.  11.  4: 


eDeut.  6.  14, 
\o.Sc  8.  ig.i 
11.  28. 

ch.  13.  10. 
/Deut.  4.  40. 
gQh.  3.  18. 

h  ver.  4. 
»ih.  5.31.  4: 

14.  13,  14. 
J  1  Kings  18. 

21. 

Hos.  4.  1,2. 

Zeph.  1.  5. 
I  Ex.  20.  3. 

ver.  6. 
m  Ez.  23.  39. 
t  Heb. 

thereupon 

my  name  is 

called. 
71  ver.  11,  14, 

ch.  32.  34.  Ic 

3).  15. 
0  Is.  56.  7. 
pMatt.  21.  13. 

Mark  11.  17. 

Luke  19.  4G. 
?Josh.  18.  1. 

Judg.  18.  31. 
r  DfUt.  12.  11. 
«1  Sam.  4.10, 

11. 

P9.  78.  60. 

ch.  26.  6. 
t2Chr.  36.  15. 

ver.  25. 

ch.  11.  7. 
uProv.  1.24. 

Is.  65.  12.  ic 

C6.  4. 


jcl  Sam.  4.  10, 
11. 

Ps.  78.  60. 

ch.  26.  6. 
y  2  Kings  17. 

23. 
e  P3.  78.  07, 


a  Ex.  32.  10. 

ch.  11.  14.  <k 

14.  11. 
6ch.  15.  1. 


cch.  44.  17, 
19. 


there  this  word,  and  say,  Hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  of 
Judah,  that  enter  in  at  these 
gates  to  worship  the  Lord. 

3  Thus  .saitli  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Lsrael,  ''Amend  j'our 
ways  and  your  doings,  and  I  will 
caiise  you  to  dwell  in  this  place. 

4  cTrust  ye  not  in  lying  words, 
saying,  The  temple  of  the  Luri>. 
The  temple  of  the  Lord,  The 
temple  ot  the  Lord,  are  these. 

rt  For  if  ye  thoroughly  amend 
your  ways  and  your  doings;  if  j'e 
thoroughly*^  executejudgnient  be- 
tween a  man  and  his  neighbour; 

6  Jf  ye  oppress  not  the  stranger, 
the"  fatlierless,  and  tlie  widow, 
and  shed  not  innocent  blood  in 
this  place,  e neither  walk  after 
other  gods  to  your  hurt; 

7  /Then  will  I  cause  you  to 
dwell  in  this  place,  in  i'the  land 
that  I  gave  to  your  fathers,  for 
ever  and  ever. 

8  'i!  Behold,  ftye  trust  in* lying 
words,  that  cannot  profit. 

9  '•■  Will  ye  steal,  murder,  and 
commit  adultery,  and  swear 
falsely,  and  burn  incense  unto 
Baal,  and 'walk  after  other  gods 
whom  ye  know  not; 

10  "'And  come  and  stand  before 
me  in  this  house,  t»  which  is 
called  by  my  name,  and  say,  We 
are  delivered  to  do  all  these 
abominations? 

11  Is  "  this  house,  which  is  called 
by  my  name,  become  a  Pden  of 
robbers  in  your  eyes?  Behold, 
even  I  have  seen  U,  saith  the 
Lord. 

12  But  go  ye  now  unto  9  my 
place  which  icas  in  Shiloli, 
'•where  I  set  my  name  at  the 
first,  and  see  swhat  I  did  to  it 
for  the  wickedness  of  my  people 
Israel. 

13  And  now,  because  ye  have 
done  all  the.se  works,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  I  spake  unto  you, 
'rising  up  early  and  speaking, 
but  ye  heard  not;  and  I  "called 
you, 'but  ye  answered  not; 

14  Therefore  will  I  do  unto  this 
house,  which  is  called  by  mj' 
name,  wherein  ye  trust,  and  un- 
to the  place  which  I  gave  to  you 
and  to  your  fathers,  as  I  have 
done  to  ^^Shiloh. 

15  And  I  will  cast  you  out  of 
my  sight,  .vas  I  have  cast  out  all 
your  brethren,  ^even  the  whole 
seed  of  Ephraim. 

l(j  Therelore  «pray  not  thou  for 
this  people,  neither  lift  up  cry 
nor  prayer  for  them,  neither 
make  intercession  to  me:  ofor  I 
will  not  hear  thee. 

17  %  Seest  thou  not  what  they 
do  in  the  cities  of  Judah  and  in 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem  ? 

18  cThe  children  gather  v»-ood, 
and  the  fathers  kindle  the  tire, 


and  the  women  knead  their  > 
dough,  to  make  cakes  to  the 
I  queen  of  heaven,  and  to  <^pour; 
out  drink  oti'erings  unto  other 
gods,  that  they  may  provoke  me 
to  auger. 

19  t^Do  they  provoke  me  to 
anger?  saith  the  Lord:  do  they 
not  ])rovok-e.  themselves  to  the 
confusion  of  their  own  faces? 

•20  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Behold,  mine  anger  and 
my  fury  shall  be  poured  out  upon 
this  i^lace,  upon  man,  and  upon 
beast,  and  upon  the  trees  of  the 
field,  and  upon  the  fruit  of  the 
ground ;  and  it  shall  burn,  and 
shall  not  be  quenched. 

•21  %  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  /Put 
your  burnt  offerings  uuto  your 
sacrifices,  and  eat  fiesh. 

'22  a  For  1  spake  not  unto  your 
fathers,  nor  commanded  them  in 
the  day  tliat  I  brought  them  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  t  concerning 
burnt  offerings  or  sacrifices  : 

2^i  But  this  thing  commanded  I 
them,  saying,  ''Obey  my  voice, 
and  'I  will  be  your  God,  and  ye 
shall  be  my  people:  and  walk  ye 
in  all  the  ways  that  I  have  coni- 
manded  you,  that  it  may  be  well 
unto  you. 

'24  '^But  they  hearkened  not,  nor 
inclined  their  ear,  but  'walked  in 
the  counsels  and  in  the  S  imagi- 
nation of  their  evil  heart,  and 
fmvvent  backward,  and  not 
forward. 

'2-5  Since  the  day  that  your  fa- 
thers came  forth"  out  of  "the  land 
of  Egj'pt  unto  this  daj',  I  have 
even  »  sent  unto  you  all  my  serv- 
ants the  prophets,  "daily  ris- 
ing up  early  and  sending  them: 

'26  p  Yet  they  hearkened  not  unto 
me,  nor  inclined  their  ear,  but 
? hardened  their  neck:  ''they  did 
worse  than  their  fathers. 

'27  Therefore  «thou  shalt  speak 
all  these  words  unto  them;  but 
they  will  not  hearken  to  thee: 
thou  Shalt  also  call  unto  them; 
but  they  will  not  answer  thee. 

•28  But  thou  Shalt  say  unto  them. 
This  is  a  nation  that  obeyeth  not 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  tlieir  God, 
t  nor  receiveth  li  correction :  j'  truth 
is  perished,  and  is  cut  off  from 
their  mouth. 

'29  <]  a^Cut  off  thine  hair,  O  Jeru- 
salem, and  cast  it  away,  and  take 
up  a  lamentation  on  high  places ; 
for  the  Lord  hath  rejected  and 
forsaken  the  generation  of  his 
wrath. 

30  For  the  children  of  Judah 
have  done  evil  in  my  sight,  saith 
the  Lord:  2/ they  have  set  their 
abominations  in  the  liouse  which 
is  called  by  my  name,  to  pollute 
it, 

31  And  they  have  built  the  ^high 

6.51 


Before 
C  H  R  I  S  T 

about  600. 

II  Or, 

frame,  or, 
workmanskip 
af  keacen.  ' 

<lch.  19.13. 

e  Deut.  32.  16, 
•21. 


/la.  1.  11. 

ch.  6.20. 

Amos  5.  21. 

See  Hos.  8. 

13. 
g  1  Sam.  15. 

•2-2. 

Ps.  51.  16,17. 

Hos.  6.  C. 
t  He!),  con- 

cerning  the 

matter  of. 
h  Ex.  la.  26. 

Deut.  6.  3. 

cli.  11.  4,  7. 

1  Ex.  19.  5. 
Lev.  L6.  12. 

k  Ps.  81.  11. 

ch.  11.  6. 
/Deut.  29.  19. 

P».  81.  12. 
;i  Or.stub- 

t.ornncss, 
t  Heb.  were, 
m  ch.  2.  27.  3c 

32.  33. 

Hos.  4.  16. 
n  2  Chr.  36. 

15. 

ch.  25.  4.  <k 

29.   19. 
o  ver.  13. 
p  ver.  24. 

ch.  11.  8.  & 

17.  23.  6c   25. 

3,  4. 
^Keh.  9.17, 

•29. 

ch.  19.  15. 
rch.  16.  12. 
5  Ez.  2.  7. 
tch.  5.  3.  & 

32.  33. 
;i0r, 

instruction, 
u  ch.  9.  3. 
j:  Job  1.  20. 

Is.  15.  2. 

ch    16   6.  & 

4H.  37. 

Mic.  1.  16. 
Jf  2  Kings  21. 

4,  7. 

2  Chr.  33.  4, 

5,  7. 

ch.  23.  11.  Sc 
32.  34. 
Ez.  7.  20.  *' 
8.  5,  6,  Sac. 
Dan.  9.  '27. 
z  2  Kings  23. 
10. 

ch.  19.  5.  & 
32.  36. 


Impenitency  of  the  Jews. 


JEREMIAH. 


Their  sins  hewailecL 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  coo. 


B  Ps.  lOK.  38. 
6  Sep  DfUt. 

17.3. 
t  Hpti.  came 

If  upon  my 

heart. 
cch.  19.  6. 
<f2Kpni;s23. 

10. 

ch.  I'J.  11. 

Kz.  G.  5. 
eDent.  2H.  20, 

Ps.  70.  2. 

ch.  12.  9.  &. 

16.  4.  ic  31. 

20. 
/Fs.  24.  7,  8. 

ch.  10   9.  A; 

20.  10.  &  33. 

11. 

Ez.  2B.  13. 

Hos.  2.  11. 

Ri-v.  18.  23. 
e  Lev.  20.  33. 

Is.  1.7.  Sl  3. 

26. 


fl  2  Kings  23. 

5. 

Kz.  8.  IG. 
b  ch.  22.  19. 
c2  Kings  9.3C. 

Pa.  S3.  10. 

rh.  9.22.  .k 

16.  4. 
<JJol)3.  21,22. 

<k7.  li,  16. 

Rev.  U.  C. 


ech.  7.  24. 
/ch.  9.  G. 
fch.  5.  3. 
h2Fet.  3.  9. 


tia.  1.  3. 

k  Cant.  2.  12. 


places  of  Tophet,  which  is  in  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  to 
a  burn  their  sons  and  their 
daughters  in  the  tire;  ''whicli  I 
commanded  thcia  not,  neither 
tcame  it  into  my  heart. 

32  H  Tlierefbre,  behold,  <•  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  tliat  it  shall 
no  more  be  called  Tophet,  nor 
The  valley  oi'tlie  son  of  Hinnom, 
but  The  valley  of  slaughter  :  <'  tor 
they  shall  bury  in  Tophet,  till 
tliei'e  be  no  place. 

'6,i  And  the  ^ carcasses  of  this 
people  shall  be  meat  for  the  fowls 
of  the  heaven,  and  for  the  beasts 
of  the  earth  ;  and  none  shall  fray 
thevi  away. 

;J4  Then  will  I  cause  to  /cease 
from  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  from 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  the  voice 
of  mirth,  and  the  voice  of  glad- 
ness, the  voice  of  the  bridegroom, 
and  the  voice  of  the  bride:  for 
ii  the  land  shall  be  desolate. 

CHAPTER    VIII. 

1  The  caUmily  ut  the  Jews,  liutli  >lead  and  alive, 
4  lie  uphraidetk  their  fuuUsk  and  shameless 
impenitency.  13  He  .'/icwelk  their  grievous 
judgment,  18  and  beKaileth  their  desperate 
estnle. 

AT  that  time,  saith  the  Lord, 
.  thev  shall  bring  out  the  bones 
of  the  kings  of  Judah,  and  the 
bones  of  "his  princes,  and  the 
bones  of  the  priests,  and  the  bones 
of  the  prophets,  and  the  bones  of 
the  inliabitants  of  Jerusalem,  out 
of  their  graves: 

2  And  they  shall  spread  them 
before  the  siin,  and  the  moon,  and 
all  the  host  of  heaven,  whom  they 
have  loved,  and  whom  they  have 
served,  and  after  wliom  they 
have  walked,  and  whom  they 
have  sought,  and  "whom  they 
have  worshipped  :  they  shall  not 
be  gathered, ''  nor  be  buried;  they 
shall  be  for  cdung  upon  the  face 
of  the  earth. 

3  And  "^ death  shall  be  chosen 
rather  than  life  by  all  the  residue 
of  them  that  i-emain  of  this  evil 
faiTiily,  which  remain  in  all  the 
places  whither  I  have  driven 
them,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  If  Moreover  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Shall 
they  fall,  and  not  arise?  shall  he 
turn  away,  and  not  return? 

.")  Why  then  is  tliis  people  of  Je- 
rusalem ''slidden  back  by  a  per- 
petual backsliding?  ./'they  hold 
fast  deceit,  y  tiiey  refuse  to  return. 

(>  ''I  hearkened  and  heard,  hut 
they  sijake  not  aright:  no  man 
repented  Iiiin  of  his  wickedness, 
saying,  What  have  I  done?  every 
one  turned  to  his  course,  as  the 
liorse  rusheth  into  the  battle. 

7  Yea, » the  stork  in  the  heaven 

knoweth   her   ap])oiiited    times; 

and  !:  tlie  turtle  and  the  crane  and 

the  swallow  observe  the  time  of 

(i.j2 


their  coming;  but  'my  people 
know  not  the  judgment  of  the 
Lord. 

8  How  do  ye  say.  We  are  wise, 
»» and  the  law  of  the  Lord  is  with 
us?  Lo,  certainly  II in  vain  made 
he  it;  the  pen  of  the  scribes  i.s  in 
vain. 

!)  'Ml  The  wise  men  are  ashamed, 
they  are  dismayed  and  taken  :  lo, 
they  have  rejected  the  word  of 
the  Lord;  aiid  t  what  wisdom  is 
in  them? 

10  Therefore  "will  I  give  their 
wives  unto  others,  cmd  their  fields 
to  them  that  sliall  inherit  them: 
ibr  every  one  from  the  least  even 
unto  the  greatest  is  given  toi^cov- 
etousness,  from  tlie  prophet  even 
unto  the  priest  every  one  dealeth 
falsely. 

11  5  For  they  have  ohealed  the 
hurt  of  the  daughter  of  my  peo- 
ple slightly,  saying,  '•Peace, 
peace;  when  ^/ie?-c /.s  no  peace. 

12  Were  they  »  ashamed  when 
they  had  committed  abomina- 
tion? nay,  tliey  were  not  at  all 
ashamed,  neither  could  they 
blu-sh ;  therefore  shall  they  fall 
amongthem  that  fall :  in  the  time 
of  their  visitation  they  shall  be 
cast  down,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  If  II I  will  surely  con.sume  them, 
saith  the  Lord  :  t/iere  shall  be 
no  grapes 'on  the  vine,  nor  figs 
on  tlie  "  lig  tree,  and  the  leafshall 
fade ;  and  the  thituj.'i  that  I  have 
given  them  shall  pass  away  Irom 
them. 

14  Why  do  we  sit  still?  »; as- 
semble yourselves,  and  let  us  en- 
ter into  the  defenced  cities,  and 
let  us  be  silent  there:  ibr  the 
Lord  our  God  hath  put  us  to 
silence,  and  given  us  2/ water  of 
II  gall  to  drinlv,  because  we  have 
sinned  against  the  Lord. 

1.5  We  zloolced  for  peace,  but  no 
good  came;  and  for  a  time  of 
health,  and  behold  trouble  ! 

IG  The  snorting  of  his  horses  was 
heard  froin  «  Dan  :  the  whole  land 
trembled  at  tlie  sound  of  the  neigh- 
ing of  his  (-strong  ones;  for  they 
arc  come,  and  have  devoured  the 
hi!  1(1,  and  tall  that  is  in  it;  the  city, 
and  those  that  dwell  therein. 

17  For,  behold,  I  will  send  ser- 
pents, cockatrices,  among  you. 
which  -will  not  be  «charmed,and 
thej''  shall  bite  you,  saith  the 
Lord. 

18  %  mien  I  would  comfort  my- 
self against  sorrow,  my  heart  is 
faint  tin  me. 

19  Behold  the  voice  of  the  cry  of 
the  daughter  of  my  people  t  be- 
cause of  them  that  dwell  in  ''a  far 
country:  Is  not  the  Lord  in  Zion  ? 
is  not  her  king  in  her  ?  Why  have 
they  e  provoked  me  to  anger  with 
their  graven  Images,  and  with 
strange  vanities  ? 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  GOO. 


!ch.  5.  4,0. 

m  Rom.  2.  17. 

II  Or,  the 
false  pen  of 
the  scrihcs 
worketh  for 
falsehood. 
Is.  10.  1. 

n  ch.  G.  15. 

;|  Or,  Have 
they  been  a- 
shamcd,  ^c, 

t  Hcb.  the 
wisdom  of 
what  thing. 

0  Deut.  28.30. 
ch.  6.  12. 
Amos  5.  11. 
Zeph.  1.  13. 

pl3.  56. 11. 
ch.  6.  13. 

//  ch.  6.  14. 

r  Ez.  13.  10. 

.!  ch.  3.  3.  & 
U.  15. 


II  Or,  In  gath- 
ering 1  wilt 
consume. 

tU.  5.  1,  &;c. 
Joel  1.  7. 

u  Mall.  21. 
19. 

Luke  13.  6, 
See. 

X  ch.  4.  5. 


ych.  9.  15.  3i 
23.  15. 
il  Or,  poison, 
zch,  14.  19. 


/;  Jiuli,'.  5.  22. 

cli.  47.  3. 
t  Hch. 

the  fulness 

thereof. 


c  Ps.  58.  4,  5. 
Ecc.  10.  11. 


t  Hell,  upon, 

t  Heb. 
because  of 
the  country 
of  them  that 
arc  far  off. 

dlH.  39.  S. 

cUcut.  32.21. 
Is.  1.4. 


The  lyrophct  Ijcwaileth 


JEREMIAH. 


the  sins  nf  his  people. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  600. 


/ch.  4.19.  ic 

9.  1.  &  14. 

17. 
f  .Joel  2.  6. 

Nah.  2.  10. 
h  Gen.  37.  25. 

A:  43    11. 

ch.  46.  11.  <k 

51.  8. 
^  Heb. 

gone  up. 


about  000. 

t  Hel).     Who 

wilt  Hive  m'j 

head,  ^-. 
a  Is.  22.  4. 

ch.  4.  13.  & 

13.  17.  ic  14. 

17. 

Lam.  2.  11. 

&.  3.  48. 


e  Ps.  64.  3. 
Is.  59.  4,  13, 


dl  Sam.  2. 12. 
llos.  4.  1. 

erh.  12.  C. 

Mic.  7.  ^,  6. 
II  Or,  friend. 

/ch.  6.  28. 

S  Or,  mock. 


f  Is.  1.25. 
Mai.  3.  3. 
tHos.  11.  8. 


t  Ps.  12.  2.  & 

120.  3. 

vcr.  3. 
»  Ps.  28.  3.  <fc 

55.  21. 
t  Heb. 

in  the  midst 

of  him. 


I  Or 


ii( 


for  him. 
/ch.  5.  9.  29. 
m  ch.  12.  4.  ifc 

23.  10. 

lies.  4.  3. 
II Or   pnsturcs. 
n  Or,  desolate. 
+  Hch. /rom 

the  fowl 

even  to,  ^c. 
ncli.  4.  25. 


20  The  harvest  is  pa.st,  the  sum- 
mer is  ended,  and  we  are  not 
saved. 

21 /For  the  hurt  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people  ami  hurt;  I  am 
.'/black  ;  astonishment  hath  taken 
hold  on  me. 

22  Zs  there  no '<  balm  in  Gilead? 
is  there  no  physician  there?  why 
then  is  not  "the  health  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people  t  recover- 
ed? 

CHAPTER    IX. 

1  Jeremiah  lamenteth  the  Jews  fur  their  mani- 
fold sins,  9  and  for  their  judgment.  12  Vis- 
obedience  is  the  cause  of  their  bitter  calamity. 
17  He  eihoTteth  to  mourn  for  their  destruction, 
23  and  to  trust  not  in  themsctij-:s,  but  in  God. 
25  He  threatenelh  both  Jews  and  Gentiles. 

t/^H  "that  my  head  were  wa- 
\J  ters,  and  mine  eyes  a  fount- 
ain of  tears,  tliat  I  might  weep 
daj^  and  night  for  the  slain  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people ! 

2  Oh  that  I  had  in  the  wilder- 
ixess  a  lodging  place  of  wayfaring 
rnen  ;  that  I  might  leave  my  peo- 
ple, and  go  from  them  I  for  ''they 
be  all  adulterers,  an  assembly  of 
treacherous  men. 

3  And  ethey  bend  their  tongues 
Z(7i-e  their  bow  for  lies:  but  they 
are  not  valiant  for  the  truth  upon 
the  earth ;  lor  they  proceed  from 

i  evil  to  evil,  and  thej''^know  not 

i  me.  saith  the  Lord. 

I  4  c  Take  ye  heed  every  one  of  his 

j  11  neighbour,  and  trust  ye  not  in 
any  brother:   for  every  brother 

I  will  utterly  supplant,  and  every 
neighbour  will  /walk  with  slan- 
ders. 

0  And  they  will  11  deceive  every 
one  his  neighbour,  and  will  not 
speak  the  truth  :  they  have  taught 
their  tongue  to  speak  lies,  and 
weary  themselves  to  commit  in- 
iquity. 

6  Thine  habitation  in  in  the  midst 
of  deceit;  through  deceit  they  re- 
fuse to  know  me,  saith  the  Loud. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
iof  hosts.  Behold,  al  will  melt 
i  them,  and  trvthem;    ''for  how 

I  shall  I  do  for  the  daughter  of  my 
people  ? 

I  8  Tlieir  tongue  ?.s  «.■?  an  arrow 
shot  out;  it  speaketh 'deceit :  one 

\  speaketh  ^peaceably  to  his  neigh- 

:  bour  with  his  mouth,  but  tin  heart 

j  he  laveth  11  his  wait. 

I  9  •[  'Shall  I  not  visit  them  for 
these  things?  saith  the  Lord: 
shall  not  my  soul  be  avenged  on 
such  a  nation  as  this  ? 
10  For  the  mountains  will  I  take 
up  a  weeping  and  wailing,  and 
'"for  the  II habitations  of  the  wil- 
derness a  lamentation,  because 
they  are  II  burned  up,  so  that  none 
can  pass  through  them;  neither 
can  men  hear  the  voice  of  the 
cattle  :  t "  both  the  fowl  of  the 
heavens  and  the  beast  are  fled; 
they  are  gone. 


11  And  I  will  make  Jerusalem 
"heaps,  andpn  den  of  dragons; 
and  I  will  make  the  cities  of 
Judah  t  desolate,  without  an  in- 
habitant. 

12  %  7  Who  is  the  wise  man,  that 
may  understand  this  ?  and  rvho  is 
/(etbwhom  the  mouthof  theLoRD 
hath  spoken,  that  he  may  declare 
it,  for  what  the  land  perisheth  and 
is  burned  up  like  a  wilderness, 
that  none  passeth  through  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  saith.  Because 
thej'have  Ibrsaken  my  law  which 
I  set  before  them,  and  have  not 
obeyed  my  voice,  neither  walked 
therein ; 

14  But  have  »•  walked  after  the 
r  imagination  of  their  own  heart, 
and  alter  Baalim,  « which  their 
fathers  taught  them: 

1.5  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
ofhosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Behold, 
I  will  t  feed  them,  even  this  people, 
"  with  wormwood,  and  give  them 
water  of  gall  to  drink. 

16  I  will  ^  scatter  them  also 
among  the  heathen,  whom  nei- 
ther they  nor  their  fathers  have 
known :  2/and  I  will  send  a  sword 
after  them,  till  I  have  consumed 
them. 

17  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  Consider  ye,  and  call  for 
~  the  mourning  women,  that  they 
may  come;  and  send  for  cunning 
ivomrn,  that  they  may  come  : 

18  And  let  them  make  haste, 
and  take  up  a  wailing  for  us,  that 
«our  eyes  may  run  down  with 
tears,  and  our  eyelids  gush  out 
with  waters. 

19  For  a  voice  of  wailing  is  heard 
out  of  Zion,  How  are  we  spoiled  I 
we  are  greatly  confounded,  be- 
cause we  have  forsaken  the  land, 
because  *  our  dwellings  have  cast 
us  out. 

20  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  O  ye  women,  and  let  your 
ear  receive  the  wordof  his  mouth, 
and  teach  your  daughters  wailing, 
and  every  one  her  neighbour 
lamentation. 

21  For  death  is  come  up  into  our 
windows,  and  is  entered  into  our 
palaces,  to  cut  off  «the  children 
from  without,  and  the  young  men 
from  the  streets. 

22  Speak,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Even  the  carcasses  of  men  shall 
fall  ''as  dung  upon  the  open  field, 
and  as  the  handful  after  the  har- 
vestman,  and  none  shall  gather 
them,. 

23  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  eLet 
not  the  wise  man  glory  in  his  wis- 
dom, neither  let  the  mighty  7na7i 
glory  in  his  might,  let  not  the  rich 
7nnn  glorv  in  his  riches : 

24  But  /let  him  that  glorieth 
glory  in  this,  that  he  understand- 
eth  and  knoweth  me,  that  I  am 
the  LoBD  which  exercise  loving- 

653 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  600. 


0  Is.  25.  2. 
pis.  13.  22.  (k 

34.  13. 

ch.  10.22. 
t  Heb. 

desolation. 
V  Ps.  107.  43. 

Hos.  14.  9. 


rch.  9.17.  & 

7.  24. 
II  Or,  stubborn' 

ness. 
s  Gal.  1.  14. 

(  Ps.  80.  5. 
u  ch.  fi.  14.  & 

23.  15. 

Lam.  3. 15, 

19. 
X  Lev.  20.  33. 

Deut.  28.  M. 
yLev.  2fi.  33. 

ch.  44.  27. 

Ez.  5.  2,  12. 


r2Chr.  35. 

25. 

Job  3.  8. 

Ecc.  12.  5. 

.4mos  5.  16. 

Matt.  9.  23. 
och.  14.17. 


b  Lev.  IP.  28. 
ic  20.  22. 


dch.  8.  2.  & 
16.  4. 


/I  Cor.  1.  31. 
2  Cor.  10. 17. 


The  unequal  comparison 


JEREMIAH. 


of  God  and  idols. 


Before 
C  H  K  I  S  T 

about  600. 


i'Mic.  6.8.  A: 
7.  18. 

h  Rom.  2.  8,9. 

IHeh. 
visit  upon, 

t  Heb. 
rut  off  into 
earners,  or, 
having  the 
corners  of 
Ihcir  hair 
polled, 

irli.25.  23.  i 
40.  32. 

h  Lv.  2S.  41. 
Kz.  44.  7. 
Rom.  2.  28, 
29. 


about  600. 


a  Lev.  18.  3. 
<t  2U.  23. 


t  Heh. 
statutes,  or, 
ordinances 
are  vanity, 

h  Is.  40.  19,20. 
&.  44.  9,  10, 
tic.fi,  45.20. 

rU.  41.  7.  (k 
46.  7. 


dPs.  11.^.5. 

&  135.  16. 

Hal).  2.  19. 

1  Cor.  12.  2. 
ePs.  115.  7. 

Is.  46.  1,  7. 
/Is.  41.  23. 
fEx.  15.  11. 

Ps.  86.  8,  10. 
A  Rev.  15.  4. 
II  Or,  it 

likcth  thee. 
i  Ps.  89.  0. 
t  Ueb.  in  one, 

or,  a/  once. 
»Ps.  115.  a 

Ih.  41.  2J. 

Hab.  2.  18. 

Zeili.  10.  2. 

Rom.  1.  21, 

ZDan.  10.  5. 
m  I'a.  115.  4. 
t  Ilel).  aod 

of  truth, 

Ps.  31.  5. 
Til  Tim.  0.  17. 
i  Ueb.  King 

of  eternity. 
0  P;.  10.  10. 
t  In  the 

Chaldean 

larik'uaK'e. 
p  See  I'A.  96. 

(/  vpr.  1.5. 
I-.  2.  18. 
Ztich.  13.  3. 


kindne.ss,  judgment,  and  right- 
eousness, ill  tlio  eartii : » lor  in  these 
t/ii)if/s  I  delight,  saith  the  Lord. 

2.5  '  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  i^  I  will  t  punish  all 
them  ivhicli  are  circumcised  with 
the  uncircumcised ; 

2G  Egypt,  and  Judah,  and  Edom, 
and  the  children  of  Amnion,  and 
Moab,  and  all  that  are  tin  the 
'Utmost  corners,  that  dwell  in  the 
wilderness:  for  all  thA'se  nations 
are,  uncircumcised,  and  all  the 
house  of  Israel  are  *  uncircumcis- 
ed in  the  heart. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  unequal  comparison  of  God  and  idols.  17 
The  prophet  exhorleth  to  flee  from  the  calam- 
ity to  come.  19  He  lamenleth  the  spoil  of  the 
ta'iernacl',  by  foolish  pastors.  23  He  maketh  an 
hum'tle  sut^plication. 

HEAR  ye  the  word  which  the 
Lord  speaketh  unto  you,  O 
house  of  Israel: 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  « Learn 
not  the  way  of  the  heathen,  and 
be  not  dismayed  at  the  signs  of 
heaven  ;  for  the  heathen  are  dis- 
mayed at  them. 

:i  For  the  1  customs  of  the  people 
a?-evain:  for  bone  cutteth  a  tree 
out  of  the  forest,  the  work  of  the 
hands  of  the  workman,  with  the 
axe. 

4  They  deck  it  with  silver  and 
with  gold;  they  e fasten  it  with 
nails  and  with  "hammei's,  that  it 
move  not. 

5  They  are  upright  as  the  palm 
tree,  '^but  speak  not:  they  must 
needs  be « borne,  because  they  can- 
not go.  Be  not  afraid  of  them; 
for  /they  cannot  do  evil,  neither 
also  /.s  it  in  them  to  do  good. 

6  Forasmuch  as  ^/ie?e  w  nones' like 
unto  thee,  O  Lord  ;  thou  art  great, 
and  thy  name  i.s  great  in  might. 

7  ''Wiio  would  not  fear  thee,  O 
King  of  nations?  for  Ito  thee 
doth  it  appertain:  forasmuch  as 
1  among  all  the  wi.se  men  of  the 
nations, and  in  all  their  kingdoms, 
f/icre  is  none  like  unto  thee. 

8  But  they  are  t  altogether 
*  brutish  and  foolish:  the  stock  is 
a  doctrine  of  vanities. 

i  9  Silver  spread  into  plates  is 
brought  from  Tarshish,  and  '  gold 
from  Uphaz,  the  work  of  the 
workman,  and  of  th((  hands  of  the 
founder:  blue  and  purple /.s-  their 
clothing:  tliey  are  all  »'the  work 
ofcniuiing  men. 

10  But  the  Lord  /.s  the  ttrue  God, 
he  iv  "the  living  God,  and  an 
t"  everlasting  King:  at  his  wrath 
the  earth  shall  tremble,  and  the 
nations  sliall  not  be  able  to  abide 
liis  indignation. 

11  tTliiis  sliall  yo  say  unto  thorn, 
j'The  gods  that  liavc  not  made  the 
heavens  and  the  earth,  ercii  7  they 
shall  perish  from  the  earth,  and 
from  under  these  heavens. 

G54 


12  He  '•hath  made  the  earth  by 

his  power,  he  hath  « established 
the  world  by  his  wisdom,  and 
<hath  stretched  out  the  heavens 
by  his  discretion. 
i^,^  i'When  he  uttereth  his  voice, 
fhrre  is  a  i  multitude  of  waters  in 
the  heavens,  and  ^he  causeth  the 
vapours  to  ascend  from  the  ends 
ofthe  earth;  he  maketh  lightnings 
!l  with  rain,  and  bringeth  Ibrth  the 
wind  out  of  his  treasures. 

14  p Every  man  Ills  sbruti.sh  in 
fas  knowledge:  « every  founder, 
is  confounded  by  the  graven  im- 
age: *for  his  molten  image  is 
falsehood,  and  there  is  no  breath 
in  them. 

15  They  are  vanity,  and  the  work 
of  errors  :  in  the  time  of  their  vis- 
itation <^they  shall  perish. 

1(3  rfThe  portion  of  Jacob  is  not 
like  them  :  for  he  is  the  former  of 
all  things;  and  « Israel  is  the  rod 
of  his  inheritance  :  /The  Lord  of 
hosts  is  his  name.  * 

17  \  s'Gather  up  thy  wares  out 
of  the  land,  O  t  inhabitant  of  the 
fortress. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  ''Sling  out  the  inhab- 
itants ofthe  land  at  this  once,  and 
will  distress  them, « that  they  may 
find  i^  so. 

19  ^  ^Woe  is  me  for  my  hurt! 
mv  wound  is  grievous :  but  I 
said,  'Truly  this  U  a  grief,  and  ml 
must  bear  it, 

20  "My  tabernacle  is  spoiled,  and 
all  my  cords  are  broken  :  my  chil- 
dren are  gone  forth  of  me,  and  they 
are  not:  there  is  none  to  stretch 
forth  my  tent  any  more,  and  to 
set  up  my  curtains. 

21  For  "the  pastors  are  become 
brutish,  and  have  not  sought  the 
Loud:  therefore  they  shall  not 
prosper,  and  all  their  flocks  shall 
be  scattered. 

22  Behold,  the  noi.se  ofthe  bruit 
is  come,  and  a  great  commotion 
out  ofthe  o  north  country,  to  make 
the  cities  of.Tudah  desolate,  anda, 
;nlen  of  dragou-s. 

23  H  O  Lord,  I  know  that  the 
7 way  of  man  i.*  not  in  himself: 
it  is  not  in  man  that  walketh  to 
direct  hi.s  steps. 

24  O  Lord,  >•  correct  me,  but  with 
judgment;  not  in  thine  anger, lest 
thou  +  bring  me  to  nothing.. 

2-5  "Pour  out  thy  fury  upon  the 
heathen  'tliat  knowtlicc  not,  and 
upon  the  fainiJies  that  call  not  on 
thy  name:  for  they  have  eaten  up 
.Jacob,  and  "devoured  him,  and 
consumed  him,  and  have  made 
his  habitation  desolate. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Jeremiah  proclaimcth  God's  covenant,  8  re- 
buketh  the  Jews'  disobeying  thereof,  II  proph- 
csicth  evilf  to  come  upon  them,  18  and  upon 
the  men  of  Anathoth,  ^or  conspiring  to  kill 
Jeremiah. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  000. 


rGeii.  l.J,  6, 
9. 

Ps.  135.  5,  6. 

ch.  51.  15, 

(kc. 
sPs.  93.  1. 
(Job  9.  R. 

Ps.  104.  2. 

Is.  40.  22. 
u  Job  38.  34. 
'I  Or,  noise. 
X  Ps.  135.  7. 
II  Or,  for  rain. 
ych.51.  17, 

18. 
!l  Or,  is  more 

brutish  than 

to  know, 
z  Prov.  30.  2. 
a  Is.  42.  17.  <fc 

44.  11.  ic  45. 

16. 
6  Hah.  2.  18. 
ever.  11. 
rfPs.  16.  5.  <k 

73.26.  <fc  119. 

57. 

ch.  51.  19. 

Lam.  3.  24. 
eUeut.  32.  9. 

Ps.  74.  2. 
/Is.  47.  4.  & 

51.  15.  &.  54. 

5. 

eh.  31.35.  & 

32.  18.  &  60. 

34. 
fSee  ch.  6.  1. 

Ez.  12.  3,  (kc 
tHeh. 

inhabitrese. 
h  1  Sara.  25. 

29. 

ch.  10.  13. 
i  Ez.  C.  10. 
*ch.  4.  19.  & 

8.  21.  &  9.  1. 
I  Ps.  77.  10. 
mMlc.  7.  9. 
nch.  4.  20. 


och.  1.  1.1.  <fc 
4.  e.  ic  fj.  15. 
&.  0.  22. 


pch.  9.  11. 


iTrnv.  16.  1. 
<k  20.  24. 


rPs.  C.  1.  & 

38.  I. 

ch.  30.  11. 
t  He  I). 

dimmish  me. 
s  Ps.  79.  0. 
Mob  18.  21. 

1  T:ieHS.4.  5. 

2  Thess.  l.a. 
«cU.  8.  10. 


Jeremiah  proclaimetli 


JEREMIAH. 


God's  covenant. 


Before 
C  H  HIST 

about  608. 


ffDent.  2T.  26. 
Gal.  3.  10. 


A  Deut.  4.  20. 

1  Kings  8.51. 
e  Lev.  26.  3, 

12. 

ch.  7.  23. 

rfDeut.  7.  12, 
13. 
Ps.  105.  9,10. 


tHeb.  Amen, 
Beut.  27.  16- 


e  Rom.  2.  13. 
James  1.  22. 


/ch.  7.  13,  25. 
&  35.  15. 

l-ch.  7.26. 
Ach.3.  17.  (t 

7.24.  <k9.14. 
II  Or,  $tttb- 

bomness. 


Cz.  22.  25. 
Hos.  6.9. 


t  Hcb.  to  fro 

forth  <,/. 
iPs.  18.  41. 

Prov.  1.  28. 

Is.  1.  15. 

ch.  14.  12. 

Ez.  8.  18. 

Mic.  3.  4. 

Zech.  7.  13. 
m  Deut.  32. 

37,  38. 
tHpb.  '.vxl. 
n  ch.  2.  28. 


rpHE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
X  miali  from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Hear  ye  the  words  of  this  cov- 
enant, and  spealc  unto  the  men 
of  Judah,  and  to  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem; 

3  And  say  thou  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel ; 
"(Cursed  be  tlie  man  that  obey- 
eth  not  the  words  of  this  cove- 
nant, 

4  AVTiich  I  commanded  your 
fathers  in  the  day  Ihat  I  brought 
them  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
PZgypt,  ifrom  the  iron  furnace, 
saying,  cObey  my  voice,  and  do 
them,  according  to  all  which  I 
command  you :  so  shall  ye  be  my 
people,  and  I  will  be  your  God : 

5  That  I  may  perform  the  ''oath 
which  I  have  sworn  unto  your 
fathers,  to  give  them  a  land  flow- 
ing with  milk  and  honey,  as  it  is 
this  day.  Then  answered  I,  and 
said,  t  So  be  it,  O  Lord. 

6  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Proclaim  all  these  words  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  streets 
of  Jerusalem,  saying.  Hear  ye  the 
words  of  this  covenant,  e  and  do 
them. 

7  For  I  earnestly  protested  unto 
your  fathers  in  the  day  (/tat  I 
brought  them  up  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  even  unto  this  day, 
/rising  early  and  protesting,  say- 
ing. Obey  my  voice. 

8  i'Yet  they  obeyed  not,  nor 
inclined  their  ear,  but  ''  walked 
everj'  one  in  the  J  imagination  of 
their  evil  heart :  therefore  I  will 
bring  upon  them  all  the  words 
of  this  covenant,  which  I  com- 
manded them  to  do ;  but  they  did 
them  not. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
'A  conspiracy  is  found  among 
the  men  of  Judah,  and  among 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem. 

10  They  are  turned  back  to  *  the 
iniquities  of  their  forefathers, 
which  refused  to  hear  my  words ; 
and  they  went  after  other  gods 
to  serve  them :  the  house  of  Is- 
rael and  the  house  of  Judah  have 
broken  my  covenant  which  I 
made  with  their  fathers. 

11  ^  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  them,  which  they  shall  not 
be  able  tto  escape;  and  '  though 
thej'  shall  cry  unto  me,  I  will  not 
hearken  unto  them. 

12  Then  shall  the  cities  of  .Tudah 
and  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  go, 
and  "'cry  unto  the  gods  unto 
whom  they  offer  incen.se:  but 
they  shall  not  save  them  at  all 
in  the  time  of  their  t  trouble. 

13  For  according  to  the  number 
of  thy  "cities  were  thy  gods.  O 
Judah;  and  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  the  streets  of  Jerusalem 
have  ye  set  up    altars  to    that 


t  shameful  thing,  ei^en  altars  to 
burn  incense  unto  Baal. 

14  Therefore  "pray  not  thou  for 
this  people,  neither  lift  up  a  cry 
or  prayer  for  them  :  lor  I  will  not 
hear  them  in  the  time  that  they 
cry  unto  me  for  their  t  trouble. 

lo  ft  What  hath  my  beloved  to 
do  in  mine  hou.se,  seeing  she  hath 
9  wrought  lewdness  with  many, 
and  '■the  holy  flesh  is  passed 
from  thee?  fwhen  thou  doest 
evil,  then  thou  « rejoicest. 

16  The  Lord  called  thy  name, 
<A  green  olive  tree,  fair,  and  of 
goodly  fruit :  with  the  noise  of  a 
great'  tumult  he  hath  kindled 
Are  upon  it,  and  the  branches  of 
it  are  broken. 

17  For  the  Lord  of  hosts,  «  that 
planted  thee,  hath  pronounced 
evil  against  thee,  for  the  evil  of 
the  house  of  Israel  and  of  the 
house  of  Judah,  which  they  have 
done  against  themselves  to  pro- 
voke me  to  anger  in  oflering  in- 
cense unto  Baal. 

•18  1[  And  the  Lord  hath  given 
me  knowledge  of  it,  and  I  know 
it:  then  thou  shewedst  me  their 
doings. 

19  But  I  icas  like  a  lamb  or  an 
ox  ttiat  is  Ijrought  to  the  slaugh- 
ter; and  I  knew  not  that  ^they 
had  devised  devices  against  me, 
saying.  Let  us  destroy  tthe  tree 
with  the  fruit  thereof,  /'and  let  us 
cut  him  off  from  stlie  land  of  the 
living,  that  his  name  may  be  no 
more  remembered. 

20  But,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  that 
judgest  righteously,  that  "triest 
the  reins  and  the  heart,  let  me 
see  thy  vengeance  on  them :  for 
unto  thee  have  I  revealed  my 
cause. 

21  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  the  men  of  Anathoth,  ''that 
seek  thy  life,  saying,  c  Prophesy 
not  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
that  thou  die  not  by  our  hand : 

22  Therefore  thus  "saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts.  Behold,  I  will  t punish 
them:  the  young  men  shall  die 
by  the  sword;  their  sons  and 
their  daughters  shall  die  by  fam- 
ine: 

23  And  there  shall  be  no  remnant 
of  them :  for  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  the  men  of  Anathoth,  even 
d  the  year  of  their  visitation. 

CHAPTER  XIL 

1  Jeremiah,  cumplaining  of  the  wicked's  prosper- 
ity, by  faith  seeth  their  ruin.  5  God  admon- 
isheth  him  of  his  brethren's  treachery  against 
him,  '  and  lamtnlcth  his  heritage.  14  He  prom- 
isclh  tu  the  penitent  return  from  captivity. 

EIGHTEOUS  "art  thou,  O 
Lord,  when  I  plead  with 
thee:  vet  11  let  me  talk  with  thee 
of  thij  judgments:  '-Wherefore 
doth  the  way  of  the  wicked  pros- 
per ?  wherefore  are  all  they  happy 
that  deal  very  treacherously  ? 
655 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  608. 

iHcli. 

shame, 

ch.  3.  24. 

Hos.  9.  10. 
oEx.  32.10. 

ch.  7.  16.  Ic 

14.  11. 

1  Johns.  16. 
t  Heb.  ecil. 
p  Fa.  50.  16. 

Is.  1.  11,  *c. 
t  Heb.  MTiae 

is  to  my  be- 

loved  in  my 

house  7 
V  Ez.  16.  25, 

4:c. 
r  Hag.  2.  12, 

13,  14. 

Tit.  1.  15. 
1  Or,  when 

thy  ecil  is. 
s  Prov.  2.  14. 
t  Ps.  52.  s. 

Rom.    11.  17. 
u  Is.  5.  2. 

ch.  2.  21. 


t  Heb.  the 
stalk  with 
his  bread. 

y  Ps.  83.  4. 


a  1  Sam.  16.7. 
1  Chr.  28.  9. 


Rev.  2.  23. 
b  ch.  12.  5,  6. 
cIs.  30.  10. 

Amos  2. 12. 

<t  7.  13,  16. 

Mic.  2.  6. 

tHeb. 
visit  upon. 


rfch.  23.  12.  k 
46.  21.  <t  48. 
44.  *  50.  27. 
Lulse  19.  44. 


a  Ps.  51.  4. 
I!  Or,  let  me 

reason  the 

case  with 

thee. 
6  Job  12.  6.  <fc 

21.  7. 

Fs.  37.  1,35. 

<fc  73.  3,  ice. 

ch.  5.  28. 

Hab.  1.4. 

Mai.  3. 16. 


God's  heritage  forsaken  of  him.    JEREMIAH. 


Judah's  destruction  typified. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  608. 

tHeb. 

they  go  on. 
els.  29.  13. 

Malt.  15.  8. 

Mark  7.  G. 
dFs.  17.  3.  <fc 

130.  1. 
ech.  11.  20. 
t  Heb. 

with  thee. 
/James  5.  5. 
f  ch.  23.  10. 

Hos.  4.  3. 
h  Ps.  107.  34. 
«  ch.  4.  25.  & 

7.  20.  &9.10. 

Hos.  4.  3. 


*  Josh.  3.  15. 

IChr.  12.15. 

ch.  49.  19.  & 

60.  44. 
irh.  9.  4.  & 

11.  19,21. 
i(  Or,  they 

cried  after 

thee  fully. 
mProv.  26.25. 
t  Heb.  good 

things. 
tHeb. 

the  love. 

II  Or,  yelleth. 
tHeb, 

giveth  out 

his  voice. 

II  Or, 
bird  having 
talons. 

II  Or, 

cause  thern 

to  come. 
n  Is.  56.  9. 

ch.  7.  33. 
och.  6.  3. 
p  U.  5.  1,  5. 
7  la.  63.  18. 
tHeb. 

portion  of 


desi 


.  4. 


t  Lev.  26.  Ifl. 

Ileut.  23.  38. 

Mic.  6.  15. 

Hag.  1.  6. 
II  Or,  ye. 


X  Deut.  30.  3. 
ch.  32.  37. 


2  Thou  hast  planted  them,  yea, 
they  have  taken  root:  tthey 
grow,  yea,  they  bring:  forth  fruit : 
«tfaoii  art  near  in  their  moutli, 
and  far  from  their  reins. 

;^  But  thou,  O  Lord,  ^knowest 
me  :  thou  liast  seen  me,  and « tried 
mine  heart  t toward  thee:  pull 
them  out  like  sheep  for  the  slau,^h- 
ter,  and  prepare  them  for /the  day 
of  slaughter. 

4  How  long  shall  sthe  land 
mourn,  and  "the  herbs  of  every 
field  wither, 'Mbr  the  wickedness 
of  them  that  dwell  therein?  ithe 
beasts  are  consumed,  and  the 
birds;  because  they  said,  He  shall 
not  see  our  last  end. 

5  II  If  thou  liast  run  with  the  foot- 
men, and  they  have  wearied  thee, 
then  how  canst  thou  contend  with 
horses?  and  (/in  the  land  of  peace, 
ivherein  thou  trustedst,  they  wea- 
ried thee,  then  how  wilt  thou  do 

I  iu  *the  swelling  of  Jordan  ? 

I  6  For  even  'thy  brethren,  and 
the  house  of  thy  father,  evetj 
they  have  dealt  treacherously 
with  thee;  yea,  II  they  have  called 
a  multitude  after  thee:  "'believe 
them  not,  though  they  speak  tfair 
words  unto  thee. 
7^1  have  forsaken  mine  house, 

I  have  left  mine  heritage;  I  have 
given  t  the  dearly  beloved  of  my 
soul  into  the  hand  of  her  enemies. 

8  Mine  heritage  is  unto  me  as  a 
lion  in  the  forest;  itlltcrieth  out 
against  me :  therefore  have  I  hat- 
ed it. 

9  Mine  heritage  in  unto  me  an  a 

II  speckled  bird,  the  birds  round 
about  are  against  her;  come  ye, 
assemble  all  the  beasts  of  the 
field,  II  «  come  to  devour. 

10  Many  » pastors  have  destroyed 
pmy  viiieyard,  they  have  -7  trod- 
den my  portion  under  foot,  they 
have  made  my  t  pleasant  portion 
a  desolate  wilderness. 

11  They  have  made  it  desolate, 
and  being  desolate  '•it  mourneth 
unto  me;  the  whole  land  is  made 
desolate,  because  «no  man  layeth 
it  to  heart. 

12  The  spoilers  are  come  upon  all 
high  places  through  the  wilder- 
ness: for  the  sword  of  the  Lord 
shall  devour  from  the  one  end  of 
the  land  even  to  the  other  end  of 
the  land:  no  llesh  shall  have 
peace. 

i;i<They  have  sown  wheat,  but 
shall  reap  thorns:  they  have  put 
themselves  to  pain,  tmt  shall  not 
profit:  and  llthey  shall  bo  asliani- 
ed  of  your  revenues  because  of 
the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord. 

14  T  Thus  .saith  the  Lord  against 
all  mine  evil  neighbours,  that 
"touch  the  inhcritaufe  wliicli  I 
have  caused  my  people  Israel  to 
inherit;  Behold,  I  will  «; pluck 
them  out  of  their  land,  and  pluck 
G56 


out  the  house  of  Judah  from 
among  them. 

15  i/And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  aft- 
er that  I  have  plucked  them  out 
I  will  return,  and  have  compas- 
sion on  them,  ^and  will  bring 
them  again,  every  man  to  his  her- 
itage, and  every  man  to  his  land. 

16  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  it 
they  will  diligently  learn  the  ways 
of  my  people,  "to  swear  by  my 
name.  The  Lord  liveth  ;  as  they 
taught  my  people  to  swear  by 
Baal;  then  shall  they  be  ''built 
in  the  midst  of  my  people. 

17  But  if  they  will  not  «obey,  I 
will  utterly  pluck  up  and  destroy 
that  nation,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER   XIII. 

1  In  the  type,  of  a  linen  girdle,  hidden  at  Eu- 
phrates, God  prefigurelh  the  destruction  of  his 
people.  12  Under  the  parable  of  the  bvtHes 
filled  with  wine  he  foretelUlh  their  drunkenness 
in  misery.  15  He  exhurteth  to  preoent  their 
future  judgments.  22  He  sheweth  their  abom- 
inations are  the  cause  thereof. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  unto  me. 
Go  and  get  thee  a  linen  girdle, 
and  put  it  upon  thy  loins,  and  put 
it  not  in  water. 

2  So  I  got  a  girdle  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  put  it 
on  my  loins. 

3  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me  the  second  time,  saying, 

4  Take  the  girdle  that  thou  hast 
got,  which  is  upon  thy  loins,  and 
arise,  go  to  Euphrates' and  hide  it 
there  in  a  hole  of  the  rock. 

5  So  I  went,  and  hid  it  by  Eu- 
phrates, as  the  LoRDcommanded 
me. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass  after  many 
days,  that  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Arise,  go  to  Euphrates,  and  take 
the  girdle  from  thence,  which  I 
commanded  thee  to  hide  there. 

7  Then  I  went  to  Euphrates,  and 
digged,  and  took  the  girdle  iVom 
the  place  where  I  had  hid  it:  and, 
behold,  the  girdle  was  marred,  it 
was  profitable  ibr  nothing. 

8  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  sajnng, 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  After  this 
manner"  will  I  mar  the  pride  of 
.ludah,  and  the  great  pride  of  Je- 
rusalem. 

10  This  evil  people,  which  refu.se 
to  hear  my  words,  which  *walk 
in  the  II  imagination  of  their  heart, 
and  walk  after  other  gods,  to 
serve  them, and  to  worship  them, 
shall  even  be  as  this  girdle,  which 
is  good  for  nothing. 

li  For  as  the  girdle  cleaveth  to 
the  loins  of  a  man,  so  have  I 
caused  to  cleave  unto  me  the 
whole  house  of  Israel  and  the 
whole  house  of  Judali,  saith  the 
Lord;  that  '^theymiglit  be  unto 
me  for  a  peoi)le,  and  f'for  a  name, 
and  for  a  praise,  and  for  a  glory: 
but  they  would  not  hear. 


Exliortation  to  repentance. 


JEREMIAH. 


A  (irievoiis  dearth. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  602. 


e  Is.  51. 17, 21. 
io  B3.  6. 

ch.  25.  27.  Sc 

51.  7. 
/Ps.  2.  9. 
f  Heb.  a  man 

against  his 

brother. 
t  Heb.  from 

destroying 

them. 
/J06h.  7.  19. 
h  Is.  5.  30.  i 

8.22. 

Amos  8.  9. 

I  Is.  59.  9. 
k  Vs.  44.  19. 


/ch.  9.  1.  (fc 
14.  17. 

Lam.  1.2,16. 
&  2.  18. 

m  See  2  Kin^s 
24.  12. 
ch.  22.  2S. 

I!  Or, 
keadtires. 


tHeb. 
visit  upnn. 

0  ch.  6.  24. 


pch.  5.  19.  & 
16.  10. 

?l5.  3. 17.  4; 
47.2,  3. 
ver.  26. 
Ez.  16.  37,39, 

Nih.3.  5. 
II  Or,  shall  be 

violently 

taken  aicay. 
t  Heb.  taught. 
rPs.l.  4. 

Hns.  13.  3. 

»  Job  20.  29. 

s.  11.  e. 

<ch.  10.  14. 


I  12  ^  Therefore  thou  shalt  speak 
[unto  them  this  word;  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Every 
bottle  shall  be  filled  with  wine: 
and  they  shall  say  unto  thee,  Do 
we  not  certainly  know  that  every 
bottle  shall  be  tilled  with  wine  ? 

18  Then  shalt  thou  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I 
will  fill  all  the  inhabitants  of  this 
land,  even  the  kings  that  sit  upon 
David's  throne,  and  the  priests, 
and  the  prophets,  and  all  tbe 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  -Jwith 
drunkenness 

14  And  /I  will  dash  them  tone 
against  another,  even  the  fathers 
and  the  sons  together,  saith  the 
Lord:  I  will  not  pity,  nor  spare, 
nor  have  mercy,  fbut  destroy 
them. 

1-5  *!  Hear  ye,  and  give  ear ;  be  not 
proud:  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

16  !J  Give  glory  to  the  Lorj>  your 
God,  before  he  cause  ''darkness, 
and  before  your  feet  stumble  up- 
on the  dark  mountains,  and,  while 
ye  «look  for  light,  he  turn  it  into 
*the  shadow  of  death,  and  make 
it  gross  darkness. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  it,  my 
soul  shall  weep  in  secret  places 
for  yoicr  pride;  and  'mine  eye 
shall  weep  sore,  and  run  down 
with  tears,  because  the  Lord's 
flock  is  carried  away  captive. 

18  Say  unto  '« the  king  and  to 
the  queen,  Humble  yourselves, 
sit  down:  for  your  II principalities 
shall  come  down,  even  the  crown 
of  your  glorv. 

19  The  cities  of  the  south  shall 
be  shut  up,  and  none  shall  open 
them:  Judah  shall  be  carried 
away  captive  all  of  it,  it  shall  be 
wholly  carried  away  captive. 

20  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  behold 
them  « that  come  from  the  north : 
where  is  the  flock  that  was  given 
thee,  thy  beautiful  flock? 

21  What  wilt  thou  say  when  he 
shall  tpunishthee?  forthouhast 
taught  them  to  he  captains,  eind 
as  chief  over  thee :  shall  not  "  sor- 
rows take  thee,  as  a  woman  in 
travail  ? 

22  1  And  if  thou  say  in  thine 
heart,  j^ Wherefore  come  these 
things  upon  me?  For  the  great- 
ness of  thine  iniquity  are  -rthy 
skirts  discovered,  and  thy  heels 
1  made  bare. 

23  Can  the  Ethiopian  change  hLs 
skin,  or  the  leopard  his  spots  ?  then 
may  ye  also  do  good,  that  are  t  ac- 
customed to  do  evil. 

24  Therefore  will  I  scatter  them 
'■as  the  stubble  that  passetli  away 
by  the  wind  of  the  wilderness. 

25  sThis  in  thy  lot,  the  portion 
of  thy  measures  from  me,  saith  the 
Lord;  because  thou  hast  forgot- 
ten me,  and  trusted  in  <  false- 
hood. 

42 


26  Therefore  «  will  I  discover  thy 
skirts  upon  thy  face,  that  thy 
shame  maj"  appear. 

27  I  have  seen  thine  adulteries, 
and  th.v  ^-neighiugs,  the  lewd- 
ness of  thy  whoredom,  and  thine 
abominations  .von  the  hills  in  the 
field.s.  Woe  unto  thee,  O  Jeru- 
salem !  wilt  thou  not  be  made 
clean?  t  when  shall  it  once  be^ 

CHAPTER  XrV. 

1  The  grievous  /amine  7  causcth  Jeremiah  to 
pray.  10  The  Lord  wilt  not  be  entreated  for 
the  people.  13  Lying  prophets  are  no  e~cuse 
for  them.  17  Jeremiah  is  moved  to  complain 
for  ihem. 

ri"'HE  word  of  the  Lorb  that 
JL  came  to  Jeremiah  concerning 
tthe  dearth. 

2  Judah  mourneth,  and  a  the 
gates  thereof  languish;  they  are 
*black  unto  the  ground;  and«the 
cry  of  Jerusalem  is  gone  up. 

3  And  their  nobles  have  sent 
their  little  ones  to  the  waters: 
they  came  to  the  pits,  and  found 
no  water;  they  returned  with 
their  vessels  empty;  they  were 
('ashamed  and  confounded,  eand 
covered  their  heads. 

4  Because  the  ground  is  chapped, 
for  there  was  no  rain  in  the  earth, 
the  ploughmen  were  ashamed, 
they  covered  their  heads. 

5  Yea,  the  hind  also  calved  in 
the  field,  and  forsook  it,  because 
there  was  no  grass. 

6  And  .'the  wild  asses  did  stand 
in  the  high  places,  they  snuffed 
up  the  wind  like  dragons;  their 
eyes  did  fail,  because  thei'e  was 
no  grass. 

7  1i  O  Lord,  though  our  iniquities 
testifj'  against  us,  do  thou  it  irt'or 
thy  name's  sake :  for  our  backslid- 
ings  are  many;  we  have  sinned 
against  thee. 

8  ''O  the  hope  of  Lsrael,  the 
Saviour  thereof  in  time  of  trou- 
ble, why  shouldest  thou  be  as  a 
stranger  in  the  land,  and  as  a 
wayfaring  man  that  turneth  aside 
to  tarry  for  a  night  ? 

9  Why  shouldest  thou  be  as  a 
man  astonished,  as  a  mighty  man  , 
ithat  cannot  save?  yet  thou,  O 
Lord,  kart  in  the  midst  of  us, 
and  twe  are  called  by  thy  name; 
leave  us  not. 

10  •[  Thus  saith  the  Lord  unto 
this  people,  'Thus  have  they 
loved  to  wander,  they  have  not 
refrained  their  feet,  therefore  the 
Lord  doth  not  accept  them  ;  '"he 
will  now  remember  their  iniquity, 
and  visit  their  sins. 

11  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me, 
"  Pray  not  for  this  people  for  their 
good. 

12  "When  they  fast,  I  will  not 
hear  their  cry;  and  /'when  they 
offer  burnt  offering  and  an  obla- 
tion, I  will  not  accept  them:  but 
2 1  will   consume   them   by  the 

657 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  602. 

u  ver.  22. 

Lam.  1.  8. 

Ez.  10.  37.  4; 

23.  29. 

Hos.  2.  10. 
jTch.  5.  8. 
y  Is.  65.  7. 

ih.  2.  20.  & 

3.  -2,  6. 

Ez.  6.  )3. 
t  Htb.  after 

when  yet  .' 


about  601. 

tHeb.  the 
words  oj  the 
dearths,  or. 


8.21. 
:  1  Sam. 


liPs.  40.  14. 
<;'.' Sam.  15.30, 


/ch.  Q.  24. 


i  Is.  59.  1. 
*  Kx.  29.  45, 

43. 

Lev.  28.  11, 

12. 
-Heb. 

thy  name 

is  called 

upon  us, 

Dan.  9.  18, 

19. 
/Sceoh.  2.  23, 

24,  20. 
m  Hos.  8.  13. 

&;  9.  9. 
n  Ex.  32.  10. 

ch.  7.  16.  & 

11.  14. 
oProy.  1.28. 

Is.  1.  15.  <fc 

58.  3. 

ch.  11.  H. 

Ez.  8.  18. 

Mir.  3.  4. 

Zech.  7.  13. 
pch.  6.  20.  &. 

7,  21,  22. 
7ch.  9.  16. 


Of  lying  prophets. 


JEREMIAH. 


The  rejection  of  the  Jews. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  601. 


t  Heb.  peace 
of  truth. 


s  ch.  27.  10. 
t  ch.  23.  21.  &, 

27.  13.  &  29. 

8,9. 


uch.  5.  12,  13. 


!/i-h.  9.  1.  & 

13.  17. 

Lam.  1.16.<k 

2.  18. 
£  ch,  8.  21. 


II  Or,  make 
merchan- 
dise against 
aland,  and 
men  ac- 
hnowhdge 
it  not, 
ch.  5.  31. 

b  Lam.  5.  22. 

c  ch.  15.  18. 

</ch.  8.  10. 

c  Ps.  106.  6. 
Dan.  9.  8. 


/Ps.  74.  2,20. 

&  100.  45. 
^Zech.  10.  1, 

2. 
h  Ueut.  32. 

21. 
1  Ps.  13.i.  7.  & 

147.  M. 

Is.  30.  23. 

ch.  .5.  24.  Sc 

10.  13. 


sword,  and  by  the  famine,  and  by 
the  pestilence. 

13  1  'Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord 
God!  behold,  the  prophets  say 
unto  them,  Ye  shall  not  see  the 
sword,  neither  shall  ye  have  fam- 
ine; but  I  will  give  you  t  assured 
peace  in  this  place. 

14  Then  the  Lokd  said  unto  me, 
«The  prophets  prophesy  lies  in 
my  name :  1 1  sent  them  not,  nei- 
ther have  I  commanded  them, 
neither  spake  unto  them:  they 
prophesy  unto  you  a  false  vision 
and  divination,  and  a  thing  of 
nought,  and  the  deceit  of  their 
heart, 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
concerning  the  prophets  that 
prophesy  in  my  name,  and  I  sent 
them  not,  "yet  they  say.  Sword 
and  famine  shall  not  be  in  this 
land;  By  sword  and  famine  .shall 
those  prophets  be  consumed. 

10  And  the  people  to  whom  they 
prophesy  shall  be  cast  out  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem,  because  of 
the  famine  and  the  sword;  a: and 
they  shall  have  none  to  bury  them, 
them,  their  wives,  nor  their  sons, 
nor  their  daughters:  for  I  will 
pour  their  wickedness  upon  them. 

17  f  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  this 
word  unto  them;  yLet  mine  eyes 
run  down  with  tears  night  and 
day,  and  lot  them  notecase:  "fo^" 
the  virgin  daughter  of  my  peo- 
ple is  broken  with  a  great  breach, 
with  a  very  grievous  blow. 

18  If  I  go  forth  into  « the  field,  then 
behold  the  slain  with  the  sword! 
and  if  I  enter  into  the  city,  then 
behold  them  that  are  sick  with 
famine!  yea,  both  the  prophet 
and  the  priest  II  go  about  into  a 
land  that  they  know  not. 

19  ft  Hast  thou  utterly  rejected 
Judah?  hath  thy  soul  loathed 
Zion?  why  hast  thou  smitten  us, 
and  <: there  in  no  healing  for  us? 
''we  looked  for  poace,  and  there  is 
no  good;  and  lor  the  time  of  heal- 
ing, an<l  behold  trouble! 

20  We  acknowledge,  O  Lord, 
our  wickedness,  and  the  iniquity 
of  our  fathers  :  for  ewe  have  sin- 
ned against  thee. 

21  Do  not  abhor  it?,  for  tliy 
name's  sake;  do  not  disgrace  the 
throne  of  thy  glory:  ./'remember, 
break  not  thy  covenant  with  us. 

22  ."Are  there  any  among  a  the 
vanities  of  the  Gentiles  that  can 
cause  rain?  or  can  the  heavens 
give  showers?  ^Art  not  thou  he, 

0  LoKi>  our  God?  therefore  we 
will  wait  ui)on  thee:  for  thou 
hast  made  all  these  things. 

CIIAPTER  XV. 

1  The  utter  rejection  and  manifold  judgments  of 
the  Jews.  10  Jeremiah,  complaining  of  their 
spite,  receivcth  a  promise  for  himself,  12  and  a 
threatening  for  them.  15  He  prayeth,  19  and 
recciveth  a  gracious  promise. 

(i58 


THEN  said  the  Lord  unto  me, 
"Though  ft  Moses  and  c Sam- 
uel stood  before  me,  yet  my  mind 
could  not  be  toward  this  people : 
cast  them  out  of  my  sight,  and  let 
them  go  forth. 

2  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
they  say  unto  thee.  Whither  shall 
we  go  forth  ?  then  thou  shalt  tell 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  ^  Such 
as  arc  for  death,  to  death;  and 
such  as  are  for  the  sword,  to  the 
sword ;  and  such  as  arc  for  the 
famine,  to  the  famine ;  and  such 
as  are  for  the  captivity,  to  the 
captivity. 

3  And  I  will  c  appoint  over  them 
four  t kinds,  saith  the  Lord:  the 
sword  to  slay,  and  the  dogs  to 
tear,  and  ./'the  fowls  of  the  heav- 
en, and  the  beasts  of  the  earth, 
to  devour  and  destroy. 

4  And  tl  will  cause  them  to  be 
.-z  removed  into  all  kingdoms  of 
the  earth,  because  of  f^  Manasseh 
thesonofHezekiahkingof.Tudah, 
for  that  which  he  did  in  Jerusalem. 

5  For  » who  shall  have  pity  upon 
thee,  O  Jerusalem  ?  or  who  shall 
bemoan  thee?  or  who  shall  go 
aside  t  to  ask  how  thou  doest? 

(i  ''  Thou  hast  forsaken  me,  saith 
the  Lord,  thou  art  'gone  back- 
ward :  therefore  will  I  stretch  out 
my  hand  against  thee,  and  de- 
stroy thee ;  m  I  am  weary  with 
repenting, 

7  A  ad  I  will  fan  them  with  a  fan 
in  the  gates  of  the  land;  I  will 
bereave  thcni  of  II  children,  I  will 
destroy  my  people,  since  "  they 
return  not  from  their  ways. 

8  Their  widows  are  increased  to 
me  above  the  sand  of  the  seas: 

I  have     brought     upon     tliena 

II  against  the  mother  of  the  young 
men  a  spoiler  at  noonday:  I 
have  caused  him  to  fall  upon  it 
suddenly,  and  terrors  upon  the 
city. 

9  "  She  that  liath  borne  seven 
languisheth  :  she  hath  given  up 
the  ghost ;  v  her  sun  is  gone  down 
while  it  ivas  yet  day:  she  hath 
been  ashamed  and  confounded : 
and  the  residue  of  them  will  I 
deliver  to  the  sword  before  their 
enemies,  saith  the  Lori>. 

10  If  7  Woe  is  me,  my  mother, 
that  thou  hast  borne  me  a  man 
of  strife  and  a  man  of  contention 
to  the  whole  earth!  I  have  nei- 
ther lent  on  usurj',  nor  men  have 
lent  to  me  on  usury;  yet  everj- 
one  of  them  doth  curse  me. 

11  The  Lord  .said.  Verily  it  shall 
be  well  with  thy  remnant;  verily 

III  will  cau.se  'the  enemy  to  en- 
treat thee  7vell  in  the  time  of  evil 
and  in  the  time  of  allliction. 

12  Shall  iron  break  the  northern 
iron  and  the;  steel? 

13  Thy  substance  and  thy  treas- 
ures will  I  give  to  the « spoil  with- 


Before 
C  H  R  I  !S  T 

about  601. 


aV.1.  14.  14, 

<kc. 
4  Ex.  32.  11, 

13. 

Ps.  99.  6. 
c  1  Sam.  7.  9. 

rfch.  43.  11. 
Ez.  5.  2,  12. 
Zech.  11.  9. 


e  Lev.  26.  16, 

&c. 
t  Hell. 

families. 
/Dcut.  28.26. 

ch.  7.  33. 

t  Heb.  /  will 

gtvc  them  far 

n  removing. 
f  Deut.28.  25. 

ch.  24.  9. 

Ez.  23.  46. 
/i2  Kings  21. 

11,  ikc.  A- 23. 

26.  ct  24.  3, 

4. 
i  Is.  51.  19. 
tlleh.  to  ask 

of  thy  peace. 
tch.  2.  13. 
ich.  7.  24. 
m  H03.  13.  14. 


!|  Or,  whatso- 
ever IS  dear. 

nls.  9.  13. 
ch.  5.  3. 
Amos  4.  10, 
11. 

II  Or, 
against  the 
mother  city  a 
young  man 
spoiling,  ^c. 
or,  against 
the  mother 
and  the 
young  men. 

0  1  Sam.  2.  G. 

p  -VraosS.  9. 


7  Joh3.  1,  Sec. 
cli.20.  14. 


'I  Or,  I  will 
entreat  the 
cnnnyfor 
thee. 

rrh.  39.  11, 
12.  6c  40.  4, 
6. 

s  Ps.  44.  12. 
ch.  17.  3. 


Jercmiali's  complaint. 


JEUEMIAH. 


Utter  ruin  of  the  Jews. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  601. 


(  ch.  IG.  13.  i 
17.4. 
u  Deut.  32.  22. 


yrh.  n.  20.  & 
20.  12. 
z  Ps.  69.  7. 


a  Ez.  3.  1,  3. 

Kcv.  10.  9, 

10. 
6  Job  23.  12. 

Ps.  119.  72, 

111. 
t  Hcb. 

thy  name  zs 

called  upon 

cPs.  1.  1.  & 

25.  4,  5. 
dch.30.  15. 


e  Sec  ch.  1, 

18,  I'J- 
f  JobG.  15, 

&c. 
tHeb. 

be  not  sure, 
g  lech.  3.  7. 
h  ver.  1. 
I  Kz.  22.  26.  ifc 

44.23. 


tch.  1.  18.  & 
6.27. 
ich.  20. 11, 12. 


about  601. 


a  ch.  1.5.  2. 
tch.  22.  W, 

19.  &  25.  33. 
e  Ps.  83.  10. 

ch.  8.  2.  (fc 

9.  22. 


out  price,  and  that  lor  all  thy  sins, 
even  in  all  X.\\y  borders. 

14  And  1  will  make  thcc  to  pass 
with  thine  enemies  'Into  a  laud 
xchidi  thou  knowest  not:  for  a 
"fire  Ls  kindled  in  mine  auger, 
ivhich  shall  burn  upon  j'ou. 

15  If  O  Lord,  a; thou  knowest: 
remember  me,  and  visit  me,  and 
2/ revenge  me  of  my  persecutors ; 
take  me  not  away  in  thy  long- 
suffering  :  know  that  -  for  thy  sake 
I  have  suffered  rebuke. 

16  Thy  words  were  found,  and 
I  did  « eat  them;  and  ''thy  word 
was  unto  me  the  joy  and  rejoic- 
ing of  mine  heart:  for  1 1  am  call- 
ed by  thy  name,  O  Loud  God  of 
hosts. 

17  « I  sat  not  in  the  assembly  of 
the  mockers,  nor  rejoiced ;  I  sat 
aloue  because  of  thy  hand :  for 
thou  hast  tilled  me  with  indigna- 
tion. 

18  Why  is  my  f'pain  perpetual, 
and  my  wound  incurable,  which 
refuseth  to  be  healed?  wilt  thou 
be  altogether  unto  me  « as  a  liar, 
and  fas  waters  that  t  fail  ? 

19  ^  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  ^^  If  thou  return,  then  will 
I  bring  thee  again,  and  thou  shalt 
''Stand  before  me:  and  if  thou 
»take  forth  the  precious  from  the 
vile,  thou  Shalt  be  as  my  mouth: 
let  them  return  unto  thee;  but 
return  not  thou  unto  them. 

20  And  I  will  make  thee  unto 
this  people  a  fenced  brazen 
*wall:  and  they  shall  fight 
against  thee,  but  'they  shall  not 
prevail  against  thee :  for  I  a?rt 
with  thee  to  save  thee  and  to 
deliver  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

21  And  I  win  deliver  thee  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  wicked,  and  I 
will  redeem  thee  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  terrible. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  The  pruphet,  under  th'.  types  of  ahstainint: 
from  marriage,  frnm  houses  uf  mournins  and 
feasting,  foresheweth  the  utter  ruin  of  the 
Jews,  10  hecause  they  mere  worse  than  their  fa- 
thers. 14  Their  return  from  captieity  shall  be 
stranger  than  their  deliverance  out  of  Egypt. 
16  God  will  douhly  recompense  their  idolatry. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came 
also  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Thou  Shalt  not  take  thee  a 
wife,  neither  shalt  thou  have 
sons  nor  daughters  in  this  place. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  sons  and  concerning 
the  daughters  that  are  born  in 
this  place,  and  concerning  their 
mothers  that  bare  them,  and  con- 
cerning their  fathers  that  begat 
them  in  this  land ; 

4  Thej'  shall  die  of  "grievous 
deaths;  they  shall  not  be  ^la- 
mented;  neither  shall  they  be 
buried;  but  they  shall  be  «as 
dung  upon  the  face  of  the  earth: 
and  they  shall  be  consumed  by 


the  sword,  and  by  famine;  and 
their  t^  carcasses  shall  be  meat  for 
the  fowls  of  heaveu,  and  for  the 
bea.sts  of  the  earth. 
•5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  e  En- 
ter not  into  the  hou.se  of  y  mourn- 
ing, neither  go  to  lament  nor  be- 
moan them:  fori  have  taken 
away  my  peace  from  this  people, 
saith  the  Lord,  even  lovingkiud- 
ness  and  mercies. 

6  Both  the  great  and  the  small 
shall  die  in  this  land:  they  shall 
not  be  buried,  /neither  shall  men 
lament  lor  them,  nor  //cut  them- 
selves, nor  /'make  them.selves 
bald  for  them : 

7  Neither  shall  men  I!  tear  them- 
selves for  them  in  mourning,  to 
comfort  them  for  the  dead;  nei- 
ther shall  ?/«e?i  give  them  the  cup 
of  consolation  to  » drink  for  their 
father  or  for  their  mother. 

8  Thou  Shalt  not  also  go  into  the 
house  of  feasting,  to  sit  with  them 
to  eat  and  to  drink. 

9  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Lsrael;  Behold, 
k  I  will  cause  to  cea.se  out  of  this 
place  in  your  eyes,  and  in  your 
days,  the  voice  of  mirth,  and  the 
voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the 
bridegroom,  and  the  voice  of  the 
bride. 

10  II  And  it  .shall  come  to  pass, 
when  thou  shalt  shew  this  peo- 
ple all  these  words,  and  they 
shall  say  unto  thee,  '  Wherefore 
hath  the  Lord  pronounced  all 
this  great  evil  against  us?  or 
what  is  our  iniquity?  or  what  is 
our  sin  that  we  have  committed 
against  the  Lord  our  God  ? 

11  Then  shalt  thou  say  unto 
them,  "'Because  your  fathers 
have  forsaken  me,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  have  walked  after 
other  gods,  and  have  served 
them,  and  have  worshipped 
them,  and  have  forsaken  me, 
and  have  not  kept  my  law ; 

12  And  ye  have  done  "worse 
than  your  fathers  ;  for,  behold, 
oye  walk  every  one  after  the 
11  imagination  of  his  evil  heart, 
that  they  may  not  hearken  unto 
me: 

13  p  Therefore  will  I  cast  j'ou  out 
of  this  land  "zintoaland  that  ye 
know  not,  neither  ye  nor  j'our  fa- 
thers; and  there  shall  ye  serve 
other  gods  day  and  night ;  where 
I  will  not  shew  you  favour. 

14  ^  Therefore,  behold,  the  »•  days 
come,  saith  the  Lf)RD,  that  it 
shall  no  more  be  said,  The  Lord 
liveth,  that  brought  up  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt; 

15  But,  The  Lord  liveth,  that 
brought  up  the  children  of  Israel 
from  the  land  of  the  north,  and 
frona  all  the  lands  whither  he  had 
driven  them:   and  si  will  bring 

059 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  601. 


d  Ps.  79.  2. 


ch.  ' 


33.  (k 


34.  20. 

E  Ez.  24.  17, 
22,  23. 

I  Or,  mourn- 
ing feast. 


/ch.  22.  IS. 
g  Lev.  19.  28. 

Deut.  14.  1. 

ch.  41.  5.  <k 

47.  5. 
h  Is.  22.  12. 

ch.  7.  29. 
;!  Or,  hreak 

bread  for 

them,  as 

Ez.  24.  17. 

Hos.  9.  4. 

See    Deut. 

26.  14. 

Job  42.  11. 
f  Prov.  31.  6, 

7. 
*  Is.  24.  T,  8. 

ch.  7.  34.  <fc 

2.5.  10. 

Ez.  26.  13. 

Hos.  2.  11. 

Uev.  18.23. 


/Deut.  29.  24. 
ch.  .'",.  19.  A: 
13.  22.  6l  22. 


och.  13.  10. 

!l  Or,  s<«^- 
bornness. 


p  Deut.  4.  26, 
27,  28.  <k  2a. 
36,  63,  64,  65. 

qc\i.  15.  14. 


r  Is.  43.  18. 
ch.23.  7,  8. 


s  ch.  24.  6   & 


Judah's  cajytivity  for  sin. 


JEREMIAH. 


Ti^ust  in  God  is  blessed. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  601. 

t  Amos  4.  2. 
Hab.  1.  10. 


K  Job  34.  21. 
Prov.  a.  21. 
fc  15.  3. 
ch.  32.  19. 


X  Is.  40.  2. 
ch.  17.  1«. 
y  Ez.  43.  7,  9. 


z  Ps.  18.  2. 
ach.  17.  17. 


b  Is.  44.  10. 

ch.  2.  11.  & 

in.  5. 
f  Is.  37.  19. 

ch.  2.  11. 

Gal.  4.  8. 
dEx.  15.  3. 

cti.33.  2. 

Amos  5.  8. 
iOr, 

JEHOVAH, 

Fs.  83.  18. 


a  Job  19.  24. 
t  Heh.  nail, 
b  Prov.  3.  3. 
2  Cor.  3.  3. 

cJudg.  3.  7. 

2Chr.  24.  16 

A;  33.  3,  19. 

Is.  1.  29.  i 

17.  8. 

ch.  2.  20. 
rfch.  15.  13. 


t  Heb. 
in  thyself. 


ech.  18.  13. 
/ch.  15.  14. 


g  Ip.  30.  1,2. 
ic  31.  1. 


h  Seels.  31.3. 


f  ch.  48.  6. 
»  Job  20.  17. 


them  again  into  their  laud  that  I 
gave  unto  their  lathers. 

16  "i  Behold,  I  will  send  for  many 
t  fishers,  saith  the  Lord,  and  they 
shall  fish  them ;  and  after  will  I 
send  for  many  hunters,  and  they 
shall  hunt  tliem  from  every 
mountain,  and  from  every  hill, 
and  out  of  the  holes  of  the  rocks. 

17  For  mine  "eyes  are  upon  all 
their  ways  :  they  are  not  hid  from 
my  face,  neither  is  their  iniquity 
hid  frord  mine  ej^es. 

IS  And  first  I  v,-ill  recompense 
their  Iniquity  and  their  sin  ^r  dou- 
ble; because  .'/they  have  defiled 
my  land,  they  have  filled  mine 
inheritance  with  the  carca.sses  of 
their  detestable  and  abominable 
things. 

19  O  Lord,  smy  strength,  and 
my  fortress,  and  «my  refuge  in 
the  day  of  affliction,  the  Gentiles 
shall  come  unto  thee  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth,  and  shall  say, 
Surely  our  fathers  have  inherited 
lies,  vanity,  and  things  *  wherein 
I  there  is  no  profit. 
:  20  Shall  a  man  make  gods  unto 
himself,  and  cfhey  are  no  gods? 

21  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  this 
once  cause  them  to  know,  I  will 
cause  them  to  know  mine  hand 
and  my  might;  and  they  shall 
know  that  ''my  name  is  I  The 
Lord. 

CHAPTER   XVII. 

1  The  captivity  of  Judah  /ur  her  sin.  5  Trust 
in  manis  cureed,  7  inGod  is  blessed.  D  The  de- 
ceitful heart  cannot  deceive  fluU.  12  The  sal- 
vation of  God.  15  The  prophet  complaineth  of 
the  mockers  of  his  prophecy.  19  He  is  sent  to 
renew  the  covenant  in  hallowing  the  sabbath. 

THE  sin  of  Judah  is  written  witli 
a  "i^en  of  iron,  ami  with  the 
tpointof  a  diamond:  it  is  ''graven 
upon  the  table  of  their  heart,  and 
upon  the  horns  of  your  altars; 

2  Whilst  their  children  remem- 
ber their  altars  and  their  "groves 
by  the  green  trees  upon  the  high 
hills. 

3  O  my  mountain  in  the  field,  ^I 
will  give  thy  substance  and  all  thy 
treasures  to  the  spoil,  and  thy 
high  places  for  sin,  throughout  all 
thv  borders. 

4  And  tliou,  even  -t  thyself,  shalt 
discontinue  from  thine  lieritage 
that  I  gave  tliee;  and  1  will  cause 
thee  to  serv(^  thine  enemies  in 
ethe  land  wliich  thou  knowest 
not:  for  fye  have  kindled  a  fire 
in  mine  aiiger,  which  shall  burn 
for  ever. 

5  f  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  .'? Cursed 
be  the  man  that  trustetli  in  man, 
and  inaketh  '<  llesh  his  arm,  and 
whose  heart  departetli  from  the 
Lord. 

6  For  he  shall  be  Jlike  the  heath 
in  the  desert,  and  Asiiaii  not  see 
when  good  cometh;  but  shall  in- 
habit the  parched  places  in  the 

660 


wilderness,  Hn  a  salt  land  and  not 
inhabited. 

7  ™Ble.ssed  is  the  man  that  trust- 
eth  in  the  Lord,  and  whose  hope 
the  Lord  is. 

8  For  he  shall  be  "as  a  tree  plant- 
ed by  the  waters,  and  that  spread- 
eth  out  her  roots  by  the  river,  and 
shall  not  see  when  heat  cometh, 
but  her  leaf  shall  be  green  ;  and 
shall  not  be  careful  in  the  year  of 
i  drought,  neither  shall  cease  from 
yielding  fruit. 

9  ^  The  heart  is  deceitful  above 
all  things,  and  desperately  wick- 
ed: who  can  know  it? 

10  I  the  Lord  <>  search  the  heart, 

1  try  the  reins,  ?^  even  to  give  everj' 
man  according  to  his  ways,  and 
according  to  the  fruit  of  his  doings. 

11  As  the  partridge  llsitteth  on 
eggs,  and  hatcheth  thein  not ;  so 
he  that  getteth  riches,  and  not  by 
right,  9  shall  leave  them  in  the 
midst  of  his  days,  and  at  his  end 
shall  be '•a  fool. 

12  f  A  glorious  high  throne  from 
the  beginning  is  the  place  of  our 
sanctuary. 

1.3  O  Lord,  sthe  hope  of  Israel, 
tall  that  forsake  thee  shall  be 
ashamed,  and  they  that  depart 
from  me  shall  be  "written  in 
the  earth,  because  they  have  for- 
saken the  Lord,  the  a;  fountain  of 
living  waters. 

14  Heal  me,  O  Lord,  and  I  shall 
be  healed;  save  me,  and  I  shall 
be  saved :  for  n  thou  art  my  praise. 

15  If  Behold,  they  say  unto  me, 

2  Where  is  the  word  of  the  Lord  ? 
let  it  come  now. 

16  As  for  me,«  I  have  not  hasten- 
ed from  being  a  pastor  t  to  follow 
thee:  neither  have  I  desired  the 
woful  day;  thou  knowest:  that 
which  came  out  of  my  lips  was 
right  before  thee. 

17  Be  not  a  terror  unto  me :  i'  thou 
art  my  hope  in  the  day  of  evil. 

18  "  Let  them  he  confounded  that 
persecute  me,  but  ''  let  not  me  be 
confounded:  let  them  be  dismay- 
ed, but  let  not  me  be  dismayed : 
bring  upon  them  the  day  of 
evil,  and  t* destroy  them  with 
double  destruction. 

19  H  Thus  said  the  Lord  unto 
me;  Go  and  stand  in  the  gate  of 
the  children  of  the  jioople,  where- 
by the  kings  of  Judah  come  in, 
and  by  tlie  which  they  go  out,  and 
in  all  the  gates  of  Jerusalem ; 

20  And  say  unto  them,  .'Hear  ye 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  kings 
of  Judali,  and  all  Judah,  and  all 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
that  enter  in  by  these  gates: 

21  Thus  saith  the  LoRo;  .'/Take 
heed  to  yourselves,  and  bear  no 
burden  on  the  sabbath  day,  nor 
bring  it  in  by  the  gates  of  Jerusa- 
lem; 

22  Neither  carry  forth  a  burden 


Before 
C  II  III  ST 

about  GOl. 


i  Deut.  29.  23. 
m  Ps.  2    12.  6c 

3-1.  8.  (k  125. 

1.  &  146.  5. 

Prov.  16.  20. 

Is.  30.  18. 
nJob  8.  16. 

Ps.  1.  3. 

'!0r, 


0  1  Sam.  16.  7. 

1  Chr.  28.  0. 
Pa.  7.  9.  * 
139.  23,  24. 
Prov.  17.  3. 
ch.  11.  20.  & 
20.  12. 
Rem.  8.  27. 
Rev.  2.  23. 

p  Ps.  62. 12. 

ch.  32.  19. 

Rom.  2.  6. 
•lOr,  gathereth. 

youDf  u^hick 

she  hath  not 

brought 

forth, 
q  Ps.  55.  23. 
r  Luke  12.  20. 
J  ch.  11.  8. 
(  Ps.  73.  27. 

Is.  1.  28. 
u  See  Luke 

10.  20. 
xch.  2.  13. 
y  Dcut.  10.21. 

Ps.  109.  1.  &. 

148.  14. 
z  Is.  5.  19. 

Ez.  12.  22. 

Amos  5.  18. 

2  Pet.  3.  4. 
ach.  1.  4,  iLC. 
tHcb. 

after  thee. 

b  ch.  16.  19. 


rPs.  35.  4. 
40.  14.  & 


f  llcb.  breaf: 
them  with 
a  double 
breach. 

cch.  11.20. 


/ch.  19.  3.  Sc 


f  Num.  15. 
32,  ic. 
14  eb.  13.  19. 


Type  of  a  potter. 


JEREMIAH. 


Judah  is  threatened. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  001. 


k  Kx.  20.  8.  i; 

23.  12.  Sc  31. 

13. 

Ez.  20.  12. 
ich.  7.24,  26. 

i,  11.  10. 


K-ti.32.  44.  6t. 
33.  13. 


m  Zech.  7.  7, 
n  Zech.  7.  7. 


0  P3.  107.  22. 
.t  IIG.  17. 


pch.  21.  14.  i 
49.  27. 
Lam.  4.  11. 
Amos  1.  4,7, 
10, 12.  <fc  2.  2, 

?2Kingi(25.9. 
ch.  G2.  13. 


about  005. 


ii  Or,  frames, 
or,  seats. 

-I  Or,  ;Aal  Ae 
made  was 
marred,  as 
cUy  in  the 
hand  o/  the 
poller. 

t  Hcb. 
relumed 
end  made. 


,9. 


Rom.  9.  20, 
21. 
b  Is.  64.  8. 


dEi.  18.  21. 
&  33.  U. 


out  of  your  houses  on  the  sabbath 
day,  neither  do  ye  any  work,  but 
hallow  ye  the  sabbath  day,  as  I 
''commanded  your  fathers. 

23  '  JjUt  they  obeyed  not,  neither 
inclined  their  ear,  but  made  their 
neck  stiff,  that  they  might  not 
hear,  nor  receive  instruction. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye 
diligently  hearken  unto  me.saith 
the  Lord,  to  bring  in  no  burden 
through  the  gates  of  this  city  on 
the  sabbath  day,  but  hallow  the 
sabbath  day,  to  do  no  work  there- 
in; 

25  ^Theu  shall  there  enter  into 
the  gates  of  this  city  kings  and 
princes  sitting  upon  the  throne  of 
David,  riding  in  chariots  and  on 
horses,  they,  and  their  princes, 
the  men  of  Judah,  and  the  inhab- 
itants of  Jerusalem :  and  thLs  city 
shall  remain  for  ever. 

26  And  they  shall  come  from  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  from  'the 
places  about  Jerusalem,  and  from 
the  land  of  Benjamin,  and  from 
"'the  plain,  and  from  the  mount- 
ains, and  from  "the  south,  bring- 
ing burnt  offerings,  and  sacrifices, 
and  meat  offerings,  and  incense, 
and  bringing  "sacrifices  of  praise, 
unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

27  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  un- 
to me  to  liallow  the  sabbath  day. 
and  not  to  bear  a  burden,  even 
entering  in  at  the  gates  of  Jerusa- 
lem on  the  sabbath  day;  then 
p  will  I  kindle  a  fire  in  the  gates 
thereol",  i  and  it  shall  devour  the 
palaces  of  Jerusalem,  and  it  shall 
not  be  quenched. 

CHAPTER   XVIIL 

1  Under  the  type  of  a  poller  is  shewed  Gad's  ab- 
solute power  in  disposing  of  nations.  11  Judg- 
ments threatened  to  Judah  for  her  strange  re- 
volt. 18  Jeremiah  prayeth  against  his  con- 
spirators. 

THE  word  which  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord,  saying, 
2  Arise,  and  go  down  to  the  pot- 
ter's house,  and  there  I  will  cause 
thee  to  hear  my  words. 
:i  Then  I  went  down  to  the  pot- 
ter's house,  and,  behold,  he 
wrought  a  work  on  the  11  wheels. 

4  And  the  ve.ssel  Ithat  he  made 
of  claj'  was  marred  in  the  hand 
of  the  potter:  so  he  tmade  it 
again  another  vessel,  as  seemed 
good  to  the  potter  to  make  it. 

5  Then  the  v.'ord  of  the  Loed 
came  to  me,  saying, 

6  O  house  of  Israel,  «  cannot  I  do 
with  you  as  tliis  potter?  saith.  the 
Lord.  Behold,  i-as  the  clay  is  in 
the  potters  hand,  so  are  ye  in 
mine  hand,  O  house  of  Israel. 

1  At  ichal  instant  I  shall  speak 
concerning  a  nation,  and  concern- 
ing a  kingdom,  to  ^ pluck  up,  and 
to  pull  down,  and  to  destroy  it  ; 

8 ''If  that  nation,  against  whom 
I   have  pronounced,   turn  from 


their  evil,  «I  will  repent  of  the 
evil  that  I  thought  to  do  unto 
them. 

9  And  at  xvhat  instant  I  shall 
speak  concerning  a  nation,  and 
concerning  a  kingdom,  to  build 
and  to  plant  it; 

10  If  it  do  evil  in  my  sight,  that 
it  obey  not  my  voice,  then  I  will 
repent  of  the  good,  wherewith  I 
said  I  would  benefit  them. 

11  *i  Now  therefore  go  to.  speak 
to  the  men  of  Judah,  and  to  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  saying. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Behold, "I 
frame  evil  against  you,  and  devise 
a  device  against  you:  .^return  ye 
now  every  one  from  his  evil  way, 
and  make  your  ways  and  your 
doings  good. 

12  And  they  said,  r/ There  is  no 
hope :  but  we  will  walk  after  our 
own  devices,  and  we  will  every 
one  do  the  imagination  of  his 
evil  heart. 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord;  /'Ask  ye  now  among  the 
heathen,  who  hath  heard  such 
things  :  the  virgin  of  Lsrael  hath 
done  «a  very  horrible  thing. 

14  Will  a  man  leave  5  the  snow 
of  Lebanon  which  comet/i  from  the 
rock  of  the  field?  or  shall  the 
cold  flowing  waters  that  come 
from  another  place  be  forsaken? 

15  Because  my  people  hath  for- 
j  gotten   ''me,  they   have   burned 

incense  to  'vanity,  and  they  have 
caused  them  to  stumble  in  their 
ways /?'0//t  the  '"'ancient  paths,  to 
walk  in  paths,  in  a  way  not  cast 
up; 

1(3  To  make  their  land  «  desolate, 
and  a  perpetual  "hissing;  every 
one  that  passetli  thereby  shall 
be  astonished,  and  wag  his  head. 

17  y  I  will  scatter  them  '/  as  with 
an  east  wind  before  the  enemy; 
'"I  will  shew  them  the  liack,  and 
not  the  face,  in  the  day  of  their 
calamity. 

13  f  Then  said  they, « Come,  and 
let  us  devise  devices  against  Jere- 
miah; 'for  the  law  shall  not  per- 
ish from  the  priest,  nor  counsel 
from  the  wise,  nor  the  word  from 
the  prophet.  Come,  and  let  us 
smite  him  11  with  the  tongue,  and 
let  us  not  give  heed  to  any  of  hLs 
words. 

19  Give  heed  to  me,  O  Lord, 
and  hearken  to  the  voice  of  them 
that  contend  with  me. 

20  "Shall  evil  be  recompensed 
for  good?  for  2: they  have  digged 
a  pit  for  mj'  soul.  Remember 
that  I  stood  before  thee  to  speak 
good  for  them,  and  to  turn  away 
thj''  wrath  from  them. 

21  Therefore  2/ deliver  up  their 
children  to  the  famine,  and  tpour 
out  their  blood  by  the  force  of 
the  sword;  and  let  their  wives 
be  bereaved  of  their  children,  and 

661 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  605. 


euh.  26.  3. 
Jonah  3.  10. 


/2  Kings  17. 

13. 

rh.  7.  3.  it. 

25.  5.  (k  26. 

13.  Sc  35.  15. 
g  ch,  2.  23. 


h  ch.  2.  10. 
1  Cor.  5.  1. 

i  ch.  5.  30. 

:i  Or,  my 
felds  for  a 
rock,  or  for 
the  snow  of 
Lebanon? 
shall  the 
running 
ualers  be 
forsaken  for 
the  strange 
cold  waters  ? 

ich.  2.  13,  32. 
&•  3.  21.  6c  13, 
25.  6c  17.  13. 

U-h.  10.  15. 
4:  16.  19. 

m  ch.  0.  10. 

11  ch.  19.  8.  Sc 
49.  13.  <k  50. 
13. 

0  1  Kin?s9.  8. 
I.am.  2.  15. 
Mic.  6.  16. 

pch.  13.  24. 
q  Pa.  48.  7. 
r  See  ch.  2. 

sch.  11.  19. 
r  Lev.  10.  11. 

.Mai.  2.  7. 

John  7.  48, 

40. 

1  Or,  for  the 
tongue. 


u  Vs.  109.  4,  a. 
X  Ps.  35.  7.  ifc 


y  Ps.  109.  9, 


t  Heb.  pour 
them  out. 


The  desolation  of 


JEREMIAH. 


the  Jews  is  foresheivn. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  605. 


tHeb. 

for  death, 
a  Ps.  35.4.  <k 

109.  14. 

ch.  11.  20.  & 

15.  15. 


about  605. 


a  Josh.  15.  8. 

2  Kings  23. 

10. 

ch.  7.  31. 
t  Heb.  the 

sun  gate, 
h  ch.  17.  20. 


cl  Sam.  3.  11. 
2  Kiiii-'s21. 

12. 
i;Deut.28.  20. 
Is.  «5.  11. 
ch.  2.  Ki,  17, 
I'J.  &  15.  0. 
&  17.  13. 

e  2  Kings  21. 
1«. 
ch.  2.  34. 

/ch.  7.  31,  32. 

f  Lev.  18.  21. 


A  Josh.  15.  8. 


I  I.e 

V. 

2G. 

17. 

Ut 

ul 

28. 

25. 

kV> 

„ 

n.  2 

cll 

7 

33. 

Ic 

1«. 

4. 

ic  3 

1. 

20. 

/ch 

18.  IC 

.  k 

41». 

i; 

.  ii. 

50. 

13. 

m\. 

ev 

2(5. 

29. 

Ul 

ut 

28. 

53. 

Is. 

0. 

20. 

La 

n. 

4.  10. 

be  widows ;  and  let  their  men  be 
put  to  death ;  let  their  young  men 
be  slain  by  the  sword  in  battle. 

22  Let  a  cry  be  heard  from  their 
houses,  when  thou  shalt  bring  a 
troop  suddenly  upon  them :  for 
3  they  have  digged  a  pit  to  take 
me,  and  hid  snares  for  my  feet. 

23  Yet,  Lord,  thou  knowest  all 
their  counsel  against  me  tto  slay 
me:  "forgive  not  their  iniquity, 
neither  blot  out  their  sin  from 
thy  sight,  but  let  them  be  over- 
thrown before  thee;  deal  thus 
with  them  In  the  time  of  thine 
anger. 

CHAPTER  XIX, 

Under  the  type  of  breaking  a  potter's  vessel  is 
forcshewed  the  desolation  of  the  Jews  for  their 
sins. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Go  and 
get  a  potter's  earthen  bottle, 
and  take  of  the  ancients  of  the 
people,  and  of  the  ancients  of  the 
priests ; 

2  And  go  forth  unto  "the  valley 
of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  which  is 
by  the  entry  of  ithe  east  gate, 
and  proclaim  there  the  words 
that  I  shall  tell  thee : 

3  (-And  say,  Hear  ye  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  O  kings  of  Judah,  and 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem ;  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel;  Behold,  I  will  bring 
evil  upon  this  place,  the  which 
whosoever  heareth,  his  ears  shall 
c  tingle. 

4  Because  they  d  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  estranged  this 
place,  and  have  burned  incense 
in  it  unto  other  god.s,  whom  nei- 
ther they  nor  their  fathers  have 
known,  nor  the  kings  of  Judah, 
and  have  filled  this  place  with 
cthe  blood  of  innocents; 

5 /They  have  built  also  the  high 
places  of  Baal,  to  burn  their  sons 
with  fire  foj-  burnt  offerings  unto 
Baal,  i/ which  I  commanded  not, 
nor  spake  it,  neither  came  it 
into  my  mind: 

C  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  this 
l)lace  shall  no  more  1)0  called 
Tophet,  nor  ''The  valley  of  the 
son  of  Hinnom,  but  The  valley 
of  slaughter. 

7  And  I  will  make  void  the 
counsel  of  Judah  and  .lerusalem 
in  this  place;  »and  I  will  cause 
them  to  fall  by  the  sword  ))efbre 
their  enemies,  and  by  the  hands 
of  them  thatso<!k  tlioir  lives:  and 
their  /^  carcasses  will  1  give  to  be 
meat  for  the  fowls  of  the  heaven, 
and  for  tlie  beasts  of  the  earth. 

8  And  I  will  make  this  city 
'desolate,  and  a  hissing;  every 
one  that  passeth  thereby  shall  be 
astonished  and  hiss,  because  of 
all  the  i)lagues  thereof. 

9  And  I  will  cause  them  to  eat 
the  '"'flesh  of  their  sous  and  the 

GU2 


flesh  of  their  daughters,  and  they 
shall  eat  every  one  the  flesh  of 
his  friend  in  the  siege  and  strait- 
ness,  wherewith  their  enemies, 
and  they  that  seek  their  lives, 
shall  straiten  them. 

10  «Then  shalt  thou  break  the 
bottle  in  the  sight  of  the  men  that 
go  with  thee, 

11  And  shalt  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
oEven  so  will  I  bi-eak  this  peo- 
ple and  this  city,  as  vne  breaketh 
a  potter's  vessel,  that  cannot 
t  be  made  whole  again  :  and  they 
shall  pbury  them  in  Tophet,  till 
t/ierc  be  no  place  to  bury. 

12  Thus  will  I  do  unto  this 
place,  saith  the  Lord,  and  to 
the  inhabitants  thereof,  and  even 
make  this  city  as  Tophet : 

13  And  the  houses  of  Jerusalem, 
and  the  houses  of  the  kings  of 
Judah,  shall  be  defiled  '/as  the 
place  of  Tophet,  because  of  all 
the  houses  upon  whose  '•  roofs 
they  have  burned  incense  unto 
all  the  host  of  heaven,  and  shave 
poured  out  drink  offerings  unto 
other  gods. 

14  Then  came  Jeremiah  from 
Tophet,  whither  the  Lord  had 
sent  him  to  prophesj';  and  he 
stood  in  <  the  court  of  the  Lord's 
house,  and  said  to  all  the  people, 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel ;  Behold,  I  will 
bring  upon  this  city  and  upon  all 
her  towns  all  the  evil  that  I  have 
pronounced  against  it,  because 
"  they  have  hardened  their  necks, 
that  they  might  not  hear  my 
words. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Pashur,  smiting  Jeremiah,  rcceiveth  a  new 
name,  and  a  fearful  doom.  7  Jeremiah  com- 
plainclh  of  contempt,  10  of  treachery,  \i  and 
of  his  birth. 

NOW  Pashur  the  son  of  « Im- 
mer  the  priest,  who  was  also 
chief  governor  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  heard  that  Jeremiah 
l)r<)pl)csi(>d  tliese  things. 

2  Then  Pashur  smote  Jeremiah 
the  prophet,  and  put  him  in  the 
stocks  that  iccre  in  the  high  gate 
of  Benjamin,  which  xvas  by  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  Pashur  brought 
forth  Jeremiah  out  of  the  stocks. 
Then  said  .Icremiah  unto  him. 
The  Lord  hatli  not  called  thy 
name  Pashur,  but  II  Magor-mis- 
sabib. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  make  thee  a  terror 
to  thyself,  and  to  all  tliy  friends: 
and  tliey  shall  fall  by  the  sword 
of  their  enemies,  and  tliine  eyes 
shall  behold  it:  and  I  will  give 
all  Judah  into  the  liand  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  \\>^  shall 
carry  them  captive  into  Babylon, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  005. 


nSo  ch.  51. 
63,  64. 


0  Ps.  2.  9. 
Is.  30.  14. 
Lam.  4.  2. 

tHeb. 
be  healed, 
p  ch.  7.  32. 


q  2  Kings  23. 
10. 

r  2  Kings  23. 

12. 

ch.  32.29. 

Zeph.  1.  3. 
s  ch.  7.  18. 


uch.  7.  20.  Sc 
17.  23. 


about  605. 

al  Chr. 24.14. 


II  That  is. 
Fear  round 
about, 
Ps.  31.  13. 
ver.  10. 
ch.  6.  25.  <t 
40.  5.  Sc  49. 
29. 


Pashur's  fearful  doom. 


JEREMIAH. 


The  captivitij  foretold. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  COo. 


4  2  Kings  20. 
17.  &.  24.  12- 
IB.  &.  25.  13, 
4:c. 
ch.  3.  24. 


cch.  14.13,14. 
ii  2ll<.  15.  6c 
29.  21. 

(1  Or,  enticed, 
dch.  1.  6,7. 
e  Lam.  3.  14. 


/■ch.  6.  7. 


f  Jnb32.  18, 

la. 

Pa.  39.  3. 

A  Job  32.  18. 
Acts  IB.  5. 
i  Ps.  31.  13. 


t  Heb.  Euery 
man  of  my 
peace. 

J  Job  19.  19. 
Ps.  41.  9.  (fc 
55.  13,  14. 
Luke  11.  53, 
54. 

ich.  1.  8,  19. 

m  ch.  15.  20. 

<k  17.  18. 
n  ch.  23.  40. 


och.  11.  20.  & 


p  Ps.  54. 

5U.  10. 


q  Ps.  35.  9,  10. 
ic  1U9.  30, 31. 


r  Jol.3.  3. 
ch.  15.  10. 


s  Gen.  19.  25. 
t  ch.  18.  23. 


and    shall  slay  tiiem  with  tlie 
sword. 

5  Moreover  I  ^will  deliver  all 
the  strength  of  this  city,  and  all 
the  labours  thereof,  and  all  the 
precious  things  thereof,  and  all 
the  treasures  of  the  kings  of  Ju- 
dah  will  I  give  into  the  hand  of 
their  enemies,  which  shall  -spoU 
them,  and  take  them,  and  carry 
them  to  Babylon. 

6  And  thou,'Pashur,  and  all  that 
dwell  in  thine  house,  shall  go 
into  captivity:  and  thou  shalt 
come  to  Babj'lon,  and  there  thou 
shalt  die,  and  shalt  be  buried 
there,  thou,  and  all  thy  friends, 
to  whom  thou  hast  c prophesied 
lies. 

I  1  O  LoED,  thou  hast  deceived 
me,  and  I  was  !l  deceived :  'i  thou 
art  stronger  than  I,  and  hast  pre- 
vailed :  «I  am  in  derision  daily, 
every  one  mocketh  me. 

8  For  since  I  spake,  I  cried  out, 
fl  cried  violence  and  spoil;  be- 
cause the  word  of  tlie  Lord  was 
made  a  reproach  unto  me,  and  a 
derision,  daily. 

y  Then  I  said,  I  will  not  make 
mention  of  him,  nor  .speak  any 
more  in  his  name.  But  his  word 
was  in  mine  heart  as  a  r?  burning 
fire  shut  up  in  my  bones,  and  I 
was  wearj'  with  forbearing,  and 
f^l  could  not  stny. 

10  i;  »For  I  heard  the  defaming 
of  many,  fear  on  every  side.  He- 
port,  say  they,  and  we  will  report 
it.  t*All  my  familiars  watched 
for  my  halting,  saying,  Pei'adven- 
ture  he  will  be  enticed,  and  we 
shall  prevail  against  him,  and  we 
shall  take  our  revenge  on  him. 

II  But  'the  Lord  is-  with  me  as 
a  mighty  terrible  one :  therefore 
my  persecutors  shall  stumble, 
and  they  shall  not '«  prevail :  they 
shall  be  greatly  ashamed ;  for  thej' 
shall  not  prosper  :  their  n  ever- 
la-stiug  confusion  shall  never  be 
forgotten. 

12  But,  O  Lord  of  ho.sts,  that 
otriest  the  righteous,  and  seest 
the  reins  and  the  heart,  p  let  me  see 
thy  vengeance  on  them :  for  unto 
thee  have  I  opened  my  cause. 

13  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  praise  ye 
the  Lord  :  for  '7he  hath  delivered 
the  soul  of  the  poor  from  the 
hand  of  evil  doers. 

14  t^  »•  Cursed  he  the  day  where- 
in I  was  born:  let  not  the  day 
wherein  my  mother  bare  me  be 
blessed. 

15  Cursed  be  the  man  who 
brought  tidings  to  my  father,  say- 
ing, A  man  child  Ls  born  unto 
thee;  making  him  verj' glad. 

10  And  let  that  man  be  as  the 
cities  which  the  Lord  « over- 
threw, and  repented  not:  and  let 
him*  hear  the  cry  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  the  shouting  at  noontide ; 


17  "Because  he  slew  me  not 
from  the  womb;  or  that  my 
mother  might  have  been  my 
grave,  and  her  womb  to  be  always 
great  ivith  me. 

IS  ^Wherefore  came  I  forth  out 
of  the  womb  to  ;/see  labour  and 
sorrow,  that  my  days  should  be 
consumed  with  shame? 

CHAPTER   XXI. 

1  Zedekiah  sendelh  to  Jeremialt  to  inquire  the 
event  of  Nebuchadrezzar^ s  war.  3  Jeremiah 
foretelleth  a  hard  siege  and  miserable  captivity. 
8  He  cuunselleth  the  people  to  fall  to  the  Chal- 
deans, 11  and  uphraideth  the  king's  house. 

THE  word  which  came  unto 
Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
when  king  Zedekiah  sent  unto 
him  n  Pashur  the  .son  of  Melchiah, 
and  *  Zephauiah  the  sou  of  Maa- 
seiah  the  priest,  saying, 

2  e  Inquire,  I  pray  thee,  of  the 
Lord  fOr  us ;  for  Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon  maketli  war 
against  us ;  if  so  be  that  the  Lord 
will  deal  with  us  according  to  all 
his  wondrous  works,  that  he  may 
go  ui)  from  us. 

3  ^Theu  said  Jeremiah  unto 
them.  Thus  shall  ye  say  to  Zede- 
kiah : 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel;  Behold,  I  will  turn  back 
the  weapons  of  war  that  ai-e  in 
your  hands,  wherewith  ye  fight 
against  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
against  the  Chaldeans,  which 
besiege  you  without  the  walls,  and 
'I  I  will  assemble  them  into  the 
midst  of  this  city. 

5  And  I  myself  will  fight  against 
you  witli  an  « outstretched  hand 
and  with  a  strong  arm,  even  in 
anger,  and  in  fury,  and  in  great 
wrath. 

<3  And  I  will  smite  the  inhabit- 
ants of  this  city,  both  man  and 
beast :  they  shall  die  of  a  great 
pestilence. 

7  And  afterward,  saith  the  Lord, 
.^I  will  deliver  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah,  and  his  servants,  and  the 
people,  and  such  as  are  left  in  tliLs 
city  fi'om  the  pestilence,  from  the 
sword,  and  from  the  famine,  into 
the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king 
of  Babylon,  and  into  the  hand  of 
their  enemies,  and  into  the  hand 
of  those  that  seek  their  life:  and 
he  shall  smite  them  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword;  j/he  shall  not  spare 
them,  neither  have  pity,  nor  have 
mercy. 

8  IT  And  unto  this  people  thou 
shalt  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
Behold,  'f  I  set  before  j'ou  the  way 
of  life,  and  the  way  of  death. 

9  He  that  iabideth  in  this  city 
shall  die  by  the  sword,  and  bj'  the 
famine,  and  by  the  pestilence: 
but  he  that  goeth  out,  and  falleth 
to  the  Chaldeans  that  besiege  you, 
he  shall  live,  and  ^-  his  life  shall  be 
unto  him  for  a  prey. 

663 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  GO  J. 


Ji  Job3.  10, 


X  Job  3.  20. 
y  Lam,  3.  1. 


about  589. 


<2ch.  28.  ]. 
b  2  Kings  25. 

18. 

ch.29.  25.  & 

37.  3. 
c  ch.  37.  3,  7. 


/ch.  37.  17.  & 
39.  5.  (k  52. 


fDeut.2S.  iiO. 
2Chr.  36.  17. 


h  Deut.  30.  19. 
i  ch.  38.  2, 17, 


*  ch.  39. 18.  & 
45.  5. 


Exhalation  to  repentance. 


JEREMIAH. 


The  judgment  of  Shallum. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  589. 


/Lev.  17.  10. 

i.li.4t.  11. 

Amos  9.  4. 
Wich.  38.  3. 
nch.31.  2,  •i'J. 

<fc  37.  in.  Ar 

38.  18,  23.  &. 

52.  13. 

about  GOO. 

0  ch.  22.  3. 

Zecli.  7.  9, 
t  Heb.  Judge, 
p  Pa.  101.  8. 


q  Ez.  13.  8. 
tHi-b. 

mhabilresi 
rch.  49.  4. 


t  Hel.. 

1  isit  upov. 
s  Prov.  1.  31. 

Is.  3.  10,  11. 
(2  Chr.36. 19. 

ih.  52.  13. 


about  609. 


t  Hi-l>./or 
Dal^ld  upon 
kis  throne. 


;  Is  cr.  ai. 

i-cb.  21.  14. 


10  For  I  have  'set  my  face 
against  this  city  for  evil,  and  not 
ibr  good,  saith  the  Lor  d  :  "» it  shall 
be  given  into  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  «  burn  it 
with  tire. 

11  ^  And  touching  the  house  of 
the  king  of  Judah,  .sen/,  Hear  ye 
the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 

12  O  house  of  David,  thus  saith 
the  Lord;  "tE.vecute  judgment 
Pin  the  morning,  and  deliver  him 
that  is  spoiled  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  oppressor,  lest  my  fury  go  out 
like  fire,  and  burn  that  none  can 
quench  it,  because  of  the  evil  of 
yourdoing.s. 

13  Behold,  7 1  «?^  against  thee,  O 
t  inhabitant  of  the  valley,  and 
rock  of  the  plain,  saith  the  Lord; 
which  say,  »•  Who  shall  come  down 
against  us?  or  who  shall  enter 
into  our  habitations  ? 

14  But  I  will  t  punish  j^ou  accord- 
ing to  the  sfruit  of  your  doings, 
saith  the  Lord  :  and  I  will  kindle 
a  tire  in  the  forest  thereof,  and  ^ it 
shall  devour  all  things  round 
about  it, 

CHAPTER  XXIL 

1  He  exhorteth  to  repentance^  unth  promises  and 
threats.  10  The  ju'lgmtnt  of  Skallum,  13  uf 
Jthoiakimt  20  and  of  Coniah. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  ;  Go  down 
to  the  house  of  the  king  of 
Judali,  and  speak  there  this  word, 

2  And  say,  « Hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  O  king  of  Judah,  that 
sittest  upon  the  throne  of  David, 
thou,  and  thy  servants,  and  thy 
people  that  enter  in  by  these 
gates : 

o  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  i>  Execute 
ye  judgment  and  righteousness, 
and  deliver  the  spoiled  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  oppressor :  and  "do  no 
wrong,  do  no  violence  to  the 
stranger,  the  fatherless,  nor  the 
widow,  neither  shed  innocent 
blood  in  this  place. 

4  For  if  ye  do  this  thing  indeed, 
<^then  shall  there  enter  "in  by  the 
gates  of  this  house  kings  sitting 
tupon  the  throne  of  David,  riding 
in  chariots  and  on  horses,  he,  and 
his  servants,  and  his  people. 

5  But  if  ye  will  not  liear  these 
words,  «I  swear  by  mj'self,  saith 
the  Loud,  that  tliis  house  shall 
become  a  desolation. 

()  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto 
the  king's  house  of  Judali;  Tliou 
art  (lilead'unto  me,  and  the  head 
of  Lebanon:  yrt  surely  I  will 
make  thee  a  wilderness,  and 
cities  ivhich  are  not  inhabited. 

7  And  I  will  prepare  destroyers 
against  thee,  every  one  witli  his 
weapons:  and  tliey  shall  cut 
down  /thy  choice  cedars,  i/and 
cast  thr.m  into  the  lire. 

8  And  many  nations  shall  pass  by 
this  city,  and  they  shall  say 
every    man    to     his    neighbour, 

6G4 


A  Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  done 
thus  unto  this  great  city  ? 

9  Then  they  shall  answer,  *Be- 
cause  they  have  Ibrsaken  the  cov- 
enant of  the  Lord  their  God,  and 
worshipped  other  gods,  and  serv- 
ed them, 

10  f  "Weep  ye  not  for  ^the  dead, 
neither  bemoan  him;  but  weep 
sore  for  him  'that  goeth  away: 
for  he  shall  return  no  more,  nor 
see  his  native  country. 

11  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  touch- 
ing ™ Shallum  the  son  of  Josiah 
king  of  Judah,  which  reigned  in- 
stead of  Josiah  his  father, »  which 
went  forth  out  of  this  place ;  He 
shall  not  return  thither  any  more : 

12  But  he  shall  die  in  the  place 
whither  they  have  led  him  cap- 
tive, and  shall  see  this  land  no 
more. 

13  ^  0  Woe  unto  him  thatbuildeth 
his  house  by  unrighteousness, 
and  his  chambers  by  wrong ;  p  that 
useth  his  neighbour's  service 
without  wages,  and  giveth  him 
not  for  his  work ; 

14  That  saith,  I  will  build  me  a 
wide  house  and  t  large  chambers, 
and  cutteth  him  out  II  windows ; 
and  it  Is  ceiled  with  cedar,  and 
painted  with  vermilion. 

1.5  Shalt  thou  reign,  because  thou 
closest  thy. self  in  cedar  ?  q  did  not 
thy  father  eat  and  drink,  and  do 
judgment  and  justice,  and  then 
'•(■<  wafs  well  v/ith  him? 

16  He  judged  the  cause  of  the 
poor  and  needy ;  then  it  ivas  well 
with  him:  tuas  not  this  to  know 
me  ?  saith  the  Lord. 

17  «But  thine  eyes  and  thine 
heart  are  not  but  for  thy  covetous- 
ness,  and  for  to  shed  innocent 
blood,  and  for  oppression,  and  for 
il  violence,  to  do  it. 

18  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
concerning  Jehoiakim  the  son  of 
Josiaii  king  of  Judah;  «They 
shall  not  lament  lor  him,  saj/inf?, 
"Ah  my  brother!  or,  All  sister! 
they  sliall  not  lament  for  him, 
saying,  Ah  lord !  or.  Ah  his  glory  ! 

Ill  a;  He  shall  be  buried  with  the 
burial  of  an  ass,  drawn  and  cast 
forth  beyond  the  gates  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

20  1  Go  up  to  Lebanon,  and  cry; 
and  lilt  up  thj'  voice  in  Bashan, 
and  cry  from  the  passages:  lor 
all  thy  lovers  are  destroyed. 

21  I  spake  unto  thee  in  thy 
1  pro.sperity ;  but  thou  saidst,  I 
will  not  hear.  .'/Tliis  hath  been 
thy  manner  from  thy  youth,  that 
tliou  obeyedst  not  my  voice. 

22  The  wind  shall  eat  up  all  ^  thy 
pastors,  and  «  thy  lovers  shall  go 
into  cai)tivity:  surely  then  Shalt 
thou  be  ashani(;(l  and  confounded 
for  all  th\'  wickedness. 

23  U  i  inhabitant  of  Lebanon, 
that  makest  thy  nest  in  the  ce- 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  GOa. 


h  Deul.29.  24, 


1  Kings  9.  8, 
9. 


2  Chr.  34.25. 
k1  Kings  22. 


m  S.-e  1  Chr. 

3.  15,  with 

2  Kings  23. 

30. 
n  2  Kings  23. 

34. 


p  Lev.  19.  13. 

Deut.  24.  14, 

15. 

.Mic.  3.  10. 

Hab.  2.  9. 

James  5.  4. 
tHeb. 

through. 

alrnd. 
II Or,  my 

windows, 
q  2  Kings  23. 


r  Ps.  128.  2. 
Is.  3.  10. 


11  Or, 
iiieursion. 


tc\\.  10.  4.  8. 


u  See  1  Kings 
13.  30. 

Fulfilled 
5'J9. 

x2  Clir.  30.  8. 
cli.  36.  30. 


599. 


t  Ileb.  pros- 
perities. 

y  ch.  3.  25.  ds 
7.  23,  dec. 

ich.  23.  1. 
a  ver.  20. 


tHeb. 
inhabitrett. 


Christ  is  proynised. 


JEREMIAH. 


Against  false  prophets. 


Before 

CHRIST 

599. 

ich.  6.  li. 
c  See  2  Kings 

•24.  6,  6. 

I  Chr.  3.  16. 

ch.  37.  1. 
rft'aut.  8.  6. 

Hag.  2.  23. 
e  ch.  34.  20. 


f2  Kings  2-1. 
1.'). 
•-'(Jhr.  36. 10. 


t  Heb.  lift 

up  their 

mind, 

ill.  44.  14. 
?Ps.  31.  12. 

oh.  48.  38. 

Hos.  B.  a. 


h  Deut.  32.  1. 

Is.  1.  2.  <fc  34. 

1. 

Mic.  1.  2. 
•  Seel  Chr.  3. 

16,  17. 

Matt.  1.  12. 
k  ch.  36.  30. 


599. 

och.  10.21. 
22.  22. 
Ez.  34.  2. 


b  Ex.  32.  34. 


c  ch.  32.  S7. 
Ez.  34.  13, 
ic. 

(ich.  3.  15. 

Ez.  34.  23, 

&c. 
e  Is.  4.  2.  & 

11.  1.  Sc  40. 

10,  11. 

ch.33. 14, 15, 

16. 

Dan.  9.  24. 

Zech.  3.  8.ic 

B.  1-2. 

John  1.  45. 
/?».  72.  2. 

Is.  0.  7.  &.  32. 

1,  18. 
f  Dent.  33.  28. 

Zech.  14.  11. 
hch.  3-2.  37. 
ich.  33.  16. 

1  Cor.  1.  30. 


dars,  how  gracious  slialt  thou  be 
when  pangs  come  upon  thee,  *the 
pain  as  of  a  woman  in  travail! 

24  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord, 
c  though  Coniah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiakim  king  of  Judah  <' were  the 
signet  upon  my  right  hand,  yet 
would  I  pluck  thee  thence; 

2')  «And  I  will  give  thee  into  the 
hand  of  them  that  seek  thy  life, 
and  into  the  hand  of  them  whose 
face  thou  fearest,  even  into  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon,  and  into  the  hand  of  the 
Chaldeans. 

26  /And  I  will  cast  thee  out,  and 
thy  mother  that  bare  thee,  into 
another  country,  where  ye  were 
not  born ;  and  there  shall  ye  die. 

27  But  to  the  land  whereunto 
they  t  desire  to  return,  thither 
shall  they  not  return. 

28  Is  this  man  Coniah  a  despised 
broken  idol?  is  he  i/a  vessel 
wherein  i.s  no  pleasure?  where- 
fore are  they  cast  out,  he  and  his 
seed,  and  are  cast  into  a  land 
which  they  know  not? 

29  ''O  earth,  earth,  earth,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

30  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Write 
ye  this  man  « childless,  a  man  ihal, 
shall  not  prosper  in  his  days:  for 
no  man  of  his  seed  shall  prosper, 
*  sitting  upon  the  throne  of  David, 
and  ruling  any  more  in  Judah. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  He  prophesieth  a  restoration  of  the  scattered 
flock.  6  Christ  shall  rule  and  save  them.  0 
Against  false  prophets,  33  and  mockers  of  the 
true  prophets. 

WOE  «  be  unto  the  pastors  that 
destroy  and  scatter  the 
sheep  of  my  jpasture !  saith  the 
Lord. 

2  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  against  the  pastors 
that  feed  n:iy  people ;  Ye  have 
scattered  my  flock,  and  driven 
them  away,  and  have  not  visited 
them:  *  behold,  I  will  visit  upon 
you  the  evil  of  your  doings,  saith 
the  Lord. 

3  And  "^I  will  gather  the  rem- 
nant of  my  Hock  out  of  all  coun- 
tries whither  I  liave  driven  them, 
and  will  bring  them  again  to  their 
folds :  and  they  shall  be  fruitful 
and  increase. 

4  And  I  will  set  up  <i  shepherds 
over  them  which  shall  feed  them : 
and  they  shall  fear  no  more,  nor 
be  dismayed,  neither  shall  they 
be  lacking,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  1  Behold,  ^the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  tliat  I  will  raise 
unto  David  a  righteous  Branch, 
and  a  King  shall  reign  and  pros- 
per, .'and  shall  execute  judgment 
and  justice  in  the  earth. 

6  ffin  his  days  Judah  shall  be 
saved,  and  Israel  ''Shall  dwell 
safely:  and  'this  is  his  name 
whereby     he    shall     be    called. 


tTHE  LORD  OUR  RIGHT- 
EOUSNESS. 

7  Therefore,  behold,  '-the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  they 
shall  no  more  say,  The  Lord  liv- 
eth,  which  brought  up  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  out  of  the  laud  of 
Egypt; 

>i  But,  The  Lord  liveth,  which 
brought  up  and  which  led  the 
seed  of  the  house  of  Israel  out 
of  the  north  country,  'and  fron; 
all  countries  whither  I  had  driven 
them :  and  they  shall  dwell  in 
their  own  land. 

9  1  Mine  heart  within  me  is 
broken  because  of  the  prophets ; 
"I all  ni 3' bones  shake:  I  am  like 
a  drunken  man,  and  like  a  man 
whom  wine  hath  overcome,  be- 
cause of  the  Lord,  and  because 
of  the  words  of  his  holiness. 

10  For  "the  land  is  full  of  adul- 
terers; for  0  because  of  !l  swearing 
the  land  mourneth ;  p  the  pleasant 
places  of  the  wilderness  are  dried 
up,  and  their  II  course  is  evil,  and 
their  force  is  not  right. 

11  For? both  prophet  and  priest 
are  profane;  yea,  '-in  my  hou.se 
have  I  found  their  wickedness, 
saith  the  Lord. 

12  « Wherefore  their  way  shall 
be  unto  them  as  slippery  ica,i/s 
in  the  darkness:  they  shall  be 
driven  on,  and  fall  therein:  for 

I  *will  bring  evil  upon  them,  even 
the  year  of  their  visitation,  saith 
the  Lord. 

13  And  I  have  seen  5 1  folly  in 
the  prophets  of  Samaria;  "they 
prophesied  in  Baal,  and  *  caused 
my  people  Israel  to  err. 

14  I  have  seen  also  in  the  proph- 
ets of  Jerusalem  II  a  horrible  thing : 
i/they  commit  adultery,  and 
2 walk  in  lies:  they  "strengthen 
also  the  hands  of  evil  doers,  that 
none  doth  return  from  his  wick- 
edness :  they  are  all  of  them  unto 
me  as  ^^  Sodom,  and  the  inhabit- 
ants thereof  as  Gomorrah. 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts  concerning  the  prophets ; 
Behold,  I  will  feed  them  with 
« wormwood,  and  make  them 
drink  the  water  of  gall :  for  from 
the    prophets    of   Jerusalem    is 

II  profaneness  gone  forth  into  all 
the  land. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
Hearken  not  unto  tlie  words  of 
the  prophets  that  prophesy  unto 
you;  they  make  you  vain:  ''they; 
speak  a  vision  of  their  own  heart,  i 
and  not  out  of  the  mouth  of  the| 
Lord.  ' 

17  They  say  still  unto  them  that  - 
de.spise  me.  The  Lord  hath  said, ' 
« Ye  shall  have  peace ;  and  they  j 
say  unto  every  one  that  walketh 
after  the  II  imagination  of  his  own 
heart,  /No  evil  shall  come  upon  [ 
you.  i 

6G5 


Before 

C  H  R  I  s  r 

599. 

t  Heb. 

Jehovah- 

tsidkcnu. 
*ch.  16.  14,15. 


m  See  Hab.  3. 


n  ch.  5.  7,  8. 

Sc  9.  2. 
0  Hos.  4.  2,  3. 
;iOr. 

cursing. 
prh.  9.  10.  <t 

12.  4. 

:ior, 

violence. 
?ch.  0.  13.  ct 

.8.  10. 

Zeph.  3.  4. 
rch.  7.  30.  Sc 

11.  15.  Sc  32. 

34. 

Ez.  8.  11.  & 

23.  39. 
J  Ps.  35.  6. 

Prov.  4.  19. 

ch.  13.  16. 
(ch.  11.23. 
II  Or,  an  ab. 

surd  thing, 
f  Heb. 

unsavoury, 
u  ch.  2.  8. 
xls.  9.16. 
II  Or, 

filthiness. 
ycb.  29.  23. 
a  vcr.  26. 
oEz.  13.22. 
6  Deut.  32.  32. 

Is.  1.  9,  10. 

c  ch.  8.  14.  Sc 
9.  15. 


if  ch.  14.  14. 
ver.  21. 


ech.  6.14.  Sc 
8.  11. 

Ez.  13.  10. 
Zech.  10.  2. 

II  Or,  stub- 
bornness, 
ch.  13.  10. 

/.Mic.  3.  11. 


Affainst  false  prophets. 


JEREMIAH. 


Type  of  good  and  bad  figs. 


Before 
CHRIST 

599. 


g  Job  15.  8. 

I  Cor.  2.  16. 
II  Or,  secret, 
h  eh.  25.  32.  Sc 

30.  23. 


/ch.  14.  14.  Sl 
27.  15.  &  29. 


uVti. 

139 

7, 

ice. 

Am 

OS  9 

2, 

3 

plK 

iiifs 

8.27 

i'a. 

139. 

7. 

q  .III  J?.  3.  7. 

<V;  8.  33,  34. 


dell,  with 
witum  13. 


-Dent.  IS.  20. 
<li.l4.  14,15. 


II  Or,  that 
smooth  their 
tungucs. 


a  Zeph.  3.  4. 


18  Tor  £7  who  hath  stood  in  the 
II  counsel  of  the  Lord,  and  hath 
perceived  and  heard  liis  word? 
wlio  liath  marked  his  word,  and 
heard  it  ? 

19  Behold,  a  ''whirlwind  of  the 
Lord  is  gone  forth  in  fury,  even  a 
grievous  whirlwind:  it  shall  fall 
grievously  upon  the  head  of  the 
wicked. 

20  The*  anger  of  the  Lord  shall 
not  return,  until  he  have  ex- 
ecuted, and  till  he  have  perform- 
ed the  thoughts  of  his  heart:  a- in 
the  latter  days  ye  shall  consider  it 
perfectly. 

21  'I  have  not  sent  these  proph- 
ets, j'et  they  ran:  I  have  not 
spoken  to  them,  yet  they  proph- 
esied. 

22  But  if  they  liad  "'stood  in  my 
counsel,  and  had  caused  my  peo- 
ple to  hear  my  words,  then  they 
should  have  "turned  them  from 
their  evil  way,  and  from  the  evil 
of  their  doings. 

23  Am  I  a  God  at  hand,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  not  a  God  afar  off? 

24  Can  any  "hide  himself  in  se- 
cret places  that  I  shall  not  see 
him?  saith  the  Lord.  2>JJo  not 
I  till  heaven  and  earth?  saith  the 
Lord. 

25  1  have  heard  what  the  proph- 
ets said,  that  prophesy  lies  in  my 
name,  saying,  I  have  dreamed,  I 
have  dreamed. 

2(i  How  long  shall  this  be  in  the 
heart  of  the  prophets  that  propli- 
esy  lies?  yea,  thei/  are  prophets  of 
the  deceit  of  their  own  heart; 

27  Which  think  to  cause  my  peo- 
ple to  forget  my  name  by  their 
dreams,  which  they  tell  every 
man  to  liis  neighbour,  q  as  their 
fathers  have  forgotten  my  name 
for  Baal. 

28  The  prophet  tthat  hath  a 
dream,  let  him  tell  a  dream;  and 
he  tliat  hath  my  word,  let  liim 
speak  my  word  laithfully.    What 

the  cliaff  to  the  wheat?  saith 
the  Lord. 

;9  Is  not  ray  word  like  as  a  tiro  ? 
saith  the  Lord;  and  like  a  ham- 
mer that  breaketh  the  rock  in 
pieces  ? 

30  Therefore,  behold,  '■I  am 
against  the  prophets,  saith  tlie 
Lord,  that  steal  my  words  every 
one  from  liis  neighbour. 

31  Behold,  I  am  against  the 
prophets,  saith  the  Lord,  II  that 
use  their  tongues,  and  say,  He 
saith. 

32  Behold,  T  am  against  them 
that  proplie.sy  false  dreams,  saitli 
the  Lord,  and  do  tell  tiieni,  and 
cause  my  peojile  to  err  by  tlicir 
lies,  and  by  »tlieir  lightness;  yet 
I  sent  tlieih  not,  nor  cominanded 
them:  therefore  they  sliall  not 
profit  this  people  at  all,  saith  the 
Lord. 

GGG 


33  If  And  when  this  people,  or  the 
prophet,  or  a  priest,  shall  ask 
thee,  saying.  What  is  «the  bur- 
den of  the  Lord?  thoushaltthen 
say  unto  them.  What  burden? 
ui  will  even  forsake  you,  saith 
the  Lord. 

34  And  as  for  the  prophet,  and 
the  priest,  and  the  people,  that 
shall  saj'.  The  burden  of  the 
Lord,  I  will  even  t  punish  that 
man  and  his  house. 

3.j  Thus  shall  ye  say  every  one  to 
his  neighbour,  and  every  one  to 
his  brother.  What  hath  the  Lord 
answered?  and,  What  hath  the 
Lord  spoken? 

30  And  the  burden  of  the  Lord 
shall  ye  mention  no  more;  for 
every  man's  word  shall  be  his 
burden :  for  ye  have  perverted 
the  words  of  the  living  God,  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts  our  God. 

37  Thus  Shalt  thou  say  to  the 
prophet.  What  hath  the  Lord 
answered  thee?  and,  What  hath 
the  Lord  .spoken? 

38  But  since  j'e  say.  The  burden 
of  the  Lord  ;  therefere  thus  saith 
the  Lord;  Because  ye  say  this 
word.  The  burden  of  the  Lord, 
and  I  have  sent  unto  you,  saying. 
Ye  shall  not  say,  The  burden  of 
the  Lord; 

39  Therefore,  behold,  I,  even  I, 
*will  utterly  forget  you,  and  vl 
will  forsake  you,  and  tlie  city 
that  I  gave  you  and  your  fathei's, 
and  cast  you  out  of  my  presence: 

40  And  I  will  bring  «an  ever- 
lasting reproach  upon  you,  and 
a  perpetual  shame,  which  shall 
not  be  forgotten. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Under  the  type  of  good  and  bad  Jigs,  4  he  fore- 
sheweth  the  restoration  of  them  that  were  in 
captivity,  ti  and  the  desolation  of  Zedekiah  and 
the  rest. 

THE  "Lord  shewed  me,  and, 
behold,  two  baskets  of  figs 
■icere  set  before  the  temple  of  the 
Lord,  after  tliat  Nebuchadrezzar 
I*  king  of  Babylon  had  carried 
away  captive  cjeconiab  the  son 
of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah,  and 
the  princes  of  .Tudah,  witli  the 
oarix'nters  and  smiths,  from  Jeru- 
salem, ;uid  had  brought  them  to 
Babylon. 

2  Oiie  iiasket /mr?  very  good  figs, 
even  like  tlie  figs  that  are  first 
ripe:  and  the  other  basket  had 
very  naughty  figs,  which  could 
notbe  eaten,  t  they  were  so  bad. 

3  Then  said  tlie  Loud  unto  me, 
What  seest  thou,  Jeremiah?  And 
I  said.  Figs;  the  good  figs,  very 
good;  and  the  evil,  very  evil,  that 
cannot  Ix;  eaten,  they  are  .so  evil. 

4  ^[  Again  tlie  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

5Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel;  Like  these  good  figs, 
so  will  1  acknowledge  tthem  that 


Before 
CHRIST 

599. 


tHeb. 
visit  upon. 


X  Hos.  4. 
V  ver.  33. 


.about  598. 

a  Ainos7.  1,4, 
ic  8.  1. 


/i  2  Kings  21. 

12,  &,e. 

2Chr.  38.  10. 
c  See  eh.  2'2. 

21,  ic.  <k29. 

2. 


t  Ileb. 

fur  badness. 


t  Ilel).  the 
captivity. 


The  Bahyloiiish 


JEKEMIAH. 


captivity  foretold. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  598. 


d  ch.  12.  15.  <k 

•J9.  10. 
ech.  32.  41.  i: 

33.  7.  Sc  42. 

10. 

/Deut.  30.6. 

ch.  32.  39. 

Ez.  11.  19. 

4;  36.  26,  27. 
f  ch.  30.  22.  <k 

31.  33.  A:  32. 

3d. 

A  ch.  29.  13. 
« ch.  29.  17. 


J  See  ch.  43, 
Sc  44. 

fileb.  for 
rcTTiovinff, 
or,  vexation, 

I  Deut.  2-'.  25, 
37. 

1  Kings  9.  7 
2Chr.  7.  20. 
ch.  15.  4.  ik 
29.  18.  <t  34. 
17. 


607. 

Ending;. 
GOO. 
Beginning, 
ach.  36. 1. 


6ch.l.2. 

From  629 
till  006. 


ech.  7.  13.  & 

11.  7,  9,  10. 
&  13.  10,  11. 
d:  10.  12.  Ic 
17.  23.  k  18. 

12.  <t  19. 15. 
&;  22.  21. 

dch.  7.  13,25. 

&:  26.  5.  <k 

29.  19. 
<2  Kings  17. 

13. 

ch.  18.  11.  & 

35.  15. 

Jonah  3.  8. 


are  carried  away  captive  of  Ju- 
dah,  whom  I  have  sent  out  of 
this  place  into  the  land  of  the 
Chaldeans  for  their  good. 
C  For  I  will  set  mine  eyes  upon 
them  for  good,  and  ''I  will  bring 
them  again  to  this  land:  and  "1 
will  build  them,  and  not  pull 
them  down;  and  I  will  plant 
them,  and  not  pluck  thevi  up. 

7  And  I  will  give  them  .'a  heart 
to  know  me,  that  I  am  the  Lord; 
and  they  shall  be  ffmy  people, 
and  I  will  be  their  God :  for  they 
shall  return  unto  me  ''V.'ith  their 
whole  heart. 

8  1^  And  as  the  evil  'figs,  which 
cannot  be  eaten,  they  are  so  evil ; 
surely  thus  saith  the  Lord,  So 
will  I  give  Zedekiah  the  king  of 
Judah,  and  his  princes,  and  the 
residue  of  Jerusalem,  that  remain 
in  this  land,  and  '-them  that 
dwell  in  the  land  of  Egji^t : 

9  And  I  wDl  deliver  them  tto 
'  be  removed  into  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth  for  their  hurt, 
"» to  be  a  reproach  and  a  proverb, 
a  taunt  «  and  a  curse,  in  all  iJlaces 
whither  I  shall  drive  them. 

10  And  I  will  send  the  sword, 
the  famine,  and  the  pestilence, 
among  them,  till  they  be  con- 
sumed from  off  the  land  that  I 
gave  unto  them  and  to  their  fa- 
thers, 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  Jeremiah  reproving  the  Jews'  disobedience  to 
the  prophets^  8  furetelleth  the  seventy  years' 
captivity,  12  and  after  that,  the  destruction  of 
Ba'jylon.  15  Under  the  type  of  a  cup  of  wine  he 
foreshewith  the  destruction  of  all  nations.  34 
The  howling  of  the  shepherds. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah concerning  all  the  peo- 
ple of  Judah,  «in  the  fourth  year 
of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah 
king  of  Judah,  that  was  the  first 
year  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon ; 

2  The  which  Jeremiah  the 
prophet  spake  unto  all  the  peo- 
ple of  Judah,  and  to  all  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  saying, 

3  6  From  the  thirteenth  year  of 
Josiah  the  son  of  Amon  king  of 
Judah,  even  unto  this  day,  that  is 
the  three  and  twentieth  year,  the 
word  of  the  Lord  hath  come  unto 
me,  and  I  have  spoken  unto  you, 
rising  early  and  speaking;  ^but 
j'e  have  not  hearkened. 

4  And  the  Lord  hath  sent  unto 
you  all  his  servants  the  proph- 
ets, t^ rising  earlj'  and  sending 
them;  but  ye  have  not  hearken- 
ed, nor  inclined  your  ear  to  hear. 

5  Thej'  said,  eTurn  ye  again  now 
everj'  one  from  his  evil  way,  and 
from  the  evil  of  your  doin^,  and 
dwell  in  the  land  that  the  Lord 
hath  given  unto  you  and  to  your 
fathers  for  ever  and  ever : 

C  And  go  not  after  other  gods  to 


serve  them,  and  to  worship  them, 
and  provoke  me  not  to  anger 
with  the  works  of  your  hands ; 
and  I  will  do  you  no  hurt. 

7  Yet  ye  have  not  hearkened 
unto  me,  saith  the  Lord;  that 
ye  might  /provoke  me  to  anger 
with  the  works  of  your  hands  to 
j'our  own  hurt. 

8  1  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts;  Because  ye  have  not 
heai'd  mj-  words, 

9  Behold,  I  will  send  and  take 
s'all  the  families  of  the  north, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  Nebuchad- 
rezzar the  king  of  Babylon,  ''  my 
servant,  and  will  bring  them 
against  this  land,  and  against  the 
inhabitants  thereof,  and  against 
all  these  nations  round  about, 
and  will  utterly  destroy  them, 
and  «make  them  an  astonish- 
ment, and  a  hissing,  and  perpet- 
ual desolations. 

10  Moreover  tl  will  take  from 
them  the  *  voice  of  mirth,  and 
the  voice  of  gladness,  the  voice 
of  the  bridegroom,  and  the  voice 
of  the  bride,  'the  sound  of  the 
millstones,  and  the  light  of  the 
candle. 

11  And  this  whole  land  shall  be  a 
desolation,  and  an  astonishment; 
and  these  nations  shall  serve  the 
king  of  Babylon  seventy  j-ears. 

12  *i  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
"i  when  *  seventy  years  are  accom- 
plished, that  I  will  tpunish  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  that  nation, 
saith  the  Lord,  for  their  iniquity, 
and  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans, 
"  and  will  make  it  perpetual  deso- 
lations. 

13  And  I  will  bring  upon  that 
land  all  my  words  which  I  have 
pronounced  against  it,  ei'en  all 
that  is  written  in  this  book, 
which  Jeremiah  hath  prophesied 
against  all  the  nations. 

14  "For  many  nations  ;^and  great 
kings  shall  ?  serve  themselves  of 
them  also:  '•and  I  will  recom- 
pense them  according  to  their 
deeds,  and  according  to  the  works 
of  their  own  hands. 

15  1[  For  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  unto  me;  Take  the 
8  winecup  of  this  fury  at  my  hand, 
and  cause  all  the  nations,  to  whom 
I  send  thee,  to  drink  it. 

16  And  f  they  shall  drink,  and  be 
moved,  and  be  mad,  because  of  the 
sword  that  I  will  send  among 
them. 

17  Then  took  I  the  cup  at  the 
Lord's  hand,  and  made  all  the 
nations  to  drink,  unto  whom  the 
Lord  had  sent  me: 

18  To  wit,  .Jerusalem,  and  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  the  kings 
thereof,  and  the  princes  thereof, 
to  make  them  "a  desolation,  an 
astonishment,  a  hi.ssing,  and  «a 
curse ;  as  it  Li  this  day ; 

G67 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  606. 


/Deut.  32.21. 
ch.7.  19.  i 
32.  30. 


h  ch.  27.  6.  &: 
43.  10. 

See  Is.  44.28. 
&  45.  1. 
ch.  40.  2. 


t  Heb.  /  uill 

cause  to 

perish  from 

them, 
k  Is.  24.  7. 

ch.  7.  34.  (fc 

16.  9. 

Ez.  26.  13. 

Hos.  2.  11. 

Rev.  18.  23. 
I  Ecc.  12.  4. 


Ezra  1.  1. 
ch.  29.  10. 
Dan.  9.  2. 
*  Beginnin? 

about  606. 

2  Kings  24.1. 
End  in? 

about  5.36. 

Ezra  1.  1. 
t  Heb.   visit 

upon. 
nU.  13.19. &; 

14.  23.  <fc  21. 

1,  &;c.  Sc  47. 

1. 

ch.  50.  3,  13, 

23,  39,  40,  45. 

&  51.  25,  26. 
och.  r,0.  9.  (fc 

51.  27,  28. 
pch.  50.  41.  iSe 

51.27. 
qch.  27.  7. 
rch.  50.29.  & 

51.  6,  24. 
s  Job  21.  20. 

Ps.  75.8. 

Is.  51.  17. 

Rev.  14.  10. 
rch.  51.  7. 

Ez.  23.  34. 

Nah.  3. 11. 


a  ver.  9, 11. 
X  ch.  24.  9. 


The  ovet^hroiv  of 


JEREMIAH. 


clivers  nations  foretold. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  606. 


ych.  4e.  2,'2o. 
z  ver.  24. 
a  Job  1.  1. 
t,c\\.  47.  1,5, 

7. 
cSee  Is.  20.  1. 
<ich.40.  7,&c. 
ecli.  48.  1. 
/ch.  4D.  1. 
f  ch.  47.  4. 
'J  Or,  regiun 

by  the  sea 

side. 

hch.  49.  23. 
ioh.  49.  8. 
t  Heb.  cut  off 

into  curners, 

or,  having 

the  corners  of 

the  hair 

poHrd  ; 

oh.  9.  26.  Sc 

49.  32. 
J2Chr.  9.  14. 
i  See  ver.  20. 

ch.  49.  31.  Sc 

;>l).  37. 

Kz.  30.  5. 
m  uh.  49.  34. 
nvh.  50.  9. 
och.  51.  41. 
p  Hab.  2.  16. 
(J  Is.  .11.  21.  it 

03.  e. 


r  Prov.  11.31. 

••h.  49.  12. 

Kz.  9.  6. 

Ohad.  16. 

I,ulce23.  31. 

1  Pet.  4.  17. 
t  Heb.  upon 

which  my 

name  is  call- 
ed. 
s  Dan.  9.  16, 

19. 

t  Kz.  38.  21. 
«  Ib.  42.  13. 

Joel  3.  16. 

Ariiox  1.  2. 
J  Pi.  11.  4. 

<h.  17.  12. 
yl  Kinfr.i  9.  3. 

P8.  132.  14. 
c  Is.  16.  9. 

ch.  4.S.  33. 

a  HoEi.  4.  1. 

Mic.  6.2. 
i  U.  611.  16. 

Joel  3.  2. 


c  ch.  23.  10.  Sc 
ao.  23. 


19  y  Pharaob  king  of  Egypt,  and 
liis  servants,  and  his  princes,  and 
all  his  people ; 

i:o  And  all  ^the  mingled  people, 
and  all  the  kings  of  "the  land  of 
Uz,  ^and  all  the  kings  of  the  land 
of  the  Philistines,  and  Ashkelon, 
and  Azzah,  and  Ekron,  and  «the 
remnant  of  Ashdod, 

21  '^Edom,  and  ^Moab,  and  the 
children  of./Ammon, 

22  And  all  the  kings  of  i/Tyrus, 
and  all  the  kings  of  Zidon,'  and 
the  kings  of  the  II  isles  which  are 
beyond  the  ^sea, 

23  *Dedan,  and  Tenia,  and  Buz, 
and  all  It/iat  are  in  the  utmost 
corners, 

24  And  ''-all  the  kings  of  Arabia, 
and  all  the  kings  of  tlie  'mingled 
people  that  dwell  in  the  desert, 

25  And  all  tlie  kings  of  Zimri, 
and  all  the  kings  of  »"  Elam,  and 
all  the  kings  of  the  Medes, 

26«And  all  the  kings  of  the  north, 
far  and  near,  one  with  another, 
and  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
world,  which  are  upon  the  iace  of 
the  earth:  oand  the  king  of 
Sheshach  shall  drink  after  them. 

27  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Lsrael;  p  Drink 
ye,  and  f/be  drunken,  and  spew, 
and  fall,  and  ri.se  no  more,  be- 
cause of  the  sword  which  I  will 
send  among  you. 

28  And  it  shall  be,  if  they  refuse 
to  take  the  cup  at  thine  hand  to 
drink,  tlien  shalt  thou  say  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts;  Ye  shall  certainly  drink. 

29  For,  lo,  'I  begin  to  bring  evil 
on  the  city  t« which  is  called  by 
my  naine,  and  should  ye  be 
utterly  unpunished?  Ye  shall  not 
be  unpunished:  for  <I  will  call 
for  a  sword  upon  all  tlie  inhabit- 
ants of  the  earth,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

30  Therefore  prophesy  thou 
against  them  all  these  words,  and 
say  unto  them.  The  Lord  shall 
«roar  from  on  high,  and  utter  his 
voice  from  »his  holy  habitation; 
he  shall  mightily  roar  upon  i/his 
habitation :  he  sliall  give  ~a  .shout, 
as  they  that  tread  the  (/rapes, 
against  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth. 

31  A  noi.se  shall  come  even  to  the 
ends  of  the  c^arth  ;  for  the  Lord 
hath  «  a  controversy  with  the  na- 
tions: ''ho  will  plead  witli  all 
tlesh;  he  will  give  tliem  ikalare 
wicked  to  the  sword,  .saith  the 
Lord. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
Behold,  evil  shall  go  forth  from 
nation  to  nation,  and  «a  groat 
whirlwind  shall  berai.sed  up  from 
the  coasts  of  the  earth. 

33  f^And  the  slain  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  at  that  day  from  one  end 

668 


of  the  earth  even  unto  the  other 
end  of  the  earth :  they  shall  not 
be  « lamented,  .^neither  gathered, 
nor  buried;  they  shall  be  dung 
upon  the  ground. 

34  II  ffHowl,  ye  shepherds,  and 
cry;  and  wallow  yourselves  in  the 
ashex,  ye  principal  of  the  flock: 
for  t  the  days  of  your  slaughter 
and  of  your  dispersions  are  ac- 
complished ;  and  ye  shall  fall  like 
ta  pleasant  vessel. 

35  And  t  the  shepherds  shall  have 
no  way  to  flee,  nor  the  principal 
of  the  flock  to  escape. 

36  A  voice  of  the  cry  of  the 
shepherds,  and  a  howling  of  the 
principal  of  the  flock,  sfiall  be 
lieard:  for  the  Lord  hath  spoiled 
their  pasture. 

37  And  the  peaceable  habitations 
are  cut  down  because  of  the  fierce 
anger  of  the  Lord. 

38  He  hath  forsaken  ''his  covert, 
as  the  lion :  for  their  land  is  t  deso- 
late because  of  the  fierceness  of 
the  oppressor,  and  because  of  his 
fierce  anger. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  Jeremiah  by  promises  and  tkreatenings  exhort- 
eth  to  repentance.  8  lie  is  therefore  appre- 
hended, 10  and  arraigned.  12  His  apology. 
16  He  is  quit  in  judgment,  by  the  example  o_f 
Micah,  20  and  of  Unjah,  24  and  by  the  care 
of  Ahikam. 

IJSJ"  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of 
Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah 
king  of  Judah  came  this  word 
from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Stand  in 
«the  court  of  the  Lord's  house, 
and  speak  unto  all  the  cities  of 
.ludah,  which  come  to  worship  in 
the  Lord's  house,  *all  the  words 
that  I  command  thee  to  speak 
unto  them;  <■  diminish  not  a  word: 

3  dif  so  be  they  will  hearken,  and 
turn  every  man  from  his  evil  way, 
that  I  may  « repent  me  of  theevll, 
which  I  purpose  to  do  unto  them 
because  of  the  evil  of  their  doings. 

4  And  thou  shalt  saj'  unto  them. 
Thus  saitli  the  Lord;  /If  ye  will 
not  hearken  to  me,  to  walk  in  my 
law,  which  I  have  set  before  you, 

5  To  hearken  to  the  words  of  my 
servants  the  prophets,  i/whom  I 
sent  unto  you.  both  rising  up 
early,  and  sending  tliein,  but  ye 
have  not  hearkened; 

6  Then  will  I  make  this  house 
like  ''Sbiloh.  and  will  make  this 
city  *  a  curse  to  all  the  nations  of 
tlie  earth. 

7  8o  tlie  priests  and  the  prophets 
and  all  tlie  people  heard  Jeremiah 
speaking  these  words  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

8  f  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Jeremiah  had  made  an  end  of 
speaking  all  that  tlie  Lord  had 
commanded  hun  tosiieak  unto  all 
the  people,  that  tlu!  priests  and 
the  prophets  and  all  the  people 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  606. 


ech.  16.  4,0. 

fVa.  79.  3. 
ch.  8.  2. 
Rev.  11.9. 

gcYt.  4.  8.  & 
e.  26. 

t  Heb.  your 
days  for 
slaughter. 

t  Heb. 
a  vessel  of 
desire. 

t  Heb.  fight 
shall  perish 
from  th.'! 
shepherds, 
and  escap- 
ing from,  ifC. 
Amos  2.  14. 


ft  Ps.  70.  2. 
t  Heb.  a 
desolation. 


610. 

Endinj;. 

609. 

Beginning. 


b  Kz.  3.  10. 
Matt.  28.  20. 

cAcls  20.  27. 
dch.  CO.  3. 

cch.  18.8. 
Jouah  3.8,  9. 


/Lev.  20.  14, 
ic. 
Uuut.  28.  1&. 


?ch.7.  18,26. 
&  11.  7.  k. 

25.  3,  4. 


h\  Sam.  4. 10, 

11. 

I's.  78.  60. 

ch.  7.  12,  14. 
I  Is.  65.  15. 

ch.  24.  9. 


Jeremiah  is  apprehended, 


JEREMIAH. 


arraigned,  and  acquitted. 


Hcfore 
CHRIST 

about  609. 


;  Or, 
at  the  door. 


tHeb.  The 
judgment  vf 
death  is  for 
this  man. 

k  eh.  S8.  4. 


1  ver.  3, 19. 


n  ch.  38.  5. 
+  Heb. 

OS  it  is  food 
and  right  in 
your  eyes. 


0  Sep  Acts  5. 
34,  i-r. 


about  710. 

pMic.  1.  1. 


7  Mic.  3.  12. 


r2Chr.  32.23. 
fHcb.  the  face 

of  the  LORD. 
sEx.32.  14. 

2  Sam.  24. 16. 
(  Acts  5.  39. 


took  him,  saying,  Tlioushalt  sure- 
ly die. 

9  Why  hast  thou  prophesied  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
This  liouse  shall  he  like  Shiloh, 
and  this  city  shall  he  desolate 
without  an  inhabitant?  And  all 
the  people  were  gathered  against 
Jeremiah  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

10  ^  When  the  princes  of  Judah 
heard  these  things,  then  they 
came  up  from  the  king's  house 
unto  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
sat  down  ll  in  the  entry  of  the  new 
gate  of  the  Lord's  housr. 

11  Then  spake  the  priests  and 
the  prophets  unto  the  princes  and 
to  all  the  people,  saj'ing,  tThis 
man  is  worthy  to  die;  *for  he 
hath  prophesied  against  this  city, 
as  ye  have  heard  with  your  ears. 

12  "  Tlien  spake  Jeremiah  unto 
all  the  princes  and  to  all  the  peo- 
ple, saying.  The  Lord  sent  me  to 
prophesy  against  this  house  and 
against  this  city  all  the  words  that 
ye  have  heard. 

13  Therefore  now  ^  amend  your 
ways  and  your  doings,  and  obey 
the  voice  of  tlie  Lord  your  God; 
and  the  Lord  will  m  repent  him 
of  the  evil  that  he  hath  pro- 
nounced against  you. 

14  As  for  me,  behold,  «  I  am  in 
your  hand  :  do  with  me  t  as  seem- 
eth  good  and  meet  unto  you. 

15  But  know  ye  for  certain,  that 
if  ye  put  me  to  death,  ye  shall 
surely  bring  innocent  blood  upon 
yourselves,  and  upon  this  city, 
and  upon  the  inhabitants  thereof: 
for  of  a  truth  the  Lord  hath  sent 
me  unto  you  to  speak  all  these 
words  in  your  ears. 

16  If  Then  said  the  princes  and 
all  the  people  unto  the  priests 
and  to  the  prophets ;  This  man 
is  not  worthy  to  die :  for  he  hath 
spoken  to  us  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  our  God. 

17  o  Then  rose  up  certain  of  the 
elders  of  the  land,  and  spake  to 
all  the  assembly  of  the  people, 
saj-ing, 

18  p  Micah  the  Morasthite  proph- 
esied inthedaysofllezekiahkhig 
of  Judah,  and  spake  to  all  the  peo- 
ple of  Judah,  saying.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts;  ?Zion  shall  be 
ploughed  like  a  field,  and  Jerusa- 
lem shall  become  heaps,  and  the 
mountain  of  the  house  as  the  high 
places  of  a  forest. 

19  Did  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah 
and  all  Judah  put  him  at  all  to 
death?  '•did  he  not  fear  the 
Lord,  and  besought  tthe  Lord, 
and  the  Lord  « repented  him  of 
the  evil  which  he  had  pronounc- 
ed against  them?  'Thus  might 
we  procure  great  evil  against  our 
souls. 

20  And  there  was  also  a  man 


that  prophesied  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord,  Urijah  the  son  of 
Shemaiah  of  Kirjath-jearim,  who 
prophesied  against  this  city  and 
against  this  land  according  to  all 
the  words  of  Jeremiah  : 

21  And  when  Jehoiakim  the 
king,  with  all  his  mighty  men, 
and  all  the  princes,  heard  his 
words,  the  king  sought  to  put 
him  to  death:  but  wiien  L^rijah 
heard  it,  he  was  afraid,  and  fled, 
and  went  into  Egypt; 

22  And  Jehoiakim  the  king  sent 
men  into  Egypt,  namely,  Elna- 
than  the  son  "of  Achbor,  and  cer- 
tain men  with  him  into  Egypt. 

j  23  And  they  fetched  forth  Urijah 
out  of  Egypt,  and  brought  him 
unto  Jehoiakim  the  king;  who 
slew  him  with  the  sword,  and  cast 

I  his  dead  body  into  the  graves  of 
the  t common  people. 
2-1   aSTevertbeless,  «the   hand  of 

I  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan  was 
with  Jeremiah,  that  they  should 
not  give  him  into  the  hand  of  the 
people  to  put  him  to  death. 

CHAPTER  XXVIL 

1  Under  the  type  of  bonds  and  yokes  he  prophe- 
sieth  the  suhdving  of  the  neighbour  kings  unto 
^Nebuchadnezzar.  8  He  ej-hortefk  them  to 
yield,  and  not  to  believe  the  false  prophets.  12 
The  like  he  doelh  to  Zedekiah.  19  He  fortell- 
eth,  the  remnnnt  of  the  vessels  shall  be  carried 
to  Babylon,  and  there  continue  until  the  day  of 
visitat.'on. 

IN  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of 
Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah 
"king  of  Judah  came  this  word 
unto  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
saying,  i 

2  Thus  II  saith  the  Lord  to  me;  | 
Make  thee  bonds  and  yokes,  *and 
put  them  upon  thy  neck,  ! 

3  And  send  them  to  the  king  of  j 
Edom,  and  to  the  king  of  Moab,  I 
and  to  the  king  of  the  Amnion- ! 
ites,  and  to  the  king  of  Tyrus,  and  1 
to  the  king  of  Zidon,  by  the  hand  I 
of  the  messengers  which  come  to 
Jerusalem  unto  Zedekiah  king  of  I 
Judah ;  \ 

4  And  command  them  3  to  say 
unto  their  masters.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ; 
Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  j'our 
masters; 

5  ci  have  made  the  earth,  the 
man  and  the  beast  that  are  upon 
the  ground,  by  my  great  power 
and  by  my  outstretched  arm, 
and  'Uiave  given  it  unto  whom  it 
seemed  meet  unto  me. 

6<^And  now  have  I  given  all  these 
lands  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchad- 
nezzar the  king  of  Babylon,  .fmy 
servant;  and  ffthe  beasts  of  the 
field  have  I  given  him  also  to 
serve  him. 

7  ''And  all   nations  shall  serve 

him,  and  his  son,  and  his  son's 

son,  nintil  the  very  time  of  his 

land  come:  *and  then  many  na- 

669 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  609. 


about  609. 


t  Heb.  sons  of 
the  peoph. 

u2  Kings  22. 
12,  14. 
ch.  39.  14. 


about  598. 


ch.2«<.  1. 

i;  Or,  >n!h  the 
Lord  said. 

6ch.28. 10,  12 
So  Ez.  4.  1. 
&  12.  3.  & 
24.  3,  .kr. 


ilOr, 

concerning 
thfir  mas- 
ters,  saying, 

cPs.  115.  15. 

&  146.  6. 

Is.  45.  12. 
rf  Ps.  115.  16. 

Dan.  4.  17, 

25,  32. 
fch.  28.  14. 
fch.  25.  9.  <k 

43.  10. 

F.z.  29. 18, 

20. 
gch.  28.  14. 

Dan.  2.  38. 
A  2  Chr.  38. 

20. 
tch.  25.  12.  <k 

50.27. 

Dan.  5.  26. 
tch.  25.  14. 


The  prophet  counsellcth 


JEREMIAH. 


Zcclckiah  to  suhmission. 


Befori; 
CHRIST 

about  598. 


tHeb. 
dreams. 


598. 

77!  Ctl.  28.  1.   i 

38.  17. 


och.  14.  11.  & 
23.  21.  <k  29. 

e,  U. 


t  Heh. 
171  a  fief  t 
lymgly. 


ji2  Chr.  36.  7, 


ch.  28.  3. 
Dun.  1.  2. 


tious  and  great  kings  shall  serve 
theniselve.s  of  him. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  thai 
the  nation  and  kingdom  which 
will  not  serve  the  same  ISTebu- 
chadnezzar  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  that  will  not  put  their  neck 
under  the  yoke  of  the  king  of 
Babylon,  that  nation  will  I  pun- 
ish, saith  the  Lord,  with  the 
sword,  and  with  the  famine,  and 
with  the  pestilence,  until  I  have 
consumed  them  by  his  hand. 

9  Therefore  hearken  not  ye  to 
your  prophets,  nor  to  j^our  divin- 
ers, nor  to  your  t  dreamei's,  nor  to 
your  enchanters,  nor  to  your  sor- 
cerers, which  speak  unto  you, 
saying.  Ye  shall  not  serve  the 
king  of  Babylon: 

10  'For  they  prophesy  a  lie  unto 
you.  to  remove  you  far  from  your 
land ;  and  that  I  should  drive  you 
out,  and  ye  should  perish. 

11  But  the  nations  that  bring 
their  neck  under  the  yoke  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  serve  him, 
those  will  I  let  remain  still  in 
their  own  land,  saith  the  Lord; 
and  they  shall  till  it,  and  dwell 
therein. 

12  If  I  spake  also  to  '^Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah  according  to  all 
these  words,  saying.  Bring  your 
necks  under  tlie  yoke  of  the  king 
of  Babylon,  and  serve  him  and 
his  people,  and  live. 

13  » Why  will  ye  die,  thou  and 
thy  people,  by  the  sword,  by  the 
famine,  and  l)y  the  pestilence,  as 
the  Loud  hath  spoken  against 
the  nation  that  will  not  serve  the 
king  of  Babylon? 

14  Therefore  hearken  not  unto 
the  words  of  the  prophets  that 
speak  unto  you,  sayinjj,  Ye  shall 
not  serve  the  king  ot  Babylon : 
for  they  prophesy  "a  lie  unto 
you. 

15  For  I  have  not  sent  them, 
saith  the  Lord,  yet  they  prophesy 
ta  lie  in  my  name  ;  that  I  might 
drive  you  out,  and  that  ye  might 
perish,  ye,  and  the  prophets  that 
prophesy  unto  you. 

16  Also  I  spake  to  the  priests  and 
to  all  this  people,  saying,  Tlius 
saitli  the  Lord;  Hearken  not  to 
tlie  words  of  your  prophets  that 
proplicsy  unto  you,  saying,  Be- 
liold,  ;'tlH!  vessels  of  the  Lord's 
house  shall  now  shortly  be 
brought  again  from  Babylon  :  for 
they  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you. 

17  Hearken  not  unto  them; 
serve  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
live:  wherefore  should  this  city 
be  laid  waste? 

18  But  if  they  he  proi^hets,  and  if 
the  word  of  the  I.10HI)  be  with 
tiiem,  let  tlu-m  now  make  inter- 
cession to  the  I>oKi)  of  liosts,  that 
the  vessels  which  are  left  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in   the 

(>70 


house  of  the  king  of  Judah,  and 
at  Jerusalem,  go  not  fo  Babylon. 

19  K  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  ?  concerning  the  pillars,  and 
concerning  the  sea,  and  concern- 
ing the  bases,  and  concerning  the 
residue  of  the  vessels  that  reinain 
in  this  city, 

20  Which  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
of  Babylon  took  not,  when  he 
carried  away  '-captive  Jeconiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiakim  king  of 
Judah  from  Jerusalem  to  Bab- 
ylon, and  all  the  nobles  of  Judah 
and  Jerusalem ; 

21  Yea,  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  concern- 
ing the  vessels  that  remain  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the 
house  of  the  king  ot  Judah  and  of 
Jerusalem; 

22  They  shall  be  s carried  to  Bab- 
ylon, and  there  shall  they  be  un- 
til the  day  that  I  « visit  them, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  then «« will  I  bring 
them  up,  and  restore  them  to  this 
place. 

CHAPTER   XXVIII. 

1  Ifnnaniak  prophcsitth  falsely  the  return  of  the 
vessels,  and  of  Jeconiah.  5  Jeremiah,  wishing 
il  to  be  true,  sheweth  that  the  event  will  declare 
who  are  true  prophets.  10  Ilananiah  hreaketh 
Jeremiah's  yoke.  12  Jeremiah  telleth  of  nn  iron 
yoke,  lb  and  foretellcth  Hananiah's  death. 

AND  a  it  came  to  pass  the  same 
.  year,  in  the  beginning  of  the 
reign  ofZedekiah  king  of  Judah, 
in  the  fourth  year,  and  in  the  fifth 
month,  that  Hananiah  the  son  of 
Azur  the  prophet,  which  rvas  of 
Gibeon,  spake  unto  me  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  in  the  pres- 
ence of  the  priests  and  of  all  the 
people,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  saying,  I 
have  broken  ftthe  yoke  of  the 
king  of  Babylon. 

3  c  Within  t  two  full  years  will 
I  bring  again  into  this  place  all 
the  vessels  of  the  Lord's  house, 
that  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  took  away  from  this 
place,  and  carried  them  to  Baby- 
lon: 

4  And  I  will  bring  again  to  this 
place  Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoia- 
kim kin.g  of  .ludah,  with  all  the 
t captives  of  Judah,  that  went  in- 
to Babylon,  saith  the  Lord:  for 
I  will  l)reak  the  j'oke  of  the  king 
of  Babylon. 

5  1  Then  the  prophet  Jeremiah 
said  unto  the  prophet  Hananiah 
in  the  presence  of  the  priests,  and 
in  the  presence  of  all  the  people 
that  stood  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord, 

()  Even  the  prophet  Jeremiah 
said,  ''Amen:  tlie  Lord  do  so: 
the  Louu  perform  thy  words 
which  tliou  liast  prophesied,  to 
bring  again  the  vessels  of  the 
Lord's  house,  and  all  that  is  car- 


lirfnrc; 
CHRIST 

598. 

v2Ki,.jsC3. 
13.  A-.-, 
rli.  ^2.  17,20, 

^2Kiii!;3  24. 
M.  1;"). 
ch.  21.  1. 


s  2  Kings  25. 
13. 
2  Chr.  36.  18. 

(2  Chr.  36.  21. 

ch.  2a.  10.  Sc 

32.  R. 
u  Kzra  1.  7. 


&. 


19. 


about  596. 

jch.  27.  1. 


b  ch.  27.  12. 

rrh.  27.  16. 
t  H.-1). 

tuui  years 
of  days. 


t  Heh. 
captivity. 


rfl  Kings  1.36. 


Hananiali's  prophccn. 


JEREMIAH. 


Jeremiah's  letter. 


Before 
C  HR t  ST 

about  596. 


/ch.  27.  2. 


h  Deut.  28. 

ih.  27.  7. 


tch.  29.  31. 
Ez.  13.  22. 


iDeut.  13.  5. 
ch.  29.  32. 
t  Heb.  revolt. 

about  525. 


riecl  away  captive,  from  Babylon 
into  tliLs  place. 

7  2\everthele.ss,  hear  thou  now 
this  word  that  I  speak  in  thine 
ears,  and  in  the  ears  of  all  the 
people ; 

8  The  prophets  that  have  been 
before  me  and  before  thee  of  old 
prophesied  both  against  many 
countries,  and  against  great  king- 
doms, of  war,  and  of  evil,  and  of 
pestilence. 

9  eThe  prophet  which  prophe- 
sieth  of  peace,  when  the  word  of 
the  prophet  shall  come  to  pass, 
then  shall  the  prophet  be  known, 
that  the  Lokd  hath  truly  sent 
him. 

10  If  Then  Hananiah  the  proph- 
et took  the  fyolce  from  off  the 
prophet  Jeremiah's  neck,  and 
brake  it. 

11  And  Hananiah  spake  in  the 
presence  of  all  the  people,  saying, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Even  so 
will  I  break  the  yoke  of  oS'eb- 
uchadnezzar  king  of  Babj^lon 
fi'from  the  neck  of  all  nations 
within  the  space  of  two  full  years. 
And  the  prophet  Jeremiah  went 
his  wav. 

12  •[  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jeremiah  the  proiihet, 
after  that  Hananiah  the  prophet 
had  broken  the  yoke  from  off  the 
neck  of  the  prophet  Jeremiah, 
saying, 

18  Go  and  tell  Hananiah,  saying. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Thou  hast 
broken  the  yokes  of  wood;  but 
thou  Shalt  make  for  them  yokes 
of  iron. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel;  '»I  have 
put  a  yoke  of  iron  upon  the  neck 
of  all  these  nations,  that  they 
may  serve  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
of  Babylon  ;  and  they  shall  serve 
him:  and  il  have  given  him  the 
beasts  of  the  field  also. 

1.5  1  Then  said  the  prophet  Jer- 
emiah unto  Hananiah  the  proph- 
et. Hear  now,  Hananiah;  The 
Lord  hath  not  sent  thee;  but 
*thou  makest  this  people  to  trust 
in  a  lie. 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord;  Behold,  I  will  cast  thee 
from  off  the  face  of  the  earth  i. 
this  3'ear  thou  shalt  die,  because 
thou  hast  taught  '  t  rebellion 
against  the  Lord. 

17  So  Hananiah  the  prophet  died 
the  same  year  in  the  seventh 
month. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  Jeremiah  sendcth  a  teller  to  the  captives  in 
Babylon,  to  he  quiet  there,  8  and  not  to  believe 
the  dreams  of  their  prophets,  10  and  that  they 
shall  return  with  grace  after  seventy  years. 
15  He  foretelleth  the  destruction  of  the  rest  for 
their  disobedience.  10  He  shewe:h  the  fearful 
end  of  Ahab  and  Zedeiiah,  two  lying  proph- 
ets. 24  Shemaiah  writeth  a  letter  against  Jer- 
emiah,    30  Jeremiah  readcth  his  doom. 


NOW  these  are  the  words  of 
the  letter  that  Jei'emiah  the 
prophet  sent  from  Jerusalem 
unto  the  residue  of  the  elders 
which  were  carried  away  cap- 
tives, and  to  the  priests,  and  to 
the  prophets,  and  to  all  tlie  peo- 
ple wiiom  2vebachadnezzar  had 
carried  away  captive  from  Jeru- 
salem to  Babylon ; 

2  (After  that  «  Jeconiah  the  king, 
and  the  queen,  and  the  II  eunuchs, 
the  princes  of  Judali  and  Jerusa- 
lem, and  the  carpenters,  and  the 
smiths,  were  departed  from  Jeru- 
.salem;) 

3  By  the  hand  of  Elasah  the  son 
of  Shaphan,  and  Gemariah  the 
.son  of  Hilkiah,  (whom  Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah  sent  unto  Babylon 
to  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon )  saying, 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  unto  all  that 
are  carried  away  captives,  whom 
I  have  caused  to  be  carried  away 
from  Jerusalem  unto  Babylon; 

.5  *  Build  ye  houses,  and  dwell 
in  them;  and  plant  gardens,  and 
eat  the  fruit  of  them  ; 

6  Take  ye  wives,  and  beget  sons 
and  daughters;  and  take  wives 
for  your  sons,  and  give  your 
daughters  to  husbands,  that  they 
may  bear  sons  and  daughters; 
that  ye  may  be  increased  there, 
and  not  diniinished. 

7  And  seek  the  peace  of  the  city 
whither  I  have  caused  you  to  be 
carried  away  captives,  « and  praj^ 
unto  the  Lord  for  it:  for  in  the 
peace  thereof  shall  ye  have  peace. 

8  If  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Let  not 
your  prophets  and  your  diviners, 
that  be  in  the  midst  of  you,  ^ de- 
ceive you,  neither  hearken  to 
your  dreams  which  ye  cause  to 
be  dreamed. 

9  cFor  they  prophesy  t  falsely 
unto  you  in  my  name :  I  have  not 
sent  them,  saith  tlie  Lord. 

10  If  For  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
That  after  /seventj'  years  be 
accomplished  at  Babylon  I  will 
visit  j'ou,  and  perform  my  good 
word  "toward  you,  in  causing  you 
to  return  to  this  place. 

11  For  I  know  the  thoughts  that 
I  think  toward  you,  saith  the 
Lord,  thoughts  of  peace,  and  not 
of  evil,  to  give  you  an  t  expected 
end. 

12 Then  shall  yea' call  upon  me, 
and  ye  shall  go  and  pray  unto 
me,  and  I  will  hearken  unto  you. 

1.3  And  h  ve  shall  seek  me,  and 
find  me,  when  ye  shall  search  for 
me  'With  all  vour  heart. 

14  And  A- 1  Will  be  found  of  you, 
saith  the  Lord:  and  I  will  turn 
away  your  captivity,  and  'I  will 
gather  you  from  all  the  nations, 
and  from  all  the  places  whither 
671 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  590. 


o2  Kings  24. 
12,  &r. 

ch.  22.  26.  & 
28.4. 
!I  Or,  cham- 
berlains. 


c  Ezra  6.  10. 
1  Tim.  2.  2 


rfrh.  14.  14.  & 
23.  21.&  27. 
14,  15. 
Eph.  5.  0. 

ever.  31. 
t  Heb. 
in  a  tie. 

about  606. 

/2Chr.36.  21, 
2'2. 

Ezra  1.1. 
rh.  25.12.  & 
27.  22. 
Dan.  9.  2. 


tHeh. 

end  and 

expectation. 
gBan.  9.  3, 

&c. 
h  Lev.  2fi.  39, 

40,  ic. 

Ueut.  30.  1, 

A:c. 
ich.  21.  7. 
k  Dent.  4.  7. 

Ps.  32.  n.  & 

46.  I. 
Is.  5.^.  R. 
ich. 23.  3,  8.* 
30.3.  &  32.37. 


Jeremiah's  letter 


JEREMIAH. 


to  the  captive  Jews. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  606. 


m  ch.  24.  10. 
nch.  24.  8. 


0  Deut.  28.  25. 

2  Chr.  29.  8. 

ch.  15.  4.  &. 

24.  9.  &  34. 

IT. 
tHeh./oro 

curse. 
p  ch.  26.  6. 

ch.  42.  18. 

q  ch.  25.  4.  <fc 
32.  33. 


rSee  Gen.  48. 
20. 
I3.  65.  15. 


598. 

II  Or, 
dreamer. 


»  2  Kings  25. 
18. 
ch.21.  1. 


I  have  driven  you,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  and  I  will  bring  you  again 
into  the  place  whence  I  caused 
you  to  be  carried  away  captive. 

15  1[  Because  ye  have  said,  The 
Lord  hath  raised  us  up  prophets 
in  Babylon; 

16  Knoio  that  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  the  king  that  sitteth 
upon  the  throne  of  David,  and 
of  all  the  people  that  dwelleth 
in  this  city,  a)icl  of  your  brethren 
that  are  riot  gone  forth  with  you 
into  captivity ; 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
Behold,  I  will  send  upon  them 
the  "I sword,  the  famine,  and  the 
pestilence,  and  will  make  them 
like  'ivile  figs,  that  cannot  be 
eaten,  they  are  so  evil. 

18  And  I  will  persecute  them 
with  the  sword,  with  tlie  famine, 
and  with  the  pestilence,  and  "will 
deliver  them  to  be  removed  to  all 
the  kingdoms  of  the  earth,  tto  be 
pa  cur.se,  and  an  astonishment, 
and  a  hissing,  and  a  reproach, 
among  all  the  nations  whither  I 
have  driven  them  : 

1!)  Because  they  have  not  heark- 
ened to  my  words,  saith  the  Lord, 
which  9  1  sent  unto  them  by  my 
servants  the  prophets,  rising  up 
early  and  sending  them;  but  ye 
would  not  hear,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  1[  Hear  ye  therefore  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  all  ye  of  the  cap- 
tivity, whom  I  have  sent  from 
Jerusalem  to  Babylon : 

21  Thus  saith  the'  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  of  Ahab  the  son 
of  Kolaiah,  and  of  Zedekiah  the 
son  of  Maaseiah,  which  prophesy 
a  lie  unto  you  in  my  name;  Be- 
hold, I  will  deliver  them  into  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon ;  and  he  shall  slaj'  them 
before  your  eyes ; 

22  '-And  of  them  shall  bo  taken 
up  a  curse  by  all  the  captivity  of 
.Tudah  which  are  in  Babylon,  say- 
ing, The  Lord  make  thee  like 
Zedekiah  and  like  Ahab,  «whom 
the  king  of  Babylon  roasted  in 
the  fire; 

23  Because  <they  have  commit- 
ted villany  in  Israel,  and  have 
committed  adultery  with  their 
neighbours'  wives, and  liavespok- 
cn  lyingwords  in  my  name,  which 
I  have  not  commanded  them; 
even  I  know,  and  a//t  a  witness, 
saith  the  Lord. 

24  1[  Thu.s  Shalt  thou  also  speak 
to  Shemaiah  the  INehelamite, 
saying, 

2-5  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  saying. 
Because  thou  hast  sent  letters  in 
thy  name  unto  all  the  people 
that  are.  at  Jerusalem,  «and  to 
Zephaniah  the  son  of  Maaseiah 
the  priest,  and  to  all  the  priests, 
saying, 

672 


26  The  Lord  hath  made  thee 
priest  in  the  stead  of  Jehoiada 
the  priest,  that  ye  should  be  ^of- 
ficers in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
for  every  man  that  is  z/mad,  and 
maketh  himself  a  prophet,  that 
thou  shouldest  ^put  him  in  pris- 
on, and  in  the  stocks. 

27  Now  therefore  why  hast  thou 
not  reproved  Jeremiah  of  Ana- 
thoth,  which  maketh  himself  a 
prophet  to  you  ? 

28  For  therefore  he  sent  unto  us 
1*1  Babylon,  saying,  This  raptivity 
is  long:  "build  ye  houses,  and 
dwell  (■;).  them ;  and  plant  gardens, 
and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

29  And  Zephaniah  the  priest  read 
this  letter  in  the  ears  of  Jeremiah 
the  prophet. 

ao  f  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

31  Send  to  all  them  of  the  cap- 
tivity, saying,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  concerning  Shemaiah  the 
Nehelamite;  Because  that  Shem- 
aiah hath  prophesied  unto  you, 
'and  I  sent  him  not,  and  he 
caused  you  to  trust  in  a  lie: 

32  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  ;  Behold,  I  will  punish 
Shemaiah  the  Nehelamite,  and 
his  seed:  he  shall  not  have  a 
man  to  dwell  among  this  people; 
neither  shall  he  behold  the  good 
that  I  will  do  for  my  people, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  ^because  he  hath 
taught  t  rebellion  against  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  God  sheweth  Jeremiah  the  return  of  the  Jews. 
4  After  their  trouble  they  shall  have  deliver- 
ance. 10  He  comfurleth  Jacob.  18  Their  re- 
turn shall  he  gracious.  20  Wrath  shall  fall 
on  the  wicked. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  Ri)eaketh  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  saying.  Write  thee  all 
the  words  that  I  have  spoken 
unto  thee  in  a  book. 

3  For,  lo,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  "I  will  bring  again 
the  captivity  of  my  people  Israel 
and  Judah, saith  the  Lord:  *and 

I  will  cause  them  to  return  to  the 
land  that  I  gave  to  their  fathers, 
and  they  shall  possess  it. 

4  ^  And  these  are  the  words  that 
the  IvORD  spake  concerning  Israel 
and  concerning  Judah. 

5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord;  We 
have  heard  a  voice  of  trembling, 

II  of  fear,  and  not  of  peace. 

6  Ask  ye  now,  and  see  whether 
ta  man  doth  travail  with  child? 
wherefore  do  I  see  evei-y  man 
with  his  hands  on  his  loins,  (-us 
a  woman  in  travail,  and  all  faces 
are  turned  into  paleness? 

7  ('Alas!  for  that  day  is  great, 
«so  that  none  is  like  it:  it  is  even 
the  time  of  Jacob's  trouble;  but 
he  shall  be  saved  out  of  it. 


Before 

CHRIST 

598. 

ich.  20.1. 
j/2  Kings  9.11. 

Acts  26.  24. 
zch.20.  a. 


Jacob  is  comfoHed. 


JEREMIAH. 


Israel's  restoration. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  606. 


ris.  55.  3,  4. 

Ez.  34.  ia.  * 

37.  24. 

Hos.  3.  5. 
fLuke  1.  69. 

Acts  2.  30.  <k 

13.  23. 
Ms.  41.  13.  & 

43.  5,  Ic  44. 

2. 

ch.  46.  27,28. 
.  ch.  3.  18. 


m  Ps.  G.  1. 

Is.  27.  6. 

ch.  10.  24.  & 

46.  28. 
78  2  Chr.  36. 

16. 

ch.  15.  18. 
tHeh./or 

binding  up, 

or,  pressingm 
och.8.  22. 
p  Lam.  1. 2. 

q  Job  13.  24 
ic  16.  9.  ic 
19.  11. 

r  Job  30.  21 

«ch.  0.  6. 
ch.  15.  18. 


u  Ex.  23. 22. 
18.33.  l.ifc 
41.11. 
ch.  10.  25. 


y  ver.  3. 
ch.  33.  7,  11. 


sfs 

.  102. 

3. 

nor 

Utile  hill. 

a  Is 

35.10 

.  k 

51. 

11. 

ch. 

31.  4, 

12, 

13. 

&33. 

10, 

11. 

6  Zech.  10. 

8. 

8  For  it  .shall  come  to  pa.ss  in 
that  day.  sailh  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
that  I  will  break  his  j-oke  Irom 
off  thy  neck,  and  will  burst  thy 
bonds,  and  strangers  shall  no 
more  serve  themselves  of  him  : 

9  But  they  shall  serve  the  Lord 
their  God,'and  /David  their  king, 
whom  I  will  a  raise  up  unto  them. 

10  H  Therefore  ''  fear  thou  not, 

0  ray  servant  Jacob,  saith  the 
Lord;  neither  l)e  dismayed,  O 
Israel:  for,  lo,  I  will  .save  thee 
from  afar,  and  thy  seed  'from 
the  land  of  their  captivity;  and 
Jacob  shall  return,  and  shall  be 
in  rest,  and  be  quiet,  and  none 
shall  make  him  afraid. 

11  For  I  am  with  thee,  saith  the 
Lord,  to  save  thee:  'though  I 
make  a  full  end  of  all  nations 
whither  I  have  scattered  thee, 
'  yet  will  I  not  make  a  full  end 
of  thee;  but  I  will  correct  thee 
"'in  measure,  and  will  not  leave 
thee  altogether  unpunished. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
"Thy  bruise  is  incurable,  and  thy 
wound  is  grievous. 

13  There  is  none  to  plead  thy 
cause,  tthat  thou  mayest  be 
bound  up :  "  thou  hast  no  healing 
medicines. 

14  pAII  thy  lovers  have  forgotten 
thee;  they  seek  thee  not;  for  I 
have  wounded  thee  with  the 
wound  9 of  an  enemy,  with  the 
chastisement  '•of  a  cruel  one,  for 
the  multitude  of  thine  iniquity; 
s  because  thy  sins  wpre  increased. 

15  Why  <criest  thou  for  thine 
affliction  ?  thy  sorrow  is  incurable 
for  the  multitude  of  thine  iniquity : 
because  thy  sins  were  increased, 

1  have  done  these  thing.s  unto 
thee. 

16  Therefore  all  they  that  devour 
thee  «  shall  be  devoured ;  and  all 
thine  adversaries,  everj'  one  of 
t^iem. shall  go  into  captivity;  and 
thev  that  spoil  thee  shall  be  a  spoil, 
and  all  that  fltey  upon  thee  will  I 
give  for  a  prey. 

17  ^  For  I  will  restore  health  unto 
thee,  and  I  will  heal  thee  of  thy 
wounds,  saith  the  Lord;  because 
they  called  thee  an  Outcast,  say- 
ing.  This  is  Zion,  whom  no  man 
se'eketh  after. 

18  "  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Be- 
hold, y  I  will  bring  again  the  cap- 
tivitv  of  Jacob's  tents,  and  =have 
mercy  on  his  dwellingplaces; 
and  the  city  shall  be  builded 
upon  her  own  II  heap,  and  the 
palace  shall  remain  after  the 
manner  thereof. 

19  And  «  out  of  them  shall  pro- 
ceed thanksgiving  and  the  voice 
of  them  that  make  merry:  (-and 
I  will  multiply  them,  and  they 
shall  not  be  few  ;  I  will  also  glori- 
fy them,  and  they  shall  not  be 
small. 

43 


20  Their  children  also  shall  be 
cas  aforetime,  and  their  congre- 
gation shall  be  establLshed  before 
me,  and  I  will  punish  all  that 
oppress  them. 

21  And  their  nobles  shall  be  of 
themselves,  «'  and  their  governor 
shall  proceed  from  the  midst  of 
them;  and  I  will  ecau.se  him  to 
draw  near,  and  he  shall  approach 
unto  me:  lor  who  wthis  that  en- 
gaged his  heart  to  approach  unto 
me?  saith  the  Lord. 

22  And  ye  shall  be  .''my  people, 
and  I  will  be  your  God. 

23  Behold,  the  i^  whirlwind  of 
the  Lord  goeth  forth  with  fury, 
a  t  continuing  whirlwind:  it 
shall  II  fall  with  pain  upon  the 
head  of  the  wicked. 

24  The  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord 
shall  not  return,  until  he  have 
done  U,  and  until  he  have  per- 
formed the  intents  of  his  heart: 
h  in  the  latter  days  ye  shall  con- 
sider it. 

CHAPTER  XXXL 

I  Th'^  restoration  of  Israel.  10  The  pu'iliealion 
thereof.  15  Rachel  mourning  is  comforted.  18 
Ephraim  repenting  is  brought  home  again.  22 
Christ  is  promised.  27  His  care  over  the 
church.  31  His  new  covenant.  35  The  ita- 
bility,  3?  and  amplitude  of  the  church. 

AT  "the  same  time,  saith  the 
.  Lord,  b  will  I  be  the  God  of 
all  the  families  of  Israel,  and 
they  shall  be  my  people. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  peo- 
ple which  were  left  of  the  sword 
found  grace  in  the  wilderness; 
even  Israel,  when  ^i  went  to 
cause  him  to  rest. 

3  The  Lord  hath  appeared  tof 
old  unto  me,  sai/inri.  Yea,  f'l  have 
loved  thee  with  «an  everlasting 
love  :  therefore  II  with  lovingkind- 
ness  have  I  /drawn  thee. 

4  Again  a  I  will  build  thee,  and 
thou  Shalt  be  built,  O  virgin  of 
Israel :  thoushalt  again  be  adorn- 
ed with  thy  /'  II  tabrets,  and  shalt 
go  forth  in  the  dances  of  them 
that  make  merry. 

5  iThou  Shalt  yet  plant  vines 
upon  the  mountains  of  Samaria : 
the  planters  shall  plant,  and  shall 
teat  them  as  common  things. 

6  For  there  shall  be  a  day,  that 
the  watchmen   upon  the  mount 

I  Ephraim  shall  cry.  /'Arise  ye, 
and  let  us  go  up  to  Zion  unto  the 
Lord  our  God. 

j  7   For    thus    saith    the    Lord  ; 

^Sing  with  gladness  for  Jacob, 
and   shout   among   the   chief  of 

I  the  nations :  publish  ye,  praise 
ye,  and  say,  O  Lord,  save  thy 

i  people,  the  remnant  of  Israel. 
8   Behold,   I    will    bring    them 

'"•from  the  north  country,  and 
"gather  them  from  the  coasts  of 
the   earth,   and   with   them   the 

I  blind  and  the  lame,  the  woman 

I  with  child  and  her  that  travail- 
073 


Before 
C  II  KIST 

about  606. 


d  Gen.  49. 10. 
eXum.  16.  6. 


/ch.  24.  7.  & 

31.1,33.  ic 

32.  38. 

Ez.  11.  20.  <fc 

36.  28.  ic  37. 

27. 
gch.  23.  19, 

20.  &  25.  32. 
t  Heb. 

cutting. 
!|0r. 


a  ch.  30.  24. 
b  ch.  30.  22. 


c  Nun.  10.  33. 

Deut.  1.  33. 

Ps.  95.  11. 

Is.  63.  14. 
tHeb. 
from  afar. 
rf.Mal.  1.  2. 
elloin.  11.  28, 

29. 
II  Or,  have 

I  extended 

luvingkind' 

iiess  unto 

thee. 
/Hos.  11.  4. 
?ch.33.  7. 
h  Ex.  15.  20. 

Judtf.  11.  34. 

Ps.  149.  3. 
!0r, 

timbrels. 
i  Is.  65.  21. 

Amos  9.  14. 
t  Heb.  pro- 
fane them. 
■D^ut.20.  6. 

i  28.  30. 
*  Is.  2.  3. 

Mic.  4.  2. 
ils.  12.  5,  6. 


mch.3.  12,18. 

ic  23.  8. 
n  Ez.  20.  34. 

41.  ic  34.  13. 


Rachel  mourning  is  comforted.     JEREMIAH. 


Christ  is  promised. 


Ilefore 
CHRIST 

about  C06. 


o  P3.  1-^6.  5,  6. 

cli.  50.  4. 
II  Or, 

/avotirs. 

Ztch.  V2.  10. 
p  Is.  35.  8.  <k 

42.  19.  Jk  4'J. 

lU,  11. 
q  Ex.  4.  22. 


f  Is.  40.  11. 
Ez.  34.  1'2, 
13,  11. 

s  Is.  44.  23.  i 

48.  20. 
<X3.49.  24,  25. 


u  Ez.  17.  23. 
<k  20.  40. 
j:  Ho3.  3.  6. 


yU.  59.  11. 
z\s.  35.  10.  & 

C5.  19. 

Rev.  21.  4. 


a  Matt.  2.  17, 
18. 
6  Josh.  18.25. 


e  Gen.  42.  13. 


dver.  4,5. 
Ezra  1.  5. 
Hos.  1.  11. 


/Dcul.  30.  2. 


r  Deut.32.  3C. 

Is.  63.  15. 

Il03.  11.  8. 
t  Hcb.  sound. 


eth  with  child  togetliei-:  a  great 
company  shall  return  thither. 

9  "They  shall  come  with  weep- 
ing, and  with  !1  supplications  will 
I  lead  them:  I  will  cause  them 
to  walk  p  by  the  rivers  of  waters 
in  a  straight  way,  wherein  they 
shall  not  stumble:  for  I  am  a 
father  to  Israel,  and  Ephraim  is 
my  7  firstborn. 

10  %  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
O  ye  nations,  and  declare  it  in  the 
isles  afar  off,  and  say.  He  that 
scattered  Israel '•will  gather  him, 
and  keep  him,  as  a  shepherd  doth 
his  flock. 

11  For « the  Lord  hath  redeemed 
Jacob,  and  ransomed  him  t  from 
the  hand  o£  him  that  uas  stronger 
than  he. 

12  Therefore  they  shall  come 
and  sing  in  "the  height  of  Zion, 
and  shall  fiow  together  to  *'the 
goodness  of  the  Lord,  for  wheat, 
and  for  wine,  and  for  oil,  and  for 
the  young  of  the  liock  and  of  the 
herd  :  and  their  soul  shall  be  as  a 
2/ watered  garden;  ^and  they 
shall  not  sorrow  any  more  at 
all. 

13  Then  shall  the  virgin  rejoice 
in  the  dance,  both  young  men 
and  old  together:  fori  will  turn 
their  mourning  into  joy,  and  will 
comfort  them,  and  make  them 
rejoice  from  their  sorrow. 

14  And  I  will  satiate  the  soul  of 
the  priests  with  fatness,  and  my 
people  shall  be  satisfied  with  my 
goodness,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  1[  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  «A 
voice  was  heard  in  b  Ramah,  lam- 
entation, and  bitter  weeping; 
Rachel  weeping  for  her  children 
refused  to  be  comforted  for  her 
children,  because  cthey  ivrrc  not. 

IB  Thus  saith  the  Lord:  Refrain 
thy  voice  from  weeping,  and  thine 
eyes  from  tears:  for  tliy  work 
shall  be  rewarded,  saith  the 
Lord;  and  fUlie.y  shall  come 
again  from  the  land  of  the  enemy. 

U  And  there  is  hope  in  thine 
end,  saith  the  Lord,  tliatthj' chil- 
dren shall  come  again  to  their 
own  boi'der. 

18  H  I  ha\  e  surely  heard  Ephraim 
bemoaning  himself  thus;  Thou 
hast  chastised  me,  and  I  was 
chastised,  as  a  bullock  unaccus- 
tomed to  the  yoke:  ^turn  thou  me, 
and  I  shall  lie  turned;  for  thou 
a7-t  the  Lord  my  God. 
!  1!)  Surely  .'after  that  I  was  turn- 
ed, I  repented;  and  after  that  I 
was  instructed,  I  smote  upon  ;»?/ 
thigh  :  I  was  ashamed,  yea,  eveii 
confounded,  because  I  did  bear 
the  reproach  of  my  youth. 

20  Js  Ephraim  my  dear  son  ?  is  he 
a  ])leasantchild?  forsince  Ispake 
against  him,  I  do  earnestly  re- 
member him  still :  .'/tlierefore  my 
bowels  tare  troubled  for  him, 
674 


''I  will  surely  have  mercy  upon 
him,  saith  the  Lord. 

21  Set  thee  up  waymarks,  make 
thee  high  heaps:  «set  thine  heart 
toward  the  highway,  evs/i  the  way 
which  thou  wentest:  turn  again, 
O  virgin  of  Israel,  turn  again  to 
these  thy  citie.s. 

22  \  How  long  wilt  thou  *go 
about,  O  thou  'backsliding daugh- 
ter? for  the  Lord  hath  created  a 
new  thing  in  the  earth,  A  woman 
shall  compass  a  man. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel ;  As  yet  they 
shall  use  this  .speech  in  the  land 
of  Judah  and  in  the  cities  thereof, 
when  I  shall  bring  again  their 
captivity;  "'The  Lord  bless  thee, 
O  habitation  of  justice,  and 
n  mountain  of  holine.ss. 

24  And  there  shall  dwell  in  Ju- 
dah itself,  and  "in  all  the  cities 
thereof  together,  husbandmen, 
and  they  tliat  go  forth  with  flocks. 

2.5  For  I  have  satiated  the  weary 
soul,  and  I  have  replenished 
every  sorowful  soul. 

2G  Upon  this  I  awaked,  and  be- 
held ;  and  my  sleep  was  sweet 
unto  me. 

27  H  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  pI  will  sow  the 
house  of  Israel  and  the  house  of 
Judah  with  the  seed  of  man,  and 
with  the  seed  of  beast. 

28  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
like  as  I  have  or  watched  over 
them,  '■to  pluck  up,  and  to  break 
down,  and  to  throw  down,  and  to 
destroy,  and  to  afflict;  so  will  I 
watch  over  them,  «to  build,  and 
to  plant,  saith  the  Lord. 

29  «In  those  daj's  they  shall  say 
no  more,  The  fathers  have  eaten 
a  sour  grape,  and  the  children's 
teeth  are  set  on  edge. 

30  "But  every  one  shall  die  for 
his  own  iniquity:  everj'  man  that 
eateth  the  sour  grape,  his  teeth 
shall  be  set  on  edge. 

31  1[  Behold,  the  •^  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  make 
a  new  covenant  with  the  house 
of  Israel,  and  with  the  house  of 
Judah: 

32  Not  accordingto  the  covenant 
that  1  made  with  their  fatliers, 
in  the  day  that  vl  took  them  bj^ 
tlie  liand  to  bring  them  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt ;  which  my  cove- 
nant they  l)rake,  11  although  I  was 
a  husband  unto  them,  saith  the 
Lord: 

33  «But  this.s/io7/  be  the  covenant 
that  I  will  make  with  the  house 
of  Israel;  After  Ihose  days,  saith 
the  Lord,  «1  will  put  my  law  in 
their  inward  parts,  and  write  it  in 
their  hearts;  ''and  will  be  their 
God.  and  they  shall  be  my  people. 

;}4  And  they  shall  teacli  no  more 
every  maii  his  neighbour,  and 
every  man  his  brother,  saying, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  G06. 


h  Is.  57.  18. 
IIos.  14.  4. 
ich.  50.  5. 


*ch.2.  18,23, 


ich.  3.  6,  8, 
11,  12,14,22. 


m  Ps.  122.  5, 

G,  7,  8. 

Is.  1.  20. 
nZech.  8.  3. 
0  ch.  33. 12,13. 


p  Ez.  36.  9,  10, 


IIos.  2.  23. 
Zeoh.  10.9. 


(7ch.  44.27. 
r.h.  1.  10.  (k 
18.  7, 

jch.  24.6. 

(  Ez.  18.  2,  3. 

u  Gal.  6.  6,  7. 


J  ch.  32.  40.  (fc 
33.  14. 
Ez.  37.  26. 
ilel).  8.  8-12. 
Se.  10.  16,  17. 


yDeut.  1.  31. 


II  Or,  should 

1  have  con- 
tinued a 
husband 
unto  them  ? 

zcXx.  32.  40. 

a  Ps.  40.  8. 
Ez.  11.  10,20. 
tc  .SG.  26,  27. 

2  Cor.  3.  3. 
h  ch.  24.  7.  4; 

30.  22.  &  32. 
38. 


Jeremiah  in  prison 


JEREMIAH. 


butjeth  HanameeVs  field. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  606. 


c  Is.  54.  13. 

John  6.  45. 

1  Cor.  2.  10. 

1  Johii  2.  20. 
d  ch.  33.  8.  (t 

50.  20. 

Mi.-.  7.  IS. 

Acts  10.  43. 

&  13.  39. 

Rom.  11.  27. 
e  Gen.  1.  16. 

Ps.  72.  5,  17. 

&.  80.  2,  3IJ, 

37.  4:119.91. 
/Is.  51.  15. 
gch.  10.  16. 
h  Pa.  148.  6. 

Is.  54.  9.  10. 

ch.  33.  20. 
i  ch.  33.  22. 


»Neh.3.  1. 
Zech.  14.  10. 


I  Ez.  40.  8. 
Zech.  2.  1. 


about  590. 
a 2  Kings  25. 
1,2. 
ch.  39.  1. 


J  Neh.  3.  25. 
ch.  33.  1.  6c 
37.  21.  &;  38. 
6.  &.  30.  14. 


dch.  E4.  3.  <k 
3S.  If,  23.  ic 
39.5.  ic  62.  9. 


Know  the  Lord:  for  <=  they  shall 
all  know  me,  from  the  least  of 
them  unto  the  greatest  of  them, 
saith  the  Lord  :  for  '>■  I  will  forgive 
their  iniquity,  and  I  will  remem- 
ber their  sin'no  more. 

35  M  Thus  sf^itli  tlie  Lord,  «  which 
giveth  the  sun  for  a  light  by  clay, 
and  the  ordinances  of  the  moon 
and  of  the  stars  for  a  light  bj"^ 
night,  which  divideth  /the  sea 
when  the  waves  thereof  roar; 
3 The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name: 

36  ''If  those  ordinances  depart 
from  before  me,  saith  the  Lord, 
then  the  seed  of  Israel  also  shall 
cease  Irom  being  a  nation  before 
me  for  ever. 

37  Thus  saiththe  Lord;  « If  heaven 
above  can  be  mea.sured,  and  the 
foundations  of  the  earth  searched 
out  beneath,  I  will  also  cast  off  all 
the  seed  of  Israel  for  all  that  they 
have  done,  saith  the  Lord. 

38  ^  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Loud,  that  the  city  shall  be 
built  to  the  LoRD^from  the  tower 
of  Hananeel  unto  the  gate  of  the 
corner. 

39  And  '  the  measuring  line  shall 
yet  go  forth  over  against  it  upon 
the  hill  Gareb,  and  shall  compass 
about  to  Goath. 

40  And  the  whole  valley  of  the 
dead  bodies,  and  of  the  ashes,  and 
all  the  fields  unto  the  brook  of 
Kidron,  '"unto  the  corner  of  the 
horse  gate  toward  the  east,  n  shall 
be  holy  unto  the  Lord;  it  shall 
not  be  plucked  up,  nor  thrown 
down  any  more  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  Jerfmizh,  being  imprisoned  hy  Zedckiah  for  his 
prophecj/,  6  buyeth.  HanameeVs  field.  13  Ba- 
ruch  must  preserve  the  evidences,  as  tokens  of 
the  people's  return.  16  Jeremiah  in  his  prayer 
complaineth  to  God.  26  God  confirmelh  the 
captivity  fur  their  sins,  36  and promiseth  a  gra- 
cious return. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord  «  in  the 
tenth  year  of  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah,  which  was  the  eighteenth 
year  of  Nebuchadrezzar. 

2  For  then  the  king  of  Babylon's 
army  besieged  Jerusalem:  and 
Jeremiah  the  prophet  wa-s  shut 
up  *in  the  court  of  the  prison, 
which  ivas  in  the  king  of  Judah"s 
house. 

3  For  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah 
had  shut  him  up,  saying.  Where- 
fore dost  thou  prophesy,  and  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  c  Behold,  I 
will  give  this  citv  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he 
shall  take  it ; 

4  And  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah 
<i shall  not  escape  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  Chaldeans,  but  shall  surely 
be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Babvlon,  and  shall  speak 
with  him  niouth  to  mouth,  and 
his  eyes  shall  behold  his  eyes ; 


5  And  he  shall  lead  Zedekiah  to 
Babylon,  and  there  shall  he  be 
e  until  I  visit  him,  saith  the  Lord  : 
.^though  ye  fight  with  the  Chal- 
deans, yeshall  not  pro.sper  ? 

6  1  And  Jeremiah  said.  The  word 
of  the  LoKD  came  unto  me,  say- 
ing, 

7  Behold,  Ilanameel  the  son  of 
Shallum  thine  uncle  shall  come 
unto  thee,  saying.  Buy  thee  my 
field  that  is  in  Anathoth:  for  the 
(/right  of  redemption  is  thine  to 
buy  it. 

8  So  Hanameel  mine  uncle's  son 
came  to  me  in  the  court  of  the 
prison  according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  and  said  unto  me,  Buy 
my  field,  I  pray  thee,  that  is  in 
Anathoth,  which  is  in  the  coun- 
try of  Benjamin  :  for  the  right  of 
inheritance  is  thine,  and  the  re- 
demption is  thine  ;  buj'  it  for  thy- 
self. Then  I  knew  that  this  wa^ 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  I  bought  the  field  of  Har 
nameel  my  uncle's  son,  that  was 
in  Anathoth,  and  /^  weighed  him 
the  money,  even  I!  seventeen  shek- 
els of  silver. 

10  And  I  t  subscribed  the  evi- 
dence, and  sealed  it,  and  took  wit- 
nesses, and  weighed  him  the 
money  in  the  balances. 

11  So  I  took  the  evidence  of  the 
purchase,  both  that  which  was 
sealed  according  to  the  law  and 
custom,  and  that  which  was  open : 

V2.  And  I  gave  the  evidence  of  the 
purchase  unto  « Baruch  the  son  of 
Neriah,  the  son  of  Maaseiali,  in 
the  sight  of  Hanameel  mine  un- 
cle's son,  and  in  the  presence  of 
the  *  witnesses  that  subscribed 
the  book  of  the  purchase,  before 
all  the  Jews  that  sat  in  the  court 
of  the  prison. 

13  11  And  I  charged  Baruch  before 
them,  saying, 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel ;  Take  these  evi- 
dences, this  evidence  of  the  pur- 
chase, both  which  is  sealed,  and 
this  ev'idence  which  is  open;  and 
put  them  in  an  earthen  vessel, 
that  they  may  continue  many 
days. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel;  Houses 
and  fields  and  vineyards  'shall  be 
possessed  again  in  this  land. 

16  ^  Now  when  I  had  delivered 
the  evidence  of  the  purchase  unto 
Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah,  I  pray- 
ed unto  the  Lord,  saying, 

17  Ah  Lord  God!  behold,  mthou 
hast  made  the  heaven  and  the 
earth  by  thy  great  power  and 
stretched  out  arm,  and  « there  is 
nothing  II  too  hard  for  thee : 

18  Thou  shewest  "lovingkindncss 
unto  thousands,  and  recompens- 
est  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  into 
the  bosom  of  their  children  after 

675 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  590. 


ech.27.  22. 
/ch.21.4.  (J 


S  Lev.  55.  24, 
25.  32. 
Ruth  4.  4. 


h  Gen.  23.  16. 

Zerh.  11.  12. 
II  Or,  seven 

shekels  and 

ten  pieces  oj 

silver. 
t  Heb.  wrote 

in  the  book. 


k  See  Is.  8.  2. 


I  ver.  37,  43. 


m2  Kings  19. 

15. 
n  Gen.  18.  14. 

ver.  27. 

I.ukel.  37. 
i:  Or,  hid 
from  thee. 
oEx.  20.  6.  (k 

34.  7. 

Deut.  5.  9, 

10. 


Jeremiah  comi)laineth  to  God.      JEREMIAH. 


The  captivity  confirmed. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  590. 


p  Is.  0.  6. 
q  ch.  10.  16. 
r  Is.  28.  29. 
t  Ileb.  doing. 
«Job  34.21. 

Vs.  33.  13. 

Prov.  5.  21. 

<-h.  16.  17. 
«ch.  17.10. 

uEx.  0. 16. 

1  Chr.  17.21. 
Is.  03.  12. 
Dan.  9.  15. 

jtEx.  0.  6. 

2  Sam.  7.  23. 
1  Chr.  17.21. 
Ps.  136.  11, 
12. 


yEx.  3.  8,  17. 
ch.  11.  5. 


*Neh.  9.  26. 
ch.  11.  8. 
Dan.  9.  10- 


II  Or,  engines 
of  skot» 
ch.  33.  4. 

a  ver.  25,  36. 

ich.  14.  12. 


n  Or,  though, 
c  ver.  21. 


d  Num.  16.  22. 
e  ver.  17. 


/ver.  3. 


ffch.  21.10.  (fe 
37.  8,  10.  (k 
52.  13. 

7ich.  19.13. 


ich.2.  7.  <fe  3. 

25.  Sc  7.  22- 

26.  &.  22.  21. 
£z.  20.  28. 


+  Hcb.  for 

my  anger. 


them:  The  Great,  pThe  Mighty 
God,  ?The  Lord  of  hosts,  is  his 
name; 

19  '•Great  in  counsel, and  mighty 
in  twork:  for  thine  «eyes  are 
open  upon  all  the  ways  of  the 
sons  of  men,  'to  give  every  one 
according  to  his  ways,  and  accord- 
ing to  the  fruit  of  his  doings : 

20  Which  hast  set  signs  and  won- 
ders in  the  land  of  Egypt,  even 
unto  this  day,  and  in  Israel,  and 
among  other  men ;  and  hast  made 
thee  "a  name,  as  at  tliis  day; 

21  And  a:ha.st  brought  forth  thy 
people  Israel  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  with  signs,  and  with  won- 
ders, and  with  a  strong  hand,  and 
with  a  stretched  out  arm,  and 
with  great  terror ; 

22  And  hastgiven  them  this  land, 
which  thou  didst  swear  to  their 
fathers  to  give  them,  .'/a laud  flow- 
ing with  milk  and  honey ; 

23  And  they  came  in,  and  pos- 
sessed it;  but  zthej'  obeyed  not 
thy  voice,  neither  walked  in  thy 
law;  they  have  done  nothing  of 
all  that  thou  commandedst  ihem 
to  do:  therefore  thou  hast  caused 
all  this  evil  to  come  upon  them. 

24  Behold  the  1  mounts,  they  are 
come  unto  the  city  to  take  it ;  and 
the  city  « is  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  Chaldeans  that  tight  against 
it,  because  of  *the  sword,  and  of 
the  famine,  and  of  the  pestilence: 
and  what  thou  hast  spoken  is 
come  to  pass ;  and,  behold,  thou 
seest  it. 

2-5  And  thou  hast  said  unto  me, 
O  Lord  God,  Buy  thee  the  field 
for  money,  and  take  witnesses ; 
II for  ''the  city  is  given  into  the 
hand  of  the  Chaldeans. 

26  If  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

27  .Behold,  I  am  the  Lord,  the 
a!God  of  all  flesh:  «is  there  any 
thing  too  hard  for  me? 

28  Therelbre  thus  saith  the  Lord; 
Behold, /I  will  give  this  city  into 
the  hand  of  the  C;haldeans,  and 
into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall 
take  it: 

29  And  the  Chaldeans,  that  fight 
against  this  city,  shall  come  and 
fi-set  fire  on  this  city,  and  burn  it 
with  the  houses,  ''upon  who.se 
roofs  they  have  oHercd  incense 
unto  Baai,  and  poured  out  drink 
olferings  unto  other  gods,  to  pro- 
voke me  to  anger. 

30  For  the  children  of  Israel  and 
the  children  of  .ludah  «have  only 
done  evil  before  me  from  their 
youth  :  I'or  tlie  children  of  Israel 
have  onlj'  provoked  me  to  anger 
with  the  work  of  their  hands, 
saitli  the  Lord. 

31  For  tliis  cit.y  hath  been  to  me 
fista  provocation  of  mine  anger 
and  of  my  fury  from  the  day  that 

C76 


they  built  it  even  unto  this  day, 
^thkt  I  should  remove  it  from  be- 
fore my  face ; 

32  Because  of  all  the  evil  of  the 
children  of  Israel  and  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah,  which  they  have 
done  to  provoke  me  to  anger, 
'they,  their  kings,  their  princes, 
their  priests,  and  their  prophets, 
and  the  men  of  Judah,  and  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem. 

33  And  they  have  turned  unto 
me  the  t™  back,  and  not  the  face: 
though  I  taught  them,  «  rising  up 
early  and  teaching  them,  yet  they 
have  not  hearkened  to  receive  in- 
struction. 

34  But  they  «  set  their  abomina- 
tions in  the  house,  which  is  called 
by  my  name,  to  defile  it. 

3-5  And  they  built  the  high  places 
of  Baal,  which  are  in  the  valley 
of  the  son  of  Hinnora,  to  j)  cause 
their  sons  and  their  daughters  to 
pass  through  the  fire  unto  9  Mo- 
lech  ;  »•  which  I  commanded  them 
not,  neither  came  it  into  my  mind, 
that  they  should  do  this  abomina- 
tion, to  cause  Judah  to  sin. 

36  1!  And  now  therefore  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  con- 
cerning this  cit.y,  whereof  ye  say, 
«It  shall  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon  by 
the  sword,  and  by  the  lamine,  and 
by  the  pestilence; 

37  Behold,  I  will  'gather  them 
out  of  all  countries,  whither  I  have 
driven  them  in  mine  anger,  and 
in  my  fury,  and  in  great  wrath; 
and  I  will  bring  them  again  unto 
this  place,  and  I  will  cause  them 
« to  dwell  safely : 

38  Andthey  shall  be  a:  my  people, 
and  I  will  be  their  God : 

39  And  I  will  J/ give  them  one 
heart,  and  one  way,  that  they 
mav  fear  me  tfor  ever,  for  the 
good  of  them,  and  of  their  chil- 
dren after  them : 

40  And  si  will  make  an  everlast- 
ing covenant  with  them,  that  I 
will  not  turn  away  tfrom  them, 
to  do  them  good  ;  but  «  I  will  put 
my  fear  in  tlieir  hearts,  that  they 
shall  not  depart  i'rom  mo. 

41  Yea, '- 1  will  rejoice  over  them 
to  do  them  good,  and  cl  will 
plant  them  in  tliis  land  t  assuredly 
with  my  whole  heart  and  with 
my  whole  soul. 

42  For  thus  saith  the  Lord; 
''Like  as  I  have  brought  all  this 
great  evil  upon  this  i)eople,  so 
will  I  bring  upon  them  all  the 
good  that  I  have  promised  them. 

43  And  e fields  shall  be  bought  in 
this  land,  ^whereof  ye  say,  It  is 
desolate  without  man  or  beast;  it 
is  given  into  the  hand  of  the 
Chaldeans. 

44  Men  shall  buy  fields  for  mon- 
ey, and  subscrilie  evidences,  and 

I  seal  them,  and  take  witnesses  in 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  690. 

1 2  Kings  23. 
27.  <fc  24.  3. 


lU.  1.4,  6. 
Dan.  9.  8. 


t  Heb.  neek, 
m  ch.  2.  27.  & 


och.  7.  30,  31. 
&  23.  11. 
Ez.  6.  5,  6. 


pch.7.  31.  & 

19.   5. 
(/Lev.  18.  21. 

1  Kings  11. 

33. 


t  Deut.  30.  3. 
ch.  23.  3.  & 
29.  14.  &  SI. 


uch.  23.  6.  & 

33.  16. 
jch.  24.  7.  k 

30.  22.  &  31. 
33. 

ych.  24.  7. 

Ez.  11.  19,20. 
t  Heb. 

all  days. 
z  Is.  55.  3. 

ch.  31.  31. 
t  Ileb./rnm 

after  them. 
rtch.  31.  33. 

"iDeul.  30.  9. 

Zepli.  3.  17. 

c  ch.  24.  6.  (k 

31.  28. 
Amos  9.  16. 

t  n.-b.  i« 

trvth,  or, 
stability. 
Jch.31.28. 


ever.  15. 
/ch.  33.  10. 


A  return  promised. 


JEREMIAH.         Clirist  the  Branch  promised. 


Before 
C  HKIST 

about  590. 


f^ch.  17.  26. 
Ach.  33.  7,11, 


about  590. 

ach.  32.  2,  3. 


i  Is.  37.  26. 

II  Or,  JE- 
HOVAH. 

e  Ex.  Ij.  3. 
Amos  5.  8.  Sc 
9.6. 

dPa.  91.15. 
ch.  29.  12. 

II  Or,  hidden, 
Is.  48.  6. 


e  ch.  32.  24. 
/ch.  32.  5. 


f  ch.30.  17. 


Ach.  30.  3.  Sc 
32.  44. 
ver.  11. 

lis.  1.  26. 

rh.  24.  6.  !c 

30.  20.  Sc  31. 

4,  28.  Sc  42. 

10. 
*  Ez.  36.  25. 

Zech.  13.  1. 

Heb.  9.  13, 

14. 
ieh.31.  34. 

Mic.  7.  18. 
77!  Is.  62.  7. 

ch.  13.  11. 


prh.7.  34.  Sc 
16.  9.  Sc  25. 


9  the  land  of  Beujamin,  and  in  the  i 
places  about  Jerusalem,  and  in 
the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
cities  of  the  mountains,  and  in  the 
cities  of  the  valley,  and  in  the 
cities  of  the  south:  ior  ''I  will 
cause  their  captivity  to  return, 
saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1  God  prumiseth  to  the  captivity  a  gracinvs  re- 
turn, 9  a  juyful  state,  12  a  settled  government, 
15  Christ  the  Branch  of  righteousness,  17  a 
Continuance  of  kingdom  and  priesthood.  20  and 
a  sta^iihty  of  a  blessed  seed. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  Jeremiah 
the  second  time,  while  he  was  yet 
a  shut  up  in  the  court  of  the 
prison,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the 
*  maker  thereof,  the  Lord  that 
formed  it,  to  establish  it;  lie  The 
Lord  is  his  name; 

3  f^Call  unto  me,  and  I  will  an- 
swer thee,  and  shew  thee  great 
and  il  mighty  things,  which  thou 
knowest  not. 

4  For  thus  saith  tlie  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel,  concerning  the 
houses  of  this  city,  and  concern- 
ing the  houses  of  the  kings  of 
Judah,  which  are  thrown  down 
by  «the  mounts,  and  by  the 
sword ; 

5  .^They  come  to  fight  with  the 
Chaldeans,  but  it  is  to  fill  them 
with  the  dead  bodies  of  men, 
whom  I  have  slain  in  mine  anger 
and  in  my  fury,  and  for  all  whose 
wicliedness  I  have  hid  my  face 
from  this  city. 

G  Behold,  ff  I  will  bring  it  health 
and  cure,  and  I  will  cure  them, 
and  will  reveal  unto  them  the 
abundance  of  peace  and  truth. 

7  And  ''  I  will  cause  the  captivity 
of  Judah  and  the  captivity  of  Is- 
rael to  return,  and  will  buUd 
them,  i  as  at  the  fir.st. 

8  And  I  will  *  cleanse  them  from 
all  their  iniquity,  whereby  they 
have  sinned  against  me;  and  I 
will  'pardon  all  their  iniquities, 
whereby  they  have  sinned,  and 
wherebj-^  they  have  tt-ansgressed 
against  me. 

9  1[  '"And  it  shall  be  to  me  a 
name  of  joy,  a  praise  and  an 
honour  before  all  the  nations  of 
the  earth,  which  shall  hear  all  the 
good  that  I  do  unto  them:  and 
they  shall  "fear  and  tremlilefor 
all  "the  goodness  and  for  all  the 
prosperity  that  I  procure  unto  it. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Again 
there  shall  be  heard  in  this  place. 
"Which  ye  say  shall  be  desolate 
without  man  and  without  beast, 
even  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  that  are 
desolate,  without  man,  and  with- 
out inhabitant,  and  without  beast, 

11  The  invoice  of  joy,  and  the 
voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  o'JO. 


?  1  Chr.  16.  8, 

34. 

2  Chr.  5.  13. 

Sc  7.  3. 

Kzra  3.  11. 

Ps.  136.  1. 

Is.  12.  4. 
rLev.  7.  12. 

Ps.  107.  22.<fc 

116.  17. 


«  ch.  17.  26.  & 

32.  44. 


bridegroom,  and  the  voice  of  the 
bride,  the  voice  of  them  that  shall 
say,  9  Praise  the  Lord  of  hosts : 
for  the  Lord  is  good;  for  his 
mercy  endurcth  for  ever :  and  of 
them  that  shall  bring  ^'the  sacri- 
fice of  praise  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord.  For « I  will  cause  to  return 
the  captivity  of  the  land,  as  at 
the  first,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
^4gain   in    this   place,   which   Ls 
desolate  without  man  and  with- :  s  ver.  7. 
out   beast,   and   in   all  the  cities  '  mj.  os.  lo. 
thereof,  shall  be  a  habitation  oti.  ch.  31.  24.  & 
shepherds  causing  their  fiocks  to  ;  ^°-  '^^■ 

lie  down.  ! 

13  "  In  the  cities  of  the  mount- 
ains, in  the  cities  of  the  vale,  and 
in  the  cities  of  the  south,  and  in  | 
the  land  of  Benjamin,  and  in  the 
places  about  Jerusalem,  and  in 
the    cities   of  Judah,    sball   the' 

flocks   «:pass   again     under     the  ;  x  Lev.  27. 32. 
hands  of  him  that  telleth  them, ! 
saith  the  Lord.  I 

14  u  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  1  vch.  23. 5.  <fc 
the  Lord,  that  ^I  will  perform    31.27,31. 
that   good  thing   which   I  have  ^'"i- 29- 10. 
promised  unto  the  house  of  Israel  I 

and  to  the  house  of  Judah. 
1.5  1[  In  those  days,  and  at  that  I 
time,  will  I  cause  the  «  Branch  of  a  is- 4. 2.4: 
righteousness    to   grow   up   unto  '  J^-  ^23  5 
David  ;  and  he  shall  execute  judg- 1 
ment  and  righteousness  in  the 
land.  I 

16  b  In  those  days  shall  Judah  be  ■  t  ch.  23.  6. 
saved,  and  Jerusalem  shall  dwell , 
safely :     and    this    in    the    name 
wherewith   she   shall   be  called, 

tThe  Lord  our  Righteousness.       1 1  Heb. 

17  ^  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  [  Jehoj-'ah- 
t  David  shall  never  c  want  a  man  '  /"  f""; 
to   sit  upon   the   throne    of  the  \  ^^.M^itbe 
house  of  Israel;  1  cut  off  from 

18  Neither  shall  the  priests  the  I  Damd. 
Levites  want  a  man  before  me  to   c2Sam.  7. 16, 
<i  offer  burnt  offerings,  and  to  kin- 1  1  Kings  2. 4. 
die  meat  offerings,  and  to  do  sac-  \  ?'' .f'-'-,  V 
rilice  continually.  j  33 

19  "^  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  :  ^Rom.  12.1. 
came  unto  Jeremiah,  saj-ing,  1  &  is.'ie.' 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;   eifyei  iPet.  2. 5,  9. 
can  break   my  covenant  of  the '  Rev.  1.6. 
day,  and    my    covenant   of  the   «  ps-  89-  ^'^• 
night,  and  that  there  should  not 
be  day  and  night  in  their  season  ; 

21  Then  may  also  /my  covenant 
be  broken  with  David  my  serv- 
ant, that  he  should  not  have  a 
son  to  reign  upon  his  throne; 
and  with  the  Levites  the  priests, 
my  ministers. 

22  As  fi-the  host  of  heaven  can- 
not be  numbered,  neither  the 
sand  of  the  sea  measured;  so  will 
I  multiply  the  seed  of  David  my 
servant,  and  the  Levites  that 
minister  unto  me. 

23  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  Jeremiah,  saying. 

'2A   Considerest    thou   not    what 

this  people  have  spoken,  saying, 

677 


Is.  51.  9. 

ch.  31.  36. 

ver.  25. 

/Ps.  89.  34. 


g  Gen.  13.  16. 
&  15.  5.  Sc. 

22.  17. 
ch.  31.37. 


The  captivit]/  of 


JEREMIAH. 


Zcdekiah  foretold. 


lie  To  re 
CHRIST 
about  590. 


h  ver.  21,  '22, 


i  ver.  20. 
CJcii.  8.  22. 

i  P3.  74.  16, 
17.  <k  104.  19. 
ch.  31.  35,  3B. 


m  ver.  7,  11. 
Ezra  2. 1. 


about  591. 


a  1  Kings  23. 

l.iic. 

Ch.  39.  1.  i 

52.  4. 
fcch.  1.  15. 
tHc-b.  the 

dominion  of 

his  hand. 


cch.  21.  10.  <fc 
32.  3.  28. 

dch.  32.29. 
ver.  22. 


t  neb. 

tiia  mouth 
shatl  speak  to 
thy  mouth. 


/•S.'e2Chr. 
16.  14.  &  21. 


e  Dan.  2.  46. 
h  See  ch.2Q. 


1-2  Kings  l.S. 
13.  4;  19.  8. 
2Chr.  11.  5, 
9. 

about  591. 


''The  two  families  which  the 
Lord  hath  chosen,  he  hath  even 
cast  them  off?  thus  they  have 
despised  my  people,  that  they 
slioLild  be  no  more  a  nation  be- 
fore them. 

25  Tims  .saith  the  Lord;  If  imy 
covenant  be  not  with  day  and 
night,  and  if  1  have  not  'appoint- 
ed the  ordinances  of  heaven  and 
earth; 

20  'Then  will  I  cast  away  the 
seed  of  Jacob,  and  David  my 
servant,  .so  that  I  will  not  take 
ani/  of  his  seed  to  be  rulers  over 
the  seed  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
Jacob:  for  '"I  will  cause  their 
captivity  to  return,  and  have 
mercy  on  them. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1  Jeremiah  prophesieth  the  captivity  of  Zcdekiah 
and  the  city.  8  The  princes  and  the  people  huo- 
ing  dismissed  their  bondscruants,  contrary  tu 
the  covenant  of  God,  reassame  them.  12  Jere- 
miah, for  their  disobeditnce,  giveth  them  and 
Zcdekiah  into  the  hands  of  their  enemies. 

THE  word  which  came  unto 
Jeremiah  from  the  Lord. 
« when  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon,  and  all  his  army,  and 
*all  the  kingdoms  of  tlie  earth 
t  of  his  dominion,  and  all  the  peo- 
ple, fought  against  Jerusalem, 
and  against  all  the  cities  thereof, 
saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel;  Go  and  speak  to  Zcde- 
kiah king  of  Judah,  and  tell  him. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Behold,  c\ 
will  give  this  city  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  ^^  he 
shall  burn  it  with  lire: 

3  And  t'thou  Shalt  not  escape  out 
of  his  hand,  but  shalt  surely  be 
taken,  and  delivered  into  his 
hand ;  and  thine  eyes  shall  be- 
hold the  eyes  of  the'  king  of  Bab- 
ylon, and  the  shall  .speak  with 
thee  mouth  to  mouth,  and  thou 
Shalt  go  to  Babylon. 

4  Yet  hear  the  word  Mf  the 
Lord,  O  Zedekiah  king  of  Ju- 
dah; Thus  saitli  the  Lord  of 
thee,  Thou  shalt  not  die  by  the 
sword ; 

5  But  thou  Shalt  die  in  peace: 
and  with  /the  burnings  of  thy 
fathers,  the  former  kings  which 
were  before  thee,  i'so  shall  they 
burn  odour H  for  tliee;  and  ''they 
will  lament  thee,  sdi/ing,  All 
lord !  for  I  have  pronounced  the 
word,  saitli  the  Loud. 

G  Tlien  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
spake  all  these;  words  unto  Zede- 
kiah king  of  Judah  in  Jerusalem, 

7  When  the  king  of  Babylon's 
army  fought  against  Jerusalem, 
and  against  all  the  cities  of  Judah 
that  were  left,  against  Lacliish, 
and  against  Azekah:  for  'these 
defenced  cities  remained  of  the 
cities  of  Judaii. 

8  H  This  U  the  word  that  came 

678 


unto  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
after  that  the  king  Zedekiah  had 
made  a  covenant  with  all  the  peo- 
ple which  were  at  Jerusalem,  to 
proclaim  'i:  liberty  unto  them ; 

9  'That  every  man  should  let 
his  manservant,  and  every  man 
his  maidservant,  being  a  Hebrew 
or  a  Hebrewess,  go  free;  "'that 
none  should  serve  himself  of 
them,  to  luit,  of  a  Jew  his  brother. 

10  Now  when  all  the  princes,  and 
all  the  people,  which  had  entered 
into  the  covenant,  heard  that 
every  one  should  let  his  inanserv- 
ant,  and  every  one  his  luaidserv- 
ant,  go  free,  that  none  should 
serve  themselves  of  them  any 
more;  then  they  obeyed  and  let 
them.  go. 

11  But  "afterwards  they  turned, 
and  caused  the  servants  and  the 
handmaids,  whom  they  had  let  go 
free,  to  return,  and  brought  them 
into  .subjection  for  servants  and 
for  handmaids. 

12  \  Therefore  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  Jeremiah  frona  the. 
Lord,  saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  I  made  a  covenant  with 
your  fathers  in  the  day  that  I 
brought  them  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of 
bondmen,  sajing, 

14  At  the  end  of  "seven  years 
let  ye  go  every  man  his  brother 
a  Hebrew,  which  II  hath  been  sold 
unto  thee;  and  when  he  hath 
served  thee  six  years,  thou  shalt 
let  him  go  free  from  thee:  but 
j'our  fathers  hearkened  not  unto 
me,  neither  inclined  their  ear. 

15  And  ye  were  tnow  turned, 
and  had  done  right  in  my  sight, 
in  proclaiming  liberty  every  man 
to  his  neighbour;  and  ye  had 
?^ made  a  covenant  before  me '/in 
the  house  t  which  is  called  by  my 
name: 

1(5  But  ye  turned  and  '•polluted 
my  name,  and  caused  every  man 
his  servant,  and  ever}'  man  his 
handmaid,  whom  he  had  set  at 
liberty  at  their  pleasure,  to  re- 
turn, and  brought  them  into  sub- 
jection, to  be  unto  you  for  serv- 
ants and  for  liandrnaid.s. 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord; 
Ye  have  not  hearkened  unto  me, 
in  iiroclaiming  liberty,  every  one 
to  liis  brother,  and  every  man  to 
bis  neighbour:  "behold,  I  pro- 
claim a  liberty  for  >'ou,  saith  the 
Lord,  t  to  the  sword,  to  the  pesti- 
lence, and  to  the  famine:  and  I 
will  make  you  tto  be  "removed 
into  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
earth. 

18  And  I  will  give  the  men  that 
have  transgressed  mj'  covenant, 
which  have  not  performed  the 
words  of  the  covenant  wliich  they 
had  made  before  me,  when  » they 


The  obedience 


JEREMIAH. 


of  the  Rechahites. 


Before 
C  H  H  I  S  T 

about  590. 


ych.  7.  S3.  Sc 
IS.  4.  Ic  i9.  7. 


z  See  ch.  37. 


a  ch.  37.  8, 10. 


b  ch.  38.  3.  & 
39. 1,  2,  8.  <k 
52.  7, 13. 

cch.  9.  11.  ic 
•14.  2,  e. 


about  cor. 

a  2  King3  10. 
15. 
1  Chr.  2.  55. 

61  Kings  6.  5. 


c2  Kings  12. 
9.  <k  25.  18. 

1  Clir.  9.  18, 


d-2  Kings  10. 


eEx.20.  12. 
Eph.  6.  2,  3. 


cut  the  calf  in  twain,  and  passed 
between  the  parts  thereof, 

19  The  princes  of  Judah,  and  the 
princes  ofJerusalem,  the  eunuchs, 
and  the  priests,  and  all  the  peo- 
ple of  the  land,  which  passed  be- 
tween the  parts  of  the  calf; 

20  I  will  even  give  them  into  the 
hand  of  their  enemie.s,  and  into 
the  hand  of  them  that  seek  their 
life :  and  their  y  dead  bodies  shall 
be  for  meat  unto  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  and  to  the  beasts  of  the 
earth. 

21  And  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah 
and  his  princes  will  I  give  into 
the  hand  of  their  enemies,  and 
into  the  hand  of  them  that  seek 
their  life,  and  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Babylon's  army,  « which 
are  gone  up  from  you. 

22  "Behold,  I  will  command, 
saith  the  Lokd.  and  cause  them 
to  return  to  this  city;  and  thej' 
shall  tight  against  it,  ''and  take 
it,  and  burn  it  with  tire:  and  ^L 
will  make  the  cities  of  Judah  a 
desolation  without  au  inhabitant. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1  By  the  ohedience  of  the  Reehnbites,  12  Jeremiah 
condemneth  the  disohedience  of  the  Jews.  18 
God  blesscth  the  Rechatiiles  for  their  obedience. 

THE  word  which  came  unto 
Jeremiah  from  the  IjORd,  in 
the  days  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of 
Jo.siah  king  of  Judah,  saying, 

2  Go  unto  the  house  of  the  «  Re- 
chahites, and  speak  unto  them, 
and  bring  them  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  into  one  of  *the  cham- 
bers, and  give  them  wine  to  drink. 

3  Then  I  took  Jaazaniah  the  son 
of  Jeremiah,  the  .son  of  Habazi- 
niah,  and  his  brethren,  and  all  his 
sons,  and  the  whole  house  of  the 
Rechabites ; 

4  And  I  brought  them  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  into  the  cham- 
ber of  the  sons  of  Hanan,  the  son 
of  Igdaliah,  a  man  of  God,  which 
iras  by  the  chamber  of  the  princes, 
which  icas  above  the  chamber  of 
Maaseiah  the  son  of  Shallum, « the 
keeper  of  the  tdoor: 

5  And  I  set  before  the  sons  of 
the  house  of  the  Rechabites  pots 
full  of  wine,  and  cups;  and  I  said 
unto  Ihein,  Drink  ye  wine. 

6  But  they  said,  We  will  drink 
no  wine:  for  <' Jonadab  the  son  of 
Rechab  our  father  commanded 
us,  saying,  Ye  shall  drink  no 
wine,  neither  ye,  nor  your  sons 
for  ever : 

7  Neither  shall  ye  build  house, 
nor  sow  seed,  nor  plant  vineyard, 
nor  have  fuij/  :  but  all  your  days 
ye  shall  dwell  in  tents;  ethat  ye 
may  live  many  days  in  the  land 
where  ye  be  strangers. 

8  Thus  have  we  obeyed  the  voice 
of  Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  our 
father  in  all  that  he  hath  charged 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  607. 


us,  to  drink  no  wine  all  our  days, 
we,  our  wives,  our  sons,  nor  our 
daughters ; 

9  Nor  to  build  houses  for  us  to 
dwell  in  ;  neither  have  we  vine- 
yard, nor  held,  nor  seed : 

10  But  we  have  dwelt  in  tents, 
and  have  obeyed,  and  done  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Jonadab  our 
father  commanded  us. 

11  But  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
came  up  into  the  land,  that  we 
said.  Come,  and  let  us  go  to  Jeru- 
salem for  fear  of  the  army  of  the 
Chaldeans,  and  for  fear  of  the 
army  of  the  Syrians :  so  we  dwell 
at  Jerusalem. 

12  *i  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel ;  Go  and  tell  the 
men  of  Judah  and  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem,  Will  ye  not 
/receive  instruction  to  hearken  to  !/ch.32.  33. 
mj'  words?  saith  the  Lord. 

14  The  words  of  Jonadab  the  son 
of  Rechab,  that  he  commanded 
his  sons  not  to  drink  wine,  are 
performed;  tor  unto  this  day  they 
drink  none,  but  obey  their  father's 
commandment :  a  notwith-stand- 
ing  I  have  spoken  unto  you, 
/'rising  early  and  speaking;  but 
ye  hearkened  not  unto  me. 

1-5  i  L  have  sent  also  unto  you  all  i 
my  servants  the  prophets,  rising 
up  early  and  sending  them,  say-\ 
ing,  ^Return  ye  now  every  man] 
from  his  evil  way,  and  amend ' 
your  doings,  and  go  not  after 
other  gods  to  serve  them,  and  ye  i 
shall  dwell  in  the  land  which  I 
have  given  to  you  and  to  your 
fathers  :  but  ye  have  not  inclined 
j'ourear,  nor  hearkened  unto  me. 

16  Because  the  sons  of  Jonadab 
the  son  of  Rechab  have  perform-  i 
ed  the  commandment  of  their 
father,  which  he  commanded 
them;  but  this  people  hath  not 
hearkened  unto  me : 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ; 
Behold,  I  will  bring  upon  Judah 
and  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem  all  the  evil  that  I  have 
pronounced  against  then:i :  i  be- 
cause I  have  spoken  unto  them, 
but  they  have  not  heard ;  and  I 
have  called  unto  them,  but  they 
have  not  answered. 

18  IT  And  Jeremiah  said  unto  the 
house  of  the  Rechabites,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  Because  ye  have  obey- 
ed the  commandment  of  Jona- 
dab your  father,  and  kept  all  his 
precepts,  and  done  according  un- 
to all  that  he  hath  commanded 
you: 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  +  Jona- 
dab the  son  of  Rechab  shall  not 

679 


?2Chr.36. 15. 

h  ch.  7.  13.  it 

25.  3. 

irh.7.  25.  <fc 
25.  4. 

*ch.  18.  11.  & 
25.  5,  6. 


ZProv.  1.  24. 
Is.  65.  12.  ic 

er,.  4. 

cU.  7.  13. 


t  Heh.  There 
shall  not  a 
man  be  cut 
off  from 
Jonadab 
the  son  of 
Rechab  to 
stand,  ^c. 


Baruch  readeth 


JEREMIAH. 


a  roll  of  prophecies. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  607. 


n  Is.  8.  1. 

Kz.  2.  9. 

Z.ech.  5.  1. 
ich.30.  2. 

crh.  25.  15, 
4rr. 

d  ch.  25.  3. 


/ch.  18.8. 
JoQati  3.  6. 


^ch.  32.  12. 
h  See  cb.  45. 


i  Lev.  10.  29. 
&  23.  27-32. 
Acn  27.  9. 


»  ver.  3. 

t  Heb,  Iheir 
supplication 
shall  fall. 


about  606. 


want  a  man  to  "'Stand  before  me 
for  ev'er. 

CHAPTER   XXXVI. 

1  Jeremiah  causeth  Baruch  to  write  his  prophecy, 
5  and  publicly  to  read  it.  11  The  princes,  hav- 
ing intelligence  thereof  by  Michaiah,  send  Je- 
hudi  to  fetch  the  roll,  and  read  it.  19  They 
will  Baruch  to  hide  himself  and  Jeremiah.  20 
The  king  Jehoiakim,  being  certified  thereof, 
hearelh  part  of  it,  and  burneth  the  roll.  27 
Jeremiah  denuunccth  his  judgment.  32  Baruch 
writeth  a  new  copy. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
J\  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the 
son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judali,  that 
this  word  came  unto  Jeremiah 
from  the  Lokd,  saj^ng, 

2  Take  thee  a  «  roll  of  a  book,  and 
*  write  therein  uU  the  words  that 
I  have  spoken  unto  thee  against 
Israel,  and  against  Jiidah,  and 
against  call  the  nations,  from  the 
day  I  spake  unto  thee,  from  the 
days  of  ''Josiah,  even  unto  this 
day. 

3  e-  It  may  be  that  the  house  of 
Judah  will  hear  all  the  evil 
which  I  purpose  to  do  unto  them ; 
that  they  may  .'return  every  man 
from  his  evil  way;  that  I  ma.y 
forgive  their  iniquity  and  their 
sin. 

•J  Then  Jeremiah  i' called  Baruch 
the  son  of  aSTeriah  :  and  ''Baruch 
wrote  from  the  mouth  of  Jere- 
miah all  the  words  of  the  Loud, 
which  he  had  spoken  unto  him, 
upon  a  roll  of  a  book. 

5  And  Jeremiah  commanded 
Barucli,  .saying,  I  am  shut  up ;  I 
cannot  go  into  the  house  of  the 
LoKU : 

6  Therefore  go  thou,  and  read 
in  the  roll,  which  thou  hast  writ- 
ten from  my  mouth,  the  words  of 
the  Loud  in  the  ears  of  the  people 
in  the  Lord's  housi;  upon  Uhe 
fasting  day:  iind  also  thou  shalt 
read  them  in  the  ears  of  all  Judah 
that  come  out  of  their  cities. 

7  *It  may  l)e  ttliey  will  present 
their  supplication  before  the 
Lokd,  and  will  return  every  one 
from  his  evil  way  :  for  great  "is  the 
anger  and  the  lury  that  the  Lord 
hath  pronounced  against  this 
people. 

8  And  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah 
did  according  to  all  that  .Jeremiah 
the  prophet  commanded  him. 
reading  in  tlni  book  the  words  of 
the  Lord  in  the  Loi:d's  house. 

y  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fift'i 
year  of  Jelioiakiin  the  son  of  Jo- 
siah king  of  Jndah,  in  the  ninth 
month,  that  the.y  proclaimed  a 
fast  be(bre  tht;  L(jrd  to  all  the 
people  in  Jerusalem,  and  to  all 
the  people  that  came  fr<Mn  the 
cities  of  Judah  unto  .Jerusalem. 

10  Then  read  Baruch  in  the 
book  the  words  of  Jeremiah  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  in  the 
chamber  of  Gemariah  the  son 
of  Shaphan  the  scribe,  in  the 
(WO 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  UXJ. 


higher  court,  at  the  ll'entrj'  of 
the  new  gate  of  the  Lord's  house, 
in  the  ears  of  all  the  people.  

11  If  When  Michaiah  tlie  son  of  n  or,  do 
Gemariah,  the  son   of  Shaphan.   ^ch.'se.  lo 
had  heard   out   of  the  book   all 
the  words  of  the  Lord, 

12  Then  he  went  down  into  the 
king's  house,  into  the  scribe's 
Chamber:  and,  lo,  all  the  princes 
sat  there,  even  Elishama  the 
scribe,  and  Deiaiah  the  son  of 
Shemaiah,  and  Elnathan  the  son 
of  Achbor.  and  Gemariah  the  son 
of  Shaphan,  and  Zedekiah  the  son 
of  Hananiah,  and  all  the  princes. 

1.3  Then  Michaiah  declared  unto 
them  all  the  words  that  he  had 
heard,  when  Baruch  read  the 
book  in  the  ears  of  the  people. 

14  Therelore  all  the  princes  sent 
Jehudi  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  the 
son  of  Shelemiah,  the  son  of 
Cuslii,  unto  Baruch,  .saying,  Take 
in  thine  liand  the  roll  wherein 
thou  hast  read  in  the  ears  of  the 
people,  and  come.  So  Baruch  the 
son  of  Neriah  took  the  roll  in  his 
hand, and  came  unto  them. 

1.5  And  they  said  unto  hiin,  Sit 
down  now,  and  read  it  in  our 
ears.  So  Baruch  read  it  in  their 
ears. 

16  Now  it  came  to  pa.ss,  when 
they  had  heard  all  the  words, 
they  were  afraid  both  one  and 
other,  and  said  unto  Baruch  We 
will  surel.v  tell  the  king  o.,  till 
these  words. 

17  And  they  asked  Baruch,  say- 
ing, Tell  us  now.  How  didst  thou 
write  all  these  things  at  his 
mouth  ? 

18  Then  Baruch  answered  them. 
He  pronounced  all  these  words 
unto  me  with  his  mouth,  and  I 
wrote  Ihem  with  ink  in  the  book. 

19  Then  said  the  princes  unto 
Baruch,  Go,  hide  thee,  thou  and 
Jeremiali ;  and  let  no  man  know 
where  ye  be. 

20  II  And  they  went  in  to  the  king 
into  the  court,  but  they  laid  up 
the  roll  in  the  cliamber  of  Klish- 
ama  the  scribe,  and  told  all  the 
words  in  the  e;irs  of  the  king. 

21  So  the  king  sent  Jehudi  to 
fetch  the  roll ;  and  lui  took  it  out 
of  Elisliama  the  scribe's  chamber. 
And  .Jehudi  read  it  in  the  ears  of 
the  king,  and  in  the  ears  of  all  the 
princes  which  stood  beside  the 
king. 

22  Now  the  king  sat  in  '"the 
winter  house  in  the  ninth  month  : 
and  there  teas  a  Jirc  on  the  hearth 
burning  before  him. 

2:i  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
Jehudi  liad  read  three  or  lour 
leaves,  he  cut  it  with  the  i)en- 
knife,  and  cast  il  into  the  lire  that 
tvas  on  the  hearth,  until  all  the 
roll  was  consumed  in  the  fire  that 
u'a.v  on  the  hearth. 


m  See  Amoa 
3.  15. 


Jehoiahim's  judgment. 


JEREMIAH. 


Jeremiah's  prophecy. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  606. 

n  2  Kings  2-2. 
11. 
Is.  36.  22.  6c 

37.  1, 


II  Or, 
of  the  king. 


about  605. 


0  ch.  22. 30. 
pch.  22.19. 


tHeb. 
visit  upon, 
ch.  23.  31. 


tHeb. 
as  they. 


about  599. 

a  2  Kings  24. 


2  Chr.  38. 10. 
ih.  22.  24. 


24  Yet  they  were  not  alraid,  nor 
"rent  theirgarments,  neither  the 
king,  nor  any  of  his  servants  that 
heard  all  these  words. 

2.5  Nevertheless  Elnathan  and 
Delaiah  and  Geniariah  had  made 
intercession  to  the  king  that  he 
would  not  burn  the  roll;  but  he 
would  not  hear  them. 

26  But  the  king  commanded  Je- 
rahmeel  the  son  li  ot'Hammeiech, 
and  Seraiuh  theson  of  Azriel,  and 
Shelemiah  the  son  of  Abdeel,  to 
take  Baruch  the  scribe  and  Jere- 
miah the  prophet:  but  the  Lord 
hid  them. 

27  ';  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Jeremiah,  after  that  the 
king  had  burned  the  roll,  and  the 
words  which  Baruch  wrote  at  the 
mouth  of  Jeremiah,  saying, 

28  Take  thee  again  anbther  roll, 
and  write  in  it  all  the  former 
words  that  were  in  the  first  roll, 
which  Jehoiakim  the  king  of  Ju- 
dah  hath  burned. 

29  And  thou  Shalt  say  to  Jehoi- 
akim king  of  Judah,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord;  Thou  hast  burned  this 
roll,  saying,  Why  hast  thou  writ- 
ten therein,  saying.  The  king  of 
Babylon  shall  certainly  come  and 
destroy  this  land,  and  "shall  cause 
to  cease  from  thence  man  and 
beast  ? 

30  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  ;  "  He 
shall  have  none  to  sit  upon  the 
throne  of  David:  and  his  dead 
body  shall  be  i^  cast  out  in  the  daj' 
to  the  heat,  and  in  the  night  to  the 
frost. 

31  And  I  will  t punish  him  and 
his  seed  and  his  servants  for  their 
iniquity;  and  I  will  bring  upon 
tliem.and  upon  the  inhabitants  of 
Jei'usalem,  and  upon  the  men  of 
Judah,  all  the  evil  that  I  have 
pronounced  against  them ;  but 
they  hearkened  not. 

32  '"![  Then  took  Jeremiah  another 
roll,  and  gave  it  to  Baruch  the 
scribe,  the  son  of  jSTeriah ;  who 
wrote  therein  from  the  mouth  of 
Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  the 
book  which  Jehoiakim  king  of 
Judah  had  burned  in  the  fire: 
and  there  were  added  besides  unto 
them  many  tlike  words. 

CHAPTER   XXXVIL 

1  The  Egyptians  having  raised  the  sieee  of  the 
Chaldeans,  king  Zedekiah  sendeth  to  Jeremiah 
to  pray  for  the  people.  G  Jeremiah  pruphesieth 
the  Chaldeans*  certain  return  and  victori/.  11 
Hs  is  taken  for  a  fugitive,  beaten,  and  put  in 
prison.  16  He  a^sureth  Zedekiah  of  the  cap- 
tivity. 16  Entreating  for  his  liberty,  he  ol>- 
taineth  some  favour. 

AND  king  "Zedekiah  the  son 
.  of  Josiah  reigned  instead  of 
Coniah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim, 
whom  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  made  king  in  the  land  of 
Judah. 


2  i-But  neither  he,  nor  his  serv- 
ants, nor  the  people  of  the  land, 
did  hearken  unto  the  words  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  thy  the 
prophet  Jeremiah. 

3  And  Zedelciah  the  king  sent 
Jehucal  theson  of  Shelemiah  and 
'•Zephaniah  the  son  of  Maaseiah 
the  priest  to  the  prophef  Jere- 
miah, sayinir.  Pray  now  unto  the 
Lord  our  God  lor  us. 

4  Now  Jeremiah  came  hi  and 
went  out  among  the  people:  for 
they  had  not  put  him  into  prison. 

5  Then  •'Pharaohs  army  was 
come  forth  out  of  Egypt:  eand 
when  the  Chaldeans  that  besieged 
Jerusalem  heard  tidings  of  them, 
they  departed  from  Jerusalem. 

6  fThen  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  the  prophet  Jeremiah, 
saving, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  Thus  shall  ye  say  to 
the  king  of  Judah,  .'that  sent  you 
unto  me  to  inquire  of  me;  Behold, 
Pharaoh's  army,  which  is  come 
forth  to  help  you,  shall  return  to 
Egypt  into  their  own  land. 

8  yAnd  the  Chaldeans  shall  come 
again,  and  fight  against  this  city, 
and  take  it,  and  burn  it  with  hre. 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Deceive 
not  t  j-ourselves.  saying.  The  Chal- 
deans shall  surely  depart  from  us: 
for  they  shall  not  depart. 

10  A  For  though  ye  had  smitten 
the  wliole  army  of  the  Chaldeans 
that  fight  against  you,  and  there 
remained  but  t wounded  men 
among  them,  yet  should  they  rise 
up  every  man  in  his  tent,  and  burn 
tills  city  with  fire. 

11  ^  'And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
wlien  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans 
was  t broken  up  from  Jerusalem 
lor  fear  of  Pharaoh's  army, 

12  Then  Jeremiah  went  Ibrthout 
of  Jerusalem  to  go  into  the  land 
of  Benjamin,  II  to  separate  himself 
thence  in  the  midst  of  the  people. 

13  And  when  he  was  in  the  gate 
of  Benjamin,  a  captain  of  the 
ward  was  there,  whose  name  ii-as 
Irijah,  the  son  of  Shelemiah,  the 
son  of  Hananiah ;  and  he  took 
Jeremiah  the  prophet,  saying, 
Thou  fallest  away  to  the  Chal- 
deans. 

14  Then  said  Jeremiah,  It  is 
+  false;  I  fall  not  away  to  the 
Chaldeans.  But  lie  hearkened 
not  to  him:  so  Irijah  took  Jere- 
miah, and  brought  him  to  the 
princes. 

15  Wherefore  the  princes  were 
wroth  with  Jeremiah,  and  smote 
him,  *and  put  him  in  prison  in 
the  house  of  Jonathan  the  scribe; 
for  thev  had  made  that  theprison. 

16  ^  When  Jeremiah  was  entered 
into  'the  dungeon,  and  into  the 
I  cabins,  and  Jeremiah  had  re- 
mained there  many  days ; 

C81 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  599. 

A  2  Chr.  36.12, 

14. 
*Heh.  by  the 

hand  of  the 

prophet. 

590. 

cch.  21.  1,  2. 
&  29.  25.  it. 
52.  24. 


d  See  2  Kings 

24.  7. 

Ez.  17.  15. 
e  ver.  11. 

ch.  34.  21. 


/ch.  21.  2. 


gcii.  34.  22. 


t  Hel).  thrust 
'    through. 


■^  Heb.  made 
to  ascend. 


;i  Or,  to  slip 
away  from 
thence  in 
the  midst  of 
the  people. 


'Heb. 

falsehood, 
or,  a  lie. 


/ch.  38.  6. 
II  Or,  cells. 

589. 


Jeremiah  is  imprisoned, 


JEREMIAH. 


and  cast  into  the  dungeon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

589. 


tUeb.  let 
cation  fail. 


m  ch.  32.  2.  Sc 
38.  13,  28. 


nch.  38.9.  Sc 
52.  0. 


ach.  S7.  3. 
iich.  21.  1. 
cch.  21.  8. 


erh.  21.  10.  ic 
32.  3. 


/See  ch.  20. 
11. 


t  Heb.  peace. 


f  ch.  37.  21. 


17  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent, 
and  took  him  out;  and  the  king 
asked  liim  secretly  in  his  liouse, 
and  said,  Is  tliere  any  word  from 
the  Lord?  And  Jeremiah  said. 
There  is:  for,  said  he,  tliou  shalt 
be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Babylon. 

IS  Moreover  Jeremiah  said  unto 
king  Zedekiah,  Wliat  have  I  of- 
fended against  thee,  or  a.gainst  thy 
servants,  or  against  this  people, 
that  ye  have  put  me  in  prison  ? 

19  Where  are  now  your  prophets 
which  prophesied  unto  you,  say- 
ing, The  king  of  Babylon  shall 
not  come  against  you,  uor  against 
this  laud? 

20  Therefore  hear  now,  I  pray 
thee,  O  mj'  lord  the  king:  tlet 
my  supplication,  I  pray  thee,  be 
accepted  before  thee ;  that  thou 
cause  me  not  to  return  to  the 
house  of  Jonathan  the  scribe, 
lest  I  die  there. 

21  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  com- 
manded that  thej'  should  commit 
Jeremiah  '"into  the  court  of  the 
prison,  and  that  they  should  give 
him  daily  a  piece  of  bread  out  of 
the  bakers'  street,  "until  all  the 
bread  in  the  city  were  spent. 
Tlius  Jeremiah  remained  in  the 
court  of  the  prison. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII, 

1  Jeremiah,  fiy  a  false  suggestion,  is  put  into  the 
dungeon  of  Malchiah.  7  Ebed-melech,by  suit, 
getleth  him  some  enlargement.  14  Upon  secret 
conference  he  counselleth  the  king  by  yielding  to 
save  his  life.  24  By  thcking*s  instructions  he 
concealeth  the  conference  from  the  princes. 

THEN  Shephatiah  the  son  of 
Mattan,  and  Gedaliah  the 
son  of  Pashur,  and  «Jucal  the 
son  of  Shelemiah,  and  ''Pasliur 
the  son  of  iNIalchiah,  «  heard  the 
words  that  Jeremiah  had  si^oken 
unto  all  the  people,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^^He  that 
remaineth  in  this  city  shall  die 
by  the  sword,  by  tne  lamine,  and 
by  the  pestilence:  but  he  that 
goeth  forth  to  the  Chaldeans  shall 
live ;  for  he  shall  have  his  life  for 
a  prev.  and  shall  live, 

3  Thus  saith  the  L,ORi>,  eThis 
city  shall  surely  bo  givt'u  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon's 
array,  which  shall  take  it. 

4  Therefore  tlie  princes  said  unto 
the  king,  We  beseech  thee,  /let 
this  man  be  put  to  death:  for 
thus  he  weakeueth  the  hands  of 
the  men  of  war  that  ri'iuain  in 
this  city,  and  the  iuuids  of  all  the 
people,  in  speaking  such  words 
unto  them:  ror  this  man  seeketh 
not  the  t welfare  of  this  people, 
but  the  hurt. 

5  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  said, 
Behold,  he  /.?  in  your  hand:  for 
the  king  is  not  /le  (hut  can  do  an}/ 
thing  against  you. 

G  i/Then    look    they  Jeremiah, 
G82 


Before 
CHRIST 

589. 


of  the 


t  Heb.  in 
thine  hand. 


and  cast  him  into  the  dungeon 
of  Malchiah  the  son  II  of  Hamme- 
lech,  that  loas  in  the  court  of  the 
prison:  and  they  let  down  Jere- 
miah with  cords.  And  in  the  dun- 
geon there  was  no  water,  but  mire : 
so  Jeremiah  sunk  in  the  mire. 

7  IT  '<  Now  when  Ebed-melech 
the  Ethiopian, one  of  the  eunuclis 
which  was  in  the  king's  house, 
heard  that  they  had  put  Jere- 
miah in  the  dungeon  ;  the  king 
then  sitting  in  the  gate  of  Benja- 
min ; 

8  Ebed-melech  went  forth  out  of 
the  king's  house,  and  .spake  to  the 
king,  saying, 

9  My  lord  the  king,  these  men 
have  done  evil  in  all  that  they 
have  done  to  Jeremiah  the  proph- 
et, whom  they  have  cast  into  the 
dungeon;  and  the  is  like  to  die 
for  hunger  in  the  place  where  he 
is :  for  thei-e  is  no  more  bread  in 
the  citj\ 

10  Then  the  king  commanded 
Ebed-melech  the  Ethiopian,  .say- 
ing. Take  from  hence  thirty  men 
t  with  thee,  and  take  up  Jeremiah 
the  prophet  out  of  the  dungeon, 
before  he  die. 

11  So  Ebed-melech  took  the 
men  with  him,  and  went  into 
the  house  of  the  king  under  the 
treasury,  and  took  thence  old 
cast  clouts  and  old  rotten  rags, 
and  let  them  down  by  cords  into 
the  dungeon  to.  Jeremiah. 

12  And  Ebed-melech  the  Ethi- 
opian said  unto  Jeremiah,  Put 
now  tliese  old  cast  clouts  and  rot- 
ten rags  under  thine  armholes 
under  the  cords.  And  Jeremiah 
did  so. 

13  'So  they  drew  up  Jeremiah 
with  cords,  and  took  him  up  out 
of  the  dungeon:  and  Jeremiah 
remained  *lu  the  court  of  the 
prison. 

14  If  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent, 
and  took  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
unto  him  into  the  II  third  entry  that 
Li  in  the  house  of  the  Lord:  and 
the  king  said  unto  Jeremiah,  I 
will  ask  thee  a  thing;  hide  noth- 
ing from  me. 

15  Then  Jeremiah  said  unto  Zed- 
ekiah, If  I  declare  it  unto  thee, 
wilt  thou  not  surely  put  me  to 
death  ?  and  if  I  give  thee  coun.sel, 
wilt  thou  not  hearken  unto  me? 

1(J  So  Zedekiah  the  king  sware 
secretly  unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 
As  the  Loiii)  livetli,  'that  made  ns. 67. is. 
us  this  soul.  I  will  not  put  thee! 
to  death,  neither  will  1  give  thee 
into  the  baud  of  these  men  that 
seek  thy  life. 

17  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  Zed- 1 
ekiah,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  If 
thou  wilt  assuredly  "'go  forth 
"unto  the  king  of  Babylon's 
princes,  then  thy  soul  shall  live, 


ch.  37.  21. 


principal. 


m2  Kings  24. 


His  advice  to  Zedekiah. 


JEREMIAH. 


Jerusalem  is  taken. 


Before 
CHRIST 

53d. 


0  ih.  SI.  4.  Sc 
31.  3. 
ver.  23. 


pi  Sam.  31.  4. 


t  Heb.  Men 
of  thy  peace. 


(J  ch.  39.  6.  & 

41.  10. 


t  Heb. 
thou  Shalt 
bum,  ^c. 


s  ch.  37. 20. 
t  ch.  87. 15. 


I  Heb.  they 
were  silent 
from  him. 

uch.  37.  21.  i 
39.  U. 


and  this  citj'  shall  uot  be  burned 
with  tire;  and  thou  Shalt  live,  and 
thine  house : 

18  But  if  tliou  wilt  not  go  forth 
to  the  king  of  Babylon's  princes, 
then  shall  this  city  be  given  into 
the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans,  and 
they  shall  burn  it  with  fire,  and 

0  thou  Shalt  not  escape  out  of  their 
hand. 

19  And  Zedekiah  the  king  said 
unto  Jeremiah,  I  am  afraid  of  the 
Jews  that  are  fallen  to  the  Chal- 
deans, lest  they  deliver  me  into 
their  hand,  and"  they  jJinock  me. 

'10  But  Jeremiah  said.  They  shall 
not  deliver  thee.  Obey,  1  beseech 
thee,  the  voice  of  the  LiOrd,  which 

1  speak  unto  thee :  so  it  shall  be 
well  unto  thee,  and  thy  soul  shall 
live. 

21  But  if  thou  refuse  to  go  forth, 
this  is  the  word  that  the  Lord 
hath  shewed  me: 

22  And,  behold,  all  the  women 
that  are  left  in  the  king  of  Ju- 
dah's  house  s/icdl  he,  brought  forth 
to  the  king  of  Babylon's  princes, 
and  those  ivomen  shall  say.  tTliy 
friends  have  set  thee  on,  and  have 
prevailed  against  thee:  thy  feet 
are  sunk  in  the  mire,  and  they  are 
turned  away  back. 

23  So  they  "shall  bring  out  all  thy 
wives  and  9  thy  children  to  the 
Chaldeans:  and  '-thou  shalt  not 
escape  out  of  their  hand,  but  shalt 
be  taken  by  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  Babylon  :  and  t  thou  shalt  cause 
this  city  to  be  burned  with  fire. 

24 1  Tlien  said  Zedekiah  unto  Jer- 
emiah, Let  no  man  know  of  these 
words,  and  thou  shalt  not  die. 

2.5  But  if  the  princes  hear  that 
I  have  talked  with  tliee,  imd  they 
come  unto  thee,  and  say  unto 
thee.  Declare  unto  us  now  what 
thou  ha.st  said  unto  the  king,  hide 
it  uot  from  us,  and  we  will  not  put 
thee  to  death ;  also  what  the  king 
said  unto  thee : 

26  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them,  «I  presented  my  supplica- 
tion before  the  king,  that  he  would 
not  cause  me  to  return  <  to  Jona- 
than's house,  to  die  there. 

27  Then  came  all  the  princes 
unto  Jeremiah,  and  asked  him: 
and  he  told  thein  according  to  all 
these  words  that  the  king  had 
commanded.  So  +they  left  off 
speaking  with  him;  for"  the  mat- 
ter wa-s  not  perceived. 

28  So  "Jeremiah  abode  in  the 
court  of  the  prison  until  the  day 
that  Jerusalem  was  taken :  and 
he  was  there  when  Jerusalem  was 
taken. 

CHAPTER   XXXIX. 

1  Jerusalem  ii  taken.  4  Zedekiah  is  made  hlind, 
and  sent  to  Babylon.  8  The  city  ruinated,  9 
the  people  captivated.  11  Nebuchadrezzar's 
charse  for  the  food  usage  of  Jeremiah.  15 
God's  promise  to  Eied-meltch. 


IX  the  "ninth  j^ear  of  Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah,  in  the  tenth 
month,  came  Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon  and  all  his  army 
against  Jerusalem,  and  they  be- 
sieged it. 

2  And  in  the  eleventh  year  of 
Zedekiah,  in  the  fourth  'month, 
the  ninth  dai/  of  the  month,  the 
city  was  broken  up. 

3  ^And  all  the  princesof  the  king 
of  Babylon  came  in,  and  .sat  in 
the  middle  gate,  ti-eu  Nergal-sha- 
rezer,  Samgar-nebo,  Sarsechim, 
Bab-saris,  Xergal-sharezer,  Kab- 
mag,  with  all  the  residue  of  the 
princes  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

4  ^i  cAnd  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  Zedekiah  the  king  of  Judah 
saw  them,  and  all  the  men  of 
war,  then  they  fled,  and  went 
forth  out  of  the  citj'  by  night,  by 
the  way  of  the  king's  garden,  by 
the  gate  betwixt  the  two  walls: 
and  he  went  out  the  way  of  the 
plain. 

5  But  the  Chaldeans'  army  pur- 
sued after  them,  and  '^  overtook 
Zedekiah  in  the  plains  of  Jericho : 
and  when  they  had  taken  him, 
thej^  brought  him  up  to  Xebu- 
chadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  to 
«Riblah  in  the  land  of  Hamath, 
where  he  tgave  judgment  upon 
him. 

6  Then  the  king  of  Babylon  slew 
the  sons  of  Zedekiah  in  liiblah 
before  his  eyes:  also  the  king  of 
Babylon  slew  all  the  nobles  of 
Judah. 

7  Moreover  /he  put  out  Zede- 
kiah's  eyes,  and  bound  him  twith 
chains,  to  carry  him  to  Babylon. 

S  ^  iiAnd  the  Chaldeans  burned 
the  king's  house,  and  the  houses 
of  the  people,  with  fire,  and  brake 
down  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

9 ''  Then  Xebuzar-adau  the  II  t  cap- 
tain of  the  guai'd  carried  away 
captive  into  Babylon  the  remnant 
of  the  people  that  remained  in 
the  city,  and  those  that  fell  awayj 
that  fell  to  him,  with  the  rest  of 
the  people  that  remained. 

10  But  Xebuzar-adan  the  captain 
of  the  guard  left  of  the  poor  of  the 
people,  which  had  nothing,  in 
the  land  of  Judah,  and  gave  them 
vineyards  and  fields  tat  the  same 
time. 

11  T  Xow  Xebuchadrezzar  king 
of  Babi'lon  gave  charge  concern- 
ing Jeremiah  tto  Xebuzar-adan 
the  captain  of  the  guard,  saying, 

12  Take  him,  and  tlook  well  to 
him,  and  do  hiin  no  harm;  but 
do  unto  him  even  as  he  shall  say 
unto  thee. 

13  So  Xebuzar-adan  the  captain 
of  the  guard  .sent,  and  Xebushas- 
ban,  Rab-saris,  and  Xei'gal-share- 
zer,  Rab-mag,  and  all  the  king  of 
Babylon's  princes ; 

14  Even   they  sent,  Jand  took 

G83 


Before 

CHRIST 

590. 


3  2  Kings  25. 
1-4. 
ch.  52.  1-7. 

588. 


6ch.  38.174 


;  2  Kings  25. 
4,  (fee. 
ch.  62.  7,  ice. 


dch.  32.4.  <fc 
38.  18,  23. 


e2  Kings  23. 

33. 

t  Heb.  spake 
with  mm 
judgments, 
ch.  4.  12. 


/Ez.  12. 13, 
compared 
with  ch.  32. 
4. 

tHeb.  with 
two  brazen 
chains,  or, 
fetters. 

r2  Kings  25. 
9. 

ch.38.  18.  St 
£2.  13. 

hi  Kings  25. 
ll,A:c. 
ch.  52.  15, 
ic. 

i'  Or,  chief 
marshal. 

t  Heb.  chief 
of  the  exeou' 
tiuners,  or, 
slaughter- 
men :  and 
so  ver.  10, 1], 
ic. 

See  Gen.  37. 
36. 

+  Heb.  in 
that  day. 

t  Heb.  by  the 
hand  of. 

t  Heb.  set 
thine  eyes 
upon  him. 


Jeremiah  set  free. 


JEREMIAH. 


Ishmael's  conspir<xcy. 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


n  Dan.  9.  12. 


p  1  C  h  r.  0.  20. 
Pa.  37.  40. 


588. 
ich.  39.  14. 


II  Or, 
manacleg. 


c  Dtut.  29.  24, 
25. 
Dan.  9.  11. 


1!  Or 

arc 

U/li 

n  ttiine 

hun 

d. 

Jell 

39.  12. 

t  He 

b.  I  will 

set 

mine  eye 

Vpu 

n  thee. 

f  Oe 

1.  20.  15. 

/2  Kings  20. 
22,  ic. 


Jeremiah  out  of  the  court  of  the 
prison,  and  committed  him  *un- 
to  Gedaliah  the  son  of  'Ahikam 
the  son  of  Sliaplian,  that  he 
should  carry  liiin  home:  so  he 
dwelt  among  the  people. 

15  If  Now  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jeremiah,  while  he 
was  shut  up  in  the  court  of  the 
pri.son,  saying, 

16  Go  and  speak  to  ™Ebed-ine- 
lech  the  Ethiopian,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel;  Behold,  «I  will  bring 
my  words  upon  this  city  for  evil, 
and  not  for  good;  unci  they  shall 
be  accunipLlshed  in  that  day  befo.^e 
thee. 

17  But  I  will  deliver  thee  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord;  and  thou 
Shalt  not  be  given  into  the  hand 
of  the  men  of  whom  thou  art 
afraid. 

IS  For  I  will  surely  deliver  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  not  fall  by  the 
sword,  but  "thy  life  shall  be  for 
a  prey  unto  thee;  ?* because  thou 
hast  put  thy  trust  in  me,  saith 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

I  Jeremiah,  being  set  //-re  by  Nebusar-adan, 
gortfi  to  Gcdaliuk,  7  Tlte  dispersed  Jews  re- 
pair unto  him.  13  Julinnan  revealing  Ish- 
mael's conspiracy  is  not  believed. 

rpiIE  word  which  came  to  Jere- 
X  miah  Irom  the  Lord,  « after 
that  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain 
of  the  guard  had  let  him  go  from 
Ramah,  when  he  had  taken  him 
being  bound  in  II  chains  among 
all  that  were  carried  away  cap- 
tive of  Jerusalem  and  Judali, 
which  were  carried  away  captive 
unto  Bal)ylon. 

2  And  the  captain  of  the  guard 
took  Jeremiah,  and  ^said  unto 
him,  The  Lord  thy  God  hath 
pronounced  this  evil  upon  this 
place. 

3  Now  the  Lord  hath  brought 
it,  and  done  according  as  he  hatii 
said:  ^because  ye  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord,  and  have  not 
obeyed  his  voice,  therefoi'e  this 
tiling  is  come  ui)on  you. 

4  And  now,  behold,  1  loose  thee 
this  day  Irom  the  chains  which 
Wtvere  upon  thine  hand.  '^If  it 
seem  good  unto  thee  to  come 
with  me  into  Babylon,  come; 
and  tl  will  look  well  unto  thee: 
but  if  it  seem  ill  unto  thee  to 
come  with  iwo  into  Balnion,  for- 
bear: behold,  'all  tlie  land  i.s 
before  thee:  whither  it  seemeth 
good  and  convcnietit  for  thee  to 
go,  thither  go. 

5  Now  while  he  was  not  yet 
gone  back,  /le  .'icdd,  Go  back  also 
to  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Aliikam 
the  son  of  Shaphan,  /whom  the 
king  of  Babylon  hath  made  gov- 
ernor   over  the  cities  of  Judah, 

i  and  dwell  with  him  among  the 
081 


people:  or  go  wheresoever  It 
seemeth  convenient  unto  thee  to 
go.  So  the  captain  of  the  guard 
gave  him  victuals  and  a  reward, 
and  let  him  go. 

(J  i/Then  went  Jeremiah  unto 
Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  to 
''Mizpah;  and  dwelt  with  him 
among  the  people  that  were  left 
in  the  land. 

7  H  *  Now  when  all  the  captains 
of  the  forces  which  luere  in  the 
fields,  even  they  and  their  men, 
heard  that  the  king  of  Babylon 
had  made  Gedaliah  the  son  of 
Ahikam  governor  in  the  land, 
and  had  committed  unto  him 
men,  and  women,  and  children, 
and  of  *  the  poor  of  the  land, of 
them  that  were  not  cax'ried  away 
captive  to  Babylon ; 

8  Then  they  came  to  Gedaliah 
to  Mizpali,  'even  Ishmael  the  son 
of  Nethaniah,  and  Johanan  and 
Jonathan  the  sons  of  Kareah,  and 
Seraiah  the  son  of  Tanhumeth, 
and  the  sons  of  Ephai  the  Ne- 
tophathite,  and  Jezaniah  the  son 
of  a  Maachathite,  they  and  their 
men. 

9  And  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam the  son  of  Shaphan  sware 
unto  them  and  to  their  men,  say- 
ing, Fear  not  to  serve  the  Chal- 
deans :  dwell  in  the  land,  and 
serve  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
it  shall  be  well  with  you. 

10  As  for  me,  behold,  I  will 
dwell  at  Mizpah,  rto  serve  the 
Chaldeans,  whicli  will  come  unto 
us :  but  ye,  gather  ye  wine,  and 
summer'fruits,  and  oil,  and  ])ut 
them  in  your  vessels,  and  dwell 
in  your  cities  that  ye  have  taken. 

11  Likewise  when  all  the  Jews 
that  ivrre  in  JNloab,  and  among 
the  AmiTionites,  and  in  Edom, 
and  that  luci-e  in  all  the  countries, 
heard  that  the  king  of  Babylon 
had  left  a  remnant  of  Judah,  and 
that  he  had  set  over  them  Geda- 
liah the  son  of  Ahikam  the  son  of 
Shaphan ; 

12  Even  all  the  Jews  returned 
out  of  all  places  whither  they 
were  driven,  and  came  to  the 
land  of  Jutlah,  to  Gedaliah,  unto 
Mizpah,  and  gathered  wine  and 
summer  fruits  very  nuu^h. 

V,i  H  Moreover  Jolianan  the  son 
of  Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of 
the  forces  that  ifcri'  in  the  lields, 
came  to  Crcdaliah  to  JNli/.pah, 

14  And  said  unto  him,  Dost  thou 
certainly  know  that  '"Baalis  the 
king  of  the  Ammonites  hath  sent 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  tto 
slay  thee?  But  Gedaliah  the  son 
of  Ahikam  believed  them  not. 

1.}  Tlien  Johanan  the  son  of  Ka- 
reah spake  to  Gedaliah  in  Mizpah 
secretly,  saying.  Let  me  go,  I 
pray  tliee.  and  1  will  slay  Ishmael 
the  son  of  Nethaniah,  aiid  no  man 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


gch  39.  14. 
AJudg.  20.  1. 


I  2  Kings  23. 
23,  ic. 


tHeb. 
to  stand  be' 
fore, 
Deut.  1.  38. 


m  See  ch.  41. 

10. 
t  Heb.  to 

strike  thee 

in  soul  7 


H&  hilleth  Gedaliah. 


JEREMIAH. 


Captives  recovered. 


Before 
CHRIST 

583. 


a  2  Kings  25. 
ch.  40.  6,  8. 


4  2  Kings  25. 
25. 


c  Lev.  19.  27, 
28. 

Deut.  U.  1. 
Is.  15.  2. 

dSee  1  Sam. 
1.  7. 

2  Kings  25.9. 
t  Heb.  in 
loins  and 
weeping. 


II  Or,  near 
Gedaliah. 

t  Hi-b.  by  the 
hand,  or,  hy 
the  side  cf 
Gedaliah. 

e  1  Kings  15. 
22. 
a  Cbr.  16.  6. 


shall  know  it:  wherefore  should 
he  slay  thee,  that  all  the  Jews 
which  are  gathered  uuto  thee 
should  be  scattered,  and  the  rem- 
nant in  Judah  perish  ? 
16  But  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kani  said  unto  .Tohanan  the  son 
of  Kareah,  Thuu  shalt  not  do  this 
thing :  for  thou  speakest  falsely  of 
Ishiuael. 

CHAPTER  XLI. 

1  Ishmael,  treacherously  killins  Gedaliah  and  oth- 
ers,purposeth  with  the  residue  to  fiee  unto  the 
Ammonites.  11  Johanan  recuvereth  the  cap- 
tives, and  mindeth  to  Jlee  into  E^ypt. 

"VfOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
jL^  seventh  month,  atiutt  Ish- 
mael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  the 
sonof  Elishama,  of  the  seed  royal, 
and  the  princes  of  the  king,  even 
ten  men  with  hinij  came  unto 
Gedaliah  the  son  ot  Ahikam  to 
Mizpah;  and  there  tliey  did  eat 
bread  together  in  Mizpah. 

2  Then  arose  Ishmael  the  son 
of  Nethaniah,  and  the  ten  men 
that  were  with  him,  and  *  smote 
Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  the 
son  of  Shaphan  with  the  sword, 
and  slew  him.  whom  the  king  of 
Babylon  had  made  governor  over 
the  land. 

3  Ishmael  also  slew  all  the  Jews 
that  were  with  him,  ri'f?u  with  Ged- 
aliah, at  Mizpah,  and  the  Chal- 
deans that  were  found  there,  and 
the  men  of  war. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  the  second 
day  after  he  had  slain  Gedaliah, 
and  no  man  knew  it, 

5  That  there  came  certain  from 
Shechem,  from  ,Shiloh,  and  from 
Samaria,  even  fourscore  men, 
•^liaving  their  beards  shaven,  and 
their  clothes  rent,  and  having  cut 
themselves,  with  offerings  and 
incense  in  their  hand,  to  bring 
them  to  ''the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  Ishmael  the  son  of  Neth- 
aniah went  Ibrth  from  Mizpah  to 
meet  them,  t  weeping  all  along  as 
he  went :  and  it  came  to  pass,  as 

I  he  met  them,  he  said  unto  them, 
'  Come  to  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam. 

7  And  it  was  so,  when  they  came 
into  the  midst  of  the  city,  that 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah 
slew  them,  and  cast  them  into  the 
midst  of  the  pit,  he,  and  the  men 
that  were  with  him. 

8  But  ten  men  were  found  among 
them  that  said  unto  Ishmael, 
Slay  us  not :  for  we  have  treasures 
in  the  field,  of  wheat,  and  of  bar- 
ley, and  of  oil,  and  of  honey.  So 
he  forbare,  and  slew  them  not 
among  their  brethren. 

9  Now  the  pit  wherein  Ishmael 
had  cast  all  the  dead  bodies  of  the 
men,  whom  he  had  slain  lit  be- 
cause of  Gedaliah.  ii'd.s  it  « which 
Asa  the  king  had  made  for  fear 


of  Baasha  king  of  Israel:  aivd 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah 
tilled  it  with  Ihcm  that  u^cre  slain. 

10  Then  Ishmael  carried  away 
captive  all  the  residue  of  the  peo- 
ple that  uerc  in  Mizpah. /^rrn  the 
king's  daughters,  and  all  the  peo- 
ple that  remained  in  Mizpah, 
a  whom  Nebiizar-adan  the  captain 
of  the  guard  had  committed  to 
Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam:  and 
Ishmael  the  son  ol'  Nethaniah 
carried  them  away  captive,  and 
departed  to  go  over  to  '''  the  Am- 
monites. 

11  "^  But  when  Johanan  the  son 
of  Kareah,  and  all  'the  captains 
of  the  forces  that  tverc  with  him, 
heard  of  all  the  evil  that  Ishmael 
the  son  of  Nethaniah  had  done, 

12  Then  they  took  all  the  men. 
and  went  to  fight  with  Ishmael 
the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and  found 
him  by  *  the  great  waters  that  are 
in  Gibeon. 

13  Now  it  came  to  pass,  ihatwh^w. 
all  the  people  which  were  with 
Ishmael  saw  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of 
the  forces  that  were  with  him, 
then  they  were  glad. 

14  So  all  the  people  that  Ishmael 
had  carried  away  captive  from 
Mizpah  cast  about  and  returned, 
and  went  unto  Johanan  the  son 
of  Kareah. 

1.5  But  Ishmael  the  son  of  Neth- 
aniah escaped  from  Johanan  with 
eight  men,  and  went  to  the  Am- 
monites. 

10  Then  took  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of  the 
forces  that  luere  with  him,  all  the 
remnant  of  the  people  whom  he 
had  recovered  from  Ishmael  the 
son  of  Nethaniah,  from  Mizpah, 
after  i/ioHie  had  slain  Gedaliah 
the  son  of  Ahikam,  cxien  might}' 
men  of  war,  and  the  women,  and 
the  children,  and  the  eunuchs, 
whom  he  had  brought  again  from 
Gibeon: 

17  And  they  departed,  and  dwelt 
in  the  habitation  of 'Chimham, 
which  is  by  Beth-lehem,  to  go  to 
enter  into  Egypt, 

15  Because  of  the  Chaldeans:  for 
they  were  afraid  of  them,  because 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah 
had  slain  Gedaliah  the  son  of 
Ahikam,  »» whom  the  king  of 
Babylon  made  governor  hi  the 
land. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

1  Johanan  desirelh  .Jeremiah  to  inquire  of  God, 
promising  obedience  to  his  will.  7  Jeremiah 
assurelh  him  of  safety  in  Judea,  13  and  destruc- 
tion in  Egypt.  19  He  reproveth  their  hypoc- 
risy, in  requiring  of  the  Lord  that  which  they 
meant  not. 

THEN  all  the  captains  of  the 
forces,  «and  Johanan  the  son 
of  Kareah,  and  Jezaniah  the  son 
of  Hoshaiah,  and  all  the  people 

685 


Before 
CHRIST 

5S8. 


/ch.  43.  6. 


ich.40.  7,8, 


it  2  Sam.  2.13. 


ach.40.  8,  13. 
<fc41.  11. 


Jeremiah's  advice 


JEREMIAH. 


to  rcmaiti  in  Judah. 


Before 

CHRIST 

5S3. 


II  Or,  Lei  our 
supplication 
fail  be/ore 
thee. 

b  1  Sam.  7.  8. 
&.  V2.  19. 
Is.  37.  -1. 
James  5.  16. 

c  Lf-v.  26.  22. 

■/Ezra  8.  21. 


1  Kings  22. 


/I  Sam.  3.  18. 
Acts  20.  20. 


h  Pent.  6.  3. 
ch.  7.23. 


ich.21.  C.  & 
31.  28.  &.  33. 


k  Dcut.  32.  36. 
ch.  18.  8. 


/Is.  43.  5. 
Kom.  8.  31. 


mil.  4-1.  10. 


from  the  least  even  unto  the 
greatest,  came  near, 

2  And  said  unto  Jeremiah  the 
prophet,  II  Let,  we  beseecli  thee, 
our  supplication  be  accepted  be- 
ibre  thee,  and  ''prayibr  us  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God,  even  i'ov  all 
this  remnant;  (for  we  are  left  but 
«a  few  of  many,  as  thine  eyes  do 
behold  us:) 

3  That  the  Lord  thy  God  may 
shew  us  ''the  way  wherein  we 
may  walk,  and  the  thing  that  we 
may  do. 

4  Then  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
said  unto  them,  I  have  heard 
you;  behold,  I  will  pray  unto 
the  Lord  your  God  according  to 
your  words ;  and  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  t/icU  « whatsoever  thing  the 
Lord  shall  auswer  you,  I  will  de- 
clare it  unto  .vou;  I  will /keep 
nothing  hack  item  you. 

5  Then  they  said  to  Jeremiah, 
£/The  Lord  bo  a  true  and  faithful 
witness  between  us,  if  we  do  not 
even  according  to  all  things  for 
the  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  send  thee  to  us. 

6  Whether  it  be  good,  or  whether 
it  be  evil,  we  will  obey  the  voice 
of  tiie  Lord  our  God,  to  whom  we 
send  thee;  ''that  it  may  be  well 
with  us,  when  we  obey  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  our  God. 

7  T[  And  it  came  to  pass  after  ten 
days,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jeremiah. 

8  Then  called  he  Johanan  the 
son  of  Kareah,  and  all  the  cap- 
tains of  the  forces  which  rvere 
with  him,  and  all  the  people 
from  the  least  even  to  the  great- 
est, 

9  And  said  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
unto  whoiTi  ye  sent  me  to  present 
your  supplication  before  him  ; 

10  If  ye  will  still  abide  in  this 
land,  then  *will  I  build  you,  and 
not  pull  you  down;  and  I  will 
plant  you,  and  not  pluck  you  up: 
for  I  *  repent  me  of  the  evil  that 
I  have  done  unto  you. 

11  Be  not  afraid"  of  the  king  of 
Babylon,  of  whom  ye  are  afraid; 
be  not  afraid  of  him,  saith  the 
Lord:  'for  I  ani,  with  you  to  .save 
you,  and  to  deliver  you  from  his 
hand. 

12  And  '"T  will  shew  mercies 
unto  you,  that  he  may  have  mer- 
cy upon  yon,  an<l  cause  you  to  re- 
turn to  your  own  land. 

13  If  But  if  "ye  say,  We  will  not 
dwell  in  thisland,  neitlicr  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God, 

11  Saying,  No  ;  but  wo  will  go  in- 
to the  land  of  Egyi)t,  where  we 
shall  see  no  war,  nor  hear  the 
sound  of  tlie  trumpet,  nor  have 
hunger  of  bread;  and  there  will 
we  dwell : 

15  And  now  therefore  hear  the 
680 


word  of  the  Lord,  ye  remnant  of 
Judah;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  If  ye 
"  wholly  set  /\vour  faces  to  enter 
into  Egypt,  and  go  to  sojourn 
there ; 

1(1  Then  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  the  sword,  •?  which  ye  feared, 
shall  overtake  you  there  in  the 
land  of  Egypt;  and  the  famine, 
whereof  ye  were  afraid,  t  shall 
follow  close  after  you  there  in 
Egypt;  and  there  ye  shall  die. 

17  tSo  shall  it  be  with  all  the 
men  that  set  their  faces  to  go  into 
Egypt  to  sojourn  there;  they 
shall  die  ''by  the  sword,  by  the 
famine,  and  by  the  pestilence :  and 
«none  of  them  shall  remain  or 
escape  from  the  evil  that  I  will 
bring  upon  them. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel;  As  mine 
anger  and  my  fury  hath  been 
*  poured  forth  upon  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem;  so  shall  my 
fury  be  poured  forth  upon  you, 
when  ye  shall  enter  into  Egypt : 
and  "ye  shall  bo  an  execration, 
and  an  astonishment,  and  a 
curse,  and  a  reproach;  and  ye 
shall  see  this  place  no  more. 

19  i  The  Lord  hath  said  con- 
cerning you,  O  ye  remnant  of 
Judah;  a^Go  .ve  not  into  Egypt: 
know  certainly  that  I  have  t  ad- 
monished you  this  day. 

20  For  II  ye  di.ssemblcd  in  your 
hearts,  when  ye  sent  me  unto 
the  Lord  your  God,  saying, 
.'/  Pray  lor  us  unto  the  Lord  our 
God;  and  jxccording  unto  all  that 
the  Lord  our  God  shall  saj',  so 
declare  unto  us,  and  we  will  do  it. 

21  And  now  I  have  this  da^'^  de- 
clared it  to  you;  but  ye  have  not 
obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
your  God,  nor  any  thing  for  the 
which  he  hath  sent  me  unto  j'ou. 

22  Now  therefore  know  certain- 
ly that  2  ye  shall  die  by  the  sword, 
by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pesti- 
lence, in  the  place  whither  ye  de- 
sire II  to  go  and  to  sojourn. 

CHAPTER  XLITL 

1  Johanna,  discre-lutng  Jcre/niafi's  prophecy, 
ciirriilh  Jeremiah  ami  others  into  Egypt.  8 
Jeremiah  prvphesieth  by  a  type  the  conimcst  of 
Egypt  by  the  Babylonians. 

AND  it  came  to  iiass,  that  when 
.  Jeremiah  had  made  an  end 
of  speaking  unto  all  the  p(>f)pleall 
the  words  of  tlie  Lord  their  God, 
for  which  the  Lord  their  (iod  had 
sent  him  to  them,cyc(i  all  these 
words, 

2  "Then  spake  Azariah  the  son 
of  Iloshaiah,  and  Johanan  tlie 
son  of  Ivareah,  and  all  thii  i)roud 
men, saying  unto  Jeremiah,  Thou 
speakest  falsely:  the  Lord  our 
<Jod  hath  not  sent  thee  to  say. 
Go  not  into  Egypt  to  sojourn  there : 

a  But  Baruch  the  sou  of  Neriah 


Before 
C  H  RI  ST 

.588. 

0  Dcut.  17.  Ifi. 

L-h.  Jl.  12, 

13,  IJ. 
p  Luke  9.  51. 
5  Ez.  11.  8. 


t  Hph. 
shall  cleave 
after  you. 

tlleb.  So 

Shalt  all  the 
men  be. 

rch.  24.  10. 
ver.  22. 

5  See  ch.  44. 
14,  28. 


u  ch.  18. 18.  & 
24.  9.  <k  26. 
C.  Jc  20.  18, 
22.  &.  44.  12. 
Zech.  8.  13. 


X  Deut.  17.  16. 

t  Ifeh.  testi- 
fied against 
you. 

II  Or,  ye  have 
used  deceit 
against 
your  souls. 

y  ver.  2. 


*  ver.  17. 
¥.7..  6.  11. 

[|  Or,  to  go 
to  sojourn. 


The  conquest  of  Egypt  foretold.    JEREMIAH.        Jeremiah  reproveth  the  Jews. 


Before 
CHRIST 

5S8. 


ich  40.11,12. 


ech.41.  10. 
<ich.  39. 30.  i: 
40.  7. 


ech.2.  16.  ck 
44.  1.  called 


Ending. 


/•(■h.  25.  9.  & 
27.  G. 

See  Ez.  20. 
18,  20. 

rch.  4t.  13.  & 

46.  13. 
Ach.  15.2. 

Zd<h.  11.  9. 


t  Heb. 
statues,  or, 
standing 
tmages. 

II  Or, 
The  house 
of  the  sun. 


587. 


setteth  thee  on  against  us,  for  to 
deliver  us  into  the  hand  of  the 
Chaldeans,  that  they  might  put 
us  to  death,  and  carry  us  away 
captives  into  Babylon. 

4  So  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah, 
and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces, 
and  all  the  people,  obeyed  not  the 
voice  of  tlie  Lord,  to  dwell  in  the 
land  of  Judah. 

5  But  Johanan  the  son  of  Kare- 
ah, and  all  the  captains  of  the 
forces,  took  *all  the  remnant  of 
Judah,  that  were  returned  from 
all  nations,  whither  they  had  been 
driven,  to  dwell  in  tlie  land  of 
Judah ; 

6  Even  men,  and  women,  and 
children,  ^and  the  king's  daugh- 
ters, ''and  every  person  that 
Nebuzar-adan  the  caiDtain  of  the 
guard  had  left  with  Gedaliah  the 
sou  of  Ahikam  the  son  of  Sha- 
phan,  and  Jeremiah  the  prophet, 
and  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah. 

7  So  they  came  into  the  land  of 
Egypt:  for  they  obeyed  not  the 
voice  of  the  Lord:  thus  came 
they  even  to  eTahpanhes. 

8  '!  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Jeremiah  in  Tah- 
panhes,  saying, 

9  Take  great  stones  in  thine 
hand,  and  hide  them  in  the  clay 
in  the  brickkiln,  which  is  at  the 
entry  of  Pharaoh's  house  in  Tah- 
panhes,  in  the  sight  of  the  men  of 
Judah; 

10  And  say  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  host-s,  the  God 
of  Israel;  Behold,  I  will  send  and 
take  I^ebuchadrezzar  the  king  of 
Babylon, /my  servant,  and  will  set 
his  tlirone  ui^on  these  stones  that 
I  have  hid;  and  he  .shall  spread 
his  royal  pavilion  over  them. 

11  ff  And  when  he  cometh,  he 
shall  smite  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  deliver  ^such  as  are  for  death 
to  death;  and  such  as  are  for 
captivity  to  captivity;  and  such 
as  are  for  the  sword  to  the  sword. 

12  And  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the 
houses  of  Uhe  gods  of  Egypt ;  and 
he  shall  burn  them,  and  carry 
them  away  captives :  and  he  shall 
array  himself  with  the  land  of 
Egypt,  as  a  shepherd  putteth  on 
his  garment ;  and  he  shall  go  forth 
from  thence  in  peace. 

13  He  shall  break  also  the  t  im- 
ages of  II  Beth-.shemesh,  that  is 
in  the  land  of  Egypt;  and  the 
houses  of  the  gods  of  the  Egyp- 
tians shall  he  burn  with  lire. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

1  Jeremiah  expresseth  the  desolation  of  Judah 
fur  their  idolatry,  11  Ue  prophesteth  their 
destruction,  who  commit  idolatry  m  E^-ypt.  15 
The  o'jstinacy  of  the  Jews.  20  Jeremiah 
Ihrealeneih  them  for  the  same,  29  and  for  a 
si^n  prophesteth  the  destruction  of  Egypt. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah concerning  all  the  Jews 


which  dwell  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
which  dwell  at  "Migdol,  and  at 
'jTahpanhes,  and  at  "Noph,  and 
in  the  country  of  Pathros,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel;  Ye  have  seen 
all  the  evil  that  I  have  brought 
upon  .Jerusalem,  and  upon  all  the 
cities  of  Judah  ;  and,  behold,  this 
day  they  are  ^a  desolation,  and 
no  man  dwelleth  therein  ; 

3  Because  of  their  wickedness 
which  they  have  committed  to 
provoke  me  to  anger,  in  that 
they  went  «to  burn  incense,  and 
to  .^serve  other  gods,  whom  they 
knew  not,  neither  they,  ye,  nor 
your  fathers. 

4  Howbeit  ffl  sent  "unto  you  all 
my  servants  the  prophets,  rising 
early  and  sending  them,  saying, 
Oh,  do  not  this  abominable  thing 
that  I  hate. 

5  But  they  hearkened  not,  nor 
inclined  their  ear  to  turn  from 
their  wickedness,  to  burn  no  in- 
cense unto  other  gods. 

6  Wherefore  '» my  fury  and  mine 
anger  was  poured  ibrth,  and  was 
kindled  in  the  cities  of  Judah  and 
in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem  ;  and 
they  are  wasted  and  desolate,  as  at 
this  day. 

7  Therefore  now  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel;  Wherefore  commit  ye 
Z/i(s  great  evil  « against  your  souls, 
to  cut  oflflrom  you  man  and  wo- 
man, child  and  suckling,  tout 
of  Judah,  to  leave  you  none  to 
remain ; 

8  In  that  ye  *  provoke  me  unto 
wi'ath  with  the  works  of  your 
hands,  burning  incense  unto  other 
gods  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  whith- 
er ye  be  gone  to  dwell,  that  ye 
might  cut  yourselves  off,  and  that 
ye  might  be  'a  curse  and  a  re- 
proach among  all  the  nations  of 
the  earth? 

9  Have  ye  forgotten  the  t  wick- 
edness of  your  fathers,  and  the 
wickedne.ss  of  the  kings  of  Ju- 
dah, and  the  wickedness  of  their 
wives,  and  your  own  wickedness, 
and  the  wickedne.ss  of  your  wives, 
which  they  have  committed  in 
the  land  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem? 

10  They  are  not  t  humbled  even 
unto  this  day,  neither  have  they 
"I  feared,  nor  walked  in  my  law, 
nor  in  my  statutes,  that  I  set  be- 
fore you  and  before  your  fathers. 

11  f  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel; 
Behold,nIwillsetmy  face  against 
you  for  evil,  and  to  cut  off  all 
Judah. 

12  And  I  will  take  the  remnant 
of  Judah,  that  have  set  their  faces 
to  go  into  the  land  of  Egypt  to 
sojourn  there,  and" they  shall  all 
be  consumed,  and  fall  in  the  land 

6S7 


Before 
CHRIST 

587. 


a  Ex.  14.2. 
ch.  46.  14. 
6ch.  43.  7. 
c  l8. 19. 13. 


d ch.  9.  11.  & 
34.22. 


ech.l9.  4. 
/Deut.  13.  6. 


f  2Chr.S6.15 
ch.  7.25.  (fc 
25.  4.  &  26. 
5.  6c  29.  19. 


J  Num.  16.  3a 
ch.  7.  ID. 

t  Heb.  out  of 
the  midst  of 
Judah. 

kch.  25.  6,7. 


/ch.42.  18. 
ver.  12. 

t  Ileb.  wick- 
ednesses, 
or,  punish- 
ments, ^c. 


tHeb. 

contrite. 
Ps.  51.  17. 
m  Prov.  28. 
14. 


71  Lev.  17.  10. 
&  20.  5,  6. 
ch.  21.  10. 
Amos  9.  4. 


0  ch.  42. 15, 
16,  17,  22. 


The  idolatry  of  the  Jews 


JEREMIAH. 


threatened  ivith  judgments. 


Defore 
CHRIST 

587. 


p  ch.  42.  18. 
?ch.  43.  11. 


+  Heb. 

lift  up  their 

soul. 
r  ver.  28. 


s  So  ch.  G.  16, 


t  Num.  30.  12. 

Deut.  23.  23. 

Judg.  11.  3G. 

See  ver.  25. 
\l  Or,  frame 

of  heaven. 
u  ch.  7.  18. 


of  Egypt;  they  shall  even  be  con- 
sumed by  the  sword  and  by  the 
famine:  they  shall  die,  from  the 
least  even  unto  the  greatest,  by 
the  sword  and  by  the  famine :  and 
I'they  shall  be  an  execration,  and 
an  astonishment,  and  a  curse,  and 
a  reproach. 

13  1  For  I  will  punish  them  that 
dwell  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  as  I 
have  punished  Jerusalem,  by  the 
sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
pestilence: 

14  So  that  none  of  the  remnant 
of  Judah,  which  are  gone  into  the 
land  of  Egypt  to  sojourn  there, 
shall  escape  or  remain,  that  they 
should  return  into  the  land  of 
Judah,  to  the  which  they  t  have  a 
desire  to  return  to  dwell  there: 
for  »•  none  shall  return  but  such 
as  shall  escape. 

15  t  Then  all  the  men  which 
knew  that  their  wives  had  burn- 
ed incen.se  unto  other  gods,  and 
all  the  women  that  stood  by,  a 
great  multitude,  even  all  the  peo- 
ple that  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Eg.ypt,  in  Pathros,  answered  Jer- 
emiah, sa.ying, 

16  As  for  the  word  that  thou  hast 
spoken  unto  us  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord,  s  we  will  not  hearken 
unto  thee. 

17  But  we  will  certainly  do 
« whatsoever  thing  goeth  forth 
out  of  our  own  inouth,  to  burn  in- 
cense unto  the  II  "queen  of  heav- 
en, and  to  pour  out  drink  offer- 
ings unto  lier,  as  we  have  done, 
we,  and  our  lathers,  our  kings, 
and  our  princes,  in  the  cities  of 
Judah,  and  in  the  streets  of  Jeru- 
salem: for  then  had  we  plenty  of 
t  victuals,  and  were  well,  and 
saw  no  evil. 

18  But  since  we  left  off  to  burn 
incense  to  the  queen  of  heaven, 
and  to  pour  out  drink  offerings 
unto  her,  we  have  wanted  all 
fhinr/s,  and  have  been  consumed 
bj'  the  sword  and  by  the  famine. 

19  a:And  when  we  burned  incense 
to  the  queen  of  heaven,  and  pour- 
ed out  drink  offerhigs  unto  her, 
did  we  make  her  cakes  to  wor- 
ship her,  and  pour  out  drink  of- 
ferings unto  her,  without  our 
II  men  ? 

20  HThen  Jeremiah  said  unto  all 
the  people,  totlie  men,  and  to  the 
women,  and  to  all  the  people 
which  had  given  him  i/uU  answer, 
saying, 

21  The  incense  that  ye  burned  in 
the  cities  of  Judali,  and  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem,  ye  and  your 
fathers,  your  kings  and  your 
princes,  and  the  people  of  the 
land,  did  not  the  Lori>  remember 
them,  and  came  it  not  into  his 
mind? 

22  So  that  the  Lord  could  no 
longer  bear,  because  of  the  evil 

CS.8 


of  your  doings,  and  because  of  the 
abominations  which  ye  have 
committed;  therefore  is  your 
land  z/ a  desolation,  and  an  aston- 
ishment, and  a  curse,  without  an 
inhabitant,  2  as  at  this  day. 

23  Because  ye  have  burned  in- 
cense, and  because  ye  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord,  and  have  not 
obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord, 
nor  walked  in  his  law,  nor  in  his 
statutes,  nor  in  his  testimonies; 
« therefore  this  evil  is  happened 
unto  you,  as  at  this  day. 

24  Moreover  Jeremiah  said  unto 
all  the  people,  and  to  all  the  wo- 
men. Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
all  Judah  ^tbat  are  in  the  land 
of  Egypt: 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  saying ;  c  Ye  and 
your  wives  have  both  spoken  with 
your  mouths,  and  fulfilled  with 
your  hand,  saying,  We  will  surely 
perform  our  vows  that  we  have 
vowed,  to  burn  incense  to  the 
queen  of  heaven,  and  to  pour  out 
drink  offerings  unto  her:  ye  will 
surel.v  accomplish  your  vows,  and 
surely  peribrm  your  vows. 

20  Therefore  hear  ye  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  all  Judah  that  dwell 
in  the  land  of  Egypt;  Behold,  ^I 
have  sworn  by  rhy  great  name, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  emy  name 
shall  no  more  be  named  in  the 
mouth  of  any  man  of  Judah  in  all 
the  land  of  Egypt,  saying,  The 
Lord  (tOd  liveth. 

27  /Behold,  I  will  watch  over 
tl-.em  for  evil,  and  not  for  good: 
and  all  the  men  of  Judah  that  are 
in  the  land  of  Egypt  ffshall  be  con- 
sumed by  the  sword  and  by  the 
famine,  until  there  be  an  end  of 
them. 

28  Yet  '»a  small  number  that 
escape  the  sword  shall  return 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  into  the 
land  of  Judah;  and  all  the  rem- 
nant of  Judah,  that  are  gone  into 
the  land  of  Egypt  to  sojourn  there, 
shall  know  whose  ^  words  shall 
stand,  1  mine,  or  theirs. 

29  H  And  this  .<!ha/l  he  a  si.gn  unto 
you.  saitli  tlie  Lord,  that  I  will 
punish  you  in  this  place,  that  yo 
may  know  that  my  words  shall 
''Surely  stand  against  you  for  evil : 

30  Thus  saith  tiie  Lord;  Behold, 
'I  will  give  Pharaoh-hophra  king 
of  Egypt  into  the  hand  of  his  ene- 
mies,and  into  tlie  hand  of  them 
that  seek  liis  life;  as  I  gave  "'Zed- 
ekiali  Icingof.hidali  into  the  hand 
of  N(.'bucliu(lr('z/,ar  king  of  Babj'^- 
lon,  liis  enemy,  and  that  sought 
his  life. 

CHAPTER   XLV. 

1   Barnch  heint;  dismayr:!,     4  Jcrrmtah  instruct- 
rth  anil  comfnrtcth  him. 

'■pHE  «word  that  Jeremiah  the 
X    prophet  spake  unto  Baruch 


Jeremiah  propJiesieth  the 


JEREMIAH. 


defeat  of  Pharaoh's  army. 


liefore 
CHRIST 

aboutflOr. 


rfch.  21.9.  <fc 
3H.  2.  <k  S9. 


about  007. 

a  ch.  2a.  15, 

&c. 
J  2  Kings  23. 

29. 

SCIir.  3.i.  20. 

Fulfilled 

presently. 


c  So  ch.  51. 11, 


Nah.  2.  1.  & 
3.  14. 


t  Heb.  broken 

in  pieces. 
t  Hpb. 

Jled  a  flight, 
rfch.  6.25.  k 

49.  29. 

cDau.  11.  19. 

/See  Is.  8.  7, 
fi. 

ch.  47.  2. 
Dau.  11.22. 


tHeb.  Cush. 
t  Heb.  Pa<. 
7  Is.  66.  19. 

h  Is.  13.  6. 

Joel  1.  15.  k 

2.1. 
iDeut.  32.  42. 

Is.  34.  6. 


the  son  of  Neriah,  when  he  had 
written  the.se  words  in  a  book 
at  the  mouth  of  Jeremiali,  in  the 
fourth  year  of  Jehoiakini  the  son 
of  Josiah  lung  of  Judah,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Loud,  the  God 
of  Israel,  unto  thee,  O  Baruch  ; 

.3  Thou  didst  say,  Woe  is  me 
now!  for  the  Lorb  hath  added 
grief  to  my  sorrow;  I  fainted  in 
my  sighing,  and  I  find  no  rest. 

4'1[  Thus  Shalt  thou  say  unto 
him,  The  Lord  saith  thus;  Be- 
hold, bthat  which  I  have  built 
will  I  break  down  and  that  which 
I  have  planted  I  will  pluck  up, 
even  this  whole  land. 

5  And  seekest  thou  great  things 
for  thyself?  seek  them  not:  for, 
behold,  c  I  will  bring  evil  upon  all 
flesh,  saith  the  Lord:  but  thy  life 
will  I  give  unto  thee  ^for  a  prey 
in  all  places  whither  thou  goest. 

CHAPTEK  XL VI. 

1  Jeremiah  prophcsicth  the  overthrow  of  Pha- 
raoh's army  at  Euphrates^  \2  and  the  conquest 
of  Egypt  by  Nebuchadrezzar.  27  He  comjort- 
eth  Jacob  in  their  chastisement. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  which 
came  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
against  "tlie  (rentiles ; 

2  Against  Egypt,  *  against  the 
army  of  Pharaoh-necho  king  of 
Egypt,  which  was  by  the  river 
Euphrates  in  Carchemish,  which 
jS^ebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
smote  in  the  fourtli  year  of  Je- 
hoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king  of 
Judah. 

3  c  Order  ye  the  buckler  and 
shield,  and  draw  near  to  battle. 

4  Harness  the  horses;  and  get 
up,  ye  horsemen,  and  stand  forth 
with  your  helmets;  furbish  the 
.spears,  roi-:?  put  on  the  brigandines. 

.5  Wherefore  have  I  seen  tliem 
dismayed  and  turned  away  back? 
and  their  mighty  ones  are  t  beat- 
en down,  and  are  t  fled  apace,  and 
look  not  back :  for  d  fear  iva.'i  round 
about,  saith  the  Lord. 

G  Let  not  the  swift  flee  away,  nor 
the  mighty  man  e.scape;  they 
shall  « stumble,  and  fall  toward 
the  north  by  the  river  Euphrates. 

7  Who  is  this  that  cometh  up  /as 
a  flood,  wliose  waters  are  moved 
as  the  rivers? 

8  Egypt  rLseth  up  like  a  flood, 
and  hh<i  water.s  are  moved  like 
the  rivers;  and  he  saith,  I  will 
go  up,  and  will  cover  the  earth ; 
I  will  destroy  the  city  and  the 
inhabitants  thereof. 

9  Come  up,  ye  horses;  and  rage, 
ye  chariots;  ajid  let  the  mightv 
men  come  forth;  i  the  Ethiopians 
and  tthe  Libyans,  that  handle  the 
shield;  and  the  Lj^dians,  r/that 
handle  and  bend  the  bow. 

10  For  this  U  a  the  day  of  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts,  a  day  of 
vengeance,  that  he  may  avenge 
him  of  his  adversaries:  and  ithe 

44 


sword  shall  devour,  and  it  shall 
be  satiate  and  made  drunk  with 
their  blood:  for  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts  -^hath  a  sacrifice  in  the 
north  country  hy  the  river  Eu- 
phrates. 

11  'Go  up  into  Gilead,  and  take 
balm,  "'O  virgin,  the  daughter 
of  Egypt:  in  vain  shalt  thou 
use  many  medicines;  for  tnthou 
Shalt  not  be  cured. 

12  The  nations  Jiave  heard  of  thv 
shame,  and  thy  cry  hath  filled  tlie 
land :  for  the  mighty  man  hath 
stumbled  against  the  mighty,  and 
they  are  fallen  both  together. 

13  1[  The  word  that  the  Lord 
spake  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet, 
how  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Bab- 
ylon should  come  and  "smite  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

14  Declare  ye  in  Eg^i^t,  and  pub- 
lish in  Migdol,  and  publish  in 
Noph  and  in  Tahpanhes  :  say  ye, 
2> Stand  fast,  and  prepare  thee; 
for  9  the  sword  shall  devour  round 
about  thee. 

15  Why  are  thy  valiant  men 
swept  awa}'?  they  stood  not,  be- 
cause the  Lord  did  drive  them. 

IG  He  tmade  many  to  fall,  yea, 
'•one  fell  upon  another:  and  they 
said.  Arise,  and  let  us  go  again 
to  our  own  people,  and  to  the 
land  of  our  nativity,  from  the 
oppressing  sword. 

17  They  did  cry  there,  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egj-pt  is  but  a  noise ;  he 
hath  passed  the  time  appointed. 

18  An  I  live,  saitli  the  King. 
« whose  name  is  The  Lord  of 
hosts.  Surely  as  Tabor  is  among 
the  mountains,  and  as  Carmel  by 
the  sea,  so  shall  he  come. 

19  O  fthou  daughter  dwelling  in 
Egypt,  t  furnish  thyself  «to  go 
into  captivity :  for  Noph  shall  be 
waste  and  desolate  without  an 
inhabitant. 

20  Egypt  i.?  like  a  very  fair  *  heif- 
er, but  destruction  cometh;  it 
cometh  y  out  of  the  north. 

21  Also  her  hired  men  are  in  the 
midst  of  her  lilce  t  fatted  bullocks ; 
for  they  also  are  turned  back,  and 
are  fled  away  together:  they  did 
not  stand,  because  «the  day  of 
their  calamity  was  come  upon 
them,  and  the  time  of  their  visit- 
ation. 

22  "The  voice  thereof  shall  go 
like  a  serpent;  for  the.y  shall 
march  with  an  army,  and  come 
against  her  with  axes,  as  hevvers 
of  wood. 

23  They  shall  *cut  down  her 
forest,  saith  the  Lord,  though 
it  cannot  be  searched:  because 
they  are  more  than  cthe  grass- 
hoppers, and  are  innumerable. 

24  The  daughter  of  Egypt  shall 
be  confounded;  she  .shall  be  de- 
livered into  the  hand  of  d  the  peo- 
ple of  the  north. 

639 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  607. 


*  Is.  34.  C. 

Zeph.  1.  T. 

See  Ez.  39. 

17. 
lc\i.  8.22.  tc 
51.  8. 

mis.  47.  I. 
t  Heb.  no 

cure  shall 

be  unto  thee, 
n  Ez.  30.  21. 


ols.  19.1. 
ch.  43.  10,  11. 
Ez.  29,  iL  30, 

Ac  32. 
Fulfillert 

about  571. 

p  ver.  3,  4. 
q  ver.  10. 


t  Heb. 
multiplied 
thefatler. 

T  Lev.  26.  37. 


s  Is.  47.  4.  <fc 
48.  2. 
ch.  48.  15. 


t  See  ch.  48. 

18. 
t  Ileb.  make 

thee  instru* 

ments  of 

captivity, 
u  Is.  20.  4. 
X  So  Hos.  10. 

11. 
j/rh  1.  14.  k 

47.  2. 

ver.  6,  10. 
tHeb. 

l.ulloc>.s  of 

the  stall. 
z  Ps.  37.  13. 

ch.50.  27. 

a  See  Is.  29. 


;  Jndg.  6.  6. 


The  destruction  of  the  Philistines.  JEREMIAH. 


The  judgment  of 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  607. 


II  Or, 

nvurisker. 
t  Heb. 

Amon. 
e  Ez.  30.  14, 

]5,  10. 

Nah.  3.  8. 
fch.  43.  12, 

13. 

Ez.  30.  13. 
fch.44.  30. 

Ez.  3'2.  11. 
h  Ez.  29.  11, 

13,  14. 
lis.  41.  13,14. 

*  43.  5.  Sc 

44.  2. 

ch.  30.  10,  11. 


k  ch.  10.  24.  & 
30.  11. 

ilOr, 
not  utterly 
cut  thee  off. 


about  COO. 


nch. 


Ez.  25.  15, 

16. 

Zeph.  2.  4,  5. 
b  Amos  1.  6, 

7,  8. 
t  Heb.  Azzah' 
c  Is.  8.  7. 

ch.  40.  7,  8. 
<f  rh.  1.  14.  Sc 

46.20. 
t  Heb. 

the  fulness 

thereof. 
<(h.  8.  IB.    ■ 

Nah.  3.  2. 
/ch.  25.  22. 
g  Ez.  25.  Ifi. 

Amos  1.  8.  tc 


9.  7. 
+  Heb. 


the 


ale. 


hOcn.  10.  14. 
J  Amos  1.  7. 

Mic.  1.16. 

Zeph.  2.  4,  7. 

Zech.  9.5. 
k  ch.  25.  20. 
/ch.  1(1.  C.  <t 

41.  y.  i  48. 

37. 
771  Deut.  32. 

4J. 

Ez.21.  3,4, 

t  Hnb.  gath- 
er thyself. 

i  Heb.  How 
canst  thou  ? 

n  Ez.  H.  17. 

0  Mic.  6.  9 


25 The  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel,  saith;  Behold,  I  will  pun- 
ish the  lit  multitude  of  eNo,  and 
Pharaoh,  and  Egypt,  ./'with  their 
gods,  and  their  king.s ;  even  Pha- 
raoh, and  aU  them  that  trust  in 
him: 

26  jfAnd  1  will  deliver  them  into 
the  hand  of  those  that  seek  their 
lives,  and  into  the  hand  of  o^ebu- 
chadrezzar  king  of  Babylon,  and 
into  the  hand  of  his  servants: 
and  '» afterward  it  shall  be  inhab- 
ited, as  in  the  days  of  old,  saith 
the  Lord. 

27  If  'But  fear  not  thou,  O  my 
servant  Jacob,  and  be  not  dis- 
mayed, O  Lsrael :  lor,  behold,  I 
will  save  thee  from  afar  off,  and 
thy  seed  from  the  land  of  their 
captivity ;  and  Jacob  shall  return, 
and  be  in  rest  and  at  ease,  and 
none  shall  make  him  afraid. 

28  Fear  thou  not,  O  Jacob  my 
servant,  saith  the  Lord:  for  J 
am  with  thee;  for  I  will  inake  a 
full  end  of  all  the  nations  whith- 
er I  have  driven  thee :  but  I  will 
not  make  '■^a  full  end  of  thee,  but 
correct  thee  in  measure;  yet  will 
I  II  not  leave  thee  wholly  unpun- 
ished. 

CHAPTER  XLVII. 

The  destruction  of  the  Philistines. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  to  Jeremiah  tlie  proph- 
et "against  the  Philistines, '>  be- 
fore that  Pharaoh  smote  t  Gaza. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold, 
0  waters  rise  up  ''  out  of  the  north, 
and  shall  be  an  overflowing  flood, 
and  shall  overflow  tlie  land,  and 
tall  that  is  therein;  the  city,  and 
them  that  dwell  therein :  then 
the  men  shall  cry,  and  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land  shall  howl. 

3  At  the  e noise  of  the  stamping 
of  the  hoofs  of  his  strong  /lorses, 
at  tlie  rushing  of  his  chariots,  and 
at  the  rumbling  of  his  wheels,  the 
fathers  shall  not  look  back  to 
their  children  for  feebleness  of 
hands ; 

4  Because  of  the  day  that  Cometh 
to  spoil  all  the  Pliilistincs,  and  to 
cut  off  Irom  ./'Tynis  and  Zidon 
every  helper  that  rcinaineth:  for 
the  Lord  will  .spoil  the  Pliilis- 
tines,  if  the  remnant  of  tthe  coun- 
try of''Caphtor. 

5  i  Baldness  is  come  upon  Gaza; 
''Ashkeloii  is  cut  oiXwitli  the  rem- 
nant of  their  valley:  how  long 
wilt  tliou  'cut  thyself? 

(i  ()  thou  '" sword  of  the  Lord, 
how  long  luiii  it  be,  on;  thou  bo 
quiet?  tput  up  thyself  into  thy 
scabbard,  rest,  and  be  si  ill. 

7  tHow  can  it  be  quiet,  seeing 
the  Lord  hath  "given  it  a  charge 
against  Ashkelon,  and  against  the 
sea  shore?  there  hath  he  " ap- 
pointed it. 

GOO 


CHAPTER  XL VIII. 

1  Tfte  judgment  of  Moah,  7  for  their  pride^  11 
for  their  sccuritVf  11  for  their  carnal  confi- 
dence^ 26  and  for  their  contempt  of  God  and 
his  people.     47   The  restoration  of  Moab. 

AGAINST  a  Moab  thus  saith  the 
J\.  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael ;  Woe  unto  ''  Nebo !  for  it  is 
spoiled  :  cKiriathaim  is  confound- 
ed and  taken:  1  Misgab  is  con- 
founded and  dismayed. 

2  dTlicre  nhall  be  no  more  praise 
of  Moab:  inelleshbon  they  have 
devised  evil  against  it;  come, 
and  let  us  cut  it  off  from  being  a 
nation.  Also  thou  shalt  II  be  cut 
down,  O  Madmen;  the  sword 
shall  t  pursue  thee. 

3  /A  voice  of  crying  shall  be 
from  Horonaim,  spoiling  and 
great  destruction. 

4  Moab  is  destroyed ;  her  little 
ones  have  caused  a  cry  to  be 
heard. 

5  i/For  in  the  going  up  of  Luhith 
t continual  weeping  shall  go  up; 
for  in  the  going  down  of  Horo- 
naim the  enemies  have  heard  a 
cry  of  destruction. 

6"''«Flee,  save  your  lives,  and  be 
like  lithe  'heath  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

7  H  For  because  thou  hast  trust- 
ed in  thy  works  and  in  thy  treas- 
ures, tliou  Shalt  also  be  taken: 
and  -tChemosh  shall  go  forth  into 
captivity  ivith  his  '  priests  and  his 
princes  together. 

8  And  '"the  spoiler  shall  come 
upon  every  city,  and  no  city  shall 
escape :  the  valley  also  shall  per- 
ish, and  tlie  plain  shall  be  de- 
stroyed, as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

9  "Give  wings  unto  Moab,  that 
it  may  flee  and  get  away:  for  the 
cities  thereof  shall  be  desolate, 
without  any  to  dwell  therein. 

10  "  Cursed  be  he  that  doeth  the 
work  of  the  Lord  II  deceitfully, 
and  cursed  be  he  that  keepeth 
back  his  sword  from  blood. 

11  i  Moab  hath  been  at  ease 
from  his  youth,  and  he  phath  set- 
fled  on  his  lees,  and  liath  not  been 
emptied  from  vessel  to  vessel, 
neither  hath  he  gone  into  captiv- 
ity: therefore  his  taste  t remain- 
ed in  liim,  and  his  scent  is  not 
changed. 

12  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saitli  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
send  unto  him  wanderers,  that 
shall  cause  him  to  wander,  and 
shall  emiity  his  vessels,  and 
break  their  bottles. 

i:{  And  Moal)  shall  be  ashamed 
of 'zCheniosh,  as  the  house  of  Is- 
rael '-was  iishamed  of  *  Beth-el 
tlieir  coiuidence. 

14  I  How  say  ye, '  We  arc  migh- 
ty and  strong  men  for  the  war  ? 

l.j  "Moab  is  spoiled,  and  gone  up 
out  of  her  cities,  and  t  his  chosen 
young  men  are  ^^  gone  down  to  the 


3Ioab  for  their 


JEREMIAH. 


contempt  of  God. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  600. 

l/rh.  46.  la.dc 
51.  o7. 


z  See  la.  9.  4. 
<k  14.  4,  5. 

a  Is.  47.  1. 

ch.  46.  19. 
b  >"um.21.30. 

1.,.  13.  2. 
e  ver.  8. 

t  Ileb. 

inlia'iitres!. 
d  Dcut.  2.  SG. 
c  1  3am.  4.  13, 

16. 

/ 19.10.  7. 
f  See  Num. 
21.  13. 


i  ver.  41. 
Amos  2.  2. 


*  Ps.  75.  10. 

iSce  Ez.  33. 


about  600. 

m  ch.  25.  15, 


n  Zeph.  2.  8. 
0  Sec  ch.  2.26. 

!!  Or,  movedst 
thyself. 

p  Ps.  55.  0,  7. 

ver.  9. 
q  Cant.  2. 14. 

r  Is.  18.  6,  &c. 


sis.  in.  C. 

ch.  50.  36. 


(Heh.  his 

Lars)  da  not 

r'Sht. 
t  Is.  15.  5.  & 

16.  7,  ]1. 
ul3.  10.8,9. 


X  Is.  16.  10. 
Joel  1.  12. 


slaughter,  saith  y  the  Khig,  whose 
name  is  The  Lord  of  hosts. 

16  The  calamity  of  Moab  is  near 
to  come,  and  his  affliction  hasteth 
fast. 

17  All  ye  that  are  about  him, 
bemoan  him;  and  all  ye  that 
know  his  name,  say,  ^How  is 
the  strong  statf  broken,  and  the 
beautiful  rod! 

18  "Thou  daughter  that  dost  in- 
habit fcDibon,  come  down  from 
thy  glory,  and  sit  in  thirst ;  for 
c  the  .spoiler  of  Moab  shall  come 
upon  thee,  ajid  he  shall  destroy 
thy  strong  holds. 

19  O  tinhabitant  of  f'Aroer, 
e stand  by  the  way,  and  espy; 
ask  him  that  fleeth,  and  her  that 
escapeth,  and  say,  What  is  done? 

20  Moab  is  confounded;  for  it  is 
broken  down:  /howl  and  cry; 
tell  ye  it  in  i7Arnon,  that  Moab  is 
spoiled, 

21  And  judgment  is  come  upon 
''the  plain  country;  upon  Holon, 
and  upon  Jahazah,  and  upon 
Mephaath, 

22  And  upon  Dibon,  and  upon 
Nebo,  and  upon  Beth-diblathaim, 

2:j  And  upon  Kiriathaim,  and 
upon  Beth-gamul,  and  upon  Beth- 
meon, 

24  And  upon  »Kerioth,  and 
upon  Bozrah.  and  upon  all  the 
cities  of  the  land  of  Moab,  tar  or 
near. 

•2')  ^-  The  horn  of  Moab  is  cut  off. 
and  his  'arm  is  broken,  saith  the 
Lord. 

26  f"*  Make  ye  him  drunken ;  for 
he  magnified  himself  against  the 
Lord:  Moab  also  shall  wallow  in 
his  vomit,  and  he  also  shall  be  in 
derision. 

27  For  "Was  not  Lsrael  a  derision 
unto  thee  ?  "  was  he  found  among 
thieves  ?  for  since  thou  spakest  of 
him,  thou  ilskippedst  Ibrjoj^ 

28  0ye  that  dwell  in  Moab,  leave 
the  cities,  and  p dwell  in  the  rock, 
and  be  like  n  the  dove  that  maketh 
her  nest  in  the  sides  of  the  hole's 
mouth. 

29  We  have  heard  the  '•pride  of 
Moab,  (he  is  exceeding  proud,) 
his  loftiness,  and  his  arrogancy, 
and  his  pride,  and  the  haughti- 
ness of  his  heart. 

:jO  I  know  his  wrath,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  but  it  shall  not  be  so ;  «  II  his 
lies  shall  not  .so  effect  it. 

;?1  Therefore  'will  I  howl  for 
Moab,  and  I  will  cry  out  for  all 
Moab;  mine  heart  shall  mourn 
for  tlie  men  of  Kir-heres. 

32  «0  vine  of  Sibinah,  I  will 
weep  for  thee  with  the  weeping 
of  Jazer :  thy  plants  are  gone  over 
the  sea,  they  reacli  even  to  the  sea 
of  Jazer :  the  spoiler  is  fallen  upon 
thy  summer  fruits  and  upon  thy 
vintage. 

33  And  ijoy  and  gladness  is  taken 


from  the  plentiful  Held,  and  from 
the  land  of  Moab ;  and  I  have 
caused  wine  to  lail  from  the  wine- 
presses: none  shall  tread  with 
shouting;  their  shouting  shall  be 
no  shouting. 

34  2/ From  the  cry  of  Heshhon 
even  unto  Elealeh,  and  even  unto 
Jahaz,  have  they  uttered  their 
voice,  2  from  Zoar  even  unto  Hor- 
bnaim,  as  a  heifer  of  three  years 
old:  for  the  waters  also  of  IS^im- 
rim  shall  be  t  desolate. 

35  Moreover  I  will  cause  to  cease 
in  Moab,  saith  the  Lord,  "him 
that  offereth  in  the  high  places, 
and  him  that  burneth  incense  to 
his  god.s. 

36  Therefore  6 mine  heart  shall 
sound  for  Moab  like  pipes,  and 
mine  heart  shall  sound  like  pipes 
for  the  men  of  Kir-heres :  because 
« the  riches  that  he  hath  gotten 
are  perished. 

37  For  ''every  head  shall  be  bald, 
and  ever  J'  beard  t  clipped:  upon 
all  the  hands  .shall  be  cuttings, 
and  tupon  the  loins  sackcloth. 

38  There  shall  be  lamentation 
generally  upon  all  the  house- 
tops of  Moab,  and  in  the  streets 
thereof:  for  I  have  broken  Moab 
like  /a  vessel  wherein  is  no 
pleasure,  saith  the  Lord. 

3'J  They  shall  howl,  saying,  How 
is  it  broken  down !  how  iiath  Moab 
turned  the  iback  with  shame!  so 
shall  Moab  be  a  derision  and  a 
dismaying  to  all  them  about  him. 

40  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Be- 
hold, ahe  shall  fly  as  an  eagle, 
and  shall  A  spread  his  wings  over 
Moab. 

41  ']Kerioth  is  taken,  and  the 
strong  holds  are  surprised,  and 
^the  mighty  men's  hearts  in 
Moab  at  that  day  shall  be  as  the 
heart  of  a  woman  in  her  pangs. 

42  And  Moab  shall  be  destroyed 
'  from  being  a  people,  because  lie 
hath  magnified  himself  against 
the  Lord. 

43  '"Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the 
snare,  shall  be  upon  thee,  O  in- 
habitant of  Moab,  saith  the  Lord. 

4-1  He  that  lleeth  from  the  fear 
shall  fall  into  the  pit ;  and  he  that 
.getteth  up  out  of  the  pit  shall  be 
taken  in  the  snare:  for  n  i  will 
bring  upon  it,  even  upon  Moab, 
the  year  of  their  visitation,  saith 
the  Lord. 

4-5  They  that  fled  stood  under 
the  shadow  of  Heshbon  because 
of  the  force:  but  "a  Are  shall 
come  forth  out  of  Heshbon,  and  a 
flame  from  the  midst  of  Sihon, 
and  j^shall  devour  the  corner  of 
Moab,  and  the  crown  of  the  head 
of  the  t  tumultuous  ones. 

46  -zWoebe  unto  thee,  O  Moab! 

the  people  of  Chemosh  perisheth: 

for  thy  sons  are  taken  t  captives, 

and  thy  daughters  captives. 

091 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  600. 


y  Is,  15.  4, 5,6. 


» Is.  15.  5,  6. 
ver.  5. 


tHeb. 

desolations. 
a  Is.  1.5.  2.1c 

16.  12. 


6  Is.  15.  5.  &. 
16.  11. 


c  Is.  15.  7. 

dU.  15.  2,  3. 

ch.  47.5. 
t  Heh. 

diminished. 
e  Gen.  37.  34. 


/ch.  22.  28. 


g  Deut.  28.  49. 

rh.  49.22. 

Dan.  7.  4. 

Hos.  ?.  1. 

Hab.  1.  8. 
h  Is.  8.  8. 
iver.  21. 
II  Or,  The 

cities. 
*  Is.  13.  8.  <fc 

21.  3. 

ch.  30.6.  & 

49.  22,  24.  fc 

50.  43.  <k  SI. 
30. 

.Mic.  4.  9. 
IV3.  63.  4. 

Is.  7.  8. 
m  Is.  21.  17, 

18. 
n  See  ch.  11. 


p  Num.  24. 17. 

tHeh. 

children  of 

noise, 
q  >"um.  21.29. 
t  Heb.  in 

captiiiity. 


Judgments  upon 


JEREMIAH. 


Edom,  Damascus, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  coo. 


r  ch.  49.  6.  39. 


about  600. 

II  Or, 

Against. 
a  Ez.  21. 28.  &; 

25.  2. 

Amos  1.  13. 

Zeph.  2.  8,  9. 
II  Or,  Meleom. 
t  Amos  1.  13. 

CE2.25.  5. 
Amob  1.  14. 


dls.  32.  11. 

ch.  4.  8.  (fc  6. 

26. 
II  Or,  Mdcom, 

1  Kings  11.  5, 

S3, 
ech.  48.  7. 

Amos  1.  15. 
II  Or,  tlis/ 

vullry  finw- 

eth  away. 
/ch.  3.  14.  & 

7.24. 
g  ch.  21.  13. 


h  So  ver.  89. 
&  ch.  48.  47. 


J  Er..  25.  12. 
.\mosl.  a. 
*  Obad.  8. 
Z  Seels.  19.11. 

7/1  ver.  SO. 
II  Or,  they  are 
tamed  back. 
n  ch.  25.  23. 


+  Hfb.  their 
tujjiciency, 

p. Mai.  1.3. 


qU.  17.  14. 


rch.  25.  29. 
Obad.  IG. 


47  IT  Yet  will  I  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  Moab  '-in  the  latter 
clays,  saith  the  Lord.  Thus  far  is 
the  judgment  of  Moab. 

CHAPTEIl  XLTX. 

I  The  judgment  of  the  Ammonites.  C  Their 
resturation.  7  The  judgment  of  Edom,  12  of 
Damascus,  2?  of  Kdar,  3)  of'llazor.  34  and 
of  Elam.     39  The  restoration  of  Elam. 

II  /^OXCERXING  «the  Ammon- 
KJ  ite.s,  thus   saith   the   Lord; 

Hath  Israel  no  sons  ?  hath  he  no 
heir  ?  why  thai  doth  II  their  king 
inherit  6(iad,and  his  people  dwell 
in  his  cities? 

2  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
cau.se  an  alarm  of  war  to  be  heard 
in  c Kabbah  of  the  Ammonites; 
and  it  shall  be  a  desolate  heap, 
and  her  daughters  shall  be  burned 
with  fire:  then  shall  Israel  be  heir 
unto  them  that  were  his  heirs, 
saith  the  Loud. 

3  Howl,  O  Heshbon,  for  Ai  is 
spoiled  :  cry,  ye  daughters  of  Kab- 
bah, f^gird  you  with  sackcloth; 
lament,  and'run  to  and  fi'o  by  the 
hedges;  for  H their  king  shall  go 
into  captivity,  <7)K<  his  e  priests  and 
his  princes  together. 

4  Wherefore  gloriestthou  in  the 
valleys,  II  thy  Howing  valley,  O 
.'backslidingdaughter  ?  that  trust- 
ed in  her  treasures,  .0  saying,  Who 
shall  come  unto  me? 

5  Behold,!  will  bring  a  fear  upon 
thee,  saith  the  Lord  ( Joi>  of  hosts, 
from  all  those  that  be  about  thee ; 
and  ye  shall  be  driven  out  every 
man  right  forth;  and  none  shall 
gather  up  him  that  wandereth. 

6  And  /'afterward  I  will  bring 
again  the  captivity  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  If  i  Concerning  Edom,  thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts;  ^/.s"  wisdom 
no  more  in  Teman?  'is  counsel 
perished  from  the  prudeut?  is 
their  wisdom  vanished  ? 

8  "'Flee  ye,  II turn  bade,  dwell 
deep,  O  inhabitants  of  "Dedan; 
for  I  will  bring  the  calamity  of 
Esau  upon  him,  the  lime  that  I 
will  visit  him. 

9  If  ograpegatherers  come  to 
thee,  would  they  not  leave  some 
gleaning  grapes?  if  thieves  by 
niglit,  they  will  destroy  t till  they 
have  euoiigli. 

10  /'But  I  have  made  Esau  bare, 
I  have  uncovered  his  secret  places, 
and  he  shall  not  be  able  to  hide 
liimself:  his  seed  is  spoiled,  and 
his  brethren,  and  his  neighbours, 
and  7  lu!  is  not. 

11  Leave  thy  fatherless  children, 
1  will  preserve //tr;;i  alive;  andlet 
thy  widows  trust  in  me. 

12  I'or  thus  sailh  the  Lord;  Be- 
liold,  '•tlicy  whose  judgment  vhih 
not  to  driiik  of  th(;  cup  have  as- 
suredlvdrunken  ;  and  art  thou  he 
that  shall  altogether  go  unpuu- 

U'J2 


ished?  thou  shalt  not  go  unpun- 
ished, but  thou  Shalt  surely  drink 
of  it. 

1.3  For  sJ  have  sworn  by  myself, 
saith  the  .  Lord,  that  <  Bozrah 
shall  become  a  desolation,  a  re- 
proach, a  waste,  and  a  curse;  and 
all  the  cities  thereof  shall  be  per- 
petual wastes. 

14  I  have  heard  a  «  rumour  from 
the  Lord,  and  an  ambassador  is 
sent  unto  the  heathen,  sai/ing, 
Gather  ye  together,  and  come 
against  her,  and  rise  up  to  the  bat- 
tle. 

15  For,  lo,  I  will  make  thee 
small  among  the  heathen,  and 
despised  among  men. 

16  Thy  terriblene.s3  hath  deceiv- 
ed thee,  and  the  pride  of  thine 
heart,  O  thou  that  dwellest  in  the 
clefts  of  the  rock,  that  boldest  the 
height  of  the  hill:  although  thou 
shouldest  make  thy  v  nest  as  high 
as  the  eagle,  ^I  will  bring  thee 
down  from  thence,  saith  the  Lord. 

17  Also  Edom  shall  be  a  desola- 
tion :  "every  one  that  goetli  by  it 
shall  be  astonished,  and  shall  hiss 
at  all  the  plagues  thereof. 

18  ''As  in  the  overthrow  of  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah  and  the  neighbour 
cfY/e.s  thereof,  saitli  the  Lord,  no 
man  shall  abide  tliere,  neither 
shall  a  son  of  man  dwell  in  it. 

19  cBehold,  he  shall  come  up  like 
a  lion  from  ''the  swelling  of  Jor- 
dan against  the  habitation  of  the 
strong:  but  I  will  suddenly  make 
him  run  away  from  her:  and  who 
is  a  chosen  hiau,  that  I  may  ap- 
point over  her?  for  cwho  is  like 
me?  and  who  will  H  appoint  me 
the  time?  and  /who  is  that  shep- 
herd that  will  .stand before  me? 

20  V  Therefore  hear  the  counsel  of 
the  Lord,  that  he  hath  taken 
against  J<:dom;  and  his  purposes, 
that  he  hath  purposed  against  the 
inhabitants  of  Teman:  Hurely  the 
least  of  the  (lock  shall  draw  them 
out;  surely  he  shall  make  their 
habitation's  desolate  with  them. 

21  /'The  earth  is  moved  at  the 
noise  of  their  Jail ;  at  the  cry  the 
noise  thereof  was  heard  in  the 
t  Bed  sea. 

22  Behold,  »hc  shall  come  up 
and  llv  as  the  eagle,  and  spread 
liis  wings  over  Bozrah  :  and  at 
tliat  day  shall  the  heart  of  the 
mighty  men  of  Edom  be  as  the 
heart  of  a  woman  in  her  pangs. 

2:5  %  ACJoiu-eniiiig  Damascus. 
Ilamath  is  con  founded,  and  Ar- 
pad;  lor  they  have  heard  evil 
tidings:  they  are  t  fainthearted  ; 
'then;  is  sorrow  lion  the  sea;  it 
cannot  be  ([uiet. 

21  Damascus  is  waxed  feeble, 
and  tunieth  herself  to  llee,  and 
fear  luith  seized  on  her:  "'an- 
guish and  sorrows  have  taken 
her,  as  a  woman  in  travail. 


Hazcn,  and  Elam. 


JEREMIAH. 


Judgment  of  Babylon. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  COO. 


71  ch.  33.  9.  ic 

51.  41. 
0  ch.  50.  30.& 

51.  4. 
pAmos  1,  4. 


about  GOO. 

ql3.  21.  13, 


rJudg.  6.  S. 
Job  1.  3. 


«  vcr.  8. 
t  Heb.  flit 
.greatly. 


xEz.  38.  11. 
U  Or,  that  is 


y  Xum.  23.  9. 
Deut.  33.  28. 
Mic.  7.  14. 

z  ver.  30. 
K2.  5.  10. 

a  ch.  9.  26.  (t 
25.  23. 

t  Heb.  cut 
iff  into  cor- 
ners, or,  that 
have  the  cor- 
ners of  their 
hair  polled. 

ich.  9.  U.& 
10.  22. 
Mai.  1.  3. 

ever.  18. 

dch.  25.  25. 
SOS. 

e  See  Is.  22.  C. 


/■yer.  22. 


f  ch.  9.  10.  Sc 

48.2. 


A  See  ch.  43. 
10. 


25  How  is  n  the  city  of  praise 
not  left,  the  city  of  my  joy ! 

26  "Tlierefore  her  youug  men 
shall  fall  in  her  streets,  and  all 
the  men  of  war  shall  be  cut  olTin 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

27  And  I  will  kindle  a  j'fire  in 
the  wall  of  Damascus,  and  it 
shall  consume  the  palaces  of 
Ben-hadad. 

28  f  ?  Concerning  Kedar,  and 
concerning  the  kingdoms  of  Ha- 
zor,  which  ISTebuchadrezzar  king 
of  Babj'lon  shall  smite,  thus  saith 
the  Lord;  Arise  ye,  go  up  to 
Kedar,  and  spoil  »•  the  men  ot  the 
east, 

29  Their  stents  and  their  flocks 
shall  they  take  away :  they  shall 
take  to  themselves  their  curtains, 
and  all  their  vessels,  and  their 
camels;  and  they  shall  cry  unto 
thenx,  'Fear  is  on  every  side. 

30  fwFlee,  tget  you  far  off, 
dwell  deep,  O  ye  inhabitants  of 
Hazor, saith  the  Lord;  for  Neb- 
uchadrezzar king  of  Babylon  hath 
taken  counsel  against  you,  and 
hath  conceived  a  purpose  against 
you. 

31  Arise,  get  you  up  unto  a; the 
ll%vealthy  nation,  that  dwelleth 
without  care,  saith  the  Lord, 
which  have  neither  gates  nor 
bars,  iv/Uc.h  3/ dwell  alone. 

32  And  their  camels  shall  be  a 
booty,  and  the  multitude  of  their 
cattle  a  spoil:  and  I  will  « scatter 
into  all  winds  «them  that  are  t  in 
the  utmost  corners;  and  I  will 
bring  their  calamity  from  all 
sides  thereof,  saith  the  Lord. 

33  And  Hazor  i- shall  be  a  dwell- 
ing for  dragons,  and  a  desolation 
for  ever:  ^ there  shall  no  man 
abide  there,  nor  anjj  son  of  man 
dwell  in  it. 

34  1[  The  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
against  f'Elam  in  the  beginning 
of  the  reign  of  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah,  saying, 

3-5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
Behold,  I  will  break  «the  bow  of 
Elam,  the  chief  of  their  might. 

36  And  upon  Elam  will  I  bring 
the  four  winds  from  the  four 
quarters  of  heaven,  and  /will 
scatter  them  toward  all  those 
winds ;  and  there  shall  be  no 
nation  whither  the  outcasts  of 
Elam  shall  not  come. 

37  For  I  will  cause  Elam  to  be 
dismayed  before  their  enemies, 
and  before  them  that  seek  their 
life:  and  I  will  bring  evil  upon 
them,  even  my  fierce  anger,  saith 
the  Lord;  (/and  I  will  send  the 
sword  after  them,  till  I  have  con- 

;  sumed  them : 

38  And  I  will  *set  my  throne  in 
Elam,  and  will  destroy  from 
thence  the  king  and  the  princes, 
saith  the  Lord. 


S9  If  But  it  shall  come  to  pass 
iin  the  latter  days,  that  I  will 
bring  again  the  captivity  of 
Elam,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  L. 

1,  9,  21,  35  The  judgment  of  Babylon.     4,  17,  33 
The  redemption  of  Israel. 

THE  word  that  the  Lord  spake 
"against  Babylon  and  against 
the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  tby 
Jeremiah  the  prophet. 

2  Declare  ye  among  the  nations, 
and  publish,  and  tset  up  a  stand- 
ard; publish,  and  conceal  not: 
say,  Babylon  is  taken,  *  Bel  is 
confounded,  Merodach  is  broken 
in  pieces;  c  her  idols  are  confound- 
ed, her  images  are  bi'oken  in 
pieces. 

3  '^For  out  of  the  north  there 
Cometh  up  « a  nation  against  her, 
which  shall  make  her  land  deso- 
late, and  none  shall  dwell  there- 
in :  thev  shall  remove,  they  shall 
depart.'both  man  and  beast. 

4  "f  In  those  daj'S,  and  in  that 
time,  saith  the  Lord,  the  children 
of  Israel  shall  come, /they  and 
the  children  of  Judah  together. 
3  going  and  weeping:  they  shall 
go, ''and  seek  the  Lord  their  God. 

5  They  shall  ask  the  way  to  Zion 
with  their  faces  thitherwai'd,  say- 
inp,  Come,  and  let  us  join  our- 
selves to  the  Lord  in  ia  perpetual 
covenant  that  shall  not  be  for- 
gotten. 

6  My  people  hath  been  *lost 
sheep :  their  shepherds  have  caus- 
ed them  to  go  astray,  they  have 
turned  them  away  on  i  the  mount- 
ains :  the.v  have  gone  from  mount- 
ain to  hill,  they  have  forgotten 
their  tresting  place. 

7  All  that  found  them  have  m  de- 
voured them:  and  "their  adver- 
saries said,  o^Xe  offend  not,  be- 
cause they  have  sinned  against 
the  Lord,  Pthe  habitation  of  jus- 
tice, even  the  Lord,  «the  hope  of 
their  fathers. 

8  '•Bemove  out  of  the  midst  of 
Babylon,  and  go  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  be  as 
the  he  goats  before  the  flocks. 

9  %  »For,  lo,  I  will  raise  and  cause 
to  come  up  against  Babylon  an 
assembly  of  great  nations  from 
the  north  country :  and  they  shall 
tset  themselves  in  array  against 
her;  from  thence  she  shall  be 
taken:  their  arrows  shall  be  as  of 
a  mighty  (expert  man;  "none 
shall  return  in  vain. 

10  And  Chaldea  shall  be  a  spoil : 
«  all  that  spoil  her  shall  be  satis- 
fied, saith  the  Lord. 

11  2/ Because  ye  were  glad,  be- 
cause ye  rejoiced,  O  ye  destroyers 
of  mine  heritage,  because  ye  are 
grown  t  fat  sas  the  heifer  at  grass, 
and  SI  bellow  as  bulls ; 

12  Your  mother  shall  be  soro  con- 

093 


Before 

CHRIST 

598, 


ich.  48.  47. 
ver.  6. 


595. 

a  Is.  13.  1.  & 
21.  1.  <k  47.1. 

t  Heb.  by 
the  hand  of 
Jeremiah. 

tHeb. 
lift  up. 

b  Is.  46.  1. 
ch.  51.  44. 

c Seech.  43. 
12, 13. 

dch.  51.  48. 
e  Is.  13. 17, 18, 

20. 

ver.  39,  40. 


/Hoa.  1.  11. 

g  Ezra  3.  12, 

13. 

Ps.  126.  5,  6. 

ch.  31.  9. 

Zech.l2. 10. 
h  Hos.  3.  5. 
ich.  31.31, 

dec.  in.  32.  40. 

k  Is.  53.  6. 
ver.  17. 
1  Pet.  2.  25. 

;ch.  2.  20.  <fc 
3.  6,  23. 

tHeb. 

place  to  lie 

down  in. 
m  Ps.  79.  7. 
n  rh.  40.  2,  3. 

Zech.  11.  5. 
0  See  ch.  2.  3. 

Dan.  9.  10. 
p  Ps.  90.  1.  & 

91.  1. 
7Ps.  22.  4. 
r  Is.  4ft.  ID. 

ch.ol.  6,45. 

Zech.  2.  6,  7. 

Rev.  le.  4. 
sch.  15.  14.  (fc 

51.  '27. 

ver.  3,  41. 
t  ver.  14,  29. 


destroyer. 
u  2  Sara.  1.22. 
X  Rev.  17.  16. 

y  Is.  47.  6. 

t  Heb.  big,  or, 

corpulent. 
jHoa.  10.  II, 
;i  Or,  neigh 
as  steeds. 


The  judgment  of  Babylon, 


JEREMIAH. 


and  redemption  of  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

595. 


o  ch.  25.  1! 
ich.  40.  17 


c  ver.  9. 
cli.  01.  2. 

dch.  49.  35. 
ver.  29. 


cl  Chr.  29.24. 

2  Clir.  30.  8. 

Lam.  5.  6. 

Ez.  17.  18. 
/cli.  61.  58. 
fch.  51.  C,  11. 
h  Fs.  137.  8. 

ver.  29. 

Rev.  18.  6. 
II  Or,  scj/the. 

I  Is.  13.  14. 
cli.  51.  9. 

k  ver.  6. 
iih.  2.  15. 
m  2  Kings  17. 
0. 

n  2  K  i  ng9  24. 
10,  14. 


ell.  33.  12. 
Ez.  34. 13, 14. 


pck.  31.  34. 


q  Is.  1.  0. 

II  Or,  of 
the  rebels. 
rEz.  23.  23. 
liOr. 

Visitation. 

t  See  2  Sam. 

10.  11. 

2Kuig3  18. 

25. 

2(;hr.  30.  23. 

Is.  10.  G.  & 

44.  28.  i.  48. 

14. 

ch.  34.  22. 
«ch.  51.  54. 
u  Is.  14.  0. 

ch.  51.  20. 
xch.  51.  8,31, 

30,  67. 

nan.  5.  30, 

31. 


founded;  she  tli:it  bare  you  shall 
Ije  ashamed:  behold,  the  hinder- 
most  of  the  nations  s/iaU  be  a 
wilderness,  a  dry  land,  and  a 
desert. 

13  Because  of  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  it  shall  not  be  inhabited, 
"but  it  shall  be  wholly  desolate: 
''every  one  that  goeth  by  Baby- 
lon shall  be  astonished,  and  hiss 
at  all  her  plagues. 

14  cput  yourselves  in  array 
against  Bal")ylon  round  about:  all 
ye  ''that  bend  the  bow,  shoot  at 
her,  spare  no  arrows :  for  she  hath 
sinned  against  the  Lord. 

15  Shout  against  her  round  about : 
.she  hath  « given  her  hand:  her 
foundations  are  fallen,  /her  walls 
are  thi'owu  down:  for  9\t  is  the 
vengeance  of  the  Loud:  take  ven- 
geance upon  her;  a  as  she  hath 
done,  do  unto  her. 

IG  Cut  off  the  sower  from  Baby- 
lon, and  him  that  handleth  the 
II sickle  in  the  time  of  harvest: 
for  lear  of  the  oppressing  sword 
i  they  shall  turn  everyone  to  his 
people,  and  they  shall  flee  every 
one  to  his  own  land. 

17  f  Israel  is  a- a  scattered  sheep  ; 
'the  lions  have  driven  him  away: 
first  "'the  king  of  Assj'ria  hath 
devoured  hini;  and  last  this 
"Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon hath  broken  his  bones. 

18  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ; 
Behold,  I  will  punisli  the  king  of 
Babylon  and  his  land,  as  I  have 
punished  the  king  of  Assyria. 

19  "And  I  will  bring  Israel  again 
to  his  habitation,  and  he  shall 
feed  on  Carmel  and  Bashan,  and 
ills  soul  shall  be  .satisfied  upon 
mount  Ephraim  and  Gilead. 

2U  In  those  days,  and  in  that 
time,  saith  the  Lord,  :!'the  iniq- 
uity of  Israel  shall  be  sought  foi-, 
and  there  shall  be  none;  and  the 
sins  of  .Tudah,  and  they  sliall  not 
be  found:  lor  I  will  pardon  them 
9  whom  I  reserve. 

21  H  Go  up  against  the  land  lof 
Merathaim,  even  against  it,  and 
against  the  inhabitants  of 'MlPe- 
kod:  waste  and  utterly  destroy 
after  theni,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
do  "according  to  all  that  I  have 
commanded  thee. 

22  'A  sound  of  battle  is  in  the 
land,  and  of  gr(!at  destruction. 

21}  How  is  "the  hammer  of  the 
wliole  earth  cut  asunder  and 
broken!  how  is  Babylon  become 
a  desolation  among  tlie  nations  ! 

21  I  have  laid  a  snare  for  thee, 
and  thou  art  also  taken,  O  Baby- 
lon, ^an<l  thou  w:ist  not  aware: 
thou  art  fcjund,  and  also  caught, 
because  thou  hast  striven  against 
the  Lord. 

2.'5  The   Lord  hath  opened  his 

armoury,  and  hath  brought  i'orth 

G'Jl 


u  the  weapons  of  his  indignation : 
for  this  is  the  work  of  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts  in  the  land  of  the 
Chaldeans. 

26  Come  against  her  tfrom  the 
utmost  border,  open  her  store- 
houses :  II  cast  her  up  as  heaps,  and 
destroy  her  utterly':  let  nothing 
of  her  he  left. 

27  Slay  all  her  =  bullocks;  let 
them  go  down  to  the  slaughter; 
woe  unto  them!  for  their  day  is 
come,  the  lime  of  « their  visita- 
tion. 

28  The  voice  of  them  that  flee 
and  escape  out  of  the  land  of 
Babylon,  /-to  declare  in  Zion  the 
vengeance  of  the  Lord  our  God, 
the  vengeance  of  his  temple. 

29  Call  together  the  archers 
against  Babylon:  eall  ye  that 
bend  the  bow,  camp  against  it 
round  about;  let  none  thereof 
escape :  ^  recompense  her  accord- 
ing to  her  work;  according  to  all 
that  she  hath  done,  do  unto  her  : 
«for  she  hath  been  proud  against 
the  Lord,  against  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel. 

30  /Therefore  shall  her  young 
men  fall  in  the  streets,  and  all 
her  men  of  war  shall  be  cut  ofi'in 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord. 

31  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  O 
ZAoittmost  proud,  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts:  for  j/ thy  day  is 
come,  the  time  that  I  will  visit 
thee. 

32  And  +the  most  proud  shall 
stumble  and  fall,  and  none  shall 
raise  him  up:  and  ''I  will  kindle 
a  fire  in  his  cities,  and  it  shall  de- 
vour all  round  about  him. 

33  Tl  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts;  The  children  of  Israel  and 
the  children  of  Judah  were  op- 
pressed together:  and  all  that 
took  them  captives  held  them 
fast ;  they  refused  to  let  them  go. 

34  i Their  Kedeemer  is  strong; 
*:  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name: 
he  shall  thoroughlj'  plead  their 
cause,  that  he  may  give  rest  to 
the  land,  and  disquiet  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Babylon. 

35  1[  A  sword  is  upon  the  Chal- 
deans, saith  the  Lord,  and  upon 
the  inhabitants  of  Babylon,  and 
!■  upon  her  princes,  and  upon  »'  her 
wise  men. 

3(;  A  sword  is  «  upon  the  il  t  liars; 
and  they  shall  dote:  a  sword  is 
upon  her  mighty  men;  and  they 
shall  be  dismayed. 

37  A  sword  is  upon  their  horses, 
and  upon  their  chariots,  and 
upon  all  "the  mingled  people 
tliat«9v;in  the  midst  of  her;  and 
;Uiiev  shall  become  as  women  :  a 
sword  is  npoii  her  treasures  ;  and 
thev  shall  Ije  robbed. 

38  <iA.  drought  is  upon  her  wa- 
ters ;  and  they  shall  be  dried  up : 
for  it  is  the  land  of  »■  graven  inaa- 


Before 
CHRIST 

595. 


y  la.  13.  5. 
t  Heb.  from 
the  cad. 

;iOr, 
tread  her. 

z  Ps.  22.  12. 
Is.  34.  7. 
ch.  40.  21. 

och.48.  41. 
ver.  31. 


d,  ver.  15. 
c!i.  51.  56. 
Rev.  18.  6. 


/ch.  49.  26.  (Sc 
51.4. 


t  Heb.  pri 
f  ver.  27. 


t  Heb.  pride. 
Ach.21.14. 


i  Rev.  13.  8. 
k  Is.  47.  4. 


;  Dan.  5.  30. 
m  Is.  47.  13. 
71  Is.  44.  25. 

ch.  48.  30. 
II  Or, 

chief  slays. 
f  Heb.  bars, 
a  ch.  23.  20, 

24. 

Ez.  30.  5. 
pch.  51.  30. 

i\ah.  3.  13. 
<;  Is.  44.  27. 

ch.  51.  32, 

30. 

Rev.  16.  12. 
r  ver.  2. 

ch.  01.  44, 

47,  02. 


God's  severe  judgment  against      JEREMIAH. 


Babylon  in  revenge  of  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

595. 

s  l3.  13.  21,  22. 

4:  34.  U. 

ch.  51.  37. 

Rev.  18.2. 
t  U.  13.  20. 

ch.  25.  12. 

u  Gen.  19.  25. 
Is.  13.  19. 

ch.  49.  18.  & 


X  ver.  9. 
ch.  6.  22.  & 
2.5.  14.  A;  51. 
27. 
Kev.  17.  16. 

Vch.  6.23. 
z  l3.  13.  18. 
a  Is.  5.  30. 


cch.  49.  19, 


II  Or,  convent 
mc  to  pleads 

J  Job  41.  10. 
ch.  49.  19. 

e  Ii.  14.  24, 

ch.  51.  11, 


/Rev.  18.9. 


t  Heb.  heart, 
a  2  Kings  19. 


4ch.l5.  7. 
c  cb.  50. 14. 


ge.s,  aud  they  are  mad  upon  t/ieir 
idols. 

39  s  Therefore  the  wild  beasts  of 
the  desert  with  the  wild  beasts  of 
the  islands  shall  dwell  there,  aud 
the  owls  shall  dwell  therein:  <aud 
it  shall  be  no  more  inhabited  for 
ever;  neither  shall  it  be  dwelt  in 
from  generation  to  generation. 

40  "As  God  overthrew  8odom  and 
Gomorrah  aud  the  neighbour  citieH 
thereof,  .saith  the  Lord;  so  shall 
no  man  abide  there,  neither  shall 
any  son  of  man  dwell  therein. 

41  i- Behold,  a  people  shall  come 
from  the  north,  and  a  great  na- 
tion, and  many  kings  shall  be 
raised  up  from  the  coasts  of  the 
earth. 

42  ^Tliey  shall  hold  the  bow  and 
the  lance :  « they  are  cruel,  and 
will  not  shew  mercy :  « their  voice 
shall  roar  like  the  sea,  and  they 
shall  ride  upon  horses,  every  one 
put  in  array,  like  a  man  to  the 
battle,  against  thee,  O  daughter 
of  Babylon. 

43  The  king  of  Babylon  hath 
heard  the  report  of  them,  and  his 
hands  waxed  feeble :  ''  anguish 
took  hold  of  him,  and  pangs  as 
of  a  woman  in  travail. 

44  « Behold,  he  shall  come  up 
like  a  lion  from  the  swelling  of 
Jordan  unto  the  habitation  of 
the  strong :  but  I  will  make  them 
suddenly  run  away  from  her:  aud 
who  is  a  chosen  man,  that  I  may 
appoint  over  her?  for  who  19  like 
me?  and  who  will  II  appoint  me  the 
time?  and  'Uvho  v.s-  that  shepherd 
that  will  stand  before  me  ? 

4-5  Therefore  hear  ye  ethe  coun- 
sel of  the  LiORU,  that  he  hath 
taken  against  Babylon;  and  his 
purposes,  that  he  liath  purposed 
against  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans: Surely  the  least  of  the 
flock  shall  draw  them  out:  sure- 
ly he  shall  make  their  habitation 
desolate  with  them. 

4(j  f  At  the  noise  of  the  taking  of 
Babylon  the  earth  is  moved,  and 
the  erj'  is  heard  among  the  na- 
tions. 

CHAPTER   LI. 

1  The  severe  judgment  of  God  against  Babylon 
in  revenge  of  Israel.  59  Jeremiah  delivereth  the 
book  of  this  prophecy  to  Seraiah,  to  be  cast  in- 
to Euphrates,  in  token  of  the  perpetual  sinking 
ofBa'jylon. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold, 
I  will  raise  up  against  Baby- 
lon, and  against  them  that  dwell 
in  the  t  midst  of  them  that  rise 
up  against  me,  «a  destroying 
wind ; 

2  And  will  send  unto  Babjdon 
6  fanners,  that  shall  fan  her,  and 
shall  empty  her  land:  cfor  in 
the  day  of  trouble  they  shall  be 
against  her  round  about. 

3  Against  lam  that  bendeth  «^let 
the   archer   bend   his   bow,   and 


against  hi/n  t/iat  lilteth  himself 
up  in  his  brigandine :  and  spare  j'e 
not  her  young  men;  "^destroy  ye 
utterlj''  all  her  host. 

4  Thus  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the 
land  of  the  Chaldeans,  .'"and  tfiey 
that  are  thrust  through  in  her 
streets. 

5  For  Israel  hath  not  been  for- 
saken, nor  Jiidah  of  his  God,  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts;  though  their 
land  was  filled  with  sin  against 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

6  i'Flee  out  of  the  midst  of  Baby- 
lon, and  deliver  every  man  his 
soul:  be  not  cut  off  in  her  iniqui- 
ty; for^this  is  tlie  time  of  the 
Lord's  vengeance;  » he  will  ren- 
der unto  her  a  recompense. 

7  A- Babylon  hath  been  a  golden 
cup  in  the  Lord's  hand,  that 
made  all  the  earth  drunken:  Hhe 
nations  have  drunken  of  her 
wine;  therefore  the  nations  ware 
mad. 

8  Babylon  is  suddenly  « fallen 
and  destroyed:  ohowl  for  her; 
3' take  balm  for  her  pain,  if  so  be 
she  may  be  healed. 

9  We  would  have  healed  Baby- 
lon, but  she  is  not  healed:  for- 
sake her,  and  <i\ct  us  go  everj' 
one  into  his  own  country  :  *•  for  her 
judgment  reacheth  unto  lieaven, 
and  is  lifted  up  ex^en  to  the  skies. 

10  The  Lord  hath  » brought  ibrtli 
our  righteousness:  come,  and  let 
us  « declare  in  Zion  the  work  of 
the  Lord  our  God. 

11  "Make  t bright  the  arrows; 
gather  the  shields:  ^the  Lord 
hath  raised  up  the  spirit  of  the 
kings  of  the  Medes:  ^for  his  de- 
vice is  against  Babjdon,  to  de- 
stroj^  it ;  because  it  is  z  the  venge- 
ance of  the  Lord,  the  vengeance 
of  his  temple. 

12  "  Set  up  the  standard  upon  the 
walls  of  Babylon,  make  the  watch 
strong,  set  up  the  watchmen,  pre- 
pare the  t  ambushes :  for  the  Lord 
hath  both  devised  and  done  that 
which  he  spake  against  the  in- 
habitants of  Babylon, 

13  iO  thou  that  dwellest  upon 
many  waters,  abundant  in  treas- 
ures, thine  end  is  come,  n)id  the 
measure  of  thy  covetousnes.s. 

14  cThe  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
sworn  thy  himself,  saying,  Sure- 
ly I  will  fill  thee  with  men,  ''as 
with  caterpillars;  and  thej''  shall 
tlift  eup  a  shout  against  thee. 

1.5 /He  ha,th  made  the  earth  by 
his  power,  he  hath  established 
the  world  by  his  wisdom,  and 
3- hath  stretched  out  the  heaven 
by  his  understanding. 

IG  h  When  he  uttereth  his  voice, 
there  i.s  a  II  multitude  of  waters  in 
the  heavens:  and  Uiecau-seth  the 
vapours  to  ascend  from  the  ends 
of  the  earth:  he  maketh  light- 
nings v.'ith  rain,  and  bringeth 
093 


Before 

CHRIST 

593. 


/ch.  49.  26.  ic 
50.  30,  37. 


e-ch.  50.  8. 
Rev.  18.  4. 


hch.  50.  15, 

28. 

ich.  25.  14. 
k  Rev.  17.  4. 

ZRev.  14.  8. 

mch.  25.  )C. 

nls.  21.  9. 

Rev.  14.  8.  A: 

18.  2. 
0  ch.  48.  20. 

Rev.  18.  9, 

11,  19. 
pch.  46.  11. 
./Is.  13.  14. 

ch.  50.  IC. 
rRev.  18.5. 

J  Pa.  37.  0. 

tch.  50.28. 

ucfe.  46.  4. 
t  Heb.  pure. 
r  Is.  13.  17. 

ver.  23. 
ych.  50.  45. 
jch.50.  28. 


aXah.  2.  1.  it. 
3.  14. 


tHeb.  liert 
in  wait. 


b  Rev.  17.  1, 
15. 


cch.  49.  13. 

Amos  6.  8. 
tHeb. 

by  his  soul, 
d  Xah.  3.  15. 
t  Heb.  utter. 
e  ch.  50.  15. 
/Gen    1.  1.  0. 

ch.  10.  12, 

<tc. 
f  Job  9.  8. 

Ps.  10 1.  2. 

Is.  40.  22. 
Ach.  10.  13. 
II  Or,  noise. 
i  Ps.  135.  7. 


God's  severe  judgment 


JEREMIAH, 


against  Babylon 


Before 
CHRIST 

595. 


*  ch.  10.  14. 

II  Or,  13 
more  tiru- 
tish  than 
la  knuu>. 

Wh.  M.  2. 

m  ch.  10.  15. 

nch.  10.  16. 


ols.  10.  5, 15. 

i-h.  60.  23. 
II  Or,  in  thee, 

or,  1)1  thte. 


p  So  2  Chr. 
30.  17. 


((ch.  60.15,29. 


.  13.  2. 

ch.  4.  7. 


<cli.  60.  40. 

tHeb. 
everlasting 
desoiftions. 

uls.  13.2. 

.ych.  25.  14. 

ych.  60.  41. 


30,  40. 
vcr.  43. 


60.  13, 


forth  the  wind  out  of  his  treas- 
ure.s. 

17  ^'  Evory  man  11  is  brutish  by  h  is 
knowledge;  every  founder  is  con- 
founded by  the  graven  image : '  lor 
his  molten  image  is  falsehood,  and 
there  is  no  breath  in  them. 

18  ™They  are  vanity,  the  worlc 
of  errors:  in  tlie  time  of  their 
visitation  tliey  sliall  perisli. 

19  "The  portion  of  Jacob  ?.s  not 
like  them ;  for  lie  is  the  former  of 
all  things :  and  Israel  is  tlie  rod  of 
his  inheritance:  The  Lord  of 
hosts  is  his  name. 

20  o  Thou  a7-t  my  battle  axe  and 
weapons  of  war :  for  II  witli  thee 
will  I  break  in  pieces  tlie  nations, 
and  with  thee  will  I  destroy 
kingdoms ; 

21  And  with  thee  will  I  break  in 
pieces  the  liorse  and  his  rider; 
and  with  thee  will  I  break  in 
pieces  the  chariot  and  his  rider; 

22  With  thee  also  will  I  break 
in  pieces  man  and  woman;  and 
vvitii  thee  will  I  break  in  pieces 
pold  and  young;  and  with  thee 
will  I  break  in  pieces  the  young 
man  and  the  maid ; 

23  I  will  also  break  in  pieces 
with  thee  the  shepherd  and  his 
flock ;  and  with  thee  will  I  break 
in  pieces  the  husbandman  and 
his  yoke  of  oxen;  and  with  thee 
wiir  I  break  in  pieces  captains 
and  rulers. 

24  9And  I  will  render  unto  Bab- 
ylon and  to  all  the  inhabitants  of 
Chaldea  all  their  evil  that  they 
have  done  in  Zion  in  your  sight, 
saith  the  Lord. 

25  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  '•O 
destroying  mountain,  saith  the 
Lord,  wliich  destroyest  ail  the 
earth :  and  I  will  stretch  out  mine 
hand  upon  thee,  and  roll  thee 
down  from  the  rocks,  « and  will 
make  thee  a  burnt  mountain. 

20  And  they  shall  not  take  of 
thee  a  stone  ibr  a  corner,  nor  a 
stone  lor  foundations;  <but  thou 
Shalt  be  tdesolate  lor  ever,  saith 
the  Lord. 

27  "Set  ye  up  a  standard  in  the 
land,  blow  tiio  trumpet  among 
the  nations,  2- prepare  the  nations 
against  her,  call  together  against 
her  2/ the  kiiigdonis  of  Ararat, 
Minni,  and  Ashchenaz;  appoint 
a  captain  against  her;  cause  the 
horses  to  come  up  as  the  rough 
caterpillars. 

28  Prepare  against  hor  tlie  na- 
tions with  2thekiiigsof  theMedes, 
the  captains  thereof,  and  all  the 
rulers  ihoivof,  and  all  the  land  of 
his  dniniiiion. 

29  And  the  land  sliall  tremble 
and  sorrow:  for  every  jjurpose  of 
the  LoKO  shall  lie  jjerlbrmed 
against  Babylon,  "to  make  the 
land  of  Babylon  adesolation  with- 
out an  inhabitant. 

C96 


30  The  mighty  men  of  Babylon 
have  forborne  to  tight,  they  have 
remained  in  their  holds:  their 
might  hath  iailed  ;  ^they  became 
as  women :  they  have  burned  her 
dwellingplaces;  cher  bars  are 
broken. 

31  ''One  post  shall  run  to  meet 
another,  and  one  messenger  to 
meet  another,  to  shew  the  king  of 
Babylon  that  his  city  is  taken  at 
one  end, 

32  And  that  <:the  passages  are 
stopped,  and  the  reeds  they  liave 
burned  with  fire,  and  the  men  of 
war  are  affrighted. 

33  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  (lOd  of  Israel;  The 
daughter  of  Babylon  is  /like  a 
threshingfloor,  ffiit  is  time  to 
thresh  her:  yet  a  little  while, 
''and  the  time  of  her  harvest 
shall  come. 

34  Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of 
Babylon  hath  » devoured  me,  he 
hath  crushed  me,  he  hath  made 
me  an  empty  vessel,  he  hath  swal- 
lowed me  up  like  a  dragon,  he 
hatli  filled  his  belly  with  my  deli- 
cates,  he  hath  cast  me  out. 

35  tTlie  violence  done  to  me  and 
to  my  II  flesh  be  upon  Babylon, 
shall  the  t  inhabitant  of  Zion  say ; 
and  my  blood  upon  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Chaldea,  shall  Jerusalem 
saj". 

30  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord;  Beliold,  ^- 1  will  plead  thy 
cause,  and  take  vengeance  for 
thee;  'and  I  will  dry  up  her  sea, 
and  make  her  springs  dry. 

37  '"And  Babylon  shall  become 
heaps,  a  dvveliingplace  for  drag- 
ons, "  an  astonishment,  and  a  hiss- 
ing, without  an  inhabitant. 

38  They  shall  roar  together  like 
lions:  they  shall  11  yell  as  lions' 
whelps. 

39  In  their  heat  Twill  malco  tlieir 
feasts,  and  "I  will  make  them 
drunken,  that  they  may  rejoice, 
and  sleep  a  perjietual  sleep,  and 
not  wake,  saith  the  Lord. 

40  I  will  bring  them  down  like 
lambs  to  the  slaughter,  like  rams 
with  be  goats. 

41  How  is  ;'Shesliach  taken! 
and  how  is  9  the  praise  of  the 
whole  earth  sin-prised!  how  is 
Babylon  become  an  astonishment 
among  the  nations ! 

42  'The  sea  is  come  up  upon 
Babylon  :  she  is  covered  with  the 
multitude  of  the  waves  thereof. 

43  »Iler  cities  are  a  desolation,  a 
dry  land,  and  a  wilderness,  a  land 
wherein  no  man  dwt'llcth,  nei- 
ther doth  any  son  of  man  pa.ss 
thereby. 

44  <Aiid  Twill  pnni.sh  Bel  in  Bab- 
ylon, and  I  will  bring  forth  out  of 
his  mouth  that  which  he  hath 
swallowed  up:  and  the  nations 
shall  not  flow  together  any  more 


in  revenge  of  Israel. 


JEREMIAH. 


Jerusalem  taken. 


c  H  n  I  a  T 
595. 


u  \er.  58. 
jver.  C. 

ch.  50.  8. 

Rev.  It.  4. 
I!  Or,  let  nut. 
y2  King 


10. 


rch.  50.  2. 

ver.  52. 
t  Heb. 

visit  upon. 

als.  44.23.  & 

49.  13. 
Rev.  18.  20. 
ich.50.  3,41. 

II  Or,  Both 
Babylon  i3 
to  fall,  O  ye 
slain  of  Is. 
racl,  and 
with  Bab- 
ylon, fc. 

!lOr, 
the  country. 

c  ch.  44.  28. 

dPs.  44.  15, 
IG.  &  79.  4. 


/ch.  49.  IG. 
Amos  9.  2. 
UbnA.  4. 


f  ch.  60.  ' 


h  Ps.  94.  1. 
ch.  50.  29. 
ver.  24. 

I  ver.  39. 

*ch.  46.18. 
&  48.  15. 

II  Or, 

The  walls 
of  broad 
Babylon. 

I  ver.  44. 

II  Or, 


unto  him ;  yea,  « the  wall  of  Bab- 
ylon shall  fall. 

45  2;  My  people,  go  ye  out  of  the 
mid.st  of  her,  and  deliver  ye  every 
man  his  soul  from  the  tierce  anger 
of  the  Lord. 

46  And  I  lest  your  heart  faint,  and 
ye  fear  .vfor  the  rumour  that  shall 
"be  heard  in  the  land;  a  rumour 
shall  both  come  <vie  year,  and 
after  that  in  another  year  shall 
come  a  rumour,  and  violence  ia 
the  land,  ruler  against  ruler. 

47  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  that  ^I  will  tdo  judgment 
upon  the  graven  images  of  Bab- 
ylon: and  her  whole  land  shall 
be  confounded,  and  all  her  slain 
shall  fall  in  the  midst  of  her. 

48  Then  «the  heaven  and  the 
earth,  and  all  that  Is  therein,  shall 
sing  for  Babylon:  'for  the  spoil- 
ers sliall  come  unto  her  Irom  the 
north,  saith  the  Lord. 

49  lAs  Babylon  hath  caused  the 
slain  of  Israel  to  lall,  so  at  Bab- 
ylon shall  fall  the  slain  of  all  II  the 
earth. 

50  cYe  that  have  e.scaped  the 
sword,  go  away,  stand  not  still: 
remember  the  Lord  afar  off,  and 
let  Jerusalem  come  into  your 
mind. 

51  '^We  are  confounded,  because 
we  have  heard  reproach :  shame 
hath  covered  our  faces ;  for  stran- 
gers are  come  into  the  sanctuaries 
of  the  Lord's  house. 

52  Wherefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  'that  I  will 
do  judgment  upon  her  graven 
images:  and  through  all  her  land 
the  wounded  shall  groan. 

53  /Though  Babylon  should 
mount  up  to  heaven,  and  though 
she  should  fortify  the  height  of 
her  strength,  yet' i'roxa  me  shall 
spoilers  come  unto  her,  saith  the 
Lord. 

.54  cf  A  sound  of  a  cry  cometh  from 
Babj'lon,  and  great  destruction 
from  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans: 

55  Because  the  Lord  hath  spoil- 
ed Babylon,  and  destroyed  out  of 
her  the  great  voice;  "when  her 
waves  do  roar  like  great  waters,  a 
noise  of  their  voice  is  uttered : 

56  Because  the  spoiler  is  come 
upon  her,  even  upon  Babj'lon, 
and  her  mighty  men  are  taken, 
every  one  of  their  bows  is  bro- 
ken: ''for  the  Lord  God  of  rec- 
ompenses shall  surely  requite. 

57  'And  I  will  make  drunk  her 
princes,  and  her  wise  men,  her 
captains,  and  her  rulers,  and  her 
mighty  men :  and  they  shall  sleep 
a  perpetual  sleep,  and  not  wake, 
saith  *the  King,  whose  name  is 
The  Lord  of  hosts. 

58  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
1 1  The  broad  walls  of  Babylon 
shall  be  utterly  H  broken,  and'  her 
high  gates  shall  be  burned  with 


Before 

CHRIST 

695. 


595. 


II  Or,  on  the 
hthaljof. 


II  Or,  prince  of 
yUnucha,  or, 
ehiej  cham. 
berlain. 


n  eh.  50.  3,  39. 


t  Heh. 
desolations. 


0  See  Rev.  18. 
21. 


p  ver,  58. 


fire;  and  -"the  people  shall  labour 
in  vain,  and  the  folk  in  the  tire, 
and  the}'  shall  be  weary. 

59  ^  The  word  which  Jeremiah 
the  prophet  commanded  Seraiah 
the  son  of  IS^eriah,  the  son  of 
Maaseiah,  when  he  went  li  with 
Zedekiah  the  king  of  Judah  into 
Babylon  in  the  fourth  year  of  his 
reign.  And  this  Seraiah  was  a 
II  qiiiet  prince. 

60  !So  Jeremiah  wrote  in  a  book 
all  the  evil  that  should  come  upon 
Babylon,  fir/i  all  these  words  that 
are  written  against  Babylon. 

61  And  Jeremiah  said  to  Seraiah, 
When  thou  come.st  to  Babylon, 
and  Shalt  see,  and  shall 'read  all 
these  words ; 

62  Then  shalt  thou  say,  O  Lord, 
thou  hast  spoken  against  this 
place,  to  cut  it  off,  that  "none 
shall  remain  in  it,  neither  man 
nor  beast,  but  that  it  shall  be  f  des- 
olate for  ever. 

63  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou 
hast  made  an  end  of  reading  this 
book, "  that  thou  shalt  bind  a  stone 
to  it,  and  cast  it  into  the  midst  of 
Euphrates: 

64  And  thou  shalt  say.  Thus  .shall 
Babylon  sink,  and  shall  not  rise 
from  the  evil  that  I  will  bring 
upon  her:  2^ and  they  shall  be 
weary.  Thus  far  arc  the  words 
of  Jeremiah. 

CHAPTER  LIL 

1  Zedekiah  r'-bell'th.  4  Jerusalem  is  besieged 
and  taken.  8  Ztdskiah's  sons  k'llet),  and  his 
own  eyes  put  out.  12  Nehuzar-adan  burneth 
and  spuiltih  the  city.  24  Jle  carrieth  away 
the  captives.  31  Evil'Tnerodach  adianceth  Je- 
hoiachin. 

ZEDEKIAH   •?(•«.?  none  and         599. 
twenty   years   old   when   he   "^ 2  Kings  24. 
t  began  to' reign,  and  he  reigned  i   \^- 
eleven  years  in  Jerusalem.    And 
his  mother's  name  was  Hamutal 
the    daughter    of    Jeremiah    of 
Libnah. 

2  And  he  did  that  xchich  xcas  evil 
in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  Jehoiakim  had  done. 

3  For  through  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  it  came  to  pass  in  Jerusa- 
lem and  Judah,  till  he  had  cast 
them  out  from  his  iDresence,  that 
Zedekiah  rebelled  against  the 
king  of  Babylon. 

4  ^1  And  it  came  to  pa-ss  in  the 
'-ninth  year  of  his  reign,  in  the' 62 Kings 25. 
tenth  month,  in  tlie  tenth  dar/  of 
the  month,  that  Xebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon  came,  he  and  all 
his  army,  against  Jerusalem,  and 
pitched  against  it,  and  built  forts 
against  it  round  about. 

5  So  the  city  was  besieged  unto  the 
eleventh  j-ear  of  king  Zedekiah. 

6  And  in  the  fourth  month,  in         538. 
the  ninth  day  of  the  month,  the 
famine  was  sore  in  the  city,  so 
that  there  was  no  bread  for  the 
people  of the  land. 

697 


jfTied. 


590. 


di.  39.  1. 
Zech.  8.  19. 


The  temple  Jjurncd, 


JEREMIAH. 


and  the  city  spoiled. 


Before 
C  II  lU  S  T 

5ti8. 


t  Ileh. 

bliudcii. 
II  Or,  fetters. 


t  Iloli. 

hous-;  of  the 

wards. 
cZpch.  7.  3. 

ii.  8.  19. 
/See  ver.  29. 
gc\i.  3D.  9. 
II  Or,  chirf 

murshal. 
t  Iteb.  chirf 

of  the  exccw 

tioners,  or, 

sliugUUr- 

mcn. 

And  so 

ver.  H,  io. 
t  Ili-h. 

stood  before. 


i  rli.  27.  19. 
):  See  1  Kings 
7.  10,23,27, 


IF.r.  27.3. 
2  King«3  2j. 
U,  15,  IB. 

nor, 

instruments 
to  remove 
ths  uthes. 
B  Or,  basins, 
II  Or,  eensert. 


7  Then  the  city  was  broken  up, 
and  all  the  nieu  of  war  fled,  and 
weut  forth  out  of  the  city  bj' 
night  by  tlie  way  of  tiie  gate  be- 
tween the  two  walls,  which  ivas 
by  the  Icing's  garden;  (now  the 
Chaldeans  ivere  by  tlie  city  round 
about:)  and  they  weut  by  the 
way  of  tlie  plain. 

8  T  But  the  army  of  the  Chal- 
deans pursued  after  the  king,  and 
overtook  Zedekiula  in  the  plains 
of  Jericho;  and  all  his  army  was 
scattered  from  him. 

9  cThen  they  took  the  king,  and 
carried  him  up  unto  the  king  of 
Babylon  to  Riblali  in  the  land 
of  PlamSth;  whei*e  he  gave  judg- 
ment upon  him. 

10'' And  the  king  of  Babylon  slew 
the  sous  of  Zedekiali  before  his 
eyes :  he  slew  also  all  the  princes 
of  Judali  in  Riblah. 

11  Then  he  tput  out  the  e.ves  of 
Zedekiali;  and  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon bound  him  in  II  chains,  and 
carried  him  to  Babylon,  and  put 
him  ill  tpri.son  till  the  day  of  his 
death. 

12  1  «Now  in  the  fifth  month, 
in  the  tentli  day  of  the  mouth, 
/which  wu.'i  the  nineteenth  year 
of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon, //came  Nebuzar-adaii,  lit  cap- 
tain of  the  guard,  which  tserved 
the  king  of  Babylon,  unto  Jeru- 
salem, 

13  And  burned  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  king's  house;  and 
all  the  houses  of  Jerusalem,  and 
all  the  houses  of  the  great  men, 
burned  ho  with  fire: 

14  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chal- 
deans, that  toere  witli  the  captain 
of  tlie  f^uard,  brake  down  all  the 
walls  of  Jerusalem  round  about. 

15  ''Tlieu  Nebuzar-adan  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard  carried  away 
captive  ccrUiln  of  the  pocn*  of  the 
people,  and  the  residue  of  the 
people  that  remained  in  tiio  city, 
and  thos(?  that  fell  away,  that  fell 
to  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  the 
rest  of  tlie  multitude. 

10  But  Xebuzar-adan  the  captain 
of  tln!  guard  left  certain,  of  tlie 
poor  of  the  land  for  vinedressers 
and  for  husljandmen. 

17  'Also  tlie  ''-pillars  of  brass  that 
icere  in  the  house  of  the  Loud, 
and   the    liases,  and    tlie    brazen 

i  sea  that  vwt?  in  tlu;  house  of  the 
Lord,  the  (Chaldeans  brake,  and 
carried  all  the  bra.ss  of  them  to 
Babylon. 

18  'The  caldrons  also,  and  the 
II shovels,  and  the  snuiFers,  and 
the  II  bowls,  and  the  spoons,  and 
all  the  vessels  of  brass  wherewith 
they  ministered,  took  they  away. 

li)  And  the  basins,  and  the  Hire- 
pans,  and  the  bowls,  and  the  cal- 
drons, and  the  candlesticks,  and 
the   spoons,  and  the   cups ;   lltaL 
G98 


which  was  of  gold  i?igold,  and  that 
whieh  was  of  silver  /u  silver,  took 
the  captain  of  the  guard  away. 

20  The  two  pillars,  one  sea,  and 
twelve  brazen  bulls  that  v)e.re 
under  tlie  bases,  wliicli  king  Sol- 
omon had  made  in  the  hou.se  of 
the  Lord:  »"tthe  brass  of  all 
these  ves.sels  was  without  weight. 

21  And  concerning  the  "pillars, 
the  height  of  one  pillar  icas  eight- 
een cubits;  anda  tfilletof twelve 
cubits  did  compass  it;  and  the 
thickness  thereof  ivas  four  fin- 
gers :  it  was  hollow. 

22  And  a  chapiter  of  brass  was 
upon  it;  and  the  height  of  one 
chapiter  xvas  five  cubits,  with  net- 
work and  pomegranates  upon 
the  chapiters  round  about,  all  of 
brass.  The  second  pillar  also  and 
the  pomegranates  were  like  unto 
these. 

23  And  there  were  ninety  and 
six  pomegranates  on  a  side;  and 
"all  the  pomegranates  upon  the 
network  were  a  hundred  round 
about. 

24  1[  And  Pthe  captain  of  the 
guard  took  Seraiah  the  chief 
priest,  9  and  Zephauiah  the  sec- 
ond priest,  and  the  three  keep- 
ers ot  the  tdoor: 

2.3  3fe  took  also  out  of  the  city 
a  eunuch,  which  had  the  charge 
of  the  men  of  war;  and  seven 
men  of  them  that  twere  near  the 
king'.s  person,  which  were  found 
in  the  city;  and  the  II principal 
scribe  of  the  host,  who  mustered 
the  people  of  the  land;  and  three- 
score men  of  the  people  of  the 
land,  that  were  found  in  the  midst 
of  the  city. 

2G  So  Nebuzar-adau  the  captain 
of  the  guard  took  them,  and 
brought  them  to  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon to  Uiblali- 

27  And  the  king  of  Babylon  smote 
them,  and  put  them  to  fleath  in 
Riblah  in  the  land  of  Ilamath. 
Thus  Jiulah  was  carried  away 
captive  out  of  his  own  land. 

28  '■This  is  thepeople  whom  Neb- 
uchadrezzar carricHl  awa}'  cap- 
tive: in  the "seventh  year  'three 
thousand  Jevv.s  and  three  and 
twenty : 

29 1«  1  n  the  eighteenth  year  of  Neb- 
uchadrezzar he  carried  away  cap- 
tive from  .reru.salem  eight  hun- 
dred thirty  and  two  t  persons  : 

30  In  the  three  and  twentieth 
year  of  Nebuchadrezzar,  Nebuzar- 
adan  the  cajitain  of  the  guard  car- 
ried away  captive  of  the  Jews 
seven  hundred  forty  and  live 
persons:  all  the  persons  were  four 
thousand  and  si.x  hundred. 

31  *!  •'And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seven  and  thirtieth  year  of  the 
capti\'ity  of  Jelioia(;iiiii  king  of 
Judali,  in  the  twelftii  luoiiUi,  in 
the  five  and  twentieth  day  of  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

5S8. 


m  1  Kings  7. 
47. 
t  Heb. 


n  IKings  7.13 
2  Kings  2j. 


2Chr.  3.15 
t  Hub,  threat 


n  See  1  Kings 

7.  20. 


p  2  Kings  25, 

lU.  - 
VCh.  21.  1.  <fc 

29.  25. 

t  Heb. 

tUreshold. 


t  Ileb.  saw 
the  face  of 
the  king: 

II  Or.  scrihf 
of  the  cap- 
tain of  tlie 
host. 


r2  Kings 
2. 

21. 

GOO. 

sS^ 

e2  K 

ngi 

(Se 
2-4. 

■2Ki 

11. 

500. 

'S-- 

u  See  ver 
eh.  39.  U 

.  12 

til 

eb.  so 

5S5. 

ill. 

5G2. 

r  2  Kings  20. 
27,  2ti,  29,  30. 


The  miserahJe  estate 


LAMENTATIONS. 


of  Jerusalem. 


Before 
CHRIST 

5G2. 


t  Heh. 
good  thing 
uiitli  him. 


Before 
C  11  li  1  ST 

about  5S8. 


month,  thai  Evil-merodacli  king 
of  Babylon,  in  thcjirst  year  of  his 
reign,  y  Ufted  up  the  liead  of  Jo- 
hoiachin  king  of  Judali.  and 
brought  him  lortli  out  of  prison, 
:^2  And  spake  t  kindly  unto  him, 
and  set  his  throne  above  the 
throne  of  the  kings  that  iwrewitli 
liim  in  Babylon, 


oH  And  changed  his  prLsou  gar- 
ments :  =  aud  he  did  continually 
eat  bread  belbre  him  all  the  days 
of  his  life. 

34  And  for  his  diet,  there  was  a 
continual  diet  given  him  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  t every  day  a 
portion  until  the  day  of  his  deatli, 
all  the  days  of  his  life. 


THE 


l^v]me]^tatio:n^s  of  jeeemiah. 


ols.  47.  7,  8. 


4  Ezra  4.  20. 

cJer.  13.  17. 
d  Job  7.  3. 

1>3.  C.  6. 
e  Jer.  4.  30.  6r. 

'M.  14. 

ver.  19. 
/ver.  9,  10,17, 

21. 
gJxr.  52.  27. 
t  Heb.  fur 

the  greatness 

of  iervitude. 
h  Deut.  28.64, 

Ca. 

ch.  2.  9. 


Dan.  9.  7,16. 
;jer.  52.  28. 


II  Or, 
dtsirahle, 
vcr.  10. 

m  1  Kings  8. 

40. 
tHeb.  is  be. 

come  a  rC' 

wandering. 
71  Jer.  13.  22, 
26. 

E/..  10.  37.  Sc 
23.  29. 
Hoa.  2.  10. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  miscra'tlc  estate  of  Jerusalem  hy  reason  of 
her  Sin.  12  She  complaincth  of  her  grief,  18 
and  confessetk  God's  judgment  to  be  righteous. 

HOW  doth  the  citj'  sit  solitary, 
that  iras  full  of  people !  «  /low 
is  she  become  as  a  widow  I  she 
t/iat  was  great  among  the  nations, 
and  *  princess  among  the  provin- 
ces, how  is  she  become  tributary ! 

2  She  'weepeth  sore  in  the 
(i night,  and  her  tears  are  on  her 
cheeks:  ^among  all  her  lovers 
.^she  hath  none  to  comfort  tier  : 
all  her  friends  have  dealt  treach- 
erously with  her,  they  are  become 
her  enemies. 

;j!/Judah  IS  gone  into  captivitj' 
because  of  atfliction,  and  t  because 
of  great  servitude  :  ''she  dwelleth 
among  the  heathen,  she  tindeth 
no  rest:  all  her  persecutors  over- 
took her  between  the  straits. 

4  The  ways  of  Zion  do  moiirn, 
because  none  como  to  the  solemn 
feasts :  all  her  gates  are  desolate : 
her  priests  sigh,  her  virgins  are 
attiicted,  and  she  is  in  bitterness. 

.5  Her  adversaries  »are  the  chief, 
her  enemies  prosper;  for  the 
Lord  hath  afflicted  her  ^  for  the 
multitude  of  her  transgressions: 
her  'children  are  gone  into  cap- 
tivity before  the  enemy. 

G  And  from  the  daughter  of  Zion 
all  her  beauty  is  departed :  her 
princes  are  become  like  harts  that 
tind  no  pasture,  and  they  are  gone 
without  strength  before  the  pur- 
suer. 

7  Jerusalem  remembered  in  the 
days  of  her  affliclion  and  of  her 
miseries  all  her  il  pleasant  things 
that  she  had  in  the  days  of  old, 
when  her  people  fell  into  the 
hand  of  the  enemy,  and  none  did 
help  her :  the  adversaries  saw  her, 
and  did  mock  at  her  sabbaths. 

8  "'Jeru.salem  liath  grievously 
sinned;  therefore  she  tis  re- 
moved: all  that  honoured  her 
despise  her,  because  "they  have 
seen  her  nakedness:  yea,  she 
sigheth,  and  turneth  backward. 

9  Her  lilthiuess  is  in  her  skirts ; 


she  "remembereth  not  her  last 
end;  therefore  she  came  down 
wonderfully  :;*  she  had  no  com- 
forter. O  LoRj),  behold  my  af- 
fliction: for  the  enemy  hath 
magnified  himself. 

10  The  adversary  hath  spread 
out  his  hand  upon  9 all  her 
li  pleasant  things:  for  she  hath 
seen  t/iat  'the  heathen  entered 
into  her  sanctuary,  whom  thou 
didst  command  that  »they  should 
not  enter  into  thy  congregation. 

11  All  her  people  sigh,  'they 
seek  bread :  they  have  given  their 
pleasant  things  for  meat  II  to 
relieve  the  soul:  see,  O  Lord, 
and  consider;  for  I  am  become 
vile. 

12  If  11  Is  U  nothing  to  you,  all  ye 
that  tpass  by?  behold,  and  see 
"  if  there  be  any  sorrow  like  unto 
my  sorrow,  which  is  done  unto 
me,  wherewith  the  Lord  hath 
afflicted  me  in  the  daj'  of  iiis  fierce 
anger. 

13  From  above  hath  he  sent  fire 
into  my  bones,  and  it  prevaileth 
against  them:  he  hath  a^spread  a 
net  for  my  feet,  he  hath  turned 
me  back:  he  hath  made  me  des- 
olate a/id  faint  all  the  daj*. 

14  yThe  j-oke  of  mj-  transgres- 
sions is  bound  by  his  hand:  they 
are  wreathed,  o/id  come  up  upon 
my  neck:  he  hath  made  my 
strength  to  fall,  the  Lord  hath 
delivered  me  into  their  hands, 
from  w/iom  I  am  uot  able  to  rise 
up. 

lo  The  Lord  hath  trodden  under 
foot  all  my  mighty  men  in  the 
midst  of  me:  he  hath  called  an 
assembly  against  me  to  crush  ni.y 
young  men : « the  Lord  hath  trod- 
den lithe  virgin,  the  daughter  of 
Judah,  as  in  a  winepress. 

10  For  these  thlncjs  I  weep; 
amine  eye,  mine  eye  runuetli 
down  with  water,  because  ^the 
comforter  that  should  t  relieve  my 
soul  is  far  from  me:  my  children 
are  desolate,  because  the  enemy 
prevailed. 

17  eZion  spreadeth  forth  her 
G99 


Before 

CHRIST 

562. 


z  2  Sam.  9.U. 


t  TIeb. 
the  matter 
of  the  day 
t/i  iiiS  day. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  5S8. 


0  Deul.  32.20. 

Is.  47.  7. 
p  ver.  2, 17,21. 

q  ver.  7. 
'I  Or, 

dtsirabte. 
r  Jer.  01.  51. 
t  Deut.  23.  3. 

Nell.  13.  1. 
«  Jer.  3J.  9.  ic 

52.  6. 

eh.  2.  12.  i: 

4.  4. 
!|  Or,  lo  make 

the  soul  to 

come  again. 

I  Or.  It  U 

nvlhing. 
t  Heb.pnsj 

4y  the  way. 
u  Dau,  9.  12. 


rEz.  12. 13.  & 
17.  20. 


y  Deut.  28.  48. 


z  U.  C3.  3. 
Kev.  14.  10, 
20.  &,  la.  15. 

il  Or,  the 
winepress  of 
the  virgin, 

a  Jer.  13.  17. 

ic  14.  17. 

ch.  2.  It*. 
b  ver.  2,  9. 
t  Heb. 

e  Jer.  4.  31. 


Jeremiah  lamenteth 


LAMENTATIONS. 


the  miserij  of  Jerusalem. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  588. 


d  ver.  2,  3. 


e  Neh.  9.  33. 

Dan.  0.  7,  14. 
/I  Sam.  12. 

14,  15. 
t  Hc-l>.  mouth. 


g  ver.  2. 

Jer.  30.  14. 
h  ver.  11. 


i  Job  30.  27. 

Is.  16.  11. 

Jer.  4.  19.  Sc 

48.  3G. 

ch.  2.  U. 

Ho-i.  11.  8. 
*  Deuf.  32.  25. 

Ez.7.  15. 


m  Is.  13,  Ice. 

Jer.  40,  &c. 
II  Or, 

prociaimed. 
n  P3.  109.  15. 


a  Matt.  11.  23. 

i2Sam.  1.  19. 
c  1  Chr.  28.  2. 

Ps.  09.  5.  Sc 

132.  7. 
d  ver.  17,  21. 

c!..  3.  43. 


t  Ileb.  made 

(v  luuck. 
e  Pii.  ti'J.  30. 

/P».  74.  11. 
g  P9.  89.  40. 


h  1.1.  63.  10. 
ver.  5. 


t  Ileb. 

all  the 

desirable 

vf  the  eye. 
iKr..  21.  25. 
i  ver.  4. 

Jer.  30.  14. 
12  KinK3  25.  0. 

Jer.  52.  13. 


hands,  and  ''there  is  none  to  com- 
fort her:  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded concerning  Jacob,  that 
his  adversaries  .'ihoald  be  round 
about  him:  Jerusalem  is  as  a 
menstruous  woman  among  them. 

18  %  Tlie  Lord  is  c righteous;  for 

1  liave /rebelled  against  his  1  com- 
mandment: hear,  I  pray  you,  all 
people,  and  behold  my  sorrow: 
my  virgins  and  my  young  men 
are  gone  into  captivity. 

19  I  called  for  my  lovers,  but 
fl'thej''  deceived  me:  my  priests 
and  "mine  elders  gave  up  the 
ghost  in  tlie  city,  ''  while  they 
sought  their  meat  to  relieve  their 
souls. 

'20  Behold,  O  Lord;  for  I  oot  in 
distress :  my  i  bowels  are  troubled ; 
mine  heart  is  turned  within  me ; 
for  I  have  grievously  rebelled : 
*  abroad  the  sword  bereaveth,  at 
home  there  i.v  us  death. 

21  They  have  heard  that  I  sigh  ; 
I  there  is  none  to  comfort  me:  all 
mine  enemies  have  heard  of  my 
trouble;  they  are  glad  that  thou 
hast  done  it:  thou  wilt  bring  >"the 
day  t/icit  thou  hast  |]  called,  and 
they  shall  be  like  unto  me. 

2'J  "Let  all  their  wickedness 
come  before  thee;  and  do  unto 
them,  as  thou  hast  done  unto  me 
for  all  my  transgressions:  for  my 
sighs  arc  many,  and  "  my  heart  is 
faint. 

CHAPTER  II. 

I  Jeremiah   lumcntr.th   the  misery  of  Jerusalem. 
2U  lie  eumplaineth  thereof  to  God. 

HOW  hath  the  Lord  covered 
the  daughter  of  Zion  with  a 
cloud  in  his  anger,  ^and  cast 
down  from  heaven  unto  the  earth 
*the  beauty  of  Israel,  and  re- 
membered not  «his  footstool  in 
the  day  of  his  anger! 

2  The  Lord  hath  swallowed  up 
all  the  habitations  of  Jacob,  ''and 
hath  not  pitied:  he  hath  thrown 
down  in  his  wrath  the  strong 
holds  of  the  daughter  of  Jndah  ; 
he  hath  1  brought  t/iein  down  to  the 
ground:  "^he  hath  polluted  the 
kingdom  and  the  princes  thereof. 

:i  He  hath  cut  otf  in  his  fierce 
anger  all  the  horn  of  Israel :  /he 
hath  drawn  l>ack  his  right  hand 
from  before  the  (^nemy,  (/and  li(> 
burned  against  Jacob  likt;  a  nam- 
ing tire,  whLc/i,  devoureth  round 
about. 

4  ''He  hath  bent  his  bow  like  an 
enemy:  he  stood  with  his  right 
hand  as  an  adversary,  and  slew 
Uii.ll  t/utt  were  pleasant  to  the 
eye  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
daughter  of  Zion :  he  poured 
out  his  fury  like  lire. 

5  '-The  Lord  was  as  an  enemy: 
he  hath  swallowed  up  Israel, 
'he  hath  swallowed  np  all  lier 
palaces:  he  hath  destroj'ed  hi.s 
strong  holds,  and  hath  increased 

700 


in  the  daughter  of  Judah  mourn- 
ing and  lamentation. 
0  And  he  hath  violently  "i  taken 
away  his  II  tabernacle,  "as  ;/  it 
were  of  a  garden ;  he  hath  de- 
stroyed his  places  of  the  assem- 
bly: "the  Lord  hath  caused  the 
solemn  feasts  and  sabbaths  to  be 
forgotten  in  Zion,  and  hath  de- 
spised in  the  indignation  of  his 
anger  the  king  and  the  priest. 

7  The  Lord  hath  cast  off  his 
altar,  he  hath  abhorred  his  sanc- 
tuary, he  hath  tgivenup  into 
the  hand  of  the  enemy  the  walls 
of  her  palaces;  ^' they  have  made 
a  noise  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
as  in  the  day  of  a  solemn  feast. 

8  The  Lord  hath  purposed  to 
destroy  the  wall  of  the  daughter 
of  Zion :  '/  he  hath  stretchecl  out 
a  line,  he  hath  not  withdrawn  his 
hand  from  t destroying:  there- 
fore he  made  the  rampart  and 
the  wall  to  lament;  they  lan- 
guished together. 

9  Her  gates  are  sunk  into  the 
ground ;  he  hath  destroyed  and 
'•broken  her  bars:  *her  king  and 
her  princes  are  among  the  Gen 
tiles:  <  the  law  is  no  more;  her 
"prophets  al.so  find  no  vision 
from  the  Lord. 

10  The  elders  of  the  daughter  of 
Zion  ^sit  upon  the  ground,  and 
keep  silence:  thej'  have  j/cast 
up  dust  upon  their  heads;  the}" 
have  -girded  themselves  with 
sackclotlj :  the  virgins  of  Jerusa- 
lem hang  down  their  heads  to  the 
ground. 

11  "Mine  eyes  do  fail  with  tears, 
^my  bowels  are  troubled,  cnij- 
liver  is  poured  upon  the  earth, 
for  the  destruction  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  my  people;  because  <'the 
children  and  thesucklings  !i  swoon 
in  the  streets  of  the  citj'. 

12  They  say  to  their  inotliers. 
Where  (.s-  corn  and  wine  ?  when 
they  swooned  as  the  wounded  in 
thestreets  of  the  cit.v,  when  their 
soul  was  poured  out  into  tlieir 
mothers'  bosom. 

13  What  thing  shall  I  take  to 
witness  lor  thee?  «what  thin.g 
shall  I  liken  to  thee,  O  daughter 
of  Jerusalem?  what  shall  I  equal 
to  thee,  that  I  may  comfort  tlioe, 
O  virgin  daughter  of  Zion  ?  for 
thy  breach  is  great  like  the  sea: 
wJio  can  heal  thee? 

14  Thy  /|)ropliets  have  seen 
vain  and  foolish  things  for  thee: 
and  they  have  not  i/discoveretl 
thine  iniquity,  to  turn  away  thy 
captivity;  but  hav(>  s(>en  for 
thee  false  burdens  and  causes  of 
banishment. 

1')  ''All  that  pass  tby  tclap  their 
hands  at  thee;  they  hiss  ''and 
wag  their  head  at  the  daughter  of 
Jerusalem,. sw/i/ir/,  Is  this  the  city 
that  7nen  call  '  The  perfection  of 


Before 
C  H  11  I  S  T 

about  588. 


m  Pa.  80.  12. 

Sc  89.  40. 

Is.  5.  5. 
II  Or,  hedge. 
nU.  1.  8. 
och.  1.  4. 

Zeph.  3.  18. 


t  Ileb. 
shut  up. 
p  Ps.  74.  4. 


7  2  Kings  21. 

13. 

!■).  34.  11. 
t  Helj.  swal- 

iQwmg  up. 


r  Jer.  51.  30. 
s  Deut.  28.  30. 

2  Kinss24. 

15.  &.  25.  7. 

■  ii.  1.  3.  ic  4. 

LO. 

(2  Chr.  15.  3. 
u  Ps.  74.  9. 

Ez.  7.  2G. 
jr  Job  2.  13. 

Is.  3.  2«. 

Cb.  3.  28. 
]/  Job  2.  12. 
i  Is.  15.  3. 

Ki.  7.  18.  it 

27.  31, 
a  Ps.  6.  7. 

ch.  3.  48,  ic. 
bch.  1.  20. 
cJob  IB.  13. 

Ps.  22.  14. 
d  ver.  19. 

ch.  4.  4. 
II  Or,  faint. 


erh.  1.  12. 
Dan.  II.  12. 

/■Jer.  2.  8.  3c 

5.  31.  .t  14. 

M.  *.23.  10. 

Sc  27.  14.  Sc 

29.  8,  9. 

Ez.  13.  2. 
f  Is.  58.  1. 
h\  Kin};s9.  8. 

Jer.  IM.  Hi. 

.Nah.  3.  19. 
t  Ileb. 

by  the  way. 
i  F.i.  25.  0. 
A  2  Kiu^a  19. 

21. 

Pa.  44.  14. 
/  Ps.  48.  2.  & 

50.  2. 


The  faithful  hcwail 


LAMENTATIONS. 


their  calamities. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  588. 


m  Jol)  10.  9, 

10. 

Ps.  22. 13. 

ch.  3.  lU. 
n  Ps.  5G.  2. 
0  Pa.  3j.  21. 


p  Lev.  26.  16, 
(fcc. 
Deut.  28.  15, 


r  Ps.  38.  16.  A-. 
I?3.  42. 


t  ver.  8. 
«Jer.  14.  17. 
eh.  1.  16. 


ufs.119.  147. 
X  Ps.  C2.  8. 


y  ver.  II. 
z  Is.  51.  20. 

ch.  4.  1. 

Xah.  3.  10. 


a  Lev.  26.  29. 

Deul.  28.  63. 

Jer.  19.  9. 

eh.  4.  10. 

Ez.  5.  10. 
II  Or,  sicad. 

dlsd  witli 

their  hands, 
b  ch.  4.  13,  16. 
c2Chr.  36.  17. 


eP3.  31.  13. 
Jer.  6.  25.  (k 
46.  5. 

/Hon.  9.  12, 
13. 


a  Job  16.  8. 
b  Ps.  51.  8. 

Is.  38.  13. 

Jer.  50.  17. 


beiiuty,  The  joy  of  the  whole 
earth  ? 

l(j  '"All  thine  enemies  have  open- 
ed their  moutli  against  thee:  they 
his.s  and  gnash  the  teeth:  they  say, 
n  We  have  swallowed  her  up :  cer- 
tainly this  is  the  day  that  we  look- 
ed for;  we  have  found,  "we  have 
seen  it. 

17  The  Lord  hath  done  thai 
which  he  had  p devised;  he  hath 
fultilled  his  word  that  he  had 
commanded  in  the  days  of  old; 
?  he  hath  thrown  down,' and  hath 
not  pitied:  and  he  liath  caused 
thine  enemy  to  '•  rejoice  over  thee, 
he  hath  set  up  the  horn  of  thine 
adversaries. 

18  Their  heart  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  O  swall  of  the  daughter  of 
Zion,  *let  tears  run  down  like  a 
river  day  and  night:  give  thy.self 
no  rest;  let  not  the  apple  of  thine 
ej'e  cease. 

19  Arise,  «cry  out  in  the  night: 
in  the  beginning  of  the  watches 
•«  pour  out  thine  heart  like  water 
before  the  face  of  the  Lord :  lift 
up  tbyliands  toward  him  for  the 
liie  of  thy  young  children,  2/ that 
faint  ior  hunger  ^in  the  top  of 
every  street. 

20  f  Behold,  O  Lord,  and  con- 
sider to  whom  thou  hast  done 
this.  "Shall  the  women  eat  their 
fruit,  and  children  il  of  a  span 
long?  *  shall  the  priest  and  the 
prophet  be  .slain  in  the  sanctuary 
of  the  Lord  ? 

21  cThe  young  and  the  old  lie 
on  tlie  ground  in  the  streets:  my 
virgins  and  my  young  men  are 
fallen  by  the  sword;  thou  liast 
slain  thnn  in  the  day  of  thine 
anger;  ''thou  hast  killed,  aac(  not 
pitied. 

22  Thou  ha,st  called  as  in  a  sol- 
emn da}'«  my  terrors  round  about, 
so  that  in  the  day  of  the  Lord's 
anger  none  escaped  nor  remain- 
ed :  .'those  that  I  have  swaddled 
and  Ijrought  up  hath  mine  enemy 
consumed. 

CHAPTER  IIL 

1  The  faithful  bewail  their  calamities.  22  Sy 
the  mercies  of  God  Ihey  nourish  their  hope.  37 
They  acknowledge  God's  justice.  55  They  pray 
for  deliverance,  01  and  vengeance  on  their 
encmifs. 

IA^r  the  man  that  hath  seen 
artliction  by  the  rod  of  his 
wrath. 

2  He  hath  led  me,  and  brought 
me  into  darkness,  but  not  into 
light. 

'.i  Surely  against  me  Is  he  turned ; 
he  turneth  his  hand  against  me  all 
tlie  da}'. 

4  «  My  flesh  and  my  skin  hath  he 
made  old;  he  hath  *  broken  my 
bones. 

o  He  hath  builded  again.st  me, 
and  compassed  me  with  gall  and 
travail. 


6  c  He  hath  set  me  in  dark  places, 
as  the}/  thai  be  dead  of  old. 

7  rfHe  hath  hedged  me  about, 
that  I  cannot  get  out:  he  hath 
made  my  chain  heavy. 

8  Also  ewheu  I  cry  and  shout,  he 
shutteth  out  my  prayer. 

9  He  hath  inclosed  my  ways  with 
hewn  sione;  he  hath  made  my 
paths  crooked. 

10  .'^'He  H'«.5  unto  me  as  a  bear 
lying  in  wait,  and  as  a  lion  iu 
secret  places. 

11  He  hath  turned  aside  my 
ways,  and  i/ pulled  me  In  pieces: 
he  hath  made  me  desolare. 

12  He  liath  bent  his  bow,  and 
''  set  me  as  a  mark  for  the  arrow. 

13  He  hath  caused  'the  farrows 
of  his  quiver  to  enter  into  iriy 
reins. 

11  I  was  a  ^derision  to  all  my 
people;  and  Uheir  song  all  the 
day. 

1.5  ™  He  hath  filled  me  with  t  bit- 
terness, lie  Jiath  made  me  drunk- 
en with  wormwood. 

IG  He  hath  also  broken  my  teeth 
"  with  gravel  stones,  he  hath  II  cov- 
ered me  with  ashes. 

17  And  thou  hast  removed  my 
soul  far  off  from  peace :  I  forgat 
t  prosperitJ^ 

IS  "And  I  said,  My  strength  and 
my  hope  is  perished  from  the 
Lord: 

19  II  Hemembering  mine  affliction 
and  my  misery,  iUhe  wormwood 
and  the  gall. 

20  My  soul  hath  them  still  in  re- 
membrance, and  is  t  humbled  in 
me. 

21  This  I  i  recall  to  my  mind, 
therefore  have  I  hope. 

22  \  lit  wo/ the  Lord's  mercies 
that  we  are  not  consumed,  be- 
cause his  compassions  fail  not. 

2;j  Thrx)  are  new  ''every  morn- 
ing :  great  is  thy  faithfulness. 

24  The  Lord  is  my  s  portion,  saith 
my  soul;  therefore  will  I  hope  in 
him. 

25  The  Lord  is  good  unto  them 
that  'wait  for  him,  to  the  soul 
that  seeketh  him. 

26  It  is  good  that  a  man  should 
both  hope  "and  quietly  w'ait  for 
the  salvation  of  the  Lord. 

'Ileitis  good  for  a  man  that  he 
bear  the  yoke  in  his  youth. 

28  J/ He  sitteth  alone  and  keepeth 
silence,  because  he  hath  borne  it 
upon  him. 

29  2  He  putteth  his  mouth  in  the 
dust;  if  so  be  there  may  be  hope. 

30  "He  giveth  his  cheek  to  him 
that  smiteth  liim  :  he  is  filled  full 
with  reproach. 

31 ''  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off 
for  ever : 

32  But  though  he  cause  grief,  yet 
will  he  havecorapa.ssion  according 
to  the  multitude  of  his  mercies. 

33  For  c  he  doth  not  afflict  t  will- 

701 


[         Before 
CHRIST 

j  about  588. 

I  c  Ps.  68.  6,  6. 
Sc  143.  3. 
dJoh  3.  23.  & 
I    19.  8. 
Hos.  2.  6. 
e  Job  30.  29. 
I    Ps.  22.  2. 

I /Job  10.  16. 
Is.  38    13. 


A  Job  7.  20.  & 

16.  12. 

Ps.  38.  2. 
iJob  C.  4. 
tlleb.  sons. 
i  Jer.  20.  7. 
i  Job  30.9. 

Ps.  t9.  12. 

ver.  63. 
m  Jer.9.  15. 
t  Ileb. 

bitternesses. 
n  Prov.  20.  17. 
liOr, 

roiled  me  in 


the 


shes. 


t  Heb.  good. 
oVs.  31.  22. 


Remember. 
p  Jer.  9.  15. 


f  Heb.  malie 
to  return  to 
my  heart. 

q  Mill.  3.  6. 

rls.  33.2. 


t  Ps.  130.  6. 
Is.  30.  18. 
•Vic.  7.  7. 


!/ Jer.  15.  17. 
ch.  2.  10. 


a  Is.  50.  6. 
Matt.  6.  39. 


cEz.  33.  11. 

Heb.  12.  10. 
t  Heb.  from 

his  heart. 


A  loraycr  for  deliverance. 


LAMENTATIONS. 


Zion's  pitiful  estate. 


Before 
C  U  R  I  S  't 

about  588. 


II  Or, 
a  superior. 

d  Hab.  1.  13. 
II  Or,  seeth  not. 
e  Vs.  33.  9. 


/.lob  2.  10. 

Is.  40.  7. 

Amos  3.  fi. 
fProv.  19.  3. 
n  Or,  mnrmur. 
h  Mir.  7.  9. 


n  1  Cor.  4.  13. 
och.  2.  IG. 

p  Is.  21.  17. 

.ler.  461.  43. 
q  Is.  51.  10. 
rJer.  4.  19.  k 

9.  \.fc  14.  17. 

ch.  2.  11. 

s  Ps.  77.  2. 
ch.  1.  16. 

t  Is.  03.  15. 
t  Hel). 

my  soul. 
II  Or,  moro 

than  alt. 
uPs.  3j.  7,19. 

&.  09.  4.  ic 

109.  3.  & 

119.  ICl. 
xJcT.  37.  16. 

<k  oS.  C,  9, 

10. 
i  Daii.G.  17. 
z  Ps.  flj.  2.  it 

124.  4,5. 
a  P.v  31.  22. 

U.  SH.  10,  11. 

vcr.  1». 
b  P.I.  130.  1. 

Jonali  2.  2. 
c  Ps.  3.  4.  ic 

C.  H,  <k  1«.  G. 

&;  CO.  19.  <k 

116.  1. 
<2  Jniiic3  4.  8. 
e  Ps.  S5.  I. 

Jer.  .')1.  36. 
/Ps.  71.  23. 
«•  Ps.  9.  4.  A; 

35.  23. 
A  Jer.  11.  19. 


prayer 


the 
the 


ingly,  nor  grieve  the  children  of 
men. 

',il  To  crush  under  his  feet  all  the 
prisoners  of  the  earth, 

3.5  To  turn  aside  I  lie  right  of  a 
man  before  tiie  face  of  II  the  Most 
High, 

oG  To  subvert  a  man  in  his  cause, 
''the  Lord  II appro veth  not, 

37  ^  Who  is  lie  cthat  saith,  and 
it  Cometh  to  pass,  lohen  the  Lord 
commandeth  it  not? 

;«  Out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Most 
High  proceedeth  not  /evil  and 
good  ? 

3!)  i/  Wherefore  doth  a  living  man 
!l complain,  ''a  man  lor  the  pun- 
ishment of  his  sins  ? 

40  Let  us  search  and  try  our  ways, 
and  turn  again  to  the  Lord. 

41 » Let  us  lift  ui>  our  lieart  with 
0U7'  liands  unto  God  in  the  heav- 
ens. 

42  ''We  have  transgressed  and 
liave  rebelled:  thou  hast  not  par- 
doned. 

43  Thou  hast  covered  with  an- 
ger, and  persecuted  us :  '  thou 
liast  slain,  ihou  hast  not  pitied. 

44  Thou   hast    covered    thyself 
with  a  cloud,  '"that  our 
sliould  not  pass  through. 

4.5  Thou  hast  made  us 
"  otfscouring  and  refuse 
midst  of  the  people. 

46  "AH  our  enemies  have  opened 
their  mouths  against  us. 

47  p  Fear  and  a  snare  is  come  up- 
on us,  9  desolation  and  destruc- 
tion. 

48  '•  Mine  eye  runneth  down  with 
rivers  of  water  for  tlie  destruction 
of  the  daughter  of  my  people. 

49 'Mine  eye  trickleth  down, and 
ceaseth  not,  without  any  inter- 
mission, 

50  Till  the  Lord  t  look  down,  and 
behold  from  heaven. 

.51  Mine  eye  alfecteth  tmine 
heart,  II  because  of  all  the  daugh- 
ters of  mj^  city. 

52  Mine  enemies  chased  me  sore, 
like  a  bird,  "  witliout  cause. 

.53  They  have  cut  olf  my  life  •■^in 
the  dungeon,  and  2/ cast  a  stone 
upon  n"ie. 

54  -Waters  flowed  over  mine 
Jiead  ;  tftoi  «  I  said,  I  am  cut  otf. 

55'||''I  called  upon  thy  name,  O 
Lord,  out  of  the  hnv  dungeon. 

5()cThouhast  heard  my  voice: 
liidc  not  thine  ear  at  my  breath- 
ing, at  my  cry. 

57  Thou  ''drcwest  near  in  the 
day  l/i(i/,  I  called  upon  thee:  thou 
saidst.  Fear  not. 

.58  O  Lord,  tliou  hast  uploaded  the 
causes  of  my  soul;  ./thou  hasL 
redeemed  my  life. 

.5!)  O  JvORi),  thou  hast  seen  my 
wrong  :  »judge  tliou  my  cause. 

(iO  Thou  hast  seen  all  their  ven- 
geance and  all  their  a  imagina- 
tions against  me. 
702 


()1    Thou   hast   heard    their    re- 
proach, O  Lord,  and  all  their  im- 
aginations against  me ; 
02  Tiielixis  of  those  that  rose  up 
against     me,  and    their    device 
I  against  me  all  the  da.v. 
j   03   Behold  their  » sitting  down, 
j  and  their  rising  up;  ^I  am  their 
I  music. 
04  f  'Render  unto  them  a  rec- 
ompense, O  Lord,  according  to 
the  work  of  their  hands. 

65  Give  them  II  sorrow  of  heart, 
thy  curse  unto  them. 

66  Persecute  and  destroy  them  in 
anger  "'Irom  under  the  "heav- 
ens of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTElEi   IV. 

1  Zion  hewailcth  her  pitiful  estate.  13  ^he  con- 
fcs%clk  her  sins.  21  Edvm  is  threatened.  *2'2 
Zion  IS  cumfurtcd. 

OW  is  the  gold   become  dim! 


H 


how  is  the  most  tine  gold 
changed!  the  stones  of  the  sanc- 
tuary are  poured  out  "in  the  top 
of  every  street. 

2  The  precious  sons  of  Zion,  com- 
parable to  line  gold,  how  are  they 
esteemed  b  as  earthen  pitchers, 
the  work  of  the  hands  of  the 
potter ! 

3  E^ven  the  II  sea  monsters  draw 
out  the  breast,  they  give  suck  to 
their  young  ones:  the  daughter  of 
my  people/.?  become  cruel,  « like 
the  ostriches  in  the  wilderness. 

4  <'  The  tongue  of  the  sucking 
child  cleaveth  to  the  roof  of  his 
mouth  lor  thirst:  cthe  young 
children  ask  bread,  and  no  man 
breaketh  it  unto  them. 

5  They  that  did  feed  delicately 
are  desolate  in  the  streets:  thej' 
that  were  brought  up  in  scarlet 
/embrace  dunghills. 

6  For  the  II  punishment  of  the  In- 
iquity of  the  daughter  of  my  peo- 
ple is  greater  than  the  punish- 
ment of  the  sin  of  Sodom,  that 
was  ff  overthrown  as  in  amoment, 
and  no  hands  stayed  on  her. 

7  Her  Nazarites  were  purer  than 
snow,  they  were  whiter  tliau 
milk,  tliey  were  more  ruddy  in 
body  than  rubies,  their  poli.siiiug 
was  of  sapiihire: 

8  Their  visage  is  f' blacker  than 
a  coal  ;  tlie.v  are  not  known  in 
the  streets:  'their  .skin  cleaveth 
to  their  bones;  it  is  withered,  it 
is  be(;onie  like  a  stick. 

!)  TIkh  llidt  be  slain  with  the 
sword  arc  belter  than  then  (hat  lie 
slain  with  hunger:  for  these  i  pine- 
away,  stricken  tlirough  fur  want 
o/the  fruits  of  the  held. 

10  /'The  hands  of  the  'pitiful 
women  have  sodden  their  own 
children  :  ^^.^•.^'  were  their  »>meat 
in  the  tjiee-  th»  ^^  ^^^^  daugh 
ter  ( 


1 1 '         '^-^'anhw '-'  '1  fK^com  pi  islied 
his  lury ;  ''  J.^  ''..ath  poured  out  his 


Her  fall  lamented. 


REVELATION. 


God  is  2^ynised  in  heaven. 


A.  D.  96. 


i  vel 

.  1 

7,19. 

oEz. 

27 

.  27- 

36. 

ver 

3. 

hch. 

17. 

4. 

::0r. 

sw 

cet. 

B  Or,  bodies. 
c  Ez.  27. 13. 


dver.  3,  11. 


/ver.  10. 


e  Is.  23.  14. 

Ez.  27.  29. 


h  Ez.  27.30,31. 

ver.  9. 
tch.  13.  4. 

iJosh.  7.  6. 
1  Sam.  4.  12. 
Joh  2.  12. 
Ez.  27.  30. 


m  Is.  44. 23. & 

49.  13. 

Jer.  51.  48. 
7!  Luke  11.  49, 

50. 

ch.  19.  2. 

oJer.  51.  C4. 


pch.  12.  8.  & 

16.  20. 
?I3.  21,  8. 

Jcr.  7.  31.  & 

16.  9.  &;2o. 

10. 

Ez.  26.  13. 


mighty  city!  ^for  in  one  liour  is 
thy  judgment  come. 

11  And  "the  merchants  of  the 
earth  shall  weep  and  mourn  over 
her;  for  no  man  buyeth  their 
merchandise  any  more : 

12  'The  merchandi.se  of  gold, 
and  .silver,  and  precious  stones, 
and  of  pearls,  and  fine  hnen,  and 
purple,  and  silk,  and  scarlet,  and 
all  il  thyine  wood,  and  all  manner 
vessels  of  ivory,  and  all  manner 
vessels  of  most  precious  wood, 
and  of  brass,  and  iron,  and  mar- 
ble, 

13  And  cinnamon,  and  odours, 
and  ointments,  and  frankincense, 
and  wine,  and  oil,  and  fine  flour, 
and  wheat,  and  beasts,  and  sheep, 
and  horses,  and  chariots,  and 
H  slaves,  and  ^souls  of  men. 

14  And  the  fruits  that  thy  soul 
lusted  after  are  departed  from 
thee,  and  all  things  which  were 
daiuLj'  and  goodly  are  d^narted 
from  thee,  and  thou  shale  find 
them  no  more  at  all. 

1.5  f^The  merchants  of  these 
things,  which  were  made  rich  by 
her,  shall  stand  afar  off  for  the 
fear  of  her  torment,  weeping  and 
wailing, 

16  And  saying,  Alas,  alas,  that 
great  city,  ^tliat  was  clothed  in 
fine  linen,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 
and  decked  with  gold,  and  pre- 
cious stones,  and  pearls! 

17  .Tor  in  one  hour  so  great 
riches  is  come  to  nought.  And 
(/every  shipmaster,  and  all  the 
companj'  in  ships,  and  sailors, 
and  as  many  as  trade  by  sea, 
stood  afar  off, 

18  ''And  cried  when  they  saw 
the  smoke  of  her  burning,  saying, 
*  What  city  is  like  unto  this  great 
city! 

19  And  '^  they  cast  dust  on  their 
heads,  and  cried,  weeping  and 
wailing,  sajnng,  Alas,  alas,  that 
great  city,  wherein  were  made 
rich  all  that  had  ships  in  the  sea 
by  reason  of  her  costliness!  'for 
in  one  hour  is  she  made  desolate. 
-20  '«  Rejoice  over  her,  thou  heav- 
en, and  ye  holy  apostles  and 
prophets ;  for  "God  hath  avenged 
you  on  her. 

21  And  a  mighty  angel  took  up  a 
stone  like  a  great  millstone,  and 
cast  it  into  the  sea,  saying,  "  Thus 
with  violence  shall  that  great  city 
Babylon  be  thrown  down,  and 
f  shall  be  found  no  more  at  all. 

22  "/And  the  voice  of  harpers,  and 
musicians,  and  of  pipers,  and 
trumpeters,  shall  be  heard  no 
more  at  all  in  thee;  and  no  crafts- 
man, of  whatsoever  craft  he  be, 
shall  be  found  anv  ir><^v>  rn  thee; 
and  the  sound  o*".  shall 
be  heard  no  morfirted  aga    -  <-.,; 

23  'A.nd  the  lig'«e  with  die 
shall  shine  no  mort,  ^^allin  thee; 


sand  the  voice  of  the  bridegroom 
and  of  the  bride  shall  be  heard  no 
more  at  all  in  thee  :  for  t  thy  mer- 
chants were  the  great  men  of  the 
earth;  « for  by  thy  sorceries  were 
all  nations  deceived. 
24  And  2:in  her  was  found  the 
blood  of  prophets,  and  of  saints, 
and  of  all  that  y  were  slain  upon 
the  earth. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  God  is  praised  in  heaven  for  Judfin^  the  great 
whore,  end  avenging  the  blood  of  his  saints.  7 
The  marriage  of  the  Lamb.  lO'  The  angel  will 
not  be  worshipped.  17  The  fowls  culled  to  the 
great  sUughter. 

A  ND  after  these  things  « I  heard 
J\  a  great  voice  of  much  people 
in  heaven,  saying.  Alleluia  ;  '-Sal- 
vation, and  glory,  and  honour, 
and  power,  unto  the  Lord  our 
God: 

2  For  « true  and  righteous  are  his 
judgments ;  for  he  hath  judged 
the  great  wliore.  which  did  corrupt 
the  earth  with  her  lorn icat ion,  and 
''hath  avenged  the  blood  of  his 
servants  at  lier  hand. 

3  And  again  they  said.  Alleluia. 
And  «her  smoke  rose  up  for  ever 
and  ever. 

4  And  .'"the  four  and  twenty  eld- 
ers and  the  four  beasts  fell  down 
and  worshipped  God  that  sat  on 
the  throne,  saying,  i/Amen  ;  Alle- 
luia. 

.5  And  a  voice  came  out  of  the 
throne,  saying,  ''  Praise  our  God, 
all  ye  his  servants,  and  ye  that 
fear  him,  Jboth  small  and  great. 

6  '^And  I  heard  as  it  were  the 
voice  of  a  great  multitude,  and  as 
the  voice  of  manj'  waters,  and  as 
the  voice  of  mighty  thunderings, 
saying.  Alleluia:  for  'the  Lord 
God  omnipotent  reigneth. 

7  Let  us  be  glad  and  rejoice, 
and  give  honour  to  him  :  for  '"the 
marriage  of  the  Lamb  is  come, 
and  his  wife  hath  made  herself 
readj^. 

8  And  «to  her  was  granted  that 
she  should  be  arrayed  in  fine 
linen,  clean  and  "white:  ofor  the 
fine  linen  is  the  righteousness  of 
saints. 

9  And  he  saith  unto  me.  Write, 
p  Blessed  are  they  which  are  call- 
ed unto  the  marriage  supper  of 
the  Lamb.  And  he  saith  unto 
me,  9 These  are  the  true  sayings 
of  God. 

10  And  »•  I  fell  at  his  feet  to  wor- 
ship him.  And  he  said  unto  me, 
sSee  tliou  do  it  not:  I  am  thy  fel- 
low servant,  and  of  thy  brethren 
«that  have  the  tesdmony  of  Je- 
.sus :  worship  God:  for  the  testi- 
mony of  Jesus  is  the  spirit  of 
prophecy. 

11  "And  I  saw  heaven  opened, 
and  behold  «a  white  horse;  and 
he  that  sat  upon  him  wax  called 
y  Faithful  and  True,  and  =  in  right- 

249 


A.  D.  96. 

iJer.  7.  34.  dc 

36.  9.  &  25. 

10.  A:33.  11. 
t  Is.  23.  8. 
u  2  Kings  9. 

22. 

Mall.  3.  4. 

ch.  17.  2,5. 
jrch.  17.6. 
y  Jer.  51.  49. 


Jch.  4.  11.  Sc 
7.  in,  12.  (t 
12.  10. 


cch.  15.  3.  ifc 
16.  7. 


d  Deut.  32.  43. 
rh.  6.  10.  & 
18.  20. 

cIs.  34.  10. 

rh.  14.  11.  <fc 

18.  9,  18. 
/"rh.  4.4,6,10. 

&  5.  11. 

f  lChr.l6.S6. 

Neh.5. 13.  & 

8.6. 

ch.  5.  14. 
h  Ps.  134.  1.  Sc 

135.  1. 
irh.  11.  18.  Ic 

20.  12. 

t  Ez.  1.  24.  Sc 
43.2. 
ch.  14.2. 

;ch.  11.15. 17. 
Sc  12.  10.  Sc 

21.  22. 

m  Matt.  22.  2. 

&  25.  10. 

2  Cot.  11.2. 

Eph.  5.  32. 

ch.  21.  2,9. 
n  Ps.  45.13,14. 

Ez.  16,10. 

ch.  3.  18. 
li  Or,  bright. 
0  Ps.  132.  9. 

p  .Matt.  22.  2, 

Luke  14.  15, 

16. 
12  ch.  21.  5.  Sc 

22.6. 
rch.  22.8. 

s  ."Vets  10.  26. 

Sc  14.  14,  15. 

ch.  22.  9. 
tl  John  5.  10. 

ch.  12.  17. 

uch.  15.  5. 
xch.  6.  2. 
ych.  3.  14. 
sis.  11.  4. 


The  first  resurrection. 


REVELATION. 


The  general  judgment. 


A.  D.  9C. 


a<'h.  1.  14.  <t 

2.  18. 
6  ch.  G.  2. 
tch.  2.  IT. 

ver.  16. 

d  13.63.  2,  3. 

«  Jnhnl.  1. 

1  John  5.  7. 
/ch.  14.  20. 

e  Mat<.  26.  3. 

ch.  4.  4.  &; 

7.9. 
h  Is.  11.  4. 

2  The ss.  2.  8. 
ch.  1.  IG. 
vur.  21. 

i  Ps.  2.  9. 

ch.  2.  27.  & 

12.  J. 
J  Is.  f3.  3. 

ch.  M.  19,  20. 
/  vcr.  12. 
CT  Dan.  2.  47. 

1  Tim.  6.  15. 

ch.  17.  14. 

n  vcr.  21. 
0  Kz.  39.  17. 


pEz.  39.18,  20. 


jch.lO.  IG.  Sc 
17.  13,  14. 


rch.  16.13,14. 


«ch.l3.  12,15. 
tc\i.  20.  10. 

See  Dan.  7. 

11. 
u  ch.  14.  10.  A- 


!/ver.  17,  18. 
.c-ch.  17.  Ifl. 


ach.  1.  18.  i 
9.  1. 

!<ch.  12.  9. 
bee  2  Pet.  2. 
4. 
JuUe  C. 


eousness  he  doth  judge  and  make 
war. 

12  "His  eyes  luere  as  a  flame  of 
fire,  iand  on  his  head  were  many 
crowns ;  «  and  he  had  a  name  writ- 
ten, that  no  man  knew,  but  he 
himself. 

13  <^And  he  was  clothed  with  a 
Yesiure  dipped  in  blood:  and  his 
name  is  called  « The  Word  of  God. 

14  /And  the  armies  ivhlch  tvere  in 
heaven  followed  hina  upon  white 
horses,  £» clothed  in  fine  linen, 
white  and  clean. 

15  And  /'out  of  his  mouth  goeth 
a  sliarp  sword,  that  with  'it  he 
should  smite  the  nations ;  and  ihe 
shall  rule  them  with  a  rod  of 
iron:  and  ''he  treadeth  the  wine- 
press of  the  fierceness  and  wrath 
of  Almighty  God. 

16  And  'he  hath  on  his  vesture 
and  on  his  thigh  a  name  written, 
"iKING  OF  KINGS,  AND  LORD 
OF  LORDS. 

17  And  I  saw  an  angel  standing  in 
the  sun ;  and  he  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying  « to  all  the  fowls  that 
fly  in  the  midst  of  heaven, «  Come 
and  gather  yourselves  together 
unto  the  supper  of  the  great  God ; 

18  pThat  ye  may  eat  the  flesh  of 
kings,  and  the  flesh  of  captains, 
and  the  flesh  of  mighty  men,  and 
the  flesh  of  horses,  and  of  them 
that  sit  on  them,  and  the  flesh  of 
all  men,  both  free  and  bond,  both 
small  and  great. 

19  f/And  I  saw  the  beast,  and  the 
kings  of  the  earth,  and  their  ar- 
mies, gathered  together  to  make 
war  against  him  that  sat  on  the 
liorse,  and  against  his  army. 

20  '-And  the  beast  was  "^ taken, 
and  with  him  the  false  prophet 
that  wrought  miracles  before  him, 
with  which  he  deceived  them  that 
had  received  the  mark  of  tlie 
beast,  and  » them  that  worshipped 
his  image,  t  These  both  were  cast 
alive  into  a  lake  of  fire  "burning 
with  brimstone. 

21  And  the  remnant  a;  were  slain 
with  the  sword  of  him  that  sat 
upon  the  horse,  which  sicord  pro- 
ceeded out  of  his  mouth:  2/ and 
all  the  fowls  ^were  filled  with 
their  flesh. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

2  Satan  hound  fur  a  thousand  years.  G  The 
first  resurrection  :  th'-y  blessed  that  have  part 
therein.  7  Satan  let  loose  again.  8  Gog  and 
Manog.  10  The  devil  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire 
and  brimstone.  12  The  last  and  general  resur- 
rection. 

AND  I  saw  an  angel  come  down 
from  heaven,  "having  the 
key  of  the  bottomless  pit  and  a 
great  cbain  in  his  hand. 

2  And  he  laid  hold  on  ''  the  drag- 
on, that  old  serpent,  which  is  the 
Devil,  and  Satan,  and  bound  him 
a  thousand  years, 

3  Andcastliiui  in  to  the  bottomless 

230 


pit,  and  shut  him  up,  and  «set  a 
seal  upon  him,  f'that  he  should 
deceive  the  nations  no  more,  till 
the  thousand  years  should  be  ful- 
filled :  and  after  that  he  must  be 
loosed  a  little  season. 

4  And  I  saw  e  thrones,  and  they 
sat  upon  them,  and  /judgment 
was  given  unto  them:  undlsaiv 
i/ the  .souls  of  them  that  were  be- 
headed for  the  witness  of  Jesus, 
and  lor  the  word  of  God,  and 
''Which  had  not  worshipped  the 
beast,  i  neither  his  image,  neither 
had  received  his  mark  upon  their 
foreheads,  or  in  their  hands;  and 
they  lived  and  ''reigned  with 
Christ  a  thousand  years. 

5  But  the  rest  of  the  dead  lived 
not  again  until  the  thousand  years 
were  finished.  This  is  the  first 
resurrection. 

6  Blessed  and  holy  is  he  that 
hath  part  in  the  first  resurrection  : 
on  such  '  the  second  death  hath  no 
power,  but  they  shall  be  ™  priests 
of  God  and  of  Christ,  "and  shall 
reign  with  him  a  thousand  years. 

7  And  when  the  thousand  years 
are  expired,  "  Satan  shall  be  loos- 
ed out  of  his  prison, 

8  And  shall  go  out  :pto  deceive 
the  nations  which  are  in  the  four 
quarters  of  the  earth,  9 Gog  and 
Magog, '•  to  gather  them  together 
to  battle:  the  number  of  whom  is 
as  the  sand  of  the  sea. 

9  s  And  they  went  up  on  the 
breadth  of  the  earth,  and  com- 
passed the  camp  of  the  saints 
about,  and  the  beloved  city:  and 
fire  came  down  from  God"  out  of 
heaven,  and  devoured  them. 

lO^And  the  devil  that  deceived 
them  was  cast  into  the  lake  of 
fire  and  brimstone,  «  where  the 
beast  and  the  false  prophet  are, 
and  srshall  be  tormented  day  and 
night  for  ever  and  ever. 

11  And  I  saw  a  great  white 
throne,  and  him  that  sat  on  it, 
from  whose  face  z/the  earth  and 
the  heaven  fled  away;  ^and  there 
was  found  no  place  for  them. 

12  And  I  saw  the  dead,  "small 
and  great,  stand  before  God;  '-and 
the  books'  were  opened :  and  an- 
other cbook  was  opened,  which  is 
the  book  of  life :  and  the  dead  were 
judged  out  of  those  things  which 
were  written  in  tlie  books,  ''ac- 
cording to  their  works. 

].'}  And  the  sea  gave  up  the  dead 
which  were  in  it;  'and  death  and 
II  hell  delivered  up  the  dead  which 
were  in  them:  /and  they  were 
judged  every  man  according  to 
their  works. 

14  And  <j  death  and  hell  were  cast 
into  the  lake  of  fire.  '« This  is  the 
second  death. 

15  And  whosoever  was  not  found 
written  in  tlie  book  of  life  nvas 
cast  into  the  lake  of  fire. 


the  grave, 
/vcr.  12. 
flCor.  15.  26, 


Zion  confcsscth  her  sins. 


LA3IENTATI0NS.    A  pitiful  comiMint  of  Zion. 


Before 
C  ii  R  I  S  T 

about  588. 


V  Deut.  32.  22. 
Jcr.  21.  14. 


p  Jer.  3.  31.  <k 

C.  13.  <t  14. 

14.  A:  23.11, 

21. 

Ki.  22.  26, 

2«. 

Zeph.  3.  4. 
7  Matt.  23.  31, 

37. 
rJer.  2.  34. 
llOr. 

in  that  they 

could  not 

but  touch. 
»  Num.  19.  16. 
.1  Or, 

ye  polluted. 
I  Lev.  13.  45. 
Ii  Or,  face, 

uch.  5.  12. 


J  2  Kings  24. 

Is.  20.  5.  & 

3U.  «,  7. 

Jer.  37.  7. 

K/.  20.  16. 
y2  Kings  23. 

4,5. 
3  E2.  7.2,3,  6. 

Amos  8.  2. 
a  Deut.  2».  49. 

Jer.  4.  13. 


c  Jer.  52.  9. 
Ez.  12.  13.  6c 

19.  4,  g. 

<f  Like  Ecc. 
11.  9. 

c  Jer.  25.  15, 
10.  21. 
Ohad.  10. 

/Is.  40.  2. 

t  Or,  Tliine 

miuuity. 

rPs.  137.  7. 

II  Or,  carry 
thee  captive 
for  thy  tins. 


lierce  anger,  and  o  hath  kincUed 
a  fire  in  Zion,  and  it  hath  devour- 
ed tlie  foundations  thereof. 

12  The  Ivings  of  the  earth,  and 
all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world, 
would  not  have  believed  that  the 
adversary  and  the  enemy  should 
have  entered  into  the  gates  of  Je- 
rusalem. 

1.3  %  y^For  the  sins  of  her  proph- 
ets, and  ,the  iniquities  of  her 
priests,  9  that  have  shed  the 
blood  of  the  just  in  the  midst  of 
her, 

14  Thej'  have  wandered  as  blind 
men  in  the  streets,  -r  they  have 
polluted  themselves  with  blood, 
ii"SO  that  men  could  not  touch 
their  garments. 

15  They  cried  unto  them,  De- 
part ye ;  I!  it  U  t  unclean  ;  depart, 
depart,  touch  not :  when  they 
tied  away  and  wandered,  they  said 
among  tlie  heathen.  They  shall 
no  more  sojourn  there. 

10  The  Hanger  of  the  Lokd  hath 
divided  them;  he  will  no  more 
regard  them :  « they  respected  not 
the  i)ersons  of  the  priests,  they 
lavoured  not  the  elders. 

17  As  for  us,  a;  our  eyes  as  yet 
failed  for  our  vain  help:  in  our 
watching  we  have  watched  for  a 
nation  that  could  not  save  %is. 

18  .'/They  hunt  our  steps,  that 
we  cannot  go  in  our  streets :  our 
end  is  near,  our  days  are  fulfilled; 
for  ~  our  end  is  come. 

19  Our  persecutors  are  "swifter 
tlian  the  eagles  of  the  heaven : 
they  pursued  us  upon  the  mount- 
ains, they  laid  wait  for  us  in  the 
wilderness. 

20  The  *  breath  of  our  nostrils, 
the  anointed  of  the  Lord,  <•■  '^s 
taken  in  their  pits,  of  whor 
said,  Under  his  shadow  we  snail 
live  among  the  heathen. 

21  ^  d  llejoice  and  be  glad,  O 
daughter  of  Edom,  that  dwellest 
in  the  land  of  Uz ;  cthe  cup  also 
shall  pass  through  unto  thee : 
thou  Shalt  be  drunken,  and  shalt 
make  thj'.self  naked. 

22  %  f\\  The  punishment  of  thine 
iniquity  is  accomplisiied,  O  daugh- 
ter of  Zion;  he  will  no  more  car- 
ry thee  away  into  captivity:  if  he 
will  visit  thine  iniquity,  O  daugh- 
lerof  Edom;  he  will  1  discover 
thy  sins. 


CHAPTEK  V. 

A  pitiful  complaint  of  Zion  in  prayer  unto  Cod. 

«"pEMEMBER,  O  Lord,  what 
a\i  is  come  upon  us:  consider, 
and  behold  *our  reproach. 

2  cOur  inheritance  is  turned  to 
strangers,  our  houses  to  aliens. 

3  ^^'e  are  orphans  and  father- 
less, our  mothers  are  as  widows. 

4  We  have  drunken  our  water  for 
money ;  our  wood  t  is  sold  unto  us. 

5  <'tOur  necks  cue  under  persecu- 
tion :  we  labour,  and  have  no  rest. 

6  cWe  have  given  the  hand  fto 
the  Egj'ptians,  and  to  the  A.ssyr- 
ians,  to  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

7  ffOur  fathers  have  sinned,  and 
''  are  not ;  and  we  have  borne 
their  iniquities. 

8  i Servants  have  ruled  over  us: 
there  in  none  that  doth  deliver  us 
out  of  their  hand. 

9  We  gat  our  bread  with  the 
peril  of  our  lives,  because  of  the 
sword  of  the  wilderne.ss. 

10  Our^skin  was  black  like  an 
oven,  because  of  the  II  terrible 
famine. 

11  'They  ravished  the  women  in 
Zion,  aiul  the  maids  in  the  cities 
of Judah. 

12  Princes  are  hanged  up  by 
their  hand:  "'the  faces  of  elders 
were  not  honoured. 

13  They  took  the  young  naen 
"to  grind,  and  the  children  fell 
under  the  wood. 

14  The  elders  have  ceased  from 
the  gate,  the  young  men  from 
their  music. 

1.5  The  joy  of  our  heart  is  cea.sed ; 
our  dance  Ls  turned  into  mourning. 

1(5  of  The  crown  is  fallen  from 
our  head:  woe  unto  us,  that  we 
have  sinned ! 

17  For  this  pour  heart  is  faint; 
<i  for  these  thincis  our  eyes  are  dim. 

18  Because  of  the  mountain  of 
Zion,  which  is  desolate,  the  foxes 
walk  upon  it. 

19  Thou,  O  Lord,  '-remainest  for 
ever;  «thy  throne  from  genera- 
tion to  generation. 

20  ^Wherefore  dost  thou  forget 
us  for  ever,  and  forsake  us  tso 
long  time? 

21  "Turn  thou  us  unto  thee,  O 
Lord,  and  we  shall  be  turned ; 
renew  our  days  as  of  old. 

22  ii  But  thou  hast  utterlj-  rejected 
us ;  tliou  art  very  wroth  against  us, 

703 


IJefore 
C  H  II  I  S  T 

about  588. 


ft  Ps.  79.  4. 

ch.  2.  15. 

c  Ps.  79.  1. 


t  Heb.  Com- 
eth/or  price. 

d  Dent.  28.  48. 
Jer.  28.  14. 

t  Heb.  On 
our  necks 


e  Gen.  24.  2. 

Jer.  50.  15. 
/Ho3.  12.  1. 
f  Jer.  31.  29. 

Ez.  18.  2. 
A  Gen.  42.  13. 

Zech.  1.  5. 
iXeh.  5.  15. 

*  Job  30.  30. 
Ps.  119.  fc3. 
ch.  4.8. 

I  Or,  terrOTt, 
or,  storms. 

/Is.  13.  16. 
Zed,.  14.  2. 

m  Is.  47.  6. 
ch.  4.  16. 


nJudg.  16.21. 


0  Job  19.  9. 

Ps.  89.  39. 
t  Heh. 

The  crown 

of  our  head 

IS  fallen, 
p  ch.  1.  22. 
7  Ps.  6.  7. 

ch.  2.  11. 
r  Ps.  9.  7.  fc 

10.  )C.  A;    29. 

10.  <t  90.  2. 

&:  102.  12,26, 

27.  &  145.  13. 

Hab.  1.  12. 
s  Ps.  45.  6. 
(Ps.  13.  1. 
t  Heb. 

for  length  of 

days  ? 
u  Ps.  80.  3,  7, 

19. 

Jer.  31.  18. 
i|  Or,  For  wilt 

thou  utterly 

reject  us  ? 


Ho  fore 
CHRIST 

about  595. 


t  Heh. 

captivity, 
a  ver.  3. 

ch.  3.  15,23. 

A-  J  0.  J  5,  20, 

22.  <k  43.  3. 
b  So  Matt.  3. 

16. 

Acts  7.  50.  & 

10.  11. 

Kcv.  la.  11. 
cch.  8.  3. 
d2  Kiiiga  24. 

12,  l.j. 
t  Hub. 

Jckcskct. 
e  1  Kings  18. 

4f!. 

2  Kings  3.  1,5. 

ch.  3.  14,  22. 

&;  8.  1.  <k  40. 

1. 
f  Jer.  23.  19. 

i:  25.  32. 
f  Jer.  1.  14.  & 

4.  C.  6c   C.  1. 
t  Iteb.  catch- 
ing itself, 
h  Re  V.  4.  C, 

<tc. 
ich.  10.  8,ckc. 
*  ver.  10. 

ch.lO.  14,21. 
t  Kcb. 

a  straight 

foot. 
I  Dan.  10.  fi. 

Rev.  1.  15. 
m  ch.  10.8,  21. 


n  ver.  11. 
0  ver.  12. 
ch.  10.  11. 

p  Sec  Rev.  4. 
7. 

7  Num.  2.  10. 
r  Num.  2.3. 

s  Xum.  2.  18. 
t  Num.  2.  25. 

li  Or,  divided 


1/  It.  C.  2. 
J  ver.  9. 
ch.  10.  22. 
y  ver.  20. 
ir  ver.  0,  17. 


THE   BOOK    OF   THE    PROPHET 

E  Z  E  K  I  E  L. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  time  of  Esektcl's  jirophecy  at  Chcbar.  4 
His  vision  of  fuur  cherubim,  15  of  the  four 
wheels,  2C  and  of  the  glory  of  God. 

NOW  it  came  to  pas.s  in  the 
thirtieth  year,  in  the  fourth 
month,  in  the  filth  day  of  the 
month,  as  I  ivas  among  the  t  cap- 
lives  «by  the  river  of  Chobar, 
that  b  tVie  heaven.s  were  opened, 
and  I  saw  «  visions  of  God. 

2  In  the  fifth  day  of  the  month, 
wliich  v:as  the  fifth  year  of  <Ucing 
Jelioiachin's  captivit^^ 

3  Tlie  word  of  the"^LoRB  came 
expressly  unto  tEzekiel  the 
priest,  the  son  of  Buzi,  in  the 
land  of  the  Chaldeans  by  the 
river  Chebar;  and  "the  hand  of 
the  Lord  was  tliere  upon  him. 

4  H  And  I  looked,  and,  behold, 
/a  whirlwind  came  uoul  of  the 
north,  a  great  cloud,  and  a  fire 
i  infolding  itself,  and  a  bright- 
ness ■iyfl.s  about  it,  and  out  of  the 
midst  thereof  as  the  colour  of 
amber,  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
fire. 

5  ''Also  out  of  the  midst  thereof 
came  the  likeness  of  four  living 
creatures.  And  Uliis  was  their 
appearance;  they  had  *the  lilce- 
ne.ss  of  a  man. 

G  And  every  one  had  four  faces, 
and  every  one  had  tour  wings. 

7  And  their  feet  ror.re  t straight 
feet;  and  the  sole  of  their  feet 
TTO.slike  the  sole  of  a  calf's  foot: 
and  they  sparkled  'like  the  colour 
of  burnished  brass. 

8  "'And  the}/  had  the  hands  of  a 
man  under  their  wings  on  their 
four  sides;  and  they  four  liad 
their  faces  and  their  \vings. 

y  "  Their  wings  lurre  joined  one 
to  another;  "they  turned  not 
when  tliey  went;  they  went  every 
one  straight  forward. 

10  As  <br  ;'the  likeness  of  their 
faces,  they  four  f/  had  the  face  of 
a  man,  '■and  the  Aice  of  a  lion, 
on  the  right  side:  »and  they  four 
had  the  face  of  an  o.\  on  tlie  left 
side;  Hhey  four  Jilso  had  the  face 
f)fan  eagle. 

11  Tlius  were  their  faces:  an<l 
their  wings  were  II  stretched  up- 
ward; two  tvinffs  of  every  one 
ivere  joined  one  to  another,  and 
"two  covered  their  irodies. 

12  And  a^they  went  ev(>ry  one 
straight  forward:  ?/ whither  the 
spirit  was  to  go,  they  went;  and 
=  they  turned  not  when  the.vwent. 

13  As  for  the  likene.ss  of  the  liv- 

704 


ing  creatures,  their  appearance 
loa.?  like  burning  coals  of  fire, 
"and  like  the  appearance  of 
lamps:  it  went  up  and  down 
among  the  living  creatures;  and 
the  fire  was  bright,  and  out  of 
the  fire  went  forth  lightning. 

14  And  the  living  creatures  ''ran 
and  returned  ^  as  the  appearance 
of  a  flash  of  lightning. 

15  If  Now  as  I  beheld  the  living 
creatures,  behold  <^one  wheel 
upon  the  earth  by  the  living 
creatures,  with  his  lour  faces. 

IG  cTlie  ajipearanceofthe  wheels 
and  their  work  was  .^like  unto 
the  colour  of  a  berjd:  and  they 
four  had  one  likeness:  and  their 
appearance  and  their  work  was 
as  it  were  a  wheel  in  the  middle 
of  a  wheel. 

17  When  they  went,  they  went 
upon  their  four  sides:  ffand  they 
turned  not  when  they  went. 

18  As  for  their  rings,  they  were 
so  high  that  they  were  dreadful : 
and  their  II  rings  were  '« full  of  eyes 
round  about  them  four. 

19  And  ivvhen  the  living  creat- 
ures went,  the  wheels  w'ent  by 
them  :  and  when  the  living  creat- 
ures were  lifted  up  from  the 
earth,  the  wheels  were  lifted  up. 

20  /■;  Whithersoever  the  spirit  was 
to  go,  they  went,  thither  was  their 
spirit  to  go;  and  the  wheels  were 
lifted  up  over  against  them:  '  for 
the  spirit  II  of  the  living  creature 
was  in  the  wheels. 

21  m  When  those  went,  these  went ; 
and  when  those  stood,  the.se 
stood;  and  when  those  were 
lifted  ui)  from  tlie  earth,  the 
wheels  were  lifted  up  over 
against  them:  for  the  spirit  II of 
the  living  creature  ^vas  in  the 
wheels. 

22  "And  the  likeness  of  the  fir- 
mament upon  the  heads  of  the 
living  creature  K'«.s  as  the  colour 
of  the  terrible  crystal,  stretched 
forth  over  their  lieads  above. 

2^5  And  under  tbe  firmament 
were  their  wings  straight,  the?  one 
toward  the  other:  every  one  had 
two,  wliicli  covered  on  this  side, 
and  every  one  had  two,  which 
covered  on  that  side,  their  bodies. 

24  "And  wlicn  they  went,  T  heard 
the  noi.se  of  their  wings,  i>  like  the 
noise  of  great  waters,  as  ?the 
voice  of  the  Almighty,  the  voice 
of  siieech,  as  the  noise  of  a  host : 
when  they  stood,  they  let  down 
their  wiug.s. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  595. 


b  Zech.  4.  10. 
cMatt.  24.  27. 


cch.  10.  9,10. 
/Dan.  10.  a. 


!|  Or,  strakes. 

h  ch.  10.  12. 

Zech.  4.  10. 

ich.  10.  16,17. 


Ich.  10.  17. 
nOr,  of  life. 


m  ver.  19,  20. 
ch.lO.  17. 


Or,  of  life. 


och.  10.5. 
pch.  43.  2. 

Dan.  10.  0. 

Rev.  1.  16. 
7  Job  37.  4,  ."j. 

Ps.  29.  3,  4. 

k  C8.  33. 


EzchieVs  commission. 


EZEKIEL. 


God  encoiirageth  him. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  595. 


rch.  10.  1. 
t  Ex.  24.  10. 


«  Rev.  4.  3.  (k 
10.1. 


ich.S.  23.  Sc 
8.4. 

ych.  3.  23. 
Dan.  8.  17. 
Acts9.4. 
Rev.  1.  17. 


a  Dan.  10.  11. 
4ch.  3.24. 


t  Heb. 

nations, 
c  Jer.  3.  25. 

ch.  20.18,21, 

30. 

rich.  3.  7. 

t  Heb. 
hard  of  face. 


ech.  3.11,26, 

27. 


/ch.  33.  33. 

f  Jer.  1.8,17. 
Luke  12.  4. 

II  Or,  rebels, 
k  Is.  9.  18. 

Jer.  6.  28. 

Mic.  7.  4. 
ich.  3.  9. 

1  Pet.  3.  14. 
*  rh.  3.  9,  2C, 

27. 
I  Jer.  1.  7,  17. 
m  ver.  5. 
t  Heb. 

rebellion. 


2-5  And  there  was  a  voice  from 
the  firmament  that  was  over  their 
lieads,  when  they  stood,  and  had 
let  down  their  wings. 

26  •[  '"And  above  the  firmament 
that  icas  over  their  heads  vas  the 
likeness  of  a  throne, « as  the  ap- 

I  pearanceof  a  sap])hire  stone:  and 
I  upon  the  likeness  of  the  throne 
I  u'o.s  the  likeness  as  the  appear- 
ance of  a  man  above  upon  it. 

27  <And  I  saw  as  the  colour  of 
amber,  as  the  appearance  of  fire 
round  about  within  it,  from  the 
appearance  of  his  loins  even  up- 
ward, and  from  the  appearance 
of  his  loins  even  downward,!  saw 
as  it  were  the  appearance  of  fire, 
and  it  had  brightness  round 
about. 

28  "As  the  appearance  of  the  bow 
that  is  in  the  cloud  in  the  day  of 
rain,  so  iras  the  appearance  of'the 
brightness  round  about.  a;This 
KT/.s-  the  appearance  of  the  like- 
ness of  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 
And  when  I  saw  it,yl  fell  upon 
my  face,  and  I  heard  a  voice  of 
one  that  spake. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  EzcHcl's  commission.     6  Hit  instruction. 

The  roll  of  his  heavy  prophecy, 

AND  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
J\.  man.  «stand  upon  thy  feet, 
and  I  will  speak  unto  thee. 

2  And  *  the  siiirit  entered  into 
me  when  he  spake  unto  me,  and 
set  me  upon  mj'  feet,  that  I  heard 
him  that  .spake  unto  me. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  I  send  thee  to  the  children 
of  Israel,  to  a  rebellious  t  nation 
that  hath  rebelled  against  me: 
c  they  and  their  fathers  have  trans- 
gressed against  me,  even  unto  this 
very  day. 

4  rfFor  they  are  t impudent  chil- 
dren and  stifThearted.  I  do  send 
thee  unto  them ;  and  thou  shall 
say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

5  ^And  they,  whether  they  will 
hear,  or  whether  they  will  forbear, 
(for  they  are  a  rebellious  house,) 
yet  .fshall  know  that  there  hath 
been  a  prophet  among  them. 

C  1[  And  thou,  son  of  man,  gh^ 
not  afraid  of  them,  neither  be 
afraid  of  their  words,  though 
II ''  briers  and  thorns  he  with  thee, 
and  thou  dost  dwell  among  scor- 
pions: ibe  not  afraid  of  their 
words,  nor  be  dismayed  at  their 
looks,  '-though  they  be  a  rebell- 
ious house. 

7  'And  thou  shalt  speak  my 
words  unto  them,  '"whether  they 
will  hear,  or  whether  they  will 
forbear:  for  they  are  tmost  re- 
bellious. 

8  But  thou,  son  of  man,  hear 
what  I  say  unto  thee ;  Be  not  thou 
rebellious    like    that     rebellious 

45 


house :  ojjen  thy  mouth,  and  «  eat 
that  I  give  thee. 

9  T^And  when  I  looked,  behold, 
"a  hand  icas  sent  unto  me;  and, 
lo, pa  roll  of  a  book  was  therein ; 

10  And  he  spread  it  before  me; 
and  it  ivas  written  within  and 
without :  and  there  was  written 
therein  lamentations,  and  mourn- 
ing, and  woe. 

CHAPTER   IIL 

1  ExeHel  eateth  the  roll.  4  God  encourageth 
him.  15  God  shewcth  him  the  rule  of  proph- 
cey.  22  God  shtitteth  and  opencth  the  propheVs 
mouth. 

MOREOVER  he  said  unto  me, 
Son  of  man,  eat  that  thou 
findest;  "eat  this  roll,  and  go 
speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel. 

2  So  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  he 
caused  me  to  eat  that  roll. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  cause  thy  belly  to  eat,  and 
fill  thy  bowels  with  this  roll  that 
I  give  thee.  Then  did  I ''eat  it; 
and  it  was  in  my  mouth  eas  honey 
for  sweetness. 

4  %  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  go,  get  thee  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  and  speak  with  my 
words  unto  them. 

5  For  thou  art  not  sent  to  a  peo- 
ple tof  a  strange  speech  and  of  a 
hard  language,  but  to  the  house 
of  Israel ; 

6  Not  to  many  people  tof  a 
strange  speech  and  of  a  Jiard  lan- 
guage, whose  words  thou  canst 
not  understand,  il  Surely, ''  had  I 
sent  thee  to  them,  they  would 
have  hearkened  unto  thee. 

7  But  the  house  of  Israel  will  not 
hearken  unto  thee ;  « for  they  will 
not  hearken  unto  me:  /for all  the 
house  of  Israel  a7'e  t  impudent 
and  hardhearted. 

8  Behold,  I  have  made  thy  face 
strong  against  their  faces,  and 
thy  forehead  strong  against  their 
foreheads. 

9  ^As  an  adamant  harder  than 
flint  liave  I  made  thy  forehead : 
'«fear  them  not,  neither  be  dis- 
mayed at  their  looks,  though  they 
be  a  rebelliou.s  house. 

10  Moreover  he  said  unto  me.  Son 
of  man,  all  my  words  that  I  shall 
speak  unto  thee  receive  in  thine 
heart,  and  hear  with  thine  ears. 

11  And  go,  get  thee  to  them  of 
the  captivity,  unto  the  children 
of  thy  people,  and  speak  unto 
them,"  and  tell  them,  'Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God;  whether  they  will 
hear,  or  whether  they  will  for- 
bear. 

12  Then  !<  the  spirit  took  me  up, 
and  I  heard  behind  me  a  voice  of 
a  great  rushing,  saying,  Blessed  be 
tlie  glory  of  the  Lord  from  his 
place. 

13  I  heard  also  the  noise  of  the 
wings  of  the  living  creatures  that 

705 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  595. 


nRev.  10.  9. 
och.8.  3. 
Jer.  1.  0. 
pch.  3.  1. 


V.  10.  9. 
!  Jer.  15. 


•Ts.  19.  10.  4; 
119.  103. 


t  Heb.  deep 

of  Up,  and 

heavy  of 

tongue  ; 

aud  KO  ver. 

C. 
t  Heb.  deep 

of  lip,  and 

heavy  of 

language. 
I  Or,  Jf  Ihad 

sent  thee,  ^c, 

tcould  they 

not  have 

hearkened 

vnto  thee  7 
rfMatt.  11.21, 

23. 

e  John  15.  20. 
/ch.  2.  4. 
t  Heb   stiff 

of  forehead, 

and  hard  of 

heart, 
g  Is.  50.  7. 

Jer.  1.  18.  &. 

15.  20. 

Mic.  3.8. 
ft  Jer.  1.3,17. 

ch.  2.  6. 


i  ch.  2.  5,  7. 
ver.  27. 


*  ver.  14. 
ch.  8.3. 
See  1  King.s 
18.  12. 

2  Kings  2.  16. 
.\ct8  8.  39. 


The  rule  of  prophecy. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  type  of  a  siege. 


Before 
CHRIST 

695. 


t  Hel).  kissed. 
Iver.  12. 

ch.  R.  3. 
t  Heb.  bitter. 
t  Heb. 

hot  anger, 
ml  Kings  3. 

15. 

ch.  1.  3.  k  S. 

].  <t  37.  1. 
nJob2.  13. 

Ps.  137.  1. 


cch.  33.  7,  8, 

9. 
p  Is.  52.  8.  tc 

56.  10.  &.  C2. 

6. 

Jer.  6.  17. 


7ch.33.  6. 
John  8.  21, 
24. 


rls.  49.4,  5. 
Act.s20.  20. 

«  ch.  IS.  24.  (t 
33.  12,  13. 

t  Heb.  right- 
eousnesses. 


t  vcr.  14. 
ch.  1.  3. 
uch.  8.  4. 


ych.  1.1. 
*ch.  1.28. 
ach.  2.  2. 


ech.24.  27. 
Luke  1.  20, 
33. 


t touched  one  another,  and  the 
noise  of  the  wheels  over  against 
them,  and  a  noise  of  a  great 
rushing. 

14  So  'the  spirit  lifted  me  up, and 
toolc  me  away,  and  I  went  t  in  bit- 
terness, in  the  t  lieat  of  my  spirit ; 
but  mthe  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
strong  upon  me. 

15  IT  Then  I  came  to  them  of  the 
captivity  at  Tel-abib,  that  dwelt 
bv  the  river  of  Chebar,  and  «I  sat 
where  they  sat,  and  remained 
there  astonished  among  them 
seven  days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end 
of  seven  daj's,  that  the  word  of 
the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

17  "Son  of  man,  I  have  made 
thee  2^a  watchman  unto  the  house 
of  Israel :  therefore  liear  the  word 
at  my  mouth,  and  give  them 
warning  from  me. 

18  When  I  say  unto  the  wicked. 
Thou  slialt  surely  die;  and  thou 
givest  him  not  warning,  nor 
spealvest  to  warn  the  wicked 
from  his  wicked  way,  to  save  his 
life;  the  same  wicked  man  5 shall 
die  in  his  iniquity;  but  his  blood 
will  I  require  at  thine  hand. 

19  Yet  if  thou  warn  the  wicked, 
and  he  turn  not  from  his  wicked- 
ness, nor  from  his  wicked  way, 
he  shall  die  in  his  iniquity;  '-but 
thou  hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

20  Again,  When  a  « righteous  7nan 
doth  turn  from  his  t  righteousness, 
and  commit  iniquity,  and  I  lay 
a  stumblingblock  before  him,  he 
shall  die:  because  thou  hufit  not 
given  him  warning,  he  shall  die 
in  his  sin,  and  his  righteousness 
which  he  hath  done  shall  not  be 
remembered ;  but  his  blood  will 
I  require  at  thine  hand. 

21  Nevertheless,  if  thou  warn  the 
righteous  man,  that  the  righteous 
sin  not,  and  he  doth  not  sin,  he 
shall  surely  live,  because  he  is 
warned  ;  also  thou  hast  delivered 
thy  soul. 

22  K  'And  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  there  upon  m(>;  and  he  said 
unto  me.  Arise,  go  forth  "into  the 
plain,  and  I  will  there  talk  with 
thee. 

23  Then  T  arose,  and  went  forth 
into  tlie  plain:  and,  beliold,  a:the 
glorv  of  the  Lord  stood  there,  as 
the  glory  which  I  .'/saw  by  the  river 
of  Chebar:  ^and  I  fell  on  my  face. 

21  Then  "the  spirit  entered  into 
me,  and  set  me  upon  my  feet,  and 
spake  with  me,  and  said  unto 
me,  Go,  shut  thyself  within  thine 
house. 

25  But  thou,  O  son  of  man,  be- 
hold, 'nhoy  shall  put  bands  upon 
thee,  and  shall  bind  thee  with 
them,  and  thou  shalt  not  go  out 
among  them : 

20  And  cl  will  make  thy  tongue 

cleave  to  the  roof  of  thy  moutn, 

706 


that  thou  Shalt  be  dumb,  and  shalt 
not  be  to  them  ta  reprover:  ''for 
they  are  a  rebellious  house. 
27  cBut  when  I  speak  with  thee, 
I  will  open  thy  mouth,  and  thou 
shalt  say  unto  them,  /Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God;  He  that  heareth, 
let  him  hear ;  and  he  that  Ibrbear- 
eth,  let  him  forbear:  sfor  they  aj'e 
a  rebellious  house. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

I  Under  the  type  of  a  siege  is  shewed  the  time 
from  the  defection  of  Jeroboam  to  the  captivity. 
9  Ey  the  provision  of  the  siege,  is  shewed  the 
hardness  of  the  famine. 

THOU  also,  son  of  man,  take 
thee  a  tile,  and  lay  it  before 
thee,  and  portray  upon  it  the  city, 
even  Jerusalem : 

2  And  lay  siege  against  it,  and 
build  a  fort  against  it,  and  cast  a 
mount  against  it;  set  the  camp 
also  against  it,  and  set  II  battering 
rams  against  it  round  about. 

3  Moreover  take  thou  unto  thee 

II  an  iron  pan,  and  set  it  for  a  wall 
of  iron  between  thee  and  the  city: 
and  set  thy  face  against  it,  and  it 
shall  be  besieged,  and  thou  shalt 
lay  siege  against  it.  a  Thin  shall 
be  a  sign  to  the  house  of  Israel. 

4  Lie  thou  also  upon  thy  left 
side,  and  lay  the  iniquity  of  the 
house  of  Israel  upon  it:  arrordinf! 
to  the  number  of  the  days  that 
thou  Shalt  lie  upon  it  thou  shalt 
bear  their  iniquity. 

5  For  I  have  laid  upon  thee  the 
years  of  their  iniquity,  according 
to  the  number  of  the  days,  three 
hundred  and  ninety  days:  ''so 
Shalt  tliou  bear  the  iniquity  of 
the  house  of  Israel. 

G  And  when  tliou  hast  accom- 
plished them,  lie  again  on  thy 
right  side,  and  thou  shalt  bear 
the  iniquity  of  the  house  of  Ju- 
dah  forty  days :  I  have  appointed 
thee  t  each  day  for  a  year. 

7  Therefore  thou  shalt  set  thy 
face  toward  the  siege  of  Jerusa- 
lem, and  thine  arm  .s7mW  be  un- 
covered, and  thou  shalt  prophesy 
against  it. 

8  '•And,  behold,  I  will  lay  bands 
upon  thoe,  and  thou  shalt  not 
turn  thee  tfroiu  one  side  to  an- 
other, till  tliou  hast  ended  the 
davs  of  tliy  siege. 

9  'if  Take  thou  also  unto  thee 
wheat,  and  barlev,and  beans,  and 
leiililes,  and  millet,  and  II  fitches, 
and  put  them  in  one  vessel,  and 
inakt!  thee  bread  thereof,  accnrd- 
hifl  to  the  number  of  the  da.vs 
tli'at  thou  Shalt  lie  upon  thy  side; 
three  hundred  and  ninety  days 
Shalt  thou  eat  thereof. 

10  And  thy  meat  which  thou 
Shalt  eat  shall  he  liy  weight, 
twenty  shekels  a  day:  from  time 
to  time  Shalt  tliou  eat  it. 

11  Thou  Shalt  drink  also  water 
by  measure,  the  sixth  part  of  a 


God's  judgments 


EZEKIEL. 


upon  Jerusalem. 


Before 

CHRIST 

595. 


/Ex.22.  31. 

Lev.  11.40. 

&  IT.  15. 
^^Deut.  U.  3. 

lb.  6j.  4. 


h  Lev.  26.  26. 

Ps.  105.  16. 

Is.  3.  1. 

ch.  5.  16.  ik 

14.  13. 
<  ver.  10. 

ch.  12.  19. 
*  ver.  11. 
I 'Lev.  26.  39. 

ch.  24.  23. 


504. 


a  See  Lev.  21. 


Is.  7.  20. 
ch.  44.  20. 


6  ver.  12. 
cch.  4.  1. 
dch.  4.  8,9. 


«  Jer.  40.  6.  & 
52. 16. 
+  Heb.  aings. 

/Jer.  41.  1,2, 
&.C.  ic  44. 14. 


liin:  from  time  to  time  slialt  tliou 
drink. 

12  And  thou  shalt  eat  it  as  bar- 
ley cake.s,  and  thou  shalt  bake  it 
with  (lung  that  cometh  out  of 
man,  in  their  sight. 

13  And  the  Lord  said,  Even  thus 
'^shall  the  children  of  Israel  eat 
their  defiled  bread  among  the  Gen- 
tiles, whither  I  will  drive  them. 

14  Then  said  I,  ^Ah  Lord  God! 
behold,  my  soul  hath  not  been 
polluted :  for  from  my  youth  up 
even  till  now  have  I  not  eaten  of 
/that  which  dieth  of  itself,  or  is 
torn  in  pieces ;  neither  came  there 
i/abominable  flesh  into  my  inouth. 

15  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Lo,  I 
have  given  thee  cow's  dung  for 
man's  dung,  and  thou  shalt  pre- 
pare thy  bread  therewith. 

16  Moreover  he  said  unto  me, 
.Son  of  man,  behold,  I  will  break 
the  ''  staff  of  bread  in  Jerusalem : 
and  they  shall  'eat  bread  by 
weight,  and  with  care;  and  they 
shall  *  drink  water  by  measure, 
and  with  astonishment : 

17  That  they  may  want  bread 
and  water,  and  be  astonied  one 
with  another,  and  'consume 
away  for  their  iniquity. 

CHAPTER  V, 

1  Under  the  type  of  hair,  5  is  shewed  the  judg- 
ment of  Jerusalem  /or  their  rebellion^  12  /jy 
famine,  sword,  and  dispersion, 

AXD  thou,  son  of  man,  take 
.  thee  a  sharp  knife,  take  thee 
a  barber's  razor,  «  and  cause  it  to 
pa.ss  upon  thine  head  and  upon 
thy  beard:  then  take  thee  bal- 
ances to  weigh,  and  divide  the 
hair. 

2  ("Thou  Shalt  burn  with  fire  a 
third  part  in  the  midst  of  « the 
city,  when  ''the  days  of  the  siege 
are  fulHlled:  and  thou  shalt  take 
a  third  part,  and  smite  about  it 
with  a  knife:  and  a  third  part 
thou  shalt  scatter  in  the  wind; 
and  I  will  draw  out  a  sword  after 
them. 

3  «Thou  shalt  also  take  thereof 
a  few  in  number,  and  bind  them 
in  thy  t  skirts. 

4  Then  take  of  them  again,  and 
/cast  thein  into  the  midst  of  the 
fire,  and  burn  them  in  the  fire; 
for  thereof  shall  a  fire  come  forth 
into  all  the  house  of  Israel. 

5  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
This  is  Jerusalem:  I  have  set  it 
in  the  midst  of  the  nations  and 
countries  that  are  round  about 
her. 

C  And  she  hatli  changed  my 
judgments  into  wickedness  more 
than  the  nations,  and  my  stat- 
utes more  than  the  countries 
that  are  round  about  her:  for 
they  liave  refused  my  judgments 
and  my  statutes,  they  have  not 
walked  in  them. 


7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Because  ye  multiplied  more 
than  the  nations  that  are  round 
about  you,  and  have  not  walked 
in  my  statutes,  neither  liave  kept 
my  judgments,  r/ neither  have 
done  according  to  the  judgments 
of  the  nations  that  are  round 
about  you; 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  I,  even  I,  ayn  against 
thee,  and  will  execute  judgments 
in  the  midst  of  thee  in  the  sight 
of  the  nations. 

9  /'And  I  will  do  in  thee  that 
which  I  have  not  done,  and 
whereunto  I  will  not  do  anj' 
more  the  like,  because  of  all 
thine  abominations. 

10  Therefore  the  fathers  » shall 
eat  the  sons  in  the  midst  of  thee, 
and  the  sons  shall  eat  their  fa- 
thers; and  I  will  execute  judg- 
ments in  thee,  and  the  whole 
remnant  of  thee  will  I  ^scatter 
into  all  the  winds. 

11  Wherefore,  «.s- 1  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God;  .Surely,  becau.se  thou 
hast  'defiled  my  sanctuary  with 
all  thy  '"detestable  things,  and 
with  all  thine  abominations,  there- 
fore will  I  also  diminish  thee ;  «  nei- 
ther shall  mine  eye  spare,  neither 
will  I  have  any  pit  v. 

12  f  oA  third  part  of  thee  shall 
die  with  the  pestilence,  and  with 
famine  shall  they  be  consumed 
in  the  midst  of  thee:  and  a  third 
part  shall  fall  by  the  sword  round 
about  thee;  and  pI  will  scatter  a 
third  part  into  all  the  winds,  and 
"7  1  will  draw  out  a  sword  after 
them. 

13  Thus  shall  mine  anger  ^-be 
accomplished,  and  I  will  « cause 
my  fury  to  rest  upon  them,  f  and 
I  will  be  comforted:  «and  they 
shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  have 
spoken  it  in  my  zeal,  when  I  have 
accomplished  my  fury  in  them. 

14  Moreover  ^I  will  make  thee 
waste,  and  a  reproach  among  the 
nations  that  are  round  about  thee, 
in  the  sight  of  all  that  pass  by. 

1-5  So  it  shall  be  a  .'/reproach  and 
a  taunt,  an  instruction  and  an 
astonishment  unto  the  nations 
that  are  round  about  thee,  when  I 
shall  execute  judgments  in  thee 
in  anger  and  in  fury  and  in  2 furi- 
ous rebukes.  I  the  Lord  have 
spoken  if. 

16  When  I  shall  a  send  upon 
them  the  evil  arrows  of  famine, 
which  shall  be  for  their  destruc- 
tion, and  which  I  will  send  to 
destroy  you:  and  I  will  increase 
the  famine  upon  you,  and  will 
break  your  ''Staff  of  bread  : 

17  .So  will  I  send  upon  you  fam- 
ine and  >•  evil  beasts,  and  they  shall 
bereave  thee ;  and  <'  pestilence 
and  blood  shall  pa.ss  through 
thee;  and  I  will  bring  the  sword 

707 


Before 
CHRIST 

594. 


f  Jer.  2. 10,11. 
ch.  16.  47. 


h  Lam.  4.  6. 
Dan.  9  12. 
Amos  3.  2. 


i  i  Lev.  26.  29. 

Deut.  28.  53. 

2  Kings  6. 29. 

.ler.  19.  9. 

Lam.  2.  20. 

&  4.10. 
*  ver.  12. 

l.f.v.  20.  33. 

Deut.  28.  64. 

ch.  12.  14. 

Zech.  2.  6. 
;2Chr.  36.  14. 

ch.  7.  20.  k 

8.  »,  (kc.  & 

23.  38. 
mch.  11.  21. 
nch.  7.  4,9.4; 

8.  18.  &  9.  10. 
0  See  ver.  2. 

Jer.  l."j.  2.  & 

21.9. 

ch.  6.  12. 

p  Jer.  9.  16. 

vt-r.  2,  10. 

ch.  0.  n. 
q  Lev.  26.  33. 

ver.  2. 

ch.  12.  14. 
rLam.  4.  11. 

ch.  6.  12.  Ic 

7.8. 
sch.  21.  17. 
t  Deut.  32.  36. 

Is.  1.  24. 
u  ch.  36.  6.  k 

36.  19. 
xLev.  26.  31, 

32. 

Neh.  2.17. 
yDent.  28.37. 

1  Kings  9.  7. 

Ps.  79.  4. 

Jer.  21.  9. 

Lam.  2.  15. 

zch.  25.  17. 


I  Deut.  32. 23, 


4  Lev.  26.  20. 

rh.  4.  16.  & 

14. 13. 
c  Lev.  26.  22. 

Deut.  32.  24. 

ch.  14.21.  * 

33.  27.  4.  34. 

25. 
d  ch.  38.  22. 


Israel's  judgment. 


EZEKIEL. 


Her  final  desolation. 


Before 
C  H  U  I  S  T 

594. 


594. 

och.  20.  40.  <k 
ai.2.  (Sc25.2. 
6  ch.  36.  1. 


c  Lf  V.  26.  30. 


II  Or, 
sun  images, 
and  so  ver.6 

rfLev.  26.  30. 

t  Heb.  give. 


ever.  13. 

rh. 

7.  4,  9.  <k 

11. 

in,  12.  & 

12. 

15. 

f.]>- 

r.  44.  28. 

rh 

5.  2,12.  <fc 

12. 

16.  6c  14. 

22. 

rPs.  78.  40. 

Is.  7.  13.  <k 

43.  24.  &  63. 

10. 
7i  Num.  15.39. 

ch.  20.  7,  24. 
i  Lev.  26.  3'J. 

Job  42.  6. 

ch.  20.  43.  <t 

36.  31. 


upou   thee.     I  the   Lord  have 
spoken  it. 

CHAPTER   VI. 

1  The  judgment  of  Urncl  for  their  idolatry.  8 
A  remnant  shall  be  blessed.  11  The  Jailhful 
are  exhorted  to  lament  their  calamities. 

AND   the   word   of   the   Lord 
.  came  imto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  "set  thy  face  to- 
ward the  *  mountains  of  Israel, 
and  prophesy  against  them, 

3  And  say.  Ye  mountains  of  Is- 
rael, hear  the  word  of  the  Lord 
God;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to 
the  mountains  and  to  the  hills,  to 
the  rivers  and  to  the  valleys; 
Behold,  I,  even  I,  will  bring  a 
sword  upon  you,  and  cl  will  de- 
stroy your  high  places. 

4  And  your  altars  shall  be  deso- 
late, and  your  II  images  shall  be 
broken:  and  ^I  will  cast  down 
your  slain  'men  before  your  idols. 

5  And  I  will  tlay  the  dead  car- 
casses of  the  children  of  Israel 
before  their  idols ;  and  I  will  scat- 
ter your  bones  round  about  your 
altars. 

()  In  all  your  dwellingplaces  the 
cities  shall  be  laid  waste,  and  the 
high  places  shall  be  desolate; 
that  your  altars  may  be  laid 
waste  and  made  desolate,  and 
your  idols  may  be  broken  and 
cease,  and  your  images  may  be 
cut  down,  and  your  works  may 
be  abolished. 

7And  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the 
midst  of  you,  and  "ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

8  If/Yet  will  I  leave  a  remnant, 
that  ye  may  have  some  that  shall 
escap'e  the  sword  among  tlie  na- 
tions, when  ye  shall  be  scattered 
through  the  countries. 

9  And  they  that  escape  of  you 
shall  remember  me  among  the 
nations  whither  they  shall  be  car- 
ried captives,  because  a\  am  bro- 
ken with  their  whorish  heart, 
which  hath  departed  from  me, 
and  'iwitli  their  eyes,  which  go  a 
whoring  after  their  idols:  and 
Uhey  shall  loathe  themselves  for 
the  evils  which  they  have  com- 
mitted in  all  their  abominations. 

10  And  they  shall  know  that  lam 
the  Lord,  and  that  I  have  not  said 
in  vain  that  I  would  do  this  evil 
unto  them. 

11  1i  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Smite  ''With  thine  hand,  and 
stamp  with  thy  foot,  and  say, 
Alas  for  all  the  evil  abominations 
of  the  house  of  Israel!  'for  tliey 
sliall  fall  by  the  sword,  by  the 
famine,  and  by  tlic  pestilence. 

12  He  that  is  far  off  shall  die 
of  the  pestilence;  and  he  that  is 
near  shall  fall  by  the  sword;  and 
he  that  reniaineth  and  is  besieged 
shall  die  by  the  famine:  '"thus 
will  I  accomplish  my  fury  upou 
them. 

708 


13  Then  «  shall  ye  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  when  tlieir  slain  men 
shall  be  among  their  idols  round 
about  their  altars,  "  upon  every 
high  hill,  pin  all  the  tops  of  the 
mountains.T  and  <?  under  every 
green  tree,  and  under  every  thick 
oak,  the  place  where  they  did  offer 
sweet  savour  to  all  their  idols. 

14  So  will  I  »•  stretch  out  my 
hand  upon  them,  and  make  the 
land  desolate,  yea,  II  more  deso- 
late than  the  wilderness  toward 
sDiblath,  in  all  their  habitations: 
and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  The  final  desolation  of  Israel.  16  The  mournful 
repentance  of  them  that  escape.  20  The  ene- 
mies defile  the  sanctuary  because  of  the  Israel- 
ties'  abominations.  23  Under  the  type  of  a 
chain  is  shewed  their  miserable  captivity. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  unto  the  land 
of  Israel;  "An  end,  the  end  is 
come  upon  the  four  corners  of  the 
land. 

3  Now  is  the  end  rome  upon  thee, 
and  I  will  send  mine  anger  upon 
thee,  and  *  will  judge  thee  accoi-d- 
ing  to  th3'  ways,  and  will  t  recom- 
pense upon  tliee  all  thine  abomi- 
nations. 

4  And  cmine  eye  shall  not  spare 
thee,  neither  will  I  have  pity :  but 
I  will  recompense  thy  ways  upon 
thee,  and  thine  abominations  shall 
be  in  the  midst  of  thee:  rfand  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  An 
evil,  an  only  evil,  behold,  is  come, 

6  An  end  is  come,  the  end  is 
come :  it  t  watcheth  for  thee ;  be- 
hold, it  Is  come. 

7  «The  morning  is  come  unto 
thee,  O  thou  tliat  dwellest  in  the 
land:  /the  time  is  come,  the  daj' 
of  trouble  is  near,  and  not  the 
ilsoundingagain  of  the  mountains. 

8  Now  will  I  shortly  .'/  pour  out  my 
fury  upon  thee,  and  accomplish 
mine  anger  upon  thee:  '«and  I 
will  judge  thee  according  to  thy 
ways,  and  will  recompense  thee 
for'all  thine  abominations. 

9  And  i  mine  eye  shall  not  spare, 
neither  will  I  have  pity  :  I  will  rec- 
ompense t  thee  according  to  thy 
ways  and  thine  abominations  lliat 
are  in  the  mid.st  of  thee;  *and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
that  smitetli. 

10  Behold  the  day,  behold,  it  is 
come  :  '  the  morning  is  gone  iorth ; 
the  rod  bath  blossomed,  pride 
hath  budded. 

11  "I  Violence  is  risen  up  into  a 
rod  of  wickedness :  none  of  them 
sliall  remain,  nov  of  tlieir  II  multi- 
tude, nor  of  any  of  11  theirs :  «  nei- 
tlier  sliall  tfiere  be  wailing  for 
them. 


Before 
CHRIST 

594. 


nver.   i. 
0  Jer.  2.  20. 
pHos.  4.  13. 
q  U.  57.  5. 

r  Is.  5.  25. 

II  Or,  desolate 
from  the 
wilderness. 

J  Num.  33.46. 
Jer.  48.  22. 


I  ver.  3,  6. 

Amos  8.2. 
Matt.  24.  6, 
13,  14. 


b  vcr.  e,  9. 
I  Heb.  give. 


c  vcr.  0. 
ch.  5.  11.  &. 
8.  18.  <t  9.10. 


t  Heb. 

awaketh 

against  thee. 
e  ver.  10. 

/ver.  12. 

7,eph.  1.  14, 

15. 
n  Or,  echo. 
f  ch.  20.  8,21. 
ft  ver.  3. 


t  Heb. 
upon  thee, 

*  vcr.  4. 


m  Jer.  6.  7. 
II  Or,  tumult. 
II  Or,  their 

tumultuous 

persons. 
nJer.  16.  5,6. 

ch.  24.  16,22. 


Tlie  captivity  foreshewn. 


EZEKIEL. 


Image  of  jealousy. 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 


tlleb. 
though  their 
life  were  yet 
umung  the 
living. 

!l  Or,  whose 
life  U  in  his 
iniijuity. 

t  Heb. 
his  iniquity. 


p  Deut.  32.  25. 
Lam.  1.  20. 
eh.  5.  12. 


gch.  C.  8. 


rls.  13.7. 

Jer.  6.  24. 

ch.  21.  7. 
t  Heb.  so 

into  water. 
s  Is.  3.  24.  <k 

15.  2,  3. 

Jer.  48.  37. 

Amos  8.  10. 
t  Ps.  55.  5. 

t  Heb.  for  a 
separutiout 
or,  anctean- 
ncss. 

u  Prov.  11.  4. 
Zeph.  1.  18. 

II  Or,  because 
their  innjui- 
ty  is  tlicir 
stumbling., 
block. 

xch.  14.  3,4. 
(k  44.  12. 

V  Jer.  7.  30. 

a  Or,  made  it 
unto  them 
an  unclean 
thing. 


II  Or, 

burglars. 
z  2  Kings  21. 

16. 

ch.  9.  9.  ic 

11.  G. 


'!  Or, 
they  shall 
inherit  their 
holy  places. 

t  Heb. 
Cutting  off. 

a  Deut.  32.  23. 
Jer.  4.  20. 


12  oThe  time  is  come,  the  day 
draweth  near:  let  not  the  buyer 
rejoice,  nor  the  seller  mom"n :  for 
wrath  is  upon  all  the  multitude 
thereof. 

13  For  the  seller  .shall  not  return 
to  that  which  is  .sold,  t  although 
they  were  yet  alive :  for  the  vi- 
sion is  touching  the  whole  multi- 
tude thereof,  iiiiirh  shall  not  re- 
turn ;  neither  shall  an\' strengthen 
himself  11  in  tthe  iniquity  of  his 
life. 

14  They  have  blown  the  trump- 
et, even  to  make  all  ready;  but 
none  goeth  to  the  battle:  for  my 
wrath  is  upon  all  the  multitude 
thereof 

15  i>  The  sword  is  without,  and 
the  pestilence  and  the  famine 
wiihin:  he  that  is  in  the  field 
shall  die  with  the  sword;  and  he 
that  is  in  the  citj',  famine  and 
pestilence  shall  devour  him. 

16  ♦;  But  'J  they  that  e.scape  of 
them  shall  escape,  and  shall  be 
on  the  mountains  like  doves  of 
the  valleys,  all  of  them  mourn- 
ing, every  one  for  his  iniquity. 

17  AH  'hands  shall  be  feeble, 
and  all  knees  shall  t  be  weak  as 
water. 

18  They  shall  also  »gird  them- 
selves with  sackcloth,  and  'hor- 
ror shall  cover  them;  and  shame! 
sJiall  be  upon  all  faces,  and  bald- 
ness upon  all  their  heads. 

19  They  shall  cast  their  silver 
in  the  streets,  and  their  gold  shall 
be  +  removed:  their  "silver  and 
their  gold  shall  not  be  able  to  de- 
liver them  in  the  day  of  the  wrath 
of  theLoKD:  they  shall  not  sat- 
isfy their  souls,  neither  fill  their 
bowels :  II  because  it  is  ^-  the  stum- 
blingblock  of  their  iniquity. 

20  *|  As  for  the  beauty  of  his 
ornament,  he  set  it  in  majesty : 
2/ but  they  made  the  images  of 
their  abominations  ami  of  their 
detestable  things  therein:  there- 
fore have  1 1!  set  it  far  from  them. 

21  And  I  will  give  it  into  the 
hands  of  the  strangers  for  a  prey, 
and  to  the  wicked  of  the  earth  for 
a  spoil ;  and  they  shall  pollute  it. 

22  ]My  face  will'  I  turn  also  from 
them,  and  they  shall  pollute  my 
secret  place:  for  the  il  robbers 
shall  enter  into  it,  and  defile  it. 

23  1  Make  a  chain:  for  ^ the  land 
is  full  of  bloodj'  crimes,  and  the 
city  is  full  of  violence. 

24"  Wherefore  I  will  bring  the 
worst  of  the  heathen,  and  they 
shall  possess  their  houses:  I  will 
also  make  the  pomp  of  the  strong 
to  cease ;  and  II  their  holy  places 
shall  be  defiled. 

2-3  t  Destruction  cometh;  and 
they  shall  seek  peace,  and  there 
shall  be  none. 

26  "Mischief  shall  come  upon 
mischief,  and  rumour  shall    be 


upon  rumour;  ^then  shall  they 
seek  a  vision  of  the  prophet ;  but 
the  law  shall  perish  from  the 
priest,  and  counsel  from  the  an- 
cients. 

27  The  king  shall  mourn,  and 
the  prince  shall  be  clothed  with 
desolation,  and  the  hands  of  the 
people  of  the  land  shall  be  trou- 
bled: I  wall  do  unto  them  after 
their  wa\',  and  t  according  to 
their  deserts  will  I  judge  them ; 
"and  they  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  LoED. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Ezekiel.  in  a  vision  of  God  at  Jerusalem^  5  is 
shelved  the  image  of  jealousy^  7  the  chambers 
of  imagery,  13  the  mourners  fvr  Tammuz,  15 
the  worshippers  towards  the  sun.  18  God's 
wrath  for  their  idolatry. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  sixth 
J\.  year,  in  the  sixth  month,  in 
the  hfth  day  of  the  month,  as  Isat 
in  mine  house,  and  «the  elders  of 
Judah  sat  before  me,  that  '<  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  God  fell  there 
upon  me. 

2  "Then  I  beheld,  and  lo  a  like- 
ness as  the  appearance  of  lire : 
from  the  appearance  of  his  loins 
even  downward,  fire;  and  from 
his  loins  even  upward,  as  the  ap- 
peai'ance  of  brightness,  t^as  the 
colour  of  amber. 

3  xVnd  he  e  put  forth  the  form  of 
a  hand,  and  took  me  by  a  lock  of 
mine  head;  and /the  spirit  lifted 
me  up  between  the  earth  and  the 
heaven,  and  ^brought  me  in  the 
visions  of  God  to  Jerusalem,  to 
the  door  of  the  inner  gate  that 
looketh  toward  the  north  ;  ^^  where 
was  the  seat  of  the  image  of  jeal- 
ousy, which  iprovoketh  to  jeal- 1 
ousy.  I 

4  And,  behold,  the  glory  of  the 
God  of  Israel  was  there,  accord- 
ing to  the  vision  that  I  a- saw  in 
the  plain. 

5  •[  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Son 
of  man,  lift  up  thine  eyes  now  the 
way  toward  the  north.  So  I  lifted 
up  mine  eyes  the  way  toward  the 
north,  and  behold  northward  at 
the  gate  of  the  altar  this  image  of 
jealousy  in  the  entry. 

6  He  said  furthermore  unto  me. 
Son  of  man,  seest  thou  what  they 
do?ere>i  the  great  abominations 
that  the  house  of  Israel  commit- 
teth  here,  that  I  should  go  far  off 
from  my  sanctuary  ?  but  turn 
thee  yet  again,  and  thou  shalt  see 
greater  abominations. 

7  f  And  he  brought  me  to  the 
door  of  the  court ;  and  when  I 
looked,  behold  a  hole  in  the  wall. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  dig  now  in  the  wall :  and 
when  I  had  digged  in  the  wall, 
behold  a  door. 

9  And  he  said  unto  me.  Go  in, 
and  behold  the  wicked  abomina- 

1  tious  that  they  do  here. 
'  709 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 


I  Vs.  74.  9. 
Lam.  2.  9. 
ch.  20.  1,  3. 


f  Heb. 
with  their 
judgments, 

;  ver,  4. 


594. 


ach 

14.  1.  4: 

211. 

1.  (k  33. 

31. 

4ch 

1.  3.  ^lc  3. 

22. 

cch 

1.  26,  27. 

/ch.  3.  14. 


gc\i.  11.  1,24. 
<S£  40.  2. 


i  Deut.  32.  10, 
21. 


k  ch.  1.  28.  tc 
3.  22,  23. 


God's  wrath  for  idolatry. 


EZEKIEL. 


EzekieVs  vision. 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 


lch.9.9. 


m  Joel  2.  17. 
nch.  U.  1. 
o  Jer.  2.  27.  <k 

3-2.  33. 
pDeut.  4.  19. 

2  Kings 23. 

5,  11. 

Job  31.26. 

Jer.  41.  17. 
II  Or,  Is  there 

any  thing 

lighter  than 

to  cummit  ? 
q  ch.  9.  9. 
rrh.  ij.  13.  (fc 

10.  4i  &.  24. 
13. 

»cti.  5.  11.  & 

7.  4,  9.  &;  9. 

5,  10. 
?Prov.l.  28. 

la.  1.  15. 

Jer.  11.  11.  (k 

11.  12. 
Mic.  3   4. 
7.ech.  7.  13. 


about  594. 


t  Heh.  which 
is  turned. 

tHeb. 
a  weapon  of 
his  breaking 
in  pieces. 


10  So  I  wont  in  and  saw;  and 
behold  every  form  of  creeping 
things,  and  abominable  beasts, 
and  all  tlie  idols  of  the  house  of 
Israel,  portrayed  upon  the  wall 
rovind  about. 

11  And  there  stood  before  them 
seventy  men  of  the  ancients  of 
the  house  of  Israel,  and  in  the 
midst  of  them  stood  Jaazaniali 
the  son  of  Shaphan,  with  every 
man  his  censer  in  his  liand ;  and 
a  thick  cloud  of  incense  went  up. 

12  Tiien  said  he  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  hast  thou  seen  what  the  an- 
cients of  the  house  of  Israel  do  in 
tlie  dark,  every  man  in  the  cham- 
bers of  his  imagery  ?  for  they  say, 
JThe  Lord  seeth  us  not;  the 
Lord  hath  forsaken  the  earth. 

13  ^  He  said  also  unto  me,  Turn 
thee  yet  again,  mul  thou  shalt 
see  greater  abominations  that 
they  do. 

14  Then  he  brought  me  to  the 
door  of  the  gate  of  the  Lord's 
house  which  ivns  toward  the 
north ;  and,  behold,  there  sat 
women  weeping  for  Tammuz. 

lo  *S  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Hast 
thou  seen  thi.'s,  O  son  of  man? 
turn  thee  yet  again,  and  thou 
Shalt  see  greater  abominations 
than  these. 

16  And  he  brought  me  into  the 
inner  court  of  the  Lord's  house, 
and,  behold,  at  the  door  of  the 
temple  of  the  Lord,  «'  between  the 
porch  and  the  altar,  "  were  about 
live  and  twenty  men,  o  with  tlieir 
backs  toward  the  temple  of  the 
Lord,  and  their  faces  toward  the 
east;  and  they  worshipped  i^the 
sun  toward  the  east. 

17  ^  Then  he  said  unto  me.  Hast 
thou   seen   this,  O  son  of  man? 

I  Is  it  a  light  thing  to  the  house  of 
Jndah  that  they  commit  the 
abominations  which  they  com- 
mit here  ?  for  they  have  9  filled 
the  land  with  violence,  and  have 
returned  to  provoke  me  to  an- 
ger :  and,  lo,  they  put  the  branch 
to  their  nose. 

15  '-Therefore  will  I  also  deal  in 
fury:  mine  seyo  shall  not  spare, 
neither  will  I  have  pity:  and 
though  they  <cry  in  mine  ears 
with  a  loud  voice,  yet  will  I  not 
hear  them. 

CHAPTER  IX, 

1  A  vision^  whcrehy  is  shewed  the  preservation  of 
some,  S  and  the  destruction  of  the  rest,  b  God 
cannot  be  entreated  for  them. 

TTE  ci'ied  also  in  mine  ears  with 
XL  a  loud  voice,  saying.  Cause 
them  that  have  charge  over  the 
city  to  draw  neai-,  even  every 
man  with  liis  destroying  weapon 
in  his  hand. 

2  And,  behold,  six   men  came 

from  the  way  or  the  higher  gate, 

t which  lietli  toward  the    north. 

and     every    man     ta    slaughter 

710 


weapon  in  his  hand;  "and  one 
man  among  them  ivas  clothed 
with  linen,  with  a  writer's  ink- 
horn  tby  his  side:  and  they  went 
in,  and  stood  beside  the  brazen 
altar. 

3  And  b  the  glory  of  the  God  of 
Israel  was  gone  up  from  the 
cherub,  whereupon  he  was,  to 
the  threshold  of  the  house.  And 
he  called  to  the  man  clothed  with 
linen,  which  had  the  writer's  ink- 
horn  by  his  side; 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  bim. 
Go  through  the  midst  of  the  city, 
through  the  mid.st  of  Jerusalem, 
and  tset  e  a  mark  upon  the  fore- 
heads of  the  men  t^that  sigh  and 
that  cry  for  all  the  abominations 
that  be  done  in  the  midst  thereof. 

5  ^  And  to  the  others  he  said  in 
tmine  hearing.  Go  ye  after  him 
through  the  city,  and  smite :  clet 
not  your  eye  spare,  neither  have 
ye  pity: 

6  /  Slay  t  utterly  old  and  young, 
both  maids,  and  little  children, 
and  women :  but  s-come  not  near 
any  man  upon  whom  is  the 
mark  ;  and  ''  begin  at  my  sanctu- 
ary, i  Then  they  began  at  the  an- 
cient men  which  ivere  before  the 
house. 

7  And  he  said  unto  them.  Defile 
the  house,  and  fill  the  courts  with 
the  slain  :  go  ye  forth.  And  they 
went  forth,  and  slew  in  the  city. 

8  '[[  And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
they  were  slaying  them,  and  I 
was  left,  that  I  ''fell  upon  my 
face,  and  cried,  and  said,  'Ah 
Lord  God!  wilt  thou  destroy  all 
the  residue  of  Israel  in  thy  pour- 
ing out  of  thy  fury  upon  Jerusa- 
lem ? 

9  Then  said  he  unto  me.  The 
iniquity  of  the  house  of  Israel 
and  Judah  is  exceeding  great, 
and  "'the  land  istfull  of  blood, 
and  the  city  full  of  II  perverseness : 
for  they  say,  «Tlie  Lord  hath 
forsaken  the  earth,  and  othe 
Lord  seeth  not. 

10  And  as  for  me  also,  mine  p  eye 
shall  not  spare,  neither  will  I 
liave  pity,  hut  '/I  will  recompense 
their  way  upon  their  head. 

11  And,  behold,  the  man  clothed 
with  linen,  which  had  the  ink- 
horn  by  his  side,  t  reported  the 
matter,  saying,  1  have  done  as 
thou  hast  commanded  me. 

CHAPTER   X. 

I   The  vision  of  the  coals  of  fire,  to  he  scattered 
over  the  city.     8  The  vision  of  th»  cherubim. 

THEN  I  looked,  and,  behold,  in 
the  ''iinnamcnt  tliat  was 
above  the  lieail  of  the  clierubim 
there  appeared  over  them  as  it 
were  a  sapphire  stone,  as  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  likeness  of  a 
throne. 
2  ''And  tie  spake  uulo  the  man 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  594. 


a  Lev.  IC.  4. 

ch.  10.2,6,7. 

Rev.  15.  a. 
t  Heh.  upon 

his  loins, 
b  See  eh.  3. 

23.  &  8.  4.  & 

10.  4,  18.  6c 

11.  22,  23. 


t  Ileb.  mark 

a  mark. 
c  Ex.  12.  7. 

Rev.  7.  3.  & 

9.  4.  <fc  13. 

16,  17.  (k  20. 

4. 
d  Ps.  119.  53, 

136. 

Jer.  13.  17. 

2  Cor.  12.  21. 

2  Pet.  2.  8. 
t  Heb. 

mine  ears, 
e  ver.  10. 

ch.  5.11. 
/2  Chr.  30. 

17. 
t  Heb.  to 

destruction, 
g  Rev.  9.  4. 
A  Jer.  25.  29. 

1  Pet.  4.  17. 
ich.  8.  11,  12, 

10. 

SNum.  14.  5. 

A:  16.  4,  22, 

45. 

Josh.  7.  6. 
Ich.  11.  13. 


m2  Kings  21. 

16. 

rh.  8.17. 
t  Heb. 

filled  with. 
'\  Or, 

wresting  of 

judjjineiit. 
n  cli.  8.  12. 
0  Ps.  10.  11. 

Is.  29.  16. 
pch.  5.  11.  ic 

7.  4.  ic  8.  18. 
Vch.  11.  21. 
t  Heh. 

returned  the 


594. 

a  ch.  1.  22,  2a 


b  ch.  9.  2,  3. 


Visio7i  of  the  chemhim. 


EZEKIEL. 


Presumption  of  the  princes. 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 


t  He!),  the 
hollow  of 
thine  hand. 

cch.  1.  13. 

dSee  Rev.  8. 


e  See  ver.  18. 
cli.  I.  28.  <fc 

9.  3. 

t  Heb.  was 

lifted  up. 

f\  Kings  8. 

10,  11. 
ch.  43.  5. 

f  ch.  1.24. 

h  Ps.  29.  3, 

iLC. 


tHeb. 
tint  forth.. 


ich.l.  8. 
ver.  21. 


t  Heb._/iesA. 
ncli.  1.  18. 


:]  Or,  they 
were  culled 
in  my  hear' 
ing,  wheel, 
or,  galgal. 

oih.  1.  6,  10. 


pch.  1.  5. 
?ch.  1.  19. 


clothed  with  linen,  and  said,  Go 
in  between  the  wheeLs,  even  under 
the  cherub,  and  till  t  thine  hand 
with  cecals  of  fire  from  between 
the  cherubim,  and  f' scatter  them 
over  the  city.  And  he  went  in  in 
my  sight. 

3  Now  the  cherubim  stood  on  the 
right  side  of  the  house,  when  the 
man  went  in  ;  and  the  cloud  filled 
the  inner  court. 

4  «Then  the  glory  of  the  Lorb 
twent  up  from  the  cherub,  and 
stood  over  the  threshold  of  the 
house;  and  /the  house  was  filled 
with  the  cloud,  and  the  court  was 
full  of  the  brightness  of  the  Lord's 
glory. 

5  And  the  ff  sound  of  the  cheru- 
bim's wings  was  heard  even  to  the 
outer  court,  as  ''the  voice  of  the 
Almighty  God  when  he  speaketh. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
he  had  commanded  the  man 
clothed  with  linen,  saying,  Take 
fire  froiu  between  the  wheels, 
from  between  the  cherubim;  then 
he  went  in,  and  stood  beside 
the  wheels. 

7  And  one  cherub  ^stretched  forth 
his  hand  from  between  the  cheru- 
bim unto  the  fire  that  was  be- 
tween the  cherubim,  and  took 
thereof,  and  put  it  into  the  hands 
of  him  that  ivas  clothed  with 
linen;  who  took  it,  and  went  out. 

8  ^  'And  there  appeared  in  the 
cherubim  the  form  of  a  man's 
hand  under  their  wings. 

9  ^And  when  I  looked,  behold 
the  four  wheels  bj'  the  cherubim, 
one  wheel  by  one  cherub,  and  an- 
other wheel"  by  another  cherub: 
and  the  appearance  of  the  wheels 
was  as  the  colour  of  a  '  beryl 
stone. 

10  And  as  for  their  appearances, 
they  four  had  one  likeness,  as  if  a 
wheel  had  been  in  the  midst  of  a 
wheel. 

11  '"When  they  went,  they  went 
upon  their  four  sides;  thej'  turn- 
ed not  as  they  went,  but  to  the 
place  whither  the  head  looked 
they  followed  it ;  they  turned  not 
as  thej' went. 

12  And  their  whole  tbody,  and 
their  backs,  and  their  hancLs,  and 
their  wings,  and  « the  wheels,  were 
full  of  eyes  round  about,  even  the 
wheels  that  they  four  had. 

13  As  for  the  wheels,  II  it  was 
cried  unto  them  in  my  hearing,  O 
wheel. 

14  "And  everyone  had  four  faces : 
the  first  face  jvas  the  face  of  a 
cherub,  and  the  second  face  was 
the  face  of  a  man,  and  the  third 
the  face  of  a  lion,  and  the  fourth 
the  face  of  an  eagle. 

1-5  And  the  cherubim  were  lifted 
up.  This  is  p  the  living  creature 
that  I  saw  by  the  river  of  Chebar. 

Ifj  <i  And  when  the  cherubim  went, 


Before 
CHRIST 

694. 


12,20, 


a  Or,  ofHfe. 


ucb.  U.  S2. 


X  ch.  1.  22. 

ver.  15. 
ych.  1.  1. 


2  oh.  1.  6. 

ver.  14. 
ach.  1.  8. 

ver.  «. 


the  wheels  went  by  them ;  and 
when  the  cherubim  lifted  up  their 
wings  to  mount  up  from  the 
earth,  the  same  wheels  also  turn- 
ed not  from  beside  them. 

17  'When  they  stood,  tliesestooA; 
and  when  they  were  lifted  up, 
these  lifted  up  themselves  also  :  for 
the  spirit  II  of  the  living  creature 
ivas  in  them.  ( 

18  Then  »the  glory  of  the  Lord' » ver. 4. 

<  departed  from  off  the  threshold  j  t  Hos.  9. 12. 
of  the  house,  and  stood  over  the  | 
cherubim.  / 

19  And  "the  cherubim  lifted  up 
their  wings,  and  mounted  up  from 
the  earth  in  my  sight:  when  they 
went  out,  the  wheels  also  ire?'e  be- 
side them,  and  every  one  stood  at 
the  door  of  the  east  gate  of  the 
Lord's  house ;  and  the  glory  of 
the  God  of  Israel  ivas  over  them 
above. 

"20  a:  This  is  the  living  creature 
that  I  saw  under  the  God  of  Israel 
yhy  the  river  of  Chebar;  and  I 
knew  that  they  were  the  cheru- 
bim. 

21  s  Every  one  had  four  faces 
apiece,  and  every  one  four  wings ; 
«and  the  likeness  of  the  hands  of 
a  man  was  under  their  wings. 

22  And  6  the  likeness  of  their 
faces  was  the  same  faces  which  I 
saw  by  the  river  of  Chebar,  their 
appearances  and  themselves: 
(•they  went  every  cue  straight 
forw"ard. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  The  presumption  of  the  princes.  4  Their  sin 
and  judgment.  13  Ezekiel  complaining,  God 
shewetk  him.  his  purpose  in  saving  a  remnant, 
21  and  punishing  the  wicked.  22  The  glory  of 
God  leaveth  the  city,  24  Ezekiel  is  returned  to 
the  captivity. 

MOREOVER  « the  spirit  lifted 
me  up,  and  brought  me  unto 
''the  east  gate  of  the  Lord's  house, 
which  looketh  eastward :  and  be- 
hold «at  the  door  of  the  gate  five 
and  twenty  men ;  among  whom  I 
saw  .Taazaniah  the  son  of  Azur, 
and  Pelatiah  the  son  of  Benaiah, 
larinces  of  the  people. 

2  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  these  are  the  men  that  de- 
vise mischief,  and  give  wicked 
counsel  in  this  city : 

3  Which  say.  Wit  is  not  <inear; 
let  us  build  houses:  <-this  city  is 
the  caldron,  and  we  be  the  flesh. 

4  1  Therefore  prophesj-  against 
them,  prophesv,  O  son  of  man. 

5  And  /the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
fell  upon  me,  and  said  unto  me, 
Speak;  Thus  saith  the  Lord; 
Thus  have  ye  said,  O  house  of 
Israel :  for  I  know  the  things  that 
come  into  your  mind,  every  one  of 
them. 

G  a  Ye  have  multiplied  your  slain 
in  this  city,  and  ye  have  filled  tlie 
streets  thereof  with  the  slain. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord' 
711 


ach.  3.12,14. 

Sc6.  3. 

ver.  24. 
6  ch.  10.  19. 

c  See  oh.  8. 16. 


a  Or,  Tt  is  not 

for  us  to 

buili  houses 

near, 
dch.  12.22,27. 

2  Pet.  3.  4. 
e  See  Jer.  1. 

13. 

ch.  24.  3,  Sco. 
/ch.  a.2.  &3. 

24. 


fch.  7.  23.  & 
22.  3,  4. 


Sudden  death  of  Pelatiah. 


EZEKIEL. 


Ood's  glory  leaveth  the  city. 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 

h  ch.  ii-i.  3,  0, 

10,  11. 

Mic.  3.  3. 
J  ver.  9. 


i2  Kings  25. 

19,  20,21. 

Jer.  33.  6.  ic 

52.   10. 
ml  Kings  8. 

Gj. 

2  Kings  14. 

25. 
n  Ps.  0.  IG. 

rh.  C.  T.  3c 

13.  9,  14,  21, 

23. 
u  See  ver.  3. 
p  ver.  10. 
li  Or,  which 

have  not 

itulkcd. 
q  Lev.  18.  3, 

2),  ic. 

Deut.  12.  30, 

31. 

ch.  8.  10,  14, 

16. 
7-  ver.  1. 

ki\A  5.  5. 
sell.  9.  8. 


u  Jer.  24.  G. 
ch.  28.  25.  <k 
34.  13.  Si.  36. 


J  Jer.  32.  39. 

ch.  SB.  26,  27. 

See  Zeph.  3. 

9. 
z  V*.  51.  10. 

Jer.  31.  33.  ic 

32.  SO. 

ch.  18.  31. 
uZech.  7.  12 
b  Vn.  105.  45 


God;  ''Your  slain  whom  j-e  have 
laid  in  the  midst  of  it,  they  are 
the  flesh,  and  this  city  t.s' the  cal- 
dron: 'but  I  will  bring  you  forth 
out  of  the  midst  of  it. 

8  Ye  have  feared  the  sword ;  and 
I  will  bring  a  sword  upon  you, 
saith  the  Lord  CtOJ>. 

I)  And  I  will  bring  you  out  of  the 
midst  thereof,  and  deliver  you 
into  the  hands  of  strangers,  and 
*will  execute  judgments  among 
you. 

10  'Ye  shall  fall  by  the  sword; 
I  will  judge  you  in  ™the  border 
of  Israel;  "and  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

11  "This  city  shall  not  be  your 
caldron,  neither  shall  ,ye  be  the 
flesh  in  the  midst  thereof;  but  I 
will  judge  you  in  the  border  of 
Israel : 

12  And  p  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord:  II lor  ye  have  not 
walked  in  my  statutes,  neither 
executed  my  judgments,  but 
<?  have  done  after  the  manners  of 
the  heathen  that  are  round  about 
you. 

13  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I 
prophesied,  that  »•  Pelatiah  the 
.son  of  Benaiah  died.  Then  »  fell 
I  down  upon  my  face,  and  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  and  said,  Ah 
Lord  God!  wilt  thou  make  a  full 
end  of  the  remnant  of  Israel? 

14  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

15  Son  of  man,  thy  brethren, 
even  thy  brethren,  the  men  of  thy 
kindred,  and  all  the  house  of  Is- 
rael wholly,  are  they  unto  whom 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem 
have  said,  Get  you  far  from  the 
Lord  :  unto  us  is  this  land  given 
in  posse.ssion. 

l(i  Tlierefoi-e  say,  Thus  .saith  the 
Lord  God;  Although  I  have  cast 
them  far  off  among  the  heathen, 
and  although  I  have  scattered 
them  among  the  countries,  'yet 
will  I  be  to  them  as  a  little  sanc- 
tuary in  the  countries  where  they 
shall  come. 

17  Therefore  say.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God;  «I  will  even  gather 
you  from  the  people,  and  as- 
semble you  out  of  the  countries 
where  ye  have  been  scatt(n-ed, 
and  I  will  give  you  the  land  o)' 
Israel. 

IS  And  they  shall  come  thither, 
and  «they  sliall  take  away  all  the 
detestable  things  thereof  and  all 
the  abominations  thereof  from 
thence. 

19  And  ."I  will  give  them  one 
heart,  and  I  will  put  -a  new 
spirit  within  you;  and  I  will  lake 
"the  stony  heart  out  ol' their  flesh, 
and  will  give  them  a  heart  of 
flesh : 

20  ^That  they  may  walk  in  my 
statutes,    and    keep    mine   ordi- 

712 


nances,  and  do  them:  ^aud  they 
shall  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be 
their  God. 

21  But  as  for  them  whose  heart 
walki'th  after  the  heart  of  their 
detestable  things  and  their  aljom- 
inations,  ''I  will  recompense  their 
way  upon  their  own  heads,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

22  *i  Then  did  the  cherubim  eiift 
up  their  wings,  and  the  wheels 
beside  them ;  and  the  glory  of  the 
God  of  Israel  was  over  them 
above. 

2:J  And  /the  glory  of  the  Lord 
went  up  from  the  midst  of  the 
city,  and  stood  f/upon  the  mount- 
ain '«  which  is  on  the  east  side  of 
the  city. 

24  \  Afterwards  «tlie  spirit  took 
me  up,  and  brought  me  in  a  vision 
by  the  Spirit  of  God  into  Chaldea, 
to  them  of  the  captivity.  So  the 
vision  that  1  had  seen  went  up 
from  me. 

2.5  Then  I  spake  unto  them  of 
the  captivity  all  the  things  that 
the  Lord  had  shewed  me. 

CHAPTER   XII. 

1  The  type  of  Eiekiel's  removing.  8  It  shewed 
the  captivity  of  Zcdekinh,  17  Ezekict's  trem- 
tiling  sheweth  the  Jews'  desolation.  21  The 
Jewt*  presumptuous  proverb  is  reproved.  2C 
The  speediness  of  the  vision. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  also 
came  unto  iDe,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  thou  dwellest  in 
the  midst  of  « a  rebellious  hou.se, 
which  ^  iiave  eyes  to  see,  and  see 
not ;  they  have  ears  to  hear,  and 
hear  not:  cfor  they  are  a  rebell- 
ious house. 

o  Therefore,  thou  son  of  man, 
prepare  thee  il  stutf  for  removing, 
and  remove  by  day  in  their  sight ; 
and  thou  shait  remove  from  thy 
place  to  another  place  in  their 
sight:  it  may  be  they  will  con- 
sider, though  they  be  a  rebellious 
house. 

4  Tlien  shall  thou  bring  forth  thy 
stuff  by  day  in  their  sight,  as  stuff 
for  removing:  and  thou  shall  go 
forth  at  even  in  their  sight,  tas 
thev  that  go  forth  into  captivity. 

5  f  Dig  tliou  through  the  wall  in 
their  sight,  and  carry  out  thereby. 

()  111  their  sight  shall  thou  bear  it 
upon  tity  shoulders,  and  carry  it 
forth  in  the  twilight:  thou  shall 
cover  tliy  face,  that  thou  see  not 
the  ground:  <'for  I  have  set  thee 
fur  a  sign  unto  the  house  of  Israel. 

7  And  I  did  so  as  I  was  com- 
manded: I  brought  forth  my  stuff 
by  day,  as  stuff  (or  captivity,  and 
in  the  even  1 1 digged  through  the 
wall  with  mine  hand ;  [  brought 
it  forth  in  the  twilight,  (t)Kl  I  liare 
it  imon  HI}!  shoulder  in  tlicirsight. 

8  If  And  in  the  morning  came  the 
word  of  the  Louo  unto  me,  say- 
ing, 

9  Son  of  man,  hath  not  the  house 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 


cJer.  24.  7. 
ch.  14.  11.  i 
36.  28.  i:  37. 

(ich.9.  10.  i 
22.  31. 

ech.  1.  19.  4: 
10.  19. 


/•ch.8.  4.  &9. 

3.  (Sr  10.4,1^. 

A:  43.  4. 
g  See  Zech. 

14.  4. 
ftch.  43.  2. 
ich.  8.  3. 


594. 


«ch.2.  3,  6,7, 

8.  Sc  3.26,27. 
'.  I<.  6.  9.  & 

42.  20. 

Jer.  3.  21. 

Malt.  13.  13, 

14. 
cch.  2.  5. 
II  Or, 

instruments. 


t  Heb.  as  the 
goings  forth 
of  captivity. 

tllcl).  Dig 
for  thee. 


dis.  8. 18. 
ch.4.  3.  i2l. 

24. 

ver.  11. 


t  Heb. 
digged  for 

me. 


Zedekiah's  captivity  typified. 


EZEKIEL. 


Reproof  of  lying  prophets. 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 


e  ch.  2,  o. 
/ch.  17.  12. 
24.  19. 
g  Mai.  1.  1. 
h  ver.  G. 


T  Hel).  hy  re- 
moving go 
into  captiv* 
ily. 

I  2  Kin?9  25. 
4,  ii,  7. 

*  Jer.  39.  4. 


/  Job  19.  6. 

Jer.  52.  9. 

Lam.  1.  13. 

ch.  17.  20. 
ml  Kings  25. 

Jer.  52.  U. 

<  h.  17.  16. 
n  2  Kings  25. 

4,  5. 

in.  5.  10. 
0  cli.  5.  2. 12. 

p  Ps.  9.  16. 
ih.  6.  7,  14. 
&  11.  10. 
ver.  IS,  20. 

qch.  6.  8,9,10. 
T  Heb.  men 
of  number. 


.»  Zech.  7.  14. 
t  Heb. 

the  fulness 
thereof. 
I  Ps.  107.  34. 


1  ver.  27. 
ch.  11.  3. 
Amos  G.  ; 

2  Pet.  3. 


r  Joel  2.  1. 
Zeph.  1.  14. 


of  Israel,  «the  rebellious  house, 
said  unto  thee, /What  doest  thou  ? 

10  Say  thou  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God;  This  </ bur- 
den concernfth  the  prince  in  Jeru- 
salem, aud  all  the  house  of  Israel 
that  are  among  them. 

11  Say.  'i  I  am  your  sign  :  like  as 
I  have  done,  so  shall  it  be  done 
unto  them:  t' they  shall  rem.ove 
and  go  into  captivity. 

12  And  ''^the  prince  that  l^among 
them  shall  bear  upon  /ii.*;  shoulder 
in  the  twilight,  and  shall  go  forth : 
they  shall  dig  through  the  wall  to 
carry  out  thereby :  he  shall  cover 
his  liace,  that  he  see  not  the  ground 
with  his  eyes. 

1.3  My  'net  also  will  I  spread  up- 
on him,  and  he  shall  be  taken  in 
my  snare:  and  "'I  will  bring  him 
toBabylon  to  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans; yet  shall  he  not  see  it, 
though  he  shall  die  there. 

14  And  "  I  will  scatter  toward 
every  wind  all  that  are  about  him 
to  help  him.  and  all  his  bands ; 
and  "  I  will  draw  out  the  sword 
after  them. 

lb  pAnd  they  shall  know  that  I 
ain  theLoRD,  when  I  shall  scatter 
them  among  the  nations,  and  dis- 
perse them  in  the  countries. 

16  ?But  I  will  leave  ta  few  men 
of  them  from  the  sword,  from  the 
famine,  and  from  the  pestilence; 
that  they  may  declare  all  their 
abominations  among  the  heathen 
whither  they  come;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

17  %  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  '-eat  thy  bread 
with  quaking,  and  drink  thy 
water  with  trembling  and  with 
carefulne.ss; 

19  And  say  unto  the  people  of 
the  land.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem, and  of  the  land  of  Israel ; 
They  shall  eat  their  bread  with 
carefulness,  and  drink  their  wa- 
ter with  astonishment,  that  her 
land  may  «be  desolate  from  tall 
that  is  therein,  'because  of  the 
violence  of  all  them  that  dwell 
therein. 

20  And  the  cities  that  are  inhab- 
ited shall  be  laid  waste,  and  the 
land  shall  be  desolate;  and  j'e 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

21  H  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saj'ing, 

22  Son  of  man,  what  is  thatjirov- 
erb  that  ye  have  in  the  land  of 
Israel,  saying, «  The  days  are  pro- 
longed, and  every  vision  faileth? 

23  Tell  them  therefore.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God;  I  will  make 
this  proverb  to  cease,  and  they 
shall  no  more  use  it  as  a  proverb 
in  Israel;  but  say  unto  them, 
^The  days  are  at  hand,  and  the 
effect  of  every  vision. 


24  For  ;/ there  shall  be  no  more 
any  =vain  vision  nor  flattering 
divination  within  the  house  of 
Lsrael. 

2.5  For  I  am  the  Lord:  I  will 
speak,  and  « the  word  that  I  shall 
speak  shall  come  to  pass ;  it  shall 
be  no  more  prolonged:  for  in 
your  days,  O  rebellious  house, 
will  I  say  the  word,  and  will  per- 
form it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

20  ^  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  me,  saying, 

27  ^Son  of  inan,  behold,  they  of 
the  house  of  Israel  say.  The  vi- 
sion that  he  seeth  is  ^i'ov  many 
days  to  come,  and  he  prophesieth 
of  the  times  that  are  far  off. 

28  ''Therefore  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  There 
shall  none  of  mj'  words  be  pro- 
longed any  more,  but  the  word 
which  I  have  spoken  shall  be 
done,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER   XIIL 

1  The  reproof  of  lying  prophets,  10  and  their 
untempered  mortar.  17  UJ  prophetesses  and 
their  pilloies, 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord 
.  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  against 
the  prophets  of  Israel  that  proph- 
esy, aud  say  thou  unto  "ithem 
that  prophesj'  out  of  their  own 
*  hearts.  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the 
Lord  ; 

.3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Woe  unto  the  foolish  prophets, 
that  t  follow  their  own  spirit, 
!  and  have  seen  nothing ! 

4  O  Israel,  thy  prophets  are 
<^like  the  foxes  in  the  deserts. 

•5  Ye  ''have  not  gone  up  into 
the  II gaps,  neither  "made  up  the 
hedge  for  the  liouse  of  Israel  to 
stand  in  the  battle  in  the  day  of 
the  Lord. 

6  «They  have  seen  vanity  and 
lying  divination,  saying.  The 
Lord  saith  :  and  the  Lord  hath 
not  sent  them:  and  they  have 
made  others  to  hope  that  they 
would  contirni  the  word. 

7  Have  ye  not  seen  a  vain  vi- 
sion, and  have  ye  not  spoken  a 
lying  divination,  whereas  ye  say. 
The  Lord  saith  it;  albeit  I  have 
not  spoken  ? 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Because  ye  have  spoken 
vanity,  and  seen  lies,  therefore, 
behold,  I  am  against  you,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

9  And  mine  hand  shall  be  upon 
the  prophets  that  see  vanity,  and 
that  divine  lies:  thej-  shall  not 
be  in  the  i!  assembly  of  my  peo- 
ple, /neither  shall  they  be  written 
in  the  writing  of  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, 4' neither  shall  they  enter 
into  the  land  of  Israel;  ''and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  ann  the  Lord 
God, 

713 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 


J/  ch.  13.  23. 
z  Lam.  2.  14. 
ols.  55.  11. 

ver.  28. 

Dan.  9.  12. 

Luke  21.  33. 


d  ver.  23.  25. 


that  are 

prophets  out 

of  their  own 

hearts. 
6  Jer.  14.  14. 

(fc  23.  16,  2C. 
tlK-b. 

walk  after. 
I  Or, 

and  things 

which  they 

have  not 

seeji. 
c  Cant.  2.  15. 
dPs.  106.  23, 

30. 

ch.  22.  30. 

'I  Or, 

breaches. 
t  Heb. 

hedged  lite 

hedge, 
e  ver.  23. 

ch.  12.  24.  Sc 

22.  28. 


!|  Or,  secret, 

or,  council. 
/Ezra  2.  59, 

62. 

Neh.  7.  5. 

Ps.  69.  28. 
f  ch.  20.  38. 
hch.  11.10,12. 


Reproof  of  luing  prophets. 


EZEKIEL. 


Idolaters  exhorted 


Before 
CHRIST 

594. 


i  Jcr.  C.  14.  i5c 

H.  11. 
II  Or,  a 

slight  wall, 
k  ch.  22.  28. 
I  ch.  38.  22. 


m  ver.  9,  21, 
23. 
ch.  14.  8. 


n.Ier.  C.  14.  Sc 
28.  Q. 


orh.  20.  40.  <k 
21.  2. 


7  2  Pet.  2.  14. 


T  See  Prov. 
28.  21. 
Mic.3.  5. 


II  Or,  into 
gardens. 


10  ^  Because,  even  because  tliey 
haye  seduced  my  people,  saying, 
» Peace ;  and  l/tere  ivas  no  peace ; 
and  one  built  up  II  a  wall,  and,  lo, 
others  ^daubed  it  with  untem- 
pered  mortar : 

11  Say  unto  them  which  daub 
it  with  untenipered  mortar,  that 
it  shall  fall:  'there  shall  be  an 
overflowing  shower;  and  ye,  O 
great  hailstones,  shall  fall ;  and  a 
stormy  wind  shall  rend  it. 

12  Lo,  when  the  wall  is  fallen, 
shall  it  not  be  said  unto  you. 
Where  is  the  daubing  wherewith 
ye  have  daubed  it  ? 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  I  will  even  rend  it  with  a 
storm V  wind  in  my  fury;  and 
there 'shall  be  an  overflowing 
shower  in  mine  anger,  and  great 
hailstones  in  my  fury  to  consume 
it. 

14  So  will  I  break  down  the  wall 
that  ye  have  daubed  with  unteni- 
pered mortar,  and  bring  it  down 
to  the  ground,  so  that  the  founda- 
tion thereof  shall  be  discovered, 
and  it  shall  fall,  and  ye  shall  be 
consumed  in  the  midst  thereof: 
'"and  ye  shall  know  that  1  am  the 
Lord. 

1.5  Thus  will  I  accomplish  my 
wrath  upon  the  wall,  and  upon 
them  that  have  daubed  it  with  un- 
tempered  mortar,  and  will  say  un- 
to you,  Tlie  wall  is  no  more,  nei- 
ther they  that  daubed  it ; 

10  To  xbit,  the  prophets  of  Israel 
which  prophesy  concerning  Jeru- 
salem, antl  whicli"see  visions  of 
peace  for  her,  and  there  is  no 
peace,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

\1\  Likewise,  thou  son  of  man, 
oset  thy  face  against  the  daugh- 
ters of  thy  people,  J' whicli  proph- 
esy out  of  their  own  heart;  and 
prophesy  thou  against  them, 

18  And  say,  Tlius  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Woe  to  the  (vuinm  that  sew 
pillows  to  all  llarmholes,  and 
make  kerchiefs  upon  the  head  of 
every  stature  to  hunt  souls !  Will 
ye  7liunt  the  souls  of  my  people, 
and  will  ye  save  the  souls  alive 
tliat  route,  unto  you  ? 

]<)  And  will  ye  pollute  me  among 
my  i)('oj)le  »for  liandfuls  of  barley 
and  for  i)ieces  of  bread,  to  slaj-  tlic 
souls  that  should  not  (U(i,  and  to 
save  the  souls  alive  that  shuuUl 
not  live,  by  your  lying  to  my  peo- 
ple that  hear  i/our  lies  ? 

20  Wherefore  tlius  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Behold,  I  (tin  against  your 
pillows,  wherewith  ye  tliere  hunt 
tlie  souls  II  to  make  them  lly,  and  I 
will  tear  them  from  your  arms, 
and  will  let  the  .souls  go,  even  tlie 
souls  that  ye  hunt  to  make  t/iem 

fly. 

21  Your  kerchiefs  also  will  T  tear, 
and  deliver  my  people  out  of  your 
hand,  and  they  shall  be  no  more 

714 


in  your  hand  to  be  hunted;  «and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 
'22  Because  with  lies  ye  have 
made  the  heart  of  the  righteous 
sad,  whom  I  have  not  made  sad ; 
and  <  strengthened  the  hands  of 
the  wicked,  that  he  should  not 
return  from  his  wicked  way,  lit  by 
promising  him  life; 
23  Therefore  "ye  shall  see  no 
more  vanity,  nor  divine  divina- 
tions; for  I  will  deliver  my  peo- 
ple out  of  your  hand:  a; and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  God  answerclk  idolaters  according  to  their  own 
heart.  0  They  are  exhorted  lo  repent,  for  fear 
of  judgments,  by  means  of  seduced  prophets. 
12  Uod's  irrevocahle  sentence  of  famine,  15  of 
noisome  beasts,  17  of  the  sword,  I'J  and  ot' pesti- 
lence. 22  .1  remnant  shall  be  reserved  for  ex- 
ample of  others, 

THEN  «came  certain  of  the  eld- 
ers of  Israel  unto  me,  and  sat 
before  me. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me.  saying, 

3  Son  of  man,  these  men  have  set 
up  their  idols  in  their  heart,  and 
put  ithe  stuniljjiugblock  of  their 
iniqnitv  before  then-  face:  ^should 
I  be  inquired  of  at  all  by  them? 

4  Therefore  speak  unto  them, 
and  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God; Every  man  of  the 
house  of  Israel  that  setteth  up  his 
idols  in  his  heart,  and  putteth  the 
stumblingblock  of  his  iniquity  be- 
fore his  lace,  and  cometh  to  the 
prophet ;  I  the  Lord  will  answer 
him  that  cometh,  according  to 
the  multitude  of  his  idols; 

')  That  I  may  take  the  house  of 
Israel  in  their  own  heart,  because 
they  are  all  estranged  from  me 
througli  their  idols. 

(5  %  Therefore  say  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Kcpent.and  turn  Wyoiirselves  from 
your  idols;  and  turn  awaj'  your 
faces  from  all  your  abominations. 

7  For  everj'  one  of  the  house  of 
Israel,  or  of  the  stranger  that 
sojourneth  in  Israel,  which  .sepa- 
rateth  liimself  from  me,  and  set- 
teth up  his  idols  in  his  heart,  and 
putteth  the  stumblingblock  of 
his  iniciuity  before  his  face,  and 
cometh  to  a  prophet  to  inquire  of 
him  concerning  me;  I  the  Loud 
will  answer  him  by  mvself: 

8  And  ''  I  will  .set  my  face  against 
that  man,  and  will  make  him  a 
"-'Sign  and  a  proverb,  and  I  will 
cut  liim  oir  from  the  midst  of  my 
people;  /and  ye  shall  know  that 
I  am  tlu!  Lord. 

!)  And  if  the  ])rophet  be  deceived 
when  ho  hatli  spoken  a  tiling,  I 
the  Lord  »have  deceived  that 
prophet,  and  I  will  stretch  out 
my  hand  upon  him,  and  will  de- 
stroy him  from  the  midst  of  my 
people  Israel. 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 


s  ver.  9, 
(Jer.  23. 14. 
I!  Or,  that  I 

should  save 

hts  life. 
t  Hel).  by 

quickening 

him. 
u  ver.  G,  &c. 

ch.  12.  24. 

Mil-.  3.  G. 
X  ver.  0. 

ch.  14.  8.  & 

10.  7. 


about  594. 

sch.  8.  1.  *. 
20.  1.  (t  33. 
31. 


c  2  Kings  3. 
13. 


I  Or,  others. 


rfLev.  17.  10. 

ic  20.  3,  3,  0. 

Jcr.  44.  a. 

ch.  15.7. 
e  Num.  20.  10. 

Deul.  28.  37. 

ch.  5.  15. 
/ch.  C.  7. 

g  1  Kings  22. 
23. 

Job  12.  10. 
Jer.  4.  10. 
2The88.2. 


to  repent. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  rejection  of  Jerusalem. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  594. 


i<h.  11.  20.  i 
37.  27. 


»  Lev.  26.  26. 
Is.  3.  1. 
ch.  4.  IG.  ic 
5.  IC. 

Z  Jer.  15.  1. 

ver.  IG,  IB, 

20. 

See  Jer.  7. 

16.  &  11.  14. 

&  U.  11. 
m  Prov.  11.4. 
71  Lev.  26.  22. 

ch.  5.  17. 
II  Or, 

bereave. 

0  ver.  14,  18, 

20. 
t  Heh.  in  the 

midst  of  it. 


p  Le 


2C.  25. 
12.  & 
21.  3,4.  &  29. 
8.  &  38.  21. 
■ch.  25.  13. 
Zeph.  1.  3. 
ver.  14. 


<ch.  7.  8. 
a  ver.  14. 


!IOr, 

Also  when. 
xcli.  5.  17.  Sc 

33.  27. 


ych.  C.  8. 


I  10  Aud  they  shall  bear  the  pun- 
!  ishment  of  their  iniquity:  the 
punishment  of  the  prophet  shall 
be  even  as  the  punishment  of  him 
that  seeketh  uiLto  him  ; 

11  That  the  house  of  Israel  may 
''go  no  more  astray  from  me, 
neither  be  poUuted  any  more 
with  all  their  transgressions; 
'but  that  they  may  be  my  people, 
and  I  may  be  their  God,  saith  the 
Lord  Gon. 

121  The  word  of  the  Lord  came 
again  to  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  when  the  land 
sinneth  against  me  by  trespass- 
ing grievously,  then  will  I  stretch 
out  mine  hand  upon  it,  and  will 
break  the  ^staft  of  the  bread 
thereof,  and  will  .send  famine  up- 
on it,  and  will  cut  off  man  and 
beast  from  it: 

14  '  Though  these  three  men, 
Noah,  Daniel,  and  Job,  were  in 
it,  they  should  deliver  but  their 
own  souls  '"by  their  righteous- 
ness, saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  1  If  I  cause  '^  noisome  beasts 
to  pa.ss  through  the  land,  and 
thej'  llspoilit,  so  that  it  be  des- 
olate, that  no  man  maj''  pass 
through  because  of  the  beasts : 

10  "  Though  these  three  men 
ivere  tin  it,  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  they  shall  deliver 
neither  sons  nor  daughters;  they 
only  shall  be  delivered,  but  the 
land  shall  be  desolate. 

17  1  Or  if  p  I  bring  a  sword  upon 
that  land,  and  saj%  Sword,  go 
through  the  land;  so  that  I  9 cut 
off  man  and  beast  from  it : 

18  »•  Though  these  three  men 
ivere,  in  it,  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  they  shall  deliver 
neither  sons  nor  daughters,  but 
they  only  shall  be  delivered 
themselves. 

19  "[Or  if  I  send  «a  pestilence 
into  that  land,  and  t  pour  out  my 
fury  upon  it  in  blood,  to  cut  off 
from  it  man  and  beast : 

20  «*  Though  Noah,  Daniel,  and 
Job,  were  in  it,  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  they  shall  deliver  nei- 
ther son  nor  daughter ;  they  shall 
but  deliver  their  own  souls  by 
their  righteousness. 

21  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
i!  How  much  more  when  ^I  send 
my  four  sore  judgments  upon 
Jerusalem,  the  sword,  and  the 
famine,  and  the  noisome  beast, 
and  the  pestilence,  to  cut  off  from 
it  man  and  beast  ? 

22  1  y  Yet,  behold,  therein  shall 
be  left  a  remnant  that  shall  be 
brought  forth,  both  sons  and 
daughters:  behold,  they  shall 
come  forth  unto  j'ou,  and  -  ye 
shall  see  their  way  "and  their  do- 
ings: and  ye  shall  be  comforted 
concerning  the  evil  that  I  have 
brought    upon     Jerasalem,  even\ 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  594. 


a  Jer.  22.  8,  9. 


about  594. 


a  John  15.  6. 


t  Heb.  Will 
It  prosper  7 


t  Hell. 
made  fit. 


concerning  all  that  I  have 
brought  upon  it. 

28  And  they  shall  comfort  you, 
when  ye  see  their  ways  and  their 
doings:  and  yeshall  know  that  I 
have  not  done  «  without  cause  all 
that  I  have  done  in  it,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAPTER    XV. 

1  By  the  unfitness  uf  the  vine   branch  for   any 
tcork  6  is  skewed  trie  rejection  of  Jerusalem. 

AND  the  word  of  the  LorwD 
.  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man.  What  is  the  vine 
tree  more  than  any  tree,  or  than 
a  branch  which  is  among  the 
trees  of  the  forest? 

8  Shall  wood  be  taken  thereof  to 
do  any  work?  or  will  men  take 
a  pin' of  it  to  hang  any  vessel 
thereon  ? 

4  Behold,  "it  is  cast  into  the  fire 
for  fuel;  the  fire  devoureth  both 
the  ends  of  it,  and  the  midst  of  it 
is  burned,  tis  it  meet  for  any 
work  ? 

.5  Behold,  when  it  was  whole,  it 
was  t  meet  lor  no  work :  how 
much  less  shall  it  be  meet  yet  for 
any  work,  when  the  tire  hath  de- 
voured it,  and  it  is  burned  ? 

(5 1  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  As  the  vine  tree  among 
the  trees  of  the  forest,  which  I 
have  given  to  the  fire  for  fuel,  so 
will  I  give  the  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rusalem. 

7  Aud  b  I  will  set  my  face  against 
them;  cthej'  shall  go  out  from 
one  fire,  and  another  fire  shall  de- 
vour them;  f^and  j'e  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I  set 
my  face  against  them. 

8  And  1  will  make  the  land  des- 
olate, because  they  have  t  com- 
mitted a  trespass,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Under  the  similitude  of  a  wretched  infant  is. 
shewed  the  natural  state  of  Jerusalem.  6 
God's  extraordinary/  love  towards  her.  15  Her 
monstrous  whoredom.  35  Her  grievous  judg' 
ment.  44  Her  sin,  matching  her  mother,  and 
exceeding  her  sisters,  Sodom  and  Samaria, 
calleth  for  judgments.  GO  Mercy  is  promised 
her  in  the  end. 

AGAIN  the  word  of  the  Lord 
.  came  unto  me.  saving, 

2  Son  of  man,  "cause  Jerusalem 
to  know  her  abominations, 

.3  And  saj',  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  unto  Jerusalem  ;  Thy  t  birth  !  tHeb.  eut- 
*and  thy  nativit3'  is  of  the  land  of!  »»?  <»".  °r. 
Canaan;  ctb.v  father  u'a.9  an  Am-    habitation. 
orite,  and  thy  mother  a  Hittite.       ''  '''^-  ^i-  ^'^^ 

4  And  as  for  thy  nativitj-,  •'in 
the  day  thou  wastborn  thy'navel 
was  not  cut,  neither  wast  thou 
washed  in  water  II  to  supple  thee; 
thou  wast  not  salted  at  all,  nor 
swaddled  at  all. 

o  None  ej'e  pitied  thee,  to  do  any 

of  these  unto  thee,  to  have  com- 

715 


1  Lev.  17.  10. 

ch.  14.  8. 
cIs.  24.  18. 
dch.  6.  7.    & 

7.  4.  &.  11. 

10.  &.  20.  38, 

42, 44. 

^Heb. 
trespassed  a 
trespass. 


594. 

:ch.  20.  4.  & 
22.  2.  6c  33.7, 

8,  9. 


il  Or,  when  I 
looked  upoQ 
thee. 


The  natural  state 


EZEKIEL. 


of  Jerusalem. 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 


II  Or,  trodden 
underfoot. 


eEx.  1.  7. 

tHeb. 

made  thee  a 

million, 
tHeb. 

ornament  of 

ornaments. 


/Ruth  3.  Si. 


fEx.  19.  5. 
Jer.  2.2. 


tHeb. 

blnoda. 


h  Gen.  24.  22, 


t  Heb.  nose: 
See  Is.  3.  21. 


*Drut.  32.  13, 
11. 

I  Ps.  4e.  2. 
m  Lam.  2.  15. 

71  See  Deut.32. 

15. 

Jer.  7.  4. 

Mir.  3.  n. 
0  Is.  1.  21.  <k 

i7.  H. 

Jer.  2.  20.  <k 

3.  2,  6,  20. 

ch.  23   3,  8, 

11,  12 

Hoi.  1.2. 
p2  Kings  23. 

7. 

ch.  7.  20. 

Hos.  2.  a. 


t  Heb. 
oj  a  malt. 


passion  upon  thee ;  but  thou  wast 
cast  out  in  tlie  open  lield,  to  the 
loathing  of  thy  person,  in  tlie  day 
that  thou  wast  born. 
()  ^  And  wlien  I  passed  by  thee, 
and  saw  thee  llpoiluted  in  thine 
own  blood,  I  said  unto  thee  ivhen 
thou  vKist  in  thy  blood.  Live:  yea, 
I  said  unto  thee  when  thoa  wast  in 
thy  blood,  Live. 

7  el  have  t caused  thee  to  multi- 
ply as  the  bud  of  the  field,  and  thou 
hast  increased  and  waxen  great, 
and  thou  art  come  to  t  excellent 
ornaments :  thji  breasts  are  fash- 
ioned, and  thine  hair  is  grown, 
whereas  thou  ivast  naked  and  bare. 

8  Now  when  I  passed  by  thee, 
and  looked  upon  thee,  behold,  thy 
time  KKis  the  time  of  love;  /and 
I  spread  my  skirt  over  thee,  and 
covered  thy  nakedness :  yea,  I 
sware  unto  thee,  and  entered  into 
a  covenant  with  thee,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  and  sthou  becamest 
mine. 

9  Then  washed  I  thee  with  wa- 
ter; yea,  I  thoroughly  washed 
away  thy  t blood  from  thee,  and  I 
anointed  thee  with  oil. 

10  I  clothed  thee  also  with  broi- 
dered  work,  and  shod  thee  with 
badger.s'  skin,  and  I  girded  thee 
about  with  line  linen,  and  I  cov- 
ered thee  with  silk. 

11  I  decked  thee  also  with  orna- 
ments, and  I  /'put  bracelets  upon 
thy  hands,  Jaud  a  chain  on  thy 
neck. 

12  And  I  put  a  jewel  on  thy  t  fore- 
head, and  earrings  in  thine  ears, 
and  a  beautiful  crown  upon  thine 
head. 

13  Thus  wast  thou  decked  with 
gold  and  silver;  and  thy  raiment 
locts  of  line  linen,  and  silk,  and 
broidered  work;  ''thou  didst  eat 
fine  liour,and  lioney, and  oil;  and 
thou  wast  exceeding  '  beautiful, 
and  thou  didst  prosper  into  a  king- 
dom. 

11  And  "I  thy  renown  wont  forth 
among  the  heathen  for  thy  beau- 
ty: for  it  was  perfect  tlir()u,gli  my 
comeliness,  which  I  liad  put  upon 
thee,  saitli  the  Lord  God. 

I."!  1  "  But  thou  didst  trust  in  thine 
own  beauty,  "and  playedst  the 
harlot  becau.se  of  thy  renown,  and 
pouredst  out  thy  fornications  on 
every  one  that  passed  bj' ;  his  it 
was. 

10  j'And  of  thy  garments  thou 
didst  take,  and  deckedst  th^-  higli 
places  with  divers  colours,  and 
playedst  the  liarlot  thereupon: 
the'likii  thingH  shall  not  come,  nei- 
ther shall  it  be  so. 

17  Tliou  hast  also  taken  thy  fair 
jewels  of  my  gold  and  of  my  sil- 
ver, which  I  had  given  thee,  and 
madest  to  thyself  images  +  of  men. 
and  didst  commit  whoredom  with 
them, 

71G 


18  And  tookest  thy  broidered 
garments,  and  coveredst  them ; 
and  tiiou  hast  set  mine  oil  and 
mine  incense  before  them. 

19  4  My  meat  also  which  I  gave 
thee,  fine  flour,  and  oil,  and  hon- 
ey, icherewHh  I  fed  thee,  thou  hast 
even  set  it  before  tliem  ior  ta 
sweet  savour:  and  thus  it  was, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

20  '■T^Ioreover  thou  hast  taken 
thy  sons  and  thy  daughters,  whom 
thou  hast  borne  unto  me,  and 
these  hast  thou  sacrificed  unto 
them  tto  be  devoured.  Is  this  of 
thy  whoredoms  a  small  matter, 

21  That  thou  hast  slain  my  chil- 
dren, and  delivered  them  to  cause 
them  to  pass  through  the  fire  for 
them  ? 

22  And  in  all  thine  abominations 
and  thy  whoredoms  thou  hast  not 
remembered  the  days  of  thy 
s  youth,  'when  thou  wast  naked 
aiid  bare,  and  wast  polluted  in  thj' 
blood. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  after  all 
thy  wickedness,  (woe,  woe  unto 
thee!  saith  the  Lord  God,) 

24  That  u  thou  hast  also  built  un- 
to thee  an  II  eminent  place,  and 
^hast  made  thee  a  high  place  in 
everv  street. 

2.>  'ihou  ha.st  built  thy  high  place 
uiit  every  head  of  the  way,  and  hast 
made  thy  beauty  to  be  abhorred, 
and  hast  opened  thy  leet  to  every 
one  that  passed  by,  and  multipli- 
ed thy  whoredoms. 

20  Thou  hast  also  committed  for- 
nication with  2  the  Egyptians  thy 
neighbours,  great  of  llesh;  and 
hast  increased  thy  wlioredoms,  to 
provoke  me  to  anger. 

27  Behold,  therefore,  I  have 
stretched  out  my  hand  over  thee, 
and  have  diminished  thine  ordi- 
nary/oo^?,  and  delivered  thee  un- 
to the  will  of  them  that  hate  thee, 
"the  II  daughters  of  the  Philistines, 
which  are  ashamed  of  thy  lewd 
^^'ay. 

28  ''Thou  hast  played  the  whore 
al.sowith  the  A.ssyrkms,  because 
thou  wast  unsatiable;  yea,  thou 
hast  played  the  harlot  with  them, 
and  yet  couldest  not  be  satisfied. 

29  Thou  hast  moreover  multipli- 
ed thy  fornication  in  the  land  of 
Canaan  cunlo  Chaldea;  and  yet 
thou  wast  notsatislied  lierewith. 

;?0  lEow  weak  is  thine  heart,  saith 
the  Lord  God,  seeiii.g  thou  doest 
all  these  thii\<js,  Mie  work  of  an 
imperious  wliorish  woman  ; 

31  11  In  that  ''thou  buihlest  thine 
eminent  place  in  the  head  of  every 
way,  and  makest  thine  high  place 
in  every  street ;  and  hast  not  been 
as  a  harlot,  in  that  thou  scornest 
hire; 

32  But  as  a  wife  tliat  committeth 
adultery,  '\chich  taketh  strangers 
insteadof  her  husband ! 


Before 
CHRIST 

594. 


V  Hos.  2.  ». 


t  Heb.  a  sa- 
vour  of  rest. 

r  2  Kingsie.S. 

P«.  106.  37, 

38. 

Is.  57.  5. 

Jer.  7.  31.  (fc 

32.  35. 

.■li.20.  2G.  & 

23.  37. 
tHeb. 

to  devour. 


.5  Jer 

2.2. 

ver. 

43,  60. 

Hos 

11.1. 

t  ver 

4,  0,  6. 

u  ver 

.  31. 

ilOr, 

brothel 

hoi:i 

e. 

J  Is. 

57.  5,  7. 

Jer. 

2.  20.  ic 

3.  2 

j/Prov,  9.  14. 

sch.8.  in,  14. 
&  20.  7,  8.  dc 
23.  19,  20,  21. 


a2Chr.  28.18, 

19. 

ver.  57. 
II  Or,  cities. 
62Kingsl6. 

7,  10. 

2  (J  hr.  28.23. 

Jer.  2.  18,  SC. 

ch.  23.12,ckc. 


!lOr,  In  thy 
daughters  ia 
thine,  ^c. 

d  ver.  24,  39. 


God  threatenefh  her 


EZEKIEL. 


with  severe  judgments. 


f  ver.  20. 
Jer.  2.  34. 


f  Jer.  13.  22, 
26. 

Lam.  1.  8. 
ch.23.  9,  10, 
22,  29. 

Hos.  2.  10.  Sc 
h.  ]0. 
Nah.  3.  5. 


t  Heb.  with 

judgments  of. 
h  Lev.  20.  10. 

Deut.  22.  22. 

ch.  23.  45. 
1  Gen.  9.  6. 

Ex.21.  12. 

See  ver.  20, 

36. 
k  ver.  24,  31. 
;ch.  23.  26. 

Hos.  2.  3. 
t  Heb. 

instrvmenls 

o/  thtne  or- 

nnment. 
mch.  23.46, 

47. 
n  John  8.  o,  7. 

0  Deut.  13.  16. 

2  Kings  25. 

9. 

Jer.  39.  8.  & 

52.  13. 
pch.  5.  8.  6c 

23.  10,  48. 
5  ch.23.  27. 
r  cli.  5. 13. 


»  Ps.  78.  42. 
ver.  22. 

fch.9. 10.  <t 
11.  21.  &.22. 
31. 


33  Thej'  give  giits  to  all  whores : 
but  «tliou  givest  thy  gifts  to  all 
thy  lovers,  andthirest  them,  that 
they  may  come  unto  thee  on 
every  side  for  thy  whoredom. 

34  And  the  contrary  is  in  thee 
from  other  women  in  thy  whore- 
doms, whereas  none  followeth 
thee  to  commit  whoredoms:  and 
in  that  thou  givest  a  reward,  and 
no  reward  is  given  unto  thee, 
therefore  thou  art  contrary. 

3.5  ^  Wherefore,  O  harlot,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord: 

36  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Be- 
cause thy  filthiness  was  poured 
out,  and  thy  nakedness  discover- 
ed through  thy  whoredoms  with 
thy  lovers,  and  with  all  the  idols 
of 'thy  abominations,  and  by /the 
blood  of  thy  children,  which  thou 
didst  give  unto  them ; 

37  Behold,  therefore s' I  will  gath- 
er all  thy  lovers,  with  whom  thou 
hast  taken  pleasure,  and  all  thou 
that  thou  liiust  loved,  with  all 
t/ieiii  that  thou  hast  hated ;  I  will 
even  gather  them  round  about 
against  thee,  and  will  discover 
thy  nakedness  unto  them,  that 
they  may  see  all  thy  nakedness. 

38  And  I  will  judge  thee,  tas 
't  women  that  break  wedlock  and 
Jshed  blood  are  judged;  and  I 
will  give  thee  blood  in  fury  and 
jealousy. 

39  And  I  will  also  give  thee  into 
their  hand,  and  they  shall  throw 
down  *  thine  eminent  place,  and 
shall  break  down  thy  high  places : 
>■  they  shall  strip  thee  also  of  thy 
clothes,  and  shall  take  tthy  fair 
jewels,  and  leave  thee  naked  and 
bare. 

40  ™  They  shall  also  bring  up  a 
company  against  thee,  ■•  and  they 
shall  stone  thee  with  stones,  and 
thrust  thee  through  with  their 
swords. 

41  And  they  shall  "burn  thine 
houses  with  fire,  and  p  execute 
judgments  upon  thee  in  the  sight 
of  many  women  :  and  I  will  cause 
thee  to  9  cease  from  playing  the 
harlot,  and  thou  also  shalt  give  no 
hire  any  more. 

42  So  '•  will  I  make  my  fury  to- 
ward thee  to  rest,  and  my  jealousy 
shall  depart  from  thee,  and  I  will 
be  quiet,  and  will  be  no  more  an- 
gry. 

43  Because«thou  hast  not  remem- 
bered the  days  of  thy  youth,  but 
hast  fretted  roe  in  all  these  (hino!^ ; 
behold,  therefore  <I  also  will 
recompense  thy  way  upon  thine 
head,  saith  the  Lord  God:  and 
Ithou  Shalt  not  commit  this  lewd- 

ne.ss above  all  thine  abominations. 

44  t  Behold,  every  one  that  useth 
proverbs  shall  use  this  proverb 
against  thee,  saying,  As  is  the 
mother,  so  is  her  daughter. 

45  Thou  art  thy  mother's  daugh- 


ter, that  loatheth  her  husband 
and  her  children  ;  and  thou  art 
the  sister  of  thy  sisters,  which 
loathed  their  husbands  and  their 
children:  "your  mother  ivas  a 
Hittite,  and  your  father  an  Am- 
orite. 

46  And  thine  elder  sister  is  Sa- 
maria, .she  and  her  daughters  that 
dwell  at  thy  left  hand:  and  ^tthy 
younger  sister,  that  dwelleth  at 
thy  right  hand,  is  Sodom  and  her 
daughters. 

47  Yet  hast  thou  not  walked  after 
their  ways,  nor  done  after  their 
abominations :  but,  1  as  if  that  were 
a  very  little  thing,  y  thou  wast  cor- 
rupted more  than  they  in  all  thj' 
ways. 

48 "^.s-  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
s  Sodom  thy  sister  hath  not  done, 
.she  nor  her  daughters,  as  thou  hast 
done,  thou  and  thy  daughters. 

49  Behold,  this  was  the  iniquitj" 
of  thy  sister  Sodom,  pride,  "ful- 
ness of  bread,  and  abundance 
of  idleness  was  in  her  and  in 
her  daughters,  neither  did  she 
strengthen  the  hand  of  the  poor 
and  needy. 

50  And  they  were  haughty,  and 
*  committed  abomination  before 
me :  therefore  c  I  took  them  away 
as  I  saw  good. 

51  Neither  hath  Samaria  com- 
mitted half  of  thy  sins;  but  thou 
hast  multiplied  thine  abomina- 
tions more  than  they,  and  ''hast 
justified  thy  sisters  in  all  thine 
abominations  which  thou  hast 
done. 

52  Thou  also,  which  hast  judged 
thy  sisters,  bear  thine  own  shame 
for  thy  sins  that  thou  hast  com- 
mitted more  abominable  than 
they:  they  are  more  righteous 
than  thou  :\vea,  be  thou  confound- 
ed also,  and  bear  thy  shame,  in 
that  thou  hast  justified  thy  sisters. 

53  eWhen  I  shall  bring  again 
their  captivity,  .'"the  captivity  of 
Sodom  and  her  daughters,  and 
the  captivity  of  Samaria  and  her 
daughters,  then  ivill  I  bring  again 
the  captivity  of  thy  captives  in 
the  midst  of  them : 

54  That  thou  mayest  bear  thine 
own  shame,  and  may&st  be  con- 
founded in  all  that  thou  hast 
done,  in  that  thou  art  a  a  comfort 
unto  them. 

5.5  When  thy  sisters,  Sodom  and 
her  daughters,  shall  return  to 
their  former  estate,  and  Samaria 
and  her  daughters  shall  return 
to  their  former  estate,  then  thou 
and  thy  daughters  shall  return  to 
vour  former  estate. 

56  For  thy  sister  Sodom  was  not 
t  mentioned  by  thy  mouth  in  the 
day  of  thy  +  pride, 

57  Before  thy  wickedness  was 
discovered,  as' at  the  time  of  thy 
/i  reproach    of  the  daughters   of 

717 


Before 
CHRIST 

594. 


X  Denl.  32.  32. 

Is.  1.  10. 
t  Heb.  lesser 

than  thou. 


;i  Or,  that  teat 
loathed  as  a 
small  thing. 

!/2  Kings  21. 
9. 

ch.5.  6,7. 
ver.  48,  51. 

I  Matt.  10.  15. 
ill.  24. 


b  fien.  13. 13. 
A:  18.  20.  <k 


c  Gen.  19.  24. 


rf  Jer.  3.  U. 
Malt.  12.  41, 
42. 


e  See  Is.  1.  9. 
(fc  ver.  60,  61. 
/Jer.  20.  10. 


S^ch.  14.22,23. 


tHeb. 

for  a  report, 
or,  hearing. 


prides,  or, 
cxceHeTicirn. 
h  2  Kings  16. 

2Chr.  28.  18. 
I8.7.  1.6c  14. 


The  parable  of 


EZEKIEL. 


two  eagles  and  a  vine. 


Before 
CHRIST 

594. 


t  Heb.  Aram. 
i  ver.  27. 
!l  Or,  spoil, 
kch.  23.  49. 
t  Ilel). 

borne  them. 
Ich.  17.13,16. 
m  Deut.  29. 

12,  14. 
n  Ps.  lOG.  45. 


0  Jer.  32.40. 

<k  50.  5. 
pch.  20.  43.  <t 

36.  31. 


7  Is.  54.  1.  A; 

60.  4. 

Gal.  4.  26, 

<kc. 
r  Jer.  31.  31, 

<tc. 
s  Hos.  2.  19, 

20. 
t  ver.  61. 
u  Rom.  3.  19. 


about  594. 


a  See  ver.  12, 


6  2  Kinga24. 
12. 


tHeb. 
put  it  in  a 

field  of  SCC'I. 

cDeut.  8.7,8, 
9. 

d  Is.  44.  4. 
€  ver.  14. 


/ver.  15. 


t  Hcb./cid. 


1  Syria,  and  all  that,  are  round 
about  her,  i  the  daughters  of  the 
Philistines,  which  1;  despise  thee 
round  about. 

58^- Thou  hast  t  borne  thy  lewd- 
ne.ss  and  thine  abominations, 
saith  the  Lokd. 

59  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
I  will  even  deal  with  thee  as  tliou 
hast  done,  which  hast  'despised 
TO  the  oath  in  breaking  the  cove- 
nant. 

60  IT  Nevertheless,  I  will  "re- 
member my  covenant  with  thee 
in  the  days  of  thy  youth,  and  I 
will  establish  unto  thee  "an  ever- 
lasting covenant. 

61  Then  j^thou  shalt  remember 
thy  ways,  and  be  ashamed,  when 
thou  Shalt  receive  thy  sisters, 
thine  elder  and  thy  younger :  and 
I  will  give  them  unto  thee  for 
?  daughters,  ^-but  not  by  thy  cove- 
nant. 

62  s  And  I  will  establish  my  cove- 
nant with  thee;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  : 

63  That  thou  may  est  t  remember, 
and  be  confounded,  «and  never 
open  thy  mouth  any  more  because 
of  thy  shame,  when  I  am  pacified 
toward  thee  for  all  that  thou  hast 
done,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Under  the  parable  of  two  eugh$  and  a  vine,  11 
IS  shewed  God's  judgment  upon  Jerusalem  fur 
revoltine  from  Babylon  to  Egypt.  22  God 
promiseth  to  plant  the  cedar  of  the  gospel. 

A  ND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
XJL  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  put  forth  a  riddle, 
and  speak  a  parable  unto  the 
house  of  Israel ; 

.3  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  "A  great  eagle  with  great 
wings,  long  winged,  full  of  feath- 
ers, which  had  t divers  colours, 
came  unto  Lebanon,  and  *took 
the  highest  branch  of  the  cedar: 

4  He  cropped  off  the  top  of  his 
young  twigs,  and  carried  it  into 
a  land  of  traffick ;  he  set  it  in  a 
citv  of  merchants. 

5  He  took  also  of  the  seed  of  the 
land,  and  t  planted  it  in  ^a  fruitful 
fiekl;  he  placed  it  by  great  wa- 
ters, and  set  it  ''rt.s  a  willow  tree. 

6  And  it  grew,  and  became  a 
spreading  vine  «of  low  stature, 
whose  branches  turned  toward 
him,  and  the  roots  thereof  were 
under  him:  so  it  became  a  vine, 
and  brought  forth  branches,  and 
shot  forth  sprigs. 

7  There  was  also  anotlier  great 
eagle  with  great  wings  and  many 
feathers:  and,  bcliold,  .' tliis  vine 
did  bend  her  roots  toward  him, 
and  shot  forth  her  branches  to- 
ward him,  that  he  might  water  it 
by  the  furrows  of  her  plantation. 

8  It  was  planted  in  a  good  tsoil 
by  great  waters,  that  it  might 
bring  forth  branches,  and  that  it 

718 


might  bear  fruit,  that  it  might  be 
a  goodly  vine. 

9  Say  thou.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Shall  it  prosper?  ffsliall  he 
not  pull  up  the  roots  thereof,  and 
cut  off  the  fruit  thereof,  that  it 
wither?  it  shall  wither  in  all  the 
leaves  of  her  spring,  even  without 
great  power  or  many  people  to 
pluck  it  up  by  the  roots  thereof. 

10  Yea,  behold,  beincj  planted, 
shall  it  prosper?  /'shall  it  not  ut- 
terly wither,  when  the  east  wind 
toucheth  it  ?  it  shall  wither  in  the 
furrows  where  it  grew. 

11  ^  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

12  Say  now  to  'the  rebellious 
house,  Know  ye  not  what  these 
things  mean?  tell  them,  Behold, 
^the  king  of  Babylon  is  come  to 
Jerusalem,  and  hath  taken  the 
king  thereof,  and  the  princes 
thereof,  and  led  them  with  him  to 
Babylon ; 

13  'And  hath  taken  of  the  king's 
seed,  and  made  a  covenant  with 
him,  TO  and  hath  t  taken  an  oath  of 
him:  he  hath  also  taken  the 
mighty  of  the  land  : 

14  That  the  kingdom  might  be 
"base,  that  it  might  not  lift  itself 
up,  ^but  that  bj'  keeping  of  his 
covenant  it  migbt  stand. 

15  But" he  rebelled  against  him 
in  sending  his  ambassadors  into 
Egypt,  p  that  they  might  give  him 
horees  and  much  people.  '/Shall 
he  prosper?  shall  he  escape  that 
doeth  such  things?  or  shall  he 
break  the  covenant,  and  be  deliv- 
ered ? 

16  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
surely  »■  in  the  place  where  the 
king  dwelleth  that  made  him  king, 
whose  oath  he  despised,  and 
whose  covenant  he  brake,  even 
with  him  in  the  midst  of  Babylon 
he  shall  die. 

17  « Neither  shall  Pharaoh  with 
his  mighty  army  and  great  com- 
pany make  for  him  in  the  war, '  by 
casting  up  mounts,  and  building 
forts,  to  cut  off  many  persons  : 

18  Seeing  he  de.spised  the  oath  by 
breaking  the  covenant,  when,  lo, 
lie  had  "given  his  hand,  and  liath 
done  all  these  things,  he  shall  not 
escape. 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  tlie  Lord 
(tOD  ;  As  I  live,  surely  mine  oath 
that  he  hath  despised,  and  my 
covenant  tliat  he  hath  broken, 
even  it  will  I  recompense  upon 
his  own  head. 

20  And  I  will  ^spread  my  net  up- 
on him,  and  ho  shall  be  taken  in 
my  snare,  and  I  will  bring  him  to 
Babvlon,  and  .'/will  plead  with 
him'there  for  his  trespass  that  he 
hath  trespassed  against  me. 

21  And  =all  his  fugitives  with  all 
his  bands  shall  fall  by  the  sword, 
and  they   that  remain  shall  be 


Before 
C  H  n  1  S  T 

about  594. 


f  2  Kings  25. 


h  ch.  10.  12. 
Hos.  13.  15. 


iih.  2.  5.  iL 
12.  9. 


2  Kings  24. 
11-16. 


/2  Kings  24. 
17. 

m  2  Chr.  36. 

13. 
t  Heb. 

brought  him 

to  an  oath, 
n  ver.  6. 

ch.  29.  14. 
t  Heb. 

to  keep  his 

covenant,  to 

stand  to  It. 
o2  Kings  24. 

20. 

2  Chr.  36.13. 
p  Deut.  17.16. 

Is.  31.  1,3.4; 

36.  G,  9. 
7  ver.  9. 
r.Ter.  32.5.  & 

34. 3.&  52.11. 

ch.  12.  13. 


(■ler.  52.  4. 
ch.  4.  2. 


u  1  Chr.29.24. 
Lam.  5.  6. 


fch.  12.  13.  d: 
32.  3. 


1/ch.  20.  36. 


A  promise  of  Christ's  Mngdom.       EZEKIEL. 


God's  justice  in  punishing. 


lii-fore 
CHRIST 

about  504. 


als.  n.  1. 

Jer.  23.  5. 

Zech.  3.  8. 
b  Is.  53.  2. 
c  Ps.  2.  6. 

dis.  2.  2,3. 
ch.  20.  40. 
Mil-.  4.  1. 


eSee  ch.  31. i 
Dan.  4.  12. 


/Luke  1.52. 


f  ch.  22. 14.  ik 
24.  14. 


504. 


a  Jer.  31.29. 
Lam.  5.  7. 


b  ver.  20. 
Rom.  6.  23. 

t  Heh. 

judgment 

and  justice, 
cch.2-2.  9. 
dLiiv.  18.20. 

<k  20.  10. 
c  Lev.  18.  19. 

k  20.  18. 
/Ex.  22.  21. 

Lev.  19.  15. 

4;  25.  J  4. 
f  Ex.  22.  26. 

Deut.  24.  12, 

13. 
h  Deut.  15.  7, 

8. 

Is.  58.  7. 

Matt.  25.  35. 
36. 
«Ex.  22.25. 

Lev.  25.  36, 

37. 

Deut.  23.  19. 

Neh.5.  7. 

r».  15.  .5. 
*  Deut.  1.  16. 

Zcch.  8.  16. 
Ich.  20.  11. 

Amos  5.  4. 


scattered  toward  all  winds:  and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  the  IiORd 
have  spoken  it. 

22  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I 
will  also  take  of  the  highest 
^branch  of  the  high  cedar,  and 
will  set  it;  I  will  crop  off  from  the 
top  of  his  young  twigs  '' a  tender 
one,  and  will  ^^  plant  it  upon  a  high 
mountain  and  eminent : 

23  f' In  the  mountain  of  the  height 
of  Israel  will  I  plant  it:  and  it 
shall  bring  forth  boughs,  and  bear 
fruit,  and  be  a  goodl\'  cedar :  and 
e  under  it  shall  dwell  all  fowl  of 
every  wing;  in  the  shadow  of  the 
branches  thereof  shall  they  dwell. 

24  And  all  the  trees  of  the  field 
shall  know  that  I  the  Lord /have 
brought  down  the  high  tree,  have 
e.xalted  the  low  tree,  have  dried 
up  the  green  tree,  and  have  made 
the  dry  tree  to  flourish:  ffl  the 
Lord  have  spoken  and  have 
done  it. 

CHAPTER  XVIIL 

1  God  reprovHk  the  unjust  parable  of  four 
grapes.  5  He  sheweth  how  he  dealeth  with  a 
just  father  :  10  with  a  wicked  son  of  a  just 
father  :  14  with  a  just  son  of  a  wicked  father  : 
19  with  a  wicked  man  repenting :  24  with  a 
just  man  revolting.  25  He  dcfendeth  his  jus- 
tice, 31  and  exhorteth  to  repentance. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me  again,  saying, 

2  What  mean  ye,  tha"^t  j-e  use  this 
proverb  concerning  the  laud  of 
Israel,  saying.  The  «  fathers  have 
eaten  sour  grapes,  and  the  chil- 
dren's teeth  are  set  on  edge  ? 

3  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
ye  shall  not  have  occa.'iion  any 
more  to  use  this  proverb  in  Is- 
rael. 

4  Behold,  all  souls  are  mine;  as 
the  soul  of  the  father,  .so  also  the 
soul  of  the  son  is  mine:  *the  soul 
that  sinneth,  it  shall  die. 

0  ^  But  if  a  man  be  just,  and  do 
t  that  which  is  lawful  and  right, 

6  <:And  hath  not  eaten  upon  the 
mountains,  neither  hath  lifted  up 
his  eyes  to  the  idols  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  neither  hath  "^defiled  his 
neighbour's  wife,  neither  hath 
come  near  to  ^a  menstruous  wo- 
man, 

7  And  hath  not  .f oppressed  any, 
hut  hath  restored  to  the  debtor 
his  ff  pledge,  hath  spoiled  none  by 
violence,  hath  ^f  given  his  bread  to 
the  hungry,  and  hath  covered  the 
naked  with  a  garment ; 

8  He  that  hath  not  given  forth 
upon  '"usury,  neither  hath  taken 
any  increase,  that  hath  withdrawn 
his  hand  from  iniquity,  ^liath  e.x- 
ecuted  true  judgment  between 
man  and  man, 

9  Hath  walked  in  my  statutes, 
and  hath  kept  my  judgments,  to 
deal  truly;  he  is  just,  he  shall 
surely  Hive,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

10  U  If  he  beget  a  son  that  is  a 


1'  robber,  »'a  shedder  of  blood,  and 
II  tfiat  doeth  the  like  to  any  one  of 
these  tfilngs, 

11  And  that  doeth  not  any  of 
those  duties,  but  even  hath  eaten 
upon  the  mountains,  and  defiled 
his  neighbour's  wife, 

12  Hath  oppressed  the  poor  and 
needy,  hath  spoiled  by  violence, 
hath  not  restored  the  pledge,  and 
hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the  idols, 
hath  "committed  abomination, 

13  Hath  given  forth  upon  usurj% 
and  hath  taken  increa,se:  .shall  he 
then  live?  he  shall  not  live:  he 
hath  done  all  these  abominations; 
he  shall  surely  die;  "his  t  blood 
shall  be  upon  him. 

14  '!  Now,  lo,  if  he  beget  a  son, 
that  seeth  all  his  father's  sins 
which  he  hath  done,  and  consid- 
ereth,  and  doeth  not  such  like, 

1-5  p  Tfiat  hath  not  eaten  upon 
the  mountains,  neither  hath  lilt- 
ed up  his  eyes  to  the  idols  of  the 
house  of  Israel,  hath  not  defiled 
his  neighbour's  wife, 

16  Neither  hath  oppressed  any, 
thath  not  withholden  the  pledge, 
neither  hath  spoiled  by  violence, 
but  hath  given  his  bread  to  the 
hungry,  and  hath  covered  the  na- 
ked with  a  garment, 

17  That  hath  taken  off  his  hand 
from  the  poor,  thai  hath  not  re- 
ceived usury  nor  increase,  hath 
executed  my  judgments,  hath 
walked  in  my  statutes;  he  shall 
not  die  for  the  iniquitj'  of  his  fa- 
ther, he  shall  surely  live. 

18  As  for  his  father,  because  he 
cruelly  oppressed,  spoiled  his 
brother  by  violence,  and  did  that 
which  is  not  good  among  his  peo- 
ple, lo,  even  she  shall  die  in  his 
iniquity. 

19  \  Yet  say  ye.  Why?  rdoth 
not  the  son  bear  the  iniquity  of 
the  father?  When  the  son  hath 
done  that  which  is  lawful  and 
right,  and  hath  kept  all  my  stat- 
utes, and  hath  done  them,  he 
shall  surely  live. 

20  « The  soul  that  sinneth,  it  shall 
die.  f  The  son  shall  not  bear  the 
iniquity  of  the  father,  neither  shall 
the  father  bear  the  iniquity  of  the 
son:  2'the  righteousness  of  the 
righteous  shall  be  upon  him,  ^ and 
the  wickedness  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  upon  him. 

21  But  2/ if  the  wicked  will  turn 
from  all  his  sins  that  he  hath 
committed,  and  keep  all  my 
statutes,  and  do  that  which  is 
lawful  and  right,  he  .shall  surely 
live,  he  shall  not  die. 

"22  zAll  hLs  transgressions  that 
he  hath  committed,  they  shall 
not  be  mentioned  unto  liim :  in 
liis  righteousness  that  he  hath 
done  he  shall  live. 

2^]  «Have  I  any  pleasure  at  all 

that  the  wicked  should  die  ?  saith 

710 


Before 

CHRIST 

594. 


[|Or, 
breaker  up 
of  a  house. 

m  rjen.  9.  6. 
Ex.  21.  12. 
Num.  35.  31. 

WOr,  thai 
doeth  to  his 
brother  be- 
sides any  of 
these. 

n  ch.  8.  6,  17. 


0  Lev.  20.  9, 

11,  12,  13,  16, 

27. 

ch.  3.  18.  k 

33.  4. 

Acts  18.  6. 
tHeb. 

hioods. 

P  ver.  6,  tc. 


tHeb.  hath 
not  pledged 
the  pledge, 
or,  taken  to 
pledge. 


q  ch.  3.  : 


2  Kings  23. 
20.  &.  24.  3, 4. 


s  ver.  4. 

t  Deut.  24.  16. 

2Kin?sl4.  6. 

2  Chr.  25.  4. 

Jer.  31.  29, 

30. 
u  Is.  3.  10,  11. 
X  Rom.  2.  9. 

V  ver.  27. 
ch.33.  12,19. 


a  ver.  32. 
ch.  33.  II. 
ITim 
2  Pet.  3.  9. 


t.  4. 


Lamentation  for  the 


EZEKIEL. 


princes  of  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

594. 


bvh.  3.  20.  A: 
33.  12, 13,  18. 


c2Pet.  2.20. 


d  vcr.  29. 
ch.  33.  17,20, 


/ver.  21. 


gvcr.  14. 


jch.  7.  3.  & 
33.  20. 


*  Mall.  3.  2. 

Rev.  2.  5. 
II  Or,  others. 


/Epli.  4.  22, 
23. 


m  Jer.  32.  39. 

<h.  11.  19.  <k 

36.  2iJ. 
n  Lam.  3.  33. 

ver.  -23. 

ch.  33.  U. 

2  Pet.  3.  0. 
i;  Or,  others. 


594. 

och.26.  17.  Sc 
27.2. 


b  ver.  6. 
2  Kings  23. 
31,  32. 


the  Lord  God:  and  not  that  he 
should  return  from  his  waj's,  and 
live  ? 

24  1  But  ft  when  the  righteous 
turneth  away  from  his  righteous- 
ness, and  committeth  iniquity, 
and  doeth  according  to  all  the 
abominations  that  the  wicked 
man  doeth,  shall  he  live?  <-All 
his  righteousne.ss  that  he  hath 
done  shall  not  be  mentioned:  in 
his  trespass  that  he  hath  tres- 
passed, and  in  his  sin  that  he 
hath  sinned,  in  them  shall  he  die. 

25  H  Yet  ye  say,  ''  The  waj^  of  the 
Lord"   is   not  equal.    Hear  now, 

0  house  of  Israel ;  Is  not  nay 
way  equal?  are  not  your  ways 
unequal  ? 

26  «  When  a  righteous  man  turn- 
eth away  from  his  righteousness, 
and  committeth  iniquity,  and 
dieth  in  them ;  for  his  iniquity 
that  he  hath  done  shall  he  die. 

27  Again,  f  when  the  wicked  man 
turneth  away  from  his  wicked- 
ness that  he  hath  committed,  and 
doeth  that  which  is  lawful  and 
right,  he  shall  save  his  soul  alive. 

28  Because  he  ^considereth,  and 
turneth  away  from  all  his  trans- 
gressions that  he  hath  commit- 
ted, he  .shall  surely  live,  he  shall 
not  die. 

29  ''  Yet  saith  the  house  of  Isra- 
el, The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not 
equal.  O  house  of  Israel,  are  not 
my  ways  equal?  are  not  your 
ways  unequal? 

30  '  Therefore  I  will  judge  you,  O 
house  of  Israel,  every  one  accord- 
ing to  his  ways,  saith  the  Lord 
God.  *  Repent,  and  turn  II?/oi»'- 
selves  from  all  your  transgres- 
sions ;  so  iniquity  shall  not  be 
your  ruin. 

31  If  'Cast  away  from  you  all 
your  transgressions,  whereby  ye 
have  transgressed ;  and  make 
you  a  «new  heart  and  a  new 
spirit:  for  why  will  ye  die,  O 
house  of  Israel  ? 

32  For  "  I  have  no  pleasure  in 
the  death  of  him  that  dieth,  saith 
the   Lord  Gon:    wherefore  turn 

1  yourselDcs,  and  live  ye. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  A  lamentation  for  the  princes  of  Israel,  under 
the  para'jic  of  Huns'  whelps  taken  in  a  pit,  10 
and  for  Jerusalem,  under  the  parable  of  a 
wasted  vine. 

MORKOVER,  "take  thou  up  a 
lamentation  for  the  princes 
of  Israel, 

2  And  say,  What  /.'?  thy  mother  ? 
A  lioness:  she  lay  down  among 
lions,  she  nourished  her  whelps 
among  young  lions. 

3  And  she  brought  up  one  of 
her  whelps:  ^it  became  a  young 
lion,  and  it  learned  to  catch  the 
prey  ;  it  devoured  men. 

4  The  nations  also  heard  of  him; 
he  was  taken  in  their  pit,  and 

720 


they  brought  him  with  chains 
unto  the  land  of  ^  Egypt. 

5  Now  when  she  saw  that  she 
had  waited,  ayid  her  hope  was 
lost,  then  she  took  ''another  of 
her  whelps,  and  made  him  a 
young  lion. 

6  f  And  he  went  up  and  down 
among  the  lions,  /he  became  a 
young  lion,  and  learned  to  catch 
the  prey,  and  devoured  men. 

7  And  he  knew  II  their  desolate 
palaces,  and  he  laid  waste  their 
cities ;  and  the  land  was  desolate, 
and  the  fulness  thereof,  by  the 
noise  of  his  roaring. 

8  a  Then  the  nations  set  against 
him  on  every  side  from  the  prov- 
inces, and  spread  their  net  over 
him : ''  he  was  taken  in  their  pit. 

9  iAiid  they  put  him  in  ward  11  in 
chains,  and  brought  him  to  the 
king  of  Babylon:  they  brought 
him  into  holds,  that  his  voice 
should  no  more  be  heard  upon 
*  the  mountains  of  Israel. 

10  1  Thy  mother  is  '  like  a  vine 
I!  in  thy  blood,  plantedby  the  wa- 
ters :  she  was  ™  fruitful  and  full 
of  branches  by  reason  of  many 
waters. 

U  And  she  had  strong  rods  for 
the  sceptres  of  them  that  bare 
rule,  and  her  "stature  was  exalt- 
ed among  the  thick  branches, 
and  she  appeared  in  her  height 
with  the  multitude  of  her  branch- 
es. 

12  But  she  was  plucked  up  m 
furj',  she  was  cast  down  to  the 
ground,  and  the  «  east  wind  dried 
up  her  fruit:  her  strong  rods 
were  broken  and  withered;  the 
fire  consumed  them. 

13  And  now  she  is  planted  in  the 
wilderness,  in  a  dry  and  thirsty 
ground. 

14  1^  And  fire  is  gone  out  of  a  rod 
of  her  branches,  ivlilch  hatli  de- 
voured her  fruit,  .so  that  she  hath 
no  strong  rod  to  be  a  sceptre  to  I 
rule.  '/Tliis  is  a  lamentation,  and 
shall  be  for  a  lamentation. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  God  refuseth  to  be  consulted  by  the  elders  of 
Israel.  5  He  shcmcth  the  story  of  their  rebel- 
lions in  Egypt,  10  tn  the  wilderness,  27  and 
in  the  land.  'Mile  promiseth  to  gather  them 
by  the  gospel.  4^  Under  the  name  of  a  forest 
he  shcweth  the  destruction  of  Jerusalem. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
.  seventh  year,  in  the  fifth 
ini»t//i,  tlie  tenth  dai/  of  the 
month,  l/iat  "certain  of  the  eld- 
ers of  Israel  came  to  inquire  of 
tlie  Lord,  and  sat  before  me. 

2  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  me,  saying, 

3  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  the 
elders  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
them,  Tlius  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Are  ye  come  to  inquire  of  me? 
As  1  live, saith  the  Lord  God,  *I 
will  not  be  inquired  of  by  you. 


Before 
CHRIST 

594. 


r2  Kings  23. 

33. 

2C'hr    36.  4. 

Jer.  22.  11, 

12. 
(f2  Kings  23. 

34. 
eJer.  22. 13- 

17. 
/ver.  3. 
11  Or,  their 

widows. 

i'2  Kings  24. 


h  ver.  4. 
t2Chr.  30.  S. 

Jer.  22.  la. 
i|  Or, 

in  hooks. 


I  ch.  17.  0. 

II  Or,  m  thy 
quietness, 
or,  !?!  thy 
likeness. 

m  Deut.  8.  7, 
8,9. 

n  Soch.  31.  3. 
Dan.  4. 11. 


och.  17.  10. 
Hos.  13. 15. 


p  Jiulg.  9.  15. 
2  Kintr,  24. 


ch.  17.  18. 
q  Lam.  4.  20. 


about  593. 


a  ch.  8.  1.  ik 
14.  1. 


ft  ver.  31. 
ch.  14.  3. 


The  story  of 


EZEKIEL. 


Israel's  rehellioiis. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  593. 


;;  Or,  phad 

for  them. 
ech.  22.  2.  * 

23.  36. 
rfch.  16.  2. 
eEx.  6.  7. 

Deut.  T.  6. 
il  Or,  svarc  : 

and  so  ver.  6, 

Ex.  6.  8. 
/Ex.  3.  8.  i 

4.  31. 

Deut.  4.  34. 
g  Ex.  20.  2. 
h  Ex.  3.8,  17. 

Deut.  8.  7, 

6,9. 

Jer.  32.  22. 
I  Ps.  48.  2. 

ver.  15. 

Dan.  8.  9.  <k 

11.  16,  41. 

Zech.  7.  14. 
k  ch.  18.  31. 
-'2  Chr.  15.  8. 
m  Lev.  17.  7. 

&  18.3. 

Deut.  29.  16, 

17,  18. 

Josh.  24.  11. 
n  ch.  7.  8. 

ver.  13,  21. 

eSee  Ex.  32. 
12. 

-Num.  14.  13, 
*c. 

Deut.  9.  23. 
ver.  14,22. 
ih.  36.  21,22. 


vDcat.4.  8. 

Neh.  9.  13, 

)4. 

Ps.  147.  19, 

20. 
t  Heb. 

made  them 

to  know. 
r  Lev.  IH.  5. 

ver.  13,21. 

Eom.  10.  5. 

Gal.  3.  12. 
sEx.  20.  8.  & 

31.13,  d:c.  <5c 

35.2. 

Deut.  5.  12. 

Nth.  9.  14. 
t  N'um.  14.  22. 
s.  78.  40.  i 
).  S,  9,  10. 
u  Prov.  1.  2.5. 

er.  16,  24. 
J  Ex.  16.  27. 
t;  Num. 14.  29. 

&  26.  Co. 

P.-i.  106.  23. 
r  ver.  9,  23. 
a  Num.14.  28. 

Ps.  95.  11.  A; 

106.  26. 


4  Wilt  thou  !l=judge  them,  son 
of  num.  wilt  thou  judge  thcmj 
c'cause  them  to  know  the  abom- 
inations of  their  fathers: 

0  *!  And  saj^  unto  them,  Thus 
saitli  the  Lord  God;  In  the  day 
wlien  « I  chose  Israel,  and  '1  lifted 
up  mine  hand  unto  the  seed  of 
the  hou.se  of  Jacob,  and  made 
myself  .'known  unto  them  in  the 
laiid  of  Egypt,  when  I  lifted  up 
mine  hand  unto  them,  saying, 
9 1  am  the  Lord  your  God; 

6  In  the  day  ihat  I  lifted  up  mine 
hand  unto  them,  ''to  bring  them 
forth  of  the  land  of  Egypt  into  a 
land  that  I  had  espied  lor  them, 
flowing  with  milk  and  honey, 
i  which  J.?  the  glory  of  all  lands: 

7  Then  said  I  unto  them,  ^Cast 
ye  away  every  man  'the  abom- 
inations of  hLs  eyes,  and  defile 
not  yourselves  with  "'the  idols 
of  Egypt:  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

5  But  they  rebelled  against  me, 
and  would  not  hearken  unto  me: 
they  did  not  every  man  cast  away 
the  abominations  of  their  eyes, 
neither  did  they  forsake  the  idols 
of  Egypt :  then  I  said,  I  will  "pour 
out  my  fury  upon  them,  to  accom- 
plish my  anger  against  them  in 
the  midst  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

9  0  But  I  wrought  for  my  name's 
sake,  that  it  should  not  be  pol- 
luted before  the  heathen,  among 
whom  they  ivere,  in  whose  sight  I 
made  myself  known  unto  them. 
In  bringing  them  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

10  ^  Wherefore  I  i?  caused  them 
to  go  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  and  brought  them  into 
the  wilderness. 

11  -jAnd  I  gave  them  my  stat- 
utes, and  t  shewed  them  mj' Judg- 
ments, '•which  if  a  man  do,  he 
shall  even  live  in  them. 

12  Moreover  also  I  gave  them 
my  « sabbaths,  to  be  a  sign  be- 
tween me  and  them,  that  they 
might  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
that  sanctify  them. 

13  But  the  house  of  Israel  <  re- 
belled against  me  in  the  wilder- 
ness: they  walked  not  in  my 
statutes,  and  they  «de.spised  my 
judgments,  which  if  a  man  do, 
lie  shall  even  live  in  them;  and 
my  sabbaths  they  greatly  *  pol- 
luted :  then  T  said,  I  would  pour 
out  nay  fury  upon  them  in  the 
y  wilderness,  to  consume  them. 

14  3  But  I  wrought  for  my  name's 
sake,  that  it  should  not  be  pol- 
luted before  the  heathen,  in  whose 
sight  I  brought  them  out. 

15  Yet  also  «I  lifted  up  my  hand 
unto  them  in  the  wilderness,  that 
I  would  not  bring  them  into  the 
land  which  I  had  given  Ihem, 
flowing  with  milk  and  honey, 
*  which  is  the  glory  of  all  lands ; 

46 


16  e  Because  the.v  despised  my 
judgments,  and  walked  not  in 
my  statutes,  but  polluted  my  sab- 
baths :  for  <J  their  heart  went  after 
their  idols. 

17 « Nevertheless  mine  eyespared 
them  from  destroying  them,  nei- 
ther did  I  make  an  end  of  them 
in  the  wilderness. 
I  18  But  I  said  unto  their  children 
(in  the  wilderness.  Walk  ye  not 
in  the  statutes  of  j'our  fathers, 
neither  observe  their  judgments, 
nor  defile  yourselves  with  their 
idols : 

19  I  a??i  the  Lord  j-our  God; 
.^walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keep 
my  judgments,  and  do  them; 

20  i'And  hallow  my  sabbaths; 
and  they  shall  be  a  sign  between 
me  and' you,  that  ye  may  know 
that  I  ani  the  Lord  your  God. 

21  Notwithstanding,  ''the  chil- 
dren rebelled  against  me:  they 
walked  not  in  my  statutes,  nei- 
ther kept  my.  judgments  to  do 
them,  i which  if  a  man  do,  he 
shall  even  live  in  them;  they 
polluted  my  sabbaths :  then  I 
said,  k  I  wou'ld  pour  out  my  fury 
upon  them,  to  accomplish  my 
anger  against  them  in  the  wil- 
derness. 

22  'Nevertheless  I  withdrew 
mine  hand,  and  '"wrought  for 
my  name's  sake,  that  it  should  not 
be  polluted  in  the  sight  of  the 
heathen,  in  whose  sight  I  brought 
them  forth. 

2.3  I  lifted  up  mine  hand  unto 
them  also  in  the  wilderness,  that 
»I  would  scatter  them  among 
the  heathen,  and  disperse  them 
through  the  countries; 

24  0  Becaase  they  had  not  exe- 
cuted my  judgriients,  but  had 
despised  'my  statutes,  and  had 
polluted  my  sabbaths,  and  p their 
eyes  were  alter  their  fathers'  idols. 

2-5  Wherefore  7 1  gave  them  also 
statutes  that  were  not  good,  and 
judgments  whereby  they  should 
not  live; 

26  And  I  polluted  them  in  their 
own  gifts,  in  that  they  caused  to 
pass  »•  through  the  fire  all  that 
openeth  the  womb,  that  I  might 
make  them  desolate,  to  the  end 
that  they  « might  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord. 

27  ^  Therefore,  son  of  man, 
speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel, 
and  sav  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God;  Yet  in  this  your 
fathers  have  'blasphemed  me,  in 
that  they  have  t committed  a 
trespass  against  me. 

25  For  when  I  had  brought 
them  into  the  land,  for  the  which 
I  lifted  up  mine  hand  to  give  it 
to  them,  then  «they  saw  every 
high  hill,  and  all  the  thick  trees, 
and  thev  offered  there  their  sac- 
rifices, and  there  they  presented 

721 


Before 
CHRIST 

593. 


c  ver.  13,  24. 
d  Num.15.  39. 

Ps.  78.  37. 

Amos  5.  25, 

26. 

Acts  7.42, 43. 
e  Fs.  78.  38. 


/Deuf.  5.  32, 
33.  <k  6,  <fc  r, 
*:  8,  &  10,  & 
11,  &  12. 

f  Jer.  17.  22. 
ver.  12. 

h  Num.  25.  1, 
2. 

Deut.  9.  23, 
24.  &  31.  27. 

i  ver.  11,  13. 


/  Ps.  78.  38. 

ver.  17. 
m  ver.  9, 14. 


n  Lev.  26.  33. 

Deut.  28.  64. 

Ps.  106.  27. 

Jer.  15.  4. 
0  ver.  13,  18. 

V  See  ch.  G.  0. 

H  See  Ps.  81. 
12. 

ver.  39. 
Rom.  1.  24. 
2  Thess.  2. 
11. 

r 2  Kings  17. 

17.  &  21.  6. 

2  Chr.  26.  3. 

fc  S3.  6. 

Jer.  32.  35. 

eh.  16.  20,  21. 
tch.  6.  7. 


«Rom.  2.  24. 
t  Heb. 

trespassed  a 

trespass. 


u  Is.  57.  5,  <tc. 
oh.  6.  13. 


Promise  to  gather  Israel. 


EZEKIEL. 


Threats  and  promises. 


liffnre 

CHRIST 

593. 

X  cli 

.  16.  19. 

II  (T 

,  ItoM 

tlu 

m  u-hat 

the 

hti:h. 

T'l 

cr  was. 

or 

Bamah. 

y  ver.  26. 


eJer.  2.9,35. 

ch.  17.  20. 
rfSee  Num. 

H. '21,  22,23, 

2«,  29. 


c  Lev.  27.  32. 
Jer.  33.  13. 

II  Or,  a 
delivering^ 

^(■h.  31.  17,20. 
.Mutt.  25.  32, 


?.lpr.44.  14. 

h  ell.  fi.  7.  & 

l.-i.  7.  (k23. 


i  .7ud(;.10.  14. 
IN.  Ml.  12. 
Amo.s  4.  4. 

»I.s.  1.  )3. 
cli.23.  38,33. 

/Is.  2.2,  3. 

I  li.  17.  23. 

Mic.  4.  1. 
771  Is.  .'JG.  7.  Sc 

eo.  7. 

Zirti.  8.  20, 
fir. 

Mai.  3.  4. 
Kom.  12.  1. 


the  provocation  of  their  offering: 
there  also  they  made  their  i:  .sweet 
savour,  and  poured  out  there  their 
drink  offerings. 

29  Then  II I  said  unto  them,  What 
is  tiie  high  place  whereunto  ye 
go?  And  the  name  thereof  is 
called  Bamah  unto  this  day. 

30  Wherefore  say  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
Goi.);  Are  ye  polluted  after  the 
manner  of  your  fathers?  and 
commit  ye  whoredom  after  their 
abominations? 

31  For  when  ye  offer  z/your  gifts, 
when  ye  make  your  sons  to  pass 
through  the  tire,  ye  pollute  your- 
selves with  all  your  idols,  even 
unto  this  day:  and  'shall  I  be 
inquired  of  by  you,  O  house  of 
I.srael  ?  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  I  vn\l  not  be  inquired  of  by 
you. 

32  And  that  «  which  cometh  into 
your  mind  shall  not  be  at  all, 
that  ye  say.  We  will  bo  as  the 
heathen,  as  the  families  of  the 
countries,  to  serve  wood  and 
stone. 

33  H  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  surely  with  a  mighty  hand, 
and  iwith  a  stretched  out  arm, 
and  with  fury  poured  out,  will  I 
rule  over  you : 

31  And  I  will  bring  you  out  from 
the  people,  and  will  gather  you 
out  of  the  countries  wherein  ye 
are  scattered,  with  a  mighty  hand, 
and  with  a  stretched  out  arm, 
and  with  fury  poured  out. 

35  And  I  will  bring  you  into 
the  wilderness  of  the  people,  and 
there  '^-  will  I  plead  with  you  face 
to  face. 

36  ('Like  as  I  pleaded  with  your 
fathers  in  the  wilderness  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  so  will  I  plead  with 
you,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

37  And  I  wUl  cause  you  to  epass 
under  the  rod,  and  I  will  bring 
you  into  11  the  bond  of  the'cove- 
naiit: 

38  And  /I  will  purge  out  from 
among  you  the  rebels,  and  them 
that  transgress  against  me:  I 
will  bring  them  forth  out  of  the 
country  where  they  sojourn,  and 
J' they  shall  not  enter  into  tbe 
land  of  Israel:  /'and  ye  shall 
know  tliat  I  am  the  Loud. 

39  As  for  you,  O  house  of  Israel, 
thus  saith  the  Lord  (ioo;  ^Go  ye, 
serve  ye  every  one  his  idols,  and 
hereafter  also,  if  ye  will  not 
hearken  unto  me:  'but  i)Ollute 
ye  my  holy  name  no  more  with 
your  gifts,  and  witli  your  idols. 

■10  For  'in  mine  holy  mountain, 
in  the  mountain  of  the  heiglit  of 
Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God,  there 
shall  all  the  house  of  Israel,  all 
of  them  in  the  land,  serve  me: 
there  "'will  I  accept  them,  and 
there  will  I  require  your  offer- 
722 


ings,  and  the  11  firstfruits  of  your 
oblations,  with  all  your  holy 
things. 

41  I  will  accept  you  with  your 
t»  sweet  savour,  when  I  bring 
you  out  from  the  people,  and 
gather  you  out  of  the  countries 
wherein  ye  have  been  scattered; 
and  I  will  be  sanctified  in  you 
before  the  heathen. 

42  "And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  LoHD,  i^when  I  shall  bring 
you  into  the  land  of  Israel,  into 
the  country /or  the  which  I  lifted 
up  mine  hand  to  give  it  to  your 
fathers. 

43  And  9  there  shall  ye  remem- 
ber your  ways,  and  all  your  do- 
ings, wherein  ye  have  been  de- 
tiled;  and  'ye  shall  loathe  your- 
.selves  in  your  own  sight  for  all 
your  evils  that  ye  have  commit- 
ted. 

44  s  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  LOKD,  when  I  have  wrought 
with  you  <for  my  name's  sake, 
not  according  to  your  wicked 
ways,  nor  according  to  your  cor- 
rupt doings,  O  ye  house  of  Israel, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

4)  f  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  sajdng, 

40  "Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  to- 
ward the  south,  and  drop  thy  ivord 
toward  the  south,  and  prophesy 
against  the  forest  of  the  south 
held ; 

47  And  say  to  the  forest  of  the 
south,  Hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Behold,  1 1  will  kindle  a  fire  in 
thee,  and  it  shall  devour  ^2/ every 
green  tree  in  thee,  and  every  dry 
tree:  the  flaming  flame  shall  not 
be  quenched,  and  all  faces  sfrom 
the  south  to  the  north  shall  be 
burned  therein. 

48  And  all  flesh  shall  see  that 
I  the  Lord  have  kindled  it:  it 
shall  not  be  quenched. 

49  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  God! 
they  .say  of  me,  Doth  he  not 
speak  parables  ? 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1  Esettiel  prophcstcth  ai:ainst  Jerusalem  with 
a  siim  nf  sii;hing.  8  The  sharp  and  ijright 
smvril,  18  oeainsl  Jerusalem,  25  aerainst  the 
kingdom,  28  and  against  the  Ammonites. 

AND   the  word   of  the    Lord 
.  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  «  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  to- 
ward Jerusalem,  and  *drop  (hi/ 
ii'orcl  toward  the  holy  places,  <and 
jirophesy  against  the  land  of  Is- 
rael, 

3  And  say  to  the  land  of  Israel, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Behold, 
1  am  against  thee,  and  will  draw 
forth  my  sword  out  of  his  sheath, 
and  will  cut  off  I'rom  thee  "the 
righteous  and  tlie  wicked. 

4  Seeing  tluMi  that  I  will  cut  off 
from  thee  the  righteous  and  the 
wicked,  therefore  shall  my  sword 


lie  To  re 
CHRIST 

5Tj. 


II  Or,  ehief. 
t  Hcb.  savour 

of  rest. 
n  Eph.  5.2. 

Phil.  4.  18. 


0  ver.  38,  44. 

ch.  36.  23.  (fc 

38.  23. 
pch.  11.  17.  (fc 

34. 13.  <k  36. 

24. 

q  ch.  16.  61. 


r  Lev.  26.  39. 
ch.  6.  9. 
Hos.  e.  15. 


»  ver.  38. 
ch.  24.  24. 
t  ch.  36.  22. 


u  ch.  6.  2.  <fc 
21.2. 


x.Ter.  21.  14. 
!/  Luke  23.  31. 


503. 

a  ch.  20.  46. 
b  Dcut.  32.  2. 

Amos  7.  16. 

Mic.  2.  0,  11. 


Sign  of  siohing. 


EZEKIEL. 


A  sivnrd  drawn  against  Israel. 


Before 

CHRIST 

593. 


e  So  Is.  45.  23. 

(t  55.  11. 
/Is.  22.  4. 


t  Heb. 
shall  J- 
ivater. 


ADeut.  32.41. 
ver.  15,  28. 


de-piscth 
every  tree* 


II  Or,  tftey 
ari  thrust 
dnwn  tu  the 
swor.l  with 
my  people, 

JJer.  31.  19. 

II  Or,  IVifn 
Ihc  trial 
hath  heen, 
what  then  ? 
shall  they 
not  also  he- 
luna  to  the 
despising 
rod? 

Z  Job  9.23. 
2  Cor.  8.2. 

771  vcr.  27. 

71  Num.  24. 10. 
ver.  17. 
ch.  6.  11. 

t  Heb.  hand 
to  hand. 

0  1  Kings  20. 
30.  <k  22.  25. 

II  Or,  glitter. 
'     Jng,  or,  fear. 

P  ver.  10,  28. 

;;or, 

j     sharpened. 
I   <;ch.  14.  17. 
t  Heb.  set 
thyself,  take 
the  left  hand. 
T  ver.  14. 
ch.  22.  13. 
sch.  5.  13. 


go  forth  out  of  bis  sheath  against 
all  tlesh  f^froni  the  south  to  the 
north : 

5  That  all  flesh  may  know  that 
I  the  Lord  have  drawn  torth  my 
sword  out  of  his  sheath :  it  eshall 
not  return  any  more. 

6  .'"Sigh  therefore,  thou  son  of 
man,  with  the  breaking  of  thij 
loins;  and  with  bitterness  sigh 
before  their  eyes. 

7  And  it  shall  be,  when  they 
say  unto  thee,  Wherefore  sighest 
thou  ?  that  thou  shalt  answer, 
For  the  tidings,  because  it  com- 
eth :  and  every  heart  shall  melt, 
and  r/all  hands  shall  be  feeble, 
and  every  spirit  shall  faint,  and 
all  knees  t  shall  be  weak  an 
water:  behold,  it  cometh,  and 
shall  be  brought  to  pass,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

8  ^  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  .saj-ing, 

9  Son  of  man, 'prophesy,  and 
say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Say, 
''A  sword,  a  sword  is  sharpened, 
and  ahso  furbished : 

10  It  is  sharpened  to  make  a 
sore  slaughter;  it  is  furbished 
that  it  may  glitter:  should  we 
then  make  mirth?  ilit  contem- 
neth  the  rod  of  my  son,  cm  every 
tree. 

11  And  he  hath  given  it  to  be  fur- 
bished, that  it  may  be  handled : 
this  sword  is  sharpened,  and  it 
is  furbished,  to  give  it  into  the 
hand  of » the  slayer. 

12  Cry  and  hoVl,  son  of  man; 
for  it  shall  be  upon  my  people, 
it  shall  be  upon  all  the  princes 
of  Israel :  II  terrors  by  reason  of 
the  sword  shall  be  upon  mj'  peo- 
ple: ^snaite  therefore  upon  thy 
thigh. 

13  a  Because  it  is  ^a  trial,  and 
what  \^  the,  aword  contemn  even 
the  rod?  '"it  shall  be  no  more, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

14  Thou  therefore,  son  of  man, 
prophesy,  and  "smite  thine 
t  hands  together,  and  let  the 
sword  be  doubled  the  third  time, 
the  sword  of  the  slain:  it  in  the 
sword  of  the  great  rtien  that  are 
slain,  which  entereth  into  their 
"  privy  chambers. 

15  I  have  set  the  11  point  of  the 
sword  against  all  their  gates, 
that  their  heart  may  faint,  and 
their  ruins  be  multiplied :  ah !  p  t< 
/.?  made  briglit,  it  is  i  wrapped  up 
for  the  slaughter. 

16  '/Go  thee  one  way  or  other, 
either  on  the  right  hand,  tor  on 
the  left,  whithersoever  thy  face  is 
set. 

17  I  will  al.so  '•smite  mine  hands 
together,  and  «I  will  cause  my 
fury  to  rest:  I  the  Lord  have 
said  it. 

18  1[The  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me  again,  sajiug, 


19  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  ap- 
point thee  two  ways,  that  the 
sword  of  the  king  of  Babjion  may 
come:  both  twain  shall  come 
forth  out  of  one  land:  and  choo.se 
thou  a  place,  choo.se  it  at  the  head 
of  the  way  to  the  city. 

20  Appoint  a  way,  that  the 
sword  may  come  to  'Rabbath  of 
the  Ammonites,  and  to  Judah  in 
Jerusalem  tlie  defenced. 

21  For  the  king  of  Babylon  stood 
at  the  t  parting  of  the  way,  at  the 
head  of  the  two  ways,touse  div- 
ination :  he  made  his  ;l  arrows 
bright,  he  consulted  with  t  images, 
he  looked  in  the  liver. 

22  At  his  right  hand  was  the 
divination  for  Jeru.salem,  to  ap- 
point lit  captains,  to  open  the 
mouth  in  the  slaughter,  to  « lift  up 
the  voice  with  shouting,  a:to  ap- 
point battering  rams  against  the 
gates,  to  cast  a  mount,  and  to 
build  a  fort. 

.23  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  as 
a  false  divination  in  their  sight, 
il  to  them  that .'/  have  sworn  oaths : 
but  he  will  call  to  remembrance 
the  iniquity,  that  they  may  be 
taken. 

24  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Because  ye  have  made  your 
iniquity  to  be  remembered,  in 
that  your  transgressions  are  dis- 
covered, so  that  in  all  your  do- 
ings your  sins  do  appear ;  because, 
/  say,  that  ye  are  come  to  re- 
membrance, ye  shall  be  taken 
with  the  hand. 

25  1[And  thou,  ^profane  wicked 
prince  of  Israel,  <'who.se  day  is 
come,  when  iniquity  shall  have  an 
end, 

26  Thus  saith  the  Lord  Goo; 
Remove  the  diadem,  and  take  off 
the  crown:  this  .^hall  not  be  the 
same:  *  exalt  him  that  is  low,  and 
abase  him  that  is  high. 

27  1 1  will  overturn,  overturn, 
overturn  it:  cand  it  shall  be  no 
more,  until  he  come  whose  right 
it  is ;  and  I  will  give  it  him. 

28  f  And  thou,  son  of  man, 
prophesy  and  say.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ^'concerning  the  Am- 
monites, and  concerning  their 
reproach;  even  say  thou,  eThe 
sword,  the  sword  is  drawn :  for 
the  slaughter  it  i?  furbished,  to 
consume  because  of  the  glittering: 

29  While  they  /see  vanity  unto 
thee,  while  they  divine  a  lie  unto 
thee,  to  brmg  thee  upon  the 
necks  of  tliem  that  are  slain,  of 
the  wicked,  »  whose  day  is  come, 
when  their  iniquity  shall  have  an 
end. 

30  II ''Shall  I  cause  it  to  return 
into  his  sheath?  «I  will  Judge 
thee  in  the  place  where  thou  wast 
created,  '•in  the  land  of  thy 
nativity. 

31  And  I  will  'pour  out  mine 

723 


Di-fore 

CHRIST 

693. 


tJer.  49.  2. 
ch.  25.  5. 
Amo3  1.  14. 

t  Heb.  mother 
<//  the  way. 

2  Or,  knives. 
tHeb. 
teraphim. 


il  Or,  batter- 
ing rams, 
ch.  4.  2. 

t  Heb.  rams. 

uJer.  51.  11. 

X  ch.  4.  2. 


;i  OT.for  the 
oaths  made 
unto  them. 

ych.  17.  13, 
15,  16,  18. 


ch.  17.  19. 
a  ver.  29. 
ch.  35.  5. 


h  ch.  17.  24. 

Luke  1.  52. 
t  Heb.  Per- 

verted,  per. 

V'rte:!,  per- 

verted,  uilll  I 

make  it. 
c  Gen.  49.  10. 

ver.  13. 

Luke  1.  32, 

33. 

John  1.  49. 
dJer.  49.  1. 

ch.25.  2,  3,6. 

Zeph.  2.  8,  9, 

10. 
e  ver.  9, 10. 
/ch.  12.  24.  & 

22.  28. 
g  ver.  25. 

Job  18.  20. 

Ps.  37.  13. 
II  Or,  Cause 

it  to  return, 
h  Jer.  47.  6,  7. 
i  Gen.  15.  14. 

ch.  16.  38. 
Jch.  16.  3. 
Uh.  7.8.  & 

1 1.  1».  &.  22. 

22. 


A  catalogue  of  Jerusalem's  sins.     EZEKIEL. 


TJie  corruption  of  all  orders. 


Before 

CHRIST 

693. 

m  ch.  '^'2.  20, 
21. 

II  Or,  burning 

n  ch.  25.  10. 

593. 

ach.  20.  4.  & 

23.  36. 
II  Or,  plead  for. 
brb.  21.  (i,  0. 

Nah.  3.  1. 
t  Heh.  city  of 

bloods, 
t  Heh.  make 

ker  know, 

ch.  10.  2. 
c2KinKs    21. 

16. 
d  Deut.  28.  37. 

1  Kings  9.  7. 

ch.  6.  H. 

Daii.  9.  10. 
t  Heb. 

polluted  nf 

name,  murk 

in  vexation. 
el3.  1.  23. 

Mic.3.  1,2,3. 

7.eph.  3.  3. 
t  Heb.  arm. 
/Dcut.  27.  IG. 
f  Ex.  22.21,22. 
'1  Or,  deceit. 
A  ver.  2G. 
t  Lev.  19,  30. 

ch.  23.  3!H. 
t  Heh.  men 

of  slanders, 
k  Ex.  23.  ]. 

Lev.  19.  IG. 
;ch.  18.0,11. 
in  Lev.  18.7,8. 

it  20.  1 1 . 

1  Cor.  .■•).  1. 
n  Lev.  IS.  10. 

<k  20.  18. 

ch.  18.  6. 
II  Or,every  one. 
0  Lev.  18.  20. 

fz  20.  10. 

Deut.  22.  22. 

Jer.  5.  8 

ch.  18.  11. 
llOr,  everyone, 
p  Lev.  18.  10. 

l<.  20.  12. 
II  Or. 

by  lewdness. 
7  Lev.  18.9. 

fi  20.  17. 
7- Ex.  23.8. 

Deut.  10.  19. 

<fc  27.  2:,. 
s  Kx.  22.  25. 

Lev.  2.5.  3R. 

Deut.  23.  19. 

ch.  18.  13. 
t  Deut.  32.  18. 

.ler.  3.  2L 

ch.  23.  35. 


indi.s^nation  upon  thee;  I  will 
"» blow  against  thee  in  the  fire  of 
my  wrath,  and  deliver  thee  into 
the  hand  of  II  brutish  men,  and 
skilful  to  destroy. 
32  Thou  Shalt  be  for  fuel  to  the 
fire;  thy  blood  sliall  be  in  the 
midst  of  the  land;  "thou  shaft  be 
no  more  remembered:  for  I  the 
Lord  have  spoken  it. 

CHAPTER   XXII. 

I  A  catalusue  of  sins  in  Jerusalem.  13  God  will 
burn  them  as  dross  in  his  furnace.  23  The 
general  corruption  of  prophets,  priests,  princes, 
and  people. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Now,  thou  son  of  man,  "wilt 
thou  ll.judge,  wilt  thou  judge  *the 
t bloody  city?  yea,  tliou  shalt 
tshew  her  all  her  abominations. 

3  Then  say  thou,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God;  The  city  sheddeth 
blood  in  the  midst  of  it,  that  her 
time  may  come,  and  maketh 
idols  against  herself  to  defile 
herself. 

4  Thou  art  become  guilty  in  thy 
blood  that  thou  hast  cshed;  and 
hast  defiled  thyself  in  thine  idols 
which  tliou  hast  made;  and  thou 
hast  caused  thy  days  to  draw 
near,  and  art  come  even  unto  thy 
years:  << therefore  have  I  made 
ihee  a  reproach  unto  the  heathen, 
and  a  mocking  to  all  countries. 

5  lliom  that  be  near,  and  those 
that  be  far  from  thee,  shall  mock 
thee,  lohirh  art.  t  infamous  and 
much  vexed. 

6  Behold,  "the  princes  of  Israel, 
every  one  were  in  thee  to  their 
t  power  to  shed  blood. 

7  In  thee  have  they /set  light  by 
father  and  mother:  in  the  midst 
of  thee  have  they  ? dealt  by  II  op- 
pression with  the  stranger:  in 
thee  have  they  vexed  the  father- 
less and  the  widow. 

8  Thou  hast ''  despised  mine  holy 
things,  and  hast  iprofaued  my 
sabbaths. 

9  In  thee  are  t^men  that  carry 
tales  to  shed  blood:  'and  in  thee 
they  eat  upon  the  mountains:  in 
the  midr.t  of  thee  they  commit 
lewdness. 

10  In  thee  have  they  «>  discov- 
ered their  fathers'  nakedness:  in 
thee  have  they  Iminbled  lier  that 
was  «  .set  apart  for  pollution. 

11  And  Hone  hath  committed 
abomination  "with  his  neigli- 
bour'swife;  and  llanotlier  j^liatli 

II  lewdly  defiled  his  daughter  in 
law;  and  another  in  thee  Jiath 
humbled  his  <?  sister,  his  father's 
daughter. 

12  In  thee  ■>■  have  they  taken  gifts 
to  shed  blood:  «thou  hast  taken 
usury  and  increase,  and  thou  hast 
greedily  gained  of  thy  neighbours 
by  extortion,  and  «  hast  forgotten 
me,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

724 


13  ^  Behold,  therefore  I  have 
"smitten  mine  hand  at  thy  dis- 
honest gain  which  thou  hast 
made,  and  at  thy  blood  which 
hath  been  in  the  midst  of  thee. 

14  ^Can  thine  heart  endure,  or 
can  thine  hands  be  strong,  in  the 
daj's  that  I  shall  deal  with  thee? 
I'  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it,  and 
will  do  it. 

!■')  And  2 1  w^ll  scatter  thee 
among  the  heathen,  and  disperse 
thee  in  the  countries,  and  "will 
consume  tliy  filthiness  out  of  thee. 

Hi  And  thou  II  shalt  take  thine 
inheritance  in  thyself  in  the  sight 
of  the  heathen,  and  *thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

17  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  ^the  house  of  Is- 
rael is  to  me  become  dross:  all 
they  are  brass,  and  tin,  and  iron, 
and  lead,  in  tlie  midst  of  the  fur- 
nace; they  are  even  the  t  dross  of 
silver. 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Because  ye  are  all  beconie 
dross,  behold,  therefore  I  will 
gather  you  into  the  midst  of  Je- 
rusalem. 

20  fAs  they  gather  silver,  and 
brass,  and  iron,  and  lead,  and  tin, 
into  the  midst  of  the  furnace,  to 
blow  the  fire  upon  it,  to  melt?'^; 
so  will  I  gather  2/011  in  mine  anger 
and  in  mj^  fury,  and  I  will  leave 
you  there,  and  melt  you. 

21  Yea,  I  will  gather  you,  and 
rfblow  upon  you  in  the  lire  of  my 
wrath,  and  ye  shall  be  melted  in 
the  midst  thereof. 

22  As  silver  is  melted  in  the 
midst  of  the  furnace,  so  shall  ye 
be  melted  in  the  midst  thereof; 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I  the 
Lord  have  "  poured  out  mj'  fury 
upon  you. 

23  H  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

24  Son  of  man,  say  unto  her. 
Thou  art  the  land  that  is  not 
cleansed,  nor  rained  upon  in  the 
day  of  indignation. 

•lof  There  is  a  conspiracy  of  her 
prophets  in  the  midst  thereof,  like 
a  roaring  lion  rav(M)ing  the  prey : 
Diey  ffhavodevoured  souls;  ''they 
liave  taken  the  treasure  and 
lirecious  things;  the.v  have  made 
lier  many  widows  in  the  midst 
thereof. 

26  iller  priests  have  t  violated 
my  law,  and  have  *■  profaned  mine 
holy  things:  they  have  put  no 
'difference  between  the  lioly  and 
lirofane,  neither  have  they  sliew- 
ed  ililfrrrnrr  l)(>twe(Mi  the  miclt^an 
and  the  clean,  and  liave  hid  their 
eyes  from  my  sabliaths,  and  I  am 
profaned  among  them. 

27  Her  ™  princes  in  the  mid.st 
thereof  are  like  wolves  ravening 
the  prey,  to  shed  blood,  and  to 


Before 
CHRIST 

593. 


uch.  21.  17. 
j:  Seech.  21.7. 


ych.  17.24. 

sDeut.  4.  27. 

(k  28.  25,  64. 

ch.  12.  14, 15. 
a  ch.  23.  27,48. 

II  Or,  Shalt  be 
profaned. 

b  P3.  9.  16. 
ch.  6.  7. 


cIs.  1.22. 
Jer.  6.  28,&c. 
See  Ps.  119. 
119. 

tlleb. 
drosses. 


tHeb. 

According 
to  the  gath- 
ering. 


rffh.22.20, 
21,22. 


cch.20.  8,  33. 
ver.  31. 


/  Hos.  6.  9. 


6- Matt.  23.  14. 
h  Mic.  3.  11. 
Zech.  3.  3,  4. 

i  Mnl.  2.  8. 
t  Heb. 

offered  vio- 
lence to.    , 
h  Lev.  22.  2, 

ic. 

1  Sam.  2.29. 
I  Lev.  10.  10. 

.ler.  16.  19. 

ch.  44.  23. 
m  la.  1.  23. 

ch    22.  0. 

Mic.  3.  2,  3, 

9,  10,  11. 

Zeph.  3.  3. 


The  whoredoms  of 


EZEKIEL. 


Aholah  and  Aholibah. 


Before 
CHRIST 

593. 

71  oh.  13.  10. 
o  ( h.  13.  C,  7. 
Sc  21.  29. 


p  Jer.  5.  26, 

27,  28. 
ih.  18.  12. 

!l  Or,  deceit. 

?Ex.  22.  21. 
6c  23.  9. 
Lev.  19.  33. 
ch.  22.  7. 

t  Heh.  with- 
out right. 


rJer.  i 


sch.  13.5. 
t  Ps.  106.  23. 
K  ver.  22. 

jth.9.  10.  & 
U.  21.  &16. 
43. 


593. 

a  Jer.  3.  7,  8, 
10. 
ch.  16.40. 

b  Lev.  17.  7. 

Josh.  24.  14. 

ch.  20.  8. 
cch.  16.  22. 


d  ch.  16.  8,  20. 


II  That  j.<!. 
His  lent,  or, 
tabernacle. 

II  That  is, 
My  taber- 
nacle in  her, 
1  Kings  8.29. 

c2  Kings  15. 
19.  &.  16.  7. 
ic  17.  3. 
Ho3.  8.  9. 

t  Heb.  be- 
stowed her 
whoredoms 
upon  them. 

f  Heb.  the 
choice  of  the 
children  of 
Asshur, 

fver.  3. 


#2  Kings  17. 

3,  4,  5,  6,  23 

&  18.  9,  10, 

11. 
heb.  16.  37, 

41. 


destroy  souls,  to  get  dishonest 
gain. 

28  And  "her  prophets  have 
daubed  them  with  untempered 
mortar,  <>  seeing  vanity,  and  divin- 
ing lies  unto  them,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God,  when  the 
Lord  hath  not  spoken. 

29  pThe  people  of  the  laud  have 
u.sed  il  oppression,  and  exercised 
robbery,  and  have  vexed  the  poor 
and  needy:  yea,  tliey  luive  9 op- 
pressed the  stranger  twrongfullj-. 

30  '■And  I  sought  for  a  man 
among  tliem,  that  should  smake 
up  tlie  hedge,  and  'stand  in  the 
gap  before  me  for  the  land,  that  I 
should  not  destroy  it :  but  I  found 
none. 

31  Therefore  have  I  "poured  out 
mine  indignation  upon  them;  I 
have  consumed  them  with  the 
fire  of  my  wrath :  ^  their  own  way 
have  I  recompensed  upon  their 
heads,  saith  the  Lord  God, 

CHAPTER  XXITL 

1  The  whoredoms  of  .ihotah  and  Aholibah.  22 
Aholibah  IS  to  be  plagued  by  her  lovers.  3(i 
The  prophet  reprocelh  the  adulteries  of  them 
both,  Ao  and  sheweth  their  judgments. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  there  were  « two 
women,  the  daughters  of  one 
mother: 

3  And  tthey  committed  whore- 
doms in  Egypt;  thej'  committed 
whoredoms  in  c  their  youth :  there 
were  their  breasts  pressed,  and 
there  they  bruised  the  teats  of 
their  virginity. 

4  And  the  names  of  tliem  ivere 
Aholah  the  elder,  and  Aholibah 
her  sister:  and  f'they  were  mine, 
and  they  bare  sons  and  daughters. 
Thus  ire?'«  their  names;  .Samaria 
is  llAholah,  audJerusalem  iAhol- 
ibah. 

5  And  Aholah  played  the  harlot 
when  she  was  mine ;  and  she  do- 
ted on  her  lovers,  on  e  the  Assyri- 
ans Iter  neighbours, 

6  Which  were  clothed  with  blue, 
captains,  and  rulers,  all  of  them 
desirable  young  men,  horsemen 
riding  upon  horses. 

7  Tlius  she  t  committed  her 
whoredoms  with  them,  with  all 
them  that  itrrstthe  cho.sen  men 
of  Assyria,  andwith  all  on  whom 
she  doted :  with  all  their  idols  she 
defiled  herself, 

8  Neither  left  she  her  whoredoms 
brour/Zit  /from  Egyjit:  lor  in  her 
youth  they  lay  with  lier,  and  they 
bruised  the  breasts  of  her  virgini- 
ty, and  poured  their  whoredom 
upon  her. 

9  Wherefore  I  have  delivered 
her  into  the  hand  of  her  lovers, 
into  the  hand  of  the  sA-S-syriaus, 
upon  whom  she  doted. 

10  These  '» discovere(i  her  naked- 
ness :  they  took  her  sons  and  her 


daughters,  and  slew  her  with  the 
sword :  and  she  became  t  famous 
among  women  ;  for  they  had  ex- 
ecuted judgment  upon  her. 

11  And  » when  her  sister  Aholi- 
bah saw  Wu'.<,  '•■  tshe  was  more  cor- 
rupt in  her  inordinate  love  than 
she,  and  in  her  whoredoms  ^more 
than  her  sister  in  her  whoredoms. 

12  Slie  doted  upon  the  'Assyrians 
her  neighbours,  '"captains  and 
rulers  clothed  most  gorgeously, 
horsemen  riding  upon  horses,  all 
of  them  desirable  young  men. 

13  Then  I  saw  that  she  was  defil- 
ed, that  they  took  both  one  way, 

14  And  that  she  increased  her 
whoredoms:  for  wiien  she  saw 
men  portraj'ed  upon  the  wall,  the 
images  of  the  Chaldeans  por- 
trayed with  vermilion, 

15  Girded  with  girdles  upon  their 
loins,  exceedhigin  dj'ed  attire  up- 
on their  heads,  all  of  them  prin- 
ces to  look  to,  after  the  manner  of 
the  Babylonians  of  Chaldea,  the 
land  of  their  nativity: 

16  "And  tas  soon  as  she  saw  them 
with  her  eyes,  she  doted  upon 
them,  and  sent  messengers  unto 
them  into  Chaldea. 

17  And  the  tBabj-lonians  came 
to  her  into  the  bed  of  love,  and 
the.y  defiled  her  with  their  whore- 
dom, and  she  was  polluted  with 
them,  and  »  her  mind  was  1  alien- 
ated from  them. 

18  So  she  discovered  her  whore- 
doms, and  discovered  her  naked- 
ness: then  pmy  mind  was  alien- 
ated from  her.  like  as  my  mind 
was  alienated  from  her  sister. 

19  Yet  she  multiplied  her  whore- 
doms, in  calling  to  remembrance 
the  days  of  her  youth,  ^wherein 
she  had  played  the  hai'lot  in  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

20  For  she  doted  upon  their  para- 
mours, >"  whose  flesh  is-  as  the  flesh 
of  asses,  and  whose  issue  is  like  the 
issue  of  horses. 

21  Thus  thou  calledst  to  remem- 
brance the  lewdness  of  thy  youth, 
in  bruising  thy  teats  by  the  Egyp- 
tians for  the  paps  of  tiiv  youth. 

22  ^  Therefore,  O  Aholibah,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God;  « Behold,  I 
will  raise  up  thy  lovers  against 
thee,  from  whom  thy  mind  is 
alienated,  and  I  will  bring  them 
against  thee  on  every  side ; 

23  The  Babylonians,  and  all  the 
Chaldeans,  "'Pekod,  and  Shoa, 
and  Koa,  and  all  the  Assyrians 
with  them:  "all  of  them  de.sira- 
ble  young  men,  captains  and  ru- 
lers, great  lords  and  renowned, 
all  of  them  riding  upon  horses. 

24  And  they  shall  come  against 
thee  with  chariots,  wagons,  and 
wheels,  and  with  an  assembly  of 
people,  i/'hich  shall  set  against 
thee  buckler  and  shield  and  hel- 
met round  about:  and  I  will  set 


Deforff 

cir  Ri  s  ■ 
593. 


t  Hph. 
a  name. 

I  Jer.  3.  8. 

*  Jer.  3.  11. 
ch.  16.  47,51. 

t  Heb.  she 
corrupted 
her  inordi- 
nate loot 
more  than, 
&c. 

t  Heb.  more 
than  the 
whoredoms 
of  her  sister. 

/ 2  Kings  16. 
7,  10. 
2  Chr.  28. 
16-23. 
ch.  10.  28. 

m  vcr,  6,  23. 


n2Kin.  24.  1. 

ch.  16.  29. 
t  Heb. 

at  the  sight 

of  her  eyes, 
t  Heb. 

children  of 

Babel. 

o  ver.  22,  23. 

tHeb. 
loosed,  or, 
disjointed. 

p  Jer.  6.  8. 


q  ver.  3. 


s  ch.  16.  37 
ver.  28. 


tier.  50.21. 
u  ver.  12. 


The  judgments  of 


EZEKIEL. 


Aholdh  and  Aliolibah. 


Before 

CHRIST 

593. 


xch.lC.  39. 

t  lleb.  inslru- 
ments  of  thy 
decking. 

yth.  16.41.  Sc 
2i.  15. 

«ver.  3,  19. 


cell.  IC.  37. 
6  ver.  17. 


cch.  16.39. 
ver.  26. 


eJer.  25.  15, 
Ice. 


/eh.  22.  4,  5. 


g  Va.  75.  8. 
Is.  51. 17. 


h  .ler.  2.  32.  <k 

3.  21.  &  13. 

2.-). 

eh.  22.  12. 
i  1  Kings  14. 

9. 

Nch.  9.  20. 
k  eh.  20.  4.  &. 

22.  2. 
II  Or, 

pleuJ  for. 
llH.  58.  1. 
VI  eh.  16.  38. 

ver.  45. 


nch.  16.  20, 
21,  V.n.  45.  (k 
20.  26,  31. 


judgment  before  them,  and  they 
shall  judge  thee  according  to 
their  judgments. 

2-5  And  I  will  set  my  jealousy 
against  thee,  and  they  shall  deal 
furiously  with  thee:  "they  shall 
take  awaj'  thy  nose  and  thine 
ears ;  and  thy  remnant  shall  fall 
by  the  sword:  they  shall  take 
thy  sons  and  thy  daughters;  and 
thy  residue  shall  be  devoured  by 
the  fire. 

20  ^'They  shall  also  strip  thee  out 
of  thy  clothes,  and  take  away  thy 
t  fair  jewels. 

27  Thus  1/  will  I  make  thy  lewd- 
ness to  cease  from  thee,  and  ^  thy 
whoredom  brought  from  the  land 
of  Egypt :  so  that  thou  shalt  not 
lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  them,  nor 
remember  Egypt  any  more. 

28  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Behold,  I  will  deliver  thee  into 
the  hand  of  them  «wliom  thou 
hatest,  into  the  hand  of  them  *  from 
whom  thy  mind  is  alienated : 

21)  And  thej'  shall  deal  with  thee 
hatefully,  and  shall  take  away  all 
thy  labour,  andpsiiall  leave  thee 
naked  and  bare:  and  the  naked- 
ne.ss  of  thy  whoredoms  shall  be 
discovered,  both  thy  lewdness 
and  thy  whoredo  ms. 

30  I  will  do  these  things  unto 
thee,  because  thou  hast  rfgone  a 
whoring  after  the  heathen,  and 
because  thou  art  polluted  with 
their  idols. 

.'51  Thou  hast  walked  in  the  way 
of  thy  sister;  therefore  will  I 
give  her  «cup  into  thine  hand. 

:}2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Thou  Shalt  drink  of  thy  sister's 
cup  deep  and  large :  /thou  shalt 
be  laughed  to  scorn  and  had  in 
derision ;  it  containeth  much. 

;«  Thou  Shalt  be  filled  with 
drunkenness  and  sorrow,  with 
the  cup  of  astonishment  and 
desolation,  with  the  cup  of  thy 
sister  Samaria. 

31  Thou  Shalt  a  even  drink  it  and 
suck  it  out,  and  thou  shalt  break 
the  sherds  thereof,  and  pluck  off 
thine  o.vii  breasts:  for  I  have 
spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  Goix 

'.i-'i  Therefore  thus  saith  tin;  Lord 
God;  Because  thou  ''hast  forgot- 
ten me,  audi  cast  me  behind  thy 
back,  therefore  bear  thou  also  thy 
lewdness  and  thy  whoredoms. 

30  \  The  Loud  said  moreover 
unto  me;  Son  of  man,  wilt  thou 
*lljudge  Aholah  and  iVholibah? 
yea,  'declare  unto  them  their 
abominations; 

37  That  they  have  committed 
adultery,  and  '"blood  /.s-  in  their 
hands,  and  witli  their  idols  have 
they  committed  adultery,  and 
have  also  caused  their  sons, 
"whom  they  bare  unto  me,  to 
pass  lor  them  through  tlve  Jtre,  to 
devour  them. 

726 


38  Moreover  this  thej'  have  done 
unto  me :  they  have  defiled  my 
sanctuary  in  the  same  day,  and 
"  have  profaned  my  sabbaths. 

39  For  when  they  had  slain  their 
children  to  their  idols,  then  they 
came  the  same  day  into  my  sanc- 
tuary to  profane  it;  and,  lo,  J'thus 
have  they  done  in  the  midst  of 
mine  house. 

40  And  llirthermore,  that  ye 
have  sent  for  men  tto  come  from 
far,  *  unto  whom  a  messenger  ivas 
sent;  and,  lo,  they  came:  for 
whom  thou  didst  '-wash  thyself, 
spaintedst  thy  eyes,  and  deckedst 
thyself  with  ornaments, 

41  And  satest  upon  a  t  stately 
t  bed,  and  a  table  prepared  before 
it,  "  whereupon  thou  hast  set  mine 
incense  and  mine  oil. 

42  And  a  voice  of  a'  multitude 
being  at  ease  was  with  her:  and 
with  the  inen  tof  the  common 
sort  were  brought  II  Sabeans  from 
the  wilderness,  which  put  brace- 
lets upon  their  hands,  and  beau- 
tiful crowns  upon  their  heads. 

43  Then  said  I  unto  her  that  teas 
old  in  adulteries,  Will  they  now 
commit  t  whoredoms  with  her, 
and  she  ivith  tliem? 

44  Yet  they  went  in  unto  her, 
as  they  go  in  unto  a  woman  that 
playeth  the  harlot :  so  went  they 
in  unto  Aholah  and  unto  Aholi- 
bah,  the  lewd  women. 

45  I  And  the  righteous  men, 
they  shall  adjudge  them  after  the 
manner  of  adulteresses,  and  after 
the  manner  of  women  that  slied 
blood ;  because  they  are  adul- 
teresses, and  2/ blood  is  in  their 
hands. 

4()  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
2 1  will  bring  up  a  company  upon 
them,  and  will  give  them  tto  be 
removed  and  spoiled. 

47  "And  the  company  shall  stone 
them  with  stones,  and  II  dispatch 
them  with  their  swords;  *they 
shall  slay  their  sons  and  their 
daughters,  and  burn  up  their 
houses  with  tire. 

48  Thus  c\vill  I  cause  lewdness  to 
cease  out  of  the  land,  t^thut  all 
women  may  be  taught  not  to  do 
after  your  lewdness. 

49  And  they  shall  recompense 
your  lewdness  upon  vou,  and  ye 
shall  «bear  the  sins  of'  your  idols: 
.'"and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAPTER    XXIV. 

1  Vndcr  the  piira'ile  of  a  hoilini;  pot,  6  is  shewed 
the  irTCVocahle  destruction  of  Jcrvsalrm.  15 
Uythesi^n  of  Exckicl  not  mourning  for  the 
death  of  his  wife,  19  is  shewed  the  calamity  of 
the  Jews  to  he  beyond  alt  sorrow. 

AGAIN  in  the  ninth  year,  in  the 
.  tenth  month,  in  the  tenth  day 
of  the  month,  tlie  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me.  saying, 
2  Son   of  man,  write   thee   the 


Before 

CHRIST 

593. 


p  2  Kings  21. 
4. 


t  Ileb. 

Cuming, 
q  Is.  57.  9. 
r  Rutli  3.  3. 
s2  Kings  9. 

30. 

Jer.  4.  30. 
t  Heb. 

honourable. 
iEslh.  1.  6. 

Is.  57.  7. 

Amo.s2.  8. 

4:6.4. 
11  Prov.  7.  17. 

eh.  16.18,19. 

Hos.  2.  H. 
t  Heb.  of  the 

multitude 

of  men. 
ilOr, 

drunkards. 
t  Heb.  her 

whoredoms. 


y  ver.  37. 


z  ch.  16.  40. 

t  Heb.  for 
a  removing 
and  spoil. 

a  rh.  16.  40. 

II  Or,  single 


the 


nut. 


b  1  Chr.  86.17, 

19. 

ch    24.  21. 
f  eh.  22.  15. 

ver.  27. 
./Deut.  13.11. 

2  Pet.  2.  6. 


e  ver.  35. 
/"ch.  20.38,42, 
44.  &L  25.  5. 


500. 


Parable  of  a  hoiling  pot. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  calamity  of  the  Jews. 


Before 

CHRIST 

590. 


a-2Kings25.1. 

Jer.  39.  1.  &. 

52.  4. 
b  ch.  17.  12. 
cSeeJer.1.13. 

ch.  11.  3. 


g  Or,  heap. 


drh.  22.  3.  & 
23.  37. 


eSce  2  Sam. 

H.  2. 

Joel  3.  3. 

OOad.  11. 

Nah.3.  10. 
/Lev.  17.  13. 

Deut.  12.  16, 

24. 
r  Matt.  7.2. 


A  ver.  6. 
Nah.  3.  1. 
Hab.  2,  12, 


»ch.  5.  13.  (k 
8.  18.  (k  16. 


n  Sam.  15.29. 
mch.  5.  11. 


tHeb.  go. 
tHeb. 

Be  sileyit. 
nJer.  16.  6,6, 

7. 
0  See  Lev.  10. 

6.  &.  21.10. 
p2Sam.l5.30. 


name  of  the  day,  even  of  this  same 
daj':  the  kinj?  of  Babylon  set 
himself  against  Jerusalem  «thLs 
same  day. 

3  'jAnd  utter  a  parable  unto  the 
rebellious  house,  and  say  unto 
them,  Thus  saitli  the  Lord  Gob  ; 
cSet  on  a  pot,  set  U  on,  and  also 
pour  water  into  it : 

4  Gather  the  pieces  thereof  into 
it,  even  everj'  good  piece,  the 
thigh,  and  the  shoulder;  fill  it 
with  the  choice  bones. 

5  Take  the  choice  of  the  flock, 
and  11  burn  also  the  bones  under 
it,  and  make  it  boil  well,  and  let 
them  seethe  the  bones  of  it  there- 
in. 

6  ?  Wherefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God;  Woe  to  <'the  bloody 
city,  to  the  pot  whose  scum  is 
therein,  and  whose  scum  Ls  not 
gone  out  of  it!  bring  it  out  piece 
by  piece  ;  let  no  ("lot  fall  upon  it. 

7  For  her  blood  is  in  the  midst  of 
her;  she  set  it  upon  the  top  of  a 
rock ;  .^she  poured  it  not  upon  the 
ground,  to  cover  it  with  dust ; 

8  Tliat  it  might  cause  fury  to 
come  up  to  take  vengeance ;  </ 1 
have  set  her  blood  upon  the  top 
of  a  rock,  that  it  should  not  be 
covered. 

9  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
Gon ;  It  Woe  to  the  bloody  city  !  I 
will  even  make  the  piie  for  fire 
great. 

10  Heap  on  wood,  kindle  the  fire, 
consume  the  flesh,  and  spice  it 
well,  and  let  the  bones  be  burned. 

11  Then  set  it  empty  upon  the 
coals  thereof,  that  the  brass  of  it 
maybe  hot,  and  may  burn,  and 
that  «the  filthiness  of  it  may  be 
molten  in  it,  that  the  scum  of  it 
may  be  consumed. 

12  She  hath  wearied  herself  with 
lies,  and  her  great  scum  went  not 
forth  out  of  her :  her  scum  s?iall 
be  in  the  fire. 

13  In  thy  filthiness  is  lewdness : 
because  1  have  purged  thee,  and 
thou  wast  not  purged,  thou  shalt 
not  be  purged  from  thy  filthiness 
any  more,  ''till  I  have  caused  my 
fur.v  to  rest  upon  thee. 

14  'I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it:  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  and  I  will  do 
it;  I  will  not  go  back,  ™ neither 
will  I  spare,  neither  will  I  repent; 
according  to  thy  ways,  and  ac- 
cording to  thy  doings,  shall  they 
judge  thee,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  t  Also  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

16  Son  of  man,  behold,  I  take 
away  from  thee  the  desire  of  thine 
ej'es  with  a  stroke:  yet  neither 
Shalt  thou  mourn  nor  weep,  nei- 
ther shall  thy  tears  t  run  down. 

17  t  Forbear  to  cry,  «make  no 
mourning  for  the  dead,  obind  the 
tire  of  thine  head  upon  thee,  and 
p  put  on  thy  shoes  upon  thy  feet. 


and  9  cover  not  ^/i^y  flips,  and  eat 
not  the  bread  of  men. 
IS  So  I  spake  unto  the  people  in 
the  morning:  and  at  even  my 
wife  died  ;  and  I  did  in  the  morn- 
ing as  I  was  commanded. 

19  If  And  the  people  said  unto 
me,  '•Wilt  thou  not  tell  us  what 
these  things  are  to  us,  that  thou 
doest  so  ? 

20  Then  I  answered  them.  The 
word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saj'ing, 

21  Speak  unto  the  bouse  of  Is- 
rael, Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  «I  will  profane  my  sanc- 
tuarj',  the  excellency  of  your 
strength,  <the  desire  of  your  eyes, 
and  tthat  which  your  soul  pitieth ; 
"and  your  sons  and  your  daugh- 
ters whom  ye  have  left  shall  fall 
by  the  sword. 

22  And  ye  shall  do  as  I  have 
done:  *;ye  .shall  not  cover  your 
lips,  nor'eat  the  bread  of  men. 

23  And  your  tires  shall  be  upon 
your  heads,  and  your  shoes  upon 
your  feet:  J/ye  shall  not  mourn 
nor  weep ;  but  =  ye  shall  pine  away 
for  your  iniquities,  and  mourn 
one  toward  another. 

21  Thus  "Ezekiel  is  unto  you  a 
sign :  according  to  all  that  he  hath 
done  shall  ye  do  :  ^and  when  this 
Cometh,  «ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord  God. 

2-5  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  shall 
it  not  be  in  the  day  when  I  take 
from  them  ^ their  strength,  the 
jov  of  their  glory,  the  desire  of 
their  eyes,  and  tthat  whereupon 
they  set  their  minds,  their  sons 
and  their  daughters, 

26  That  Che  that  escapeth  in  that 
dav  shall  come  unto  thee,  to  cause 
thee  to  hear  it  with  thine  ears? 

27  /In  that  day  shall  thy  mouth 
be  opened  to  him  which  is  escap- 
ed, and  thou  shalt  speak,  and  be 
no  more  dumb:  and  rrthou  shalt 
be  a  sign  unto  them ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  God's  vengeance,  fur  their  insolency  agaimt 
the  Jews,  upon  the  Ammonites;  b  upon  Moah 
and  Heir ;  12  upon  Edom,  15  and  upon  the 
Philistines. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came 
again  unto  me,  saymg, 

2  Son  of  man,  "set  thy-  face 
6 against  the  Ammonites,  and 
prophesv  against  them ; 

3  And  say  unto  the  Ammonites, 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  God; 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  « Be- 
cause thou  saidst.  Aha,  against 
my  sanctuarv,  when  it  was  pro- 
faned ;  and  against  the  land  of  Is- 
rael, when  it  was  desolate;  and 
against  the  house  of  Judah,  when 
they  went  into  captivity  ; 

4  Behold,  therefore  I  will  deliver 
thee  to  the  t  men  of  the  east  for  a 
possession,  and  they  shall  set  their 


Before 
CHRIST 

590. 


//  Mic.  3.  7, 
t  Heh. 
upper  lip  : 


rth.  12. 
37.  18. 


s  Jer.  7. 14. 

ch.  7.  20,21, 

22. 

t  Ps.  27.  4. 
t  Heb. 

the  pity  of 

your  soul, 
u  ch.  23.  47. 

X  Jer.  16.  C,  7. 
ver.  17. 


y  Job  27.  15. 

Ps.  78.  64. 
z  Lev.  26.  39. 

ch.  33.  10. 

a  Is.  20.  3. 

ch.4.  3.&;12. 

6,  11. 
b  Jer.  IT.  }5. 

John  13.  19. 

Sc  14.  29. 
cch.  6.  7.  & 

25.  5. 
d  ver.  21. 

*  Ileb.  the 
lifting  up  of 
their  soul. 


/oh.  3.  26,  27. 
ic  29.  21.  St 
33.  22. 


590. 

och.  6.  2.  Sc 

35.2. 
6  Jer.  49.  1, 

&-e. 

ch.  21.  28. 

.A.mo.s  1.  13. 

Zeph.  2.  9. 
cProv.  17.6. 

ch.  26.  2. 


t  Heb. 
children. 


Oocl's  vengeance  nn  Edom. 


EZEKIEL. 


Txjru^  is  threatened. 


Before 

CHRIST 

590. 


ifch.  21.  20. 
els.  17.2.  &. 

'Si.  14. 

Zeph.  2.  14, 

15. 
fch.  21.  24.  & 
■  2G.  G.  Sc  35.  9. 
f  Job  27.  23. 

Lam.  2.  15. 

Zeph.  2.  15. 
t  Heb.  ;i«nrf. 
t  Hi-b. /oor. 
Ach.  3C.  0. 

Zeph.  2.  8, 

10. 
+  Heb.  sou!. 
ich.  35.  3. 
II  Or,  meat. 


>.  Is.  15,  <k  16. 

Jer.  48.  1, 

&c. 

Amo-i  2.  1. 
/  ch.  33.  2,  6, 

12. 
tHeb. 

shoulder 

of  Moab. 

m  ver.  4. 

II  Or,  against 
the  chillrcn 
of  Ammun. 

■n  ch.  21.  32. 


o2Chr.  28. 17. 
Ps.  137.  7. 
Jer.  4'J.  7,  6, 
&c. 

th.  35.  2,  ike. 
Amosl.  11. 
dbad.  10, 
ice. 

590. 
t  Heb.  liy  re- 

vciiKing  Tc- 

vengement, 
II  Or,  thcv 

shall  fall  bv 

the  sword 

unto  Dedan. 
J)  See  U.  11. 

14. 

Jer.  4!).  2. 

590. 
<)  Jer.  25.  20. 

ic  47.  1,  kc. 

Joel  3.  4,4: c. 

AiiiOii  1.  G. 
r2Chr.2b.  Itf. 
II  Or,  uiiU 

perpetual 

hatred. 
t  Zeph.  2.  4, 

.See. 
/ 1  Sam.  30. 

14. 
«  Jer.  47.  4. 
II  Or,  haven 

of  the  sea. 
xch.  5.  15. 
tHeb. 

vensettnces. 


palace.s  in  tlieo,  and  make  tlieir 
dwellings  in  thee:  tliey  shall  oat 
thy  I'ruit,  and  they  shall  drink  thy 
milk. 

5  And  I  will  make  ''Ilabbah  <'a 
stable  for  camels,  and  the  Am- 
monites a  couching  place  for 
flocks:  /and  ye  shall  know  that 
I  am  tlie  Lorij. 

G  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  thou  »  hast  clapped  thine 
t  hands,  and  stamped  with  the 
fleet,  and  '» rejoiced  in  t  heart  with 
all  thy  despite  against  the  land  of 
Israel ; 

7  Behold,  therefore  I  will  ^stretch 
out  mine  hand  upon  thee,  and  will 
deliver  thee  for  II  a  spoil  to  the 
heathen  ;  and  I  will  cut  thee  oft' 
from  the  people,  and  I  will  cause 
thee  to  perish  out  of  the  countries : 

I  will  destroy  tliee ;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  ain  the  Lord. 

8  K  Thus  saitli  the  Lord  God; 
Because  that  /'  Moab  and  '  Seir  do 
.say,  Behold,  the  house  of  Judah 
is  like  unto  all  tlie  heathen  ; 

9  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  open 
the  tside  of  Moab  from  the  cities, 
from  ills  cities  ivliich  are  on  his 
frontiers,  the  glory  of  the  country, 
Bcthjesliimoth,  Baal-nieon,  and 
Kiriathaini, 

10  "'Unto  the  men  of  the  east 

II  with  the  Ammonites,  and  will 
give  thein  in  possession,  that  the 
Ammonites  «  may  not  be  remem- 
bered among  the  nations. 

11  And  I  will  execute  judgments 
upon  Moab;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

12  U  Thus  saitli  tlie  Lord  God; 
0  Because  that  Edom  hath  dealt 
against  the  house  of  Judah  1  by 
taking  vengeance,  and  hath  great- 
ly offended,  and  revenged  himself 
upon  them ; 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  tlie  Lord 
God;  I  will  also  stretch  out  mine 
hand  upon  Kd(Mn,  an<l  will  cut 
oil"  man  and  beast  from  it;  and  1 
will  make  it  dcsulaU,'  IVom  Te- 
man  ;  and  !!  they  of  Dedan  shall 
fall  by  the  sword. 

1-1  And  2>1  will  lay  my  venge- 
ance upon  Edom  by  the  hainl  of 
my  people  Israel :  and  theysliall 
do  in  Edom  according  to  mine 
anger  and  iu.'cording  to  my  fury; 
and  they  shall  know  my  venge- 
ance, saith  the  Ijord  God. 

1")  II  Tluis  saith  the  Jjord  God; 
"/Because  'the  I'lullstiiies  have 
dealt  bj'  revenge,  and  have  taken 
vengeance  with  adesiiitctiil  heart, 
to  destroy  it  II  (or  the  old  haired; 

16  Therefore  thus  saitli  the  Lord 
God;  Behold,  »I  will  stretch  out 
mine  hand  upon  th(>  Philistines, 
and  I  will  cut  off  the  U'herctliiin, 
"and  destroy  the  remnant  of  the 
11  sea  coast. 

17  And  I  will  ^^  execute  great 
t  vengeance  upon  them  with  fu- 

7li8 


rious  rebukes ;  v  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  when 
I  shall  lay  my  vengeance  upon 
them. 

CHAPTER   XXVI. 

1  Tyrus,  for  insulting  against  Jerusalem,  is 
threatened.  7  I'he  power  of  Nebuchadrezzar 
against  her.  15  The  mourning  and  astonish- 
ment  of  the  sea  at  her  fall. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
-  eleventh  year,  in  the  first 
day  of  the  month,  tkat  the  word  of 
the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Bon  of  inan,  "because  that 
Tj-rus  hath  said  against  Jerusa- 
lem, ''  Aha,  she  is  broken  that  was 
the  gates  of  the  people;  she  is 
turned  unto  me;  I  shall  be  re- 
plenished, now  she  is  laid  waste: 

'A  Tlierefbre  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Behold,  I  am  against  thee, 
O  Tyrus,  and  will  cause  many 
nations  to  come  up  against  thee, 
as  the  sea  causeth  his  waves  to 
come  up. 

4  And  they  shall  destroy  the 
walls  of  Tyrus,  and  break  down 
her  towers":  I  will  also  scrape  her 
dust  from  her,  and  cmake  her 
like  the  top  of  a  rock. 

5  It  shall  be  a  place  for  the 
spreading  of  nets  <'in  the  midst  of 
the  sea:  for  T  have  spoken  it, 
saith  the  Lord  God:  and  it  shall 
become  a  spoil  to  tlie  nations. 

U  And  her  daughters  which  are 
in  the  field  shall  be  slain  by  the 
sword;  cand  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

7  II  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Behold,  I  will  bring  upon  Tyrus 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon, 
/a  king  of  kings,  from  the  north, 
with  horses,  and  with  chariots, 
and  with  horsemen,  and  compa- 
nies, and  much  people. 

8  He  shall  slay  with  the  sword 
thy  daughters  in  the  field:  and 
he  shall  :/make  a  fort  against 
thee,  and  II  cast  a  mount  against 
thee,  and  lift  up  the  buckler 
against  thee. 

9  And  he  shall  set  engines  of  war 
against  lliy  walls,  and  with  his 
axes  he  shall  break  down  thy 
towers. 

10  B.y  reason  of  the  abundance  of 
his  horses  tlieir  dust  shall  cover 
thee :  thy  walls  shall  shake  at  the 
noise  of  the  horsemen,  and  of  the 
wheels,  and  of  the  chariots,  when 
he  shall  enter  into  thy  .irates,  tas 
men  enter  into  a  city  wherein  is 
made  a  breach. 

11  With  the  hoofs  of  his  horses 
shall  he  tread  down  all  thy 
streets:  he  shall  slay  thy  i)eople 
by  the  sword,  and  thy  strong 
garrisons  shall  go  down  to  the 
ground. 

12  And  thej'  shall  make  a  spoil 
of  thy  riches,  and  make  a  prey  of 
thy  merchandise:  and  tliey  shall 
break  down   thy  walls,  and  de- 


IJefore 

CHRIST 

590. 

y  Ps.  'J.  IG. 


588. 


a  Is.  23. 

Jer  25.  22.  & 

47.   4. 

Amos  1.  9. 

Zech.  9.  2. 
ich.  25.  3.  tc 

30.2. 


/Ezra  7.  12 
Dau.  2.  37 


/f  rh.21.22. 

i|  Or,  ,mur 
out  the  en- 
gine of  shot. 


t  Heb.  ac- 
cording to 
the  enter- 
ing t  of  a 
city  broken 
up. 


Tlie  mourning  at  her  fall. 


EZEKIEL. 


Rich  swpijly  of  Tyrus. 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


t  Heb. 

houses  of 

thy  desire. 
his.  14.  11.  & 

•2-1.  8. 

Jer.  7.  34.  4 

10.  9.  &  -25. 

10. 
:  Is.  23.  16. 

cli.28.  13. 

Rev.  18.22. 
*  ver.  4,  5. 

;jer.  49.  21. 
ver.  18. 
ch.  27.  28.  <k 
31.  16. 


m  Is.  23.  8. 
7!  Jonah  3.  6. 


t  Heb. 

tremhlings. 
c  Job  2.  13. 
pch.  32.  10. 
q  ch.  27.  35. 
rch.27.  32. 

Rev.  18.  9. 
t  Heb. 

of  the  seas, 

sis.  23.4. 


u  ch.  32.18,24. 


l/ch.27.  36.  i 

2«.  19. 
t  Heb. 

terrors. 
z  Ps.  37.  38. 


a  ch.  19.  1.  & 

26.  17.  &  28. 

12.  &  32.  2. 
h  ch.  28.  2. 
c  Is.  23.  3. 


stroy  tthy  pleasant  houses:  and 
they  shall  lay  thy  stones  and  thy 
timber  and  thy  dust  in  the  midst 
of  the  water. 

13  ''And  I  will  cause  the  noise  of 
'thy  songs  to  cease;  and  the 
sound  of  thy  harps  shall  be  no 
more  heard. 

14  And^I  will  make  thee  like 
the  top  of  a  rock:  thou  shalt  be 
«p/a«' to  spread  nets  upon;  thou 
Shalt  be  built  no  more:  for  I  the 
Lord  have  spoken  /<,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

15  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to 
Tyrus  ;  Shall  not  the  isles  'shake 
at  the  sound  of  thy  fall,  when 
the  wounded  cry,  when  the 
slaughter  is  made  in  the  midst 
of  thee  ? 

16  Then  all  tlie  "'princes  of  the 
sea  shall  «  come  down  from  their 
thrones,  and  lay  away  tlieir  robes, 
and  put  off  their  broidered  gar- 
ments: they  shall  clothe  them- 
selves with  t trembling;  othey 
shall  sit  upon  the  ground,  and 
p  shall  tremble  at  every  moment, 
and  9  be  astonished  at  thee. 

17  And  they  shall  take  up  a 
'•lamentation  for  thee,  and  .say  to 
thee,  How  art  thou  destroyed, 
that  wast  inhabited  t  of  seafaring 
men,  the  renowned  city,  which 
wast  sstrong  in  the  sea,  she  and 
her  iuhabitants,which  cause  their 
terror  to  be  on  all  that  haunt  it ! 

18  Now  shall  'the  isles  tremble 
in  the  day  of  thy  fall ;  yea,  the 
isles  that  are  in  the  sea  shall  be 
troubled  at  thy  departure. 

19  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
When  I  shall  make  thee  a  deso- 
late city,  like  the  cities  that  are 
not  inhabited;  when  I  shall 
bring  up  the  deep  upon  thee,  a.nd 
great  waters  shall  cover  thee  ; 

20  When  I  shall  bring  thee  down 
"with  them  that  de.scend  into  the 
pit,  with  the  people  of  old  time, 
and  shall  set  thee  in  the  low  parts 
of  the  earth,  in  places  desolate  of 
old,  with  them  that  go  down  to 
the  pit,  that  thou  be  not  inhab- 
ited ;  and  1  shall  set  glory  a^iu  the 
land  of  the  living; 

21  yl  will  make  thee  fa  terror, 
and  thou  shalt  be  no  more: 
z  though  thou  be  sought  for,  yet 
Shalt  thou  never  be  found  again, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER   XXVIL 

1  The  rich   supply  of  Tyrus.     26   The  great   and 
unrecoverable  fall  thereof. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 
2  Now,  thou  son  of  man,  "take 
up  a  lamentation  for  Tyrus; 
i  And  say  unto  T.yrus,  ''O  thou 
that  art  situate  at  the  entry  of 
the  sea,  which  art  ^a  merchant  of 
the  people  for  manj^  isles,  Thus 
saith    the  Lord  God;   O  Tyi-us, 


thou  hast  said,  <i  I  am  t  of  perfect 
beauty. 

4  Thy  borders  are  in  the  t  midst 
of  the  seas,  thy  buildere  have 
perfected  thy  beautj-. 

5  They  have  tmade  all  thy  ship 
boards  of  lir  trees  of  «Senir:  they 
have  taken  cedars  from  Lebanon 
to  make  masts  for  thee. 

()  0/tiie  oaks  of  Bashan  havethey 
made  thine  oars ;  II  tthe  companj' 
of  the  Ashurites  have  made  thy 
benches  of  ivory,  brought  out  of 
/the  isles  of  C'hittim. 

7  Fine  linen  with  broidered  work 
from  Egyiat  was  that  which  thou 
spreadest  forth  to  be  thy  sail ; 
li  blue  and  purple  from  the  isles  of 
Elishah  was  that  which  covered 
thee. 

8  The  inhabitants  of  Zidon  and 
Arvad  were  thy  mariners:  thy 
wise  men,  O  Tyrus,  that  were  in 
thee,  were  thy  pilots. 

9  The  ancients  of  fi'Gebal  and 
the  wise  men  thereof  were  in  thee 
thy  iltcalkers:  all  the  ships  of  the 
sea  with  their  mariners  were  in 
thee  to  occupy  thy  merchandise. 

10  They  of  "Per.sia  and  of  Lud 
and  of /'Phut  were  in  thine  army, 
thy  men  of  war:  they  hanged  the 
shield  and  helmet  in  thee ;  they 
set  forth  thy  comeliness. 

11  The  men  of  Arvad  with  thine 
army  ivere  upon  thy  walls  round 
about,  and  the  Gammadim  were 
in  thy  towers :  they  hanged  their 
shields  upon  thy  walls  round 
about ;  they  have  made  '  thy  beau- 
ty perfect. 

12  >^Tarshish  luas  thj'  merchant 
by  reason  of  the  multitude  of  all 
kind  0/ riches;  with  silver,  iron, 
tin,  and  lead,  they  traded  in  thy 
fairs. 

13  'Javan,  Tubal,  and  Meshech, 
they  were  thy  merchants :  they 
traded  »'the  persons  of  men  and 
vessels  of  brass  in  thy  ll  market. 

14  They  of  the  house  of  «  Togar- 
mah  traded  in  thy  fairs  with 
horses  and  horsemen  and  mules. 

1.5  The  men  of  "Dedan  ivere  thy 
merchants ;  many  isles  were  the 
merchandise  of  thine  hand:  they 
brought  thee  for  a  present,  horns 
of  ivory  and  ebony. 

16  Syria  icas  thy  merchant  by 
reason  of  the  multitude  of  tthe 
wares  of  thy  making:  they  oc- 
cupied in  thy  fairs  with  emeralds, 
purple,  and  broidered  work,  and 
fine  linen,  and  coral,  and  t  agate. 

17  Judah,  and  the  land  of  Israel, 
they  were  thy  merchants :  they 
traded  in  thy  market  p  wheat  of 
'7Minnith,andPannag,andhoney, 
and  oil,  and  '■  11  balm. 

18  Damascus  was  thy  merchant 
in  the  multitude  of  the  wares  of 
thv  making,  for  the  multitude  of 
all"  riches ;  in  the  wine  of  Helbon, 
and  white  wool. 

729 


Before 
CHRIS' 

£88. 


rfch.  28.  12. 
t  Heb. 

perfect  of 

beauty, 
t  Heb.  heart. 
t  Heb.  built, 
e  Deut.  3.  9. 
■i  Or  ty.ey 

have  made 

thy  hatches 

of  ivory 

well  trodden, 
t  Heb.  the 

daughter, 
/Jer.  2.  10. 
■'.Ot,  purple 

and  scarlet. 


gl  Kings  5. 

IS. 

rs.  83.  7. 
!|  Or,  stoppers 

of  chinks. 
t  Heb. 

strengthen- 

ers. 
h  Jer.  46.  9. 

ch.  30.  5.  & 

38.  5. 


k  Oen.  10.  4. 
2Chr.20.  36. 


mRev.  18.13. 

!|  Or,  mer- 
chandise. 

n  Gen.  10.  3. 
ch.  36.  U. 

0  Geu.  10.  7. 


t  Heb. 

thy  works. 


f  Heb.  chrys- 
oprase, 

p  1  Kings  5. 

9,  11. 

Ezras.  7. 

Acts  J2.  20. 
?Judg.  11.33. 
rJer.  8.  22. 
II  Or,  rosin. 


The  irrecoverable 


EZEKIEL. 


fall  of  Tyrus. 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


II  Or, 
Meuzal. 

8  Gen.  25.  3. 

t  Heb.  clothes 
of  Jrccdom. 

t  Gen.  25.  13. 
Is.  CO.  7. 

t  Heb.  they 
were  the 
vierchants 
of  thy  hand. 

u  Gen.  10.  7. 

1  Kings  10. 
1,2. 

Vs.  72.  10,15. 
Is.  GO.  C. 

I  Gen.  11.31. 

2  Kings  19. 
12. 

y  Gen.  25.  3. 

II  Or,  cxcd. 
lent  things. 

t  Heb. 
fuldtngs. 

z  Ps.  4N.  7. 
Is.  2.  lU.  (k 
23.  14. 


6  Ps.  48.  7. 

t  Heb.  heart. 
cProv.  11.  4. 

ver.  34. 

Rev.  lb.  9, 

&c. 


II  Or,  even 
with  all. 

t  Heb.  heart. 


II  Or,  mates. 
dch.2G.  15,18. 
e  Rev.  lit.  17, 
Sec, 


/Job  2.  12. 
Rev.  18.  19. 

j'i:sth.4.  1,3. 
Jer.  G.  2G. 

h  Jer.  10.  0.  i 
47.  5. 
Mic.l.  10. 


idi.QO.  17. 
k  Rev.  18.  18. 

iRev 

18. 

19. 

19  Dan  also  and  Javan  II  going  to 
and  fro  occupied  in  tliy  lairs: 
briglit  iron,  cassia,  and  calamus, 
were  in  thy  market. 

20  »  Dedan  7i'as  thy  merchant  in 
t  precious  clothes  I'or  chariots. 

21  Arabia,  and  all  the  princes  of 
t  Kedar,  t  they  occupied  with  thee 
in  lambs,  and  rams,  and  goats : 
in  these  ivej-e  they  thy  merchants. 

22  The  merchants  of  "Slieba 
and  Eaamah,  they  iver-e  thy  mer- 
chants :  they  occupied  in  thy 
fairs  with  chief  of  all  spices,  and 
with  all  precious  stones,  and  gold. 

23  a^Haran,  and  Canneh,  and 
Eden,  the  merchants  of  !/Wheba, 
Asshur,  and  Chilmad,  were  thy 
merchants. 

24  These  ivere  thy  merchants 
in  Hall  sorts  of  things,  in  blue 
t clothes,  and  broiderod  work, 
and  in  chests  of  rich  apparel, 
bound  with  cords,  and  made  of 
cedar,  among  thy  merchandise. 

2r)  2  The  ships  of  Tarsliish  did 
sing  of  thee  in  thy  market:  and 
thou  wast  replenished,  and  made 
vei-y  glorious  "  in  the  midst  of  the 
seas. 

2G  H  Thy  rowers  have  brought 
thee  into  great  waters:  ^the  east 
wind  hath  broken  thee  in  the 
t  midst  of  the  seas. 

27  Thy  "riches,  and  thy  fairs,  thy 
merchandise,  thy  mariners,  and 
thy  pilots,  thy  calkers,  and  the 
occupiers  of  thy  merchandise, 
and  all  thy  men  of  war,  that  are 
in  thee,  II  and  in  all  thy  company 
which  is  in  the  midst  of  thee, 
shall  fall  into  the  t  midst  of  the 
seas  in  the  day  of  thy  ruin. 

28  The  11  suburbs  ''shall  shake  at 
the  sound  of  the  cry  of  thy  pilots. 

2'J  And  fall  that  handle  the  oar, 
the  mariners,  and  all  the  pilots 
of  the  sea,  shall  come  down  from 
their  ships,  they  shall  stand  upon 
the  land ; 

80  And  shall  cause  their  voice 
to  be  lieard  against  thee,  and 
shall  cry  bitterly,  and  shall  /cast 
up  dust  u|)on  their  heads,  they 
ffsliall  wallow  themselves  in  the 
ashes : 

31  And  tliey  shall  '«make  them- 
selves utterly  bald  for  thee,  and 
gird  them  witli  sackclotli,  and 
they  sliall  weep  lor  thee  witli 
bitterness  of  heart  and  bitter 
wailing. 

32  And  in  their  wailinpf  they 
shall  Uak(!  up  a  lamentation  for 
tliee,  and  lament  over  tliee,  say- 
i)i(j,  *What  cili/  i.t  like  Tyrus, 
like  the  destroyed  in  tlie  midst  of 
the  sea  ? 

3;j  'When  thy  wares  went  forth 
out  of  the  seas,  thou  lill(>(lst 
many  people;  thou  didst  <'Mri(!li 
tlie  kings  of  tlie  earth  witli  the 
multitude  of  thy  riches  and  of 
thy  ixierchuudise. 
730 


34  In  the  time  ivhen  mthou  shalt 
be  broken  by  the  seas  in  the 
depths  of  the  waters,  "thy  mer- 
chandise and  all  thy  company  in 
the  midst  of  thee  shall  fall. 

3')  0  AH  the  inhabitants  of  the 
isles  shall  be  astonished  at  thee, 
and  their  kings  shall  be  sore 
afraid,  they  shall  be  troubled  in 
their  countenance. 

36  The  merchants  among  the 
people  p.shall  hiss  at  thee  ;  'ithou 
Shalt  be  ta  terror,  and  t  never 
s/ialt  be  any  more. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  God's  judgment  upon  the  prince  of  Tyrus  for 
his  sacrilegious  pride.  11  A  lamentation  of  his 
great  glory  corrupted  by  sin.  20  The  judg- 
vicnt  ofZidon.     24  The  restoration  of  Israel. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  say  unto  the 
prince  of  Tyrus,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  CtOd;  Because  thine  heart 
is  lifted  up,  and  "thou  hast  said. 
I  am  a  god,  I  sit  in  the  seat  of 
God,  6 in  the  tmidst  of  the  seas; 
cyet  thou  art  a  man,  and  not 
God,  though  thou  set  thine  heart 
as  the  heart  of  God : 

3  Behold,  <'thou  art  wiser  than 
Daniel;  there  is  no  secret  tnat 
they  can  hide  from  thee : 

4  With  thy  wisdom  and  with 
thine  understanding  thou  hast 
gotten  thee  riches,  and  hast  got- 
ten gold  and  silver  into  thy 
treasures : 

.5  1«By  thy  great  wisdom  and 
by  thy  traffick  ha.st  thou  in- 
creased thy  riches,  and  thine 
heart  is  lifted  up  because  of  thy 
riches: 

(1  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
Goj>;  Because  thou  hast  set 
thine  heart  as  the  heart  of  God ; 

7  Behold,  therefore  I  will  bring 
strangers  upon  thee,  /the  terri- 
ble of  the  nations:  and  they  shall 
draw  their  swords  against  the 
beauty  of  thy  wi.sdom,  and  they 
shall  defile  thy  brightness. 

8  They  shall  bring  tlice  down 
to  the  pit,  and  thou  shalt  die  tlie 
deaths  of  thrm  tliat  are  slain  in 
the  midst  of  tin*  seas. 

!)  Wilt  thou  yet  vsay  before  him 
thatslayeth  thee,  1  am  God?  but 
thou  shalt  he  a  man,  and  no  God, 
in  the  hand  of  him  that  llslaj'eth 
thee. 

10  Thou  Shalt  die  the  deaths  of 
''the  uncircumcised  by  the  hand 
of  strangers:  for  I  have  spoken 
i7,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

11  1  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
LoKD  came  unto  me,  saying, 

12  Son  of  man,  itak(>  up  a 
lamentation  upon  the  king  of 
Tyrus,  and  say  unto  him,  *  Thus 
saith  the  Lord' God;  Thousealest 
up  the  sum,  full  of  wisdom,  and 
perfect  in  ))eauty. 

13  Thou  hast  been  in  'Eden  the 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


m  cU.  2G.  I'J. 
n  ver.  27. 
och.  20. 15,10. 

V  Jer.  18.  10. 
(/ch.  20.  21. 
t  Heb. 

t  Heb. 
.shalt  not  be 
for  ever. 


h  ch.  27.  3,  4. 
t  Heb.  heart. 
cU.  31.  3. 


t  Heh. 

By  the 

greatness  of 

thy  wisdom. 
cTs.  02.  10. 

Zech.  9.  3. 


/ch.  30.  II.  Sc 
31.  12.  iL  32. 
12. 


g  ver.  2 


I  Or, 
uioundetli. 


h  ch.  31.  18.4 
32.  19,21,  25 


J  oh.  27.  3. 
ver.  3. 


:ch.  31.  8,  9. 


Judgment  of  Ziclon, 


EZEKIEL. 


and  Pharaoh. 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


B  Or,  ru'jg. 
SOr, 

chrysolite. 
W  Or, 

chrysoprasc, 
m  ch.  26.  13. 

n  See  Ex.  25. 

20. 

ver.  IC. 
0  ch.  20.  40. 


p  ver.  14. 
q  ver.  2,  5. 


r  ch.  26.  21.  & 

27.  3G. 
t  Heb. 
terrors. 


sch.  6.  2.  & 

25.  2.  <k  29. 

2. 
<  Is.  23.  4,  12. 

Jer.  25.  22. 

k  27.  3. 

ch.  32.  30. 
uEx.  14.4,17. 

ch.  39.  13. 
X  Vs.  9.  16. 
y  ch.  20.41.  <fe 

36.  23. 

ver.  25. 
zch,  38.  22. 


o  Num. 33.  55. 
Jo8h.  23.  13. 


garden  of  CtOcI;  every  precious 
stone  2va.'i  thy  covering,  the  II  sar- 
cliu.s,  topaz,  and  the  diamond, 
the  llberj-1,  the  onyx,  and  the  jas- 
per, the  sapphire,  the  II  emerald, 
and  the  carbuncle,  and  gold:  the 
workiTianship  of  «tthy  tabrets 
and  of  tliy  pines  was  prepared 
in  thee  in  the  day  that  thou  wast 
created. 

14  Thou  art  the  anointed  "cher- 
ub that  covereth ;  and  I  have  set 
thee  so:  thou  wast  upon  "the 
holy  mountain  of  God;  thou  hast 
walked  up  and  down  in  the  midst 
of  the  stones  of  fire. 

15  Thou  Tra.<<t  perfect  in  thy  ways 
from  the  day  that  thou  wast  cre- 
ated, till  iniquity  was  found  in 
thee. 

IG  By  the  multitude  of  thy  mer- 
chandise they  have  filled  the 
midst  of  thee  with  violence,  and 
thou  hast  sinned :  therel'ore  I 
will  cast  thee  as  profane  out  of 
the  mountain  of  God :  and  I  will 
destroy  thee,  pO  covering  cherub, 
from  the  midst  of  the  stones  of 
fire. 

17  9  Thine  heart  was  lifted  up 
because  of  thy  beauty,  thou  hast 
corrupted  thy  wisdom  by  reason 
of  thy  brightness :  I  will  cast  thee 
to  the  ground,  I  will  lay  thee  be- 
fore kings,  that  they  may  behold 
thee. 

18  Thou  hast  defiled  thy  sanc- 
tuaries by  the  multitude  of  thine 
iniquities,  by  the  iniquity  of  thy 
tralhck;  therefore  will  I  bring 
forth  a  fire  from  the  midst  of 
thee,  it  shall  devour  thee,  and  I 
will  bring  thee  to  ashes  upon  the 
earth  in  the  sight  of  all  them  that 
behold  thee. 

19  All  they  that  know  thee 
among  the  people  shall  be  aston- 
ished at  thee:  »-thou  shalt  be  ta 
terror,  and  never  .'i/ialt  thou  be  any 
more. 

20  \  Again  the  word  of  the  Lokd 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  »set  thy  face 
'against  Zidon,  and  prophesy 
against  it, 

22  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  "Behold,  I  am  against  thee, 
O  Zidon;  and  I  will  be  glorified 
in  the  midst  of  thee:  and  ^they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord, 
when  I  shall  have  executed  judg- 
ments in  her,  and  shall  be  y  sanc- 
tified in  her. 

23  2  For  I  will  send  into  her  pes- 
tilence, and  blood  into  her  streets  ; 
and  the  wounded  shall  be  judged 
in  the  midst  of  her  by  the  sword 
upon  her  on  every  side ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am,  the  Lokd. 

24  K  And  there  shall  be  no  more 
a  a  pricking  brier  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  nor  ant/  grieving  thorn 
of  all  that  are  round  about  them, 
that   despised   them ;     and   they 


shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
God. 

2-5  Thus  saitli  the  Lord  God; 
When  I  shall  have  ^-gatliered  the 
house  of  Israel  from  the  people 
among  whom  they  are  scattered, 
and  shall  be  '■sanctified  in  them 
in  the  sight  of  the  heathen,  tlien 
sliall  they  dwell  in  their  land  that 
I  have  given  to  my  servant  Jacolj. 

26  And  they  shall ''dwell  i safely 
therehi,  and  shall  <■  build  houses, 
and  .^plant  vineyarcls;  yea,  the}' 
shall  dwell  with  confidence,  when 
I  have  executed  judgments  upon 
all  those  that  II  despise  them  round 
about  them ;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord  their  God. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  The  judgment  of  Pharaoh  for  his  trfachery  to 
Israel.  8  The  desolation  of  Egypt.  13  The 
restoration  thereof  after  forty  years.  17  Efypt 
the  reward  of  Sebuehadrezzar.  21  Israel  sTiall 
be  restored. 

IN  the  tenth  year,  in  the  tenth 
month,  in  the  twelfth  da)/  of 
the  month,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  8on  of  man,  "set  thy  face 
against  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt, 
and  prophesy  against  him,  and 
i>  against  all  Egypt : 

3  Speak,  and  say,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God;  « Behold,  I  am  against 
thee,  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  the 
great  (^dragon  that  lieth  in  the 
inidst  of  his  rivers,  « which  hath 
said.  My  river  is  mine  own,  and  I 
have  made  it  for  myself 

4  But  /I  will  put  hooks  in  thy 
jaws,  and  I  will  cause  the  fish  of 
thy  rivers  to  stick  unto  thy 
scales,  and  I  will  bring  thee  up 
out  of  the  midst  of  thy  rivers, 
and  all  the  fi.sh  of  thy  rivers  shall 
stick  unto  thy  scales. 

5  And  I  will  leave  thee  throum 
into  the  wilderness,  thee  and  all 
the  fish  of  thy  rivers  :  thou  shalt 
fall  upon  the  topen  fields;  s-thou 
shalt  not  be  brought  together, 
nor  gathered ;  ''  I  have  given  thee 
for  meat  to  the  beasts  of  the  field 
and  to  the  fo.wls  of  the  heaven. 

6  And  all  *  the  inhabitants  of 
Egypt  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  because  they  have  been  a 
'Staff  of  reed  to  the  house  of  Is- 
rael. 

7  A  When  they  took  hold  of  thee 
by  thy  hand,  thou  didst  break, 
and  rend  all  their  .shoulder:  and 
when  they  leaned  upon  thee,  thou 
brakest,  and  madest  all  their 
loins  to  be  at  a  stand. 

8  II  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  Goo ;  Behold,  I  will  bring  'a 
sword  upon  thee,  and  cut  off  man 
and  bea.st  out  of  thee. 

9  And  the  land  of  Egypt  shall  be 
desolate  and  waste;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord: 
because  he  liath  said.  The  river  is 
mine,  and  I  have  made  it. 

731 


Before 
CHRIST 

688. 


bin.  11.  12. 
ch.  11.  17.  & 
20.  41.  &  34. 
13.  &;  37.  21. 

c  ver.  22. 


dJer.  23.  6. 

ch.  36.  28. 
II  Or,  with 

confidence, 
c  Is.  G5.  21. 

Amos  9.  14. 
/Jer.  31.  5. 
II  Or,  spoil. 


689. 


6  Is.  19.1. 

Jr-r.  25. 19.  Sl 

46.  2,  25. 
c  J  er.  44.  30. 

ch.  28.  22. 

ver.  10. 
d  Vs.  74.  13, 

14. 

I.s.  27.  1.  & 

51.  U. 

ch.  32.  2. 
f  Seech.  28. 

2. 
fU.  37.  29. 

ch.  38.  4. 


t  Heh.  face  of 

the  field. 
gZev.  8.  2.  Sc 

16.  4.  <k  25. 

33. 
A  Jer.  7.  33.  & 

34.  20. 
1  2  Kings  18. 

21. 

Is.  36.  6. 

>.  Jer.  37.  5,  7, 


;ch.  14.  17.  & 
32.  11,12,13. 


The  desolation  of 


EZEKIEL. 


Egypt  and  her  helper's. 


Before 
CHRIST 

589. 


m  ch.  30.  12. 
t  Heb.  wastes 

of  waste. 
II  Or,  from 

MigUul  to 

Syene, 

Ex.  14.  2. 

Jcr.  -11.  1. 
n  c-h.  :!0.  0. 
t  Heb. 

Seveneh. 
och.  32.  13. 
p  ch.  30.  7, 26. 


q  Is.  19.  23. 
Jer.  46.  26. 


li  Or,  birth. 
t  Ileb.  low. 
7-ch.  17.  6, 14. 


s  Is.  30.  2,  3. 
i  3U.  4,  6. 


t  Jer.  'J7.  6. 
i-li.  2U.  7,  8. 


t  Ileb.  upoil 
her  spoilt 
and  prey  her 

prey. 

II  Or,  for  his 

hire. 
u  Jer.  26.  9. 

e  Vh.  132.  17. 
I/ch.  24.  27. 


10  Behold,  therefore  I  am  against 
thee,  and  agahist  thy  rivers."'  and 

I  will  make  the  laud  of  i^gypt 
t  utterly     waste     and      desolate, 

II  "from  the  tower  of  tSyene  even 
unto  the  horder  of  Ethiopia. 

11  oNo  foot  of  man  shall  pass 
through  it,  nor  foot  of  beast  shall 
pass  through  it,  neither  shall  it  be 
inhabited  I'orty  years. 

12  J' And  I  will  make  the  land  of 
Egypt  desolate  in  the  midst  of 
the  countries  that  are  desolate, 
and  her  cities  among  the  cities 
that  are  laid  waste  sliall  be  deso- 
late iorty  years :  and  I  will  scat- 
ter tlie  Egyptians  among  the 
nations,  and  will  di.sperse  them 
through  the  countries. 

13  HYet  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  At  the  i  end  of  forty  j'ears 
will  I  gather  the  Egyptians  from 
the  people  whither  they  were 
scattered: 

14  And  I  will  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  Egypt,  and  will  cause 
them  to  return  into  the  land  of 
Pathros,  into  the  land  of  their 
II  habitation ;  and  they  shall  be 
there  a  t'base  kingdom. 

1.5  It  shall  be  the  ba.sest  of  the 
kingdoms;  neither  shall  it  exalt 
itself  any  more  above  the  nations : 
for  I  will  diminisli  them,  that 
they  shall  no  more  rule  over  the 
nations. 

1(5  And  it  shall  be  no  more  «the 
confidence  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
which  bringeth  their  iniquity  to 
remembrance,  wlien  they  shall 
look  after  them:  but  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

17  T[  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seven  and  twentieth  year,  in  the 
first  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  'Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon  caused  his  army 
to  serve  a  great  service  against 
Tyrus:  every  head  -was  made 
bald,  and  every  shoulder  luas 
peeled:  yet  had  he  no  wages, 
nor  his  army,  i'ov  Tyrus,  for  the 
service  that  "he  had  served  against 
it: 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Behold,  I  will  give  the  land 
of  Egypt  unto  Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon ;  and  he  shall 
take  her  multitude,  and  ttake  her 
spoil,  and  take  her  prey;  and  it 
shall  be  the  wages  for  his  army. 

20  I  have  given  him  the  land  of 
Egypt  Wfor  his  labour  wherewith 
he  "served  against  it,  becau.se 
they  wrought  for  me,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

21  1!  In  that  day  *will  I  cau.se  the 
horn  of  the  house  of  Israel  to  bud 
forth,  and  I  will  give  thee  J/  the 
opening  of  the  mouth  in  the 
midst  of  tliem;  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Loiiu, 

732 


CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  The  desolation  of  Egypt  and  her  helpers.  20 
The  arm  of  Babylon  shall  be  strengthened  to 
break  the  arm  of  Egypt. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  and  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  "Howl 
3'e,  Woe  worth  the  day ! 

3  For  ''  the  day  /.s-  near,  even  the 
day  of  the  Lord  i?  near,  a  cloudy 
day ;  it  shall  be  the  time  of  the 
heathen. 

4  And  the  sword  shall  come 
upon  Egypt,  and  great  II  pain  sliall 
be  ill  Ethiopia,  when  the  slain 
shall  fall  in  Egypt,  and  they 
« shall  take  away  her  multitude, 
and  lilier  foundations  shall  be 
broken  down. 

.5  Ethiopia,  and  t  Libya,  and 
Lydia,  and  "all  the  mingled  peo- 
ple, and  Chub,  and  the  tmen  of 
the  land  that  is  in  league,  shall 
fall  with  them  by  the  sword. 

0  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  They 
also  that  uphold  Egypt  shall  fall ; 
and  the  pride  of  her  power  shall 
comedown:  ll/from  the  tower  of 
Syene  shall  thej'  fall  in  it  by  the 
sword,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

7  ffAnd  they  shall  be  desolate 
in  the  midst  of  the  countries  that 
are  desolate,  and  her  cities  shall 
be  in  the  midst  of  the  cities  that 
are  wasted. 

8  And  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I  have  set  a 
fire  in  Egypt,  and  ivhcn  all  her 
helpers  shall  be  i  destroyed. 

9  In  that  day  ''shall  messen- 
gers go  forth  irom  me  in  ships 
to  make  the  careless  Ethiopians 
afraid,  and  great  pain  shall  come 
upon  them,  as  in  the  day  of 
Egypt:  for,  lo,  it  cometh. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  »I 
will  also  make  the  multitude  of 
Egypt  to  cease  by  the  hand  ofNeb- 
uchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon. 

11  He  and  his  people  with  him, 
''the  terrible  of  the  nations,  shall 
be  brought  to  de.stroy  the  land: 
and  they  shall  draw  their  swords 
against  Egypt,  and  fill  the  land 
with  the  shiin. 

12  And  'I  will  make  the  rivers 
tdry,  and  "'sell  the  land  into  the 
hand  of  tlie  wicked:  and  I  will 
make  the  land  waste,  and  tall 
that  is  therein,  by  the  hand  of 
strangers :  I  the  Lord  have 
spoken  (Y. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  I 
will  also  "destroy  the  idols,  and 
I  will  cause  their  images  to  cease 
out  of  Noph;  "and  there  shall 
be  no  more  a  prince  of  the  land 
of  Egypt:  i'and  I  will  put  a  fear 
in  the"  land  of  Egypt. 

14  And  I  will  make  9  Pathros 
desolate,  and  will  set  fire  in 
"•llZoan,  «and  will  execute  judg- 
ments in  No, 


Before 
CHRIST 

572. 


bch.  7.  7,  12. 
Joel  2.  1. 
Zeph.  1.  7. 


il  Or,  fear. 


c  ch.  29.  19. 
i/Jer.  50.  15. 

t  Heb.  Phut, 
ch.  27.  lU. 

c  Jer.  25.  20, 
21. 

t  Hell. 
children. 


II  Or,  from 
Migdol  to 
Syene. 

/ch.  29.  10. 

J  ch.  29.  12. 


t  Heb.  hroien. 
his.  18.  1,2. 


/Is.  19.  5,0. 
t  Heb. 

drought, 
m  Is.  19.  4. 
t  Heb. 

the  fubiess 

thereof. 

nis.  19.  1. 
Jer.  43.  12. 
&  46.  26. 
Zech.  13.  2. 

0  Zech.  10.  11. 
pis.  19.  16. 
?ch.  29.14. 
rPR.78.  12,43. 

1  Or,  Tants. 

s  Nah.  3.  8,9, 
10. 


Desolation  of  Egypt. 


EZEKIEL. 


Fall  of  Assyria. 


Before 
CHRIST 

572. 


II  Or, 
Pelusium. 
t.Jer.  46.  25. 


I  Or, 

IIcUopoUs. 


X  Jer.  2.  IC. 

:i   Of: 

restrained. 


588. 


VJer.  49.  25. 
aJer.  4C.  11. 


b  ver.  26. 
ch.  29.  12. 


d  ver.  23. 
ch.  29.  12. 


15  And  I  will  pour  my  fury  upon 
J  Sin,  the  strength  ofEgj^pt;  and 
<I  will  cut  off  the  multitude 
of  No. 

16  And  I  will  "set  fire  in  Egypt : 
Sin  shall  have  great  pain,  and  No 
shall  be  rent  a.sunder,  and  Noph 
shall  have  distresses  daily. 

17  The  voung  men  of  HAven 
and  of  IPi-beseth  shall  fall  by 
the  sword:  and  these  cities  shall 
go  into  captivity. 

18  a:At  Tehaphnehes  also  the  day 
shall  be  !l  darkened,  when  I  shall 
break  there  the  yokes  of  Egypt : 
and  the  pomp  of  her  strength 
shall  cease  in  her:  as  for  her,  a 
cloud  shall  cover  her,  and  her 
daughters  shall  go  into  captivitj'. 

19  Thus  will  I  execute  judgments 
in  Egypt:  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

20  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
eleventh  year,  in  the  first  ??ioH^/i, 
in  the  seventh  day  of  the  month, 
(hat  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 

;  unto  me,  sajing, 

I  21  Son  of  man.  I  have  ."broken 
the  arm  of  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt;  and,  lo,  =it  shall  not  be 
bound  up  to  be  healed,  to  put  a 
roller  to  bind  it,  to  make  it  strong 
to  hold  the  sword. 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Behold,  I  am  against  Pha- 
raoh king  of  Egypt,  and  will 
'^  break  his  arms,  the  strong,  and 
that  which  was  broken;  and  I 
win  cause  the  sv/ord  to  fall  out 
of  his  hand. 

23  ^And  I  will  scatter  the  Egyp- 
tians among  the  nations,  and  will 
disperse  them  through  the  coun- 
tries. 

24  And  I  will  strengthen  the 
arms  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
put  my  sword  in  his  hand :  but  I 
will  break  Pharaoh's  arms,  and 
he  shall  groan  belbre  him  with 
the  groanings  of  a  deadly  wound- 
ed man. 

2-5  But  I  will  strengthen  the  arms 
of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  the 
arms  of  Pharaoh  shall  fall  down; 
and  ''they  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  when  I  shall  put  my 
sword  into  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  stretch 
it  out  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

2G  ''And  I  will  scatter  the  Egyp- 
tians among  the  nations,  and  dis- 
perse them  among  the  countries; 
and  they  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER   XXXI. 

1  A  relation  unto  Pliitraoh,  3  of  the  glory  of 
Assyria,  10  and  the  fall  thereof  for  pride.  18 
The  like  destruction  of  Egypt. 

AND   it   came   to    pa.ss   in   the 
.   eleventh  year,  in  the  third 
month,   in   the   first   da.v   of  the 
month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 
2  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  Pha- 


raoh king  of  Egypt,  and  to  his 
multitude;  nWliom  art  thou  like 
in  thy  greatness  ? 

3  •[  ''Behold,  the  Assyrian  was 
a  cedar  in  Lebanon  twith  fair 
branches,  and  with  a  shadowing 
shroud,  and  of  a  high  stature; 
and  his  top  was  among  the  thick 
boughs. 

4  c  The  waters  B  made  him  great, 
the  deep  II  set  him  up  on  high  with 
her  rivers  running  round  about 
his  plants,  and  sent  out  her  B  lit- 
tle rivers  unto  all  the  trees  of  the 
field. 

5  Therefore  ''hLs  height  was  ex- 
alted above  all  the  trees  of  the 
field,  and  his  boughs  were  mul- 
tiplied, and  his  branches  became 
long  because  of  the  multitude  of 
waters,  I  when  he  shot  forth. 

f>  All  the  e  fowls  of  heaven  made 
their  nests  in  his  boughs,  and 
under  his  branches  did  all  the 
beasts  of  the  field  bring  forth 
their  young,  and  under  his  shad- 
ow dwelt  all  great  nations. 

7  Thus  was  he  fair  in  his  great- 
ness, in  the  length  of  his  branch- 
es :  for  his  root  was  by  great 
waters. 

8  The  cedars  in  the  /garden  of 
God  could  not  hide  him :  the  fir 
trees  were  not  like  his  boughs, 
and  the  chesnut  trees  were  not 
like  his  branches ;  not  any  tree  in 
the  garden  of  God  was  like  unto 
him  in  his  beauty. 

9  I  have  made  him  fair  by  the 
multitude  of  his  branches ;  so  that 
all  the  trees  of  Eden,  that  were  in 
the  garden  of  God,  envied  him. 

10  IfTherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Because  thou  hast  lifted  up 
thyself  in  height,  and  he  hath 
shot  up  his  top  among  the  thick 
boughs,  and  5- his  heart  is  lifted  up 
in  his  height ; 

11  I  have  therefore  delivered  him 
into  the  hand  of  the  mighty  one 
of  the  heathen;  the  shall  surely 
deal  with  him :  I  have  driven  him 
out  for  his  wickedne.ss. 

12  And  strangers,  ^^the  terrible 
of  the  nations,  have  cut  him  off, 
and  have  left  him :  *  upon  the 
mountains  and  in  all  the  valleys 
his  branches  are  fallen,  and  his 
boughs  are  broken  by  all  the  riv- 
ers of  the  land;  and  all  the  people 
of  the  earth  are  gone  down  from 
his  shadow,  and  have  left  him. 

1-3  ^Upon  his  ruin  shall  all  the 
fowls  of  the  heaven  remain,  and 
all  the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  be 
upon  his  branches: 

14  To  the  end  that  none  of  all  the 
trees  by  the  waters  exalt  them- 
selves for  their  height,  neither 
shoot  up  their  top  among  the 
thick  boughs,  neither  their  trees 
II  stand  up  in  their  height,  all  that 
drink  water:  for  'they  are  all  de- 
livered unto  death, «'  to  the  nether 
733 


Before 
CHRIST 

588. 


a  ver.  18. 
6  Dan.  4.  10. 
t  Heb.  fair 
of  branches. 


nourished, 
[I  Or,  brought 

him  up. 
n  Or,  conduits. 
rfDan.  4.  11. 


II  Or, 
when  it  sent 
Xhem  forth. 

ech.  17.  23. 
Dan.  4.  12. 


/Gen.  2.  8.  <fc 
13.  10. 
ch.  28.  13. 


t  Heb. 
in  doing  he 
shall  do 
unto  him. 

h  ch.  28.  7. 

ich.  32.  5.  & 
35.  8. 


i  Is.  18.  6. 
ch.  32.  4. 


II  Or,  stand 
upon  theiU' 
selves  for 
their  height. 

I  Ps.  82.  7. 

mch.  32.  18. 


A  lamentation  for  the 


EZEKIEL. 


fearful  fall  of  Egypt. 


Refore 
CHRIST 

58.8. 


t  Heb. 
tu  be  black. 


oU.  14.  15. 
p  Is.  14.  8. 


qch.  32.  31. 


r  Lam.  4.  20. 


s  ver.  2. 
ch.  32.  19. 


t  ch.  28.  10.  & 
32.  19,  21,  24, 
ice. 


587. 


ach.  27.  2. 

VIT.    16. 

fcrh.  10.  3,6. 

&  38.  13. 
cell.  29.  3. 
II  Or,  dragon. 

dch.  31.  18. 


c  rh.  12.  13.  ic 

17.  20. 
llos.  7.  12. 


/ch.  29.  6. 
?cli.  31.  13. 


II  Or,  Hie 
l„ III  „f  till/ 
swimming. 


parts  of  the  earth,  in  the  mitLst  of 
the  children  of  men,  with  them 
that  go  down  to  the  pit. 
1.5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  In 
the  day  when  he  went  down  to  the 
grave  I  caused  a  mourning:  I  cov- 
ered the  deep  for  him,  and  I  re- 
strained th(>  tloods  thereof,  and  tlie 
great  waters  were  stayed:  and  I 
caused  Lebanon  tto  mourn  for 
him,  and  all  the  trees  of  the  field 
fainted  for  him. 

16  I  made  the  nations  to  "shake 
at  the  sound  of  his  fall,  when  I 
"cast  him  down  to  hell  with  them 
that  descend  into  the  pit:  and  pall 
the  trees  of  Eden,  the  choice  and 
best  of  Lebanon,  all  that  drink 
water,  7 shall  be  comforted  in  the 
nether  parts  of  the  earth. 

17  They  also  went  down  into  hell 
with  him,  unto  them  that,  be  slain 
with  the  sword;  and  thci/  that 
ivere  his  arm,  that  ''dwelt  under 
his  shadow  in  the  midst  of  the 
heathen. 

18  ^  8  To  whom  art  thou  thus  like 
in  glory  and  in  greatness  among 
the  trees  of  Eden  ?  yet  shalt  thou 
be  brouglit  down  with  the  trees  of 
Eden  unto  the  nether  parts  of  the 
earth  :  «tliou  shalt  lie  in  the  midst 
of  the  uncircumcised  with  them 
that  1)6  slain  by  the  sword.  This  is 
Pharaoh  and  all  his  multitude, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER   XXXri, 

1  A  lamcntalion  /or  the  fcarjul  Jull  of  Egypt. 
11  The  sword  of  Dahylun  shall  destroy  it.  17 
It  shall  he  brought  down  tu  hell,  among  all  the 
uncireumeised  nations. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
.  twelfth  year,  in  the  twelfth 
month,  in  the  rtrst  dai/  of  the 
raonU\,that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  8on  of  man,  "take  up  a  lamen- 
tation for  IMiaraoh  king  of  Egypt, 
and  say  unto  him,  ''Thou  art  like 
a  young  lion  of  the  nations,  "and 
thou  art  as  a  II  whale  in  the  seas  : 
and  thou  camest  forth  with  thy 
rivers,  and  troubledst  the  waters 
with  thy  feet,  and  <' fouledst  their 
rivers. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  I 
will  therefore  e  spread  out  my  net 
over  thee  with  a  company  of 
many  people;  and  they  shall 
bring  thee  up  in  my  net. 

4  Then  /will  I  leave  thee  upon 
the  land,  I  will  cast  thee  forth 
upon  the  open  field,  and  aw'iW 
cause  all  the  fowls  of  the  heaven 
to  remain  upon  tlieo,  and  I  will 
fill  the  beasts  of  the  whole  earth 
with  thee. 

.5  And  I  will  lay  thy  flesh  ''upon 
the  mountains,  and  fill  the  val- 
leys with  thy  height. 

(j^I  will  also"  water  with  thy  blood 

lithe   land   wherein   thou   swira- 

mest,  <v<n  to  the  mountains  ;  aud 

the  river.s  shall  be  full  of  thee. 

731 


7  And  when  I  shall  II  put  thee 
out, » I  will  cover  the  heaven,  and 
make  tlie  stars  thereof  dark ;  I 
will  cover  the  sun  with  a  cloud, 
and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her 
light. 

8  All  the  i bright  lights  of  heav- 
en will  I  make  tdark  over  thee, 
and  set  darkness  upon  thy  land, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  I  will  also  tvex  the  hearts  of 
many  people,  when  I  shall  bring 
thy  destruction  among  the  na- 
tions, into  the  countries  which 
tliou  hast  not  known. 

10  Yea,  I  will  make  many  people 
'■amazed  at  thee,  and  their  kings 
shall  be  horribly  afraid  for  thee, 
when  I  shall  brandish  my  sword 
before  them;  and  'they  shall 
tremble  at  every  moment,  every 
man  for  his  own  life,  in  the  day 
of  thy  fall. 

11  H  »»  For  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  The  sword  of  the  king  of 
Babylon  shall  come  upon  thee. 

12  By  the  swords  of  the  mighty 
will  I  cause  thy  multitude  to  fall, 
"the  terrible  of  the  nations,  all  of 
them:  and  othey  shall  spoil  the 
pomp  of  Egypt,  and  all  the  mul- 
titude thereof  shall  be  destroyed. 

13  I  will  destroy  also  all  the 
beasts  thereof  from  beside  the 
great  waters;  jj neither  shall  the 
foot  of  man  trouble  them  any 
more,  nor  the  hoofs  of  beasts 
trouble  them. 

14  Then  will  I  make  their  waters 
deep,  and  cause  their  rivers  to  run 
like  oil,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  When  I  shall  make  the  land 
of  Egypt  desolate,  and  the  coun- 
try shall  be  t destitute  of  that 
whereof  it  was  full,  when  I  shall 
smite  all  them  that  dwell  therein. 
7  then  shall  they  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord. 

](')  This  is  the  »■  lamentation 
wherewith  they  shall  lament  her: 
the  daughters  of  the  nations  shall 
lament  her:  they  shall  lament  for 
her,  even  for  Egypt,  and  for  all 
her  multitude,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

17  \  It  came  to  pass  also  in  the 
twelfth  year,  in  the  fifteenth  day 
of  the  month,  ^/m/'.  the  word  of  the 
IjOri)  came  unto  nic,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  wail  for  the  mul- 
titude of  Egypt,  and  «cast  them 
down,  even  her,  and  the  daugh- 
ters of  the  famous  nations,  unto 
tiic  nether  parts  of  tlie  earth,  with 
tliem  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

I'J  <Whom  dost  thou  pass  in 
beauty?  «go  down,  and  be  thou 
laid  with  the  uncircumcised. 

20  They  shall  fall  in  the  midst  of 
them  that  are  slain  by  tlie  sword: 
II  she  is  delivered  to  the  sword: 
draw  her  and  all  her  multitudes. 

21  a:  Thcstrong  among  the  mighty 
shall  speuk  to  him  out  uf  the 


Bifore 
CHRIST 

587. 


II  Or, 

extinguish. 
lis.  13.  10. 

Joel  2.  31.  & 

3.15. 

Amos  8.  9. 

Matt.  24.  29. 

Rev.  6. 12,13. 
tlleb.  lights 

of  the  light 

in  heaven. 
t  Hel). 

them  dark, 
t  Ilel). 

provoke  to 

anger,  or, 

grief. 
*ch.27.  35. 
/ch.  26.  16. 


m  .Ter.  46.  26. 
ch.  30.  4. 


n  ch.  28.  7. 
0  ch.  29.  19. 


pch.  29.  11. 


t  Heb.  d'so- 

late  from 

the  fulness 

thereof, 
q  Ex.  7.  5.  & 

14.  4,  18. 

V*.  9.  IG. 

ch.6.  7. 
r2Sam.  1.17. 

2Chr.  35.  25. 

ch.  26.  17. 

ver.  2. 


587. 


»ch.  26.20.  <t 
31.  14. 


<ch.  31.  2,  18. 
u  ver.  21,  24, 

ic. 

ch.  28. 10. 
II  Or, 

the  sword 

is  laid. 
xU.  1.  31.  (k 

II.  y,  10. 

ver.  27. 


The  utter  desolation  of  Egypt.        EZEKIEL. 


Duty  of  a  xcatchman. 


Difore 
CHRIST 

5.S7. 


y  vcr.  19,  25, 

<tc. 
z  ver.  24,26, 

29,  30. 

a  Is.  14.  J5. 


b  ch.  26.  17.20. 

ver.  24,  25, 

26,  27,  32. 
11  Or, 

dismaying, 
cJer.  49.  34, 

ic. 
d  ver.  21. 
e  ver.  23. 


/Gen.  10.  2. 
rh.27.  13.  & 
86.2. 

g  ver.  19,  20, 
ic. 


h  ver.  21. 
Is.  14.  18,19. 


t  Heb.  with 
weapt4jis  of 
their  war. 


tch.2o.l2,&c. 


t  Ileh.  ^iven, 
or,  put. 


*ch.  38.  6,15. 
&.  39.  2. 


77!  ch.  31.  16. 


midst  of  hell  with  them  that  help 
him:  they  are  .'/gone  clown,  they 
lie  uncircumcised,  slain  by  the 
sword. 

22  ^Asshur  is  there  and  all  her 
company:  his  graves  are  about 
him  :  all  of  them  slain,  fallen  by 
the  sword: 

23  «  Whose  graves  are  set  in  the 
sides  of  the  pit,  and  her  company 
is  round  about  her  grave;  all  of 
them  slain,  fallen  by  the  sword, 
which  ''Caused  II  terror  in  the  land 
of  tlie  living. 

24  There  is  cElam  and  all  her 
multitude  round  about  her  grave; 
all  of  them  slain,  fallen  b^'  tlie 
sword,  which  are  <^ gone  down  un- 
circumcised into  the  netlier  parts 
of  the  earth,  e  which  caused  their 
terror  in  the  land  of  the  living; 
yet  have  they  borne  their  shame 
with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

2o  Tlieyhave  set  her  a  bed  in  the 
midst  of  the  slain  with  all  her 
multitude:  her  graves  ai-e  round 
about  him :  all  of  them  uncircum- 
cised, slain  by  the  sword :  tliough 
their  terror  was  caused  in  the 
land  of  the  living,  yet  have  tliey 
borne  their  shame  with  them  that 
go  down  to  tlie  pit :  he  is  put  in 
the  midst  oitheni  that  be  slain. 

2*j  There  f.s/Meshech,  Tubal,  and 
all  her  multitude:  her  graves  are 
round  about  him:  all  of  them 
f  uncircumcised,  slain  by  the 
sword,  though  they  caused  their 
terror  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

27  /iAnd  thej^  shall  not  lie  with 
the  mighty  that  are  fallen  of  the 
uncircumcised,  which  are  gone 
down  to  hell  t  with  their  weapons 
of  war:  and  they  have  laid  their 
swords  under  their  heads,  but 
their  iniquities  shall  be  upon  their 
bones,  though  they  were  the  ter- 
ror of  the  mighty  in  the  land  of 
the  living. 

28  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  broken  in 
the  midst  of  the  uncircumcised, 
and  shalt  lie  with  them  that  are 
slain  with  the  sword. 

29  There  is  iEdom,  her  kings, 
and  all  her  princes,  which  with 
their  might  are  t  laid  by  them  that 
ivere  slain  by  the  sword :  they 
shall  lie  with  the  uncircumcised, 
and  with  them  that  go  down  to 
the  pit. 

30  k  There  be  the  princes  of  the 
north,  all  of  them,  and  all  the 
'Zidonians,  which  are  gone  down 
with  the  slain ;  with  their  terror 
they  are  ashamed  of  their  might ; 
and  they  lie  uncircumcised  with 
them  that  he  slain  ])y  the  sword, 
and  bear  their  shame  with  them 
that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

31  Pharaoh  shall  see  them,  and 
shall  be '"comforted  over  all  his 

I  qglltitude,  even  Pharaoh  and  all 
Im  army  slain  by  the  sword,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 


32  For  I  have  caused  my  terror 
in  tlie  land  of  the  living:  and  he 
shall  be  laid  in  the  midst  of  the 
uncircumcised  with  them  that  are 
slain  with  the  sword,  ei'en  Phara- 
oh and  all  his  multitude,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXTIL 

I  According  to  the  duly  of  a  watchman^  in  warU' 
ing  the  people^  7  Ezekiel  is  admonished  of  his 
duty.  10  God  she  wet  h  the  justice  of  his  ways  to- 
wards  the pcmteTil,  and  towards  revolters.  17  He 
maintaineth  his  justice.  21  Upon  the  news  of 
the  taking  of  Je-rusahm  he  prophesieththe  des- 
olation of  the  land.  30  God's  judgment  upon 
the  mockers  of  the  prophets^ 

AGAIX  the  word  of  the  Lord 
XJL  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  to  "the  chil- 
dren of  thy  people,  and  say  unto 
them,  *t  When  I  bring  the  sword 
upon  a  land,  if  the  people  of  the 
land  take  a  man  of  their  coasts, 
and  set  him  for  their  c  watchman: 

3  If  wlien  he  seeth  the  sword 
come  upon  the  land,  he  blow  the 
trumpet,  and  warn  the  people; 

4  Then  twhosoever  heareth  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  and  taketh 
not  warning;  if  the  sword  come, 
and  take  him  away,  </his  blood 
shall  be  upon  his  own  head. 

5  He  heard  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  and  took  not  warning; 
his  blood  shall  be  upon  him.  But 
he  tliat  taketh  warning  shall  de- 
liver his  soul. 

6  But  if  the  watchman  see  the 
sword  come,  and  blow  not  the 
trumpet,  and  the  people  be  not 
warned ;  if  the  sword  come,  and 
take  any  person  from  among 
them,  e]ie  is  taken  away  in  his 
iniquity;  but  his  blood  will  I  re- 
quire at  the  watchman's  hand. 

7  H  .'So  thou,  O  son  of  man,  Ihave 
set  thee  a  watchman  unto  the 
house  of  Lsrael ;  therefore  thou 
shalt  hear  the  word  at  my  mouth, 
and  warn  them  from  me. 

8  When  I  say  unto  the  wicked,  O 
wicked  man,  thou  shalt  surely 
die;  if  thou  dost  not  speak  to 
warn  the  wicked  from  his  way, 
that  wicked  vtan  shall  die  in  his 
iniquity;  but  his  blood  will  I  re- 
quire at  thine  hand. 

9  Nevertheless,  if  thou  warn  the 
wicked  of  his  way  to  turn  from  it ; 
if  he  do  not  turn  from  his  way,  he 
shall  die  in  his  iniquity;  but  thou 
hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

10  Therefore,  O  thou  son  of  man, 
speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel ; 
Thus  ye  speak,  saying,  If  our 
transgressions  and  our  sins  be  up- 
on us,  and  we  a  pine  away  in  them, 
''  how  should  we  then  live  ? 

11  Say  unto  them,^^- 1  live,  saith 
the  Lord  God, 'I  have  no  pleasure 
in  the  death  of  the  wicked;  but 
that  the  wicked  turn  from  his  way 
and  live :  turn  ye,  turn  ye  from 
your  evil  ways ;  for  ^'  why  will  ye 
die,  O  house  of  Israel  ? 

735 


Before 
CHRIST 

5$7. 


587. 

och.  3.  11. 

Jch.  14.  17. 
t  Hcb.  A 

land  when 

Jlirtng  a 

sword  upon 

her. 
cl  Sam.  18. 

24,  25. 

2  Kings  0.17. 

ver.  7. 

Hos.  9.  8. 
t  Heb.  he 

that  hearing 

heareth. 
dch.  18.  13. 


/ch.  3. 17,&c. 


«-ch.  24.23. 
h  So  Is.  49.14. 

ch.  37.  II. 
i2  Sam. 14.14. 

ch.  18.  23,32. 

2  Pet.  S.  0. 


Equity  of  God's  dealings. 


EZEKIEL. 


His  judgments  upon  the  land. 


lie  fore 

c  n  n  1  s  T 

587. 

Zrh.  3.  2().  k 
18.  24,  26,  27. 


12  Therefore,  thou  son  of  man,  I  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  ^Ye 
say  unto  the  children  of  thy  peo-  eat  with  the  blood,  and  ilift  up 
pie,    The   '  righteousness   of   the  |  your  eyes  toward  your  idols,  and 


nch.  3.20.  & 
16.  24. 


Ofli.  3.  18,19. 

&  18.  27. 
f  IJeh.  judg- 
ment and 
justice, 
pch.  18.  7. 
q  Ex.  22.  1,  4. 

Lev.  6.  2,  4, 

6. 

Num.  5.  6,7. 

Luke  19.  8. 
rLev.  IR.  .5. 

ch.  20.  1), 

13,  21. 
«ch.  18.  22. 


(  ver.  20. 
ch.  18.  25,  29. 


u  i-h.  18.  26, 
27. 


X  ver.  17. 
rh.  18.  25, 


yell.  1.2. 

ich.  24.  26. 

<i2  Kings  25. 
4. 

bch.  1.  3. 


rfcli.  34.  2. 
f  ver.  27. 

rh.  36.4. 
/"l^.Sl.  2. 

Acts  7.  5. 
f>ief  Mic.  3. 

1). 

Malt.  3.  9. 

John  8.  39. 


righteous  shall  not  deliver  him  in 
the  day  of  his  transgression:  as 
for  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked, 
ni  he  shall  not  fall  thereby  in  the 
day  that  he  turneth  from  his 
wickedness ;  neither  shall  the 
righteous  be  able  to  live  ibr  his 
righteousness  in  the  day  that  he 
sinneth. 

13  When  I  shall  say  to  the  rights 
eons,  that  he  shall  surely  live; 
n  if  he  trust  to  his  own  ri.ghteous- 
ness,  and  commit  iniquity,  all  his 
righteousnesses  shall  not  be  re- 
membered; but  for  his  iniquity 
that  he  hath  committed,  he  shall 
die  for  it. 

14  Again,  "when  I  say  unto  the 
wicked.  Thou  shalt  surely  die;  if 
he  turn  from  his  sin, and  do  t  that 
which  is  lawful  and  right ; 

15  Jf  the  wicked  7^  restore  the 
pledge,  9  give  again  that  he  had 
robbed,  walk  in  »-the  statutes  of 
life,  without  committing  iniqui- 
ty; he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall 
not  die. 

16  8  None  of  his  sins  that  he  hath 
committed  shall  be  mentioned 
unto  him:  he  hath  done  that 
which  is  lawful  and  right;  he 
shall  surely  live. 

17  H  <Yet  the  children  of  thy 
people  say.  The  way  of  the  Lord 
is  not  equal:  but  as  for  them, 
their  way  is  not  equal. 

18  "When  the  righteous  turneth 
from  his  righteousness,  and  com- 
mitteth  iniquity,  he  shall  even 
die  thereby. 

19  But  if  the  wicked  turn  from 
his  wickodne.ss,  and  do  that 
which  is  lawful  and  right,  he 
shall  live  thereby. 

20  H  Yet  ye  say,  ^  The  way  of  the 
Lord  is  not  equal.  O  ye  house  of 
Israel,  I  will  judge  you  every  one 
after  his  ways. 

21  11  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
twelfth  year  2/of  our  captivity,  in 
the  tenth  month,  in  the  fifth  day 
of  the  month,  'that  one  thaX.  had 
escaped  out  of  .Jerusalem  came 
unto  me,  saying,  «The  city  is 
smitten. 

22  Now  ^^  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  upon  mo  in  the  evening, 
afore  he  that  was  escaped  came; 
and  had  opened  my  mouth,  until 
he  came  to  me  in  the  morning; 
t-and  my  mouth  was  opened,  and 
I  was  no  more  dumb. 

2:5  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me.  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  ''they  that  inhab- 
it those  «  wastes  of  the  land  of  Is- 
rael speak,  saying,  ./Abraham 
was  one,  and  he  inherited  the 
land  ;r?  but  we  ajrmany;  the  land 
is  given  us  for  inheritance. 

25  Wherefore  say  unto  them, 
738 


Before 
CHRIST 

5sr. 


*.shed  blood:   and  shall  ye  pos 
sess  the  land  ? 

26  Ye  stand  upon  your  sword, 
ye  work  abomination,  and  ye 
'  defile  every  one  his  neighbour's 
wife:  and  shall  ye  possess  the 
land? 

27  Say  thou  thus  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  As  I 
live,  surely  '"  they  that  are  in  the 
wastes  shall  fall  by  the  sword, 
and  him  that  is  in  the  open  field 
"Will  I  give  to  the  beasts  +to  be 
devoured,  and  they  that  be  in  the 
forts  and  « in  the  caves  shall  die  of 
the  pestilence. 

28  p  For  I  will  lay  the  land  t  most 
desolate,  and  the  9 pomp  of  her 
strength  shall  cease;  and  J-the 
mountains  of  Israel  shall  be 
desolate,  that  none  shall  pass 
through. 

29  Then  shall  they  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I  have  laid 
the  land  most  desolate,  because 
of  all  their  abominations  which 
they  have  committed. 

30  II  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  the 
children  of  thy  people  still  are 
talking  il  against  thee  by  the  walls 
and  in  the  doors  of  the  houses, 
and  s  speak  one  to  another,  every 
one  to  his  brother,  saying.  Come, 
I  pray  you,  and  hear  v.'hat  is  the 
word  "that  cometh  Ibrth  from  the 
Lord. 

31  And  <they  come  unto  thee 
t  as  the  people  cometh,  and  11  they 
Msit  before  thee  as  my  people, 
and  the.v  hear  thy  words,  but 
they  will  not  do  them  :  ^  for  with 
their  mouth  tthey  shew  much 
love,  b\(t  2/ their  heart  goeth  after 
their  covetousness. 

32  And,  lo,  thou  art  unto  them 
as  ta  very  lovely  song  of  one 
that  hath  a  pleasant  voice,  and 
can  play  well  on  an  instruinent: 
for  they  hear  thy  words,  but  they 
do  them  not. 

33  ^And  when  this  cometh  to 
pass,  (lo,  it  will  come,)  then 
"Shall  they  know  that  a  prophet 
hath  been  among  them. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1  A  reproof  of  the  ahefiherds.  7  Ood'a  judg- 
mcnt  agiiin^t  them.  11  Ills  providence  fur  his 
for):.     20  The  kingdom  of  Christ. 

AND  tlie  word  of  the  Lord  came 
J\  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  against 
the  "Shepherds  of  Israel,  proph- 
esy, and   say    unto   them.  Thus 

I  saith    tlie    Lord   (iOd    unto    the 
'shepherds;  ijWocbe  to  the  shep- 
herds of  Israel  tliat  do  feed  them- 
selves !  should  not  the  shepherds 
feed  the  Hocks?  '^ 

3  "Ye  eat  the  fat,  and  ye  clothe 
you  with  the  wool, 'i ye  kill  them 


h  Gen.  9.  4. 

Lev.  3.  17.  <t 

7.  26.  &  17. 

10.  fc  19.  26. 

Deul.  12.  16. 
i  ch.  18.  6. 
Jch.  22.  6,9. 
Zch.18.  6.  te 

22.  U. 

m  ver.  24. 


71  ch.  39.  4. 

tHeb.  to 
devour  him, 

0  jHilg.  0.  2. 
1  Sam.  13.  0. 

p  Jer.  44.  2,  6, 
22. 

ch.  36.  34, 
35. 

t  Heh.  desola- 
tion and 
desolation. 

q  ch.  7.  24.  <fc 
24.  21.  ic  30. 
6,  7. 

r  ch.  6.  2,  3, 


II  Or,  of  thee. 
s  Is.  29.  13. 


«ch.  14.  1.  <k 

20.  1,  ice. 
t  Heb. 

according  to 

the  coming 

of  the  people. 
II  Or,  my 

people  sit 

before  thee. 
uch.  8.  1. 
X  Ps.  78.  36, 

37. 

Is.  29.  13. 
t  Heh.  they 

make  loves, 

or,  jests, 
y  Mall.  13.  22. 
t  Heb. 

0  song  of 

loves. 
z  1  Sam.  3.  20. 
a  ch.  2.  5. 


687. 

ach.  33.24. 
ft.Ier.  23.  1. 

Zech.  11.  17. 
cIs.  56.  11. 

Zech.  11.  16. 
dch.  33.  26, 

26. 

Mic.  3.1,2, 

3. 

Zech.  11.  6. 


Reproof  of  the  shepherds. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  kingdom  of  Chiist. 


Defore 
C  H  RIST 

&S7. 


e  ver.  IC. 
Zech.ll.  16. 


/Luke  15.  4. 
rl  Pet.  5.  3. 

;irh.  33.  21, 

•2S. 
i  1  Kings  22. 

17. 

Matt.  9.  3G. 
[:  Or, 

irUhnuta 

shFftherii^ 

ana  so  ver  8, 
»Is.  5S.  9. 

Jci.  12.  9. 

ver   8. 


I  ver.  5,  6. 


mil.  3.  IS. 
Heb.  13.  17 


tHeb. 
According  to 
the  seeking. 


pch.  30.  3. 

Joel  2.  2. 
?Is.65.  9.  10. 

Jer.  23.  3. 

ch.  28.  20.  & 

36.  24.  <k  37. 

21,  22. 


that  are  fed:  buf.  ve  feed  not  the 
flock. 

4  cThe  diseased  have  ye  not 
strengthened,  neither  have  ye 
healed  that  which  was  sick,  nei- 
ther have  ye  bound  up  that  which 
ivas  broken,  neither  have  ye 
brought  again  tliat  which  was 
driven  away,  neither  have  ye 
.^sought  that  whicli  was  lost; 
but  with  3  force  and  with  cruelty 
have  ye  ruled  them. 

o  ''And  they  were  » scattered, 
J  because  there  is  no  shepherd : 
*and  they  became  meat  to  all 
tlie  beasts  of  the  Held,  when  they 
were  scattered. 

6  My  sheep  wandered  through 
all  the  mountains,  and  upon 
every  higli  hill :  yea,  my  flock 
was  scattered  upon  all  the  face 
of  the  earth,  and  none  did  search 
or  seek  after  them. 

7  ^  Therefore,  ye  shepherds, 
hear  the  word  of  the  Lord; 

8  ^s  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
surely  because  my  flock  became 
a  prey,  and  my  flock  'became 
meat  to  every  beast  of  the  field, 
because  there  ims  no  shepherd, 
neither  did  my  shepherds  search 
for  my  flock, '«  but  the  shepherds 
fed  themselves,  and  led  not  my 
flock ; 

9  Tlierefore,  O  ye  shepherds, 
hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  Be- 
hold, I  (tm  against  the  shepherds; 
and  nl  will  require  my  flock  at 
their  hand,  and  cause  them  to 
cease  from  feeding  the  flock ;  nei- 
ther shall  the  shepherds  ofeed 
themselves  anymore;  for  I  will 
deliver  my  flock  from  their 
mouth,  that  they  may  not  be 
meat  for  them. 

11  1[  For  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  :  Behold,  T.  even  I,  will  both 
search  my  sheep,  and  seek  them 
out. 

12  tAs  a  shepherd  seeketh  out 
his  flock  in  the  day  that  he  is 
among  his  sheep  that  are  scatter- 
ed; so  will  I  seek  out  my  sheep, 
and  will  deliver  them  out  of  all 
places  where  they  have  been 
scattered  in  p  the  cloudy  and  dark 
day. 

13  And  <?!  will  bring  them  out 
from  the  people,  and  gather  them 
from  the  countries,  and  will  bring 
them  to  their  own  land,  and  feed 
them  upon  the  mountains  of  Is- 
rael by  the  rivers,  and  in  all  the 
inhabited  places  of  the  country. 

14  '•I  will  feed  them  in  a  good  j 
pasture,  and  upon  the  high  mount- : 
ains  of  Israel  shall  their  fold  be: ! 
3  there  shall  they  lie  in  a  good  fold,  \ 
and  in  a  fat  pasture  shall  they 
feed  upon  the  mountains  of  Israel.  | 

15  I  v.'ill  feed  my  flock,  and  I ; 
will  cause  them  to  lie  down,  saith  j 
the  Lord  God.  1 

47 


16  tl  will  seek  that  which  was 
lost,  and  bring  again  that  which 
was  driven  awaj',  and  will  bind 
up  that  ichich  icas  broken,  and 
will  strengthen  that  which  was 
sick:  but  I  will  destroy  "the  fat 
and  the  strong;  I  will  feed  them 
a:  with  judgment. 

17  And  as  for  you,  O  mv  flock, 
thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  ."Be- 
hold, I  judge  between  t  cattle  and 
cattle,  between  the  rams  and  the 
the  goats. 

18  Seemeth  it  a  .small  thing  unto 
you  to  have  eaten  up  the  good 
pasture,  but  ye  must  tread  down 
with  your  feet  the  re.sidue  of  your 
pastures?  and  to  have  drunk  of 
the  deep  waters,  but  ye  must  Ibul 
the  residue  with  your  feet  ? 

19  And  as  for  my  flock,  they  eat 
that  which  ye  have  trodden  with 
your  feet;  and  they  drink  that 
which  ye  have  fouled  with  your 
feet. 

'20  f  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  unto  them  ;  « Behold, 
I,  even  I,  will  judge  between  the 
fat  cattle  and  between  the  lean 
cattle. 

21  Because  ye  have  thrust  with 
.side  and  with  shoulder,  and  pu.sh- 
ed  all  the  diseased  with  your 
horns,  till  ye  have  scattered  them 
abroad ; 

'12  Therefore  will  I  save  my  flock, 
and  they  shall  no  more  be  a  prey  ; 
and  a  I  will  judge  between  cattle 
and  cattle. 

23  And  I  will  set  up  one  *  Shep- 
herd over  them,  and  he  shall  feed 
them,  cfre/i  my  servant  David; 
he  shall  feed  them,  and  he  shall 
be  their  shepherd. 

24  And  ii  I  the  Lord  will  be  their 
God,  and  my  servant  David  'a 
prince  among  them;  I  the  Lord 
have  spoken  it. 

25  And  /I  will  make  with  them  a 
covenant  of  peace,  and  i' will  cause 
the  evil  beasts  to  cease  out  of  the 
land:  and  they ''Shall  dwell  safe- 
ly in  the  wilderness,  and  sleep  in 
the  woods. 

26  And  I  will  make  them  and 
the  places  round  about  tmyhill 
*a  blessing;  and  I  will  'cause  the 
shower  to  come  down  in  his  sea- 
son; there  shall  be  ™  showers  of 
blessing, 

27  And  "the  tree  of  the  field  shall 
yield  her  fruit,  and  the  earth  shall 
yield  her  increase,  and  they  shall 
be  safe  in  their  land,  and  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I 
have  "broken  the  bands  of  their 
yoke,  and  delivered  them  out  of 
the  hand  of  those  that  i^served 
themselves  of  them. 

28  And  they  shall  no  more  7  be  a 
prey  to  the  heathen,  neither  shall 
the  beast  of  the  land  devour  them; 
but  'they  shall  dwell  safely,  and 
none  shall  make  them  afraid. 


Hefore 
CHRIST 

587. 


t  See  veT.  4. 

Is.  40.  11. 

Mir.  4.6. 

Matt.  18.  11. 

Mark  2.  17. 

Luke  5.  32. 
a  Is.  10.  16. 

Amos  4.  1. 
J  Jer.  10.  24. 
ych.  20.  37,38. 

ver.  20,  22. 

Zech.  10.  3. 

Malt.  20.  32, 

33. 
tHeb. 

small  cattle 

of  lambs 

and  kids. 
t  Heb.  great 

he  goats. 


a  ver.  17. 
'jIs.  40.  11. 

Jer.  23.  4,  5. 

John  10.  11. 

H»b.  13.20. 

1  Pet.  2.  25. 

&5.  4. 
c  Jer.  30.  9. 

ch.  37.  24,  25. 

Hos.  3.  5. 
d  Ex.  29.  45. 

ver.  30. 

ch.  37.  27. 
e  ch.  37.  22. 

Luke  1.  32, 

33. 
/ch.  37.  26. 
g  Lev.  26.  6. 

Is.  11.  6-9. 

&  35.  9. 

Hos.  2.  13. 
h  Jer.  23.  6. 

ver.  28. 
lis.  56.  7. 

ch.  20.  40. 
i  Gen.  12.  2. 

Is.  19.  24. 

Zech.  8.  13. 
ZLev.  26.  4. 
m  Pa.  68.  9. 

Mai.  3.  10. 
71  Lev.  26.  4. 

Ps.  85.  12. 

Is.  4.  2. 
0  Lev.  26.  13. 

Jer.  2.  20. 
p  Jer.  25.  14. 
q  Sea  ver.  8. 

ch.  36.  4. 
rJer.  30.  10. 

&  46.  27. 

ver.  2o. 


The  judgment  of  mount  Seii- 


EZEKIEL. 


The  kind  of  Israel  comforted. 


Before 

CHRIST 

587. 


sla.  11.  1. 
Jer.  23.  5. 

il  Or, 

/or  renown. 
t  Keb. 


take 


'uy. 


tch.  3C.  3,  6, 

lo. 
V  ver.  21. 

ch.  37.  27. 
J-  P?.  100.  3. 

John  10.  11. 


537. 

och.  0.  2. 
f.  Deut.  2.  5. 
c  .ler.  49.  7,  8. 

cli.2.7.  12. 

Amns  1.  11. 

Oha<\.  10, 

rfrh.  6.  14. 
t  Heb.  deso- 

Intiun  and 

desolation  : 

So  ver.  7. 
e  ver.  9. 
^ch.  25.  12. 

ObaJ.  10. 
II  Or,  haired 

of  ohl, 

ch.  2i.  15. 
t  Heb.  pour- 

id  out  the 

children. 
+  Heb.  Annrfj. 
gVA.  137.  7. 

rh. -21.2.),  29. 

Uan.  9.  21. 

Ohail.  11. 
h  Ps.  JOO.  17. 
t  Heb.  deso- 
lation and 

dcsohlliov, 

ver.  3. 
iJuJs.  5.  6. 

rh.  29.  11. 
*  rh.  31.  12.  it. 

32.  ii. 


Mai.  1.  3,  4. 
m  ch.  6.  7.  & 

7.  4,  a.  \.  3G. 

11. 
)i  P«.  S3.  4,  12. 

ch.  3G.  .'). 

Ohail.  13. 
II  Or,  though 

the  Louo 

was  there. 
oPs.  48.  1.3. 

<k  13i  13,  14. 

ch.  48.  35. 
p  Malt.  7.  2. 

.rames  2.  13. 
f  P«.  9.  16. 

ch.  0.  7. 


29  And  I  will  raise  up  for  them  a 
» plant  Hot" renown,  and  they  shall 
be  no  more  t  consumed  with  hun- 
ger ill  the  land,  *  neither  bear  the 
shame  of  the  heathen  any  more. 

oO  Thus  shall  they  know  that  «  I 
the  LiORD  their  God  amwith  them, 
and  that  they,  even  the  house  of 
Israel,  are  my  people,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

31  And  ye  my  a;  flock,  the  flock 
of  my  pasture,  are  men,  and  I  am 
your  God,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

The  judgment  of  mount  Seir  for  their  haired  of 
Israel. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  «set  tliy  face 
against  *  mount  Seii",  and  c  proph- 
esy against  it, 

3  And  say  unto  it,  Thus  saith  the 
LordGon;  Behold,  O  mountSeir, 
I  am  against  thee,  and  di  will 
stretch  out  mine  hand  against 
thee,  and  I  will  make  thee  tmost 
desolate. 

4  ei  will  lay  thy  cities  waste,  and 
thou  Shalt  be  desolate,  and  thou 
Shalt  know  that  I  am  the  Lokd. 

5/Becau.se  thou  hast  had  a  il  per- 
petual hatred,  and  hast  tslied  the 
blood  of  the  children  of  Israel  by 
the  t  force  of  the  sword  in  the  time 
of  their  calamity,  a\n  the  time 
tliat  their  iniquity  had  an  end : 

6  Therefore,  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  I  will  prepare  thee 
unto  blood,  and  blood  shall  pursue 
tliee  :  ''since  thou  hast  not  hated 
blood,  even  blood  shall  pursue 
thee. 

7  Thus  will  I  make  mount  Seir 
t  most  desolate,  and  cut  off  from 
it « him  that  passeth  out  and  him 
tliat  returneth. 

8  ^And  I  will  fill  his  mountains 
with  his  slain  inen:  in  thy  hills, 
and  in  thy  valleys,  and  in  all  thy 
rivers,  sliall  they  fall  that  are 
slain  with  the  sword. 

9  'I  will  make  thee  perpetual 
desolations,  and  thy  cities  shall 
not  return;  "'and  ye  shall  know 
that  I  aia  the  Lokd. 

10  Because  tliou  hast  said.  These 
two  nations  and  tliese  two  coun- 
tries shall  be  mine,  and  we  will 
"  possess  it;  ilwhereas  "the  Lokd 
was  there?: 

11  Therelbre,  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  (JoD,  I  will  even  do  J' accord- 
ing to  thine  anger,  and  according 
to  thine  envy,  which  thou  liasl 
used  out  of  thy  hatriKl  against 
them  ;  aiifl  I  will  make  myself 
known  amongthem, whenlhave 
judged  thee. 

12  '/And  thou  shalt  know  that  I 
am  the  Jioun,  and  that  I  have 
heard  all  thy  blasphemies  which 
thou  hast  spoken  against  the 
mountains  oi  Israel,  saying,  They 

T.]!6 


are  laid  desolate,  they  are  given 
us  tto  consume. 

13  Thus  'With  your  mouth  ye 
have  t  boasted  against  me,  and 
have  multiplied  your  words 
against  me :  I  have  heard  them. 

U  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
s  When  the  whole  earth  rejoiceth, 
I  will  make  thee  desolate. 

15  'As  thou  didst  rejoice  at  the 
inheritance  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
because  it  was  desolate,  so  will  I 
do  unto  thee :  « thou  shalt  be  de.s- 
olate,  O  mount  Seir,  and  all  Idu- 
mea,  even  all  of  it :  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1  The  land  of  Israel  is  comforted,  both  by  de- 
struction oj  the  heathen,  who  spitefully  used  it, 
8  and  by  the  blessings  of  God  promised  unto  it. 

16  Israel  was  rejected  for  their  sin,  21  and 
shall  be  restored  without  their  desert,  25  The 
blessings  of  Christ's  Hngdom. 

ALSO,  thou  son  of  man,  proph- 
.  esy  unto  the  "mountains  of 
Israel,  and  say.  Ye  mountains  of 
Israel,  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Because  ''  the  enemy  hath  said 
against  you.  Aha,  "even  the  an- 
cient high  places  '^are  ours  in 
possession: 

3  Therefore  prophesy  and  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  t Be- 
cause they  have  made  yon  deso- 
late, and  swallowed  you  up  on 
every  side,  that  ye  might  be  a 
possession  unto  the  residue  of 
the  heathen,  e  and  II  ye  are  taken 
up  in  the  lips  of  talkers,  and  are 
an  infamy  of  the  people : 

4  Therefore,  ye  mountains  of 
Israel,  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord 
God;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
to  the  mountains  and  to  the  hills, 
to  the  il  rivers  and  to  the  valleys, 
to  the  desolate  wastes  and  to  the 
cities  that  are  forsaken,  which 
/became  a  prej'and  i'derision  to 
the  residue  of  the  heathen  that 
are  round  about ; 

5  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  ^Surely  in  the  fire  of  my 
jealousy  have  I  spoken  against 
the  residue  of  the  heathen,  and 
against  all  Idumea, 'which  have 
appointed  my  land  into  their 
possession  with  the  joy  of  all 
^/(//r  heart,  with  despiteful  minds, 
to  cast  it  out  tor  a  prey. 

()  Prophesy  thercdure concerning 
the  land  ol"  Israel,  and  say  unto 
the  mountains  and  to  the  hills,  to 
the  rivers  and  to  the  valleys, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  Be- 
hold, I  liave  spoken  in  my  jeal- 
ou.sy  and  in  my  furj%  because  ye 
have  A  borne  the  shame  of  the 
heathen : 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  I  have  'lilted  up  mine  hand. 
Surely  the  heathen  that  arc  about 
you,  they  shall  bear  their  shame. 

8  H  But  ye,  O  mountains  of  Is- 


Before 
CHRIST 


t  Heb. 

tu  devour. 
r  1  Sam.  2.  3. 

Bev.  13.  6. 
t  Heb. 

magnified. 
s  Is.  65.  13, 14. 
(  Obad.  12, 15. 

«  ver.  3,  4. 


587. 
a  ch.  6.  2, 3. 


6ch.  25.  3.  & 
20.  2. 

cDeut.  32.  13. 
rfch.  35.  10. 

t  Heb. 
Because  for 

because. 


e  Dout.  28.  37. 

1  Kings  9.  7. 

Lam.  2.  15. 

Dan.  9.  16. 
II  Or, 

ye  are  made 

to  come  upon 

the  hp  of 

the  tongue. 
II  Or,  bottoms, 

or,  dales. 

/ch.  34.  28. 
g  Ps.  79.  4. 


h  Deut.  4.  24. 
ch.  38.  19. 


i  ch.  35.  10,13. 


«  Fs.  123.  3,  4. 
ch.34.  29. 
ver.  15. 


Israel  restored  for 


EZEKIEL. 


God's  name's  sake. 


Before 

CHRIST 

587. 


m  Is.  58.  12.  ifc 

61.  4. 
ver.  33. 
Amos  a.  U. 
n  Jer.  31.  27. 
&.  33.  12. 


cell.  35.  9.4; 
37.  6,  13. 


pObad.  17, 
iic. 


'I  See  Jer.  15. 


II  Or,  cause 
to  fall. 


I  Lev.  18.  25, 

27,  28. 

Jer.  2.  7. 
u  Lev.  15.  19, 

ifcc. 

*  ch.  16.36,3S, 
<t  23.  37. 


sell.  7.  3.  t 
If.  30.  <t  39. 


rael,  ye  shall  shoot  forth  your 
branches,  and  yield  your  fruit  to 
iny  people  of  Israel;  for  they  are 
at'hand  to  come, 
n  For,  behold,  I  am  for  you,  and 
I  will  turn  unto  you,  and  ye  shall 
be  tilled  and  sown: 

10  And  I  will  multiply  men 
upon  you,  all  the  hou.se  of  Israel, 
even  all  of  it:  and  the  cities  shall 
be  Inhabited,  and  ^the  wastes 
shall  be  builded: 

11  And  »I  will  multiply  upon 
you  man  and  beast ;  and  they 
shall  increase  and  bring  fruit: 
and  I  will  settle  you  after  your 
old  estates,  and  will  do  better 
unto  you  than  at  your  begin- 
nings :  o  and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

12  Yea,  I  will  cause  men  to  walk 
upon  you,  even  my  people  Israel ; 
;'and  they  shall  possess  thee,  and 
thou  Shalt  be  their  inheritance, 
and  thou  shalt  no  more  hence- 
forth 'i' bereave  them  of  men. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Because  they  say  unto  you, 
'•Thou  land  devourest  up  men, 
and  hast  bereaved  thy  nations ; 

14  Therefore  thou  shalt  devour 
men  no  more,  neither  i  bereave 
thy  nations  any  more,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

15  » Neither  will  I  cause  m,pn  to 
hear  in  thee  the  shame  of  the 
heathen  any  more,  neither  shalt 
thou  bear  "the  reproach  of  the 
people  any  more,  neither  shalt 
thou  cause  thy  nations  to  fall  any 
more,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

16  ".,  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

17  Son  of  man,  when  the  house 
of  Israel  dwelt  in  their  own  land, 
'they  defiled  it  by  their  own  way 
and  by  their  doings :  their  way 
was  before  me  as  "the  unclean- 
ness  of  a  removed  woman. 

18  Wherefore  I  poured  my  fury 
upon  them  ^^for  the  blood  that 
they  had  shed  upon  the  kind,  and 
for  their  idols  wherewUh  they  had 
polluted  it : 

19  And  I  y  scattered  them  among 
the  heathen,  and  they  were  dis- 
persed through  the  countries: 
-according  to  their  way  and  ac- 
cording to  their  doings'  I  judged 
them. 

20  And  when  they  entered  unto 
the  heathen,  whither  they  went, 
they  "profaned  my  holy  name, 
when  they  said  to  thein.  These 
are  the  people  of  the  Lord,  and 
are  gone  forth  out  of  his  land. 

21  1[  But  I  had  pity  ^for  mine 
holy  name,  which  the  house  of 
Israel  had  profaned  among  the 
heathen,  whither  they  went. 

22  Therefore  saj'  unto  the  house 
••  of  Israel,  Thus  saith   the   Loi"d 

God  ;  I  do  not  this  for  your  sakes, 
iO  house  of  Israel,  "but  for  mine 


holy  name's  sake,  which  ye  have 
profaned  among  the  heathen, 
whither  ye  went. 

23  And  I  will  sanctify  mj^  great 
name,  which  was  profaned  among 
the  heathen,  which  ye  have  pro- 
faned in  the  midst  of  them  ;  and 
the  heathen  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  saitli  the  Lord  God, 
when  I  shall  be  f' sanctified  in  you 
before  II  their  eyes. 

24  For  ei  wUl  take  you  from 
among  the  heathen,  and  gather 
you  out  of  all  countries,  and  will 
bring  you  into  your  own  land. 

2-5  '!  /Then  will  I  sprinkle  clean 
water  upon  j'ou,  and  ye  shall  be 
clean:  i/froni  all  your  filthiness, 
and  from  all  your  idols,  will  I 
cleanse  you. 

2G  A  ''  new  heart  also  will  I  give 
you,  and  a  new  spirit  will  I  put 
within  you:  and  I  will  take  away 
the  stony  heart  out  of  your  flesh, 
and  I  will  give  vou  a  heart  of 
tle.sh. 

27  And  I  will  put  my  iSpirit 
within  you,  and  cause  you  to  walk 
in  my  statutes,  and  ye  shall'keep 
my  judgments,  and  do  (hem. 

26  *And  ye  shall  dwell  in  the 
land  that  I  gave  to  your  fathei"s; 
I  and  ye  shall  be  my  people,  and 
I  will  be  your  God. 

29  I  will  also  "«save  you  from 
all  your  uncleannesses :  and  » I 
will  call  for  the  corn,  and  will 
increase  it,  and  "lay  no  famine 
upon  you. 

30  pAnd  I  will  multiply  the  fruit 
of  the  tree,  and  the  increase  of  the 
field,  that  ye  shall  receive  no 
more  reproach  of  famine  among 
the  heathen. 

31  Then  '/shall  ye  remember 
your  own  evil  wa.ys,  and  your 
doings  that  xcere  not  good,  and 
'■shall  loathe  yourselves  in  your 
own  sight  for  your  iniquities  and 
for  your  abominations. 

32  sNot  for  your  sakes  do  I  this, 
saith  the  Lord  God.  be  it  known 
unto  you:  be  ashamed  and  con- 
founded for  your  own  ways,  O 
house  of  Israel. 

33  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
In  the  day  that  I  shall  have 
cleansed  you  from  all  your  in- 
iquities I  will  also  cause  you  to 
dwell  in  the  cities,  'and  the 
wastes  shall  be  builded. 

34  And  the  desolate  land  shall 
be  tilled,  whereas  it  lay  desolate 
in  the  sight  of  all  that  passed  by. 

35  And  they  shall  say,  This  land 
that  was  desolate  is  become  like 
the  garden  of  «Eden;  and  the 
waste  and  desolate  and  ruined 
cities  are  become  fenced,  and  are 
inhabited. 

36  Then  the  heathen  that  are 
left  round  about  you  shall  know 
that  I  the  Lord  build  the  ruined 
places,  and  plant  that  that  was 

739 


Before 

CHRIST 

587. 


rfch.20.  41.4; 

28.22. 
II  Or,  your. 
cch.34.  13.  & 

37.21. 


fU.  52.  13. 
Heb.  10.  22. 


hJer.  32.  39. 
ch.  11.  10. 


ich.  11.  13.  & 
37.  14. 


trh.28.  25.  & 

37.  25. 
IJer.  30.22. 

ch.  11.  20.  <fc 

37.  27. 
mMatt.  1.  21. 

Rom.  11.  26. 
n  See   Ve.  105. 

10. 
och.S!.  20. 
p  ch.  34.  27. 


•7ch.  16.61, 


sDeut.  9.  5. 
ver.  22. 


u  Is.  51.  3. 
rh.28.  13. 
Joel  2.  3. 


The  resurrection 


EZEKIEL. 


of  dry  hones. 


Before 
CHRIST 

5S7. 


j;ch.  n.  21.  <k 

22.  14.  <k  37. 

14. 
y  Seech.  14.3. 

ii.  20.  3,  31. 
:;  ver.  10. 
t  Heh. 

fock  if  hoty 

things. 


about  587. 

«ch.  1.  3. 
(.  ih.  3.  14.  k 
b.  3.&  11. 
Luke  4.  1 


24. 


cDeut.  32.  39. 

1  Sam.  2.  C. 
John  5.  21. 
Rom.  4.  17. 

2  Cor.  1.  1). 


riPs.  104.30. 
vcr.  9. 


Jorl  2.  27.  <k 


I!  Or,  hrcath. 
J  IN.  104.  30. 


f  Rev.  11.11. 


h  Ps.  141.  7. 
Is.  49.  14. 


desolate:    ^1    the    Lord    have 
spoken  ii,  and  I  will  do  //-. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  vl 
will  yet  for  this  be  inquired  of  by 
the  house  of  Israel,  to  do  it  for 
them ;  I  will  ^  increase  them  with 
men  like  a  flock. 

38  As  the  t  holy  flock,  as  the  flock 
of  Jerusalem  in  her  solemn  feasts ; 
so  shall  the  waste  cities  be  filled 
with  flocks  of  men :  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

1  By  the  rcsurrccliun  of  dry  bancs,  11  the  dead 
hope  uf  Israelis  revived.  15  By  the  uniting  of 
toil)  sticks,  IH  is  shewed  the  incorporation  of 
Israel  into  Judali.  20  The  promises  of  Christ's 
kmt^doin. 

THE  "hand  of  the  Lord  was 
upon  me,  and  carried  me  out 
''in  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord,  and 
set  me  down  in  the  midst  of  the 
valley  which  ica.s  full  of  bones, 

2  And  caused  me  to  pass  by 
them  round  about:  and.  behold, 
tliere  were  very  many  in  the  open 
5 valley;  and,  lo,  t/iey  ivere  very 
dry. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  can  these  bones  live?  And 
I  answered,  O  Lord  God,  ^thou 
knowest. 

4  Again  he  said  unto  me.  Proph- 
esy upon  these  bones,  and  say 
unto  them,  O  ye  dry  bones,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto 
these  bones;  Behold,  I  will  ''cause 
breath  to  enter  into  you,  and  ye 
shall  live: 

6  And  I  will  lay  sinews  upon 
you,  and  will  bring  up  flesh  upon 
you,  and  cover  you  witli  skin, 
and  put  breath  in  you,  and  ye 
shall  live;  eand  ye  shall  know 
that  I  cua  the  Lord. 

7  So  I  prophesied  as  I  was  com- 
manded: and  as  I  prophesied, 
there  was  a  noise,  and  behold  a 
shaking,  and  the  bones  came  to- 
gether ,"bone  to  his  bone. 

8  And  when  I  beheld,  lo,  the 
sinews  and  the  flesh  came  up  up- 
on them,  and  the  skin  covered 
them  al:ove:  but  tliere  xvas  no 
breath  in  them. 

9  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Proph- 
esy unto  the  II  wind,  iirophesi', 
son  of  man.  and  sav  to  the  wind. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  (Jon;  .'"CJome 
from  tlie  four  winds,  O  breath, 
and  lireatho  upon  these  slain, 
that  they  may  live. 

10  So  I  prophesied  as  ho  com- 
manded me,  ffand  the  breath 
came  into  them,  and  they  lived, 
and  stood  up  upon  their  feet,  an 
exceeding  great  army. 

11  11  Then  he  said  unto  mo,  Son 
of  man,  these  bones  are  the  whole 
house  of  Israel :  behold,  they  say, 
/'Our  bones   are  dried,  and    our 

'hope  is  lost:  we  are  cut  off  for 
our  parts. 

740 


12  Therefore  prophesy  and  say 
unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
Gon;  Behold,  «0  my  people,  I 
will  open  your  graves,  and  cause 
you  to  come  up  out  of  your 
graves,  and  /'bring  you  into  the 
land  of  Israel. 

13  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  when  I  have  opened 
.vour  graves,  O  my  people,  and 
brought  you  up  out  of  your 
graves, 

14  And  ^shall  put  my  Spirit  in 
you,  and  ye  shall  live,  and  I  shall 
place  you  in  your  own  land :  then 
shall  ye  know  that  I  the  Lord 
have  spoken  it,  and  performed  it, 
saith  the  Lord. 

1.5  %.  The  word  of  the  Lord  came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

IG  Lloreover,  thou  son  of  man, 
'"take  thee  one  stick,  and  write 
upon  it.  For  Judah,  and  for  "the 
children  of  Israel  his  compan- 
ions: then  take  another  stick, 
and  write  upon  it.  For  Joseph, 
the  stick  of  Ephraim,and  for  aW 
the  house  of  Israel  his  compan- 
ions: 

17  And  "join  them  one  to  another 
into  one  stick;  and  they  shall  be- 
come one  in  thine  hand. 

18  H  And  when  the  children  of 
thy  people  shall  speak  unto  thee, 
saying, ;?  Wilt  thou  not  shew  us 
what  thou  meanest  by  these  ? 

19  </Sav  unto  them,  Thus  sailh 
the  Lord  God;  Behold,  I  will 
take  'the  stick  of  Joseph,  which 
is  in  the  hand  of  Ephraim,  and 
the  tribes  of  Israel  his  fellows, 
and  will  put  them  with  him,  even 
with  the  stick  of  Judah,  and 
make  them  one  stick,  and  they 
shall  be  one  in  mine  hand. 

20  \  And  the  sticks  whereon  thou 
writest  shall  be  in  thine  hand 
s  before  their  eyes. 

21  And  sav.  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God;  Behold,  'I 
will  take  the  children  of  Israel 
from  among  the  heathen,  whither 
thev  be  gone,  and  will  gather 
them  on  every  side,  and  bring 
them  into  their  own  laud: 

22  And  "I  will  make  them  one 
nation  in  the  land  upon  the 
mountains  of  Israel;  and  a:one 
king  shall  be  king  to  them  all: 
and  they  shall  be  no  more  two 
nations,  neither  shall  they  be 
divided  into  two  kingdoms  any 
more  at  all : 

23  .'/  Neither  shall  they  defile 
themselves  any  more  with  their 
idols,  nor  witii  their  dcte.stable 
things,  nor  with  any  of  their 
transgressions:  but  =1  will  save 
them  out  of  all  their  dwelling- 
places,  wherein  they  have  sin- 
ned, and  will  cleanse  them :  so 
shall  they  be  my  people,  and  I 
will  be  their  God. 

24  And  n  David  my  servant  shall 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  587. 


I  U.  2f).  19. 

Hos.  13.  14. 
*  ch.  36.  24. 


m  See  Xuni. 

17.2. 
?i2Chr.  11. 

12,  13,  10.  A; 

15.  9.  <fc  30. 

11,  18. 


o  See  ver.  22, 
24. 


p  ch.  12.  9.  Sc 
24.  I'J. 
1  Zech.  10.  6. 

r  ver.  16,  17. 


«ch.  12.  3. 

t  ch.  SO.  24. 


«  Is.  11.  13. 

Jcr.  3.  la.  i 

fiO.  4. 

llo.s.  1.  II. 
J  ch.  34.23, 

21. 

John  10.  le. 


ych.  3n. 


zc\\.  30.2ft, 

29. 
a  13.40.  11. 

Jer.  23.  5.  <k 

30.  9. 

ch.  34.  23, 

24. 

Ho».  3.  5. 

Luke  1.  32. 


God's  judgment 


EZEKIEL. 


against  Gog. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  587. 


'<  ver.  i!'.'. 
John  10.  16. 
cch.  3G.  27. 
J  cli.  36.  28. 


els.  60.21. 

Joe!  3.  20. 

Ainos  9.  15. 
/ver.  24. 

John  12.  34. 
f  Ps.  e9.  3. 

Is.  55.  3. 

Jer.  32.  40. 

ch.  34.25. 
h  ch.  36.  10, 

37. 
1 2  Cor.  6.  16. 
*  Lev.  26.  11, 

12. 

rh.43.  7. 

Johii  1.  14. 
Ich.  11.  20.  (k 

14.  11.  A:  S6. 

28. 

;«ch.  36.  23. 
n  ch.20.  12. 


a  ch.  39.  1. 
b  ch.  35.  2,  3. 
cRev.  20.  8. 

:l  Or,  prince 

of  l/ie  chief, 
d  ch.  32.  26. 


e2  Kiugs  19. 
28. 

ch.  29.  4.  & 
S9.  2. 

/ch.  23.  12. 


II  Or,  Phut, 
oh.  27.  10.  & 
30.  5. 

f  Gen.  10.  2. 

ft  ch.  27.  14. 

1  Like  Is.  8. 

9.  10. 

Jer.  46.  3,4, 

14.  it  51.  12. 
*  Gen.  40.  1. 

Dc-ut.  4.  30. 

\er.  10. 
;  Is.  29.  6. 
m  ver.  12. 

ch.  34.  13. 
nch.  36.  1,4, 

8. 
0  Jer.  23.  6. 

ch.  28.  26.  Sc 

34.  25,  28. 

ver.  11. 
p  U.  28.  2. 
tf  Jer.  4.  13. 

ver.  16. 


be  king  over  them ;  and  i  they 
all  shall  have  one  shepherd: 
cthey  shall  also  walk  in  my  judg- 
ments, and  observe  my  statutes, 
and  do  them. 

2.5 ''And  they  shall  dwell  in  the 
land  that  I  have  given  unto  Ja- 
cob my  servant,  wherein  your 
lathers  have  dwelt;  and  they 
shall  dwell  therein, ei'cu  they,  and 
their  children,  and  their  chil- 
dren'.s  children  f/'or  ever:  and 
/my  servant  D'dvid  shaU  be  their 
prince  for  ever. 

26  Moreover  1  will  make  a  i? cov- 
enant of  peace  with  them;  it 
shall  be  an  everlasting  covenant 
with  them :  and  I  will  place  t'aem, 
and  ^'multiply  them,  and  will 
set  my 'sanctuary  in  the  mid.st 
of  them  for  evermore. 

27  *  My  tabernacle  also  shall  be 
with  them:  yea,  I  will  be  'their 
God,  and  they  shall  be  my  people. 

28  "'And  the  heathen  shall  know 
that  I  the  Lord  do  "sanctity  Is- 
rael, when  my  sanctuary  shall  be 
in  the  midst  of  them  for  ever- 
more. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

I  The  army,  8  and   mattcc   of   Gug.     14    God's 

judgment  against  him, 

AND   the  word   of   the   Loed 
.  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  «Son  of  man,  iset  thy  face 
against  c Gog,  the  land  of  Magog, 

II  the  chief  prince  of'' Meshech  and 
Tubal,  and  prophesy  against  him, 

3  And  saj',  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Behold,  I  am  against  thee, 

0  Gog,  the  chief  prince  of  Meshech 
and  Tubal : 

4  And  cl  will  turn  thee  back, 
and  put  hooks  into  thy  jaws,  and 

1  will  bring  thee  forth,  and  all 
thine  army,  horses  and  horsemen, 
/all  of  them  clothed  with  all  sorts 
of  armour ,  even  a  great  company 
with  bucklers  and  shields,  all  of 
them  handling  swords : 

o  Persia,  Ethiopia,  and  ,1  Libya 
with  them;  all  of  them  with 
shield  and  helmet : 

G^Gomer.  and  all  his  bands;  the 
house  of ''Togarmah  of  the  north 
quarters,  and  all  his  bands:  and 
many  people  with  thee. 

7  'Be  thou  prepared,  and  prepare 
for  thy.self,  tliou,  and  all  thy  com- 
pany that  are  assembled  unto  thee, 
and  be  thou  a  guard  unto  them. 

8  \  '-After  many  daj's  i  thou  shalt 
be  visited:  in  the  latter  j-ears 
thou  Shalt  come  into  the  land 
that  is  brought  back  from  the 
sword,  in  caul  is  gathered  out  of 
manypeople,  against  "the  mount- 
ains of  Israel,  which  have  been 
always  waste:  but  it  is  brought 
forth  out  of  the  nations,  and  they 
shall  s  dwell  safely  all  of  them. 

9  Thou  Shalt  asbend  and  come 
p  like  a  storm,  thou  shalt  be  'i  like 


a  cloud  to  cover  the  land,  thou, 
and  all  thy  bands,  and  many  peo- 
ple with  tiiee. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  It 
shall  also  come  to  pass,  that  at  the 
same  time  shall  things  come  into 
thy  mind,  and  thou  shalt  il  think 
an  evil  thought: 

11  And  thou  shalt  say,  I  will  go 
up  to  the  land  of  unwalled  villa- 
ges; I  will  'go  to  them  that  are 
at  rest,  «lhat  dwell  li  safely,  all  of 
them  dwelling  without  walls,  and 
having  neither  bars  nor  gates, 

12  T  To  take  a  spoil,  and  to  take  a 
prey;  to  turn  thine  hand  upon 
« the  desolate  places  tliat  are  nov: 
inhabited,  s^and  upon  the  people 
that  are  gathered  out  of  the  na- 
tions, which  have  gotten  cattle 
and  goods,  that  dwell  in  the 
tmidst  of  the  land. 

1.3  ^Sheba,  andi/Dedan,  and  the 
merchants  ^of  Tarshish,  with  all 
"the  young  lions  thereof,  shall  say 
unto  thee.  Art  thou  come  to  take 
a  spoil?  hast  thou  gathered  thy 
company  to  take  a  prey?  to  car- 
ry away  silver  and  gold,  to  take 
away  cattle  and  goods,  to  take  a 
great  spoil? 

14  \  Therefore,  son  of  man, 
prophesy  and  say  unto  Gog,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  f>  In  that  day 
when  my  people  of  Israel  cdwell- 
etli  safely,  shaltthou  not  know  U  ? 

15  ''And  thou  shalt  come  from  thy 
place  out  of  the  north  parts,  thou, 
fand  many  people  with  thee,  all 
of  them  riding  upon  horses,  a 
great  company,  and  a  mighty 
army: 

16  .rAnd  thou  shalt  come  up 
against  my  people  of  Israel,  as  a 
cloud  to  cover  the  land;  a\i  shall 
be  in  the  latter  days,  and  I  will 
bring  thee  against  mj'  land, ''  that 
the  heathen  may  know  me.  when 
I  shall  be  sanctified  in  thee,  O 
Gog,  before  their  eyes. 

17  Thus  saith  theLord  God;  Art 
thou  he  of  whom  I  have  spoken 
in  old  time  tby  my  servants  the 
prophets  of  Israel,  which  prophe- 
sied in  those  days  viany  years, 
that  I  would  bring  thee  against 
them  ? 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
the  .same  time  when  Gog  shall 
come  against  the  land  of  Israel, 
saith  the  Lord  Gon,  that  my  fury 
shall  come  up  in  my  face. 

19  For  'in  mj' jealousy  ^ancl  in 
the  fire  of  my  wrath  have  I  spok- 
en, 'Surely  in  that  day  there 
shall  be  a  great  shaking  in  the 
land  of  Israel ; 

20  So  that "'  the  fishes  of  the  sea, 
and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and 
the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  all 
creeping  things  that  creep  upon 
the  earth,  and  all  the  men  that 
are  upon  the  face  of  the  earth, 
shall  shake  at  my  presence, »  and 

741 


CHRIST 

about  587. 


:iOr, 
conceive  a 
mischitvous 
purpose, 

rJer.  49.  31. 
s  ver.  8. 

:iOr. 
confidently. 

f  lleb. 
Tu  spoil  the 
spoil,  and  III 
prey  the  prey, 
ch.  29.  19. 

/  ch.  36.  34, 35. 

u  ver.  8. 

tHeb. 

navel, 

Jud?.  9   37. 
xch.  27.22.23. 
ych.  27.15,20. 
zch    27.  12. 
a  See  ch.  19. 

3,5. 


6  Is. 

4. 

. 

c  vei 

.  8. 

cich 

39. 

2. 

/ver.  9. 

g  ver.  8. 


h  Ex.  14.  4. 
ch.  So.  23.  Ic 


tHeb.  by 
the  hands. 


ich.  33.  5,3. 

i:  39.  25. 
h  Ps.  fiO.  48. 
/  Has.  2.  C  7 

Rev.  16.  18. 


n  Jer.  4.  24. 
Nah.  1.  o,  6. 


God's  judgment  upon  Gog. 


EZEKIEL. 


Gog's  burial  in  Hamon-gog. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  587. 


II  Or,  towers, 

or,  stairs. 
0  Ps.  105.  le. 
pch.  14.  17. 
r;  Juilg.  7.  22. 

1  Sara.  14.20. 

2Chr.  20.  23. 
ris.  66.  16. 

Jer.  25.  31. 
sell.  5.  17. 
t  Ps.  11.  G. 

Is.  29.  6.  (k 

30.  30. 
V  ch.  13.  Jl. 

Rev.  IG.  21. 
«ch.36.  23. 
y?s.  9.  IG. 

oil.  37.  28.  & 

39.  7. 

ver.  16. 


a  cli.  38.  2,  3. 


II  Or,  strike 
thee  with  six 
plagues  ;  or, 
draw  thee 
back  with  a 
hook  of  fix 
teeth,  as 
ch.  3H.  4. 

fcch.  38.  15. 

t  Heb.  the 
sides  of  the 
north. 

c  i-h.  38.  21. 
ver.  17. 

dch.  33.27. 

■f  Heb.  wing. 

t  Heb. 
to  devour. 

+  Heb.  the 
face  of  the 
field. 

fell.  38.22. 

Amos  1.  4. 
II  Or, 

eonjideni!]/. 
/Ps.  72.  10. 
g  ver.  22. 


h  Lev.  18.  21. 

cli.  20.  39. 
ith.  38. 16,23. 

»Rev.  16.  17. 
Sc  21.  8. 


II  Or,  javelins. 


the  mountains  shall  be  thrown 
down,  and  the  il  steep  places  shall 
fall,  and  every  wall  shall  fall  to 
the  ground. 

21  And  I  will  "call  for  psl  sword 
against  him  throughout  all  my 
mountains,  saith  the  Lord  God: 
9  every  man's  sword  shall  be 
against  his  brother. 

22  And  I  will  '-plead  against  him 
with  s  pestilence  and  with  blood  ; 
and  'I  will  rain  upon  him,  and 
upon  his  bands,  and  upon  the 
many  people  that  are  with  him, 
an  overflowing  rain,  and  "great 
hailstones,  fire,  and  brimstone. 

23  Thus  will  I  magnify  myself, 
and  a^sanctify  mj^self;  .'/and  I  will 
be  known  in  the  ej'es  of  many 
nations,  and  they  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  LORU. 

CHAPTER   XXXIX. 

J.  God's  judgment  upon  Gog.  8  Israel's  victory. 
11  Gog's  burial  in  Ilamon-goe.  17  The  feast 
of  the  fowls.  23  Israel,  having  been  plagued 
for  their  sins,  shall  be  gathered  again  with 
eternal  favour. 

THEREFORE,  «thou  son  of 
man,  prophesy  against  Gog, 
and  sa\',  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Behold,  I  am  against  tliee, 

0  Gog,  the  chief  prince  of  Me- 
shech  and  Tubal : 

2  And  I  will  turn  thee  back,  and 

1  leave  but  the  sixtli  part  of  thee, 
iand  will  cau.se  thee  to  come  up 
from  tthe  north  parts,  and  will 
bring  thee  upon  the  mountains  of 
Israel : 

.3  And  I  will  smite  thj''  bow  out 
of  thy  left  hand,  and  will  cause 
thine  arrows  to  fall  out  of  thy 
right  hand. 

4  "Thou  Shalt  fall  upon  the 
mountains  of  Israel,  thou,  and  all 
thy  bands,  and  the  people  that  is 
with  thee :  'i  I  will  give  thee  unto 
the  ravenous  birds  of  every  tsort, 
and  (o  the  beasts  of  the  field,  tto 
be  devoured. 

.')  Thou  Shalt  fall  upon  tthe  open 
field:  lor  I  have  spoken  it,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

6  «And  I  will  send  a  fire  on 
Magog,  and  among  them  that 
dwell  11  carelessly  in  .'the  isles: 
and  they  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord. 

7  ff  So  will  I  make  my  lioly  name 
known  in  the  midst  of  my  people 
Israel ;  and  I  will  not  'irt  thrm 
^pollute  my  holy  name  any 
more:  ^and  the  heathen  .shah 
know  that  I  am  the  Lohd,  the 
Holy  One  in  Israel. 

8  H*  Behold,  it  is  come,  and  it  is 
done,  saith  the  Lord  God;  this  is 
the  dav  'whereof  I  have  spoken. 

!)  And  they  that  dwell  in  the 
cities  of  Israel  shall  go  forth,  and 
shall  set  on  fire  and  burn  the 
weai)ons.  both  the  shields  and 
the  bucklers,  the  bows  and  the 
arrows,  and  the  il  handstayes,  and 
742 


the  spears,  and  they  shall  II  burn 
them  with  fire  seven  years: 

10  So  that  they  shall  take  no 
wood  out  of  the  field,  neither  cut 
down  an,!/  out  of  the  forests;  for 
they  shall  burn  the  weapons  with 
fire:  '"and  they  shall  spoil  those 
that  spoiled  them,  and  rob  those 
that  robbed  them,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

11  If  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  I  will  give  unto 
Gog  a  place  there  of  graves  in  Is- 
rael, the  valley  of  the  passengers 
on  the  east  of  the  sea;  and  it  shall 
stop  the  !l?io.sfis  of  the  passengers: 
and  there  .shall  they  bury  Gog 
and  all  his  multitude:  and  thev 
shall  call  it,  The  valley  of  11  Ha- 
mon-gog. 

12  And  seven  months  shall  the 
house  oflsrael  be  burying  of  tliem, 
'I  that  they  maj^  cleanse  the  land. 

18  Yea,  all  the  people  of  the 
land  shall  bury  llinn;  and  it  shall 
be  to  them  a  renown  the  day  that 
"I  shall  be  glorified,  .saith  the 
Lord  God. 

14  And  they  shall  sever  out 
tmen  of  continual  employment, 
passing  through  the  land,  to  bury 
with  the  passengers  those  that 
remain  upon  the  face  of  the  earth, 
V  to  cleanse  it :  after  the  end  of 
seven  months  shall  they  search. 

15  And  the  passengers  that  pass 
through  the  land,  when  ant/  seeth 
a  man's  bone,  then  shall  he  tset 
up  a  sign  by  it,  till  the  buriers 
have  buried  it  in  the  valley  of 
Hamon-gog. 

10  And  also  the  name  of  the  city 
sliali  l)r.  II  Hamonah.  Thus  shall 
they  5 cleanse  the  land. 

17'^  And,  thou  son  of  man,  thus 
saitli  the  Lord  (tOd;  'Speak 
tunto  every  feathered  fowl,  and 
to  every  beast  of  the  field,  «As- 
semble  yourselves,  and  come ; 
gather  yourselves  on  every  side 
to  my  11  sacrifice  that  I  do  sacri- 
fice for  you,  rvni  a  great  sacrifice 
'upon  tiie  mountains  of  Israel, 
that  ye  may  eat  flesh,  and  drink 
blood. 

18  "  Ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  the 
mighty,  and  drink  the  blood  of 
the  princes  of  the  earth,  of  rams, 
of  lambs,  and  of  t  goats,  of  bull- 
ocks, all  of  them  » fallings  of 
Bashan. 

1!)  And  ye  shall  eat  fat  till  ye  be 
full,  and  drink  blood  till  ye  be 
drunken,  of  my  sacrifice  which  I 
have  sacrificed  for  you. 

20  ?/Tlius  ye  shall  be  filled  at  my 
table  with"  horses  and  chariots, 
-with  mightj'men,  and  with  all 
men  of  war.  saith  the  Lord  God. 

21  "And  I  will  set  mj'  glory 
among  the  heathen,  and  all  the 
heathen  shall  see  my  judgment 
that  I  have  executed,  and  '-my 
hand  that  I  have  laid  upon  them. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  587. 


II  Or,  make  a 
fire  of  them. 


I  Or,  mouths. 


II  That  19, 
The  multi- 
tude oj  Gog. 

nDeut.  21.23. 
ver.  14,  16. 


t  Heh.  men  of 
continuance. 


II  That  i.s.  The 

multitude, 
q  ver.  12. 
rRev.  19.  17. 
t  Heb.  to  the 

fowl  of  every 

wing. 
s  Is.  18.  6.  & 

34.  6. 

Jer.  12.9. 

Zeph.  1.  7. 
II  Or, 

slaughter. 
t  ver.  4. 
u  Rev.  19.  18. 


t  Heb. 

great  goats. 
I  Deut.  32. 14. 

Ps.  22.  12. 


»  Vn.  76.  6. 
ch.  38.  4. 
z  Rev.  10.  18. 


arh.  38.  16, 
23. 


Measuring  of  the 


EZEKIEL. 


gates  of  the  temple. 


Before 
(;  H  ii  I  S  T 

about  58r. 


e  ver.  7,  28. 
Ji-h.  26.  18, 
19,  20,  23. 

eDeut.  31.  17. 

Is.  5'J.  2. 
/Lev.  26.23. 

grh.  36.  19. 


iJer.  30.3,18. 
rh.  34.  13.  Sc 


ii-h.  20.  40. 
Hos.  1.  11. 


m  ch.  28.  25, 
26. 


nch.  36.  23, 
24.  &  38.  16. 

och.34.  30. 
ver.  22. 

tHel).  bj/ 
mil  causing 
o/  tkein,  ^c. 


p  Is.  54.  8. 

V  Joel  2.  28. 
Zecli.  12.  10. 
Acts  2.  17. 


574. 


sch. 

33.  21. 

ich. 

1.3. 

cch. 

8.  3. 

dRe 

V.  21. 10 

II  Or, 
upo 

11  which. 

ech. 
Dai 

1.  7. 
.  10.  6. 

/rh. 

4T.  3. 

f  Rev.  11.  1. 
ic  21.  15. 

Ach. 

44.  5. 

22  cSo  the  house  of  Israel  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  their 
God  from  that  day  and  forward. 

23  1  f^And  the  heathen  shall 
know  that  the  house  of  Israel 
went  into  captivity  for  their  in- 
iquitj':  because  they  trespassed 
agahist  me,  therefore  chid  I  my 
face  from  them,  and  .fgave  them 
into  the  hand  of  their  enemies; 
so  fell  they  all  by  the  sword. 

24  ^According  to  their  unclean- 
uess  and  according  to  their  trans- 
gre.ssions  have  I  done  unto  them, 
and  hid  my  face  from  them. 

25  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  /'Now  will  I  bring  again 
the  captivity  of  Jacob,  and  have 
mercy  upon  the  'whole  house  of 
Israel,  and  will  be  jealous  for  my 
holy  name ; 

26  ';  After  that  they  have  borne 
their  shame,  and  all  their  tres- 
passes whereby  they  have  tres- 
passed against  me,  when  they 
'dwelt  safely  in  their  land,  and 
none  made  them  afraid. 

27 ""'When  I  have  brought  them 
again  from  the  people,  and  gath- 
ered them  out  of  their  enemies' 
lands, and" am  sanctified  in  them 
in  the  sight  of  many  nations ; 

28  oThen  shall  they  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord  their  God,  t  which 
caused  them  to  be  led  into  cap- 
tivity among  the  heathen:  but  I 
have  gathered  them  unto  their 
own  land,  and  have  left  none  of 
them  any  more  there. 

29  y  Neither  will  I  hide  my  face 
any  more  from  them  :  for  I  have 
9  poured  out  my  Spirit  upon  the 
house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

I  The  time,  manner,  and  end  of  the  vision.  6 
The  description  of  the  east  gate,  20  of  the  north 
gate.  24  of  the  south  gate,  32  of  the  east  gate, 
2o  and  of  the  north  gale.  29  Eight  tahtes.  44 
The  chambers.     48  The  porch  of  the  house. 

IN  the  five  and  twentieth  year 
of  our  captivity,  in  the  begin- 
ning of  the  year,  in  the  tenth  day 
of  the  month,  in  the  fourteenth 
year  after  that  «the  city  was 
smitten,  in  the  selfsame  day  ^the 
hand  of  the  Lord  was  upon  me, 
and  brought  me  thither. 
2 ''In  the  visions  of  God  brought 
he  me  into  the  land  of  Israel, 
''and  set  me  upon  a  very  high 
mountain,  ilby  which  wa.s  as  the 
frame  of  a  city  on  the  south. 

3  And  he  brought  me  thither, 
and,  behold,  there  ica.'i  a  man, 
whose  appearance  luas  «like  the 
appearance  of  brass,  /with  a  line 
of  tlax  in  his  hand,  i' and  a  meas- 
uring reed;  and  he  stood  in  the 
gate. 

4  And  the  man  said  unto  me, 
^Son  of  man,  behold  with  thine 
eyes,  and  hear  with  thine  ears, 
and  set  thine  heart  upon  all  that 


I  shall  shew  thee ;  for  to  the  in- 
tent that  I  might  shew  them  unto 
thee  art  thou  brought  hither: 
i  declare  all  that  thou  seest  to 
the  house  of  Israel. 

5  And  behold  *  a  wall  on  the  out- 
side of  the  house  round  about,  and 
in  the  man's  hand  a  measuring 
reed  of  six  cubits  loiighy  the  cubit 
and  a  handbreadth :  so  ho  meas- 
ured the  breadth  of  the  building, 
one  reed ;  and  the  height,  one  reed. 

6  ^  Then  came  he  unto  tlie  gate 
t which  looketh  toward  the  east, 
and  went  up  the  stairs  thereof, 
and  measured  the  threshold  of  the 
gate,  tchirh  ivas  one  reed  broad  ; 
and  the  other  threshold  of  the  gate, 
ir/tich  iras  one  reed  broad. 

7  And  every  little  chamber  ivas 
one  reed  long,  and  one  reed 
broad ;  and  between  the  little 
chambers  ivere  five  cubits;  and 
the  threshold  of  the  gate  by  the 
porch  of  the  gate  within  was  one 
reed. 

8  He  measured  also  the  porch 
of  the  gate  within,  one  reed. 

9  Then  measured  he  the  porch 
of  the  gate,  eight  cubits ;  and  the 
posts  thereof,  two  cubits ;  and  the 
porch  of  the  gate  ivas  inward. 

10  And  the  little  chambers  of  the 
gate  eastward  itv/-<?  three  on  this 
side,  and  three  on  that  side;  thej' 
three  were  of  one  measure:  and 
the  posts  had  one  measure  on  this 
side  and  on  that  side. 

11  And  he  measured  the  breadth 
of  the  entry  of  the  gate,  ten  cu- 
bits ;  and  the  length  of  the  gate, 
thirteen  cubits. 

12  The  t  space  also  before  the 
little  chambers  vxis  one  cubit  on 
thi.'i  side,  and  the  space  xcas  one 
cubit  on  that  side :  and  the  little 
chambers  ivere  six  cubits  on  this 
side,  and  six  cubits  on  that  side. 

13  He  measured  then  the  gate 
from  the  roof  of  on^  little  cham- 
ber to  the  roof  of  another:  the 
breadth  xvas  live  and  twenty  cu- 
bits, door  against  door. 

14  He  made  also  posts  of  three- 
score cubits,  even  unto  the  post 
of  the  court  round  about  the  gate. 

lo  And  from  the  face  of  the  gate 
of  the  entrance  unto  the  face  of 
the  porch  of  the  inner  gate  xcere 
fi  fty  cubits. 

IG  And  there  vere  't  narrow  win- 
dows to  the  little  chambers,  and  to 
their  posts  within  the  gate  round 
about,  and  likewise  to  the  ll  arches : 
and  windows  were  round  about 

II  inward:  and  upon  f  am  post  tuere 
palm  trees. 

17  Then  brought  he  me  into  ™the 
outward  court,  and,  lo.  there  were 
n  chambers.and  a  pavement  made 
for  the  court  round  about :  "  thirty 
chambers  were  upon  the  pave- 
ment. 

18  And    the  pavement  by  the 

743 


The  description  of  the 


EZEKIEL. 


gates  of  the  temple. 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 


II  Or, /rom 
uitthout. 


t  Heb.  whose 
face  was. 


II  Or, 
galleries,  or, 
porches. 


p  See  ver.  21, 
.V  V!3,  ic  S3, 

t  Utij. 

Ijreaiilh. 


side  of  the  gates  over  against  the 
length  of  the  gates -ujos  the  lower 
pa\'ement. 

19  Then  he  measured  the  breadth 
from  the  forefi'ont  of  the  lower 
gate  unto  the  forefront  of  the 
inner  court  i  without,  a  hundred 
cubits  eastward  and  northward. 

20  Ti  And  the  gate  of  the  outward 
court  tthat  looked  toward  the 
north,  he  measured  the  length 
thereof,  and  the  breadth  thereof. 

21  And  the  little  chambers  there- 
of ivcre  three  on  this  side  and 
three  on  that  side;  and  the  posts 
tliereof  and  the  II  arches  thereof 
were  after  the  measure  of  the  first 
gate:  the  length  thereof  ?/'as  fifty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  five  and 
twenty  cubits. 

22  And  their  windows,  and  their 
arches,  and  their  palm  trees,  tvere 
after  the  measure  of  the  gate 
that  loolcetli  toward  tlie  east; 
and  they  went  up  unto  it  by  sev- 
en steps;  and  the  arches  thereof 
loe.re  before  them. 

23  And  the  gate  of  the  inner 
court  icas  over  against  the  gate 
toward  the  north, and  toward  the 
east;  and  he  measured  from  gate 
to  gate  a  hundred  cubits. 

24  ^  After  that  he  brought  me 
toward  the  south,  and  behold  a 
gate  toward  the  south:  and  he 
measured  the  posts  thereof,  and 
the  arches  thereof,  according  to 
these  measures. 

2.J  And  there  were  windows  in  it 
and  in  the  arches  thereof  round 
about,  lilce  those  windows:  tlie 
h^ngth  ivas  fifty  cubits,  and  the 
brciUlLh  iive  and  twenty  cubits. 

20  And  Uuire  were  seven  steps  to 
go  up  to  it,  and  the  arches  tliereof 
were  before  them :  and  it  had  palm 
trees,  one  on  this  side,  and  an- 
other on  that  side,  upon  the  posts 
tliereof. 

27  And  there  vxis  a  gate  in  the 
inner  court  toward  the  south: 
and  he  measured  from  gate  to 
gate  towai-d  the  south  a  hundred 
cubits. 

28  And  he  brought  mo  to  the 
inner  court  by  the  south  gate: 
and  he  measured  the  south  gate 
according  to  these  measures ; 

29  And  the  little  chambers  there- 
of, and  the  posts  thereof,  and  the 
arches  thereof,  according  to 
these  measures:  and  the  re  were 
windows  in  it  and  in  the  arches 
thereof  round  about :  it  uy(v  fifty 
cubits  long,  and  five  and  twenty 
cubits  broad. 

30  And  the  arclies  round  about 
ivere  v  five  and  twenty  cubits  long, 
and  five  cubits  1  broad. 

31  And  the  arches  thereof  were 
toward  the  outer  court;  and 
palm  trees  were  upon  the  posts 
thereof:  and  the  going  up  to  it 
had  eight  steps. 

714 


32  \  And  he  brought  me  into  the 
inner  court  toward  tiie  east :  and 
he  measured  the  gate  according 
to  these  measures. 

33  And  the  little  chambers  there- 
of, and  the  posts  thereof,  and  the 
arches  thereof,  were  according  to 
these  measures :  and  there  were 
windows  therein  and  in  the  arches 
thereof  round  about:  if.  was  fifty 
cubits  long,  and  five  and  twenty 
cubits  broad. 

34  And  the  arches  thereof  lyere 
toward  the  outward  court;  and 
palm  trees  were  upon  the  posts 
thereof,  on  this  side,  and  on  that 
side:  and  the  going  up  to  it  had 
eight  steps. 

35  ^  And  he  brought  me  to  the 
north  gate,  and  measured  it  ac- 
cording to  these  measures ; 

36  The  little  chambers  thereof, 
the  posts  thereof,  and  the  arches 
thereof,  and  the  windows  to  it 
round  about:  the  length  was  fifty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  five  and 
twenty  cubits. 

37  And  the  posts  thereof  %ve7'e 
toward  the  outer  court ;  and  palm 
trees  ivere  upon  the  posts  thereof, 
on  this  side,  and  on  that  side:  and 
the  going  up  to  it  had  eight  steps. 

38  And  the  chambers  and  the 
entries  thereof  luere  by  the  posts 
of  the  gates,  where  they  washed 
the  burnt  offering. 

39  Tf  And  in  the  porch  of  the  gate 
locre  two  tables  on  this  side,  and 
two  tables  on  that  side,  to  slay 
thereon  the  burnt  ottering  and 
9  thesin  ofleriug  and  'the  trespass 
offering. 

40  A  nd  at  the  side  without,  II  as 
one  goetli  up  to  the  entry  of  the 
north  gate,  ivei'e  two  tables;  and 
on  the  other  side,  which  icas  at 
the  porch  of  the  gate,  were  two 
tables. 

41  Four  tables  were  on  this  side, 
and  four  tables  on  that  side,  bj' 
the  side  of  the  gate;  eiglit  tables, 
whereupon  they  slew  their  sacri- 
fices. 

42  And  the  four  tables  were  of 
hewn  stone  for  the  burnt  offering, 
of  a  cubit  and  a  half  long,  and  a 
cubit  and  a  half  broad,  and  one 
cubit  high  :  whereupon  also  they 
laid  the  instruments  wherewith 
they  slew  the  burnt  oilering  and 
the  sacrifice. 

43  And  within  were  II  hooks,  a 
hand  broad,  fastened  round  about : 
and  upon  the  tables  wan  the  llesh 
of  the  (jlferiug. 

41  H  xVnd  without  the  inner  gate 
ivere  the  chambers  ol'''the  singers 
in  the  inner  court,  which  ^cas  at 
the  side  of  the  north  gate;  and 
their  prospect  was  toward  the 
south  :  one  at  the  side  of  the  etist 
gate  hainng  the  prospect  toward 
the  north. 

■I')  And  he  said  unto  me,   This 


Before 

CHRIST 

674. 


q  Lev.  4.  2,  3. 
rLev.  5.  6.  ic 
6.6.  t  7.  1. 


II  Or,  and- 
irons, OT, 
the  two 
hearth- 
stones, 

»1  Chr.  0.  31. 


The  measures,  chamhers,  and 


EZEKIEL. 


ornaments  of  the  temple. 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 


t  Lev.  e.  35. 
Num.  3.27, 
28,  32,  38.  ic 
18.5. 

IChr.  9.  23. 
2Chr.  13.  11. 
Ps.  134.  1. 

II  Or,  ward, 
or,  ordi- 
nance :  And 
so  ■ver.  46. 

«  Num.  18.  5. 
ch.  44.  15. 

«lK]ngs2.35. 
ch.  43.  19.  <k 
44.  15,  16, 


]/ 1  Kings  6.  S. 


z  1  Kings  7.21. 


I  Or, 

entrance. 


a  1  Kings  6.20. 
2  Chr.  3.  8. 


t>l  Kings  6. 5, 

6. 
tHeb.  side 

chamber 

over  side 

chamber. 
I  Or,  three 

and  thirty 

timet,  or, 

foot. 
tHeb. 

be  holden. 
t  Heb.  it  was 

viade  broad' 

er,  and  went 

round, 
cl  Kiags  e.  8. 


chamber,  who.se  prospect  is  to- 
ward the  south,  is  lor  the  priests, 
*the  keepers  of  the  ii  charge  of  the 
house. 

46  And  the  chamber  whose  pros- 
pect is  toward  the  north  ?*■  for  the 
priests, "  the  keepers  of  tlie  charge 
of  the  altar :  these  are  tlie  sons  of 
2^Zadok  among  the  sons  of  Levi, 
whicli  come  near  to  the  Lord  to 
minister  unto  liim. 

47  So  he  measured  the  court,  a 
hundred  cubits  long,  and  a  hun- 
dred cubits  broad,  foursquare ;  and 
the  altar  (?Lat  zt-oi before  the  house. 

48  II  And  he  brought  me  to  the 
porch  of  the  house,  and  measured 
each  post  of  the  porch,  five  cubits 
on  this  side,  and  live  cubits  on 
that  side:  and  the  breadth  of  the 
gate  was  tliree  cubits  on  this  side, 
and  three  cubits  on  that  side. 

49  J/ The  length  of  the  porch  was 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
eleven  cubits ;  and  he  brought  me 
by  the  steps  whereby  they  went 
up  to  it :  and  there  were  «  pillars  hy 
the  posts,  one  on  this  side,  and 
another  on  that  side. 

CHAPTER   XLI. 

The  measures,  parts,  chambers,   and  omatncnts 
of  the  t-mple. 

AFTEBWARD  he  brought  me 
.  to  the  temple,  and  measured 
the  posts,  six  cubits  broad  on  the 
one  side,  and  six  cubits  broad  on 
the  other  side,  xvhicJi  was  the 
breadth  of  the  tabernacle. 

2  And  the  breadth  of  the  lldoor 
iLKts  ten  cubits;  and  the  side«  of 
the  door  were  five  cubits  on  the 
one  side,  and  five  cubits  on  the 
other  side :  and  he  mea.sured  the 
length  thereof,  forty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth,  twenty  cubits. 

3  Then  went  he  inward,  and 
measured  the  post  of  the  door, 
two  cubits ;  and  the  door,  .six  cu- 
bits ;  and  the  breadth  of  the  door, 
seven  cubits. 

4  So  « he  measured  the  length 
thereof,  twenty  cubits ;  and  the 
breadth,  twenty  cubits,  before  the 
temple :  and  he  said  unto  me. 
This  T5  the  most  ho\y  place. 

5  After  he  measured  the  wall  of 
the  house,  six  cubits;  and  the 
breadth  of  every  side  chamber, 
four  cubits,  round  about  the  house 
on  every  side. 

6  *And  the  side  chambera  were 
three,  tone  over  another,  and 
II  thirty  in  order;  and  they  en- 
tered into  the  wall  which  was  of 
the  house  for  the  side  chambers 
round  about,  that  they  might 
thave  hold,  but  they  had  not 
hold  in  the  wall  of  the  house. 

7  A.n(\-'\  "(here  was  an  enlarging, 
and  a  winding  about  still  upward 
to  the  side  chambers:  for  the 
winding  about  of  the  house  went 
still    upward    round    about   the 


house:  therefore  the  breadth  of 
the  house  was  still  upward,  and 
so  increased  from  the  lowest 
chamber  to  the  highest  by  the 
midst. 

8  I  saw  also  the  height  of  the 
house  round  about:  the  founda- 
tions of  the  side  chambers  were 
<'a  full  reed  ot  six  great  cubits. 

9  The  thickness  of  the  wall,  which 
icas  lor  the  side  chamber  without, 
was  five  cubits:  and  that  wliich 
was  left  was  the  place  of  the  side 
chambers  that  were  within. 

10  And  between  the  chambers 
was  the  wideness  of  twenty  cu- 
bits round  about  the  house  on 
ever.v  side. 

11  And  the  doors  of  the  side 
chambers  ti'ere  toward  the  place 
that  ii:as  left,  one  door  toward 
the  north,  and  another  door  to- 
ward the  south  :  and  the  breadth 
of  the  place  that  was  left  was  five 
cubits  round  about. 

12  Now  the  building  that  icas 
before  the  separate  place  at  the 
end  toward  the  west  icas  seventy 
cubits  broad;  and  the  wall  of 
the  building  ivas  five  cubits  thick 
round  about,  and  thelength  there- 
of ninety  cubits. 

13  So  he  measured  the  hou.se,  a 
hundred  cubits  long;  and  the 
separate  place,  and  the  building, 
with  the  walls  thereof,  a  hundred 
cubits  long; 

14  Also  the  breadth  of  the  face 
of  the  house,  and  of  the  separate 
place  toward  the  east,  a  hundred 
cubits. 

15  And  he  measured  the  length 
of  the  building  over  against  the 
separate  place  which  was  behind 
it,  and  the  il  galleries  thereof  on 
the  one  side  and  on  the  other  side, 
a  hundred  cubits,  with  the  inner 
temple,  and  the  porches  of  the 
court ; 

16  The  door  posts,  and  ethe  nar- 
row windows,  and  the  galleries 
round  about  on  their  three  stories. 
over  against  the  door,  t  ceiled 
with  wood  round  about,  iiand 
from  the  ground  up  to  the  win- 
dows, and  the  windows  tvej-e  cov- 
ered; 

17  To  that  above  the  door,  even 
unto  the  inner  house,  and  with- 
out, and  b.v  all  the  wall  round 
about  within  and  without,  by 
t  measure. 

18  And  it  was  made /with  cheru- 
bim and  palm  trees,  so  that  a 
palm  tree  was  between  a  cherub 
and  a  cherub ;  and  every  cherub 
had  two  faces ; 

19  i/So  that  the  face  of  a  man  was 
toward  the  palm  tree  on  the  one 
side,  and  the  face  of  a  young  lion 
toward  the  palm  tree  on  the  other 
side  :  it  was  made  through  all  the 
house  round  about. 

20  From  the  ground  unto  above 

745 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 


il  Or,  several 
walks,  or, 
walks  with 
pillars. 


ech.  40.  16. 
Tir.  26. 


t  Heb.  ceil- 
ing of  wood. 

i|  Or,  and  the 
ground  unto 
the  windows. 


tHeb. 
■measUTes. 
f\  Kings  6. 


Chambers  of  the  priests. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  use  thereof. 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 


+  Heb.  post. 


j-ch.  44.  16. 

Mai.  1.  T,  1 
A  Ex.  30.  H. 
n  Kings  B. 

31-35. 


m  ch.  40.  16. 

ver.  16. 


II  Or,  did  eat 

iif  these. 
II  Or,  aiKl  the 

bmlding 

consisli^d  of 

the  lower 

and  the 

■middlemost. 


tlie  door  irere  clierabim  and  palm 
tree.s  made,  and  on  the  wall  of  the 
temple. 

21  Thetpo.sts  of  the  temple  it^ere 
squared,  and  the  face  of  the  sanc- 
tuary ;  the  appearance  of  the  one 
as  the  appearance  of  the  ot/ier. 

22  ''The  altar  of  wood  ivas  three 
cubits  high,  and  the  length  there- 
of two  cubits;  and  the  corners 
thereof,  and  the  length  thereof, 
and  the  walls  thereof,  tvei-f  of 
wood  :  and  he  said  unto  me,  This 
is  »the  table  that  is  ^before  the 
Lord. 

23  'And  the  temple  and  the 
sanctuary  liad  two  doors. 

24  And  the  doors  had  two  leaves 
apiece,  two  turning  leaves  ;  two 
leaves  for  the  one  door,  and  two 
leaves  for  the  other  door. 

25  And  there  ?/'rr«made  on  them, 
on  the  doors  of  the  temple,  cheru- 
bim and  palm  trees,  like  as  were 
made  upon  the  walls;  and  thet-e 
ivere  thick  planks  upon  the  face 
of  the  porcli  without. 

26  And  Wierfi  w'e?'e '"narrow  win- 
dows and  palm  trees  on  the  one 
side  and  on  the  other  side,  on  the 
sides  of  the  porch,  and  iqwn  tlie 
side  cliambers  of  the  house,  and 
thick  planks. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

1  The  chambers  for  the  priests.  13  The  use 
thereof.  19  The  measures  of  the  outward 
court. 

THEN  he  brought  me  forth  into 
the  outer  court,  the  way  to- 
ward the  north  :  and  lie  brought 
me  into  "the  chamber  that  luas 
over  against  the  separate  place, 
and  which  was  beibre  the  build- 
ing toward  the  north. 

2  Before  the  length  of  a  hundred 
cubits  iras  the  north  door,  and 
the  breadth  Toas  fifty  cubits. 

3  Over  against  the  twenty  cubits 
which  tvere  for  the  inner  court, 
and  over  against  the  pavement 
which  iixis  for  the  outer  court, 
was  6  gallery  against  gallery  in 
three  .s^or/y.s. 

4  And  oefore  the  chambers  iras 
a  walk  of  ten  cubits  breadth  in- 
ward, a  way  of  one  cubit;  and 
their  doors  toward  the  north. 

5  Now  the  upper  chambers  were 
shorter:  for  the  galleries  II were 
higher  than  these,  II  than  tlie  low- 
er, and  than  the  middlemost  of 
the  building. 

(5  For  they  wej-e  in  tliree  .ttorie.'^, 
but  had  not  pillars  as  the  pillars 
of  the  courts;  therefore  the  build- 
ing was  straitened  more  than  tlie 
lowest  and  the  middlemost  from 
the  ground. 

7  And  the  wall  that  was  without 
over  against  tlie  chambers,  to- 
ward tlie  outer  court  on  the  fore- 
part of  the  <;hambers,  the  length 
thereof 'ii'a.s  fifty  cubits. 
74G 


8  For  the  length  of  the  chambers 
that  xvere  in  the  outer  court  ivas 
fifty  cubits:  and,  lo,  before  the 
temple  luere  a  hundred  cubits. 

9  And  II  from  under  these  cham- 
bers ivas  11  the  entry  on  the  east 
side,  II  as  one  goetli  into  thein 
from  the  outer  court. 

10  The  chambers  loere  in  the 
thickness  of  the  wall  of  the  court 
toward  the  east,  over  against  the 
separate  place,  and  over  against 
the  building. 

11  And  cthe  way  before  them 
was  like  the  appearance  of  the 
chambers  which  ivere  toward  the 
north,  as  long  as  they,  and  as 
broad  as  they:  and  all  their  go- 
ings out  ivere  both  according  to 
their  fashions,  and  according  to 
their  doors. 

12  And  according  to  the  doors 
of  the  chambers  that  were  toward 
the  south  was  a  door  in  the  head 
of  the  way,  even  the  way  directly 
before  the  wall  toward  the  east, 
as  one  entereth  into  them. 

13  H  Then  said  he  unto  me.  The 
north  chambers  and  the  south 
chambers,  which  are  before  the 
separate  place,  they  be  holy 
chambers,  where  the  priests  that 
approach  unto  the  Lord  ''shall 
eat  the  most  holy  things:  there 
shall  they  laj'  the  most  holy 
things,  and  "the  meat  offering, 
and  the  sin  offering,  and  the  tres- 
pass offering;  for  the  place  is 
holy. 

14  .f  When  the  priests  enter  there- 
in, then  shall  they  not  go  out 
of  the  lioly  place  into  the  outer 
court,  but  there  they  shall  laj' 
their  garments  wherein  they  min- 
ister; for  they  a?-c  holy;  and, shall 
put  on  other  garments,  and  shall 
approach  to  those  things  which  are 
for  the  people. 

15  Now  when  he  had  made  an 
end  of  measuring  the  inner  house, 
he  brouglit  me  tbrth  toward  tlie 
gate  whose  prospect  i'.?  toward 
the  east,  and  measured  it  round 
about. 

10  He  measured  the  east  tside 
with  the  measuring  reed,  five 
hundred  reeds,  with  the  measur- 
ing reed  round  about. 

17  H(;  iiieasnred  the  north  side, 
five  hundred  reeds,  with  the 
measuring  reed  round  about. 

IS  He  measured  the  south  side, 
five  hundred  reeds,  with  the  meas- 
uring reed. 

1!)  i  He  turned  about  to  the 
west  side,  and  measured  five  hun- 
dred reeds,  with  the  measuring 
reed. 

20  He  measured  it  by  the  four 
sides:  .'/it  had  a  wall  round  about, 
''  five  hundred  reeds  long,  and  live 
hundred  broad,  to  make  a  separa- 
tion between  the  sanctuary  and 
the  profane  place. 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 


II  Or,  from 
the  place. 

II  Or,  he  that 
brought  me. 

i|Or, 
as  he  came. 


d  Lev.  G.  16, 
26.  i  24.  9. 


e  Lev.  2.  3,  10. 

ic  G.  14,  17, 

25,  29.  &  7.1. 

<Sc  10.  13,  14. 

Num.  18.  9, 

10. 
/ch.  44.  19. 


fcli.40.  5. 
A  ch.  4&.  2. 


The  return  of  God's  glory. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  measures  of  the  altar. 


Before 
CHRIST 

o"4. 


ach.  10.  19.  (k 
44.  1.  &46. 1. 
i  ch.  11.  23. 

cch.  1.  24. 

Rev.  1.  15.  ic 

14.  2.  cfc  10. 

1,  6. 
dch.  10.  4. 

Rev.  18.  1. 
ech.  1.  4,28. 

Sc  8.  4. 
II  Or,  when 

1  came  to 
prophesy 
thut  the  city 
should  he 
destroyed  : 
See  ch.  9.  1, 
5. 

/SoJer.l.  10. 
fch.l.  3.  Ic 

3.23. 
h  Seech.  10. 

19.  &  44.2. 
ich.  3.  12,  14. 

&:  «.  3. 
k\  Kings  8. 

10,  11. 

Ch.  44.  4. 
/ch.  40.  3. 
m  Pa.  99.  1. 
n  1  Cbr.  28.2. 

Ps.  99.  5. 
o  Ex.  29.  45. 

Ps.  68.  16.  & 

132.  14. 

Joel  3.  17. 

John  1.  14. 

2  Cor.  6.  10. 
pch.  39.  7. 

q  Lev.  26.  30. 
Jer.  10.  18. 

r  See  2  Kingrs 
16.  M.  Sc  21. 
4,  5,  7. 

ch.  8.  3.ik23. 
39.  i-  44.  7. 

II  Or, /or 
there  was 
but  a  wall 
betwcin  me 
and  them. 

a  ver.  7. 

t  ver.  7. 


II  Or,  sum, 
or,  numter. 


CHAPTER   XLIII. 

1  The  returning  oj  the  glory  of  God  into  the 
temple.  7  The  sin  of  Israel  hindered  God's 
presence.  10  The  prophet  exhorteth  them  to 
repentancet  and  observation  of  the  law  of  the 
house.  13  The  measures,  18  and  the  ordi- 
nances of  the  altar. 

AFTERWARD  be  brought  me 
.  to  the  gate,  ei'oi  the  gate  "  that 
looketh  toward  the  east : 

2  *And,  behold,  the  glory  of  the 
God  of  Israel  came  from  the  way 
of  the  east:  and  ^his  voice  ivas 
like  a  noise  of  many  waters :  ^and 
the  earth  shined  with  his  glory. 

3  And  U  loas  « according  to  the 
appearance  of  the  vision  which  I 
saw,  even  according  to  the  vision 
that  I  saw  !!  when  I  came  /to  de- 
stroy the  city:  and  the  visions 
were  like  the  vision  that  I  saw 
ffhy  the  river  Chebar;  and  I  fell 
upon  my  face. 

4  /'  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
came  into  the  house  bj-  the  way 
of  the  gate  whose  prospect  is  to- 
ward the  east. 

5  «So  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and 
brought  me  into  the  inner  court; 
and,  behold,  Z'  the  glory  of  the 
L.OKD  filled  the  house. 

6  And  I  heard  him  speaking  un- 
to me  out  of  the  house;  and  'the 
man  stood  by  me. 

7  If  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son 
of  man.  ™  the  place  of  my  throne, 
and  "the  place  of  the  soles  of  my 
feet,  "Where  I  will  dwell  in  the 
midst  of  the  children  of  Israel 
for  ever,  and  my  holj'  name,  shall 
the  house  of  Israel  pno  more  de- 
tile,  neither  they,  nor  their  kings, 
by  their  whoredom,  nor  by  ?the 
carcasses  of  their  kings  in  their 
high  places. 

8  '"In  theirsettlngof  their  thresh- 
old by  my  thresholds,  and  their 
post  by  my  posts,  il  and  the  wall 
between  me  and  them,  they  have 
even  defiled  my  holy  name  by 
their  abominations  that  they 
have  committed:  wherefore  I 
have  consuuaed  them  in  mine 
anger. 

9  Now  let  them  put  away  their 
whoredom,  and  sthe  carca.sses  of 
their  kings,  far  from  me, 'and  I 
will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  them 
fbr  ever. 

10  %  Thou  son  of  man,  «shew 
the  liouse  to  the  hou.se  of  Israel, 
that  they  may  be  ashamed  of 
their  iniquities:  and  let  them 
measure  the  1!  pattern. 

11  And  if  they  be  ashamed  of 
all  that  they  have  done,  shew 
them  the  form  of  the  house,  and 
the  fashion  thereof,  and  the  go- 
ings out  thereof,  and  the  com- 
ings in  thereof,  and  all  the  forms 
thereof,  and  all  the  ordinances 
thereof,  and  all  the  forms  there- 
of, and  all  the  laws  thereof:  and 
write  a  in  their  sight,  that  they 
may  keep  the  whole  form  there- 


of, and  all  the  ordinances  there- 
of, and  do  them. 

12  This  is  the  law  of  the  house; 
Upon  *the  top  of  the  mountain 
the  whole  limit  thereof  round 
about  s/uUl  be  most  holy.  Be- 
hold, this  is  the  law  of  the  house. 

13  X  And  these  are  the  measures 
of  the  altar  after  the  cubits: 
!/  The  cubit  is  a  cubit  and  a  hand- 
breadth  ;  even  the  1  bottom  s/iail 
be  a  cubit,  and  the  breadth  a  cu- 
bit, and  the  border  thereof  by 
the  ■fedge  thereof  round  about 
shall  be  a  span;  and  this  shall  be 
the  higher  place  of  the  altar. 

14  And  from  the  bottom  upon 
the  ground  even  to  the  lower  set- 
tle s/inU  be  two  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  one  cubit;  and  from  the 
lesser  settle  even  to  the  greater 
settle  shall  be  four  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  one  cubit. 

15  So  t  the  altar  shall  be  four  cu- 
bits; and  from  tthe  altar  and 
upward  shall  be  four  horns. 

16  And  the  altar  shall  be  twelve 
cubits  long,  twelve  broad,  square 
in  the  four  .squares  thereof. 

17  And  the  settle  shall  be  four- 
teen cubits  long  and  fourteen 
broad  in  the  four  squares  there- 
of; and  the  border  about  it  shall 
be  half  a  cubit;  and  the  bottom 
thereof  5/in//  be  a  cubit  about ;  and 
-  his  stairs  shall  look  toward  the 
east. 

18  ^  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son 
of  man,  thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
These  are  the  ordinances  of  the 
altar  in  the  day  when  they  shall 
make  it,  to  ofier  burnt  offerings 
thereon,  and  to  "sprinkle  blood 
thereon. 

19  And  thou  shalt  give  to  *the 
priests  the  Levites  that  be  of  the 
seed  of  Zadok,  which  approach 
unto  me,  to  minister  unto  me, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  ^-a  young 
bullock  for  a  sin  offering. 

20  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
blood  thereof,  and  put  it  on  the 
four  horns  of  it,  and  on  the  four 
corners  of  the  settle,  and  upon 
the  border  round  about:  thus 
Shalt  thou  cleanse  and  purge  it. 

21  Thou  shalt  take  the  bullock 
also  of  the  sin  offering,  and  he 
'^  shall  burn  it  in  the  appointed 
place  of  the  house,  « without  the 
sanctuary. 

22  And  on  the  second  day  thou 
Shalt  offer  a  kid  of  the  goats 
without  blemish  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing; and  they  shall  cleanse  the 
altar,  as  they  did  cleanse  it  with 
the  bullock. 

23  When  thou  hast  made  an  end 
of  cleansing  it,  thou  shalt  offer  a 
young  bullock  without  blemish, 
and  a  I'am  out  of  the  liock  with- 
out blemish. 

24  And  thou  shalt  offer  them  be- 
fore the  LOED,  /and  the  priests 

747 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 


Vch.  40.  G.  Sc 

41.  8. 
t  Heb. 

bosom, 

t  Heb.  lip. 


tHeb.  llarel, 
that  ;.s,  the 
mountain  of 
God. 

tlleb.  Ariel, 
lliat  is,  the 
Iwn  o)  Qod, 
IB.  29. 1. 


z  See  Ex.  20. 


o  Lev.  1.  £. 
h  ch.  44.  15. 


c  Ex.  29.  10, 
12. 

Lev.  8.14,15. 
ch.  45. 18, 19. 


d  Ex.  29.  14. 
e  Heb.  13.  11. 


/Lev.  2. 13. 


The  priests  reproved. 


EZEKIEL. 


Idolaters'  incapability. 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 


f  Ex.29.  35, 
38. 
Lev.  8.  33. 


t  Heb.  Jill 
their  hands, 
Ex.  29.  24. 

h  Lev.  9.  1. 

II  Or,  thank 
offerings. 

i  Job  42.  8. 
ch.20.  40,  41. 
Rom.  12.  1. 
1  Pel.  2.  6. 


e  Gen.  31.  54. 
1  Cor.  10.  18. 


f  fh.  3.23.  &. 


/ch.  1.  28. 


fch.  40.4. 
t  Heh.  set 
thine  heart. 


Acli.2.  5. 
i  ch.  45.  9. 

1  Pet.  4.  3. 
*cli.  43.  8. 

ver.  9. 

Acts  21.  23. 
t  Heb. 

children  of 

a  stranger. 
/Lev.  22.  25. 
m  Lev.  20.  41. 

Ueut.  10.  IG. 

Acts  7.51. 
n  Lev.  21.6, 

8,  17,  21. 
0  Lev.  3.  16. 

ic  17.  11. 
p  Lev.  22.  2, 

Six. 
"  Or, 

ward,  or, 

ordinance : 

And  80  ver. 

14,  it  lU,  ic 

.:ll.  40.  45. 


shall  cast  salt  upon  them,  and 
they  shall  offer  them  up  for  a 
burnt  ottering  unto  the  Lord. 

2.J  s' Seven  days  shalt  thou  pre- 
pare every  day  a  goat  for  a  sui 
offering :  they  shall  also  prepare 
a  young  bullock,  and  a  ram  out 
ofthe  flock,  without  blemish. 

20  Seven  days  shall  they  purge 
the  altar  and  purify  it;  and  they 
shall  t  consecrate  themselves. 

27  ''And  when  these  days  are 
e.xpired,  it  shall  be,  tliat  upon  the 
eighth  day,  and  so  forward,  the 
priests  shall  make  your  burnt  of- 
ferings upon  the  altar,  and  your 
1  peace  offerings;  and  I  will  i ac- 
cept you,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

1  The  eaat  gale  assigned  only  to  the  prince.  4 
The  priests  reproved  Jor  polluting  cf  the  sane- 
tuary.  9  Idolaters  uncnpa'ile  of  the  priest's  oj' 
Jice.  15  The  sons  of  Zadok  are  accepted  there- 
to.    \1  Ordinances  Jur  the  priests. 

THEN  he  brought  me  back  the 
way  of  the  gate  of  the  out- 
ward sanctuary  "Which  looketh 
toward  the  east;  and  it  was  shut. 

2  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me  ; 
This  gate  shall  be  shut,  it  shall 
not  be  opened,  and  no  man  shall 
enter  in  by  it ;  *  becau.se  the  Lord 
the  God  of  Israel  hath  entered  in 
bj'  it,  therefore  it  shall  be  shut. 

3  II  is  for  the  prince  ;  the  prince, 
he  shall  sit  in  it  to  '■  eat  bread  be- 
fore the  Lord;  ''he  sliall  enter 
by  the  way  of  the  porch  of  that 
gate,  and  shall  go  out  by  the  way 
ofthe  saine. 

4  %  Then  brought  he  me  the  way 
of  the  north  gate  before  the 
house:  and  I  looked,  and,  'be- 
hold, the  glory  ofthe  Lord  fill- 
ed the  house  of  the  Lord  :  /and 
I  fell  upon  my  face. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
»Son  of  man,  tmark  well,  and 
behold  with  thine  eyes,  and  hear 
with  thine  ears  all  that  I  say  unto 
thee  concerning  all  the  ordinances 
ofthe  house  of  tlie  Lord,  and  all 
the  laws  thereof;  and  marl:  well 
the  entering  in  of  the  hou.se,  with 
every  going  forth  of  the  sanctu- 
ary. 

(i  And  thou  shalt  say  to  the  ''  re- 
bellious, even  to  the  house  of  J.s- 
rael.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  (iou; 
O  ye  house  of  Israel,  »lct  it  suf- 
fice you  of  all  your  abominations, 

7  *In  that  ye  liave  l)rought  iiUo 
my  sanctnari/  t '  strangers,  "Min- 
circumcised  in  heart,  and  uncir- 
cumci-sed  in  flesh,  to  be  in  my 
sanctuary,  to  pollute  it,  cv/ti  my 
house,  when  ye  offer  «  my  bread, 
"the  fat  and  the  blood,  and  they 
have  broken  my  covenant  be- 
cause of  all  your  aboniiiuitions. 

8  And  ye  have  not  />  kept  the 
charge  of  mine  holy  things:  but 
ye  have  set  keepers  of  m.y  il  charge 
in  my  sanctuary  for  yourselves. 

74S 


9  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
9  No  stranger,  uncircumcised  in 
heart,  nor  uncircumcised  in  flesh, 
shall  enter  into  my  sanctuary,  of 
any  stranger  that  is  among  the 
children  of  Israel. 

10  J-And  the  Levites  that  are 
gone  away  far  from  me,  when  Is- 
rael went  astray,  which  went 
astray  away  from  me  after  their 
idols ;  they  shall  even  bear  their 
iniquity. 

11  Yet  they  shall  be  ministers 
in  my  sanctuary,  shavinr/  charge 
at  the  gates  of  the  house,  and 
ministering  to  the  house:  'they 
shall  slay  the  burnt  offering  and 
the  sacriflce  for  the  people,  and 
w  they  shall  stand  before  them  to 
minister  unto  them. 

12  Because  they  ministered  un- 
to them  before  their  idols,  and 
'"  t  caused  the  house  of  Israel  to 
fall  into  iniquity  ;  therefore  liave 
I  ^  lifted  up  mine  hand  against 
them,  saith  the  Lord  God,  and 
they  shall  bear  their  iniquity. 

1.3  ^And  they  shall  not  come 
near  unto  me,  to  do  the  office  of 
a  priest  unto  me,  nor  to  come 
near  to  any  of  my  holy  things,  in 
the  most  holy  }dace:  but  ttiey 
shall  ■"  bear  their  shame,  and 
their  abominations  which  they 
have  committed. 

14  But  I  will  make  them  «  keep- 
ers of  the  charge  of  the  house,  for 
all  the  service  thereof,  and  for  all 
that  shall  be  done  therein. 

15  %  iBut  the  priests  the  Levites, 
<^the  sons  of  Zadok,  that  kept  the 
charge  of  my  sanctuarj-  ''when 
tlie  children  of  Israel  went  astray 
from  me,  they  shall  come  near  to 
me  to  minister  unto  me,  and  they 
e  shall  stand  before  me  to  offer 
unto  me  /the  fat  and  the  blood, 
saith  the  Lord  God  : 

10  They  shall  enter  into  my 
sanctuary,  and  they  shall  come 
near  to  omy  table,  to  minister 
unto  me,  and  they  shall  keep  my 
cliarge. 

17  *l  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
(hat.  when  they  enter  in  at  the 
gates  of  the  inner  court,  ''they 
shall  be  clothed  with  linen  gar- 
ments; and  no  wool  shall  come 
upon  them,  while  they  minister 
ill  the  gates  of  the  inner  court, 
and  within. 

IS  'They  shall  have  linen  bon- 
nets upon  their  heads,  and  shall 
liave  linen  hreoches  u]Jon  their 
loins;  thev  shall  not  gird  thnn- 
selrr.s  lit  with  any  thing  that  caus- 
eth  sweat. 

li)  And  when  they  go  forth  into 
the  outer  court,  even  into  the  outer 
court  to  the  people,  *they  shall 
put  off  their  garments  wherein 
they  ministered,  and  lay  them  in 
the  holy  chambers,  and  they  shall 
put  on  other  garmeuts;  and  they 


Ordinanees  for  the  pt^iests. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  divisions  of  the  land. 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 


Ich.  46.  20. 

See  Ex.  29. 

87.  &  30.  29. 

Lev.  6.  27. 

Matt.  23.  17, 

19. 
m  Lev.  21.  5. 
Ji  Lev.  10.  9. 
0  Lev.  21.  7, 

13,  14. 
tHeb. 

thrust  forth. 
t  Heb.  from 

a  priest, 
p  Lev.  10.  10, 

11. 

ch.  22.  26. 

.Mai.  2.  7. 

^neut.  17.  8, 
2  Chr.  19.  8, 


r  See  ch.  22. 


s  Lev.  21.  1, 
cScc. 


I  Num.  6.  10. 
(k  19. 11.  ice. 


X  Lev.  4.  3. 

J' Num.  18.  20. 
Deut.  10.9. 
&  18.  1,  2. 
Josh.  13.  14, 
S3. 

i-  Lev.  6.  18, 
•-19.  &  7.  6. 

a  Lev.  27.  21, 
28,  com- 
pared with 
Num.  IK.  14. 

II  Or,  devoted. 

il  Or,  chief. 

6  Ex.  13.  2    ic 

22.  29,  30.  <k 

23.  19. 
Num.  3.  13. 
&  16. 12,  13. 

cNum.  15.  20. 

Keh.  10.  37. 
dProv.  3.  9, 

10. 

Mai.  3.  10. 
cEx.  22.31. 

Lev.  22.  8. 


T  Heb.  when 
ye  cause  the 
land  to  fall. 

ach.  47.  22. 

6ch.48.  8. 

THeb. 
holiness. 


shall '  not  sanctify  the  jieople  with 
their  garments. 

20  '"Neither  shall  they  shave 
their  heads,  nor  sutfer  their  locks 
to  grow  long;  they  shall  onlj^ 
poll  their  heads. 

21 "  Neither  shall  any  priest  drink 
wine,  when  they  enter  into  the 
inner  court. 

22  Neither  shall  they  take  for 
their  wives  a  "  widow,  nor  her 
that  is  tpiit  away:  but  they  shall 
take  maidens  of  the  seed  "of  the 
houi^e  of  Israel,  or  a  widow  tthat 
had  a  priest  before. 

23  And  J' they  shall  teach  my 
people  the  difference  between  the 
holy  and  profane,  and  cause  them 
to  discern  between  the  unclean 
and  the  clean. 

24  And  'i'in  controversy  they 
shall  stand  in  judgment;  and 
they  shall  judge  it  according  to 
my  judgments:  and  they  shall 
keep  my  laws  and  my  statutes  in 
all  mine  assemblies;'  '-and  they 
shall  hallow  my  sabbaths. 

2-5  And  they  shall  come  at  no 
8  dead  person  to  defile  them- 
selves: but  for  father,  or  for 
mother,  or  for  son,  or  for  daugh- 
ter, for  brother,  or  for  sister  that 
hath  had  no  husband,  they  may 
defile  themselves. 

26  And  'after  he  is  cleansed,  they 
shall  reckon  unto  him  seven  days. 

27  And  in  the  day  that  he  goeth 
into  the  sanctuary,  «nnto  the 
inner  court,  to  minister  in  the 
sanctuary,  a:  he  shall  offer  his  sin 
offering,  saith  the  J^ord  God. 

28  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  for 
an  inheritance;  I  vani  their  in- 
heritance :  and  ye  shall  give  them 
no  po.sse.ssion  in  Israel ;  I  ain  their 
possession. 

29  -They  shall  eat  the  meat  of- 
fering, and  the  sin  offering,  and 
the  trespass  offering;  and  "every 
li  dedicated  thing  in  Israel  shall 
be  theirs. 

30  And  the  H  t  first  of  all  the  first- 
fruits  of  all  tilings,  and  every  ob- 
lation of  all,  of  every  ■'iorl  of  your 
oblations,  shall  be  "the  priest's: 
ye  c  shall  also  give  unto  the  priest 
the  first  of  your  dough,  ''that  he 
may  cause  the  blessing  to  rest  in 
thine  house. 

31  The  priests  shall  not  eat  of 
any  thing  that  is  «dead  of  itself,  or 
torn,  whether  it  be  fowl  or  beast. 

CHAPTER    XLV. 

1  The  portion  of  land  fur  the  aancluary,  6  for 
the  cWj.l  and  for  the  prince.  9  Ordinances  for 
the  prince. 

MOREOVER,  twhen  ye  shall 
"divide  by  lot  the  land  for 
inheritance,  ye  shall  *  oflFer  an  ob- 
lation unto  the  Lord,  ta  holy 
portion  of  the  land :  the  length 
shad,  he  the  length  of  five  and 
twenty  thousand  i-eeds,  and  the 


j  breadth  .^hall  he  ten  thousand. 
This  shall  be  holy  in  all  the  bord- 
ers thereof  round  about. 

!  2  Of  this  there  shall  be  for  the 
sanctuary  c five  hundred  t?i  length, 
with  five  hundred  in  bi-eadth, 
square  round  about;  and  fifty 
cubits  round  about  for  the  1  sub- 
urbs thereof. 

3  And  of  this  measure  shalt  thou 
measure  the  length  of  five  and 
twenty  thousand,  and  the  breadth 
often  thousand:  ''and  in  it  shall 
be  the  sanctuary  and  the  most 
holy  place. 

4  tTlie  holy  portion  of  the  land 
shall  be  for  the  priests  the  min- 
isters, of  the  sanctuary,  which 
shall  come  near  to  minister  unto 
the  Lord:  and  it  shall  be  a  place 
for  their  houses,  and  a  holy  place 
for  the  sanctuary'. 

S.^And  the  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand of  length,  and  the  ten  thou- 
sand of  breadth,  shall  also  theLe- 
vites.  the  ministers  of  the  house, 
have  for  themselves,  for  a  posses- 
sion for  a  twenty  chambers. 

0  %  ''And  ye  shall  appoint  the 
possession  of  the  city  five  thou- 
sand broad,  and  five  and  twenty 
thousand  long,  over  against  the 
oblation  of  the  holy  portion:  it 
shall  be  for  the  whole  house  of  Is- 
rael, 

7  *[  'And  a  portion  shall  be  for  the 
prince  on  the  one  side  and  on  the 
other  side  of  the  oblation  of  the 
holy  portion,  and  of  the  posses- 
sion of  the  city,  before  the  obla- 
tion of  the  holy^joj'^to/),  and  before 
the  possession  of  the  citj-,  from 
the  west  side  westward,  and  from 
the  east  side  eastward:  and  the 
length  shall  be  over  against  one  of 
the  portions,  from  the  west  border 
unto  the  east  border. 

8  In  the  land  shall  be  his  posse.s- 
sion  in  Israel:  and  i<TC\y  princes 
shall  no  more  oppre.ss  my  people; 
and  the  rest  of  the  land  shall  they 
give  to  the  house  of  Israel  ac- 
cording to  their  tribes. 

9  %  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  i  Let 
it  suffice  you,  O  princes  of  Israel : 
™  remove  violence  and  siioil,  and 
e.xecute  judgment  and  justice, 
taice  away  your  1  exactions  from 
my  people.'saith  the  Lord  God. 

10  Ye  shall  have  just  »  balances, 
and  a  just  ephah,  and  a  just 
bath. 

11  The  ephah  and  the  bath  .shall 
be  of  one  measure,  that  the  bath 
may  contain  the  tenth  part  of  a 
homer,  and  the  ephah  the  tenth 
part  of  a  homer:  the  measure 
thereof  shall  be  after  the  homer. 

12  And  the  "  shekel  shall  be  twen- 
ty gerahs:  twenty  shekels,  five 
a"nd  twenty  shekels,  fifteen  shek- 
els, shall  be  your  maneh. 

13  This  is  the  oblation  that  ye 
shall  offer ;  the  sixth  part  of  an 

749 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 


!0r, 

void  places. 


e  ver.  1. 
ch.  48. 10, 
iScc. 


/ch.  48.  13. 


g  See  ch.  40. 
17. 
h  ch.  48.  16. 


k  ch.  22.  27.  & 
46.  18. 
See  Jer.  22. 


I  ch.  44.  6. 
m  Jer.  22.  3. 

t  Heb. 
expulsions, 
n  Lev.  19.  35, 


0  Ex.  30.  13. 
Lev.  27.  25. 
N  am.  3.  47. 


OrcUiumces  for  the 


EZEKIEL. 


prince  and  people 


Before 
CHRIST 

574. 


;i  f)r,  Ihank 
ojtrings. 
p  Lev.  1.  4. 

t  Hell.  thM 
he  fur. 
il  Or,  with. 


"',  ii,ank 
ujerings. 


7  Lev.  16.  IC. 
r  ell.  4:j.  20. 


fc  '2H.  IG,  17. 
Oeul.  10.  1, 


w  Lev.  4.  14. 
X  Lev.  23.  8. 


y  See  Num. 
2H.  l.i,  22, 30. 
A;  2'.t.  6,  U, 
Ifi,  I'J,  ie. 

«  ell.  40.  5,7. 


a  Lpv.  23.  34. 
Num.  2a.  12. 
Ucul.  16.  13. 


ephah  of  a  homer  of  wheat,  and 
ye  shall  give  the  .sixth  part  of  an 
ephah  of  a  homer  of  barley : 

14  Concerning  the  ordinance  of 
oil,  the  bath  of  oil,  ye  shall  offer  the 
tenth  part  of  a  bath  out  of  the  cor, 
luhich  is  a  homer  of  ten  baths; 
for  ten  baths  are  a  homer : 

15  And  one  il  lamb  out  of  the 
flock,  out  of  two  hundred,  out  of 
the  lat  pastures  of  Israel;  for  a 
meat  oflering,  and  for  a  burnt  of- 
fering, and  for  !1  peace  offerings, 
j^  to  make  reconciliation  for  them, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

1«  All  the  people  of  the  land 
r  shall  give  this  oblation  ilfor  the 
prince  in  Israel. 

17  And  it  shall  be  the  prince's 
part  to  (fire  burnt  offerings,  and 
meat  offerings,  and  drink  offer- 
ings, in  the  feasts,  and  in  the 
new  moons,  and  in  the  sabbaths, 
in  all  solemnities  of  the  house  of 
Israel:  he  shall  prepare  the  sin 
oifering,  and  the  meat  offering, 
and  the  burnt  offering,  and  the 
!l  peace  offerings,  to  make  recon- 
ciliation for  the  house  of  Israel. 

18  Thus  saith  the  Lord  Goo;  In 
the  first  inonth,  in  the  rtrst  day  of 
the  month,  thou  shalt  take  a 
young  bullock  without  blemish, 
and  <i  cleanse  the  sanctuary : 

19  '-And  the  priest  shall  take  of 
the  blood  of  the  sin  offering,  and 
put  it  upon  the  posts  of  tlie  house, 
and  upon  the  four  corners  of  the 
settle  of  the  altar,  and  upon  the 
posts  of  the  gate  of  the  inner 
court. 

20  And  so  thou  shalt  do  the  sev- 
enth day  of  the  month  «lbr  ever.y 
one  that  erreth,  and  lor  him  that  is 
simple:  so  shall  ye  reconcile  the 
house. 

21  t  In  the  first  month,  in  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  month,  ye 
shall  have  the  passover,  a  feast  of 
seven  days;  unleavened  bread 
shall  be  eaten. 

22  And  upon  that  day  shall  the 
prince  jirepare  for  himself  and  for 
all  the  people  of  the  land  «  a  bull- 
ock for  1  sin  offering. 

2;j  And  «  seven  days  of  the  feast 
he  shall  prepare  a  burnt  offer- 
ing to  the  Lord,  seven  bullocks 
and  seven  rams  without  blemish 
daily  the  seven  days;  ymu\  a  kid 
of  the  goats  daily  for  a  sin  offer- 
ing. 

24  «And  he  shall  prepare  a  meat 
offering  of  an  ephah  for  abuUocic, 
and  an  ephah  fur  a  ram,  and  ahin 
of  oil  for  an  epliali. 

2."»  In  the  .seventh  month,  in  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  month,  sliall 
he  do  the  like  in  the  "  feast  of  the 
seven  days,  ac(!ording  to  the  sin 
offering,  "according  to  the  burnt 
offering,  and  according  to  the 
meat  offering,  and  according  to 
the  oil. 

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CHAPTER  XLVI. 

1  Ordinances  fur  the  prince  in  his  worship,  9  ami 
for  the  people.  IG  An  order  for  the  prince's 
inheritance.  19  T/ie  courts  for  boiling  and 
baking. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  God;  The 
gate  of  the  inner  court  that 
looketh  toward  the  east  shall  be 
shut  the  six  working  days ;  but  on 
the  .sabbath  it  shall  be  opened,  and 
iu  the  day  of  the  new  moon  it  shall 
be  opened. 

2  "And  the  prince  shall  enter  by 
the  wa.v  of  the  porch  of  flutt  gate 
without,  and  shall  stand  by  the 
post  of  the  gate,  and  the  priests 
shall  prepare  his  burnt  offering 
and  his  peace  offerings,  and  he 
shall  worship  at  the  threshold  of 
the  gate:  then  he  shall  go  forth ; 
but  the  gate  shall  not  be  shut  un- 
til the  evening. 

3  Likewise  the  people  of  the  land 
shall  worship  at  the  door  of  this 
gate  before  the  Lokd  in  the  sab- 
baths and  in  the  new  moons. 

4  And  the  burnt  offering  that 
''the  prince  shall  offer  unto  the 
Lord  in  the  sabbath  day  sftaU  be 
si.x  lambs  without  blemish,  and  a 
ram  without  blemish. 

5  '■And  the  meat  offering  shall  be 
an  ephah  for  a  ram,  and  the  meat 
offering  ibr  tlie  lambs  t  as  he  shall 
be  able  to  give,  and  a  hin  of  oil  to 
an  ephah. 

6  And  in  the  day  of  the  new 
moon  it  shall  be  a  young  bullock 
without  blemi.sh,  and  six  lambs, 
and  a  ram :  they  shall  be  without 
blemish. 

7  And  he  shall  prepare  a  meat 
ofTering,  an  epliali  for  a  bullock, 
and  an  ephah  for  a  ram,  and  lor 
the  lambs  according  as  his  hand 
shall  attain  unto,  and  a  hin  of  oil 
to  an  ephah. 

8  f'And  when  the  prince  shall 
enter,  he  shall  go  in  by  the  way 
of  the  porch  of  l/iat  gate,  and  he 
shall  go  forth  by  the  way  thereof. 

9  ^  But  when  tlie  people  of  the 
land  «shall  come  before  the  Lord 
in  the  solemn  feasts,  he  tlial  en- 
tereth  in  by  the  way  of  tlie  north 
gate  to  worsliip  sliall  go  out  by 
the  way  of  the  south  gate;  and 
he  that  entereth  by  the  way  of 
the  south  gate  shall  go  fortli  by 
the  way  of  the  north  gate:  he 
shall  not  return  by  the  way  of 
the  gate  whereby  he  came  in,  but 
shall  go  fortli  over  a.gainst  it. 

10  And  the  prince  in  the  midst 
of  tliem,  when  the.y  go  in,  shall 
go  in;  and  wiien  they  go  forth, 
shall  go  forth. 

11  And  in  the  feasts  and  in  the 
solemnities  /the  meat  offering 
shall  be  an  ephah  to  a  bullock, 
and  an  ephah  to  a  ram,  and  to 
the  lambs  as  he  is  able  to  give, 
and  a  hin  of  oil  to  an  ephah. 

12  Now  when  the  prince  shall 


Before 
CHRIS 

.574. 


ch.  44.  3. 
ver.  8. 


ech.  45.  24. 

ver.  7,  U. 
t  Heb. 

the  fift  of 

his  hand, 

Deut.  16.  17. 


e  Ex.  23.  14- 


Deut.  16.  16. 


/  ver.  6. 


in  their  icorahip. 


EZEKIEL. 


Visioii  of  the  holy  waters. 


IScfore 

C  H  K  I  S  T 

STi. 


ch.  4-1.  3. 
ver.  2. 


h  Ex.  29.  38. 

Num.  28.  3. 
t  Heb.  a  son 

of  his  year. 
tlleb. 

morning  by 

morninff. 


/2Chr.  35.  13. 

m  Lev.  2.  4,  J, 

7. 

nch.  44.  19. 


t  Heb. 
a  court  in  a 

court,  and 
a  court  in  a 
corner  of  a 
court. 

11  Or, 
made  u^ith 
chimneys. 

i  Heb. 
Cornered. 


prei^are  a  voluntary  burnt  offer- 
ing or  peace  otferings  voluntarily 
unto  the  Lord,  gone  shall  then 
open  him  tlie  gate  that  looketh 
toward  the  east,  and  he  shall  pre- 
pare his  burnt  offering   and  his 
I  peace  offerings,  as  ho  did  on  the 
I  sabbath   day:    then  he   sball  go 
forth ;   and  after  his  going  forth 
07ie  shall  shut  the  gate. 
I   1.3  ''Thou  Shalt  daily  prepare  a 
.burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord  of 
;  a  lamb  t  of  the  first  year  without 
^  blemish :   thou  shalt   prepare    it 
'  t  every  morning. 
14  And  thou  shalt  prepare  a  meat 
offering  for  it  every  morning,  the 
sixth  part  of  an  ephah,  and  the 
third  part  of  a  hin  of  oil,  to  tem- 
per with  the  fine  flour;   a  meat 
offering  continually  by  a  perpetu- 
al ordinance  unto  the  Lord. 
1.5  Thus  shall  they  prepare  the 
lamb,  and  the  meat  offering,  and 
the  oil.  every  morning  for  a  con- 
tinual burnt  offering. 
10  Y   Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
If  the  prince  give  a  gift  unto  any 
of  his  sons,  the  inheritance  there- 
of shall  be  his  sons' ;   it  yhall  be. 
their  possession  by  inheritance. 

17  But  if  he  give  a  gift  of  his  in- 
heritance to  one  of  his  servants, 
then  it  shall  be  his  to  nhe  year 
of  liberty;  after,  it  shall  return  to 
the  prince:  but  his  inlieritance 
shall  be  his  sons'  for  them. 

18  Moreover  *the  prince  shall 
not  take  of  the  people's  inherit- 
ance by  opjoression,  to  thrust  them 
out  of  their  possession ;  but.  he 
shall  give  hissons  inheritance  out 
of  his  own  possession ;  that  my 
people  be  not  scattered  every  man 
from  his  possession, 

19  ^1  After  he  brought  me  through 
the  entry,  which  k'o.?  at  the  side  of 
the  gate,  into  the  holy  chambers 
of  the  priests,  which  looked  to- 
ward the  north :  and,  behold, 
there  teas  a  place  on  the  two  sides 
westward. 

20  Then  said  he  unto  me.  This 
is  the  place  where  the  ]iriests. shall 
'boil  the  trespass  offering  and  the 
sin  offering,  where  they  shall 
"I bake  the  meat  offering;  that 
they  bear  them  not  out  into  the 
outer  court,  « to  sanctify  the  peo- 
ple. 

21  Then  he  brought  me  forth 
into  the  outer  court,  and  caused 
nie  to  pass  by  the  four  corners  of 
the  court;  and,  behold,  t  in  every 
corner  of  the  court  there  icas  a 
court. 

22  In  the  four  corners  of  the  court 
there,  ivere  courts  11  joined  of  forty 
r(«?)('te  long  and  thirty  broad  :  these 
four  t  corners  i(;e?-e  of  one  meas- 
ure. 

23  And  there  ivas  a  row  of  build- 
inp  round  about  in  them,  round 
about  them  four,  and  it  was  made 


with  boiling  places  under  the 
rows  round  about. 
24  Then  said  he  unto  me.  These 
are  the  places  of  them  that  boil, 
where  the  ministers  of  tlie  house 
shall  "boil  the  sacrifice  of  the 
people. 

CHAPTER   XLVII. 

I  The  vision  of  the  holy  waters.  6  The  virtue 
of  them.  13  The  borders  of  the  land,  22  TAe 
division  of  it  by  lot. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me 
HL  again  unto  the  door  of  the 
house;  and,  behold,  "waters  is- 
sued out  from  under  the  thresh- 
old of  the  house  eastward:  for  the 
forefront  of  the  house  stood  to- 
icard  the  east,  and  the  waters 
came  down  from  under,  from  the 
riglit  side  of  the  house,  at  the 
south  side  of  the  altar. 

2  Then  brought  he  me  out  of  the 
way  of  the  gate  nortliward,  and 
led'me  about  the  way  without  un- 
to tlie  outer  gate  by  the  way  that 
looketh  eastward;  and,  behold, 
there  ran  out  waters  on  the  right 
side. 

3  And  when  ''the  man  that  had 
the  line  in  his  hand  went  forth 
eastward,  he  measured  a  thou- 
sand cubits,  and  he  brought  me 
through  the  waters;  the  t waters 
were  to  the  ankles. 

4  Again  he  measured  a  thou- 
sand, and  brought  me  through 
the  waters;  the  waters  ivere  to 
the  knees.  Again  he  measured 
a  thousand,  and  brought  me 
through ;  the  waters  ivere  to  the 
loins. 

5  Afterward  he  measured  a  thou- 
sand; and  it  ivas  a  river  that  I 
could  not  pass  over :  for  the  wa- 
ters were  risen,  t  waters  to  swim 
in,  a  river  that  could  not  be  passed 
over. 

6  11  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  hast  thou  seen  this?  Then 
he  brought  me,  and  caused  me  to 
return  to  the  brink  of  the  river. 

7  Now  wlien  I  had  returned,  be- 
hold, at  the  thank  of  the  river 
u'ere  very  many  c  trees  on  the  one 
side  and  on  the  other. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me.  These 
waters  issue  ovit  toward  the  east 
country,  and  go   down  into  the 

II  desert,  and  go  into  the  sea: 
which  fceinfl' brought  forth  into  the 
sea,  the  waters  shall  be  healed. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
every  thing  that  liveth,  which 
moveth,  whithersoever  the  t riv- 
ers shall  come,  shall  live:  and 
there  shall  be  a  very  great  multi- 
tude of  fish,  because  these  waters 
shall  come  thither:  for  they  shall 
be  healed;  and  every  thing  shall 
live  whither  tlie  river  cometh. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
the  fishers  shall  stand  upon  it 
from  En-gedi  even  unto  En-eg- 

751 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 


in  14.  8. 
Rev.  22. 


t  Heb. 
waters  of 
the  ankles. 


tHeb. 
waters  of 
swimming. 


t  Heb.  lip. 
c  ver.  12. 
Rev.  22.  2. 


II  Or,  plain  : 
SeeDeut.  3. 
17.  &  4.  49. 
Josh.  3.  16. 


tHeb. 
two  rivers. 


The  borders  of  the  land. 


EZEKIEL. 


Portions  of  the  tribes. 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 


(/  Num.  34.  G. 
.losh.  2;!.  4. 
ch.  4M.  i«. 

'  Or,  and 
lliat  wliich 
fhuU  not  he 
heakd. 

ever.  7. 

t  Heb.  shall 

rotne  up. 
/Joh8.  IB. 

Ps.  1.  3. 

Jer.l7.  B. 
[|  Or, 

principal. 


II  Or, 
for  hrvu 
and  sore 

g  Rev.  il 


h  Gen.  48.  5. 

1  Chr.  &  1. 
ch.  48.  4,  0. 

II  Or,  swvre. 
iGen.  12.  7.  k 

}3.  15.  &  l.'i. 

7.  &  17.  8.  & 

26.3.  &  28.13. 

rh.  20.  5,  6, 

28,  42. 
*  ch.  48.  20. 
I  eh.  48.  1. 
m  :<uin.  34.  h. 
n  Num.  34.  8. 
t)2  Sam.  8.  8. 
ilOr, 

Tlie  middle 

vtllasc 
p  Num.  34.  9. 

eh.  48.  1. 


t  Heh. /rum 
between. 


q  Num.  20.13. 

Ueut.  32.  61. 

I's.  81.  7. 

ch.  -^S.  28. 
II  Or, 

Mrri'inh. 
II  Or,  vulley. 
11  Or,  toward 

Tim  an. 


r  See  Kph.  3. 
(i. 
Rev.  7.0,  10. 

«  Rom.  10.  12. 
Gal.  3.  28. 
Col.  2.  11. 


laira ;  they  shall  be  a  place  to 
spread  forth  nets  ;  their  fish  shall 
be  according  to  their  kinds,  as  the 
fish  '<  of  the  great  sea,  exceeding 
many. 

11  But  the  miry  places  thereof 
and  the  marshes  thereof  II  shall 
not  be  healed ;  they  shall  be  given 
to  salt. 

12  And  «by  the  river  upon  the 
bank  thereof,  on  this  side  and  on 
that  side,  t shall  grow  all  trees  for 
meat, /whose  leaf  shall  not  fade, 
neither  shall  the  fruit  thereof  be 
consumed :  it  shall  bring  forth 
II  new  fruit  accordin'^  to  his 
months,  because  their  water.s 
they  issued  out  of  the  sanctuary: 
and  the  fruit  thereof  shall  be  for 
meat,  and  the  leaf  thereof  lifor 
»  medicine. 

13  %  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
This  .shall  be  the  border,  whereby 
ye  shall  inherit  the  land  accord- 
ing to  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel : 
''  Joseph  ■'shall  have  iiro  portions. 

14  And  ye  shall  inherit  it,  one  as 
well  as  another:  conrrvninfi  the 
which  I  II  'lifted  up  mine  hand  to 
give  it  unto  your  fathers :  and 
this  land  shall  *fall  uuto  you  for 
inheritance. 

1.5  And  this  shall  be  the  border 
of  the  land  toward  tlie  north  side, 
from  the  .great  sea,  'the  way  of 
Hethlon,  as  men  go  to  "'  Zedad ; 

l(j'  "Hamath,  oBerothah,  Sib- 
raim,  which  is  between  the  bord- 
er of  Damascus  and  the  bord- 
er of  Hamath ;  II  Hazar-hatticon, 
which  is  by  the  coast  of  Hauran. 

17  And  tlio  border  from  the  sea 
shall  be  J'Hazar-enan,  the  border 
of  Damascus,  and  tlie  north 
northward,  and  the  border  of 
Hamath.  And  this  is  the  north 
side. 

18  And  the  east  side  ye  shall 
measure  tfrom  Hauran,  and  from 
Damascus,  and  from  Gilead,  and 
from  the  land  of  Israel  bi/  Jor- 
dan, from  tlie  border  unto  the 
east  sea.  And  i/iis  is  the  east 
side. 

19  And  the  south  side  south- 
ward, from  Tamar  even  to  9  the 
waters  of  II strife  in  Kadesh,  the 
II  river  to  tlie  great  sea.  And  t/iis 
is  lithe  south  side  southward. 

20  Tlie  west  side  also  s/iall  be 
the  great  ,sea  from  the  border, 
till  a  man  come  over  against  Ha- 
math.   This  j.v  the  west  side. 

21  So  shall  yo  divide  this  land 
unto  you  according  to  the  tribes 
of  Israel. 

22  ^i  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  yo  shall  divide  it  by  lot  for 
an  inheritance  unto  yon,  ''Rnd  to 
the  strangers  that  sojourn  among 
you,  which  shall  beget  children 
among  you:  "and  they  shall  be 
unto  yoii  as  born  in  the  country 
among   the   children   of    Israel ; 


thej'  shall  have  inheritance  with 
you  among  the  tribes  of  Israel. 
23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  in  what  tribe  the  stranger 
.sojourneth,  there  shall  ye  give 
him  his  inheritance,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XLVIII. 

I,  23  The  portions  of  the  twelve  tribes,  8  of  the 
sanctuary,  15  of  the  city  and  suburlts,  21  and  of 
the  prince.  30  The  dimensions  and  gates  of 
the  city. 

NOW  these  are  the  names  of 
the  tribe.s.  «  From  the  north 
end  to  the  coast  of  the  way  of 
Hethlon,  as  one  goeth  to  Ila 
math,  Hazar-enan,  the  border  of 
Damascus  northward,  to  the 
coast  of  Hamath;  for  these  are 
his  sides  eastaurf  west;  t  a.]}ortion 
for  Dan. 

2  And  by  the  border  of  Dan, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  a,x>ortionfor  Asher. 

3  And  by  the  border  of  Asher, 
from  the  east  side  even  unto  the 
west  side,  &  portion  for  Naphtali. 

4  And  by  the  boi'der  of  Naphtali, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  a  portion  for  Manasseh. 

5  A  nd  by  the  border  of  Manasseh , 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  0:  portion  for  Ephraiin. 

(J  And  by  the  border  of  Ephraim, 
from  the  east  side  even  unto  the 
west  side,  a  portion  for  Reuben. 

7  And  by  the  border  of  Reuben, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  a  portion,  for  Judah. 

8  H  And  by  the  border  of  Judah, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  shall  be  ^  the  offering  which 
ye  shall  offer  of  five  and  twenty 

I  housand  reeds  i)i  breadth,  and  in 
length  as  one  of  the  other  parts, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  we.st 
side:  and  the  .sanctuary  shall  be 
in  the  midst  of  it. 

9  The  oblation  that  j'e  shall  offer 
unto  the  Lord  sliall  be  of  five  and 
twenty  thousand  in  length,  and  of 
ten  thousand  in  breadth. 

10  And  for  them,  eveji  for  the 
priests,  shall  bo  //u'.s  holy  obla- 
tion ;  toward  the  north  live  and 
twenty  thousaiul  in  lengtli,  and 
toward  the  west  ten  thou.sand 
in  breadth,  and  toward  the  east 
ten  thousand  in  breadth,  and  to- 
ward the  south  five  and  twenty 
thousand  in  length:  and  the 
sanctuary  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
in  the  midst  thereof. 

11  -^i  It  shall  be  for  the  priests 
that  are  sanctified  of  the  sons  of 
Zadok;    which    have    kept    my 

II  charge,  which  went  not  astray 
when  the  children  of  Israel  went 
astray,  ''as  the  Levites  went 
astrav. 

12  And  this  oblation  of  the  land 
that  is  offered  shall  be  unto  them 
a  thing  most  holy  by  the  border 
of  the  Levites. 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 


a  ch.  47.  15, 

&.C. 


t  Hcb.  one 
portion. 


L-  ch.  44.  IB. 

[|  Or,  The 
sanctified 
imrliou  sUn 
be /or  the 
priests. 

!l  Or, 
ward,  or, 
ordinance. 

d  ch.  44.  10. 


Portions  of  the  city,  dc. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  gates  of  the  city. 


Befnre 

CHRIST 

574. 


cEx 
Le 

33. 

.  10, 

/eh 

45. 

6. 

rch 

42. 

20. 

*  vcr.  8,  10. 


13  And  over  against  the  border 
of  the  priests,  the  Levites  shaU 
have  five  and  twenty  thousand 
in  length,  and  ten  thousand  in 
breadth :  all  the  length  shall  be 
five  and  twenty  thousand,  and 
the  breadth  ten  thousand. 

14  cAnd  the.v  shall  not  sell  of 
it,  neither  exchange,  nor  alienate 
the  firstfrnits  of  the  land:  for  U  is 
holy  unto  the  Lord. 

1-5  If  .''And  the  five  thou.sand,  that 
are  left  in  the  breadth  over 
against  the  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand, .shall  he  ga  profane  pkicr. 
for  the  city,  for  dwelling,  and  for 
suburbs:  and  the  city  shall  be  in 
the  midst  thereof. 

1(5  And  these  shall  he.  the  meas- 
ures thereof;  the  north  side  four 
thousand  and  five  hundred,  and 
the  south  side  four  thousand  and 
five  hundred,  and  on  the  east 
side  fbur  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred, and  the  west  side  four  thou- 
sand and  five  liundred. 

17  And  the  suburbs  of  the  city 
shall  be  toward  the  north  two 
hundred  and  fifty,  and  toward  the 
south  two  hundred  and  fifty,  and 
toward  the  east  two  hundred  and 
fifty,  and  toward  the  west  two 
hundred  and  fifty. 

18  And  the  residue  in  length 
over  against  the  oblation  of  the 
holy  portion  shall  be  ten  thousand 
eastward,  and  ten  thousand  west- 
ward :  and  it  shall  be  over  against 
the  oblation  of  the  holy  portion  ; 
and  the  increase  thereof  shall  be 
for  food  unto  them  that  serve  the 
city. 

19  ''And  they  that  serve  the  city 
shall  serve  it  out  of  all  the  tribes 
oflsrael. 

20  All  the  oblation  shall  be  five 
and  twenty  thousand  by  five  and 
twenty  thousand :  ye  shall  offer 
the  holy  oblation  foursquare, 
with  the  "possession  of  the  city. 

21  If  'And  the  residue  shall  be 
for  the  prince,  on  the  one  side 
and  on  the  other  of  the  holy  ob- 
lation, and  of  the  possession  of 
the  city,  over  against  the  five  and 
twenty  thousand  of  the  oblation 
toward  the  east  border,  and  west- 
ward over  against  the  five  and 
twenty  thousand  toward  the  west 
border,  over  against  the  portions 
for  the  prince :  and  it  shall  be  the 
holy  oblation ;  ''  aud  the  sanctu- 

48 


ary  of  the  house  shall  be  in  the 
midst  thereof. 

22  Moreover,  from  the  posses- 
sion of  the  Levites,  and  from  the 
possession  of  the  city,  being  in  the 
midst  of  that  which  is  the  prince's, 
between  the  border  of  Judah  and 
the  border  of  Uenjamin,  shall  be 
for  the  prince. 

23  As  for  the  rest  of  the  tribes,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side, 
Benjamin  shall  have  fajmrtion. 

24  And  by  the  border  of  Benja- 
min, from  the  east  side  unto  the 
west  side,  Simeon  shall  have  a 
poi'tion. 

2-5  And  by  the  border  of  Simeon, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  Issachar  &  portion. 

26  And  by  the  border  of  Issa- 
char,  from  the  east  side  unto  the 
west  side,  Zebulun  ajiortion. 

27  And  by  the  border  i of  Zebu- 
lun, from  the  east  side  ninto  the 
west  side,  Gad  a  portion. 

28  And  by  the  border  of  Gad,  at 
the  south  side  southward,  the 
border  shall  be  even  from  Tamar 
unto  'the  waters  of  t strife  in 
Kadesh,  a/Kito  the  river  toward 
the  great  sea. 

29  '"This  is  the  land  which  ye 
shall  divide  by  lot  unto  the  tribes 
of  Israel  for  inheritance,  and 
these  ewe  their  portions,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

30  If  And  these  are  the  goings 
out  of  the  city  on  the  north  side, 
four  thousand  and  five  hundred 
measures. 

31  "And  the  gates  of  the  city  shall 
be  after  the  names  of  the  tribes  of 
Israel:  three  gates  northward: 
one  gate  of  Reuben,  one  gate  of 
Judah,  one  gate  of  Levi. 

32  And  at  the  east  side  four  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred:  and  three 
gates;  and  one  gate  of  Joseph,  one 
gate  of  Benjamin,  one  gate  of  Dan. 

33  And  at  the  south  side  four 
thousand  and  five  hundred  meas- 
ures :  and  three  gates ;  one  gate  of 
Simeon,  one  gate  of  Issachar,  one 
gate  of  Zebulun. 

34  At  the  west  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred,  ivith  their  three 
gates;  one  gate  of  Gad,  one  gate 
of  Asher,  one  gate  of  Naphtali. 

35  It  luas  round  about  eighteen 
thousand  measures:  "and  the 
name  of  the  city  from  that  day 
shall  be,  \p  The  Lord  is  there. 

753 


Before 

CHRIST 

574. 


t  Hell,  one 
portion. 


Zch.  47.  19. 
t  Ilcb. 

Meribah- 

kadesfi. 
mch.47.  14, 

21,  22. 


It  Eev.21.  12, 

&;c. 


0  Jer.  33.  16. 
t  HpIi. 

Jehovah- 

shcmmah  : 

See  Ex.  17. 

15. 

Judg.  6.  24. 
p  Jer.  3.  17. 

Joel  3.  21. 

Zech.  2.  10. 

Rev.  21.  3. 

4:22.  3. 


THE 


BOOK    OF    DAN^IEL. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  G07. 


:  Clir.  36.  6. 

about  COG. 

>.  Jer.  27.  19, 

•JO. 
c  (ic-n.  10.  10. 

In.  11.  -i. 

U.  11.  II. 

Zeih.6.  11. 
rf2  Chr.  as.  7. 


•  Foretold 
2  King.s  20. 
17,  )h. 
l3.  33.  7. 

eSee  Lev.  24. 
11),  20. 


p  Gen.  41.  4B. 
1  King.s  J0.8. 
\er.  19. 


h  Gen.  41.  45. 
2  Kings  24. 


*  Pent.  32.  38. 
y./..  4.  13. 
lloa.  0.  --i. 


I  See  Gen.  39. 


I's.  100.46. 
Prov.  16.  7. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Jehoiakim's  eajitieity.  3  Aslipenm  taketk  Dan- 
iel, Hananiah,  Mishatl,and  Azariah.  8  They 
TcfusiJig  the  king's  portion  do  prosper  with 
pulse  and  water.   17  Their  excellency  in  wisdom. 

IX  the  third  year  of  the  reign 
of  Jelioiakini  king  of  Judah 
«came  Nebucliadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  unto  Jerusalem,  and  be- 
sieged it. 

2  And  the  Lord  gave  Jchoiakim 
king  of  Judah  into  his  hand,  with 
''  part  of  the  vessels  of  the  house  j 
of  God:  which  lie  carried  cjntoi 
the  land  of  Shinar  to  the  house  of 
his  god;  ''aiid  he  brouglit  the 
vessels  into  the  treasure  house  of 
his  god. 

.3  Ti  And  the  king  spake  unto 
Ashpenaz  the  master  of  his  eu- 
nuchs, that  lie  should  bring  *  cer- 
tain of  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
of  the  king's  seed,  and  of  the 
princes ; 

4  Children  «in  whom  wm^  no 
blemish,  but  well  favoured,  and 
skilful  in  all  wisdom,  and  cun- 
ning in  knowledge,  and  under- 
standing science,  and  such  as  had 
ability  in  them  to  stand  in  the 
king's  palace,  and  /whom  they 
might  teach  the  learning  and  the 
tongue  of  the  i;haldean.s. 

5  And  the  king  appointed  them 
a  daily  provision  of  the  king's 
meat,  and  of  tthe  wine  which  he 
drank:  so  nourishing  them  three 
years,  that  at  the  end  tliereof 
"they  might  if  stand  before  the 
king. 

G  Now  among  these  were  of  the 
children  of  Judah,  Daniel,  Hana- 
niah, Misliael,  and  Azariah : 

7  '«IJnto  whom  the  prince  of 
tlie  eunuchs  gave  names  :  'for  he 
gave  unto  J)aniel  the,  iiatitf  of 
Belteshazzar ;  and  to  TTananiah. 
of  Whadrach  ;  and  to  Mishael,  of 
Meshach ;  and  to  Azariah,  of 
Abed-nego. 

8  Tj  But  Daniel  purposed  in  his 
heart  that  he  would  not  defile 
himself  ^'  witli  the  portion  of  tlio 
king's  meat,  nor  wltli  the  wine 
which  he  drank  :  tlierefore  he  re- 
(luestod  of  the  prince  of  the 
eunuchs  that  he  might  not  defile 
himself 

9  Now  'God  had  brought  Dan- 
iel into  favour  and  tender  love 
with  tlie  prince  of  the  euuu(;hs. 

10  And  the  prince  of  tlie  eunuchs 
said  unto  Daniel,  T  fear  my  lord 
the  king,  who  hath  appointed 
vour  meat  and  your  drink :    for 

751 


why  should  he  see  your  faces 
t  worse  liking  than  the  children 
which  a?-e  of  your  II  sort  ?  then 
shall  ye  make  me  endanger 
my  head  to  the  king. 

11  Then  said  Daniel  to  3  Melzar, 
whom  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs 
had  set  over  Daniel,  Hananiah, 
Mishael,  and  Azariah, 

12  Prove  thy  servants,  I  beseech 
thee,  ten  days ;  and  let  them  give 
us  t  pulse  tto  eat,  and  water  to 
drink. 

13  Then  let  our  countenances  be 
looked  upon  before  thee,  and  the 
countenance  of  the  children  that 
eat  of  the  portion  of  the  king's 
meat:  and  as  thou  seest,  deal 
with  thy  servants. 

14  So  he  consented  to  them  in 
this  matter,  and  proved  them  ten 
days. 

15  And  at  the  end  of  ten  days 
their  countenances  appeared  fair- 
er and  fatter  in  flesh  than  all  the 
children  which  did  eat  the  portion 
of  the  king's  nieat. 

IG  Thus  Melzar  took  away  the 
portion  of  their  meat,  and  the 
wine  that  they  should  drink; 
and  gave  them  ])ulse. 

17  1i  As  for  these  four  children, 
™Godgave  them  "  knowledge  and 
skill  in  all  learning  and  wisdom  : 
and  il  Daniel  had  <> understanding 
in  all  visions  and  dreams. 

18  Now  at  the  end  of  the  days 
that  the  king  had  said  he  should 
bring  them  in,  then  the  prince  of 
the  eunuchs  brought  them  in  be- 
fore Nebuchadnezzar. 

19  And  the  king  communed  with 
them;  and  among  them  all  was 
found  none  like  Daniel,  Hananiah, 
Misliael,  and  Azariah:  tlierefore 
j^slood  they  before  the  king. 

207Andin  all  matters  oft  wisdom 
and  understanding,  that  the  king 
in(]uired  of  them,  he  found  them 
ten  times  better  tlian  all  the  ma- 
gicians and  astrologers  that  ivere 
in  all  his  realm. 

21  'And  l^aniel  continued  even 
unto  the  first  year  of  king  Cyrus. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Nebuchadnezzar,  forgetting  his  drccm,  requir- 
eth  It  of  the  Chaldeans,  by  promises  andthreat- 
enings.  10  Thry  aeknowledging  their  inability 
arc  judged  lu  die.  \\  Daniel  obtaining  some 
respite  findeth  the  dream.  lU  Ur  bUsurth  God. 
24  He  staying  the  decree  is  brought  to  the  king. 
31  The  dream.  3C  The  interpretation.  46 
Daniel's  advancement. 

ND   In   the    second    year    of 
the   reign   of  Nebuchadnez- 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  606. 


t  Hcb. 
sadder, 

II  Or,  term, 
or,  continu- 
ance. 

1!  Or,  The 
steward. 

t  Heb. 

of  pulse. 
tHeb. 

that  we  may 

eat,  ^c. 


A 


m  1  Kings  8. 
12. 

Jsmes  1.  5, 
17. 

n  Acts  7.  22. 

li  Or,  he  made 
Daniel  iin- 
derstand. 

0  Num.  12.  6. 
2  Chr.  26.  6. 
oh.  5.  11,12, 
14.  it  10.  1. 
CO.'?. 

p  Gen.  41.  46. 
ver.  5. 

?1  Kings  10.1. 

t  Heh. 
wisdom  of 
understand* 
mg. 

roll.  6.  28.  Sc 
10.  1. 

He  lived  to 
see  that  glo- 
rious time  of 
the  return  of 
hi.s  people 
from  the 
Babylonian 
captivity, 
though  iio 
(!id  not  die 
then.     So 
till  is  used, 
Ps.  110.1.  & 
112.  8. 


603. 


Nefjiichachiezzar 


DANIEL. 


forgetteth  his  dream. 


Before 

CHRIST 

603. 

a  Gen.  41.  «. 

ch.  4.  5. 
iEsfh.  C.  1. 

ch.  6.  18. 
c  Gen.  41.  8. 

Kx.  7.  11. 

ch.5.  7. 


d  1  Kin's  1. 


fh.  3.  9.  &;  0. 
10.  &  6.  6,21. 


c  2  Kings  10. 
27. 

Ezra  0.  11. 
ch.  3.  2D. 

t  Chald. 

made  pieces. 
/ch.  5.  IG. 
C  Or,  fee, 

ver.  48. 

ch.  5.  17. 


t  Chald.  ftuy, 
Eph.  5.  16. 


?Esth.  4.  11. 


ft  ver.  28. 
ch.  5.  11. 


t  Chald. 

returned. 
n  Or,  chief 


t  Chald. 
chief  of  the 
cieciitinn- 


j  zar,     Nebuchadnezzar     dreamed 

!  dreams,  « wherewith  his  spirit 
was    troubled,    and     6  his    sleep 

j  brake  from  him. 

!  2  c  Then  the  king  commanded  to 
call  the  magicians,  and  the  astrol- 
ogers, and  the  sorcerers,  and  the 
Chaldeans,  lor  to  shew  the  king 

;  hLs  dreams.  So  they  came  and 
stood  before  the  king. 

,   3  And  the  king  said  unto  them, 

1 1  have  dreamed  a  dream,  and  my 

I  spirit  was  troubled  to  know  the 

!  dream. 

':  4  Then  spake  the  Chaldeans  to 
the  king  in  Syriac,  f^O  king,  live 
for  ever:  tell  thy  servants  the 
dream,  and  we  will  shew  the  in- 
terpretation. 

5  The  king  answered  and  said  to 
the  Chaldeans,  Tlie  thing  is  gone 
from  me:  if  ye  will  not  make 
known  unto  rne  the  dream,  with 
the  interpretation  thereof,  ye 
shall  be  cf  cut  in  pieces,  and  your 
houses  shall  be  made  a  dunghill. 
ti/But  if  ye  shew  the  dream,  and 
the  interpretation  thereof,  ye 
shall  receive  of  me  gifts  and  li  re- 
wards and  great  honour :  there- 
fore shew  me  the  dream,  and  the 
interpretation  thereof 

7  They  answered  again  and  said, 
Let  the  king  tell  his  servants  the 
dream,  and  we  will  shew  the  in- 
terpretation of  it. 

8  The  king  answered  and  said,  I 
know  of  certainty  that  ye  would 
tgain  the  time,  because  ye  see  the 
thing  is  gone  from  me. 

9  But  if  ye  will  not  make  known 
unto  me  the  dream,  afhere  (t  but 
one  decree  for  you:  for  ye  have 
prepared  l.ving  and  corrupt  words 
to  speak  before  me,  till  the  time 
be  changed:  therefore  tell  me  the 
dream,  and  I  shall  know  that  ye 
can  shew  me  the  interpretation 
thereof. 

10  IF  The  Chaldeans  answered  be- 
fore the  king,  and  said,  There  is 
not  a  man  upon  tlie  earth  that  can 
shew  the  king's  matter:  therefore 
there  in  no  king,  lord,  nor  ruler, 
that  asked  such  things  at  any  ma- 
gician, or  astrologer,  or  Chaldean. 

11  And  it  is  a  rare  thing  that  the 
king  requireth,  and  there  is  none 
other  that  can  shew  it  before  the 
king,  ''except  the  gods,  whose 
dwelling  is  not  with  flesh. 

VI  For  this  cause  the  king  w^as 
angry  and  very  furious,  and  com- 
inandod  to  destroy  all  the  wise 
jnen  of  Babylon. 

13  And  the  decree  went  forth 
that  the  wise  men  should  be  slain  ; 
and  they  sought  Daniel  and  his 
fellows  to  be  slain. 

14  •[  Then  Daniel  t  answered  with 
counsel  and  wisdom  to  Arioch 
the  St  captain  of  the  king's  guard, 
which  was  gone  Ibrth  to  slay  the 
wise  men  of  Babylon  : 


15  He  answered  and  said  to  Ari- 
och the  king's  captain,  Why  is 
the  decree  so  hasty  from  the  king  ? 
Then  Arioch  made  the  thing 
known  to  Daniel. 

16  Then  Daniel  went  in.  and  de- 
sired of  the  king  that  he  would 
give  him  time,  and  that  he  would 
shew  the  king  the  interpretation. 

17  Then  Daniel  went  to  his  house, 
and  made  the  thing  known  to 
Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Azari- 
ah,  his  companions : 

18  'That  they  would  desire  mer- 
cies +  of  the  God  of  heaven  con- 
cerning this  secret;  i  that  Daniel 
and  liLs  fellows  should  not  perisli 
with  the  rest  of  the  wise  men  of 
Babylon. 

19  f  Then  was  the  secret  revealed 
unto  Daniel  *iu  a  night  vision. 
Then  Daniel  blessed  the  God  of 
heaven. 

'JO  Daniel  answered  and  said, 
'Blessed  be  the  name  of  God  for 
ever  and  ever :  '"  for  wisdom  and 
might  are  his : 

21  And  he  changeth^the  times 
and  the  seasons:  "he  removeth 
kings,  and  setteth  up  kings  :  p  he 
giveth  wisdom  unto  the  wise,  and 
knowledge  to  them  that  know 
understanding: 

22  9 He  revealeth  the  deep  and 
secret  things:  '•he  knoweth  what 
is  in  the  darkness,  and  «the  light 
dwelleth  with  him. 

23  I  thank  thee,  and  praise  thee, 

0  thou  God  of  my  fathers,  who 
hast  given  me  wisdom  and  might, 
and  hast  inade  known  unto  me 
now  what  we  *  desired  of  thee:  for 
thou  hast  mna  made  known  unto 
us  the  king's  matter. 

24  ^  Therefore  Daniel  went  in 
unto  Arioch,  whom  the  king  had 
ordained  to  destroy  the  wise  men 
of  Babylon :  he  went  and  said 
thus  unto  him;  Destroy  not  the 
wise  men  of  Babylon:  "bring  me 
in  before  the  king,  and  I  will 
shew  unto  the  king  the  interpre- 

I  tation, 
2.5  Then  Arioch  brought  in  Dan- 
iel before  the  king  in  haste,  and 
said  thus  unto  him,  tl  have  found 
a  man  of  the  t  captives  of  Judah, 

I  that  will  make  known  unto  the 

I  king  the  interpretation. 

26  "The  king  an.swered  and  said 
!  to  Daniel,  whose  name  was  Belte- 

shazzar.  Art  thou  able  to  make 
known  unto  me  the  dream  which 

1  have  seen,  and  the  interpreta- 
tion thereof? 

27  Daniel  answered  in  the  pres- 
ence of  tlie  king,  and  said.  The 
secret  which  the  king  hath  de- 
manded cannot  the  wise  'oirn,  the 
astrologers,  the  magicians,  the 
soothsayers,  shew  unto  the  king; 

28  «  But  there  is  a  God  in  heav- 
en that  revealeth  secrets,  and 
tmaketh  known  to  the  king  Neb- 


,  Before 

CHRIST 

COS. 


(Matt.  18.  19. 

t  Chald. 
fr&m  before 
'God. 

;■■  Or,  that 
they  should 
not  destroy 
Dame!,  ^c. 

k  Xum.  12.  6. 
Job  33.  15,16. 


I  Ps.  113.  2. 
<t  115.  18. 
m  Jer.  32.  19. 

n  1  Chr.  29. 

30. 

Esth.  1.  13. 

ch.  7.  25.  3c 

11.  G. 
u  Job  12.  18. 

Ps.  75.  6,  7. 

Jer.  27.  5. 

ch.4.  17. 
p  James  1.  5. 
J  Job  12.  62. 

Ps.  25.  14. 

ver.  28,  29. 
rPs.  139.  11, 

12. 

Heb.  4.  13. 
sch.  5.  11,  It 

James  1.  17. 
t  ver.  18. 


t  Chald. 
Thac  I  have 
found. 

^  Chald. 
children  of 
the  captivity 
of  Judah, 


u  Gen.  40.  8. 

&  41.  IG. 

ver.  18.  47. 

AmoR  4.  13. 
+  Chald. 

hath  made 

known. 


Daniel  tclleth  the  Jiinrj's  dream. 


DANIEL. 


and  the  interpretation  of  it. 


BfCnre 
C  H  n  I  S  T 

G03. 


t  ChaUI. 

came  up. 
y  ver.  22,  &, 


z  So  Gen.  41. 
16. 
Acts  3.  12. 

II  Or,  l,iilfor 
the  intent Ihal 
Ifie  inlrrnrr- 
tution  may  hr 
made,  known 
to  the  kins- 

a  ver.  47. 

t  Chalil. 
wast  seeing. 


b  See  ver.  38, 
&e. 
II  Or,  sides. 


II  Or,  tnhieh 

was  not  in 

hands  :  as 

ver.  45. 
crh.  8.  2.'). 

Zech.  4.  0. 

2  Cor.  5.  1. 

Heb.  0.  24. 
dPs.  1.  4. 

iros.  13.  3. 


/Is.  2.  2,  3. 
f  I's.  80.  a. 


h  Kzra  7.  12. 

Is.  47,  5. 

,ler.27.  r>,  7. 

y.i.  2li.  7. 

Hos.  8.  10. 
i  Ezra  1.  2. 
*rh.4.  21,  22 

Jer.  27.  6. 


ih.,0.  28,  31. 
,ur.  32. 


och.  7.  7,23. 


p  vor.  S3. 


uchadnezzar  «what  shall  be  in 
the  lattex'  days.  Thy  dream,  and 
the  visions  of  thy  liead  upon  thy 
bed,  are  these ; 

29  As  for  thee,  O  king,  thy 
thoughts  tcame  into  (hi/  mind 
upon  thy  bed,  what  should  come 
to  pass  "hereafter :  imud  he  that 
rcvealeth  secrets  niaketh  known 
to  thee  what  shall  come  to  pass. 

30  -But  as  for  me,  this  .secret  is 
not  revealed  to  me  for  any  wisdom 
that  I  have  more  than  any 
living,  II  but  for  their  sakes  that 
shall  make  known  the  interpre- 
tation to  the  khig,  "  and  that  thou 
mightest  know  the  thoughts  of 
thy  heart. 

31  If  Thou,  O  king,  tsawest,  and 
behold  a  great  image.  This  great 
image,  whose  brightness  ivas  ex- 
cellent, stood  before  thee;  and 
tlie  form  thereof  ?«o.s  terrible. 

32  iThis  image's  head  tvas  of 
fine  gold,  his  breast  and  his  arms 
of  silver,  his  belly  and  his  11  thighs 
of  brass, 

33  His  legs  of  iron,  his  feet  part 
of  iron  and  part  of  clay. 

34  Thou  savvest  till  that  a  stone 
was  cut  out  lie  without  hands, 
which  smote  the  image  upon  his 
feet  l/ia(,  were  of  iron  and  clay, 
and  brake  them  to  pieces. 

35  Tlien  was  the  iron,  the  clay, 
the  brass,  the  silver,  and  the 
gold,  broken  to  pieces  together, 
and  became  'Hike  the  chaffof  the 
summer  threshingfloors;  and  the 
wind  carried  them  away,  that 
«no  place  was  found  for  them: 
and  the  stone  that  smote  the  im- 
age .'became  a  great  mountain, 
3 and  tilled  the  whole  earth. 

3()  If  This  is  tlie  dream;  and  we 
will  tell  the  interpretation  thereof 
before  the  king. 

37  ''Thou,  O  king,  nj-t  a  king  of 
kings:  *for  the  God  of  heaven 
hatii  given  thee  a  kingdom, 
power,  and  strength,  and  glory. 

38  ^And  wheresoever  the  chil- 
dren of  men  dwell,  the  beasts  of 
the  field  and  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven  hath  ho  given  into  thine 
hand,  and  liath  made  thee  ruler 
over  them  all.  'Thou  art  this 
head  of  gold. 

3!)  And  alter  thee  shall  arise 
"'another  kingdom  "inferior  to 
tliee,  and  another  third  kingdom 
of  brass,  whicli  shall  bear  rule 
over  all  the  earth. 

■10  And  o  the  fourth  kingdom 
shall  be  strong  as  iron :  foras- 
much as  iron  breaketh  in  pieces 
anil  snb<luctli  all  t/iiii(is:  and  as 
iron  tliat  breai<eth  all  lliese,  shall 
it  break  in  pieces  and  bruise. 

41  And  whereas  thou  sawest 
pthe  feet  and  toes,  part  of  iN)t- 
ters'  clay,  and  part  of  iron,  the 
kingdom  sliall  be  divided;  but 
tliere  shall  be  in  it  of  tlie  strength 
756 


of  the  iron,  forasmuch  as  thou 
sawest  the  iron  mixed  with  miry 
clay. 

42  And  as  the  toes  of  the  feet 
were  part  of  iron,  and  part  of  clay, 
so  the  kingdom  shall  be  partly 
strong,  and  partly  11  bi'oken. 

43  And  whereas'thou  sawest  iron 
mixed  with  miry  clay,  they  sliall 
mingle  themselves  with  the  seed 
of  men :  but  they  shall  not  cleave 
tone  to  another,  even  as  iron  is 
not  mixed  with  clay. 

44  And  in  ithe  days  of  these 
kings  5  shall  the  C4od  of  heaven 
set  up  a  kingdom,  'which  shall 
never  be  destroyed :  and  the  t  king- 
dom shall  not  be  left  to  other  peo- 
ple, si) tit  it  shall  break  in  pieces 
and  consume  all  these  kingdoms, 
and  it  shall  stand  for  ever. 

45  *  Forasmuch  as  thou  sawest 
that  the  .stone  was  cut  out  of  the 
mountain  11  without  hands,  and 
that  it  brake  in  pieces  the  iron, 
the  brass,  the  clay,  the  silver,  and 
the  gold;  the  great  God  hath 
made  known  to  the  king  what 
shall  come  to  pass  thereafter: 
and  the  dream  is  certain,  and  the 
interpretation  tliereol'sure. 

40  «,f  "Then  the  king  Nebuchad- 
nezzar fell  upon  his  face,  and 
worshipped  Daniel,  and  com- 
manded that  they  should  offer  an 
oblation  »;  and  sweet  odours  unto 
him. 

47  The  king  answered  unto  Dan- 
iel, and  said,  Of  a  truth  it  is,  that 
your  God  is  a  God  of  gods,  and  a 
Lord  of  kings,  yand  a  revealer  of 
secrets,  seeing  thou  couldest  re- 
veal this  secret. 

48  Then  the  king  made  Daniel  a 
great  man,  s  and  gave  him  many 
great  gifts,  and  made  him  ruler 
over  the  whole  province  of  Bab- 
ylon, and  "Chief  of  the  governors 
over  all  the  wise  men  of  Babylon. 

41)  Then  Daniel  requested  of  the 
kin.g,  (-and  he  set  Sliadraeh,  Me- 
shach,  and  Abed-nego,  over  the 
affairs  of  the  ]irovince  of  Bab- 
ylon: but  Daniel  e  sat  in  the  gate 
of  the  king. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Netiuehadnczzar  dcdicatcth  a  golden  image  in 
Dura.  8  Sliadrach,  Mesliach,  and  .M)ed-nego 
arc  nrrused  for  not  worshipping  the  image. 
13  Tliey,  licing  threatened,  make  a  good  con- 
fession. 19  Ood  dctivercth  them  out  of  the 
furnace.  20  Nebuchadnezzar  seeing  the  mir- 
acle blesseth  Hod. 

NE  v.  U  G  3 r  A  D  N  EZ  Z  A  11  the 
king  made  an  image  of  gold, 
whoso  height  UKWi  threescore  cu- 
bits, and  the  breadth  thereof  six 
cubits:  he  set  it  up  in  the  )>laiu  of 
Dura,  in  tin?  province  of  IJabylon. 
'2  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
king  sent  to  gather  together  the 
princes,  the  governors,  and  the 
captains,  the  judges,  (he  treas- 
urers, the  counsellors,  the  sherifiis, 


Before 
CHRIST 

603. 


tCha!.l./;iis 

with  this. 
tClialii. 

their  days. 
■1  ver.  23. 
rch.  4.  3,34. 

&  G.  26.  &  7. 

14,  27. 


Mi 


Luke  1.  32, 

33. 
tCtiald. 

kingdom 

thereof. 
s  Ts.  2.  9. 

Is.  fiO.  12. 

1  Cor.  15.24. 
(  Is.  28.  IG. 

ver.  35. 
II  Or,  which 

was  not  in 

hands. 
t  Chald. 

after  this* 
H  See  Acts  10. 

25.  ct  14.  13. 

&  28.  C. 
X  Ezra  6.  10. 


y  ver.  28. 


;Estli.2.  19, 
21.  &.  3.  2. 


about  580. 


Shadrach,  3Ieshach,  &c.. 


DANIEL. 


cast  into  the  fiery  furnace. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  580. 


tChald. 

with  ■might. 
t  Chalcl.  they 

command, 
arh.  4.  1.  <t 

C.  23. 

II  Or,  singtng. 
tChaia. 

symphony. 


b  Jer.  29.  22. 
Rev.  13.  IS. 


dch.  2.  4.  k 
5.  10.  6c  G.  6, 
21. 


regard  vpon 
thee. 


of  purpose, 
as  Ex.21.  13. 


and  all  the  rulers  of  the  provinces, 
to  come  to  the  dedication  of  the 
image  which  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
king  had  .set  up. 

3  Then  tlie  princes,  the  govern- 
ors, and  captains,  the  judges,  the 
treasurers,  the  counsellors,  the 
sherifTs,  and  all  the  rulers  of  the 
provinces,  were  gathered  together 
unto  the  dedication  of  the  image 
that  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  had 
set  up  ;  and  they  stood  before  the 
image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  had 
set  up. 

4  Then  a  herald  cried  t  aloud. 
To  you  +  it  is  commanded, "  O  peo- 
ple, nations,  and  languages, 

5  T/tat  at  what  time  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp, 
sackbut.  psaltery,  lit  dulcimer, 
and  all  kinds  of' music,  j'e  fall 
down  and  worship  the  golden 
image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
king  hath  set  up: 

G  And  whoso  falleth  not  down 
and  worshippeth  shall  the  same 
hour  i  be  cast  into  the  midst  of  a 
burning  fiery  furnace. 

7  Therefore  at  that  time,  when 
all  the  people  heard  the  sound 
of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut, 
psaltery,  and  all  kinds  of  music, 
all  the  people,  the  nations,  and  the 
languages,  fell  down  r/jx?  worship- 
ped the  golden  image  that  Neb- 
uchadnezzar the  king  had  set  up. 

8  1  Wherefore  at  that  time  cer- 
tain Chaldeans  ccame  near,  and 
accused  the  Jews. 

9  They  spake  and  said  to  the 
king  Nebuchadnezzar,  'lO  king, 
live  for  ever. 

10  Thou,  O  king,  hast  made  a 
decree,  that  every  man  that  shall 
hear  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  Hute, 
harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  and  dul- 
cimer, and  all  kinds  of  music, 
shall  fall  down  and  worship  the 
golden  image: 

11  And  whoso  falleth  not  down 
and  worshippetli,  ihaf.  he  should 
be  cast  into  the  midst  of  a  burn- 
ing fiery  furnace. 

12  e  There  are  certain  Jews  whom 
thou  hast  set  over  the  affairs  of 

i  the  province  of  Babylon,  Sha- 
'drach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego; 
these  men,  O  king,  tho^ve  not  re- 
garded thee:  they  serve  not  thy 
gods,  nor  worship  the  golden 
image  which  thou  hast  set  up. 

13  t  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  in 
hisrage  and  fury  commanded  to 
bring  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego.  Then  tliey  brought 
these  men  before  the  king. 

14  Nebuchadnezzar  spake  and 
said  unto  them,  I.i  it  II  true,  O 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego?  do  not  ye  sei've  my  gods, 
nor  worship  the  golden  image 
which  I  have  set  up? 

1.5  Now  if  ye  be  ready  that  at 
what  time  ye  hear  the  sound  of 


the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut, 
psaltery,  and  dulcimer,  and  all 
kinds  of  music,  ye  fall  down  and 
worship  the  image  which  I  have 
made;  .fivell:  but  if  ye  worship 
not,  ye  shall  be  cast  the  same 
hour  into  the  midst  of  a  burning 
fiery  furnace;  r/and  who  is  that 
God  that  shall  deliver  you  out  of 
my  hands? 

16  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego,  answered  and  said 
to  the  king,  O  Nebuchadnezzar, 
'« we  co'e  not  careful  to  answer 
thee  in  this  matter. 

17  If  it  be  .so,  our  God  whom  we 
serve  is  able  to  deliver  us  from 
the  burning  fiery  furnace,  and  he 
will  deliver  us  out  of  thine  hand, 
O  king. 

18  But  if  not,  be  it  known  unto 
thee.  O  king,  that  we  will  not 
serve  thy  gods,  nor  worship  the 
golden  image  which  thou  hast 
set  up. 

19  1  Then  was  Nebuchadnezzar 
t  full  of  furj',  and  the  form  of  his 
visage  was  changed  against  Sha- 
drach, Meshach,  and  Abed-nego: 
therefure  he  spake,  and  com- 
manded that  they  should  heat 
the  furnace  one  seven  times 
more  than  it  was  wont  to  be 
heated. 

20  And  he  commanded  the 
tmost  mighty  men  that  were  in 
his  army  to  bind  Shadrach,  Me- 
shach, and  Abed-nego,  and  to 
cast  them  into  the  burning  fiery 
furnace. 

21  Then  these  men  were  bound 
in  their  |i  coats,  their  hosen,  and 
their  II  hats,  and  their  other  gar- 
ments, and  were  cast  into  the 
midst  of  the  burning  fiery  fur- 
nace. 

22  Therefore  because  the  king's 
t commandment  was  urgent,  and 
the  furnace  exceeding  hot,  the 
!l  flame  of  the  fire  slew  those  men 
that  took  up  Shadrach,  Meshach, 
and  Abed-nego. 

23  And  these  three  men,  Sha- 
drach, Meshach.  and  Abed-nego, 
fell  down  bound  into  the  midst 
of  the  burning  fiery  furnace. 

24  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
king  was  astonied,  and  rose  up 
in  haste,  and  spake,  and  said 
unto  liLs  H  counsellors.  Did  not 
we  cast  three  men  bound  into 
the  midst  of  the  fire?  They  an- 
swered and  said  unto  the  king. 
True,  O  king. 

2.5  He  answered  and  said,  Lo,  I 
see  four  men  loose,  iwr.lking  in 
the  midst  of  the  fire,  and  ithej' 
have  no  hurt ;  and  the  form  of 
the  fourth  is  like  *the  Son  of 
God. 

26  \  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  came 
near  to  the  tmouth  of  the  burn- 
ing fiery  furnace,  and  spake,  and 
said,  shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
757 


■   Before 
CHRIST 
about  5S0. 


/As  Ex.  32. 
32. 
Lake  13.  9. 

fEx.  5.  -2. 
2  Kings  18. 
30. 


A  Matt.  10. 19. 


t  Chald. 
filled. 


t  Chald. 
mighty  of 
strength. 


!!  Or,  mantles. 
II  Or,  turbans. 


"■Chald. 
word. 
I  Or,  spark. 


i  Is.  43.  2. 
t  Chald. 

there  is  no 

hurt  in  them, 
i  Job  1.  6.  Sc 

38.  7. 

Ps.  34.  7. 

ver.  28. 
t  Chald.  door. 


Nebuchadnezzar's  dream. 


DANIEL. 


Daniel  licareth  the  dream. 


Before 
C  U  R  I  ST 

about  580. 


lUab.  11.  34. 


m  Pb.  34.  7,  8. 
Jer.  17.  7. 
ch.  6.  22,  23. 


n  ch.  6.  26. 

tc:hald. 

a  decree  tj 

made  by  me. 
tChald. 

error. 
0  ch.  2.  5. 
t  Chald. 

made  pieces. 
pch.  6.27. 


ChalJ. 


about  570. 

ach.3.  4.  (k 


t  Chald.  II 
was  seemly 
before  mc. 

b  ch.  3.  26. 

cch.  6.  27. 

d  vor.  34. 
ch.  2.  44.  &■ 
(i.  20. 


cch.  2.  28,29. 
/ch.  2.  1. 


Abed-nego,  ye  servants  of  the 
most  high  God,  come  forth,  and 
Cf)me  hither.  Then  Shadrach, 
Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  came 
forth  of  the  midst  of  the  lire. 

27  And  the  princes,  governoi's, 
and  captains,  and  the  king's 
counsellors,  being  gathered  to- 
gether, saw  these  men,  '  upon 
whose  bodies  the  fire  had  no 
power,  nor  was  a  hair  of  their 
head  singed,  neither  were  their 
coats  changed,  nor  the  smell  of 
lire  had  pas.sed  on  them. 

28  Then  JSTebuchadnezzar  spake, 
and  said,  Ble.ssed  be  the  God  of 
Shadrach,  Mesliach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  who  hath  sent  his  angel, 
and  delivered  his  servants  that 
"'trusted  in  him,  and  have  chang- 
ed the  king's  word,  and  yielded 
their  bodies,  that  they  might  not 
serve  nor  worship  any  god,  ex- 
cept their  own  God. 

29  »  Therefore  1 1  make  a  decree, 
That  every  people,  nation,  and 
language,  whicli  speak  tany 
thing  amiss  against  the  God  of 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  shall  be  "tcut  in  pieces, 
and  their  houses  shall  be  made  a 
dunghill;  ;-' because  there  is  no 
other  God  that  can  deliver  after 
this  sort. 

30  Then  the  king  t  promoted 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  in  the  province  of  Babylon. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Nebuchadnezzar  confes^etk  God*s  "kingdom,  4 
makcth  rrjation  of  his  drtama,  which  the  magi- 
cians could  not  interpret.  8  Daniel  hcareth  the 
dream.  VJ  He  interpreteth  it.  'J8  TAe  story 
of  the  event. 

NEBUCHADNEZZAB  the 
king,  "unto  all  people,  na- 
tions, and  languages,  that  dwell 
in  all  the  earth;  Peace  be  multi- 
plied unto  you. 

2  1 1  thought  it  good  to  shew  the 
signs  and  wonders  ^that  the  high 
God  hath  wrought  toward  me. 

?,  e  How  great  are  his  signs !  and 
how  mighty  arc  his  wonclers!  his 
kingdom  Is  ''an  everlasting  king- 
dom, and  his  dominion  is  from 
generation  to  generation. 

4  II  I  Nebuchaducz/ar  was  at 
rest  in  mine  liouse,  and  nourish- 
ing in  n\y  palace: 

5  I  saw  a  dream  which  made  me 
afraid,  «and  tlie  tlioughts  upon 
my  bed  and  the  visions  of  my 
head /troubled  me. 

C  Ther(>for(!  made  I  a  decree  to 
bring  in  all  the  wise  tticn  of  Bab- 
ylon before  me,  that  they  might 
make  known  unto  me  the  inter- 
pretation of  tiie  dream. 

7. </ Then  came  in  the  magicians, 
the  astrologers,  the  Chaldeans, 
and  the  soothsayers:  and  X  told 
the  dream  before  them ;  but  they 
did  not  make  known  unto  me  tiie 
interpretation  thereof. 
758 


8  ^  But  at  the  last  Daniel  came 
in  before  me,  a  whose  name  xvas\ 
Belteshazzar,  according  to  the 
name  of  my  god,  »and  in  whom 
is  the  spirit  of  the  holj'  gods : 
and  before  him  I  told  the  dream, 
sailing, 

9  O  Belteshazzar,  ''master  of  the 
magicians,  because  I  know  that 
the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods  is  in 
thee,  and  no  secret  troubleth 
thee,  tell  me  the  visions  of  my 
dream  that  I  have  seen,  and  the 
interpretation  thereof. 

10  Tims  'ivere  the  visions  of  mine 
head  in  my  bed ;  tl  saw,  and  be- 
hold 'a  tree  in  the  midst  of  the 
earth,  and  the  height  thereof  was 
great. 

11  The  tree  grew,  and  was  strong, 
and  the  lieight  thereof  I'eached 
unto  heaven,  and  the  sight  there- 
of to  the  end  of  all  the  earth  : 

12  The  leaves  thereof  Lvere  fair, 
and  the  fruit  thereof  much,  and 
in  it  ivas  meat  for  all :  m  the  beasts 
of  the  field  had  shadow  under  it, 
and  the  Ibwls  of  the  heaven  dwelt 
in  the  boughs  thereof,  and  all 
llesh  was  fed  of  it. 

13  I  saw  in  the  visions  of  my 
head  upon  my  bed,  and,  behold, 
"a  watcher  and  "a  holy  one  came 
down  from  heaven ; 

14  He  cried  t  aloud,  and  said  thus, 
;>Hew  down  the  tree,  and  cut  off 
his  branches,  shake  olf  his  leaves, 
and  scatter  his  fruit:  9 let  the 
beasts  get  away  from  under  it, 
and  the  fowls  from  his  branches  : 

1.5  Nevertheless,  leave  the  stump 
of  his  roots  in  ihe  earth,  even 
with  a  band  of  iron  and  brass,  in 
the  tender  grass  of  the  field  ;  and 
let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew  of  heav- 
en, and  let  his  portion  be  with  the 
beasts  in  the  grass  of  the  earth  : 

Kj  Let  his  heart  be  changed  from 
man's,  and  let  a  beast's  heart  be 
given  unto  him ;  and  let  seven 
'•times  pass  over  him. 

17  This  matter  is  by  the  decree  of 
the  watchers,  and  the  demand  by 
the  word  of  the  holy  ones:  to  the 
intent  'that  the  living  may  know 
'that  tJie  ]\Iost  High  ruh-th  in  tlie 
kingdom  of  men,  and  givcth  it  to 
whomsoever  lie  will,  and  settcth 
up  over  it  tlie  liasest  of  men. 

18  Tills  dream  1  king  Nebuchad- 
n(>zzar  have  seen.  Now  thou,  O 
Belteshazzar,  declare  the  inter- 
jiretation  thereof,  "  forasmuch  as 
all  the  wise  iikii  of  my  kingdom 
are  not  able  t(»  nuike  Icnown  unto 
UK!  th(;  interpretation  :  but  tliou 
art  able;  ■>:  for  thespirit  of  the  holy 
gods  is  in  tlice. 

19  K  Then  Daniel,  2/wliose  name 
^ixis  Belteshazzar,  was  ast(jnied 
lor  one  hour,  and  liis  thoughts 
troubled  liim.  The  king  spake, 
and  said,  Belteshazzar,  let  not 
the  dream,  or  the  interpretation 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  570. 


tia.  C3.  n. 

ver.  18. 

ch.  2.  U.  & 

5.  11,14. 
k  ch.  2.  48.  & 

5.  11. 


t  Chald. 

/  U'as  seeing. 
I  Ez.  31.  3, 


m  E2.  17.23. 
k  31.  6. 

See  Lam.  4. 
20. 


n  Pr.  103.  20. 

ver.  17,  23. 
oPeut.  33.  2. 

ch.  a  13. 

Zech.  14.  6. 

Jude  11. 
t  Chald. 

with  might, 
p  Matt.  3.  10. 
(I  Ei.  31.  12. 


rch.  11.  13.  <t 
12.  7. 


sPs.  9.  Id. 
lch.2.  21.  Ic 

.■•).  21. 

ver.  25,  32. 


u  Gen.  41.  H, 
15. 
ch.  5.  8,  15. 

X  ver.  8. 
y  ver.  H. 


H&  interpreteth  it. 


DANIEL. 


Story  of  the  event. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  5r0. 


2  See  2  Sam. 

18.  32. 

Jer.  29.  7. 
a  ver.  10,  11, 

12. 


f  Jer.  27.  6,  7, 

M. 

d  ver.  13. 


/ver.  32. 
ch.5.  21,  <fcc. 


APs.  83.  18. 
ver.  17,  32. 


*  Matt.  21.  25. 
Luke  15.  18, 


m  Vs.  41.  1, 

&c. 
;iOr, 

a  kealinff  of 

thine  error. 
nl  Kings 21. 

29. 
11  Or,  upon, 

oProv.  10.  18. 
ch.3.  20. 


p  ch.  5.  5. 

Luke  12.  20. 
q  ver.  24. 


thereof,  trouble  thee.  Belteshaz- 
zar  answered  and  said,  My  lord, 
z  the  dream  be  to  thena  that  hate 
thee,  and  the  interpretation  there- 
of to  thine  enemies. 

20  "The  tree  that  thou  sawest, 
which  grew,  and  was  strong, 
whose  height  reached  unto  the 
heaven,  and  the  sight  thereof  to 
all  the  earth ; 

21  Wliose  leaves  icere  fair,  and 
the  fruit  thereof  much,  and  in  it 
ivas  meat  for  all ;  under  which 
tbe  beasts  of  the  field  dwelt,  and 
upon  whose  branches  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven  had  their  habitation : 

22  6  It  is  thou,  O  king,  that  art 
grown  and  become  strong :  for  thy 
greatness  is  grown,  and  reucheth 
unto  heaven,  <^and  tliy  dominion 
to  the  end  of  the  earth. 

23  f'And  whereas  the  king  saw 
a  watcher  and  a  holy  one  coming 
down  from  heaven,  and  saying. 
Hew  the  tree  down,  and  destroj' 
it;  yet  leave  the  stump  of  the 
roots  thereof  in  the  earth,  even 
with  a  band  of  iron  and  brass, 
in  the  tender  srass  of  the  field; 
and  let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew  of 
heaven,  «and  Irt  his  portion  be 
with  the  beasts  of  the  field,  till 
seven  times  pass  over  him  ; 

24  This  is  the  interpretation,  O 
king,  and  this  is  the  decree  of  the 
Most  High,  which  is  come  upon 
my  lord  the  king: 

25  That  they  shall  .^drive  thee 
from  men.  and  thy  dwelling  shall 
be  with  the  beasts  of  the  field, 
and  they  shall  make  thee  » to  eat 
grass  asoxen,  and  they  shall  wet 
thee  with  the  dew  of  heaven,  and 
seven  times  shall  pass  over  thee, 
''till  thou  know  that  the  Most 
High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of 
men,  and  'giveth  it  to  whomso- 
ever lie  will. 

26  And  whereas  they  command- 
ed to  leave  the  stump  of  the  tree 
roots;  thy  kingdom  shall  be  sure 
unto  thee,  after  that  thou  shalt 
have  known  that  the  ^heavens 
do  rule. 

27  Wherefore,  O  king,  let  my 
[counsel  be  acceptable  unto  thee, 

and  'break  off  thy  sins  by  right- 
I  eousness,  and  thine  iniquities  by 
I  shewing  mercy  to  the  poor;  »«if 

it  may  be  I  "  a  lengthening  of  thy 

tranquillitj'. 

28  •]  All  tliis  came  upon  the  king 
Nebuchadnezzar. 

29  At  the  end  of  twelve  months 
he  walked  liin  the  palace  of  the 
kingdom  of  Babylon. 

30  The  king  ".spake,  and  said.  Is 
not  this  great  Babylon,  that  I 
have  built  for  the  house  of  the 
kingdom  by  the  might  of  mj' 
power,  and  for  the  honour  of  my 
majesty? 

31  p  While  the  word  rras  in  the 
king's  mouth,  there  fell  3  a  voice 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  570. 


about  569. 


fi'om  heaven,  saying,  O  king  Neb- 
uchadnezzar, to  thee  it  is  spoken ; 
The  kingdom  is  departed  from 
thee. 

32  And  J- they  shall  drive  thee 
from  men,  and  thy  dwelling  shall 
br  with  the  beasts  of  the  field: 
they  shall  make  thee  to  eat  grass 
as  oxen,  and  seven  times  shall 
pa-ss  over  thee,  until  thou  know 
that  the  Most  High  ruleth  in  the 
kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it  to 
whomsoever  he  will. 

33  The  same  hour  was  the  thing 
fulfilled  upon  Nebuchadnezzar: 
and  he  was  driven  from  men.  and 
did  eat  grass  as  oxen,  and  his 
body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of 
heaven,  till  his  hairs  were  grown 
like  eagles'  feathers,  and  his  nails 
like  birds'  claws. 

34  And  »at  the  end  of  the  days  | 
I  Nebuchadnezzar  lifted  up  mine 
eyes  unto  heaven,  and  mine  un- 
derstanding returned  unto  me,  i 
and  I  blessed  the  Most  High,  and  i 
I  praised  and  honoured  him  Uhat  j 
liveth  for  ever,  whose  dominion  i 
is  «an  everlasting  dominion,  and  ; 
his  kingdom  is  from  generation ' 
to  generation :  1 

35  And  a:all  the  inhabitants  of ' 
the  earth  are  reputed  as  nothing: 
and  2/ he  doeth  according  to  his 
will  in  the  army  of  heaven,  and 
among  the  inliabitants  of  the 
earth:  and  ^none  can  stay  his 
hand,  or  say  unto  him,  « What 
doestthou?  . 

36  At  the  same  time  my  reason 
returned  unto  me;  ^and  for  the' 
glory  of  my  kingdom,  mine  hon- 
our and  brightness  returned  unto  I 
me;  and  my  counsellors  and  my! 
lords  sought  unto  me;  and  I  was! 
established  in  my  kingdom,  and! 
excellent  majesty  was  « added 
unto  me.  \ 

37  Now  I  Nebuchadnezzar  praise  i 
and  extol  and  honour  the  King] 
of  heaven,  r^all  whose  works  nrel 
truth,  and  his  ways  judgment:; 
cand  those  that  walk  in  pride  he 
is  able  to  abase. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Belshaxzar's  impious  feast.  5  A  handwriting, 
unknown  to  the  magicians,  troubleth  the  king. 
10  At  the  commendation  of  the  i/ueen  Daniel  is 
brought.  17  He,  reproving  the  king  of  pride 
and  idolatry,  25  readcth  and  interpreteth  the 
writing.  30  The  monarchy  is  translated  to  the 
Medes. 

BELSHAZZAR,  the  king  «  made 
a  great  feast  to  a  thousand 
of  his  lords,  and  drank  wine  be- ! '>  Jer.  52.  lo, 
fore  the  thousand.  |  ''''•  ^-  ^• 

2  Belshazzar,  while  he  tasted  the  , 
wine,  commanded  to   brins   the; 
golden  and  silver  vessels  ^  which  ; 
his  il  father  Nebuchadnezzar  had  ' 
t  taken  out  of  the  temple  which; 
ivas  in  Jerusalem;  that  the  king  tchaw. 
and  his  princes,  his  wives  and  his  i  *'"°,"/''' 
concubines,  might  drink  therein 
759 


about  563. 


(ch.  12.  7. 

Rev.  4.  10. 
uPs.  10.  16. 

L-h.  2.  44.  & 

7.  14. 

Mic.  4.  7. 

Luke  1.  33. 
J  Is.  40.  15,17. 
yPs.  115.  3.  <fe 


r  Job  3!.  29. 
a  Job  9.  12. 

Is.  lo.  9. 

Rom.  9.  20. 

6  ver.  26. 


cJoh  42.  12. 
Prov.  22.  4. 
Matt.  6.  33. 

d  Pa.  33.  4. 
Rev.  15.  3.  3c 

16.  7. 
eEx.  18.  11. 
ch.  5.  20. 


about  .iS8. 
aEsth.  1.  3. 


!  Or,  grand, 
father  :  As 
Jer.  27.  7. 
2  Sam.  9.  7. 
2Chr.  15.  16 
ver.  11,13. 


forth. 


The  handwritinfj  on  the  wall. 


DANIEL. 


Daniel  is  hrought  in, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  538. 


tChald. 

brifhlnesses, 

ver.  9. 
tCliaUl. 

changed  it. 
II  Or,  girdles, 

Is.  5.  27. 
t  Chald. 

bindings, 

or,  knots. 
e  Nah.2.  10. 
fch.  2.  2.  &  4. 
■  6. 
tOhald. 

with  ynight. 
gU.  4T.  13. 
II  Or,  purple. 
A  ill.  0.  2. 
ich.  2.27.  & 

4.  7. 


ich.  2.  1. 

t  Clialrl. 
brightnesses, 
ver.  G. 


;ch.  2.  4.  (fc  3. 


m  ch.  2.48.  Sc 
4.  6,  a,  la. 

I'  Or,  grand- 
father, 
ver.  2. 

II  Or,  grand- 
father, 

n  ill.  4.  0. 
och.  6.  3. 

llOr,  o/an 
interpreter, 

II  Or.  ora 

t  (Jliald. 
knuls. 
;-(li.  1.  7. 


3  Then  they  brought  the  golden 
ve.ssels  that  were  taken  out  of  the 
temple  of  the  house  of  God  which 
icds  at  .Tciusaleiu;  and  the  king 
and  his  princes,  liis  wives  and  his 
concnbini's,  dranlc  in  tliem. 

4  They  dranlv  wine,  ^and praised 
the  gods  of  gold,  and  of  silvex",  of 
brass,  of  iron,  of  wood,  and  of 
stone. 

5  ^  f'ln  the  same  hour  came 
forth  fingers  of  a  man's  hand,  and 
wrote  over  against  the  candle- 
stick upfdi  tlie  plaster  of  the  wall 
of  the  king's  palace:  and  the  king 
saw  the  part  of  the  hand  that 
wrote. 

6  Tlien  the  king's  tcountenance 
twas  changed,  and  his  thoughts 
troubled  him,  so  that  the  II  tjoints 
of  his  loins  were  loosed,  and  his 
e  knees  smote  one  against  another. 

7 /The  king  cried  t  aloud  to  bring- 
in  ffthe  astrologers,  the  Chalde- 
ans, and  the  soothsayers.  And 
the  king  spake,  and  said  to  the 
wise  men  of  Babylon,  Whosoever 
shall  read  this  writing,  and  shew 
me  the  interpretation  thereof, 
shall  be  clothed  with  II  scarlet,  and 
have  a  cliain  of  gold  about  his 
neck,  ''and  shall  be  the  third 
ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

8  Then  came  in  all  the  king's 
wise  men:  »but  they  could  not 
read  the  writing,  nor  make  known 
to  the  king  the  interpretation 
thereof. 

9  Then  ^t^as  king  Eelshazzar 
greatly  ^- troubled,  and  his  tcoun- 
tenance was  changed  in  him,  and 
his  lords  were  astonied. 

10  Tf  JVow  the  queen,  by  reason  of 
the  words  of  the  kTng  and  his 
lords,  came  into  the  banquet 
house:  and  the  queen  spake  and 
said,  'O  king,  live  for  ever:  let 
not  thy  thoughts  trouble  thee,  nor 
let  thy  countenance  be  changed : 

11  "I  There  is  a  man  in  thy  king- 
dom, in  whom  is  the  spirit  of  the 
holy  gods;  and  in  the  days  of  thy 
II  father  light  and  understanding 
and  wisdom,  like  the  wisdom  of 
the  gods,  was  found  in  him  ;  whom 
the  king  Nebuchadnezzar  thy 
II  father,  the  king,  I  .mi/,  thy  fa- 
ther, made  »  master  of  the  magi- 
cians, astrologers,  Chaldeans,  and 
soothsayers; 

112  "  Forusiuuch  as  an  excellent 
spirit,  and  l<ii(i\vl('dg(\  aii<i  midcr- 
st  am  ling,  ;l  int<'r|)r('tiiigor(lr('ains, 
and  shewing  of  hard  sentences, 
and  lldissolving  f)f  i  doubts,  W(»rc 
found  in  the  same  Daniel,  ?nvhoni 
the  king  named  Belteshazzar : 
now  let  Daniel  be  called,  and  he 
will  shew  the  interpretation. 

]'■]  Then  was  Daniel  brought  in 
before  the  king.  Ami  the  king 
spake  and  said  unto  l);uiiel,  Aii. 
thou  tliat  Daniel,  whicli  (i)-t  of'the 
children  of  the  captivity  of  .Tu- 
7G0 


dah,  whom  the  king  my  II  father 
brought  out  of  Jewry  ? 

14  I  have  even  heard  of  thee, 
that  9  the  spirit  of  the  gods  h<  in 
thee,  and  t/iat.  light  and  under- 
standing and  excellent  wisdom  is 
found  in  thee. 

1-5  And  now  '"the  wise  men,  the 
astrologers,  have  been  brought  in 
before  me,  that  they  should  read 
this  writing,  and  make  known 
unto  ine  the  interpretation  there- 
of: but  they  could  not  shew  the 
interpretation  of  the  thing: 

IG  And  I  have  heard  of  thee, 
that  thou  canst  t  make  interpreta- 
tions, and  dissolve  doubts :  s  now 
if  thou  canst  read  the  writing, 
and  make  known  to  me  the  inter- 
pretation thereof,  thou  shalt  be 
clothed  with  scarlet,  and  have  a 
chain  of  gold  about  thy  neck,  and 
Shalt  be  the  third  ruler  in  the 
kingdom. 

17  t  Then  Daniel  answered  and 
said  before  the  king,  Let  thy  gifts 
be  to  thyself,  and  give  thy  lire- 
wards  to'anotlier;  yet  I  will  read 
the  writing  unto  the  king,  and 
make  known  to  him  the  inter- 
pretation. 

18  O  thou  king,  *the  mo.st  high 
God  gave  Nebuchadnezzar  thy 
father  a  kingdom,  and  majesty, 
and  glory,  and  honour: 

19  And  for  the  majesty  that  he 
gave  him,  "all  people,  nations, 
and  languages,  trembled  and 
feared  before  him:  whom  he 
would  he  slew;  and  whom  he 
would  he  kept  alive;  and  whom 
he  would  he  set  up;  and  whom 
he  would  he  put  down. 

20  ^  But  when  his  heart  was  lifted 
up,  and  his  mind  hardened  II  in 
pride,  he  was  t  deposed  from  his 
kingly  throne,  and  they  took  his 
glory  from  him : 

21  And  he  was  .w  driven  from  the 
sons  of  men;  and  II his  heart  was 
made  like  the  beasts,  and  his 
dwelling  ii-as  with  the  wild  asses: 
they  fed  him  with  grass  like  oxen, 
and  ills  body  was  wet  with  the 
dew  of  heaven  ;  -  till  he  knew  that 
the  most  high  God  ruled  in  the 
kingdom  of  men,  and  that  ho  ap- 
pointeth  over  it  whomsoever  he 
will. 

22  And  thou  his  son,  O  Eelshaz- 
zar, a  hast  not  humbled  thine 
heart,  though  thou  knewest  all 
tliis; 

2:J  ''But  hast  lifted  up  thj'self 
against  the  Lord  of  heaven;  and 
tliey  have  brought  the  ve.ssels  of 
his  house  before  thee,  and  thou 
and  thy  lords,  thy  wives  and  thy 
concubines,  have  drunk  wine  in 
them;  and  thou  luist  praised  the 
gods  of  silver,  and  gold,  of  bra.ss, 
iron,  wood,  and  stone,  <■  which  see 
not,  nor  hear,  ihu"  know:  and  the 
God    in  whose  hand  thy  breath 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  5S8. 


I!  Or, 
fulh 


rrand- 
ver.  11,12. 
ver.  7,  8. 


I  Chald. 

interpret. 
s  ver.  7. 


II  Or,  fee,  a3 
ch.  2.  G. 


tch.  2.  37,  3f 
&  4.  17,  22, 


u  Jer.  27.  7. 
ch.3.  4. 


jch.4.  30,  37. 
II  Or,  to  deal 

proudly, 

Ex.  18.  11. 
t  Chald. 

made  to 

come  down. 
ych.  4.32,  kc. 
;i  Or,  he  made 

his  heart 

C'jual,  ^c, 

zch.  4.  17,25. 


j2Chr.  33.23. 
&.  ilG.  12. 


Ps.  115.  6,0. 


wTio  intci'preteth 


DANIEL. 


the  writing. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  538. 


dJer.  10.  23. 


c  Job  31.  6. 
Ps.  C2.  9. 
Jer.  6.  30. 


/Foretold, 
Is.  21.  2. 
ver.  31. 
ch.  9.  1. 

gch.  G.  28. 


about  538. 

i.Iei-.  51.  31, 

39.  57. 
ich.  9.  1. 
t  Chaia.  he 

as  the  son 

of.  &c. 
II  Or,  now. 


about  538. 

aEsth.  1.  1. 


about  537 

cEcc.  4.  4. 


II  Or,  came 

tumutlu- 

ously. 
d  Neh.  2.  3. 

ver.  21. 

cb.  2.  4. 


II  Or, 
interdict. 


is,  d  and  whose  are  all  thy  ways, 
hast  thou  not  glorified ; 

2-1  Then  was  the  part  of  the  hand 
sent  from  liim ;  and  this  writing 
was  written. 

2-5  1[  And  this  is  the  writing  that 
was  written,  MENE,  MENE.TE- 
KEL,  UPHARSIX. 

26  This  is  the  interpretation  of 
the  thing:  MEXE ;  God  hath 
numbered  thy  kingdom,  and  fin- 
ished it. 

27TEKEL;  ^Thou  art  weighed 
in  the  balances,  and  art  found 
wanting. 

28  PERES ;  Thy  kingdom  is  di- 
vided, and  given  to  the  /Medes 
and  ff  Persians. 

29  Then  commanded  Belshazzar, 
and  they  clothed  Daniel  with  scar- 
let, and 2mt  a  chain  of  gold  about 
his  neck. and  made  apro'clamation 
concerning  him,  ''that  he  sliould 
be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

30  1  iln  that  night  was  Belshaz- 
zar the  king  of  the  Chaldeans 
slain. 

31  ^And  Darius  the  Median  took 
the  kingdom,  t  being  J  about  three- 
score and  two  years  old. 

CHAPTER  VT. 

1  Daniel  is  made  chief  of  the  presidents.  4  They 
conspiring  against  liim  ohtain  an  idolatrous 
decree.  10  Daniel,  accused  of  the  breach  thereof, 
is  cast  into  the  lions'  den.  i'i  Daniel  is  saved. 
24  His  adversaries  devoured,  25  and  God  mag- 
mjied  by  a  decree. 

IT  pleased  Darius  to  set  « over 
the  kingdom  a  hundred  and 
twenty  princes,  which  should  be 
over  the  whole  kingdom  ; 

2  And  over  these  three  presi- 
dents ;  of  whoin  Daniel  vvy.s  first : 
that  the  princes  might  give  ac- 
counts unto  them,  and  the  king 
should  have  no  damage. 

3  Then  this  Daniel  was  preferred 
above  the  presidents  and  princes, 
*  because  an  excellent  spirit  was 
in  him  ;  and  the  king  thought  to 
set  him  over  the  whole  realm. 

4  "f  cThen  the  presidents  and 
princes  sought  to  find  occasion 
against  Daniel  concerning  the 
kingdom;  but  they  could  find 
none  occasion  nor  fault ;  foras- 
much as  he  was  faithful,  neither 
was  there  any  error  or  fault  found 
in  him. 

•5  Then  said  these  men.  We  shall 
not  find  any  occasion  against  this 
Daniel,  except  we  find  it  against 
him  concerning  the  law  of  his 
God. 

6  Then  these  presidents  and  prin- 
ces llasseinbled  together  to  the 
king,  and  said  thus  unto  him, 
''King  Darius,  live  for  ever. 

7  All  the  presidents  of  the  king- 
dom, the  governors,  and  the  prin- 
ces, the  counsellors,  and  the  cap- 
tains, have  consulted  together  to 
establish  a  royal  statute,  and  to 
make  a  firm  'i  decree,  that  who- 


soever shall  ask  a  petition  of  any 
God  or  man  for  thirty  days,  save 
of  thee,  O  king,  he  shall  be  cast 
into  the  den  of  lions. 

8  Now,  O  king,  establish  the  de- 
cree, and  sign  the  writing,  that  it 
be  not  changed,  according  to  the 
elaw  of  the  Medes  and  Persians, 
which  taltereth  not. 

9  Wherefore  king  Darius  signed 
the  writing  and  the  decree. 

10  \  Now  when  Daniel  knew 
that  the  writing  v/as  signed,  he 
went  into  his  house ;  and,  his  win- 
dows being  open  in  his  chamber 
/toward  Jerusalem,  he  kneeled 
upon  his  knees  r/three  times  aday, 
and  prayed,  and  gave  thanks  be- 
fore his  God,  as  he  did  aforetime. 

11  Then  these  men  assembled, 
and  found  Daniel  praying  and 
making  supplication  before  his 
God. 

12  A  Then  they  came  near,  and 
spake  before  the  king  concerning 
the  king's  decree;  Hast  thou  not 
signed  a  decree,  that  every  man 
that  shall  ask  a  petition  of  any 
God  or  man  within  thirty  days, 
save  of  thee,  O  king,  shallbe  cast 
into  the  den  of  lions  ?  The  king 
answered  and  said,  The  thing  is 
true, » according  to  the  law  of  the 
Medes  and  Persians,  which  alter- 
eth  not. 

13  Then  answered  they  and  said 
before  the  king,  That  Daniel, 
*  which  is  of  the  children  of  the 
captivity  of  Judah,  ^regardeth 
not  thee,  O  king,  nor  the  decree 
that  thou  hast  signed,  butmaketh 
his  petition  three  times  a  daj'. 

14  Then  the  king,  when  he  heard 
these  words,  '"'was  sore  displeased 
with  himself,  and  set  his  heart  on 
Daniel  to  deliver  him :  and  he 
laboured  till  the  going  down  of 
the  sun  to  deliver  him. 

15  Then  these  men  assembled 
unto  the  king,  and  said  unto  the 
king.  Know,  O  king,  that  "the  law 
of  the  Medes  and  Persians  Is,  That 
no  decree  nor  statute  which-  the 
kingestablisheth  maybe  changed. 

16  Then  the  king  "commanded, 
and  they  brought  Daniel,  and  cast 
him  into  the  den  of  lions.  K(jtv  the 
king  spake  and  said  unto  Daniel, 
Thy  God  whom  thou  servest  con- 
tinuallj^  he  will  deliver  thee. 

17  0  And  a  stone  was  brought,  and 
laid  upon  the  mouth  of  tlae  den  ; 
pand  the  king  sealed  it  with  his 
own  signet,  and  with  the  signet  of 
his  lords;  that  the  purpose  might 
not  be  changed  concerning  Daniel. 

18  *[  Then  the  king  went  to  his 
palace,  and  passed  the  night  fast- 
ing: neither  were  11  instruments  of 
music  brought  before  him:  «and 
his  sleep  went  from  him. 

19  Then  the  king  arose  very  early 
in  the  morning,  and  went  in  haste 
unto  the  den  of  lions. 

761 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  537. 


eE«th.  1.  19. 

ic  h.  H. 

ver.  12, 15. 
t  Chald. 

passeth  not. 


f\  Kings  8. 

41,  4tt. 

Ps.  5.  7. 

Jonah  2.  4. 
S-Ps.  55.  17. 

Acts  2.  1,  2, 

l.i.  A:  3.  1.  &; 

10.  9. 


Sch.  1.6.  !, 
5.  13. 
ich.  3.  12. 


m  So  Mark  Vk 


0  Lam.  3.  53. 
p  So  Matt.  27 


Vth.  2.  1. 


Daniel  in  the  lions'  den. 


DANIEL. 


Vision  of  the  four  beasts. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  537. 


>ch.  2.  4. 
tch.S.  is. 
«Heb.  11. 


yDeut.  10.19. 

«Esth.  9.  10. 
See  Deut.  24. 
16. 
2  Kings  14.  6. 

ach.  4.  1. 


cPa.  99.  1. 
■ich.  4.34. 


ech.  2.  44.  & 
4.  3.  34.  4;  7. 
14,  27. 
LuUe  1.  33. 

/ch.  4.  3. 


gch.  1.21. 
AKzral.  1,2. 


about  55.5. 

uNum.  12,  6. 

Amos  3.  7. 
t  (Jhald.  saw. 
6ch.  2.  26. 
11  Or,  words. 


c  Rev.  13.  1. 

c/ Deut.  28.  49. 

2  Sam.  1.  23. 

J  IT.  4.  7,  13. 

Si  4H.  40. 

Kz.  17.  3. 

Ilab.  1.  8. 
il  Or, 

wherewith. 


20  And  when  he  came  to  the 
den,  he  cried  with  a  lamentable 
voice  unto  Daniel:  and  the  king 
spake  and  said  to  Daniel,  O  Dan- 
iel, servant  of  the  living  God, 
'•is  thy  God,  whom  thon  servest 
continually,  able  to  deliver  thee 
from  the  lions? 

21  Then  said  Daniel  unto  the 
king,  «0  king,  live  for  ever. 

22  <  My  God  hatli  sent  his  angel, 
and  hath  "shut  the  lions'  mouths, 
that  thej'  have  not  hurt  me:  for- 
asmuch as  before  him  innocency 
was  ibund  in  me;  and  also  before 
thee.  O  king,  have  I  done  no  hurt. 

23  Then  was  the  king  exceeding 
glad  for  him,  and  commanded 
that  they  should  take  Daniel  up 
out  of  the  den.  So  Daniel  was 
taken  up  out  of  the  den,  and  no 
manner  of  hurt  was  found  upon 
him,  ^because  he  believed  in  his 
God. 

24  %  And  the  king  commanded, 
2/ and  they  brought  those  men 
which  had  accused  Daniel,  and 
they  cast  tJuem  into  the  den  of 
lions,  them,  « their  children,  and 
their  wives ;  and  the  lions  had  the 
mastery  of  them,  and  brake  all 
their  bones  in  pieces  or  ever  they 
came  at  the  bottom  of  the  den. 

25  ^  «  Then  king  Darius  wrote  un- 
to all  people,  nations,  and  langua- 
ges, that  dwell  in  all  the  earth ; 
Peace  be  multiplied  unto  you. 

2G  il  make  a  decree.  That  in 
every  dominion  of  my  kingdom 
mer.  ''tremble  and  fear  before  the 
God  of  Daniel :  ''lor  he  is  the  liv- 
ing God,  and  steadfast  for  ever, 
and  his  kingdom  that  which  shall 
not  be  « destroyed,  and  his  domin- 
ion shall  be  even  unto  the  end. 

27  He  delivereth  and  rescueth, 
.^and  he  worketh  signs  and  won- 
ders in  heaven  and  in  earth,  who 
hath  delivered  Daniel  from  the 
t  power  of  the  lions. 

28  So  this  Daniel  prospered  in 
the  reign  of  Darius, » and  in  the 
reign  of /'Cyrus  the  Persian. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

I  Daniel's   vision    of   four  beasts.     9    Of  God's 

kingdovi.    Jij  The  interpretation  thereof. 

IN  the  first  year  of  Belshazzar 
king  of  Babylon,  «  Daniel  1  liad 
a  dream  and  '-visions  of  his  head 
upon  his  bed:  then  he  wrote  the 
dream,  ajid  told  the  sum  of  the 

II  matters. 

2  Daniel  spake  and  said.  I  saw 
in  my  vision  by  night,  and,  be- 
hold, the  four  winds  of  the  heaven 
strove  upon  the  great  sea. 

3  And  four  gi'cat  beasts  '^^came  up 
I'rom  the  sea,  diverse  one  from 
anotlier. 

4  The  first  ivas  t^like  a  lion,  and 
had  eagle's  wings:  I  beheld  till 
the  wings  thereof  were  plucked, 
land  it  was  lifted  up   from  the 

7G2 


earth,  and  made  stand  upon  the 
feet  as  a  man,  and  a  man's  heart 
was  given  to  it. 

5  «And  behold  another  beast,  a 
second,  like  to  a  bear,  and  II  it 
raised  up  itself  on  one  side,  and 
it  had  three  rliis  in  the  mouth  of 
it  between  the  teeth  of  it :  and 
they  said  thus  unto  it,  Arise,  de- 
vour much  flesh. 

6  After   this  I  beheld,  and  lo 
anotlier,  like    a  leopard,  which  j 
had    upon  the    back    of  it    four 
wings  of  a  fowl ;    the  beast  had  | 
also  /four  heads;  and  donainion  ; 
was  given  to  it.  i 

7  After  this  I  saw  In  the  night  i 
visions,  and  behold  ^a  fourth  | 
beast,  dreadful  and  terrible,  and  | 
strong  exceedingly;  and  it  had  j 
great  iron  teeth  :  it  devoured  and  j 
brake  in  pieces,  and  stamped  the 
residue  with  the  feet  of  it :  and  it 
was  diverse  i'rom  all  the  beasts  ' 
that  v:ere  before  it;  /^and  it  had 
ten  horns.  ■ 

8  I  considered  the  horns,  and, 
behold,  » there  came   up  among  i 
them  another  little  horn,  before  j 
whom   there  were  three  of  the 
first   horns   plucked   up   by  the  | 
roots:  and,  behold,  in  this  horn; 
were  eyes  like  the  eyes  /'Of  man, 
'and    a  mouth    speaking    great  j 
things. 

9  Tf  ««!  beheld  till  the  thrones  j 
were  cast  down,  and  "the  An- j 
cient  of  daj's  did  sit,  <>  whose  gar- ! 
ment  luas  white  as  snow,  and  the  i 
hair  of  his  head  like  the  pure  I 
wool:  his  throne  ivas  like  the  | 
fiery  flame,  ;*  and  his  wheels  as  i 
burning  fire. 

10  ?  A  fiery  stream  issued  and 
came  forth  from  before  him : 
'•thousand  thousands  ministei'ed 
unto  him,  and  ten  thousand  times  i 
ten  thousand  stood  before  him : 
«the  judgment  was  set,  and  thai 
books  were  opened.  i 

11  I  beheld  then,  because  of  the 
voice  of  the  great  words  which 
the  horn  spake:  <I  beheld  even 
till  the  beast  was  slain,  and  his 
body  destroyed,  and  given  to  the 
burning  Hanie. 

12  As  concerning  the  rest  of  the 
beasts,  they  had  tlieir  dominion 
taken  away :  yet  t  their  lives  were 
prolonged  for  a  season  and  time. 

13  I  saw  in  tlie  night  visions, 
and,  behold,  "  one  like  the  Son  of 
man  came  with  the  clouds  of 
lieaven,  and  cami;  lo  *the  An- 
cient of  days,  and  they  brought 
him  near  before  liim. 

14  z'And  there  was  given  him 
dominion,  and  glory,  and  a  king- 
dom, that  all  -people,  nations, 
and  languages,  should  serve  him : 
his  dominion  w  "an  everlasting 
dominion,  wiiich  shall  not  pass 
awaj",  and  his  kingdom  that 
which  shall  not  be  destroyed. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  555. 


cell.  2.  39. 

II  Or, 
It  raised  up 
one  domin- 
ion. 


/ch.  B.  8,  22. 


f  ch.2.  40. 
ver.  19,  23. 


ftch.2.  41. 
Itev.  13.  1. 


i  ver.20,21,24. 
ch.  K.  y. 


f.  Rev.  9.  7 
/Pk.  12.  3. 

ver.  25. 

Rev.  13.  0. 
mRev.  20.  4. 
n  Ps.  90.  2. 

ver.  13,  22. 
0  Ps.  104.  2. 

Rev.  1.  14. 

pEz.  1.  15, 10. 
q  Ps.  !J0.  3.  &■ 

97.  3. 

Is.  30.  33.  ii 

6b.  10. 
r  1  Kings  22. 

19. 

Ps.  68.  17. 

Heb.  12.  22. 

Rev.  5.  11. 
s  Rev.20.4,12. 
/Rev.  19.  20. 
tCliald.  a 

prolonging 

in  life  win 

given  them, 
u  Kz.  1   20. 

Matt.  24.  30. 

St.  20.  C4. 

Rev.  1.7,13. 

ii  14.  14. 
X  ver.  9. 
y  Va.  2.  «,  7,  8. 

&  6.  G.Si.  110. 

1,2. 

Matt.  11.27. 

&  28.  18. 

John  3.  35. 

1  Cor.  15.  27. 

Kph.  1.  22. 
z  ch.  3.  4. 
a  Ps.    145.  13. 

ch.2.  44. 

ver.  27. 

Mic.  4.  7. 

Luke  1.  S3. 
John  12.34. 

Heb.  12.  2t. 


The  interpretation 


DANIEL. 


of  the  vision. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  555. 


t>  ver.  28. 
t  Chald, 
sheath. 


dls.  60.  12,13 


Rev. 2.  2e.27. 

&  3.  21.  &. 

20.  4. 
t  Chald.  hieh 

owe.?,  that  is, 

things,  or, 

places, 
e  ver.  7. 
t  Chald. 

from  all 

those. 


fch.e.  12.24. 

ic  11.  31. 

Rev.  11.7.  <fc 

13. 7. &  17.14. 

&  19. 13. 
g  ver.  9. 
Aver.  1£. 

1  Cor.  6.  2. 

Rev.  1.  6.  & 

S.  10.  di:  20.  4. 
i  ch.  2.  40. 


k  ver.  7,  8, 20. 
Rev.  17.  12. 


I P3.  37.  23. 

ih.  8.  24,  25. 

&  11.  28,  30, 

31,  3C. 

Rev.  13.  5,  6. 
m  Rev.  17.  6. 

&  iS.  24. 
71  ch.  2.  21. 
«  Rev.  13.  7. 
pch.  12.  7. 

Rev.  12.  14. 
q  ver.  10,  22. 

r  ver.  14, 18, 
22. 


34. 


«ch.  2.44. 

Luke  1.  33. 

John 

Rev.  11.  15 
t  U.  GO.  12. 
II  Or,  rulers. 


15  ^  I  Daniel  'was  grieved  in  my 
spirit  in  the  midst  of  ?H7/  tbody, 
and  the  visions  of  my  head 
troubled  me. 

1(3  I  came  near  unto  one  of  them 
that  stood  by,  and  asked  him  the 
truth  of  all  this.  So  he  told  me, 
and  made  me  know  the  interpret- 
ation of  the  things. 

17  c  These  great  beasts,  which 
are  four,  are  four  kings,  ivhich 
shall  arise  out  of  the  earth. 

IS  But  rfthe  saints  of  the  t  Most 
High  shall  take  the  kingdom, 
and  possess  the  kingdom  for 
ever,  even  for  ever  and  ever. 

19  Then  I  would  know  the  truth 
of  e  the  fourth  beast,  which  was 
diverse  t  from  all  the  others,  ex- 
ceeding dreadful,  whose  teethirgj-e 
of  iron,  and  liis  nails  of  brass; 
which  devoured,  brake  in  pieces, 
and  stamped  the  residue  with 
his  feet ; 

20  And  of  the  ten  horns  that 
were  in  his  head,  and  of  the  other 
which  came  up,  and  before  whom 
three  fell ;  even  of  that  horn 
that  had  eyes,  and  a  mouth  that 
spake  very  great  things,  whose 
look  icas  more  stout  than  his 
fellows. 

21 1  beheld,  /and  the  same  horn 
made  war  with  the  saints,  and 
prevailed  against  them ; 

22  s'Uutil  the  Ancient  of  days 
came,  ''and  judgment  was  given 
to  tlie  saints  of  the  Most  High ; 
and  the  time  came  that  the  saints 
possessed  the  kingdom. 

23  Thus  he  said,  The  fourth  beast 
shall  be*  the  fourth  kingdom  up- 
on earth,  which  shall  be  diverse 
from  all  kingdoms,  and  shall  de- 
vour the  whole  earth,  and  shall 
tread  it  down,  and  break  it  in 
pieces. 

il  *And  the  ten  horns  out  of  this 
kingdom  are  ten  l^gs  ^Aa^  shall 
arise :  and  another  shall  rise  after 
them;  and  he  shall  be  diverse 
from  the  first,  and  he  shall  sub- 
due three  kings. 

2.5  'And  he  shall  speak  great 
words  against  the  Most  High,  and 
shall  '»  wear  out  the  saints  of  the 
Most  High,  and  "think  to  change 
times  and  laws:  and  "they  shall 
be  given  into  his  hand  p  until  a 
time  and  times  and  the  dividing 
of  time. 

26  9 But  the  judgment  shall  sit, 
and  they  shall  take  away  his  do- 
minion, to  consume  and  to  destroy 
it  unto  the  end. 

27  And  the  '•kingdom  and  do- 
minion, and  the  greatness  of  the 
kingdom  under  the  whole  heaven, 
shall  be  given  to  the  people  of  the 
saints  of  the  Most  High,  « whose 
kingdom  is  an  everlasting  king- 
dom, 'and  all  I! dominions  shall 
serve  and  obey  him. 

28  Hitherto  is  the  end  of  the  mat- 


ter. As  for  me  Daniel,  «  my  cog- 
itations much  troubled  me,  and 
my  countenance  changed  in  me: 
but  I  a:kept  the  matter  in  my 
heart. 

CHAPTER  VIIT. 

1  Daniel's  vision  of  the  ram  and  he  goat.  13 
The  two  thousand  three  hundred  daj/s  of  sacri- 
fice. 15  Gabriel  comforteth  Daniel,  and  inter- 
prcteth  the  vision. 

IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of 
king  Belshazzar  a  vision  ap- 
peared unto  me,  even  unto  me 
Daniel,  after  that  which  appeared 
unto  me  «at  the  first. 

2  And  I  saw  in  a  vision:  and  it 
came  to  pass,  when  I  saw,  that  I 
iv<ts  at  iShushan  in  the  palace, 
which  U  in  the  province  of  Elam ; 
and  I  saw  in  a  vision,  and  I  was 
by  the  river  of  Ulai. 

3  Then  I  lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and 
saw,  and,  behold,  there  stood  be- 
fore the  river  a  ram  which  had 
two  horns :  and  the <z/'o  horns  iwere 
high;  but  one  iras  higher  than 
tthe  other,  and  the  higher  came 
up  last. 

4  I  saw  the  ram  pushing  west- 
ward, and  northward,  and  south- 
ward ;  so  that  no  beasts  might 
stand  before  him,  neither  teas 
there  any  that  could  deliver  out  of 
his  hand  ;  cbut  he  did  according 
to  his  will,  and  became  great. 

5  And  as  I  was  considering,  be- 
hold, a  he  goat  came  from  the 
west  on  the  lace  of  the  whole 
earth,  and  !l  touched  not  the 
ground:  and  the  goat  had  t«ia 
notable  horn  between  his  eyes. 

6  And  he  came  to  the  ram  that 
had  tifo  horns,  which  I  had  seen 
standing  before  the  river,  and  ran 
unto  him  in  the  fury  of  his  power. 

7  And  I  saw  him  come  close  unto 
the  ram,  and  he  was  moved  with 
choler  against  him.  and  smote  the 
ram,  and  brake  his  two  horns: 
and  there  was  no  power  in  the 
ram  to  stand  before  him,  but  he 
cast  him  down  to  the  ground,  and 
stamped  upon  him:  and  there 
was  none  that  could  deliver  the 
ram  out  of  hLs  hand. 

8  Therefore  the  he  goat  waxed 
very  great:  and  when  he  was 
strong,  the  great  horn  was  bro- 
ken; and  ibr  it  came  up  «four  no- 
table ones  toward  the  four  winds 
of  heaven. 

9  /And  out  of  one  of  them  came 
forth  a  little  horn,  which  waxed 
exceeding  great,  s' toward  the 
south,  and  toward  the  east,  and 
toward  the  ''pleasant  land. 

10  'And  it  waxed  great,  even  I  to 
*thc  host  of  heaven  ;  and  'it  cast 
down  some  of  the  host  and  of  the 
stars  to  the  ground,  and  stamped 
upon  them, 

tl  Yea,  '"he  magnified  himself 

even  Ito  « the  prince  of  the  ho.s"t, 

0  and  I  by  him  p  the  daily  sacrifice 

763 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  555. 


ch.  8.  27.  &; 
10.  8,  16. 
X  Luke  2.  19, 


about  5.>i. 


tHeb. 
the  second. 


ceh.  5.  19.  & 
11.3,  16. 


;i  Or,  none 
touched  him 
i?i  the  earth. 

r  Ileb. 
a  horn  of 
sight. 

d  ver.  21. 


ech.  7.  C.  <fe 

11.  4. 

ver.  22. 
/ch.  7.  8.  &; 

11.  21. 
fch.  11.  25. 
iPs.  48.  2. 

Ez.  20.  6,  li. 

rh.ll.  IR,  41, 

45. 
jch.  ll.  28. 
II  Or,  against 

the  host. 
SSo  Is.  11.  13. 
I  Rex.  12.  4. 
m  Jer.  48.  iO, 

42. 

ch.  11.  36. 

ver.  25. 

I  Or,  against, 
n  Josh.  5.  14. 
och.  11.  31. dc 

12.  11. 

II  Or, 
from  him. 

pEx.  29.  38. 
XuMi.  28.  3. 
Ez.  4G.  13. 


Vision  of  the  ram  and  he  goat. 


DANIEL. 


Daniel's  confa^sion 


Before 
CH  HIST 

about  553. 


vch.  11.31. 

II  Or,  the  host 
was  given 
over /or  the 
transgres- 
sion against 
the  daily 
sacnCice. 

rPs.  119.43, 
112. 
Is.  59.  14. 

s  ver.  4. 
ih.  11.28,  3B. 

fh.  4.  13.  ic 
12.  0 
1  Pet.  1.  12. 

II  Or,  the 
numherer 

or,  the  won- 
derful num- 
herer. 
t  Ileb. 

Palmoni. 
II  Or,  making 

desolate^ 

ch.  Jl.  31.  & 

12.  11. 
t  Heb.  even- 
ing morning. 
t  Ileb. 

justified, 
u  See  ch.  12. 

8. 

1  Pel.  1.  10, 

11. 
jEz.  1.  26. 
Vch.  12.  e,7. 
«ch.9.  21. 

Luke  1.  19, 

20. 
oEz.  1.  28. 

Uev.  1.  17. 
be]).  10.9,  10. 

Luke  9.  32. 
cEz.  2.  2. 
t  Ileb.  made 

me  stand 

upon  my 

standing. 
dch.  9.  27.  ic 

11.27,  35,  3C. 

&  12.  ?. 

Hab.  2.  3. 
ever.  3. 
/ver.  5. 
prb.  11.3. 
h  ver.  8. 

th.  11.  4. 
t  ileb.    are 

accomplished, 

i  Deut.  28.  50. 

k  ver.  0. 

/  Uiv.  17.  13, 

17. 
TO  ver.  12. 

ell.  11.  36. 
n  ver.  10. 

ill.  7.  25. 
t  Heb.  people 

of  the  holy 

ones. 
orb.  11.  21,23, 

21. 


cli.  11.  30. 
II  Or, 
prosperity. 


was  taken  away,  and  the  place  of 
his  sanctuary  was  cast  down. 

12  And  1 1I  a  host  was  given  him 
against  the  daily  sacrifice  by  rea- 
son of  transgression,  and  it  cast 
down  ''the  tnitii  to  the  ground; 
and  it  «  practised,  and  prospered. 

1.3  K  Then  I  heard  <one  saint 
speaking,  and  another  saint  said 
unto  lit  that  certain  saint  which 
spake,  How  long  shall  be  the  vi- 
sion coiiri  rnii-tg  the  daily  sacrifice, 
and  the  transgression  II of  desola- 
tion, to  give  both  the  sanctuary 
and  the  host  to  be  trodden  under 
foot? 

14  And  he  said  unto  me,  Unto 
two  thousand  and  three  hundred 
tdays;  then  shall  the  sanctuary 
be  t  cleansed. 

15  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
I,  even  I  Daniel,  had  seen  the 
vision,  and  "sought  for  the  mean- 
ing, then,  behold,  there  stood 
before  me  a;  as  the  appearance  of 
a  man. 

16  And  I  heard  a  man's  voice 
''between  the  banks  of  Ulai,  which 
called,  and  said,  =  Gabriel,  make 
this  man  to  understand  the  vi- 
sion. 

17  So  he  came  near  where  I 
stood :  and  when  he  came,  I  was 
afraid,  and  «fell  upon  my  face: 
but  he  said  unto  me,  Understand, 
O  son  of  man:  for  at  the  time 
of  the  end  .'ihalL  be  the  vision. 

18  ^Now  as  he  was  speaking 
with  me,  I  was  in  a  deep  sleep  on 
my  face  toward  the  ground  :  fbut 
he  touched  me,  and  1  set  me  up- 
right. 

19  And  he  said,  Behold,  I  will 
make  thee  know  what  sliall  be  in 
tlie  last  end  of  tlie  indignation: 
fiiov  at  tlie  time  appointed  the 
end  shall  l)e. 

20  «The  ram  which  thou  sawest 
having  two  horns  are  the  kings 
of  Media  and  Persia. 

21  /And  the  rough  goat  15  the 
king  of  Grecia:  and  the  great 
horn  that  is  Ijetween  his  eyes  ois 
the  first  king. 

22  ''  Now  that  being  broken, 
whereas  four  stood  up  lor  it,  lour 
kingdoms  shall  stand  up  out  of 
the  nation,  but  not  in  liis  power. 

2.3  And  ill  tlie  latter  time  of  their 
kingdom,  wlien  the  tran.sgrcssors 
tare  come  to  tlie  full,  a  king  »of 
fierce  countenance,  and  under- 
standing dark  sentences,  ^shall 
stand  up. 

24  And  his  power  shall  be  mighty, 
Ujut  not  by  his  own  power:  and 
he  shall  destroy  wonderfully, 
'"and  shall  jtrosper,  and  practise, 
"and  shall  destroy  the  mighty 
and  the  t  lioly  jieojile. 

2o  And  "tlirougli  his  policy  also 

he  shall  cause;  craft  to  pros[)er  in 

his  hand;  J'and  he  sluill  magnify 

himseAf'm  his  heart,  and  by  11  peace 

7G4 


shall  destroy  many:  ?he  shall 
also  stand  up  against  the  Prince 
of  princes;  but  he  shall  be  '"bro- 
ken without  hand. 

2()  »And  the  vision  of  the  even- 
ing and  the  morning  which  was 
told  is  true:  <  wherefore  shut  thou 
up  the  vision;  for  it  shall  be  for 
many  days. 

27  "And  I  Daniel  fainted,  and 
was  sick  certain  days;  afterward 
I  rose  up,  a^and  did  the  king's 
business;  and  I  was  astonished 
at  the  vision,  2/ but  none  under- 
stood it. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Daniel,  considering  the  time  of  the  captivity, 
3  maketh  confession  of  sins,  16  and  prayeth 
for  the  restoration  of  Jerusalem.  20  Gahricl 
informeth  him  of  the  seventy  weeks. 

IN  the  first  year  "of  Darius  the 
son  of  Ahasuerus,  of  the  seed 
of  the  Medes,  II  which  was  made 
king  over  the  realm  of  the  Chal- 
deans; 

2  In  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  I 
Daniel  understood  by  books  the 
number  of  the  years.  Whereof  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  *  Jere- 
miah the  prophet,  that  he  would 
accomplish  seventy  years  in  the 
desolations  of  Jerusalem. 

.3  1  (-And  I  .set  my  face  unto  the 
Lord  God,  to  seek  by  prayer  and 
supplications,  with  fasting,  and 
sackcloth,  and  ashes: 

4  And  I  prayed  unto  the  Lorb 
my  God,  and  made  my  confes- 
sion, and  said,  O  ''Lord,  the  great 
and  dreadful  (4od,  keeping  the 
covenant  ami  mercy  to  thein  that 
love  him,  and  to  them  that  keep 
his  commandments; 

5  eWe  have  sinned,  and  have 
committed  iniquity,  and  have 
done  wickedly,  and  have  re- 
belled, even  by  departing  from 
thy  precepts  and  from  thy  judg- 
ments: • 

G  /Neither  liave  we  hearkened 
unto  thy  servants  tlie  prophets, 
which  spake  in  thy  name  to  our 
kings,  our  princes,  and  our  fa- 
tliers,  and  to  all  the  people  of 
the  land. 

7  O  Lord,  .'/righteousness  11  be- 
longcth  unto  thee,  but  unto  us 
confusion  of  faces,  as  at  this  day; 
to  the  men  of  Judali,  and  to  the 
inhabitants  of  .leriisalcni,  and 
unto  all  Israel,  IIkU  arc  near,  and 
that  arc  fur  olf,  through  all  tlie 
countries  wliither  tliou  liast  (h-iv- 
en  them,  becau.se  of  their  tres- 
pass t!iat  tliey  have  trespassed 
against  thee. 

8  O  Lord,  to  us  bclonr/eth  ''con- 
fusion of  face,  to  our  Icings,  to 
our  princes,  and  to  our  fathers, 
because  we  have  sinned  against 
thee. 

9  'To  the  Lord  our  Ciod  hrlong 
mercies  and  forgivenesses,  t  hough 
we  have  rebelled  against  him; 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  553. 


I?  ver.  11. 

cb.  11.  38. 
rJohSI.  20. 

Lam.  4.  6. 

ch.  2.  31,45. 
5ch.  10.  1. 
t  Ez.  12.  27. 

ch.  in.  14.  <fe 

12.  4,  9. 

Rev.  22.  10. 
uch.  7.  28.  ifc 

10.  8,  IG. 
X  <  h.  C.  2,  3. 
ySee  ver.  10. 


about  538. 

nch.  1.  21.  <k 
5.  31.  &  0.28. 

II  Or, 
III  which  he, 


4  2Chr.  30.  21. 
Jer.  25.  11, 
12.  &.  29.  10. 


cNeh.  1.  4. 
Jer.  29.  12, 
13. 

cli.  fi.  10. 
.lames  4.  8, 
9,  10. 

d  Ex.  20.  0. 
Deut.  7.  9. 
Neh.  1.  5.  & 


el  King.i  8. 

47,  48. 

Neh.  1.  0,7. 

(k  9.  33.  34. 

Ps.  100.  0. 

Is.  04.  5,  0,  7. 

Jer.  14.  7. 

ver.  15. 
/2(.lir.  30.15, 

16. 

ver.  10. 


f  Neh.  9.  33. 

II  Or,  thou 
hast,  iic. 


I  Neh.  9.  17. 
Ps.  130.  4,  7. 


and  prayer. 


DANIEL. 


The  seventy  ivccks  foretold. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  5oS. 


*  ver.  6. 

Hs.  1.  4,5,  fi. 
Jer.  8.  5,  10. 

m  LeTT^.  11, 
Sec. 

Deut.  27.  15, 
<tc.  fc  28.  15, 
&c.  (fc29.  20, 
&c.  <t  30.  17, 
18.  <fc  31.  17, 
Arc.  &  32.19, 
&:c. 
Lam.  2.  17. 

I!  Zech.  1.  6. 

o  Lam.  1.  12. 
A-  2.  13. 
Ez.  5.  9. 
Amos  3.  2. 

p  Lev.  26.  14, 

&.C. 

Deut.  28.  15. 

Lam.  2.  17. 
7  Is.  9.  13. 

Jer.  2.  30.  it 

5.  3. 

Hos.  7.  7,10. 
t  Heb. 

entreated  we 

not  the  fiicc 

of  the,  ^c. 
rJer.  31.  28. 

i  44.  27. 
s  Xeh.  9.  33. 

ver.  7. 
t  ver.  10.      . 
u  Ex.  6.  1,  6. 


&  : 


,  11. 


1  Kings  8.51. 

Neh.  1.  10. 

Jer.  32.  21. 
t  Heb.  made 

thee  a  name. 
X  Ex.  14.  18. 

Neh.9.  10. 

Jer.  32.  20. 
y  ver.  5. 
z  1  Sam.  12.7. 

T-i.  31.  1.  iz 

71.  2. 

Mic.  6.  4,  5. 
a  ver.  20. 

Zech.  8.  3. 
iEx.  20.  5. 
c  Lam.  2.  15, 

16. 
d  Ps.  44.  13, 

14.  <t  79.  4. 
e  Num.  G.  25. 

Fs.  G7.  1.  & 

80.  3,  7,  19. 
/Lam.  5.  18. 
g  ver.  19. 

Johu  10.  24. 
h  Is.  37.  17. 
J  Ex.  3.  7. 

Ps.  60.  14, 

k  Jer.  25.  29. 
t  Heb. 

irhereupon 

thy  name 

is  called, 
i  Heb.  cause 

to  fall, 

Jer.  36.  7. 

9.  9,  10. 

&  102.  15,  16. 

u  Ps.  32.  3. 

Is.  65.  24. 


IT 


10  f'  Neither  have  we  obeyed  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  our  God,  to 
walk  in  liis  laws,  which  lie  set  be- 
fore us  by  his  servants  the  proph- 
ets. 

11  Yea,  'all  Israel  have  trans- 
gressed thy  law,  even  by  depart- 
ing, that  lliey  might  not  obey  thy 
voice;  therefore  the  curse  is  pour- 
ed ni)on  us,  and  the  oath  that  is 
written  in  tlie  ">  law  of  Moses  the 
servant  of  God,  because  we  have 
sinned  against  him. 

12  And  he  hath  "confirmed  his 
words,  whicli  he  spake  against 
us,  and  against  our  judges  that 
judged  us,  by  bringing  upon  us  a 
great  evil :  »  for  under  the  whole 
heaven  hath  not  been  done  as 
hath  been  done  upon  Jerusalem. 

V-i  2> As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of 
Moses,  all  this  evil  is  come  upon 
us :  ?  yet  t  made  we  not  our  pray- 
er before  the  Lord  our  God,  that 
we  might  turn  from  our  iniquities, 
and  understand  thy  truth. 

14  Therefore  hath  the  Lord 
'•watched  upon  the  evil,  and 
brought  it  upon  us:  for  « the  Lord 
our  God  ('.s-  righteous  in  all  his 
works  which  he  doeth :  'for  we 
obej'ed  not  his  voice. 

15  And  now',  O  Lord  our  God, 
"that  hast  brought  thy  people 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
with  a  mighty  hand,  and  hast 
tgotten  thee  ^renown,  as  at  this 
day;  j/we  have  sinned,  we  have 
done  wickedlj'. 

16  ^  O  Lord,  -  according  to  all  thy 
righteousness,  I  beseech  thee,  let 
thine  anger  and  thy  fury  be  turn- 
ed away  from  thy  city  Jerusalem, 
« thy  holy  mountain:  because  for 
our  sins,  f>and  for  the  iniquities  of 
our  fathers,  =  Jerusalem  and  thy 
people  (i  are  become  a  reproach  to 
all  (hat  aj-e  about  us. 

17  Now  therefore,  O  our  God,  hear 
the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  his 
supplications,  «and  cause  thy  face 
to  shine  upon  thy  sanctuary 
/that  is  desolate,  ^f for  the  Lord's 
sake. 

18  ''O  my  God,  incline  thine  ear, 
and  hear;  open  thine  eyes,  «and 
behold  our  desolations,  and  the 
city  A- 1  which  is  called  by  thy 
name:  for  we  do  not  t  present  our 
supplications  before  thee  for  our 
rigliteousnesses,  but  for  thy  great 
mercies. 

19  O  Lord,  hear ;  O  Lord,  forgive ; 
O  Lord,  hearken  and  do;  defer 
not,  I  for  thine  own  .sake,  O  my 
God;  for  thy  city  and  thy  people 
are  called  by  thy  name. 

■JO  ^I  "'And  while  I  was  speaking, 
and  praying,  and  confessing  my 
sin  and  the  sin  of  my  people  Lsra- 
el,  and  presenting  my  supplication 
before  the  Lord  my  God  for  the 
holy  mountain  of  my  God; 

21  Yea,  while  I  was  speaking  in 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  538. 


prayer,  even  the  man  «  Gabriel, 
wliom  I  had  seen  in  the  vision  at 
tlie  beginning,  being  caused  to  fly 
t  swiftly,  0  touched  me  p  about  the 
time  of  the  evening  oblation. 

22  And  he  informed  me,  and  talk- 
ed with   me,  and  said.  O  Daniel, 

I  am  now  come  forth  t  to  give 
thee  skill  and  understanding. 

23  At  the  beginning  of  thy  .suppli- 
cations the  t  commandment  came 
forth,  and  1 1  am  come  to  shew 
thee;  »•  for  thou  art  t  greatly  belov- 
ed :  therefore  » understand  the 
matter,  and  consider  the  vision. 

24  *  Seventy  weeks  are  determin- 
ed upon  thy  people  and  upon  thy 
holy  city,  II  to  finish  the  transgres- 
sion, and  11  to  make  an  end  of  sins, 
'and  to  make  reconciliation  for 
iniquity,  "and  to  bring  in  everlast- 
ing righteousness,  and  to  .seal  up 
the  vision  and  f  prophecy, a;  and  to 
anoint  the  Most  Holy. 

2-3  2/  Know  therefore  and  under- 
stand, that  ~  from  the  going  forth 
of  the  commandment  II  to  restore 
and  to  build  Jerusalem,  unto  "the 
Messiah  'j  the  Prince,  .shall  be  sev- 
en weeks,  and  threescore  and  two 
weeks:  the  street  TShall  be  built 
again,  and  the  li  wall,  ceven  tin 
troublous  times. 

26  And  after  threescore  and  two 
weeks  d  shall  Messiah  be  cut  off, 
e  II  but  not  for  himself:  II  and /the 
people  of  the  prince  that  shall 
come  .f  shall  destroy  the  city  ''and 
tlie  sanctuary; '  and  the  end  there- 
of s/io?i  be  k  with  a  flood,  and  unto 
the  end  of  the  war  1  desolations 
are  determined. 

27  And  he  shall  confirm  11 '  the 
covenant  with  '«many  for  one 
week:  and  in  the  midst  of  the 
week  he  shall  cause  the  sacrifice 
and  the  oblation  to  cease,  11  and 
for  the  overspreading  of  "  abom- 
inations heshallmake  jY desolate, 
'>even  until  the  consummation, 
and  that  determined  shall  be 
poured  11  upon  the  desolate.  ps.  71.  20. 

a  John  1.  41.  d:  4.  25.  ft  Is.  55.  4.  t  Heb.  shall  return  and  he 
built.     liOr,  breach,  or,  ditch.     cNeh.  4.  8,  16,  17,  18.  fc  6.  15. 

t  Heb.  in  strait  of  times,  d  Is.  53.  8.  Mark  9.  12.  Luke  24.  26, 
46.  el  Pet.  2.  21.  &  3.  18.  ]  Or,  and  shall  have  nothing,  3ohn 
14.  30.  II  Or,  and  \_the  Jews']  they  shall  be  no  more  his  people, 
ch.  11. 17.  or,  and  the  prince's  [^Messiah's,  ver.  25.]  future  peo- 
ple. /Matt.  22.  7.  ffLuke  19.44.  A  Matt.  24.  2.  i  Matt.  24. 
0,14.  tls.  8.  7,  8.  ch.ll.  10,  22.  Nah.  1.  8.  <i  Or,  it  shall  be 
cut  vff  by  desolations.  II  Or,  a.  I  Is.  42.  6.  &  55.  3.  Jer.  31.  31. 
Ez.  16.  60,  61,  62.  m  Is.  53.  11.  Malt.  26.  28.  Rom.  5.  15,  19. 
Heb.  9.  28.  ||  Or,  and  upon  the  battlements  shall  be  the  idols  of 
the  desulator.  n  Matt.  24.  15.  Mark  13.  14.  Luke  21.  20.  o  See 
Is.  10.  22,  23.  <k  28.  22.    eh.  11.  30.     Luke  21. 24.     Rom.  11.  26. 

II  Or,  upon  the  desolator. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Daniel  hating  hum'iled  himself  secth  a  vision. 
10  Being  troubled  with  fear  he  is  comforted  by 
the  angel. 

IN  the  third  year  of  Cj-rus  king 
of  Persia  a  thing  was  revealed 
unto  Daniel,  "whose  name  was 
called  Belteshazzar;  *and  the 
thing  icas  true,  cbut  the  time  ap- 
pointed tuastlong:  and  ''heunder- 
7,65 


Jich.  8.  16. 
t  Heb. 

with  weari- 
ness, or, 

flight, 
och.  8.  18.  & 

10.  10,  16. 
p  1  Kings  18. 

36. 
tHeb. 

!o  make 

thee  s/iilful 

vf  under- 
standing. 
t  Heb.  word, 
7ch.  10.  12. 
rch.  10.11,19. 
t  Heb.  a  man 

of  desires. 
sMatt.  24.  15. 
*  They  begin 

from  the 

20th  of  Ar- 

taxerxes. 

See  >'ura.l4. 

34. 

Ez.  4.  6. 
llOr, 

to  restrain, 
;i0r, 

to  seal  up. 

Lam.  4.  22. 
t  Is.  53.  10. 
a  Is.  53.  11. 

Jer.  23.  5,  6. 

Heb.  9. 12. 

Rev.  14.  6. 
tHeb. 

prophet, 
X  Ps.  45.  7. 

Luke  1.35. 

John  1.  14. 

Heb.  9.  11. 
y  ver.  23. 

Matt.  24.  15. 
X  Ezra  4.  24. 

A-.  6.  1, 15.  & 

7.  1.  ic. 

Neh.  2.  1,  3, 

6,  G,  8. 
il  Or,  to  build 

again  Jeru- 
salem :  -\s 

2  Sam.  15.25. 


about  534. 

ach.  1.  7. 

6ch.  8.26. 
Rev.  19.  9. 

c  ver.  14. 

t  Heb.  great, 
drh.  1.  17.  &; 
8.  16. 

DanieVs  vision. 


DANIEL. 


The  overthrow  of  Persia. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  534. 


t  Ileb.  weeks 

of  days. 
t  Hcb.  bread 

of  desires, 
e  Matt.  6.  17. 


/Gen.  2.  11. 
f  Josh.  5.  13. 
ftcli.  12.  6,7. 
t  Heb. 

one  man. 
t  Rev.  1.  13, 

14,  15.  &  15. 

G. 

*  Jer.  10.  9. 
I  Ez.  1.  16. 
m  Ez.  1.  14. 
7!  Rev.  1.  14. 

Sc  19.  12. 
0  Ez.  1.  7. 

Rev.  1.  15. 
p  Ez.  1.  24. 

Rev.  1.  15. 
(j'l  Kings  6. 

17. 

Acts  9.  7. 


i|  Or,  vigour. 
5ch.  7.28. 


tf  Jer.  1.  9. 

ch.  U.  21. 

Rev.  I.  17. 
t  Heb.  moved. 


xch.  9.23. 

t  Heb.  a  man 
of  desires. 

t  Heb.  sland 
upon  thy 
standing. 

!/Rev.  1.  17. 


c  eh.  9.  3,  4, 
22,  23. 
Acts  10.  4. 

a  ver.  20. 

i  ver.  21. 

ih.  12.  1. 

Jude    9. 

Rev.  12.  7. 
II  Or,  the  first. 

cGen.  49.  1. 

ch.  2.  2a. 
dch.  8.  26. 


stood  the  thing,  and  had  uuder- 
standuig  of  the  vision. 

2  In  those  days  I  Daniel  was 
mourning  three  tfuU  weeks. 

3  I  ate  no  1  pleasant  bread,  nei- 
ther came  flesli  nor  wine  in  my 
mouth,  « neither  did  I  anoint  my- 
self at  all,  till  three  "Whole  weeks 
were  fulfilled. 

4  And  in  the  four  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  first  month,  as  I  was 
by  the  side  of  the  great  river, 
which  i.s-/Hiddekel; 

5  Then  ill  lifted  up  mine  eyes, 
and  looked,  and  /^ behold  ta  cer- 
tain man  clothed  in  linen,  whose 
loins  were  '  girded  with  ''■  line  gold 
of  Uphaz : 

6  His  body  also  loaa  Uike  the 
beryl,  and  his  face  »'as  the  ap- 
pearance of  lightning,  »and  his 
eyes  as  lamps  of  fire,  and  his 
arms  "and  his  feet  like  in  colour 
to  polislied  brass,  p  and  the  voice 
of  his  words  like  the  voice  of  a 
multitude. 

7  And  I  Daniel  ?  alone  saw  the 
vision :  for  the  men  that  were 
with  me  saw  not  the  vision ;  but 
a  great  quaking  fell  upon  them,  so 
that  they  fled  to  hide  themselv&s. 

8  Therefore  I  was  left  alone,  and 
saw  this  great  vision, '-and  there 
remained  no  strength  in  me:  for 
my  II  s  comeliness  was  turned  in 
me  into  corruption,  and  I  retain- 
ed no  strength. 

9  Yet  heard  I  the  voice  of  his 
words:  <and  when  I  heard  the 
voice  of  his  words,  then  was  I  in 
a  deep  sleep  on  my  face,  and  my 
face  toward  the  ground. 

10  H  "And,  behold,  a  hand  touch- 
ed me,  which  1  set  me  upon  my 
knees  and  upon  the  palms  of  my 
hands. 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  O  Dan- 
iel, ^jfa  man  greatly  beloved,  un- 
derstand the  words  that  I  speak 
unto  thee,  and  tstand  upright:  for 
unto  thee  am  I  now  sent.  And 
when  he  had  spoken  this  word 
unto  me,  I  stood  trembling. 

12  Then  said  he  unto  me.  j/Fear 
not,  Daniel :  for  from  the  first  day 
that  thou  didst  set  thine  heart  to 
understand,  and  to  chasten  thy- 
self before  thy  God,  "thy  words 
were  heard,  and  I  am.  come  for 
thy  words. 

V.^  "But  the  prince  of  the  king- 
dom of  Persia  withstood  me  one 
and  twenty  days:  but,  lo,  ''Mi- 
chael, Hone  of  the  chief  princes, 
came  to  help  me;  and  I  remained 
therewith  the  kings  of  Persia. 

14  Now  I  am  come;  to  make  thee 
understand  what  shall  befall  thy 
people  "-in  the  latter  days:  ''for 
yet  the  vision  is  for  mdiiii  days. 

15  And  when  he  had  spoken  such 
words  unto  me,  «I  set  my  face  to- 
ward the  ground,  and  I  became 
dumb. 

766 


16  And,  behold,  fone  like  the 
similitude  of  the  sons  of  men 
^'touched  my  lips:  then  I  opened 
my  mouth,  and  spake,  and  said 
uiito  him  that  stood  before  me,  O 
my  lord,  by  the  vision  '« my  sor- 
rows are  turned  upon  me,  and  I 
have  retained  no  strength. 

17  For  how  can  II  the  servant  of 
this  my  lord  talk  with  this  my 
lord?  for  as  for  me,  straightway 
there  remained  no  strength  in 
me,  neither  is  there  breath  left 
in  me. 

18  Then  there  came  again  and 
touched  me  one  like  the  appear- 

1  ance  of  a  man,  and  he  strength- 
ened me, 

19  iAnd  said,  O  man  greatly  be- 
loved, A  fear  not:  peace  be  unto 
thee;  be  strong,  yea,  be  strong. 
And  when  he  had  spoken  unto 
me,  I  was  strengthened,  and  said. 
Let  my  lord  speak ;  for  thou  hast 
strengthened  me. 

20  Then  said  he,  Knowest  thou 
wherefore  I  come  unto  thee?  and 
now  will  I  return  to  fight  'with 
the  prince  of  Persia:  and  when  I 
am  gone  forth,  lo,  the  prince  of 
Grecia  shall  come. 

21  But  I  will  shew  thee  that 
which  is  noted  in  the  Scripture 
of  truth:  and  there  is  none  that 
tholdeth  with  me  in  these  things, 
m  but  Michael  your  prince. 

CHAPTER   XI. 

1  The  overthrow  of  Persia  by  the  kins  of  Greeia. 
5  Leagues  and  conflicts  between  the  kings  of  the 
south  and  of  the  north.  30  The  invasion  and 
tyranny  of  the  Romans. 

ALSO  I  «in  the  first  year  of 
.  ''  Darius  the  Mede,  even  I, 
:  stood  to  confirm  and  to  strength- 
I  en  him. 

j  2  And  now  will  I  shew  thee  the 
!  truth.  Behold,  there  shall  stand 
lup  yet  three  kings  in  Persia;  and 
j  the'fourth  shall  be  far  richer  than 
'  thri/  all :  and  by  liis  strength 
through  his  riches  he  shall  stir  up 
all  against  the  realm  of  (Trecia. 

3  And  ca  miglity  king  shall  stand 
up,  that  shall  rule  witli  great  do- 
minion, and  ''do  according  to  his 
will. 

4  And  when  he  shall  stand  up, 
«his  kingdom  shall  be  broken, 
and  shall  be  divided  toward  the 
four  winds  ol' heaven  ;  and  not  to 
liis  ]iost(M'ity,  .'nor  according  to 
his  (loininion  which  lie  ruled:  for 
his  kingdom  shall  be  plucked  nxi, 
even  ibr  others  besides  tliose. 

5  II  And  the  kitig  of  the  south 
shall  be  strong,  and  o)ic  of  his 
jjrinces;  and  he  shall  be  strong 
above  him,  and  have  dominion; 
his  dominion  sJiaU  be  a  great  do- 
minion. 

G  And  in  the  end  of  years  they 
tshall  join  themselves  together; 
for  the  king's  daugliter  of  the 
south  shall  come  to  the  king  of 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  534. 


/ch.  8.  15. 
B  ver.  10. 
Jer.  1.  9. 

h  ver.  8. 

II  Or,  this 
servant  of 
my  lord. 


i  ver.  11. 

S  Judg.  6.  23. 


tHeb. 

strengthen. 

eth  himself, 
m'ver.  13. 

Jude  9. 

Rev.  12.7. 


a  ch.  9.  1. 
6  ch.  5.  31. 


cch. 
8.  5 

7. 

6.4: 

dch 
ver 

8.  4. 
16,  36. 

cch. 

8. 

8. 

/ch. 

8. 

22. 

t  Heb.  shai: 
associate 
thcmselvci. 


Leagues  and  conflicts  tetiveen 


DANIEL.  tUc  Kings  of  the  south  and  north. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  534. 


:|  Or,  whom 
she  hruueht 
furth. 

a  Or,  in  his 
p^ace,  or, 
office, 
ver.  20. 


tHeb. 

vessels  of 
their  desire. 


II  Or, 
shall  war. 


?  Is.  a.  8. 

ch.  9.  26. 
I!  Or,  then 

shall  h 

stirred  up 

agam, 
h  ver.  7. 


he 


t  Heb.  at  the 
end  of  times, 
even  years, 
ch.  4.  16.  i 
12.  7. 

t  Heb.  the 
ehUdren 
of  robbers. 

^Heb.  the 
city  of  mil' 
ititions. 

t  Heb.  the 
people  of 
his  choices. 

I  rh.  e.  4,  7. 
ver.  3,  36. 

i  Josh.  1.  5. 
!l  Or, 

eoodly  land, 

cli.  8.  9. 

ver.  4i,  45. 
t  Heb.  the 

land  of  orna. 

mcnt. 

II  Chr.  20.  3. 
II  Or,  much 

uprightness  : 
or,  equal  con. 
ditions, 
t  Ileb. 
to  corrupt. 


the  uorth  to  make  tan  agree- 
ment: but  she  shall  not  retain 
the  power  of  the  arm ;  neither 
shall  he  stand,  nor  his  arm:  but 
she  shall  be  given  up,  and  they 
that  brought  her,  and  'i  he  that 
begat  her,  and  he  that  strength- 
ened her  in  (/ir.se  times. 

7  But  out  of  a  branch  of  her  roots 
shall  one  stand  up  i!  in  his  estate, 
which  shall  come  with  an  army, 
and  .shall  enter  into  the  fortress 
of  the  king  of  the  north,  and  shall 
deal  against  them,  and  shall  pre- 
vail : 

8  And  shall  also  carry  captives 
into  Egypt  their  gods,  with  their 
princes,  crnd  with  t  their  precious 
vessels  of  silver  and  of  gold ;  and 
he  shall  continue  mnre  years  than 
the  king  of  the  north. 

9  So  the  king  of  the  south  shall 
come, into  /iw  kingdom,  and  shall 
return  into  his  own  land. 

10  But  his  sons  11  shall  be  stirred 
up,  and  shall  assemble  a  multi- 
tude of  great  forces :  and  one  shall 
certainly  come,  .-7  and  overflow, 
and  pass  through :  II  then  shall  he 
return,  and  be  stirred  up,  ft  even  to 
his  fortress. 

11  And  the  king  of  the  .south 
shall  be  moved  with  choler,  and 
shall  come  forth  and  fight  with 
him,  even  with  the  king  of  the 
north :  and  he  shall  set  forth  a 
great  multitude;  but  the  multi- 
tude shall  be  given  into  liis  hand. 

12  And  when  he  hath  taken  away 
the  multitude,  his  heart  shall  be 
lifted  up;  and  he  shall  cast  down 
viani/  ten  thousands:  but  he  shall 
not  be  strengthened  bt/  it. 

13  For  the  king  of  the  north  shall 
return,  and  shall  set  forth  a  mul- 
titude greater  than  the  former, 
and  shall  certainly  come  t  after 
certain  years  witli  a  great  army 
and  witVi  much  riches. 

14  And  in  those  times  there  shall 
many  stand  up  against  the  king 
of  the  south :  also  tthe  robbers  of 
thy  people  shall  exalt  themselves 
to  establish  the  vision;  but  they 
shall  fall. 

15  So  the  king  of  the  north  shall 
come,  and  cast  up  a  mount,  and 
take  t  the  most  fenced  cities :  and 
the  arms  of  the  south  shall  not 
withstand,  neither  this  chosen 
people,  neither  shall  there  be  any 
strength  to  withstand. 

16  But  he  that  cometh  against 
him  'Shall  do  according  to  his 
own  will,  and  ''none  shall  stand 
before  liim :  and  he  shall  stand  in 
the  inglorious  land,  which  by  his 
hand  shall  be  consumed. 

17  He  shall  also  'set  his  face  to 
enter  with  the  strength  of  his 
whole  kingdom,  and  il  upright 
ones  with  him ;  thus  shall  he  do  : 
and  he  shall  give  him  the  daugh- 
ter of  women,  t corrupting  her: 


but  she  shall  not  stand  on  his  side, 
'"neither  be  for  him. 

18  After  this  shall  he  turn  his  face 
unto  the  isles,  and  shall  take 
man.v:  but  a  prince  t  for  his  own 
benalf  shall  cause  tthe  reproach 
offered  by  him  to  cease ;  without 
his  own  reproach  he  shall  cause 
it  to  turn  upon  him. 

19  Then  he  shall  turn  his  face 
toward  the  fort  of  his  own  land : 
but  he  shall  stumble  and  fall, 
«  and  not  be  Ibund. 

20  Then  shall  stand  up  11  in  his 
estate  ta  raiser  of  taxes  in  the 
glory  of  the  kingdom:  but  with- 
in few  days  he  shall  be  destroyed, 
neither  in  t  anger,  nor  in  battle. 

21  And  !i  in  his  estate  »  shall  stand 
up  a  vile  person,  to  whom  they 
shall  not  give  the  honour  of  the 
kingdom:  but  he  shall  come  in 
peaceably,  and  obtain  the  king- 
dom by  flatteries. 

22  i' And  with  tlie  arms  of  a  flood 
shall  they  be  overflown  from  be- 
fore him,  and  shall  be  broken ; 
q  yea,  also  the  prince  of  the  cove- 
nant. 

2.3  And  after  the  league  mnrrtewith 
him  »he  shall  work  deceitfully: 
for  he  .shall  come  up,  and  shall  be- 
come strong  with  a  small  people. 

24  He  shall  enter  II  peaceably 
even  upon  the  fattest  places  of 
the  province;  and  he  shall  do 
that  which  his  lathers  have  not 
done,  nor  his  fathers'  fathers  ;  he 
shall  scatter  among  them  the 
prey,  and  spoil,  and  riches:  yea, 
and  he  shall  t  forecast  his  devices 
against  the  strong  holds,  even  for 
a  time. 

2.5  And  he  shall  stir  up  his  power 
and  his  courage  against  the  king 
of  the  south  with  a  great  army; 
and  the  king  of  the  south  shall  be 
stirred  up  to  battle  with  a  very 
great  and  mighty  army ;  but  he 
shall  not  stand :  for  thej'  shall 
forecast  devices  against  him. 

26  Yea.  they  that  feed  of  the  por- 
tion of  his  meat  shall  de-stroy  him, 
and  his  army  shall » overflow :  and 
many  shall  fall  down  slain. 

27  And  both  these  kings'  t  hearts 
shall  be  to  do  mischief,  and  they 
shall  speak  lies  at  one  table:  but 
it  shall  not  prosper:  for 'yet  the 
end.s7iaiJ  be  at  the  time  appointed. 

28  Then  shall  he  return  into  his 
land  with  great  riches;  and  "his 
heart  shall  be  against  the  holy 
covenant;  and  he  shall  do  exploits, 
and  return  to  his  own  land. 

29  At  the  time  appointed  he 
shall  return,  and  come  toward 
the  south;  ^.butit  shall  not  be  as 
the  former,  ^/or  as  the  latter. 

;30  11  zFor  the  ships  of  Chittim 
shall  come  against  him:  there- 
fore he  shall  be  grieved,  and 
return,  and  have  indignation 
« against  the  holy  covenant:  so 
767 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  534. 


mch.  9.  26. 
tHeb. 

for  him. 
tHeb. 

his  reproach. 


n  Job  20.  8. 

Ps.  37.  36. 

Ez.  26.  21. 
,1  Or,  in 

his  place, 

ver.  7. 
t  Heb.  one 

that  causeth 

an  enactor  to 

pass  over. 
t  Heb.  angers. 
lOr, 

in  his  place. 
och.  7.  8.  ice. 

9,  23,  25. 
p  ver.  10. 

7ch.  8.  10,  11, 
25. 

Fulfilled 

about  171. 


!!  Or,  into  the 
peaceable 
and  fat,  ^c. 


t  Heb.  thinX 
his  thoughts. 


Fulfilled 
about  170. 


s  ver.  10,  22. 


tHeb. 
their  hearts. 


t  ver.  29,  35, 
41). 
ch.  8.  19. 

It  ver.  22. 


Falfllled 

aDout  169. 

X  ver.  23. 
y  ver.  25. 
Fulfilled 

about  1C8. 

z  Num.  24.  24. 
Jer.  2.  10. 
a  ver.  2a 


Invasion  of  the  Romans. 


DANIEL. 


The  general  resurrection. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  534. 


hch.  S.  11.  & 
12.  11. 


I  Or, 
astonisheth. 


II  Or,  cnuse  to 
dissembLc. 


dHeb.  11.35, 
&c. 


cch.  12.  10. 

I  Fct.  1.  7. 

II  Or,  by  Ihcm. 
/rh.  H.  17,  19. 

ver.  40. 
g  ver.  29. 
h  ver.  16. 
ich.  7.  8,25. 

&  8.  2o. 

2Thcss.  2.  4. 

Kev.  13.  5,  6. 
Jch.  8.  11,24, 

/rh.  9.  27. 

ml  Tim.  4.  3. 

n  Ts,  14.  13. 
2T11CSS.2.  4. 

II  Or,  But.  xn 
his  stead. 

t  ireb.  as  for 
the  Almighty 
Go  J,  III  his 
seat  he  shiiU 
honour,  yea, 
he  Shalt  hon- 
our a  god, 
whom,  ic. 

II  Or, 
munitions. 

tHeb. 
Mau::2tm, 
or,  dod's 
protectors. 

t  Hell,  things 
desired. 
Is.  4».  9. 

t  Hch.  for- 
tresses of 
munitions. 
t  Ileb. 
a  iiri-e. 

o  ver.  35. 

pis.  21.  1. 
Ze<  li.  y.  14. 

(j  E/..  38.  4,  15. 

Uev.  9.  IC. 
r  ver.  10,22. 

II  Or,  cooUly 
land, 
ver.  Ui. 

t  Hell,  land 
of  dctifiht,  or, 

sis.  II.  11. 

t  Ileb. 
send  forth. 


shall  lie  do ;  lie  shall  even  return, 
and  have  intelligence  with  them 
that  forsake  the  holy  covenant. 

31  And  arms  shall  stand  on  his 
part,  ''and  they  shall  pollute  the 
sanctuarj'  of  strength,  and  shall 
take  away  the  daily  sacriflce,  and 
they  shall  place  the  abomination 
that  llmaketh  desolate. 

32  And  sucli  as  do  wickedly 
against  the  covenant  shall  ho 
II  corrupt  by  flatteries:  but  the 
people  that  do  know  their  God 
.shall  be  strong,  and  do  exploits. 

33  "And  they  that  understand 
among  the  people  shall  instruct 
many:  f'yet  they  shall  lall  by  the 
sword,  and  by  flame,  by  captivity, 
and  by  spoil,  many  days. 

.34  Nov/  when  they  shall  fall,  they 
shall  be  liolpen  with  a  little  help : 
but  many  shall  cleave  to  them 
with- flatteries. 

.55  And  some  of  them  of  under- 
standing shall  fall,  cto  try  II  them, 
and  to  purge,  and  to  make  (hrm 
white,  .'even  to  the  time  of  the 
end:  s' because  it  is  yet  for  a  time 
appointed. 

36  And  the  king  ^ shall  do  ac- 
cording to  his  will;  and  he  shall 
i exalt  himself,  and  magnify  him- 
self above  every  god,  and  shall 
speak  marvellous  things  'against 
the  God  of  gods,  and  shall  pro.s- 
per  I  till  the  indignation  be  accom- 
pli.shed :  for  that  that  is  determin- 
ed shall  be  done. 

37  Neither  shall  he  regard  the 
God  of  his  fathers, »"  nor  the  desire 
of  women,  «nor  regard  any  god: 
for  he  shall  magnify  himself 
above  all. 

38  HBut  tin  his  estate  shall  he 
honour  the  God  of  lltforces:  and 
a  god  whom  his  fathers  knew  not 
shall  he  honour  with  gold,  and 
silver,  and  with  precious  stones, 
and  t  pleasant  things. 

39  Thus  shall  he  do  in  the  tmost 
strong  holds  with  a  strange  god, 
whom  he  shall  acknowledge  and, 
increase  with  glory:  and  he  shall 
cause  tliein  to  rule  over  many, 
and  shall  divide  the  land  for 
tgain. 

40  "And  at  the  time  of  the  end 
shall  the  king  of  the  south  pusli 
at  him  :  and  the  kingof  the  north 
shall  come  against  him  7'like  a 
whirlwind,  with  chariots,  '/and 
with  horsonuMi,  and  with  many 
shii)s;  and  he  shall  enter  into  the 
countries,  'and  shall  overflow 
and  pass  over. 

41  lEe  shall  enter  also  into  the 
lltglorious  land,  and  many  couu.- 
trif.H  shall  be  overthrown:  but 
these  shall  escajx'  out  ol'liis  hand, 
«e.ve7i,  Kdom,  and  Moub.  and  the 
chiofof  the  children  of  Amnion. 

42  Ho  shall  1  stretch  iorlh  his 
hand  also  upon  tln'conntrios:  and 
the  land  of  l::]gv])t  shall  not  escape. 

7(i8 


43  But  he  shall  have  power  over 
the  treasures  of  gold  and  of  silver, 
and  over  all  the  precious  things 
of  Egypt:  and  the  Libyans  and 
the  Ethiopians  shaU  be  'at  his 
steps. 

44  But  tidings  out  of  the  east  and 
out  of  the  north  shall  trouble  him : 
therefore  lie  shall  go  forth  with 
great  fur.y  to  destroy,  and  utterly 
to  make  away  many. 

45  And  he  shall  plant  the  taber- 
nacles of  his  palace  between  the 
seas  in  "the  lltglorious  holy 
mountain  ;  ayet  he  shall  come  to 
his  end,  and  none  shall  help  him. 

CHAPTER  Xir. 

1   Michael  shall  deliver  Israel  from   their  trou- 
bles.    5  Daniel  is  informed  of  the  times. 

AND  at  that  time  shall  "Michael 
.  stand  up,  the  great  prince 
which  standeth  for  the  children 
of  thy  people :  >>  and  there  shall  be 
a  time  of  trouble,  such  as  never 
was  since  there  was  a  nation  even 
to  that  same  time:  and  at  that 
time  thy  people  c  shall  be  deliver- 
ed, everj^  one  that  shall  be  Ibund 
ti  written  in  the  book. 

2  And  many  of  them  that  sleep 
in  the  dust  of  the  earth  shall 
awake,  esome  to  everlasting -life, 
and  some  to  shame  /and  ever- 
lasting contempt. 

3  And  ythey  that  be  Iwise  shall 
''Shine  as  the  brightness  of  the 
firmament;  «and  they  that  tui-n 
many  to  righteousness,  A' as  the 
stars  for  ever  and  ever. 

4  'But  thou,  O  Daniel,  »"shut  up 
the  words,  and  seal  the  hook,  even 
to  "the  time  of  the  end:  many 
shall  run  to  and  fro,  and  knowl- 
edge shall  be  increased. 

5  If  Then  I  Daniel  looked,  and, 
behold,  there  stood  other  two,  the 
one  on  this  side  of  the  tbank  of 
the  river,  and  the  other  on  that 
side  of  the  bank  "of  the  river. 

()  And  one  said  to  p  the  man  cloth- 
ed in  linen,  which  tvas  II  upon  the 
waters  of  the  river,  -/How  long 
.'</ian  it  be  to  the  end  of  these  won- 
ders? 

7  And  I  lieard  the  man  clothed 
in  linen,  which  iixis  upon  the  wa- 
ters of  the  river,  wlsen  he  'held 
up  his  right  hand  and  his  left  hand 
unto  heaven,  and  sware  by  him 
etliat  liveth  for  ever,  'that  //  shall 
be  for  a  time,  times,  and  lla  half; 
"and  wlu'U  he  shall  have  accom- 
plished to  scatter  the  power  of 
■'■the  holy  pc()i)le,  all  these  things 
shall  be  finished. 

8  And  I  heard,  but  I  understood 
not:  then  said  I,  Omy  Lord,  what 
s/i.(ill  be  the  end  olthese  things  ^ 

9  And  he  said,  Go  thy  wav,  Dan- 
iel:  for  tlie  words  are  closed  up 
and  sealed  2/till  the  time  of  the 
end. 

10  -Many  shall  be  purified,  and 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  534. 


[Ex.  11.  8. 
Judg.  4.  10. 


ttPs.  48.  2. 

ver.  16,  41. 

2  Thcss.  2.4. 
II  Or,  goodly. 
tlleb. 

mountain  of 

delight  of 

holiness. 
x2Thess.  2.8. 

Kev.  19.  20. 


t  oh. 10. 13,21. 


6  Is.  26.  20,21. 
Jer.  30.  7. 
Matl.  24.  21. 
Rev.  16.  18. 

cKom.  11.  26. 


d  Ex.  32.  32. 

Ps.  56.  8.  & 

69.  28. 

Kz.  13.  9. 

Luke  10.  20. 

I'hil.  4.  3. 

Rev.  3.  5.  & 

13.  8. 
eMatl.  25.  46. 

John  6.  28, 

29. 

Acts  24.  15. 
/Is.  66.  24. 

Rom.  9.  21. 
gch.  11.  33, 

35. 

II  Or,  teachers. 
AProv.4.  18. 

Matt.  13.  43. 

I  James  5.  20. 
*1  Cor.  15.41, 

42. 
;ch.  8.26. 

ver.  U. 
mKev.  10.  4. 

&.  22.  10. 
ncli.  10.  1. 

ver.  9. 
t  Ileb.  lip. 
och.  10.4. 
pch.  10.  5. 

II  Or, 

from  above. 
r/ch.  8.  13. 
rDent.  32.  40. 

Rev.  10.  5,  0. 
sch.  4.  34. 
<rh.7.  25.  <k 

11.  13. 

Kev.  12.  14. 
II  Or,  part, 
u  Luke  21.  24. 

Rev.  10.  7. 
X  ch.  8.  24. 


y  ver.  4. 

I  ch.  11.  35. 
Zech.  13.  0. 


The  restoration  of 


HOSEA. 


Judah  and  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  534. 


made  white,  and  tried;  «but  the 
wicked  shall  do  wickedly:    and 

none  of  the  wicked  shall  under- 

aHos  u  9      stand;  but  *  the  wise  shall  under- 
Rev.o.  20.&    stand. 

22.  u.  11  And  from  the  time  ethnt  the 

6cii.ii.33.S5.   daily    sacrifice    shall    be     taken 
John  7. 17.  &   awa\%  and  t  the  abomination  that 

8.47.<i;16.37. 
ech.  8.  11.  it  11.  31.     t  Heb.  to  set  up  the  abomination,  ^c. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  785. 


6  Deut.  31.16. 
Ps.  73.  27. 
Jer.  2.  13. 
Ez.  23.3,  te. 


c2  Kings  10. 

11. 
t  Heb.  visit. 
tf2  Kings  15. 

10,  12. 

e2  Kings  15. 


II  That  is, 
Nut  having 
o'i'ained 
mercy. 

f1  Kings  17. 
6,  23. 

t  Heb.  Iwill 
not  add  any 
more  to. 

a  Or,  that  I 
f'wuld  alto- 
gether par- 
don them. 

e2  Kings  19. 
35. 

h  7.ecli.4.  G. 
&  D.  10. 

11  That  IS.  Not 
my  people. 

i  Gen.  32.  12. 
Rom.  9.27, 
28. 

t  Rom.  9.  25, 
26. 
I  Pet.  2.  10. 


li  maketh  desolate  set  up,  t/iere 
shall,  be  a  thousand  two  hundred 
and  ninety  days. 

12  Blessed  is  he  thatwaiteth,  and 
Cometh  to  the  thousand  three 
hundred  and  five  and  thirtv  davs. 

13  But  ''go  thou  thy  way  till  the 
end  be  :  I  c  for  thou  shalt  rest,  /and 
stand  in  thy  lot  at  the  end  of  the 
days. 


HOSE  A. 


CHAPTER  I. 

I  HoseOt  to  shew  God^s  judgment  for  spiritual 
whoredom^  takelh  Gomer^  4  and  hath  hy  her  Jez- 
reel,  6  Lo-ruhamah,  «  and  Lo-ammi.  10  The 
restoration  of  Judah  and  Israel, 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  unto  Hosea,  the  son  of 
Beeri,  in  the  days  of  Uzziah,  Jo- 
tham,  Ahaz,  and  Hezekiah,  kings 
of  Judah,  and  in  the  days  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Joasli,  king  of 
Israel. 

2  The  beginning  of  the  word  of 
the  Lord  by  Hosea.  And  the 
Lord  said  to  Hosea,  ''Go,  take 
unto  thee  a  wife  of  whoredoms 
and  children  of  whoredoms:  for 
*the  land  hath  committed  great 
whoredom,  departing  from  the 
Lord. 

3  So  he  went  and  took  Gomer  the 
daughter  of  Diblaim  ;  wliich  con- 
ceived, and  bare  him  a  son. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Call  his  name  Jezreel ;  for  yet  a 
little  while,  ^and  I  will  t avenge 
the  blood  of  Jezreel  upon  the 
house  of  Jehu,  ''and  will  cause  to 
cease  the  kingdom  of  the  house 
of  Israel. 

5  fAnd  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
that  day,  that  I  will  break  the  bow 
of  Israel  in  the  Ta.iley  of  Jezreel. 

6  \  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  daughter.  And  God  said 
unto  him.  Call  her  name  'ILo-ru- 
haniah :  /for  1 1  will  no  more  have 
mercy  upon  the  liouse  of  Israel; 

II  but  I  will  utterly  take  them 
away. 

7  a  But  I  will  have  mercy  upon 
the  house  of  Judah,  and  will  save 
them  by  the  Lord  their  God,  and 
''will  not  save  them  by  bow,  nor 
by  sword,  nor  by  battle,"  bj'  horses, 
nor  by  horsemen. 

8  1  Now  when  she  had  weaned 
Lo-ruhamah,  she  conceived,  and 
bare  a  son.  I 

9  Then  said  God,  Call  his  name 
11  Lo-ammi :  for  ye  arc  not  my  peo- 
ple, and  I  will  not  be  your  God. 

10  If  Yet  i  the  number  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  shall  be  as  the  sand  j 
of  the  sea,  whicli  cannot  be  meas-  \ 
ured  nor  numbered ;  ^  and  it  shall  1 

49 


come  to  pass,  77iai  lin  the  place 
where  it  was  said  unto  them, '  Ye 
are  not  my  people,  there  it  shall 
be  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  ^the 
sons  of  the  living  God. 
11  "Then  shall  the  children  of 
Judah  and  the  children  of  Israel 
be  gathered  together,  and  appoint 
themselves  one  head,  and  they 
shall  come  up  out  of  the  land:  for 
great  shall  be  the  day  of  Jezreel. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  The  idolatry  of  the  people.  G  God's  judgments 
at-ainst  them.  14  His  promises  of  reconcilia- 
tion with  them. 

SAY  ye   unto    your    brethren, 
llAmmi ;  and  to  your  sisters, 
ilRuhamah. 

2  Plead  with  your  mother,  plead ; 
for  "She  is  not  my  wife,  neither 
ami  her  husband:  let  her  there- 
fore put  away  her  *  whoredoms 
out  of  her  sight,  and  her  adulter- 
ies from  between  her  breasts  ; 

3  Lest  <;I  strip  her  naked,  and  set 
her  as  in  the  day  that  she  was 
''born,  and  make  her  eas  a  wil- 
derness, and  set  her  like  a  dry 
land,  and  slay  her  with /thirst. 

4  And  I  will  not  have  merc3'  up- 
on her  children ;  for  they  be  the 
^  children  of  whoredoms. 

5  ''  For  their  mother  hath  played 
the  harlot:  she  that  conceived 
them  hath  done  shamefully ;  for 
she  said,  I  will  go  after  my  lovers, 
Hbat  give  me  my  bread  and  my 
water,  my  wool  and  my  flax,  mine 
oil  and  mv  t  drink. 

6  f  Therefore,  behold,  kj  will 
hedge  up  thy  way  with  thorns, 
and  tmake  a  wall,  that  she  shall 
not  find  her  paths. 

7  And  she  shall  follow  after  her 
lovers,  but  she  shall  not  overtake 
them;  and  she  shall  seek  them, 
but  shall  not  lind  (hc/it :  then  shall 
she  say,  'Iwill  go  and  return  to 
my  "» first  husband;  for  lhentt'«s 
it  better  with  me  than  now. 

8  For  she  did  not  "know  that  "I 
gave  her  corn,  and  twine, and  oil, 
and  multiplied  her  silver  and 
gold,  iivhich  they  prepared  for 
Baal. 

769 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  534. 


II  Or, 

astonisketh, 
d  ver.  9. 
II  Or,  and 

thou,  ^c. 
c  Is.  57.  2. 

Rev.  14.  13. 
/Ps.  1.5. 


Beforp 
CHRIST 

about  785. 


f.  Or,  instead 

of  that. 
/oil.  2.  23. 
m  John  1.  12. 

1  John  3.  1. 
nis.  11.12,13. 

Jer.  3.  18. 

Ez.  34.  23.  k 

37.  16-24. 


II  That  Is, 

My  people. 
•\  That  is, 

Having 

obtained 

mersy. 
a  Is.  00.  1. 
b  Ez.  IC.  23. 

c  Jer.  13.  22, 

26. 

Ez.  16.  87,39. 
d  Ez.  16.  4. 
e  Ez.  19.  13. 
/Amos  8.  11, 

13. 
fJohnS.  41. 
his.  1.  21. 

Jer.  3.  1,  6, 

8,  9. 

Ez.  16.  15, 

16,  A-.c. 
iJer.  44.  17. 

ver.  8,  12. 
t  Heb. 

drinks. 
kJoh  3.  23.  & 

19.  8. 

Lam.  3.  7,  9. 
t  Heb. 

walla  wall, 
Ich.  5.  13. 

Luke  15. 18. 
m  Ez.  16.  8. 
nIs.  1.  3. 
oEz.  16.  17, 

18,  19. 
t  Heb. 

new  wine. 
fj  Or,  where- 
with they 

made  Baal, 

eh.  8.  4. 


Idolatry  threatened 


HOSEA. 


with  severe  judgments. 


tained  mercj' ;  aud  I '»  will  say  to 
ffieni  xohich  loerc  not  my  people, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  785. 

p  ver.  3. 

II  Or, 

take  away, 
q  Ez.  16.  37. 

d:  23.  29. 
t  Heb./oHy, 

or,  viUany. 

r  Amob  8.  10. 
s  1  Kings  12. 

32. 

Amos  8.  5. 

t  Heb.  make 

desolate. 
t  vcr.  5. 


u  Ps.  80.12,13. 
Is.  5.  5. 


J  Ez.  23.  40, 
42. 


!/  Ez.  20.  35. 
II  Or,  friendly. 
t  Ileh. 

to  her  heart. 
z  Josh.  7.  26. 

Is.  65.  10. 

0  Jpr.  2.  2. 
Ez.  16.  8,  22, 
60. 

b  Ex.  15.  1. 

1  That  is,  My 


hus 


and. 


II  That  is. 

My  lord. 
cEx.  23.  13. 

Josh.  23.  7. 

Ph.  16.  4. 

Zech.  13.  2. 
d  Job  5.  23. 

Is.  11.  6-9. 

Ez.  34.  25. 


e  Ps.  40.  9. 

Is.  2.  4. 

Ez.  39.  9,  10. 

Zech.  9.  10. 
fLev.  26.  5. 

Jer.  23.  6. 


g  Jer.  31.  33, 

34. 

John  17.  3. 

ft  Zech.  8.  12. 


*  Jcr.  31.  27. 
V.ech.  10.  9. 

?ch.  1.  n. 


9  Therefore  will  I  return,  and 
2>  take  away  my  corn  in  the  time 
thereof,  and  my  wiue  in  the  sea- 
son thereof,  and  will  11  recover 
my  wool  and  my  flax  giveji  to 
cover  her  nakedne.ss. 

10  And  now  swill  I  discover  her 
t  lewdness  in  the  sight  of  her  lov- 
ers, and  none  shall  deliver  her  out 
of  mine  hand. 

11  »•  1  will  also  cause  all  her  mirth 
to  cease,  her  s  feast  days,  her  new 
moons,  and  her  sabbaths,  and  all 
her  solemn  feasts. 

12  And  I  will  t  destroy  her  vines 
and  her  fif?  trees,  « whereof  she 
hath  said,  These  are  my  rewards 
that  my  lovers  have  given  me : 
and" I  will  make  them  a  forest, 
and  the  beasts  of  the  field  shall 
eat  them. 

13  And  I  will  visit  upon  her  the 
days  of  Baalim,  wherein  she  burn- 
edincenseto  them,  and  she  ^  deck- 
ed herself  with  her  earrings  and 
her  jewels,  and  she  went  after  her 
lovers,  and  forgat  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

14  f  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  al- 
lure her,  and  y  bring  her  into  the 
wilderness,  and  speak  II  t  comfort- 
ably unto  her. 

15  And  I  will  give  her  her  vine- 
yards from  thence,  and  « the  val- 
ley of  Achor  for  a  door  of  hope: 
aiid  she  shall  sing  there,  as  hi 
« the  days  of  her  yout]i,and  '-■asin 
the  day  when  she  came  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

16  And  it  shall  be  at  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  thou  Shalt 
call  me  II  Ishi ;  and  shall  call  me 
no  more  II  Baal  i. 

17  For  cl  will  take  away  the 
names  of  Baalim  out  of  her 
mouth,  and  they  shall  no  more  be 
remembered  by  their  name. 

18  And  in  that  day  will  I  make  a 
''covenant  for  them  with  the 
beasts  of  the  field,  and  with  the 
fowls  of  heaven,  and  xoith  the 
creeping  things  of  the  ground: 
and  « I  will  break  the  bow  and  the 
sword  and  the  battle  out  of  the 
earth,  and  v/ill  make  thein  to  .'"lie 
down  safely. 

1!)  And  I  will  betroth  thee  unto 
me  for  ever;  yea,  I  will  Ix'troth 
thee  unto  me  in  righteousne.ss, 
and  in  judgment,  and  in  Itiving- 
kindne.ss,  and  in  mercies. 

20  I  will  even  betroth  thee  unto 
me  in  faithfulness:  and  ffthou 
slialt  know  the  Lord. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day, ''  I  will  hear,  saitli  the 
Lord,  I  will  li(!ar  the  lieavens, 
and  tliey  shall  hear  the  earth  ; 

22  And  the  eartli  shall  lu^ar  the 
corn,  and  the  wine,  and  the  oil ; 
i  and  thes^  shall  hear  .1  ezreol. 

23  And  '■■  I  will  sow  her  unto  me 
in  the  earth;  'and  I  will  have 
mercy  upon  her  that  had  not  ob- 

770 


[ae7n  waica  were  iioi  my  p_-i , 

Thou  art  my  people;  and  they 
shall  say,  Thou  art  my  God. 


them  which  wer 
Thou  art  my  pirupit;, 
shall  say,  Thou  art  my 

CHAPTER  IIL 

1  By  the  expiation  of  an  adulteress,  4  is  shewed 
the  desolation  of  Israel  before  their  restoration. 

ri^HEN  said  the  Lord  unto  me, 
X  «  Go  yet,  love  a  woman  belov- 
ed of  her  ''friend,  yet  an  adulter- 
ess, according  to  the  love  of  the 
Lord  toward  the  children  of  Isra- 
el, who  look  to  other  gods,  and 
love  flagons  t  of  wine. 

2  So  I  bought  her  to  me  for  fifteen 
pieces  of  silver,  and  far  ahomerof 
barley,  and  a  t  half  homer  of  bar- 
ley: 

3  And  I  said  unto  her,  Thou  shalt 
<: abide  for  me  many  days;  thou 
Shalt  not  play  the  harlot,  and 
thou  Shalt  not  be  for  another  man : 
so  ivlll  I  also  be  for  thee. 

4  For  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
abide  many  days ''without  a  king, 
and  without  a  prince,  and  with- 
out a  sacrifice,  and  without  tan 
ima.ge,  and  without  an  cephod, 
and  irilhout  .fterixphim : 

'■)  Afterward  shall  the  children  of 
Israel  return,  and;/  seek  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  '<  David  their  king ; 
aud  shall  fear  the  Lord  and  his 
goodness  in  the  i  latter  days. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  God's  judgments  against  the  sins  of  the  peo- 
ple, Oand  of  the  priests,  12  and  against  their 
idolatry.  15  Judah  is  exhorted  to  take  warning 
by  Israel's  calamity, 

HEAR  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
ye  children  of  Israel:  for  the 
Lord  hatli  a  o controversy  with 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  be- 
cause there  i.H  no  truth,  nor  mercy, 
nor  ''knowledge  of  God  in  the 
land. 

2  By  swearing,  and  lying,  and 
killing,  and  stealing,  and  com- 
mitting adultery,  thej'  break  out, 
and  t  blood  toucheth  blood. 

3  Therefore  c  shall  the  land 
mourn,  and  ''every  one  that 
dwelleth  therein  shall  languish, 
with  the  beasts  of  the  field,  and 
with  the  ibwls  of  heaven ;  yea, 
the  fishes  of  the  sea  also  shall  be 
taken  away. 

4  Yet  let  no  man  strive,  nor  re- 
prove another:  for  thy  people 
are  as  they  « that  strive  with  the 
priest. 

5  Therefore  shalt  thou  fall  .fin 
the  day,  aud  the  prophet  also 
shall  fall  with  thee  in  the  night, 
and  I  will  1  destroy  thj'  mother. 

0  f  .'/My  people  are  td(>stroyed 
for  lack"  of  knowledge:  because 
thou  liast  rejected  knowledge,  I 
will  also  reject  thee,  that  thou 
shalt  be  no  priest  to  me:  seeing 
thou  hast  forgotten  the  law  of 
thy  (Jod,  I  will  also  forget  thy 
children. 


Before 
C  H  ft-19-T 

about  785. 

m  ch.  1.  10. 
Zech.  13.  9. 
Rom.  9.  26. 
1  Pet.  2.  10. 


ach.  1.  2. 
b  Jer.  3.  20. 


tHeb. 

of  I  rapes. 
t  Heb. 

Icthech. 
cDeut.  21.  13. 
dch.  10.  3. 
t  Heb. 

a  standing, 

or,  statue, 

or,  pillar, 

Is.  19.  19. 
cE.t.28.  6. 
/JudK-  17.  5. 
f  Jer.  50.  4,6. 

ch.  5.  6. 
A  Jer.  30.  9. 

Ez.  34.  23,24. 

(c  37.  22,  24. 
i  Is.  2.  2. 

Jer.  30.  24. 

Ez.  33.  8.  16. 

Dan.  2.  28. 

Mjc.  4.  1. 


about  780. 

a  Is.  1.  18.  & 

3.  13,  14. 

Jer.  25.  31. 

ch.  12.  2. 

Mic.  0.  2. 
6  Jer.  4.  22.  & 

5.  4. 


t  Heb.  bloods. 
cJer.  4.  28.  <t 

12.  4. 

Amos  5.  16. 

(k  H.  8. 
rfZeph.  1.  3. 


e  Deut.  17. 1% 

/■See  Jer.  6.4, 
5.  6c,  15.  8. 

t  ITeb.  cut  off. 
f  Is.  5.13. 
t  Heb.  cur  off. 


God's  judgments 


HOSEA. 


for  Israel's  sins. 


Before 
C  HKIST 

about  7S0. 

hch.  13.  6. 
i  1  Sam.  2.  30. 

Mai.  2.  9. 

Phil.  3.  19. 
t  Heb.  hft  up 

their  iuul  to 

their  tn- 

Ituity. 
k  Is.  24.  2. 

Jer.  5.  31. 
tHeb. 

visit  upon. 
t  Heh.  cause 

to  return. 
iLev.  26.26. 

Mif.  6.  14. 

Hag.  1.  6. 
m  Is.  28.  7. 

See  Etc.  7.  7. 
n  Jer.  2.  27. 

Hab.  2.  19. 
els.  44.20. 

ch.  5.  4. 
pis.  1.29.  <fc 

£7.  o,  7. 

Ez.  6.  13.  & 

20.  28. 


7  .\mo5  7.  17. 
Koni.  1.  28. 


il  Or,  Shall 
I  not,  S^c. 


T  ver.  1,  6. 
II  Or, 

be  punished. 
»ch.  9.  13.  <k 

12.  11. 

Amos  4.  4.  & 

5.5. 
(  1  Kings  12. 

29. 

ch.  10.  5. 
V  .\.mos8.  14. 

Zcph.  1.  5. 
X  Jer.  3.  G.  dk 

7.  24.  A:  8.  0. 

Zpch.  7.  11. 
1/ Malt.  15.  14. 
tHeb. 

IS  gone. 
zMic.  3.  11. 

&.  7.  3. 
t  Heb. 

shielJs, 

Ps.  47.  9. 
oJer.  4.  11,12. 

&  51.  1. 
Ms.  1.  20. 

Jer.  2.  26. 


6  Is.  23.15. 

n  Or,  and,  g-c. 
tHeb. 
a  correction. 


7  ''As  tliey  were  increased,  so 
they  sinned  against  me:  itiiere- 
fnre  will  I  change  their  glory  into 
shame. 

S  They  eat  up  the  sin  of  my  peo- 
ple, and  they  tset  their  heart  on 
their  iniquity. 

9  And  there  shall  be,  *like  peo- 
ple, like  priest:  and  I  will  t pun- 
ish them  lor  their  ways,  and  t  re- 
ward them  their  doings. 

10  For  'thej'  shall  eat,  and  not 
have  enough:  they  shall  commit 
whoredom,  and  shall  not  in- 
crease :  because  they  have  left  otf 
to  take  heed  to  the  Lokd. 

11  Whoredom  and  wine  and  new 
wine  "'  take  away  the  heart. 

12  f  My  people  ask  counsel  at 
their  « stocks,  and  their  staff  de- 
clareth  unto  them :  for  "  the  spirit 
of  whoredoms  hath  caused  thetn  to 
err,  and  they  have  gone  a  whoring 
from  under  their  God. 

13  ?J  They  sacrifice  upon  the  tops 
of  the  mountains,  and  burn  in- 
cense upon  the  hills,  under  oaks 
and  poplars  and  elms,  because 
the  shadow  thereof  is  good : 
7  therefore  your  daughters  shall 
commit  whoredom,  and  your 
spouses  shall  commit  adultery. 

14  li  I  will  not  punish  your  daugh- 
ters when  they  commit  whore- 
dona,  nor  your  spouses  when  they 
commit  adultery:  for  themselves 
are  separated  with  whores,  and 
they  sacrifice  with  harlots:  there- 
fore the  people  that  ''doth  not 
understand  shall  II  fall. 

15  1  Though  thou,  Israel,  play 
the  harlot,  yet  let  not  Judah  of- 
fend ;  «  and  come  not  ye  unto  Gil- 
gal,  neither  go  ye  up  to  <Beth- 
aven,  «nor  swear,  The  Lord  liv- 
eth. 

16  For  Israel  «slideth  back  as  a 
backsliding  heifer:  now  the  Lord 
will  feed  them  as  a  lamb  in  a 
large  place. 

17  Ephraim  is  joined  to  idols : 
2/ let  him  alone. 

18  Their  drink  tis  sour:  they 
have  committed  whoredom  con- 
tinually :  2  her  trulers  ivith  shame 
do  love.  Give  ye. 

19  «The  wind  hath  bound  her 
up  in  her  wings,  and  'they  shall 
be  ashamed  because  of  their 
sacrihces. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  God*s  judgments  acainst  the  priests,  thepeople, 
and  the  princes  of  Israel,  for  their  manifold 
sins,  15  until  they  repent. 

HE.4II  j'e  this,  O  priests;  and 
hearken,  ye  house  of  Israel ; 
and  give  ye  ear,  O  house  of  the 
king;  for  judgment  (v  toward  you, 
because  "  ye  have  been  a  snare  on 
Mizpah,  and  a  net  spread  upon 
Tabor. 

2  And  the  revolters  are  ^  profound 
to  make  slaughter,  i  though  Ihave 
been -^  a.  rebuker  of  them  all. 


3  ci  know  Ephraim.  and  Israel 
is  not  hid  from  me:  for  now, 
O  Ephraim,  '^thou  committest 
whoredom,  and  Israel  is  defiled. 

4  111  They  will  not  frame  their 
doings  to  turn  unto  their  God: 
fore  the  spirit  of  whoredoms  (s  in 
the  midst  of  them,  and  they  have 
not  known  the  Lord. 

5  And  /the  pride  of  Israel  doth 
testify  to  his  lace  :  therefore  shall 
Israel  and  Ephraim  fall  in  their 
iniquity;  Judah  also  shall  fall 
with  them. 

6  0  They  shall  go  with  their  fiocks 
and  with  their  herds  to  seek  the 
Lord;  but  they  .shall  not  find 
him ;  he  hath  withdrawn  himself 
from  them. 

7  They  have  ''dealt  treacherous- 
ly against  the  Lord;  for  they 
have  begotten  strange  children: 
now  shall  'a  month  devour  them 
with  their  portions. 

8  '-Blow  ye  the  cornet  in  Gibeah, 
cnu?  the  trumpet  inRamah:  'cry 
aloud  at  «'  Beth-aven,  "  after  thee, 

0  Benjamin. 

9  Ephraim  shall  be  desolate  in 
the  day  of  rebuke:  among  the 
tribes  of  Israel  have  I  made 
known  that  which  shall  surely 
be. 

10  The  princes  of  Judah  were  like 
them  that  "remove  the  bound: 
therefwe  I  will  pour  out  my 
wrath  upon  them  like  water. 

11  Ephraim  is  ^'oppressed  and 
broken  in  judgment,  because  he 
willingly  walked  after  9 the  com- 
mandment. 

12  Therefore  icill  I  ftcunto  Ephra- 
im as  a  moth,  and  to  the  house 
of  Judah  '"as  'I  rottenness. 

13  When  Ephraim  saw  his  sick- 
ness, and  Judah  .''aiv  his  » wound, 
then  went  Ephraim  'to  the  As- 
syrian, "and  sent  II  to  king  Jareb : 
yet  could  he  not  heal  you,  nor 
cure  you  of  your  wound. ' 

14  For  «I  xrilt  be  unto  Ephraim 
as  a  lion,  and  as  a  young  lion  to 
the  house  of  Judah:  vl,  even  1, 
will  tear  and  go  away;  I  will  take 
awav,  and  none  shall  rescue  him. 

lo  11  I  will  go  and  return  to  my 
place,  ttill  sthey  acknowledge 
their  offence,  and  seek  my  face: 
"in  their  affliction  they  will  seek 
me  early. 

CHAPTER   VI. 

1  An  exhortation  to  repentance,     4  .4  complaint 

of  their  unto-xardness  and  iniquity. 

COME,  and  let  us  return  unto 
the  Lord:  for  "he  hath  torn, 
and  ''he  will  heal  us;  he  hath 
smitten,  and  he  will  bind  us  up. 

2  fAfter  two  days  will  he  revive 
us:  in  the  third  day  ho  will  raise 
us  up,  and  we  shall  live  in  his 
sight. 

3  (^Then  shall  we  know,  if  we 
follow  on  to  know  the  Lord:  his 

771 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  780. 


c  Amos  3.  2. 
dEz.  23.  5, 

ic. 

ch.  4.  17. 
;i  Or,  Their 

doings  will 

not  suffer 

them. 
tHeb.  They 

will  not  give. 
ech.  4.  12. 
/ch.  7.  10. 
g-Prov.  1,  28. 

Is.  1.  15. 

Jer.  11.  11. 

Er.  8.  18. 

Mic.  3.  4. 

John  7.  34. 
h  Is.  48.  8. 

Jer.  3.  20.  <fc 

5.  11. 

ch.  0.7. 

Mal.  2. 11. 
iZech.  11.8. 
kch.  8.  1. 

Joel  2.1. 
/Is.  10.  SO. 
m  Josh.  7.  2. 

ch.  4.  15. 
n  Judg.  5.  14. 
o  Deut.  19.  14. 

&  27.  17. 
p  Deut.  28.  33. 
(;1  Kings  12. 

28. 

Mic.  6.  16. 
rProv.  12.  4. 
;[  Or,  a  worm. 
sJer.  30:  12. 
1 2  Kings  15. 

19. 

ch.  7.  11.  4; 

12.  1. 

u  ch.  10.  6. 
!l  Or,  to  the 

king  of  Ja- 
reb :  or,  to 

the  kin^ 

that  should 

plead. 
xl.am.  3.  10. 

ch.  13.7,  8. 
y  Ps.  50.  22. 
t  Heb. 

till  they  be 

guilty. 
X  Lev.  26.  40, 

41. 

Jer.  29.12,13. 

Ez.  6.  9.  & 

20.  43.  (t  36. 


about  780. 

a  Deut.  32.  39. 

1  Sam.  2.  6. 

Job  5.  18. 

ch.  5.  14. 
h  Jer.  30.  17. 
1  Cor.  15.  4. 


Reproof  of  manifold  sins. 


HOSEA. 


Israel's  impiety. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  780. 


«2  Sam.  23.  4. 
/Ps.  72.  C. 
^Job29.  23. 
Ach.  n.  8. 
II  Or,  mercij, 

or,  f;indness. 
»ch.  13.  3. 
J  Jer.  1.  10.  & 

5.  14. 
iJer.  23.  29. 

Ilcb.  4.  12. 
Ji  Or,  that  thy 

judgmcnls 

mi^ht  be,  <J'C. 
771  1  Sam.  15. 

22. 

Ere.  5.  1. 

Mic.  6.  a. 

Matt.  9.  13. 

&  12.  7. 
n  Ps.  50.  e,  0. 

Prov.  21.3. 

Is.  1.  11. 
0  Jer.  22.  16. 

John  17.  3. 
liOr, 

Ills  Adam, 

Jolj  31.  33. 
pell.  8.  1. 
orh.  5.  7. 
rch.  12.  11. 
I!  Or,  cunning 

/or  blvod. 
s  Jer.  11.  9. 

Ez.  22.  25. 


1,2. 


going  forth  is  prepared  eas  ttie 
morning;  and  /he  sliall  come 
unto  us  ff  as  tlie  rain,  as  the  latter 
and  former  rain  unto  tlie  earth. 

4  II  ''O  Ephraim,  what  shall  I  do 
unto  thee?  O  Judah,  what  shall 
I  do  unto  thee?  for  your  II good- 
ness is  'as  a  morning  cloud,  and 
as  the  early  dew  it  goeth  away. 

5  Therefore  have  I  hewed  them 
'"■by  the  prophets;  I  have  slain 
them  by  '  the  words  of  my  mouth : 
Hand  thy  judgments  ewe  as  the 
light  that  goetli  forth. 

G  For  I  desired  '"mercy,  and 
"not  sacrifice;  and  the  "knowl- 
edge of  God  more  than  burnt 
offerings. 

7  But  they  11  like  men  7^ have 
tran.sgressed  the  covenant:  there 
f/have  they  dealt  treacherously 
against  me. 

8  'Gilead  is  a  city  of  them  that 
work  iniquity,  and  is  II  polluted 
with  blood. 

9  And  as  troops  of  robbers  wait 
for  a  man,  so  »the  company  of 
priests  murder  in  the  way  tby 
consent:  for  they  commit  II lewd- 
ness. 

10  I  have  seen  <  a  horrible  thing 
in  the  liou.se  of  Israel:  there  is 
"the  whoredom  of  Ephraim,  Is- 
rael is  deli  led. 

11  Also,  O  Judah,  *he  hath  set 
a  harvest  for  thee,  2/ when  I  re- 
turned the  captivity  of  my  peo- 

o„e  shoul.        >  pie. 

<lcr,  or,  ti>  Shechem.     ||  Or,  enormity,     t  Jer.  5.  30.     u  ch.  4.  12, 

13,17.     iJcr.  51.  33.     Joel  3.  13.     Rev.  14.  15.     yPs.  126. 1. 

I  CHAPTER  VII. 

!l  A  reproof  of  manifold  sins.  11  Oud^s  wrath 
I  against  them  fur  their  hypocrisy. 

WHEN  I  would  have  healed 
Israel,  then  the  iniquity 
i  of  Ephraim  was  discovered,  and 
I  the  t  wickedness  of  Samaria:  for 
I "tliey  commit  falsehood;  and  the 
1  thief  Cometh  in,  and  the  troop 
^of  robbers  tspoileth  without. 
!  2  And  they  tconsider  not  in  their 
jliearts  that  I  '-remember  all  their 
wickedness:  now  ^ their  own  do- 
ings have  beset  them  about;  they 
are  ''belbre  my  face. 

3  They  make  the  king  glad  with 
tlieir  wickedness,  and  the  princes 
cwith  tlieir  lies. 

4  /They  an:  all  adulterers,  as  an 
oven  heated  l)y  the  baker,  II  ir/(0 
ceaseth  II  from  raising  after  he 
liatii  kneaded  the  dough,  until  it 
bo  leavened. 

5  In  the  day  of  our  king,  the 
princes  have  inade  liim  sick  II  with 
bottles  of  wine;  Ik;  stretched  out 
his  hand  with  scorners. 

(!  For  they  liave  II  made  ready 
tlieir  heart  like  an  oven,  while 
they  lie  in  wait:  their  baker 
sleepeth  all  the  night;  in  tlie 
morning  it  burneth  as  a  flaming 
fire. 

772 


t  Hob. 


about  789. 


t  Heb.  evils. 
ach.  5.  1.  & 

6.  10. 
T  Hf  b. 

Btnppetk. 
t  Hrb. 

say  nut  to. 
//Jer.  17.  1. 
c  Ps.  0.  10. 

Prov.  5.  22. 
d  P.-.  00.  8. 

cKom.  1.  32. 
/Jer.  9.2. 

i;Or, 
tite  raiser 
will  ctasc. 

II  Or,  from. 
iLaking. 

II  Or, 

Hi'A  hr.at 

through 

wive. 
I!  Or,  applied. 


7  They  are  all  hot  as  an  oven, 
and  have  devoured  their  judges; 
.call  their  kings '» are  fallen:  ^tlirre 
is  none  among  them  that  calleth 
unto  me. 

8  Eohraim ,  he  *  hath  mixed  him- 
self "among  the  people;  Ephraim 
is  a  cake  not  turned. 

9  'Strangers  have  devoured  his 
strength,  and  he  knovveth  it  not: 
yea,  gray  hairs  are  there  and 
there  upon  him,  yet  he  knoweth 
not. 

10  And  the  '"pride  of  Israel  test- 
ifieth  to  his  lace:  and  "they  do 
not  return  to  the  Lord  their  God, 
nor  seek  him  for  all  this. 

11  ^\  0  Ephraim  also  is  like  a  sillj' 
dove  without  heart:  3'theycall  to 
Egypt,  they  go  to  As.syria. 

1'2  When  they  shall  go,  il  will 
spread  my  net  upon  them ;  I  will 
bring  thehi  down  as  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven  ;  I  will  chastise  them, 
'•as  their  congregation  hath 
heard. 

13  Woe  unto  them !  for  they  have 
fled  from  me:  t destruction  unto 
them  !  because  they  have  trans- 
gressed against  ine:  though  «I 
have  redeemed  tliem,  yet  they 
have  spoken  lies  against  me. 

14  'And  they  have  not  cried  unto 
me  with  their  heart,  when  thej' 
howled  upon  their  beds  :  they  as- 
semble themselves  lor  corn  and 
wine,  ayid  they  rebel  against  me. 

15  Though  I  II  have  bound  and 
strengthened  their  arms,  yet  do 
they  imagine  mischief  against  me. 

16  ""They  return,  but  not  to  the 
Most  High  :  ^  they  are  like  a  de- 
ceitful bow:  their  princes  shall 
fall  by  the  sword  for  the  2/ rage  of 
their  tongue:  this  shall  be  their 
derision  ^in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

CHAPTER   VIIT. 

1,  12  Destruction  is  threatened/or  their  impiety; 
5  and  idolatry. 

C^i^^r^the  trumpet  to  1  thy  mouth. 
AJ  He  shall  come  ^as  an  eagle 
against  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
because  ctliey  have  transgressed 
my  covenant,  and  trespassed 
against  my  law. 

2  <i  Israel  shall  cry  unto  me,  My 
God, « we  know  thee. 

3  Israel  hath  cast  ofT  the  ihinp 
that  is  good :  the  enemy  shall 
pursue  him. 

4 /They  have  set  up  kings,  but 
not  by  me:  they  have  made 
princes,  and  I  knew  it  not:  i/of 
their  silver  and  tlieir  gold  have 
tliey  made  tliem  idols,  that  thej' 
may  be  (uit  olT. 

5  II  Thy  call',  O  Samaria,  hath 
c'dHt  thee  oil';  mine  anger  is  kin- 
dled against  them:  /'how  long 
mill  it  be  ore  they  attain  to  inno- 
cencv  ? 

(i  For  from  Israel  icas  it  also; 
the  workman  made  it ;  therefore 


Before 
C  11  U  I  S  T 
about  780. 


Fulfillrd 

about  773. 

f  ch.  8.  4. 
7i2  Kings  15. 

10,  11,25,30. 
Hs.  64.  7. 
k  Vs.  IOC.  35. 
Uh.  8.  7. 
f  Heb. 

sprinkled, 
m  ch.  5.  5. 
nis.  0.  13. 


och.  11.  11. 
p  Sec  2  Kings 

15.  19.  &  17. 

4. 

ch.  5.  13.  ic 

9.  3.  &  12.  1. 
q  Ez.  12.  13. 

r  Lev.  2C.  14, 

ice. 

Deut.  28.  15, 

&c. 

2  Kings  17. 

13,  la. 
I  Ileb.  spoil. 
s  Mic.  6.  4. 

t  Job  35.  9,  10. 
Ps.  7t<.  36. 
Jer.  3.  in. 
Zech.  7.  5. 


!lOr, 
ehastened. 


«ch.  11.7. 
sVa.  78.  57 


yPs.  73.  9. 
zch.  9.  3,  6. 


about  760. 

ach.  5.  8. 

t  Heb. 
the  roof  of 
thy  mouth. 

b  Detit.  28.  49 
Jer.  4.  13. 
Ilab.  1.  8. 

cch.  6.  7. 

J  Ps.  78.  34. 
ch.5.  10. 

eTit.  1.  16. 

f2  Kings  10. 
13,  17,  25, 
Slnilluin, 
Menaliein, 
Pcltahiah. 

?ch.  2.  a.  ic 
13.  2. 


The  distress  and 


HOSEA. 


captivity  of  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  760. 


iProv.  22.  a. 
ch.  10.  12, 13. 

II  Or,  stand- 
ing corn. 

k  ch.  7.  9. 

;  2  Kings  17. 
6. 

m  Jer.  22.  28. 
&  48.  SH. 

about  771. 

n2  Kings  15. 

19. 
c  Jer.  2.  24. 

pis.  30.  e. 

Kz.  IG.  33,34. 
t  Heb.  loves. 
?Ez.  IC.  37. 

ch.  10.  10. 
II  Or,  begin. 
n  Or,  in  a 

tittle  wfiile^ 

as  Hag.  2.  C. 
ris.  H).  8. 

Ez.  20.  7. 

Dan.  2.  37. 
jch.  12.  11. 
t  Deut.  4.  6,8. 

Ps.  119.  le. 

4.  147.  19,  20. 

u  Jer.  7.  21. 
Zeeh.  7.  C. 

!l  Or,  In  the 
sacrifices  of 
mine  offer- 
ings they. 


it  is  not  God :  but  the  calf  of  Sa- 
maria shall  be  broken  in  pieces. 

7  For  '  the.v  have  sown  the  wind, 
and  they  shall  reap  the  whirl- 
wind: it  liath  no!!  stalk:  the  bud 
shall  jMeld  no  meal :  if  so  be  it 
yield,  ^the  strangers  shall  swal- 
low it  up. 

8  '  Israel  is  swallowed  up :  now 
shall  they  be  among  the  Gentiles 
'"  as  a  vessel  wherein  is  no  pleas- 
ure. 

9  For  «  they  are  gone  up  to  Assy- 
ria, o  a  wild  ass  alone  by  himself: 
Ephraim  7^  hath  hired  t  lovers. 

10  Yea,  thougli  they  have  hired 
among  the  nations,  now  q  will  I 
gather  them,  and  they  shall  Jl  sor- 
row !l  a  little  for  the  burden  of '•the 
king  of  princes. 

11  Because  Ephraim  hath  made 
»many  altars  to  sin,  altars  shall 
be  unto  him  to  sin. 

12  I  have  written  to  him  'the 
great  things  of  my  law,  but  they 
were  counted  as  a  strange  thing. 

13  «  II  They  sacrifice  flesh  for  the 
sacrifices  of  mine  offerings,  and 
eat  it;  ^but  the  Lord  acceiDteth 
tliem  not ;  .vnow  will  he  remem- 
ber their  iniquity,  and  visit  their 
sins :  ^  they  shall  return  to  Egypt. 

14  "For  Israel  hath  forgotten 
*his  Maker,  and  '•buildeth  tem- 
ples; and  Judah  hath  multiplied 
fenced  cities:  but  ''I  will  send  a 
fire  upon  his  cities,  and  it  shall 
devour  the  palaces  thereof. 


X  Jer.  14.  10, 
12. 

ch.  C.  6.  &:  9.  4.  Amos  fi.  22.  ych.  9.  9.  Amns  8.  7.  iDeut. 
28.68.  ch.9.  3,  6.  <k  11.  a.  aDeut.  32. 18.  6  Is.  29.  23.  Eph. 
2.10.     cl  Kings  12.  31.     d  Jer.  17.  27.    Amos  2.  5. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

The  distress  and  captivity  of  Israel  for  their  sins 


a  eh.  4.  12.  & 

5.  4,  7. 
t  Jer.  44.  17. 

ch.  2.  12. 
II  Or,  in,  ^c. 
cch.  2.  9,  12. 
I!  Or,  winefat. 
d  Lev.  25.  23. 

Jer.  2.  7.  <t 

16.  18. 
ech.  E.  13.  <k 

11.  5.     Not 

into  Egypt 

Uselt,  but 

into  another 

bondage  as 

bad  as  that, 
/Ez.  4.  13. 

Dan.  1.  B. 
f  2  Kings  17. 

6. 

ch.  11.  11. 
h  ch.  3.  4. 
2  Jer.  G.  20. 

ch.  6.  13. 
*  Deut.  26. 14. 
I  Lev.  17.  11. 
mch.  2.  11. 
t  Heb.  spoil. 
n  ch.  7.  16.     ve 

^c.     t  Htb.  th 


nd  idolatry. 

REJOICE  not.  O  Israel,  for  joy, 
as  otiier  people:  for  thou 
"hast  gone  a  whoring  from  thy 
God,  thou  hast  loved  a  *  reward 
II  upon  every  cornfloor. 

2«The  floor  and  the  'i  winepress 
shall  not  feed  them,  and  the  new 
wine  shall  fail  in  her. 

.3  They  shall  not  dwell  in  rffhe 
Lord's  land;  fbut  Ephraim  shall 
return  to  Egypt,  and  .'they  shall 
eat  unclean  thiups  9  in  Assyria. 

4  h  They  shall  not  offer  wine  offer- 
ings to  the  Lord,  ''neither  shall 
they  be  pleasing  unto  him  :  a- their 
sacrifices  shall  be  unto  them  as  the 
bread  of  mourners  ;  all  tliat  eat 
thereof  shall  be  polhited :  for 
their  bread  'for  their  soul  shall  not 
come  into  the  house  of  tlie  Lord. 

o  What  will  ye  do  in  »'  the  solemn 
day,  and  in  the  day  of  the  feast  of 
the  Lord? 

6  For,  lo.  they  are  gone  because 
of  t destruction:  "Egj'pt  shall 
gather  them  up,  Memphis  shall 
bury  them :  11 1  the  pleasant  places 

r.  3.     II  Or,  their  silver  shall  be  desired,  the  nettle, 
J  desire. 


for  their  .silver,  "nettles  shall  pos- 
sess them  :  thorns  shuU  be  in  their 
tabernacles. 

7  The  days  of  visitation  are  come, 
the  days  of  recompense  are  come ; 
Israel  shall  know  it:  the  prophet 
is  a  fool,  Pthe  fspiritual  man  is 
mad,  for  the  multitude  of  thine 
iniquity,  and  the  great  hatred. 

8  The  7 watchman  of  Ephraim 
ivas  with  my  God:  but  the  proph- 
et is  a  snare  of  a  fowler  in  all  his 
ways,  and  hatred  S  in  the  house  of 
his  God. 

9  »■  They  have  deeply  corrupted 
Ihrmselves,  as  in  the  days  of  "Gib- 
eah  :  t  therefore  he  will  remember 
their  iniqnit}-,  he  will  visit  their 
sins. 

10  I  found  Israel  like  grapes  in 
the  wilderness ;  I  saw  your  fa- 
thers as  "the  first  ripe  in  the  fig 
tree  «at  her  first  time:  but  they 
went  to  y  Baal-peor,  and  '  sepa- 
rated themselves  a  unto  that 
shame;  *and  their  abominations 
were  according  as  they  loved. 

11  As  for  Ephraim,  their  glorj^ 
shall  fly  away  like  a  bird,  from 
the  birth,  and  from  the  womb, 
and  from  the  conception. 

12  «■  Though  they  bring  up  their 
children,  yet  ^will  I  bereave 
them,  that  there  shall  not  he  a  man 
left:  yea.  «  woe  also  to  them  when 
I /depart  from  them! 

13  Ephraim,  ?as  I  saw  Tyrus,  is 
planted  in  a  pleasant  place: ''but 
Ephraim  shall  bring  forth  his 
children  to  the  murderer. 

14  Give  them,  O  Lord:  what 
wilt  thou  give?  givethem  «'a  tmis- 
carrying  womb  and  dry  breasts. 

15  AH  their  wickedness  ^Is  in 
Gilgal :  for  there  I  hated  them  :  I 
'for  the  wickedne.ss  of  their  do- 
ings I  will  drive  them  out  of  mine 
house,  I  will  love  them  no  more: 
'"all  their  princes  are  revolters. 

16  Ephraim  is  smitten,  their  root 
is  dried  up,  they  shall  bear  no 
fruit:  yea,  »* though  they  bring 
forth,  yet  will  I  slaj^  even  tthe  be- 
loved/ria^  of  their  womb. 

17  My  God  will  cast  them  away, 
because  they  did  not  hearken  unto 
him:  and  thej*  shall  be  "wander- 
ers among  the  nations. 

CHAPTER    X. 

Israel  is  reproved  and  threatened  fur  their  impiety 
and  idolatry. 

ISRAEL  is  n  II  an  empty  vine,  he 
bringeth  forth  fruit  unto  him- 
self: according  to  the  multitude 
of  his  fruit  ''lie  hath  increased 
the  altars ;  according  to  the  good- 
ness of  his  land  ^they  have  made 
goodly  t  images. 

2  II  Their  heart  is  '^  divided  ;  now 
shall  they  be  found  faulty:  he 
shall  t  break  down  their  altars,  he 
shall  spoil  their  images. 

images,  il  Or,  He  hath  divided  their  heart,  d'. 
Matt.  C.  24.    t  Heb.  behead. 

773 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  760. 


0  Is.  5.  6.  At 

32.  13.  <k  34. 
13. 

ch.  10.  R. 
p  Ez.  13.  3, 

&c. 

Mic.  2.  11. 

Zeph.  3.  4. 
t  Heb.  man 

of  the  spirit. 
?  Jer.  6.  17.it 

31.  C. 

Ez.  3.  17.  & 

33.  7. 

'!  Or,  against, 
r  Is.  £1.  6. 
ch.  10.  0. 
s  Judg.  19.  22. 
fch.  8.  13. 
«  Is.  'Za.  4. 


-Ml 


7.  1. 


X  Sec  ch.2.15. 
y  Num.  25.  3. 

Ps.  lOe.  28. 
z  ch.  4.  14. 
a  Jer.  11.  13. 

Bee  Judg.  6. 

32. 
b  Ps.  81.   12. 

Ez.  20.  8. 

Amos  i.  5. 
c  Job  27.  14. 
dDeut.  28.  41, 

62. 
c  Deut.  31.  17. 

2  Kings  17. 


/See  1  Sam. 

28.  15,  16. 
g  See  Ez.  26, 

&,  27,  &  28. 
A  ver.  16. 

ch.  13.  16. 
1  Luke -23.  29. 
t  Heb. 

that  casteth 

the  fruit. 
*ch.  4.  15.  & 

12.  11. 
/ch.  1.  6. 
m  Is.  1.  23. 
n  Tcr.  13. 
tllcb. 

the  desires, 

Ez.  24.  21. 

o  Deut.  28.  &4, 


about  740. 

jNah.  2.  2. 
I  Or.  a  vine 

emptying  the 

fruit  which 

it  giveth. 
b  ch.  8.  11.  & 

12.  11. 
c  ch.  8.  4. 
t  Heb. 

statues,  or, 

standing 
Kings  18.  21. 


Israel  is  threatened. 


HOSEA. 


Israel's  ingratitude. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  740. 


ver.  7. 

/See  Deut. 

29.  18. 

Amos  5.  7.  6c 

6.  12. 

Acts  8,  23. 

Heb.  12.  15. 
f  1  Kings  12. 

28,  29. 

ch.  8.  5,  6. 
hch.i.  15. 
II  Or, 


Zeph.  1.  4. 
1 1  Sr»m.  4.  21, 

22. 

ch.  9.  11. 
Jch.  5.  13. 
;ch.  11.6. 
m  ver.  3,  15. 
t  Heb.  the 

face  of  Ihe 

water. 
nch.  4.  15. 

0  Deut.  9.  21. 
1  Kings  12. 
30. 

J)  ch.  9.  6. 
5  Is.  2.  19. 

Luke  23.  30. 

Rev.  6.  16. 

&.  U.  6. 
rch.  9.  9. 
>  See  Judg.20. 

1  Deut.  28.63. 
u  Jer.  16.  16. 

Kz.  23.  4G,47. 

ch.  8.  10. 
II  Or,  when 

1  shall  hind 

them  for 

their  two 

transsres* 

swns,  or, 

in  their  two 

habitations. 
X  Jer.  50.  11. 

Mie.  4.  13. 
t  Heh. 

the  beauty 

of  her  neck, 
y  Prov.  11.  18 
I  Jer.  4.  3. 
a  J.tI-  4.  a. 

Prov.  22.  8. 

ch.  H.  7. 

lJ.ll.  G.  7,  8. 
tch.  13.  IC. 


c  2  Kind's  18. 
34.  ik  19.  13. 
ileh.  13.  10. 


t  Heb. 
the  evil  of 
your  evil. 

e  ver.  7. 


a  0  For  now  they  shall  say,  We 
have  no  king,  because  we  feared 
not  the  Lord  ;  what  then  should 
a  king  do  to  us  ? 

4  They  have  spoken  words, 
swearing  falsely  in  making  a  cov- 
enant: thus  judgment  syringeth 
up /as  hemlock  in  the  furrows  of 
the  field. 

5  The  inhabitants  of  Samaria 
shall  fear  because  of  if  the  calves 
of  ''Beth-aven:  for  the  people 
thereof  shall  mourn  over  it,  and 
lithe  priests  thereof  that  rejoiced 
on  it,  jfor  the  glorjf  thereof,  be- 
cause it  is  departed  from  it. 

6  It  shall  be  also  carried  unto 
Assyria  for  a  present  to  '-king 
Jareb:  Ephraim  shall  receive 
shame,  and  Israel  shall  be  asham- 
ed 'of  his  own  counsel. 

7  ■"'■As  for  8aniaria,  her  king  is  cut 
off  as  the  loam  upon  tthe  water. 

8  «  The  higli  places  also  of  Aven, 
othe  sin  of  Israel,  shall  be  de- 
stroyed: J^the  thorn  and  the  this- 
tle shall  come  up  on  their  altars; 
gand  they  shall  say  to  the  mount- 
ains, Cover  us;  and  to  the  hills, 
Fall  on  us. 

9  '■O  Israel,  thou  hast  sinned 
from  the  daj'S  of  Gibeah :  there 
thev  stood:  « the  battle  in  Gibeah 
against  the  cliildren  of  iniquity 
did  not  overtake  tliem. 

10  iJt  is  in  my  desire  that  I 
should  chastise  them;  and  "the 
people  shall  be  gathered  against 
them,  II  when  tliey  shall  bind 
themselves  in  their  two  furrows. 

11  And  Ephraim  is  as  ^a  heifer 
that  is  taught,  and  loveth  to  tread 
out  the  corn;  but  I  passed  over 
upon  ther  fair  neck  :  I  will  make 
Ephraim  to  ride;  Judah  shall 
plough,  and  Jacob  shall  break  his 
clods. 

12  ySow  to  yourselves  in  right- 
eousness, reap  in  mercy;  z break 
up  your  fallow  ground:  for  it  is 
time  to  seek  the  Lord,  till  he 
come  and  rain  righteousness  upon 
you. 

13  "Ye  have  ploughed  wicked- 
ness, ye  have  reaped  iniquity; 
ye  have  eaten  tlie  fruit  of  lies: 
because  thou  didst  trust  in  thy 
wav,  in  the  multitude  of  thy 
mightv  men. 

14  i-Therelbre  shall  a  tumult 
arise  among  thy  people,  and  all 
thy  fortresses  sliall  be  si)Oilefl,  as 
Shalman  S})oil('d  'Betli-arbel  in 
the  day  of  battle:  ''the  mother 
was  dashed  in  pieces  upon  her 
children. 

15  So  shall  Both-el  do  unto  you 
because  of  t  your  great  wicked- 
ness;  in  a  morning  «shall  the 
king  of  Israel  be  utterly  cut  off. 

CHAPTER   Xr. 

1  The  ingruliltide  of  Israel  untu  Ood  for  his 
benefits.  5  JIis  juilgment.  8  Ooii's  mercy 
toward  them. 

774 


WHEN  "Israel  was   a   child, 
then  I  loved  him,  and  '  call- 
ed my  c  son  out  of  Egypt. 

2  As  they  called  them,  so  they 
went  from  them :  d  they  sacrific- 
ed unto  Baalim,  and  burned  in- 
cense to  graven  images. 

3  «I  taught  Ephraim  also  to  go, 
taking  them  by  their  arins ;  but 
they  knew  not  that  /I  healed 
them. 

4  I  drew  them  with  cords  of  a 
man,  with  bands  of  love:  and  al 
was  to  them  as  they  that  t  take  off 
the  yoke  on  tlieir  jaws,  and  >•■  I 
laid  meat  unto  them. 

5  ^1  «He  shall  not  return  into  the 
land  of  Egypt,  but  the  Assyrian 
shall  be  his  king,  *  because  they 
refused  to  return. 

6  And  the  sword  shall  abide  on 
his  cities,  and  shall  consume  his 
branches,  and  devour  them,  'be- 
cause of  their  own  counsels. 

7  And  my  people  are  bent  to 
™  backsliding  from  me :  « though 
they  called  them  to  the  Most 
High,  tnone  at  all  would  exalt 
hlni. 

8  oHow  shall  I  give  thee  up, 
Ephraim?  how  shall  I  deliver 
thee,  Israel?  how  shall  I  make 
thee  as7'Admah?  how  shall  I  set 
thee  as  Zeboim?  7 mine  heart  is 
turned  within  me,  my  repent- 
ings  are  kindled  together. 

9  I  will  not  execute  the  fierce- 
ness of  mine  anger,  I  will  not  re- 
turn to  destroy  Ephraim:  '•for  I 
ant  God,  and  not  man;  the  Holy 
One  in  the  midst  of  thee:  and  I 
will  not  enter  into  the  city. 

10  They  shall  walk  after  the 
Lorfo:  «he  sliall  roar  like  a  lion: 
when  he  shall  roar,  then  the 
children  shall  tremble  <  from  the 
west. 

11  They  shall  tremble  as  a  bird 
out  of  Egypt,  "and  as  a  dove  out 
of  the  land  of  Assyria:  ^and  I 
will  place  tliem  in  their  houses, 
saith  the  Lord. 

12  J/ Ephraim  compasseth  me 
about  with  lies,  and  the  house  of 
Israel  with  deceit:  ))ut  Judali  yet 
ruleth  with  (Jod,  and  is  faithful 
II  with  the  saints. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  A  reproof  of  Ephraim,  Judah,  and  Jacob.  3 
By  farmer  favours  he  cxhortcth  to  repentance. 
7  Ephraim'^  sins  provoke  God. 

EPHRAIM  "feodeth  on  wind, 
and  loUoweth  after  the  east 
wind:  he  daily  increaseth  lies 
and  desolation;  ''and  they  do 
make  a  covenant  with  the  As- 
syrians, and  coil  is  carried  into 
Egypt. 

2  ''The  Lord  hath  also  a  con- 
troversy with  .Uulah,  and  will 
t punish  Jacob  according  to  his 
ways ;  according  to  his  doings 
will  he  recompense  him. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  740. 


a  ch.  2.  15. 
((Matt.  2.  15. 
cEx.4.  22,  23. 

rf2  Kings  17. 
IG. 


L-h. 


13.  (k 


e  Deut.  1.  ?.l. 

&  32.  10,11, 

12. 

Is.  46.3. 
/Ex.  15.  26. 
?  Lev.  20.  13. 
t  Heb. 

lift  up. 
h  Ps.  78.  25. 

ch.2.  8. 
1  See  ch.  8. 13. 

&  9.  3. 
*  2  Kings  17. 

13,  14. 

about  728. 

They  be- 
came tribu- 
taries to  Sal- 
nianasser. 

Ich.  10.  G. 

m  Jer.  3.  6, 
Sic.  &  8.  5. 
ch.  4.  16. 

n  ch.  7.  16. 

t  Heb.  to- 
githcr  they 
exalted  nut. 

0  Jer.  9.  7. 
ch.6.  4. 

p  Gen.  14.  8. 
&.  19.  24,25. 
Deut.  29.  23. 
Amos  4.  11. 

ij  Deut.  32.  38. 
Is.  03.  15. 
Jer.  31.  20. 

r  Num.  23.19. 
Is.  55.  8,  9. 
Mai.  3.  0. 

sis.  31.  4. 
Joel  3.  16. 
Amos  1.  2. 

t  Zech.  8.  7. 

u  Is.  00.  8. 
ch.  7.  11. 

X  Ex.  26.  25, 
26.  ic  37.  21, 
25. 

y  ch.  12.  1. 

ilOr, 
with  the 
most  holy. 


about  725. 

ach.  8.  7. 

b  2  Kings  17. 

4. 

ch.  5.  13.   t 

7.  11. 
cIs.  30.  6.  Jk 

57.  9. 
dch.  4.  1. 

Mid.  fl.  2. 
t  Heb. 

visit  upon. 


Ephraim  reproved. 


HOSEA. 


A  promise  of  mercy. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  725. 


e  Gen.  25.  26. 
t  Heb.  was 

a  prince,  or, 

hehaoed 

kzmselj 

princely. 
/Gen.  32.  24, 

&;c. 
g  Gen.  28.  12, 

19.  &  35.  9, 

10, 15. 
ft  Ex.  3.  15. 
ich.  14.  1. 

Mic.  0.  8. 
k  Ps.  37.  7. 
II  Or, 
Canaan  : 

See  Ez.  16.  3. 
ZProv.  11.  1. 

Amos  8.  5. 
!l  Or,  deceive. 
mZech.  II.  5. 

Itev.  3.  17. 
II  Or,  all  my 

lahuurs  suf- 
fice me  not  : 

he  shall 

have  punish- 
ment of  ini'i- 

uity  in  whom 

is  £271. 

tHeb.  which, 
n  ch.  13.  4. 
0  Lev.  23.  42, 

43. 

Neh.  8.  17. 

Zeeh.  14.  16. 
p  2  Kings  17. 

13. 
t  Heb.  by  the 

hand, 
q  ch.  5.  1.  <fc 

6.  8. 
rch.  4.  15.4; 

9.  15. 

Arnos  4.  4.  & 
6.  5. 

»ch.  8.  11.  ii. 

10.  1. 
(G 


3  ^1  He  took  his  brother  c  by  the 
heel  in  the  womb,  and  by  hi.s 
strength  he  t/had  power  with 
God : 

4  Yea,  he  had  power  over  the 
angel,  and  prevailed:  he  wept, 
and  made  supplication  unto  him  : 
he  found  him  in  ir  Beth-el,  and 
there  he  spake  with  us ; 

5  Even  the  Lord  God  of  hosts; 
the  Lord  is  his  '« memorial. 

6  'Therefore  turn  thou  to  thy 
God:  keep  mercy  and  judgment, 
and  *  wait  on  thy  God  continually. 

7  f  He  in  !la  rnerchant,  'the  bal- 
ances of  deceit  are  in  his  hand: 
he  loveth  to  ii  oppress. 

8  And  Ephraim  .said,  ^Tet  I  am 
become  rich,  I  have  found  me  out 
substance:  IU'?i  all  my  labours 
they  shall  find  none  iniquity  in 
me  t  that  were  sin. 

9  And  « I  that,  am  the  Lord  thy 
God  from  the  land  of  Egypt  <>  will 
yet  make  thee  to  dwell  in  taber- 
nacles, as  in  the  days  of  the  sol- 
emn feast. 

10  2'  I  have  also  spoken  by  the 
prophets,  and  I  have  multiplied 
visions,  and  used  similitudes,  tby 
the  ministry  of  the  prophets. 

11  ila  there  iniquity  in  Gilead? 
surely  they  are  vanity:  they  sac- 
rifice bullocks  in  '•Gilgal;  yea, 
» their  altars  are  as  heaps  in  the 
furrows  of  the  fields. 

12  And  Jacob  *  fled  into  the  coun- 
try of  Syria,  and  Israel «  served  for 
a  wife,  and  for  a  wife  he  kept  .s/ieep. 

13  *And  by  a  prophet  the  Lord 
brought  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  and 
by  a  prophet  was  he  preserved. 

14  2/ Ephraim  provoked  him  to 
anger  tmost  bitterly:  therefore 
shall  he  leave  his  t  blood  upon 
him,  2 and  his  "reproach  shall  his 
Lord  return  unto  him. 


.  28.  5.  Deut.  26.  5.  u  Gen.  29.  20,  28.  x  Kx.  12.  60,  51. 
&  13.  3.  Ps.  77.  20.  Is.  C3.  11.  Mic  6.  4.  v2  Kings  17.  11- 
18.  tHeb.  with  bitternesses.  tHeb.  bloods:  See  Ez.  18.  13. 
4  24.7,8.     «  Dan.  11.18.     a  Deut.  28.  37. 

CHAPTER    XIII. 

Epkraim's  glory,  by  reason  of  idolatry,  vanish- 
eth.  5  God's  anger  fur  their  unkindness.  9 
A  promise  vf  God's  mercy.  15  A  judgment  for 
rebellion. 


a 2  Kings  17. 

16,  18. 

ch.  11.  2. 
t  Heb.  they 

add  to  sm. 
ich.  2.  8.  & 

8.4. 


II  Or,  the 


c  1  Kings  19 
18. 

dch.  6.  4. 
e  Dan.  2.  35. 


about  725.    TTTHEN  Ephraim  spake  trem- 
VV    bling,  he  e.xalted  himself  in 
Israel;  but  "  when  he  ottended  in 
Baal,  he  died. 

2  And  now  tthey  sin  more  and 
more,  and  ^have  made  them 
molten  images  of  their  .silver,  and 
idols  according  to  their  own  un- 
derstanding, all  of  it  the  work  of 
the  craftsmen :  they  say  of  them, 

, ,  Let  II  the  men  that  sacrifice  <;  kiss 

'acrijicers  »/ [  the  CalVCS. 

3  Therefore  they  shall  be  f'as  the 
morning  cloud,  "and  as  the  early 
dew  that  passeth  away,  ^as  the 
chaf^that  is  driven  with'the  whirl- 
wind out  of  the  floor,  and  as  the 
smoke  out  of  the  chimney. 


4  Yet  /I  am  the  Lord  thy  God 
from  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  thou 
Shalt  know  no  god  but  me:  for 
a  there  is  no  saviour  beside  me. 

5  •[  ''I  did  know  thee  in  the  wil- 
derness, Jin  the  land  of  t great 
drought. 

6  ^According  to  their  pa,sture,  so 
were  they  filled ;  they  were  filled, 
and  their  heart  was  exalted; 
therefore  'have  they  forgotten 
me. 

7  Therefore  "i  I  will  be  unto  them 
as  a  lion :  as  « a  leopard  by  the 
way  will  I  observe  them: 

8  1  will  meet  them  oas  a  bear 
that  is  bereaved  of  her  ichelps,  and 
will  rend  the  caul  of  their  heart, 
and  there  will  I  devour  them  like 
a  lion:  tthe  wild  beast  shall  tear 
them. 

9  ^  O  Israel,  Pthou  hast  destroj^- 
ed  thyself;  9  but  in  me  tis  thine 
help. 

10  !l  I  will  be  thy  king:  »•  where  i.'s 
any  other  that  may  save  thee  in 
all  thy  cities?  and  thy  judges  of 
whom  sthou  saidst,  Give  me  a 
king  and  princes  ? 

11  <I  gave  thee  a  king  in  mine 
anger,  and  took  him  away  in  my 
wrath. 

12  "The  iniquity  of  Ephraim  is 
bound  up;  his  sin  is  hid. 

13  »;  The  sorrows  of  a  travailing 
woman  shall  come  upon  him :  he 
is  2' an  unwi.se  son;  for  he  should 
not  3  stay  tlong  in  the  place  of  the 
breaking  forth  of  children. 

14  « I  will  ransom  them  from 
tthe  power  of  the  grave;  I  will 
redeem  them  from  death:  *0 
death,  I  will  be  thy  plagues;  O 
grave,  I  will  be  thy  destruction: 
£•  repentance  shall  be  hid  from 
mine  eves. 

1.5  %  Though  rfhe  be  fruitful 
among  his  brethren,  «an  east 
wind  shall  come,  the  wind  of  the 
Lord  shall  come  up  from  the 
wilderness,  and  his  spring  .shall 
become  dry,  and  his  fountain 
shall  be  dried  up:  he  shall  spoil 
the  treasure  of  all  t  pleasant  ves- 
sels. 

16  Ii  Samaria  shall  become  deso- 
late; /for  she  hath  rebelled 
against  her  God:  ^ they  shall  fall 
by  the  sword :  their  infants  shall 
be  dashed  in  pieces,  and  their  wo- 
men with  child  shall  be  ripped 
up. 

eJer.  4.  11.  Ez.  17.  10.  ifc  19.  12.  ch.  4.  19.  t 
desire,      Nah.    2.   9.      II  Fulfilled   about  721. 

/2  Kings  18.  12.  p 2  Kings  8.  12.  4:  15.  16.  Is. 
14,  15.     Amos  1.  13.     Nah.  3.  10. 


Kefore 
C  II  RI  S  T 

about  725. 


/Is.  43.  11. 

ch.  12.  9. 
eU.  43.  11.  4; 

45.  21. 
A  Deut.  2.  7. 

4;  32.  10. 
i  Deut.  8.  15. 

4  32.  10. 
t  Heb. 

droughts. 
»Deut.  8.  12, 

14.  4  32.  15. 
Ich.  8.  14. 

m  Lam.  3. 10. 

ch.  5.  14. 
n  Jer.  5.  6. 
o2Sam.  17. 

8. 

Prov.  17.  12. 
t  Heb. 

the  btafl  of 

the  field, 
p  Prov.  6.  32. 

ch.  11.  1. 

Mai.  1.  9. 
q  ver.  4. 
tHeb. 

in  thy  help. 
:i  Rather, 

Where  is  thy 

king?     King 

Hoshea  be- 
ing then  in 

prison, 

2  Kings  17.4. 
r  Deut.  32.  38. 

ch.  10.  3. 

ver.  4. 
si  Sam.  8.  5, 

19. 
tl  Sam.  8.  7. 

4  10.  19.  & 

15.  22,  23.  ic 

16.  1. 
ch.  10.  3. 

u  Deut.  32.  34. 

Job    11.17. 
xU.  13.8. 

Jcr.  30.  6. 
j/Prov.  22.  3. 
z2  Kings  19. 

3. 
t  Heb. 

a  time, 
a  Is.  25.  8. 

Ez.  37.  12. 
tHeb. 

the  hand, 
b  1  Cor.  15. 

54,  55. 
c  Jer.  15.  6. 


Ron 


11.29. 


rf  See  Gen.  41. 

52.  4  48.  19. 

Heb.  vessels  of 

2    Kings  17.  C. 

13.  16.    ch.  10. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 


nise  vf 


1  An  exhortation  to  repentance.    4  A  p: 
God*s  Ijlcssing. 

0  ISRAEL,  "return    unto  the 
Lord  thy  God;  '■  for  thou  hast 
fallen  by  thine  iniquity. 
2  Take  with  you  words,  and  turn 
to  the  Lord  : 'say  unto  him,  Take 
775 


about  725. 

ach.  12.  6. 
Joel  2.  13. 
6ch.  13.  9. 


Joel  prescribctli 


JOEL. 


a  fast  for  complaint. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  725. 


II  Or, 

give  good, 
clleb.  13.15. 
dJer.  31.  18, 

&c. 

rh.  5.  13.  <fc 

12.  1. 
eDeul.  17.  IG. 

Ps.  33.  17. 

Is.  30.  2,  16. 

&.  31.  1. 
/ah.  2.  17. 

vor.  8. 
gVs.lO.  14.  & 


A  Jer.  6.  6.  &;  14.  7.    ch.  11.  7 
19. 12.     il  Or,  Uussum.     i  He 


away  all  iniquity,  and  II  i-eceive  ils 
graciously  :  so  will  we  render  the 
e  calves  oi'our  lip.s. 
St'Asshur  shall  not  save  us;  ewe 
will  not  ride  upon  horses:  /nei- 
ther will  we  say  any  more  to  the 
work  of  our  hands,  Ye  are  our 
gods:  //for  in  thee  the  fatherless 
lindeth  inercy. 

4  11  I  will  heal  ''their  backsliding, 
I  will  love  them  ii'reely :  for  mine 
anger  is  turned  away  from  him. 

5  I  will  be  as  *t"he  dew  unto 
Israel:  he  shall  11  grow  as  the  lily, 
and  toast  forth  liis  roots  as  Leb- 
anon. 

G  llisbranclies  tshall  spread,  and 

Prov. 


lEph.l.  6.     *  Job  2a.  13. 
strike,     t  Heb.  shall  go. 


'his  beauty  shall  be  as  the  olive 
tree,  and  '"  his  smell  as  Lebanon. 

7  "They  that  dwell  under  liis 
shadow  shall  return;  they  shall 
revive  as  the  corn,  and  II  grow  as 
the  vine:  the  llscent  thereof  s/ia^Z 
be-  as  the  wine  of  Lebanon. 

8  Ephraim  s/kiH  .say,  <>  What  have 
I  to  do  any  more  with  idols  ?  2>  I 
have  heard  him,  and  observed 
him:  I  am  like  a  green  fir  tree. 
7  From  me  is  thy  fruit  found. 

9  '-Who  is  wise,  and  he  shall 
understand  these  ihinc/s?  prudent, 
and  he  shall  know  them  ?  for  «the 
ways  ofthe  Lord  m'^right, and  the 
just  shall  walk  in  them:  but  the 
transgressors  shall  fall  therein. 

i:  18.  37.  s  Prov,  10.  29.     Luke  2.  34.    2  Cor.  2.  11 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  800. 


a  ch.  2.  2. 
i,  Pi).  78.  4. 


c  Deut.  28.  38. 
ch.  2.25. 

+  Heh.  The 
Tesitlltc  ofthe 
jialmcrworm. 


dU.  32.  10. 

eSo  Prov.  30. 
25,  20,  27. 
ch.  2.2,  11, 
25. 

/Rev.  9.  8. 

gla.  5.  C. 

tlleb.  laid 
mi/ Jig  tree 
fur  a  hark- 
ing. 

h  Is.  22.  12. 
iProv.  2.  17. 

Jcr.  3.  4. 
»  ver.  13. 

ih.  2.  14. 

tJer.  12.11. 

&  14.  2. 
m  Is.  21.  7. 

ver.  12. 
II  Or, 

atltamtd. 
n  Jer.  14.  3,4. 


JOEL. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Joel,  declaring  sundry  judgments  of  God,  ex- 
hortelh  to  of'Serve  them,  8  and  to  mourn.  14 
lie  prescriheth  a  fa^t  for  complaint. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  to  Joel  the  son  of  Pe- 
thuel. 

2  Hear  this,  ye  old  men,  and  give 
ear,  all  .ye  inhabitants  ofthe  land. 
«Hath  this  been  in  your  days,  or 
even  in  the  days  of  your  fathers? 

3*Tellye  your  children  of  it,  and 
let  your  children  tell  their  chil- 
dren, and  their  children  another 
generation. 

4  ct  That  which  the  palmerworm 
hath  left  hath  the  locust  eaten ; 
and  that  which  the  locust  hath  left 
hath  the  cankerworm  eaten;  and 
that  which  the  cankerworm  hath 
left  hath  the  caterpillar  eaten. 

5  Awake,  ye  drunkards,  and 
weep;  and  liowl,  all  ye  drinkers 
of  wine,  because  ofthe  new  wine; 
rf  for  it  is  cut  off  from  your  mouth. 

6  For  'a  nation  is  come  up  upon 
my  land,  strong,  and  without 
number,  /whose  teeth  are  the 
teeth  of  a  lion,  and  he  hath  the 
cheek  teeth  of  a  great  lion. 

7  He  hath  .'/laid  my  vine  waste, 
and  tbarked  my  fig  tree:  he  hath 
made  it  clean  bare,  and  cast  it. 
away;  the  branches  thereof  arc 
made  white. 

8  II  ''  Lament  like  a  virgin  girded 
with  sackcloth  for  i  the  husband 
of her  youth. 

9  ''^The  meat  offering  and  the 
drink  oMering  is  cut  off  I'roni  the 
house  ofthe  Lord;  the  priests, 
the  Lord's  ministers,  mourn. 

10  The  field  is  wasted,  'the  land 
mourneth  ;  for  the  corn  is  wasted  : 
™the  new  wine  is  II  dried  up,  the 
oil  languisheth. 

i  11  "Be  ye  ashamed,  O  ye  hus- 
77(! 


bandmen  ;  howl,  O  ye  vinedress- 
ers, for  the  wheat  and  tor  the 
barley ;  because  the  harvest  of  the 
field  is  perished. 

VI  o  The  vine  is  dried  up,  and  the 
fig  tree  languisheth ;  the  pome- 
granate tree,  the  palm  tree  also, 
and  the  apple  tree,  even  all  the 
trees  of  the  field,  are  withered: 
because  3'joy  is  withered  away 
from  the  son's  of  men. 

IS^Gird  yourselves,  and  lament, 
ye  priests:  howl,  ye  ministers  of 
the  altar:  come,  lie  all  night  in 
sackcloth,  ye  ministers  of  my 
God:  for  ''the  meat  otfering  and 
the  drink  ottering  is  withholden 
from  the  house  of  your  God. 

14  -11  « Sanctity  ye  a  fast,  call 
'a  II solemn  assembly,  gather  the 
elders  and  "all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  cry  unto  the 
Lord, 

15  a-Alas  for  the  day!  for  ythe 
day  of  the  Lord  is  at  hand,  and 
as  a  destruction  from  the  Al- 
miglitv  shall  it  come. 

]()  Is  not  the  meat  cut  offbefore 
our  eyes,  yea,  'joy  and  gladness 
Irom  the  liouse  of  our  God  ? 

17  The  tseed  is  rotten  under 
their  clods,  the  garners  are  laid 
desolate,  the  barns  are  broken 
down  ;  for  the  corn  i.s  withered. 

18  How  do  « the  beasts  groan  ! 
the  herds  of  cattle  are  peri)lexed, 
because  thev  have  no  jiasture; 
yea,  the  llocks  of  sheep  are  made 
desolate. 

1!)  O  Lord,  ^to  thee  will  I  cry: 
for  cthe  lire  hath  devoured  the 
II  pastures  ofthe  wilderness,  and 
tlie  llame  hath  burned  all  the 
trees  of  the  field. 

20  The  beasts  of  the  iield  ^cry 
al.so  unto  thee:   for  nhe   rivers 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  725. 


;  I's.  5':.  8.  ic 

1C8.  3. 
m  Gen.  27.  27. 

Cant.  4.  11. 
nPs.  01.  1. 
I  Or,  blossom, 

:iOr, 
memorial. 

over.  3. 
p  Jer.  31.  18. 
7  James  1.  17. 
r  Pa.  107.  43. 

Jer.  9.  12. 

Dan.  12.  10. 

John  8.  47. 

1  Pel.2.  7,  8. 


Befoxe 
CHRIST 

about  800. 


pis.  24.  11. 

Jcr.  48.  33. 

See  Ps.  4.  7. 

Is.  9.  3. 
(J  Jcr.  4.  8. 

ver.  8. 


s2Chr.  20.  3, 

4. 

ch.2.  15,16. 
t  Lev.  23.  36. 
II  Or,  day  of 

restraint. 
u  2  Chr.  20. 

13. 
xJcr.  30.  7. 
y  Is.  13.  6,  9. 

ch.  2. 1. 


s  See  Deuf. 
12.  0,  7.  & 
IC.  11,  14,15. 

tll.-li. 
grains. 


(/Job  38.  41. 

Ps.  104.  21. 

Sc  145.  15. 
el  KinRS  17. 

7.  ic  18.  5. 


God's  judgments. 


JOEL. 


A  blessing  promised. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  800. 


a  Jer.  4.  5. 

ver.  15. 
'!  Or,  cornet, 
b  Xura.  10.  5, 

9. 
cch.  1.  15. 

Obad.  15. 

Zeph.  1.  14, 

15. 
rf  Amos  5.  18, 

20. 
ech.  1.  6. 

ver.  5,  11, 

25. 
/Ex.  10.14. 
t  Heb.  of 

generation 

and  eenerO' 

tion. 
f  ch.  i.  10,20. 
h  Gen.  2.  8.  ic 

13.  10. 

la.  51.  3. 
I  Zech.  7.  14. 
*  Rev.  9.  7. 


n  Jer.  8.  21. 

Lam.  4.  8. 

Nah.  2.  10. 
t  Heb.  pot. 


II  Or, darf. 


0  Jer.  9.  21. 
p  John  10.  1. 
(jPs.  18.7. 
rl3.  13.  10. 

Ez.  32.  7. 

ver.  31. 

rh.  3.  15. 

Matt.  24.  29. 
»  Jer.  25.  30. 

ch.  3.  16. 

Amo:!    1.  2. 
t  ver.  2.1. 
u  Jer.  50.  34. 

Rev.  18.  8. 
jJer.  30.  7. 

Amos  5.  18. 

Zeph.  1.  15. 
jr  Num.24.  23. 

Mai.  3.  2. 
z  ..  -T.  4.  1. 

Hos.  12.  6.  Ic 

14.  1. 
a  Ps.  34.  18.  & 

61.  II. 


of  waters  are  dried  up,  and  the 
fire  hath  devoured  the  pastures 
of  the  wilderness. 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  lie  shewelh  unit,  Zion  the  terrihlenest  of 
God's  judgment.  12  He  exkorteth  to  re- 
pentance, 15  prescriheth  a  fast,  l^promiseth  a 
blessing  thereon.  21  He  comforteth  Zion  with 
present,  28  and  future  blessings. 

""OLOW  ye  the  n trumpet  in 
X>  Zion,  and  ''somid  an  alarm 
in  my  holy  mountain  :  let  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land  tremble  : 
for  cthe  day  of  the  Lord  cometh, 
for  it  is  nigh  at  hand : 

2  f'A  day  of  darkness  and  of 
gloominess,  a  day  of  clouds  and 
of  thick  darkness,  as  the  morn- 
ing spread  upon  the  mountains: 
ea  great  people  and  a  strong; 
/there  hath  not  been  ever  the 
like,  neither  shall  be  any  more 
after  it,  evni  to  the  years  tof 
many  generations. 

3  aA  fire  devoureth  before  them  : 
and  behind  them  a  flame  burn- 
eth :  the  land  /.s-  as  ''  the  garden  of 
Eden  before  them,  *and  behind 
them  a  desolate  wilderne.ss;  yea, 
and  nothing  shall  escape  theni. 

4  *The  appearance  of  them  is  as 
the  appearance  of  horses ;  and 
as  horsemen,  so  shall  they  run. 

5 '  Like  the  noise  of  chariots  on  the 
tops  of  mountains  shall  they  leap, 
like  the  noi.se  of  a  flame  of  fire 
that  devoureth  the  stubble,  n^as  a 
strong  people  set  in  battle  array. 

6  Before  their  face  the  people 
shall  be  much  pained  :  «  all  faces 
shall  gather  t  blackness. 

7  They  shall  rurl  like  mighty 
men;  they  shall  climb  the  wail 
like  men  of  war;  and  they  shall 
march  every  one  on  his  waj's,  and 
they  shall  not  break  their  ranks: 

8  Neither  shall  one  thrust  an- 
other; they  shall  walk  every 
one  in  his  path  :  and  v:hen  they 
fall  upon  the  II  sword,  they  shall 
not  be  wounded. 

9  They  shall  run  to  and  fro  in 
the  city ;  they  shall  run  upon  the 
wall,  thej'  shall  climb  up  upon 
the  houses;  they  shall  center  in 
at  the  windows  p  like  a  thief. 

10  9  The  earth  shall  quake  be- 
fore them ;  the  heavens  shall 
tremble:  '•the  sun  and  the  moon 
shall  be  dark,  and  the  stars  shall 
withdraw  their  shining: 

11  «And  the  Lord  shall  utter 
his  voice  before  '  his  army :  lor 
his  camp  is  very  great :  «  for  he  is 
strong  that  executeth  his  word : 
for  the  a:daj'  of  the  Lord  is  great 
and  very  terrible ;  and  z^who  can 
abide  it? 

12  1[  Therefore  also  now,  saith 
the  Lord,  ^turn  ye  fveti  to  me 
with  all  your  heart,  and  with 
fasting,  and  with  weeping,  and 
with  mourning: 

13  And  "rend  your  heart,  and 


not  ftj'our  garments,  and  turn 
unto  the  Lord  your  God :  for  he 
is  c gracious  and  merciful,  slow 
to  anger,  and  of  great  kindness, 
and  re'penteth  him  of  the  evil. 
14<'Wlio  knoweth  ;/  he  will  re- 
turn and  repent,  and  leave  ca 
blessing  behind  him;  even  /a 
meat  otfering  and  a  drink  offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord  yqur  God? 

15  ^  ff  Blow  the  trumpet  in  Zion, 
''sanctify  a  fast,  call  a  solemn 
assembly; 

16  Gather  the  people,  'sanctify 
the  congregation,  Aas.semble  the 
elders,  'gather  the  children,  and 
tho.se  that  suck  the  breasts:  ">let 
the  bridegroom  go  forth  of  his 
chamber,  and  the  bride  out  of  her 
closet. 

17  Let  the  priests,  the  ministers 
of  the  Lord,  weep  "between  the 
porch  and  the  altar,  and  let  them 
say,  "Spare  thy  people,  O  Lord. 
and  give  not  "thine  heritage  to 
reproach,  that  the  heathen  should 
I!  rule  over  them:  jMvherefore 
should  they  say  among  the  peo- 
ple. Where  is  their  God  ? 

18  li  Then  will  the  Lord  *  be  jeal- 
ous for  his  land,  rand  pity  his 
people. 

1!)  Yea,  the  Lord  will  answer 
and  say  unto  his  people.  Behold, 
I  will  send  you  scorn,  and  wine, 
and  oil.  and  ye  shall  be  satisfied 
therewith:  and  I  will  no  more 
make  you  a  reproach  among  the 
heathen : 

20  But  1 1  will  remove  far  off  from 
you  "the  northern  army,  and  will 
drive  him  into  a  land  barren  and 
desolate,  with  his  face  ^toward 
the  east  sea,  and  his  hinder  part 
2/ toward  the  utmost  .sea.  and  his 
stink  shall  come  up,  and  his  ill 
savourshall  come  up,  because  the 
hath  done  great  things. 

21  1  Fear  not,  O  land;  be  glad 
and  rejoice:  for  the  Lord  will  do 
great  things. 

22  Be  not  afraid,  z  ye  beasts  of  the 
field:  for  «the  pastures  of  the 
wilderness  do  spring,  for  the  tree 
beareth  her  Iruit,  the  fig  tree  and 
the  vine  do  vield  their  strength. 

23  Be  glad  then,  ye  children  of 
Zion,  and  '- rejoice  in  the  Lord 
jour  God  :  for  he  hath  given  j-ou 
;i  the  former  rain  t  moderately, 
and  he  <•  will  cause  to  come  down 
for  you  f'  the  rain,  the  former  rain, 
and  the  latter  rain  in  the  first 
month. 

24  And  the  floors  shall  be  full  of 
wheat,  and  the  fats  shall  overflow 
with  wine  and  oil. 

2.5  And  I  will  restore  to  you  the 
years  «that  the  locust  hath  eaten, 
the  cankerworm.  and  the  cater- 
pillar, and  the  paImerworm,.^my 
great  army  which  I  sent  among 
you. 

26  And  ye  shall  oeoX  in  plenty, 
777 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  800. 


bden.  37.  34. 

2  Sam.  1.  11. 

Job  1.20. 
e  Ex.  34.  B. 

Ps.  86.  5,  15. 

Jonah  4.2. 
rfJosh.  14.  12. 

2  Sam.  12.  22. 

2  Kings  19. 

4. 

.\mos  5.  15. 

Jonah  3.  9. 

Zeph.  2.  3. 
e  Is.  65.  8. 

Hag.  2.  19. 
/ch.  1.  9,  13. 
f  Num.  10.  3. 

ver.  1. 
Ach.  1.  14. 

I  Ex.  19.  10, 
22. 

*ch.  1.  14. 

II  Chr.  20. 
13. 

m  1  Cor.  7.  5. 
nT.z.  8.  16. 

Malt.  23.  35. 
oEz.  32.  11, 

12. 

Deut.  9.  20- 

29. 

I!  Or,  use  a  by- 
word against 

them, 
p  Ps.  42.  10.  k 

79.  10.  k  115. 

2. 

Mic.  7.  10. 
7  Zech.  1.  14. 

i;  8.  2. 
r  Deut.  32.  36. 

Is.  CO.  10. 
s  Seech.  1. 10. 

Mai.  3.  10, 

11,  12. 
J  See  Ex.  10. 

19. 
«  Jer.  1.  14. 
X  Ez.  47.  18. 

Zerh.  14.  8. 
y  Deut.  11.  24. 
t  Heb.  he 

hath  magni- 
fied to  do. 
jch.  1.  18,20. 
a  Zech.  8.  12. 

Seech.  1.19. 
(.Is.  41.  IC.  Sc 

61.  10. 

Hab.  3.  18. 

Zech.  10.  7. 
[|  Or,  a  teacher 

of  righteous. 

t  Heb.  accord' 
ing  to  right- 
eousness. 

c  Lev.  26.  4. 
Deut.  11.  14. 
Sc.  28.  12. 

d  James  5.  7. 

cch.  1.  4. 

/ver.  II. 

g  Lev.  26.  e. 
Ps.  22.  26. 
See  Lev.  26. 
26. 
Mic.  6.  14. 


God's  judgments. 


JOEL. 


Blesfiings  promised. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  SOO. 


hch.  3.  17. 
i  Lev.  20.  11, 

12. 

Ez.  37.  26,  27, 

28. 
*  Is.  45.  5,  21, 

22. 

Ez.  39.  22, 

28. 
I  la.  44.  3. 

Ez.  39.  29. 

Acts  2.  17. 
mZech.  12.10. 

John  7.  £9. 
n  Is.  54.  13. 
oActs  21.  9. 
p  1  Cor.  12.  13. 

Gal.  3.  28. 

Col.  3.  11. 
5  Matt.  24.29. 

.Mark  13.  24. 

Luke  21.  11, 

25. 
r  Is.  13.  0,  10. 

ver.  10. 

ch.  3.  1,  15. 

Matt.  24.  29. 

Mark  13.  24. 

Luke  21.25. 

Rev.  C.  12. 
«Mal.  4.  5. 
r  Rom.  10.  13. 
«  Is.  46.  13.  Sc 

69.  20. 

Obad.  17. 

Rom.  11.26. 
xJa.  11.11,18. 

Jer.  31.  7.     Mic 


and  be  satisfied,  and  praise  the 
name  of  the  Lord  your  God,  that 
hath  dealt  wondrously  with  you  : 
and  my  people  shall  never  be 
ashamed. 

27  ''And  ye  shall  know  that  I  nm 
i\n  the  midst  of  Israel,  and  that 
*I  nm  the  Lord  jour  God,  and 
none  else:  and  my  people  shall 
never  be  ashamed. 

28  II  'And  it  shall  come  to  pass 
afterward,  that  I  ^will  pour  out 
iny  Spirit  upon  all  flesh;  «and 
your  sons  and  "your  daughters 
shall  prophesy,  your  old  men 
shall  dream  dreams,  your  young 
men  shall  see  visions  : 

29  And  also  upon  p  the  servants 
and  upon  the  handmaids  in  those 
days  will  I  pour  out  iny  Spirit. 

ad  And  il  will  shew  wonders  in 
the  heavens  and  in  the  earth, 
blood,  and  fire,  and  pillars  of 
smoke. 

31  'The  sun  shall  be  turned  in- 
to darkness,  and  the  moon  Into 
blood,  8  before  the  great  and  the 
terrible  day  of  the  Lord  come. 

32  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
t  whosoever  shall  call  on  the  name 
of  the  Lord  shall  be  delivered : 
for  « in  mount  Zion  and  in  Jeru- 
.salem  shall  be  deliverance,  as 
the  Lord  hath  said,  and  in  *the 
remnant  whom  the  Lord  shall 
call. 

ik5.  3,  7,  8.     Rom.  9.27.  <k  11.5,  7. 


a  Jer.  30.  3. 
Ez.  38.  14. 


b  Zech.  14.  2, 

3,4. 
c2Chr.20.  26. 

ver.  12. 
d  Is.  60.  16. 

Ez.  38.  22. 


eObad.  11. 
Nah.  3.  10. 


/Amos  1.  C, 9. 
e  Ez.  25.  15, 
IB,  17. 


CHAPTER    III. 


Dan.  11.  38. 

t  Ileh.  Ihe 
ions  of  Ihe 
Grecians. 

h  Is.  43.  5,  0. 
6c  49.  12. 
Jer.  23.  8. 


1  God's  judgments  against  the  enemies  of  his 
people.  9  God  will  be  tnown  in  his  judgment. 
18  His  blessing  upon  the  church. 

FOR,  behold,  "in  those  days, 
and  in  that  time,  when  I  shall 
bring  again  the  captivity  of  Judah 
and  Jerusalem, 

2*1  will  also  gather  all  nations, 
and  will  bring  them  down  into 
"the  valley  of  Jelioshai)hat,  and 
''will  plead  with  them  there  for  iny 
people  and/o)'  mj-  heritage  Israel, 
whom  they  have  scattered  among 
the  nations,  and  parted  my  land. 

3  A  nd  they  have « cast  lots  for  my 
people;  and  have  given  a  boj'  for 
a  harlot,  and  sold  a  girl  for  wine, 
that  they  might  drink. 

4  Yea,  and  what  have  ye  to  do 
with  me,/0  Tyre,  and  Zidon,  and 
all  the  coasts  "of  Palestine?  .'/will 
ye  render  me  a  recompense?  and 
if  ye  recompense  me,  swiftly  and 
speedily  will  I  return  your  recom- 
pense lipon  your  own  liead  ; 

5  Because  ye  have  taken  my  sil- 
ver and  my  gold,  and  have  carried 
into  your  temples  my  goodly 
t  pleasant  things: 

0  Tlie  children  also  of  .Tudah  and 
the  children  of  Jerusalem  liave 
ye  sold  unto  tthe  dlrecians,  that 
ye  might  remove  them  far  from 
their  border. 

7  Behold,  >>  I  will  raise  them  out 

of  the  place  whither  ye  have  sold 

778 


them,  and  will  return  your  rec- 
ompense upon  your  own  head: 

8  And  I  will  sell  your  sons  and 
your  daughters  into  the  hand  of 
the  children  of  Jndah,  and  they 
shall  sell  them  to  theiSabeans,to 
a  people  *far  off:  for  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  it. 

9  1!  '  Proclaim  ye  this  among  the 
Gentiles;  t Prepare  war,  wake  up 
the  mighty  men,  let  all  the  men 
of  war  draw  near;  let  them  come 
up: 

10  "'Beat  your  ploughshares  in- 
to swords,  and  your  !i  pruning- 
hooks  into  spears :  "  let  the  weak 
say,  I  am  strong. 

11  "Assemble  yourselves,  and 
come,  all  ye  heathen,  and  gather 
yourselves  together  round  about: 
"thither  II  cause  p  thy  naighty  ones 
to  come  down,  O  Lord. 

12  Let  the  heathen  be  wakened, 
9  and  come  up  to  the  valley  of  Je- 
hoshaphat:  for  there  will  I  .sit  to 
oudge  allthe  heathen  roundabout. 

13  «  Put  ye  in  the  sickle,  for  t  the 
harvest  is  ripe:  come,  ^et  you 
down;  for  the  "press  is  full,  the 
fats  overflow ;  for  their  wicked- 
ness Is  great. 

14  Multitudes,  multitudes  in  a;  the 
valley  of  II decision:  for  .'/the  day 
of  the  Lord  is  near  in  the  valley 
of  decision. 

ISThe^sun  and  the  moon  shall 
be  darkened,  and  the  stars  shall 
withdraw  their  shining. 

10  The  Lord  also  shall  "  roar  out 
of  Zion,  and  utter  his  voice  from 
Jerusalem  ;  and  '■the  heavens  and 
the  earth  shaJl  shake:  «but  the 
Lord  ivill  be  the  1  hope  of  his  peo- 
ple, and  the  strength  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

17  So ''shall  ye  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord  your  God  dwelling  in 
Zion,  «my  holy  mountain:  then 
sh.ill  Jei'usalem  be  tholy,  and 
there  shall  no  .^'strangers  pass 
through  her  any  more. 

18  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  mountains  shall 
•/drop  down  new  wine,  and  the 
hills  .shall  How  with  milk,  ''and 
all  the  rivers  of  Judah  shall  +  How 
with  waters,  and  'a  fountain  shall 
come  forth  of  the  house  of  the 
Loud,  and  shall  water  *the  val- 
ley of  Sliittini. 

19  'Egypt  shall  be  a  desolation, 
and  '"  JOdom  shall  be  a  desolate 
wilderness,  for  the  violence 
against  the  children  of  Judah,  be- 
cause they  have  shed  innocent 
blood  in  their  land. 

20  But  Judah  shall  II  dwell  "for 
ever,  and  Jerusalem  from  genera- 
tion to  generation. 

21  For  I  will "  cleanse  their  blood 
t/iat  I  have  not  cleansed :  iMl  for 
the  Lord  dvvelleth  in  Zion. 

nAmos  9.  15.  o  Ih.  4.  4.  p  Ez.  48.  35.  ver. 
II  Or,  even  I  the  LORD  that  dwelleth  in  Zion. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  800. 


i  Ez.  23.  42. 
*  Jer.  6.  20. 
iSf-e  Is.  8.  9, 

10. 

Jer.  46.  3,  4. 

Ez.  38.  7. 
t  Heb. 

Sanctify, 
m  See  Is.  2.  4. 

Mic.  4.  3. 
[I  Or,  scythes, 
n  Zeeh.  12.  8. 
o  ver.  2. 
:iOr, 

the  LORB 

shall  bring 

down. 
p  Ps.  103.  20. 

Is.  13.  3. 
q  ver,  2. 
rPs.  9C.  13.  (fc 

98.  9.  <t  110. 

6. 

Is.  2.  4.  (t  3. 

13. 

Mic.  4.  3. 
s  Matt.  13.  39. 

Rev.  14.  15, 

18. 
t  Jer.  51.  S3. 

Hos.  0.  11. 
u  Is.  03.  3. 

Lam.  1.  15. 

Rev.  14.  19, 

20. 

X  ver.  2. 
II  Or,  con- 
cision, or, 

threshing, 
y  ch.  2.  1. 
jch.2.  10,  31. 
u  Jer.  25.  30. 

ch.  2.  11. 

Amos  1.  2. 
h  Hag.  2.  6. 
cIs.  51.5,  6. 
t  Heb.  place 

of  repair, 

or,  harbour, 
(ich.  2.  27. 
eDan.  11.45. 

Ohad.  16. 

Zech.  8.  3. 
t  Heb. 

holiness. 
f\s.  35.  8.  Sc 

52.  1. 

Nah.l.  15. 

Zech.  14.  21. 

Rev.  21.  27. 
g  .\mos  9.  13. 
h  Is.  30.  25. 
t  Heb.  go. 
i  Ps  46.  4. 

Ez.  47.  1. 

Zech.  14.  8. 

Rev.  22.  1. 
»  Num.  25.  1. 
lU.  19.  l.dcc. 
m  Jer.  49.  17. 

Ez.  25.  12,13. 

Amos  1.  11. 

Obad.  10. 
II  Or,  abide. 
Rev.  21.  3. 


17. 


Before 
C  H  K  I  S  T 

787. 


A  M  O  S. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Amos  shewellt  God's  judgment  vpon  Si/ria,  C 
upon  the  Philistines,  9  vpon  Tyrus,  11  upon 
Edom,  13  upjn  Ammon. 

THE  words  of  Amos,  "who  was 
among  the  herdmen  of  ^Te- 
koa,  which  he  saw  concerning  Is- 
rael <^  in  the  days  of  Uzziah  kingbf 
Jndah,  and  in  the  days  of  <^  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Joas'h  king  of  Is- 
rael, two  years  before  the  c  earth- 
quake. 

2  And  he  said,  The  IiOrd  will 
/roar  from  Zion,  and  utter  his 
voice  from  Jerusalem ;  and  the 
habitations  of  the  shepherds  shall 
mourn,  and  the  top  of  ^/Carmel 
shall  wither. 

SThussaiththeLoRD  ;  For  three 
transgressions  of  '« Damascus, 
Hand  for  four,  I  will  not  II  turn 
away  the  piiniahinait  thereof;  '  be- 
cause they  have  threshed  Gilead 
with  threshing  instruments  of 
iron : 

4  *But  I  will  send  a  fire  into  the 
house  of  Hazael,  which  shall  de- 
vour the  palaces  of  Ben-hadad. 

5  I  will  break  also  the  'bar  of 
Damascus,  and  cut  offthe  inhabit- 
ant from  lithe  plain  of  Aven,and 
him  that  holdeth  the  sceptre  from 
lithe  house  of  Eden :  and  "'the 
people  of  Syria  shall  go  into  cap- 
tivity "unto  Kir,  saith  the  Lord. 

6  1i  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  For 
three  transgressions  of  oQaza, 
and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away 
the  pxmlshment  thereof;  because 
they  II  carried  away  captive  the 
whole  captivity,  p  to  deliver  them 
up  to  Edom : 

7  9  But  I  will  send  a  fire  on  the 
wall  of  Gaza,  which  shall  devour 
the  palaces  thereof: 

8  And  I  will  cut  oflF  the  inhabit- 
ant 'from  Ashdod,  and  him  that 
holdeth  the  sceptre  from  Ashke- 
lon,  and  I  will  sturn  mine  hand 
against  Ekron:  and  ^he  remnant 
of  the  Philistines  shall  perish, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  For 
three  transgressions  of  "Tyrus, 
and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  awav 
the  punishment  thereof;  ^because 
they  delivered  up  the  whole  cap- 
tivity to  Edom,  and  remembered 
not  tthe  brotherlv  covenant : 

10  .'/But  I  will  send  a  fire  on  the 
wall  of  Tyrus,  which  shall  devour 
the  palaces  thereof. 

n  '[  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  For 
three  transgressions  of  ^Edom. 
and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away 

zls.  21.  n.  &  34.  5.      Jer.  40.  8,  &c.     Ez.  25. 
12, 13,  14.  &  35.  2,  (Scr.     Joel  3.  19.     Obad.  1,  d:c.     Mai.  1.  4. 


ach.:.  14. 
6  2  Sam.  14.2. 

2  Chr.  20.  20. 
cHos.  1.  1. 
dch.  7.  10. 
e  Zcch.  14.  5. 
/Jer.  25.  30. 

Joel  3.  16. 
f  1  Sam.  25.2. 

Is.  S3.  9. 
h  fa.  8.  4.  Sc 

17.  1. 

Jer.  49.  23. 

Zech.9.  ;. 
i;  Or,  yea, 

Sorfour. 
II  Or,  convert 

it,  or,  lei  it  be 

quiet :  and  so 

ver.  6,  ikc. 

I  2  Kings  10. 
33.  ic  13.  7. 

»  Jer.  17.27. 

(fc  49.  27. 

ver.  7,  10,12. 

ch.  2.  2,  5. 
;  Jer.  51.  30. 

Lam.  2.  9. 
n  Or,  Biknth- 

aven. 

II  Or,  Beth- 
eden. 

m  Fulfilled, 

2  Kings  16.9. 
Tirh.9.  7. 
o  2  Chr.  29.18. 

Is.  14.  29. 

Jer,  47.  4,  5. 

Ez.  25.  15. 

Zeph.2.  4. 
II  Or,  carried 

them  auiay 

with  an 

entire  cap' 

tivity, 

2  Chr.  21.16, 

17. 

Joel  3.  6. 
p  ver.  9. 
qJer.  47.  1. 
rZeph.  2.  4. 

Zech.  9.  5,  G. 
sPs.  81.  14. 
<Jer.  47.  4. 

Ez.  25.  16. 
uls.  23.  1. 

Jer.  47.  4. 

Ez.  26,  (k  27, 

d:  28. 

Joel  3.  4,  5. 
X  ver.  6. 
tHeh.  the 

ccvcnunt  o/ 

brethren, 

2  Sam.  5.  11. 

1  Kings  5.  1, 

<t  9.  11-14. 
»  ver.  4,  7,  Sec. 


the  punuhment  thereof;  because 
he  did  pursue  "his  brother  *with 
the  sword,  and  tdid  cast  off  all 
pity,  c  and  his  anger  did  tear  per- 
petually, and  he  kept  his  wrath 
for  ever : 

12  But  dl  will  send  a  fire  upon 
Teman,  which  shall  devour  the 
palaces  of  Bozrah. 

13  f  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  For 
three  transgressions  offthe  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  and  for  four,  I 
will  not  turn  away  the  punish- 
meiit  thereof;  because  they  have 
II /ripped  up  the  women  with 
child,  of  Gilead,  .-ythat  they  might 
enlarge  their  border: 

11  But  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in 
the  wall  of  ''  Rabbah,  and  it  shall 
devour  the  palaces  thereof,  »with 
shouting  in  the  day  of  battle,  with 
a  tempest  in  the  day  of  the  whirl- 
wind : 

1.5  And  ^their  king  shall  go  into 
captivity,  he  and  his  princes  to- 
gether, saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  IL 

1  God's  wrath  against  Moab,  4  vpon  Judah,  6 
and  vpon  Israel.  9  Cod  complameth  of  their 
tinthankfutness. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord;  For 
three  transgressions  of  « INfoab, 
and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  awaj' 
the  punishment  thereof;  because 
he  *  burned  the  bones  of  the  king 
of  Edom  into  lime : 

2  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon 
Moab,  and  it  shall  devour  the 
palaces  of  '•Kirioth:  and  Moab 
shall  die  with  tumult,  ^with 
shouting,  and  with  the  sound  of 
the  trumpet: 

3  And  I  will  cut  off  «the  judge 
from  the  midst  thereof,  and  will 
slay  all  the  princes  thereof  with 
him,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  ♦"  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  For 
three  transgressions  of  Judah,  and 
for  ibur,  I  will  not  turn  away 
the  punishment  thereof;  /because 
they  have  despised  the  law  of 
the  Lord,  and  have  not  kept  his 
commandments,  and  p their  lies 
caused  them  to  err,  >>  after  the 
which  their  fathers  have  walked: 

.')  "But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon 
Judah.  and  it  shall  devour  the 
palaces  of  Jerusalem. 

0  %  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  For 
three  transgressions  of  Israel,  and 
for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away 
the  I'juniJihinent  thereof;  because 
*they  sold  the  righteous  for  sil- 
ver, and  the  poor  for  a  pair  of 
shoes; 

7  That  pant  after  the  dust  of  the 
779 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 

a  Gen.  27.  41. 
Deut.  23.  7, 
Mai.  1.  2. 

i  2  Chr.  28.17. 

t  Heh.  cor- 
rupted his 
compassions, 

c  Ez.  35.  5. 

(f  Obad.  9,  10. 

fJer.  49.  1,2. 
Ez.  25.  2. 
Zeph.  2.  9. 

ilOr, 

divided  the 
mountains. 

/Hos.  13.  IC. 

gJer.  49.1. 

A  Deut.  3.  11. 
2  Sam. 12.26. 
Jer.  49.  2. 
Ez.  25.  5. 


ich. 


.2. 


a  l3.  15,  &  10. 
Jer.  48. 
Ez.  25.  8. 
Zeph.2.  8, 

6  2KiuEs3.27. 


c  Jer.  48.  41. 
dch.  1.  14. 


e  Num.  24.  17. 
Jer.  48.  7. 


/Lev.  26.  14, 

15. 

Nell.  1.  7. 

Dau.  9.  11. 
g  Is.  28.  15. 

Jer.  16.19,  20. 

Rom.  1.  25. 
h  Ez.  20.  13, 

16,  18,  24,  30. 
i  Jer.  17.  2V. 

HoR.  &  14. 


k  Is.  29.  21. 
ch.  8,  6. 


Necessity  of  God's 


AMOS. 


judgment  against  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 


;  Is.  10. 2. 

ch.  5.  12. 
m  Ez.  22.  11. 
II  Or,  young 

woman. 
71  Lev.  20.  3. 

Y.I..  33.  20. 

Kom.  2.  24. 
0  Ex.  22.  2G. 
pEz.  23.  41. 

1  Cor.  8.  10. 

4'.  10.  21. 
II  Or,  such  as 

have  fined, 

or,  mulcted. 
q  Num.21.  24. 

Deut.  2.  31. 

Josh.  24.  8. 
r  Num.13.  28, 

32,  33. 
s  Is.  5.  24. 

Mai.  4.  1. 
t  Ex.  12.  51. 

Mic.  6.  4. 
u  Deut.  2.  7. 

Sc  8.  2. 
X  Num.  6.  2. 

Judg.  13.  5. 
vis.  30.  10. 

Jer.  11.  21. 

ch.  7.  12,13. 

Mic.  2.  6. 
z  Is.  1.  14. 
II  Or,  /  will 

press  your 

place,  as  a 

cart  full  of 

sheaves 

presseth, 
fl  Jer.  9.  23. 

rh.  9.  l,*c. 
6  Ps.  33.  16. 
t  Heb.  his 

foul,  or,  life. 
cPs.  33.  17. 
t  Hel). 

strong  of 

his  heart. 


a  Deut.  7.  G. 

&  10.  10. 

Ph.  147.  19, 

20. 
b  See  Dan.  9. 

12. 

M.-itt.  11.  22. 

Luke  12.  47. 

Rom.  2.  9. 

1  Pel.  4.  17. 
t  lleb. 

visit  upon, 
t  fti-h. 

five  forth 

his  voice. 
I!  Or,  not  run 

together. 
c  Is.  45.  7. 
II  Or,  and 

shall  not  the 

Lord  do 

Bomewhal  7 


earth  on  the  head  of  the  poor,  and 
Uurn  aside  the  way  of  the  meek : 
mand  a  man  and  his  father  will 
go  In  unto  the  .same  II  maid,  «to 
profane  my  holy  name: 

8  And  they  lay  themselves  down 
upon  clotlie.s  "laid  to  pledgee  by 
every  altar,  and  they  drink  the 
wine  of  II  the  condemned  in  the 
house  of  their  god. 

9  \  Yet  destroyed  I  the  ?  Amorite 
before  them,  '-whose  height  ivas 
like  the  height  of  the  cedars,  and 
he  was  strong  as  the  oaks ;  yet  I 
s  destroyed  his  fruit  from  above, 
and  his' roots  from  beneath. 

10  Also  *  I  brought  you  up  from 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  "led  you 
forty  years  through  the  wilder- 
ness, to  possess  the  land  of  the 
Amorite. 

11  And  T  raised  up  of  your  sons 
for  prophets,  and  of  your  young 
men  for  ^Nazarites.  Is  it  not 
even  thus,  O  ye  children  of  Is- 
rael ?  saith  the  Lord. 

12  But  ye  gave  the  Nazarites 
wine  to  drink;  and  commanded 
the  prophets,  3/ saying,  Prophesy 
not. 

13  zBehold,  III  am  pre.ssed  un- 
der you,  as  a  cart  is  pressed  that  is 
full  of  sheaves. 

14  "Therefore  the  flight  shall 
perish  from  the  swift,  and  the 
strong  shall  not  strengthen  his 
force,  fc  neither  shall  the  mighty 
deliver  t  himself : 

15  Neither  shall  he  stand  that 
handleth  the  bow;  and  Ae  that  is 
swift  of  foot  shall  not  deliver 
himself:  c neither  shall  he  that 
ridetli  the  horse  deliver  himself. 

16  And  he  that  is  t  courageous 
among  the  mighty  shall  flee  away 
naked  in  that  day ,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  III. 

IThe  necessity  of  God's  judgment  against  Israel. 
9  The  publication  of  it,  with  the  causes  thereof. 

HEAR  this  word  that  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  against  you,  O 
children  ot  Israel,  against  the 
whole  familj'  which  I  brought  up 
from  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying, 

2  «  You  only  have  I  known  of  all 
the  families  of  the  eartli :  ''there- 
fore 1  will  t  punish  you  for  all 
your  iniquities. 

3  Can  two  walk  together,  except 
they  be  agreed  ? 

4  Will  a  lion  roar  in  the  forest, 
when  he  hath  no  prey?  will  a 
young  lion  tcry  out  of  his  den,  if 
he  have  taken  notliing? 

5  Can  a  bird  fall  in  a  snare  upon 
the  earth,  where  no  gin  is  for 
him?  shall  one  take  up  a  snare 
from  the  earth,  and  have  taken 
nothing  at  all  ? 

G  Shall  a  trumpet  be  blown  in  the 

city,  and  the  people  II  not  beafraivl  ? 

<^shall  there  be  evil  in  a  city.  Hand 

the  Lord  hath  not  done  it? 

780 


7  Surely  the  Lord  God  will  do 
nothing,  but  ^  he  revealeth  his  se- 
cret unto  his  servants  the  proph- 
ets. 

8  e  The  lion  hath  roared,  who  will 
not  fear?  the  Lord  God  hath 
spoken, /who  can  but  prophe.sy? 

9  ^  Publish  in  the  palaces  atAsh- 
dod,  and  in  the  palaces  in  the  land 
of  Eg.ypt,  and  saj-.  Assemble 
yourselves  upon  the  mountains  of 
Samaria,  and  behold  the  great  tu- 
mults in  the  midst  thereof,  and 
tlje  11  oppressed  in  the  midst  there- 
of. 

10  For  they  s'know  not  to  do 
right,  saith  tiie  Lord,  who  store 
up  violence  and  II  robbery  in  their 
palaces. 

11  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ; ''  An  adversary  thei-e  shall  be 
even  round  about  the  land ;  and 
he  shall  bring  down  thy  strength 
from  tbee,  and  thy  palaces  shall 
be  spoiled. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  As  the 
shepherd  ttaketh  out  of  the 
mouth  of  the  lion  two  legs,  or  a 
piece  of  an  ear;  so  shall  the 
children  of  Israel  be  taken  out 
that  dwell  in  Samaria  in  the  cor- 
ner of  a  bed,  and  II  in  Damascus  in 
a  couch. 

13  Hear  ye,  and  testify  in  the 
house  of  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  the  God  of  hosts, 

14  That,  in  the  day  that  I  shall 
II  visit  the  transgressions  of  Israel 
upon  him,  I  will  also  visit  the  al- 
tars of  Beth-el :  and  the  horns  of 
the  altar  shall  be  cut  off,  and  fall 
to  the  ground. 

1.")  And  I  will  smite  'the  winter 
hou.se  with  a- the  summer  house; 
and  'the  houses  of  ivory  shall 
perish,  and  the  great  houses  shall 
have  an  end,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  reproveth  Israel  for  oppression,  i  for  idola- 
try, fl  and  for  their  incorrigiblencss. 

HEAR  this  word,  ye«kine  of 
Bashan,  that  (tre  in  the 
mountain  of  Samaria,  \yhich  op- 
press the  poor,  which  crush  the 
needy,  which  say  to  their  masters. 
Bring,  and  let  us  drink. 

2  ''The  Lord  CJon  hath  sworn  by 
his  holiness,  tliat,  lo,  the  days 
shall  come  upon  you,  that  he  will 
take  you  away  <■  with  hooks,  and 
your  posterity  with  fishhooks. 

3  And  ''ye  shall  go  out  at  the 
breaches,  every  emu  at  that  ivhieh 
w  before  her;  and  II  ye  shall  cast 
them  into  the  palace,  saitli  the 
Lord. 

4  If  cCome  to  Beth-el.  and  trans- 
gress; at /Gil gal  multiply  trans- 
gression ;  and  .'/bring  your  .sacri- 
fices every  morning,  ''and  your 
tithes  after  t  three  years : 

f)  iAnd  +olTerasacriticeofthank.s- 
giving  with  leaven,  and  proclaim 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 


dGcn.  6.  13. 

Sl  18.  17. 

Ps.  25.  14. 

John  15.  15. 
c  ch.  1.  2. 
/.Vrts4.  20. 

&  5.  20,  29. 

1  Cor.  9.  16. 


II  Or,  oppress 
sions. 

fJer.  4.  22. 
II  Or,  spoil. 


h  2  Kings  17. 
3,  Q.  &  18.  9, 
10,  11. 


t  Heb. 
deltuereth. 


II  Or,  on  the 
bed's  feet. 


II  Or,  punish 
Israel  for. 


iJer.  36.22. 
*  Judg.  3.20. 
n  Kings  22. 


39. 


a  Vs.  22.  12. 
Kz.  30.  18. 


b  Ps.  89.  35. 
c  Jer.  16.  16. 

Hah.  1.  15. 
dV.i.  12.5,  12. 
[I  Or,  ye  shall 

castaway 

the  things  of 

the  palace. 
e  Ez.  20.  39. 
/•Hos.  4.  16. 
■  A  12.  11. 

ch.  0.  5. 
f  Num.28.  3, 

4. 

h  Deut.  14.28. 
t  Heh. 

three  years 

of  days. 
I  Lev.  7.  13. 

ik  23.  17. 
t  Heb.  offer 

by  buminf. 


Israel  reproved 


AMOS. 


Lamentation  for  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

7sr. 


k  Lev.  2-2.  18, 

21. 

Deut.  12.  6. 
iPs.  81.  12. 
+  Ifeb. 

so  ye  love. 
mis.  20.  11. 

Jer.  5.  3. 

ver.  8,  9. 

Hag.  2.  17. 


n  ver.  C,in,ll. 
o  Deut.  28.  22. 

Has.  2.  17. 
nOr,  the 

multitude 

of  your  gar- 
dens^ ^c.  did 

the  palmer. 

worm,  (f'C. 
p  Joel  1.4.  & 

2.  25. 
II  Or,  in  the 

way. 
q  Ex.  9.  3,  6. 

&  12.  29. 

Deut.  28.  27, 

60. 

V».  78.  50. 
t  Heb.  wtth 

the  captivity 

of  your 

horses, 

2  Kings  13.7. 
r  ver.  6. 
J  Gen.  19.  24, 

25. 

Is.  13.  19. 

Jer.  43.  18. 
h.  3.  2. 

J  ude  23. 


ft 


u  ver.  B. 

X  See  Ez.  13. 

6.  A:  22.  30. 

Luke  14.  31, 

32. 

II  Or,  spirit. 
yPs.  139.  2. 

Dan.  2.  28. 
X  ch.  5.  8.  & 

8.  9. 
a  Deut.  32. 13, 

Ic  33.  29. 

Mic.  1.  3. 
a  Is.  47.  4. 

Jer.  10.  16. 

rh.  5.  6.  &.  9. 

6. 


a  Jer.  7.  29. 
Ez.  19.  1.  & 

27.  2. 


and  publish  ''the  free  offerings: 
'fort this  lilvcth  you,  O  ye  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

6  If  And  I  also  have  given  you 
cleanne.ss  of  teeth  in  all  your  cit- 
ies, and  want  of  bread  in  all  your 
places:  '"yet  have  ye  not  return- 
ed unto  m"e,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  And  also  I  have  wlthholden  the 
rain  from  you.  when  thei-e  ivere 
yet  three  months  to  the  harvest: 
and  I  caused  it  to  rain  upon  one 
city,  and  caused  it  not  to  rain  up- 
on" another  city:  one  piece  was 
rained  upon,  and  the  piece  where- 
upon it  rained  not  withered. 

8  So  two  or  three  cities  wandered 
unto  one  city,  to  drink  water; 
but  they  were  not  satisfied:  "3'et 
have  ye  not  returned  unto  me, 
saith  the  Lord. 

9  "  I  have  smitten  you  with  blast- 
ing and  mildew :  !l  when  your  gar- 
dens and  your  vineyards  and  your 
fig  trees  and  your  olive  trees  in- 
creased, j^the  palmerworni  de- 
voured thnn:  yet  have  ye  not  re- 
turned unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  I  have  sent  among  you  the 
pestilence  Blatter  the  manner  of 
Egypt:  your  young  men  have  I 
slain  with  the  sword,  tand  have 
taken  away  your  horses;  and  I 
have  made  the  stink  of  your 
camps  to  come  up  unto  your 
nostrils:  ''j'et  have  ye  not  return- 
ed unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

11  I  have  overthrown  some  of 
you,  as  God  overthrew  » Sodom 
and  Gomorrah,  i^and  ye  were  as  a 
firebrand  plucked  out  of  the  burn- 
ing: "yet  have  ye  not  returned 
unto  nie,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  Therefore  thus  will  I  do  unto 
thee,  O  Israel :  and  because  I  will 
do  this  unto  thee,  ar  prepare  to 
meet  thy  God,  O  Israel. 

13  For,  lo,  he  that  formeth  the 
mountains,  and  createth  the 
II  wind,  2/and  declareth  unto  man 
what  is  his  thought,  ^  that  maketh 
the  morning  darkness,  f^and 
treadeth  upon  the  high  places  of 
the  earth ,  6  The  Lord,  The  God  of 
hosts,  is  his  name. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  .4  lamentation  for  Israd.  4  An  exhortation  to 
repenrance.  2i  God  rejecteth  their  hypocritical 
service. 

HEAR  ye  this  word  which  I 
« take  up  against  you,eim  a 
lamentation,  O  house  of  Israel. 

2  The  virgin  of  Israel  is  fallen; 
she  shall  no  more  rise:  she  is  for- 
saken upon  her  land;  there  is 
none  to  raise  her  up. 

.'5  For  thus  saith  tlie  Lord  God; 
The  city  that  went  out  bj/  a  thou- 
sand shall  leave  a  hundred,  and 
that  which  went  fortli  hi/  a  hun- 
dred shall  leave  ten,  to  the  house 
of  Israel. 

4  \  For  thus  saith  the  Loed  unto 


the  house  of  Israel,  ^  Seek  ye  me, 
cand  ye  shall  live: 

5  But  seek  not ''Beth-el,  nor  enter 
into  Gilgal,  and  pass  not  to  c  Beer- 
sheba:  for  Gilgal  shall  surely  go 
into  captivity,  and  /Beth-el  shall 
come  to  nought. 

6  3  Seek  the  Lord,  and  yo  shall 
live ;  lest  he  break  out  like  fire  in 
the  house  of  Joseph,  and  devour 
it,  and  there  be  none  to  quench  it 
in  Beth-el. 

7  Ye  who  ''turn  judgment  to 
wormwood,  and  leave  off  right- 
eousness in  the  earth, 

8  Seek  him  that  maketh  tlie  » sev- 
en stars  and  Orion,  and  turneth 
the  shadow  of  death  into  the 
morning,  *and  inaketh  the  day 
dark  with  night :  that '  calleth  for 
the  waters  of  the  sea,  and  poureth 
them  out  upon  the  face  of  the 
earth :  ^  The  Lord  is  his  name : 

9  That  strengtheneth  thetspoil- 
ed  against  the  strong,  so  that  the 
spoiled  shall  come  against  the 
fortress. 

10  "  They  hate  him  that  rebuketh 
in  the  gate,  and  they  "abhor  him 
thatspeaketh  uprightly. 

.  11  Forasmuch  therefore  as  your 
treading  is  upon  the  poor,  and  j'o 
take  from  him  burdens  of  wheat: 
pye  have  built  houses  of  hewn 
stone,  but  ye  shall  not  dwell  in 
theiu ;  ye  have  planted  t  pleasant 
vineyards,  but  ye  shall  not  drinl^ 
wine  of  them. 

12  For  I  know  your  manifold 
transgressions  and  your  mightj' 
sins:  sthey  afflict  the  just,  they 
take  II  a  bribe,  and  they  '•turn 
aside  the  poor  in  the  gate  froin 
their  rif/ht. 

13  Therefore  »the  prudent  shall 
keep  silence  in  that  time ;  for  it  is 
an  evil  time. 

14  Seek  good,  and  not  evil,  that 
ye  may  live:  and  so  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  hosts,  shall  be  with 
you,  'as  ye  have  spoken. 

"^15  "Hate  the  evil,  and  love  the 
good,  and  establish  judgment  in 
the  gate : « it  may  be  that  the  Lor  d 
God  of  hosts  will  be  gracious  unto 
the  remnant  of  .Toseph. 

IG  Therefore  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  hosts,  the  Lord,  saith  thus ; 
Wailing  shall  be  in  all  streets; 
and  they  shall  say  in  all  the  high- 
ways, Alas!  alas!  and  they  sliall 
call  the  husbandman  to  mourn- 
ing, and  J/  such  as  are  skilful  of 
lamentation  to  wailing. 

17  And  in  all  vineyards  shall  be 
wailing:  for  2 1  will  pass  through 
thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  "Woe  unto  vou  that  desire  the 
davof  the  Lord!  to  what  end  is 
it  for  you  ?  ^the  day  of  the  Lord 
is  darkness,  and  net  liglit. 

19<^As  if  a  man  did  flee  from  a 

lion,  and  a  bear  met  him ;  or  went 

into  the  house,  and  leaned  his 

781 


Before 
CHRIST 

78r. 


6  2  Chr.  15.  2. 

Jer.  29.  13. 

ver.  C. 
e  Is.  55.  3. 
dch.  4.  4. 
ech.  8.  14. 
/Hns.  4.  15. 

<k  10.  8. 
g  ver.  4. 
h  ch.  6.  12. 


iJobO.  9.  & 
38.  31. 


*  Ps.  104.  20. 
Uoh?.S.  34. 
ch.  9.  6. 

mch.4.  13. 
t  Heb.  spoil. 


nls.  29.  21. 
0  1  Kings  2^ 


p  Deut.  28.  30, 

38,  39. 

Mic.  6.  15. 

Zeph.  1.  13. 

Hag.  1.  6. 
t  Heb. 

vineyards 

of  desire, 
qch.  2.  6. 
II  Or, 

a  ransom. 
r  U.  29.  21. 

ch.2.  7. 
sch.  6.  10. 


tMic.  3.  11. 
«  Ps.  34.  14.  4; 

97.  10. 

Rom.  12.  9. 
xKx.  32.  30. 

2  Kings  19.4. 

Joel  2. 14. 


2  Ex.  12.  12. 

Nah.  1.  12. 
a  la.  5.  19. 

Jer.  17.15. 

Ez.  12.  22,  27. 

2  Pet.  3.  4. 
S  Jer.  30.  7. 

Joel  2.  2. 

Zeph.  1.  15. 
cJer.  48.  44. 


Wantonness  of  Israel. 


AMOS. 


The  type  of  a  wall 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 


rfProv.  21.27 

Is.  1.  11-10. 

Jer.  6.  20. 

llos.  8.  13. 
cLev.  25.  31. 
II  Or, 

smell  your 

holy  ilays. 
/Is.  06.  3. 

Mic.  0.  6,  7. 
II  Or,  thank 

offcrtngs. 


?Hos.  6.  6. 

Mic.  6.  8. 
t  Heb.  roll, 
h  Deul.32.  17. 

.losli.  24.  14. 

Ez.  20.  a,  16, 

24. 

Acts  7.  42, 

43. 

See  Is.  43.23. 
II  Or,  Siccuth 

your  king. 
i  1  Kings  11. 

33. 
»  2  Kings  17.6. 
Ich.  4.  13. 


a  Luke  6.  24. 

!l  Or, 
arc  secure. 
b  Ex.  19.  5. 

II  Or, 
firstfruits. 


;  Jtr. 


10. 


rfl 


10.  9. 
Tak.-n 

about  794. 

e  2  Kings  18. 

34. 
/2  Chr.  26.  C. 
f  .Nah.  3.  8. 
h  Ez.  12.  27. 
ich.  5.  18.  <t 

0.  10. 
*ch.  5.  12. 

vnr.  12. 
IVa.  01.20. 
II  Or, 

habitation. 
n  Or,  a'lound 

with  super- 

Jluittcs. 
mis.  5.  12. 
II  Or,  tjuavcr. 
n  1  Chr.  23.  ."i. 
II  Or,  in  buwli 

of  wine. 
0  Con.  37.  20. 
t  Ileb.  breach. 

p  Jer.  51.  14. 

Ilch.fl.  13,17. 
q  Ps.  47.  4. 

V.7..  24.  21. 

<:ll.  H    7. 
t  Heb. 

the  fulness 

thereof. 


hand  on  the  wall,  and  a  serpent 
bit  him. 

20  Shall  not  the  day  of  the  Lord 
be  darkness,  and  not  light  ?  even 
very  dark,  and  no  brightness  in 
it? 

21  1[  rfl  hate,  I  despise  your  feast 
days,  and  cl  will  not  !l  smell  in 
your  solemn  asseinblies. 

22  /Though  ye  offer  nie  burnt 
offerings  and  your  meat  offerings, 
I  will  not  accept  them;  neither 
will  I  regard  the  II  peace  offerings 
of  your  fat  beasts. 

23  Take  thou  away  from  me  the 
noise  of  thy  songs ;  for  I  will  not 
hear  the  melody  of  thy  viols. 

24  i/But  let  judgment  trun  down 
as  waters,  and  righteousness  as  a 
mi.glity  stream. 

2.5  A  liave  ye  offered  unto  me  sac- 
rifices and  offerings  in  the  wilder- 
ness forty  years,  O  house  of  Israel? 

26  But  ye'have  borne  il  the  taber- 
nacle K)f  your  Moloch  and  Chiun 
your  images,  the  star  of  your  god, 
which  ye  made  to  yourselves. 

27  Therefore  wilTl  cause  you  to 
go  into  captivity  ^beyond  Damas- 
cus, saith  the  Lord,  '  whose  name 
is  The  God  of  hosts. 

CHAPTER  VL 

I  The   wantonness  of  Israel,  7  shall  be  plagued 
with  desolation,  12  and  their  incorrigi'jleness. 

WOE  "to  them  ihot  Ware  at 
ease  in  Zion,  and  trust  in 
the  mountain  of  Samaria,  ivhich 
are  named  ''  II  chief  of  the  nations, 
to  whom  the  house  of  Israel  came! 

2  c  Pass  ye  unto  ''Calnoh,  and 
see;  and  from  thence  go  ye  to 
"Hamath  tlie  great:  then  go 
down  to  .^Gath  of  tlie  Philistines: 
'J be  thfy  better  than  tliese  king- 
doms? or  their  border  greater 
than  your  border? 

3  Ye  that ''  put  far  away  the  » evil 
day,  *  and  cause  '  the  II  seat  of  vio- 
lence to  come  near ; 

4  That  lie  upon  beds  of  ivorj',  and 

II  stretch  themselves  upon  their 
couches,  and  eat  the  lambs  out  of 
the  flock,  and  the  calves  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  stall ; 

5  -"'That  II chant  to  the  sound 
of  the  viol,  and  invent  to  theni- 
.selves  instruments  of  music,  « like 
David; 

f)  That  drink  11  wine  in  bowls,  and 
anoint  themselves  with  the  chief 
ointments:  "butt  lie.y  are  notgriev- 
ed  for  the  tatUiction  of  .Toseph. 

7  \  Therefon^  now  shall  they  go 
captive  with  tlu'  (irst  tiiat  go  cap- 
tive, and  (hcl)an(|uetol'them  that 
stretched  themselves  shall  be  re- 
moved. 

8  j>The  Lord  God  hath  sworn  by 
liimself,  saith  tlie  TiOiu)  tlic  God 
of  hosts,  I  abhor  7tlie  e.xcellency 
of  Jacob,  and  liate  his  palaces: 
therefore  will  I  deliver  up  the  city 
with  all  t  that  is  therein. 

782 


9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
there  remain  ten  men  in  one 
house,  that  they  shall  die. 

10  And  a  man's  uncle  shall  take 
him  up,  and  he  that  burnetii  him, 
to  bring  out  the  bones  out  of  the 
house,  and  shall  say  unto  him  that 
in  by  the  sides  of  tlie  house,  Ih  there 
yet  any  with  thee?  and  he  shall 
say.  No.  Then  shall  he  say,  »•  Hold 
thy  tongue:  «for  II we  maj'  not 
make  mention  of  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

11  For,  behold,  Uhe  Lord  com- 
mandeth,  "and  he  will  smite  the 
great  house  with  II  breaches,  and 
the  little  house  with  clefts. 

12  If  Shall  horses  run  upon  the 
rock  ?  will  one  plou.gh  there  with 
oxen?  for  »;ye  have  turned  judg- 
ment into  gall,  and  the  fruit  of 
rigliteousness  into  hemlock: 

13  Ye  which  rejoice  in  a  thing  of 
nought,  which  say.  Have  we  not 
taken  to  us  horns  by  our  own 
strength? 

14  But,  behold,  yl  will  raise  up 
against  you  a  nation,  O  house  of 
Israel,  saith  the  Lord  the  God  of 
hosts;  and  they  shall  afflict  you 
from  the  ^entering  in  of  Ilarnath 
unto  the  II  river  of  the  wilderness. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  The  judgments  of  the  grasshoppers,  4  and  of 
the  fire,  are  diverted  by  the  prayer  of  .imos.  7 
By  the  wall  of  a  ptnmhline  is  signified  the  re- 
jection of  Israel.  10  Amaziah  complaincth  of 
Amos.  14  Amos  sheweth  his  calling,  16  and 
Amaziah's  judgment. 

THUS  hath  the  Lord  God  shew- 
ed unto  me;  and,  behold,  he 
formed  II  grasshoppers  in  the  be- 
ginnin.g  of  the  shooting  up  of  the 
latter  growth ;  and,  lo,  it  loas  the 
latter  growth  alter  the  king's 
mowings. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
they  had  made  an  end  of  eating 
the'grass  of  the  land,  then  I  said, 

0  Lord  God,  forgive,  I  beseech 
thee:  «!lby  whom  shall  Jacob 
arise?  for  he  is-  small. 

3  (-The  Loud  rejiented  for  this: 
It  shall  not  be,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  If  Tiius  hath  the  Lord  God 
shewed  unto  me:  and,  beliold,  the 
Lord  God  called  to  contend  by 
lire,  and  it  devoured  the  great 
deep,  and  did  eat  ui)  a  part. 

T)  Then  said  I,  O  Ijord  (lOn,  cetvse, 

1  beseecli  thee:  '•by  wliom  shall 
.lacob  arise?  for  lu>  i,s small. 

(i  The  Lord  repented  lor  tliis: 
This  also  shall  not  be,  saith  the 
Lord  (!oD. 

7  If  Thus  he  shewed  me:  and, 
beliold,  tlie  Lord  stofxl  upon  a 
wall  'innile  by  a  i)luMibliiu',  with 
a  plumbline  in  his  liaiid. 

8  And  the  Jvoni)  said  unto  me, 
Amos,  wliat  see.st  thou?  And  T 
said,  A  plumbline.  Tlien  said 
the  Lord,  Behf)ld,  ''I  will  set  a 
plumbline  in   the  midst  of  my 


and  a  plumhline. 


AMOS. 


IsraeVs  desolation. 


CHRIST 

737. 


cch.  8.  2. 

Mic.  7.  38. 
y  Beer-sheba, 

Gen.  26.  23. 

k  46. 1. 

ch.  5.  5.  &  8. 

14. 
f  Fulfilled, 

2  Kiugs  15. 

10. 
h  1  Kings  12. 

32. 
:  2  Kings  14. 


».ch.  2.  12. 
n  Kings  12. 

32.  &  13.  1. 
II  Or, 

sanctuary. 
t  Heh. 

house  of  the 

kingdom. 
m  1  Kings  20. 

35. 

2  Kings  2.  5. 

&  4.  33.  &  6. 

1. 
nch.  1.  1. 

Zech.  13.  5. 
HOr, 

mild  Jigs. 
t  Heb.  from 

behind. 
e  Ez.  21.  2. 

Mic.  2.  6. 
p  See  Jer.  28. 

12.  <k29.  21, 

25,  31,  32. 
q  Is.  13.  16. 

Lam.  5.  11. 

IIos.  4.  IS. 

Zech.  14.  2. 


a  Ez.  7. 2. 
i  ch.  7.  8. 

ech.  5.  23. 
tHeh. 

shall  howl. 

dch.  6.9,  10. 
t  Heb. 

f'e  silent, 
e  Ps.  14.  4. 

Prov.  30.  14. 

n  Or,  month. 

/"Neh.  13.  15, 
16. 


people  Israel:  «I  will  not  again 
pass  by  them  any  more : 

9  .f'And  the  high  places  of  Isaac 
shall  be  desolate,  and  the  sanctu- 
aries of  Israel  shall  be  laid  waste ; 
and  ffl  will  rise  against  the  house 
of  Jeroboam  with  the  sword. 

10  1  Then  Amaziah  ^ithe  priest 
of  Beth-el  sent  to  'Jeroboam  king 
of  Israel,  saying,  Amos  hath  con- 
spired against  thee  in  the  midst 
of  the  house  of  Israel :  the  land  is 
not  able  to  bear  all  his  words. 

11  For  thus  Amos  saith,  Jerobo- 
am shall  die  bj-  the  sword,  and  Is- 
rael shall  surelj'  be  led  away  cap- 
tive out  of  their  own  land. 

12  Also  Amaziah  said  unto 
Amos,  O  thou  seer,  go,  flee  thee 
away  into  the  land  of  Judah,  and 
there  eat  bread,  and  prophesy 
there : 

1.3  But  *  prophesy  not  again  any 
more  at  Beth-er:  '  for  it  is  the 
king's  II  chapel,  and  it  is  the 
t  king's  court, 

14  ^  Then  answered  Amos,  and 
said  to  Amaziah,  I  icas  no  proph- 
et, neither  was  I  >«  a  prophet's  son ; 
»  but  I  ivas  a  herdman,  and  a  gath- 
erer of  II  sycamore  fruit : 

1-5  And  the  Lord  took  metas  I 
followed  the  flock,  and  the  Lord 
said  unto  me,  Go,  prophesy  unto 
my  people  Israel. 

16  if  Now  therefore  hear  thou  the 
word  of  the  Lord:  Thou  sayest. 
Prophesy  not  against  Israel,  and 

0  drop  not  thi/  ivord  against  the 
house  of  Isaac. 

17  p  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord;  7 Thy  wife  shall  be  a  har- 
lot in  the  city,  and  thy  sons  and 
thy  daughters  shall  fall  by  the 
sword,  and  thy  land  shall  be  divid- 
ed by  line;  and  thou  shalt  die  in 
a  polluted  land:  and  Israel  shall 
surely  go  into  captivity  forth  of 
his  land. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  By  a  basket  of  summer  Jruit  is  shewed  the 
propinquity  of  Isi-ncVs  end.  4  Oppression  is 
reproved^     11  A  famine  of  the  word  threatened. 

THUS  hath  the  Lord  God  shew- 
ed  unto  me:    and  behold  a 
basket  of  summer  fruit. 

2  And  he  said,  Amos,  what  seest 
thou?  And  I  said,  A  basket  of 
summer  fruit.  Then  said  the 
Lord  unto  me,  "The  end  is  come 
upon  my  people  of  Israel;  *I  will 
not  again  pass  by  them  any  more. 

3  And  <^the  songs  of  the  temple 
t  shall  be  bowlings  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord  God  :  therr,  shall  be 
many  dead  bodies  in  everv  place; 
rf  they  shall  cast  them  forth  twith 
silence. 

4  *[  Hear  this,  O  ye  that « swallow 
up  the  needy,  even  to  make  the 
poor  of  the  land  to  fall, 

5  Saying,  When  will  the  II  new 
moon  be  gone,  that  we  may  sell 
corn  ?  and  /the  sabbath ,  that  we 


may  tset  forth  wheat,  ^  making 
the  ephah  small,  and  the  shekel 
great,  and  t  falsifying  the  bal- 
ances hy  deceit? 
0  Tliat  we  may  buy  the  poor  for 
''Silver,  and  the  needy  for  a  pair 
of  shoes;  ?/ea,  and  sell  the  refuse 
of  the  wheat? 

7  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  ithe 
excellency  of  Jacob,  Surely  ^I 
will  never  forget  any  of  their 
works. 

8  '  Shall  not  the  land  tremble  for 
this,  and  every  one  mourn  that 
dwelleth  therein?  and  it  shall 
rise  up  wholly  as  a  flood ;  and  it 
shall  be  cast  out  and  drowned, 
'"  as  6.V  the  flood  of  Egypt. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
"  that  I  will  cause  the  sun  to  go 
down  at  noon,  and  I  will  darken 
the  earth  in  the  clear  da\': 

10  And  I  will  turn  your  feasts 
into  mourning,  and  all  your  songs 
into  lamentation;  "  aiid  I  will 
bring  up  sackcloth  upon  all  loins, 
and  baldness  upon  every  head ; 
i^and  I  will  make  it  as  the 
mourning  of  an  only  son,  and  the 
end  thereof  as  a  bitter  day. 

11  T  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord  God,  that  I  will  send  a 
famine  in  the  land,  not  a  famine 
of  bread,  nor  a  thirst  for  water, 
but  sof  hearing  the  words  of  the 
Lord: 

12  And  they  shall  wander  from 
sea  to  sea,  and  from  the  north 
even  to  the  east,  thej-  shall  run 
to  and  fro  to  seek  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  and  shall  not  find  it. 

13  In  that  daj-  shall  the  fair  vir- 
gins and  young  men  faint  for 
thirst. 

14  Thej'  that  »•  swear  by  « the  sin 
of  Samaria,  and  say,  Thj-  god,  O 
Dan.  liveth:  and,  The  t manner 
' of Beer-sheba  liveth;  even  they 
shall  fall,  and  never  rise  up  again. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  The  certainty  of  the  di-solation.     \1  The  restor- 
ing oj  the  tabernacle  of  David. 

I  SAW  the  Lord  standing  upon 
the  altar:  and  he  said.  Smite 
the  I!  lintel  of  the  door,  that  the 
posts  may  shake:  and  l!«cut  them 
in  the  head,  all  of  them;  and  I 
uill  slay  the  last  of  them  with 
the  sword:  ^he  that  fleeth  of 
them  shall  not  flee  away,  and  he 
that  escapeth  of  them  shall  not 
be  delivered. 

2  c  Though  they  dig  into  hell, 
thence  shall  mine  hand  take 
them ;  <'  though  they  climb  up  to 
heaven,  thence  will  I  bring  them 
down : 

3  And  though  they  hide  them- 
selves in  the  top  of  Carmel,  I 
will  search  and  take  them  out 
thence ;  and  though  they  be  hid 
from  my  sight  in  the  bottom  of 

783 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 


t  Heb.  open, 
f  Mic.  6.  10, 

11. 
t  Heb.  per- 

verting  the 

balances  of 

deceit, 

Hos.  12.  7. 
?!  ch.  2.  6. 
i  ch.  6.  8. 
S  Hos.  8.  13. 

<k  9.  9. 

;ho3.  4.  3. 


mch.  0.  5. 
791. 

n  Jobs.  14. 
Is.  13.  10.  k 
59.  9,  19. 
Jer.  15.  9. 
Mic.  3.  6. 


ol 


15.  2,  3. 
Jer.  48.  37. 
Kz.  7.  18.  it 
27.  31. 
p  Jer.  6.  26. 
Zech.  12.  10. 


q  1  Sara.  3.  1, 
Ps.  74.  9. 
Ez.  7.  26. 


rHos.  4.  15. 
sDeut.  9.  21. 
t  Heb.  way  : 

See  Acts  9. 

2.  Jc  18.  25. 

&  19.  9,  23. 

<t  24.  14. 
t  ch.  5.  5. 


II  Or, 

chapiter, 

or,  knop. 
!l  Or,  -aouni 

them, 
a  Ps.  68.  21. 

Hab.  3.  13. 
i  ch.  2.  14. 

cPs.  139.  8, 
&c. 

rf  Job  20.  6. 
Jer.  51.  53. 
Obad.  4. 


The  restoring  of  the 


OBADIAH. 


tabernacle  of  David. 


nefore 
C  H  n  I  S  T 

787. 


e  Lev.  26.  33. 

Deut.  28.  G5. 

Ez.  5.  12. 
/Lev.  17.  10. 

Jer.  U.  11. 


^■Mic.  1.  4. 
h  ch.  8.  6, 


II  Or,  spheres. 
t  Heb. 

ascensions. 
i  Ps.  104.  3, 

13. 
II  Or,  bundle. 
*ch.  5.  8. 
Ich.  4.  13. 


m  Jer.  47.  4. 
n  Dcut.  2.  23. 

Jer.  47.  4. 
och.  1.  5. 
p  ver.  4. 
7  Jer.  30.  11. 

<k31.  35,36. 

Ob.icl.  16,  17. 

t  Hel).  cause 
to  move. 


Before 
C  II  R  I  ST 

about  587. 


a  Is.  21.  U.  4 

34.  5. 

Kz.  25.  12, 

13,  14. 

Jicl3.  19. 

Mai.  1.  3. 
i  Jer.  49.  14, 

Sec. 


c2  Kings  14.7. 
<IU.  11.  13, 

14,  15. 

Kev.  18.  7. 

6  Jot)  20.  C. 

JiT.4'J.  10.  A; 

51.  .5'.). 

AmonO.  2. 
/Hal).  2.  9. 

g  Jer.  49.  9. 


the  sea,  thence  will  I  command ! 
the  serpent,  and  he  shall  bite 
them : 

4  And  though  they  go  into  cap- 
tivity before  their  enemies, 
c  thence  will  I  command  the 
sword,  and  it  shall  slay  them  : 
and  .^I  will  set  mine  eyes  upon 
them  for  evil,  and  not  for  good. 

5  And  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  is 
he  that  toucheth  the  land,  and  it 
shall  r/melt,  ^and  all  that  dwell 
therein  shall  mourn :  and  it  shall 
rise  up  wholly  like  a  flood;  and 
shall  be  drowned,  as  biy  the  flood 
of  Egypt. 

G  Jt  is  he  that  buildeth  his 
lit 'Stories  in  the  heaven,  and 
hath  founded  his  II  troop  in  the 
earth;  he  that  ^calleth  for  the 
waters  of  the  sea,  and  poureth 
them  out  upon  the  face  of  the 
earth:  'The  Lord  is  his  name. 

7  Are  ye  not  as  children  of  the 
Ethiopians  unto  me,  O  children 
of  Israel?  saith  the  Lord.  Have 
not  I  brought  up  Isra.el  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt?  and  the 
"'Philistines  from  "Caphtor,  and 
the  Syrians  from  <>  Kir? 

8  Behold,  JJ  the  eyes  of  the  Lord 
God  are  upon  the  sinful  kingdom, 
and  I  <i\vi\\  destroy  it  iVom  off" 
the  face  of  the  earth  ;  saving  that 
I  will  not  utterly  destroy  the 
house  of  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  For,  lo,  I  will  command,  and 
I  will   tsift  the  house   of  Israel 


among  all  nations,  like  as  corn  is 
sifted  in  a  sieve,  yet  shall  not  the 
least  t  grain  fall  upon  the  earth. 

10  All  the  sinners  of  my  people 
shall  die  by  the  sword,  '•which 
say,  The  evil  shall  not  overtake 
nor  prevent  us. 

lit  s  In  that  day  will  I  raise  up 
the  tabernacle  of  David  that  is 
fallen,  and  t close  up  the  breaches 
thereof;  and  I  will  raise  up  his 
ruins,  and  I  will  build  it  as  in 
the  days  of  old: 

12  «That  they  may  possess  the 
remnant  of  "Edom,  and  of  all 
the  heathen,  1  which  are  called 
by  my  name,  saith  the  Lord  that 
doeth"  this. 

i;j  Behold,  -^the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  the  ploughman 
shall  overtake  the  reaper,  and 
the  treader  of  grapes  him  that 
1  soweth  seed;  z/and  the  mount- 
ains shall  drop  II  sweet  wine,  and 
all  the  hills  shall  melt. 

14  2And  I  will  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  my  people  of  Israel, 
and  « they  shall  build  the  waste 
cities,  and  inhabit  them  ;  and  they 
shall  plant  vineyards,  and 
drink  the  wine  thereof;  they 
shall  also  make  gardens,  and  eat 
the  fruit  of  them. 

15  And  I  will  plant  them  upon 
their  land,  and  ''they  shall  no 
more  bo  pulled  up  out  of  their 
land  which  I  have  given  them, 
saith  the  Lord  thy  God. 


Before 
CHRIST 

787. 


OBADIAH. 


1  The  Aesirnction  of  Edom,  3  for  their  pride, 
10  and  for  their  wrone  vnln  Jacob.  17  The 
satualtun  and  victory  of  Jacob. 

THE  vision  of  Obadiah.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  "  concern- 
ing Edom;  ''We  have  heard  a 
rumour  Irom  the  Lord,  and 
an  ambassador  is  sent  among  the 
heathen,  Arise  ye,  and  let  us  rise 
up  against  her  in  battle. 

2  Behold,  I  liave  made  thee 
small  among  the  lieathen:  thou 
art  greatly  desjiised. 

:i  f  The  pride  of  thine  heart 
hath  deceived  thee,  thou  that 
dwellest  in  the  clefts  (-of  the  rock, 
whose  habitation  is  hii2;h  ;  <'  that 
saith  in  his  heart.  Who  shall 
bring  me  down  to  the  ground? 

4e  Thougii  tliou  c.valt  t/ii/self  as 
the  ea,ii;le,  and  thougii  thou  .'set 
thv  nest  among  the  stars,  thence 
will  I  bring  thee  down,  saith  the 
Lord. 

5  If  .'/tliieves   came  to   thee,  if 

robbers  by  night,  (how  art  thou 

cut  olf!)    would   they   not   have 

stolen  till  they  had  enough?  if 

781 


the  grapegatherers  came  to  thee, 
h  would  they  not  leave  II  sonic 
grapes  ? 

(j  How  are  the  things  of  Esau 
searched  out!  /totwarehis  hidden 
things  souglit  up ! 

7  All  the  men  of  thy  confederacy 
have  brought  thee  even  to  the 
border:  tUhe  men  tJiat  were  at 
peace  with  thee  have  deceived 
thee,  and  prevailed  against  thee; 
it/teij  that  eat  thy  bread  have  laid 
a  wound  under  thee:  '■there  is 
none  understanding  II  in  him. 

8  'Shall  I  not  in  that  day,  saith 
the  Lord,  even  destroy  the  wise 
men  out  of  Edom,  and  under- 
standing out  of  the  mount  of 
Esau  ? 

i)  And  thj"-  "'mighty  men,  O  «Te-. 
man,  shall  be  dismayed,  to  tlie 
end  that  every  one  of  the  mount 
of  JOsau  may  be  cut  off  by 
slaughter. 

10  f  For  thy  » violence  against 
thy  brother  Jacob  shame  shall 
cover  thee,  and  v  thou  shalt  be 
cut  oft"  for  ever. 


t  Hell,  ston 
rch.  0.3. 


t  Heb.  hedge, 
or,  xcall. 


t  Obad.  19. 
u  Num.  24. 

18. 
t  Heb. 

vpon  whom 

mv  name  ts 

called. 
xLev.  26.  5. 


t  Heb.  draiD' 

eth  forth. 
yJoel  3.  13. 
II  Or, 

new  wine. 
z  Jer.  30.  3. 
a  Is.  fil.  4.  &■ 

65.21. 

Ez.  36,33-36. 


b  Is.  60.  21. 
Jer.  32.  41. 
Ez.  34.  28. 
Joel  3.  20. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  587. 


h  Deut.  24.21. 

Is.  17.6,  (k 

24.  13. 
II  Or, 

gleanings. 
t  Heb. 

the  men  of 

thy  peace. 
i  Jer.  88.22. 
t  Ileb. 

Ihe  iTien  of 

thy  bread, 
k  l3.  I'J.  11,13. 
;i  Or,  o/i<. 
ZJol>.5.  12,13. 

Is.  29.  14. 

Jer.  49.  7. 
m  Ps.  70.  0. 

Amos  2.  16. 
n  Jer.  49.  7. 
o  Geu.  27.  41. 

Ps.    137.  7. 

V.i.  25.  12.  <fc 

35.  5. 

Amos  1.  11. 
p  v./..  35.  9. 

Mai.  1.  4. 


Jonah,  sent  to  Nincveli, 


JONAH. 


fleetli  to  Tarshish. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  587. 


II  Or,  carried 

away  his 

sufistance. 
■7  Joel  3.  3. 

Nah.  3.  10. 
II  Or,  do  not 

behoid,  ^'. 
rPs.  22.  17.  in 

54.  7.  &  59. 

10- 

Mic.  4.  11. & 

7.  10. 
s  Ps.  37.  13.(fe 

137.  7. 
<  Job  31.  20. 

rrov.  17.  5. 

&  24.  17,  18. 

Mic.  7.  8. 
t  Heb. 

magnified 

thy  mouth. 

IOt,  forces. 


II  Or,  shut  up, 

Ps.  31.  8. 
«Ez.  30.  3. 

Joel  3.  14. 
X  Kz.  35.  15. 

Hab.  2.  8. 

about  O.S.5. 

J  Jur.  25.  28, 
29.  <t  49.  12. 
Joel  3. 17. 
1  Pet.  4.  17. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  862. 


o2  Kings  14. 

25. 
II  Called, 

Matt.  12.  39, 

Jonas, 
b  Gen.  10.  11, 

12. 

ch.  3.  2,  3.  4: 

4.  11. 
c  Gen.  18.  20, 

21. 

Ezra  'J.  6. 

James  5.  4. 

Rev.  18.  5. 
dch.4.  2. 
c  Josh.  19.  46. 

2  (Jhr.  2.  in. 

Acts  9.  36. 
/Gen.  4.  le. 

Job  1.  12.  cfc 

2.  7. 

f  P.s.  107.  25. 
tHeh. 

cast  forth, 
tHeb. 

thought  to 

be  broken. 
ft  So  Acts  27. 

18,  19,  38. 
i  1  Sam.  24.  3. 


11  In  the  day  that  thou  stoodest 
on  the  other  side,  in  the  day  that 
the  strangers  fi  carried  away  cap- 
tive his  forces,  and  foreigners 
entered  into  his  gates,  and  scast 
lots  upon  Jerusalem,  even  thou 
wast  as  one  of  them. 

12  But  i|  thou  shouldest  not  have 
'•  looked  on  s  the  day  of  thy  broth- 
er in  the  day  that  he  became  a 
stranger ;  neither  shouldest  thou 
have  < rejoiced  over  the  children 
of  Judali  in  the  day  of  their  de- 
struction ;  neither  shouldest  [thou 
have  t  spoken  proudly  in  the  day 
of  distress. 

13  Thou  shouldest  not  have  en- 
tered into  the  gate  of  my  people 
in  the  day  of  their  calamity;  yea, 
thou  shouldest  not  have  looked 
on  their  affliction  in  the  day  of 
their  calamity,  nor  have  laid 
hands  on  their  II  substance  in  the 
day  of  their  calamitj^  ; 

14  Neither  sliouldest  thou  have 
stood  in  the  crossway,  to  cut  off 
those  of  his  that  did  escape;  nei- 
ther shouldest  thou  have  ,1  deliv- 
ered up  those  of  his  that  did  re- 
main in  the  day  of  distress. 

15  "For  the  day  of  the  Lord  is 
near  upon  all  the  heathen:  a^as 
thou  ha.st  done,  it  shall  be  done 
unto  thee:  thy  reward  shall  re- 
turn upon  thine  own  head. 

16  ;/  For  as  ye  have  drunk  upon 


my  holy  mountain,  so  shall  all 
the  heathen  drink  continually; 
yea,  thej'  shall  drink,  and  they 
shall  II  swallow  down,  and  they 
shall  be  as  though  they  had  not 
been. 

17  If  zButupon  mount  Zion  ashall 
be  II  deliverance,  and  il  there  shall 
be  holiness ;  and  the  house  of  Ja- 
cob shall  possess  their  possessions. 

18  And  the  house  of  Jacob  Jshall 
be  a  fire,  and  the  house  of  Joseph 
a  flame,  and  the  house  of  Esau  for 
stubble,  and  they  shall  kindle  in 
them,  and  devour  thein;  and 
there  shall  not  be  any  remaining 
of  the  house  of  Esau;  for  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

19  And  thei/  of  the  south  cshall 
posse.ss  the  iuount  of  Esau;  dand 
they  of  the  plain,  the  Philistines: 
and  they  shall  possess  the  fields 
of  Ephraim,  and  the  fields  of  Sa- 
maria :  and  Benjamin  shatlpossess 
Gilead. 

20  And  the  captivity  of  this  host 
of  the  children  of  Israel  shalt  jms- 
sess  that  of  the  Canaanites,  even 
«unto  Zarephath;  and  the  cap- 
tivity of  Jerusalem,  II  which  is  in 
Sepharad, /shall  possess  the  cities 
of  the  south. 

21  And  fir  saviours  shall  come 
up  on  mount  Zion  to  judge  the 
mount  of  Esau;  and  the  ''king- 
dona  shall  be  the  Lord's. 


JONAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

X  Jonaht  sent  to  Nineveh ^  ficeth  to  Tarshish.  4 
He  is  bewrayed  by  a  tempest,  11  thrown  into  the 
sea,  17  and  swallowed  by  a  fish. 

Now  the  word   of  the   Lord 
came  unto  « II  Jonah  the  son 
of  Ainittai,  saying, 

2  Arise,  go  to  Nineveh,  that 
*  great  city,  and  cry  against  it; 
for  c  their  wickedness  is  come  up 
before  me. 

3  But  Jonah  «^rose  up  to  flee 
unto  Tarshish  from  tlie  presence 
of  the  Lord,  and  went  down  to 
«Joppa;  and  he  found  a  ship  go- 
ing to  Tarshish:  so  he  paid  the 
fare  thereof,  and  went  down  into 
it,  to  go  with  them  unto  Tarshish 
/from  the  presence  of  the  Lord. 

4  \  But  ythe  Lord  tsent  out 
a  great  wind  into  the  sea,  and 
there  wa.s  a  mighty  tempest  in 
the  sea,  so  that  the  ship  was  tlike 
to  be  broken. 

5  Then  the  mariners  were  afraid, 
and  cried  everj'  man  unto  his 
god,  and  ''  cast  forth  the  wares 
that  iwre  in  the  ship  into  the  sea, 
to  lighten  it  of  thein.  But  Jonah 
was  gone  down  » into  the  sides  of 

50 


the  ship ;  and  he  lay,  and  was  fast 
asleep. 

6  80  the  shipmaster  came  to  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  What  mean- 
est thou,  O  sleeper?  arise,  *call 
upon  thy  God,  ^if  so  be  that  God 
will  think  upon  us,  that  we  perish 
not. 

7  And  thej'  said  every  one  to  his 
fellow,  Come,  and  let  us  «'cast 
lots,  that  we  may  know  for  whose 
cause  this  evil "  is  upon  us.  So 
they  cast  lots,  and  the  lot  fell 
upon  Jonah. 

8  Then  said  they  unto  him,  "Tell 
us,  we  pray  thee,  for  whose  cause 
this  evil  is  upon  us;  What  is  thine 
occupation?  and  whence  come.st 
thou?  what  is  thy  countrj'?  and 
of  what  people  art  thou? 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  am  a 
Hebrew;  and  I  fear  lithe  Lord, 
the  God  of  heaven,  "Which  hath 
made  the  sea  and  the  dry  land. 

10  Then  were  the  men  t  exceed- 
ingly afraid,  and  said  unto  him. 
Why  ha-^t  thou  done  this?  For 
the  men  knew  that  he  fled  from 
the  presence  of  the  Lord,  because 
he  had  told  them. 

785 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  587. 

II  Or,  sup  up. 


I  Joel  2.  32. 
a  Amos  9.  8. 

II  Or,  they 
that  escape. 

W  Or,  it  shall 
be  hoty, 
Joel  3.  17. 

h  Is.  10.  17. 
Zech.  12.  8. 


cAmos  9.  12. 
d  Zeph.  2.  7. 


cl  Kings  17. 

9,  10. 
II  Or,  shall 

possess  that 

which  is  in 

Scpharad. 
/Jer.  32.  44. 
fl  Tim.  4.  16. 

James  5.  20. 
h  Ps.  22.  28. 

Dan.  2.  44. 

&  7.  14,  27. 

Zech.  14.  9. 

Luke  1.33. 

Rev.  11.  15. 

dc  19.  6. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  862. 


k  Ps.  107.  23. 
Z  Joel  2.  14. 


m  Josh.  7. 14, 

16. 

1  Sam.  10. 

20,21.  &  14. 

41,  42. 

Prov.  16.  33. 

Acts  1.  26. 
n  Josh.  7.  19. 

1  Sam.  14. 

43. 


II  Or, 

JEHOVAH. 
0  Ps.  146.  6. 

Acts  17.  24. 
t  Het).  with. 

great  fear. 


The  prayer  of  Jonah. 


JONAH. 


The  Nitievites  repent. 


Bpfore 
CHRIST 

about  862. 


t  Heti.  may 

he  silent 

from  Its. 
II  Or,  grew 

more  and 

more  tern* 

pestuous. 
t  Het).  went, 
p  John  11.  50. 
+  Heb.  digged. 
q  Prov.  21.  30. 


r  Dent.  21.  8. 
s  Vs.  115.  3. 
t  Vn.  H9.  9. 

Luke  8.  24. 
+  Heb.  slood. 
uMark  4.  41. 

Acts  D.  11. 
t  Heb. 

sacrificed  a 

sacrifice  iin^ 

lo  the  LORD, 

and  vowed 

vows, 
J  Malt.  12.40. 

&.  1(5.  4. 

Luke  11.30. 
t  Heb. 

bowels. 


aPs.  120.  1.  (k 

130.  1.  ic  142. 

1. 

Lam.  3.  55, 

56. 
i:  Or, 

bvt  of  mine 

affliction, 
h  Ps.  C5.  2. 
II  Or, 

the  grave. 

Is.  14.  0. 
c  Ps.  88.  6. 
t  Heb.  heart, 
d  Ps.  42.  7. 
e  Ps.  31.  22. 
/I  Kings  8. 

38. 
g  Ps.  C9.  1. 

Lam.  3.  51. 
t  Heb. 

cuttings  off, 

ftPs.  16.  10. 
II  Or,  Me  pit. 


A  2  Kings  17. 

1.5. 

Ps.  31.  P. 

Jer.  10.8.  ik 

16.  19. 
/Ps.  50.  14,23. 

<k  118.  17,  18. 

Hos.  H.  2. 

Heb.  13.  15. 
m  Ps.  3.  8. 


I  11  \  Then  said  they  unto  him, 
What  shall  we  do  unto  thee,  that 
the  sea  tmay  be  calm  unto  us? 
ibr  the  sea  lit  wrought,  and  was 
tempestuous. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them,  p  Take 
me  up,  and  cast  me  forth  into  the 
sea;  so  shall  the  sea  be  calm  unto 
you :  for  I  know  that  for  my  sake 
this  great  tempest  i.5  upon  you. 

13  Nevertheless  the  men  trow- 
ed hard  to  bring  it  to  the  land ; 
9 but  they  could  not:  for  the  sea 
wrought,  and  was  tempestuous 
against  them, 

14  Wherefore  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  We  beseech  thee, 

0  Lord,  we  beseech  thee,  let  us 
not  perish  for  this  man's  life,  and 
r  lay  not  upon  us  innocent  blood : 
for  thou,  O  Lord,  «hast  done  as 
it  pleased  thee. 

15  So  they  took  up  Jonah,  and 
cast  him  forth  into  the  sea:  'and 
the  sea  t  ceased  from  her  raging. 

16  Then  the  men  "feared  the 
Lord  exceedingly,  and  1  offered  a 
sacritice  unto  the  Lord,  and 
made  vows. 

17  H  Now  the  Lord  had  prepared 
a  great  fish  to  swallow  up  Jonah. 
And  ^  Jonah  was  in  the  t  belly  of 
the  fish  three  daj's  and  three 
nights. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  The  prayer  ut  Jonah.     10  He  is  delivered  from. 

the  fish. 

THEN  Jonah  prayed  unto  the 
Lord  his  God  out  of  the  tisfa'a 
belly, 

2  And  said,  I  « cried  II  by  reason 
of  mine  affliction  unto  the  Lord, 
^and  he  heard  me;  out  of  the  bel- 
ly of  i  hell  cried  I,  (did  thou  heard- 
est  my  voice. 

3  c  For  thou  hadst  cast  me  into 
the  deep,  in  the  t  midst  of  the  seas ; 
and  the  floods  compassed  me 
about:  ^all  thy  billows  and  thy 
waves  passed  over  me. 

4  e  Then  I  said,  I  am  cast  out  of 
thy  sight;  yet  I  will  look  again 
/toward  thy  holy  temple. 

5  The  J/ waters  compassed  me 
about,  evi  n  to  the  soul :  the  depth 
closed  me  round  about,  the  weeds 
were  wrapped  about  my  head. 

0  1  went  down  to  the  t  bottoms 
of  the  mountains  ;  the  (!arth  with 
her  bars  hkis  about  me  for  ever: 
yet  hast  thou  brought  up  my  life 
Afrom  II corruption,  O  Lord  my 
God. 

7  When  my  soul  fainted  within 
me  I  reiiKMiibcred  the  Jioni):  'and 
my  prayer  caim^  in  unto  thee,  in- 
to thine  holy  temple. 

8  They  that  observe  *  I.ying  vani- 
ties forsake  their  own  mercj'. 

OButl  will 'sacrifice  unto  thee 
with  the  voice  of  tJianksgiving ;  I 
will  pay  that  that  I  have  vowed. 
'"Salvation  is  of  the  Lord. 

10  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
78(5 


the  fish,  and  it  vomited  out  Jonah 
upon  the  dry  land. 

CHAPTER   III. 

1  Jonah,  sent  again,  preachcth   to   the  Nincvites. 
6  Upon  their  repentance,  10  God  repenteth. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord 
j\.  came  unto  Jonah  the  second 
time,  saying, 

2  Arise,  go  unto  Nineveh,  that 
great  city,  and  preach  unto  it  the 
preaching  that  I  bid  thee. 

3  So  Jonah  arose,  and  went  unto 
Nineveh,  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord.  Now  Nineveh  was 
an  t  exceeding  great  city  of  three 
days'  journey. 

4  And  Jonah  began  to  enter  into 
the  city  a  day's  journey,  and  "he 
cried,  and  said.  Yet  forty  days, 
and  Nineveh  shall  be  overthrown. 

5  f  So  the  people  of  Nineveh  ^be- 
lieved God,  and  proclaimed  a  fast, 
and  put  on  sackcloth,  from  the 
greatest  of  them  even  to  the  least 
of  them. 

6  For  word  came  unto  the  king 
of  Nineveh,  and  he  arose  from  his 
throne,  and  he  laid  his  robe  from 
him,  and  covered  lilm  with  sack- 
cloth, cand  sat  in  ashes. 

7  ''And  he  caused  it  to  be  pro- 
claimed and  t published  through 
Nineveh  by  the  decree  of  the 
king  and  his  t  nobles,  sajdng,  Let 
neither  man  nor  beast,  herd  nor 
flock,  taste  any  thing:  let  them 
not  feed,  nor  drink  water; 

8  But  let  man  and  beast  be  cov- 
ered with  sackcloth,  and  cry 
mightily  unto(iOd:  yea, « let  them 
turn  every  one  from  his  evil 
way,  and  from  /the  violence  that 
is  in  their  hands. 

9i/ Who  can  tell  (/  God  will  turn 
and  repent,  and  turn  away  from 
his  fierce  anger,  that  we  iierish 
not? 

10  If  ''And  God  saw  their  works, 
that  tliey  turned  from  their  evil 
way;  and  God  repented  of  the 
evil,  that  he  had  said  that  he 
would  do  unto  them ;  and  he  did 
it  not. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Jonah,  repining  at  God's  mercy,  4  is  reproved 
by  the  type  of  n  gourd. 

BUT  it  displeased  Jonah  exceed- 
ingly, and  he  was  very  angry, 
•2  And  he  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  I  pray  thee,  O  Lord, 
too,?  not  this  my  saying,  wlien  I 
was  yet  in  my  country?  There- 
lore  1  '« fled  bfilbiv  unto  Tarslii.sh  : 
for  I  knew  that  tliou  art  a '-gra- 
cious God,  and  merciful,  slow  to 
anger,  and  of  great  kindness,  and 
repentest  thee  of  the  evil. 

3  "Therefore  now,  O  Lord,  take, 
I  beseech  thee,  my  life  i'rom  me; 
for  tilt  is  better  for  me  to  die  than 
to  live. 

4  If  Then  said  the  Lord,  IIDoest 
thou  well  to  be  angry  ? 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  862. 


tHeb. 

of  God:  So 

(ien.  30.  8. 

Ps.  36.  6.  (fc 

80.  10. 
a  See  Deut. 

18.  22. 
6  Matt.  12.   U. 

Luke  11.  32. 


c  Job  2.  8. 
d'iChT,  20.3. 

Joel  2. 15. 
t  Heb.  said. 
t  Heb. 

great  men. 


e  U,  58.  6. 
/Is.  59.  6. 


f2Sam. 12.22. 
Joel  2. 14. 


h  Jer.  18.  8. 
Amos  7.  3,  6. 


ach.1.3. 

b  Kx.  34.  8. 
Ps.  80.  5. 
Joel  2.  13. 

cl  Kings  10.4. 
d  vor.  8. 

II  Or,  Art  thou 
greatly  an^ 
fry  ; 


Joiiah  is  reproved  by 


MICAH. 


the  type  of  a  gourd. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  862. 


II  Or, 

palmcrist- 
t  Heh. 

Kikujon. 

t  Hcb.  re- 
joiced wtth 
great  joy. 


II  Or,  iilent. 


nefore 
CHRIST 

about  750. 


6  Amos  1.  1. 

tHeb. 

Heart  ye 

people,  all 

of  them. 
e  Deut.  32.  1. 

Is.  1.  2. 
t  Heb. 

the  fulness 

thereof. 
d  Ps.  50.  7. 

Mai.  3.  5. 
e  Ps.  11.  4. 

Jonah  2.  7. 

Hab.  2.  20. 
/Is.  26.  21. 
e  Ps.  115.  3. 
h  Deut.  32.  13. 

<k  33.  29. 

Amos  4.  13. 
t  Judg.  5.  5. 

Ps.  U7.  5. 

Is.  64.  1,2,3. 

Amos  9.  o. 

Hab.  3.  G,  10. 
t  Heb. 

ft  descent. 
J  2  Kings  19. 

25. 

ch.  3.  12. 
lEz.  13.  14. 


m  Hos.  2.  5, 
12. 


nis.  21.  3.  (fc 

22.  4. 

Jer.  4.  19. 
oIb.30.  2,  3,4 


5  So  Jonali  went  out  of  the  city, 
and  sat  on  the  east  side  of  the 
city,  and  there  made  him  a  bootli, 
and  sat  under  it  in  the  shadow, 
till  he  might  see  what  would  be- 
come of  the  city. 

6  And  the  Lord  God  prepared  a 
lltgourd,  and  made  it  to  come  up 
over  Jonah,  that  it  might  be  a 
sliadow  over  his  head,  to  deliver 
him  from  his  grief.  So  Jonah 
t  was  exceeding  glad  of  the  gourd. 

7  But  God  prepared  a  worm  when 
the  morning  rose  the  next  day, 
and  it  smote  the  gourd  that  it 
withered. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
sun  did  arise,  that  God  prepar- 
ed a  11  vehement  east  wind;  and 
the  sun   beat  upon   the  head   of 


Jonah,  that  he  fainted,  and  wish- 
ed in  himself  to  die,  and  said, 
<^It  i^  better  for  me  to  die  than 
to  live. 

•J  And  God  said  to  Jonah,  11  Doest 
thou  well  to  be  angry  for  the 
gourd  ?  And  he  said,  li  I  do  well  to 
be  angry,  eveji  unto  death. 

10  Then  said  the  Lord,  Thou 
hast  II  had  pity  on  the  gourd,  for 
the  which  thou  hast  not  laboured, 
neither  madest  it  grow;  which 
tcame  up  in  a  night,  and  perished 
in  a  night. 

11  And  should  not  I  spare  Nin- 
eveh, .^'that  great  city,  wherein 
are  more  than  sixscore  thousand 
persons. -7 that  cannot  discern  be- 
tween their  right  hand  and  their 
left  hand ;  and  also  much  ''cattle  ? 


1         Before 
CHRIST 

about  8C2. 


MICA  H. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Micah  sheweth  the  wrath,  of  God  against  Jacob 
for  idolatry.     10  He  cxhorteth  to  mourning, 

THE  word  of  the  Lorb  that 
came  to  "Micah  the  Moras- 
thite  in  the  days  of  Jotham,Ahaz, 
and  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Judah, 
6  which  he  saw  concerning  Sama- 
ria and  Jerusalem. 

2  t  Hear,  all  ye  people ;  '^hearken. 
O  earth,  and  tall  that  therein  is: 
and  let  the  Lord  Gou  ''be  witness 
against  you,  the  Lord  from  «his 
holy  temple. 

3  For,  behold,. f the  LoRDCometh 
forth  out  of  his  i/ place,  and  will 
come  down,  and  tread  upon  the 
''higli  places  of  the  earth. 

4  And  'the  mountains  shall  be 
molten  under  him,  and  the  val- 
leys shall  be  cleft,  as  wax  before 
the  fire,  and  as  the  waters  that 
are  poured  down  t  a  steep  place. 

5  For  the  transgression  of  Jacob 
is  all  this,  and  for  the  sins  of  the 
house  of  Israel.  What  is  the 
transgression  of  Jacob  ?  is  it  not 
Samaria?  and  what  are  the  high 
places  of  Judah  ?  are  they  not  Je- 
rusalem ? 

G  Therefore  I  will  make  Samaria 
*as  a  heap  of  the  field,  and  as 
plantings  of  a,  vineyard:  and  I 
will  pour  down  the  stones  thereof 
into  the  valley,  and  I  will  ^discov- 
er the  foundations  thereof. 

7  And  all  the  graven  images 
thereof  shall  be  beaten  to  pieces, 
and  all  the  "'hires  thereof  shall 
be  burned  with  the  fire,  and  all 
the  idols  thereof  will  I  lay  deso- 
late: for  she  gathered  it  of  the 
hire  of  a  harlot,  and  they  shall  re- 
turn to  the  hire  of  a  harlot. 

8  Therefore  "I  will  wail  and 
howl,  o  I  will  go  stripped  and  na- 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  750. 


ked  :  Pl  will  make  a  walling  like 
the  dragons,  and  mourning  as  the 
t  owls. 

9  For  II  her  wound  is  incurable; 
for  Of  it  is  come  unto  Judah ;  he  is 
come  unto  the  gate  of  my  people, 
even  to  Jerusalem. 

10  1  '•Declare  ye  it  not  at  Gath, 
weep  ye  not  at  all :  in  the  house  of 

I  Aplirah  sroU  thyself  in  the  dust. 

11  Pa.ss  ye  away,  Ithou  t  inhabit- 
ant of  Saphir,  having  thy  'shame 
naked :  the  inhabitant  of !!  Zaanan 
came  nut  fortli  in  the  mourning 
of  II  Beth-ezel ;  he  shall  receive  of 
you  his  standing. 

12  For  the  inhabitant  of  Maroth 

II  waited  carefully  for  good:  but 
!<  evil  came  down  from  the  Lord 
unto  the  gate  of  Jerusalem. 

i;5  O  thdu  iiihabitantof  2:  Lachish, 
bind  the  chariot  to  the  swift  beast: 
she  is  the  beginning  of  the  sin  to 
the  daughter  of  Zion :  for  the 
transgressions  of  Israel  were 
found  in  thee. 

14  Therefore  shalt  thou  ^glve 
presents  II  to  Moreshcth-gath:  the 
houses  of  !l  =  Achzib  shall  be  a  lie 
to  the  kings  of  Israel. 

lo  Yet  will  I  bring  an  heir  nnto 
thee,  O  inhabitant  of  "Mareshah: 
II he  shall  come  unto  ''Adullam 
the  glorj'  of  Israel.  "  ^"^"^  3.  6. 

16  Make  thee  «  bald,  and  poll  thee  --2  Kings  is. 
for  thy  d  delicate  children;  enlarge  !  i''  ^''• 
thy  baldness  as  the  eagle ;  for  they  y^  sam.  8. 2. 
are  gone  into  captivity  from  thee. 


c  ver.  3. 
il  Or,  Art 

thou  greatly 

angry  7 

;ior, 

/  am  greatly 
angry. 
II  Or,  spared. 

tHeb. 
was  the  son 
of  the  night. 

/ch.l.  2..<t  3, 
2,3. 

g  Deut.  1.  3Q. 
h  Ps.  36.  6.  & 
145.  9. 


p.Iob  30.  29. 

Ps.  102.  6. 
tHeb. 

daughters  of 

the  owl, 
II  Or,  she  is 

grievrusly 

sick  of  her 

wounds. 
92  Kings  18. 

13. 

Is.  8.  7,  8. 
r2  Sam.  1.20. 
!l  That  is, 

Dust. 
sJer.  6.  26. 
!l  Or,  thnu 

that  dwellest 

fairly. 
I  Heb. 

inhabitrcss. 
t  Is.  20.  4.  & 

47.  2,  3. 

Jer.  13.22. 

Nah.  3.  5. 

I  Or, 

The  country 
of  flocks. 

II  Or,  A  place 
near. 

II  Or,  was 
grieved. 


2  Kings  18. 
14,  15,  16. 


IIOr,/or.  11  That  is,  ji /if.  c  Josh.  15.  44.  a  Josh.  15.  44.  H  Or, 
the  glory  of  Israel  shall  come,  ^c.  J  2  Chr.  11.  7.  c  Job  1.20. 
Is.  15.  2.  &  22.  12.  Jer.  7.  29.  !c  16.  6.  Sc  47.  5.  <t  48.  37. 
d  Lam.  4.  5. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Against  oppression.  4  .4  lamentation.  7  .4 
reproof  of  injustice  and  idolatry,  12  A  prom' 
is€  of  restoring  Jacoh. 

787 


Reproof  of  injustice. 


MICAH. 


The  falsehood  of  the  prophets. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  730. 


a  Hos.  7.  C. 
b  rs.  36.  4. 
cGen.  31.  20. 
<fl3.  5.  8. 
II  Or, 
defraud. 


5  Jer.  8.  3. 


/Amos  5.  13. 
Eph.  5.  IG. 

fHab.2.  C. 

h  2  Sam.  ).  17. 

t  Ileb.  with 
a  lamr/nia- 
tion  of  lam- 
entations, 

i  ch.  1.  15. 

II  Or,  instead 
of  restoring. 

»  Deut.  32.  8, 
9. 

II  Or,  Prophesy 

not  an  they 

prophesy, 
t  Heb. 

Drop,  ^c. 

Ez.  21.  2. 
lis.  30.  10. 

Amos  2.  12. 

<fe  7.  10. 
II  Or, 

shortened  7 
t  Heb. 

upright. 
t  Heb.  yes- 
terday. 
t  Heb.  oiter 

against  a 

garment. 

Or,  wims. 


m  Deut.  12.  0. 

n  Lev.  18.  25, 
28. 
Jcr.  3.  2. 

'I  Or,  walk 
with  the 
wind,  and 
lie  falsely. 

0  Ez.  13.  3. 

p  ch.  4.  0,  7. 


y  Jcr.  31.  10. 
r  Ez.  30.  37. 


s  Hos.  3.  f). 
t  l6.  52.  12. 


WOE  to  them  «that  devise  in- 
iquity, and  *  work  evil  upon 
their  beds !  when  the  morning  is 
light,  they  practise  it,  because  cit 
is  in  the  power  of  their  hand. 

2  And  they  covet  ^  fields,  and 
take  them  by  violence ;  and  houses, 
and  take  them  away :  so  they  II  op- 
press a  man  and  his  house,  even 
a  man  and  his  heritage. 

.3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord; 
Beliold,  against  <•  this  family  do  I 
devise  an  evil,  froixi  which  ye 
shall  not  remove  your  necks; 
neither  shall  ye  go  haughtily: 
/for  this  time  is  evil. 

4  \  In  that  day  shall  one  ff  take 
up  a  parable  against  you,  and 
/^lament  twitha  doleful  lament- 
ation, and  say.  We  be  utterly 
spoiled:  'he  hath  changed  the 
portion  of  my  people :  how  hath 
he  removed  j'ifrom  me  !  II  turning 
away  he  hath  divided  our  fields. 

5  Therefore  thou  shalt  have 
none  that  shall  ^cast  a  cord  by 
lot  in  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord. 

6  II  t  i  Prophesy  ye  not,  nay  they  to 
them  that,  prophesy:  they  shall 
not  prophesy  to  them,  that  they 
shall  not  take  sliame. 

7  1[  O  thou  that  art  named  The 
house  of  Jacob,  is  the  Spirit  of 
the  Lord  11  straitened  ?  arc  these 
his  doings  ?  do  not  my  words  do 
good  to  him  that  walketh  tup- 
rightly? 

8  Even  tof  late  my  people  is 
risen  up  as  an  enemy :  ye  pull  off 
the  robe  t  wilh  the  garment  from 
them  that  pass  by  securely  as 
men  averse  from  war. 

9  The  n  women  of  my  people 
have  ye  cast  out  from  their  pleas- 
ant houses;  Irom  their  children 
have  ye  taken  away  my  glory  for 
ever. 

10  Arise  ye,  and  depart;  for  this 
is  not  your  «»rest:  because  it  is 
"polluted,  it  shall  destroy  you, 
even  wilh  a  sore  destruction. 

11  If  a  man  II "walking  in  the 
spirit  and  falsehood  do  \\(i,sayinri, 
I  will  propliesy  unto  thee  of  wine 
and  of  strong  (iriiik;  lie  shall  even 
be  the  prophet  of  tliis  people. 

12  II  p  I  will  surely  assemble,  O 
Jacob,  all  of  thee;  I  will  surely 
gather  the  remnant  of  Israel;  I 
will  put  tbem  together  7  as  the 
sheei)  of  Bozrarh,  as  the  fiock  in 
tlie  midst  of  their  fold  :  '•they 
shall  nuike  great  noise  by  reason 
of  the  mtiUUude  of  men. 

i;5  The  breaker  is  come  up  before 
them:  they  have  broken  up,  and 
have  passed  througli  the  gate, 
and  are  gone  out  by  it ;  and  » their 
king  shall  pass  belore  them,  <and 
the  Lord  on  the  head  of  them. 
CHAPTER  TIT. 

1  The  cruelly  of  the  princes.     5  The  falsehood 
of  the propltcts,    8  The  security  ofthcmboth, 

788 


ND 


A^g 


I  said.  Hear,  I  pray  you, 
heads   of  Jacob,    and   ye 
princes  of  the  house  of  Israel ;  «  7s 
it  not  for  you  to  know  judgment  ? 
2  Who  hate  tlie  good,  and  love 
the  evil ;  who  pluck  off  their  skin 
from  off  them,  and   their   flesh 
from  off  their  bones ; 
'S  Who  also  b  eat  the  flesh  of  my 
people,  and  flay  their  skin  from 
off  them ;   and  they  break  their 
bones,  and  chop  them  in  pieces, 
as  for  the  pot,  and  c  as  flesh  with- 
in the  caldron. 

4  Then  <Ashall  they  ci-y  unto  the 
Lord,  but  he  will  not  hear  them: 
he  will  even  hide  his  face  from 
them  at  that  time,  as  they  have 
behaved  themselves  ill  in  their 
doings. 

5  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  c  con- 
cerning the  prophets  that  make 
my  people  err,  that  .'bite  with 
their  teeth,  and  cry,  Peace;  and 
i/he  that  putteth  not  into  their 
mouths,  they  even  prepare  war 
against  him  : 

6 /!  Therefore  night  shall  be  unto 
you,  tthat  ye  shall  not  have  a 
vision  ;  and  it  shall  be  dark  unto 
you,  tthat  ye  shall  not  divine; 
'i  and  the  sun  shall  go  down  over 
the  prophets,  and  the  day  shall 
be  dark  over  tbem. 

7  Then  shall  the  seers  be  asham- 
ed, and  the  diviners  confounded: 
yea,  they  shall  all  cover  their 
flips;  *for  thei-e  is  no  answer  of 
God. 

8  If  But  truly  I  am  full  of  power 
by  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord,  and  of 
judgment,  and  of  might,  'to  de- 
clare unto  Jacob  his  transgres- 
sion, and  to  Israel  his  sin. 

9  Hear  this,  I  pray  you,  ye  heads 
of  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  princes 
of  the  house  of  Israel,  that  abhor 
judgment,  and  pervert  all  equity. 

10  »'Thej'  build  up  Zion  with 
«t  blood,  and  Jerusalem  with  in- 
iquity. 

11  "The  heads  thereof  judge  for 
reward,  and  j'the  priests  thereof 
teach  Jbr  hire,  and  the  prophets 
thereof  divine  for  money:  <iyct 
will  tliey  lean  upon  the  Lord, 
tand  say,  Jsnot  the  Lord  among 
us?  noiie  evil  can  come  upon  us. 

12  Therefore  shall  Zion  lor  your 
sake  be  »"ploughed  as  a  field,  "and 
Jerusalem  shall  become  heaps, 
and  «tho  mountain  of  the  liouse 
as  the  high  places  of  the  forest. 

CHAPTER,  IV. 

1  The  elory,  3  peace,  8  kingdom,  11  and  victory 
of  the  church. 

BUT  "in  the  last  days  it  shall 
come  to  pass, //k/^  the  mount- 
ain of  the  house  of  the  Lord  shall 
be  established  in  the  top  of  the 
mountains,  and  it  shall  be  exalted 
above  the  hills  ;  and  people  shall 
How  unto  it. 


Before 

CHRIST 

710. 


c  Ez.  11.  3,  7. 

dPs.  IS.  41. 
Prov.  1.  28. 
Is.  1.  15. 
Ez.  8.  18. 
Zech.  7.  13. 


cIs.  56.  10. 11. 

Ez.  13.  10.  it, 

22.  25. 
/ch.  2.  11. 

Malt.  7.  15. 
f  Ez.  13.  18, 

19. 

Ms.  8.  20,22. 

Ez.  13.  23. 

Zech.  13.  4. 
t  Heb. /rem 

a  vision. 
t  Heb.  from 

divining, 
i  Amos  8.  9. 


t  Heb. 

upper  lip, 
k  Vs.  74.  9. 

Amos  e.  11. 

I  Is.  58.  1. 


m  Jcr.  22.  13. 
n  Ez.  22.  27. 

Hab.  2.  12. 

Zcph.  3.  3. 
t  Heb.  bloods. 
oU.  1.  23. 


Ez. 


12. 


18. 

ch.  7.  3. 
p  Jcr.  0.  13. 
q  Is.  48.  2. 

Jer.  7.  4. 

Rom.  2.  17. 
t  Heb. 

snyin/:. 
r  Jer.  20.  18. 

ch.  1.  0. 
s  Ps.  70.  1. 
t  ch.  4.  2. 


a  Is.  2.  2,  &c. 
Ez.  17.  22,23 


Christ's  hincjdom  foretold. 


MICAH. 


The  birth  of  Christ. 


Before 

CHRIST 

710. 


b  Is.  2.  4. 
Joel  3. 10. 
il  Or,  scythes. 

c  Ps.  72.  7. 
dl  Kings  4. 
Zech.  3.  10. 

eJer.  2.  11. 
/Zech.  10.12. 


g  Ez.  34.  IG. 

Zeph.  3.  19. 
hPs.  147.  2. 

Kz.  34.  13.  it 

37.  21. 

i  ch.  2.  12.  & 

5.  3,  7,  8.  ic 

7.  18. 
kla.  9.  6.  ic 

24.  23. 

Dan.  7.  14, 

27. 

Luke  1.  33. 

Kev.  11.  15. 
II  Or,  Sdar, 

Gen.  35.  21. 


m  Is.  13.  8.  & 
21.  3. 

Jer.  30.  6.  k 
00.  43. 


nLam.  2. 16. 


oObad.  12. 

ch.  7.  10. 
p  Is.  55.  8. 

Rom.  11.  33. 

9  Is.  21.  10. 

7-13.41.  15,16. 
Jer.  51.  33. 

<  Dan.  2.  44. 
ris.  18.7.  & 
23.  18.  i  CO. 


2  And  many  nations  shall  come, 
and  say,  Come,  and  let  us  go  up 
to  the  mountain  of  the  Lokb, 
and  to  the  house  of  the  God  of 
Jacob ;  and  he  will  teach  us  of 
his  ways,  and  we  will  walk  in  his 
paths  :'for  tlie  law  shall  go  forth 
of  Zion,  and  the  word  of  the  Lord 
from  Jerusalem. 

3  1  And  he  shall  judge  among 
many  people,  and  rebuke  strong 
nations  afar  off;  and  they  shall 
beat  their  swords  into  ^  plough- 
shares, and  their  spears  into 
II  pruninghooks  :  nation  shall  not 
lift  up  a  sword  again.st  nation, 
"neither  shall  they  learn  war  any 
more. 

4  f'But  they  shall  sit  every  man 
under  his  vine  and  under  his  fig 
tree;  and  none  shall  make  them 
afraid  :  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts  hath  .spoken  it. 

5  For  «all  people  will  walk  everj' 
one  in  the  name  of  his  god,  and 
/we  will  walk  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  our  God  for  ever  and  ever. 

6  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord, 
fi-will  I  assemble  her  that  halt- 
eth,  A  and  I  will  gather  her  that 
Ls  driven  out,  and  her  that  I  have 
attlicted ; 

7  And  I  will  make  her  that  halt- 
ed 'a  remnant,  and  her  that  was 
cast  far  off  a  strong  nation :  and 
the  Lord  ^' shall  reign  over  them 
in  mount  Zion  from  henceforth, 
even  for  ever. 

8  f  And  thou,  O  tower  of  lithe 
flock,  the  strong  hold  of  the 
daughter  of  Zion,  unto  thee  shall 
it  come,  even  the  first  dominion  ; 
the  kingdom  shall  come  to  the 
daughter  of  Jerusalem. 

9  Now  why  dost  thou  cry  out 
aloud?  lis  there  no  king  in  thee? 
is  thy  counsellor  perished?  for 
"'pangs  have  taken  thee  as  a  wo- 
man in  travail. 

10  Be  in  pain,  and  labour  to  bring 
forth,  O  daughter  of  Zion,  like  a 
woman  in  travail:  for  now  shalt 
thou  go  forth  out  of  the  city,  and 
thou  Shalt  dwell  in  the  field,  and 
thou  Shalt  go  even  to  Babylon ; 
there  shalt  thou  be  delivered; 
there  the  Lord  shall  redeem  thee 
from  the  hand  of  thine  enemies. 

11  *[ '"  Xowalso  many  nations  are 
gathered  against  thee,  that  say, 
Let  her  be  defiled,  and  let  our 
eye » look  upon  Zion. 

12  But  they  know  not  Pthe 
thoughts  of  the  Lord,  neither 
understand  they  his  counsel :  for 
he  shall  gather  them  9  as  the 
sheaves  into  the  floor. 

1.3  '-Arise  and  thresh,  O  daugh- 
ter of  Zion ;  for  I  will  make  thine 
horn  iron,  and  I  will  make  thy 
hoofs  brass:  and  thou  shalt  «beat 
in  pieces  many  people:  <and  1 
will  consecrate  their  gain  unto 
the  Lord,  and  their  substance 


unto  "the    Lord    of  the    whole 
earth. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  birth  of  Christ.     4  His   kingdom.     8  Uis 
conquest. 

NOW  gather  thyself  in  troops, 
O  daughter  of  troops:  he 
hath  laid  siege  against  us:  they 
shall  « smite  the  judge  of  Israel 
with  a  rod  upon  the  cheek. 

2  But  thou.  «- Beth-lehem  Ephra- 
tah,  though  thou  be  little  « among 
the  rf  thousands  of  Judah,?/e«  out 
of  thee  shall  he  come  forth  unto 
me  that  is  to  be  « ruler  in  Lsrael; 
/whose  goings  forth  hai-e  been 
from  of  old,  from  t  everlasting. 

3  Therefore  will  he  give  them  up, 
until  the  time  that  </she  which 
travaileth  hath  brought  forth: 
then  ''the  remnant  of  his  breth- 
ren shall  return  unto  the  children 
of  Israel. 

4  1i  And  he  shall  stand  and  1'  'feed 
in  the  strength  of  the  Lord,  in 
the  majesty  of  the  name  of  the 
Lord  his  God;  and  they  shall 
abide :  for  now  *  shall  he  be  great 
unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

5  And  this  7nan  'shall  be  the 
peace,  when  the  Assyrian  shall 
come  into  our  land:  and  when  he 
shall  tread  in  our  pala.ces,  then 
shall  we  raise  against  him  seven 
shepherds,  and  eight  tpi'incipal 
men. 

6  And  they  shall  t  waste  the  land 
of  Assyria  with  the  sword,  and 
the  land  of  »'  Nimrod  il  in  the 
entrances  thereof:  thus  shall  he 
« deliver  us  from  the  A.ssj-rian, 
when  he  cometli  into  our  land, 
and  when  he  Ireadeth  within  our 
borders. 

7  And  "the  remnant  of  Jacob 
•Shall  be  in  the  midst  of  many 
people  pas  a  dew  from  the  Lord, 
as  the  showers  upon  the  grass, 
that  tarrieth  not  for  man,  nor 
waiteth  for  the  sons  of  men. 

8  ^  And  the  remnant  of  Jacob 
shall  be  among  the  Gentiles  in 
the  midst  of  many  people,  as  a 
lion  among  the  beasts  of  the  for- 
est, as  a  young  lion  among  the 
flocks  of  II sheep:  who,  if  he  go 
through,  both  treadeth  down,  and 
teareth  in  pieces,  and  none  can 
deliver. 

9  Thine  hand  shall  be  lifted  up 
upon  thine  adversaries,  and  all 
thine  enemies  shall  be  cut  off. 

10  <iAnd  it  shall  come  to  pass 
in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  that 
I  will  cut  off  thy  horses  out  of 
the  midst  of  thee,  and  I  will  de- 
strov  thj'  chariots: 

11  And  I  will  cut  off  the  cities 
of  thy  land,  and  throw  down  all 
thv  strong  holds : 

12  And  I  will  cut  off  witchcrafts 
out  of  thine  hand ;  and  thou  shalt 
have  no  ?Ho?-e  '•soothsayers: 

13  sThy  graven  images  also  will 

789 


Before 

CHRIST 

710. 


u  Zech.  4.  14. 
<k:6.  5. 


a  Lam.  3.  30. 

Matt.  5.  39. 

&.  27.  30. 
b  Matt.  2.  6. 

John  7.  42. 
cl  Sam. 23.23. 
dEx.  18.  25. 
e  Gen.  49.  10. 

Is.  9.  6. 
/Ps.  90.2, 

Prov.8.22,23. 

John  1.  1. 
tHeb. 

the  days  of 

eternity. 
?ch.  4.  10. 
hch.  4.  7. 
II  Or,  rule, 
ils.  40.  11.  & 

49.  10. 

Ez.  34.  23. 

ch.  7.  14, 
k  Ps.  72.  8. 

Is.  52.  13. 

Zech.  9.  10. 

Luke  1.  32. 
I  Ps.  72.  7. 

Is.  9.  6. 

Zech.  9.  10. 

Luke  2.  14. 

Eph.  2.  14. 
^Heb. 

princes  of 

men. 
tHeb. 

eat  up. 
m  Gen.  10.  8, 

10,  11. 
'i  Or,  with  her 

own  naked 

swords. 
nLukel.  71. 
o  ver.  3. 
p  Deut.  32.  2. 

Ps.  72.  C.  & 

110.  3. 


q  Zech.  9.  10. 


rl9.  2.  6. 
s  Zech.  13.  2. 


GocVs  controversy. 


MICAH. 


The  church's  complaint. 


liefore 
CHRIST 

710, 


II  Or,  statues. 
t  Is.  2.  8. 


:|  Or,  enemies, 
u  F«.  111).  7. 


!|0r,  with. 
a  nuut.  32.  1. 

Pa.  50.  1,  4. 

Is.  1.  2. 
b  Ho3.  12.  2. 
cIs.  1.  18.  & 

5.  3,  4.  ic  43. 
2fi. 

IIos.  4.  1. 
i).Ier.  2.  5,31. 
<;i:x.l2.  51.  & 

M.3l).&  211.2. 

U.ut.  4.  20. 

Amos  2.  10. 
/Num.  22.  C. 

6,  23.  7.  Sl  24. 
10,  11. 

Ueut.23.  4,  5. 
Jijsh.  21.  1», 
10. 

Ui-v.  2.  M. 
g  Xum.  25.  1. 
&.  33.  49. 
Josh.  4,  19. 


& 


10. 


h  Judg.  5.  11. 
t  IIcl).  sons  of 

a  year  7 
i  I'a.  .00.  9.  & 

51.  10. 

Is.  1.  11. 
iJob23.  6. 
i2  Kings  16. 

a.  &  21.  fl.  Si. 

23.  10. 

J.-r.  7.  31.  <k 

19.  0. 

V.i.  23.  37. 
t  Heb.  holly. 
VI  Dcut.  10. 

12. 

1  Sam.  15.22. 

llos.  6.  0.  & 

12.  G. 
wG<-n.l8.  19. 

Is.  1.  17. 
+  Ilcb. 

humble  thy. 

Hcif  to  walk. 
II  Or,  thy  name 

shall  .^ee  that 

which  is. 
II  Or,  Is  there 

yet  unto 

every  man  a 

house  of  the 

wicked,  ^c. 
t  Ilifl). 

measure  of 

IcannesSf 

Amos  8.  5. 
o  Deut.  25. 13- 

10. 

I'rov.  11.  1. 

&  20.  10,  23. 
II  Or,  Shal!  I 

be  pure  with, 

#c.  p  lloa.  12. 


I  cut  off,  and  thy  II  standing  im- 
ages out  of  the  midst  of  thee; 
and  thou  shalt  t  no  more  worship 
the  worlv  of  thine  hands. 

11  And  I  will  pluck  up  thy  groves 
out  of  the  midst  of  thee:  so  will 
I  destroy  thy  !l  cities. 

l'>  And  I  will  ■>'  execute  venge- 
ance in  anger  and  fury  vipon  the 
lieathen,  such  as  they  have  not 
heard. 

CHAPTER   VI. 

I  God's   contronersy  for  unkindness,  C>  for  i/^no- 

rance,  10  for  injustice,  IG  and  for  idolatry. 

HEAR  ye  now  what  the  Lord 
saith";    Arise,  contend  thou 

II  before  the  mountains,  and  let 
the  hills  hear  thy  voice. 

2  "Hear  ye,  O  mountains,  ^the 
Lord's  controversy,  and  ye 
.strong  foundations  of  the  earth: 
for  "the  Lord  hath  a  controversy 
witli  his  people,  and  he  will  plead 
with  Israel. 

3  O  my  people,  ''what  have  I 
done  unto  thee?  and  wherein 
have  I  wearied  thee  ?  testify 
against  me. 

4  eFor  I  brought  thee  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egj'pt,  and  redeemed 
thee  out  of  the  house  of  servants; 
and  I  sent  before  thee  Moses, 
Aaron,  and  Miriam. 

5  O  my  people,  remember  now 
what  /Balak  king  of  Moab  con- 
sulted, and  what  Balaam  the  son 
of  Beor  answered  him  from 
i'Shittim  unto  Gilgal;  that  ye 
may  know  ^the  righteousness  of 
the  Loud. 

G  If  Wherewith  shall  I  come  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  l)ow  myself 
before  the  high  God  ?  shall  I  come 
before  him  with  burnt  otferings, 
with  calves  tof  a  year  old  ? 

7  iWill  the  Lord  be  pleased 
with  thousands  of  rams,  or  witli 
ten  thousands  of  ''  rivers  of  oil  ? 
'sliall  I  give  my  firstborn  for  my 
transgression,  the  fruit  of  my 
t  body  for  the  sin  of  my  soul  ? 

8  He  hath  "'shewed  thee,  O  man, 
wliat  is  good;  and  wliat  doth  the 
Ia)H\>  r(M|uire  of  tliee,  but  "to  do 
justly,  un('  to  love  mercy,  and  to 
t  walk  humbly  with  th.v  God? 

9  The  LoRD\s  voice  crieth  unto 
the  city,  and  II  f/ie  man  of  wisdom 
sliall  see  tliy  name:  liear  ye  the 
rod,  and  who  hath  appointed  it. 

10  ^  II  Are  there  yot  tlie  treasures 
of  wickedness  in  tlie  house  of  tlio 
wicked,  and  the  t scant  measure 
"  tliat  in  abominable? 

11  II  Shall  I  count  tliem  pure  with 
J' the  wiclced  balan(!es,  and  with 
the  bag  of  deceitful  weights  ? 

12  For  the  rich  men  thereof  are 
full  of  violence,  and  the  inhabit- 
ants thereof  have  spok(>n  lies,  and 
1  their  tongue  is  deceitful  in  their 
mouth. 

i:j  Therefore  also  will  I  '-make 

7.    (/  Jer.  Q.  3,  S.fl,  8.  r  Lev.  20. 10.  Pu.  107.  17, 18. 
790 


thee  sick  in  smiting  thee,  in  mak- 
ing thee  desolate  because  of  thy 
sins. 

14  sThou  Shalt  eat,  but  not  be 
satisfied;  and  thy  casting  down 
.^hall  be  in  the  midst  of  thee;  and 
thou  slialt  take  hold,  but  shalt 
not  deliver;  and  </«/<  which  thou 
deliverest  will  I  give  up  to  the 
sword, 

15  Thou  Shalt  <sow,  but  thou 
shalt  not  reap;  thou  shalt  tread 
the  olives,  but  tliou  shalt  not 
auoint  thee  with  oil;  and  sweet 
wine,  but  shalt  not  drink  wine. 

10  If  For  II  the  statutes  of  «  Omri 
are  a;  kept,  and  all  the  works  of 
the  house  of  2/Ahab,  and  ye  walk 
in  their  counsels;  that  I  should 
make  thee  \.~a,  II  desolation,  and 
the  inhabitants  thereof  a  hissing : 
theretbre  ye  shall  bear  the  « re- 
proach of  my  people. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  The  church,  eomplaining  of  her  small  number, 
3  and  the  general  corruption,  5  putteth  her  con- 
fidence not  in  man,  hut  in  Ood.  8  She  tri- 
nmpheth  over  her  enemies.  14  God  comforteth 
her  hy  promises,  10  by  confusion  of  the  enemies, 
18  and  by  Uis  mercies. 

TT/'OE  is  me !  for  I  am  as  t  when 
Vt  they  have  gathered  the  sum- 
mer fruits,  as  «the  grape  glean- 
ings of  the  vintage:  there  is  no 
cluster  to  eat :  *  my  soul  desired 
the  first  ripe  fruit. 

2  The  c  II  good  inan  is  perished  out 
of  the  earth ;  and  thc7-e  is  none  up- 
right among  men  :  they  all  lie  in 
wait  for  blood;  ''they  hunt  every 
man  liis  brotlier  with  a  net. 

3  If  Tliat  they  may  do  evil  with 
both  hands  earnestly,  «the  prince 
asketh,.^'and  the  judge  asketh  for 
a  rewai'd ;  and  the  great  man,  he 
uttereth  this  mischievous  desire: 
so  they  wrap  it  up. 

4  The  best  of  them  ais  as  a  brier: 
the  most  upright  is  sharper  than 
a  tliorn  hedge:  the  day  of  thy 
watchmen  and  thy  visitation 
Cometh;  now  shall  be  their  per- 
plexity. 

5  II  ''  Trust  ye  not  in  a  friend,  put 
ye  not  confidence  in  a  guide :  keep 
tlie  doors  of  thy  mouth  from  lier 
that  lietli  in  thy  bosom. 

(i  For  'the  son  dishonoureth  the 
fatlier,  tlie  daugliter  riseth  up 
against  her  mother,  the  daughter 
in  law  a,gainst  her  mother  in  law ; 
a  man's  enemies  are  the  men  of 
his  own  house. 

7  Therefore  *  I  will  look  unto  the 
Tjokd;  I  will  wait  lor  the  (iodof 
my  salvation:  my  God  will  hear 
me.  ^ 

8  ^  « Rejoice  not  against  me,  O 
mine  enemy:  '"when  I  fall,  I 
shall  arise;  when  T  sit  in  dark- 
ness, "tlie  Lord  shaU  be  a  light 
unto  me. 

9  "  I  will  bear  the  indignation  of 
the  Lord,  because  I  have  sinned 


Before 

CHRIST 

710. 


s  Lev.  2C.  26. 

Hos.  4.  10.- 
(  Deut.  28.  38, 

39,  40. 

Amoao.  11. 

Zeph.  1  13. 

Hag.  1.  C. 
II  Or,  he  doth 

much  keep 

the,  ^c. 
u  1  Kings  16. 

25,  26. 
X  IIos.  0.  11. 
y  1  Kings  10. 

30,  <Src.  &  21. 

25,  20. 

2  Kings  21. 3. 
2  1  Kings  9.  8. 

Jer.  19.  8. 
II  Or,  astonish' 

a  Is.  25.  8. 
Jer.  51.51. 
Lam.  5.  1, 


t  Heb.  the 

gatherings  of 

summer, 
a  Is.  17.  G.  & 

24.  13. 
h  Is.  28.  4. 

IIos.  9.  10. 
cPs.  12.  1.  (fc 

14.  1,  3. 

Is.  57.  1. 
II  Or,  godly,  or, 

merciful. 
.niab.  1.  10. 
cHos.  4.  18. 
/Is.  1.  23. 

rh.  3.  II. 

t  lleb.  the 
hHfof 


his  I 


g1  Sam.  23. 
0,7. 
Ez.  2.  C. 
See  Is.  05. 
13. 

;i  Jer.  9.  4. 


t  Ez.  22.  7. 
Matt.  10.  21, 
35,  36. 
Luke  12.53. 
(t  21.  10. 
2  Tiiii.  3.  2, 
3. 


*Is.  8.  17. 


/Prov.  24.  17. 

Lam.  4.  21. 
mPs.  37.24. 

Prov.  24. 10. 
nPs.  27.  1. 
o  Lam.  3.  39. 


The  majestij  of  God  in 


NAHUM. 


goodness  to  his  2ieople. 


liefore 

CUEIST 

710. 


p  Ps.  37.  G. 

llOr, 
And  thou 


rijf,  and 
r  her 


with  shame, 
q  Vb.  35.  26. 
r  rs.  42.  3,  10. 

&;  7D    10.  & 

UJ.  2. 

Joel   2.  17. 
sch.  i.  11. 
t  Heb. 

she  shall  he 

for  a  tread- 
ing down, 
r2  Sam.  22. 

43. 

lech.  10.  5. 
u  .\mo3  9.  11, 

etc. 
J  Is.  11.  16.  4; 

19.  23,  ice.  & 

27.  13. 

Hos.  11.  11 
!l  Or,  even  to. 

II  Or, 

After  that  it 
hath  been. 

VJer.  21. 14.  c 


against  film,  until  be  plead  my 
cause,  and  execute  judgment  for 
me:  Plie  will  bring  nie  forth  to 
tlie  liglit,  and  I  shall  behold  his 
righteousne.ss. 

10  !1  Then  she  that  is  mine  enemy 
shall  see  it,  and  fysliame  shall 
cover  her  which  said  unto  me, 
'•Where  is  the  Lord  thy  God? 
»mine  eyes  shall  behold  her: 
now  t  shall  .she  be  trodden  down 
«as  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

11  III  the  day  that  thy  "walls 
are  to  be  built,  in  that  day  shall 
the  decree  be  far  removed. 

12  In  that  day  aUo  «he  shall 
come  even  to  thee  from  Assyria, 
il and  f/O/ji  the  fortified  cities,  and 
from'tlie  fortress  even  to  tlie  riv- 
er, and  from  sea  to  sea,  and  from 
mountain  to  mountain. 

13  II  Notwithstanding,  the  land 
shall  be  de-solate  because  of  them 
that  dwell  therein,  y  for  the  fruit 
of  their  doings. 

14  \  li  Feed  thy  people  with  thy 
rod,  the  flock  of  thine  heritage, 
which  dwell  solitarily  in  ^the 
wood,  in  tlie  midst  of  Carmel : 
let  them  feed  in  Bashan  and  Gil- 
ead,  as  in  the  days  of  old. 

h.  3. 12.  \;,Ot,Rule,  Ps.  28.  9.   ch.  0.  4.    «Is.  37.  21. 


1.5  "According  to  the  days  of  thy 
coming  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
will  I  shew  unto  him  marvellous 
things. 

10  1!  The  nations  ^ shall  see  and 
be  confounded  at  all  their  might: 
cthey  shall  lay  tliclr  nand  upon 
their  mouth,  their  ears  shall  be 
deaf. 

17  They  shall  lick  the  ^dust  like 
a  serpent,  '■they  shall  move  out 
of  their  holes  like  J  worms  of  the 
earth:  /they  shall  be  afraid  of 
the  Lord  our  God,  and  shall  fear 
because  of  thee. 

18  £''\Vho  1.S  a  God  like  unto 
thee,  that  ''pardoneth  iniquitj', 
and  passeth  by  the  transgression 
of  »the  remnant  of  his  lieritage? 
''he  retaineth  not  his  anger  for 
ever,  because  he  delighteth  in 
mercy. 

19  He  will  turn  again,  he  will 
have  compassion  upon  us;  he 
will  subdue  our  iniquities ;  and 
thou  wilt  cast  all  their  sins  into 
the  depths  of  the  sea. 

20 'Thou  wilt  perform  the  truth 
to  Jacob,  and  the  mercy  to  Abra- 
ham, '» which  thou  hast  sworn 
unto  our  fathers  Irom  the  daj'S  of 
old. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 


a  Zepli.  2.  13. 

11  Or,  The 
LaatD  is  a 
Jealous  God, 
and  a  re- 
venger,  ^c. 

iKjc.  20.  5.  ic 

S4.  14. 

Deut.  4.  24. 

Josh.  24.  19. 
c  Dcut.  32.  35. 

Ps.  91.  1. 

Is.  59.  l^. 
t  Heb.  that 

hath  fury, 
a  Ex.  34.  e,  7. 

Neh.  9.  17. 

Ps.  103.  8. 

Jonah  4.  2. 
e  Job  D.  4. 
/Ps.  18.7, 

i-c.  &  97.2. 

Hab.  3.  5,  11, 

12. 
r  Ps.  lOG.  9. 

Is.  5().  2. 

Malt.  8.  26. 
h  U.  33.  9. 
i  Ps.  68.  8. 
*  Jud?.  5.  5. 

Ps.  97.  5. 

Mic.  1.  4. 

12  Pel.  3.  10. 
mMal.  3.  2. 


:n^  a  h  u  m. 


CHAPTER  I. 

The   majesty  of  God   in  goodness   to  his  people, 
and  severity  against  his  enemies. 

THE  burden  «  of  Nineveh.  The 
book  of  the  vision  of  Nahum 
the  Elkoshite. 

2  II  God  is  6 jealous,  and  <'the 
Lord  revengeth;  the  Lord  re- 
vengeth,  and  t(,!>  furious;  the 
Lord  will  take  vengeance  on 
his  adversaries,  and  he  reserveth 
wrath  for  his  enemies. 

S  The  Lord  is  i^slow  to  anger, 
and  "great  in  power,  and  will 
not  at  all  acquit  the  wicked:  /the 
Lord  hatli  his  way  in  the  whirl- 
wind and  in  the  storm,  and  the 
clouds  are.  the  dust  of  his  feet. 

4  aHe  rebuketh  the  sea,  and 
maketh  it  dry,  and  drieth  up  all 
the  rivers:  ''Bashan  languisheth, 
and  Carmel,  and  the  flower  of 
Lebanon  languisheth. 

5  «The  mountains  quake  at  him, 
and  1^  the  hills  melt,  and  '  the  earth 
is  burned  at  his  presence,  yea,  the 
world,  and  all  that  dwell  therein. 

6  Who  can  stand  before  his  in- 
dignation ?  and  '"  who  can  t  abide 
in  the  fierceness  of  his  anger? 
"his  fury  is  poured  out  like  fire, 
and  the  rocks  are  thrown  down 
by  him. 

Heb.  stand  up.     n  Rev,  1C<  I, 


7  "The  Lord  is  good,  a  li  strong 
hold  in  the  day  of  trouble;  and 
phe  knoweth  them  that  trust  in 
him. 

8  1  But  with  an  overrunning  flood 
he  will  make  an  utter  end  of  the 
place  thereof,  and  darkness  shall 
pursue  his  enemies. 

9  >-Vv^hat  do  ye  imagine  against 
the  Lord?  she  will  make  an 
utter  end :  affliction  shall  not  rise 
up  the  second  time. 

10  For  while  they  be  folden  to- 
gether tas  thorns,  "and  while 
they  are  drunken  as  drunkards, 
« they  shall  be  devoured  as  stub- 
ble fully  dry. 

11  There  is  one  come  out  of  thee, 
.vthat  imagineth  evil  against  the 
Lord,  ta  wicked  counsellor. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord; 
n  Though  they  be.  quiet,  and  like- 
wise many,  yet  thus  =  shall  tliej- 
be  tcut  down,  when  he  shall 
«pa.ss  through.  Though  I  have  i  n  or, //they 
afflicted  thee,  I  will  afflict  thee  would  have 
no  more. 

13  For  now  will  I  4  break  his 
3'oke  from  off  thee,  and  will 
burst  thj'  bonds  in  sunder. 

14  And  the  Lord  hath  given  a 
commandment  concerning  thee. 


Before 

CHRIST 

710. 


a  Ps.  68.  22. 

&  78.  12. 
6  13.26.  11. 
c  Job  21.  5.  Sc 

29.0. 

d  Ps.  72.  9. 

I.s.  49.  23. 
e  Ps.  18.  45. 
!l  Or,  creeping 

things. 
/Jer.  33.  9. 
g¥.x.  15.  11. 
h  Ex.  34.  6,  7. 

Jer.  50.  20. 
ich.  4.  7.  & 

5.  3.  7,  8. 
*Ps.  103.  9. 


IG. 


Is 

Jer,  3.  i 


m  Ps.  105.  9, 
10. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 

olCht.  16. 

34. 

Ps.  100.  5. 

Jer.  33.  11. 

Lam.  3.  25. 
II  Or,  strength, 
p  Ps.  1.  6. 

2  Tim.  2.  19. 
q  Dan.  9.  2& 

&  11.  10,  22, 

40. 
r  Ps.  2.  1. 
s  1  Sam.  3. 12. 
<2  Sara.  23.  C, 

7. 
uch.  3.  11. 
xMal.  4.  1. 
V2  Kings  19. 

22,  23. 
tHeb. 

a  counsellor 

of  Belial. 


been  at 
peace,  so 
should  they 
have  been 
many,  and 
so  should 
they  have 
been  shorn, 

and  he  should  have  passed  away,     x  1  King.s  19.  36,  37.      t  Heb., 
thorn,    els.  8.  a.     Dan.  11.  10.     4  Jer.  2.  20.  Sc  30.  8. 
791 


The  raiserable  ruin 


NAHUM. 


of  Nineveh  foretold. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 


c  2  Kings  19. 
37. 


Rom.  10.  15. 

t  Heb. /casf. 
t  Hcb.  Belial. 
e  vpr.  11,  12. 
/ver.  14. 


II  Or,  The 

disperseTf 

or,  hammer. 
a  Jer.  50.23. 
6  Jer.  51.  11, 

12. 

ch.  3.  14. 
cla.  10.  12. 

Jer.  25.  29. 
II  Or, 

the  pride  of 

Jacob  as  the 

pride  of 

Israel, 
d  Ps.  «0.  12. 

Hos.  10.  1. 
e  1.1.  63.  2,  3. 
II  Or,  dj/ed 

scarlet. 
II  Or,  fiery 

torches. 
t  Heb. 

their  show. 

!IOr, 
gallants. 

t  Heh.  cov- 
ering, or, 
couercr. 


II  Or,  molten. 

||  Or,  that 
which  was 
estahlished, 
or,  there  was 
a  stand 
made, 

II  Or, 
discovered. 

/Is.  28.  14.  <k 
59.  11. 

II  Or,  from 
the  dai/s  that 
she  hath 
been. 

II  Or, 

cause  them 
to  turn. 

\\  Or,  and 
their  infi- 
nite store, 

t  Heb. 

vessels  of 

desire. 

I- Is.  13.  7,8. 
h  Dan.  5.  0. 
iJer.  30.  0. 
*  Joel  2.  C. 
'Job  4.  10,11. 

Ez.  19.  2-7. 


that  no  more  of  thy  name  be 
sown :  out  of  the  house  of  thy 
gods  will  I  cut  off  the  graven 
image  and  the  molten  image :  « I 
will  make  thy  grave;  for  thou 
art  vile. 

15  Behold ''upon  the  mountains 
the  feet  of  him  that  bringeth  good 
tidings,  that  publisheth  peace !  O 
Judah,  tkeep  thy  solemn  feasts, 
perform  thy  vows :  ibr  t  <^  the  wick- 
ed shall  no  more  pa,ss  through 
thee;  /he  is  utterly  cut  off, 

CHAPTER  TI. 

The  fearful  and  victorious  armies  of  God  against 
Nineveh. 

II  1"TE  a  that  dashetli  in  pieces  is 
XX  come  up  before  thy  face : 
^keep  the  munition,  watch  the 
way,  make  i/ii/  loins  strong,  forti- 
fy thf/  power  mightilj'. 

2  «For  the  Lord  hath  turned 
away  lithe  excellency  of  Jacob,  as 
the  excellency  of  Israel :  for  <'tlie 
emptiers  liave  emptied  them  out, 
and  marred  their  vine  branches. 

3  The  shield  of  his  mighty  men  is 
i  made  «red,  the  valiant  men  are 
I II  in  scarlet:  the  chariots  shall  be 
j  witli  II  flaming  torches  in  the  day 
;  of  his  preparation,  and  the  fir 
■  trees  shall  be  terribly  shaken. 

4  The  chariots  shall  rage  in  tlie 
streets,  they  shall  justle  one 
against  another  in  the  broad 
ways:  tthey  shall  seem  like 
torches,  tiiey  shall  run  like  the 
lightnings. 

5  He  shall  recount  his  11  worthies : 
they  shall  stumljle  in  their  walk ; 
thej'  shall  make  liaste  to  the 
wall  thereof,  and  the  t  defence 
shall  be  prepared. 

G  The  gates  of  the  rivers  shall  be 
opened,  and  the  palace  shall  be 
II  dissolved. 

7  And  lIHuzzab  shall  be  Hied 
away  captive,  she  shall  be  brought 
up,  and  her  maids  shall  lead  her 
as  with  the  voice  of  .'doves,  taber- 
ing  upon  their  breasts. 

8  But  Nineveh  u'  II  of  old  like  a 
pool  of  water:  yet  they  shall  llee 
away.  Stand,  stand,  shall  they 
cry ;  but  none  shall  II  look  back. 

9  Take  ye  the  .spoil  of  silver, 
take  the  spoil  of  gold  :  II  for  there 
is  none  end  of  the  store  and  glory 
out  of  all  the  t  pleasant  furniture. 

10  She  is  empty,  and  void,  and 
waste:  and  the  i' heart  melteth, 
and  ''the  knees  smite  together, 
iiind  much  pain  is  in  all  loins, 
and  /■•  the  faces  of  them  all  gather 
blackness. 

11  Where  is  the  dwelling  of  '  the 
lions,  and  the  feeding  place  of 
the  young  lions,  where  the  lion, 
even  the  old  lion,  walked,  and  the 
lion's  wheip,  and  none  made  iAe»i 
afraid  ? 

12  The  lion  did  tear  in  pieces 
enough  for  his  whelps,  and  stran- 

792 


gled  for  his  lionesses,  ahd  filled 
his  holes  with  prey,  and  his  dens 
with  ravin. 

13  '"Behold,  I  am  against  thee, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  I  will 
burn  her  chariots  in  the  smoke, 
and  the  sword  shall  devour  thy 
young  lions:  and  I  will  cut  off  thy 
prey  from  the  earth,  and  the  voice 
of"  thy  messengers  shall  no  more 
be  heard. 

CHAPTER  III, 

The  miserable  ruin  of  Nineveh. 

WOE  to  the  t «  bloody  city !  it  is 
all  full  of  lies  and  robbery ; 
the  prey  departeth  not ; 

2  The  noise  of  a  whip,  and  ^the 
noise  of  the  rattling  of  the  wheels, 
and  of  the  prancing  horses,  and  of 
the  jumping  chariots. 

3  The  horseman  lifteth  up  both 
t  the  bright  sword  and  the  glitter- 
ing spear:  and  there  is  a  multi- 
tude of  slain,  and  a  great  number 
of  carcasses ;  and  there  is  none  end 
ot'their  corpses ;  they  stumble  up- 
on their  corpses : 

4  Because  of  the  multitude  of  the 
whoredoms  of  the  well  favoured 
harlot,  '■the  mistress  of  witch- 
crafts, that  selleth  nations  through 
her  whoredoms,  and  families 
through  her  witchcrafts. 

5  rf  Behold,  I  am  against  thee, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  and  "  I 
will  di.scover  thy  skirts  upon  thy 
face, -f and  I  will  shew  the  nations 
thy  nakedue-ss,  and  the  kingdoms 
thy  shame. 

6  And  I  will  cast  abominable  filth 
upon  thee,  and  i/make  thee  vile, 
and  will  set  thee  as  '*  a  gazingstock. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
all  they  that  look  upon  thee » shall 
flee  from  thee,  and  say,  Nineveh 
is  laid  waste:  'twho  will  bemoan 
her?  whence  shall  I  seek  comfort- 
ers for  tliee  ? 

8 'Art  thou  better  than  It  popu- 
lous '"No,  that  was  situate  among 
the  rivers,  that  Iiad  the  waters 
round  about  it,  whose  rampart 
was  the  sea,  and  her  wall  was 
Irom  the  sea  ? 

i)  Ethiopia  and  Egypt  tvere  her 
strength,  ixnAitica's  infinite;  Put 
and  Lubim  were  t  thy  helpers. 

10  Yet  loas  she  carried  away,  she 
went  into  captivity:  "her  young 
children  also  were  dashed  in 
pieces  "  at  the  top  of  all  the  streets : 
and  they  /'cast  lots  for  her  hon- 
ourable men,  and  all  her  great 
men  were  bound  in  chains. 

11  Thou  also  Shalt  be  sdrunken: 
thou  Shalt  be  hid,  thou  also  shall 
seek  strength  because  of  the  en- 
emy. 

12  All  thy  strong  holds  shall  be 
like  J- fig.  trees  with  the  first  ripe 
figs  :  if  they  be  shaken,  they  shall 
even  fall  into  the  mouth  of  the 
eater. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 


m  Ez.  29.  3.  fc 
38.  3.  &  39. 1. 
ch.  3.  5. 


k2  Kings  18. 
17,  lU.  ic  ly.' 
0,23. 


t  Heb.  city 

of  bloods. 

a  Ez.  2'2.  2,  3. 

&  21.  C,  9. 

Hab.  2.  12. 
iJer.  47.  3. 


t  Heb.  the 
flame  ot  the 


the  lightning 
of  the  spear. 


c  Is.  47.  9,  12. 
Rev.  18.  2,3. 


rich.  2.  13. 
cIs.  47.  2,  3. 

Jer.  13.  22, 

2G. 

Ez.  IG.  37. 

Mic.  1.  11. 
/Hab.  2.  16. 

g  Mai.  2.  9. 
h  Heb.  10.  33. 


;  Amos  6.  2. 
II  Or, 

nourishing. 
t  Heb. 

No  Amon. 
m  Jer.  4G.  2S, 

2G. 

Ez.  30.14-16. 

tHeb. 
in  thy  help, 

n  Ps.  137.  9. 

Is.  13.  10. 

Hus.  13.  IG. 
u  Lam.  2.  19. 
7^  Joel  3.  3. 

Obad.  11. 

(jJer.  2G.  17, 

27. 

ch.  1.  10. 


rRev.O.  13. 


Judgment  upon 


HABAKKUK. 


tlie  Chaldeans. 


Before 
C3IRIST 

ubout  713. 


oJer.  il.  37. 

<k  ol.  3t>. 
/  Ps.  147.  13. 

Jcr.  51.  30. 
u  ch.  2.  1. 


II  Or,  spread- 
cth  himself. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  026. 


13  Behold,  »tliy  people  in  the 
midst  of  thee  are  women:  the 
gates  of  thy  land  shall  be  set  wide 
open  unto  thine  enemies :  the  th"e 
shall  devoui"  thj'  <  bars. 

14  Draw  thee  waters  for  the  siege, 
'« fortify  tliy  strong  holds  :  go  into 
clay,  and  tread  the  nioitar,  make 
strong  the  briclclciln. 

15  There  shall  the  fire  devour; 
thee;  the  svv'ord  shall  cut  thee  off, ; 
it  shall  eat  thee  up  like  a:tlie  can-  { 
kerworm :  make  thyself  many  as  • 
the  cankerworm,  make  thyself 
many  as  the  locusts.  | 

IG  Thou  hast  multiplied  thymer- 
chants  above  the  stars  of  heaven:  i 
the  cankerworm  1  spoileth,  and 
fleeth  awaj^  | 


17  2/ Thy  crowned  are  as  the  lo- 1 
custs,  and  thy  captains  a.s  the  i 
great  grasshoppers,  which  camp  I 
in  tbe  hedges  in  the  cold  day,  but 
when  the  sun  ariseth  they  flee 
away,  and  their  place  is  not  known 
where  they  are. 

18  =Thy  shepherds  slumber,  O 
"king  of  Assyria:  thy  !l  nobles 
shall  dwell  in  the  dvjit:  thy  peo- 
ple is  fc  scattered  upon  the  moun- 
tains, and  no  man  gatherelh 
iheia. 

19  There  is  no  +  healing  of  thy 
bruise  ;  « thj'  wound  Ls  grievous : 
'!■  all  that  hear  the  bruit  of  thee 
shall  clap  the  hands  over  thee: 
for  upon  whom  hath  not  thy 
wickedness  passed  continually  ? 


HABAKKUK. 


i  Job  21.  7. 
Ps.94.  3,  &c. 
Jer.  1-2.  1. 

II  Or,  wrested. 

c  Is.  29.  14. 
Acts  13.  41. 

d  Deut.  28.  49, 
00. 
Jer.  5.  15. 

';  Fulfilled, 
2Chr.  36.6. 

t  Heb. 
breadths. 

f  Or,  from 
them  shall 
proceed  the 
judgment  of 
these,  and 
the  captivity 
of  these. 

i  Heb.  sharp. 

eJcr.  ."j.  6. 
Zeph.  3.  3. 

/Jer.  4.  13. 

II  Or,  the  tup- 
ping vp  of 
their  faces, 
4-c.;  or,  their 
faces  shall 
look  toward 
the  east. 

t  Heb.  the  op- 
position  of 
their  faces 
toward  the 
tast. 


CHAPTER   I, 

1  Unto  Habaikuk,  complaining  of  the  iniquity  of 
the  land,  5  is  shewed  the  fearful  vengeance  by 
the  Chaldeans.  12  He  complaineth  that  ven- 
geance should  be  executed  by  them  who  are  far 

worse. 

THE  burden  which  Habakkuk 
the  prophet  did  see. 
"2  O  LoKD,  how  long  shall  I  cry, 
«  and  thou  wilt  not  hear !  even  cry 
out  unto  thee  of  violence,  and 
thou  wilt  not  save ! 

3  Why  dost  thou  shew  me  iniqui- 
ty, and  cause  me  to  behold  griev- 
ance? for  spoiling  and  violence 
are  before  me  :  and  there  are  that 
raise  up  strife  and  contention. 

4  Therefore  the  law  is  slacked, 
and  judgment  doth  never  go  forth : 
for  the  *  wicked  doth  compass 
about  the  righteous ;  therefore 
S  wrong. judgment  proceedeth. 

5  If  c  Behold  ye  among  the  hea- 
then, and  regard,  and  wonder 
marvellously :  ibr  I  will  work  a 
work  in  your  days,  which  ye  will 
not  believe,  though  it  be  told  r/oii. 

6  For,  lo,  <'  II I  raise  up  the  Chal- 
deans, that  bitter  and  hasty  na- 
tion, which  shall  march  through 
the  t  breadth  of  the  land,  to  pos- 
sess the  dwellingiJlaces  that  are 
not  theirs. 

7  They  are  terrible  and  dreadful : 
il  theirjudgment  and  their  dignity 
sliall  proceed  of  themselves. 

8  Their  horses  also  are  swifter 
than  the  leopards,  and  are  more 
t fierce  than  the  e evening  wolves: 
and  their  horsemen  shall  spread 
themselves,  and  their  horsemen 
shall  come  from  far;  .'"they  shall 
fly  as  the  eagle  that  hasteth  to  eat. 

9  They  shall  come  all  for  vio- 
lence :  "il  +  their  faces  shall  sup  up 
as  the  east  wind,  and  they  shall 
gather  the  captivity  as  the  sand. 


10  And  they  shall  scoff  at  the 
kings,  and  the  princes  shall  be  a 
scorn  unto  them :  thej'  shall  de- 
ride everj'  stronghold;  for  they 
shall  heap  dust,  and  take  it. 

11  Then  shall  his  mind  change, 
and  he  shall  pass  over,  and  of- 
fend., 9  imputing  this  his  power  un- 
to his  god. 

12  f  I'Art  thou  not  from  everlast- 
ing, O  Lord  my  God,  mine  Holy 
One  ?  We  shall  not  die.  O  Lokd, 
'thou  hast  ordained  them  for 
judgment;  and,  O  t mighty  God, 
thou  hast  t  established  them  for 
correction. 

13  *  Thou  rtr<  of  purer  eyes  than  to 
behold  evil, and  canst  not  look  on 
II  iniquity : '  wherefore  lookest  thou 
upon  them  that  deal  treacherous- 
ly, and  boldest  thy  tongue  when 
the  wicked  devoureth  the  man  that 
is  more  righteous  than  he? 

14  And  makest  men  as  the  fishes 
of  the  sea,  a.s  the  il  creeping  things, 
that  have  no  ruler  over  them  ? 

15  They  '"take  up  all  of  them 
with  the  angle,  they  catch  them 
in  their  net,  and  gather  them  in 
their  ii  drag :  therefore  they  re- 
joice and  are  glad. 

16  Therefore  "  they  sacrifice  unto 
their  net,  and  burn  incense  unto 
their  drag;  because  bj' them  their 
portion  is  fat,  and  their  meat 
II  t  plenteous. 

17  Shall  they  therefore  empty 
their  net,  and  not  spare  continu- 
ally to  slay  the  nations  ? 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  Unto  HabaHuk,  waiting  for  an  answer,  is 
shewed  that  he  must  wait  by  faith.  5  The 
judgment  upon  the  Chaldean  for  unsatiabte- 
ness,  9  for  covetousness,  12  for  cruelty,  15  for 
drunkenness,  18  and  for  idolatry. 

IWILLi  "Stand  upon  my  watch, 
and  set  me  upon  the  t  tower, 
793 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  713. 

y  Rev.  9.  7. 

z  Ez.  15.  16. 

Ps.  76.  6. 
a  Jer.  50.  18. 

Ez.  31.  3,  ikc. 
II  Or,  val- 
iant ones, 
b  1  Kings  22. 

17. 
t  Heb. 

tcrinkling. 
oMic.  1.  9. 
d  Lam.  2.  15. 

Zeph.  2.  15. 

See  Is.  14.  S, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  026. 


APs.  90.  2.  Sc 
93.  2. 
Lam.  5.  19. 

1 2  Kings  19. 

Pa.  17.  13. 

Is.  10.5,  0,7. 

Ez.  30.  25. 
t  Heb.  rock, 

Deut.  32.  4. 
t  Heb. 

founded, 
k  Ps.  5.  5. 
II  Or, 

grievance. 
IJer.  12.  1. 
II  Or,  moving. 

mJer.  16.  18. 
Amos  4.  2. 

!|  Or,  flue  net. 

n  Deut.  8.  17. 
Is.  10.  13.  Sc 
37.  24,  25. 


'I  Or,  dainty. 
tHeb./a<. 


a  Is.  21.  8,11. 
t  Heb. 
fenced  place. 


Judgment  of  the  Chaldeans. 


HABAKKUK. 


Hahakkuk's  prayer. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  626. 

i  Ps.  85.  8. 
II  Or,  in  me. 
II  Or,  when  I 

am  argued 

with. 
t  lleb.  upon 

my  reproof, 

or,  arguing. 
cU.  8.  1.  (k 

30.  8. 
i/Dan.  10.  11. 

&  11.  27,  35. 
clleb.  10w37. 
/John  3.  36. 

Rom.  1.  17. 

Gal.  3.  11. 

Ileb.  10.  38. 
II  Or,  How 

much  more. 
Hl'taw.'ll.  20. 

>t  30.  10. 


k  ver.  17. 

t  Heb.  bloods. 


I  .Ter.  22.  13. 

II  Or,  ga 


il  gam. 
49.  IG. 


T  lU'b.  palm 
oj  the  hand. 


II  Or,  piece,  or, 

fastening. 
11  Or,  witness 

against  it. 
71  Jer.  22.  13. 

Kz.  21.  9. 

Mic.  3.  10. 

Niih.  3.  1. 
t  Heb.  bloods. 
oJer.  51.  58. 
M  Or,  in  vam. 

II  Or,  bj/Jinow- 
ing  the  glory 
of  the  LOUD. 

p  Is.  11.  9. 

'/  Ho8.  7.  5. 
r  Oeii.  9.  22. 

II  Or, 
viore  with 
shame  than 
with  glory. 

»Jer.  25.  2(i, 
27.  &61.  57. 


^and  will  watch  to  see  what  he 
will  say  II  unto  me,  aud  what  1 
shall  answer  111  when  I  am  re- 
proved. 

2  And  the  Lori)  answered  me, 
and  said,  cWrite  the  vision,  and 
make  it  plain  upon  tables,  that  he 
may  run  that  readeth  it. 

3  For  ''the  vision  is  yet  for  an 
appointed  time,  but  at"tlie  end  it 
shall  speak,  and  not  lie:  though  it 
tarry,  wait  for  it;  becau.se  it  will 
e surely  come,  it  will  not  tarry. 

4  Behold,  his  soul  xuhich  is  lifted 
up  is  not  upright  in  him  :  but  the 
.fjust  shall  live  by  his  faith. 

.5  %  II  Yea  also,  because  he  trans- 
gresseth  by  wine,  lie  is  a  proud 
man,  neither  keepeth  at  home, 
who  enlargeth  his  desires  as  hell, 
and  is  as  death,  and  cannot  be 
satisfied,  but  gathereth  unto  him 
all  nations,  and  heapeth  unto  him 
all  people : 

6  Shall  not  all  these ''take  up  a 
parable  against  him,  and  a  taunt- 
ing proverb  against  hiin,  and  say, 
II  Woe  to  him  that  increaseth  that 
tuhich  is  not  his  !  how  long?  and 
to  him  that  ladeth  himself  with 
thick  clay ! 

7  Shall  they  not  rise  up  sudden- 
ly that  shall  bite  thee,  and  awake 
that  shall  vex  thee,  and  thou 
Shalt  be  for  booties  unto  them? 

8  « Because  thou  hast  spoiled 
many  nations,  all  the  remnant  of 
the  people  shall  spoil  thee;  *  be- 
cause of  men's  t  blood,  and/o?-the 
violence  of  the  land,  of  the  city, 
and  of  all  that  dwell  therein. 

9  \  Woe  to  him  that  '  II  coveteth 
an  evil  covetousness  to  his  house, 
that  he  may  ''«set  his  nest  on  high, 
that  he  may  be  delivered  from  the 
t  power  of  evil! 

10  Thou  hast  consulted  shame 
to  thy  house  by  cutting  off  many 
people,  and  hast  sinned  against 
thy  soul. 

11  For  the  stone  shall  cry  out  of 
the  wall,  and  the  Ubeam  out  of  the 
timber  shall  II  answer  it. 

12  H  Woe  to  him  that  buildeth 
a  town  with  "t  blood,  and  e.stab- 
lisheth  a  city  by  iniquity  ! 

13  Behold,  is  it  not  of  the  Lokd 
of  hosts  "that  the  people  shall 
labour  in  the  very  nre,  and  the 
people  shall  weary  themselves 
I!  for  very  vanity? 

14  For  the  earth  shall  be  filled 
1  with  the  P  knowledge  of  tlio  glory 
of  tlie  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover 
the  sea. 

\r>  If  Woe  unto  him  that  giveth 
his  neighbour  drink,  that  pattest 
thy  '/Ijottle  to  him,  and  niakest 
hihi  drunken  also,  that  tiiou  may- 
est  '-look  on  their  nakedne.ss! 

16  Thou  art  filled  II  with  shame 

for  glory:  sdrinlc  thou  also,  and 

lot  thy   foreskin   be   uncovere'l . 

the  cup  of  the  Loiiu's  right  hand 

794 


shall  be  turned  unto  thee,  and 
shameful  spewing  shall  be  on  thy 
glory. 

17  For  the  violence  of  Lebanon 
shall  cover  thee,  and  the  spoil  of 
beasts,  which  made  them  afraid, 
< because  of  men's  blood,  and  for 
the  violence  of  the  land,  of  the 
city,  and  of  all  that  dwell  therein. 

18  f  "  What  profiteth  the  graven 
image  that  the  maker  thereof 
hath  graven  it;  the  molten  im- 
age, and  a  « teacher  of  lies,  that 
tifhe  maker  of  his  work  trusteth 
therein,  to  make  j/dumb  idols  ? 

I'J  Woeunto  him  that  saith  to  the 
wood,  Awake;  to  the  dumb  stone. 
Arise,  it  .shall  teach  !  Behold,  it  is 
laid  over  with  gold  and  silver, 
-and  there  is  no  breath  at  all  in 
the  midst  of  it. 

20  But  n  the  Lord  is  in  his  holy 
temple:  f-let  all  the  earth  keep 
silence  before  him. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  HabaHuk    in   his    prayrr   tremhlcth    at    God's 
majesty.     17   The  confidence  of  his  faith. 

APRAYEB  Of  Ilabakkuk  the 
prophet  « II  upon  Shigionoth. 

2  O  Lord,  I  have  heard  tthy 
speech,  a»f?  was  afraid:  O  Lord, 

I  ''revive  thy  work  in  the  midst  of 
the  years,  "in  the  midst  of  the 
years  make  known ;  in  wrath  re- 
member mercy. 

3  God  came  from  IITeman,<'and 
the  Holy  One  from  mount  Paran. 
Selah.  His  glory  covered  the 
heavens,  and  the  earth  was  full  of 
his  praise. 

4  And  his  brightness  was  as  the 
light;  he  had  llhornsfr/zmnr/outof 
his  hand :  and  there  %vas  the  hid- 
ing of  his  power. 

.5  ii  Before  him  went  the  pesti- 
lence, and  11 « burning  coals  went 
forth  at  his  feet. 

()  He  stood,  and  measured  the 
earth :  he  beheld,  and  drove  asun- 
der the  nations;  /and  the  .'/ever- 
lasting mountains  wero  scattered, 
the  perpetual  hills  did  bow:  his 
ways  a?-c;everla.sting. 

7  i  saw  the  tents  of  BCushan  I  in 
aflliction  :  and  tlie  curtains  of  the 
land  of  JNlidian  did  Iri'nible. 

8  Was  the  Loud  displeased 
against  the  rivers  ?  was  tliine  an- 
ger against  the  rivers?  teas  thy 
wrath  against  the  sea, '» that  thou 
didst  ride  upon  thine  horses  and 

II  tliy  chariots  of  salvation  ? 

9  Thy  bow  was  made  quite  na- 
ked, accordinri  to  the  oaths  of  the 
tribes,     even    thy    word.      Selah. 

II I  Thou  didst  cleave  the  earth 
with  rivers. 

10  ''•  The  mountains  saw  thee,  and 
they  trembled:  t)ie  overrtowing 
of  tlu!  walor  passed  by  :  the  deep 
uttered  his  voice,  and  'lifted  up 
his  liands  on  high. 

I'B.  UK.  8.  it  77.  18.  &.  114.  4.     IT.K.  14.  22, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  026. 


u  I.S.  44.  9,  10. 

&  46.  2. 
rJer.  10.8,14. 

Zech.  10.  2. 
t  Heh.  the 

fashionerof 

his  fashion. 
yV^i.  115.  5. 

1  Cor.  12.  2. 
2  Ps.  135.  17. 
dPs.  11.4. 
t  Heb. 

be  silent  all 

the  earth  be* 

fore  him. 
i7.<-i)h.  1.7. 

Zecb.  2. 13. 


a  Pb.  T,  title. 

II  Or,  accord- 
ing to  varia- 
ble songs,  or, 
tunes,  called 
in  Hebrew, 
Shigionoth. 

tHeb.  thy 
report,  or, 
thy  hearing. 

II  Or,  pre- 
serve  alive. 

b  Ps.  85.  6. 

II  Or, 
the  south. 

cDent.  3.'}.  2. 
Jud^.  5.  4. 
Ps.  08.  7. 

11  Or,  bright 
beams  out  of 
his  sidt. 

dNah.  1.  3. 

:i  Or,  burning 
diseases, 
Deut.  32.  24. 

«P8.  18.  8. 

/Nah.  1.  0. 

/srOfii.  49.  26. 

II  Or, 
Ethiopia. 

II  Or,  under 
affliction,  or, 
vanity. 

A  Deut.  33.20, 
27. 

Pa.  08.  4.  dc 
104.  3. 
ver.  15. 

I  Or,  thy  char- 
iots were 
salvation. 

II  Or,  Thou 
didst  cleave 
the  riven  of 
the  earth. 

iPh.  78.  15,10. 

<k  105.41. 
k  Ex.  19.  10, 

18. 

JudR.  5.  4,  G. 
h.  3.  16. 


God's  judgment 


ZEPHANIAH. 


against  Judah. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  626. 


tnJosh.  10.12, 
13. 

II  Or, 

thine  arrows 

walked  in  tlie 

light,  4fC. 
71  Josh.  10.  11. 

P5!.  18.  14.  <k 

77.  17, 16. 
o  Jer.  61.  33. 

Amos  1.  3. 

Mic.  4.  13. 
p. Tosh.  10.  24. 

<t  11.  8,  12. 

Ps.  68.21. 
t  Heb.  ma*. 

ing:  naked. 
t  Heb.  weT^ 

tempestuous. 
vPs.  77.  19. 

vcr.  8. 
II  Or,  mud. 
r  Ps.  119.  120. 

Jer.  -23.  9. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  630. 


T  Heb.  By 
taking  away 

1  win  make 
an  cn<l. 

tHeb./Ae/iec 
of  the  land. 

a  Hos.  4.  3. 

i  Ez.  7.  19.  <k 
14.  3,  4,  7. 
Matt.  13.41. 

!l  Or,  idols. 

c  Fulfilled, 

about  624. 

2  Kings  23. 
4,  5. 

d  Hon.  10.  5. 
e  2  Kings  23. 

12. 

Jer.  19.  13. 
/I  Kings  18. 

21. 

2  Kings  17. 

33,  41. 
ff  Is.  4S.  1. 


He 


4.  Ij 


G  Or,  to  the 

LORD, 
h  Josh.  23.  7. 

1  Kings  11. 

33. 
ils.  1.  4. 

Jer.  2.  13,17. 

&  15.  6. 
k  Hos.  7.  7. 
/Hab.  2.  20. 

Zech.  2.  13. 
m  Is.  13.  C. 
7!  I.<.  34.  G. 

Jer.  46.  10. 

Kz.  39.  17. 

Rev.  19.  17. 
t  Heb.  sanc- 

tiJiiJ,  or, 

prepared. 


11  "'The  sun  o/uZ moon  stood  still 
ill  tlieir  habitation :  II  at  the  light 
of  thine  "■  arrows  tliey  went,  and 
at  the  shining  of  thy  glittering 
spear. 

12  Thou  didst  marcli  through  the 
land  in  indignation,  "thou  didst 
thresh  the  heathen  in  anger. 

1.3  Thou  wen  test  ibrth  for  tlie  sal- 
vation of  tliy  people,  even  for  sal- 
vation with  thine  anointed  ;  2'  thou 
woundedst  tlie  head  out  of  the 
house  of  the  wicked,  tby  discov- 
ering the  foundation  iinto  the 
neclv.    Selah. 

14  Thou  didst  strilce  through  with 
his  staves  the  liead  of  his  villages : 
they  tcame  out  as  a  whirlwind  to 
scatter  me :  their  rejoicing  teas  as 
to  devour  the  poor  secretly. 

15  -zThou  didst  walk  through  the 
sea  with  thine  horses,  through  the 
II  heaj)  of  great  waters. 

16  When   I   heard,    rmy  belly 


trembled ;  my  lips  quivered  at  the 
voice:  rottenness  entered  into  my 
bones,  and  I  trembled  in  myself, 
that  I  might  rest  in  the  day  of 
trouble:  when  he  cometh  up  unto 
the  people,  he  will  11  invade  them 
with  his  troops. 

17  ^  Although  the  fig  tree  shall 
not  blossom,  neither  .'sImU  fruit  be 
in  the  vines;  the  labour  of  the 
olive  shall  tfail,  and  the  fields 
shall  yield  no  meat;  the  flock 
shall  be  cut  off  from  the  fold, 
and  there  shall  be  no  herd  in  the 
stalls: 

18  «Yet  I  will  *  rejoice  in  the 
Lord,  I  will  joy  In  the  God  of  my 
salvation. 

19  The  Lord  God  i?  i*my 
strength,  and  he  will  make  my 
feet  like  a^  hinds'  feet,  and  he  will 
make  me  to  i'walk  upon  mine 
high  places.  To  the  chief  singer 
on  my  t  stringed  instruments. 


ZEPHA]S[IAH. 


CHAPTER    I. 

God's    serere    judgment     against      Judah 


for 


THE  word  of  the  Lord  which 
came  unto  Zephaniah  the  son 
of  Cushi,  the  son  of  Gedaliah,  the 
son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of  Hiz- 
kiah,  in  the  days  of  Josiah  the 
son  of  Amon,  king  of  Judah. 

2  tl  will  utterly  consume  all 
things  from  off  t  the  land,  saith  the 
Lord. 

3  «I  will  consume  man  and 
beast ;  I  will  con.sume  the  fowls 
of  the  heaven,  and  the  fishes  of 
the  sea,  and  6  the  II  stumbling- 
blocks  with  the  wicked;  and  I 
will  cut  off  man  from  off  the 
land,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  I  will  also  stretch  out  mine 
hand  upon  Judah,  and  upon  all 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem; 
and  <•!  will  cut  off  the  remnant 
of  Baal  from  this  place,  and  the 
name  of  tithe  Cheniarim  with. 
theprie.sts; 

•5  And  them  ethat  worship  the 
host  of  heaven  upon  the  house- 
tops; /and  them  that  worship 
and  sthat  swear  II  by  the  Lord, 
and  that  swear  ''  by  Malcham ; 

6  And  '  them  that  are  turned 
back  from  the  Lord;  and  those 
that  ^-  have  not  sought  the  Lord, 
nor  inquired  for  him. 

7  'Hold  thy  peace  at  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Lord  God  :  «'  for  the 
day  of  the  Lord  is  at  hand :  for 

\  "the  Lord  hath  prepared  a  sacri- 
fice, he  hath  tbid  his  guests. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  day  of  the  Lord's  sacrifice, 


that  I  will  +punish  "the  princes, 
and  the  king's  children,  and  all 
such  as  are  clothed  with  strange 
apparel. 

9  In  the  same  day  also  will  I 
punish  all  those  that  leap  on  the 
threshold,  which  fill  their  ma.s- 
ters'  houses  with  violence  and 
deceit. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pa.ss  in 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  that 
there  shall  be  the  noise  of  a  cry 
from  Pthe  fish  gate,  and  a  howl- 
ing from  the  second,  and  a  great 
crashing  from  the  hills. 

11  9  Howl,  ye  inhabitants  of 
Maktesh,  for  all  the  merchant 
people  are  cut  down;  all  they 
that  bear  silver  are  cut  off. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
that  time,  that  I  will  .search  Jeru- 
salem with  candles,  and  punish 
the  men  that  are  t*- settled  on 
their  lees:  «tli.at  say  in  their 
heart,  The  Lord  will  not  do  good, 
neither  will  he  do  evil. 

13  Therefore,  their  goods  shall 
become  a  booty,  and  their  houses 
a  desolation:  they  shall  also  build 
houses,  but  fnoi  inhabit  them; 
and  they  shall  plant  vineyards, 
but  "not  drink  the  wine  thereof. 

14  a; The  great  day  of  the  Lord 
is  near,  it  is  near,  and  hasteth 
greatly,  even  the  voice  of  the  day 
of  the' Lord:  the  mighty  man 
shall  cry  there  bitterly. 

15  2/ That  day  is  a  day  of  wrath,  a 
daj'  of  trouble  and  distress,  a  day 
of  wasteness  and  desolation,  a  day 
of  darkne.ss  and  gloominess,  a  day 
of  clouds  and  thick  darkness, 

795 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  626. 


!l  Or, 
cut  them 
in  pieces. 


s  Job  13.  15. 
!  Is.  41.  IC.  Ic 

61.  10. 
u  Ps.  27.  1. 
x2  Sam.  22. 

34. 

Ps.  18.  33. 
y  Deut.  32.  13. 

<fe  33.  29. 
t  Heb. 

yeginoth, 

fs,  4,  title. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  6.30. 


t  Hel). 

visit  upon. 
0  Jer.  39.  6. 


p2  Clir.S3.14. 
i;  James  5,  1. 


tHeb. 
curded,  or, 
thickened. 

r  Jer.  48.  11. 
Amos  6.  1. 

J  Ps.  94.  7. 


<Deut.  28.30, 

39. 

Amos  5.  11. 
u  Mic.  C.  15. 
jrJoel2. 1,  11. 


y  Is.  22.  5. 
Jer.  30.  7. 
Joel  2.  2,  11. 
Amos  6,  18. 
ver.  18. 


An  exhortation  to  repentance.     ZEPHANIAH.         Jerusalem  sharply  reproved. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  630... 

a  Jer.  4.  19. 

a  Deux.  28.  29. 

l3.  59.  10. 


6P« 


79.3. 
cPs.  RO.  10. 

Jer.  9.  22.  (k 

16.  4. 
dProv.  11.  4. 

Ez.  7.  19. 

e  ch.  3.  8. 
/ver.  2,3. 


n  Joel  2.  16. 

n  Or,  nof 

6  Job  21.  18. 

Ps.  1.  4. 

Is.  17.  13. 

Hos.  13.  3. 
c2  Kings  23. 

20. 
d  Ps.  105.  4. 

.^raos  5.  C. 
e  Ps.  70.  0. 
/Joel  2.  14. 

Amos   5.  15. 

Jonah  3.  9. 
f  Jer.  47.  4,  5. 

Ez.  2.-..  15. 

Arnosl.  C,  7, 

8. 

Zech.  9.  5, 

G. 
h  Jer.  C.  4.  &; 

15.8. 
jEz.  25.  10. 
*  Josh.  13.  3. 
;Sec  Is.  17.2. 

ver.  14. 
Wils.  II.  11. 

Mie.  4.  7.  &. 

6.  7,  H. 

Hag.  1.  12.&: 

2.2. 

ver.  9. 
I' Or, 

when,  ^:. 
71  Ex.  4.  31. 

Luke  1.  CH. 
oPs.  120.  1. 

Jer.  29.  14. 

ch.  3.  20. 
p  Jer.  48.  27. 

Ez.  25.  8. 
?  Ez.  25.  3,  C. 
T  Jer.  49.  1. 
s  Is.  15. 

Jer.  48. 

Ez.  25.  9. 

Amos  2.  1. 
t  Amos  1.  13. 
tfOen.  19.  25. 

Deut.  29.  23. 

Is.  13.  19.  ik 

34.  13. 

Jer.  49.  18. 

&  50.  40. 
s  ver.  7. 


16  A  day  of  zthe  ti-umpet  and 
alarm  against  the  fenced  cities, 
and  against  the  high  towers. 

17  And  I  will  bring  distress 
upon  men,  that  they  shall  «  walk 
like  blind  men,  because  they 
have  sinned  against  the  Lord  : 
and ''their  blood  shall  be  poured 
out  as  dust,  and  their  flesh  "as 
the  dung. 

18  d Neither  their  silver  nor 
their  gold  shall  be  able  to  deliver 
them  in  the  day  of  the  Lord's 
wrath ;  but  the  whole  land  shall 
be  « devoured  by  the  fire  of  his 
jealousy:  for  /he  shall  make 
even  a  speedy  riddance  of  all 
thein  that  dwell  in  the  land. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  An  exhortation  to  repentance.  4  The  judg- 
ment of  the  Philistines,  8  of  Moab  and 
Ammon,  12  uj  Ethiopia  and  Assyria. 

n  f^  ATHER  yourselves  together, 
vJT  yea,  gather   together,  O  na- 
tion II  not  desired ; 

2  Before  the  decree  bring  forth, 
before  the  day  pass  ^as  the  chaff, 
before  cthe  "fierce  anger  of  the 
Lord  come  upon  you,  before  the 
day  of  the  Lord's  anger  come 
upon  you. 

3  ''Seek  j'e  the  Lord,  eall  ye 
meek  of  the  earth,  which  have 
wrought  his  judgment;  seek 
righteousness,  seek  meekness : 
/it  may  be  ye  shall  be  hid  in  the 
day  of  the  Lord's  anger. 

4  IT  For  r/  Gaza  shall  be  forsaken, 
and  Ashkelon  a  desolation  :  they 
shall  drive  out  Ashdod  ''at  the 
noonday,  and  Ekron  shall  be 
rooted  up. 

5  Woe  unto  the  inhabitants  of 
ithe  sea  coast,  the  nation  of  the 
Cherethites !  the  word  of  the 
Lord  is  against  you ;  O  ^  Canaan, 
the  land  of  the  Philistines,  I  will 
even  destroy  thee,  and  there  shall 
be  no  inhabitant. 

6  And  the  sea  coast  shall  be 
dwellings  and  cottages  for  shep- 
herds, 'and  folds  for  Hocks. 

7  And  the  coast  shall  be  for  "'the 
remnant  of  the  house  of  Judah ; 
thev  shall  feed  thereupon  :  in  the 
lioilses  of  Ashkelon  shall  they  lie 
down  in  the  evening:  II  for  the 
Lord  their  God  shall  "  visitthem, 
and  "turn  away  their  captivity. 

8  If  ?J  I  have  heard  the  reproach 
of  Moab,  and  '/  the  revillngs  of  the 
children  of  Ammon,  whereby 
thev  have  reprf)ached  my  people, 
and  '•  magnified  themselves  against 
their  border. 

9  Therefore,  a.<<  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  (Jod  of  Israel, 
Surely  •''  Moab  shall  be  as  Si^lom, 
and  'the  children  of  Ammon  as 
Gomorrah,  uetyen  the  breeding  of 
nettles,  and  saltpits.and  a  perpet- 
ual desolation:  a- the  residue  of 
my  people  shall  spoil  them,  and 

790 


the  remnant  of  my  people  shall 
possess  them. 

10  This  shall  they  have  yfor 
their  pride,  because  they  have  re- 
proached and  magnified  them- 
selves against  the  people  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

11  The  Lord  ii-ill  be  terrible  unto 
them  :  for  he  will  t  famish  all  the 
gods  of  the  earth  ;  « and  men  shall 
worship  him,  every  one  from  his 
place,  even  all  «the  isles  of  the 
heathen. 

12  I  ''Ye  Ethiopians  also,  ye  shall 
be  slain  by  ^my  svvord. 

13  And  he  will  stretch  out  his 
hand  against  the  north,  and  (^de- 
stroy Assyria;  and  will  make 
Nineveh  a  desolation,  and  dry 
like  a  wilderness. 

14  And  « flocks  shall  lie  down  in 
the  niid.st  of  her,  all  /the  beasts  of 
the  nations  :  both  the  1  a  cormorant 
and  the  bittern  shall  lodge  in  the 
II  upper  lintels  of  it;  their  voice 
shall  sing  in  the  windows;  desola- 
tion shall  be  in  the  thresholds: 
II  for  he  shall  uncover  the  '« cedar 
work. 

15  This  i.9  the  rejoicing  city  i  that 
dwelt  carelessly,  *  that  said  in  her 
heart,  I  am,  and  thei-e  is  none  be- 
sides me:  how  is  she  become  a 
desolation,  a  place  for  beasts  to  lie 
down  in  !  every  one  that  passeth 
by  her  'shall  hiss,  and  "'wag  his 
hand. 

CHAPTER  IIL 

1  .4  sharp  reproof  of  Jerusalem  for  divers  sins. 
8  An  exhortation  to  wait  for  the  restoration  of 
Israel,  14  and  to  rejoice  for  their  salvation  by 
God. 

WOE  to   11 1  her  that  is  filthy 
and  polluted,  to  the  oppress- 
ing city ! 

2  She  «  obej'ed  not  the  voice ;  she 
ft  received  not  11  correction  ;  she 
trusted  not  in  the  Lord;  she 
drew  not  near  to  her  God. 

3  «  Her  princes  within  her  are 
roaring  lions;  her  judges  are 
''evening  wolves;  they  gnaw  not 
the  bones  till  the  morrow. 

4  Her  « prophets  are  light  and 
treacherous  persons:  her  priests 
have  polluted  the  sanctuary,  they 
have  done /violence  to  the  law. 

o  a  The  just  liOR  n  ''  is  in  the  mid.st 
thereof;  he  will  not  do  iniquity: 
t  every  morning  doth  he  bring  his 
judgment  to  light,  he  faileth  not; 
but  'the  unjust  knoweth  no 
shame. 

6  I  have  cut  off  the  nations: 
their  II  towers  are  desolate ;  1 
made  their  streets  waste,  that 
none  imssotli  by:  their  cities  are 
dc-^t roved,  so  that  there  is  no 
m;in,  tliat  there  is  none  inhabit- 
ant. 

7  AI  said.  Surely  thou  wilt  fear 
me,  thou  wilt  receive  instruction  ; 
so  their  dwelling  should  not  be 
cut   off,   howsoever    I   punished 


1  Before 

CHRIST 

about  630. 

3/  Is.  10.  0. 
I    Jer.  48.  29. 


tHcb. 

make  lean. 
jiMal.l.  U. 

John  4.  21. 
a  Gen.  10.  5. 
ft  Is.  18.  1.  Sc 

20.  4. 

Jer.  48.  9. 

Ez.  30.  9. 
cPs.  17.  13. 
(f  Is.  10.  12. 

Ez.  31.  3. 

>ah.  1.  1.  <fc 

2.  10.  <fc  3. 

15,  18. 
c  ver.  G. 
/Is.  13.  21,22. 
llOr, 

pelican. 
gU.  34.11,14. 
II  Or,    ■ 

knops,  or, 

chapiters. 
II  Or,  when 

he  hath  tin- 
covered. 
hJcT.  22.  14. 
zls.47.  8. 
*  Rev.  18.  7. 
Uob27.23. 

Lam.  2. 15. 

Ez.  27.  30. 
m  Nah.3.  19. 


II  Or, 

gluttonous. 
t  Heh.  cram. 
o  Jer.  22.  21. 
6  Jer.  5.  3. 
II  Or, 

instruction. 


:  Ez. 


,27. 


dUab.  1.  8. 

eJer.  23.  11, 

32. 

Lam.  2.  14, 

Hos.  9.  7. 
/Ez.  22.  20. 
g  Deut.  32.  4. 
h  ver.  15,  17. 

See  Mic.  3. 

11. 
t  Heb. 

7norning  by 

morning. 
i  Jer.  3.  3.  Sc 

0.  15.  dc  e.i2. 
II  Or,  corner*. 


An  exhortation  to  wait 


HAGGAI. 


for  the  restoration  of  Israel. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  630. 


/  Gen.  G.  12. 
mPs.  27.  14. 

ic  37.  34. 

Prov.  20.  22. 
n  Joel  3.  2. 


p  Is.  19.  18. 
t  Ileh.  lip. 

t  Heb. 

shoulder. 
?Ps.  68.  31. 

Is.  18.1,7. 

60.  4,  tec. 

Mai.  1.11. 

Acts  8.  27. 


r  Jer.  7.  4. 


Mi 


3.  11. 


Matt.  3.9. 
t  Heb. 

in  my  holy. 
t  Is.  14.  32. 

Zrrh.  11.  11. 

Matt.  5.  3. 

1  Cor.  1.  27, 

28. 

James  2.  5. 
t  Mic.  4.  7. 

ch.  2.  7. 
u  Is.  60.  21. 
X  Is.  63.  8. 

Rev.  14.  5. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  520. 


them :  but  they  rose  early,  and 
!■  corrupted  all  their  doings. 

8  ^  Therefore '"wait  ye  upon  me, 
saith  the  Lord,  until  the  day 
that  I  rise  up  to  the  prey :  for  my 
determination  i.y  to  "  gatlier  the 
nations,  that  I  may  a.ssoinble  the 
kingdoms,  to  poiir  upon  them 
mine  indignation,  even  all  my 
fierce  anger:  for  all  the  earth 
o  shall  be  devoured  with  the  tire 
of  myjealous^^ 

9  For  then  will  T  turn  to  the 
people  2>a  pure  t language,  that 
they  may  all  call  upon  tlie  name 
of  the  Lord,  to  serve  him  with 
one  +con.sent. 

10  f/From  beyond  the  rivers  of 
Ethiopia  my  suppliants,  even  the 
daughter  of  my  dispersed,  shall 
bring  mine  offering. 

11  In  that  day  .shalt  thou  not 
be  ashamed  for  all  thy  doings, 
wherein  thou  hast  transgressed 
against  me :  for  then  I  will  take 
away  out  of  the  midst  of  thee 
them  that  'rejoice  in  thy  pride, 
and  thou  shalt  no  more  be 
haughty  t  because  of  my  holy 
mountain. 

12  I  will  also  leave  in  the  midst 
of  thee  san  afflicted  and  poor 
people,  a.nd  they  shall  trust  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

1.3  «The  remnant  of  Israel  «  shall 
not  do  iniquitj',  ^nor  speak  lies; 
neither  shall  a  deceitful  tongue 
be   found    in    their   mouth :    for 


2' they  shall  feed  and  lie  down, 
and  none  shall  make  them  afraid. 

14  1  -Sing,  O  daughter  of  Zion; 
shout,  O  Israel;  be  glad  and  re- 
joice with  all  the  heart,  O  daugh- 
ter of  Jerusalem. 

15  The  Lord  hath  taken  away  thy 
judgments,  he  hath  cast  out  thine 
enemy:  «the  King  of  Israel,  even 
the  Lord,  *  is  in  the  midst  of  thee: 
thou  shalt  not  see  evil  any  more. 

16  In  that  day  <-it  shall'  be  said 
to  Jerusalem,  Fear  thou  not: 
and  to  Zion,  ^Let  not  thine  hands 
be  li  slack. 

17  The  Lord  thy  God  ein  the 
midst  of  thee  is  mighty;  he  will 
save,  .^he  will  rejoice  over  thee 
with  joy ;  the  will  rest  in  his  love, 
he  willjoy  over  thee  with  singing. 

18  I  will  gather  them  that  a  are 
sorrowful  for  the  solemn  assem- 
bly, irAo  are  of  thee,  to  tvhom  tthe 
reproach  of  it  ivas  a  burden. 

lU  Behold,  at  that  time  I  will 
undo  all  that  afflict  thee:  and  I 
will  save  her  that  '<halteth,and 
gather  her  that  was  driven  out; 
and  tl  will  get  them  praise  and 
fame  in  every  land  t  where  they 
have  been  put  to  shame. 

20  At  that  time  iwill  I  bring  yon 
again,  even  in  the  time  tliat  I 
gather  you:  for  I  will  make  you 
a  name  and  a  praise  among  all 
people  of  the  earth,  when  I  turn 
back  your  captivity  before  j'our 
eyes,  saith  the  Lord. 


a  Ezra  4.  24. 
4:5.  1. 
Zech.  1.  1. 

tHeb. 

by  the  hand 

of  Haggai. 
6  1  Chr.  3.  17, 

19. 

Kzra  3.  2. 

Matt.  1.  12. 

I.uke  3.  27. 
II  Or,  captain. 
c  Ezra  3.  2.  i 

dl  Chr.  6.  15. 
e  Ezra  3.  1. 
/2  Sam.  7.  2. 

Ps.  132.  3, 

&c. 
t  Heb. 

Set  your 

heart  on 

your  aays. 
g  Lam.  3.  40. 

vcr.  7. 


HAGGAI. 


CHAPTER  I. 

I  Haggai  rcproveth  the  peuplc  for  ncelccting  the 
building  of  the  house.  7  lie  incttcth  them  to 
the  building.  12  He  promiseth  God*s  assist- 
ance to  them  being  forward. 

IN  "the  second  year  of  Darius 
the  king,  in  the  sixth  month, 
in  the  first  day  of  the  monthj 
came  the  word  of  the  Lord  tby 
Haggai  the  prophet  unto  *Ze- 
rubbabel    the    son   of   Shealtiel, 

II  governor  of  Judah,  and  to 
c  Joshua  the  son  of  ''Josedech, 
the  high  priest,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketli  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  saying.  This  people  say. 
The  time  is  not  come,  the  tinie 
that  the  Lord's  house  should  be 
built. 

3  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  eby  Haggai  the  prophet, 
saying, 

4  fJs  it  time  for  you,  O  ye.  to 
dwell  in  your  ceiled  houses,  and 
this  house  lie  waste  ? 

.5  Now  therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts;  tj Consider  your 
ways. 


6  Ye  have  ^^sown  much,  and 
bring  in  little;  ye  eat,  but  ye 
have  not  enough;  ye  drink,  but 
ye  are  not  filled  with  drink;  ye 
clothe  you,  but  there  is  none 
warm;  and  'he  that  earneth 
wages,  earneth  wages  to  put  it 
into  a  bag  iwith  holes. 

7  "^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
Consider  your  ways. 

8  Go  up  to  the  'mountain,  and 
bring  wood,  and  build  the  house; 
and  I  will  take  pleasure  in  it, 
and  I  will  be  glorified,  saith  the 
Lord. 

9  /'Ye  looked  for  much,  and,  lo, 
it  came  to  little;  and  when  ye 
brought  it  home,  '  I  did  11  blow 
upon  it.  Wliy?  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts.  Because  of  mine  house 
that  is  waste,  and  ye  run  every 
man  unto  liis  own  house. 

10  Therc.'"ore  ™  the  heaven  over 
you  is  stayed  froin  dew,  and  the 
earth  is  stayed /?-o«),  her  fruit. 

11  And  I  » called  for  a  drought 
upon  the  land,  and  upon  the 
mountains,  and   upon  the  corn, 

797 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  630. 


y  Ez.  34.  'IS. 

Mic.  4.4.  <fc 

7.14. 
z  Is.  12.  6.  <fc 

S4.  1. 

Zerh.  2.  10. 

&9.  9. 
n  John  1.  49. 
b  Ez.  48.  35. 

ver.  5, 17. 

Rev.  7.  15.  (fc 

21.  3,  4. 
c  Is.  35.  3,  4. 
d  Heb.  12.  12. 
i:  Ot,  faint, 
e  ver.  15. 
/Deut.  20.9. 

Is.  62.5.  <fc 

65.  19. 

Jer.  32.  41. 
t  Heh.  he  wilt 

be  silent. 

g  Lam.  2.  G. 

,  t  Heb. 

I     the  burden 

j     upon  it  was 

reproach, 
h  Ez.  31.  10. 

Mi.-.  4.  6,  7. 
tHeb.  I  Kill 

eet  them  for 
tr  praise. 
\  t  Heb.  of 
I     their  shame. 

;  iis.  11. 12.  & 

I    27. 12.  &  56. 
8. 

Ez.  28.  25.  at 
34.  13.  &  37. 


h  Deut.  2S.  38. 

Hos.  4.  10. 

Mic.  6.  14,15. 

ch.  2.  16. 
i  Zech.  8.  10. 
tHeb. 

pierced 

through. 


m  Lev.  26. 19. 
Dent.  28.  23. 

1  Kings  8. 
35. 

nl  Kings  17. 
1. 

2  Kings  8,  1. 


The  glory  of 


HAGGAI. 


tli6  second  temple. 


Before 
C  HEIST 

about  520. 


och.  2.  17. 
p  Kzra  5.  2. 


-;  Matt.  28.  21 
Rom.  8.  31. 
r2Chr.  36. 

Ezra  1.  1. 
sch.  2.  21. 


(  Ezra  5.  2,  8. 


t  Hel).  hy  the 
hand  of. 


a  Kzra  3.  12. 
h  Zech.  4.  10. 


c  Neh.  9.  20. 
Is.  63.  11. 


f  yer.  21. 
Hell.  12.  20. 


ft  (ion.  40.  10. 
Mai.  3.  1. 


and  upon  the  new  wine,  and  up- 
on the  oil,  and  upon  that  which 
the  ground  bringeth  I'orth,  and 
upon  men,  and  upon  cattle,  and 
"upon  all  the  labour  of  the  hands. 
12^  j^Then  Zerubbabel  the  son 
of  Shealtiel,  and  Joshua  the  son 
of  Josedech,  the  high  priest,  with 
all  the  remnant  of  the  people, 
obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  the  words  of  Hag- 
goj  the  prophet,  as  the  Lord 
their  God  had  sent  him,  and  the 
people  did  fear  before  the  Lord. 

13  Then  spake  Haggai  the 
Lord's  messenger  in  the  Lord's 
message  unto  the  people,  saying, 
?  I  am  with  you,  saith  the  Lord. 

14  And  J-the  Lord  stirred  up 
the  spirit  of  Zerubbabel  the  son 
of  Shealtiel, » governor  of  .Judah, 
and  the  spirit  of  Joshua  the  son 
of  Josedech,  the  high  priest,  and 
the  spirit  of  all  the  remnant  of 
the  people;  <and  they  came  and 
did  work  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  their  God, 

15  In  the  four  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  sixth  month,  in  the 
second  year  of  Darius  the  king. 

CHAPTER  IL 

1  He  encoitragi-lh  the  pioplo  to  the  work,  hy  prom- 
ise of  f:TCaler  glory  to  the  second  temple  than 
was  in  the  first.  10  In  the  type  of  holy  things 
and  unclean  he  sheweth  their  sins  hindered  the 
work.     20  Ood's  promise  to  Zerubbabel. 

IN  the  seventh  month,  in  the 
one  and  twentieth  daij  of  the 
month,  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  tby  the  prophet  Haggai, 
saying, 

2  Speak  now  to  Zerubbabel  the 
son  of  Shealtiol,  governor  of  Ju- 
dah, and  to  Joshua  the  son  of 
Josedech,  tlie  high  priest,  and  to 
the  residue  of  the  people,  saying, 

3  "Who  1.9  left  among  you  that 
saw  this  house  in  her  first  glory? 
and  how  do  ye  see  it  now?  ^is 
it  not  in  your  e.ves  in  comparison 
of  it  as  nothing? 

4  Yet  now  ^be  strong,  O  Zerub- 
babel, saitli  the  Lord;  and  be 
strong,  O  Joshua, son  of  Josedech, 
the  high  priest;  and  be  strong, 
all  ye  people  of  the  land,  saith 
the  'Lord,  and  work :  (or  I  am 
with  you,  saith  the  Loitn  of 
hosts: 

5  ''Accordinp  to  the  word  that 
I  covenanted  with  you  when  ye 
came  out  of  Kgypt,  so  cniy  Spirit 
remaineth  among  you:  fear  ye 
not. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  L(iRn  of 
hosts;  /Yet  once,  it  is  a  little 
wliile,  and  r/ 1  will  shake  tlie heav- 
ens, and  the  earth,  and  the  sea, 
and  the  drv  l(Oid; 

7  And  I  will  sliake  all  nations, 
''and  the  Desire  of  all  iiaMons 
shall  come:  and  1  will  (ill  this 
house  with  glory,  saith  the  Lokd 
of  hosts. 

708 


8  The  silver  is  mine,  and  the 
gold  i,s  mine,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

9  'The  glory  of  this  latter  house 
shall  be  greater  than  of  the  for- 
mer, saith  the  Lord  of  hosts: 
and  in  this  place  will  I  give 
^  peace,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

lu  ^  In  the  four  and  twentieth 
daji  of  the  ninth  month,  in  the 
second  year  of  Darius,  came  the 
word  of  the  Lord  by  Haggai  the 
prophet,  saying, 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
'Ask  now  the  priests  concerning 
the  law,  saying, 

12  If  one  bear  holy  flesh  in  the 
skirt  of  his  garment,  and  with 
his  skirt  do  touch  bread,  or  pot- 
tage, or  wine,  or  oil,  or  any  meat, 
shall  it  be  holy?  And  the  priests 
answered  and  said,  No. 

13  Then  said  Haggai,  If  one  that 
is  m  unclean  by  a  dead  body  touch 
any  of  these,  shall  it  be  unclean? 
And  the  priests  answered  and 
said,  It  shall  be  unclean. 

14  Then  answered  Haggai,  and 
said, "  So  is  this  people,  and  so  is 
this  nation  before  me,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  and  so  is  every  work  of 
their  hands  ;  and  that  which  they 
offer  there  is  unclean. 

15  And  now,  I  pray  you,  » con- 
sider from  this  day  and  upward, 
from  before  a  stone  was  laid  up- 
on a  stone  in  the  temple  of  the 
Lord: 

16  Since  those  days  were,  pwhen 
one  came  to  a  heap  of  twenty 
mcfuares,  there  were  biit  ten : 
when  07ie  came  to  the  pressfat  for 
to  draw  out  fifty  vessels  out  of  the 
press,  there  were  but  twenty. 

17  '1 1  smote  you  with  blasting 
and  witli  mildew  and  with  hail  >ih 
all  the  labours  of  your  hands ;  s  yet 
.ye  turned  not  to  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

18  Consider  now  from  this  day 
and  upward,  from  the  four  and 
twentieth  day  ofthe  ninth  motUh, 
rvni  from  'the  da.v  that  the  Ibun- 
dation  of  the  Lord's  temple  was 
laid,  consider  it. 

1!)  "  Is  the  seed  yet  in  the  barn  ? 
yea,  as  yet  the  vine,  and  the  fig 
"tree,  and  the  pomegranate,  and 
the  olive  tree,  hath  not  brought 
forth:  from  this  day  will  I  bless 
yon. 

20 IT  And  again  the  word  ofthe 
Lord  came  unto  Haggai  in  the 
four  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
month,  saying, 

21  Si)eak  to  Zerubbabel,  a; gov- 
ernor of  Judah,  saying,  vl  will 
shake  the  heavens  and  the  earth; 

22  And  =1  will  overthrow  the 
throne  of  kingdoms,  and  I  will 
destroy  tlu!  stri'iigth  of  (lie  king- 
doms of  the  heath(Mi:  and"  I  will 
overthrow  the  chariots,  and  those 
that  ride  in  them  ;  and  the  horses 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  520. 


*  Ps.  85.  8,  0 
Luke  2.  H. 
Eph.  2.  14. 


Peul.  33.  10. 
Mai.  2.  7. 


pch.  1.  B,  9. 
Zech.  8.  10. 


(jDeut.  28.22. 

1  Kiiig:f8.37. 

Amos  4.  9. 

cl).  1.  9. 
rch.  1.  11. 
.iJer.  5.3. 

.\mos  4.  6,  8, 

9,  10,  11., 

{Zech.  8.  9. 


u  Zech.  8.  12. 


z  Dan.  2.  44. 
Matt.  24.  7. 


Exhortation  to  repentance. 


ZECHARIAH.        The  vision  of  the  four  hoims. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  520. 


and  their  riders  shall  comedown, 
every  one  by  the  sword  of  his 
brother. 

23  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  will  I  take  thee,  O  Zerub- 


babel.   my   servant,   the   son    of  I 
Shealtiel,  saith  the  Lord,  *and 
will  make  thee  as  a  signet :  for  cl 
have  chosen  thee,  saith  the  Lord  | 
of  hosts.  I 


Rpfore 
r;  H  Pi  I  S  T 
about  520. 


a  Ezra  4.  24. 

Hac.  1.  1. 
b  Kzra  5.  1. 

Malt.  23.  35. 

t  Heh.  with 
displeasure. 


f  Jer.  25,  5.  & 

35.  l.>. 

Mic.  7.  19. 

Mai.  3.  7. 

Luke  35.20. 

James  4.  8. 
rf2  Chr.  36. 

15,  16. 
«ls.  31.   6. 

Jer.  3.  12.  4; 

18.  11. 

Kz.  18.  30. 

Hos.  14.  1. 


/I«.  66.  1. 

nor, 

overtake, 

fLam.  1.  18. 
(t  2.  17. 


about  510. 


ft  Josh.  5.  13. 
Rev.  6.  4. 


ich.  6.2-7. 
II  Or,  bay. 


ZEOHAEIAH. 


/  Pb.  103.  20, 
21. 


CHAPTER    I. 

1  Zechariah  exhurteth  to  rfpenlanee.  T  The  vi- 
sion of  the  horses.  12  .4'  the  prayer  of  the  angel 
comfortable  promises  are  made  to  Jerusalem. 
18  The  vision  of  the  four  horns,  and  the  four 
carpenters. 

IN  the  eighth  month,  «in  the 
second  year  of  Darius,  came 
the  word  of  the  Lord  *  vmto  Zech- 
ariah, the  son  of  Berechiah,  the 
son  of  Iddo  the  i>rophet,  saying, 

2  The  Lord  hath  been  t  sore  dis- 
pleased with  your  fathers. 

3  Therefore  say  thou  unto  them, 
Thus  .saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 
Turn  eye  unto  me, saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  and  I  will  turn  unto  you, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  Be  ye  not  as  your  fathers,  ''unto 
whom  the  former  prophets  have 
cried,  saying,  Thus  .saith  theLoRD 
of  hosts ;  «Turn  ye  now  from  your 
evil  ways.  and/>o?/i  your  evil  do- 
ings :  but  they  did  not  hear,  nor 
hearken  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  Your  fathers,  where  a?-e  they? 
and  the  prophets,  do  they  live  tor 
ever  ? 

6  But /my  words  and  my  statutes 
which  I  commanded  my  servants 
the  prophets,  did  they  not  11  take 
hold  of  your  fathers?  and  they 
returned  and  said,  ffLike  as  the 
Lord  of  hosts  thought  to  do  unto 
us,  according  to  our  ways,  and  ac- 
cording to  our  doings,  so  hath  he 
dealt  with  us. 

7  1  L'pon  the  four  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  eleventh  month,  which 
is  the  month  Sebat,  in  the  second 
year  of  Darius,  came  the  word  of 
the  Lord  unto  Zechariah,  the  son 
of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  Iddo  the 
prophet,  saying, 

8  I  saw  by  night,  and  I^ehold  ''a 
man  riding  upon  a  red  horse,  and 
he  .stood  among  the  myrtle  trees 
that  ?rere  in  the  bottom ;  and  be- 
hind him  ivere  there  ired  horses, 
il  speckled,  and  w^hite. 

9  Then  said  I,  O  my  lord,  what 
are  these?  And  the  angel  that 
talked  with  me  said  unto  me,  I 
will  shew  thee  what  these  be. 

10  And    the    man    that    stood 
among  the  myrtle  trees  answered 
and  said,  '■'These  are  ?/iP7/ whom  ] 
the  Lord  hath  sent  to  walk  to  and 
fro  through  the  earth. 

11  'And  they  answered  the  angel  | 
of  the  Lord  thatstood  amongthe  j 
myrtle  trees,  and  said,  We  have 


walked  to  and  fro  through  the 
earth,  and,  behold,  all  the  earth 
sitteth  still,  and  is  at  rest. 

12  %  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
answered  and  said,  '"O  Lord  of 
hosts,  how  long  wilt  thou  not 
have  mercy  on  Jeru.salem  and  on 
the  cities  of  .Tudah,  against  which 
thou  hast  had  indignation  « these 
threescore  and  ten  years? 

13  And  the  Lord 'answered  the 
angel  that  talked  with  me  ivith 
"good  words  and  comfortable 
words. 

14  So  the  angel  that  communed 
with  me  said  unto  me,  Crv  thou, 
saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts ;  I  am  ^jealous  for  Jerusalem 
and  for  Zion  with  a  great  jealousj*. 

15  And  I  am  very  sore  di.spleased 
with  the  heathen  that  are  at  ease : 
for  «I  was  but  a  little  displeased, 
and  they  helped  forward  the  af- 
fliction. 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  ;  'I  am  returned  to  Jerusa- 
lem with  mercies :  my  house  shall 
be  built  in  it,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  «a  line  shall  be  stretch- 
ed forth  upon  Jerusalem. 

17  Cry  yet,  saying.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts ;  Mj'  cities  through 
t  prosperity  shall  yet  be  spread 
abroad;  'and  the  Lord  shall  yet 
comfort  Zion,  and  "shall  yet 
choose  Jerusalem. 

18  *^  Then  lifted  I  up  mine  eyes, 
and  saw,  and  behold  four  horns. 

19  And  I  said  unto  the  angel  that 
talked  with  me,  What  be  these? 
And  he  answered  me,  «  These  are 
the  horns  which  have  scattered 
Judah,  Israel,  and  Jerusalem. 

20  And  the  Lord  shewed  me 
four  carpenters. 

21  Then  said  I,  What  come  these 
to  do?  And  he  .spake,  saying, 
These  are  the  horns  which  have 
scattered  Judah,  so  that  no  man 
did  lift  up  his  head :  but  these  are 
come  to  fray  them,  to  cast  out 
the  horns  of  the  Gentiles,  which 
2/ lifted  up  their  horn  over  the 
land  of  Judah  to  scatter  it. 

CHAPTER  IL 

1  God,  in  the  care  of  Jerusalem,  sendeth  to  meas- 
ure It.  6  The  redemption  of  Zion.  10  The 
promise  of  God's  presence. 

I  LIFTED  up  mine  eyes  again, 
and  looked,  and  behold  «  a  man 
with  a  measuring  line  in  his  hand. 
709 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  520. 

b  Cant.  8.  6. 

Jer.  22.  24. 
c  Is.  42.  1.  & 

43.  10. 


Before 
CHRIST 
about  519. 


mP?.  102.  13. 
Rev.  6.  10. 


n  Jer.  25.  11, 


Dan.  9.  2. 
ch.  7.  5. 


p  Joel  2.  IS. 
ch.  8.  2. 


q  Is.  47.  6. 


r  U.  12.  1.  & 

54.  8. 

ch.  2.  10.  <k 

8.  3. 
sch.  2.  1,2. 


t  Heb.  food. 
t  la.  51.  3. 
uls.  14.  1. 

ch.  2.  12.  & 

3.  2. 


X  Ezra  4.  1,  4, 
7.  &  5.  3. 


y  Ps.  75.  4,  5. 


519- 

a  F.J.  40.  3. 


The  redemption  of  Zion. 


ZECHARIAH. 


The  golden  candlestick. 


Before 

CHRIST 

519. 

6  Rev.  11.  1. 
&  21.  IS,  16. 


cJer.  31.  27. 

Ez.  36.10,11- 
dls.  26.  1. 

ch.  9.  8. 
fl3.  60.  ID. 

Rev.  21.23. 
/Is.  48.  20.  & 

52.  11. 

Jer.  1.  14.  & 

50.  8.  &  51.6, 

45. 
g  Deut.  2S.  64. 

Kz.  17.  21. 
/iRev.  18.  4. 
i  Deut.  32.  10. 

Ps.  17.  8. 

2  Thess.  1.6. 
kU.  11.  15.  & 

19.  16. 
Jell.  4.  9. 
771  Is.  12.  6.  & 


>1.1. 


Lev 


,  3.  14. 
,  20.  12. 


Kz.  37.27. 

ch.8.3. 

John  1.  14. 

2Cor.  G.  16. 
cIs.  2.  2,3.  (k 

49.  22.  &;  CO. 

3,   ic. 

ch.8.  22,  23. 
;>rh.3.  10. 
q  Ex.  12.  49. 
r  Ez.  33.  33. 

V.T.  9. 

J  Deut.  32.  9. 
t  ell.  1.  17. 


!Hab. 


.20. 


Zeph.  1.7. 
r  Ps.  68.  5. 

Is.  57.15. 
t  Heb.  the 

hahitation 

of  his  hvli- 

Deut.  26. 15. 
Is.  63.  15. 


a  Hag.  1.  1. 

b  r-.  109.  6. 

Uev.  12.  10. 
II  That  is,  an 

adversary, 
t  Ileb. 

to  be  hit 

adtjcTsury. 
elude  9. 
.'ch.  1.  17. 

Uom.  8.  33. 
c  Vmo 


Rot: 


11.  . 


.ludc  23. 
/Is.  64.  6. 


11. 


I  2  Then  said  I,  Whitlier  goest 
thou  ?  And  he  said  unto  me,  ^  To 
measure  Jerusalem,  to  see  what 
is  the  breadth  thereof,  and  what 
is  the  length  thereof. 

3  And,  behold,  the  angel  that 
talked  with  me  went  forth,  and 
another  angel  went  out  to  meet 
him, 

4  And  said  unto  him,  Run,  speak 
to  this  young  man,  saying,  <•  Jeru- 
salem shall  be  inhabited  a.s'  towns 
without  walls  for  the  multitude 
of  men  and  cattle  therein : 

5  For  I,  saith  the  Lord,  will  be 
unto  her  <«a  wall  of  fire  round 
about,  ''and  will  be  the  glory  in 
the  midst  of  her. 

6  \  Ho,  ho,  come  forth,  and  flee 
/from  the  land  of  the  north,  saith 
the  Lord:  for  I  have  i' spread 
you  abroad  as  the  four  winds  of 
the  heaven,  saith  the  Lord. 

7 'i  Deliver  thj^self,  O  Zion,  that 
dwellest  \cith  the  daughter  of 
Babylon. 

8  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts;  After  the  glory  hath  he 
sent  me  unto  the  nations  which 
spoiled  you :  for  he  that '  t( mcheth 
you,  touchethtlie  appleof  his  eye. 

9  For,  behold,  I  will  /'shake 
mine  hand  upon  them,  and  they 
shall  be  a  spoil  to  their  servants : 
and  'ye  shall  knowthat  the  Lord 
of  hosts  hath  sent  me. 

10 1[  »»Bing  and  rejoice,  O  daugh- 
ter of  Zion:  for,  lo,  I  come,  and  I 
'I  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee, 
saith  the  Lord. 

11  oAnd  many  nations  shall  be 
joined  to  the  Lord  pin  that  day, 
and  shall  be  emy  people:  and  I 
will  dwell  in  the  rhidstof  thee,  and 
'•thou  Shalt  know  that  the  Lord 
of  hosts  hath  sent  mo  unto  thee. 

12  And  the  Lord  shall  "inherit 
Judah  his  portion  in  the  holy 
land,  and* shall  choose  Jerusalem 
again. 

]:i"  Be  silent,  O  all  flesh,  before 
the  Lord:  for  he  is  raised  up 
a;  out  of  t  his  holy  habitation. 

CHAPTER    III. 

1  Under  the  type  of  Joshua,  the  restoration  of  the 
hurcli,  H  Christ  the  Branch  is  promised. 

NT)  he  shewed  me  "Joshua  the 
higli  priest  standing  before 
the  angel  of  the  Loun,  and  ''  II  Sa- 
tan standing  at  his  riglit  hand  tto 
resist  him. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
"The  Loud  rebuke  thee,  O  Ratan  ; 
even  the  Lord  that  'Uiatli  chosen 
Jerusalem  rebuke  thee:  c/.vnot 
this  a  brand  plucked  out  of  the 
fire? 

:i  Now  Joshua  was  clothed  with 
/filthy  garments,  and  stood  before 
the  ahgol. 

4  And  ho  answered  and  spako 
unto  those  that  stood  before  him, 
saying.  Take  away  the  filthy  gar- 

m) 


M 


mentsfrom  him.  And  unto  him 
he  said,  Behold,  I  have  caused 
thine  iniquity  to  pass  from  thee, 
i/and  I  will  clothe  thee  with 
change  of  raiment. 

5  And  I  said.  Let  them  set  a  fair 
'» mitre  upon  his  head.  So  they 
set  a  fair  mitre  upon  his  head, 
and  clothed  liim  with  garments. 
And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood 
by. 

(>  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
protested  unto  Joshua,  saying, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
If  thou  wilt  walk  in  my  ways, 
and  if  thou  wilt  ikeep  my 
i  charge,  then  thou  shalt  also 
^- judge  my  house,  and  shalt  also 
keep  my  courts,  and  I  will  give 
thee  t  places  to  walk  among  these 
that  '  stand  by. 

8  Hear  now,  O  Joshua  the  high 
priest,  thou,  and  thy  fellows  that 
sit  before  thee:  for  they  are 
"ttmen  wondered  at:  for,  behold, 
I  v.'ill  bring  forth  ^my  servant 
the  "BRANCH. 

9  For  behold  the  stone  that  I 
have  laid  before  Joshua  ;  2^  upon 
one  stone  shall  be  </ seven  eyes: 
behold,  I  will  engrave  the  grav- 
ing thereof,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  '•I  will  remove  the 
iniquity  of  that  land  in  one  day. 

10  8  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  shall  ye  call  every  man 
his  neighbour  <  under  the  vine 
and  under  the  fig  tree. 

Mic.  7.  18,  19.  ch.  13.  1.  s  ch.  2.  11.  1 1  Ki 
36.  16.     Mic.  4.  4. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  By  the  gol'fcn  candlestick  in  forcshewcd  the 
good  success  of  Zcrubbabcl's  foundation,  11  Bi/ 
the  two  olive  trees  the  two  anointed  ones^ 

AND  «tho  angel  that  talked  with 
.  me  came  again,  and  waked 
me,  ^as  a  man  that  is  wakened 
out  of  his  sleep, 

2  And  said  unto  me,  Whatseest 
thou  ?  And  I  said,  I  have  looked, 
and  behold  ca  candlestick  all  o/ 
gold,  twith  a  bowl  upon  the  top 
of  it,  ''and  his  seven  lamps 
thereon,  and  II  seven  pipes  to  the 
seven  lamps,  which  are  upon  the 
top  thereof: 

3  «And  two  olive  trees  by  it, 
one  upon  the  right  side  of  the 
bowl,  and  the  other  upon  the 
left  side  thereof. 

4  So  I  answered  and  spake  to 
the  angel  that  talked  with  me, 
saying.  What  are  these,  my  lord? 

5  Then  the  angel  that  talked 
with  me  answered  and  said  unto 
me,  Knowest  thou  not  wliat  these 
be?    And  I  said,  No.  my  lord. 

('(  Then  he  answercMl  and  spake 
unto  me,  saying,  This  is.  the  word 
of  the  Lord  unto  Zerul)babel, 
saving,  .'Not  by  II might,  nor  by 
power,  but  by  my  Spirit,  saith 
the  TjOrd  of  hosts. 

7  Who  art  thou,  a  O  great  mount- 


Before 

CHRIST 

519. 


f  Is.  01.  10. 

Luke  15.  22. 

Rev.  19.  8. 
h  Ex.  29.  6. 

ch.  6.  11. 

I  Lev.  8.  25. 

1  Kings  2.  3. 
Ez.  44.  16. 

II  Or, 
ordinance. 

k  Deut.  17.  9. 

Mai.  2.  7. 
t  Heb.  walks. 
Ich.  4.14.  4; 

6.  5. 
m  Th.  71.  7. 

Is.  8.  18.  (fc 

20.  3. 
t  Heb.  men 

of  wonder, 

or,  sign,  as 

Ez.  12. 11.  <k 

24.  24. 
n  Is.  42.  1.  &. 

49.  3,5.  k  52. 

13.  &  53. 11. 

Ez.  34.  23,24. 
ol8.4.  2.  &  11. 

1. 

Jer.  23.  5.  &. 

33.  15. 

eh.  6.  12. 

Luke  1.  78. 
pPs.  128.22. 

Is.  28.  16. 
i2ch.4.  10. 

Rev.  5.   6. 
r  Jer.  31.  34. 

&  GO.  20. 
ngs  4.  25.     Is. 


a  eh.  2.  3. 
b  Dan.  8.  18. 


cKx.  25.  31. 

Rev.  1.  12. 
t  Heb.  with 

her  bowl. 
rf  Ex.  25.  37. 

Rev.  4.  5. 
!|  Or,  seven 

several 

pipes  to  the 

lamps,  ^c. 
f  vcr.  U.  12. 

Rev.  11.  4. 


/Hos.  1.7. 
II  Or,  army, 
f  Jer.  51.25. 
Matt.  21.  21. 


Visio7i  of  a  flying  roll. 


ZECHARIAH. 


The  four  chariots. 


liefore 

CHRIST 

519. 


h  ?a.  U8.  22. 
i  T:zra  3.  11, 

i  Lira  3.  10. 

2  Eira  6.  15. 

nch.  2.9,  11. 
&.  G.  Ij. 

n  Is.  48.  16. 
Lh.  '2.  8. 

0  Ila?.  2.  3. 

B  Or,  since 
the  seven 
cyc!  of  the 
LORD  shall 
rcjotce, 

t  Heb.  stone 
(flin. 

r2Chr.  16.  9. 
I'rov.  15.  3. 
ch.  3.  9. 

q  rer.  3. 

tlleb.  by 
the  hand. 

1!  Or,  empty 
I    out  of  them- 
selves  oil  in- 
to the  gutd. 

the  lulJ. 
rliev.  11.4. 
t  lU-b. 

.'Oils  of  oil. 
s  oh.  3.  7. 

Luke  1.  19. 
f  See  .losh.  3. 

II,  13. 

ch.  G.  5. 


I  Mai.  4.  e. 

«  Or, 
eve^y  one  of 
this  people 
that  stealeth 
holJethhim- 
seli  !ruiltless, 
as  it  doth. 


c  L.'v.  19.  12. 
ch.  a.  IT. 
Mai.  3.  5. 

J  See  Lev.  14. 


aiu?  before  Zerutababel  thou  .thalt 
become  a  plain :  and  he  shall 
bring  forth  ''the  headstone  thereof 
iivith  shoutings,  crying,  Grace, 
grace  unto  it. 

8  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me.  saying, 

t)  Tlie  hands  of  Zerubbabel  ^have 
laid  the  foundation  of  tiiis  house ; 
liis  hands  '  shall  also  finish  it ;  and 
»» thou  Shalt  know  that  the  »  Lord 
of  hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  j^ou. 

10  For  who  hath  despised  the 
day  of  0  small  things?  !1  for  they 
shall  rejoice,  and  shall  see  the 
tpUimmet  in  the  hand  of  Zerub- 
babel with  those  seven ;  j'they  are 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  vvhicli  run  to 
and  fro  through  tlie  whole  earth. 

11  'i  Tlien  answered  I,  and  said 
unto  him,  AVhat  are  these  stwo 
olive  trees  upon  the  right  sMe  of 
the  candlestick  and  upon  the 
left  side  thereof? 

12  And  I  answered  again,  and 
said  unto  him,  "V\niat  be  thr.^e  two 
olive  branches,  which  t  through 
the  two  golden  pipes  !1  empty 
t  the  golden  oil  out  of  themselves"? 

13  And  he  answered  me  and  said, 
Knowest  thou  not  what  these  be.^ 
And  I  said,  ZSTo,  my  lord. 

14  Tlien  said  he,  "»•  These  are  the 
two  t anointed  ones,  «that  stand 
by  t  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 

CHAPTER  V. 

I  By  thu  flying  rcll  is  shewed  the  curie  of  thieves 
and  swearers.  6  Cy  a  woman  pressed  in  an 
ephah,  the  final  damnation  of  Babylon. 

THEX  I  turned,  and  lifted  up 
mine  eyes,  and  looked,  and 
behold  a  flying  «  roll. 

2  And  he  said  unto  me.  What 
seest  thou?  And  I  answered,  I 
see  a  flying  roll ;  the  length  there- 
of is  twenty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  thereof  ten  cubits. 

3  Then  said  he  unto  me.  This  is 
the  '' curse  that  goeth  forth  over 
the  face  of  the  whole  earth  :  for 

II  every  one  that  stealeth  shall  be 
cut  off  as  on  this  side  according  to 
it;  and  every  one  that  sweareth 
.shall  be  cut  off  as  on  that  side  ac- 
cording to  it. 

4  I  will  bring  it  forth,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  it  shall  enter 
into  the  house  of  the  thief,  and  into 
the  house  of  "him  that  sweareth 
falsely  by  my  name:  and  it  shall 
remain  in  the  midst  of  his  house, 
and  rf  shall  consume  it  with  the 
timber  thereof  and  the  stones 
thereof. 

5  T  Then  the  angel  that  talked 
with  me  went  forth,  and  said  unto 
me,  Lift  up  now  thine  ej'es,  and 
see  what  is  this  that  goetii  forth. 

6  And  I  said.  What  is  it  ?  And  he 
said,  This  is  an  ephah  that  goeth  ! 
forth.  He  said  moreover,  This  i.s  i 
their  resemblance  through  all  i 
the  earth.  j 

51 


7  And,  behold,  there  was  lifted  up 
a  !l  talent  of  lead :  and  this  is  a 
woman  that  sitteth  in  the  midst 
of  the  ephah. 

8  And  he  said.  This  7,s  wicked- 
ness. And  he  cast  it  into  the 
midst  of  the  ephah;  and  he  cast 
the  weight  of  lead  upon  the  mouth 
thereof. 

9  Then  lifted  I  up  mine  eves,  and 
looked,  and,  behold,  there  came 
out  two  women,  and  the  wind  icas 
in  their  wings ;  for  they  had  wings 
like  the  wings  of  a  'stork :  and 
they  lifted  up  the  ephah  between 
the  earth  and  the  heaven. 

10  Then  said  I  to  the  angel  that 
talked  with  me,  Whither  do  these 
bear  the  ephah  ? 

11  And  he  said  unto  me.  To 
« build  it  a  house  in  /the  land  of 
Sliinar:  and  it  shall  be  establish- 
ed, and  set  there  upon  her  own 
base. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

I  TTie  vision  of  the  four  chariots.  9  By  the 
crowns  of  Joshua  are  shewed  the  temple  and 
lin^dom  of  Christ  the  Branch. 

A^D  I  turned,  and  lifted  up  mine 
J\.  eyes,  and  looked,  and,  behold, 
there  came  four  chariots  out  from 
between  two  mountains  ;  and  the 
mountains  were  mountains  of 
brass. 

2  In  the  first  chariot  ice.rc  Ted 
horses;  and  in  the  second  chariot 
i  black  horses ; 

3  And  in  the  third  chariot  c  white 
horses;  and  in  the  fourth  chariot 
grizzled  and  11  bay  horses. 

4  Then  I  answei-ed  f'and  said 
unto  the  a.ngel  that  talked  with 
me.  What  are  these,  my  lord  ? 

.5  And  the  angel  answered  and 
said  unto  me,  e These  are  the  four 

II  spirits  of  the  heavens,  which  go 
forth  from  /standing  before  the 
Lord  of  all  the  earth. 

()  The  black  horses  which  are 
therein  go  forth  into  s'thc  north 
country;  and  the  white  go  forth 
after  them ;  and  the  grizzled  go 
forth  tov\"ard  the  south  country. 

7  And  the  bay  went  forth,  and 
sought  to  go  tliat  they  might 
'iwalk  to  and  fro  through  the 
earth :  and  he. said.  Got  you  hence, 
walk  to  and  fro  througli  the 
earth.  So  they  walked  to  and  fro 
through  the  earth. 

8  Then  cried  he  upon  me,  and 
spake  unto  me,  saying,  Behold, 
these  that  go  toward  the  north 
country  have  quieted  my  «spirit 
in  the  north  countrJ^ 

9  %  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saving, 

10  Take  of  them  of  the  captivity, 
even  of  Heldai,  of  Tobijah,  and  of 
Jedaiah,  which  are  come  from 
Babylon,  and  come  thou  the  same 
day,  and  go  into  the  house  of 
Josiah  the  son  of  Zephaniah ; 

11  Then  take  silver  and  gold,  and 

801 


Befori- 

CH  RlfiT 

519. 


il  Or.  weighty 
piece. 


e  Jer.  29.  5,28. 
/Gen.  10.  10. 


ach.  1.  8. 
Uev.  C.  4. 

I  Rev.  C.  5. 
c  Rev.  6.  2. 

I!  Or,  strong. 
d  ch.  5.  10. 


e  Vs.  lO-l.  4. 

Heb.  1.  7,  14. 
I!  Or,  wind,'. 
/I  Kings  22. 

19. 

Dan.  7.  10. 

ch.  4.  14. 

Luke  1.  19. 
^Jer.  1.  14. 


h  Gen.  13. 17 
ch.  1.  10. 


iJudg.  8.  3. 
Ecc.  10.  4. 


Christ  the  Branch  typified. 


ZECHARIAH.       The  restoration  of  Jermalem. 


He  tore 

C  }I  R  I  S  T 

519. 


*  Ex.  28.36.  & 

29.  G. 

Lev.  8.  9. 

ch.  3.  5. 
ZSee  Luke  1. 

78. 

John  1.  45. 
m  ch.  3.  8. 
II  Or,  branch 

up  from  un- 
der him, 
«  ch.  4.  0. 

Matt.  16.  18. 

Eph.  2.  20, 

21,  22. 

Heb.  3.  3. 
o  Is.  22.  24. 
p  Ps.  110.  4. 

Heb.  3.  1. 
qEx.  12.  11. 

Mark  14.  9. 
rl3.  57.10.  & 

60. 10. 

Kph.  2.13,19. 
sch.2.  0.  &;4. 

9. 


518. 


t  Heb.  to 

entreat  the 

fare  nf  the 

LORD  ; 

1  Sam. 13.12. 

ch.  8.  21. 
oDeut.  17.  9, 

10,  11.  ic  33. 

10. 

Mai.  2.  7. 
t  Jer.  C2.  12. 

ch.  8.  19. 
c  Is.  C8.  C. 
ciJer.  41.  1. 

ch.  8.  19. 
ech.  1.  12. 
rsee  Rom. 

14.  0. 
U  Or,  be  not 

yc  they  that, 

II  Or,  Are 

not  thoe 

the  words. 
t  Heb.  ly  the 

hand  of,  ^c. 
pJer.  17.20. 
h  Is.  r,H.  0,  7. 

Jer.  7.  23. 

Mic.  6.  8. 

ch.  8.  16. 

Matt.  23.  23. 
t  Heb.  Jadae 

jtidnment  of 

tTUlh. 


make  /-crowns,  and  set  them  upon 
the  head  of  Joshua  the  son  of 
Josedech,  the  high  priest ; 

12  And  speak  unto  him,  saying, 
Thus  speaketh  the  Lokd  of  hosts, 
-saying.  Behold  'the  man  whose 
name  is  Tlie  «  BRANCH ;  and  he 
shall  II  grov/  up  out  of  his  place, 
«and  he  shall  build  the  temple 
of  the  Lord  : 

13  Even  he  shall  build  the  tem- 
ple of  the  Lord;  and  he  "Shall 
bear  the  glory,  and  shall  sit  and 
rule  upon  liis  throne;  and  iUie 
shall  be  a  priest  upon  his  throne: 
and  the  counsel  of  peace  shall  be 
between  them  both. 

14  And  the  crowns  shall  be  to 
Helera,  and  to  Tobijah,  and  to 
Jedaiah,  and  to  Hen  the  son  of 
Zephaniah,  9  for  a  memorial  in 
the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

15  And  ''they  tlml  are  far  off 
shall  come  and  build  in  the  tem- 
ple of  the  Lord,  and  «ye  shall 
know  that  the  Lord  of  hosts 
hath  sent  mo  unto  you.  And 
tlua  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye  will 
-diligently  obey  the  voice  of  the 

Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  The  captives  inquire  of  fasting.     iZechariah 
reproveth  their  fasting.    8  Sin  the  cause  of 

their  cnptivity. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
.  fourth  year  of  king  Darius, 
that  the  word  of  the  Loud  came 
unto  Zechariah  in  the  fourth  day 
of  the  ninth  month,  even  in  Chis- 
leu ; 

2  When  they  had  sent  unto  tl^e 
house  of  God  Sherezer  and  Re- 
gem-melech,  and  their  men,  tto 
pray  before  the  Lord, 

3  And  to  "speak  unto  the  priests 
which  luere  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  to  the  proph- 
ets, saying.  Should  I  weep  in  '-  the 
fifth  month,  separating  myself,  as 
I  have  done  these  so  many  j-ears  ? 

4  %  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  unto  me,  saying, 

5  Speak  unto  all  the  people  of 
the  land,  and  to  the  priests, 
saying.  When  ye  c  fasted  and 
mourned  in  the  lifth  ''and  sev- 
enth Hto)i//i.,  «eveu  those  seventy 
years,  did  ye  at  all  fast  /unto  me, 
even  to  me? 

6  And  when  ye  did  eat,  and 
when  ye  did  drhik,  II did  not  ye 
eat  for  yourselves,  and  drink  for 
ymirsrlves? 

7  II  Sliould  ye  not  hear  the  woi'ds 
which  the  Lord  hath  cried  i  by 
the  fornun-  prophets,  when  .Jeru- 
salem was  inhabited  and  in  pros- 
peritj',  and  the  cities  thereof  round 
about  her,  when  men  inhabited 
9  the  south  and  the  plain  ? 

8  H  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Zechariah,  saying, 

9  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,    saying,    AfExecute    true 

802 


judgment,  and  shew  mercy  and 
compassions  every  man  to  his 
brother : 

10  And  i  oppress  not  the  widow, 
nor  the  latherless,  the  stranger, 
nor  tlic  poor;  a  and  let  none  of 
you  imagine  evil  against  his 
brother  in  your  heart. 

11  But  thej'  refused  to  hearken, 
and  't pulled  away  the  shoulder, 
and  t'"  stopped  their  ears,  that 
they  should  not  hear. 

12  Yea,  they  made  their  "hearts 
as  an  adamant  stone,  "lest  they 
should  hear  the  law,  and  the 
words  which  the  Lord  of  hosts 
hath  sent  in  his  Spirit  tby  the 
former  prophets :  inherefore'came 
a  great  wrath  from  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

13  Tlierefore  it  is  come  to  pass, 
that  as  he  cried,  and  they  would 
not  hear;  so  7 they  cried',  and  I 
would  not  hear,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts : 

14  But  '-I  scattered  them  with 
a  whirlwind  among  all  the  na- 
tions swhoin  thej"  knew  not. 
Thus  *the  land  was  desolate 
after  them,  that  no  man  passed 
through  nor  returned:  for  they 
laid  "the  i pleasant  land  desolate. 

<k  28.  04.  Ez.  :;G.  19.  ch.  2.  6.  s  Deut.  28.  33. 
u  Dan.  8.  9.     t  Ilcb.  land  of  desire. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  The  restoration  of  Jerusalem.  9  They  are  en* 
courased  to  the  building  by  God^s  favour  to 
them.  IG  Good  works  are  required  of  them, 
18  Joy  and  enlargement  are  promised. 

AGAIN  the  word  of  the  Lord 
.  of  hosts  came  to  me,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
«I  was  jealous  for  Zion  with  great 
jealousy,  and  I  was  jealous  for 
her  with  great  fury. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  iJ  am 
returned  unto  Zion,  and  «will 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  Jerusalem : 
and  Jerusalem  <^ shall  be  called 
A  city  of  truth ;  and  «the  mount- 
ain of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  /The 
holy  mountain. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
j7 There  shall  j'et  old  men  and  old 
women  dwell  in  the  streets  of 
.Terusalem,  and  every  man  with 
his  staff  in  his  hand  1  for  very 
age. 

5  And  the  streets  of  the  citj' 
shall  be  full  of  boys  and  girls 
playing  in  the  streets  thereof. 

G  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
If  it  be  II  marvellous  in  the  eyes 
of  the  remnant  of  this  people  in 
these  days,  ''should  it  also  be 
marvellous  in  mine  eyes?  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

7Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
Behold,  »I  will  save  my  people 
from  the  east  country,  and  from 
t  the  west  country ; 

8  And  I  will  bring  them,  and 
they  shall  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
Jerusalem:  A  and  they  shall  be  my 


Before 
CHRIST 

518. 


i  Ex.  22.21,22. 
Deut.  24.  17. 
Is.  1.  17. 


•Je 


28. 


kVs.  30.  4. 

Mic.  2.  1. 

ch.  8.  17. 
I  Nch.  9.  29. 

Jer.  7.  24. 

Hos.  4.  16. 
t  Heb.  theij 

save  a  back- 
sliding 

shoulder. 
t  Heb. 

■made  heavy, 
m  Kcis  7.  57. 
n  Ez.  11.  19. 

&  36.  26. 
0  Neh.  9.  29, 

30. 
t  Heb.  hy  tha 

hand  of. 
p2Clir.  36.16. 

Dau.  9.  11. 
q  Prov.  1.  24- 

28. 

Is.  1.  15. 

Jer.  11.  11. 

&  14.  12. 

Mic.  3.  4. 
r  Deut.  4.  27. 

<Lev.  26.22. 


a  Nah.  1.  Q. 
ch.  1.  14. 
b  ch.  1.  10. 
c  ch.  2.  10. 
rfls.  1.  21,26. 
cIs.  2.2,  a. 
/Jer.  31.  23. 
f  See  1  Sam. 

2.  31. 

Is.  CD.  20,  '2fi. 

Lam.  2.  20, 

&c.  ic  5.  11- 

14. 
tHcb. 

for  multi- 
tude of  day t. 
\\  Or,  hard, 

or,  difficult, 
h  Clcn.  18.  14. 

LuUc  1.  37. 

(k  18.  27. 

Horn.  4.  21. 
il.«.  11.  11. 12. 

&  43.  5,  6. 

Ez.  37.21. 

.\mo3  9.  14, 

la. 
t  Ilcb.  the 

country  of 

the  going 

down  of  the 

sun  : 

Sec  Ps.  50.  1. 

&.  113.  3. 

Mai.  1.  11. 
;:  Jer.  SO.  22. 

&.  31.  1,33. 

th.  13.  9. 


A  'promise  of  God's  blessing. 


ZECHARIAH. 


God  defendeth  his  church. 


Before 

CHRIST 

518. 


IJcT.  4.  2. 
m  Ilag.  2.  4. 

ver.  16. 
n  Ezra  6.  lf*2. 
o  Hag.  i  18. 


II  Or,  the 

hire  of  man 

became 

nothing,  ^c. 
p  Hag.  1.  6,  9^ 

10.  6c  2.  16. 
?2Chr.  15.  5. 


rlloR.  2.  21, 

Jcel  2.  22. 

Hag.  2.  19. 
t  Heh. 

of  peace. 
s  Ps.  ST.  e. 
t  See  Hag.  1. 

10. 
a  Jer.  42. 18. 

X  Gen.  12.  2. 

Ruth  4.  11, 

12. 

Is.  19.24,25. 

Zeph.  3.  20. 

Hag.  2.  19. 
V  ver.  9. 
e  Jer.  31.  28. 
c2Chr.  36. 

16. 

ch.  1.  6. 
bch.  7.  9. 

ver.  19. 

F.ph.  4.  25. 
T  Heb. 

jiiilge  trutht 

and  the 

judgment  of 

peace. 
cProv.  3.  29. 

.•h.  7.  10. 
dch.  5.  S,  4. 
f  Jer.  52.  6,7. 
/Jer.  52. 12, 

13. 

ch.  7.  3,  5. 
«•  2  Kings  25. 

Jer.  41.  1,2. 
h  Jer.  52.  4. 
:Ksth.  8.  17, 

Is.  S5.  10. 
I!  Or,  solemn, 

ur,  set  times, 
h  ver.  16. 


a  Or, 
eontinually. 

t  Heb.  going, 

t  Heb. 
to  entreat 
the  face  of 
the  LORD, 
ch.  7.  2. 

m  Is.  00.  3, 
&.C.  Ic  66.  23. 


people,  and  I  will  be  their  God, 
'in  truth  and  in  rig'hteousness. 

9  ^  Thussaith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
"'Let  your  hands  be  strong,  ye 
that  hear  in  these  days  these 
words  by  the  mouth  of  « the 
prophets,  which  were  in  "the  day 
that  the  foundation  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts  was  laid,  that 
the  temple  might  be  built. 

10  For  before  these  days  il  there 
was  no  Phire  for  man,  nor  anj' 
liire  for  beast ;  9  neither  ires  there 
any  peace  to  him  that  went  out 
or  came  in  because  of  the  afHic- 
tion :  lor  I  set  all  men  every  one 
against  his  neighbour. 

11  But  now  I  will  not  be  unto 
the  residue  of  this  people  as  in 
the  former  days,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

12  ''For  the  seed  shall  be  t pros- 
perous ;  the  vine  shall  give  her 
fruit,  and  « the  ground  shall  give 
her  increase,  and  ^the  heavens 
shall  give  their  dew;  and  I  will 
cause  the  remnant  of  this  people 
to  possess  all  these  things. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  as  ye  were  "a  curse  among 
the  heathen,  O  house  of  Judah. 
and  house  of  Israel;  so  will  I 
save  you,  and  «j'e  shall  be  a 
blessing:  fear  not,  but  y\Qt  your 
hands  be  strong. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts ;  =As  I  thought  to  punish 
you,  when  your  fathers  provoked 
ine  to  wrath,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  n  and  I  repented  not : 

15  So  again  have  I  thought  in 
these  daj-s  to  do  well  unto  Jeru- 
salem and  to  the  house  of  Judah : 
fear  ye  not. 

16  1  These  are  the  things  that  ye 
shall  do ;  *  Speak  ye  every  man 
the  truth  to  his  neighbour;  t ex- 
ecute the  judgment  of  truth  and 
peace  in  your  gates : 

17  ""And  let  none  of  you  imagine 
evil  in  your  hearts'  against  his 
neighbour;  and  ^/love  no  false 
oath :  for  all  these  are  things  that 
I  hate,  saith  the  Loud. 

18  ^  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts  came  unto  me,  saying. 

19  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
cThe  fast  of  the  fourth  month, 
/and  the  fa.st  of  the  fifth,  ^rand 
the  fast  of  the  seventh,  ''and the 
fast  of  the  tenth,  shall  be  to  the 
house  of  Judah  'joy  and  gladness, 
and  cheerful  li  feasts;  *  therefore 
love  the  truth  and  peace. 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
It  shall  yet  come  to  pass,  that  there 
shall  come  people,  and  the  in- 
habitants of  many  cities: 

21  And  the  inhabitants  of  one 
city  shall  go  to  another,  sajing, 
'Let  us  go  lit  speedily  tto  pray 
before  the  Lord,  and  to  seek  the 
Lord  of  hosts :  I  will  go  also. 

22  Yea, "'  many  people  and  strong 


nations  shall  come  to  seek  the 
Lord  of  hosts  in  Jerusalem,  and 
to  pray  before  the  Lord. 
23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
In  those  days  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  ten  men  shall  "take  nold  out 
of  all  languages  of  the  nations, 
even  shall  take  hold  of  the  skirt 
of  him  that  Ls  a  Jew,  saying.  We 
will  go  with  you:  for  we  have 
heard  o  that  Gk)d  is  with  you. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  God  defendeth  his  churck.  0  Zion  is  exhorted 
to  rejoice  for  the  coming  of  Christ,  and  his 
peaceable  kingdom.  12  God*s  promises  of  vie. 
tory  and  defence. 

THE  "burden  of  thewoi'dof  the 
Lord  in  the  land  of  Hadrach, 
and  fr  Damascus  shall  be  the  rest 
thereof:  when  c  the  ej'es  of  man, 
as  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  shall 
be  toward  the  Lord. 

2  Andt^Hamath  al.so  shall  bor- 
der thereby ;  cTjtus.  and  /Zidon, 
though  it  be  very  izwise. 

3  And  Tyrus  did  build  herself  a 
strong  hold,  and  '"-heaped  up  sil- 
ver as  the  dust,  and  fine  gold  as 
the  mire  of  the  street.s. 

4  Behold,  Uhe  Lord  will  cast  her 
out,  and  he  will  smite  >-  her  power 
in  the  sea;  and  she  shall  be  de- 
voured with  tire. 

5  'Ashkelon  shall  see  it,  and 
fear ;  Gaza  also  shall  see  -it,  and  be 
very  sorrowful,  and  Ekrou;  for 
her'  expectation  shall  be  asham- 
ed; and  the  king  shall  perish 
from  Gaza,  and  Ashkelon  shall 
not  be  inhabited. 

G  And  a  bastard  shall  dwell  "'in 
Ashdod,  and  I  will  cut  off  the 
pride  of  the  Philistines. 

7  And  I  will  take  away  his 
t  blood  out  of  his  mouth,  and  his 
abominations  from  between  his 
teeth:  but  he  that  remaineth, 
even  he,  shall  be  for  our  God,  and 
he  shall  be  as  a  governor  in  Ju- 
dah, and  Ekron  as  a  Jebusite. 

8  And  "I  will  encamp  about 
mine  house  because  of  the  army, 
because  of  him  that  passeth  by, 
and  because  of  him  that  return- 
eth :  and  "  no  oppressor  shall  pass 
through  them  any  more:  for  now 
phave  I  seen  with  mine  eyes. 

9  ^  </  Rejoice  greatlj",  O  daughter 
of  Zion;  shout,  O  daughter  of  Je- 
rusalem :  behold,  '-thy  King  Com- 
eth unto  thee:  he  is  just,  and 
il  having  salvation ;  lowly,  and 
riding  upon  an  ass,  and  upon  a 
colt  theloal  of  an  ass. 

10  And  I « will  cut  off  the  chariot 
from  Ephraim,  and  the  horse 
irom  Jerusalem,  and  tlie  battle 
bow  shall  be  cut  off:  and  he  shall 
speak  f peace  unto  the  heathen: 
and  his  dominion  shall  be  "from 
sea  even  to  sea,  and  from  the  river 
even  to  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

11  As  for  thee  also,  II  by  the  blood 
of  thj'  covenant  I  have  sent  forth 

803 


CHRIST 

518. 


n  Is.  3.  G.  ic 
4.  1. 


0 1  Cor.  14. 
25. 


about  48". 

c  Jer.  23,  23. 
5  Am&s  1.  3. 
c2  Chr.  20. 

12. 

Pd.  145. 10. 

(f  Jer.  49.  23. 
e  Is.  23. 

Kz.  'JO,  &  27, 

&  '2B. 

Amos  1.  9. 
fl  Kings  17. 

9. 

Ez.  28.  21. 

Obad.  20. 
r  Ez.  28.  3, 

«fcc. 
A  Job  27.  10. 

Ez.  28.  4,  5. 
i  Is.  23.  1. 
J  Ez.  2G.  17. 
?Jer.  47.  1,  6. 

Zeph.  2.  4. 


»i  Amos  1.  8. 


n  Ps.  34.  7. 

ch.  2.  5. 
0  Is.  60.  18. 

Ez.  2?.  24. 
pEx.  3.7. 
q  Is.  62.  11. 

ch.  2.  10. 

Matt.  21.  Z: 

John  12.  15. 
r  Jer.  23.5.  & 

SO.  0. 

Luke  19.  38. 

John  ].  49. 
II  Or,  sating 

himself 
s  Hos.  1.  7.  Sa 

2.  18. 

Mir.  G.  10. 

Hag.  2.  22. 
i  Eph.  2.  14, 

17. 
u  Ps.  72.  8. 
il  Or,  whose 

covenant  is 

by  blood, 

Ex.  24.  8. 

Heb.  10.  29. 

ic  J3.  00. 


God  is  to  he  sought  unto. 


ZECHARIAH.      Tlic  destruction  of  Jerusalem. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  487. 


X  Is.  42.  7.  & 

51. 14.  &  ei. 
1. 

J/  Is.  49.  9. 
z  Is.  61.  7. 


aPs.  18.  14. & 
77.  17.  &  144. 
0. 


II  Or,  subdue 
tlte'stones  of 
the  sling. 

II  Or,  sftaH 
fill  both  the 
bowlSt  ^c, 

cl.ev.4.  18, 

De'ut.  12.  27. 
<ils.  62.  3. 

Mai.  3.  17. 
els.  11.  12. 
/Vs.  31.  19. 
;r.roel3.  18. 

Amos  9.  14. 
II  Or,  grow, 

or,  speak. 


aJer.  14.  22. 
iDfut.  11.  14. 
0  Job 29.  23. 

Joel  2.  23. 
II  Or, 

lightnings, 

jL-r.  lU.  13. 
JJor.  10.  8. 

II;ib.  2.  18. 
t  Heb. 

leraphinif 

Judj;.  17.  5. 
c  Job  13.  4. 
II  Or, 

iniswcrrd 

that,  (J-c. 
/Ez.  34.  5. 
g  Kz.  34.  17. 
t  Ui'h.  visited 

vpuv. 
h  Luko  1.  68. 
! Cant.  1.  9. 
>.  .N'um.  24.17. 

1  Sam.  J4.38. 

Is.  lU.  13. 
Ms.  22.  23. 
m  P.S.  18.  42. 


II  Or,  they 
shall  make 
the  ridirs 
on  horses 
ashamed. 

n  Jcr.  3.  18. 
Kz.  37.  21. 


thy   a;  prisoners   out    of   the    pit 
wherein  is  no  water. 

12  1[  Turn  you  to  the  strong  hold, 
2/ve  prisoners  of  hope:  even  to 
day  do  I  declare  that^I  will  ren- 
der double  unto  thee ; 

13  When  I  have  hent  Judah  for 
me,  filled  the  bow  with  Ephraim, 
and  raised  up  thy  sons,  O  Zion, 
against  thy  sons,  O  Greece,  and 
made  thee  as  the  sword  of  a 
mlghtv  man. 

14  And  the  Lord  shall  be  seen 
over  them,  and  "his  arrow  shall 
go  forth  as  the  lightning:  and  the 
Lord  God  shall  blow  the  trumpet, 
and  shall  go  ''with  whirlwinds  of 
the  south. 

1.5  The  Lord  of  hosts  shall  de- 
fend them;  and  they  shall  de- 
vour, and  II  subdue  with  sling 
stones ;  and  they  shall  drink,  and 
make  a  noise  as  through  wine; 
and  they  II  shall  be  filled  like 
bowls,  and  as  «the  corners  of  the 
altar. 

16  And  the  Lord  their  God  shall 
save  them  in  that  day  as  theflock 
of  his  people:  for  ^i  they  shall  be  as 
the  stones  of  a  crown,  e  lifted  up 
as  an  ensign  upon  his  land. 

17  For  /how  great  is  his  good- 
ness, and  how  great  is  his  beauty  ! 
(/corn  shall  make  the  young  men 
II  cheerful,  and  new  wine  the 
maids. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  God  is  to  be  sought  unto,  and  not  idols.  5  As  he 
visited  hisfioek  for  sin,  so  he  will  save  and  re- 
store them. 

ASK  ye  «  of  the  Lord  6  rain « in 
.  the  time  of  the  latter  rain  ;  so 
the  Lord  shall  make  II  bright 
clouds,  and  give  them  showers  of 
rain,  to  every  one  grass  in  the 
Held. 

2  For  the  c^l  idols  have  spoken 
vanity,  and  the  diviners  have 
seen  "a  lie,  and  have  told  false 
dreams;  thej^  ecomfort  in  vain: 
therefore  they  went  their  way  as 
a  flock,  they  II  were  troubled,  /be- 
cause there  ica.s  no  shepherd. 

SMfne  anger  was  kindled  against 
the  shepherds,  .-7  and  It  punished 
the  goats:  for  the  Lord  of  hosts 
'» hath  visited  liis  Hock  the  house 
of  Judah,  and  *  hath  made  them 
as  his  goodly  horse  in  the  battle. 

4  Out  of  him  came  fortli  ^the  cor- 
ner, out  of  him  'the  nail,  out  of 
him  the  battle  bow,  out  of  him 
everv  oppressor  together. 

,j  f  And  they  shall  be  as  mighty 
men,  which  "'tread  down  ttieir 
enemies  in  the  mire  of  the  streets 
in  the  battle:  and  they  sliall  fight, 
because  the  Lord  i.s' with  them, 
and  II  tlie  riders  on  horses  shall 
be  confounded. 

6   And    I    will    .strengthen    the 

house  of  Judah,  and  I  will  s.^^ve 

the  house  of  Joseph,  and  «I  will 

bring  them  again  to  place  them; 

80-1 


for  I  ohave  mercy  upon  them: 
and  they  shall  be  as  though  I  had 
not  cast  tlieni  off:  for  I  am  the 
Lord  their  God,  and  p  will  hear 
them. 

7  And  they  of  Ephraim  shall  be 
like  a  mighty  man,  and  their 
1  heart  shall  rejoice  as  through 
wine:  yea,  their  children  shall 
see  it,  and  be  glad  ;  their  heart 
shall  rejoice  in  the  Lord. 

8  I  will  '-hiss  for  them,  and  gath- 
er them ;  for  I  have  redeemed 
them  :  « and  they  shall  increase  as 
they  have  increased. 

9  And  1 1  will  sow  them  among 
the  people:  and  they  shall  "re- 
member me  in  far  countries ;  and 
they  shall  live  with  tlieir  chil- 
dren, and  turn  again. 

10--KlwiU  bring  them  again  also 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
gather  them  out  of  Assyria;  and 
I  will  bring  them  into  the  land  of 
Gilead  and  Lebanon;  and  vx^lace 
shall  not  be  found  for  them. 

11  =And  he  shall  pass  through  the 
sea  with  affliction,  and  sliall  smite 
the  waves  in  the  sea,  and  all  the 
deeps  of  the  river  shall  dry  up: 
and  "  the  pride  of  Assyria  shall  be 
brought  down,  and  *the  sceptre 
of  Egypt  shall  depart  away. 

12  And  I  will  strengthen  them  in 
the  Lord;  and  cthey  shall  walk 
up  and  down  in  his  name,  saith 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  The  destruction  of  Jerusalem.  3  The  elect 
being  cared  for,  the  rest  arc  rejected.  10  The 
staves  of  Beauty  and  Sands  broken  by  the  re- 
jection of  Christ.  15  The  type  and  curse  of  a 
foolish  shepherd. 

OPEN  «thy  doors,  O  Lebanon, 
that  the  fire  may  devour  thy 
cedars. 

2  Howl,  fir  tree;  for  the  cedar  is 
fallen  ;  because  the  11  might}'  are 
spoiled:  howl,  O  ye  oaks  of  Ba- 
shan  ;  b  for  II  the  forest  of  the  vint- 
age is  come  down. 

:5  \  There  is  a  voice  of  the  howl- 
ing of  the  shepherds;  for  tlieir 
glory  is  spoiled:  a  voice  of  the 
roaring  of  young  lions;  for  the 
pride  of  Jordan  is  spoiled. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  my  God; 
c  Feed  the  flock  of  the  slaughter  ; 

.5  Whose  possessors  slay  them, 
and  t'hold  themselves  not  guilty: 
and  they  that  sell  them  «say. 
Blessed  be  the  Lord;  for  I  am 
rich :  and  their  own  shepherds 
pitv  them  not. 

0  For  T  will  no  more  pity  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land,  saith  the 
Lord  :  but,  lo,  I  will  t  deliver  the 
men  every  one  into  his  neigh- 
bour's hand,  and  into  the  hand  of 
his  king :  and  they  shall  smite  the 
land,  and  out  of  their  hand  I  will 
not  deliver  them. 

7  And  I  will  /feed  the  fiock  of 
slaughter,  Weven  you,  ."O  poor  of 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  487. 


oHos.  1.  7. 
pch.  13.  9. 


7  Pe.  104.  15. 
ch.  9.  15. 


s  Is.  49.  19. 
•  Ez.  3B.  37. 
t  IIo8.  2.  23. 
u  Deut.  30.  1. 


xls.  11. 11,16. 
Hob.  11.  11. 


y  Is.  49.  23. 
zls.ll.  15, 16. 


a  Is.  14.  25. 
b  Ez.  30.  13. 


11  Or, 

gallants, 
h  Is.  32.  19. 
II  Or, 

the  defenced 

forest. 


r(  Jer.  2.3.  Sc 

50.  7. 
e  Deut.  29.  19. 

Hos.  12.  8. 


t  Heb.  maie 
to  be  found. 


/ver.  4. 
II  Or,  verily 

the  poor, 
g  Zeph.  3.  12. 

Mali.  11.  r,. 


Tij-pe  of  a  foolish  shepherd. 


ZECHAEIAH. 


The  restoring  of  Judah. 


Kefore 
CHRIST 

about  4S7. 


Binders, 
h  Hos.  5.  7. 
t  Heb.  was 

slraUfned 

for  them. 
iJer.  15.  2.  & 

43.  11. 


t  Heb.  of  his 
fellow,  or, 
neighbour. 


fl  Or,  the  pnor 
of  the  fork, 
^c.  certainly 
Itneir. 

k  Zeph.  3.  12. 

T  Heb.  J/ it 
be  frood  in 
your  eyes. 

iMalt.  i6.  15. 
See  Ex.21. 
32. 

m  Matt.  27.  9, 
10. 


II  Or, 
Binders. 


n  Ez.  34.  2,  8, 
4. 

II  Or,  hidden. 
II  Or,  bear. 


oJcT.  23.  1. 
Ez.  34.  2. 
John  10.  12, 


the  flock.  And  I  took  unto  me  for  all  people :  all  that  burden 
two  staves ;  the  one  I  called  themselves  with  it  shall  be  cut  in 
Beauty,  and  the   other   I  called  jDieces,  though  all  the  people  of 


Bands ;  and  I  fed  the  flock 

8  Three  shepherds  also  I  cut  off 
''in  one  month;  and  my  soul 
t  loathed  them,  and  their  soul 
also  abhorred  me. 

9  Then  said  I,  I  will  not  feed 
you:  'that  that  dieth,  let  it  die; 


the  earth  be  gathered  together 
against  it. 

4  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lokd,  /I 
will  smite  every  horse  with  aston- 
ishment, and  his  rider  with  mad- 
ness: and  I  will  open  mine  eyes 
upon  the  house  of  Judali,  and  will 


and  that  that  is  to  be  cut  off,  let  it  j  smite  every  horse  of  the  people 
be  cut  ofi";    and  let  the  rest  eat   with  blindness, 


every  one  the  flesh  t  of  another. 
10  ^  And  I  took  my  staff,  evoi 
Beauty,  and  cut  it  asunder,  that 
I  might  break  my  covenant 
which  I  had  made  with  all  the 
people. 


5  And  the  governors  of  Judah 
shall  say  in  their  heart,  ilThe  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem  s/iall  be 
my  strength  in  the  Lokd  of  hosts 
their  God. 

6  ^  In  that  day  will  I  make  the 


11  And  it  was  broken  in  that  i  governors  of  Judah  srlikea  hearth 
day:  and  Iso  ^-the  poor  of  the  !  of  fire  among  the  wood,  and  like 
flock  that  waited  upon  me  knew  j  a  torch  of  Are  in  a  sheaf;  and  they 


a  Is.  42.  5.  &: 
44.  21.  &  45. 
12,  18.  &  18. 
13. 

6  Xum.  16.  22. 
Ecc.  12.  7. 
Is.  67.  16. 
Heb.  12.  9. 

e  In.  51. 17, 22, 
23. 

II  Or,  slumber, 
or,  poison. 

II  Or,  and  alsa 
against  Ju- 
dah chall  ho 
be  which  shall 
11.  i  ch.  13.  1 


that  it  7cas  the  word  of  the  Lord 

12  And  I  said  unto  them,  t  If  ye 
think  i^ood,  give  vie  my  price ; 
and  it  not,  forbear.  So  they 
^weighed  for  my  price  thirty 
2nFCfs  of  silver. 

13  And  the  Loud  said  unto  me, 
Cast  it  unto  the  »'  potter :  a  goodly 
price  that  I  was  prized  at  of  them. 
And  I  took  the  thirty  fiicccs  of 
silver,  and  cast  them  to  the  pot- 
ter in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

14  Then  I  cut  asunder  mine  other 
staff,  even  il  Bands,  that  I  might 
break  the  brotherhood  between 
Judah  and  Israel. 

15  *i  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
"Take  unto  thee  yet  the  instru- 
ments of  a  foolish  shepherd. 

IG  For,  lo,  I  will  raise  up  a  shep- 
herd in  the  land,  ichich  shall  not 
visit  those  that  be  Bcut  oft",  nei- 
ther shall  seek  the  young  one, 
nor  heal  that  that  is  broken,  nor 
il  feed  that  that  standeth  still :  but 
he  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  the  fat, 
and  tear  their  claws  in  i^ieces. 

17  0  "Woe  to  the  idol  shepherd 
that  leaveth  the  flock !  the  sword 
shall  br  upon  his  arm,  and  upon 
his  right  ej'e:  his  arm  shall  be 
clean  dried  up,  and  his  right  eye 
shall  be  utterly  darkened. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Jerusalem  a  cup  of  trembling  to  herself,  3  and  a 
burdensome  stone  to  her  adversaries.  6  The 
victorious  restoring  of  Judah.  9  The  repent- 
ance of  Jerusalem. 

THE  burden  of  the  word  of  the 
Lord  for  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord,  «  which  stretch eth  forth  the 
heavens,  and  layeth  tlie  founda- 
tion of  the  earth,  and  ^formeth 
the  spirit  of  man  within  him. 

2  Behold,  I  will  make  Jerusalem 
«a  cup  of  II  trembling  unto  all  the 
people  round  about,  II  vvhen  they 
shall  be  in  the  siege  both  against 
Judah  caul  against  Jeru.salem. 

S'i  d  .And  in  that  day  will  I  make 
Jerusalem  <^a  burdensome  stone 

be  in  sieec  against  JerusuUm.     d  vcr.  4,  6,  8,  9, 
&  14.  4,  6,  b,  9,  13.    c  .Matt.  21.  44. 


shall  devour  all  the  people  round 
about,  on  the  right  hand  and  on 
the  left:  and  Jerusalem  shall  be 
inhabited  again  in  her  own  place, 
even  in  Jerusalem. 

7  The  Lord  also  shall  save  the 
tents  of  Judah  first,  that  the  glory 
of  the  house  of  David  and  the 
glory  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem do  not  magnify  tliemselves 
against  Judali. 

8  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  de- 
fend the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem; and  '«he  that  is  lit  feeble 
among  them  at  that  day  shall  be 
as  David ;  and  the  house  of  David 
shall  be  as  God,  as  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  before  them. 

9  "y  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  I  will  seek  to  i  de- 
stroy ail  the  nations  that  come 
against  Jerusalem. 

10  'And  I  will  pour  upon  the 
house  of  David,  and  upon  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  the  spirit 
of  grace  and  of  supplications:  and 
they  shall  'look  upon  me  whom 
they  have  pierced,  and  thej'  shall 
mourn  for  him,  "^as  one  mourneth 
lor  his  only  son,  and  shall  be  in 
bitterness  for  him,  as  one  that  is 
in  bitterne.ss  for  his  firstborn. 

11  In  that  day  shall  there  be  a 
great  "mourning   in  Jerusalem, 

0  as  the  mourning  of  Hadadrim- 
mon  in  the  valley  of  Megiddon. 

12  p  And  the  land  shall  mourn, 
t  every  family  apart;  the  family 
of  the  house  of  David  apart,  and 
their  wives  apart ;  the  family  of 
the  house  of  ^Xathan  apart,  and 
their  v.-ives  apart ; 

13  The  family  of  the  house  of  Le- 
vi apart,  and  their  wives  apart; 
the  family  11  of  Shimei  apart,  and 
their  wives  apart ; 

14  All  the  families  that  remain, 
every  family  apart,  and  their 
wives  apart. 

CHAPTER  XIIL 

1  The  fountain  of  purgation  for  Jerusalem,  2 
from  idolatry,  and  false  prophecy.  7  The  death 
of  Christ,  and  the  trial  of  a  third  part. 

805 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  487. 


/Ps.  76.  6. 
Ez.  38.  4. 


nOr,  There 
is  strength 
to  me  and  to 
the  inhabit- 
ants, &c. 
Joel  3.  IG. 

f  Obad.  18. 


h  Joel  3.  10. 
il  Or,  abject. 
t  Heb. 
fallen. 


i  Hag.  2.  22. 
ver.  3. 


*  Jer.  31.  9.  &; 
50.  4. 
Ez.  39.  29. 
Joel  2.  28. 

llohn.  19.  34, 

37. 

Rev.  1.  7. 
m  Jer.  6.  26. 

Amos  8.  10. 


7!  Acts  2.  37. 
o  2  Kings  23. 

29. 

2  Chr.  35.24. 
pMatt.  24.  30. 

Rev.  1.  7. 
t  Heb. 

families, 
families. 
q1  Sam.  5. 14. 

Luke  3.  31. 

II  Or, 

of  Simeon, 
as  LXX. 


Fountain  of  lyurgaUon. 


ZECHARIAH. 


The  coming  of  Christ. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  48". 


a  oh.  12.  a. 
b  Hell.  9.  14. 
1  Put.  1.  I'J. 


Uc\ 


l.i 


t  Ileh.  sppa* 

ration  fur 

iincloannEss. 
c  Ex.  23.  13. 

Josh.  '23.  7. 

Vs.  IG.  i. 

Y,7..  30.  13. 

Hos.  2.  17. 

Mic.  5.12,13. 
d'i  Pet.  2.1. 


c  Deut.  13.  C, 
8.  k  la.  20. 


/Mic.  3.  6, ' 


f  2  Kinfrsl.  8. 

Is.  y).  2. 

Matt.  3.  4. 
t  Heb. 

n  garment 

of  hair. 
t  Heb.  tu  lie. 
h  Amos  7.  14. 


ris.  40.  11. 
Ki.  34.  23. 

IJohn  10.  30. 

<k  14.  10,  11. 

Phil.  2.0. 
/Matt.  20.31. 

Mark  14.  27. 
m  Matt.  18.10, 

14. 

Luke  12.  32. 

n  Rom.  II.  5. 
o  Is.  48. 10. 
pi  Pet.  1.0,7. 
(7  Pp.  M.  15. & 

91.  15. 

oil.  10.  C. 
rPs.  144.  15. 

Jer.  30.  22. 

Kz.  11.  20. 

Hoa.  2.  23. 

ch.  a.  B. 


rilH. 

13. 

■lo. 

1  2. 

Ae 

s2. 

b.io 

,■1  3 

cla. 

13. 

IN  "that  day  there  shall  be  6  a 
jbmitain  opened  to  the  house  of 
David  and  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem  for  sin  and  for  tun- 
cleanness. 

2  1[  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,saith  the  Lord  of  ho.sts, 
that  I  will  ccut  off  the  names  of 
the  idols  out  of  the  land,  and  they 
shall  no  more  be  remembered: 
and  also  I  will  cause  '^the  proph- 
ets and  the  unclean  spirit  to  pass 
out  of  the  land. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
when  any  shall  yet  prophesy,  then 
his  lather  and  his  mother  that  be- 
gat him  shall  say  unto  him,  Thou 
Shalt  not  live ;  irbr  tiiou  s]jeakest 
lies  in  the  naineof  tlie  Loud:  and 
his  fatlier  and  his  mother  tliat  be- 
gat him  c  shall  thrust  him  tlirough 
when  he  prophesieth. 

4  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that. f the  prophets  shall 
be  ashamed  every  one  of  his  vi- 
sion, when  he  hath  propliesied  ; 
neither  shall  they  wear  i/ta  rough 

I  garment  t  to  deceive : 

5  ''But  he  shall  say,  I  am  no 
prophet,  I  am  a  husbandman  ;  for 
man  taught  me  to  keep  cattle 
from  my  youtli. 

C,  And  one  shall  say  unto  him, 
What  a?e  these  wounds  in  thine 
hands?  Then  he  shall  answer, 
Those  with  which  T  was  wounded 
in  the  liouse  of  my  friends. 

7  IF  Av/ake,  O  sword,  against  ^  my 
Sheplierd,  and  against  the  man 
/'  that  is  my  fellow,  saith  the  LoKi:) 
of  hosts:  'smite  the  Shepherd, 
and  the  sheep  shall  be  scattered  : 
and  I  will  turn  mine  hand  upon 
"i  the  little  ones. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
in  all  the  land,  saith  the  LiORD, 
two  parts  therein  shall  be  cut  off 
and  die;  "but  the  third  shall  be 
left  therein. 

!)  And  I  will  bring  the  third  part 
"through  the  fh-e,  and  v^'ill  pre- 
llne  them  as  silver  is  refined,  and 
will  try  them  as  gold  is  tried: 
vthoy  shall  call  on  mj'  naine,  and 
I  will  hear  them:  'Iwill  say.  It 
w  my  people :  and  tliej'  shall  say. 
The  LoRn  is  my  God. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  The  destroyers  vf  Jerusalem  destroyed,  4  The 
earning  of  Christ,  and  the  graces  of  his  king- 
dom. 12  The  plague  of  Jerusalem's  enemies. 
10  The  remnant  shall  turn  to  the  Lord,  20  and 
their  spoils  shall  be  holy. 

BEHOLD,  "the  day  of  the  Lord 
Cometh,  and  tliy  spoil  shall  be 
divided  in  the  midst  of  thee. 
2  For  61  will  gatlier  all  nations 
against  Jerusalem  to  battle;  and 
tlie  citysliall  \w  taken,  and  <^the 
houses"^  rilled,  and  the  women 
ravished;  and  li:i!f  of  the  city 
shall  go  fortli  into  captivity,  and 
the  residue  of  the  people  shall  not 
be  cut  off  from  the  city. 
80G 


3  Then  shall  the  Lord  go  forth, 
and  fight  against  those  nations, 
as  when  he  fought  in  the  day  of 
battle. 

4  1  And  his  feet  shall  stand  in 
that  day  rfupon  the  mount  of 
Olives,  which  is  before  Jerusalem 
on  the  east,  and  the  mount  of  Ol- 
ives shall  cleave  in  the  midst 
thereof  toward  the  east  and  to- 
ward the  west,  e  and  there  shall  be 
a  very  great  vallej' ;  and  half  of 
the  mountain  shall  renaove  to- 
ward the  north,  and  half  of  it  to- 
ward the  south. 

5  And  ye  shall  flee  to  the  valley 
of  11  the  moQiitains ;  11  for  tlie  valley 
of  the  mountains  shall  reach  unto 
Azal:  yea,  ye  shall  ilee,  like  as  ye 
tied  from  before  the  /earthquake 
in  the  days  of  Uzziah  king  of  Ju- 
dali:  i^and  the  Lord  mj'  God 
shall  come,  and  Aall  the  saints 
with  thee. 

(i  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  11  that  the  light  shall  not 
be  t  clear,  nor  t  dark : 

7  But  lit  shall  be  »one  day 
A- which  shall  be  known  to  the 
Lord,  not  day,  nor  night:  but  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  that  at '  even- 
ing time  it  shall  be  light. 

8  And  it  shall  be  in  that  day,  that 
living ''■'Waters  shall  go  out  from 
.J  erusalem ;  half  of  them  toward 
the  11  former  sea,  and  half  of  them 
toward  the  hinder  sea:  in  sum- 
mer and  in  winter  shall  it  be. 

9  And  the  Lord  shall  be  «  King 
over  all  the  earth:  in  that  day 
shall  there  begone  Lord,  and  his 
naine  one. 

10  All  the  land  shall  be  11  turned 
p  as  a  plain  from  Geba  to  Pammon 
south  of  Jerusalem  :  and  it  shall 
be  lifted  up,  and  7 1!  inhabited  in 
her  place,  from  Benjamin's 
gate  unto  the  place  of  the  first 
gate,  unto  the  corner  gate,  '-and 
from  the  tower  of  Ilananeel  unto 
the  king's  winepresses. 

11  And  mm.  shall  dwell  in  it,  and 
there  shall  be  «  no  more  utter  de- 
struction ;  '  but  Jerusalem  1  shall 
bo  safely  inhabited. 

12  "f  And  this  shall  be  the  plague 
wherewith  the  Lord  will  smite 
all  the  people  that  have  fought 
against  Jerusalem;  Their  flesh 
shall  consume  away  while  they 
stand  upon  their  feet,  and  their 
ej^es  shall  consume  away  in  their 
holes,  and  their  tongue  shall  con- 
sume away  in  their  mouth. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  "a  great  tumult 
from  the  Lord  shall  be  among 
them  ;  and  they  shall  lay  hold 
everv  one  on  the  hand  of  his 
neighbour,  and  »■■  his  hand  shall 
rise  up  against  the  hand  of  his 
neighbour. 

14  And  il  Judah  also  shall  fight 
!l  at  Jerusalem ;  y  and  the  wealth  of 


Pefore 
CHRIST 

about  487. 


dSee  Ez.  11. 
23. 


«Joel  3.  12, 


il  Or,  my 
mountains. 

II  Or,  when 
he  shall 
tov?h  the 
iHillcv  of  the 
mavntains 
to  th'^  place 
he  separated, 

about  787. 

/Amos  1.  1. 
ffMatt.  16.27. 

&  24.  30,  31. 

in  25.  31. 

Jude  14. 
h  Joel  3.  It. 
il  i.  e.  it  shall 

not  he  clear 

in  some 

i)lares,  and 

dark  in  other 

places  of  the 

world. 
t  Heb. 

precious. 
t  Heb. 

thickness. 
il  Or,  the  day 

shall  be  ons. 
iRev.  22.  5. 
it  Matt.  24.36. 
;is.  30.  26.  <fc 

00.  19,  20. 

Rev.  21.  23. 
m  K/..  47.  1. 

Joel  3.  18. 
Kev.  22.  1. 
ilOr, 

eastern, 

Joel  2.  20. 
n  Dan.  2. 44. 

Rev.  11.  16. 
0  Eph.  4.  0,  6. 
II  Or, 

compassed, 
p  Is.  40.  4. 
i/ch.  12.  6. 
II  Or,  Shalt 

abide, 
r  Neh.  3.  1.  oO 

12.  39. 

Jer.  31.38. 
.5  Jer.  31.  40. 
« Jer.  23.  6. 
II  Or,  shall 

abide. 

u  1  Ham.  14. 

15,  20. 
X  Jud^'.  7.  22. 

2Chr.  2U  23. 

Ez.  3«.  21. 
II  Or,  fhoti 

also,  O  .Tu- 

dah,  Shalt. 
II  Or,  ngnins/.. 
vEz.  39.10,17, 

tec. 


Israel's  ingraiitucle 


lyiALACHI. 


and  i^rofanity. 


Before 
C  URIST 

about  487. 


a  Ib.  50.  6,  7,0. 
&  C6.  23. 


b  Lev.  23.  34, 

43. 

>eh.  8.  14. 

Hos.  12.  0. 

John  7.  2. 
c  Is.  60. 12. 


ncforp 
CHRIST 

about  397. 


t  Heb. 
by  the  hand 
of  yialachi. 

a  Deut.  7.  8. 
&  10.  15. 

b  Rom.  9.  13. 
cJer.  49.  13. 

Ez.  3o.  3,  4,7, 

9,  14,  15. 

Obad.  lO.dtc. 


dPs.  35.27. 
II  Or,  upon. 
t  Heb. 
from  upon. 
e  Ex.  20. 12. 
/Luke  6.  4G. 


ffch.  2.  14,17. 

ct  3.  7,  8,  13. 
II  Or,  Bring 

vnto,  ^c. 
h  Deut.  15.21. 
I  Ez.  41.  22. 

ver.  12. 
k  Lev.  22.  22. 

Deut.  15.  21. 

vcr.  14. 
+  Heb. 

to  sacrifice. 


all  the  heathen  round  about  shall 
be  gathered  together,  gold,  and  sil- 
ver, and  apparel,  in  great  abund- 
ance. 

lo  And  ~  so  shall  be  the  plague  of 
the  horse,  of  the  mule,  of  the 
camel,  and  of  the  ass,  and  of  all 
the  beasts  tha,t  shall  be  in  these 
tents,  as  this  plague. 

16  *l  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  every  one  that  is  left  of  all 
the  na,tions  which  came  against 
Jerusalem,  shall  even  « go  up 
from  year  to  year  to  worship  the 
King,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  to 
keep  b  the  least  of  tabernacles. 

17  «  And  it  shall  be,  ihcd  whoso 
will  not  come  up  of  all  the  fami- 
lies of  the  earth  unto  .Jerusalem 
to  worship  the  King,  the  LoRn  of 
hosts,  even  upon  them  shall  be 
no  rain. 

IS  And  if  the  family  of  Egypt  go 


not  up,  and  come  not,  t<«  thai  have 
no  rain ;  there  shall  be  the  plague, 
wherewith  the  Lord  will  smite 
the  heathen  that  come  not  up  to 
keep  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

19  This  shall  be  the  5  punishment 
of  Egj'pt,  and  the  punishment  of 
all  nations  that  come  not  up  to 
keep  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

20  f  In  that  day  shall  there  be 
upon  the  Shells  of  the  hor.ses, 
^HOLINESS  UNTO  THE  LOED; 
and  the  pois  in  the  Lord's  house 
shall  be  like  the  bowls  before  the 
altar. 

21  Yea,  every  pot  in  Jerusalem 
and  in  Judah  shall  be  holiness 
unto  the  Lord  of  hosts :  and  all 
they  that  sacrifice  shall  come  and 
take  of  them,  and  seethe  therein  : 
and  in  that  day  there  shall  be  no 
more  the  .''Canaanite  in  if  the 
house  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


MALAOHI. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Malaehi  eomptaineth  of  Israel':!  uniiri'/n^s.     6 
Of  their  irreligiousness,  12  and  profunenesx. 

THE  burden  of  the  word  of  the 
Lord  to  Israel  tby  Malaehi. 

2  al  have  loved  you,  saith  the 
Lord.  Yet  ye  saj*.  Wherein  hast 
thou  loved  us?  Was  not  Esau 
Jacob's  brother  ?  saith  the  Lord  : 
yet  ^I  loved  Jacob, 

3  And  I  hated  Esau,  and  claid 
his  mountains  and  his  heritage 
waste  for  the  dragons  of  the  wil- 
derness. 

4  \Vhereas  Edom  saith.  We  are 
impoverished,  but  we  will  return 
and  build  the  desolate  places; 
thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  They 
shall  build,  but  I  will  throw  down: 
and  they  shall  call  them.  The 
border  of  wickedness,  and.  The 
people  against  wliom  the  Lord 
hath  indignation  for  ever. 

5  And  your  eyes  shall  see,  and  ye 
shall  say,  ^^The  Lord  will  be 
magnified  S  t  from  the  border  of 
Israel. 

6  ^  A  son  «honoureth  his  father, 
an*a  servant  his  master :  .f  if  then 
I  be  a,  lather,  where  is  mine  hon- 
our ?  and  if  1 6e  a  master,  where  is 
my  fear  ?  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts 
unto  you,  O  priests,  that  despise 
my  name.  i7And  ye  say,  Where- 
in have  we  despised  thy  name  ? 

7  II  Ye  offer '» polluted  bread  upon 
mine  altar ;  and  ye  say.  Wherein 
have  we  polluted  thee?  In  that 
ye  say, » The  table  of  the  Lord  i.i 
contemptible. 

8  And  ^if  ye  offer  the  blind  +  for 
sacrifice, i.s  it  not  evil?  and  if  ye 
ofifer  the  lame  and  sick,  w  it  not 


evil  ?  offer  it  now  unto  thy  gover- 
nor;  will  he  be  pleased  with  thee, 
or  I  accept  thy  person  ?  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

y  And  now,  I  pray  you,  beseech 
tGod  that  he  will  be  gracious  un- 
to us :  '"■  this  hath  been  t  by  your 
means :  will  he  regard  your  per- 
sons ?  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

10  Y/ho  is  there  even  among  you 
that  would  shut  the  doors  ~for 
nought.^  "neither  do  ye  kindle 
pre  on  mine  altar  for  nought.  I 
have  no  pleasure  in  you,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  "  neither  will  I 
accept  an  offering  at  your  hand. 

11  For,  J^from  the  rising  of  the 
sun  even  unto  the  going  down  of 
the  same,  my  name  shall  be  great 
? among  the  Gentiles;  '-and  in 
every  place « incense  shall  be  offer- 
ed unto  my  name,  and  a  pure  of- 
fering: «ibr  my  name  shall  be 
great  among  the  heathen,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  *;  But  ye  have  profaned  it,  in 
thaP  ye  say,  « The  table  of  the 
Lord  is  polluted;  and  the  fruit 
thereof,  even  his  meat,  is  con- 
temptible. 

13  Ye  said  also.  Behold,  what  a 
wea,riness  is  it!  land  ye  have 
snuffed  at  it.  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  ;  and  ye  brought  that  ichich 
was  torn,  and  the  lame,  and  the 
sick ;  thus  ye  brought  an  offer- 
ing: a;  should  I  accept  this  of  your 

i  hand  ?  saith  the  Lord. 
I  14  But  cursed  be  //the  deceiver, 
i  which  hath  in  his  flock  a  male, 
I  and  voweth,  and  sacrificetti  unto 
I  the  Lord  a  corrupt  thing:  for  "1 
'  am  a  great  King,  saith  the  Lord 
807 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  487. 


t  Heh. 
upon  v:hom 
there  is  not. 

rfDeut.  11.  10. 

II  Or,  sin. 


!l  Or,  bridles, 
e  Is.  23.  18, 


/Is.  35.  g. 
Joel  3.  17. 
Rev.  21.  27. 


f  Eph. 
20,  21. 


19> 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  397. 

Z  Jolj  42.  8. 

t  Heb.  the 
fere  of  God. 

m  Hos.  13.  9. 

t  Heb.  from 
your  hand. 


ols.  1.  11. 

Jer.  6.  20. 

Amos  5.  21. 
p  Vs.  113.  3. 

Is.  59.  19. 

q  Is.  60.  3,5. 
r  John  4.  21, 

23. 

ITira.  2.  8. 
J  Rev.  8.  3. 
t  Is.  66.  19,20. 


I  Or,  where- 
at ye  might 
have  blown 
it  away. 


«Lev.  22.  20, 
&c. 

y  ver.  8. 
I!  Or,  in  whose 
flock  is. 

z  Ps.  47.  2. 
1  Tim.  8.  1.5. 


The  priests  reproved. 


MALACHI. 


The  majesty  of  Christ. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  397. 


o  Lev.  26.  14, 
&;c. 

Ceut.  28.  15, 
&:c. 


!I  Or,  reprove. 

tHeb. 
scatter. 

II  Or,  it  shall 
take  you 
nway  to  it. 

b  1  Kings  14. 


c  Num.  20.  12. 

Ez.  SI.  25.  Sc 

37.  20. 
d  Deut.  33.  8, 

9. 

c  Deut.  33.  10. 


/Ji-r.  23.22. 
James  5.  20. 

^Lev.  30.  11. 

Reut.  17.  9, 

10.  it  24.  8. 

Ezra".  10. 

.ler.  18.8. 

Hag.  2.  11, 

12. 
h  Gal.  4.  14. 
!  1  Sam.  2.  17. 

Jer.  18.  15. 
II  Or,  fall  in 

the  law. 
i  Neh.  13.  29. 
;  1  Sam.  2.  30. 

II  Or,  ti/tcd 

vp  the  face 

against. 
i  Heb.  ar- 

cepted  faces, 
m  1  Cor.  e.  C. 

K.pli.  4.  6. 
n  Job  31.  15. 


II  Or,  nuKht  tu 

lure. 
0  K7.ra9.  1.& 

10.  2. 

Neh.  13.23. 
fl  Or,  him  that 

waketh,  and 

him  that 

nvswcrcth. 
p  .Veil.  13.  28: 


of  hosts,  and  my  name  is  dreadful 
among  the  heathen. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  He  sharply  reproveth  the  priests  for  neglecting 
their  covenant,  11  and  the  people  for  idolatry, 
lifor  adultery,  17  and  for  infidelity. 

AND    now,  O   ye   priests,  this 
.  commandment  is  for  you. 

2  "If  ye  will  not  hear,  and  if  ye 
will  not  lay  U  to  heart,  to  give 
glory  unto  my  name,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  I  will  even  send 
a  curse  upon  you,  and  I  will 
curse  your  blessings :  yea,  I  have 
cursed  them  already,  because  ye 
do  not  lay  it  to  heart. 

3  Behold,  I  will  1  corrupt  your 
seed,  a,nd  t spread  dung  upon 
your  faces,  even  the  dung  of  your 
solemn  feasts ;  and  1  otie  shall 
*  take  j^ou  away  with  it. 

4  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  have 
sent  this  commandment  unto 
you,  that  my  covenant  might  be 
with  Levi,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

5  cMy  covenant  was  with  him 
of  life  and  peace;  and  I  gave 
them  to  him  ''-far  the  fear  where- 
with he  feared  "me,  and  was  afraid 
before  mv  name. 

G  eThe  law  of  truth  was  in  his 
mouth,  and  iniquity  wa-s  not 
found  in  his  lips :  he  walked 
with  me  in  peace  and  equity, 
and  did  /turn  many  away  from 
iniquity. 

7  oFov  the  priest's  lips  should 
keep  knowledge,  and  they  should 
seek  the  law  at  his  mouth :  '*  for 
he  is  the  messenger  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

8  But  ye  are  departed  out  of  the 
wav;  ye  Jliave  caused  many  to 
II stumble  at  the  law;  ^ye  have 
corrupted  the  covenant  of  Levi, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

!J  Therefore  'have  I  also  made 
you  contemptible  and  base  before 
all  the  people,  according  as  ye 
liave  not  kept  my  ways,  but 
II  t  have  been  partial  in  the  law. 

10  "I  Have  we  not  all  one  father  ? 
"liath  not  one  God  created  us? 
why  do  vvo  deal  treaclierously 
every  man  against  his  brotlier,  by 
profaning  the  covenant  of -our 
fathers? 

11  ^  Judah  hath  dealt  treacher- 
ously, and  an  abomination  is 
comlnitted  in  Israel  and  in  .Tern - 
sah.'in;  for  Jndali  liatli  profaned 
the  lioliness  of  Ibe  Lord  which 
he  II  loved,  "and  liath  married  the 
daughter  of  a  strange  god. 

12  The  Loui>  will  cut  off  the 
man  that  doeth  this,  II  the  niastcsr 
and  tlie  scholar,  out  of  the  tab- 
ernacles of  .Jacob,  J' and  him  that 
olTereth  an  offering  unto  tlic  Lord 
of  hosts. 

13  And  this  have  ye  done  again, 
covering  the  altar  of  the  Lord 

808 


with  tears,  with  weeping,  and 
with  crying  out,  insomuch  that 
he  regardetli  not  the  offering  any 
more,  or  recoiveth  it  with  good 
will  at  your  hand. 

14  ^  Yet  ye  say,  Wherefore? 
Because  the  Lord  hath  been  wit- 
ness between  thee  and  5"  the  wife 
of  thy  youth,  against  whom  thou 
hast  dealt  treacherously:  '"yet  is 
she  thy  companion,  and  the  wife 
of  thy  covenant. 

15  And  «did  not  he  make  one? 
Yet  had  he  the  1  residue  of  the 
Spirit.  'And  wherefore  one?  That 
he  might  seek  t«a  godly  seed. 
Therefore  take  heed  to  your 
spirit,  and  let  none  deal  i  treach- 
erously against  the  wife  of  his 
vouth. 

"^16  For  "the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  saith  II  that  he  hateth  t  put- 
ting away :  for  one  covereth  vio- 
lence with  his  garment,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts:  therefore  take 
heed  to  your  spirit,  that  ye  deal 
not  treacherously. 
17  f  ^  Ye  have  wearied  the  Lord 
with  your  words.  Yet  ye  say. 
Wherein  have  we  wearied  him? 
When  ye  say.  Every  one  that 
doeth  evil  is  good  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  lie  delighteth  in 
them;  or,  Where  is  the  God  of 
judgment? 

CHAPTER   III. 

1  of  the  messenger,  majesty,  and  grace  of 
Christ.  7  Of  the  rebellion,  8  sacrilege,  13  an'/ 
infidelity  of  the  people.  16  The  promise  of 
hltssing  to  them  that  fear  God. 

BEHOLD,  «I  will  send  my  mes- 
senger, and  he  shall  ''prepare 
the  way  before  me :  and  the  Lord, 
whom"  ye  seek,  shall  suddenly 
come  to  his  temple,  ceven  the 
messenger  of  the  covenant,  whom 
ye  delight  in:  behold,  ''he  shall 
come,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

2  But  who  may  abide  ^thedayof 
his  coming  ?  and  /'who  shall  stand 
when  he  appeareth  ?  lor  7  he  is 
like  a  refiner's  lire,  and  like  full- 
ers' soap : 

3  And ''he  shall  sit  as  a  refiner 
and  purifier  of  silver:  and  he 
shall  purify  the  sons  of  Levi,  and 
purge  them  as  gold  and  silver, 
that  they  may  "offer  unto  the 
Lor  Dan  "offering  in  righteousness. 

•1  Then  ''sliall  the  ofl'erini*  of 
.Tudah  and  .Jerusalem  be  pleasant 
unto  the  LoitUj  as  in  the  days  of 
old,  and  as  in  B  iormer  years. 
T)  And  I  will  come  near  to  you 
to  judgment;  and  I  will  be  a 
swift  witness  against  the  sorcer- 
ers, and  against  the  adulterers, 
'and  against  false  swearers,  and 
against   thos(!  that  II  oppress  the 

,  hireling  in  /lis  wages,  the  widow, 
and  the  fatherless,  and  that  turn 
aside  the  stranger //-oxi  his  ripht, 

!  and  fear  not  me,  saith  the  Lord 

1  of  hosts. 


Before 
C  H  U  I  S  T 

about  S97. 


q  Prov.  5.  18. 
r  Prov.  2.  17, 

J  .Matt.  19.  4, 

nor, 

excellency. 
t  Hob.  a  seed 

of  Cod. 
t  Ezra  9.  2. 

1  Cor.  7.  14. 
11  Or, 

unfaithfully, 
u  Deut.  24.  1. 

Matt.  5.  32. 

&  19.  8. 
11  Or, 

if  he  hate 

her,  put  lier 

away. 
t  Heb.  to  put 

away. 
X  Is.  43.  24. 

Amos2.  13. 

ch.  3.  13,14, 


a  Matt.  11.10. 

Mark  1.2. 

Luke  1.  70. 

A;  7.  27. 
h  Is.  40.  3. 
c  Is.  63.  9. 
d  Hag.  2.  7. 

cch.  4.  1. 
/Rev.  6.  17. 
„'  Sec  U.  4.  I. 

Matt.  3.  10, 

II,  12. 
h  Is.  1.  2.5. 

Zech.  13.  9. 


il  Pet.  2.  5. 
7:ch.  1.  11. 


James  5.  4, 
12. 
II  Or,  defraud. 


GocVs  blessing  promised 


Mi^ACHI. 


to  those  that  fear  Mm. 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  397. 


7n  ^ruin.23.10. 

Kom.  11.  29. 

James  1.  17. 
n  Lam.  3.  22. 
o  Arts  7.  51. 
P  Zcch.  1.  3. 
7ch.  1.  C. 


rNch.  13.  10, 


sProv.  3.9, 

10. 
1 1  Chr.  26.  20. 

2  c;iir.  31.  11. 

Xeh.  10.  38. 

&  13.  12. 
KGen.  7.  11. 

2  Kiups  7.  2. 
f  Ilcb. 

tmpty  out, 
x2Chr.  31.10. 
y  A.morf  4.  9. 
t  Heb. 


corrupt. 


iDan.  8.  9. 
ach.  2.  17. 
6  Job  21.  14, 

15.  &  22.  17. 

Ps.  73.  13. 

Zeph.  1.  12. 
t  ileb.  his 

r.hscrvation. 
:  Ileb. 

m  hlach. 
c  Vs.  73.  12. 

ch.  2.  17. 
t  Heb. 

arc  built, 
d  Ps.  95.  9. 
c  Ps.  66.  16. 

ch.  4.  2. 
/Heb.  3.  13. 
p  Py.  56.  8. 

Is.  65.  6. 

Rev.  20.  12. 


G  For  I  am  the  Lokd,  ™  I  change 
not;  "therefore  ye  sons  of  Jacob 
are  not  consumed. 

7  %  Even  from  the  days  of  "your 
fathers  ye  are  gone  away  from 
mine  ordinances,  and  have  not 
kept  them.  7*  Return  unto  me, 
and  I  will  return  unto  you,  saith 
the  Lokd  of  hcsts.  -zBut  ye  said, 
Wherein  shall  we  return  ? 

8  f  Will  a  man  rob  God  ?  Yet  ye 
have  robbed  me.  But  ye  say, 
Wherein  have  we  robbed  thee? 
»■  In  tithes  and  offerings. 

9  Ye  are  cursed  with  a  curse: 
for  ye  have  robbed  me,  even  this 
whole  nation. 

10  « Brmg  ye  all  the  tithes  into 
< the  storehouse,  thattheren:ia3'  be 
meat  in  mine  house,  and  prove 
me  now  herewith,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  if  I  will  not  open  you  the 
"windows  of  heaven,  and  t^pour 
you  out  a  blessing,  that  there  shall 
not  be  room  enough  to  reeeive  it. 

11  And  I  will  rebuke  »/the  de- 
vourer  for  your  sakes,  and  he 
shall  not  t  destroy  the  irnits  of 
j'our  ground;  neither  shall  your 
vine  cast  her  fruit  before  the 
time  in  the  field,  saith  the  Lokd 
of  hosts. 

12  And  all  nations  shall  call  you 
blessed :  for  ye  shall  be  «=  a  delight- 
some land,saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

13  %  a  Your  words  have  been 
.stout  against  me,  saith  the  Lord. 
Yet  ye  say.  What  have  we  spoken 
.50  much  against  thee  ? 

14  *  Ye  have  said.  It  f.?  vain  to 
serve  God:  and  what  i^rofit  is  it 
that  we  have  kept  this  ordinance, 
and  that  we  liave  walked  •  mourn- 
fully before  the  Lord  of  hosts? 

15  And  now  ewe  call  the  proud 
happy  ;  yea,  they  that  work  wick- 
edness tare  setup;  yea.  they  that 
rf  tempt  God  are  even  delivered. 

16  1  Then  they  « that  feared  the 
Lord  /spake  often  one  to  an- 
other: and  the  Lord  hearkened, 
and  heard  it,  and  s  a  book  of  re- 


membrance was  written  before 
him  for  them  that  feared  the 
Lord,  and  that  thought  upon  his 
name. 

17  And  A  they  shall  be  mine, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  that 
day  when  I  make  up  my  II  ijew- 
els;  and  ^I  will  spare  them,  as  a 
man  spareth  his  own  sou  that 
serveth  him. 

18  'Then  shall  ye  return,  and 
discern  between  the  righteous 
and  the  wicked,  between  him 
that  serveth  God  and  him  that 
serveth  him  not. 

CHAPTER  TV. 

1  God^r;  judgment  on  the  wicked,  2  and  his  hless. 
ir.g  on  the  good.  4  Ho  cxhortcth  to  the  study 
of  the  law,  5  and  telleth  of  Elijah's  coming 
and  office, 

FOR,  behold,  «the  day  cometh, 
that  shall  burn  as  an  oven ; 
and  all  *the  proud,  yea,  and  all 
that  do  wickedly,  shall  be  (^stub- 
ble: and  the  day  that  cometh 
shall  burn  them  up.  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  that  it  shall  'Ueave 
them  neither  root  nor  branch. 

2  T[  But  unto  you  that  «fear  my 
name  shall  the /'Sun  of  righteous- 
ness arise  with  healing  in  his 
wings ;  and  ye  shall  go  forth,  and 
grow  up  as  calves  of  the  stall. 

3  .^And  ye  shall  tread  down  the 
wicked;  for  they  shall  be  ashes 
under  the  soles  of  your  feet  in  the 
day  that  I  shall  do  this,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

4  f  Remember  ye  the ''law  of 
Moses  my  servant,  which  I  com- 
manded unto  him  'in  Iloreb  for 
all  Israel,  icith  /' the  statutes  and 
judgments. 

o  "''1  Behold,  I  will  send  you 
'Elijah  the  prophet  "'before  the 
coming  of  the  great  and  dreadful 
day  of  the  Lord  : 

6  And  he  shall  turn  the  heart  of 
the  fathers  to  the  children,  and 
the  heart  of  the  children  to  their 
fathers,  lest  I  come  and  » smite 
the  earth  with  » a  curse. 
809 


THE  END  OF  THE  OLD  TESTAMEITT, 


Before 
CHRIST 

about  .307. 


h  Ex.  19.  5. 

Deut.  7.  6. 

Ps.  135.  4. 

Tit.  2.  14. 

1  Pet.  2.9. 
!!  Or,  special 

treasure, 
i  Is.  62.  3. 
kVs.  103.  13. 
IVs,  58.  11. 


a  Joel  2.  "I. 

ch.  3.  2. 

2  Pel.  3.  7. 
Sc!:.  3.  1?. 
cObad.  18. 

d  Amos  2.  3. 

cch.  3.  16. 
/Luke  1.  78. 

Eph.  5.  14. 

2  Pet.  1.  19. 

Rev.  2.  2S. 

g  2  Sam.  22. 
43. 

Mic.  7.  10. 
Zech.  10.  5. 


h  Ex.  20.  3, 
&c. 
I  Deut.  4.  10. 
>.  Ps.  147.  19. 


ZMatt.  11.14. 

<k  17.  II. 

Mark  U.  11. 

Luke  1.  17. 
m  Joel  2.  31. 


n  Zcch.  14.12. 
0  Zeeh.  5.  3. 


THE 


NEW  TESTAMENT 


LOED  AND  SAVIOUE  JESUS  CHRIST: 


TRANSLATED  OUT   OF 


THE    OEIGINAL   GEEEK; 


AND   WITH 


THE   FORMER    TRANSLATIONS    DILIGENTLY    COMPARED 
AND   REVISED. 


NEW  YORK: 
AMERICAN    BIBLE    SOCIETY, 

INSTITUTED  IN  THE  YEAR  MDCCCXVI. 


1878. 

[Agate  Ref.  16nw.J  [Centennial  Edition.'} 


a  Luke  a.  23. 
IPs.  132.  11. 

Is.  11.  1. 

Jer.  23.  5. 

ch.  22.  42. 

John  7.  42. 

Acti  2.  30.  ife 

13.  23. 

Rom.  1.  3. 
(•Gen.  12.  3. 

&;  22.  18. 

Oal.  3.  1!!. 
<fGen.21.  2,  2. 
e  Gen.  20.  2G. 
/Gen.  29.  3.j. 
g  Gen.  38.  27, 

A-.;. 
h  Ruth  4.  18, 

ic. 

1  Chr.  2.  5.  0, 

ice. 
il  Sam.  IC.  1. 

&  17.  12. 
h  2  Sam.  12. 

21. 
n  Chr.  3.  10, 


ml  Kings  20. 
21. 

1  Chr.  3.  13. 

n  See  1  Chr. 
3.  15,  10. 

II  Some  read, 
Josiar.  he  gat 
Jakim,  and 
Jakim  hegat 
Jschonias, 

o  2  Kings  24. 
14,  l.i,  IG.  i 
25.  11. 

2  Chr.  36.10, 
20. 

Jer.  27.20.  Sc 

39.  SJ.  bL  52. 

11,  15,  28,  29, 

3U. 

Dan.  1.  2. 
pi  Chr.  3.  17, 

19. 
q  Kzra  3.  2.  & 

Neil.  12.  1. 
Hag.  1.  1. 


THE    GOSPEL   ACCORDING   TO 

ST.    MATTHEW. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  genealogy  of  Christ  from  Abraham  to 
Joseph.  18  lie  was  conceived  by  the  Holy 
Ghost,  and  born  of  the  Virgin  Mary  when  she 
was  espoused  to  Joseph.  19  The  angel  satisfi- 
eth  the  misdeeming  thoughts  of  Joseph,  end 
intfrpreteth  the  names  of  Christ. 

rjAHE  book  of  the  «  generation  of 
-L  Je.sus  Cliri.st,  ''  the  son  of  Da- 
vid, cthe  son  of  Abraham. 

2  ''Abraliani  begat  Isaac;  and 
« Isaac  begat  Jacob;  and  /Jacob 
begat  Judas  and  his  bretliren ; 

3  And  if  Judas  begat  Phai-es  and 
Zara  of  Tharnar;  and  '"'Phares 
begat  Esroni;  and  Esroni  begat 
Aram; 

4  And  Aram  begat  Aminadab; 
and  Aminadab  begat  Naasson ; 
and  Naassou  begat  Salmon  ; 

5  And  Salmon  begat  Booz  of 
Rachab  ;  and  Booz  begat  Obed  of 
Ruth ;  and  Obed  begat  Jesse ; 

6  And  'Jesse  begat  David  the 
king;  and  ^' David  the  king  begat 
Solomon  of  her  that  had  been  the 
wife  of  Urias ; 

7  And  'Solomon  begat  Roboam  ; 
and  Roboam  begat  Abia;  and 
Abia  begat  Asa; 

8  And  Asa  begat  Josaphat:  and 
Josaphat  begat  Joram;  and  Jo- 
ram  begat  Ozias ; 

9  And  Ozias  begat  Joatham;  and 
Joatham  begat  Achaz ;  and  Achaz 
begat  Ezekias; 

10  And  "'Ezekias  begat  Mana.s- 
ses ;  and  Manassos  begat  Amon  ; 
and  Anion  begat  Josias: 

11  And  "  II  Josias  begat  Jechonias 
and  his  brethren,  about  the  time 
they  were  "carried  away  to  Baby- 
lon : 

12  And  after  they  were  brought 
to  Babylon,  2^  Jechonias  begat 
Salathiel ;  and  Salathiel  begat 
?  Zorobabel ; 

13  And  Zorobabel  begat  Abiud; 
and  Abiud  begat  Eliakim ;  and 
Eliakim  begat  Azor; 

14  And  Azor  begat  Sadoc ;  and 
Sadoc  begat  Achim;  and  Achim 
begat  Eliud  ; 

lo  And  Eliud  begat  Eleazar;  and 
Eleazar  begat  Matlhan;  and  Mat- 
than  begat  Jacob ; 

16  And  Jacob  begat  Joseph  the 
husband  of  Mary,  of  whom  was 
born  Jesus,  who  is  called  Christ. 

17  So  all  the  generations  from 
Abraham  to  David  are  fourteen 
generations;  and  from  David  un- 
til the  carr.ving  away  into  Babj'- 
lon  are  fourteen  generations ;  and 
from    the    carrying    away    into 


Babylon  unto  Christ  are  fourteen 
generations. 

18  %  ]S"ow  the  '^  birth  of  Jesus 
Christ  was  on  this  wise :  When 
as  his  mother  Mary  was  espoused 
to  Joseph,  before  they  came  to- 
gether, she  was  found  with  child 
8  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

19  Then  Joseph  her  husband, 
being  a  just  man,  and  not  willing 
''to  make  her  a  public  example, 
was  minded  to  put  her  away  priv- 
\\y. 

20  But  while  he  thought  on 
these  things,  behold,  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in  a 
dream,  saying,  Joseph,  thou  son 
of  David,  fear  not  to  take  unto 
thee  JNIary  thy  wiJ'e:  "for  that 
which  is  t  conceived  in  her  is  of 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

21  «And  she  shall  bring  forth  a 
son,  and  thou  shalt  call  his  name 
II JESUS:  for  vhe  shall  save  his 
people  from  their  sins. 

22  Now  all  this  was  done,  that 
it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  of  the  Lord  by  the  proph- 
et, saying, 

23  2 Behold,  a  virgin  shall  be 
with  child,  and  shall  bring  forth 
a  son,  and  il  they  shall  call  his 
name  Emmanuel,  which  being 
interpreted  Is,  God  with  us. 

24  Then  Joseph  being  raised  from 
sleep  did  a.s  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
had  bidden  him,  and  took  unto 
him  his  wife: 

25  And  knew  her  not  till  she  had 
brought  forth  «her  firstborn  son  : 
and  he  called  his  name  JESUS. 

CHAPTER   IL 

1  The  wise  men  out  of  the  cast  are  directed  to 
Christ  by  a  star,  il  They  worship  him,  and 
offer  their  presents.  14  Joseph  fleeth  into 
Egypt,  with  Jesus  and  his  mother.  16  Herod 
sl.iycth  the  children;  20  himself  dieth.  23 
Christ  is  brought  back  again  into  Galilee  to 
Nazareth, 

NOW  when  "Jesus  was  born  in 
Bethlehem  of  Judea  in  the 
days  of  Herod  the  king,  behold, 
there  came  wise  men  ^from  the 
ea.st  to  Jerusalem, 

2  Saj'ing,  o  Where  is  he  that  is 
born  King  of  the  Jews  ?  for  we 
have  seen  <niis  star  in  the  east, 
and  are  come  to  worship  him. 

3  When  Herod  the  king  had 
heard  t/ie.'ie  thincj:^,  he  was  trou- 
bled, and  all  Jerusalem  with  him. 

4  And  when  he  had  gatlierod  all 
«the  chief  priests  and  /scribes 
of  the  people  together,  she  de- 


The  fifth 
year  before 
the  common 
account 
called  AxNO 

DOMI.VI. 

r  Lulie  1.  27. 
s  Luke  1.  35. 

t  Deut.  24.  1. 


u  Luke  1.  35. 
tOr. 
begotten, 
xLuke  1.  31. 

!|  That  is, 

S.WIOVR, 

Heb. 
j/ActH  4.  12.*: 

."i.  31.  &  13. 

23,  38. 


jIs.  ■ 


14. 


name  shall 
be  called. 


uKx.  13.  2. 
Luke  2.  7,21. 


The  fourth 
year  before 
the (onunoH 
account 
called  Anxo 
Domini. 

a  Luke  2.  4,  C, 

A  Gen.  10.  30. 

i  2o.  C. 

1  Kings  4.30. 
cLuke  2.  11. 
d  Num.24. 17. 

Is.  G(l.  3. 
«2Chr,3fi.  14. 
/2Chr.  34.13. 
g  Mai.  2.  7. 


Herod's  cruelty. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


John  preacheth. 


The  fourth 
year  before 
the  common 
account 
called  Anno 
Domini. 


AMic.  5.  '2. 
John  7.42. 


I  Rev.  2.  27. 

II  Or,  feed. 


k  P3.  72.  10. 
Is.  60.  6. 

II  Or,  offered. 

Ich.  1.  20. 


mancled   of  them 
should  be  born. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him,  In 
Bethlehem  of  Judea:  for  thus  it 
is  written  by  the  prophet, 

6  ''And  thou  Bethlehem,  in  the 
land  of  Juda,  art  not  the  least 
among  the  princes  of  Juda:  for 
out  of  thee  shall  come  a  Gov- 
ernor, ithat  shall  II  rule  my  peo- 
ple Israel. 

7  Then  Herod,  when  he  had 
privily  called  the  wise  men,  in- 
quired of  tbem  diligently  what 
time  the  star  appeared. 

8  And  he  sent  them  to  Bethle- 
hem, and  said.  Go  and  search  dil- 
igently for  the  young  child ;  and 
when  ye  liave  found  him,  bring 
me  word  again,  that  I  may  come 
and  worship  him  also. 

y  When  they  had  heard  the  king, 
they  departed;  and,  lo,  the  star, 
which  they  saw  in  the  east,  went 
before  them,  till  it  came  and 
stood  over  where  the  young  child 
was. 

10  When  they  saw  the  star,  they 
rejoiced  with  exceeding  great  joy. 

11  'j  And  wlien  they  were  come 
into  the  house,  they  saw  the 
young  child  with  Mary  his  moth- 
er, and  fell  down,  and  worshipped 
him:  and  when  they  had  opened 
their  treasures,  ^they  (presented 
unto  him  gifts;  gold,  and  frank- 
incense, and  myrrh. 

12  And  being  warned  of  God  ^in 
a  dream  that  they  should  not 
return  to  Herod,  they  departed 
into  their  own  country  another 
way. 

13  And  when  they  were  depart- 
ed, behold,  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
appear eth  to  Joseph  in  a  dream, 
saying.  Arise,  and  talie  the  young 
child  and  his  mother,  and  flee 
into  Egypt,  and  be  thou  there 
until  i  "  brmg  thee  word  :  for 
Ilerod  will  seek  the  young  child 
to  destroy  him. 

14  When  he  arose,  he  took  the 
young  child  and  his  mother  by 
"night,  and  departed  into  Egypt: 

15  And  was  there  until  the 
death  of  Ilerod :  that  it  might  be 
fulfilled  which  was  spoken  of  the 
Lord  by  the  prophet,  saying, 
™Out  of  Egypt  have  I  called  my 
son. 

IG  H  Then  Ilerod,  when  he  saw 
that  he  was  mocked  of  the  wise 
men,  was  exceeding  wroth,  and 
sent  forth,  and  slew  all  the  chil- 
dren that  were  in  Betlilohem,  and 
in  all  the  coasts  thereof,  from 
two  years  old  and  undcM-,  accord- 
ing to  the  time  which  he  had 
diligently  inquired  of  the  wise 
men. 

17  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which 
wa.s  spoken  by  » Jeremy  the 
prophet,  saying, 

18  In  Rama  was  there  a  voice 

4 


where  Christ  i  heard,    lamentation,   and  weep- 

I  ing,  and  great  mourning,  Rachel 

weeping   for   her   children,    and 

would  not  be  comforted,  because 

they  are  not. 

19  "f  But  when  Herod  was  dead, 
behold,  an  angel  of  the  Lord  ap- 
peareth  in  a  dream  to  Joseph  in 
Egypt, 

20  Saying,  Arise,  and  take  the 
young  child  and  his  mother,  and 
go  into  the  land  of  Israel:  for 
they  are  dead  which  sought  the 
young  child's  life. 

21  And  he  arose,  and  took  the 
young  child  and  his  mother,  and 
"came  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

22  But  when  he  heard  that  Ar- 
chelaus  did  reign  in  Judea  in  the 
room  of  his  I'ather  Herod,  he  was 
afraid  to  go  thither:  notwith- 
standing, being  warned  of  Crod 
in  a  dream,  he  turned  aside  "into 
the  parts  of  Galilee : 

23  And  he  came  and  dwelt  in  a 
city  called  ;' Nazareth:  that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  *  which  was 
spoken  by  the  prophets,  He  shall 
be  called  a  Nazarene. 


The  fourth 
year  before 
the  common 
account 
called  Anno 

DOMl.MI. 


The  third 
year  before 
the  account 
called  Anno 

DCMIXI. 


CHAPTER   III. 

I  John  preacheth  :  his  office:  life,  and  baptism. 
7  He  reprehendcth  the  Pharisees,  13  and  hap- 
tiseth  Christ  in  Jordan. 

IN  those  days  came  «John  the 
Baptist,  preaching  ^in  the  wil- 
derness of  Judea, 

2  And  saying,  Repent  ye:  for  "the 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

3  For  this  is  he  that  was  spoken 
of  by  the  prophet  Esaias,  saying, 
f^The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the 
wilderness,  « Prepare  ye  the  way 
of  the  Lord,  make  liis  paths 
straight. 

4  And  /the  same  John  ahad  his 
raiment  of  camel's  liair,  and  a 
leathern  girdle  about  his  loins ; 
and  his  meat  was  ^i  locusts  and 
'Wild  honey. 

5  ^Then  went  out  to  him  Jerusa- 
lem, and  all  Judea.  and  all  the  re- 
gion round  abont  Jordan. 

(J'And  were  baptized  of  him  in 
Jordan,  confessing  their  sins. 

7  1!  But  when  he  saw  many  of  the 
Pharisees  and  Sadducees  come  to 
his  baptism,  he  said  unto  them, 
•"  O  generation  of  vipers, who  hath 
warned  you  to  flee  from  "the 
wrath  to  come? 

8  Bring  forth  therefore  fruits 
II meet  for  repentance: 

9  And  think  not  to  say  within 
yourselves,  «  We  have  Abraham 
to  our  father:  for  I  say  imto  you, 
that  God  is  able  of  these  stones  to 
raise  up  children  unto  Abraham. 

10  And  now  also  the  axe  is  laid 
unto  the  root  of  the  trees:  ^  there- 
fore everj""  tree  which  bringeth 
not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down, 
and  cast  into  the  fire. 

11  9 1  indeed  baptize  you  with  wa- 


>  ch.  3.  13. 
Luke  2.  39. 


p  John  1.  45. 
q  Judg.  13.  5. 
1  Sam.  1.  IL 


A.  D.  26. 

o'Mark  1.4,15. 

Lnke3.  2,  3. 
John  1.  28. 
J  Josh.  14.  10. 
cDan.  2.  44. 

ch.  4.  17.  i 

10.  7. 
d  la.  40.  3. 

Mark  1.  3. 

Luke  3.  4. 

John  1.  23. 
eLuke  1.  70. 
/Markl.  0. 
f  2  Kings  1.8. 

Zech.  13.  4. 
h  Lev.  11.  22. 
il  Sam.  14. 

25,  26. 
k  Mark  1.  5. 

Luke  3.  7. 
?  Acts  19.  4, 

18. 
m  ch.  12.  34. 

&  23.  33. 

Luke  3.  7,  8, 

9. 
n  Rnm.  5.  9. 

ITheFs.l.lO, 

II  Or, 

avswerahle 

to  nniend' 

ment  oj  lift. 
0  John  S.  S3, 

39. 

Acts  13.  20. 

Rom.  4.  1,11, 

16. 
p  ch.  7.  19. 

Luke  13.  7,9. 

John  15.  C. 
q  Mark  1.  8. 

Lukr  3.  16. 

John  1.  15, 

26,  33. 

Acta  1.  6.  <k 

ll.lC.  &ig.4. 


Christ  is  tempted. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


He  Dcglnneth  to  pi'each. 


A.  D.  26. 


ris.  4. -1.  & 

44.  3. 

Mai.  3.  2. 

A.cts2.  3,  4. 

1  Cor.  12.  13. 
J  Mai.  3.3. 
t  Mai.  4.  1. 

ch.  13.  30. 

A.  D.  27. 

II  Mark  1.  9. 
Luke  3.  21. 


V  Mark  1.  10. 
0  Is.  11.  2.  & 

42.  1. 

I>uke  3.  22. 

John  1.  32, 

S3, 
a  John  12.  28. 
i  Ps.  2.  7. 

Is.  42.  1. 

ch.  12.  18,  i: 

17.  5. 

Mark  1.  11. 

Luke  9.  So. 

EDh.  1  6. 

Col.  1.  13. 

2  Pet.  1.  17. 


a  Mark  1.  12, 

<fcc. 

Luke  4.  1, 

<kc. 
b  See  1  Kings 

IS.  12. 

Kz.  3.  14.  <fc 

8.  3.  i-  IJ.  1, 

24.  ic  40.  2. 

4;  43.  5. 

Acts  8.  39. 


i  Neh. 

11.  1, 

18. 

I3.  4S 

2.  & 

52.  1. 

ch.  27 

53. 

Rev.  11.2. 

e  Ps.  91 

.  11, 

12. 

fDeut. 

6.  16 

ter  unto  repentance :  but  he  that 
Cometh  after  me  is  mightier  than 
I,  v.'hose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to 
bear:  '-he  shall  baptize  you  with 
tlie  Koly  Ghost,  and  ivith  fire : 

12  «  Whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and 
he  will  thoroughly  purge  his  floor, 
and  gather  his  wheat  into  the 
garner;  but  he  will  t  burn  up  the 
chaff  with  unquenchable  fire. 

13  ^  "Then  cometh  Jesus  «from 
Galilee  to  Jordan  unto  John,  to  be 
baptized  of  him. 

14  But  John  forbade  him,  saying, 
I  have  need  to  be  baptized  of  thee, 
and  come.st  thou  to  me  ? 

15  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto 
him.Suffer  i^toftesonow:  for  thus 
it  becometh  us  to  fulfil  all  right- 
eousness.   Then  he  suffered  him. 

16  yAnd  Jesus,  when  he  was  bap- 
tized, went  up  straightway  out  of 
the  water:  and,  lo,  the  heavens 
were  opened  unto  him,  and  he 
saw  =  the  Spirit  of  God  descending 
like  a  dove,  and  lighting  upon 
him : 

17  "And  lo  a  voice  from  heaven, 
saying,  '■  This  is  my  beloved  Son, 
in  whom  I  am  well  pleased. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

\  Christ  fasteth,  and  is  tempted.  11  The  angels 
minister  unto  him.  13  He  dwelleth  in  Caper- 
naum, 17  beginneth  to  preach,  18  calleth  Peter, 
and  Andrew,  21  James,  and  John,  23  and  heal- 
eth  all  the  diseased. 

THEN  was  a  Jesus  led  up  of  &  the 
Spirit  into  the  wilderness  to 
be  tempted  of  the  devil. 

2  And  when  he  had  fasted  forty 
days  and  forty  nights,  he  was  aft- 
erward a  hungered. 

3  And  when  the  tempter  came  to 
him,  he  said.  If  thou  be  the  Son 
of  God,  command  that  these 
stones  be  made  bread. 

4  But  he  answered  and  said.  It 
is  written,  «  Man  shall  not  live  by 
bread  alone,  but  by  every  word 
that  proceedeth  out  of  the  mouth 
of  God. 

5  Then  the  devil  taketh  him  up 
rfinto  the  holy  city,  and  setteth 
him  on  a  pinnacle  of  the  temple, 

6  Andsaith  unto  him,  If  thou  be 
the  Son  of  God,  cast  thyself  down  : 
for  it  is  written, « He  shall  give  his 
angels  charge  concerning  thee: 
and  in  their  hands  they  shall  bear 
thee  up,  lest  at  any"  time  thou 
dash  thy  foot  against  a  .stone. 

7  Jesus  said  unto  him.  It  is  writ- 
ten again, /Thou  shalt  not  tempt 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

8  Again,  the  devil  taketh  him  up 
into  an  exceeding  high  mountain, 
and  sheweth  him  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  world,  and  the  glory 
of  them ; 

9  And  saith  unto  him.  All  these 
things  will  I  give  thee,  if  thou 
\v\\l  fall  down  and  worship  me. 

10  Then  .saith  Jesus  unto  him. 
Get  thee  hence,  Saran :  for  it  is 


written,  f  Thou  shalt  worship  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  him  only  shalt 
thou  serve. 

11  Then  the  devil  leaveth  him, 
and,  behold,  /'angels  came  and 
ministered  unto  him. 

12  '^  iNow  when  Jesus  had  heard 
that  Jobn  was  ilcast  into  prison, 
he  departed  into  Galilee; 

13  A  nd  leaving  Xazareth,  h  e  came 
and  dwelt  in  Capernaum,  which  is 
upon  the  sea  coast,  in  the  borders 
ofZabulonand  Nephthalim: 

14  That  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  Esaias  the 
prophet,  saying, 

15  ''The  land  of  Zabulon,  and 
the  land  of  Nephthalim,  by  the 
way  of  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan, 
Galilee  of  the  Gentiles  ; 

16  '  The  people  which  sat  in  dark- 
ness saw  great  light ;  and  to  them 
which  sat  in  theregion  and  shad- 
ow of  death  light  is  sprung  up. 

17  •[  "'From  that  time  Jesus  be- 
gan to  preach,  and  to  say,  '"Re- 
pent: for  the  kingdom  of  "heaven 
is  at  hand. 

18  ^  "And  Jesus,  walking  by  the 
sea  of  Galilee,  saw  two  brethren, 
Simon  p  called  Peter,  and  An- 
drew his  brother,  casting  a  net 
into  the  sea :  for  they  were  fishers. 

19  And  he  saith  unto  them. 
Follow  me,  and  ?  I  will  make  you 
fishers  of  men. 

20  '•And  they  straightway  left 
their  nets,  and  followed  him. 

21  «And  going  on  from  thence, 
he  saw  other  two  brethren,  James 
the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his 
brother,  in  a  ship  with  Zebedee 
their  father,  mending  their  nets; 
and  he  called  them. 

22  And  they  immediately  left 
the  ship  and  their  father,  and 
followed  him. 

23  "i  And  Jesus  went  about  all 
Galilee,  f  teaching  in  their  syna- 
gogues, and  preaching  « the  gospel 
of  the  kingdom,  xand  healing  all 
manner  ot  sickness  and  all  man- 
ner of  disease  among  the  people. 

24  And  his  femewent  throughout 
all  Syria  :  and  they  brought  unto 
himall  sick  people  that  were  taken 
with  divers  diseases  and  torments, 
and  those  vvhich  were  possessed 
v\-ith  devils,  and  those  which  were 
lunatic,  and  those  that  had  the 
palsy ;  and  he  healed  them. 

25  5'And  there  followed  him 
great  multitudes  of  people  from 
Galilee,  and  frnm  Decapolis,  and 
from  Jerusalem,  and  from  Judea, 
"and/roni  beyond  Jordan. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Christ  beiinneth  his  sermon  in  the  mount  :  3 
declaring  who  are  blessed,  13  icfto  are  the  salt  of 
the  earth,  14  the  light  of  the  world,  the  city  on 
a  hill,  15  the  candle  :  17  that  he  came  to  fulfil 
the  law.  21  What  it  is  to  kill, '^7  to  commit 
adultery,  33  to  saear  :  38  exhorteth  to  suffer 
Kron^,44  to  love  even  our  enemiee,  i^  and  to 
labour  after pfrfectness . 


A.  D.  27. 


S  Ueut.  6.  13. 

■fc  10.  20. 

Josh.  24.  14. 

1  Sam.  7.  3. 
MIeb.  1.  14. 

A.  D.  30. 

i  Mark  1.  14. 
Luke  3.  20. 
Iz  4.  14,  31. 
John  4.  43. 

;i  Or,  deliver- 
ed up. 

A.  D.  31. 


I  Is.  12.  7. 
Luke  2.  32. 


m  Mark  1.  14, 
15. 
n  ch.  3.  2.  ic 

10.  7. 

0  Mark  1. 16, 

17.18. 

Luke  5.  2. 
p  Johu  1.  43. 


7  Luke  5.  10, 
11. 

rMark  10.29. 

Luke  16.  28. 
s  Mark  1.  19, 

20. 

Luke  6. 10. 


f  ch.9.  Sc. 
Markl.  21, 


u  rh.  24.  14. 

Mark  1.  14. 
rMark  1.  34. 


•J  Mark  3.  7. 


Christ's  sermon 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


on  the  mount. 


A.  D.  31. 


a  Mark  3.  13. 


b  LuUe  G.  20. 
Sec  Ps.  51. 
17. 

Prov.  16.  10. 
&-,  29.  23. 
Is.  bT.  10.  & 
m.  2. 
cXs.  CI.  2,3. 
Luke  0.  21. 
John  10.  20. 
2  Cor.  1.  V. 
Uev.  21.  4. 
</P».  37.  11. 
e  See  Rom.  4. 

13. 
/Is.  .'J5.  1.  & 
CO.  13. 
pPs.41.  1. 
ih.  G.  14. 
Mark  11.  25. 
2  Tim.  1.  16. 
Heh.  6.  10. 
Jame.-)  2.  13. 
h  Ps.  15.  2.  & 
24.  4. 

Heb.  12.  14. 
il  Cor.  13.  12. 
lJolm3.2,  3. 
A  2  Cor.  4.  17. 
2  Tim.  2.  12. 
1  Pet.  3.  14. 
ZLuke  6.22. 
m  1  Pet.  4.14. 
t  Gr.  ij/in^-. 
n  Luke  G.  23. 
Arts  5.41. 
Horn.  5.  3. 
James  1.  2. 
1  Pet.  4.  13. 
o2Chr.  3G.1C. 
Nell.  9.20. 
cli.  23.34,37. 
Acts  7.  02. 
lThes».2.15. 
pMark  0.  .W. 
Luke  14.  34, 
35. 
vProv.  4.  18. 

Phil.  2.15. 
r  Mark  4.  21. 
Luke  8.  16. 
&,  11.33. 
II  The  -word  in 
the  original 
signifieth 
a  mcasiiTe 
cuntaininc; 
about  a  pint 
lesn  than  a 
peek. 
s  1  Pet.  2.  12. 
«  John  15.  H. 

1  Cor.  14.  25. 
u  Horn.  3.  31. 
&  10.  4. 
Gal.  3.  24. 
w  Luke  IC.  17. 
X  James  2.  10. 


AND  seeing  the  multitudes,  «he  { 
.  went  up  into  a  mountain :  i 
and  when  he  wa.s  set,  his  disciples  j 
came  unto  him  :  I 

2  And  he  opened  his  mouth, } 
and  taught  them,  saying, 

3  ''Blessed  are  tlie  poor  in  spirit :  j 
for  theirs  is  the  kingdom,  of  heav- 
en. 

4  c  Blessed  are  they  that  mourn : 
for  they  sliall  be  comforted, 

5  <^Blessed  are.  the  meek:  for  j 
«they  shall  inherit  the  earth.  l 

G  Blessed  are  they  which  do 
hunger  and  thirst  after  rigliteous- 
ness :  /for  they  shall  be  filled. 

7  Blessed  are  the  merciful:  cifov 
thev  shall  obtain  mercy. 

8  ''Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart: 
for  i  they  shall  see  God. 

9  Blessed  are  the  peacemakers : 
for  they  shall  be  called  the  chil- 
dren of  God. 

10  k  Blessed  ore  they  which  are 
persecuted  for  righteousness' 
sake :  for  theirs  is  the  kingdom 
of  heaven. 

11  'Blessed  are  ye,  when  men 
shall  revile  you,  and  persecute 
you,  and  shall  say  all  manner  of 
mevil  against  you  t  falsely,  for 
my  sake. 

12  "Bejoice,  and  be  exceeding 
glad :  for  great  is  your  reward  in 
heaven :  for  «  so  persecuted  they 
the  prophets  which  were  before 
you. 

13  %  Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth : 
Phut  if  the  salt  have  lost  his 
savour,  wherewith  shall  it  be  salt- 
ed? it  is  thenceforth  good  for 
nothing,  but  to  be  cast  out,  and  to 
be  trodden  under  foot  of  men. 

14  7  Ye  are  the  light  of  the  world. 
A  city  that  is  set  on  a  hill  cannot 
be  liid. 

15  Neither  do  men  ''light  a  can- 
dle, and  put  it  under  !l  a  bushel, 
but  on  a  candlestick;  anditgiv- 
eth  light  unto  all  that  are  in  the 
house. 

1()  Let  your  light  so  shine  before 
men,  sthat  they  may  see  your 
good  works,  and  « glorify  your 
Father  which  is  in  licaven. 

17  i  "Thinlc  not  that  I  am  come 
to  destroy  tlie  law,  or  the  proph- 
ets :  I  am  not  come  to  destroy,  but 
to  fulfil. 

18  For  verily  I  say  unto  you, 
"'Till  heaven  and  earth  pass,  one 
jot  or  one  tittle  shall  in  no  wise 
pass  from  the  law,  till  all  be  ful- 
filled. 

19  a: Whosoever  therefore  shall 
break  one  of  these  least  com- 
mandments, and  shall  teach  men 
so,  he  shall  be  called  tlie  least  in 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  :  but  who- 
soever shall  do  and  teach  them, 
tlie  same  shall  he  (;allod  great  in 
the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

20  For  I  sav  unto  you.  That  ex- 
cept your  righteousness  shall  ex- 

(j 


ceed  ythe  rig/Utousness  of  the 
scribes  and  Pharisees,  ye  shall 
in  no  case  enter  into  the  Kingdom 
of heaven. 

21  1[  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was 
said  il  by  them  of  old  time,  -Thou 
Shalt  not  kill;  and  whosoever 
shall  kill  shall  be  in  danger  of  the 
judgment: 

22  But  1  say  unto  you.  That 
«wliosoever  is  angry  with  his 
brotlier  without  a  cause  sliall  be 
in  danger  of  the  judgment:  and 
whosoever  shall  sa.v  to  liis  broth- 
er, ll''ilaca,  shall  be  in  danger  of 
the  council :  but  whosoever  shall 
say.  Thou  fool,  shall  be  in  danger 
of  hell  fire. 

23  Therefore  cif  thou  bring  thy 
gift  to  the  altar,  and  there  re- 
memberest  that  thy  brother  hath 
aught  against  tliee ; 

24  rf  Leave  there  thy  gift  before 
the  altar,  and  go  thy  way;  first 
be  reconciled  to  thy  brother,  and 
then  come  and  offer  thy  gift. 

25  «Agree  with  thine  adversary 
quickly,  .i^'wliile  thou  art  in  the 
way  with  him ;  lest  at  any  time 
the  adversary  deliver  thee  to  the 
judge,  and  the  judge  deliver  thee 
to  the  oflicer,  and  thou  be  cast 
into  prison. 

26  Verily  I  say  unto  thee.  Thou 
Shalt  by  no  means  come  out 
thence,  "till  thou  hast  paid  the 
uttermost  farthing. 

27  U  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was 
said  by  them  of  old  time,  cThou 
Shalt  not  coinmit  adultery : 

28  But  I  say  unto  you,  That 
whosoever  ''  looketh  on  a  woman 
to  lust  after  her  hath  committed 
adultery  with  her  already  in  his 
heart. 

29  ;And  if  thy  right  eye  II  offend 
thee,  /'-pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it 
from  thee:  for  it  is  profitable  for 
thee  that  one  of  thy  members 
should  perisli,  and  not  t/tat  thy 
whole  body  should  be  cast  into 
hell. 

30'  And  if  thy  right  hand  ofTend 
thee,  cut  it  oif,  and  cast  U  from 
thee:  for  it  is  profitable  for  tliee 
that  one  of  tliy  members  should 
perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole 
body  should  be  cast  into  hell. 

31  It  hath  been  said, '  Whosoever 
shall  put  away  his  wife,  let  him 
give  her  a  writing  of  divorce- 
ment : 

32  But  I  say  unto  j'ou.  That 
'"Whosoever  shall  put  away;  his 
wife,  saving  for  the  cause  of  for- 
nication, causeth  her  to  commit 
adultery :  and  whosoever  shall 
inarr.v  I'lor  that  is  divorced  com- 
mitteth  adultery. 

33  H  Again,  ye  have  heard  that 
n  it  hath  been  said  by  them  of  old 

I  time,  "Tliou  shalt  not  forswear 
thyself,  but  pshalt  perform  unto 
the  Lord  thine  oaths : 


A.  D.  31. 


»Rom.  9.  31. 
&  10.  3. 


I  Or, 

to  them. 
cEx.  20.  13. 

Deut.  5.  17. 


a  1  John  3.15. 


1!  That  is, 
Vmn  fellow, 
2  Sam.  C.  20. 

fi  James  2.  20. 

c  ch.  8.  4.  Sc 
23.  19. 


d  See  Job  42. 

8. 

ch.  18.  19. 

1  Tim.  2.  8. 

1  Pet.  3.  7. 
e  Prov.  25.8, 

Luke  12.  59, 


32. 


/See  P 
6. 
la.  65.  0. 


?Ex.  20.14. 
Deut.  5.  18. 

;,Job31.  1. 

Prov.  6.  25. 

See  Gen.  34. 

2. 

2  Sam.  11.  2. 
ich.  18.8,0. 

Mark  9.  43- 

47. 
II  Or,  do  cause 

thee  to  offend, 
k  Sec  ch.  19. 

12. 

Horn.  8.  13. 

1  Cor.  0.  27. 

Col.  3.  0. 


;Dcut.  24.  1. 

Jcr.  3.  1. 

Sec  ch.  19.  9, 

&c. 

M&rk  10.2, 

Si.c. 
mi-h.  19.  9. 

Luke  1(1.  13. 

Uom.  7.  3. 

1  Cor.  7.  10, 

11. 

nch.  23.  10. 
(;Ex.20.  7. 

Lev.  10.  12. 

Num.  30.2. 

Deut.  5.  11. 
p  Deut.  23.  23. 


ChrisVs  sermon 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


on  the  mount. 


A 

D 

31. 

qch.  23 
18,  22. 
James 

16, 
5.12. 

ris. 

66. 

1. 

m. 

48 
3. 

2.  & 

tCcX.  4. 
James 

6. 
5.12. 

u  Kx.  21.  24. 

Lev.  24.  20. 

Deut.  19.  21. 
iProv.  20.22. 

&  24.  29. 

Luke  6.  29. 

Rom.  12.  17, 

19. 

1  Cor.  G.  7. 

1  Thess.  5. 

15. 

1  Pet.  3.  0. 
y  Is.  50.  6. 

Lam.  3.  30. 
z  rh.  27.  32. 

Mark  15.  21. 
a  Dcut.  15.  8, 

10. 

Luke  6.  30, 

35. 
h  Lev.  19.  18. 
c  Deut.  23.  C. 

Ps.  41.  10. 
d  Luke  6.  27, 

35. 

Rom.  12.  14, 

20. 
eLuke  23.  34. 

Acta  7.  60. 

1  Cor.  4.  12, 

13. 

1  Pet.  2.  23. 

A:  3.  9. 
/Job  25.  3. 

f  Luke  C.  82. 
h  Gen.  17.  1. 

Lev.  11.  44. 

<k  19.  2. 

Luke  6.  36. 

Col.  1.28.  & 

4.  12. 

James  1.  4. 

1  Pet.  1.15, 

Ifi. 
I  Epb.  6.  1. 


;l  Or,  right- 

eoiisnesSy 

Deut.  24.  13. 

Ps.  112.  9. 

Dan.  4.  27. 

2  Cor.  9.9, 

10. 

II  Or,  with. 
a  Pom.  12.  8. 
II  Or, 

cause  not  a 

trumpet  to 


34  But  I  say  unto  you,  9  Swear 
not  at  all;  neither  by  heaven; 
for  it  is  'Gocr.g  throne : 

35  Nor  by  the  earth ;  for  it  is  his 
footstool :  neither  by  Jerusalem ; 
for  it  is « the  city  of  the  great  King. 

3(j  iSTeither  shalt  thou  swear  by 
thy  head,  because  thou  canst  not 
make  one  hair  white  or  black. 

37  «But  let  your  communication 
be,  Yea,  yea;  Nay,  nay:  for 
whatsoever  is  more  than  these 
comerh  of  evil. 

38  'i  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath 
been  said,  «An  eye  for  an  eye, 
and  a  tooth  for  a  tooth : 

39  But  I  say  unto  you,  ^  That  ye 
resist  not  evil:  .'/but  whosoever 
shall  smite  thee  on  thy  right 
cheelc,  turn  to  hini  the  other  also. 

40  And  if  any  man  will  sue  thee 
at  the  law,  and  take  awaj'  thy 
coat,  let  him  have  i/iy  cloak  also. 

41  And  whosoever  « shall  com- 
pel thee  to  go  a  mile,  go  with 
him  twain. 

42  Give  to  him  that  asketh  thee, 
and  "from  him  that  would  bor- 
row of  thee  turn  not  thou  away. 

43  f  Ye  have  heard  tliat  it  hath 
been  said,  6  Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbour,  «and  hate  thine  ene- 
my. 

44  But  I  say  unto  you,  ^Love 
your  enemies,  ble.ss  them  that 
curse  you,  do  good  to  them  that 
hate  you,  and  pray  «for  them 
which  despitefully  use  you,  and 
persecute  you; 

45  That  ye  may  be  the  children 
of  your  Father  which  is  in  heav- 
en: for -f" he  maketh  his  sun  to  rise 
on  the  evil  and  on  the  good,  and 
sendeth  rain  on  the  just  and  on 
the  unjust. 

46fifror  if  j'e  love  them  which 
love  you,  what  reward  have  ye? 
do  not  even  the  publicans  the 
same? 

47  And  ifye  salute  your  brethren 
only,  what  do  ye  more  than  oth- 
ers? do  not  even  the  publicans  so  ? 

48  A  Be  ye  therefore  perfect,  even 
« as  j'our  Father  which  is  in  heav- 
en is  perfect. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Christ  continvcth  his  sermon  in  the  mount, 
speaking  of  alms,  5  prayer,  14  forgiving  our 
brethren,  16  fasting,  19  where  our  treasure  is  to 
be  laid  up,  24  of  serving  God,  and  mammon  :  25 
ezhorteth  not  to  he  careful  for  worldly  things  : 
33  but  to  seek  God's  kingdom. 

TAKE  heed  that  ye  do  not  your 
II  alms  before  men,  to  be  seen 
of  them:  otherwise  ye  liave  no  re- 
ward II  of  your  Father  which  is 
in  heaven. 

2  Tlierefore  "when  thou  doest 
thine  alms,  lido  not  sound  a  trump- 
et before  tliee,  as  the  hypocrites 
do  in  the  sjmagogues  and  in  the 
streets,  that  they  may  have  glory 
of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
i  They  have  their  reward. 
52 


3  But  when  thou  doest  alms,  let 
not  thy  lelt  hand  know  what  thy 
right  hand  doeth: 

4  That  thine  alms  may  be  in  se- 
cret :  and  thy  Father  which  seeth 
in  secret  himself  *  shall  reward 
thee  openly. 

5  ^  And  when  thou  prayest,  thou 
shalt  not  be  as  the  hypocrites  are: 
for  they  love  to  pray  standing  in 
the  synagogues  and  in  the  corners 
of  the  streets,  that  they  may  be 
seen  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you.  They  have  their  reward. 

6  But  thou,  when  thou  prayest, 
center  into  thy  closet,  and  when 
thou  hast  shut  thj'  door,  pray  to 
thy  Father  which  is  in  secret; 
and  thy  Father  wliich  seeth  in  se- 
cret shall  reward  thee  openly. 

7  But  when  ye  pray, "''use  not 
vain  repetitions,  as  the  heathen 
do:  «for  they  think  that  they 
shall  be  heard  for  their  much 
speaking. 

8  Be  not  ye  therefore  like  unto 
them :  for  your  Father  knoweth 
what  things  ye  have  need  of,  be- 
fore ye  aslc  him. 

9  After  this  manner  therefore 
pray  ye: /Our  Father  which  art 
in  heaven.  Hallowed  be  thy 
name. 

10  Thy  kingdom  come.  ffThy 
will  be  done  in  earth,  '»as  it  is  in 
heaven. 

11  Give  us  this  day  our  » daily 
bread. 

12  And* forgive  us  our  debts,  as 
we  forgive  our  debtors. 

13  'And  lead  us  not  into  tempta- 
tion, but  "'deliver  us  from  evil: 
"For  lliine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for 
ever.    Amen. 

14  o  For  if  ye  forgive  men  their 
trespasses,  your  heavenly  Father 
will  also  forgive  yon : 

15  But  ;'if  ye  forgive  not  men 
their  trespas.ses,  neither  will  your 
Father  forgive  your  trespasses. 

16  *i  Moreover  i  when  ye  fast,  be 
not,  as  the  hypocrites,  of  a  sad 
countenance:  for  thej'  disfigure 
their  faces,  that  they  may  appear 
unto  men  to  fast.  Verily  I  .say 
unto  you,  They  have  their  re- 
ward. 

17  But  thou,  when  thou  fastest, 
'•anoint  thine  head,  and  wash  thy 
face: 

18  That  thou  appear  not  unto  men 
to  fast,  but  unto  tliy  Father  wliich 
is  in  secret:  and  thy  Father  which 
seeth  in  secret  shall  reward  thee 
openlv. 

19  1[ "  Lay  not  up  for  yourselves 
treasures  upon  earth,  where 
moth  and  rust  doth  corrupt,  and 
where  thieves  break  through 
and  steal: 

20  «But  lay  up  for  yourselves 
treasures  in'  heaven,  where  nei- 
ther moth  nor  rust  doth  corrupt, 

7 


A.  D.  31. 


5  Luke  14.  14. 


a  2  Kings  4.33. 


el  Kings  18. 
26, 29. 


/Luke  11.3, 
&:c. 


f  rh.  20.30,42. 

Acts21.  14. 
;i  Ps.  103.  20, 

21. 
I  See  Job  23, 


?ch.26.  41. 
Luke  22.  40, 
46. 

1  Cor.  10.  13. 

2  Pet.  2.  n. 
Rev.  3.  10. 

m  John  17.  15. 
rtl  Chr.29.11. 
0  Mark  11.  25, 

28. 

Kph.4.  32. 

Col.  3.  13. 
p  ch.  18.  S5. 

James  2.  13. 
7  Is.  58.  5. 


■  Kuth  3.  3. 
Dan.  10.3. 


sProv.23.4. 
1  Tim.  6.  17. 
Hcb.  13.  5. 
James  0.  1, 

t  ch.  19.  21. 
Luke  12.  33, 
34.  <k  16.  22. 
1  Tim.  6.  18. 
1  Pet.  1.  4. 


ChrisVs  sermon 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


on  the  mount. 


A.  D.  31. 


«  Luke  11.34, 
36. 


X  Luke  16.  13. 


y  Gal.  1.  10. 

1  Tirn.  6.  17. 

James  4.  4. 

1  John  2.  15. 
X  Vs.  55.  22. 

Luke  12.  22, 

23. 

rhil.  4.  6. 

1  Pet.  6.  7. 


o  Job  38.  41. 
Vs.  147.  9. 
Luke  12.  24, 


b  See  1  Kings 
3.  13. 
Ps.  37.  25. 
Mark  10.  30.' 
Luke  12.  31. 
1  Tim.  4.  8. 


a  Luke  C.  37. 
Kom.  2.  1.  At 
14.3,4,10,13. 
1  Cnr.  4.3,5. 
James  4.  11, 
12. 


and  where  thieves  do  not  break 
througli  nor  steal : 

21  For  where  yonr  treasure  is, 
there  will  your  heart  be  also. 

22  "The  light  of  the  body  is  the 
eye :  if  therefore  thine  eye  be  sin- 
gle, thy  whole  body  shall  be  full 
of  light. 

23  But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy 
whole  body  shall  be  full  of  dark- 
ness. If  therefore  the  light  that 
is  in  thee  be  darkness,  how  great 
/.s  that  darkness ! 

24  f  ^jSTo  man  can  serve  two 
masters:  for  either  he  will  hate 
the  one,  and  love  the  other;  or 
else  he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and 
despise  the  other.  vYe  cannot 
serve  God  and  mammon. 

25  Therefore  I  say  unto  you, 
=  Take  no  thought  for  your  life, 
what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye 
shall  brink ;  nor  yet  for  your 
bodj'-,  what  ye  shall  put  on.  Is 
not  the  life  more  tlian  meat,  and 
the  body  than  raiment  ? 

2'o  «  Behold  the  fowls  of  the  air : 
for  they  sow  not,  neither  do  they 
reap,  nor  gather  into  barns ;  yet 
your  heavenly  Father  feedeth 
them.  Are  ye  not.  much  better 
than  they? 

27  Which  of  you  by  taking 
thought  can  add  one  cubit  unto 
bis  stature? 

28  And  why  take  ye  thought 
for  raiment?  Consider  the  lilies 
of  the  field,  how  they  grow  ;  they 
toil  not,  neither  do  they  spin : 

29  And  yet  I  say  unto  you.  That 
even  Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was 
not  ari'ayed  like  one  of  these. 

30  Wherefore,  if  God  so  clothe 
the  grass  of  the  field,  whicli  to 
day  is,  and  to  morrow  is  cast  into 
the  oven,  shall  he  not  mucli  more 
clothe  you,  O  ye  of  little  faith? 

31  Therefore  take  no  thought, 
saying.  What  shall  we  eat  ?  or, 
What  shall  we  drink?  or.  Where- 
withal shall  we  be  clothed  ? 

32  (For  after  all  these  things 
do  the  Gentiles  seek:)  for  your 
heavenly  Fatlier  kiioweth  that  ye 
have  need  of  all  these  things. 

33  But  ''seelc  ye  first  the  king- 
dom of  God,  and  his  righteous- 
ness: and  all  these  things  shall 
be  added  unto  you. 

34  Take  therefore  no  thought  for 
the  morrow :  for  the  morrow 
shall  take  thought  for  the  things 
of  itself.  SutTicient  unto  the  day 
is  the  evil  thereof. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Christ  ending  his  sermon  in  the  mount,  reprov- 
cth  rash  judgment,  0  J'orbiddtth  to  east  holy 
things  to  dot's,  7  cxhortelh  to  prayer,  13  to 
enter  in  at  the  strait  gate,  15  tu  hr.ware  of  false 
propheti,  21  not  to  be  heareis,  hut  doers  of  the 
word  :  24  til:c  houses  buildcd  on  a  roeh,  28  and 
not  on  the  sand. 

JUDGE  «not,  that  ye  bo  not 
judged. 

8 


2  For  with  what  judgment  ye 
judge,  ye  shall  be  judged:  fiaiid 
with  what  measure  ye  mete,  it 
shall  be  measured  to  you  again. 

3  fAnd  why  beholdest  thou  the 
mote  that  is  in  thy  Isrother's  eye, 
but  considerest  not  the  beam  that 
is  in  thine  own  eye  ? 

4  Or  how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy 
brother,  Let  me  pull  out  the  mote 
out  of  thine  eye ;  and,  behold,  a 
beam  is  in  thine  own  eye  ? 

5  Thou  hypocrite,  first  cast  out 
the  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye; 
and  then  shalt  thou  see  clearly 
to  cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thy 
brother's  eye. 

(S'i  d  Give  not  that  which  is  holy 
unto  the  dogs,  neither  cast  ye 
your  pearls  before  swine,  lest 
they  trample  them  under  their 
feet,  and  turn  again  and  rend  you. 

7  f  «Aslv,  and  it  shall  be  given 
you;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find; 
knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened 
unto  you : 

8  For  /every  one  that  asketh 
receiveth;  and  he  that  seeketh 
findeth;  and  to  him  that  knock- 
eth  it  shall  be  opened. 

9  i?  Or  what  man  is  there  of  you, 
whom  if  his  son  ask  bread,  will 
he  give  him  a  stone  ? 

10  Or  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he 
give  him  a  serpent  ? 

11  If  ye  then, ''being  evil,  know 
how  to  give  good  gifts  unto  your 
children,  how  much  more  shall 
your  Father  which  is  in  heaven 
give  good  things  to  them  that  ask 
him? 

12  Therefore  all  things  i whatso- 
ever ye  would  that  men  should  do 
to  you,  do  ye  even  so  to  them :  for 
'•^this  is  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

13  f' Enter  ye  in  at  the  strait 
gate:  lor  wide  is  the  gate,  and 
broad  is  the  way,  that  leadeth  to 
destruction,  and  many  there  be 
which  go  in  tliereat : 

14  E  Because  strait  is  the  gate, 
and  narrow  is  the  way,  which 
leadeth  unto  life,  and  few  there 
be  that  find  it. 

15  f  « Beware  of  false  prophets, 
'I  which  come  to  you  in  sheep's 
clothing,  but  inwardlj^  they  are 
'J  ravening  wolves. 

IG  p  Ye  shall  know  them  by  their 
fruits.  f/Do  men  gather  grapes 
of  thorns,  or  figs  of  thi.stles  ? 

17  Even  so  »■  every  good  tree 
bringeth  forth  good  fruit ;  but  a 
corrupt  tree  bringeth  forth  evil 
fruit. 

18  A  good  tree  cannot  bring  forth 
evil  fruit,  neither  can  a  corrupt 
tree  bring  forth  good  fruit. 

19  s  Every  tree  tliat  bringeth  not 
forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down, 
and  cast  into  the  fire. 

20  Wherefore  by  their  fruits  ye 
shall  know  them. 

21  T[  Not  every  one  that  saith 


A.  D.  31. 


h  Mark  4.  24. 
Luke  6.  38. 


c  Luke  6.  41, 


dProv.  0.7,8. 
fc  23.  9. 
.^cts  13.  45, 


cch.  21.  22. 

Mark  11.24. 

Luke  11.  9, 

10.  &  18.  1. 

John  14.  13. 

tk  15.  7.  &. 

16.  23,  24. 

James  1.  5, 

6. 

1  John  3.  22. 

A;  5.  14,  10. 
/Prov.  8.  17. 

Jcr.  29.  12, 

13. 
i;  Luke  11.  11, 

12,  13. 
h  Ocn.  6.  5.  & 

8.  21. 


h  Lev.  19.  18. 
ch.22.  40. 
Rom.  13.  8, 
9,  10. 
Gal.  5. 14. 

1  Tim.  1.  5. 
I  Luke  13.  24. 
«  Or,  llou: 

m  Deut.  13.  3. 
Jer.  23.  16. 
ch.  24.  4,  e, 
11,  24. 
Mark  13.  22. 
Rom.  IG.  17, 
18. 

Eph.  5.  0. 
Col.  2.  8. 

2  Pet.  2.  1,  2, 
3. 

1  John  4.  1. 
n  Mic.  3.  5. 

2  Tim.  3.  5. 
0  Arts  20.  29, 

30. 
p  vcr.  20. 

ch.  12.  3J. 
q  Luke  0.  4.'!, 

41. 
r  Jer.  11.  19. 

rh.  12.  33. 
svh.  3.  10. 

Luke  3.  9. 

John  15.  2,6. 


Chri6t  cleaiiseth  the  leper. 


ST.  MATTHEW.    Tlie  ce'iihirion's  servant  liealed. 


A.  D.  31. 


tHos.  8.  2. 

ch.  25. 11, 12. 

Luke  6.  46. 

<k  13.  25. 

Acta  10.  13. 

Rora.  2.  13. 

James  1.  22. 
7(  >f  um.  24.  4. 

Jnhn  11.  51. 

1  Cor.  13.  2. 
xch.  25.  12. 

Luke  13.  25, 
27. 

2  Tim.  2.  19. 
1/  Ps.  5.  5.  <t 

6.  6. 

ch.  25.  41. 
z  Luke  C.  47, 


ach.  13.54. 

Mark  1.  23. 

<t  6.  2. 

Luke  4.  32. 
6  John  7.  46. 


a  Mark  1.  40, 


Luke  5.  12, 
Sec. 


&  ch.  9.  SO. 
Mark  5.  43. 


cLev.  14.3,4, 

10. 

Luke  5.  14. 
dl.uke  7.  1, 


unto  me,  ^Lord,  Lord,  shall  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  heaven; 
but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of  my 
Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

22  Many  will  say  to  nie  in  that 
day,  Lord,  Lord^  have  we  wnot 
prophesied  in  thy  name?  and  in 
thy  name  have  cast  out  devils? 
and  in  thy  name  done  many 
wonderful  works? 

23  And  ^  then  will  I  profess 
unto  them,  I  never  knew  you: 
!/ depart  from  me,  ye  that  work 
iniquity. 

24  •[  Therefore  =  whosoever  hear- 
eth  these  sayings  of  mine,  and 
doeth  them,  I  v/ill  liken  him 
unto  a  wise  man,  which  built  hLs 
house  upon  a  rock : 

25  And  the  rain  descended,  and 
the  floods  came,  and  the  winds 
blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house; 
and  it  fell  not :  for  it  w'as  founded 
upon  a  rock. 

26  And  every  one  that  heareth 
these  sayings  of  mine,  and  doeth 
them  not,  shall  be  likened  unto 
a  foolish  man,  which  built  his 
house  upon  the  sand : 

27  And  the  rain  descended,  and 
the  floods  came,  and  the  winds 
blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house ; 
and  it  fell :  and  great  was  the  fall 
of  it 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Jesus  had  ended  these  sayings, 
a  the  people  were  astonished  at 
his  doctrine : 

29  *  For  he  taught  them  as  one 
having  authority,  and  not  as  the 
scribes. 

CHAPTER   VIII. 

2  Christ  cleanscth  Che  t^pery  5  hcaleth  the  centU' 
rion^s  servavt,  14  Peter's  mother  in  law,  16 
and  many  other  diseased:  18  sheweth  how  he 
is  to  be  followed  :  23  stilleth  the  tempest  on  the 
sea,  28  driveth  the  devils  out  of  two  men  pos- 
sessed, 31  and  suffereth  them  to  go  into  the 
swine. 

TTTTHEiSr  he  was  come  down 
W  from  the  mountain,  great 
multitudes  followed  him. 

2  "And,  behold,  there  came  a 
leper  and  worshipped  him,  say- 
ing, Lord,  if  thou  wilt,  thou  canst 
make  me  clean. 

3  And  Jesus  put  forth  his  hand, 
and  touched  him,  saying,  I  will ; 
be  thou  clean.  And  immediately 
his  leprosy  was  cleansed. 

4  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him, 
'jSee  thou  tell  no  man;  but  go 
thy  way,  shew  thyself  to  the 
priest,  and  offer  the  gift  that 
c Moses  commanded,  for  a  testi- 
mony unto  them. 

0  \  ''And  when  Jesus  was  enter- 
ed into  Capernaum,  there  came 
unto  him  a  centurion,  beseeching 
him, 

6  And  saying.  Lord,  my  servant 
lieth  a.t  home  sick  of  the  palsy, 
grievously  tormented. 

7  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I 
wUl  come  and  heal  him. 


8  The  centurion  ans-\vered  and 
said,  Lord, « I  am  not  worthy  that 
thou  shouldest  come  under  my 
roof:  but  .f'speak  the  word  only, 
and  my  servant  shall  be  healed. 

9  For  I  am  a  man  under  author- 
ity, having  soldiers  under  me: 
and  I  say  to  this  mayi.  Go,  and 
lie  goeth ;  and  to  another,  Come, 
and  he  cometh  ;  and  to  my  serv- 
ant, Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it. 

10  When  Jesus  heard  it,  he  mar- 
velled, and  said  to  them  that  fol- 
lowed, Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I 
have  not  found  so  great  faith,  no, 
not  in  Israel. 

11  And  I  say  unto  you,  That 
a  many  shall  come  from  the  east 
and  west,  and  shall  sit  down  with 
Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
in  tlie  kingdom  of  heaven : 

12  But  'ithe  children  of  the  king- 
dom » shall  be  cast  out  into  outer 
darkness :  there  shall  be  weeping 
and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

13  And  Jesus  said  unto  the  cen- 
turion. Go  thy  way;  and  as  thou 
hast  believed,  so  be  it  done  unto 
thee.  And  his  servant  was  healed 
in  the  selfsame  hour. 

14  %  *And  when  Jesus  was  come 
into  Peter's  house,  he  saw  'his 
wife's  mother  laid,  and  sick  of  a 
fever. 

15  And  he  touched  her  hand, 
and  the  fever  left  her:  and  she 
arose,  and  ininistered  unto  them. 

16  *|  "I  When  the  even  was  come, 
they  brought  unto  him  many  that 
were  posses.sed  with  devils:  and 
he  cast  out  the  spirits  with  his 
word,  and  healed  all  that  were 
sick: 

17  That  it  might  be  fuimiedvphich 
was  spoken  by  Esaias  the  proph- 
et, saying,  «  Himself  took  our  in- 
firmities, and  bare  our  sicknesses. 

18  1  jSTow  when  Jesus  saw  great 
multitudes  about  him,  he  gave 
commandment  to  depart  unto  the 
other  side. 

19  "And  a  certain  scribe  came, 
and  said  unto  him.  Master,  I  will 
Ibllow  thee  w'hithei-soever  thou 
goest. 

20  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  The 
foxes  have  holes,  and  the  birds  of 
the  air  have  nests ;  but  the  Son  of 
man  hath  not  where  to  lay  his 
head. 

21  pAnd  another  of  his  disciples 
said  unto  him.  Lord,  ?  suffer  me 
flrst  to  go  and  bury  my  father. 

22  But  Jesus  said'unto  him,  Fol- 
low me  ;  and  let  the  dead  bury 
their  dead. 

23  1[  And  when  he  was  entered 
into  a  ship,  his  disciples  followed 
him, 

24  »-And,  behold,  there  arose  a 
great  tempest  in  the  sea.  insomuch 
that  the  ship  was  covered  with 
the  waves :  but  he  was  asleep. 

25  And  his  disciples  came  to  him, 

9 


A.  D.  31. 

c  Luke  15. 19, 
21. 
/Pb.  107.  20. 


^Gon.  12.  3. 

Is.  2.2,  3.  <k 

11.  10. 

Mai.  1. 11. 

Luke  13.  29. 

Act3  10.  45. 

&.  11.  18.  & 

14.  27. 

Rom.  15.  9, 

&c. 

Kph.  3.  6. 
Ach.21.  43. 
!  rh.  13.42,50. 

&  22.  13.  <t 

24.  ol.i25. 

30. 

Luke  13.  28. 

2  Pet.  2.  17. 

Jude  13. 
iMark  1.  29, 

39,  31. 

Luke  4.  36, 

39. 
n  Cor.  9.  5. 
mMark  1.32, 

(tC. 

Luke  4.  40, 
41. 


n  Is.  53.  4. 
1  Pet.  2.  24. 


0  Luke  9.  57, 
58. 


p  Lukf  9.  53, 


q  See  1  Kings 
19.  20. 


rMark  4.  37, 
Luke  6.  23, 


Christ  stilletli  the  tcmxjcst. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


0}ie  sick  of  the  loalsy  cured. 


A.  D.  31. 


s  P'!.  65.  7.  fc 
89.  9.  &  107. 


rMark  5.  1, 
i:r, 
Luke  8.  26, 


u  See  Beut.  5. 
25. 

1  Kings  17. 

18. 

Luke  5.  8. 

Acts  16.  30. 


I  Mark  2.  3. 
Luke  fi.  18. 
och.fi.  10. 


d  V».  130.  Q. 
ch.  12.  25. 
Mark  12.  15. 
Luke  6.22.  <k 
6.  H.  &  9.  47. 
ti  11.  17. 


and  awoke  him,  saying,  Lord, 
save  us :  we  perish. 

26  And  be  saith  unto  them,  Why 
are  ye  fearful,  O  ye  of  little  faith  ? 
Then  she  arose,  and  rebuked  the 
winds  and  the  sea ;  and  there  was 
a  great  calm. 

27  But  the  men  marvelled,  say- 
hig,  What  manner  of  man  is  this, 
that  even  the  winds  and  the  sea 
obey  him ! 

28  f  'And  when  he  was  come  to 
the  other  side  into  the  country  of 
the  Gergesenos,  there  met  him  two 
possessed  with  devils,  coming  out 
of  the  tombs,  exceeding  fierce,  so 
that  no  man  might  pass  by  that 
way. 

29  And,  behold,  they  cried  out, 
saying,  What  have  we  to  do  with 
thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  God?  art 
thou  come  hither  to  torment  us 
before  the  time? 

30  And  there  was  a  good  way  off 
from  them  a  herd  of  many  swine 
feeding. 

31  So  the  devils  besought  him, 
saying,  If  thou  cast  us  out,  suffer 
us  to  go  away  into  the  herd  of 
swine. 

32  And  he  said  unto  them,  Go. 
And  v.'hen  thoy  were  come  out, 
thej"^  went  into  the  herd  of  swine  : 
and,  behold,  the  whole  herd  of 
swine  ran  violently  down  a  steep 
place  into  the  sea,  and  perished 
in  the  waters. 

33  And  they  that  kept  them  fled, 
and  went  their  ways  into  the  city, 
and  told  every  thing,  and  what 
was  befallen  to  the  possessed  of 
the  devils. 

34  And,  behold,  the  whole  city 
came  out- to  meet  Jesus:  and 
when  they  saw  him,  "they  be- 
sought him.  that  he  would  depart 
out  of  their  coasts. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

2  Christ  curing  one  sick  of  the  palsy,  9  calleth 
Mallhew  from  the  receipt  of  custom,  10  eateth 
with  publicans  and  sinners,  11  defcndeth  his 
disciples  for  not  fasting,  20  cureth  the  blood'j 
issue,  23  raiseth  front  death  Jairvs*  daughter, 
27  giveth  sight  to  two  blind  men,  32  healeth  a 
dumb  man  possessed  of  a  devil,  36  and  hath 
compassion  of  the  multitude. 

AND  he  entered  into  a  ship,  and 
.  passed  over,  "and  came  into 
his  own  city. 

2  ''And,  behold,  they  brought  to 
him  a  man  sick  of  tlie  palsy,  ly- 
ing on  a  bed:  'and  Jesus  seeing 
tlit'ir  faith  said  unto  the  sick  of  the 
palsy;  Son,  be  of  good  cheer;  thy 
sins  be  forgiven  thee. 

3  And,  behold,  certain  of  the 
scribes  said  witliin  themselves. 
This  mnn  blasphemeth. 

4  And  Jesus  ''knowing  their 
thoughts  said.  Wherefore  think 
ve  evil  in  j'our  hearts  ? 

'5  For  whether  is  easier,  to  say, 
T/iy  sins  be  forgiven  thee;   or  to 
say,  Arise,  and  walk  ? 
10 


6  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the 
Sou  of  man  hath  power  on  earth 
to  forgive  sins,  (then  saith  he  to 
the  sick  of  the  palsy.)  Arise,  take 
up  thy  bed,  and  go  unto  thine 
house. 

7  And  he  arose,  and  departed  to 
his  house. 

8  But  when  the  inultitudes  saw  it, 
they  marvelled,  and  glorified  God, 
which  had  given  such  power  unto 
men. 

9  IT  «And  as  Jesus  passed  forth 
from  thence,  he  saw  a  man,  nam- 
ed Matthew,  sitting  at  the  receipt 
of  custom  :  and  he  saith  unto  him, 
Follow  me.  And  he  ai'ose,  and 
followed  him. 

10  H  .^And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Je- 
sus sat  at  meat  in  the  house,  be- 
hold, many  ^Dublicans  and  sinners 
came  and  sat  down  with  him  and 
his  disciples. 

11  And  when  the  Pharisees  saw 
it,  they  said  unto  his  disciples. 
Why  eateth  yoin-  master  with 
s'publicans  and  ''sinners? 

12  But  when  Jesus  heard  that,  he 
said  unto  them,  They  that  be 
whole  need  not  a  physician,  but 
they  that  are  sick. 

13  But  go  j'e  and  learn  what  that 
meaneth, » I  will  have  mercy,  and 
not  sacrifice :  for  I  am  not  come 
to  call  the  righteous,  ^but  sinners 
to  repentance. 

14  ^  Then  came  to  him  the  disci- 
ples of  John,  sajiiig,  ^  Why  do  we 
and  the  Pharisees  fast  oft,  but  thy 
disciples  fast  not? 

15  And  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Can  ™the  children  of  the  bride- 
chamber  mourn,  as  long  as  the 
bridegroom  is  with  them  ?  but  the 
days  will  come,  when  the  bride- 
groom shall  be  taken  from  them, 
and  "  then  shall  they  fast. 

leiSTo  man  puttetii  apiece  of  II  new 
cloth  unto  an  old  garment;  for 
that  which  is  put  in  to  fill  it  up 
taketh  from  the  garment,  and  the 
i-ent  is  made  worse. 

17  Neither  do  men  put  new  wune 
into  old  bottles:  else  tlie  bottles 
break,  and  the  wine  runneth  out, 
and  the  bottles  perish :  but  they 
put  new  wine  into  new  bottles, 
and  both  are  preserved. 

18  1 0  Wliile  he  sjiake  tliese  things 
unto  them,  beliold,  there  came  a 
certain  ruler,  and  worshipped 
him,  saying,  My  daughter  is  even 
now  dead:  butConie  and  lay  thy 
hand  upon  her,  ami  sli<>  shall  live. 

19  And  Jesus  ariose,  and  Ibllowed 
him,  and  so  did  his  disciples. 

20  il  pAnd,  behold,  a  woman, 
which  was  diseased  with  an  issue 
of  blood  twelve  years,came  behind 
him,  and  touched  the  hem  of  bis 
garment: 

21  For  she  said  within  herself,  If 
I  may  but  touch  his  garment,  I 
shall  be  whole. 


A.  D.  31. 


5  Mark  2.  14. 
Luke  6.27. 


^Mark  2.  15, 
Ice. 

Luke  5.  29, 
dec. 


f  ch.  11.  19. 

Luke  5.30. 

&  15.  2. 
h  Gal.  2.  15. 


i  Hos.  e.  6. 

Mic.  6.  6,7,8. 

ch.  12.  7. 
*1  Tim.  1.  15. 


Z  Mark  2.  18, 

&.C. 

Luke  5.  S3, 
<kc.  it  18.  12, 

m  John  3.  29. 


n  Aria  IS.  2,3. 

k  11.  23. 

1  Ccr.  7.  5. 
II  Or, 

raw,  or,  v,n- 

wrought 

cloth. 


0  Mark  5.  22, 
Luke  8.  41, 


p  Mark  C.  25. 
Luke  8.  43. 


CJirist  raiseth  Jairus'  daughter.  ST.  MATTHEW.    Christ  sendeth  out  the  twelve. 


A.  D.  31. 


9  Luke  7.  50. 

&.e.  48.&17. 
19.  <Si  18.  42. 

rMark  5.  38. 

Luke  8.  51. 
5  See  2  Chr. 

35,  25. 

t  .Vets  20,  10, 


!l  Or, 
this  fame. 


u  cli.  15.  -".  &, 
20.  30,  31. 
Mark  10.  47, 
49. 

Luke  IS.  38, 
S9. 


xch.  6.  4.  ic 

12.  16.  &.  17. 

9. 

Luke  5.  14. 
y  Mark  7.  36. 
i-  See  ch.  12. 

22. 

Luke  11.  14. 


a  ch.  12.  24. 
Mark  3.  22. 
Luke  11.  15. 

i  Mark  G.  6. 

Luke  13.  22. 
cch.  i.  23. 


d  Mark  G.  34. 


;|  Or,  were 

tired  and 

lay  down. 
eXum.  27.17. 

1  Kings  22. 

17. 

Ez.  34.  5. 

Zech.  10.  2. 
/Luke  10.  2. 

John  4.  35. 
g2  Thess.3.1. 


a  Mark  3.  13, 
14.  Sc  6.  7. 
Luke  6.  13. 
&.  9.  1. 


22  But  Jesus  turned  him  about, 
and  when  he  saw  her,  he  said, 
Daughter,  be  of  good  comibrt; 
'/  thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole. 
And  the  woman  was  made  whole 
from  that  hour. 

23  '-And  when  Jesus  came  into 
the  ruler's  liouse,  and  saw  sthe 
minstrels  and  tlie  people  making 
a  noise, 

24  He  said  unto  them,  <Give 
place:  for  the  maid  is  not  dead, 
but  sleepeth.  And  they  laughed 
him  to  scorn. 

25  But  when  the  people  were  put 
forth,  he  went  in,  andtooli  her  by 
the  hand,  and  the  maid  arose. 

26  And  iltlie  fame  hereof  went 
abroad  into  all  that  land. 

27  ^  And  v>'hen  Jesus  departed 
thence,  two  blind  men  followed 
him,  crying,  and  saying,  « Thou 
Son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  us. 

2S  And  when  lie  was  come  into 
the  house,  the  blind  men  came  to 
him  :  and  Jesus  saith  unto  them. 
Believe  ye  that  I  am  able  to  do 
this?  They  said  unto  him,  Yea, 
Lord. 

29  Then  touched  he  their  eyes, 
saying.  According  to  your  faith  be 
it  unto  you. 

30  And  their  eyes  were  opened; 
and  Jesus  straitly  charged  them, 
saying,  -^  See  that  no  man  know  it. 

31  i/But  they,  when  they  were 
departed,  spread  abroad  his  fame 
in  all  that  country. 

.32  ^  =As  they  went  out,  behold, 
they  brought  to  him  a  dumb  man 
possessed  with  a  devil. 

33  And  when  the  devil  was  cast 
out,  the  dumb  spake :  and  tlie 
multitudes  marvelled,  saying,  It 
was  never  so  seen  in  Israel. 

34  But  the  Pharisees  said,  "He 
casteth  out  devils  through  the 
prince  of  the  devils. 

3o*And  Jesus  went  about  all  the 
cities  and  villages,  t- teaching  in 
their  synagogues,  and  preaching 
the  gospel  of  the  kingdom,  and 
healing  every  sickness  and  every 
disease  amoiig  the  people.  | 

36  %  ''But  when  he  saw  the  mul- 
titudes, he  was  moved  with  com- 
passion on  them,  because  they 
J  fainted,  and  v.-ere  scattered 
abroad,  e  as  sheep  having  no  shep- 
herd. 

37  Then  saith  he  unto  his  disci- 
ples,/The  harvest  truly  i*'  plente- 
ous, but  the  labourers  are  few; 

38  c/  Pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of 
the  harvest,  that  he  will  send 
forth  labourers  into  his  harvest, 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  ChHst  sendeth  out  his  twelve  apostles,  enabling 
(hem  with  power  to  do  miracles,  5  fiveth  them 
their  charge,  teacheth  thehx,  16  comfortfth  them 
against  persecutions  :  40  and  promiseth  a  bless- 
ing tu  those  that  receive  thtyn. 

ND  a  when  he  had  called  unto 
him  his  twelve  disciples,  he 


A^ 


gave  them  power  II  against  un- 
clean spirits,  to  cast  them  out, 
and  to  heal  all  raanner  of  sick- 
ness and  all  manner  of  disease. 

2  Now  the  names  of  the  twelve 
apostles  are  these;  The  first,  Si- 
mon, twho  is  called  Peter,  and 
Andrew  his  brother;  James  the 
son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his 
brother ; 

3  Philip,  and  Bartholomew; 
Thomas,  and  Matthevv-  the  pub- 
lican; James  the  son  of  Alpheus, 
and  Lebbeus,  whose  surname 
was  Thaddeus; 

4  c Simon  the  Canaanite,  and 
Judas  rflscariot,  who  also  be- 
trayed him. 

o  These  twelve  Jesus  sent  forth, 
and  commanded  them,  saying, 
("Go  not  into  the  way  of  the  Gen- 
tiles, and  into  ani;  city  of  .^"the  Sa- 
maritans enter  ye  not : 

6  aBni  go  rather  to  the  ''lost 
sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel. 

7  »And  as  ye  go,  preach,  saying, 
A- The  kingdom  of  heaven  Ls  at 
hand. 

5  Heal  the  sick,  cleanse  the  lep- 
ers, raise  the  dead,  cast  out  dev- 
ils :  'freely  ye  have  received,  free- 
ly give. 

9  «' II  Provide  neither  gold,  nor 
silver,  nor  «  brass  in  your  purses ; 

10  Nor  scrip  for  yoia-  journey, 
neither  two  coats,  neither  shoes, 
nor  yet  t staves:  "for  the  work- 
man is  worthy  of  his  meat. 

llj^And  into  whatsoever  city  or 
tov.-n  ye  shall  enter,  inquire  who 
in  it  is  worthy;  and  there  abide 
till  ye  go  thence. 

12  And  when  ye  come  into  a 
house,  salute  it. 

13  ffAnd  if  the  house  be  worthy, 
let  your  peace  come  upon  it: 
'•but  if  it  be  not  worthy,  let  your 
peace  return  to  you. 

14  sAnd  whosoever  shall  not  re- 
ceive you.  nor  hear  yoiu*  words, 
when  ye  depart  out  of  that  house 
or  city,  <  shake  off  the  dust  of 
your  feet, 

'  15  Verily  I  say  unto  you , « It  shal  1 
be  more  tolerable  for  the  land  of 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah  in  the  day 
of  judgment,  than  for  that  city, 

16  %  ■«  Behold,  I  send  you  forth  as 
sheep  in  the  midst  of  wolves:  vhe 
ye  therefore  wise  as  sei'pents,  and 
^  lI  harmless  as  doves. 

17  But  beware  of  men :  for  "they 
will  deliver  you  up  to  the  coun- 
cils, and  6  they  will  scourge  you 
in  their  synagogues ; 

18  And  eye  shall  be  brought  be- 
fore governors  and  kings  for  my 
sake,  for  a  testimony  against 
them  and  the  Gentiles. 

19  rfBut  when  they  deliver  you 
up,  take  no  thought  how  or  what 
ye  shall  speak:  for  eit  shall  be 
given  you  in  that  same  hour 
what  ye  shall  speak. 

11 


A.  D.  31. 

!  Or,  over. 


c  Luke  6.  IS, 

Acts  1.  13. 
<f  John  13.  26. 
ech.  4.15. 
/See  2  Kinga 

17.  24. 

John  4.  9, 20. 
^■ch.  15.  24. 

Acts  13.  40, 
h  Is.  53.  6, 

Jcr..50.n,  IT, 

Kz.  34.  5,  6, 

16. 

1  Pet.  2.  25. 
i  Luke  9.  2. 
ich.  3.  2.  & 

4.17. 

Luke  10.  9. 
ZActs  8.  18, 

20. 
ml  Sam.  9.  7. 

Mark  G.  8. 

Luke  9.  3.  Sc 

10.  4,  Sc  22, 

35. 
;!  Or,  Get. 
n  See  Mark  8. 

8. 
t  Gr.  a  staff. 
0  Luke  10.  7. 

1  Cor.  9.  7, 

&c. 

1  Tim.  6.  18. 
p  Luke  10.  8. 
q  Luke  10.  5. 
r  Ps.  35.  13. 
sMark  6.  11. 

Luke  9.  5.  it 

10.  10,  11. 
(Neh.  5.  13. 

Acts  13.  51. 

&  18.  6. 
Mch.  11.  22, 

24. 
:jLuke  10.  3. 
j/Rnra.  IG.  10. 

Eph.  5.  15. 
z  1  Cor.  14.  20. 

PhiL  2.  15. 
'.!  Or,  simple. 
a  ch.  24.  9. 

Mark  13.  9. 

Luke  12.11. 

t  21.  12. 
6  Acts  5.  40. 
c  Acts  12.  1. 

ic  24. 10.  ic 

25.  7,  23. 

2  Tim.  4.  16. 
dMark  13.  11, 

12,  13. 
Luke  12.  11. 
Sc  21.  14,  15. 
e  Ex.  4.  12. 
i    Jer.  1.  7. 


The  apostles  comforted. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


John  sendetli  to  Christ, 


A.  D.  31, 

f  2  Sam.  23.  2. 

Acts  4.  8.  & 

G.  10. 

2  Tim.  4.  17. 
f  Mic.  7.  G. 

ver.  35,  36. 

Luke  21. 16. 
h  Luke  21.  17. 

J  Dan.  12.  12, 

13. 

ch.  24.  13. 

Mark  13.  13. 
Jch.  2.  13.  Sc 

4.  12.  &,  12. 

15. 

Acts  8.  1.  Sc 

9.  23.  &  14. 

6. 
U  Or.  end,  or, 

finish. 
I  ch.  16.  28. 
m  Luke  G.  40. 

John  13.  16. 

&  15.  20. 
nch.  12.  24. 

Mark  3.  22. 

Luke  11.  15. 

John  8.  48, 

62. 
tGr. 

Beelzebul. 
0  Mark  4.  22. 

Luke  8.  17. 

&  12.  2,  3. 


pis.  8.  12,  13. 
Luke  12.  4. 
1  Pet.  3.  14. 


II  It  is  in  value 

halfpenny 
farthing  in 

the  orminnl, 
as  fiein^  the 

tenth  part  oj 

the  Roman 

penny  : 

See  on  ch. 

18.  28. 
9  1  hiam.  14. 

45. 

2  Sam.  14. 

11. 

Luke  21.  18. 

Acta  27.  34. 
r  Luke  12.  8. 

Rom.  10.  9, 

10. 
<ReT.  3.  S. 
t  Mark  8.  38. 

Luke  9.  20. 

2  Tim.  2,12. 
u  Luke  12.  49, 

51,  62,  53. 
SiMic.  7.  0. 


j/Ps.  41.  9.  & 
56.  IS. 

Mic.  7.  0. 

John  13.  18. 
-  Luke  14.  20. 
a  ell.  10.  24. 

Mark  8.  31. 

Luke  9.  23. 

<fc  14.27. 


20  /For  it  is  not  ye  that  speak, 
but  the  Spirit  of  your  Father 
which  speaketh  in  you. 

21  i/And  the  brother  shall  deliver 
up  the  brother  to  death,  and  the 
father  the  child  :  and  the  children 
shall  rise  up  against  their  parents, 
and  cause  theui  to  be  put  to  death. 

22  And  Aye  shall  be  hated  of  all 
men  for  my  name's  sake  :  ^but  he 
that  endureth  to  the  end  shall  be 
saved. 

23  But  A-  when  they  persecute  you 
in  this  city,  flee  ye  into  another: 
for  verily  I  say  unto  you,  Ye  shall 
not  1  have  gone  over  the  cities  of 
Israel,  'till  the  Son  of  man  be 
come. 

24  •"<■  The  disciple  is  not  above  his 
master,  nor  the  sei'vant  above  his 
lord. 

25  It  is  enough  for  the  disciple 
that  he  be  as  his  master,  and  the 
servant  as  his  lord.  If  "they 
have  called  the  master  of  the 
house  t Beelzebub,  how  much 
more  shall  they  call  them  of  his 
household? 

26  Fear  them  not  therefore :  <>  for 
there  is  nothing  covered,  that 
shall  not  be  revealed ;  and  hid, 
that  shall  not  be  known. 

27  What  I  tell  you  in  darkness, 
tliat  speak  ye  in  light :  and  what 
ye  hear  in  the  ear,  thai  preach  ye 
upon  the  housetops. 

28  j^And  fear  not  them  which 
kill  the  body,  but  are  not  able  to 
kill  the  soul :  but  rather  fear  him 
which  is  able  to  destroy  both  soul 
and  body  in  hell. 

29  Are  not  two  sparrows  sold  for 
a  II  farthing?  and  one  of  them 
shall  not  fall  on  the  ground  with- 
out your  Father. 

30  5 But  the  very  hairs  of  your 
head  are  all  numbered. 

31  Fear  ye  not  therefore,  ye  are 
of  more  Value  than  many  spar- 
rows. 

32  '-Whosoever  therefore  shall 
confess  me  before  men,  s  him  will 
I  confess  also  before  my  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

33  *  But  whosoever  shall  deny 
me  before  men,  liim  will  I  also 
deny  befoz'e  my  Father  which  is 
in  heaven. 

34  "Think  not  that  I  am  come 
to  send  peace  on  earth :  I  came 
not  to  send  peace,  but  a  sword. 

3.0  For  I  am  come  to  set  a  man 
at  variance  ^  against  his  father, 
and  the  daughter  against  her 
mother,  and  tlie  daughter  in  law 
against  her  motiicr  in  law. 

3G  And  ya,  man's  foes  shall  be 
they  of  his  own  liousehold. 

37  2  He  tliat  loveth  father  or 
mother  more  than  me  is  not 
worthy  of  me :  and  lie  that  loveth 
son  or  daughter  more  than  me  is 
not  worthy  of  me. 

38  "And  he  that  taketh  not  his 

12 


cross,  and  followeth  after  me,  is 
not  worthy  of  me. 

39  *Iie  that  findeth  his  life  shall 
lose  it:  and  he  that  loseth  his  life 
for  my  sake  shall  find  it. 

40  f  cHe  that  receiveth  you  re- 
ceiveth  me ;  and  he  that  receiveth 
me  receiveth  him  that  sent  me. 

41  d  He  that  receiveth  a  prophet 
in  the  name  of  a  prophet  shall 
receive  a  prophet's  reward ;  and 
he  that' receiveth  a  righteous  man 
in  the  name  of  a  righteous  man 
shall  receive  a  righteous  man's 
reward. 

42  ("And  who.soever  shall  give  to 
drink  unto  one  of  these  little  ones 
a  cup  of  cold  boater  only  in  the 
name  of  a  disciple,  verily  I  say 
unto  you,  he  shall  In  no  wise  lose 
his  reward. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

2  John  sendeth  his  disciples  to  Christ.  7  Christ's 
testimony  concerning  John.  18  The  opinion 
of  the  people,  both  concerning  John  and  Christ. 
20  Christ  upbraidelh  the  unthankfiilness  and 
unrepentance  of  Chorazin,  Bcthsaida,  and 
Capernaum  :  25  and  praising  his  Father's 
wisdom  in  revealing  the  gospel  to  the  sijnple, 
28  he  callcth  to  him  all  such  as  feel  the  burden 
of  their  sins. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Je- 
.  sus  had  made  an  end  of  com- 
manding his  twelve  disciples,  he 
departed  thence  to  teach  and  to 
preach  in  their  cities. 

2  "Now  when  John  had  heard 
''  in  the  prison  the  works  of  Christ, 
he  sent  two  of  his  disciples, 

3  And  said  unto  him,  Art  thou 
che  that  should  come,  or  do  we 
look  for  another  ? 

4  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Go  and  shew  John  again 
those  things  which  ye  do  hear 
and  see : 

5  fi  The  blind  receive  their  sight, 
and  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are 
cleansed,  and  the  deaf  hear,  the 
dead  are  raised  up,  and  e  the  poor 
have  the  gospel  preached  to 
them. 

G  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever 
shall  not  .''be  offended  in  me. 

7  If  r/And  as  they  departed,  Je- 
sus began  to  say  unto  the  mul- 
titudes concerning  John,  What 
went  ye  out  into  the  wilderness 
to  see  ?  ''A  reed  shaken  with  the 
wind  ? 

8  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to 
see  ?  A  man  clothed  in  soft  rai- 
ment? behold,  they  that  wear 
soft  clothinn  are  in  kings'  houses. 

9  But  what  wont  ye  out  for  to 
see  ?  A  prophet  ?  yea,  I  say  unto 
you,  ''and  more  than  a  prophet. 

10  For  this  is  he,  of  whom  it  is 
written,  /'Behold,  I  send  my  mes- 
senger before  thy  face,  which 
shall  prepare  thy  way  before 
thee. 

11  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Among 
them  that  are  born  of  women 
there  hath   not  risen   a  greater 


A.  D.  31, 


b  ch.  16.  25. 
Luke  17.  33. 
John  12.  25. 

cch.  18.  5. 

Luke  9.  48. 

&  10.  16. 

John  12.  44. 

<t  13.  20. 

Gal.  4.  14. 
dl  Kings  17. 

10.  A;  18.  4. 

2  Kings  4.  8. 


5  ch.  18.  c,  e 

&:  2.').  40. 
Mark  9.  41. 
Heb.  0.  10. 


a  Luke  7.  18, 

19,  Arc. 
b  ch.  14.  S. 


c  Oen.  49.  10. 
Num.24.  17. 
Dan.  9.  24. 
John  0.  14. 


d  In.  29.  18.  St 

35.  4,  5,  6.  Sc 

42.  7. 

John  2.  23. 

A:  3,  2.  dc  5. 

30.  (k  10.  25, 

38.  i  14.  11. 
e  Vs.  22.  28. 

Is.  61.  1. 

Luke  4.  18. 

James  2.  5. 
/Is.  8.  14,  15. 
■  ch.  13.  67.  fc 

24.  10.  &  26. 

31. 

Horn.  9.  32, 

33. 

J  Cor.  1.  23. 

&  2.  14. 

Gal.  5.  11. 

1  Pet.  2.  8. 
g  Luke  7.  24. 
h  Eph.  4.  14. 

ich.  14.  S.  tc 

21.  2H. 

Luke  1.  76. 

ic  7.  26. 
*  Mai.  3.  1. 

Mark  1.  2. 

Luke  1.  76. 

ic  7.27. 


Christ's  testimony  of  John.        ST.  MATTHEW. 


Tlie  Pharisees  reproved. 


A.  D.  31. 


I  Luke  16.  16. 

II  Or, 

is  gotten  by 
force,  and 
they  that 
thrust  men. 
m  Mai.  4.  6. 

ii  Ma!.  4.  5. 

ch.  17.  12. 

Luke-  1.  17. 
och.  13.  9. 

Luke  8.  S. 

Rev.  2.  7,  11, 

17,  29.  <k  3. 

<',,  13,  22. 
p  Luke  7.  31. 


Cch.  9.  10. 
r  Luke  7.  35. 


s  Luke  10.  13, 


t  Jonah  3.  7, 

u  oh.  10.  15. 

ver.  24. 


^He.c  Is. 
13. 
Lam.  2. 


ych.  10.  15. 


z  Luke  10.  21. 


a  See  P.s.  8.  2. 

1  Cor.  1.  19, 
27.  <k  2.  8. 

2  Cor.  3.  14. 
ich.  16.  17. 


cch.  28.  18. 

Luke  10.  22. 

John  3.  3o.  it 

13.  3.  &  17  2. 

1  Cor.  15.  27. 
d  John  1.  18. 

A:  6.  4G.  Sc 

10.  15. 


than  John  the  Baptist :  notwith- 
standing, he  that  is  least  in  the 
kingdoia  of  heaven  is  greater 
than  he. 

12  'And  from  the  days  of  John 
the  Baptist  until  now  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  llsulfereth  vio- 
lence, and  the  violent  take  it  by 
force. 

13  "« For  all  the  prophets  and  the 
law  prophesied  until  John. 

14  And  if  ye  will  receive  it,  this 
is  '"  Elias,  w^hicli  was  for  to  come. 

15  0  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let 
him  hear. 

IG  1[  pBut  whereunto  shall  I 
liken  this  generation  ?  It  is  like 
unto  children  sitting  in  the  mar- 
kets, and  calling  unto  their  fel- 
lows, 

17  And  saying,  We  have  piped 
unto  you,  and  ye  have  not 
danced;  we  have  mourned  unto 
j'ou,  and  ye  have  not  lamented. 

18  For  John  came  neither  eating 
nor  drinking,  and  thej^  say,  He 
hath  a  devil. 

19  The  Son  of  man  came  eating 
and  drinking,  and  they  say,  Be- 
hold a  man  gluttonous,  and  a 
winobibber,  9  a  friend  of  publicans 
and  sinners,  r  But  wisdom  is  jus- 
tified of  her  children. 

20  11  s  Then  began  he  to  upbraid 
the  cities  wherein  most  of  hLs 
mighty  works  were  done,  because 
they  repented  not : 

21  Woe  unto  thee,  Chorazin!  woe 
unto  thee,  Bethsaida!  for  if  the 
mighty  works,  which  were  done 
in  j'ou,  had  been  done  in  Tyre  and 
Sidon,  the.y  would  have  repented 
long  ago  t  in  sackcloth  and  ashes. 

22  But  I  say  unto  you,  «It  shall 
be  more  tolerable  for  Tyre  and  Si- 
don at  the  day  of  judgment,  than 
for  you. 

2.3  And  thou,  Capernaum,  a;  which 
art  exalted  unto  heaven,  shalt  be 
brought  down  to  hell:  for  if  the 
mighty  works,  which  have  been 
done  in  thee,  had  been  done  in 
Sodom,  it  would  have  remained 
until  this  day. 

24  But  I  say  unto  you,  2/ That  it 
shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the 
land  of  .Sodom  in  the  day  of  judg- 
ment, than  for  thee. 

25  1J  2At  that  time  Jesus  answer- 
ed and  said,  I  thank  thee,  O  Fa- 
ther, Lord  of  heaven  and  earth, 
because  «thou  hast  hid  these 
thiugs  from  the  wise  and  prudent, 
^and  hast  revealed  them  unto 
babes. 

26  Even  so,  Father;  for  so  it 
seemed  good  in  thy  sight. 

27  «A11  things  are  delivered  unto 
me  of  my  Father :  and  no  man 
knoweth  the  Son.  but  the  Father; 
''neither  ]<noweth  any  man  the 
Father,  save  the  Son,  and  he  to 
whomsoever  the  Son  will  reveal 
him. 


28  *i  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that 
labour  and  are  heavy  laden,  and 
I  will  give  you  rest. 

29  Take  my  yoke  upon  you.cand 
learn  of  me ;  for  I  am  meek  and 
/lowly  in  heart:  s-and  ye  shall 
find  rest  unto  your  souls. 

30 ''  For  my  j^oke  is  easy,  and  my 
burden  is  light. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Christ  reproveth  the  blindness  of  the  Pharisees 
concerning  the  breach  of  the  sabbatht  3  by 
Scriptures,  9  by  reason,  13  and  by  a  miracle,  22 
He  healeth  the  man  possessed  that  was  blind  and 
dumb.  31  Blasphemy  against  the  Holy  Ghost 
shall  never  be  forgiven.  36  Account  shall  be 
made  of  idle  words.  38  He  rebukelh  the  unfaith- 
ful, who  seek  after  a  sign  :  49  and  theweth  who 
is  his  brother,  sister,  and  mother. 

AT  that  time  « Jesus  went  on 
the  sabbath  day  through  the 
corn;  and  his  disciples  were  a 
hungered,  and  began  to  pluck  the 
ears  of  corn,  and  to  eat. 

2  But  when  the  Pharisees  saw  it, 
they  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy 
disciples  do  that  wi^icli  is  not  law- 
ful to  do  upon  the  sabbath  day. 

3  But  he. said  unto  them,  Have  ye 
not  read  i-what  David  did,  when 
he  was  a  hungered,  and  they  that 
were  with  him ; 

4  How  he  entered  into  the  house 
of  God,  and  did  eat  ^the  shew- 
bread,  which  was  not  lawful  for 
him  to  eat,  neither  for  them 
which  were  with  him,  ^  but  only 
for  the  priests  ? 

5  Or  have  ye  not  read  in  the « law, 
how  that  on  the  sabbath  days  the 
priests  in  the  temple  profane  the 
sabbath,  and  are  blameless? 

6  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  in 
this  place  is  /one  greater  than  the 
temple. 

7  But  if  ye  had  known  what  this 
meaneth,  a  I  will  have  mercy, 
and  not  sacrifice,  ye  would  not 
have  condemned  the  guiltless. 

8  For  the  Son  of  man  is  Lord 
even  of  the  sabbath  day. 

9  /iAnd  when  he  was  departed 
thence,  he  went  into  their  sj^na- 
gogue: 

10  If  And,  behold,  there  was  a 
man  which  had  hifs  hand  wither- 
ed. And  they  asked  him,  saying, 
ils  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the  sab- 
bath days  ?  that  they  might  ac- 
cuse him. 

11  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
man  shall  there  be  among  you, 
that  shall  have  one  sheep,  and  ^-  if 
it  fall  into  a  pit  on  the  sabbath 
day,  will  he  not  lay  hold  on  it,  and 
lift  it  out  ? 

12  How  much  then  is  a  man  bet- 
ter than  a  sheep  ?  Wherefore  it 
is  lawful  to  do  well  on  the  sabbath 
days. 

13  Then  saith  he  to  the  man. 
Stretch  forth  thine  hand.  And 
he  stretched  it  forth ;  and  it  was 
restored  whole,  like  as  the  other. 

14*1   Then  'the  Pharisees  went 
13 


A.  D.  31. 


c  John  13. 15. 

Phil.  2.  5. 

1  Pet.  2.  21. 

1  John  2.  8. 
/Zech.9.  9. 

Phil.  2.  7,  8. 
gJer.  6.  16. 
h  1  Johu  6.  3. 


a  Deut.  23.  25. 

Mark  2.  23. 
Luke  C.  1. 


6  1  Sara.  21.6. 


c  Ex.  25.  SO. 
Lev.  24.  5. 


dEx.  29.  32, 

23. 

Lev.  8.  31.  k 

24.  9. 
cNum.  28.  9. 

John  7.  22. 


/2  Chr.  8. 18. 
.Mai.  3.  1. 


g  Hos.  6.  8. 
Mic.  6.  6,7,8. 
ch.  9.  13. 


h  Mark  3.  1. 
Luke  6.  6. 


i  Luke  18.  14. 
6c  14.  3. 
John  9.  18. 


k  See  Ex.  23. 
4,5. 
Deut.  22.  4. 


Ich.  27.  1. 
Mark  3.  6. 
Luke  6.  11. 
John  5.16.  dc 
10.  39.  &.  11. 
53. 


Of  hlasphemy  against 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


the  Holij  Ghost. 


A.  D.31. 


5  Or,  took 

counsel. 
m  See  ch.  10, 

•23. 

Mark  3.  7. 
n  ch.  10.  -2. 
o  ch.  9.  30. 


p  l3.  42.  1. 
<;ch.  3.  17.  & 


7- See  ch.  9.32, 
Mark  3.  11. 
Luke  11.  14. 


t  ch.  9.  94. 

Mark  S.  22. 

Luke  11.  15. 
t  Gr.  Bcrl- 

zehul :  and 

BO  ver.  27. 
f  ch.  9.  4. 

John  2.  20. 

Rev.  2.  23. 


ti  Dan.  2.  44. 

&  7.  14. 

Luke  1.  33. 

Sc  11.  20.  i 

17.20,21. 
I  Is.  49.  21. 

Luke  11.  21, 

22,  23. 


vMark  3.28. 

Luke  12.  10. 

Hch.e.  4,  Arc. 

&  10.  26,  29. 

1  John  £i.  10. 
,•;  .\ct8  7.  Gl. 
och.  11.  19.4; 

13.  ."55. 

John  7.32,  62. 
ilTim.  1.  IS. 


out,  and  I!  held  a  council  against 
him,  how  they  might  destroy 
him. 

15  But  when  Jesus  knew  i<,  '"he 
withdrew  himself  from  thence: 
"and  great  multitudes  followed 
him,  and  he  healed  them  all ; 

16  And  0  charged  them  that  they 
should  not  make  him  known  : 

17  That  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  Esaias  the 
prophet,  saj'ing, 

18  i-"  Behold  my  servant,  whom  I 
have  chosen;  my  beloved,  ^\n 
whom  my  soul  is  well  pleased  :  I 
will  put  my  .Spirit  upon  him,  and 
he  shall  shew  judgment  to  the 
Gentiles. 

19  He  shall  not  strive,  nor  cry ; 
neither  shall  any  man  hear  his 
voice  in  the  streets. 

20  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not 
break,  and  smoking  llax  shall  he 
not  quench,  till  he  send  forth 
judgment  unto  victory. 

21  And  in  his  name  shall  the  Gen- 
tiles trust. 

22  "^i'  '•  Then  was  brought  unto  him 
one  possessed  with  a  devil,  blind, 
and  dumb:  and  he  healed  him, 
insomuch  that  the  blind  and 
dumb  both  spake  and  saw. 

23  And  all  the  people  were  amaz- 
ed, and  said,  Is  not'this  the  Sou  of 
David  ? 

24  «Butv>^hen  the  Pharisees  heard 
27,  they  said.  This  fellow  doth  not 
cast  out  devils,  but  by  t  Beelzebub 
the  prince  of  the  devils. 

25  And  Jesus  'knew  their 
thoughts,  and  said  unto  them,  Ev- 
ery kingdom  divided  against  it- 
self is  brought  to  desolation  ;  and 
every  city  or  house  divided 
against  itself  shall  not  stand : 

20  And  if  Satan  Ciist  out  Satan,  he 
is  divided  against  himself;  how 
shall  then  his  kingdom  stand  ? 

27  And  if  I  by  Beelzebub  cast  out 
devils,  by  whom  do  your  children 
cast  them  out  ?  therefore  they  shall 
be  your  judges. 

2S  But  if  I  cast  out  devils  by  the 
Spirit  of  God,  then  "  tlie  kingdom 
of  God  is  come  unto  you. 

29  a:  Or  eise,  how  can  one  enter 
into  a  strong  man's  house,  and 
spoil  his  goods,  except  he  first 
bind  the  strong  man  ?  and  then  ho 
will  spoil  his  house. 

;io  He  that  is  not  witli  me  is 
against  me;  and  lie  thatgathereth 
not  with  me  scattereth  abroad. 

31  1  Wherefore  I  say  unto  you, 
j/Allinanner  of  sin  and  blasphe- 
my shall  be  forgiven  unto  men: 
2  but  the  blasphemy  against  the 
Hotij  Ghost  shall  not  be  forgiven 
unto  men. 

32  And  whosoever  aspeaketh  a 
word  against  the  Son  of  man,  'it 
shall  be  forgiven  him :  but  whoso- 
ever speaketli  against  the  Holy 
Ghost,   it   shall   not  be  forgiven 

14 


him,  neither  in  this  world,  neither 
in  the  ivorld  to  come. 

33  Either  make  the  tree  good, 
and  <■'  his  fruit  good ;  or  else  make 
the  tree  corrupt,  and  liis  fruit  cor- 
rupt: lor  the  tree  is  known  by  his 
li'uit. 

34  O  (^generation  of  vipers,  how 
can  ye,  being  evil,  speak  good 
things  ?  efor  out  of  the  abundance 
of  the  heart  the  mouth  speaketh. 

35  A  good  man  out  of  the  good 
treasure  of  the  heart  bringeth 
forth  good  things :  and  an  evil 
man  out  of  the  evil  treasure 
bringeth  forth  evil  things. 

36  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  ev- 
ery idle  word  that  men  shall 
speak,  they  shall  give  account 
thereof  in  the  day  of  judgment. 

37  For  by  thy  words  thou  shalt 
be  justified,  and  by  thy  words 
thou  Shalt  be  condemned. 

38  If  /Then  certain  of  the  scribes 
and  of  the  Pharisees  answered, 
saying.  Master,  we  would  see  a 
sign  from  thee. 

39  But  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  An  evil  and  i/ adulterous 
generation  seeketh  after  a  sign ; 
and  there  shall  no  sign  be  given 
to  it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet 
Jonas ; 

40  A  For  as  Jonas  was  three  days 
and  three  nights  in  the  whale's 
belly;  so  shall  the  Son  of  man  be 
three  daj's  and  three  nights  in  the 
heart  of  the  earth. 

41  'The  men  of  Nineveh  shall 
rise  in  judgment  with  this  genera- 
tion, and  -^^ shall  condemn  it:  'be- 
cause they  repented  at  the  preach- 
ing of  Jonas;  and,  behold,  a 
greater  than  Jonas  ifi  here. 

42  "'The  queen  of  the  south  shall 
rise  up  in  the  judgment  with  this 
generation,  and  shall  condemn  it: 
for  she  came  from  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  earth  to  hear  the  wis- 
dom of  Solomon  ;  and,  behold,  a 
greater  than  Solomon  is  here. 

43  n  When  the  unclean  spirit  is 
gone  out  of  a  man,  ohe  walketh 
through  dry  jjlaces,  seeking  rest, 
and  hndeth  none. 

44  Then  he  saith,  I  will  return 
into  mj'  house  from  whence  I 
came  out;  and  when  he  is  come, 
he  hndetli  it  empty,  swept,  and 
garnished. 

45  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh 
with  himself  sev(!n  other  spirits 
more  wicked  than  liimself,  and 
they  enter  in  and  dwell  there  : 
2>  and  the  lasi  slate  of  that  man 
is  worse  than  the  first.  Even  so 
shall  it  be  also  unto  this  wicked 
generation. 

46  H  While  he  yet  talked  to  the 
people,  'I  behold,  his  mother  and 
'his  brethren  stood  without,  de- 
siring to  speak  with  him. 

47  Then  one  said  unto  him.  Be- 
hold, thy  mother  and  thy  breth- 


A 

D. 

SI. 

cch 

7.  17. 

Luke  C. 

43, 

41. 

drh 

3.7 

& 

23. 

.•53. 

e  Luke  0 

46. 

/ch.  16.  1. 

Mark  8.  11. 

Luke  11.  16, 

29. 

John  2.  18. 

1  Cor.  1.  22. 
5-13.57.  3. 

ch.  Ifi.  4. 

M.irk  8.  38. 

John  4.  48. 


-■i  Jonah  1.  17. 


iLuke  11.  32. 

k  See  Jer.  3. 

11. 

Kz.  10.51,  52. 

Roiu.  2.  27. 
;  Jonah  3.  5. 
m  1  Kings  10. 

1. 

2  Chr.  9.  1. 

Luke  11.  31. 


n  Luke  11.  24. 
o  Jnl)  1.  7. 
1  I'et.  5.  8. 


p  Ileh.  0.  4.  Sc 

10.  26. 

2  Pet.  2.  20, 

21,22. 
s'Mark  3.  31. 

Luke  8.  19, 

20,  21. 
rch.  13.  65. 

Mark  G.  3. 

John  2.  12.& 

7.  3,  5. 

Actsl.  14. 

1  Cor.  9.  5. 

ObI.  1.  19. 


The  parable  of  the  sower. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


and  of  the  tares. 


A.  D.  31. 


<  See  John  15. 
14. 

Gal.  5.  6.  & 
6.  15. 
Col.  3.  11. 
Heb.  2.  11. 


ti  Luke  B.  4. 


fch.  11.  15. 
Mark '1.9. 


gch.  11.  25.& 

IG.  IT. 

Mark  4.  11. 

1  Cor.  2.  10. 

1  John  2.  27. 
h  ch.  25.  29. 

Mark  4.  25. 

Luke  8.  IS. 

i  19.  26. 


ren    stand    without,  desiring  to 
speak  with  thee. 

48  Bat  he  answei'ed  and  said 
unto  him  that  told  him,  Who  is 
my  mother?  and  who  are  my 
brethren  ? 

49  And  he  stretched  forth  his 
hand  toward  his  disciples,  and 
said,  Behold  my  mother  and  my 
bretliren ! 

50  -For  s  whosoever  shall  do  the 
will  of  my  Father  w^hicli  is  in 
heaven,  the  same  is  my  brother, 
and  sister,  and  mother. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

3  The  parable  of  the  sower  and  the  seed  :  18  the 
exposition  of  it.  24  The  parable  of  the  tareSj  31 
of  the  mustard  seedy  S3  of  the  leaven,  44  of  the 
hidden  treasure,  45  of  the  pear!,  47  of  the  draw- 
net  cast  into  the  sea  :  53  and  how  Christ  is  C07t- 
temned  of  his  own  conntrymtti. 

THE  same  day  went  Jesus  out 
of  the  house,  oand  sat  by  the 
sea  side. 

2  *And  great  multitudes  were 
gathered  together  unto  him,  so 
that  che  went  into  a  ship,  and 
sat;  and  the  whole  multitude 
stood  on  the  shore. 

o  And  he  spake  many  things 
unto  them  in  parables,  saying, 
'^Behold,  a  sower  went  forth  to 
sow ; 

4  And  when  he  sowed,  some 
seeds  fell  by  the  way  side,  and  the 
fowls  came  and  devoured  them 
up: 

5  Some  fell  upon  stony  places, 
where  thej^  had  not  much  earth: 
and  forthwith  they  sprung  up,  be- 
cause they  had  no  deepness  of 
earth : 

6  And  when  the  sun  was  up, 
they  were  scorched ;  and  because 
they  had  no  root,  they  withered 
away. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns ; 
and  the  thorns  sprung  up,  and 
choked  them : 

8  But  other  fell  into  good  ground, 
and  brought  forth  fruit,  some  'a 
hundredfold,  some  sixtyfold,  some 
thirtyfold. 

9  .r'Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let 
him  hear. 

10  And  the  disciples  came,  and 
said  unto  him.  Why  speakest  thou 
unto  them  in  parables  ? 

11  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Because  ait  is  given  unto 
you  to  know  the  mysteries  of  the 
kingdom  of  heaven,  but  to  them 
it  is  not  given. 

12  ''  For  whosoever  hath,  to  him 
shall  be  given,  and  he  shall  have 
more  abundance  :  but  whosoever 
hath  not,  from  him  shall  be 
taken  away  even  that  lie  hath. 

13  Therefore  speak  I  to  them  in 
parables:  because  they^seeing  see 
not ;  and  hearing  they  hear  not, 
fieither  do  they  understand. 

14  And  in  them  Ls  fulfilled  the 
prophecy  of  Esaia.s,  which  saith. 


'By  hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and 
shall  not  understand;  and  seeing 
ye  shall  see,  and  shall  not  per- 
ceive : 

15  For  this  people's  heart  is  wax- 
ed gross,  and  tlieir  ears  ^are  dull 
of  hearing,  and  their  eyes  they 
have  closed ;  lest  at  any  time 
they  should  see  \\  itli  their  eyes, 
and  hear  with  their  ears,  and 
should  understand  with  their 
heart,  and  should  be  converted, 
and  I  should  heal  them. 

16  But  <■  blessed  are  your  eyes, 
for  they  see:  and  your  ears,  for 
they  hear. 

17 'For  verily  I  say  unto  you, 
™That  manj^  jDrophets  and  right- 
eous men  have  desired  to  see 
those  things  which  ye  see,  and 
have  not  seen  them;  and  to  hear 
those  thinr/s  which  ye  hear,  and 
have  not  heard  them. 

18  S  '-  Hear  ye  therefore  the  para- 
ble of  the  sower. 

19  When  any  one  heareth  the 
word  oof  the  kingdom,  and  un- 
derstandeth  it  not,  then  conieth 
the  wicked  one,  and  catcheth 
away  that  which  was  sown  in 
his  heart.  This  is  he  which  re- 
ceived seed  by  the  way  side. 

20  But  he  that  received  the  seed 
into  stony  places,  the  same  is  he 
that  heareth  the  word,  and  anon 
p  with  joy  receiveth  it ; 

21  Yet  hath  he  not  root  in  him- 
self, but  dureth  for  a  while:  for 
when  tribulation  or  persecution 
ariseth  because  of  the  word,  by 
and  by  9  he  is  offended. 

22  ''He  also  that  received  seed 
s  among  the  thorns  is  he  that 
heareth  the  word;  and  the  care 
of  this  world,  and  the  deceitful- 
ness  of  riches,  choke  the  word, 
and  he  becometh  unfruitful. 

23  But  he  that  received  seed  into 
the  good  ground  is  he  that  hear- 
eth the  word,  and  understandeth 
it;  which  also  heareth  fruit,  and 
bringeth  forth,  some  a  hundred- 
fold, some  sixty,  some  thirty. 

24  1  Another  parable  put  he  forth 
unto  them,  saj'ing.  The  kingdom 
of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a  man 
which  sowed  good  seed  in  his  held : 

25  But  while  men  slept,  his  ene- 
my came  and  sowed  tares  among 
the  wheat,  and  went  his  way. 

26  But  when  the  blade  was 
sprung  up,  and  brought  forth 
fruit,  then  appeared  the  tares 
also. 

27  So  the  servants  of  the  house- 
holder came  and  said  unto  him, 
Sir,  didst  not  thou  sow  good  seed 
in  thy  field?  from  whence  then 
hath  it  tares? 

28  He  said  unto  them.  An  ene- 
my hath  done  this.  The  servants 
said  unto  him.  Wilt  thou  then 
that  we  go  and  gather  them  up? 

29  But  he  said,  Naj';  lest  while 

15 


A.  D.  31. 


!ls.  6.  9. 
Ez.  12.  2. 
Mark  4.  12. 
Luke  8.  10. 
John  12.  40. 
Acts  28.  26, 

Kcm.  11.  8. 
2  Cor.  3.  14, 
15. 
i  Heb.  5. 11. 


IcXi.  IG.  17. 
Luke  10.  23, 


m  Heb.  11. 13. 
1  Pet.  1,  10 


n  Mark  4.  14. 
LukoS.  11. 


p  Is.  58.  2. 
Ez.  33.31,32. 
Johu  5.  35. 


?th.  11.  C. 

2  Tim.  1.  15. 
rch.  10.23. 

-Mart  10.  23. 

Luke  18.24. 

1  Tim.  6.  9. 

2  Tim.  4.  10. 
sJer.  4.  3. 


Parable  of  the  leaven. 


ST.  MATTHEW.        and  of  the  hidden  treasure. 


A.  D.  31. 


uls.  2.  2,  3. 
Mic.  4.  1. 
Mark  4.  30, 

Luke  la  18, 
19. 


X  Luke  13.  20, 
<kc. 


tThe  word 
in  the  Greek 
is  a  me.usure 
containing 
about  a  peck 
and  a  hUf, 
wanting  a 
little  more 
than  a  pint. 

]/  Mark  4.  33, 
34. 

z  Ps.  78.  2. 

a  Rom.  16.  25, 
28. 

1  Cor.  2.  7. 
Epii.  3.  y. 
CoL  1.  20. 


ftch.24. 14.  & 

28.  19. 

Mark  10.  15, 

20. 

Luke  24.  47. 

Koi.i.  10.  18. 

Col.  1.  6. 
c  0.'B.  3.  1.5. 

John  8.  44. 

Acta  13.  10. 

1  John  3.  H. 
<(Joel  3.  13. 

Kcv.  14.  15. 

ecii.  18.  7. 

2  Pet.  2.  1,2. 

i:  Or, 
scandals. 

/ch.  3.  12. 

Kev.  19.  20. 

He  20.  10. 
fch.  8.  12. 

ver.  50. 
h  Dan.  12.  3. 

1  Cor.  15.  42, 

43,  08. 
i  ver.  9. 


k  Phil.  3.7,  8. 
lU.  55.  1. 
Rev.  3.  18. 


ye  gather  up  the  tares,  ye  root  up 
also  the  wheat  with  them. 

30  Let  both  grow  together  until 
the  harve.st:  and  in  the  time  of 
harvest  I  will  say  to  the  reapers, 
Gather  j'e  together  first  the  tares, 
and  bind  them  in  bundles  to  burn 
them :  but  'gather  the  wheat  into 
my  barn. 

31  If  Another  parable  put  he 
forth  unto  tliem,  saying,  «The 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  hke  to  a 
grain  of  mustard  seed,  which  a 
man  took,  and  sowed  in  his  field: 

32  Which  indeed  is  the  least  of 
all  seeds :  but  when  it  is  grown, 
it  is  the  greatest  among  herbs, 
and  becometh  a  tree,  so  that  the 
birds  of  the  air  come  and  lodge 
hi  the  branches  thereof. 

33  %  a-Another  parable  spake  he 
unto  them ;  The  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  like  imto  leaven,  which 
a  woman  took,  and  hid  in  three 
t  measures  of  meal,  till  the  whole 
was  leavened. 

34  i/AU  these  things  spake  Jesus 
unto  the  multitude  in  parables; 
and  without  a  parable  spake  he 
not  unto  them : 

3.5  That  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  the  proph- 
et, .saying,  -I  will  open  my  mouth 
in  parables;  »I  will  utter  things 
which  have  been  kept  secret  from 
the  foundation  of  the  world. 

;i6  Then  Jesus  sent  the  multitude 
away,  and  went  into  the  house: 
and  "his  disciples  came  unto  him, 
sayingj  Declare  unto  us  the  par- 
able ot  the  tares  of  the  field. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  He  that  sovveth  the  good 
seed  is  the  Son  of  man ; 

38  (-The  field  is  the  world;  the 
good  seed  are  the  children  of  the 
kingdom;  but  the  tares  are  cthe 
children  of  the  wicked  one; 

39  The  enemy  that  sowed  them 
is  the  devil;  ''the  harvest  is  the 
end  of  the  world ;  and  the  reap- 
ers are  the  angels. 

40  As  therefore  the  tares  are  gath- 
ei-ed  and  burned  in  the  fire;  so 
shall  it  be  in  the  end  of  this  world. 

41  The  Son  of  man  shall  send 
forth  his  angels,  «and  they  shall 
gather  out  of  his  kingdom  all 
II  things  that  offend,  and  them 
whicli  do  iniquity ; 

42  /And  shall  cast  them  into  a 
furnace  of  fire:  i/ there  shall  be 
wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

43  ''Then  shall  the  righteous 
shine  forth  as  the  sun  in  the 
kingdom  of  theif  Father.  'Who 
hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

44  IT  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heav- 
en is  like  unto  treasure  hid  in  a 
field;  the  whicli  when  a  man 
hath  found,  he  hideth,  and  for  joy 
thereof  goetii  and  'sclleth  all  that 
he  hath,  and  'buvi-tli  that  field. 

45  ^  Again,  the  kingdom  of  lieav- 

10 


en  is  like  unto  a  merchantman, 
seeking  goodly  pearls : 

46  Who,  when  he  had  found  m  one 
pearl  of  great  price,  went  and  sold 
all  that  he  had,  and  bought  it. 

47  %  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heav- 
en is  like  unto  a  net,  that  was 
cast  into  the  sea,  and  "gathered 
of  every  kind: 

48  Which,  when  it  was  full,  they 
drew  to  shore,  and  sat  down,  and 
gathered  the  good  into  vessels, 
but  cast  the  bad  away. 

49  So  shall  it  be  at  the  end  of  the 
world:  the  angels  shall  come 
forth,  and » sever  the  wicked  from 
among  the  just, 

oQjiAnd  shall  cast  them  into  the 
furnace  of  fire:  there  shall  be 
wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

51  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Have 
ye  understood  all  these  things? 
They  say  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord. 

52  Then  said  he  unto  them, 
Therefore  every  scribe  xvhich  is 
instructed  unto  the  kingdom  of 
heaven,  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is 
a  householder,  which  bringeth 
forth  out  of  his  treasure  ^things 
new  and  old. 

.53  1[  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  Jesus  had  finished  these 
parables,  he  departed  thence. 

54  'And  when  he  was  coine  into 
his  own  country,  he  taught  them 
in  their  synagogue,  insomuch 
that  they  were  astonished,  and 
said,  Whence  hath  this  man  this 
wisdom,  and  ^/le.se  mighty  works  ? 

55  «Is  not  this  the  carpenter's 
son  ?  is  not  his  mother  called 
Mary  ?  and  t  his  brethren, «  James, 
and  "Joses,  and  Simon,  and  Judas? 

56  And  his  sisters,  are  they  not 
all  with  us?  Whence  then  hath 
this  7nan  all  these  things? 

57  And  they  ^were  offended  in 
him.  But  Je.sus  said  unto  them, 
yA  prophet  is  not  without  honour, 
save  in  his  own  country,  and  in 
his  own  house. 

58  And  =he  did  not  many  mighty 
works  there  because  of  their  un- 
belief. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Herod's  opinion  vf  Christ.  3  Wherefore  John 
Baptist  was  beheaded.  13  Jesus  departetb  into 
a  desert  place  :  15  where  he  feedeth  five  thou- 
sand men  with  Jive  loaves  and  two  fishes  :  22 
he  waUcth  on  the  sea  to  his  disciples  :  34  and 
landing  at  Gennesarct,  hr.alcth  the  sick  by  the 
touch  of  the  hem  of  his  garment. 

AT  that   time   « Herod   the  te- 
.  trarch  heard  of  the  fame  of 
Jesus, 

2  And  said  unto  his  servants. 
This  is  John  the  Bai)tist;  he  is 
risen  from  the  dead  ;  and  there- 
fore mighty  works  11  do  shew  forth 
themselves  in  him. 

3  II  ''  For  Herod  had  laid  hold  on 
John,  and  bound  him,  and  put 
hiinm  prison  for  Hei'odias' sake, 
his  brother  Philip's  wife. 


A.D.  31. 


m  Prov.  2.  4. 
&  3.  14,  15. 
<k  8.  10,  19. 


0  ch.  25.  32. 
p  ver.  42. 


q  Cant.  7.  13. 


rih.  Q.  23. 
Mark  6.  1. 
Luke  4.16,23. 


s  Is.  49.  7. 

Mark  0.  3. 

Luke  3.  23. 

John  0.  42. 
(ch.  12.  46. 
u  Mark  15.  40. 


xc\i.  U.  0. 
Mark  6.  3,  4. 

y  Luke  4.  24. 
John  4.  44. 


z  Mark  C.  5,6. 


A.  D.  32. 

t.'ginning. 

a  Mark  0.  14. 

Luke  9.  7. 


iiOr, 

are  wrought 
by  him. 

A.  D.  30. 

b  Mark  C.  17. 
Luke  3.  19, 
20. 


John  Baptist  heheadecl. 


ST.  MATTHEAY. 


Christ  walketh  on  the  sea. 


A.  D.  80. 


Jrh.  21.  26. 
Luke  20.  0. 


t  Gr.  in  the 
viidst. 


A.  D.  32. 

cch.  10.  23.  & 
12.  15. 
Mnrk  6.  32. 
Luke  9.  10. 
John  G.  1,  2. 

/ch.  9.  38. 
Mark  C.  34. 

f  Mark  6.  35. 
Luke  9.  12. 
John  6.  5. 


4  For  John  said  unto  him.  ^It  Ls 
not  lawful  for  thee  to  have  her. 

5  And  when  he  would  have  put 
him  to  death,  he  feared  the  multi- 
tude, d  because  they  counted  him 
as  a  prophet. 

6  But  when  Herod's  birthday  was 
kept,  the  daughter  of  Herodias 
danced  t  before  them,  and  pleased 
Herod. 

7  Whereupon  he  promised  with 
an  oath  to  give  her  whatsoever 
she  would  ask. 

8  And  she,  being  before  instruct- 
ed of  her  mother,  said,  Give  me 
here  John  Baptist's  head  in  a 
charger. 

9  And  the  king  was  sorry :  never- 
theless for  the  oath's  sake,  and 
them  which  sat  ^vith  him  at  meat, 
he  commanded  it  to  be  given  her. 

10  And  he  sent,  and  beheaded 
John  in  the  prison. 

11  And  his  head  was  brought  in 
a  charger,  and  given  to  the  dam- 
.sel:  and  she  brought  it  to  her 
mother. 

12  And  his  dLsciplcg  came,  and 
took  up  the  body,_and  buried  it, 
and  went  and  told  j  esus. 

13  IF « \Vheu  Jesus  heard  of  it,  he 
departed  thence  by  ship  into  a 
desert  lalace  apart :  and  when  the 
people  had  heard  tliereof,  they  fol- 
lowed him  on  foot  out  of  the  cities. 

14  And  Jesus  went  forth,  and 
saw  a  great  multitude,  and /was 
moved  with  compassion  toward 
them,  and  he  healed  their  sick. 

15  f  j/And  when  it  was  evening, 
his  disciples  came  to  him,  saying. 
This  is  a  desert  place,  and  the 
time  is  now  past ;  send  the  multi- 
tude away,  that  they  may  go  into 
the  villages,  and  buy  themselves 
victuals. 

16  But  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
They  need  not  depart;  give  yo 
them  to  eat. 

17  And  thej'  say  unto  him,  We 
have  here  but  five  loaves,  and 
two  fishes. 

18  He  said,  Bring  them  hither  to 
me. 

19  And  he  commanded  the  mul- 
titude to  sit  down  on  the  grass, 
and  took  the  Ave  loaves,  and  the 
two  fishes,  and  looking  up  to 
heaven,  ''he  blessed,  and  brake, 
and  gave  the  loaves  to  his  disci- 
ples, and  the  disciples  to  the  mul- 
titude. 

20  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were 
filled:  and  they  took  up  of  the 
fragments  that  remained  twelve 
baskets  full. 

21  And  they  that  had  eaten  were 
about  five  thousand  men,  beside 
women  and  children. 

22  ^  And  straightway  Jesus  con- 
strained his  disciples  to  get  into  a 
ship,  and  to  go  before  him  unto 
the  other  side,  while  he  sent  the 
multitudes  away. 


2.3  'And  when  he  had  sent  the 
multitudes  awaj',  he  went  up  into 
a  mountain  apart  to  pray:  *and 
when  the  evening  was  come,  he 
was  there  alone. 

24  But  the  ship  was  now  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea,  tossed  with 
waves:  for  the  wind  was  con- 
trary. 

2-5  Aud  in  the  fourth  watch  of 
the  night  Jesus  went  unto  them, 
walking  on  the  sea. 

26  And  when  the  disciples  saw 
him  'walking  on  tiio  sea,  they 
were  troubled,  saying,  It  is  a 
spirit;  and  they  cried  out  for 
fear. 

27  But  straightway  Jesus  spake 
unto  them,  saying".  Be  of  good 
cheer;  it  is  I;  be  not  afraid. 

28  And  Peter  answered  him  and 
said.  Lord,  if  it  be  thou,  bid  me 
come  unto  thee  on  the  water. 

29  Aud  he  said.  Come.  And 
when  Peter  was  come  down  out 
of  the  ship,  he  walked  on  the 
water,  to  go  to  Jesus. 

30  But  when  he  saw  the  wind 
3 boisterous,  he  was  afraid;  and 
beginning  to  sink,  he  cried,  say- 
ing. Lord,  save  me. 

.31  And  immediately  Jesus 
stretched  forth  his  hand,  and 
caught  liim,  and  said  unto  him, 
O  tliou  of  little  faith,  wherefore 
didst  thou  doubt  ? 

.32  And  when  they  were  come  in- 
to the  ship,  the  wind  ceased, 

33  Then  thej^  that  were  in  the 
ship  came  and  worshipped  him, 

i  saj'ing.  Of  a  truth  »« thou  art  the 
Son  of  God. 

34  H  «And  when  they  were  gone 
over,  they  came  into  the  land  of 
Gennesaret. 

35  Aud  when  the  men  of  that 
place  had  knowledge  of  him, 
they  sent  out  into  all  that  coun- 
try round  about,  and  brought  un- 
to him  all  that  were  diseased  ; 

36  And  besought  him  that  thej^ 
might  only  touch  the  hem  of  his 
garment :  and  "  as  many  as  touch- 
ed were  made  perfectly  whole. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

3  Christ  repTovetk  the  scribes  and  Pharisett  for 
transgressing  God's  commandments  through 
their  own  traditions:  11  teacheth  how  that 
which  goeth  into  the  mouth  doth  not  defile  a 
man.  21  He  healeth  the  daughter  of  the  wo- 
man of  Canaan,  30  and  other  great  multitudes  : 
32  and  with  seven  loaves  and  a  few  little  fishes 
feedeth  four  thousand  men,  beside  women  and 
'children. 

THEN  "came  to  Jesus  scribes 
and  Pharisees,  which  were  of 
Jerusalem,  saying, 

2  6 Why  do  thy  disciples  trans- 
gress othe  tradition  of  the  elders  ? 
for  they  wash  not  their  hands 
when  they  eat  bread. 

3  But  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Why  do  ye  also  transgress 
the  commandment  of  God  by 
your  tradition  ? 

17 


A.  D.  32. 


i  Mark  G.  46. 
i  Johu  C.  16. 


I  Or,  strong. 


m  Vs.  2.  7. 

ch.  16.  16.  (S 

26.  63. 

Mark  1.  1. 

Luke  4.  41. 

John  1.  49. 

&  6.  09.  & 

11.  27. 

Acts  8.  37. 

Rom.  1.  4. 
n  Mark  6.  53. 


och.  9.20. 
Mark  3.  10. 
Luke  3.  19. 
Acts  19.  12. 


b  Mark  7.  5. 
c  Col.  2.  8. 


Scribes  and  Pharisees  reproved.  ST.  MATTHEW. 


Four  thousand  fed. 


A.  D.  32. 


dEx.  20.  12. 

Lev.  19.  3. 

Deut.  5.  16. 

Prov.  23.  22. 

Kph.  6.  2. 
cEx.  21.  17. 

Lev.  20.  9. 

Ueut.  27.  16. 

Prov.  20.  20. 

Sc  30.  17. 
/.Mark  7.  11, 

12. 

e  Mark  7.  6. 

h  Is.  29.  IS. 
i'.i.  33.  31. 


ils.  29.  13. 

C;ol.  2.  18-22. 
Tit.  1.  14. 
A  .Mark  7.  14. 


lArta  10.  15. 
Rom.  14.  14, 


1  Tim.  4.  4. 
Tit.  1.  15. 


n  John  15.  2. 
1  Cor.  3.  12, 

Ti  Is.  9.  16. 
Mai.  2.  8. 
ch,  23.  16. 
Luke  6.  39. 

0  Mark  7.  17. 


pch.  10.  9. 

-Mark  7.  18. 


9  1  Cor.  C.  13. 
7- James  3.  6. 


sOen.  6.5.  & 
W.  21. 

I'rov.  6.  14. 
Jrr.  17.  9. 
.Mark  7.  21. 


4  For  God  commanded,  sajnng, 
''HouoLir  thj^  father  and  mother: 
and.  «He  that  curseth  father  or 
mother,  let  him  die  the  death. 

5  But  ye  .say,  Whosoever  shall 
say  to  his  father  or  his  mother,  fit 
is  a  gift,  by  whatsoever  thou 
mightest  be  profited  by  me; 

6  And  honour  not  his  father  or 
his  mother,  he  shall  be  free.  Thus 
have  ye  made  the  commandment 
of  God  of  none  etfect  by  your  tra- 
dition. 

7  Ye  !/ hypocrites,  well  did  Esaias 
prophesy  of  you,  saying, 

8  ''This  people  draweth  nigh  un- 
to me  with  their  mouth,  and  hon- 
oureth  me  with  their  lips ;  but 
their  lieart  is  far  from  me. 

9  But  in  vain  they  do  worship 
me,  'teaching  /o?-  doctrines  the 
commandments  of  men. 

10  If  AAnd  he  called  the  multi- 
tude, and  said  unto  them.  Hear, 
and  understand : 

11  'Not  that  which  goeth  into  the 
mouth  defileth  a  man ;  but  that 
which  Cometh  out  of  the  mouth, 
this  defileth  a  man. 

12  Then  came  liis  disciples,  and 
said  unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that 
the  Pharisees  were  offended,  after 
they  heard  this  saying? 

13  But  he  answered  and  said, 
™  Every  plant,  whicli  my  heaven- 
ly Father  hath  not  planted,  shall 
be  rooted  up. 

14  Let  them  alone:  «tliey  be 
blind  leaders  of  the  blind.  And  if 
the  blind  lead  the  blind,  both  shall 
fall  into  the  ditch. 

1.5  oThen  answered  Peter  and 
said  unto  him,  Declare  unto  us 
this  parable. 

IG  And  Jesus  said,  ?'Are  ye  also 
yet  without  understanding? 

17  Do  not  ye  j'et  understand,  that 
<7  whatsoever  entereth  in  at  the 
mouth  goetli  into  the  belly,  and  is 
cast  out  into  the  draught? 

18  But  ''those  things  which  pro- 
ceed out  of  tli(?  mouth  come  fortli 
fi-om  the  heart;  and  they  defile 
the  rnan. 

19  s  For  out  of  the  heart  proceed 
evil  thoughts,  murders,  adulteries, 
fornications,  tliefts,  false  witness, 
bla.sphemies : 

20  These  are  the  things  which  de- 
file a  man  :  but  to  eat  witli  un- 
washen  liands  defiletli  not  iiman. 

21  y\  <Then  Je:~us  went  thence, 
and  departed  into  the  coasts  of 
Tyre  and  Si(lr)n. 

22  And,  behold,  a  woman  of  Ua- 
iiaau  came  out  of  the  same  coasts, 
and  cried  unto  him,  saying,  Have 
mercy  on  me,  O  Lord,  thou  Son  of 
David  ;  my  daughter  is  grievously 
vexed  with  a  devil. 

2:1  But   he  answered   her  not  a 

word.      And   his  disciples  came 

and  besouglit  him,  saying,  Send 

her  away  ;  for  slie  crioth  after  us. 

18 


24  But  he  answered  and  said,  «! 
am  not  sent  but  unto  tlie  lost 
sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel. 

25  Then  came  slie  and  worship- 
ped him,  saying,  Lord,  help  me. 

2(i  But  he  answered  and  said,  It  is 
not  meet  to  tal^e  the  children's 
bread,  and  to  cast  //,  to  ■'^dogs. 

27  And  she  said.  Truth,  Lord :  yet 
the  dogs  eat  of  the  crumbs  which 
fall  from  tlieir  masters'  table. 

28  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  her,  O  woman,  great  ?..s  thy 
faith :  be  it  unto  thee  even  as  thoU 
wilt.  And  her  daughter  was  made 
whole  from  that  very  hour. 

29  2/And  Jesus  departed  from 
thence,  and  came  nigh  zunto  the 
sea  of  Galilee ;  and  went  up  into  a 
mountain,  and  sat  down  there. 

30  "And  great  multitudes  came 
unto  him,  having  with  them  those 
that  were  lame,  blind,  dumb, 
maimed,  and  many  others,  and 
cast  them  down  at  Jesus'  feet; 
and  he  healed  them  : 

31  Insomuch  that  the  multitude 
wondered,  when  they  saw  the 
dumb  to  speak,  the  maimed  to  be 
whole,  the  lame  to  walk,  and  the 
blind  to  see:  and  they  glorified 
the  God  of  Israel. 

32  ^  6  Then  Jesus  called  liis  disci- 
ples unto  /iim,an(l  said,  I  have  com- 
passion on  the  multitude,  because 
they  continue  with  me  now  three 
days,  and  have  nothing  to  eat :  and 
I  will  not  send  them  away  fasting, 
lest  they  faint  in  the  way. 

33  "And  his  disciples  say  unto 
him.  Whence  should  we  have  so 
much  bread  in  the  wilderness,  as 
to  fill  so  great  a  multitude? 

34  And  Jesus  saitii  unto  them, 
How  many  loaves  have  ye?  And 
they  said.  Seven,  and  a  lew  little 
fishes. 

35  And  he  commanded  the  mul- 
titude to  sit  down  on  the  ground. 

36  And  <i  he  took  the  seven  loaves 
and  the  fishes,  and  'gave  thanks, 
and  brake  them,  and  gave  to  his 
disciples,  and  tlie  disciples  to  the 
multitude. 

37  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were 
filled:  and  tliej'  took  up  of  the 
broken  meat  that  was  left  seven 
baskets  full. 

38  And  they  that  did  eat  were 
four  tliousand  men,  beside  women 
and  cliildreii. 

:;!»  .'And  lie  sent  away  the  multi- 
tude, and  took  ship,  and  came  into 
the  coasts  of  Magdala. 

CHAPTER    XVI. 

1  The  Pharisees  require  a  sign.  G  Jesus  warneth 
his  disciples  of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and 
tiudducees.  13  The  people's  opinion  of  Christ, 
16  and  Peter's  confession  of  him.  21  Jesus 
foreshcwcth  his  death,  23  reproving  Peter  for 
dissuading  him  from  it  :  24  and  admonisheth 
those  that  will  follow  him,  to  bear  the  cross. 

'■pHE  "Pharisees  also  with  the 
JL  Sadducees  came,  and  tempting 


A.  D.  32. 


uch.  10.  5,  C. 
Acts  3.25,20. 
&  13.  40. 
Rom.  15.  8. 


jch.7.  6. 
Phil,  3.  2. 


J/  Mark  7.  SI. 
J  ch.  4.  18. 


a  Is.  35.  5,  6. 

ch.  11.  5. 
Luke  7.  22. 


c2Kiag8  4.43. 


dch.  14.  19. 
e  1  Snm.  0.13. 
Luke  -22.  19. 


/.Mark  8.  10. 


ach.  12.  38. 
Mark  8.  11. 
Luke  11.  16. 
6c  12.  64-58. 
1  Cor.  1.  22. 


The  Pharisees  require  a  sign.    ST.  MATTHEW. 


Jesus'  death  foreshewn. 


A.  D.  32. 


c  Mark  8.  14. 


<fL«kc  12.  1. 


«rh.  M.  ir. 
John  fi.  9. 


/ch.  15.  34. 


F  Mark  8.  27. 
Luke  9.  18. 


ich.  14.  33. 

Mark  6.  29. 

Luke  9.  20. 

John  6.  69. 

<k  11.  27. 

Acts  8.  37.  & 

9.  20. 

Heb.  1.  2,  5. 

1  John  4.  15. 

iz  5.  5. 
k  Eph.  2.  8. 
nCor.  2.  10. 

Gal.  1.  IS. 
mJohn   1.42. 
n  Eph.  2.  20. 

K«v.  2).  14. 


desired  him  that  he  would  shew 
them  a  sign  from  heaven. 

2  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  When  it  is  evening,  ye  say, 
It  will  be  fair  weather :  lor  the  sky 
is  red. 

3  And  in  tlie  morning.  It  will  be 
foul  weather  to  day :  for  the  skyis 
red  and  lowering.  O  j/e  hypocrites, 
ye  can  discern  the  face  of  the  sky ; 
but  can  ye  not  discern  the  signs  of 
the  times? 

4  6A  wicked  and  adulterous 
generation  seeketh  after  a  sign ; 
and  there  .shall  no  sign  be  given 
unto  it,  but  the  sign  or  the 
prophet  Jonas.  And  he  left  them, 
and  departed. 

5  And  c  when  his  disciples  were 
come  to  the  other  side,  thej^  had 
forgotten  to  take  bread. 

G  f  Tlien  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
(^Take  heed  and  beware  of  the 
leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  of 
the  Sadducees. 

7  And  they  reasoned  among 
themselves,  saying.  It  is  because 
we  have  taken  no  bread. 

8  Which  when  Jesus  perceived, 
he  said  unto  them,  O  ye  of  little 
faith,  why  reason  j'e  among  your- 
selves, because  ye  have  brought 
no  bread  ? 

9  «Do  ye  not  yet  understand, 
neither  remember  the  five  loaves 
of  the  five  thousand,  and  how 
many  baskets  ye  took  up  ? 

10  .^'Neither  the  seven  loaves  of 
the  four  thousand,  and  how  many 
baskets  ye  took  up  ? 

11  How  is  it  that  ye  do  not  un- 
derstand that  I  spake  it  not  to 
you  concerning  bread,  that  ye 
should  beware  of  the  leaven  of 
the  Pharisees  and  of  the  Saddu- 
cees? 

12  Then  understood  they  how 
that  he  bade  them  not  beware  of 
the  leaven  of  bread,  but  of  the 
doctrine  of  the  Pharisees  and  of 
the  Sadducees. 

13  ^  When  Jesus  came  into 
the  coasts  of  Cesarea  Philippi, 
he  asked  his  disciples,  saying, 
if  Whom  do  men  say  that  I,  the 
Son  of  man,  am? 

14  And  they  said,  ''Some  say 
that  thou  art  John  the  Baptist ; 
some,  Elias;  and  others,  Jer- 
emias,  or  one  of  the  prophets. 

15  He  saith  unto  them.  But 
whom  say  ye  that  i  am  ? 

16  And  Simon  Peter  answered 
and  said,  «Thou  art  the  Christ,  the 
Son  of  the  living  God. 

17  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  Blessed  art  thou,  Simon 
Bar-jona:  *for  llesh  and  blood 
hath  not  revealed  it  unto  thee, 
but  ^my  Father  which  is  in 
heaven. 

18  And  I  say  also  unto  thee. 
That  "I  thou  art  Peter,  and  'lupon 
this  rock  I  will  build  my  church; 


and "  the  gates  of  hell  shall  not 
prevail  against  it. 

19  pAnd  I  will  give  unto  thee 
the  keys  of  the  kingdom  of 
heaven :  and  whatsoever  thou 
Shalt  bind  on  earth  shall  be 
bound  in  heaven:  and  whatso- 
ever thou  Shalt  loose  on  earth 
shall  be  loosed  in  heaven. 

20  ■'/Then  charged  he  his  disci- 
ples that  they  shonld  tell  no  man 
that  he  was  Jesus  the  Christ. 

21  ^  From  that  time  forth  began 
Jesus  ''to  shew  unto  his  disciples, 
how  that  he  n:!ust  go  unto  Jeru- 
salem, and  suffer  inany  things 
of  the  elders  and  chief  priests  and 
scribes,  and  be  killed,  and  be 
raised  again  the  third  day. 

22  Then  Peter  took  him,  and  be- 
gan to  rebuke  him,  saying,  tBe  it 
tar  from  thee.  Lord:  this  shall 
not  be  unto  thee. 

23  But  he  turned,  and  said  unto 
Peter,  Get  thee  behind  me,  « Sa- 
tan :  t  thou  art  an  offence  unto 
me:  for  thou  savourest  not  the 
things  that  be  of  God,  but  those 
that  be  of  men. 

24  %  "Then  said  Jesus  unto  his 
disciples.  If  any  man  will  come 
after  me,  let  him  deny  himself, 
and  take  up  his  cross,  and  follow 
me. 

2.5  For  ^  whosoever  will  save  his 
life  shall  lose  it:  and  whosoever 
will  lose  his  life  for  my  sake 
shall  find  it. 

26  For  what  is  a  man  pi'ofited, 
if  he  shall  gain  the  whole  world, 
and  lose  his  own  soul?  or  .'/what 
shall  a  man  give  in  exchange  for 
his  soul  ? 

27  For  2  the  Son  of  man  shall 
come  in  the  glory  of  his  Father 
''With  his  angels;  ^and  then  he 
shall  reward  every  man  accord- 
ing to  his  works. 

28  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  "There 
be  some  standing  here,  which 
shall  not  taste  of  death,  till  they 
sec  the  Son  of  ixian  con:iing  in  his 
kingdom. 

CHAPTER   XVII. 

1  The  transfiguratiun  of  Christ.  14  He  healeth 
the  lunatic,  22  foretetteth  his  own  passion,  24 
and  payeth  tribute, 

AND  "  after  six  days  Jesus  taketh 
i\.  Peter,  James,  and  John  his 
))rother,  and  bringeth  them  up 
into  a  high  mountain  apart, 

2  And  was  transfigured  before 
them:  and  his  face  did  shine  as 
the  sun,  and  his  raiment  was 
white  as  the  light. 

3  And,  behold,  there  appeared 
unto  them  Moses  and  Elias  talk- 
ing with  him. 

4  Then  answered  Peter,  and 
said  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  it  is  good 
for  us  to  be  here :  if  thou  wilt, 
let  us  make  here  three  taberna- 
cles; one  for  thee,  and  one  for 
Moses,  and  one  for  Elias. 

19 


A.  D.  32. 


0  Job  38.  17. 

Ps.  9.  13.  &; 

107.  18. 

Is.  38.  10. 
pch.  18.  18. 

John  20.  23. 


f  ch.  17.  9. 
Mark  8.  SO. 
Luke  9.  21. 


rch.  20.  17. 
Mark  8.  31. 
A-  9.  31.  i; 
10.  33. 
Luke  9.  22. 
<k  18.  31.4; 
24.  C,  7. 

t  Gr.  Pity 
thyself. 


s  See  2  Sam. 

19.  22. 
«Rom.  8.  7. 

u  ch.  10.  38. 
Mark  8.  34. 
Luke  9.  23. 
&  14.  27. 
Acts  14.  22. 

1  Thess.a.  3. 

2  Tim.  3.  12. 
X  Luke  17.  33. 

John  12.  25. 
yPs.  43.  7,8. 
z  ch.  26.  64. 

.Mark  8.  38. 

Luke  9.  26. 
a  Dan.  7.  10. 

Zcch.l4.  5. 

ch.  25.  31. 

Jude  14. 
i  Job  34.  11. 

I's.  62.  12. 

Prov.  24.  12. 

Jer.  17.  10. 

(c  32.  19. 

Rom.  2.  6. 

1  Cor.  3.  8. 

2  Cor.  5.  10. 
1  Pet.  1.  17. 
Rev.  2.  23. 
i  22.  12. 

cMark  9.  1. 
Luke  9.  27. 


o  Mark  9.  2. 
Luke  9.  28. 


Christ's  transfiguration. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


He  teacheth  humility. 


A.  D.  »2. 


(i2  Pet.  1.17. 

cch.  S.  17. 

Markl.  11. 

Luke  3.  22. 
d  Is.  42.  1. 
cDeut.  18.  15, 

19. 

Acts  3.  22,23. 
/2  Pet.  1.  18. 
f  Dan.  8.  18. 

Sc  9.  21.  & 

10.  10,  18. 


hch.  16.20. 
Mark  8.  30. 
c5c  0.9. 


I  Mai.  4. 5. 

rh.  11.14. 
Mark  9.  11. 


*  Mai.  4.  6. 

Luke  1.  16, 

17. 

Acts  3.  21. 
Ich.  11.  14. 

Mark  9.  12, 

13. 
mch.  14  3,10. 
n  ch.  16.  21. 
0  ch.  11.  14. 

p  Mark  9.  14. 
Luke  9.  37. 


70I1.  21.  21. 
Mark  11.23. 
Luke  17.  0. 
1  Cor.  12.  U. 


rch.  Ifi.  21. & 
20.  17. 
Mark  8.  31. 
&  9.30,  31. 
ft.  10.  33. 
Luke  9.  22, 
44.  &.  18.31. 
&.  24.  6,  7. 


5  *  While  he  yet  spake,  behold, 
a  bright  cloud  overshadowed 
them  :  and  behold  a  voice  out  of 
the  cloud,  which  said,  cThis  is 
my  beloved  Son,  ''in  whom  I  am 
well  pleased ;  «hear  ye  him. 

6 /And  when  the  disciples  heard 
U,  they  fell  on  their  face,  and 
were  sore  afraid. 

7  And  Jesus  came  and  a  touched 
them,  and  said,  Arise,  and  be  not 
afraid. 

8  And  when  they  had  lifted  up 
their  eyes,  they  saw  no  man, 
save  Jesus  only. 

9  And  as  they  came  down  fi'oin 
the  mountain,  /^  Jesus  charged 
them,  sayins,  Tell  the  vision  to 
no  man,  "until  the  Son  of  man  be 
risen  again  Irom  the  dead. 

10  And  his  disciples  asked  him, 
saying,  i  Why  then  say  the  scribes 
that  Elias  must  fir.stcome? 

11  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  Elias  truly  shall  first 
come,  and  ^restore  all  things. 

12  'But  I  say  unto  you,  That 
Elias  is  come  alreadj',  and  they 
knew  him  not,  but  '"  have  done 
unto  him  whatsoever  they  listed. 
Likewise  "shall  also  the  Son  of 
man  suffer  of  them. 

13  "Then  the  disciples  under- 
stood that  he  spake  unto  them 
of  John  the  Baptist. 

14  If  i^And  when  they  were  come 
to  the  multitude,  there  came  to 
him  a  certain  man,  kneeling 
down  to  him,  and  saying, 

15  Lord,  have  mercy  on  my  son; 
for  he  is  lunatic,  and  sore  vexed : 
for  ofttimes  he  falleth  into  the 
fire,  and  oft  into  the  water. 

16  And  I  brought  him  to  thy  dis- 
ciples, and  they  could  not  cure 
him. 

17  Then  Jesus  answered  and 
said,  O  faithless  and  perverse 
generation,  how  long  l^shall  I  be 
with  you  ?  how  long  shall  I  suffer 
you  ?  bring  hiin  hither  to  me. 

18  And  Je.sus  rebuked  tlie  devil ; 
and  he  departed  out  of  him:  and 
the  child  was  cured  from  that 
very  hour. 

19  Then  came  the  disciples  to 
Jesus  apart,  and  said.  Why  could 
not  we  cast  him  out  ? 

20  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Because  of  your  unbelief:  for 
verily  I  say  unto  you,  -zlfye  have 
faith  as  a  grain  of  mustard  seed, 
ye  shall  say  unto  this  mountain, 
Remove  hence  to  yonder  place ; 
and  it  shall  remove:  and  nothing 
shall  be  impossible  unto  you. 

21  Howbeit  this  kind  goeth  not 
out  but  by  prayer  and  lastuig. 

22  H  »-And  while   tlicy  abode  in 
Galilee,   .Tesus   said    linto   them,  j 
The  Son  of  man  shall  bo  betrayed  j 
into  the  hands  of  men  : 

23  And  they  shall  kill  him,  and 
the  third  day  he  shall  be  raised 

20 


again.  And  they  were  exceeding 
soriw. 

24  *[  And « when  they  were  come 
to  Capernaum,  they  that  received 
II  tribute  money  came  to  Peter, 
and  said,  Doth  not  your  master 
pay  tribute? 

25'He  saith,  Yes.  And  when  he 
was  come  into  the  house,  Jesus 
prevented  him,  saying.  What 
thinkest  thou,  Simon?  of  whom 
do  the  kings  of  tlie  earth  take 
custom  or  tribute?  of  their  own 
children,  or  of  strangers? 

26  Peter  saith  unto  him.  Of 
.strangers,  .resus  saith  unto  him, 
Then  are  the  children  free. 

27  JS'otwithstanding,  lest  we 
should  offend  them,  go  thou  to 
the  sea,  and  cast  a  hook,  and 
take  up  the  fish  that  first  cometh 
up;  and  when  thou  hast  opened 
his  mouth,  thou  shalt  find  II a 
piece  of  money:  that  take,  and 
give  unto  them  for  me  and  thee. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Christ  warneth  his  disciples  to  be  humble  and 
harmless  :  7  to  avoid  offences,  and  not  to  de- 
spise the  little  ones  ;  15  teacheth  how  we  are  to 
deal  icilh  our  brethren,  when  they  offend  us  :  21 
and  how  oft  to  forgive  them  :  23  which  he  set- 
teth  forth  by  a  parable  of  the  king,  that  took  ac- 
count of  his  servants,  32  and  punished  him, 
who  shewed  no  mercy  to  his  fellow. 

AT  "the  same  time  came  the 
JlL  disciples  unto  Jesus,  saying. 
Who  is  the  greatest  in  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  ? 

2  And  Jesus  called  a  little  child 
unto  him,  and  set  him  in  the 
midst  of  them, 

3  And  said,  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  *  Except  ye  be  converted, 
and  become  as  little  children,  ye 
shall  not  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  heaven. 

4  « Whosoever  therefore  shall 
liumble  himself  as  this  little 
child,  the  same  is  greatest  in  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

SAnd'^who.so  shall  receive  one 
such  little  child  in  my  name  re- 
ceiveth  ine. 

6  «But  whoso  shall  offend  one  of 
these  little  ones  which  believe  in 
me,  it  were  better  for  him  that  a 
millstone  were  hanged  about  his 
neck,  and  t/iat.  he  were  drowned 
in  the  depth  of  the  sea. 

7  !i  Woo  unto  the  world  because 
of  offences!  for /it  must  needs  be 
that  offences  come;  but  t'woe  to 
that  man  by  whom  the  offence 
cometh ! 

8  ''Wherefore  if  thy  hand  or  thy 
foot  offend  thee,  cut  them  off, 
and  ca.st  them  from  thee:  it  is  bet- 
ter for  thee  to  enter  into  life  halt 
or  maimed,  rather  than  having 
two  hands  or  two  feet  to  be  cast 
into  everlasting  fire. 

0  And  if  thine  eye  offend  thee, 
pluck  it  out,  and  cast  (7  from  thee: 
it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into 


A.  D.  32. 


s  Mark  0.  33. 

!!  Called  in 
the  rriginal, 
didrachma, 
being  in 
value  fifteen 
pence  ;  See 
Kx.  30.  13.  io 
38.  26. 


!l  Or,  a  stater. 
It  is  half  an 
ounce  of  Bil-| 
ver,  in  vajuc 
2s.  6(;.  after 
bs.  the 
ounce. 


a  Mark  9.  S3. 
Luke  9.  46. 
4;  22.  24. 


h  rs.  131.  2. 

ch.  19.  14. 
Mark  10.  14. 
Luke  18.  16. 
ICor.  14.  20. 
1  Pet.  2.  2. 
cch.  20.  27.  <k 
23.  11. 

rfch.  10.  42. 
Luke  9.  48. 

cMark  9.  42. 
Luke  17.  1,2. 


/Luke  17.  1. 

1  Cor.  11.  19. 
f  ch.  26.24. 

h  ch.  fi.  29,  30. 
Mark  9.  43, 


The  'parable  of  the 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


unmerciful  servant. 


A.  D.  32. 


J  Ps.  34.  7. 

Zech.  13.  7. 

Heb.  1.  14. 
»  Esth.  1. 14. 

Luke  1.  19. 
;  Luke  9.  56. 

it  19.  10. 

John  3.  17. 

&  12.  47. 
m  Luke  15.  4. 


n  Lev.  19.  17 
Lake  17.  3. 


c  James  5.  20. 

1  Pet.  3.  1. 

p  Deut.  17.  6. 
&.  19.  15. 

John  8.  17. 

2  Cor.  13.  1. 
Heb.  10.  28. 


7  Rom.  16.  17. 

1  Cor.  5.  9. 

2  Thess.  3. 
6,  14. 

2  John  10. 
roh.  16.  19. 

John  20.  23. 

1  Cor.  5.  4. 
$  ch.  5.  24. 


1 1  John  3.  22. 
<fc  5.  14. 


xrh.  6.  14. 
Mark  11.25. 
CoL  3.  13. 


II  A  talent  is 
7.'>0  ounces 
of  silver  t 
u-hich  after 
five  shillings 
the  ounce  is 
18~l.  IOj. 

j/2  Kings  4.  1. 
>'eh.  5.  8. 


life  with  one  eye,  rather  than 
having  two  eye.s  to  be  cast  into 
hell  lire. 

10  Take  heed  that  ye  despise  not 
one  of  these  little  ones;  lor  I  say 
unto  you,  That  in  heaven  '-their 
angels  do  always  ''behold  the  face 
of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

11  'For  the  Son  of  man  is  come 
to  save  that  which  was  lost. 

12  "'How  think  ye?  if  a  man 
have  a  hundred  sheep,  and  one 
of  them  be  gone  astray,  doth  he 
not  leave  the  ninety  and  nine,  and 
goeth  into  the  mountains,  and 
seeketh  that  which  is  gone  astray  ? 

13  And  if  so  be  that  he  find  it, 
verily  I  say  unto  you,  he  rejoiceth 
more  of  that  sheep,  than  of  the 
ninety  and  nine  v/hich  went  not 
astray. 

14  Even  so  it  is  not  the  will  of 
your  Father  which  is  in  heaven, 
that  one  of  these  little  ones  should 
loerish. 

15  1[  Moreover  "if  thy  brother 
shall  trespass  against  thee,  go  and 
tell  him  his  fault  between  thee  and 
him  alone :  if  he  shall  hear  thee, 
"thou  hast  gained  thy  brother. 

16  But  if  he  will  not  hear  th^e, 
then  take  with  thee  one  or  two 
more,  that  in  i^the  mouth  of  two 
or  three  witne.sses  every  word 
may  be  established. 

17  And  if  he  shall  neglect  to  hear 
them,  tell  it  unto  the  church:  but 
if  he  neglect  to  hear  the  church, 
let  him  be  unto  thee  as  a  9  heathen 
man  and  a  publican. 

18  Verily  I  say  vinto  you,  '-"What- 
soever ye  shall  bind  on  earth 
shall  be  bound  in  heaven;  and 
whatsoever  ye  shall  loose  on 
earth  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven. 

19  s  Again  I  say  unto  you,  That 
if  two  of  you  shall  agree  on  earth 
as  touching  any  thing  that  they 
shall  ask,  fit  shall  be  done  for 
them  of  my  Father  which  is  in 
heaven. 

20  For  where  two  or  three  are 
gathered  together  in  my  name, 
there  am  I  in  the  midst  of  them. 

21  ^   Then  came  Peter  to  him, 
and  said.  Lord,  how  oft  sliall  my 
brother  sin  against  me,  and  I  for- ! 
give  him?  «till  seven  times? 

22  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  say 
not  unto  thee.  Until  seven  times : 
2; but.  Until  seventy  times  seven. 

23  i  Therefore  is  the  kingdom 
of  heaven  likened  unto  a  certain 
king,  v/hich  would  take  account 
of  his  servants. 

24  And  when  he  had  begun  to 
reckon,  one  was  brought  unto 
him,  which  owed  him  ten  thou- 
sand 11  talents. 

2-5  But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not 
to  pay,  his  lord  commanded  him 
Fto  be  sold,  and  his  wife,  and  chil- 
dren, and  all  that  he  had,  and 
payment  to  be  made. 


26  The  servant  therefore  fell 
down,  and  li  worshipped  him,  say- 
ing. Lord,  have  patience  with  me, 
and  I  will  pay  thee  all. 

27  Then  the  lord  of  that  servant 
was  moved  with  compassion,  and 
loosed  him,  and  forgave  him  the 
debt. 

28  But  the  same  servant  went 
out,  and  found  one  of  his  fellow 
servants,  which  owed  him  a  hun- 
dred II  pence :  and  he  laid  hands  on 
him,  and  took  hiin  by  the  throat, 
saying.  Pay  me  that  thou  owest. 

29  And  his  fellow  servant  fell 
down  at  his  feet,  and  besought 
him,  saying,  Have  patience  with 
me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all. 

30  And  he  would  not:  but  went 
and  cast  him  into  prison,  till  he 
should  pay  the  debt. 

31  So  wlien  his  fellow  servants 
saw  what  was  done,  they  were 
very  sorry,  and  came  and  told 
unto  their  lord  all  that  was  done. 

32  Then  his  lord,  after  that  he 
had  called  him,  said  unto  him,  O 
thou  wicked  servant,  I  forgave 
thee  all  that  debt,  because  thou 
desiredst  me: 

33  Shouldest  not  thou  also  have 
had  compassion  on  thy  fellow 
servant,  even  as  I  had'  pitj'  on 
thee? 

34  And  his  lord  was  wroth,  and 
delivered  him  to  tlie  tormentors, 
till  he  should  pay  all  that  was  due 
unto  him. 

35  »  So  likewise  shall  my  heaven- 
ly Father  do  also  unto  you,  if  j-e 
from  your  hearts  forgive  not 
every  one  his  brother  their  tres- 
passes. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

2  Christ  kealeth  the  sich:  3  answeretk  the  Phari- 
sees concerning  divorcement :  10  sheweth  when 
marriage  is  necessary  ;  13  receiveth  little  chil' 
dren. :  16  instructetk  the  youns  man  how  to 
attain  eternal  lifcy  20  and  hnw  to  he  perfect : 
23  tellcth  his  disciples  how  hard  it  is  for  a  rich 
man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God,  27  and 
promiseth  reward  to  these  that  forsake  any 
thing  to  follow  him. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  "■  that  when 
xjL  Jesus  had  finished  these  say- 
ings, he  departed  from  Galilee, 
and  came  into  the  coasts  of  Judea 
beyond  Jordan ; 

2  ''And  great  multitudes  followed 
him  ;  and  he  healed  them  there. 

3  %  The  Pharisees  also  came  unto 
him,  tempting  him,  and  saying 
unto  him.  Is  it  lawful  for  a  man 
to  put  away  his  ^vife  for  every 
cause? 

4  And  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Have  ye  not  read,  c  that  he 
which  madeMcTO  at  the  beginning 
made  them  male  and  female, 

5  And  said,  ''For  this  cause  shall 
a  man  leave  father  and  mother, 
and  shall  cleave  to  his  wife:  and 
cthey  twain  shall  be  one  flesh? 

6  Wherefore  they  are  no  more 
twain,  but  one  flesh.   What  there- 

21 


A.  D.  32. 


II  Or,  besought 
him. 


i:  The  Roman 
penny  is  the 
eighth  part 
of  an  ounce, 
which  after 
five  shillings 
the  ounce  is 
seven  pence 
halfpenny, 
ch.  20.  2. 


»Prov.  21.13. 
ch.  6.  12. 
Mark  11.  26. 
James  2.  13. 


A.  T>.  as. 

a  Mark  10.  1. 
John  10.  40. 


cGen.  1.27. 
&  5.  2. 
Mai.  2.  15. 

d  Gen.  2.  24. 
Mark  10..')-9. 
Eph.  5.  31. 

el  Cor.  C.  16. 
(fc7.  2. 


Of  divoixe  and  marriage. 


ST.  MATTHEW.         How  to  attain  eternal  life. 


A.  D.  33. 


/Dent.  24.  1. 
ch.  6.  31. 


?cli.5.  32. 
Mark  10.  U. 
Luke  16.  18. 
1  Cor.  7.10, 
11. 


AProv.  21.19. 


i  1  Cor.  7.  2,  7, 
9,17. 


i  1  Cor.  7.32, 
34.  &0.  5,15. 


i  Mark  10. 13. 
Luke  18. 15. 


n  Mark  10.  17. 

Luke  18.  18. 

0  Luko  10.  25. 


;;  Ex.20.  13. 
Deut.  5.  17. 


q  ch.  15.  4. 
r  Lev.  19.  18. 

ch.22.  39. 

Rom.  13.  9. 

Gal.  6.  14. 

James  2.  8. 


«ch.  C.  20. 
Luke  12.  33. 
tc  10.  9. 
Acts  2.  45.  & 
4.  34,  35. 
1  Tim.  a.  18, 
18. 


fore  God  hath  joined  together,  let 
not  man  put  asunder. 

7  They  say  unto  him,  /Why  did 
Moses  then  command  to  give  a 
writing  of  divorcement,  and  to 
put  her  away  ? 

8  He  saith  unto  them,  Moses  be- 
cause of  the  hardness  of  your 
hearts  suffered  you  to  put  away 
your  wives :  but  from  the  begin- 
ning it  was  not  so. 

9  5'And  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoev- 
er shall  put  away  his  wife,  except 
it  he  for  fornication,  and  shall 
marry  another,  cominitteth  adul- 
tery: and  whoso  rnarrieth  her 
which  is  put  away  doth  commit 
adultery. 

10  \  His  disciples  say  unto  him, 
''If  the  case  of  the  man  be  so 
with  his  wife,  it  is  not  good  to 
marry. 

11  But  he  said  unto  them,  «A11 
men  cannot  receive  this  saying, 
save  they  to  whom  it  is  given. 

12  For  there  are  some  eunuchs, 
which  were  so  born  from  their 
mother's  womb:  and  there  are 
some  eunuchs,  v/hich  were  inade 
eunuchs  of  men:  and  a- there  be  eu- 
nuchs, which  have  made  them- 
.selves  eunuchs  for  the  kingdom  of 
heaven's  sake.  He  that  is  able 
to  receive  it,  let  him  receive  it. 

13  \  'Then  were  there  brought  unto 
him  little  children,  that  he  should 
put  his  hands  on  them,  and  pray: 
and  the  disciples  rebuked  them. 

14  But  Jesus  said,  Suffer  little 
children,  and  forbid  them  not,  to 
come  unto  me ;  for  ™  of  such  is 
the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

15  And  he  laid  his  hands  on  them, 
and  departed  thence. 

16  %  "And,  behold,  one  came  and 
said  unto  him,  "Good  Master, 
what  good  thing  shall  I  do,  that  I 
may  have  eternal  life? 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  Why 
callest  thou  me  good?  there  is 
none  good  but  one,  that  is,  God : 
but  if  thou  wilt  enter  into  life, 
keep  the  commandments. 

18  He  saith  unto  him,  Which? 
Jesus  said,  j'Thou  shalt  do  no 
murder.  Thou  shalt  not  commit 
adultery,  Tliou  shalt  not  steal, 
Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness, 

I'J  <j  Honour  thy  i'ather  and  thy 
mother:  and,  '-Thou  shalt  love 
thy  neighbour  as  tliyself. 

20  The  young  man  saith  unto 
him.  All  these  things  have  I  kept 
from  my  youth  up :  what  lack  I 
yet? 

21  Jesus  said  unto  him,  If  thou 
wilt  be  perfect,  "go  a^id  sell  that 
thou  ha.st,  and  give  to  the  poor, 
and  thou  shalt  have  treasure  in 
heaven  :  and  come  cduI  follow  me. 

22  But  when  the  young  man 
heard  that  saying,  he  went  away 
sorrowful :  for  lie  had  great  pos- 
sessions. 

22 


23  5  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his 
disciples.  Verily  I  say  unto  you. 
That  «a  rich  man  shall  hard- 
ly enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
heaven. 

24  And  again  I  say  unto  you,  It 
is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go  through 
the  eye  of  a  needle,  than  for  a 
rich  man  to  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  God. 

25  When  his  disciples  heard  it, 
they  were  exceedingly  amazed, 
saying.  Who  then  can  be  saved? 

26  But  Jesas  beheld  them,  and 
said  unto  them.  With  men  this 
is  impossible;  but  «with  God  all 
thiiigs  are  possible. 

27  1  «Then  answered  Peter  and 
said  unto  him.  Behold,  .vwe  have 
forsaken  all,  and  followed  thee; 
what  shall  we  have  therefore? 

28  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you.  That  ye 
which  have  followed  me,  in  the 
regeneration  when  the  Son  of 
man  shall  sit  in  the  throne  of  his 
glory,  «ye  also  shall  sit  upon 
twelve  thrones,  judging  the 
twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 

2!)  «And  every  one  that  hath 
forsaken  houses,  or  brethren,  or 
sisters,  or  father,  or  mother,  or 
wife,  or  children,  or  lands,  for 
my  name's  sake,  shall  receive  a 
hundredfold,  and  shall  inherit 
everlasting  life. 

30  ''But  many  that  are  first  shall 
be  last ;  and  the  last  shall  be  first. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Christ,  by  the  similitudo  of  ths  labourers  in 
the  innci/ard,  shcmclh  that  God  is  debtor  unto 
no  man  :  17  fareleUcth  his  passion  :  20  by 
answering  the  mother  of  Zcbcdce's  children 
teacheth  his  disciples  to  be  lowly  :  30  and  giveth 
two  blind  men  their  sight. 

FOR  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  unto  a  man  tliat  is  a 
householder,  which  went  out 
early  in  the  morning  to  hire 
labourers  into  his  vineyard. 

2  And  when  he  had  agreed  with 
the  labourers  for  a  li  penny  a  day, 
he  sent  them  into  his  vineyard. 

3  And  he  went  out  about  the 
third  hour,  and  saw  others  stand- 
ing idle  in  the  marketplace, 

4  And  said  unto  them;  Go  ye 
also  into  the  vinej^ard,  and  what- 
soever is  I'ight  I  will  give  you. 
And  they  went  their  way. 

5  Again  he  went  out  about  the 
sixth  and  ninth  hour,  and  did 
likewise. 

G  And  about  the  eleventh  hour 
he  went  out,  and  found  others 
standing  idle,  and  saith  unto 
them.  Why  stand  ye  here  all  the 
day  idle? 

7  They  say  unto  him,  Because 
no  mail  hath  hired  us.  He  saith 
unto  them,  Go  ye  also  into  the 
vineyard ;  and  whatsoever  is 
right,  that  shall  ye  receive. 

8  So  when  even  was  come,  the 


Christ's  passion  foretold. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


He  tcaclictli  to  be  lowly. 


A.  D.  33. 


II  Or,  have 
continued 
one  hour 
only. 


a  Rom.  9.  21. 
i  Deut.  15.  a. 

Prov.  23.  6. 

ch.  G.  23. 
ech.  19.  30. 
ich.  22.  14. 

e  Mark  10.  32. 
Luke  18.  31. 
John  12.  12. 

/ch.  16.21. 


Mark  15.  1, 

16,  &c. 

Luke  23.  1. 

John  18.  28, 

&;c. 

Acts  3.  13. 
h  Mark  10.  35. 
tch.  4.  21. 


ich.  26.  39,42. 

Mark  14.  36. 

Luke  22.  42. 

John  18.  11. 
m  Luke  12.  00. 

■n  Actrt  12.  2. 
Rom.  8.  17. 
2  Cor.  1.  7. 
Rev.  1.  9. 


p  Mark  10.  41. 
I.uke  22.  24, 
25. 


lord  of  the  vineyard  saitli  unto 
his  steward,  Call  the  labourers, 
and  give  them  their  hire,  begin- 
ning from  the  last  unto  the  first. 

9  And  wlien  they  came  that  were 
hired  about  the  eleventh  hour, 
they  received  evervman  a  penny. 

10  But  when  the  Arst  came,  they 
supposed  that  they  should  have 
received  more;  and  they  likewise 
received  every  man  a  penny. 

11  And  when  they  had  received 
it,  they  murmured  against  the 
goodman  of  the  liou.se, 

VI  Saying,  These  last  I!  have 
wrought  t)ut  one  hour,  and  thou 
hast  made  them  equal  unto  us, 
which  have  borne  the  burden 
and  heat  of  the  day. 

13  Cut  he  answered  one  of  them, 
and  said,  Friend,  I  do  thee  no 
wrong:  didst  not  thou  agree  with 
me  for  a  penny  ? 

14  Take  that  thine  is,  and  go  thy 
way:  I  will  give  unto  this  last, 
even  as  unto  thee. 

15  "Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do 
what  I  will  with  mine  own?  ^Is 
thine  eye  evil,  because  I  am  good? 

16  «So  the  last  shall  be  first,  and 
the  first  last:  f'for  many  be  called, 
but  few  chosen. 

17  1  cAnd  Jesus  going  up  to 
Jerusalein  took  the  twelve  dis- 
ciples apart  in  the  way,  and  said 
unto  them, 

18  /Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jeru- 
salem ;  and  the  Son  of  man  shall 
be  betrayed  unto  the  chief  priests 
and  unto  the  scribes,  and  they 
shall  condemn  him  to  death, 

19  8\x\<[  shall  deliver  him  to 
the  Gentiles  to  mock,  and  to 
scourge,  and  to  cvnc'xfy  him:  and 
the  third  day  he  shall  rise  again. 

20  IT  ''Then  came  to  him  the 
mother  of  iZebedee's  children 
with  her  sons,  worshipping  him, 
and  desiring  a  certain  thing  or 
him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  her.  What 
wilt  thou?  She  saith  unto  him. 
Grant  that  these  my  two  sons 
*may  sit,  the  one  on  thy  right 
hand,  and  the  other  on  the  left,  in 
thy  kingdom. 

22  But  Jesus  answered  and  said, 
Ye  know  not  what  ye  ask.  Are 
ye  able  to  drink  of  'the  cup  that 
I  shall  drink  of,  and  to  be  bap- 
tized with  »t  the  baptism  that  I  am 
baptized  with?  They  say  unto 
him.  We  are  able. 

23  And  he  saith  unto  them,  »i  Ye 
shall  drink  indeed  of  my  cup,  and 
be  baptized  with  the  baptism  that 
I  am  baptized  with  :  but  to  sit  on 
my  right  hand,  and  on  my  left,  is 
not  mine  to  "giv^e,  but  it  shall  be 
given  to  them  for  whom  it  is  pre- 
pared of  my  Father. 

24  pAnd  when  the  ten  heard  it, 
they  wei'e  moved  with  indigna- 
tion against  the  two  brethren. 

53 


2o  But  Jesus  called  them  unto 
him,  and  said,  Ye  know  that  the 
princes  of  the  Gentiles  exercise 
dominion  over  them,  and  they 
that  are  great  exercise  authority 
upon  them. 

2(5  But  ?it  shall  not  be  so  among 
you:  but  '•whosoever  will  be 
great  among  you,  let  him  be 
your  mini.ster ; 

27  sAnd  whosoever  will  be  chief 
among  you,  let  him  be  your  serv- 
ant: 

28  <Even  as  the  "Son  of  man 
came  not  to  be  ministered  unto, 
a; but  to  minister,  and  .'/to  give  his 
life  a  ransom  =  for  many. 

29  aAnd  as  they  departed  from 
Jericho,  a  great  inultitude  follow- 
ed him. 

,30  ^  And,  behold,  6  two  blind  men 
sitting  by  the  waj-  side,  when  they 
heard  that  Jesu.s  passed  by,  cried 
out,  saying,  Have  mercy  on  us,  O 
Lord,  thou  .Son  of  David. 

31  And  the  multitude  rebuked 
them,  because  they  should  hold 
their  peace:  but  they  cried  the 
more,  saying.  Have  mercy  on  us, 

0  Lord,  thou  Son  of  David. 

32  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and 
called  them,  and  said,  What  will 
ye  that  I  shall  do  unto  you? 

33  They  say  unto  him.  Lord,  that 
our  e.ves  may  be  opened. 

34  So  Jesus  had  compassion  on 
them,  and  touched  their  ej'es :  and 
immediately  their  eyes  received 
sight,  and  they  followed  him. 

CHAPTER  XXL 

1  Christ  rideth  into  Jerusalem  upon  an  ass,  12 
driveth  the  buyers  and  sellers  out  of  the  templK, 
17  curseth  the  Ji^  tree,  23  puttcth  to  silence  thn 
priests  and  elders,  28  and  rebuketh  them  by  the 
similitude  of  the  two  sons,  33  and  the  husband- 
•mm,  who  slew  suck  as  were  sent  unto  them. 

AND  a  when  they  drew  nigh  un- 
xjl  to  Jerusalem,  and  were  come 
to  Bethphage,  unto  ^the  mount 
of  Olives,  then  sent  Jesus  two  dis- 
ciples, 

2  Saying  unto  them,  Go  into  the 
village  over  against  j'ou,  and 
straightwa.y  ye  shall  find  "an  ass 
tied,  and  a  colt  with  her:  loose 
them,  and  bring  them  unto  me. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  aught  unto 
you,  ye  shail  say.  The  Lord  hath 
need  of  them;  and  straightway 
he  will  send  them. 

4  All  this  was  done,  that  it  might 
be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by 
the  prophet,  saying, 

5  c  Tell  ye  the  daughter  of  Sion, 
Behold,  thy  King  cometh  unto 
thee,  meek,  and  sitting  upon  an 
ass,  and  a  colt  the  foal  of  an  ass. 

6  rfAnd  the  disciples  went,  and 
did  as  Jesus  commanded  them, 

7  And  brought  the  ass,  and  the 
colt,  and  "put  on  them  their 
clothes,  and  they  set  him  there- 
on. 

8  And  a  very  great  multitude 
23 


A.  D.  33. 


q  1  Fet.  5.  3. 
rch.  23.  11. 

Mark  9.  35. 

&  10.  43. 

s  ch.  18.  4. 


« John  13.  4. 
u  Phil.  2.  7. 
X  Luke  22.  27. 

John  13. 14. 
yls.  53. 10, 11. 

Dan.  9.24,26. 

John  11.  51, 

52. 

1  Tim.  2.6. 

Tit.  2.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.  19. 
zch.  26.  28. 

Rom.  5.  15, 

19. 

Heb.  9.  28. 
a  Mark  10.  46. 

Luke  18.  35. 
b  ch.  9.  27. 


«Mark    11.  1. 
Luke  19.  29. 

4Zech.l4.  4. 


cIs.  62.  11. 
Zerh.  9.  9. 
John  12.  15. 


dMark  11.  4. 


e  2  Kings  9.13. 


Christ's  entry  into  Jerusalem.     ST.  MATTHEW. 


The  wicked  husbandmen. 


A.  D.  03. 

/See  Lev.  23. 
40. 
John  12.  13. 


gVs.  118.  25. 
APs.  118.  26. 
ch.  23.  33. 


t  Mark  11.  15. 
Luke  19.  45. 
Jnhn  2.  13, 
15. 

kch.  2.23. 

Luke  7.  16. 

John  6.  H. 

■fc  7.  40.  <fe  9. 

17. 
/Mark  11.  11. 

Luke  19.  45. 

John  2.  15. 
m  Deut.14.25. 


n  Is.  56.  7. 
0  Jer.  7.  11. 

Mark  11.  17. 

Luke  19.  46. 


p  Ps.  8.  2. 


7  Mark  11.  11. 
John  11.  18. 


rMark  11.  12. 


5  Mark  11.  13. 
t  Gr.  one  fig 


«Mark  11.20. 


u  ch.  17.  20. 
Luke  17.  6. 

X  Jame.s  1.  G. 

y  1  Cor.  13.  2. 


zch.  7.  7. 

Mark  11.  24. 

Luke  11.  9. 

James  5.  10. 

1  John  3.  22. 

&  6.  14. 
a  Mark  11.27. 

Luke  20.  1. 
b  Ex.  2.  14. 

Ads  4.  7.  it 

7.27. 


spread  their  garments  in  the 
way;  ./"others  cut  down  branches 
from  the  trees,  and  strewed  them 
in  the  way. 

9  And  the  multitudes  that  went 
before,  and  that  followed,  cried, 
saying,  s'Hosanna  to  the  Son  of 
David:  /'Blessed  is  he  that  com- 
eth  in  the  name  of  the  Lord ;  Ho- 
sanna  in  the  highest. 

10  «And  when  he  was  come  into 
Jerusalem,  all  the  citj'  was  moved, 
saying,  Who  is  this  ? 

11  And  the  multitude  said.  This 
is  Jesus  '^the  prophet  of  Naza- 
reth of  Galilee. 

12  f  'And  Jesus  went  into  the 
temple  of  God,  and  cast  out  all 
them  that  sold  and  bought  in  the 
temple,  and  overthrew  the  tables 
of  the  ™  money  changers,  and  the 
seats  of  them  that  sold  doves, 

13  And  said  unto  them.  It  is 
written,  »My  house  shall  be 
called  the  house  of  prayer;  "but 
ye  have  made  it  a  den  of  thieves. 

14  And  the  blind  and  the  lame 
came  to  him  in  the  temple;  and 
he  healed  them. 

15  And  when  the  chief  priests 
and  scribes  saw  the  wonderful 
things  that  he  did,  and  the  chil- 
dren crying  in  the  temple,  and 
saying,  Hosanna  to  the  Son  of 
David;  they  were  sore  displeased, 

16  And  said  unto  him,  Hearest 
thou  what  these  say  ?  And  Jesus 
saith  unto  them.  Yea;  have  ye 
never  read,  p  Out  of  the  mouth  of 
babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast 
perfected  praise  ? 

17  1[  And  he  left  them,  and  went 
out  of  the  city  into  ? Bethany; 
and  he  lodged  there. 

18  '•Now  in  the  morning,  as  he  re- 
turned into  the  city,  he  hungered. 

19  »And  when  he  saw  t  a  fig  tree 
in  the  way,  he  came  to  it,  and 
found  nothing  thereon,  but  leaves 
only,  and  said  unto  it.  Let  no  fruit 
grow  on  thee  henceforward  for 
ever.  And  presently  the  fig  tree 
withered  away. 

20  ^And  when  the  disciples  saw^^ 
they  marvelled,  saying.  How  soon 
is  the  fig  tree  withered  awa.y  ! 

21  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  « If 
ye  liave  faith,  and  *  doubt  not,  j^e 
sliall  not  only  do  this  irhich  is 
done  to  the  fig  tree,  2/ but  also  if  ye 
shall  say  unto  this  mountain.  Be 
thou  removed,  and  be  thou  cast 
into  the  sea;  it  shall  be  done. 

22  And  2 all  things,  whatsoever 
ye  shall  ask  in  prayer,  believing, 
ye  shall  receive. 

23  *!i  "And  when  he  was  come  into 
the  temple,  the  chief  priests  and 
the  elders  of  the  people  came  un- 
to him  as  he  wa.s  teaching,  and 
''Said,  By  what  authority  doest 
thou  these  things  ?  and  who  gave 
thee  this  authority  ? 

24 


24  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  I  also  will  ask  j'ou 
one  thing,  which  if  ye  tell  me,  I 
in  like  wise  will  tell  you  by  what 
authority  I  do  these  things. 

2-5  The  baptism  of  John,  whence 
was  it?  from  heaven,  or  of  men? 
And  they  reasoned  with  them- 
selves, saying.  If  we  shall  say, 
From  heaven ;  he  will  say  unto 
us.  Why  did  ye  not  then  believe 
him  ? 

26 But  if  we  shall  say,  Of  men; 
we  fear  the  people;  cfor  all  hold 
John  as  a  prophet. 

27  And  they  answered  Jesus,  and 
said.  We  cannot  tell.  And  he 
said  unto  them.  Neither  tell  I  you 
by  what  authority  I  do  these 
things. 

28  1[  But  what  think  y e  ?  A  cer- 
tain man  had  two  sons;  and  he 
came  to  the  first,  and  said.  Son, 
go  work  to  day  in  my  vineyard. 

29  He  answered  and  said,  I  will 
not ;  but  afterward  he  repented, 
and  went. 

."30  And  he  came  to  the  second, 
and  said  likewise.  And  he  an- 
swered and  said,  I  go,  sir;  and 
went  not. 

31  Whether  of  them  twain  did 
the  will  of  his  father?  Thej'  say 
unto  him,  The  fir.st.  Jesus  saith 
unto  them,  ^  Verily  I  say  unto 
you.  That  tlie  publicans  and  the 
harlots  go  into  the  kingdom  of 
God  before  you. 

32  For  «John  came  unto  you  in 
the  way  of  righteousness,  and  ye 
believed  him  not;  ./but  the  publi- 
cans and  the  harlots  believed 
him:  and  ye,  when  ye  had  seen 
it,  repented  not  afterward,  that  j'e 
might  believe  him. 

33 1[  Hear  another  parable :  There 
was  a  certain  householder, 
.'/which  planted  a  vineyard,  and 
hedged  it  round  about,  and  digged 
a  winepress  in  it,  and  built  a  tow- 
er, and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen, 
and  /» went  into  a  far  country  : 

34  And  when  the  time  of  the  fruit 
drew  near,  he  sent  his  servants 
to  the  husbandmen,  Uhat  they 
might  receive  the  fruits  of  it. 

.3.}  ^And  the  husbandmen  took 
his  servants,  and  beat  one,  and 
killed  another,  and  stoned  anoth- 
er. 

36  Again,  he  sent  other  servants 
more  than  the  first:  and  they  did 
unto  them  likewise. 

37  But  last  of  all  he  sent  unto 
them  his  son,  saying.  They  will 
reverence  my  son. 

38  But  when  the  husbandmen 
saw  the  son,  tliey  said  among 
themselves,  'This  is  the  heir; 
"'come,  let  us  kill  him,  and  let  us 
seize  on  his  inlieritance. 

39  "And  they  caught  him,  and 
cast  hi7n  out  of  the  vineyard,  and 
slew  him. 


Marriage  of  the  king's  son.       ST.  MATTHEW. 


Of  paying  tribute. 


A.  D.  33. 


0  See  Luke 

20.  16. 
p  Luke  21.  24. 

Heb.  2.  3. 
5  Acts  13.  46. 

&  lo.  7.  * 

18.  0.  (fe  28. 

28. 

Rom.  9,  k 

10, &  11. 
rPs.  118.  22. 

Is.  28.  16. 

Mark  12.  10. 

Luke  20.  17. 

Act.-!  4.  11. 

Eph.  2.  20. 

1  Pet.  2.  6,  7. 

s  ch.  8.  12. 


tis.  8.  14,  15. 

Zech.  12.  3. 

Luke  20.  18. 

Rom.  9.  33. 

1  Pet.  2.  8. 
u  Is.  60.  12. 

Dan.  2.  44. 


rver.  11. 
Luke  7.  16. 
John  7.  40. 


a  Luke  14.  16. 
Rev.  19.  7,9. 


rDan.  9.26. 
Luke  19.  27. 


dvh.  10.11,13. 
Acts  13.  46. 


40  When  the  lord  therefore  of 
the  vineyard  cometh,  what  will 
he  do  unto  those  liusbandmen  ? 

41  "They  say  unto  him,  p  He  will 
miserably  destroy  those  wicked 
men,  ?and  will  let  out  his  vine- 
yard unto  other  husbandmen, 
which  sliall  render  him  the  fruits 
in  their  seasons. 

42  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  »■  Did  ye 
never  read  in  the  Scriptures,  The 
stone  which  the  builders  rejected, 
the  same  is  become  the  head  of 
the  corner:  this  is  the  Lord's  do- 
ing, and  it  is  marvellous  in  our 
eyes  ? 

4.3  Therefore  say  I  unto  you, « The 
kingdom  of  God  shall  "be  taken 
from  you,  and  given  to  a  nation 
bringing  forth  the  fruits  thereof. 

44  And  whosoever  'shall  fall  on 
this  stone  .shall  be  broken :  but  on 
whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  «it  will 
grind  him  to  powder. 

45  And  when  the  chief  priests 
and  Pharisees  had  heard  his  par- 
ables, they  perceived  that  he 
spake  of  them. 

46  But  when  they  sought  to  lay 
hands  on  him,  they  feared  the 
multitude,  because  =>:  they  took 
hiin  lor  a  prophet. 

CHAPTER   XXII. 

1  The  parable  nf  the  marriage  of  the  king's  son. 
9  The  vocation  of  the  Gentiles.  12  The  pun- 
ishment of  him  that  wanted  the  wedding  gar- 
ment. 15  Tribute  ought  to  he  paid  to  Cesar.  23 
Christ  cunfuteth  the  Sadducees  for  the  resur- 
rection :  34  answereth  the  lawyer,  which  is  the 
first  and  great  commandment  :  41  and  poseth 
the  Pharisees  about  the  .Mcssias. 

AND  Jesus  answered  «and 
J\  spake  unto  them  again  by 
parables,  and  said, 

2  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like 
unto  a  certain  king,  which  made 
a  marriage  for  his  son, 

3  And  sent  forth  his  servants  to 
call  them  that  were  bidden  to  the 
wedding:  and  they  would  not 
come. 

4  Again,  he  sent  forth  other 
servants,  sajing,  Tell  them  which 
are  bidden,  Behold,  I  have  pre- 
pared my  dinner:  '■my  oxen  and 
my  failings  are  killed,  and  all 
things  are  ready  :  come  unto  the 
marriage. 

5  But  they  made  light  of  it,  and 
went  their  ways,  one  to  his  farm, 
another  to  his  merchandise: 

6  And  the  remnant  took  his 
servants,  and  entreated  tTiem 
spitefully,  and  slew  them. 

7  But  when  the  king  heard  there- 
of, he  was  wroth  :  and  he  sent 
forth  c  his  armies,  and  destroyed 
those  murderers,  and  burned  up 
their  city. 

8  Then  saith  he  to  his  servants. 
The  wedding  is  ready,  but  they 
which  were  bidden  were  not 
<i  worthy. 

9  Go  ye  therefore  into  the  high- 


ways, and  as  many  as  ye  shall 
find,  bid  to  the  marriage. 

10  So  those  servants  went  out 
into  the  highways,  and  « gathered 
together  all  as  many  as  they  found, 
both  bad  and  good:  and  the  wed- 
ding was  furnished  with  guests. 

11  "y  And  when  the  king  came  in 
to  see  the  guests,  he  saw  there  a 
man  .'which  had  not  on  a  wedding 
garment : 

12  And  he  .saith  unto  him,  Friend, 
how  earnest  thou  in  hither  not 
having  a  wedding  garment?  And 
he  was  speechless. 

13  Then  said  the  king  to  the 
servants.  Bind  him  hand  and  foot, 
and  take  him  awaj%  and  cast  him 
ff  into  outer  darkne.ss;  there  shall 
be  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

14  h  For  many  are  called,  but 
few  are  chosen. 

15  ^  'Then  went  the  Pharisees, 
and  took  counsel  how  they  might 
entangle  him  in  /u'.stalk. 

16  And  they  sent  out  unto  him 
their  disciples  with  the  Herodians, 
saying.  Master,  we  know  that 
thou  art  true,  and  teachest  the 
way  of  God  in  truth,  neither  car- 
est  thou  for  any  man:  for  thou 
regardest  not  the  person  of  men. 

17  Tell  us  therefore.  What  think- 
e.st  thou?  Is  it  lawful  to  give 
tribute  unto  Cesar,  or  not  ? 

18  But  Jesus  perceived  their 
wickedne.ss,  and  said,  Why  tempt 
ye  me,  ye  hypocrites  ? 

19  Shew  me  the  ti'ibute  money. 
And  they  brought  unto  him  a 
II  penny. 

20  And  he  saith  unto  them,Whose 
js  this  image  and  II  superscription  ? 

21  They  say  unto  him,  Cesar's. 
Then  .saith  he  unto  them,* Ren- 
der therefore  unto  Cesar  the 
things  which  are  Cesar's;  and  un- 
to God  the  things  that  are  God's. 

22  When  they  had  heard  these 
wcn'cls,  they  marvelled,  and  left 
him,  and  went  their  way. 

23  1[  'The  same  day  came  to  him 
the  Sadducees,  -«  which  say  that 
there  is  no  resurrection,  and 
asked  him, 

24  Saying,  Master,  «  Moses  said, 
If  a  man  die,  having  no  chil- 
dren, his  brother  shall  marry  his 
wife,  and  raise  up  seed  unto  his 
brother. 

25  Now  there  were  with  us  seven 
brethren  :  and  the  first,  when  he 
had  married  a  wife,  deceased, 
and,  having  no  issue,  left  his  wife 
unto  his  brother: 

26  Likewise  the  second  al.so,  and 
the  third,  unto  the  t  seventh. 

27  And  last  of  all  the  woman 
died  also, 

28  Therefore  in  the  resurrection, 
whose  wife  shall  she  be  of  the 
seven  ?  for  they  all  had  her. 

29  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Ye  do  err,  "not  knowing 

25 


A.  D.  33. 


ech.  13.38,47. 


/2  Cor.  5.  3. 
Eph.  4.  24. 
Col.  3.  10,12. 
Rev.  3.  4.  <k 
16.  16.  (k  19. 


e  ch.  8.  12. 
h  ch.  20.  16. 


i  Mark  12.  13. 
Luke  20.  20. 


n  In  value 
seven  pence 
halfpenny  : 
ch.  20.  2. 

li  Or, 
inscription  ? 

tch.  17.  25. 
Rom.  13.  7. 


/  Mark  12.  18. 

Luke  20.  27. 

m  Acts  23.  8. 

n  Deut.  25.  5. 


0  John  20.  9. 


The  Sadducccs  confuted. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


The  people  admonished. 


A.  D.  33. 


pi  John  3.  2. 


cEx.  3.  C,  Ifi. 
Mark  12.  26. 
Luke  20.  37. 
Acts  7.  32. 
Heb.  11.  16. 

rch.  7.28. 
s  Mark  12.  28. 


t  Luke  10.  25. 


u  Dcut.  6.  5. 
<t  10.  12.  & 
30.  B. 
Luke  10.  27. 


X  Lev.  m.  18. 

ch.  19.  19. 

Mark  12.  31. 

Luke  10.  27. 

Rom.  13.  9. 

Gal.  5.  14. 

James  2.  3. 
ych.  7.  12. 

1  'lim.  1.  J. 
z  Mark  12.  35. 

Luke  20.  41. 


1  Cor.  15.  25. 
Hcl).  1.  13. 
<t  10.  12,  13. 


h  Luke  14.  0. 
cMark  12.  34. 
Luke  20.  40. 


a  Neh.  8.  4,  8. 

Mai.  2.  7. 

Mark  12.  38. 

Luke  20.  45. 
/)  Rom.  2.  19, 

c  Luke  11.  46. 
Arts  15.  10. 
Oal.  6.  13. 


the  Scriptures,  nor  the  power  of 
God. 

30  For  in  the  resurrection  they 
neither  marry,  nor  are  given  in 
marriage,  but  pare  as  the  angels 
of  (iod  in  heaven. 

31  But  as  touciiing  the  re.surrec- 
tion  of  the  dead,  have  ye  not  read 
that  which  was  spoken  unto  you 
by  God,  saying, 

32  7 1  am  the  God  of  Abraham, 
and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the 
God  of  Jacob?  God  is  not  the 
God  of  the  dead,  but  of  the  living. 

33  And  when  the  multitude  heard 
this,  'they  were  astonished  at  his 
doctrine. 

34  1[  » But  when  the  Pharisees 
had  heard  that  he  had  put  the 
Sadducees  to  silence,  they  were 
gathered  together. 

;i-5  Then  one  of  them,  which  ivas 
<a  lawyer,  asked  him  a  question, 
teinpting  him,  and  saying, 

3G  M.T,ster,  which  is  the  great 
commandment  in  the  law  ? 

37  Jesus  said  uato  him,  "Thou 
Shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with 
all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy 
soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind. 

38  This  is  the  first  and  great  cona- 
mandment. 

39  And  the  second  is  like  unto  it, 
a^Thou  Shalt  love  thy  neighbour 
as  thyself. 

40  .'/On  these  two  command- 
ments hang  all  the  law  and  the 
prophets. 

41  If  « While  the  Pharisees  were 
gathered  together,  Jesus  asked 
them, 

42  Saying,  What  think  ye  of 
Christ?  whose  son  is  he?  They 
say  unto  him.  The  son  of  David. 

4.3  He  saith  unto  them.  How 
then  doth  David  in  spirit  call 
him  Lord,  saying, 

44  «Tlie  Lord  .said  unto  my 
Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand, 
till  I  make  thine  enemies  thy 
footstool  ? 

4.")  If  JJavid  then  call  him  Lord, 
liow  is  he  his  son  ? 

4<;  ^And  no  man  was  able  to 
answer  him  a  word,  « neither 
durst  any  'man  from  that  day 
forth  ask  him  any  more  qiies- 
timis. 

CHAPTER   XXIIT. 

1  Christ  admunishclh  the  people  tn  follow  the 
good  doctrine,  not  the  evil  rxamplex,  of  the 
scrihcs  and  Pharisees.  5  His  disciples  must 
beware  of  their  amhttion.  13  Jte  tlcnounceth 
eight  woes  against  their  hypocrisy  and  lilind- 
ness  :  ^i  and  prophesieth  of  the  destruction  of 
Jerusalem. 

rpjIEN  spake  .Tesus  to  the  mul- 
J.   titude,  and  to  his  disciples, 

2  Saying,  "The  scribes  and  the 
Pharisees  sit  in  Moses'  seat: 

3  All  llicrcfore  whatsoever  they 
bid  yon  observe,  lliat  observe  and 
do;  but  do  not  ye  after  tlurir 
works:  for  ''tliey  say,  and  do  not. 

4  cFor  they  bind  heavy  buruous 

26 


and  grievous  to  be  borne,  and  lay 
tlicm  on  men's  shoulders;  but 
tliey  t/temselves  will  not  move 
them  with  one  of  their  lingers. 
.5  But  rfall  their  works  they  do 
for  to  be  seen  of  men :  « they  make 
broad  their  phylacteries,  and  en- 
large the  borders  of  their  gar- 
ments, 

6  /And  love  the  uppermost 
rooms  at  feasts,  and  the  chief 
seats  in  the  .synagogues, 

7  And  greetings  in  the  markets, 
and  to  be  called  of  men.  Rabbi, 
Rabbi. 

8  if  But  be  not  ye  called  Rabbi: 
for  one  is  your  Master,  even 
Christ ;  and  all  ye  are  brethren. 

i)  And  call  no  man  your  father 
upon  the  earth  :  '«for  one  is  your 
Father,  which  is  in  heaven. 

lOjNTeither  be  ye  called  masters: 
for  one  is  your  Master,  ei»e?j. 
Clirist. 

11  But  ^  he  that  is  greatest  among 
you  shall  be  j'our  servant. 

12  ^And  whosoever  shall  exalt 
himself  shall  be  aba,sed;  and  he 
that  shall  humble  himself  shall 
be  exalted. 

13  11  But  'woo  unto  you,  scribes 
and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  for  ye 
shut  up  the  kingdom  of  heaven 
against  men:  for  ye  neither  go  in 
your.^elvcs,  neither  suffer  ye  them 
that  are  entering  to  go  in. 

14  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  "'for  j'c 
devour  widows'  houses,  and  for  a 
pretence  make  long  prayer: 
therefore  ye  shall  receive  the 
greater  dainnation. 

l.'>  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye 
compass  .sea  and  land  to  make  one 
pro.selyte;  and  when  he  is  made, 
ye  make  him  twofold  more  the 
cliild  of  hell  than  yourselves. 

k;  Woe  unto  you,  «  ye  blind 
guides,  which  say,  "Whosoever 
shall  swear  by  the  temple,  it  is 
nothing;  but  whosoever  shall 
swear  by  the  gold  of  the  temple, 
he  is  a  debtor! 

17  Ye  fools  and  blind  :  for  wheth- 
er is  greater,  the  gold,  3' or  the 
temple  that  sanctifieth  the  gold  ? 

18  And,  Whosoever  shall  swear 
by  the  altar,  it  is  nothing  ;  but 
whosoever  sweareth  by  the  gift 
that  is  upon  it,  he  is  II  guilty. 

19  Ye  fools  and  lilind  :  lor  wheth- 
er is  greater,  tlie  gift,  or '/the  al- 
tar tluit  sanctifietli  tlie  gift? 

20  Wlioso  therefore  shall  swear 
by  tlie  altar,  sweareth  by  it,  and 
by  all  things  thereon. 

21  And  whoso  shall  swear  by  the 
temple,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by 
'•him  thatdwelleth  therein. 

22  And  he  that  shall  swear  by 
heaven,  sweareth  bystlu;  tbrone 
of  God,  and  by  him  that  sitteth 
thereon. 


A.  D.  33. 


d  ch.  6. 1,  2, 

6,  16. 
eNum.  15.38. 

Deut.  6.  8.  <k 

22.  12. 

Prov.  3.  3. 
/Mark  12.  38, 

39. 

Luke  II.  43. 

&  20.  4fi. 

3  John  9. 


f  James  3.  1. 
See  2  Cor.  1. 


1  Pet.  5.  3. 
h  Mai.  1.  G. 


•27. 

J  Job  22.29. 

Prov.  15.33. 

&  29.  23. 

Luke  14.  11. 

&  18.  14. 

James  4.  6. 

1  Pet.  5.  5. 
I  Luke  11.  52. 


m  Mark  12.40. 
Luke  20.  47. 
2  Tim.  3.  6. 
Tit.  1.  11. 


nch.  15.  14. 

vcr.  21. 
och.  5.  33,  34 


p  Ex.  30.  20. 


II  Or,  debtor, 
or,  bound, 
q  Ex.  29.  37. 


-1  KinCHe.13 

2  Chr.  0.  2. 

Ps.  26.  8.  <k 

132.14. 

Pk.  11.  4. 

<  h.  6.  8^1. 

Acta  7.  49. 

Scribes  and  Pharisees  reproved.  ST.  MATTHEW. 


Destruction  of  the  temple. 


A.  D.  33. 


(  Luke  11.  4'J. 
tCir. 

nncthon, 

dill. 
a  1  Sam. 15.22. 

Hos.  C.  C. 

Mic.  6.  8. 

ch.  0.  13.  6c 


X  Mark  7.  4. 
Luke  11.  39 


j/Lukc  11.44. 
.^cts  23.  3. 


eLuke  11.  47. 


a  Acts  7.  51, 

52. 

1  Thess.  2. 

15. 
I  Gen.  15.  16. 

1  Thess. 2.16. 
cch.  3.7.  & 

12.  34. 


dch.  21.34,  35. 

Luke  11.  49. 
e  Acts  5.  40. 

<fc  7.  58,  59. 

k  22.  19. 
/ch.  10.  17. 

2  Cor.  11.24, 

25, 
ffRev.  18.  24. 

ft  Gen.  4.8. 

1  John  3.  12. 
i2Chr.  24.20, 


J  Luke  13.  34. 
;2Chr.  24.  21. 


mDeut.  32.11, 

12. 


»  Ps.  17.  8.  & 
91.4. 


23  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites !  *for  ye  pay 
tithe  of  mint  and  t  anise  and  cum- 
min, and  whave  omitted  the 
weightier  matters  of  the  h\\v,  judg- 
ment, mercy,  and  faith :  these 
ought  ye  to  liave  done,  and  not  to 
leave  the  otlier  undone. 

24  Ye  blind  guides,  which  strain 
at  a  gnat,  and  swallow  a  camel. 

25  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  *for  j-e 
make  clean  the  outside  of  the  cup 
and  of  the  platter,  but  within 
tliey  are  full  of  extortion  and  ex- 
cess. 

26  Tliou  blind  Pharisee,  cleanse 
first  that  whic/i  is  within  the  cup 
and  platter,  that  the  outside  of 
them  may  be  clean  also. 

27  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pliarisees,  hypocrites !  2/  for  ye  are 
like  unto  whited  sepulchres, 
which  indeed  appear  beautiful 
outward,  but  are  witliin  full  of 
dead  men's  bones,  and  of  all  un- 
clean ne.ss. 

28  Even  so  ye  also  outwardly  ap- 
pear righteous  unto  men,  but 
within  ye  are  full  of  hypocrisj- 
and  inicjuitj'. 

29  -  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  because  ye 
build  the  tombs  of  the  prophets, 
and  garnish  the  sepulchres  of  the 
righteous, 

30  And  say.  If  we  had  been  in  the 
days  of  our  fathers,  we  would  not 
have  been  partakers  with  them  in 
the  blood  of  the  prophets. 

31  Wherefore  ye  be  witnesses  un- 
to yourselves,  that  nye  are  the 
children  of  them  which  killed  the 
prophets. 

32  tpill  ye  up  then  the  measure 
of  your  fathers. 

33  J'e  serpents,  ?/e  ^generation  of 
vipers,  how  can  ye  escape  the 
damnation  of  hell? 

34  H  t'  Wherefore,  behold,  I  send 
unto  you  pro]ihets,  and  wise  men, 
and  scribes  :  and  e  .some  of  them 
ye  sliall  kill  and  crucify;  and 
/some  of  them  shall  ye  scourge  in 
your  synagogues,  and  persecute 
theyn  from  city  to  city  : 

3.J  9  That  upon  you  may  come  all 
the  righteous  blood  shed  upon  the 
earth,  ^from  the  blood  of  right- 
eous Abel  unto  i  the  blood  of  Zach- 
arias  son  of  Barachias,  whom  ye 
slew  between  the  temple  and  the 
altar. 

3(5  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  All 
these  things  shall  come  upon  this 
generation. 

37  *  O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  thou 
that  killest  the  prophets,  'and 
stonest  them  which  are  sent  unto 
thee,  how  often  would  "'I  have 
gathered  thy  children  together, 
even  as  a  hen  gathereth  her 
chickens  «  under  lier  wings,  and 
ye  would  not ! 


3,S  Behold,  your  house  is  left 
unto  you  desolate. 

3!)  For  I  say  unto  you.  Ye  shall 
not  see  me  henceforth,  till  ye 
shall  say,  "Blessed  (.9  he  that 
cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

I  Christ  forctclfflli  the  destruction  of  the  tem- 
ple :  3  what  and  hum  great  calamines  shall  be 
before  it  :  29  the  sitrns  of  his  coming  to  judg- 
ment.  36  And  because  that  day  and  hour  is 
unknown,  42  we  ought  to  watch  like  good  serv- 
ants, expecting  every  moment  our  master's 
Cuming. 

AXD  "Jesus  went  out,  and 
departed  from  the  temple: 
and  his  disciples  came  to  /lim 
for  to  shew  him  the  buildings 
of  the  temple. 

2  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
See  ye  not  all  these  things? 
verily  I  say  unto  you,  '-There 
shall  not  be  left  here  one  stone 
upon  anotlier,  that  shall  not  be 
thrown  down. 

3  H  And  as  he  sat  upon  the 
mount  of  Olives,  cthe  disciples 
came  unto  him  privately,  say- 
ing, i^Tell  us,  when  shall  these 
things  be?  and  what  shall  be  the 
sign  of  thy  coming,  and  of  the 
end  of  the  world  ? 

4  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  «Take  heed  that  no 
man  deceive  you. 

5  For  /many  shall  come  in  my 
name,  saj'ing,  I  am  Christ;  ffand 
shall  deceive  many. 

6  And  ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and 
rumours  of  wars :  see  that  ye  be 
not  troubled:  for  all  the.se  ihint/s 
must  come  to  pass,  but  the  end  is 
not  yet. 

7  For  /t  nation  shall  rise  against 
nation,  and  kingdom  against  king- 
dom :  and  there  shall  be  famines, 
and  pestilences,  and  earthquakes, 
in  div'ers  places. 

8  All  these  are  the  beginning 
of  sorrows. 

9  iThen  shall  they  deliver  you 
up  to  be  afflicted,  and  shall  kill 
you :  and  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all 
nations  for  my  name's  sake. 

10  And  then  .shall  many  *be 
offended,  and  shall  betray  one 
another,  and  shall  hate  one  an- 
other. 

II  And  'many  false  prophets 
shall  i-ise,  and  i' shall  deceive 
many. 

12  And  because  iniquity  sliall 
abound,  the  love  of  many  shall 
wa.x  cold. 

13  "But  he  that  shall  endure 
unto  the  end,  the  same  shall  be 
saved. 

14  And  this  "gospel  of  the  king- 
dom j^ shall  be  preached  in  all 
the  world  for  a  witness  unto  all 
nations;  and  then  shall  the  end 
come. 

15  9  When  ye  therefore  shall 
see  the  abomination  of  desola- 

27 


A. 

D. 

33. 

oPs. 
ch. 

118 

21. 

.  26. 

D. 

a  Mark  13.  1. 
Luke  21.  5. 


b  1  Kings  9.  7. 
Jer.  26.  18. 
Mic.  3.  12. 
Luke  19.44. 


c  Mark  13.  3. 
dl  Thess.  5.1. 


eEph.  5.  6. 

Col.  2.  8, 18. 

2  Thess.  2.3. 

1  John  4.  1. 
/Jer.  14.  14. 

<k  23.  21,  25. 

ver.  24. 

John  5.  43. 
g  ver.  11. 


h  2  Chr.  15.  6. 


Hag.  2.  22. 
2ech.  14.  13. 


!ch.  10.  17. 
Mark  13.  9. 
Luke  21.  12. 
John  15.20. 
ic  IC.  2. 
Alts  4.  2,  3. 
&  7.  59.  Sc  12. 
1,  At. 

1  Pet.  4.  16. 
Rev.  2.  10,13. 

tch.  11.  6.  <fc 
13.  57. 

2  Tim.  1.  15. 
<k  4.  10,  16. 

Zrh.7.  15. 

Arts  20.  29. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 
m  1  Tim.  4.  1. 

ver.  5,  24. 
n  ch.  10.  22. 

.Mark  13.  13. 

Hel).  3.  6,  14. 

Rev.  2.  10. 
och.4.  23.  <k 

9.  35. 
p  Rom.  10.  18. 

Col.  1.  6,23. 
q  Mark  13.  14. 

Luke  21.  20. 


The  fiigns  of  Christ's 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


coming  to  judgment. 


A.  D.  33. 


rDan.  9.  27. 
&  12.  11. 
s  Dan.  9.  23, 


uDan.  9.  26. 
<fe  12.  1. 
Joel  2.  2. 


X  Is.  65.  8,  9. 
Zech.  14.2,3. 

vMark  13.21. 
Luke  17.  23. 
<k  21.  8. 

«Deut.  13.  1. 

ver.  .'),  11. 

2Thess.  2.9, 

10,  11. 

Rev.  13.  13. 
a  John  G.  37. 

&  10.  28,  29. 

Rom.  8.  28, 

29,  30. 

2  Tim.  2.  19. 


b  Luke  17.  24. 


c  Job  39.  30. 
Luke  17.  37. 


<fDan.  7.  11, 

12. 
cIs.  13.  10. 

Ez.  32.  7. 

Joel  2.10,31. 

ic  3.  15. 

Amos  5.  20. 

(k  8.  9. 

Mark   13.  24. 

L\ike21.  25. 

Acts  2.  20. 

Rev.  6.  12. 
/Dan.  7.  13. 
ir  Zcch.l2. 12. 
Ach.  16.  27. 

Mark  13.  2C. 

Rev.  1.  7. 
ich.  13.  41. 

1  Cor.  15.  52. 

lThesii.4.16. 
II  Or,  with  a 

trumpet^  and 

a  great  voice. 
t  Luke  21.  29. 


tion,  spoken  of  by  »-Daniel  the 
prophet,  stand  in  the  holy  place, 
(s  whoso  readeth,  let  him  under- 
stand,) 

16  Tlien  let  them  which  be  in 
Judea  llee  into  the  mountains: 

17  Let  liim  which  is  on  the  house- 
top not  come  down  to  take  any 
thing  out  of  liis  house: 

18  Neither  let  him  which  is  in 
the  field  return  back  to  take  his 
clothes. 

19  And  <  woe  unto  them  that  are 
with  child,  and  to  thein  that  give 
suck  in  those  days ! 

20  But  pray  ye  that  your  flight 
be  not  in  the  winter,  neither  on 
the  sabbath  day : 

21  For  « then  shall  be  great  trib- 
ulation, such  as  was  not  since  the 
beginning  of  the  world  to  this 
time,  no,  nor  ever  shall  be. 

22  And  e.xcept  those  days  should 
be  shortened,  there  should  no 
fiesh  be  saved:  ^bnt  for  the 
elect's  sake  those  days  shall  be 
shortened. 

23  2/ Then  if  any  man  shall  say 
unto  you,  Lo,  here  is  Christ,  or 
there ;"  believe  it  not. 

24  For  2  there  shall  arise  false 
Christs,  and  false  prophets,  and 
shall  shew  great  signs  and  won- 
ders; insomuch  tliat,  "if  it  ivere 
possible,  they  shall  deceive  the 
very  elect. 

25  Behold,  I  have  told  you  be- 
fore. 

26  AVherefore  if  they  shall  say 
unto  you.  Behold,  he  is  in  the 
desert;  go  not  forth :  behold,  he 
is  in  the  secret  chambers ;  believe 
it  not. 

27  *  For  as  the  lightning  cometh 
out  of  the  east,  and  shineth  even 
unto  the  west;  so  shall  also  the 
coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be. 

28  <^For  wheresoever  the  carcass 
is,  there  will  the  eagles  be  gath- 
ered together. 

29  IT  d  Immediately  after  the  trib- 
ulation of  those  days  f  shall  the 
sun  be  darkened,  and  the  moon 
shall  not  give  her  light,  and  the 
stars  shalllall  from  heaven,  and 
the  powers  of  the  heavens  shall 
be  shaken : 

30  /And  then  shall  appear  the 
sign  of  the  Son  of  man  in  heav- 
en :  .'/and  then  shall  all  the  ti'ibes 
of  the  earth  mourn,  ''xmd  they 
shall  see  the  Hon  of  man  coming 
in  the  clouds  of  heaven  with 
power  and  great  glory. 

31  «And  he  shall  send  his  angels 
II  with  a  great  sound  of  a  trumpet, 
and  they  shall  gather  together  his 
elect  from  the  four  winds,  from 
one  end  of  heaven  to  the  other. 

32  Now  learn  *a  parable  of^he 
fig  tree;  When  his  branch  is  yet 
tender,  and  putteth  forth  leaves, 
ye  know  that  summer  is  nigh : 

33  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall 

28 


see  all  these  things,  know  Uhat 
II  it  is  near,  even  at  the  doors. 

34  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  '"This 
generation  shall  not  pass,  till  all 
these  things  be  fulfilled. 

35  "Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass 
away,  but  my  words  shall  not  pass 
awav. 

36  f  "  But  of  that  day  and  hour 
knoweth  no  man,  no,  not  the 
angels  of  heaven,  p  but  my  Father 
only. 

37  But  as  the  days  of  Noe  ivere, 
so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the 
Son  of  man  be. 

38  7  For  as  in  the  days  that  were 
before  the  flood  they  were  eating 
and  drinking,  marrying  and  giv- 
ing in  marriage,  until  the  day 
that  Noe  entered  into  the  ark, 

39  And  knew  not  until  the  flood 
came,  and  took  them  all  away; 
so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the 
Son  of  man  be. 

40  '•  Then  shall  two  be  in  the 
field;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and 
the  other  left. 

41  Two  teamen  sfiall  be  grinding 
at  the  mill;  the  one  shall  be 
taken,  and  the  other  left. 

42  1[  8  Watch  therefore ;  for  ye 
know  not  what  hour  your  Lord 
doth  come. 

43  'But  know  this,  that  if  the 
goodmanof  the  house  had  known 
in  what  watch  the  thief  would 
come,  he  would  have  watched, 
and  would  not  have  suffered  his 
house  to  be  broken  up. 

44  "Therefore  be  ye  also  ready: 
for  in  such  an  hour  as  ye  think 
not  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 

45  «\Vho  then  is  a  faithful  and 
wise  servant,  whom  his  lord  hath 
made  ruler  over  his  household,  to 
give  them  naeat  in  due  season  ? 

46  2/  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom 
his  lord  when  he  cometh  shall 
find  so  doing. 

47  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  That 
"-he  shall  make  "him  ruler  over  all 
his  goods. 

48  But  and  if  that  evil  servant 
shall  say  in  his  heart,  My  lord  de- 
laj-eth  liis  coming; 

49  And  shall  begin  to  smite  Ms 
fellow  servants,  and  to  eat  and 
drink  with  the  drunken; 

50  The  lord  of  that  servant  shall 
come  in  a  'day  when  he  looketh 
not  for  him,  and  in  an  hour  that 
he  is  not  aware  of, 

51  And  shall  II  cut  him  asunder, 
and  appoint  /lim  his  portion  with 
the  hypo(;rites:  "there  shall  be 
weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  The  parable  of  the  ten  virgins,  14  and  of  Ike 
talents.  31  Also  the  description  of  the  last 
judgment. 

THEN   shall    the   kuigdora   of 
heaven  be  likened  unto  ten 
virgins,  which  took  tlieir  lamps, 


A.  D.  S3. 


2  James  5.  9. 
II  Or,  he. 
m  cli.  IG.  28. 

&  23.  36. 

Mark  13.  30. 

Luke  21.  32. 
n  Ps.  102.  26. 

Is.  51.  6. 

Jer.  31.  35, 

36. 

ch.  5.  18. 

Mark  13.  31. 

Luke  21.  33. 

Heb.  1.  11. 
0  Mark  13.  32. 

Alts  1.  7. 

1  Thess.  5.2. 

2  Pet.  3.  10. 
p  Zech.  14.  7. 
q  Gen.  6.  3,  4, 

5.  ik  7.  5. 
Luke  17.  26. 
1  Pet.  3,  20. 


r  Luke  17.  34, 
<kc. 


sch.  25.  13. 

Mark  13.  33, 

Arc. 

Luke  21.  30. 
t  Luke  12.  39. 

1  Thess.  5.2. 

2  Pet.  3.  10. 
Rev.  3.3.  Sc 
16.  15. 


uc.h.  25.  13. 
1  Thess.  5.  6. 


X  Luke  12.  42. 
Acts  20.  28. 
1  Cor.  4.  2. 
Heb.  3.  5. 

yRev.  16.  15. 


s  ch.  25.21,23. 
Luke  22.  29. 


I  Or, 
cul  him  off. 

■1  ch.  8.  12.  it 
25.  30. 


Parable  of  the  ten  virgins, 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


and  of  the  talents. 


A.  D.  33. 


a  Eph.  5.  29, 

30. 

Rev.  19.  7. 

Sc  21.  2,  9. 
i  ch.  13.  47. 

&  22.  10. 


cl  Thess.5.  B. 
lich.  24.  31. 

1  Thess.  4. 

16. 


/Luke  13.  25. 


gch.  7.  21, 
I'J,  23. 

h  P3.  5.  5. 

Hab.  1.  13. 

John  9.  31. 
I  ch.  24.  42, 

44. 

Mark    13.  33, 

35. 

Luke  21.  36. 

1  Cor.  IG.  13. 

1  Thess.  5.  G. 

1  Pet.  5.  8. 

Rev.  IG.  15. 
*  Luke  19.  12. 
Uh.  21.  33. 
I  A  talent  is 

187/.  IOj. 

ch.  IS.  24. 
m  Rom.  12.  6. 

1  Cor.  12.  7, 

11,  29. 

Eph.  4.  11. 


nch.  24.47. 

ver.  34,  46. 

Luke  12.  44. 

ic  22.  29,  30. 
0  2  Tim.  2.  12. 

Heb.  12.  2. 

1  Pet.  1.  8. 


and   went   forth    to    meet    «the 
bridegroom. 

2  *And  live  of  them  were  wise, 
and  five  loere  foolish. 

3  They  that  icere  fooli.sh  took 
their  lamps,  and  took  no  oil  with 
them: 

4  But  the  wise  took  oil  in  their 
vessels  with  their  lamps. 

5  While  the  bridegroom  tarried, 
«they  all  slumbered  and  slept. 

6  And  at  midnight  <' there  was  a 
cry  made,  Behold,  the  bridegroom 
Cometh ;  go  j-e  out  to  meet  him. 

7  Then  all  those  virgins  arose, 
and  e  trimmed  their  lamps. 

8  And  the  foolish  said  unto  the 
wise.  Give  us  of  your  oil ;  for  our 
lamps  are  II  gone  out. 

9  But  the  wise  answered,  saying. 
Not  so;  lest  there  be  not  enough 
for  us  and  you :  but  go  j-e  rather 
to  them  that  sell,  and  buy  for 
yourselves. 

10  And  while  they  went  to  buy, 
the  bridegroom  came;  and  they 
that  were  ready  went  in  with  him 
to  the  marriage:  and  /the  door 
was  shut. 

11  Afterward  came  also  the  other 
virgins,  saj'ing,  y  Lord,  Lord,  open 
to  us. 

12  But  he  answered  and  said, 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  ''I  know 
you  not. 

13  *  Watch  therefore;  for  ye 
knov/  neither  the  day  nor  the 
hour  wherein  the  Son  of  mian 
cometh. 

14  ^  ''For  the  kingdom  of  heaven 
is  'as  a  man  travelling  into  a  far 
country,  ivho  called  his  own  serv- 
ants, and  delivered  unto  them  his 
goods. 

15  And  unto  one  he  gave  five 
II  talents,  to  another  two,  and  to 
another  one  ;  «»to  every  man  ac- 
cording to  his  several  ability ;  and 
straightway  took  his  journey. 

16  Then  he  that  had  received  the 
five  talents  went  and  traded  with 
the  same,  and  made  them  other 
five  talents. 

17  And  likewise  he  that  had  re- 
ceived two,  he  also  gained  other 
two. 

18  But  he  that  had  received  one 
went  and  digged  in  the  earth, 
and  hid  his  lord's  money. 

19  After  a  long  time  the  lord  of 
those  servants  cometh,  and  reck- 
oneth  with  them. 

20  And  so  he  that  had  received 
five  talents  came  and  brought 
other  five  talents,  saying.  Lord, 
thou  deliveredst  unto  me  five 
talents:  behold,  I  have  gained 
beside  them  five  talents  more. 

21  His  lord  said  unto  him.  Well 
done,  thou  good  and  faithful  serv- 
ant: thou  hast  been  faithful  over 
a  few  things,  «I  will  make  thee 
ruler  over  many  things:  enter 
thou  into  0  the  joy  of  thy  lord. 


22  He  also  that  had  received  two 
talents  came  and  said.  Lord,  thou 
deliveredst  unto  me  two  talents: 
behold,  I  have  gained  two  other 
talents  beside  them. 

23  His  lord  said  unto  him,  2' Well 
done,  good  and  faithful  servant; 
thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a  few 
things,  I  will  make  thee  ruler 
over  many  things :  enter  thou 
into  the  joy  of  thj'  lord. 

24  Then  he  which  had  received 
the  one   talent   came   and   said, 

j  Lord,  I  knew  thee  that  thou  art  a 
i  hard  man,  reaping  where  thou 
I  hast  not  sown,  and  gathering 
where  thou  hast  not  strewed : 

25  And  I  was  afraid,  and  went 
and  hid  thy  talent  in  the  earth: 
lo,  there  thou  hast  that  is  thine. 

26  His  lord  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  Thou  wicked  and  sloth- 
ful servant,  thou  knewest  tliat  I 
reap  where  I  sowed  not,  and 
gather  where  I  have  not  strewed : 

27  Thou  oughtest  therefore  to 
have  put  my  money  to  the  ex- 
changers, and  then  at  my  coming 
I  should  have  received  ihine  own 
with  usury. 

28  Take  therefore  the  talent  from 
him,  and  give  it  unto  him  which 
hath  ten  talents. 

29  s  For  unto  every  one  that  hath 
shall  be  given,  and  he  shall  have 
abundance:  but  from  him  that 
hath  not  shall  be  taken  away 
even  that  which  he  hath. 

30  And  cast  ye  the  unprofitable 
servant  '■  into  outer  darkness : 
there  shall  be  weeping  and 
gnashing  of  teeth. 

31  11  s  When  the  Son  of  man  shall 
come  in  his  glory,  and  all  the 
holy  angels  with  him,  then  shall 
he  sit  upon  the  throne  of  his 
glory: 

32  And  f before  him  shall  be 
gathered  all  nations:  and  "he 
shall  separate  them  one  from  an- 
other, as  a  shepherd  divideth  his 
sheep  from  the  goats  : 

33  And  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on 
his  right  hand,  but  the  goats  on 
the  left. 

34  Then  shall  the  King  say  unto 
them  on  his  right  hand,  Come,  ye 
blessed  of  my  Father,  a:  inherit 
the  kingdom  .'/prepared  for  you 
from  the  foundation  of  the  world : 

35  2  For  I  was  a  hungered,  and 
ye  gave  me  meat :  I  was  thirsty, 
and  ye  gave  me  drink':  «  I  was  a 
stranger,  and  ye  took  me  in  : 

30  i Naked,  and  ye  clothed  me: 
I  was  sick,  and  ye  visited  me:  «! 
was  in  prison,  and  ye  came  unto 
me. 

37  Then  shall  the  righteous  an- 
swer him,  saying.  Lord,  when 
saw  we  thee  a  hungered,  and  fed 
thee?  or  thirsty,  and  gave  thee 
drink  ? 

38  When  saw  we  thee  a  stranger, 

29 


A.  D.  33. 


p  ver.  21. 


q  ch.  19.  19. 
Mark  4.  25. 
Luke  8.  18. 
&  19,  26. 
John  15.  2. 


rch.  8.  12.  <k 
24.  51. 

s  Zech.  14.  5. 

ch.  16.  27.  Sc 

19.  28. 

Mark  8.  38. 

Acts  1.  11. 

lThess.4.16. 

2  Thess.  1.  7. 

Jude  14. 

Rev.  1.  7. 
t  Rom.  14.  10. 

2  Cor.  5.  10. 

Rev.  20.  12. 
u  Ez.  20.  38. 

<k  34.  17,  20. 

ch.  13.  49. 


X  Rom.  8.  17. 

1  Pet.  1.  4, 

9.  &  3.  9. 

Rev.  21.  7. 
1/ch.  20.  23. 

Mark  10.  40. 

1  Cor.  2.  9. 

Heb.  11.  16. 
z  Is.  58.  7. 

Ez.  18.  7. 

James  1.  27. 
a  Heb.  13.  2. 

3  John  5. 
b  James  2.  15, 

16. 
c  2  Tim.  1. 16. 


Of  the  last  judgment. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Conspiracy  against  Christ. 


A.  D.33. 


(fProv.  14.31. 
Sc  19.  17. 
ch.  10.  42. 
Mark  9.  41. 
Heb.  G.  10. 

e  Ps.  6.  8. 

ch.  7.  23. 

Luke  13.  27. 
/ch.  13.40,42. 
£•2  Pet.  2.4. 

Jude  6. 


ftProt.  14.31. 

&  17.  5. 

Zech.  2.  8. 

Acts  9.  5. 
i  Dan.  12.  2. 

John  5.  29. 

Eom,  2.  7, 


oMark  14.  1. 
Luke  22. 1. 
John  13.  1. 


iPs.  2.  2. 
John  11.  47. 
Acts  4.  25, 
dec. 


c  Mark  14.  3. 

John  11.  1,5 

dc  12.  3. 
d  th.  21.  17. 


and  took  thee  in?  or  naked,  and 
clothed  thee? 

39  Or  when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or 
in  prison,  and  came  unto  tliee? 

40  And  the  King  shall  answer 
and  say  unto  them,  Verily  I  say 
unto  you, ''Inasmuch  as  ye  have 
done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of 
these  my  brethren,  ye  have  done 
it  unto  me. 

41  Then  shall  he  say  also  unto 
them  on  the  left  hand,  « Depart 
from  me,  ye  cursed,  ./into  ever- 
lasting fire,  prepared  for  ;/the 
devil  and  his  angels: 

42  For  I  was  a  hungered,  and  ye 
gave  me  no  meat:  I  was  thirsty, 
and  ye  gave  me  no  drink  : 

43  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took 
me  not  in :  naked,  and  ye  clothed 
me  not:  sick,  and  in  prison,  and 
ye  visited  me  not. 

44  Then  shall  they  also  answer 
him,  saying.  Lord,  when  .saw  we 
thee  a  hungered,  or  athirst,  or  a 
stranger,  or  naked,  or  sick,  or  in 
prison,  and  did  not  minister  unto 
thee? 

45  Then  shall  he  answer  them, 
saying.  Verily  I  say  unto  you, '« In- 
asmuch as  ye  did"//!  not  to  one  of 
the  least  of  these,  ye  did  it  not  to 
me. 

46  And  » these  shall  go  away  into 
everlasting  punishment:  but  the 
righteous  into  life  eternal. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  The  Tillers  conspire  againat  Christ.  6  The 
woman  anointeth  his  head.  14  Judas  selteth 
him.  n  Christ  eateth  the  passovcr  :  26  insti- 
iuteth  his  holy  supper  :  3fi  prayeth  in  the  gar- 
den :  47  and  l>eing  betrayed  with  a  kiss,  57  is 
carried  to  Caiaphas,  69  and  denied  oj Peter. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Je- 
.  sus  had  finished  all  these  say- 
ings, he  said  unto  his  disciples, 

2 "Ye  know  that  after  two  daj's 
is  the  feast  of  tha  passover,  and  the 
Son  of  man  is  betrayed  to  be  cru- 
cified. 

3 1>  Then  assembled  together  the 
chief  priests,  and  the  scribes,  and 
the  elders  of  the  people,  unto  the 
palace  of  the  high  priest,  who  was 
called  Caiaphas, 

4  And  consulted  that  they  might 
take  Jesus  by  subtilty,  and  kill 
him. 

.5  But  they  said.  Not  on  the  feast 
day,  lest  there  be  an  uproar 
among  the  people. 

G  f  cNow  when  Jesus  was  in 
''Bethany,  in  the  house  of  Simon 
the  leper, 

7  There  came  unto  him  a  woman 
having  an  alabaster  box  of  very 
precious  ointment,  and  j)()ured  it 
on  his  head,  as  he  sat  at  meat. 

8  >'  But  when  his  disciples  saw  it, 
they  had  indignation,  saying,  To 
what  purpose  is  this  waste  ? 

9  For  this  ointment  might  have 
been  sold  for  much,  and  given  to 
the  poor. 

30 


10  When  Jesus  understood  it,  he 
said  unto  them,  Why  trouble  ye 
the  woman?  for  she  hath 
wrought  a  good  work  upon  me. 

IL^For  ye  have  the  poor  always 
with  you;  but  </ine  ye  have  iiot 
always. 

12  For  in  that  she  hath  poured 
this  ointment  on  my  body,  she 
did  it  for  my  burial. 

13  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Where- 
soever this  gospel  shall  be  preach- 
ed in  the  whole  world,  there  shall 
also  this,  that  this  woman  hath 
done,  be  told  for  a  memorial  of 
her. 

14  T  ''Then  one  of  the  twelve, 
called  » Judas  Iscariot,  went  unto 
the  chief  priests, 

15  And  said  unto  them,  '•■What 
will  ye  give  me,  and  I  will  deliver 
him  unto  you?  And  they  cove- 
nanted with  him  for  thirty  pieces 
of  silver. 

16  And  from  that  time  he  sought 
opportunity  to  betray  him. 

17  ^  'Now  the  fir.st  day  of  the 
feast  o/ unleavened  bread  the  dis- 
ciples came  to  Jesus,  saying  unto 
him.  Where  wilt  thou  that  we  pre- 
pare for  thee  to  eat  the  passover? 

18  And  he  said,  Go  into  the  city 
to  such  a  man,  and  say  unto  him. 
The  Master  saith.  My  time  is  at 
hand;  I  will  keep  the  passover  at 
thy  house  with  my  disciples. 

19  And  the  disciples  did  as  Jesus 
had  app(jintc(l  them ;  and  they 
made  ready  the  passover. 

20  ™  Now  when  the  even  was 
come,  he  sat  down  with  the 
twelve. 

21  And  as  they  did  eat,  he  said. 
Verily  I  say  unto  j'ou,  that  one  of 
you  shall  betray  me. 

22  And  they  were  exceeding  sor- 
rowful, and  began  e\'ery  one  of 
them  to  say  unto  him,  Lord,  is  it  I  ? 

23  And  he  answered  and  said, 
"He  that  dippeth  his  hand  with 
me  in  the  dish,  the  same  shall  be- 
tray me. 

24  The  Son  of  man  goeth  <>  as  it  is 
written  of  him:  but  I'woe  unto 
that  man  by  whom  the  Son  of 
man  is  betrayed!  it  had  been  good 
for  that  man  if  he  had  not  been 
born. 

25  Then  Judas,  which  betrayed 
him,  answered  and  said.  Master, 
is  it  I?  He  said  unto  him.  Thou 
hast  said. 

26  ^  '/And  as  they  were  eating, 
'•Jesus  took  bread,  and  II  blessed 
it,  and  brake  it,  and  gave  it  to  the 
disciples,  and  said.  Take,  eat; 
«tliis  is  my  body. 

27  And  he  took  the  cup,  and 
gave  thanks,  and  gave  it  to  them, 
•saying,  *  Drink  ye  all  of  it ; 

28  For  "this  is  my  blood  a^of  the 
new  testament,  which  is  shed  i/ for 
many  for  the  remission  of  sins. 

29  But  zl  say  unto  you,  I  will 


A.  D.  33. 


/■Deut.  15.  11. 

John  12.  8. 
f  See  ch.  18. 

20.  &.  28.  20. 

John  13.  33. 

&  14.  19.  <k 

16.  5,  28.  &. 

17.  11. 


h  Mark  14. 10. 

Luke  22.  3. 

John  13.  2, 

30. 

ich.  10.  4. 
/;Zech.  11.12. 

ch.  27.  a 


/Ex.  12.  6,18. 
Mark  14. 12. 
Luke  22.  7, 


m  Mark  14.17- 
21. 

Luke  22.  14. 
John  13.  21. 


nPs.  41.  9. 

Luke  22.  21. 

John  13.  18. 
0  Ps.  22. 

Is.  53. 

D.in.  9.  26. 

Mark  9.  12. 

Luke  24.  25, 

26,  46. 

Act»17.  2,  3. 

i  26.  22,  23. 

ICor.  15.  3. 
p  John  17.  12. 
V  Mark  14.  22. 

Luke  22.  19. 
rl  Cor.  11. 

23,  24,  25. 
II  Many  Greek 

cf^ipies  have, 

g4iL^e  thanks. 

See  Mark  6. 

41. 

s  ICor.  10.  10. 
f  Mark  14.  23. 
uSee  Ex. 24.8. 

Lev.  17.11. 
X  Jer.  31.  31. 
y  ch.  20.  28. 

Rom.  5.  15. 

lleb.  9.  22. 
z  Mark  14.  26. 

Luke  22.  la 


Christ's  agony. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


He  is  "betrayed. 


A.  D.  33. 


a  Acts  10.  41. 


b  Mark  14.  20. 
II  Or,  psalm. 


c  Mark  14.  27. 
John  10.  32. 
ich.  11.  0. 
e  Zech.  13.  7. 

fch.  28.7,  10, 
16. 

Mark  14.  28. 
i.  10.  7. 


g  Mark  14.  30. 
Luke  22.  34. 
Johu  13.3a. 


Luke  22.  39. 
John  IS.  1. 


*  John  12.  27. 


I  Mark  14.  36. 

Luke  22.  42. 

Heb.  5.  7. 
m  John  12.27. 
7!Ch.20.  22. 
0  John  5.  30. 

&  6.  38. 

Phil.  2.  8. 


p  Mark  13. 33. 
&  14.  38. 
Luke  22.  40, 
46. 
Eph.  6.  18. 


not  drink  lienceforth  of  this  fruit 
of  the  vine,  "  until  that  day  when 
I  drinlc  it  new  with  you  in  my 
Father's  kingdom. 

30  *And  wlien  they  had  sung  a 
\\  hymn,  they  went  out  into  the 
mount  of  Olives. 

81  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them, 
'■All  j'e  shall  '<be  offended  be- 
cause of  me  this  night:  for  it  is 
written,  ej_  will  smite  the  Shep- 
herd, and  the  sheep  of  the  flock 
shall  be  scattered  abroad. 

32  But  after  I  am  risen  again,  /I 
will  go  before  you  into  Galilee. 

33  Peter  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Though  all  men  shall  be  of- 
fended because  of  thee,  yet  will  I 
never  be  offended. 

34  Jesus  said  unto  him,  » Verily 
I  say  unto  thee.  That  this  night, 
before  the  cock  crow,  thou  shalt 
deny  me  thrice. 

35  Peter  said  unto  him.  Though 
I  should  die  with  thee,  yet  will  I 
not  deny  thee.  Likewise  also 
said  all  the  disciples. 

3G  %  ''Then  cometh  Je.sus  with 
them  unto  a  place  called  Geth- 
semane,  and  saith  unto  the  dis- 
ciples, Sit  ye  here,  while  I  go  and 
pray  yonder. 

37  And  he  took  with  him  Peter 
and  »the  two  sons  of  Zebedee, 
and  began  to  be  sorrowful  and 
very  heavy. 

38  Then  saith  he  unto  them, 
*Mysoulis  exceeding  sorrowful, 
even  unto  death :  tarry  ye  here, 
and  watch  with  me. 

39  And  he  went  a  little  further, 
and  fell  on  his  face,  and  'prayed, 
saying,  '»0  my  Father,  if  it  be 
possible,  "  let  tins  cup  pass  from 
me:  nevertheless,  "  not  as  I  will, 
but  as  thou  wilt. 

40  And  he  cometh  unto  the  dLs- 
ciples,  and  findeth  them  asleep, 
and  saith  unto  Peter,  What, 
could  ye  not  watch  with  me  one 
hour? 

41?' Watch  and  pray,  that  ye  enter 
not  into  temptation :  the  spirit 
indeed  is  willing,  but  the  flesh  is 
weak. 

42  He  went  away  again  the  sec- 
ond time,  and  prayed,  saying,  O 
my  Father,  if  this  cup  may  not 
pass  away  from  me,  except  I 
drink  it,  thy  will  be  done. 

43  And  he  came  and  found  them 
asleep  again :  lor  their  eyes  were 
heavy. 

44  And  he  left  them,  and  went 
away  again,  and  prayed  the  third 
time,  saj^ing  the  same  words. 

45  Then  cometh  he  to  his  disci- 
ples, and  saith  unto  them,  Sleep  on 
now,  and  take  yourve'st:  behold, 
the  hour  is  at  hand,  and  the  Son 
of  man  is  betrayed  into  the  hands 
of  sinners. 

46  llise,  let  us  be  going :  behold, 
he  is  at  hand  that  doth  betray  me. 


47  If  And  {While  he  yet  spake,  lo, 
Judas,  one  of  the  twelve,  came, 
and  with  him  a  great  multitude 
with  swords  and  staves,  from  the 
chief  priests  and  elders  of  the 
people. 

48  Now  he  that  betrayed  him 
gave  them  a  sign,  saying.  Whom- 
soever I  shall  kiss,  that  same  is 
he  ;  hold  him  fast. 

49  And  forthwith  he  came  to  Je- 
sus, and  said,  Hail, Master;  '"and 
ki.ssed  him. 

50  And  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
s  Friend,  wherefore  art  thou 
come?  Then  came  they,  and 
laid  hands  on  Jesus,  and  took 
him. 

51  And,  behold,  « one  of  them 
which  were  with  Jesus  stretched 
out  liix  hand,  and  drew  his  sword, 
and  struck  a  servant  of  the  high 
priest,  and  smote  off  his  ear. 

52  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him. 
Put  up  a^ain  thy  sword  into  his 
place:  «for  all  they  that  take 
the  sword  shall  perish  by  the 
sword. 

53  Thinkest  thou  that  I  cannot 
now  pray  to  my  Father,  and  he 
shall  presently  give  me  « more 
than  twelve  legions  of  angels? 

54  But  how  then  shall  the  Scrip- 
tures be  fulfilled,  2/ that  thus  it 
must  be? 

55  In  that  same  hour  said  Jesus 
to  the  multitudes,  Are  ye  come 
out  as  against  a  thief  with  swords 
and  staves  for  to  take  me  ?  I  sat 
daily  with  you  teaching  in  the 
temple,  and  j'e  laid  no  hold  on 
me. 

56  But  all  this  was  done,  that  the 
2  Scriptures  of  the  prophets  might 
be  fulfilled.  Then  «  all  the  disci- 
ples forsook  him,  and  fled. 

57  1  ''And  they  that  liad  laid  hold 
on  Jesus  led  'him  away  to  Caia- 
phas  the  high  priest,  where  the 
scribes  and  the  elders  were  assem- 
bled. 

58  But  Peter  followed  him  afar 
off  unto  the  high  priest's  palace, 
and  went  in,  and  sat  with  the 
servants,  to  see  the  end. 

59  Now  the  chief  priests,  and  eld- 
ers, and  all  the  council,  sought 
false  witness  against  Jesus,  to  put 
him  to  death  ; 

GO  But  found  none :  yea,  though 
cixianyfal.se  witnesses  came,  yet 
found  they  none.  At  the  last 
came  i^two  false  witnesses, 

61  And  said,  This  fellow  said,  «I 
am  able  to  destroy  the  temple  of 
God,  and  to  build  it  in  three  days. 

62 /And  the  high  priest  arose,  and 
said  unto  him,  Answerest  thou 
nothing?  what  is  it  which  these 
witness  against  thee? 

63   But  i/ Jesus   held   his   peace. 

And   the   high   priest    answered 

and  said  unto  liim,  '<  I  adjure  thee 

bv  the  living  God,  that  thou  tell 

31 


A.  D.  33. 


?  Mark  14.  43. 
Luke  22.  47. 
John  18.  3. 
Acta  1.  16. 


sPs.  41.  9.  ic 
55. 13. 


tJohn  13.10. 


uGen.9.  6. 
Rev.  13.  10. 


X  2  Kings  6.17. 
Dan.  7. 10. 


y  Is.  53.7,  Sec. 
ver.  24. 
Luke  24.  25, 
44,  46. 


z  Lara.  4.  20. 

ver.  54. 
a  See  John  18. 

15. 
iMark  14.53. 

Luke  22.  54. 

John  18.  12, 

13,24. 


c  Ps.  27.  12. "& 

33.  11. 

Mark  14.55. 

So  Acts  6.13. 
d  Deut.  19. 15. 
ech.27.  40. 

John  2.  19. 
/.Mark  14.  60. 


g  Is.  53.  7. 

ch.  27.12,  14. 
h  Lev.  5.  1. 

1  Sam.  14.24, 

20. 


Peter's  denial. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Clirist  is  accused. 


A.  D.  33. 


J  Dan.  7.  13. 

ch.  IC.  27.  & 

24.  30.  &  25. 

31. 

Luke  21.  27. 

John  1.51. 

Rom.  14.  10. 

1  Thess.4.16. 

Rev.  1.  7. 
iPs.  110.  1. 

Acts  7.  55. 
12  Kings  18. 

37.  &:  19.  1. 
m  Lev.  24.  16. 

John  19.  7. 
n  Is.  50.  6.  3c 

53.  3. 

ch.  27.  30. 
0  Luke  22.  63. 

John  19.  3. 
II  Or,  rods, 
p  Mark  14.  65. 

Luke  22.  C4. 
5  Mark  14.  06. 

Luke  22.  55. 

John  18.  J6, 

17, 25. 


r  Luke  22.  59. 
sMark  14.  71. 


/  ver.  34. 
Mark  14.  30. 
Luke  22.  61, 


oPs.  2.2. 

Mark  15.  1. 

Luke  22.  66. 

Sc  23.  1 . 

John  Itt.  28. 
ich.  20.  19. 

Acta  3.  13. 

c  ch.26.14,15. 


US  whether  thou  be  the  Christ,  the 
Son  of  God. 

64  Jesus  saith  unto  him.Thou  hast 
said :  nevertheless  I  say  unto  you, 
» Hereafter  shall  ye  see  the  Son  of 
man  /'•  sitting  on  the  right  hand  of 
power,  and  coming  in  the  clouds 
of  heaven. 

05  'Then  the  high  priest  rent  his 
clothes,  saying.  He  hath  spoken 
blasphemy;  what  further  need 
have  we  of  witnesses?  behold, 
now  ye  have  heard  his  blasphe- 
my. 

66  What  think  ye?  They  answer- 
ed and  said,  '"He  is  guilty  of 
death. 

67  »  Then  did  they  spit  in  his  face, 
and  buffeted  him;  and  "others 
smote  him  with  !l  the  palms  of 
their  hands, 

68  Saying,  ?>  Prophesy  unto  us, 
thou  Christ,  Who  is  he  that  smote 
thee? 

69  f  ^Now  Peter  sat  without  in 
the  palace  :  and  a  damsel  came 
unto  him,  saying,  Thou  also  wast 
with  Jesus  of  Galilee. 

70  But  he  denied  before  t/ip/a  all, 
saying,  I  know  not  what  thou 
saj'^est. 

71  And  when  he  was  gone  out  in- 
to the  porch,  another  maid  saw 
him,  and  said  unto  them  that 
were  there.  This  fellow  was  also 
with  Jesus  of  ]?^azareth. 

72  And  again  he  denied  with  an 
oath,  I  do  not  know  the  man. 

73  And  after  a  while  came  unto 
Jiim  thej'  that  stood  by,  and  said 
to  Peter,  Surely  tliou  also  art  one 
of  them ;  for  thy  »-speech  bewray- 
eth  thee. 

74  Then  s  began  he  to  curse  and 
to  swear,  .^m/inr/,  I  know  not  the 
man.  And  immediately  the  cock 
crew. 

75  And  Peter  remembered  the 
word  of  Jesus,  which  said  unto 
him,  'Before  tlie  cock  crow,  thou 
Shalt  deny  me  tlirice.  And  he 
went  out,  and  wept  bitterlj'. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  Christ  is  delivered  hound  to  Pilate.  3  Judas 
han^eth  himself.  19  Ptlale,  admonished  of  his 
wife,  24  wash'tth  his  hands:  26  and  looseth 
Barah'ias.  29  Christ  is  crowned  with  thorns, 
34  crucified,  40  reviled,  50  dirth,  and  is  buried  : 
06  his  sepulchre  is  sealed,  and  watched. 

WHEN  the  mornhig  was  come, 
«all  the  chief  priests  and 
elders  of  the  people  took  counsel 
against  Jesus  to  put  liim  to  death: 

2  And  when  they  had  l)oundhim, 
they  led  him  away,  and  f- delivered 
him  to  Pontius  Pilate  the  gov- 
ernor. 

3  1[  cThen  Judas,  which  had  be- 
trayed him,  when  he  saw  that  he 
was  condemned,  repented  him- 
self, and  brought  again  the  thirty 
pieces  of  silver  to  the  chief  priests 
and  elders, 

4  Saying,  I  have  sinned  in  that  I 


have  betrayed  the  innocent  blood. 
And  they  said.  What  is  that  to  us? 
see  thou  to  that. 

5  And  he  cast  down  the  pieces  of 
silver  in  the  temple,  ^  and  depart- 
ed, and  went  and  hanged  himself. 

6  And  the  chief  priests  took  the 
silver  pieces,  and  said.  It  is  not 
lawful  for  to  put  them  into  the 
treasury,  because  it  is  the  price  of 
blood. 

7  And  they  took  counsel,  and 
bought  with  them  the  potter's 
field,  to  bury  strangers  in. 

8  Wherefore  tiiat  field  was 
called,  eThe  field  of  blood,  unto 
this  dav. 

9  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which 
was  spoken  by  Jeremy  the  proph- 
et, saying,  /And  they  took  the 
thirty  pieces  of  silve'r,  the  price 
of  him  that  was  valued,  i  whom 
they  of  the  children  of  Israel  did 
value ; 

10  And  gave  them  for  the  pot- 
ter's field,  as  the  Lord  appointed 
me. 

11  And  Jesus  stood  before  the 
governor:  *and  the  governor 
asked  him,  saying.  Art  thou  the 
King  of  the  Jews?  And  Jesus 
said  unto  him, ''  Tliou  saj'est. 

12  And  when  he  was  accused  of 
the  chief  priests  and  elders,  ^he 
answered  nothing. 

13  Then  said  Pilate  unto  him, 
'^ nearest  tliou  not  how  many 
things  they  witness  against  thee  ? 

14  And  he  answered  him  to 
never  a  word ;  insomuch  that  the 
governor  marvelled  greatly. 

15  '  Now  at  that  feast  the  gov- 
ernor was  wont  to  release  unto 
the  people  a  i)risouer,  whom  they 
would. 

16  And  they  had  then  a  notable 
prisoner,  called  Barabbas. 

17  Therefore  wlieu  they  were 
gathered  together,  Pilate  said 
unto  them.  Whom  will  ye  that  I 
release  unto  you?  Barabbas,  or 
Jesus  which  is  called  Christ? 

18  For  he  knew  that  for  envy 
they  had  delivered  him. 

19  '\  When  he  was  set  down  on 
the  judgment  seat,  liis  wife  sent 
unto  him,  saying.  Have  thou 
nothing  to  do  witli  that  just  man: 
for  I  liave  sulfered  manj''  things 
this  day  in  a  dream  because  of 
him. 

20  '"But  the  chief  priests  and 
elders  persuaded  the  multitude 
that  they  should  ask  Barabbas, 
and  destroy  Jesus. 

21  The  governor  answered  and 
said  unto  them.  Whether  of  the 
twain  will  ye  that  I  release  unto 
you?    The.y  said,  Barabbas. 

22  Pilate  saith  unto  them,  What 
shall  I  do  then  with  .Jesus  which 
is  called  Christ?  They  all  say 
unto  him.  Let  him  be  crucified. 

23  And  the  governor  said.  Why, 


A.J).  33. 


d  2  Sam. 17. 23. 
Acts  1.  18. 


/Zech.  11.  12, 
13. 

I  Or,  whom 
they  bought 
of  the  chil- 
dren of  IS' 
raeU 


S  Mark  15.  2. 
Luke  23.  3. 
John  18.  33. 

A  John  18.  37. 
1  Tim.  6.  13. 

:  ch.  26.  63. 
John  19.  9. 


k  ch.  26.  62. 
John  19. 10. 


Z  Mark  15.  6. 
Luke  23.  17. 
John  18.  39. 


Luke  23.  18. 
John  18.  40. 
Acts  3.  14. 


Christ's  crucifixwn, 


ST.  ]SLiTTHEW. 


and  death. 


A.  D.  as. 


nDeut.  21.  6. 


oDeut.  19. 10. 

Josh.  'i.  19. 

2  Sam.  1.  16. 

1  Kings  2.  3-2. 

Acts  5.  28. 
p  Is.  53.  5. 

Mark  15.  15. 

Luke  23.  16, 

24,  25. 

John  19.  1, 

IC. 
9  Mark  15.  16. 

John  19.  2. 
II  Or,  govern- 
or's house. 
r  Luke  23.  11. 
t  Ps.  09.  19. 

Is.  53.  3. 


tis.  50.  6. 
ch.  26.  67. 


*  Num.  15.  35. 

1  Kings  21. 

13. 

Acts  7.  58. 

Hell.  13.  12. 
y  Mark  15.  21. 

Luke  23.  26. 
z  Mark  15.  22. 

Luke  23.  33. 

John  19.  17. 
aPs.  69.21. 

See  ver.  48. 

i  Mark  15.  24. 
Luke  23.  34. 
John  19.  24. 


e  Mark  15.  26. 
Luke  23.  38. 
John  19.  19. 


/Is.  53.  12. 

Mark  15.  27. 

Luke  23.  32, 

33. 

John  19.  18. 
e  Ps.  22.  7.  <k 

109.  25. 

Mark  15.  29. 

Luke  23.  35. 
ftch.26.  61. 

John  2.  19. 
i  ch.  26.  63. 


what  evil  tiatli  he  done  ?  But 
they  cried  out  the  more,  saying, 
Let  him  be  crucified. 

24  T  When  Pilate  saw  that  he 
could  prevail  nothing,  but  that 
rather  a  tumult  was  made,  he 
"took  water,  and  washed  his 
hands  before  the  multitude,  say- 
ing, I  am  innocent  of  the  blood  of 
this  just  person :  see  ye  to  it. 

25  Then  answered  all  the  peo- 
ple, and  said,  "  His  blood  be  on  us, 
and  on  our  children. 

26  *i  Then  released  he  Barabbas 
unto  them:  and  when  phe  had 
scourged  Je.sus,  he  delivered  him 
to  be  crucified. 

27  '1  Tlien  the  soldiers  of  the  gov- 
ernor took  Jesus  into  the  II  com- 
mon hall,  and  gathered  unto  him 

j  the  whole  band  of  soldiers. 

28  And  they  stripped  him,  and 
\  "-put  on  him  a  scarlet  robe. 

29  ^  «And  when  they  had  platted 
a  crown  of  thorns,  they  put  it 
upon  his  head,  and  a  reed  in  his 
right  hand:  and  they  bowed  the 
knee   before   him,    and   mocked 

!  him,  saying,   Hail,  King  of  the 
j  Jews ! 
SO  And  '  they  spit  upon  him,  and 

took  tlie  reed,  and  smote  him  on 

the  head. 

31  And  after  that  they  had 
mocked  him,  they  took  the  robe 
off  from  him,  aiid  put  his  own 
raiment  on  him,  «and  led  him 
away  to  crucify  hini. 

32  ^  And  as  thej'  came  out,  y  they 
found  a  man  of  Cyrene.  Simon  by 
name:  him  they  compelled  to 
bear  his  cross. 

33  2 And  when  they  were  come 
unto  a  place  called  Golgotha,  that 
is  to  say,  a  place  of  a  skull, 

34  T[  "They  gave  him  vinegar  to 
drink  mingled  with  gall:  and 
when  he  had  tasted  thereof,  he 
would  not  drink. 

35  ^And  they  crucified  him,  and 
parted  his  garments,  casting  lots  : 
that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  by  the  prophet, 
"They  parted  "  my  garments 
among  them,  and  upon  my  vest- 
ure did  they  cast  lots. 

36  ''And  sitting  down  they 
watched  him  there ; 

37  And  eset  up  over  his  head 
his  accusation  written,  THIS  IS 
JESUS  THE  KING  OF  THE 
JEW.S. 

38.rThen  were  there  two  thieves 
crucified  with  him ;  one  on  the 
right  hand,  and  another  on  the 
left. 

39  T  And  i'thej'  that  passed  bj' 
reviled  him,  wagging  their  heads, 

40  And  saying,  /'Thou  that  de- 
stroyest  the  temple,  and  buildest 
it  in  three  days,  save  thyself.  *  If 
thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  come 
down  from  the  cross. 

41  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests 


mocking  hiin,yvith.  the  scribes  and 
elders,  said, 

42  He  saved  others  ;  himself  he 
cannot  save.  If  he  be  the  King  of 
Israel,  let  him  now  come  down 
from  the  cross,  and  we  will  be- 
lieve him. 

43  A  He  trusted  in  God;  let  him 
deliver  him  now,  if  he  will  have 
him :  for  he  said,  I  am  the  Son  of 
God. 

44  I  The  thieves  also,  which  were 
crucified  with  him,  cast  the  same 
in  his  teeth. 

45  "» Now  from  the  sixth  hour 
there  was  darkne.ss  over  all  the 
land  unto  the  ninth  hour. 

46  And  about  the  ninth  hour 
1  Jesus  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying,  Eli,  Eli,  lama  sabach- 
thani  ?  that  is  to  say,  »  My  God, 
my  God,  whj'  hast  thou  for.saken 
me  ? 

47  Some  of  them  that  stood  there, 
when  they  heard  i/utt,  said,  This 
man  calleth  for  Ellas. 

48  And  straightway  one  of  them 
ran,  and  took  a  spo'nge,  pand  fill- 
ed it  with  vinegar,  and  put  it  on  a 
reed,  and  gave  him  to  drink. 

49  The  rest  said.  Let  be,  let  us  see 
whether  Elias  will  come  to  save 
him. 

50  ^  ?  Jesus,  when  he  had  cried 
again  with  a  loud  voice,  yielded 
up  the  ghost. 

51  And,  behold,  »•  the  vail  of  the 
temple  was  rent  in  twain  from 
the  top  to  the  bottom;  and  the 
earth  did  quake,  and  the  rocks 
rent; 

52  And  the  graves  were  opened; 
and  many  bodies  of  the  saints 
which  slept  arose, 

53  And  came  out  of  the  graves 
after  his  resurrection,  and  went 
into  the  holy  citj',  and  appeared 
unto  many. 

54  « Now  when  the  centurion, 
and  they  that  were  with  him, 
watching  Jesus,  saw  the  earth- 
quake, and  those  things  that 
were  done,  they  feared  greatly, 
saying.  Truly  this  was  the  Son  of 
God. 

55  And  many  women  were  there 
beholding  afar  off,  *  which  fol- 
lowed Jesus  from  Galilee,  minis- 
tering unto  him : 

56  "Among  which  was  Mary 
Magdalene,  and  Mary  the  mother 
of  James  and  Joses,  and  the 
mother  of  Zebedee's  children. 

57  ^When  the  even  was  come, 
there  came  a  rich  man  of  Arima- 
thea,  named  Joseph,  who  also 
himself  was  Jesus'  disciple: 

58  He  went  to  Pilate,  and  beg- 
ged the  bodj^  of  Jesus.  Then  Pi- 
late commanded  the  body  to  be 
delivered. 

59  And  when  Joseph  had  taken 
the  body,  he  wrapped  it  in  a 
clean  linen  cloth, 

33 


A.  D.  33. 


I  Mark  l,").  32. 
Luke  23.  39. 

m  Amos  8.  9. 
Mark  15.  33. 
Luke  23.  44. 


n  Heb.  5.  7. 
0  Ps.  22.  1. 


p  Ps.  69.  21. 
Mark  15.  36. 
Luke  23.  36. 
John  19.  29. 


V  Mark  15.  37. 
Luke  23.  46. 


r  Ex.  26.  31. 
2  Chr.  3.  14. 
Mark  15.  38. 
Luke  23.  45. 


i  ver.  36. 
Mark  15.  39. 
Luke  23.  47. 


t  Luke  8.  2, 3. 


I  Mark  15.  42. 
Luke  23.  50. 
John  19.  38. 


Christ's  burial. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


and  resurrection. 


A.  D.  33. 


y  Is.  53.  9. 


zch.  IC.  21.  <k 
17.  23.  &  20. 
10.  <fc  26.  Gl. 
Mark  8.  31. 
<Sr  10.  34. 
Luke  9.  22. 
&  18.  33.  Sc 
24.  C,  7. 
John  2.  19. 


oMark  10.  1. 
Luke  24.  1. 
John  20.  1. 


had  been, 
c  See  Mark 


Luke  24.  4. 
John  20.  12: 


CO  And  y  laid  it  in  his  own  new 
tomb,  which  lie  had  hewn  out  in 
the  rock :  and  he  roiled  a  great 
stone  to  the  door  of  the  sepulchre, 
and  departed. 

61  And  there  was  Mary  Magda- 
lene, and  the  other  Mary,  sitting 
over  against  the  sepulchre. 

02  TT  Now  the  iie.xt  day,  that  fol- 
lowed the  day  of  the  preparation, 
the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees 
cam(>  together  unto  Pilate, 

<;:>  Saying,  Sir,  we  remember  that 
that  deceiver  said,  while  he  was 
yet  alive,  ^After  three  days  I  will 
rise  again. 

04  Command  therefore  that  the 
sepulchre  be  made  sure  until  the 
third  day,  lest  his  disciples  come 
by  night,  and  steal  him  away, 
and  say  unto  the  jieople,  He  is 
risen  from  the  dead:  so  the  last 
error  shall  be  worse  than  the 
first. 

65  Pilate  said  unto  them,  Ye  have 
a  watch :  go  your  way,  make  it  as 
sure  as  ye  can. 

()G  So  tliey  went,  and  made  the 
sepulcli  re  sure, «  sealing  the  stone, 
and  setting  a  watch. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  Ckrisl's  resurreciwn  is  declared  hy  un  angel  to 
the  women.  9  He  himself  uppearetk  unto  them. 
11  The  high  priests  give  the  soldiers  money  to 
say  that  he  was  stolen  out  of  the  sepulchre.  16 
Christ  appeareth  to  his  disciples,  19  and  sendeth 
them  to  baptize  and  teach  all  nations. 

IN  the  "end  of  the  sabbath,  as  it 
began  to  dawn  toward  the  first 
day  of  the  week,  came  Maiy  Mag- 
dalene ^and  the  other  Mary  to 
see  the  sepulchre. 

2  And,  behold,  there  !l  was  a  great 
earthquake:  for  <-the  angel  of  the 
Lord  descended  fi'om  heaven,  and 
came  and  rolled  back  the  stone 
from  the  door,  and  sat  upon  it. 

3  ''His  countenance  was  like 
lightning,  and  his  raiment  white 
as  snow : 

4  And  for  fear  of  him  tlie  keep- 
ers did  shake,  and  became  as  dead 
me7i. 

5  And  the  angel  answered  and 
said  unto  the  women,  Tear  not 
ye:  for  I  know  that  ye  seek  Je- 
sus, which  was  crucihed. 

6  He  is  not  here :  for  he  is  risen, 

3^1 


«ashesaid.  Come,  see  the  place 
wliere  the  Lord  lay. 

7  And  go  quickly,  and  tell  his 
disciples  that  he  is  rLsen  from  the 
dead;  and,  behold,  /he  goeth  be- 
fore you  into  Galilee;  there  shall 
ye  see  him :  lo,  1  have  told  you. 

8  And  they  departed  quickly 
from  the  sepulchre  with  fear  and 
great  joy;  and  did  run  to  bring 
his  disciples  word. 

9  ^  And  as  they  went  to  tell  his 
disciples,  behold,  » Jesus  met 
them,  saying,  All  liail.  And  they 
came  and  held  him  by  the  feet, 
and  worshipped  him. 

10  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them. 
Be  not  alraid:  go  tell  ''my  breth- 
ren that  they  go  into  Galilee,  and 
there  shall  they  see  me. 

11  II  Now  when  they  were  going, 
behold,  some  of  the  watch  came 
into  the  city,  and  shewed  unto  the 
chief  priests  all  the  things  that 
were  done. 

12  And  when  they  were  assem- 
bled with  the  elders,  and  had  tak- 
en counsel,  they  gave  large  money 
unto  the  soldiers, 

13  Saying,  Say  ye.  His  disciples 
came  by  night,  and  stole  him 
away  while  we  slept. 

14  And  if  this  come  to  the  gov- 
ernor's ears,  we  will  persuade 
him,  and  secure  you. 

15  So  thej'  took  the  money,  and 
did  as  they  were  taught :  and  this 
saying  is  commonly  reported 
among  the  Jews  until  this  day. 

10  ^  Then  the  eleven  disciples 
went  away  into  Galilee,  into  a 
mountain  'where  Jesus  had  ap- 
pointed them. 

17  And  when  they  saw  him,  they 
worshipped  him:  but  some  doubt- 
ed. 

18  And  Jesus  came  and  spake  un- 
to them,saying,^All  power  is  given 
unto  me  in  heaven  and  in  earth. 

19  ^  '  Go  ye  therefore,  and  »>'  II  teach 
all  nations,  baptizing  them  in  the 
name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the 
Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost: 

20  «  Teaching  them  to  observe  all 
things  whatsoever  I  have  com- 
manded you :  and,  lo,  I  am  with 
you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of 
the  world.    Ameu. 


A.  D.  33. 


evh.  12.  40.  &. 

16.  21.  A:  17. 

23.  ik  20.  19. 
/ch.  26.  32. 

Mark  16.  7. 


g  See  Mark 
le.  9. 
John  20.  14. 


h  See  John  20. 
17. 

Rnra.  8.  20. 
Heb.  2. 11. 


i  oh.  26.  32. 

ver.  7. 
k  Dan.  7.  13, 

14. 

c-h.  11.  27.  (SB 

16.  28. 

Luke  1.  32. 

&.  10.  22. 

John  3.  35. 

&  5.  22.  & 

13.  3.  &;  17.2. 

.^cts  2.  36. 

Kom.  14.  9. 

1  Cor.  10.  27. 

Eph.1.10,21. 

Phil.  2.  9, 10. 

Heb.  1.2.  <fc 

2.  8. 

1  ret.  3.  22. 

Kev.  17.  14. 
^Mark  16.  15. 
m  Is,  52.  10. 

Luke  24.  47. 

Acts  2.38,  39. 

Rnrn.  10.  18. 

Col.l.  23. 
II  Or,  m^lke 

disciplest  or, 

Christians 

of  all  na. 

tions. 
n  Acts  2.  42. 


A.  D.  26. 

ending:. 


o  Matt.  14.  33. 

Lukp  1.  35. 

John  1.  34. 
b  Mai.  3.  1. 

Malt.  11.  10. 

Luke  7.  27. 
c  Is.  40.  3. 

Matt.  3.  3. 

Luke  3.  4. 

John  1.  1.5, 

23. 
d  Matt.  3.  1. 

Luke  3.  3. 

John  3.  23. 
II  Or,  unto. 
e  Matt.  3.  5. 


/Matt.  3.  4. 


ghev.  11.  22. 
A  Matt.  3.  11. 

John  1   27. 

Acts  13.  25. 


i  .\^cts  1.  5.  & 

11.  16.  &  19. 

4. 
ills.  44.5. 

Joel  2.  28. 

Acts  2.  4.  & 

10.  45.  <fc  11. 

15,  16. 

1  Cor.  12.  13. 

A.  D.  27. 

;  Matt.  3.  13. 

Luke  3.  21. 
m  Matt.  3.  16. 

John  1.  32. 
II  Or,  cloven, 

or,  rent, 
n  P.s.  2.  7. 

Matt.  3.  17. 

ch.  9.  7. 
oMatt.  4.  1. 

Luke  4.  1. 

p  Matt.  4.  11. 

A.  D.  30. 

ending. 
VMatt.  4.  12. 
r  Matt.  4.  23. 
t  Dan.  9.  25. 

Gal.  4.  4. 

Eph.  1.  10. 
«  Matt.  3.  2.  (t 

4.  17. 
u  Matt.  4.  18. 

Luke  5.  4. 


THE    GOSPEL   ACCORDING   TO 

ST.    MAEK. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  off.tc  of  John  the  Baptist.  9  Je$us  is  bap- 
tized, 12  tempted,  14  he  preacheth  :  16  calleth 
Peter,  Andrew,  James  and  John  :  23  healeth 
one  that  had  a  devil,  29  Peter's  mother  in  taw, 
32  many  diseased  persons,  41  and  cleanseth  the 
leper. 

THE  beginning  of  the  gospel  of 
Jesu.s  Christ,  "the  Son  of  God; 

2  A.s  it  is  written  in  the  prophets, 
*  Behold,  I  send  my  messenger 
before  thy  face,  which  shall  pre- 
pare thy  way  before  thee. 

3  f  The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the 
wilderness,  Prepare  ye  the  way  of 
the  Lord,  make  his  paths  straight. 

4  ('John  did  baptize  in  the  wil- 
derness, and  preach  the  baptism 
of  repentance  II  for  the  remission 
of  sins. 

5  eAnd  there  went  out  unto  him 
all  the  land  of  Judea,  and  they  of 
Jerusalem,  and  were  all  baptized 
of  him  in  the  river  of  Jordan,  con- 
fessing their  sins. 

GAnd  John  was  /clothed  with 
camel's  hair,  and  with  a  girdle  of 
a  skin  about  his  loins ;  and  he  did 
eat  a  locusts  and  wild  honey ; 

7  And  preached,  saying,  '' There 
cometh  one  mightier  than  I  after 
me,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes  I 
am  not  worthy  to  stoop  down  and 
unloose. 

8  il  indeed  have  baptized  you 
with  water :  but  he  shall  baptize 
you  *  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

9  'And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that  Jesus  came  trom  Naz- 
areth of  Galilee,  and  was  bap- 
tized of  John  in  Jordan. 

10  "'And  straightway  coming  up 
out  of  the  water,  he  saw  the  heav- 
ens II opened,  and  the  Spirit  like 
a  dove  descending  upon  him  : 

11  And  there  came  a  voice  from 
heaven,  sai/ing,  «Thou  art  my 
beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well 
pleased. 

12  "And  immediately  the  Spirit 
driveth  him  into  the  wilderness. 

1.3  And  he  was  there  in  the  wil- 
derne.ss  forty  days  tempted  of 
Satan;  and  was  with  the  wild 
beasts;  J^and  the  angels  minis- 
tered unto  him. 

14  </  Now  after  that  John  was  put 
in  prison,  Jesus  came nito Galilee, 
'•preaching  the  gospel  of  the  king- 
dom of  God, 

15  And  saying,  »The  time  is  ful- 
filled, and  'the  kingdom  of  God 
is  at  hand :  repent  ye,  and  believe 
the  gospel. 

16  "Now  as  he  walked  by  the 
sea  of  Galilee,  he  saw  Simon  and 


Andrew  his  brother  casting  a 
net  into  the  sea:  for  they  were 
fishers. 

17  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Come  ye  after  me,  and  I  will 
make  you  to  become  fishers  of 
men. 

18  And  straightwaj"-  a; they  for- 
sook their  nets,  and  followed 
him. 

19  .'/And  when  he  had  gone  a 
little  further  thence,  he  saw  James 
the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his 
brother,  who  also  were  in  the 
ship  mending  their  nets. 

20  And  straiglitway  he  called 
them :  and  they  left  their  father 
Zebedee  in  the  ship  with  the 
hired  servants,  and  went  after 
him. 

21  2And  they  went  into  Caper- 
naum ;  and  straightway  on  the 
sabbath  day  he  entered  into  the 
synagogue,  and  taught. 

22  "And  they  were  astonished 
at  his  doctrine:  tor  he  taught 
them  as  one  that  had  authority, 
and  not  as  the  scribes. 

23  ''And  there  was  in  their  syn- 
agogue a  man  witli  an  unclean 
spirit;  and  he  cried  out, 

24  Saj'ing,  Let  i<.9  alone;  ^what 
have  we  to  do  with  thee,  thou 
Jesus  of  Nazareth?  art  thou  come 
to  destroy  us?  I  know  thee  who 
thou  art,  the  Holy  One  of  God. 

25  And  Jesus  ^  rebuked  him,  say- 
ing. Hold  thy  peace,  and  come 
out  of him. 

26  And  when  the  unclean  spirit 
ehad  torn  him,  and  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  he  came  out  of  him. 

27  And  they  were  all  amazed, 
insomuch  that  they  questioned 
among  themselves,  saying.  What 
thing  is  this?  what  new  doctrine 
is  this?  for  with  authority  com- 
mandeth  he  even  the  unclean 
spirits,  and  they  do  obey  him. 

28  And  immediately  his  fame 
spread  abroad  throughout  all  the 
region  round  about  Galilee. 

29  /And  forthwith,  when  they 
were  come  out  of  the  synagogue, 
they  entered  into  the  house  ot 
Simon  and  Andrew,  with  James 
and  John. 

30  But  Simon's  wife's  mother 
lay  sick  of  a  fever;  and  anon  they 
tell  him  of  her. 

31  And  lie  caine  and  took  her  by 
the  hand,  and  lifted  her  up;  and 
immediately  the  fever  left  her, 
and  she  ministered  unto  them. 

32  i/And  at  even,  when  the  sun 

S5 


A.  D.  SO. 
ending. 


X  Matt.  19.  27. 
Luke  5.  11. 


yMatt.  4.  21. 


A.  D.  31. 

z  Matt.  4.  13. 
Luke  4.  31. 

a  Matt.  7.  28. 


c  Matt.  e.  29. 


/Matt.S.  14. 
Luke  4.  38. 


g-Matt.  8.  16. 
Luke  4.  40. 


Christ  hcaleth  many 


ST.  MARK. 


diseased  persons. 


A.  D.  31. 


h  ch.  3.  12. 

Luke  4.  41. 

See  Arts  16. 

17,  18. 
II  Or,  to  say 

that  they 

knew  him. 
i  Luke  4.  42. 


lis.  61.  1. 

John  16.  28. 

k  17.  4. 
mMatt.  4.  23. 

Luke  4.  44. 

nMatt.  8.  2. 
Luke  5.  12. 


0  Lev.  14.  3, 
4,  10. 
Luke  5. 14. 

p  Luke  5.  15. 


9ch.2.  13. 


a  Matt.  9.  1. 
Luke  5.  18. 


did  set,  they  brought  unto  him 
all  that  were  diseased,  and  them 
that  were  possessed  with  devils. 

33  And  all  the  city  was  gathered 
together  at  the  door. 

34  And  he  healed  many  that 
were  sick  of  divers  diseases,  and 
cast  out  many  devils;  and  ^ suf- 
fered not  the  devils  l!to  spealc, 
because  they  Icnew  liim. 

35  And  i\n  the  morning,  rising 
up  a  great  while  belbre  day,  he 
went  out.  and  departed  into  a 
solitary  place,  and  tliere  prayed. 

36  And  Simon  and  they  that  were 
with  him  followed  after  him. 

37  And  when  they  had  found 
him,  they  said  unto  him,  All  men 
seek  for  thee. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them,  *Let 
us  go  into  the  next  towns,  that  I 
may  preach  tiiere  also :  for  '  there- 
fore came  I  forth. 

39  '"And  he  preached  in  their 
synagogues  throughout  all  Gali- 
lee, and  cast  out  devils. 

40  "And  there  came  a  leper  to 
him,  beseeching  him,  and  kneel- 
ing down  to  him,  and  saying  unto 
him.  If  thou  wilt,  thou  canst 
make  me  clean. 

41  And  Jesus,  moved  with  com- 
passion, put  forth  Ai.<t  hand,  and 
touched  him,  and  saith  unto  him, 
I  will ;  be  thou  clean. 

42  And  as  soon  as  he  had  spoken, 
immediately  the  leprosy  departed 
from  him,  and  he  was  cleansed. 

43  And  he  straitly  charged  him, 
and  forthwith  sent  him  away ; 

44  And  saith  unto  him,  See 
thou  say  nothing  to  any  man: 
but  go  thy  way,  shew  thyself  to 
the  priest,  and  otier  for  thy 
cleansing  those  things  "which 
Moses  commanded,  tor  a  testi- 
mony unto  them. 

45  i'But  he  went  out,  and  began 
to  publish  U  much,  and  to  blaze 
abroad  the  matter,  insomuch  that 
.Tesus  could  no  more  openly  enter 
into  the  city,  but  was  without  in 
desert  places:  <?and  they  came 
to  him  from  every  quarter. 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  Christ  healcth  one  sick  of  the  palsy,  li  calltth 
Matthew  from  the  receipt  of  custom,  15  eateth 
with  publicans  and  sinners,  18  cxcuseth  his  diS' 
ciples  for  not  fasting,  I'A  and  for  plucking  the 
ears  of  corn  on  the  sabbath  day. 

AND  again  "he  entered  into 
.  Capernaum  after  .some  days; 
and  it  was  noised  that  he  was  in 
the  house. 

2  And  straightway  many  were 
gathered  together,  insomuch  that 
there  was  no  room  to  receive 
them,  no,  not  so  much  as  about  the 
door :  and  he  preached  the  word 
unto  them. 

3  And  they  come  unto  him, 
bringing  one  sick  of  the  pa'sy, 
which  was  borne  of  four. 

4  And    when    they  could  not 

36 


'  come  nigh  unto  him  for  the  press, 
they  uncovered    the  roof  where 

I  he  was :  and  when  they  had  bro- 
ken it,  up,  they  let  down  the  bed 
wherein  the  sick  of  the  palsy  lay. 
5  When  Jesus  saw  their  lai'th,he 
said  unto  the  sick  of  the  palsy, 
Son,  thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee. 
(5  But  there  were  certain  of  the 
scribes  sitting  there,  and  reason- 
ing in  their  hearts, 

7  Why  doth  this  7nan  thus  speak 
blasphemies?  ^who  can  forgive 
.sins  but  God  only? 

8  And  immediately,  <^when  Je- 
sus iierceived  in  his  spirit  that 
they  so  reasoned  within  them- 
selves, he  said  unto  them.  Why 
reason  ye  these  things  in  your 
hearts  ? 

9  f«  Whether  is  it  easier  to  say 
to  the  sick  of  the  palsy,  Thy  sins 
be  forgiven  thee ;  or  to  say.  Arise, 
and  take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk? 

10  But  that  ye  may  know  that 
the  Son  of  man  hath  power  on 
earth  to  forgive  sins,  (he  saith  to 
the  sick  of  the  palsy,) 

11  I  say  unto  thee.  Arise,  and 
take  up  thy  bed,  and  go  thj'  way 
into  thine  house. 

12  And  immediately  he  arose, 
took  up  the  bed,  and  went  forth 
before  them  all;  insomuch  that 
they  were  all  amazed,  and  glorifi- 
ed God,  saying.  We  never  saw  it 
on  this  fashion. 

13  "And  he  went  forth  again  by 
the  sea  side;  and  all  the  multi- 
tude resorted  unto  him,  and  he 
taught  them. 

14  .r  And  as  he  passed  by,  he  saw 
Levi  the  son  of  Alpheus  sitting 
Hat  the  receipt  of  custom,  and 
said  unto  him.  Follow  me.  And 
he  arose  and  followed  him. 

15  fcAnd  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as 
Jesus  sat  at  meat  in  his  house, 
many  publicans  and  sinners  sat 
also  together  with  Jesus  and  his 
disciples;  for  there  were  many, 
and  they  followed  him. 

16  And  when  the  scribes  and 
Pharisees  saw  him  eat  with  pub- 
licans and  sinners,  they  said  unto 
his  disciples.  How  is  it  that  he 
eateth  and  drinketh  with  publi- 
cans and  sinners  ? 

17  When  Jesus  heard  it,  he  saith 
unto  them, ''  Thoy  that  are  whole 
have  no  need  of  the  physician, 
but  they  that  are  sick:  I  came 
not  to  call  the  righteous,  but 
sinners  to  repentance. 

18«And  the  disciples  of  .John  and 
of  the  Pharisees  us(>(l  to  fast :  and 
they  come  and  say  unto  him, 
Wliy  do  the  dLsciples  of  John  and 
of  the  Pharisees  fast,  but  thy  dis- 
ciples fast  not? 

19  And  Jesus  .said  unto  them, 
Can  the  children  of  the  bride- 
chamber  fast,  while  the  bride- 
groom is  with  them  ?  as  long  as 


A.  D.  31. 


ft  Job  14.4. 
Is.  43.  25. 


/Matt.  9.  9. 
Luke  5.  27. 

I!  Or, 
at  the  place 
wher^  the 
custom  v)as 
received. 

g  Matt.  9.  10. 


h  Matt.  9.  12, 
13.  &  18.  11. 
Luke  5.  31, 
32.  (k  19.  10. 
1  Tim.  1.15. 

t  Matt.  9.  14. 
Luke  5.  33. 


The  withered  hand  healed. 


ST.  MARK. 


Tiie  twelve  apostles  chosen. 


II  Or,  raw,  or 
unwrought. 


k  Matt.  12. 1 
Luke  6.  1. 


i  Deut.  23.  25. 


A.  D.  31.    I  they  have  the  bridegroom  with 
them,  they  cannot  fast. 

20  But  the  days  will  come,  when 
the  bridegroom  shall  be  taken 
away  from  them,  and  then  shall 
they  fast  in  those  days. 

21  No  man  also  seweth  a  piece 
of  II  new  cloth  on  an  old  garment; 
else  the  new  piece  that  filled  it 
up  taketli  away  from  the  old,  and 
the  rent  is  made  worse. 

22  And  no  man  putteth  new 
wine  into  old  bottles;  else  the 
new  wine  doth  burst  the  bottles, 
and  tlie  wine  is  spilled,  and  the 
bottles  will  be  marred:  but  new 
wine  must  be  put  into  new  bot- 
tles. 

23  *And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he 
went  through  the  corn  fields  on 
the  sabbatli  day ;  and  his  disci- 
ples began,  as  they  went,  'to 
pluck  tlie  ears  of  corn. 

21  And  the  Pharisees  said  unto 
him,  Beliold,  why  do  they  on  the 
sabbath  day  that  which  is  not 
lawful  ? 

25  And  he  said  unto  them,  Have 
ye  never  read  «» what  David  did, 
when  he  had  need,  and  was  a 
hungered,  he,  and  they  that  were 
with  him  ? 

2f)  How  he  went  into  the  house 
of  God  in  the  days  of  Abiathar 
the  high  priest,  and  did  eat  the 
shewbread,  «  which  is  not  lawful 
to  eat  but  for  the  priests,  and 
gave  also  to  them  which  were 
with  him  ? 

27  And  he  said  unto  them,  The 
sabbath  was  made  for  man,  and 
not  man  for  the  sabbath : 

28  Therefore  » the  Son  of  man  is 
Lord  also  of  the  sabbath. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Christ  healeth  the  withered  hand,  10  and  many 
other  infirmities:  11  rebuketh  the  unclean 
spirits  :  13  chooseth  his  twelve  apostles  :  2'2 
convinccth  the  blasphemy  of  casting  out  devils 
hy  Beelzebub  :  31  and  sheweth  mho  are  his 
brother,  sister,  and  mother. 

AND  «he  entered  again  into  the 
-  synagogue;  and  there  was  a 
;  man  there  which  had  a  withered 
hand. 

2  And  they  watched  him,  wheth- 
er he  would  heal  him  on  the  sab- 
bath day;  that  they  might  accuse 
him. 

3  And  he  saith  unto  the  man 
whicli  had  the  withered  hand, 
t  Stand  forth. 

4  And  lie  saith  unto  them.  Is  it 
lawful  to  do  good  on  the  sabbath 
davs,  or  to  do  evil?  to  save  life, 
or  to  kill?  But  they  held  their 
peace. 

5  And  when  he  had  looked  round 
about  on  them  with  anger,  being 
grieved  for  the  11  hardness  of  their 
hearts,  he  saith  unto  the  man, 
Stretch  forth  thine  hand.  And 
he  stretched  it  out :  and  his  hand 
was  restored  whole  as  the  other. 


n  Ex.  29.  3! 
33. 

Lev.  24.  9, 


oMatt.  12.  8. 


a  Matt.  12.  9. 
Lake  6.  6. 


t  Gr.  Arise, 
stand  forth 
in  the  midst. 


II  Or, 
blindness. 


6  *And  the  Pharisees  went  forth, 
and  straightway  took  counsel 
with  cthe  Herodians  against  him, 
how  they  might  destray  him. 

7  But  Jesus  withdrew  himself 
with  his  disciples  to  the  sea :  and 
a  great  multitude  from  Galilee 
followed  him,  ''and  from  Judea, 

8  And  from  Jerusalem,  and  from 
Idumea,  and  from  beyond  Jor- 
dan; and  they  about  Tyre  and 
Sidon,  a  great  multitude,  when 
tliey  had  heard  what  great  things 
he  did,  came  unto  him. 

9  And  he  spake  to  his  disciples, 
that  a  small  ship  sliould  wait  on 
him  because  of  the  multitude,  lest 
they  should  throng  him. 

10  For  he  had  healed  manj';  in- 
somuch that  they  II  pressed  upon 
him  for  to  touch  him,  as  many 
as  had  plagues. 

11  cAnd  unclean  spirits,  when 
tliey  saw  him,  fell  down  before 
him,  and  cried,  saying, /Thou  art 
the  Son  of  God. 

12  And  ohe  straitly  charged 
them  that  thej^  should  not  make 
him  known. 

13  /lAnd  he  goeth  up  into  a 
mountain,  and  calleth  unto  him 
whom  he  would:  and  they  came 
unto  him. 

14  And  he  ordained  twelve,  that 
thej-  should  be  witli  him,  and  that 
he  might  send  them  forth  to 
preach, 

15  And  to  have  power  to  heal 
sicknesses,  and  to  cast  out  devils : 

16  And  Simon  ihe  surnamed 
Peter; 

17  And  James  the  .?ou  ofZebedee, 
and  John  the  brother  of  James; 
and  he  surnamed  them  Boa- 
nerges, which  is.  The  sons  of 
thunder: 

18  And  Andrew,  and  Philip,  and 
Bartholomew,  and  Matthew,  and 
Thomas,  and  James  the  so/i  of 
Alpheus,  and  Thaddeus,  and  Si- 
mon the  Canaanite, 

19  And  Judas  Iscariot,  which 
also  betrayed  him :  and  they  went 
II  into  a  house. 

20  And  the  multitude  cometh 
together  again,  *so  that  they 
could  not  so  much  as  eat  bread. 

21  And  when  liLs  11  friends  heard 
of  if,  they  went  out  to  lay  hold 
on  him  :  'for  they  said,  He  is  be- 
side himself. 

22  1[  And  the  scribes  which  came 
down  from  Jerusalem  said,  "'He 
hath  Beelzebub,  and  by  the  prince 
of  the  devils  casteth  he  out  devils. 

23  "And  he  called  them  nnto  him, 
and  said  unto  them  in  parables, 
How  can  Satan  cast  out  Satan  ? 

24  And  if  a  kingdom  be  divided 
against  itself,  that  kingdom  can- 
not stand. 

25  And  if  a  house  be  divided 
against  itself,  that  house  cannot 
stand. 

37 


A.  D.  31. 


14. 


b  Matt.l 

c  Malt.  22.  16, 


d  Luke  6.  17. 


I  Or,  rushed. 


ech.  1.23,24. 
Luke  4.  41. 

/Matt.  14.33. 

ch.  1.  1. 
f  Matt.  12.  16. 

ch.  1.  25,  34. 


h  Matt.  10.  1. 
Luke  6.  12. 
&  9.  1. 


;i  Or,  home. 

kch.  6.31. 

!|  Or,  kinsmen. 

I  John  7.  5.  <fc 
10.  20. 

m  Matt.  9.  34. 

&  10.  2.5. 

Luke  11.  15. 

Johfl  7.  20. 

<k  8.  48,  62. 

&  10.  20. 
n  Matt.  12.  25. 


Who  are  Christ's  hrethrcn. 


ST.  MARK. 


Parahlc  of  the  sower. 


A.  D.  31. 


0  Is.  49.  24. 
Matt.  12.  29. 


pMatt.  12.  31. 
Luke  12.  10. 
1  John  6.  16. 


7  Matt.  12.  4G. 
Luke  8.  19. 


a  Matt.  13.  1. 
Luke  b.  4. 


c  John    15.  5. 
Col.  1.  6. 


26  And  if  Satan  rise  up  against 
liimself,  and  be  divided,  he  can- 
not stand,  but  hatli  an  end. 

27  "No  man  can  enter  into  a 
strong  man's  house,  and  spoil  his 
goods,  except  he  will  first  bind 
the  strong  man  ;  and  then  he  will 
.spoil  his  house. 

28  J' Verily  I  say  unto  you,  All 
sins  shall  be  forgiven  unto  the 
sons  of  men,  and  blasphemies 
wherewith  soever  they  shall  blas- 
pheme: 

2!)  But  he  that  shall  blaspheme 
against  the  Holy  Ghost  hatli  nev- 
er forgiveness,  but  is  in  danger  of 
eternal  damnation : 

30  Because  they  said,  He  hath  an 
unclean  spirit. 

31  f  ?  There  came  then  his  breth- 
ren and  his  mother,  and,  standing 
without,  sent  unto  him,  calling 
him. 

32  And  the  multitude  sat  about 
him,  and  they  said  unto  him,  Be- 
hold, thy  mother  and  thy  breth- 
ren without  seek  for  thee. 

33  And  he  answered  them,  say- 
ing, Who  is  my  mother,  or  my 
brethren? 

34  And  he  looked  round  about  on 
them  which  sat  about  him,  and 
said.  Behold  my  mother  and  my 
brethren ! 

3-5  For  whosoever  shall  do  the 
will  of  God,  the  same  is  my  broth- 
er, and  my  sister,  and  mother. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  para'ilc  of  the  sower,  14  and  the  meaning 
thereof.  21  We  must  communicate  the  light 
of  our  knowledge  to  others.  2B  The  parable  of 
the  seed  growing  secretly,  30  and  of  the  mus- 
tard seed,     35  Christ  stiUeth  the  tempest  on  the 

AND  «he  began  again  to  teach 
u  by  the  sea  side:  and  there 
was  gathered  unto  him  a  great 
multitude,  so  that  he  entered  into 
a  ship,  and  sat  in  the  sea ;  and  the 
whole  multitude  was  by  the  sea 
on  the  land. 

2  And  he  taught  them  many 
things  by  parables,  *and  said  un- 
to them  in  his  doctrine, 

3  Hearken ;  Behold,  there  went 
out  a  sower  to  sow : 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
sowed,  some  fell  by  the  way  side, 
and  the  fowls  of  the  air  came  and 
devoured  it  up. 

5  And  .some  fell  on  stony  ground, 
where  it  had  not  much  earth ; 
and  immediately  it  sprang  up, 
because  it  had  no  depth  of  earth  : 

(i  But  when  the  sun  was  up,  it 
was  scorched  ;  and  because  it  had 
no  root,  it  withered  away. 

7  And  .some  fell  among  thorns, 
and  the  thorns  grew  up,  and 
choked  it,  and  it  yielded  no 
fruit. 

8  And  other  fell  on  good  ground, 
cand  did  yield  fruit  that  sprang 
up  and   increased,  and  brought 

38 


forth,  some  thirty,  and  some  six- 
ty, and  some  a  hundred. 
J)  And   he  said  unto  them.  He 
that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear. 

10  dAnd.  when  he  was  alone, 
they  that  were  about  him  with 
the  twelve  asked  of  him  the  par- 
able. 

11  And  he  said  unto  them,  Unto 
you  it  is  given  to  know  the  mys- 
tery of  the  kingdom  of  God :  but 
unto  ethem  that  are  without,  all 
the.se  things  are  done  in  parables: 

12  /That  seeing  thes'  may  see, 
and  not  perceive;  and  hearing 
they  may  hear,  and  not  under- 
stand ;  lest  at  any  time  they 
should  be  converted,  and  their 
sins  should  be  forgiven  them. 

13  And  he  said  unto  them.  Know 
j'e  not  this  parable?  and  how 
then  will  ye  know  all  parables? 

li%  a  The  sower  soweth  the  word. 

15  And  these  are  they  by  the 
way  side,  where  the  word  is 
sown ;  but  when  they  have 
heard,  Satan  cometh  immedi- 
ately, and  taketh  away  the 
word  that  was  sown  in  their 
hearts. 

16  And  these  are  they  likewise 
which  are  sown  on  stony  ground; 
who,  when  they  have  heard  the 
wortl,  immediately  receive  it  with 
gladness; 

17  And  have  no  root  in  them- 
selves, and  so  endure  but  for  a 
time:  afterward,  when  affliction 
or  persecution  ariseth  for  the 
word's  sake,  immediately  they 
are  offended. 

18  And  these  are  they  which  are 
sown  among  thorns ;  such  as  hear 
the  word, 

19  And  the  cares  of  this  world, 
'«and  the  deceitfulness  of  riches, 
and  the  lusts  of  other  things  en- 
tering in,  choke  the  word,  and  it 
becometh  unfruitful. 

20  And  these  are  tJiey  which  are 
sown  on  good  ground ;  such  as 
hear  the  word,  and  receive  it,  and 
bring  forth  fruit,  some  thirtyfold, 
some  sixty,  and  some  a  hundred. 

21  I  'And  he  said  unto  them.  Is 
a  candle  brought  to  be  put  under 
a  II  bushel,  or  under  abed?  aoad 
not  to  be  set  on  a  candlestick  ? 

22  *  For  there  is  nothing  hid, 
which  shall  not  be  naanife-sted ; 
neither  was  any  thing  kept  secret, 
but  that  it  should  come  abroad. 

23  'If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear, 
let  liim  hear. 

24  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take 
heed  what  ye  hear.  "'With  what 
measure  ye  mete,  it  shall  be  mesus- 
ured  to  you ;  and  unto  you  tliat 
hear  shall  more  be  given. 

25  "  For  he  (li.it  liath,  to  him  shall 
be  given  ;  and  he  that  hath  not, 
from  him  shall  be  taken  even 
that  which  he  hath. 


A.  D.  31. 


rfMalt.  13. 10. 
Luke  8.  9. 
dec. 


e  1  Cor.  5.  12. 

Cnl.  4.  5. 

J  Thess.4.12. 

a  Tim.  3.  7. 
f  Is.  6.  9. 

Matt.  13.  14. 

Luke  8.  10. 

John  12.  40. 

Acts  28.  26. 

Rom.  n.  8. 


g  Matt.  13. 19. 


h\  Tim.  6.9, 
17. 


I  Matt.  5.  16. 
Luke  8.  16. 
<k  11.  33. 

II  The  word 
in  the  origi- 
nal signifi- 
cth  a  less 
measure,  08 
Matt.  S.  15. 

»  Matt.  10.26. 

Luke  12.  2. 
/Matt.  11.  15. 

ver.  9. 
m  Matt.  7.  2. 

Luke  6.  38. 


n  Matt.  13. 12. 
A-  25.  29. 
Luke  8,  18. 
Ic  19.  26. 


Chr-ist  stilleth  a  tempest. 


ST.  MARK. 


He  castcth  out  devUs. 


A.  D.  31. 


0  Matt.  13.  24. 


I  Or,  ripe, 
p  Rev.  14.  15. 


7  Matt.  13.  31. 
Luke  13.  18. 
Arts  2.  41.  & 
4.  4.  4:5.  14. 
<fc  19.  20. 


rMatt.  13.  34. 
John  16.  12. 


s  Matt.  8.  18, 


a  Matt.  8.  28. 
Luke  8.  26. 


20  ^  And  lie  said,  "So  is  the  kiiii?- 
dom  of  God,  as  if  a  man  should 
cast  seed  into  the  ground ; 

27  And  should  sleep,  and  rise 
night  and  day,  and  the  seed  should 
spring  and  grow  up,  he  knoweth 
not  how. 

2.S  For  the  earth  bringeth  forth 
fruit  of  herself;  first  the  blade, 
then  the  ear,  after  that  the  full 
corn  in  the  ear. 

29  But  wheu  the  fruit  is  H  brought 
forth ,  immediately  2>  he  putteth  in 
the  sickle,  because  the  harvest  is 
come. 

30  ^  And  he  said,  ^Whereunto 
shall  we  liken  the  kingdom  of 
C4od?  or  with  what  comparison 
shall  we  compare  it  ? 

31  It  is  like  a  grain  of  mustard 
seed,  which,  when  it  is  sown  in  the 
earth,  is  le.ss  than  all  the  seeds 
that  be  in  the  earth  : 

32  Bat  when  it  is  sown,  it  groweth 
up,  and  becometh  greater  than  all 
herbs,  and  shooteth  out  great 
branches;  so  that  the  fowls  of  the 
air  mav  lodge  under  the  shadow 
of  it. 

33  J-And  with  many  such  parables 
spake  he  the  word  unto  them,  as 
they  were  able  to  hear  it. 

34  But  without  a  parable  spake 
he  not  unto  them  ;  and  when  they 
were  alone,  he  expounded  all 
things  to  his  disciples. 

35  «And  the  same  day,  when  the 
even  was  come,  he  saith  unto 
them.  Let  us  pass  over  unto  the 
other  side. 

3ti  And  when  they  had  sent  away 
the  multitude,  they  took  him  even 
as  he  was  in  the  ship.  And  there 
were  also  with  him  other  little 
ships. 

37  And  there  arose  a  great  storm 
of  wind,  and  the  waves  beat  into 
the  ship,  so  that  it  was  now  full. 

38  And  he  was  in  the  hinder  part 
of  the  ship,  asleep  on  a  pillow : 
and  they  awake  him,  and  say  un- 
to him,  Master,  carest  thou  not 
that  we  perish  ? 

39  And  he  arose,  and  rebuked 
the  wind,  and  said  unto  the  sea, 
Peace,  be  still.  And  the  wind 
ceased,  and  there  was  a  great 
calm. 

40  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why 
are  ye  so  fearful  ?  how  is  it  that  ye 
have  no  faith? 

41  And  they  feared  exceedingly, 
and  said  one  to  another,  What 
manner  of  man  is  this,  that  even 
the  wind  and  the  sea  obey  him? 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  Christ  delivering  tke  possessed  of  the  legion  of 
devils, ,13  they  enter  into  the  swine.  25  He 
healeth  the  woman  of  the  bloody  issue,  35  and 
raisctk  from  death  faints^  daughter. 

AND  n  they  came  over  unto  the 
..  other  side  of  the  sea,  into  the 
country  of  the  Gadarenes. 
2  And  when  he  was  come  out  of 
54 


the  ship,  immediately  there  met 
him  out  of  the  tombs  a  man  with 
an  unclean  spirit, 

3  Who  had  his  dwelling  among 
the  tombs;  and  no  man  could 
bind  him,  no,  not  with  chains : 

4  Because  that  he  had  been  often 
bound  with  fetters  and  chains, 
and  the  chains  had  been  plucked 
asunder  by  him,  and  the  fetters 
broken  in  pieces:  neither  could 
any  man  tame  him. 

5  And  always,  night  and  day,  he 
was  in  the  mountains,  and  in  the 
tombs,  crying,  and  cutting  him- 
self with  stones. 

6  And  when  he  saw  Jesus  afar 
off,  he  ran  and  worshipped  him, 

7  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
and  said,  What  have  I  to  do  with 
thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  the  most 
high  God?  I  adjure  thee  by  God, 
that  thou  torment  me  not. 

8  (For  he  said  unto  him,  Come 
out  of  the  man,  thou  unclean 
spirit.) 

9  And  he  asked  him,  What  ?.?  thy 
name  ?  And  he  answered,  saying, 
My  name  is  Legion:  for  we  are 
many. 

10  And  he  besought  him  much 
that  he  vvould  not  send  them 
away  out  of  the  country. 

11  Now  there  was  there  nigh  un- 
to the  mountains  a  great  herd  of 
swine  feeding. 

12  And  all  the  de\nls  besought 
him,  saying,  Send  us  into  the 
swine,  that  we  may  enter  into 
them. 

13  And  forthwith  Jesus  gave 
them  leave.  And  the  unclean 
spirits  went  out,  and  entered  in- 
to the  swine;  and  the  herd  ran 
violently  down  a  steep  place  into 
the  sea,  (they  were  about  two 
thousand,)  and  were  choked  in 
the  sea. 

14  And  they  that  fed  the  swine 
fled,  and  told  it  in  the  city,  and 
in  the  country.  And  they  went 
out  to  see  whiat  it  was  that  was 
done. 

15  And  they  come  to  Jesus,  and 
see  him  that  was  possessed  with 
the  devil,  and  had  the  legion,  sit- 
ting, and  clothed,  and  in  his  i-ight 
mind;  and  they  were  afraid. 

16  And  they  that  saw  it  told  them 
how  it  befell  to  him  that  was  pos- 
sessed with  the  devil,  and  al-w 
concerning  the  swine. 

17  And  I'  they  began  to  pray  him 
to  depart  out  of  their  coasts. 

18  And  when  he  was  come  into 
the  ship,  Che  that  had  been  pos- 
sessed with  the  devil  prayed  him 
that  he  might  be  with  him. 

19  Howbeit  Jesus  suffered  him 
not,  but  saith  unto  him,  Go  home 
to  thy  friends,  and  tell  them  how 
great  things  the  Lord  hath  done 
lor  thee,  and  hath  had  compas- 
sion on  thee. 

39 


A.  D.  31. 


6  Matt.  8.  34. 
Acta  16.  39. 


Christ  raiscth  Jairus' 


ST.  MARK. 


daughter  to  life. 


A.  D.  31. 


dMatt.  9.  1. 
Luke  8.  40. 


e  Matt.  9.  18. 
Luke  8.  41. 


^l.ev.  15.  25. 
Matt.  9.  20. 


g  Luke  6.  19. 
&  8.  46. 


A  Matt.  9.  22. 
ch.  10.  52. 
Acts  14.  9. 


20  Aud  lie  departed,  and  began 
to  publish  in  Decapolis  how 
great  things  Jesus  had  done  for 
him  :  and  all  -men  did  marvel. 

21  ''And  when  Jesus  was  passed 
over  again  by  ship  unto  the  other 
side,  much  people  gathered  unto 
him;  and  he  was  nigh  unto  the 
sea. 

22  eAnd,  behold,  there  cometh 
one  of  the  rul  ers  of  the  synagogue, 
Jairus  by  name;  and  when  he 
saw  himj  he  fell  at  his  feet, 

23  And  l)esought  him  greatly, 
saying,  My  little  daughter  lieth  at 
the  point  of  death:  I  pray  thee, 
come  and  lay  thy  hands  on  her, 
that  slie  may  be  healed;  and  she 
shall  live. 

24  And  Jesus  went  with  him ;  and 
much  people  followed  him,  and 
thronged  him. 

2-5  And  a  certain  woman,. ^ which 
had  an  issue  of  blood  twelve  years, 

20  And  had  suffered  many  things 
ofmany  physicians,  and  had  spent 
all  that  she'had,  and  was  nothing 
bettered,  but  rather  grew  worse, 

27  When  she  had  heard  of  Jesus, 
came  in  the  pre.ss  behind,  and 
touched  his  garment. 

28  For  she  said.  If  I  may  touch 
but  his  clothes,  I  shall  be  whole. 

29  And  straightway  the  fountain 
of  her  blood  wa.s  dried  up ;  and 
she  felt  in  hei-  body  that  she  was 
healed  of  that  plague. 

30And  Jesus, immediately  know- 
ing in  himself  that  ^virtue  had 
gone  out  of  him.  turned  liim  about 
in  the  press,  and  said,  Who  touch- 
ed my  clothes? 

31  And  his  disciples  said  unto 
him,  Thou  seest  the  multitude 
thronging  thee,  and  sayest  thou, 
Who  touched  me? 

32  And  he  looked  round  about  to 
see  her  that  had  done  this  thing. 

33  But  the  woman  fearing  and 
trembling,  knowing  what  was 
done  in  her,  came  and  fell  down 
before  him,  and  told  him  all  the 
truth. 

34  And  he  said  unto  her,  Daugh- 
ter, ''thy  faith  liath  made  thee 
whole;  go  in  peace,  and  be  whole 
of  thy  plague. 

So  iWhile  he  yet  spake,  there 
came  from  the  ruler  of  the  syna- 
gogue's house  ccrlnln  which  said. 
Thy  daughter  is  dead  ;  why  troub- 1 
lest  thou  the  Master  any  further? 

3G  As  .soon  as  Josus  heard  the 
word  that  was  spoken,  he  saitli 
unto  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue, 
Be  not  afraid,  only  believe. 

37  And  he  sutft^red  no  man  to 
follow  him,  save  Peter,  and 
James,  and  John  the  brother  of 
James. 

.38  And  he  cometh  to  the  house  of 

the  ruler  of  the  synagogue,  and 

seeth  the  tumult,  and  them  that 

wept  and  wailed  greatly. 

40 


39  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he 
saith  unto  them.  Why  make  ye 
this  ado,  and  weep?  the  damsel 
is  not  dead,  but  'sleepeth. 

40  And  they  laughed  him  to 
scorn.  'But  when  he  had  put 
them  all  out,  he  taketh  the  father 
and  the  mother  of  the  damsel, 
and  them  that  were  with  him, 
and  entereth  in  where  the  damsel 
was  lying. 

41  And  he  took  the  damsel  by  the 
hand,  and  said  unto  her,  Talitha 
cumi;  which  is,  being  interpreted, 
Damsel,  (I  say  unto  thee,)  arise. 

42  And  straightway  the  damsel 
arose,  and  walked ;  for  she  was  of 
the  age  of  twelve  years.  And  they 
were  astonished  with  a  great  as- 
tonishment. 

43  And  "'he  charged  them  strait- 
ly  that  no  man  sliould  know  it; 
and  commanded  that  something 
should  be  given  her  to  eat. 

CHAPTER    VI. 

1  Christ  is  contemned  of  his  countrymen.  7  He 
givcth  the  twelve  power  over  unclean  spirits. 
14  Divers  opinions  of  Christ.  18  John  Bap- 
tist is  behea'Icd,  29  and  buried.  30  The  apos- 
tles return  from  preaching.  34  The  miracle  of 
five  loaves  and  two  fishes.  48  Christ  walheth 
on  the  sea  :  53  and  hcaleth  all  that  touch  him. 

AND  "he  went  out  from  thence, 
.  and  came  into  his  own  coun- 
try; and  his  disciples  follow  him. 
2'  And  when  the  sabbath  day 
was  come,  he  began  to  teach  in 
the  synagogue:  and  many  hear- 
ing Ju7n  were  astonished,  saying, 
''From  whence  hath  this  man 
these  things?  and  what  wisdom 
is  this  which  is  given  unto  him, 
that  even  such  mighty  works  are 
wrought  by  his  hands? 

3  Is  not  this  the  carpenter,  the 
son  of  Mary,  cthe  brother  of 
James,  and  Joses,  and  of  Juda, 
and  Simon?  and  are  not  his  sis- 
ters here  witli  us?  And  they 
''were  offended  at  him. 

4  But  Jesus  said  unto  them,  eA 
prophet  is  not  without  honour, 
but  in  his  own  country,  and 
among  his  own  kin,  and  in  his 
own  house. 

!)  .'"And  he  could  there  do  no 
mighty  work,  save  that  he  laid 
his  hands  upon  a  few  sick  folk, 
and  lioaled  t  lie  in. 

G  And  .'/  he  marvelled  because  of 
their  unbelief.  ''And  he  went 
round  about  the  villages,  teach- 
ing. 

7  1[  iAnd  ho  called  untohim  the 
twelve,  and  began  to  send  them 
forth  by  two  and  two;  and  gave 
them  power  over  unclean  spirits; 

8  And  commanded  tliem  that 
they  should  take  nothing  for 
their  journey',  save  a  staff  only ; 
no  scrip,  no  bread,  no  II  money  in 
their  purse : 

0  But  I'  be  shod  with  sandals ;  and 
not  put  on  two  coats. 


A.  D.  31. 


l  John  11.  11. 
/  Acta  9.  40. 


mMatt.  8.  4. 
&  9.  30.  <fc 
12.  16.  (t  17. 
9. 

ch.  3.  12. 
Luke  5.  14. 


a  Matt.  13.  64. 
Luke  4.  16. 


c  Sec  Matt. 
12.  4G. 
Gal.  1.  19. 


rfMatt.  11.  6. 
cMatt.  13.  57. 
John  4.  44. 

/■See  Gen.  19. 
22.  A;  32.  26. 
Matt.  13.  68. 

ch.  9.  23. 

f  Is.  50.  16. 

h  Malt.  9.  35. 
Luke  13.  22. 

iMatl.  10.  1. 
ch.  3.  13,14. 
Luke  9.  1. 

II  The  word 
sigiiinclh 
a  piece  of 
brass  mon- 
ey, in  value 
somewhat 
less  than  a 
farthing. 
Matt.  10.  9, 
but  here  it 
is  taken  in 
general  for 
money, 
Luke  0.  3. 

;t  Acts  12.  8. 


John  the  Baptist 


ST.  MARK. 


is  heheaded. 


/Malt.  10.  11. 

Luke  9.  4.  <k 

10.  7,  8. 
m  Matt. 10. 14. 

Luke  10.  10. 
n  .\.ct3  13.  51. 

&  18.  a 


0  James  5.  14. 


p  Matt.  14.  1. 
Luke  9.  7. 


jMatt.  16.  14. 

ch.  ».  28. 


r.Matt.  14.  2. 
Luke  3.  19. 


A.  D.  30. 


iLev.  18.16. 
<k  20.  21. 

II  Or, 

an  inward 
grudge. 

Olatt.  14.  5. 
<t21.  26. 

!l  Or,  kept 
him,  or, 
saved  him. 

A.  D.  32. 

u  .Matt.  14.  G. 
X  Gen.  40.  20. 


A.  D.  31.  10  i  And  he  said  .unto  them.  In 
what  place  soever  ye  enter  into  a 
house,  there  abide  till  ye  depart 
from  that  place. 

11  "'And  whosoever  shall  not  re- 
ceive you,  nor  hear  you,  when  ye 
depart  thence,  "shake  off  the  dust 
under  your  feet  for  a  testimony 
against  them.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you.  It  shall  be  more  tolerable  for 
Sodom  land  Gomorrah  in  the  day 
of  judgment,  than  for  that  city. 

12  And  they  went  out ,  and  preach- 
ed that  men  should  repent. 

13  And  they  cast  out  many  dev- 
ils, "and  anointed  with  oil  many 
that  were  siclv,  and  liealed  them. 

14  pAnd  king  Herod  heard  of 
him;  (for  his  name  was  spread 
abroad;)  and  he  said.  That  John 
the  Baptist  was  risen  from  the 
dead,  and  therefore  miglity  works 
do  shew  forth  themselves  in  him. 

lo  7 Others  said.  That  it  is  Elias. 
And  others  said,  That  it  is  a 
prophet,  or  as  one  of  the  proph- 
ets. 

16  »•  But  when  Herod  heard  there- 
of, he  said.  It  is  John,  wliora  I  be- 
headed :  he  is  risen  from  the  dead. 

17  For  Herod  himself  had  sent 
forth  and  laid  hold  upon  John, 
and  bound  him  in  prison  lor 
Herodias'  sake,  his  brother  Phil- 
ip's wife;  for  he  had  married 
her. 

18  For  Jolin  had  .said  unto  Herod, 
» It  is  not  lawful  for  thee  to  have 

1  thy  brother's  wife. 

j   19   Therefore  Herodias   had    II  a 

[quarrel  against  him,  and  would 
have  killed  him ;  but  she  could 
not:  ! 

20  For  Herod  « feared  John , 
knowing  that  he  was  a  just  man 
and  a  lioly,  and  II  observed  him ; 
and  when  he  heard  him,  he  did 
manv  things,  and  heard  him 
gladly. 

I   21  "And  when  a  convenient  day 

i  was  come,  that  Herod  «on  his 
birtliday  made   a   supper  to  his 

I  lords,  high   captains,  and   chief 

I  estates  of  Galilee ; 

22  And  when  the  daughter  of 
the  said  Herodias  came  in,  and 
danced,  and  pleased  Herod  and 
them  that  sat  with  liim,  the  king 
said  unto  the  dam.sel,  Ask  of  me 
whatsoever  thou  wilt,  and  I  will 
give  it  thee. 

23  And  he  sware  unto  her, 
2/ Whatsoever  thou  shall  ask  of 
me,  I  will  give  it  thee,  unto  the 
half  of  my  kingdom. 

24  And  she  went  forth,  and  said 
unto  her  mother.  What  shall  I 
a-sk?  And  she  said,  The  head  of 
John  the  Baptist. 

25  And  she  came  in  straightway 
with  haste  unto  the  king,  and 
asked,  saying,  I  will  that  thou 
give  me  by  and  by  in  a  charger 
the  head  of  John  the  Baptist. 


yEsth.5.  3,  6. 
&  7.  2. 


26  2And  the  king  was  exceeding 
sorry;  yet  for  his  oath's  sake, 
and  for  their  sakes  which  sat 
with  him,  he  would  not  reject  her. 

27  And  immediately  the  king 
sent  II  an  executioner,  and  com- 
manded his  head  to  be  brought: 
and  he  went  and  beheaded  him 
in  the  prison, 

28  And  brought  his  head  in  a 
charger,  and  gave  it  to  the  dam- 
sel ;  and  the  damsel  gave  it  to 
her  mother. 

29  And  when  his  disciples  heard 
of  it,  they  came  and  took  up  his 
corpse,  and  laid  it  in  a  tomb. 

30  «And  tJie  apostles  gathered 
themselves  together  unto  Jesus, 
and  told  him  all  tilings,  both 
what  they  had  done,  and  what 
they  had  taught. 

31  i-And  he  said  unto  tliem,  Come 
ye  yourselves  apart  into  a  desert 
place,  and  rest  a  while :  for  c  there 
were  many  coming  and  going, 
and  they  bad  no  leisure  so  much 
as  to  eat. 

32  c'And  they  departed  into  a 
desert  place  by  ship  privately. 

33  And  the  people  saw  them 
departing,  and  many  knew  him, 
and  ran  afoot  thither  out  of  all 
cities,  and  outwent  them,  and 
came  together  unto  him. 

34  eAnd  Jesus,  when  he  came 
out,  saw  much  people,  and  was 
moved  with  compassion  toward 
them,  because  they  were  as  sheep 
not  liaving  a  shepherd:  and /he 
began  to  teach  them  many  things. 

3-5  4'And  when  the  day  was  now 
far  spent,  his  disciples  came  unto 
him,  and  said.  This  is  a  desert 
place,  and  now  the  time  is  far 
pa.ssed : 

36  Send  them  away,  that  thej' 
may  go  into  the  countrj^  round 
about,  and  into  the  villages,  and 
buy  themselves  bread:  for  they 
have  nothing  to  eat. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Give  .ye  them  to  eat.  And 
tliey  say  unto  him,  ''Shall  we  go 
and  buy  two  hundred  11  i^enny- 
worth  of  bread,  and  give  them  to 
eat? 

33  He  saith  unto-  them.  How 
many  loaves  have  ye?  go  and 
see.  And  when  they  knew,  they 
say,  iFive,  and  two  iishes. 

39  And  he  commanded  them  to 
make  all  sit  down  by  companies 
upon  the  green  grass. 

40  And  they  sat  down  in  ranks, 
by  hundred.s,  and  by  fifties. 

41  And  when  he  had  taken  the 
five  loaves  and  the  two  fishes,  he 
looked  up  to  heaven.  *  and  bless- 
ed, and  brake  the  loaves,  and 
gave  them  to  his  disciples  to  set 
before  them;  and  the  two  fishes 
divided  he  among  them  all. 

42  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were 
filled. 

41 


A.  D.  32. 


a  Matt.  14.  i 


II  Or,  one  of 
his  guard. 


b  Matt.  14.  13. 
e  ch.  3.  20. 


dMatt.  14.13. 


e  Matt.  9.  36. 
<k  14.  14. 


/Luke  9.  11. 


?Matt.  14.  15. 
Luke  9.  12. 


A>"uni.i;.13, 

22. 

2  Kings  4.43. 
I  The  Roman 

penny  is 

seven  pence 

halfpenny  ; 

as 

Matt.  18.  28. 
i  Matt.  14.  17. 

Luke  9.  13. 

John  6.  9. 

See  Matt.  15. 

34. 

ch.  8.  5. 


*  1  Sam.  9.  13. 
Matt.  26.  28. 


Christ  reproveth 


ST.  MARK. 


the  Pharisees. 


A.  D.  32. 


/Matt.  14.  22. 
John  6.  17. 


II  Or,  uver 
aeainst 
Bethsaida, 


mMatt.  14. 
23. 

John  6.  16, 
17 


n  See  Luke 
24.  28. 


pch.  3.  5.  k 
16.  14. 
q  Matt.  14.  34. 


r  Matt.  9.  20. 
ch.  ^.  27,  28. 

Acts  in.  12. 
II  Or,  it. 


I  Or,  common. 


43  And  they  took  up  twelve 
baskets  full  of  the  fragments,  and 
of  the  tishes. 

44  And  they  that  did  eat  of  the 
loaves  were  about  five  thousand 
men. 

4.5  'And  straightway  he  con- 
strained his  disciples  to  get  into 
the  ship,  and  to  go  to  the  other 
side  before  II  unto  Bethsaida,  while 
he  sent  away  the  people. 

40  And  when  he  had  sent  them 
away,  he  departed  into  a  mount- 
ain to  pray. 

47  '"And  when  even  was  come, 
the  ship  was  in  the  midst  of  the 
sea,  and  he  alone  on  the  land. 

48  And  he  saw  them  toiling  in 
rowing;  for  the  wind  was  con- 
trary unto  them  ;  and  about  the 
fourth  watch  of  the  night  he 
conieth  unto  them,  walking  upon 
the  sea,  and  »  would  have  passed 
by  them. 

49  But  when  they  saw  him  walk- 
ing upon  the  sea,  they  supposed 
it  had  been  a  spirit,  and  cried  out: 

50  For  they  all  saw  him,  and 
were  troubled.  And  immediately 
he  talked  with  them,  and  saitli 
unto  them.  Be  of  good  cheer:  it  is 
I ;  be  not  afraid. 

51  And  he  went  up  unto  them 
into  the  ship;  and  the  wind 
ceased:  and  they  were  sore 
amazed  in  themselves  beyond 
measure,  and  wondered. 

52  For  "they  considered  not  the 
mirarlr.  of  tiie  loaves;  for  their 
p  heart  was  hardened. 

53  9And  when  they  had  passed 
over,  they  came  into  the  land  of 
Gennesaret,  and  drew  to  the 
shore. 

54  And  when  they  were  come 
out  of  the  ship,  straightway  they 
knew  him, 

55  And  ran  througli  that  whole 
region  round  about,  and  began  to 
carrj'  about  in  beds  those  that 
were  sick,  where  they  heard  he 
was. 

56  And  whitliersoever  he  enter- 
ed, into  villages,  or  cities,  or 
country,  they  laid  the  sick  in  the 
streets,  and  besought  him  that 
j-they  might  touch  if  it  were  but 
the  border  of  liis  garment:  and 
as  many  as  touclicd  1.  him  were 
made  whole. 

CHAPTER   VIT. 

1  The  Pharisees  find  fault  at  the  lUsriplcs  for 
eating  with  unwashen  hands.  H  They  break 
the  ciimmandment  of  God  by  the  traditions  of 
men.  14  Meal  defileth  nut  the  man.  24  lie 
healetli  the  Syrophcnician  woman's  daughter 
of  an  vnelean  spirit,  31  and  one  that  was  deaf, 

"  and  stammered  in  his  spcceh. 

THPjN    acam(>  together   unto 
him  the  Pharisees,  and    cer- 
tain   of  the  scribes,  which  came 
from  Jerusalem. 
2  And  when  they  saw  some  of 
his  disciples  eat  bread  with  ilde- 
42 


filed,  that  is  to  say,  with  unwash- 
en hands,  they  found  fault. 

3  For  the  Pharisees,  and  all  the 
Jews,  except  they  wash  their 
hands  II  oft,  eat  not,  holding  the 
tradition  of  the  elders. 

4  And  uium  they  come  from  the 
market,  except  they  wash,  they 
eat  not.  And  many  other  things 
there  be,  which  they  have  re- 
ceived to  hold,  (I.S  tlie' washing  of 
cups,  and  II  pots,  brazen  vessels, 
and  of  II  tables. 

5  iThen  the  Pharisees  and 
scribes  asked  him,  Why  walk  not 
thy  disciples  according  to  the 
tradition  of  the  elders,  but  eat 
bread  with  unwashen  hands? 

6  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Well  hath  Esaias  prophe- 
sied of  you  hypocrites,  as  it  is 
written,  ^This  people  honoureth 
me  with  their  lips,  but  their  heart 
is  far  from  me. 

7  Howbeit  in  vain  do  they  wor- 
ship me,  teaching  for  doctrines 
the  commandments  of  men. 

8  For  laying  aside  the  com- 
mandment of  God,  ye  hold  the 
tradition  of  men,  fl.s  the  washing 
of  pots  and  cups:  and  many 
other  such  like  things  ye  do. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  Full 
well  ye  II  reject  the  command- 
ment of  God.  that  ye  may  keep 
your  own  tradition. 

'lO  For  Moses  said,  rf  Honour  thy 
father  and  thy  mother;  and, 
« Whoso  curseth  father  or  mother, 
let  him  die  the  death  : 

11  But  ye  sa.y.  If  a  man  shall  say 
to  his  father  or  mother,  It  i.s 
/Corban,  that  is  to  say,  a  gilt,  by 
whatsoever  thou  mightestbeprot- 
ited  by  me;  he  .f/ial/  lie  free. 

12  And  ye  suffer  him  no  more 
to  do  aught  for  his  father  or  his 
mother; 

13  Making  the  word  of  God  of 
none  effect  through  your  tradi- 
tion, which  ye  Iiave  delivered: 
and  many  such  like  things  do  ye. 

14  %  r/And  when  he  had  called 
ail  the  people  unto  him,  he  said 
unto  them.  Hearken  unto  me 
every  one  of  you,  and  under- 
stand : 

15  There  is  nothing  from  with- 
out a  man,  that  entering  into 
him  can  defile  him:  but  the 
things  which  come  out  of  him, 
tliose  are  they  that  defile  tlie 
man. 

1()  ''Tf  any  man  have  ears  to 
h(\ir,  let  lilm  hear. 

17  'And  wlicu  he  was  entered 
into  tli(?  house  irom  the  people, 
his  (liscii)les  asked  him  concern- 
ing the  i)arable. 

18  AiKl  ho  saith  unto  them,  Are 
yeso  without  understanding  also? 
Do  ye  not  perceive,  that  whatso- 
ever thing  from  without  entereth 
into  the  man,  it  cannot  defile  him ; 


A  deaf  man  healed. 


ST.  MARK. 


Christ  fecdeth  four  thousand. 


A.  D.  32. 


*  Gen.  6.  5.  ic 

>*.  -Jl. 

Malt.  15.  10. 


■  Gr.  covet- 
ousnessest 
wickednesses. 


n  Matt.  9.  32. 
Luke  11.  14. 


och.  8.  23. 

John    9.  6. 
p  ch.  fi.  41. 

John  11.  41. 

Sl  17.  1. 
"John  11.  33, 

38. 
r  Is.  35.  5,  6. 

Matt.  11.  5. 

»  ch.  5.  43. 


19  Because  it  enteretli  not  into 
his  heart,  but  into  tlie  belly,  and 
goeth  out  into  the  draught,' purg- 
ing all  meats  ? 

20  And  he  said,  That  which  coni- 
eth  out  of  the  man,  that  delileth 
the  man. 

21  ''For  from  within,  out  of 
the  heart  of  men,  proceed  evil 
thoughts,  adulteries,  fornications, 
murders, 

22  Thefts,  t  covetousness,  wicl^ed- 
ness,  deceit,  lasciviousiiess,  an 
evil  ej-e,  blasphemy,  i^ride,  fool- 
ishness: 

23  All  these  evil  things  come 
from  within,  and  defile  the  man. 

24  %  'And  from  thence  he  arose, 
and  went  into  the  borders  of  Tyre 
and  Sidon,  and  entered  into  a 
house,  and  would  have  no  man 
know  it:  but  he  could  not  be  hid. 

25  For  a  certain  woman,  whose 
young  daughter  had  an  unclean 
spirit,  heard  of  him,  and  came 
and  fell  at  his  feet: 

26  The  woman  was  a  I  Greek,  a 
Syrophenician  by  nation ;  and  she 
besought  him  that  he  would  cast 
forth  the  devil  out  of  her  daugh- 
ter. 

27  But  Jesus  said  unto  her.  Let 
the  children  first  be  filled:  for  it 
Ls  not  meet  to  take  the  children's 
bread,  and  to  ca.st  it  unto  the  dogs. 

28  And  she  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  Yes,  Lord:  yet  the 
dogs  under  the  table  eat  of  the 
children's  crumbs. 

29  And  he  said  unto  her.  For  this 
saying  go  thy  way ;  the  devil  is 
gone  out  of  thy  daughter. 

30  And  when  she  was  come  to 
her  house,  she  found  the  devil 
gone  out,  and  her  daughter  laid 
upon  the  bed. 

31  1  ''"And  again,  departing  from 
the  coasts  of  Tj-re  and  Sidon,  he 
came  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee, 
through  the  midst  of  the  coasts  of 
Decapolis. 

32  And  "  they  bring  unto  him  one 
that  was  deaf,  and  had  an  impedi- 
ment in  his  speech  ;  and  they  be- 
seech him  to  put  his  hand  upon 
him. 

33  And  he  took  him  aside  from 
the  multitude,  and  put  his  fingers 
into  his  ears,  and  "he  spit,  and 
touched  his  tongue; 

34  And  iUooking  up  to  heaven, 
?he  sighed,  and  saith  unto  him, 
Ephphatha,  that  is.  Be  opened. 

35  '•And  straightway  his  ears 
were  opened,  and  the  string  of 
his  tongue  was  loosed,  and  he 
spake  plain. 

30  And  she  charged  them  that 
they  should  tell  no  man:  but  the 
more  he  charged  them,  so  much 
the  more  a  great  deal  they  pub- 
lished it ; 

37  And  were  beyond  measure 
astonished,  saying, "He  hath  done 


A.  D.  32. 


See  ch.  6.  Sa. 


all  things  well:  he  niaketh  both 
the  deaf  to  hear,  and  the  dumb  to 
speak. 

CHAPTER  VIIL 

1  Christ  feedah  the  people  miraculously  :  10  re- 
fuseth  to  giie  a  sign  to  the  Pharisees  :  14  ad- 
munishcth  his  disciples  to  beware  of  the  leaven 
of  the  Pharisees,  and  of  the  leaven  of  Herod  : 
22  giveth  a  blind  man  kis  sight :  27  acknowl- 
edgeth  that  he  is  the  Christ,  who  should  suffer 
and  rise  again  :  ^land  exhorteth  to  patience  in 
persecution  for  the  profession  of  the  gospel. 

IX  those  days  "the  multitude  be-  "Ma"-  15.S2. 
ing   very   great,   and    having 
nothing  to  eat,  Jesus  called  his , 
disciples  unto  him,  and  saith  unto  j 
them,  I 

2 1    have    compassion    on    the 
multitude,    becau.se    they    have ' 
now   been  with   me  three  days, 
and  have  nothing  to  eat : 

3  And  if  I  send  them  away  fast- 
ing to  their  own  hou.ses,  they  will 
faint  by  the  way :  for  divers  of 
them  came  from  far. 

4  And  his  disciples  answered 
him.  From  whence  can  a  man 
satisfy  these  men  with  bread  here 
in  the  wilderness  ? 

5  6  And    he   asked   them.   How   «^^a";^lo•3*• 
many  loaves  have  ye?    And  they 
said,  Seven. 

6  And  he  commanded  the  peo- 
ple to  sit  down  on  the  ground : 
and  he  took  the  seven  loaves, 
and  gave  thanks,  and  brake,  and 
gave  to  his  disciples  to  .set  before 
tlieni;  and  they  did  set  tkem  be- 
fore the  people. 

7  And  they  had  a  few  small  fish- 1 
es:   and   «he   blessed,  and   com-  <•  Matt.  i4. 19. 
manded  to  set  them  also  before 
them. 

8  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  filled: 
and  they  took  up  of  the  broken 
meat  that  was  left  seven  baskets. 

9  And  they  that  had  eaten  were 
about  four  thousand:  and  he  sent 
them.  away. 

10  \  And  (^straightway  he  entered 
into  a  ship  with  his  disciples,  and 
came  into  the  parts  of  Dalma- 
nutha. 

11  eAnd  the  Pharisees  came  forth, 
and  began  to  question  with  him, 
seeking  of  him  a  sign  from  heav- 
en, tempting  him. 

12  And  he  sighed  deeply  in  his 
spirit,  and  saith.  Why  doth  this 
generation  seek  after  a  sign  ?  ver- 
ily I  sa.v  unto  you.  There  shall 
no  sign  be  given  unto  this  genera- 
tion. 

13  And  he  left  them,  and  enter- 
ing into  the  ship  again  departed 
to  the  other  side. 

14  %  /]Sow  the  disciples  had  for- 
gotten to  take  bread,  neither  had 
they  in  the  ship  with  them  more 
than  one  loaf. 

15  s'And  he  charged  them,  saying. 
Take  heed,  beware  of  the  leaven 
of  the  Pharisees,  and  of  the  leaven 
of  Herod. 

16  And    they  reasoned    among 

-13 


ch.  6.  41. 


e  Matt.  12.  38. 
t  IC.  1. 
John  0.  30. 


/Matt.  16.  5. 


g  Matt.  16.  6. 
Luke  12.  1. 


The  hlincl  man  restored  to  sight.    ST.  MARK.        The  transfiguration  of  Christ. 


A.  D.  32. 


h  Matt.  l(i. 
jch.  e.  02. 


k  Matt.  14.  20. 
ch.  C.  43. 
Luke  9.  17. 
John  6.  13. 

iMatt.  15.  37. 
ver.  8. 


m  ch.  fi.  t 
ver.  17. 


p  Matt.  16. 13. 
Luke  9.  18. 


g  Matt.  14.  2. 


rMatt.  10.  10. 

Jriliii  «.  OJ. 

&  11.  27. 
s  Malt.  IG.  20. 
»  Malt.  10.  21. 

Jf  17.  22. 

Luke  9.  22. 


uMalt.  10.38. 
(k  10.  24. 
Luke  9.  23. 
ic  14.  27. 


tbemselve.s,  saying,  It  is  ''  because 
we  have  no  bread. 

17  And  when  Jesus  knew  it,  he 
saitb  unto  them,  Why  reason  ye, 
because  ye  have  no  bread?  jper- 
ceive  ye  not  yet,  neither  under- 
stand? have  ye  your  heart  yet 
hardened  ? 

18 Having  eyes,  see  ye  not?  and 
having  ears,  hear  ye  not  ?  and  do 
ye  not  remember  ? 

19  *  When  I  bralce  the  five  loaves 
among  five  thousand,  how  many 
baskets  full  of  fragments  took  ye 
up?  They  say  unto  him.  Twelve. 

20  And  ^"when  the  seven  among 
four  thousand,  how  many  baskets 
full  of  fragments  took  ye  up? 
And  they  said,  Seven. 

21  And  he  said  unto  them.  How 
is  it  that  1'^  ye  do  not  understand? 

22  H  And  he  cometh  to  Bethsai- 
da;  and  they  bring  a  blind  man 
unto  him,  and  besought  him  to 
touch  him. 

23  And  he  took  the  blind  man  by 
the  hand,  and  led  him  out  of  the 
town  ;  and  when  «  he  had  spit  on 
his  eyes,  and  put  his  hands  upon 
him,  he  asked  him  if  he  saw 
aught. 

24  And  he  looked  up,  and  said,  I 
see  men  as  trees,  walking. 

2-5  After  that  he  put  his  hands 
again  upon  his  eyes,  and  made 
him  look  up ;  and  he  was  restored, 
and  saw  every  man  clearly. 

26  And  he  sent  him  away  to  his 
house,  saying.  Neither  go  into  the 
town,  onor  tell  it  to  any  in  the 
town. 

27  \  pAnd  Je.sus  went  out,  and  his 
disciples,  into  the  towns  ot  Cesarea 
Philippi :  and  by  the  way  he  ask- 
ed his  disciples,  saying  unto  them, 
Whom  do  men  say  that  I  am  ? 

28  And  they  answered,  'i  John  the 
Baptist:  but  some  saij,  Pallas ;  and 
others.  One  of  the  prophets. 

29  And  he  saith  unto  them.  But 
whom  say  ye  that  I  am  ?  And 
Peter  ansvvereth  and  saith  unto 
him,  »-Thou  art  the  Christ. 

30  «And  he  charged  them  that 
they  should  tell  no  man  of  him. 

31  And  t  he  bej^an  to  teach  them, 
that  the  Son  of  inan  must  suffier 
many  things,  and  be  rejected  of 
the  elders,  and  of  the  chief 
priests,  and  scribes,  and  be  killed, 
and  after  three  days  rise  again. 

32  And  he  spake  that  saying 
openly.  And  Peter  took  him, and 
began  to  rebuke  him. 

33  But  when  he  had  turned  about 
and  looked  on  his  disciples,  he  re- 
buked Peter,  saying,  (Jet  thee  be- 
hind me,  Satan:  ibr  thou  savour- 
est  not  the  things  tliat  be  of  God, 
but  the  things  that  he  of  men. 

34  H  And  when  lie  had  called  the 
people  loi^o  fiun  with  his  disciples 
also,  he  said  unto  them,  «  Who.so- 
ever  will  come  after  me,  let  him 

41 


deny  himself,  and  take  up  his 
cross,  and  ibllow  me. 
3o  For  ^whosoever  will  save  his 
life  shall  lose  it;  but  whosoever 
shall  lose  his  life  for  my  sake  and 
the  gospel's,  the  same  shall  save 
it. 

36  For  what  shall  It  profit  a  man, 
if  he  shall  gain  the  whole  world, 
and  lose  his  own  soul? 

37  Or  what  shall  a  man  give  iu 
exchange  for  his  soul  ? 

38  2/ Whosoever  therefore  « shall 
be  ashamed  of  me  and  of  my 
words,  in  this  adulterous  and  sin- 
ful generation,  of  him  also  shall 
the  Son  of  man  be  ashamed,when 
he  cometh  in  the  glory  of  his  Fa- 
ther with  the  holy  angels. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

2  Jesus  is  transfigured.  11  He  instruetcth  his 
disciples  concerning  the  coming  of  Elias  :  14 
casteth  forth  a  dumb  and  deaf  spirit :  30  fore- 
tellcth  his  death  and  resurrection  :  2i2 exhorteth 
his  disciples  to  humility  :  38  bidding  them  not 
to  prohibit  such  as  he  not  against  them^  nor  to 
give  offence  to  any  of  the  faithful. 

AND  he  said  unto  them,  « Veri- 
J\  ly  I  say  unto  you.  That  there 
be  some  of  them  that  stand  here, 
which  shall  not  taste  of  death,  till 
they  have  seen  ^  the  kingdom  of 
God  come  with  power. 

2  %  cAnd  after  six  days  Jesus 
taketh  vnth  ?iim  Peter,  and  James, 
and  John,  and  leadeth  them  up 
into  a  high  mountain  apart  by 
themselves :  and  he  was  transfig- 
ured before  them. 

3  And  his  raiment  became  shin- 
ing, exceeding  rf  white  as  snow ;  so 
as  no  fuller  on  earth  can  white 
them. 

4  And  there  appeared  unto  them 
Elias  with  Moses :  and  they  were 
talking  with  Jesus. 

5  And  Peter  answered  and  said 
to  Jesus,  Master,  it  is  good  for  us 
to  be  here :  and  let  us  make  three 
tabernacles;  one  for  thee,  and 
one  for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elias. 

6  For  he  wist  not  what  to  say; 
for  they  were  sore  afraid. 

7  And  there  was  a  cloud  that 
overshadowed  them  :  and  a  voice 
came  out  of  the  cloud,  saying, 
This  is  my  beloved  Son:  hear 
him. 

8  And  suddenly,  when  they  had 
looked  round  about,  they  saw  no 
man  any  more,  save  Jesus  only 
with  themselves. 

9  «And  as  they  came  down  from 
the  mountain,  he  charged  them 
that  they  should  tell  no  man  what 
things  they  had  seen,  till  th(>Son 
of  man  were  risen  from  tlie  dead. 

10  And  they  kept  that  saying 
with  themselves,  questioning  one 
with  another  what  the  rising 
from  the  dead  should  mean. 

11  f  And  they  asked  him,  saying. 
Why  say  the  §cribes  /that  Elias 
must  first  come? 


A.  D.  32. 


*  John  12.  25. 


1/  Matt.  10.  33. 

Luke  9.  26. 

<k  12.  9. 
z  See  Rom. 

1.  16. 

2  Tim.  1.  8. 

&  2. 12. 


a  Matt,  ie.28. 
Luke  9.  2T. 


b  Matt.  24.  30. 

Ic.  25.  31. 

Luke  22.  18. 
c  Matt.  17.  1. 

Luke  9.  28. 


dDan.  7.  9. 
Matt.  28.  3. 


/Mai.  4.  5. 
Matt.  17.  10. 


A  dumb  spirit  cast  out. 


ST.  MARK. 


ExJwHation  to  humility. 


A.  D.  32. 


f  Ps.  22.6. 

Is.  53.  2,  *:c. 

Dan.  9.  26. 
h  Luke  23.  11. 

Phil.  2.  7. 
.Matt.  11.  14. 

ic  n.  12. 

Luke  1.  17. 

*  Matt.  17.  14. 

Luke  9.  37. 


IjOr,  anions' 
yourselves  . 

ZMaft.  1 
Luke  9.  38. 


14. 


II  Or. 
dushetk  him. 


moh.  1.26. 
Luke  9.  42. 


a  Matt.  17.  20. 
ch.  11.23. 
Luke  17.  6. 
John  11.  40. 


12  And  he  answered  and  told 
them,  Elias  verily  cometh  first, 
and  restoreth  all  things ;  and 
i'bow  it  is  written  of  the  Son  of 
man,  that  he  must  suffer  many 
things,  and  ''be  set  at  nought. 

13  But  I  say  unto  you,  That 
i  Elias  is  indeed  come,  and  they 
have  done  unto  him  whatsoever 
they  listed,  as  it  is  written  of  him. 

14  ^  *And  when  he  came  to  his 
disciples,  he  saw  a  great  multitude 
about  them,  and  the  scribes  ques- 
tioning with  them. 

1-5  And  straightway  all  the  peo- 
ple, when  they  beheld  him,  were 
greatly  amazed,  and  running  to 
him  saluted  him. 

Ifi  And  he  asked  the  scribes, 
What  question  ye  li  with  them  ? 

17  And  'one  of  the  multitude  an- 
swered and  said.  Master,  I  have 
brought  unto  thee  my  son,  which 
hath  a  dumb  spirit ; 

18  And  wheresoever  he  taketh 
him,  he  Iteareth  him;  and  he 
foameth,  and  gnasheth  with  his 
teeth,  and  pineth  away:  and  I 
spake  to  thy  disciples  that  they 
should  cast  him  out;  and  they 
could  not. 

19  He  answereth  him,  and  saith, 

0  faithless  generation,  how  long 
shall  I  be  with  you  ?  how  long 
shall  I  suffer  you?  bring  him  un- 
to me. 

20  And  they  brought  him  unto 
him:  and  mwhen  he  saw  him, 
straightway  the  spirit  tare  him ; 
and  he  fell  on  the  ground,  and 
wallowed  foaming. 

21  And  he  asked  his  father.  How 
long  is  it  ago  since  this  came  unto 
him?    And  he  said.  Of  a  child. 

22  And  ofttimes  it  hath  cast  him 
into  the  fire,  and  into  the  waters, 
to  destroy  him:  but  if  thou  canst 
do  anj'  thing,  have  compassion 
on  us, 'and  help  us. 

23  Jesus  said  unto  him,  "  If  thou 
canst  believe,  all  things  are  possi- 
ble to  him  that  believeth. 

24  And  straightway  the  father  of 
the  child  cried  out,  and  said  with 
tears.  Lord,  I  believe;  help  thou 
mine  unbelief. 

2.5  When  Jesus  saw  that  the  peo- 
ple came  running  together,  he  re- 
buked the  foul  spirit,  saying  unto 
him,  Thou  dumb  and  deaf  .spirit, 

1  charge  thee,  come  out  of  him, 
and  enter  no  more  into  him. 

26  And  the  apirit  cried,  and  rent 
him  sore,  and  came  out  of  him  : 
and  he  was  as  one  dead;  inso- 
much that  many  said.  He  is  dead. 

27  But  Jesus  took  him  by  the 
hand,  and  lifted  him  up;  and  he 
arose. 

28  »And  when  he  was  come  into 
the  house,  his  disciples  asked  him 
privately.  Why  could  not  we  cast 
him  out  ? 

29  And  he  said  unto  them.  This 


kind  can  come  forth  by  nothing, 
but  by  prayer  and  fasting. 

30  H  And 'they  departed  thence, 
and  passed  through  Galilee  ;  and 
he  would  not  that  any  man  should 
know  it. 

31  pFor  he  taught  his  disciples, 
and  said  unto  them.  The  Son  of 
man  is  delivered  into  the  hands  of 
men, and  they  shall  kill  him;  and 
after  that  he  is  killed,  he  shall  rise 
the  third  day. 

32  But  thej^  understood  not  that 
saying,  and  were  afraid  to  ask  him. 

33  f  ?And  he  came  to  Caper- 
naum :  and  being  in  the  house  he 
asked  them.  What  was  it  that  ye 
disputed  among  yourselves  by  the 
way? 

34  But  they  held  their  peace: 
for  by  the  way  they  had  disputed 
among  themselves,  who  should  be 
the  greatest. 

3-5  And  he  sat  down,  and  called 
the  twelve,  and  saith  unto  them, 
'•If  any  man  desire  to  be  first,  the 
same  shall  be  last  of  all,  and  serv- 
ant of  all. 

36  And  she  took  a  child,  and  set 
him  in  the  midst  of  them  :  and 
when  he  had  taken  him  in  his 
arms,  he  .said  unto  them, 

37  Whosoever  shall  receive  one 
of  such  children  in  my  name,  re- 
ceivethme;  and  « whosoever  shall 
receive  me,  receiveth  not  me,  but 
him  that  sent  me. 

38  ^  "And  John  answered  him, 
saying.  Master,  we  saw  one  cast- 
ing out  devils  in  thy  name,  and  he 
followeth  not  us  ;  and  we  forbade 
him.  because  he  followeth  not  us. 

39  But  Jesus  said.  Forbid  him 
not:  a: for  there  is  no  man  which 
shall  do  a  miracle  in  my  name, 
that  can  lightly  speak  evil  of  me. 

40  For  "he  that  is  not  against  us 
is  on  our  part. 

41  zFor  whosoever  shall  give 
you  a  cup  of  water  to  drink  in 
my  name,  because  ye  belong  to 
Christ,  verily  I  say  unto  you,  he 
shall  not  lose  his  reward. 

42  "And  whosoever  shall  offend 
one  of  these  little  ones  that  believe  I 
in  me,  it  is  better  for  him  that  a  I 
millstone  were  hanged  about  his 
neck,  and  he  were  cast  into  the 
sea. 

43  *And  if  thy  hand  H  offend  thee, ' 
cut  it  off:  it  is  better  for  thee  to 
enter  into  life  maimed,  than  hav-  j 
ing  two  hands  to  go  into  hell, 
into  the  fire  that  never  shall  be ' 
quenched:  | 

44  c  Where  their  worm  dieth  not, 
and  the  fire  is  not  quenched. 

4.5  And  if  thy  foot  offend  thee,  cut 
it  off':  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter 
halt  into  life,  than  having  two  feet 
to  be  cast  into  hell,  into  the  tire 
that  never  shall  be  quenched: 

46  Where  their  worm  dieth  not, 
and  the  fire  Ls  not  quenched, 
45 


A.  D.  32. 


p  Matt.  17.  22. 
Luke  9.  44. 


q  Matt.  18.  I. 
Luke  9.  46. 
&;22.24. 


r  Matt.  20.  26, 
ch.  10.  43. 


s  Matt.  18.  2. 
ch.  10. 16. 


r  Matt.  10.  40. 
Luke  9.  48. 


a  Num.  11.28. 
Luke  9.  49. 


X 1  Ccr.  12.  3. 


y  See  Matt. 
12.  30. 


z  Matt.  10.  42. 


a  Matt.  18.  6. 
Luke  17. 1. 


JDeut.  13.  6. 
Matt.  5.  29. 
&  18.  8. 

II  Or,  cause 
thee  to  of' 
fend  ;  and 
so  ver.  45,47, 

c  Is.  66.  24. 


Concerning  divorcement. 


ST.  MARK. 


The  danger  of  riches. 


A.  D.  32. 


II  Or, 

cause  thee 
to  offend. 


dLev.  2.  13. 

Ez.  43.  24. 
e  Matt.  5.  13. 

Luke  14.  34. 
/Eph.  4.29. 

Col.  4.  6. 
f  Rom.  12.  18. 

in  14.  19. 

2  Cor.  13.  11. 

Heb,  12.  14. 


A.  D.  33. 

a  Matt.  19. 1. 
John  10.  40. 
at,  11.  7. 


&Matt.  19.  3. 


cDeut.  24.  1. 
Matt.  5.  31. 
<k  19.  7. 


f  Gen.  2.  24. 
1  Cor.  6.  16. 
Eph.  5.  31. 


/■Malt.  5.  32. 
Hi  19.  9. 
Luke  IG.  18. 
Rom.  7.  3. 
1  Cor.  7.  10, 
11. 


g  Matt. 19.13. 
Luke  18.  15. 


47  And  if  tliine  eye  II  offend  thee, 
pluck  it  out:  it  i.s  better  for  thee 
to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God 
with  one  eye,  tlian  having  two 
ej'e.s  to  be  cast  into  hell  fire: 

48  Where  their  worm  dieth  not, 
and  the  fire  is  not  quenched. 

49  For  every  one  shall  be  salted 
with  fire,  ''and  every  sacrifice 
shall  be  salted  with  salt. 

■jO  «Salt  is  good:  but  if  the  salt 
have  lost  his  saltness,  wherewith 
will  ye  season  it?  /Have  salt  in 
yourselves,  and  yhave  peace  one 
with  another. 

CHAPTER  X. 

2  Christ  disputeth  with  the  Pharisees  touching 
divorcement  :  14  hlesseth  the  children  that  are 
brought  unto  him  :  17  resolveth  a  rich  man 
how  he  may  inherit  life  everlasting  :  23  telleth 
his  disciples  of  the  danger  of  riches  :  28  prom- 
iseth  rewards  to  them  that  forsake  any  thing 
for  the  gospel :  32forelelleth  his  death  and  res- 
urrection :  35  hiddeth  the  two  amhitious  suit- 
ors to  think  rather  of  suffering  with  him  :  4C 
and  restoreth  to  Bartimeus  his  sight. 

AND  « he  arose  from  thence, 
.  and  Cometh  into  the  coasts  of 
Judea  by  the  larther  side  of  Jor- 
dan: and  the  people  resort  unto 
him  again;  and,  as  he  was  wont, 
he  taught  them  again. 

2  If  ''And  the  Pharisees  came  to 
him,  and  asked  him,  Is  it  lawful 
for  a  man  to  put  away  his  wife? 
tempting  him. 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  un- 
to them,  What  did  Moses  com- 
mand you? 

4  And  they  .said,  e Moses  suffered 
to  write  a  bill  of  divorcement, and 
to  put  her  away. 

.5  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  For  the  hardiie.ss  of 
your  heart  he  wrote  you  this 
precept. 

(J  But  from  the  beginning  of  the 
creation  <'God  made  them  male 
and  female. 

7  eFor  this  cause  shall  a  man 
leave  his  father  and  mother,  and 
cleave  to  his  wife ; 

8  And  they  twain  sliall  be  one 
flesh :  so  then  they  are  no  more 
twain,  but  one  fiesh. 

9  What  therefore  God  hath  join- 
ed together,  let  not  man  put 
asunder. 

10  And  in  the  house  his  disci- 
ples asked  him  again  of  the  same 
iiKtttcr. 

11  And  he  saith  unto  them, 
/Whosoever  shall  put  away  his 
wife, and  marry  another, commit- 
teth  adultery  again.st  her. 

12  And  if  a  woman  shall  put 
away  her  husband,  and  be  mar- 
ried to  another,  she  commiiteth 
adultery. 

13  II  £/And  they  brought  young 
children  to  him,  that  he  shf)ul(i 
touch  thein  ;  and  /m'.s- disciples  re- 
buked those  lliat  brought  tluiii. 

14  But  when  Jesus  saw  it,  he 
was  much    displeased,  and  said 

4G 


unto  them.  Suffer  the  little  chil- 
dren to  come  unto  me,  and  for- 
bid them  not ;  for  '«of  such  is  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

15  Verily  I  say  unto  yon,  'Who- 
soever shall  not  receive  the  king- 
dom of  God  as  a  little  child,  he 
shall  not  enter  therein. 

16  And  he  took  them  up  in  his 
arms,  put  his  hands  upon  them, 
and  ble.ssed  them. 

17  1[  'And  ^vhen  he  was  gone 
forth  into  the  way,  there  came 
one  running,  and  kneeled  to  him, 
and  asked  him.  Good  Master, 
what  shall  I  do  that  I  may  in- 
herit eternal  life  ? 

18  And  Jesus  said  unto  him. 
Why  callest  thou  me  good?  there 
is  none  good  but  one,  tiuit  is, 
God. 

19  Thou  knowest  the  command- 
ments, 'Do  not  commit  adultery. 
Do  not  kill.  Do  not  steal.  Do  not 
bear  false  witness.  Defraud  not, 
Honour  thy  father  and  mother. 

20  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  Master,  all  these  have 
I  observed  from  my  youth. 

21  Then  Jesus  beholding  him 
loved  him,  and  said  unto  him. 
One  thing  thou  lackest:  go  thy 
way,  sell  whatsoever  thou  hast, 
and  give  to  the  poor,  and  thou 
Shalt  have '"treasure  in  heaven: 
and  come,  take  up  the  cress,  and 
follow  me. 

22  And  he  was  sad  at  that  saj'ing, 
and  went  away  grieved:  for  he 
had  great  possessions. 

23  11  "And  Jesus  looked  round 
about,  and  saith  unto  his  disciples. 
How  hardly  shall  they  that  have 
riches  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
God! 

24  And  the  disciples  were  aston- 
ished at  his  words.  But  Jesus 
answereth  again,  and  saith  unto 
them,  Children,  how  hard  is  it 
for  them  othat  trust  in  riches  to 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God  ! 

2.'5  It  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go 
through  the  eye  of  a  needle,  than 
for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

2f!  And  they  were  astonished 
out  of  measure,  sa.ving  among 
themselves.  Who  then  can  be 
saved  ? 

27  And  Jesus  looking  upon  them 
saith,  With  men  it  is  impossible, 
but  not  with  God:  for  i'with  God 
all  things  are  po.ssible. 

28  II  '/Then  Peter  began  to  say 
unto  him,  Lo,  we  have  left  all, 
and  have  followed  thee. 

29  And  Jcsns  answered  and 
said.  Verily  1  say  unto  you,  There 
is  no  man  that  hath  leit  house,  or 
brethren,  or  sisters,  or  father,  or 
motlier,  or  wife,  or  children,  or 
lands,  for  my  sake,  and  the 
gospel's, 

30  r  But  he  shall  receive  a  hun- 


A.  D.  33. 


h  1  Cor.  14. 20. 
1  Pet.  2.  2. 


*Matt.  19.  16. 
Luke  18.  18. 


I  Ex.  20. 
Rom.  13.  9. 


m  Matt.  6.  19, 
20.  &.  19.  21. 
Luke  12.  33. 
&  16.  9. 


n  Matt.  19.23. 
Luke  18.  24. 


0  Job  31.  24. 
r.s.  52.  7.  Sc 
62.  10. 
ITim.  6.17. 


p  Jer.  32.  17. 

Matt.  19.  26. 

Lukel.  37. 
q  Matt.  19.27. 

Luke  18.  28. 


r2  Chr.25.  9. 
Luke  18.  30. 


Christ  foretelleth  his  death. 


ST.  MARK. 


His  entry  into  Jerusalem. 


A.  D.33. 


s  Matt.  19.  30. 

Jt  20.  16. 

Luke  13.  30. 
I  Matt.  QO.  17. 

Luke  18.  31. 


Luke  9.  22. 
&  16.  31. 


V  Matt.  20.  24. 


2  Luke  22.  25. 
'lOr, 

think  good. 


ch.  9.  35. 
Luke  9.  48. 


i  John  13.  14. 

Phil.  2.  7. 
c  Matt.  20.  28. 

1  Tim.  2.  6. 

Tit.  2.  14. 


dredfold  now  in  this  time,  houses, 
and  brethren,  and  sisters,  and 
mothers,  and  children,  and  lands, 
with  persecutions;  and  in  the 
world  to  come  eternal  life. 

31  sBut  many  that  are  first  shall 
be  last;  and  the  la.st  first. 

32  %  t  And  they  were  in  the  way 
going  up  to  Jerusalem  ;  and  Jesus 
went  before  them :  and  they  were 
amazed ;  and  as  they  followed, 
they  were  afraid.  "And  he  took 
again  the  twelve,  and  began  to 
tell  them  what  things  should 
happen  unto  him, 

33  Saying,  Behold,  we  go  up  to 
Jerusalem ;  and  the  Son  of  man 
shall  be  delivered  unto  the  chief 
priests,  and  unto  the  scribes;  and 
they  shall  condemn  him  to  death, 
and  shall  deliver  him  to  the  Gen- 
tiles : 

34  And  they  shall  mock  him, 
and  shall  scourge  him,  and  shall 
spit  upon  him ,  and  shall  kill  him ; 
and  the  third  day  he  shall  rise 
again. 

35  ^^And  James  and  John,  the 
sons  of  Zebedee,  come  unto  him, 
saying.  Master,  we  would  that 
thou  shouldest  do  for  us  whatso- 
ever we  shall  desire. 

36  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
would  ye  that  I  should  do  for 
you? 

37  They  said  unto  him.  Grant 
unto  us'that  we  may  sit,  one  on 
thy  right  hand,  and  the  other  on 
thy  left  hand,  in  thy  glory. 

38  But  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Ye  know  not  what  ye  ask:  can 
j^e  drink  of  the  cup  that  I  drink 
of?  and  be  baptized  witli  the  bap- 
tism that  I  am  baptized  with  ? 

39  And  they  said  unto  him.  We 
can.  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Ye  shall  indeed  drink  of  the  cup 
that  I  drink  of;  and  with  the 
baptism  that  I  am  baptized  withal 
shall  ye  be  baptized : 

40  But  to  sit  on  my  right  hand 
and  on  my  left  hand"  is  not  mine 
to  give;  but  it  shall  be  given  to 
them  for  whom  it  is  prepared. 

41  2/And  when  the  ten  heard 
it,  they  began  to  be  much  dis- 
pleased with  James  and  John. 

42  But  Jesus  called  them  to  him, 
and  saith  unto  them,  z  Ye  know 
that  they  which  Hare  accounted 
to  rule  over  the  Gentiles  exercise 
lordship  over  them ;  and  their 
great  ones  exercise  authority  up- 
on them. 

43  »  But  so  shall  it  not  be  among 
you :  but  whosoever  will  be  great 
among  you,  shall  be  your  min- 
ister: 

44  And  whosoever  of  you  will  be 
the  chiefest,  shall  be  servant  of  all. 

45  For  even  'the  Son  of  man 
came  not  to  be  ministered  unto, 
but  to  minister,  and  ^to  give  his 
life  a  ransom  for  many. 


40 1[  <^And  they  came  to  Jericho : 

and  as   he  went  out  of  Jericho 

with   his    disciples   and   a   great 

number  of  people,   blind  Barti- 

meus,  the  son  of  Timeus,  sat  by 

the  highway  side  begging. 

47  And  when  he  heard  that  it 

was  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  he  began 

i  to  cry  out,  and  say,  Jesus,  thou 

Son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me. 

!   48  And  many  charged  him  that 

'  he  should  hold  his  peace :  but  he 

cried  the  more  a  great  deal,  'JTiou 

Son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me. 

!  49   And   .Tesus    stood   still,  and 

I  commanded    him    to   be   called. 

And  they  call  the  blind  man,say- 

I  ing  unto  him,  Be  of  good  comfort, 

rise;  he  calleth  thee. 

50  And  he,  casting  away  his  gar- 
ment, rose,  and  came  to  Jesus. 

51  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  What  wilt  thou  that  I 
should  do  unt(j  thee  ?  The  blind 
man  said  unto  him.  Lord,  that  I 
might  receive  my  sight. 

52  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Go 
thy  way ;  ethy  faith  hath  II  made 

j  thee  whole.  And  immediately 
he  received  his  sight,  and  fol- 
]  lowed  Jesus  in  the  way. 

CHAPTER   XI. 

1  Christ  rideth  uitk  triumph  into  Jerusalem  : 
12  curseth  the  fruitless  leaf y  tree  :  10  purgeth 
the  temple  :  20  exhorteth  his  disciples  to  stead- 
fastness of  faith,  and  to  forgive  their  enemies  : 
27  and  defendcth  the  lawfulness  of  his  actions, 
by  the  witness  of  John,  who  was  a  man  sent  of 
God. 

A  ND  n  when  they  came  nigh  to 
J\.  Jerusalem,  unto  Bethphage 
and  Bethany,  at  the  mount  of 
Olives,  he  sendeth  forth  two  of 
his  disciples, 

2  And  saith  unto  them,  Go  vour 
way  into  the  village  over  against 
you :  and  as  soon  as  j-e  be  en- 
tered into  it,  3'e  shall  find  a  colt 
tied,  whereon  never  man  sat; 
loose  him,  and  bring  him. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  unto  vou. 
Why  do  ye  this?  say  ye  that' the 
Lord  hath  need  of  him ;  and 
straightway  he  will  send  him 
hither. 

4  And  they  went  their  way,  and 
found  the  colt  tied  by  the  door 
without  in  a  place  where  two 
ways  met ;  and  they  loose  him. 

5  And  certain  of  them  that  stood 
there  said  unto  them,  What  do 
ye,  loosing  the  colt? 

6  And  they  said  unto  them  even 
as  Jesus  had  commanded:  and 
they  let  them  go. 

7  And  they  brought  the  colt  to 
Jesus,  and  cast  their  garments  on 
him ;  and  he  sat  upon  him. 

8  ''And  many  spread  their  gar- 
ments in  the  way  ;  and  others  cut 
down  branches  off  the  trees,  and 
strewed  them  in  the  way. 

9  And  they  that  went  before, 
and    they  that    followed,  cried, 

47 


A.  D.  33. 


d  Matt.  20.  29. 
Luke  18.  35. 


e  Matt.  9.  22. 
ch.  5.  34. 


fiMatt.  21.  1. 
Luke  19.  29. 
John  12.  14. 


CJirist  purgeth  the  ternple. 


ST.  MARK. 


ParahU  of  the  vineyard. 


A.  D.  33. 


c  Ps.  118.  'JC. 


rfPs.  118.  1. 
eMatt.  21.  11 


/Matt.  21.  18. 


f  Matt.  21. 19. 


h  Malt.  21.  12. 
Luke  19.  45. 
John  2.  14. 


i  Is.  56.  7. 
11  Or, 

a  house  of 

prayer  fur 

all  nations  ? 
iJer.  7.  11. 
;Matt.  21.  45, 

46. 

Luke  19.  47. 
77!  Matt.  7.  28. 

ch.  1.22. 

Luke  4.  32. 

»i  Matt.  21. 19. 


II  Or,  Have  the 
faith  of  Uod. 

o  Matt.  17.  20. 
&  21.  21. 
Luke  17.  0. 


p  Matt.  7.  7. 

Luke  11.  9. 

John  14.  13. 

&  15.  7.  <k 

16.  24. 

James  1.  5,0. 
</Matt.  e.  14. 

Col.  3.  13. 


saying,  ^Hosanna;  Blessed  is  he 
that  Cometh  in  the  name  of  tlie 
Lord: 

10  Blessed  be  the  kingdom  of  our 
father  David,  that  cometh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord:  ^Hosanna  iu 
the  highest. 

11  tAnd  Jesus  entered  into  Jeru- 
salem, and  into  the  temple:  and 
when  he  had  looked  round  about 
upon  all  things,  and  now  the  even- 
tide was  come,  he  went  out  unto 
Bethany  with  the  twelve. 

12  1,  /And  on  the  morrow,  when 
they  were  come  from  Bethany, 
he  was  hungry: 

ISi'And  seeing  a  fig  tree  afar  off 
having  leaves,  he  came,  if  haply 
he  might  find  any  thing  thereon : 
and  when  he  came  to  it,  he  found 
nothing  but  leaves;  for  the  time 
of  figs  was  not  yet. 

14  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  it.  No  man  eat  fruit  of  thee 
hereafter  for  ever.  And  his  disci- 
ples heard  it. 

15  H  /'And  they  conae  to  Jerusa- 
lem :  and  Jesus  Went  into  the  tem- 
ple, and  began  to  cast  out  them 
that  sold  and  bought  in  the  tem- 
ple, and  overthrew  the  tables  of 
the  money  changers,  and  the  seats 
of  them  that  sold  doves; 

16  And  would  not  suffer  that 
any  man  should  carry  any  vessel 
through  the  temple. 

17  And  he  taught,  saying  unto 
them.  Is  it  not  written,  ^  My  house 
shall  be  called  11  of  all  nations  the 
house  of  prayer?  but  ''•ye  have 
made  it  a  den  of  thieves. 

18  And  'the  scribes  and  chief 
priests  heard  it,  and  sought  how 
they  might  destroy  him :  lor  they 
feared  him,  because  "»all  the  peo- 
ple was  astonished  at  his  doctrine. 

19  And  when  even  was  come,  he 
went  out  of  the  city. 

20  H  wAnd  in  the  morning,  as 
they  pa.ssed  by,  they  saw  the  fig 
tree  dried  up  from  the  roots. 

21  And  Peter  calling  to  remem- 
brance saith  unto  him,  Master, 
behold,  the  fig  tree  which  thou 
cursedst  is  withered  awaj'. 

22  And  Jesus  answering  saith  un- 
to them,  II  Have  faith  in  God. 

2:j  For  o  verily  I  say  unto  you, 
That  whosoever  shall  say  unto 
this  mountain.  Be  thou  removed, 
and  be  thou  cast  into  the  sea ;  and 
shall  not  doubt  in  his  heart,  but 
shall  believe  that  those  tilings 
which  he  saith  shall  come  to  pass ; 
lie  shall  have  whatsoever  he  saith. 

24  Therefore  I  say  unto  you, 
pWhat  things  soever  ye  desire, 
when  ye  pray,  believe  that  ye  re- 
ceive them,  and  ye  shall  have  t/inn. 

2.5  And  when  "ye  stand  praying, 
?  forgive,  if  ye  have  aught  against 
any ;  that  j'bur  Father  also  which 
is  in  heaven  may  forgive  you  your 
trespasses. 

48 


rMatt.  18.35 


Matt.  21.  23. 
Luke  20.  1. 


t  Or,  thing. 


6. 


20  But  '•  if  ye  do  not  forgive,  nei-     A.  D.  33. 
ther  will  your  Father  which  is  in 
heaven  forgive  your  trespasses. 

27  II  And  they  come  again  to 
Jerusalein :  sand  as  he  was  walk- 
ing in  the  temple,  there  come  to 
him  the  chief  priests,  and  the 
scribes,  and  the  elders, 

28  And  say  unto  him.  By  what 
authority  doest  thou  these  things? 
and  who  gave  thee  this  authority 
to  do  these  things? 

29  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  I  will  also  ask  of  you 
one  II  question,  and  answer  me, 
and  I  will  tell  you  by  what  au- 
thority I  do  these  things. 

,30  The  baptism  of  John,  was  it 
from  heaven,  or  of  men?  answer 
me. 

31  And  they  reasoned  with  them- 
selves, saying,  If  we  shall  say, 
From  heaven;  he  will  say,  Why 
then  did  ye  not  believe  him  ? 

32  But  if  we  shall  say,  Of  men ; 
they  feared  the  people:  for  «all 
men  counted  John,  that  he  was  a  I  "^^  ^i-  ^^ 
prophet  indeed.  I  "^h.  c.  20. 

33  And  they  answered  and  said  I 
unto  Jesus,  We  cannot  tell.    And 
Jesus  answering  saith  unto  them. 
Neither  do  I  tell  you  by  what  au- 
thority I  do  these  things. 

CHAPTER  XIL 

I  In  a  parable  of  the  vineyard  let  out  to  iinthanlt- 
ful  hufihandmen,  Christ  foretelleth  the  repro- 
bation of  the  Jews,  and  the  calling  of  the  Gen- 
tiles. 13  He  avoideth  the  snare  of  the  Phari- 
sees and  Herodians  about  paying  tribute  to 
Cesar  :  18  convinceth  the  error  of  the  Saddu- 
cees,  who  denied  the  resurrection  :  26  resolveth 
the  scribe,  who  questioned  of  the  first  com- 
mandment :  35  refuteth  the  opinion  that  the 
scribes  held  of  Christ :  38  bidding  the  people  to 
beware  of  their  ambition  and  hypocrisy  :  41 
and  commendtth  the  poor  widow  for  her  two 
mites,  above  all. 

AND  «he  began  to  speak  unto 
.  them  by  parables.  A  certain 
man  planted  a  vineyard,  and  set 
a  hedge  about  it,  and  digged  a 
place  for  the  winefat,  and  built  a 
tower,  and  let  it  out  to  husband- 
men, and  went  into  a  far  country. 

2  And  at  the  season  he  sent  to 
the  husbandmen  a  servant,  that 
he  might  receive  from  the  hus- 
bandmen of  the  fruit  of  the  vine- 
yard. 

3  And  they  caught  him,  and  beat 
him,  and  sent  him  away  empt.v. 

4  And  again  he  sent  unto  them 
another  servant;  and  at  him  they 
cast  stones,  and  wounded  him  in 
tlie  head,  and  sent  him  away 
shamefully  handled. 

.')  And  again  he  sent  another; 
and  him  they  killed,  and  many 
others  ;  beating  some,  and  killing 
some. 

()  Having  vet  therefore  one  son, 
his  well  beloved,  he  sent  him  also 
last  unto  them,  saying.  They  will 
reverence  mv  son. 

7   But   those   husbandmen  said 


a  Matt.  21.  Sa 
Luke  20.  9. 


Of  paying  tribute. 


ST.  MARK. 


The  Sadducees  confuted. 


A.D.33. 


e  Matt.  21.  45, 
46. 
ch.  11.  18. 

John  7.  25, 
30,  44. 

dMatt.  22.15. 
Luke  20.  20. 


II  Valuin?  of 
our  money 
seven  pence 
halfpenny, 
as  Matt.  18. 
28. 


e  Matt.  22.  23. 
Luke  20.  27. 
/Acts  23.  8. 

f  Deut.  25.  £. 


among  themselves,  This  is  the 
heir;  come,  let  us  kill  him,  and 
the  inheritance  shall  be  ours. 

8  And  they  took  him,  and  killed 
him,  and  cast  him  out  of  the  vine- 
yard. 

9  What  shall  therefore  the  lord 
of  the  viue.yard  do  ?  he  will  come 
and  destroy  the  husbandmen,  and 
will  give  the  vineyard  unto  others. 

10  And  have  ye  not  read  this 
Scripture;  ''The  stone  which  the 
builders  rejected  is  become  the 
head  of  the  coruer : 

11  Tliis  was  the  Lord's  doing,  and 
it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes  ? 

12  <^And  they  sought  to  lay  hold 
on  him,  but  feared  the  people ;  for 
they  knew  that  he  had  .spoken 
the  parable  against  them :  and 
they  left  him,  and  went  their  way. 

1.3  1[  <'And  they  send  unto  him 
certain  of  the  Pharisees  and  of 
the  TIerodians,  to  catch  him  in/t(s 
words. 

14  And  when  they  were  come, 
thej^  say  unto  him.  Master,  we 
know  that  thou  art  true,  and  car- 
est  for  no  man ;  for  thou  regard  est 
not  the  person  of  men,  but  teach- 
est  the  way  of  God  in  truth:  Is  it 
lawful  to  give  tribute  to  Cesar,  or 
not? 

1.5  Shall  we  give,  or  shall  we  not 
give  ?  But  he,  knowing  their  hy- 
pocrisy, said  unto  them,  Why 
tempt  ye  me?  bring  me  a  II pen- 
ny, that  I  may  see  it. 

11)  And  they  brought  it.  And  he 
saith  unto  them,  Whose  is  this 
image  and  superscription  ?  And 
they  said  unto  him ,  Cesar's. 

17  A  nd  Jesus  answering  said  unto 
them.  Render  to  Cesar  the  things 
that  are  Cesar's,  and  to  God  the 
things  that  are  God's.  And  they 
marvelled  at  him. 

18  IT  «Then  come  unto  him  the 
Sadducees,  /which  say  there  is  no 
resurrection ;  and  they  asked  him, 
saying, 

19  Master,  «■  Moses  wrote  unto  us. 
If  a  man's  brother  die,  and  leave 
his  wife  behind  him,  and  leave  no 
children,  that  his  brother  should 
take  his  wife,  and  raise  up  seed 
unto  his  brother. 

20  Now  there  were  seven  breth- 
ren :  and  the  first  took  a  wife,  and 
dj'ing  left  no  seed. 

21  And  the  second  took  her,  and 
died,  neither  left  he  any  seed :  and 
the  third  likewise. 

22  And  the  seven  had  her,  and 
left  no  seed :  last  of  all  the  woman 
died  also. 

2.3  In  the  resurrection  therefore, 
when  they  shall  rise,  whose  wife 
shall  she  be  of  them?  for  the  sev- 
en had  her  to  wife. 

24  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto 
them.  Do  ye  not  therefore  err,  be- 
cause ye  know  not  the  Scriptures, 
neither  the  power  of  God  ? 


25  For  when  they  shall  rise  from 
the  dead,  they  neither  marry,  nor 
are  given  in  marriage ;  but  ft  are  as 
the  angels  which  are  in  heaven. 

2G  And  as  touching  the  dead,  that 
they  rise;  have  ye  not  read  in 
the  book  of  Moses,  how  in  the 
bush  God  spake  unto  him,  saying, 
il  am  the  God  of  Abraham,  and 
the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of 
Jacob? 

27  He  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead, 
but  the  God  of  the  living:  ye 
therefore  do  greatly  err. 

28  IT  ^And  one  of  the  scribes 
came,  and  having  heard  them 
reasoning  together,  and  perceiv- 
ing that  he  had  answered  them 
well,  asked  him,  Which  is  the 
first  commandment  of  all? 

29  And  Jesus  answered  him.  The 
first  of  all  the  commandments  Is, 
I  Hear,  O  Israel ;  The  Lord  our 
God  is  one  Lord : 

30  And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
mind,  and  with  all  thy  strength : 
this  is  the  first  commandment. 

31  And  the  second  is  like,  namely 
this,  "'Thou  Shalt  love  thy  neigh- 
bour as  thyself.  There  is  none 
other  commandment  greater  than 
these. 

32  And  the  scribe  said  unto  him, 
Well,  Master,  thou  hast  said  the 
truth:  for  there  is  one  God;  "and 
there  is  none  other  but  he : 

33  And  to  love  him  with  all  the 
heart,  and  with  all  the  under- 
standing, and  with  all  the  soul, 
and  with  all  the  strength,  and  to 
love  his  neighbour  as  himself,  "is 
more  than  all  whole  burnt  offer- 
ings and  sacrifice.s. 

34  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he 
answered  discreetly,  he  said  unto 
him,  Thou  art  not  far  from  the 
kingdom  of  God.  j^And  no  man 
after  that  durst  ask  him  any  ques- 
tion. 

35  \  ^And  Jesus  answered  and 
said,  while  he  taught  in  the  tem- 
ple. How  say  the  scribes  that 
Christ  is  the  son  of  David  ? 

36  For  David  himself  said  '•by 
the  Holy  Ghost,  «The  Lord  said 
to  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right 
hand,  till  I  make  thine  enemies 
thy  footstool. 

37  David  therefore  himself  call- 
eth  him  Lord;  and  whence  is  he 
then  his  son?  And  the  common 
people  heard  him  gladly. 

33  1[  And  *he  said  unto  them 
in  his  doctrine,  « Beware  of  the 
scribes,  which  love  to  go  in  long 
clothing,  and  ^^love  salutations  in 
the  marketplaces, 

39  And  the  chief  seats  in  the 
synagogues,  and  the  uppermost 
rooms  at  feasts : 

40  2/ Which  devour  widows' 
houses,  and  for  a  pretence  make 

49 


A.  D.  33. 


ft  1  Cor.  15.42, 
49,  £2. 


*  Matt.  22.  35. 


ZBeut.  6.  4. 
Luke  10.  27. 


m  Lev.  19.  18. 
Matt.  22.  39. 
Rom.  13.  9. 
Gal.  5.  14. 
Jamea  2.  8. 


n  Deut.  4.  39. 
Is.  45.  6,  14. 
<k  46.  9. 


>  1  Sam.  15. 
2-2. 

Hos.  6.  6. 
Mic.  6.  6,7, 8. 


p  Matt.  22.  46. 


?Matt.  22.  41. 
Luke  20.  41. 


r  2  Sam.  23.  2. 
sPs.  110.  1. 


t  ch.  4.  2. 

u  Matt.  23.  1, 

&c. 

Luke  20.  46. 
X  Luke  11.  43. 


y  Matt.  23. 14. 


The  destniction  of 


ST.  MARK. 


the  temple  foretold. 


A.  D.  Si. 


X  Luke  21.  1. 


II  A  pi' 
ufbT 


Sl-u  Matt. 10. 


a1  Kings  12. 


II  It  is  the 
seventh 
part  of  one 
piece  of 
that  brass 
money. 

6  2  Cor.  8.  12. 


cBeut.  24.6. 
IJohn  3.17. 


oMatt.  24.  1. 
Luke  21.  5. 


h  Luke  19.  44. 


c  Matt.  24.  3. 
Luke  21.  7. 


Her.  29.  8. 
Eph.  5.  G. 
1  Thess.  2.  3. 


eMatt.  24.  8. 

II  Tlie  word  in 
tlie  orit;inal 
imporlflh 
the  pains  of 
a  woman  in 
travail. 

/Malt.  10.  n, 
18.  .k  24.  9. 
Ilev.  2.  10. 

e  Matt.  24. 14. 


long  prayers:  these  shall  receive 
greater  damnation. 
41 1[  zAnd  Jesus  sat  over  against 
the  treasury,  and  beheld  how  the 
people  cast  II  money  « into  the 
treasury :  and  many  that  were 
rich  cast  in  mucli. 

42  And  there  came  a  certain 
poor  widow,  and  she  threw  in  two 
II  mites,  which  make  a  farthing. 

43  And  lie  called  unto  him  his 
disciples,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  *this 
poor  widow  hath  cast  more  in, 
than  all  they  which  have  cast 
into  the  treasury: 

44  For  all  thei/  did  cast  in  of  their 
abundance;  but  she  of  her  want 
did  cast  in  all  that  she  had,  ceven 
all  her  living. 

CHAPTER    XIII. 

1  Christ  foretellclh  the  destruction  of  the  tern- 
pie  :  9  the  persecutions  for  the  gospel :  10  that 
the  gospel  must  be  preached  to  all  nations  : 
14  that  great  calamities  shall  happen  to  the 
Jews  :  24  and  the  manner  of  his  coming  to 
judgment :  32  the  hour  whereof  being  known  to 
none,  every  man  is  to  watch  and  pray,  that  we 
be  not  found  unprovided,  when  he  Cometh  to 
each  one  particularly  by  death. 

AND  «as  he  went  out  of  the 
.  temple,  one  of  his  disciples 
saith  unto  him.  Master,  see  what 
manner  of  stones  and  what  build- 
ings are  here! 

2  And  Je.sus  answering  said  unto 
him,  Seest  thou  these  great  build- 
ings? fithere  shall  not  be  left  one 
stone  upon  another,  that  shall  not 
be  thrown  down. 

3  And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount 
of  Olives,  over  against  the  tem- 
ple, Peter  and  James  and  John 
and  Andrew  asked  him  privately, 

4  cTell  us,  when  shall  these 
things  be?  and  what  .s/toM  be  the 
sign  when  all  these  things  shall 
be  fulfilled? 

5  And  Jesus  answering  them 
began  to  saj^,  '^Take  heed  lest 
anv  vian  deceive  you  : 

6  For  many  shall  come  in  my 
name,  saying,  I  am  Christ;  and 
shall  deceive  many. 

7  And  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars 
and  rumours  of  wars,  be  .ve  not 
trouljled:  for  xwh  thing.t  must 
needs  be;  but  the  end  s/iaU  not  be 
yet.  .    ^ 

8  For  nation  shall  rise  against 
nation,  and  kingdom  against 
kingdom :  and  there  shall  be 
earthquakes  in  divers  places,  and 
there  shall  be  famines  and  trou- 
bles: c  these  m-e  the  beginnings 
of  II  sorrows. 

9  H  But  .'take  heed  to  your- 
selves: for  they  shall  deliver  you 
up  to  councils;  and  in  the  syna- 
gogues ye  shall  be  b(>aten:  and 
ye  sliall  lie  brought  belbre  rulers 
ixnd  kings  for  my  sake,  I'or  a  tes- 
timonv  against  them. 

10  And  ffthe  gospel  must  iirst  be 
published  among  all  nations. 

50 


11  A  But  when  they  shall  lead 
you,  and  deliver  you  up,  take  no 
thought  beforehand  what  ye  shall 
speak,  neither  do  ye  premeditate: 
but  whatsoever  shall  be  given  you 
in  that  hour,  that  speak  ye:  for  it 
is  not  ye  that  speak,  'but  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

12  Now  ^the  brother  shall  betray 
the  brother  to  death,  and  the  fa- 
ther the  son;  and  children  shall 
rise  up  against  their  parents,  and 
shall  cause  them  to  be  put  to 
death. 

13  'And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all 
men  for  niy  name's  sake :  but  «» he 
that  shall  endure  unto  the  end, 
the  same  shall  be  saved. 

14  1[  "But  when  j^e  shall  see 
the  abomination  of  desolation, 
"spoken  of  by  Daniel  the  proph- 
et, standing  where  it  ought  not, 
(let  him  that  readeth  understand,) 
then  I'let  them  that  be  in  Judea 
flee  to  the  mountains  : 

15  And  let  him  that  is  on  the 
housetop  not  go  down  into  the 
house,  neither  enter  therein,  to 
take  any  thing  out  of  his  house : 

16  And  let  him  that  is  in  the 
field  not  turn  back  again  for  to 
take  up  his  garment. 

17  9  But  woe  to  them  that  are 
with  child,  and  to  them  that  give 
suck  in  those  days ! 

IS  And  pray  ye  that  your  flight 
be  not  in  the  winter. 

19  '•For  in  those  days  shall  be  af- 
fliction, such  as  was  not  from  the 
beginning  of  the  creation  which 
God  created  unto  this  time,  nei- 
ther shall  be. 

20  And  except  that  the  Lord  had 
shortened  those  daj's,  no  flesh 
should  be  saved:  but  for  the 
elect's  sake,  whom  he  hath  cho- 
sen, he  hath  shortened  the  days. 

2l8And  then  if  any  man  shall  say 
to  you,  Lo,  here  is  Christ;  oi*,  lo, 
he  is  there ;  believe  him  not: 

22  For  false  Christs  and  false 
prophets  shall  rise,  and  shall 
shew  signs  and  wonders,  to  se- 
duce, if  it  lucre  possible,  even  the 
elect. 

23  But  'take  ye  heed:  behold,  I 
have  foretold  you  all  things. 

24  If  "But  in  those  days,  after  that 
tribulation,  the  sun  shall  be  dark- 
ened, and  the  moou  shall  not  give 
her  light, 

25  And  the  stars  of  heaven  shall 
fall,  and  the  powers  that  are  in 
heaven  shall  be  shaken. 

20  -iAnd  then  shall  they  see  the 
Son  of  man  coming  in  the  clouds 
with  great  power  and  glory. 

27  And  then  shall  he  send  his 
angels,  and  shall  gather  together 
his  elect  from  the  four  winds, 
from  the  uttermost  part  of  the 
earth  to  the  uttermost  part  of 
heaven. 

28  2/  Now  learn  a  parable  of  the 


A.  D.  33. 


h  Matt.  10. 19. 
Luke  12.  11. 
Sc  21.  14. 


4.  8,  31. 

*  Mic.  7.  6. 
Matt.  10.  21. 
&  24.  10. 
Luke  21.  IC. 


ZMalt.  24.  9. 

Luke  21.  17. 
m  Dan.  12.  12. 

Malt.  10.  22. 

<k  24.  13. 

Rev.  2.  10. 
li  Matt.  24.  15. 
0  Dan.  9.  27, 


p  Luke  21.  2X. 


,;Luke  21.  23. 
&.  23.  29. 


r  Dan.  9.  20. 
cSc  12.  1. 
Joel  2.  2. 
Matt.  24.  21. 


r  Matt.  24.  23. 
Luke  17.  23. 
Sc  21.  8. 


uDan.  7.  10. 
Zeph.  1.  15. 
Malt.  24.  29, 


X  Dan.  7.  13, 
14. 

Malt.  10.  27. 
(k  24.  30. 
ch.  14.  G2. 
Acta  1.  U. 

1  Thess.  4. 
16. 

2  Thess.  1.  7, 
10. 

Kev.  1.  7. 
yMatt.  24.  32. 
Luke  21.  29, 


Conspiracy  against  Christ. 


ST.  MARK. 


Christ  instituteth  Ms  supper. 


A.  D.  33. 


a  Matt.  Q4.  42. 

&  25.  13. 

Luke  12.  40. 

fc  21.  34. 

Rom.  13.  11. 

1  Tliess.  5.  6. 
b  Matt.  24.  45. 

(fc  25.  14. 


c  Matt.  24.  42, 


a  Matt.  26.  2. 
Luke  22.  1. 
John  11.  55, 
&  13.  1. 


6  Matt.  26.  6. 
John  12.  1,3. 
See  Luke  7. 


n  Or,  pure 
nard,  or, 
liquid  nard. 


I!  See  Matt. 
18.  28. 


fig  tree  :  When  her  branch  is  yet 
tender,  and  putteth  forth  leaves, 
ye  know  that  snmmer  is  near : 

29  So  ye  in  lilie  manner,  when  ye 
.shall  see  these  things  come  to  pa.ss, 
know  that  it  is  nigh,  even  at  the 
doors. 

30  Verily  I  say  unto  yon,  that 
this  generation  shall  not  pass,  till 
all  these  things  be  done. 

31  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass 
awaj-:  but  ^my  words  shall  not 
pass  away. 

32  1  But  of  that  day  and  that 
hour  knoweth  no  man,  no,  not 
the  angels  which  are  in  heaven, 
neither  the  Sou,  but  the  Father. 

33  "Take  ye  heed,  watch  and 
pray :  for  ye  know  not  when  the 
time  is. 

31  I' For  the  Son  of  man  is  as  a 
man  taking  a  far  journey,  who 
left  his  house,  and  gave  authority 
to  his  servants,  and  to  every  man 
his  work,  and  commanded  the 
porter  to  watch. 

3-5  <; Watch  ye  therefore:  for  ye 
know  not  wlien  the  ma.ster  of  the 
house  cometh,  at  even,  or  at  mid- 
night, or  at  the  cockcrowing,  or 
in  the  morning : 

36  Lest  coming  suddenly  he  find 
you  sleeping. 

37  And  what  I  say  unto  you  I  say 
unto  all,  Watch. 

CHAPTER    XIV. 

1  A  conspiracy  neainst  Christ.  3  Precious  oint- 
ment is  poured  on  his  head  by  a  uioman.  10 
Judas  selUth  his  Master  for  money.  12  Christ 
himself  foretelleth  how  he  shall  he  betrayed  of 
one  of  his  disci^^les  :  2*J  after  the  passover  pre- 
pared, and  eaten,  instituteth  his  supper  :  26  de- 
clarelh  aforehand  the  flight  of  all  his  disciples, 
and  Peter's  denial.  43  .Judas  belrayeth  him 
with  a  kiss.  46  He  is  apprehended  in  the  gar- 
den, 53  falsely  accused,  and  impiously  condem- 
ned of  the  Jews'  council ;  65  shamefully  abused 
by  them  :  63  and  thrice  denied  of  Peter. 

AFTER  a  two  days  was  the  feast 
.  of  the  passover,  and  of  un- 
leavened bread :  and  the  chief 
priests  and  the  scribes  sought  how 
they  might  take  him  by  craft,  and 
put  him  to  death. 

2  But  they  said.  Not  on  the  feast 
day,  lest  there  be  an  uproar  of  the 
people. 

3  \  'And  being  in  Bethany,  in  the 
house  of  Simon  biie  leper,  as  he 
sat  at  meat,  there  came  a  wo-  \ 
man  having  an  alabaster  box  of 
ointment  of  !1  spikenard  very 
precious  ;  and  she  brake  the  box, 
and  poured  it  on  his  head. 

4  And  there  were  some  that  had 
indignation  within  themselves, 
and  said,  Why  was  this  waste  of 
the  ointment  made  ? 

5  For  it  might  have  been  sold  for 
more  than  three  hundred  I  pence, 
and  have  been  given  to  the  poor. 
And  they  murniured  against  her. 

6  And  Jesus  said.  Let  her  alone; 
why  trouble  ye  her?  she  hath 
wrought  a  good  work  on  me. 


7  For  eye  have  the  poor  with  you 
alwa3's,  and  whensoever  ye  will 
ye  maj'  do  them  good :  but  me  ye 
have  not  always. 

8  She  hath  done  what  she  could : 
she  is  come  aforehand  to  anoint 
my  body  to  the  burying. 

9  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Where- 
soever this  gospel  shall  be  preach- 
ed throughout  the  whole  world, 
thi^  also  that  she  hath  done  shall 
be  spoken  of  for  a  memorial  of 
her. 

10  1  f'And  Judas  Lscariot,  one  of 
the  twelve,  went  unto  the  chief 
priests,  to  betray  him  unto  them. 

11  And  when  they  heard  it,  they 
were  glad,  and  promised  to  give 
him  money.  And  he  sought  how 
he  might  conveniently  betray 
him. 

12  H  «And  the  first  day  of  unleav- 
ened bread,  when  they  II  killed  the 
passover,  his  disciples  said  unto 
him.  Where  wilt  thou  that  we  go 
and  prepare  that  thou  niayest  eat 
the  passover? 

18  And  he  sendeth  forth  two  of 
his  disciples,  andsaith  unto  them. 
Go  ye  into  the  city,  and  there 
shall  meet  you  a  man  bearing  a 
pitcher  of  water :  follow  him. 

14  And  wheresoever  he  shall  go 
in,  say  ye  to  the  goodman  of  the 
house.  The  Master  saith, Where  is 
the  guestchamber,  where  I  shall 
eat  the  passover  with  my  disci- 
ples ? 

1-5  And  he  will  shew  you  a  large 
upper  roon:i  furnished  and  pre- 
pared :  there  make  readj-  for  us. 

16  And  his  disciples  went  forth, 
and  came  into  the  city,  and  found 
as  he  had  said  unto  them :  and 
they  made  ready  the  passover. 

17.^Andin  the  evening  he  com- 
eth with  the  twelve. 

18  And  as  they  sat  and  did  eat, 
Jesus  said.  Verily  I  say  unto  you. 
One  of  you  which  eateth  with  me 
shall  betray  me. 

19  And  they  began  to  be  sorrow- 
ful, and  to  say  unto  him  one  by 
one.  Is  it  I  ?  and  another  said,  is 
it  I?  ' 

20  And  he  answered  and  said  un- 
to them.  It  is  one  of  the  twelve, 
that  dippeth  with  me  in  the  dish. 

21  ."The  .Son  of  man  indeed  goeth, 
as  it  is  written  of  him  :  but  woe  to 
that  man  by  whom  the  Son  of 
man  is  betrayed !  good  were  it  for 
that  man  if  he  had  never  been 
born. 

22  *\  '»And  as  they  did  eat,  Jesus 
took  bread,  and  blessed,  and 
brake  it,  and  gave  to  them,  and 
said,  Take,  eat ;  this  is  my  body. 

23  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  when 
he  had  given  thanks,  he  gave  it  to 
them  :  and  they  all  drank  of  it. 

24  And  he  said  unto  them.  This  is  i 
my  blood  of  the  new  testament,  I 
which  is  shed  for  many, 

51  ' 


A.  D.  .33. 


cDeut.  15.11. 


d  Matt.  26. 14. 
Luke  22.  3, 
4. 


eMatt.  26.  17. 

Luke  22.  7. 
II  Or, 

sacrificed. 


/Matt.  28.  20, 


g  Matt.  26.  24. 
Luke  22.  22. 


h  Matt.  2fi.  26. 
Luke  22.  19. 
1  Cor.  11.  23. 


Christ's  agony  in  the  garden. 


ST.  MARK. 


Judas  hetrayeth  Christ. 


A.  D.  33. 


i  Matt.  26.  30. 
II  Or,  psalm. 

k  Matt.  20.  31. 

I  Zech.  13.  7. 
mch.  16.  T. 

n  Matt.  26.  33, 
34. 

Luke  22.  33, 
34. 
John  13.  37, 


V  Matt.  26.  36. 
Luke  22.  3'J. 
John  18.  1. 


p  John  12.  27. 


7Rnm.  8.  15. 
fial.  4.  6. 


5  John  .5.  30. 
&  6.  38. 


t  Rom.  7.  23. 
Gal.  5.  17. 


iMatt.  2G.  48. 
John  18.  1,2. 

y  Malt.  20.  47. 
Luki'22.  47. 
John  18.  3. 


2-3  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I  will 
drink  no  more  of  the  fruit  of  the 
vine,  until  thi.it  day  that  I  drink  it 
new  in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

2(i  'il  JAnd  when  tliey  had  sung  a 
li  hymn,  they  went  out  into  the 
mount  of  Olives. 

27  *And  .Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
All  ye  shall  bo  offended  because 
of  me  this  night :  for  it  is  written, 
^I  will  smite  the  Shepherd,  and 
the  sheep  shall  be  scattered. 

28  But  "'after  that  lam  risen,! 
will  go  before  you  into  Galilee. 

2!)  "  But  Peter  said  unto  him.  Al- 
though all  shall  be  offended,  yet 
iviU  not  I. 

.30  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him. 
Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  That  this 
day,  even  in  this  night,  before  the 
cock  crow  twice,  thou  shalt  deny 
me  thrice. 

31  But  he  spake  the  more  vehe- 
mently. If  I  should  die  with  thee, 
I  will  not  deny  thee  in  any  wise. 
Likewise  also  said  they  all. 

t{2  "And  they  came  to  a  place 
which  was  named  Gethsemane: 
and  he  saith  to  his  disciples.  Sit 
ye  here,  while  I  shall  pray. 

33  And  he  taketh  with  him  Pe- 
ter and  James  and  John,  and  be- 
gan to  be  sore  amazed,  and  to  be 
very  heavy : 

.34  And  saith  unto  them,  j^My 
.soul  is  exceeding  sorrowl'ul  unto 
death :  tarry  ye  here,  and  watch. 

35  And  he  went  forward  a  little, 
and  fell  on  the  ground,  and  pray- 
ed that,  if  it  were  pos.sible,  the 
hour  might  pass  from  him. 

36  And  he  said,  ?Abba,  Father, 
j-all  things  o;r  possible  unto  thee ; 
take  away  this  cup  from  me: 
» nevertheless,  not  what  I  will, 
but  what  thou  wilt. 

.37  And  he  cometh,  and  flndeth 
them  sleeping,  and  saith  unto 
Peter,  Simon,  sleepest  thou? 
couldest  not  thou  watch  one  hour  ? 

.38  Watch  ye  and  pray,  lest  ye  en- 
ter into  temptation.  <The  spirit 
truly  /.s  ready,  but  the  tlesh  in 
weak. 

3'J  And  again  he  went  away,  and 
prayed,  and  spake  the  sam  e  words. 

40  And  when  he  returned,  he 
found  them  asleep  again,  (for 
thoir  eyes  were  heavy,)  neither 
wist  they  what  to  answer  him. 

41  And  he  rometh  the  third  time, 
and  saith  unto  them.  Sleep  on 
now,  and  take  ymcr  rest:  it  is 
enough,  "the  I  louriscome;  behold, 
the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  into 
the  hands  of  sinners. 

42  ^  Ilise  up,  let  us  go ;  lo,  he  that 
betrayeth  me  is  at  hand. 

43  ^  .'/And  immediately,  while  he 
yet  si)ake,  cometh  .ludiis,  one  of 
the  twelve,  and  with  him  a  great 
multitude  with  swords  and  staves, 
from  th(»  cliief  priests  and  the 
scribes  and  the  elders. 


44  And  he  that  betrayed  him 
had  given  them  a  token,  sa3'ing. 
Whomsoever  I  shall  kiss,  that 
same  is  he;  take  him,  and  lead 
him  away  safely. 

45  And  as  soon  as  he  was  come, 
he  goeth  straightway  to  him,  and 
saith.  Master,  Master;  and  kissed 
him. 

40  ^  And  they  laid  their  hands  on 
him.  and  took  him. 

47  And  one  of  them  that  stood  by 
drew  a  sword,  and  smote  a  serv- 
ant of  the  high  priest,  and  cut  off" 
his  ear. 

48  2And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  Are  ye  come  out,  as 
against  a  thief,  with  swords  and 
ivith  staves  to  take  me  ? 

49  I  was  daily  with  you  in  the 
temple  teaching,  and  ye  took  me 
not:  but  «  the  Scriptures  must  be 
fulfilled. 

.50  *And  they  all  forsook  him,  and 
fled. 

51  And  there  followed  him  a  cer- 
tain young  man,  having  a  linen 
cloth  cast  about  /lis  naked  hodi/ ; 
and  the  young  men  laid  hold  on 
him: 

.52  And  he  left  the  linen  cloth, 
and  tied  from  them  naked. 

53  \  «And  they  led  Jesus  away  to 
the  high  priest :  and  with  him 
were  assembled  all  the  chief 
priests  and  the  elders  and  the 
scribes. 

54  And  Peter  followed  him  afar 
off,  even  into  the  palace  of  the 
high  priest:  and  he  sat  with  the 
servants,  and  warmed  himself  at 
the  fire. 

.55  f^And  the  chief  priests  and  all 
the  council  sought  for  witness 
against  Jesus  to  put  him  to  death ; 
and  found  none. 

.5(5  For  many  bare  false  witness 
against  him,  but  their  witness 
agreed  not  together. 

57  And  there  ai'ose  certain,  and 
bare  false  witness  against  him, 
saying, 

55  We  heard  him  say,  c  I  will  de- 
stroy this  temple  that  is  made 
with  hands,  and  within  tliree 
days  I  will  build  another  made 
without  hands. 

59  But  neither,  so  did  their  wit- 
ness agree  together. 

f)0.'And  the  high  priest  .stood  up 
in  the  midst,  and  asked  Jesus, 
saying,  Answerest  thou  nothing  ? 
what  /.s  it,  which  these  witness 
against  thee  ? 

61  But;/ he  held  his  peace,  and 
answered  notliing.  ''Again  the 
high  i)riest  asked  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  Art  thou  the  Christ,  the 
Son  of  tlie  Blessed  ? 

02  And  Jesus  said,  I  am  :  »and  ye 
shall  .see  the  Son  of  man  sitting  on 
the  right  handofpower,and  com- 
ing in  the  clouds  of  heaven. 

63  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his 


A.  D.  33. 


z  Matt.  26.  &5. 
Luke  22.  52. 


a  Ps.  22.  6. 

Ls.  53.  7,  &c. 

Luke  22.  37. 

&  24.  44. 
b  Vs.  m.  8. 

ver.  27. 


c  Matt.  26.  57. 
Luke 22.  54. 
John  18.  13. 


cch.  15.  29. 
John  2.  10. 


/.Matt.  26.  62. 


g  Is.  .^3.  7. 
h  Matt.  20.  03. 


J  Matt.  24.  30. 
Ic  26.  64. 
Luke  22.  69. 


Jesus  is  accused  hcfore  Pilate.       ST.  MARK. 


ChrisVs  crucifixion. 


A.  D.  33. 


*  Matt.  26.  58, 


Luke  22.  55. 
John  18.  16. 


nialt.  26.  71. 
Luke  22.  S8. 
John  18.  25. 


m  Matt.  26.73. 
Luke  22.  69. 
John  18.  26. 


II  Or,  he  wept 
ahuntlantly, 
or,  he  bcsan 
to  weep. 


a  Ps.  2.  2. 

Matt.  27.  1. 

Luke  22.  66. 

&  23.  1. 

John  18.  28. 

Acts  3.  13.  & 

4.  26. 
6  Matt.  27.  11. 


c  Matt.  27.  13. 


dis.  53.  7. 
John  13.  9. 

«  Matt.  27.  J5. 
Luke  23.  17. 
John  18.  39. 


clothes,  and  saith,  What  need  we 
any  further  witnesses  ? 

64  Ye  have  heard  the  blasphemy : 
what  think  ye?  And  they  all 
condemned  him  to  be  guilty  of 
death. 

65  And  some  began  to  spit  on 
him,  and  to  cover  his  face,  and  to 
buffet  him,  and  to  say  unto  him, 
Prophesy :  and  the  servants  did 
strike  liim  with  the  palms  of 
their  hands. 

66  1  *And  as  Peter  was  beneath 
in  the  palace,  there  cometli  one 
of  the  maids  of  the  high  priest: 

67  And  when  she  saw  Peter 
warming  himself,  she  looked  up- 
on him,  and  said.  And  tliou  also 
wast  with  Jesus  of  JNTazareth. 

68  But  he  denied,  saying,  I  know 
not,  neither  understand  I  what 
thou  sayest.  And  he  wen  t  out  in- 
to the  porch ;  and  the  cock  crew. 

69  'And  a  maid  saw  him  again, 
and  began  to  say  to  them  that 
stood  by.  This  is  one  of  them. 

70  And  he  denied  it  again. 
"'And  a  little  after,  they  that 
stood  by  said  again  to  'Peter, 
Surelj'   thou    art    one,   of   them 


7  And  there  was  one  named 
Barabbas,  irhich  lay  bound  with 
them  tbat  had  made  insurrection 
with  him,  who  had  committed 
murder  in  the  insurrection. 

8  And  the  multitude  crying 
aloud  began  to  desire  him  to  do 
as  he  had  ever  done  unto  them. 

9  But  Pilate  answered  them, 
saying,  Will  ye  that  I  release  un- 
to you  the  King  of  the  Jews? 

10  For  he  knew  that  the  chief 
priests  had  delivered  him.  for 
en\'y. 

11  But  .''the  chief  priests  moved 
the  people,  that  he  should  rather 
release  Barabbas  unto  them. 

12  And  Pilate  answered  and  said 
again  unto  them.  What  will  ye 
then  that  I  shall  do  unto  him 
whom  ye  call  the  King  of  the 
Jew-s  ? 

13  And  they  cried  out  again,  Cru- 
cify him. 

14  Then  Pilate  said  unto  them, 
Why,  what  evil  hath  he  done? 
And  they  cried  out  the  more  ex- 
ceedingly. Crucify  him. 

15  ♦[  i-And  so  Pilate,  willing  to 
content  the  people,  released  Ba- 


A.  D.  33. 


"for  thou  art  a  Galilean,  and  thy  I  rabbas  unto  them,  and  delivered 

Jesus,  when  he  had  scourged /li/n, 
to  be  crucified. 

16  /lAnd  the  soldiers  led  him 
away  into  the  hall,  called  Preto- 
rium  ;  and  they  call  together  the 
whole  band. 

17  And  they  clothed  him  with 
purple,  and  platted  a  crown  of 
thorns,  and  put  it  about  his  head, 

18  And  began  to  .salute  him, 
Hail,  King  of  the  Jews ! 

19  And  they  smote  him  on  the 
head  with  a  reed,  and  did  spit  up- 
on him,  and  bowing  their  knees 
worshipped  him. 

20  And  when  they  had  mocked 
him,  they  took  off  the  purple 
from  him,  and  put  his  own 
clothes  on  him,  and  led  him  out 
to  crucify  him. 

■21  'And  they  compel  one  Simon 
a  Cy^enian,  who  passed  bj',  com- 
ing out  of  the  country,  the  father 
of  Alexander  and  Bufus,  to  bear 
his  cross. 

22  ^And  they  bring  him  unto  the 
place  Golgotha,  which  is,  being 
interpreted.  The  place  of  a  skull. 

23  'And  they  gave  him  to  drink 
wine  mingled  with  mj'rrh :  but 
he  received  7/  not. 

24  And  when  they  had  crucified 
him,  '«they  parted  his  garments, 
casting  lots  upon  them,  what 
every  man  should  take. 

25  And  "it  was  the  third  hour, 
and  they  crucified  him. 

26  And  othe  superscription  of 
his  accusation  was  written  over, 
THE  KIJS^G  OF  THE  JEWS. 

27  And  pwith  him  they  crucify 
two  thieves  ;  the  one  on  his  right 
hand,  and  the  other  on  his  left. 

53 


speech  agreeth  thereto 

71  But  he  began  to  curse  and  to 
swear,  saying,  I  know  not  this 
man  of  whom  ye  .speak. 

72  "x\.nd  the  second  time  the  cock 
crew.  And  Peter  called  to  mind 
the  word  that  Jesus  said  unto 
him.  Before  the  cock  crow  twice, 
thou  Shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And 
II  when  he  thought  thereon,  he 
wept. 

CHAPTER   XV. 

1  Jesus  brought  bound,  and  accused  before  Pi- 
late.  \b  Upon  the  clamour  of  the  common  peo' 
pie,  the  murderer  Barabhas  is  loused,  and  Jesus 
delivered  up  to  be  crucified.  17  He  is  crowned 
with  thorns,  19  spit  on,  and  mucked  :  21  faint- 
eth  in  bearing  his  cross  :  27  hangeth  between 
two  thieves  :  29  svffereth  the  triumphing  re- 
proaches of  the  Jews  :  39  but  confessed  by  the 
centurion  to  be  the  Son  of  God;  43  and  is 
honourably  buried  by  Joseph. 

AND  « Straightway  in  the  morn- 
J\  ing  the  chief  priests  held  a 
consultation  with  the  elders  and 
scribes  and  the  whole  council, 
and  bound  Jesus,  and  carried  him 
away,  and  delivered  him  to  Pilate. 

2  ''And  Pilate  asked  him.  Art 
thou  the  King  of  the  Jews  ?  And 
he  answering  said  unto  him.  Thou 
saj^est  it. 

3  And  the  chief  priests  accused 
him  of  many  things ;  but  he  an- 
swered nothing. 

4  ''And  Pilate  asked  him  again, 
saying,  Answerest  thou  nothing? 
behold  how  many  things  they 
witness  against  thee. 

5  ''But  Jesus  yet  answered  noth- 
ing ;  so  that  Pilate  marvelled. 

6  Now  "at  that  feast  he  released 
unto  them  one  prisoner,  whomso- 
ever they  desired. 


/Matt.  27.  2a 
Acts  3.  14. 


f  Matt.  27.  2f 
John  19.  1, 


A  Matt.  27.27. 


J  Matt.  27.  32. 
Luke  23.  26. 


k  Matt.  27.  33. 
Luke  23.  33. 
John  19.  17. 

/Matt.  27.  34. 


mPs.  22.  18. 
Luke  23.  34. 
John  19.  23. 

n  See  Matt. 

27.  45. 

Luke  23.  44. 

John  19.  14. 
0  Matt.  27.  37. 

John  19.  19. 
p  Matt.  27.  38. 


His  death  and  burial. 


ST.  MARK. 


His  resurrection. 


A.D. 


7  Is.  03.  li. 
Luke  22.  37. 


jch.  14.58. 
John  2.  19. 


t  Matt.  27.  44. 
Luke  23.  39. 

u  Matt.  27.  45. 
Luke  23.  44. 


xPs.  22.  1. 
Matt.  27.  46. 


y  Matt.  27.  48. 
John  19.  29. 
«  Ps.  69.  21. 


a  Matt.  27.  50. 

Luke  23.  46. 

John  19.  30. 
i  Matt.  27.  51. 

Luke  23.  45. 

cMatt.  27.  54. 
Luke  23.  47. 


dMatt.  27.  55. 
Luke  23.  49. 
eV».  38.  11. 


/Luke  8.  2,3. 


?  Matt.  27.  57. 
Luke  23.  .00. 
John  19.  38. 


h  Luke  2.  25, 

38. 


28  And  the  Scripture  was  ful- 
filled, which  saith,  '?And  he  was 
numbered  with  the  transgressors. 

29  And  '•they  that  passed  by 
railed  on  him,  wagging  their 
heads,  and  saying.  Ah,  «thou  that 
destroyest  the  temijle,  and  build- 
est  U  in  three  days, 

30  Save  thyself,  and  come  down 
from  the  cross. 

31  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests 
mocking  said  among  themselves 
with  the  scribes.  He  saved  others; 
himself  he  cannot  save. 

32  Let  Christ  the  King  of  Israel 
descend  now  from  the  cro.ss,  that 
we  may  see  and  believe.  And 
'they  that  were  crucified  with 
him  reviled  him. 

33  And  "When  the  sixth  hour 
was  come,  there  was  darkness 
over  the  whole  land  until  the 
ninth  hour. 

34  And  at  the  ninth  hour  Jesus 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  saying, 
^Eloi,  Eloi,  lama  sabachthani? 
which  is,  being  interpreted.  My 
God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  for- 
saken me? 

35  And  .some  of  them  that  stood 
by,  when  they  heard  it,  said,  Be- 
hold, he  calleth  Elias. 

36  And  2/ one  ran  and  filled  a 
sponge  full  of  vinegar,  and  put 
it  on  a  reed,  and  =.gave  him  to 
drink,  saying.  Let  alone;  let  us 
see  whether  Elias  will  come  to 
take  him  down. 

37  "And  Jesus  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

38  And  6  the  vail  of  the  temple 
was  rent  in  twain  from  the  top 
to  the  bottom. 

39  H  And  c-vvhen  the  centurion, 
which  stood  over  against  him, 
saw  tliat  he  so  cried  out,  and 
gave  up  the  ghost,  he  said.  Truly 
this  man  was  the  Son  of  God. 

40  (i  There  were  also  women  look- 
ing on  cafar  off:  among  whom 
was  Mary  Magdalene,  and  Mary 
the  mother  of  James  the  less  and 
of  Joses,  and  Salome  ; 

41  Who  also,  when  he  was  in 
Galilee, /followed  him,  and  min- 
istered unto  him;  and  many 
other  women  which  came  up  with 
him  unto  Jerusalem. 

42  H  ffAnd  now  when  the  even 
was  come,  because  it  was  the 
preparation,  that  is,  the  day  be- 
fore the  sabbath, 

43  Joseph  of  Arhnathea,  an  hon- 
ourable counsellor,  which  also 
''waited  for  tlie  kingdom  of  (4od, 
came,  and  went  in  boldly  unto 
Pilate,  and  craved  the  body  of 
Jesus. 

44  And  Pilate  marvelled  if  he 
were  already  dead:  and  calling 
unto  him  the  centurion,  he  £>sked 
him  whether  he  had  been  any 
while  dead. 

45  And  when  he  knew  it  of  the 

54 


centurion,  he  gave  the  body  to 
Joseph. 

4t;  'And  he  bought  fine  linen,  and 
took  him  down,  and  wrapped 
him  in  the  linen,  and  laid  him  in 
a  sepulchre  which  was  hewn  out 
of  a  rock,  and  rolled  a  stone  unto 
the  door  of  the  sepulchre. 

47  And  Mary  Magdalene  and 
Mary  the  mother  of  Joses  beheld 
where  he  was  laid. 

CHAPTER  XVL 

1  An  an  pel  declamth  the  resurrection  of  Christ 
to  three  women.  9  Christ  himself  appearcth  to 
Mfiry  Magdalene  :  12  to  two  going  into  the 
country  :  14  then  to  the  apostles,  15  whom  he 
sendcth  forth  to  preach  the  gospel :  IS  and  as- 
cendeth  into  heaven. 

AKD  "When  the  sabbath  was 
past,  Mary  Magdalene,  and 
Mary  the  mother  of  James,  and  Sa- 
lome, *had  bought  sweet  .spices, 
that  they  might  come  and  anoint 
him. 

2  ^And  very  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, the  fii'st  daij  of  the  week, 
they  came  unto  the  sepulchre  at 
the  rising  of  the  sun. 

3  And  they  said  among  them- 
selves. Who  shall  roll  us  away 
the  stone  from  the  door  of  the 
sepulchre  ? 

4  And  when  they  looked,  they 
saw  that  the  stone  was  rolled 
away :  for  it  was  very  great. 

5  f'And  entering  into  the  sepul- 
chre, they  saw  a  young  man  sit- 
ting on  the  right  side,  clothed  in 
a  long  white  garment;  and  they 
were  affrighted. 

6  eAndhe  saith  unto  them.  Be 
not  affrighted:  ye  seek  Jesus  of 
Nazareth,  which  was  crucified: 
he  is  risen ;  he  is  not  here :  be- 
hold the  place  where  they  laid 
him. 

7  But  go  your  way,  tell  his  dis- 
ciples and  Peter  that  he  goeth 
before  you  into  Galilee:  there 
shall  ye  see  him,  /as  he  said  unto 
you. 

8  And  they  went  out  quickly, 
and  lied  from  the  sepulchre ;  for 
the.y  trembled  and  were  amazed: 
ff  neither  said  they  any  thing  to 
any  man;  for  they  were  afraid. 

9  1"  Now  when  Jesus  was  risen 
early  the  first  dai/  of  the  week, 
''he "appeared  first  to  Mary  Mag- 
dalene, 'out  of  whom  he  had  cast 
seven  devils. 

10  kAnd  she  w^ent  and  told  them 
that  had  been  with  him,  as  they 
mourned  and  wept. 

11  I  And  they,  when  they  had 
heard  that  he  was  alive,  and  had 
been  seen  of  her,  believed  not. 

12  IT  (After  that  he  appeared  in 
another  form  "'unto  two  of  them, 
as  ,  they  walked,  and  went  into 
the  countr3^ 

13  And  they  went  and  told  it  unto 
the  residue:  neither  believed  they 
them. 


A.  D.  33. 


i  Matt.  27.  59, 


Luke  23.  53. 
John  19.  40. 


o  Matt.  28.  1. 
Luke  24.  1. 
John  20.  1. 

b  Luke  23.  66. 


c  Luke  24.  1. 
John  20.  1. 


d  Luke  24.  9. 
John  20.  11, 
12. 


e  Matt.  28.  6, 
6,7. 


/Matt.  26.  82. 
ch.  14.  28. 


g- See  Matt. 28. 
ft. 
Luke  24.  9. 


ft  John  20.  14. 
i  Luke  8.  2. 


*  Luke  24.  10. 
John  20.  18. 


I  Luke  24.  11. 


m  Luke  24. 13. 


The  conccijtion  of 


ST.  LUKE. 


JoUn  the  Baptist. 


A.  D.  33. 


7!  Luke  24.  3G. 

John  20.  19. 

1  Cor.  15.  5. 
II  Or,  together. 
oMalt.  28.  13. 

John  15.  16. 
pCoI.  1.  23. 
q  John  3.  18, 

3G. 

Acts2.  38.  <k 

16.30,31,32. 

Bom.  10.  9. 

IPet.  3.  21. 
r  John  12.  48. 
«  Luke  10.  17. 

Acts  5.  16.  (k 

8.  7.  tie.  18, 

&  19.  12. 


o  Heb.  2.  3. 

1  Pet.  5.  1. 

2  Pet.  1.  16. 
IJohn  1.  1. 

6  Mark  1.  1. 

John  15.  27. 
c  Acts  15.  19, 

25,  28. 

1  Cor.  7.  40. 
dActs  11.4. 
c  Acts  1.  1. 
/John  20.  31, 

Before  the 

common 

account 

called  ANNO 

Domini  the 

Bixth  year. 
gMalt.  2.  1. 
ft  1  Chr.24.10, 

19. 

Neh. 12.4,17. 
i  Gen.  7. 1.  <fe 

17.  1. 

1  Kines9.4. 

2  Kings  20.3. 
Job  1.  1. 
Acts  23.  1.& 
24.  16. 
Phil.  3.  6. 

*1  Chr.  24.19. 
2Chr.  8.  14. 
&  31.  2. 

/E.X.  30.  7,8. 
1  Sam.  2.  28. 

1  Chr.  23.  13. 

2  Chr.  29. 11. 
m  Lev.  16.  17. 

Rev.  e.  3,  4. 


14  ^  "Afterward  he  appeared 
unto  the  eleven  as  thej'  sat  li  at 
meat,  and  upbraided  theni  with 
tlieir  unbelief  and  hardness  of 
heart,  because  they  believed  not 
them  which  had  seen  him  atler 
he  was  risen. 

15  e-And  he  said  unto  them,  Go 
ye  into  all  the  world,  ?'and  preach 
thepospel  to  every  creature. 

16  7  He  that  believeth  and  is 
baptized  .shall  be  saved;  '•but 
he  that  believeth  not  shall  be 
damned. 

17  And  these  signs  shall  follow 
them  that  believe ;  « In  my  name 


shall  they  cast  out  devils;  'they 
shall  speak  with  new  tongues; 
IS  «They  shall  take  up  serpents; 
and  if  they  drink  any  deadly 
thing,  it  shall  not  hurt  them; 
a;  they  shall  lay  hands  on  the 
sick,  and  they  shall  recover. 

19  'I  So  then,  .'/after  the  Lord 
had  spoken  unto  them,  he  was 
2 received  up  into  lieaven,  and 
a  sat  on  the  right  hand  of  God. 

20  And  tliey  went  forth,  and 
preached  every  where,  the  Lord 
working  with  them,  ^and  con- 
firming the  word  with  signs  fol- 
lowing.   Amen. 


THE   GOSPEL   ACCORDING   TO 

ST.    LUKE. 


CHAPTER   I. 

1  The  prefaeev/Lvkc  to  his  whole  eospel.  a  The 
conception  of  John  the  Baptist,  26  and  o/ 
Christ.  39  The  prophecy  of  Elisabeth,  and  of 
Mary,  Concerning  Christ.  57  The  nativity  and 
circumcision  of  John.  67  The  prophecy  of 
Zar.harias,  hoth  of  Christ,  'G  and  of  John. 

1  FORASMUCH  as  many  have 
.  taken  in  hand  to  set  forth  in 
order  a  declaration  of  those  things 
which  are  most  surely  believed 
among  us, 

2  a  Even  as  they  delivered  them 
unto  us,  which  *  from  the  begin- 
ning were  eyewitnesses,  and  min- 
isters of  the  word; 

3  "^  It  seemed  good  to  me  also, 
having  had  perfect  understanding 
of  all  things  from  the  very  first, 
to  write  unto  tliee  rfin  order, 
« most  excellent  Theophilus, 

4 /That  thou  mightest  know  the 
certainty  of  those  things,  wherein 
thou  hast  been  instructed. 

5  \  npHERE  was  3  in  the  daj-s  of 

JL  Herod,  the  king  of  Judea, 
a  certain  prie.st  named  Zacharias, 
ft  of  the  course  of  Abia:  and  his 
wife  iras  of  the  daughters  of  Aa- 
ron, and  her  name  wa.<i  Elisabeth. 

6  And  they  were  both  « right- 
eous before  God,  walking  in  all 
the  commandments  and  ordi- 
nances of  the  Lord  blameless. 

7  And  they  had  no  child,  because 
that  Elisabeth  was  barren;  and 
they  both  were  now  well  stricken 
in  years. 

8  And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  that,  while 
he  executed  the  priest's  office 
before  God  *in  the  order  of  his 
course, 

9  According  to  the  custom  of  the 
priest's  office,  his  lot  was  'to  burn 
incense  when  he  went  into  the 
temple  of  the  Lord. 

10  '"And  the  whole  multitude 
of  the  people  were  praying  with- 
out at  the  time  of  incense. 

55 


11  And  there  appeared  unto  him 
an  angel  of  the  Lord  standing 
on  the  right  side  of  "the  altar 
of  incense. 

12  And  when  Zacharia.s  saw  him, 
ohe  was  troubled,  and  fear  fell 
upon  him. 

18  But  the  angel  said  unto  him. 
Fear  not,  Zacharias :  for  thy  praj-- 
er  is  heard;  and  thy  wife  Elisa- 
beth shall  bear  thee  a  son,  and 
i'thou  Shalt  call  his  name  John. 

14  And  thou  slialt  have  joy  and 
gladness ;  and  <?  many  shall  rejoice 
at  his  birth. 

15  For  he  shall  be  great  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  ''shall 
drink  neither  wine  nor  strong 
drink ;  and  he  shall  be  filled  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  »even  from  his 
mother's  womb. 

16  'And  many  of  the  children 
of  Israel  shall  he  turn  to  the  Lord 
their  God. 

17  "And  he  shall  go  before  him 
in  the  spirit  and  power  of  Ellas, 
to  turn  the  hearts  of  the  fathers 
to  the  children,  and  the  disobe- 
dient II  to  the  wisdom  of  the  just; 
to  make  ready  a  people  prepared 
for  the  Lord. 

18  And  Zacharias  said  unto  the 
angel,  a^ Whereby  shall  I  know 
this?  for  I  am  an  old  man,  and 
my  wife  well  stricken  in  years. 

19  And  the  angel  answering  said 
unto  him,  I  am  j/ Gabriel,  that 
stand  in  the  presence  of  God ;  and 
am  sent  to  speak  unto  thee,  and 
to  shew  thee  these  glad  tidings. 

20  And,  behold,  ^thou  shalt  be 
dumb,  and  not  able  to  .speak, 
until  the  day  that  these  things 
shall  be  performed,  because  thou 
believest  not  my  words,  which 
shall  be  fulfilled  in  their  season. 

21  And  the  people  waited  for 
Zacharias,  and    marvelled    that 

55 


A.  D.33. 


t  Acts  2.  4.  (fc 

10.46.4:19.6. 

1  Cor.  12.  10, 

28. 
u  Luke  10. 19. 

Acts  28.  5. 
X  Acts  5.  15, 

16.<fc  9.  17.ft; 

28.  8. 

James  5.  14, 

15. 
y  Acts  1.  2,  3. 
z  Luke  24.  51. 
aPs.  110.  1. 

Acts  7.  55. 
h  Acts  5.12.& 

14.  3. 

1  Cor.  2.  4,5. 

Heb.  2.  4. 


Before  the 
account 
called  AsNO 
Domini  the 
sixth  year. 


It  Ex.  30.  1. 
0  Jud?.  6.22. 

<k  13.  22. 

Dan.  10.  8. 

ver.  29. 

ch.  2.  9. 

Acts  10.  4. 

Rev.  1.17. 
p  ver.  60,  63. 
n  ver.  58. 


rNum.  6.  3. 
Judg.  13.  4. 
ch.  7.  33. 

s  Jer.  1.  5. 
Gal.  1.  15. 
(  Mai.  4.  5,  6. 


uMal.  4.  5. 
Matt.  11.  14. 
.Mark  9.  12. 


Or,  by. 


y  Dan.  8.16.  4; 
9.21,22,23. 
.Matt.  18.  10. 
Heb.  1.  14. 

z  Ez.  3.  26.  ac 


The  a^igeVs  visit  to  Mary. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Mary's  soiif/  of  thanksgiving. 


Before  the 
account 
called  Anno 
Domini  the 
sixth  year. 


o  See  2  Kings 
n.  o. 
1  Chr.  9.  25. 


b  Gen.  30.  23. 
Ts.4. 1.  &54. 
1,4. 


cMatt.  1.  la 
ch.  2.  4,  5. 


d  Dan.  9.  23. 
&  10.  19. 

II  Or, 
graciously 
accepted. 


or, 


\ich 


graced  :  Sec 

ver.  30. 
eJuilg.  6.  12. 
/ver.  12. 


f  Is.  7. 14. 
Matt.  1.  21. 


*2  Sam.  7. 11, 

12. 

Ps.  132.  11. 

Is.  9.  C,  7.  k 

16.  5. 

Jer.  23.  5. 

Rev.  3.  7. 
I  Van.  2.  44. 

&  7.  14,  27. 

Ohad.  21. 

.Mic.  4.  7. 

John  12.  34. 

Heh.  1.  8. 
m  Matt.  1.  20. 


nMatt 

14.33. 

/t  2(1. 

03.  04. 

Mark 

1.  1. 

John 

1.  34. 

4:  20. 

31. 

AclH  tl.  37.       1 

Kom. 

1.4. 

oClcn. 

18.  14. 

Jer.  3 

2.  17. 

Zcch. 

8.  6. 

Mail. 

19.  2(1. 

Mark 

10.  27. 

ch.  18.  27.        ! 

Rom. 

4.  21. 

he  tarried  so  long  in  the  tem- 
ple. 

22  And  when  he  came  out,  ho 
could  not  speak  unto  them:  and 
they  perceived  that  he  had  seen 
a  vision  in  the  temple;  lor  he 
beckoned  unto  them,  and  re- 
mained speechless. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as 
soon  as  "the  days  of  his  minis- 
tration were  accomplished,  he  de- 
parted to  his  own  house. 

24  And  after  those  days  his  wife 
Elisabeth  conceived,  and  hid  her- 
self five  months,  saying, 

2-5  Thus  hath  the  Lord  dealt 
with  me  in  the  days  wherein  he 
looked  on  me,  to  '-  take  avvaj^  my 
reproach  among  men. 

2ti  And  in  the  sixth  month  the 
angel  Gabriel  was  sent  from  God 
unto  a  city  of  Galilee,  named 
Nazareth, 

27  To  a  virgin  c  espoused  to  a 
man  whose  name  was  Joseph, 
of  the  house  of  David;  and  the 
virgin's  name  was  Mary. 

28  And  the  angel  came  in  unto 
her,  and  said,  '^Hail,  thou  that  art 
II  highly  favoured,  «the  Lord  is 
with  thee :  blessed  art  thou  among 
women. 

29  And  when  she  saw  him,  /she 
was  troubled  at  his  saying,  and 
cast  in  her  mind  what  manner 
of  salutation  this  should  be. 

30  And  the  angel  said  unto  her. 
Fear  not,  Mary:  for  thou  hast 
found  favour  with  God. 

31  .'/And,  behold,  thou  shalt  con- 
ceive in  thy  womb,  and  bring 
forth  a  son,  and  /' shalt  call  his 
name  JESUS. 

32  He  shall  be  great,  iand  shall 
be  called  the  Son  of  the  Highest; 
and  *  the  Lord  God  shall  give 
unto  him  the  throne  of  his  father 
David: 

33  'And  he  shall  reign  over  the 
house  of  Jacob  for  ever;  and  of 
his  kingdom  there  shall  be  no 
end. 

34  Then  said  Marj'  unto  the 
angel.  How  shall  this  be,  seeing 
I  know  not  a  man  ? 

3")  And  the  angol  answered  and 
said  unto  her,  '"The  Hol.y  Ghost 
shall  come  upon  thee,  and  the 
power  of  the  Highest  shall  over- 
shadow thee:  therefore  also  that 
holy  thing  which  shall  be  born 
of  thee  shall  be  called  "the  Son 
of  God. 

36  And,  behold,  thy  coushi  Elis- 
abeth, she  hath  also  conceived 
a  son  in  her  old  age:  and  this 
is  the  sixth  month  with  her,  who 
was  called  barren. 

37  For  "With  God  nothing  shall 
be  impossible. 

;«  And    Mary  said,  Behold  the 

handmai<lof  the  Lord;  l)e  it  npto 

me  according  to  thy  word.    And 

the  angel  departed  from  her. 

5C 


3!)  And  Mary  arose  in  those  days, 
and  went  into  the  hill  country 
with  haste,  7nnto  a  city  of  Juda; 

40  And  entered  into  the  house  of 
Zacharias,  and  saluted  Elisabeth. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when 
Elisabeth  heard  the  salutation  of 
Mary,  the  babe  leaped  in  her 
womb;  and  Elisabeth  was  filled 
with  the  Hoi  J'  Ghost : 

42  And  she  spake  out  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  said,  i  Blessed  a7-t  thou 
among  women,  and  blessed  is  the 
fruit  of  thy  womb. 

43  And  whence  is  this  to  me,  that 
the  mother  of  my  Lord  should 
come  to  me? 

44  For,  lo,  as  soon  as  the  voice  of 
thy  salutation  sounded  in  mine 
ears,  the  babe  leaped  in  ray  womb 
for  joy. 

45  And  blessed  is  she  5  that  be- 
lieved: for  there  shall  be  a  per- 
formance of  those  things  which 
were  told  her  from  the  Lord. 

46  And  Mary  said,  »•  My  soul  doth 
magnify  the  Lord, 

47  And  my  spirit  hath  rejoiced 
in  God  my  Saviour. 

48  For  she  hath  regarded  the  low 
estate  of  his  handmaiden :  lor, 
))ehold,  from  henceforth  «all  gen- 
erations shall  call  me  blessed. 

40  For  he  that  is  mighty  «hath 
done  to  me  gi'eat  things;  and 
a^holy  ?.s  his  nafne. 

50  And  2/ his  mercy  is  on  them 
that  fear  him  from  generation  to 
generation. 

51  zHe  hath  shewed  strength 
with  his  arm;  "hehatli  scattered 
the  iiroud  in  the  imagination  of 
their  hearts. 

52  *He  hath  put  down  the  mighty 
from  their  seats,  and  exalted  them 
of  low  degree. 

53  «He  hath  filled  the  hungry 
with  good  things ;  and  the  I'ich 
he  hath  sent  empty  away. 

54  He  hath  holpon  his  servant 
Israel,  ^in  remembrance  of  tiis 
mercy ; 

55fAs  he  spake  to  our  fathers,  to 
Abraham,  and  to  his  seed  for 
ever. 

56  And  Mary  abode  with  her 
about  three  months,  and  returned 
to  her  own  house. 

57  Now  Elisabetli's  full  time 
came  that  she  should  be  deliver- 
ed; and  she  brought  forth  a  son. 

58  And  her  neighbours  and  her 
cousins  heard  how  the  Lord  had 
shewed  great  mercy  upon  her; 
and  .r'they  rejoiced  with  her. 

59  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  con 
the  eighth  day  they  came  to  cir- 
cumcise the  child;  and  they  call- 
ed him  Zacharias,  after  the  name 
of  his  father. 

(»  And  his  mother  answered  and 
said,  ''Not  so;  but  he  shall  be 
called  John. 

61  And  they  said  unto  her,  There 


The  prophecy  of  Zacharias. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  hirth  of  airist. 


Before  the 
account 
called  Anno 
Domini  the 
sixth  vear. 


«  ver.  13. 
it  ver.  20. 
n  Or,  things. 

I  vcr.  39. 

m  ch.  2.  10,51. 
n  Gen.  33.  2. 

Ps.  80.  17.  & 

69.21. 

Act3ll.  21. 
0  Joel  2.  28. 
pi  Kingsl.48. 

Ps.  41.  13.  &. 

72.  18.  <kl06. 

48. 
q  Ex.  3. 16.  & 

4.31. 

P8.  111.  9. 

ch.  7.  16. 
T  Ps.  132.  17. 
s  Jer.  23.  5,  6. 

&  30.  10. 

Dan.  9.  24. 

Acta  3.  21. 

Rom.  1.  2. 
t  Lev.  20.  42. 

Ps.  9«.  3.  it 

105.  8,  9.  (fc 

100.  45. 

Ez.  16.  60. 

ver.  54. 
sGen.  12.  3. 

&  17.  4.  <fc 

22.  16,  17. 

Heb.  6.13,17; 
X  Rom.  0.  18, 

22. 

Heb.  9.  14. 
y  Jor.  32.  39, 

40. 

Eph.  4.  24. 

2  Thess.  2. 

13. 

2  Tim.  1.  9. 

Tit.  2.  12. 

1  Pet.  1.  15. 

2  Pet.  1.  4. 
z  Is.  40.  3. 

Mai.  3.  1.  Sc 

4.  5. 

Matt.  11.  10. 

ver.  17. 
a  Mark  1.4. 

ch.  3.  3. 
HOT,  for. 

II  Or,  boiceU  of 
the  mercy. 

II  Or, 

sunrising, 

or,  branch, 

Num.  24.  17. 

Is.  U.  1. 

Zech.  3.  8.  &; 

0.  12. 

Mai.  4.  2. 
i  Is.  9.  2.  ic 

42.  7.  &  49.  9. 

Matt.  4.  Jfi. 

Acls  26.  18. 
cch.  2.  40. 
dMatt.  3.  1. 

ck  11.  7. 


is  none  of  thj^  kindred  that  is  call- 
ed by  this  name. 

62  And  they  made  signs  to  his  fa- 
ther, how  lie  would  have  him 
called. 

63  And  he  asked  for  a  writing 
table,  and  wrote,  saying,  'His 
name  is  John.  And  tliey  mar- 
velled all. 

64^And  his  mouth  was  opened  im- 
mediately, and  his  tongue  loosed, 
and  he  spake,  and  praised  God. 

65  And  fear  came  on  all  that 
dwelt  round  about  them  :  and  all 
these  11  sayings  were  noised  abroad 
throughout  all  i  the  hill  country 
of  Judea. 

66  And  all  they  that  heard  them 
"ilaid  thein  up  in  their  hearts,  say- 
ing, What  manner  of  child  shall 
this  be!  And  "the  hand  of  the 
Lord  wa.s  with  him. 

67  And  his  father  Zacharias  <>  was 
filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
prophesied,  saying, 

68  p  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel;  for  9 he  hath  visited  and 
redeemed  his  people, 

69  f-And  hatli  raised  up  a  horn  of 
salvation  for  us  in  the  house  of 
his  servant  David ; 

70  «As  lie  spake  by  the  mouth  of 
his  holy  prophets,  which  have 
been  since  the  world  began : 

71  That  we  should  be  saved  from 
our  enemies,  and  from  the  hand 
of  all  that  hate  us; 

72  <  To  perform  the  mercy  p?-o/n- 
ised  to  our  fathers,  and  to  remem- 
ber his  holy  covenant; 

73  «  The  oath  which  he  sware  to 
our  father  Abraham, 

74  That  he  would  grant  unto  us, 
that  we,  being  delivered  out  of  the 
hand  ofour  enemies,  might  ^serv-e 
hiin  without  fear, 

75  y  In  holiness  and  righteousness 
before  him,  all  the  days  ofour  life. 

76  And  thou,  child,  slialt  be  called 
the  prophet  of  the  Highest:  for 
s  thou  Shalt  go  before  the  face  of 
the  Lord  to  prepare  his  ways; 

77  To  give  knowledge  of  salva- 
tion unto  his  people  « i  by  the  re- 
mission of  their  sins, 

78  Through  the  II  tender  mercy  of 
our  God  ;  whereby  the  lldayspring 
from  on  high  hath  visited  us, 

79  "To  give  light  to  them  that  sit 
in  darkness  and  iii  the  shadow  oi" 
death,  to  guide  our  feet  into  the 
waj'  of  peace. 

80  And  cthe  child  grew,  and 
waxed  strong  in  spirit,  and, ''was 
in  the  deserts  till  the  day  df  his 
shewing  unto  Israel. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Augustus  taxeth  all  the  Roman  empire.  6  The 
nativity  of  Christ.  8  One  angel  relateth  it  to 
the  shepherds  :  13  many  sing  praises  to  God 
for  it.  21  Christ  is  circumcised.  22  Mary 
purified.  28  Simeon  and  Anna  prophesy  of 
Christ :  40  who  increaseth  in  wisdom,  46  queS' 
tioncth  in  the  temple  with  the  doctors,  51  and 
is  obedient  to  his  parents. 


A:ND  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
.  days,  that  there  went  out  a 
decree  from  Cesar  Augustus,  that 
all  the  world  should  be  i  taxed. 

2  ("And  this  taxing  was  first 
made  when  Cyreuius  was  gov- 
ernor of  Syria.) 

3  And  all  went  to  be  taxed,  every 
one  into  his  own  city. 

4  And  Joseph  also  went  up  from 
Galilee,  out  of  the  city  of  Naza- 
reth, into  Jndea,  unto  '^the  city  of 
David,  which  is  called  Bethlehem, 
(« because  he  was  of  the  house  and 
lineage  of  David,) 

5  To  be  taxed  with  Mary  ''his 
espoused  wife,  being  great  with 
child. 

6  And  so  it  was,  that,  while  they 
were  there,  the  days  were  accom- 
plished that  she  should  be  deliv- 
ered. 

7  And  «she  brought  forth  her 
firstborn  son,  and  wrapped  him 
in  swaddling  clothes,  and  laid  him 
in  a  manger;  because  there  was 
no  room  for  them  in  the  inn. 

8  And  there  were  in  the  same 
countrj^  shepherds  abiding  in  the 
field,  keeping  II  watch  over  their 
flock  bj'  night. 

9  And,  lo,  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  them,  and  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  shone  round  about 
them ;  .^and  they  were  sore  afraid. 

10  And  the  angel  said  unto  them. 
Fear  not :  for,  behold,  I  bring  you 
good  tidings  of  great  joy,  ^which 
shall  be  to  all  people. 

11  ''For  unto  you  is  born  thLs  day 
in  the  city  of  David  'a  Saviour, 
*  which  is  Christ  the  Lord. 

12  And  this  sUaU  be  a  sign  unto 
you ;  Ye  shall  find  the  babe  wrap- 
ped in  swaddling  clothes,  Ijing  in 
a  manger. 

13  'And  suddenly  there  was 
with  the  angel  a  multitude  of 
the  heavenly  host  praising  God, 
and  saying, 

14  "tGlorj^  to  God  in  the  highest, 
and  on  earth  "peace,  "good  will 
toward  men. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the 
angels  were  gone  away  from  them 
into  heaven,  t  the  shepherds  said 
one  to  another.  Let  us  now  go 
even  unto  Bethlehem,  and  .see 
this  thing  which  is  come  to  pass, 
which  the  Lord  hath  made  known 
unto  us. 

16  And  they  came  with  haste, 
and  found  Mary  and  Joseph,  and 
the  babe  lying  in  a  manger. 

17  And  when  they  had  seen  it, 
they  made  known  abroad  the  say- 
ing which  was  told  them  concern- 
ing this  child. 

18  And  all  they  that  heard  it 
wondered  at  those  things  which 
were  told  them  by  the  shepherds. 

19  pBut  INIary  kept  all  these 
things,  and  pondered  them  in  her 
heart. 

57 


Before  the 
account 
called  Anno 
Domini  the 
fifth  Year. 


I  Or,  enrolled, 
a  Acts  5.  37. 


h  1  Sam.  16. 1, 

4. 

John  7.  42. 
eMatt.  1.  16. 

c!i.  1.  27. 
tfMatt.  1.  18. 

ch.  1.  27. 


II  Or,  the  night 
watches. 


/ch.  1.  12. 


rGen.  12.  3. 

Matt.  28.  19. 

Mark  1.  15. 

ver.  31,  32. 

rh.  24.  47. 

Col.  1.  23. 
h  Is.  9.  6. 
iMatt.  1.21. 
*  Matt.  1.  16. 

ic  in.  18. 

ch.  1.  43. 
.\cts  2.  36.  dc 
10.  36. 
Phil.  2.  11. 
/Gen.  28.  12. 
fc  32.  1,  2. 
Ps.  103.  20, 
21.  Ic  148.  2. 
Dan.  7.  10. 
Hel>.  1.  14. 


Rev 


11. 


nch.  19.  38. 

Eph.  1.  C.  & 

3.  10,  21. 

Rev.  5.  13. 
^  Is.  57.  10. 
^  ch.  1.  79. 

Rom.  5.  1. 

Eph.  2.  17. 

Col.  1.  20. 
0  John  3.  16. 

Eph.  2.  4,  7. 

2  Thess.  2. 

16. 

1  John  4.  9, 

10. 
tGr. 

the  men  the 

shepherds. 


The  circumcision  of  Christ. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Simeon  and  Anna  prophesy. 


Before  the 
account 
called  Anno 
Domini  the 
fifth  year. 


Before  the 
account 
called  Anno 
Domini  tlie 
fourth  year. 

Q  Gen.  17.  12. 
Lev.  12.  3. 
ch.  1.59. 

rMatt.  1.21, 

ch.  1.  31. 
JT  Lev.  12.  2,  3, 

4,6. 
t  Ex.  13.  2.  <k 

2J.  29.  &  34. 

19. 

Num.  3.  13. 

<k  8.  17.  <k 

18.  15. 
u  Lev.  12.  2, 

6,  8. 


X  Is.  40.  1. 
Mark  15.  43. 
ver.  38. 


yPs.  89.48. 
Heb.  11.  5. 


a  Oen.  46.  30. 
Phil.  1.  23. 


Is.  52.  10. 
ch.  3.  6. 


cIs.  9.  2.  & 
4J.  n.  Sl  49.  6. 
ik  CO.  1,  2,  3. 
Matt.  4.  IB. 
Alts    13.  47. 
Sc  28.  28. 


d  Is.  8.  14. 
Ilns.  14.  9. 
Matt.  21.44. 
Horn.  0.  32, 
33. 

1  Cor.  1.  23, 
24. 

2  Cor.  2.  in. 
1  Pet.  2.  7,  8. 

e  Acts  28.  22. 
/Ps.  42.  10. 
John  19.  25. 


g  Acln  20.  7. 
1  Tim.  5.  5 


20  And  the  shepherds  returned, 
glorifying  and  praising  God  for 
all  the  things  that  they  had  heard 
and  seen,  as  it  was  told  unto  them. 

21  9  And  when  eight  days  were 
accomplished  for  the  circumci-s- 
ing  of  the  child,  his  name  was 
called  '-JESUS,  which  was  so 
named  of  the  angel  before  he  was 
conceived  in  the  woinb. 

22  And  when  «the  days  of  her 
puriiication  according  to  the  law 
of  Moses  were  accomplished, 
they  brought  him  to  Jerusalem, 
to  present  him  to  the  Lord ; 

2.3  (As  it  is  written  in  tlie  law  of 
the  Lord,  <  Every  male  that  open- 
eth  the  womb  shall  be' called  holy 
to  the  Lord;) 

24  And  to  offer  a  sacrifice  accord- 
ing to  « that  which  is  said  in  the 
law  of  the  Lord,  A  pair  of  turtle- 
doves, or  two  young  pigeons. 

25  And,  behold,  there  was  a  man 
in  Jerusalem,  whose  name  was 
Simeon ;  and  the  same  inan  icas 
just  and  devout,  2:  waiting  for  the 
consolation  of  Israel:  and  the 
Holy  Ghost  was  upon  him. 

26  And  it  was  revealed  unto  him 
by  the  Holy  Ghost,  that  he  should 
not  .'/see  death,  before  he  had  seen 
the  Lord's  Christ. 

27  And  he  came  ^by  the  Spirit  in- 
to the  temple :  and  when  the  par- 
ents brought  in  the  child  Jesus,  to 
do  for  him  after  the  custom  of  the 
law, 

28  Then  took  he  him  up  in  his 
arms,  and  ble.ssed  God,  and  said, 

2!)  Lord,  (t  now  lottest  thou  thy 
.servant  depart  in  peace,  accord- 
ing to  thy  word : 

;iO  For  mine  eyes  ^have  seen  thy 
salvation, 

31  Which  thou  hast  prepared  be- 
fore the  face  of  all  people ; 

32  cA  light  to  lighten  the  Gentiles, 
and  the  glory  of  thy  people  Israel. 

33  And  .Joseph  and  his  mother 
marvelled  at  those  things  which 
were  spoken  of  him. 

.34  And  Simeon  blessed  them, 
and  said  unto  Mary  his  mother, 
Behold,  tliis  child  is  set  for  the 
dfaU  and  rising  again  of  many  in 
Israel;  and  for  ca  sign  whicli 
shall  be  spoken  against; 

;3.'>  (Yea,  .'a  sword  shall  pierce 
through  thy  own  soul  also  ;)  that 
tlie  thoughts  of  many  hearts  may 
be  revealed. 

3()  And  there  was  one  Anna,  a 
prophetess,  the  daughter  of  Pha- 
nuel,  of  tlie  tribe  of  Aser :  she  was 
of  a  great  age,  and  had  lived  with 
a  husband  seven  years  from  her 
virginity; 

37  And  she  ivas  a  widow  of  about 
fourscore  and  four  years,  which 
dei)art('d  not  from  th(!  t('iiii)h\ 
but  served  (iod  with  fastings  aiul 
prayers  .'/night  and  day. 

38  And  she  coming  in  that  in- 

58 


stant  gave  thanks  likewise  unto 
the  Lord,  and  spake  of  him  to  all 
them  that  ''looked  for  redemp- 
tion in  II  Jerusalem. 
3'J  And  when  they  had  perform- 
ed all  things  according  to  the  law 
of  the  Lord,  they  returned  into 
Galilee,  to  their  own  city  Naza- 
reth. 

40  iAnd  the  child  grew,  and  wax- 
ed strong  in  spirit,  filled  with  wis- 
dom ;  and  the  grace  of  God  was 
upon  him. 

41  Now  his  parents  went  to  Je- 
rusalem ^  every  year  at  the  feast 
of  the  passover. 

42  And  when  he  was  twelve 
years  old,  they  went  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem after  the  custom  of  the  feast. 

43  And  when  they  had  fulfilled 
the  days,  as  they  returned,  the 
child  Jesus  tarried  behind  in  Je- 
rusalem; and  Joseph  and  his 
mother  knew  not  of  it. 

44  But  they,  supposing  him  to 
have  been  in  the  company,  went 
a  day's  journey ;  and  they  sought 
him  among  thei)'  kinsfolk  and  ac- 
quaintance. 

45  And  when  they  found  him 
not,  they  turned  back  again  to  Je- 
rusalem, seeking  him. 

46  And  it  came  to  pass,  tliat 
after  three  days  they  Ibund  him 
in  the  temple,  sitting  in  the  midst 
of  the  doctors,  both  hearing  them, 
and  asking  them  questions. 

47  And  'all  that  heard  him  were 
astonished  at  his  understanding 
and  answers. 

48  And  when  they  saw  him,  they 
were  amazed:  and  his  mother 
said  unto  him.  Son,  why  hast  thou 
thus  dealt  with  us?  behold,  thy 
father  and  I  have  sought  thee 
sorrowing. 

49  And  he  said  unto  them.  How 
is  it  that  j'e  sought  me?  wist  ye 
not  that  I  must  be  about  '»my 
Father's  business  ? 

50  And  "they  understood  not  the 
saying  which  lie  spake  unto  them. 

51  And  he  went  down  with  them, 
and  came  to  Nazareth,  and  was 
subject  unto  them  :  but  his  moth- 
er o  kept  all  these  sayings  in  her 
heart. 

52  And  .Jesus  j^ncreased  in  wis- 
dom and  II  stature,  and  in  favour 
with  (jiod  and  man. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  preaching  and  haptn'm  cf  John  :  15  his 
testimony  uf  Christ.  20  Ilerod  imprisvneth 
John.  21  Christ  baptized,  recdvcth  testimony 
from  heaven.  23  The  age,  and  genealogy  of 
Christ  from  Joseph  upwards, 

NOW  in  the  fifteenth  year  of 
the  reign  of  Tiberius  Cesar, 
Pontius  Pilate  being  governor  of 
Judea,  and  Herod  being  t(>trarc;h 
of  (4alilee,  and  his  ))roth('r  Pliilip 
tetrarcli  of  Jturea  and  of  the  re- 
gion of  Traclioiiitis,  and  Lysanias 
tlH!  tetrarch  of  Abilene, 


Before  the 
account 
called  Anno 
Do.MiNi  the 
fourth  year. 


h  Mark  15.  43. 

ver.  25. 

ch.  21.  21. 
II  Or,  Israel. 

i ch.  1.  80. 
ver.  62. 


*Ex.  23.  15, 
17.  &  34.  23. 
Deut.  16.  1, 


16. 

A.  D. 


/  Matt.  7.  28. 
Mark  1.  22. 
ch.  4.  22,  32. 
John  7.  16, 
46. 


tch.9.  45.  ic 
18.  34. 


o  Dan.  7.  28. 

ver.  19. 
p  1  Sam.  2.  26. 

ver.  40. 
II  Or,  age. 


A.  D.  20. 


John  Baptist  preacheth. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Genealogy  of  Christ. 


A.  D.  26. 

a  John  11.  49, 
51.  Sc  IR.  13. 
Acts  4.  6. 

iMatt.  3.  1. 
Mark  1.  4. 

cch.  1.  77. 


d  Is.  40.  3. 
Matt.  3.  3. 
Mark  1.3. 
JobQl.  23. 


e  Pa.  98.  2. 
Is.  52.  10. 
ch.  2.  10. 


/Matt.  3.  7. 


I  Or,  meet  for. 


ich.ll.  41. 

2  Cor.  8.  14. 

James  2.  15, 

16. 

1  John  3.  17. 

Sl  4.  20. 
*  Matt.  21.  32. 


II  Or,  Put  no 

man  in  fear. 
mEx.  23.  1. 

Lev.  19.  11. 
I!  Or, 

allowance. 
I!  Or, 

in  suspense. 
II  Or,  reasoned, 

or,  debated, 
n  Matt.  3.  11. 


cMic.  4.  12. 
Matt.  13.  30. 


2  "Annas  and  Caiaphas  being 
the  high  priests,  the  word  of  God 
came  unto  John  the  son  of  Zach- 
arias  in  the  wilderness. 

3  I'And  he  came  into  all  the 
country  about  Jordan,  preaching 
the  baptism  of  repentance  cfor 
tlie  remission  of  sins; 

4  As  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
the  words  of  Esaias  the  prophet, 
saying,  f^The  voice  of  one  crying 
in  tlie  wilderness,  Prepare  ye  the 
way  of  the  Lord,  make  his  paths 
straight. 

5  Every  valley  shall  be  filled, 
and  every  mountain  and  hill 
shall  be  brought  low;  and  tlie 
crooked  shall  be  made  straight, 
and  the  rough  ways  shallbe  made 
smooth; 

0  And  eall  flesh  shall  see  the 
salvation  of  God. 

7  Then  said  he  to  the  multitude 
tliat  came  forth  to  be  baptized  of 
him,  /O  generation  of  vijiers, 
who  hath  warned  you  to  fleetrom. 
the  wrath  to  come? 

8  Bring  forth  therefore  fruits 
II  wortliy  of  repentance,  and  be- 
a^ti  not  to  say  within  j'our.selves. 
We  have  Abraham  to  our  father: 
for  I  .say  unto  you.  That  God  is 
able  of  these  stones  to  raise  up 
children  unto  Abraham. 

9  And  now  also  the  axe  is  laid 
unto  the  root  of  the  trees :  y  every 
tree  therefore  which  bringetli  not 
forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down, 
and  cast  into  the  fire. 

10  And  the  people  asked  him, 
saying.  ''What  shall  we  do  tlien? 

li  He  answereth  and  saith  unto 
them,  *He  that  hath  two  coats, 
let  him  impart  to  him  that  hath 
none ;  and  he  that  hath  meat,  let 
him  do  likewise. 

12  Then  *came  also  publicans  to 
be  baptized,  and  said  unto  him, 
Master,  what  shall  we  do? 

1.3  And  he  said  unto  them, '  Ex- 
act no  more  than  that  which  is 
appointed  you. 

14  And  tlie  soldiers  likewise  de- 
manded of  him,  saying.  And  what 
shall  we  do  ?  And  he  said  unto 
them,  II  Do  violence  to  no  man, 
™ neither  accuse  on?/  falsely;  and 
be  content  with  your  II  wages. 

15  And  as  the  people  were  tl  in 
expectation,  and  all  men  II  mused 
in  their  hearts  of  John,  whether 
he  were  the  Christ,  or  not ; 

1(5  John  answered,  saying  unto 
tlipyn  all,  « I  indeed  baptize  you 
with  water;  but  one  mightier 
than  I  Cometh,  the  latchet  of 
whose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to 
unloose :  he  shall  baptize  you  with 
the  Holy  Gliost  and  with  fire: 

17  Whose  fan  /v  in  his  hand,  and 
he  will  thoroughly  purge  his 
floor,  and  «  will  gather  the  wheat 
into  his  garner;  but  the  chaff  he 
will  burn  with  fire  unquenchable. 


18  And  many  other  things  in  his 
exhortation  preached  he  unto  the 
people. 

19  j^But  Herod  the  tetrarch, 
being  reproved  by  him  for  He- 
rodias  his  brother  Philip's  wife, 
and  for  all  the  evils  which  Herod 
had  done,. 

20  Added  yet  this  above  all,  that 
he  shut  up  .John  in  prison. 

21  JSTowwhen  all  the  people  were 
baptized,  lit  came  to  pass,  that 
Jesus  also  being  baptized,  and 
praving,  the  heaven  was  opened, 

22 "  And  the  Holy  Ghost  de- 
scended in  a  bodily  shape  like  a 
dove  upon  him,  and  a  voice  came 
from  heaven,  which  said,  Thou 
art  my  beloved  Son ;  in  thee.I  am 
well  pleased. 

2:}  And  Jesus  himself  began  to 
be  '•about  thirty  years  of  age, 
being  (as  was  supposed)  s  the  son  of 
Joseph,  whicli  was  the  son  of  Heli, 

21  Which  wtis  the  son  of  Matthat, 
which  was  tlie  son  of  Levi,  which 
was  the  son  of  Melchi,  which  was 
/Ae  .9on.  of  Janna,  which  was  the 
son  of  Joseph, 

2-j  Which  was  the  son  of  Mat- 
tathias,  which  was  the  son  of 
Amos,  which  was  the  son  of 
Xaum,  which  was  the  son  of  Esli, 
which  was  the  son  of  Nagge, 

2(j  Which  was  the  son  of  Maath, 
which  was  t/ie  son  of  Mattathias, 
which  was  the  ,50?iof  Semei,  which 
wan  tlie  son  of  Joseph,  which  was 
the  son  of  Juda, 

27  Which  was  the  .9on  of  Joanna, 
which  was  the  son  of  Rhesa,  which 
was  the  son  of  Zorobabel,  ^^'hicll 
was  the  soji  of  Salathiel,  which 
was  the  son  of  Neri, 

28  Which  was  the  son  of  Melchi, 
which  was  the  son  of  Addi,  which 
was  </ie  so?i  of  Cosam,  which  was 
the  son  of  Elmodam,  which  was 
the  son  of  Er, 

29  Which  was  the  soji  of  Jose, 
which  was  the  son  of  Eliezer, 
which  was  </ie  .wn  of  Jorini,  which 
was  the  son  of  Matthat,  which  was 
the  son  of  Levi, 

30  Which  was  the  son  of  Simeon, 
which  was  the  son  of  Juda,  which 
was  the  son  of  Joseph,  which  was 
the  son  of  Jonan,  which  was  the 
son  of  Eliakim, 

31  Which  was  the  son  of  Melea, 
which  was  the  son  of  Menan, 
which  was  the  son  of  Mattatha, 
which  was  the  son  of  ^Nathan, 
w  which  was  the  son  of  David, 

32  X  Which  was  the  son  of  Jesse, 
which  was  the  son  of  Obed,  which 
was  the  son  of  Booz,  which  wiis 
the  son  of  Salmon,  which  was-tfie 
son  of  Naasson, 

33  Whicli  was  the  son  of  Amina- 
dab,  whicli  was  the  son  of  Aram, 
which  was  the  son  of  Esrom, 
which  was  the  son  of  Phares, 
which  was  the  son  of  Juda, 

59 


A.  D.  20. 


A.  D.  30. 

pMatt.  14.  3. 


A.  D.  27. 

<;Malt.  3.  13. 


rSee  Num.  4. 

3,  30,  39,  43, 

47. 
s  Matt.  13.  55. 

Jotlii  6.  42. 


t  lech.  12. 12. 
k2  Sam.  5.14. 

1  Chr.  3.  5. 
xRuth  4.  18, 

ice. 

1  Chr.  2.  10, 

Sec. 


Christ  is  tempted. 


ST.  LUKE. 


He  heginnetJi  to  preach. 


A.  D.  27. 


yGen.  11.24, 


i  Sec  Gen.  11. 

12. 
a  Gen.  5.  6, 

&c.  &  11.  10, 


b  Gen.  5.  1,  2. 


oMatt.  4.  1. 
Mark  1.  12. 

i  ch.  2.  27. 
ver.  14. 

cEx.  84.  2e. 
1  Kings  19.  i 


e.Inhn  12.  31. 
6i  U.  30. 
Rev.  13.  2,7. 

I(0r, 

full  down 
OeJ'ore  me. 


/Dcut.  6.  13. 
<fc  10.  20. 


3-1  Which  was  the  son  of  Jacob, 
which  was  the  son  of  I.saac,  which 
was  the  son  of  Abraham,  y  which 
was  t/ie  son  of  Thara,  which  was 
the  son  of  Nachor, 

3.5  Which  was  the  son  of  Saruch, 
whicli  was  the  son  of  Ragau,  wliich 
was  the  son  of  Plialec,  ivhich  was 
tlie  son  of  Heber,  which  was  the 
son  of  Sala, 

o()  2  Which  Avas  the  so?i  of  Cainan, 
which  was  the  son  of  Arphaxad, 
«  which  was  the  son  of  Sem,  wliicli 
was  the  son  of  Noe,  which  was  the 
son  of  Lamech, 

37  Which  was  the  son  of  Mathn- 
sala,  which  was  the  son  of  Enoch, 
which  was  the  son  of  Jared,  whicli 
was  tlie  son  of  Maleleel,  which 
was  the  son  of  Cainan, 

38  Which  was  the  son  of  Enos, 
which  was  the  son  of  Seth,  which 
was  t/te  son  of  Adam, ''  which  was 
the  S071  of  God. 

CHAPTER    IV. 

1  The  temptutton  ami  fasting  of  Christ.  13  He 
ovcrcometh  the  devil :  14  beginnetk  to  preach. 
IG  The  people  of  Nazareth  admire  his  gracious 
words.  33  He  cureth  one  possessed  of  a  devil, 
38  Peter's  mother  in  law,  40  and  divers  other 
sick  persons.  41  The  devils  acknowledge 
Christ,  and  are  reproved  for  it,  43  He  preach- 
eth  through  the  cities. 

AND  "Jesus  being  full  of  the 
.  Holy  Ghost  returned  from 
Jordan,  and  >>  was  led  by  the  Spirit 
into  the  wilderne.ss, 

2  Being  forty  days  tempted  of  the 
devil.  And  <-■  in  those  days  he  did 
eat  nothing:  and  wlien  they  v.'ere 
ended,  he  af'tcrwaid  hungered. 

3  And  the  devil  .said  unto  him,  If 
thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  command 
this  stone  that  it  be  made  bread. 

4  And  Jesus  answered  him,  say- 
ing, d  It  is  written.  That  man  shall 
not  live  by  bread  alone,  but  by 
every  word  of  God. 

5  And  tlie  devil,  taking  him  up 
into  a  high  mountain,  shewed 
unto  him  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
world  in  a  moment  of  time. 

(i  And  tlie  devil  said  unto  him. 
All  tills  power  will  I  give  thee, 
and  the  glory  of  them  :  for  cthat 
is  delivered  unto  me;  and  to 
wliomsoever  I  will,  I  give  it. 

7  If  thou  therefore  wilt  II  worship 
me,  all  shall  be  thine. 

8  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  Get  thee  behind  me, 
Satan:  for  fit  is  written.  Thou 
Shalt  worship  the  Lord  tliy  God, 
and  him  only  slialt  thou  serve. 

»  f/ And  he  brought  him  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  set  him  on  a  pinnacle 
of  the  temple,  and  .said  unto  him. 
If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  cast 
thyself  down  from  hence: 

10  For  ''it  is  written.  He  shall 
give  his  angels  charge  over  thee, 
to  keep  tliee: 

11  And  in  their  hands  they  shall 
bear  tliee  up,  le.st  at  any  time  thou 
dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

GO 


12  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto 
him,  »It  is  said.  Thou  shalt  not 
tempt  the  Lord  thy  God. 

13  And  when  the  devil  had  ended 
all  the  temptation,  he  departed 
from  him  *  for  a  season. 

14  II  'And  Jesus  returned  "'in  the 
power  of  the  Spirit  into  « Galilee: 
and  there  went  out  a  fame  of  him 
through  all  the  region  round 
about. 

15  And  he  taught  in  their  syna- 
gogues, being  glorified  of  all. 

It)  If  And  he  came  to  "Nazareth, 
where  he  had  been  brought  up: 
and,  as  his  custom  was,  p  he  went 
into  the  synagogue  on  the  sab- 
bath day,  and  .stood  up  for  to  read. 

17  And  there  was  delivered  unto 
him  the  book  of  the  prophet  Esa- 
ias.  And  when  he  had  opened 
thebook,  he  found  the  place  where 
it  was  written, 

18  9  The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  up- 
on me,  because  he  hath  anointed 
me  to  preach  the  gospel  to  the 
poor;  he  hath  sent  me  to  heal  the 
brokenhearted,  to  preach  deliver- 
ance to  the  captives,  and  recover- 
ing of  sight  to  the  blind,  to  set  at 
liberty  them  that  are  bruised,   * 

19  To  preach  the  acceptable  year 
of  the  Lord. 

20  And  he  closed  the  book,  and 
he  gave  it  again  to  the  minister, 
and  sat  down.  And  the  eyes  of  all 
them  that  were  in  the  synagogue 
were  fastened  on  him. 

21  And  he  began  to  saj^  unto 
them.  This  day  is  this  Scripture 
luitilled  in  your  ears. 

22  And  all  bare  him  witness,  and 
'•wondered  at  the  gracious  words 
which  proceeded  out  of  his  mouth. 
And  they  said,  «Is  not  this  Jo- 
seph's son  ? 

23  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  will 
surely  say  unto  me  this  proverb, 
Physician,  heal  thyself:  whatso- 
ever we  have  heard  done  in  <  Ca- 
pernaum, do  also  here  in  i^thy 
country. 

24  And  he  said.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you.  No  *  prophet  is  accepted  in 
his  own  country. 

2-5  liut  I  tell  you  of  a  truth, 
?/ many  widows  were  in  Israel  in 
the  daVs  of  Elias,  when  the  heav- 
en was  shut  up  three  yeai-s  and 
six  months,  when  great  famine 
was  throughout  all  the  land; 

2(1  liut  unto  none  of  them  was 
Elias  sent,  save  unto  Sarepta,  a 
citij  of  Sidon,  unto  a  woman  that 
ims  a  widow. 

27  zAnd  many  lepers  were  in 
Israel  in  the  time  of  Eliseus 
the  prophet ;  but  none  of  them 
was  cleansed,  saving  Naamaii  the 
Syrian. 

28  And  all  they  in  the  syna- 
gogue, when  they  heard  these 
tilings,  were  filled  with  wrath, 

29  And  rose  up,  aud  thrust  him 


A.  D.  27. 


i  Deut.  C.  le. 


k  John  14.  30. 
Heh.4.  15. 

A.  D.  SO, 

/Matt.  4.  12. 
John  4.  43. 
m  ver.  1. 
n  Acts  10.  37. 

A.  D.  31. 

oMatt.  2.  23. 

&  13.  54. 

Mark  6.  1. 
p  Acts  13.  14. 

&.  17.  2. 


?I3.  61.  1. 


r  Ps.  45.  2. 

Matt.  13.  5-1. 

Mark  6.  2. 

ch.  2.  47. 
s  John  6.42. 


<Matt.  4.  13. 

&  11.  23. 
u  Malt.  13.  54. 

Mark  6.  1. 

J  Malt.  13.  57. 
Mark  C.  4. 
John  4.  44. 

y  1  Kings  17. 
9.  (Sc  IH.  1. 
Jam«a  0.  17. 


z2  Kings  6. 
14. 


Christ  casteth  out  devils. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Miraculous  draught  of  fishes. 


A.  D.  31. 


a  John  8.  69. 

&  10.  20. 
b  Matt.  4.  13. 

Marie  1.  21. 


c  Matt.  7.  28, 

29. 

Tit.  2.  15. 
d  Mark  1.  23. 


U  Or,  Away. 


e  ver.  41. 
/Ps.  16.  10. 

Dan.  9.  24. 

ch.  1.  35. 


e  Matt.  8.  14. 
Mark  1.  29. 


h.  Malt.  8.  16. 
Mark  1.  32. 


i  Mark  1.  34. 
Sc  3.  11. 

i  Mark  1.  25, 
34. 
ver.  34,  35. 

II  Or,  to  say 
that  they 
Itnew  him  to 
be  Christ, 

/Mark  1.35. 


m  Mark  1.  39. 


out  of  the  city,  and  led  him  unto 
the  II  brow  of  tlie  hill  whereon 
their  city  was  built,  tliat  they 
miglit  cast  him  down  headlong. 

30  But  lie,  "passing  through  the 
midst  of  them,  went  his  way, 

31  And  ^carne  down  to  Caper- 
naum, a  city  of  Galilee,  and 
taught  them  on  the  sabbath  daj's. 

32  And  they  were  astonished  at 
his  doctrine:  'for  his  word  was 
with  power. 

33  ^  rfAnd  in  the  synagogue  there 
was  a  man,  whicli  had  a  spirit  of 
an  unclean  devil,  and  cried  out 
with  a  loud  voice, 

34  Saying,  II  Let  us  alone;  what 
have  we  to  do  with  thee,  thou  Je- 
sus of  Xazareth  ?  art  thou  come  to 
destroj'  us?  «!  know  thee  who 
thou  art;  /the  Holj-  One  of  God. 

3.5  And  Jesus  rebuked  him,  say- 
ing, Hold  thy  peace,  and  come  out 
of  him.  And  wlien  the  devil  had 
thrown  him  in  the  midst,  became 
out  of  him,  and  hurt  him  not. 

36  And  they  were  all  amazed, 
and  spake  among  themselves, 
saying.  What  a  word  is  this!  lor 
witli  authority  and  power  he 
commandetli  the  unclean  spirits, 
and  the}'  come  out. 

37  And  tJie  fame  of  liim  went  out 
into  every  place  of  the  country 
round  about. 

38  *i  irAnd  he  arose  out  of  the 
synagogue,  and  entered  into  Si- 
mon's house.  And  Simon's  wife's 
mother  was  talcen  with  a  great 
fever ;  and  they  besought  him  for 
her. 

39  And  he  stood  over  her,  and 
rebuked  tlie  fever ;  and  it  left 
her:  and  immediately  she  arose 
and  ministered  unto  them. 

40  H  /'Now  when  the  sun  was 
setting,  all  tiiey  that  had  any 
sick  with  divers  diseases  brought 
them  unto  him ;  and  he  laid  his 
hands  on  every  one  of  them,  and 
healed  them. 

41  «And  devils  also  came  out  of 
many,  crying  out,  and  saying, 
Thou  art  Christ  the  Son  of  God. 
And  '■he  rebuking  them  suffered 
them  not  II to  speak:  for  they 
knew  that  he  was  Christ. 

42  'And  wlien  it  was  day,  he 
departed  and  went  into  a  desert 
place:  and  the  people  sought  him, 
and  came  unto  him,  and  stayed 
him,  that  he  sliould  not  depart 
from  them. 

43  And  he  said  unto  them,  I 
must  preacli  the  kingdoin  of  God 
to  other  cities  also :  for  therefore 
am  I  sent. 

44  '«And  he  preached  in  the 
synagogues  of  Galilee. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Christ  teachelh  the  people  out  oj  Peter's  ship  : 
4  in  a  miraculous  taking  of  fishes,  sheweth  how 
he  will  make  him  and  his  partners  fishers  of 
men  :  12  cleanselh  the  teper  :  10  prayeth  in  the 


wilderness  :  18  healeth  one  sick  of  the  palsy  : 
11  calleth  Matthew  the  publican  :  29  eateth  with 
sinners,  as  being  the  physician  of  souls  :  34 
foretelleth  the  fastings  and  afflictions  of  the 
apostles  after  his  ascension  :  36  and  likeneth 
fainthearted  and  weak  disciples  to  old  bottles 
and  worn  garments. 

AXD  «it  came  to  pass,  that,  as 
XX  ttie  people  pressed  upon  bim 
to  hear  the  word  of  God,  he  stood 
by  tlie  lake  of  Gennesaret, 

2  And  saw  two  sliips  standing  by 
the  lake:  but  the  fishermen  were 
gone  out  of  them,  and  were  wash- 
ing their  nets. 

3  And  he  entered  into  one  of  the 
ships,  which  was  Simon's,  and 
prayed  him  that  he  would  thrust 
out  a  little  from  the  land.  And 
he  sat  down,  and  taught  the  peo- 
ple out  of  the  ship. 

4  Now  when  he  liad  left  speak- 
ing, he  said  unto  Simon, '-  Launch 
out  into  the  deep,  and  let  down 
your  nets  for  a  draught. 

5  And  Simon  answering  said  unto 
hiin,  Master,  we  have  toiled  all 
the  night,  and  have  taken  notli- 
ing ;  nevertheless  at  thy  word  I 
will  let  down  the  net. 

6  And  when  they  had  this  done, 
tliey  inclosed  a  great  multitude  of 
tislies :  and  their  net  brake. 

7  And  thej^  beckoned  unto  their 
partners,  whicli  were  in  the  other 
ship,  that  they  should  come  and 
help  them.  And  tliey  came,  and 
filled  both  the  ships,  so  that  they 
began  to  sink. 

8  When  .Simon  Peter  saw  it,  he 
fell  down  at  Jesus'  kuees,  saying, 
-'Depart  from  me;  tor  I  am  a  sin- 
ful man,  O  Lord. 

9  For  he  was  astonislied,  and  all 
that  were  with  him,  at  the  draught 
of  the  fishes  which  tliey  had 
taken : 

10  And  so  was  also  James,  and 
John,  the  sons  of  Zebedee,  which 
were  partners  with  Simon.  And 
Je.sus  said  unto  Simon,  Pear  not; 
'i  from  henceforth  thou  shalt  catch 
men. 

11  And  when  they  had  brought 
their  ships  to  land,  «they  foi-sook 
all,  and  followed  him. 

12  1  .'And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
he  was  in  a  certain  city,  behold  a 
man  full  of  leprosy;  who  seeing 
Jesus  fell  on  his  face,  and  besought 
him.  saying,  Lord,  if  thou  wilt, 
thou  canst  make  me  clean. 

13  And  he  put  forth  his  hand,  and 
touched  him,  saying,  I  will:  be 
thou  clean.  And  immediately  the 
leprosy  departed  from  him. 

14  f/ And  he  charged  him  to  tell 
no  man  :  but  go,  and  shew  thyself 
to  the  priest,  and  offer  for  thy 
cleansing,  /» according  as  Moses 
commanded,  for  a  testimony  unto 
them. 

15  But  so  much  the  more  went 
there  a  fame  abroad  of  him  :  'and 
great  multitudes  came  together  to 

01 


A.  D.  31. 


o  Matt.  4.  13. 
Mark  l.lfi. 


c  2  Sam.  6.  9. 
1  Kiug3  17. 


d  Matt.  4.  19. 
Mark  1.  17. 

e  Matt.  4.  20. 

&.  19.  27. 

Mark  1.  18. 

ch.  18.  28. 
/Matt.  8.  2. 

Mark  1.  40. 


f  Matt.  8.  4. 


h  Ler.  14.  4, 
10,  21,  22. 


i  Matt.  4.26. 
Mark  3.  7. 
John  6.  2. 


Matthew  called. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  Pharisees  reproved. 


A.  D.  31. 


*  Matt.  14.  23. 
Mark  C.  40. 


ZMatt.9.  2. 
Mark  2.  3. 


m  Matt.  9.  3. 
Mark  2.  C,  7. 


71  Ps.  32.  5. 
Is.  43.  25. 


o  Matt.  9.  9. 
Mark  2.  13, 


pMatt.  9. 10. 
Mark  2.  10. 

</ch.  15.  1. 


hear,  and  to  be  healed  by  him.  of 
then"  infii'iuilies. 

16  If  ^And  lie  withdrew  himself 
into  the  wilderness,  and  prayed. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  on  a  cer- 
tain day,  as  he  was  teaching,  that 
there  were  Pharisees  and  doctors 
of  the  law  sitting  by,  wliich  were 
come  out  of  everj'  town  of  Gali- 
lee, and  Judea,  and  Jerusalem : 
and  the  power  of  the  Lord  was 
present  to  heal  them. 

18  I  'And,  behold,  men  brought 
in  a  bed  a  man  which  was  taken 
with  a  palsy :  and  they  sought 
means  to  bring  him  in,  and  to  lay 
htm  before  him. 

19  And  when  they  could  not  find 
by  wliat  way  they  iniglit  bring 
him  in  because  of  the  multitude, 
they  went  upon  the  liousetop,  and 
let  him  down  tlirough  the  tiling 
with  his  couch  into  the  midst  be- 
fore Jesus. 

20  And  when  he  saw  their  faith, 
he  said  unto  him,  Man,  thy  sins 
are  forgiven  thee. 

21  "'And  the  scribes  and  the 
Pliarisees  Ijegan  to  reason,  saying. 
Who  is  this  which  speaketh  blas- 
phemies? "Who  can  forgive  sins, 
but (lOd  alone? 

22  But  when  Jesus  perceived 
their  tlioughts,  he  answering  said 
unto  them.  What  reason  ye  in 
your  liearts? 

23  Whether  is  easier,  to  say,  Thy 
sins  be  forgiven  tliee ;  or  to  say, 
Rise  up  and  walk  ? 

24  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the 
Son  of  man  liath  power  upon 
earth  to  forgive  sins,  (he  said  un- 
to the  sick  of  the  palsy.)  I  sa.y  un- 
to thee.  Arise,  and  take  up  thy 
couch,  and  go  into  thine  house. 

2.J  And  immediately  he  rose  up 
J)efore  them,  and  took  up  that 
wlu-reon  he  lay,  and  departed  to 
his  own  house,  glorifying  God. 

20  And  they  were  all  amazed, 
and  they  glorified  (4od,  and  were 
filled  with  fear,  saying.  We  have 
seen  strange  things  to  day. 

27  f  oAnd  after  these  thiugs  he 
went  forth,  and  saw  a  publican, 
named  liCvi.  sitting  at  the  receijjt 
of  custom:  and  ho  said  unto  him, 
Follow  me. 

28  And  ho  left  all,  rose  up,  and 
followed  Jiim. 

29  j'And  Levi  made  him  a  great 
feast  in  his  own  liouse:  and 
•-/tliere  was  a  great  company  of 
publicans  and  of  others  that  sat 
down  with  tliem. 

30  liut  their  scribes  and  Pliari- 
sees murmured  against  his  disci- 
ples, saving,  Why  do  ye  eat  and 
drink  with  publicans  and  sin- 
ners ? 

31  And  Jesus  answerhigsaidunto 
them,  Tliey  that  are  wliole  need 
not  a  physician ;  but  they  that  are 
sick. 

f.2 


32  ■>■  I  came  not  to  call  the  right- 
eous, but  sinners  to  repentance. 

33  i  And  they  said  unto  him, 
»Why  do  the  disciples  of  John 
fast  olteii,  and  make  prayers,  and 
likewise  the  disciples  of  the  Phari- 
sees; but  thine  eat  and  drink? 

M  And  he  said  unto  them.  Can  ye 
make  the  children  of  the  bride- 
chamber  fast,  while  the  bride- 
gi'oom  is  witli  them? 

35  But  the  days  will  come,  when 
the  bridegroom  shall  bo  taken 
away  from  them,  and  then  shall 
they  fast  in  those  daj's. 

3G  ir  'And  he  spake  also  a  parable 
unto  them ;  No  man  putteth  apiece 
of  a  new  garment  upon  an  old;  if 
otherwise,  then  both  the  new 
maketh  a  rent,  and  the  piece  that 
was  taken  out  of  the  new  agreeth 
not  with  the  old. 

37  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine 
into  old  bottles ;  else  the  new  wine 
will  burst  the  bottles,  and  be  spill- 
ed, and  the  bottles  shall  perish. 

38  But  new  wine  must  be  put  into 
new  bottles ;  and  both  are  pre- 
served. 

39  No  man  also  having  drunk  old 
wine  straightway  desiretli  new; 
for  ho  saith,  Tlie  old  is  better. 

CHAPTER   VI. 

1  Christ  reproveth  the  Pharisees'  bliTidncss  alnut 
the  observation  of  the  sahhalli,  by  S'-'ripturet 
reason,  and  miracle  :  13  chooscth  tuieluc  apos- 
tles :  17  healeth  the  diseased  :  20prcacheth  to  his 
diseiplcs  before  the  people  of  blessings  and 
curses  :  27  how  we  must  love  our  enemies  :  4G 
and  join  the  obedience  of  good  worls  to  the 
hearing  of  the  word  :  lest  in  the  evil  day  of 
temptation  we  fall  like  a  house  built  vpon  the 
face  of  the  earth,  ivithout  any  foundation. 

AND  nit  came  to  pass  on  the 
.  second  sabbath  after  the  first, 
that  he  went  through  the  corn 
fields ;  and  his  disciples  plucked 
the  ears  of  corn,  and  did  eat,  rub- 
t)ing  them  in  their  liands. 

2  And  certain  of  tlie  Pliarisees 
said  unto  them,  Why  do  ye  that 
f-  which  is  not  lawful  to  do  on  the 
sabbath  days? 

3  And  Jesus  answering  them 
said.  Have  ye  not  read  so  much  as 
tliis,  cwhat  David  did,  wlion  liim- 
self  was  a  liungered,  and  they 
which  W(!re  with  him ; 

4  How  he  went  into  the  house  of 
God,  and  did  take  and  eat  the 
shewbread,  and  gave  also  to  them 
that  were  with  him  ;  ''which  it  is 
not  lawful  to  oat  but  for  the  priests 
alone  ? 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  That 
the  Son  of  man  is  Lord  also  of  the 
sabbatli. 

()«And  it  came  lo  pass  also  on  an- 
otlier  sabbath,  tliat  lie  entered 
into  tlie  syiKi'-^oguc!  and  taught: 
and  there  was  :i  man  whose  right 
luiiKl  was  withcicd. 

7  And  thes(;ribcs  and  Pliarisees 
watclied  him,  wliether  \w.  would 
heal  on  the  sabbatli   day ;   that 


A.  D.  31. 


15. 


rMatt.  9.  13. 

1  Tim 
iMatt.  9.  14. 

Mark  2. 18. 


Matt.  9.  16, 


Mark  2.  21, 
22. 


a  Matt.  12.  1. 
Mark  2.  23. 


./  Ll'V.  24.  8. 


cMatt.  12.  9. 
Mark  3.  1. 
See  ill. 13,14. 
Se  14.  3. 
Johu  9.  16. 


The  twelve  apnf<tl€S  chosen. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Of  loving  our  enemies. 


A.  D.  31. 


/Matt.  14.  23. 


g-  Matt.  10.  1. 


h  John  1.  42. 


k  Matl.  4.  2; 
Mark  3.  7. 


/  Matt.  14.  36. 
77!  Mark  5.  SO. 
ch.  8.  46. 

n  Matt.  5.3.  k 

11.5. 

James  2.  5. 
o  U.  55.  1.  & 

C5.  13. 

Matt.  5.  6. 
pis.  Gl.  3. 

Malt.  5.  4. 
?Matt.  5.  11. 

1  Pet.  2.  19. 

&  3.  14.  &;  4. 

14. 
r  John  16.  2. 
It  Matt.  5.  12. 

Acts  5.  41. 

Col.  1.  21. 

James  1.  2. 
t  Afts  7.  51. 
«  Amos  0.  1. 

James  5.  1. 
jrch.  12.  21. 


they  might  find  an  accusation 
against  him. 

8  But  he  knew  their  thoughts, 
and  said  to  the  man  which  had 
the  witliered  hand,  Rise  up,  and 
stand  forth  in  the  midst.  And  he 
arose  and  stood  forth. 

9  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them,  I 
will  ask  you  one  thing;  Is  it  law- 
ful on  the  sabbath  days  to  do  good, 
or  to  do  evil  ?  to  save  life,  or  to 
destroy  it  I 

10  And  looking  round  about  up- 
on them  all,  he  said  unto  the 
man.  Stretch  forth  thy  hand. 
And  he  did  so :  and  his  hand  was 
restored  whole  as  the  other. 

11  And  they  were  tilled  with 
madness;  and  comnauiied  one 
with  another  what  they  might  do 
to  Jesus. 

12  .'And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that  he  went  out  into  a 
naountain  to  pray,  and  continued 
all  night  in  prayer  to  God. 

13  If  And  when  it  was  day,  he 
called  unto  him  his  disciples :  u  and 
of  them  he  cho.se  twelve,  whom 
also  he  named  apostles ; 

14  Simon, C'  whom  he  also  named 
Peter,)  and  Andrew  his  brother, 

i  James  and  John,  Philip  and  Bar- 
'  tholomew, 

15  Matthew  and  Thomas,  James 
the  son  of  Alpheus,  and  Simon 
called  Zelotes, 

IG  And  Judas  Hhe  brother  of 
James,  and  Judas  Iscariot,  which 
also  was  the  traitor. 

17  f  And  he  came  down  with 
them,  and  stood  in  the  plain,  and 
the  company  of  his  disciples,  *and 
a  great  multitude  of  people  out  of 
all  Judea  and  Jerusalem,  and  from 
the  sea  coast  of  Tyre  and  Sidon, 
which  came  to  hear  him,  and  to 
be  healed  of  their  diseases ; 

18  And  they  that  were  vexed  with 
unclean  spirits:  and  they  were 
healed. 

19  And  the  whole  multitude 
'sought  to  touch  him:  for  '"there 
went  virtue  out  of  him,  and  healed 
them  all. 

20  ^  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  on 
his  disciples,  and  said,  "Blessed 
&e  2/6  poor:  for  yours  is  the  king- 
dom of  God. 

21  "Blessed  are  ye  that  hunger 
now :  for  ye  shall  be  filled, 
p Blessed  are  ye  that  weep  now: 
for  ye  shall  laugh. 

22  ?  Blessed  are  ye,  when  men 
sJiall  hate  you,  and  when  they 
'Shall  separate  you  from  their 
company,  and  shall  reproach  you, 
and  cast  out  yonr  name  as  evil, 
for  the  Son  of  man's  sake. 

2.3  «Bejoice  ye  in  that  day,  and 
leap  for  joy:  for,  behold,  j'our  re- 
ward in  great  in  heaven :  for  t  in 
the  like  manner  did  their  fathers 
unto  the  prophets. 

24  «But  woe  unto  you  «that  are 


rich !  for  v  ye  have  received  your 
consolation. 

2.5  3  Woe  unto  you  that  are  full ! 
for  j'e  shall  hunger.  «Woe  unto 
you  that  laugh  now !  for  ye  shall 
mourn  and  weep. 

20  f>  Woe  unto  you,  when  all  men 
shall  speak  well  of  you !  forso  did 
their  fathers  to  the  I'alse  prophets. 

27  t^cBut  I  say  unto  you  which 
hear.  Love  your  enemies,  do  good 
to  them  which  hate  you, 

28  Bless  them  that  curse  you, 
and  rf  pray  for  them  which  despite- 
fully  use  j'ou. 

29  «And  unto  him  that  smiteth 
thee  on  the  one  cheek  offer  aLso 
the  other;  /and  him  that  taketh 
away  thy  cloak  forbid  not  to  take 
thy  coat  also. 

30  ff  Give  to  everj'  man  that  ask- 
eth  of  thee;  and  of  him  that 
taketh  away  thy  goods  ask  them 
not  again. 

31  /'And  as  ye  would  that  men 
should  do  to  you,  do  ye  also  to 
them  likewise. 

32  iFor  if  ye  love  them  which 
love  you,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  for 
sinners  also  love  those  that  love 
them. 

3:3  And  if  ye  do  good  to  them 
which  do  good  to  j'on,what  thank 
have  ye  ?  for  sinners  also  do  even 
the  same. 

34  *And  if  ye  lend  to  tJiem  of 
whom  ye  hope  to  receive,  what 
thank  have  ye?  for  sinners  also 
lend  to  sinners,  to  receive  as  much 
again. 

;i5  But  I  love  ye  your  enemies,  and 
do  good,  and  "^  lend,  hoping  for 
nothing  again  ;  and  your  reward 
shall  be  great,  and  «  ye  shall  be 
the  children  of  the  Highest:  for 
he  is  kind  unto  the  unthankful 
and  to  the  evil. 

36  "Be  ye  therefore  merciful,  as 
your  Father  also  is  merciftil. 

37  2^  Judge  not,  and  ye  shall  not 
be  judged:  condemn  not,  and  ye 
shall  not  be  condemned:  forgive, 
and  ye  shall  be  forgiven : 

38  1  Give,  and  it  shall  be  given 
unto  you;  good  measure,  pressed 
down,  and  shaken  together,  and 
running  over,  shall  men  give  into 
your  '■  bosom.  For » with  the  same 
measure  that  ye  mete  withal  it 
shall  be  measured  to  you  again. 

39  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto 
them;  *Can  the  blind  lead  the 
blind?  shall  they  not  both  fall 
into  the  ditch  ? 

40  "The  di.sciple  is  not  above  his 
master:  but  every  one  II that  is 
perfect  shall  be  as  his  master. 

41  ^And  why  beholdest  thou  the 
mote  that  is  "in  thy  brother's  eye, 
but  perceivest  not  the  beam  that 
is  in  thine  own  eye? 

42  Either  how  canst  thou  say  to 
thy  brother,  Brother,  let  me  pull 
out  the  mote  that  is  in  thine  eye, 

6:3 


A.  D.  81. 


y  Matt.  fi.  2,  5, 

IC. 

ch.  16.  25. 
z  Is.  65.  13. 
a  Prov.  14.  13. 
b  John  15.  19. 

1  John  4.  5. 

cEx.  23.  4. 

Prov.  25.  21. 

Matt.  5.  44. 

ver.  35. 

Rom.  12.  20. 
dch.  23.  34. 

Acts  7.  GO. 
e  Matt.  5.  39. 

/I  Cor.  6.  7. 


e  Deut.  15.  7, 
8,  10. 

Prov.  21.  26. 
Matt.  5.  42. 

h  Matt.  7. 12. 


I  ver.  27. 
m  Ps.  37.  26. 

ver.  30. 
n  Matt.  5.  45. 


u  Matt.  5.  48. 
p  .Matt.  7.  1. 


7  Prov.  19. 17. 


r  Ps.  79. 12. 
s  Matt.  7.  2. 

Mark  4.  24. 

James  2.  13. 

t  Matt.  15. 14. 


K  Matt.  10.  24. 

John  13.  16. 

&  15.  20. 
!l  Or,  shall  be 

perfected  as 

his  master, 
I  Matt.  7.  3. 


Of  faith  and  works. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  centurion's  faith. 


A.  D.  31. 


y  See  Prov. 
It).  17. 


zMalt.  7.  IC, 
17. 


a  Matt.  12.  33. 


t  Gr.  a  grape, 
b  Matt.  12. 35. 


d  Mai.  1.  6. 

Matt.  7.  21. 

&  25.  11. 

ch.  13.  25. 
eMatt.  7.  24. 


when  thou  thyself  beholdest  not 
the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  ? 
Thou  hypocrite,  v  cast  out  first  the 
beam  out  of  thine  own  eye,  and 
then  Shalt  thou  see  clearly  to  pull 
out  the  mote  that  is  in  thy 
brotlier's  eye. 

4:j  z  For  a  good  tree  bringeth  not 
forth  corrupt  fruit ;  neither  doth  a 
corrupt  tree  bring  forth  good  fruit. 

■14  For  «  every  tree  is  known  by 
his  own  fruit.  For  of  thorns  men 
do  not  gather  figs,  nor  of  a  bram- 
ble bush  gather  they  tgraiies. 

4.5  ^A  good  man  out  of  the  good 
treasure  of  liis  heart  bringetli 
fortli  that  which  Is  good;  and  an 
evil  man  out  of  the  evil  treasure 
of  his  heart  bringeth  forth  that 
which  is  evil:  for  ^of  the  abund- 
ance of  the  heart  his  mouth 
speaketh. 

4G  T[  ''And  why  call  ye  me,  Lord, 
Lord,  and  do  not  the  things 
which  I  say  ? 

47  « Whosoever  cometli  to  me, 
and  heareth  my  sayings,  and 
doeth  them,  I  will  sliew  you  to 
whom  he  is  like: 

48  He  is  like  a  man  which  built  a 
house,  and  digged  deep,  and  laid 
tlie  foundation  on  a  rock:  and 
when  the  flood  arose,  the  stream 
beat  veliemently  upon  that  house, 
and  could  not  shake  it;  for  it  was 
founded  upon  a  rock. 

49  But  he  that  heareth,  and  doeth 
not,  is  like  a  man  that  without 
a  foundation  built  a  house  upon 
the  earth;  against  which  the 
stream  did  beat  vehemently,  and 
immediately  it  fell ;  and  the  ruin 
of  that  house  was  great. 

CHAPTER   VII. 

1  Christ  findeth  a  greater  faith  in  the  centurion 
a  GentilCf  than  in  any  of  the  Jeivs  ;  10  heaicth 
his  servant  being  absent  .'11  raiscth  from  death 
the  widow's  son  at  Nain  :  19  answereth  John's 
messengers  with  the  declaration  of  his  mira- 
cles :  24  testifielh  to  the  people  what  opinion  he 
held  of  John  :  20  inveigheth  against  the  Jews, 
who  with  neither  the  manners  of  John  nor  oj 
Jesus  could  be  won  :  36  and  sheweth  by  occasion 
of  Mary  Magdalene,  how  he  is  a  friend  to  sin- 
ners, not  to  maintain  them  in  sins,  but  to  for- 
give them  their  sins,  upon  their  faith  and  re- 
pentance, 

NOW  when  he  bad  ended  all 
his  sayings  in  the  audience 
of  the  people,  "he  entered  into 
Capernaum. 

2  And  a  certain  centurion's  serv- 
ant, wlio  was  dear  unto  him,  was 
sick,  and  ready  to  die. 

;i  And  when  he  heard  of  Jesus, 
he  sent  unto  him  the  elders  of 
the  Jews,  beseeching  him  that  he 
would  come  and  heal  his  servant. 

4  And  when  they  came  to  Jesus, 
they  besought  him  instantly,  say- 
ing, That  he  was  woi-thy  for 
whom  he  should  do  this: 

5  For  he  loveth  our  nation,  and 
he  hath  built  us  a  synagogue. 

6  Then  Jesus  went  with  them. 

Gl 


And  when  he  was  now  not  far 
from  the  house,  the  centurion 
sent  friends  to  him,  saying  unto 
him,  Lord,  trouble  not  thyself; 
for  I  am  not  worthy  that  thou 
shouldest  enter  under  my  roof: 

7  Wherefore  neither  thought  I 
myself  worthy  to  come  unto 
thee:  but  .say  in  a  word,  and  my 
servant  shall  be  healed. 

8  For  I  also  am  a  man  set  under 
authority,  having  under  me  sol- 
diers, and  I  say  unto  tone.  Go, 
and  he  goeth ;  and  to  another, 
Coine,  and  he  cometh;  and  to  my 
servant,  Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it, 

9  When  Jesus  heard  these 
things,  he  marvelled  at  him,  and 
turned  him  about,  and  said  unto 
the  people  that  followed  him,  I 
say  unto  you,  I  have  not  I'ound  so 
great  faith,  no,  not  in  Israel. 

10  And  they  that  were  sent,  re- 
turning to  the  house,  found  the 
servant  whole  that  had  been  sick. 

11  1[  And  it  came  to  pass  the 
day  after,  that  he  went  into  a  city 
called  Nain ;  and  many  of  his  dis- 
ciples went  with  him,  and  much 
people. 

12  Now  when  he  came  nigh  to 
the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  there 
was  a  dead  man  carried  out,  the 
only  son  of  his  mother,  and  she 
was  a  widow:  and  much  people 
of  the  city  was  with  her. 

13  And  when  the  Lord  saw  her, 
he  had  compassion  on  her,  and 
said  unto  her.  Weep  not. 

14  And  he  came  and  touched 
the  llbier :  and  they  that  bare  him 
stood  still.  And  he  said.  Young 
man,  I  say  unto  thee,  ''Arise. 

15  And  he  that  was  dead  sat  up, 
and  began  to  speak.  And  he  de- 
livered him  to  his  mother. 

16  cAnd  there  came  a  fear  on  all : 
and  they  glorified  God,  saying, 
''That  a  great  prophet  is  risen  up 
among  us;  and,  «That  God  bath 
visited  his  people. 

17  And  this  rumour  of  him  went 
forth  throughout  all  Judea,  and 
throughout  all  the  region  round 
about. 

18  /And  the  disciples  of  John 
.shewed  him  of  all  these  things. 

I'J  1[  x\.nd  .John  calling  \iii/o  him 
two  of  his  disciples  sent  Ihem  to 
Jesus,  saying.  Art  thou  he  that 
should  come?  or  look  we  for  an- 
other? 

20  When  the  men  were  come  un- 
to him,  they  said,  John  Uai)list 
hath  sent  us  unto  thee,  saying. 
Art  thou  he  that  should  come?  or 
look  we  for  another? 

21  And  in  that  same  hour  he 
cured  many  of  thv.ir  infirmities 
and  plagues,  and  of  evil  spirits; 
and  unto  many  that  ivcre  blind  he 
gave  sight. 

22  ^Thcn  Jesus  answering  said 
unto  thorn,  Go  your  way,  and  tell 


A.  D.  31. 


tOr. 
this  man. 


II  Or,  coffin. 

bch.  8.54. 
Jiiliii  11.  43. 
Acts  9.  40. 
Rom.  4.  17. 

fch.  1.  65. 

dch.  24.  19. 
.lolin  4.  19. 
&  0.  14.  &.  9 


f  Matt.  11.4. 


Girist's  testimony  of  John. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ's  feet  anointed. 


A.  D.  31. 


h  Is.  35.  5. 
ich.  4.  18. 


*Matt.  11.  7. 


m  Matt.  3.  6. 
ch.  3.  12. 

II  Or, 

frustrated, 
n  Acts  20.  27. 
B  Or,  within 

themselves. 
0  Matt.  11.  16. 


p  Matt.  3.  4. 
Mark  1.  6. 
ch.  1.  la. 


i^Matt.  11.  19. 

rMatt.  26.  6. 
Mark  14.  3. 
John  11.  3. 


John  what  things  ye  have  seen 
and  heard;  /(how  that  the  blind 
see,  the  lame  wal]<:,  the  lepers  are 
cleansed,  tlie  deaf  hear,  the  dead 
are  raised,  *  to  the  poor  the  gospel 
is  preached. 

23  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever 
shall  not  be  offended  in  nie. 

24  ♦[  ^And  when  the  me.ssengers 
of  John  were  departed,  he  began 
to  speak  unto  the  people  concern- 
ing Jolin,  Wliat  went  ye  out  into 
the  wilderness  for  to  see  ?  A  reed 
shaken  with  the  wind  ? 

2-5  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to 
see?  A  man  clothed  in  soft  rai- 
ment? Behold,  they  which  are 
gorgeouslj-  apparelled,  and  live 
delicately,  are  in  kings'  courts. 

26  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to 
see?  A  prophet?  Yea,  I  say 
unto  you,  and  much  more  than 
a  prophet. 

27  This  is  he,  of  whom  it  is  writ- 
ten, 'Behold,  I  send  my  messen- 
ger before  thy  face,  which  shall 
prepare  thy  way  before  thee. 

28  For  I  say  unto  you.  Among 
those  that  are  born  of  women 
there  is  not  a  greater  prophet 
than  John  the  Baptist:  but  he 
that  is  least  in  the  kingdom  of 
God  is  greater  than  he. 

29  And  all  the  people  that  heard 
htm,  and  the  publicans,  justified 
God,  '"being  baptized  with  the 
baptism  of  John. 

30  But  the  Pharisees  and  law- 
yers 1  rejected  «the  counsel  of 
God  II  against  themselves,  being 
not  baptized  of  him. 

31  \  And  the  Lord  said,  o  Where- 
unto  then  shall  I  liken  the  men  of 
this  generation?  and  to  what  are 
they  like? 

.32  The.v  are  like  unto  children 
sitting  in  the  marketplace,  and 
calling  one  to  another,  and  say- 
ing. We  have  piped  unto  you, 
and  ye  have  not  danced ;  we  liave 
mourned  to  you,  and  ye  have  not 
wept. 

33  For  p  John  the  Baptist  came 
neither  eating  bread  nor  drinking 
wine;  and  ye  say,  He  hath  a  devil. 

34  The  Son  of  man  is  come  eating 
and  drinking;  and  ye  say.  Be- 
hold a  gluttonous  man,  and  a 
winebibber,  a  friend  of  publicans 
and  sinners! 

35  "zBut  wisdom  is  justified  of  all 
her  children. 

36  f  J-And  one  of  the  Pharisees 
desired  him  that  he  would  eat 
with  him.  And  he  went  into  the 
Pharisee's  house,  and  sat  down  to 
meat. 

37  And,  behold,  a  woman  in  the 
city,  which  was  a  sinner,  when 
she  knew  that  .7esu.s  sat  at  meat 
in  the  Pharisee's  house,  brought 
an  alabaster  box  of  ointment, 

.3S  And  stood  at  his  feet  beliind 
him  weeping,  and  began  to  wash 


his  feet  with  tears,  and  did  wipe 
them  with  the  hairs  of  her  head, 
and  kissed  his  feet,  and  anointed 
them  with  the  ointment. 
3!)  Xow  when  the  Pliarisee  which 
had  bidden  him  saw  it,  lie  spake 
within  himself,  saying,  sThis 
man,  if  he  were  a  prophet,  would 
have  known  who  and  what  man- 
ner of  woman  this  is  that  touch- 
eth  him ;  for  she  is  a  sinner. 

40  A  nd  Jesus  answering  said  unto 
him,  Simon,  I  have  somewhat 
to  say  unto  thee.  And  he  saith, 
Master,  say  on. 

41  There  was  a  certain  creditor 
which  had  two  debtors:  the  one 
owed  five  hundred  II  pence,  and 
the  other  fifty. 

42  And  when  they  liad  nothing 
to  pay,  he  frankly  forgave  them 
both.  Tell  me  therefore,  which 
of  them  will  love  him  most? 

43  Simon  answered  and  said,  I 
suppose  tliat  he,  to  whom  he  for- 
gave most.  And  he  said  unto 
him,  Thou  hast  rightly  judged. 

44  And  he  turned  to  tlie  woman, 
and  said  unto  Simon,  Seest  thou 
this  woman  ?  I  entered  into  thine 
house,  thou  gavest  me  no  water 
for  my  feet:  but  she  hath  washed 
my  feet  with  tears,  and  wiped 
them  with  the  hairs  of  lier  head. 

4.5  Thou  gavest  me  no  kiss :  but 
this  woman,  since  the  time  I 
came  in,  hath  not  ceased  to  kiss 
my  feet. 

46  t  My  head  with  oil  thou  didst 
not  anoint:  but  this  woman  hath 
anointed  my  feet  with  ointment. 

47  «  Wherefoi-e  I  say  unto  thee. 
Her  sins,  which  are  many,  are 
forgiven;  for  slie  loved  much: 
but  to  whom  little  is  forgiven,  the 
same  loveth  little. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her,  a;  Thy 
sins  are  forgiven. 

49  And  they  that  sat  at  meat 
with  him  began  to  sav  within 
themselves,  z/Who  is  this  that 
forgiveth  sins  also  ? 

50  And  he  said  to  the  woman, 
2 Thy  faith  hath  saved  thee;  go 
in  peace. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

3  Wojnen  minister  unto  Christ  of  their  sub- 
stance.  4  Christ,  after  he  had  preached  from 
place  to  place,  attended  with  his  apostles,  pro- 
poundcth  the  parable  of  the  sower,  16  and  of  the 
candle  :  21  declareth  who  are  his  mother,  and 
brethren  :  22  rebuktth  the  winds  :  IGcasteth  the 
lefrion  of  devils  out  of  the  man  into  the  herd  of 
swine :  37  is  rejected  of  the  Oadarenes :  43 
healeth  the  woman  of  her  bloody  issue,  49  and 
raiseth  from  death  Jairus'  daughter. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  afterward, 
.  that  he  went  throughout 
every  city  and  village,  preaching 
and  shewing  the  glad  tidings  of 
the  kingdom  of  God:  and  the 
twelve  tvej'e  with  him, 
2  And  "certain  women,  which 
had  been  healed  of  evil  spirits 
and  infirmities,  Mary  called  Mag- 
65 


A.  D.  .31. 


li  See  Matt. 

IS.  23. 


r  Matt.  9.  2. 
Mark  2.  5. 


yMatt.  9.  3. 

Mark  2.  7. 
:  Matt.  9.  22. 

Mark  5.  34. 

<Sf  10.  02. 

ch.  8.  43.  <te 

IS.  42. 


a  Matt.  27. 55, 
56. 


Parable  of  the  sower. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Legion  of  devils  cast  out. 


A.D.  31. 


4  Mark  16.  U. 


c  Matt.  13.  2. 
Mark  4.  1. 


dMatt.  13.10. 
Mark  4.  10. 


els.  6.  9. 
Mark  4.  12. 


/Matt.  13.  18. 
Mark  4.  14. 


rMatt.  G.  11 
M:.rk  .1.  21 
ill.  11.33. 


h  Matt.  10.  20. 
I'll.  12.  2. 


,Matt.  13.  12. 
A-,  2.'i.  21). 
ch.  19.  20. 


dalene,  *out  of  whom  went  seven 
devils, 

3  And  Joanna  the  wife  ofChuza 
Herod's  steward,  and  Susanna, 
and  many  f)tliers,  which  minister- 
ed unto  liim  of  their  suhstance. 

4  Tf  cAnd  wlien  much  people  were 
gathered  together,  and  were  come 
to  him  out  of  every  city,  he  spake 
by  a  parable : 

5  A  sower  went  out  to  sow  his 
seed:  and  as  he  sowed,  some  fell 
bj^  the  waj'  side;  and  it  was  trod- 
den down,  and  the  fowls  of  the 
air  devoured  it. 

a  And  some  fell  upon  a  rock; 
and  as  soon  as  it  was  sprung  up, 
it  withered  away,  because  it  lack- 
ed moisture. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns; 
and  the  thorns  sprang  up  with 
it,  and  choked  it. 

8  And  other  fell  on  good 
ground,  and  Sprang  up,  and  bare 
fruit  a  hundredfold.  And  when 
he  had  said  these  things,  he 
cried.  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear, 
let  him  hear. 

9  rfAnd  his  disciples  asked  him, 
saving.  What  might  this  parable 
be? 

10  And  he  said.  Unto  you  it  is 
given  to  know  the  mysteries  of 
the  kingdom  of  God :  but  to 
others  in  parables;  cthat  seeing 
tliey  might  not  see,  and  hearing 
they  might  not  understand. 

11  .^Now  the  pai-able  is  this: 
The  seed  is  the  word  of  God. 

12  Those  by  the  way  side  are 
they  that  hear;  then  cometh  the 
devil,  and  taketh  away  the  word 
out  of  their  hearts,  lest  they 
should  believe  and  be  saved. 

18  They  on  the  rock  are  they, 
which,  when  tliey  hear,  receive 
the  word  with  joy;  and  tliese 
liave  no  root,  which  for  a  while 
believe,  and  in  time  of  tempta- 
tion fall  away. 

M  And  that  which  fell  among 
thorns  are  they,  which,  when 
they  have  heard,  go  Ibrth,  and 
are  choked  with  cares  and  riches 
and  pleasures  of  /his  life,  and 
l>ring  no  fruit  to  p(>rfection. 

15  J5ut  that  on  the  good  ground 
are  they,  which  in  an  honest  and 
good  heart,  having  heard  tlie 
word,  keep  it,  and  bring  forth 
fruit  with  patience. 

10  1[  (/No  man,  when  he  hath 
lighted  a  candle,  coveretli  it  with 
a  vessel,  or  puttetli  it  under  a 
l)('(l;  but  setteth  it  on  a  candle- 
stick, that  they  which  enter  in 
may  see  the  light. 

17  "''For  nothing  is  secret,  that 
shall  not  be  made  manifest;  nvA- 
tlier  fuii/  l/iiii(>  liid,  that  shall  not 
be  known  and  come  abroad. 

IS  Take  heed  tliereforf'  how  ye 
liear:  'for  whosoever  liatli,  to 
him  shall  be  given ;   and  wlioso- 


ever  hath  not,  from  him  shall  be 
taken  even  that  which  he  llseem- 
eth  to  have. 

10  T[  ^Then  came  to  him  his 
mother  and  his  brethren,  and 
could  not  come  at  him  for  the 
press. 

20  And  it  was  told  him  by  certain 
which  said.  Thy  mother  and  thy 
brethren  stand  without,  desiring 
to  see  thee. 

21  And  he  answered  and  said  un- 
to them,  My  mother  and  my 
brethren  are  these  which  hear  the 
word  of  God,  and  do  it. 

22  H  i^Now  it  came  to  pass  on  a 
certain  day,  that  he  went  into  a 
ship  with  his  disciples:  and  he 
said  unto  them,  Let  us  go  over 
unto  the  other  side  of  the  lake. 
And  they  launched  forth. 

23  But  as  they  sailed,  he  fell 
asleep:  and  there  came  down  a 
storm  of  wind  upon  the  lake ;  and 
they  were  filled  with  ivater,  and 
were  in  jeopardy. 

24  And  they  came  to  him,  and 
awoke  him,  saying,  Master,  Mas- 
ter, we  perish.  Tlien  he  arose, 
and  rebuked  the  wind  and  the 
raging  of  the  water:  and  they 
ceased,  and  there  was  a  calm. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them,  Where 
is  your  faith?  And  they  being 
afraid  wondered,  saying  one  to 
another.  What  manner  of  man  is 
this!  for  he  commandeth  even 
the  winds  and  water,  and  they 
obey  him. 

2(>  If  "'And  they  arrived  at  the 
country  of  the  Gadarenes,  which 
is  over  against  Galilee. 

27  And  when  he  went  forth  to 
land,  there  met  him  out  of  the 
city  a  certain  man,  which  had 
devils  long  time,  and  ware  no 
clothes,  neither  abode  in  any 
house,  but  in  the  tombs. 

28  When  he  saw  Jesus,  he  cried 
out,  and  fell  down  before  him, 
and  with  a  loud  voice  said.  What 
have  I  to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  t/iou 
Son  of  (4od  most  high  ?  I  beseech 
thee,  torment  mo  not. 

2!)  (For  he  had  commanded  the 
unclean  spirit  to  come  out  of  the 
man.  For  oftentimes  it  had  caught 
him :  and  he  was  kept  bound  with 
chains  and  in  fetters;  and  he 
brake  the  bands,  and  was  driven 
of  the  devil  into  the  wilderness.) 

.30  And  Jesus  asked  Iiim,  saying, 
Wliat  is  thy  name  ?  And  he  said. 
Legion :  because  many  devils 
were  cnterc*!  into  him. 

31  And  they  besought  liim  that 
he  would  not  command  them  to 
go  out  « into  the  deep. 

32  And  there  was  (here  a  herd  of 
manyswiiK!  (reding  on  tlie  mount- 
ain: and  tlie.v  l)esouglit  him  tliat 
lie  would  sull'er  tliem  to  enter  in- 
to them.    And  hesiUTered  them. 

33  Then  went  tlic  devils  out  of  the 


A.  D.31. 


II  Or,  thinketh 
that  he  hath, 

k  Matt.  12.  46. 
Mark  a.  3i. 


I  Mal.t.  8.  23. 
Mark  4.  SQ. 


m  Matt.  8.  28. 
Mark  6.  1. 


Christ  raUicth  Jairus' 


ST.  LUKE. 


daughter  to  life. 


A.  D.31. 


0  Matt.  8.  34. 


p  Acts  J 6.  33. 


q  Mark  5.  18. 


rMatt.  0.  18. 
Mark  5.  22. 


J  Matt.  9.  aO. 


(Mark  i 
ch.  (!. 


man,  aud  entered  into  the  swine:  1 
and  the  lierd  ran  violently  down 
a  steep  place  into  the  lake,  and 
were  choked. 

34  When  they  that  fed  theip.  saw 
what  was  done,  tliey  fled,  and 
went  and  told  it  in  the  city  and  in 
the  country. 

35  Then  thej^  went  out  to  see  what 
was  done ;  and  came  to  Jesus,  and 
found  the  man,  out  of  whom  the 
devils  were  departed,  sitting  at  the 
feet  of  .lesus,  clothed,  and  in  his 
right  mind :  and  they  were  afraid. 

36  They  also  which  saw  it  told 
them  by  what  means  he  that  was 
possessed  of  the  devils  was  healed. 

37  If  0  Then  the  whole  multitude 
of  the  country  of  the  Gadarenes 
round  about  p  besought  him  to  de- 
part from  them;  for  they  were 
taken  with  great  fear:  and  he 
went  up  into  the  ship,  aud  return- 
ed back  again. 

33  Xow  9  the  man,  out  of  whom 
the  devils  were  departed,  besought 
him  that  he  might  be  with  him  : 
but  Jesus  sent  him  away,  saying, 

39  Keturn  to  thine  own  house, 
and  shew  how  great  things  God 
hath  done  unto  thee.  And  he 
went  his  way,  and  published 
throughout  the  whole  city  how 
great  things  Jesus  had  done  unto 
him. 

40  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  Jesus  wa.3  returned,  the 
people  gladly  received  him :  for 
they  were  all  waiting  for  him. 

41 1[  »-And,  behold,  there  came  a 
man  named  Jairus,  and  he  was  a 
ruler  of  the  synagogue;  and  ho 
fell  down  at  Jesus'  feet,  and  be- 
sought him  that  he  would  come 
into  his  house: 

42  For  he  had  one  only  daughter, 
about  twelve  years  of  ago,  and  she 
lay  a  dying.  But  as  he  went  the 
people  thronged  him. 

43  T  «And  a  woman  having  an 
issue  of  bloodtwelve  years,  which 
had  spent  all  lier  living  upon  phy- 
sicians, neither  could  be  healed  of 
any, 

44  Came  behind  him,  and  touched 
the  border  of  his  garment:  and 
immediately  her  issue  of  blood 
stanched. 

45  And  Jesus  said.  Who  touched 
me  ?  When  all  denied,  Peter  and 
they  that  were  with  him  said. 
Master,  the  multitude  throng  thee 
and  press  thee,  and  sayest  thou. 
Who  touched  me  ? 

4fi  And  Jesus  said.  Somebody 
hath  touched  me:  for  I  perceive 
that  'virtue  is  gone  out  of  me. 

47  And  when  the  woman  saw 
that  she  was  not  hid,  she  came 
trembling,  and  falling  down  be- 
fore him,  she  declared  unto  him 
before  all  the  people  for  what 
cause  she  had  touched  him,  and 
how  she  was  healed  immediately. 


48  And  he  said  unto  her.  Daugh- 
ter, be  of  good  comfort :  thy  faith 
hath  made  thee  whole;  go  in 
peace. 

49  \  "While  he  yet  spake,  there 
Cometh  one  from  the  ruler  of  the 
sj-nagogue"s  house,  saying  to  him, 
Thy  daughter  is  dead;  trouble 
not  the  Master. 

50  But  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he 
answered  him,  saying.  Fear  not: 
believe  onlj',  and  she  shall  be 
made  whole. 

51  And  when  he  came  into  the 
house,  he  sufTered  no  man  to  go 
in,  save  Peter,  and  James,  and 
John,  and  the  father  and  the 
mother  of  the  maiden. 

52  And  all  w^ept,  and  bewailed 
her:  but  he  said,  Weep  not;  she 
is  not  dead,  a;  but  sleepeth. 

53  And  they  laughed  him  to 
scorn,  knowing  that  she  was 
dead. 

54  And  he  put  them  all  out,  and 
took  her  by  the  hand,  and  called, 
saying.  Maid,  y arise. 

55  And  her  spirit  came  again, 
and  she  arose  straightway:  and 
he  commanded  to  give  her  meat. 

56  And  her  parents  were  aston- 
ished: but  z he  charged  them  that 
they  should  tell  no  man  what 
was  done. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  Christ  sendeth  his  apostles  to  work  miracles, 
and  to  preach.  7  Herod  desired  to  see  Christ. 
17  Christ  feedeth  Jive  thousand  :  18  inquireth 
what  opinion  the  world  had  of  him  :  /oretellcth 
his  passion  :  23  proposeth  to  all  the  pattern 
of  his  patience.  28  The  transfiguration.  37 
He  healeth  the  lunatic  :  43  again  forewarneth 
his  disciples  of  his  passion  :  46  commendeth 
humility  :  ^l  biddcth  them  to  shew  mildness  to- 
wards all,  without  desire  of  revenge.  57  Divers 
would  follow  him,  but  upon  conditions. 

THEN  «he  called  his  twelve 
disciples  togetlier,  and  gave 
them  power  and  authority  over 
all  devils,  and  to  cure  diseases. 

2  And  *he  sent  them  to  preach 
the  kingdom  of  God,  and  to  heal 
the  sick. 

3  <-And  he  said  unto  them.  Take 
nothing  for  your  iournt'y,  neither 
staves,  nor  scrip,  neither  bread, 
neither  money;  neither  have  two 
coats  apiece. 

4  ('And  whatsoever  house  ye 
enter  into,  there  abide,  and  thence 
depart. 

5  cAnd  whosoever  will  not  re- 
ceive you,  when  ye  go  out  of  that 
city,  /shake  off  the  very  dust 
from  your  feet  for  a  testimony 
against  them. 

6  r/And  thev  departed,  and  went 
through  the  towns,  preaching  the 
gospel,  and  healing  every  where. 

7  %  '»Xow  Herod  the  tetrarch 
heard  of  all  that  was  done  by 
him:  and  he  was  perplexed,  be- 
cause that  it  was  said  of  some, 
that  John  was  risen  from  the 
dead; 

67 


A.  D.  31. 


u  Mark  5.  35. 


r  John  11.  11, 
13. 


V  ch.  7.  14. 
John  11.  43. 


J  Matt.  8.  4. 
&  9.  30. 
Mark  5.  43. 


a  Matt.  10.  1. 
Mark  3.  13. 
ii.  6.  7. 


b  Matt. 10.7,  8. 
Mark  6.  12. 
ch.  10.  1,  9. 

c  Matt.  10.  9. 
Mark  G.  8. 
ch.  10.  4.  & 
22.35. 


iMatt.  10.  11. 
Mark  C.  10. 


eMatt.  10.  11. 
/Acts  13.  51. 

g  Mark  6.  12. 


A.  D.  32. 

h  Man.  14.  1. 
Mark  6.  14. 


Christ  fcedeth  five  thousand. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ's  transfiguration. 


A.  D.  32. 


tch.  23.  8. 
*  Mark  6.  30. 
lM.aU.  14.  13. 


TB  Matt.  14.15. 
Mark  fi.  35. 
John  6. 1,  0. 


nMatt.  1G.13. 
Mark  8.  27. 


0  Matt.  14.  2. 
ver.  7,  8. 


pMatt.  in.  IG. 
John  C.  GO. 


J  Malt.  16.20. 


rMatt.  10.21. 
ec  17.  22. 


«Matt.  10.38. 
.t  Ifi.  21. 
Mark  H.  31. 
ch.  14.  27. 


8  And  of  some,  that  Elias  had 
appeared  ;  and  of  others,  that  one 
of  the  old  prophets  was  risen 
again. 

9  And  Herod  said,  John  have  I 
beheaded ;  but  who  is  this,  of 
whom  I  hear  such  things  ?  ^Aud 
he  desired  to  see  him. 

10  t  *And  the  apostles,  when 
they  were  returned,  told  him  all 
that  they  had  done.  'And  he  took 
them,  and  went  aside  privately 
into  a  desert  place  belonging  to 
the  city  called  Bethsaida. 

11  And  the  people,  when  they 
knew  it,  followed  him:  and  he 
received  them,  and  spake  unto 
them  of  the  kingdom  of  God,  and 
healed  them  that  had  need  of 
healing. 

12  '"And  when  the  day  began 
to  wear  away,  then  came  the 
twelve,  and  said  unto  him,  Send 
the  multitude  away,  that  they 
may  go  into  the  towns  and  coun- 
try round  about,  and  lodge,  and 
get  victuals :  for  we  are  here  in  a 
desert  place. 

13  But  he  said  unto  them.  Give 
ye  them  to  eat.  And  they  said, 
\Ve  liave  no  more  but  five  loaves 
and  two  fishes ;  except  we  should 
go  and  buy  meat  for  all  this  peo- 
ple. 

14  For  they  were  about  five  thou- 
sand men.  And  he  said  to  his 
disciples,  Make  them  sit  down 
bv  fifties  in  a  company. 

is  And  they  did  so,  and  made 
them  all  sit  down. 

16  Then  he  took  the  five  loaves 
and  the  two  fishes,  and  looking 
up  to  heaven,  he  blessed  them, 
and  brake,  and  gave  to  the  disci- 
ples to  set  before  the  multitude. 

17  And  they  did  eat,  and  were 
all  filled:  and  there  was  taken 
up  of  fragments  that  remained 
to  them  twelve  baskets. 

18  ^  "And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
he  was  alone  praying,  his  disci- 
ples were  with  him  ;  and  he  asked 
them,  saying,  Whom  say  the  peo- 
ple tliat  i  am? 

1!)  They  answering  said,  "John 
the  Baptist ;  but  some  .w?/,  Elias; 
and  others  sai/,  that  one  of  the 
old  prophets  is  risen  again. 

20  lie  said  unto  them,  But 
whom  say  ye  tliat  I  am  ?  ;'  Peter 
answering  said,  The  Christ  of 
God. 

21  lAnd  he  straitly  charged 
them,  and  commanded  them  to 
tell  no  man  that  thing; 

22  Saying,  '-The  Son  of  man 
mustsiilfer  many  Ihiiigs,  and  be 
rejected  of  the  elders  and  chief 
priests  and  scribes,  and  be  slain, 
and  be  raised  the  tliird  day. 

2.3  1  «And  he  said  io  llunnnU, If 
any  man  will  come;  after  me,  let 
him  deny  liimself,  and   take  up 
his  cross  "daily,  and  follow  me. 
68 


24  For  whosoever  will  save  his 
life  shall  lose  it:  but  whosoever 
will  lose  his  life  for  my  sake, 
the  same  shall  save  it. 

25  <For  what  is  a  man  advan- 
taged, if  he  gain  the  whole  world, 
and  lose  himself,  or  be  cast  away  ? 

26  "For  whosoever  shall  be 
ashamed  of  me  and  of  my  words, 
of  him  shall  the  Son  of  man  be 
ashamed,  when  he  shall  come  in 
liis  own  glory,  and  in  his  Father's, 
and  of  the  holy  angels. 

27  a- But  I  tell  you  of  a  truth, 
there  be  some  standini^  here, 
which  shall  not  taste  ot  death, 
till  they  see  the  kingdom  of  God. 

28  H  2/And  it  came  to  pass  about 
an  eight  days  after  these  llsaying.s, 
he  took  Peter  and  John  and 
James,  and  went  up  into  a  mount- 
ain to  pray. 

29  And  as  he  prayed,  the  fashion 
of  his  countenance  was  altered, 
and  his  raiment  ivas  white  and 
glistering. 

30  And,  behold,  there  talked 
with  him  two  men,  which  were 
Moses  and  Elias : 

31  Who  appeared  in  glory,  and 
spake  of  his  decease  which  he 
should  accomplish  at  Jerusalem. 

32  But  Peter  and  they  that  were 
with  him  z  were  heavy  with  sleep : 
and  when  they  were  awake,  they 
saw  his  glory,  and  the  two  men 
that  stood  with  him. 

.33  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
departed  from  him,  Peter  said 
unto  Jesus,  Master,  it  is  good  for 
us  to  be  here:  and  let  us  make 
three  tabernacles;  one  for  thee, 
and  one  for  Moses,  and  one  for 
Elias :  not  knowing  what  he  said 

M  While  he  thus  spake,  there 
came  a  cloud,  and  overshadowed 
them:  and  they  feared  as  they 
entered  into  the  cloud. 

3.")  And  there  came  a  voice  out  of 
the  cloud,  saying,  "This  is  my 
beloved  Son :  *  hear  him. 

36  And  when  the  voice  was 
past,  Jesus  was  found  alone. 
(■And  they  kept  lY  clo.se,  and  told 
no  man  "in  tliose  days  any  of 
those  things  which  they  had  seen. 

37  H  ''And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on 
the  ne.xt  day,  when  they  were 
come  down  from  the  hill,  much 
people  met  him. 

38  And,  behold,  a  man  of  the 
company  cried  out,  saying.  Mas- 
ter, I  iK'seech  thee,  look  upon 
my  son  ;  for  he  is  inine  only  child. 

3!)  And,  lo,  a  spirit  takcth  him, 
and  he  suddenly  crieth  out;  and 
it  tcareth  him  that  he  foameth 
again,  and  bruising  him,  hardly 
departeth  from  him. 

40  And  I  besought  thy  disciples 
to  cast  him  out;  and  they  could 
not. 

41  And  .Tesus  answering  said,  O 
faithless  and  perverse  generation, 


A.  D.  32. 


«Matt.  16.  26. 
Mark  8.  36. 


«  Matt.  10.  S3, 

Mark  8.  38. 
2  Tim.  2.  12. 


cMatt.  16.28. 
Mark  9. 1. 


./  Matt.  17. 1. 

Mark  9.  2. 
II  Or,  thingt. 


z  Dan.  8.  18. 
&  10.  9. 


oMatt.  3.  17. 
b  Acts  3.  22. 


dMatt.  17.14. 
Mark  0.  14, 
17. 


James  and  John  reproved. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  seventy  sent  foHh. 


A.  D.  32. 


ft  Matt.  10.40. 

cfc  18.  5. 

Mark  9.  37. 

John  12.  41. 

d:  13.  20. 
jMatt.  23.11, 

12. 


how  long  shall  I  be  with  you,  and 
suffer  you  ?  Bring  thy  son  hither. 

42  And  as  he  was  yet  a  coming, 
the  devil  threw  him  down,  and 
tare  him.  And  Jesus  rebuked 
the  unclean  spirit,  and  healed 
the  child,  and  delivered  him 
again  to  his  father. 

43  1;  And  they  were  all  amazed 
at  the  mighty  power  of  God. 
But  while  they  wondered  every 
one  at  all  things  which  Jesus  did, 
he  said  unto  his  disciples, 

44  c  Let  tliese  sayings  sinls  down 
into  your  ears:  for  the  Son  of 
man  shall  be  delivered  into  the 
hands  of  men. 

45  /But  they  understood  not  this 
saying,  and  it  was  hid  from  them, 
that  they  perceived  it  not:  and 
they  feared  to  ask  him  of  that 
saying. 

4G  'i[  a  Then  there  aro.se  a  reason- 
ing among  them,  which  of  them 
should  be  greatest. 

47  And  Jesus,  perceiving  the 
thought  of  their  heart,  took  a 
child,  and  set  him  by  him, 

48  And  said  unto  them,  /» Whoso- 
ever shall  receive  this  child  in  my 
name  receiveth  me;  and  whoso- 
ever shall  receive  me,  receiveth 
him  that  sent  me:  »for  he  that  is 
least  among  you  all,  the  same 
shall  be  great. 

49  ^  *And  John  answered  and 
said,  Master,  we  saw  one  casting 
out  devils  in  thy  name;  and  we 
forbade  him,  because  he  follow- 
eth  not  with  us. 

50  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  For- 
bid him  not:  for  'he  that  is  not 
against  us  is  for  us. 

51  ',[  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  time  was  come  that  '»he 
should  be  received  up,  he  stead- 
fastly set  his  face  to  go  to  Jerusar 
lem, 

52  And  sent  messengers  before 
his  face:  and  they  went,  and  en- 
tered into  a  village  of  the  Samari- 
tans, to  make  ready  for  him. 

53  And  "they  did  not  receive 
him,  becau.se  his  face  was  as 
though  he  would  go  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

54  And  when  his  disciples  James 
and  John  saw  thUi,  they  said, 
Lord,  wilt  thou  that  we  com- 
mand fire  to  come  down  from 
heaven,  and  consume  them,  even 
as  o  Elias  did  ? 

55  But  he  turned,  and  rebuked 
them,  and  said.  Ye  know  not 
what  manner  of  spirit  ye  are  of. 

56  For  3' the  Son  of  man  is  not 
come  to  destroy  men's  lives,  but 
to  save  them.  And  they  went  to 
another  village. 

57  \  '/And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
as  thej'  went  in  the  way,  a  certain 
m.nn  said  unto  him,  Lord,  I  will 
follow  thee  whithersoever  thou 
goest. 


58  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Foxes 
have  holes,  and  birds  of  the  air 
have  nests;  but  the  Son  of  man 
hath  not  where  to  lay  Jus  head. 

o'J  '•And  he  said  unto  another, 
Follow  me.  But  he  said.  Lord, 
suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury  my 
father. 

GO  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Let  the 
dead  bury  their  dead :  but  go  thou 
and  preach  the  kingdom  of  God. 

Gl  And  another  also  said.  Lord, 
8 1  will  follow  thee;  but  let  me 
first  go  bid  them  farewell,  which 
are  at  home  at  my  house. 

62  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  No 
man,  having  put  his  hand  to  the 
plough,  and  looking  back,  is  fit 
for  the  kingdom  of  God. 

CHAPTER   X. 

1  Christ  sendeth  out  at  once  seventy  disciple.^  to 

work  miracles^  and  to  preach  :  17  admonisheth 
them  to  he  humblCj  and  wherein  to  rejoice:  21 
thanketh  his  Father  for  his  grace  :  23  ma^ni- 
Jieth  the  happy  estate  of  his  church  :  25  teach- 
eth  the  lawyer  how  to  attain  eternal  life,  and  to 
take  every  one  for  his  neighbour  that  needeth 
his  mercy  :  4.1  reprehendeth  Martha,  and  com- 
mendeth  Mary  her  sister. 

AFTER  these  things  the  Lord 
.  appointed  other  seventj'  also, 
and  «sent  them  two  and  two  be- 
fore his  face  into  eveiy  city  and 
place,  whither  he  himself  would 
come. 

2  Therefore  said  he  unto  them, 
*The  harvest  truly  w  great,  but 
the  labourers  are  few:  «pray  ye 
therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest, 
that  he  would  send  forth  labour- 
ers into  his  harvest. 

3  Go  your  ways :  fi  behold,  I  send 
you  forth  as  lambs  among  wolves. 

4  « Carry  neither  purse,  nor  scrip, 
nor  shoes:  and  /salute  no  man 
by  the  waj\ 

5  .-z  And  into  whatsoever  hou.se  ye 
enter,  first  say,  Peace  be  to  this 
house. 

G  And  if  the  son  of  peace  be  there, 
your  peace  shall  rest  upon  it :  if 
hot,  it  shall  turn  to  you  again. 

7  ''And  in  the  same  house  re- 
main, i  eating  and  drinking  such 
things  as  they  give:  for  ^the 
labourer  is  worthy  of  his  hire. 
Go  not  from  house  to  house. 

8  And  into  whatsoever  city  ye 
enter,  and  they  receive  you,  eat 
such  things  as  are  set  before  you : 

9  'And  heal  the  sick  that  are 
therein,  and  say  unto  them,  "'The 
kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh 
unto  you. 

10  But  into  whatsoever  city  ye 
enter,  and  they  receive  .von  not, 
go  your  ways  out  into  the  streets 
of  the  same,  and  say, 

11  "Even  the  very  dust  of  your 
citj',  which  cleaveth  on  us,  we  do 
wipe  off  against  you:  notwith- 
standing, be  ye  sure  of  this,  that 
the  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh 
unto  you. 

12  But  I  say  unto  you,  that  "it 

G9 


A.  D.  32. 


rMatt.  8.  21. 


s  See  1  Kings 
19.  20. 


a  Matt.  10.  1. 
Mark  6.  7. 


b  Matt.  3.  37, 

38. 

John  4.  35. 
c2Thess.  3. 1. 


rfMatt.  10.  16. 


e  Matt.  10.  9, 

10. 

Mark  6.  8. 

ch.  9.  3. 
/2  Kings  4.29. 
f  Matt.  10.  12. 


A  Matt.  10.  11. 
!  1  Cor.  10.  27. 
*Matt.  10.  10. 

1  Cor.  9.  4, 

Arc. 

1  Tim.  5.  18. 


/ch.  9.  2. 
m  Matt.  3.  2. 

<fc  4.  17.  <fc 

10.  7. 

ver.  11. 


nMatt.  10.14. 
ch.  9.  5. 
Acts  13.  51. 
&.  1&  6. 


0  Matt.  10. 15. 
Mark  6.  11. 


The  lawyer's  question. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  good  Samaritan. 


A.  D.  32. 


p  Matt.  11.  21. 
q  Ez.  3.  6. 


rMatt.  11.23. 
3  See  Gen.  11. 

4. 

Deut.  1.  28. 

Ir.  14.  13. 

Jcr.  51.  03. 
t  See  Ez.  2G. 

20.  (k  32.  18. 
a  Matt.  10.  40. 

Mark  9.  37. 

John  13.  20. 
xlThess.  4.8. 
y  John  5.  23. 
z  vcr.  1. 
a  John  12.  31. 

&  IG.  11. 

Rev.  9.  1.  <fc 

12.  8,  9. 
6  Mark  10.18. 

Acts  28.  S. 


e  Ex.  32.  32. 

Ps.  09.  28. 

Is.  4.3. 

Dan.  12.  1. 

Phil.  4.  .3. 

Heb.  12.  23. 

Rev.  13.  R.  & 

20.  12.  <k21. 

27. 
dMatt.  11.25. 


«  Matt.  28.  18. 
John  3.  35.  & 
5.  27.  <fc  17.2. 

11  Many  an- 
cient cofiies 
add  these 
words.  And 
turnirt/;  to 
hix  disciplcSf 
he  said. 

/John  1.  18. 
&  0.  41,  46. 

^Matt.  13.10. 

h  1  Pet.  1. 10. 


iMalt.  19.  10. 
&  'J2.  35. 


shall  be  more  tolerable  in  that 
day  for  Sodom,  than  for  that  city. 

13  j'Woe  unto  thee,  Chorazin ! 
woe  unto  thee,  Bethsaida!  (/for  if 
the  mighty  works  had  been  done 
in  Tyre  and  Sidon,  which  have 
been'done  in  you,  they  had  a  great 
while  ago  repented,  sittinginsack- 
cloth  and  ashes. 

14  But  it  shall  be  more  tolerable 
for  Tyre  and  Sidon  at  the  judg- 
ment, than  for  you. 

1.5  rAnd  thou,  Capernaum,  which 
arts  exalted  to  heaven,  «shalt  be 
thrust  down  to  hell. 

16  Mile  that  heareth  you  heareth 
me;  and  ^he  that  despiseth  you 
despiseth  me;  z/and  ho  that  de- 
spiseth me  despiseth  him  that 
sent  me. 

17  51  And  2  the  seventy  returned 
again  with  joy,  saying,  Lord,  even 
the  devils  are  subject  unto  us 
through  thy  name. 

LS  And  he  said  unto  them,  « I  be- 
held Satan  as  lightning  fall  from 
heaven. 

19  Behold,  *  I  give  unto  you  pow- 
er to  tread  on  serpents  and  scor- 
pions, and  over  all  the  power  of 
the  enemy ;  and  nothing  shall  by 
any  means  hurt  you. 

20  Notwithstanding,  in  this  re- 
joice not,  that  the  spirits  are  sub- 
ject unto  you ;  but  rather  rejoice, 
because" your  names  are  written 
in  heaven. 

21  f  ''In  that  hour  Jesus  rejoiced 
in  spirit,  and  said,  I  thank  thee,  O 
Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth, 
that  thou  hast  hid  these  things 
from  the  wise  and  jirudent,  and 
hast  revealed  them  unto  babes: 
even  so.  Father;  for  so  it  seemed 
good  in  thy  siglit. 

22  <!\\  All  things  are  delivered  to 
me  of  my  Father:  and  /no  man 
knoweth  who  the  Son  is,  but  the 
Father;  and  who  the  Father  is, 
but  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom  the 
Son  will  reveal  him. 

23  If  And  he  turned  him  unto  his 
disciples,  and  said  privately, 
.'/"Blessed  arc  the  eyes  which  see 
the  things  that  ye  see: 

24  For  I  tell  you,  /'that  many 
prophets  and  kings  have  desired 
to  see  those  things  which  ye  see, 
and  have  not  seen  tliem ;  and  to 
hear  tliose  things  which  ye  hear, 
and  have  not  heard  thnn. 

2.')  H  And,  behold,  a  certain  law- 
yer stood  up,  and  tempted  him, 
saying,  'Master,  what  shall  I  do 
to'inherit  eternal  life? 

2(!  lie  said  unto  him,  What  is 
written  in  the  law  ?  how  readest 
thou? 

27  And  he  an.sweringsaid,  a  Thou 
Shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with 
all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy 
soul,  and  with  all  thy  strength, 
and  witli  all  thy  mind;  and  'thy 
neighbour  as  thyself. 
70 


28  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thou 
hast  answered  right :  this  do,  and 
»»thou  Shalt  live. 

29  But  he,  willingto  "justify him- 
self, said  unto  Je^us,  And  who  is 
my  neighbour? 

30  And  Jesus  answering  said,  A 
certain  man  went  down  from  Je- 
rusalem to  Jericho,  and  fell 
among  thieves,  which  stripped 
him  of  his  raiment,  and  wounded 
him,  and  departed,  leaving  him 
half  dead. 

31  And  by  chance  there  came 
down  a  certain  priest  that  way; 
and'Avhen  he  saw  him,  »  he  passed 
by  on  tlie  otlier  side. 

32  And  likewise  a  Levite,  when 
he  was  at  the  place,  came  and 
looked  on  him,  and  passed  by  on 
the  other  side. 

.33  But  a  certain  p  Samaritan,  as 
he  journej'ed,  came  where  he 
was;  and  when  he  saw  him,  he 
had  compassion  on  him, 

.34  And  went  to  him,  and  bound 
up  his  wounds,  pouring  in  oil  and 
wine,  and  set  him  on  his  own 
beast,  and  brought  liim  to  an  inn, 
and  took  care  of  liim. 

;i-5  And  on  the  morrow  when  he 
departed,  he  took  out  two  11  pence, 
and  gave  them  to  the  host,  and 
said  unto  him,  Take  care  of  him ; 
and  whatsoever  thou  spendest 
more,  when  I  come  again,  I  will 
repay  thee. 

,3(5  Which  now  of  these  three, 
thinkest  thou,  was  neighbour 
unto  him  that  fell  among  the 
thieves  ? 

37  A  nd  he  said.  He  that  shewed 
mercy  on  him.  Then  said  Jesus 
unto  him,  Go,  and  do  thou  like- 
wise. 

.38  \  Now  it  came  to  pass,  as 
they  went,  that  he  entered  into  a 
certain  village :  and  a  certain  wo- 
man named  '/Martha  received 
him  into  her  house. 

39  And  she  had  a  sister  called 
Mary,  »•  which  also  « sat  at  Jesus' 
feet,  and  heard  his  word. 

40  But  Martha  was  cumbered 
about  much  serving,  and  came  to 
him,andsaid,  Lord, dost  thou  not 
care  that  my  sister  hath  left  me 
to  serve  alone?  bid  her  therefore 
that  she  help  me. 

41  And  Jesus  answered  and  .said 
unto  lu'r,  Martha,  Martha,  thou 
art  careful  and  troubled  about 
many  things: 

42  But  'one  thing  is  needful; 
and  Mary  hatli  chosen  that  good 
part,  wliich  shall  not  be  taken 
away  from  her. 

CHAPTER   XI. 

1  Christ  tcachtth  to  jtray,  and  that  instantly  :  11 
ussurinf!  that  Clod  so  will  give  ns  good  things. 
14  He,  casting  out  a  dumb  devil,  rrhukr.th  the 
blasphemous  Pharisees  ;  28  and  shc.ntcth  who 
arc  lilcssed  :  29  prcachrth  to  the  people,  37  and 
reprehcndcth  the  outward  shew  of  holiness  in 
the  Pharisees,  scribes,  and  lawyers. 


A.  D.  32. 


m  Lev.  18.  5. 

Neh.  9.  29. 

Ez.  20.  11,13, 

21. 

Rom.  10.  5. 
n  ch.  16. 15. 


p  John  4.  9. 


I!  See  Matt. 
20.  2. 


7  John  11.  1. 
<k  12.  2,  3. 

r  1  Cor.  7.  32, 

(Sec. 
srh.  8.  35. 

Acts  22.  3. 


Christ  teacheth  to  pray. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Who  are  the  truly  blessed. 


A.  D.  33. 


g  Or,  for  the 
day. 


II  Or,  out  of 
his  way. 


ich.lS.  1,  (tc. 


cMatt.  7.  7. 
<k  -21.  22. 
Mark  11.  24. 
John  15.  7. 
James  1.  6. 
1  Johu  3.  22 


t  Gr.  give. 


eMatt.  9.  82. 
&  12.  22. 


/Matt.  9.  34. 

ic  12.  24. 
t  Gr.  Beelze' 

bul,  and  so 

Tcr.  18,  19. 
g  Matt.  12.  33. 

A:  16.  1. 
A  Matt.  12.25. 

Mark  3.  24. 
•  John  2.  25. 


AND  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  he 
.  was  i^raying  in  a  certain 
l)lace,  when  he  ceased,  one  of  his 
disciples  said  unto  him,  Lord, 
teach  us  to  pray,  as  John  also 
taught  his  disciples. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them.  When 
ye  pray,  say,  «  Our  Father  which 
art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thj- 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy 
will  be  done,  as  in  heaven,  so  in 
earth. 

.3  Give  us  II  day  by  day  our  daily 
bread. 

4  And  forgive  us  our  sins;  for 
we  also  for.give  every  one  that  is 
indebted  to  us.  And  lead  us  not 
into  temptation;  but  deliver  us 
from  evil. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Which 
of  you  shall  have  a  friend,  and 
shall  go  unto  him  at  midnight, 
and  say  unto  him,  Friend,  lend 
me  three  loaves ; 

0  For  a  friend  of  mine  I!  in  his 
journey  is  come  to  me,  and  I  have 
nothing  to  set  before  him  ? 

7  And  he  from  within  shall  an- 
swer and  saj-.  Trouble  me  not: 
the  door  is  how  shut,  and  my 
children  are  witli  me  in  bed;  I 
cannot  rise  and  give  thee. 

8  I  say  unto  you,  ''Though  he 
will  not  rise  and  give  him,  be- 
cause he  is  his  friend,  yet  because 
of  his  importunity  he  will  rise  and 
give  him  as  many  as  he  needeth. 

!)  cAnd  I  say  unto  you,  Ask,  and 
it  shall  be  given  you;  seek,  and 
ye  shall  tind;  knock,  and  it  shall 
be  opened  unto  you. 

10  For  every  one  that  asketh  re- 
ceiveth;  andhe  that  seeketh  flnd- 
eth  ;  and  to  him  that  kuocketh  it 
shall  be  opened. 

11  rf  If  a  son  shall  ask  bread  of  any 
of  you  that  is  a  father,  will  he  give 
him  a  stone?  or  it'  he  ask  a  tish, 
will  he  for  a  fish  give  him  a  ser- 
pent? 

12  Or  if  he  shall  ask  an  egg,  will 
he  t offer  him  a  scorpion? 

13  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know 
how  to' give  good  gilts  unto  your 
children ;  how  miich  more  shall 
yn>(7'  heavenly  Father  give  the 
Holy  Spirit  to  "them  that  ask  him  ? 

14  ^  «And  he  was  casting  out  a 
devil,  and  it  was  dumb.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  when  the  devil  was 
gone  out,  the  dumb  spake;  and 
the  people  wondered. 

15  But  some  of  them  said,  /He 
ca.steth  out  devils  through  t  Beel- 
zebub the  chief  of  the  deVil.s. 

16  And  others,  tempting  him, 
:?  sought  of  him  a  sign  from  heav- 
en. 

17  ^But  ihe,  knowing  their 
thoughts,  said  unto  them,  Every 
kingdom  divided  against  itself  fs 
brought  to  desolation ;  and  a 
house  divided  against  a  house  fall- 
eth. 

56 


18  If  Satan  also  be  divided  against 
himself,  how  shall  his  kingdom 
stand  ?  because  ye  say  tliat  I  cast 
out  devils  through  Beelzebub. 

19  And  if  I  b}^  Beelzebub  cast  out 
devils,  by  whom  do  your  sons 
cast  them  out?  tlierefore  shall 
they  be  your  judges. 

20  But  if  I  ^with  the  finger  of 
God  cast  out  devils,  no  doubt  the 
kingdom  of  God  is  come  upon 
j^ou. 

21  'When  a  strong  man  armed 
keepeth  his  palace,  hLs  goods  are 
in  peace : 

22  But  mwhen  a  stronger  than  he 
shall  come  upon  him,  and  over- 
come him,  he  takethfrom  him  all 
his  armour  wherein  he  trusted, 
anddivideth  his  spoils. 

23  « He  that  is  not  with  me  is 
against  me;  and  he  that  gather- 
eth  not  with  me  scattereth. 

24  0  When  the  unclean  spirit  is 
gone  out  of  a  man,  he  walketh 
through  dry  places,  seeking  rest ; 
and  finding  none,  he  saith,  I  will 
return  unto  my  house  whence  I 
came  out. 

2-5  And  when  he  cometh,  he  fiud- 
eth  it  swept  and  garnished. 

26  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh 
to  him  seven  other  spirits  more 
wicked  than  himself;  and  they 
enter  in,  and  dwell  there :  and 
pthe  last  state  of  that  man  is 
worse  than  the  first. 

27  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
spake  these  things,  a  certain  wo- 
man of  the  company  lifted  up  her 
voice,  and  said  unto  him, -7  Blessed 
is  the  womb  that  bare  thee,  and 
the  paps  which  thou  hast  sucked. 

28  But  he  said,  Yea,  >•  rather, 
blessed  are  they  that  hear  the 
word  of  God,  and  keep  it. 

29  1]  sAnd  when  the  people  were 
gathered  thick  together,  he  began 
to  saj'.  This  is  an  evil  generation : 
they  seek  a  sign  ;  and  there  shall 
no  sign  be  given  it,  but  the  sign  of 
Jonas  the  prophet. 

30  For  as  'Jonas  was  a  sign  unto 
the  Isinevites,  so  shall  also  the 
Son  of  man  be  to  this  generation. 

31  "The  queen  of  the  south  shall 
rise  up  in  the  judgment  with  the 
men  of  this  generation,  and  con- 
demn them  :  for  she  came  from 
the  utmost  parts  of  the  earth  to 
hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon; 
and,  behold,  a  greater  than  Solo- 
mon is  here. 

32  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  ri.se 
up  in  the  judgment  with  this  gen- 
eration, and  shall  condemn  it:  for 
a:  they  repented  at  the  preaching 
of  Jonas;  and,  behold,  a  greater 
than  Jonas  is  here. 

.33  ?/  No  man,  when  he  hath  light- 
ed a  candle,  putteth  it  in  a  secret 
place,  neither  under  a  II  bushel, 
but  on  a  candlestick,  that  they 
which  come  in  may  see  the  light. 
71 


A.  D.  33. 


I  Matt.  12.  29. 
Mark  3.  27. 


m  Is.  53.  12. 
Col.  2.  15. 


0  Matt.  12.  43. 


p  John  5.  14. 
Heb.  G.  4.  4; 
10.  26. 
2  Pet.  2.  20. 


q  ch.  1.  28,  48. 


r  Matt.  7.  21. 
ch.  8.  21. 
James  1.  25. 

(  Matt.  12.  38, 


t  Jonah  1.  17. 
&.  2.  10. 


u  1  Kings  10. 


X  Jonah  3.  5. 


yMatt.  5.  15. 

Mark  4.  21. 

ch.8.  16. 
■I  See  Matt.  5. 

15. 


The  Pharisees  reproved. 


ST.  LUKE. 


To  avoid  hypocrisy. 


A.  D.  33. 


;  Matt.  6.  22. 


t  Gr.  a  candle 
by  its  bright 
shining. 


b  Malt.  23.  25. 


dU.  68.  7. 

Dan.  4.  27. 

ch.  12.  33. 
I:  Or,  as  you 

are  able. 
e  Matt.  23.  23. 


/.Matt.  23.  6. 
Mark  12.  3S, 


f  Matt.  23.  27. 
h  I's.  5.  0. 


k  Matt.  23.  29. 


m  Oen.  4.  8. 
n2  t;hr.  24. 
20,  21. 


34  z  The  light  of  the  body  is  the 
eye:  therefore  wlien  thine  eye  is 
single,  thy  whole  body  also  is  full 
of  Tight;  but  when  thine  eye  is  evil, 
thy  body  also  is  full  of  darkness. 

35  Take  heed  therefore,  that 
the  light  which  is  in  thee  be  not 
darkness. 

'36  If  thy  whole  body  therefore 
be  full  of  light,  having  no  part 
dark,  the  whole  shall  be  full  of 
li^ht,  as  when  t  the  bright  shining 
ot  a  candle  doth  give  thee  light. 

.37  1[  And  as  he  spake,  a  certain 
Pharisee  be.sought  him  to  dine 
with  him :  and  he  went  in,  and  sat 
down  to  meat. 

38  And  "When  the  Pharisee  saw 
it,  he  marvelled  that  he  had  not 
first  washed  before  dinner. 

39  ^And  tlie  Lord  said  vmto  him. 
Now  do  ye  Pharisees  make  clean 
the  outside  of  the  cup  and  the 
iplatter;  butcj^our  inward  partis 
full  of  ravening  and  wickedness. 

40  Ye  fools,  did  not  he,  that  made 
that  which  is  without,  make  that 
which  is  within  also? 

41 ''  But  rather  give  alms  II  of  .such 
things  as  ye  have;  and,  behold, 
all  things  are  clean  unto  you. 

42  eBut  woe  unto  you,  Pharisees! 
for  ye  tithe  mint  and  rue  and  all 
manner  of  herbs,  and  pass  over 
judgment  and  the  love  of  God: 
these  ought  ye  to  have  done,  and 
not  to  leave  the  other  undone. 

43  /Woe  unto  you,  Pharisees! 
for  ye  love  tlie  uppermost  seats 
in  the  synagogues,  and  greetings 
in  the  markets. 

44  (/Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  ''  for  ye  are 
as  graves  which  appear  not,  and 
the  men  that  walk  over  t/iem  are 
not  aware  of  thevi. 

4!)  %  Then  answered  one  of  the 
lawyers,  and  said  unto  liim,  Mas- 
ter, thus  saying  thou  reproach  est 
us  also. 

4G  And  he  said.  Woe  unto  you 
also,  ye  lawyers!  'for  ye  lade 
men  with  Vjurdens  grievous  to  be 
borne,  and  ye  yourselves  touch 
not  the  burdens  with  one  of  your 
fingers. 

47  -^Woe  unto  you!  for  ye  build 
the  sepulchres  of  the  prophets, 
and  your  fathers  killed  tliem. 

4H  Truly  ye  bear  witness  tliat  ye 
allow  the  deeds  of  your  fatliers: 
for  they  indeed  killed  them,  and 
ye  build  tlieir  sepulchres. 

49  Therefore  also  said  tlie  wis- 
dom of  God,  'I  will  send  fliem 
prophets  and  apostles,  and  some 
of  them  they  shall  slay  and  per- 
secut(>: 

.W  Ihat  the  blood  of  all  the 
prophets,  whicli  was  slied  from 
the  foundation  of  tlie  world,  may 
be  required  of  this  generation  ; 

,51  xiFrom  the  blood  of  Abel 
unto    "the  blood    of  Zacharias, 


which  perished  between  the  al- 
tar and  the  temple:  verily  I  say 
unto  you.  It  shall  be  required  of 
this  generation. 

52  0  Woe  unto  you,  lawyers !  for 
ye  have  taken  away  the  key 
of  knowledge:  ye  entered  not  in 
yourselves,  and  them  that  were 
entering  in  ye  II  hindered. 

53  And  as  he  said  these  things 
unto  them,  the  scribes  and  the 
Pharisees  began  to  urge  /lim  ve- 
hemently, and  to  provoke  him  to 
speak  of  many  things: 

54  Laying  wait  for  him,  and 
p seeking  to  catch  something  out 
of  his  mouth,  that  they  might 
accuse  him. 

CHAPTER   XII. 

1  Christ  preacheth  to  his  disciples  to  avoid  hypO' 
crisyy  and  fear  fulness  in  publishing  his  doC' 
trine:  13  warneth  the  people  to  beware  of 
covetousness,  by  the  parable  of  the  rich  man 
mho  set  up  greater  barns.  22  We  must  not  be 
over  careful  of  earthly  things,  31  but  seek  the 
kingdom  of  God,  33  give  almf,  36  be  ready  at  a 
knock  to  open  to  our  Lord  whensoever  he 
Cometh.  41  Christ's  ministers  are  to  see  to 
their  charge,  49  and  look  for  persecution.  54 
The  people  must  take  this  time  of  grace,  58  he- 
cause  it  is  a  fearful  thing  to  die  without  recon- 
ciliation. 

IN  "the  mean  time,  when  there 
were  gathered  together  an  in- 
numerable multitude  of  people, 
insomucli  that  they  trode  one 
upon  another,  he  began  to  saj"^ 
unto  his  disciples  first  of  all, 
^Beware  ye  of  the  leaven  of  the 
Pharisees",  which  is  hypocrisy. 

2  c  For  there  is  nothing  covered, 
that  shall  not  be  revealed;  nei- 
ther hid,  that  shall  not  be  known. 

3  Therefore,  whatsoever  ye  have 
spoken  in  darkne.ss  shall  be 
heard  in  the  light;  and  that 
which  .ye  have  spoken  in  the  ear 
in  closets  shall  be  proclaimed  up- 
on the  housetops. 

4  o^And  I  say  unto  you  «my 
friends.  Be  not  afraid  of  them 
that  kill  the  body,  and  after  that 
have  no  more  that  they  can  do. 

5  But  I  will  forewarn  you  whom 
ye  .shall  fear:  Fear  him,  which 
after  he  hath  killed  hath  jiower 
to  cast  into  hell;  yea,  I  saj'  unto 
you.  Fear  him. 

()  Are  not  five  sparrows  sold  for 
two  II  farthings,  and  not  one  of 
them  is  forgotten  before  God? 

7  Ikit  even  the  very  hairs  of 
your  head  are  all  numbered. 
Fear  not  therefore:  ye  are  of 
more  value  than  many  sparrows. 

8  .'Also  I  say  unto  j"ou,  Whoso- 
ever shall  confess  me  before  men, 
him  shall  the  Son  of  man  also 
confess  before  the  angels  ofCJod: 

9  But  lie  that  dfiiicth  mo  before 
men  shall  be  denied  before  the 
angels  of  (!od. 

II)  And  .'/whosoever  shall  speak 
a  word  against  the  Son  of  man, 
it  shall  be  forgiven  him:  but 
unto      him     that     blasphemeth 


A.  D.  33. 


0  Matt.  23.  13. 


»  Or,  forbade. 


p  Mark  12. 13. 


a  Matt.  16.  6. 
Mark  8.  15. 


6  Matt.  16.  12. 

cMatt.  10.  26. 
Mark  4.  22. 
ch.  8.  17. 


rflfl.  51.  7,8, 

12,  13. 

Jcr.  1.  a 

Matt.  10.  28. 
c  Joha  15.  14, 

16. 


II  Sec  Matt. 
10.  29. 


/Matt.  10.  32. 
Mark  8.  38. 
2  Tim.  2.  12. 
1  John  2.23. 


rMott.  12.31, 


Mark  3.  2fi. 
1  John  5.  16. 


Against  xvorlclhj  carefulness. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  duty  of  ChrisVs  ministers. 


A.  D.  33. 


h  Matt.  10.  19. 
Mark  13.  11. 
ch.  21.  14. 


iJohn  18.36. 


i  1  Tim.  6. 
&c. 


lEcc.ll.  9. 
1  Cor.  15.  32. 
James  5.  5. 


II  Or,  do  thct/ 

rcfiuire  thy 

soul. 
m  Job  20.  22. 

&  27.  8. 

Ps.  52.  7. 

James  4.  14. 
n  P«.  39.  6. 

Jer.  17.  11. 
0  Matt.  6.  20. 

vcr.  33. 

1  Tim.  B.  18, 

19. 

James  2.  5. 
p  Matt.  6.  25. 


q  Job  38.  41. 
Ps.  147.  9. 


against  the  Holy  Ghost  it  shall 
not  be  forgiven. 

11  'iAncl  when  they  bring  you 
unto  the  synagogues,  and  loito 
magistrates,  and  powers,  take  ye 
no  thought  how  or  what  thing 
ye  shall  answer,  or  what  ye  shall 
say: 

12  For  the  Holy  C4host  shall 
teach  you  in  the  same  hour  what 
ye  ought  to  say. 

13  T  And  one  of  the  company 
said  unto  him,  ZSIa-ster.  speak  to 
my  brother,  that  he  divide  the 
inheritance  with  me. 

14  And  he  said  unto  him,  '  Man, 
who  made  me  a  judge  or  a  di- 
vider over  you  ? 

15  And  he  said  unto  them, 
*  Take  heed,  and  beware  of  cov- 
etousness:  for  a  man'.s  life  con- 
sisteth  not  in  the  abundance  of 
the  things  wliich  he  possesseth. 

16  And  he  .spake  a  parable  unto 
them,  saying.  The  ground  of  a 
certain  rich  man  brought  forth 
plentifully : 

17  And  he  thought  within  him- 
self, saying,  What  shall  I  do,  be- 
cause I  have  no  room  where  to 
bestow  my  fruits  ? 

18  And  he  said.  This  will  I  do: 
I  will  pull  down  my  barns,  and 
build  greater;  and  there  will  I 
bestow  all  my  fruits  and  my 
goods. 

19  And  I  will  say  to  my  soul, 
^Soul,  thou  hast  much  goods  laid 
up  for  many  years;  take  thine 
ease,  eat,  drink,  and  be  merrj\ 

20  But  God  said  unto  him,  Thou 
fool,  this  night  11 '« thy  soul  shall 
be  required  of  thee:  «  then  whose 
shall  those  things  be,  which  thou 
hast  provided? 

21  So  is  he  that  layeth  up  treas- 
ure for  himself,  "and  is  not  rich 
toward  God. 

22  If  And  he  said  unto  his  disci- 
ples. Therefore  I  say  unto  yon, 
2' Take  no  thought  for  your  life, 
what  j'e  shall  eat;  neither  for  the 
body,  what  ye  shall  put  on. 

23  The  life  is  more  than  meat, 
and  the  body  is  more  than  rai- 
ment. 

24  Consider  the  ravens:  for  they 
neither  sow  nor  reap;  which  nei- 
ther have  storehouse  nor  barn ; 
and  f/God  feedeth  them:  how 
much  more  are  ye  better  than  the 
fowls  ? 

25  And  which  of  you  with  taking 
thought  can  add  to  his  stature  one 
cubit? 

26  If  ye  then  be  not  able  to  do 
that  thing  which  is  lea.st,  whj' 
take  ye  thought  for  the  rest  ? 

27  Consider  the  lilies  how  they 
grow:  they  toil  not,  thej'  spin 
not;  and  yet  I  say  unto  you,  that 
Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was  not 
arrayed  like  one  of  these. 

28  If  thfai  God  so  clothe  the  grass, 


which  is  to  day  in  tiie  held,  and 
to  morrow  Ls  cast  into  the  oven; 
how  much  more  u-ilZ  he  clothe 
you,  O  ye  of  little  faith  ? 

29  And  seek  not  ye  what  ye  shall 
eat,  or  what  ye  shall  drink,  Unei- 
ther  be  ye  of  doubtful  mind. 

30  For  all  these  things  do  the 
nations  of  the  world  seek  after: 
and  your  Father  knoweth  that 
ye  have  need  of  these  things. 

31  *[  '•But  rather  seek  ye  the  king- 
dom of  God;  and  all  these  things 
shall  be  added  unto  you. 

32  Fear  not,  little  liock;  for  sit 
is  your  Father's  good  pleasure  to 
give  you  the  kingdom. 

33  'Sell  that  ye  have,  and  give 
alms;  "provide  yourselves  bags 
which  wax  not  old,  a  treasure  in 
the  heavens  that  faileth  not, 
where  no  thief  approacheth,  nei- 
ther moth  corrupteth. 

34  For  where  your  treasure  is, 
there  will  your  heart  be  also. 

35  a;  Let  your  loins  be  girded 
about,  and  yyour  lights  burning; 

36  And  ye  yourselves  like  unto 
men  that  wait  for  their  lord, 
when  he  will  return  from  the 
wedding;  that,  when  he  cometh 
and  knocketh,  they  may  open 
unto  him  immediately. 

37  2  Blessed  are  those  servants, 
whom  the  lord  when  he  cometh 
shall  find  watching  :  verily  I  saj' 
unto  you,  that  he  shall  gird  him- 
self, and  make  them  to  sit  down 
to  meat,  and  will  come  forth  and 
serve  them. 

38  And  if  he  shall  come  in  the 
second  watch,  or  come  in  the  third 
watch,  and  find  them  so,  blessed 
are  those  servants. 

39  «And  this  know,  that  if  the 
goodman  of  the  house  had  known 
what  hour  the  thief  would  come, 
he  would  have  watclied,  and  not 
have  suffered  his  house  to  be  bro- 
ken through. 

40  *Be  ye  therefore  ready  also: 
for  the  Son  of  man  cometh  at  an 
hour  when  ye  think  not. 

41  ^  Then  Peter  said  unto  him. 
Lord,  speakest  thou  this  parable 
unto  us,  or  even  to  all? 

42  And  the  Lord  said,  "Who 
then  Ls  that  faithful  and  wise 
steward,  whom  his  lord  shall 
make  ruler  over  his  houseliold, 
to  give  them  their  portion  of  meat 
in  due  season? 

43  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom 
his  lord  when  he  cometh  shall 
find  so  doing. 

44  ''Of  a  truth  I  say  unto  you, 
that  he  will  make  him  ruler  over 
all  that  he  hath. 

45  «But  and  if  that  servant  say  in 
his  heart,  My  lord  delayeth  his 
coming;  and  shall  begin  to  beat 
the  menservants  and  maidens, 
and  to  eat  and  drink,  and  to  be 
drunken ; 

73 


A.  D.  a?. 

1!  Or,  live  not 
in  careful 

suspense. 

r  Matt. 

6.  33. 

5  Matt. 
2C. 

11.  25, 

t  Matt. 
Acts  •« 
4.  34. 

19.  21. 
.  45.  <fc 

uMatt 
ch.  16 
1  Tim 

6.20. 
9. 
.  6. 13. 

rEph. 
1  Pet. 

6.  14. 
1.13. 

yMatt. 
<kc. 

23.  1, 

z  Matt.  24.  46. 


a  Matt.  24.  43. 

1  Thess.  5.  2. 

2  Pet.  3.  10. 
Rev.  3.  3.  <fc 
16.  15. 


6  Matt.  21.  44. 


& 


13. 


Mark  13.  33. 
ch.21.  3^1.36. 

1  The3^.  5.  6. 

2  Pet.  3.  12. 

cMatt.  24.  45. 
Ic  25.  21. 
1  Cor.  4.  2. 


eMatt.  24.  48. 


Divisions  for  the  gospel. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Parahle  of  the  fig  tree. 


A.  D.  33. 


II  Or, 

cut  him  off, 
Matt.  24.  ill. 

D<'Ul.  2!).  2. 
John  9.  41.  & 
15.  22. 
Arts  17.  30. 
James  4.  17. 
f  Lev.  5.  17. 
1  Tim.  1.  13. 


i  Matt.  20.  22. 

M*ik  10.  38. 
11  Or,  pained. 
AMatt.  10.  34. 

vcr.  49. 

I  Mir.  7.  6. 

.Inhii7.  43.  &; 

0.  16.  <k  10. 

19. 
m  Matt.  10.35. 


nMatt.  16.  2. 


0  rrov.  25. 
Matt.  5.  2; 


pSee  I'(i.32.  0. 
Is.  55.  G. 


II  Sec  Mark 
12.  42. 


4G  The  lord  of  that  servant  will 
coine  in  a  day  when  he  looketh 
not  lor  him,  and  at  an  hour  when 
he  is  not  aware,  and  will  il  cut  him 
in  sunder,  and  will  appoint  him 
lii.s  portion  with  the  unbelievers. 

47  And  /that  servant,  which 
knew  his  lord's  will,  and  pre- 
pared not  himself,  neither  did  ac- 
cording to  his  will,  shall  be  beat- 
en witli  many  stripes. 

48  r/But  lie  that  knew  not.  and 
did  commit  thin{?s  worthy  of 
stripes,  shall  be  beaten  witli  few 
stripes.  For  unto  whomsoever 
much  is  given,  of  him  shall  he 
much  required;  and  to  whom 
men  have  committed  much,  of 
him  they  will  ask  tlie  more. 

41»  'i\  ''I  am  come  to  send  fire  on 
the  earth ;  and  what  will  1,  if  it 
be  already  kindled  ? 

•TO  But  i  T  have  a  baptism  to  bebap- 
ti/,ed  with  ;  and  how  am  I  II  strait- 
ened till  it  be  accomplished! 

51  *  Suppose  ye  that  I  am  come 
to  give  peace  on  earth  ?  I  tell  you. 
Nay;  'but  rather  division  : 

,52  '"For  from  henceforth  there 
shall  be  five  in  one  house  divided, 
three  against  two,  and  two  against 
three. 

53  The  father  shall  be  divided 
against  tlie  son,  and  the  son 
against  the  i'ather;  tlie  mother 
against  the  daughter,  and  the 
daughter  against  the  mother;  the 
mother  in  law  against  her  daugh- 
ter in  law,  and  the  daughter  in 
law  against  her  mother  in  law. 

.54  \  And  he  said,  also  to  the  peo- 
ple, "When  ye  see  a  cloud  rise 
out  of  the  we.st,  straightway  ye 
say,  There  cometli  a  shower ;  and 
so  it  is. 

55  And  when  ye  see.  the  south 
wind  blow,  ye  say.  There  will  be 
heat ;  and  it  cometh  to  pass. 

.50  i'e  hypocrites,  ye  can  discern 
tlie  face  of  the  sky  and  of  the 
earth ;  but  how  is  it  tJiat  ye  do 
not  discern  this  time? 

57  Yea,  and  why  even  of  your- 
selves judge  .ye  not  what  is  right? 

.5H  1[  o  \Vhen  tliou  goest  witli 
thine  adversary  to  the  magistrate, 
pas  thou  art  in"  the  waj%  give  dili- 
gence that  thou  mayest  be  deliv- 
erefl  from  him;  lest  ho  liale  thee 
to  the  Judge,  and  the  judge  deliver 
thee  t<)  th<'  ollicer,  and  the  ollicer 
cast  thee  into  prison. 

.5!»  I  tell  thee,  thou  shalt  not  de- 
part thence,  till  thou  hast  paid 
the  very  last  !l  mite. 

CHAPTER  XITI. 

1  Christ  prracheth  rcpcniancr,  upon  the  punith- 
mijnt  of  the  OaWcans,  and  others.  G  The 
fruitless  fi^  tree  may  not  stand.  11  He  hcalelh 
the  crookrd  woman  :  18  shrwcth  the  power- 
Juluiorhint;  of  the  word  in  the  hearts  of  his 
chosen,  hy  the  parable  of  the  grain  of  mustard 
seed,  and  of  leaven  :  24  cxhortcth  to  enter  ir  at 
the  strait  gate,  81  and  reproveth  Herod  and 
Jerusalem. 

74 


''pHEliE  were  present  at  that 
JL  season  some  that  told  him  of 
the  Ciallleans,  whose  blood  Pi- 
late had  mingled  with  their  sacri- 
lices. 

2  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto 
them,  Suppose  ye  that  these  Gali- 
leans wer(!  sinners  aliove  all  the 
Galileans,  because  they  sutlered 
such  things? 

3  I  tell  you,  Nay :  but,  except  ye 
repent,  ye  shall  all  likewise  per- 
ish. 

4  Or  those  eighteen,  upon  wliom 
the  tower  in  Siloam  fell,  and  slew 
them,  think  ye  that  they  were 
II  sinners  above  all  men  that  dwelt 
in  Jerusalem  ? 

5  I  tell  j'ou.  Nay:  but,  except  ye 
repent,  ye  shall  all  likewise  per- 
ish. 

()  Tf  He  spake  also  this  parable; 
"A  certain  vian  had  a  fig  tree 
planted  in  liis  vineyard;  and  he 
came  and  sought  fruit  thereon, 
and  Ibund  none. 

7  Then  said  he  unto  the  dresser 
of  his  vineyard.  Behold,  these 
three  years  I  conne  seeking  Iruit 
on  this  fig  tree,  and  find  none: 
cut  it  down;  why  cumbereth  it 
the  ground  ? 

8  And  he  answering  said  unto 
him,  Lord,  let  it  alone  this  year 
also,  till  I  shall  dig  about  it,  and 
dung  (7." 

y  And  if  it  bear  fruit,  ii:e.ll  .•  and  if 
not,  then  after  that  thou  shalt  cut 
it  down. 

10  And  he  was  teaching  in  one  of 
the  .synagogues  on  the  sabbath. 

11  ^  And,  behold,  there  was  a 
woman  which  had  a  spirit  of  in- 
firmity eighteen  years,  and  was 
bowed  together,  and  could  in  no 
wise  lift  up  herself. 

12  And  when  Jesus  saw  her,  he 
called  her  to  him,  and  said  unto 
her.  Woman,  thou  art  loosed  from 
thine  infirmity. 

13  ''And  he  laid  hU  hands  on  her  : 
and  immediatelj'  she  was  made 
straight,  nnrl  glorified  (^od. 

14  And  the  ruh-roCf  liesyiiagogue 
answered  witii  indignation,  be- 
cause that  Jesus  toad  healed  on 
the  sabbath  day,  and  said  unto 
the  people,  «•  There  are  si.K  days  in 
which  men  ought  to  work :  in 
tliem  therefore  come  and  bo  heal- 
ed, and  ''not  on  the  sabbath  day. 

15  The  Lord  then  answered  l)im, 
and  said,  Thoti  hypocrite,  fdoth 
not  each  f)iie  of  you  on  the  sab- 
bath loose  his  o.\  or  liis  ass  from 
the  stall,  and  lead  ]iiiii  away  to 
watering? 

KiAnd  ought  not  this  woman, 
.^being  a  daughter  of  Abraliam, 
whom  Satan  hath  bound,  lo, 
the.se  eighteen  years,  be  loosed 
from  this  bond  on  the  sabbath 
day  ? 

17  And  when  he  had  said  these 


A.  D.  as. 


II  Or,  dehtnrt. 
Matt.  18.  24. 
ch.  11.  4. 


ols.  5.  2. 
Matt.  21.  19. 


b  Mark  16.  18. 
Acts  0.  17. 


rfMatt.  12.10, 
Mark  3.  2. 
<h.  U.  7.  d; 
14.  3. 

eeh.  14.  G. 


/ch.  19.  9. 


The  strait  gate. 


ST.  LUKE. 


r/fri.si  liealeth  the  dropsy. 


A.  D. .'«. 


f  Matt.  13.  31. 
.Mark  4.  30. 


II  See  Matt.  13. 
33. 


A  Malt.  0.  3S. 
Mark  G.  6. 


J  Matt.  7.  13.. 
it  See  Jolin  7. 

34.  <k  8.  21. 

&.  13.  33. 

Rom.  9.  31. 
32.  C. 

U.  5,j.  G. 

i.Matt.  2J.10. 


I? 


nch.C.  46. 


0  Matt.  7.  ; 
(t  2i.  12. 


p  Matt.  7.  -JS. 

i  Qi.  41. 

vcr.  20. 
?  P3.  fi.  8. 

Matt.  25.  41. 
rMatt.  8.  12. 

Sc  13.  42.  <k 

24.  CI. 
J  Matt.  8.  11. 


J  Matt.  10.  30. 


X  Mott.  23.  37. 


tliinys,  all  his  adversaries  were 
ashamed:  and  all  the  people  re- 
joiced lor  all  the  glorious  things 
that  were  done  by  him. 

18  ^  j/Then  said  "he,  Unto  what  is 
the  kingdom  ol"  (Joel  like?  and 
whereunto  shall  I  resemble  it? 

19  It  is  like  a  grain  ol"  mustard 
seed,  which  a  man  took,  and  cast 
into  his  garden;  and  it  grew,  and 
waxed  a  great  treo ;  and  the  Cowls 
of  the  air  lodged  in  the  branches 
ofit. 

20  And  again  he  said,  Where- 
unto shall  I  liken  the  kingdom 
of  God? 

21  It  is  like  leaven,  which  a  wo- 
man took  and  hid  in  three  P  meas- 
ures of  meal,  till  the  whole  was 
leavened. 

22  ''And  he  went  through  the 
cities  and  villages,  teaching,  and 
journeying  toward  Jerusalem. 

23  Then  said  one  unto  him.  Lord, 
are  there  few  that  be  saved  ?  And 
he  said  unto  them, 

24  IT  ^Strive  to  enter  in  at  the 
strait  gate:  for  /-  many,  I  say  unto 
you,  will  seek  to  enter"  in,  and  shall 
not  be  able. 

2-5  I  When  once  the  master  of  the 
house  is  risen  up,  and  '"  hath  shut 
to  the  door,  and  ye  begin  to  stand 
without,  and  to  knock  at  the  door, 
saying,  "Lord,  Lord,  open  unto 
us  ;  and  he  shall  answer  and  say 
unto  j'ou,  o  1  know  you  not  whence 
ye  are : 

26  Then  shall  ye  begin  to  say. 
We  have  eaten  and  drunk  in  thy 
presence,  and  thou  hast  taught  in 
our  streets. 

27  p  But  he  shall  say,  I  tell  you, 
I  know  you  not  whence  ye  are; 
'1  depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers 
of  iniquity. 

28  '•There  shall  be  weeping  and 
gnashing  of  teeth,  'when  ye  shall 
see  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  .Ja- 
cob, and  all  the  prophets,  in  the 
kingdom  of  God,  and  j'ou  your- 
selves thrust  out. 

29  And  they  shall  come  from  the 
east,  and  from  the  west,  and  from 
the  north,  and/)-o)?itho.south,and 
shall  sit  down  in  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

30  'And,  behold,  there  are  last 
which  shall  be  first;  and  there 
are  first  which  shall  be  last. 

31  If  The  same  day  there  came 
certain  of  the  Phurisoos,  saying 
unto  him.  Get  tlioc  out,  and  depart 
hence;  for  Herod  will  kill  thee. 

.32  And  he  said  unto  them,  Go  ye, 
and  tell  that  fox,  Behold,  I  c'ast 
out  devils,  and  I  do  cures  to  day 
and  to  morrow,  and  the  third  day  ' 
"  I  shall  be  perfected.  I 

.33  Nevertheless  I  must  walk  to  ] 
day,  and  to  morrow,  and  the  day 
following :  for  it  cannot  be  that  a 
prophet  perish  out  of  Jerusalem. 

34    ^O     Jerusalem,    Jerusalem, 


which  killest  the  prophets,  and 
stonest  them  that  are  sent  unto 
thee;  how  often  would  I  have 
gathered  thycliildren  together,  as 
a  hen  doth ga/Jirr  her  brood  under 
fwr  wings,  and  ye  would  not ! 
35  Behold,  2/ your  house  is  left 
unto  you  desolate:  and  verily  I 
say  unto  you.  Ye  shall  not  see  me, 
until  thr.  timt;  come  when  ye  sliall 
say, "  lilessed  is  he  that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

2  Christ  hcaUch  the  dropsy  on  the  tahhath  ;  7 
teachcth  humility;  12  lo  fcar.t  the  poor:  15 
vnder  the  piirahU  of  the  great  supper,  shewelh 
how  worldly  mindrd  men,  who  contemn  the 
witrd  of  God,  shall  he  shut  out  of  heaven,  25 
Those  who  willlie  his  disciples,  to  bear  their 
cross  must  make  their  accounts  aforehand,  lest 
with  shame  they  revolt  from  him  afterward,  34 
and  become  altogether  unprofitable,  like  salt  that 
hath  lost  his  savour. 

AND  it  came  to  pa.ss,  as  he  went 
.  into  the  house  of  one  of  the 
chief  Pharisees  to  eat  bread  on 
the  sabbath  day,  that  they  watch- 
ed him. 

2  And,  behold,  there  was  a  cer- 
tain man  before  him  which  had 
the  dropsy. 

3  And  Jesus  answering  spake 
unto  the  lawyers  and  Pharisees, 
saying,  «Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on 
the  sabbath  day  ? 

4  And  they  "held  their  peace. 
And  he  took  him,i\.nd  healed  him, 
and  let  him  go; 

.5  And  answered  them,  saying, 
*  Wliich  of  you  shall  have  ah  ass 
or  an  ox  fallen  into  a  pit,  and  will 
not  straightway  pull  him  out  on 
the  sabbath  day? 

G  And  they  could  not  answer 
him  again  to  the.se  things. 

7  1[  And  he  put  forth  a  parable  to 
those  which  were  l)idden,  when 
he  marked  how  they  chose  out  the 
chief  rooms ;  saying  unto  them, 

8  When  thou  art  bidden  of  any 
man  to  a  wedding,  sit  n(jt  down  in 
the  highest  room;  lest  a  more 
honourable  man  than  thou  be  bid- 
den of  him ; 

9  And  he  that  bade  thee  and  him 
come  and  say  to  thee.  Give  this 
man  place;  and  thou  begin  with 
shame  to  take  the  lowest  room. 

10  « But  when  thou  art  bidden,  go 
and  sit  down  in  the  lowest  room ; 
that  when  he  that  bade  thee  com- 
eth, he  may  say  unto  thee.  Friend, 
go  up  higher:  then  shalt  thou 
have  worship  in  the  presence  of 
them  that  sit  at  meat  with  thee. 

11  "^  For  whosoever  e.valteth  him- 
self shall  be  abased;  and  he  that 
humbletli  himself  shall  be  ex- 
alted. 

12  H  Then  said  he  also  to  him  that 
bade  him.  When  thou  makest  a 
dinner  or  a  supper,  call  not  thy 
friends,  nor  thy  brethren,  neither 
thv  kinsmen,  nor  thy  rich  neigh- 
bours;   lest  they  also   bid  thee 

75 


A.  D.  SS. 


y  Lev.  2(1.  81, 

32. 

Pr.  C9.  25. 

Is.  1.7. 

Dan.  0.  27. 

Mir.  3.  12. 
zV^.  118.  20. 

Matl.  21.  9. 

Mark  11.  10. 

ch.  19.  38. 

John  12. 13. 


b  Ex.  23.  5. 
Deut.  22.  4. 
ch.  13.  15. 


c  Prov.  25.  e. 


</.Tob22.  29. 
Vs.  18.  27. 
Prov.  20.  23. 
Matt.  23.  12. 
ch.  18.  14. 
James  4.  6. 
1  Pet.  5.5. 


Parable  of  the 


ST.  LUKE. 


marriage  supper. 


A.  D.  ;3.3. 


/Rev.  19.  9. 
rMatt.  22.  2. 
A  ProT.  9.  2,5. 


i  Matt.  21.  43. 
&;  22.  8. 
AclB  13.  40. 


»Dput.  13.  6. 

&  33.  0. 

Mutt.  10.  37. 
iRom.  9.  13. 
m  Rev.  12.  11. 


n  Matt.  16,  24. 

Mark  8.  34. 

ch.  9.  23. 

2  Tim.  3.  12. 
0  Prov.  24.  27. 


again,  and  a  recompense  be  made 
thee. 

13  But  when  thou  makest  a  feast, 
call  «the  poor,  the  maimed,  the 
lame,  the  blind: 

14  And  thou  shalt  be  blessed; 
for  they  cannot  recompense  thee : 
for  thou  Shalt  be  recompensed  at 
the  resui  TccUon  ofthe  just. 

15  If  Aufl  when  one  of  them  that 
sat  at  moat  witli  him  heard  these 
things,  he  said  unto  him, /Blessed 
is  he  that  shall  eat  bread  in  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

10  tfTiien  said  he  unto  him,  A 
certain  man  made  a  greatsupper, 
and  bade  many: 

17  And ''  sent  his  servant  at  sup- 
per time  to  saj'  to  them  that  were 
bidden.  Come;  for  all  things  are 
now  ready. 

18  And  they  all  with  one  conaent 
began  to  make  excuse.  The  first 
said  unto  him,  I  have  bought  a 
piece  of  ground,  and  I  must  heeds 
go  and  see  it:  I  pray  thee  have 
me  excused. 

19  And  another  said,  I  have 
bought  five  yoke  of  oxen,  and  I  go 
to  prove  them  :  I  pray  thee  have 
me  excused. 

20  And  another  said,  I  have  mar- 
ried a  wife,  and  therefore  I  cannot 
come. 

21  So  that  servant  came,  and 
she%ved  his  lord  the.se  thing.s. 
Then  the  master  of  the  house  be- 
ing angry  said  to  his  servant.  Go 
out  quickly  into  the  streets  and 
lanes  of  the  city,  and  bring  in 
hither  the  poor,  and  the  maimed, 
and  the  halt,  and  the  blind. 

22  And  the  servant  said.  Lord,  it 
is  done  as  thou  hast  commanded, 
and  yet  tliere  is  rooin. 

23  And  the  lord  said  unto  the 
servant,  Go  out  into  the  highways 
and  hedges,  and  compel  tknn  to 
come  in,  that  my  house  may  be 
filled. 

24  For  I  say  unto  you, 'That  none 
of  those  men  which  were  bidden 
shall  taste  of  my  supper. 

25  If  And  there  went  great  multi- 
tudes with  him:  and  he  turned, 
and  said  unto  them, 

2(>  '-U'  any  man  come  to  me, '  and 
hate  not  his  father,  and  motlier, 
and  wife,  and  cliildron,  and  breth- 
ren, and  sisters,  "'yea,  and  his 
own  life  also,  he  cannot  be  my 
disciple. 

27  And  "Whosoever  doth  not 
bear  his  cross,  and  come  after 
me.  cannot  be  my  disciple. 

28 For  "Which  of  yon,  intending 
to  build  a  tower,  sitteth  not  down 
first,  and  countctli  tlie  cost, 
whether  he  have  sufficient  to  finish 
itr 

20  Lest  haply,  after  he  hath  laid 
the  foundation,  and  is  not  able  to 
finish  it,  all  that  behold  it  begin  to 
mock  him, 

7C 


30  Saying,  This  man  began  to 
build,  and  was  not  able  to  finish. 

31  Or  what  king,  going  to  make 
war  against  another  king,  sitteth 
not  down  first,  and  consulteth 
whether  he  be  able  with  ten  thou- 
sand to  meet  him  that  cometh 
against  him  with  twenty  thou- 
sand ? 

32  Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet 
a  groat  way  off,  he  sendeth  an 
ambassage,  and  desireth  condi- 
tions of  peace. 

33  So  likewise,  who.soever  he  be 
of  you  that  forsaketh  not  all  that 
he' hath,  he  cannot  be  my  disci- 
ple. 

31  If  3'  Salt  7.9  good :  but  if  the  salt 
have  lost  his  savour,  wherewith 
shall  it  be  seasoned  ? 

35  It  is  neither  fit  for  the  land, 
nor  yet  for  the  dunghill;  bvt 
men  cast  it  out.  He  that  hath 
ears  to  hear,  let  him  heai*. 


CHAPTER  XV. 


1  The  parable 
of  silvc 


)/  the  lost 
'.•11  vf  thi 


Rheep  :  8  of  the  piece 
prodigal  son. 


A.  D.  33. 


THEN  "drew near  unto  him  all 
the  publicans  and  sinners  for 
to  hear  him. 

2  And  the  Pharisees  and  scribes 
murmured,  saying,  This  man  re- 
ceiveth  sinners,  *and  eateth  with 
them. 

3  If  And  he  spake  this  parable 
unto  them,  saying, 

4  cWhat  man  of  you,  having  a 
hundred  sheep,  if  he  lose  one  of 
them,  doth  not  leave  the  ninety 
and  nine  in  the  wilderness,  and 
go  after  that  which  is  lost,  until 
he  find  it? 

5  And  when  he  hath  found  it, 
he  layeth  it  on  his  shoulders,  re- 
joicing. 

6  And  when  he  cometh  home, 
he  calleth  together  his  friends 
and  neighbours,  saying  unto 
them,  llejoice  with  me;  for  I 
liave  found  my  sheep  rf  which  was 
lost. 

7  I  say  unto  you,  that  likewise 
joy  shall  be  in  heaven  over  one 
sinner  that  repenteth, « more  than 
over  ninety  and  nine  Just  persons, 
which  need  no  rejientance. 

8  If  Either  what  woman  having 
ten  II  pieces  of  silver,  if  she  lose 
one  piece,  doth  not  light  a  can- 
dle, and  sweep  the  house,  and 
seek  diligently  till  she  find  it? 

i>  And  when  she  hath  found  it, 
she  calleth  hn-  friends  and  fin- 
neighbours  together,  saying,  Be- 
joice  with  me;  for  I  have  found 
the  piece  wliich  I  had  lost. 

10  Likewise,  I  say  unto  you, 
there  is  joy  in  the  presence  of  the 
angels  of  (ind  over  one  sinner 
that  repenteth. 

11  f  And  he  said,  A  certain  man 
had  two  sons: 

12  And   the    younger  of  them 


p  Matt.  5. 13. 
Mark  0.  50. 


a  Matt.  9.  10. 


6Act8  11.  3. 
Gal.  2.  12. 


dl   Pet.  2.  10, 
20. 


II  Drachma, 
here  trans- 
lated a  piece 
of  silver,  is 
the  eiglith 
part  of  an 
oiiiicp, 

Wllilll 

cometh  to 
eeven  pence 
halfpenny, 
and  is  equal 
to  the  Ro- 
man pennv, 
Matt.  m.  28. 


Parable  of  the  prodigal  son, 


ST.  LUKE. 


and  of  the  unjust  steward. 


A.  D.  33. 


/Mark  12.44. 


f  .\cts  2.  30. 
Eph.  2.  13, 


Kph. 


said  to  his  father,  Father,  give  me 
the  portion  of  goods  that  falleth 
to  me.  And  he  divided  unto  them 
fhis  living. 

Vi  And  not  many  days  after  the 
younger  son  gathered  all  together, 
and  took  his  journey  into  a  far 
country,  and  there  wasted  his 
substance  with  riotous  living. 

14  And  when  he  had  spent  all, 
there  arose  a  mighty  famine  in 
that  land;  and  he  began  to  be  in 
want. 

l.j  And  he  went  and  joined  him- 
self to  a  citizen  of  that  country; 
and  he  sent  him  into  his  fields  to 
feed  swine. 

16  And  he  would  fain  have  filled 
his  belly  with  the  husks  that  the 
swine  did  eat:  and  no  man  gave 
unto  him. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  him- 
self, he  said,  How  many  hired 
servants  of  my  father's  have 
bread  enough  aiid  to  spare,  and  I 
perish  with  hunger ! 

18  I  will  arise  and  go  to  my 
father,  and  will  say  unto  him,  Fa- 
ther, I  have  sinned  against  heav- 
en, and  before  thee, 

19  And  am  no  more  worthy  to 
be  called  thy  son:  make  me  as 
one  of  thy  hired  servants. 

20  And  he  arose,  and  came  to 
his  father.  But  i/when  he  was 
yet  a  great  way  off,  his  father 
saw  him,  and  had  compassion, 
and  ran,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and 
kissed  him. 

21  And  the  son  said  unto  him. 
Father,  I  have  sinned  against 
heaven,  /^  and  in  thy  sight,  and 
am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called 
thv  son. 

22  But  the  father  said  to  his 
servants,  Bring  forth  the  best 
robe,  and  put  it  on  him ;  and  put 
a  ring  on  his  hand,  and  shoes  on 
his  feet: 

23  And  bring  hither  the  fatted 
calf,  and  kill  it;  and  let  us  eat, 
and  be  merry : 

24  JFor  this  my  son  was  dead, 
and  is  alive  again ;  he  was  lost, 
and  is  found.  And  they  began  to 
be  merry. 

2-5  Now  his  elder  son  was  in  the 
field:  and  as  he  came  and  drew 
nigh  to  the  house,  he  heard  music 
and  dancing. 

26  And  he  called  one  of  the 
servants,  and  asked  what  these 
things  meant. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thy 
brother  is  come;  and  thy  father 
hath  killed  the  fatted  calf,  be- 
cause he  hath  received  him  safe 
and  sound. 

28  And  he  was  angry,  and  would 
not  go  in:  therefore  came  his 
father  out,  and  entreated  him. 

29  And  he  answering  said  to  his 
father.  Lo,  these  many  years  do  I 
serve  thee,  neither  transgressed  I 


at  any  time  thy  commandment; 
and  yet  thou  never  gavest  me  a 
kid,  that  I  might  make  merry 
with  my  friends: 

30  But  as  soon  as  this  thy  son  was 
coine,  which  hath  devoured  thy 
living  with  harlots,  thou  hast  kill- 
ed for  him  the  fatted  calf. 

31  And  he  said  unto  him,  Son, 
thou  art  ever  with  me,  and  all 
that  I  have  is  thine. 

32  It  was  meet  that  we  should 
make  merry,  and  be  glad:  '-for 
this  thy  brother  was  dead,  and  is 
alive  again ;  and  was  lost,  and  is 
found. 

CHAPTER  XVT. 

1  The  parable  of  the  unjust  steward.  14  Christ 
reproveth  the  hypocrisy  of  the  covetous  Phari' 
sees.     19  The   rich  glutton,  and  La::arus  the 

beggar. 

AND  he  said  also  unto  his  disci- 
.  pies,  There  was  a  certain  rich 
man,  which  had  a  steward;  and 
the  same  was  accused  unto  him 
that  he  had  wasted  his  goods. 

2  And  he  called  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  How  Ls  it  that  I  hear 
this  of  thee?  give  an  account  of 
thy  stewardship ;  for  thou  mayest 
be  no  longer  steward. 

3  Then  the  steward  said  within 
himself.  What  shall  I  do  ?  for  my 
lord  taketh  away  from  me  the 
stewardship:  I  cannot  dig;  to  beg 
I  am  ashamed. 

4  I  am  resolved  what  to  do.  that, 
when  I  am  put  out  of  the  steward- 
ship, they  may  receive  me  into 
their  houses. 

5  So  he  called  every  one  of  his 
lord's  debtors  unto  him,  and  said 
unto  the  first.  How  much  owest 
thou  unto  my  lord? 

6  And  he  said,  A  hundred  S  mea.s- 
uresofoil.  And  he  said  unto  him. 
Take  thy  bill,  and  sit  down  quick- 
ly, and  write  fifty. 

7  Then  said  he  to  another.  And 
how  much  owest  thou  ?  And  he 
said,  A  hundred  H  measures  of 
wheat.  And  he  said  unto  him. 
Take  thy  bill,  and  write  fourscore. 

8  And  the  lord  commended  the 
unjust  steward,  because  he  had 
done  wisely:  for  the  children  of 
this  world  are  in  their  genera- 
tion wiser  than  «the  children  of 
light. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you,  ^Make  to 
yourselves  friends  of  the  II  mam- 
mon of  unrighteousness ;  that, 
when  ye  fail,  they  may  receive 
vou  into  everlasting  habitations. 
'lO  cHe  that  is  faithful  in  that 
which  is  least  is  faithful  also  in 
much:  and  he  that  is  unjust  in 
the  least  is  unjust  also  in  much. 

11  If  therefore  ve  have  not  been 
faithful  in  the  unrighteous  i  mam- 
mon, who  will  commit  to  your 
trust  the  true  riches? 

12  And  if  ye  have  not  been  faith- 
ful in  that  which  is  another  man's, 

77 


A.  D.  38. 


II  The  word 
Batvs  in  the 
original  con- 
taineth  nine 
gallons  three 
quarts :  See 
Kz.  45.  10, 
11,  14. 

;i  The  word 
here  inter- 
preted a 
measure  in 
the  original 
containeth 
about  four- 
teen bushela 
and  a  pottle. 

a  John  I'i.  36. 
Eph.  5.K 
1  Thess.  5.  5. 

b  Dan.  4.  27. 
Matt.  6.  19. 
&  19.21. 
ch.  11.  4). 
1  Tim.  6.  17, 
18,  19. 

i;  Or,  riches. 

a  Matt.  25.  21. 
ch.  19.  17. 

!|  Or,  riches. 


The  rich  mail  and  Lazarus. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  power  of  faith. 


A.  D.  33. 


liMatt.  B.  24. 


c  Matt.  23.  14. 


/ch.  10. 29. 
e  Pa.  7.  9. 
AlSam.  16.  7. 


2  Matt.  4.  17. 
&  11.  12,  13. 
ch.  7.  'J9. 


iPs.  102.  26, 

27. 

Is.  40.  8.  & 

51.  B. 

Matt.  5.  18. 

1  IVt.  1.  25. 
/  Matt.  5.  32. 

&  19.  9. 

Mark  10.  11. 

1  Cor.  7.  10, 

11. 


m  Zech.  14. 

12. 
n  Is.  6G.  24. 

Mark  9.  41, 

&c. 
o  Job  21.  13. 

cU.  C.  24. 


Who  sliall  give  you  that  which  is 
your  own  ? 

13  1[  dNo  servant  ean  serve  two 
masters:  for  either  he  will  hate 
the  one,  and  love  the  other;  or 
else  he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and 
despise  the  other.  Ye  cannot 
serve  God  and  mammon. 

14  And  the  Pharisees  also, « who 
were  covetous,  heard  all  these 
things :  and  they  derided  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye 
are  they  which  /justify  yourselves 
before  men;  but  cGod  knoweth 
your  hearts:  for  ''that  which  is 
highly  esteemed  among  men  is 
abomination  in  the  sight  of  God. 

16  ^The  law  and  the  prophets 
luere  until  John :  since  that  time 
the  kingdom  of  God  is  preached, 
and  every  man  presseth  into  it. 

17  "^And  it  is  easier  for  heaven, 
and  earth  to  pass,  than  one  tittle 
of  the  law  to  fail. 

18  ^  Whosoever  putteth  away  his 
wife,  and  marrieth  another,  com- 
mitteth  adultery:  and  whosoever 
marrieth  her  that  is  put  away  from 
her  husband  committeth  adultery. 

19  If  There  was  a  certain  rich 
man,  which  was  clothed  in  pur- 
ple and  line  linen,  and  fared 
sumptuously  every  day: 

20  And  there  was  a  certain  beg- 
gar named  Lazarus,  which  was 
laid  at  his  gate,  full  of  sores, 

21  And  desiring  to  be  fed  with 
the  crumbs  which  fell  from  the 
rich  man's  table :  moreover  the 
dogs  came  and  licked  his  sores. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the 
beggar  died,  and  was  carried  l>y 
the  angels  into  Abraham's  bo- 
som :  tlie  rich  man  also  died,  and 
was  buried ; 

23  And  in  hell  he  lifted  up  his 
eyes,  being  in  torments,  and  seeth 
Abraham  afar  off',  and  Lazarus  in 
liis  bosom. 

21  And  he  cried  and  said.  Father 
Abraham,  luivo  mercy  on  me,  and 
send  Lazarus,  that  ho  may  dip  the 
tip  of  his  linger  in  water,  and 
'"  cool  my  tongue ;  for  I  "  am  tor- 
mented in  this  flame. 

2-5  But  Abraham  said.  Son,  ore- 
member  that  thou  in  thy  lifetime 
recoivedst  thy  good  things,  and 
likewise  Lazarus  evil  things:  but 
now  he  is  comforted,  antl  thou 
art  tormented. 

2(j  And  beside  all  this,  between 
us  and  you  there  is  a  great  gulf 
ijxi!d:  so  that  they  which  would 
pass  from  hence  to  you  cannot; 
neither  can  they  pass  to  us,  that 
icould  cnmc  from  tlience. 

27  'J'heu  ho  said,  I  pray  thee 
therefore,  fatlier,  that  thou  would- 
estsend  liini  to  my  fatlur's  liouse: 

28  For  I  have  five  brethren  ;  that 
he  may  testify  unto  them,  lest 
they  also  come  into  this  place  of 
torment. 

78 


29  Abraham  saith  unto  him, 
p  They  have  Moses  and  the  proph- 
ets ;  let  them  hear  them. 

30  And  he  said,  Nay,  father  Abra- 
ham: but  if  one  went  unto  them 
from  the  dead,  they  will  repent. 

31  And  he  said  unto  him,  If  they 
hear  not  Moses  and  the  prophets, 
<?  neither  will  they  be  persuaded, 
though  one  rose  from  the  dead. 

CHAPTER  XVIL 

1  Christ  tcacheth  to  avoid  occasions  of  ojfence. 
3  One  to  forgive  another.  G  The' power  of 
faith.  7  How  we  are  bound  to  God,  and  not 
he  to  us.  11  He  healeth  ten  lepers.  22  Of  the 
kingdom  of  God,  and  the  coining  of  the  Son  of 
man. 

'I'^HEN  said  he  unto  the  disci- 
X  pies,  n  It  is  impossible  but  that 
offences  will  come:  but  woe  luito 
him,  through  whom  they  come! 

2  It  were  better  for  him  that  a 
millstone  were  hanged  about  his 
neck,  and  he  cast  into  the  sea, 
than  that  he  should  oftend  one  of 
these  little  ones. 

3  1[  Take  heed  to  yourselves:  ^If 
thy  brother  trespass  against  thee, 
c rebuke  him;  and  if  he  repent, 
forgive  him. 

4  And  if  he  trespass  again.st  thee 
seven  times  in  a  day,  and  seven 
times  in  a  day  turn  again  to  thee, 
saying,  I  repent;  thou  shalt  for- 
give liim. 

5  And  the  apostles  said  unto  the 
Lord,  Increase  our  faith. 

(5  '^And  the  Lord  said.  If  ye  had 
faith  as  a  grain  of  mustard  seed, 
ye  might  say  unto  this  s.ycamine 
tree,  JBe  thou  plucked  up  by  the 
root,  and  be  thou  planted  in  the 
sea  ;  and  it  should  obey  j^ou. 

7  But  which  of  you,  having  a 
servant  ploughing  or  feeding  cat- 
tle, will  say  unto  him  by  and  by, 
when  he  is  come  from'the  field, 
Go  and  sit  down  to  meat  ? 

8  And  will  not  rather  say  unto 
him.  Make  ready  wherewith  I 
may  sup,  and  gird  thyself,  ^and 
serve  me,  till  I  have'eaten  and 
drunken  ;  and  afterward  thou 
Shalt  eat  and  drink  ? 

9  Doth  he  thank  that  servant  be- 
cause he  (lid  the  things  that  were 
commanded  him  ?    I  trow  not. 

10  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall 
have  done  all  those  things  which 
art!  commanded  you,  say.  We  are 
/unprofitable  servants:  we  have 
done  that  which  was  our  duty  to 
do. 

11  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  pas  he 
went  to  Jerusalem,  that  he  pa.ssed 
through  the  midst  of  Samaria  and 
Galilee. 

12  And  as  he  entered  into  a  cer- 
tain village,  there  met  him  ten 
men  that  were  lepers,  '» which 
stood  alar  olf : 

13  And  they  lifted  up ///r;V voices, 
and  said,  'Jesus,  Master,  have 
mercy  on  us. 


A.  D.  33. 


p  Is.  8.  20.  Sc 
34.  16. 
John  5.  39, 

45. 

Alts  15.  21. 

&  17.  11. 


q  John  12.  10, 


a  Matt. 18. 6,7. 
Mark  9.  42. 
1  Cor.  11. 19. 


J  Matt.  18.  15, 

21. 
c  Lev.  19.  17. 

I'rov.  17.  10. 

James  5,  19. 


d  Matt.  17.  20. 
&.  21.  21. 
Mark  9.  23. 
&  11.  23. 


/Job  22.  3.  Sc 

35.  7. 

Ps.  16.  2. 

Matt.  20.  SO. 

Koin.  3.  12. 

&  11.  35. 

1  Cor.  9.  16, 

17. 

Philem.  11. 
g  Luke  9.  51, 

52. 

John  4.  4. 
h  Lev.  13.  4C. 


Of  the  kingdom  of  God. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  impoHunate  widow. 


A.  D.  33. 


i  Lev.  13.  2.  & 


Matt.  8.  4. 
ch.  5.  14. 


i  Matt.  9.  22. 
Mark  5.  34. 
&  10.  52. 
ch.  7.  50.  & 
8.  48.  i  18. 
42. 


!!  Or,  with 

outward 

shew. 
I  ver.  23. 
m  Rom.  14.17. 

nor, 

among  you, 

John  1.  26. 
n  See  Matt.  9. 

13. 

John  17.  12. 
o  Matt.  24.  33. 

Mark  13.  21. 

ch.  21.  8. 

p  Matt.  24.  27. 


?Mark  8.  31. 

&  9.  31.  ic 

10.  33. 

ch.  9.  22. 
r  Gen.  7. 

Matt.  24.  37. 


(  Gen.  19.  16, 


u2  Thess.  1. 


*  Matt.  24.  17. 
Mark  13.  15. 


yOen.  19.26. 


a  And  when  he  saw  them,  he 
.said  unto  them,  ^Go  shew  your- 
selves unto  the  priests.  And  It 
came  to  pass,  that,  as  they  went, 
they  were  cleansed. 

1.5  And  one  of  them,  when  he  saw 
that  he  was  healed,  turned  back, 
and  with  a  loud  voice  glorified 
God, 

16  And  fell  down  on  his  face  at 
his  feet,  giving  him  thanks :  and 
he  was  a  Samaritan. 

17  And  Jesns  answering  said. 
Were  there  not  ten  cleansed?  but 
where  are  the  nine  ? 

18  There  are  not  found  that  re- 
turned to  give  glory  to  God,  save 
this  stranger. 

19  *And  he  said  unto  him.  Arise, 
go  thy  way :  thy  faith  hath  made 
thee  whole. 

20  ♦[  And  when  he  was  demand- 
ed of  the  Pharisees,  when  the 
kingdom  of  God  should  come, 
he  answered  them  and  said,  The 
kingdom  of  God  cometh  not 
!1  with  observation : 

21  'Neither  shall  they  say,  Lo 
here!  or,  lo  there!  for,  behold, 
™the  kingdom  of  God  is  II  within 
you. 

22  And  he  said  unto  the  disci- 
ples,« The  days  will  come,  when 
ye  shall  desire  to  see  one  of  the 
daj's  of  the  Son  of  man,  and  ye 
shall  not  see  it. 

23  oAnd  they  shall  say  to  you, 
See  here;  or,  see  there:  go  not 
after  them,  nor  follow  thrm. 

24  ?For  as  the  lightning,  that 
lighteTieth  out  of  the  one  part 
under  heaven,  shineth  unto  the 
other  part  under  heaven  ;  so  shall 
also  the  Son  of  man  be  in  his  daj*. 

2-5  Q'But  first  must  he  sufier 
many  things,  and  be  rejected  of 
this  generation. 

26  J-And  as  it  was  in  the  daj^s 
of  Noe,  so  shall  it  be  also  in  the 
days  of  the  Son  of  man. 

27  They  did  eat,  they  drank, 
they  married  wives,  they  were 
given  in  marriage,  until  the  day 
that  Noe  entered  into  the  ark, 
and  the  flood  came,  and  de.stroy- 
ed  them  all. 

28  « Likewise  also  as  it  was  in 
the  days  of  Lot;  they  did  eat, 
they  drank,  they  bought,  they 
sold,  they  planted,  tliej'  builded  ;' 

29  But  <the  same  day  that  Lot 
went  out  of  Sodom  it  rained  fire 
and  brimstone  from  heaven,  and 
destroj^ed  them  all. 

30  Even  thus  shall  it  be  in  the 
day  when  the  Son  of  man  "  is  re- 
vealed. 

31  In  that  day,  he  ^which  shall 
be  upon  the  housetop,  and  his  | 
stuff  in  the  house,  let  him  not 
come  down  to  take  it  away:  and 
he  that  Is  in  the  field,  let  him 
likewise  not  return  back. 

32  2/  Remember  Lot's  wife. 


33  2  Whosoever  shall  seek  to 
save  his  life  shall  lose  it;  and 
whosoever  shall  lose  his  life 
shall  preserve  it. 

34  «I  tell  you,  in  that  night 
there  shall  be  two  men  in  one 
bed;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and 
the  other  shall  ]je  left. 

3-5  Two  u-omen  shall  be  grinding 
together;  the  one  shall  betaken, 
and  the  other  left. 

36  i  Two  me)i  shall  be  in  the 
field  ;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and 
the  other  left. 

37  And  they  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  *  Where,  Lord?  And 
he  said  unto  them,  Wheresoever 
the  body  t.s.  thither  will  the  eagles 
be  gathered  together. 

CHAPTER  XVIIT. 

3  Of  the  importunate  widow.  9  Of  the  Pharisee 
and  the  publican.  15  Children  brought  to 
Christ.  IH  A  ruler  that  would  follow  Christ, 
but  is  hindered  by  his  riches.  28  The  reward 
of  them  that  leave  all  for  his  sake.  31  Hefore- 
sheu-eth  his  death,  35  and  rtstoreth  a  blind  man 
to  his  sight. 

AND  he  spake  a  parable  unto 
them  to  this  end,  that  men 
ought  "always  to  pray,  and  not 
to  faint ; 

2  Saying,  There  was  +in  a  city 
a  judge,  which  feared  not  God, 
neither  regarded  man : 

3  And  there  was  a  widow  in 
that  city;  and  she  came  unto 
him,  saying.  Avenge  me  of  mine 
adversary. 

4  And  he  would  not  for  a  v.'hile: 
but  afterward  he  said  within 
himself,  Though  I  fear  not  God, 
nor  regard  man ; 

5  *  Yet  because  this  widow  troub- 
leth  me,  I  will  avenge  her,  lest 
by  her  continual  coming  she 
weary  me. 

6  And  the  Lord  said.  Hear  what 
the  unjust  judge  saith. 

7  And  cshall  not  God  avenge 
his  own  elect,  which  cry  day  and 
night  unto  him,  though  he  bear 
long  with  them  ? 

8  I  tell  you  <^that  he  will  avenge 
them  speedily.  Nevertheless, 
when  the  Son  of  man  cometh, 
shall  he  find  faith  on  the  earth  ? 

9  And  he  spake  this  parable 
unto  certain  « which  trusted  in 
themselves  llthat  they  were  right- 
eous, and  despised  others: 

10  Two  men  went  up  into  the 
temple  to  pray;  the  one  a  Phari- 
see, and  the  other  a  publican. 

11  The  Pharisee  .'stood  and 
prayed  thus  with  him.self,  ^/God, 
I  thank  thee,  that  I  am  not  as 
other  men  are,  extortioners,  un- 
just, adulterers,  or  even  as  this 
publican. 

12  I  fast  twice  in  the  week,  I 
give  tithes  of  all  that  I  possess. 

13  And  the  publican,  standing 
afar  off,  would  not  lift  up  so 
much  as  his    eves  unto  heaven, 

79 


A.  D.  33. 


^  Matt.  10.39. 

&  16.  25. 

Mark  8.  35. 

ch.  9.  24. 

John  12.  25. 
a  Matt.  24.  40, 

41. 

1  Thess.  4. 


I  This  36th 
verse  is 
wanting  in 
most  of 
the  Greek 
copies. 

6  Job  39.  30. 
Matt.  24.  28. 


a  ch.  11.  5.  & 

21.  36. 

Rom.  12.  12. 

Eph.  6.  IS. 

Col.  4.  2. 

1  Thess.  5. 

17. 
t  Gr.  in  a 

certain  city. 


d  Heb.  10.  37. 
2  Pet.  3.  8,  9. 


ech.  10.  29.  & 

16.  15. 
II  Or,  as  being 

righteous. 


fPs.  135.  2. 
gU.  1.  15.  & 


The  Hch  ruler. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Chinst  visiteth  Zaccheus. 


A.  D.  33. 


h  Job  22.  29. 

Malt.  23.  12. 

rh.  14.  11. 

James  4.  6. 

1  Pet.  .5.  5,  fi. 
i  Matt.  19.  13. 

Mark  10. 13. 


*1  Cor.  14.20. 
1  Pet.  2.  2. 
iMark  10.  15. 


TO  Matt.  19.16. 
.Mark  10.  17. 


n  Ex.  20.  12, 
10. 
Deut.  5.  le- 

20. 

Rom.  13.  9. 
o  Kph.B.  2. 


p  Matt.  C.  19, 
20.  ic  19.  21. 
1  Tim.  6.  19. 


ffProv.  11.  28. 
.Matt.  19.  23. 
.Mark  10.  23. 


r  Jer.  32.  17. 

Zech.  H.  6. 

Matt.  19.  20. 

ch.  1.  37. 
a  Matt.  19.  27. 

t  Deut.  33.  9. 


u  Job  42.  10. 


X  Matt.  IG.  21. 
if  17.  22.  &. 


Mark  10.  32. 
J/  Pm.  22. 


but  smote  upon  his  breast,  say- 
ing, God  be  merciful  to  me  a 
sinner. 

141  tell  you,  this  man  went  down 
to  his  house  justified  rather  than 
the  other:  /'lor  every  one  that 
exalteth  himself  shall  be  abased; 
and  he  that  humbleth  himself 
shall  be  exalted. 

1.5  ^And  they  brought  unto  him 
also  infants,  that  he  would  touch 
them :  but  when  his  disciples  saw 
it,  they  rebuked  them. 

IG  But  Jesus  called  them  unto 
him,  and  .said,  Suffer  little  chil- 
dren to  come  unto  me,  and  for- 
bid them  not:  for  ^of  such  is  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

17  i  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  "Who- 
soever shall  not  receive  the  king- 
dom of  God  as  a  little  child  shall 
in  no  wise  enter  therein. 

18  "'And  a  certain  ruler  asked 
him,  saying.  Good  Master,  what 
shall  1  do  to  inherit  eternal  life  ? 

1!)  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Wh.y 
callest  thou  me  good?  none  /*• 
good,  save  one,  that  is,  God. 

20  Thou  knowest  the  command- 
ments, «Do  not  commit  adultery. 
Do  not  kill.  Do  not  steal.  Do  not 
bear  false  witness,  »  Honour  thj' 
father  and  thy  mother. 

21  And  he  .said.  All  these  have  I 
kept  from  my  youth  up. 

22  Now  whenJesus  heard  these 
things,  he  said  unto  him.  Yet  lack- 
est  thou  one  thing:  i^sell  all  that 
thou  hast,  and  distribute  unto  the 
poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  treasure 
in  heaven :  and  come,  follow  me. 

2.3  And  when  lie  heard  this,  he 
was  very  sorrowful:  for  he  was 
very  rich. 

24  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he 
was  very  sorrowful ,  he  said ,  7H0W 
hardly  shall  they  tliat  have  riches 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God ! 

2.5  For  it  is  easier  for  a  camel  to 
go  through  a  needle's  eye,  than 
for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

20  And  they  tliat  heard  it  said. 
Who  then  can  be  saved  ? 

27  And  he  said,  'Tlie  things 
which  are  impo.ssible  with  men 
are  jio.ssible  with  (4od. 

28  sThen  Peter  said,  Lo,  we  have 
left  all,  and  followed  thee. 

20  And  he  said  unto  them.  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  'There  is  no  man 
that  hath  left  house,  or  iiarents, 
or  brethren,  or  wife,  or  children, 
for  the  kingdom  of  God's  sake, 

;jO  "Who  shall  not  receive  mani- 
fold more  in  this  present  time, 
and  in  the  world  to  come  life 
everlasting. 

31  ^  2;  Then  he  took  imtn  him  the 
twelve,  and  said  unto  them,  lie- 
hold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and 
all  things  z/that  are  written  by  'he 
prophets  concerning  the  Son  of 
man  shall  be  accomplished. 
80 


A.  D.  33. 

z  Matt.  27.  2. 
ch.23.  1. 
John  IW.  28. 
Acts  3.  13. 


a  Mark  9.  33. 

ch.  2.  50.  <fc 

9.  45. 

John  10.  6. 

&  12.  16. 
6  Matt.  20.29. 

Mark  10.  46. 


32  For  z  he  shall  be  delivered  unto 
the  Gentiles,  and  shall  be  mock- 
ed, and  spitefully  entreated,  and 
spitted  on : 

33  And  thej'  shall  scourge  him, 
and  put  him  to  death;  and  the 
third  day  he  siiall  rise  again. 

34  "And  they  understood  none  of 
these  things  •.  and  this  saying  was 
hid  from  them,  neither  knew  they 
the  things  which  were  spoken. 

35  %  ''And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
as  he  was  come  nigh  unto  Jericho, 
a  certain  blind  man  sat  by  the 
way  side  begging: 

3(5  And  hearing  the  multitude 
pass  b}',  he  asked  what  it  meant. 

37  And  they  told  him,  that  Jesus 
of  Nazareth  passeth  liy. 

38  And  he  cried,  saying,  Jesus, 
thou  Son  of  David,  have  mercy 
on  me. 

39  And  they  which  went  before 
rebuked  him,  that  he  should  hold 
his  peace:  but  he  cried  so  much 
the  more,  lliou  Son  of  David, 
have  mercy  on  me. 

40  And  Jesus  stood,  and  com- 
manded him  to  be  brought  unto 
him:  and  when  he  was  come 
near,  he  asked  him, 

41  Saying,  What  wilt  thou  that  I 
shall  do  unto  thee?  And  he  said. 
Lord,  that  I  may  receive  my  sight. 

42  And  Jesus  said  unto  liim.  de- 
ceive thy  sight:  ^thy  faith  hath 
saved  thee. 

43  And  immediately  he  received 
his  sight,  and  followed  him,  rfglo- 
rifj-ing  God:  and  all  the  people, 
when  they  saw  it,  gave  praise  un- 
to God. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  of  Zacchfus  a  publican.  11  The  tin  pieces  of 
money.  2lS  Christ  ridcth  into  .Jerusalem  with 
triumph  :  41  weepeth  over  it  :  45  drivelh  the 
huyers  and  sellers  ovt  of  the  temple  :  47  teach- 
ing daily  in  it.  The  rulers  uwuld  have  de- 
stroyed, him,  hut  for  J'enr  of  the  picple. 

AND  Jesus  entered  and  passed 
.  thr(nigh  Jericho. 

2  And,  behold,  t/trre  was  a  man 
named  Zaccheus,  wliich  was  the 
chief  among  the  publicans,  and 
he  was  rich. 

3  And  he  sought  to  see  .Tesus 
who  he  was;  and  could  not  for 
the  press,  because  ho  was  little  of 
stature. 

4  And  he  ran  before,  and  climbed 
up  into  a  sycamore  tree  to  see 
him  ;  for  he  was  to  pass  that  tcay. 

.5  And  when  Jesus  came  lo  tlie 
place,  li(>  looked  up,  and  saw  liim, 
and  said  unto  him,  Zaccheus, 
niakt;  haste,  and  come  down  ;  for 
to  day  1  must  abide  at  thy  house. 

(5  And  he  made  haste,  and  came 
down,  and  received  him  joyfully. 

7  And  when  they  saw  //,  they  all 
murmured,  saying,  « That  he  was  j  " '^'''J'„3-  "• 
gone  to  bo  guest  with  a  man  that  [ 
is  a  sinner. 

8  And  Zaccheus  stood,  and  saidj 


dch.  5.  28. 
Arts  4.  21.  <t 
11.  IS. 


ch.  5.  SO. 


The  ten  pieces  of  money. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ  rideth  into  Jerusalem. 


A.  D.  33. 


ich.  3.  14. 
cEx.  22.  1. 

1  Sam.  12. 

2  Sam.  12. 


rfRom.4.  11, 

12,  16. 

Gal.  3.  7. 
ech.  13.  16. 
/Matt.  18.  11. 

Sec  Matt.  10. 

C.  t  15.  24. 


;;  Matt.  25.  14. 
Mark  13.  34. 


II  Mina,  here 
translated 
a  pound, 
is  twelve 
ounces  and 
a  half: 
which  ac- 
cording to 
five  shillings 
the  ounce 
i:<  three 
pounds  two 
shillings  and 
sixpence. 

iJohn  1.  11. 

t  Gr.  silver, 
and  so  ver. 
23. 


S  Matt.  25.  21. 
eh.  16.  10. 


!  Matt.  25.  24. 


ml  Sam.  1. 

IC. 

Job  15.  G. 

Matt.  12.  3 

n  Matt.  25.  2 

unto  the  Lord;  Behold,  Lord,  the 
half  of  my  good.s  I  give  to  the 
poor;  and  if  I  have  taken  any 
thing  from  any  man  by  i"  false 
accusation,  "I  restore  him  four- 
fold. 

9  And  Je.sus  said  unto  him,  This 
day  is  salvation  come  to  this 
house,  forasmuch  as  ''he  also  is 
« a  son  of  Abraham. 

10  .^For  the  Son  of  man  is  come 
to  seek  and  to  save  that  which 
was  lost. 

11  And  as  they  heard  these 
things,  he  added  and  spake  a 
parable,  because  he  was  nigh 
to  Jerusalem,  and  because  oihey 
thought  that  the  kingdom  of  God 
should  immediately  appear. 

12  ''He  said  therefore,  A  certain 
nobleman  went  into  a  far  country 
to  receive  for  himself  a  kingdom, 
and  to  return. 

13  And  he  called  his  ten  servants, 
and  delivered  them  ten  !l  pounds, 
and  said  unto  them,  Occupy  till  I 
come. 

14  'But  his  citizens  hated  him, 
and  sent  a  message  after  him, 
saying,  We  will  hot  have  this 
inan  to  reign  over  us. 

1-5  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
he  was  returned,  having  received 
the  kingdom,  then  he  commanded 
!  the.se  servants  to  be  called  unto 
him,  to  whom  he  had  given  the 
t  money,  that  he  might  know  how 
much  every  man  had  gained  by 
trading. 

16  Then  came  the  first,  saying. 
Lord,  thy  pound  hath  gained  ten 
pound.s. 

17  And  he  .said  unto  him.  Well, 
thou  good  servant :  because  thou 
hast  been  *  faithful  in  a  very  lit- 
tle, have  thou  authoritj'^  over  ten 
cities. 

18  And  the  second  came,  saying, 
Lord,  thy  pound  hath  gained  live 
pounds. 

19  And  he  said  likewLse  to  him, 
Be  thou  also  over  live  cities. 

20  And  another  came,  saj'ing, 
I  Lord,  behold,  here  is  thy  pound, 
1  which  I  have  kept  laid  up  in  a 
j  napkin : 

21  'For  I  feared  thee,  because 
thou  art  an  austere  man:  thou 
takest  up  that  thou  layedst  not 
down,  and  reapest  that  thou  didst 
not  sow. 

22  And  he  saith  unto  him,  "i  Out 
of  tJiMie  own  mouth  will  I  judge 
thee,  thou  wicked  servant.  «  Thou 
knewest  that  I  was  an  austere 
man,  taking  up  that  I  laid  not 
down,  and  reaping  that  I  did  not 
sow : 

23  Wherefore  then  gavest  not 
thou  my  money  into  the  bank, 
that  at  my  coming  I  inight  have 
required  mine  own  witli  usury  ? 

24  And  he  said  unto  them  that 
stood    by,   Take  from   him   the 


!  pound,  and  give  it  to  him  that 
i  hath  ten  pounds. 
25   (And    they   said    unto   him, 
Lord,  he  hath  ten  pounds.) 
'2ti  For  I  say  unto  j-ou,  "  That  un- 
to every  one  which  hath  shall  be 
given;   and  from  him  that  hath 
not,  even  that  he  hath  shall  be 
taken  away  from  him. 

27  But  those  inine  enemies,  which 
would  not  that  I  should  i-eign  over 
them,  bring  hither,  and  slay  them 
before  me. 

28  IF  And  when  he  had  thus  spok- 
en, phe  went  before,  ascending 
up  to  Jerusalem. 

29  ■'/And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
was  come  nigh  to  Bethphage  and 
Bethany,  at  tlie  mount  called  the 
mount  of  Olives,  he  sent  two  of  his 
disciples, 

30  Saying,  Go  ye  into  the  village 
over  against  you;  in  the  which  at 
your  entering  ye  shall  tind  a  colt 
tied,  whereon  yet  never  nnan  sat: 
loose  him,  and  bring  him  hither. 

31  And  if  anj'  man  ask  you.  Why 
do  ye  loose  him?  thus  shall  ye  say 
unto  him.  Because  the  Lord  hath 
need  of  him. 

32  And  they  that  were  sent  went 
their  way.  and  found  even  as  he 
had  said  unto  them. 

33  And  as  they  were  loosing  the 
colt,  the  owners  thereof  said  unto 
them,  Why  loose  ye  the  colt? 

34  And  they  said,  The  Lord  hath 
need  of  him. 

3-5  And  they  brought  him  to  Je- 
sus: '•and  thej'  cast  their  gar- 
ments upon  the  colt,  and  they  set 
Jesus  thereon. 

36  »And  a,s  he  went,  thej''  spread 
their  clothes  in  the  way. 

37  And  when  he  was  come  nigh, 
even  now  at  the  descent  of  the 
mount  of  Olives,  the  whole  multi- 
tude of  the  disciples  began  to  re- 
joice and  praise  God  with  a  loud 
voice  for  all  the  mighty  works 
that  they  had  seen  ; 

38  Saying,  'Blessed  be  the  King 
that  Cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  :  '<  peace  in  heaven,  and  glo- 
ry in  the  highest. 

39  And  some  of  the  Pharisees 
from  among  the  multitude  said 
unto  him,  Master,  rebuke  thy 
disciples. 

40  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  I  tell  you  that,  if 
these  should  hold  their  peace, 
•^the  stones  would  immediately 
cry  out. 

41  1  And  when  he  was  come 
near,  he  beheld  the  city,  and 
2/ wept  over  it, 

42  Saying,  If  thou  hadst  known, 
even  thou,  at  least  in  this  thy 
dav,  the  things  icMcJi  belong  unto 
thy  peace !  but  now  they  are  hid 
from  thine  eyes. 

43  For  the  days  shall  come  up- 
on thee,  that  thine  enemies  shall 

81  ' 


A.  D.  »3. 


0  Matt.  13. 12. 
&  25. 29. 
Mark  4.  25. 
ch.  8.  18. 


p  Mark  10.  32. 


q  Matt.  21.  1. 
Mark.  11.  1. 


r1  KingsQ.ia. 

Matt.  21.  7. 

Mark  11.  7. 

John  12.  14. 
«  .Matt.  21.  8. 


fPs.  118.  26. 

ch.  13.  35. 
uch.  2.  14. 

Eph.  2.  14. 


yJohn  11.  35. 


Parable  of  the  vineyard. 


ST.  LUKE. 


The  Sadducees  confuted. 


A.  D.  33. 


2  Is.  29.  3,  4. 

Jor.  C.  3.  C. 

ch.  Q1.20. 
a  1  Kings  9.7, 

8. 

Mic.  3.  12. 
i  Matt.  24.  2. 

Mark  13.  2. 

ch.  21.  0. 
cDan.  9.  24. 

ch.  1.  68,  78. 

1  Pet.  2. 12. 
rfMalt.  21.12. 

Mark  11.  11, 

15. 

John  2.  14, 

13. 
e  Is.  5fl.  7. 
/Jer.  7.  11. 
f  Mark  11.  18. 

John  7.  19. 

&  8.  37. 
rl  Or,  handed 

on  him, 

XcU  IB,  J4, 


a  Matt.  21.  23. 


6  Acts  4.  7.  ck 
7.  27. 


cMatl.  14.5. 
Sc  21. '.'C. 

ch.  7.  29. 


ci  Matt.  21.33. 
Mark  12.  1. 


»cast  a  trench  about  thee,  and 
compass  thee  round,  and  keep 
thee  in  on  every  side, 
44  And  "Shall  lay  thee  even  with 
the  ground,  and  thy  children 
within  thee;  and  ''they  shall  not 
leave  in  thee  one  stone  upon  an- 
other; « because  thou  knewest 
not  the  time  of  thy  visitation. 

40  f'And  he  went  into  the  tem- 
ple, and  began  to  cast  out  them 
that  sold  therein,  and  them  that 
bough  t ; 

46  Saying  unto  them,  eit  is 
written,  My  house  is  the  house 
of  prayer;  but  /ye  have  made 
it  a  don  of  thieves. 

47  And  he  taught  dail.v  in  the 
temple.  But  othe  chief  priests 
and  the  scribes  and  the  chief  of 
the  people  sought  to  destroy  him, 

43  And  could  not  find  what  they 
might  do :  for  all  the  people  II  were 
very  attentive  to  hear  him. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Christ  avoucheth  his  authority  by  a  question  of 
John's  haptism.  9  The  parable  of  the  vineyard. 
19  Of  giving  tribute  to  Cesar.  27  He  convino- 
eth  the  Sadducees  that  denied  the  resurrection. 

41  How  Christ  IS  the  Son  of  David.    45  He  warn- 
eth  his  disciples  to  beware  of  the  scribes. 

AND  nit  came  to  pass,  (hat  on 
.  one  of  those  days,  as  he 
taught  the  people  in  the  temple, 
and  preached  the  gospel,  the 
chief  priests  and  the  scribes  came 
upou  him  with  the  elders, 

2  And  spake  unto  him,  saying, 
Tell  us,  i'by  what  autliority  doest 
thou  these  things  ?  or  who  is  he 
that  gave  thee  this  authority  ? 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  I  will  also  ask  you  one 
thing;  and  answer  me: 

4  The  baptism  of  John,  was  it 
from  heaven,  or  of  inen? 

5  And  they  reasoned  with  them- 
selves, saying.  If  we  shall  say. 
From  heaven ;  he  will  say.  Why 
then  believed  ye  him  not? 

(;  But  and  if  we  say,  Of  men ;  all 
the  people  will  stone  us:  cior 
thej'  be  persuaded  that  John  was 
a  prophet. 

7  And  they  answered,  that  they 
could  not  tell  wlience  U  loax. 

8  And  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Neither  tell  I  you  b.y  what  author- 
ity I  do  these  things. 

S)  Tlien  began  he  to  speak  to  the 
people  this  parable;  <'A  certain 
man  plan tetf  a  vineyard,  and  let 
it  forth  to  husbandmen,  and  went 
into  a  far  country  for  a  long  time. 

10  And  at  the  season  he  sent  a 
servant  to  the  husbandmen,  that 
they  should  give  him  of  tlie  fruit 
of  the  vinej^ard:  but  the  husband- 
men lieat  him,  and  sent  /Uin  away 
empty. 

11  And  again  he  sent  another 
servant:  and  they  beat  liim  also, 
and  entreated  him  shamefuUj', 
and  sent  him  away  empty. 

82 


12  And  again  he  sent  a  third : 
and  they  wounded  him  also,  and 
cast  him  out. 

13  Then  said  the  lord  of  the  vine- 
yard, What  shall  I  do  ?  I  will  send 
my  beloved  son:  it  maybe  they 
will  reverence  hint  when  they  see 
him. 

14  But  when  the  husbandmen 
saw  him,  thej'  reasoned  among 
themselves,  .sajing,  This  is  the 
heir:  come,  let  us  kill  him,  that 
the  inheritance  may  be  ours. 

15  So  they  cast  him  out  of  the 
vineyard,  and  killed  him,.  What 
therefore  shall  the  lord  of  the 
vineyard  do  unto  them  ? 

10  lie  shall  come  and  destroy 
these  husbandmen,  and  .shall  give 
the  vineyard  to  others.  And  when 
they  heard  it,  they  said,  God  for- 
bid. 

17  And  he  beheld  them,  and  said. 
What  is  this  then  that  is  written, 
<;  The  stone  which  the  builders  re- 
jected, the  same  is  become  the 
head  of  the  corner? 

18  Whosoever  shall  fall  upon 
that  stone  shall  be  broken;  but 
/on  whomsoever  it  shall  liall,  it 
will  grind  hiin  to  powder. 

19  ^  And  the  chief  priests  and  the 
scribes  the  same  hour  sought  to 
lay  hands  on  him  ;  and  they  feared 
the  people:  lor  they  perceived 
that  he  had  spoken  this  pax'able 
against  them. 

20  i/And  they  watched  him,  and 
sent  forth  spies,  which  should 
feign  theinselves  just  men,  that 
they  might  take  hold  of  his  words, 
that  so  they  might  deliver  him 
unto  the  power  and  authority  of 
the  governor. 

21  And  they  asked  him,sa3ing, 
''Master,  we"  know  tliat  thou  say- 
est  and  teachest  rightly,  neither 
acceptest  thou  the  person  of  ani/, 
but  teachest  the  way  of  God 
II  truly : 

22  Is  it  lawful  for  us  to  give  trib- 
ute unto  Cesar,  or  no  ? 

23  But  he  perceived  their  crafti- 
ness, and  said  unto  them.  Why 
tempt  ye  me  ? 

24  Shew  me  a  II  penny.  Whose 
image  and  superscription  liath  it? 
They  answered  and  said,  Cesar's. 

2.5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ben- 
der therefore  unto  Cesar  the 
tilings  which  bo  Cesar's,  and  unto 
(Jod  the  things  which  lie  Ciod's. 

2(>  And  tlu'.y Could  not  talce  hold 
of  his  words  before  the  jieoplo: 
and  they  marvelled  at  his  answer, 
and  held  their  peace. 

27  If » Then  came  to  him  certain 
of  tlie  Sadducees,  *which  deny 
that  there  is  any  resurrectioia ; 
and  they  asked  him, 

28  Sa.ving,  INIaster,  ' Moses  wrote 
unto  lis,  It  any  man's  brotherdie, 
having  a  wife,'  and  he  die  without 
children,  that  his  brother  should 


A.  D.  33. 


eP.s.  118.  22. 
Matt.  21.  42. 


/Dan.  2. 34, 
35, 
Matt.  21.  44. 


A  Matt.  22.  16. 
Mark  12. 14. 


Or, 

of  a  truth. 


I  See  Matt. 
18.  28. 


iMatt.  22.  23. 
Mark  12.  18. 
k  Acts  23.  G,  8. 


Of  the  resurrection. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Destruction  of  the  temple,. 


A.  D.  33. 


m  \  Cor.  15. 

42,  49,  5-2. 

IJohnS.  2. 
n  Rom.  8.  23. 


p  Rom.  6.  10, 


q  Matt.  22.  42. 
iMark  12.  35. 


rPs.  110.  1. 
Acts  2.  34. 


sMatt.  23.  1. 
Mark  12.  38. 


t  Matt.  23.  5. 
u  ch.  11.  43. 


xMatt.  23.14. 


a  Mark  12.41. 


take  his  wife,  and  raise  up  seed 
unto  his  brother. 
•29  Tliere   were   therefore  seven 
brethren:    and   the    first   toolv  a 
wife,  and  died  without  cliildren. 

30  And  the  second  took  her  to 
wife,  and  he  died  cliildless. 

31  And  the  third  took  her;  and 
in  lilce  manner  the  seven  also: 
andtheyleftnochildren.anddied. 

32  Last  of  all  the  woman  died 
also. 

33  Therefore  in  the  resurrection 
whose  wife  of  them  is  she?  for 
seven  had  her  to  wile. 

34  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto 
them,  The  children  of  this  world 
marr.v,  and  are  Riven  in  marriage : 

35  But  they  which  shall  be  ac- 
counted wTjrthy  to  obtain  that 
world,  and  the  resurrection  from 
the  dead,  neither  marry,  nor  are 
given  in  marriage : 

36  Neither  can  they  die  any 
more:  for  '"»they  are  equal  unto 
the  angels;  and  are  the  children 
of  God,  «  being  the  children  of  the 
resurrection. 

37  Now  that  the  dead  are  raised, 
'jeven  Moses  shewed  at  the  bush, 
when  he  calleth  the  Lord  the  God 
of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac, 
and  the  God  of  Jacob. 

38  For  he  is  not  a  God  of  the 
dead,  but  of  the  living:  for  paW. 
live  unto  him. 

39  ^  Then  certain  of  the  scribes 
answering  said,  Master,  thou  hast 
well  said. 

"10  And  after  that  they  dnrst  not 
ask  him  any  question  at  all. 

41  And  he'said  unto  thorn,  "zllow 
say  they  that  Christ  is  David's 
son  ? 

42  And  David  himself  saith  in 
the  book  of  Psalms,  'The  Lord 
said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on 
my  right  hand, 

43  Till  I  make  thine  enemies  thy 
footstool. 

44  David  therefore  calleth  him 
Lord,  how  is  lie  then  his  son  ? 

4-5  ^  s  Then  in  the  audience  of  all 
the  people  he  said  unto  his  disci- 
ples, 

4G  « Beware  of  the  scribes,  whicli 
desire  to  walk  in  long  robes,  and 
"love  greetings  in  the  markets, 
and  the  highest  seats  in  the  syna- 
gogues, and  the  chief  rooms  at 
feasts ; 

47  « Which  devour  widows' 
houses,  and  for  a  shew  make 
long  prayers:  the  same  shall  re- 
ceive greater  damnation. 

CHAPTER   XXL 

1  Christ  eommenJeih  the  poor  widow.  5  He  fore- 
telleth  the  destruction  of  the  temple,  and  of  the 
city  Jerusalem  ;  25  the  signs  also  which  shall 
he  before  the  last  day.  34  He  exhorteth  them  to 
be  u-atchful. 

AND  he  looked  up,  «and  saw 
-  the   rich   men  casting   their 
gifts  into  the  treasury. 


2  And  he  saw  also  a  certain 
poor  widow  casting  in  thither 
two  il  mites. 

3  And  he  said.  Of  a  truth  I  say 
unto  you, 'that  this  poor  widow 
hath  cast  in  more  than  they  all: 

4  For  all  these  have  of  their 
abundance  cast  in  unto  the  offer- 
ings of  God :  but  she  other  penury 
hath  cast  in  all  the  living  that  she 
had. 

5  *|  cAnd  as  some  spake  of  the 
temple,  how  it  was  adorned  with 
goodly  stones  and  gifts,  he  said, 

6  As'for  tliese  things  which  ye  be- 
hold,"the  days  will  come,  in  the 
which  <i  there  shall  not  be  left  one 
stone  upon  another,  that  shall  not 
be  thrown  down. 

7  And  they  asked  him,  saying, 
Master,  but  when  shall  these 
things  be?  and  what  sign  tvUl 
there  be  when  these  things  shall 
come  to  pass? 

8  And  he  said,  eTake  heed  that 
ye  be  not  deceived:  for  many 
shall  come  in  my  name,  saying,  I 
am  Christ;  II  and  the  time  draweth 
near:  go  ye  not  therefore  after 
them. 

9  But  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars 
and  commotions,  be  not  terrified : 
for  these  things  must  first  come 
to  pass  ;  but  the  end  is  not  by  and 
bv. 

lO.^Then  said  he  unto  them,  Na- 
tion shall  rise  against  nation,  and 
kingdom  against  kingdom : 

11  And  great  earthquakes  shall 
be  in  divers  places,  and  famines, 
and  pestilences :  and  fearful  sights 
and  great  signs  shall  there  be 
from  heaven. 

12  i/But  before  all  these,  they 
shall  lay  their  hands  on  you,  and 
persecute  you,  delivering  you  up 
to  the  synagogues,  and  /(into  pris- 
ons, i  being  brought  before  kings 
and  rulers  f^  for  my  name's  sake. 

13  And  i  it  shall  turn  to  you  for  a 
testimony. 

14  ™  Settle  it  therefore  in  your 
hearts,  not  to  meditate  before 
what  ye  shall  answer : 

1.5  For  I  will  give  you  a  mouth 
and  wisdom,  "Which  all  j-our  ad- 
versaries shall  not  be  able  to  gain- 
say nor  resist. 

16  "And  j^e  shall  be  betrayed  both 
by  parents,  and  brethren,  and 
kinsfolks,  and  friends ;  and  psovir 
of  you  shall  they  cause  to  be  put 
to  death. 

17  And  -zye  shall  be  hated  of  all 
men  lor  mV  name's  sake. 

18  '-But  there  shall  not  a  hair  of 
your  head  perish. 

19  In  your  patience  possess  ye 
your  soiils. 

20  sAnd  when  ye  shall  see  Jerusa- 
lem compassed  with  armies,  then 
know  that  the  desolation  thereof 
is  nigh. 

21  Then  let  them  which  are  in 

83 


A.  D.  33. 


II  See  Mark 
12.  42. 


cMatt.  24.  1. 
Mark  13.  1. 


eMatt.  24.  4. 

Mark  13.  5. 

Eph.  5.  6. 

2Thess.  2.  3. 
II  Or,  and,' 

The  time. 

Matt.  3.  2.  <k 

4.  17. 


/Matt.  24.  7. 


«■  Mark  13.  9. 
Rev.  2.  10. 

h  Acts  4.  3.  4; 

5.  IH.ic  12.  4. 

k  16.  24. 
i  -Vets  25.  23. 
*  1  Pet.  2.  13. 
IPhil.  1.  23. 

2  Thess.  1.  5, 
m  Matt.  10. 

10. 

Mark  13.  11. 

ch.  12.  11. 


oMir.  7.  6. 
Mark  13.  12. 


?Matt.  10.  22. 
rMatt.  10.  30. 


.'Matt.  24.  15. 
Mark  13. 14. 


ChrisVs  second  coming. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Conspiracy  against  Christ. 


A.  D.  33. 


Zech.  11.  1. 
u  Matt.  24. 19. 


X  Dan.  9.  27. 

&  12.  7. 

Rom.  11.  25. 
J/ Mat*.  24.  29. 

Mark  13.  24. 

2  Pet.  3.  10, 

12. 


ffiMatt.  24.  30. 
Rev.  1.  7.  ic 
14.  14. 


b  Rom.  8.  19, 
23. 

c  Matt.  24.  32. 
Mark  13.  28. 


rf  Matt.  24.  85. 


eRom.  13.  13. 
1  Thess.5.  C. 
1  Pet.  4.  7. 


/I  Thess.  5. 

2  Pet.  3.  10. 

Rev.  3.  3.  & 

10.  15. 
fMatl.  24.  42. 

&  2.'-).  13. 

Mark  13.  33. 
hch.  18.  1. 
(■  P8.  1.  5. 

Kph.  U.  13. 
*  Jolin  8.  1,2. 
I  eh.  22.  39. 


Judea  tlee  to  the  mountains;  and 
let  them  which  are  in  the  midst 
of  it  depart  out ;  and  let  not  them 
that  are  in  the  countries  enter 
thereinto. 

22  For  these  be  the  days  of  ven- 
geance, that  'all  things  which  are 
written  may  be  fultilled. 

23  "But  woe  unto  them  that  are 
with  child,  and  to  them  that  give 
suck,  in  those  days!  for  there 
shall  be  great  distress  in  the  land, 
and  wrath  upon  tliis  people. 

24  And  they  shall  fall  by  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  shall  be 
led  away  captive  into  all  nations : 
and  Jerusalem  shall  be  trodden 
down  of  the  C4entiles,  •^•until  the 
times  of  the  C4entiles  be  fulfilled. 

25  Tf  yAnd  there  shall  be  signs  in 
the  sun,  and  in  the  moon,  and  in 
the  stars;  and  upon  the  earth  dis- 
tress of  nations,  with  perplexity ; 
the  sea  and  the  waves  roaring; 

26  Men's  hearts  failing  tliom  for 
fear,  and  for  looking  after  those 
things  which  are  coming  on  the 
earth:  zfor  the  powers  of  heaven 
shall  be  shaken. 

27  And  then  shall  they  see  the 
Son  of  man  « coming  in  a  cloud 
with  power  and  great  glory. 

28  And  when  these  things  begin 
to  come  to  pass,  then  look  up,  and 
lift  up  your  heads;  for  '-your  re- 
demption draweth  nigh. 

29  fAnd  he  spake  to  them  a  para- 
ble ;  Behold  the  fig  tree,  and  all 
the  trees; 

30  When  they  now  shoot  forth, 
ye  see  and  know  of  your  own 
selves  that  summer  is  now  nigh 
at  hand. 

31  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  see 
these  things  come  to  pass,  know 
ye  that  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
high  at  hand. 

32  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  This 
generation  shall  not  pass  away, 
till  all  be  fulfilled. 

33  <^  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass 
away;  but  my  words  shall  not 
pass"  away. 

34  1  And  ctake  heed  to  your- 
selves, lest  at  any  time  your 
hearts  be  overcharged  with  sur- 
feiting, and  drunkenness,  and 
cares  of  this  life,  and  .so  that  day 
come  upon  you  unawares. 

35  For  /as  a  snare  shall  it  come 
on  all  them  that  dwell  on  the  face 
of  the  whole  earth. 

3G  ff  Watch  ye  therefore,  and 
''pray  always,  that  ye  may  be 
accoiinted  vvorthy  to  escape  all 
these  things  that  shall  come  to 
pass,  and  »to  stand  before  the  Son 
of  man. 

37  /'And  in  the  daytime  he  was 
teaching  in  the  temple;  and  'at 
night  he  went  out,  and  aljode  hi 
the  mount  that  is  called  the  mount 
of  Olives. 

38  And  all  the  people  came  early 

84 


in  the  morning  to  him  in  the  tem- 
ple, for  to  hear  him. 

CHAPTER   XXII. 

1  The  Jews  conspire  against  Christ.  3  Satan 
preparetk  Judas  to  betray  him.  7  The  apostles 
prepare  the  passover.  19  Christ  instituteth  his 
holy  supper,  21  covertly  foretelleth  oj  the  trai- 
tor,'ZA  dehorteth  the  rest  of  his  apostles  from 
ambition,  31  assureth  Peter  his  faith' should  not 
fail :  34  and  yet  he  should  deny  him  thrice.  39 
He  prayeth  in  the  mount,  and  sweateth  blood, 
47  is  betrayed  with  a  kiss  :  .50  he  healeth  Mtil- 
thus'  ear,  &\  he  is  thrice  dented  of  Peter,  63 
shamefully  abused,  66  and  confesseth  himself  to 
be  the' Son  of  God. 

NOW  « the  feast  of  unleavened 
bread   drew  nigh,  which   Is 
called  the  passover. 

2  And  (-the  chief  priests  and 
.scribes  sought  how  they  might 
kill  him ;  for  they  feared  the 
people. 

3  f  cThen  entered  Satan  into 
Judas  surnamed  Iscariot,  being 
of  the  number  of  the  twelve. 

4  And  he  went  his  way,  and  com- 
muned with  the  chief  priests  and 
captains,  how  he  might  betray 
him  unto  them. 

5  And  they  were  glad,  and  ''cove- 
nanted to  gi^■e  him  money. 

6  And  he  promised,  and  sought 
opportunity  to  betray  him  unto 
them  II  in  the  absence  of  the  mul- 
titude. 

7  t  "Then  came  the  day  of  un- 
leavened bread,  when  the  pass- 
over  must  be  killed. 

8  And  he  sent  Peter  and  John, 
saying.  Go  and  prepare  us  the 
passover,  that  we  may  eat. 

9  And  they  said  unto  him ,  Where 
wilt  thou  tiiat  we  prepare  ? 

10  And  he  said  unto  them,  Be- 
hold, when  ye  are  entered  into 
the  city,  there  shall  a  man  meet 
you,  bearing  a  pitcher  of  water; 
follow  him  into  the  house  where 
he  entereth  in. 

11  And  ye  shall  say  unto  the 
goodmanof  the  house,  The  Mas- 
ter saith  unto  thee,  Where  is  the 
guestchamber,  where  I  shall  eat 
the  passover  with  my  disciples? 

12  And  he  shall  shew  you  a  large 
upper  room  furnished:  there 
make  ready. 

13  And  they  went,  and  found  as 
he  had  said  unto  them:  and  they 
made  ready  the  passover. 

14  .'And  'when  the  hour  was 
come,  he  sat  down,  and  the 
twelve  apostles  with  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  II  With 
desire  I  have  desired  to  oat  this 
passover  with  you  before  I  sufler : 

16  For  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not 
any  more  eat  thereof.  .'^' until  it  be 
fulfilled  in  the  kingdom  of  (iod. 

17  And  he  took  the  cnp,  and  gave 
tlianks,  and  said.  Take  tliis,  and 
divide  it  among  yourselves  : 

18  For  ''  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not 
drink  of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,  until 
the  kingdom  of  God  shall  come. 


A.  D.  .33. 


a  Matt.  26.  2. 
Mark  14.  1. 


b  P.s.  2.  2. 
John  11.  47. 
Acts  4.  27. 


c  Matt.  26.  14. 
Mark  14.  10. 
John  13.  2, 


d  Zech,  11.  12. 


I  Or,  without 


eMalt.  20.  17. 
Mark  14.  12. 


^Matt.  2fi.  20. 
Mark  14.  17. 


I  Or,  I  have 
heartily 
desired. 


fch.  14.  15. 
Acts  10.  41. 
Rev.  19.  9. 


AMalt.  26.  29. 
Mark  14.  25. 


The  last  supper  instituted. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ  is  betrayed. 


iMat!.  26, 
Mark  14. 


*  1  Cor.  11.  24. 


nCor.  10.  16. 


m  Ps.41.  9. 

Matt.  26.  21, 

23. 

Mark  14.18. 

John  13.21, 

26. 
n  Matt.  26.  24. 
0  Acts  2.  23. 

&  4.  28. 
p  Matt.  26.  22, 

John  13.  22, 

25. 
g  Mark  9.  34. 

ch.  9.  46. 

rMatt.  20.23. 
Mark  10.  42. 


s  Matt.  20 

1  Pet.  5. 


ch. 


X  Matt.  20.28. 

Jolin  13.  13, 

14. 

Phil.  2.  7. 
yHeb.  4.  15. 

z  Matt.  24.47. 

ch.  12.  32. 

2  Cor.  1.  7. 

2  Tim.  2.  12. 
a  Matt.  8.  11. 

ch.  14.  15. 

Rev.  19.  9. 
iP.s.49.  14. 

Malt.  19.  28. 

ICor.  6.2. 

Rev.  3.  21. 
e  1  Pet.  5.  8. 
d  Amo.s  9.  9. 
e  John  17.  9, 

11,  15. 
/Ps.  51.  13. 

Jehn  21.  15, 

16,  17. 


g- Matt.  26.  34 
Mark  14.  31. 


ft  Matt.  10.  9. 
ch.9.  3.  <fc 


A.  D.  33.  19  1[  iAna  he  took  bread,  and 
gave  thanks,  and  brake  it,  and 
gave  unto  them,  saying.  This  is 
my  body  which  is  given  for  you : 
^this  do  in  remembrance  of  me. 

20  Likewise  also  the  cup  after 
supper,  saying,  'This  cup  is  the 
new  testament  in  my  blood, 
which  is  shed  for  you. 

21  •!  »«But,  behold,  the  hand  of 
him  that  betrayeth  me  is  with  me 
on  the  table. 

22  «And  trulj'  the  Son  of  man 
goeth,  «  as  it  was  determined:  but 
woe  unto  that  man  by  whom  he 
is  betrayed! 

23  pArid  the.v  began  to  inquire 
among  themselves,  which  of  them 
it  was  that  .should  do  this  thing. 

24  ^  9And  there  was  also  a  strife 
among  them,  which  of  them 
should  be  accounted  the  greate.st. 

2-5  '•And  he  said  unto  them,  The 
kings  of  the  Gentiles  exercise 
lordship  over  them ;  and  they 
that  exercise  authority  upon  them 
are  called  benefactors. 

26  sBut  ye  shall  not  be  so:  *but 
he  that  is  greatest  among  you,  let 
him  be  as  the  younger;  and  he 
that  is  chief,  as  he  that  doth  serve. 

27  «  For  whether  is  greater,  he 
that  sitteth  at  meat,  or  he  that 
serveth?  i.s  not  he  that  sitteth  at 
meat  ?  but  ^  I  am  among  you  as 
he  that  serveth. 

28  Ye  are  they  which  have  con- 
tinued with  me  in  ynxy  tempta- 
tions. 

29  And  »I  appoint  unto  you  a 
kingdom,  as  my  Father  hath  ap- 
pointed unto  me; 

30  That  «ye  may  eat  and  drink 
at  my  table  in  my  kingdom, 
6 and  sit  on  thrones  judging  the 
twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 

31  IT  And  the  Lord  said,  Simon, 
Simon,  behold,  c  Satan  hath  de- 
sired to  have  you,  that  he  may 
rfsift  )/ou  as  wheat: 

32  But  «I  have  prayed  for  thee, 
that  thy  faith  fail  not :  .'"and  when 
thou  art  converted,  strengthen 
thy  brethren. 

33  And  lie  said  unto  him  Lord, 
I  am  ready  to  go  with  thee,  both 
into  prison,  and  to  death. 

34  i^And  he  said,  I  tell  thee, 
,  ^  ^  ^  Peter,  the  cock  shall  not  crow 
John  13.  3a.^|_yjjj5  ^^y^  before  that  thou  shalt 

thrice  deny  that  thou  knowest 
me. 

35  ''And  he  said  unto  them, 
When  I  sent  you  without  purse, 
and  scrip,  and.  shoes,  lacked  ye 
any  thing?  And  they  said, 
IS'othing. 

36  Then  said  he  unto  them, 
But  now,  he  that  hath  a  purse, 
let  him  take  it,  and  likewise  his 
scrip:  and  he  that  hath  no 
sword,  let  him  sell  his  garment, 
and  buy  one. 

37  For  I  say  unto  you,  that  this 


that  is  written  must  yet  be  ac- 
complished in  me,  »And  he  was 
reckoned  among  the  transgress- 
ors: for  the  things  concerning 
me  have  an  end. 

38  And  they  said.  Lord,  behold, 
here  are  two  swords.  And  he 
said  unto  them.  It  is  enough. 

39  ^  *And  he  came  out,  and 
'went,  as  he  was  wont,  to  the 
mount  of  Olives;  and  his  disci- 
ples also  followed  him. 

40  '"And  when  he  was  at  the 
place,  he  said  unto  them.  Pray 
that  ye  enter  not  into  tempta- 
tion. 

41  "And  he  was  withdrawn 
from  them  about  a  stone's  cast, 
and  kneeled  down,  and  prayed, 

42  Sayin.g,  Father,  if  thou  be 
twilling,  remove  this  cup  from 
me:  nevertheless,  "uot  my  will, 
but  thine,  be  done. 

43  And  there  appeared  p  an  angel 
unto  him  from  heaven,  strength- 
ening him. 

44  ?And  being  in  an  agony  he 
prayed  more  earnestly :  and  his 
sweat  was  as  it  were  great  drops  of 
blood  falling  down  to  the  ground. 

4-5  And  when  he  rose  up  from 
prayer,  and  was  come  to  his  dis- 
ciples, he  found  them  sleeping 
for  sorrow, 

46  And  said  unto  them,  Why 
sleep  ye?  rise  and  j-pray,  lest  ye 
enter  into  temptation. 

47  "if  And  while  he  yet  spake, 
8  behold  a  multitude,  and  he  that 
was  called  Judas,  one  of  the 
twelve,  went  before  them,  and 
drew  near  unto  Jesus  to  kiss  him. 

48  But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Ju- 
das, betrayest  thou  the  Son  of 
man  with  a  kiss? 

49  When  they  which  were  about 
him  saw  what  would  ibllow,  they 
said  unto  him.  Lord,  shall  we 
smite  with  the  sword? 

50  1  And  t  one  of  them  smote  the 
servant  of  the  high  priest,  and 
cut  off  his  right  ear. 

51  And  Jesus  answered  and  said, 
Suffer  j'e  thus  far.  And  he  touch- 
ed his  ear,  and  healed  him. 

52  "Then  Jesus  said  unto  the 
chief  priests,  and  captains  of  the 
temple,  and  the  elders,  which 
were  come  to  him.  Be  ye  come 
out,  as  against  a  thief,  with 
swords  and  staves  ? 

53  When  I  was  daily  with  you  in 
the  temple,  ye  stretched  fortli  no 
hands  against  me:  ^but  this  is 
your  hour,  and  the  power  of 
darkne.ss. 

54  If  z/  Then  took  they  him,  and 
led  him,  and  brought  him  into  the 
high  priest's  house.  ^And  Peter 
followed  afar  off. 

55  «And  when  they  had  kindled 
a  fire  in  the  midst  of  the  hall,  and 
were  set  down  together,  Peter 
sat  down  among  them. 

85 


A.  D.  33. 


J  Is.  53.  12. 
Mark  15.  28. 


S  Matt.  26.  36. 

Mark  14.  32. 

John  IS.  1. 
;ch.  21.  37. 

m  Matt.  6.  13. 
&  20.  41. 
Mark  14.  38. 
ver.  46. 

n  Malt.  26.39. 
Mark  14.  35. 


t  Gr.  willing 
to  remove. 

0  John  .0.  39. 
&  6.  38. 

p  Matt.  4.  11. 


7  John  12.  27. 
Heb.  5.  7. 


sMatt.  26.47. 
.Mark  14.  43. 
John  18.  3. 


f  Matt.  26.  51. 

Mark  14.  47. 
John  18.  10. 


11  Matt.  26.  55. 

.Mark  14.  48. 


jr  John  12.27. 


V  Matt.  26.  57. 

z  Malt.  26.  58. 

John  16.  15. 
a  Matt.  26.  69. 

Mark  14.  66. 

John  18.  17, 

18. 


Peter  dcnieth  Oirist. 


ST.  LUKE. 


Christ  is  mocked. 


A.  D.  33. 


b  Matt.  26.  71. 

Mark.  14.  09. 
John  18.25. 


c  Matt.  2B.  73. 
Mark  14.  70. 
John  18.  26. 


dMatt.  2G.  7.'). 
Mark  14.  72. 


e  Matt.  26.  34, 
75. 
John  13.  38. 

/Matt.  23.  67, 
Mark  14.  65. 


e  Matt.  27.  1. 
h  Acts  4.  26. 
Sec  Acts  22. 


iMatt.  20.  03. 
.Mark  14.  01. 


It  Matt.  26.  61. 
Mark  14.  02. 
Hcl).  1.3.  & 


ZMatt.  20.  04. 

Mark  14.  C/i. 
m  Matt.  26. O.J, 

Mark  14.  03. 


a  Matt.  27.  2. 

Mark  I.l.  1. 

John  Ih.W. 
b  Acts  17.  7. 
cScP.  Mall. 17. 

27.  fc  22.  21. 

Mark  12.  17. 


5(>  But  a  certain  maid  beheld  him 
as  he  sat  by  the  lire,  and  earnestly 
looked  upon  him,  and  said,  This 
man  was  also  with  him. 

.57  And  ho  denied  him,  saying. 
Woman,  I  know  him  not. 

58  *And  after  a  little  while  an- 
other saw  him,  and  said.  Thou 
art  also  of  them.  And  Peter  said, 
Man,  I  am  not. 

59  cAnd  about  the  space  of  one 
hour  after  another  confidently 
affirmed,  saying.  Of  a  trutli  this 
fellow  also  was  with  him ;  lor  he 
is  a  Galilean. 

GO  And  Peter  said,  Man,  I  know 
not  what  thou  sayest.  And  im- 
mediately, while  he  yet  spake, 
the  cock  crew. 

01  And  tlie  Lord  turned,  and 
looked  upon  Peter.  <'And  Peter 
rcmiembcred  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  how  he  had  said  unto  liim, 
<■  Before  the  cock  crow,  thou  shalt 
deny  me  thrice. 

(i2  And  Peter  went  out,  and  wept 
bitterly. 

6:J  If  /And  the  men  that  held 
Jesus  mocked  him,  and  smote 
him. 

64  And  when  they  had  blind- 
folded him,  they  struck  him  on 
the  face,  and  asked  him,  saying, 
Prophesy,  who  is  it  that  sinote 
thee? 

(i5  And  many  other  things  blas- 
pliemously  spake  they  against 
him. 

(if)  H  i'And  as  soon  as  it  was  day, 
''the  elders  of  the  people  and  the 
chief  priests  and  the  scribes  came 
together,  and  led  him  into  their 
council,  saying, 

07  'Art  thou  the  Christ?  tell  us. 
And  ho  said  unto  them,  If  I  tell 
you,  ye  will  not  believe: 

OS  And  if  I  also  ask  you,  ye  will 
not  answer  me,  nor  let  me  go. 

00  /'Hereafter  shall  the  Hon  of 
man  sit  on  tlie  right  hand  of  the 
power  of  Ciod. 

71)  Then  said  they  all.  Art  thou 
then  the  Hon  of  God?  And  he 
said  unto  them,  'Ye  say  that  I 
am. 

71  wAnd  they  said.  What  need 
we  any  further  witness?  for  we 
ourselves  have  heard  of  his  own 
mouth. 

CHAPTER  XXIIT. 

1  Jrsus  is  accused  before  2'ilatc,  and  sent  to 
Ilrrod.  b  llcrod  mocketh  him.  12  lie  rod  and 
Pilate  are  made  friends.  13  Biira^'/as  is  de- 
sired of  the  people,  and  is  loosed  by  Pilate,  and 
Jf.ius  IS  eiiten  to  he  crucified.  27  lie  t'llclh 
the  women,  that  lament  him,  the  destruction 
of  Jerusalem  :  34  prayelh  for  his  enemies.  39 
Two  evil  dorrs  are  crucified  with  him.  46  Ilis 
death.     50  His  buiial. 

AND  "the  whole  multitude  of 
.  them  arose,  and  led  him  unto 
Pilate. 

2  And  they  began  to  nccuse 
him,  saying,'We  foiuid  {.Wx^ftliom 
*  perverting  the  nation,  and  cfor- 

8() 


bidding  to  give  tribute  to  Cesar, 
saying  ''that  he  himself  is  Christ 
a  king. 

3  «And  Pilate  asked  him,  saying. 
Art  thou  the  King  of  the  Jew.s? 
And  he  answered  him  and  said, 
Thou  sayest  //. 

4  Then  said  Pilate  to  the  chief 
priests  and  ro  the  people,  /I  find 
no  fault  in  this  man. 

5  And  they  were  the  more  fierce, 
saying.  He  stirreth  up  the  people, 
teaching  throughout  all  Jewry, 
beginning  from  Galilee  to  this 
place. 

0  When  Pilate  heard  of  (Talilee, 
he  asked  whether  the  man  were 
a  Galilean. 

7  And  as  soon  as  he  knew  that 
he  belonged  unto  ^Herod's  juris- 
diction, he  sent  him  to  Herod, 
who  himself  also  was  at  Jerusa- 
lem at  that  time. 

8  1  And  when  Herod  saw  Jesus, 
he  was  exceeding  glad:  for  /'he 
was  desirous  to  see  him  of  a  long 
.«crt.voH.,  because  *he  had  heard 
many  things  of  him ;  and  he 
hoped  to  have  seen  some  miracle 
done  by  him. 

9  Thou  he  questioned  with  him 
in  many  words;  but  he  answered 
him  nothing. 

10  And  the  chief  priests  and 
scribes  stood  and  vehemently 
accused  him. 

11  /^And  Herod  with  his  men 
of  war  set  him  at  nought,  and 
inocked  him,  and  arrayed  him  in 
a  gorgeous  robe,  and  sent  him 
again  to  Pilate. 

12  \  And  the  same  day  'Pilate 
and  Herod  were  made  friends  to- 
gether; for  before  they  were  at 
enmitj'  between  themselves. 

13  II  '"And  Pilate,  when  he  had 
called  together  the  chief  priests 
and  the  rulers  and  the  people, 

14  Said  unto  them,  «Ye  have 
brought  this  man  unto  me,  as  one 
that  ijerverteth  the  peo])lo;  and, 
behold,  "I,  liaving  e.xamined  him 
bel'ore  you,  have  louiid  no  fault 
in  this  man  touching  those  things 
whereof  ye  accuse  him  : 

15  Ko,  nor  yet  Herod  :  for  T  sent 
you  to  liim;  and,  lo,  nf)thiiig 
worthy  of  death  is  done  unto  liim. 

10  7' 1  will  therefore  chastise  him, 
and  release  liim. 

17  (7  For  of  necessity  he  must  re- 
lease one  unto  (licm  at  the  feiust.) 

18  And  »-they  cried  out  all  at  once, 
saying,  Away  with  this  vuin,  and 
release  unto  "us  Barabbas: 

19  (Who  for  a  certain  sedition 
made  in  the  city,  and  for  murder, 
was  cast  into  pri.son.) 

20  Pilate  therefore,  willing  to  re- 
lease Jesus,  spake  again  lo  them. 

21  But  they  cried,  saying.  Crucify 
him,  crucify  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  them  the 
third  time,  Why,  what  evil  hath 


A.  D.  33. 


dJohn  19.  12. 

eMaft.  27.  11. 
1  Tim.  6.  13. 


/I  Pet.  2.  22. 


iMatt.  14.  1. 
Mark  6. 14. 


m  Matt.  27.23. 

Mark  15.  14. 

John  18.  3». 

<fc  10.  4. 
n  ver.  1,  2. 


p  Matt.  27.  26. 

John  10.  1. 
7  Malt.  27.  15. 

.Mark  15.  0. 

John  IM.  39. 
r  Acts  3.  14. 


Christ's  cnicifixi'm. 


ST.  LUKE. 


and  death. 


A.  D.  33. 


«  Matt.  27.  26. 

Mark  15.  15. 

John  19.  IC. 
3  Or, 

assented^ 

Ex.  23.  2. 


t  Matt.  2T.  32. 
Mark  15.  21. 
See  John  19. 
17. 


u  Matt.  24. 19. 
ch.  21.  23. 


xU.  2.  19. 

Ho3.  10.  8. 

Rev.  6.  16. 

&9.  6. 
yProv.  11.  31. 

Jer.  25.  29. 

Ez.  20.  47.  ic 

21.  3,  4. 

1  Pet.  4.  17. 
e  l3.  53.  12. 

Matt.  27.  38. 
a  Matt.  27.33. 

Mark  15.  22. 

John  19.  17, 

18. 

nor. 

The  place  of 
a  siaW. 

b  Matt.  5.  44. 

Acts  7.  60. 

1  Cor.  4.  12. 
e  Acts  3.  17. 
d  Matt.  27.  35. 

Mark  15.  24. 

John  19.  23. 
ePs.  22.  17. 

Zech.  Ifi.  10. 
/Matt.  27.  39. 

Mark  15.  29. 


f  Matt.  27.37. 
Mark  15.  26. 
John  19.  19. 


ft  Malt.  27.  44. 
.Mark  15.  32. 


lie  done  ?  I  have  found  no  cause 
of  death  in  hini :  I  will  therefore 
chastise  him,  and  let  him  go. 

23  And  they  were  instant  with 
loud  voices,  requiring  that  he 
might  be  crucified:  and  the  voices 
of  them  and  of  the  chief  priests 
prevailed. 

24  And  s  Pilate  Igave  sentence 
that  it  should  be  as  they  required. 

25  And  he  released  unto  them 
him  that  for  sedition  and  murder 
was  cast  into  prison,  whona  they 
had  desired:  but  he  delivered 
Jesus  to  their  will. 

26  ''And  as  they  led  him  away, 
they  laid  hold  upon  one  Simon, 
a  CVrenian,  coming  out  of  the 
country,  and  on  him  they  laid  the 
cross,  that  he  might  bear  ii  after 
Jesus. 

27  %  And  there  followed  him  a 
great  company  of  people,  and  of 
women,  which  also  bewailed  and 
lamented  him. 

28  But  Jesus  turning  unto  them 
said.  Daughters  of  Jeru.salem, 
weep  not  for  me,  but  weep  for 
yourselves,  and  for  your  children. 

29  "For,  behold,  the  days  are 
coming,  in  the  which  thej'  shall 
say,  Blessed  are  the  barren,  and 
the  wombs  that  never  bare,  and 
the  paps  which  never  gave  suck. 

30  ^  Then  shall  they  begin  to  say 
to  the  mountains.  Fall  on  us ;  and 
to  the  hills,  Cover  us. 

31  .'/For  if  they  do  these  things  in 
a  green  tree,  what  shall  be  done 
in  the  dry  ? 

32  =And  there  were  also  two 
others,  malefactors,  led  with  him 
to  be  put  to  death. 

33  And  n  when  tiiey  were  come 
to  the  place,  which  is  called  il  Cal- 
vary, there  they  crucified  him, 
and  the  malefactors,  one  on  the 
right  hand,  and  the  other  on  the 
left. 

34  f  Then  said  Jesus,  Father, 
iforgive  them;  for  cthey  know 
not  what  they  do.  And  rfthey 
]iarted  his  raiment,  and  cast  lots. 

35  And  «the  people  stood  be- 
holding. And  the  .^rulers  also 
with  them  derided  him,  saying. 
He  saved  others;  let  him  save 
himself,  if  he  be  Christ,  the 
chosen  of  God. 

36  And  the  soldiers  also  mocked 
him,  coming  to  him,  and  oflering 
him  vinegar, 

37  And  saying,  If  thou  be  the 
King  of  the  Jews,  save  thyself. 

3S  tfAnd  a  superscription  also 
was  written  over  him  in  letters 
of  Greek,  and  Latin,  and  Hebrew, 
THIS  IS  THE  KING  OF  THE 
JEWS. 

30  1  ''And  one  of  the  malefactors 

j  which    were    hanged    7"ailed    on 

him,  saying.  If  thou  be  Christ, 

i  save  thyselt  and  us. 

I  40  But  the  other  answering  re- 

57 


buked  him,  saying.  Dost  not  thou 
fear  God,  seeing  thou  art  in  the 
same  condemnation  ? 

41  And  we  indeed  justly;  for  we 
receive  the  due  reward  of  our 
deeds:  but  this  man  hath  done 
nothing  amiss. 

42  And  he  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord, 
remember  me  when  thou  comest 
into  thy  kingdom. 

43  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Ver- 
ily I  say  unto  thee,  To  day  shalt 
thou  be  with  me  in  paradise. 

44  ^And  it  was  about  the  sixth 
hour,  and  there  was  a  darkness 
over  all  the  il  earth  until  the  ninth 
hour. 

45  And  the  sun  was  darkened, 
and ''the  vail  of  the  temple  was 
rent  in  the  midst. 

46  1  And  when  Jesus  had  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  he  said,  'Fa- 
ther, into  thy  hands  I  commend 
my  spirit :  "'and  having  said  tiius, 
he  gave  up  the  ghost. 

47  "Xow  when  the  centurion 
saw  what  was  done,  he  glorified 
God,  saying.  Certainly  this  was  a 
righteous  man. 

-^18  And  all  the  people  that  came 
together  to  that  sight,  beholding 
the  things  which  were  done, 
smote  their  breasts,  and  i-eturned. 

49  "And  all  his  acquaintance,  and 
the  women  that  followed  him 
from  Galilee,  stood  afar  off,  be- 
holding these  things. 

50  T  pAnd,  behold,  there  u'cis  a  man 
named  Joseph,  a  counsellor;  and 
he  iras  a  good  man,  and  a  just: 

51  (The  same  had  not  consented  to 
the  counsel  and  deed  of  them :) 
he  luas  of  Arimathea,  acitj'  of  the 
Jews;  9 who  also  himself  waited 
for  the  kingdom  of  God. 

52  This  mail  went  unto  Pilate, 
and  begged  the  body  of  Jesus. 

53  '•And  he  took  it  down,  and 
v.'rapped  it  in  linen,  and  laid  it  in  a 
sepulchre  that  was  hewn  in  stone, 
wherein  never  man  before  was 
laid. 

54  And  that  daj'  was  »the  prepa- 
ration, and  the  sabbath  drew  on. 

55  And  tlie  women  also,  <  which 
came  with  him  from  Galilee,  fol- 
lowed after,  and  "beheld  the  sep- 
ulchre, and  how  his  body  was 
laid. 

50  And  they  returned,  and  *•  pre- 
pared spices  and  ointments;  and 
rested  the  sal)bath  day  1/  according 
to  the  comnaandment. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Christ's  resurrection  is  declared  hy  two  angels 
to  the  women  that  come  to  the  sepulchre.  0 
These  report  it  to  others.  13  Christ  himself 
appeareth  to  the  two  disetples  that  went  to  Em- 
niaus  :  36  afterwards  he  appeareth  to  the  apos- 
tles, and  reproveih  their  unbelief :  47  ctvsth 
them  a  charge  :  49  promiscth  the  Holy  Ghost : 
51  and  so  ascendcth  into  heaven. 

OW  «upon  the  first  day  of  the 
week,  very  early  in  the  morn- 

87 


N 


A.  D.  30 


i  Matt.  27.  45. 
Mark  IS.  33. 


k  Matt.  27.  61. 
Mark  15.  38. 

ZPs.31.  6. 
1  Pet.  2.  23. 

mMaft.  27.!i0. 

Mark  15.  37. 

John  19.  30. 
n  Matt.  27.54. 

Mark  15.  39. 


oPs.  38.  11. 

Matt.  27.  55. 

Mark  15.  40. 

See  John  19. 

25 
p  Matt.  27.  57. 

Mark  l.i.  42. 

John  19.  38. 


;  Mark  13.  43. 
ch.  2.  25,  38. 


r  Matt.  27.  59. 
Mark  15.  45. 


s  Matt.  2T.  02. 

t  oh.  8.  2. 

u  Mark  15.  47. 

X  Mark  Ifl.  1. 
y  Ex.  20.  10. 


«  Matt.  28.  1 
Mark  16.  I. 
John  3J.  1. 


Christ's  resurrection. 


ST.  LUKE. 


He  appears  to  the  disciples. 


A.  D.  33. 


6ch.23.  50. 


e  Matt.  28.  2. 
Mark  16.  4. 

d  Mark  16.  5. 
ver.  23. 


c  John  20.  12. 
Acta  1.  10. 


B  Or,  him 
that  iiueth. 

/Malt.  IG.  21. 
A-  17.  23. 
Mark  8.  31. 
fc  9.  31. 
ch.  9.  22. 


A  Matt.  28.  8. 
Mark  16.  10. 


iMark  16.11. 
Ter.  25. 


;john  20.  3,8. 


tnMark  16.12. 


nMatt.  18.20. 


0  John  20.  14. 
ic  21.  4. 


p  John  19.  25. 


flMatt.  21. 11. 

<-h.7.  16. 

John  3.2.  Jc 

4.  19.  <S6B.  14. 

Acts  2.  22. 
r  Acts  7.  22. 
«ch.  23.  1. 

Acts  13.  27, 

28. 


ing,  they  came  unto  the  sepulchre, 
6  bringing  the  spices  which  they 
had  prepared,  and  certain  otliers 
witii  them. 

2  (^And  they  found  the  stone  roll- 
ed away  from  the  sepulchre. 

3  f'And  they  entered  in ,  and  found 
not  the  body  of  the  Lord  Je.sus. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
were  much  perplexed  thereabout, 
e  behold,  two  men  stood  by  them 
in  shining  garments: 

5  And  as  they  were  afraid,  and 
bowed  down  thdr  faces  to  tlie 
earth,  they  said  unto  them,  "Why 
seek  3'e  ilthe  living  among  the 
dead  ? 

G  He  is  not  here,  but  is  risen: 
/remember  how  he  spake  unto 
you  when  he  was  yet  in  Galilee, 

7  Saying,  The  Son  of  man  must 
be  delivered  into  the  hands  of 
sinful  men,  and  be  crucified,  and 
the  third  day  rise  a^aiu. 

8  And  i/they  remembered  his 
words, 

9  ''And  returned  from  the  sepul- 
chre, and  told  all  these  things  un- 
to the  eleven,  and  to  all  the  rest. 

10  It  was  Blary  Magdalene,  and 
'.Toanna,  and  Mury  the  mother  of 
James,  and  other  ■woinentlutt  loere 
with  them,  which  told  these  things 
unto  the  apostles. 

11  ^And  their  words  seemed  to 
them  as  idle  tales,  and  they  be- 
lieved them  not. 

12 1  Then  arose  Peter,  and  ran  un- 
to the  sepulchre;  and  stooping 
down,  he  beheld  the  linen  clothes 
laid  by  themselves,  and  departed, 
wondering  in  himself  at  that 
which  was  come  to  pass. 

13  ^  "'And,  behold,  two  of  them 
went  that  same  day  to  a  village 
called  Emmaus,  which  was  from 
Jerusalem  about  threescore  fur- 
longs. 

14  And  they  talked  together  of  all 
these  things  which  had  happened. 

15  And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  that, 
while  they  communed  torjether 
and  reasoned,  « Jesus  himself 
drew  near,  and  went  with  them. 

IG  But  "their  eyes  were  holden 
that  they  should  not  know  him. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
manner  of  communications  are 
these  that  ye  have  one  to  another, 
as  ye  walk,  and  are  sad  ? 

18  And  one  of  them,  j' whose 
name  was  Cleopas,  answeringsaid 
unto  him.  Art  thon  only  a 
stranger  in  Jerusalem,  and  hast 
not  known  the  things  which  are 
come  to  pass  there  in  these  days? 

19  And  he  said  unto  them,  Wliat 
things?  And  they  said  unto  him. 
Concerning  Jesus  of  Nazareth, 
■/which  was  a  prophet  "-mighty  in 
deed  and  word  belbre  God  and  all 
the  people : 

20  8  And  how  the  chief  priests 
and  our  rulers  delivered  him  to 


be  condemned  to  death,  and 
have  crucified  him. 

21  But  we  trusted  <that  it  had 
been  he  which  should  have  re- 
deemed Israel:  and  beside  all 
this,  to  day  is  the  third  day  since 
these  things  were  done. 

22  Yea,  and  «  certain  women  also 
of  our  company  made  us  aston- 
ished, which  were  early  at  the 
sepulchre; 

23  And  when  they  found  not  his 
body,  they  came,  saying,  that 
they  had  also  seen  a  vision  of 
angels,  which  said  that  he  was 
alive. 

24  And  a;  certain  of  them  which 
were  with  us  went  to  the  sepul- 
chre, and  found  it  ev'en  so  as  the 
women  had  said:  but  him  they 
saw  not. 

2o  Then  he  said  unto  them,  O 
fools,  and  slow  of  heart  to  believe 
all  that  the  prophets  havespoken: 

2G  :/ Ought  not  Christ  to  have 
suftered  these  things,  and  to  en- 
ter into  his  glory  ? 

272And  beginning  at  "Moses  and 
f'all  the  prophets,  he  expounded 
unto  them  in  all  the  Scriptures 
the  things  concerning  himself. 

28  And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the 
village,  whither  they  went:  and 
Che  made  as  though  he  would 
have  gone  further. 

29  But  ''they  constrained  him, 
saying.  Abide  with  us;  for  it  is 
toward  evening,  and  the  day  is 
-far  spent.  And  he  went  in  to 
tarry  with  them. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
sat  at  meat  with  them, « he  took 
bread,  and  blessed  it,  and  brake, 
and  gave  to  them. 

31  And  their  eyes  were  opened, 
and  they  knew  him;  and  he 
II  vani.shed  out  of  their  sight. 

32  And  they  said  one  to  another. 
Did  not  our  heart  burn  within 
us,  while  he  talked  with  us  by 
the  way,  and  while  he  opened  to 
us  the  Scriptures  ? 

33  And  they  rose  up  the  same 
hour,  and  returned  to  Jerusalem, 
and  Ibund  the  eleven  gathered 
together,  and  them  that  were 
with  them, 

34  Saying,  The  Lord  is  risen 
indeed,  and  /hath  appeared  to 
Simon. 

3.5  And  they  told  what  things 
ivere  done  in  tlie  waj',  and  how  he 
was  known  of  them  in  breaking 
of  bread. 

3G  f  yAnd  as  they  thus  spake, 
Jesus  himself  stood  in  the  midst 
of  them,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Peace  be  unto  you. 

37  But  they  were  terrified  and 
affrighted,  and  suppo-sed  that 
tliey  had  seen  'i  a  spirit. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why 
ai-e  ye  troubled?  and  why  do 
thoughts  arise  in  your  hearts  ? 


A.  D.  33. 


t  ch.  1.  C8.  & 
2.  33. 
Acts  1.  6. 


u  Matt.  28.  8. 
Mark  16. 10. 
ver.  9,  10. 
John  20.  18. 


y  ver.  46. 
Arts  17.  3. 
1  Pet.  1.  11. 

z  ver.  45. 
oGen.  3.  15. 

(fe  22.  18.  & 

26.  4.  &  49. 

10. 

Num.  21.  9. 

Deut.  18.  15. 
bVH.  16.  9, 10. 

A-.  22.  &  132. 

11. 

Is.  7.  14.  <fc 

9.  6.  &  40.  10, 

11.  &  50.  6. 

&  53. 

Jcr.  23.  5.  t 

33.  14,  15. 

Ez.  31.  23.  k 

37.  25. 

Dan.  9.  24. 

Mic.  7.  20. 

Mai.  3.  1.  ic 

4.  2. 

See  on  John 

1.  45. 
c  See  Gen.  32- 

26.  &  42.  7. 

Mark  6.  48. 
if  Gen.  10.  3. 

Acts  16.  15. 
eMatt.  14.  19. 
II  Or,  ceasei  to 

be  seen  of 

them. 

See  ch.  4.30. 

John  8.  69. 


g  Mark  16. 14. 
John  20.  19. 
1  Cor.  15.  5. 


The  cUvinitu,  humanity, 


ST.  JOHN. 


and  office  of  Jesusi  Christ. 


A.  D. 


«■  John  20.  20, 
27. 


*  Oen.  43.  26. 
/John 21.  5. 


m  Acta  10.  41. 

It  Matt.  10.21. 

<t.  17.  22.  & 

20.  18. 

Mark  8.  31. 

rh.  0.  22.  & 

18.  31. 

vcr.  6. 
o  Acts  in.  14. 


Is   50.  5.  & 
53.  2,  &c. 
Acts  17.  3. 


I  39   Behold   my   hands   and   my 
feet,  that  it  is  I  myself:  » handle 
me,   and  see;    for   a  spirit  hath 
not  llesh  and  bones,  as  ye  see  i 
I  me  have.  | 

I  40  And  when  he  had  thus  spok- 1 
I  en,  he  shewed  them   his  hands 
I  and  his  feet. 

41  And  while  they  yet  believed 
not  A'for  joy,  and  wondered,  he 
said  unto  them,  '  Have  ye  here 
any  meat  ?  j 

42  And  they  gave  him  a  piece 
of  a  broiled  fish,  and  of  a  honey- 
comb. 

43  '"And  he  took  if,  and  did  eat 
before  them. 

•  44  And  he  said  unto  them.  "These 
are  the  words  which  I  spake  unto  j 
you,  \vhile  I  was  yet  with  you, 
that  all  things  inust  be  fulfilled, 
which  were  written  in  the  law  of 
Xoses,  and  in  the  prophets,  and 
in  the  psalms,  concerning  me.        ; 

45  Then  <>  opened  he  their  un- 
derstanding, that  the\'  might  un- 
derstand the  Scriptures,  ' 

46  And  said  unto  them,  p  Thus  I 


it  is  written,  and  thus  it  behooved  | 
Christ  to  suffer,  and  to  rise  from  | 
the  dead  the  third  day : 

47  And  that  repentance  and 
?  remission  of  sins  should  be 
preached  in  his  name  >among 
all  nations,  beginning  at  Jeru- 
salem. 

48  And  sye  are  witnesses  of  these 
things. 

49  f  ^And,  behold,  I  send  the 
promise  of  my  Father  upon  you  : 
but  tarry  ye  in  the  city  of  Jeru- 
salem, until  ye  be  endued  with 
power  from  on  high. 

50  ^  And  he  led  them  out  "as 
far  as  to  Bethany,  and  he  lifted 
up  hLs  hands,  and  blessed  them. 

51  *And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
he  blessed  them,  he  was  parted 
from  them,  and  carried  up  into 
heaven. 

52  !/And  they  worshipped  him, 
and  returned  to  Jerusalem  with 
great  joy: 

53  And  were  continually  =in  the 
temple,  praising  and  blessing 
God.    Amen. 


THE    GOSPEL   ACCORDING   TO 

ST.    JOH]N^. 


c  ProT.  e.  22, 

23,  &c. 

Col.  1.  17. 

1  John  1.  1. 

R,;v.  1.  2.  & 

19.  IS. 
h  Prov.  8.  30. 

ch.  17.  5. 

1  John  1.  2. 
cPhi!.  2.  6. 

1  John  D.  7. 
dC.en.  1.  1. 
e  Ps.  33.  8. 

ver.  10. 

Eph.  3.  9. 

Col.  1,  16. 

Heb.  1.  2. 

Rev.  4.  11. 
/ch.  5.  26. 

1  John  5.  11. 
f  ch.8.12.  i-9. 

5.fc  12.35,46. 
h  ch.  3.  19. 

A.  D.  2G. 

I  Mai.  3.  1. 

Matt.  3.  1. 

Luke  3.  2. 

ver.  33. 
*  Acts  19.  4. 
;  ver.  4. 

I'.  49.  6. 

1  John  2.  8. 
m  ver.  3. 

Heh.  1.  2.  <k 

66.  5.     Rom. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  divinity,  humanity,  and  office  of  Jefus 
Christ.  15  The  testimony  of  John.  39  The 
calling  of  Andrew,  Peter,  jj-c. 

IN     the    beginning    "was     the 
Word,  and  the  Word  was  *  with 
God,  c  and  the  Word  Avas  God. 

2  f'The  same  was  in  the  begin- 
ning with  God. 

3  «A11  things  were  made  by  him; 
and  without  him  was  not  any 
thing  made  that  was  made. 

4  /In  him  was  life;  and  fftlie  life 
was  the  light  of  men. 

5  And  '» the  light  shineth  in  dark- 
ness; and  the  darkness  compre- 
hended it  not. 

6  IF  'There  was  a  man  sent  from 
God,  whose  name  was  John. 

7  *Tlie  same  came  lor  a  witness, 
to  bear  witne.ss  of  the  Light,  that 
all  vien  through  him  might  be- 
lieve. 

8  He  was  not  that  Light,  but  ions 
sent  to  bear  witness  of  that  Light. 

9  '  That  was  the  true  Light,  which 
lighteth  every  man  that  cometh 
into  the  world. 

10  He  was  in  the  world,  and  ™the 
world  was  made  by  him,  and  the 
world  knew  him  not. 

1)  "He  came  unto  his  own,  and 
his  own  received  him  not. 
12   But   oas   many   as   received 

11.3.     n  Luke  19.  14.     Acts  3.  2C.  &  13.  46.    o  Is. 
8.  16.     Gal.  3.  26.     2  Pet.  1.  4.     1  John  3.  1. 


A.  D.  33. 

q  Dan.  9.  24. 

Acta  13.  3;^, 

46. 

1  John  2.  12. 
rGen.  12.3. 

Ps.  22.  27. 

Is.  49.  G,  22. 

Jer.  31.  31. 

Ho3.  2.  23. 

Mic.  4.2. 

Mai.  1.  11. 
s  John  15.  27. 

Acts  1.  b.  22. 

A:  2.  32.  &  3. 

15. 
t  Is.  44.  3. 

Joel  2.  28. 

John  14.  16, 

26.  A;  15.  26. 

<k  IC.  7. 

Acta  1.  4.  te 

2.  1,  i-c. 
u  Acts  1.  12. 
z2  Kings  2.11 

Mark  10.  19. 

John  20.  17. 

Acts  1.  9. 

Eph.  4.  f. 
})  Matt.  28.  9, 

17. 
z  Arts  2.  46. 

4;  5.  42. 


A.  D.  26. 


Or,  the 

right,  or, 
privjlcgt. 

3.  ! 


him,  to  them  gave  he  'power  to 
become  the  sons  of  God,  eveji  to 
them  that  believe  on  his  name: 

13  p  Which  were  born,  not  of 
blood,  nor  of  the  will  of  the  flesh, 
nor  of  the  will   of  man,  but  ofj  Va'mes  i.  is, 

God.  1  Pet.  1.  23. 

14  irAnd  the  Word  '-was  made  |  ? Matt.  i.  le, 
s flesh,  and  dwelt  among  us,  (and 
<we  beheld  his  glory,  the  glory  as 
of  the  only  begotten  of  the  "Fa- 
ther,) "full  of  grace  and  truth. 

15  ^  2''  John  bare  witness  of  him, 
and  cried,  saying,  This  was  he  of 
whom  I  spake,  a;  He  that  cometh 
after  me  is  preferred  before  me ; 
2/  Ibr  he  was  before  me. 

10  And  of  his  =  fulness  have  all 
we  received,  and  gi-ace  for  grace. 

17  For  "the  law  was  given  by 
Moses,  but  b  grace  and  c  truth  came 
bj'  Jesus  Christ. 

18  ''No  man  hath  seen  God  at 
any  time ;  « the  only  begotten  Son, 
which  is  in  the  bosom  of  the 
Father,  he  hath  declared  him. 

19  %  And  this  is  /the  record  of 
John,  when  the  Jews  sent  priests 
and  Levites  from  .Terusalem  to 
ask  him.  Who  art  thou? 

20  And  a  he  confessed,  and  denied 

Eph.l.  6,  7,  8.    Col.  1.  19.  &  2.  9,  10.    a  Ex.  20.  1,  &:c.     Deut. 

4.  44.  <fc  5.  1.  &  33.  4.     b  Rom.  3.  24.  &  5.  21.  &  6.  14.     c  ch.  8. 

32.  <fc   14.  6.     dEx.  33.  20.     Deut.  4.  12.     .Matt.  11.  27.     Luke 

10.  22.     ch.  6.  46.     1  Tim.  1.  17.  <fc  6.  16.    1  John  4.12,  20. 
e  Ter.  14.     ch.  3.  16,  IS.     1  John  4.  9.    A.  D.  30.    /ch.  5.  83. 
«- Luke  3.  16.     ch.  3.  28.     Acts   13.26. 
89 


Luke  1.  31, 
3.J.  &  2.  7. 

1  Tim.  3.  16. 
rRoTn.  1.  3. 

Gal.  4.  4. 
s  Heb.  2.  11, 

14,  IC,  17. 
t  Is.  40.  .5 

Matt;  17.  2. 

ch.  2.  11.  6c. 

11.40. 

2  Pet.  1.  17. 
uCol.  1.19.(fc 

2.  3,  9. 
IP  ver.  32. 

c\:.  3.  32.  Sc 

5.33. 
X  Matt.  3.  11. 

Mark  1.7. 

Luke  3.  16. 

ver.  27,  30. 

ch.  3.  31. 
y  rh.  8.  58. 

Col.  1.  17. 


The  testimony  of  John. 


ST.  JOHN. 


The  calling  of  Andrew,  d-c. 


A.  D.  30. 


k  Mai.  4.  5. 

Matt.  17.  10. 
!  Deut.  18.  15, 

18. 

i:Or, 
a  prophet  ? 


tMatt.  3.  3. 

Mark  1.  3. 

Luke  3.  4. 

cli.3.  -28. 
lU.  40.3. 


mMatt.  3.11. 
n  Mai.  3.  1. 


0  ver.  l."i,  30. 
Acta  19.  4. 


p  Judg.  7.  ?4. 
ch.  10.  40. 


gEx.  12.  3. 
Is.  S3.  7. 
ver.  33. 
Arts  e.  32. 
1  Pet.  1.  19. 
Rev.  0.  6, 

rU.  S3.  11. 

1  Cor.  10.  3. 

Ol'.I.  1.  4. 

Hel>.  1.  3.  Ic 

2.17.  <Sc0.2S. 

1  Pet.  2.  24. 

&  3.  IS. 

1  .Tnliii  2.  2. 

&,  3.  G.  &  4. 

10. 

Rev.  1.  5. 
li  Or,  beareth. 
n  ver.  15,  27. 
«Mal.  3.  1. 

Matt.  3.  C. 

Luke  1.  17, 

76,  77.  &  y. 

5,  4. 

I!  Matt.  3.  10. 

Mark  1.  10. 

Luke  3.  22. 

ch.  a.  32. 
xMatt.  3.  11. 

Acts  1.  5.  <fc 

2.  4.  At.  10.  44. 

6.  I'J.  e. 
y  vc-r.  29. 


not ;  but  confessed,  I  am  not  the 
Christ. 

21  And  they  asked  him,  What 
then?  Art  tliou  /«Ehas?  And  he 
saith,  I  am  not.  Art  thou  » II  that 
Prophet  ?   And  lie  answered,  ISo. 

22  Then  said  they  unto  him. 
Who  art  thou?  that  we  may  give 
an  answer  to  tiiem  tliat  sent  us. 
What  sayest  thou  of  thyself? 

23  /'^He'said,  I  am  the  voice  of 
one  crying  in  the  wildei'iiess, 
Make  straight  tlie  way  of  the 
Lord,  as  'said  tlie  propliet  Esaias. 

24  And  they  wliicli  were  sent 
were  of  the  Pharisees. 

25  And  tiiey  asked  liim,  and  said 
unto  him.  Why  baptizest  thou 
then,  if  thou  be  not  that  Christ, 
nor  EHas,  neither  that  Prophet? 

2()  Jolm  answered  tliem,  saying, 
™  I  baptize  witli  water :  "  but  there 
standeth  one  among  you,  whom 
ye  know  not; 

'27  "He  it  is,  who  coming  after 
me  is  preferred  before  me,  whose 
shoe's  latch et  I  am  not  worthy  to 
unloose. 

28  These  things  were  done  J>in 
Bethabara  beyond  Jordan,  where 
John  was  baptizing. 

29  %  The  next  day  John  seeth 
Jesus  coming  unto  him,  and  saith. 
Behold  5  the  Lamb  of  God,  '-which 
II  taketh  away  the  sin  of  the  world ! 

30  sThis  is  he  of  whom  I  said. 
After  me  cometh  a  man  which  is 
preferred  before  mc ;  for  he  was 
before  me. 

31  And  I  knew  him  not :  but  that 
he  should  be  made  manifest  to  Is- 
rael, *  therefore  am  I  come  bai^tiz- 
ing  with  water. 

32  "And  John  bare  record,  say- 
ing, I  saw  the  Spirit  descending 
from  heaven  like  a  dove,  and  it 
abode  upon  him. 

33  And  I  knew  him  not:  but  he 
that  sent  me  to  baptize  with  wa- 
ter, the  same  said  unto  me,  Upon 
wliom  thou  Shalt  see  the  Spirit  de- 
scending, and  remaining  on  him, 
a:  the  same  is  he  v.'hich  baptizeth 
with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

34  And  I  saw,  and  bare  record 
that  this  is  the  Son  of  God. 

35  \  Again  the  next  day  after, 
John  stood,  and  two  of  his  disci- 
ples ; 

36  And  looking  upon  Jesus  as 
he  walked,  he  saith,  z/ Behold  the 
Lamb  of  God! 

.37  And  the  two  disciples  heard 
him  speak,  and  they  followed 
Jesus. 

38  Then  Jesus  turned,  and  saw 
them  following,  and  saith  unto 
them,  What  seek  ye?  They  said 
unto  him,  Babbi.  (which  is  to  say, 
being  interpreted.  Master,)  where 
II  dwellest  thou  ? 

39  He  saith  unto  them,  Come  and 
see.  They  came  and  saw  where 
he  dwelt,  and  abode  with  him 

90 


that  day :  for  it  was  II  about  the 
tenth  hour. 

40  One  of  the  two  which  heard 
John  speak,  and  followed  him, 
was  » Andrew,  Simon  Peter's 
brother. 

41  He  lirst  findeth  his  own  broth- 
er Simon,  and  saith  unto  him,  We 
have  Ibund  tlie  Messias,  which  is, 
being  interpreted,  lithe  Christ. 

42  And  he  brought  him  to  Jesus, 
And  when  Jesus  beheld  him,  he 
said.  Thou  art  Simon  the  son  of 
Jona:  «thou  shaft  be  called  Ce- 
phas, which  is  by  interpretation, 
II A  stone. 

43  ^  The  day  following  Jesus 
would  go  forth  into  Galilee,  and 
findeth  Philip,  and  saith  unto 
him,  Follow  me. 

4-1  Now  ''Philip  was  of  Beth- 
saida,  the  city  of  Andrew  and 
Peter. 

4o  Philip  findeth  cNathanael, 
and  saith  unto  him.  We  have 
found  him,  of  whom  <^  Moses  in 
the  law,  and  the  « prophets,  did 
write,  Jesus /of  Nazareth,  the  son 
of Joseph. 

4G  And  Nathanael  said  unto  him, 
!7  Can  there  any  good  thing  come 
out  of  Nazareth  ?  Philip  saith  un- 
to him,  Come  and  see. 

47  Jesus  saw  Nathanael  coming 
to  him,  and  saith  of  him,  Behold 
'»an  Israelite  indeed,  in  whom  is 
no  guile! 

48  Nathanael  saith  unto  him, 
Whence  knowest  thou  me?  Je- 
sus answered  and  said  unto  him. 
Before  that  Philip  called  thee, 
when  thou  wast  under  the  fig 
tree,  I  saw  thee. 

49  Natiianael  answered  and  saith 
unto  him.  Rabbi,  ithou  art  the 
Son  of  God ;  thou  art  '^  the  King 
of  Israel. 

50  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Because  I  said  unto  thee,  I 
saw  thee  under  the  tig  tree,  believ- 
est  thou  ?  thou  shalt  see  greater 
things  than  these. 

51  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Verily, 
verily,  I  sa}'  unto  you,  'Hereafter 
ye  shall  see  heaven  open,  and  the 
angels  of  God  ascending  and  de- 
scending upon  the  Son  of  man. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Christ  turnclh  water  into  wine,  12  departeth 
into  Capernaum,  and  to  Jerusalem,  14  where  he 
puritcth  the  temple  of  buyers  and  sellers.  19 
lie  forctellelh  his  death  and  resurrection.  23 
Many  believed  because  of  his  miracles,  but  he 
would  not  trust  himself  wilh  them. 

AND  the  third  day  there  was 
.  a  marriage  in  "Cana  of  Gali- 
lee; and  the  mother  of  Jesus  was 
there: 

2  And  both  Jesus  was  called,  and 
his  disciples,  to  the  marriage. 

3  And  when  they  wanted  wine, 
the  mother  of  Jesus  saith  unto 
him,  They  have  no  wine. 

4  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  6  Woman, 


A.  D.  30. 


II  That  was 
two  hours 
before  night. 

z  Matt.  4.  18. 


il  Or,  the 
Anointed, 


o  Matt.  16.  18. 
II  Or,  Peter. 


cch.21.  2. 

d  Gen.  3.  15. 

&  49.  10. 

Deut.  18.  18. 

See  on  Luke 

24.  27. 
e  Is.  4.  2.  <k  7. 

14.  A,  9.  6.  (k 

53.2. 

Mir.  5.  2. 

Zech.  6.  12. 

k  9.  9. 

See  more  on 

Luke  24.  27. 
/Matt.  2.  23. 

Luke  2.  4. 
g  eh.  7.  41,  42, 

52. 
h  Ps.  32.  2.  k 

73.  1. 

ch.  8.  39. 

Rom.  2.  28, 

29.  &  0.  G. 
iMatt.  14.  S3. 
*  Matt.  21.  5. 

&  27.  11,  42. 

ch.  18.  37.  & 

19.  3. 


;Gen.  28.  12. 
Matt.  4.  11. 
Luke  2.  0, 
13.  k  22.  43. 
<k  24.  4. 
Acts  1.  10. 


a  See  Josh. 
19.  28. 


ChTist's  first  miracle. 


ST.  JOHN.      His  conference  with  Nicodemus. 


A. 

D.  30. 

cSo 
16. 
22. 

2  Sam. 
10.  &:  10. 

dch 

7.  6. 

e  Mark  7.  3. 

fch.  4.  46. 


ffch.  1. 14. 


h  Matt.  12.  46. 


»Ex.  12.  14. 

Deut.  16.  1, 

16. 

ver.  23. 

ch.  0.  1.  <fc  6. 

4.  iSc  11.  &3. 
*  Matt.  21.  12. 

Mark  11.  13. 

Luke  19.  45. 


n  Matt.  12.  38. 
ch.  B.  30. 


0  Matt.  20.  61. 
Sc  27.  40. 
Mark  14.  G8. 
&  15.  29. 


pCol.  2.  9. 

Heb.  R.  2. 

So  1  Cor.  3. 

16.  &:  G.  19. 

2  Cor.  6.  16. 
«  Luke  24.  8. 


ewhat  have  I  to  do  with  thee? 
'^mine  hour  is  not  yet  come. 

5  His  mother  saith  unto  the 
servants,  Whatsoever  he  saith 
unto  you,  do  it. 

6  And  tliere  were  set  there  six 
waterpots  of  stone,  « after  the 
naanner  of  the  purifying  of  the 
Jews,  containing  two  or  three 
firlvins  apiece. 

7  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Fill  the 
waterpots  with  water.  And  they 
filled  them  up  to  the  brim. 

8  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Draw 
out  now,  and  bear  unto  the  gov- 
ernor of  the  feast.  Arid  they 
bare  it. 

9  When  the  ruler  of  the  feast  had 
tasted  fthe  water  that  way  made 
wine,  and  knew  not  whence  it 
was,  (but  the  servants  which  drew 
the  water  knew,)  the  governor  of 
the  feast  called  the  bridegroom, 

10  And  saith  unto  him,  Every 
man  at  the  beginning  doth  set 
forth  good  wine;  and  when  men 
have  well  drunk,  then  that  which 
is  worse:  but  thou  hast  kept  the 
good  wine  until  now. 

11  This  beginning  of  miracles  did 
Jesus  in  Cana  of  Galilee,  pand 
manifested  forth  his  glory;  and 
his  disciples  believed  on  him. 

12  ^  After  this  he  went  down  to 
Capernaum,  he,  and  his  mother, 
and  ''his  brethren,  and  his  disci- 
ples; and  they  continued  there 
not  many  days. 

13  *},  'And  the  Jews'  passover 
was  at  hand,  and  Jesus  went  up 
to  Jerusalem, 

14  ^Aiid  found  in  the  temple 
those  that  sold  oxen  and  sheep 
and  doves,  and  the  changers  of 
money  sitting : 

15  And  when  he  had  made  a 
scourge  of  small  cords,  he  drove 
them  all  out  of  the  temple,  and 
the  sheep,  and  the  oxen;  and 
poured  out  the  changers'  money, 
and  overthrew  the  tables; 

16  And  said  unto  them  that  sold 
doves.  Take  these  things  hence ; 
make  not  'my  Father's  house  a 
house  of  merchandise. 

17  And  his  disciples  remembered 
that  it  was  written,  '"'The  zeal  of 
thine  house  hath  eaten  me  up. 

18  %  Then  answered  the  Jews 
and  said  unto  him,  "What  sign 
shewest  thou  unto  us,  seeing  that 
thou  doest  these  things? 

19  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  "Destroy  this  temple,  and 
in  three  da^^s  I  will  raise  it  up. 

20  Then  said  the  Jews,  Forty 
and  six  years  was  this  temple  in 
building,  and  wilt  thou  rear  it  up 
in  three  days  ? 

21  But  he  spake/>of  the  temple 
of  his  body. 

22  When  therefore  he  was  risen 
from  the  dead,  i  his  disciples  re- 
membered that  lie  had  said  this 


unto  them;  and  they  believed  the 
Scripture,  and  the  word  which 
Jesus  had  said. 

23  ^  Now  when  he  was  in  Jeru- 
salem at  the  passover,  in  the  feast 
clai/,  many  believed  in  his  name, 
when  they  saw  the  miracles 
which  he  did. 

24  But  Jesus  did  not  commit 
himself  unto  them,  because  he 
knew  all  men, 

25  And  needed  not  that  any 
should  testify  of  inan;  for  ''he 
knew  what  was  in  man. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Christ  teachelk  Nicodemns  the  necessity  of  re- 
generation. 14  Of  faith  in  his  death.  10  The 
great  love  of  God  towards  the  world.  18  Con- 
demnation for  unbelief.  23  The  baptism,  wit- 
ness and  doctrine  of  John  concerning  Christ. 

THEIiE  was  a  man  of  the  Phar- 
isees,  named    Nicodemus,   a 
ruler  of  the  Jews : 

2  "The  same  came  to  Jesus  by 
night,  and  said  unto  him,  Babbi, 
we  know  that  thou  art  a  teacher 
come  from  God :  lor  '  no  man  can 
do  these  miracles  that  thou  doest, 
except  «God  be  with  him. 

3  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
thee,  <i  Except  a  man  be  born 
;l  again,  he  cannot  see  the  king- 
dom of  God. 

4  Nicodemus  saith  unto  him, 
How  can  a  man  be  born  when  he 
is  old?  can  he  enter  the  second 
time  into  his  mother's  womb,  and 
be  born? 

5  Jesus  answered.  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  thee,  « E.xcept  a  man 
be  born  of  water  and  of  the  Spirit, 
he  cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  God. 

6  That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh 
is  flesh ;  and  that  which  is  born  of 
the  Spirit  is  spirit. 

7  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto 
thee.  Ye  must  be  born  II  again. 

8  /The  wind  blov/eth  where  it 
listeth,  and  thou  hearest  the 
sound  thereof,  but  canst  not  tell 
whence  it  cometh,  and  whither 
it  goeth :  so  is  every  one  that  is 
born  of  the  Spirit. 

9  Xicodemus  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  a  How  can  these  things 
be? 

10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Art  thou  a  master  of  Israel, 
and  knowest  not  these  things? 

11  ''Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
thee.  We  speak  that  we  do  know, 
and  testifj'  that  we  have  seen ; 
and  iye  receive  not  our  witness. 

12  If  I  have  told  you  earthly 
things,  and  ve  believe  not,  how 
shall  ye  believe,  if  I  tell  you  of 
heavenly  things? 

13  And  ^-  no  man  hath  ascended 
up  to  heaven,  but  he  that  came 
down  from  heaven,  even  the  Son 
of  man  which  is  In  heaven. 

14  if  'And  as  Moses  lifted  up  the 

91 


A.  D.  30. 


rl  Sara.  16.  7. 
1  Chr.  28.  9. 
Matt.  9.  4. 
Mark  2.  8. 
ch.  6.  64.  & 
16.  30. 
Acts  1.  24. 
Kev.  2.  23. 


a  ch.  7.  60.  <fc 
19.  39. 


b  ch.  9.  16,  33. 
Acta  2.  22. 


<irh.  1.  13. 
Gal.  6.  15. 
Tit.  3.  5. 
James  1.  18. 
1  Pet.  1.  23. 
1  John  3.  9. 

;ior, 

from  above. 


s  Mark  16.  16. 

Acts  2.  se. 


il  Or, 

from  above, 
/Ecc.  11.  6. 

1  Cor.  2.  11. 


h  Matt 

11.27 

ch.  1. 

13.  & 

7.  16. 

4:8.23 

&.12. 

43.  &. 

14.  24 

I  ver.  32. 

iProv 

30.4. 

ch.6. 

33,  38, 

51,  62 

ifc  16. 

28. 

Acts  2.  34. 

1  Cor 

16.  47. 

Eph. 

4.  9, 10. 

:Xum 

21.0. 

John's  doctrine  concerning  Christ.  ST.  JOHN. 


The  woman  of  Samaria. 


A.  D.  30. 


OTCh.  8.  26.  & 
12.  32. 

n  ver.  30. 
cli.  G.  47. 

0  Horn.  5.  8. 
1  John  4.  9. 


p  Luke  9.  56. 
ch.  j.  45.  & 
8.15.  4:12.47. 
1  John  4.  14. 

qch.  5.  24.  & 
6.  40,  47.  <k 
20.  31. 


rch.1.4,  9, 10, 
11.  ir.  8.  12. 


a  Job  24.13,17. 
Eph.B.  13. 


II  Or, 
discovered. 


fch.  4.2. 
u  1  Sam.  g.  4. 
X  Matt.  3.  6,  6. 
yMatt.  14.  3. 


ach.  1.  7,  15, 

27,  24. 

a  1  Cor.  4.  7. 

Hel).  5.  4. 

James  1.  17. 
II  Or,  talia 

unto  himself. 
Ach.  1.  20,27. 
cMal.  3.  1. 

Mark  1.  2. 

LuUe  1.  17. 
d  M.-\tt.  22.  2. 

2  Cor.  11.  2. 

Eph.  5.25,27. 

Rev.  21.  9. 
f  Cant.  5.  1. 
/v.;r.  13. 

ch.  8.  23. 
g  Matt.  28. 18. 

ch.  1.  10,  27. 

Rom.  9.  5. 
h  1  Cor.  15.47. 

jch.  6.  33. 

1  Cor.  15.  47. 

Eph.  1.  21. 
Phil.  2.  8. 


serpent  in  the  wilderness,  even  so 
»n  must  the  Son  of  man  be  lifted 
np: 

1-5  That  whosoever  believeth  in 
him  should  not  perish,  but  «have 
eternal  life. 

16  H  "  For  God  so  loved  the  world, 
that  he  gave  his  onlj'  begotten 
Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in 
him  should  not  perish,  but  have 
everlasting  lile. 

17  p  For  God  sent  not  his  Son  into 
the  world  to  condemn  the  world  ; 
but  that  the  world  through  him 
might  be  saved. 

18  \  'iHe  that  believeth  on  him 
is  not  condemned :  but  he  that  be- 
lieveth not  is  condemned  already, 
because  he  hath  not  believed  in 
the  name  of  the  only  begotten 
Son  of  God. 

19  And  this  is  the  condemnation, 
»-that  light  is  come  into  the  world, 
and  men  loved  darkness  rather 
than  light,  because  their  deeds 
were  evil. 

20  For « every  one  that  doeth  evil 
hateth  the  light,  neither  cometh 
to  the  light,  lest  his  deeds  should 
be  II  reproved. 

21  But  he  that  doeth  truth  com- 
eth to  the  light,  that  his  deeds 
may  be  made  manifest,  that  they 
are  wrouglit  in  God. 

22  f  After  these  things  came  Je- 
sus and  his  disciples  into  the  land 
of  Judea;  and  there  he  tarried 
with  them,  'and  baptized. 

23  ?  And  John  also  was  baptizing 
in  Enon  near  to  «Salim,  because 
there  was  much  water  there: 
a; and  they  came,  and  were  bap- 
tized. 

24  For  2/ John  was  not  yet  cast  in- 
to prison. 

25  1[  Then  there  arose  a  question 
between  some  of  John's  disciples 
and  the  Jews  about  puriiyiug. 

26  And  they  came  unto  John, 
and  said  unto  him,  Rabbi,  he  that 
was  with  thee  beyond  Jordan,  ^  to 
whom  thou  barest  witness,  behold, 
the  same  baptizeth,  and  all  men 
come  to  him. 

27  John  answered  and  said,  «A 
man  can  11  receive  nothing,  except 
it  be  given  him  from  heaven. 

28  Ye  yourselves  bear  me  witness, 
that  I  said,  ^-I  am  not  the  Christ, 
but  cthatol  am  sent  before  him. 

29  d  He  that  hath  the  bride  is  the 
bridegroom:  but  "the  Iriend  of 
the  bridegroom,  which  standeth 
and  heareth  him,  rejoiceth  greatly 
because  of  the  bridegroom's 
voice :  this  my  joy  therefore  is 
fullilled. 

30  lie  must  increase,  but  I  must 
decrease. 

31  .'He  that  cometh  from  above 
a  is  above  all :  ''  he  that  is  of  the 
earth  is  earthly,  and  speaketh  of 
the  earth:  'he  that  cometh  from 
heaven  is  above  all. 

92 


32  And  *  what  he  hath  seen  and 
heard,  that  he  testifieth;  and  no 
man  receiveth  his  testimony. 

33  He  that  hath  received  his  tes- 
timony 'hath  set  to  his  seal  that 
God  is  true. 

34  '«  For  he  whom  God  hath  sent 
speaketh  the  words  of  God:  for 
God  giveth  not  the  Spirit  "by 
measure  \tntn  him. 

3-5  0  The  Father  loveth  the  Son, 
and  hath  given  all  things  into  his 
hand. 

3 )  p  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son 
hath  everlasting  life  :  and  he  that 
believeth  not  the  Son  shall  not  see 
life ;  but  the  wrath  of  God  abideth 
on  him. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Christ  talkctk  with  a  woman  of  Samaria,  and 
revealeth  himsrlf  unto  her.  27  His  disciples 
marvel.  31  He  declnreth  to  them  his  zeal  to  t 
God's  glory.  39  Mavy  Samaritans  believe  on 
him.  43  He  depurteth  into  Galilee,  and  healeth 
the  ruler's  son  that  lay  sicj  at  Capernaum. 

WHEN  therefore  the  Lord 
knew  how  the  Pharisees  had 
heard  that  Jesus  made  and  "bap- 
tized more  disciples  than  John, 

2  (Though  Jesus  himself  baptiz- 
ed not,  but  his  disciples,) 

3  He  left  Judea,  and  departed 
again  into  Galilee. 

4  And  he  must  needs  go  through 
Samaria. 

5  Then  cometh  he  to  a  city  of 
Samaria,  which  is  called  Sjxhar, 
near  to  the  parcel  of  ground '-  that 
Jacob  gave  to  his  son  Joseph. 

6  Now  Jacob's  well  was  there. 
Jesus  therefore,  being  wearied 
with  his  journey,  sat  thus  on  the 
well ;  and  it  was  about  the  sixth 
hour. 

7  There  cometh  a  woman  of 
Samaria  to  draw  water :  Jesus 
saith  unto  her.  Give  me  to  drink. 

8  (For  his  disciples  were  gone 
away  unto  the  city  to  buy  meat.); 

9  Then  saith  the  woman  of  Sa- 
maria unto  him.  How  is  it  that 
thou,  being  a  Jew,  askest  drink  of 
me,  which  am  a  woman  of  Sama- 
ria? for  cthe  Jews  have  no  deal- 
ings with  the  Samaritans. 

10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
her.  If  thou  knewest  the  gift  of 
God,  and  who  it  is  that  saith  to 
thee,  Give  me  to  drink ;  thou 
wonkiest  have  asked  of  him,  and 
he  would  have  given  thee  ''living 
water. 

11  The  woman  saith  unto  him. 
Sir,  thou  hast  iKUliing  to  draw 
with,  and  the  well  is  dfop  :  IVom 
whence  then  hast  thou  that  living 
water  ? 

12  Art  thou  greater  than  our  ftx- 
ther  Jacob,  which  gave  us  the 
well,  and  drank  thereof  himself, 
and  his  children,  and  his  cattle? 

13  .Tesus  answered  and  said  unto 
her,  Whosoever  drinkoth  of  this 
water  shall  thirst  again : 


A.  D.  30. 


k  ver.  11. 

ch.  8.  26.  i 

15.  15. 
fRom.  3.  4. 

1  John  5.  10. 
m  ch.  7.  16. 
n  ch.  1.  16. 
oMatt.  11.27. 

&.  28.  18. 

Luke  10.22. 

ch.  5.  20,  22. 

&  13.3.  Ic  17. 

2. 

Heb.  2.  8. 
p  Hah.  2.  4. 

rh.   1.  12.  & 

6.  47. 

ver.  15,  16. 

Rom.  1.  17. 

IJohn  5.  10. 


h  Gen.  33.  19. 
&  48.  22. 
Josh.  24.  32. 


c2  Kings  17. 
24. 

Lnkc  9.  02, 
63. 
.\cls  10.  28. 


d  Is.  12.  3.  t 
44.  3. 
Jer.  2.  13. 
Ze.h.  13.  1. 
A:  14.  8. 


The  woman  of  Samaria. 


ST.  JOHN. 


TJw  Samaritxins  believe. 


A.  D.  30. 


ech.  C.  35,  i 
/th.  7.  38. 


gSee  ch.6.  34. 
6c  17.  2,  3. 
Rom.  0.  23. 
1  John  5.  20. 


ft  Luke  7.  16. 

Sc  21.  10. 

ch.  6.  14.  Sc 

7.40. 
tJudg.  9.  7. 
iDeul.  12.  5, 

11. 

1  Kinss  9.  3. 

2  Chr.  7.  12. 
/Mai.  1.  11. 

1  Tim.  2.  S. 

m  2  Kings  17. 
29. 
71  Ik.  2.  3. 

Luke  21.47. 
Rom.  9.  4,  5 


0  Phil.  3.  S. 
p  ch.  1.  17. 

72  Cor.  3.  17. 


r  ver.  29,  39. 
J  Matt.  26.  63, 

64. 

Mark  14.  61, 

62. 

ch.  9.  37. 


u  Job  23.  12. 
ch.  6.  38.  4c 

17.  4.  &  19. 


14  But  •:  whosoever  driiiketli  of 
tho  water  that  I  shall  give  him 
shall  never  thirst ;  but  the  water 
that  I  shall  give  him  .'shall  be  in 
him  a  well  ol"  water  springing  up 
into  everlasting  life. 

loci  The  woman  saith  vinto  him, 
•Sir,  give  me  this  water,  that  I 
thirst  not,  neither  come  hither  to 
draw.    «. 

16  Jesas  saith  unto  her,  Go,  call 
thy  husband,  and  come  hither. 

17  The  woman  answered  and 
said,  I  have  no  husband.  Jesus 
said  unto  her,  Thou  Jiast  well 
said,  1  have  no  husband : 

18  For  thou  hast  had  five  hus- 
bands; and  he  whom  thou  now 
hast  is  not  thy  husband :  in  tliat 
saidst  thou  truly. 

19  The  woman  saith  vinto  him. 
Sir,  ''I  perceive  that  thou  art  a 
prophet. 

20  Our  fathers  worshipped  in « this 
mountain;  and  ye  say,  that  in 
't Jerusalem  is  the  place  where 
men  ought  to  worship. 

21  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman, 
believe  me,  the  hour  cometh, 
'when  ye  shall  neither  in  this 
mountain,  nor  yet  at  Jerusalem, 
worship  the  Father. 

22  Ye  worship  "'ye  know  not 
what :  we  know  what  we  wor- 
ship; for  "salvation  is  of  the 
Jews. 

I   23  But  the  hour  cometh,  and  now 
1  is,   when   the    true   worshippers 
I  shall  worship  the  Father  in  -•'  spirit 
pand  in   truth:    for   the   Father 
seeketh  such  to  worship  him. 
24  7 God  its  a  Spirit :  and  they  that 
worship  him  must  worship  him  in 
spirit  and  in  truth. 
2-5  The  woman  saith  unto  him, 
I   know   that    Messias    cometh, 
which  is  called  Christ:  when  he  is 
come,  '•  he  will  tell  us  all  things. 

26  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  «I  that 
speak  unto  thee  am  he. 

27  l!  And  upon  this  came  his  dis- 
ciples, and  marvelled  that  he 
talked  with  the  woman :  yet  no 
man  said.  What  seekest  thou?  or. 
Why  talkest  thou  with  her? 

28  The  woman  then  left  her 
waterpot,  and  went  her  way  into 
the  city,  and  saith  to  the  men. 

29  Come,  see  a  man,  *  which  told 
me  all  things  that  ever  I  did:  is 
not  this  the  Christ  ? 

30  Then  they  went  out  of  the  city, 
and  came  unto  him. 

31 1  In  the  mean  while  his  disci- 
ples prayed  him,  saying.  Master, 
eat. 

32  But  he  said  unto  them,  I  have 
meat  to  eat  that  ye  know  not  of. 

33  Therefore  said  the  disciples 
one  to  another,  Hath  any  man 
brought  him  aught,  to  eat? 

34  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  «My 
meat  is  to  do  the  will  of  him  that 

i  sent  me,  and  to  finish  his  work. 


35  Say  not  ye,  There  are  yet  four 
months,  and  then  cometh  har- 
vest? behold,  I  say  unto  you, 
Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  look  on  the 
fields ;  *  for  they  are  white  already 
to  harvest. 

3G  yAnd  he  thatreapeth  receiveth 
wages,  and  gathereth  fruit  unto 
life  eternal:  that  both  he  that 
soweth  and  he  that  reapeth  may 
rejoice  together. 

37  And  herein  is  that  saying  true, 
One  soweth,  and  another  reapeth. 

3S  I  sent  you  to  reap  that  where- 
on ye  bestowed  no  labour:  other 
men  laboured,  and  ye  are  entered 
into  tlieir  labours. 

39  %  And  many  of  the  Samaritans 
of  that  city  believed  on  him  =for 
the  sajing"  of  the  woman,  which 
testified,  He  told  me  all  that  ever 
I  did. 

40  So  when  the  Samaritans  were 
come  unto  him,  they  besought 
him  that  "he  would  tarry  with 
them :  and  he  abode  there  two 
days. 

41  And  many  more  believed  be- 
cause of  his  own  word; 

42  And  said  unto  the  woman. 
Now  we  believe,  not  because  of 
thj^  saying:  for  «we  have  heard 
him  ourselves,  and  know  that  this  i 
is  indeed  the  Christ,  the  Saviour 
of  the  world. 

43 '(  Xow  after  two  days  he  de- 
parted thence,  and  went  into  Gal- 
ilee. 

44  For  *. Jesus  him.self  testified, 
that  a  prophet  hath  no  honour  in 
his  own  country. 

45  Then  when  he  was  come  into 
Galilee,  t)ie  Galileans  received 
him,  chaving  seen  all  the  things 
that  he  did  at  Jerusalem  at  the 
feast:  <^for  they  also  went  unto 
the  feast. 

46  So  Jesus  came  again  into  Cana 
of  Galilee,  c  where  he  made  the 
water  wine.  And  there  was  a 
certain  II  nobleman,  whose  son 
was  sick  at  Capernaum. 

47  When  he  lieard  that  Jesus  was 
come  out  of  Judea  into  Galilee,  he 
went  unto  him,  and  besought  him 
that  he  would  come  down,  and 
heal  his  son:  for  he  was  at  the 
point  of  death. 

48  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him, 
/Except  ye  see  signs  and  won- 
ders, ye  will  not  believe. 

49  The  nobleman  saith  unto  him, 
Sir,  come  down  ere  mj'  child  die. 

50  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Go  thy 
way;  thy  son  liveth.  And  the 
man  believed  the  word  that  Jesus 
had  spoken  unto  him,  and  he 
went  his  way. 

51  And  as  he  was  now  going 
down,  his  servants  met  him,  and 
told  him,  saying,  Thy  son  liveth. 

52  Then  inquired  he  of  them  the 
hour  when  he  began  to  amend. 
And  they  .said  unto  him,  Yester- 

93 


A.  D.  30. 


X  Matt.  9.  87. 

Luke  10.  2. 

y  Dan.  12.  3. 


ri  ch.  17.  8. 
1  John  4.  14. 


b  Matt.  13.  67. 
Mark  0.  4. 
Luke  4.  24. 


cch.  2.23.  i 

3.  2. 
d  Deut.  16.  la. 


ech.  2.  1,  11. 

II  Or. 

courtier,  or, 
ruler. 


/I  Cor.  1.  22. 


An  impotent  man  cured. 


ST.  JOHN. 


Christ  reprovcth  the  Jews. 


A.  D.  30. 


A.  D.  SI. 

u  Lev.  23.  2. 

Dcut.  16.  J. 

ch.  2.  13. 
b  Neh.  3.  1.  Sc 

12.  S'.t. 
II  Or,  gate. 


c  Matt.  9.  6. 
Mark  2.  11. 
Lukeu.  24. 


«Ex.  20.  10. 

Neh.  13.  19. 
Jer.  17.  21, 
&:o. 

Matt.  12.  2. 
Mark  2.  24. 
&  3.  4. 
Luke  6.  2.4; 
13.  14. 


j'rorn  the 
multitude 
that  was. 


day  at  the  seventh  hour  the  fever 
left  him. 

53  So  the  father  knew  that  it  luas 
at  the  same  hour,  hi  the  which 
Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thy  son  liv- 
eth:  and  himself  believed,  and 
his  whole  house. 

54  This  is  again  the  second  mir- 
acle t/iat  Jesus  did,  when  he  was 
come  out  of  Judea  into  Galilee. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Jesus  on  the  sahhath  day  cnreth  him  that  was 
diseased  eight  and  thirty  years.  10  The  Jews 
therefore  cavil,  and  persecute  hint  for  i'.  17 
He  answereth  for  himself,  and  rcproveth  them, 
shewing  hy  the  teslimovy  of  his  Father,  32  of 
John,  3C  of  his  works,  39  and  of  the  Scriptures, 
who  he  is. 

AFTER  "this  there  was  a  feast 
.  of  the  Jews ;  and  Jesus  went 
up  to  Jerusalem. 
li  Now  there  is  at  Jerusalem  *  by 
the  sheep  hnarket  a  pool,  which 
is  called  in  the  Hebrew  tongue 
Bethesda,  having  five  porches. 

3  In  these  lay  a  great  multitude 
of  impotent  folk,  of  blind,  halt, 
withered,  waiting  for  the  moving 
of  the  water. 

4  For  an  angel  went  down  at  a 
certain  season  into  the  pool,  and 
troubled  the  water :  whosoever 
then  first  after  the  troubling  of 
the  water  stepped  in  was  made 
whole  of  whatsoever  disease  he 
had. 

5  And  a  certain  man  was  there, 
which  had  an  infirmity  thirty 
and  eiglit  years. 

G  When  Jesus  saw  him  He,  and 
knew  tliat  he  had  been  now  a 
long  time  in  thai  case,  he  saith 
unto  him,  Wilt  thou  be  made 
whole  ? 

7  The  impotent  man  answered 
him,  Sir,  I  have  no  man,  when 
the  water  is  troubled,  to  put  me 
into  the  pool :  but  while  I  am 
coming,  another  steppeth  down 
before  me. 

8  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  cRise, 
take  up  thy  bod,  and  walk. 

9  And  iminediately  the  man  was 
inade  whole,  and  took  up  his  bed, 
and  walked:  and  ''on  the  same 
day  was  tlie  sabbath. 

10  ^  The  Jews  therefore  said  unto 
him  that  was  cured.  It  is  the  sab- 
bath day :  '^  it  is  not  lawful  for  thee 
to  carry  th)/  bed. 

11  He  answered  them,  He  that 
made  me  whole,  the  same  said 
unto  me,  Take  up  thy  bed,  and 
walk. 

12  Then  asked  they  him.  What 
man  is  that  which  said  unto  thee, 
Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk  ? 

13  And  he  that  was  healed  wist 
not  who  it  was :  for  Jesus  liad 
conveyed  himself  away,  11  a  multi- 
tude being  in  that  place. 

14  Afterward  Jesus  findeth  him 
in  the  temple,  and  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  thou   art   made    whole:, 

94 


/sin  no  more,  lest  a  worse  thing 
come  unto  thee. 

15  The  man  departed,  and  told 
the  Jews  that  it  was  Jesus,  which 
had  made  him  whole. 

16  And  therefore  did  the  Jews 
persecute  Jesus,  and  sought  to  slay 
him,  because  he  had  done  these 
things  on  the  sabbath  day. 

17  H  But  Jesus  answered  them, 
5- My  Father  worketh  hitherto, 
and  I  work. 

18  Therefore  the  Jews  ''sought 
the  more  to  kill  him,  because  he 
not  only  had  broken  the  sabbath, 
but  said  also  that  God  was  his 
Father,  niiaking  himself  equal 
with  God. 

19  Then  an.swered  Jesus  and  said 
unto  them,  v^eriiy,  verily,  I  say 
unto  you,  /'The  Son  can  do  noth- 
ing of  himself,  but  what  he  seeth 
the  Father  do:  for  what  things 
soever  he  doeth,  these  also  doeth 
the  Son  likewise. 

20  For  'the  Father  loveth  the 
Son,  and  sheweth  him  all  things 
that  himself  doeth:  and  he  v.'ill 
shew  him  greater  works  than 
these,  that  j^e  may  marvel. 

21  For  as  the  Father  raiseth  up 
the  dead,  and  quickeneth  tfiem ; 
'"even  so  the  Son  quickeneth 
whom  he  will. 

22  For  the  Father  judgeth  no 
inan,  but  "hath  committed  all 
judgment  unto  the  Son : 

23  That  all  men  should  honour 
the  Son,  even  as  they  honour  the 
Father.  "He  that  honoureth  not 
the  Son  honoureth  not  the  Father 
which  hath  sent  him. 

24  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
i^He  that  heareth  my  word,  and 
believeth  on  him  that  sent  me, 
hath  everlasting  life,  and  shall  not 
come  into  condenanation;  9  but  is 
passed  from  death  unto  life. 

25  Verily,  verily,  I  saj^  unto  you, 
The  hour  is  coming,  and  now  is, 
when  '"the  dead  shall  hear  the 
voice  of  the  Son  of  God :  and  they 
that  hear  shall  live. 

26  For  as  the  Father  hath  life  in 
himself;  so  liath  he  given  to  the 
Son  to  have  life  in  himself; 

27  And  "liath  given  him  author- 
ity to  execute  judgment  also,  t  be- 
cause he  is  the  Son  of  man. 

23  Marvel  not  at  this:  for  the 
hour  is  coming,  in  the  which  all 
that  are  in  the  graves  shall  hear 
his  voice, 

29  «And  shall  come  forth ;  «they 
that  have  done  good,  unto  the 
resurrection  of  life;  and  they  that 
have  done  evil,  unto  the  I'esurrec- 
tion  of  damnation. 

30  2/1  can  of  mine  own  self  do 
nothing:  as  I  hear,  I  judge:  and 
my  judgment  is  just;  because  -I 
seek  not  mine  own  will,  but  the 
will  of  the  Father  which  hath 
sent  me. 


A.  D.  81. 


I /Matt.  12.45. 
ch.  8.  11. 


f  ch.  9.  4.  *; 

14.  10. 
Ach.  7.  19. 


irh.lO.  30,33. 
Phil.  2.  0. 


k  ver.  SO. 
ch.  8.  28.  Sc 
9.  4.  t  12.49. 
&;  14.  10. 


/Matt.  3.  17. 
ch.  3.  35. 
2  Pet.  1.  17. 


m  Luke  7.  14. 
&  8.  54. 
ch.  11.25,43. 

n  Malt.  11.  27. 

&.  28.  18. 

\cr.  27. 

ch.  3.  35.  (fc 

17.  2. 

Acts  17.31. 

1  Pet.  4.  5. 
ulJohn2.  23. 

pch.  S.  16,  18. 

&L  6.  40,  47. 

&,  8.  51 .  & 

20.  31. 
?lJohn3. 14. 


r  ver.  2S. 
Eph.  2.  1,  5. 


1  ver.  2-2. 

Acts  10.  42. 

&;  17.  31. 
t  Dan.  7.  13, 

14. 


u  Is.  20.  19. 

1  (;or.  15.  52. 

1  Thesi.  4. 

10. 
X  Dan.  12.  2. 

Matt.  25.  32, 

33,  40. 
y  ver.  19. 
i  .Matt.  26.  89. 

ch.  4.  34.  & 

6.  SS. 


Ctn'ist  sheiceth  who  he  is. 


ST.  JOHN. 


He  feedeth  five  thouscnid. 


A.  D.  31. 

a  Seech.  8.14. 

Kev.  3.  14. 
ft  Matt.  3.  17. 

&  J7.  5. 

ch.  8.  18. 

1  JohnO.  C, 

T,  9. 
cch.  I.  15,  19, 

27,  32. 


<£2Pef.  1.  19. 
eSee  Matt. 

13.  20.  6c  21. 

26. 

Mark  6.  20. 
/I  John  5.  9. 
rch.  3.2.  & 

10.  25.  &  15. 

24. 


h  Matt.  3.  17. 
&  17.  5. 
ch.  6.  27.  dc 

8.  18. 
i  Deut.  4.  12. 
ch.  1.  18. 
1  Tim.  1.  17. 
1  John  4.  12. 

*  l3.  8.  20.  <fc 

34.  16. 

I.uke  16.  29. 

ver.  46. 

Acts  17.  U. 
I  Deut.  18.  15, 

18. 

Luke  24.  27. 

ch.  1.  45. 
m  ch.  1.  11.  it 

3.  19. 
n  ver.  34. 

1  Thes8.2.6. 


«ch.  12.  43. 
p  Rom.  2.  29. 

■J  Rom.  2.  12. 


rGen.  3. 15. 
M  12.  S.  & 

18.  18.  &  22. 

18.  &  49.  10. 

Deut.  18.  15, 

18. 

ch.  1.  45. 

Acts  26.  22. 


A.  D.  32. 

a  Matt  14.  15 
Mark  6.  35. 
Luke  9.  10, 


31  « If  I  bear  witness  of  m j'self, 
my  witness  is  not  true. 

32  *>,  *Tliere  is  another  that  bear- 
eth  witness  of  me;  and  I  know 
that  the  witness  which  he  wit- 
nesseth  of  me  is  true. 

33  Ye  sent  unto  John,  ^and  he 
bare  witne.ss  unto  the  truth. 

34  But  I  receive  not  testimony 
from  man:  but  these  things  I  say, 
that  ye  might  be  saved. 

35  He  was  a  burning  and  <'a 
shining  liglit :  and  ej-e  were  will- 
ing for  a  season  to  rejoice  in  hLs 
light. 

36  1  But  /I  have  greater  v/itness 
than  that  of  Jolm :  for  x/tlie  worlds 
which  the  Father  hath  given  me 
to  finish,  the  same  works  that  I 
do,  bear  witness  of  me,  that  the 
Father  hath  sent  me. 

37  And  the  Father  himself,  which 
hath  sent  me,  ''  hath  borne  wit- 
ness of  me.  Ye  have  neither 
heard  his  voice  at  any  time, » nor 
seen  his  shape. 

38  And  ye  liave  not  his  word 
abiding  in  you:  for  whom  he  hath 
sent,  him  ye  believe  not. 

39  V'Searcli  the  Scriptures;  for 
in  them  ye  think  ye  have  eternal 
life:  and  'they  are  they  which 
testify  of  me. 

40  '"And  ye  will  not  come  to  me, 
that  ye  miglit  have  life. 

41  »"l  receive  not  honour  from 
men. 

42  But  I  know  j'ou,  that  ye  have 
not  the  love  of  God  in  you. 

43  I  am  come  in  my  Father's 
name,  and  j-e  receive  me  not:  if 
another  shall  come  in  his  own 
name,  liim  ye  will  receive. 

44  0  How  can  ye  believe,  which 
receive  honour  one  of  another, 
and  seek  not  p the  honour  that 
Cometh  from  God  only  ? 

45  Do  not  think  that  I  will  ac- 
cuse you  to  the  Father :  <i  there  is 
one  that  accuseth  j'ou,  even  Mo- 
ses, in  whom  ye  trust. 

46  For  had  ye  believed  Moses, 
ye  would  liave  believed  me:  »'for 
he  wrote  of  me. 

47  But  if  ye  believe  not  his 
writings,  how  shall  ye  believe  my 
words  ? 

CHAPTER  VT. 

1  Christ  feedeth  five  thousand  men  uith  five 
loaves  and  two  jfishes.  15  Thereupon  the  peo- 
ple would  have  mad^  him  kin^.  16  But  with- 
drawing himself,  he  walketh  on  the  sea  to  his 
disciples  :  26  reprovcth  the  people  fioeking  after 
him,  and  all  the  fleshly  hearers  of  his  word  :  32 
declarcth  himself  to  be  the  bread  of  life  to  be- 
lievers. 66  Many  disciples  depart  from  him. 
68  Peter  confcsscth  him.     70  Judas  is  a  devtl. 

AFTER    "these    things   Jesus 
.  went  over  the  sea  of  Galilee, 
whicli  is  the  sea  of  Tiberias. 

2  And  a  great  multitude  fol- 
lowed him,  because  they  saw  liis 
miracles  which  he  did  on  them 
that  were  diseased. 

3  And    Jesus    went  up    into    a 


mountain,  and  there  he  sat  with 
his  disciples. 

4  ^And  the  passover,  a  feast  of 
the  Jews,  was  nigh. 

5  t^  c  When  Jesus  then  lifted  up 
his  eyes,  and  saw  a  gTeat  com- 
pany come  unto  him,  he  saith 
unto  Philip,  Whence  shall  we 
buy  bread,  tliat  these  may  eat? 

6  And  this  he  said  to  prove 
him:  for  he  himself  knew  what 
he  would  do. 

7  Philip  answered  him,  ''Two 
hundred  pennyworth  of  bread  is 
not  sufficient  for  them,  that 
every  one  of  them  may  take  a 
little. 

8  One  of  his  disciples,  Andrew, 
Simon  Peter's  brother,  saith  unto 
him, 

9  There  is  a  lad  here,  which 
hath  live  barley  loaves,  and  two 
small  fishes  :  e  but  what  are  they 
among  so  many  ? 

10  And  Jesus  said.  Make  the 
men  sit  down.  Now  there  wa.s 
much  grass  in  the  place.  So  the 
men  sat  down,  in  number  about 
five  thousand. 

11  And  Jesus  took  the  loaves ; 
and  when  he  had  given  thanks, 
he  distributed  to  the  disciples, 
and  the  disciples  to  them  that 
were  set  down ;  and  likewise  of 
the  fishes  as  much  as  thej'  would. 

12  When  thej''  were  filled,  he  said 
unto  his  disciples.  Gather  up  the 
fragments  that  remain,  that  noth- 
ing be  lost. 

13  Therefore  they  gathered  them 
together,  and  filled  twelve  bask- 
ets with  the  fragments  of  the  five 
barley  loaves,  which  remained 
over  and  above  unto  them  that 
had  eaten. 

14  Then  those  men,  when  they 
had  seen  the  miracle  that  Jesus 
did,  said,  This  is  of  a  truth  /that 
Prophet  that  should  come  into 
the  world. 

15  'i  When  Jesus  therefore  per- 
ceived that  they  would  come  and 
take  him  by  force,  to  make  him 
a  king,  he  departed  again  into  a 
mountain  himself  alone. 

16  r/And  when  even  was  now 
come,  his  disciples  went  down 
unto  the  sea, 

17  And  entered  into  a  ship,  and 
went  over  the  sea  toward  Caper- 
naum. And  it  was  now  dark, 
and  Jesus  was  not  come  to  them. 

18  And  the  sea  arose  by  reason 
of  a  great  wind  that  blew. 

19  So  when  thej^  had  rowed 
about  five  and  twenty  or  thirty 
furlongs,  they  see  Je.sus  walking 
on  the  sea,  and  drawing  nigh 
unto  the  ship:  and  they  were 
afraid. 

20  But  he  saith  unto  them.  It  is 
I ;  be  not  afrakl. 

21  Then  they  v-illingly  received  | 
him  into  the  ship:   andimmedi-| 

95 


A.  D.  32. 

b  Lev.  23.  5,  7. 

Deut.  16.  1. 

ch.  2.  13.  & 

5.  1. 
c  Matt. 14.  14. 

Mark  6.  35. 

Luke  9.  12. 


rfSee  Jfum. 
11.21,22. 


e  2  Kings  4. 
43. 


/Geij.  49.  10. 
Deut.  18.  16, 
18. 

Matt.  11.  3. 
ch.  1.21.  ic 
4.  19,  25.  &; 


f  Matt.  14.23. 
Mark  6.  47. 


Christ  declareth  himself 


ST.  JOHN. 


tn  he  the  bread  of  life. 


A.  D.  32. 


II  Or, 

Work  not. 
h  ver.  01. 

ch.  4.  14. 

jM.iU.  3.  17. 

(k  17.  5. 

Mark  1.  11. 

it  9.  7. 

Luke  3.  22. 

k  9.  35. 

cii.  1.33.  &;  5. 

37.  4:  8.  18. 

Acts  2.  22. 

2  Pet.  1.  17. 
Jtl  John  3.23. 

t  Matt.  12.  28. 

Sc  16.  1. 

Mark  8.  11. 

1  Cor.  1.  22. 
m  Ex.  16.  15. 

Num.  11.  7. 

Neh.  9.  15. 

1  Cor.  10.  3. 
«Ps.78.24,25. 


p  ver.  48,  58. 
Q  ch.  4.  14.  &. 

1.  37. 

r  ver.  26,  6-1. 


»  ver.  45. 
'Matt.  24.  24. 

ch.  10.28,29. 

2  Tim.  2.  19. 

1  JohM  2.  19. 


atel.v  the  ship  was  at  the  land 
whither  they  went. 

22  \\  The  day  following,  when 
the  jjeople,  which  stood  on  the 
other  side  of  the  sea,  saw  that 
there  was  none  other  boat  there, 
save  that  one  whereinto  his  dis- 
ciples were  entered,  and  that  Je- 
sus went  not  with  his  disciples 
into  tlie  boat,  but  that  his  dis- 
ciples were  gone  away  alone; 

23  Howbeit  there  came  other 
boats  from  Tiberias  nigh  unto  the 
place  w'here  they  did  eat  bread, 
after  that  the  Lord  had  given 
thanks: 

24  When  the  people  therefore 
saw  that  Jesus  was  not  there, 
neither  his  disciples,  they  also 
took  shipping,  and  came  to  Ca- 
pernaum, seeking  for  Jesus. 

2.'j  And  when  they  had  found 
him  on  the  other  side  of  the  sea, 
they  said  unto  him.  Rabbi,  when 
earnest  thou  hither? 

26  Jesus  answered  them  and  said. 
Verily,  verily.  I  say  unto  you.  Ye 
seek  me,  not  because  ye  saw  the 
miracles,  but  because  ye  did  eat  of 
the  loaves,  and  were  filled. 

27  I  Labour  not  for  the  meat 
which  perisheth,  but  '^  for  that 
meat  which  endureth  unto  ever- 
lasting life,  which  the  Son  of  man 
shall  give  unto  you:  ifor  him 
hath  God  the  Father  sealed. 

28  Then  said  they  unto  him, 
What  shall  we  do,  that  w^e  m.ight 
work  the  works  of  God? 

29  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  ^This  is  tlie  work  of  God, 
that  ye  believe  on  him  whom  he 
hath  sent. 

30  Thej'  said  therefore  unto  him, 
^What  sign  shewest  thou  then, 
that  we  may  see,  and  believe 
thee?  what  dost  thou  work  ? 

31  ''^Our  fathers  did  eat  inanna 
in  the  desert;  as  it  is  written, 
"He  gave  them  bread  from  heav- 
en to  eat. 

:i2  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
Moses  gave  you  not  that  bread 
from  lieaven ;  but  my  Father 
giveth  you  the  true  bread  from 
heaven. 

33  For  the  bread  of  God  is  he 
whiclicometh  down  from  heaven, 
and  giveth  life  unto  tlie  world. 

.U  "Then  said  they  unto  him. 
Lord,  evermore  give  us  this  bread. 

35  And  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
plam  the  bread  of  lile:  '/he  that 
cometh  to  ine  shall  never  hun- 
ger; and  he  that  belioveth  on  me 
shall  never  tliirst. 

36  '•But  I  .said  unto  you.  That 
ye  also  have  seen  me,  and  be- 
lieve not. 

;i7  «All  that  the  Father  giveth 
me  shall  come  to  me;  and  ihim 
that  cometh  to  me  I  will  in  no 
wise  cast  out. 


38  For  I  came  down  fi-om  heav- 
en, «  not  to  do  mine  own  will,  *:  but 
the  will  of  him  that  sent  me. 

39  And  this  is  the  Father's  will 
which  hath  sent  me,  i/that  of  all 
which  he  hath  given  me  I  sliould 
lose  nothing,  but  should  raise  it 
up  again  at  the  last  day. 

40  And  this  is  the  will  of  him 
that  sent  me,  ^that  every  one 
which  seeth  the  Son,  and  be- 
lieveth  on  him,  may  have  ever- 
lasting life:  and  I  will  raise  him 
up  at  the  last  day. 

41  The  Jews  then  murmured  at 
him,  because  he  said,  I  am  the 
bread  which  came  down  from 
heaven. 

42  And  they  said,  "Ls  not  this 
Jesus,  the  son  of  Joseph,  whose 
father  and  mother  we  knov/  ?  hov/ 
is  it  then  that  he  saith,  I  came 
down  from  heaven  ? 

43  Jesus  therefore  answered 
and  said  unto  them,  Munxiur  not 
among  yourselves. 

44  ''No  man  can  come  to  me, 
except  the  Father  which  hath 
sent  me  draw  him:  and  I  will 
raise  him  up  at  the  last  day. 

45  "It  is  written  in  the  prophets, 
And  they  shall  be  all  taught  ot 
God.  d  Every  man  therefore  that 
hath  heard,  and  hath  learned  of 
the  Father,  cometh  unto  me. 

46  "^Not  tliat  any  man  hath  seen 
the  Father,  .^'save  he  which  is  of 
God,  he  hath  seen  the  Father. 

47  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
9  He  that  believeth  on  me  hath 
everlasting  life. 

48  /^  I  am  that  bread  of  life. 

49  'Your  fathers  did  eat  manna 
in  the  wilderness,  and  are  dead. 

50  ^This  is  the  bread  which 
cometh  down  from  heaven,  that 
a  man  may  eat  thereof,  and  not 
die. 

51  I  am  the  livin.g  bread  ^  which 
came  down  from  heaven :  if  any 
man  eat  of  this  bread,  he  sliall 
live  for  ever :  and  "^ the  bread  that 
I  will  give  is  my  flesh,  which 
I  will  give  for  the  life  of  the 
world. 

52  The  Jews  therefore  "strove 
among  themselves,  saying,  »  How 
can  this  man  give  us'/iis  flesh  to 
eat? 

.53  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
E.xcept  J' ye  eat  tlie  flesh  of  the 
Son  of  man,  and  drink  his  blood, 
ye  have  no  life  in  you. 

5-1  '/Whoso  eateth  my  ne.sli,  and 
drinketh  my  blood,  liatli  eternal 
life;  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at 
the  last  day. 

55  For  my  Hesli  is  meat  indeed, 
and  my  blood  is  drink  indeed. 

.50  He*  that  eateth  my  Hesli,and 
drinketh  my  blood, ''dwelleth  in 
me,  and  I  in  him. 

57  A3  the  living  Father  hath  sent 


A.  D.  32. 


u  Matt.  26.39. 

ch.  5.  30. 
ich.  4.  34. 
ych.  10.28.  <t 

17.  12.  &  18. 


z  ver.  27,  47, 


ch.  3.  15,  IG. 
&,  4.  14. 


a  Matt.  13.  65. 
Mark  6.  3. 
Luke  4.  22. 


h  Cant.  1. 4. 
ver.  65. 


c  Is.  54.  13. 

Jer.  31.  34. 

Mic.  4.2. 

Ileh.  8.  10.  Sc 

10.  16. 
d  ver.  37. 
cch.  1.  18.  4: 

5.37. 
/•Matt.  11.27. 

L\ike  10.  22. 

i-h.  1.  IS.  <k 

7.  20.  &  a  19. 
ffch.  3.  IC.  18, 

S6. 

ver.  40. 
h  ver.  33,  35. 
i  ver.  31. 
7:  ver.  51,  6a 


Heb.  10.  6, 


71  ch.  7.  43.  & 
9.  16.  Sc  10. 


p  Matt.  26.  26, 


7  ver.  27,  40, 
C3. 
ch.  4.  14. 


rl  Johns.  94. 
ii  4.  15,  16. 


Chy^ist  reproveth  his  kinsmen. 


ST.  JOHN. 


He  teachcth  in  the  temple. 


A.  D.  32. 


$  ver.  49,  00, 


tMatt.  11.  6. 
ver.  66. 


u  Mark  16. 19. 

ch.3.  13. 

Acta  1.  9. 

Kph.  4.  8. 
J  2  Cor.  3.  6. 


V  ver.  36. 

«  oh.  2.  24,  25. 
<t  13.  11. 


a  ver.  44,  45. 


<1  Matt.  15.  16. 

Mark  8.  29. 

LuUe  9.  20. 

ch.  1.  49.  6c 

11.  27. 
e  Luke  6.  13. 
/ch.  13.  27. 


a  ch.  3.  16, 18. 
b  Lev.  23.  34. 

c  Matt.  12.  46. 
Mark  3.  31. 
Acts  1.  14. 


rne,  and  I  live  by  the  Father ;  so 
he  that  eateth  me,  even  he  shall 
live  by  me. 

58  «This  is  that  bread  which 
came  down  from  heaven :  not  as 
your  fathei-s  did  eat  manna,  and 
are  dead:  he  that  eateth  of  this 
bread  shall  live  lor  ever. 

59  These  things  said  he  in  the 
synagogue,  as  he  taught  in  Ca- 
pernaum. 

GO  Olany  therefore  of  his  disci- 
ples, when  tliey  had  heard  /his, 
said,  This  is  a  hard  saying;  who 
can  hear  it  ? 

61  When  Jesus  knew  in  himself 
that  his  disciples  murmured  at 
it,  he  said  unto  them,  Doth  this 
offend  you? 

02  ^'-What  and  if  j'e  shall  see  the 
Son  of  man  ascend  ui)  where  he 
was  before  ? 

63  2  It  is  the  Spirit  that  quick- 
eneth;  the  flesh  profiteth  noth- 
ing :  the  words  that  I  speak  unto 
you,  they  are  spirit,  and  i/tey  are 
life. 

64  But  y  there  are  some  of  you  that 
believe  not.  For  « Jesus  knew 
from  the  beginning  who  they 
were  that  believed  not,  and  who 
should  betray  him. 

65  And  he  said,  Therefore  «said 
I  unto  you,  that  no  man  can  come 
unto  me,  except  it  were  given  un- 
to him  of  my  Father. 

Co  1i  ''  From  that  time  many  of  his 
disciples  went  back,  and  walked 
no  more  with  him. 

67  Then  said  Jesus  unto  the 
twelve.  Will  j^e  also  go  away? 

68  Then  Simon  Peter  answered 
him.  Lord,  to  whom  shall  we  go? 
thou  hast  «the  words  of  eternal 
life. 

69  «i  And  we  believe  and  are  sure 
that  thou  art  that  Christ,  the  Son 
of  the  living  God. 

70  Jesus  answered  them,* Have 
not  I  chosen  you  twelve,  /and  one 
of  you  is  a  devil? 

71  He  spake  of  Judas  Iscariot  the 
5071  of  Simon:  for  he  it  w^as  that 
should  betray  him,  being  one  of 
the  twelve. 

CHAPTER  YII. 

1  Jesus  reproveth  the  ambition  and  boldness  of 
Itis  kinsmen  :  10  goctit  tip  from  GnhUe  to  the 
feast  cf  tabernacles  :  14  teachcth  in  the  temple. 
40  Divers  opinions  of  him  among  the  people. 
45  The  Pharisees  arc  angry  that  their  oncers 
took  him  not,  and  chide  with  Nicodemus  for 
taking  his  part. 

AFTER  these  things  Jesus  walk- 
XA.  ed  in  Galilee:  for  he  would 
not  walk  in  Jewry,  a  because  the 
Jews  sought  to  kill  him. 

2  *  Now  the  Jews'  feast  of  taber- 
nacles was  at  hand. 

3  <=  His  brethren  therefore  said 
unto  him,  Depart  hence,  and  go 
into  Judea,  that  thy  disciples  also 
may  see  the  works  that  thou  doest. 

4  For  there  is  no  man  that  doeth 


any  thing  in  secret,  and  he  him- 
self seeketh  to  be  known  openly. 
If  thou  do  these  tilings,  shew  thy- 
self to  the  world. 

5  For  t' neither  did  his  brethren 
believe  in  him. 

6  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
«]My  time  is  not  yet  come:  but 
your  time  is  always  ready. 

7  /'The  world  cannot  hate  you; 
but  me  it  hateth,  .v because  I  testi- 
fy of  it,  that  the  works  thereof  are 
evil. 

8  Go  ye  up  unto  this  feast:  I  go 
not  uf)  yet  unto  this  feast ;  >>■  for 
my  time  is  not  yet  fall  come. 

9'Wlien  he  had  said  these  words 
unto  them,  he  abode  atilC  in  Gal- 
ilee. 

10  1  But  when  his  brethren  were 
gone  up,  then  went  he  also  up  un- 
to the  least,  not  openly,  but  as  it 
were  in  secret. 

11  Then  « the  Jews  sought  him  at 
the  feast,  and  said.  Where  is  he? 

12  And  ''there  was  much  mur- 
muring among  the  people  con- 
cerning him:  for  'some  said,  He 
is  a  good  man:  others  said,  Nay; 
but  he  deceiveth  the  people. 

13  Howbeit  no  man  spake  open- 
ly of  him  '"'for  fear  of  the  Jews. 

14  ''  Xow  about  the  midst  of  the 
feast  Jesus  went  up  into  the  tem- 
ple, and  taught. 

15  "And  the  Jews  marvelled, 
saying.  How  knoweth  this  man 
il  letters,  having  never  learned? 

16  Jesus  answered  them,  and 
said,  "My  doctrine  is  not  mine, 
but  his  that  sent  me. 

17  p  If  any  man  will  do  his  will, 
he  shall  know  of  the  doctrine, 
whether  it  be  of  God,  or  whether  I 
speak  of  myself. 

18  -2  He  that  speaketh  of  himself 
seeketh  his  own  glory :  but  he 
that  seeketh  his  glory  that  sent 
him,  the  same  is  true,  and  no  un- 
righteousness is  in  him. 

19  »-Did  not  Moses  give  you  the 
law,  and  yet  none  of  you  keepeth 
the  law?  «Why  go  ye  about  to 
kill  me? 

20  The  people  answered  and 
said,  <Thou  hast  a  devil:  who 
goeth  about  to  kill  thee? 

21  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  I  have  done  one  work,  and 
ye  all  marvel. 

22  "Moses  therefore  gave  unto 
j'ou  circumcision;  (not  because  it 
is  of  Moses,  ^but  of  the  father.^;) 
and  ye  on  the  sabbath  day  cir- 
cumcise a  man. 

23  If  a  mail  on  the  sabbath  day 
receive  circumcision.  :  that  the 
law  of  Moses  should  not  be  bro- 
ken ;  are  ye  angry  at  me,  because 
iJ  I  have  rnade  a  man  every  whit 
whole  on  the  sabbath  day  ? 

24  ^  Judge  not  according  to  the 
appearance,  but  judge  righteous 
judgment. 

97 


A.  D.  32. 


iMark  8.21. 


cch.2.  4.&  a 

20. 

ver.  6,  30. 
/th.  15.  19. 
g  ch.  3.  19. 


ftch.  8.20. 
ver.  a. 


ich.9.  16.  Jc 
10.  19. 

I  Matt.  21.  48. 
Luke  7.  16. 
ch.  6.  14. 
ver.  40. 

mch.  9.  22.  k 
12.  42.  ifc  19. 


n  Matt.  13.  54. 

Mark  6.  2. 

Luke  4.  22. 

Acts  2.  7. 
ii  Or,  learning. 
och.  3.  11.  Si 

8.  28.  (k  12. 

49.  Si.  14.  10, 

24. 
p ch.  8.  43. 

qch.  5.  41.  & 
8.50. 


rEx.  24.  3. 

Deut.  33.  4. 

ch.  1.  17. 

Acts  7.  38. 
sMatt.  12.14. 

Mark  3.  6. 

ch.  5.  16,  18. 

&  10.  31,  39. 

<fc  11.  53. 
tch.  8.  48,52. 

d;  10.  20. 

u  Lev.  12.  3. 


I  Or,  without 
breaking  the 
law  of  Moses. 

y  ch.  5.  8,  9, 
16. 

z  Deut.  1.  16, 
17. 

Prov.  24.  23. 
ch.  8.  15. 


Divers  opinions  of  Christ. 


ST.  JOHN. 


The  adulteress  delivered. 


A.  D.  32. 


*  Matt.  13.  55. 
Mark  8.  3. 
Luke  4.  22. 


c  See  ch.  8.14. 

drh.  5.  43.  k 

8.  42. 
<  <:h.  5.  32.  <fc 

b.  23. 

Rom.  3.  4. 
fch.  1.  18.  & 

8.  55. 
f  Matt.  11.27. 

ch.  10.  15. 
A  Mark  11.  18. 

I.ukL-  10.  47. 

Sc  20.  19. 

Tcr.  19. 

ch.  f^.  27. 
i  ver.  44. 

ch.  8.  20. 
*  Matt.  12.  23. 

ch.  3.  2.4:8. 

SO. 


Ich.  13.  33.  & 
16.  16. 

771  Hos.  5.  6. 
ch.  8.  21.  ic 
13.  S3. 


n  la.  11.  12. 

James  1.  1. 

1  Pet.  1.  1. 
B  Or,  Greeks. 
0  Lev.  23.  36. 
pla.  55.  1. 

ch.  C.  3.i. 

Rev.  22.  17. 
q  Deut.  18.  15. 
r  Prov.  18.  4. 

Is.  12.  3.  U 

44.  3. 

ch.  4.  14. 
»l3.  44.  3. 

Joel  2.  28. 

ch.  10.  7. 

Alts  2.  17, 

33,  38. 
tell.  12.  10.  t 

10.  7. 
u  Deut.  18. 15, 

18. 

ch.  1.  21.  Sc. 

6.  14. 
xch.  4.  42.  &: 

6.  CQ. 
ych.  1.  40. 

ver.  02. 

X  ■?».  132.  11. 

Joi.  23.  5. 

Mic.  5.  2. 

Matt.  2.  5. 

Luke  2.4. 

o  1  Sam.  16. 
1.4. 


25  Then  said  some  of  them  ofi  43  So  *  there  was  a  divisioa 
Jerusalem,  Is  not  this  he,  whom  among  the  people  because  of 
they  seek  to  kill?  him. 

26  But,  lo,  he  speaketh  boldly, 
and  they  say  nothing  unto  him. 
a  Do  the  rulers  know  indeed  that 
this  is  the  very  Christ? 

27  ^Howbeit  we  know  this  man 
whence  he  is:  but  when  Christ 
Cometh, no  man  knoweth  whence 
he  is. 

28  Then  cried  Je.sus  in  the  temple 
as  he  taught,  saying,  ^Ye  both 
know  me,  and  ye  know  whence 
I  am:  and  <'I  am  not  come  of 
myself,  but  he  that  sent  me  eis 
true,  /whom  ye  know  not. 

20  But  ol  know  him;  for  I  am 
from  him,  and  he  hath  sent  me. 

30  Then  ''they  sought  to  take 
him:  but  i no  man  laid  hands  on 
him,  because  his  hour  was  not  yet 
come. 

31  And  i-many  of  the  people  be- 
lieved on  him,  and  said.  When 
Christ  cometh,  will  he  do  more 
miracles  than  these  which  this 
man  hath  done? 

32  1  The  Pharisees  heard  that 
the  people  murmured  such  things 
concerning  him ;  and  the  Phar- 
isees and  the  chief  priests  sent 
officers  to  take  him. 

:«  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them, 
^  Yet  a  little  while  am  I  with  you, 
and  tliea  I  go  unto  him  that  sent 
me. 

34  Ye™ shall  seek  me,  and  shall 
not  find  me:  and  where  I  am, 
III  it  her  ye  cannot  come. 

35  Then  said  the  Jews  among 
themselves.  Whither  will  he  go, 
that  we  shall  not  lind  him?  v/ill 
he  go  unto  "the  dispersed  among 
the  11  Gentiles,  and  teach  the  Gen- 
tiles ? 

.36  What  mannPT  of  saying  is  this 
that  he  said.  Ye  shall  seek  me, 
and  shall  not  find  me:  and  where 
I  am,  thither  ye  cannot  come? 

37  <'ln  the  last  day,  that  great  dm/ 
of  the  feast.  Jesus  stood  and  cried, 
saying,  2>Ii  any  man  thir.st,  let 
him  come  unto  me,  and  drink. 

38  1  He  that  believeth  on  me,  as 
the  Scripture  hath  said,  rout  of 
his  belly  shall  How  rivers  of  liv- 
ing water. 

39  («But  this  spake  he  of  the 
Spirit,  which  they  that  believe  on 
him  should  receive  :  for  the  IIol.v 
Ghost  was  not  yet  given;  because 
that  Jesus  was  not  yet  'glorified.) 

40  ^  Many  of  tlie  people  there- 
fore, when  they  heard  this  say- 
ing, said,  Of  a  truth  this  is  "the 
Prophet. 

41  Others  said,  *This  Is  the 
Christ.  But  some  said.  Shall 
Christ  come  ?/out  of  Galileo? 

42  ^I-Iath  not  the  Scripture  said, 
That  Christ  cometh  of  the  .seed 
of  David,  and  out  of  the  town  of 
Bethlehem,  "where  David  was? 

9S 


A.D. 


44  And  csome  of  them  would 
have  taken  him ;  but  no  man  laid 
hands  on  him. 

45  %  Then  came  the  officers  to 
the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees; 
and  they  said  unto  them,  Why 
have  ye  not  brought  him? 

46  The  officers  answered, <«Never 
man  spake  like  this  man. 

47  Then  answered  them  the 
Pharisees,  Are  ye  also  deceived  ? 

48  "Have  any  of  the  rulers  or  of 
the  Pharisees'believed  on  him  ? 

49  But  this  people  who  knoweth 
not  the  law  are  cui'sed. 

.50  Nicodemus  saith  unto  them, 
(fhe  that  came  tto  Je.sus  by 
night,  being  one  of  them,) 

51  a  Doth  our  law  judge  ani/  man, 
before  it  hear  him,  and  know 
what  he  doeth  ? 

52  They  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Art  thou  also  of  Galilee? 
Search,  and  look :  for  ''  out  of  Gal- 
ilee ariseth  no  prophet. 

53  And  every  man  went  unto  his 
own  house. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Christ  deliverrtti  the  woman  taken  in  adultery. 
12  He  preachetli  himsclt  the  light  of  the  world, 
and  justijieth  his  doctrine:  33  answereth  the 
Jews  that  boasted  of  Atjraham,  59  and  convej/' 
cth  himself  from  their  cruelty. 

JESUS  went  unto  the  mount  of 
Olives. 

2  And  early  in  the  morning  he 
came  again' into  the  temple,  and 
all  the  people  came  unto  him; 
and  he  sat  down,  and  taught  them. 

3  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees 
brought  unto  him  a  woman  taken 
in  adultery ;  and  when  they  had 
set  her  in  the  midst, 

4  They  say  unto  him.  Master, 
this  woman  was  taken  in  adul- 
tery, in  the  very  act. 

5  "Now  Moses  in  the  law  com- 
manded us,  that  .such  should  be 
stoned :  but  what  sayest  thou  ? 

6  This  they  said,  tempting  him, 
that  they  iniprht  have  to  accuse 
him.  But  Jesus  stooped  down, 
and  with  his  linger  wrote  on  the 
ground,  a,9  though  he  heard  them 
not. 

7  So  when  they  continued  asking 
him,  he  lifted  up  himself,  and  said 
unto  them,  *He  that  is  without 
sin  among  you,  let  him  first  cast 
a  stone  at  her. 

8  And  again  he  stooped  down, 
and  wrote  on  the  ground. 

9  And  tliey  which  heard  i7, '•be- 
ing convicted  by  their  oiim  con- 
science, went  out  one  by  one,  be- 
girniing  at  the  eldest,  <rrn  unto 
the  last :  and  Jesus  was  left  alone, 
and  the  woman  standing  in  the 
midst. 

10  When  Jesus  had  lifted  up  him- 
self, and  saw  none  but  the  woman, 


b  ver.  12. 

ch.  9.  10.  & 

10.  19. 
:  ver.  30. 


d  Matt.  7.  29. 


cch.  12.42. 
Act.i  6.  7. 
1  Cor.  1.  20, 
26.  dc  2.  8. 


/ch.  3.  2. 
t  Gr.  to  him. 
g  Deut.  1.  17. 

&  17.  8,  <S:c. 

&  19.  15. 


h  l3.  9.  1,  2. 

Matt.  4.  15. 
ch.  1.  46. 
ver.  41. 


a  Lev.  20.  10. 
Deut.  22.  22. 


6  Deut.  17.  7. 
Rom.  2.  1. 


Christ  jiistifieth  his  doctrine,. 


ST.  JOHN. 


and  answereth  the  Jews. 


A.  D.  32. 


d  Luke  9.  58. 

&  12.  14. 

ch.  3.  17. 
ech.  5.  U. 

/ch.  1.  4,5,0. 
&  3.  19.  &  0. 
5.  <fc  12.  35, 
86,  46. 


f  ch.  b.  31. 


A  See  ch.7.28. 

&:  9.  29. 
i  ch.  7.  24. 
i  rh.  3.  17.  4; 

12.  47.  &.  18. 

36. 
I  ver.  29. 

ch.  16.  32. 
m  Deut.  17.  6. 

k  19.  15. 

Matt.  18.  16. 

2  C-ir.  13.  1. 

Heb.  10.  28. 
nch.  5.  37. 


0  ver.  55. 

ch.  16.  3. 

p  ch.  14.  7. 


{  Mark  12.  41. 
rch.  7.  30. 
t  ch.  7.  8. 


t  rh.  7.  34.  k 

13.  33. 
u  ver.  24. 


ych.  15.19.  & 

17.  16. 

1  John  4.  5. 
e  ver.  21. 
a  .Mark  16. 16. 


6ch.  7.  28. 
ech.  3.  32.  Ic 
15.  15. 


rfch.  3.  X4.  <k 
12.  32. 
e  Rom.  1.  4. 
/ch.  5.  19,  30. 


he  said  uuto  hei",  Woman,  where 
are  those  thine  accusers?  hath 
no  man  condemned  thee? 

11  She  said,  No  man,  Lord.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  her,  f^  Neither  do  I 
condemn  thee:  go,  and  csin  no 
more. 

12  <[  Then  spake  Jesus  again  un- 
to them,  saying, /I  am  the  light 
of  the  world :  he  that  foUoweth 
me  shall  not  walk  in  darkness, 
but  shall  have  the  light  oflife. 

13  The  Pharisees  therefore  said 
unto  him,  i^Thou  bearest  record 
of  thyself;  thy  record  is  not  true. 

14  Jesus  answered  and  said  uuto 
them.  Though  I  bear  record  of 
myself,  yet  my  record  is  true  :  for 
I  know  whence  I  came,  and 
whither  I  go;  but  'i  ye  cannot  tell 
whence  I  come,  and  whither  I  go. 

IS'Ye  judge  after  the  flesh;  ^I 
judge  no  man. 

16  And  yet  if  I  judge,  my  judg- 
ment is  true :  for  '  I  am  not  alone, 
but  I  and  the  Father  that  sent  me. 

17  ™  It  is  also  written  in  your  law, 
that  the  testimony  of  twb  men  is 
true. 

18  I  am  one  that  bear  witness  of 
myself,  and  «  the  Father  that  sent 
mebeareth  witness  of  me. 

19  Then  said  they  unto  him, 
Where  is  thy  Father  ?  Jesus  an- 
swered, "Ye  neither  know  me, 
nor  my  Father :  2^  if  j'e  had  known 
me,  ye  should  have  known  my 
Father  also. 

20  These  words  spake  Jesus  in 
'/the  treasury,  as  he  taught  in  the 
temple:  and  '-no  man  laid  hands 
on  him  ;  for  »  his  hour  was  not 
yet  come. 

'21  Then  said  Jesus  again  unto 
them,  I  go  my  way,  and  *  ye  shall 
seek  me,  and  "shall  die  in  your 
sins :  whither  I  go,  ye  cannot 
come. 

22  Then  said  the  Jews,  Will  he 
kill  himself?  because  he  saith, 
Whither  I  go,  ye  cannot  come. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  ^  Ye 
are  from  beneath ;  I  am  from 
above  :  i'  ye  are  of  this  world,  I  am 
not  of  this  world. 

24  z  I  said  therefore  unto  you, 
that  ye  shall  die  in  your  sins : 
a  for  if  ye  believe  not  that  I  am  he, 
ye  .shall  die  in  j-our  sins. 

25  Then  said  they  unto  him,AVho 
art  thou?  And  Jesus  saith  unto 
them.  Even  the  same  that  I  said 
unto  you  from  the  beginning. 

28  I  have  many  things  to  say  and 
to  judge  of  you:  but ''he  that  sent 
me  is  true ;  and  c  I  speak  to  the 
world  those  things  which  I  have 
heard  of  him. 

27  They  understood  not  that  he 
spake  to  them  of  the  Father. 

23  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them. 
When  ye  have  <<  lifted  up  the  Son 
of  man,  c  then  shall  ye  know  that 
I  am  he,  a,nd /that  I  do  nothing  of 


myself;  but  iras  my  Father  hath 
taught  me,  I  speak  these  things. 

29  And  ''he  that  sent  me  is  with 
me :  » the  Father  hath  not  left  me 
alone';  'tfor  I  do  always  those 
things  that  please  him. 

30  As  he  spake  these  words, 
i  manj'  believed  on  him. 

31  Then  said  Jesus  to  those  Jews 
which  believed  on  him,  If  ye  con- 
tinue in  my  word,  then  are  ye  my 
disciples  indeed ; 

32  And  ye  shall  know  the  truth, 
and  »"the  truth  shall  make  you 
free. 

33  r  They  answered  him,  "We  be 
Abi'aham's  seed,  and  were  never 
in  bondage  to  any  man :  how  say- 
e.st  thou.  Ye  shall  be  made  free? 

34  Jesus  answered  them.  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  "  Whoso- 
ever committeth  sin  is  the  serv- 
ant of  sin. 

.35  And  Pthe  servant  abideth  not 
in  the  house  for  ever :  but  the  Son 
abideth  ever. 

.36  9  If  the  Son  therefore  shall 
make  you  free,  ye  shall  be  free 
indeed. 

37  I  know  that  ye  are  Abraham's 
seed ;  but  »-ye  seek  to  kill  me,  be- 
cause my  word  hath  no  place  in 
you. 

38  « I  speak  that  which  I  have 
seen  with  my  Father :  and  ye  do 
that  which  ye  have  seen  with 
your  father. 

39  They  answered  and  .said  unto 
linn,  ^Abraham  is  our  father.  Je- 
.sus  saith  unto  them,  "If  ye  were 
Abraham's  children,  ye  would  do 
the  works  of  Abraham. 

40  «  But  now  ye  seek  to  kill  me.  a 
man  that  hath  told  you  the  truth, 
.'/which  I  have  heard  of  God :  this 
did  not  Abraham. 

41  Ye  do  the  deeds  of  your  father. 
Then  said  they  to  him.  We  be  not 
born  of  fornication;  "we  have  one 
Father,  even  God. 

42  Jesus  said  unto  them,  "If  God 
were  your  Father,  ye  would  love 
me:  '■for  I  proceeded  forth  and 
came  from  God;  ^neither  came  I 
of  myself,  but  he  sent  me. 

43  rfWhy  do  ye  not  understand 
mj''  speech  ?  ei^en  because  ye  can- 
not hear  my  word. 

44  cYe  are  of  your  father  the 
devil,  and  the  lusts  of  your  father 
ye  will  do :  he  was  a  murderer 
from  the  beginning,  and  /abode 
not  ill  the  truth,  because  there  is 
no  truth  in  him.  When  he  speak- 
eth  a  lie,  he  speaketh  of  liis  own  : 
for  he  is  a  liar,  and  the  father  of 
it. 

45  And  because  I  tell  you  the 
truth,  ye  believe  me  not. 

46  Which  of  you  convinceth  me 
of  sin  ?  And  if  I  say  the  truth, 
why  do  ye  not  believe  me  ? 

47  s'He  that  is  of  God  heareth 
God's  words:  ye  therefore  hear 

99 


A.  D.  32. 

f  ch.  3.  11. 
I  ;i  ch.  14.  10, 

11. 
i  ver.  16. 
*ch.  4.  34.  <fc 

5.  30.  <t  6.38. 
/ch.  7.  31.  <fc 

10.  42.  &  U, 

45. 


m  Rom.  6.  14, 

18, 22.  &  8.  2. 

Jsmesl.  26. 

&-  2.  12. 
71  Lev.  25.  42. 

Matt.  3.  9. 

ver.  39. 

0  Rom.  6.  15, 
20. 
2  Pet.  2.  19. 

p  Gal.  4.  30. 


q  Rom.  8.  2. 
Gal.  5.  1. 


rch.  7.19. 
ver.  40. 


!  ch.  3.  32.  (fc 
5.  19,  SO.  3c 
14. 10,  24. 


t  Matt.  3.  9. 

ver.  33. 
u  Rom.  2.  28. 

&  9.  7. 

Gal.  3.  7,  23. 
J  ver.  37. 


s  Is.  63.  18.  <k 

64.  8. 

Mai.  1.  6. 
a  1  John  5.  1. 

■i  ch.  16.  27.  <fc 

17.  8,  25. 
cch.  5.  43.  <fc 

7.  2S.  29. 
dch.  7.  17. 


e  Matt.  13.  38. 
1  Johns.  8. 


/Jude  6. 


«-ch.  10.26,27. 
1  John  4.  6. 


Christ's  dignity  and  authority.         ST.  JOHN. 


The  Mind  restored  to  sight. 


h  ch.  7.  20 

.  & 

10.  -20. 

ver.  52. 

ich.  5.  41 

.  & 

7.  18. 

krh.  S.  21 

&. 

U.  26. 

IZech.  1. 

6. 

Heb.  11. 

13. 

nch.5.  41.  <k 
16.  14.  t  17. 


Acts  3.  13. 
o  ch.  7.  28, 29. 


p  Luke  10.  2). 
y  Heb.  11.  13. 


r  Ex.  3.  14. 

Is.  43.  13. 

ch.  17.  5,  24. 

Col.  1.  17. 

Kev.  1.  8. 
sch.  10.  31,39. 

&.  11.  8. 
{  Luke  4.  30. 


A.  D.  o2.   I  t/ie7>i  not,  because  ye  are  not  of 
God. 

48  Then  answered  the  Jews,  and 
said  unto  him,  Say  we  not  well 
that  thou  art  a  Samaritan,  and 
/i  hast  a  devil  ? 

49  Jesus  answered,  I  have  not  a 
devil ;  l)ut  I  honour  my  Father, 
and  ye  do  dishonour  me. 

30  And  il  seek  not  mine  own 
glory:  there  is  one  that  seeketh 
andjudgeth. 

51  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
*  If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he 
shall  never  see  deatli. 

52  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him. 
Now  we  know  that  thou  hast  a 
devil.  'Abraham  is  dead, and  the 
prophets;  and  thou  sayest.  If  a 
man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall 
never  taste  of  death. 

53  Art  thou  greater  than  our  fa- 
ther Abraham,  which  is  dead? 
and  the  prophets  are  dead :  whom 
makest  thou  thyself? 

54  Jesus  answered,  '»If  I  hon- 
our mj'self,  my  honour  is  nothing : 
«it  is  my  Fatlier  that  honoureth 
me ;  of  whom  ye  say,  that  he  is 
your  God : 

55  Yet  »  ye  have  not  known  him ; 
but  I  know  him:  and  if  I  should 
say,  I  know  him  not,  I  shall  be  a 
liar  like  unto  you:  but  I  know 
him,  and  keep  his  saying. 

5(5  Your  father  Abraham  p  re- 
joiced to  see  my  day:  9 and  he 
saw  if,  and  was  glad. 

57  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him. 
Thou  art  not  yet  lifty  years  old, 
and  hast  thou  seen  Abraham  ? 

58  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verilj'', 
verily,  T  say  unto  you,  Before 
Abraham  was,  'I  am. 

59  Then  stook  they  up  stones  to 
cast  at  him :  but  Jesus  hid  him- 
self, and  went  out  of  the  temple, 
'going  through  the  midst  of  them, 
and  so  passed  hy. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  The  man  that  was  horn  blind  restored  to  tight. 
8  He  is  brought  to  the  Pharisees.  13  They  are 
emended  at  it,  and  excommunicate  him  :  30  but 
he  is  received  of  Jesus,  and  confesseth  him. 
39   Who  they  are  whom  Christ  enlighteneth. 

A  ND  as  Jr.s?(.y  passed  by,  he  saw 
J\  a  man  which  was  blind  from 
/it.v  birtli. 

'2  And  his  disciples  asked  him, 
saying,  Master,  "who  did  sin,  this 
man,  or  liis  parents,  that  ho  was 
born  blind? 

3  Jesus  answered.  Neither  hath 
tliis  man  sinned,  nor  his  parents: 
''but  tliat  tlie  works  of  (Jodsliould 
bo  made  manifest  in  liiiii. 

4  cl  must  work  the  works  of 
him  that  sent  me,  while  it  is  day : 
the  niglit  cometh,  when  no  man 
can  work. 

5  As  long  as  I  am  in  the  world, 
\dl  am  the  light  of  the  world. 

33.   !   G  When  he  had  thus  spoken,  ehe 
jspat  on   the  ground,  and   made 
100 


ich.  11.  4. 
cch.  4.  3t.  *. 

5.  lu,  no.  & 

11.  n.  k  12. 
35.  (t  17.  4. 

Jrh.  l..--),  9. 
&3.  19.  fi  8. 

12.  &  12.  35, 
46. 

eMark  7. 
&  e.  23. 


clay  of  the  spittle,  and  lie  II  anoint- ! 
ed  the  eyes  of  the  blind  man  with 
tlie  clay, 

7  And  said  unto  him.  Go,  wash 
/in  the  pool  of  Siloam,  (which  is 
by  interpretation,  Sent.)  aJle 
went  his  way  therefore,  and  wash- 
ed, and  came  seeing. 

8  ^1  The  neighbours  therefore, 
and  they  wliich  before  had  seen 
him  that  he  was  blind,  said.  Is 
not  this  he  that  sat  and  begged  ? 

9  Some  said.  This  is  he  :  others 
said.  He  is  like  him  :  but  he  said, 
I  am  he. 

10  Therefore  said  they  unto  him, 
How  were  thine  eyes  opened? 

11  He  answered  and  said,  /«A 
man  that  is  called  .Jesus  made 
clay,  and  anointed  mine  eyes,  and 
said  unto  me,  Go  to  the  pool  of 
Siloam,  and  wash :  and  I  went 
and  washed,  and  I  received  sight. 

VI  Then  said  they  unto  him. 
Where  is  he?  He  said,  I  know 
not. 

13  1  They  brought  to  the  Phari- 
sees him  that  albretime  was  blind. 

14  And'  it  was  the  sabbath  day 
when  .Tesus  made  the  clay,  and 
opened  his  eyes. 

15  Then  again  the  Pharisees  also 
asked  him  how  he  had  received 
his  sight.  He  said  unto  them.  He 
put  clay  upon  mine  eyes,  and  I 
washed,  and  do  see. 

It)  Therefore  said  some  of  the 
Pharisees,  This  man  is  not  of 
God,  because  he  keepeth  not  the 
satabatli  day.  Others  said,  i  How 
can  a  man  that  is  a  sinner  do  such 
miracles?  And  'i  there  was  a  di- 
vision among  them. 

17  They  say  unto  the  blind  man 
again.  What  saj^est  thou  of  him, 
that  he  hath  opened  thine  ej'es? 
He  said,  '  He  is  a  prophet.  | 

18  But  the  Jews  did  not  believe : 
concerning  him,  that  he  had  been 
blind,  and  received  his  sight,  un- 
til they  called  the  parents  of  him 
that  had  received  his  sight. 

19  And  they  asked  them,  saying. 
Is  tliis  your  son,  who  ye  say  was 
born  blind?  how  then  doth  he 
now  see? 

20  His  parents  answered  them 
and  said.  We  know  that  this  is 
our  son,  and  that  he  was  born 
blind : 

21  But  by  what  means  he  now 
seeth,  we  know  not ;  or  who  hath 
opened  his  ej-es,  wo  know  not:  he 
is  of  age ;  ask  him :  he  shall  .speak 
for  liimself. 

22  ThQ^v.tvorda  spake  hisi^arents, 
because  "'they  feared  the  Jews: 
(or  tlie  Jews  had  agreed  already, 
that  if  anv  man  did  confess  that 
he  was  Christ,  he  "should  be  put 
out  of  the  synagogue.  . 

23  Therefore  said  his  parents, 
Heisof  age;  ask  him. 

24  Then  again  called  they  the 


A.  D.  32. 


'I  Or,  spread 
the  clay  up. 
on  the  eyes 
of  the  blind 
man. 

/Neh.3.  15. 

g  See  3  Kings 
6.14. 


h  ver.  6,  V. 


i  ver.  33. 
ch.  3.  2. 

*ch.  7.  12,43. 
i  10.  19. 


/ch.  4.  19.  & 
0.  14. 


m  ch.  7.  13.  <fc 

12.  42.  <k  19. 

38. 

,VctB  5.  13. 
n  ver.  34. 

ch.  16.  2. 


The  Pharisees  offended. 


ST.  JOHN. 


Christ  the  good  shepherd. 


A.  D.  32. 

0  Josh.  7.  lO. 
1  Sam.  6.  5. 
p  ver.  10. 


7ch.  8.  14. 


s  Job  "27.  9.  4c 

33.  12. 

P8.  18.  41.  fr. 

S5.  15.  k  66. 

18. 

Prov.  1.  28. 

&  15.  29.  (t 

28.9. 

I5.  1.  15. 

Jcr.  11.11.  (fc 

14.  12. 

Ez.  8.  18. 

Mic.  3.  4. 

Zech.  7. 13. 
r  Tcr.  16. 
u  ver.  2. 
II  Or,  excom. 

municated 

him,  ver.  22. 

j:  Matt.  14.  33. 
&  16. 16. 
Mark  1.  1. 
ch.  10.  36. 
1  John  5.  13. 

>ch.  4.26. 


»ch.  5.  22,27. 

See  ch.3.  17. 

&  12.47. 
o.Matt.  13.  13. 


b  Rom.  2.  19. 


cch.  15.  22, 
24. 


man  that  was  blind,  and  said  unto 
him,  oGive  God  the  praise:  2>\ve 
know  that  this  man  is  a  sinner. 

25  He  answered  and  said.  Wheth- 
er he  be  a  sinner  or  no,  I  know 
not:  one  tiling  I  know,  that, 
whereas  I  was  blind,  now  I  see. 

26  Then  said  they  to  him  again, 
What  did  he  to  thee?  how  opened 
he  thine  ej'es? 

27  He  answered  them,  I  have 
told  5'ou  already,  and  ye  did  not 
hear :  wherefore  would  ye  hear  it 
again  ?  will  ye  also  be  his  disci- 
ples? 

23  Then  they  reviled  him,  and 
said.  Thou  art  his  disciple;  but 
we  are  Moses'  disciples. 

29  We  know  that  God  spake  unto 
Moses:  as  for  this  fellow,  9 we 
know  not  from  whence  he  is. 

30  The  man  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  ''Why  herein  is  amar- 
vellous  thing,  that  ye  know  not 
from  whence  heis,and2/eniehath 
opened  mine  eyes. 

31  Xow  we  knbw  that  sGod  hear- 
eth  not  sinners:  but  if  any  man  be 
a  yv'orshipper  of  God,  ahd  doeth 
his  will,  him  he  heareth. 

32  S^ince  the  world  began  was  it 
not  heard  that  any  man  opened 
the  eyes  of  one  that  was   born 

I  blind. 

33  <  If  this  man  were  not  of  God, 
I  he  could  do  nothing. 

!  34  They  answered  and  said  unto 
I  him,  "Thou  wast  altogether  born 
j  in  sins,  and  dost  thou  teach  us  ? 
■  And  they  il  cast  him  out. 
!  35  Jesus  heard  that  they  had  cast 
!  him  out ;  and  when  he  had  found 
I  him,  he  said  unto  him.  Dost  thou 
believe  on  ^^the  Sou  of  God? 
!  36  He  answered  and  said.  Who  is 
'  he.  Lord,  that  I  might  believe  on 
'  him? 

37  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thou 
hast  both  seen  him,  and  j/jt  is  he 

j  that  talketh  with  thee.  I 

38  And  he  .said.  Lord,  I  believe. 
And  he  worshipped  liim. 

I  39  <f  And  Jesus  said,  ^  For  judg- 
ment I  am.  come  into  this  world, 
«  that  they  which  see  not  might 
see;  and  that  they  which  see 
might  be  made  blind. 

40  And  sonip  of  the  Pharisees 
which  were  with  him  heard  these 
words,  i  and  said  unto  him,  Are 
we  blind  also  ? 

41  Jesus  said  unto  them,  <-if  ye 
were  blind,  ye  should  have  no 
sin:  but  now  ye  say,  We  see; 
therefore  your  sin  rernaineth. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Christ  is  the  door,  and  the  good  shepherd.  19 
Divers  opinions  of  him.  24  He  proveth  by  his 
tcurks  that  he  is  Christ  thi  San  of  God  :  39  es- 
capeth  the  Jews,  40  and  went  a^ain  beyond  Jor* 
dan,  where  many  belieted  on  him. 

VERILY,   verily,   I    say   unto 
you.  He  that  entereth  not  by 
the  door  into  the  sheepfold,  but 


climbeth  up  some  other  way,  the 
same  is  a  thief  and  a  robber. 

2  But  he  that  entereth  in  by  the 
door  is  the  shepherd  of  the  sheep. 

3  To  him  the  porter  openeth ;  and 
the  sheep  hear  his  voice :  and  he 
calleth  his  own  sheep  by  name, 
and  leadeth  them  out. 

4  And  when  he  pntteth  forth  his 
own  sheep,  he  goeth  before  them, 
and  the  sheep  follow  him :  for 
they  know  hisvoice. 

5  And  a  stranger  will  they  not 
follow,  but  will  flee  from  him ; 
for  they  know  not  the  voice  of 
strangers. 

6  This  parable  spake  Jesus  unto 
them;  but  they  understood  not 
what  thnigs  they  were  which  he 
spake  unto  theni. 

7  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them 
again.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  I  am  the  door  of  the  sheep. 

8  All  that  ever  came  before  me 
are  thieves  and  robbers:  but  the 
sheep  did  not  hear  them. 

9«I  am  the  door:  by  me  if  any 
man  enter  in,  he  shall  be  saved, 
and  shall  go  in  and  out,  and  find, 
pasture. 

10  The  thief  cometh  not,  but  for  to 
steal,  and  to  kill,  and  to  destroy: 
I  am  come  that  they  might  have 
life,  and  that  they  might  have  it 
more  abundantly. 

11*1  am  the  good  shepherd :  the 
good  shepherd  giveth  his  life  for 
the  sheep. 

12  But  he  that  is  a  hireling,  and 
not  the  shepherd,  whose  own  the 
sheep  are  not,  seeth  the  wolf  com- 
ing, and  '•leaveth  the  sheep,  and 
lleeth;  and  the  wolf  catcheth 
them,  and  scattereth  the  sheep. 

13  The  hireling  fleeth,  because  he 
is  a  hireling,  and  careth  not  for 
the  sheep. 

14  I  am  the  good  shepherd,  and 
"know  ray  shecj),  and  am  known 
of  mine. 

15  eAs  the  Father  knoweth  me, 
even  so  know  I  the  Father:  /and 
I  lay  down  my  life  for  the  sheep. 

16  And  9  other  sheej)  I  have, 
which  are  not  of  this  fold:  them 
also  I  must  bring,  and  they  shall 
hear  my  voice ;  ''  and  there  shall 
be  one  fold,  and  one  shepherd. 

17  Therefore  doth  my  Father 
love  me, » because  I  lay  down  my 
life,  that  I  miglit  take  it  again. 

18  No  man  taketh  it  from  me, 
but  I  lay  it  down  of  myself  I 
have  power  to  lay  it  down,  and  I 
ihave  power  to  take  it  again. 
'This  commandment  have  I  re- 
ceived of  my  Father. 

19  ^  '"There  was  a  division  there- 
fore again  among  the  Jews  for 
these  sajnngs. 

20  And  many  of  them  said,  iHe 
hath  a  devil,  and  is  mad;  why 
hear  j'e  him  ? 

21  Others  said,  These  are  not  the ! 

101 


A.  D.  32. 


ich.  14.  6. 
Eph.  2.  18. 


b  Is.  40.  11. 
Ez.  34.  12, 
•23.  &  37.  24. 
Hcb.  13.  20. 
1  Pet.  2.  25. 
4:  5.4. 


cZeeh.  11.  18. 


e  Matt.  11.  2T. 
/ch.  15.  13. 


h  Ez.  37.  22. 
Eph.  2.  14. 
1  Pet.  2.  26. 

i  Is.  53.  7,  8, 
12. 
Heb.  2.  9. 


»  ch.  2.  19. 
Ich.  6.  38.  & 

15. 10. 

Acts  2.  24, 

32. 
m  ch.  7.  43.  it 

9.  16. 
nch.  7.20.  & 

8.  48, 52, 


ClirlsVs  unity  with  thr,  Father.         ST.  JOHN. 


The  death  of  Lazarus. 


A.  D.  32. 


oEx.  4.  11. 
Vs.  91.  9.  <fc 

146.  8. 
p  ch.  9.  C,  7, 
,T2,  33. 

A.  D.  .33. 

q  Arts  3.  11. 
(k  5.  12. 

11  Or,  hold  us 
in  suspense  7 


rch.  3.  2.  <fc 
6.  3G. 
ver.  38. 

«  ch.  8.  47. 
1  John  4.  0. 


ttch.  6.  37.  & 

17.  11,  12.  & 

18.  9. 


y  ch.  17.  2,  6, 

&c. 


i'  ch.  17.  11, 
22. 


6  ch.  5. 18. 
c  Ps.  82.  C. 


dilom.  13.  1. 


e  ch.  6.  27. 
/ch.  3.  17.  & 

5.  36,  37.  & 

8.  42. 
f  ch.  6.  17,  18. 

vcr.  30. 
A  Luke  1.  35. 

ch.  9.  3.5,  37. 
i  ch.  10.  24. 
7(ch.  5.  36.  & 

14.  10,  11. 
a-h.  14.  10, 

11.  iL  17.  21. 
m  ch.  7.  30, 

44.  &  8.  59. 


p  ch.  8.  30.  & 
U.  45. 


words  of  him  that  hath  a  devil. 
"Can  a  devil  j^open  the  eyes  of 
the  blind  ? 

22  \  And  it  was  at  Jerusalem  the 
feast  of  the  dedication,  and  it  was 
winter. 

2:$  And  Jesus  walked  in  the 
temple  -/in  Solomon's  jiorch. 

24  Then  came  the  Jews  round 
about  him,  and  said  unto  hina, 
How  long  dost  thou  !l  make  us 
to  doubt?  If  thou  be  tlie  Christ, 
tell  us  plainly. 

25  Jesus  answered  them,  I  told 
you,  and  ye  believed  not :  »•  the 
worlds  that  I  do  in  mj'  Father's 
name,  they  bear  witness  of  me. 

2G  But  ''ye  believe  not,  because 
ye  are  not  of  my  sheep,  as  I  said 
unto  you. 

27  i!My  sheep  hear  my  voice, 
and  1  know  them,  and  "they  fol- 
low me: 

28  And  I  give  unto  them  eternal 
life;  and  "they shall ii(>ver perish, 
neither  shall  any  man  pluck  them 
out  of  my  hand. 

29  a:  My  Father,  y  which  gave 
them  me,  is  greater  than  all;  and 
no  man  is  able  to  pluck  them  out 
of  my  Father's  hand. 

30  -  i  and  ???.)/  Fatlier  are  one. 

31  Then  "the  Jews  took  up 
stones  again  to  stone  hiin. 

32  Jesu.s  answered  thern,  Many 
good  works  have  I  shewed  you 
from  my  Father;  for  which  of 
those  works  do  ye  stone  me  ? 

33  The  Jews  answered  him,  say- 
ing, For  a  good  work  we  stone 
thee  not;  but  for  blasphemy; 
and  because  that  thou,  being  a 
man,  *  makest  thyself  God. 

34  Jesus  answered  them,  "Is  it 
not  written  in  your  law,  I  said, 
Ye  are  gods  ? 

35  If  he  called  them  gods,  f^unto 
whom  the  word  of  (lod  came,  and 
the  Scripture  cannot  bn  broken  ; 

.31)  Saj'  ye  of  him,  ■^'whom  the 
Father  hath  sanctified,  and  .'"sent 
into  the  world.  Thou  blasphein- 
fst;  i? becau.se  I  said,  I  am  /'the 
Son  of  God? 

37  ^'If  I  do  not  the  works  of  my 
Father,  believe  me  not. 

38  15ut  if  I  do,  though  ye  be- 
lieve not  me,  ''beiicve  the  works ; 
that  ye  may  know,  and  believe, 
<■  that  the  Father  in  in  me,  and  I 
in  him. 

39  '"Therefore  they  sought  again 
to  take  him;  but  he  escaped  out 
Of  their  hand, 

40  And  went  away  again  beyond 
Jordiin  into  the  place  "where 
John  at  first  baptized;  and  there 
he  abode. 

41  And  many  resorted  unto 
him,  and  said,  John  did  no  mira- 
cle: "but  all  things  that  John 
spake  of  this  man  were  true. 

42  j'And  many  believed  on  him 
there. 

102 


CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Christ  raisech  Lazarus,  four  days  buried.  45 
Many  Jrws  believe.  47  The  high  priests  and 
Pharisees  gather  a  council  against  Christ.  49 
Cainphas  prophesieth.  51  Jesus  hid  himself, 
55  At  the  passover  they  inquire  after  him,  and 
lay  wait  fur  kim. 

NOW  a  certain  jnan  was  sick, 
named  Lazarus,  of  Bethany, 
the  town  of  «Mary  and  her  sister 
Martha. 

2  ('^It  was  tJiat  Mary  which 
anointed  the  Lord  with  ointment, 
and  wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair, 
whose  brother  Lazarus  was  sick.) 

3  Therefore  his  sisters  sent  unto 
him,  saying.  Lord,  behold,  he 
whom  thou  lovest  is  sick. 

4  When  Jesus  heard  that,  he  said. 
This  sickness  is  not  unto  death, 
ebut  for  the  glory  of  God,  that  the 
Son  of  God  might  be  glorified 
thereby. 

5  Now  Jesus  loved  Martha,  and 
her  sister,  and  Lazarus. 

6  When  he  had  heard  therefore 
that  he  was  sick, '^  he  abode  two 
days  still  in  the  same  place  where 
ho  was. 

7  Tlien  after  that  saith  he  to  his 
disciples,  Lee  us  go  into  Judea 
again. 

8  Ills  di.sciples  say  unto  him. 
Master,  c  the  Jews  of  late  sought 
to  stone  thee;  and  goest  thou 
thither  again  ? 

9  Jesus  answered.  Are  there  not 
twelve  hours  in  the  da.v?  /If  any 
man  walk  in  the  day,  he  stum- 
bleth  not,  because  he  seeth  the 
light  of  this  world. 

10  But  (7  if  a  man  walk  in  the 
night,  he  stumbleth,  because 
there  is  no  light  in  him. 

11  These  things  said  he:  and 
after  that  he  saith  unto  them. 
Our  friend  Lazarus  /'  sleepeth  ; 
but  I  go,  that  I  may  awake  him 
out  of  sleep. 

12  Then  said  his  disciples.  Lord, 
if  he  sleeji,  he  siiall  do  well. 

13  Howbeit  Jesus  spake  of  his 
death:  but  they  thought  that  lie 
had  spoken  of  taking  of  rest  in 
sleep. 

14  Then  said  Jesus  imto  them 
plainly,  Lazarus  is  dead. 

15  And  I  am  glad  for  j'our  sakes 
that  I  was  not  there,  to  the  intent 
ye  may  believe;  nevertheless  let 
us  go  unto  him. 

K;  Then  said  Thomas,  which  is 
called  Didymus,  unto  his  fellow 
disciples.  Let  us  also  go,  that  we 
mav  die  with  liiin. 

17  "Then  when  .lesus  came,  he 
found  that  lie  had  lain  in  the 
grave  four  days  already. 

18  Now  Bctl'iany  was  nigh  unto 
Jerusalem,  'i  about  fifteen  furlongs 
off: 

19  And  many  of  the  Jews  came 
to  Martha  and  Mary,  to  comfort 
them  concerning  their  brother. 

20  Then  Martha,  as  soon  as  she 


A.  D.  33. 


a  Luke  10.  38, 

£9. 

b  Malt.  26.  7. 
MarK  14.  3. 
ch.  12.  3. 


!ch.9.  9. 
ver.  40. 


/ch.  9.  4. 


fch.  12.  S5. 


h  So  Deut.Sl. 

16. 

Dan. 

12.  2. 

MaU 

9.24. 

Acts 

7.60. 

1  Cor 

.  15.  18, 

61. 

II  That  is, 
about  two 
miles. 


Christ  restorcth 


ST.  JOHN. 


Lazarus  to  life. 


A.  D.  33. 


*  Luke  14.  14. 
ch.  5.  29. 

?rh.  5.  21.  ck 

6.  39,  40,  44. 
m  ch.  I.  4. & 

6.35.  &  14.  6. 

Col.  3.  4. 

1  John  1.1,2. 

<k  5.  11. 
n  ch.  3.  36. 

1  John  5. 10, 

&c. 
oMatt.  16.  16. 

ch.  4.  42.  Sl 

6.  14,  63. 


p  ver.  10. 


V  ver.  21. 


tGr. 
>c  troubled 
himself. 


rLuke  19.  41. 


heard  that  Jesus  was  coming, 
went  and  met  him:  but  Mary  sat 
stilL  in  the  house. 

21  Then  said  Martha  unto  Jesus, 
Lord,  if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my 
brother  had  not  died. 

22  But  I  know,  that  even  now, 
« whatsoever  thou  wilt  ask  of 
God,  God  will  give  it  thee. 

23  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Thy 
brother  shall  rise  again. 

24  Martha  saith  unto  him,  ^I 
know  that  he  shall  rise  again  in 
the  resurrection  at  the  last  day. 

2-5  Jesus  said  unto  her,  I  am  «the 
resurrection,  and  the  '"life:  "he 
that  believeth  in  me,  though  he 
were  dead,  yet  shall  he  live: 

26  And  whosoever  liveth  and 
believeth  in  me  shall  never  die. 
Believest  thou  this? 

27  She  saith  unto  him.  Yea, 
Lord:  "i  believe  that  thou  art 
the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  which 
should  come  into  the  world. 

28  And  when  she  had  so  said,  she 
went  her  way,  and  called  Mary 
her  sister  secretly,  saying.  The 
Master  is  come,  and  calleth  for 
thee. 

29  As  soon  as  she  heard  that,  she 
arose  quickly,  and  came  unto  him. 

30  ;Xo\v  Jesus  was  not  yet  come 
into  the  town,  but  was  in  that 
place  where  Martha  met  him. 

31  pThe  Jews  then  which  were 
with  her  in  the  house,  and  com- 
forted her,  when  they  saw  Mary, 
that  she  rose  up  hastily  and  went 
out,  followed  her,  saying.  She 
goeth  unto  the  grave  to  weep 
there. 

32  Tiien  when  Mary  was  come 
where  Jesus  was,  and  saw  him, 
she  fell  dov/n  at  his  leet,  saying 
unto  him,  2Lord,  if  thou  hadst 
been  here,  my  brother  had  not 
died. 

33  When  Jesus  therefore  saw 
her  weeping,  and  tiie  Jews  also 
weeping  which  came  with  her,  he 
groaned  in  the  spirit,  and  twa.s 
troubled, 

34  And  said,  "\Miere  have  ye  laid 
him?  Tliey  say  unto  him,  Lord, 
come  and  see. 

35  '■  Jesus  wept. 

36  Then  said  the  Jews,  Behold 
how  he  loved  him ! 

37  And  some  of  them  said,  Could 
not  this  man, « which  opened  the 
eyes  of  the  blind,  have  caused 
that  even  this  man  should  not 
have  died? 

38  Jesus  therefore  again  groan- 
ing in  himself  cometh  to  the 
grave.  It  was  a  cave,  and  a  stone 
lay  upon  it. 

39  Jesus  said.  Take  ye  away  the 
stone.  Martha,  the  sister  of  him 
that  was  dead,  saith  unto  him. 
Lord,  by  this  time  he  slinketh: 
for  he  hath  been  d<xid  four  days. 

40  Jesus   saith   unto   her,   Said 

58 


I  not  unto  thee,  that,  if  thou 
wouldest  believe,  thou  shouldest 
*see  the  glory  of  God? 

41  Then  they  took  away  the  stone 
frovi  the  place  where  the  dead  was 
laid.  And  Jesus  lifted  up  hLseves, 
and  said.  Father,  I  thank  thee 
that  thou  hast  heard  me. 

42  And  I  knew  that  thou  hearest 
me  always:  but  "because  of  the 
people  which  stand  by  I  said  it, 
that  they  maj-  believe  that  thou 
hast  sent  me. 

43  And  when  he  thus  had  spok- 
en, he  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
Lazarus,  come  forth. 

44  And  he  that  was  dead  came 
forth,  bound  hand  and  foot  with 
graveclothes;  and  3:  his  face  was 
bound  about  with  a  napkin.  Je- 
sus saith  unto  them,  Loose  him, 
and  let  him  go. 

45  Then  many  of  the  Jews  which 
came  to  Marj-,  2/ and  had  seen  the 
Things  which  Jesus  did,  believed 
on  him. 

46  But  some  of  them  went  their 
ways  to  tlie  Pharisees,  and  told 
them  what  things  Jesus  had  done. 

47  r  2 Then  gathered  the  chief 
priests  and  the  Pharisees  a  coun- 
cil, and  said,  «What  do  we?  for 
this  man  doeth  many  miracles. 

48  If  we  let  him  thus  alone,  all 
7nen  will  believe  on  him ;  and  the 
Romans  shall  come  and  take 
away  both  our  place  and  nation. 

49  And  one  of  them,  named  <-  Caia- 
phas,  being  the  high  priest  that 
same  year,  said  unto  them,  Ye 
know  nothing  at  all, 

.50  cXor  consider  that  it  is  expe- 
dient for  us,  that  one  man  should 
die  for  the  people,  and  that  the 
whole  nation  perish  not. 

51  And  this  spake  he  not  of  him- 
self: but  being  high  priest  that 
year,  he  prophesied  that  Jesus 
should  die  for  that  nation ; 

52  And  f'not  for  that  nation  only, 
ebut  that  also  he  should  gather 
together  in  one  the  children  of 
God  that  were  scattered  abroad. 

53  Then  from  that  day  forth  they 
took  counsel  together  for  to  put 
him  to  death. 

54  Jesus  /therefore  walked  no 
more  openly  among  the  Jews; 
but  went  thence  unto  a  country 
near  to  the  wilderness,  into  a  city 
called  i/Ephraim,  and  there  con- 
tinued with  his  disciples. 

55  1  ''And  the  Jews'  passover  was 
nigh  at  hand :  and  many  went  out 
of  the  country  up  to  Jerusalem 
before  the  passover,  to  purify 
themselves. 

56  JThen  sought  they  for  Jesus, 
and  spake  among  themselves,  as 
they  stood  in  the  temple,  "What 
think  ye,  that  he  will  not  come  to 
the  feast? 

57  Now  both  the  chief  priests  and 
the  Pharisees  had  given  a  com- 

103 


A.  D.  33. 


t  ver.  4,  23. 


ych.  2.  23.  (fc 

10.  42.  &  12. 

11,  18. 


z  Ps.  2.  2. 

Matt.  26.  3. 

Mark  14.  1. 

Luke  22.  2. 
«ch.  12.  19. 

Acts  4.  16. 


Ij  Luke  3.  2. 
<h.  18.  14. 
Acts  4.  6. 


dU.i9.  6. 
1  John  2.  2. 

cch.  10.  16. 
Kph.  2.  14, 
15,  16,  17. 


/ch.  4.  1,3. 
<fc  7.  1. 


ff  See  2  Chr. 
13.  19. 

h  ch.  2. 13.  A; 
5.  1.  <k  6.  4. 


ChrisVs  feet  anointed. 


ST.  JOHN. 


He  fnretelleth  Ins  death. 


A.  D.  33. 


ach.  11.  1,43. 


6  Matt.  26.  6. 
Mark  14.  3. 


c  Luke  10.  38, 
39. 
ch.  11.  2. 


eMatt.  26.  11. 
Mark  14.  7. 


/ch.  11.  43,44. 
rLuke  16.  31. 


hch.  n.  45. 
vpr.  IS. 

1  Malt.  21.  a. 
Mark  11.  8. 
Luke;  19.  35, 
S6,  ice. 


k  Ps.  IIR.  25, 


nLuke  18.  34. 
och.  7.  39. 
p  ch.  14.  26. 


mandment,  that,  if  any  man  knew 
wliere  he  were,  he  should  shew  it, 
that  they  might  take  him. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Jesus  excitselh  Mary  anointing  his  feet.  9  The 
people  flock  to  see  Lazarus.  10  The  high  priests 
consult  to  kill  him.  12  Christ  ridetk  into  Jcru-. 
salem.  20  Oreeis  desire  to  see  Je:us.  23  He 
foretelleth  his  death.  37  The  Jews  are  gener- 
ally blinded  :  42  yet  many  chief  rulers  believe^ 
but  do  not  confess  him  :  44  therefore  Jesus  call- 
eth  earnestly  fur  confession  of  faith. 

T HEIST  Jesus  six  days  before  the 
passover  came  to  Bethany, 
« where  Lazarus  was  wliicli  had 
been  dead,  wliom  he  raised  from 
the  dead. 

2  ^Tliere  they  made  him  a  sup- 
per; and  Martha  served:  but  Laz- 
arus was  one  of  tliem  that  sat  at 
the  table  with  him. 

3  Then  took  cMary  a  pound  of 
ointment  of  spikenard,  very  cost- 
ly, and  anointed  the  ieet  of  Jesus, 
and  wiped  liis  feet  with  her  hair  : 
and  the  liouse  was  lilled  with  the 
odour  of  the  ointment. 

4  Then  saith  one  of  his  disciples, 
Judas  Iscariot,  Simon's  son,  which 
should  betray  him, 

5  Why  was  not  this  ointment  sold 
for  three  hundred  pence,  and  giv- 
en to  the  poor? 

G  This  he  said,  not  that  he  cared 
for  the  poor ;  but  because  he  was 
a  thief,  and  d  had  the  bag,  and  bare 
what  was  put  therein. 

7  Then  said  Jesus,  Let  her  alone : 
against  the  day  of  my  burying 
hath  she  kept  this. 

8  For « the  poor  always  ye  have 
with  you;  but  me  ye  have  not 
al  ways. 

!)  Much  people  of  the  Jews  there- 
fore knew  that  he  was  there :  and 
they  came  not  ibr  Jesus'  sake  only, 
but  that  they  might  see  Lazarus 
also, /whom  he  had  raised  from 
the  dead. 

10  ^  i'But  the  chief  priests  con- 
sulted tluit  they  might  put  Laz- 
arus also  to  death ; 

11  ''Because  that  by  reason  of 
hiin  man  J-  of  the  Jews  went  away, 
and  believed  on  Jesu.s. 

12  If  'On  the  next  day  much  peo- 
ple that  were  come  to  the  feast, 
when  they  heard  tliat  Jesus  was 
coming  to  Jerusalem, 

13  Took  branches  of  palm  trees, 
and  went  ("ortli  to  meet  him,  and 
cried,  ^llosamia:  Blessed  /.s-  the 
King  of  Israel  that  cometh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

14  'And  Jesus,  when  he  had  found 
a  young  ass,  sat  thereon ;  as  it  is 
written, 

15  "'Fear  not,  daughter  of  Sion  : 
behold,  thy  King  cometh,  sitting 
on  an  ass's  colt. 

10  These  things  "understood  not 

his   disciples   at   the   first:    "but 

when  Jesus  was  glorified,  ;>Lhen 

remembered     they    that     these 

104 


things  were  written  of  him,  and 
that,  they  had  done  these  things 
unto  him. 

17  The  people  therefore  that  was 
with  him  when  he  called  Lazarus 
out  of  his  grave,  and  raised  him 
from  the  dead,  bare  record. 

18  7  For  this  cause  the  people  also 
met  him,  for  that  they  heard  that 
he  had  done  this  miracle. 

19  The  Pharisees  therefore  said 
among  themselves,  '■Perceive  ye 
how  ye  prevail  nothing?  behold, 
the  world  is  gone  after  him. 

20  %  And  there  « were  certain 
Greeks  among  them  <that  came 
up  to  worship  at  the  feast : 

21  The  same  came  therefore  to 
Philip,  "Which  was  of  Bethsaida 
of  Galilee,  and  desired  him,  say- 
ing, Sir,  we  would  see  Jesus. 

22  Philip  cometh  and  telleth  An- 
drew :  and  again  Andrew  and 
Philip  tell  Jesus. 

23  ^  And  Jesus  answered  them, 
saying,  ^^The  hour  is  come,  that 
the  Son  of  man  should  be  glori- 
fied. 

24  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
y  Except  a  corn  of  wlieat  fall  into 
the  ground  and  die,  it  abideth 
alone:  but  if  it  die,  it  bringeth 
forth  much  fruit. 

2.'>  3  He  that  loveth  his  life  shall 
lose  it;  and  he  tliat  hateth  his 
life  in  this  world  shall  keep  it 
unto  life  eternal. 

2t>  If  any  man  serve  me,  let  him 
follow  me;  and  "where  I  am, 
there  shall  also  my  servant  be :  if 
any  inan  serve  me,  him  will  my 
Father  honour. 

27  *Now  is  n^Y  soul  troubled; 
and  what  shall  I  say?  Father, 
save  me  from  this  liu'ur:  «but  for 
this  cause  came  I  unto  this  hour. 

28  Father,  glorify  thy  name. 
^Tlien  came  there  a  voice  from 
heaven,  aayinfi,  I  have  both  glori- 
fied it,  and  will  glorify  it  again. 

29  The  people  therefore  that 
stood  by,  and  lieard  it,  said  that 
it  tliundered:  otliers  said,  An 
angel  spake  to  him. 

;W  Jesus  answered  and  said, 
eThis  voice  came  not  because  of 
me,  l)ut  for  your  sake.s. 

31  Now  is  the  judgment  of  this 
world:  now  shall  .'the  prince  of 
this  world  be  cast  out. 

32  And  I,  »  if  I  be  lifted  up  from 
the  earth,  will  draw  '<  all  incn  unto 
me. 

33* This  he  said,  signifying  what 
death  he  should  die. 

31  The  people  answered  him, 
'•We  liave  heard  out  of  the  law 
that  Clirist  abideth  for  ever:  and 
how  .sayest  thou,  The  Son  of  man 
must  be  lifted  up  ?  who  is  this  Son 
of  man? 

3.j  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them. 
Yet  a  little  while 'is  the  light  with 
you.    "'Walk  while  ye  have  the 


Tlie  Jews  are  generally  hlinded.       ST.  JOHN. 


Christ  teaclieth  humility. 


A.  D.  33. 


nch.  11.  10. 
1  JohH  'i.  11. 


o  Lake  16.  8. 

Eph.  5.  8. 

1  Thess.  5.  5. 

lJo!)n2.9, 

10,  11. 
p  rh.  8.  53.  <fc 

11.5-1. 


q  Is.  53.  1. 
Rom.  10.  16. 


r  Is.  G.  D,  10. 
.Malt.  13.  14. 


trh.  7.  13.  (fc 
9.  22. 


X  Mark  9.  37. 
1  Pet.  1.  21. 


y  ch.  14.  9. 

z  ch.  3.  19.  4; 
S.  12.  (k  9.  5, 
39. 
ver.  35,  36. 


a  ch.  5.  45.  Sc 

e.  15,  26. 
h  ch.  3.  17. 
r.  Luke  10.  16. 

d  Deut.  18.19. 
Mark  16.  IG. 


ech.  a.  38.  6c 
14.  10. 


/Deut.  18. 18. 


light,  lest  darkness  come  upon 
you:  for  "he  that  walketh  in 
darkness  knoweth  not  whither 
he  goeth. 

36  While  ye  have  light,  believe  in 
the  light,  that  ye  may  be  othe 
children  of  light.  These  things 
spake  Jesus,  and  departed,  and 
ydid  hide  himself  from  them. 

37  %  But  though  he  had  done  so 
many  miracles  before  them,  yet 
they  believed  not  on  him  : 

38  That  the  saying  of  Esaias  the 
prophet  might  be  fulfilled,  which 
he  spake,  5Lord,  who  hath  be- 
lieved our  report?  and  to  whom, 
hath  the  arm  of  the  Lord  been  re- 
vealed ? 

39  Therefore  they  could  not  be- 
lieve, because  that  Esaias  said 
again, 

40  ''He  hath  blinded  their  eyes, 
j  and  hardened  their  heart ;  that 

they  should  not  see  with  their 
eyes,  nor  understand   with  ihci7- 

I  heart,  and  be   converted,  and  I 

j  should  heal  them. 

41  « These   things   said    Esaias, 
'  when  he  saw  his  glory,  and  spake 

of  him. 

I  42  \  Nevertheless  among  the 
1  chief  rulers  also  many  believed 
[  on  him;  but  'because  of  the  Phar- 
'  isees  they  did  not  confess  /lim,  lest 
they  should  be  put  out  of  the  syn- 
agogue: 

;  43  "For  the^*  loved  the  praise  of 
men  more  than  the  praise  of  God. 

44  ^  Jesus  cried  and  said,  ^He 
thai  believeth  on  me,  believeth 
not  on  me,  but  on  him  that  sent 
me. 

45  And  !/he  that  seeth  me  seeth 
him  that  sent  me. 

46  2 1  am  come  a  light  into  the 
world,  that  whosoever  believeth 
on  me  should  not  abide  in  dark- 
ness. 

47  And  if  any  man  hear  my 
words,  and  believe  not,  «T  judge 
him  not :  for  ^l  came  not  to  judge 
the  world,  taut  to  save  the  world. 

48  cHe  that  rejecteth  me.  and  re- 
ceiveth  not  my  words,  hath  one 
that  judgeth  him :  f^the  word  that 
I  have  spoken,  the  same  shall 
judge  him  in  the  last  daj'. 

49  For  e  I  have  not  spoken  of 
myself;  but  the  Father  which 
sent  me,  he  gave  me  a  command- 
ment, /what  I  should  say,  and 
what  I  should  speak. 

50  And  I  know  that  his  com- 
mandment is  life  everlasting: 
whatsoever  I  speak  therefore, 
even  as  the  Father  said  unto  me, 
so  I  speak. 

CHAPTER    XIII. 

1  Jesus  tsasheth  the  disciples^  feet :  ixTiortcth 
them  to  hwnilitij  and  charity.  IS  }Ie  jore- 
tsUcth,  and  discovereth  to  John  hy  a  token,  that 
Judas  should  betray  him  :  31  cnmmandeth 
them  to  love  one  another,  36  and  forcwarncth 
Peter  of  his  denial. 


"lyOW  "before  the  feast  of  the 
XI  passover,  when  Jesus  knew 
that  ''his  hour  was  come  that  he 
should  depart  out  of  this  world 
unto  the  Father,  having  loved  his 
own  wliicli  were  in  the  world,  he 
loved  them  unto  the  end. 

2  And  supper  being  ended,  cthe 
devil  having  now  put  into  the 
heart  of  Judas  Iscariot,  Simon's 
son,  to  betray  him  ; 

3  Jesus  knowing  f'that  the  Fa- 
ther had  given  all  things  into  his 
hands,  and  "^that  he  was  come 
from  God,  and  went  to  God; 

4  /He  riseth  from  supper,  and 
laid  aside  his  garments ;  and  took 
a  towel,  and  girded  himself. 

5  After  that  he  poureth  water 
into  a  basin,  and  began  to  wa^h 
the  disciples'  feet,  and  to  wipe 
t/iem  with  the  towel  wherewith 
he  was  girded. 

6  Then  cometh  he  to  Simon 
Peter :  and  t  Peter  saith  unto 
him.  Lord,  s'dost  thou  v/ash  my 
feet  ? 

7  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  What  I  do  thou  knowest 
not  now;  /'but  thou  shalt  know 
hereafter. 

8  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Thou 
Shalt  never  wash  my  feet.  Jesus 
ansv.-ered  him,  ijf  I  wash  thee 
not,  thou  hast  no  part  with  me. 

9  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him. 
Lord,  not  my  feet  only,  but  also 
771}/  hands  and  ??i?/  head. 

lb  Jesus  saith  to  him,  He  that  is 
washed  needeth  not  save  to  wash 
his  feet,  but  is  clean  every  whit: 
and  *ye  are  clean,  but  not  all. 

11  For  'he  knew  wlio  should 
betray  him ;  therefore  said  he. 
Ye  are  not  all  clean. 

12  So  after  he  had  washed  their 
feet,  and  had  taken  his  garments, 
and  was  set  down  again,  he  said 
unto  them.  Know  ye  what  I  have 
done  to  you  ? 

13  »'  Ye  call  me  Master  and  Lord : 
and  ye  say  well;  for  .so  I  am. 

14  "If  I  then,  your  Lord  and 
Master,  have  washed  j'our  leet; 
oye  also  ought  to  wash  one  an- 
other's feet. 

15  For  f  I  have  given  you  an  ex- 
ample, that  ye  should  do  as  I 
have  done  to  you. 

16  2  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  The  servant  is  not  greater 
than  his  lord;  neither  he  that  is 
sent  greater  than  he  that  sent 
him. 

17  '•If  ye  know  these  things, 
happy  are  ye  if  ye  do  them. 

18  f  I  speak  not  of  you  all :  I 
know  whom  I  have  chosen  :  but 
that  the  Scripture  may  be  ful- 
filled, «He  that  eateth  bread  with 
me  hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against 
me. 

19  t  il  Now  I  tell  you  before  it 
come,  that,  when  it  is  come  to 

105 


A.  D.  33. 

a  .Matt.  2G.  2. 
6ch.  12.  23.4: 
17.  1,  11. 


c  Luke  22.  3. 
ver.  27. 


rfMatt.  11.27. 
Jc  28.  18. 
ch.  3.  35.  (fc 
]".  2. 
Acts  2.  .ns. 

I  Cor.  15.  27. 

II  eb.  2.  6. 
cch.  8.  42.  <fc 

16.  28. 
/"Luke  22.  27. 
Fhil.  2.  7,8. 


-  Gr.  he. 
jrSee  Matt.  3. 
14. 


ich.  3.  5. 
1  Cor.  6.  11. 
Eph.  5.  26. 
TU.  3.  5. 
Hcb.  10.  22. 


ich.  15.  3. 
Ich.  G.  64. 


m  Matt.  23.  8, 

10. 

Luke  6.  46. 

1  Cor.  8.  6.  ic 

12.  3. 

Phil.  2.  11. 
71  Luke  22.  27. 
0  nom.  12.  10. 

Gal.  6.  1,2. 

1  Pel.  5.  5. 
?Matt.  11.29. 

Phil.  2.  5. 

1  Pet.  -2.  21. 

1  John  2.  6. 
7  Matt.  10.24. 

Luke  6.  40. 


s  Ps.  41.  9. 

.Matt.  26.  23. 

ver.  21. 
tch.  14.  29.  <t 

IB.  4. 
11  Or,  From 

henceforth. 


Christ  foreteUeth  the  traitor. 


ST.  JOHN. 


The  disciples  comforted. 


A.  D.  m. 


uMatt.  10.40. 
<k  25.  40. 
Luke  10.  16. 


X  Matt.  26.  21. 

Mark  14. 18. 

Luke  22.  21. 
y  ch.  12.  27. 
«  Acts  1.  17. 

1  John  2.  19. 


och.  19.  26.  & 
20.  2.  &  21.  7, 
20,  24. 


I  Or,  morsel. 


b  Luke  22.  3. 
ch.  6.  70. 


rfch.  12.  23. 
ech.  14.  13. 

1  Pel.  4.  11. 
/ch.  17.  1,  4, 

n,  G. 
{•ch.  12.  23. 


;!ch.7.  34.  & 
8.  21. 

i  Lev.  19.  18. 
ch.  IS.  12,17. 
Kph.  .').  2. 
1  Thcas.  4.0. 
James  2.  8. 
1  Pet.  1.  2-2. 

1  John  2.7,8. 
&  .■!.  11,  23. 
<k  4.  21. 

»1  John  2.  5. 

&  4.  20. 
?ch.21.  18. 

2  Pet.  1.  14. 
mMatt.  20.33, 

31,  35. 
Mark  14.  29, 
30,  3). 
Luke  22.  33, 
34. 


pass,  ye  may  believe  that  I  am 
he. 

20  "Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  He  that  receiveth  whomso- 
ever I  send  receiveth  me;  and  he 
that  receiveth  me  receiveth  him 
that  sent  me. 

21  a^AVhen  Jesus  had  thus  said, 
yhe  was  troubled  in  spirit,  and 
testified,  and  said.  Verily,  verily, 
1  say  unto  you,  that  ^oue  of  you 
shall  betray  me. 

22  Then  the  disciples  looked  one 
on  another,  doubting  of  whom  he 
spake. 

23  Now  "there  was  leaning  on 
Jesus'  bosom  one  of  his  disciples, 
whom  Jesus  loved. 

24  Simon  Peter  therefore  beck- 
oned to  him,  that  he  should  ask 
who  it  should  be  of  whom  he 
spake. 

2-5  He  then  lying  on  Jesus'  breast 
saith  unto  him,  Lord,  who  is  it? 

2G  Jesus  answered.  He  it  is,  to 
whom  I  shall  give  a  II  sop,  when 
I  have  dipped  t^.  And  when  he 
had  dipped  the  sop,  he  gave  it  to 
Judas  Iscariot,  the  son  of  Simon. 

27  6And  after  the  sop  Satan  en- 
tered into  him.  Then  said  Jesus 
unto  him,  That  thou  doest,  do 
quickly. 

28  Now  no  man  at  the  table  knew 
for  what  intent  he  spake  this  unto 
him. 

29  For  some  of  them  thought,  be- 
cause c  Judas  had  the  bag,  that 
Jesus  had  said  unto  him,  Buy 
i/io.se  ^/linf/.s  that  we  have  need  of 
against  the  feast;  or,  that  he 
should  give  something  to  the  poor. 

30  He  then,  having  received  the 
sop,  went  immediately  out;  and 
it  was  night. 

31  1  Therefore,  when  he  was 
gone  out,  Jesus  said,  f'Now  is  the 
Sonof  man  glorified,  and  ^God  is 
glorified  in  him. 

;j2  /If  God.  be  glorified  in  him, 
God  shall  also  glorify  him  in  him- 
self, and  (7 shall  straightway  glori- 
fy him. 

33  Little  children,  yet  a  little 
while  I  ain  with  you.  Ye  shall 
seek  me  ;  /'  and  as  I  said  unto  the 
Jews,  Whither  I  go,  ye  cannot 
come;  so  now  I  say  to  you. 

34  »A  new  commandment  I  give 
unto  you,  That  ye  love  one  anoth- 
er; as  I  have  loved  you,  that  ye 
also  love  one  another. 

35  /'By  this  shall  all  men  know 
that  ye  are  my  disciples,  if  yc 
have 'love  one  to  another. 

■'!(;  1[  Simon  Peter  said  unto  him. 
Lord,  whither  goest  thou?  Je.sus 
answered  him,  Whither  I  go, 
thou  canst  not  follow  me  now ;  but 
'thou  Shalt  follow  me  afterwards. 

37  Peter  said  unto  him.  Lord, 
why  cannot  I  follow  thee  now  ?  I 
will  '"lay  down  my  life  for  thy 
sake. 

106 


38  Jesus  answered  him,  Wilt  thou 
lay  down  thy  life  for  my  sake  ? 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee. 
The  cock  shall  not  crow,  till  thou 
hast  denied  me  thrice. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Christ  comfortcth  his  disciples  with  the-  hope  of 
heaven  ;  6  prufesseth  himself  the  way,  the  truth, 
and  the  life,  and  one  with  the  Father  :  13  assur- 
eth  their  prayers  in  his  name  to  he  effectual :  15 
requesteth  love  and  obedience,  16  promiseth  the 
Holy  Ohosl  the  Comforter,  27  and  leaveth  his 
peace  with  them, 

LET  <i  not  your  heart  be  troub- 
led:  j^e  believe  in   God,   be- 
lieve also  in  me. 

2  In  my  Father's  house  are 
many  mansions :  it'  it  ivere  not  so,  I 
would  have  told  you.  *  I  go  to 
prepare  a  place  for  you. 

3  And  if  I  go  and  prepare  a  pi  ace 
for  you,  c  I  will  come  again,  and 
receive  you  unto  myself;  that 
''where  I  am,  there  ye  may  be 
also. 

4  And  whither  I  go  ye  know,  and 
the  wav  ye  know. 

5  Thomas  saith  unto  him.  Lord, 
we  know  not  whither  thou  goest; 
and  how  can  we  know  the  way? 

6  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  am  e  the 
way, /the  truth,  and  u  the  life : '» no 
man  cometh  unto  the  Father,  but 
by  me. 

7  i  If  ye  had  known  me,  ye  should 
have  known  my  Father  also :  and 
from  henceforth  ye  know  him, 
and  have  seen  him. 

8  Philip  saith  unto  him.  Lord, 
shew  us  the  Father,  and  it  suffic- 
eth  us. 

9  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Have  I 
been  so  long  time  with  you,  and 
vet  hast  thou  not  known  me, 
Philip?  *he  that  hath  seen  me 
hath  seen  the  Father ;  and  how 
sayest  thou  then,  Shew  us  the  Fa- 
ther? 

10  Believest  thou  not  that '  I  am 
in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  in 
me  ?  the  words  that  I  speak  un- 
to you  ™i  speak  not  of  myself: 
but  the  Father  that  dwelleth  in 
me,  he  doeth  the  works. 

11  Believe  me  that  I  am  in  the 
Father,  and  the  Father  in  me : 
"  or  else  believe  me  for  the  very 
works'  sake. 

12  "Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
He  that  bolieveth  on  me,  the 
works  thati  do  shall  he  do  also: 
and  greater  ivorks  than  these 
shall  he  do  ;  because  I  go  unto 
my  Father. 

13  j^And  whatsoever  ye  shall 
ask  in  mv  name,  that  will  I  do, 
that  the  Father  may  beglorified  in 
the  Son. 

14  If  ye  shall  ask  any  thing  in 
my  name,  I  will  do  if. 

15  If  7 If  ye  love  me,  keep  my 
commandinents. 

10  And  I  will  pray  the  Father, 
and  '-ho  shall  give  you  another 


A.  D.  33. 


a  ver.  27. 
ch.  16.  22,23. 


6ch.  13.33,36. 


c  rer.  18,  28. 
Acts  1.  11. 

<fch.  12.  20.  k 
17.  24. 
1  Thess.  4. 
17. 


clleb.  9.  8. 
/ch.  1.  17.  A: 

8.  32. 
gvU.  1.  4.  <t 

11.  25. 
hih.  10.  0. 
i  ch.  8. 10. 


*ch.  12.43. 
CoL  1.  1.-.. 
Heb.  1.  3. 


I  eh.  10.  3,8.  i 


m  ch.  5.  19.  ,V; 
7.  IG.  &.  8.28. 
Sc  12.  49. 


n  ch.  5.  36.  Sc 

10.  38. 
oMatt.  21.21. 

Mark  10.  17. 

Luke  10.  17. 
p  Malt.  7.  7.ik 

21.  22. 

Mark  11.  24. 

Luke  11.  9. 

ch.  15.  7,  in. 

<k  16.  23,  24. 

James  1.  f.. 

1  Jnlm  3.  22. 

4,  5.  14. 
7  ver.  21,  23. 

ch.  15.  10,14. 

1  John  5.  3. 
rch.  15.  26.  &; 

16.  7. 

Rom.  8.  15, 

26. 


Tlie  Holy  Ghost  promised. 


ST.  JOHN. 


Christ  the  true  vine. 


A.  D.  33. 


s  ch.  15.  26.  &. 

10.  13. 

1  John  4.  6. 
t  1  Cor.  2.  14. 

u  1  John  2.  27. 

X  Matt.  28.  20. 
11  Or, 

orphans, 
y  rer.  3,  28. 
z  eh.  16.  10. 
a\  Cor.  15.20. 

h  ver.  10. 

ch.  10.  38.  &. 

17.  21,23,26. 
c  ver.  15,  23. 

1  John  2.  o. 

&5.  3. 


dLuke  6.  16. 


/I  John  2.  24. 
^ev.  3.  20. 


f  ch.  5.  19,38. 
U  7.  16.  &:  8. 
28.  &  12.  49. 
ver.  10. 


h  Luke  24.  49. 

ver.  16. 

ch.  15.  20.  & 

10.  7. 
jch.2.  22.  & 

12.  16.  !c   16. 

13. 

1  John  2.  20, 

27. 
*  Phil.  4.  7. 

Col.  3.  15. 
/ver.  1. 

m  ver.  3,  18. 


J!  ver.  12. 

ch.  16.  16.  fc 

20.  17. 
0  Seech.  5.18. 

<k  10.  30. 

Phil.  2.  6. 
pch.  13.  19.  d- 

10.  4. 
Vch.  12.  31. & 

16.  11. 

rch.  10.  18. 
Phil.  2.  8. 
Heb.  5   e. 


Comforter,  that  he  may  abide 
with  you  for  ever ; 

17  I]v€n  «the  Spirit  of  truth; 
'whom  the  world  cannot  receive, 
becau.se  it  seetli  him  not,  neither 
Ivnoweth  him  :  but  ye  know  him ; 
for  he  dwelleth  with  you,  «and 
.shall  be  in  j'ou. 

18  a^  I  will  not  leave  you  i! com- 
fortless :  y  I  will  come  to  you. 

19  Yet  a  little  while,  *and  the 
world  seeth  me  no  more ;  but  « ye 
see  me :  «  because  I  live,  ye  shall 
live  also. 

20  At  that  day  ye  shall  know 
that  ''  1  am  in  mj''Father,  and  ye 
in  me,  and  I  in  you. 

21  c  He  that  hath  my  command- 
ments, and  keepeth  them,  he  it 
Ls  that  loveth  me:  and  he  that 
loveth  me  shall  be  loved  of  my 

i  Father,  and  I  will  love  him,  and 
'  will  manifest  myself  to  him. 
j  22  <^  Judas  saith  unto  him,  not 
Iscariot,  Lord,  how  is  it  that 
I  thou  wilt  manifest  thyself  unto 
I  us,  and  not  unto  the  world? 

23  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
I  him,  «If  a  man  love  me,  he  will 

keep  my  words :  and  my  Father 
'  will  love  him,  and.^'we  will  come 
unto  him,  and  make  our  abode 
with  him. 

24  He  that  lo%'eth  me  not  keep- 
eth not  my  sayings:  and  sthe 
word  which  ye  hear  is  not  mine, 
but  the  Father's  which  sent  me. 

2-5  These  things  have  I  spoken  un- 
to you,  being  yet  present  with  you. 

26  But  ''  the  Comforter,  tchich  is 
the  Holy  Ghost,  whom  the  Father 
will  send  in  my  name.  »he  shall 
teach  you  all  things,  and  bring 
all  things  to  your  remembrance, 
whatsoever  I  have  said  unto  you. 

27  ^' Peace  I  leave  with  you,  my 
peace  I  give  unto  you:  not  as 
the  world  giveth,  give  I  unto 
you.  'Let  not  your  heart  be 
troubled,  neither  let  it  be  afraid. 

28  Ye  have  heard  how  ">  I  said 
unto  j'ou,  I  go  away,  and  come 
again  unto  you.  If  ye  loved  me, 
ye  would  rejoice,  because  I  said, 
»I  go  unto  the  Father:  for  "my 
Father  is  greater  than  I. 

29  And  1'  now  I  have  told  you  be- 
fore it  come  to  pass,  that,  when  it 
is  come  to  pass,  ye  niisht  believe. 

30  Hereafter  I  will  not  talk  much 
with  you:  i  for  the  prince  of  this 
world  Cometh,  and  hath  nothing 
in  me. 

31  But  that  the  world  rnaj'  know 
that  I  love  the  Father ;  and  »•  as 
the  Father  gave  me  command- 
ment, even  so  I  do.  ArLse,  let 
let  us  go  hence. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  consolation  andmutual  love  between  Christ 
and  his  members,  nnder  the  parable  of  the  vine. 
IS  A  comfort  in  the  hatred  and  persecution  of 
the  world.  26  The  office  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
of  the  apostles. 


I  AM  the  true  vine,  and  my  Fa- 
ther is  the  husbandman. 

2  "Every  branch  in  me  that 
beareth  not  fruit  he  taketh  away : 
and  every  branch  that  beareth 
fruit,  he  purgeth  it,  that  it  may 
bring  forth  more  fruit. 

3  ''  Now  ye  are  clean  through  the 
word  which  I  have  spoken  unto 
you. 

4  cAbide  in  me,  and  I  in  you. 
As  the  branch  cannot  bear  fruit 
of  itself,  except  it  abide  in  the 
vine ;  no  more  can  ye,  except  ye 
abide  in  me. 

5  I  am  the  vine,  ye  are  the 
branches.  He  that  abideth  in  me, 
and  I  in  him,  the  same  bringeth 
forth  much  <^ fruit;  for  !1  without 
me  ye  can  do  nothing. 

G  If  a  man  abide  not  in  me,  ^he 
is  cast  forth  as  a  branch,  and  is 
withered ;  and  men  gather  them, 
and  cast  them  into  the  fire,  and 
they  are  burned. 

7  If  ye  abide  in  me,  and  my 
words  abide  in  j'ou,/ye  shall  ask 
what  ye  will,  and  it  shall  be  done 
unto  you. 

8  9  Herein  is  my  Father  glorified, 
that  ye  bear  much  fruit ;  h  so  shall 
ye  be  my  disciples. 

9  As  the  Father  hath  loved  me, 
so  have  1  loved  you  :  continue  ye 
in  my  love. 

10  ilf  j'e  keep  my  command- 
ments, ye  shall  abide  in  my  love; 
even  as  I  have  kept  my  Father's 
commandments,  and  abide  in  his 
love. 

11  These  things  have  I  spoken 
unto  you,  that  my  joy  might  re- 
main in  you,  and  ^that  your  joy 
might  be  full. 

12  'This  is  my  commandment, 
That  5'e  love  one  another,  as  I 
have  loved  you. 

13  '"Greater  love  hath  no  man 
than  this,  that  a  man  lay  down 
his  life  for  his  friends. 

14  «  Ye  are  my  friends,  if  j^e  do 
whatsoever  I  command  you. 

1.5  Henceforth  I  call  j'ou  not 
servants ;  for  the  servant  know- 
eth  not  what  his  lord  doeth :  but 
I  have  called  you  friends ;  o  for 
all  things  that  I  have  heard  of 
my  Father  I  have  made  known 
unto  you. 

10  i' Ye  have  not  chosen  me,  but 
I  have  chosen  you,  and  f/ ordained 
you,  that  ye  should  go  and  bring 
forth  fruit,  and  that  your  fruit 
should  remain ;  that  '•  whatsoever 
ye  shall  ask  of  the  Father  in  my 
name,  he  may  give  it  you. 

17  « These  things  I  command  you, 
that  ve  love  one  another. 

18  'If  the  world  hate  you,  ye 
know  that  it  hated  me  before  it 
haled  you. 

19  «If  ye  were  of  the  world,  the 
world  would  love  his  own;  but 
^because  ye  are  not  of  the  world, 

107 


A.  D.  33. 


oMatt.  15. 13. 


Ach.13.  10.& 

17.  17. 

Eph.  5.  26. 

1  Pet.  1.  22. 
cCol.  1.  23. 

1  John  2.  C. 


d  Hos.  14.  8. 

Phil,  l.ll.i; 

4.  13. 
;i  Or,  severed 

from  me. 

Arts  4.  12. 
eMatt.   3.  10. 

<k  7.19. 

/ver.  16. 
ch.l4.  13, 14. 
&  16.  23. 

g  Malt.  5.  10. 

Phil.  1.  11. 
Ach.  8.  31.  & 

13.  35. 


*ch.  16.  24.  & 

17.  13. 

1  John  1.  4. 
;ch.  13.  34. 

1  Thess.  4.9. 

1  Pet.  4.  8. 

1  John  3.  11. 

&  4.21. 
mch.  10.  11, 

15. 

Rom.  3.  7,  8. 

Eph.  5.2. 

1  John  3.  16. 
n  See  Matt. 

12.50. 

ch.  14.15,23. 
0  See  Gen. 18. 

17. 

ch.  17.  26. 

Acts  20.  27. 
p  ch.  6.  70.  & 

13.  18. 

1  John  4.  10, 

19. 
7  Matt.  28. 19. 

Mark  10.  15. 

Col.  1.  0. 
rch.  14.  13. 

ver.  7. 
s  ver.  12. 
t\  John  3. 1, 

13. 

u  1  John  4.  6. 


CJirist  comforteth  his  disciples 


ST.  JOHN. 


against  trihulation. 


A.  D.  33. 


y  Matt.  10.  24. 
Luke  6.  40. 
ch.l3.  16. 


o  Matt.  10.  22. 
&  24.  9. 
ch.  16.  3. 


h  ch.  9.  41. 

c  Rom.  1.  20. 

James  4.  17. 
II  Or,  excuse. 
<ilJohii2.  23. 
ech.  3.  2.  &  7. 

31.  &:  9.  32. 
/Ps.  35.  19.  (k 

C9.  4. 
g  Luke  24.  49. 

.h.  14.  17,26. 

&  IC.  7,  13. 

Acts  2.  33. 
h  1  .John  5.  6. 
1  Luke  24.  48. 

ArU  1.  8,21, 

22.  i:  2.32.  <k 

3.  15.  &  4.  20, 

S3.  <Si  5.  32. 

(fc  10.  39.  ic 

13.  31. 

1  I'tt.  5.1. 

2  Pet.  1.  16. 
;S  Luke  1.  2. 

IJohn  1.1,2. 


a  Matt.  11.  C. 

it  24.  10.  & 

26.  31. 
tell.  9.22,  34. 

<k  12.  42. 
c  Acts  8.  1.  & 

0.  1.  &  26.  8, 

10,  11. 
lich.  15.  21. 

Horn.  in.  2. 

1  Cor.  2.  8. 

1  Tim.  1.  13. 
ech.  13.  19.  <k 

14.  29. 

/Sec  Matt.  0. 
15. 


f  ch.  7.  33.  i 
13.  3.  St.  14. 


vcr.  10,  10. 


hch.  14.1. 
ver.  22. 


ich.  7.  39.  4; 

14.  10,  20.  iu. 

15.  20. 

»  Acta  2.  33. 
Eph.  4.  8. 


but  I  have  chosen  you  out  of  the 
world,  therefore  the  world  hateth 
you. 

20  Remember  the  word  that  I 
said  unto  you,  vlhe  servant  is 
not  greater  than  his  lord.  If  they 
have  persecuted  me,  they  will 
also  persecute  you:  ~if  they  liave 
kept  my  saying,  they  will  keep 
yours  also. 

21  But  "  all  these  things  will  thej^ 
do  unto  you  for  nny  name's  sake, 
because  they  know  not  him  that 
sent  me. 

22  ''If  I  had  not  come  and 
spoken  unto  them,  they  had  not 
had  sin;  ^but  now  they  have  no 
II  cloak  for  their  sin. 

28  rflle  that  hateth  me  hateth 
iny  Father  also. 

24  If  I  had  not  done  amongthem 
«the  works  which  none  other 
man  did,  they  had  not  had  sin: 
but  now  have  they  both  seen  and 
hated  both  me  and  my  Fatlier. 

2.5  But  thi^  comelh  to  pass,  that 
the  word  might  be  fulfilled  that  is 
written  in  their  law,  /They  hated 
me  without  a  cause. 

2(j  .'/  But  when  the  Comforter  is 
come,  whom  I  will  send  unto  you 
from  the  Father,  ctc?i  the  Spirit  of 
trutli,  which  proceedeth  from  tlie 
Father,  '<  he  shall  testify  of  me: 

27  And  iye  also  shall  bear  wit- 
ness, because  ''-ye  have  been  with 
me  from  the  beginning. 

CHAPTER   XVI. 

1  Christ  cumfvrteth  his  discipl's  against  trihula- 
tion by  the  promise  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  by 
his  resurrection  and  ascension  :  23  ussurcth 
their  prayers  made  in  his  name  to  be  accepta- 
ble to  his  Father.  33  Peacein  Christ,  and  in 
the  world  affliction. 

THESE  thin.gs  have  I  spoken 
unto  j'ou,  tliat  ye  "should  not 
be  offended. 

2  *  They  shall  put  you  out  of  the 
synagogues:  yea,  tlie  time  Com- 
eth, c  that  whosoever  killeth  you 
will  think  that  he  doeth  God 
service. 

:')  .4nd  <Uhese  things  will  they  do 
unto  you,  because  lliey  have  not 
known  tlie  Father,  nor  me. 

4  But « the.se  things  have  I  told 
you,  that  when  the  time  shall 
come,  ye  may  reniembor  that  I 
told  you  of  them.  And  ./'these 
things  I  said  not  unto  you  at  the 
beginning,  because  I  was  with 
you. 

T)  But  now  ff  I  go  my  way  to  him 
that  sent  me;  and  none  of  you 
asketh  me,  Whitlier  goest  thou? 

(i  But  liecause  I  have  said  these 
tilings  unto  you,  '«sorrow  hath 
tilled  your  heart. 

7  Nevertlieless  I  tell  you  the 
truth;  It  is  expedient  for  you 
tliat  I  go  away:  i'or  if  I  go  not 
away,  Ulie  Comforter  will  not 
come  unto  you;  but  '-if  I  depart, 
I  will  aend  him  unto  you. 
108 


8  And  when  he  is  come,  he  will 
II  reprove  the  world  of  sin,  and  of 
righteousness,  and  of  judgment: 

•J  'Of  sin,  because  they  believe 
not  on  me; 

10  '«  Of  righteousness,  «  because 
I  go  to  my  Father,  and  ye  see  me 
no  more; 

11  "Of  judgment,  because  Pthe 
prince  of  tins  world  is  judged. 

12  I  have  yet  many  things  to  saj' 
unto  you,  shut  ye  cannot  bear 
them  now. 

18  Howbeit  when  he,  '-the  Spirit 
of  truth,  is  come,  she  will  guide 
you  into  all  truth:  for  he  shall 
not  speak  of  himself;  but  what- 
soever he  shall  liear,  thai  shall  he 
speak :  and  he  will  shew  you 
things  to  come. 

14  He  shall  glorify  me:  for  he 
shall  receive  of  mine,  and  shall 
shew  it  unto  you. 

15  i^All  things  that  the  Father 
hath  are  mine:  therefore  said  I, 
that  he  shall  take  of  mine,  and 
shall  shew  it  unto  you. 

It)  "A  little  while,  and  ye  shall 
not  see  me:  and  again,  ,a  little 
while,  and  ye  shall  see  me,  a:be- 
cause  I  go  to  the  Father. 

17  Then  said  some  of  his  disciples 
among  themselves.  What  is  this 
that  he  saith  unto  us,  A  little 
while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me: 
and  again,  a  little  while,  and  ye 
shall  see  me:  and,  Because  I  go 
to  the  Father? 

18  They  said  therefore,  What  is 
this  that  he  saith,  A  little  while? 
we  cannot  tell  what  he  saitli. 

19  Now  Jesus  knew  that  they 
were  desirous  to  ask  him,  and 
said  unto  them.  Do  ye  inquire 
among  yourselves  of  that  I  said, 
A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not 
see  me:  and  again,  a  little  while, 
and  ye  shall  see  me  ? 

20  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  j'ou, 
That  ye  shall  weep  and  lament, 
but  the  world  shall  rejoice;  and 
ye  shall  be  sorrowful,  but  your 
sorrow  shall  be  turned  into  joy. 

21  vA  woman  when  she  is 
travail  hath  sorrow,  because  her 
hour  is  come:  but  as  soon  as  she 
is  delivered  of  the  child,  she  re- 
membereth  no  more  the  anguish, 
for  joy  that  a  man  is  born  into  the 
workl. 

22  =And  ye  now  therefore  have 
.sorrow:  but  I  will  see  you  again 
and  "your  heart  shall  rejoice,  and 
votir  joy  no  man  taketh  from  you 
"28  And  in  that  day  ye  shall  ask 
me  nothing.  ''Verily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  vou.  Whatsoever  ye  shall  ask 
the  Father  in  my  name,  he  will 
give  (7  vou. 

21  Hitherto  have  ye  asked  noth- 
ing in  my  name:  ask,  and  ye  shall 
receive,  '■tliat  your  joy  iiuiy  be  full 

25  These  things  Jiave  I  spoken 
unto  you  in  11  proverbs :  but  the 


A.  D.  a3. 


II  Or, 

convince. 
I  Acts  2.  22- 

37. 
m  Acts  2.  32. 
ncli.  3.  14.  k 

6.32. 

0  Acts  26.  18. 
p  Luke  10.  18. 

ch.  12.3). 

Eph.  2.  2. 

Col.  2.  15. 

Heb.  2.  14. 
V  Mark  4.  33. 

1  Cor.  3.  2. 

Heb.  5.  12. 
rch.  14.17.  & 

15.  26. 
sch.  14.26. 

1  John  2.  20, 


«  Matt.  11.27. 
ch.  3.  35.  fc 
13.  3.  <k  17. 


uch.7.  33.  <Sr 

13.  33.  i    14. 

19. 

ver.  10. 
jch.  13.  3. 

ver.  28. 


a  Luko  24.  41, 

cii'.  14.  1,27. 
A-  20.  20. 
Acts  2.  4C.  ic 
13.52. 
1  I'd.  1.  8. 
6  Matt.  7.  7. 
ch.  14.  13.  &; 
15.  10. 

cch.  IC.  11. 


I  Or,  parables. 


Christ  prayeih 


ST.  JOHN. 


for  his  apostles. 


A.  D.  33. 


;i  Or,  parables, 
d  vlt.  23. 


ech.  14.  2J,23. 

/ch.  2.  13.  (fc 

17.  H. 

ver.  30. 
g  ch.  13.  3. 


!l  Or,  parahlo. 
Ach.  21.  17. 
I  ver.  27. 

ch.  17.8. 
k  Malt.  2G.  3L 

Mark  14.  27. 
I  ch.  20.  10. 
|!  Or,  /lis 

oi«)i  /lome. 
771  ch.  8.  29.  t 

14.  10,  11. 
71  Is.  9.  6. 

ch.  14.  27. 

Rom.  5.  1. 

Eph.  2.14. 

Col.  1.  20. 
och.  15.  19, 

20,  21. 

2  Tim.  3.  12. 
p  ch.  14.  1. 
</  Rom.  8.  37. 

1  John  4.  4. 

i!.  5.4. 


och.  12.  23.  & 
13.  32. 

I  Dan.  7.  14. 
Matt.  11.27. 
&  28.  J  8. 
ch.  3.  35.  it 
5.  27. 
1  Cor.  15.  25, 


time  Cometh,  when  I  shall  no 
more  speak  unto  you  in  !  prov- 
erbs, but  I  shall  shew  j'ou  plainlj'^ 
of  the  Father. 

2G  ''At  that  clay  ye  shall  ask  in 
my  name:  and  I  say  not  unto 
you,  that  I  will  pray  "the  Father 
"for  you : 

27 « For  the  Father  himself  loveth 
you,  because  ye  have  loved  ine, 
and  .^have  believed  that  I  came 
out  from  God, 

28  </I  came  forth  from  the  Father, 
and  am  come  into  the  world : 
again,  I  leave  the  \vorld,  and  go 
to  the  Father. 

29  His  disciples  said  unto  him, 
Lo,  now  speakest  thou  plainly, 
and  speakest  no  1  proverb. 

30  Now  are  we  sure  that  ''thou 
knowest  all  things,  and  i>eedest 
not  that  any  man  should  ask 
thee:  by  thi's  »we  believe  that 
thou  earnest  forth  from  God. 

31  Jesus  answered  them,  Do  ye 
now  believe  ? 

32 ■^^  Behold,  the  hour  cometh,  yea, 

is  now  come,  that  ye  shall  bescat- 

;  tered,' every  man  to  II  his  own,  and 

'  shall  leave  "me  alone :  and  '"yet  I 

am  not  alone,  because  the  Father 

is  with  me. 

33  These  things  I  have  spoken 
unto  you,  that  "in  me  ye  might 
have  peace.  "In  the  world  j'e 
shall  have  tribulation  :  p  but  be  of 
good  cheer ;  n  I  have  overcome 
the  world. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Christ  praycth  to  his  Father  to  glorify  him,  G 
to  preserve  his  apostles,  11  in  unity,  17  and 
truth,  20  to  rlorify  them,  and  all  other  believers 
with  him  in  heaven, 

THESE  words  spake  Jesus,  and 
lifted  up  his  eyes  to  heaven, 
and  said.  Father,  "the  hour  is 
come;  glorify  thy  Son,  that  thy 
Son  also  may  glorify  thee: 

2  6  As  thou  "hast  given  him  pow- 
er over  all  tlesh,  that  he  should 
give  ^eternal  life  to  as  many  ^as 
thou  hast  given  him. 

3  And  tithis  is  life  eternal,  that 
they  might  know  thee  -'the  only 
true  God,  and  Jesus  Christ, 
/whom  thou  hast  sent. 

4  ffl  have  glorified  thee  on  the 
earth  :  '•  I  have  finished  the  work 
'which  thou  gavest  me  to  do. 

.5  And  now,  O  Father,  glorifj- 
thou  me  with  thine  own  self  with 
the  glory  /-which  I  had  with  thee 
before  the  world  was. 

6 'I  have  manifested  thy  name 
unto  the  men  "'Which  thou  gavest 
me  out  of  the  world:  thine  they 
were,  and  thou  gavest  them  me; 
and  they  have  kept  thy  word. 

7  Now  "they  have  known  that  all 
things  whatsoever  thou  hast  given 
me  are  of  thee. 

8  For  I  have  given  unto  them  the 

Col.   1.  15,  17.     Heb.  1.  3,  10.     IVs.  22.  22. 


cch.  C.  37. 

ver.  6,  9,  24. 
dU.  53.  11. 

Jer.  9.  24. 
e  1  Cor.  8.  4. 

1  Thesa.l.  9. 
fcb.  3.34.  6c 

5.  36,  37.  &; 

C.  29,  57.  ik 

7.  29.  ic  10. 

36.  <k  11.  42. 
f  ch.  13.  31.  Sc 

14.  13. 
h  ch.  4.  34.  ifc 

5.  30.  (k  9.  3. 
t  19.  00. 
ich.  14.  31.  & 

15.  10. 
*ch.  1.  1,  2.6c 

10.  30.  6c  14. 

9.     Pliil.  2.   6, 

ver.  26.     m  ch.  6.  37,  39.  Sc  10.  29.  Sc  15.  19.    ver.  2,  9,  11. 


words  "Which  thou  gavest  me; 
and  they  have  received  them,  o  and 
have  known  surely  that  I  came 
out  from  thee,  and  they  have  be- 
lieved tliat  thou  didst  send  me. 

9  I  pray  for  tliem:  I'l  pray  not 
for  the  world,  but  for  them  which 
thou  ha«t  given  me ;  for  they  are 
thine. 

10  And  all  mine  are  thine,  and 
<? thine  are  mine;  and  I  am  glori- 
fied in  them. 

11  '•And  now  I  am  no  more  in  the 
world,  but  these  are  in  the  world, 
and  I  come  to  thee.  Holy  Father, 
•'keep  through  thine  own  name 
those  whom  thou  hast  given  me, 
<  that  they  may  be  one, «  as  we  are. 

12  While  I  w*as  with  them  in  the 
world,  ^ I  kept  them  in  thy  name: 
those  that  thou  gavest  me  I  have 
kept,  and  .'/none  of  them  is  lost, 
2 but  the  son  of  perdition;  '»that 
the  Scripture  might  be  fulfilled. 

13  And  now  come  I  to  thee;  and 
these  things  I  speak  in  the  world, 
that  they  might  have  my  joy  ful- 
filled in  themselves. 

l-li'l  have  given  theiu  thy  word; 
<^and  the  world  hath  hated  them, 
because  they  are  not  of  the  world, 
'i  even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world. 

15  I  pray  not  that  thou  shouldest 
take  them  out  of  the  world,  but 
"that  thou  shouldest  keep  them 
from  the  evil. 

16  /They  are  not  of  the  world, 
even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world. 

17  J  Sanctify  them  through  thy 
truth  :  >>  thy  "word  is  truth. 

18  'As  tho"u  hast  sent  me  into  the 
world,  even  so  have  I  also  sent 
them  into  the  world. 

19  And  ^  for  their  sakes  I  sanctify 
m3^self,  that  they  also  might  be 
II sanctified  tiirough  the  truth, 

20  Neither  pra3-I  for  these  alone, 
but  for  them  also  which  shall  be- 
lieve on  me  through  their  word; 

21  'That  they  all'may  be  one;  as 
™thou,  Father,  art  in  "me.  and  I  in 
thee,  that  they  also  may  be  one  in 
us:  that  the  world  may  believe 
that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

22  And  the  glorj'  which  thou 
gavest  me  I  have  given  them; 
"that  they  may  be  one,  even  as 
we  are  one : 

23  I  in  them,  and  thou  in  me, 
"that  thoy  maj' be  made  perfect 
in  one;  and  that  the  world  may 
know  that  thou  hast  sent  me, 
and  hast  loved  them,  as  thou  hast 
loved  me. 

24  ;-■  Father,  I  will  that  thej'  also, 
whom  thou  hast  given  me,  be 
with  ine  where  I  am;  that  they 
may  behold  my  glorj",  which  thou 
hast  given  me:  ?for  thou  lovedst 
me  before  the  foundation  of  the 
world. 

25  O  righteous  Father,  r  the 
world  hath  not  known  thee:  but 
sl  have  known  thee,  and  <  these 

109 


A.  D.  33. 


neh.  8.28.  Sc 
12.  49.  ic  14. 


ver.  25. 
p  1  John  5.  19. 


qch.  10.  15. 


rch.  13.  1.  <t 
16.  28. 


1 1  Pet.  1.  5. 
Judo  1. 

t  ver.  21,  6ce. 
uch.  10.  30. 
.rch.  6.  39.  Sc 

10.  28. 

Heb.  2.  13. 
ych.  18.9. 

1  John  2.19. 
^ch.  6.  70.  & 

13.  18. 
oPs.  109.8. 

Acts  1.  20. 

b  ver.  8. 
cch.  15.  18,19. 
1  John  3.  13. 

dch.  8.  23. 
ver.  16. 

eMatt.  6.  13. 

Gal.  1.  4. 

2Thes.s.  3.3. 

1  John  5.  18. 
/ver.  14. 
gch.  15.  3. 

Acta  15.  9. 

Eph.  5.  26. 

1  Pet.  1.  22. 
?!2  Sam.  7.28. 

Ps.  119.  142, 

151. 

ch.  8.  40. 
jch.20.  21. 
*  1  Cor.  1.  2, 

30. 

IThess.  4.  7. 

Heb.  10.  10. 
;i  Or,  truly 

sanctified, 
Ich.  10.  18. 

ver.  11,  22, 

23. 

Rom.  12.  5. 

Gal.  3.  28. 
m  ch.  10.  38. 

6c  14.  11. 
n  ch.  14.  20. 

1  John  1.  3. 

6c  3.  24. 
0  Col.  3.  14. 


p  ch.  12.  2C.  Sc 

14.  3. 

1  Tliess.4.17. 
q  ver.  5. 
rch.  15.  21.4: 

16.  3. 
jch.  7.  29.  Sc 

8.  55.  Sc  10. 

15. 
«rh.  16.27. 

ver.  8. 


Judas  betrayeth  Chrid. 


ST.  JOHN. 


Peter  dcnieth  him. 


A.  D.  33. 

«ch.  10.  15. 

ver.  (i. 
i-ch.  l.'..  9. 


a  Matt.  28.  3C. 

Mark  14.  32. 

Luke  -22.  30. 
4  2  Sam. 15.23. 


c  Luke  21.  37. 
&  22.  30. 


1/ Matt.  26.47. 
Mark  14.  43. 
Luke  22.  47. 
Acts  1.  16. 


/Malt.  2G.  51. 
Miuk  14.  47. 
Luke  22.  40, 


«^  Matt.  20.  22. 
&.  2U.  30,  42. 

h  See  Malt. 

20.  :i7. 
Jl.ukrr  3.  2. 
II  Anil  AnnaB 

sent  t-firist 

l.oun.l  unto 

Caiuptius 

the  high 

pric:l, 

ver.  24. 

*  ch .  11.  r,o. 

/  Mut:.  ':.H.  58. 
Mark  14.  54. 
Luke  22.  &1. 


have  known  that  thou  hast  sent 
me. 

2G  "And  I  liuve  declared  nnto 
them  thy  name,  and  will  declare 
it;  that  the  love  «  wlierevvitli  thou 
hast  loved  me  may  be  in  them, 
and  I  in  them. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Jailas  hetrayeth  Jesus.  G  The  officers  fall  to 
the  ground.  10  Peter  smitelh  off  Malehns' 
ear.  12  Jesus  is  taken,  and  led  unto  Annas  and 
Caiaphas.  15  Peter's  denial,  19  Jesus  ejr- 
amincd  before  Caiaphas.  28  His  arraignment 
before  Pilate.  30  Ilis  kingdom.  40  The  Jews 
ask  Barahbas  to  he  let  loose. 

WHEN  Jesus  had  spoken  these 
wcn-ds,  «he  went  Ibrtli  with 
his  disciples  over  ''the  brook 
Cedron,  where  was  a  garden,  into 
the  which  he  entered,  and  his  dis- 
ciples. 

'Z  And  Judas  also,  which  betrayed 
him,  knew  the  place:  cibr  Jesus 
ol'ttimes  resorted  thither  with  his 
disciples. 

3  rf  Judas  then,  having  received 
a  band  of  men  and  ollicers  from 
the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees, 
Cometh  thither  with  lanterns  and 
torches  and  weapons. 

4  Jesus  therefore,  knowing  all 
things  that  should  come  upon 
him,  went  forth,  and  said  unto 
them.  Whom  seek  ye? 

5  They  answered  him,  .Tesus  of 
Nazareth.  Jesus  saitli  unto  them, 
I  am /ic.  And  Judas  also,  which 
betrayed  him,  stood  with  them. 

6  As  soon  then  as  he  had  said 
unto  them,  I  am  he,  tliey  went 
backward,  and  fell  to  tlie  ground. 

7  Tlien  asked  he  them  again. 
Whom  seek  ye  ?  And  they  said, 
Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

8  Jesus  answered,  I  have  told 
vou  that  I  am  he:  if  therefore 
ye  seek  me,  let  these  go  their 
"way : 

!)  That  the  saying  mi'j;ht  be  ful- 
filled, which  he  spake,  f  Of  them 
which  thou  gavest  me  have  I  lost 
none. 

10  /Then  Simon  Peter  liaving  a 
sword  drew  it,  and  smote  the  higli 
priest's  servant,  and  cut  olf  his 
right  ear.  The  servant's  name 
was  Malchus. 

11  Tlien  said  .Tesus  unto  Peter, 
Put  up  thy  sword  into  the  sheath  : 
(/the  cup  wliicli  my  Fatiicr  liath 
given  me,  shall  T  iiotdrini-c  it? 

VI  Then  the  l)aiid  and  the  cap- 
tain and  ofliccis  of  tiie  Jews  took 
Jesus,  and  IjouihI  him, 

13  And  /'led  liim  away  to  'An- 
nas lirst;  for  he  was  father  in  law 
to  Caiaphas,  which  was  the  high 
l)ri('st  that  same  year.ll 

11  /■  N(nv  (,'aiaphas  was  he,  which 
gave  counsel  to  the  Jews,  that  it 
was  expedient  that  one  man 
should  die  for  the  i)eople. 

15  11  'And  Simon  Peter  fbllow(!d 

Jesus,  and  so  did  another  disciple : 

110 


that  discijjle  was  known  unto  the 
high  priest,  and  went  in  with  Je- 
sus into  the  jjalace  of  the  high 
priest. 

1()  wBut  I'eter  stood  at  the  door 
without.  Tlieii  went  out  thatoth- 
er  disciple,  which  was  known  un- 
to the  high  j)riest,  and  spake  unto 
Iier  that  kept  the  door,  and 
brought  in  Peter. 

17  Then  saith  the  damsel  that 
kept  the  door  unto  Peter,  Art  not 
thou  also  onr  of  this  man's  disci- 
ples?   He  saith,  I  am  not. 

18  And  the  servants  and  ollicers 
stood  there,  who  had  made  a  hre 
of  coals,  I'or  it  was  cold  ;  and  they 
warmed  tliemselves:  and  Peter 
stood  with  them,  and  warmed 
himself. 

li)  1  The  high  priest  then  asked 
Jesus  of  his  disciples,  and  of  his 
doctrines 

20  Jesus  answered  him,  «!  spake 
openly  to  the  world;  I  ever 
taught  in  the  synagogue,  and  in 
the  temple,  whither  the  Jews  al- 
ways resort;  and  in  secret  have  I 
said  nothing. 

21  Why  askest  thou  me?  ask 
them  which  heard  me,  what  I 
have  said  unto  them:  behold, 
they  know  what  I  said. 

22  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken, 
one  of  the  olliccjrs  which  stood  by 
'^■struck  Jesus  iwith  the  palm  of 
his  hand,  saying,  Answerest  thou 
the  high  priest  so  ? 

23  Jesus  answered  him.  If  I  have 
spoken  evil,  bear  witness  of  the 
evil:  but  if  well,  why  smitest  thou 
me  ? 

24  pNow  Annas  had,  sent  him 
bound  unto  Caiaphas  the  high 
priest. 

2.3  And  Simon  Peter  stood  and 
warmed  himself.  f/They  said 
therefore  vmto  him.  Art  not  thou 
also  one  of  his  disciples?  He  de- 
nied it,  and  said,  I  am  not. 

2G  One  of  the  servants  of  the  high 
priest,  being  /i('.s  kinsman  whose 
ear  Peter  cut  off,  saith.  Did  not  I 
see  thee  in  tlie  garden  with  him  ? 

27  Peter  then  denied  again  ;  and 
»-im medial el.>'  the  cock  crew. 

28  11  «Then  led  thej^  J(!sus  from 
Caiaphas  unto  II  the  hall  of  judg- 
ment: and  it  was  early;  'and 
they  themselves  went  not  into 
the  judgment  hall,  lest  they 
should  be  defiled;  but  that  they 
might  eat  the  jiassover. 

29  Pilate  then  went  out  unto 
them,  and  said,  What  accusation 
bring  ye  against  this  man  ? 

;iO  They  answeretl  and  said  unto 
him.  If  he  were  not  a  maleCaetor, 
we  would  not  have  delivered  him 
up  unto  thee. 

31  Then  said  Pilate  unto  them, 
Take  ye  him,  and  judge;  him  ac- 
cortliiig  to  j'our  law.  The  Jews 
therefore  said  unto  him,  It  is  not 


A.  D.  33. 


mMaft.2B.fiO. 
Mark  14.e(;. 
Lukf  22.  iA. 


n  Matt.  28.  05. 
Luke  4.  15. 
eh.  7.  14,  2C, 

28.  &  8.  2. 


0  .ler.  21).  2. 

.\cls  23.  2. 
II  Or, 

liUh  a  rod. 


pMalt.  26.  57. 


jMatt.  26.60, 
71. 

Mark  14.  60. 
Luke  22.  u8. 


r  Matt.  26.  74. 

Mark  14.  72. 

Luke  22.  60. 

eh.  13.  88. 
.s-  Matt.  27.  2. 

Mark  15.  1. 

Luke  23.  \. 

Acts  3.  10. 
II  Or,  Piluti.'! 

house. 

Matt.  27.  27. 
(  Acts  10.28. 

il.  11.  3. 


Christ  is  scourged, 


ST.  JOHN. 


mocked,  and  crucified. 


A.  D.  m. 


f  Mntt.  20.  10. 
ill.  12.32,33. 


ylTim.  C.  13. 
z  Dan.  2.  44. 

ic.  7.  14. 

Luke  12.  II. 

ch.  fi.  IG.  Ic 

6.  10. 


o  ch.  8.  47. 
1  John  3.  19. 
4;  4.  C. 


b  Matt.  27.  24. 

I.uke  23.  4. 

ch.  I'J.  4,  0. 
cMalt.  27.  10. 

M;irlt  I.-,.  6. 

Luke  23.  17. 


</ ActH  3.  14. 
e  Luke  23.  la. 


a  Malt.  20. 19. 
tc  27.  2«. 
Mark  1.').  10. 
Luke  le.  33. 


4ch.  18.  38. 
ver.  0. 


lawful  for  us  to  put  any  mau  to 
death  : 

32  «That  tho  saying  of  Jesus 
mightlje  fulfilled,  which  he  spake, 
signifying  what  death  he  should 
die. 

;J3  ^  Then  niale  entered  into  the 
Judsinciil  hull  :i'-?:iiii,  and  called 
.Jesus,  and  said  unto  hiin,  Art  thou 
the  King  of  the  Jews  ? 

34  Jesus  answered  him,  Sayest 
thou  this  thing  of  thyself,  or  did 
others  tell  it  thee  of  nie  ? 

35  Pilate  answered,  Am  I  a  Jew? 
Thine  own  nation  and  the  chief 
priests  have  delivered  thee  unto 
me:  what  hast  thou  done? 

30  2/ Jesus  answered,  -INty  king- 
dom is  not  of  this  world:  if  my 
kingdom  were  of  this  world,  then 
would  my  servants  fight,  that  1 
should  not  be  delivered  to  the 
Jews :  but  now  Is  my  kingdom 
not  from  hence. 

37  Pilate  therefore  said  unto  him, 
Art  thou  a  king  then?  Jesus  an- 
swered. Thou  sayest  that  I  am  a 
king.  To  this  end  was  I  born, 
and  for  this  cause  came  I  into  the 
world,  that  I  should  bear  witness 
unto  the  truth.  Every  one  that 
«is  of  the  triuii  heareth  my  voice. 

38  Pilate  saith  unto  him.  What  is 
truth?  And  when  he  had  said 
this,  he  went  out  again  unto  the 
Jews,  andsaith  unto  them,  ^I  find 
in  him  no  iault  alall. 

.'i'JoBut  ye  have  a  custom,  that 
I  should  release  unto  you  one  at 
the  passover:  will  ye  therefore 
that  I  release  unto  you  the  King 
of  the  Jews  ? 

40  ''Then  cried  they  all  again, 
saying.  Not  this  man,  but  liarab- 
bas.  cNow  Barabbas  was  a  rob- 
ber. 

CHAPTER   XIX. 

1  Christ  is  scourged,  crou:ned  with  thorns,  and 
beaten.  4  Pilate  is  desirous  to  release  him, 
but  being  overcome  with  the  outrage  of  the 
Jews,  he  delivered  him  to  be  crucified.  23  They 
cast  tots  for  his  garments.  20  He  commendeth 
his  mother  to  John.  28  lie  dtcth.  31  His  side 
is  pierced.  38  lie  is  buried  bj/  Joseph  and  Nic- 
odemus. 

THEN  « Pilate  therefore  took 
Jesus,  and  scourged  him. 

2  And  the  soldiers  platted  a 
crown  of  thorns,  and  put  it  on 
his  head,  and  they  put  on  him  a 
purple  rolje, 

3  And  said.  Hail,  King  of  the 
Jews!  and  they  smote  him  with 
their  hands. 

4  Pilate  therefore  went  forth 
again,  and  saitli  unto  them.  Be- 
hold, I  bring  him  furth  to  j'ou, 
''  that  ye  may  know  that  I  find 
no  fault  in  tiim. 

o  Then  came  Jesus  forth,  wear- 
ing the  crown  of  thorns,  and  the 
purple  robe.  And  I'lUilj:  saith 
unto  them.  Behold  the  man  ! 

6  "When  the  chief  priests  there- 
fore and  ofiicers  saw  him,  they 


cried  out,  saying.  Crucify  him, 
crucify  him.  I'ilate  saith  unto 
them.  Take  ye  him,  and  crucify 
him:  for  I  find  no  fault  in  him. 

7  The  Jews  answered  him, ''We 
have  a  law,  and  by  our  law  he; 
ought  to  die,  because  «he  made 
himself  the  Son  of  (iod. 

8  iy  When  Pilate  therefore  heard 
til  at  saying,  he  wa.s  the  more 
afraid ; 

9  And  went  again  into  the  .ludg- 
ment  hall,  and  .saith  unto  Jesus, 
Whence  art  thou  ?  /But  Jesus 
gave  him  no  answer. 

10  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him, 
Speakest  thou  not  unto  me? 
knowest  thou  not  that  I  have 
power  to  crucify  thee,  and  have 
power  to  release  thee  ? 

11  Jesus  answered,  ff  Thou  could- 
est  have  no  power  at  all  against 
me,  except  it  were  given  thee 
from  above:  therefore  he  that 
delivered  me  unto  thee  hath  the 
greater  sin. 

12  And  I'rom  thenceforth  Pilate 
sought  to  release  him:  but  the 
Jews  cried  out,  saying,  ''If  thou 
let  this  man  go,  thou  art  not 
Cesar's  friend:  i  whosoever  mak- 
eth  himself  a  king  speaketh 
against  Cesar. 

13  •!  When  Pilate  therefore 
heard  that  saying,  he  i)rought  Je- 
sus forth,  and  sat  down  in  the 
judgnient  seat  in  a  place  that  is 
{•ailed  the  Pavement,  but  in  the 
ll(!bre\v,  (Jabbatha. 

14  And  ''it  was  the  preparation 
of  the  passover,  and  aliout  the 
sixth  hour:  and  he  saith  unto  the 
Jews,  Behold  your  King! 

1.5  But  they  cried  out,  Away 
with  him,  away  with  him,  crucify 
him.  Pilate  'saith  unto  them, 
Shall  I  crucify  your  King?  The 
chief  priests  answered,  'We  have 
no  king  but  Cesai*. 

16  ™Then  delivered  ho  him 
therefore  unto  them  to  be  cruci- 
fied. And  they  took  Jesus,  and 
led  him  away. 

17  "And  he  bearing  his  cross 
owent  forth  into  a  place  called 
the.place  of  a  skull,  wliich  is  called 
in  the  Hebrew  Golgotha: 

18  Where  they  crucified  him,  and 
two  others  with  him, on  either  side 
one,  and  Jesus  in  the  midst. 

1!)  ^  j^And  Pilate  wrote  a  title, 
and  put  it  on  the  cross.  And  the 
writing  was.  JESUS  OF  NAZA- 
RETH THE  KING  OF  THE 
JEWS. 

20  This  title  then  read  many  of 
the  Jews;  for  the  place  where 
Jesus  was  crucified  was  nigh  to 
the  city:  and  it  was  written  in 
Hebrew,  and  (Jreek,  and  Latin. 

21  Then  said  the  chief  priests  of 
the  .Tews  to  Pilate,  Write  not, 
The  King  of  the  Jews;  but  that 
ho  .said,  I  am  King  of  the  Jcvvs. 

Ill 


A.  D.  33. 


d  Lev.  24.  IC. 

cMatt.  2(i.  CO. 
cli.  5.  18.  ic 
10.  33. 


/IH.  53.  7. 
Matt.  27.  12, 


g  Luke  22. 
03. 
ch.  7.  30. 


;•  Luke  23.  2. 

i  Acta  17,  7, 


h  .Matt.  27.  82. 


/Gen.  49. 

10. 

m  Matt.  2 
2(i,  31. 
.Mark  15 
Luke  23. 

7. 

16. 
24. 

n  Matt.  27. 
31,  33. 
Mark  15.  21, 

Luke  23. 
33. 

20, 

0  Nurn.  1.' 
3(1. 
Hel).  13. 

12. 

pMatl.  27 
Mark  l.") 
Luke  23. 

37. 
20 
3». 

Christ's  death,  burial, 


ST.  JOHN. 


and  resurrection. 


A.  D.  33. 

q  Matt.  27.  35. 
Mark  15.  24. 
Luke  23.  34. 


I  Or,  wrought. 


s  Matt.  27.  55. 
Mark  15.  40. 
Luke  23.  43. 

I!  Or,  Clopa!. 
t  Luke  24.  18. 
ui-h.  13.  23. & 

20.  2.  (k  21.7, 

20,  24. 
xch.  2.  4. 


yell.  1.  11.  & 
16.  32. 


a  Matt.  27.48. 


cMark  15.  42. 

ver.  42. 
dDeut.  21.23. 


/Ex    12.  40. 

iNum.  y.  12. 

P«.  31.  20. 
f  Ps.  22.  le, 

17. 

Zech.  12.  10. 

Rev.  1.  7. 


22  Pilate  answered,  What  I  have 
written  I  have  written. 

23  \  9  Then  the  soldiers,  when 
they  had  crucified  Je.sus,  took  his 
garments,  and  made  four  parts, 
to  every  soldier  a  part;  and  also 
hi!i  coal:  now  the  coat  was  with- 
out seam,  II  woven  from  the  top 
throughout, 

24  They  said  •  therefore  among 
themselves,  Let  us  not  rend  it, 
but  cast  lots  for  it,  whose  it  shall 
be:  that  the  Scripture  might  be 
fulfilled,  which  saith,  '-They part- 
ed my  raiment  among  them,  and 
for  my  vesture  they  did  cast  lots. 
These  things  therefore  the  sol- 
diers did. 

25  If  sNow  there  stood  by  the 
cro.ss  of  Jesus  his  mother,  and  his 
mother's  sister,  Mary  the  ivife  of 
II  f  Cleophas,  and  Mary  Magdalene. 

26  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  his 
mother,  and  "the  disciple  stand- 
ing by,  whom  he  loved,  he  saith 
unto  his  mother,  ^  Woman,  behold 
thy  son ! 

27  Then  saith  he  to  the  disciple. 
Behold  thy  mother!  And  from 
that  hour  that  disciple  took  her 
2/ unto  his  own  home. 

28  Tf  After  this,  Jesus  knowing 
that  all  things  were  now  accom- 
plished, "that  the  Scripture  might 
be  fulfilled,  saith,  I  thirst. 

29  Now  there  was  set  a  ve.ssel  full 
of  vinegar:  and  "they  filled  a 
sponge  with  vinegar,  and  put  it 
upon  hyssop,  and  put  it  to  his 
mouth. 

30  When  Jesus  therefore  had  re- 
ceived the  vinegar,  he  said,  *  It  is 
finished :  and  he  bowed  his  head, 
and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

31  The  Jews  therefore,  <^because 
it  was  the  preparation,  t^that  the 
bodies  should  not  remain  upon  the 
cross  on  the  sabbath  day,  (for 
that  sabbath  day  was  a  high  daj%) 
besought  Pilate  that  their  legs 
might  be  broken,  and  that  they 
might  be  taken  awaj'. 

32  Then  came  the  soldiers,  and 
brake  the  legs  of  the  first,  and  of 
the  other  which  was  crucified 
with  him. 

33  But  when  they  came  to  Jesus, 
and  saw  that  he  was  dead  already, 
they  brake  not  his  legs : 

34  But  one  of  the  soldiers  with  a 
spear  pierced  his  side,  and  forth- 
with "came  there  out  blood  and 
water. 

35  And  he  that  saw  (7  bare  record, 
and  his  record  is  true;  and  he 
knoweth  that  lie  saith  true,  that 
j'c  might  believe. 

30  For  these  things  were  done, 
/that  the  Scripture  should  be  ful- 
filled, A  bone  of  him  shall  not  be 
broken. 

37  And  again  another  Scripture 
saith,  ffThey  shall  look  on  him 
whom  they  pierced. 
112 


38  %  ''And  after  this  Joseph  of 
Arimathea,  being  a  disciple  of  Je- 
sus, but  secretly  »ibr  fear  of  the 
Jews,  besought  Pilate  that  he 
might  take  away  the  body  of  Je- 
sus: and  Pilate  gave  liini  leave. 
He  came  therefore,  and  took  the 
body  of  Jesus. 

39  And  there  came  also  ^  Nicode- 
mus,  (which  at  the  fii'st  came  to 
Jesus  by  night,)  and  brought  a 
mixture  of  myrrh  and  aloes,about 
a  hundred  pound  vmght. 

40  Then  took  they  the  body  of 
Jesus,  and  i  wound  it  in  linen 
clothes  with  the  spices,  as  the 
manner  of  the  Jews  is  to  bury. 

41  Now  in  the  place  where  he  was 
crucified  there  was  a  garden  ;  and 
in  the  garden  a  new  sepulchre, 
wherein  was  never  man  yet  laid. 

42  >»■  There  laid  they  Jesus  there- 
fore »  because  of  the  Jews'  prep- 
aration (Jay ;  for  the  sepulchre 
was  nigh  at  hand. 

CHAPTER    XX. 

1  Mary  Cometh  to  the  sepulchre  :  3  so  do  Peter 
and  John,  ignorant  of  the  resurrection.  11 
Jesus  appeareth  to  Mary  Magditlenc,  19  and  to 
his  disciples.  24  The  incredulity,  and  confes- 
sion of  Thomas.  30  The  Scripture  is  sufficient 
to  salvation. 

THE  a  first  day  of  the  week 
cometh  Mary  Magdalene 
early,  when  it  was  yet  dark,  unto 
the  sepulchre,  and  seeth  the  stone 
taken  away  from  the  sepulchre. 

2  Then  she  runneth,  and  cometh 
to  Simon  Peter,  and  to  the  *  other 
disciple,  whom  Jesus  loved,  and 
saith  unto  them.  They  have  taken 
away  the  Lord  out  of  the  sepul- 
chre, and  we  know  not  where 
they  have  laid  him. 

3  c Peter  therefore  went  forth, 
and  that  other  disciple,  and  came 
to  the  sepulchre. 

4  So  they  ran  both  together:  and 
the  other  disciple  did  outrun  Pe- 
ter, and  came  first  to  the  sepulchre. 

5  And  he  stooping  down,  aiid 
looking  in,  saw  d  the  linen  clothes 
Iving  ;  yet  went  he  not  in. 

0  Then  cometh  Simon  Peter  fol- 
lowing him,  and  went  into  the 
sepulchre,  and  seeth  the  linen 
clothes  lie, 

7  And  "the  napkin,  that  was 
about  his  head,  not  lying  with 
the  linen  clothes,  but  wrapped  to- 
gether in  a  place  by  itself. 

8  Then  went  in  also  that  other 
disciple,  which  came  first  to  the 
sepulchre,  and  he  saw,  and  be- 
lieved. 

9  For  as  vet  thej'  knew  not  the 
/"Scripture'  that  he  must  rise 
again  from  the  dead. 

10  Then  the  disciples  went  away 
again  unto  their  own  home. 

11  f  (7  But  IMary  stood  without 
at  the  sepulchre  weeping:  and  as 
she  wept,  she  stooped  down,  and 
looked  into  the  sepulchre, 


A.  D.  S3. 


h  Matt.  27.  57. 

Mark  15.  42. 

Luke  23.  50. 
ich.  9.  22.  Sl 

12.  42. 


k  eh.  3.1,  ' 
<fc  7.  50. 


m  Is.  53.  9. 
n  ver.  31. 


oMatt.  28.  1. 
Mark  10.  1. 
Luke  24.  1. 


b  ch.  13.  23. t 
19.  26.  &  21. 

7,  20,  24. 


/Ps.  16.  10. 
Arts  2.  'M>- 
31.  &;  13.  34, 


f  Mark  10.  5. 


Christ  arp-pearetli  to  his  disciples.     ST.  JOHN. 


The  incredulity  of  Thomas. 


A.  D.  33. 


h  Matt.  28.  9. 
Mark  15.  9. 
i  Luke  24.  16, 

ch.  21.  4. 


*  Ps.  22.  22. 

Ma:t.  2S.  10. 

Ro:n.  8.  29. 

Heb.  2.  11. 
/ch.  16.  2S. 
m  Eph.  1.  17. 
nMatt.  23.10. 

Luke  24.  10. 


0  Mark  16.  14. 
Luke  24.  36. 
1  Cor.  15.  5. 


p  ch.  16.  22. 


q  Matt.  28. 18. 
ch.  17.  18,19. 
2Tira.2.  2. 
Heb.  3.  1. 


rMatt.  16.19. 
Sc  IB.  18. 


12  And  seeth  two  angels  in  white 
sitting,  the  one  at  the  head,  and 
the  other  at  tlie  I'eet,  where  the 
body  of  Jesus  had  lain. 

13  And  they  say  unto  her,  Wo- 
man, why  weepest  tliou  ?  She 
saitli  unto  tlieni.  Because  they 
have  taken  away  my  Lord,  and 
I  know  not  where  they  have  laid 
him. 

14  /iAnd  when  she  had  thus  said, 
she  turned  herself  back,  and  saw 
Jesus  standing,  and  ikuew  not 
that  it  was  Jesus. 

15  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Woman, 
why  weepest  thou?  whom  seek- 
estthou?  She,  supposing  him  to 
be  the  gardener,  saith  unto  him. 
Sir,  if  thou  have  borne  him 
hence,  tell  ma  where  thou  hast 
laid  him,  and  I  will  take  him 
away. 

16  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Mary. 
She  turned  herself,  and  saith  unto 
him,  Rabboni;  which  is  to  say. 
Master. 

17  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Touch 
me  not ;  for  I  am  not  yet  ascend- 
ed to  my  Father:  but  goto  *my 
brethren,  and  say  unto  them,  'I 
ascend  unto  my  Father,  and  your 
Father;  and  to  «'my  God,  and 
your  God. 

18  "Mary  Magdalene  came  and 
told  the  disciples  that  she  had 
seen  tlie  Lord,  and  that  he  had 
spoken  these  things  unto  her. 

19  If  "Then  the  same  day  at 
evening,  being  the  first  day  of  the 
week,  when  the  doors  were  shut 
where  the  disciples  were  as- 
sembled for  fear  of  the  Jews, 
came  Jesus  and  stood  in  the 
midst,  and  saith  unto  them. 
Peace  be  unto  y(;u. 

20  And  when'hehad  so  said,  he 
shewed  unto  them  his  hands  and 
his  side.  j^Tiien  were  the  disci- 
ples glad,  when  they  saw  the 
Lord. 

21  Then  said  Jesus  to  them  again, 
Peace  be  unto  you :  9  as  my  Father 
hath  sent  me,  even  so  send  I  you. 

22  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he 
breathed  on  them,  and  saith  unto 
them,  E,eceive  ye  the  Holy  Ghost : 

23  -'•  Whosesoever  sins  ye  remit, 
they  are  remitted  unto  them;  (tnd 
whosesoever  sins  ye  retain,  they 
are  retained. 

24  f  But  Thomas,  one  of  the 
twelve,  8 called  Didymus,  was  not 
with  them  when  Jesus  came. 

25  The  other  di.sciples  therefore 
said  unto  him,  We  liave  seen  tlie 
Lord.  But  he  said  unto  them, 
Except  I  shall  see  in  his  hands 
the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my 
finger  into  the  print  of  the  nails, 
and  thrust  mj'  hand  into  his  side, 
I  will  not  believe. 

2G  'i  And  after  eight  days  again 
his  disciples  were  within,  and 
Thomas  with  them :    then  came 


Jesus,  the  doors  being  shut,  and 
stood  in  the  midst,  and  said. 
Peace  be  unto  you. 

27  Then  saith  he  to  Thomas, 
Reach  hither  thy  finger,  and  be- 
hold my  hands;  and  breach  hith- 
er thy  hand,  and  tlirust  it  into  my 
.side;  and  be  not  faithless,  but 
believing. 

28  And  Thomas  answered  and 
said  unto  him.  My  Lord  and  my 
God. 

29  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Thomas, 
because  thou  hast  seen  me,  thou 
hast  believed:  "bles-sed  are  they 
that  have  not  seen,  and  yet  have 
believed. 

30  *[  a- And  many  other  signs 
truly  did  Jesus  in  the  presence  of 
his  disciples,  which  are  not  writ- 
ten in  this  book: 

31  2/ But  these  are  written,  that 
ye  might  believe  that  Jesus  is 
the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God;  sand 
that  believing  ye  might  have  ILfe 
through  his  name. 

CHAPTER   XXL 

1  Christ  appearing  again  to  his  disciples  iscs 
known  of  thp-m  by  the  great  draught  of  Jishes. 
12  He  dincth  with  them  :  15  earnestly  com- 
mandeth  Peter  to  feed  his  lambs  and  sheep:  18 
foretellethhim  cf  his  death:  "2-2  rehuketh  his 
curiosity  touching  J'jhn.     25  The  conclusion. 

A  FTER  these  things  Jesus 
J\  sliewed  himself  again  to  the 
disciples  at  the  sea  of  Tiberias; 
and  on  this  wise  shewed  he  him- 
self. 

2  There  were  together  Simon 
Peter,  and  Thomas  called  Didy- 
mus, and  «Nathanael  of  Cana  in 
Galilee,  and  ''the  sons  of  Zebedee, 
and  two  other  of  his  disciples. 

3  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  them, 

I  go  a  fishing.  They  say  unto 
him.  We  also  go  with  thee.  They 
went  fortii,  and  entered  into  a 
ship  immediately ;  and  that  night 
they  caught  nothing. 

4  But  when  the  morning  was  now 
come,  Jesus  stood  on  the  shore ; 
but  the  disciples  « knew  not  that 
it  was  .resus. 

5  Then  ''Jesus  saith  unto  them, 

II  Children,  have  5"e  any  meat? 
They  answered  him,  No. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  f  Cast 
the  net  on  the  right  side  of  the 
ship,  and  ye  shall  find.  They  cast 
therefore,  and  now  they  were  not 
able  to  draw  it  for  the  multitude 
of  fishes. 

7  Therefore  /that  disciple  whom 
Jesus  loved  saith  unto  Peter,  It 
is  the  Lord.  Now  when  Simon 
Peter  heard  that  it  was  the  Lord, 
he  girt  his  fisher's  coat  unto  him, 
(for  he  was  naked,)  and  did  cast 
himself  into  the  sea. 

8  And  the  other  disciples  came 
in  a  little  .ship,  (for  they  were  not 
far  from  land,  but  as  it  were  two 
hundred  cubits,)  dragging  the  net 
with  fishes. 

113 


A.  D.  33. 


!i2  Cor.  5.  ' 
1  Pet.  1.  3 


y  Luka  1.  4. 

2ch.  3.  15,10. 
!c  5.  21. 
1  Pet.  1.8,9. 


a  ch.  1.45. 
b  Matt.  4.  21. 


(f  Luke  24.  41. 
!!  Or,  Sin. 


/ch.  13.23.  Si. 
20.  2. 


Christ's  repeated 


THE  ACTS. 


charge  to  Peter. 


A.  D.  33. 


f  Acts  10.  41. 


A  Seech.  20. 
19,  20. 


i  Arts  20.  28. 
Heb.  13.  20. 
1  Pet.  2.  25. 
&.  G.  2,  4. 


kch.  2.24,25. 
&  10.  31). 


A.  D.  33. 


9  As  soon  then  as  they  were  come 
to  land,  they  saw  a  fire  of  coals 
there,  and  lish  laid  thereon,  and 
bread. 

10  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Bruis 
of  the  fish  which  ye  have  now 
caught. 

11  Simon  Peter  went  up,  and 
drew  the  net  to  land  full  of  great 
fishes,  a  hundred  and  fifty  and 
three:  and  for  all  there  were  so 
many,  yet  was  not  the  net  broken. 

12  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  £<  Come 
and  dine.  And  none  of  the  disci- 
ples dur.st  ask  him.  Who  art  thou? 
knowing  that  it  was  the  Lord. 

1.3  Jesus  then  cometh,  and  taketh 
bread,  and  giveth  them,  a,nd  fish 
likewise. 

14  This  is  now  ''the  third  time 
that  Jesus  shewed  himself  to  his 
disciples,  after  that  he  was  risen 
from  the  dead. 

15  T[  So  when  they  had  dined,  Je- 
sus saith  to  Simon  Peter,  Simon, 
son  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me  more 
than  these?  He  saith  unto  him, 
Yea,  Lord;  thou  knowest  that  I 
love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him. 
Feed  my  lambs. 

16  He  saith  to  him  again  the 
second  time,  Simon,  son  of  Jonas, 
lovest  thou  me?  He  saith  unto 
him,  Yea,  Lord;  thou  knowest 
that  I  love  thee.  *  He  saith  unto 
him.  Feed  my  sheep. 

17  He  saitli  unto  him  the  third 
time,  Simon,  scm  of  Jonas,  lovest 
thou  me?  Peter  was  grieved  be- 
cause he  said  unto  him  the  third 
time,  Lovest  thou  me?  And  he 
said  unto  him.  Lord,  ''thou  know- 
est all  things;  thou  knowest  that 


o  Luke  1.  3. 
/;  Mark  10.  19. 

I.uUl'  9.  51. 

&.  24.  01. 

ver.  9. 

ITim.  3.  10. 
c  Matt.  28.  19. 

Mark  IC.  15. 

John  20.  21. 

eh.  10.41,42. 
</Mark  16.  14. 

Luke  24.  30. 

John  20.  19, 

20.  <k  21.  1, 

14. 

1  Cor.  15.  0. 


I   love   thee.     Jesus  saith   unto 
him.  Feed  my  sheep. 

18  <  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee, 
When  thou  wast  young,  thou  gird- 
edst  thyself,  and  walkedst  whither 
thou  wouldest:  but  when  thou 
Shalt  be  old,  thou  shalt  stretch 
forth  thy  hands,  and  another 
shall  gird  thee,  and  carry  thee 
whither  thou  wouldest  not. 

19  This  .spake  he,  signifying  m  by 
what  death  he  should  glorify  God. 
And  when  he  had  spoken  this,  he 
saith  unto  him,  Follow  me. 

20  Then  Peter,  turning  about, 
seeth  the  disciple  ■»whom  Jesus 
loved  following;  which  also  lean- 
ed on  his  breast  at  supper,  and 
said.  Lord,  which  is  he  that  be- 
trayeth  thee  ? 

21  Peter  seeing  him  saith  to 
Jesus,  Lord,  and  what  shall  this 
man  do? 

22  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  If  I  will 
tliat  he  tarry  "  till  I  come,  what  is 
that  to  thee  ?  follow  thou  me. 

23  Then  went  this  saying  abroad 
among  the  brethren,  that  that  dis- 
ciple should  not  die :  yet  Jesus  said 
not  unto  him.  He  shall  not  die; 
but.  If  I  will  that  he  tarry  till  I 
come,  what  is  that  to  thee? 

24  This  is  the  disciple  which  testi- 
fieth  of  these  things,  and  wrote 
these  things :  and  i^  we  know  that 
his  testimony  is  true. 

25  9  And  tliere  are  also  many 
other  things  which  Jesus  did,  the 
which,  if  the.y  should  be  written 
every  one,  »•  1  suppose  that  even 
the  world  itself  could  not  contain 
the  books  that  should  be  written. 
Amen. 


THE 


ACTS    or    THE    APOSTLES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Christ;  preparing  his  apostles  to  the  heholdinf; 
of  his  ascension,  Kalhereth  them  together  into 
the  mount  Olivet,  commandcth  them  to  expert 
in  Jerusalem  the  sending  down  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  prumiscth  after  few  days  to  send  it  :  by 
virtue  whereof  they  should  be  witnesses  unto 
him,  even  to  the  utmost  parts  of  the  earth.  9 
After  his  ascension  they  arc  warned  by  two  an- 
gels to  depart,  and  tu  set  their  minds  upon  his 
second  coming.  12  They  accordingly  return, 
and,  giving  themselves  to  prayer,  choose  Mat- 
thias apostle  in  the  place  of  Judas. 

THE  former  treatise  have  I 
made,  O  "Theophilus,  of  all 
that  Jesus  began  both  to  do  and 
teach, 

2  i  Until  the  day  in  which  he  was 
taken  up,  after  that  he  through 
the  Holy  Ohost  chad  given  com- 
mandments unto  the  apcstles 
whom  he  had  chosen  : 

3  dTo  whom  also  he  shewed  him- 

114 


self  alive  after  his  passion  by 
many  infallible  proofs,  being  seen 
of  th'eni  forty  days,  and  speaking 
of  the  things  pertaining  to  the 
kingdom  of  (}od  ; 

4  « And,  II  being  assembled  to- 
gether with  them,  commanded 
them  that  they  should  not  de- 
part from  Jerusalem,  but  wait  for 
the  promise  of  the  Father, /which, 
sait/t.  lie,  ve  have  heard  of  me. 

5  f/For  .John  truly  baptized  with 
water;  ''butA^e  shall  be  baptized 
with  the  Holy  Ghost  not  many 
davs  hence. 

(i  When  they  therefore  were  come 
together,  they  asked  of  liini,  say- 
ing, 'Lord,  wilt  thou  at  this  time 
*  restore  again  the  kingdom  to 
Israel? 

7  And  he  said  unto  them,  'It  is 


ChrisVs  ascen^on. 


THE  ACTS. 


Descent  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 


A.  D.  33. 


mch.  2.  1,  4. 

II  Or,  the 
power  "/the 
Holy  Ghost 
coming 
upon  you. 

n  Luke  24.  49. 

o  Luke  24.  48. 
John  15.  27. 


p  Luke  24.  51. 
John  C.  62. 


r  Matt.  28.  3. 

Mark  16.  5. 

Luke  24.  4. 

John  20.  12. 

ch.  10.  3,  30. 
jch.  2.  7.  (t 

13.  31. 
t  Dan.  7.  13. 

M.itt.  24.  30. 

Mark  13.  26. 

Luke  21.  27. 

John  14.  3. 

lThess.1.10. 

&  4.  16. 

2Thcs3.1.10. 

Rev.  1.  7. 
K  Luke  24.  C2. 
xch.9.  37,  39. 

at  20.  8. 
yMatt.  10.2, 

3,4. 
X  Luke  6.  15. 
a  Jude  1. 

fi  ch.  2.  1,46. 

c  Luke  23.  49, 
55.  A;  21.  10. 
dMatt.  13.55. 


fPs.  41.  9. 
John  13.  18. 

g  Luke  22.  47. 
John  IS.  3. 

h  Matt.  10.  4. 

Luke  C.  16. 
iver.  25. 

ch.  12.  25.  & 

20.  24.  6c  21. 

19. 
JMatt.  27.  6, 

7,8. 
ZMatt.  26.  15. 

2  Pet.  2.  15. 


II  Or,  offic:, 
or,  charge. 


not  for  you  to  know  the  times  or 
the  sea.sons,  which  the  Father 
hath  put  in  hi.s  own  power. 

8  w  But  ye  shall  receive  II  power, 
n  after  that  the  Holy  Gho.st  is  come 
upon  you  :  and  "  ye  shall  be  wit- 
nesses unto  me  both  in  Jerusalem, 
and  in  all  Judea,  and  in  Samaria, 
and  unto  theuttermo.stpartof  the 
earth. 

9  ;^And  when  he  had  spoken 
these  things,  while  they  beheld, 
7 he  was  taken  up;  and  a  cloud 
received  him  out  of  their  sight. 

10  And  while  they  looked  stead- 
fastly toward  heaven  as  he  went 
up,  behold,  two  men  stood  by 
them  r  in  white  apparel ; 

11  Which  also  said,  s  Ye  men  of 
Galilee,  why  stand  ye  gazing  up 
into  heaven?  this  same  Jesus, 
which  is  taken  up  from  you  into 
heaven,  <  shall  so  come  in  like 
manner  as  ye  have  seen  him  go 
into  heaven. 

12  "Then  returned  they  unto  Je- 
rusalem from  the  mount  called 
Olivet,  which  is  from  Jerusalem  a 
sabbatli  day's  journey. 

13  And  when  they  were  come  in, 
thej'  went  up  *  into  an  upper 
room,  where  abode  both  y  Peter, 
and  James,  and  John,  and  An- 
drew, Philip,  and  Thomas,  Bar- 
tholomew, and  Matthew,  James 
the,  son  of  Alpheus,  and  =  Simon 
Zelotes,  and  «  Judas  the  brother  of 
James. 

14  i  These  all  continued  with  one 
accord  in  prayer  and  supplication, 
with  cthe  women,  and  Mary  the 
mother  of  Jesus,  and  with  ^his 
brethren. 

1.5  ^  And  in  those  days  Peter 
stood  up  in  the  midst  of  the  disci- 
ples, and  said,  (the  number  "of 
naines  together  were  about  a  hun- 
dred and  twenty,) 

16  Men  and  brethren,  tliis  Scrip- 
ture must  needs  have  been  ful- 
filled,/which  the  Holy  Ghost  by 
the  mouth  of  David  spake  before 
concerning  Judas,  » which  was 
guide  to  them  that  took  Jesus. 

17  For  ''he  was  numbered  with 
us,  and  had  obtained  part  of  i  this 
ministry. 

18  ''Now  this  man  purchased  a 
field  with  Uhe  reward  of  iniquity ; 
and  falling  headlong,  he  burst 
asunder  in  the  midst,  and  all  his 
bowels  gushed  out. 

19  And  it  was  known  unto  all  the 
dwellers  at  .Jerusalem;  insomuch 
as  that  field  is  called,  in  their 
proper  tongue,  Aceldama,  that  is 
to  .say.  The  field  of  blood. 

20  For  it  is  written  in  the  book 
of  Psalms,  '"Let  his  habitation 
be  desolate,  and  let  no  man  dwell 
therein:  and,  nHis  llbishoprick 
let  another  take. 

21  Wherefore  of  these  men  which 
have  companied  with  us  all  the 


time  that  the  Lord  Jesus  went  in 
and  out  among  us, 

22  "Beginning  from  the  baptism 
of  John,  unto  that  same  day  that 
phQ  was  taken  up  from  us,  must 
one  be  ordained  f/to  be  a  witness 
vv'ith  us  of  his  resurrection. 

23  And  they  appointed  two,  Jo- 
seph called  'Barsabas,  who  was 
surnamed  Justus,  and  Matthias. 

24  And  they  prayed,  and  said. 
Thou,  Lord,  « which  knowest  the 
hearts  of  all  men,  shew  whether 
of  these  two  thou  hast  chosen, 

2-5  <That  he  may  take  part  of  this 
ministry  and  apostleship,  from 
which  Judas  by  transgression 
fell,  that  he  might  go  to  his  own 
place. 

26  And  they  gave  forth  their 
lots;  and  the  lot  fell  upon  Mat- 
thias ;  and  he  was  numbered  with 
the  eleven  apostles. 

CHAPTER   IL 

1  The  apostles,  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
speaking  divers  langunees,  arc  admired  hy 
some,  and  derided  by  others.  14  Whom  Peter 
disproving,  and  shewing  that  the  apostles 
spake  by  the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  that 
Jesus  was  risen  from  the  dead,  ascended  into 
heaven,  had  poured  down  the  same  Holy  Ghost, 
and  was  the  Messias,  a  man  known  to  them  to 
be  approved  of  God  by  his  miracles,  wonders, 
and  signs,  and  not  crucified  without  his  deter- 
minate counsel  and  foreknowledge :  37  he 
baptiscth  a  great  number  that  were  converted. 
41  Who  afterwards  devoutly  and  charitably 
converse  together  :  the  apostles  working  many 
miracles,  and  God  daily  increasing  his  church. 

AND  when  « the  day  of  Pen- 
.  tecost  was  fully  come,  *they 
were  all  with  one  accord  in  one 
place. 

2  And  suddenly  there  came  a 
sound  from  heaven  as  of  a  rush- 
ing mighty  wind,  and  ^it  filled 
all  the  house  where  they  were 
sitting. 

3  And  there  appeared  unto  them 
cloven  tongues  like  as  of  fire,  and 
it  sat  upon  each  of  them. 

4  And  ('they  were  all  filled  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  began  cto 
speak  with  other  tongues,  as  the 
Spirit  gave  them  utterance. 

.5  And  there  were  dwelling  at 
Jerusalem  Jews,  devout  men,  out 
of  eveiT  nation  under  heaven. 

6  Xow  twlien  this  was  noised 
abroad,  the  multitude  came  to- 
gether, and  were  I! confounded, 
because  fhat  every  man  heard 
them  speak  in  his  own  language. 

7  And  they  were  all  amazed  and 
marvelled,  saying  one  to  another. 
Behold,  are  not  all  these  which 
speak  /Galileans? 

8  And  how  hear  we  every  man 
in  our  own  tongue,  wherein  we 
were  born  ? 

0  Parthians,  and  Medes,  and 
Elamites,  and  the  dwellers  in 
Mesopotamia,  and  in  Judea,  and 
Cappadocia,  in  Pontus,  and  Asia, 

10  Phrygia,  and  Pamphylia,  in 

Egypt,  and  in  the  parts  of  Libya 

115 


A.  D.  33. 


oMark  1.  1. 

p  ver.  9. 

7  John  15.  27. 

ver.  8. 

ch.  4.  33. 

rch.  15.22. 


si  Sam.  16.  7. 

1  Chr.28.  9. 

(fc  29.  17. 

Jer.  11.  20. 

<k  17.  10. 

ch.  15.  8. 

Rev.  2.  23. 
(  ver.  n. 


aLcv.  23.  If. 

Deut.  16.  9. 

ch.  20.  16. 
ich.  1.  14. 


dch.  1.5. 

f  Mark  16.  17. 

ch.  10.46.  (k 

19.  6. 

1  Cor.  12. 10, 

28,  30.  <tl3. 

].  &  14.  2, 

Ac. 
t  Gr.  when 

this  voice 

was  made, 
:i  Or,  troubled 

in  mind. 


/ch.  1.  11. 


Peter's  sermon  on 


THE  ACTS. 


tlie  day  of  Pentecost. 


A.  D.  33. 


gl  Thess.5.7. 


h  Is.  44.  3. 

Ez.  11.  19.  & 

S6.  27. 

.IiclQ.  28,29. 

7.i-ch.  12.  10. 

John  7.38. 
i  ch.  10.  45. 
Ach.  21.9. 


Ich.  21.  4,0, 
10. 

1  Cor.  12.  10, 
28.  (k  14.  1, 

<S5C. 

m  Joel  2.  30, 

31. 
n  Matt.  24.  29. 

iMark  13.  24. 

Luke  21.  25. 


oRom.  10.  13. 


p  John  3.  2.  (k 
14.  10,  11. 
ch.  10.   38. 
Hcb.  2.  4. 


«  Matt.  20.24. 

Luke   22.  22. 

&  24.  44. 

rh.  3.  18.  & 

4.  23. 
rch.  5.  30. 
«  ver.  32. 

ch.  3.  )3.  &. 

4.  10.  <V  U). 

40.  Ac  in.  30, 

34.  ii  17.  31. 

Rom.  4.  24. 

k  8.  11. 

1  Cor.  0.  14. 
&  15.  15. 

2  Cor.  4.  14. 
Gal.  1.  1. 
Eph.  1.  20. 
Col.  2.  12. 

1  Thcss.  1. 
10. 

Hrh.  13.  20. 
1  Pet.  1.  21. 
t  ?>i.  16.  8. 


about  Cyrene,  and  strangers  of 
Rome,  Jews  and  proselytes, 

11  Cretes  and  Arabians,  we  do 
hear  them  speak  in  our  tongues 
the  wonderful  works  of  God. 

12  And  they  were  all  amazed, 
and  were  in  doubt,  saying  one  to 
another,  What  naeaneth  this  ? 

13  Others  mocking  said,  These 
nien  are  full  of  new  wine. 

14  If  But  Peter,  standing  up  with 
the  eleven,  lifted  up  his  voice, 
and  said  unto  them,  Ye  men  of 
Judea,  and  all  ye  that  dwell  at 
Jerusalem,  be  this  known  unto 
you,  and  hearken  to  my  words : 

15  For  these  are  not  drunken,  a.s 
ye  suppose,  ^seeing  it  is  but  the 
third  hour  of  the  daj'. 

16  But  this  is  that  which  was 
spoken  by  the  prophet  Joel; 

17  /'And  it  shall  come  to  pass 
in  the  last  daj'S,  saith  God, » I  will 
pouroutof  mySpiritupon  all  flesh: 
and  your  sons  and  /'-your  daughters 
shall  prophesy,  and  your  young 
men  shall  see  visions,  and  your 
old  men  shall  dream  dreams : 

18  And  on  my  servants  and  on 
my  handmaidens  I  will  pour  out 
in  those  days  of  my  Spirit;  'and 
they  shall  prophesy: 

19  '"And  I  will  shew  wonders 
in  heaven  above,  and  signs  in  the 
earth  beneath ;  blood,  and  fire, 
and  vapour  of  smoke : 

20  "The  sun  shall  be  turned  in- 
to darkness,  and  the  moon  into 
blood,  belbre  that  great  and  no- 
table day  of  the  Lord  come : 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  "Whosoever  shall  call  on  tlie 
name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  saved. 

22  Ye  men  of  Israel,  hear  these 
words;  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  a  man 
approved  of  God  among  you  I'hy 
miracles  and  wonders  and  signs, 
which  God  did  by  him  in  the 
midst  of  you,  as  ye  yourselves 
also  Icnow : 

23  Him,  </ being  delivered  by  the 
determinate  counsel  and  fore- 
knowledge of  God,  ''ye  have 
taken,  and  by  wicked  hands 
have  cruciliefl  and  slain: 

24  "Whom  God  hatli  rai.sed  up, 
having  loosed  the  pains  of  death  : 
because  it  was  not  possible  that 
he  should  be  holden  of  it. 

25  For  David  speaketh  concorn- 
ing  him,  <I  foresaw  the  Lord  al- 
waj's  beibre  my  face ;  for  he  is  on 
my  right  hand,  that  I  shpuld  not 
be  moved : 

20  Therefore  did  my  heart  re- 
joice, and  my  t(ji)gu(>  was  glad ; 
moreover  also  my  llesli  shall  rest 
in  hope: 

27  Because  thou  wilt  not  leave 
mvsoul  in  hell,  neither  wilt  thou 
suffer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  cor- 
ruption. 

28  Thou  ha.st  made  known  to  me 
the  ways  of  life ;  thou  shalt  make 

116 


A.  D.  33. 


!!  Or,  /  may, 
u  1  Kings  2. 


Ps.  132.  11. 
Luke  1.  32, 


me  full  of  joy  with  thy  counte- 
nance. 

29  Men    and  brethren,  II  let   me  i 
freely  speak   unto   you    "of  the' 
patriarch  David,  that  he  is  both 
dead  and  buried,  and  his  sepul- 1  '^''-  ^^-  ^''• 
clire  is  with  us  unto  this  day.  i 

30  Therefore   being   a    prophet, ' 

«and    knowing    that    God    had :  ■r2Sam.  7. 12, 
sworn  with  an  oath  to  him,  that 
of  the  fruit  of  his  loins,  according  j 
to  the  flesh,  he  would  raise   up 
Christ  to  sit  on  his  throne ; 

31  He,  seeing  this  before,  spake 
of  the  resurrection  of  Christ,  ?/  that 
his  soul  was  not  left  in  hell,  nei- 
ther his  flesh  did  see  corruption. 

32  2  This  Jesus  hath  God  raised 
up,  "  whereof  we  all  are  witnesses. 

33  Therefore  *  being  by  the  right 
hand  of  God  exalted,  and  c  having 
received  of  the  Father  the  prom- 
ise of  the  Holy  Ghost,  ho  fUiath 
shed  forth  this,  which  ye  now  see 
and  hear. 

34  For  David  is  not  ascended  in- 
to the  lieavens:  but  he  saith  him- 
self, «The  Lord  said  unto  my 
Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand, 

35  Until  I  make  thy  foes  thy  foot- 
stool. 

36  Therefore  let  all  the  house  of 
Israel  know  assuredly,  that  God 
/hath  made  that  same  Jesus, 
whom  ye  have  crucified,  both 
Lord  and  Christ. 

37  If  Now  when  they  heard  this, 
-/they  were  pricked  in  their  heart, 
and  .said  unto  Peter  and  to  the  rest 
of  the  apostles,  Men  «n(i  brethren, 
what  shall  we  do  ? 

38  Then  Peter  said  unto  them, 
'1  Repent,  and  be  baptized  every 
one  of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesus 
Christ  for  the  remission  of  sins, 
and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift  of 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

39  For  the  promise  is  unto  you, 
and  'to  your  children,  and  ''to  all 
that  are"  .afar  off,  even  as  luanj'  as 
the  Lord  our  God  shall  call. 

40  And  with  many  other  words 
did  he  testily  and  exhort,  sa.ving, 
Save  yourselves  from  this  unto- 
ward generation. 

41  f  Then  they  that  gladly  re- 
ceived his  word  were  baptized:  and 
the  sanu!  day  there  were  added  uu- 
to//u7)i about  three  thousandsouls. 

42  'And  the.y  continued  stead- 
fastly in  the  apostles'  doctrine 
and  fellowship,  and  in  breaking 
of  bread,  and  in  prayers. 

43  And  lear  came  upon  every 
soul:  and  "'many  wonders  and 
signs  were  doiu'  ))y  the  apostles. 

44  And  all  that  l)elieved  were  to- 
gether, and  "had  all  things  com- 
mon ; 

45  And  sold  their  posse.sfsions  and 
goods,  and  "parted  them  to  all 
)nrn,  as  every  man  had  need. 

46  pAnd  tliey,  continuing  daily 
with  one  accord  sin  the  temple, 


0 

Is.  68 

.  7. 

p 

ch.  1 

14 

II  Luke 
ch.  5. 

24. 
42. 

53 

The  lame  man  healed. 


THE  ACTS. 


Peter's  exhoHation. 


A.  D.  33. 

r  ch.  20.  7. 
II  Or,  at  home. 
s  Luke  2.  52. 

ch.  4. 33. 

Rom.  14.  18. 
«ch.  5.  14.  (k 

11.  24. 


a  rh.  2.  46. 

b  Ps.  55.  17. 


/la.  35.  6. 


gch.i.  16,21. 


A  Like  John 
9.  a. 


i  John  10.  23. 
ch.  5.  12. 


*  ch.  5.  30. 

;john  7.  39. 
k  12.  16.  & 


and  >■  breaking  bread  !l  from  house  ! 
to  house,  did  eat  their  meat  with  \ 
gladness  and  singleness  of  heart, 
47   Praising   God,   and    « having 
favour  with  all  the  people.    And 
'the  Lord  added  to  the   church 
daily  such  as  should  be  saved. 

CHAPTER   III. 

1  Peter  preaching  to  the  people  that  came  to  see  a 
lame  man  restored  to  his  feet,  12  pruftsseth  the  j 
cure  not  to  have  keen  wrought  hy  his  or  John's 
own  power,  or  holiness,  but  by  God,  and  his  Son 
Jesus,  and  through  faith  in  his  name  :  13  with-  ' 
al  reprehending  them  for  crucifying  Jesus.     11 
Which  because  they  did   it  through  ignorance, 
and  that  thereby  were  fulfilled  God's  determi- 
nate counsel,  and  the  Scriptures  :  19  he  exhort-  ; 
eth  them  by  repentance  and  faith  to  see},  remis- 
sion  of  their  sins,  and  salvation  in  the  same 
Jesus. 

"VTOW  Peter  and  John  went  up 
li  together  «into  the  temple  at 
the  hour  of  prayer,  I'being  the 
ninth  fioiir. 

2  And  ca  certain  man  lamo  from 
his  mother's  womb  was  carried, 
whom  they  laid  daily  at  the  gate 
of  the  temple  which  is  called 
Beautiful,  ^  to  ask  alms  of  them 
that  entered  into  the  temple: 

3  Who,  seeing  Peter  and  John 
about  to  go  into  the  temple, 
asked  an  alms. 

4  And  Peter,  fastening  his  eyes 
upon  him  with  John,  said.  Look 
on  us. 

5  And  he  gave  heed  unto  them, 
expecting  to  receive  something 
of  them. 

6  Then  Peter  said,  Silver  and 
gold  have  T  none;  but  such  as  I 
have  give  I  thee:  «In  the  name 
of  Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth  rise 
up  and  walk. 

7  And  he  took  him  by  the  right 
hand,  and  lifted  him  up:  and 
immediately  his  feet  and  ankle 
bones  received  strength. 

8  And  he  /leaping  up  stood,  and 
walked,  and  entered  with  them 
into  the  temple,  walking,  and 
leaping,  and  praising  God. 

9  £/Anll  all  the  people  saw  him 
walking  and  praising  God : 

10  And  they  knew  that  it  was  he 
which  '»sat  for  alms  at  the  Beau- 
tiful gate  of  the  temple:  and 
they  were  filled  with  wonder  and 
amazement  at  that  which  had 
happened  unto  him. 

11  And  as  the  lame  man  which 
was  healed  held  Peter  and  John, 
all  the  people  ran  together  unto 
them  in  the  porch  'that  is  called 
Solomon's,  greatly  wondering. 

12  11  And  when  Peter  saw  it,  he 
answered  unto  the  people.  Ye 
men  of  Israel,  why  marvel  ye  at 
this  ?  or  why  look  j'e  so  earnest- 
ly on  us,  as  though  by  our  own 
power  or  holiness  we  had  made 
this  inan  to  walk  ? 

13  A  The  God  of  Abraham,  and 
of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  the  God 
of  our  fathers,  ^  hath  glorified  his 


Son  Jesus ;  whom  ye  '«  delivered  !    A.  D.  33. 
up.  and  «  denied  him  in  the  pres-  \ 
ence  of  Pilate,  when  he  was  de- 
termined to  let  him  go. 

14  But  ye  denied  "  the  Holy  One 
1'  and  the  Just,  and  desired  a  mur- 
derer to  be  granted  unto  you ; 

1-5  And  killed  the  II  Prince  of  life, 
1  whom  God  hath  raised  from  the 
dead ;  >■  whereof  we  are  witnesses. 

16  sAnd  his  name,  through  faith 
in  his  name,  hath  made  this  man 
strong,  whom  ye  see  and  know: 
yea,  the  faith 'which  is  by  liim  | 
hath  given  him  this  perfect  sound- 
ness in  the  presence  of  you  all. 

17  And  now,  brethren,  I  wot  that 
« through  ignorance  ye  did  it,  as 
did  also  your  rulers. 

18  But  "those  things,  which  God  i 
before  had  shewed  ^b\^  the  mouth 
of  all  his  prophets,  that  Christ 
should  suffer,  he  hath  so  fulfilled. 

19  ':  .'/Repent  ye  therefore,  and 
be  converted,  that  your  sins  may 
be  blotted  out,  when  the  times  of 
refreshing  shall  come  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord ; 

20  And  he  shall  .send  Jesus  Christ, 
which  before  was  preached  unto 
you : 

21  =  Whom  the  heaven  must  re- 
ceive until  the  times  of  "restitu- 
tion of  all  things,  *which  God  hath 
spoken  by  the  mouth  of  all  his  holy 
prophets  since  the  world  began. 

22  For  Moses  truly  said  unto  the 
fathers,  cA  Prophet  shall  the  Lord 
your  God  raise  up  unto  you  of 
your  brethren,  like  unto  me ;  him 
shall  ye  hear  in  all  things  whatso- 
ever he  shall  say  unto  you. 

2-J  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  every  soul,  which  will  not 
hear  that  Prophet,  shall  be  de- 
stroyed from  among  the  people. 

24  Yea,  and  all  the  prophets  from 
Samuel  and  those  that  follow  af- 
ter, as  many  as  have  spoken,  have 
likewise  foretold  of  these  days. 

2-5  ^  Ye  are  the  children  of  the 
prophets,  and  of  the  covenant 
which  God  made  with  our  fathers, 
savingunto  Abraham,  "Andin  thy 
seed  shall  all  the  kindreds  of  the 
earth  be  blessed. 

26  /Unto  you  first  God,  having 
raised  up  "his  Son  Jesus,  psent 
him  to  bless  you,  ''in  turning 
away  every  one  of  you  from  his 
iniquities. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

1  The  rulers  of  the  Jews  offended  with  Peter's 
sermon,  4  (though  thousands  of  the  people  were 
converted  that  heard  the  word,)  imprison  him 
and  John.  5  After,  upon  examination  Peter 
hol'lly  avouching  the  lame  man  to  be  healed  by 
the  name  of  Jesus,  and  that  by  the  same  Jesus 
only  we  must  be  eternally  saved,  13  they  com- 
mand him  and  Juhn  to  preach  no  more  in  that 
name,  adding  also  threatening,  23  whereupon 
the  church  flecth  to  prayer.  31  And  God,  by 
moving  the  place  where  they  were  assembled, 
testified  that  he  heard  their  prayer  :  confirming 
the  church  with  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
with  mutual  love  and  charity. 

117 


Peter  and  John  are 


THE  ACTS. 


brought  before  the  council. 


A.  D.  a3. 


I  Or,  rulcT 
Luke  22. 


a  Matt.  22.23. 
Acts  23.  8. 


b  Luke  3.  2. 
John  11.  49. 
■k  18.  13. 


cEl.  2.  14. 

Matt.  21.  23. 
ch.  7.27. 

d  Luke  12.  11, 
12. 


ech.  3.  6,  16. 
/ch.  2.  24. 


^•Ps.  118.  22. 
13.28.  10. 
Matt.  21.  42. 


fcMatt.  1.21. 
ch.  10.  43. 
1  Tim.  2.  5,C. 


iMatt.  n.  25. 
1  Cor.  1.  27. 


AND  as  they  spake  unto  the  peo- 
.  pie,  the  priests,  and  the  II  cap- 
tain of  the  temple,  and  the  Saddu- 
cees,  came  upon  them, 

2  «  Being  grieved  that  they  taught 
the  people,  and  preached  through 
Jesus  the  resurrection  from  the 
dead. 

3  And  they  laid  hands  on  them, 
and  put  them  in  hold  unto  the 
next  day:  for  it  was  now  even- 
tide. 

4  Howbeit  many  of  them  which 
heard  the  word  lielieved ;  and  the 
number  of  the  men  was  about  five 
thousand. 

5  If  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  their  rulers,  and 
elders,  and  scribes, 

6  And  iAnnas  the  high  priest, 
and  Caiaphas,  and  John,  and 
Alexander,  and  as  many  as  were 
of  the  kindred  of  the  high  priest, 
were  gathered  together  at  Jerusa- 
lem. 

7  And  when  they  had  set  them 
in  the  midst,  they  asked,  «By 
what  power,  or  by  what  name, 
have  ve  done  this  ? 

8  d  Then  Peter,  filled  with  the 
Holy  Ghost,  said  unto  them,  Ye 
rulers  of  the  people,  and  elders 
of  Israel, 

9  If  we  this  day  be  examined  of 
the  good  deed  done  to  the  impo- 
tent man,  by  what  means  he  is 
made  whole ; 

10  Be  it  known  unto  you  all,  and 
to  all  the  people  of  Israel,  cthat 
b.y  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  of 
Nazareth,  whom  ye  crucified, 
f  whom  God  raised  from  the  dead, 
even  by  him  doth  this  man  stand 
here  before  you  whole. 

11  a  This  is  the  stone  which  was 
set  at  nought  of  you  builders, 
which  is  become  the  head  of  the 
corner. 

12  ''  Neither  is  there  salvation  in 
any  otlier  :  for  there  is  none  other 
name  under  heaven  given  among 
men,  wliereby  we  must  be  saved. 

13  i  Now  when  they  saw  the 
boldness  of  Peter  and  John,  »and 
perceived  that  tliey  were  unlearn- 
ed and  ignorant  I'nen,  tliey  mar- 
velled; and  they  took  knowled.ge 
of  them,  that  they  had  been  witli 
Jesus. 

14  And  beholding  the  man  which 
was  healed  /■standing  with  them, 
thev  could  say  nothing  against  it. 

15  But  when  they  had  command- 
ed them  to  go  aside  out  of  the 
council,  they  conferred  among 
themselves, 

1(!  Saying,  'What  shall  we  do  to 
these  men?  for  that  indeed  a  no- 
table miracle  hath  been  done  by 
them  is  « manifest  to  all  them 
that  dwell  in  Jerusalem;  and  we 
cannot  deny  it. 

17  But  that  it  spread  no  further 

among  the  people,  let  us  straitly 

118 


threaten  them,  that  they  speak 
henceibrth  to  no  man  in  this 
name. 

18  "And  they  called  them,  and 
commanded  them  not  to  speak  at 
all  nor  teach  in  the  nameof  Je.sus. 

l!j  But  Peter  and  .Tohn  answered 
and  said  unto  them,  "  Whether  it 
be  right  in  the  sight  of  God  to 
hearken  unto  you  more  than  unto 
God,.iudge  ye. 

20  2>  Tor  we  cannot  but  speak  the 
things  which  5  we  have  seen  and 
heard. 

21  So  when  they  had  further 
threatened  them,  they  let  them 
go,  finding  nothing  how  they 
might  punish  them,  'because  of 
the  people:  for  all  ^nen  glorified 
God  for  s  that  wliich  was  done. 

22  For  the  man  was  above  Ibrty 
years  old,  on  whom  this  miracle 
of  healing  was  shewed. 

23  H  And  being  let  go,  <  they  went 
to  their  own  company,  and  re- 
Xiorted  all  that  the  chief  priests 
and  elders  had  said  unto  them. 

24  And  when  they  heard  that, 
the.v  lifted  up  their  voice  to  God 
with  one  accord,  and  said.  Lord, 
"thou  ori"  God,  which  hast  made 
heaven,  and  earth,  and  the  sea, 
and  all  that  in  them  is  ; 

2-5  Who  by  the  mouth  of  thy 
servant  David  hast  said,  a: Why 
did  the  heathen  rage,  and  the  peo- 
ple imagine  vain  things? 
2G  The  kings  of  the  earth  stood 
up,  and  the  rulers  were  gathered 
together  against  the  Lord,  and 
against  his  Christ. 
27  For  2/ of  a  truth  against  ^thy 
holy  child  Jesus,  "whom  thou 
hast  anointed,  both  Herod,  and 
Pontius  Pilate,*with  the  Gentiles, 
and  the  people  of  Israel,  were 
gathered  together, 
28 ''  For  to  do  whatsoever  thy 
hand  and  thy  counsel  determined 
before  to  be  done. 
2'J  And  now.  Lord,  behold  their 
threatenings :  and  grant  unto  thy 
servants,  cthat  wllh  all  boldness 
thev  may  speak  thy  word, 

30  By  stretching  forth  thine  hand 
to  heal;  f'and  that  signs  and  won- 
ders maj'  be  done  « by  the  name 
of  .'thy  lioly  child  Jesus. 

31  "if  And  when  the.v  had  prayed, 
i'the  place  was  shaken  wliere 
they  were  assembled  togetlicr; 
and  thev  were  all  lillcd  with  the 
Holy  Ghost,  '^and  the.y  spake  the 
word  of  God  with  l)oldness. 

32  And  the  multitude  of  them 
that  believed  Mvcre  of  one  heart 
and  of  one  soul :  '•  neith(>r  said  any 
of  tjirm  tliat  aught  of  the  tilings 
whirli  he  jiosscssed  was  his  own; 
but  tliey  had  all  things  common. 

33  And  with  'great  power  gave 
the  apostles  '»  witness  of  tlie  res- 
urrection of  the  Lord  Jesus:  and 
"  great  grace  was  upon  them  all. 


A.  D.  3S. 


n  ,\gain, 
ch.  5.  40. 


pch.  1.  8.  <fc 

2.  32. 
7ch.22.  is. 

1  John  1. 1,3. 


r  Matt.  21.  26. 
Luke  20.  6, 
10.  <t  22.  2. 
ch.  5.  20. 

s  ch.  3.  7,  8. 


u2  liings  19. 
15. 


y  Matt.  26.  3. 
Luke  22.  2. 
it.  23.  1,  8. 
2  Luke  1.  35. 
I  n  Luke  4.  18. 
I  Johu  lU.  36. 

Jch.2.  23.  Sc 
3.  18. 


ever.  13,  SI. 
xh.  9.  27.  <k 

13.  40.  &  14. 

a.  &  19.  8.<!c 

'.«.  26.  <k  28. 

31. 

Eph.  6.  19. 
rfrh.2.  43.  <fc 

a.  12. 
fell.  3.  e,  10. 
/^cr.  27. 
f  ch.2.  2,  4.  k 

10.  20. 
li  ver.  29. 
ich.  :>.  12. 

Horn.  IB.  5, 

0. 

2  Cor.  13. 11. 

Phil.  1.27.ifc 

2.  2. 

1  Pet.  3.  8. 
»ch.  2.  44. 
lQ\\.  1.  8. 
mch.  1.  22. 
n  ch.  2.  47. 


Ananias  and  SappMra. 


THE  ACTS. 


The  apostles  imprisoned. 


A.  D.  as. 


och.  2.  45. 


p  ver.  37. 

ch.  5.  2. 
qch.  2.  45.  ct 

6.  1. 


r  ver.  34,  36. 
ch.  6.  1.  2. 


6  Xum.  30.  2. 

Deut.  23.  21. 

Ki-c.  fi.  4. 
c  Luke  22.  3. 

II  Or, 
to  deceive, 
ver.  9. 


eJohn  19.  40. 


/Matt.  4.7. 
ver.  3. 


34  Neither  was  there  any  among 
them  that  lacked:  ofor  as  many 
as  were  possessors  of  lands  or 
houses  sold  them,  and  brought 
the  prices  of  the  things  that  were 
sold, 

35  jjAnd  laid  them  down  at  the 
apostles'  feet:  ? and  distribution 
was  made  unto  every  man  ac- 
cording as  he  had  need. 

36  And  Joses,  who  by  the  apostles 
was  surnamed  Barnabas,  (which 
Ls,  being  interpreted,  The  son  of 
consolation,)  a  Levite,  and  of  the 
country  of  Cyprus, 

37  'Having  land,  sold  it,  and 
brought  the  money,  and  laid  it  at 
the  apostles'  feet. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  After  thizt  Ananias  and  Sapphira  his  wife  for 
their  hypocrisy  at  Pctcr^s  rchuhe  had  fallen 
down  dead,  12  and  that  the  rest  of  the  apostles 
had  wrouE^ht  many  miracles,  l\  to  the  increase 
of  the  faith  :  17  the  apostles  are  again  i7npris- 
oned,  19  but  delivered  by  an  angel  bidding  them 
to  preach  openly  to  all :  21  when,  after  their 
teaching  accordingly  in  the  temple,  23  and  be- 
fore the  council,  33  they  are  in  danger  to  be 
kilted,  through  the  advice  of  Gamaliel,  a  great 
counsellor  among  the  Jews,  they  he  kept  alive, 
40  and  are  but  beaten  :  for  which  they  glorify 
God,  and  cease  no  day  from  preaching. 

BUT  a  certain  man  named  Ana- 
nias, with  Sapphira  his  wife, 
sold  a  possession, 

2  And  kept  back  pa?-<  of  the  price, 
his  wife  also  being  privy  to  if, «  and 
brought  a  certain  part,  and  laid  it 
at  the  apostles'  feet. 

3  6  But  Peter  said,  Ananias,  why 
hath  "Satan  filled  thine  heart  II  to 
lie  to  the  Holj' Ghost,  and  to  keep 
back  iKcrt  of  the  price  of  the  land  ? 

4  While  it  remained,  was  it  not 
thine  own  ?  and  after  it  was  sold, 
was  it  not  in  thine  own  power? 
why  hast  thou  conceived  this 
thing  in  thine  heart?  Ihou  hast 
not  lied  unto  men,  but  unto  God. 

.5  And  Ananias  hearing  these 
words  ''fell  down,  and  gave  up 
the  ghost :  and  great  fear  came  on 
all  them  that  heard  these  things. 

6  And  the  young  men  arose, 
c  wound  him  up,  and  carried  fti??i 
out,  and  buried  Jbim. 

7  Andsj*  was  about  the  space  of 
three  hours  after,  when  his  wife, 
not  knowing  what  was  done,  came 
in. 

8  And  Peter  answered  unto  her. 
Tell  me  whether  ye  sold  the  land 
for  so  much  ?  And  she  said.  Yea, 
for  so  much. 

n  Then  said  Peter  unto  her. 
How  is  it  that  ye  have  agreed  to- 
gether .fto  tempt  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord?  behold,  the  feet  of  them 
which  have  buried  thy  liusljand 
are  at  the  door,  and  shall  carry 
thee  out. 

10  »  Then  fell  she  down  straight- 
way at  his  feet,  and  yielded  up 
the  ghost :  and  the  young  men 
came  in,  and  found  her  dead,  and, 
59 


carrying  her  forth,  buried  Jier  by 
her  husband. 

11  ''And  great  fear  came  upon  all 
the  church,  and  upon  as  many  as 
heard  these  things. 

1211  And  iby  the  hands  of  the 
apostles  were  many  signs  and 
wonders  wrought  among  the  peo- 
ple ;  (*  and  thej'  were  all  with  one 
accord  in  Solomon's  porch. 

13  And  'of  the  rest  durst  no  man 
join  himself  to  them:  « but  the 
people  inagnihed  them. 

14  And  believers  were  the  more 
added  to  the  Lord,  multitudes 
both  of  men  and  women ; ) 

1.5  Insomuch  that  they  brought 
forth  the  sick  il  into  the  streets, 
and  laid  them  on  beds  and  couch- 
es, "that  at  the  least  the  shadow 
of  Peter  passing  by  might  over- 
shadow some  of  them. 

16  There  came  also  a  multitude 
nut  of  the  cities  round  about  unto 
Jerusalem,  bringing  "sick  folks, 
and  them  which  were  vexed  with 
unclean  spirits :  and  they  were 
healed  every  one. 

17  ^  pThen  the  high  priest  rose 
up,  and  all  they  that  were  with 
him,  (which  is  the  sect  of  the 
Sadducees,)  and  were  filled  with 
II  indignation, 

18  -yAnd  laid  their  hands  on  the 
apostles,  and  put  them  in  the 
common  prison. 

19  But  '-the  angel  of  the  Lord  bj' 
night  opened  the  prison  doors, 
and  brought  them  forth,  and  said, 

20  Go,  stand  and  speak  in  the 
temple  to  the  people  «all  the 
words  of  this  life. 

21  And  when  they  heard  that, 
they  entered  into  the  temple 
early  in  the  morning,  and  taught. 
«But  the  high  priest  came,  and 
they  that  were  with  him,  and 
called  the  council  together,  and 
all  the  senate  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  sent  to  the  prison  to 
have  them  brought. 

22  But  when  the  officers  came, 
and  found  them  not  in  the  prison, 
they  returned,  and  told, 

23  Saying,  The  prison  truly  found 
we  shut  with  all  safety,  and  the 
keepers  standing  without  before 
the  doors :  but  when  we  l>ad 
opened,  we  found  no  man  within. 

24  Now  when  the  high  priest 
and  "the  captain  of  the  temple 
and  the  chief  priests  heard  these 
things,  they  doubted  of  them 
whereunto  this  would  grow. 

25  Then  came  one  and  told 
them,  saying.  Behold,  the  men 
whom  ye  put  in  prison  are  stand- 
ing in  the  temple,  and  teaching 
the  people. 

26  Then  went  the  captain  with 
the  officers,  and  brought  them 
without  violence :  «for  they  fear- 
ed the  people,  last  they  should 
have  been  stoned. 

119 


Gamaliel's  counsel. 


THE  ACTS. 


Seven  deacons  chosen. 


A.  D.  33. 


y  ch.  4.  18. 


zch.  2.23,30. 

&  3.  15.  &  1. 

52. 
a  Matt.  23.  35. 

<k  27.  25. 
*ch.  4.  19. 

cch.  3.  13,  15. 
&  22.  14. 

rfch.  10.  39. 

(c  13.  29. 

Gal.  3.  13. 

1  Pet.  2.  24. 
f  ch.  2.  33,  35. 

Phil.  2.  9. 

Heh.  2.  10. 

&  12.  2. 
/ch.  3.  15. 
f  Matt.  1.  21. 
h  Luke  24.  47. 

ch.  3.  26.  & 

13.  38. 

Eph.  1.  7. 

Col.  1.  14. 
!  John  15.  2C, 

27. 
itch.  2.  4.  <k 

10.44. 
I  ch.  2.  37.  & 

7.  54. 
m  ch.  22.  3. 


The  third 
year  before 
the  account 
called  Akno 

D0.1IINI. 

II  Or, 
believed.. 


nPrnv.  21.30. 

I8.  8.  10. 

Malt.  15.  13. 
u  Luke  21.  15. 

1  Cor.  1.  25. 

pch.  7.  51.  dc 

fl.  5.  &  23.  9. 
ijch.  4.  18. 
rMalt.  10.  17. 

Si  23.  34. 

Mark  13.  9. 
s  Matt.  a.  12. 

Rom.  5.3. 

2  Cor.  12.  10. 
Phil.  1.29. 
Hcl).  10.  31. 
.Tames  1.  2. 

1  Pci.  4.  13, 

16. 

«ch.  2.46. 
a  ch.  4.  20,29. 


27  And  when  they  had  brought 
them,  they  set  them  before  the 
council  :  and  the  high  priest 
asked  them, 

28  Saying,  .'/  Did  not  we  straitly 
command  you  that  ye  sliould  not 
teach  in  this  name?  and,  behold, 
ye  have  filled  Jerusalem  with 
your  doctrine,  ^and  intend  to 
bring  this  man's  «  blood  upon  us. 

29  II  Then  Peter  and  the  other 
apostles  answered  and  said,  i>  We 
ought  to  obey  God  rather  than 
men. 

30  "The  God  of  our  fathers 
raised  up  Jesus,  whom  ye  slew 
and  d  hanged  on  a  tree. 

31  eHim  hath  God  exalted  with 
his  right  hand  to  be  /a  Prince  and 
r7a  Saviour,  ^for  to  give  repent- 
ance to  Israel,  and  forgiveness  of 
sins. 

32  And  Mve  are  his  witnesses  of 
these  things ;  and  so  is  also  the 
Holy  Ghost,  /'vvliom  God  hath 
given  to  them  that  obey  him. 

33  \  'When  they  heard  that,  they 
were  cut  to  the  heart,  and  took 
counsel  to  slay  them. 

34  Then  stood  there  up  one  in 
the  council,  a  Pharisee,  named 
m  Gamaliel,  a  doctor  of  the  law, 
had  in  reputation  among  all  the 
people,  and  commanded  to  put 
the  apostles  forth  a  little  space; 

35  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  men 
of  Israel,  take  heed  to  yourselves 
what  ye  intend  to  do  as  touching 
these  men. 

36  For  before  thefte  days  rose 
up  Theudas,  boasting  himself  to 
be  somebody;  to  whom  a  num- 
ber of  men,  about  four  hundred, 
joined  themselves :  who  was 
slain  ;  and  all,  as  many  as  II  obey- 
ed liim,  were  scattered,  and 
brought  to  nought. 

37  After  this  man  rose  up  Judas 
of  Galilee  in  the  days  of  the  tax- 
ing, and  drew  away  much  people 
after  him  :  he  also  perished;  and 
all,  even  as  many  as  obeyed  him, 
were  dispersed. 

as  And  now  I  say  unto  you.  Re- 
frain from  those  men,  and  let 
them  alone :  «  for  if  this  counsel 
or  this  work  be  of  men,  it  will 
come  to  nought: 

39  "But  if  it  be  of  God,  ye  cannot 
overthrow  it;  lest  haply  ye  bej 
found  even  ?'to  fight  against  God. 

40  And  to  him  they  agreed:! 
and  when  they  had  '/called  thej 
apostles,  J-and  beaten  them,  they 
commanded  that  tbcy  should  not 
speak  in  the  name  of  Jesus,  and 
let  them  go. 

41  1  And  they  departed  from  the 
presence  of  tlio  council,  "rejoicing 
that  they  were  counted  worthy 
to  suffer  shame  for  his  name. 

42  And  daily  'in  the  temple,  and 
in  every  house,  "they  ceased  not 
to  teach  and  preach  Jesus  Christ. 

120 


CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  aposilcs,  desirous  to  have  the  poor  regard- 
ed for  their  bodily  sustenance,  as  also  careful 
themselves  to  dispense  the  word  of  God,  the  food 
of  the  soul,  3  appoint  the  office  of  deuconship  to 
seven  chosen  men.  5  Of  whom  Stephen,  a  man 
full  of  faith,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  is  one.  12 
Who  is  taken  of  those,  whom  he  confounded  in 
disputing,  13  and  after  falsely  accused  of  blas- 
phemy against  the  law  and  the  temple. 

AND  in  those  days,  "when  the 
.  number  of  the  disciples  was 
multiplied,  there  arose  a  mur- 
muring of  the  ft  Grecians  against 
the  Hebrews,  because  their  wid- 
ows were  neglected  cin  the  daily 
ministration. 

2  Then  the  twelve  called  the 
multitude  of  the  disciples  imto 
them,  and  said,  '^It  is  not  reason 
that  we  should  leave  the  word  of 
God,  and  serve  tables. 

3  Wherefore,  brethren,  clook  ye 
out  among  you  seven  men  of 
honest  report,  full  of  the  Holy 
Ghost  and  wisdom,  whom  we 
may  appoint  over  this  business. 

4  But  we  .fwill  give  ourselves 
continually  to  prayer,  and  to  the 
ministry  of  the  word. 

5  II  And  the  saying  pleased  the 
whole  multitude:  and  they  chose 
Stephen,  r/ a  man  full  of  faith  and 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  ''Philip, 
and  Prochorus,  and  Nicanor,  and 
Timon, and  Parmenas,  and »  Nico- 
las a  proselj'te  of  Antioch; 

6  Whom  they  set  before  the  apos- 
tles :  and  '<  wlien  they  had  prayed, 
'they  laid  their  hands  on  them. 

7  And  "'the  word  of  God  increas- 
ed; and  the  number  of  the  dis- 
ciples multiplied  in  Jerusalem 
greatly;  and  a  great  company 
« of  the  priests  were  obedient  to 
the  faith. 

8  And  Stephen,  full  of  faith  and 
power,  did  great  wonders  and 
miracles  among  the  people. 

9  1[  Then  there  arose  certain  of 
the  synagogue,  which  is  called 
the  si/n(i(/(ic/iie  of  the  Libertines, 
andCyrcniaiis.and  Alexandrians, 
and  of  them  of  Cilicia  and  of  Asia, 
disputing  with  Stephen. 

10  And  "they  w^ere  not  able  to 
resist  the  wisdom  and  the  spirit 
by  which  he  spake. 

11  pThen  they  suborned  men, 
which  s;ud,  We  have  heard  him 
sjicak  lilaspliemous  woi'ds  against 
JMoses,  and  a(/ai)ist  (4od. 

1    12  And  they  stirred  up  the  people, 
1  and  the  elders,  and  the  scribes, 

and  came  upon  him,  and  caught 
j  him,    and    brought  him    to   the 

council, 

13  And  sot  up  false  witnesses, 
!  which  said.  This  man  ceaseth 
;  not  to  speak  blasphemous  words 

again.st  this  holy  place,  and  the 
!  law : 
I    14  7  For  we  have  hoard  him  say, 

that  this  Jesus  of  Nazareth  shall 

»•  destroy   this    place,    and    shall 


A.  D.  33. 


a  ch.  3.  41.  * 
4.  4.  &.  5. 14. 
ik  ver.  7. 

6ch.  9.  29.  A; 
11.  20. 


cDeut.  1.  13. 
ch.  f.  21.<k 
16.  2. 
1  Tim.  3.  7. 


/ch.  2.  42. 


S-ch.  11.  24. 
Ach.  8.  5,26. 


illev.  2.  6,15. 


tch.  1.  24. 
Ich.  8.  17.  <fc 
0.  17.  ikl3.  3. 

1  Tim.  4.  14. 
&  5.  22. 

2  Tim.  1.  6. 
mch.  12.  24. 

<t  19.20. 
Col.  1.  6. 
n  John  12.  42. 


o  Luke  21.  15. 


ch. 


39. 


Sec  K.X.  4.12. 
Is.  54.  17. 
pi  Kings  21. 
10,  13. 

Malt.  2C.  59, 
60. 


7ch.  20.  fi. 
r  Dan.  9.  26. 


Stephen's  apology. 


THE  ACTS. 


Stephen's  apology. 


A.  D.  as. 


cG<Mi   U.  31. 
&;  12.  4,  5. 


i  Gen.  12.  7. 
&  13.  15.  & 
15.  3,  18.  & 
17.  8.  ic  26.  3. 


cGcn.  10.  13, 


/Ex.  12.  40. 
Gal.  3.  17. 


gEx.3.  12. 

ft  Gen.  17.  9, 

10,  11. 

i  Gen.  21.  2, 
3,4. 

*  Gen.  25.  26. 

/Gen.  29.  31, 
&r.  <k  30.  5, 
<tc.  4:3.5.18, 
23. 

m  Gen.  37.  4, 

11,  28. 

Ps.  105. 17. 
n  Gen.  39.  2, 

21,  23. 
o  Gen.  41.  37. 

&  42.  6. 
pGen.  41.  54. 


<l  Gen.  42.  1. 


change  the  !1  customs  which  Mo- 
ses delivered  us. 

lo  And  all  that  sat  in  the  council, 
looking  steadfastly  on  him,  saw 
his  face  as  it  had  been  the  face  of 
an  angel. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Stephen,  ptrmitted  to  answer  to  the  accusation 
o_f  blasphemy,  2  sheweth  thai  Abraham  worship- 
ped God  rightly,  and  how  God  chose  the  fathers 
20  before  ikoses  was  born,  and  before  the  taber- 
nacle and  temple  were  built :  37  that  yioses 
himself  witnessed  of  Christ  :  44  and  that  alt 
outward  ceremonies  were  ordained  according  to 
the  heavenly  pattern,  to  last  but  for  a  time  :  51 
reprehending  their  rebellion,  and  murdering  of 
Christ,  the  Just  One,  whom  the  prophets  fore- 
told should  come  into  the  world,  54  Whereupon 
they  stone  him  to  death,  who  commendeth  his 
sojtl  to  Jesus,  and  humUy praycth  for  them, 

THEX  said  the  high,  priest,  Are 
these  things  so? 

2  And  he  said,  a  Men,  brethren, 
and  fathers,  hearken;  The  God  of 
glory  appeared  unto  our  father 
Abraham,  when  he  was  in  Meso- 
potamia, before  he  dwelt  in  Char- 
ran, 

3  And  said  unto  him,  *  Get  thee 
out  of  thy  country,  and  from  thy 
kindred,  and  come  into  the  land 
which  I  shall  shew  thee. 

4  Then  «came  he  out  of  the  land 
of  the  Chaldeans,  and  dwelt  in 
Charran :  and  from  thence,  when 
his  father  was  dead,  he  removed 
him  into  this  land,  wherein  ye 
now  dwell. 

5  And  he  gave  him  none  inherit- 
ance in  it,  no,  not  so  much  as  to  set 
his  foot  on  :  d.  yet  he  promised  that 

:  he  would  give  it  to  him  for  a  pos- 
se.ssion,  and  to  his  seed  after  him, 
when  as  yet  he  had  no  child. 
!   6  And  God  spake  on  this  wise, 
Ic That  his  seed  should  .sojourn  in 
a   strange  land ;    and   that  the.v 
J  should  bring  them  into  bondage, 
and  entreat  them  evil  /four  hun- 
dred years. 

j   7  And  the  nation  to  whom  they 

shall  be  in  bondage  will  I  judge, 

i  said  God :    and  after  that    shall 

j  they  come  forth,  and  s' serve  me 

in  this  place. 

I  8  ''And  he  gave  him  the  cove- 
I  nant  of  circumcision:  ^and  so 
I  Abraham  begat  Isaac,  and  cir- 
I  cumcised  hini  the  eighth  daj' ; 
*and  Isaac  begett  Jacob;  and  'Ja- 
cob begat  the  twelve  patriarchs. 

9  wAnd  the  patriarchs,  moved 
with  envy,  sold  Joseph  into 
Egypt:  "but  God  was  with  him, 

10  And  delivered  him  out  of  all 
his  afflictions,  "  and  gave  him  fa- 
vour and  wisdom  in  the  sight  of 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egj'pt;  and  he 
made  him  governor  over  Egypt 
and  all  his  house. 

11  pXow  there  came  a  dearth 
over  all  the  land  of  Egypt  and 
Chanaan,  and  great  amiction: 
and  our  fathers  found  no  suste- 
nance. 

12  9  But  when  Jacob  heard  that 


there  wa,s  corn  in  Egypt,  he  sent 
out  our  fathers  first. 

13  ''And  at  the  second  time  Joseph 
wa.s  made  known  to  his  brethren  ; 
and  Joseph's  kindred  was  made 
known  unto  Pharaoh. 

14  s  Then  sent  Joseph,  and  called 
his  father  Jacob  to  him.,  and  ^all 
his  kindred,  threescore  and  fif- 
teen souls. 

15  "  So  Jacob  went  down  into 
Egypt,  ^and  died,  he,  and  our 
fathers, 

16  And  y  were  carried  over  into 
Sychem,  and  laid  in  ^the  sepul- 
chre that  Abraham  bought  for  a 
sum  of  inoney  of  the  sons  of 
Emmor,  the  father  of  Sychem. 

17  But  when  "the  time  of  the 
promise  drew  nigh,  which  God 
had  sworn  to  Abraham,  *  the  peo- 
ple grew  and  multiplied  in  Egypt, 

18  Till  another  king  arose,  which 
knew  not  Joseph. 

19  The  same  dealt  subtilely  with 
our  kindred,  and  evil  entreated 
our  fathers,  <:so  that  they  cast 
out  their  young  children,  to  the 
end  they  might  not  live. 

20  din  which  time  Mo.ses  was 
born,  and  «  was  J  exceeding  fair, 
and  nourished  up  in  his  father's 
house  three  months: 

21  And  ./"when  he  was  cast  out, 
Pharaoh's  daughter  took  him  up, 
andnourishedhimforherownson. 

22  And  Moses  was  learned  in  all 
the  wisdom  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
wa-s  ff  mighty  in  woi'ds  and  in 
deeds. 

23  ''And  when  he  was  full  forty 
vears  old,  it  came  into  his  heart 
to  visit  his  brethren  the  children 
of  Israel. 

24  And  seeing  one  of  them  suf- 
fer w^rong,  he  defended  him,,  and 
avenged  him  that  was  oppressed, 
and  smote  the  Egyptian : 

2-5  il  For  he  supposed  his  brethren 
would  have  understood  how  that 
God  by  his  hand  would  deliver 
them ;  but  they  understood  not. 

26  iAnd  the  next  day  he  shewed 
himself  unto  them  as  they  strove, 
and  would  have  set  them  at  one 
again,  saj'ing.  Sirs,  ye  are  breth- 
ren; why  do  ye  wrong  one  to 
another  ? 

27  But  he  that  did  his  neighbour 
wrong  thrust  him  away,  saying, 
'■^Who  made  thee  a  ruler  and  a 
judge  over  us? 

28  Wilt  thou  kill  me,  as  thou 
didst  the  Egvptian  yesterday  ? 

29 '  Then  fled  Moses  at  this  saying, 
and  was  a  stranger  in  the  land  of 
Madian,  where  he  begat  two  sons. 

30  "'And  when  forty  years  were 
expired,  there  appeared  to  him 
in  the  wilderness  of  mount  Sina 
an  angel  of  the  Lord  in  a  flame 
of  fire  in  a  bush. 

31  When  Moses  saw  it,  he  won- 
dered at  the  sight:  and  as  he 

121 


A.  D.  53. 


r  Gen. 45.  4, 


(  Gen.  46.  27. 
Deut.  10.  22. 

u  Gen.  46.  5. 
X  Gen.  49.  33. 

Ex.  1.  6. 
y  Ex.  13.  19. 

Josh.  24.  32. 
z  Gen.  23.  16. 

<fc  33.  19. 


o  Gen.  15.  13. 

ver.  6. 
b  Ex.  1.  7,  8,  9. 

Fs.  105.  24, 

25. 


d  Ex.  2.  2. 
eHeb.  11.23. 
II  Or,  fair  to 

God. 
/Ex.  2.  8-10. 


g  Luke  24. 19. 
AEx.  2.  11,12. 


*  See  Luke 
12.  14. 
ch.  4.  7. 


iEx.  2.15,22. 
<k  4.20.  6c  18. 
3,4. 


Stephen's  apology. 


THE  ACTS. 


Stephen  is  stoned. 


A.  D.  33. 


JiMatt.  22.32. 
Heb.  11.  16. 


0  Ex.  3.  5. 
Josh.  5.  15. 


p  Ex.  3.  7. 


g  Ex.  14.  19. 

Num.  20. 16. 

rEx.  12.41. 

&  33.  1. 
sEx.  7,  &  8, 

&  9,  <k  10,  ir. 

11,  &  14. 

Fs.  105.  27. 
tEx.  14.  21, 

27,  28,  29. 
uEx.  16.  1,35. 
sDeut.  18.  15, 

18. 

ch.  3.  22. 
!IOr, 

as  myself. 
yMatt.  17.5. 
aEx.l9.  3, 17. 
ols.  63.  9. 

Gal.  3.  19. 

Heh.  2.  2. 
»Ex.  21.  1. 

Deut.  5.  27. 

31.  &  33.  4. 

John  1.  17. 
cRom.  3.  2. 
dEx.  32.  1. 


eDcut.  9.  16. 
Ps.  106.  19. 


/Ps.  81.  12. 

Kz.  20.  25,  39. 

Rnin.  1.  24. 

2Thebs.2.11. 
j-Ueiit.  4.  19. 

6i.  17.  3. 

2  KinRH  17. 

10.  &  21.  3. 

Jcr.  19.  13. 
h  A.raos  5.  25, 

26. 


li  Or, 

who  spake. 
iEx.25.  40.  A: 

26.  SO. 

Heb.  8.  6. 
*  Jo..<h.3.  14. 
II  Or,  having 

received. 


drew  near  to  behold  it,  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  came  unto  him, 

32  Saying,  "  I  am  the  God  of  thy 
fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham,  and 
the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of 
Jacob.  Then  Moses  trembled, 
and  durst  not  behold. 

33  "  Then  said  the  Lord  to  him, 
Put  off  thy  shoes  from  thy  feet : 
for  the  place  where  thou  staudest 
is  holy  ground. 

34  p  I  have  seen,  I  have  seen  the 
aflaiction  of  my  people  v/hich  is 
in  Egypt,  and  I  have  heard  their 
groaning,  and  am  come  dov/n  to 
deliver  them.  And  now  come,  I 
will  send  thee  into  Egypt. 

So  This  Moses  whom  they  refused, 
saying,  Who  made  thee  a  ruler 
and  a  judge?  the  same  did  God 
send  to  be  a  ruler  and  a  deliverer 
?by  the  hand  of  the  angel  which 
appeared  to  him  in  the  bash. 
36  »He  brought  them  out,  after 
that  he  had  « shewed  wonders  and 
signs  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  *  and 
in  the  Red  sea,  «and  in  the  wil- 
derness forty  years. 
I  37  H  This  is  that  Moses,  which 
1  said  unto  the  children  or  Lsrael, 
l•^■A  Prophet  shall  the  Lord  your 
God  raise  up  unto  you  of  your 
brethren,  Hike   unto  me;   2/ him 
shall  ye  hear. 

38  zThis  is  he,  that  was  in  the 
church  in  the  wilderness  with 
«the  angel  which  spake  to  him  in 
the  mount  Sina,  and  with  our 
fathers:  ^who  received  the  lively 
c  oracles  to  give  unto- us : 

39  To  whom  our  fathers  would 
not  obey,  but  thrust  hiin  I'rom 
them,  and  in  their  hearts  turned 
back  again  into  Egypt, 

40  t' Saying  unto  Aaron,  Make 
us  gods-to  go  before  us:  for  as  for 
this  Moses,  which  brought  us  out 
of  the  land  of  Egvpt,  we  v/ot  not 
what  is  become  of  him. 

41  eAnd  they  made  a  calf  in  those 
days,  and  offered  sacrifice  unto 
the  idol,  and  rejoiced  in  the  works 
of  their  own  hands. 

42  Then  .'God  turned,  and  gave 
them  up  to  worship  a  the  host  of 
heaven;  as  it  is  written  in  the 
book  of  the  prophets,  ''O  ye  house 
of  Israel,  have  ye  offered  to  me 
slain  beasts  and  sacrifices  l)i/  the 
.tpace  of  forty  years  in  the  wilder- 
ness ? 

43  Yea,  ye  took  up  tlie  taberna- 
cle of  Moloch ,  and  tlie  star  of  your 
god  Ilemphau,  figures  wliich  ye 
made  to  worship  them :  and  I  will 
carry  you  away  beyond  Babylon. 

44  Our  fathers  had  the  laberna- 
cle  of  witness  in  the  wilderness, 
as  be  had  appointed,  II  speaking 
unto  Moses,  tthatheshould  make 
it  according  to  the  fashion  that  he 
had  seen. 

4.5  *  Which  also  our  fathers  II  that 

came  after  brought  in  with  Jesus 

122 


into  the  possession  of  the  Gentiles, 
^wliom  God  drave  out  before  the 
face  of  our  fathers,  unto  the  days 
of  David ; 

46  «iWho  found  favour  before 
God,  and  "desired  to  find  a  taber- 
nacle for  the  God  of  Jacob. 

47  "But  Solomon  built  him  a 
house. 

48  Howbeit  pthe  Most  High 
dwelleth  not  in  temples  made 
with  hands;  as  .saith  the  prophet, 

49  ? Heaven  is  iny  throne,  and 
earth  i.s- m.y  footstool :  what  house 
will  ye  build  me  ?  saith  the  Lord : 
or  what  is  the  place  of  my  rest  ? 

50  Hath  not  my  hand  made  all 
these  things  ? 

51  ^Ye  'stiffnecked  andsuncir- 
cumcised  in  heart  and  ears,  ye  do 
always  resist  the  Holy  Ghost :  as 
your  fathers  did,  so  do  ye. 

52  <  Which  of  the  prophets  have 
not  your  fathers  persecuted  ?  and 
they  have  slain  them  which 
shewed  before  of  the  coming  of 
"the  Just  One;  of  whom  ye  have 
been  now  the  betrayers  and  mur- 
derers : 

63  «Who  have  received  the  law 
by  the  disposition  of  angels,  and 
have  not  kept  it. 

54  f  2/ When  they  heard  these 
things,  they  were  cut  to  the  heart, 
and  they  gnashed  on  him  with 
thrij-  teeth. 

55  But  he, « being  full  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  looked  up  steadfastly  into 
lieaven,  and  saw  tlie  glory  of  God, 
and  Jesus  standing  on  the  right 
hand  of  God, 

56  And  said.  Behold,  «Isee  the 
heavens  opened,  and  the  *Son  of 
man  standing  on  the  right  hand 
of  God. 

57  Then  they  cried  out  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  stopped  their  ears,  and 
ran  upon  him  with  one  accord, 

58  And  ccast  him  out  of  the  city, 
rfand  stoned  him;  and  cthe  wit- 
nesses laid  down  tlieir  clothes  at  a 
young  man's  feet,  whose  name 
"was  Saul. 

59  And  they  stoned  Stephen, 
./"calling  upon  God,  and  saying. 
Lord  Jesus,  r/ receive  my  spirit. 

(!0  And  he  ''kneeled  down,  and 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  *  Lord,  lay 
not  this  sin  to  their  charge.  And 
whenhehadsaidthis,hefell  asleep. 

CHAPTER  VIIL 

1  By  occasion  of  the  prrsrcution  in  Jerusalem, 
the  church  liein^  planteil  in  Samaria,  5  by 
Philip  the  deacon,  who  preached,  did  miracles, 
and  baptized  many,  among  the  rest  Si7non  the 
sorcerer,  a  great  seducer  of  the  people :  14 
Peter  and  .John  come  to  conjirm  and  enlarge 
the  church  :  whrrr,  hy  prayer  nnd  imposition 
of  hands  fivingthe  Holy  Ghost,  18  when  Si- 
mon would  have  bought  the  like  power  of  them, 
20  Peter  sharply  reproving  his  hypocrisy,  and 
covetousness,  and  exhorting  him  to  repentance, 
together  with  John  preaching  the  word  of  tha 
Lord,  return  to  Jerusalem.  26  But  the  angel 
sendeth  Philip  to  teach  and  baptize  the  Ethio- 
pian eunuch. 


A.  D.  33. 

/  N  eh.  9.  24. 

Ps.  44.  2.  & 

78.  55. 

ch.  13.  19. 
m  1  Sam.  16.1. 

2  Sam.  7.  1. 

Ps.  89.  19. 

ch.  13.  22. 
nlKings8.17. 

1  Chr.  22.  7. 

Ps.  132.4,5. 
ol  Kings  6.  1. 

&  8.  20. 

1  Chr.  17.  12. 

2  Chr.  3.  1. 
p  1  Kings8.27. 

2Chr.  2.  6.(fc 

6.  18. 

ch.  17.  24. 
?l8.66.  1,  2. 

Matt.  5.  34, 

35.  &  23.  22. 
rEx.  32.  9.  <fc 

33.  3. 

Is.  48.  4. 
s  Lev.  26.  41. 

Deut.  10.  16. 

Jer.  4.  4.  ifc 

6.  10.  &  9.28. 

Ez.  44.  9. 
«2Chr.  36. 16. 

Matt.  21.35. 

&  23.  34,  37. 

1  The«s.2.15. 
«ch.  3.  14. 
X  Ex.  20.  1. 

Gal.  3.  19. 

Ilcb.  2.  2. 
Vch.  5.  33. 
ffch.  6.  5. 


oEz.  1.  1. 

Matt.  3.  16. 

ch.  10.  11. 
J  l)an.  7.  13. 
cl  Kings  21. 

13. 

Luke  4.  29. 

Heb.  13.  12. 
d  Lev.  24.  la 
cDeut.  IS.  9, 

10.  <t  17.  7. 

ch.  8.  1.  A; 

22.20. 
/ch.  9.  14. 
?Ps.  31.  5. 

Luke  23.  46. 
h  eh.  9.  40.  & 

20.  36.  &  21. 

5. 
i  Matt.  S.  44. 

Luke  6.  28. 

it.  23.  34. 


Simo7i  the  sorcerer. 


THE  ACTS. 


Philip  and  the  eunuch. 


A.  D.34. 


a  ch.  7.  58.  6c 
■22.  20. 


c  Gen.  23.  2. 

&  :>0.  10. 

2  Sam.  3.  31. 
d  ch.  7.  58.  (k 

9.  1,  13,21. 

&  22.  4.  & 

26.  10,  11. 

1  Cor.  15.  9. 

Gal.  1.  13. 

Phil.  3.  6. 

1  Tim.  1.  13. 
e  Matt.  10.  23. 

ch.  11.  19. 
/ch.  6.  5, 


g  Mark  16. 17. 


Ach.  13.  C. 
i  ch.  5.  3G. 


Ur.  signs 
nd  great 
airucles. 


mch.  19.  2. 
r.  Matt.  28. 19. 

ch.  2.  38. 
och.  10.  48. 

<t  19.  5. 
pch.  6.  0.  & 

19.  6. 

lleb.  G.  2. 


AND  "Saul  was  consenting  unto 
J\  his  death.  And  at  that  time 
there  was  a  great  persecution 
against  the  church  which  was  at 
Jerusalem;  and  '-they  were  all 
scattered  abroad  throughout  the 
regions  of  Judea  and  Samaria, 
except  the  apostles. 

2  And  devout  men  carried  Ste- 
phen to  his  b}irial,  and  cmade 
great  lamentation  over  him. 

3  As  for  Saul,  <'he  made  havoc  of 
the  church,  entering  into  every 
house,  and  haling  men  and  wo- 
men committed  t/ie7n  to  prison. 

4  Theretbre  «they  that  were  scat- 
tered abroad  went  every  where 
preaching  the  word. 

5  Then  /Philip  went  down  to  the 
city  of  Samaria,  and  preached 
Christ  unto  them. 

6  And  the  people  with  one  ac- 
cord gave  heed  unto  those  things 
which  Philip  spal^e,  hearing  and 
seeing  the  miracles  vv'hich  he  did. 

7  For  ."unclean  spirits,  cr.ying 
with  loud  voice,  came  out  of  many 
that  were  possessed  icltfi  (hem: 
and  many  talcen  witli  palsies,  and 
that  were  lame,  were  healed. 

8  And  there  was  great  joy  in  that 
city. 

9  But  there  was  a  certain  man, 
called  Simon,  which  beforetime 
in  the  same  city  /'  used  sorcery, 
and  bewitched  the  people  of  Sa- 
maria, i  giving  out  that  himself 
was  some  great  one  : 

10  To  whom  thej^  all  gave  heed, 
from  the  least  to  the  greatest,  say- 
ing. This  man  is  the  great  power 
of  God. 

11  And  to  him  they  had  regard, 
because  that  of  long  time  he  had 
bewitched  them  with  sorceries. 

12  But  when  they  believed  Philip 
preaching  the  things  ^concerning 
the  kingdom  of  God,  and  the  name 
of  Jesus  Christ,  tlie.v  were  baptiz- 
ed, both  men  and  women. 

13  Then  Simon  himself  believed 
also:  and  when  he  was  baptized, 
he  continued  with  Philip,  and 
wondered^  beholding  the  t  mira- 
cles and  signs  which  were  done. 

14  Now  when  tlie  apostles  which 
were  at  Jerusalem  heard  that  Sa- 
maria had  received  the  word  of 
God,  they  sent  unto  them  Peter 
and  John : 

15  Who,  when  they  were  come 
down,  prayed  for  them, '  that  they 
might  receive  the  Holy  Ghost : 

IG  (For  '«as  yet  he  was  fallen 
upon  none  of  them:  only  "they 
were  baptized  in  "  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus. ) 

17  Then  p  laid  they  theii'  hands 
on  them,  and  they  I'eceived  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

18  And  when  Simon  saw  that 
through  laying  on  of  the  apostles' 
hands  the  Holy  Ghost  was  given, 
he  offered  them  money, 


19  Saying,  Give  me  also  this 
power,  that  on  whomsoever  I  lay 
hands,  he  may  receive  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

20  But  Peter  said  unto  him.  Thy 
money  perish  with  thee,  because 
sthOLi  hast  thought  that  '-the  gift 
of  God  may  be  purchased  with 
money. 

21  Thou  hast  neither  part  nor  lot 
in  this  matter:  for  thy  heart  is  not 
right  in  the  sight  of  God. 

22  Kepent  therefore  of  this  thy 
wickedness,  and  pray  God, « if  per- 
haps the  thought  of  thine  heart 
may  be  forgiven  thee. 

23  "For  I  perceive  that  thou  art 
in  *the  gall  of  bitterness,  and  in 
the  bond  of  iniquitj'. 

24  Then  answered  Simon,  and 
said,  "Pray  ye  to  the  Lord  for  me, 
that  none  of  these  things  which 
ye  have  spoken  come  upon  me. 

"  2.5  And  they,  when  they  had  tes- 
tified and  preached  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  returned  to  Jerusalem, 
and  preached  the  gospel  in  many 
villages  of  the  Samaritans. 

26  And  the  angel  of  t)ie  Lord 
spake  unto  Philip,  saying.  Arise, 
and  go  toward  the  south,  unto  the 
way  that  goeth  down  from  Jerusa- 
lem unto  Gaza,  which  is  desert. 

27  xVnd  he  ai'ose  and  went:  and, 
behold,  «a  man  of  Ethiopia,  a 
eunuch  of  great  authority  under 
Candace  queen  of  the  Ethiopians, 
who  had  the  charge  of  all  her 
treasure,  and  ?/ had  come  to  Jeru- 
salem for  to  worship, 

28  Was  returning,  and  sitting 
in  his  chariot  read  Esaias  the 
X^rophet. 

29  Then  the  Spirit  said  unto 
Philip,  Go  near,  and  join  thyself 
to  this  chariot. 

30  And  Philip  ran  thither  to  hbn, 
and  heard  him  read  the  prophet 
Esaias,  and  said,  L'nderstaudest 
thou  what  thou  readest? 

31  And  he  said.  How  can  I,  ex- 
cept some  man  should  guide  me  ? 
And  he  desired  Philip  that  he 
would  come  up  and  sit  with  him. 

32  The  place  of  the  Scriptui-e 
which  he  read  was  this,  ^  He  was 
led  as  a  sheep  to  the  slaughter; 
and  like  a  lamb  dumb  before  his 
shearer,  so  opened  he  not  his 
mouth: 

33  In  his  humiliation  his  judg- 
ment was  taken  away:  and  who 
shall  declare  his  generation?  for 
his  life  is  taken  from  the  earth. 

34  And  the  eunuch  answered 
Philip,  and  said,  I  pray  thee,  of 
whom  speaketh  the  prophet  this? 
of  himself,  or  of  some  other  man? 

35  Then  Philip  opened  his  mouth, 
a  and  began  at  the  same  Scripture, 
and  preached  unto  him  Jesus. 

36  And  as  they  went  on  their  way, 
they  came  unto  a  certain  water: 
and.  the  eunuch  said,  See,  here  is 

123 


A.  D.  Si. 


q  Matt.  10.  8. 

See  2  Kings 

5.  16. 
rch.  2.  38.  & 

in.  45.  &  11. 

17. 


sDan.  4.  27. 
2  Tim.  2.  23. 


t  Heb.  12.  15. 


u  Gen.  20.  7, 
17. 

Ex.  8.  8. 
:<um.  21.  7. 
1  Kinfrsl3.  0. 
Job  42.  8. 
JamedO.  13. 


X  Zeph.  3.  10. 


y  John  12.20. 


r  I9.  53.  7,  8. 


a  Luke  24.  27. 

ch.  18.  28. 


The  miraculous 


THE  ACTS. 


conversion  of  Saul. 


A.  D.  34. 


Ach.  10.  47. 
cMatt.  28.  19. 
Mark  16.  IC. 

rfMatt.  16.  IG. 
John  6.  69. & 
9.  35,  38.  & 
11.  27. 
ch.  9.  20. 
1  John  4.  15. 
&,  6.5,13. 


e\  Kings  18. 


2  Kings  2.16. 
Ez.  3.  l-i,  14. 


A.  D.  85. 

ach.  H.  3. 
Gal.  1.  13. 
ITim.  1.  13. 


+  Gr.  of  the 
way  :  So 
cli.  19.  9,23. 


irh.22.  6.  k 
26.  12. 
1  Cor.  10.  8. 


c  Matt.  25.  40, 
Sec. 


e  Luke  3.  10. 

cti.  2.  37.  Sc 
10.  30. 


/Dan.  10.7. 
See  .■t].22.  9. 
Sc  26.  13. 


f  ch.  22.  12. 


water ;  '-  what  cloth  hinder  me  to 
be  baptized  ? 

37  And  Philip  said,  e  If  thou  be- 
lievest  with  all  tliine  heart,  thou 
mayest.  And  he  answered  and 
said,  <'I  believe  that  Jesus  Christ 
is  the  Son  of  God  : 

38  And  he  commanded  the  char- 
iot to  stand  still :  and  they  went 
down  both  into  the  water,  both 
Philip  and  the  eunuch  ;  and  he 
baptized  him. 

39  And  when  they  were  come  up 
out  of  the  water,  « the  Spirit  of 
the  Lord  caught  away  Philip, 
that  the  eunuch  saw  him  no 
more  :  and  he  went  on  his  way 
rejoicing. 

40  But  Philip  was  found  at  Azo- 
tus :  and  passing  through  he 
preached  in  all  the  cities,  till  he 
came  to  Cesarea. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Saul,  going  towards  Damascus,  4  is  stricken 
down  to  the  earth,  10  is  called  to  the  apus/leship, 
18  and  is  baptized  by  Ananias.  20  He  prcach- 
eth  Christ  boldly.  23  The  Jews  lay  wait  to  kill 
him  :  29  so  do  the  .Grecians,  but  he  escapeth 
both.  31  The  church  having  rest,  Peter  heal- 
eth  Eneas  of  the  palsy,  36  and  resloreth  Tabitha 
to  life. 

AND  «Saul,  yet  breathing  out 
.  threatenings  and  slaughter 
against  the  disciples  of  the  Lord, 
went  unto  the  high  priest, 

2  And  desired  of  him  letters  to 
Damascus  to  the  synagogues, 
that  if  he  found  any  t  of  this  way, 
whether  they  were  men  or 
women,  he  might  bring  them 
bound  unto  Jerusalem. 

3  And  ias  he  journeyed,  he  came 
near  Damascus:  and  suddenly 
there  shined  round  about  him  a 
light  from  heaven : 

4  And  he  fell  to  the  earth,  and 
heard  a  voice  saying  unto  him, 
Saul,  Saul,  cwhy  persecutest  thou 
me? 

5  And  he  said,  Who  art  thou, 
Lord  ?  And  the  Lord  said,  I  am 
Jesus  whom  thou  persecutest: 
<iit  is  liard  for  thee  to  kick  against 
the  pricks. 

(i  And  he  trembling  and  astonish- 
ed said,  Lord,  ewhat  wilt  tliou 
have  me  to  do?  And  tlie  Lord 
said  unto  him.  Arise,  and  go  into 
the  city,  and  it  sliall  be  told  thee 
what  thou  must  <1(). 

7  And  .f'tlie  men  wliich  jour- 
neyed witli  liim  stood  speecliless, 
hearing  a  voice,  but  seeing  no 
man. 

8  And  Saul  arose  from  the  earth  ; 
and  when  his  eyes  were  opened, 
he  saw  no  man  :  but  tiiey  led  liim 
by  the  hand,  and  brouglit  him  in- 
to Damascus. 

»  And  lie  was  three  d.ays  without 
sight,  and  neither  did  eat  nor 
drink. 

10  1|  And  there  was  a  certain  dis- 
ciple at  Damascus,  .f/ named  Ana- 
124 


nias ;  and  to  him  said  the  Lord  in 
a  vision,  Ananias.  And  he  said, 
Behold,  I  am  here,  Lord. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Arise,  and  go  into  the  street  which 
is  called  Straight,  and  inquire  in 
the  house  of  Judas  for  one  called 
Saul,  ''Of  Tar.sus:  for,  behold,  he 
prayeth, 

12  And  hath  seen  in  a  vision  a 
man  named  Ananias  coming  in, 
and  putting  his  hand  on  him,  that 
he  might  receive  his  sight. 

13  Then  Ananias  answered.  Lord, 
I  have  heard  by  many  of  this 
man,  »how  much  evil  he  hath 
done  to  thy  saints  at  Jerusalem  : 

14  And  hei'e  he  hath  authority 
from  the  chief  priests  to  bind  all 
'-that  call  on  thy  name. 

15  But  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Go  thy  way:  for  'he  is  a  chosen 
vessel  unto  me,  to  bear  my  name 
before  '»the  Gentiles,  and  "kings, 
and  the  children  of  Israel: 

16  For  "  I  will  shew  him  how 
great  things  he  must  sufiter  for  my 
name's  sake. 

17;^And  Ananias  went  his  way, 
and  entered  into  the  house  ;  and 
1  putting  his  hands  on  him  said. 
Brother  Saul,  the  Lord,  even  Je- 
sus, that  appeared  unto  thee  in 
the  way  as  thou  earnest,  hath  sent 
me,  that  thou  mightest  receive 
th j^  sight,  and  »•  be  filled  with  the 
Holy  Gho.st. 

18  And  immediately  there  fell 
from  his  eyes  as  it  had  been  scales : 
and  he  received  sight  forthwith, 
and  arose,  and  was  baptized. 

19  And  wlien  he  had  received 
meat,  he  was  strengthened.  « Then 
was  Saul  certain  days  with  the 
disciples  which  were  at  Damascus. 

20  And  straightway  he  preached 
Christ  in  the  synagogues,  'that  he 
is  the  Son  of  God. 

21  But  all  that  heard  him  were 
amazed,  and  said ;  "Is  not  this  he 
that  destroyed  them  which  called 
on  this  name  in  Joru.salem,  and 
came  hither  for  that  intent,  that 
he  might  bring  them  bound  unto 
the  chief  priests  ? 

22  But  Saul  increased  the  more 
in  strength,  »and  confounded  the 
Jews  which  dwelt  at  Danuuscus, 
proving  that  this  is  very  Christ. 

23  'il  And  after  that  many  days 
were  iulfilled,  .'/the  Jev/s  took 
counsel  to  kill  him  : 

24  sBut  their  laying  wait  was 
known  of  Saul.  And  they  watch- 
ed the  gates  day  and  night  to  kill 
him. 

25  Then  the  disciples  took  him 
by  night,  and  « let  Jiim  down  by 
the  wall  in  a  basket. 

2()  And  ''When  Saul  was  come  to 
Jerusalem,  he  assayed  to  join  him- 
sclCto  tiKMlisciple.s":  but  lliey  were 
all  afraid  of  him,  and  believed 
not  that  ho  was  a  disciple. 


A.  D.  35. 


ich.21.39.  & 
22.3. 


k  ver.  21. 
ch.  7.  59.  Sc 
22.  16, 

1  Cor.  1.  2. 

2  Tim.  2.  22. 
Ich.  13.2.  (fc 

22.  21.  (k  26. 

17. 

Rom.  1.  1. 

1  Cor.  15.  10. 

Gal.  1.  15, 

Eph.  3.  7,  8. 

1  Tim.  2.  7. 

2  Tim.  1.11. 
m  Rom.  1.  5. 

Sc  11.  13. 

Gal.  2.  7,  8. 
nch.  25.22,23. 

&  26.  1,  &.C. 
0  ch.  20.  23.  Sc 

21.  11. 

2  Cor.  11.  23. 
p  ch.  22.  12,13. 
?ch.  8.  17. 
r  ch.  2.  4.  & 

4  31.  Sc  8.  17, 

i:  13.52. 
sch.  26.  20. 


«ch.8.  3. 
ver.  1. 
Gal.l,  13,23, 


A.  D.  S7. 

yrh.  23.  12.  Sc 

25.  3. 

2  Cor.  11.  28. 
2  2  Cor.  11.32, 


o  So  Josh.  2. 

15. 

1  Sarn.  19.12. 
;)rh.22.  17. 

Gal.  1.17,  18. 


Tabitha  raised  to  life. 


THE  ACTS. 


Cornelius  sendeth  for  Peter. 


A.  D.  37. 


cch.  4.36.  & 
13.2. 


d  ver.  20,  22. 


/ch.  6. 1.  <fc 

11.  20. 
f  ver.  23. 

2  Cor.  11.  26. 


A.  D.  38. 

ih.  6.  14. 


*  cli.  3.  e,  16. 
&.  4.  10. 


n  Chr.  5.16. 
m  ch.  11.  21. 


II  Or, 

Due,  or.  Roe. 
nl  Tim.  2. 10. 

Tit.  3.  8. 


II  Or, 
be  grieved. 


p  Matt.  9.  25. 
5ch.  7.  60. 
r  Mark  5.  41, 


27  cBut  Barnaba.s  took  him,  and  | 
brought  him  to  the  apostles,  and 
declared  unto  them  how  he  had 
seen  the  Lord  in  the  way,  and 
that  he  had  spoken  to  him,  '^aiid 
how  he  had  preached  boldly  at 
Damascus  in  the  name  of  Jesus. 

28  And  e  he  was  with  them  com- 
ing in  and  going  out  at  Jerusalem. 

29  And  he  spake  boldly  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  dis- 
puted against  the-rXxrecians :  s'but 
they  went  about  to  slay  him. 

30  Which  when  the  brethren 
knew,  thej'  brought  him  down  to 
Cesarea,  and  sent  him  forth  to 
Tarsus. 

31 ''Then  had  the  churches  rest 
throughout  all  Judea  and  Galilee 
and  Samaria,  and  were  edified ; 
and  walking  in  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  and  in  the  comfort  of  the 
Hol>'  Ghost,  were  multiplied. 

32  i  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Pe- 
ter passed  J  throughout  all  quar- 
ters, he  came  down  also  to  the 
saints  which  dwelt  at  Lydda. 

33  And  there  he  found  a  certain 
man  named  Eneas,  which  had 
kept  his  bed  eight  years,  and  was 
sick  of  the  palsy. 

34  And  Peter  said  unto  him, 
Eneas,  '•^ Jesus  Christ  maketh 
thee  whole:  arise,  and  make  thy 
bed.    And  he  arose  immediately. 

a5  And  all  that  dwelt  at  Lydda 
and  I  Saron  saw  him,  and  "'  turned 
to  the  Lord. 

36  f  Now  there  was  at  Joppa  a 
certain  disciple  named  Tabiiha, 
which  by  interpretation  is  called 
II  Dorcas  :  this  woman  was  full  «  of 
good  works  and  almsdeeds  which 
she  did. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that  she  was  sick,  and  died : 
whom  when  they  had  washed, 
they  laid  her  in  o  an  upper  cham- 
ber. 

38  And  forasmuch  as  Lydda  was 
nigh  to  Joppa,  and  the  disciples 
had  heard  that  Peter  was  there, 
they  sent  unto  him  two  men,  de- 
siring him  that  he  would  not  11  de- 
lay to  come  to  them. 

39  Then  Peter  arose  and  went 
with  them.  When  he  was  come, 
they  brought  him  into  the  upper 
chamber :  and  all  the  widows 
stood  by  him  weeping,  and  shew- 
ing the  coats  and  garments  which 
Dorcas  made,  while  she  was  with 
them. 

40  But  Peter  p  put  them  all  forth, 
and  1  kneeled  down,  and  prayed  ; 
and  turning /ii»i  to  the  body  'said, 
Tabitha,  arise.  And  slie  opened 
her  eyes :  and  when  she  saw  Pe- 
ter, she  sat  up. 

41  And  he  gave  her  his  hand,  and 
lifted  her  up ;  and  when  he  had 
called  the  saints  and  widows,  he 
presented  her  alive. 

42  And  it  was  known  throughout 


all  Joppa;    sand  many  Ijelieved 
in  the  Lord. 

43  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he 
tarried  many  days  in  Joppa  with 
one  t  Simon  a  tanner. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Cornelius,  a  devout  man,  5  being  commanded 
by  an  angel,  sendith  for  Peter  :  11  who  by  a 
vision  15,  20  is  taught  not  to  despise  the  Gen- 
tiles. 34  As  he  preacheth  Christ  to  Cornelius 
and  his  company,  44  the  Holy  Ghost  falleth  on 
them,  48  and  they  are  baptised. 

THERE  was  a  certain  man  in 
Cesarea  called  Cornelius,  a 
centurion  of  the  baud  called  the 
Italian  band, 

2  a  A  devout  man,  and  one  that 
6  feared  God  with  all  his  house, 
which  gave  much  alms  to  the 
people,  and  prayed  to  God  always. 

3  cHe  saw  in  a  vision  evidently, 
about  the  ninth  hour  of  the  day, 
an  angel  of  God  coming  in  to  him, 
and  saying  unto  him,  Cornelius. 

4  And  when  he  looked  on  him, 
he  was  afraid,  and  said.  What  is 
it.  Lord  ?  And  he  said  unto  him. 
Thy  prayers  and  thine  alms  are 
come  up  for  a  memorial  before 
God. 

5  And  now  send  men  to  Joppa, 
and  call  for  one  Simon,  whose 
surname  is  Peter : 

6  He  lodgeth  with  one  f' Simon  a 
tanner,  whose  house  is  by  the  sea 
side:  ehe  shall  tell  thee  what  thou 
oughtest  to  do. 

7  And  when  the  angel  which 
spake  unto  Cornelius  was  depart- 
ed, he  called  two  of  his  household 
servants,  and  a  devout  soldier  of 
them  that  waited  on  him  con- 
tinually ; 

8  And  when  he  had  declared  all 
these  things  unto  them,  he  sent 
them  to  Joppa. 

9  f  On  the  morrow,  as  they  went 
on  their  journey,  and  di'ew  nigh 
unto  the  city, /Peter  went  up  up- 
on the  housetop  to  pray  about  the 
sixth  hour: 

10  And  he  became  very  hungrj', 
and  would  have  eaten  :  but  while 
they  made  readj',  he  fell  into  a 
trance, 

11  And  ffsaw  heaven  opened,  and 
a  certain  vessel  descending  unto 
him,  as  it  had  been  a  great  sheet 
knit  at  the  four  corners,  and  let 
down  to  the  earth : 

12  Wherein  were  all  manner  of 
fourfooted  beasts  of  the  earth,  and 
wild  beasts,  and  creeping  things, 
and  fowls  of  the  air. 

13  And  there  came  a  voice  to 
him.  Rise,  Peter;  kill,  and  eat. 

14  But  Peter  said.  Not  so.  Lord; 
k  for  I  have  never  eaten  any  thing 
that  is  common  or  unclean. 

1-5  And  the  voice  spake  unto  him 
again  the  second  time,  »What 
God  hath  cleansed,  that  call  not 
thou  common. 

IG  This  was  done  thrice :  and  the 
125 


A.  D.  38. 


s  John  11.  4a 
&;  1-2.  11. 


A.  D.  41. 


o  ver.  22. 

cli.  8.  2.  & 

22.  12. 
b  ver.  35. 

c  ver.  30. 
ch.  11. 13. 


d  ch.  9.  43. 
e  ch.  11.  14. 


/ch.ll.5,(fec. 


g  ch.  7.  56.  • 
Rev.  19.  U. 


h  Lev.  11.  4. 

Sl  20,  25. 

Deut.  14.  3, 

7. 

Ez.  4.  14. 
!  Matt.  15.  11. 

ver.  23. 

Rom.  14. 14, 

IT,  20. 

1  Cor.  10.  25. 

1  Tim.  4.4. 

Tit.  1.  15. 


Peter  preacheth  Christ  to 


THE  ACTS. 


Cornelius  and  his  company. 


A.  D.  41. 


ich.  11.12. 
ich.  15.  7. 


m  ver.  1,  2, 

6cc. 
n  ch.  22.  12. 


o  ver.  45. 
ch.  11.12. 


pch.  14. 14,15. 
Rev.  19.  10. 
<k  ii.  9. 


V  John  4.  9. 

&  18.  28. 

ch.  11.  3. 

Oal.  2.  12, 14. 
r  ch.  15.  8,  9. 

Ki:h.  3.  6. 


«ch.  1.  10. 
(  Matt.  28.  S. 

Mirk  16.  5. 

Luke  24.  4. 
ti  Dan.  10.  12. 

ver.  4,  &c. 
X  Heb.  6.  10. 


vessel  was  i-eceived  up  again  into 
heaven. 

17  Now  while  Peter  doubted  in 
himself  what  this  vision  which 
he  had  seen  should  mean,  behold, 
tlie  men  wliich  were  sent  from 
Cornelius  had  made  inquiry  for 
Simon's  house,  and  stood  before 
the  gate, 

18  And  called,  and  asked  wheth- 
er Simon,  wliich  was  surnained 
Peter,  were  lodged  there. 

19  11  While  Peter  thought  on  the 
vision,  ^the  Spirit  said  unto  him. 
Behold,  three  men  seeic  thee. 

20  LA.rise  therelbre,  and  get  thee 
down, and  go  with  them,  doubting 
nothing :  for  I  have  sent  them. 

21  Then  Peter  went  down  to  the 
men  which  were  sent  unto  him 
from  Cornelius;  and  said,  Behold, 
I  am  he  whom  ye  seek:  what 
is  the  cause  wherefore  ye  are 
come  ? 

22  And  they  said,  m  Cornelius  the 
centurion,  a  ju.st  man,  and  one 
that  ieareth  God,  and  "of  good 
report  among  all  the  nation  of 
the  Jews,  was  Avarned  from  God 
by  a  holy  angel  to  send  for  thee 
into  his  "house,  and  to  hear  words 
of  thee. 

23  Then  called  he  them  in,  and 
lodged  them.  A  nd  on  the  morrow  | 
Peter  went  awaj'  with  them,  "and 
certain  brethren  from  Joppa  ac- 
companied him. 

24  And  the  morrow  after  they 
entered  into  Cesarea.  And  Cor- 
nelius waited  for  them,  and  had 
called  together  his  kinsmen  and 
near  friends. 

25  And  as  Peter  was  coming  in, 
Cornelius  met  him,  and  fell  down 
at  his  feet,  and  worshipped  hini. 

26  But  Peter  took  him  up,  say- 
ing, p  Stand  up ;  I  myself  also  am 
a  man. 

27  And  as  he  talked  with  him, 
he  went  in,  and  found  many  tliat 
wore  come  together. 

28  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye 
know  how  5  that  it  is  an  unlawful 
thing  for  a  man  tliat  is  a  Jew  to 
keep  company,  or  come  unto  one 
of  another  nation;  but '•God  hath 
shewed  me  that  I  should  not  call 
any  man  common  or  unclean. 

29  Tlicrefore  came  I  iin/o  you 
without  gainsaying,  as  soon  as  I 
was  sent  for:  1  ask  therefore  for 
what  intent  ye  have  sent  for 
me? 

30  And  Cornelius  said.  Four 
days  ago  I  was  fasting  until  this 
hour;  and  at  the  ninth  hour  I 
prayed  in  my  house,  and,  behold. 
a  a  man  stood  before  me  «in  bright 
clothing, 

31  And  said,  Cornelius,  «lhy 
prayer  is  hoard,  f  and  thine  alms 
are" had  in  remembrance  in  the 
sight  of  God. 

32  Send  there.*bre  to  Joppa,  and 

126 


call  hither  Simon,  whose  sur- 
name is  Peter;  he  is  lodged  in 
the  house  of  one  Simon  a  tanner 
by  the  sea  side:  who,  when  he 
Cometh,  shall  speak  unto  thee. 

33  Immediately  therefore  I  sent 
to  thee;  and  thou  hast  well  done 
that  thou  art  come.  Now  there- 
fore are  we  all  here  present  be- 
fore God,  to  hear  all  things  that 
are  commanded  thee  of  God. 

34  ^  Then  Peter  opened  his 
mouth,  and  said,  2/ Of  a  truth  I 
perceive  that  God  is  no  respecter 
of  persons : 

35  But  2  in  every  nation  he  that 
feareth  him,  and  worketh  right- 
eousness, is  accepted  with  him. 

36  The  word  which  God  sent  un- 
to the  children  of  Israel,  "preach- 
ing peace  by  Jesus  Christ:  (^he 
is  Lord  of  all:) 

37  That  Vvord,  I  sea/,  ye  know, 
which  was  published  tliroughout 
all  Judea,  and  « began  from  Gali- 
lee, after  the  baptism  which  John 
preached ; 

38  How  ''God  anointed  Jesus  of 
Nazareth  with  the  Holy  Ghost 
and  with  power :  who  went  about 
doing  good,  and  healing  all  that 
were  oppressed  of  the  devil ;  « for 
God  was  with  him. 

39  And  /we  are  witnesses  of  all 
things  which  he  did  both  in  the 
land  of  the  Jews,  and  in  Jeru- 
salem; ,'7 whom  they  slew  and 
hanged  on  a  tree : 

40  Him  ''  God  raised  up  the  third 
day,  and  shewed  him  openly; 

41  ^Xot  to  all  the  people,  but 
unto  witnesses  chosen  before  of 
God,  even  to  us,  *  who  did  eat  and 
drink  with  him  after  he  rose  from 
til  e  dead. 

42  And  'he  commanded  us  to 
preach  unto  the  people,  and  to 
testify  '"that  it  is  he  which  was 
ordai'ned  of  God  to  be  the  Judge 
"  of  quick  and  dead. 

43  "To  him  give  all  the  prophets 
witness,  that  through  his  name 
p  whosoever  belie  veth  in  him  shall 
receive  remi.s.sion  of  sins. 

44  If  While  Peter  yet  spake  these 
words,  f/the  Holy  Ghost  fell  on 
all  them  which  heard  tlieword. 

45  'And  tliey  of  the  circumcision 
which  believed  were  astonished, 
as  many  as  came  with  I'eter, 
s  because  that  on  the  Gentiles  also 
was  poured  out  the  gift  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

46  For  they  heard  them  speak 
with  tongues,  and  magnify  God. 
Then  answered  Peter, 

47  Can  any  man  forbid  water, 
that  these  should  not  be  baptized, 
whicli  have  received  the  Holy 
Ghost  'as  well  as  we? 

48  "And  he  commanded  them  to 
be  baptized  a^in  the  name  of  the 
Lord.  Then  prayed  they  him  to 
tarry  certain  days. 


A.  D.  41. 


j/Deut.  10.  17. 

2  Chr.  19.  7. 

Job  34.  19. 

Rom.  2.  11. 

Gal.  2.  6. 

Erh.  6.  9. 

Col.  3.  25. 

1  Pet.  1.  17. 
sch.  15.9. 

Rom.  2.  13, 

27.  &  3.  22, 

29.  &  10.  12, 

13. 

1  Cor.  12. 13. 

Gal.  3.  28. 

Eph.  2.  13, 

18.  At  S.  6. 
a  Is.  57.  19. 

Eph.  2.  14, 

IG,  17. 

Col.  1.  20. 
6  Matt.  28.  18. 

Rom.  10.12. 

1  Cor.  l.--).  27. 

Eph.  1.  20, 

22. 

1  Pet.  3.  22. 
Rev.  17.  14. 
i:  19.  18. 

c  Luke  4.  14. 
d  Luke  4.  18. 

ch.  2.  22.  <fc 

4.  27. 

Heb.  1.9. 
e  John  3.  2. 
/ch.  2.  32. 
gch.5.  30. 
h  ch.  2.  24. 
iJohn  14.  17, 

ch.  13.  31. 
I:  Luke  24.  30, 

43 

John  21.  l.S. 
;  Matt.  28.  19, 

20. 

ch.  1.  8. 
m  John  5.  22, 

ch".  17.  31. 
n  Horn.  14.  9, 
10. 

2  Cor.  5.  10. 
2  Tim.  4.  1. 
1  Pet.  4.  6. 

ols.  63.  11. 

Jcr.  31.  34. 

Dun.  9.  24. 

Mic.  7.  18. 

Zcch.  13.  1. 

Mai.  4.  2. 

rh.  20.  22. 
pch.  15.  9.  Sc 

26.  18. 

Kom.  10.  11. 

Gal.  3.  22. 
VCh.  4.  31.  Sc 

8.  15,  16,  17. 

!c  11.  15. 
r  ver.  23. 
sch.  n.  18. 

Gal.  8.  14. 
fch.  11.  17.  & 

15.  8,9. 

Rom.  10. 12. 
«  1  Cor.  1.  17. 
*  ch.  2.  38.  tc 

8.  16. 


Peter  maketii  his  defence. 


THE  ACTS.    Hie  gospel  preached  at  Antioch. 


A.  D.  41. 


ach.  10.45. 
Gal.  2.  12. 


b  rh.  10.  29. 
cGal.  2.  12. 


c'  Luke  1.  3. 
e  ch.  10. 9,  dec. 


/John  16.  13. 

ih.  10.  19.  & 

1:').  7. 
f  ch.  10.  23. 

;i  rh.  10.  30. 


i  ch.  2.  4. 
*  Malt.  3.  11. 

John  1.  26, 

33. 

ch.  1.  5.  & 

19.  4. 
Hs.  44.  3. 

Joel  2.  28.  Sc 

3.  la 
7R  ch.  16.  8, 

9. 


CHAPTER   XI. 

1  Peter,  being  accused  for  going  in  to  the  Gen- 
tiles, 5  maketh  his  defence,  18  which  is  accept- 
ed. 19  The  gospel  being  spread  into  Phenice, 
and  Cyprus,  and  Antioch,  Barnabas  is  sent  to 
confirm  them.  26  The  disciples  there  are  first 
called  Christians.  27  They  send  relief  to  the 
brethren  in  Judea  in  time  of  famine. 

AND  the  apo-stles  and  brethren 
J\.  that  were  hi  Judea  heard  that 
the  Gentiles  had  also  received 
the  word  of  God. 

2  And  when  Peter  was  come  up 
to  Jerusalem,  "they  that  were  of 
the  circumcision  contended  \\'ith 
him, 

3  Saying,  ^Thou  wentest  in  to 
men  uucircumcised,  cand  didst 
eat  with  them. 

4  But  Peter  rehearsed  the  mat- 
ter from  the  beginning,  and  ex- 
pounded if  "^by  order  unto  them, 
saying, 

5  ei  was  in  the  city  of  Joppa 
praj'ing :  and  in  a  trance  I  saw  a 
VLsibn,  A  certain  vessel  descend, 
as  it  had  been  a  great  sheet,  let 
dow-n  from  heaven  by  four  cor- 
ners ;  and  it  came  even  to  me : 

6  Upon,  the  which  when  I  had 
fastened  mine  eyes,  I  considered, 
and  saw  fourfooted  beasts  of  the 
earth,  and  wild  beasts,  and  creep- 
ing things,  and  fowls  of  the  air. 

7  And  I  heard  a  voice  saj'ing 
unto  me,  Arise,  Peter;  slay  and 
eat. 

8  But  I  said,  Not  so.  Lord:  for 
nothing  common  or  unclean  hath 
at  any  time  entered  into  my 
mouth. 

9  But  the  voice  answered  me 
again  from  heaven.  What  God 
hath  cleansed,  that  call  not  thou 
common, 

10  And  this  was  done  three 
times:  and  all  were  drawn  up 
again  into  heaven. 

11  And,  behold,  immediately 
there  were  three  men  already 
come  unto  the  house  where  I  was, 
sent  from  Casarea  unto  me. 

12  And  /the  Spirit  bade  me  go 
with  them,  nothing  doubting. 
Moreover  i;  these  si.x  brethren 
accompanied  me,  and  we  entered 
into  the  man's  house: 

13  ''And  he  shewed  us  how  he 
had  seen  an  angel  in  his  house, 
which  stood  and  said  unto  him, 
Send  men  to  Joppa,  and  call  for 
Simon,  whose  surname  is  Peter; 

14  Who  shall  tell  thee  words, 
whereby  thou  and  all  thy  house 
shall  be"  saved. 

1-5  And  as  I  began  to  speak,  the 
I  Holy  Ghost  fell  on  them,  »as  on 
us  at  the  beginning. 

16  Then  remembered  I  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  ho\v  that  he  said, 
*  John  indeed  baptized  with  wa- 
ter; but  'ye  shall  be  baptized 
with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

17  «'- Forasmuch  then  as  God 
gave  them  the  like  gift  as  he  did 


unto  us,  who  believed  on  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  "  what  was  I, 
that  I  could  withstand  God  ? 

18  When  they  heard  these  things, 
thej'  held  their  peace,  and  glori- 
fied God,  saying,  »  Then  hath  God 
al.so  to  the  Gentiles  granted  re- 
pentance unto  life. 

19  •[  pNow  they  which  were 
scattered  abroad  upon  the  per- 
secution that  arose  about  Ste- 
phen travelled  as  far  as  Phenice, 
and  C\yprus,  and  Antioch,  preach- 
ing the  word  to  none  but  unto 
the  Jews  only, 

20  Aud  some  of  them  were  men 
of  Cyprus  and  Cyrene,  which, 
when  they  were  come  to  Anti- 
och, spake  unto  9 the  Grecians, 
preaching  the  Lord  Jesus. 

21  And  J-the  hand  of  the  Lord 
wtis  v/ith  them :  and  a  great 
number  believed,  and  s  turned 
unto  the  Lord. 

22  •"  Then  tidings  of  these 
things  came  unto  the  ears  of  the 
church  which  was  in  Jerusalem : 
and  they  sent  forth  ^  Barnabas, 
that  he  should  go  as  far  as  Anti- 
och. 

23  Who,  when  he  came,  and  had 
seen  the  grace  of  God,  was  glad, 
and  "exhorted  them  all,  that 
with  purpose  of  heart  they  would 
cleave  unto  the  Lord. 

24  For  he  was  a  good  man,  and 
*full  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  of 
faith:  2/ and  much"  people  was 
added  unto  the  Lord. 

25  Then  departed  Barnabas  to 
2  Tarsus,  for  to  seek  Saul : 

26  And  when  he  had  found  him, 
he  brought  him  unto » Antioch. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  that  a  whole 
j'ear  they  assembled  themselves 
11  with  the  church,  and  taught 
much  people.  And  the  disciples 
were  called  Christians  first  in 
Antioch. 

27  I  And  in  these  days  came 
a  prophets  from  Jerusalem  unto 
Antioch. 

2S  And  there  stood  up  one  of 
them  named  ^Agabus,  and  sig- 
niiied  by  the  Spirit  that  there 
should  be  great  dearth  through- 
out all  the  world :  which  came 
to  pass  in  the  days  of  Claudius 
Cesar. 

29  Then  the  disciples,  every 
man  accordhig  to  his  ability,  de- 
termined to  send  c  relief  unto 
the  brethren  which  dwelt  in  Ju- 
dea: 

30  <<^,VTiich  also  they  did,  and 
sent  it  to  the  elders  by  the  hands 
of  Barnabas  and  Saul. 

CHAPTER   XIL 

1  Kin?  Herod  persecutcth  the  Christians,  killeth 
James,  and  imprisoneth  Peter;  whom  an  angel 
deliver&th  upon  the  prayers  of  the  church.  20 
In  his  pride  tailing  to  himself  the  honour  due 
to  God,  he  is  stricken  by  an  angel,  and  dieth 
miserably.  24  After  his  death,  the  word  of  God 
PTOspereth, 

127 


A.  D.  41. 


n  ch.  10.  47 


0  Kom.  10.  12, 
13.  &.  15.  9, 


pch.  8.  1. 


q  ch.  6.  1.  <fc 

9.  29. 
r  Luke  l.«6. 

ch.  2.  47. 

sch.  9.  35. 

A.  D.  42. 


uch.  13.43. 
■fc  14.  22. 


y  ch.  3.  14. 
ver.  21. 

A.  D.  43. 

zch.  9.  30. 


il  Or,  in  th» 
church. 


a  ch.  2.  17.  & 

13.  1.  &  15. 

32.  &  21.  9. 

1  Cor.  12.  28. 

Eph.  4.  11. 
b  ch.  21.  10. 


c  Rom.  15.  26. 

1  Cor.  16.  1. 

2  Cor.  9.  1. 

dch.  12.  25. 

A.  D.  44. 


Peter's  miraculoxts  deliverance.       THE  ACTS. 


Herod's  miserable  end. 


A.  D.  44. 


II  Or,  began. 


a  Matt.  4.  21. 
Sc  20.  23. 


6  Ex.  12.  14, 
15.  Sc  23.  15. 

c  John  21.  18. 


II  Or,  instant 
and  earnest 
prayiT  was 
made, 

2  Cor.  1.  11. 
Eph.  6.  18. 
1  Thtas.  5. 
17. 


/ch.  10.  3,  17. 
Sc  11.  5. 


ech.  le.  26. 


ftPs.  34.  7. 

Dan.  3.  28.  6c 

C.  22. 

H.^b.  1.  14. 
t  Jub5.  19. 

Ph.  33.  18, 19. 

Sc  34.22.  ic 

41.2.  &97. 

10. 

2  Cor.  1.  10. 

2  Pet.  2.  0. 
*ch.  4.  23. 
Zch.  15.  37. 
m  ver.  6. 

II  Or, 
to  usli  who 
was  there. 


n  Gen.  48.  16. 
Malt.  18. 10. 


NO  W  about  that  time  Herod 
the  king  11  stretched  forth 
his  hands  to  vex  certain  of  the 
churcli. 

2  And  he  killed  James  «the 
brother  of  John  with  the  sword. 

3  And  because  he  saw  it  pleased 
the  Jews,  lie  proceeded  further  to 
take  Peter  also.  (Then  were  ^  the 
days  of  unleavened  bread.) 

4  And  ewlien  he  had  appre- 
hended him,  he  put  him  in  prison, 
and  delivered  fiim  to  four  qua- 
ternions of  soldiers  to  keep  him  ; 
intending  after  Easter  to  bring 
him  forth  to  the  people. 

5  Peter  therefore  was  kept  in 
prison :  but  11  prayer  was  made 
without  ceasing  of  the  church 
unto  God  for  him. 

(>  And  wlien  Herod  would  have 
brought  him  fortli,  the  same  night 
Peter  was  sleeping  between  two 
soldiers,  bound  with  two  chains : 
and  the  keepers  before  the  door 
kept  the  prison. 

7  And,  behold,  -Hhe  angel  of  the 
Lord  came  upon  /u'm,  and  a  light 
shined  in  the  prison :  and  he 
smote  Peter  on  tlie  side,  and  rais- 
ed him  up,  saying,  Arise  up  quick- 
ly. And  his  chains  fell  off  fx"om 
his  hands. 

8  And  the  angel  said  vmto  him, 
Gird  thj'self,  and  bind  on  thy  san- 
dals :  and  so  he  did.  And  he  saith 
unto  him,  Cast  thj'  garment  about 
thee,  and  follow  me. 

9  And  he  went  out,  and  followed 
him;  and  "wist  not  that  it  was 
true  wliich  was  done  by  the  angel ; 
but  thought  /he  saw  a  vision. 

10  Whei*they  were  past  the  first 
and  tlie  second  ward,  they  came 
unto  the  iron  gate  that  leadeth  un- 
to the  city;  ffwliicli  opened  to 
them  of  his  own  accord  :  and  they 
went  out,  and  i)asse(l  on  througli 
one  street;  and  I'orlhwith  the  an- 
gel dei>arled  I'roiii  him. 

11  And  when  Peter  was  come  to 
himself,  lie  said,  Now  T  know  of  a 
surety,  that  ''the  Lord  hath  sent 
his  angel,  and  »liath delivered  me 
out  of  the  hand  of  Herod,  and  from 
all  the  expectation  of  the  people 
of  the  Jews. 

12  And  when  he  had  considered 
i/it;  f/iiii(/,  /'he  came  to  tlie  house 
of  Jlaiy  tlie  motiicr  of  Mohn, 
whosesurnanif  was  .Mark;  wiiere 
many  were  gathered  together 
spraying, 

i;i  And  as  Peter  knocked  at  the 
door  of  tiie  gate,  a  damsel  came 
11  to  liearken,  named  Khoda. 

14  And  when  she  knew  I'eter's 
voice,  she  ojiened  not  tlie  gate  for 
gladness,  but  ran  in.  ami  told  how 
Peter  stood  before  the  gate. 

lo  And  they  said  unto  lier.  Thou 
art  mad.    13ut  she  constantly  af- 
firmed that  it  was  even  .so.    Then 
said  they,  'ilt  is  his  angel. 
128 


16  But  Peter  continued  knock- 
ing: and  when  they  had  opened 
f/tr  door,  and  saw  him,  they  were 
astoiiislied. 

17  But  he,  "beckoning  unto  them 
with  the  hand  to  hold  their  peace, 
declared  unto  them  how  the  Lord 
had  brought  him  out  of  the  pris- 
on. And  he  said,  Go  shew  these 
things  unto  James,  and  to  the 
brethren.  And  lie  departed,  and 
went  into  another  phice. 

18  Now  as  soon  as  it  was  day, 
there  was  no  small  stir  among 
the  soldiers,  what  was  become  of 
Peter. 

19  And  when  Herod  had  sought 
for  him,  and  found  him  not,  he 
examined  the  keepers,  and  com- 
manded that  they  should  be  put 
to  death.  And  he  went  down  from 
Judea  to  Cesarea,  and  lh> n  abode. 

20  H  And  Herod  II  was  higlily  dis- 
pleased with  them  of  Tyre  and 
Sidon:  but  they  came  with  one 
accord  to  him,  and,  having  made 
Blastus  tthe  king's  chamberlain 
their  friend,  desired  peace;  be- 
cause i^  their  country  was  nourish- 
ed by  the  king's  coiattri/. 

21  And  upon  a  set  day  Herod, 
arrayed  in  royal  apparel,  satupon 
his  throne,  and  made  an  oration 
unto  them. 

22  And  the  people  gave  a  shout, 
saying.  It  is  the  voice  of  a  god, 
and  not  of  a  man. 

2:i  And  immediately  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  7 smote  hiin,  because  '•  he 
gave  not  God  the  glory:  and  he 
was  eaten  of  worms,  and  gave  up 
the  ghost. 

24  11  But  sthe  word  of  God  grew 
and  multiplied. 

2-J  And  Barnabas  and  Saul  return- 
ed from  Jerusalem,  when  they 
had  fulfilled  their  II  ministry,  and 
«took  with  them  "John,  whose 
surname  was  Mark. 

CHAPTER  XIIL 

1  Paul  and  Barnabas  are  chosen  lo  po  to  the 
Oentiles.  7  Of  Scrgius  Paulas,  and  Elymas 
the  sorcerer.  14  Paul  preachcth  at  Aniioch, 
that  Jesus  is  Christ.  42  The  Gentiles  hclieve  : 
45  hut  the  Jews  gainsaj/  and  lilaspheme  :  4G 
whereupon  they  turn  to  the  Gentiles.  48  As 
many  as  were  ordained  to  life  believed. 

NOW  there  were  "in  the  church 
that  was  at  Anti(K!h  cerlaln 
prophets  and  teachers;  as  ''Bar- 
iial)as,  and  Simeon  that  was  call- 
ed Niger,  and  <-■  Lucius  of  Gyrene, 
and  Manacn,  II  wliich  had  been 
brought  up  with  Herod  the  te- 
trarch,  and  Saul. 

2  As  tlieyministered  to  the  Lord, 
and  fasted,  tlie  Holy  Ghost  said, 
''Separate  me  Barnabas  and  Saul 
for  tlie  work  ewhereunto  I  have 
called  them. 

,i  And  /when  they  had  fasted: 
and  prayed,  and  laid  t/ieir  liands 
on  them",  they  sent  them  away.        I 

Kph.  a,  7,  8,    1  Tim.  2,7.     2  Ti:n.  1.  11.    Hub.  &. 


2.  0. 
eMatt.O.  38. 

<h.  14.  20. 

Rom.  10.  15. 
4.    /cli.  fi.  e. 


ElymcLS  smitten  with  hUndness.      THE  ACTS. 


Paul  preachetli  at  Ajitioch. 


A.  D.  45. 


f  ch.  4.  3C. 
h  ver.  46. 


i.li.  12.  25.4; 
15.  37. 


IT.X.7.  11. 
2  Tim.  3.  8. 


n  Matt.  13.  38. 
John  8.  44. 
1  John  3.  8. 


0  Ei.  9.  3. 

1  Sam.  5. 


poh.  1.5.  38. 
qch.  IC.  13.  Sc 

17.  2.  Sc  IH. 

4. 
r  Luke  4.  16. 

ver.  27. 
s  Hell.  13.  22. 
t  ch.  12.  17. 
u  ver.  26,  42, 

43. 

ch.  10.  25. 
X  Deut.  7.  6,  7. 
vEx.  1.  1. 

Ps.  105.  23, 

24. 

ch.  7.  17. 
«  Ex.  G.  6.  ifc 

13.  14,  10. 
a  Ex.  16.  35. 

Num.  14.  33, 

34. 

P3.  95.  9,  10. 

ch.  7.  36. 
t  Gr.  etropo- 

phoresen, 

perhaps  for 

etrophophor- 

eseit,  bore, 

or,  fed  them, 

as  a  nurse 

bcareth,  or, 

feedeth  her 

child, 

Deut.  1.  31. 

according  to 

the  LXX. 

And  do 

C'hrysostom. 


4  t  So  they,  beiny  sent  forth  by 
the  Holy  Ghost,  departed  unto 
Seleucia ;  and  from  thence  they 
sailed  to  »  Cyprus. 

5  And  wlien  they  were  at  Sala- 
mis.'ithey  preached  the  word  of 
God  in  the  synagogues  of  the 
Jews:  and  they  had  also  iJohn 
to  their  minister. 

6  And  when  they  had  gone 
through  the  Lsle  unto  Paphos, 
thej'  found  ^a  certain  sorcerer,  a 
false  prophet,  a  Jew,  whose  name 
iLKis  Bar-jesus: 

7  Which  was  with  the  deputy 
of  the  country,  Sergius  Paulus,  a 
prudent  man ;'  who  called  for  Bar- 
nabas and  Saul,  and  desired  to 
hear  the  word  of  God. 

8  But  'Elymas  the  sorcerer  (for 
so  is  his  name  by  interpreta- 
tion) withstood  them,  seeking  to 
turn  away  the  deputy  from  the 
faith. 

9  Then  Saul,  (who  also  ifi  called 
Paul,)  ™  filled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost,  set  his  eves  on  him, 

10  And  said,  O  full  of  all  subtilty 
and  all  naischief,  ^>thoa  child  of 
the  devil,  thou  enemy  of  all  right- 
eousness, wilt  thou  not  cease  to 
pervert  the  right  ways  of  the 
Lord  ? 

11  And  now,  behold,  othe  hand 
of  the  Lord  is  upon  thee,  and 
thou  Shalt  be  blind,  not  seeing  the 
sun  lor  a  season.  And  immedi- 
ately there  fell  on  him  a  mist  and 
a  darkness;  and  he  went  about 
seeking  some  to  lead.  him.  by  the 
hand. 

12  Then  the  deputy,  when  he  saw 
what  was  done,  believed,  being 
astonished  at  the  doctrine  of  the 
Lord. 

13  Xow  when  Paul  and  his  com- 
pany loosed  from  Paphos,  they 
came  to  Perga  in  Pamphylia': 
and  p  John  departing  from  them 
returned  to  Jerusalem. 

14  1  But  when  they  departed 
from  Perga,  they  came  to  Anti- 
och  in  Pisidia,  and  -/went  into  the 
synagogue  on  the  sabbath  day, 
and  sat  down. 

15  And  '•after  the  reading  of  the 
law  and  the  prophets,  the  rulers 
of  the  synagogue  sent  unto  them, 
saying,  Ye  men  and  brethren,  if 
ye  have  »  any  word  of  exhortation 
for  the  people,  say  on. 

16  Then  Paul  stood  up,  and 
« beckoning  with  his  hand  said, 
Men  of  Israel,  and  "ye  that  fear 
God,  give  audience. 

17  The  God  of  this  people  of  Is- 
rael « chose  our  fathers,  and  ex- 
alted the  people  2/ when  they 
dwelt  as  strangers  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  2  and  with  a  high  arm 
brought  he  them  out  of  it. 

18  And  o  about  the  time  of  forty 
years  tsutfered  he  their  manners 
in  the  wilderness. 


19  And  when  6  he  had  destroyed 
seven  nations  in  the  land  of  Cha- 
naan,  ^he  divided  their  land  to 
them  by  lot. 

20  And  after  that  ^he  gave  unto 
thrill  judges  about  the  space  of 
tour  hundred  and  fifty  years, 
"until  Samuel  the  prophet. 

21  .^And  afterward  they  desired  a 
king:  and  God  gave  unto  them 
Saul  the  son  of  (."is,  a  man  of  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin,  by  the  space 
of  forty  years. 

22  And" ff  when  he  had  removed 
him,  hhe  raised  up  unto  them 
David  to  be  their  king;  to  whom 
also  he  gaVe  testimony,  and  said, 
»I  have  found  David  the  son  of 
Jesse,  ^a  man  after  mine  own 
heart,  which  shall  fulfil  all  my 
will. 

23  'Of  this  man's  seed  hath  God, 
according  "'to  Jiis  promise,  raised 
unto  Israel  "  a  Saviour,  Jesus : 

24  0  When  John  liad  first  preach- 
ed before  his  coming  the  baptism 
of  repentance  to  all  the  people  of 
Israel. 

2.5  And  as  John  fulfilled  his 
course,  he  said,  ;^  Whom  think  ye 
that  I  am?  I  am  not  he.  But, 
behold,  there  cometh  one  after 
me,  whose  shoes  of  his  feet  I  am 
not  worthy  to  loose. 

2(j  Men  and  brethren,  children  of 
the  stock  of  Abraham,  and  who- 
soever among  you  feareth  God, 
?to  you  is  the  word  of  this  salva- 
tion sent. 

27  For  they  that  dwell  at  Jerusa- 
lem, and  their  rulers,  »•  because 
they  knew  him  not,  nor  yet  the 
voices  of  the  prophets  swhich  are 
read  every  sabbath  day,  'thej' 
have  fulfilled  them  in  condemn- 
ing him. 

28  "And  though  they  found  no 
cause  of  death  in  him,  a:yet  de- 
sired thej'  Pilate  that  he  should 
be  slain. 

29  2/And  when  they  had  fulfilled 
all  that  was  written  of  him,  ~  they 
took  him  down  from  the  tree,  and 
laid  him  in  a  sepulchre. 

30  a  But  God  raised  him  from  the 
dead: 

31  And  6  he  was  seen  many  days 
of  them  which  came  up  with 
him  cfrom  Galilee  to  Jerusalem, 
rfwho  are  his  witnesses  unto  the 
people. 

32  And  we  declare  unto  you  glad 
tidings,  how  tbat  «tiie  promise 
which  was  made  unto  the  fa- 
thers, 

33  God  hath  fulfilled  the  same  un- 
to us  their  children,  in  that  he 
hath  raised  up  Jesus  again ;  as  it  is 
also  written  in  the  second  psalm, 
.^Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day  have 
I  begotten  thee. 

34  And  as  concerning  that  he 
raised  him  up  from  the  dead,  now 
no  more  to  return  to  corruption,  he 

129 


A.  D.  45. 


b  Deut.  T.  1. 
cJosh.  14.  1,2. 

Ps.  78.  55. 
<iJudj.  2.  16. 
e  1  Sam.  3.  20. 
/I  Sam.  8.  5. 

Sc  10.  1. 
g  1  Sam.  15. 
23,  26,  28.  & 

16.  1. 

Hos.  13.  11. 
M  Sam. 16.13. 
2  Sam.  2.4. 

Sc  5.  3. 
i  Ps.  89.  20. 
kl  Sam. 13.14. 
ch.  7.  46. 
;is.  11.1. 

Luke  1.  32, 

69. 

ch.  2.  30. 

Kora.  1.  3. 
m2  Sam. 7. 12. 

Ps.  132.  11. 
n  Matt.  1.  21. 

nom.  11.  26. 
oMatt.  3.  1. 

Luke    3.  3. 
pMatt.  3.  11. 

.Mark  1.  7. 

Luke  3.  16. 

John  1.20,27. 
q  Matt.  10.  6. 

Luke  24.  47. 

ch.  3.  26. 

ver.  46. 
r  Luke  23.  34. 

ch.  3.  17. 

1  Cor.  2.  8. 
s  ver.  14,  15. 

ch.  16.  21. 
t  Luke  24.  20, 

44. 

rh.26.  22.  & 

28.  23. 
uMatt.  27.  22. 

Mark  15.  13, 

14. 

Luke  23.  21, 

John  19.  6, 

15. 
jch.  3.  13,14. 
J' Luke  18.  31. 

i  24.  4 !. 

J.jhn  19.  28, 

30,  36,  37. 
J  Matt.  27.  59. 

.Mark  13.  46. 

Luke  23.  .53. 

John  19.  38. 
a  Matt.  28.  6. 

ch.  2.  24.  & 

3.  13,  15,  26. 

<<k  5.  30. 
6  Matt.  28.  16. 

ch.  1.  3. 

1  Cor.  15.  5, 

6,  7. 
cch.  1.  11. 
lich.  1.  8.  & 

2.32.  &  3.15. 

Sc  5.  32. 
f  Gen.  3.  15.(fe 

12.3.  Sc  22.18. 

ch.  26.  6. 

Rom.  4.  13. 

GaL  3.  16. 
/Ps.  2.  7. 

Heb.  J.  6.35 

5.5. 


The  Oentiles  helieve. 


THE  ACTS.         The  Jews  raise  a  persecution. 


A.  D.  45. 


g  Is.  55.  3. 

t  Gr.  ta  osia, 
holy,  cr,  just 
things  : 
which  word 
the  LXX. 
bdth  in  the 
place  of  Is. 
53.  3.  and  in 
many  oth- 
ers, use  for 
that  which 
iu  in  the  He- 
brew, mer- 
cies. 

h  Ps.  16.  10. 
ch.  2.31. 

II  Or,  after  he 
had  in  his 
own  age 
served  the 
will  of  God, 
Va.  78.  72. 
ver.  22. 

i  1  Kin(rs2.10. 
ch.  2.  29. 

t  Jer.  .SI.  ni. 
Dan.  0.21. 
I.u]<e21.  47. 
1  John  2.  12. 

/  U.  53.  11. 
Rom.  3.  28. 
&.  8.  3. 
Ileb.  7.  19. 

7/1  Is.  29.  M. 
Hah.  1.  5. 

t  Or.  in  the 
week  be- 
tween, or,  in 
the  sabbath 


nch.  11.  23.(k 

M.  22. 
cTit.  2.  11. 

Heb.  12.  15. 

1  Pet.  fi.  12. 


ch.  18.  0. 

I'll.   1.  i. 
Iiide  10. 


q  M:itl.  10.  6. 

ch.  3.  2C. 

ver.  20. 

Uom.  1.  IC. 
r  V.x.  32.  10. 

Deut.  32.  21. 

Is.  55.  5. 

.Matt.  21.  43. 

Rom.  10.  19. 
sch.  IK  6.  <k 

28.  28. 
t  la.  42.  0.  & 

49.  8. 

LuUe  2.  32. 


said  on  this  wise,  i/I  will  give  you 
the  sure  t  mercies  of  David. 

35  Wherefore  he  saith  also  ia  an- 
other p.va/»i,  /i  Tliou  Shalt  not  suf- 
fer thine  Holy  One  to  see  corrup- 
tion. 

3(j  For  David,  II  after  he  had  serv- 
ed his  own  generation  by  the  Vv^ill 
of  God,  i  fell  on  sleep,  and  was  laid 
unto  his  fathers,  and  saw  corrup- 
tion: 

37  But  he,  whom  God  raised 
again,  saw  no  corruption. 

38  11  Be  it  known  unto  you  there- 
fore, men  mid  brethren,  that 
'i:  through  this  man  is  preached 
unto  you  the  forgiveness  of  sins : 

39  And 'by  him  all  that  believe 
are  justified  from  all  things,  from 
which  ye  could  not  be  justified  by 
the  law  of  Moses. 

40  Beware  therefore,  lest  that 
coine  upon  you,  which  ia  spoken 
of  in  in  the  propliets; 

41  Behold,  ye  despisers,  and  won- 
der, and  perish :  for  I  work  a  work 
in  your  days,  a  work  which  ye 
shall  in  no  wise  believe,  though  a 
man  declare  it  unto  you. 

42  And  when  the  Jews  were  gone 
out  of  the  synagogue,  the  Gentiles 
besought  that  these  words  might 
be  preached  to  them  ttlie  next 
sabbath. 

43  Now  when  the  congregation 
was  broken  up,  many  of  the  Jews 
and  religious  proselytes  Ibllowed 
Paul  and  Barnabas ;  who,  speak- 
ing to  them,  "persuaded  them  to 
continue  in  "the  grace  of  God. 

44  ^  And  the  next  sabbath  day 
came  almost  the  whole  city  to- 
gether to  hear  the  word  of  God. 

45  But  when  tlie  Jev/s  saw  the 
multitudes,  they  were  filled  with 
envy,  and  j^spake  against  those 
things  which  were  spoken  by 
Paul,  contradicting  and  blas- 
pheming. 

4G  Then  Paul  and  Barnabas  wax- 
ed bold,  and  said,  9  It  was  nece.s- 
sary  that  the  word  of  God  should 
first  have  been  spoken  to  you: 
but  '•seeing  ye  put  it  from  you, 
and  judge  yourselves  unworthy  of 
everhisiing  life,  lo,  swe  turn  to 
the  Gentiles. 

47  l"'or  so  hath  the  Lord  com- 
manded us,  saying,  'I  have  set 
thee  to  be  a  liglit  of  the  Gentiles, 
that  thou  shouldest  be  for  salva- 
tion unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

48  And  when  the  Gentiles  heard 
this,  they  were  glad,  and  glorified 
the  word  of  the  Lord:  "and  as 
man  J'  as  were  ordained  to  eternal 
life  believed. 

49  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  was 
published  throughout  all  the 
region. 

50  But  the  Jews  stirred  up  the 
devout  and  honourable  women, 
and  the  chief  men  of  the  city, 
and  ^  raised  persecution  against 

130 


Paul  and  Barnabas,  and  expelled 
them  out  of  their  coasts. 

51 2/  But  they  shook  off  the  dust 
of  their  feet  against  them,  and 
came  unto  Iconium. 

52  And  the  disciples  « were  filled 
with  joy,  and  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

CHAPTER   XIV. 

1  Paul  and  Barnabas  are  persecuted  from  Iconi- 
um. 8  At  Lystra  Paul  healeth  a  cripple,  where- 
upon tkcy  arc  reputed  as  gods.  19  Paul  is 
stoned.  21  They  pass  through  divers  churches, 
confirming  the  disciples  in  faith  and  patience. 
20  Returning  to  .intioeh,  they  report  what  God 
had  done  with  them. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  Iconium, 
.  that  they  went  both  together 
into  the  synagogue  of  the  Jevv's, 
and  so  spake,  that  a  great  multi- 
tude both  of  the  Jews  and  also  of 
the  Greeks  believed. 

2  But  the  unbelieving  Jews  stirred 
up  the  Gentiles,  and  made  their 
minds  evil  affected  against  the 
brethren. 

3  Long  time  therefore  abode 
tliey  speaking  boldly  in  the  Lord, 
"Which  gave  testimony  unto  the 
word  of  his  grace,  and  granted 
signs  and  wonders  to  be  done  by 
their  hands. 

4  But  the  multitude  of  the  city 
was  divided:  and  part  held  with 
the  Jews,  and  part  with  the 
f>  apostles. 

5  And  when  there  was  an  assault 
made  both  of  the  (Jontiles,  and 
also  of  the  Jews  with  their  rulers, 
clo  use  them  despitefully,  and  to 
stone  them, 

(5  They  were  ware  of  it,  and  <'fled 
unto  Lystra  and  Derbe,  cities 
of  Lycabnia,  and  unto  the  region 
that  lioth  round  about : 

7  And  there  they  preached  the 
go.spel. 

8  f  "And  there  sat  a  certain  man 
at  Lystra,  impotent  in  his  feet, 
being  a  cripple  from  his  mother's 
womb,  who  never  had  walked  : 

9  The  same  heard  Paul  speak : 
who  steadfastly  beholding  him, 
and  /perceiving  that  he  had  faith 
to  be  healed, 

10  Said  with  a  loud  voice,  s'Stand 
upright  on  tliy  feet.  And  he 
leaped  and  walked. 

11  And  when  the  people  saw 
what  Paul  had  done,  they  lifted  up 
their  voices,  saying  in  the  speech 
of  liycaonia,  ''The  gods  are  come 
down  to  us  in  the  likeness  of  men. 

12  And  they  called  Barnabas, 
Jupiter;  and  Paul,  Mercurius, 
1je(!ause  he  was  the  chief  speaker. 

13  Then  the  priest  of  Jupiter, 
which  was  before  their  city, 
lirouglit  oxen  and  garlands  unto 
the  gates, « and  would  have  done 
sacrifice  with  the  people. 

14  Which  when  tlie  apostles,  Bar- 
nabas and  Paul,  heard  nf,  '^^they 
rent  their  clothes,  and  ran  in 
among  tlie  people,  c;rying  out, 


A.  D.  45. 

y  Matt.  10.  14. 

Mark  C.  11. 

Lulie  9.  r>. 

ch.  18.  6. 
z  Matt.  5.  12. 

John  1(5.  22. 

ch.  2.  46. 


a  Mark  16.  20. 
Heb.  2.  4. 


A.  D.  40. 


c2Tim.3.  11. 
ciMatt,  10.23. 


/Matt.  8.  10. 
(k  0.  28,  29. 

g  Is.  35.  0. 


h  ch.  8.  10.  Sc 
28.6. 


»  Matt.  26.  64 


Paul  is  stoned. 


THE  ACTS. 


Dissension  about  circumcision. 


A.  D.  46. 

U-h.  10.  26. 
m  James  5.17. 

Rev.  19.  10. 
n  1  Sam. 12.21. 

1  Kings  16. 

13. 

.ler.  14.22. 

Amos  2.  4. 

1  Cor.  8.  4. 
0  1  Thess.  1.9. 
p  Gen.  1.  1. 

Ps.  33.  6.  <fc 

m;.  6. 

Rev.  14.  7. 
q  Ps.  81.  12. 
ch.  17.  30. 

1  Pet.  4.  3. 
rch.  17.  27. 

Rom.  1.  20. 
s  Lev.  26.  4. 

Deut.  11.  14. 

&  28.  12. 

Job  5.  10. 

Ps.  65.  10.  & 

68.  9.  4;  147. 

& 

Jer.  14.  22. 

Matt.  5.  45. 
tch.  13.  45. 
u2  Cor.  11.25. 

2  Tim.  3.  11. 


X  Matt.  28.  19. 
tGr.  had 


y  ch.  11.  23. 
&  13.  43. 

iMatt.  10.  38. 

Al  16.  24. 

Luke  22. 19, 

29. 

Rom.  8.  17. 

2  Tim.  2.  11, 

12.  (k  3.  12. 
a  Tit.  1.  5. 


6ch.  13.  1,  3. 
cch.lo.  40. 


dch.  15.4,  12. 

i,  21.  19. 
el  Cor.  16.  9. 

2  Cor.  2. 12. 

Col.  4.  3. 

Rev.  3.  8. 


A.  B.  51. 

•  Oal.  a.  12. 


i   1-5  And  saying,  Sirs,  ^wliy  do  ye 
these  things?    »'  We  also  are  men 
of  like   passions   with   yon,  and 
preach  unto  you  that  yc  should 
turn  from  « these  vanities  » unto 
{the   living    God,    JMvhich    made 
;  heaven,  and  earth,  and  the  sea, 
'  and  all  things  that  are  therein  : 
j  IG  -yWho  in   times  past  suffered 
!  all  nations  to  walk  in  their  own 
'  ways. 
17  '•  Xevertheless  he  left  not  him- 
self without  witness,  in  that  he  did 
good,  and  «gave  us  rain  from  heav- 
I  en,  and  fruitful  seasons,  filling  our 
^  hearts  with  food  and  gladness. 
I   IS  And  with  these  sayings  scarce 
restrained  they  the  peoi^le,  that 
they  had  not  done  sacrihce  unto 
them. 

19  ^  fAnd  there  came   thither 
certain  Jews  from  Antioch   and 
j  Iconium,  who  persuaded  the  peo- 
I  pie,  "and,  having   stoned   Paul, 
j  drew  him   out   of  the   city,  sup- 
posing he  had  been  dead. 
\  20     riowbeit,    as    the     disciples 
stood  round  about  him,  he  rose 
up,  and  came  into  the  city:  and 
the  next  day  he  departed  with 
Barnabas  to  Derbe. 
21  And  when  they  had  preached 
the  gospel  to  that  city,  ^and  thad 
taught  many,  they  returned  again 
to  Lystra,  and  to  Iconium,  and 
;  Antioch, 

!  22  Confirming  the  souls  of  the 
j  disciples,  and  u  exhorting  them  to 
continue  in  the  faith,  and  that 
^  we  must  through  much  tribula- 
tion enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

2.3  And  when  they  had  "  ordained 
them  elders  in  every  church,  and 
had  prayed  with  fasting,  they 
commended  them  to  the  Lord,  on 
whom  thej'  believed. 
24  And  after  thej'  had  passed 
throughout  Pisidia,  they  came  to 
Pamphylia. 

2-5  And  when  they  had  preached 
the  word  in  Perga,  they  went 
dov.'n  into  Attalia : 

26  And  thence  sailed  to  Antioch, 
6  from  whence  thej-  had  been  <•  re- 
commended to  the  grace  of  God 
for  the  work  which  they  fulfilled. 

27  And  when  they  were  come, 
and  had  gathered  the  church  to- 
gether, t^they  rehearsed  all  that 
(4od  had  done  with  them,  and 
how  he  had  e opened  the  door  of 
faith  unto  the  Gentiles. 

28  And  there  they  abode  long 
time  with  the  disciples. 

CHAPTER   XV. 

1  Great  dissension  ariseth  touching  circumci' 
sion.  6  The  apostles  consult  about  it,  22  and 
send  their  determination  by  letters  to  the 
churches.  3B  Paul  and  Barnabas,  thinUng  to 
visit  the  brethren  together,  fall  at  strife,  and 
depart  asunder. 

AND  o  certain  men  which  came 
.  down  from  Judea.  taught  the 


brethren,  and  .said,  b  Except  ye  be  l 
circumcised  c  after  the  manner  of 
]Moses,  ye  cannot  be  saved. 

2  When  therefoi'e  Paul  and  Bar- 
nabas had  no  small  dissension 
and  disputation  with  them,  they 
determined  that  f^Paul  and  Bar- 
nabas, and  certain  other  of  them, 
should  go  up  to  Jerusalem  unto 
the  apostles  and  elders  about  this 
question. 

3  And  e being  brought  on  their 
way  by  the  church,  they  passed 
through  Phenice  and  Samaria, 
.^declaring  the  conversion  of  the 
Gentiles:  and  they  caused  great 
joy  unto  all  the  brethren. 

4  And  when  they  were  come  to 
Jerusalem,  they  were  received  of 
the  church,  and  of  the  apostles 
and  elders,  and  o  thej' declared  all 
things  that  God  had  done  with 
them. 

5  But  there  II  rose  up  certain  of 
the  sect  of  the  Pharisees  which 
believed,  saying,  ''That  it  was 
needful  to  cii-cumcise  them,  and 
to  command  them  to  keep  the  law 
of  Moses. 

6  \\  And  the  apostles  and  elders 
came  together  for  to  consider  of 
this  matter. 

7  And  when  there  had  been  much 
disputing,  Peter  rose  up,  and  said 
unto  them,  ^Men  and  brethren, 
ye  know  how  that  a  good  while 
ago  God  made  choice  among  us, 
tiiat  the  Gentiles  by  my  mouth 
should  hear  the  word  of  the  gos- 
pel, and  believe. 

8  And  God,  a- which  knoweth  the 
hearts,  bare  them  witness,  'giv- 
ing them  the  Holy  Ghost,  even  as 
he  did  unto  us ; 

9  '"And  put  no  difference  be- 
tween us  and  them,  npurifj'ing 
their  hearts  by  faith. 

10  Xow  therefore  why  tempt  ye 
God.  0  to  put  a  yoke  upon  the 
neck  of  the  disciples,  which  nei- 
ther our  fathers  nor  we  were  able 
to  bear  ? 

11  But? we  believe  that  through 
the  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
we  shall  be  saved,  even  as  thev. 

12  "^  Then  all  the  multitude  kept 
silence,  and  gave  audience  to  Bar- 
nabas and  Paul,  declaring  what 
miracles  and  wonders  God  had 
<?  wrought  among  the  Gentiles  by 
them. 

13  1  And  after  they  had  held 
their  peace,  '-James  answered, 
saying,  Men  and  brethren,  heark- 
en unto  me: 

14  s  Simeon  hath  declared  how 
God  at  the  first  did  visit  the  Gen- 
tiles, to  take  out  of  them  a  people 
for  his  name. 

15  And  to  this  agree  the  words  of 
the  prophets :  as  it  is  written, 

16  'After  this  I  will  return,  and 
will  build  again  the  tabernacle  of 
David,  which  is  fallen  down  ;  and 

131 


A.  D.  51. 


b  John  7.  22. 
ver.  5. 
Gal.  5.  2. 
Phil.  3.2. 
Col.  2.  8,  11, 
16. 

A.  D.  52. 

c  Gen.  17.  10. 
Lev.  12.  3. 
dGal.  2.  1. 

eRom.  15.  24. 
1  Cor.  16.  6, 
11. 

/ch.  14.  27. 


g  ver.  12. 
ch.  14.  27.  & 
21.  19. 

II  Or,  rose  up, 
said  they, 
certain. 


ich.  10.  20.  & 
11.  12. 


*  1  Chr.  28.  9. 

ch.  1.  24. 
ich.  10.  44. 

m  Rom.  10. 

11. 
n  ch.  10.  15, 

2S,  43. 

1  Cor.  1.  2. 

1  Pet.  1.  22. 
0  .Matt.  23.  4. 

Gal.  5.  1. 

p  Rom.  3.  24. 
Eph.  2.  8. 
Tit.  2.  11.  &. 


q  ch.  14.  27 


t  Amos  9.  11, 
12. 


The  case  of  Gentile 


THE  ACTS. 


converts  decided. 


A.  D.  52. 


y  Gen.  3i5.  2. 

Ex.  20.  3, 23. 

Kz.  20.  30. 

1  Cor.  8.  1. 

&  10.  20,  28. 

Rev.  2.  14, 

20. 
z  1  Cor.  C.  9, 

18. 

Gal.  5.  19. 

Eph..'j.  3. 

Col.  3.  5. 

1  Tlies».4.  3. 

1  Pet.  4.  3. 
a  Gen.  9.  4. 

Lev.  3.  17. 

Deut.  12.  16, 

2-3. 
6  ch.  13. 15,27. 
cell.  1.  23. 


d  ver.  1. 
Gal.  2.  4.  <k 
5.  12. 
Tit.  1.10,11. 


e  ch.  13.  50.  <k 
14.  19. 

1  C;or.  15.  30. 

2  Cor.  11.23, 
Qfi. 


/ver.  2(1. 
«h.  21.  u.-;. 
Rev.  2.  14, 
20w 


^Lc 


II  Or,  f.xhnrt- 

afion. 
fcib.  14.22. 

&.  16.  23. 


I  will  build  again  the  ruins  there- 
of, and  I  will  set  it  up : 

17  That  the  residue  of  men  might 
seek  after  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
Gentiles,  upon  whom  my  name  Is 
called,  saith  the  Lord,  who  doeth 
all  these  things. 

18  Known  unto  God  are  all  his 
works  from  the  beginning  of  the 
world. 

19  Wherefore  "-my  sentence  is, 
that  we  trouble  not  them,  which 
from  among  the  Gentiles  a;  are 
turned  to  God: 

20  But  that  we  write  unto  them, 
that  they  abstain  .'/from  pollu- 
tions of  idols,  and  «from  fornica- 
tion, and  from  things  strangled, 
"  and  from  blood. 

21  For  Moses  of  old  time  hath  in 
every  city  them  that  preach  him, 
*  being  read  in  the  synagogues 
every  sabbath  day. 

22  Then  pleased  it  the  apostles 
and  elders,  with  the  whole  church, 
to  send  chosen  men  of  their  own 
company  to  Antioch  with  Paul 
and  Barnabas ;  namely,  Judas  sur- 
named  <=  Barsabas,  and  .Silas,  chief 
men  among  the  brethren: 

2.3  And  they  wrote  letters  hj 
them  after  this  manner;  The 
apostles  and  elders  and  brethren 
send  greeting  unto  the  brethren 
which  are  of  the  Gentiles  in  An- 
tioch and  Syria  and  Cilicia: 

24  Forasmuch  as  we  have  heard, 
that  rf  certain  which  went  out 
from  us  have  troubled  you  with 
words,  subverting  your  souls,  say- 
ing, Ye  must  be  circumcised,  and 
keep  the  law;  to  whom  we  gave 
no  such  commandment: 

2.5  It  .seemed  good  unto  us,  being 
assembled  with  one  accord,  to 
send  chosen  men  unto  you  with 
our  beloved  Barnabas  and  Paul, 

26  «  Men  that  have  hazarded  their 
lives  for  the  name  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

27  We  have  sent  therefore  .Tudas 
and  Silas,  who  shall  also  tell  you 
the  same  things  by  +  mouth. 

28  For  it  seemed  good  to  the  Holy 
Ghost,  and  to  us,  to  lay  upon  you 
no  greater  burden  than  these  ne- 
cessary things; 

29 /That  ye  abstain  from  meats 
offered  to  idols,  and  .7  from  blood, 
and  from  things  strangled,  and 
from  fornicaliou :  from  which  if 
ve  keep  yourselves,  ye  shall  do 
"well.    Fare  ye  well. 

;«)  So  when  they  were  dismissed, 
th(;y  camo  to  Antioch:  and  when 
they  had  gathered  the  multitude 
together,  they  delivered  the  epis- 
tle: 

ol  Which  when  they  had  read, 
they  rejoiced  for  the  II  consolation. 

32  And   Judas    and  Silas,  being 
prophets  also   themselves,    /'ex- 
horted the  brethren  with  many 
words,  and  confirmed  tlicra. 
i:r2 


33  And  after  they  had  tarried 
there  a  space,  they  were  let » go  in 
peace  from  the  brethren  unto  the 
apostles. 

34  Notwithstanding  it  pleased  Si- 
las to  abide  there  still. 

35  I'  Paul  also  and  Barnabas  con- 
tinued in  Antioch,  teaching  and 
preaching  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
with  many  others  also. 

3G  1i  And  some  days  after,  Paul 
said  unto  Barnabas,  Let  us  go 
again  and  visit  our  brethren  'in 
every  city  where  we  have  preach- 
ed tiie  word  of  the  Lord,  and  see 
how  they  do. 

37  And  Barnabas  determined  to 
take  with  them  "'John,  whose 
surnaine  was  Mark. 

38  But  Paul  thought  not  good  to 
take  hiin  with  them, «  who  depart- 
ed from  them  from  Pamphj'lia, 
and  went  not  with  them  to  the 
work. 

39  And  the  contention  was  so 
sharp  between  them,  that  they  de- 
parted asunder  one  from  the  oth- 
er :  and  so  Barnabas  took  Mark, 
and  sailed  unto  Cyprus; 

40  And  Paul  chose  Silas,  and  de- 
parted, f  being  recommended  by 
the  brethren  unto  the  grace  of 
God. 

41  And  he  went  through  Syria  and 
Cilicia,  i^ confirming  the  churches. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Paul  having  circumcised  Timothy,  7  and  being 
called  by  the  Spirit  from  one  country  to  anoth- 
er, 14  converteth  hydia,  16  casteth  out  a  spirit 
of  divination,  19  For  which  cause  he  and  .Si- 
las  arc  whipped  and  imprisoned.  26  The  prison 
doors  are  opened.  31  The  jailer  is  converted, 
37  and  they  are  delivered. 

THEN  came  he  to  «Derbe  and 
Lystra :  and,  behold,  a  certain 
disciple  was  there,  ftnanied  Timo- 
theus,  cthe  son  of  a  certain  wo- 
man, which  was  a  Jewess,  and  be- 
lieved ;  but  his  father  (/'«.s-a Greek: 

2  Which  ''was  well  reported  of 
by  the  brethren  that  were  at  Lys- 
tra and  Tconinni. 

3  Ilim  would  Paul  have  to  go 
forth  with  him;  and  (-took  and 
circumcised  liim  Iiecause  of  the 
Jews  which  were  in  those  quar- 
ters: for  they  knew  all  that  his 
father  wa,s  a  Greek. 

4  And  as  they  went  through  the 
cities,  tliey  delivered  them  the 
decrees  lor  to  keep, .'that  wenMir- 
dained  of  the  apostles  and  elders 
which  were  at  Jerusalem. 

5  And  "SO  were  the  churches  es- 
tablished in  the  faith, and  increas- 
ed in  iiumlier  daily. 

(i  Now  when  they  had  gone 
throughout  Plirygia  and  the  re- 
gicjn  of  (^alalia,  and  wore  forbid- 
den of  the  Holy  Ghost  to  preach 
the  word  in  Asia, 

7  After  they  were  come  to  Mysia, 
they  assayed  to  go  into  Bithynia: 
but  the  Spirit  suITered  thein  not. 


Conversion  of  Lydia, 


THE  ACTS. 


and  of  the  jailer. 


A.  D.  53. 


>i2  Cor.  2/lC!. 
2  Tim.  4.  13. 
i  ch.  10.  30. 


k  2  Cor.  2.  13. 


iPhil.  1.  1. 
II  Or,  the  first. 


t  CJr.  sabbath 
day. 


m  Luke  24.45. 


n  Gen.  19.  3. 

&  33.  11. 

Judg.  19.21. 

Luke  24.  29. 

Heb.  13.  2. 
0  1  Sam.  28.7. 
liOr, 

of  Python, 
p  ch.  19.  S4. 


1  Spp  Markl. 
20,  34. 


rM;irkl6.  17. 
sch.  19.  25,26. 

«2  Cor.  6.  5. 
wMatt.  10.18. 
!l  Or,  court. 

J  1  Kings  18. 
17. 
ch.  17.  6. 


y2  Cor.  6.  5. 
&  11.23,  25. 
1  Thcss.  2.2. 


8  And  they  passing  by  Mj'sia 
''came  down  to  Troa.s. 

9  And  a  vision  appeared  to  Paul 
in  llie  niglit ;  Tiiere  stood  a  i  man 
of  Macedonia,  and  prayed  liini, 
saying,  Come  over  into  Macedo- 
nia, and  help  us. 

10  And  after  he  had  seen  the  vi- 
sion, immediately  we  endeavour- 
ed to  go  '■:  into  Macedonia,  assured- 
ly gathering  that   the  I^ord  had  j  unto    God 
called  us  for  to  preach  the  gospel  heard  them 
unto  them. 

11  Therefore  loosing  from  Troas, 
we  came  with  a  straight  course  to 
Samothracia,  and  the  next  day  to 
Neapolis ; 

12  And  from  thence  to  'Philippi, 
which  is  !1  the  chief  city  of  that 
part  of  Macedonia,  and  a  colony  : 
and  we  were  in  that  city  abiding 
certain  days. 

13  And  on  the  t  sabbath  we  went 
out  of  the  city  by  a  river  side, 
where  praj^er  was  wont  to  be 
made;  and  we  sat  down,  and 
spake  unto  the  women  which  re- 
sorted thither. 

14 1[  And  a  certain  woman  named 
Lydia,  a  seller  of  purple,  of  the 
city  of  Thyatira,  which  worship- 
ped God,  heard  us:  whose  "<  heart 
the  Lord  opened,  that  she  attend- 
ed unto  the  things  which  were 
spoken  of  Paul. 

15  And  when  she  was  baptized, 
and  her  household,  she  besought 
?«,  saying.  If  ye  have  judged  me 
to  be  faithful  to  the  Lord,  come 
into  my  house,  and  abide  there. 
And  "She  constrained  us. 

16  1  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  we 
went  to  prayer,  a  certain  damsel 
"possessed  with  a  spirit  II of  div- 
ination met  us,  which  brought 
her  masters  2>  much  gain  by  sooth- 
saying: 

17  The  same  followed  Paul  and 
us,  and  cried,  saying.  These  men 
are  the  servants  of  tlie  most  high 
God,  which  shew  unto  us  the 
way  of  salvation. 

18  And  this  did  she  many  days. 
But  Paul,  <?  being  grieved,  turned 
and  said  to  the  spirit,  I  command 
thee  in  the  name  of  Jesus  ChrLst 
to  come  out  of  her.  'And  he  came 
out  the  same  hour, 

19  If  And  swhen  her  masters 
saw  that  the  hope  of  their  gains 
was  gone,  <they  caught  Paul  and 
Silas,  and  «  drew  them  into  the 
II  marketplace  unto  tlie  rulers, 

20  And  brought  them  to  the 
magistrates,  saying,  These  men, 
being  Jews,  ^do  exceedingly 
trouble  our  city, 

21  And  teach  customs,  which 
are  not  lawful  for  us  to  receive, 
neither  to  observe,  being  Pomans. 

22  And  the  multitude  rose  up 
together  against  them;  and  the 
magistrates  rent  off  their  clothes, 
!/  and  commanded  to  beat  them. 


2."}  And  when  they  had  laid 
many  stripes  upon  them,  they 
cast  thrm  into  prison,  charging 
the  jailer  to  keep  them  safely; 

24  Who,  having  received  such  a 
charge,  thrust  them  into  the  in- 
ner prison,  and  made  their  feet 
fast  in  the  stocks. 

2-5  1  And  at  midnight  Paul  and 

Silas   prayed,  and    sang   praises 

and    the    prisoners 


26  2 And  suddenly  there  was  a 
great  earthquake,  so  that  the 
toundations  of  the  prison  were 
shaken ;  and  immediately  «  all  the 
doors  were  opened,  and  every 
one's  bands  were  loosed. 

27  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison 
awaking  out  of  his  sleep,  and 
seeing  the  prison  doors  open,  he 
drew  out  his  sword,  and  would 
have  killed  himself,  supposing 
that  the  prisoners  had  been  fled. 

28  But  Paul  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying.  Do  thyself  no 
harm :  for  we  are  all  here. 

29  Then  he  called  for  a  light,  and 
sprang  in,  and  came  trembling, 
and  fell  down  before  Paul  and 
Silas, 

30  And  brought  them  out,  and 
.said,  *  Sirs,  what  must  I  do  to  be 
saved  ? 

31  And  they  said,  c  Believe  on 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  thou 
Shalt  be  saved,  and  thy  house. 

32  And  they  spake  unto  him 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  to  all 
that  were  in  his  house. 

33  And  he  took  them  the  same 
hour  of  the  night,  and  washed 
their  stripes  ;  and  was  baptized, 
he  and  all  his,  straightway. 

34  Aiid  when  he  had  brought 
them  into  his  house,  f'he  set 
meat  before  them,  and  rejoiced, 
believing  in  God  with  all  his 
house. 

35  And  when  it  was  day,  the 
magistrates  sent  the  Serjeants, 
saying,  Let  those  men  go. 

36  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison 
told  this  saying  to  Paul,  The 
magistrates  have  sent  to  let  you 
go :  now  therefore  depart,  and  go 
in  peace. 

37  But  Paul  said  unto  them. 
They  have  beaten  us  openly  un- 
condemned,  « being  Romans,  and 
have  cast  us  into  prison  ;  and  now 
do  they  thrust  us  out  jirivily? 
nay  verily  ;  but  let  them  come 
themselves  and  fetch  us  out. 

38  And  the  .Serjeants  told  these 
words  unto  the  magistrates;  and 
the3'  feared,  w- hen  they  heard  that 
they  were  Romans. 

39  And  they  came  and  besought 
them,  and  brought  them-  out,  and 
/desired  them  to  depart  out  of 
the  city. 

40  And  they  went  out  of  the 
prison,  a  and  entered  into  tfie  house 

133 


A.  D.  53. 


2ch.  5.  19.  <fc 
12.  7,  10. 


b  Luke  3.  10. 

ch.  2.  37.  & 

9.  6. 
c  John    3.  16, 

36.  &  6.  47. 

1  John  5.  10. 


rfLuke  5.  29. 
&  19.  6. 


/Matt.  8.  34. 


Paul  prcacheth  at  Thcssalonica,    THE  ACTS. 


Bcrea,  and  Athens. 


A.  D.  53. 


a  Luke  4.  16. 
ch.  9.  20.  & 

13.  6,  14.  <k 

14.  1.  i  16. 
13.  &  19.  8. 

b  Luke  24.  26, 

46. 

ch.  18.  28. 

Gal.  3.  1. 
II  Or,  whom, 

Eaid  he,  / 

preach. 
cch.  28.24. 
rfch.15.  22, 

27,  32,  40. 


eRom.  16.  21. 


/rh.  16.20. 


g  Luke  23.  2. 
John  19.  12. 
1  Pet.  2.  13. 


ch.  9.  2i 
ver.  14. 


i  Is.  34.  16. 
l.uke  18.  29. 
John  C.  39. 


of  Lydia:  and  when  they  had 
seen  the  breth  ren ,  thej'  comforted 
them,  and  departed. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Paul  preacheth  at  Thessalonica,  4  where  some 
believe,  and  others  persecute  him^.  10  He  is 
setit  to  Berea,  and  preacheth  there.  13  Bein^ 
persecuted  at  Thcssalonica,  15  he  cometh  to 
Athens,  and  disputcth,  and  preacheth  the  living 
God  to  them  unknown,  34  whereby  many  are 
converted  unto  Christ. 

NOW  wliea  they  had  passed 
through  Amphipolis  and 
Apollonia.they  came  to  Thessa- 
lonica, where  was  a  synagogue  of 
the  Jews: 

2  And  Paul,  as  his  manner  was, 
«went  in  unto  them,  and  three 
sabbath  days  reasoned  with  them 
out  of  the  Scriptures, 

3  Oi>ening  and  alleging,  *that 
Christ  must  needs  have  suffered, 
and  risen  again  from  the  dead ; 
and  that  this  Jesus,  I  whom  I 
preach  unto  you,  is  Christ. 

4  cAnd  some  of  them  believed, 
and  consorted  with  Paul  and 
rf Silas  ;  and  of  the  devout  Greeks 
a  great  multitude,  and  of  the  chief 
women  not  a  few. 

5  IF  But  the  .lews  which  believed 
not,  moved  with  envy,  took  unto 
them  certain  lewd  fellows  of  the 
baser  sort,  and  gathered  a  com- 
pany, and  set  all  the  city  on  an 
uproar,  and  assaulted  the  house  of 
« Jason,  and  sought  to  bring  them 
out  to  the  people. 

6  And  when  they  found  them 
not,  they  drew  Jason  and  certain 
brethren  unto  the  rulers  of  the 
city,  crying,  /These  that  have 
turned  the  world  upside  down  are 
come  hither  also; 

7  Whom  Jason  hath  received: 
and  these  all  do  contrary  to  the 
decrees  of  Cesar,  » saying  that 
there  is  another  king,  one  Jesus. 

8  And  they  troubled  the  people 
and  the  rulers  of  the  city,  when 
they  heard  tliese  things. 

9  And  when  thej'  had  taken 
security  of  Jason,  and  of  the 
others,  they  let  them  go. 

10  f  And  ''tlie  brethren  imme- 
diately sent  away  Paul  and  Silas 
by  night  unto  IJerea:  who  coming 
fhithrr  went  into  the  sj'nagogue  of 
the  Jews. 

11  These  were  more  noble  than 
those  in  Thessalonica,  in  that  they 
received  the  word  with  all  readi- 
ness of  mind,  and  'searched  the 
Scriptures   daily,  whether   those 

1  tirm[:;s  were  so. 

12  Tlierefore  many  of  them  be- 
lieved ;  also  of  honourable  women 

i  which  were  Greeks,  and  of  men, 

I  not  a  few. 

I   13  But  when  the  .Tews  of  Thes- 

jsalonica  had  knowledge  that  the 
word  of  God  was  preached  of  Paul 
at  Berea,  they  came  thither  also, 

:  and  stirred  up  the  people. 
134 


14  *And  then  immediately  the 
brethren  sent  away  Paul  to  go  as 
it  were  to  the  sea:  but  Silas  and 
Timotheus  abode  there  still. 

15  And  they  tliat  conducted  Paul 
brought  him  unto  Athens :  and 
'receiving  a  commandment  unto 
Silas  and  Timotheus  for  to  come  to 
him  with  all  speed,  they  departed. 

16  If  Now  while  Paulwaited  for 
them  at  Athens,  "'his  spirit  was 
stirred  in  him,  when  he  saw  the 
city  i  wholly  given  to  idolatry. 

17  Therefore  disputed  he  in  the 
synagogue  with  the  Jews,  and 
with  the  devout  persons,  and  in 
the  inarket  daily  with  them  that 
met  with  him. 

18  Then  certain  philosophers  of 
the  Epicureans,  and  of  the  Stoics, 
encountered  him.  And  some  said. 
What  will  this  II  babbler  say  ?  other 
some,  He  seemeth  to  be  a  setter 
forth  of  strange  gods :  because  he 
preached  unto  them  Jesus,  and 
the  resurrection. 

19  And  they  took  him,  and 
brought  him  unto  II  Areopagus, 
saying,  May  we  know  what  this 
new  doctrine,  whereof  thou  speak- 
est,  is  ? 

20  For  thou  bringest  certain 
strange  things  to  our  ears:  we 
would  know  therelbre  what 
these  things  mean. 

21  (For  all  the  Athenians,  and 
strangers  which  were  there,  spent 
their  time  in  nothing  else,  but 
either  to  tell  or  to  hear  some  new 
thing.) 

22  'ii  Then  Paul  stood  in  the  midst 
of  II  Mai's'  hill,  and  said,  Ye  men  of 
Athens,  I  perceive  that  in  all 
things  ye  are  too  superstitious. 

23  For  as  I  passed  by,  and  beheld 
vour  II  devotions.  I  Ibund  an  altar 
with  this  inscription,  TO  THE 
UNKNOWN  GOD.  Whom  there- 
fore ye  ignorantly  worship,  him 
declare  I  unto  you. 

24  n  God  that  made  the  world  and 
all  things  therein,  seeing  that 
he  is  °  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth, 
?'dwelleth  not  in  temples  made 
with  hands ; 

2.')  Neither  is  worshipped  with 
men's  hands,  a  as  though  he  need- 
ed any  thing,  seeing  'he  giveth  to 
all  life,  and  breath, and  all  things; 

2(1  And  hath  made  of  one  blood 
all  nations  of  men  ibr  to  dwell  on 
all  the  face  of  the  earth,  and  hath 
determined  the  times  before  ap- 
pointed, and  » the  bounds  of  their 
Jiabitation  ; 

27  '  That  they  should  seek  the 
Lord,  if  haply  they  might  feel 
after  him,  and  find  him,  "  though 
he  be  not  far  from  every  one  of 
us: 

28  For*in  him  we  live,  and  move, 
and  have  our  being;  !/as  certain 
also  of  vour  own  poets  have  said, 
For  we'are  also  his  offspring. 


Paul  preacheth  at  Corinth. 


THE  ACTS. 


He  is  accused  before  Gallio. 


A.  D.  54. 


ech.  14.  16. 

Rom.  3.  25. 
6  Luke  24.  47 

Tit.  2. 11,  i2 

1  ret.  1.  14. 

&.4.  3. 
cch.  10.  42. 

Rom.  2.  16. 

fc  14.  10. 
;i  Or,  offered 

faith. 
(fch.  2.  84. 


c  Rom.  16.  3. 

1  Cor.  16.  la. 

2  Tim.  4.  19. 


6ch.20.34. 

1  Cor.  4.  12. 

lThess.2.  9. 

2Thess.  3.  6. 
c  ch.  17.  2. 

Jch.  17.  14, 

lo. 
e  .lob  32.  18. 

ih.  17.  3. 

vcr.  2S. 
COr, 

is  the  Christ. 
/ch.  13.  45. 

1  Pet.  4.  4. 
gNeh.  5.  13. 

Matt.  10.  14. 
ch.  13.  51. 
h  Lev.  20.  9, 
11,  12. 

2  Sam.  1.  16. 
Ez.  18.  13.  <Sc 
33.  4. 

I  Ez.  3.  18,  19. 

&  33.  9. 

ch.  20.  26. 
*ch.  13.  46. 

<fc  2S.  26. 
ilCor.  1.14. 


29  Forasmuch  then  as  we  are 
the  offspring  of  God,  "  we  ought 
not  to  think  that  the  Godhead  is 
like  unto  gold,  or  silver,  or  stone, 
graven  by  art  and  man's  device. 

30  And  "the  times  of  this  igno- 
rance God  winked  at ;  but  >>  now 
commandeth  all  men  every  where 
to  repent : 

31  Because  he  hath  appointed  a 
day,  ill  the  which  ^he  will  judge 
the  world  in  righteousness  by 
that  man  whom  he  hath  ordained ; 
irhey^eofhe  hath  !l  given  assurance 
unto  all  jnen,  in  that  "^he  hath 
raised  him  from  the  dead. 

32 '^  And  when  they  heard  of  the 
resurrection  of  the  dead,  some 
mocked :  and  others  said.  We  will 
hear  thee  again  of  this  matter. 

33  So  Paul  departed  from  among 
them. 

34  Howbeit  certain  men  clave 
unto  him,  and  believed :  among 
the  which  icas  Dionysius  the 
Areopagite,  and  a  woman  named 
Damaris,  and  others  with  them. 

CHAPTER   XVIII. 

3  Paul  lahourclh  with  his  hands,  and  preacheth 
at  Corinth  to  the  Gentiles.  9  The  Lord  en- 
courageth  him  in  a  vision,  12  He  is  accused 
before  Gallio  the  deputy,  but  is  dismissed.  18 
Afterwards  passing  from  city  to  city  he 
strengtheneth  the  disciples.  24  Apollos,  being 
more  perfectly  instructed  by  Aiiuita  and  Pns- 
eilla,   2SpTeacheth  Christ  with  great  efficacy. 

AFTER  these  things  Paul  de- 
.  parted  from  Athens,  and  came 
to  Corinth ; 

2  And  found  a  certain  Jew 
named  «Aquila,  born  in  Pontus, 
lately  come  from  Italy,  with  his 
wife  Priscilla,  (because  that 
Claudius  had  commanded  all 
Jews  to  depart  from  Rome,)  and 
came  unto  them. 

3  And  because  he  was  of  the 
same  craft,  he  abode  with  them, 
*and  wrought:  (for  by  their  oc- 
cupation they  were  teutmakers.) 

4  ^And  he  reasoned  in  the  syn- 
agogue every  sabbath,  and  per- 
suaded the  .Tews  and  the  Greeks. 

5  And  <i  when  Silas  and  Timo- 
theus  were  come  from  Macedo- 
nia. Paul  was  « pressed  in  the 
spirit,  and  testified  to  the  Jews 
thfit  Jesus  II  ica.'i  Christ. 

G  And  .^' when  thej'  opposed  them- 
selves, andblasphemod,  slie  shook 
his  raiment,  and  said  unto  them, 
''Your  blood  be  upon  your  own 
heads ;  '  I  am  clean :  *from  hence- 
forth I  will  go  unto  the  Gentiles. 

7  !i  And  he  departed  thence, 
and  entered  into  a  certain  mart's 
house,  named  Justus,  one  that 
worshipped  God,  whose  hou.se 
joined  hard  to  the  synagogue. 

8  'And  Crispus,  the  chief  ruler 
of  the  synagogue,  believed  on 
the  Lord  with  all  his  house ;  and 
many  of  the  Corinthians  hearing 
believed,  and  were  baptized. 

60 


9  Then  «<  spake  the  Lord  to  Paul 
in  the  night  by  a  vision.  Be  not 
afraid,  but  speak,  and  hold  not 
thy  peace : 

10  «  For  I  am  with  thee,  and  no 
man  shall  set  on  thee  to  hurt  thee : 
for  I  have  much  people  in  this  city. 

11  And  he  t  continued  there  a 
year  and  six  months,  teaching 
the  word  of  God  among  them. 

12  ^  And  when  Gallio  was  the 
deputy  of  Achaia,  the  Jews  made 
insurrection  with  one  accord 
against  Paul,  and  brought  him 
to  the  judgment  seat, 

13  Saying,  This /e^toit'  persuadeth 
men  to  worship  God  contrary  to 
the  law. 

14  And  when  Paul  was  now 
about  to  open  his  mouth,  Gallio 
said  unto  the  Jews, "  If  it  were  a 
matter  of  wrong  or  wicked  lewd- 
ness, O  ye  Jews,  reason  would 
that  I  should  bear  with  j'ou: 

1.5  But  if  it  be  a  question  of 
words  and  names,  and  of  your 
law,  look  ye  to  it;  for  I  will  be 
no  judge  of  such  viatters. 

16  And  he  drave  them  from  the 
judgment  seat. 

17  Then  all  the  Greeks  took 
i-'Sosthenes,  the  chief  ruler  of  the 
synago.gue,  and  beat  him  before 
the  judgment  seat.  And  Gallio 
cared  for  none  of  those  things. 

18  \  And  Paul  after  this  tarried 
there  yet  a  good  while,  and  then 
took  his  leave  of  the  brethren, 
and  sailed  thence  into  Sj-ria,  and 
with  him  Priscilla  and'  Aquila; 
having  9Shorn  hU  head  in  '•Cen- 
chrea :  for  he  had  a  vow. 

19  And  he  came  to  Ephesus,  and 
left  them  there:  but  he  himself 
entered  into  the  s.vnagogue,  and 
reasoned  with  the  Jews. 

2J  When  they  desired  him.  to 
tarry  longer  time  with  them,  he 
consented  not; 

21  But  bade  them  farewell,  say- 
ing,« I  must  by  all  means  keep  i 
this  feast  that  cometh  in  Jerusa- 
lem :  but  I  will  return  again  unto 
you,  t\i  God  will.  And  he  sailed 
from  Ephesus. 

22  And  when  he  had  landed  at 
Cesarea,  and  gone  up.  and  saluted 
the  church,  he  went  down  to  An- 
tioch. 

23  And  after  he  had  spent  some 
time  there,  he  departed,  and  went 
over  all  the  country  of  "  Galatia 
and  Phrygia  in  order,  a^strength-  j 
ening  all  the  disciples. 

24  li  2/And  a  certain  Jew  named  1 
Apollos,  born  at  Alexandria,  an , 
eloquent  man,  and  mighty  in  the ' 
Scriptures,  came  to  Ephesus. 

2.5  This  man  was  instructed  in 
the  way  of  the  Lord  ;  and  being 
2 fervent  in  the  spirit,  he  spake 
and  taught  diligently  the  things 
of  the  Lord,  "knowing  only  the 
baptLsm  of  John. 
13.5 


A.  D.  54. 


m  ch.  23.  11. 

n  Jer.  1.  18, 
10. 
Matt.  28.  20. 

t.Gr. 
sat  there. 

A.  D.  55. 

ending. 


0  ch.  23.  29.  (fc 
25.  11, 19. 


p  1  Cor.  1.  1. 


?  Num.  6.  18. 
ch.  21.  24. 
r  Rom.  16.  1. 


»ch.l<».  21.  & 
20.  16. 


1 1  Cor.  4.  19. 
Heb.  6.  3. 
James  4.  16. 

A.  D.  56. 


u  Gal.  1.  2.  Ic 

4.  14. 
xch.l4.  22.  <fc 

15.  32,  41. 
yl  Cor.  1.  12. 

&  3.  5,  6.  Ic 

4.  6. 

Tit.  3.  13. 


z  Rom.  12.  11. 
acb.  19.  3. 


The  Holy  Ghost  is  given. 


THE  ACTS. 


Uproar  at  Ejjhesus. 


A.  D.  56. 


*  1  Cor.  3.  6. 

cch.  9.  22.  (t 

17.  3. 

ver.  5. 
i!  Or,  !i  <.Ve 

Cftrwi. 


ol  Cor.  ].  12. 
&  3.  6,  6. 


26  And  he  began  to  speak  boldly 
jn  the  synagogue:  whom  when 
Aquila  and  Priscilla  had  heard, 
thev  took  him  unto  them,  and  ex- 
pounded unto  him  the  way  of  God 
more  perfectly. 

27  And  when  he  was  disposed  to 
I)ass  into  Achaia,  the  brethren 
wrote,  exhorting  the  disciples  to 
receive  him :  wlio,  when  he  was 
come,  *  helped  them  much  which 
had  believed  through  grace: 

28  For  he  mightily  convinced 
the  .Tews,  and  that  publicly, 
••shewing  by  the  Scriptures  that 
Jesus  11  was  Christ. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

6  The  Holy  Ghost  is  ^iven  by  Paul's  hands.  9 
The  Jews  hluspheme  his  doctrine,  which  is  con- 
firmed by  miracles.  13  The  Jewish  exorcists 
16  are  beaten  by  the  devil.  19  Conjuring  books 
are  burnt.  24  Demetrius,  for  lone  of  ^ain, 
raiseih  an  uproar  against  Pxul,  35  which  is 
appeased  by  the  townclerk. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that,  while 
J\.  "ApoUos  v>'as  at  Corinth,  Paul 
having  passed  through  the  upper 
coasts  came  to  Ephesus ;  and  tlud- 
ing  certain  di-sciples, 

2  He  said  unto  them.  Have  ye 
received  the  Holy  Ghost  since  ye 


chiefs  or  aprons,  and  the  diseases 
departed  from  them,  and  the  evil 
spirits  went  out  of  them. 

Vo  %  I'Then  certain  of  the  vaga- 
bond Jews,  exorcists,  fytook  upon 
them  to  call  over  them  which 
had  evil  spirits  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus,  saying.  We  adjure  you 
by  Jesus  whom  Paul  preacheth. 

14  And  there  were  seven  sons  of 
one  Sceva,  a  Jew,  o?k?  chief  of  the 
priests,  which  did  so. 

1-5  And  the  evil  spirit  answered 
and  srjd,  Jesus  I  know,  and  Paul 
I  know ;  but  who  are  ye  ? 

16  And  the  man  in  Miiom  the  evil 
spirit  was  leaped  on  them,  and 
overcame  them,  and  prevailed 
against  them,  so  that  thej-  fled  out 
of  that  house  naked  and  wounded. 

17  And  this  was  known  to  all  the 
Jews  and  Greeks  also  dwelling  at 
Ephesus;  and  '•fear  fell  on  them 
all,  and  the  name  of  the  Lord  Je- 
sus was  magnified. 

18  And  many  that  believed 
came,  and  « confessed,  and  shewed 
their  deeds. 

19  Many  of  them  also  which 
used  curious  arts  brought  their 
books  together,  and  burned  them 


A.  D.  58. 

p  Matt.  12.  27. 
q  See  Mark  8. 

38. 


believed?     And'they  said   unto  !  before  all  i;*^/?  .-and  thej'  counted 
him,  *We  have  not  so  much  as  the  price  of  them,  and  found  it 


ech.  18.  23. 
<£Matt.  3.11. 

.lohn  1.  15, 

27,  30. 

ch.  1.  5.  & 

11.  16.  &.19. 

21,  20. 


/rh.  C.  6.  &. 

e.  17. 
yell.  2.  4.  & 

10.  4G. 


hch.  17.  2.  Si 
in.  4. 

j  rh.  1.  3.  dc 

28.  23. 

A.  D.  57. 

»2Tim.l.  10. 

2  Pet.  2.2. 

Jude  10. 
/  See  ch.  9.  2. 

&  22.  4.  & 

24.  14. 

vcr.  23. 
m  See  ch.  20. 

81 


71  Mark  16. 20. 

ch.  14.  S. 
V  Bee  2  Kings 

4.29. 

«b.  S.  16. 


heard  whether  there  be  any  Holy 
Ghost. 

a  And  he  said  unto  them,  Unto 
what  then  were  ye  baptized  ?  And 
they  said,  cUnto  John's  baptism. 

4  Then  said  Paul,  ''John  verily 
baptized  with  the  baptism  of  re- 


fifty  thousand  ptecfs  of  silver. 

20  'So  mightily  grew  the  word 
of  God  and  prevailed. 

21  f  '<  After  these  things  -were 
ended,  Paul  *  purposed  in  the 
spirit,  when  he  had  passed 
through  Macedonia  and  Achaia, 


pentance,  saying  unto  the  people,  \  to  go  to  Jerusalem,  saying,  After 


that  they  should  believe  on  him 
which  should  come  after  him, 
that  is,  on  Christ  Jesus. 

5  When  they  heard  this,  they 
were  baptized  ein  the  name  of 
the  Lord  Jesus. 

6  And  when  Paul  had  /laid  his 
hands  upon  them,  the  Holy  Ghost 
came  on  them;  and  ^tliey  spake 
with  tongues,  and  prophesied. 

7  And  all  the  men  were  about 
twelve 


I  have  been  there,  vl  must  also 
see  Rome. 

22  So  he  sent  into  Macedonia 
two  of  sthem  that  ministered  un- 
to him,  Timotheus  and  "Era.stus; 
but  he  himself  stayed  in  Asia  for 
a  season. 

Zi  And  frthe  same  time  there 
arose  no  small  stir  about  cthat 
way. 

24  For  a  certain  man  named  De- 
metrius,   a     silversmith,    which 


8  /lAnd  he  went  into  the  syna-|inade  silver   shrines   for   Diana, 
gogue,  and  spake  boldly  for  the  i  brought'' no  small  gain  unto  the 


space  of  three  months,  disputin 
and  persuading  the  things  » con- 
cerning the  kingdom  of  God. 
9  But  ''Wlioii  divers  were  hard- 
ened, and  believed  not,  but  spake 
evil  'of  that  way  before  the  mul- 
titude, he  departed  from  them, 
and  separated  the  disciples,  dis- 
puting daily  in  the  school  of  one 
Tyrannus 


craftsmen ; 

2-5  Whom  ho  called  togetherwith 
the  workmen  of  like  occupalic)n, 
and  said.  Sirs,  ye  know  that  by 
this  craft  we  have  our  wealLli. 

26  Moreover  ye  see  and  hear, 
that  not  alone  at  Ephesus,  but 
almost  throughout  all  Asia,  this 
Paul  hatli  persuaded  and  turned 
away  much  people,  saying  that 


10  And  mthis  continued  by  the  "they  be  no  gods,  which  are  made 
space  of  two  years;   .so  that  all  |  with  hands : 

they  which  dwelt  in  Asia  heard  27  So  that  not  only  this  our  craft 
the" word  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  both  is  in  danger  to  be  set  at  nought; 
Jews  and  Greeks.  l  but  also  that  the  temple  of  the 

11  And   "God  wrought  special !  great  goddess  Diana  should  be  de- 
miracles  by  the  hands  of  Paul:       jspised.     and     her    magnificence 

12  oSotliat  from  his  body  were  should  be  destroyed,  whom    all 
brought  unto  the  sick  handker- 1  Asia  and  the  world  worshippeth. 

136 


An  iiijroar  against  Paul. 


THE  ACTS. 


Eutyclius  raiited  to  life. 


A.  D.  59. 


/Rom.  16.  23. 
1  Cor.  1.14. 


Col.  4.  10. 
Phile.-n.  24. 


."klTira.  1.20. 
2  Tim.  4.  14. 
ich.  12.  17. 


tGr. 

the  tenpU 

ktepsr. 


)  Or,  the 
court  days 
arc  kept. 


2  Or. 
ordinary. 


I  28  And  when   tlie}^  heard    these 

sai/itiffs,  they  were  full  of  wrath, 

I  and   cried   out,   saying,  Great   is 

I  Diana  of  the  Ephesians. 

I  29  And  the  whole  city  was  filled 

;  with     confusion :      and     having 

I  caught  /Gaius  and  fl'Aristarchus, 

men  of  Macedonia,  Paul's  com- 

'  panions   in    travel,   they   rushed 

!  with  one  accord  into  the  theatre. 

:   30  And  when  Paul  would  have 

entered  in  unto  the  people,  the 

disciples  suffered  him  not. 

31  And  certain  of  the  chief  of 
Asia,  which  were  his  friends,  sent 
unto  him,  desiring  film  that  he 
would  not  adventure  himself  into 
the  theatre. 

32  Some  therefore  cried  one  thing, 
and  some  another :  for  the  assem- 
bly was  confused;  and  the  more 
part  knew  not  wherefore  they 
were  come  together. 

33  And  they  drew  Alexander  out 
of  the  multitude,  the  Jews  put- 
ting him  forward.  And  ^  Alexan- 
der 'beckoned  with  the  hand,  and 
would  have  made  his  defence  unto 
the  people. 

34  But  when  they  knev/  that  he 
was  a  Jew,  all  with  one  voice  about 
the  space  of  two  hours  cried  out, 
Great  i.s  Diana  of  the  Ephesians. 

35  And  when  the  townclerk  had 
appeased  the  people,  he  said,  Ye 
men  of  Ephesns,  what  man  is 
there  that  knoweth  not  how  that 
the  city  of  the  Ephesians  is  +a 
worshipper  of  the  great  goddess 
Diana,  and  of  the  ima^e  which  fell 
down  from  Jupiter? 

36  Seeing  then  that  these  things 
cannot  be  spoken  against,  ye 
ought  to  be  quiet,  and  to  do  noth- 
ing rashly. 

37  For  ye  have  brought  hither 
these  men,  which  are  neither  rob- 
bers of  churches,  nor  yet  blasphe- 
mers of  yovir  goddess. 

38  Wherefore  if  Demetrius,  and 
the  craftsmen  which  are  with  him, 
have  a  matter  against  any  man, 
Sthe  law  is  open,  and  there  are 
deputies:  let  them  implead  one 
another. 

39  But  if  ye  inquire  any  thing 
concerning  other  matters,  it  shall 
be  determined  in  a  il  lawful  assem- 
bly. 

40  For  we  are  in  danger  to  be 
called  in  question  for  this  day's 
uproar,  there  being  no  cause 
wherebj'  we  may  give  an  account 
of  this  concourse. 

41  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken, 
he  dismissed  the  assembly. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  Paul  goeth  to  Macedonia.  7  He  rrlebrateththe 
Lord's  supper,  and  preacheth.  9  Eutyr.hus  hnv' 
ing  fallen  down  dead.  10  is  raised  to  life,  il  At 
Milttum  he  calleth  the  elders  together,  tellttk 
tkem  what  shall  befuU  to  himself,  28  committcth 
God's  Jiock  to  them,  20  wametfi  them  of  false 
teachers,  22  commcndeth  them  to  God,  36  pray- 
eth  with  them,  and  gocth  his  way. 


AND  after  the  uproar  was 
-  ceased,  Paul  called  unto  him 
the  disciples,  and  embraced  them, 
and  n  departed  for  to  go  into  Mace- 
donia. 

2  And  when  he  had  gone  over 
those  parts,  and  had  given  them 
much  exhortation,  he  came  into 
Greece, 

3  And  thei-e  abode  three  months. 
And  6  when  the  Jews  laid  wait  for 
him.  as  he  was  about  to  sail  into 
Sj'ria,  he  purpo.sed  to  return 
through  Macedonia. 

4  And  there  accompanied  him 
into  Asia  SopaterofBerea;  and  of 
the  Thessalonians,  <•  Aristarchus 
and  Secundus;  and  ^  Gaius  of 
Derbe,  and  •■Timotheus;  and  of 
Asia./Tychicus  and  a  Trophimus. 

5  These  going  before  tarried  for 
us  at  Troas. 

0  And  we  sailed  away  from  Phi- 
'  lippi  after  ''  the  days  of  unleaven- 
ed bread,  and  came  unto  them  Ho 
Troas  in  five  days;  where  we 
abode  seven  daj's. 

7  And  upon  *  the  first  day  of  the 
week,  when  the  disciples  came  to- 
gether 'to  break  bread,  Paul 
preached  unto  them,  ready  to  de- 
part on  the  morrow :  and  contin- 
ued his  speech  until  midnight. 

8  And  there  were  many  lights 
"I in  the  upper  chamber,  where 
they  were  gathered  together. 

9  And  there  sat  in  a  window  a 
!  certain  young  man  named  Euty- 
j  chus,  being   fallen    into   a   deep 

sleep :  and  as  Paul  was  long- 
preaching,  he  sunk  dov\'n  with 
sleep,  and  fell  down  from  the 
third  loft,  and  was  taken  up 
dead. 

10  AndPaulwent  down,  and  "fell 
on  him,  and  embracing  him  said, 
0  Trouble  not  yourselves;  for  his 
life  is  in  him. 

11  When  he  therefore  was  come 
up  again,  and  had  broken  bread, 
and  eaten,  and  talked  a  long 
while,  even  till  break  of  day,  so  he 
departed. 

12  And  they  brought  the  young 
man  alive,  and  were  not  a  little 
comforted. 

13  •'  And  we  went  before  to  ship, 
and  sailed  unto  Assos,  there  in- 
tending to  take  in  Paul :  for  so 
had  he  appointed,  minding  him- 
self to  go  afoot. 

14  And  when  he  met  with  us  at 
Assos,  we  took  him  in,  and  came 
to  Mitj'lene. 

1-5  And  we  sailed  thence,  and 
came  the  next  dmj  over  against 
Chios ;  and  the  next  dai/  we  ar- 
rived at  Samos,  and  tarried  at 
Trogyllium  ;  and  the  next  day  we 
came  to  Miletus. 

16  For  Paul  had  determined  to 

sail  by  Ephesus,  because  he  would 

not  spend  the  time  in  Asia  :   for 

phe  hasted,  if  it  were  possible  for 

137 


A. 

D 

59. 

a  1  C 
IT 

A. 

or. 
m. 

D. 

16.  5 
1.  3.' 

60. 

b  ch.  9.  23.  & 
23.  12.  &  25. 


2  Cor.  11.  26. 


I  cch.  19.  29.4; 
I    27.  2. 

Col.  4.  10. 
d  ch.  19.  29. 
ech.  16.  1. 
f  Eph.  6.  21. 

Co!.  4.  7. 

2  Tim.  4.  12. 

Tit.  ".  12. 
?rh.21.  29. 

2  Tim.  4.20. 
ft  Ex.12.  14, 

lo.  &:  23.  15. 
ich.  16.8. 

2  Cor.  2.  12. 

2  Tim.  4.  13. 
»  1  Cor.  16.  2. 

Rev.  1.  10. 
ich.  2.  42,  46. 

1  Cor.  I-.-.  16. 

&  11.  20,  &..-. 
mch.  1.  13. 


n  1  Kings  17. 

21. 

2  Kings  4.34. 
0  Matt.  9.  24 


p  ch.  18.  21.4; 

19.  2i.&ai. 

4,  12. 


Paul's  charrje  to  the 


THE  ACTS. 


elders  of  Ephesus. 


A.  D.  60.    I 


g  ch.  24.  17. 
rch.  2.  1. 
1  Cor.  16.  8. 


s  ch.  18.  19. 
&.  19.  1,10. 


(  ver.  3. 
u  ver.  27. 


xch.  18.  5. 
J  Mark  1.15. 

Luke  24.  47. 

ch.  2.  38. 

z  ch.  19.  21. 


arh.21.  4,  11. 

1  Thes3.  3.3. 
II  Or, 

wait /or  mc. 

b  ch.  21.  13. 
Rom.  8.  35. 

2  Cor.  4.  16. 
c2Tira.  4.  7. 
drh.  1.  17. 

2  Cor.  4.  1. 
e  Ga!.  1.  1. 

Tit.  1.  3. 
/  ver.  33. 

Rom.  15.  23. 


f  ch.18.  0. 
2  Cor.  7.  2. 

h  ver.  20. 
!  Luke  7.  30. 

.lohii  15.  15. 

Kph.  1.  11. 
*  1  Tim.  4.  IB. 

1  Pel.  5.  2. 

II  Cor.  12.28. 
m  Epli.  1.  7, 

M. 

Col.  1.  It. 

llcb.  9.  12. 

1  Pet.  1.  19. 

Rev.  5.  9. 
n  See  Heb.  9. 


14. 


15. 


0  Matt. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 
pi  Tim.  1.  20. 

1  .John  2.  19. 


7ch.  19.  10. 

r  Hcb.  13.  9. 
.^  ch.  9.  31. 
tc.h.   26.  18. 

Kph.  1.  18. 

Col.  1.  12.  & 

3.  24. 

Heb.  9.  15. 

1  Pet.  1.  4. 


him,  7  to  be  at  Jerusalem '-the  day 
of  Pentecost. 

17  ^  And  from  Miletus  he  sent  to 
Ephesus,  and  called  the  elders  of 
the  church. 

18  And  when  they  were  come  to 
him,  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  l^now, 
«  from  the  lirst  day  that  I  came  in- 
to Asia,  after  what  manner  I  have 
been  with  you  at  all  seasons, 

19  Serving  the  Lord  witli  all  hu- 
mility of  mind,  and  with  many 
tears',  and  temptations,  which  be- 
fell me<by  the  lying  in  wait  of  the 
Jews: 

20  And  how  "T  kept  back  nothing 
that  was  profitable  unto  you,  but 
have  shewed  you,  and  have  taught 
you  publicly,  and  from  house  to 
house, 

21 « Testifying  both  to  the  Jews, 
and  also  to  the  Greeks,  ;/ repent- 
ance toward.God,  and  faith  toward 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

22  And  now,  behold,  =1  go  bound 
in  the  spirit  unto  Jerusalem,  not 
knowing  the  things  that  shall  be- 
fall me  there: 

23  Save  that  "the  Holy  Ghost 
vvitne.sseth  in  every  city,  saying 
that  bonds  and  afflictions  II  abide 
me. 

24  But  6  none  of  these  things 
move  me,  neither  count  I  my  life 
dear  unto  myself,  <=  so  that  I  might 
finish  my  course  with  joy,  '^and 
the  ministry,  <=  which  I  have  re- 
ceived of  the  Lord  Jesus,  to  testify 
the  gospel  of  the  grace  of  God. 

25  And  now,  behold, /I  know 
that  ye  all,  among  whom  I  have 
gone  preaching  the  kingdom  of 
God,  shall  see  my  face  no  more. 

26\Vlierefore  I  take  you  to  record 
this  day,  that  I  am  impure  from 
the  blood  of  all  men. 

27  For  '«I  have  not  shunned  to 
declare  unto  you  all  '  the  counsel 
of  God. 

28  li  ''Take  heed  therefore  unto 
yourselves,  and  to  all  the  flock, 
over  tlie  which  the  Holy  Ghost 
Hiatli  made  you  overseers,  to  feed 
the  church  of  God,  '"which  he 
hath  purchased  "with  his  own 
Ijlood. 

29  For  I  know  this,  tliat  after  my 
departing  «  sliall  grievous  wolves 
enter  in  among  you,  not  sparing 
the  floclc. 

.30  Also  pof  your  own  selves 
shall  men  arise,  speaking  per- 
verse things,  to  draw  away  dis- 
ciples after  tlierii. 

;jl  Therefore  watch,  and  remem- 
ber, tliat  f/bythe  space  of  three 
years  I  ceased  not  to  warn  every 
one  night  and  day  witli  tears. 

32And  now,  brethren.!  commend 
you  to  God,  and  ''to  the  word  of 
his  grace,  which  is  able  « to  build 
you  up,  and  to  give  you  <an  in- 
'heritance  among  all  them  which 
are  sanctified. 

138 


33  «  I  have  coveted  no  man's  sil- 
ver, or  gold,  or  apparel. 

34  Yea,  ye  yourselves  know, 
a;  that  these  hands  have  minister- 
ed unto  my  necessities,  and  to 
them  that  were  with  me. 

35  I  have  shewed  you  all  things, 
'J  how  that  so  labouring  ye  ought 
to  support  the  weak,  and  to  re- 
member the  words  of  the  Lord 
Jesus,  how  he  said,  It  is  more 
blessed  to  give  than  to  receive. 

36  1[  And  when  he  had  thus  spok- 
en, he  2  kneeled  down,  and  prayed 
with  them  all. 

37  And  they  all  wept  sore,  and 
'^fell  on  Paul's  neck,  and  kissed 
him. 

38  Sorrowing  most  of  all  for  the 
words  ''Which  he  spake,  that  they 
should  see  his  face  no  more.  And 
they  accompanied  him  unto  the 
ship. 

CHAPTER   XXI. 

1  Paul  will  not  by  tiny  means  be  dissuaded  from 
goinf^  to  Jprusalcm.  9  Pkilip's  daughters 
prophetesses.  17  Paul  Cometh  to  Jerusalem  :  27 
where  he  is  apprehended,  and  in  great  danger, 
31  hut  by  the  chief  captain  is  rescued,  and  per- 
mitted to  speak  to  the  people. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  after 
.  we  were  gotten  from  them, 
and  had  launched,  we  came  with 
a  straight  course  unto  Coos,  and 
the  day  following  unto  Ehodes, 
and  from  thende  unto  Patara : 

2  And  finding  a  ship  sailing  over 
unto  Phenicia,  we  went  aboard, 
and  set  forth. 

3  Now  when  we  had  discovered 
Cyprus,  we  left  it  on  the  left  hand, 
and  sailed  into  Syria,  and  landed 
at  Tyre :  for  there  the  ship  was  to 
unlade  her  burden. 

4  And  finding  disciples,  we  tar- 
ried there  seven  days  :  «  who  said 
to  Paul  througli  the  Spirit,  that 
he  should  not  go  up  to  Jerusalem. 

5  And  when  we  had  accomplish- 
ed those  days,  we  departed  and 
went  our  way;  and  they  all 
brought  us  on  our  way,  with 
wives  and  children,  till  ivr  ivar 
out  of  the  city:  and  '•  we  kneeled 
down  on  the  shore,  and  prayed. 

6  And  when  we  )iad  taken  our 
leave  one  of  anotlier,  we  took 
sliip;  and  they  returned  e  home 
again. 

7  And  when  we  had  finished  our 
course  from  Tyre,  we  came  to 
Ptolemais,  and  saluted  tlie  breth- 
ren, and  abode  with  them  one  day. 

8  And  the  next  day  we  that  were 
of  Paul's  company  departed,  and 
came  unto  Cesarea;  and  we  en- 
teredinto  the  house  of  Phih])  -'the 
evangelist, «  wliich  was  onr.  of  the 
seven  ;  and  abode  with  him. 

9  And  the  same  man  had  four 
daughters,  virgins,  /which  did 
prophesy. 

10  And  as  we  tarried  /here  many 
days,  there  came  down  from  Ju- 


A.  D.  60. 


u  1  Sam.  12.3. 

1  Cor.  9.  12. 

2  Cor.  7.  2.  <k 
11.9.  &  12.17. 

jch.  IS.  3. 

1  Cor.  4.  12. 

1  Thess.  2.  9. 

2Thc8s.3.  8. 
y  Rom.  15.  1. 

1  Cor.  9.  12. 

2  Cor.  11.  9, 
12.  &  12.  13. 
Eph.  4.  28. 

1  Thess. 4. 
11.  &  5.  14. 

2  Thess.  3.8. 
zch.  7.  60.  & 

21.  5. 

a  Gen.  45.  14. 
&.  40.  29. 


och.  20.23. 
ver.  12. 


c  John  i,  11. 


r/Eph.  4.  11. 

2  Tun.  4.  6. 
cell.  G.b.&e 

26,  40. 

/Joel  2.  28. 
ch.2.  17. 


Paul  is  assaulted 


THE  ACTS. 


in  the  temple. 


A.  D.  60. 


fch.  11.28. 


hch.  20.  23. 
ver.  33. 


*  Matt.  6.  10. 
i  2G.  42. 


m  ch.  15.  13. 
Gal.  1.  19.  k 


nch.  15.  4,12. 
Rom.  15.  18, 


och.  1.  17 
20.  24. 


pch.22.  3. 
Kom.  10.  2. 
Gal.  1.  14. 


?Xuin.  6.  2, 
13,  18. 
ch.  18.  18. 


dea    a    certain    prophet,  named 
jfAgabus. 

11  And  when  he  was  come  unto 
us,  he  took  Paul's  girdle,  and 
bound  his  own  hands  and  feet,  and 
said.  Thus  saith  the  Holy  Ghost, 
'» So  shall  the  Jews  at  Jerusalem 
bind  the  man  that  owneth  this 
girdle,  and  shall  deliver  him  into 
the  hands  of  the  Gentiles. 

12  And  when  we  heard  these 
things,  both  we,  and  they  of  that 
place,  besought  him  not  to  go  up 
to  Jerusalem. 

13  Then  Paul  answered,  «What 
mean  ye  to  weep  and  to  break 
mine  heart  ?  for  I  am  ready  not 
to  be  bound  only,  but  also  to  die 
at  Jerusalem  for  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus. 

14  And  when  he  would  not  be 
persuaded,  we  ceased,  saying, 
«The  will  of  the  Lord  be  done. 

15  And  after  those  days  we  took 
up  our  carriages,  and  went  up  to 
Jerusalem. 

16  There  went  with  us  also  cer- 
tain of  the  disciples  of  C'esarea, 
and  brought  with  thein  one 
Mnason  of  Cyprus,  an  old  cUs- 
ciple,  with  whom  we  should  lodge. 

17 'And  when  we  were  come  to 
Jerusalem,  the  brethren  received 
us  gladly. 

18  And  the  day  following  Paul 
went  In  with  us  unto  '"James; 
and  all  the  elders  were  present. 

19  And  when  he  had  saluted 
them,  "he  declared  particularly 
what  things  God  had  wrought 
among  the  Gentiles  "by  his  min- 
istry. 

20  And  when  they  heard  it,  they 
glorified  the  Lord,  and  said  unto 
him.  Thou  seest,  brother,  how 
many  thousands  of  Jews  there 
are  which  believe;  and  they  are 
all  p  zealous  of  the  law: 

21  And  they  are  Informed  of  thee, 
that  thou  teachest  all  the  Jews 
which  are  among  the  Gentiles  to 
forsake  Moses,  saying  that  they 
ought  not  to  circumcise  their  chil- 
dren, neither  to  walk  after  the 
customs  ? 

22  What  is  it  therefore?  the  mul- 
titude must  needs  come  together: 
for  they  will  hear  that  thou  art 
come. 

23  Do  therefore  this  that  w^e  say 
to  thee :  We  have  four  men  which 
have  a  vow  on  them ; 

24  Them  take,  and  purify  thy- 
self with  them,  and  be  at  charges 
with  them,  that  they  may  <z  shave 
their  heads:  and  all  may  know 
that  tiiose  things,  whereof  they 
were  informed  concerning  thee, 
are  nothing:  but  t/iat  thou  thy- 
self also  walkest  orderly,  arid 
keenest  the  law. 

2-5  As  touching  the  Gentiles 
which  believe, »"  we  have  written 
and  concluded  that  they  observe 


no  such  thing,  save  only  that 
they  keep  themselves  from  things 
offered  to  idols,  and  from  blood, 
and  from  strangled,  and  from 
fornication. 

26  Then  Paul  took  the  men,  and 
the  next  day  purifying  himself 
with  them  » entered  into  the  tem- 
ple, <to  signify  the  accomplish- 
ment of  the  days  of  purification, 
until  that  an  offering  should  be 
offered  for  every  one  of  them. 

27  And  when  the  seven  days 
were  almost  ended,  "the  Jews 
which  were  of  Asia,  when  they 
saw  him  in  the  temple,  stirred  up 
all  the  people,  and  a;  laid  hands 
on  him. 

28  Crying  out.  Men  of  Israel, 
help:  'This  is  the  man,  2/ that 
teacheth  all  men  every  where 
against  the  people,  and  the  law, 
and  this  place :  and  further 
brought  Greeks  also  into  the 
temple,  and  hath  polluted  this 
holy  place. 

29  (For  they  had  seen  before 
with  him  in  the  city  zTrophimus 
an  Ephesian,  whom  they  sup- 
posed that  Paul  had  brought  into 
the  temple.) 

30  And  a  all  the  city  was  moved, 
and  the  people  ran  together :  and 
they  took  Paul,  and  drew  him 
out  of  the  temple:  and  forth- 
with the  doors  were  shut. 

31  And  as  they  went  about  to 
kill  him,  tidings  came  unto  the 
chief  captain  of  the  band,  that  all 
Jerusalem  was  in  an  uproar: 

32  (-Who  immediately  took  sol- 
diers and  centurions,  and  ran 
down  unto  them :  and  when  they 
saw  the  chief  captain  and  the 
soldiers,  they  left  beating  of  Paul. 

33  Then  the  chief  captain  came 
near,  and  took  him,  and  e  com- 
manded hitn  to  be  bound  with 
two  chains;  and  demanded  who 
he  was,  and  what  he  had  done. 

34  And  some  cried  one  thing, 
some  another,  among  the  multi- 
tude: and  when  he  could  not 
know  the  certainty  for  the  tu- 
mult, he  commanded  him  to  be 
carried  into  the  castle. 

3.5  And  when  he  came  upon  the 
stairs,  so  it  was,  that  he  was  borne 
of  the  soldiers  for  the  violence 
of  the  people. 

36  For  the  multitude  of  the  peo- 
ple followed  after,  crying,  ^Away 
with  him. 

37  And  as  Paul  was  to  be  led 
into  the  castle,  he  said  unto  the 
chief  captain.  May  I  speak  unto 
thee?  Who  said.  Canst  thou 
speak  Greek? 

38  « Art  not  thou  that  Egyptian, 
which  before  these  days  madest 
an  uproar,  and  leddest  out  into 
the  wilderness  four  thousand 
men  that  were  murderers? 

39  But  Paul  said,  /I  am  a  man 

139 


A.  D.  60. 


sch.  24.  18. 
tNum.  C.  13. 


!/ch.  24.  5,0. 


6ch.  23.27.  & 
24.  7. 


cch.  20.23. 
ver.  11. 


d  Luke  23.  43. 

John  10.  15. 
ch.  22.  22. 


This  Egyp- 
tian rose 

A.  D.  55. 

e  See  ch.5.  36. 

/ch.  9.  11.  3c 
22.3. 


Paul  dcclareth  Ms 


THE  ACTS. 


call  to  the  apostleship. 


A.  D.  60. 


f  ch.  12.  17. 


tch.  21.39. 
2  Cor.  11.  22. 
Phil.  3.  5. 

cDcut.  33.  3. 
2  Kings  4. 

Luke  10.  39. 
dch.  5.  34. 
ech.26.  5. 
/ch.  21.20. 

Gal.  1.  14. 
f  Rom.  10.  2. 
hch.  8.  3.  & 

26.  9,  10,  11. 

Phil.  3.  6. 

1  Tim.  1.  13. 
<  Luke  22.  66. 

oh.  4.  5. 
)  ch.  9.  2.  &; 

26.  10,  12. 


I  ch.  0.  3.  <Si 
28.  12,  in. 


m  Dan.  10.  7. 
ch.  9.  7. 


71  ch.  9.  17. 
«ch.  10.22. 


which  am  a  Jew  of  Tarsus,  a  cily 
in  Cilicia,  a  citizen  of  no  mean 
citj':  and,  I  beseech  thee,  suffer 
me  to  speaii  unto  the  people. 
40  And  when  he  had  given  him 
license,  Paul  stood  on  the  stairs, 
and  £' beckoned  with  the  hand  un- 
to the  people.  And  when  there 
was  made  a  great  silence,  he  spake 
unto  them  in  the  Hebrew  tongue, 
saying, 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Paul  dtdureth  at  large,  horn  he  was  converted 
to  the  faith,  17  and  culled  tn  liis  apostleship. 
22  At  the  very  mentioning  of  the  Gentiles,  the 
people  exclaim  on  him.  24  He  should  have  been 
scourged,  25  but  claiming  the  privilege  of  a 
Roman,  he  cscapeth. 

MEN,  "brethren,  and  fathers, 
hear  ye  my  defence  which  I 
make  now  unto  you. 

2  (And  when  they  heard  that  he 
spake  in  the  Hebrew  tongue  to 
them,  they  kept  the  more  silence: 
and  he  saith.) 

3  *I  am  verily  a  man  ichich  am 
a  Jew,  born  in  Tarsus,  a  city  in 
Cilicia,  yet  brought  up  in  this  city 
«at  the  feet  of  rfGatnaliel,  and 
taught  « according  to  the  perfect 
manner  of  the  law  of  the  fathers, 
and  .^was  zealous  toward  God,  as.^ 
ye  all  are  this  day. 

4  ''And  I  persecuted  this  way 
unto  the  deatli,  binding  and  de- 
livering into  prisons  both  men 
and  women. 

5  As  also  the  high  priest  doth 
bear  me  witness,  and  iall  the 
estate  of  the  elders:  '"^from  whom 
also  I  received  lettei's  unto  the 
brethren,  and  went  to  Damascus, 
to  bring  theni  which  were  there 

j  bound  unto  Jerusalem,  for  to  be 

I  punished. 

I  6  And  i  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  I 
made  my  journey,  and  was  come 
nigh  unto  Damascus  about  noon, 
suddenly  there  shone  from  heav- 
en a  great  light  round  about  me. 

7  And  I  fell  unto  the  gi'ound,  and 
heard  a  voice  saying  unto  me, 
Saul,  Saul,  why  persecutest  thou 
me? 

8  And  I  answered.  Who  art  thou, 
Lord?  And  he  said  unto  me,  I 
am  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  whom  thou 
persecutest. 

9  And  "'they  that  were  with  me 
saw  indeed  the  light,  and  were 
afraid;  but  thcj^  heard  not  the 
voice  of  him  that  spxike  to  me. 

10  And  I  said.  What  shall  I  do. 
Lord?  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
me.  Arise,  and  go  into  Damascus; 
and  there  it  shall  be  told  thee  of 
all  things  which  are  appointed 
for  thee  to  do. 

11  And  when  I  could  not  see  for 
the  glory  of  that  light,  being  led 
by  tiie  hand  of  them  that  were 
with  me,  I  came  into  Damascus. 

12  And  «one  Ananias,  a  devout 
man  according  to  the  law, "  hav- 

140 


ing  a  good  report  of  all  the  p  Jews 
which  dwelt  there, 

13  Came  unto  me,  and  stood,  and 
said  unto  me.  Brother  Saul,  re- 
ceive thy  sight.  And  the  same 
hour  I  looked  up  upon  him. 

14  And  he  said,  5 The  God  of  our 
fathers  '•hath  chosen  thee,  tliat 
thou  shouldest  know  his  will,  and 
»see'that  Just  One,  and  "should- 
est hear  the  voice  of  his  mouth. 

15  ^  For  thou  shalt  be  his  witness 
unto  all  men  of  y  what  thou  hast 
seen  and  heard. 

16  And  now  why  tarriest  thou? 
arise,  and  be  baptized,  zand  wash 
away  thy  sins,  "calling  on  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  ^-it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  I  was  come  again  to  Jerusa- 
lem, even  while  I  prayed  in  the 
temple,  I  was  in  a  trance ; 

18  And  csaw  him  saying  unto  me, 
''Make  haste,  and  get  thee  quickly 
out  of  Jerusalem:  for  they  will 
not  receive  thy  testimony  con- 
cerning me. 

19  And  I  said.  Lord,  ethey  know 
that  I  imprisoned  and  .fbeat  in 
every  synagogue  them  that  be- 
lieved oil  thee: 

20  fi'And  when  the  blood  of  thy 
martyr  Stephen  was  shed,  I  also 
was  standing  by,  and  a  consenting 
unto  his  death,  and  kept  the  rai- 
ment of  them  that  slew  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  me,  Depart : 
» for  I  will  send  thee  far  hence  un- 
to the  Gentiles. 

22  And  they  gave  him  audience 
unto  this  word,  and  then  lifted  up 
their  voices,  and  said,  *^  Away  with 
such  a  feUow  from  the  earth  :  for 
it  is  not  fit  that  '  he  should  live. 

23  And  as  they  cried  out,  and  cast 
oflt'  their  clothes,  and  threw  dust 
into  the  air, 

24  The  chief  captain  command- 
ed hiin  to  be  brought  into  the 
castle,  and  bade  that  he  should  be 
examined  by  scourging;  that  he 
might  know  wherefore  they  cried 
so  against  him. 

2.5  And  as  they  bound  him  with 
thongs,  Paul  said  unto  the  centu- 
rion that  stood  by,  "'Is  it  lawful 
for  you  to  scourge  a  man  that  is  a 
Roman,  and  uncoiidemned? 

2()  When  the  centurion  heard 
that,  he  went  and  told  the  chief 
captain,  saying.  Take  heed  what 
thou  doest;  for  this  man  is  a  Ro- 
man. 

27  Then  the  chief  captain  came, 
and  said  unto  him,  Tell  me,  art 
tliou  a  Roman  ?    He  said.  Yea. 

28  And  the  chief  captain  answer- 
ed. With  a  great  sum  obtained  I 
this  freedom.  And  Paul  said.  But 
I  was  free  born. 

29  Then  straightway  they  de- 
parted from  him  which  should 
have  n  examined  him:  and  the 
chief   captain    also    was    afraid, 


A.  D.  60. 


p  1  Tim.  S.  7. 


?ch.9.  13.  4; 

5.  30. 
r  ch.  9.  15.  & 

26.  16. 
si  Cor.  9.  1. 

&  15.  8. 
(  ch.  3.  14.  & 

7.  52. 
alCor.  11.23. 

Gal.  1.  12. 
j:ch.23.  11. 
j/ch.  4.  20  & 

26.  16. 
zch.  2.  38. 

Heb.  10.  22. 
a  ch.  9.  14. 

Rom.  10.  18. 
bch.  9.  26. 

2  Cor.  12.  2. 
<-  vcr.  14. 
J  Matt.  10.  14. 

cch.  8.  3. 

ver.  4. 
^  Matt.  10.  17. 

f  ch.  7.  .-■,.«. 

h  Luke  11.  40. 
ch.  8.  1. 
Itom.  1.  12. 


ich.  9.  15.  (k 
13.  2,  46,  47. 
<k  18.  6.  <k 
26.  17. 

Rom.  1.  5.  i 
11.  13.  &.  15. 
10. 

Gal.  1.15,  10. 
<k  2.  7,  8. 
Kph.  3.  7,  8. 

1  Tim.  2.  7. 

2  Tim.  1.  11. 
*ch.  21.  SO. 
Ich.  25.  24. 


II  Or,  ioTlUTCd 
him. 


Paul  before  the  council. 


THE  ACTS. 


A  conspiracy  against  Paul. 


A.  D.  60. 


a  ch.  24.  16. 

1  Ccr.  4.  4. 

2  Cor.  1.  12. 
&  4.  2. 

2  Tim.  1.  3. 
Heb.  13.  18. 
b  1  Kings  22. 

Jer.  20.  2. 
Jolin  18.  22. 

c  Lev.  19.  35. 
Deut.  25. 1,2. 

Joiin  7.  51. 


e  Ex.  22.  28. 
Kcc.  10.  20. 
2  Pet.  2.  10. 
Jude  8. 


/ch.26.5. 

Pliil.  3.  5. 
f  ch.24.  15, 

21.  &26.  6. 

&  28.  20. 


ft  Matt.  22.  23. 
Mnrk  12.  18. 
Lul:e  20.  27. 


ich.  25.  25.  & 
26.  31. 
J  ch.  22.  7, 17, 


711  ch.  IS.  g.  ic 

27.  23,  24. 


after  lie  knew  that  he  was  a 
Roman,  and  because  he  had 
bound  him. 

30  On  the  morrow,  because  he 
would  have  known  the  certainty 
wherefore  he  was  accused  of  the 
Jews,  he  loosed  him  from  his 
bands,  and  commanded  the  chief 
priests  and  all  their  council  to 
appear,  and  brought  Paul  down, 
and  set  him  before  them. 

CHAPTER   XXIIT. 

1  As  Paul  pleadeth  his  cause,  2  Ananias  com- 
mandeth  them  to  smite  him.  7  Dissension 
amung  his  accusers.  11  God  encouraceth  him. 
14  The  Jews'  lairing  wait  for  Paul  20  is  declar- 
ed unto  the  chiff  captain.  27  lie  sendcth  him 
to  Felix  the  governor. 

AND  Paul,  earnestly  beholding 
.  the  council,  said.  Men  and 
brethren,  «I  have  lived  in  all 
good  conscience  before  God  until 
this  day. 

2  And  the  high  prie-st  Ananias 
cominanded  them  that  stood  by 
him  *to  smite  him  on  the  mouth. 

3  Then  said  Paul  unto  him,  God 
shall  smite  thee,  thou  whited 
wall:  for  sittest  thou  to  judge  me 
after  the  law,  and  '^commande.st 
me  to  be  smitten  contrary  to  the 
law  ? 

4  And  they  that  stood  by  said, 
Revilest  thou  God's  high  priest? 

5  Then  said  Paul,  ^I  wist  not, 
brethi'en,  that  he  was  the  high 
priest:  for  it  is  written,  ^Thou 
Shalt  not  speak  evil  of  the  ruler 
of  thy  people. 

6  But  when  Paul  perceived  that 
the  one  part  were  Sadducees,  and 
the  other  Pharisees,  he  cried  out 
in  the  council,  Men  and  brethren, 
/I  am  a  Pharisee,  the  son  of  a 
Pharisee:  r' of  the  hope  and  resur- 
rection of  the  dead  I  am  called  in 
question. 

7  And  when  he  had  so  said,  there 
arose  a  di.ssension  between  the 
Pharisees  and  the  Sadducees:  a.nd 
the  multitude  was  divided. 

8  ''For  the  Sadducees  say  that 
there  is  no  resurrection,  neither 
angel,  nor  spirit :  but  the  Phari- 
sees confess  both. 

9  And  there  arose  a  great  cry: 
and  the  scribes  that  were  of  the 
Pharisees'  part  arose,  and  strove, 
saying,  »We  find  no  evil  in  this 
man:  but  ^if  a  spirit  or  an  angel 
hath  spoken  to  him,  Qet  us  not 
fight  against  God. 

10  And  when  there  arose  a  great 
dissension,  the  chief  captain,  fear- 
ing lest  Paul  should  have  been 
pulled  in  pieces  of  them,  com- 
manded the  soldiers  to  go  down, 
and  to  take  him  by  force  from 
among  them,  and  to  bring  him 
into  the  castle. 

11  And  "'the  night  following  the 
Lord  stood  by  him,  and  said.  Be 
of  good  cheer,  Paul :  for  as  thou 
hast  testified  of  me  in  Jerusalem, 


so  must  thou  bear  witness  also  at 
Rome. 

12  And  when  it  was  day,  "cer- 
tain of  the  Jews  banded  together, 
and  bound  themselves  ii  under  a 
curse,  saying  that  they  would 
neither  eat  nor  drink  till  they 
had  killed  Paul. 

13  And  they  were  more  than 
forty  which  had  made  this  con- 
spiracy. 

14  And  they  came  to  the  chief 
priests  and  elders,  and  said.  We 
have  bound  ourselves  under  a 
great  curse,  that  we  will  eat 
nothing  until  we  have  slain  Paul, 

15  Now  therefore  ye  with  the 
council  signify  to  the  chief  cap- 
tain that  he  bring  him  down  unto 
you  to  morrow,  as  though  ye 
would  inquire  something  more 
perfectly  concerning  him :  and 
we,  or  ever  he  come  near,  are 
ready  to  kill  him. 

16  And  when  Paul's  sister's  son 
heard  of  their  Ij'ing  in  wait,  he 
went  and  entered  into  the  castle, 
and  told  Paul. 

17  Then  Paul  called  one  of  the 
centurions  unto  him,  and  said, 
Bring  this  young  man  unto  the 
chief  captain  :  for  he  hath  a  cer- 
tain thing  to  tell  him. 

18  So  he  took  him,  and  brought 
him  to  the  chief  captain,  and  said, 
Paul  the  prisoner  called  me  unto 
him,  and  prayed  me  to  bring  this 
young  man  unto  thee,  who  hath 
something  to  say  unto  thee. 

19  Then  the  chief  captain  took 
him  by  the  hand,  and  went  with 
him  aside  privately,  and  asked 
him.  What  is  that  thou  hast  to  tell 
me? 

20  And  he  said,  oThe  Jews  have 
agreed  to  desire'thee  that  thou 
wouldest  bring  down  Paul  to 
morrow  into  the  council,  as 
though  they  would  inquire  some- 
what of  him  more  perfectly. 

21  But  do  not  thou  yield  unto 
them:  for  there  lie  in  wait  for 
him  of  them  more  than  forty 
men,  which  have  bound  them- 
selves with  an  oath,  that  they 
will  neither  eat  nor  drink  till  they 
have  killed  him :  and  now  are 
they  ready,  looking  for  a  promise 
from  thee. 

22  So  the  chief  captain  then  let 
the  voung  man  depart,  and  charg- 
ed him.  See  thou  tell  no  man  that 
thou  hast  shewed  these  things  to 
me. 

23  And  he  called  unto  him  two 
centurions,  saying.  Make  ready 
two  hundred  soldiers  to  go  to  Ces- 
area,  and  horsemen  threescore 
and  ten,  and  spearmen  two  hun- 
dred, at  the  third  hour  of  the 
night; 

21  And  provide  tJiem  beasts,  that 

thev  mav  set  Paul  on,  and  bring 

him  safe'unto  Felix  the  governor. 

141 


A.  D. 


n  ver.  21,30. 
ch.  25.  3. 

II  Or,  with  an 
oath  of  exe- 
cration. 


Paul's  defence 


THE  ACTS. 


hefore  Felix. 


A.  D.  GO. 


p  eh.  21.  33. 

i  '2i.  7. 


q  ch.  22. 


rch.  18.  15.& 
•J5.  19. 
s  ch.  26.  31. 


u  c)i.  24.  8.  & 
25.  C. 


jch.  21.  39. 
I/ch.24.  1,  10. 
&  25.  16. 

a  Matt.  27.27. 


och.  21.  27. 
teh.  23.  2,  30, 
35.  ti  25.  2. 


c  I-uke23.  2. 
ch.  0.  13.  i 
16.  20.  Sc  17. 
6.  <Sc  21.  2H. 
1  Pel.  2.  12, 
15. 


2.5  And  he  wrote  a  letter  after 
this  manner: 

26  Claudius  Lysias  unto  the  most 
excellent  governor  Felix  sendeth 
greeting. 

27  2'  This  man  was  taken  of  the 
Jews,  and  should  have  been  kill- 
ed of  them  :  then  came  I  with  an 
army,  and  rescued  him,  having 
understood  that  he  was  a  Roman. 

28  ?  And  when  I  would  have 
known  the  cause  wherefore  they 
accused  hiin,  I  brought  hiin  forth 
into  their  council : 

29  Whom  I  perceived  to  be  ac- 
cused '■  of  questions  of  their  law, 
«  but  to  have  nothing  laid  to  his 
charge  worthy  of  death  or  of 
bonds. 

30  And  t  when  it  was  told  me 
how  that  the  Jews  laid  wait  lor 
the  man,  I  sent  stiai.'j:ht%v;iy  to 
thee,  and  "gave  commandment 
to  his  accusers  also  to  say  before 
thee  what  they  had  against  him. 
Farewell. 

31  Then  the  soldiers,  as  it  was 
commanded  them,  took  Paul,  and 
brought  him  by  night  to  Antipa- 
tris. 

.32  On  the  morrow  they  left  the 
horsemen  to  go  with  him,  and  re- 
turned to  the  castle : 

33  Who,  when  they  came  to  Ces- 
area,  and  delivered  the  epistle  to 
the  governor,  jiresented  Paul  also 
before  him. 

34  And  when  the  governor  had 
read  the  letter,  he  asked  of  what 
province  he  was.  And  when  he 
understood  that  he  ivas  of  »^  Cilicia ; 

35  y  I  will  hear  thee,  said  he, 
when  thine  accusers  are  also 
come.  And  he  commanded  him 
to  be  kept  in  « Herod's  judgment 
hall. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Paul  heing  accused  hy  TerfuUus  the  orator,  10 
answereth  jor  his  life  iind  ductrine.  24  He 
prsacheth  Christ  to  the  governor  and  his  wife. 
26  The  governor  hopcth  for  a  bribe,  but  in 
vain.  27  Al  last,  going  out  of  his  office,  he  leav- 
eth  Paul  in  prison. 

AND  after  "live  days  ^Ananias 
Jx.  the  high  priest  descended  with 
the  elde-s,  and  tvith  a  certain  ora- 
tor named  Tertullus,  who  inform- 
ed the  governor  against  Paul. 

2  And  when  he  was  called  forth, 
Tertullus  bc.uan  to  accuse  him,, 
saying,  Seeing  tluit  by  thee  we 
enjoy  great  (luictness,  and  that 
very  worthy  deeds  are  done  unto 
this  nation  by  thy  provideuco, 

3  We  accept  it  always,  and  in  all 
places,  most  noble  Felix,  with  all 
thankfulness. 

4  Notwithstanding,  that  I  bo  not 
further  tedious  unto  thee,  I  pray 
thee  that  tliou  wouldest  hear  us 
of  thy  clemency  a  few  words. 

5  cFor  we  have  found  this  man  a 
pestilent  fellow,  and  a  mover  of 
sedition  among  all  the  Jews 
throughout  the  world,  and  aring- 

142 


leader  of  the  sect  of  the  Naza- 
renes : 

G  ''Who  also  hath  gone  about 
to  profane  the  temple :  whom  we 
took,  and  would  ^iiave  judged 
accoi'ding  to  our  law. 

7  /But  the  chief  captain  Lysias 
came  tipon  us,  and  with  great 
violence  took  him  away  out  of 
our  hands, 

8  »  Commanding  his  accusers  to 
come  unto  thee:  by  examining 
of  whom  thyself  mayest  take 
knowledge  of  all  these  things, 
whereof  we  accuse  him. 

9  And  the  Jews  also  assented, 
saying  that  these  things  vv'ere  so. 

10  Then  Paul,  after  that  the 
governor  had  beckoned  unto 
him  to  speak,  answered.  Foras- 
much as  I  know  that  thou  hast 
l)c(Mi  of  many  years  a  judge  unto 
this  nation,  I  do  the  more  cheer- 
fully answer  for  myself: 

11  Because  that  thou  mayest  un- 
derstand, that  there  are  yet  but 
twelve  days  since  I  went  up  to 
Jerusalem  ''for  to  worship. 

12  «And  they  neither  found  me 
in  the  temple  disputing  with  any 
man,  neither  raising  up  the  peo- 
ple, neither  in  the  synagogues, 
nor  in  the  city  : 

13  Neither  can  they  prove  the 
things  whereof  they  now  accuse 
me. 

14  But  this  I  confess  unto  thee, 
that  after  J^the  way  which  they 
call  heresy,  so  worship  I  the  'God 
of  my  fathers,  believing  all  things 
which  are  written  in  "'the  law 
and  in  the  prophets: 

15  And  »have  hope  toward  God, 
which  they  themselves  also  al- 
low, 0  that  there  shall  be  a  resur- 
rection of  the  dead,  both  of  the 
just  and  unjust. 

IG  And  j^ herein  do  I  exercise 
myself,  to  have  always  a  con- 
science void  of  offence  toward 
God,  and  toward  men. 

17  Now  after  many  years  9 1 
came  to  bring  alms  to  my  nation, 
and  offerings. 

18  '-Whereupon  certain  Jews 
from  Asia  found  mo  purified  in 
the  temple,  neither  with  multi- 
tude, nor  with  tumult. 

19  »Who  ought  to  have  been 
here  before  thee,  and  object,  if 
they  had  aught  against  me. 

j  20  Or  else  let  these  same  here 
say,  if  they  have  I'ound  any  evil 
I  doing  in  me,  while  I  stood  before 
I  the  council, 

21  Except  it  be  for  this  one 
voice,  that  I  cried  standing 
among  them,  'Touching  the 
resurrection  of  the  dead  I  am 
called  in  question  by  you  this 
dav. 

22  And  when  Felix  heard  these 
things,  having  more  perfect 
knowledge   of  that    way,  he  de- 


Paul  is  accused 


THE  ACTS. 


hefore  Festus. 


A.  D.  CO. 


xch.27.  3.  <t 

28.  IB. 


y  Ex.  23.  8. 


A.  D.  62. 

:  Kx.  23.  2. 
ch.  12.  3.  <k 
25.  9,  14. 


nch.  24.  1. 
ver.  15. 


cch.  18.  14. 
ver.  18. 


II  Or,  as  some 
copies  read, 
no  more 
than  eight 
or  ten  days. 


dMark  15.3. 
Luke  23.  2, 


cch.  C.  13.  <k 
24.  12.  ac  28. 


ferrert  them,  and  said,  When 
«Lysia.s  the  chief  captain  shall 
come  down,  I  will  know  the  ut- 
termost of  your  matter. 

23  And  he  commanded  a  centu- 
rion to  Iceep  Paul,  and  to  let  him 
have  liberty,  and  ^that  he  should 
forbid  none  of  his  acquaintance 
to  minister  or  come  unto  him. 

24  And  after  certain  days,  when 
Felix  came  with  his  wife  Drusilla, 
which  was  a  Jewess,  he  sent  for 
Paul,  and  heard  him  concerning 
the  faith  in  Christ. 

2^5  And  as  he  reasoned  of  right- 
eousness, tenaperance,  and  judg- 
ment to  come,  Felix  trembled, 
and  answered.  Go  thy  way  for 
this  time;  when  I  have  a  con- 
venient season,  I  will  call  for 
thee. 

26  He  hoped  also  that  2/ money 
should  have  been  given  him  of 
Paul,  that  he  might  loose  him: 
wherefore  he  sent  for  him  the 
oftener,  and  communed  with  him. 

27  But  after  two  years  Porcius 
Festus  came  into  Felix'  room : 
and  Felix.  ^  willing  to  shew  the 
Jews  a  pleasure,  left  Paul  bound. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

2  The  Jews  accuse  Paul  before  Festus.  8  He 
answereth  for  himself,  11  and  appealeth  unto 
Cesar.  14  Afterwards  Festus  openeth  kis  mat- 
ter to  king  Agrippa,  23  nnd  he  is  brought  forth. 
25  Festus  eleareth  him  to  have  done  nothing 
worthy  of  death. 

"VTOW  when  Festus  was  come 
li  into  the  province,  after  three 
days  he  ascended  from  Cesarea 
to  Jerusalem. 

2  "Then  the  high  priest  and  the 
chief  of  the  Jews  informed  him 
against  Paul,  and  besought  him, 

3  And  desired  favour  against 
him,  that  he  would  send  for  him 
to  Jerusalem,  ^  laj'iug  wait  in  the 
way  to  kill  him. 

4  But  Festus  answered,  that 
Paul  should  be  kept  at  Cesarea, 
and  that  he  himself  would  depart 
shortlj'  thither. 

5  Let  them  therefore,  said  he, 
which  among  j'ou  are  able,  go 
down  with  me,  and  accuse  this 
man,  <•  if  there  be  any  wickedness 
in  him. 

6  And  when  he  had  tarried 
among  them  !1  more  than  ten 
days,  he  went  down  unto  Cesa- 
rea; and  the  next  day  sitting  on 
the  judgment  seat  commanded 
Paul  to  be  brought. 

7  And  when  he  was  come,  the 
Jews  which  came  down  from 
Jerusalem  stood  round  about, 
rfand  laid  many  and  grievous 
conaplaints  against  Paul,  which 
they  could  not  prove. 

8  While  he  answered  for  himself. 
^Neither  against  the  law  of  the 
Jews,  neither  against  the  temple, 
nor  yet  against  Cesar,  have  I 
ofl'ended  any  thing  at  all. 


9  But  Festus,  .''willing  to  do  the 
Jews  a  pleasure,  answered  Paul, 
and  said,  a  Wilt  thou  go  up  to 
Jerusalem,  and  there  be  judged  of 
these  things  before  me? 

10  Then  said  Paul,  I  stand  at 
Cesar's  judgment  seat,  where  I 
ought  to  be  judged:  to  the  Jews 
have  I  done  no  wrong,  as  thou 
very  well  knowest. 

11 '/'For  if  I  be  an  offender,  or 
have  committed  any  thing  wor- 
thy of  death,  I  refuse  not  to  die  : 
but  if  there  be  none  of  these 
things  whereof  these  accuse  me, 
no  man  may  deliver  me  unto 
them,    i  I  appeal  unto  Cesar. 

12  Then  Festus,  when  he  had 
eonferred  with  the  council,  an- 
swered, Hast  thou  appealed  unto 
Cesar?  unto  Cesar  shalt  thou  go. 

13  And  after  certain  days  king 
Agrippa  and  Bernice  came  unto 
Cesarea  to  salute  Festus. 

14  And  when  they  had  been  there 
many  days,  Festus  declared  Paul's 
cause  unto  the  king,  saying, 
*  There  is  a  certain  man  left  in 
bonds  by  Felix : 

1.5  '  About  whom,  when  I  was  at 
Jerusalem,  the  chief  priests  and 
the  elders  of  the  Jews  informed 
me,  desiring  to  have  judgment 
against  him. 

10  "'To  whom  I  answered.  It  is 
not  the  manner  of  the  Romans 
to  deliver  any  man  to  die,  before 
that  he  which  is  accused  have 
the  accusers  face  to  face,  and  have 
license  to  answer  for  himself 
concerning  the  crime  laid  against 
him. 

17  Therefore,  when  they  were 
come  hither,  n  without  any  delay 
on  the  morrow  I  sat  on  the  judg- 
ment seat,  and  commanded  the 
man  to  be  brought  forth. 

18  Against  whom  when  the  ac- 
cusers stood  up,  they  brought 
none  accusation  of  such  things 
as  I  supposed : 

19  0  But  had  certain  questions 
against  him  of  their  own  super- 
stition, and  of  one  Jesus,  which 
was  dead,  whom  Paul  affirmed 
to  be  alive. 

20  And  because  III  doubted  of 
such  manner  of  questions,  I 
asked  hiyn  whether  he  would  go 
to  Jerusalem,  and  there  be  judged 
of  these  matters. 

21  But  when  Paul  had  appealed 
to  be  reserved  unto  the  il  hearing 
of  Augustus,  I  commanded  him 
to  be  kept  till  I  might  send  him 
to  Cesar. 

22  Then  pAgrippa  said  unto 
Festus,  I  would  also  hear  the  man 
myself.  To  morrow,  said  he,  thou 
Shalt  hear  him. 

23  And  on  the  morrow,  when 
Agrippa  was  come,  and  Bernice, 
with  great  pomp,  and  was  enter- 
ed  into    the    place   of  hearing, 

143 


A.  D.  62. 


/ch.  24.  27 
?  ver.  20. 


h  ver.  25. 
ch.  18.  14.  & 
I    23.  29.  iz  26. 


ch.  26.  32.  Sc 

28.  19. 


*  ch.  24.  27. 
I  ver.  2,  3. 


och.  18.15.  ife 
23.29. 


i|  Or,  I  was 
doubtful 
how  to  in- 
quire hereof. 


I  Or, 

judgment. 


p  Seech. 9. 15. 


PauVa  defence 


THE  ACTS. 


before  Agrippa. 


A.  D.  62. 


V  vcr.  2,  S,  7. 

r  ch.  Q2.  22. 

«  ch.  23.  9,  29. 

&  2S.  31. 
t  ver.  U,  12. 


<ich.22.  3.  i 

23.  6.  &  24. 

15,  21. 

Phil.  8.  6. 
*ch.23.  0. 
cGen.  a.  15.& 

22.18.&26.  4. 

&  49.  10. 

Deut.  18.  1.5. 

2  Sam.  7.  12. 

Pb.  132.  11. 

Is.  4.  2.  &  7. 

14.  <fc  9.  0.  <5f 

40.  10. 

Jer.  23.  6.  <t 

S3.  14,  15, 16. 

Ez.  34.  23.  & 

S7.  24. 

Dan.  9.  24. 

Mic.  7.  20. 

ch.  13.  32. 

Rom.  15.  8. 

Tit.  2.  13. 
li  James  1.  1. 
t  Gr.  nu'ht 

and  day. 
eLulce2.  37. 

1  Thess.S.lO. 

1  Tim.  5.  5. 

fPhil.  3.  11. 
f  John  16.  2. 

1  Tim.  1.  13. 


with  the  chief  captains,  and  prin- 
cipal men  of  the  city,  at  Festus' 
commandment  Paul  was  brought 
forth. 

24  And  Festus  said,  King  Agrip- 
pa, and  all  men  which  are  here 
present  with  us,  ye  see  this  man, 
about  whom  sail  the  multitude  of 
the  Jews  have  dealt  with  me, 
both  at  Jerusalem,  and  also  here, 
crying  that  he  ought  »■  not  to  live 
any  longer. 

25  But  when  I  found  that  she 
had  committed  nothing  worthy  of 
death,  <and  that  he  himself  hath 
appealed  to  Augustus,  I  have  de- 
termined to  send  him. 

26  Of  whom  I  have  no  certain 
thing  to  write  unto  my  lord. 
Wherefore  I  have  brought  him 
forth  before  you,  and  specially  be- 
fore tliee,  O  king  Agrippa,  that, 
after  examination  had,  I  might 
have  somewhat  to  write. 

27  For  itseemeth  to  me  unreason- 
able to  send  a  prisoner,  and  not 
withal  to  signiiy  the  crimes  laid 
against  him. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

2  Paul,  in  the  prescjirc  of  Agrippa,  declareth  1»$ 
life  from  his  childhood,  12  and  how  miraeu- 
loits})/  he  was  converted,  and  called  to  his  apos- 
tleship.  24  Feslus  chargeth  him  to  be  mad, 
whereunto  he  answereth  modestly.  28  Agrippa 
is  almost  persuaded  to  be  a  Christian.  31  The 
whole  company  pronounce  him  innocent. 

nf^HEX  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul, 
Jl  Thou  art  permitted  to  speak 
for  thj'self.  Then  Paul  stretched 
forth  the  hand,  and  answered  for 
himself: 

2  I  think  myself  happy,  king 
Agrippa,  because  I  shall  answer 
for  myself  this  day  before  thee 
touching  all  the  things  whereof  I 
am  accused  of  the  Jews: 

3  Especially  because  I knoiv  thee 
to  be  expert  in  all  customs  and 
questions  which  are  among  the 
Jews:  wherefore  I  beseech  thee 
to  hear  me  patiently. 

4  My  manner  of  life  from  my 
youth,  whicli  was  at  the  first 
"among  mine  own  nation  at  Jeru- 
salem, know  all  the  Jews ; 

5  Whicli  knew  me  from  the  be- 
ginning, if  they  would  testify,  that 
after  «the  most  straitest  sect  of 
our  religion  I  lived  a  Pharisee. 

6  ''And  now  I  stand  and  am 
judged  for  the  hope  of  "the  prom- 
ise made  of  God  unto  our  fa- 
thers : 

7  Unto  which  promUe.'i owr 
twelve  tribes,  instantly  serving 
God  tfdav  and  night,  /hope  to 
come.  For  which  hope's  sake, 
king  Agrippa,  I  am  accused  of  the 
Jews. 

8  Whv  should  it  be  thought  a 
thing  incredible  with  you.  that 
(^od  should  raise  the  dead  ? 

9  </I  verilv  thought  with  myself, 
that  I  ought  to  do  many  things 

144 


contrary  to  the  name  of  Jesus  of 
Nazareth. 

10  ''Which  thing  1  also  did  in 
Jerusalem :  and  many  of  the 
saints  did  I  shut  up  in  prison,  hav- 
ing received  authority  '  from  the 
chief  priests ;  and  when  they  were 
put  to  death,  I  gave  my  voice 
against  them. 

11  ''And  I  punished  thein  oft  in 
every  synagogue,  and  compelled 
them  to  blaspheme;  and  being  ex- 
ceedingly mad  against  them,  I 
persecuted  them  even  unto  strange 
cities. 

12  'Whereupon  as  I  went  to  Da- 
mascus with  authority  and  com- 
mission from  the  chief  priests, 

13  At  midday,  O  king,  I  saw  in 
the  way  a  light  from  heaven, 
above  the  briuiituess  of  the  sun, 
shining  round  ahunt  me  and  them 
which .journe.yod  with  me. 

14  And  when  we  were  all  fallen 
to  the  earth,  I  heard  a  voice 
speaking  unto  me,  and  saying  in 
the  Hebi-ew  tongue,  Saul,  Saul, 
whv  persecutest  thou  me?  it  is 
hard  for  thee  to  kick  against  the 
pricks. 

15  And  I  said,  Who  art  thou. 
Lord?  And  he  said,  I  am  Jesus 
whom  thou  persecutest. 

16  But  rise,  and  stand  upon  thy 
feet:  for  I  have  appeared  unto 
thee  for  this  purpose,  "'to  make 
thee  a  minister  and  a  witness  both 
of  these  things  which  thou  hast 
seen,  and  of  those  things  in  the 
which  I  will  appear  unto  thee; 

17  Delivering  thee  from  the  peo- 
ple, and//'o/»  the  Gentiles,  «unto 
whom  now  I  send  thee, 

18  "To  open  their  eye%,  and  p to 
turn  them  from  darkness  to  light, 
and/ro?»  the  power  of  Satan  unto 
God,  '?that  they  may  receive  for- 
giveness of  sins,  and  'inheritance 
among  them  which  are « sanctified 
bv  faith  that  is  in  me. 

19  Whereupon,  O  king  Agrippa, 
I  was  not  disobedient  unto  the 
heavenly  vision : 

20  But « shewed  first  unto  them  of 
Damascus,  and  at  Jerusalem,  and 
throughout  all  the  coasts  of  Ju- 
dea,  and  then  to  the  Gentiles,  that 
they  should  repent  and  turn  to 
God,  and  do  «  works  meet  for  re- 
pentance. 

21  For  these  causes  a^the  Jews 
caught  me  in  the  temple,  and  went 
about  to  kill  me. 

22  Having  therefore  obtained 
help  of  God,  I  continue  unto  this 
day,  witnessing  both  to  small  and 
great,  saying  none  other  things 
than  those  .v whicli  the  prophets 
and  2 Moses  did  say  should  come: 

23  "That  Christ  should  suffer, 
and  *that  he  should  be  the  first 
that  should  rise  from  the  dead, 
and  "Should  shew  light  unto  the 
people,  and  to  the  Gentiles. 


A.  D.  C2. 


;ich.  8.  a. 

Gal.  1.  13. 


ich.  9.  14,21, 
&  22.  0. 


/ch.  9.  3.  ic 
22.  6. 


n  ch.  22.  21. 
0  Is.  35.  fi.  & 

42.  7. 

Luke  1.  79. 

John  fi.  12. 

2  Cor.  4.4. 

Eph.  1.  18. 

1  ThesH.O.  6. 
p2  Cor.  0.  14. 

Eph.  4.18.  & 

5.  8. 

Col.  1.  13. 

1  Pet.  2.  9, 

25. 

7  Luke  1.  77. 
rEph.l.  11. 

Col.  1.  12. 
»rh.20.  32. 

tch.  9.  20,22. 

20.  &  11.  2fi. 

it  13,  &  14, 

<t  IC,  &;  17, 

k  IG,  &  19, 

&  20,  &  21. 
uMatt.  3.8. 
J  cli.  21.30,81. 
!/  Luke  24.  27, 

44. 

ch.  24.  14.  & 

28.  23. 

Rom.  3.  21. 
s  John  6.  40. 
a  Luke- 24.  26, 

4Q. 
b  1  Cor.  15.  20. 

Col.  1.  18. 

Rev.  1.  5. 
«  Luke  2.  S2. 


Paul's  voyage 


THE  ACTS. 


toward  Rome. 


A.  D.  62. 


<i2Kings9.11. 
John  10.  20. 
1  Cor.  1.  23. 
Sc  2.  i3,  14. 
Sc  -l.  10. 


«  1  Cor.  7.  7. 


/ch.  23.  9,  29. 
&  2o.  25. 


cch.  25.12,93. 


cch.  24.  23.  (k 
28.  Iti. 


24  And  as  bo  thus  spake  for  him- 
self, Festus  said  with  a  loud  voice, 
Paul,  'Uhou  art  beside  thyself; 
much  learning  doth  make  thee 
mad. 

2.3  But  he  said.  I  am  not  mad, 
most  noble  Festus ;  but  speak 
forth  the  words  of  truth  and  so- 
berness. 

26  For  the  king  knoweth  of  these 
things,  before  whom  also  I  .speak 
freely :  for  I  am  pei-suaded  that 
none  of  these  things  are  hidden 
from  him ;  for  this  thing  was  not 
done  in  a  corner. 

27  King  Agrippa,  believest  thou 
the  prophets  ?  I  know  that  thou 
believest. 

28  Then  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul, 
Almost  thou  persuadest  me  to  be 
a  Christian. 

29  And  Paul  said,  «I  would  to 
God,  that  not  only  thou,  but  also 
all  that  hear  me  this  day,  were 
both  almost,  and  altogether  such 
as  I  am,  except  these  bonds. 

30  And  when  he  had  thus  spok- 
en, the  king  rose  up,  and  the  gov- 
ernor, and  Bernice,  and  they  that 
sat  with  them : 

31  And  when  they  were  gone 
aside,  they  talked  between  them- 
selves, saying,  .fThis  man  doeth 
nothing  worthy  of  death  or  of 
bonds. 

32  Then  said  Agrippa  nnto  Fes- 
tus, This  man  might  have  been 
set  at  liberty,  i/if  he  had  not  ap- 
pealed unto  Cesar. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  Paul  shipping  toward  Rome,  10  foretellcth  of 
the  danger  of  the  voyage,  11  hut  is  not  believed. 
14  They  are  tossed  to  and  fro  with  tempest,  41 
and  suffer  shipwreck,  22,  34,  44  yet  all  come  safe 
to  land. 

AND  when  "it  was  determined 
.  that  we  should  sail  into  Italj', 
thej'  delivered  Paul  and  certain 
other  prisoners  unto  one  named 
Julius,  a  centurion  of  Augustus' 
band. 

2  And  entering  into  a  .ship  of 
Adramyttium,  we  launched, 
meaning  to  sail  by  the  coasts  of 
Asia;  one  *  Aristarchus,  a  Mace- 
donian of  Thessalonica,  being 
with  us. 

3  And  the  next  day  we  touched 
at  Sidon.  And  Julius  <•  courteous- 
ly entreated  Paul,  and  gave  him 
liberty  to  go  unto  his  friends  to 
refresh  himself. 

4  And  when  we  had  launched 
from  thence,  we  sailed  under  Cy- 
prus, because  the  winds  were  con- 
trary. 

5  And  when  we  had  sailed  over 
the  sea  of  Cilicia  and  Pamphylia, 
we  came  to  Myra.  a  city  of  Lycia. 

6  And  there  the  centurion  found 
a  ship  of  Alexandria  saihng  into 
Italy  ;  and  he  put  us  therein. 

7  And  when  we  had  sailed  slowly 
many  days,  and  scarce  were  come 


the  seventh 
raonth. 
Lev.  23.  27, 
29. 
!|  Or,  injury. 


1  Or,  beat. 


over  against  Cnidus,  the  wind  not  i    A.  D.  62. 

suffering    us,     we   sailed     under  j 

!1  Crete,  over  against  Salmone;         j  ;i  or,  candy. 

8  And,  hardl}^  passing  it,  came  i 
unto  a_place  which  is  called  the  j 
Fair  Havens;  nigh  whereunto  | 
was  the  city  of  Lasea. 

9  jSTow   when   much  time  was 
spent,  and  when  sailing  was  now  ' 
dangerous,  ^ because  the  fast  was   rfThe  fast 
now  already  past,  Paul   admon- j  was  on  the 
ished  than,  '   '^""^  ''"^'  °' 

10  And  said  unto  them.  Sirs,  I 
perceive  that  this  voyage  will  be 
with  II  hurt  and  much  damage, 
not  only  of  the  lading  and  ship, 
but  also  of  our  lives. 

11  jSTevertheless  the  centurion 
believed  the  master  and  the  own- 
er of  the  ship,  more  than  those 
things  which  were  spoken  by 
Paul. 

12  And  because  the  haven  was 
not  commodious  to  winter  in,  the 
more  part  advised  to  depart 
thence  also,  if  by  any  means  thej' 
might  attain  to  Phenice,  and  there 
to  winter;  ichich  is  a  haven  of 
Crete,  and  lieth  toward  the  south- 
west and  northwest.  • 

13  And  when  the  south  wind  I 
blew  softly,  supposing  that  they  i 
had  obtained  ttieir  purpose,  loos- . 
ing  thence,  they  sailed  close  by  ] 
Crete.  1 

14  But  not  long  after  there  li  arose 
against  it  a  tempestuous  wind, 
called  Euroclydon. 

1.5  And  when  the  ship  was  caught, 
and  could  not  bear  up  into  the 
wind,  we  let  her  drive. 

16  And  running  under  a  certain 
island  which  is  called  Clauda,  we 
had  much  work  to  come  by  the 
boat: 

17  Which  when  they  had  taken 
up,  they  used  helps,  undergirding 
the  ship;  and,  fearing  lest  they 
should  fall  into  the  quicksands, 
strake  sail,  and  so  were  driven. 

18  And  we  being  exceedingly 
tossed  with  a  tempest,  the  next 
day  thev  lightened  the  ship  ; 

19  And  the  third  day  «we  cast 
out  with  our  own  hands  the  tack- 
ling of  the  ship. 

20  And  when  neither  sun  nor 
stars  in  many  days  appeared,  and 
no  small  tempest  lay  on  us,  all 
hope  that  we  should  be  saved  was 
then  taken  away. 

21  But  after  long  abstinence, 
Paul  stood  Ibrth  in  the  midst  of 
them,  and  said.  Sirs,  ye  should 
have  hearkened  unto  me,  and  not 
have  loosed  from  Crete,  and  to 
have  gained  this  harm  and  loss. 

22  And  now  I  exhort  you  to  be 
of  good  cheer:  for  there  shall  be 
no  loss  of  any  man's  life  among 
you,  but  of  the  ship. 

23  .r'For  there  stood  by  me  this 
night  the  angel  of  God,  whose  I 
am,  and  y  whom  I  sen^e, 

143 


e  Jonah  1.  5. 


/ch.  23.11. 
f  Dan.  6.  10. 

Rom.  1.  9. 

2  Tim.  1.3. 


Paul  is  sMpw7'ccliecl, 


THE  ACTS. 


but  Cometh  safe  to  land. 


A.  D.  62. 


h  Luke  1.  45. 
Rnm.  4.  20, 


2  Tim.  1.12. 
ich.  28.  1. 


il  Kings  1. 

5--'. 

Matt.  10.30. 

Luke  12.  7. 

ic  21.  18. 
n  Sam.  9.  13. 

Matt.  15.  36. 

Mark  8.  0. 

John  6.  11. 

1  Tim.  4.  3,4. 


mcli.  2.  41.  <fe 


Rom.  13.  1. 
1  Pet.  3.  20. 


II  Or,  cut  the 
anchors, 
they  left 
them  in  the 
sea,  ^c. 


24  Sajang,  Fear  not,  Paul;  thou 
must  be  brought  before  Cesar: 
and,  lo,  God  hath  given  thee  all 
them  that  sail  with  thee. 

2.5  Wherefore,  sirs,  be  of  good 
cheer:  ''for  I  believe  God,  that  it 
shall  be  even  as  it  was  told  me. 

26  Howbeit  Mve  must  be  cast 
upon  a  certain  island. 

27  But  when  tlie  fourteenth  night 
was  come,  as  we  were  driven  up 
and  down  in  Adria,  about  mid- 
night the  shipmen  deemed  that 
they  drew  near  to  some  country ; 

28  And  sounded,  and  found  it 
twenty  fathoms  :  and  when  they 
had  gone  a  little  further,  they 
sounded  again,  and  found  it  fif- 
teen fathoms. 

29  Then  fearing  lest  we  should 
have  fallen  upon  rocks,  they  cast 
four  anchors  out  of  the  stern,  and 
wished  for  the  day. 

30  And  as  the  shipmen  were 
about  to  flee  out  of  the  ship,  when 
they  had  let  down  the  boat  into 
the  sea,  under  colour  as  though 
they  would  have  cast  anchors  out 
of  the  foreship, 

31  Paul  said  to  the  centurion  and 
to  the  soldiers.  Except  these  abide 
in  the  ship,  ye  cannot  be  saved. 

32  Then  the  soldiers  cut  off  the 
ropes  of  the  boat,  and  let  her  fall 
oft. 

33  And  while  the  day  was  coming 
on,  Paul  hesoui^ht  them  all  to  take 
meat,sajing.  This  day  is  the  four- 
teenth day  that  ye  have  tarried 
and  continued  fasting,  having 
taken  nothing. 

34  Wherefore  I  pray  you  to  take 
some  meat;  for  this  is  for  your 
health :  for  ^- there  shall  not  a  hair 
fall  from  the  head  of  any  of  you. 

35  And  when  he  had  thus  spok- 
en, he  took  bread,  and  ^gave 
thanks  to  God  in  presence  of 
them  all;  and  when  he  had 
broken  it,  he  began  to  eat. 

36  Then  were  they  all  of  good 
cheer,  and  they  also  took  nojne 
meat. 

37  And  we  were  in  all  in  the  ship 
two  hundred  threescore  and  six- 
teen "1  souls. 

38  And  when  they  had  eaten 
enough,  they  lightened  the  ship, 
and  cast  out  the  wheat  into  the 
sea. 

39  And  when  it  was  day,  they 
knew  not  the  land:  but  they  dis- 
covered a  certain  creek  wilh  a 
shore,  into  the  which  they  were 
minded,  if  it  were  possible,  to 
thrust  in  the  ship. 

40  And  when  they  had  |i taken 
up  the  anchors,  they  committed 
themselve.s  unlo  the  sea,  and  loosed 
the  rudder  bands,  and  hoised  up 
the  mainsail  to  the  wind,  and 
made  toward  shore. 

41  And  falling  into  a  place  where 
two  seas  met,  "  they  ran  the  ship 

146 


aground;  and  the  forepart  stuck 
fast,  and  remained  unmoveable, 
but  the  hinder  part  was  broken 
with  the  violence  of  the  waves. 

42  And  the  soldiers'  counsel  was 
to  kill  the  prisoners,  lest  any  of 
them  should  swim  out,  and  escape. 

43  But  the  centurion,  willing  to 
save  Paul,  kept  them  from  tfieir 
purpose ;  and  commanded  that 
they  which  could  swim  should 
cast  thnnse.Ivefi  first  into  the  sea, 
and  get  to  land  : 

44  And  the  rest,  some  on  boards, 
and  some  on  broken  jHeces  of  the 
ship.    And   so   it   came  to  pass, 

0  that  they  escaped  all  safe  to  land. 

CHAPTEE  XXVIII. 

1  Paul  after  his  shipwreck  is  kindly  entertained 
of  the  barbarians.  5  The  viper  on  his  hand 
hurteth  him  not.  8  He  healelh  many  diseases 
in  the  island.  11  They  depart  towards  Rome. 
17  He  declareth  to  the  Jews  the  cause  of  his 
coming.  24  After  his  preaching  some  were 
persuaded,  and  some  believed  not.  30  Yet  he 
preacheth  there  two  years. 

AND  W'hen  they  were  escaped, 
.  then   they   knew  that   «the 
island  was  called  Melita. 

2  And  the  ''barbarous  people 
shewed  us  no  little  kindness  :  for 
they  kindled  a  fire,  and  received 
us  every  one,  because  of  the  pres- 
ent rain,  and  because  of  the  cold. 

3  And  when  Paul  had  gathered 
a  bundle  of  sticks,  and  laid  thevi 
on  the  fire,  there  came  a  viper  out 
of  the  heat,  and  fastened  on  his 
hand. 

4  And  when  the  barbarians  saw 
the  venomous  beast  liang  on  his 
hand,  they  said  among  them- 
selves, No  doubt  this  man  is  a 
murderer,  whom,  though  he  hath 
escaped  the  sea,  yet  vengeance 
suffereth  not  to  live. 

5  And  he  shook  off  the  beast  into 
the  fire,  and  '•felt  no  harm. 

G  Ilowbeit  they  looked  when  he 
should  have  swollen,  or  fallen 
down  dead  suddenly :  but  after 
they  had  looked  a  great  while, 
and  saw  no  harm  come  to  him, 
they  changed  their  minds,  and 
''said  that  he  was  a  god. 

7  In  the  same  quarters  were  pos- 
se.ssions  of  the  chief  man  of  the 
island,  whose  name  was  Publius; 
who  received  us,  and  lodged  us 
three  days  courteously. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the 
father  of  Publius  lay  sick  of  a 
fever  and  of  a  bloody  flux:  to 
whom  Paul  entered  in,  and  spray- 
ed, and  .^laid  his  hands  on  him, 
and  liealed  him. 

9  8o  when  this  was  done,  others 
also,  wliich  had  diseases  in  the 
island,  came,  and  were  healed  : 

10  Who  also  honoured  us  with 
many  » honours;  and  when  we 
departed,  they  laded  ».v  with  such 
things  as  were  necessary. 

11  And  after  three  months  we 


A.  D.  62. 


ft  Rom.  1.  14. 
1  Cor.  14.  11. 
Col.  3.  11. 


cMark  10.  18. 
Luke  10.  19. 


rfch.  14.  11. 


«  James  5.  14, 

16. 
/Mark  0.  5.  <fc 

7.  32.  i  IB. 

Luke  4.  40. 
ch.l9.  11,12. 
1  Cor.  12.  9, 
28. 
f  Matt.  15.  6. 
1  Tim.  5.  17. 

A.  D.  C3. 


Paul's  arrival  at  Rome. 


THE  ACTS.        He  preacheth  the  gospel  there. 


A.  D.  63 


/;  ch.  24. 25.  & 
27.  3. 


«■  ch.  24. 12, 13 

<k  25.  8. 


Ich.  22.  24.  & 
24.  10.  <k  25. 
8.  <fc  26.  31. 


n  ch.  26.  G,  7. 
och.  26.  29. 

Eph.  3.  1.   <k 

4.  1.  6c  6.  20. 

2  Tim.  1.  16. 

&  2.  9. 

Philem.  10. 

13. 


departed  in  a  ship  of  Alexandria, 
which,  had  wintered  in  the  isle, 
whose  sign  was  Castor  and  Pol- 
lux. 

12  And  landing  at  Syracuse,  we 
tarried  there  three  days. 

13  And  from  thence  'we  fetched  a 
compass,  and  came  to  Rhegium : 
and  after  one  day  the  south  wind 
blew,  and  we  came  the  next  day 
to  Puteoli: 

14  Where  we  found  brethren,  and 
were  desired  to  tarry  with  them 
seven  daj's :  and  so  we  went  to- 
ward Rome. 

15  And  from  thence,  when  the 
brethren  heard  of  us,  they  came 
to  meet  us  as  far  as  Appii  Forum, 
and  the  Three  Taverns ;  whom 
when  Paul  saw,  he  thanked  God, 
and  took  courage. 

16  And  when  we  came  to  Rome, 
the  centurion  delivered  the  pris- 
oners to  the  captain  of  the  guard : 
but  ''Paul  was  suffered  to  dwell 
bj'  himself  with  a  soldier  that 
kept  him. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after 
three  days  Paul  called  the  chief 
of  the  Jews  together:  and  when 
they  were  come  together,  he  said 
unto  them,  Men  cmd  brethren, 
i  though  I  have  committed  noth- 
ing against  the  people,  or  customs 
of  our  fathers,  j'et  *  was  I  deliver- 
ed prisoner  from  Jerusalem  into 
the  hands  of  the  Romans : 

IS  Who,  'when  they  had  exam- 
ined me,  would  have  let  7ne  go, 
because  there  was  no  cause  of 
death  in  me. 

19  But  when  the  Jew^s  spake 
against  it,  ^  I  was  constrained  to 
appeal  unto  Cesar;  not  that  I  had 
aught  to  accuse  my  nation  of. 

20  For  this  cause  therelbre  have 
I  called  for  you,  to  see  you,  and 
to  speak  with  you:  because  that 
"for  the  hope  of  Israel  I  am 
bound  with  othis  chain. 

21  And  they  .said  unto  him.  We 
neither  received  letters  out  of  Ju- 
dP^-  concerning  thee,  neither  any 


of  the  brethren  that  came  shewed 
or  spake  any  harm  of  thee. 

22  But  we  desire  to  hear  of  thee 
what  thou  thinkest :  for  as  con- 
cerning this  sect,  we  know  that 
every  where  p  it  is  spoken  against. 

23  And  when  they  had  appointed 
him  a  day,  there  came  many  to 
him  into  his  lodging;  gto  w^hom. 
he  expounded  and  testified  the 
kingdom  of  God,  persuading  them 
concerning  Jesus,  '■  both  out  of  the 
law  of  Moses,  and  out  o/the  proph- 
ets, from  morning  till  evening. 

24  .4.nd  «some  believed  the  things 
which  were  spoken,  and  some  be- 
lieved not. 

2-5  And  when  they  agreed  not 
among  themselves,  they  depart- 
ed, after  that  Paul  had  spoken 
one  word,  Well  spake  the  Holy 
Ghost  by  Esaias  the  prophet  unto 
our  fathers, 

26  Saying,  <  Go  unto  this  people, 
and  say.  Hearing  ye  shall  hear, 
and  shall  not  understand ;  and 
seeing  ye  shall  see,  and  not  per- 
ceive : 

27  For  the  heart  of  this  people  is 
waxed  gross,  and  their  ears  are 
dull  of  hearing,  and  their  eyes 
have  they  closed;  lest  they  should 
see  with  their  eyes,  and  hear  with 
their  ears,  and  understand  with 
t/ieir  heart,  and  should  be  con- 
verted, and  I  should  heal  them. 

28  Be  it  known  therefore  unto 
you,  that  the  salvation  of  God  is 
sent" unto  the  Gentiles,  and  tliai 
they  will  hear  it. 

29  And  when  he  had  said  these 
words,  the  Jews  departed,  and 
had  great  reasoning  among  them- 
selves. 

30  And  Paul  dwelt  two  whole 
years  in  his  own  hired  house,  and 
received  all  that  came  in  unto 
him, 

31  2^  Preaching  the  kingdom  of 
God,  and  teaching  those  things 
which  concern  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  with  all  confidence,  no 
man  forbidding  him. 

147 


A.  D.  63. 


p  Luke  2.  34. 

ch.  24.  5, 14. 

1  Pet.  2.  12. 

<k  4.  14. 
7  Luke  24.  27. 

ch.  IT.  3.  <fc 

19.8. 
r See  on 

ch.  26.  6,22. 

»ch.  14.  4.  & 
17. 4.  ic  19.  9. 


Ez.  12.  2. 

Matt.  13. 14, 

15. 

Mark  4.  12. 

Luke  8.  10. 

John  12.  40. 

Rom.  11.  8. 


ch.  13.  46,  47. 
&  18.  6.  & 
22.  21.  &  26. 
17,18. 
Rom.  11.  11. 

A.  D.  65. 


rch.  4.  31. 
Eph.  6.  19. 


A.  D.  Vi). 


Arts^C.  21. 

;..]■.  I.  1. 
1.  1.  I. 
.  1.  11. 


I  ( 


1  'I 


1.  11. 


A-  i:i.  L'. 

<l:il.  1.  l,'). 

(    Hr.'   nil    Ar(B 

■.  II.  (\. 

I'll.  1.  -2. 
-'•  h.  :i.  '21.  At. 

lit.  '.li. 

(ial.  -J.  8. 
(  M;ilt.  1.0,10. 

1,11  kr  1.  yj. 

Arts  'J.  :;i). 

■.;  I'lia.'J.  c. 

Mnllll    I.    It. 

Cill.  1.  1. 
t  Or. 

(I(tcrn)ineit. 
g  AciD  13.  33. 
Ii  Ilel).  0.  11. 
ich.  12.  8.  ic 

>[>.  10. 

I  Car.  jr..  10. 
Uiil.  1.  16.  Sc 
•J.  9. 

Klili.  a.  8. 
II  Or,  to  Ihe 
o'lrtirnce  nf 

*  \(lrlO.  7. 

ell.  10.  20. 
/  Altai).  15. 
mcli.S).  21. 

1  Cor.  1.  2. 

1  ThCHs.  ■!.  7. 
II  1  Cnr.  1.  3. 

2  Cor.  1.  2. 
(lul.  1.  3. 

n  1  f:or.  1.  4. 

Mill.  1.  3. 

Col.  l.il,  1. 

ITIii'flrt.  1.2. 

I'll  Hem.  4. 
pc\i.  10.  10. 

1  TI1C8S.  1.8. 
<;c-l\.  U.  1. 

2  Cnr.  1.23. 
I'llil.  1.  H. 
lTlirHM.2.  fi. 

r  Ai'tH  '21.  23. 
2  Tim.  1.  3. 

II  Or, 

ill  my  fpirit, 
.Inhii  ■1.23,21. 
I'hll.  8.  3. 

«  1  Tlioos.  8. 
10. 

tch.  1.').  23,82 
in  yvu.  y  V 
7      1  ThcBii. 


THE    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL   THE   APOSTLE   TO    THE 


CIIAPTJ^U  I. 

1  Piiiil  commendeth  hii  caUinn  to  thf  Rumaiit, 
'.)  mill  his  ilcairc  to  cnmr.ln  thr.m.  l(j  What  liia 
Hiisiicl  is,  anil  the  rialilciiusness  uiliich  it  slicw- 
i!li.  18  (lod  is  anirry  v>ilh  all  manner  of  tin. 
21  Wliitt  were  the  sins  of  the  Otntiles. 

I")  A  U  L,  a  scn-Viint  of  Jpsus 
Christ. "Ciillcil/o^run  aiKjstlc, 
''scparalofi  uiitothc  f2;ospcl  ol'dod, 

'1  ('Wliitih  lio  luul  promised 
al'oro  1/ by  his  jirophets  in  tlie 
holy  Scfiptun-s,) 

;{  "CJonci'mitiK  liis  f^on  Jesus 
Christ  our  Jjord,  •-•wliicli  was 
./Diado  of  Uie  seed  of  David  uc- 
cordiii;?  to  tlic  llcsh  ; 

■1  And  I  (/declared  to  be  the  Son 
or(i()d  Willi  power,  according  ''to 
tlieSi)iril  of  lioliuess,  by  the  res- 
urrection Iroin  the  dead: 

5  liy  wlioni  »we  have  received 
grace  and  ai)Ostle,shlp,  !l  lor  A- obe- 
dience to  the  f'aitli  among  all  na- 
tions, '  for  his  name: 

(i  Among  whom  are  ye  alHO  the 
called  of.Iesus  (Hirist: 

7  To  all  that  be  in  Itome,  be- 
loveil  ()l'(;od, '"called  (d  be  fumita: 
"(Jracc^  to  you,  and  peace,  from 
(Jod  our  .l<"ather  and  tlie  Lord 
Jesus  tihrist. 

8  First,  "I  thank  my  (!od  through 
Jesus  (llirist  for  you  all,  that 
pyour  faith  is  spoken  of  tlirough- 
oiit  the  whole  world. 

'.)  Kor'/(iod  is  my  witness, '•whom 
1  serve  II  with  iiiy  spirit  in  the 
gosi)el  of  his  Son,  tliat  "without 
ceasing  I  make  mention  of  you 
always  in  my  prayers; 

10  'Making  reqiu^st,  if  by  any 
means  now  at  length  I  might 
have  a  i)i-osi>er()US  journey  "by 
the  will  of  Cod  to  come  unto  you. 

U  l-'or  J  long  to  sec;  you,  that 
■T  J  may  imp.'iit  unto  yon  some 
spiritual  gill,  to  the  end  ye  may 
be  estalilisiied ; 

VI  'i'iiat  is,  that  T  may  be  com- 
forted together  llwitli  you  by  .'/the 
mutual  faith  both  of  you  and  me. 

i;{  Now  1  would  not  have  you 
Ignorant,  brethren,  tliat  ■often- 
times I  purposed  to  come  mito 
you,  (but  "was  let  hitherto,)  tliat 
'1  might  have  some '-fruit  II among 
you  also,  even  as  among  other 
( .entiles. 

11  ci  iim  debtor  both  to  the 
Creeks,  and  to  the  J'jarbnriniis ; 
both  to  the  wi.se,  and  to  t  lu;  un- 
wise. 

n'h<'H«.3.10.    «.Intmn  ■!.  in.    jrch.  lf>.  20.    II  Or, 
11.1.4.     2  1VI.  1.1.     »r|i.  16.  23.     a  Sec  Acts  IB. 
2.  18.     b  Phil.  4.  17.  II  Or,  in  you.    c  1  Cor.  0.  10. 
148 


Vi  So,  as  much  as  in  me  is,  I  am 
ready  to  preach  the  gospel  to  you 
that  are  at  Jlome  also. 

IG  For  f'l  am  not  ashamed  of  the 
go.spel  of  Christ:  for  «it  is  the 
liower  of  Clod  unto  salvation  to 
every  one  that  believeth;  .'to  the 
Jcnv'iirst,  and  also  to  the  Crec^k. 

17  For  .'/therein  is  the  i-ighteous- 
ness  of  (Jod  i-evealed  from  faith  to 
faith:  as  it  is  written,  ''The  just 
shall  lix'o  by  faith. 

18  'For  the  wrath  of  Cod  is  re- 
vealed from  heaven  against  all 
nngodlincsH  and  nnriglitiiousne.ss 
of  men,  who  hold  the  trutli  in  un- 
righteousness; 

11)  liecaus*!  'I  that  which  maybe 
known  of  (!od  is  manifest  II  in 
them;  for  'Cod  Jiatli  sinewed  ii 
unto  them. 

•JO  For  "'the  invisible  things  of 
him  from  the  creation  ot  the 
world  are  clearly  seen,  being  un- 
derstood by  (be  things  that  are 
made,  riv  n  his  eternal  power  and 
(iodhead;  II  SO  that  they  are  with- 
out excuse : 

'11  Kecaust?  tr.at,  when  they  knew 
Cod,  they  gIori(H'd/j//»  notas(iod, 
neither  were  thankl'iil  ;  but  "be- 
came vain  in  their  imagination.s, 
and  their  foolish  lieart  was  dark- 
ened. 

•J2"  Professing  themselves  to  be 
wise,  they  became  fools, 

•2;t  And  ("•hang(><l  the  glory  of  the 
iiiicorruiilibh' ;'(iod  intoan  image 
made  like  to  corruptible  man, 
and  to  birds,  ami  fourfooted 
beasts,  and  creeping  thing.s. 

1\  '/Wherefore  Cod  also  gave 
them  up  to  uncleanne.ss,  through 
tlu!  lusts  of  their  own  hearts,  'to 
dishonour  their  own  bodies  «be- 
twci'ii  I  hemsi'lves: 

'25  Who  clianged  'the  truth  of 
(!od"into  a  lie,  and  worshipped 
and  served  the  creature  II  more 
than  the  (Creator,  who  in  blessed 
forever.    Amen. 

2(;  Kor  this  cause  Oort  gave  them 
up  unto  :i  vil(!  alfections  :  I'or  even 
tluMr  women  di<l  change  the  natu- 
ral use  into  that  which  is  against 
natun^: 

'27  And  likewise  also  the  men, 
leaving  th(^  natural  use  of  the  wo- 
man, burned  in  their  lusl.  oiieto- 
wanl  another;  men  with  men 
working  that  which  is  unseemly, 
and  receiving  in  themselves  that 

recompense  of  their  error  which 

was  meet. 

28  And  even  as  they  did  not  like 


A.  I).  CO. 


•ITn.  40.0,  10. 

Mark  8.  38. 

2  Tim.  1.  8. 
f  1  Cnr.  1.  18. 

i  10.  2. 
/•I,ul(r2.  30, 

31,  32.  &  24. 

47. 

A<-t3  3.  28. 

<t  13.  20,  48. 

ill.  2.  9. 
/r<li.  3.  21. 
h  IIiil).  2.  4. 

.Inliu  3.  30. 

Cal.  S.  11. 

riill.  3.  9. 

Iltb.  10.  38. 
i  Acts  17.  30. 

Kph.  6.  0. 

Col.  3.  0. 
»  Acta  M.  17. 
II  Or,  (0  Ititin. 
iJnliii  1.  1). 
m  P».  lU.  1, 

it.-. 

Ac-tH  14.  17. 

iV   17.  27. 
li  Or,  tliiit 

tlity  may  he, 

«2  Kings  n. 
10. 

.ler.  2.  0. 
Epli.  4.17,18. 

u  Jcr.  10.  14. 


p  nput.  4.  10, 

A:c. 

I'H.  100.  20. 

Is.  40.  18,  25. 

.Ifr.  2.  11. 

Ki.  8.  10. 

Aiti  17.  20. 
(/Ph.  81.  12. 

Ads  7.  42. 

Kpli.  4.1H,I9. 

2  ■I'licsa.  2. 

11,  12. 
r  1  Cnr.  0.  18. 

1  TlifHK.  4.4. 

1  r<t.  4.  3. 

<  Lev.  18.  2-2. 
(  1  riieHB.l.O. 

1  Joliii  0.  20. 
u  Is.  44.  20. 

.Iir.  10.14.  ik 

13.  26. 

Amos  2.  4. 
II  Or,  rather. 
X  Lev.  18.  22, 

23. 

Kl>li.  6.  12. 

JuUelO. 


Sinners  cannot  excape 


ROMANS. 


the  judgment  of  God. 


A.  D.  GO. 


I  Or,  to  ac- 
knowledge. 
,:  Or,  (I  mind 
coi'l  of 
uidfment. 

vi:v\t.  0.4. 


II  Or, 

unsociable, 
a  ch.  '2.  2. 
nch.  C.  21. 
1  Or,  consenl 

with  Ihem. 
hVf.  fiO.  18. 

Hos.  7.  3. 


\Utl.  7.  1,2. 
John  8.  0. 


f  rh.  0.23. 

K.pli.  1.  7.  k 

■1.  1,  7. 
./rh.  3.  2S. 
'  Ki.  ni.  6. 
ns.  30.  IS. 

2  ret.  3.  0, 

in. 

^•neiit.SQ.  34. 

JanicH  6.  3. 
;r  .lob  34.  11. 

Ps.  02.  12. 

I'rov.  24.  12. 

Jer.  17.  10. 

A:  32.  10. 

Malt.  16.  27. 

ih.  14.  12. 

1  Cor.  3.8. 

2  Cor.  5.  10. 
llcv.  2.  23. 
tc  20.  12.  (fc 
2-2.  12. 

i  Job  24.  13. 

cli.  1.  13. 

2ThcHS.  1.8. 
»  Amos  3.  2. 

Luke  12.47, 

43. 

1  I'et.  4.  17. 
tOr.  Oreek. 
l\  Prt.  1.  7. 
tGr.  Orcek. 
m  noil.  10.17. 

2rhr.  in.  7. 

Job  31.  m. 

Acts  10.  34. 

Oal.  2.  fi. 

Eph.  6.  0. 

Col.  S.  25. 

1  Pel.  1.  17. 


il  to  retain  God  in  i/ic/r  knowledge, 
God  gave  them  over  to  ila  repro- 
bate mind,  to  do  those  tilings 
i*  which  are  not  convenient ; 

2!)  Being  filled  with  all  unright- 
eousnes.s,  fornication,  wickedness, 
covetoiisne.ss,  maliciousness;  full 
of  envy,  murder,  debate,  deceit, 
malignity:  whisperers, 

;w  Backbiters,  hatei-s  of  God,  de- 
spiteful, proud,  boasters,  invent- 
ors of  evil  things,  disobedient  to 
parents, 

31  Witliout  understanding,  cove- 
nant-breakers, !!  without  natural 
atVection,  implacable. unmerciful: 

;>'2  Who,  -  knowing  the  judsment 
of  (iod.  that  they  which  commit 
such  things  "ari;  worthy  of  death, 
not  only  do  the  same,  but  li '» have 
pleasure  in  them  that  do  them. 

CII AFTER  II. 

1  They  that  sin,  though  they  condemn  it  in  others, 
cannot  excuse  themselves,  ij  and  much  less  es- 
cape the  iudrmcnl  o/  (lud,  0  whether  they  be 
Jews  or  Ocntiles.  14  The  Clenlitcs  cannot  es- 
cape, 17  nor  yet  the  Jews,  25  whom  their  cir- 
cumcision shall  not  profit,  if  they  keep  not  the 
1,1  w. 

THEREFORE  thou  art  "inex- 
cusable, O  man,  whosoever 
thou  art  that  judgest :  ^ibr  where- 
in thou  judgest  anotlier,  thou  con- 
demnest  tliysell';  for  thou  that 
judgest  docst  the  same  things. 

2  But  we  are  sure  that  the  judg- 
ment of  God  is  according  to  truth 
against  them  which  commit  such 
things. 

;>  And  thinkest  thou  this.O  man, 
that  judgest  tliem  which  do  sucli 
things,  and  doest  the  same,  that 
thou  Shalt  escape  the  judgment  of 
God  ? 

•1  Or  de.spiscst  thou  '•the  riches  of 
his  goo(lnoss  and  ''forbearance 
and  '-longsuireriiig ;  fnot  know- 
ing that  thegoodness  of  God  lead- 
etli  thee  to  repentance? 

a  But,  after  tliy  hardness  and  im- 
penitent heart,  .^/treivsurest  up  un- 
to thyself  wrath  against  the  day 
of  wrath  and  revelation  of  the 
I'igliteous  judgment  of  God  ; 

(i '» Who  will  render  to  every  man 
according  to  his  deeds: 

7  To  them  who  by  patient  con- 
tinuance in  well  doing  seek  for 
glory  and  honour  and  immortal- 
ity, etonial  lil'e : 

8  But  unto  them  that  are  conten- 
tious, and  'do  not  oliey  tlie  truth, 
but  obey  unrighteousness,  hidig- 
nation  and  wrath, 

!)  Tribulation  and  angui.sh,  upon 
every    soul   of  man    that   doeth  ; 
evil:  of  the  Jew  .thrst,  and  also  i 
of  the  tGentile;  j 

10  'But  glory,  honour,  and  peace, 
to  every  man  that  worketh  good ;  i 
to  the  Jew  lii-st,  and  also  to  the 
tGentile: 

11  For  '"there  is  no  respect  of 
persons  with  God. 


12  For  as  many  as  have  sinned 

without    law    shall    also    iierish 

without   law;    and   as   many   as 

:  have  sinned  in  tlie  law  shall  be 

judged  by  the  law; 

I   I'd  (For  "not  the  hearers  of  the 

I  law  0/7' just  belbre  (Jod,  but  the 

I  doers  of  the  law  shall  b(>  justified. 

14  Forwlien  the  Gentiles,  which 
have  not  the  law,  do  by  nature 
the  things  contained  in  "the  law, 
these,  having  not  tlie  law,  are  a 
law  unto  themselves: 

1.5  Which  shew  tlie  work  of  the 
law  written  in  their  hearts,  II  their 
conscience  also  bearing  witness, 
and  t/ieir  thoughts  ilthe  mean 
while  accusing  or  else  excusing 
one  another;) 

Ki  "In  the  day  \vhen  God  shall 
judge  the  secrets  of  men  J' by 
.lesus  Christ  '/according  to  my 
gospel. 

17  Behold,  'thou  art  called  a 
Jew,  and  "restest  in  the  law, 
'and  makest  thy  boast  of  God, 

18  And  "knowest  his  will,  and 
Jj^approvest  the  things  that  are 
more  excellent,  being  instructed 
out  of  the  law ; 

lU  And  .'/art  confident  that  thou 
thyself  art  a  guide  of  the  blind,  a 
light  of  them  which  are  in  dark- 
ness, - 

20  An  instructor  of  the  foolish, 
a  teacher  of  babes,  « which  hast 
the  form  of  knowledge  and  of  the 
truth  in  the  law. 

21  "Thou  therefore  which  teach- 
est  another,  teacliest  thou  not 
thy.self?  thou  that  preachest  a 
man  should  not  steal,  dost  thou 
steal  ? 

22  Thou  that  say  est  a  man 
should  not  commit  adultery,  dost 
thou  commit  adultery?  thou  tliat 
abhorrest  idols,  ''do.st  thou  com- 
mit sacrilege? 

23  Thou  that  '•make.st  thy  boast 
of  the  law,  through  breaking  the 
law  dishonourest  thou  God? 

24  For  the  name  of  God  is  blas- 
phemed among  the  Gentiles 
through  you,  as  it  is  -'written. 

25  e  For  circumcision  verily 
profiteth,  if  thou  kec^i  the  law: 
but  if  thou  be  a  breaker  of  the 
law,  thy  circumci.sion  is  made 
uncircumcision. 

2(i  Therefore,  .'if  the  uncircum- 
cision keep  the  righteousness  of 
the  law,  shall  not  his  uncii'cuiTi- 
cision  be  counted  for  circum- 
cision ? 

27  And  shall  not  uncircumcision 
which  is  by  nature,  if  it  fulfil  the 
law,  .'/judge  thee,  who  by  the  let- 
ter and  circumcision  dost  trans- 
gress the  law? 

28  For  ''  he  is  not  a  .Tew,  which 
is  one  outwardly ;  neither  is  (hat 
circumcision,  which  is  outward 
in  the  flesh: 

29  But  he  is  a  Jew,  'which  is 

149 


A.  D.  GO. 


n  Mtttt.  7.  21. 
JamcH  1.  22, 
23,25. 
1  John  8.  7. 


I  Or,  the 
eonseienr* 
witnessing 
wtih  them. 

'I  Or,  between 

themselnes. 
0  Ecc  12.  14. 

M.itt.  26.  31. 

John  12.  48. 

rh.  3.  C. 

1  Cor.  4.  5. 
Rev.  20.  12. 

/■  John  5.  22. 
Arts  10.  42. 
&.  17.  31. 

2  Tim.  4.1, 8. 
1  Pot.  4.  6. 

II  ch.  10.  25. 

1  Tim.  1.  11. 

2  Tim.  2.  8. 
rMntt.  3.  9. 

John  8.  S3. 

ch.  0.  6,  7. 

2  Cor.  11.  22. 
.iMic.  3.  11. 

ch.  0.  4. 
t  Is.  45.  25.  & 

4rt.  2. 

John  8.  41. 
H  Dent.  4.  8. 

Ps.  147.  10, 

20. 
ii  Or,  tricst 

the  things 

that  differ. 
J  Phil.  1.  10. 
yMntt.  15.  14. 

&.  23.  10,  17, 

I'.l,  24. 

John  9.  34, 

40,41. 
sch.  C.  17. 

2  Tim.  1.  13. 

.V  3.  0. 
aPs.  60.  16, 

.Vr. 

M.itt.  23.  3, 

ic. 
b  Mai.  3.  8. 
ever.  17. 
rfO  Sam.  12. 

14. 

Is.  C2.  S. 

Ez.36.  20,23. 
eOal.G.  3. 
/Acts  10.  34, 

SO. 


f  Mtttt.  12.  41, 


h  Matt.  S.  0. 

John  8.  SO. 

rh.  0.  6,  7. 

Oal.  0.  15. 

Rev.  2.  0. 
il  Pel.  3.  4. 


The  Jews'  prerogative. 


IIOMANS. 


None  justified  by  the  law. 


A.  D.  60. 


tPhil.  3.  3. 

Col.  2.  11. 
Ivh.  7.  0. 

■2  (;nr.  3.  0. 
m  1  Cor.  ■!.  f). 

V!  for.  10.  18. 

1  T11C83.2.  4. 


ancut.  4.  7,8. 

I'H.  147.  19, 

'2(1. 

lU.  2.  18.  & 

St.  4. 
hrh.  10.  10. 

Il(l>.  4.  2. 
f  iNum.  23.  10. 

rh.  0.  6.  <t 

11.  2i). 

2  Tim.  2.  13. 
rfJoli40.  8. 
c.Iolin  3.  33. 
fl'H.  (12.  9.  4; 

110.  11. 

e  I's.  :,i.  4. 


hch.  n.  19. 
(lal.  3.  IS. 
I  Clcn.  1?.  25. 

.loi.  a.  3.  Sc 

31.  17. 


0. 

.  li.  20.  6c 
J,  16. 

)  (i 

r.ll 

.  1.28,  &c. 
2.  I,  SCO. 

U; 

r.  23. 
1.  3.  rj. 

m  1 
3. 

..M.  1,2, 
&,  M.  1. 

H  rs.  .•■).  3. 

.I.r.  f),  10. 
o  r«.  MU.  3. 

r  Ph.  10.  7. 

V  I'rov.  1.  in. 
I^.  f)'.(.  7,  H. 


rr«.  30.  1. 
.i.lnhri   in.  31. 
ft.  lf>.  2f). 

c.jnh  r>.  in. 

!■.■<.  107.  12. 
i:i.  10.  OM. 
<h.  1.  20.  <k 
2.  1. 


one  inwardly ;  and  *  circumcision 
is  t/iat  of  tlio  heart,  'in  tlio  spirit, 
and  not  in  tlio  lett.<n';  "'whose 
praise  is  not  olnien,  but  ol'Uod. 

CIIAPTEU   III. 

1  The  Jews'  preroiiativo  :  3  which  they  have  not 
lout:  0  howl)cit  the  law  conuinccth  them  also 
of  sin  :  20  therefore  no  flesh  is  justified  by  the 
law,  2H  ftiK  all,  without  difference,  by  faith 
only  :  31  and  yet  the  lam  is  not  aholisheJ. 

WHAT   advantiige  then  hath 
the  .Jew?   or  what  protit  is 
(hcvr  of  eireumcision? 
U  Miicii  (;very  way;  chiefly,  be- 
cause tliat  "  unto  them  were  com- 
mitted the  oracles  of(4od. 

3  Kor  what  if  (-some  did  not 
believe?  cshall  their  unbelief 
make  the  lailh  of  God  without 
elTecL? 

4  '/()od  forhifl:  yea,  let  ^Ood  be 
true,  but  ./Cvery  man  a  liar;  as  it 
is  wriltcn,  vTliat  tliou  mif^htest 
be  Justilied  in  thy  sayings,  and 
mightest  overcome  when  thou 
artjud.t^ed. 

5  JJut  if  our  unrighteousness 
commend  the  righteousness  of 
tSod,  wliat  shall  we  say?  Is  (iod 
nnrishttKius  wlio  talccth  venge- 
ance? C'  I  siieak  as  a  man) 

(Uiod  Ibrbid  :  lor  then  «liowshall 
God  jud.ije  the  worlil  ? 

7  For  if  the  truth  of  God  hath 
more  abounded  through  my  lie 
unto  his  glory;  why  yet  am  I 
also  judged  as  a  sinner? 

8  And  not  ntlhrr,  (as  we  bo 
slanderously  reported,  and  as 
some  allirm  that  w(!  say,)  ''Let 
us  do  evil,  that  good  may  come? 
wliose  damnation  is  just. 

'.)  What  then?  are  we  Ijetter  than 
the]/?  No,  in  no  wise:  for  we 
have  before  t proved  both  Jews 
and  Gentiles,  that  'they  are  all 
under  .sin; 

10  As  it  is  written,  "'There  is 
none  righteous,  no,  not  one: 

1 1  There  is  none  tliat  understand- 
eth,  there  is  none  that  seeketh 
alter  God. 

12  They  are  all  gone  out  of  the 
way,  they  are  togetlier  become 
unprolitable;  there  is  none  that 
doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

i;5  "Tlieir  throat  is  an  ojien  sep- 
nlelirc;  willi  their  tongues  they 
liave  used  deceit;  "llie  poison  of 
asps  is  under  tlieir  lips: 

n  i>  Wliose  inoutli  is  full  of  curs- 
ing and  bitterness: 

1.")  '/Their  feet  (ur  swift  to  shod 
blood: 

10  Destruction  and  mi.sery  are  in 
their  ways : 

17  And  the;  way  of  peace  have 
they  not  known  : 

IS  '-There  is  no  fear  of(iod  before 
tlieir  eyes. 

I!»    Now   we    know    that   what 

things  soevin-  "the  law  saith.    it 

saith  to  them  who  are  under  the 

law  :  that  <  everv  luoutli  may  be 

l.)0 


stopped,  and  «all  the  world  may 
become  il  guilty  before  God. 
HO  Tiierelbre  *by  the  deeds  of 
the  law  there  shall  no  llesh  be 
justilied  in  his  siglit:  for?/ by  the 
law  is  the  knowledge  of  sin. 

21  But  now  2  the  righteousness 
of  God  witliout  the  law  is  mani- 
fested, "being  witnessed  by  the 
law  ''and  the  jirophets; 

22  I'lveii  the  rigliieousness  of  God 
ir/ii.c/i.  is  'by  lailli  of  .Jesus  ('hrist 
unto  all  and  upon  all  them  that 
believe;  for ''thereisnodiHerenee: 

23  For  <'all  have  sinned,  and 
come  short  of  the  glory  of  (iod ; 

2-1  Being  justilied  freely  .'b.y  his 
grace  .'/through  the  redemption 
that  is  in  ( 'hrist  .Jesus: 

2.')  Wliom  (Jod  hath  II  set  forth 
''  to  l>r.  a  propitiation  through  faith 
«in  his  blood,  to  declare  liis 
ri.ghteousiicss  ''■for  the  II  remission 
of 'sins  that  are  past,  through  the 
Ibrbearance  of  God ; 

20  To  declare,  /  s<ti/,  at  this  time 
his  rigliteousne.ss:  that  he  might 
be  just,  and  the  justitier  of  him 
which  believeth  in  .Jesus. 

27  "I  Wliere  is  boasting  then  ?  It 
is  excluded.  By  what  law?  of 
works  ?  Nay ;  but  by  the  law  of 
faith. 

28  Therefore  we  conclude  «that 
a  man  is  justified  by  faith  without 
tlie  deeds  of  the  law. 

2!)  Is  lie  t  he  ( Jod  of  the  .Tews  only? 
is  he  not  also  of  the  Gentiles? 
Yes.  of  llu;  (icntiles  also: 

;iO  Seeing  "it  is  oiuKiod,  which 
shall  justify  the  circuuKUsiou  by 
faith, and  uncircumcLsion  through 
faith. 

;!l  J)o  we  then  make  void  the 
law  tlirough  faith?  God  Ibrbid: 
yea,  we  establish  the  law. 

/  XilM  17.  30,  Hob.  0.15.  m  <h.  2.  17.  23.  ck  4. 
31.  Kph.  2.  0.  nAols  13.  3H,  30.  ver.  20,2 
U;il.  2.  10.     0  ch.  10.  12,  13.     Gal.  3.  8,  20,  28. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

1  Abraham's  fail h  was  imputed  to  him  for  right- 
eousness, 1()  before  he  was  eircumcised.  13  By 
faith  only  he  and  his  seed  reecnicd  the  promise. 
in  Abraham  is  the  father  of  all  that  hclitve. 
21  Our  faith  also  shall  bo  imputed  to  us  for 
rmhieausncss. 

WJIAT  .shall  wo  say  then  tliat 
"Abraham  our  father,  as  per- 
taining to  till!  Ilesli,  hath  found? 

2  For  if  Abraliaiu  wer(>  ''justi- 
fied by  works,  he  hath  ivkcrcofio 
glorvi  but  not  be'bi'e  God. 

;;Kl)rwliat  saith  the  Si^ripture? 
'•.Vbruham  believed  God,  and  it 
was  counted  unto  him  lor  right- 
eousness. 

I  Now  ''to  him  that  workoth 
is  the  reward  not  reckoned  of 
grace,  but  of  debt. 

5  I'.ut  to  him  thatworkelh  not, 
but  Ijelievelh  on  him  that  jiisti- 
fieth  --the  ungodly,  his  faith  is 
counted  for  righteousness. 

0  Even  as  J)avid  also  describcth 


A.  D.  60. 


u  ch.  2.  2. 

ver.  0,  23. 
II  Or,  subject  to 

the  judgment 

of  Ood. 
.r  r«.  143.  2. 

AilH  13.  39. 

Oal.  2.  10.  k 

3.  11. 

Kph.  2.  8,  9. 

Tit.  3.  0. 
yoh.  7.  7. 
z  Act.-)  15.  11. 

ch.  1.  17. 

I'hil.  3.9. 

Ilfb.  11.  4, 

<kc. 
n  John  C.  48. 

Acts2n.  22. 
I,  ch.  1.  2. 

1  rut.  1. 10. 

cch.  4. 

throiiKhoiit. 
rfch.  10.  12. 

IJal.  3.  28. 

Col.  3.  U. 
e  ver.  9. 

ch.  11.  3J. 

G.il.  3.  22. 
/ch.  4.  10. 

Kph.  2.  8. 

T.I.  3.  0,  7. 
(f  Matt.  20.  23. 

Kph.  1.  7. 

Col.  1.  14. 

1  Tim.  2.  0. 

Uel).  0.  12. 

1  Pet.  1.  18, 

19. 
II  Or,  fore- 
ordained, 
h  Lev.  10.  16. 

1  .lohii  2.  2. 

A;  4.  10. 
I  Col.  1.  20. 
k  Acts  13.  38, 

39. 

1  Tim.  1.  15. 


1  Cor.  1.  29, 
22.     ch.  a  3. 


alH.  01.2. 

Mutt.  3.  9. 

John  8.  33, 

39. 

2  Cor.  11.  22. 
4cli.  3.20,27, 

28. 
c  Onn.  15.  0. 

Ual.  3.  n. 

James  2.  23. 

.(ch.  11.  0. 


The  advantages  and  extent 


KOMANS. 


of  justification  hy  faith. 


A.  I).  GO. 


/P».  32.  1,2. 


A  Luke  ID.  0. 
vi-r.  12,  IG. 
Ual.  li.  ;. 


I  Orn.  17.  4, 
Gal.  3.  23. 


trh.  3.  20.  * 

:>.  13,  20.  &. 

7.  f,  lU,  11. 

1  Cnr.  l.l.  &R. 

2  Cor.  3.  7, '.I. 
Oal.  3.  10.13. 
IJohii  3.  i. 

mch.  3.  24. 
n  Gal.  3.  22. 

V  Is.  CI.  2. 

ch.  9.  H. 
p  Gen.  17.  5. 
n  Or,  lUe 

unto  him. 
qrh.  H.  U. 

Eph.  2.  1,  5. 
rrh.  9.  25. 

1  iUn.  1.  2S. 

1  r«t.  2.  10. 


t  Gt-n.  17.  17. 
*.   IH.  U. 
iicli.  11.  II, 


the  ble.ssodne.ss  of  the  man,  unto 
wiioiii  (iod  inipiiti'tli  riglitoous- 
ness  without  works, 

7  Sui/inij,  .'"IJIcssi'd  arc  they 
whoso  iniquities  iire  tbrgivcn.aiid 
whose  sins  are  covered. 

8  Blessed  /.\-  tlic  mun  to  whom 
tlie  Lord  will  not  impute  sin. 

9  Coindli  this  blessedness  then 
upon  the  circumcision  onhi,  or 
upon  the  nncircumeision  also? 
for  we  say  that  faith  was  reckon- 
ed to  Abraham  lor  I'li^hlcousucss. 

10  How  was  it  then  rivkoiied? 
when  he  was  in  circumcision,  or 
in  uncircumcisiijn  ?  Not  in  cir- 
cumcision, but  in  nncircumeision. 

11  And  fi'he  received  the  sif^n  of 
circumcision,  a  seal  of  the  right- 
eousness of  the  faith  which  he'lind 
r/cL  beinj;  uncireumcised :  that 
/'he  misht  be  the  father  of  all 
them  that  lielieve,  tli()ii,i;li  tiieybe 
not  circuineised  ;  that  rlLchteous- 
ness  might  be  imputed  mito  them 
al.so :  ■ 

12  And  the  father  of  circumcis- 
ion to  them  who  are  not  of  the 
circumcision  only,  but  who  also 
walk  in  the  steps  of  that  faith  of 
our  father  Abraham,  which  he 
h((d  being  i/r/.  uncircuincised. 

i:{  For  lh(>  iiromise.  that  he 
should  be  the  'heir  of  the  world, 
ii:((s  not  to  .Vbraliani,  or  to  liis 
seed,  tlirough  the  law,  but 
through  the  righteousuesa  of 
faith. 

II  For  *  if  they  which  are  of  the 
law  6r  heirs,  faith  is  made  void, 
and  the  proiiii.se  made  of  none  ef- 
fect: 

1.5  P.ecause  'tho  law  worketh 
wrath  :  for  where  no  law  is,  Uierc 
i.s  no  traiisgres.sion. 

Ki  Therefore  U  in  of  faith,  that  it 
might,  be  »i  by  grace;  "to  the  end 
the  promise "luiglit  be  sure  to  all 
the  seed;  not  to  that  only  which 
is  of  the  law,  but  to  that  also 
which  is  of  the  faith  of  Abraham; 
owho  is  the  father  of  us  all, 

17  (As  it  is  written,  i>  L  have 
made  thee  a  father  of  many  na- 
tions.) II  before  hiiu  whom  he  be- 
lieved, even  God,  '/who  quicken- 
eth  the  dead,  and  calleth  those 
'•things  which  be  not  as  though 
they  were: 

18  Who  against  hope  believed  in 
hope,  that  he  might  become  the 
father  of  many  nations,  accord- 
ing to  that  which  was  spoken, 
•  So  shall  thy  seeil  be. 

1!»  And  beiim  not  weak  in  faith, 
<he  considered  not  his  own  liody 
now  dead,  when  ho  was  about  a 
hundred  years  old,  neither  yet  the 
(leadnessof  .Sarah's  womb : 

21)  He  staggered  not  at  tin;  prom- 
i.se  of  God  through  unbelief;  but 
was  strong  iu  faith,  giving  glory 
to  God; 

21  And  being  fully  persuaded, 
Gl 


that  what  he  had  i)roniised,  "  he 
was  able  also  to  p(>ribrni. 

22  And  therefor',?  it  was  imputed 
to  him  (or  riglueousness. 

23  Now  3  it  was  not  written  for 
his  .sake  alone,  that  it  was  imput- 
ed to  him; 

21  Rut  for  us  also,  to  whom  it 
shall  be  imputed,  if  we  believe 
"on  him  tliat  raised  up  Jesus  our 
Lord  from  the  dead; 

2-")  -Who  was  delivered  for  our 
otfences,  and  "was  raised  again 
for  our  justilicatiou. 

CHAPTER  V. 

I  Beintr  justified  'lyfiiithi  we  have  peace  with  God, 
2  and  juy  in  t>ttr  hvpe,  8  thnt  since  we  iccre 
reconciici  hy  his  hlood,  when  we  were  cnemtrs, 
10  we  shall  much  mure  he  sitvrd  hetntr  reconcil- 
ed, 12  As  sin  and  d'.ath  ctmc  by  Adam,  \1  so 
much  more  riirhtevnsncss  anl  lite  l>y  Jesus 
Christ,  '20  Where  sin  abounded,  grace  did 
supca-.ound. 

THKUEFORE  "being  justified 
bj'  faith,  we  have  ''  peace  with 
God    through    our    Lord    Jesus 

Christ: 

2 « By  whom  also  we  have  acce.ss 
by  faith  into  this  grace  ''wherein 
we  stand,  and  '•rejoice  in  hope  of 
the  glory  of  (Joil. 

;{  A  nd  not  only  .vo,  but/we  glorj' 
in  tribulations  also;  ff knowing 
that  tril)iihdioii  workethpatience; 

•1  ''.\n<l  i)atietK'e,  experience; 
and  e.xperience,  hope: 

S  'And  hope  maketh  not  asham- 
ed ;  ^because  the  love  of  God  is 
shed  abroad  in  our  hearts  by  the 

I  loly  Ghost  which  is  given  unto 
us. 

fj  For  when  we  were  yet  witliout 
streiigtii.  Hill  due  time  'Christ 
died  for  th(>  ungodly. 

7  For  scarcely  lor  a  righteous 
man  will  one  die:  yet  peradven- 
ture  for  a  good  man  somo-would 
even  dart-  to  die. 

8  But  "'(iodcommendoth  his  love 
toward  us,  in  that,  while  we  were 
yet  sinners,  Christ  died  for  us. 

!)  Much  mori!  then,  being  now 
justilied  »  by  his  blood,  we  shall 
bo  saved  "  from  wrath  through 
him. 

10  For  7>if,  when  we  were  ene- 
mies, 9  wo  were  reconciled  to  (tod 
bj'  the  death  of  his  Hon;  much 
more,  being  recoiu^iled,  we  shall 
be  saved  '•  by  his  life. 

11  And  not" only  so,  but  we  .al.so 
"joy  ill  <ii)d  through  our  Lord 
.Jesus  Christ,  by  whom  we  Jiave 
now  received  tiie  11  atonement. 

12  Wlierelbre,  as  '  by  one  man  sin 
entered  into  the  world,  ami"  death 
by  sin;  and  so  death  passed  upon 
ail  men,  II  for  that  all  have  sinned  : 

i:{  (  For  until  tlie  law  sin  was  in 
the  world  :  i>ut  -tsin  is  not  Imput- 
ed when  there  is  no  law. 

II  Or,  reconciliation,  vcr.  10.  2  Cor.  5.  18,  19 
I  Ciir.  15.21.  iiGcn.  '2.  17.  ch.  6.  23.  1  Cor. 
m  whom,     jch.  4.  li.     I  John  3.  4. 

101 


A.  1).  GO. 

u  r».  iifi.  3. 

Luke  1.  37, 
45. 

Heh.  II.  19. 
xch.  15.  4. 

1  Cor.  10.  6, 
11. 

y  \cts  2.  24. 
ck  13.  30. 

z  Is.  ex  5,  6. 
ch.  3.  2.1.  * 
fi.  G   .V  H.  32. 

2  Cnr.  5.  21. 
Gal.  1.  4. 
He  I).  9.  '-'8. 

1  1-el.  2.  24. 
\-  3.  18. 
a  1  Cor.  15.1T. 
1  Pel.  1.  21. 


n  Is.  32.  17. 

John  10.  33. 

ch.  3.  28,  30. 
ft  Kph.  2.  14. 

Col.  I.  20. 
cJohn  10.  9. 

■t   14.  ti. 

Kph.  2.18.  & 

3.  12. 

llel).  10.  19. 
d  1  Cor.  ID.  1. 
f  Ileh.  3.  6. 
^Matt.  5.  11, 

12. 

.\etii  5.  41. 

2  I  or.  12.  10. 

Phil.  2.  17. 

James  1.  2, 

1-2. 

1  Pet.  3.  14. 
/r  James  1.  3. 
A  J.imes  1.  12. 

I  Phil.  1.  20. 
*2Cor.  1.  22. 

Gal.  4.  6. 
Kl>h.  1.13,14. 

II  Or, 
according 
to  the  time. 
Gal.  4.  4. 

/ch.  4.  25. 

ver.  S. 
m  John  15.13. 

1  Pel.  3.  18. 

I  John  3.  10. 

ii.  4.  9,  10. 
nch.3.  2!-.. 

Kph.  2.  13. 

Ileh.  it.  14. 

1  John  1.  7. 
oih.  1.  la 

1  Thess.1.10. 
pch.8.  32. 

7  2  Cor.  5.  18, 

19. 

Kph.  2.  16. 

Col.  1.  20,21. 
rJoh«  5.20. 

A^  14.  19. 

2  Cor.  4.  10, 
II. 

»eh.2.  IT.  & 
3.  29,  80. 
Gal.  4.  0. 

eOan.  3.  6. 
10.  31.     I  Or, 


We  may  not  live  in  sl7i. 


ROMANS. 


Death  the  ivages  of  sin. 


A.  D.  60. 


J.  1  Cor.  15.21, 
22,  45. 


z  Is.  53.  11. 

Matt. 20.  2 
<k   2t).  28. 


II  Or,  hy  one 
offence. 


II  Or,  by  one 
offence. 

\\  Or,  hy  one 
rightcnus' 
ness. 

a  John  12.32. 
Heb.  2.  9. 


ft  John  16.  22. 
ch.  3.  20.  & 

4.  15.  &;7.  8. 
Oal.  3.  19,23. 
r  Luke  7.  47. 
1  Tim.  1.  14. 


nch.3.  e. 

ver.  15. 
ft  ver.  11. 

ch.  7.  4. 

Gal.  2.  10.  <k 

6.  14. 

Col.  3.  3. 

1  Pet.  2.  24. 
eOal.  3.27. 
II  Or,  arc. 
dl  Cor.  15.20. 
e  Col.  2.  12. 
/ch.  8.  11. 

1  Cor.  0.  14. 

2  Cor.  13.  4. 
/r  John  2.  11. 

ic  11.  40. 
h  Oal.  C.  15. 

Kl»h.  4.  22, 

23,  24. 

Col.  3.  10. 
iPhil.  3.  10, 

11. 
»  Gal.  2.  20.  ik 

.').  24.  <t  6. 

14. 

Kph.  4.  22. 

Col.  3.  5,  0. 
;Col.  2.  11. 


14  Nevertheless  death  reigned 
from  Adam  to  Moses,  even  over 
them  that  had  not  sinned  after 
the  similitude  of  Adam's  trans- 
gression, ywho  in  the  figure  of 
him  that  was  to  come. 

15  But  not  as  the  offence,  so  also 
is  the  free  gift :  for  if  through  the 
offence  of  one  many  be  dead, 
much  more  the  grace  of  God,  and 
the  gift  by  grace,  which  is  by  one 
man,  Jesus  Christ,  hath  abounded 
!=  unto  manJ^ 

10  And  not  as  it  ivas  by  one  that 
sinned,  .so  is  the  gift:  for  the  judg- 
ment ivas  by  one  to  condemna- 
tion, but  the  free  gift  is  of  many 
offences  unto  justification, 

17  For  if  II  by  one  man's  offence 
death  i-eigned  by  one;  much 
more  they  which  receive  abund- 
ance of  grace  and  of  the  §ift  of 
righteousness  shall  reign  in  life 
by  one,  Jesus  Christ.) 

18  Therefore,  as  II  by  the  offence 
of  one  judgment  came  upon  all 
men  to  condemnation;  even  so 
II  by  the  righteousness  of  one  the 
free  gift  came  «  upon  all  men  unto 
justification  of  life. 

19  For  as  by  one  man's  disobedi- 
ence many  were  made  sinners,  so 
by  the  obedience  of  one  shall 
rnany  be  made  righteous. 

*20  Moreover  ftthe  law  entered, 
that  the  offence  might  abound. 
But  where  sin  abounded,  grace 
did  much  cmore  abound : 

21  That  as  sin  hath  reigned  unto 
death,  even  so  might  grace  reign 
through  righteousness  unto  eter- 
nal life  by  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  We  may  not  live  in  sin,  2  for  we  are  dead  un- 
to  itt  3  as  appeareth  fiy  our  baptism.  12  het 
not  sin  rei^n  any  morey  18  because  tee  have 
yielded  ^ourselves  to  the  service  of  righteous- 
ness, 23  and  for  that  death  is  the  wages  of 
sin. 

WHAT    shall   we    say    then? 
"Sliall  we  continue  in  sin, 
that  gra(;e  may  abound  ? 
'2   God    forbid.     How  shall    we, 
that  are  ''dead   to  sin,  live  any 
longer  therein  ? 

3  Know  ye  not,  that  eso  many 
of  us  as  II  were  baptized  into  Jesus 
Chri.st  ''were  baptized  into  his 
death  ? 

4  Therefore  we  are  "buried  with 
him  by  baptism  into  death:  tliat 
/like  as  ( 'hrist  was  raised  up  from 
the  dead  by  .'/the  glory  of  tin;  Fa- 
tlier,  ''even  so  we  also  should 
walk  in  newness  of  life. 

h  iFor  if  we  have  been  planted 
together  in  the  likeness  of  his 
death,  we  shall  l)e  also  i)i  the  like- 
ness of  his  resurrection : 

fi  Knowing  this,  that  *our  old 
man  is  crucified  with  hivi,  that 
'the  body  of  sin  might  be  destroy- 
ed, tliat  henceforth  we  should  not 
serve  sin, 

152 


7  For  "'he  that  is  dead  is  t freed 
from  sin. 

8  Now  "if  we  be  dead  with 
Christ,  we  believe  that  we  shall 
also  live  with  him : 

0  Knowing  that  o  Christ  being 
raised  from  the  dead  dieth  no 
more ;  death  hath  no  more  do- 
minion over  him. 

10  For  in  that  he  died,  }>he  died 
unto  sin  once:  but  in  that  he  liv- 
cth,  f'he  liveth  unto  God. 

11  Likewise  reckon  ye  also  your- 
selves to  be  'dead  indeed  unto  sin, 
but  s alive  unto  God  through  Je- 
sus Christ  our  Lord. 

12  f  Let  not  sin  therefore  reign  in 
your  mortal  body,  that  ye  should 
obey  it  in  the  lusts  thereof. 

ISiS'either  yield  ye  your  "mem- 
bers as  t  instruments  of  unright- 
eousness unto  sin:  but  a: yield 
yourselves  unto  God,  as  those 
that  are  alive  Irom  the  dead,  and 
your  members  as  instruments  of 
righteousness  unto  God. 

14  For  .'/sin  shall  not  have  domin- 
ion over  you:  for  ye  are  not  un- 
der the  law,  but  under  .grace. 

15  What  then  ?  shall  we  sin, » be- 
cause we  are  not  under  the  law, 
but  under  grace?    God  forbid. 

16  Know  ye  not,  tliat  "to  whom 
ye  yield  yourselves  servants  to 
obey,  his  servants  ye  are  to 
whom  ye  obey;  whether  of  sin 
unto  death,  or  of  obedience  unto 
righteousness? 

17  But  (^od  be  thanked,  that  ye 
were  the  servants  of  sin,  but  ye 
have  obeyed  from  the  heart  >>  that 
Ibrin  of  doctrine  t which  was  de- 
livered you. 

18  Being  then  «madc  free  from 
sin,  ye  became  the  servants  of 
righteousness. 

19  I  speak  after  the  manner  of 
men  because  of  the  infirmity  of 
your  fiesh  :  for  as  ye  have  yielded 
your  members  servants  to  un- 
cleanness  and  to  iniquity  unto  in- 
iquity; even  so  now  yield  your 
menibers  servants  to  righteous- 
ness unto  holiness. 

20  For  when  ye  were  ''the  serv- 
ants of  sin,  ye  were  free  tfrom 
righteousness. 

21  eWhat  fruit  had  ye  then  in 
those  things  whereof  ye  are  now 
ashamed?  for  /the  end  of  those 
things  is  death. 

22  But  now  £/being  made  free 
from  sin,  and  become  servants  to 
God,  ye  have  your  fruit  unto  holi- 
ness,and  the  end  everlasting  life. 

2;?  For  ''the  wages  of  sin  is  death ; 
but  Uhe  gift  of  (Jod  is  eternal  life 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

CHAPTER    VIL 

1  No  law  hath  power  over  a  man  Ioniser  than  he 
liveth.  4  But  we  arc  dead  to  the  law.  7  Vet  is 
not  the  law  sin,  12  hut  holy,  just,  povd,  \a  as  1 
acknowledge,  who  am  grieved  because  I  cannot 
kc(p  it. 


A.  D.  60. 

m  1  Pet.  4.  1. 
t  Gr. 

justified, 
n2Tim.  2.11. 
uRev.  1.  18. 


p  Hel).  9.  27, 

28. 


12  Luke  20.  I 


•  ver.  2. 
i  Gal.  2.  19. 


«Ps.  19.  13.4: 
119. 133. 


H  ch.  7.  B. 

Col.  3.  5. 

James  4.  1. 
t  Gr.  arms, 

or,  weapons. 
jTch.  12.  1. 

1  Pet.  2.  24. 

tc  4.  2. 
ych.7.  4,  C.  & 

8.  2. 

Gal.  5.  18. 

z  1  Cor.  9. 21. 


a  Matt.  6.  24. 
John  8.  34. 
2  Pet.  2.  19. 


6  2  Tim.  1. 13. 

t  Gr.  whereto 

ve  were  dc- 

'livercd. 
cjohn  8.  32. 

1  Cor.  7.  22. 

Gal.  a.  1. 

1  Pet.  3.  16. 


I.' John  8.  34. 
t  Gr.  to  right- 
eousness, 
ec\\.  7.  G. 

/ch.  1.  32. 
ff  Johns.  32.' 

h  Gen.  2.  17. 

ch.!).  12. 

James  1.  15. 
ich.2.  7.  .fcS. 

17,21. 

1  Pet.  1.  4. 


The  power  of  the  law. 


ROMANS. 


Of  the  flesh  and  Spirit. 


A.  D.  60. 


c  1  Cor.  7.  39. 


b  Matt.  6.  32. 


cch.  8.  2. 
Gal.  2.  19.  J 

5.  16. 

Eph.  2.  15. 

Col.  2.  li. 

d  Ual.  6.  22. 


*Gr. 

passions. 
f  ch.  e.  13. 
/"oh.  6.  21. 

Oal.  5.  I'J. 

James  1.  15. 

I  Or,  Seine- 
'!<:ad  ta  that, 
<Ii.  C.  2. 
ver.  4. 

rcli.  2.  29. 
2  Cor.  3.  G. 
h  ch.  3.  20. 

il  Or,  con- 
cupiscence. 

lEx.  20.  17. 
Deut.  5.  21. 
A.tB  20.  33. 
ch.  13.0. 

»ch.  4.  15.  &. 
5.  20. 

II  Cor.  15.56. 


m  Lev.  18.  5. 
Ez.  20.11,13, 


n  Ps.  19.  8.  it 
119.  3B,  137. 
1  Tim.  1.8. 


0  1  King3  21. 

20,  2.). 

2  Kings  17. 

17. 
t  Gr.  know, 

Ps.  1.  6. 
p  Gal.  6.  17. 


KNOW  ye  not,  brethren,  (for 
I  spealv  to  them  that  know 
the  law,)  how  that  the  law  hath 
dominion  over  a  man  as  long  as 
he  liveth  ? 

2  For  a  the  woman  which  hatli  a 
husband  is  bound  by  the  law  to 
he7-  husband  so  long  as  he  liveth; 
but  If  tiie  liusband^  be  dead,  she 
is  loosed  from  the  law  of  /ler 
husband. 

3  So  then  ^if,  while  kn-  husband 
liveth,  she  be  married  to  another 
man,  she  shall  be  called  an  adul- 
teress :  but  if  her  husband  be  dead, 
she  is  free  from  that  law;  so  that 
she  is  no  adulteress,  though  she 
be  married  to  another  man. 

4  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  ye 
also  are  become  '^  dead  to  the  law 
by  the  body  of  Christ;  that  ye 
should  be  married  to  another, 
even  to  liim  who  is  raised  from 
the  dead,  that  we  should  ''bring 
forth  fruit  unto  God. 

5  For  when  we  were  in  the  flesh, 
the  t  motions  of  sins,  which  were 
b}^  the  law,  edid  work  in  our 
members  /to  bring  forth  fruit 
unto  death. 

6  But  now  we  are  delivered  from 
the  law,  1  that  being  dead  wherein 
we  were  held ;  that  we  should 
serve  ff  in  newness  of  spirit,  and 
not  in  the  oldness  of  the  letter. 

7  What  shall  we  say  then  ?  Is 
the  law  sin  ?  God  forbid.  Nay, 
'« I  had  not  known  sin,  but  by 
the  law  :  for  I  had  not  known 
lllust,  except  the  law  had  said, 
'  Thou  Shalt  not  covet. 

8  But  ^' sin,  taking  occasion  by 
the  commandment,  wrought  in 
me  all  manner  of  concupiscence. 
For  'without  the  law  sin  (rr(.5  dead. 

9  For  I  was  alive  without  the 
law  once:  but  when  the  com- 
mandment cam.e,  sin  revived, 
and  I  died. 

10  And  the  commandrajent, 
m  which  ivas  orrlainrd  to  life,  I 
found  to  be  unto  death. 

11  For  sin,  taking  occasion  by  the 
commandment,  deceived  me,  and 
by  it  slew  me. 

12  Wherefore  "the  law  is  holy, 
and  the  commandment  holy,  arid 
just,  and  good. 

13  Was  then  that  which  is  good 
made  death  unto  me?  God  forbid. 
But  sin,  that  it  might  appear  sin, 
working  death  in  me  by  thai; 
which  is  good ;  that  sin  by  the 
commandment  might  become 
exceeding  sinful. 

14  For  we  know  that  the  law  is 
spiritual:  but  I  am  carnal, "sold 
under  sin. 

15  For  that  which  I  do,  I  tallow 
not:  for  pwliat  I  would,  that  do 
I  not;  but  what  I  hate,  that  do  I. 

16  Tf  then  I  do  that  which  I 
would  not,  I  consent  unto  the 
law  that  it  is  good. 


!  17  Now  then  it  is  no  more  I  that 
do  it,  but  sin  tliat  dwelleth  in  me. 

!  is  For  I  know  that  9  in  me 
(that  is,  in  my  ilesh.)  dwelleth  no 
good  thing:  lor  to  will  is  present 
with    me;     but  lion:  to    perform 

j  that  which  is  good  I  find  not. 

I    19  For  the  good  that  I  would,  I 

!  do    not :    but   the   evil   which    I 

I  would  not,  that  I  do. 
20    Now   if  I    do    that  I  would 

I  not,   it  is  no  more  I  tliat  do  it, 

I  but  sin  tliat  dwelletli  in  nio. 
21 1  find  then  a  law,  that,  when 

:  I  would  do  good,  evil  is  present 
witli  me. 

:   22  For  I  '•delight  in  the  law  of 

I  God  after  « the  inward  man : 

23  But  <I  see  another  law  in 
«my  members,  warring  against 
the'law  of  my  mind,  and  bringing 

:  me  into  captivity  to  the  law  of 
1  sin  which  is  in  my  members. 

24  O  wretched  man  that  I  am! 
I  who  shall  deliver  me  from  11  the 
1  body  of  this  death  ? 

I  2-5  2-1  thank  God  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.  So  then  with 
the  mind  I  myself  serve  the  law 
of  God;  but  with  the  flesh  the 
law  of  sin. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

I  They  that  arc  in  Chris!,  and  live  according  to 
the  Spirit,  are  free  from  condemnation.  5,  13 
What  harm  comcth  of  the  flesh,  C,  14  and  what 
food  of  the  !?pirit  :  17  und  what  of  being 
God's  chil'i,10  whose  glorious  deliverance  all 
things  long  for,  29  was  beforehand  decreed 
from  God.  S3  What  can  sever  us  from  his 
love  ! 

fJlHERE  is  therefore  now  no 
JL  condemnation  to  them  which 
are  in  Christ  Jesus,  who  "walk 
not  after  the  flesh,  but  after  the 
Spirit. 

2  For  ^the  law  of  ^the  Spirit  of 
life  in  Christ  Jesus  hatli  made 
me  free  from  ''the  law  of  sin  and 
death. 

3  For « what  the  law  could  not  do, 
in  that  it  was  weak  through  the 
flesh,  /God  sending  his  own  Son 
in  the  likeness  of  sinful  flesh,  and 

II  for  sin,  condemned  sin  in  the 
flesh : 

4  That  the  righteousness  of  the 
law  might  be  fulfilled  in  vis,  -7 who 
walk  not  after  the  flesh,  but  after 
the  Spirit. 

5  For  /'they  that  are  after  the 
flesh  do  mind  the  things  of  the 
flesh ;  but  they  that  are  after  the 
Spirit,  ithe  things  of  the  Spirit. 

(j  For  /'tto  he  carnally  minded 
(.s-  death;  but  tto  be  spiritually 
minded  is  life  and  peace. 

7  Because  t'the  carnal  mind  is 
enmity  against  God  :  for  it  is  not 
subject  to  the  law  of  God,  «» nei- 
ther indeed  can  be. 

8  So  then  they  that  are  in  the 
flesh  cannot  please  God. 

9  But  ye  are  not  in  the  flesh,  but 
in  the  Spirit,  if  so  be  that  "the 
Spirit  of  God  dwell  in  you.    Now 

153 


A.  D.  60. 


q  Gen.  6.  6.  <fc 
8.21. 


rPs.  1.2. 
si  Cor.  4.16. 

Eph.  3.  IB. 

Col.  3.  9,  10. 
t  Gal.  .';.  17. 
uch.  G.  13,  19. 


this    he.dy  of 
death  : 
X  1  Cor.  15.57. 


a  rer.  4. 

Gal.  5.  1R,25. 
6  John  8.  36. 

ch.  6.  If.  22. 

Gal.  2.  19.  & 

5.  1. 
cl  Cor.  J5.45. 


2  Co 

dch. 


?.  G. 
M,25. 


cActsin.  29. 

ch.  3.  20. 

Heb.  7.  18, 

19.  &■  10.  1, 

2,  10,14. 
/2Cor.  5.  21. 

Gal.  3.  13. 
I  Or,  hy  a 

sacrifice 

for  sin. 
g  ver.  1. 
h  John  3.  6. 

1  Cor.  2.  14. 
iGal.  5.  22, 

;:  .  h.  6.  21. 
ver.  13. 
Gal.  6.  8. 

t  Gr.  the 
ininiii7:g  of 
the  flesh  :' 
So  ver.  7. 

tGr. 
the  minding 
of  the  Spirit. 

tGr. 
the  minding 
cf  the  flesh. 

I  James  4.  4. 

m  1  Cor.  2.  14. 

n  1  Cor.  3. 16. 
<k  6.  19. 


The  ground  and  assurancG 


ROMANS. 


of  the  Christian's  hope. 


A.  D.  60. 


0  John  3.  34. 
Gal.  4.  6. 
Phil.  1.  19. 
1  Pet.  1.  11. 

p  Acts  '2.  24. 

qch.  6.  4,  5. 

1  Cor.  6.  14. 

2  Cor.  4.  14. 
Eph.  2.  5. 

II  Ot,  because 
of  his  Spirit. 
rch.  C.  7,  14. 

s  vcr.  R. 
Gal.  6.  8. 

1  Eph.  4.  22. 
Col.  3.  5. 


J-  1  Cor.  2.  12. 

Hib.  2.  15. 
j/2  Tim.  1.  7. 

1  John  4.  la. 
K  Is.  56.  5. 

Gal.  4.  0,  G. 
a  Mark  14.  30. 
/)  2  Cor.  1.  22. 

<fc  5.  5. 

Kph.  1.  13. 

(k  4.  30. 
f  Acts  2G.  18. 

Gal.  4.  7. 
rf  Acts  14.  22. 

Phil.  1.  29. 

2  Tim.  2. 11, 
12. 

e2  Cor.  4.  17. 

1  Put.  1.  0,  7. 

<k  4.  13. 
/2  Pet.  3.  13. 

g  1  John  3.  2. 
A  Gen.  3.  19. 
ver.  22. 


I  Or 


rvcry 


Mark  lo!  15. 

Col.  1.  23. 
i  Jcr.  12.  11. 
h  2  Cor.  5.  5. 

ICph.  1.  14. 
Z2  Cor..';.  2,4. 
m  I.uke  20. of!. 
r.  Luke  21.  28. 

Kph.  4.  30. 
0  2  Cor.  5.  7. 

Ili'b.  11.  1. 
p  Matt.  20.  22. 

James  4.  3. 
'/  7,.T,ti.  12.  10. 

Eph.  0.  18. 
rl  Chr.  28.  9. 


P».  7 


.  9. 

.  17.  3. 


Jcr.  11.  20. 
<t  17.  10.  <k 
20.  12. 
Ac',8  1.24. 
1  Thcss.  2.  4. 
Rev.  2.  23. 


if  any  man  have  not  "  the  Spirit 
of  Christ,  lie  is  none  of  his. 

10  And  if  Clirist  be  in  you,  the 
body  is  dead  because  of  sin ;  but 
the  Spirit  is  life  because  of  right- 
eousness. 

11  But  if  the  Spirit  of  p  him  that 
raised  up  Jesus  from  the  dead 
dwell  in  you,  7  he  that  raised  up 
Christ  from  tlic  dead  shall  also 
quicken  your  mortal  bodies  II  by 
his  Spirit  that  dwelleth  in  you. 

12  '•Therefore,  brethren,  we  are 
debtors,  not  to  the  flesli,  to  live 
after  the  flesh. 

i;]  For  « if  ye  live  after  the  flesh, 
ye  shall  die :  but  if  ye  through  the 
Spirit  do  <  mortify  the  deeds  of  the 
body,  ye  shall  live. 

14  For  w  as  many  as  are  led  by  the 
Spirit  of  God,  they  are  the  sons  of 
God. 

15  For  ^  ye  have  not  received  the 
spirit  of  bondage  again  .'/to  fear; 
but  ye  have  received  the  =  Spirit 
of  adoption,  whereby  we  cry, 
«Abba,  Father. 

10  ^The  Spirit  itself  beareth  wit- 
ness with  our  spirit,  that  we  are 
the  children  of  God: 

17  And  if  children,  then  heii's; 
c  heirs  of  God,  and  joint  iieirs 
with  Clirist;  ''if  so  be  that  we 
suffer  witli  him,  that  we  may  be 
also  glorified  together. 

18  For  I  reckon  that « the  suffer- 
ings of  tliis  present  time  arc  not 
worthy  to  ba  coinparal  with  the 
glory  which  shall  be  revealed 
in  us. 

19  For /the  earnest  expectation 
of  the  creature  waiteth  for  tlie 
if  manifestation  of  the  sons  of  God. 

20  For  ''the  creature  wa,s  made 
subject  to  vanity,  not  willingly, 
but  by  reason  of  him  who  hath 
subjected  the  same  in  hope  ; 

21  Because  the  creature  itself  also 
shall  be  delivered  from  the  bond- 
age of  corruption  into  tlie  glorious 
liberty  of  tlie  cliildren  of  God. 

22  For  we  know  tliat  II  the  whole 
creation  igroaneth  and  travaileth 
in  jiain  together  until  now. 

23  And  not  only  thru,  fnit  our- 
selves also,  wliicli  have  'the  first- 
fruits  of  the  Spirit,  'even  we 
ourselves  groan  within  ourselves, 
"twaiting  for  iho.  a<l()i)ti()ii,  lo  ivit, 
the"redenij)ti(jn  oCoiir  Ixjdy. 

24  For  we  are  saved  l^v  liopo:  but 
"hope that  is  seen  is  not  liopc:  for 
what  a  man  secLh,  why  doth  lie 
yet  liope  for? 

25  But  if  we  hope  for  that  we  see 
not,  then  do  wc  witli  patience  wait 
for  if: 

2G  Likewise  the  Spirit  also  help- 
etli  our  infirmities:  for  ;'wc  know 
not  what  w(!  siiould  pray  for  as  we 
ought:  l)ut  9  tlie  Spirit  itself  mak- 
eth  interciession  furuswilli  gruan- 
ings  wliicii  cannot  be  uttrTcil. 

27  And  '"he  tliat  .searchelli  the 
154 


hearts  knoweth  what  is  the  mind 
of  the  Spirit,  II  because  he  malvcth 
intercession  for  the  saints  sac- 
cording  to  tfte  will  of  God. 

28  And  we  know  that  all  things 
work  together  for  good  to  them 
tliat  love  God,  to  them  t  who  are 
the  called  according  to  his  pur- 
pose. 

29  For  wliom  wlie  did  foreknow, 
•rhe  also  did  predestinate  y  to  be 
conformed  to  tlie  image  of  his 
Son,  ^that  he  might  be  the  first- 
born ainong  many  brethren. 

;J0  Moreover,  whom  he  did  pre- 
destinate, them  he  also  "called: 
and  whom  he  called,  them  he  also 
''justified :  and  whom  he  justified, 
them  he  also  ^glorified. 

31  What  shall  we  then  say  to 
these  things?  ^IfGod  be  for  us, 
wiio  can  be  against  us  ? 

82  "He  that  spared  not  his  own 
Son,  but  .^delivered  him  up  for  us 
all,  how  shall  he  not  Avith  him 
also  freelj"  give  us  all  things? 

33  Who  shall  lay  any  thing  to 
the  charge  of  God's  elect?  s  It  is 
God  that  justifieth. 

34  '» Who  is  lie  that  condemneth  ? 
It  is  Christ  that  died,  yea  rather, 
that  is  rLsen  again,  nvlio  is  even 
at  tlie  right  hand  of  God,  'who 
also  maketh  intercession  for  us. 

35  Who  shall  separate  us  from 
the  love  of  Christ?  shall  tribula- 
tion, or  distress,  or  persecution, 
or  famine,  or  nakedness,  or  peril, 
or  sword? 

36  As  it  is  written,  'For  thy  sake 
we  are  killed  all  the  daylong;  we 
are  accounted  as  sheep  for  the 
slaughter. 

37  '"Nay,  in  all  these  things  we 
aremorethan  conquerors  through 
him  that  loved  us. 

38  For  I  am  persuaded,  that  nei- 
ther death,  nor  life,  nor  angels, 
nor  "principalities,  nor  powers, 
nor-thiugs  present,  nor  things  to 
come, 

39  Nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor 
any  other  creature,  shall  be  able 
to  separate  us  from  the  love  of 
God,  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord. 

CHAPTER   IX, 

1  Pavlis  sorry  for  the  Jews.  7  All  the  seed  of 
Al'rnham  were  not  the  children  of  the  promise. 
18  Oud  hath  mercy  upon  whom  he  will.  21  The 
putter  may  do  with  his  clay  what  he  list.  25 
The  calling  of  the  dentilcs  and  rejecting  of 
the  Jews  were  foretold.  32  The  cause  why  so 
few  Jews  cir.hraccd  the  rif^hteousncss  of  faith. 

I  "SAY  the  truth  in  Clirist,  T 
lie  not,  my  conscience  also 
bearing  me  witness  in  the  Holy 
Ghost, 

2  i Tliat  I  have  great  heaviness 
and  continual  sorrow  in  iny  heart. 

3  For '■I  could  wish  that  mj'sclf 
were  II  accursed  from  Christ  for 
niy  l)retlin'ii.  my  kinsmen  accord- 
ing to  the  flesh: 


A.  D.  60. 


Or,  that, 
s  1  John  5.  14. 


trh.  0.  11,  23, 

24. 

2  Tim.  1.9. 
«  See  E.\.  33. 

12,17. 

Ps.  1.  G. 

Jcr.  1.  5. 

Malt.  7.  23. 

ch.  11.  2. 

2  Tim.  2.  19. 

1  Pet.  1.  2. 
jEph.  1.5,11. 
yjohn  17.22. 

2  Cor.  3.  18. 
Phil.  3.  21. 
1  John  3.  2. 

zCol.  1.  l.MS. 

Hct).  1.  6. 

Rev.  I.  5. 
«rh.  1.  C.  <t 

9.  24. 

E|)h.  4.  4. 

Ileb.  9.  15. 

1  Pet.  2.  9. 
b  1  Cor.  6.  11. 
c  John  17.22. 

Eph.  2.  6. 
(f  Num.  14.9. 

Ps.  118.  C. 
r.ch.  5.  G,  10. 
/ch.4.  2!5. 
pis.  50.  8,  9. 

Kev.  12.  10, 

11. 

;i  Job  34.  29. 
I  Mark  10.  19. 

Col.  3.  1. 

Hcb.  1.  3.& 

8.  1.  <fc  12.2. 

1  Pet.  3.  22. 
k  Hcb.  7.  25. 

(k  n.  24. 

1  John  2.  1. 
I  Ps.  44.  22. 

1  Cor.  10.  30, 
SI. 

2  Cor.  4.  11. 
m  1  Cor.15.57. 

2  Cor.  2.  14. 
1  John  4.  4. 
<t  6.  4,  ."). 
Rev.  12.  II. 
»Eph.  1.  21. 
.V  11.  12. 
Col.  1.  18.  & 
2.  10. 
1  Pet.  3.  22. 


nch.  1.  9. 

2  Cor.  1.23. 

k  11.  31.  & 

12.  19. 

Gal.  1.  20. 

Phil.  1.  8. 

1  Tim.  2.  7. 
hc\\.  10.  ). 
cEx.  32.  33. 
II  Or, 

separated. 


God  hath  mercy 


ROMANS. 


on  whom  he  unll. 


A.  D.  60. 


dDeut.  7.  C. 
e  Ex.  4.  22. 

Deut.  14.  1. 

Jer.  31.  9. 
/I  Sam.  4.21. 

1  Kings  8. 11. 

Ps.  03.  2.  & 

78.  61. 
g  Act.s  3.  25. 

Heb.6.8.9,10. 
II  Or, 

testaments, 
h  Ps.  147.  19. 
iHeb.  9.1. 
*  Acts  13.  32. 

ch.  3.  2. 

Eph.  2.  12. 
ZDeut.  10.  15. 

ch.  11.  28. 
m  Luke  3.  23. 

cb.  1.  3. 
n  Jer.  23.  6. 

John  1.  1. 

Acts  20.  28. 

lleb.  1.  8. 

1  John  5.  2C. 
o  Num.  23.19. 

ch.  3.  3. 
p  John  8.  39. 

ch.  2.  28,29. 

(t  4.  12,  If. 

Gal.  6.  16. 
q  Gal.  4.  23. 
rGen.  21.  12. 

Hel).  11.  18. 
i  Gal.  4.  28. 
«Gen.  IS.  10, 

14. 

u  Gen.  25.  21. 
jch.4.  17.  Sc 

8.  28. 
V  Gen.  25.  23. 
II  Or,  greater. 
II  Or,  lesser. 
z  See  Deut. 

21.  la. 

Prov.  13.24. 

Mai.  1.  2,  3. 

Matt.  10.  37. 

Luke  14.  26. 

John  12.  25. 
cDeut.  32.  4. 

2Chr.  19.  7. 

Jobs.  3.  <fc 

34.  10. 

Ps.  92.  15. 
fcEx.  33.  19. 
cSee  Gal.  3. 

8,  22. 
dEx.  9.10. 
c2  Chr.  20.  C. 

Job  9.  12.  <k 

23.  13. 

Dan.  4.  35. 
11  Or, 

answerest 

again,  or, 

disputest 

with  God  7 

Job  33.  13. 
/Is.  29.  16.  & 

45.  9.  <k  04.S. 
rProv.  10.  4. 

Jer.  18.  6. 
A  2  Tim.  2.  20. 
J 1  Thess.o.  9. 
II  Or, 

made  up. 
i  1  Pet.  2.  8. 

Jude  4. 


4  rf  Who  are  Israelites  ;  « to  whom 
pertainetli  the  adoption,  and  .'"the 
glory,  and  sthe  i  covenants,  and 
''  the  giving  of  the  law,  and  i  the 
service  of  God,  and  '^  the  promises ; 

5  '  Whose  ai-e  the  lathers,  and 
'"of  whom  as  concerning  the 
flesh  Clirist  came, «  who  is  overall, 
God  blessed  for  ever.    Amen. 

6  "Not  as  though  the  word  of 
God  hath  taken  none  effect.  For 
pthe.v  are  not  all  Israel,  which  are 
of  Israel : 

7  9  Neither,  because  they  are  the 
seed  of  Abraham,  ewe  thci/  all 
children :  but,  In  »•  Isaac  shall  thy 
seed  be  called. 

8  That  is.  They  which  are  the 
children  of  the  flesh,  the.se  are  not 
the  children  of  God:  but  sthe 
children  of  the  promise  arecouut^ 
ed  for  the  seed. 

9  For  this  ).9  the  word  of  prom- 
ise, '  At  this  time  will  I  coiue.and 
Sarah  shall  have  a  son. 

10  And  not  only  this;  but  when 
"  Rebecca  also  had  conceived  by 
one.  even  by  our  father  Isaac, 

11  (For  the  children  being  not  yet 
born,  neither  having  done  any 
good  or  evil,  that  the  purpose  of 
God  according  to  election  might 
stand,  not  of  works,  but  of  ^  him 
that  calleth ;) 

12  It  was  said  unto  her,  ?/  The 
!l  elder  shall  serve  the  !l  younger. 

13  As  it  is  written,  ~  Jacob  have 
I  loved,  taut  Esau  have  I  hated. 

14  What  shall  we  say  then?  ajs 
there  unrighteousness  with  God? 
God  forbid. 

1.5  For  he  saith  to  Moses,  f>  I  will 
have  mercy  on  whom  I  will  have 
mercy ,  and  I  will  have  compassion 
on  whom  I  wiU  have  compassion. 

IT)  So  then  it  is  not  of  him  that 
willeth,  nor  of  him  that  runneth, 
but  of  God  that  sheweth  mercy. 

17  For  cthe  Scripture  saith  unto 
Pharaoh, ''Even  for  thLs  same  pur- 
pose have  I  raised  thee  up,  that  I 
might  shew  my  power  in  thee, 
and  that  m.v  name  might  be  de- 
clared throughout  all  the  earth. 

18  Therefore  hath  he  mercy  on 
whom  he  will  have  mercy,  and 
whom  he  will  he  hardeneth. 

19  Thou  wilt  sav  then  unto  me, 
Why  doth  he  yet  find  fault  ?  For 
« who  hath  resisted  his  will  ? 

20  jSTay  but,  O  man.  who  art  thou 
that  II  repliest against  God?  /Shall 
the  thing  formed  say  to  him  that 
formed  it,  Why  hast  thou  made 
me  thus  ? 

21  Hath  not  the  5' potter  power 
over  the  clay,  of  the  same  lump 
to  make  ''  one  vessel  unto  honour, 
and  another  unto  dishonour? 

22  What  if  God,  willing  to  shew 
his  wrath,  and  to  make  his  power 
known,  endured  with  much  long- 
suffering  'the  vessels  of  wrafh 
E  A  fitted  to  destruction  : 


23  And  that  he  might  make 
known  '  the  riches  of  his  glory  on 
the  vessels  of  mercy,  which  he 
had  '"  afore  prepared  unto  glorv, 

24  Even  us,  whom  he  hath  call- 
ed, «  not  of  the  Jews  only,  but  also 
of  the  Gentiles? 

25  As  he  saith  also  in  Osee,  "l 
will  call  them  my  people,  which 
were  not  my  people ;  and  her  be- 
loved, which  was  not  beloved. 

26  pAnd  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  in  the  place  where  it  was  said 
unto  them.  Ye  are  not  my  people; 
there  shall  they  be  called  the  chil- 
dren of  the  living  God. 

27  Esaias  also  crieth  concerning 
Israel,  2  Though  the  number  of 
the  children  of  Israel  be  as  the 
sand  of  the  sea,  '•a  remnant  shall 
be  saved : 

2.S  For  he  will  finish  B  the  work, 
and  cut  it  short  in  righteousness: 
8  because  a  short  work  will  the 
Lord  make  upon  the  earth. 

29  And  as  E.saias  said  before, 
''Except  the  Lord  of  Sabaoth  had 
left  us  a  seed,  «we  had  been  as 
Sodoma,  and  been  made  like  unto 
Gomorrah. 

30  What  shall  we  say  then? 
^That  the  Gentiles,  which  fol- 
lowed not  after  righteousness, 
have  attained  to  righteousness, 
.'/even  the  righteousness  which 
is  of  faith. 

31  But  Israel,  « which  followed 
after  the  law  of  righteousness, 
«hatli  not  attained  to  the  law  of 
righteousness. 

32  Wherefore  ?  Because  thei/ 
sought  it  not  by  faith,  but  as  it 
were  by  the  works  of  the  law. 
For  6  they  stumbled  at  that 
stumbliugstone ; 

33  As  it  is  written,  c Behold,  I 
lay  in  Sion  a  stumblingstone  and 
rock  of  offence:  and  ''whosoever 
believeth  on  him  shall  not  be 
II  ashamed. 

CHAPTER  X. 

5  The  Scripture  sheweth  the  difference  betwixt 
the  rig^hteou-'itess  of  the  law,  and  this  of  faith, 
11  and  that  all,  both  Jew  and  Gentile,  that  be- 
lieve, shall  not  be  confounded,  18  and  that  the 
Gentiles  shall  receive  the  word  and  believe.  19 
Israel  was  not  ignorant  of  these  things. 

BRETHREN,   my   heart's  de- 
sire and  prayer  to  God  for  Is- 
rael is,  that  they  might  be  saved. 

2  For  I  bear  them  record  "that 
they  have  a  zeal  of  God,  but  not 
according  to  knowledge. 

3  For  thej'.  being  ignorant  of 
iGod"s  righteousness,  and  going 
about  to  establish  their  own 
<; righteousness,  have  not  submit- 
ted themselves  unto  the  right- 
eousness of  God. 

4  For  rf  Christ  is  the  end  of  the 
law  for  righteousness  to  every 
one  that  believeth. 

5  For  Moses  describeth  the  right- 
eousness which   is    of   the  law, 

155 


A.  D.  GO. 


Ich.  2.  4. 

Eph.  1.  7. 

Col.  1.27. 
m  ch.  8.  28, 

29,  30. 
nch.  3.  29. 
o  Hos.  2.  23. 

1  Pet.  2.  10. 


p  Hos.  1.  10. 


q  Is.  10.  22, 23. 
rch.  11.5. 


II  Or, 
the  account. 


tls.  1.9. 

Lam.  3.  22. 
u  I:^.  13.  19. 

Jer.  60.  40. 


xch.  4.  11.  <fc 
10.20. 

j/ch.  1.  17. 

0ch.lO.  2.  i 
11.  7. 
izGal.  5.  4. 

b  Luke  2.  34. 

1  Cor.  1.  23. 
cPs.  118.22. 

Is.  6.  14.  <fc 

28.  10. 

Malt.  21.  42. 

1  Pet.  2.  6,  7, 

8. 
dch.  10.  11. 
:iOr, 

confounded. 


a  Arts  21.  20. 
&.  22.  3. 
Gal.  1.  14.  &. 
4.  17. 

Seech.  9.  31. 
bcti.  1.  17.  &: 

9.  30. 
cPhil.  3.  9. 


dMatt.  5.  17. 
Gal.  3.  24. 


Salvation  open  to  all  heUevcrs. 


ROMANS. 


Israel  not  wholly  rejected. 


A.  D.  CO. 


eLev.  18.  0. 

Nah.Q.  29. 

El.  20.  11, 

13,  21. 

Gal.  3.  12. 
/Deut.  30.  12, 

13. 


f  Deut.  30.14. 


A  Matt.  10.32. 
Luke  12.  8. 
Acts  8.  37. 


i  l3.  28.  18.  & 

49.  23. 

Jpr.  17.7. 

ch.  0.  33. 
*  Ads  IT).  9. 

ch.  3.  22. 

Gal.  3.  28. 
/Alts  10.30. 

ch.  3.  29. 

1  Tim.  2.  5. 
m  Eph.  1.  7. 

6c  2.  4,  7. 
«  Joel  2.  32. 

Acts  2.  21. 
0  Acts  9.  14. 


p  Tit.  1.  3. 


<l  Is.  .W.  7. 
Nah.  1.  15. 


rch.  3.  3. 

Heb.  4.  2. 
«l8.  63.  1. 

John  12.  38. 
t  Gr.  the  hear- 
ing ofua  7 
II  Or. 

preaching  ? 
t  Ph.  19    4. 

Malt.  24.  J4. 

&  2H.  19. 

Mark  10.  15. 

Col.  1.  0,  23. 
u  See  1  Kings 

lb,  10. 

Matt.  4.  8. 
X  neut.  32.  21. 

ch.  11.  11. 

1/Tit.  3.  3. 

z  Is.  r,r,.  1. 
ch.  0.  so. 

u  la.  CO.  2. 


eThat  the  man  which  doeth  those 
things  shall  live  by  them, 
G  But  the  righteousness  which 
is  of  faith  speaketh  on  this  wise, 
/Say  not  in  thine  heart,  Who  shall 
ascend  into  heaven?  (that  is,  to 
bring  Christ  down  from  above:) 

7  Or,  Who  shall  descend  into  the 
deep?  (that  is,  to  bring  up  Christ 
again  from  the  dead.) 

.s  But  what  saith  it?  s-The  word 
is  nigh  thee,  even  in  thy  mouth, 
and  in  thy  heart:  that  is,  the 
word  of  laith,  which  we  preach; 

9  That  A  if  thou  shalt  confess 
with  thy  mouth  the  Lord  Jesus, 
and  sha'lt  believe  in  t)iine  heart 
that  God  hath  raised  him  from 
the  dead,  thou  shalt  be  saved. 

10  For  with  the  heart  man  be- 
lieveth  unto  righteousness;  and 
with  the  mouth  confession  is 
made  unto  salvation. 

11  For  the  Scriptui-e  saith, » Who- 
soever believeth  on  him  shall  not 
be  ashamed. 

12  For  A- there  is  no  difference 
between  the  Jew  and  the  Greek  : 
for  tthe  same  Lord  over  all  ™is 
rich  unto  all  that  call  upon  him. 

13  "For  whosoever  shall  call 
o  upon  the  nanae  of  the  Lord  shall 
be  saved. 

14  How  then  shall  they  call  on 
him  in  whom  they  have  not  be- 
lieved? and  how  shall  they  be- 
lieve in  liim  of  whom  tliey  have 
not  heard?  and  how  shall  they 
hear  p  without  a  preacher  ? 

1.3  And  how  shall  they  preach,  ex- 
cept they  be  sent  ?  as  it  is  written, 
i?How  beautiful  are  the  feet  of  them 
that  preach  the  gospel  of  peace,and 
bring  glad  tidings  of  good  things  ! 

16  But  'they  have  not  all  obeyed 
the  gospel.  For  Esalas  saith, 
s  Lord,  who  hath  believed  t  our 

8  report  ? 

17  So  then  faith  comet/i- by  hearing, 
and  hearing  by  the  word  of  God. 

18  But  I  say,  Have  they  not 
heard?  Yes  verily, 'their  sound 
went  into  all  the  earth,  "  and  their 
words  unto  the  ends  of  the  world. 

10  But  I  say,  IJid  not  Israel 
know?  First  Moses  saith,  a- 1  will 
provoke  you  to  jealousy  by  thnii 
tlictt  are  no  people,  and  by  a  y  fool- 
ish nation  1  will  anger  you. 

20  But  Esaias  is  very  bold,  and 
saith,*  I  was  found  of  them  that 
sought  mo  not;  I  was  made  man- 
ifest unto  them  that  asked  not 
after  me. 

21  But  to  Lsrael  lie  saith,  «  All  day 
long  I  have  stretclied  forth  my 
hands  unto  a  disobedient  and  gain- 
saying people. 

CHAPTEll  XI. 

1  Cod  hath  not  ca!:l  off  all  Israel.  7  Some  were 
fleeted,  though  the  rest  were  hardened.  10 
There  IS  hope  of  their  conversion.  18  The  Gen- 
tiles viaynol  insult  upon  them  :  Wfor  there  is 
a  promise  of  their  salvation.  Vi  Qod's  judg- 
ments are  unsearchuUe. 

150 


I  SAY  then,  "Hath  God  cast 
away  his  people  ?  God  forbid. 
For  6 1  also  am  an  Israelite,  of  the 
seed  of  Abrahain,  0/ the  tribe  of 
Benjamin. 

2  God  hath  not  cast  away  his  peo- 
ple which  Che  foreknew.  Wot  ye 
not  what  the  Scripture  saith  tof 
Elias?  how  he  maketh  interces- 
sion to  God  against  Israel,  saying, 

3  rfLord,  they  have  killed  thy 
prophets,  and  digged  down  thine 
altars;  and  I  am  left  alone,  and 
thevseek  my  life. 

4  But  what  saith  the  answer  of 
God  unto  him  ?  ^I  have  reserved 
to  my.self  seven  thousand  inen, 
who  iiave  not  bowed  the  knee  to 
the  image  of  Baal. 

5 /Even  so  then  at  this  present 
time  also  there  is  a  remnant  ac- 
cording to  the  election  of  grace. 

G  And  a  it'  by  grace,  then  w  it  no 
more  of  works:  otherwise  grace 
is  no  more  grace.  But  if  it  be  of 
works, then  is  it  no  more  grace: 
otherwise  work  is  no  more  work. 

7  What  then?  ''Israel  hath  not 
obtained  that  which  he  seeketh 
for ;  but  the  election  hath  obtained 
it,  and  the  rest  were  II  blinded 

8  (According  as  it  is  written,  'God 
hath  given  them  the  spirit  of 
11  slumber,  '•  eyes  that  they  should 
not  see,  and  ears  that  they  should 
not  hear;)  unto  this  day. 

9  And  David  saith,  'Let  their  ta- 
ble be  made  a  snare,  and  a  tuap, 
and  a  stumblingblock,  and  a  rec- 
ompense unto  tliem : 

10 »« Let  their  eyes  be  darkened, 
that  they  may  not  see,  and  bow 
down  their  back  alway. 

11 1  say  then.  Have  thej'^ stumbled 
that  they  should  fall  ?  God  forbid  : 
but  rather  "through  their  ftxU  sal- 
vation is  come  unto  the  Gentiles, 
for  to  provoke  them  to  jealousy. 

12  Now  if  the  fall  of  them  be  the 
riches  of  the  world,  and  the  II  di- 
minishing of  them  the  riches  of 
the  Gentiles ;  how  much  more 
their  fulness? 

13  For  I  speak  to  you  Gentiles, 
inasmuch  as  "  I  am  the  apo.stle  of 
the  Gentiles,  I  magnify  mine  of- 
fice: 

14  If  by  any  means  I  may  pro- 
voke to  emulation  t/tnn  ichidi  are 
my  Hesh,  and  J^might  save  some 
ofthem. 

1.3  For  iftlie  casting  away  of  them 
be  the  recDnciling  of  tiio  world, 
what  .'</ialt  tlie  receiving  of  them 
be,  l)ut  life  from  tiie  dead? 

IG  For  if  '/the  firstfruit  he  holy, 
the  lump  is  also  ho/i/:  and  if  the 
root  lie  holy,  so  m-r  the  branches. 

17  And  if  J-some  of  the  branches 
be  broken  off,  «an(l  thou,  being  a 
wild  olive  tree,  vvert  graffed  in 
II  among  them,  and  with  them 
partakest  of  the  root  and  fatness 
of  the  olive  tree ; 


A.  D. 


a  1  Sam.  12.22. 

Jer.  31.  37. 
6  2  Cor.  11.22. 

Phil.  3.  5. 

cch.  8.  29. 
*  Gr. 

n  Elias  7 


d\  Kings  19. 
10, 14. 


1  Kings  19. 


18. 


/ch.  9.27. 


rch.  4.  4,  5. 
Gal.  6.  4. 
See  Deut.  9. 
4,5. 


hch.  9.31.  is. 
10.  3. 

:i0r, 

hardened, 

2  Cor.  3.  14. 
i  Is.  29.  10. 
:iOr. 

remorse, 
»Dc«t.  29.  4. 

Is.  I!.  9. 

J.T.  5.  21. 

ICz.  12.  2. 

Matt.  13.  14. 

John  12.  40. 

Acts  28.  26, 

/  Ps.  C9.  22. 
7)1  Pb.  09.  23. 

n  Acts  13.  4(1. 

tc  18. C.  &;22. 

18,21.  &;28. 

24,  28. 

ch.  )0.  19. 
II  Or,  decay, 

or,  loss. 


0  Acts  9.  15.  & 
13.  2.  &:  22. 
21. 

ch.  15.  16. 
Gal.  1.  IC.  (b 
2.  2,  7,  8,  9. 
Eph.  3.  8. 

1  Tim.  2.  7. 

2  Tim.  1.  11. 
p  1  Cor.  7.  10. 

&:  9.  22. 
1  Tim.  4.  18. 
James  5.  20. 
9  Lev.  23.  10. 
r«um.  15.  18, 
19,  20,  21. 

r  Jer.  11.  10. 
s  Acts  2.  39. 
Eph.2.12, 13. 

1  Or. 

for  them. 


God'fi  ways  unsearchabic. 


ROMANS. 


Exhortation  to  holiness. 


A.  D.  60. 


1 1  Cor.  10. 12. 


u  ch.  12.  16. 
j-Prov.  28.  14. 

Is.  66.  2. 

Phil.  2.  12. 


»1  Cor.  15.  2. 
Hel).  3.  6,  U. 
I  John  15  2. 
a  2  Cor.  3.  16. 


11  Or, 

hardness, 
d  Luke  21.  24. 

Rev.  7.  9. 
els.  59.  20. 

SeePs.  14.  7. 

/Is.  27.  9. 
Jcr.  31.  31, 
Sec. 

Heh.  8.  8.  & 
lU.  Ifi. 


g-Deut.  7.  8. 
*  9.  5.  <Sc  10. 


i  Eph.  2.  2. 
Col.  3.  7. 

I  Or,  obeyed. 

II  Or,  obeyed. 


k  ch.  3.  9. 
Gal.  3.  22. 

II  Or,  shut 
them  all  up 
together. 

JPs.  3G.  6. 
m  John.  7. 

Ps.  92.  5. 
n  Jot)  15.  8. 

Is.  40.  13. 

Jer.  23.  18. 

1  Cor.  2.  16. 
c  Joh  30.  22. 
p  Job  33.  7.  Ic 

41.  11. 


18  t  Boast  not  against  the  branch- 
es. But  if  thou  boast,  tlion  bear- 
est  not  the  root,  but  the  root  thee. 

19  Thou  wilt  say  then,  The 
branches  were  broken  off,  that  I 
miglit  be  graffed  in. 

20  Well ;  because  of  unbelief 
they  were  broken  off,  and  thou 
standest  by  liaith.  «  Be  not  high- 
minded,  but  ^  fear : 

21  For  if  God  spared  not  the  nat- 
ural branches,  take  heed  lest  he 
also  spare  not  thee. 

22  Behold  therefore  the  goodness 
and  severity  of  God :  on  them 
which  fell,  "severity;  but  toward 
thee,  goodness,  !/ if  thou  continue 
in  his  goodness:  otherwise  =thou 
also  Shalt  be  cut  off. 

23  And  they  also,  «if  they  abide 
not  still  in  unbelief,  sliall  be 
graffed  in :  for  God  is  able  to  graff 
them  in  again. 

24  For  if  thou  wert  cut  out  of 
the  olive  tree  which  is  wild  by 
nature,  and  wert  graffed  contrary 
to  nature  into  a  good  olive  tree  ; 
how  much  more  shall  these, 
which  be  the  natural  branches, 
be  graffed  into  their  own  olive 
tree? 

2.5  For  I  would  not,  brethren, 
that  ye  should  be  ignorant  of 
this  mystery,  lest  j'^e"  should  be 
6  wise  in  j-our  own  conceits,  that 
ell  blindness  in  part  is  happened 
to  Israel,  d  until  the  fulness  of 
the  Gentiles  be  come  in. 

26  And  so  all  Israel  shall  be 
saved :  as  it  is  written,  « There 
shall  come  out  of  Sion  the  De- 
liverer, and  shall  turn  away  un- 
godliness from  Jacob : 

27  /For  this  is  my  covenant 
unto  them,  when  I  shall  take 
away  their  sins. 

28  As  concerning  the  gospel, 
(hey  (ire  enemies  for  your  sakes  : 
but  as  touching  the  election,  they 
are  a  beloved  for  the  fathers*  sakes. 

29  For  the  gifts  and  calling  of 
God  are  ''without  repentance. 

30  For  as  ye  'in  times  past  have 
not  a  believed  God,  yet  have  now 
obtained  mercy  through  their  un- 
belief: 

31  Even  so  have  these  also  now 
not  ii  believed,  that  through  your 
mercy  they  also  may  obtain 
mercy. 

32  For  *God  hath  S  concluded 
them  all  in  unbelief,  that  he 
might  have  mercy  upon  all. 

33  O  the  depth  of  the  riches 
both  of  the  wisdom  and  knowl- 
edge of  God!  'how  unsearchable 
are  his  judgments,  and  »'his  ways 
pa.st  finding  out ! 

34  "For  who  hath  known  the 
mind  of  the  Lord  ?  or  <>  who  hath 
been  his  counsellor? 

3-5  Or  pwho  hath  fir.st  given  to 
him,  and  it  shall  be  recompensed 
unto  him  again  ? 


36  For  ?of  him,  and  through 
him,  and  to  him,  a^-e  all  things: 
'■to  t whom  be  glory  for  ever. 
Amen. 


1  Tim.  1.  17.     2  Tim.  4.  18. 
3.  18.     Ju<le25.     Rev.  1.  C. 


Heb.  13.21. 
t  Gr.  him. 


A.  D.  60. 

(?1  Cor.  8.6. 
Col.  1.  16. 
I  rGal.  1.5. 
1  Pet.  5.  11.    2  Pet. 


CHAPTER   XII. 

1  God's  mercies  must  moie  us  to  please  God,  3 
No  man  must  think  too  well  of  himself,  6  but 
attend  every  one  on  that  calling  wherein  he  is 
placed.  9  Love,  and  many  other  duties,  are 
required  of  i!S.  19  Revenge  is  specially  for- 
bidden. 

I  "BESEECH  you  therefore, 
brethren,  by  the  mercies  of 
God,  ^that  ye  (^present  your 
bodies  f'a  living  sacrifice,  holy, 
acceptable  unto  God,  ichich  'is 
your  reasonable  service. 

2  And  "be  not  conformed  to 
this  world:  but  .'be  j'e  tran.s- 
formed  by  the  renewing  of  your 
mind,  that  ye  may  ^prove  what 
is  that  good,  and  acceptable,  and 
perfect  will  of  God. 

3  For  I  say,  ''  through  the  grace 
given  unto  me,  to  every  man  that 
is  among  you. » not  to  think  of  him- 
self more  highly  than  he  ought  to 
think;  but  to  think  t soberly,  ac- 
cording as  God  hath  dealt  ^to 
every  man  the  measure  of  faith. 

4  For  I  as  we  have  many  mem- 
bers in  one  body,  and  all  mem- 
bers have  not  the  same  office : 

5  So  »«we,  being  many,  are  one 
body  in  Christ,  and  everj'  one 
members  one  of  another. 

6  "Having  then  gifts  differing 
"according  to  the  grace  that  is 
given  to  us,  whether  p  prophecy, 
let  us  prophesy  according  to  tlie 
proportion  of  faith ; 

7  Or  ministry,  let  us  wait  on  our 
ministering;  "or  she  that  teach- 
eth,  on  teaching; 

8  Or  '•he  that  exhorteth,  on  ex- 
hortation: «he  that  Bgiveth,  let 
him  do  it  li  with  simplicity;  <he 
that  ruleth,  with  diligence;  he 
that  sheweth  mercy, «  with  cheer- 
fulness. 

9  ^  Let  love  be  without  dissimula- 
tion. 2/ Abhor  that  which  is  evil; 
cleave  to  that  which  is  good. 

10  z  Be  kindly  affectioned  one  to 
another  I!  with  brotherly  love ;  «in 
honour  preferring  one  another ; 

11  Not  slothful  in  business;  fer- 
vent in  spirit ;  serving  the  Lord  ; 

12  ''Bejoicing  in  hope;  <•  patient 
in  tribulation;  t^ continuing  in- 
stant in  prayer ; 

13  «  Distributing  to  the  necessity 
of  saints;  .'given  to  hospitality. 

il  Or,  liherally,  2  Cor.  8.  2.  t  .\cts  20.  28.  1  Tim.  5.  17.  Heb. 
13.7,24.  IPet.S.  2.  u  2  Cor.  9.  7.  ilTim.  1.  5.  1  Pet.  1. 
22.  y  Ps.  34.  14.  &:  36.  4.  <Sc  97.  10.  Amos  5.  15.  «  Heb.  13.  1. 
]  Pet.  1.  22.  &  2.  17.  i  3.  8.  2  Pet.  1.  7.  J  Or,  in  the  love  of 
the  brethren,  a  Phil.  2.  3.  1  Pet.  5.  5.  h  Luke  10.  20.  ch.  5.  2. 
ic  15.  13.  Phil.  3.  1.  At  4.  4.  1  Thcss.  5.  16.  Heb.  3.  6.  1  Pet. 
4.  13.  cLuke  21.  19.  1  Tim.  6.  11.  Heb.  10.  36.  &.  12.  1. 
James  1.  4.  &  5.  7.  1  Pet.  2.  19,  20.  d  Luke  18.  1.  Acts  2.  42. 
&  12.  .=).  Kph.  6.  16.  Col.  4.  2.  1  Thess.  5.  17.  e  1  Cor.  16.  1. 
2Cor.  9.  1,  12.  Heh.  6.  10.  <k  13.  16.  1  John  3.  17.  /I  Tim. 
3.  2.  Tit.  1.  6.  Heb.  13.  2.  1  Pet.  4.  9. 
157 


o2  Cor.  10.  1. 
6  1  Pet.  2.  5. 
cPs.  50.  13,14. 

ch.  C.  l.S,  16, 

19. 

1  Cor.  6.  13, 

20. 
dHeb.  10.20. 
el  Prt.  1.  14. 

1  John  2.  15. 
/Eph.  1.  16. 

&  4.  23. 

Col.  1.  21, 

22.  A;  3.  10. 
f  Eph.  5.  10, 

17. 

1  Thess.  4. 

3. 
Ach.  1.  S.  <k 

15.  15. 

1  Cor.  3.  10. 

&:  15.  10. 

Gal.  2.  9. 

Eph.  8.  2,  7, 

8. 
i  Prov.  25.  27. 

Ecc.  7.  16. 

ch.  11.  20. 
t  Gr. 

to  tobriety. 
il  Cor.  12.  7, 

11. 

Eph.  4.  7. 
;  1  Cor.  12. 12. 

Eph.  4.  16. 
ml  Cor.  10. 

17.  Ic.  12.  20, 

Eph.  1.  28. 

<k  4.  25. 
n  1  Cor.  12.  4. 

1  Pet.  4.  10, 

11. 
0  ver.  3. 
p  Acts  11.  27. 

1  Cor.  12.  10, 

28.  &  13.  2. 
&  14.  1,  6, 

29,  31. 

(j  Acts  13.  1. 

Gal.  6.  G. 

Eph.  4.  11. 

1  Tim.  5.  17. 
r  Acts  15.  32. 

1  Cor.  14.  3. 
s  Malt.  6.  1,  2, 

3. 
II  Or, 

imparteth. 


SuhjecUon  to  magistrates.  ROMANS.          Love  the  fulfilling  of  the  law. 


A.  D.  CO. 


e  Matt.  5.  44. 

Luke  ti.  28. 

&  23.  34. 

Acts  7.  60. 

1  Cor.  4.  12. 

1  Pet.  2.  23. 

Ac  3.9. 
h  1  Cor.  12.  2G. 
jch.  15.  5. 

1  Cor.  1.  10. 

Phil.  2.  2.  ic 

3.  16. 

1  Pet.  3.8. 

*Ps.  131.  1,2. 

Jer.  45.  5. 
II  Or,  be  con- 

tenledwith 

mean  things. 
IPtov.  3.  7. 

&  26.  12. 

Is.  5.  21. 

ch.  11.  25. 
mProv.  20.22 

M:itt.  5.  39. 

1  Thes.«.  5. 

15. 

1  Pet.  3.  9. 
nch.  14.  10. 


14  i/ Bless  them  which  persecute 
you :  bless,  and  curse  not. 

15  /'Hejoice  with  them  that  do 
rejoice,  and  weep  with  thein  that 
weep. 

10  iJie  of  the  same  mind  one 
toward  another.  ^Mind  not  high 
things,  but  II  condescend  to  inen  of 
low  "estate.  'Be  not  wise  in  your 
own  conceits. 

17  "iHecompense  to  no  man  evil 
for  evil.  «  Provide  things  honest 
in  the  sight  of  all  men. 

18  If  it  be  possible,  as  much  as 
lieth  in  you,  «live  peaceably  with 
all  men. 

19  Dearly  beloved,  p avenge  not 
yourselves,  but  rather  give  place 
unto  wrath:  for  it  is  written, 
«  Vengeance  is  mine;  I  will  repay, 
saith  the  Lord. 

20  '-Therefore  if  thine  enemy 
hunger,  feed  him ;  if  he  thirst, 
give  hiin  drink :  lor  in  so  doing 
thou  Shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  on 
his  head. 

'21  Be  not  overcome  of  evil,  but 
w    ,  „  -„      overcome  evil  with  good. 

u  Mark  9.  50.  *= 

eh.  14.  lU.     Heh.  12.  14.     p  Lev.  19. 18.     Prov.  24.  29.    ver.  17. 
V  Deut.  32.  35.     Heb.  10.  30.     r  Ex.23.  4,  5.     Prov.  25.  21,  22. 


CHAPTER   XIII. 

1  Subjection,  und  many  other  duties,  we  owe  to 
the  magistrates.  8  Love  is  the  fulfilling  of  the 
law.  11  Gluttony  and  drunkenness,  and  the 
works  of  darkness,  are  out  u/scaso7i  in  the  time 
of  the  gospel. 

LET  every  soul  "be  subject 
unto  the  higher  powers.  For 
4 there  is  no  power  but  of  God: 
the  powers  that  be  are  !l  ordained 
of  God. 

2  Whosoever  therefore  resisteth 
cthe  power,  resisteth  the  ordi- 
nance of  God:  and  they  that 
resist  shall  receive  to  themselves 
damnation. 

3  For  rulers  are  not  a  terror  to 
good  works,  but  to  the  evil. 
Wilt  thou  then  not  be  afraid  of 
the  power?  <'do  that  which  is 
good,  and  tliou  shalt  liave  praise 
of  the  same: 

4  For  he  is  the  minister  of  God 
to  thee  i'vv  good,  liut  if  thou  do 
that  wliicli  is  evil,  be  afraid;  for 
he  l)c>aicth  not  the  sword  in  vain  : 
for  111'  is  tlic  minister  of  (jod,  a  re- 
vengi'r  to  (xccute  wrath  upon  him 
that  doeth  evil. 

r)  Wherefore  «?/e  must  needs  be 
subject,  not  only  for  wrath, /but 
also  for  conscience'  sake. 

()  For,  lor  this  cause  ]y.\y  yo  trib- 
ute also  :  for  they  are  ( iod's  minis- 
ters, attending  continually  upon 
tiiis  very  tiling. 

7  i/ IlfiHlcr  therefore  to  all  their 
dues:  tril)ute  to  whom  tribute  /.s 
(Juc ;  custom  to  whom  custom; 
fear  to  whom  fear;  honour  to 
whom  honour. 

8  Owe  no  man  any  thing,  but  to 
love  one  another:    for  ''ha   that 

158 


cTit.  3.  1. 

1  Pet.  2.  13. 
J.  Prov.  8.  15, 

lU. 

Din.  5.  21. 

■fe  4.  32. 

Jolin  I'J.  11. 
II  Or,  ordered. 
cTil.  3.  1. 


dl  Pet.  2.  14. 
Sc  3.  13. 


e  T.cc.  8.  2. 
/I  Pet.  2.  19. 


J- Matt.  22.21. 

M.-irk  12.  17. 

l.uku  20.  25. 
/.  vi-r.  10. 

0:il.  5.  14. 

Col.  3.  14. 

1  Tim.  1.  0. 

James  2.  ti. 


loveth  another  hath  fulfilled  the 
law. 

9  For  this,  i Thou  shalt  not  com- 
mit adultery.  Thou  shalt  not  kill, 
Thou  Shalt  not  steal.  Thou  shalt 
not  bear  false  witne.ss.  Thou  shalt 
not  covet ;  and  if  t/ierc  be  any 
other  commandment,  it  is  briefly 
comprehended  in  this  saying, 
namely,  ^Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbour  as  thyself 

10  Love  worketh  no  ill  to  his 
neighbour:  therefore  'love  is  the 
fulHlling  of  the  law. 

11  And  that,  knowing  the  time, 
that  now  it  ?.v  high  time  '"to 
awake  out  of  sleep :  for  now  is 
our  salvation  nearer  than  when 
we  believed. 

12  The  night  is  far  spent,  the  day 
is  at  hand  :  "let  us  therefore  cast 
oft'the  works  of  darkness,  and  "let 
us  put  on  the  armour  of  light. 

13  j-iLet  us  walk  II  honestly,  as 
in  the  day;  "/not  in  rioting  and 
drunkenness,  'not  in  chambering 
and  wantonness,  snot  in  strife 
and  envying : 

14  But  *put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  «make  not  provision 
for  the  llesh,  to  fulfil  the  lusts 
thereof. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

3  Men  may  not  contemn   nor   condemn   one  the 
other  for  things  indifferent:   I'ihut  take  heed 
that  they  give  no  offence  in  them:  15  for  i 
the  apostle  proveth  unlawful  by  many  reaso: 

HIM  that  "is  weak  in  the  faith 
receive  ye,  but  !l  not  to  doubt- 
ful disputations. 

2  For  one  believeth  that  he  *may 
eat  all  things:  another,  who  is 
weak,  eateth  herbs. 

3  Let  not  him  that  eateth  despise 
him  that  eatetli  not;  and  ^let  not 
him  which  eateth  not  judge  him 
that  eateth ;  for  God  hath  received 
him. 

4  ''Who  art  thou  that  judge.st  an- 
other man's  servant?  to  his  own 
master  he  standeth  or  ialleth ; 
yea.  he  shall  be  holden  up:  for 
God  1.5  able  to  make  liim  stand. 

5  «One  man  esteemeth  one  day 
above  another:  another  esteem- 
elli  every  day  ali/ce.  Let  every 
man  be  Hully  persuaded  in  his 
own  mind. 

G  Hm  that  /llregardeth  tlie  day, 
regardetli  it  unto  tJie  Lord;  and 
lie  that  regardeth  not  the  day,  to 
the  Lord  he  doth  not  regard  it. 
He  that  eateth,  eatetli  to  the 
Lord,  for  .'/he  giveth  (iod  thanks; 
and  h(!  that  eateth  not,  to  tlie 
Lord  he  eatetli  not,  and  giveth 
God  thanks. 

7  For  ''  none  of  us  liveth  to  him- 
self, and  no  man  dietli  to  himself. 

8  For  whether  we  live,  we  live 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  wliether 
we  die,  we  die  unto  the  Lord: 
whether  we  live  therefore,  or  die, 
we  arc  the  Lord's. 


A.  D.  CO. 


i  Ex.  20.  13, 

Deut.  5.  17, 

&c. 

Malt.  19.  18. 
*Lev.  19.  18. 

Mutt.  22.  39. 

Mark  12.  31. 

Gal.  .5.  14. 

James  2.  8. 
ZMatt.  22.  40. 

ver.  8. 
ml  Cor.  15. 34. 

Eph.  5.  14. 

1  Thcss.  5.  5, 

6. 
nEph.  5.  11. 

Col.  3.  8. 
oEph.  6.  13. 

1  Thess.  5.  8. 
pPhil.  4.  8. 

1  Thess.  4.12. 

1  Pet.  2.  12. 
II  Or,  decently, 
q  Prov.  23.  20. 

Luke  21.  34. 

1  Pet.  4.  3. 
r  1  Cor.  0.  9. 

Eph.  5.  5. 
s  James  3.  14. 
(  Gal.  3.  27. 

Eph.  4.  24. 

Col.  3.  10. 

u  Gal.  5.  16. 

1  Pet.  2.  11. 


nch.  15.1,  7. 

1  Cor.  8.  9, 

11.  &  9.  22. 
II  Or,  not  to 

judge  his 

doubtful 

thoughts, 
h  ver.  14. 

1  Cor.  10.  25. 

1  Tim.  4.  4. 

Tit.  1.15. 
cCol.  2.  10. 

<j  James  4. 12. 


«  Oal.  4.  10. 
Col.  2.  10. 


W  Or,  fully 
assured. 

/Gal.  4.10. 

<!  Or, 
obstrvcth. 


g\  Cor.  10.31. 
1  Tim.  4.  U. 


(lal.  2.  20. 
1  ThesM.5.I0. 
1  Pel.  4.  2. 


Against  uncliaritable  judgment.       ROMANS.  Success  of  Paul's  preaching. 


A.  D.  60. 


i2  Cor.  3.  15. 
I  Acts  10.  3G. 


iMatt.  25.  31, 

32. 

Acts  10.42. 

&  17.  31. 

2  Cor.  5.  10. 

Jude  14,  15. 
m  Is.  45.  23. 

Ptiil.  2.  10. 
tl  Matt.  12.  36. 

Gal.  6.  5. 

1  Pet.  4.  5. 


o  1  Cor.  8.  9, 
13.  &.  10.  32. 


p  Acts  10.  15. 

ver.  2,  20. 

1  Cor.  10.  25. 

1  Tim.  4.  4. 

Tit.  1.  15. 
tGr. 

common, 
ij  1  Cor.  8.  7, 

10. 
tGr. 

common^ 
tGr. 

according 

to  chanty. 
T  1  Cor.  8.  11. 
sch.  12.  17. 
1 1  Cor.  8.  8. 

u2  Cor.  8.  21. 


J  Ps.  34.  14. 

ch.  12.  18. 
ych.  15.  2. 

1  Cor.  14.  12. 

lThess.5.11. 
e  ver.  15. 
a  Matt.  15.11. 

Acts  10.  15. 

ver.  14. 

Tit.  1.  15. 
4  1  Cor.  8.9, 

lu,  11,  12. 
el  Cor.  8. 13. 

dlJohnS.  21. 
il  Or,  dis- 

cemeth  and 

piitleth  a 

difference 

between 


a  Gal.  6, 1. 
ich.  14.  1. 
e  1  Cor.  9.  19, 

22.  &  10.  24, 

S3,  ic  13.  5. 

Phil.  2.  4,  5. 
dch.  14.  19. 
e  Matt.  26.  39. 

John  5.  30. 

il  6.38. 


9  For  ito  this  end  Christ  both 
died,  and  rose,  and  revived,  tliat 
he  might  be  a- Lord  both  of  the 
dead  and  living. 

10  But  why  dost  thou  judge  thy 
brother?  or  why  dost  thou  set  at 
nought  thy  brother?  for 'we  shall 
all  .stand  before  the  judgment  seat 
of  Christ. 

11  For  it  is  written,  ^"As  I  live, 
.saith  the  Lord,  every  knee  shall 
bow  to  me,  and  evexy  tongue 
shall  confe.ss  to  God. 

12  So  then  "every  one  of  us  shall 
give  account  of  himself  to  God. 

13  Let  us  not  therefore  judge 
one  another  any  more :  but  judge 
this  rather,  that  "  no  man  put  a 
stumblingblock  or  an  occa.sion  to 
fall  in  his  brother's  way. 

14  I  know,  and  am  persuaded 
by  the  Lord  Jesus,  pthat  there  is 
nothing  t  unclean  of  itself:  but  7  to 
him  that  esteemeth  any  thing  to 
be  tunclean,  to  him  it  is  unclean. 

lo  But  if  thy  brother  be  grieved 
with  Ihi/  meat,  now  walkest  thou 
not  t Charitably.  '•Destroy  not 
him  with  thy  meat,  for  whom 
Christ  died. 

IG  «Let  not  then  j^our  good  be 
evil  spoken  of: 

17  *ror  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
not  meat  and  drink ;  but  right- 
eousness, and  peace,  and  joy  in 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

18  For  he  that  in  these  things 
serveth  Christ  «  is  acceptable  to 
God,  and  approved  of  men. 

19  a:  Let  us  therefore  follow  after 
the  things  which  make  for  peace, 
and  tilings  wherewith  y  one  may 
edify  another. 

20  =For  meat  destroy  not  the 
work  of  God.  aAU  things  indeed 
are  pure;  ''but  it  is  evil  for  that 
man  who  eateth  with  OiTence. 

21  It  is  good  neither  to  eat  cfle.sh, 
nor  to  drink  wine,  nor  any  thing 
wliereby  thy  brother  stumbleth, 
or  is  offended,  or  is  made  weak. 

22  Hast  thou  faith?  have  it  to 
thyself  before  God.  d  Happy  i-s  he 
that  condemneth  not  himself  in 
that  thing  which  he  alloweth. 

23  And  he  that  II  doubteth  is 
damned  if  he  eat,  because  he  eat- 
eth not  of  faith :  for  e  whatsoever 
is  not  of  faith  is  sin. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  strong  must  bear  with  the  weak.  2  Wc  may 
not  please  ourselves,  3  for  Christ  did  not  so,  7 
tut  receive  one  the  other,  as  Christ  did  us  all,  8 
both  Jews  9  and  Gentiles.  15  Paul  excuseth  his 
writing,  28  and  promiseth  to  see  them,  30  and 
refjuestcth  their  prayers. 

WE  "then  that  are  strong 
ought  to  bear  the  '•infirm- 
ities of  the  weak,  and  not  to 
please  ourselves. 

2  c  Let  every  one  of  us  please  his 
neighbour  for  his  good  ^to  edifi- 
cation. 

3  «For  even  Christ  pleased  not 


himself;  but,  as  it  is  written, 
/The  reproaches  of  them  that  re- 
proached thee  fell  on  me. 

4  For  ff  whatsoever  things  were 
written  aforetime  were  written 
for  our  learning,  tliat  we  through 
patience  and  comfort  of  the 
Scriptures  might  have  hope. 

5  ''Now  the  God  of  patience  and 
consolation  grant  you  to  be  like- 
minded  one  toward  another  3  ac- 
cording to  Christ  Jesus : 

6  That  ye  maj'  nvith  one  mind 
and  one  mouth  glorify  God,  even 
the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

7  Wherefore  *  receive  ye  one 
another,  'as  Christ  also  received 
us,  to  the  glory  of  God. 

8  Now  I  say  that  m  Jesus  Christ 
was  a  minister  of  the  circumcis- 
ion for  the  truth  of  God,  «to  con- 
firm the  promises  made  unto  tlie 
fathers : 

9  And  "that  the  Gentiles  might 
glorify  God  for  his  mercy;  as  it 
is  written,  pYov  this  cause  I  will 
confess  to  tliee  among  the  Gen- 
tiles, and  sing  unto  thy  name. 

10  And  again  he  saith,  ?  Rejoice, 
ye  Gentiles,  with  his  people. 

11  And  again,  »- Praise  the  Lord, 
all  ye  Gentiles;  and  laud  him,  all 
ye  people. 

12  And  again,  Esaias  saith, 
s  There  shall  be  a  root  of  Jesse, 
and  he  that  shall  rise  to  reign 
over  the  Gentiles;  in  him  shall 
the  Gentiles  trust. 

13  Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  you 
with  all  <joy  and  peace  in  be- 
lieving, that  ye  may  abound  in 
hope,  through  the  power  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

14  And  "I  myself  also  am  per- 
suaded of  yon,  my  brethren,  that 
ye  also  are  full  of  goodness,  '"fill- 
ed with  all  knowledge,  able  also 
to  admonish  one  another. 

15  Nevertheless,  brethren,  I  have 
written  the  more  boldly  unto 
you  in  some  sort,  as  putting  you 
in  mind,  ^because  of  the  grace 
that  is  given  to  me  of  God, 

16  That  yl  should  be  the  minis- 
ter of  Jesus  Christ  to  the  Gentiles, 
ministering  the  go.spel  of  God, 
that  the  II  ^  offering  up  of  the 
Gentiles  might  be  acceptable, 
being  sanctified  by  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

17  I  have  therefore  whereof  I 
may  glory  through  Jesus  Christ 
"in'  those  things  which  pertain 
to  God. 

18  For  I  will  not  dare  to  speak 
of  anj^  of  those  things  '■  which 
Christ  hath  not  wrought  by  me, 
<;to  make  the  Gentiles  obedient, 
by  word  and  deed, 

19  rf Through  mighty  signs  and 
wonders,  by  the  power  of  the 
Spirit  of  God;  so  that  from  Je- 
rusalem, and   round  about  unto 

159 


A.  D.  69. 

/Ps.  69.  9. 

f  ch.4.  23,24. 

1  Cor.  9.  9, 
10.  <t  10.  11. 

2  Tim.  3.  16, 
17. 


h  ch.  12.  16. 

1  Cor.  1.  10. 

Phil.  3.  16. 
:  Or,  after  the 

example  of, 
i  Acts  4.  24, 

32". 


kch.  14.  1,3. 
/ch.  5.  2. 

m  Matt.  15.24. 

John  1.  11. 

Acts  3.  25, 

26.  &  13.46. 
71  ch.  3.  3. 

2  Cor.  1.  20. 
0  John  10.  16. 

ch.  9.  23. 
p  Ps.  18.  49. 


(7Deut.  32.  43. 
rPs.  117.  1. 


sis.  11.  1,10. 
Rev.  5.  3.  <Sc 
22.  16. 


ich.  12.  12 
14.  17. 


u  2  Pet.  1.  12. 
1  John  2.  21. 

w  1  Cor.  8.  1, 
7,  10. 


ich.  1.  5.  ic 

12.  3. 

Gal.  1.  15. 

Eph.  3.  7,  8. 
ych.  11.  13. 

Gal.  2.  7,  8,9. 

1  Tim.  2.  7. 

2  Tim.  1.  11. 
II  Or, 

sacrificing. 
2  Is.  06.  20. 
Phil.  2.  17. 

aHeb.  5.  1. 


b  Acts  21.  19. 
Gal.  2.  8. 

cch.l.  5.  dc 

16.  26. 
dActs  19.  11. 

2  Cor.  12.  12. 


Paul  requesteth  their  prayers.  ROMANS. 


Sundry  salutatmis. 


A.  D.  eo. 


c  2  Cor.  10.  :3, 
15,  16. 


/Is.  62.  15. 


gch.  1.13. 

1  Thess.  2. 

17,  IS. 
U  Or,  many 

ways,  or, 

oftentimes, 
h  Acts  19.  21. 

ch.  1.  11. 

vcr.  32. 


tGr. 

with  you, 

ver.  32. 
*  Acts  19.  21. 

&  20.  22.  (fc 

24.  17. 
n  Cor.  16.1,2. 

2  Cor.  8.  1.  & 

9.  2,  12. 


al  Cor.  9.  11. 
Gal.  6.  6. 

oPhil.  4. 17. 
pch.  1.  11. 
9Phil.2.  1. 
r2  Cor.  1.  11. 

Col.  4.  12. 
«  2  Thess. 3.  2. 
U  Or,  are 

disobedient. 
t1  Cor.  t<.  4. 
u  ch.  1.  10. 
I  Acts  18.  21. 

1  Cor.  4.  19. 
James  4.  15. 

yl  Cor.  16.18. 

2  Cor.  7.  13. 
2  Tim.  1.  16. 
PhilKm.7,20. 

»ch.  16.  20. 

1  Cor.  14.  33. 

2  Cor.  13.  11. 
Phil.  4.  9. 

1  Thess. 5.23. 

2  Thess. 3. 16. 
Meb.  13.  20. 


6  Phil.  2.  129. 
8  John  a,  6. 


lUyricum,  I  have  fully  preached 
the  gospel  of  Christ. 

20  Yea,  so  have  I  strived  to 
preach  the  gospel,  not  where 
Christ  was  named,  eiest  I  should 
build  upon  another  man's  foun- 
dation : 

21  But  as  it  Is  written,  /To  whom 
he  was  not  spoken  of,  they  shall 
see :  and  they  that  have  not 
heard  shall  understand. 

22  For  which  cause  also  el  have 
been  5  much  hindered  from  com- 
ing to  vou. 

23  But  now  having  no  more 
place  in  these  parts,  and  '(having 
a  great  desire  these  many  years 
to  come  unto  vou  ; 

24  Whensoever  I  take  myjour- 
nev  into  Spain,  I  will  come  to 
you :  for  I  trust  to  see  you  in  my 
"journey,  'and  to  be  brought  on 
my  wav  thitherward  by  you,  if 
first  I  be  somewhat  filled  twith 
your  company. 

25  But  nov*^  ''I  go  unto  Jerusa- 
lem to  minister  unto  the  saints. 

26  For  'it  hatli  pleased  them  of 
Macedonia  and  Achaia  to  make  a 
certain  contribution  for  the  poor 
saints  which  are  at  Jerusalem. 

27  It  hath  pleased  them  verily; 
and  their  debtors  they  are.  For 
»'if  the  Gentiles  have  been  made 
partakers  of  their  spiritual  things, 
"their  duty  is  also  to  minister 
unto  them  in  carnal  things. 

28  When  therefore  I  have  per- 
formed this,  and  have  sealed  to 
them  "this  fruit,  I  will  come  by 
you  into  Spain. 

29  J'  And  I  am  sure  that,  when  I 
come  unto  vou,  I  shall  come  in 
the  fulness  of  the  blessing  of  the 
gospel  of  Christ. 

30  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren, 
for  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ's  sake, 
and  '/for  the  love  of  the  Spirit, 
r  that  ye  strive  together  with  me 
in  your  prayers  to  God  for  me; 

31  sThat  I  may  be  delivered 
from  them  that  Ido  not  believe 
in  Judea;  and  that  'my  service 
which  Jhavc  for  Jerusalem  may 
be  accepted  of  the  saints ; 

;}2  "That  I  may  come  unto  you 
with  joy  3  by  the  will  of  (lod,  and 
may  with  you  be  3/ refreshed. 

33  Now  =!tlie  God  of  peace  be 
with  you  all.    Amen. 

CHAPTER    XVI. 

3  Paul  wilUlh  the  brethren  to  greet  many,  17 
and  adviseth  them  to  talie  heed  of  those  which 
cause  dissension  and  offences,  '21  and  after 
sundry  salutations  endeth  with  praise  and 
thanks  to  (lod. 

I  COMMEND  unto  you  Phebe 
our  sister,  which  is  a  servant 
of  the  church  wliich  is  at  "Cen- 
chrea: 

2  6  That  ve  receive  her  in  tlie 
Lord,  as  becometh  saints,  and 
that  ve  assist  hor  in  whatsoever 
business  she  hatli  need  of  you : 
'  100 


for  she  hath  been  a  succourer  of 
many,  and  of  myself  also. 

3  Greet  cPriscilla  and  Aquila, 
my  helpers  in  Christ  Jesus : 

4  Who  have  for  my  life  laid 
down  their  own  necks :  unto 
whom  not  only  I  give  thanks, 
but  also  all  the  churches  of  the 
Gentiles. 

5  Likewise  rfreet  'i  the  church  that 
is  in  their  house.  Salute  my  well 
beloved  Epenetus,  who  is  « the 
firstfruits  of  Achaia  unto  Christ. 

6  Greet  Mary,  who  bestowed 
much  labour  on  us. 

7  Salute  Andronicus  and  Junia, 
my  kinsmen,  and  my  fellow  pris- 
oners, who  are  of  note  among  the 
apostles,  who  also  /were  in  Christ 
before  me. 

8  Greet  Amplias,  my  beloved  in 
the  Lord. 

9  Salute  Urbane,  our  helper  in 
Christ,  and  Stachys  my  beloved. 

10  Salute  Apelles  approved  in 
Christ.  Salute  them  which  are  of 
Aristobulus'  II  household. 

11  Salute  Herodion  my  kinsman. 
Greet  them  that  be  of  the  II  house- 
hold of  Narcissus,  which  are  in 
the  Lord. 

12  Salute  Tryphena  and  Try- 
phosa,  who  labour  in  tlie  Lord. 
Salute  the  beloved  Persis,  which 
laboured  much  in  the  Lord. 

13  Salute  Rufus  .7  chosen  in  the 
Lord,  and  his  mother  and  mine. 

14  Salute  Asyncritus,  Phlegon, 
Hennas,  Patrobas,  Hermes,  and 
the  brethren  which  are  with  them. 

15  Salute  Philologus,  and  Julia, 
Nereus,  and  his  sister,  and  Olym- 
pas,  and  all  the  saints  which  are 
with  them. 

10  78  Salute  one  another  with  a 
holy  kiss.  The  churches  of  Christ 
salute  you. 

17  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren, 
mark  them  » which  cause  divisions 
and  offences  contrary  to  the  doc- 
trine which  ye  have  learned  ;  and 
^- avoid  tliem. 

18  For  they  that  are  such  serve 
not  our  Ijord  Jesus  Christ,  but 
'their  own  ])elly;  and  '"by  good 
words  and  iivir  speeches  deceive 
the  hearts  of  the  simple. 

19  For  "your  obedience  is  come 
abroatl  uiito  all  mm.  I  am  glad 
therefore  on  your  belialf:  but  yet 

I  would  have  you  "wise  unto  that 
which  is  good,  and  II  simple  con- 
cerning (!vil. 

20  And  J' the  God  of  peace '/shall 

II  bruise  Satan  under  your  feet 
shortlv.  '•The  grace  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  be  with  you.    Amen. 

21  sTimotheus  my  workfellow, 
and  'Lucius,  and  "Jason,  and 
a^Sosipater,  my  kinsmen,  salute 
vou. 

22  I  Tertius,  who  wrote  this  epis- 
tle, salute  you  in  the  .Lord. 

23  j/Gaius    mine    host,   and    of 


A.  D.  60. 


cActs  18.  2, 
18,  20. 
2  Tim.  4.  19. 


d\  Cor.  16.  10. 

Col.  4.  15. 

Philem.  2. 
e  1  Cor.  Ifi.  15. 


/Gal.  1.  22. 


II  Or,  friends. 
!|  Or,  friends. 


f  2  John  1. 
ftlCor.  16.20. 

2  Cor.  13.  12. 

1  Thess. 6.26. 

1  Pet.  6.  14. 
lActs  15.  1,  5, 

24. 

1  Tim.  0.  3. 
*  1  Cor.  5.  9, 

11. 

2  Thess.  3.(1, 
14. 

2  Tim.  3.5. 
Tit.  3.  10. 
2  John  10. 
/Phil.  3.  10. 

1  Tim.  6.  0. 
m  Col.  2.  4. 

2  Tim.  3.  6. 
Tit.  1.  10. 

2  Pel.  2.  3. 
nch.  1.  P. 
oMall.  10.  18. 

1  Cor.  14.  20. 
!lOr, 

harmless, 
p  ch.  15.  83. 
q  Gen.  3.  15. 
II  Or,  tread. 
rver.  24. 

1  Cor.  16.  23. 

2  Cor.  13.  14. 
Pliil.  4.23. 

1  Thess.5.28. 

2T11CSS.3.18. 

Rev.  22.21. 
s  Acts  16.  1. 

Phil.  2.  19. 

Col.  1.  I. 

IThcss.  3.  2. 

1  Tim.  1.  2. 

Ileh.  13.  23. 
f  Acts  13.  1. 
tt  Acts  17.  6. 
X  Acts  20.  4. 
yl  Cor.  1.  14. 


Exhortations  to  unity. 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


Reproof  of  dii<sension. 


A.  D.  CO. 


r  Acts  19.  2-2. 

2  Tim.  i.  20. 
a  ver.  20. 

lThess.5.28. 
b  Eph.  3.  20. 

1  Thes.s.3.13. 

2Thess.2.17. 

&  3.  3. 

Jude  24. 
cch.2.  16. 
rfEph.  1.9. 

&  3.  3,  *,  6. 

Col.  1.  27. 
e  1  Cor.  2.  7. 

Eph.  3.  5,  0. 

Col.  1.  26. 


A.  D.  59. 


a  Rom.  1.  1. 
6  2  Cor.  1.  1. 

Eph.  1.  1. 

Col.  1.  1. 
eActK  18.  17. 
dJude  1. 
eJohn  17.  19. 

Acts  15.  9. 
/Rom.  1.  7. 

2  Tim.  1.  9. 
J  Acts  9.  14, 

21.  ic  22.  16. 

2  Tim.  2.  22. 
heti.  8.  6. 
iRom.  3.  22. 

4^  10.  12. 
k  Rom.  1.  7. 

2  Cor.  1.  2. 

Eph.  1.  2. 

1  Pet.  1.  2. 
/Rom.  1.8. 
TOch.  12.  8. 

2  Cor.  6.  7. 
S  ch.  2.  I. 

2  Tim.  1,  8. 

Eev.  1.  2. 
oPhil.  3.  20. 

Tit.  2.  13. 

2  Pet.  3.  12. 
+  Gr. 

revelatiov, 

Col.  3.  4. 
p  1  Thess.  3. 

13. 
q  Col.  1.  22. 

1  Thess.5.23. 
ris.  49.  7. 

ch.  10.  13. 

1  Thess. 5.24. 

2  Thess.  3.  3. 
Heb.  10.  23. 

f  John  15.  4. 
<k  17.21. 

1  John  1.  3. 
&  4. 13. 

«Rom.  12.  16. 
&  15.  5. 

2  Cor.  13.11. 
Phil.  2.  2.  ic 
3.  16. 

1  Pet.  3.  8. 
t  Gr.  schisms, 
eh.  11.  18. 


the  whole  church,  saluteth  you. 
'  Erastus  the  chamberlain  of  the 
city  saluteth  you,  and  Quaxlus  a 
brother. 

24  "The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  he  with  you  all.    Amen. 

25  Now  ''to  him  that  is  of  power 
to  stablish  you  <■  according  to  my 
gospel,  and  the  preaching  of  Jesus 
Christ,  f' according  to  the  revela- 
tion of  the  mystery, « which  was 
kept  secret  since  the  world  began. 


26  But  .fnow  is  made  manifest, 
and  by  the  Scriptures  of  the 
prophets,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  everlasting  God, 
made  known  to  all  nations  for 
ff  the  obedience  of  faith  : 

27  To  hQiod  only  wise,  be  glory 
through  Jesus  Christ  for  ever. 
Amen. 

TT  "Written  to  the  Romans  from  Corin- 
i  thus,  and  sent  by  Phebe  servant  of 
I     the  church  at  Cenchrca. 


A.  D.  GO. 


THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

C  O  E I X  T  H  I  A  X  S. 


CHAPTER  I. 

After  his  salutation  and  thanksgiving.  10  he  ex- 
horteth  them  to  -unity,  and  12  reprovcth  their 
dissensions.  18  God  destroyeth  the  wisdom,  of 
the  wise,  21  hy  the  foolishness  of  preaching,  and 
26  calleth  not  the  wise,  mighty,  and  noble,  but 
27,  26  the  foolish,  weak,  and  men  of  no  account. 

PAUL,  "called  to  be  an  apostle 
of  Jesus  Christ  ''through  the 
will  of  God,  and<-Sosthene3  our 
brother, 

2  Unto  the  church  of  God  which 
is  at  Corinth,  f' to  them  that  «are 
sanctified  in  Christ  Jesus,  /called 
to  be  saints,  with  all  that  in  every 
place  i/call  upon  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ  '^our  Lord,  «both 
theirs  and  ours : 

.3  1=  Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father,  and  fro77i 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

4  'I  thank  my  God  always  on 
your  behalf,  for  the  grace  of  God 
which  is  given  you  by  Jesus 
Christ; 

5  That  in  every  thing  j'e  are  en- 
riched by  him, '» in  all  utterance, 
and  in  all  knowledge; 

C  Even  as  « the  testimony  of 
Christ  was  confirmed  in  you  : 

7  So  that  ye  come  l)ehind  in  no 
gift;  "waiting  for  the  t coming  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

8  pWho  shall  also  confirm  you 
unto  the  end,  <ithat  ye  may  be 
blameless  in  the  day  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

9  '•God  is  faithful,  by  whom  ye 
were  called  unto  «the  fellowship 
of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

10  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren, 
by  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  t  that  ye  all  speak  the  same 
thing,  and  </iof  there  be  no  t  divi- 
sions among  you  ;  but  that  ye  be 
perfectly  joined  together  in  the 
same  mind  and  in  the  same  judg- 
ment. 

11  For  it  hath  been  declared  unto 
me  of  you,  my  brethren,  b.v  them 

'.ichich  are  of  the  liou.ne  ofChloe, 
that  there  are  contentions  among 
you. 


12  Now  this  I  say,  "that  eveiy 
one  of  you  saith,  I  am  of  Paul ; 
and  I  of  «  Apollos  ;  and  1  of  y  Ce- 
phas; and  I  of  Christ. 

1.3  'Is  Christ  divided?  was  Paul 
crucified  for  you?  or  were  ye  bap- 
tized in  the  name  of  Paul? 

14  I  thank  God  that  I  baptized 
none  of  you,  but  «Crispus  and 
''  Gains ; 

15  Lest  any  should  say  that  I  had 
baptized  in  mine  own  name. 

16  And  I  baptized  also  the  house- 
hold of  c Stephanas:  besides,  I 
know  not  whether  I  baptized  any 
other. 

17  For  Christ  sent  me  not  to  Ijap- 
tize.  but  to  preach  the  gospel: 
''not  with  wisdom  of  II  words,  lest 
the  cross  of  Christ  should  be  made 
of^none  effect. 

18  For  the  preaching  of  the  cross 
is  to  «them  that  perish,  /foolish- 
ness; but  unto  us  ffwhich  are 
saved,  it  is  the  ''power  of  God. 

19  For  it  is  written,  »I  v>ill  de- 
stroj'  the  wisdom  of  the  wise,  and 
will"  bring  to  nothing  the  under- 
standing of  the  prudent. 

20*  Where  f.^  the  wise?  where  is 
the  scribe?  where  is  the  disputer 
of  this  world?  'hath  not  God  made 
foolish  the  wisdom  of  this  world? 

21  '"For  after  that  in  the  wisdom 
of  God  the  world  by  wisdom  knew 
not  God,  it  pleased  God  by  the 
foolishness  of  preaching  to  save 
them  that  believe. 

22  For  the  «  Jews  require  a  sign, 
and  the  Greeks  seek  af'ter  wisdom : 

23  But  we  preach  Clirist  cruci- 
fied, ounto  the  Jews  a  stum- 
blingblock,  and  unto  the  Greeks 
p  foolishness ; 

24  But  unto  them  which  are  call- 
ed, both  Jews  and  Greeks,  Christ 
7  the  power  of  God,  and  »-the  wis- 
dom of  God. 

25  Because  the  foolishness  of  God 
is  wLser  than  men ;  and  the  weak- 
ness of  God  is  stron^^er  than  men. 

26  For  ye  see  your  calling,  breth- 

161 


/Eph.  1.  9. 

2Tirn.  1.  10. 

Tit.  1.  2,  3. 

1  Pet.  1.  20. 
?  Acts  6.  7. 

ch.  1.5.&:  15. 

18. 
h  1  Tim.  1.  n. 

&  6.  16. 

Jude  2o. 


A.  D., 


u  ch.  3.  4. 

I  Acts  15.  24. 

&  19.  1. 

ch.  16.  12. 
y  John  1.  42. 
XT  2  Cor.  11.  4. 

Eph.  4.  5. 
a  Xcis  18.  8. 
5  Rom.  16.  23. 


e  ch.  18. 15,17. 

dch.2.  1,4,13, 

2  Pet.  1.  16. 
;;  Or,  speech. 
e2Cor.  2.  15. 
/Acts  17. 1& 

ch.  2.  14. 
rch.  15.2. 
h  Rora.  1.  16. 

ver.  24. 
iJoh5.  12, 13. 

Is.  29.  14. 

Jer.  S.  9. 
ils.  33.  18. 
;jnb  12.  17, 

20.  24. 

I3.  44.  25. 
Rom.  1.  22. 
m  See  Matt. 
11.  25. 
Luke  10.  21. 
Rom.  1.20, 

21,  23. 

n  Matt.  12.38. 

A-  16.  1. 

.Mark  8.  11. 

Luke  11.  18. 

John  4.  48. 
ols.  8.  14. 

Malt.  11.  8. 

A:  13.  57. 

Luke  2.  34. 

John  6.  60, 

f6. 

Rom.  9.  32. 

Gal.  5.  11. 

1  Pet.  2.  8. 
p  ver.  18. 

ch.  2.  14. 
0  Rom.  1.  4, 
"16. 

ver.  18. 
rCol.  2.3. 


Paul  declareth  the 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


manner  of  his  preaching. 


A.  D.  59. 


s  John  7.  48. 

/Matt.  11.  2: 
Jamey  2.  5. 
See  Ps.  8.  2 


V  Bom.  4.  17. 
jch.  2.  6. 
y  Uom.  3.  27. 

Eph.2.  9. 
z\e.T.  24. 
a  .ler.  23.  0,  6. 

Kom.  4.  25. 

2  Cor.  5.  21. 

Phil.  3.  9. 
i  John  17.  19. 
cEph.  1.  7. 
JJer.  9.  23,24. 

2  Cor.  10.  17. 


och.  1.  17. 

\er.  4,13. 

2  Cnr.  10.  10. 

Sc  11.  C. 
tell.  1.  C. 
cCial.  C.  14. 

Phil.  3.  8. 
d  Ads  18.  1, 

0,  12. 
e  2  Cor.  4.  7. 

&  10.  1,  11). 

&  11.  30.  <k 


12. 


9. 


(iiil.  4.  13. 
/ver.  1. 

eh.  1.  17. 

2  Pi-t.  1.  10. 
II  Or, 

persuasihie. 
e  Uom.  15.  19. 

1  Thcsb.  1.  5. 
t  Or.  he. 

h  2  Cor.  4.  7. 

&  U.  7. 
jch.  11.20. 

Eph.  4.  13. 

Phil.  3.  1.1. 

Heb.  5.  14. 
*  eh.  1.20.  (k 

3.  19. 

ver.  1,  13. 

2  Cor.  1.  12. 
James  3.  15. 

lc\i.  1.  28. 
m  Uom.  10.  25, 

20. 

Kph. 

Col.  1.  20. 

2Tirn.  1.9. 
71  Matt.  11.25. 

Jnlui  7.  48. 

Acts  13.  27. 

2  Cor.  3.  14. 
«  Luke  23.  34. 

Acts  3.  17. 

bee  John  10. 

3.     p  la.  CA.  4 

1  John  2.  27. 


D,  9. 


ren,  how  that « not  many  wise  men 
alter  the  tlesh,  not  many  mighty, 
not  manj'  noble,  are  called  : 

27  But  <God  hath  chosen  the 
foolish  things  of  the  world  to 
confound  the  wise;  and  God 
hutli  chosen  the  weak  things  of 
the  wurUl  to  confound  the  things 
wliicli  arc  mighty; 

28  And  base  thiiigs  of  the  world, 
and  things  which  are  despised, 
hath  God  chosen, T/eff,  and  "things 
which  are  not,  a^to  bring  to 
nought  things  that  are: 

29  y  That  no  llesh  should  glory  in 
his  presence. 

30  But  of  him  are  ye  in  Christ 
Jesu.s.  whoofOcxl  is  ni;ul(»  unto  us 
•-\vis(li)iii,  and  "  rif;iilei)usni'ss,  and 
b  sanctilication,  and « redemption : 

31  That,  according  as  it  is  writ- 
ten, ''He  that  glorieth,  let  him 
glory  in  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  II. 

He  declareth  that  his  preaching,  1  though  it  bring 
not  excellency  of  speech,  or  of  4  human  wis- 
dom :  yet  consisteth  in  the  4,  5  power  of  Cud  : 
and  so  far  excelleth  0  the  wisdom  of  this  world, 
and  9  human  sense,  as  that  14  the  natural  man 
cannot  understand  it. 

AND  I,  brethren,  when  I  came 
.  to  you,  "came  not  with  ex- 
cellency of  speech  or  of  wisdom, 
declaring  unto  you  ^  the  testlmonj^ 
of  God. 

2  For  I  determined  not  to  know 
any  thing  among  you,  csave  Je- 
sus Christ,  and  him  crucified. 

3  And  (il  was  with  you  « in  weak- 
ness, and  in  fear,  and  in  nauch 
trembling. 

4  And  my  speech  and  my  preach- 
ing fivas  not  with  i  enticing  words 
of  man's  wisdom,  .'/but  in  demon- 
stration ofthe  Spirit  and  of  power: 

3  That  your  laith  should  not 
t stand  in  tlie  wisdom  of  men, 
but  ''In  the  power  of  God. 

6  Howbeit  we  speak  wisdom 
among  them  Uliat  are  periect: 
yet  not  ''the  wisdom  of  this 
"world,  nor  of  the  princes  of  this 
world,  'tliat  c;ome  to  nought: 

7  But  we  speak  the  wisdom  of 
God  in  a  mystery,  even  the  hidden 
luUdijin,  "'Which  God  ordained 
before  the  world  unto  our  glory; 

8  "Which  noiHi  of  the  i)rincps  of 
this  world  knew:  lor  "had  tiiey 
known  //,  they  would  not  have 
crucilied  the  I^ord  t^f  glory. 

9  But  as  it  is  written,  p  Eye  hatli 
not  seen,  nor  ear  heard,  neither 
have  entered  into  the  heart  of 
man,  the  tilings  which  God  liath 
prepared  for  tliem  that  love  him. 

]()  Jiut'/(Jod  hath  revealed  t/irm 
nnto  us  by  his  Spirit:  lor  the 
Spirit  searcheth  all  things,  yea, 
the  deep  things  of  God. 

11  For  what  man  knoweth  the 
things  of  a  man,  '-save  the  spirit 

g  Matt.  13.  11.  *.  10.  17.  John  14.  20.  Sc  16.  13. 
r  Prov.  20.  27.  A-  27.  19.     Jer.  17.  9. 

102 


of  man  which  is  in  hiin?  «even| 
so  the  things  of  God  knoweth  no 
man,  but  the  Spirit  of  God. 

12  Now  we  have  received,  not 
the  spirit  of  the  world,  but  <the 
Spirit  which  is  of  God;  that  we 
might  know  the  things  that  are 
freely  given  to  us  of  God. 

13  w  which  things  also  we  speak, 
not  in  the  words  which  man's 
wisdom  teacheth,  but  which  the 
Holy  Ghost  teacheth ;  comparing 
spiritual  things  with  spiritual. 

14  a: But  the  natural  man  receiv- 
eth  not  the  things  of  the  Spirit 
of  God:  2/ for  they  are  foolishness 
unto  him  :  ^  neither  can  he  know 
Ihrrt),  because  thej^  are  spiritually 
tlisceriU'd. 

l.'j  "But  he  that  is  spiritual  lljudg- 
eth  all  things,  yet  he  himself  is 
II  judged  of  no  man. 

1()  'For  who  hath  known  the 
mind  of  the  Lord,  that  he  tmay 
instruct  him  ?  cBut  we  have  the 
mind  of  Christ. 

CHAPTER  III. 

2  Milk  is  fit  for  children.  3  Strife  and  division, 
arguments  of  a  fieshUj  mind.  7  lie  that  plant- 
clh,  and  he  that  wulereth,  is  nothing.  9  The 
ministers  arc  God's  fillow  workmen.  11  Christ 
the  only  foundation.  iG  .Men  the  temples  of  God, 
which  17  must  he  kept  holy.  19  The  wisdom  of 
this  world  is  foolishness  with  God. 

AND  I,  brethren,  could  not 
.  speak  unto  you  as  unto 
"spiritual,  but  as  "unto  ^ carnal, 
rviii  as  unto  '■babes  in  Christ. 

2  1  have  fed  you  with  ''milk,  and 
not  with  meat:  •-■for  hitherto  ye 
were  not  able  to  bear  it,  neither 
yet  now  are  ye  able. 

3  For  ye  are  yet  carnal:  for 
.f  whereas  there  is  among  you  en- 
vying, and  strife,  and  II  divisions, 
are  ye  not  carnal,  and  walk  tas 
men  ? 

4  For  while  one  saith,.'/!  am  of 
Paul ;  and  another,  I  aju  of  Apol- 
los ;  are  ye  not  carnal? 

5  Who  then  is  Paul,  and  who  ii 
Apollos,  but ''  ministers  bj'  whom 
j'e  believed,  'even  as  the  Lord 
gave  to  every  man  ? 

G  ''I  have  planted,  ' Apollos 
watered ;  '"  but  (lOd  gave  the 
increase. 

7  So  then  "neither  is  he  that 
plaiiteth  any  thing,  neither  he 
that  wateretii;  but  God  that  giv- 
eth  the  increase. 

8  Now  he  that  plantoth  and  he 
that  wateretii  are  oiu.' :  "and  every 
man  shall  receive  his  own  rc^ward 
according  to  his  own  lal)our. 

9  For  p  we  are  labourers  together 
with  God  :  ye  are  ( lod's  II  husband- 
ry, ye  are  '/God's  building. 

10  'According  to  the  graceof  God 
which  is  given  unto  me,  as  a  wise 
masterbuilder,    I    Inn'e  laid   ■^  the 

I  foundation,  and  another  buildeth 

q  Eph.  2.  20.     Col.  2.  7.     llel).  3.  3,  4 
(k  12.  3.     »  Kom.  15.  20.     ver.  0.     c 


A.  D.  59. 

s  Rom.  11.  83, 
34. 

(  Rom.  8.  15. 


«2  Pet.  1.  16. 

Seerh.  1.17. 

ver.  4. 
X  Matt.  16.  23. 
Vch.  1.  18,23. 
z  Uom.  8.  5, 

6,7. 

Ju(lel9. 
a  Prov.  28.5. 

1  Thcss.5.21, 

1  John  4.1. 
II  Or, 

discerneth. 
!1  Or, 

discerned, 
d  Job  15.  8. 

Is.  40.  13. 

Jer.  23.  18. 

Uom.  11.  34. 
t  Gr.  shall. 
cJohn  15.  15, 


a  ch.  2.  15. 
h  eh.  2.  14. 
c  Ilrb.  5.  13. 
d  Kcb.  6.  12, 
13. 

1  Pot.  2.  2. 
c  John  10,  12. 
/ch.  1.  11.  <t 

11.  18. 

Gal.  5.  20,21. 

JameR  3.  10. 
II  Or, /actions, 
t  Gr.  accord' 

i7ig  to  man  7 
gc\i.  1.  12. 
h  ch.  4.  1. 

2  Cor.  3.  3. 
i  Uom.  12.  3, 

6. 

1  Pi-t.  4.  11. 
k  Act.s  16.4,8, 

11. 

eh.  4.  15.  it 

9.  1.  A-  15.  1. 

2  Cor.  10.14, 
10. 

I  Acts  18.24, 
27.  at,  19.  1. 

m  ch.  1.  30.  & 

15.  10. 

2  Cor.  3.  5. 
n  2  Cur.  12.11. 

Ual.  0.  3. 
0  Ps.  02.  12. 

Uuin.  2.  C. 

1  h.  4.  a. 
Ual.  6.  4,  S. 
Rev.2.  23.  ac 
22.  12. 

p  Acts  15.  4. 

2  Cor.  C.  1. 

II  Or,  tillage. 
1  Pet.  2.  5.     r  Rom.  1.5. 
4.  15.     Rev.  21.  14. 


Men  the  tcmiJJcs  of  God. 


CORINTHIANS.   All  distinctions  arc  from  God. 


A.  D.  59. 


tl  Fet.  4.  11. 
u  Is.  28.  16. 

Matt.  IS.  18. 

2  Cor.  11.  4. 

Gal.  1.  7. 
*  Eph.  2.  20. 

y  ch.  4.  5. 
zl  Pet.  1.  7. 

&  4.  12. 
a  Luke  2.  3o. 
tGr. 

is  revealed. 


2  Cor.  G.  16. 
Kph.  2.  21, 

Heb.  3.  6. 
1  Pet   2.  5. 
n  Or,  destroy. 

eProv.  3.  7. 
Is.  5.  21. 


/ch.  1.  20.  <t 
2.6. 


f  Jobs.  13. 
hPs.  04.  11. 


jch.  1.  12.  t 

4.  6. 

vcr.  4,  5,  6. 
S2  Cor.  4.5, 

lo. 
IRom.  14.8. 

ch.  11.  3. 

2  Cor.  10.  7. 

Gal.  3.  29. 


a  Matt.  24.  45. 

ch.3.  5.  i  9. 

17. 

2  Cor.  6.  4. 

Col.  1.  25. 
6  Luke  12.  42. 

Tit.  1.  7. 

1  Pet.  4.  10. 
t  Gr.  day, 

ch.  3.  13. 
dob  9.  2. 

Ps.  130.  3.  i 

143.2. 

Prov.  21.  2. 

Kom.  3.  20. 

tc  4.2. 
d  Matt.  7.  1. 

Rom.  2. 1,16. 

&  14.  4,  10, 

13. 

Rev.  20.  12. 
cch.  3.13. 
/■Rom.  2.  29. 

2  Cor.  5. 10. 


thereon.  But '  let  every  man  take 
heed  how  he  buildeth  thereupon. 

11  For  other  foundation  can  no 
man  lay  than  « that  is  laid,  *  which 
is  Jesu.s  Christ. 

12  Now  itany  man  build  upon  this 
foundation  gold,  silver,  precious 
stones,  wood,  hay,  stubble  ; 

13  y  Every  man's  work  shall  be 
made  manifest :  for  the  day  ^shall 
declare  it,  because  "it  +  shall  be 
revealed  bj"  fire ;  and  the  tire  shall 
try  every  mans  work  of  what 
sort  it  is.- 

14  If  any  man's  work  abide  which 
he  hath  built  thereupon,  ^he  shall 
receive  a  reward. 

15  If  any  man's  work  shall  be 
burned,  lie  shall  sutler  loss:  but 
he  himself  shall  be  saved ;  c  yet  so 
as  by  fire. 

16  <i  Know  ye  not  that  ye  are  the 
temple  of  God,  and  that  the  Spirit 
of  God  dwelleth  in  you? 

17  If  any  man  II  defile  the  temple 
of  God,  him  shall  God  de.stroy ; 
for  the  temple  of  God  is  holy, 
wiiicli  temple  ye  are. 

18  « Let  no  man  deceive  himself. 
If  any  man  among  you  seemeth 
to  be  wise  in  this  world,  let  him 
become  a  fool,  that  he  may  be 
wise. 

19  For  .''the  wisdom  of  this  world 
is  foolishness  with  God:  for  it  is 
written,  ^He  taketh  the  wise  in 
their  own  craftiness. 

20  And  again,  '^  The  Lord  know- 
eth  the  thoughts  of  the  wise,  that 
they  are  vain. 

21  Therefore » let  no  man  glory  in 
men  :  for  ^'  all  things  are  yours ; 

22  Whether  Paul,  or  Apollos,  or 
Cephas,  or  the  world,  or  life,  or 
death,  or  things  present,  or  things 
to  come ;  all  are  yours  ; 

23  And  'ye  are  Christ's;  and 
Christ  w  God's. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

1  In  what  account  the  Tninisters  ou^ht  to  he  had. 
7  We  have  nothing  which  we  hacc  not  received. 
9  The  apostles  spectacles  to  the  world,  angels, 
and  men,  13  the  flth  and  offscouring  of  the 
world  :  15  yet  our  fathers  in  Christ,  16  whom 
we  ought  to  fallow. 

LET  a  man  so  account  of  us, 
as  of  "the  ministers  of  Christ, 
'and  stewards  of  the  mysteries  of 
God. 

2  Moreover  it  is  required  in  stew- 
ards, that  a  man  be  found  faitliful. 

3  But  with  me  it  is  a  very  small 
thing  that  I  should  be  judged  of 
vou,  or  of  man's  tjudgment:  yea, 
I  judge  not  miue  own  .self. 

4  For  I  know  nothing  by  myself; 
(•yet  am  I  not  hereby  justified :  but 
he  that  judgeth  me  is  the  Lord. 

•5  ''Therefore  judge  nothing  be- 
fore the  time,  until  the  Lord 
come,  fwho  both  will  bring  to 
light  the  hidden  things  of  dark- 
ness, and  will  make  manifest  the 
counsels  of  the  hearts :  and  /then 


shall  every  man  have  praise  of 
God. 

a  And  these  things,  brethren,  al 
have  in  a  figure  traiislei'red  to 
myself  and  to  Apollos  for  your 
sakes ;  ''  that  ye  might  learn  in  us 
not  to  think  o/  mni  above  that 
which  is  written,  that  no  one  of 
you  'be  puffed  up  for  one  against 
another. 

For  who  tmaketh  thee  to  differ 
from  nnolher?  and  *  what  hast  thou 
that  thou  didst  not  receive  ?  now 
if  thou  didst  receive  it,  why  dost 
thou  glory,  as  if  thou  hadst  not  re- 
ceived it? 

8  Now  ye  are  full,  'now  ye  are 
rich,  ye  have  reigned  as  kings 
without  us :  and  I  would  to  God 
ye  did  reign,  that  we  also  might 
reign  with  you. 

9  For  I  think  that  God  hath  set 
forth  II us  the  apostles  last,  '"as  it 
were  appointed  to  death  :  for  «  we 
are  made  a  t spectacle  unto  the 
world,  and  to  angels,  and  to  men. 

10  "We  are  i* fools  for  Chrisfs 
sake,  but  ye  are  wise  in  Christ; 
1  we  are  weak,  but  ye  are  strong ; 
ye  are  honourable,  but  we  are 
despised. 

11  '•  Even  unto  this  present  hour 
we  both  hunger,  and  thirst,  and 
«are  naked,  and  'are  buffeted, 
and  have  no  certain  dwelling- 
place  ; 

12  "And  labour,  working  with 
our  ov.n  hands:  « being  reviled, 
we  bless ;  being  persecuted,  we 
sutler  it: 

13  Being  defamed,  we  entreat : 
."we  are  made  as  the  filth  of  the 
world,  and  arc  the  offscouring  of 
all  things  unto  this  day. 

14  I  write  not  these  things  to 
shame  you,  but  zas  my  beloved 
sons  I  warn  yon. 

15  For  though  ye  have  ten  thou- 
sand instructors  in  Christ,  yet 
have  ye  not  many  fathers:  for 
"in  Christ  Jesus  I  have  begotten 
you  through  the  gospel. 

'l6  Wherefore  1  beseech  you, 
6 be  ye  followers  of  me. 

17  For  this  cause  have  I  sent 
unto  you  cTimotheus,  ^who  is 
my  beloved  son,  and  faithful  in 
thb  Lord,  who  shall  bring  you 
«into  remembrance  of  my  ways 
which  be  in  Christ,  as  I  /teach 
every  where  n\n  every  church. 

18  ''Now  some  are  puffed  up,  as 
though  I  would  not  come  to  you. 

19  »But  I  will  come  to  you 
shortly,  'if  the  Lord  will,  and 
will  know,  not  the  speech  of 
them  which  are  puffed  up,  but 
the  power. 

20  For '  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
not  in  word,  but  in  power. 

21  What  will  ye?  "^  shall  I  come 
unto  you  wltli  a  rod.  or  in  love, 
and  in  the  spirit  of  meekness  ? 

James  4. 15,     /ch.  2.  4.    IThess.  1.5.    m2Cor, 
163 


A.  D.  59. 


r  ch.  1. 12.  k 

3.  4. 

A  Rom.  12.3. 
ich.3.  21.  &. 

5.  2,  6. 
tGr.  distin. 

guishcththee. 
»  Johns.  27. 

James  1.  17. 

1  Pet.  4.  10. 
/Rev.  3. 17. 
1  Or,  ns  the 

last  apostles, 

as. 
m  Ps.  44.  22. 

Rom.  6.  36. 

ch.  15.30,31. 

2(:or.  4. 11. 

i  6.9. 
71  Heb.  10.33. 
t  Gr.  theatre. 
0  ch.  2.  3. 
;>  Acts  17.  18. 

fc  2fi.  24. 

ch.  1.  IB,  dec. 

(t  2.  14.  &  3. 

18. 

See  2  Kings 

0.  11. 

q  2  Cor.  13.  9. 
r2Cor.4.8.  & 

11.  23-27. 

Phil.  4.12. 
s  Job  22.  B. 

Rom.  8.  S5. 
t  .\cts  23.  2. 
K  .^.cts  18.  3. 

&  20.  34. 

1  The.s5.  2.9. 

2Thess,3.  8. 

1  Tim.  4.  10. 
.r  Matt.  5.  44. 

Luke  6.  28. 

&  23.  34. 

Acts  7.  GO. 

Rom.  12.  14, 

20. 

1  Pet.  2.  23. 

(t  3.9. 
y  Lam.  3.  45. 
z  1  Thess.  2. 

11. 
n  Acts  18.  11. 

Rom.  15.  20. 

ch.  3.  6. 

Gal.  4.    19. 

Philem.  10. 

James  1.  18. 
h  ch.ll.  1. 

Phil.  3.  17. 

1  The!-s.  1.6. 

2  Thess.  3.9. 
c  Acts  19.  22. 

ch.  16.  10. 
Phil.  2.  19. 

1  Thess.  3.2. 
rfl  Tim. 1.2. 

2  Tim.  1.  2. 
ech.  11.2. 
/ch.  7.  17. 

g  ch.  14.  33, 
h  ch.  5.  2. 
i  Acts  19.  21. 

ch.  16.  5. 

2  Cor.  1.  15, 

23. 
*  Acts  18.  21. 

Rom.  15.  32. 

Heb.  6.  3. 
10.  2.  IL  13. 10. 


Incest  reproved. 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


Against  going  to  laiv. 


A.  D.  59. 


a  Eph.  ii.  3. 
6  Lev.  Ifi.  8. 

Di-nt.  22.  30. 

&  27.  20. 
c2  Cor.  7.  12. 
rfcli.  1.  18. 
f  2  Cor.  7.  7, 

10. 
/Col.  2.  5. 
i:  Or, 

determined, 
^Matt.  IG.ID. 

(k  18.  18. 

John  20.  23. 

2  Cor.  2.  10. 

k  13.  3,  10. 
;,  Job  2.0. 

Ps.  109.  6. 

1  Ti.'rt.  1.  20. 
s  .\cts  20.  18. 
*  ver.  2. 

oh.  3.  21.  & 
4.  19. 

James  4.  16, 
/oh.  15.33. 
Gal.  5.  9. 

2  Tim.  2.  17. 
m  Is.  .03.  7. 

John  1.29. 
ch.  15.  3. 

1  Pet.  1.  19. 
Kev.  5.  6,12. 

n  John  19.  M. 
li  Or,  is  slain, 
o  Ex.  12.  15. 

<k  13.  G. 
II  Or,  holiday, 
p  D«ut.  16.  3. 
lyMatt.  in.  0, 

12. 

Mark  8.  15. 

Luke  12.  1. 
r  See  ver.  2,  7. 

2  Cor.  6.14. 
Eph.  5.  11. 
2  Thess.  3. 
11. 

»ch.  10.  27. 
(  ch.  1.  20. 
H  John  17.  1.^ 

1  John  5.  19. 
J- Matt.  18.17. 

Rom.  16.  17. 
2TheNs.  3.6, 
14. 

2  John  10. 
I/Gal.  2.  12. 
sMark  4.  11. 

Col.  4.  ^. 

1  ThCHH.4.12. 

1  Tim.  3.  7. 
och.  C.  1,  2,3, 

4. 
h  Dfut.  13.  5. 

ic  17.  7.*. 

21.  21.  >k  22. 

21,  22,  24. 


CHAPTER  V. 


of 


1  The    incestuous  person    6  is    cause   rathe: 
shame  unto   them,  than  of  rejoicing.     7 
old  leaven  is  to  he  purged  out.    10  Heinous  of- 
fenders are  to  be  shunned  and  avoided, 

IT  is  reported  commonly  that 
thereis  fornication  among  you, 
and  such  lornication  as  is  not  so 
much  as  «  named  aixiong  the  Gen- 
tiles, (-that  one  should  have  his 
c  father's  wife. 

2  ('And  yc  are  pulTed  up,  and 
have  not  rather  "mourned,  that 
he  that  hath  done  this  deed  might 
be  taken  away  from  among  you. 

3  /For  I  verily,  as  absent  in 
body,  but  present  in  spirit,  have 
il  judged  already,  as  tho\ighIwere 
present,  concerning  him  tbat  hath 
so  done  this  deed, 

4  In  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  when  yc  are  gathered  to- 
gether, and  my  spirit,  //with  the 
power  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

5  ''To  deliver  such  a  one  unto 
» Satan  for  the  destruction  of  tlie 
flesh,  that  the  spirit  may  be  saved 
in  the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

6  ''Your  glorying  is  not  good. 
Know  ye  not  that '  a  little  leaven 
leaveneth  the  whole  lump? 

7  Purge  out  therefore  the  old 
leaven,  that  ye  may  be  a  new 
lump,  as  ye  are  unleavened.  For 
even  m  Christ  our  "passover  J  is 
sacrificed  for  us : 

8  Therefore  "  let  us  keep  11  the 
feast,  pno\,  with  old  leaven,  nei- 
ther <i  with  the  leaven  of  malice 
and  wickedness;  but  with  the 
unleavened  bread  of  sincerity  and 
truth. 

9  I  wrote  unto  you  in  an  epistle 
»•  not  to  cornpan}'  with  fornicators : 

10  sYet  not  altogether  with  the 
fornicators  <  of  this  world,  or  with 
the  covetous,  or  extortionei's,  or 
with  idolaters ;  for  then  must  ye 
needs  go  «  out  of  tlie  world. 

11  But  now  I  have  written  unto 
you  not  to  keep  companj',  «if 
any  man  that  is  called  a  brother 
be  a  Ibrnicator,  or  covetous,  or 
an  idolater,  or  a  railer,  or  a 
drunkard,  or  an  extortioner; 
with  such  a  one  .'/  no  not  to  eat. 

12  For  what  have  I  to  do  to 
judge  =tlu*m  also  that  are  with- 
out? do  not  ye  judge  "them  that 
arc  within? 

13  But  tliem  that  are  witliout 
God  judgoth.  Therefore  '-put 
away  from  among  yourselves 
that  wicked  person. 


CHAPTER    VI. 


■  brethren, 

Cespecinlly  under 

shall  not  inherit 

bodies   are  th' 


1  The  Corinth 

in  ffoing  to  law   with  thei 
infidels.     9  The  unrlghtc 

the   kingdom  of  God.     li 

members  of  Christ,  lOand  temples  of  the  Holy 
Ohost.  10,  17  They  must  not  therefore  be 
defiled, 

DARE   any  of  you,  having  a 
matter  against  another,  go 
101 


to  law  before  the  unjust,  and  not 
before  the  saints  ? 

2  Do  ye  not  know  that  «the 
saints  shall  judge  the  world  ? 
and  if  the  world  shall  be  judged 
by  you,  are  ye  unworthy  to  judge 
the  smallest  matters  ? 

3  Know  ye  not  that  we  shall 
*judge  angels  ?  how  much  naore 
things  that  pertain  to  this  life  ? 

icif  then  ye  have  judgments 
of  things  pertaining  to  this  life, 
set  them  to  judge  who  are  least 
esteemed  in  the  church. 

5  I  speak  to  your  shame.  Is  it 
so,  that  there  is  not  a  wise  man 
among  you?  no,  not  one  that 
shall  be  able  to  judge  between 
his  bretliren? 

6  But  brother  goeth  to  law  with 
brother,  and  that  before  the  un- 
believers. 

7  Now  therefore  there  is  utterly 
a  fault  among  you,  because  ye  go 
to  law  one  with  another.  f'Why 
do  ye  not  rather  take  wrong? 
Why  do  ye  not  rather  sniffer  your- 
selves to  be  defrauded  ? 

8  Nay,  ye  do  wrong,  and  defraud, 
e  and  that  yonr  brethren. 

9  Know  ye  not  tliat  the  unright- 
eous shall  not  inherit  the  king- 
dom of  God?  Be  not  deceived: 
/neither  fornicators,"  nor  idola- 
ters, nor  adulterers,  nor  effemi- 
nate, nor  abusers  of  themselves 
with  mankind, 

10  Nor  thieves,  nor  covetous, 
nor  drunkards,  nor  revilers,  nor 
extortioners,  shall  inherit  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

11  And  such  were  .-/some  of  you : 
''but  ye  arc  washed,  but  ye  are 
sanctified,  but  ye  are  justified  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  and 
by  the  Spirit  of  our  God. 

12  'All  things  are  lawful  unto 
me,  but  all  things  are  not  11  expe- 
dient:  all  things  are  lawful  for 
me,  but  I  will  not  be  brought 
under  the  power  of  any. 

13  /'Meats  for  the  belly,  and  the 
belly  for  meats:  but  God  shall 
destroy  both  it  and  them.  Now 
the  body  is  not  for  Ibrn'cation, 
but  'for 'the  Lord;  wand  the  Lord 
for  the  bod.y. 

14  And  "God  hath  both  raised 
up  the  Lord,  and  will  also  raise 
up  us  "by  his  own  power. 

l.j  Know  yi'  not  that  pyour  bod- 
ies are  the  members  of  Christ? 
shall  I  then  take  the  members  of 
Christ,  and  make  tlum  the  mem- 
bers of  a  harlot  ?    God  (brbid. 

IG  What!  know  ye  not  that  he 
which  is  joined  to  a  harlot  is  one 
body?  for  <ii\vo,  saith  he,  shall 
be  one  flesh. 

17  'But  he  that  is  joined  unto 
the  Lord  is  one  spirit. 

18  "Flee  fornication.  Every  sin 
that  a  man  doeth  is  without  the 
body;    but   he  that  committeth 


A.  D.  69. 


aPs.  49.  14. 
Dan.  7.  22. 
Matt.  19.  28. 
Luke  22.  30. 
Rev.  2.  26.<k 
3.  21.  &  20.4. 

>  2  Pet.  2.  4. 
Jude  6. 


rfrrov.20.  22. 
Matt.  6.  39i 


Ltike  6.  29. 
Rom.  12.  17, 


1  Thess.5.15. 
elThess.  4. 6. 


/ch.  15.  50. 
Gal.  5.  21. 
Eph.  5.  5. 
1  Tim.  1.  9. 
Heb.  12.  14. 
&  13.  4. 
Kev.  22.  15. 


f  ch.  12.  2. 

Eph.  2.  2.  ifc 

4.  22.  A'  6.  8. 

Col.  3.  7. 

Tit.  3.  3. 
hc\\.  1.30. 

Hob.  10.  22. 
i  ch.  10.  23. 
llOr. 

profitable. 
JMalt.  15.  17. 

Rom.  14.  17. 

Col.  2.  22,  23. 
/  ver.  15, 19, 

20. 

1  Theas.  4.  3, 
7. 

m  Eph.  5.  23. 
n  Rom.  0.  6, 8. 
i;  8.  II. 

2  Cor.  4.  14. 
0  Eph.  1.  19, 

20. 
p  Rom.  12.  5. 

ch.  12.  27. 

Eph.  4.  12, 

15,  16.  &  6. 

30. 
q  Gen.  2.  24. 

Matt.  19.  5. 

Eph.  0.  31. 
rJohn  17.  21, 

22,  23. 

Eph.  4.  4.  ic 

6.  30. 
s  Rom.  6. 13, 

13. 

Heb.  13.  4. 


Against  fornication. 


I.  CORINTHIANS.     Duties  of  the  married  state. 


A.  D.  59. 

t  Rom.  1.  ■2i. 

1  Thess.  4.  4. 
i(  ch.  3.  16. 

2  Uor.  6.  16. 
J- Rom.  14.  7, 

8. 
<j  Acta  20.  23. 
ch.  7.  23. 
Gal.  3.  13. 
Heb.  9.  12. 
1  Pet.  1.  IS, 


iEx.21.  10. 
1  Pet.  3.  7. 


C.Joel  2.  :s. 
Zech.  7.  3. 
See  Ex.  19. 
15. 
1  Sam.  21.  4, 


e  rer.  12.  23. 
2  Cor.  8.  8. 
A:  11.  17. 

/Acts  2G.  29. 
f  ch.  9.  5. 
ft  Matt.  19.  12. 
ch.  12.  11. 

t  ver.  1,  26. 
k  1  Tim.  5.  14. 


iSee  ver.  12, 

25,  40. 
m  Mai.  2.  14, 

Itf. 

Matt.  5.  32. 

6c  19.  6,  9. 

Mark  10.  11, 

12. 

Luke  16.  18. 

n  ver.  6. 


fornication  sinneth  <  against  his 
own  body. 

li)  Wliat !  « know  ye  not  that 
your  body  is  the  temple  of  the 
Holy  Ghost  which  is  in  you, 
wliich  ye  have  of  God,  *and  ye 
are  not  your  own  ? 

20  For  ^ye  are  bought  with  a 
price:  therefore  glorify  God  in 
j'our  body,  and  in  your  spirit, 
which  are  God"s. 

CHAPTER   VII. 

2  He  treateth  of  marriage^  4  shewiy^g  it  to  be 
a  remedy  against  fornication  :  10  and  that  the 
bond  thereof  ought  not  lightly  to  be  dissolved. 
18,  20  Ecery  man  must  be  content  with  his 
vocation.  25  Virginity  wherefore  to  be  em- 
braced. 35  And  for  what  respects  we  may 
either  marry^  or  abstain  from  marrying. 

NOW  concerning  the  things 
whereof  ye  wrote  unto  me: 
»Jt  is  good  for  a  man  not  to  touch 
a  woman. 

2  Nevertheless,  to  avoid  fornica- 
tion, let  every  man  have  his  own 
wife,  and  let  every  woman  have 
her  own  husband. 

.3  ''Let  the  husband  render  unto 
the  wife  due  benevolence:  and 
likewise  also  the  wife  unto  the 
husband. 

4  The  wife  hath  not  power  of 
her  own  bodj%  but  the  husband : 
and  likewise  also  the  husband 
hath  not  power  of  his  own  body, 
but  the  wife. 

5  c  Defraud  ye  not  one  the  other, 
except  it  be  with  consent  for  a 
time,  that  ye  may  give  your- 
selves to  fasting  and  prayer;  and 
come  together  again,  that  f' Satan 
tempt  you  not  for  your  inconti- 
nencj-. 

6  But  I  speak  this  by  permission, 
eand  not  of  commandment. 

7  For  .f  I  would  that  all  men  were 
»even  as  I  ms'self.  Eut  a  every 
man  hath  his  proper  gift  of  God. 
one  after  this  manner,  and  an- 
other after  that. 

8  I  say  therefore  to  the  unmar- 
ried and  widows, '  It  is  good  for 
them  if  they  abide  even  as  I. 

9  But  ^if  they  cannot  contain, 
let  them  marry:  for  it  is  better 
to  marry  than  to  burn. 

10  And  unto  the  married  I  com- 
mand, lyel  not  I,  but  the  Lord. 
"'Let  not  the  wife  depa,rt  from 
her  husband: 

11  But  and  if  she  depart,  let 
her  remain  unmarried,  or  be 
reconciled  to  her  husband:  and 
let  not  the  husband  put  away  his 
wife. 

12  But  to  the  rest  speak  I,  «  not 
the  Lord:  If  any  brother  hath  a 
wife  that  believeth  not,  and  she 
be  pleased  to  dwell  with  him,  let 
him  not  put  her  awaj'. 

13  And  the  woman  which  hath  a 
husband  that  believeth  not,  and 

I  if  he  be  pleased  to  dwell  with  her, 
I  let  her  not  leave  him. 


14  For  the  unbelieving  husband 
is  sanctified  by  the  wile,  and  the 
unbelieving  wife  is  sanctified  bj- 
the  husband:  else  "were  your 
children  unclean;  but  now  are 
they  holy. 

15  But  if  the  unbelieving  depart, 
let  him  depart.  A  brother  or  a 
sister  is  not  under  bondage  in 
such  cases:  but  God  hath  called 
us  J^tto  peace. 

16  For  what  knowest  thou,  O 
wife,  whether  thou  shalt  r/save 
thy  husband  ?  or  i  liow  knowest 
thou,  O  man,  whether  thou  shalt 
save  thy  w'ife  ? 

17  But  as  God  hath  distributed  to 
every  man,  as  the  Lord  hath 
called  every  one,  so  let  him  walk. 
And  '-so  ordain  I  in  all  churches. 

18  Is  any  man  called  being  cir- 
cumcised? let  him  not  become 
uncircumcised.  Is  any  called  in 
uncircumcision?  slet  him  not  be 
circumcised. 

19 'Circumcision  is  nothing,  and 
uncircumcision  is  nothing,  but 
"the  keeping  of  the  command- 
ments of  God. 

20  Let  everj-  man  abide  in  the 
same  calling  wherein  he  was 
called. 

21  Art  thou  called  being  a  serv- 
ant? care  not  for  it:  but  if  thou 
mayest  be  made  free,  use  it 
ratiier. 

22  For  he  that  is  called  in  the 
Lord,  bein(j  a  servant,  is  «the 
Lord's  t freeman:  likewise  also 
he  that  is  called,  being  free,  is 
;/  Christ's  servant. 

23  ^  Ye  are  bought  with  a  price; 
be  not  ye  the  servants  of  men. 

24  Brethren,    «let    every   man, 
wherein     he    is    called,    therein  j 
abide  with  God. 

2.5   Xow  concerning  virgins   *  1 1 
have  no  commandment    of    the  | 
Lord:  yet  I  give  my  judgment, 
as  one  cthat  hath  obtained  mercy  t 
oftheLord^tobefeithful.  j 

2G  I  suppose  therefore  that  this 
is  good  for  the  present  1  distress, 
I  say,  e  that  it  is  good  for  a  man  so 
to  be. 

27  Art  thou  bound  unto  a  wife  ?  i 
seek  not  to  be  loosed.  Art  thou  i 
loosed  from  a  wife  ?  seek  not  a  | 
wife. 

28  But  and  if  thou  marry,  thou  I 
hast  not  sinned ;  and  if  a  virgin 
marry,  she  hath  not  sinned. 
Xevertheless  such  shall  have 
trouble  in  the  flesh:  but  I  spare 
5'ou. 

29  But  /this  I  say,  brethren,  the 
time  is  short :  it  femaineth,  that 
both  the}'  that  have  wives  be  as 
though  they  had  none ; 

30  And  they  that  weep,  as 
though  they  wept  not ;  and  they 
that  rejoice,  as  though  they  re- 
joiced not;  and  they  that  buy, 
as  though  they  possessed  not ; 

165 


A.  D.  59. 


p  Rom.  12.  18. 

ic  14.  19. 

ch.  14.  33. 

Heb.  12.  14. 
t  Gr.  in  peace, 
ql  Pet.  3.  1. 
t  Gr.  tchat. 


rch.  4.  17. 
2  Cor.  11.  :S 


s  Acts  15.  1,6, 

19,  24,  ■:f . 

Gal.  5.  2. 
t  Gal.  5.  G.  &. 

G.  15. 
«  John  1.5.  14. 

1  John!.  3. 

<t  3.  24. 


rJohn  8.  30. 
Rom.  6.  18, 

Philem.  16. 
t  Gr. 

made  free, 
ych.  0.  21. 

Gal.  5.  13. 

Eph.  6.  6. 

1  Pet.  2.  16. 
sch.  6.  20. 

1  Pet.  1.  18, 

19. 

See  Lev.  25. 


a  ver.  20. 
b  ver.  G,  10, 

40. 

2  Cor.  8.  8, 

10. 
cl  Tim.  1.16. 
(fch.4.  2. 

1  Tim.  1.  12. 
II  Or, 

necessity, 
ever.  1,  8. 


/Rom.  13.  11. 

1  Pet.  4.  7. 

2  Pet.  3.  e,  9. 


Of  eating  meats 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


offered  to  idols. 


A.  D.  59. 


fell.  fl.  18. 
h  Ps.  30.  r>. 

.lames  1.  10. 

A-  4.  11. 

1  Pet.  1.  24. 

<t  l.  7. 

1  John  2.  17. 
1 1  Tim.  5.  5. 
t  Gr.  of  the 

Lor,l,  as 

ver.  31. 


*  Luke  10.  40, 


n2  Cor.  6.  14. 


o  vcr.  2.'). 
;ilTlic».s.4.e. 


til.  10.  19. 
')  Horn.  M.  II, 


1  Tim.  (i.  4. 
r  i;x.  33.  12, 

17. 

.■N.-ih.  I.  7. 
M;ill.7.  23. 
«ial.  4.  9. 

2  Tim.  2.  19. 
/Ik.  41.24. 

<-h.  10.  19.     g 
6.     £pb.  4.  6. 


31  Anrl  they  that  use  this  world, 
as  not  P  abusing  it :  lor  ''  the  fash- 
ion ol'tliis  world  passetli  away. 

;i'2  But  I  would  liavo  you  with- 
out carefulness.  'He  tluit  is  un- 
married caretli  for  the  things 
tthat  belong  to  the  Lord,  how 
lie  inay  please  the  Lord  : 

.3:3  But  he  that  is  married  careth 
for  the  things  that  are  of  the 
world,  how  ho  may  please  his 
wife. 

'.U  There  is  difference  also  be- 
tween a  wife  and  a  virgin.  The 
unmarried  woman  *  careth  for 
the  things  of  the  JL/Ord,  that  she 
in  ay  be  holy  both  in  body  and  in 
spirit:  but  "she  that  is  married 
careth  for  the  things  of  the  world, 
how  shi!  ma.y  please  /ir?- husband. 

3-")  And  this  I  speak  for  your 
own  i)rofit;  not  that  I  may  cast 
a  snare  upon  .you,  but  for  that 
which  is  c()mel.y,  and  that  ye 
may  attend  upon  the  Lord  with- 
out distraction. 

36  But  if  any  man  think  that 
he  behaveth  himself  uncomely 
toward  his  virgin,  if  she  pass  the 
flower  of /cr  age,  and  need  so  re- 
quire, let  him  do  what  he  will,  he 
sinneth  not:  lot  them  marry. 

37  Nevertheless  lie  that  stand- 
eth  steadfast  in  his  heart,  having 
no  necessity,  but  hath  power 
over  his  o\vn  will,  and  hath  so 
decreed  .in  his  heart  that  he  will 
keep  his'virgin,  doeth  well. 

38  'So  then  he  that  giveth  her 
in  marriage  doeth  well;  but  he 
that  giveth  her  not  in  marriage 
doeth  better. 

3'J  "'The  wife  is  bound  by  the  law 
as  long  as  her  husband  liveth ;  but 
if  her  husband  be  d(>ad,  she  is  at 
libert.yto  be  married  to  whom  she 
will ;  «only  in  tli(>  Lord. 

40  J5ut  slie  is  liapj)ier  if  she  so 
abide,  '> after  my  judgment:  and 
i>l  think  al.so  that  I  have  the 
Spirit  of  God. 

CHAPTKR  VIII. 

1  To  ahmain  from  meals  offircd  to  iilols.  8,  9 
Wc  must  not  a'nise  our  Christian  liberty,  to  the 
offence  of  our  lirelhrcn  :  11  hut  must  hridle 
our  knowledge  with  charity. 

NOW  «as  touching  things  of- 
fered unto  idols,  we  know 
that  we  all  have  ''knowledge. 
<•■  Knowledge  puffeth  up,  but  char- 
ity (idilietli. 

'i  And  ''ifan.y  man  Ihiidv  that,  he 
kiiowclh  au.v  thin;;,  lie  knowclli 
nothing  yet  as  he  ouglit  to  know. 

3  But  if  au.v  man  love  (Jod,  <;the 
,sani(!  is  known  of  him. 

4  As  concerning  therefore  the 
eating  of  those  things  that  are 
offered  in  saerilice  unto  idols,  we 
know  that  .'an  idol  in  nothing  in 
the  world,  .'/and  that  tliere  in  none 
other  Ood  but  one. 

Deut.  4.  39.  <k  C.  4.     Is.  44.8. 
1  Tim.  a.  6. 

IGO 


Mark  12.  29.   vcr. 


5  For  though  there  be  that  are 
''called  gods,  whether  in  heaven 
or  in  earth,  (as  there  be  gods 
many,  and  lords  many,) 

(!  But  ito  us  there  is  but  one  God, 
tli^!  Father,  ^of  wliom  (ire  all 
things,  and  we  II  in  liim  ;  and  'one 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  ™by  whom  are 
all  things,  and  we  by  him. 

7  Ilowbeit  there  is  not  in  every 
man  that  knowledge:  for  some 
"With  conscience  of  the  idol  unto 
this  hour  eat  it  as  a  thing  offered 
unto  an  idol;  and  their  con.science 
being  weak  is  "defiled. 

8  But  ?>  meat  commendeth  us  not 
to  God:  for  neither,  if  we  eat, 
II  are  we  the  better ;  neither,  if  wc 
eat  not,  II  are  we  the  woi'se. 

y  But  -ztake  heed  lest  by  any 
means  this  II  liberty  of  yours  be- 
come '-a  stumblingblock  to  them 
that  are  weak. 

JO  For  if  any  man  see  thee  which 
hast  knowledge  sit  at  meat  in  tlie 
idol's  temple,  shall  not  sthe  con- 
science of  him  which  is  weak  be 
temboldened  to  eat  those  things 
which  are  offered  to  idols; 

11  And  Uhrough  thy  knowledge 
shall  the  weak  brother  perish,  for 
whom  Chri.st  died? 

12  But  «  when  ye  sin  so  against 
the  brethren,  and  wound  their 
weak  conscience,  ye  sin  against 
Christ. 

13  Wherefore,  a-  if  meat  make  my 
brother  to  offend,  J  will  eat  no 
flesh  while  the  world  standeth, 
lest  I  make  my  brother  to  offend. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  Heshewcth  hi.':  hhrrly,  7  ami  that  the  minister 
ought  tn  Inir  by  the  pii.yic!  :  i:>  yet  ihiit  himself 
hath  of  his  own  iircord  iihslinnr,!,  IH  tu  he  either 
chitrpcahle  unto  them,  22  or  (ffensive  unto  any, 
in  matters  indifferent.  24  Our  life  is  lite  unto 
a  race 

M  I  not  an  apostle?  am  I  not 
"  ee  ?  ''  have  I  not  seen  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord  ?  (-are  not  ye  niy 
wTjrk  in  the  Lord  ? 

2  If  I  be  not  an  apostle  unto 
others,  yet  doul)tle.ss  I  am  to  you  : 
for ''the  seal  of  mine  apostleship 
are  ye  in  the  I^ord. 

3  Mine  answer  to  them  that  do 
e.xamine  me  is  this: 

4  '■  I  lave  we  not  power  to  cat  and 
to  drink? 

5  Have  we  not  power  to  lead 
about  a  sister,  a  II  wife,  as  well  as 
other  apostles,  and  as  fU\o.  breth- 
ren of  the  liOrd,  and  //( 'ephas? 

(>  Or  1  onl.v  and  15ai'nal)as, '<  have; 
not  we  [lower  to  forbear  working? 

7  W'ho'goeth  a  warfare  an.v  time 
at  his  own  charges?  who  /■  plant- 
eth  a  \iiie.\'ar(i,  and  eatetli  not  of 
the  fruit  (lieri'of?  or  who  'feedeth 
a  flock,  and  eatetli  not  of  tlie  milk 
of  the  flock? 

8  Say  1  these  things  as  a  man  ?  or 
.saith  not  the  law  the  .same  also? 

*Deut.  20.  6.  Prov.  27. 18.  ch.  3.  6,7,8.  iJolinSl, 


l\.  fr( 


Paul's  self  denial 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


for  the  gospel. 


A.  D.  59. 


m  Deut.  26.  4. 
1  Tim.  5.  18. 


n'2  Tim.  2.  G. 


0  Rom.  15.  27. 
Gal.  G.  6. 


p  Arts  20.  33. 

ver.  15,  IS. 

2  Cor.  )1.  7, 

0.  &  12.  13. 

1  Tliess.2.  6. 
j2Cor.  11.  12. 
r  Lev.  0.  10, 

2fi.  6c  7.  6, 

-tc. 

Num.  5.9,10. 

&  }H.  8-20. 

Dent.  10.  9. 

<t  18.  1. 

11  Or,  feed. 
jMatt.  10.  10. 

Luke  10.  7. 
<Gal.  G.  G. 

1  Tim.  5.  17. 
u  ver.  12. 

Acts  18.3.  4, 

20.  34. 
ch.  4.  12. 

1  Thes3.2.  0. 
2Thcss.  3.8. 

1 2  Cor.  11.10. 
II  Rom.  1.  14. 

»ch.  3.  8,14. 
arh.  4.  1. 

Gal.  2.  7. 

Phil.  1.  17. 

Col.  1.  25. 
bch.  10.  33. 

2  Cor.  4.  6. 
&  11.7. 

rch.  7.  31. 

d  ver.  1. 
cGal.  5.  13. 
/M.itt.18.  15. 

1  ret.  3.  1. 
e  Acts  16.  3. 

&  18.  18.  ii. 

21.  23,  &,c. 


ft  Gal.  3.  2. 
i  Knm.  2.  12, 


/Rom.  15.  1. 
2  Cor.  11.  29. 

mch.  10.33. 
nRom.  11. 14. 
ch.  7. 16. 


9  For  it  is  written  in  the  law  of 
Mo.ses,  ™T1iou  slialt  not  muzzle 
the  mouth  of  the  ox  thattreadetli 
out  the  corn.  Doth  God  take  care 
for  oxen  ? 

10  Or  saith  he  it  altogether  for 
our  .sakes?  For  our  sakes,  no 
doubt,  (/lis  i.s  written:  that  «lie 
that  plougheth  .sliould  plough  in 

I  hope;  and  that  he  that  threshetli 
I  in  hope  should  be  partaker  of  his 
hoi^e. 

11  "If  we  have  sown  unto  you 
spiritual  things,  in  it  a  great  thing 
if  we  shall  i*eap  your  carnal 
things? 

12  If  others  be  partakers  of  this 
power  over  you,  are  not  we  rath- 
er? 7?  Nevertheless  we  have  not 
used  this  power;  but  suffer  all 
things,  7  lest  we  should  hinder  the 
gospel  of  Christ. 

13  '•Do  ye  not  know  that  they 
which  minister  about  holy  things 
il  live  of  the  things  of  the  temple  ? 
and  tliey  which  wait  at  the  altar 
are  partakers  with  the  altar  ? 

14  Even  so « hath  the  Lord  ordain- 
ed 'that  they  which  preach  the 
go.spel  should  live  of  the  gospel. 

1")  But  "I  have  used  none  of  these 
things:  neither  have  I  written 
these  things,  that  it  should  be  so 
done  untonie  :  I'or  ^it  iccre  better 
for  me  to  die,  than  that  any  man 
should  make  my  glorying  void. 

16  For  though  I  preach  the  gos- 
pel, I  have  nothing  to  glory  of: 
for  //necessity  is  laid  upon  me; 
yea,  woe  is  unto  me,  if  I  preach 
not  the  gospel ! 

17  For  if  I  do  this  thing  willingly, 
2 1  have  a  reward:  but  if  against 
my  will,  a  "dispensation  of  the 
gospel  is  committed  unto  me. 

18  What  is  my  reward  then?  Ver- 
77.(/ that,  *  when  I  preach  the  gos- 
pel, I  may  make  the  gospel  of 
Christ  without  charge,  that  I 
c abuse  not  my  power  in  the  go.s- 
pel. 

19  For  though  I  be  <i  free  from  all 
men,  yet   have  e  i   made  myself 

j  servant  unto  all,  /that  I  might 

I  gain  the  more. 

I   20  And  a  unto  the  Jews  I  became 

las  a  Jew,  that  I  might  gain  the 
Jews;  to  them  that  are  under  the 
law,  as  'under  the  law,  that  I 
naight  gain  them  that  are  under 

I  the  law ; 

21  ''To  Uhem  that  are  without 
law,  as  without  law,  (*  being  not 
witliout  law  to  God,  but  under  the 
law  to  Christ,)  that  I  might  gain 
them  that  are  without  law. 

22  'To  the  weak  became  I  as 
weak,  that  I  might  gain  the 
weak:  '"I  am  made  all  things 
to  all  men,  "that  1  might  by  all 
means  save  some. 

2?  And  this  I  do  for  the  gospel's 
sake,  that  I  might  be  partaker 
thereof  with  you. 
62 


24  Know  ye  not  that  they  which 
run  in  a  race  run  all,  but  one  re- 
ceiveth  the  prize?  "(So  run,  that 
ye  may  obtain. 

2-5  And  every  man  that  ?'striveth 
for  the  mastery  is  temperate  in  all 
things.  Now  they  do  it  to  obtain 
a  corruptible  crown;  but  we  'lan 
incorruptible. 

26  I  therefore  so  run,  '•not  as  un- 
certainly; so  fight  I,  not  a.s  one 
that  beateth  the  air: 

27  «But  I  keep  under  my  bod j', 
and  'bring  it  into  subjection  :  lest 
that  by  any  means,  when  I  have 
preached  to  others,  I  mj'self 
should  be  "a castaway. 

Col.  3.  5.     (  Rom.  6.  18,  19.     uJ^r.  6.  30.     2  Co 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  Sttcramenls  of  the  Jews  G  arc  Ifipes  ofoura, 
1  and  their  punishments,  11  examples  fur  us. 
14  Wc  must  fly  from  idolatry.  21  Wc  must 
not  make  the  Lord's  tahle  the.  ta',le  of  devils  :  24 
and  in  thini^s  indifferent  we  must  have  regard 
of  our  brethren. 

MOREOVER,  brethren,  I 
would  not  that  ye  should  be 
ignorant,  how  that  all  our  fathers 
were  under  "the  cloud,  and  all 
pas.sed  through  ''the  sea; 

2  And  were  all  baptized  unto  Mo- 
ses in  the  cloud  and  in  the  sea; 

.'}  And  did  all  eat  the  same  «spir- 
itual  meat; 

4  And  did  all  drink  the  same 
''spiritual  drink;  for  they  drank 
of  that  spiritual  Rock  that  II  fol- 
lowed them:  and  that  Rock  was 
Christ. 

.•3  But  with  many  of  them  God 
was  not  well  pleased:  for  they 
cwere  overthrown  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

6  Now  these  things  were  tour 
exampleSjto  the  intent  we  should 
not  lust  after  evil  things,  as /they 
also  lusted. 

7.'/Neither  be  j'e  idolaters, as  icere 
some  of  them;  a^  it  is  written, 
''The  people  sat  down  to  eat  and 
drink,  and  rose  up  to  play. 

8  1  Neither  let  us  commit  fornica- 
tion, as  some  of  them  committed, 
and  *fell  in  one  day  three  and 
twenty  thousand. 

!)  Neither  let  us  tempt  Christ,  as 
'some  of  them  also  tempted,  and 
"'Were  destroyed  of  serpents. 

10  Neither  murmur  ye,  as  "  some 
of  them  also  murmured,  and 
"Were  destroyed  of?'  the  destroyer. 

11  Now  all  "these  things  happen- 
ed unto  them  for  II  ensamples :  and 
'i'they  are  written  for  our  admoni- 
tion, '•upon  whom  the  ends  of  the 
world  are  come. 

12  Wherefore  ■'■  let  him  that  think- 
eth  he  standeth  take  heed  lest  he 
fall. 

V.\  There  hath  no  temptation 
taken  you  but  such  as  is  II  com- 

0  Num.  14.  37.  &  10.  49.    p  Ex.  12.  23.    2  Sam.  24. 
15.     ]\Ot.  types.    ^  Rom.  15.  4.    rh.  9.  10.     rrh. 
6.    Heb.  10.  23,37.    lJohn2.  IS.    «  Rom.  11.20. 
167 


A.  D.  59, 


«Gal.  2.  2.  (fc 

0.  7. 

Phil.  2.  16. 

k  3.  14. 

2  Tim.  4.  7. 

Heb.  12.  1. 
pEph.  6.  12. 

1  Tim.  6.  12. 

2  Tim.  2.  6. 
ic  4.  7. 

7  2  Tim.  4.  8. 

.lames  1. 12. 

1  Pet.  1.4.  & 

5.  4. 

Rev.  2.  10. 

<k  3.  11. 
r2Tim.  2.  5. 
s  Rom.  .«.  13. 
.  13.  5i  G, 


a  Ex.  13.  21. 

d.  40.  34. 

Num.  9.  18. 

*  14.  14. 

Dent.  1.  33. 

Neh.  9.12,19. 

P8.  78.  14.  & 

105.  39. 
h  Ex.  14.  22. 

Num.  33.  8. 

Josh.  4.  23. 

Ps.  78.  13. 
cEx.  IG.15,35. 

Neh.  9.16,20. 

Ps.  78.  24. 
d  Ex.  17.  6. 

Num.20.  11. 

Ps.  78.  15. 
II  Or,  went 

with  them, 

Deut.  9.  21. 

Ps.  105.41. 
e  Num.  14.  29, 
i    32,  35.  4,  26. 
I    64,  G5. 
1    Ps.  106.  26. 

Heb.  3.  17. 

Jude  5. 
tGr. 

our  figures. 
/■Num.  11.  4, 

33,  34. 

Ps.  106.  14. 
f  ver.  14. 
h  Ex.  32.  0. 
leh.  6.  18. 


Re 


14. 


*  Num.  25. 1,9. 

Ps.  lOG.  29. 
;Kx.  17.2,7. 

Num.  21.5. 

Deut.  6.  16. 

Ps.  78.  18,  56. 

*  95.  9.  k 

106.14. 
m  Num.  21.  6. 
n  Ex.  16.  2.  & 

17.  2 

Num.  14.  2, 

29.  <t  IG.  41. 
16.  lChr.21. 
7.  29.  Phil.  4. 
II  Or,  moderate. 


Concerniiw  things  indifferent.  I.  CORINTHIANS. 


Rules  for  divine  worship. 


A.  D.  59. 


;ch.  1.  0. 

11  P».  125.  3. 
2  Pet.  2.  !). 
xJer.  29.  11. 


y  ver.  7. 

2  Cor.  6.  17. 

1  John  5.  21. 
zch.  a  1. 
a  Matt.  26.  26, 

27,  28. 
b  Acts  2.  42, 

46. 

ch.  11.  23,  24. 

c  Rom.  12.  5. 
ch.  12.  27. 


dRorn.  4.  12. 

Gal.  6.  10. 
e  Rom.  4.  1.  & 

9.  3,  5. 

2  Cor.  11.  18. 
/l.ev.  3.  3.  & 

7.  15. 
f  ch.  8.  4. 


A  Lev.  17.  7. 
Deut.  32.  17. 
Ph.  106.  37. 
Rev.  9.  20. 


J2  Cor.  G.  15, 

16. 
k  Deut.  32.  38. 


ZDeut.  32.21. 
m  Ez.  22. 14. 


oRotn.  15.1,2. 

ver.  33. 

ch.  13.5. 

Phil.  2.  4,21. 
p  1  Tim.  4.  4. 

9  Ex.  19.  5. 

Deut.  10.  14. 

Ps.  24.  1.  ic 

50.  12. 

ver.  28. 
r  Luke  10.7. 


I  Deut.  10.  14. 
Ps.  24.  1. 
ver.  20. 

li  Rom.  14.  16. 

II  Or,  thanks- 
giving. 

T.  Rom.  14.  6. 
1  Tim.  4.3,4. 
y  Col.  3.  17. 

1  Pel. 4.  1). 
z  Rom.  14.  13. 

<  h.  H.  13. 

2  Cor.  6.  3. 


mon  to  man:  bnt  ^God  ;.?  faithful, 
"Who  will  not  suffer  you  to  be 
tempted  above  that  ye  are  able; 
but  will  with  the  temptation  also 
'^mako  a  way  to  escape,  that  ye 
may  be  able  to  bear  it. 

14  Wherefore,  my  dearly  belov- 
ed, y  flee  from  idolatry. 

15  I  .speak  as  to  ^wise  men; 
judge  ye  what  I  say. 

l(j  "The  cup  of  blessing  which 
we  bless,  is  it  not  the  communion 
of  the  blood  of  Christ  ?  *  The 
bread  which  we  break,  is  it  not 
the  communion  of  the  body  of 
Christ? 

17  For  ewe  beinr/  many  are  one 
bread,  and  one  body  :  for  we  are 
all  partakers  of  that  one  bread. 

18  Behold  f' Israel  t^  after  the 
flesh:  /are  not  they  which  eat  of 
the  sacrifices  partakers  of  the 
altar? 

19  What  say  I  then?  i-that  the 
idol  is  any  thing,  or  that  which  is 
offered  in  sacrifice  to  idols  is  any 
thing? 

20  But  I  say,  that  the  things 
which  the  Gentiles  ''sacrifice, 
the.v  sacrifice  to  devils,  and  not  to 
God  :  and  I  would  not  that  ye 
should  have  fellowship  with 
devils. 

21 »  Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup  of 
the  Lord,  and  ''  the  cup  of  devils : 
ye  cannot  be  partakers  of  the 
Lord's  table,  and  of  the  table  of 
devils. 

22  Do  we  I  provoke  the  Lord  to 
jealousy?  "larewe  stronger  than 
he? 

28  «AU  things  are  lawful  for  me, 
but  all  things  are  not  expedient: 
all  things  are  lawful  for  me,  but 
all  things  edify  not. 

24  o  Let  no  man  seek  his  own,  but 
every  man  another's  wraith. 

25  y  Whatsoever  is  sold  in  the 
shambles,  that'  eat,  asking  no 
question  for  conscience'  sake  : 

2()  For  <i  the  earth  ;.s  the  Lord's, 
and  the  fulness  thereof. 

27  If  any  of  them  that  believe  not 
bid  you  to  a  frast,  and  ye  be  dis- 
posed to  go ;  '•  whatsoever  is  set 
before  you,  eat,  asking  no  ques- 
tion for  conscience'  sake. 

28  But  if  any  man  say  unto  you. 
This  is  offered  in  sacrifice  unto 
idols,  eat  not  «  for  his  sake  that 
shewed  it,  and  for  conscience' 
sak(,' :  fbr  t  the  earth  is-  tlie  Lord's, 
and  the  fulness  tlicreof: 

2!)  Conscience,  I  say,  not  thine 
own,  but  of  the  other:  fbr  "  wliy 
is  my  liberty  judged  of  another 
man's  conscience? 

.30  For  if  I  by  II  grace  be  a  partak- 
er, why  am  I  evil  spoken  of  for 
that  «■  for  which  I  give  thanks  ? 

:{1  J/ Whether  therefore  ye  eat,  or 
drink,  or  wliatsocver  ye  do,  do 
all  to  the  glory  of  God. 

a^^Give  none  offence,  neither  to 
IGS 


the  Jews,  nor  to  the  t  Gentiles, 
nor  to  « the  church  of  God : 
33  Even  as^I  please  all  men  in 
all  things,  cnot  seeking  mine  own 
profit,  but  the  projit  of  many, 
that  they  may  be  saved. 

CHAPTEB  XI. 

1  He  reprovetk  them,  bcrause  in  holy  assemblies 
4  their  men  prayed  utth  their  heads  covered, 
and  6  women  with  thetr  heads  uncovered,  17  and 
because  generally  their  mtetinfrs  were  not  fur 
the  better  but  for  the  worse,  as  21  namely  in 
profaning  with  their  own  feasts  the  Lord's 
supper.  23  Lastly,  he  calleth  them  to  the  first 
institution  thereof. 

BE  "  ye  followers  of  me,  even  as 
I  also  am  of  Christ. 

2  Now  I  praise  you,  brethren, 
*  that  ye  remember  me  in  all 
things,  and  ckeep  the  II  ordinan- 
ces, as  I  deliverecl  them  to  you. 

3  But  I  would  have  you  know, 
that  ''the  head  of  every  man  is 
Christ;  and  «the  head  of  the 
woman  is  the  man;  and  /the 
head  of  Christ  is  God. 

4  Every  man  praying  or  a  proph- 
esying, having  his  head  covered, 
dishonoureth  his  head. 

5  Buff  every  woman  that  pray- 
eth  or  prophesieth  with  her  head 
uncovered  dishonoureth  her  head : 
for  that  i.s  even  all  one  as  if  she 
were  'shaven. 

G  For  if  the  woman  be  not  cover- 
ed,let  her  also  be  shorn  :  but  if  it 
be  *  a  shame  for  a  woman  to  be 
shorn  or  shaven,  let  her  be  cov- 
ered. 

7  For  a  man  indeed  ought  not  to 
cover /i!-s  head,  forasmuch  as 'he 
is  the  image  and  glory  of  God : 
but  the  woman  is  the  glory  of  the 
man. 

8  For  wthe  man  is  not  of  the 
woman;  but  the  woman  of  the 
man. 

9  "Neither  was  the  man  created 
for  the  woman;  but  the  woman 
for  the  man. 

10  For  tliis  cause  ou.ght  the  wo- 
man » to  have  I!  power  on  tier  head 
2^  because  of  the  angels. 

11  Nevertheless  7  uchhor  is  the 
man  without  tlie  woman,  neither 
the  woman  without  the  man,  in 
the  Ijord. 

12  For  as  the  woman  is  of  the 
man,  even  so  is  the  man  also  by 
tlie  woman;  '•but  all  things  of 
God. 

13  Judge  in  yourselves:  is  it 
cu)mely  that  a  woman  pray  unto 
(fOd  uncovered? 

14  iJoth  not  even  nature  itself 
teach  you.  that,  if  a  man  have 
long  hair,  it  i:j  a  shame  unto  him? 

15  But  if  a  woman  liave  long 
hair,  it  is  a  glory  to  her:  for  her 
hair  is  given  her  for  a  II  covering. 

h;  But  "if  any  man  seem  to  bo 
contentious,  we  have  no  such 
custom,  'neither  the  churches  of 
God. 


A.  D.  59. 


t  Gr.  Greeks. 
a  Arts  20.  28, 

ch.  11.  22. 

ITim.  3.  5. 
6  Rom.  15.  2. 

ch.  9.  19,  22. 
c  ver.  24. 


a  ch.  4.  IB. 

Eph.  5.  1. 
Phil.  3.  17. 

1  Thess.  1.6. 

2  Thess.  3.  9. 
t  ch.  4.  17. 
cch.7.  17. 

II  Or, 

traditions, 

1  Thees.2.15. 

<k  3.  6. 
rfEph.  5.  23. 
cGen.  3.  16. 

1  Tim.  2.  11, 

12. 

1  Pet.  3. 1,  5, 

C. 
/"John  14.  28. 

ch.3.  23.  <k 

15.  27,  28. 

Phil.  2.  7,8,9. 
f  ch.  12.10,38. 

(k  14.  1,  fee. 
A  Acts  21.  9. 
iDeut.  21.12. 
*  Num.  5.  18. 

Deut.  22.  5. 

I  Gen.  1.  26, 
27.  Jc  0.  1.  & 
9.  6. 


m  Gen.  2. 

22. 


n  Gen.  2.  18, 
21,23. 


0  Gen.  24.  65. 

II  That  is,  a 
covering,  in 
si^n  that 
she  is  under 
the  power  of 
her  husband. 

p  r.ic.  5.  6. 

V  Gal.  3.  28. 

r  Rom.  11.  36. 


II  Or,  vail. 
s  1  Tim.  6.  4. 


«ch.7.  17.  & 
14.  33. 


Of  the  Lord's  supper. 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


Of  spiritnal  gifts. 


A.  D.  59. 


uch.  1.  10,11, 

12.  &  3.  3. 

li  Or,  schisms. 

X  Malt.  18.  7. 
Luke  17.  1. 
Arts  20.  30. 

1  Tim.  4.  1. 

2  Pet.  2.  1,2. 
II  Or,  seels. 

y  Luke  2.  35. 
1  jThn2.  19. 
See  Deut. 

13.  3. 

II  Or,  ye.  can- 

not  eat. 
z2  Pet.  2.  13. 

Jude  12. 

ffch.  10.  32. 
b  James  2.  6. 
II  Or, 

them  that 

are  poor  ? 
cch.  15.  3. 

Gal.  1.  1,11, 

12. 
rfMatt.2fi.  26. 

Mark  M.  22. 

Luke  ■--.;.  la. 


n  Or,  /or  a  re- 
membrance. 


II  Or,  shew  ye. 
«  John  U.  3. 

4  21.  22. 

Acts  1.  11. 

ch.  4.  5.  4; 

15.  23. 

1  Thess.4.1P. 

2Thess  1.10. 

Jufle  14. 

Rev.  1.  7. 
/Num.  9.  10, 

13. 

John  6.  51, 

S5,  64.  (k  13. 

27. 

ch.  10.  21. 
f  2  Cor.  13.  5. 

Gal.  6.  4. 
II  Or, 

judgment, 

Rom.  13.  2. 
h  Ps.  32.  5. 

1  John  1.9. 
iPs.  94. 12, 13. 

Hel).12.6-ll. 


»  ver.  21. 
/  ver.  22. 

11  Or, 
judgment. 


m  rh. 


17. 


Tit.  1.  5. 
Itch.  4.  19. 


I  17  Now  in  this  that  I  declare  unto 
I  ynu  I  praise  you  not,  that  ye  come 
j  together  not  lor  the  better,  but  lor 
!  the  worse. 

j  18  For  first  of  all,  when  ye  come 
together  in  the  church,  «I  hear 
that  there  be  II  divisions  among 
you ;  and  I  partlj^  believe  it. 
1&  For  a;  there  must  be  also 
il  heresies  among  you,  y  that  they 
which  are  approved  may  be  made 
manifest  among  you. 

20  When  ye  come  together  there- 
fore into  one  place,  II  this  is  not  to 
eat  the  Lord's  supper. 

21  For  in  eating  everj'onetaketh 
before  other  his  own  supper :  and 
one  is  hungry,  and  « another  is 
drunken. 

22  What !  have  ye  not  houses  to 
eat  and  to  drink  in?  or  despise  j^e 
"the  church  of  God,  and  *  shame 
I  them  that  have  not  ?  What 
shall  I  say  to  you  ?  shall  I  praise 
j'ou  in  this  ?    I  praise  you  not. 

Z\  For  <■!  have  received  of  the 
Lord  that  which  also  I  delivered 
unto  you,  ^That  the  Lord  Jesus, 
the  .mme  night  in  which  he  was 
betrayed,  took  bread : 

24  And  when  he  had  given 
thanks,  he  brake  it,  and  said, 
Take,  eat ;  this  is  my  body,  which 
is  broken  for  you :  this  do  II  in  re- 
membrance of  me. 

25  After  the  same  manner  also 
he  took  the  c\\\i.  when  he  had 
supped,  saying.  This  cup  is  the 
new  testament  in  my  blood  :  this 
do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it,  in  re- 
membrance of  me. 

2(5  For  as  often  as  ye  eat  this 
bread,  and  drink  this  cup,  ii  ye  do 
shew  the  Lord's  death  etui  he 
come. 

27  /Wherefore  whosoever  shall 
eat  this  bread,  and  drink  thif;  cup 
of  the  Lord,  unworthily,  shall  be 
guiltvof  the  body  and  blood  of  the 
Lord. 

28  But  .'7 let  a  man  examine  him- 
self, and  so  let  him  eat  of  that 
bread,  and  drink  of  that  cup. 

29  For  he  that  eateth  and  drink- 
eth  unworthily, eateth  and  drink- 
eth  II  damnation  to  himself,  not 
discerning  the  Lord's  body. 

30  For  this  cause  many  are  w-eak 
and  sickly  among  you,  and  many 
sleep. 

31  For  ''if  we  would  judge  our- 
selves, we  should  not  be  judged. 

.32  But  when  we  are  judged, '  we 
are  chastened  of  the  Lord,  that 
we  should  not  be  condemned 
with  the  world. 

.33  Wherefore,  my  brethren, 
when  ye  come  together  to  eat, 
tarry  one  for  another. 

34  And  if  any  man  *  hunger,  let 
him  eat  at  'home:  that  ye  come 
not  together  unto  ;1  condemnation. 
And  the  rest  "i  will  I  set  in  order 
when  "■  I  come. 


CHAPTER   XII. 

1  Spiritual  giff.i  4  are  divers,  7  yet  alt  to  profit 
uithal.  8  And  to  that  end  are  diversely  be- 
stowed :  12  that  by  the  like  proportion,  as  the 
members  of  a  natural  body  tend  all  to  the  16 
mutual  decency,  22  service,  and  2C  succour  of 
the  same  body  ;  27  so  uic  should  do  one  for  an- 
other, to  make  up  the  mystical  body  of  Christ. 

NOW     "concerning     spiritual 
gift^,  brethren,  I  would  not 
have  you  ignorant. 

2  Ye  know  *that  ye  were  Gen- 
tiles, carried  away  unto  these 
fdumb  idols,  even  as  ye  were 
led. 

3  Wherefore  I  give  you  to  under- 
stand, rfthat  no  man  speaking  by 
the  Spirit  of  God  calleth  Jesus 
li  accursed:  and  e?/)r(<  no  man  can 
say  that  Jesus  is  the  Lord,  but  by 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

4  Now  /there  are  diversities  of 
gifts,  but  i/the  same  Spirit. 

5  ''And  there  are  differences  of 
1  administrations,  but  the  same 
Lord. 

G  And  there  are  diversities  of 
operations,  but  it  is  the  same  God 
« which  worketh  all  in  all. 

7  ''But  the  manifestation  of  the 
Spirit  is  given  to  everj-  man  to 
profit  withal. 

8  For  to  one  is  given  by  the 
Spirit  'the  word  of  wisdom;  to 
another  "'the  word  of  knowledge 
by  the  same  Spirit ; 

9  n  To  another  faith  by  the  same 
Spirit;  to  another  "the  gifts  of 
healing  by  the  same  Spirit ; 

10  ;>To  another  the  working  of 
miracles;  to  another -rprophecy; 
'•to  another  discerning  of  .spir- 
its ;  to  another  « cUvi-rs  kinds  of 
tongues;  to  another  the  interpre- 
tation of tongues: 

11  But  all  these  worketh  that  one 
and  the  selfsame  Spirit,  'dividing 
to  every  nnau  severally  »*as  he 
will. 

12  For  «as  the  body  is  one,  and 
hath  many  members,  and  all  the 
members  of  that  one  body,  being 
many,  are  one  body:  j/so  also  u 
Christ. 

13  For  2  by  one  Spirit  are  we  all 
baptized  into  one  body,  "whether 
ice  be  Jews  or  t  Gentiles,  whether 
we  l)e  bond  or  free;  and  *have 
been  all  made  to  drink  into  one 
Spirit. 

14  For  the  body  is  not  one  mem- 
ber, but  many. 

15  If  the  foot  shall  say.  Because 
I  am  not  the  hand,  I  am  not  of 
the  bodv;  is  it  therefore  not  of 
the  body? 

16  And  if  the  ear  shall  say,  Be- 
cause I  am  not  the  eye,  I  am  not 
of  the  bodv;  is  it  therefore  not  of 
the  body? 

17  If  the  whole  body  were  an  eye, 
where  ?'v)e  the  hearing?  If  the 
whole  ii'n-e  hearing,  where  ivere 
the  smelling? 

18  But  now  hath  ^God  set  the 

169 


A.D. 


och.  14.  1,  37. 

6ch.  6.  11. 

Eph.  2.  11, 

12. 

1  Thess.  1.9. 

Tit.  3.  3. 

1  Pet.  4.3. 
c  Ps.  115.  6. 
d  Mark  9.  39. 

1  John  4.  2,3. 
I  Or, 

anathema. 
e.Matt.  IC.  17. 
John  15.  26. 

2  Cor.  3.  5. 
/Rom.  12.  4, 

6cc. 

Heh.  2.4. 

1  Pet.  4.  10. 
f  Eph.  4.  4. 
h  Rnm.  12.  6, 

7,8. 

Eph.  4.  11. 

;ior, 

ministries. 
i  Eph.  1.  23. 
*  Rom.  12.  6, 

7,  8. 

ch.  14.  26. 

Eph.  4.  7. 

1  Pet.  4.  10, 
11. 

IcYi.  2.  6,  7. 
m  ch.  1.  5.  &. 

13.  2. 

2  Cor.  8.  7. 

n  Matt.  17.  J9, 

20. 

ch.  13.  2. 

2  Cor.  4.  13. 
0  Mark  IC.  18. 

James  5.  14, 
p  ver.  28,  29. 

Mark  IG.  17. 

Gal.  3.  5. 
7  Rom.  12.  6. 

ch.  13.2.  <fc 

14.  1,  ice. 
rch.  14.29. 

1  John  4.  1. 
s  Arts  2.  4.  & 

10.  46. 
ch.  13.  1. 
/  Rom.  12.  6. 
ch.  7.7. 

2  Cor.  10.  13. 
Eph.  4.  7. 

K  John  3.  8. 
Heb.  2.  4. 
X  Rom.  12.  4, 

Eph.  4.  4,  16. 
y  ver.  27. 

Gal.  3.  10. 
z  Rom.  6.  5. 
a  Gal.  3.  28. 

Eph.  2.  13, 

14.16. 

Col.  3.  11. 
t  Gr.  Greeks. 
6  JohH  6.  63. 

<t  7.  37,  38, 

39. 
c  ver.  28. 


Charit]!  praised. 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


Prophcc]]  commended. 


A.  D.59. 


d  Rom.  12.  3. 


I  Or,  put  on. 


cRom.  12.  5 
Eph.  1.  23.  & 
4.  12.  &  5. 
23,  30. 
Col.  1.  24. 

/Eph.  5.  30. 

r  i:ph.  4. 11. 

ftF.pli.2.  20. 
&;  3.  5. 

I  \ctsl3.  1. 
Rom.  12.  6. 

(  ver.  10. 
/  vrr.  9. 
m  Num. 11.17. 
n  Rom.  12.  8. 

1  Tim.  T).  17. 

Hcb.  13.  17, 

21. 

II  Or,  hinds, 
ver.  10. 

;i  Or,  power*, 
och.  14.  1,39. 


a  oh.  12.  8,  9, 

10,  28.  &  14. 

1,  (kc. 

See  Malt.  7. 

22. 
//  M^tt.  17.  20. 

Mark  11.  23. 

Luke  17.  G. 
c.Matt.  C.  1,  2. 


rfProv.  10.  12. 
1  I'll.  4.  8. 


members  every  one   of  tliem  in 
the  body,  <'as  it  hath  pleased  him. 

19  And  if  they  were  all  one  mem- 
ber, where  c  were  the  body  ? 

20  But  now  are  they  many  mem- 
bers, yet  but  one  body. 

21  And  the  e.ye  cannot  say  unto 
the  hand,  I  have  no  need  of  thee : 
nor  again  the  head  to  the  feet,  I 
have  no  need  of  you. 

22  Nay,  much  more  those  mem- 
bers of  thebody.vvhicli  seem  to  be 
more  ieeble,  are  necessary : 

23  And  those  members  of  the 
body,  which  we  think  to  be  less 
honourable,  upon  these  we  II  be- 
stow more  abundant  honour;  and 
our  uncomely  parts  have  more 
abundant  conieliness. 

24  For  our  comely  jyarts  have  no 
need:  but  God  hath  tempered  the 
body  together,  having  given  more 
abundant  honour  to  that  jjc/ri 
which  lacked : 

25  That  there  should  be  no 
i  schism  in  the  body ;  but  that  the 
members  should  have  the  same 
care  one  for  another. 

26  And  whether  one  member  suf- 
fer, all  the  members  suffer  with 
it;  or  one  member  be  honoured, 
all  the  members  rejoice  with  it. 

27  Now  e  ye  are  tlie  body  of  Christ, 
and  .^members  in  particular. 

28  And  i/God  hath  set  some  in 
the  church,  first  '* apostles,  second- 
arily jprophets,  thirdly  teachers, 
after  that  /'miracles,  then  'gifts  of 
healings,  whelps,  "governments, 
II  diversities  of  tongues. 

29  ^re  all  apostles  ?  a7-e  all  proph- 
ets ?  are  all  teacliers  ?  a7^c  all 
!l  workers  of  miracles? 

30  Have  all  the  gifts  of  healing? 
do  all  speak  with  tongues  ?  do 
all  interpret? 

31  But  "  covet  earnestly  the  best 
gifts  :  and  yet  shew  I  unto  you  a 
more  excellent  way. 

CHAPTER,  XIII. 

i  All  pi/tx,  %  :j  how  excellent  soever^  are  nothinp 
worth  without  chanty.  A  The  praises  thereof, 
and  VS  prclation  before  hope  and  faith, 

THOU(iH  I  speak  witli  the 
tongues  of  men  and  of  an- 
gels, and  have  not  charity,  I  am 
become  <ts  sounding  brass,  or  a 
tinkling  cymbal. 

2  And  thougli  I  have  the,  gift  of 
"prophecy,  and  understand  all 
mysteries,  and  all  knowledge;  and 
though  I  have  all  faith,  '-so  tliat 
I  coulil  remove  nioiiiitaiiis,  and 
Jiave  not  charity,  I  am  nothing. 

3  And  cthongli  I  bestow  all  iny 
goods  to  feed  the,  ;;oo^-,aiid  tiiougli 
I  give  my  Ixxly  to  l)e  burned,  and 
have  not  charity,  it  proliteth  me 
notliing. 

4 ''Charity  sulTereth  long,  a»<i  is 
kind;  charity  onvieth  not;  char- 
ity llvaunteth  not  itself,  is  not 
puffed  up, 

170 


5  Doth  not  behave  itself  unseem- 
ly, «seeketh  not  her  own,  is  not 
easily  provoked,  thinketh  no  evil ; 

6  /Rejoiceth  not  in  iniquity,  but 
srejoiceth  II  in  the  truth  ; 

7  ''Beareth  all  things,  believeth 
all  things,  hopeth  all  things,  en- 
dureth  all  things. 

8  Charity  never  faileth:  but 
whether  there  be  prophecies,  they 
shall  fail;  whether  there  be 
tongues,  they  shall  cease ;  wheth- 
er there  be  knowledge,  it  shall 
vanish  away. 

9  J  For  we  know  in  part,  and  we 
prophesy  in  part. 

10  But  when  that  which  is  per- 
fect is  come,  then  that  which  is 
ill  part  shall  be  done  away. 

11  When  I  was  a  child,  I  spake 
as  a  cliild,  I  understood  as  a 
child,  I  II  thought  as  a  child:  but 
when  I  became  a  man,  I  put 
away  childish  things. 

12  For  *now  we  see  through  a 
glass,  t  darkly;  but  then  'face  to 
face:  now  I  know  in  part;  but 
then  shall  I  know  even  as  also  I 
am  known. 

13  And  now  abideth  faith,  hope, 
charity,  these  three ;  but  the 
greatest  of  these  is  charit  j\ 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Prophecy  it  commended,  2,  3,  4  and  preferred 
before  speaking  with  tongues,  G  by  a  comparison 
drawn  from  musical  instruments.  12  Both 
must  be  referred  to  edification,^  as  to  their 
true  and  proper  end.  26  The  true  use  of  each 
is  taught,  27  and  the  ahuse  taxed.  34  Women 
are  forbidden  to  speak  in  the  church. 

FOLLOW  after    charity,  and 
"desire   spiritual    fiiffs,   ^but 
rather  that  ye  may  jiropiiesy. 

2  For  he  that  <speaketli  in  an 
xtnk)ioic)i  tongue  speaketh  not 
unto  men,  but  unto  God  :  for  no 
man  tunderstandeth  him;  how- 
beit  in  the  spirit  he  speaketh 
mysteries. 

3  But  he  that  prophesieth  speak- 
eth unto  men  to  edification,  and 
exhortation,  and  comfort. 

4  He  that  speaketli  in  an  im- 
kiioivn  tongue  edihetli  himself; 
but  he  that  prophesieth  edifieth 
the  church. 

5  I  would  that  ye  all  spake 
witli  tongues,  but  rather  that  ye 
prophesied:  for  greater  is  he 
that  jirophesieth  tlian  he  that 
speaketli  with  tongues,  except  he 
iiiteriiret,  tliat  the  church  may 
recei\'e  edifying. 

«;  Now,  hretiiren,  if  I  come  unto 
you  speaking  with  tongues,  what 
shall  J  jirofit  you,  except  1  shall 
speak  to  you  eitlier  liy  ''revela- 
tion, or  by  knowledge,  or  bj^ 
prophesying,  or  by  doctrine? 

7  And  "even  things  without  life 
giving  sound,  whether  pipe  or 
liarp,  except  tlie.v  give  a  distinc- 
tioninthe  II  sounds,  liow  shall  it  be 
known  what  is  piped  or  harjied  ? 


A.  D. 


erh.  10.  24. 

Phil.  2.  4. 
/Ps.  10.  3. 

Rom.  1.  32. 
f  2  John  4. 
II  Or,  with 

the  truth. 
A  Rom.  15.1. 

Gal.  6.  2. 

2  Tira.  2.  24. 


nor, 

reasoned. 


H  2  Cor.  3. 18. 

&  6.  7. 

Phil.  3.  12. 
+  Gr. 

in  a  riddle. 
/Malt.  18.  10. 

1  John  3.  2. 


ach.  12.  31. 
ft  Num.  11.26, 


r  Alts  2.  4.  4; 
10.46. 


t  Gr.  krareth. 
Acts  22.  9. 


The  exercise  of 


I.  COIIINTHIANS. 


siJiritual  giftt<. 


A.  D.  59. 


tGr. 
tignificant. 


tGr. 
e/spiriU. 


e  Eph.  5.  19.     I 
Col.  3.  IB. 


fch.  11.  24. 


h  P3.  131.  2.      ! 
Matt.  11.25.    I 
ic  18.  3.  6c 
19.  14. 

Horn.  16. 19. 
ch.  3.  1. 
Eph.  4.  14. 
Heb.  5.  12, 
13.  I 

i  Matt.  18.  3. 
1  Pet.  2.  2.      f 

t  Gr.  I 

perfect,  or,  o/ ' 
a  ripe  age, 
ch.  2.  6.  j 

*  John  10.  34.  [ 

I  Is.  28. 11, 12.  i 


8  For  if  the  trumpet  give  an  un- 
certain sound,  who  shall  iirepare 
him.seli  to  the  battle?  * 

9  So  likewise  ye,  except  ye 
utter  by  the  tongue  words  +easj' 
to  be  understood,  how  shall  it  be 
known  what  is  spoken  ?  for  ye 
shall  speak  into  the  air. 

10  There  are,  it  may  be,  so  many 
kinds  of  voices  in  the  world,  and 
none  of  them  is  \vithout  signifi- 
cation. 

11  Therefore  if  I  know  not  the 
meaning  of  the  voice,  I  shall  be 
unto  him  that  speaketh  a  barba- 
rian, and  he  that  speaketh  shaU 
be  a  barbarian  unto  me. 

12  Even  so  j'e,  forasmuch  as  ye 
are  zealous  tof  spiritual  olfi-'^, 
seek  that  ye  may  excel  to  the 
edifj-ing  of  "the  church. 

13  Wherefore  let  him  that 
speaketh  in  an  iinknoum  tongue 
pray  that  he  may  interpret. 

14  For  if  I  pray  in  an  iinkiwum 
tongue,  my  spirit  prayeth,  but 
my  understanding  is  unfruitful. 

15  What  is  it  then  ?  I  will  pray 
with  the  spirit,  and  I  will  pray 
with  the  understanding  also:  «I 
will  sing  with  the  spirit,  and  I 
will  sing /with  the  understanding 
also. 

16  Else,  when  thou  shalt  bless 
with  the  spirit,  how  shall  he  that 
occupieth  the  room  of  the  un- 
learned say  Amen  a  at  thy  giving 
of  thanks,'  seeing  he  und'erstand- 
eth  not  what  thou  sayest? 

17  For  thou  verily  givest  thanks 
well,  but  the  other  is  not  edilied. 

18  I  thank  my  God,  I  speak 
with  tongues  more  than  ye  all : 

19  Yet  in  the  church  I  had  rather 
speak  five  words  with  my  under- 
standing, that  hy  my  voice  I  might 
teach  others  also,  than  ten  thou- 
sand words  in  an  unknoim  tongue. 

20  Brethren,  ''be  not  children  in 
understanding:  howbeit  in  mal- 
ice 'be  ye  children,  but  in  under- 
standing be  tmen. 

21  '-In  the  law  it  is  'written. 
With  men  of  other  tongues  and 
other  lips  will  I  speak  unto  this 
people;  and  yet  for  all  that  will 
they  not  hear  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

22  Wherefore  tongues  are  for  a 
sign,  not  to  them  that  believe, 
but  to  them  that  believe  not: 
but  prophesying  serveth  not  for 
them  that  believe  not,  but  for 
them  which  believe. 

23  If  therefore  the  whole  church 
be  come  together  into  one  place, 
and  all  speak  with  tongues,  and 
there  come  in  those  that  are  un- 
learned, or  unbelievers,  "'will 
they  not  say  that  ye  are  mad? 

24  But  if  ail  prophesy,  and  there 
come  in  one  that  believeth  not, 
or  one  unlearned,  he  is  convinced 
of  all,  he  is  judged  of  all: 

25  And  thus  are  the  secrets  of 


his  heart  made  manifest;  and  so 
falling  down  on  Jus  face  he  will 
worship  God,  and  report  ''that 
God  is  in  you  of  a  truth. 
20  How  is  it  then,  brethren? 
when  ye  come  together,  every 
one  of  you  hath  a  psalm,  «  hath  a 
doctrine,  hath  a  tongue,  hath  a 
revelation,  hath  an  interpreta- 
tion, p  Let  all  things  be  done  unto 
edifying. 

27  if  any  man  speak  in  an  un- 
knoirn  tongue,  let  it  be  by  two,  or 
at  the  most  by  three,  and  that  hy 
course ;  and  let  one  interpret. 

28  But  if  there  be  no  interpreter, 
let  him  keep  silence  in  the  church ; 
and  let  him  speak  to  himself,  and 
to  God. 

29  Let  the  prophets  speak  two  or 
three,  and  9  let  the  other  judge. 

30  If  a)iy  thinfi  be  revealed  to 
another  that  sitteth  by,  '"let  the 
first  hold  his  peace. 

31  For  ye  may  all  prophesy  one 
by  one,  that  airmay  learn,  and  all 
may  be  comforted. 

32  And  «the  spirits  of  the  proph- 
ets are  subject  to  the  prophets. 

33  For  God  is  not  the  author  of 
t confusion,  but  of  peace,  <as  in 
all  churches  of  the  saints. 

.34  «  Let  your  women  keep  silence 
in  the  churches:  for  it  is  not  per- 
mitted unto  them  to  speak ;  but 
■ctlieyare  commanded  to  be  under 
obedience,  as  also  saith  the  ;/lav/. 

.3-5  And  if  they  will  learn  any 
thing,  let  them  ask  their  hus- 
bands at  home:  for  it  is  a  shame 
for  women  to  speak  in  the  church. 

30  What !  came  the  word  of  God 
out  from  you?  or  came  it  unto 
you  only  ? 

'37  =If  any  man  think  himself  to 
be  a  prophet,  or  spiritual,  let  him 
acknowledge  that  the  things  that 
I  write  unto  you  are  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord. 

38  But  if  any  man  be  ignorant, 
let  him  be  ignorant. 

;59  Wherefore,  brethren,  « covet 
to  prophesy,  and  forbid  not  to 
speak  with  tongues. 

40  (-Let  all  things  be  done  de- 
cently and  in  order. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

3  By  CkrisVs  resurrectiu/it  12  he  provcth  the 
necessity  of  our  resurrection,  against  all  such 
as  deny  the  resurrection  of  the  body.  21  Tke 
fruit,  35  and  manner  thereof,  51  and  of  the 
changing  of  them,  that  shall  be  found  alive 
at  the  last  day. 

MOREOVER,  brethren,  I  de- 
clare unto  you  the  go.spel 
"Which  I  preached  unto  you, 
which  also  ye  have  received,  and 
*  wherein  ye  stand; 

2  cBy  which  also  ye  are  saved, 
if  ye  3  keep  in  memory  twhat  I 
preached  unto  you,  unless  <^}'e 
have  believed  in  vain. 

3  For  «I  delivered  unto  you 
first  of  all  that  /'which  I  alsore- 

171 


A.  D.  59. 


nU.  45.14. 
Zech.  8.  23. 


0  ver.  6. 
ch.  12.  8,  9, 
10. 

pih.  12.  7. 
2  Cor.  12.  19. 
Eph.  4.  12. 


?ch.  12.10. 


rl  Thess.  5, 
19,  20. 


tGr. 

tumvlt,  or, 

unquietness, 
t(.h.  11.  IC. 
ul  Tim.  2.11, 

12. 
xch.  11.  3. 

Eph.  5.  22. 

Col.  3.  18. 

Tit.  2.  5. 

1  Pet.  3.  1. 
y  Gen.  3.  16. 


J  2  Cor.  10.  7. 
1  John  4.  6. 


jch.  12.31. 
lThe38.5.20. 


a  Gal.  1.  11. 
b  Rom.  5.  2. 
cRom.  1.  16. 

ch.  1.  21. 
11  Or, 

holdfast. 
t  Gr.  by  uhat 

speech, 
d  Gal.  3.  4. 
coh.  11.  2,  23. 
/Gal.  1.  12. 


Of  Christ's  resurrectinn. 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


The  manner  of 


A.  D.  59.    I  ceived,  how  that  Christ  died  for 


r  Pb.  22.  15, 

ice. 

Is.  53.  5,  6, 

Sic. 

Dan.  9.  26. 

Zech.  13.  7. 

Luke  24.  26, 

46. 

Acts  3.  18.  & 

26.  23. 

1  Pet.  1.  11. 

Sl  2.  24. 
h  Ps.  2.  7.  <k 

16.  10. 

Is.  53.  10. 

Ho.s.  e.  2. 

Luke  24.  26, 

46. 

Acts  2.25-31. 

Sc  13.  33,  34, 

35.  Sc  26.  22, 

23. 

IPet.  1.  11. 
»■  Luke  24.  34. 
»  Matt.  28.  17. 

Mark  IG.  14. 

Luke  24.  30. 

John  20.  19, 

20. 

Acts  10.  41. 

I  Luke  24.  50. 
Acts  1.  3,  4. 

7nAct3  9.4,  17. 
ic  22.  14,  Itf. 
ch.  9.  1. 

II  Or, 

an  abortive. 
TiEph.  3.8. 
0  .\cts  8.  3.  (fc 

9.  1. 

Oa!.  1.  13. 

Phil.  3.  0. 

1  Tim.  1.  13. 
pKph.  3.  7,  8. 
1/2  Cor.  11.23. 

Sc  12.  11. 
j-Matt.  10.20. 
Rom.  15.  18, 
19. 

2  Cor.  3.  5. 
Gal.  2.  8. 
Kph.  3.  7. 
Phil.  2.  13. 

slThcS9.4,14 
(  Acts  2.21,32 

<t  4    10,33. 

(fe  13.  30. 
u  Rom.  4.  25. 


xi  Tim.  3.12. 


i  1  Pet.  1.  3. 
s  Acts  20.  23. 

vcr.  23. 

Col.  1.  18. 

Rev.  1.5. 
a  Horn.  5.  12, 

17. 
i  John  11.  25. 

Koio.  0.23. 
c  vcr.  20. 

1  'I'hes3.4.16, 

10,  17. 


d  IJan.  7.  14, 

»7. 


our  sins  » according  to  the  8crip 
tures ; 

4  And  that  he  was  buried,  and 
that  he  rose  again  the  third  day 
''according  to  the  Scriptures : 

.5  'And  that  he  was  seen  of  Ce- 
phas, then  /'•  of  the  twelve : 

6  After  that,  he  was  seen  of  above 
Ave  hundred  lirethren  at  once: 
of  whom  tlie  greater  part  remain 
unto  this  present,  but  some  are 
fallen  asleep. 

7  After  that,  he  was  seen  of 
James;  then  ^of  all  the  apostles. 

8  "'And  last  of  all  he  war^  seen 
of  me  also,  as  of  lone  born  out 
of  due  time. 

9  For  I  am  «the  least  of  the 
apostles,  that  am  not  meet  to  be 
called  an  apostle,  because  "  I  per- 
secuted tlie  church  of  (iod. 

10  But  p  by  the  grace  of  Ood  I  am 
what  I  am :  and  his  grace  which 
teas  bestowed  upon  me  was  not  in 
vain ;  but7 1  laboured  more  abund- 
antly than  tliey  all:  -yet  not  I, 
but  the  grace  of  God  which  was 
with  me. 

11  Tlierefore  whether  it  were  I 
or  they,  so  we  preach,  and  so  ye 
believed. 

12  Now  if  Christ  be  preached  that 
he  rose  from  the  dead,  how  say 
some  among  you  that  tliere  is  no 
resurrection  of  the  dead  ? 

13  But  if  there  be  no  resurrec- 
tion of  the  dead,  «then  is  Christ 
nf>t  risen : 

14  And  if  Christ  be  not  ri.sen, 
then  is  our  preaching  vain,  and 
your  faith  is  also  vain. 

l.j  Yea,  and  we  are  found  false  wit- 
nesses of  God;  because  'we  have 
testified  of  God  that  he  raised 
up  Christ:  whom  lie  raised  not 
up,  if  so  be  that  the  dead  rise  not. 

lOTor  if  the  dead  rise  not,  then 
is  not  Christ  raised: 

17  And  if  (Christ  be  not  raised, 
your  faitli  is  vain;  «ye  are  yet  in 
your  sins. 

18  Tiien  they  also  which  are  fall- 
en asleep  in  Christ  are  perished. 

1!)  *If  in  this  life  only  we  have 
hope  in  Christ,  we  are  of  all  men 
most  miserulile. 

•J)  But  now  .'/  is  Christ  risen  from 
the  dead,  and  become  « the  first- 
fruits  of  thfiii  that  slept. 

21  For«sinceby  man  cdnie  death, 
i  by  man  nnne 'alao  the  resurrec- 
tion of  the  dead. 

22  For  as  in  .\dani  all  die,  even 
so  ill  Christ  shall  all  be  made  alive. 

2:5  But  "^ every  man  in  )iis  own 
order:  Christ'the  firstfruits;  aft- 
erward they  that  are  Clirist's  at 
his  coming. 

21  Then  roinrf/i.  tlie  end,  when  he 
shall  have  delivered  up  -'the 
kingdom  to  (;o(l,ev(;n  the  Father; 
when  he  shall  have  iiut  down  all 
rule,  and  all  authority  and  power. 
172 


2.5  For  he  must  reign,  c  till  he  hath 
put  all  enemies  umler  his  I'eet. 

2(1 /The  last  enemy  ^/lai  shall  be 
destroyed  is  death. 

27  For  he  ff  hath  put  all  things 
under  his  feet.  But  when  hesaith. 
All  things  are  put  under  him,  it  is 
manifest  that  he  is  excepted, 
which  did  put  all  things  under 
him. 

28  ''And  when  all  things  shall  be 
subdued  unto  him,  then  'shall  the 
Son  also  himself  be  subject  unto 
him  thatput  all  things  under  him, 
that  God  may  be  all  in  all. 

29  Else  what  shall  they  do  which 
are  baptized  for  the  dead,  if  the 
dead  rise  not  at  all  ?  why  are  they 
then  baptized  for  the  dead  ? 

30  And  *why  stand  we  in  jeop- 
ardy every  hour? 

31  "l  protest  by  II  i  your  rejoicing 
which  I  have  in  Clirist  Jesus  our 
Lord,  "'  I  die  daily. 

32  If  II  after  the  manner  of  men 
« I  have  fought  with  beasts  at 
Ephesus,  what  advantageth  it 
me,  if  the  dead  rise  not?  "let  us 
eat  and  drink ;  for  to  morrow  we 
die. 

;i3  Be  not  deceived:  3^ evil  com- 
munications corrupt  good  man- 
ners. 

34  '/Awake  to  righteousness,  and 
sm  not;  'for  some  have  not  the 
knowledge  of  God:  «I  speak  this 
to  your  shame. 

35  But  some  '/)i.nn  will  say,  '  Plow 
are  the  dead  raised  up?  and  with 
what  body  do  thev  come? 

m  Thou  fool,  "that  which  thou 
sowest  is  not  quickened,  e.xcept  it 
die: 

:i7  And  that  which  thou  sowest, 
thou  sowest  not  that  body  that 
shall  be,  but  bare  grain,  it  may 
chance  of  wheat,  or  of  some  other 
drain : 

;iS  But  God  giveth  it  a  body  as  it 
hath  pleased  him,  and  to  every 
secHi  his  own  bodv. 

:3I»  .All  ilesh  is  not  the  same  flesh  : 
but  t/irrc  is  OIK?  Aiiul  of  flesh  of 
men,  another  Ilesh  of  beasts,  an- 
other of  fishes,  and  another  of 
birds. 

40  There  arc  al.so  celestial  bodies, 
and  bodi(>s  terrestrial  :  but  the 
glory  of  the  celestial  is  one,  and 
tlie  nlory  of  the  terrestrial  /*•  an- 
other. 

41  Tliere  is  one  glory  of  the  sun, 
and  another  glory  of  the  moon, 
and  another  glory  of  the  stars  ;  for 
one  star  differeth  from  another 
star  in  glory. 

42  ^So  also  is  the  resurrection  of 
th(!  dead.  It  is  sown  in  corrup- 
tion, it  is  raised  in  incorrui)ti()ii : 

43.'/  It  is  sown  HI  dishonour,  it  is 

raised    in    glory:    it   is   sown    in 

weakness,  it  is  raised  in  iiower: 

41  It  is  sown  a  natural  body,  it  is 

1  raised  a  spiritual  body.    There  is 


A.  D.  59. 


cPs.  110.  1 
Acts  2.34,35. 
Eph.  1.22. 
Hel).  1.  Mi.te 

10.  13. 
/2Tim.  1.  10. 

Rev.  20.  14. 
?Ps.  H.  6. 

Matl.  2H.  18. 

Ilel).  2.  8. 

1  Pet.  3.  22. 
A  Phil.  3.  21. 
zch.  3.  23.  ic 

11.  3. 


*2Cor.  11.26. 
Gal.  5.  11. 

!l  Some  read, 

our. 

nThess.2.19. 
m  Rom.  8.36. 

ch.  4.  9. 

2  Cor.  4.  10, 

11.  Sc  11.  23. 
;|  Or.  to  speak 

after  the 

manner  of 

men. 

n  2  Cor.  1.  8. 
0  Ecc.  2.  24. 

Is.  22.  13.  (k 

5C.  12. 

Luke  12.  19. 


;)ch.  5.  G. 


,Rom 
Eph. 
rlTh. 


13.  11. 

r,.  14. 

S3.  4.0. 


t  Ez.  37.  3. 
uJohn  12.24. 


X  Dan.  12.  3. 
.Mutt.  13.  43. 


vPhil.  3.  21. 


the  resurrection. 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


Seasonable  admonitions. 


A.  D.  59. 


zGen.  2.  7. 
a  Rom.  5.  14. 
«  John  5.  21. 

&  0.  33,  33, 

40,  fA,  57. 

Pliil.  3.  21. 

Col.  3.  4. 

<•  John  3.  31. 
d  Gen.  2.  7.  <t 

3.  13. 
e  John  3.  13, 

31. 
/Phil.  3.  20, 

21. 

e  Gen.  5.  3. 
h  Rom.  8.  29. 

2  Cor.  3.  18. 

&4.  II. 

Phil.  3.21. 

1  Jrhn  3.  2. 
iMatt.  16.  17. 

John  3.  3,  5. 

»1  Thess.  4. 

15,  IH,  17. 
iPhil.  3.21. 

m  Zech.  9.  14. 
Matt.  24.  31. 
John  5.25. 
1  The3s.4.16. 

n2Cor.  e.  4. 


0  U.  25.  8. 

Ileb.  2.14,15. 

Uev.  20.  14. 
p  Hos.  13.  14. 
II  Or,  hell. 
9  Rom.  4.  15. 

6c  5.  13.4:7. 

5,  13. 
r  Rom.  7.  25. 
>  1  John  5.  4t 

t  2  Pet.  3.  14. 

uch.  3.8. 


a  .\cts  11.  29. 

cfe  24.  17. 

Rom.  15.  20. 

2  Cor.  8.  4. 

at  9.  1,  12. 

Gal.  2.  10. 
b  .'^.tts  20.  7. 

Rev.  1.  10. 


c2Cor.  8.  19. 


t  Gr.  f./<, 
2  Cor.  8.  4, 


a  natural  body,  and  there  is   a 
spiritual  body. 

45  And  so  it  is  written,  The  first 
man  Adam  •  was  made  a  living 
soul ;  «  the  last  Adam  was  made 
I'  a  quickening  spirit. 

46  Howbeit  that  ivu.'i  not  first 
which  is  spiritual,  but  that  which 
is  natural  ;  and  afterward  that 
which  Is  spiritual. 

47  cThe  first  man  (s-  of  the  earth, 
'i  earthy  :  the  second  man  is  the 
Lord « "from  heaven. 

48  As  ('.s  the  earthy,  such  aj-e  they 
also  that  are  earthy:  /and  as  is 
the  heavenly,  such  are  they  also 
that  are  heavenly. 

49  And  0  as  we  have  borne  the 
image  of  the  earthy, ''  we  shall  also 
bear  the  image  of  the  heavenly. 

50  Xow  this  I  say,  brethren,  that 
i flesh  and  blood  cannot  inherit 
the  kingdom  of  God;  neither  doth 
corruption  inherit  incorruption. 

51  Behold,  I  shew  you  a  mys- 
tery; *We  shall  not  all  sleep, 
'but  we  shall  all  be  changed, 

52  In  a  moment,  in  the  twink- 
ling of  an  eye,  at  the  last  trump : 
'"for  the  trumpet  shall  .sound,  and 
the  dead  shall  be  raised  incorrupt- 
ible, and  we  shall  be  clianged. 

53  For  this  corruptible  must  put 
on  incorruption,  and  "this  mortal 
must  put  on  immortality. 

54  8o  when  this  corruptible  shall 
have  put  on  incorruption,  and 
this  mortal  shall  have  put  on  im- 
mortality, then  shall  be  brought 
to  pass  the  saying  that  is  written, 
"Death  is  swallowed  up  in  victory. 

.>5  pO  death,  where  is  thy  sting? 

0  !l  grave,  where  is  thy  victorj'  ? 
5G  The  sting  of  death  is  sin  ;  and 

5  the  strength  of  sin  is  the  law. 

57  »"But  thanks  be  to  God,  which 
giveth  us  «the  victory  through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

.58  'Therefore,  my  beloved  breth- 
ren, be  j'e  steadfa.st,  urimoveable. 
always  abounding  in  the  work  of 
the  Lord,  forasmuch  as  ye  know 
"  that  your  labour  is  not  in  vain 
in  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  He  exhorleth  them  to  relieve  the  want  of  the 
hrethren  at  Jerur.alem.  10  Commenilfth  Tim- 
othy, 13  a»d  after  friendly  admonitions,  IG 
s/tuttrth  up  his  epislle  uit.'t  divers  salutations. 

NOW  concerning  «the  collec- 
tion for  the  saints,  as  I  have 
gi%'en  order  to  the  churches  of 
Galatia,  even  so  do  ye. 

2  ''  Upon  the  first  da,)/  of  the  week 
let  every  one  of  you  lay  by  him  in 
store,  a.s  Gorl  hath  prospered  him, 
that  there  be  no  gatherings  when 
I  come. 

3  And  when  I  come,  cwhomso- 
ever  ye  shall  approve  by  your 
letters,  them  will  I  send  to  bring 
your  tliberalit.v  unto  Jerusalem. 

4  rfAnd  if  it  be  meet  that  I  go 
also,  they  shall  go  with  me. 


5  Now  I  will  come  unto  you, 
«when  I  shall  pass  thi'ough  Mac- 
edonia: for  I  do  pass  through 
Macedonia. 

G  And  it  maybe  that  I  will  abide, 
yea,  and  winter  with  you,  that  j'e 
may  /bring  me  on  my  journey 
whithersoever  I  go. 

7  For  I  will  not  see  you  now  by  the 
way;  but  I  trust  to  tarry  a  while 
with  you,  5  if  the  Lord  permit. 

8  But  I  will  tarry  at  Ephesus  un- 
til Pentecost. 

9  For  ''  a  great  door  and  effectual 
is  opened  unto  me,  and  Hhere  are 
many  adversaries. 

10  JCow  ^ifTimotheus come, see 
that  he  maj'  be  with  you  .without 
fear :  for  Uie  worketh  the  work  of 
the  Lord,  as  I  also  do. 

11  TO  Let  no  man  therefore  de- 
spise him:  but  conduct  him  forth 
« in  peace,  that  he  may  come  unto 
me:  for  I  look  for  him  with  the 
brethren. 

12  As  touching  our  brother 
"Apollos,  I  greatly  desired  him 
to  come  unto  you  with  the 
brethren:  but  his  will  was  not 
at  all  to  come  at  this  time;  but 
he  will  come  when  he  shall  have 
convenient  time. 

13  ;> Watch  ye,  island  fast  in  the 
faith,  quit  you  like  men,  '-be 
strong. 

14  sLet  all  your  things  be  done 
with  charity. 

15  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  (ye 
know  *the  house  of  Stephanas, 
that  it  is  "the  firstfruits  of  Achaia, 
and  that  they  have  addicted  them- 
selves to  a;  the  ministry  of  the 
saints.) 

IG  2/ That  ye  submit  yourselves 
unto  such,  and  to  every  one  that 
helpeth  with  vs,  and  ^  laboureth. 

17  I  am  glad  of  the  coming  of 
Stephanas  and  Fortunatus  and 
Achaicus:  «for  that  which  was 
lacking  on  your  part  they  have 
supplied. 

18  *For  they  have  refreshed  my 
spirit  and  yours:  therefore  « ac- 
knowledge ye  them  that  are  such. 

19  The  churches  of  Asia  salute 
j'ou.  Aquila  and  Priscilla  salute 
you  much  in  the  Lord,  <i  with  the 
church  that  is  in  their  house. 

20  All  the  brethren  greet  you. 
"  Greet  ye  one  another  with  a  holy 
kiss. 

21  /The  salutation  of  me  Paul 
witli  mine  own  hand. 

22  If  any  man  f/ love  not  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ, ''let  him  be  Anath- 
ema, « Maran  atha. 

23  ^The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  be  with  j-ou. 

24  My  love  be  witli  you  all  in 
Christ  Jesus.    Amen. 

IT  The  first  epifiJe  to  the  Corinthians 
was  written  from  Philijipi  by  Steph- 
anas, and  Fortunatus,  and  Achaicus, 
and  Timotheus. 

173 


A.  D.  59. 


c.4.rt3  19.21. 
2  Cor.  1.  16. 


/Acts  15.  3. 

<k  17.  15.  & 

21.5. 

Rom.  15.  24. 

2  Cor.  1. 16. 
e  Acts  18.  21. 

cli.  4.  19. 

James  4.  15. 
h  Acts  14.  27. 

2  Cor.  2.  12. 

Col.  4.  3. 

Rev.  3.  8. 
i  Acts  19.  9. 
*  Acts  19.  22. 

ch.  4.  17. 
/Rom.  16.  21. 

Phil.  2.20,22. 

1  The.is.  3.  2. 
m  1  Tim. 4.12. 
n  Acta  15.  33. 


och.  1.  12.  & 
3.5. 


p  Matt.  24.  42. 

in  25.  13. 

1  Thess.  5.  C. 

1  Pel.  6.  8. 
Qch.  15.  1. 

Phil.  1.  27. 

&4.  1. 

1  Thess.  3.  8. 

2  Thess. 2.15. 
rEph.  6.  10. 

Col.  1.  11. 
sch.  14.  1. 

1  Pet.  4.  8. 
tch.l.  10. 

a  Rom.  16.  5. 
J  2  Cor.  8.4. 

&  9.  1. 

lleb.  0.  10. 
y  Heb.  13.  17. 
z  Heb.  C.  10. 
<z2Cor.  11.9. 

Phil.  2.  30. 

Philem.  13. 
b  Col.  4.  8. 
c Phil.  2.  29. 

lThes.s.5.12. 

d  Rom.  16.  5, 
15. 
Philera.  2. 

eRora.  10.  10. 

/Col.  4.  18. 

2  Thess.  3. 
17. 

f  Eph.  6.  24. 
h  Gal.  1.  8,  9. 
i  JuJc  14,  15. 
*  Rom.  10.  20. 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

COEINTHIANS. 


A.  D.  CO. 


a  1  Cot.  1.  1. 
Eph.  1.  1. 
Col.  1.  1. 

1  Tim.  1.  1. 

2  Tim.  1.  1. 
tPhil.  1.  1. 

Col.  I.  2. 
c  Rom.  1.  7. 

1  Cor.  1.  3. 

Gal.  1.  3. 

Phil.  1.  '2. 

Col.  1.  2. 

IThess.  1.  1. 

2Thess.  1.2. 

Philem.  3. 
dEph.  1.  3. 

1  Pet.  1.  3. 


e  Acts  9.  4. 
cli.'l.  10. 
Col,  1.  24. 

/th.  4.  la. 


II  Or, 
is  wrought. 


f  Rom.  8.  17. 
2  Tim.  2.  12. 


h  Acts  19.  23. 
1  Cor.  10.  3 J. 
Sl  10.  u. 


II  Or,  answer. 
iJer.  17.  6,7. 
*  2  Pet.  2.  9. 


;  Rom.  15.  SO. 

Pliil.  1.  19. 

Philem.  22. 
m  ch.  4.  15. 


71  ch.  2.  17.  He 
4.  2. 
0  1  Cor.  2.  4, 


CHAPTER  I. 

3  The  apostle  encouraeeth  them  againat  troubles, 
by  the  comforts  and  deliverances  which  God  had 
given  him,  as  in  all  his  afflictions,  8  so  parti- 
cularly in  his  late  danger  in  Asia.  12  And 
calling  both  his  own  conscir7ice  and  theirs  to 
witness  of  his  sincere  manner  of  preaching  the 
immutable  truth  of  the  gospel,  15  he  excuseth 
his  not  coming  to  them,  as  proceeding  not  oj 
lightn^'ss,  but  of  his  lenity  towards  them. 

PAUL,  nan  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ  by  the  will  of  God, 
and  Timothy  our  brother,  unto 
the  church  of  God  vvhicli  is  at 
Corinth,  *  with  all  the  saints  which 
are  in  all  Achaia: 

2  ctJrace  be  to  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father,  and  from 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  rf Blessed  ?>e  God,  even  the  Fa- 
ther of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the 
Father  of  mercies,  and  the  God 
of  all  comfort; 

4  Who  comforteth  us  in  all  our 
tribulation,  that  we  may  be  able 
to  comfort  them  which  are  in  any 
trouble,  by  the  comfort  where- 
with we  ourselves  are  comforted 
of  God. 

5  For  as  "the  sufferings  of  Christ 
abound  in  us,  so  our  consolation 
also  aboundeth  by  Christ. 

G  And  whether  we  be  alllicted,  fit 
I.S'  for  your  consolation  and  salva- 
tion, which  II  is  etfectual  in  the  en- 
during of  the  same  siUl'erings 
which  we  also  suffer:  or  whether 
we  be  comforted,  U  is  for  your 
consolation  and  salvation. 

7  And  our  hope  of  you  is  stead- 
fast, knowing,  that  vas  ye  are 
partakers  of  the  sufferings,  so 
•s/iaM  ye  foe  also  of  the  consolation. 

8  For  we  would  not,  brethren, 
have  you  ignorant  of ''our  trouble 
whi(;li  came  to  us  in  Asia,  that 
we  were  pressed  out  of  nu^asiire, 
above  strtngth,  insomuch  that  we 
despaired  even  of  life: 

y  But  we  had  tlie  H  sentence  of 
death  in  ourselves,  that  we  should 
Miot  trust  in  ourselves,  but  in  God 
which  raiseth  the  dead  : 

10  '••  \Vho  delivered  us  from  so 
great  a  death,  and  doth  deliver: 
ill  whom  we  trust  that  he  will  yet 
deliver  us; 

11  Ye  also  Hielping  together  by 
prayer  for  us,  that  ™for  the  gilt 
OrMowed  upon  us  b.v  the  means  of 
man.v  persons  thanks  may  be 
given  by  many  on  our  behalf. 

Vl  For  our  rejoicing  is  this,  the 

testimony  of  our  conscience,  thjit 

in  simplicity  and  "godly  sincerity, 

"not  with  lieshly  wisdom,  but  by 

171 


the  grace  of  God,  we  have  had  our 
conversation  in  the  world,  and 
more  abundantly  to  you-ward. 

13  For  we  write  none  other  things 
unto  you,  than  what  ye  read  or  ac- 
knowledge; find  I  trust  ye  shall 
acknowledge  even  to  the  end ; 

14  As  also  ye  have  acknowledged 
us  in  part,  "i-ithat  we  are  your  re- 
.ioicing,  even  as  lye  also  arc  ours 
in  the  da.v  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

1")  And  in  this  confidence  '■  I  was 
minded  to  come  unto  you  before, 
that  .ye  might  have  « a  second 
II  benefit; 

16  And  to  pass  by  j'ou  into  Mace- 
donia, and  Ho  come  again  out  of 
Macedonia  unto  you,  and  of  you 
to  be  brought  on  my  way  toward 
Judea. 

17  When  I  therefore  was  thus 
minded,  did  I  use  lightness?  or 
the  things  that  I  purpose,  do  I 
purpose  "according  to  the  flesh, 
that  with  me  there  should  be  yea, 
yea,  and  nav,  nay? 

18  But  as  God  is  true,  our  11  word 
toward  you  was  not  yea  and  nay. 

19  For  a;  the  Bon  of  God,  Jesus 
Christ,  who  was  preaclied  among 
you  by  us,ci'e;i  by  me  and  Sil- 
vanus  and  Timotheus,  \vas  not 
yea  and  nay, .'/  but  in  him  was  yea. 

20  "For  ail  the  promises  of  God 
in  him  are  yea,  and  in  him  Amen, 
unto  the  glory  of  God  b.v  us. 

21  Now  he  which  stablisheth  us 
with  you  in  Christ,  and  «hath 
anointed  us,  is  God; 

22  Who  ''  hath  also  sealed  us, 
and  c  given  the  earnest  of  the 
Spirit  in  our  hearts. 

23  Moreover  <'  I  call  God  for  a 
record  upon  my  soul,  "that  to 
spare  you  I  came  not  as  yet  unto 
Corinth. 

24  Not  for  ./"that  we  have  do- 
minion over  your  faith,  but  are 
heljiers  of  your  joy:  lor  i/by  faith 
ye  stand. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  Having  shewed  the  reason  why  he  came  not  to 
them,  C  he  rcquirelh  them  to  forgive  and  to 
comfort  that  excommunicated  person,  10  even 
as  iiimsc{f  also  upon  his  true  repentance  had 
forgiven  him,  \2  declaring  withal  why  he  de- 
parted from  Troas  to  Macedonia,  14  and  the 
happy  success  which  Ood  gave  to  his  preaching 
in  all  places. 

BUT  I  determined  this  with 
mj'self,  "that  I  would  not 
come  again  to  you  in  heavines,s. 
2  For  if  I  make  you  sorry,  wlio 
is  he  then  that  maketh  me  glad, 
but  the  same  which  is  made 
sorry  by  mo  ? 


A.  D.  GO. 


p  ch.  0.  12. 

</Pii;i.  2. 16. 

Sc  4.  1. 

1  Thcss.  2. 

19,  21). 
rl  Cor.  4.  19. 
s  Rom.  1.  11. 
il  Or,  grace. 

1 1  Cor.  16.  5, 
6. 


II  Or, 

preaching. 
J  Mark  1.  1. 

Luke  1.  35. 

Acts  9.  20. 
y  Ileh.  13.  8. 
J  Rom.  15.  8, 

9. 
(il  John  2.  20, 

27. 
b  Eph.  1.  13. 

&  4.  30. 

2  Tim.  2.  19. 


Re 


17. 


Eph.  1.  14. 
d  Rom.  1.  9. 

ch.  11.  31. 

Oal.  1.  20. 

Phil.  1.  8. 
el  Cor.  4.21. 

ch.  2.  3.  <t 

12.  20.  ic  13. 

2,  10. 
/"I  Cor.  8.  5. 

1  Pet.  5.  3. 
gRom.  11.20. 

1  Cur.  15. 1. 


ach.  1.23.4: 
12.  20,  21. 
ic  13.  10. 


Success  of  PauVs  labours.       II.  CORINTHIANS. 


Of  the  laiu  and  (jospel. 


A.  D.  60. 


b  ch.  12.  21. 

cch.  7.16.  & 
f.  22. 
Gal.  5.  10. 


e  1  Cor.  5.  1. 
/Gal.  4.  12. 


H  Or,  censure. 
r  1  Cor.  5.  4, 

5. 

1  Tim.  5.  20. 
;i  Gal.  C.  1. 


i  ch.  7.  15.  & 
10.  C. 


!i  Or, 
in  the 


»  Acts  16.  8. 

&  20.  6. 
1 1  Cor.  16.  9. 

m  ch.  7.  5,  6. 


71  Cant.  1.  3. 
0  1  Cor.  1. 18. 
pch.  4.3. 
?  Luke  2.  34. 
John  9.  39. 

1  Pet.  2.  ",  8. 
rl  Cor.  15. 10. 

ch.  3.  5,  6. 
II  Or,  deal 

deceitfully 

unlh. 
sch.4.  2.  Sc 

11.  13. 

2  Pet.  2.  3. 
«ch.  1.  12.  <t 

4.  2. 
II  Or,  o/. 


3  And  I  wrote  this  same  unto 
you,  lest,  when  I  came,  *  I  should 
have  .sorrow  from  them  of  whom 

I  ought  to  rejoice;  'having  con- 
fidence in  you  all,  that  my  joy  is 
the  joy  of  you  all. 

4  For  out  of  much  affliction  and 
anguish  of  heart  I  wrote  unto 
vou  with  many  tears ;  ''  not  that 
ve  should  be  grieved,  but  that 
ye  might  know  the  love  which  I 
have  more  abundantly  unto  you. 

5  But « if  any  have  caused  grief,  he 
hath  not  /grieved  me,  but  in  part : 
that  I  may  not  overcharge  you  all. 

6  Sufficient  to  such  a  man  is  this 

II  punishment,  which  was  inflicted 
f  of  many. 

7  ''  So  that  contrariwise  ye  ought 
rather  to  forgive  him,  and  cor?i- 
fort  /u'/n,  lest  perhaps  such  a  one 
should  be  swallowed  up  with 
overmuch  sorrow. 

8  Wherefore  I  beseech  you  that 
ye  would  confirm  your  love  to- 
ward him. 

9  For  to  this  end  also  did  I 
write,  that  I  might  know  the 
proof  of  you,  whether  ye  be 
*  obedient  in  all  things. 

10  To  whom  ye  forgive  any 
thing,  1  forgive  also:  for  if  I  for- 
gave any  thing,  to  whom  I  for- 
gave it,  for  your  sakes/ojfirai'e  I  it 
il  in  the  person  of  Christ ; 

11  Lest  Satan  should  get  an 
advantage  of  us:  for  we  are  not 
ignorant  of  his  devices. 

12  Furthermore,  ''When  I  came 
to  Troas  to  preach  Christ's  gospel, 
and  i  a  door  was  opened  unto  me 
of  the  Liord, 

13  ™i  had  no  rest  in  my  spirit,  be- 
cause I  found  not  Titus  my  broth- 
er;  but  taking  my  leave  of  them,  I 
went  from  thence  into  Macedonia. 

14  Now  thanks  be  unto  God, 
which  always  causeth  us  to  tri- 
umph in  Christ,  and  maketh 
manifest  "the  savour  of  his 
knowledge  by  us  in  everj'  place. 

1.5  For  we  are  unto  God'  a  sweet 
savour  of  Christ,  "in  them  that 
are  saved,  and  Pin  them  that 
perish : 

16  9  To  the  one  7ve  are  the  savour 
of  death  unto  death;  and  to  tlie 
other  the  savour  of  life  unto  life. 
And  J-who  is  sufficient  for  these 
things? 

17  For  we  are  not  as  many, 
which  lis  corrupt  the  word  of 
God:  but  as  *of  sincerity,  but  as 
of  God,  in  the  sight  of  God  speak 
we  ilin  Christ. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  hcit  their  false  teachers  should  charge  him 
icith  vainglory,  he  sheweth  the  faith  and  graces 
of  the  Corinthians  to  be  a  sufficient  commenda- 
tion of  his  ministry.  6  Whereupon  entering  a 
comparison  between  the  ministers  of  the  law 
and  of  the  gospel,  12  he  proveth  that  his  min- 
istry is  so  far  the  more  excellent,  as  the  gospel 
of  life  and  liberty  is  more  glorious  than  the 
law  of  condemnation. 


DO  «we  begin  again  to  com- 
mend ourselves  ?  or  need  we, 
as  some  others,  '•epistles  of  com- 
mendation to  you,  or  letters  of 
commendation  from  you  ? 

2  c  Ye  are  our  epistle  written  in 
our  hearts,  known  and  read  of 
all  men : 

3  Forasmuch  as  ye  are  manifestly 
declared  to  be  the  epistle  of  Christ 
f' ministered  by  us,  written  not 
with  ink.  but  with  the  Spirit  of  the 
living  God  ;  not « in  tables  of  stone, 
but/in  fleshly  tables  of  the  heart. 

4  And  such  trust  have  we 
through  Christ  to  God-ward : 

5  a  Xot  that  we  are  sufficient  of 
ourselves  to  think  any  thing  as  of 
ourselves ;  but  /'  our'  sufficiency 
i.s  of  God; 

G  Who  also  hath  made  us  able 
i  minLsters  of  *  the  new  testa- 
ment; not  ?of  the  letter,  but  of 
the  spirit:  for  "'the  letter  killeth, 
"but  the  spirit  llgiveth  life. 

7  But  if  "the  ministration  of 
death, p written  and  engraven  in 
stones,  was  glorious,  vso  that 
the  children  of  Israel  could  not 
steadfa.stly  behold  the  face  of 
Moses  for  the  glorj*  of  his  counte- 
nance; which  glory  was  to  be 
done  away; 

8  How  shall  not  '"the  ministra- 
tion of  the  spirit  be  rather  glori- 
ous? 

9  For  If  the  ministration  of  con- 
demnation be  glory,  much  more 
doth  the  ministration  «of  right- 
eousness exceed  in  glory. 

10  For  even  that  w'hich  was 
made  glorious  had  no  glory  in 
this  respect,  by  reason  of  the 
glory  that  excelleth. 

11  For  if  that  which  is  done 
away  teas  glorious,  much  more 
that  which  remaineth  i^  glorious. 

12  Seeing  then  that  we  have 
such  hope,  fwe  use  great !)  plain- 
ness of  speech: 

13  And  not  as  Moses,  « ichirh  put 
a  vail  over  his  face,  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  could  not  steadfast- 
ly look  to  ^  the  end  of  that  which 
is  abolished : 

14  But  ^their  minds  were  blind- 
ed: for  until  this  day  remaineth 
the  same  vail  untaken  away  in 
the  reading  of  the  old  testament; 
which  vail  is  done  away  in  Christ. 

\'i  But  even  unto  this'day,  when 
Moses  is  read,  the  vail  is  upon 
their  heart. 

16  Nevertheless,  ^when  it  shall 
turn  to  the  Lord,  "the  vail  shall 
be  taken  away. 

17  Xow  *  the  Lord  is  that  Spirit : 
and  where  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
is,  there  is  liberty. 

18  But  we  all,  with  open  face  be- 
holding (-as  in  a  glass  ''the  glory 
of  the  Lord,  c  are  changed  into  the 
same  image  from  glory  to  glory, 
even  as  S  by  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord. 

175 


A.  D.  60. 


0  ch.  5.  12.  A; 

10.  8,  12.  &. 

12.  11. 
6  Acts  18.  27. 
clCor.  9.2. 


d  1  Cor.  3.  5. 
e  Ex.  24.12.<fc 

34.  1. 
/Ps.  40.  8. 

Jer.  31.  33. 

Ez.  11.  19.  <fc 

30.  26. 

Heb.  8.  10. 
g  John  15.  5. 

ch.  2.  16. 
h  1  Cor.  15.10. 

Phil.  2.  13. 
!  1  Cor.  3.5.  <fc 

15.  10. 

ch.5. 18. 

Eph.  3.  7. 

Col.  1.25,29. 

1  Tira.  1.  11, 
12. 

2  Tim.  1. 11. 
i  Jer.  31.31. 

Matt.  26.  28. 
Heb.  8.  6,8. 

I  Rom.  2.  27, 

29.  k  7.  6. 
m  Rom.  3.  20. 

Sc  4.  15.  dc  7. 

9,  10,  11. 

Gal.  3.  10. 
n  John  6.  63. 

Eom.  8.  2. 
:iOr, 

quichenetli. 

0  Rom.  7.  10. 
p  Ex.34.  1,28. 

Deut.  10.  1, 
Slc. 
q  Ex.  34.  29, 

30,  35. 

r  Gal.  3.  5. 
jRom.  1.17. 

A:  3.  21. 
«ch.  7.  4. 

Eph.  6.  19. 

II  Or, 
boldness. 

u  Ez.  34.  33, 

1  Rom.  10.  4. 
Gal.  3.  23. 

y  Is.  G.  10. 

Matt.  13.  11, 

14. 

John    12.  40. 

Acts  26.  26. 

Rom.  11.7, 

8,  25. 

ch.  4.  4. 
z  Ex.  34.  S4. 

Rom.  11.  23, 

26. 

a  Is.  25.  7. 
b  1  Cor.  15.45. 

ver.  6. 

c  1  Cor.13.12. 
dch.  4.  4,  6. 

ITim.  1.11. 
eRom.  8.  29. 

1  Cor.  15.  49. 

Col.  3.  10. 
■I  Or,  of  the 

Lord  the 

Spirit, 


Of  the  gospel  ministry. 


II.  CORINTHIANS.     Paul's  hope  of  immortality. 


A.  D.  CO. 


a  ill.  3.  C. 

/,  1  Cor.  7.  25. 

1  Tim.  1.  13. 
t  Gr.  shame, 

Rom.  1.  IG. 

&;  e.  21. 
cell.  2.  17. 

1  Thess.  2.3, 

Jch.fi.  4,  7. 

.V  7.  14. 
ech.  5.  11. 
/I  Cor.  I.  18. 

ch.  2.  15. 

2ThKSS.2.10. 
rJohn  12.  31. 

(fc  M.  30.  &. 

16.  11. 

Eph.  C.  12. 
?,  Ib.  G.  10. 

Johii  12.  40. 

ch.  3.  14. 
ii'h.  3.  8,  9, 

11,1". 

ver,  6. 
*  John  1.  18. 

&:  12.  45.  6c 

14.  0. 

Phil.  2.  e. 

Col.  1.  15. 

Heb.  1.  3. 
n  Cor.  1.13, 

23.  &  lU.  33. 
m  1  Cor.  9.1'J. 

ch.  1.21. 
n  Gen.  1.  3. 
t  Gr.  is  he 

who  hath. 
o2  I'et.  1.  10. 
p  ver.  4. 

1  Put.  2.  9. 
«ch.  G.  1. 
rl  Cor.  2.  5. 

cli.  12.  9. 
sch.  7.  0. 
II  Or,  nut 

altot^cthcr 

without 

help,  or, 

means, 
t  Ps.  37.  24. 
u  ICor.  l.'i.Sl. 

ch.  1.  5.9. 

Gal.  C.  17. 

Phil.  3.  10. 
xRom.  8.  17. 

2  Tim.  2.  11, 
12. 

1  Pet.  4.  13. 
yVa.  44.  22. 
Rom.  8.  38. 

1  Cor.  15.31, 
49. 

sch.  13.  9. 
a  Rom.  1.  12. 

2  Pct.l.  1. 

b  Ps.  110.  10. 
cRom.  8.  11. 

1  Cor.  C.  14. 
dl  Cor.  3.  21. 

ch.  1.  C. 

Col.  1.24. 

I  Tim.  2.  10 
oh.  1.  II.  Jc 

6.  19.  Sl  0.11 

12.    /Rom. 


CHAPTER   IV. 

1  He  declareth  how  he  hath  used  all  sincerity  and 
faithful  diligence  in  preaching  the  gospel,  7 
and  how  the  troubles  and  persecutions  which 
he  daily  endured  for  the  same  did  redound  to 
the  praise  of  God's  power,  12  to  the  benefit  of 
the  church,  16  and  to  the  apostle's  own  eternal 
glory. 

THEREFORE  seeing  we  liave 
"this  ministry,  ''as  we  have 
received  inercy,  we  faint  not ; 

2  But  have  renounced  the  hidden 
things  of  tdislionesty,  not  wallc- 
ing  in  craftiness,  c  nor  handling  the 
word  of  God  deceitfully ;  but,  ^  by 
manifestation  of  the  truth,  « com- 
mending ourselves  to  eveiT  man's 
conscience  in  the  sight  of  God. 

3  But  if  our  gospel  be  hid,  /it  is 
hid  to  them  that  are  lost : 

4  In  whom  othe  god  of  this 
world  A  hath  blinded  the  minds  of 
them  which  believe  not,  lest  *  the 
light  of  the  glorious  gospel  of 
Christ,  ''■  who  is  the  image  of  God, 
sliould  shine  unto  them. 

.5  I  For  we  preach  not  ourselves, 
but  Christ  Jesus  the  Lord;  and 
»»  ourselves  your  servants  for  Je- 
sus' sake. 

6  For  God,  «who  commanded 
the  light  to  shine  out  of  darkness, 
thath  oshined  in  our  hearts,  to 
give  p  the  light  of  the  knowledge 
of  the  glory  of  God  in  the  face  of 
Jesus  Christ. 

7  But  we  have  this  treasure  in 
?  earthen  vessels,  'tliat  the  excel- 
lency of  the  power  may  be  of 
God,  and  not  of  us. 

8  We  are  « troubled  on  every 
side,  yet  not  distressed;  we  are 
perple'xed,  bui.  ilnot  in  despair; 

9  Persecuted,  but  not  forsaken  ; 
<cast  down,  but  not  destroyed ; 

10  "Always  bearing  about  in  the 
bodv  the  dving  of  the  Lord  Jesus, 
•^  that  the  life  also  of  Jesus  might 
be  made  manifest  in  our  body. 

11  For  we  which  live  y  are  alway 
delivered  unto  death  for  Jesus' 
sake,  that  the  life  also  of  Jesu« 
might  bo  made  manifest  in  our 
mortal  liesh. 

12  So  then  »  death  worketh  in  us, 
but  life  in  you. 

Vi  We  having  "the  same  spirit 
of  faith,  according  as  it  is  written, 
il  believed,  and  therefore  have 
I  spoken ;  we  also  believe,  and 
therefore  speak ; 

14  Knowing  that«  ho  which  raised 
up  the  Lord  Jesus  sliall  raise  up 
us  also  by  Jesus,  and  shall  pre- 
sent i(.«  with  yon. 

1.')  For  '^all  things  are  for  your 
sakes,  that  Mhe  abundant  grace 
might  through  the  tlianksgiving 
of  many  redound  to  the  glory  of 
God. 

1()  For  which  cause  we  faint  not; 
but  though  our  outward  man  per- 
isli,  yet  .'"the  inward  man  is  renew- 
ed day  by  day. 


7.  22 


Eph.  3.  Hi.     Col.  3.  10.     1  Pet.  3.  4. 
170 


17  For  ff  our  light  attliction,  which 
is  but  for  a  moment,  worketh  lor 
us  a  far  more  exceeding  and  eter- 
nal weight  of  glory; 

18  /i  While  we  look  not  at  the 
things  which  are  seen,  but  at  the 
things  which  are  not  seen :  for  the 
things  which  are  seen  are  tem- 
poral; but  the  things  which  are 
not  seen  are  eternal. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  That  in  his  assured  hope  of  immortal  glory,  9 
and  in  expectance  of  it,  and  of  the  general 
judgment,  he  lahoureth  to  licep  a  good  con- 
science, 12  not  that  he  may  herein  boast  of  him- 
self, 14  hut  as  one  that,  hating  received  life 
from  Christ,  endeavourelh  la  live  ns  a  niw 
'creature  to  Christ  only,  18  and  by  hts  ministry 
of  reconciliation  to  reconcile  others  also  m 
Christ  to  God, 

FOR  we  know  that,  if  « our 
earthly  house  of  thi.<i  taberna- 
cle were  dissolved,  we  have  a 
building  of  God,  a  house  not  made 
with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heav- 
ens. 

2  For  in  this  ^  we  groan,  earnest- 
ly desiring  to  be  clothed  upon 
with  our  house  which  is  from 
heaven  : 

3  If  so  be  that  <•  being  clothed  we 
shall  not  be  found  naked. 

4  For  we  that  are  in  this  taberna- 
cle do  groan,  being  burdened :  not 
for  that  we  would  be  unclothed, 
but  f' clothed  upon,  that  mortality 
might  be  swallowed  up  of  life. 

5  Now  «he  that  hath  wrou,i,'ht  us 
ibr  the  selfsame  thing  is  God,  who 
also  .^hath  given  unto  us  the  earn- 
est of  the  Spirit. 

6  Therefore  ive  are  always  confi- 
dent, knowing  that,  whilst  we 
are  at  home  in  the  body,  we  are 
absent  from  the  Lord: 

7  (For  .'/  we  walk  by  faith,  not  by 
sight:) 

8  We  are  confident,  I  say,  and 
''Willing  rather  to  be  absent  Irom 
the  body,  and  to  be  present  with 
the  Lord. 

9  Wherefore  we  i  labour,  that, 
whether  present  or  absent,  we 
mav  be  accepted  of  him. 

10  i  For  we  must  all  appear  before 
the  judgment  seat  oC  Christ ;  ''that 
every  oiu!  may  receive  the  things 
<lonr'\]\  his  body,  aceonling  to  that 
he  hath  done,"whether  il  be  good 
or  bad. 

11  Knowing  therefore  i  the  terror 
of  the  Lord,  we  persuade  men  ; 
but  "'  we  are  made  manifest  unto 
God  ;  and  J  trust  also  are  made 
manifest  in  your  consciences. 

12  For  »  we  com  mend  not  our- 
selves again  unto  you,  but  give 
vou  occasion  "  to  glory  on  our 
behalf,  that  ye  may  have  some- 
what to  anstcer  them  wliicli  glo- 
ry t  in  appearance,  and  not  in 
heart. 

13  For  jMvhether  we  be  beside 
ourselves,  it  is  to  God  :  or  wheth- 
er we  be  sober,  it,  is  for  your  cause. 


A.  D.  60. 


f  Matt.  5.  12. 

Rom.  8.  18. 

1  Pet.l.  C.  it 

5.  10. 
h  Rom.  8.  24. 

ch.  5.  7. 

Heb.  11.  1. 


I  Job  4.  19. 
ell.  4.  7. 
2  Pet.  1.  13, 


cRcv.  3. 18.  i: 
IC.  IS. 


dlCor.  15,  53, 

54. 
e  Ts.  29.  23. 

Kph.  2.  10. 

/"Rom.  8.  23. 
■  ch.  1.  2-2. 

Eph.l.  14.  4c 

4.30. 


l-Rom.S.  24, 
25. 

1  Cor.  13.  12. 
ch.  4.  18. 
Heb.  11.  1. 

h  Phil.  1.  23. 

II  Or. 
endeavour. 


iMatt.  25.  31, 

32. 

Rom.  14.  10. 
»  Rom.  2.  0. 

Gal.  0.  7. 

Eph.  0.  8. 

Col.  3.  24,25. 

Rev.  22.  12. 
;joh  31.  23. 

llcb.  10.  31. 

Judc  23. 
m  ch.  4.  2. 
neh.  3.  1. 


t  Or. 

in  the  face, 
prh.  11.  1,  16, 

17.  3c  12.  6, 

11. 


Paul's  faithfulness 


II.  CORINTHIANS. 


in  the  ministry. 


A.  D.  60. 


?  Rom.  5.  15. 
rRom.  6.  11, 

12.  <k  14.  7,8. 

1  Cor.  6.  19. 

Gal.  2.  20. 

1  Thess.  6. 

10. 

1  Pet.  4.  2. 
X  Matt.  12.  50. 

John  15.  14. 

Gal.  5.  6. 

Phi!.  3.  7,  8. 

Col.  3.  11. 
J  John  6.  63. 
a  Rom.  8.  9. 

&.  le.  7. 

Gal.  6.  15. 
II  Or, 

Iht  him  be. 
J  Gal.  5.  6.  ic 

6.  15. 
y  Is.  43.  18,19. 

ic  65.  17. 

Eph.  2.  15. 

Rev.  21.  5. 
z  Rom.  5.  10. 

Kph.  2.  16. 

Ciil.  1.  20. 

IJohn  2.2. 

&.  4.  10. 
a  Rom.  3. 24, 

25. 
tGr. 

put  in  uj. 
i  Job  33.  23. 

Mai.  2.  7. 

ch.  3.  6. 

Kph.  6.  20. 
cch.  6.  1. 
d\^.  53.  6,9, 

12. 

Gal.  3.  13.     1 

19.  Sc  10.  3. 


alCor.  3.  9. 
ich.  5.  20. 
c  Heb.  12.  15. 

d  Is.  49.  8. 


e  Rom.  14.  13. 

1  Cor.  9.  12. 

i  10.  32. 
t  Or.  cum^ 

wendingf 

ch.  4.  2. 
/I  Cor.  4.  1. 
gch.  11.  23, 

&c. 
II  Or, 

in  tussings 

to  and  fro. 
Ach.  4.  2.  & 

7.  14. 
i  1  Cor.  2.  4. 
»rh.  10.  4. 

Eph.  G.  11, 


14  For  the  love  of  Chri.st  con- 
straineth  us ;  because  we  thus 
judge,  that  « if  one  died  for  all, 
then  were  all  dead  : 

15  And  that  he  died  for  all,  ^that 
they  which  live  should  not  hence- 
forth live  unto  themselves,  but 
unto  him  which  died  for  them, 
and  rose  again. 

10  » Wherefore  henceforth  know 
we  no  man  after  the  liesh :  yea, 
though  we  have  known  Christ 
after  the  flesh.  <yet  now  hence- 
fortli  know  we  him  no  more. 

17  Therefore  if  any  man  "6/?  in 
Christ,  ihe  is  ^R  new  creature: 
z/ old  things  are  passed  away;  be- 
hold, all  things  are  become  new. 

18  And  all  things  are  of  God, 
2who  hath  reconciled  us  to  him- 
self by  Jesus  Chri.st,  and  hath 
given  to  us  the  ministry  of  rec- 
onciliation ; 

19  To  wit,  that  «God  was  in 
Christ,  reconciling  the  world  unto 
himself,  not  imputing  their  tres- 
passes unto  them ;  and  hath 
t committed  unto  us  the  word  of 
reconciliation. 

20  Now  then  we  are  *  ambassa- 
dors for  Christ,  as  « though  God 
did  beseech  you  by  us:  we  pray 
you  in  Christ's  stead,  be  ye  recon- 
ciled to  God. 

21  For  dhe  liath  made  him  fo  be 
sin  for  us,  who  knew  no  sin ;  that 
we  might  be  made  « the  righteous- 
ness of  God  in  him. 

Pet.  2.  22,  24.     1  John  3.  5.      eRom.  1.  17.  &  5. 

CHAPTER    VI. 

I  That  he  hath  approted  himself  a  faithful  min- 
ister of  Christ,  both  by  his  exhortations,  3  and 
by  integrity  of  life,  i  and  hy  patient  enduring 
all  kinds  of  affliction  and  disgraces  for  the  gos- 
pel. 10  Of  which  he  speaketh  the  more  boldly 
amongst  them,  because  his  heart  is  open  to  them. 
13  and  he  expeclcth  the  like  affection  from  them 
again,  14  exhorting  to  flee  the  society  and  pol- 
lutions of  idolaters,  as  being  themselves  tem- 
ples of  the  living  God. 

WT'E  tlien,  OS  "workers  together 
Vt     16/7/1  him,  ^beseech  you  also 
«that  ye   receive   not   the  grace 
of  God  in  vain, 

2  (For  he  saith,  ''I  have  heard 
thee  in  a  time  accepted,  and  in 
the  day  of  salvation  have  I  suc- 
coured" thee:  beliold,  now  i.9  the 
accepted  time ;  behold,  now  is 
tlie  day  of  salvation.) 

3  c  Giving  no  offence  in  any  thing, 
that  the  ministry  be  not  blamed: 

4  But  in  all  things  t  approving 
ourselves  /as  the  ministers  of 
God,  in  much  patience,  in  afflic- 
tions, in  necessities,  in  distresses, 

5  4' In  stripes,  in  imprisonments, 

II  in  tumults,  in  labours,  in  watch- 
ings,  in  lastings ; 

G  IJ\'  pureness,  by  knowledge,  by 
longsuffering,  by  kindness,  by  the 
Holy  Ghost,  by  love  unfeigned, 

7  '«By  the  word  of  truth,  by  i  the 
power  of  God,  by  *  the  armour  of 


I'ighteousness  on  the  right  hand 
and  on  the  left, 

8  By  honour  and  dishonour,  by 
evil  report  and  good  report:  as 
deceivers,  and  yet  true ; 

9  As  unknown,  and  lyet  well 
known;  »»as  dying,  and,  behold, 
we  live;  "as  chastened,  and  not 
killed ; 

10  As  sorrowful,  yet  alway  re- 
joicing ;  as  poor,  yet  making 
many  rich ;  as  having  nothing, 
and  yet  po.ssessing  all  things. 

11  O  ye  Corinthians,  our  mouth 
is  open  unto  you,  oour  heart  is 
enlarged. 

12  Ye  are  not  straitened  in  us, 
but  pye  are  straitened  in  your 
own  bowels. 

13  Now  for  a  recompense  in  the 
same,  (<?!  speak  as  unto  >n 2/ chil- 
dren,) be  ye  also  enlarged. 

14  '•Be  ye  not  unequally  yoked 
together  with  unbelievers :  ibr 
swhat  fellowship  hath  righteous- 
ness with  unrighteousness?  and 
what  communion  hath  light  with 
darkness? 

15  And  what  concord  hath  Christ 
with  Belial?  or  what  part  hath 
he  that  believeth  with  an  infidel? 

IG  And  what  agreement  hath  the 
temple  of  God  with  idols?  for  f  ye 
are  the  temple  of  the  living  God ; 
as  God  hath  said,  «I  will  dwell 
in  them,  and  walk  in  them ;  and  I 
will  be  their  God,  and  they  shall 
be  my  people. 

17  a; "wherefore  come  out  from 
among  them,  and  be  ye  separate, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  touch  not  the 
unclean  thing  ;  and  I  will  receive 
you, 

18  yAnd  will  be  a  Father  unto 
you,  and  ye  shall  be  my  sons 
and  daughters,  saith  the  Lord 
Almighty. 

CHAPTER   TIL 

1  lie  proceedeth  in  e.vhorting  them  to  purity  of 
life,  2  and  to  bear  him  like  affection  as  he  doth 
to  them.  3  Whereof  lest  he  might  stem  to 
dou''t,  he  declareth  what  comfort  he  took  in  his 
afflictions,  by  the  report  which  Titus  gave  of 
their  godly  sorrow,  which  his  former  epistle 
had  wrought  in  them,  13  and  of  their  loving- 
kindness  and  obedience  towards  Titus,  answer- 
able to  his  former  boastings  of  them. 

HAVING  « therefore  these 
promises,  deai'ly  beloved,  let 
us  cleanse  oui-selves  from  all  filth- 
iness  of  the  flesh  and  spirit,  per- 
fecting holiness  in  the  fear  of  God. 

2  Receive  us;  we  have  wronged 
no  man,  we  have  corrupted  no 
man,  b  we  have  defrauded  no  man. 

3  I  speak  not  this  to  condemn 
you.-  for  oi  have  said  before,  that 
ye  are  in  our  hearts  to  die  and 
live  with  you. 

4  d  Great  fs  my  boldness  of  speech 
toward  you,  e great  i.t  my  glory- 
ing of  you  :  .fl  am  filled  with  com- 
fort, I  am  exceeding  joyful  in  all 
our  ti'ibulation. 

5  For,  i7  when  we  were  come  into 

177 


A.  D.  GO. 


Ich.  4.2.  &  5. 

11.  iz  11.  6. 
m  1  Cor.  4.  9. 

ch.  1.  9.  &.  4. 

10,  11. 
nPs.  118.  18. 


pch.  12.  15. 


ql  Cor.  4.  14. 

rDeut.  7.  2,3. 

1  Cor.  5.  9.  <fc 

7.  39. 
s  1  Sam.  5.  Q, 

3. 

1  Kings  18. 

21. 

1  Cor.  10.  21. 

Eph.  5.7,11. 

tl  Cor.  3.  16. 

&  6.  19. 

Eph.  2.  21, 

■21. 

Heb.  3.  6. 
u  Ex.  29.  45. 

Lev.  26.  12. 

Jer.  31.33.(fc 

32.  38. 

Kz.  11.  20.  <t 

3R.  28.  &,  37. 

26,  i-e. 

Zech.  8.  8.  & 

13.  9. 
X  Is.  52.  11. 

rh.  7.  1. 

Rev.  18.  4. 
yJer.  31.  1,9. 

Rev.  21.  7. 


ach.  6.17,  18. 
1  John  3.  3. 


6  .\cts  20.  33. 
ch.  12.  17. 

cch.  6.  11, 12. 


lich.  3.  12. 
el  Cor.  1.  4. 

ch.  1.  14. 
/ch.  1.  4. 

Phil.  2.17. 

Col.  1.  24. 
ffch,  2.  13. 


Of  godly  sorrow. 


II.  CORINTHIANS. 


Liherality  recommended, 


A.  D.  GO. 

hch.  4.  8. 

I  Deut.  3-;!.  2j. 

*cli.l.  4. 

;  See  ch.  2.  13. 


I  Or,  accord- 
ing to  God. 


nas.-xm. 12.13. 
Matt.  26.  70. 


pch.  2.  4. 


q  Rom.  15.  32. 


t  Or.  howels, 
ell.  (i.  12. 


5  2  Tliesa.  8.4. 
l'hiltm.8,21. 


Macedonia,  our  flesh  liad  no  i-e.st, 
but  /'we  were  troubled  on  every 
side;  *  without  icere  fightings, 
within  were  fears. 

6  Nevertheless  ^God,  that  coni- 
forteth  those  that  are  cast  down, 
comforted  us  by  'the  coming  of 
Titus ; 

7  And  not  by  his  coming  only,  but 
by  tlie  consolation  wherewith  he 
was  comforted  in  you, when  he  told 
us  your  earnest  desire,  your  m  ourn- 
ing,your  fervent  mind  toward  me; 
so  that  I  rejoiced  the  more. 

8  For  though  I  made  you  sorry 
with  a  letter,  I  do  not  repent, 
'» though  I  did  repent :  for  I  per- 
ceive that  the  same  epistle  hath 
made  you  sorry,  though  it  ivere 
but  for  a  season. 

9  Now  I  rejoice,  not  that  ye  were 
made  sorry,  but  that  ye  sorrowed 
to  repentance :  for  ye  were  made 
sorry  II  after  a  godly  manner,  that 
ye  rnight  receive  damage  by  us  in 
nothing. 

10  For  "godly  sorrow  worketh 
repentance  to  salvation  not  to  be 
repented  of:  ^but  the  sorrow  of 
the  world  worketh  death. 

11  For  behold  this  sell'same  thing, 
that  ye  sorrowed  after  a  godly 
sort,  what  carefulness  it  wrought 
in  you,  yea,  ivJiat  clearing  of  your- 
selves, yea,  ^rhnt  indignation,  yea. 
what  fear,  yea,  what  vehement 
desire,  yea,  ^v/laf.  zeal,  yea,  what 
revenge!  In  all  t/iings  ye  have 
approved  yourselves  to  be  clear 
in  this  matter. 

Vl  Wherefore,  though  I  wrote  un- 
to you,  Idid  it  not  for  his  cause 
that  had  done  tlie  wrong,  nor  for 
hiscau.se  thatsulfered  wrong,;' but 
that  our  care  for  you  in  the  sight 
of  (Jod  might  appear  unto  you. 

13  Therefore  we  were  comforted 
in  your  comfort :  yea,  and  exceed- 
ingly the  more  joyed  we  for  the 
joy  of  Titus,  because  his  spirit 
'/  was  refreshed  by  yovi  all. 

11  For  if  I  have  boasted  any 
thing  to  him  of  you,  I  am  not 
ashamed;  but  as  we  spake  all 
things  to  you  in  trutli,  even  so  our 
boasting,  which  J  made  before  Ti- 
tus, is  Ibuiid  a  truth. 

!■')  And  his  t  inward  affection  is 
more  abundant  tuwiird  .vou, 
wliilst  he  remeiulicreth  'the  obe- 
dience of  you  all,  how  wiili  fear 
and  trembling  ye  received  liim. 

hi  I  rejoice  therefore  t  liat "  I  liave 
conlidence  in  you  in  all  thinys. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  He  stirrelh  llicm  up  to  a  liberal  luntribution 
for  the  poor  saints  at  Jerusalrm,  ity  tlir  cj:am- 
ple  of  the  Marcdoniaiis,  7  Ay  connintidnlion  of 
their  former  forwardness,  0  hy  the  example  of 
C'hriit,  14  and  hy  the  spiritual  profit  that  shall 
redound  tn  thcmsrlvcs  thereby  :  lOcummcndinff 
to  them  the  integrity  and  willingness  of  Titus, 
and  those  other  brethren,  who  upon  his  reouest, 
exhortation,  and  eommendation,  were  purposely 
cumc  to  them  for  this  hustyiess, 

17S 


MOREOVER,  brethren,  we  do 
you  to  wit  of  the  grace  of 
God  bestowed  ou  the  churches  of 
Macedonia; 

2  How  that  in  a  great  trial  of 
affliction,  the  abundance  of  their 
joy  and  "their  deep  poverty 
abounded  unto  the  riches  of  their 
t  liberality. 

3  For  to  their  power,  I  bear  rec- 
ord, j'-ea,  and  beyond  their  jjower 
t/iey  were  willing  of  themselves; 

4  Praj'ing  us  with  much  entreaty 
that  we  would  receive  the  gift, 
iind  take  upon  us  ^the  fellow-ship 
of  the  ministering  to  the  saints. 

5  And  this  the)/  did,  not  as  we 
hoped,  but  first  gave  their  own 
selves  to  the  Lord,  and  unto  us  by 
the  will  of  God. 

G  Insomuch  tliat  ewe  desired  Ti- 
tus, that  as  he  had  begun,  so  he 
would  also  finish  in  you  the  same 
II  grace  also. 

7  Therefore,  as  ''ye  abound  in 
every  thing,  in  faith,  and  utter- 
ance, and  knowledge,  and  in  all 
diligence,  and  in  your  love  to  us, 
see  c  that  ye  abound  in  this  grace 
also. 

8  /I  speak  not  by  commandment, 
but  by  occasion  of  the  forward- 
ness of  others,  and  to  prove  the 
sincerity  of  your  love. 

9  For  ye  know  the  grace  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  i^that,  though 
he  was  rich,  yet  for  your  sakes 
he  became  poor,  that  ye  through 
his  poverty  might  be  rich. 

10  And  herein  '» I  give  mn  advice  : 
for  Uhis  is  expedient  for  you,  wlio 
have  begun  before,  not  only  to  do, 
but  also  to  be  t  A' forward  a  year 
ago. 

11  Now  therefore  i^erform  the  do- 
ing ofit;  that  as  there  wan  a  read- 
iness to  will,  so  there  may  be  a 
performance  also  out  of  that 
wliich  ye  have. 

12  For  'if  there  be  first  a  ^Yilling 
mind,  it  ii  accepted  according  to 
that  a  man  hath,  ami  not  accord- 
ing to  that  he  hatli  not. 

18  For  J  mean  not  tiiat  other  men 
be  eased,  and  ye  burdened  : 

II  Rut  by  an  e(iuality,  //(f(Miow 
at  this  time  your  al)un<laiic(!  inai/ 
be  a  s\i])})l!i  for  tlicir  want,  that 
their  alxnidance  al.so  may  be  a 
supji/i/  for  your  want;  that  tliere 
may  be  e(|ualily : 

l.j  As  it  is  written,  ™  He  that  had 
fiathereil  much  ha<i  notliiiig  over; 
and  Jie  that  liad  gutliertd  little  had 
no  lack. 

1(1  Rut  thanks  he  to  God,  whicli 
])ut  the  sjimc  earnest  care  into 
the  heart  of  Titus  for  you. 

17  For  iudee(l  lie  accepted  "the 
exhortation;  but  lieing  more  for- 
ward, of  his  own  accord  he  went 
unto  you. 

18  And  we  have  sent  with  him 
"  thQ  brother,  whose  praise  is  in 


A.  D.  60. 


t  Gr. 
simplicity, 
ch.  3.  11. 


h  Acts  11.  29. 

&.  21.  17. 

Rom.  10.  25, 

2(1. 

1  Cor.  IC.  1, 

3,4. 

rh.9.  1. 
c  ver.  17. 

cli.  12.  18. 


II  Or,  fifl, 
ver.  4,  19. 

(UCor.l.  5. 
<fc  12.  13. 

e  ch.  9.  8. 

/ 1  Cor.  7.  6. 


g  Matt.  fi.  20. 
Luke  9.  08. 
rhil.  2.  C,7. 


h  1  Cor.  7.  25. 
1  Prov.  10.  17. 

Matt.  10.  42. 

1  Tim.  C.  18, 

19. 

Ileb.  13.  10. 
t  Gr.  willing, 
kcb.  9.2. 


/Mark  12.43, 
44. 
Luke  21.  3. 


m  Ex.  10.  18. 


on  sundry  grounds. 


II.  CORINTHIANS. 


PauVs  spiritual  power. 


A.  D.GO. 


J,  1  Cor.  16.  3, 

1. 
II  Or,  gift, 

vor.  4,  6,  7. 

ch.  a.  8. 
5ch.  4.  15. 


rRom.  12.  17. 
Phil.  4.8. 
1  Pet.  2.  12. 


I  Or,  he  hath. 


/rh.  7.  It.  ic 
9.2. 


a  Ac 

ts 

1.29. 

Rom. 

15.  2(5 

1  C 

nr 

10.  1. 

ch. 

R. 

4. 

Ga 

.  2 

.  10. 

Jch 

8. 

13. 

cch 

P. 

21. 

dch 

8 

10. 

crh 

S. 

G,  17, 

IP, 

22 

t  Or.  blessing. 
Gen.  33.  11. 

1  Sam.  25.27. 

2  Kings  5.15. 
II  Or,  which 

hath  fieen  so 
much  spoken 
of  before. 
/Prov.  11.  24. 
<k  in.  17.  <k 

2-.i.  a. 


Gal.  fi. 


,  9. 


j-Deut.15.  7. 
A  Kx.  25.  2.  dc 

35.  5. 

Prov.  11.  25. 

Rom.  12.  8. 

ch.  8.  12. 
•  Prcv.  U.  24, 

25.  <k  28.  27. 

rbil.  4. 19. 


the    gospel    throughout    all   the 
churcJies; 

19  And  not  that  only,  but  who 
wa.s  also  p  chosen  of  the  churches 
to  travel  with  us  with  this  II  grace, 
which  is  administered  by  us  "/to 
the  glory  of  the  same  Lord,  and 
declaration  of  your  ready  mind  : 

20  Avoiding  this,  that  no  man 
should  blame  us  in  tliis  abund- 
ance which  is  administered  by  us : 

21  'Providing  for  honest  things, 
not  only  in  tlie  sight  of  the  Lord, 
but  also  in  the  sight  of  men. 

22  And  we  have  sent  with  them 
our  brother,  whom  we  have  often- 
times proved  diligent  in  many 
things,  but  now  much  more  dili- 
gent, upon  the  great  confidence 
which  IIJ  have  in  you. 

23  "Whether  ani/  do  inquire  of 
Titus,  he  is  my  partner  and  fellow 
helper  concerning  you:  or  our 
brethren  be  inquired  of,  they  are 
»the  messengers  of  the  churches, 
and  the  glory  of  Christ. 

24  Wherefore  shew  ye  to  them, 
and  before  the  churches,  the  proof 
of  your  love,  and  of  our « boasting 
on  your  behalf. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  lie  yieldeth  the  reason  why,  though  he  knew 
their  forwardness,  yet  he  sent  Titus  and  his 
brethren  beforehand.  6  And  he  proceedeth  in 
stirring  them  up  to  a  bountiful  alms,  as  being 
but  a  kind  of  sowing  of  seed,  10  which  shall  re- 
turn  a  great  increase  to  them,  13  and  occasion 
a  great  sacrifice  of  thanksgivings  unto  God, 

FOB.  as  touching  «the  minister- 
ing to  the  saints,  it  is  superllu- 
ous  for  me  to  write  to  you : 

2  For  I  know  '-  the  forwardness  of 
your  mind,  c  for  whicli  I  boast  of 
you  to  them  of  Macedonia,  that 
''  Achaia  was  ready  a  year  ago ; 
and  your  zeal  hath  provoked  very 
many. 

3  "Yet  have  I  sent  the  brethren, 
lest  our  boasting  of  you  should  be 
in  vain  in  this  behalf;  that,  as  I 
said,  ye  may  be  ready : 

4  Lest  haply  if  they  of  Macedonia 
come  with  me,  and  find  you  un- 
prepared, we  ( that  we  say  not,  ye) 
.should  be  ashamed  in  this  same 
confident  boasting. 

5  Therefore  I  thought  it  neces- 
sary to  exhort  the  brethren,  that 
they  would  go  before  unto  j'ou, 
and  make  up  beforehand  your 
t  bounty,  11  whereof  ye  had  notice 
before,  that  the  same  might  be 
ready,  as  a  matter  of  bounty,  and 
not  as  o/covetousness. 

6./"But  this  I.^ay,  He  which  soweth 
sparingly  shall  reap  also  sparing- 
ly; and  he  which  soweth  bounti- 
fully shall  reap  also  bountifully. 

7  Every  man  according  as  he 
purposeth  in  liis  heart,  .10  let  him 
give;  ^not  grudgingly,  or  of  neces- 
sity: for  A  God  lovetli  a  cheerful 
giver. 

8  »And  God  is  able  to  make  all 


grace  abound  toward  you;  that 
ye,  always  Jiaving  all  sufficiency 
in  all  things,  may  abound  to  every 
good  work : 

9  (As  it  is  written,  *He  hath  dis- 
persed abroad;  he  hath  given  to 
the  poor:  his  righteousness  re- 
maineth  for  ever. 

10  Now  he  that '  ministereth  seed 
to  the  sower  both  minister  bread 
for  your  food,  and  multiply  your 
seed  .sown,  and  increase  the  fruits 
of  your  '»  righteousness  :) 

11  Being  enriched  in  every  thing 
to  all  iltbountifulness,  "which 
causeth  through  us  thanksgiving 
to  God. 

12  For  the  administration  of  this 
service  not  only  "supplieth  the 
want  of  the  saints,  but  is  abund- 
ant also  by  many  thanksgivings 
unto  God ; 

13  While  by  the  experiment  of 
this  ininistration  they  p glorify 
God  for  your  professed  subjection 
unto  the  gospel  of  Christ,  and  for 
your  liberal  9 distribution  unto 
them,  and  unto  all  men; 

14  And  by  their  prayer  for  you, 
v.-hich  long  after  you  for  the  ex- 
ceeding 'grace  of  God  in  you. 

15  Thanks  be  unto  God  «for  his 
unspeakable  gift. 

CHAPTER  X. 

Against  the  false  apostles,  who  disgraced  the 
weakness  of  his  person  and  bodily  presence,  he 
selteth  out  the  spiritual  might  and  authority, 
with  which  he  is  armed  apainst  all  adversary 
powers,  7  assuring  them  that  at  his  coming  he 
'  will  be  found  as  mighty  in  word,  as  he  is  now 
in  writing  being  absent,  12  and  withal  taxing 
them  for  reaching  out  themselves  beyond  their 
compass,  and  vaunting  themselves  into  other 
men's  labours, 

NOW  «I  Paul  myself  beseech 
you  by  the  meekness  and 
gentleness  of  Christ,  ^who  II  in 
presence  am  base  among  you,  but 
being  absent  am  bold  toward  you : 

2  But  I  beseech  you,  c  that  I  may 
not  be  bold  when  I  am  present 
with  that  confidence,  wherewith 
I  think  to  be  bold  against  some, 
which  II  think  of  us  as  if  we 
walked  according  to  the  flesh. 

3  For  though  we  walk  in  the 
flesh,  we  do  not  war  after  the 
flesh: 

4  (f'For  the  weapons  «of  our 
warfare  are  not  carnal,  but 
.f mighty  II  through  God  oto  the 
puUiu.g  down  of  strong  holds ;) 

5  ''Casting  down  II imaginations, 
and  everv  high  thing  that  exalt- 
eth  itself' against  the  knowledge 
of  God,  and  bringing  into  cap- 
tivity every  thought  to  the  obe- 
dience of  Christ; 

6  'And  having  In  a  readiness  to 
revenge  all  disobedience,  when 
^vour  obedience  is  fulfilled. 

7  '  Do  ye  look  on  things  after  the 
outward  appearance?  '"If  any 
man  trust  to  himself  that  he  is 
Christ's,  let  him  of  himself  think 

179 


A.  D.  60. 


m  Hp8.  10.  12. 
Matt.  6.  1. 

nor, 

liberality. 
tGr. 

simplicity, 

ch.  B.  2. 
ndi.  1.  ll.<fc 

4.15. 
och.  8.  14. 


p  Matt.  5.  16. 


7Heb.  13.  16. 


rch.8.  1. 

s  James  1.  17, 


b  ver.  10. 

ch.  12.  5,  7,9. 
II  Or, 

in  outward 

appearance, 
c\  Cor.  4.  21. 

ch.  13.  2,  10. 

II  Or,  nelton. 

dEph.e.  13. 

1  Thess.  6.  8. 
el  Tim.  1.  18. 

2  Tim.  2.  3. 
/Acts  7.  22. 

1  Cor.  2.  5. 

ch.  6.  7.  (fc 

13.  3,  4. 
II  Or,  to  Ood. 
gJer.  1.  10. 
h  1  Cor.  1.  19. 

&  3.  19. 
II  Or, 

reasonings. 
i  ch.  13.  2,  10. 
*ch.2.  9.  &. 

7.  15. 
;  John  7.  24. 

ch.  5.  12.  & 

H.  18. 
m  1  Cor.l4.S7. 

1  John  4.  6. 


Paul  excuseth 


II.  CORINTHIANS. 


Ms  selfboasting. 


A.  D.  60. 

n  1  Cor.  3.  23. 

A'  9.  1. 

rh.  n.  23. 
och.  13.  10. 

pch.  7.  14.  <k 
12.  6. 


t  Gr.  saitk  he. 
q  1  Cor.  2.  3,4. 

ver.  1. 

ch.  12.5,7,9. 

Gal.  4.  13. 
rl  Cor.  1.  17. 

fc  2.  1,  4. 

ch.  11.  6. 


II  Or,  under- 
stand it  not. 
t  ver.  15. 


K  1  Cor.  3.  5, 
10.  <t  4.  15. 
&  9.  1. 


II  Or,  magni- 
Jicd  in  you. 


II  Or,  rule. 

y  U.  05.  16. 

Jcr.  9.  24. 

1  Cor.  1.31. 
z  Prov.  27.  2. 
a  Rom.  2.  29. 

1  Cor.  4.  6. 


a  ver. 
ch.  5 

10. 
.  13. 

II  Or, 
ye  dn 
Willi 

hear 

^Gal. 

4.  17,18 

1  Co 

2.19,20 
r.  4.  15. 

rfCol. 

1.2S. 

c  Lev 

21.  13. 

/-Gen 
Johi 

3.  4. 
8.44. 

this  again,  tbat,  as  he  is  Christ's, 
even  ,so  are  »we  Clirist's. 

8  For  though  I  sliould  boast 
somewhat  more  "of  our  author- 
ity, wliicli  tlie  Lord  hatli  given 
us  for  edification,  and  not  for 
your  destruction,  p1  should  not 
be  ashamed: 

9  Tiiat  I  may  not  seem  as  if  I 
would  terrify  you  by  letters. 

10  For  his  letters,  tsay  they,  are 
weighty  and  powerful;  but  'this 
bodily  presence  is  weak,  and  his 
'•speech  contemptible. 

11  Let  such  a  one  think  this, 
that,  such  as  we  are  in  word  by 
letters  when  we  are  absent,  such 
will  tve  be  also  in  deed  when  we 
are  present. 

12  «For  we  dare  not  make  our- 
selves of  the  number,  or  com- 
pare ourselves  with  some  that 
commend  themselves :  but  they, 
measuring  themselves  by  them- 
selves, and  comparing  themselves 
among  themselves,  II  are  not  wise. 

18  <But  we  will  not  boast  of 
things  without  our  measure,  but 
according  to  the  measure  of  the 
!l  rule  wliich  God  hath  distributed 
to  us,  a  measure  to  reach  even 
unto  j'ou. 

14  For  we  stretch  not  ourselves 
beyond  our  measure,  as  though 
we  reached  not  unto  you;  "for 
we  are  come  as  far  as  to  you  also 
in  preaching  the  gospel  of  Christ: 

l.j  Not  boasting  of  things  with- 
out our  measure,  tliat  is,  a^of 
other  men's  labours;  but  having 
hope,  wlien  your  faith  is  in- 
creased, that  we  shall  be  II  en- 
larged by  you  according  to  our 
rule  abundantly, 

1(1  To  preach  the  gospel  in  the 
rcfiinns  beyond  you,  and  not  to 
lioast  in  another  man's  II  line  of 
things  made  ready  to  our  hand. 

17  ?/  But  he  that  glorieth,  let  him 
glory  in  the  Lord. 

15  For  2  not  he  that  commendeth 
himself  is  approved,  but  "whom 
the  Lord  commendeth. 

CHAPTER  XL 

1  Out  of  hix  jealousy  over  the  Corinthians^  who 
seemed  to  ynahe  more  aeenunt  of  the  false  apos- 
tics  than  of  him,  he  rntereth  into  a  forced  com- 
mendation of  himself,  5  of  his  equality  with  the 
chief  apostles,  7  of  his  preaching  the  gospel  to 
them  freely,  and  without  any  their  charge,  13 
shewing  that  he  was  not  inferior  to  those  de- 
ceitful workers  in  any  legal  prerogative, 'JH  and 
in  the  service  of  Christ,  and  in  all  kind  of  suf- 
ferings for  his  ministry,  Jar  superior. 

WOULD  to  God  ye  could  bear 
with  me  a  little  in  "  my  folly: 
and  indeed  II  bear  with  me. 
'Z   For  I  am  ''jealous  over  you 
witli  godly  jealousy:  for  <■  1  h'av(' 
espoused    you   to   one    husband, 
''that  I  may  j)r('S('iit  you  cas  a 
chiiste  virffin  to  Christ. 
;{  But  I  fear,  lest  by  any  means, 
as   /the    serpent    lieguiled    Eve 
through     his    subtilty,    so    your 
180 


minds  a  should  be  corrupted  from 
the  simplicity  that  is  in  Christ. 

4  For  if  he  that  cometh  preach- 
etli  another  Jesus,  whom  we  have 
not  preached,  or  //  ye  receive 
another  spirit,  which  ye  have 
not  received,  or  'f  another  gospel, 
wliich  ye  have  not  accepted,  ye 
might  well  bear  i  with  him. 

r>  For  I  suppose  « I  was  not  a  whit 
behind  the  very  chiefest  apostles. 

(j  But  though  '•I  be  rude  in 
.speech,  yet  not  'in  knowledge; 
but  ™we  have  been  thoroughly 
made  manifest  among  you  in  all 
things. 

7  Have  I  committed  an  offence 
"in  abasing  myself  that  ye  might 
be  exalted,  because  I  have 
preached  to  you  the  gospel  of 
God  f  reel  J'? 

8  I  robbed  other  churches,  tak- 
ing wages  0/  them,  to  do  you 
service. 

9  And  when  I  was  present  with 
yon,  and  wanted,  "  I  was  charge- 
able to  no  man :  for  that  which 
was  lacking  to  me  i>the  brethren 
which  came  from  Macerlonia 
supplied  :  and  in  all  t/nnris  1  have 
kept  my.self  '/from  being  burden- 
some unto  you,  and  so  will  I 
keep  myself. 

10  '-As' the  truth  of  Christ  is  in 
me,  t«no  man  shall  stop  me  of 
this  boasting  in  the  regions  of 
Achaia. 

11  Wherefore?  'because  I  love 
vounot?    God  knoweth. 

VI  But  what  I  do.  that  I  will  do, 
"  that  I  may  cut  olf  occasion  from 
them  which  desire  occasion ;  that 
wherein  they  glorj-,  they  may  be 
Ibund  even  as  we. 

13  For  such  ^are  false  apostles, 
.'/  deceitful  workers,  transforming 
themselves  into  the  apostles  of 
Christ. 

14  And  no  marvel ;  for  8atan 
him.self  is  transformed  into  ^an 
angel  of  light. 

l.j  Therefore  it  is  no  great  thing 
if  his  ministers  also  be  tran.s- 
fbrmed  as  the  «  ministers  of  right- 
eousness; ''Whose  end  shall  be 
according  to  their  works. 

l(i  «I  say  again,  J^et  no  man 
think  me  a  fool;  if  otherwise, 
y(?t  as  a  fool  II  receive;  me,  that  I 
may  boast  myself  a  little. 

17  That  which  I  speak, ''  I  .speak 
if  not  after  the  Lord,  but  us  it 
were  foolishly,  ejn  this  confi- 
dence of  boasting. 

18.'' Seeing  that  manj'  glory  after 
the  fiesli,  I  will  glory  also. 

1!)  For  ye  suffer  fools  gladly, 
//seeing  ye  yoiir.selves  ar(>  wise. 

20  For  ye  suffer,  ''if  a  man  bring 
you  into  bondage,  if  a  man  de- 
vour you,  if  a  man  take  nf  you,  if 
a  nuin  e.xalt  himself,  if  a  man 
smite  you  on  the  face. 

21  I  "speak    as    concerning  re- 


A.D.  60. 


g  Kph.  6.  24. 
Col.  2.  4,  8, 
18. 

1  Tim.  1.3. 
A-  4.  1. 
Ilel).  13.  9. 

2  Pet.  3.  17. 
h  Gal.  1.  7,  8. 
!l  Or,  with  me. 
i  1  Cor.  l.").  10. 

ch.  12.  11. 

Gal.  2.  6. 
*  1  Cor.  1.  17. 

&  2.  1, 13. 

rh.  10.  10. 
I  Eph.  3.  4. 
m  ch.  4.  2.  & 

5.  11.  &  12. 

12. 
n  .\cts  18.  3. 

ICor.  9.  6,12. 

ch.  10.  1. 


0  Acts  20.  33. 
ch.  12.  13. 

1  Thcss.  2. 
9. 

2Thess.  3. 
8,9. 

pPhil.  4.  10, 

16,  IG. 
q  ch.  12.  14, 

10. 
r  Rom.  9.  1. 
t  Gr. 

this  hoasting 

shall  not  be 

stopped  in 

me. 
s  1  Cor.  9.  15. 
tch.G.  11.  <k 

7.  3.  Sc  12. 

15. 
u  1  Cor.  9.  12. 

X  Acts  16.  24. 
Rom.  16.  18. 
Gal.  1.  7.  <fc 
6.  12. 
Phil.  1.  15. 

2  P.-t.  2.  1. 
1  John  4.  1. 
Rev.  2.  2. 

Vch.  2.  17. 

Phil.  3.  2. 

Tit.  1.  10,11. 
J  Gal.  1.  8. 
ach.3.  9. 
t  Phil.  3.  19. 
c  ver.  1. 

ch.  12.  G,  11. 
II  Or,  suffer. 

d  1  Cor.  7.  0, 


/Phil.  3.  3,4. 


g  1  Cor.  4.  10. 
A  Gal.  2.  4.  6c 
4.  9. 


Paul's  sufferings 


II.  CORINTHIANS. 


and  revelations. 


A.  D.  60. 


ich.  10.  10. 
«Fhil.  3.4. 

I  Acts  22.  3. 
Rom.  11.  1. 
Phi!.  3.  5. 


m  1  Cor.  15. 

10. 
n  .\cts  9.  16. 

ir.  20.  23.  & 

21.  11. 

rh.6.  4,  5. 
0  1  Cor.  15, 

30,  31,32. 

rh.  1.  9,  10. 

k  4.  11.  &.  6. 

g. 

p  Deut.  25.  3. 
q  A.cts  16.  22. 
r  Acts  14.  19. 
<  Acts  27.  41. 
t  Acts  9.  23. 

&  13.  50.  k 

14.  5.  <fc  17. 

5.  k  20.  3.  it 

21.  31.  k  23. 

10,  11.  ck  25. 

3. 
u  Acts  14.  5. 

<k  19.  23. 
X  Acts  20.  31. 

ch.  6.  5. 
»1  Cor.  4.  11. 
z  See  Acts  20. 

18,  kc. 

Rom.  1. 14. 
a  1  Cor.  8.  13. 

k  9.  22. 
bch.  12.  5,9, 

10. 
e  Rom.  1.  9. 

*9.  1. 

ch.  1.  23. 

Gal.  1.  20. 

1  Thess.  3.  5. 
dRom.  9.5. 
e  Acta  9.  24, 

25. 


t  Gr.  For  I 
uiill  come. 

oRom.  16.  7. 
ch.  5.  17. 
Gal.  1.  22. 


6  Acts  22.  17. 

A.  D.  46. 

at.  L'jsrra, 
Acts  14.  6. 


proach,  'as  though  we  had  been 
weak.  Howbelt,  ^-  wherehisoever 
any  is  bold,  (I  speak  foolishly,)  I 
am  bold  also. 

22  Are  they  Hebrews?  'so  am 
I.  Are  they  Israelites  ?  so  am  I. 
Are  they  the  seed  of  Abraham  ? 
so  am  I. 

2.3  Are  tliey  ministers  of  Christ? 
(I  speak  as  a  fool,)  I  am  more; 
'"in  labours  more  abundant,  «in 
stripes  above  measure,  in  prisons 
more  frequent,  "  in  deaths  oft. 

24  Of  the  Jews  five  times  re- 
ceived I JJ  forty  stripes  save  one. 

2-5  Thrice  was  I  9  beaten  with 
rods,  '•once  was  I  stoned,  thrice 
I « suffered  shipwreck,  a  night  and 
a  day  I  have  been  in  the  deep ; 

26  In  journeyings  often,  in  perils 
of  waters,  in  perils  of  robbers,  fin 
lierils  by  mine  oirn  countrymen, 
« in  perils  bj'  the  heathen,  (/rperils 
in  the  citj%  in  perils  in  the  wilder- 
ness, in  perils  in  the  sea,  in  perils 
among  false  brethren ; 

27  In  weariness  and  iiainfulness, 
«in  watchings  often,  ^in  hunger 
and  thirst,  in  lastings  often,  in 
cold  and  nakedness. 

28  Be.side  those  things  that  are 
without,  that  which  cometh  upon 
me  daily,  zthe  care  of  all  the 
churches. 

29  o  Who  is  weak,  and  I  am  not 
weak  ?  who  is  otfended,  and  I 
burn  not  ? 

30  If  I  must  needs  glory,  *!  will 
glory  of  the  things  which  concern 
mine  infirmities. 

31  "^The  God  and  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  ''which  is 
blessed  for  evermore,  knoweth 
that  I  lie  not. 

32  «In  Damascus  the  governor 
under  Aretas  the  king  kept  the 
city  of  the  Damascenes  with  a 
garrison,  desirous  to  apprehend 
me: 

33  And  through  a  window  in  a 
basket  was  I  let  down  by  the 
wall,  and  escaped  his  hands. 

CHAPTER   XII. 

1  For  commending  of  his  iipostlcship,  thoiiirh  he 
might  glory  of  his  wonderful  revelations,  9  yet 
he  rather  chooseth  to  glory  of  his  infirmities, 
11  hlaming  them  for  forcing  him  to  this  vain 
boasting.  14  He  promiseth  to  come  to  them 
again  :  hut  yet  altogether  in  the  affection  of  a 
father,  2(1  although  he  feareth  he  shall  to  his 
grief  find  many  offenders,  and  public  disorders 
there. 

IT  is  not  expedient  for  me 
doubtless  to  glory,  tl  will 
come  to  visions  and  revelations 
of  the  Lord. 

2  I  knew  a  man  "in  Christ  above 
fourteen  years  ago,  (whether  in 
the  body,  I  cannot  tell ;  or  wheth- 
er out  of  the  body,  I  cannot 
tell:  God  knoweth;)  such  a  one 
*  caught  up  to  the  third  heaven. 

3  And  I  knew  such  a  man. (wheth- 
er in  the  body,  or  out  of  the  body, 
I  cannot  tell :  God  knoweth ;) 


4  How  that  he  was  caught  up  in- 
to '•paradise,  and  heard  unspeak- 
able words,  which  it  is  not  II  lawful 
for  a  man  to  utter. 

0  Of  such  a  one  will  I  glory: 
f'yet  of  myself  I  will  not  glory, 
but  in  mine  infirmities. 

6  For  <■  though  I  would  desire  to 
glory,  I  shall  not  be  a  fool;  for  I 
will  say  the  truth  :  but  now  I  Ibr- 
bear,  lest  any  man  should  think 
of  me  above  that  which  he  seeth 
me  to  be,  or  that  he  heareth  of  me. 

7  And  lest  I  should  be  e.xalted 
above  measure  through  the  abund- 
ance of  the  revelations,  there 
was  given  to  me  a /thorn  in  the 
flesh,  £' the  messenger  of  Satan  to 
buffet  me,  lest  I  should  be  exalted 
above  measure. 

8  ''For  this  thing  I  besought  the 
Lord  thrice,  that  it  might 'depart 
from  me. 

9  And  he  said  unto  me.  My  grace 
is  sulficient  for  thee:  for  mj- 
strength  is  made  perfect  in  weak- 
ness. Most  gladly  therefore » will 
I  rather  glory  in  my  infirmities, 
/'that  the  power  of  Christ  may 
rest  upon  me. 

10  Therefore 'I  take  pleasure  in 
infirmities,  in  reproaches.in  neces- 
sities, in  persecutions,  in  distress- 
es for  Christ's  sake:  ™for  when 
I  am  weak,  then  am  I  strong. 

11  I  am  become  « a  fool  in  glo- 
rying; ye  have  compelled  me: 
for  I  ought  to  have  been  com- 
mended of  you  :  for  "  in  nothing 
am  I  behind  the  very  chiefest 
apostles,  though  p  I  be  nothing. 

12  <?  Truly  the  signs  of  an  apostle 
were  wrought  among  you  in  all 
patience,  in  signs,  and  wonders, 
and  mighty  deeds. 

13  »•  For  what  is  it  wherein  ye 
were  inferior  to  other  churches, 
except  it  be  that  « I  myself  was 
not  burdensome  to  you  ?  forgive 
me  <  this  wrong. 

14  «  Behold,  the  third  time  I  am 
ready  to  come  to  you;  and  I  will 
not  be  burdensome  to  you  :  for 
«  I  seek  not  yours,  but  you  :  y  for 
the  children  ought  not'to  lay  up 
lor  the  parents,  but  the  parents 
for  the  children. 

1.5  And  2 1  will  very  gladly  spend 
and  be  spent  «  ibr  t  you ;  though 
*  the  more  abundantly  I  love  you, 
the  less  I  be  loved. 

16  But  be  it  so, « I  did  not  burden 
you  :  nevertheless,  being  crafty,  I 
caught  you  with  guile. 

17  «'  Did  I  make  a  gain  of  you  by 
any  of  them  whom  I  sent  unto 
yoii? 

18 « I  desired  Titus,  and  with  him 
I  sent  a. ^brother.  Did  Titus  make 
a  gain  of  you?  walked  we  not  in 
the  same  spirit  ?  ivalkcd  ive  not  in 
the  same  steps? 

19r/Again,  think  ye  that  we  ex- 
cuse ourselves  unto  you  ?  *  we 
181 


A.  D.  60. 


c  Luke  23.  43. 

nor, 

possible. 


ech.  10.  8.  k 
11.  16. 


/See  Ez.  28. 

24. 

Gal.  4.  13,14. 
g- Job  2.  7. 

Luke  13.  16. 
A  Sec  Deut.  3. 

23-27. 

Matt.  26.  44. 


ich.  11.  30. 
SI  Pet.  4.  14. 


/Rom.  5.  3. 
ch.  7.  4. 


mch.  13.  4. 
nch.  11.  1,  16 


och.  11.  5. 

Gal.  2.  6,  7,8. 
p  1  Cor.  3.  7. 

k  15.  8,  9. 

Eph.  3.  8. 
7  Rom.  15.  18, 

19. 

1  Cor.  9.  2. 

ch.  4,  2.  k  6. 

4.  k  11.  6. 
r  1  Cor.  1.  7. 
s  1  Cor.  9.  12. 

ch.  11.  9. 
f  ch.  11.7. 
uch.  13.  1. 


X  Acts  20.  33. 

1  Cor.  10.  33. 
y  1  Cor.  4.  14, 

15. 

z  Phil.  2.  17. 

1  Thess.  2.  8. 
a  John  10.  11. 

ch.  1.  6. 
Col.  1.  24. 

2  Tim.  2.  10. 
t  Gr.  your 

souls, 
b  ch.  6.  12,18. 
cch.  11.  9. 
rfch.  7.2. 
cch.  8.  6,16, 

/ch.  8.  18. 

f  ch.  5.  12. 
A  Rom.  9.  1. 
ch.  11.  31. 


Paul  threateneth 


GALATIANS. 


unreclaimed  offenders. 


A.  D.  CO. 


tl  Cor.  10.  33. 


*  1  Cor.  4.  21. 
ch.  10.  2.  & 
13.  2,  10. 


/rh.2.  1,4. 
mch.  13.2. 
n  1  Cor.  5.  1. 


<7,  ch.  12.  14. 
I)  Num.  30.30. 

Dcut.  17.  G. 

&  19.  i:>. 

Matt.  IS.  IG. 

John  8.  17. 

Ileh.  10.28. 
cch.  10.  2. 
dch.  12.  21. 

ech.  1.  23. 
/Matt.  10.  20. 

1  Cor.  0.  4. 

th.  2.  10. 
f  1  Cor.  9.  2. 
ft  Phi'..  2.  7,8. 

1  ?ct.  3.  18. 
i  Rom.  6.  4. 
»See  ch.  10. 

3,4. 


A.  D.  58. 


a  vcr.  11,  12. 

I,  Acts  0.  0.  i 
22.  1(1,  )&,  21 
&  20.  16. 
Til.  1.3. 

c  Acts  2.  24. 

rfrhil.2.  22. 
k  4.  21. 

e  1  Cor.  10.  1 

/Rom.  1.  7. 

1  Cor.  1.  3. 

2  Cor.  1.  2. 
Kph.  1.  2. 
Phil.  1.  2. 
Col.  1.  2. 
28.     Rom 


speak  before  God  in  Christ :  »  but 
)ce  do  all  things,  clearly  beloved, 
for  j'our  edifying. 

20  For  I  lear,  lest,  when  I  come, 
I  shall  not  tiiid  you  such  as  I 
would,  and  thal/<  I  shall  be  found 
unto  you  such  as  ye  would  not : 
lest  there  be  debates,  envyings, 
wraths,  strifes,  backbitings,  whis- 
perings, swellings,  tumults  : 

21  vl;((/lest,  when  I  come  again, 
my  God  '  will  humble  me  among 
you,  and  that  I  shall  bewail  many 
'"whicli  have  sinned  already,  and 
have  not  repented  of  the  unclean- 
ness  and  «  fornication  and  lasciv- 
iousness  which  they  have  com- 
mitted. 

,       CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  lie  Ihrealcnrth  sci'erity,  and  the  power  of  his 
apostlrsUip  against  ohstinate  sinners.  5  And 
ailltisiii/r  them  to  a  trial  of  their  faith,  7  and  to 
a  reformation  of  their  sins  before  his  eoming, 
11  he  concliideih  his  epistle  with  a  general  ex- 
hortation and  a  prayer, 

THIS  is  nthe  third  time  I  am 
coming  to  yon.  ''In  the 
mouth  of  two  or  three  witnesses 
shall  every  word  be  established. 

2  =  1  told  you  before,  and  foretell 
you,  as  if  I  were  present,  the  sec- 
ond time:  and  being  absent  now 
I  write  to  them  ^  which  hereto- 
fore have  sinned,  and  to  all  other, 
that,  if  I  come  again,  "1  will  not 
spare : 

3  Since  ye  seek  a  proof  of  ChrLst 
/speaking  in  me,  which  to  you- 
ward  is  not  weak,  but  is  mighty 
3 in  you. 

4 ''For  though  he  was  crucified 
through  weakness,  yet  i he  liveth 
by  the  power  of  God.     For  *  we 


also  are  weak  II  in  him,  but  we 
shall  live  with  him  by  the  power 
of  God  toward  you. 

5  '  3:C.xamine  yourselves,  whether 
ye  be  in  the'  faith ;  prove  j'our 
own  selves.  Know  ya  not  your 
own  selves,  "'  how  that  Jesus 
Christ  is  in  you,  except  ye  be  "rep- 
robates ? 

G  But  I  trust  that  ye  shall  know 
that  we  are  not  reprobates. 

7  Now  I  pray  to  God  that  ye  do 
no  evil ;  not  that  we  should  ap- 
pear approved,  but  that  ye  should 
do  that  which  is  honest,  though 
0  we  be  as  reprobates. 

8  For  we  can  do  nothing  against 
the  truth,  but  for  the  truth. 

9  For  we  are  glad,  pwhen  we 
are  weak,  and  ye  are  strong :  and 
this  also  we  wish,  qeven  your 
perfection. 

10  'Therefore  I  write  these  things 
being  absent,  lest  being  present  »I 
should  use  sharpness, « according 
to  the  power  which  the  Lord  hath 
given  me  to  edification,  and  not 
to  destruction. 

11  Finally,  brethren,  farewell. 
Be  perfect,  be  of  good  comfort, 
"be  of  one  mind,  live  in  peace; 
and  the  God  of  love  ^and  peace 
shall  be  with  you. 

12  2/ Greet  one  another  with  a 
holy  kiss. 

13  All  the  saints  salute  yon. 

14  2  The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and 
"the  communion  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  with  you  all.    Amen. 

If  The  second  epi/'tle  to  the  Corinthians 
was  -written  from  Philippi,  a  city  of 
Macedonia,  by  Titus  and  Lucas. 


A.  D. 


THE    EPISTLE   OF   PAUL   THE   APOSTLE   TO   THE 

GALATIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

G  //c  wowiarcth  that  they  have  su  soon  left  him 
and  the  gospel,  8  and  accurseth  those  that 
preach  any  other  gorprl  than  he  did.  11  He 
learned  the  gospel  not  of  men,  hut  of  God  :  14 
and  shewelh  what  he  was  liefore  his  calling,  17 
and  what  he  did  prescnlUj  after  it. 

I)AUL,  an  apostle,  (« not  of 
men,  neitlier  by  man,  but 
''by  Jesus  Christ,  and  God  the 
Father,  '^who  raised  him  from 
the  dead;) 

2  And  all  the  brethren  ''which 
are  with  me,  "^unto  tlie  churches 
of  Galalia: 

;i  /Grace  be  to  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  the  Father,  and  from 
our  Lord  .Testis  Christ, 

4  i/Wlio  gave  himself  for  our 
sins,    that   he   might   deliver   us 

IThcss.  1.1.     2Th<"ss.  1.2.    2  John  3.     ^  Matt.  20. 
4.26.     ch.  2.  20.     Tit.  2.  14. 
182 


''from  this  present  evil  world, 
according  to  the  will  of  God  and 
our  Fatlier: 

5  To  whom  be  glory  for  ever  and 
ever.    Amen. 

(i  I  marvel  that  ye  are  so  soon 
removed  ifrom  him  that  called 
yoii  into  the  grace  of  C'hrist  unto 
another  gospel : 

7  ''Which  is  not  anotlier;  but 
there  be  some'tliat  trouble  you, 
and  would  pervert  the  go.spel  of 
Christ. 

8  But  though  «n\ve,  or  an  angel 
from  heaven,  iireach  any  other 
gospel  unto  you  tlian  that  which 
we  liave  iireaclu'd  unto  you,  let 
him  be  accursed. 

9  As  we  .said  before,  so  say  I  now 
again.  If  any  man  preach  any 
other  gospel  unto  you  » than  that 


II  Or, 

with  him. 
11  Cor.  11.28. 


m  Rom.  8.  10. 
Gal.  4. 19. 
n  1  Cor.  9.  27. 


p  1  Cor.  4.  10. 

ch.  11.  30.  & 

12.  5,  9,  10. 
ql  Thess.  3. 

10. 
rl  Cor.  4.  21. 

rh.  2.  3.  4; 

10.  2.  Jc  12. 

20,  21. 
sTit.  1.  13. 
(ch.  10.  8. 

KRom.  12.  18, 

18.  &  15.  6. 

1  Cor.  1.  10. 

Phil.  2.  2.  <t 

3.  16. 

1  Pet.  3.  8. 
J  Rom.  15.  33. 
y  Rom.  16.  16. 

1  Cor.  16.  20. 

1  Thcsa.5.26. 

1  Pet.  5.  14. 
z  Rom.  16.  24. 
a  Phil.  2.  1. 


A.  D.  58. 


h  See  Is.  65. 
17. 

John  16.  10. 
&  17.  14. 
Ilcli.  2.  6.  k 
6.  6. 

1  John  0.  10. 
ich.  5.  8. 

»2Cor.  11.4. 
/Acts  15.  1. 
24. 

2  Cor.  2.  17. 
A-  11.  13. 
ch.  5.  10,  12. 

m  1  Cor.  16.22. 


n  Di-ul.  4.  2. 
<k  12.  32. 
Prov.  30.  6. 
Rev.  22.  18. 


PauVs  doctrine  not  from  man.     GALATDiNS. 


Paul  resisteth  Peter. 


A.  D.  58. 


0  1  Thess.  2.4. 
p  1  Snm.  24.  7. 

Matt.  23.  14. 

1  John  3.  19. 
q  1  Thess.  2.4. 

James  4.  4. 
rl  Cor.  15.  1. 

slCor.15.1,3. 

vcr.  1. 
t  Eph.  3.  3. 


u  Acts  0.  1.  k 
22.4. &  26.11. 
1  Tim.  1.  13. 

J- Acts  e.  3. 

t  Gr.  equals 

in  years. 
1'  Acts  22.  3. 

&  26.  9. 

Phil.  3.  6. 
r  Jer.  0.  14. 

Malt.  15.  2. 

Mark  7.  5. 

A.  D.  35. 

ffls.  49.  1,5. 
Jer.  1.  5. 
Acts  9.  15.  & 

13.  2.  &  22. 

14,  15. 
Rom.  1.  1. 

«2  Cor.  4   6. 
f  Acts  0.  15.& 

22.  21.  &  26. 

17,  18. 

Kom.  11.13. 

Eph.  3.  8. 
rfMatt.  16.  17. 

1  Cnr.  15.  50. 

Eph.  6.  12. 

A.  D.  38. 

e  Acts  9.  26. 
BOr, 

returned. 
fl  Cor.  0.  5. 
rMatt.  13.65. 

Mark  6.  3. 
SRom.9.  1. 
«■  Acts  9.  30. 
k  1  Thess.  2. 

14. 
I  Rom.  16.  7. 


A.  D.  52. 

a  Acts  15.  2. 


fcx^erally. 
f  Phil.  2.16. 
1  Thess.  3.5. 


ye  have  received,  let  him  be  ac- 
cursed. 

10  For  0  do  I  now  p  persuade  men , 
or  God?  or  ? do  I  seek  to  please 
men  ?  for  if  I  yet  pleased  men,  I 
should  not  be  the  servant  of  Christ. 

11  '•But  I  certify  you,  brethren, 
tliat  the  gospel  which  was  preach- 
ed of  me  is  not  after  man. 

12  For  «I  neither  received  it  of 
man,  neither  was  I  taught  ?'/^,  but 
'by  the  revelation  of  Jesus  Christ. 

13  For  ye  have  heard  of  my  con- 
versation in  time  past  in  the 
Jews'  religion,  how  that  « beyond 
measure  I  persecuted  the  church 
of  God,  and  -wasted  it: 

14  And  profited  in  the  Jews'  re- 
ligion above  many  my  t  equals  in 
mine  own  nation,  2/being  more 
exceedingly  zealous  «  of  the  tradi- 
tions of  my  fathers. 

15  But  when  it  pleased  God,  "who 
separated  me  from  my  mother's 
womb,  and  called  vie  by  his  grace, 

16  ^To  reveal  his  Son  in  me, 
that  ci  might  preach  him  among 
the  heathen;  immediately  I  con- 
ferred not  v.-ith  rf flesh  and  blood: 

17  Neither  went  I  up  to  Jerusalem 
to  them  which  were  apostles  be- 
fore me;  but  I  went  into  Arabia, 
and  returned  again  unto  Damas- 
cus. 

18  Then  after  three  j^ears  «I 
II  went  up  to  Jerusalem  to  see 
Peter,  and  abode  with  him  fifteen 
days.     • 

19  But  .Mother  of  the  apostles  saw 
I  none,  save  ff  James  the  Lord's 
brother. 

20  Now  the  things  which  I  write 
unto  you,  ''behold,  before  God,  I 
lie  not. 

21  J Afterwards  I  came  into  the 
regions  of  Syria  and  Cilicia; 

22  And  was  unknown  by  face 
'tunto  the  churches  of  Judea 
which  'were  in  Christ : 

23  But  they  had  heard  only.  That 
he  which  persecuted  us  in  times 
past  now  preach eth  the  faith 
which  once  he  destroyed. 

24  And  they  glorified  God  in  me. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  He  sheiteth  when  he  went  tip  again  to  Jerusa- 
lem, and  for  what  purpose  :  3  and  that  Titus 
was  not  circumcised  :  11  and  that  he  resisted 
Peter,  and  told  him  the  reason,  14  why  he  and 
other,  being  Jews,  do  believe  in  Christ  to  be 
justified  by  faith,  and  not  by  w^irks  :  20  and 
that  they  live  not  in  sin,  who  are  so  Justified, 

THEN  fourteen  years  after  « I 
went  up  again  to  Jerusalem 
with  Barnabas,  and  took  Titus 
with  me  also. 

2  And  I  went  up  by  revelation, 
''and  communicated  unto  them 
that  gospel  which  I  preach  among 
the  Gentiles,  but  II  privately  to 
them  w^hicli  were  of  reputation, 
lest  by  any  means  «I  should  run, 
or  had  run,  in  vain. 

3  But  neither  Titus,  who  was  with 

63 


me,  being  a  Greek,  was  compelled 
to  be  circumcised : 

4  And  that  because  of  <i  false 
brethren  unawares  brought  in, 
who  came  in  privily  to  spy  out 
our  « liberty  which  we  have  in 
Christ  Jesus,  /that  they  might 
bring  us  into  bondage: 

0  To  wbom  we  gave  place  by 
subjection,  no,  not  for  an  hour; 
that  17  the  truth  of  the  gospel  might 
continue  with  j^ou. 

G  But  of  those  /»who  seemed  to  be 
somewhat,  whatsoever  they  were, 
it  maketh  no  matter  to  me:  'God 
accepteth  no  man's  person:  for 
they  who  seemed  to  be  .'somewhat 
'tin  conference  added  nothing  to 
me: 

7  But  contrariwise,  'when  they 
saw  that  the  gospel  of  the  uncir- 
cumcision  '"was  committed  unto 
me,  as  the  gospel  of  the  circum- 
cision icas  unto  Peter ; 

8  (For  he  that  wrought  effectual- 
ly in  Peter  to  the  apostleship  of 
the  circumcision,  "the  same  was 
0  mighty  in  me  toward  the  Gen- 
tiles;) 

9  And  when  James,  Cephas,  and 
John,  who  seemed  to  be  p pillars, 
perceived  ?the  grace  that  was 
given  unto  me,  they  gave  to  me 
and  Barnabas  the  right  hands  of 
fellowship ;  that  we  should  go  un- 
to the  heathen,  and  they  unto  the 
circumcision. 

10  Only  they  icould  that  we  should 
remember  the  poor;  '-the  same 
which  I  also  was  forward  to  do. 

11  s  But  when  Peter  was  come  to 
Antioch,  I  withstood  him  to  the 
face,  because  he  was  to  be  blamed. 

12  For  before  that  certain  came 
from  James,  <he  did  eat  with  the 
Gentiles:  but  when  they  were 
come,  he  withdrew  and  separated 
himself,  fearing  them  which  were 
of  the  circumcision. 

13  And  the  otlier  Jews  dissem- 
bled likewise  with  him ;  insomuch 
that  Barnabas  also  was  carried 
away  with  their  dissimulation. 

14  But  when  I  saw  that  they 
walked  not  uprightly  according 
to  "the  truth  of  the  gospel,  I  said 
unto  Peter  «•  before  t/um  all,  j/ If 
thou,  being  a  Jew,  livest  after  the 
manner  of  Gentiles,  and  not  as  do 
the  Jews,  whycompellest  thou  the 
Gentiles  to  live  as  do  the  Jews? 

15  2  We  icho  are  Jews  by  nature, 
and  not  ".sinners  of  the  Gentiles, 

16  ''Knowing  that  a  man  is  not 
justified  by  the  works  of  the  law, 
but  <:  by  the  faith  of  Jesus  Christ, 
even  we  have  believed  in  Jesus 
Christ,  that  we  might  be  justified 
by  the  faith  of  Christ,  and  not  by 
the  works  of  the  law:  for  ''by  the 
works  of  the  law  shall  no  flesh  be 
justified. 

17  But  if,  while  we  seek  to  be 
justified  by  Christ,  we  ourselves 

183 


A.  D.  58. 


d  Acts  15.  1, 
24. 
2  Cor.  11.  26. 

fch.  3.  25.  & 

5.  1,  13. 
/2  Cor.  11.20. 

ch.  4.  3,  9. 


g  ver.  14. 
ch.  3.  1.  Sc 


I  .\cts  10.  34. 
Rom.  2.  11. 


*  2  Cor.  12. 11. 

I  Acts  13.46. 
Rom.  1.  5.  & 
11.  13. 

1  Tim.  2.  7, 

2  Tim.  1.  11. 
m  1  Thess.  2. 

4. 

n  Acts  9.  15. 
k  13.  2.  &.-Z2. 
21.  <k26.  17, 

18. 

1  Cor.  15. 10. 

ch.  1.  16. 

Col.  1.  29. 
0  ch.  3.  5. 
pMatt.  16.  IS. 

Eph.  2.  20. 

Rev.  21.  14. 
q  Rom.  1.  5. 

<t  12.  3,  G.  k 

15.  15. 

1  Cor.  15.  10. 

Eph.  3.  8. 
r  Acts  11.30. 

&  24.  17. 

Rom.  15.  25. 

1  Cor.  10. 1. 

2  Cor.  8,  <k 
9,  chapters. 

J  Acts  15.  So. 
t  Acts  10.  28. 
&.  11.  3. 


«  ver.  5. 

j1  Tim.  5.  20. 

y  Acts  10.  28. 


z  Acts  15.  10, 

11. 
nMatt.  9.  11. 

Eph.  2.  3, 12. 
6  Acts  13.  38, 

39. 
cRom.  1.  17. 

<t  3.  22,  28. 

<k  8.3. 

ch.  3.  24. 

Ileb.  7.  18, 

10. 
d  Ps.  143.  2. 

Rom.  3.  20. 

ch.  3.  11. 


Believers  are 


GALATIANS. 


justified  hy  faith. 


A.  D.  58. 


e  1  John  3.  8, 

0. 
/Rom.  8.  2. 
r  Rom.  (1.  H. 

&  7.   1,  C. 
h  Rom.  C.  11. 

2  Cor.  5.  15. 

1  Thcs8.5.10. 

Ileb.  3.  14. 

1  Pet.  4.  2. 
i  Rom.  6.  6. 

ch.o.  24.  (t 

6.14. 
*  2  Cor.  5.  15. 

IThess.S.lO. 

1  Pet.  4.  2. 
Zch.  1.  4, 

Epli.  5.  2. 

Tit.  2.  14. 
m  rh.  3.  21. 

Hfb.  7.  11. 

See  Rom.  11, 

6. 

ch.  5.  4. 


Ach.  2.14.  Sc 
6.  7. 

c  Acts  2.  S8. 

Sc  8.  15.  fc 

10.47. i  15.8. 

ver.  11. 

Eph.  1.  13. 

Hel).  G.  4. 
d  Rom.  lO.lG, 

17. 

e  ch.  4.  0. 
/■Hcb.  7.  16. 

<k  9.  10. 
f  Ilcb.  10.  35, 

SO. 

2. John  8. 
II  Or, 

so  great. 
ft  2  Cor.  3.  P. 
:  Gen.  15.  6. 

Rom.  4.  3,  9, 

21,2.'. 

James  2.  23. 
II  Or, 

i/nputed. 
»  John  fl.  39. 

Rom.  4.  11, 

12,  10. 
I  See  Rom.  0. 

17. 

■vrr.  22. 
n  fii-n.  12.3. 

.k  iw.  18.  &; 

22.  18. 

Ads  3.  25. 
iiDcut.  27.26. 

Jcr.  11.  3. 
0  <h.  2.  10.   ■ 
r  Hal).  2.  4. 

Rom.  I.  17. 

Ileb.  10.  38. 
<j  Rom.  4.  4,5. 

<k  10.  5,  6.  t 

11.  6. 
T  T,cv.  18.  5. 

Nell.  a.  29. 

K/..  20.  11. 

Rom.  10.  6. 
.'Rom.  8.  3. 

2  Cor.  5.  21. 

ch.  4.  5. 


also  are  found  « sinners,  is  there- 
fore Christ  the  minister  of  sin? 
God  forbid. 

18  For  if  I  build  again  the  things 
which  I  destroj'ed,  I  make  myself 
a  ti'ansgressor. 

19  For  I  /through  the  law. "am 
dead  to  the  law,  that  I  might 
^>live  unto  God. 

20  I  am  'crucified  with  Christ: 
nevertheless  I  live;  yet  not  I, 
but  Christ  liveth  in  me :  and 
the  life  which  I  now  live  in  the 
flesh  '■:  I  live  by  the  faith  of  the 
Son  of  God,  'who  loved  me,  and 
gave  himself  for  me. 

21  I  do  not  frustrate  the  grace  of 
God:  for  ™ if  righteousness  come 
by  the  law,  then  Christ  is  dead  in 
vain. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Hf  nsheth  what  moved  them  to  leave  the  faith, 
and  hang  upon  the  law  7  (5  They  that  believe 
arc  justified^  9  and  blcascd  with  Ahraham,  10 
Add  this  he  shcweth  by  many  reasons, 

O  FOOLISH  Galatians,  «who 
hath  bewitched  you,  that  ye 
should  not  obey  ^the  truth, before 
whose  eyes  Jesus  Christ  hath 
been  evidently  set  forth,  crucified 
among  you  ? 

2  This  only  would  I  learn  of 
you.  Received  ye  <•  the  Spirit  by 
the  works  of  the  law,  <*  or  by  the 
hearing  of  faith  ? 

3  Are  ye  so  foolish*  « having 
begun  in  the  Spirit;  are  ye  now 
made  perfect  by  .f  the  flesh  ? 

4  a  Have  ye  suffei'ed  II  so  many 
things  in  vain?  Wit  he  yet  in  vain. 

5  He  therefore  '<  that  ministereth 
to  you  the  Spirit,  and  worketh 
miracles  among  you,  dor.th  he  it 
by  the  works  of  thelaw,or  by  the 
hearing  of  faith? 

G  Even  as  i  Abraham  believed 
God,  and  it  was  II  accounted  to  him 
i^or  righteousness. 

7  Know  y(>  therefore  that  '^  they 
which  are  of  faith,  the  same  are 
the  children  of  Abraham. 

8  And  'the  Scripture,  foreseeing 
that  God  would  justify  the  hea- 
then througli  faitli,  preached  be- 
fore the  gospel  unto  Abraham, 
saj/ing,  ">  In  thee  shall  all  nations 
bo  blessed. 

9  So  then  they  which  be  of  faith 
are  blessed  witli  faithful  Abra- 
ham. 

10  For  as  many  as  are  of  the 
works  of  trio  law  .arc  iiii<l(>r  tlio 
curse:  for  ft  is  written,  "(,'ursed 
/.s every  one  that  continneth  not 
in  all  things  which  are  written  in 
the  hook  ol'  the  law  to  do  them. 

11  But  ctliatnoman  is  justified 
by  tiie  law  in  tlie  sightof  God,  it  is 
evident:  for,  2>Thc  just  shall  live 
by  I'aith. 

12  And  7  the  law  is  not  of  faith  : 
but,  'The  man  that  doeth  them 
shall  live  in  them. 

.  13  « Christ  hath  redeemed  us 
'  184 


from  the  curse  of  the  law,  being 
made  a  curse  for  us:  for  it  is 
written,  *  Cursed  is  every  one 
that  hangeth  on  a  tree: 

14  I'That  the  blessing  of  Abra- 
ham might  come  on  the  Gentiles 
through  Jesus  Christ;  that  we 
might  receivi^  a;  the  promise  of 
the  Spirit  through  faith. 

1.5  Brethren,  I  speak  after  the 
manner  of  men;  2/ Though  it  be 
but  a  man's  II  covenant,  yet  if  it 
be  confirmed,  no  man  disamiul- 
leth,  or  addeth  thereto. 

16  Now  -to  Abraham  and  his 
seed  were  the  promises  made. 
He  saith  not,  And  to  seeds,  as  of 
many;  but  as  of  one,  And  to  thy 
seed,  whicli  is  «  Christ. 

17  And  this  I  say,  that  the  cove- 
nant, that  was  confirmed  before 
of  God  in  Christ,  the  law,  ^  which 
was  four  hundred  and  thirty 
years  after,  cannot  disannul, 
cthat  it  should  make  the  promise 
of  none  effect. 

18  For  if  rfthe  inheritance  be  of 
the  \a.\v,eit  is  no  more  of  prom- 
ise :  but  God  gave  it  to  Abraham 
by  promise. 

19  Wherefore  then  serveth  the 
law?  .'"It  was  added  because  of 
transgre.ssions,  till  jfthe  seed 
should  come  to  whom  the  prom- 
ise was  made;  cind  it  ions  ''or- 
dained by  angels  in  the  hand  « of 
a  mediator. 

20  Now  a  mediator  is  not  a  me- 
diator of  one, ''  but  God  is  one. 

21  Is  the  law  then  against  the 
promises  of  God?  God  forbid:  'for 
if  there  had  been  a  lav.'  given 
which  could  have  given  life, 
verily  righteousness  should  have 
been  by  the  law. 

22  But  '"  the  Scripture  hath  con- 
cluded "all  under  sin,  "that  the 
promise  by  faith  of  Jesus  Christ 
might  be  given  to  them  that  be- 
lieve. 

23  But  before  faith  came,  we 
were  kept  under  the  law,  shut 
up  unto  the  faith  which  should 
afterwards  be  revealed. 

24  Wherefore  i' the  law  was  our 
.schoolmaster  to  brinp  tts  unto 
Christ.  7  that  we  might  be  justified 
by  i'aith. 

i'i  But  after  that  faith  is  come, 
we  are  no  longer  under  a  school- 
in  aster. 

21"  For  ye  '•  are  all  the  children  of 
(Jod  by  faith  in  Christ  Jesus. 

27  For  8as  many  of  you  as  have 
been  baptized  into  Christ  'have 
put  on  Christ. 

28  "There  is  neither  Jew  nor 
Greek,  there  is  neither  bond  nor 
free,  there  is  neither  male  nor 
female:  for  ye  are  all  -^one  in 
Christ  .Tesus. 

29  And  .'/if  ye  be  Christ's,  then 
are  ye  Abraham's  seed,  and  ^  heirs 
according  to  the  promise. 


A.  D.  58. 


t  Deut.  21.  23. 
u  Rom. 4.9,18. 


xin.  32.  1S.&: 

44.  3. 

Jer.  31.33.4: 

32.  40. 

Ex.  11.  19.  (fc 

36.  27. 

Joel  2.  28,29. 

7.cch.  12.  10. 

John  7.  39. 

Acts  2.  33. 
y  Heb.  9.  17. 
a  Or, 

testament, 
a  Ocn.  12.  3,T. 

(fc  17.  7. 

ver.  8. 
al  Cor.  12.12. 
6  Ex. 12. 40,41. 
cRom.  4.13, 

14. 

ver.  21. 
dRom.  8.  17. 
e  Rorn.  4.  14. 
/■John  15.  22. 
'  Rom.  4.  15. 

6c  5.  20.  (k  7. 

8,13. 

1  Tim.  1.9. 
p  ver.  16. 
h  Ads  7.  53. 

Heb.  2.  2. 
i  Ex.  20. 19, 

21,  22. 

Deut.  5.  5, 

22,23,27,31. 

John  1.  17. 

Acts  7.  38. 

1  Tim.  2.  6. 
k  Rom.  3.  29, 

30. 
lc\\.  2.  21. 
m  ver.  8. 
n  Rom.  3.  9, 

10,23.  i  11. 

32. 
oRnm.  4.  11, 

12,  16. 
p  Matt.  5.  17. 

Rom.  10.  4. 

Col.  2.  17. 

Ileb.  0.  9,10. 
1  Acts  13.  39. 

ch.  2.  16. 

rJohn  1.  12. 

Rom.  8.14, 

15,  10. 

ch.  4.  5. 

1  John  3. 1,2. 
s  Rom.  6.  3. 
«Rom.  13.  14. 
«  Rom.  10.  12. 

1  Cor.  12.  13. 

ch.  5.  6. 

Col.  3.  11. 
J  John  10.  16. 

ii  17.  20,  21. 

Eph.  2.14,16, 

IG.  <fc  4.  4,15. 
yCen.  21.  10, 

12. 

Rom.  9.  7. 

Heb.  11.  18. 
I  Rom.  8.  17. 

ch.4.  7,  28. 

Eph.  3.  6. 


Christ  freed  us  from  the  lav:.        GALATIAN: 


AllcQorij  of  Agar  and  Sara. 


A.  D.  58. 


a  ver.  9. 

ih.2.4.  &0.1. 

Col.  2.  8,  20. 

Heb.  |,  10. 
FOr, 

rudiments, 
h  Gen.  49.  10. 

Dan.  9.  24. 

Mark  1.  15. 

Eph.  1.  10. 
r  John  1.  14. 

Rom.  1.  3. 

Phil.  2.  7. 

Heh.2.  14. 
,  rfGen.  3.  15. 

Is.  7.  14. 

Mic.  5.  3. 

Matt.  1.  23. 

Luke  1.  31. 

<t  2.  7. 
e  Matt.  5.  17. 

Luke  2.  27. 
/Malt.  20.28. 

ch.  3.  13. 

Eph.  1.  7. 

Tit.  2.  14. 

Heb.  9.  12. 

1  Pet.  1.  18, 

19. 
r.Tohn  1.  12. 

ch.  3.  26. 

Eph.  1.  5. 
ft  Rom.  5.  o.Sc 

8.  15. 
i  Rom.  8.  16, 

17. 

rh.  3.  20. 
JF.ph.  2.  12. 

1  Thess.4.  5. 
;Rom.  1.  25. 

ICor.  12.2. 
Eph.  2.11,12. 
IThess.  1.9. 
m  1  Cor.  8.  3. 
4;  13.  12. 

2  Tim.  2.  19. 
nch.3.  3. 

Col.  2.  20. 
H  Or,  ioci. 
o  Rom.  8.  3. 

Heb.  7.  18. 
11  Or, 

rudiments, 

■»er.  3. 
pRom.  14.  5. 

Col.  2.  16. 
q  ch.  2.  2.  &  3. 

2,  4. 

1  Thess.  3.5. 
r2Cor.  2.  5. 
J  1  Cor.  2.  3. 

2  Cor.  11.  30. 
&  12.  7,  9. 

tch.  1.  6. 
a  2  Sam.  19. 

See  Zech.  12. 

8. 

Mai.  2.  7 
jrMatt.  10.40. 

Luke  10.  IG. 

John  13.  20. 

1  Thess.  2. 

13. 
J  Or,  What 

was  then. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1  We  xoere  under  the  law  till  Christ  camCt  as  the 
heir  is  under  his  guardian  till  he  be  of  age,     5 

But  Christ  freed  us  from  the  law  :  7  therefore 
we  are  servants  no  longer  to  it.  14  He  remem' 
bereth  their  goodwill  to  hijn^  and  his  to  them, 
22  and  sheweth  that  we  are  the  sons  of  Abraham 
by  the  free  woman. 

Now  I  say,  That  the  heir,  a.s 
long  as  he  is  a  child,  rtiffereth 
nothing  from  a  servant,  though 
he  be  lord  of  all; 

2  But  is  under  tutors  and  govern- 
ors until  the  time  appointed  of  the 
father. 

3  Even  so  we,  when  we  were 
children,  «  were  in  bondage  under 
the  i  elements  of  the  world: 

4  But  *  when  the  fulness  of  the 
time  was  come,  God  sent  forth  his 
Son,  <:  made  «"of  a  woman,  ^made 
under  the  law, 

o/To  redeem  them  that  were  un- 
der the  law,  a  that  we  might  re- 
ceive the  adoption  of  sons. 

6  And  because  ye  are  sons,  God 
hath  sent  forth  h  the  Spirit  of  his 
Son  into  your  hearts,  crj-ing, 
Abba.  Father. 

7  Wherefore  thou  art  no  more  a 
servant,  but  a  son;  «andif  a  son, 
then  an  heir  of  God  through 
Christ. 

8  Howbeit  then,  *  when  ye  knew 
not  God,  ^ye  did  service  unto 
them  which  by  nature  are  no 
gods. 

9  But  now,  in  after  that  ye  have 
known  God,  or  rather  are  known 
of  God,  "how  turn  ye  li again  to 

0  the  weak  and  beggarly  5  ele- 
ments, whereunto  ye  desire  again 
to  be  in  bondage? 

10  p  Ye  observe  days,  and  months, 
and  times,  and  years. 

II I  am  afraidof  you,  ?lestlhave 
bestowed  upon  you  labour  in  vain. 

12  Brethren,  I  beseech  you.  be  as 

1  am;  for  I  am  as  ye  are:  rye 
have  not  injured  me  at  all. 

13  Te  know  how  » through  infirm- 
ity of  the  flesh  I  preached  the  gos- 
pel unto  you  t  at  the  first. 

14  And  mv  temptation  which 
was  in  my  ffesh  ye  despised  not, 
nor  rejected ;  butreceived  me  "  as 
an  angel  of  God,  xeven  as  Christ 
Jesus. 

1.5  a  Where  is  then  the  blessedness 
ye  spake  of?  for  I  bear  j'ou  rec- 
ord, that,  if  it  had  been  possible, 
ye  would  have  plucked  out  your 
own  eyes,  and  have  given  them  to 
me. 

1(5  Am  I  therefore  become  your 
enemy,  y  because  I  tell  vou  the 
truth  ? 

17 They  2 zealously  affect  you,  but 
not  well ;  yea,  they  would  exclude 
il  you,  that  ye  might  affect  them. 

18  But  it  is  good  to  be  zealously 
affected  always  in  a  good  thing, 
and  not  onlj'  when  I  am  present 
!  with  you. 

ch.  2.  5,  14.    z  Rom.  10.  2.    2  Cor.  11.  2.    il  Or,  us. 


19  a  My  little  children,  of  whom  I 
travail  in  birth  again  until  Christ 
be  formed  in  you, 

20  I  desire  to  be  present  with  you 
now,  and  to  change  my  voice; 
for  i!  I  stand  in  doubt  of  you. 

21  Tell  me,  ye  that  desire  to  be 
under  the  law,  do  ye  not  hear  the 
law  ? 

22  For  it  is  written,  that  Abraham 
had  two  sons.  '^  the  one  by  a  bond- 
maid, cthe  other  by  a  free  woman. 

23 But  he  v.ho  xras  of  the  bond- 
woman d  was  born  alter  the  flesh ; 
«but  he  of  the  free  woman  was 
by  promise. 

24  Which  things  are  an  allegory : 
for  these  are  the  two  3  covenants ; 
the  one  from  the  mount  t. 'Sinai, 
which  gendereth  to  bondage, 
which  is  Agar. 

2-5  For  this  Agar  is  mount  Sinai  in 
Arabia,  and  li  answereth  to  Jeru- 
salem which  now  is,  and  is  in 
bondage  with  her  children. 

26  But?  Jerusalem  which  is  above 
is  free,  which  is  the  mother  of  ns 
all. 

27  For  it  is  written,  ''Bejoice, 
thou  barren  that  bearest  not; 
break  forth  and  cry,  thou  that 
travailest  not:  for  the  desolate 
hath  many  more  children  than 
she  which  "hath  a  husband. 

28  Now  we,  brethren,  as  Isaa<; 
was,  are  'the  children  of  promise. 

29  But  as  then  *he  that  was 
born  after  the  flesh  persecuted 
him  that  ivas  born  after  the  Spirit, 
'  even  so  it  is  now. 

30  ^Nevertheless  what  saith  « the 
Scripture?  "Cast  out  the  bond- 
woman and  her  son :  for  » the  son 
of  the  bondwoman  shall  not  be 
heir  with  the  son  of  the  free 
woman. 

31  So  then,  brethren,  we  are  not 
children  of  the  bondwoman,  p  but 
of  the  free. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  He  moveth  them  to  stand  m  their  liberty,  3  and 
not  to  observe  circumcision :  13  but  rather 
love,  which  is  the  sum  of  the  law.  19  He  reck- 
cneth  up  the  uorks  of  the  flesh,  22  and  the 
fruits  of  the  Spirit,  2b  and  exhorteth  to  walk 

STAirO  fast  therefore  in  "the 
_  libertj' wherewith  ChrLsthath 
made  us  free,  and  be  not  entangled 
again  f>  with  the  yoke  of  bondage. 

2  Behold,  I  Paul  say  unto  you, 
that  cifye  be  circumcised,  Christ 
shall  profit  you  nothing. 

3  For  I  testify  again  to  everj' 
man  that  is  circumcised,  ^  that  he 
is  a  debtor  to  do  the  whole  law. 

4  « Christ  is  become  of  no  effect 
unto  you,  whosoever  of  you  are 
justified  by  the  law;  /ye  are 
fallen  from  grace. 

o  For  we  through  the  Spirit 
cr  wait  for  the  hope  of  righteous- 
ne.ss  by  faith. 

6  For  '^in  Jesus  Christ  neither 
circumcision  availeth  any  thing, 
185 


A.  D.  58. 


al  Cor.  4.  15. 
Philem.  10. 
James  1.  18. 

'  Or,  Jam 
perplexed 
for  you. 


6  Gen.  16. 15. 
cGen.  21.  2. 

JRom.  9.  7,8. 
eGcn.  18.  10, 

14.  A:  21.  1,2. 

Heb.  11.  11. 

I  Or, 

testaments, 
t  Gr.  Sina. 
/Deut.  33.2. 

^  Or,  is  in 
thesame 
rank  with. 

I- Is.  2.  2. 

Heb.  12.  22. 

Rev.  3.  12.  & 

21.  2, 10. 
h  Is.  54.  1. 


i  Acts  3.  25. 
Rom.  9.  a 
ch.  3.  29. 

k  Gen.  21.  9. 


Irh.  5.  Jl.  <t 

6.  12. 

mch.  3.  8,  22. 
n  Gen.  21.  10, 

12. 
0  John  8.  35. 


p  John  8.  36. 
ch.  5. 1,  13. 


a  John  8.  S2. 
Rom.  6.  la 

1  Pet.  2.  16. 
6  Acts  15.  10. 

ch.  2.  4.  &  4. 

9. 
c  Acts  15.  1. 

See  Acts  16. 

3. 
dch.  3.10. 
e  Rom.  9.  31, 

32. 

ch.  2.  21. 
/Heb.  12.  15. 
g-  Rom.  8.  24, 

2  Tim.  4.  8. 
h  1  Cor.  7.  19. 

ch.  3.  28.  & 


The  flesh  and  the  Spirit. 


GALATIANS. 


Liberality  commended. 


A.  D.  58. 


tl  Theas.  1.  3. 

James  2.  18, 

20,  22. 
AlCor.  0.  24. 
Ich.  S.  1. 
J  Or,  who  did 

drive  i'OU 

back. 

m  ch.  1.  6. 
n  1  Cnr.  5.  6. 

it  15.  33. 
o2Cor.  2.  3. 

&  8.  22. 
p  ch.  1.  7. 
q  1  Cor.  10.  6. 
rch.  6.  12. 
s  1  Cor.  15. 

30. 

ch.  4.  29.  & 

6.  IT. 
{  1  Cor.  1.  23. 
M  Jofh.  7.25. 

1  Cor.  5.  13. 
ch.  1.  8,  9. 

X  Acts  15.  1, 

2,  21. 
y  1  Cor.  8.  9. 

IPct.  2.  16. 

2  Pot.  2.  19. 
.Jude  4. 

z  1  Cor.  9.  19. 

ch.  6.  2. 
a  Matt.  7.  12. 

&  22.  40. 

James  2.  8. 
b  Lev.  in.  18. 

Matt.  22.  39. 

Rom.  13.  8,0. 
rltom.  G.  12. 

6l  8.  1,  4,  12. 

&-  13.  M. 

vcr.  25. 

1  ?ct.  2.  11. 
il  Or. 

fulfil  not. 
d  Uom.  7.  23. 

ic  8.  6,  7. 
c  Rom.  7.  15, 

19. 
/  Rom.  6.  14. 

<k  8.  2. 
f  1  Cor.  3.  3. 

F.ph.  fi.  3. 

Col.  3.  .5. 

James  3.  14, 

15. 
hi  Cor.  C.  9. 

Kph.  !).  5. 

Col.  3.  G. 

Ucv.  22.  15. 
iJohn  15.  2. 

Kph.  5.  9. 
*  Col.  3.  12. 

James  3.  17. 

I  Rom.  1.5.  14. 
)/!  1  Cor.  13.  7. 
n  1  Tim.  ].  9. 
0  Rom.  6.  0. 

tc  13.  14. 
ch.  2.  20. 
1  I'et.  2.  11. 

II  Oi,  passions. 
pRom.8.  4,  5. 

vor.  in. 
J  Phil.  2.  3. 


nor   uncircumcLsion ;    but   <  faith 
which  worketh  by  love. 

7  Ye  ''  did  run  well ;  i  il  who  did 
hinder  you  tliat  ye  should  not 
obey  the  truth  ? 

8  This  persuasion  cometh  not  of 
him  ™  that  calleth  you. 

9  «A  little  leaven  leaveneththe 
whole  lump. 

10  "I  have  confidence  in  you 
through  the  Lord,  that  ye  will  be 
none  otherwise  minded:  but  i' he 
that  tronbleth  you  <?  shall  bear 
his  judgment,  whosoever  he  be. 

11  'And  I,  brethren,  if  I  yet 
preach  circumcision,  «why  do  I 
yet  suffer  persecution?  then  is 
t  the  ofleiice  of  the  cross  ceased. 

12  Ml  would  they  were  even  cut 
off  «  which  trouble  you. 

13  For,  bretliren,  ye  have  been 
called  unto  liberty;  only  vuse.  not 
liberty  for  an  occasion  to  the  flesh, 
but  2by  love  serve  one  another. 

14  For  «  all  the  law  is  fulfilled  in 
one  word,  even  in  this ;  ^  Thou  shalt 
love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

1.5  But  if  ye  bite  and  devour  one 
another,  take  heed  that  ye  be  not 
consumed  one  of  another. 

16  Tliis  I  say  then,  "Walk  in  the 
Spirit,  and  II  ye  shall  not  fulfil  the 
lust  of  the  fle.sh. 

17  For ''the  flesh  lusteth  against 
the  Spirit,  and  the  Spirit  against 
the  flesh  :  and  these  are  contrary 
the  one  to  the  other;  "so  tliat  ye 
cannotdo  the  things  that  ye  would 

18  But /if  ye  be  led  of  the  Spirit, 
ye  are  not  under  the  lav/. 

19  Now  Pthe  works  of  the  flesh 
are  manifest,  which  are  tliese, 
Adultery,  fornication,  unclean- 
ne.ss,  lasciviousness, 

20  Idolatry,  witchcraft,  hatred, 
variance,  emulations,  wrath, 
strife,  seditions,  heresies, 

21  Envyings,  murders,  drunken 
ness,  revellings,  and  such  like 
of  the  wliich  I  tell  you  before,  as 
I  have  also  told  you  in  time  past, 
that  /ithey  whlcli  do  such  things 
shall  not 'inherit  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

22  But  ^the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is 
love,  joy,  peace,  longsuffering, 
/'gentleness,  'goodness, »» faith, 

23  Meekness,  temperance:  "a- 
gainst  such  tliere  is  no  law. 

24  And  they  that  are  Christ's 
"have  crucified  the  flesh  with 
the  i affections  and  lusts. 

2oPlfwelive  in  the  Spirit,  let  us 
also  walk  in  the  Spirit. 

26  7  Let  us  not  be  desirous  of 
vainglory,  ])rovoking  one  an- 
other, envying  one  another. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  lie  movcth  tlicm  to  deal  mildly  with  a  brother 
that  hath  slipped,  2  and  to  bear  one  another's 
burden  :  0  to  h",  liberal  to  their  teachers, 'i  and 
not  weary  of  well  dotnf:.  12  Ifc  sheweth  •oh  n 
they  infnd  that  preach  circumcision.  14  He 
glorieth  in  nothing,  favc  in  the  cross  of  Christ. 

185 


BRETHREN,  «  II  if  a  man  be 
overtaken  in  a  fault,  ye 
''Which  are  spiritual,  restore 
such  a  one  "in  the  spirit  of 
meekness ;  considering  thyself, 
dlest  thou  also  be  tempted. 

2  eBear  ye  one  another's  bur- 
dens, and  so  fulfil  /the  law  of 
Christ. 

3  For  i/if  a  man  think  himself 
to  be  something,  when  ''he  is 
nothing,  he  deceiveth  hiinself. 

4  But  'let  every  man  prove  his 
own  work,  and  then  shall  he 
have  rejoicing  in  hinrself  alone, 
and  ''not  in  another. 

5  For  'every  man  shall  bear  his 
own  burden. 

6  '"'  Let  him  that  is  taught  in  the 
word  communicate  unto  him  that 
teacheth  in  all  good  things. 

7  "Be  not  deceived;  "God  is 
not  mocked:  for  ;•> whatsoever  a 
man  soweth,  that  shall  he  also 
reap. 

8  9  For  he  that  soweth  to  his 
flesh  shall  of  the  flesh  reap  cor- 
ruption ;  but  he  that  soweth  to 
the  Spirit  shall  of  the  Spirit  reap 
life  everlasting. 

9  And  J- let  us  not  be  weary  in 
well  doing:  for  in  due  season  we 
shall  reap,  «if  we  faint  not. 

10  *As  we  have  therefore  oppor- 
tunity, "let  us  do  good  unto  all 
men,  especially  unto  them  who 
are  of  a;  the  household  of  faith. 

11  Ye  see  how  large  a  letter  I 
have  written  unto  you  with  mine 
own  hand. 

12  As  many  as  desire  to  make  a 
fair  shew  in  the  flesh,  z/they  con- 
strain you  to  be  circumcised; 
z  only  lest  they  should  ft  suffer  per- 
secution for  the  cross  of  Christ. 

13  For  neither  thoy  themselves 
who  are  circumcised  keep  the 
law;  but  desire  to  have  you  cir- 
cumcised, that  they  may  glory  in 
vour  flesh. 

'14  /-But  God  forbid  that  I  shovild 
glory,  save  in  tlie  cross  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  II  by  whom  the 
world  is  c  crucified  unto  me,  and 
I  unto  the  world. 

1.5  For  f'in  Christ  Jesus  neither 
circumcision  availeth  any  thing, 
nor  uncircumcision,  but  «a  new 
creature. 

l(i  /And  as  many  as  walk  /7  ac- 
cording to  this  rule,  peace  he.  on 
tliem,  and  mercy,  and  upon  '»the 
Lsraol  of  God. 

17  From  henceforth  let  no  man 
trouble  me:  for  »I  bear  in  my 
bodv  the  marks  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

18  Bretliren,  *the  grace  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  your 
spirit.    Amen. 
t  Unto   the    Galatians   -written   from 

Rome. 


II  Or, 
whereby, 
e  Rom.  C.  6. 
ch.  2.  20. 
rf  1  Cor.  7. 19. 
ch.  5.  fi. 
Col.  3.  U. 
_  c2  Cor.  0.  17. 

/r?.  125.  C.  fPhil.  3.  16.  ft  Rom.  2.  29.  &  4.  12.  &  9.  6,  7,  8. 
ch.  3.  7,  0,  29.  Phil.  3.  3.  i2  Cor.  1.  fi.  &  4.  10.  &  11.  23. 
ch.  5.  11.     Col.  1.  24.      i2  Tim.  4.  22.     Philem.  25. 


A.  D.  68. 

a  Rom.  14.  1. 

ic  15.  1. 

Heb.  12.  13. 

James  5.  19. 
II  Or,  although, 
b  1  Cor.  2.  15. 

&.  3.  1. 
c  1  Cor.  4.  21. 

2  Thess.  3. 

15.       ' 

2  Tiro.  2.  25. 
d  1  Cor.  7.  5. 

6c  10.  12. 
cRom.  15.  1. 

ch.  5.  13. 

1  Thess.  5. 

14. 
/■John  13.  14, 

15,  34.  <k  15. 

12. 

James  2.  8. 

1  John  4.  21. 
g  Rom.  12.  S. 

1  Cor.  8.  2. 
ch.  2.  6. 

k  2  Cor.  3.  5. 

&  12.  11. 
ilCor.  11.28. 

2  Cor.  13.  5. 
hSee  Luke  18. 

11. 
/Rom.  2.  6. 

1  Cor.  3.  8. 
m  Rom.  15.  27. 

1  Cor.  9.  11, 
11. 

Til  Cor.  6.  9. 

&  15.  33. 
0  Job  13.  9. 
p  Luke  IC.  25. 

Rom.  2.  6. 

2  Cor.  9.  6. 
^  Joh4.  8. 

I'rov.  11.18. 

(k  22.  8. 

Hos.  6.  7.  k 

10.  12. 

Rom.  8.  13. 

James  3.  18. 
rl  Cor.  15.58. 

2The!*s.3.13. 
sMatt.  24.  13. 

lleb.  3.0,14. 

&  10.  b().  & 

12.  3,6. 

Rev.  2.  10. 
(John  9.  4.  Sc 

12.  35. 
«  1  Thcon.  5. 

15. 

1  Tim.  6.  18. 

Tit.  3.8. 
jEph.  2.  19. 

Heb.  3.  C. 
y  ch.  2.  3,  14 
iPhil.  3.  18. 
och.5.  11. 
ft  Phil.  3.  8,7, 


A.  D.  64. 


a  2  Cor.  1.  1. 

iRom.  1.  7. 

2  Cor.  1.  1. 
cl  Cor.  4.  17. 

ch.  6.  21. 

Col.  1.  2. 
dGal.  1.  3. 

Tit.  1.  4. 
e2  Cor.  1.  3. 

1  Pet.  1.  3. 
C  Or,  things, 

cb.  C.  12. 
/Rom.  8.28. 
2Thess.2.13. 

2  Tim.  1.  9. 
James  2.  0. 

1  Pat.  1.  2. 
<fc  2.  9. 

gl  Pet.  1.2, 

20. 
h  Luke  1.  75. 

ch.  2.  10.  ic 

5.  27. 
Col.  1.  22. 
lThess.4.  7. 
Tit.  2.  12. 

«'  Rom.  8.  29, 

30. 

ver.  11. 
i  John  1.  12. 

Rom.  8.  15. 

2  Cor.  6.  18. 
Gal.  4.  5. 
IJohn  3.  1. 

iMatt.  11.  26. 

Luke  12.  32. 

1  Cor.  1.21. 

ver.  9. 
mRom.  3.  21.  i 

6.  5. 15. 
«  Matt.  3.  17. 

A:  17.  5. 

John  3.  35. 

(k  lu.  17. 
0  Acts  20.  28. 

Rom.  3.  24. 

Col.  1.  14. 

Heb.  9.  12. 

IPet.  1.  18, 

19. 

Rev.  5.  9. 
p  Rom.  2.  4. 

&  3.  24.  Sc  9. 


ch.  2. 
ft,  16. 

PhiL  4.  19. 
q  Rom.  16.  25 
ch.  3.  4.9. 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

EPHESIAjSTS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  After  the  ialutationj  3  and  thanksgiving  for 
the  Ephesians,  4  he  trcateth  of  our  election,  6 
and  adoption  by  grace,  11  which  is  the  true  and 
proper  fountain  of  man's  salvation.  13  And 
because  the  height  of  this  mystery  cannot  easily 
be  attained  unto,  16  he  prayeth  that  they  may 
comf.  18  to  the  full  knowledge  and  20  posses- 
sion thereof  in  Christ. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ  «by  the  will  of  God, 
b  to  the  saints  which  are  at  Ephe- 
sus,  cand  to  the  liaithlulin  Christ 
Jesus : 

2  rf  Grace  be  to  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father,  and  from 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  « Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who 
hath  blessed  us  with  all  spiritual 
blessings  in  heavenly  ^places  iu 
Christ : 

4  According  as  /he  hath  chosen 
us  in  him  sbelore  the  foundation 
of  the  world,  that  we  should  ''  be 
holy  and  without  blame  before 
him  in  love: 

5  'Having  predestinated  us  un- 
to ^-the  adoption  of  children  bj' 
Jesus  Christ  to  himself,  'accord- 
ing to  fhe  good  pleasure  of  his 
will, 

6  To  the  praise  of  the  glory  of 
his  grace,  >"  wherein  he  hath  made 
us  accepted  in  » the  beloved : 

7  oin  whom  we  have  redemp- 
tion through  his  blood,  the  for- 
giveness of  sins,  according  to  J^  the 
riches  of  his  grace ; 

8  Wherein  he  hath  abounded 
toward  us  in  all  wisdom  and  pru- 
dence : 

9  •?  Having  made  known  unto  us 
the  mystery  of  his  will,  accord- 
ing to  his  good  pleasure  '-which 
he  hath  purposed  in  himself: 

10  That  in  the  dispensation  of 
«the  fulne.ss  of  times  Hie  might 
gather  together  in  one  "all  things 
in  Christ,  both  which  are  in  +  heav- 
en, and  which  are  on  earth;  even 
in  him: 

11  ^In  whom  also  we  have  ob- 
tained an  inheritance, .'/being pre- 
destinated according  to  ^the  pur- 
pose  of  him   who   worketh    all 

.things  after  the  counselof  his  own 
t3.    ^^,^Y^. 

12  "That  we  should  be  to  the 
praise  of  his  slorj-,  ^who  first 
I  trusted  in  Christ. 

Col.  1.  2G.  rch.  3.  11.  2  Tim.  1.  9.  sGal.  4.  4.  Heh.  1.  2. 
&  9.  10.  1  Pet.  1.  20.  1 1  Cor.  3.  22,  23.  &  11.  3.  ch.  2.  15. 
iL  3.  15.  u  Phil.  2.  9, 10.  (.'ol.  1.  20.  t  Gr.  the  heavens,  x  Act3 
20.  32.  &  26.  18.  Rom.  8.  17.  Co'..  1.  12.  i'  3.  24.  Tit.  3.  7. 
James  2.  5.  1  Pet.  1.4.  y  ver.  5.  a  Is.  46.  10, 11.  a  ver.  6,  14. 
2  Thess.  2. 13.    6  James  1. 1&    a  Or,  hoped. 


A.  D.  C4. 


13  In  whom  ye  also  trusted,  after 
that  ye  heard  cthe  word  of  truth, 

j  the  gospel  of  your  salvation  :  in   cJofm  i-  ij. 

;  whom  also .  after  that  ye  believed,  |  ^  *''"■•  ®-  '• 

\dye  were  sealed  with  that  Holy  ,  "^ -.  *^°''-J- " 
Spirit  of  promise,  '  '"•"*•"'• 

j  14  eWhich  is  the  earnesS  of  our 
inheritance  /until  the  redemption 

!  of  9  the  purchased  po.ssession,  ''un- 
to the  praise  of  his  glor^-. 
L5   Wherefore   I   also,   'after    I 
heard  of  your  faith  in  the  Lord 
Jesus,  and  love  unto  all  the  saints, 

16  '-  Cease  not  to  give  thanks  for 
you,  making  mention  of  you  in 
my  pravers ; 

17  That  2  the  God  of  our  Lord 
,  Jesus  Christ,  the  Father  of  glory, 
'  ™  may  give  unto  you  the  spirit  of 
•  wisdom  and  revelation  i  iu  the 
i  knowledge  of  him : 
j  18  n  The  eyes  of  your  understand- 
ing being   enlightened;    that   ye 

I  may  know  what  is  "  the  hope  of 
his  calling,  and  what  the  riches  of 

[the  glory  of  his  i^inheritance  in 
the  saints, 

I  19  And  what  i.s  the  exceeding 

:  greatness  of  his  power  to  us-ward 
who  believe,  eaccol-ding  to  the 
working  t  of  his  mighty  power, 

!  20  W'hich  he  wrought  in  Christ, 
when  '■he  raised  him  from  the 
dead,  and  «set  him  at  his  own 
right  hand  in  the  heavenly  jDlacrs, 

21  «Far  above  all  '<  principality, 
and  power,  and  might,  and  do- 
minion, and  every  name  that  is 
named,  not  only  in  this  world,  but 
also  in  that  which  is  to  come: 

22  And  «hath  put  all  tilings  un- 
der his  feet,  and  gave  Invn^v to  be 
the  head  over  all  things  to  the 
church, 

23  =  Which  is  his  bodv,  "the  ful- 
ness of  him  t  that  filleth  all  in  all. 


e2Cor.  1.  22. 

&  5.  5. 
/Luke  21.  28. 

Rom.  8.  23. 

ch.  4.  30. 
g  Acts  20.  28. 
h  ver.  6, 12. 

1  Pet.  2.  9. 
iCol.  1.4. 

Philem.  5. 
k  Rom.  1.  9. 

Phil.  1.  3,  4. 

Col.  1.  3. 

1  Thess.  1.2. 

2  Thess.  1.  3. 
.'John  20.  17. 
mCol.  1.  9. 
:i  Or,  for  the 

acknoisledg- 

ment. 

Col.  2.  2. 
n  Acts  26.  18. 
0  ch.  2.  12.  <k 

4.  4. 
p  ver.  11. 
qch.  3.  7. 

Col.  1.  29.  ic 

2.  12. 
t  Gr.  of  the 

mieht  of  his 

power. 

r  Acts  2.  24, 

33. 
sPs.  110.  1. 

Acts  7.  55,  56. 

Col.  3.  1. 

Heh.  1.  3.  Sc 

10.  12. 
fPhil.2.  9, 10. 


u  Rom  8.  3 
Col.  1.16. 
2.  15. 

X  Ps.  8.  6. 


Matt.  28.  18.  1  Cor.  13.  27.  Heb.  2.  8.  v  ch.  4.  10,  16.  Col.  1. 
1«.  Heh.  2.  7.  z  Rom.  12.  5.  1  Cor.  12.  12,  27.  ch.  4.  12.  & 
a.  23,  30.  Col.  1.  18,  24.  a  CoL  2.  9.  41  Cor.  12.  6.  ch.  4.  10. 
Col.  3.  11. 


CHAPTER  IL 

1  By  comparing  what  we  were  by  Z  nature,  with 
what  we  are  5  6y  grace  :  10  he  dcclareth,  thai 
we  are  made  for  good  works  ;  and  13  being 
brought  near  by  Christ,  should  not  lice  as 
11  Gentiles,  and  I'i  foreignersiin  time  past, 
but  as  19  citizens  with  the  saints,  and  the  fam- 


ily of  God. 

A^D   «you   Jiafh  he  quickeneil, 
.  *  who  were  dead  in  trespasses 
and  sins; 

2  «  Wherein  in  time  paSc  ye  walk- 
ed according  to  the  course  of  this 
world,  according  to  c'  the  prince  of 
the  power  of  the  air,  the  spirit 
187 


a  John  5.  24. 

Col.  2.  13. 
h  ver.  5. 

ch.  4.  18. 
c  1  Cor.  6. 11. 

ch.  4.22. 

Col.  1.  21.  <t 

3.  7. 

1  John  5.  IP. 
Jch.  6.  12. 


The  salvation  of  the 


EPHESIANS. 


Gentiles  revealed. 


A.  D.  64. 


/Tit.  D.  3. 

1  Pet.  4.  3. 
fGal.5.  le. 
t  Gr. 

the  wiHs. 
h  Ps.  Gl.  5. 

Rom.  5.  12, 

14. 
inom.  10.  12. 

ch.  J.  7. 

vcr.  7. 
*  Rom.  5.  6,  8, 

10. 

vcr.  1. 
;Rom.  6.  4,  5. 

Col.  2.  12,  13. 

&•  3.  1,  3. 
II  Or. 

by  whose 

grace  :   See 

Acts  13.  11. 

vcr.  8. 

Tit.  3.  5. 
m  ch.  1.  20. 
nTit.  3.  4. 
o  Rom.  3.  24. 

ver.  5. 

2Tim.l.  9. 
p  Rom.  4.  Ifj. 
5  Matt.  10.17. 

.lohn  0.  44, 

C5. 

Rom.  10.  14, 

!.->,  17. 

ch.  1.  19. 

Phi!.  1.  29. 
r  Rom.  3.  20, 

27,  28.  Sr.  4.  2. 

&«.  11.  ill. 

6. 

1  Cor.  1.  29, 
30,  31. 

2  Tim.  1.9. 
Tit.  3.  0. 

s  Deut.  32.  6. 
Ps.  100.  3. 
Is.  10.  20.  &. 
29.  23.  <k  44. 
21. 
John  3.  3,  5. 

1  Cor.  3.  9. 

2  Cor.  5.5,17. 
ch.  4.  24. 
Tit.  2.  14. 

/ch.  1.4. 
II  Or, 

prepared. 
ul  Cor.  12.  2. 

ch.  C.  C. 

Col.  1.  21.  <k 

2.  13. 
X  Rom.  2.  28, 

29. 

Col.  2.  11. 
V  ch.  4.  18. 

Col.  1.  21. 
zHee  Kz.13.9. 

John  10.  10. 
a  Rom.  9.  4,  8. 
llThcs8.4.13. 
c  Oal.  4.  8. 

1  ThcHS.  4.  5. 
d  Gal.  3.  28. 


that  now  worketh  in  ethe  chil- 
dren of  disobedience : 

3  .'^^  Among  whom  also  we  all  had 
our  conver.sation  in  times  past  in 
i/the  lusts  of  our  flesh,  fulfllling 
ttlie  desires  of  the  llesh  and  of  tlie 
mind;  and  'Mvero  by  nature  the 
children  of  wrath,  even  as  otiiers. 

4  But  God,  'who  is  rich  in  mercy, 
for  his  great  love  wherewith  he 
loved  us, 

5  ''■  Even  v/hen  we  were  dead  in 
sins,  hath  'quickened  us  together 
with  Christ,  (II  by  grace  ye  are 
saved ; ) 

G  And  liath  raised  us  up  together, 
and  made  '«.v  sit  together  '"in 
heavenly  pZoc'fi'  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

7  That  in  the  ages  to  come  he 
might  shew  the  exceeding  riches 
of  his  grace,  in  '^hi.s  kindness 
toward  us,  through  Clirist  Jesus. 

8  o  For  by  grace  are  ye  saved 
i^ through  faith;  and  that  not  of 
yourselves:  <j  it  is  the  gift  of  God : 

9  '-Not  of  works,  lest  any  man 
should  boast. 

10  For  wo  are«his  workmanship, 
created  in  Christ  Jesus  unto  good 
works,  t  whicli  God  hath  before 
li  ordained  that  we  should  walk  in 
them. 

11  Wherefore  ^remember,  that 
ye  bf:lnfj  in  time  past  Gentiles  in 
the  flesh,  who  are  called  Uncir- 
cumcision  by  that  which  is  called 
2;  the  Circumcision  in  the  flesh 
made  bv  liands; 

12  i/Tliat  at  that  time  ye  were 
without  Christ,  ^  being  aliens  from 
the  commonwealth  of  Israel,  and 
strangers  irom  "the  covenants  of 
promi.se,  *  having  no  hope,  ^and 
without  God  in  the  world : 

V.i  "'But  now,  in  Christ  Jesus,  j'e 
who  sometime  were  "far  off  are 
made  nigh  by  thel>lood  of  Christ. 

14  For  /he  is  our  peace,  ywlio 
hath  made  both  one,  and  liath 
broken  down  tlie  middle  wall  of 
partition  1)itirrrn  its ; 

15  A  Having  abolished  »in  his 
flesli  the  oiiniity,  nvu  tlie  law  of 
commandments  contained  in  or- 
dinances; lor  to  make  in  himself 
of  twain  one  /'new  man,  so  mak- 
ing ])eace; 

10  And  that  he  might 'reconcile 
both  unto  God  in  one  body  by  llio 
cross,  "'liaving  slain  the  enmity 
II  thereby: 

17  And  came  "and  preached 
peace  to  you  wliicli  wt-re  afar  olf, 
and  to  "  them  that  were  nigli. 

18  For  jJtlirough  him  we  botli 
have  access  '/by  one  Spirit  unto 
the  Father. 

19  Now    therefore    ye   are    no 

Acts  2.  39.  vcr.  17.  /Mic.  5.  5.  John  10.  33.  Acts  10.  30. 
Rom.  5.  1.  Col.  1.  20.  ff  John  10.  10.  (ial.  3.  28.  h  Cnl.  2.  14, 
20.  iCol.1.22.  »2Cor.r).17.  Gal.  C.  15.  ch.  4.  24.  /Col.  1. 
20,  21,  22.  m  Rom.  C.  C.  &  8.  3.  Col.  2.  14.  II  Or,  in  himsctf. 
nis.  07.  19.  Zcch.O.  10.  Acts  2.  30.  &  10.  30.  Rom.  5. 1.  ver.  1?, 
14.  0  Ps.  148.  14.  p  John  10.  0.  k  14.  0.  Rom.  5.  2.  ch.  3.  12. 
Htb.  4.  10.  Sl  10.  19,  20.    1  Pet.  3.  IB.    q  i  Cor.  12. 13.    ch.  4.  4. 

188 


more  strangers  and  foreigners, 
but  '•  fellow  citizens  with  the 
saints,  and  of  « the  household  of 
God; 

20  And  are  *  built  "upon  the 
foundation  of  the  *  apostles  and 
prophets,  Jesus  Clirist  himself 
being  2/ the  chief  corner  stone; 

21  zin  wliom  all  the  building 
fitly  framed  together  groweth 
unto  « a  holy  temple  in  the  Lord : 

22  i  In  whom  ye  also  are  builded 
together  lor  a  habitation  of  God 
through  the  Spirit. 

!/Ps.ll8.22.  I.S.28.  Ifi.  Matt.21.42.  «  ch.  4. 
3.  17.  &.  6.  19.     2Cor.  6.  la.     6  1  Pet.  2.  5. 

CHAPTER  III. 

5  The  hidden  mystery,  6  that  the  Gentiles  should 
be  saved,  3  uia.v  jnade  known  to  Paul  by  revela- 
tion :  8  and  to  him  wa!i  that  grace  given,  that 
9  he  should  preach  it.  13  He  desireth  them  not 
to  faint  for  his  tribulation,  14  and  prnyeth  19 
that  they  may  perceive  the  great  love  of  Christ 
toward  them. 

FOR  this   cause   I  Paul,   «the 
prisoner  of  Jesus  Christ  'for 
you  Gentiles, 

2  If  J'e  have  heard  of  «the  dis- 
pensation of  the  grace  of  God 
''which  is  given  me  to  yon-ward: 

3  cHow  that  /by  revelation  i'he 
made  known  unto  me  the  mys- 
tery; (A  as  I  wrote  II  afore  iu  few 
words ; 

4  Whereby,  wlien  ye  read,  ye 
may  understand  my  knowledge 
iin  the  mystery  of  Christ,) 

5  '■^  Which  iu  other  age^was  not 
made  known  unto  the  sons  of 
men,  'as  it  is  now  revealed  unto 
liis  holy  apostles  and  prophets  by 
the  Spirit; 

C  That  the  Gentiles  '"should  be 
fellow  heirs,  and  «of  the  same 
body,  and  "  partakers  of  his  prom- 
ise in  Christ  by  the  gospel : 

7  i^  Whereof  I  was  made  a  min- 
ister, 9  according  to  the  gift  of  the 
grace  of  God  given  unto  me  by 
'•the  effectual  working  of  his 
power. 

>s  Unto  me,  »who  am  le.ss  than 
the  least  of  all  .saints,  is  this  grace 
given,  that  '  I  should  preach 
among  the  Gentiles  »'  the  un- 
searchable riches  of  Christ; 

9  And  to  make  all  vien  see  what 
is  the  fellowship  of -^ tlie  mystery, 
2/ which  from  tlio  beginning  of  the 
world  hath  been  hid  in'God.^who 
created  all  things  by  Jesus  Chri.st : 

10  "To  the  intent  that  now  ''un- 
to the  principalities  and  powers 
in  heavenly  pUices  <•  might  be 
known  by  the  church  the  mani- 
fold wisdom  of  God, 

11  ^According  to  tlie  eternal 
purpose  which  he  purposed  In 
Christ  Jesus  our  Lord : 


A.  D.  64. 


r  Phil.  3.  20. 
lleb.  12.  22, 


ch.  4.  12. 
1  Pet.  2.  4,  5. 
uMatt.  10.  18. 
Gal.  2.  9. 
Rev.  21.  14. 
xlCoT.  12.23. 
ch.4.  11. 
15, 16.    c  1  Ccr. 


29. 

ch.  2.  14. 
nch.  2.  15,16. 
u  Gal.  3.  14. 
p  Rom.  15.  18. 
Col.  1.23,25. 
ij  Rom.  1.  5. 
r  Rom.  15.  18. 
ch.  1.  19. 
Col.  1.  29. 
«  1  Cor.  15.  9. 
1  Tim.  1.  13, 
IS. 

/Gal.  1.16.  &  2.  8.  1  Tim.  2.  7.  2Tlm.  1. 11.  uch.  1.7.  Col.  1. 
27.  xch.  1.9.  vor.  3.  y  Rom.  16.  2.5.  ver.  5.  1  Cor. 2.  7.  Col. 
1.  26.  z  Ps.  33.  6.  John  1.  3.  Col.  1.  16.  Heh.  1.2.  a  1  Pel. 
1.  12.  b  Rom.  8.  S8.  ch.  1.  21.  Col.  1.  10.  1  Pet.  3.  22. 
cl  Cor.  2.  7.    1  Tim.  S.  18.    d uh.  1.  8. 


a  Acts  21.33. 

&:  28.  17,  20. 

ch.  4.  l.iO. 

20. 

Phil.  1.7,13, 

14,  10. 

Col.  4.  3.  18. 

2  Tim.  J.  8. 

it  2.  9. 

Philem.  1,  9. 
b  Gal.  a.  11. 

Col.l.  24. 

2  Tim.  2.  10. 
cRom.  1.  5. 

k  11.  13. 

1  Cor.  4.  1. 

ch.  4.  7. 

(;ol.  1.  25. 
rf  Acts  9.  13. 

&  13.2. 

Rom.  12.3. 

Gal.  1.  10. 

ver.  8. 
e  Acts  22.  17, 

21.  &.  20.  17, 

18. 
/Gal.  1.  12. 
f  Rom.  10.25. 

Col.  1.26,27. 
Ach.  1.  9,  10. 
II  Or,  a  little 

before. 
1  1  Cor.  4.  1. 

ch.  6.  19. 
A  Acts  10.  28. 

Rom.  IC.  25. 

ver.  9. 
ah.  2.  20. 
M  Gal.  3.  28, 


Exhortations  to 


EPHESIAKS. 


unitij,  1ioli)icss,  <S:c. 


A.  D.  G4. 


cb.  2.  18. 

/Heb.  4.  16. 

(f  Acts  14.  22. 

Phil.  1.  14. 

IThess.  3.  3. 

h  ver.  1. 

I  Cor.  1.  6. 

*ch.  1.  10. 
Phil.  2.  9, 10, 
11. 

I  Rom.  9*23. 

ch.  1.  7. 

Phil.  4.  19. 

Col.  1.  27. 
rn  ch.  6.  10. 

Col.  1.  11. 
r.  Rom.  7.  22. 

2  Cor.  4.  16. 
t-John  14.23. 

ch.  2.  22. 
p  Col.  1.  23. 

&2.7. 
Vch.  1.  IS. 
r  Rom.  10.  3, 

11,  12. 
»  John  1.  16. 

ch.  1.23. 

Col.  2.  9, 10. 
t  Rom.  16.  25. 

Jude  24. 
u  1  Cor.  2.  9. 
I  ver.  7.  4 

Col.  1.  29. 
yRom.  11.  36. 

&  le.  27. 

Heb.  13.21. 


12  In  whom  we  have  boldness 
and  e  access  .^with  confidence  by 
the  faith  of  him. 

13  </ Wherefore  I  desire  that  ye 
faint  not  at  my  tribulations '' for 
you,  'Which  is  your  glory. 

14  For  this  cause  I  bow  my 
knees  unto  the  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

15  Of  whom  '•■  the  whole  family 
in  heaven  and  earth  is  named, 

16  That  he  would  grant  you, 
'according  to  the  riclies  of  his 
glory,  "'to  be  strengthened  with 
might  by  his  Spirit  in  »the  inner 
man; 

17 "  That  Christ  may  dwell  in  your 
hearts  by  faith;  that  ye,  pbeing 
rooted  and  grounded  in  love, 

IS  9  May  "be  able  to  compre- 
hend with  all  saints '•what  is  the 
breadth,  and  length,  and  depth, 
and  height; 

19  And  to  know  the  love  of 
Christ,  which  passeth  knowledge, 
that  ye  might  be  filled* with  all 
the  fiiluess  of  God. 

20  Now  'unto  him  that  is  able  to 
do  exceeding  abundantly  "above 
all  that  we  ask  or  think,  ^raccord- 
ing  to  the  power  that  worketh  in  I 
us, 

21  !/Unto  him  be  glory  in  the! 
church  by  Christ  Jesus  through- 
out all  ages,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  exhorteth  to  unity,  7  and  declareth  that  God 
therefore  giveth  divers  11  gifts  unto  men,  that 
his  church  might  be  13  edified,  and  16  grown  up 
in  Chri:it.  18  He  calleth  them  from  the  im- 
purity of  the  Gentiles,  24  to  put  on  the  new 
man,  25  to  cast  off  lying,  and  29  corrupt  com- 
munication. 

I  THEREFORE,  «  the  prisoner 
3  of  the  Lord,  beseech  you  that 
ye  '^  walk  worthy  of  the  vocation 
wherewith  ye  are  called, 

2  «  With  all  lowliness  and  meek- 
ness, with  longsuffering,  forbear- 
ing one  another  in  love  ; 

3  Endeavouring  to  keep  theunitj' 
Col.  3. 12, 13. '  of  the  Spirit ''  in  the  bond  of  peace. 


ach.  s.  1. 

Philem.l,  9. 
il  Or, 

in  the  Lord. 
6  Phil.  1.27. 

Col.  1.  10. 

1  Tbe3s.2.12. 
c  Acts  20.  19 

Gal.  5.  22,  23. 


dCol.  3.  14. 
e  Rom.  12. 

1  Cor.  12 

13. 


ch. 


16. 


/I  Cor.  12.4, 

11. 
j-ch.  1.  18. 
h  1  Cor.  1.  13. 

4:  8.  6.  ic  12. 

G. 

2  Cor.  11.4. 
iver.  13. 

Jude3. 
k  Gal.  3.  27, 

28. 

Heh.  0.  6. 
I  Mai.  2.  10. 

1  Cor.  8.  6.  <k 

12.  6. 
mRom.  11.36. 


4  e  There  is  one  body,  and  /one 
Spirit,  even  as  ye  are  called  in  one 
9  hope  of  your  calling ; 

5  ''One  Lord,  'one  faith,  *one 
baptism, 

6  'One  God  and  Father  of  all, 
who  is  above  all,  and  >« through 
all,  and  in  you  all. 

7  But  "unto  every  one  of  us  Is 
given  grace  according  to  the 
measure  of  the  gift  of  Christ. 

8  Wlierefore  he  saith,  "When  he 
ascended  up  on  high,  j'he  led 
1!  captivity  captive,  and  gave  gifts 
unto  men. 

9  (9 Now  that  he  ascended,  what 
is  it  but  that  he  also  descended 
first  into  the  lower  parts  of  the 
earth  ? 

Jt  Rom.  12.  8,6.     1  Cor.  12.  11.     oPs.  68.  18.      p  Judg.    5.   12. 
Col.  2. 15.    t  Or,  a  multitude  of  captives.   «  Jobs  3.  13.  &  6. 33,62. 


10  He  that  descended  is  the  same 
also  »•  that  ascended  up  far  above 
all  heavens,  sthat  he  might  ii  fill 
all  things.) 

11 1  And  he  gave  some,  apostles ; 
and  some,  prophets ;  and  some, 
"  evangelists ;  and  some,  ^^  pa.stors 
and  II  teachers ; 

12  =For  the  perfecting  of  the 
saints,  for  the  work  of  the  mints- 
try,  a  for  the  edifying  of  *  the  body 
of  Christ: 

1.3  Till  we  all  come  5  in  the  unity 
of  the  faith,  ^and  of  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  Son  of  God,  unto  ''a 
perfect  man,  unto  the  measure 
of  the  II  stature  of  the  fulness  of 
Christ : 

14  That  we  lienceforth  be  no  more 
e  children,  /tossed  to  and  fro,  and 
carried  about  with  every  i?  wind  of 
doctrine,  by  the  sleight  of  men, 
and  cunning  craftiness,  ''whereby 
they  lie  in  wait  to  deceive ; 

15  'But  '  1  speaking  the  truth  in 
love,  ^' may  grow  up  into  him  in 
all  things, '  which  is  the  head,  even 
Christ : 

16  "'  From  whom  the  whole  body 
fitly  joined  together  and  compact- 
ed by  that  which  every  joint  sup- 
plieth,  according  to  the  effectual 
working  in  the  measure  of  every 
part,  niaketh  increase  of  tlie  body 
unto  the  edifying  of  itself  in  love. 

17  This  I  say  therefore,  and  tes- 
tify in  the  Lord,  that  "  ye  hence- 
forth walk  not  as  other  Gentiles 
walk,  o  in  the  vanity  of  their  mind, 

18  ^Having  the  understanding 
darkened,  i  being  alienated  from 
the  life  of  God  through  the  igno- 
rance that  is  in  them,  because  of 
the  '•1!  blindness  of  their  heart: 

19  sWho  being  past  feeling  'have 
given  themselves  over  unto  las- 
civiousness,  to  work  all  unclean- 
ness  with  greediness. 

20  But  ye  have  not  so  learned 
Christ ; 

21 « If  so  be  that  ye  have  heard 
him,  and  have  been  taught  by 
him,  as  the  truth  is  in  Jesus  : 

22  That  ye  ^put  off  concerning 
y  the  former  conversation  =  the  old 
man,  which  is  corrupt  according 
to  the  deceitful  lusts  ; 

2.3  And  "be  renewed  in  the  spirit 
of  vour  mind ; 

24' And  that  ye  "put  on  the  new 
man,  which  after  God  ^is  created 
in  righteousness  and  11  true  holi- 
ness. 

25  Wherefore  putting  away  lying, 
''speak  every  man  truth  with  his 
neighbour:  for  « we  are  members 
one  of  another. 

26  /Be  ye  angry,  and  sin  not:  let 
not  the  sun  go  down  upon  your 
wrath : 

27  £' Neither  give  place  to  the 
devil. 

28  Let  him  that  stole  steal   no 

/Ps.  4.  4.  &  37.  8.     f2Cor.  2.  10, 11.    James  4. 

189 


A.  D.  64. 


r  Acts  1.9, 11. 

1  Tim.  3.  16. 
Heb.  4.  14. 
<k  7.  26.  Sz  8. 
1.  &;  9.  24. 

s  Acts  2.  33. 
i;Or,/u//J. 
/I  Cor.  12.  2& 
ch.  2.  20. 
u  Acts  21.  8. 

2  Tim.  4.  5. 
X  Acts  20.  28. 
y  Kom.  12.  7. 
z  1  Cor.  12.  7. 
a  1  Cor.  14.26. 
6ch.  1.23. 

Co!.  1.  24. 
;;  Or,  into 

the  unity, 
c  Coi.  2.  2. 
J]  Cor.  14.20. 

Col.  1.  28. 
II  Or,  age. 
e  Is.  28.  9. 

1  Cor.  14.  20. 
/Heb.  13.9. 
«^Matt.  11.  7. 
h  Rom.  16. 18. 

2  Cor.  2.  17. 
i  Zech.  8.  16. 

2  Cor.  4.  2. 

ver.  25. 

1  John  3.  13. 

I  Or.  being 
sincere. 

*ch.  1.  22.  (fc 
2.21. 

/Col.  1.  18. 
m  Col.  2.  19. 
nch.2. 1,2,3. 

Col.'  3."  7. 
1  Pet.  4.  3. 

0  Rom.  1.  21. 
p  .\ct3  26.  18. 
9ch.  2.  12. 

Gal.  4.8. 
1  Thess.  4.  5. 
rRom.  1.  21. 

II  Ot,  hardness. 
s  1  Tim.  4.  2. 
rRom.  1.24,26. 

1  Pet.  4.  3. 
ach.  1.  13.  - 

1  Col.  2.  11. 
i-  3.  8,  9. 
Heb.  12.  1. 
1  Pet.  2.  1. 

Vch.  2.  2,3. 
ver.  17. 
Col.  3.  7. 

1  Pet.  4.  3. 
J  Rom.  6.  0. 
a  Rom.  12.  2. 

Col.  3.  10. 
b  Rom.  6.  4. 

2  Cor.  5.  17. 
Gal.  6.  15. 
ch.  e.  11. 
Col.  3.  10. 

cch.  2.  10. 
II  Or,  holinest 

nf  truth, 
d  Zech.  8.  16. 

ver.  15. 

Col.  3.9. 
e  Rom.  12.  & 
7.    1  Pet.  5.  9. 


An  exhortation  to  holiness. 


EPHESIANS.      Duties  of  ivives  and  husbands. 


A.  D.  64. 


h  Acts  20.  33, 

lTlies3.4.11. 

2Thess.  3.  8, 

11,  12. 
B  Or, 

tu  distribute. 
iLuke  3.  11. 
JMatt.  12.36. 

ch.  3.  4. 

Col.  3.  8. 
iCol.  4.  C. 

lTliess.5.1I. 
i;  Or,  to  edify 

projitably. 
7?!  Col.  3.  16. 
?i  Is.  7.  13.  ic 

63.  10. 

Ez.  IG.  43. 

IThess.O.lO. 


more  :  but  rather  ^  let  him  labour, 
working  with  Ills  hands  the  thing 
which  is  good,  that  he  may  have 

1  to  give  i  to  him  that  needeth. 

29  'i^Let  no  corrupt  communica- 
tion proceed  out  of  your  mouth, 
but  'that  whicli  is  good  il  to  the 
use  of  edifying, '» that  it  may  min- 
ister grace  unto  the  hearers'. 

30  And  "grieve  not  the  Holy 
Spirit  of  God,  "whereby  ye  are 
sealed  unto  the  day  of  i' redemp- 
tion. 

31  9  Let  all  bitterness,  and  wrath, 
and  anger,  and  clamour,  and  '•evil 
speaking,  be  put  away  from  you, 
s  with  all  malice: 

32  And  thQ  ye  kind  one  to  an- 
other, tenderhearted,  «  forgiving 

och  1  13        ^"^   another,   even    as   God   for 
p  Luke  21.  28  '  Christ's  Sake  hath  forgiven  you. 

Rom.  8.  23.  fh.  1.  14.  ?  Col.  3.  8. 19.  )-Tit.3.2.  James  4. 11. 
1  Pet.  2.  1.  sTit.  3.  3.  rSCor.  2.  10.  Col.  3.  12,  13.  u  Matt. 
6.  14.     Mark  11.  25. 

CHAPTER  V. 

2  After  general  exhortations,  to  love,  3  to  Jly  for- 
nication, 4  and  all  uncleanness,  7  not  tu  con- 
verse with  the  wicked,  15  to  walk  warily,  and  to 
be  Id  filled  with  the  Spirit,  22  he  dcscendcth  to 
the  particular  duties,  how  wives  out:ht  to  obey 
their  husbands,  25  and  husbands  ought  to  love 
their  wives,  32  even  as  Christ  doth  his  church. 

BE  aye  therefore  followers  of 
God,  as  dear  children  ; 

2  And  *walk  in  love,  « as  Christ 
also  hath  loved  us,  and  hath  giv- 
en himself  for  us  an  offering  and 
a  sacrifice  to  God  rffor  a  sweet- 
smelling  savour. 

3  But  el'ornication,  and  all  un- 
cleanness, or  covetousness,/let  it 
not  be  once  named  among  you,  as 
becometh  saints; 

4  r/ Neither  filthine.ss,  nor  foolish 
talking,  nor  jesting,  '<  whicli  are 
not  convenient :  but  rather  giving 
of  thanks. 

5  For  this  ye  know,  that  nio 
whoremonger,  nor  unclean  per- 
son, nor  covetous  man,  ''Who  is 
an  idolater, '  hath  any  inheritance 
in  the  kingdom  of  Christ  and  of 
God. 

6  '«  Let  no  man  deceive  you  with 
vain  words:  for  because  of  these 
things  »  Cometh  the  wrath  of  God 
"upon  the  children  of  II disobedi- 
ence. 

7  Re  not  j^e  therefore  partakers 
with  them. 

S^For  ye  were  sometime  dark- 
ness, but  now  <i(tre  j/e  light  in  tlie 
Lord  :  walk  as  'children  of  liglit ; 

9  (For  » the  iruit  of  the  Spirit7.v  in 
all  goodness  and  righteousness 
and  trutli;) 

10  t  Proving  what  is  acceptable 
unto  tlie  Lord. 

11  And  "have  no  fellow.ship  with 


a  Matt.  5.  45, 

48. 

Luke  6.  36. 

cli.  4.  32. 
t  John  13.  34. 

&  15.  12. 

IThess.  4.9. 

1  John  3.  11, 

23.    A:  4.  21. 
cGaL  1.  4.  Sc 

2.  20. 

Heb.  7.  27. & 

9.  14,26.  &  10. 

10,  12. 

1  John  3.  16. 
dGen.  8.  21. 

Lev.  1.  9. 

2  Cor.  2.  15. 
cHom.  6.  13. 

1  Cor.  e.  18. 

2  Cor.  12.  21. 
ch.  4.  19,  20. 
Col.  3.  5. 
1  Thess.  4.  3, 

&.C. 

f\  Cor.  0.  1. 
r  Matt.  12.  36. 

ch.  4.  29. 
h  Rom.  1.  28. 
i  1  Cor.  6.  9. 

Gal.  0.  19,21. 
t  Col.  3.  5. 

1  Tim.  0.  17. 
/Gal.  5.  21. 

Rev.  22.  15. 
m  Jer.  29.  8. 

Matt.  24.  4. 

Col.  2.  4,8,18. 

2Thess.  2.  3. 
•«  Rom.  1.  18. 
o  ch.  2.  2. 
ij  Or,  unbelief, 

Col.  3.  6. 
pl9.  9.  2.     Matt.  4.  16.     .KcXh  26.   18. 

12.  Sc  4.   18.     Tit.  3.  3.     1   I'et.  2.  9. 

2  Cor.  3.  18.  dc  4.  6.  1  Thesa.  5.  5.  1 
Jnhn  12.  38.  1  Gal.  5.  22.  t  Rnm.  12 
0.  21.  1  Tim.  2.  3.  a  1  Cor.  6.  9,  11 
2Tbe39.  3.6,  14. 

lyo 


11, 


46. 


Rnm.  1.  21.  ch.  2 
(/ John  8.  12.  <5r  12 
John  2.  9.  r  Luke  16.8 
2.  Phil.  1.10.  IThcsB 
Jc  10.  20.     2  Cor.  0.  14 


^  the  unfruitful  works  of  darkness,  |  A.  D.  64. 
but  rather  Z' reprove  thein. 

12  2  For  it  is  a  shame  even  to 
speak  of  those  things  which  are 
done  of  them  in  secret. 

13  But  nail  things  that  are  lire- 
proved  are  made  manifest  by  the 
light :  for  whatsoever  doth  make 
manifest  is  light.  '^'"-  ^• 

14  Wherefore  I  he  saith,  t  Awake  ''J°5in3.20, 


X  Rom.  C.  21. 

i'  13.  12. 

Gal.  6.  8. 
y  Lev.  19.  17. 

1  Tim.  5.  20, 
z  Rom.  1.  24, 

26. 


13. 


thou  that  sleepest ,  and  f  arise  from 
the  dead,  and  Christ  shall  give 
thee  light. 

15  rfSee  then  that  ye  walk  cir- 
cumspectly, not  as  fools,  but  as 
wise, 

16  c  Redeeming  the  time, .^because 
the  da.vs  are  evil. 

17  <j  Wherelbre  be  ye  not  unwise, 
but  ''understanding  nvhat  the 
will  of  tlie  Lord  in. 

18  And  /'be  not  drunk  with  wine, 
wherein  is  excess;  but  be  filled 
with  the  Spirit; 

19  Speaking  to  yourselves  ^n 
psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual 
songs,  singing  and  making  melody 
in  your  heart  to  the  Lord ; 

20  "'Giving  thanks  alwaj's  for  all 
things  unto  God  and  the  Father 
"in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ; 

21  "Submitting  yourselves  one  to' 
another  in  the  lear  of  God. 

22  i' Wives,  submit  yourselves 
unto  your  own  husbands,  5  as  un- 
to the  Lord. 

23  For  '-the  husband  is  the  head 
of  the  wife,  even  as  s  Christ  is  the 
head  of  the  church  :  and  he  is  the 
Saviour  of  *  the  body. 

24  Therefore  as  the  church  is 
subject  unto  Christ,  so  let  the 
wives  be  to  their  own  husbands 
"in  every  thing. 

2.5  a  Husbands,  love  your  wives, 
even  as  Christ  also  loved  the 
church,  and  '/gave  himself  for  it; 

20  That  he  might  sanctify  and 
cleanse  it  -  with  the  wa.shiug  of 
water  «  liy  the  word, 

27  ^That  he  miglit  present  it  to 
himself  a  glorious  church,  cnot 
having  spot,  or  wiiiiiclo,  or  any 
such  thing;  <'butlliat  il  sliould  be 
holy  and  without  hlcmisli. 

28  So  ought  men  to  h>ve  their 
wives  as  tlicir  own  bodies.  He 
thatloveth  hLswifelovetli  himself. 

29  For  no  man  ever  yet  hated  his 
own  llesh;  but  nourisheth  and 
cherislieth  it,  even  as  the  Lord 
the  church: 

30  For  ^'  we  are  members  of  his 
body,  of  liis  flesh,  and  of  his  bones. 

31  /For  til  is  cnii.sc  slmll  a  man 
leave  his  father  and  mother,  and 
shall  be  joined  unto  his  wife,  and 
they  .'/two  sliall  be  one  fle.sh. 

32  This  is  a  great  mystery  :  but  I 
speak  concerning  Christ  and  the 
church. 

cCant.  4.  7.    d  Ph.  1.4.    e  Gen.  2.  23.    Rom.  12.  6.    1  Cor.  6. 10.  & 
12.  27.    /Gen.  2.  24.    Matt.  19.  5.    Mark  10.  7,  8.    y  1  Cor.  6.  18. 


Heb.  4. 

II  Or. 

dis^vered, 
II  Or,  it. 
b  Is.  CO.  1. 

Rom.  13.  11, 

12. 

1  Cor.  15.  34. 

1  Thess.  5.  6. 
c  John  5.  25. 

Rom.  6.  4,  5. 

ih.  2.  5. 

Cnl.  3.  1. 
J  Col.  4.5. 
r.  Gal.  6.  10. 

Col.  4.  5. 
fEcc.  11.  2.  <fc 

12.  1. 

John  12.  35. 

ch.  C,  13. 
g  Col.  4.  5. 
h  Rom.  12.  2. 
i  1  Thess.  4.3. 

Sea.  18. 
*  Prov.  20.  1. 

Sc  23.  20,  SO. 

Is.  5.  11,  22. 

Luke  21.  34. 
/Acts  16.  23. 

1  Cor.  14.  28. 

Col.  3.  16. 

James  5.  13. 
m  Vs.  34.  1. 

Is,  03.  7. 

Col.  3.  17. 

1  Thess. 5.18. 

2  Thes,^.  1.3. 
n  Heb.  13.  15. 

1  Pet.  2.  6.  & 

4.  11. 
0  Phil.  2.  3. 

1  Pet.  5.  5. 
pGcn.  3.  18. 

1  Cnr.  14.  34. 

Col.  3.  18. 

Tit.  2.  5. 

1  Pet.  3.  1. 
7ch.  6,  5. 
rl  Cor.  11.  8. 
srh.  1.  22.  Sc 

4.  15. 

Col.  1.  18. 
tcU.  1.  23. 
w  Col.  3,2(1,23. 

Tit.  2.  9. 
jCcI.  3.  10. 

1  Pet.  3.  7. 
y  Acts  20.  28. 

Gal.  1.  4.  & 

2.  20. 

J  Johns.  5. 

Til.  3.  5. 

Heb.  10.  22. 

1  John  5.  3. 
a  John  15.  3. 

Sc  17.  17. 
t2Cor.  11.2. 

Col.  1.  22. 


The  duty  of  cliildren. 


EPHESIAXS. 


The  Christian  warfare. 


A.D.  64. 


33  Xevertheless,  ''let  every  one 
of  you  in  pai'ticular  so  love  his 
wife  even  as  himself;  and  the 
wife  see  that  she  » reverence  her 
husband. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  duty  of  children  towards  their  parents,  5 
of  servants  towards  their  masters.  10  Our  life 
is  a  warfare,  1-  nut  only  against  flesh  and 
blood,  but  also  spiritual  enemies.  13  The  com- 
plete armour  of  a  Christian,  18  and  how  it 
ought  to  be  used.     21  Tychicus  is  commended. 

CHILDBEX,  «obey  your  par- 
ents in  the  Lord:   for  this  is 
right. 

2  f- Honour  thy  father  and  moth- 
er; which  is  the  first  command- 
ment with  promise ; 

3  That  it  may  be  well  with  thee, 
and  thou  mayest  live  long  on  the 
earth. 

4  And,  eye  fathers,  provoke  not 
your  children  to  wrath :  but 
(i  bring  them  up  in  the  nurture 
and  admonition  of  the  Lord. 

5  f  Servants,  be  obedient  to  them 
that  are  your  masters  according  to 
the  flesh,  .'with  fear  and  trem- 
bling,» in  singleness  of  your  heart, 
as  unto  Christ; 

6  >!■  Not  with  eyeservice,  as  men- 
pleasers;  hot  as  the  servants  of 
Christ,  doing  the  will  of  God  from 
the  heart; 

7  With  good  will  doing  service, 
as  to  the  Lord,  and  not  to  men  : 

8  « Knowing  that  whatsoever 
good  thing  any  man  doeth,  the 
same  shall  he  receive  of  the  Lord, 
*  whether  he  be  bond  or  free. 

9  And,  ye  'masters,  do  the  same 
things  unto  them,  il »" forbearing 
threatening:  knowing  that  Swyour 
Master  also  is  in  heaven ;  »  neither 
is  there  respect  of  persons  with 
him. 

10  Finally,  my  brethren,  be 
strong  in  the  Lord,  and  pin  the 
power  of  his  might. 

11  ?Put  on  the  whole  armour  of 
God,  that  j'e  may  be  able  to  stand 
against  the  v.'iles  of  the  devil. 


aProT.  23.  2Q. 
Col.  3.  20. 

h  Ex.  20.  12. 

Deut.  u.  16. 

ic  27.  16. 

Jer.  35.  18. 

Kz.  22.  7. 

Mai.  1.  6. 

Matt.  15.  4. 

Mark  7.  10. 
cCol.  3.  21. 
i/Gen.  18.  19. 

Deut.  4.  9.  <fc 

6.  7,  20.  ic 

11.19. 

Ps.  78.  4. 

Prov.  19.  18. 

&  22.  6.  Sc 

29.  IT. 
e  Col.  3.  22. 

1  Tim.  6.  1. 

Tit.  2.  9. 

1  Pet.  2.  18. 
/2  Cor.  7.  15. 

Phil.  2.  12. 
f  1  Chr.29.17. 

Col.  3.  22. 
h  Col.  3.  22,23. 
i  Rom.  2.  6. 

2  Cor.  5.  10. 
Col.  3.  24. 

k  Gal.  3.  28. 

Col.  3.  11. 
/Col.  4.  1. 
II  Or, 

muderating. 
771  Lev.  25.  43. 
t  Some  read, 

buth  your 

and  their 

Master. 
«  John  13.  13. 

1  Cor.  7.  22. 
oRom.  2.  11. 

'^°'"  ^' ,"„■'■ ,    j  12  For  we  wrestle   not   against 
''s  16  I  tr  flesh   and   blood,   but   against 

Col.  1.  11.    ?Rora.  13.  12.    2  Cor.  6.  7.    vcr.  13.    1  Tbeis,  0.  8, 
t  Gr.  tii'.tid  andfiesk.    r  MaK.  1&.  IT,    I  Cqt.  15.  dO. 


A.  D.  64. 

s  Rom.  8.  3a. 

ch.  1.  21. 

Col.  2.  13. 
t  Luke  22.  53. 

John  12.  31. 

&  14.  30. 

ch.2.  2. 

Col.  1.  13. 
<|  Or,  wicked 

spirits^ 
iiOr, 

heavenly,  as 

ch.  1.  3. 
u  2  Cor.  10.  4. 

ver.  11. 
X  ch.  5.  16. 
!!  Or,  having 


« principalities,  against  powers,  j 
against  *  the  rulers  of  the  dark-  j 
ness  of  this  world,  against  ii  spirit-  ; 
ual  wickedness  in  Ii  high  places.       i 

13  «  Wlierefore  take  unto  you  the  i 
whole  armour  of  God,  that  ye; 
may  be  able  to  withstand  ^in  the  j 
evil  day,  and  Ii  having  done  all,  to  j 
stand.  I 

14  Stand  therefore,  2/ having  your  ; 
loins  girt  about  with  truth,  and 
3 having  on  the  breastplate  of, 
righteousness ;  | 

15  « And  your  feet  shod  with : 
the  preparation  of  the  gospel  of] 
peace; 

IG  Above  all,  taking  ''the  shield 
of  faith,  wherewith  ye  shall  be  i  <>«'•"'»«'"■-'• 
able  to  quench  all  the  fiery  darts  ,  "Z^; -^- ^,. 
of  the  wicked.  ipet  1  13 

17  And  ctake  the  helmet  of  sal-  ^j,,  ^j  j^ 
vation,   and  '^the   sword   of  the;  2  dor.' 6.  7. 
Spirit,  which  is  the  word  of  God :   !  1  Thess.'a.'a 

IS    "Praying    always    with    all !  a  is.  52.  7. 
prayer   and  supplication  in   the    Rom.  10. 15. 
Spirit,  and  .?" watching  thereunto  \  i  1  John  5. 4. 
with  all  perseverance  and  if  sup- :  c  is.  59. 17. 
plication  for  all  saints;  i   iThess. 5.  8 

19  ''And  for  me,  that  utterance  "*  "eh.  4. 12. 
may  be  given  unto  me,  that  I  may    2*^2  "jg  &' 
open  my  mouth  » boldly,  to  make    19.  i^."' 
known  the  mystery  of  the  gospel,  ]  eLnke  18. 1. 

20  For  which  '-I  am  an  ambas-    p.om.  i2.'i2. 
sador  'Sin  bonds;   that  J  therein    coi.  4.  2. 
'"I  may  speak  boldly,  as  I  ought  i  J^Thess.  5. 

21  But^''that  ye  also  mayknow  ■^^''/^^''^-^^g^-^'- 
my  affairs,  coirt  how  I  do, "  Tychi- 
cus, a  beloved  brother  and  faithful 
minister  in  the  Lord,  shall  make 

I  known  to  you  all  things : 

j   22  p  Whom  I  have  sent  unto  you 

1  for   the   same   purpose,   that   ye 

'  might  know  our  atJkirs,  and  that 

I  he  might  comfort  your  hearts. 

I   23  1  Peace  be  to  the  brethren,  and  '  i  Acts  20. 29, 

love  with  faith,  from  God  the  Fa- !  ^  2a-2o. 
1  ther  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
I   24  Grace  be  with  all  them  that 

love  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  '•3ia 

sincerity.    xVmen. 

^  "Written  from  Rome  unto  the  Ephe- 
eians  by  Tychicus. 


f  ch.  1.  16. 

Phil.  1.4. 

1  Tim.  2.  1. 
h  Acts  4.  29. 

Col.  4.  3. 

2Thcss.  3.  1. 
ii  Cor.  3.  12. 
>.  2  Cor.  5.  20. 


ch.  3.  1. 

Phil.  1.  7, 

13,14. 

2  Tim.  1.  IQ. 

<t  2.9. 

Philera.lO. 


in  a  chain, 

\  >\  Or,  thereof.  mActs28.  31.  Phil.  1.  20.  IThess.  2.  2.  7i  Col. 
I  4.  7.  0  Acts  20.  4.  2  Tim,  4.  12.  Tit.  3.  12.  p  Col.  4.  8. 
1    «  1  Pet.  S.  i4.    r  Tit.  3.  7,    !l  Or,  viith  incorraption- 


A.  D.  04. 


0  1  Cor.  1.  2. 
i-Rom.  1.  7. 

2  Cor.  1.  2. 
1  Pet.  1.  2. 
cRom.  1.  8,  9. 
1  Cor.  1.  4. 
Eph.  1.  IS, 
IC. 
Col.  1.  3. 

1  Thess.  1.2. 
2Thess.  1.3. 

;iOr, 

mention, 
d  Rom.  12.  13. 

Sc  15.  2C. 

2  Cor.  B.  1. 
ch.  4.  11,  IJ. 

e  JolinC.  20. 

ITlioss.  1.3. 
t  Or,  mil! 

finish  il. 
/ver.  10. 
J  Or,  vc  have 

mc  in  your 

hearl. 
f2Cor.  3.  2. 

A;  V.  3. 
h  Kpli.  3.  1.  &. 

C.  20. 

Ccl.  4.  3,  18. 

2  Tim.  1.  8. 
i  vi-r.  ^ 
i  <h.  4.  M. 
!i  Or,  par- 

fj-hirs  with 

me  of  i; race. 

1  Kom.  1.  9. 
ikO.  1. 
Gal.  1.  20. 

1  Thess.  2.  5. 
771  ill.  2.  20.  <k 

4.  1. 
n  1  Thcsn.  3. 

12. 

riiilem.  C. 
'1  Or,  sense. 
V  Rom.  2.  18. 

i  12.  2. 

Eph.  [>.  10. 
il  Or,  (ry. 
II  Or,  differ, 
p  Acts  21.  10. 

1  Thess.  3. 

13.  &  0.  23. 
ijl  Cor.  1.  8. 
rJohri  15.4,6. 

Kph.  2.  10. 

Col.  1.  0. 
x.Iohii  15.  8. 

Kph.  1.  12, 

14. 


THE   EPISTLE    OF    PAUL   THE   APOSTLE   TO    THE 

P  H  I  L I P  P  I A IS^  S. 


CHAPTER  I. 

3  He  testifieth  his  than\fulness  to  God,  and 
his  lave  toward  them,  for  the  fruits  of  their 
faith,  and  fellowship  in  his  sufferings,  0  daily 
praying  to  him  for  their  increase  in  grace  :  12 
he  sheweth  what  good  the  faith  of  Christ  had 
received  by  his  trou'jlcs  at  Rome,  21  and  how 
ready  he  is  to  glorify  Christ  cither  hy  his  life 
or  death,  27  exhorting  them  to  unity,  28  and 
to  fortitude  in  persecution. 

PAUL  and  Timotheus,  the 
servants  of  Jesus  Christ,  to 
all  the  saints  "in  Christ  Je.sus 
which  are  at  Philippi,  with  the 
bishops  and  deacons: 

2  *  Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Fatlier  aiid//'0?/x  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  «I  thank  my  God  upon  every 
1!  remembrance  of  you, 

4  Always  in  every  prayer  of 
mine  for  you  all  making  request 
with  joy, 

5  'Tor  your  fellowship  in  the 
gospel  from  the  lirst  day  until 
now ; 

G  Being  confident  of  this  very 
thing,  that  he  wliich  hatli  begun 
c  a  good  work  in  you  II  will  perform 
i<  ./'until  the  day  of  Jesus  Christ: 

7  Even  as  it  is  meet  for  me  to 
think  this  of  you  all.  because  il  I 
have  you  a\n  my  heart;  inas- 
much as  both  in  ''  my  bonds,  and 
in  'the  defence  and  confirmation 
of  the  gospel,  '^ye  all  are  i  par- 
takers of  my  grace. 

8  For  'God  is  my  record,™  how 
greatly  I  long  after  you  all  iu  the 
bowels  of  Jesus  Clirist. 

9  And  this  I  pray,  »  that  your 
love  maj'  abound  yet  more  and 
more  in  knowledge  and  in  all 
11  judgment; 

10  Tliat  o  ye  may  !1  approve  things 
that  II are  exctiUent;  j^tliatyemay 
be  sincere  and  witliout  offence 
<7till  the  dav  of  Christ; 

11  Being  iiUed  with  the  fruits  of 
righteousness, '•which  are  by  Je- 
sus Christ,  8  unto  the  glory  and 
praise  of  God. 

12  But  I  would  ye  should  under- 
stand, lirethren,  tliat  the  tilings 
tuliicli  /ui/ipcnrd  unto  me  iiave 
fallen  out  rather  unto  the  further- 
ance of  tlie  gospel; 

];!  So  that  my  bonds  1  in  Clirist 
are  manifest  <in  all  lithe  palace, 
and  1  in  all  otlier  piarc.'f  : 

14  And  many  of  the  brethren  in 
the  Lord,  waxing  confident  by 
my  bonds,  are  much  more  bold  to 
speak  the  word  without  fear. 


I  Or,  for  Christ.  I  ch.  4.  22.  II  Or,  Cesar'a  court,  il  Or,  to  all  others. 

192 


15  Some  indeed  preach  Christ 
even  of  envj'  and  "strife;  and 
some  also  of  good  will : 

15  The  one  preach  Christ  of  con- 
tention, not  sincerely,  supposing 
to  add  affliction  to  my  bonds: 

17  But  the  other  of  love,  know- 
ing that  I  am  set  for  ^  the  defence 
of  the  gospel. 

18  What  then?  notwithstanding, 
every  way,  whether  in  pretence, 
or  in'trutli,  Christ  is  preaclied ;  and 
I  therein  do  rejoice,  yea,  and  will 
rejoice. 

19  For  I  know  that  this  shall  turn 
to  my  salvation  2/ through  your 
prayer,  and  the  supply  of  ^the 
Spirit  of  Jesus  Christ, 

20  According  to  my  "earnest  ex- 
pectation and  mi/  hope,  that  i>\n 
nothing  I  shall  be  ashamed,  but 
f.hat  e  with  all  boldness,  as  always, 
so  now  also  Christ  shall  be  magni- 
fied in  my  bodj',  whether  it  be  by 
life,  or  by  death. 

21  For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and 
to  die  is  gain. 

22  But  if  I  live  in  the  flesh,  this 
is  th(i  fruit  of  my  labour :  yet 
what  I  shall  choose  I  wot  not. 

2:5  For ''lam  in  a  strait  betwixt 
two,  having  a  desire  to  ^depart, 
and  to  be  with  Christ;  which  is 
far  better: 

24  ]SIevertheless  to  abide  in  the 
flesh  is  inore  needful  for  you. 

2-5  And  /having  this  confidence, 
I  know  that  I  shall  abide  and  con- 
tinue witli  you  all  for  your  fur- 
therance and  joy  of  faith  ; 

2G  That  i/yoiir  rejoicing  may 
be  more  abuiidant  in  Jesus  Christ 
for  mc  by  my  coming  to  you 
again. 

27  Only  ''let  your  conversation 
be  as  it  becometh  the  gospel  of 
Christ:  that  whether  I  come  and 
see  you,  or  else  be  absent,  I  may 
hear  of  your  affairs. '  thatyestand 
fast  in  (ine  spirit,  '■with  one  mind 
'striving  together  lor  the  faith  of 
the  gosjiel ; 

28  And  in  nothing  terrified  by 
your  adversaries:  "'Which  is  to 
them  an  evident  token  of  per- 
dition, "but  to  you  of  salvation, 
and  that  of  Go<l. 

29  For  unto  vou  "it  is  given  in 
the  behalf  of  Christ,  J' not  only  to 
believe  on  him,  but  also  to  suffer 
for  his  sake ; 

30  7naving  the  same  conflict 
'•  which  ye  saw  m  me,  and  now 
hear  to  be  in  me. 


A.  D.  G4. 


y1  Cor.  1.  11. 
i  Rom.  8.  9. 


n  Rom.  3.  19. 
i  Rom.  6.  5, 


c  Eph.  6.  19, 
20. 


d  2  Cor.  5.  8. 
c2Tim.  4.  6. 


/ch.  2.  24. 


r2  Cor.  1.  14. 
<t  5.  12. 


h  Eph.  4.  1. 
Col.l.  10. 
1  Thess.  2. 
12.  i  4.  1. 

ich.  4.  1. 

*  1  Cor.  1.  10. 

/Jude  3. 


m  2  Thess.  1. 


)i  Rom.  8.  17. 
2  Tim.  2.  11. 


p  Eph.  2.  8. 

7  Col.  2.  1. 
r  Acts  16.  19, 

i:c. 

1  Thess.  2.  2. 


Paul  exlioHetli  to  unity. 


PHILIPPIANS. 


He  commendeth  Timothy. 


A-D.64.  CHAPTER   II. 

I  He  exhorteth  them  to  unil)/,  and  to  all  humble- 
ness of  mind,  hy  the  example  of  Christ's  humil- 
ity and  exaltation  :  1'2  to  a  careful  proceeding 
in  the  IV ay  of  salvation,  that  they  be  as  light.'' 
to  the  wicked  world,  16 and  comforts  to  him  their 
apostle,  who  is  now  ready  to  be  offered  up  to 
God.  19  He  hopeth  to  send  Timothy  to  them, 
whom  he  greatly  commendeth,  20  as  Epaphro- 
ditus  also,  whom  he  presently  sendeth  to  them. 

IF  there  be  therefore  an  j'  consola- 
tion in  Christ,  if  an.v  comfort 
of  love,  "if  any  fellowship  of  the 
Spirit,  if  any  *  bowels  and  mercies, 

2  c  Fulfil  ye  my  joy,  '^that  ye 
be  likenainded,  having  the  same 
love,  bciiiff  of  one  accord,  of  one 
mind. 

3  e  Let  nothing  he  done  through 
strife  or  vainglory;  but /in  low- 
liness of  mind  let  each  esteem 
other  better  than  themselves. 

4  ffLook  not  every  man  on  his 
own  things,  but  every  man  also 
on  the  things  of  others'. 

5  h  Let  this  mind  be  in  you, 
which  was  also  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

6  Who.  'being  in  the  form  of  God, 
*; thought  it  not  robbery  to  be 
equal  with  God : 

7  'But  made  himself  of  no  rep- 
utation, and  took  upon  him  the 
form  "'of  a  servant,  and  »was 
made  in  the  E  likeness  of  men  : 

8  And  being  found  in  fashion  as 
a  man,  he  humbled  himself,  and 
"became  obedient  unto  death, 
e%'en  the  death  of  the  cross. 

9  '\\Tierefore  God  also  Phath 
highlj^  exalted  him,  and  9 given 
him  a  name  which  is  above  every 
name ; 

10  '-That  at  the  name  of  Jesus 
every  knee  should  bow,  of  things 
in  heaven,  and  things  in  earth, 
and  things  under  the  earth  ; 

11  And  «that  every  tongue  should 
confess  that  Jesus  Christ  is  Lord, 
to  the  glorj'  of  God  the  Father. 

12  Wherefore,  my  beloved,  <as 
j'e  have  always  obeyed,  not  as  in 
my  presence  only,  but  now  much 
more  in  my  absence,  work  out 
your  own  salvation  with  "fear 
and  trembling: 

13  For  ^it  is  God  which  worketh 
in  you  both  to  will  and  to  do  of 
/lis "good  pleasure. 

14  Do  all  things  .'/without  mur- 
murings  and  =disputings: 

15  That  ye  may  be  blameless  and 

II  harmless,  "the  sonsof  God,  with- 
out rebuke,  ^in  the  midst  of  ^a 
crooked  and  perverse  nation, 
among  whom  Mye  shine  as  lights 
in  the  world; 

16  Holding  forth  the  word  of 
i  life ;  that  e  i  may  rejoice  in  the 
i  day  of  Christ,  that  /I  have  not 
I  run  in  vain,  neither  laboured  in 
!  vain. 

I  Cor.  e.  6.  (k  12.  3.  I  ch.  1.  5.  a  Eph.  6.  5.  i2  Cnr.  3.  5. 
Heb.  13.  21.  y  1  Cor.  10. 10.  1  Pet.  4.  9.  z  Rom.  14.  1.  II  Or, 
sincere,    a  Matt.  5.  45.    Eph.  5.  1.    6  1  Pet.  2   12.    c  Deut.  32.  S. 

II  Or,  shine  s;e.  d  Matt.  5.  14,  16.  Eph.  5.  8,  e2  Cor.  1.  U. 
1  Thess.  2.  19.    /Gal.  2.  2.    1  The.ss.  3.  5. 


o2Cor.  13. 14. 
iCol.  3.  12. 
c  John  3.  29. 
rfRom.  12.  16. 
4:  10.  5. 

1  Coj;.  1.  10. 

2  Cor.  13.  11. 
ch.  1.  27.  t 
3.  16.  4-  4.  2. 
1  Pet.  3.  8. 

e  Gal.  5.  26. 

ch.  1.  15,  16. 

James  3.  14. 
/Rom.  12.  10. 

Eph.  5.?1. 

1  Pet.  5.  5. 
g\  Cor.  10. 

24,  33.  ic  13. 

5. 
A  Matt.  11.29. 

John  13.  15. 

1  Pet.  2.  21. 

1  Johu  2.  6. 
i  John  1.  1,  2. 

&.  17.  5. 

2  Cor.  4.  4. 
Col.  1.  15. 
Heb.  1.  3. 

J  John  5.  18. 

&  10.  33. 
I  Vs.  22.  6. 

Is.  53.  3. 

Dan.  9.  26. 

Mark  9.  12. 

Rom.  15.  3. 
jbIs.  42.  1.  k 

49.  3,  (!.  & 

62.  13.  &  s3. 

11. 

Ez.  34.  23, 

24. 

Zceh.  3.  8. 

Matt.  20.  28. 

Lnke  22.  27. 
n  John  1.  14. 

Rom.  1.  3.  i 

8.  3. 

Gal.  4.  4. 

Heb.  2.  14, 

17. 

I  Or,  habit. 
0  Matt.  26.  39, 

42. 

John  lO.'lS. 

Heb.  5.  8.  4r 

12.  2. 
p  John  17.  1, 

2,5. 

Acts   2.  33. 

Heb.  2.  9. 
;  Eph.  1.  20, 

21. 

Heb.  1.  4. 
T  Is.  45.  23 

Matt.  28.  18. 

Rom.  14.  11. 

Rev.  5.  13. 
(John  13.  13. 

Acts  2.  3C. 

Rora.  14.  9. 


17  Yea,  and  if  yl  be  tottered 
upon  the  sacrifice  ''and  service 
of  your  faith,  'I  joy,  and  rejoice 
with  you  all. 

18  For  the  same  cause  also  do  ye 
joy,  and  rejoice  with  me. 

19  I!  But  I  trust  in  the  Lord  Jesus 
to  send  '-Timotheus  .shortly  unto 
you.  that  I  also  may  be  of  good 
comfort,  wlieu  I  know  your  state. 

20  For  I  have  no  man  '  !l  like- 
minded,  who  will  naturally  care 
for  your  state. 

21  For  all  "»seek  their  own, 
not  the  things  which  are  Jesus 
Christ's. 

22  But  ye  know  the  proof  of  him, 
» that,  as  a  son  with  the  father, 
he  hath  served  with  me  iu  the 
gospel. 

23  Him  therefore  I  hope  to  send 
presently,  so  soon  as  I  shall  see 
how  it  will  go  with  me. 

24  But  o  I  trust  in  the  Lord  that  I 
also  myself  shall  come  shortly. 

25  Yet  I  supposed  it  necessary 
to  send  to  you  i^Epaphroditus, 
my  brother,  and  companion  in 
labour,  and  <i  fellow  soldier,  r  but 
your  messenger,  and  »he  that 
ministered  to  mj'  wants. 

26  t  For  he  longed  alter  you  all, 
and  was  full  of  heaviness,  because 
that  ye  had  heard  that  he  had 
been  sick. 

27  For  indeed  he  was  sick  nigh 
unto  death :  but  God  had  mercy 
on  him ;  and  not  on  him  onlj',  but 
on  me  also,  lest  I  should  have 
sorrow  upon  sorrow. 

28  I  sent  him  therefore  the  more 
carefully,  that,  when  ye  see  him 
again,  ye  may  rejoice,  and  that  I 
may  be  the  less  sorrowful. 

29  Receive  him  therefore  in  the 
Lord  with  all  gladness;  and  l!«hold 
such  in  reputation : 

30  Because  for  the  work  of  Christ 
he  was  nigh  unto  death,  not  re- 
garding his  life,  «to  supply  your 
lack  of  service  toward  me. 

CHAPTER    III. 

1  He  xnarneth  them  to  beware  of  the  false  teachers 
of  the  circumcision,  i  shewing  that  himself  hath 
greater  cause  than  they  to  trust  in  the  right- 
eousness of  the  law  :  7  which  notwithstanding 
he  counteth  as  dung  and  loss,  to  gain  Christ  and 
his  righteousness,  12  therein  acknowledging  his 
own  imperfection.  15  He  txhorteth  them  to  he 
thus  minded,  17  and  to  imitate  him,  18  and  to 
decline  the  ways  of  carnal  Christians. 

FINALLY,  my  brethren,  « re- 
joice in  the  Lord.  To  write  the 
same  things  to  you,  to  me  indeed 
is  not  grievous,  but  for  you  it  is 
safe. 

2  6  Beware  of  dogs,  beware  of 
«evil  workers,  ''beware  of  the 
concision. 

3  For  we  are  «the  circumcision, 
/which  worship  God  in  the  spirit, 
and  3  rejoice  in  Christ  Jesus,  and 
have  no  confidence  in  the  flesh. 

4  Though  /'I   might   also  have 

/John  4.  23,  24.     Rom.  7.  6.     g  Gal.  6.  14.     A  2  C 
193 


A.  D.  64. 

ff2Tim.  4.  6. 
t  Gr.  poured 

forth. 

h  Rom.  13.  IS. 
i2Cor.  7.  4. 

Col.  1.  24. 
!l  Or, 

Moreover, 
h  Rom.  16.  21. 

1  Thess.  S. 

I  Ps.  £5.  13. 
!l  Or,  JO  dear 

unto  me. 
m  1  Cot.  10. 

24,  33.  Ic  13. 

5. 

2  Tim.  4.  10, 
IC. 

n  1  Cor.  4.  17. 

1  Tim.  1.2. 

2  Tim.  1.  2. 


0  ch.  1.  25. 
Philem.  22. 


pch.  4.  18. 

Q  Philem.  2. 
r2  Cor.  8.  23. 
s2  Cor.  11.9. 
ch.  4.  18. 
tch.  1.  8. 


liOr, 

honour  such, 
ul  Cor.  16.18. 

lThess.5.12. 

1  Tim.  5.  17. 
xl  Cot.  16.17. 

ch.  4.  10. 


a  2  Cor.  13.  11. 
ch.  4.  4. 
1  ThesM.0.18. 

b  Is.  56.  10. 

Gal.  5.  15. 
c2  Cor.  11.13. 
J  Rom.  2.  28. 

Gal.  a.  2. 
c  Deut.  10.  10. 

&  30.  6. 

Jer.  4.  4. 

Rom.  2.  29. 

Sr  4.  11,  12. 

Col.  2.  11. 
0.-.  11.  18,  21. 


Paul  giveth  up 


PHILIPPIANS. 


all  for  Christ. 


A.  D.  G4. 


i  Gen.  17.  12. 
*  2  Cor.  11.22. 
^Kom.  11.  1. 
rill  Cor. 11.22. 
n  Act^  23.  C. 

(k  2G.  •),  5. 
0  \ct3  22.  3. 

Gal.  1.13, 14. 
p  Acts  8.  3.  & 

9.   1. 

1/  Rom.  10.  5. 
r  I.uke  1.  6. 
sMatt.  13.  44. 


tU 


11. 


,  9.23,24. 
John  17.  3. 
1  Cor.  2.  2. 
Col.  2.  2. 


u  Rom.  10.3,5. 
X  Rom.  1.  17. 

&  3.  21,  22. 

&.  9.  30.  Sc 

10.  3,  6. 

Gal.  2.  16. 

y  Rom.  e.  3, 

4,  5.  it  8.  17. 

2  Cor.  4.  10, 

11. 

2  Tim.  2.  11, 

12. 

1  Pet.  4.  13. 
s  Acta  20.  7. 
ul  Tim.  0.  12. 
6  Ileb.  12.  23. 


c  Ps.  45.  10. 

Luke  9.  02. 

2  Cor.  5.  IG. 
d  1  Cor.  9.  24, 

20. 

Hell.  C.  1. 
c2Tim.  4.7,8. 

llcb.  12.  1. 
/Ileb.  3.  1. 
g  1  Cor.  2.  0. 

&;  11.20. 
h  Gal.  5.  10. 
i  Rom.  12.  10. 

&.  15.5. 
tGal.  0.  IC. 
/ih.  2.  2. 
m  1  Cor.  4.  16. 

&  11.  1. 

ch.  4.  9. 

1  Tbcss.  1.  0. 
n  I  Pet.  5.  3. 
cOal.  1.  7.  fc 

2.21.  &C.  12. 

ch.  1.  15,  10. 

p2Cor.  11.15. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 

V  Rom.  10.  IS. 

1  Tim.  0.  5. 
Tit.  1.  11. 

r  IIo9.  4.  7. 

2  Cor.  11.12, 
Gal.  0.  13. 

>  Rom.  8.  5. 
lF.pli.2.  0,  19. 
Col.  3.  1,  3. 


confidence  in  the  flesh.    If  any  I  heaven;    "from  whence  also  we 
other  man  thinketh  that  he  hath  ^  look  for  the  Saviour,  the  Lord 
whereof  he   might   trust   in  the  Jesus  Christ: 
flesh  I  more:  21  2/ Who  shall  change  our  vile 

.■5  » Circumcised  the  eighth  day,   bodj',  that  it   may  be  fashioned 
''Of  the  stock   of  Israel,  '0/  the  |  like  unto  his  glorious  body,  =ac- 

tribe  of  Benjamin,  M  a  Hebrew  oi '        '"" 

the   Hebrews;    as   touching   the 
law,  «a  Pharisee; 

G  0  Concerning  zeal,  j' persecut- 
ing the  church;  9 touching  the 
righteousness  which  is  in  the  law, 
'•blameless. 

7  But  swhat  things  were  gain 
to  me,  those  I  counted  loss  for 
Christ. 

8  Yea  doubtless,  and  I  count  all 
things  but.  loss  'for  the  excellency 
of  the  knowledge  of  Christ  Jesus 
my  Lord :  lor  whom  I  have  suf- 
fered the  loss  of  all  things,  and  do 
count  them  but  dung,  that  I  may 
win  Christ, 

9  And  be  found  in  him,  not  hav- 
uig  "mine  own  righteousness, 
which  is  of  the  law,  but  .^that 
which  is  through  the  faith  of 
Christ,  tlie  righteousness  which 
is  of  God  by  faith: 

10  That  I  may  know  him,  and  the 
power  of  his  resurrection,  and  2/the 
fellowship  of  his  sufferings,  being 
made  conformable  unto  his  death ; 

11  If  bv  any  means  I  might  ^ at- 
tain unto  tlje  resurrection  of  the 
dead. 

12  Not  as  though  I  had  already 
"attained,  either  were  already 
i perfect:  but  I  follow  after,  if 
that  I  may  apprehend  tiiat  for 
which  also  I  am  appreheoded  of 
Christ  Jesus. 

13  Brethren,  I  count  not  myself 
to  have  apprehended :  but  Uiis 
one  thing  I  do,  c forgetting  those 
things  which  ar(!  behind,  and 
broaching  forth  unto  those  things 
which  are  before, 

14  e  I  press  toward  the  mark  for 
the  prize  of  ./the  high  calling  of 
God  in  Christ  Jesus. 

1.5  Let  us  therefore,  as  many  as 
be  a  perfect, ''  l)e  thus  minded :  and 
if  in  any  thing  ye  be  otherwise 
minded,  (Jod  shall  reveal  even 
this  unto  you. 

10  Nevertheless,  whereto  we  have 
already  attained,  'let  us  wafk  ''by 
the  same  rule,  'let  us  mind  the 
same  thing. 

17  Brethren,  «>be  followers  to- 
gether of  me,  and  mark  tiiem 
wliich  walk  so  as  "  ye  have  us  for 
an  ensample. 

18  (For  many  walk,  of  whom 
I  have  told  you  often,  and  now 
tell  you  even  weeping,  that  thei/ 
arc  "  the  enemies  of  the  cross  of 
Christ : 

19  3-' Whose  end  is  destruction, 
'/whose  God  is  their  belly,  and 
riDhose  glory  is  in  their  shame, 
8  who  mind  earthly  things.) 

20  For  'our  conversation    is   in 

191 


cording  to  the  working  whereby 
he  is  able  "even  to  subdue  all 
things  unto  himself. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Fromparlicular  admonitions  4  he procecdeth  to 
general  exhortations,  10  sheuing  how  he  re- 
joiced at  their  liberality  towards  him  lying  in 
prison,  not  so  much  fur  the  svpply  of  his  oun 
wants,  us  for  the  grace  of  God  in  them.  19  And 
so  he  concladeth  with  prayer  and  salutations. 

THEREFORE,  my  brethren 
dearly  beloved  and  "longed 
for,  i  my  joy  and  crown,  so 
c  stand  fast  in  the  Lord,  mi/  dearly 
beloved. 

2  I  beseech  Euodias,  and  beseech 
Syntyche,  ''that  they  be  of  the 
same  mind  in  the  Lord. 

3  And  I  entreat  tliee  also,  true 
yokefellow,  help  those  women 
which  « laboured  with  me  in  the 
gospel,  with  Clement  also,  and 
with  other  my  fellow  labourers, 
whose  names  are  in  .'the  book  of 
life. 

4  i/ Rejoice  in  the  Lord  always: 
and  again  I  say.  Rejoice. 

5  Let  your  moderation  be  known 
unto  all  men.  a  The  Lord  fs  at 
hand. 

G  » Be  careful  for  nothing;  but 
in  every  thing  by  prayer  and  sup- 
plication with  thanksgiving  let 
your  reciuests  be  made  known 
unto  God. 

7  And  'I: the  peace  of  God,  which 
passeth  all  understanding,  shall 
keep  your  hearts  and  minds 
through  Christ  Jesus. 

8  Finally,  brethren,  whatsoever 
things  are  true,  whatsoever  things 
are  II  honest,  whatsoever  things 
are  just,  whatsoever  things  are 
pure,  whatsoever  things  arc  love- 
ly, 'whatsoever  things  are  of 
g'ood  renort;  if  there  be  ani'  vir- 
tue, and  if  there  be  any  praise, 
think  on  these  things. 

9  "'  Those  things,  which  ye  have 
both  learned,  and  received,  and 
heard,  and  seen  in  me,  do:  and 
"  the  God  of  peace  shall  be  with 
you. 

10  But  I  rejoiced  in  the  Lord 
greatly,  that  now  at  the  last 
oyoiir  care  of  me  11  hath  flourislied 
again ;  wherein  ve  were  also  care- 
ful, but  ye  lacked  oiijiortunity. 

11  Not  that  I  speak  in  respect  of 
want:  for  I  haveU'anied,  in  what- 
soever state  1  am,  p therewith  to 
be  content. 

12  <7l  know  both  how  to  be 
abased,  and  I  Icnow  how  to 
abound:  every  where  and  in  all 
things  I  am  instructed  botli  to 
Ije  fall  and  to  be  hungry,  both  to 
abound  and  tosuller  need. 


A.  D.  64. 

u  Acts  1. 11. 
I  1  Cor.  1.  7. 

lThess.1.10. 

Tit.  2.  13. 
yl  Cor.  15. 

43,  48,  49. 

col.  3.4. 

1  John  3.  2. 
lEph.  1.  19. 
3  1  Cor.  15.  26, 

27. 


a  oh.  1.  8. 
(,2  Cor.  1.  14. 

ch.  2.  16. 

1  Thess.  2. 

19,  20. 
cch.  1.27. 
rfch.  2.  2.  i 

3.  IG. 


Rom.  16.  3. 
ch.  1.  27. 

/Ex.  32.  32. 

Ps.  69.  28. 

Dan.  12.  1. 

Luke  10.20. 

Rev.  3.5.  <fe 

13.  8.  &  20. 

12.  t21.27. 
gRom.  12.12. 

ch.  3.  1. 

1  Th(fss.  5. 

10. 

1  Pet.  4.  13. 
h  Heb.  10.  2C. 

James  5.  f*, 

9. 

1  Pet.  4.  7. 

2  Pet.  3.8.9. 
See  2  Thess. 
2.  2. 

i  Ps.  55.  22. 

Prov.  16.  3. 

Matt.  0.  25. 

l.uke  12.22. 

1  Pet.  5.  7. 
*  John  14.  27. 

Rom.  5.  1. 

Col.  3.  15. 
II  Or, 

venerable, 
1 1  Thess.  5. 

m  ch.  9.  17. 

n  Rom.  15.33. 
&  10.  20. 

1  Cor.  14.  33. 

2  Cor.  13.  11. 
1  These.  5. 
23. 

Heb.  13  20. 
o2  Cor.  11.  9. 

:ior, 

it  revived. 
pi  Tim.  0.  6, 


f/1  Cor.  4.  11. 
2  Cor.  n.  10. 
Sc  11.27. 


Paid  clescrWeth 


COLOSSIANS. 


the  true  Christ. 


A.  D.  &4. 


r  John  15.  5. 
2  Cor.  12.  9. 
sch.  1.  7. 


a  Rom.  15.  28. 
Tit.  3.  14. 

J  Or,  I  have 

received  all. 
£ch.  2.  25. 


A.  D.  64. 


sEph.  1.  1. 
*  1  Cor.  4.  17. 

Eph.  6.  21. 
cGal.  1.  3. 
<J1  Cor.  1.4. 

Eph    1.  16. 

Phil.- 1.  3.  & 

4.  6. 
e  Eph.  1.  15. 

ver.  9. 

Philem.  5. 
/Heb.  6.  10. 
f  2  Tim.  4.  8. 

1  Pet.  1.  4. 
ft  Matt.  24.  14. 

Mark  16.  15. 

Rom.  10.  18. 

ver.  23. 
i  Mark  4.  8. 

John  15.  16. 

Phil.  1.  U. 
taCor.  6.  1. 

Eph.  3.  2. 

Tit.  2.  11. 

1  Pet.  5.  12. 
Ich.  4.12. 

Philem.  23. 
»n2  Cor. 11. 23. 

1  Tim.  4.  6. 
nRom.  15.  30. 
o  Eph. 1.15, 16. 

ver.  3,  4. 
pi  Cor.  1.  5. 
"  5  Rom.  12.  2. 

Eph.  5.10,17. 

rEph.  1.  8. 

sEph.4.  1. 

Phil.l.  27. 

lThH3s.2.12. 

i  1  Thess.  4.1. 

u  John  15.  16. 

•2  Cor.  9.  8. 
Phil.  1.  11. 
Tit.  8.  1. 
Heb.  13.  21. 


13  I  can  do  all  things  '•through 
Christ  which  strengtheneth  me. 

14  Notwithstanding,  ye  have 
well  done,  that  «ye  did  commu- 
nicate with  my  affliction. 

15  Xow  ye  Philippians  know 
also,  that  in  the  beginning  of  tlie 
gospel,  when  I  departed  from 
Macedonia,  'no  church  commu- 
nicated witii  me  as  concerning 
giving  and  receiving,  but  ye  onl.v. 

16  For  even  in  Thiessalonica  ye 
sent  once  and  again  unto  my 
necessity. 

17  Not  because  I  desire  a  gift: 
but  I  desire  « fruit  that  may 
abound  to  your  account. 

IS  But  11 1  have  all,  and  abound: 
I  am   full,  having  received  arof 


Epaphroditus  the  things  which 
were  sent  i'voxa  you,  2/ an  odour  of 
a  sweet  smell,  ^a  sacrifice  ac- 
ceptable, well  pleasing  to  God. 

19  But  my  God  "shall  supply  all 
your  need  >>  according  to  his  riches 
"in  glory  by  Christ  Jesus. 

20  c  Now  unto  God  and  our  Father 
he  glory  for  ever  and  ever.   Amen. 

21  Salute  every  saint  in  Christ 
Jesus.  The  brethren  rf  which  are 
with  me  greet  you. 

22  All  the  saints  salute  you, 
echieHy  they  that  are  of  Cesar's 
household. 

23  /The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christie  with  you  all.    Amen. 

IT  It  was  written  to  the  Philippians  from 
Rome  by  Epaphroditus. 


A.  D.  64. 


THE    EPISTLE   OF   PAUL   THE   APOSTLE    TO    THE 

OOLOSSIAKS. 


CHAPTEK  I. 

1  After  salutation  he  thanketh  God  for  their 
faith,  7  covfirmeth  the  doctrine  of  Epapkras,  9 
prayeth  further  for  their  increase  in  grace,  14 
descri'teth  the  true  Christ,  21  cncourngeth  them 
to  receive  Jesus  Christ,  and  eommendetk  his 
own  ministry. 

PAUL,   «an    apostle   of   Je.sus 
Christ  by  the  will  of  God,  and 
Timotheus  our  brother, 

2  To  the  saints  *and  faithful 
brethren  in  Christ  which  are  at 
Colosse:  cGrace  be  unto  you,  and 
peace,  from  God  our  Father  and 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  ''We  give  thanks  to  God  and 
the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  praying  always  for  you, 

4  e  Since  we  heard  of  your  faith  in 
Christ  Jesus,  and  of  .''the  love 
\i-hich  ye  have  to  all  the  saints, 

.5  For  the  hope  9  which  is  laid  up 
for  you  in  heaven,  whereof  ye 
heard  before  in  the  word  of  the 
truth  of  the  gospel ; 

6  Which  is  come  unto  you,  J>-  as  it 
is  in  all  the  world ;  and  '  bringeth 
forth  fruit,  as  it  doth  also  in  you, 
since  the  day  ye  heard  of  it,  and 
Icnew  *th8  grace  of  God  in  truth : 

7  As  ye  also  learned  of  '  Epa- 
phras  our  dear  fellow  servant, 
who  is  for  you  ™a  faithful  minis- 
ter of  Christ; 

8  Who  also  declared  unto  us  your 
"  love  in  the  Spirit. 

9  »  For  this  cause  we  also,  since 
the  day  we  heard  it,  do  not  cease 
to  pray  for  you,  and  to  desire 
7^ that  Ve  might  be  filled  with 
•zthe  knowledge  of  his  will  »-in  all 
wisdom  and  spiritual  understand- 
ing; 

10  « That  ye  might  walk  worthy 
of  the  Lord  funto  all  pleasing, 
"being    fruitful    in    every    good 


y  Ileb.  13.  16. 
0  2  Cor.  9.  12. 

a  Ps.  23.  1. 

2  Cor.  9.8. 
b  Eph.  1.  7.  & 

3.16. 
c  Rom.  16.  27. 

Gal.  1.  S. 

dGal.  1.  2. 


/Rom.  16.  24. 


work,    and    increasing    In     the 
knowledge  of  God ; 

11  ^Strengthened  with  all  might, 
according  to  his  glorious  power, 
2/ unto  all  patience  and  longsuffer- 
ing  zwith  joyftilness; 

12  "Giving  thanks  unto  the  Fa- 
ther, which  hath  made  vis  meet  to 
be  partakers  of  ^  the  inheritance 
of  the  saints  in  light: 

13  Who  hath  delivered  us  from 
(^the  pdwer  of  darkness,  f-'and 
hath  translated  us  into  the  king- 
dom oft  his  dear  Son  : 

14  e  In  whom  we  have  redemp- 
tion through  his  blood,  even  the 
forgiveness  of  sins : 

1.5  Who  is  .'"the  ima^e  of  the  in- 
visible God,  !7the  firstborn  of 
every  creature: 

16  For  ''  by  him  were  all  things 
created,  that  are  in  heaven,  and 
tliat  are  in  eartii,  visible  and  in- 
visible, wliether  they  be  thrones, 
or  « dominions,  or  i)rincipa,lities, 
or  powers :  all  things  were  created 
k  by  him,  and  for  him : 

17  'And  he  is  before  all  things, 
and  by  him  all  things  consist : 

15  And  "1  he  is  the  head  of  the 
body,  the  church:  who  is  the  be- 
ginning, "the  firstborn  from  the 
dead  ;  that  11  in  all  things  he  might 
have  the  preeminence. 

19  For  it  pleased  the  Father  that 
o  in  him  should  all  fulness  dwell ; 

20  And,  IIP  having  made  peace 
through  the  blood  of  his  cross, 
<i  bv  him  to  reconcile  ■>■  all  things 
unto  himself;  by  him,  I  say, 
whether  they  be  things  in  earth, 
or  things  in  heaven. 

21  And  you,  » that  were  Bome- 

it  3.  34.    ch.2.  9.  4;  3.  U.     :,  Or,  maiinp peace. 
16.     v2Cor.  5.  It.     r  Eph.  1.  10.    sEph.  2.  1,2, 
195 


A.  D.  64. 


X  Eph.  3.  16. 

&  6.  10. 
y  Eph.  4.  3. 
z  Arts  5.  41. 

Rom.  5.  3. 
a  Eph.  5.  20. 

ch.  3.  15. 
b  .^.cts  26.  18. 

Eph.  1.  11. 
c  Eph.  6.  12. 

Heb.  2.  14. 

1  Pet.  2.  9. 
rflThess.2.12. 

2  Pet.  1.  11. 
t  Gr.  the  Son 

of  his  lore. 

Matt.  3.  17. 

Eph.  1.  6. 
e  Eph.  1.  7. 
f1  Cor.  4.  4. 

Heb.  1.  3. 
S  Kev.  3.  14. 
h  John  1.  3. 

1  Cor.  8.  6. 

Eph.  3.  9. 

Heb.  1.  2. 
iRom.  8.  38. 

Eph.  1.  21. 

ch.  2.  30,  15. 

1  Pet.  3.  22. 
*  Rom.  11.  36. 

Heb.  2.  10. 
iJohnl.  1,3. 

&  17.  5. 

1  Cor.  8.  6. 
ml  Cor.  11.3. 

Eph.  1.  10, 

22.  &  4.  15. 

Ic  5.  23. 
n  Acts  26.  23. 

1  Cor.  15.  20, 

2.'!. 

Rev.  1.  5. 
II  Or, 

among  all. 

0  John  1.  16. 

p  Eph.  2.  14,15, 

,  12, 19.  <k  4. 1& 


Paul  exhorteth  them 


COLOSSIANS. 


to  be  constant  in  Christ. 


A.  D.  61. 


li  Or,  by 

your  mind 

171  viictted 

works. 
t  Tit.  1.  15,1C. 
te  Eph.  2.  15, 

IG. 
jLnUe  1.75. 

Eph.  1.  4.  &. 

S.  27. 

1  Thcss.  4.7. 
Tit.  2.  14. 
Jude  "i. 

V  Eph.  3.  17. 

Gh.  2.  7. 
ST  John  15.  6. 
a  Rom.  10.  18. 
b  ver.  6. 
c.\ctsl.  17. 

2  Cor.  3.  C.& 
4.  1.  &  0.  18; 
Eph.  3.  7. 
vt*r.  25. 

1  Tim.  2.  7. 
rfUom.  .5.3. 

2  Cor.  7.  4. 
eEpli.  3.  1,13. 
/2  Cor.  1.  5,0. 

Phil.  3.  in. 

2  Tim.  1.  8. 

&  2.  10. 
;rEph.  1.  23. 
h  1  Cor.  0.  17. 

Gal.  2.  7. 

?:ph.  3.  2. 

vcr.  23. 
II  Or,  fully  to 

preach  the 

vwrd  of  God, 

Rom.  15.  19. 
i  Rom.  IG.  25. 

1  Cor.  2.  7. 
Eph.  3.  0. 

ibMntl.  13.11. 

2  Tim.  1.  10. 
19.  Cot.  2.  11. 
m  Uom.  0.  23. 

J.     o,\cts  20. 
';  1  Cor.  15.  10, 


II  Or,  /ear, 

or,  rare. 
flVhil.  1.  30. 

(Ii.  1.  29. 

1  Thes.i.  2.  2. 
i2  Cor.  1.  n. 
cch.  3.  M. 
rfl'hil.  3.  8. 

rh.  1.  9. 
II  Or, 

Wherein. 
e\  Cor.  1.24. 

&  2.  0,  7. 

Eph.  1.  8. 

ill.  1.9. 
^Rom.  10.  18. 

2  Cor.  11.13. 
Eph.4.  14.  i 
fi.  C. 

vcr.8,  18. 
f  1  Cor.  6.  3. 

1  Thcss.  2. 

17.  1 

h  1  Cor.  14.  40.  I 
i  1  Pel.  5.  0.       I 


time  alienated  and  enemies  II  in 
your  mind  *  by  wicked  works, 
yet  now  liath  he  reconciled 

22  « In  the  body  of  his  flesh 
through  death,  ^  to  present  you 
holy  and  unblameable  and  uure- 
proveable  in  his  sight: 

2.3  If  ye  continue  in  the  faith 
2/ grounded  and  settled,  and  be 
2  not  moved  away  from  the  hope 
of  the  gospel,  which  ye  have 
heard,  "ctjul  which  was  preached 
*to  every  creature  which  is  under 
heaven;  « whereof  I  Paul  am 
made  a  minister; 

24 ''  Wlio  now  rejoice  in  my  suf- 
ferings "for  you,  and  fill  up. '"that 
which  is  behind  of  the  afflictions 
of  Christ  in  my  flesh  for  n  his 
body's  sake,  which  is  the  church  : 

25  Whereof  I  am  made  a  minis- 
ter, accoi'ding  to  ''the  dispensa- 
tion of  God  which  is  given  to  me 
for  you,  ilto  fulfil  the  W'Ord  of 
God; 

26  Even  ithe  mystery  v/hich  hath 
been  hid  from  ages  and  Irom 
generations,  -^^but  now  is  made 
manifest  to  his  saints  : 

27  'To  whom  God  would  make 
known  what  is  »'  the  riches  of  the 
glory  of  this  mystery  among  the 
Gentiles;  which  is  Christ  II in  you, 
"the  hope  of  glory : 

28  Whom  we  preach,  <>  warning 
every  man,  and  teaching  every 
man  in  all  wisdom;  2' that  we 
may  present  every  man  perfect 
in  Christ  Jesus: 

29  'rWhei'eunto  I  also  labour, 
'•striving  saccording  to  his  work- 
ing, which  worketh  in  me  might- 
ily- 

Eph.  1.  7.  <fc  3.  8.     II  Or,  nmonf:  you.    n  1  Tim.  1. 
20,  27,  31.     p  2  Cor.  11.  2.     Eph.  o.  27.     vcr.  22. 
r  ch.  2.  1.     »  Eph.  1.  19.  <t  3.  7,  20. 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  lie  still  (xhort'.lh  them  to  he  constant  in  Christ, 
0  to  beware  of  philosophy,  and  vain  traditions, 
Ifi  worshipping  o/  angels,  20  and  legal  cere- 
monies, which  arc  ended  in  Christ, 

FOR  I  would  that  ye  knew 
what  great  11  "conflict  I  have 
for  you,  and/07-  them  at  Laodicea, 
and /or  as  many  as  have  not  seen 
my  face  in  the  flesh  ; 

2  (-That  their  hearts  might  be 
comforted,  c being  knit  together 
in  love,  and  unto  all  riclies  of  the 
full  assurance  of  understanding, 
''to  the  acknowledgment  of  the 
mystery  of  God,  and  of  the  Fa- 
ther, and  of  Christ; 

3  ll«In  whom  are  hid  all  the 
treasures  of  wisdom  and  knowl- 
edge. 

4  And  this  I  saj',  /lest  any  man 
should  beguile  j^ou  with  enticing 
words. 

5  For  » though  I  be  absent  in  the 
flesh,  yot  am  I  witli  you  in  the 
spirit,  joying  and  l^eliolding  '«your 
order,  and  the  'steadfastness  of 
your  faith  in  Christ. 

196 


G  ^As  ye  have  therefore  received 
Christ  .Tesus  the  Lord,  so  walk  ye 
in  him : 

7  'Rooted  and  built  up  in  him, 
and  stablished  in  the  faith,  as 
ye  have  been  taught,  abounding 
therein  with  thanksgiving. 

8  '"  Beware  lest  any  man  spoil 
you  through  philosophy  and  vain 
deceit,  after  "the  tradition  of 
men,  after  the  II  "I'udiments  of  the 
world,  and  not  after  Christ. 

9  For  2>m  him  dwelleth  all  the 
fulness  of  the  Godhead  bodily. 

10  ?And  ye  are  complete  in  him, 
'■which  is  the  head  of  all  « princi- 
pality and  power: 

11  In  whom  also  ye  are  < circum- 
cised with  the  circumcision  made 
without  hands,  in  "putting  off  the 
bodj''  of  the  sins  of  the  flesh  by 
the  circumcision  of  Christ: 

12  a- Buried  with  him  in  baptism, 
wherein  also  2/ ye  are  risen  with 
him  through  zthe  faith  of  the 
operation  of  God,  "who  hath 
raised  him  from  the  dead. 

13  ''And  you,  being  dead  in  your 
sins  and  the  uncircumcision  of 
your  flesh,  hath  he  quickened  to- 
gether with  him,  having  forgiven 
you  all  trespasses; 

14  !•  Blotting  out  the  handwriting 
of  ordinances  that  was  against  us, 
which  was  contrary  to  us,  and 
took  it  out  of  the  way,  nailing  it 
to  his  cross ; 

1.5  And  ''bavjng  spoiled  eprinci- 
palities  and  powers,  he  made  a 
shew  of  them  openly,  triumphing 
over  them  II  in  it. 

16  Let  no  man  therefore  ./"judge 
you  lU/in  meat,  or  in  drink,  or 
II  in  respect  ''of  a  holyday,  nr  of 
the  new  moon,  or  of  the  sabbath 
da7/,s  .• 

17  'Which  are  ashadow  of  things 
to  come ;  but  the  body  ('.v  oi"  Christ. 

18  /'Let  no  man  II  beguile  you  of 
your  reward  tin  a  voluntary  hu- 
mility and  worshipping  of  an- 
gels, intruding  into  those  tilings 
'which  lie  hath  not  seen,  vainlj' 
puffed  up  by  his  fleshly  mind, 

19  And  not  holding  '"tbe  Head, 
from  whicli  all  the  body  by  joints 
and  bands  haviug  nonrisbment 
ministered,  and  knit  together, 
increaseth  with  the  increase  of 
God. 

20  Wherefore  if  ye  be  "dead 
with  Christ  from  "  the  II  rudiments 
of  tin?  world,  J'why,  as  though 
living  in  the  world,  are  ye  subject 
to  ordinances, 

21  ('/Touch  not;  taste  not;  handle 
not: 

22  Which  all  are  to  perish  with 
the  using;)  '-after  the  command- 
ments and  doctrines  of  men? 

23  « Which  things  have  indeed  a 


A.  D.  64. 

*  IThess.  4. 1. 

Jude  3. 
nCph.  2.  21, 

22.  Sc  3.  17. 

ch.  1.  23. 
m  Jer.  29.  8. 

Rom.  IG.  17. 

Eph.  5.  6. 

ver.  18. 

Ilcb.  13.  9. 
n  Matt.  15.  2. 

Gal.  1.  14. 

Ter.  22. 
llOr, 

elements. 
0  Gal.  4.  3,  9. 

■vcr.  20. 
p  John  1.  14. 

ch.  1.  19. 
?  John  1.  16. 
rEph.  1.  20, 

21. 

1  Pet.  3.  22. 
.5Ch.  1.  16. 
«Deut.  10.  18. 

<t  30.  6. 

Jer.  4.  4. 

Rom.  2.  29. 

Phil.  3.3. 
u  Rom.  6.  6. 

Eph.  4.  22. 

eh.  3.  8,9. 
jrRom.  6.4. 
j/ch.  3.1. 
c  Eph.  1.  19. 

<k  3.7. 
a  Acts  2.24. 

1.6, 


6  Eph. 
6,  11. 
cEph. 


2.  16, 


dOen.  3.  IS. 

Ps.  68.  18. 

Is.  53.  12. 

Matt.  12.29. 

Luke  10.  18. 

<k  11.22. 

John  12.31. 

6c  16.  11. 

Eph.  4.  8. 

Heb.  2.  14. 
e  Eph.  6.  12. 
II  Or, 

ill  himself. 
/•Rom.  14.  3, 

10,  13. 
n  Or,  for 

eating  and 

drinking. 

g  Rom.  14.  3, 

17. 

1  Cor.  8.  8. 
II  Or,  in  part. 
h  Rom.  14.  6. 

Gal.  4.  10. 
i  Heb.  8.  5.  Sc 

0.  a.  (k  10.  1. 
*  vcr.  4. 
!\  Or,  judge 

against  you, 
tGr. 


roll 


vcr.  23. 


being  a 
ntary 
ility. 


I  Ez.  13.  S. 
1  Tim.  1.  7. 

m  Eph.  4.  15.  10.  ii  Rom.  6.  3,  !>.  &  7.  4,  C.  Gal.  2.  19.  Eph. 
2.1.').  over.  8.  II  Or,  elements.  pGal.4.  3,  9.  7 1  Tim.  4.  8. 
ris.  20.  13.     Malt.  15.  9.     Tit.  1.  14.     «  1  Tim.  4.  8. 


Exhortations  to  several  duties.     COLOSSTANS. 


Exhortation  to  'prayer. 


A.  D.  64. 


t  ver.  18. 

!lOr,  pun. 
ishin^,  or, 
not  sparing. 


a  Rom.  6.  5. 

Eph.  2.  6. 

ch.  2. 12. 
6  Rom.  8.  34. 

Eph.  1.  20. 
II  Or,  mind. 
e  Rom.  6.  2. 

Gal.  2.  20. 

ch.  2.  20. 
i1  Cor.  5.  7. 

ch.  1.  5. 
€  1  John  3.  2. 
/John  11.  25. 

&  14.  6. 
g-lCor.  15.43. 

Phil.  3.  21. 
>.  Rom.  8.  13. 

Gal.  5.  24. 
«'  Rom.  6.  13. 
*Eph.  5.  3. 
/IThess.  4.  5. 
m  Eph.  5.  5. 
nRom.  1.  18. 

Eph.  5.  6. 

Rev.  22.  15. 
0  Eph.  2.  2. 
pRom.  6.  19, 

20.  ifc  7.  5. 

ICor.  n.  11. 

Eph.  2.  2. 

Tit.  3.  3. 
9  Eph.  4.  22. 

Heb.  12.  1. 


Jan 


shew  of  wisdom  in  f  will-wor.ship, 
and  humility,  and  !l  neglecting  of 
the  body;  not  in  anv  honour  to 
the  satisfying  of  the  nesh. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  ffc  shewcih  where  we  should  seek  Christ.  5  He 
exhorteth  to  mcrtificution,  10  to  put  off  the  old 
man,  and  to  put  on  Christ,  12  exhorting  to 
charity,  humility,  and  other  several  duties. 

IF  ye  then  «  be  risen  with  Christ, 
seek  those  things  which  are 
above,  Vv'here  *  Christ  sitteth  on 
the  right  hand  of  God. 

2  Set  your  II  affection  on  things 
above,  not  on  things  on  the  earth. 

3  «For  ye  are  dead,  <'and  your 
life  is  hid  with  Christ  in  God. 

4  <•  When  Christ,  icho  is  fonv  life, 
shall  appear,  then  shall  ye  also 
appear  with  liim  ;7in  glory. 

.5  /i  Mortify  therefore  »your  mem- 
bers whicli  are  upon  the  earth; 
*  fornication,  uncleanness,  inordi- 
nate affection,  'evil  concupis- 
cence, and  covetousness,  j"  which 
is  idolatry: 

6  "For  which  things'  sake  the 
wrath  of  God  cometh  on  "the 
children  of  disobedience: 

7  Pin  the  which  ye  also  walked 
sometime,  when  ye  lived  in  them. 

8  -/But  now  ye  also  put  off  all 
these;  anger,  wrath,  malice,  blas- 
phemy, '•filthy  communication 
out  of'your  mouth. 

9  "liie  not  one  to  another,  <  see- 
ing that  ye  have-iiut  off  the  old 
man  with  his  deeds: 

10  And  have  put  on  the  new  man, 
which  « is  renewed  in  knowledge 
X  after  the  image  of  him  that 
2/ created  him: 

11  Where  there  is  neither  =  Greek 
nor  Jew,  circumcision  nor  uncir- 
cumcision,  Barbarian,  Scythian, 
bond  ?iO)-  free:  abut  Christ  is  all, 
and  in  all. 

12  ''  Put  on  therefore,  <•  as  the  elect 
of  God,  lioly  and  beloved,  f' bow- 
els of  mercies,  kindness,  humble- 
ness of  mind,  meekness,  longsuf- 
fering; 

13  "Forbearing  one  another,  and 
forgiving  one  anotiier.  if  any  man 
have  a  !l  quarrel  against  any:  even 
as  Christ  forgave  you ,  so  also  do 

ye. 

14  /And  above  all  these  things 
9put  on  charity,  which  is  the 
I'  bond  of  perfectness. 

15  And  let « the  peace  of  God  rule 
in  your  hearts,  ^to  the  which  also 
ye  are  called  '  in  one  body  ;  '«  and 
be  ve  thankful. 

Ifi'Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell 
in  you  richly  in  all  wisdom ;  teach- 
ing and  admonishing  one  another 
"in  psalms  and  hj^mns  and  spirit- 
ual songs,  singing  «  with  grace  in 
your  hearts  to  the  Lord. 

17   And  p  whatsoever  ye   do  in 


I  Pet.  2.  1. 
r  Eph.  4.  29. 

t  5.  4. 
sLev.  19.11. 

Eph.  4.  25. 
<Eph.  4.  22, 

24. 

«  Rom.  12.2. 
X  Eph.  4.  23, 

24. 
y  Eph.  2.  10. 
X  Rom.  10.  12. 

1  Cor.  12.  13. 

Gal.  S.  28.  6c 

e.  fi. 

Eph.  6.  8. 
a  Eph.  1.23. 
6  Eph.  4.21. 
cl  Thess.  1.4. 

1  Pel.  1.  2. 

2  Pet.  1.  10. 
d  Gal.  5.  22. 

Eph.4.  2,  32. 

Phil.  2.  1. 
cMark  11.25. 
II  Or, 

complaint. 
/I  Pet.  4.  8. 
g  John  13.  34. 

Rom.  13.  8. 

1  Cor.  13. 

Eph.  5.  2. 

rh.  2.  2. 

IThess.  4.  9. 

1  Tim.  1.  5.    1  Johns.  23.  &  4.  21.     A  Eph.  4.  3.    t  Rom.  14.  17 

Phil.  4.  7.     JlCor.  7. 15.    /  Eph.  2.  16,  17.  &  4.  4.     m  ch.  2.  7. 

ver.  17.     n  1  Cor.  14.  26.    Eph.  5.  19.    o  rh.  4.  6.  pi  Cor.  10.31. 


word  or  deed,  do  all  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  Jesus,  7  giving  thanks 
to  God  and  the  Father  by  him. 

18  '■Wives,  submit  yourselves 
unto  your  own  husbands, « as  it  is 
fit  in  the  Lord. 

19  ''Husbands,  love  your  wives, 
and  be  not  "  bitter  against  them. 

20  a- Children,  obey  your  parents 
yin  all  things:  ibr  this  is  well 
pleasing  unto  the  Lord. 

21  =  Fathers,  provoke  not  your 
children  to  anger,  lest  they  be  dis- 
couraged. 

22  "Servants,  obey  ^in  all  things 
your  masters  '•according  to  the 
flesh ;  not  with  eyeservice,  a.s 
menplea.sers;  but  in  singleness  of 
heart,  fearing  God: 

23  f' And  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  it 
heartily,  as  to  the  Lord,  and  not 
unto  men ; 

24  c  Knowing  that  of  the  Lord  ye 
shall  receive  the  reward  of  the 
inheritance:  /for  ye  serve  the 
Lord  Christ. 

25  But  he  that  doeth  wrong  shall 
receive  for  the  wrong  which  he 
hath  done:  and  ff there  is  no  re- 
spect of  persons. 

CHAPTEPv,  IV. 

1  He  exhorteth  them,  to  he  fervent  in  prayer,  5 
to  walk  wisely  toward  them  that  are  not  yet 
come  to  the  true  knowledge  of  Christ.  10  He 
saluleth  them,  and  wisheth  them  all  prosperity. 

MASTERS",  give  unto  your 
servants  that  which  is  just 
and  equal ;  knowing  that  j'e  also 
have  a  Master  in  heaven. 

2  *  Continue  in  prayer,  and  watch 
in  the  same  ^with  thanksgiving; 

3  rf  Withal  praying  also  for  us, 
that  God  would  « open  unto  us  a 
door  of  utterance,  to  speak  .'the 
mystery  of  Christ,  g  for  which  I 
am  also  in  bonds  : 

4  That  I  may  make  it  manifest, 
as  I  ought  to  speak. 

o  /i  Walk  ill  wisdom  toward  them 
that  are  without,  i  redeeming  the 
time. 

6  Let  your  speech  be  always 
*with  grace,  'seasoned  with  salt, 
"!  that  ye  may  knosv  how  ye  ought 
to  answer  every  man. 

7  "All  my  state  shall  Tychicus 
declare  unto  you,  u:ho  i.-;  a  beloved 
brother,  and  a  faithful  minister 
and  fellow  .servant  in  the  Lord : 

5  «  Whom  I  have  sent  unto  you 
for  the  same  purpose,  that  he 
might  know  your  estate,  and  com- 
fort your  hearts ; 

9  With  pOnesimus,  a  faithful 
and  beloved  brother,  who  is  one 
of  you.  They  shall  make  known 
unto  you  all  things  which  are 
done  here. 

10  -zAristarchus  mj'  fellow  pris- 
oner saluteth  you,  and  'Marcus, 
sister's  son  to  Barnabas,  (touch- 
ins  whom  ye  received  command- 
ments: if  he  come  unto  you,  re- 
ceive him ;) 

197 


A.  D.  64. 


■q  Rom.  1.8. 

Eph.  5.  20. 

ch.  1.12.  (fc 

2.  7. 

1  Thess.6.18. 

Heb.  13.  15. 
rEph.  5.22. 

Tit.  2.  5. 

1  Pet.  3.  1. 
s  Eph.  5.  3. 
t  Eph.  5.  25, 

28,  33. 

1  Pet.  3.  7. 
KEph.4.  31. 
X  Eph.  6.  1. 
yEph.  5.  24. 

Tit.  2.  9. 
=  Eph.  6.  4. 
a  Eph.  6.  5, 

&c. 

1  Tim.  6.  1. 

Tit.  2.  9. 

1  Pet.  2.  18. 
6  ver.  20. 
cPhilem.  16. 
d  Eph.  6.  6,  7. 
«Eph.  6.  8. 
/  1  Cor.  7.  21. 
f  Rom.  2.  11. 

Eph.  6.  9. 

1  Pet.  1.  17. 

See  Deut.  10. 

17. 


!  Eph.  6.  9. 


b  Luke  18.  1. 
Rom.  12.  12. 
Eph.  6.  18. 

1  The.ss.  5. 
17,  18. 

cch.  2.7.  & 

3.  15. 
rfEph.  6.  19. 

2  Thess.  3.1. 
e\  Cor.  16.  9. 

2  Cor.  2.  12. 
/Matt.  13.  11. 

1  Cor.  4.  1. 

Eph.  6.  19. 

ch.  1.  26.  4; 

2.2. 
^Eph.  6.20. 

Phil.  1.  7. 
A  Eph.  5.  15. 

1  Thess.  4. 

12. 
i  Eph.  5.  16. 
*  Ecc.  10.  12. 

ch.  3.  16. 
/Mark  9.  50. 
m  1  Pet.  3 
nEph.  6.  21. 
o  Eph.  6.  22. 
p  Philem.  10, 


15. 


q  Acts  19.20. 

<t  20.  4.  & 

27.  2. 

Philem.  24. 
r  Acta  15.  37. 

2  Tim.  4. 11. 


PaiiVs  mindfulness  of 


I.  THESSALONIANS. 


the  Thessalonians. 


A.  D.  W. 


jch.  1.  7. 

Philem.  23. 
II  Or. 

striving, 
t  Kom.  10.  30. 
u  Mutt.  5.  48. 

1  Cor.  •!.  6.  & 

14.  -20. 

Phil.  3.  15. 

Heb.  5.  14. 
n  Or,  fUlfd. 
«2Tim.  4. 11. 
!/2Tim.  4.  10. 

Philem.  24. 


A.  D.  Si. 


o2  Cor.  1.  10. 
2The65.  1.  1. 

1  Pel.  5.  12. 

iEph.  1.2. 
c  Rom.  1.  8. 

Eph.  1.  16. 

Philem. 4. 
rfch.  2.  13. 
<!  John  (1.20. 

Gal.  5.  G. 

ch.  3.  6. 

2  Thesa.  1. 
3,  11. 
James  2.  17. 

/Rom.  16.  6. 

neb.  G.  10. 
li  Or,  helov'.d 

of  God,  your 

'.lection. 
^•Col.  3.  12. 

2  The8».2.13. 
h  Mark  16.  20. 

1  Cor.  2.  4. 
A:  4.  20. 

i  2  Cor.  G.  6. 
it  Col.  2.  2. 

Ileb.  2.  3. 
ah.  2.  1,5, 

10,  11. 

2  ThcBS.  3.  7. 
ml  Cor.  4.  10. 

&  11.  1. 

Phil.  3.  17. 

rh.2.  14. 

2T1JCSK.  3.  9. 
n  Acts  0.41. 

Ilch.  10.  31. 
oRom.  10.  18. 
p  Rom.  1.  8. 

2ThebS.  1.4. 
jch.  2.  1. 
rl  Cor.  12.  2. 

Oal.  4.  8. 


11  And  Jesus,  wbich  is  called 
Justas,  who  are  of  the  circum- 
cision. These  only  are  my  fel- 
low workers  unto  the  kingdom  of 
God,  which  have  been  a  comfort 
unto  me. 

12  sEpaphras,  who  is  one  of  you, 
a  servant  of  Christ,  saluteth  "you, 
always  ll^labouring  fervently  for 
you  in  prayers,  that  ye  may  stand 
"perfect  and  I! complete  in  all  the 
will  of  God. 

13  For  I  bear  him  record,  that 
he  hath  a  great  zeal  for  you,  and 
them  that  are  in  Laodicea,  and 
them  in  Hierapolis. 

14  X  Luke,  the  beloved  physician, 
and  yDemas,  greet  you. 


15  Salute  the  brethren  which 
are  in  Laodicea,  and  Nymphas, 
and  2  the  church  which  is  in  his 
house. 

16  And  when  «this  epistle  is  read 
among  you,  cause  that  it  be  read 
also  in  the  church  of  the  Laodi- 
ceans ;  and  that  ye  likewise  read 
the  epistle  from  Laodicea. 

17  And  say  to  ''Archippus,  Take 
heed  to  ^the  ministry  which  thou 
hast  received  in  the  Lord,  that 
thou  fulfil  it. 

ISC' The  salutation  by  the  hand  of 

me  Paul,    e  Remember  my  bonds. 

/Grace  be  with  you.    Amen. 

f[  Written  from  Rome  to  the  Colossians 

by  Tj'cliicus  and  Onesimus. 


A.  D.  64. 


THE  EIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

THE8SAL0]N^IA:^rS. 


CHAPTER   1. 

1  The  Thessalonians  arc  given  to  understand 
both  how  mindjul  of  them  Saint  Paul  was  at 
all  times  in  thanksgiving,  and  prayer  :  5  and 
also  how  well  he  was  persuaded  of  the  truth  and 
sincerity  of  their  faith,  and  eonvcrsion  to  God. 

PAUL,  and  «  Sil vanus,  and  Tim- 
otheus,  unto  the  church  of  the 
Thessalonians  wliich  is  in  God  the 
Father,  and  in  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ:  *  Grace  be  unto  you,  and 
peace,  from  God  our  Father,  and 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

2  c  We  give  thanks  to  God  always 
for  you  all,  making  mention  "of 
you  in  our  prayers; 

3  '■'Remembering  without  ceas- 
ing «your  work  of  faith,  /and 
labour  of  love,  and  patience  of 
hope  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  in 
tlie  sight  of  God  and  our  Father; 

4  Knowing,  brethren  II  beloved, 
r/your  election  of  God. 

/>  For  '<■  our  gospel  came  not  un- 
to you  in  word  only,  but  also  in 
power,  and  Mn  the  Holy  Ghost, 
''•and  in  'iiiich  assurance;  as  'ye 
know  what  manner  of  men  we 
were  among  you  for  your  sake. 

6  And  "lye  became  followers  of 
us,  and  of  the  Lord,  having  re- 
ceived the  word  in  much  afflic- 
tion," witli  joy  of  the  Holy  Gliost: 

7  8o  that  ye  were  onsamples  to 
all  that  believe  in  Macedonia  and 
Acliaia. 

s  For  from,  you  "sounded  out 
the  word  of  the  Lord  not  only 
in  Macedonia  and  Achaia,  but 
also  ;Mn  every  place  your  faith 
to  God-ward  is  spread  abroad  ;  so 
that  we  need  not  to  speak  any 
thing. 

9  For  they  themselves  shew  of 

us  9 what  manner  of  entering  in 

we  had  unto  you,  f-and  how  ye 

198 


turned  to  God  from  idols  to  serve 
the  living  and  true  God ; 
10  And  sto  wait  for  his  Son 
'from  heaven,  "whom  he  raised 
from  the  dead,  even  Jesus,  which 
delivered  us  ^frorn  the  wrath  to 
come. 


ch.  4.  16. 
ch.  5.  9. 


s  Rom.  2.  7. 
Phil.  3.20. 
Tit.  2.  13. 
2  Pet.  3.  12. 
Rev.  1.  7. 

<Acts  1.  11. 
2  Thess.  1.  7. "  uActs  2. 24.    x  Matt.  S.  7.    Rom.  5.  9. 


sRom.  IC.  5. 

1  Cor.  16. 19. 
a  1  Thess.  5. 

27. 


b  Philem.  2. 
c\  Tim.  4.  6. 


d\  Cor.  16.21. 
2The5.'?.3.17. 
e  Heb.  IS.  3. 
/Heb.  13.25. 


A.'D.  54. 


CHAPTER   11. 


1  In.  what  manner  the  gospel  was  brought  and 
preached  to  the  Thessalonians,  and  tn  what  sort 
also  they  received  it.  18,4  reason  is  rendered 
both  why  Saint  Paul  was  so  long  absent  from 
them,  and  also  why  he  was  so  desirous  to  see 
them. 

17  OR  ^yourselves,  brethren, 
know  our  entrance  in  unto 
j'ou,  that  it  was  not  in  vain  : 

2  But  even  after  that  we  had  suf- 
fered before,  and  were  shamefully 
entreated,  as  ye  know,  at  ''Philip- 
pi,  «  we  were  bold  in  our  God  <'  to 
speak  unto  you  the  gospel  of  God 
ewitli  much  contention. 

3.f  Foroure.KhortationK'fM  not  of 
deceit,  nor  of  uncleanness,  nor  in 
guile: 

4  But  as  srwe  were  allowed  of 
God  /'  to  be  put  in  trust  with  the 
gospel,  even  so  we  speak;  »not 
as  pleasing  men,  but  God,  *  which 
trieth  our  hearts. 

5  For  'neitiier  at  anytime  used 
we  nattering  words,  as  ye  know, 
nor  a  cloak  of  covetousness; 
"'God  /.s  witness: 

f)  «  Nor  of  men  sought  we  glory, 
neither  of  you,  nor  yrt  of  otlicrs, 
when  "  we  might  have  II  been 
p  burdensome,  7  as  the  apostles  of 
Christ. 

7  But  '•we  were  gentle  among 

2,  10,  11.  &  13.  10.  2  Thess.  3.  9.  Philem.  8, 
authority.  p2Cor.  11.  9.  &  12.  13,  14.  2  Thess. 
9.1,2,5.    r  1  Ccr.  2.  3.  &  9.  22.     2  Cor.  13.  4.    2 


ach.  1.6,9. 

b  Acts  16.  22. 
cch.  1.6. 
if  Acts  17.  2. 
ePhil.  1.  30. 

Col.  2.  1. 
/■2  Cor.  7.  2. 

ver.  G. 

2  Pet.  1.  16. 
g  1  Cor.  7.  26. 

1  Tim.  1.  11, 
12. 

h  1  Cor.  9.  17. 

Gal.  2.  7. 

Tit.  1.  3. 
iGal.  1.  10. 
*  Prov.  17.  8. 

Rom.  e.  27. 
;  Acts  20.  33. 

2  Cor.  2.  17. 
&  4.  2.  &  7. 
2.  t  12.  17. 

m  Rom.  1.9. 
n.tohn  5.41, 

41.  i  12.  43. 

ITim.  5.  17. 
0  1  Cor.  9.  4, 

6,  12,  18. 

2  Cor.  10.  1. 
9.  II  Or,  used 
3.  8.  ql  Cor. 
Tim.  2.  34. 


How  the  gospel  ivas  preached.  I.  THESSALONIANS.        ExhoHation  to  holiness. 


A.  D.  54. 


sRom.  1.  II. 
&  Ij.  29. 

!  2  Cor.  1-2.  15. 

u  Acts  20.  34. 

1  Cor.  4.  12. 

2  Cnr.  11.  9. 
2  Thes3.3.  8. 

x2Cor.  12.13, 

11. 
]/  ch.  1.  5. 
z  2  Cor.  7.  2. 

2  Thess.  3.  7. 
oEph.  4.  1. 

Phil.  1.27. 

Col.  1.  10. 

ch.  4.  1. 
b  1  Cor.  1.  9. 

ch.  5.  24. 

2Thess.2.14. 

2  Tim.  1.  9. 
cch.  1.  3. 
dMatt.  10.50. 

Gal.  4.  14. 

2  Tel.  3.  2. 
e  Gal.  1.  22. 
r.\cts  17.  5, 
■  13. 
g  Heb.  10.  33, 

34. 
h  Acts  2.  23. 

A-  3.  15.  &  5. 

30.  &  7.  52. 
i  Matt.  5.  12. 

A:  23.  31,  37. 

Luke  13.33, 

34. 

.\cts  7.  52. 
H  Or,  chased 

us  nut. 
i  Esth.  3.  8. 
/Luke  11.  52. 

Acts  13.  50. 

&  14.5,19. 

ic  17.  5, 13. 

&  18.  12.  &. 

19.  9.  <k  22. 

21,  22. 

m  Gen.  15.  16. 

Matt.  23.  32. 
n  Matt.  24.  G, 

14. 
0  1  Cor.  5.  3. 

Col.  2.  5. 
pch.  3.'l0. 
5Rora.  1.  13. 

&  15.  22. 
r2  Cor.  1.  14. 

Fhil.2.  16.  & 

4.  1. 
sProv.  IC.  31. 
flOr, 

glorying  .' 
r  1  Cor,  15.23. 

ch.  3.  13. 

Rev.  1.  7.  i 

22.  12. 


o  ver.  5. 

i  Acts  17.  15. 


you,  even  as  a  nurse  cherishetli 
her  cliiklren : 

8  Ho  being  affectionately  desirous 
of  you,  we  were  willing  «to  have 
imparted  unto  you,  not  the  go.spel 
of  God  only,  but  also  «our  own 
souls,  because  ye  were  dear  unto 
us. 

9  For  ye  remember,  brethren, 
our  labour  and  travail:  for  "la- 
bouring night  and  day,  a;  because 
we  would  not  be  chargeable  unto 
any  of  you,  we  preached  unto  you 
the  gospel  of  God. 

10  ."Ye  are  witnesses,  and  God 
also,  zhow  holily  and  justly  and 
unblameably  we  behaved  our- 
selvei5?aniong  you  that  believe : 

11  As  ye  know  how  we  exhorted 
and  comforted  and  charged  every 
one  of  you,  as  a  father  doth  his 
children, 

12  « That  ye  would  walk  worthy 
of  God,  *who  hath  called  you  un- 
to his  kingdom  and  glory. 

13  For  this  cause  also  thank  we 
God  c  without  ceasing,  because, 
when  ye  received  the  word  of  God 
which  ye  heard  of  us,  ye  received 
it  d  not'as  the  word  of  men,  but,  as 
it  is  in  truth,  the  word  of  God, 
which  effectually  worketh  also  in 
you  that  believe. 

14  For  ye,  brethren,  became  fol- 
lowers «of  the  churches  of  God 
which  in  Judea  are  in  Christ  Je- 
sus: for.'^yealso  have  suffered  like 
things  of  your  own  countrymen, 
3  even  as  they  have  of  the  Jews : 

15  ^Who  both  killed  the  Lord 
Je.sus,  and  i  their  own  prophets, 
and  have  II  persecuted  us ;  and 
they  please  not  God,  *and  are 
contrary  to  all  men  : 

IG  'Forbidding  us  to  speak  to  the 
Gentiles  that  they  might  be  saved, 
»'  to  fill  up  their  sins  always  :  "for 
the  wrath  is  come  upon  them  to 
the  uttermost. 

17  But  we,  brethren,  being  taken 
from  you  for  a  short  time  "in  pres- 
ence, not  in  heart,  endeavoured 
the  more  abundantlypto  see  your 
face  with  great  desire. 

18  Wherefore  we  would  have 
come  unto  you,  even  I  Paul,  once 
and  again;  but  2 Satan  hindered 
us. 

19  For  »•  what  is  our  hope,  or  joy, 
or  s  crown  of  B  rejoicing  ?  ^?-e  not 
even  ye  in  the  presence  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ '  at  his  coming? 

20  For  ye  are  our  glory  and  joy. 

CHAPTER   III. 

1  Saint  Paul  t^^stijieth  his  ^reat  love  to  the  Thes- 
salonians,  partly  by  sending'  Timothy  unto  them 
to  strengthen  and  comfort  thfm  :  partly  by 
rejoicing  in  their  well  doing  :  10  and  partly  by 
praying  for  them,  and  desiring  a  safe  coming 
unto  them. 

WHEREFORE  "when  we 
could  no  longer  forbear,  ^we 
thought  it  good  to  be  left  at  Ath- 
ens alone; 

64 


2  And  sent  cTimotheus,  our  broth- 
er, and  minister  of  God,  and  our 
fellow  labourer  in  the  gospel  of 
Christ,  to  establish  you,  and  to 
comfort  you  concerning  your 
faith : 

3  d  That  no  man  should  be  moved 
by  these  afflictions :  for  yourselves 
know  that  «vve  are  appointed 
thereunto. 

4 /For  verily,  when  we  were  with 
you,  we  told  you  before  that  we 
should  suffer  tribulation  ;  even  as 
it  came  to  pass,  and  ye  know. 

5  For  this  cause,  3  when  I  could 
no  longer  forbear,  I  sent  to  know 
your  faith,  ''lest  by  some  means 
the  tempter  have  tempted  you, 
and '  our  labour  be  in  vain. 

6  ^'  But  now  when  Timotheus 
came  from  you  unto  us,  and 
brought  us  good  tidings  of  your 
faith  and  charity,  and  that  ye 
have  good  remernbrance  of  us  al- 
ways, desiring  greatly  to  see  us, 

I  as  we  also  to  see  you : 

7  Therefore,  brethren,  ™  we  were 
comforted  over  you  in  all  our  af- 
fliction and  distress  by  your  faith : 

8  For  now  we  live,  if  ye  "stand 
fast  in  the  Lord. 

9  o  For  what  thanks  can  we  ren- 
der to  God  again  for  you ,  for  all 
the  joy  wherewith  we  joy  for 
your  sakes  before  our  God ; 
'lOPjSTight  and  day  spraying  ex- 
ceedingly ''that  we  might  see 
your  face,  «  and  might  perfect  that 
which  is  lacking  in  your  faith  ? 

11  Now  God  himself  and  our  Fa- 
ther, and  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

II  t  direct  our  way  unto  you. 

12  And  the  Lord  «  make  you  to 
increase  and  abound  in  love  *one 
toward  another,  and  toward  all 
men,  even  as  we  do  toward  you  : 

13  To  the  end  he  may  j/stablish 
your  hearts  unblameable  in  holi- 
ness before  God,  even  our  Father, 
at  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  2  with  all  his  saints. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  exhorteth  them  to  go  on  forward  in  all  man- 
ner of  godliness,  6  to  live  holily  and  justly,  9  to 
luve  one  another,  11  and  quietly  to  follow  their 
own  business  :  l^  and  last  of  all  to  sorrow  mod- 
erately for  the  dead.  17  And  untu  this  last  ex- 
hortation is  annexed  a  brief  description  of  the 
resurrection,  and  second  coming  of  Christ  to 
judgment. 

FURTHERMORE  then  we  H  be- 
seech you,  brethren,  and  II  ex- 
hort you  by  the  Lord  Jesus,  "that 
as  ye  have  received  of  us  *  how 
ye  ought  to  walk  cand  to  please 
God,  so  ye  would  abound  more 
and  more. 

2  For  ye  know  what  command- 
ments we  gave  you  by  the  Lord 

3  For  this  is  <«the  will  of  God, 
even  e  vour  sanctification,  /that  ye 
should  abstain  from  fornication  : 

4  a  That  cverv  one  of  you  should 

199 


A.  D.  54. 


cRom.  16.  21. 

1  Cor.  16.10. 

2  Cor.  1.  19. 


d  Eph.  3.  13. 

e  Acts  9. 16.  4; 
14.  22.  dc  20. 
23.  &  21.  11. 

1  Cor.  4.  9. 

2  Tim.  3.  12. 

1  Pet.  2.  21. 
/Acts  20.  24. 
«•  ver.  1. 

h  1  Cor.  7.  5. 

2  Cor.  11.  8. 


PhiL  2.  16. 
kA.c{a  18.  1,5. 


/Phil.  1.  8. 
m2  Cor.  1.  4. 
&  7.  6,  7,  13. 

nPhih  4.  1. 
och.  1.  2. 
p  Acts  26.  7. 

2  Tim.  1.  3. 
I?  Rom.  1.  10, 

11.  &.  15.  32. 
rch.  2.  17. 
s  2  Cor.  13.  9, 

11. 

Col.  4.  12. 
II  Or,  guide. 
«Mark  1.  3. 
uch.  4.  10. 
ich.  4.9.4; 

5.  15. 

2  Pet.  1.  7. 
j/1  Cor.  1.  8. 

Phil.  1.10. 

ch.  5.  23. 

2Thess.2.17. 

1  John  3.20, 

21. 
z  Zech.  14.  5. 

JuUe  14. 


II  Or,  request. 
II  Or,  beseech. 
a  Phil.  1.27. 

Col.  2.  6. 
4ch.  2.  12. 
cCol.  1.  10. 
dRom.  12.  2. 

Eph.  5.  17. 
e  Eph.  5.  27. 
/I  Cor.  6.  15, 

18. 

Eph.  5.  3. 

Col.  3.  5. 
f  Rom.  6.  19. 

1  Cor.  6. 16, 

16. 


Exhortation  to  phase  God.   I.  THESSALONIANS.      Of  Christ's  second  coming. 


A.  D.  54. 


k  Horn.  1.  24, 

23. 

Col.  3.5. 
«■  Eph.  -1.  17, 

18. 
»  1  Cor.  15.  34. 

Gal.  4.  8. 

Eph.  2.12.  Sc 

i.  18. 

2  Thcs.?.!.  8. 
I  Lev.  m.  11, 

13. 

1  Cor.  6.  8. 

nor. 


n  Or,  in  Ike 

matter. 
m2  Thess.  1. 

8. 
)i  Lev.  11.  44. 

&  19.  2. 

1  Cor.  1.2. 

Heb.  12.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.  14, 

15. 
o  Luke  10.  16. 
II  Or, 

rejcctcth. 
p  1  Cor.  2.  10. 

&  7.  40. 

1  John  3.24. 
flch.  S.  1. 
rJer.  31.  34. 

John  6.40.  & 

14.  26. 

Heb.  8.  11. 

1  John  2.  20, 

Q7. 
t  Matt.  22.  30. 

John  13.  31. 

k  15.  12. 

Eph.  5.2. 

1  Pet.  4.  8. 

1  John  3.  11, 

23.  &.  4.  21. 
«rh.  1.  7. 
urh.  3.  12. 
j;2  Thess,  3. 

U. 

1  Pet.  4.  15. 
»  Acts  20.  35. 

Eph.  4.  28. 

2  Thess.  3. 
7,  8,  12. 

z  U^m.  13.  13. 
2  Cor.  8.  21. 
Col.  4.  5. 

1  Vet.  2.  12. 
»0r, 

of  no  man. 
oSee  Lev.  19. 
28. 
Dent. 14.  1,2. 

2  bam.  12.20. 
6  Eph.  2.  12. 
rl  Cor.  15.13. 
rf  1  Cor.  15.  18, 

23.  rh.  3.  13. 
H  Matt.  24.  30, 
i\  Cnr.  LI.  23 
mJohn  12.20 


Act«  1.7. 


know  liow  to  possess  his  vessel  in 
sanctirtcation  and  lionour; 

5  ''Not  in  the  lust  of  concupis- 
cence,   'even     as     the    Gentiles 

*  which  know  not  God  : 

6  «That  no  7nan  go  beyond  and 
li  defraud  his  brother  1  in  any  mat- 
ter :  because  that  the  Lord  ™  is  the 
avenger  of  all  such,  as  we  also 
have  forewarned  you  and  testi- 
fied. 

7  For  God  hath  not  called  us  unto 
uncleanness,  "  but  unto  holiness. 

80  He  therefore  that  Idesplseth, 
despiseth  not  man,  but  God,  p  who 
hath  also  given  unto  us  his  Holy 
Spirit. 

9  But  as  touching  brotherly  love 
<zye  need  not  that  I  write  unto 
vou:  for  »'ye  yourselves  are 
taught  of  God « to  love  one  anoth- 
er. 

10*  And  indeed  ye  do  it  toward 
all  the  brethren  which  are  in  all 
Macedonia:  but  we  beseech  yon, 
brethren,  "that  ye  increase  more 
and  more  ; 

11  And  that  ye  study  to  be  quiet, 
and  ^to  do  your  own  business, 
and  2/ to  work  with  your  own 
hands,  as  we  commanded  you ; 

12  2  That  ye  may  walk  honestly 
toward  them  that  are  without, 
and  that  ye  may  have  lack  II  of 
nothing. 

13  But  I  would  not  have  you  to  be 
ignorant,  brethren,  concerning 
them  which  are  asleep,  that  ye 
sorrow    not,    "even     as    others 

*  which  have  no  hope. 

14  For  cif  we  believe  that  Jesus 
died  and  rose  again,  even  so 
rfthem  also  which  .sleep  in  Jesus 
will  God  bring  with  him. 

15  For  this  we  sa.v  unto  you  « by 
the  word  of  tlie  Lord,  that  /we 
which  are  alive  and  remain  unto 
the  coming  of  the  Lord  shall  not 
prevent  them  which  are  asleep. 

16  For  ffthe  Lord  himself  shall 
descend  from  heaven  with  a 
shout,  with  the  voice  of  the  arch- 
angel, and  with  ''the  trump  of 
God:  »arid  the  dead  in  Christ 
shall  rise  first : 

17  *  Then  wo  which  are  alive  a?id 
remain  sliall  be  caught  up  togeth- 
er with  them  'in  the  clouds,  to 
meet  the  Lord  in  the  air:  and  so 
™ shall  we  ever  be  with  the  Lord. 

18  "Wherefore  II  comfort  one  an- 
other with  these  words. 

c  1  Khijs  13.  17,  18.  i  20.  35.  /  1  Cor.  15.  51. 
31.  Alls  1.  11.  2  Thess.  1.  7.  It  1  Cor.  15.  02. 
,52.  *  1  Cor.  15.  51.  (Arts  1.9.  Rev.  11.  12. 
6c  14.  3.  <k  17.  24.     n  ch.  5.  11.     II  Or,  exhort. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  lie  proceedeth  in  the  former  description  of 
Christ's  coming  to  judirmcnt.  16  and  fivetli 
diecr.i  precepts,  23  and  so  conclndith  the  epistle. 

BUT  of  a  the  times  and    the 
seasons,  brethren,  'ye  have 
no  need  that  I  write  unto  you. 
200 


A.  D.  64. 


2  For  yourselves  know  perfect- 
Ij' that  "the  day  of  the  Lord  so 
Cometh  as  a  thief  in  the  night. 

3  For  when  they  shall  say.  Peace 
and  safety;  then  f^ sudden  de- 
struction Cometh  upon  them.eas 
travail  upon  a  woman  with  child; 
and  they  shall  not  escape. 

4  .tHat  ye,  brethren,  are  not  in 
darkness,  that  that  day  should 
overtake  you  as  a  thief. 

.5  Ye  are  all  £7 the  children  of 
light,  and  the  children  of  the 
day :  we  are  not  of  the  night,  nor 
of  darkness. 

6  ''Therefore  let  us  not  sleep, 
as  do  others;  but  »let  us  watch 
and  be  sober. 

7  For  '^  they  that  sleep  sleep  in  the 
night;  and'they  that  be  drunken 
i  are  drunken  in  the  night. 

8  But  let  us,  who  are  of  the 
day,  be  sober,  '"putting  on  the 
breastplate  of  faith  and  love;  and 
for  a  helmet,  the  hope  of  salva- 
tion. 

9  For  "  God  hath  not  appointed 
us  to  wrath,  "but  to  obtain  sal- 
vation by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

10  pWho  died  for  us,  that, 
whether  we  wake  or  sleep,  we 
should  live  together  with  him. 

11  9  Wherefore  II  comfort  your- 
selves together,  and  edify  one 
another,  even  as  also  ye  do. 

12  And  we  beseech  you,  brethren, 
j-to  know  them  which  labour 
among  you,  and  are  over  you  in 
the  Lord,  and  admonish  you; 

13  And  to  esteem  them  very 
higlily  in  love  for  their  work's 
sake.  «And  be  at  peace  among 
yourselves. 

14  Now  we  J  exhort  you,  breth- 
I'en,  'warn  them  that  arc  ii  un- 
ruly, "comfort  the  feebleminded, 
•-^support  the  weak,  vbe  patient 
toward  all  men. 

15  2  8ee  that  none  render  evil 
for  evil  unto  nny  inan;  but  ever 
"follow  that  which  is  good,  both 
among  .vourselves,  and  to  all  vicn. 

K!  b  Tiejoice  evermore. 

17  £•  Pray  without  ceasing. 

18 ''In  every  thing  give  thanks: 
for  this  is  the  will  of  God  in  Christ 
.lesus  concerning  you. 

19  c  Quench  not  the  Spirit. 

20 /Despise  not  prophesyings. 

21  .'/Prove  all  things;  ''hold  fast 
that  which  is  good. 

22  'Abstain  from  all  appearance 
of  evil. 

23  And  ''the  ver.v  God  of  peace 
'sanctity  you  wholly;  and  J  }>r<i>/ 
God  your  whole  spirit  and  soul 
and  bod}''  '"be  preserved  blame- 
le.ss  unto  the  coining  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 


cLukp  18.  1.  Sc  21.  38.     Rom.  12.  12.    Kph.  6.  18.     Col.  4.  7. 

1  Pet.  4.  7.  riEph.5.  20.  Col.  S.  17.  eEph.4.  SO.  1  Tim.  4. 
14.  2Tim.  l.fi.  See  I  Cor.  n.  30.  /I  Cor.  14.  1,  39.  /r  1  Cor. 
2.11,15.  1  John  4.  1.  APhil.  4.  8.  ich.  4.  12.  »  Phil.  4.  9. 
Zch.  3.  13.     ml  Cor.  1.  8. 


cMatt.  24.  43, 

44.  &  25.  13. 

Luke  12.  39, 

40. 

2  Pet.  3.  10. 

Rev.  3.  3.  & 

IG.  15. 
rfls.  13.  6-9. 

Luke  17.  27, 

28,  29.  <k  21. 

34,  35. 

2  Thess.  1. 

9. 
e  Jer.  13.  21. 

IIos.  IS.  13. 
/Pvom.  13.  12, 

13. 

1  John  2.  8. 
IT  Eph.  6.  8. 
h  Matt.  25.  5. 
!  Matt.  24.  43. 

it  25.  13. 

Rom.  13.  11, 

12,  13. 

.  1  Pet.  5.  8. 
k  Luke  21.34, 

Koni.  13.  13. 

1  Cor.  15.  34. 

Eph.  5.  14. 
/Acts  2.  15. 
m  Is.  59.  17. 

Eph.  6.  14, 

10, 17. 
n  Rom.  0.  22. 

ch.  1.  10. 

1  Pet.  2.  8. 
Jude  4. 

o2  The.ss.  2. 

13,  14. 

P  Uom.  14.  8, 
9. 

2  Cor.  5.  15. 
?ch.  4.  18. 

11  Or,  exhort. 
rl  Cor.  10.18. 
Phil.  2.29. 

1  Tim.  5.  17. 
Heb.  13.  7, 
17. 

s  Mark  9.  60. 
II  Or,  beseech, 
J  2  Thess.  S. 

11,  13. 
II  Or, 

disorderly, 
u  Hell.  12.  12. 
X  Rom.  14.  1. 

&  15.  1. 

Oal.  fi.  1,2. 
y  Gal.  5. 22. 

Eph.  4.  2. 

Col.  3.  12. 

2  Tim.  4.  2. 
!  Lev.  19.  18. 

Prov.  20.  22. 

31.  24.  -M. 

Matt.  5.  39, 

44. 

Uom.  12.  17. 


1  Ci 


0.  7. 


1  Pet.  3.  y. 
a  Gal.  6.  10. 

ch.  3.  12. 
6  2  Cor.  6.  10 

Phil.  4.  4. 


Comforts  in  tribulation.         H.  THESSALONIANS.      Description  of  antichrist. 


A.  D.  54. 


n  1  Cor.  1.  9. 

<k  10.  13. 

2Thess.  3.  3. 
oCoI.  4.3. 

•JThess.  3.  1. 
pRom.  16.  16. 
ii  Or,  adjure. 


A.  D.  54. 


a  2  Cor.  1.  19. 

4  1  Thess.  1. 
1. 
e  1  Cor.  1.  3. 


rfl  Thess.  1. 
2,  3.  <fc  3.  6, 


«  a  Cor.  7.  14. 

&  9.  2. 

1  Tlicss.  2. 

19,20. 
/I  Th<-ss.  1.3. 
gl  Thcss.  2. 

14. 
»PhiI.  1.28. 

il  Thes.s.2.14. 


Z  Rev.  14.  13. 

m  1  Thess.  4. 

16. 

Jude  14. 
tGr. 

the  angels  of 

kis  power. 
BHeb.  10.  27. 

Sc  12.  29. 

2  Pet.  3.  7. 

Rev.  21.  a. 
a  Or,  yielding. 
0  Ps.  79.  6. 

1  Thess.  4.5. 
PRnm.2  8. 
(/Phil.  3.  19. 

2  Pet.  3.  7. 
7-Deut.  33.  2. 

Is.  1.  19. 

rh.  2.  8. 
s  Ps.  89.  7. 
(  Ps.  68.  35. 
I!  Or, 

vouchsaft. 
u  ver.  f>. 
jtl  Thess.  1.3. 
y\  Pet.  1.7. 

te  4.  14. 


24  «  Faithful  is  he   that   calleth   thai  ?thi.s  epistle  be  read  unto  all  i    A.  D.  54. 


you.  who  also  will  do  it. 
2o  Brethren,  o  pray  for  us. 

26  p  Greet  all  the  brethren  with  a 
holy  kiss. 

27  I  il  charge  you  by  the  Lord,  | 


the  holy  brethren 
28  '•The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  be  with  you.    Amen. 
TT  The  first  epistle   unto  the  Thessalo- 
nians  was  written   from    Athens. 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

thessalo:n^iaxs. 


q  Col.  4.  16. 

2  Thess.  3. 

14. 
rRom.  16.  20, 

2-1. 

2  Thess.  3. 

18. 


CHAPTER    I. 

I  Saint  Paul  certtfieth  them  of  the  good  opinion 
which  he  had  of  their  faith,  love,  and  patience  : 
11  and  therewithal  useth  dicers  reasons  for  the 
comforting  of  them  in  persecution,  whereof  the 
ehiefest  is  taken  from  the  righteous  judgment 
of  God. 

PAUL,  "and  Silvanus,  and 
Timotheus,  unto  the  church 
of  the  Thessalonians  ^  in  God  our 
Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

2  cGrace  unto  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  ourFather  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

3  <iWe  are  bound  to  thank  God 
always  for  you,  brethren,  as  it  is 
meet,  because  that  your  faith 
groweth  exceedingly,  and  the 
charity  of  every  one  of  you  all 
toward  each  other  aboundeth ; 

4  So  that  ewe  ourselves  glory  in 
you  in  the  churches  of  God, /for 
your  patience  and  faith  a  in  all 
your  persecutions  and  tribula- 
tions that  ye  endure : 

5  JMiich  is  fia  manifest  token  of 
the  righteous  judgment  of  God, 
that  ye  may  be  counted  worthy 
of  the  kingdom  of  God, » for  which 
ye  also  suffer : 

6  '^Seeing  it  is  a  righteous  thing 
with  God  to  recompense  tribula- 
tion to  them  that  trouble  you ; 

7  And  to  you  who  are  troubled 
'rest  with  us,  when  «'the  Lord 
Jesus  shall  be  revealed  from 
heaven  v.iih  this  mighty  angels, 

8  "In  naming  fire  Staking  venge- 
ance on  them  "  that  know  not 
God,  and  pthat  obey  not  the  gos- 
pel of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ: 

9  f/Who  shall  be  punished  with 
everlasting  destruction  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  and  '•from 
the  glory  of  his  power; 

10  « When  he  shall  come  to  be 
glorified  in  his  .saints,  <  and  to  be 
admired  in  all  them  that  believe 
(because  our  testimony  among 
you  wa.s  believed)  in  that  day. 
'll  Wherefore  also  we  pray  al- 
ways for  you,  that  our  God  would 

II  "count  you  worthy  of  this  call- 
ing, and  fulfil  all  the  good  pleas- 
ure of  his  goodness,  and  *the 
work  of  faith  with  power : 

12  !/That  the  name  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  may  be  glorified  in 
you,  and  ye  in  him,  according  to 


the  grace  of  our  God  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

CHAPTER    II, 

1  lie  willeth  them  to  continue  steadfast  in  the 
truth  received,  3  sheweth  that  there  shall  be  a 
departure  from  the  faith,  9  and  a  discovery  of 
antichrist,  before  the  day  of  the  Lord  come.  15 
And  thereupon  repeateth  his  former  exhorta^ 
tion,  and  prayeth  for  them. 

"VTOW  we  beseech  you,  breth- 
i-^  ren,  «by  the  coming  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  ^-and  by  our 
gathering  together  unto  him, 

2  cThat  ye  be  not  soon  shaken 
in  mind,  or  be  troubled,  neither 
by  spirit,  nor  hy  word,  nor  iiy 
letter  as  from  us,  as  that  the  day 
of  Christ  is  at  hand. 

3  d  Let  no  man  deceive  you  by 
any  means :  for  that  day  shall  not 
co??ir,  e except  there  come  a  falling 
away  first,  and  /that  man  of  sin 
be  revealed,  s'the  son  of  perdi- 
tion ; 

4  Who  opposeth  and  ^exalteth 
himself  iabove  all  that  is  called 
God,  or  that  is  worshipped;  so 
that  he  as  God  sitteth  in  the 
temple  of  God,  shewing  him.self 
that  he  is  God. 

5  Remember  .ye  not,  that,  when 
I  wa.'S  j-et  with  you,  I  told  you 
these  things  ? 

6  And  now  j-e  knov.'  what  il  with- 
holdeth  that  he  might  be  revealed 
in  his  time. 

7  For  A^the  mystery  of  iniquity 
doth  already  work :  only  he  who 
now  letteth"  xoiil  let,  uiitil  he  be 
taken  out  of  t*lie  way. 

8  And  then  shall  that  Wicked  be 
revealed,  'whom  the  Lord  shall 
consume  "nvith  the  spirit  of  his 
moutli,  and  shall  destroy  »with 
the  brightness  of  his  coming : 

9  Even  him,  whose  coming  is 
"after  the  working  of  Satan  with 
all  power  and  p signs  and  lying 
wonders, 

10  And  with  all  deceivableness 
of  unrighteousness  in  ^them  that 
perish ;  because  they  received 
not  the  love  of  the  truth,  that 
they  might  be  saved. 

11  And  '•for  this  cause  God  shall 
send  them  strong  delusion, « that 
they  should  believe  a  lie: 

12  That    they    all     might    be 

201 


A.  D.  54. 


ol  Thess.  4. 

16. 
5  Matt.  24.31. 

Mark  13.  27. 

lThess.4.17. 
cMatt.  24.  4. 

Eph.  a.  6. 

1  John  4.  1. 

rfMatt.  24.4. 

Eph.  5.  6. 
el  Tim.  4.  1. 
/Dan.  7.  25. 

1  John  2.  18. 

Rev.  13.  11, 

&c. 
f  John  17.  12. 
his.  14.13.' 

Ez.  28.  2,  6, 

9. 

Dan.  7.  25. 

&  11.36. 

Rev.  13.  6. 
i  1  Cor.  8.  5. 
J  Or,  holdeth. 
Jl  John  2. 18. 

&  4.3. 
I  Dan.  7.  10, 

11. 
m  Job  4.  9. 

Is.  11.  4. 

Hos.  6.  5. 

Rev.  2.  16.  <k 

19.  15,  20,  21. 
nch.  1.  8,9. 

Heb.  10.27. 
0  John  8.41. 

Eph. 2.  2. 

Rev.  18.  23. 
V  See  Deut. 

13.  1. 

Matt.  24.  24. 

Rev.  13.  13. 

&;  19.  20. 
?2  Cor.  2.  15. 

&  4.  3. 
r  Rora.  1.  24, 

*c. 

See  1  Kings 

22.  22. 

Ez.  14.  9. 
s  Matt.  24.  6, 

11. 

1  Tim.  4. 1. 


Exhortation  and  prayer. 


I.  TIMOTHY. 


Divers  precepts. 


A.  D.  54. 
t  Rom.  1.  32. 
ich.  1.  3. 


jlThess.  1.4. 
yEph.  1.4. 
z  Luke  1.  75. 
1  Pel.  1.2. 

a  John  17.22. 

1  Tlicss.2.12. 

1  Pet.  5.  10. 
6  1  Cnr.  16.13. 

Phil.  4.  1. 
cl  Cor.  11.2. 

ch.  3.  6. 
dch.  1.  1,2. 

el  John  4.  10. 

Rev.  1.  5. 
/I  Pet.  1.  3. 

gl  Cor.  1.8. 
lThe.s.s.3.13. 
1  Pet.  5.  10. 


ffiEph.  6.  19. 

Col.  4.  3. 

:  Thcss.  5. 

25. 
T  Or.  mnyrun. 
h  Rom.  15.  31. 
tGr.  ajsurd. 
c  Arts  28.  24. 

Rom.  10.  16. 
(f  1  Cor.  1.9. 

1  Thcss.  5.21, 
eJnhn  17.  15. 

2  Pet.  2.  0. 
/2  Cor.  7.  16. 

Gal.  5.  10. 

S-lChr.  20.18. 

[|Or, 
the  patience 
uf  Christ, 
IThesa.  1.3. 


A.  D.  «. 


o  ArtsO.  1.1. 

Gal.  J.  ),  11. 
4  eh.  2.  3.  iL 

4.  10. 

Tit.  1.  3.  Sc 

2.  10.  A,  3.  4. 

Jiulf  25 

1  Thttrill 


damned  who  believed  not  the 
truth,  but  <had  pleasure  in  un- 
righteousne.ss. 

i;i  But  «\ve  are  bound  to  give 
thanks  always  to  C4od  for  you, 
brethi'en  beloved  of  the  Lord, 
because  God  ^  hath  y  from  the 
beginning  chosen  you  to  salva- 
tion =  through  sanctification  of  the 
Spirit  and  belief  of  the  truth: 

14  Whereunto  he  called  you  by 
our  gospel,  to  « the  obtaining  of 
the  glory  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

1.5  Therefore,  brethren,  ^  .stand 
fast,  and  hold  ^the  traditions 
which  ye  have  been  taught, 
whether  by  word,  or  our  epistle. 

16  '«Now  our  Loi"d  Jesus  Christ 
himself,  and  God,  even  our  Fa- 
ther, c  which  hath  loved  us,  and 
hath  given  us  everlasting  con- 
solation and  /good  hope  through 
grace, 

17  Comfort  your  hearts,  s'and 
stablish  you  in  every  good  word 
and  work. 

CHAPTER   III, 

1  He  craneth  their  prayers  for  himself,  S  testifi- 
cth  what  confidence  he  hath  in  them,  5  maketh 
request  to  God  in  their  behalf,  6  giveth  them 
divers  precepts,  especially  to  shun  idleness,  and 
ill  company.  If!  and  last  of  all  concludeth  with 
prayer  and  salutation. 

FINALLY,  brethren,  «  pray  for 
us,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
tmay  have  free  course,  and  be 
glorified,  even  as  it  is  with  you: 

2  And  ''  that  we  may  be  delivered 
from  t  unreasonable  and  wicked 
men:  cfor  all  men  have  not  faith. 

3  But  rfthe  Lord  is  faithful,  who 
shall  stablish  you,  and « keep  you 
from  evil. 

4  And  ./'we  have  confidence  in 
the  Lord  touching  you,  that  ye 
both  do  and  will  do  the  things 
which  we  command  you. 

5  And  .-7  the  Lord  direct  your 
liearts  into  the  love  of  God,  and 
into  II  the  patient  waiting  for 
Christ. 


6  Now  we  command  you,  breth- 
ren, in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Je- 
sus Christ,  A  that  ye  withdraw 
yourselves  ifrom  every  brother 
that  walketh  '^disorderly,  and  not 
after '  the  tradition  which  he  re- 
ceived of  us. 

7  For  yourselves  know  whow  ye 
ought  to  follow  us:  for  "we  be- 
haved not  ourselves  disorderly 
among  you ; 

8  Neither  did  we  eat  any  man's 
bread  for  nought;  but  » wrought 
Vv'ith  labour  and  travail  night  and 
day,  that  we  might  not  be  charge- 
able to  any  of  you : 

9  2>  Not  because  we  have  not  pow- 
er, but  to  make  ?  ourselves  an 
en.sample  unto  you  to  follow  us. 

10  For  even  when  we  were  with 
you,  this  we  commanded  you, 
'•that  if  any  would  not  work,  nei- 
ther should  he  eat. 

11  For  we  hear  that  there  are 
some  « which  walk  among  you 
disorderly,  <  working  not  at  all, 
but  are  busybodies. 

12  M  Now  them  that  are  .such  we 
command  and  exhort  by  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  2; that  with 
quietness  they  work,  and  eat  their 
own  bread. 

13  But  ye,  brethren,  2/ 11  be  not 
weary  in  well  doing. 

11  And  if  any  man  obej'  not  our 
word  II  by  this  epistle,  note  that 
man,  and  z  have  no  company  with 
him,  that  he  may  be  ashamed. 

L5  «  Yet  count  him  not  as  an  ene- 
my, i  but  admonish  him  as  a 
brother. 

1()  Now « the  Lord  of  peace  him- 
self give  you  peace  always  by  all 
means.   The  Lord  he  with  you  all. 

17  ''The  .sahitation  of  Paul  with 
mine  own  liand,  which  is  the  to- 
ken in  every  epistle :  so  1  write. 

18  «Tlie  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  ftewitli  you  all.    Amen. 
TTThc  second  epistle  to  the  Thessaloni- 

ans  was  written  from  Athens. 


THE   riEST   EPISTLE   OF    PAUL   THE   APOSTLE   TO 

TIMOTHY. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Timothy  is  pul  in  mind  of  the  charge  which 
was  given  unto  him  by  Paul  at  his  going  to 
Macedonia,  b  Of  the  right  use  and  end  of  the 
law.  11  Of  Saint  Paul's  calling  to  he  an  apos- 
tle, 20  and  of  llymcnrus  and  Atezandcr. 

I3AUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ 
.    "by  the    commandment  ''of 
God  our  Saviour,  and  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  ctohirfi  i.s  our  liope; 
2  Unto  ''Timothy,  ejni/  own  sen 

1  Cor.  4.  17.     Phil.  2. 19. 


CO].  ].  27.     rf  Acts  16.  1 
2.     eTil.  1.    4. 

202 


in  the  faith:  /Grace,  mercy,  and 
peace,  from  God  our  Father,  and 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
:i  As  I  be.sought  thee  to  abide 
still  at  Epliesus,  ."wlien  I  went 
into  Macedonia,  that  thou  niight- 
est  cliarge  some  ''  that  tliey  teacli 
no  other  doctrine, 

[  4  iNeitiier  give  lieed   to    fables 
and  endless  genealogies, 'which 

!  minister   questions,   rather   than 

j  godly  edifying  which  is  in  faith  : 

ISO  do. 


A.  D.  54. 


h  Rom.  16.  17. 
ver.  14. 

1  Tim.  6.  5. 

2  John  10. 
n  Cor.  5.  11, 

13. 
kl  Tliess.  4. 

11.  4:5.  14. 

ver.  11, 12, 

14. 
I  ch.  2.  15. 
m  1  Cor.  4.16. 

Sc  11.  1. 

1  Thess.  1.  6, 


n  1  Thess.  2. 

10. 
0  Acts  18.  3. 

A;  20.  34. 

2  Cor.  11.  9. 

1  Thess.  2.  9. 
p  1  Cor.  9.  6. 

1  Thess.  2.6. 
7  ver.  7. 
rGen.  3.  19. 

lThess.4.U. 


1  Tim.  5.  13. 

1  Pet.  4.  15. 
u  1  Thess.  4. 

11. 
j:Eph.  4.  28. 
y  Gal.  6.  9. 
11  Or, 

faint  not. 
!l  Or,  signify 

that  mrin  by 

an  cptstlc. 
^Malt.  18.  17. 

1  Cor.  5.  9, 

11. 

ver.  6. 
a  Lev.  19.  17. 

1  Thess.  5. 

14. 
ft  Tit.  3.  10. 
cRom.  15.  33. 

A:  16.  20. 

1  Cor.  14.  33. 

2  Cor.  13.  11. 
1  Thess. i.23. 

d  i  Cor.  16.21. 

Col.  4.  IS. 
e  Rom.  16.  24. 


A.  D.  05. 


/■(Jal.  1.  3. 
2  Tim.  1.  2. 

1  Pet.  1.  2. 

«•  Acts  20.  1,3. 

Phil.  2.  24. 
h  Onl.  1.  6,  7. 

ch.  6.3,  10. 
irh.  4.  7.  i8. 

4,  20. 

2  Tim.  2.14, 
16,23. 

Tit.  1.  14.  dK 
3.9. 

tch.  e.  4. 


The  use  of  the  law. 


I.  TEVIOTHY. 


Prayers  foi'  all  men. 


A.  D.  65. 


/Rom.l3.f*,10. 

Gal.  5.  14. 
m  'i  Tim. 2. 22. 
[I  Or,  -not 

aiming  at. 
nch.  6.  4,20. 
och.  6.  4. 
p  Horn.  7.  12. 
sGal.  3. 19.  & 

5.  23. 
rch.6.  3. 

2  Tim.  4.  3. 

Tit.  1.  9.  it 

2.1. 
e  ch.  6.  15. 
1 1  Cor.  9.  17. 

Gal.  2.  7. 

Col.  1.  25. 

lThes3.  2.  4. 

ch.  2.  7. 

2  Tim.  1.  11. 

Tit.  1.3. 
u2  Cor.  12.  9. 
X  1  Cor.  7.  25. 
y2  Cor.  3.  5, 

6.  ic  i.  1. 
Col.  1.  25. 

X  Acts  8.  3.  & 

9.  1. 

1  Cor.  15.  9. 

Phil.  3.  6. 
a  Luke  23.  34. 

John  9.33,41. 

Acts  3.  17.  & 

2G.  9. 
iRom.  5.  20. 

1  Cor.  15.  10. 
c2  Tim.  1.13. 
dhuke  7.47. 
ech.  3.  1.  Sc 

4.  9. 

2  Tim.  2.  11. 
Tit.  3.  8. 

/Matt.  9.  13. 

Mark  2.  17. 

Luke  5.  32. 

&.  19.  10. 

Rom.  5.  8. 

1  John  3.  5. 
f  2  Cor.  4.  1. 
k  Acts  13.  39. 
i  Ps.  10.  16.  Ic 

145.  13. 

Dan.  7.  14. 

ch.  6.  15, 16. 
*  Rom.  1.  23. 
iJohn  1.  18. 

Heb.  11.  27. 

1  John  4. 12. 
m  Rom.  16.27. 

Jude  25. 
jllChr.  29.11. 
och.  6.  13,  14, 

20. 

2  Tim.  2.  2. 
pch.4.  14. 
g'ch.  6.  12. 

2Tim.  2.3.&; 

4.7. 

rch.  3.  9. 
J  ch.  6.  9. 
«2Tira.  2. 17. 
u2Tim.  4.  14. 
X  1  Cor.  5.  5. 
y  Acts  13.  45. 


5  Now  i  the  end  of  the  com- 
inaiidment  is  charity  »«  out  of  a 
pure  heart,  and  of  a  good  con- 
science, and  or'faitii  unfeigned: 

6  From  which  some  1!  having 
swerved  have  turned  aside  unto 
"vain  jangliug; 

7  Desiring  to  be  teachers  of  the 
law;  o  understanding  neither  what 
theysay.nor  wliereof  they  affirm. 

8  But  we  know  that  mhe  law  is 
good,  if  a  man  use  it  lawfully ; 

9  <?  Knowing  this,  that  the  law  is 
not  made  for  a  righteous  man,  but 
for  the  lawless  and  disobedient, 
for  the  ungodly  and  for  sinners, 
for  unholy  and"  profane,  for  mur- 
derers of  fathers  and  murderers 
of  mothers,  for  manslayers, 

10  For  whoremongers,  for  them 
that  defile  themselves  with  man- 
kind, for  menstealers,  for  liai'S,  for 
perjured  persons,  and  if  there  be 
any  other  thing  that  is  contrary 
'to  sound  doctrine ; 

11  AccordiDg  to  the  glorious  gos- 
pel of  « the  blessed  God,  <  which 
was  committed  to  my  trust. 

12  And  I  thank  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord, "  who  hath  enabled  me,  ^  for 
that  he  counted  me  faithful,  2/ put- 
ting me  into  the  ministry  ; 

13  i  Who  was  before  a  blasphem er, 
and  a  persecutor,  and  injurious: 
but  I  obtained  mercy,  becau.se  "I 
did  it  ignorantly  in  unbelief. 

14  i>And  the  grace  of  our  Lord  was 
exceeding  abundant  ^with  faith 
<i  and  love  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus,  j 

15  eThis  is  a  faithful  saying,  and 
worthy  of  all  acceptation,  that . 
.^Christ  Je-sus  came  into  the  world  j 
to  save  sinners;  of  whom  I  ami 
chief.  I 

16  Howbeit  for  this  cause  s-I  ob- 
tained mercy,  that  in  me  first  Je-  i 
sus  Christ  might  shew  forth  all 
longsutTering,  ''Tor  a  pattern  to 
them  which  should  hereafter  be- 
lieve on  him  to  lile  everlasting. 

17  Now  unto  'the  King  eternal, 
^immortal,  'invisible,  '"^the  only 
wise  God,  «  be  honour  and  glory 
for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 

18  This  charge  "I  commit  unto 
thee,  son  Timothy,  ^-'accoi'ding  to 
the  prophecies  which  went  before 
on  thee,  that  thou  by  them  might- 
est  'J  war  a  good  warfare ; 

19  »•  Holding  faith,  and  a  good 
conscience;  which  some  having 
put  away,  concerning  faith  «have 
made  shipwreck: 

20  Of  whom  is  «Hymeneus  and 
"Alexander;  whom  I  have  »; de- 
livered unto  Satan,  that  they  may 
learn  not  to  2/ blaspheme. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  That  it  is  meet  to  pray  and  give  thanhs  for  all 
men.  and  the  reason  why.  9  How  women  should 
be  attired.  12  They  are  not  permitted  to  teach. 
15  They  shall  he  saved,  notwithstanding  the 
testimonies  of  God's  wrath,  in  childbirth,  if 
they  continue  in  faith. 


Iy  EXHORT  therefore,  that,  first 
of  all,  supplications,  prayers, 
intercessions,  and  giving  of 
thanks,  be  made  for  all  men ; 

2  a  For  kings,  and  */c""  all  that 
are  in  1  authority ;  that  we  may 
lead  a  quiet  and  peaceable  life  in 
all  godliness  and  honesty. 

3  For  this  is  « good  and  acceptable 
in  the  sight  ''of  God  our  Saviour ; 

4  e  Who  will  have  all  men  to  be 
saved,  .^and  to  come  unto  the 
knowledge  of  the  truth. 

5  a  For  there  is  one  God,  and  h  one 
mediator  between  God  and  men, 
the  man  Christ  Jesus : 

G  iWho  gave  himself  a  ransom 
for  all,  '^llto  be  testified  'in  due 
time. 

7  '"  Whereunto  I  am  ordained  a 
preacher,  and  an  apostle,  ("I 
speak  the  truth  in  Christ,  and  lie 
not,)  0  a  teacher  of  the  Gentiles  in 
faith  and  verity. 

8  I  will  therefore  that  men  pray 
p every  where,  '/lifting  up  holy 
hands,  without  wrath  and  doubt- 
ing. 

9  In  like  manner  also,  that  '•wo- 
men adorn  themselves  in  modest 
apparel,  with  shamefaceduess  and 
sobriety  ;  not  with  il  braided  hair, 
or  gold,  or  pearls,  or  costly  array ; 

10  « But  (which  becometli  women 
professing  godliness)  with  good 
works. 

11  Let  the  woman  learn  in  silence 
with  all  subjection. 

12  But  <I  suffer  not  a  woman  to 
teach,  "nor  to  usurp  authority 
over  the  man,  but  to  be  in  silence. 

13  For  a:  Adam  was  first  formed, 
then  Eve. 

14  And  y  Adam  was  not  deceived, 
but  the  woman  being  deceived 
was  in  the  transgression, 

15  Notwithstanding  she  shall  be 
saved  in  childbearing.  if  they  con- 
tinue in  faith  and  charity  and  ho- 
liness with  sobrietj'. 

CHAPTER    III. 

2  IIov}  bishops,  and  deacons,  and  their  irives 
should  be  ijualified,  14  and  to  what  end  Saint 
Paul  wrote  to  Timothy  of  these  things.  15  Of 
the  church,  and  the  blessed  truth  thcrtin  taught 
and  professed. 

THIS  a  is  a  true  sajing.  If  a  man 
desire  the  office  of  a  ^i  bishop, 
he  desireth  a  good  « work. 

2  f'A  bishop  then  must  be  blame- 
less, «the  husband  of  one  wife,  vig- 
ilant, sober,  !1  of  good  behaviour, 
given  to  hospitality,  .''"apt  to  teach ; 

3  </;!  Not  given  to  wine,  >>  no  strik- 
er, mot  greedy  of  filthy  lucre; 
but  ''■  patient,  not  a  brawler,  not 
covetous ; 

4  One  that  ruleth  well  his  own 
house,  'having  his  children  in 
subjection  with  all  gravity ; 

5  (For  if  a  man  know  not  how- 
to  rule  his  own  house,  how  shall 
he  take  care  of  the  church  of 
God?) 

203 


A.  D.  6.5. 


i[  Or,  desire, 
a  Ezra  6.  10. 

Jcr.  29.  7. 
b  Rom.  13.  1. 
il  Or,  eminent 

place, 
c  Rom.  12.  2. 

ch.  5.  4. 
t/ch.  1.1. 

2  Tim.  1.  9. 
f  Ez.  18.23. 

John  3.16,17. 

Tit.  2.11. 

2  Pet.  3.  9. 
/John  17.3. 

2  Tim.  2.25. 
f  Rom.  3.  29, 

SO.  &  10.  12. 

Gal.  3.  20. 
h  Heb.  8.  6.  & 

9.  15. 
!  Matt.  20.  28. 

Mark  10.  45. 

Eph.  1.  7. 

Tit.  2.  14. 
*  1  Cor.  1.  6. 

2Thess.l.lO. 

2  Tim.  1.  8. 
II  Or,  a 

testimony. 
/Rom.  5.  6. 

Gal.  4.  4. 

Eph.  1.  9.  Sc 

3.  5. 

Tit.  1.3. 
m  Eph.  3.  7,8. 

2  Tim.  1.  11. 
nRom.  9.  1. 
0  Rom.  11.  13. 

4c  15.  16. 

Gal.  1.16. 
p  .Mai.  1.  11. 

John  4.  21. 
q  Ps.  124.  2. 

Is.  1.  15. 
rlPet.  3.3. 
!I  Or,  plaited. 
s  1  Pet.  3.  4. 
rl  Cor.  14.34. 
iiEph.  5.  24. 
j:  Gen.  1.  27. 

&;  2.  18,  22. 

1  Cor.  11.8,9. 
y  Gen.  3.  6. 

2  Cor.  11.3. 


ach.  1.  15. 
b  Acta  20.  28. 

Phil.  1.  1. 
cEph.  4.  12. 
dTit.  1.6,ic. 
ech.  5.  9. 
II  Or,  modest. 
/2Tlm.  2.24. 
g  ver.  8. 

Tit.  1.  7. 
ilOr, 

Not  ready 

to  quarrel, 

and  offer 

wrong,  as 

on^-  in  wine. 
ft  2  Tim.  2.  24. 
il  Pet.  5.  2. 
i2  Tim.  2.24. 
/Tit.  1.6. 


Of  bishoi)s  and  deacons. 


I.  TIMOTHY. 


Instructions  to  Timothy. 


A.  D.  Go. 


Q  Or,  one 
neuli/  come 
to  the  faith. 

n  Is.  14.  12. 

n  Acts  C2.  12. 
1  Cor.  5.  12. 

1  Tlies3.4.12. 
och.  C.  9. 

2  Tim.  2.  2C. 
p  Acts  C.  3. 
q  Lev.  10.  9. 

Kz.  4!.  21. 

ver.3. 
rch.  1.  19. 
sin.  2.  3. 
f  See  Matt.2i. 

21. 
!lOr, 

ministered, 
u  Eph.  2.  21» 

2  Tim.  2.  20. 
li  Or,  stay. 
X  John  1.  14. 

1  John  1.  2. 
t  Gr. 

manifested. 
y  .Matt.  3.  !C. 

John  1.  32, 

S3.  &;  lo.  2U. 

(k  IC.  P,  9. 

Rom.  1.  4. 

1  Pet.  3.  18. 

1  John  6.  6, 

&c. 
«.Matt.  28.  2. 

Mark  IC.  5. 

Luke  2.  13. 

4;  24.  4. 

John  20.  12. 

El.b.  3.  10. 

1  Pet.  1.  12. 
a  Acts  10.  34. 

ic  13.  46,  48. 

Rom.  10.  1(3. 

Gal.  2.  8. 

Eph.  3.  S,  C, 

8. 

Col.  1.27,28. 

ch.2.  7.    6C< 


a  John  10.  13. 
2  Thess.  2.  3. 
2  Tim.  3.  1, 
Arc. 
2  I'.t.  3.  3. 

1  John  2.  18. 
Ju<iu4,  IS. 

t  1  Pet.  1.  20. 
c2Tim.  3.13. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 
Ucv.  IG.  14. 

d  Dan.  11.  35, 

37,  3S. 

Rev.  9.  20. 
cMatt.  7.  15. 

Rom.  16.  18. 

2  Pet.  2.  3. 
/Eph.  4. 19. 
f  1  Cor.  7.  28, 

30,  3S. 

Col.2.  20.  21. 

Ilcb.  13.  4. 
h  Rom.  M.  3, 

17.     1  Cor.  8. 

30.     ^Rom. 


6  Not  II  a  novice,  lest  being  lifted 
up  with  pride  «»he  fall  into  the 
condemnation  of  the  devil. 

7  Moreover  he  must  have  a  good 
report  "of  them  which  are  with- 
out; lest  he  fall  into  reproach 
oand  the  snare  of  the  devil. 

8  Likewise  niu.st  Pihe  deacons  be 
grave,  not  double-tongued,  9  not 
given  to  much  wiiie,  not  greedy 
of  filthy  lucre; 

9  'Holding  the  mystery  of  the 
faith  in  a  pure  conscience. 

10  And  let  these  also  first  be 
proved;  then  let  them  use  the 
office  of  a  deacon,  being  found 
blameless. 

11  sEven  so  must  iheir  wivef>.  be 
grave,  not  slanderers,  sober,  faith- 
lul  in  all  things. 

12  Let  the  deacons  be  the  hus- 
bands of  one  wife,  ruling  their 
children  and  their  own  houses 
well. 

13  For  <they  that  have  S  used  the 
office  of  a  deacon  well  purchase 
to  theinselves  a  good  degree,  and 
.great  boldness  in  the  faith  which 
is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

14  These  things  write  I  imto 
thee,  hoping  to  come  unto  thee 
shortly : 

15  Biit  if  I  tarry  long,  that  thou 
mayest  know  how  thou  oughtest 
to  behave  thyself «' in  the  house 
of  God,  which  is  the  church  of 
the  living  God,  the  pillar  and 
II  ground  of  the  truth. 

16  And  without  controversy  great 
is  the  mystery  of  godliness':  ^God 
was  tmanifest  in  the  flesh,  j/justi- 
fied  in  the  Spirit,  ^seen  of  angels, 
"preached  unto  the  Gentiles,  *  be- 
lieved on  in  the  world,  c  received 
up  into  glory. 

ol.  1.  0,  23.     c  Luke  24.  51.    Acts  1.  9.    1  Pet.  3.  22. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  foretellcth  that  m  the  latter  times  there 
shall  ha  a  departure  from  the  faith.  6  And  to 
the  end  that  Timothy  might  not  fail  in  doing 
his  duty,  he  furnisheth  him  with  divers  precepts 
belonging  thereto. 

NOW  the  Spirit  "speaketh  ex- 
pressly, tliat  ''in  tlie  latter 
times  some  shall  depart  from  the 
faith,  giving  lieed  ^to  seducing 
spirits,  ''and  doctrines  of  devils; 
"2  e Speaking  lies  in  hypocrisy; 
'/having  their  conscience  seared 
j  with  a  hot  iron  ; 

I  3  i/ForlMddirw'  to  marry,  '^and 
comma nili no  "o  abstaiii  from 
meats,  which  God  hath  created 
Uo  be  received  ^' with  tlianksgiv- 
ing  of  them  which  believe  and 
know  the  truth. 

4  For  'every  creature  of  God  is 
good,  and  nothing  to  be  refused, 
if  it  be  received  with  thanksgiv- 
ing: 

5  For  it  is  sanctified  by  the  word 
of  God  and  prayer. 

!.  8.     !  Gen.  1.29.  A:  9.  3.     *  Rom.  H.  0.     1  Cor.  10. 
14.  14,  20.     1  Cor.  10.  2."i.     Tit.  1.  15. 
2t>4 


6  If  thou  put  the  brethren  in 
remembrance  of  these  things, 
thou  Shalt  be  a  good  minister  of 
Jesus  Christ,  '"nourished  up  in 
the  words  of  faith  and  of  good 
doctrine,  whereunto  thou  hast 
attained. 

7  But  "refuse  profane  and  old 
wives'  fables,  and  "exercise  thy- 
self rrt^Asr  unto  godliness. 

8  For  jMiodily  exerci.se  proflteth 
!l  little:  jbut godliness  is  profitable 
unto  all  things,  'having  promise 
of  the  life  that  nov/  is,  and  of  that 
which  is  to  come. 

9  sThis  is  a  faithful  saying,  and 
worthy  of  all  acceptation. 

10  For  therefore  t  we  both  labour 
and  suffer  reproach,  because  we 
"trust  in  the  living  God,  ^who  is 
the  Saviour  of  all  men,  speciallj^ 
of  those  that  believe. 

11  2/ These  things  command  and 
teach. 

12  =Lct  no  man  despise  thy 
youth;  but  "be  thou  an  example 
of  the  believers,  in  word,  in  con- 
versation, in  charity,  in  spirit,  in 
faith,  in  purity. 

13  Till  I  come,  give  attendance 
to  reading,  to  exhortation,  to  doc- 
trine. 

14  *  Neglect  not  the  gift  that  is  in 
thee,  which  was  given  thee  '■by 
propliecy,  ''with  the  laying  on  of 
the  hands  of  the  presbytery. 

15  Meditate  upon  these  things; 
give  thyself  wliolly  to  them ;  that 
thy  profiting  may  appear  il  to  all. 

If)  e Take  heed  unto  thyself,  and 
unto  the  doctrine;  continue  in 
them :  for  in  doing  this  thou  shalt 
both  /save  thyself,  and  i?them 
that  hear  thee; 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Rules  to  he  observed  in  reproving.  S  Of  wid- 
ows. 17  Of  elders.  23  .4  precept  for  Timo- 
thy's health.  21  Some  men's  sins  go  before 
unto  judgment,  and  some  men's  do  follow  after. 

REBUKE   "not   an   elder,  but 
entreat  /lim  as  a  father;  and 
the  younger  men  as  bretliren  ; 

2  The  elder  women  as  mothers; 
the  younger  as  sisters,  with  all 
purity. 

3  Honour  widows  tthat  are  wid- 
ows indeed. 

4  But  if  any  widow  have  children 
or  nephews,  let  tliem  learn  first  to 
shew  II  piety  at  home,  and  '•to  re- 
quite their  parents:  'Mbr  that  is 

j  good  and  acceptable  before  God. 

5  eNow  she  that  is  a  widow  in- 
|deed,  and  desolate,  trusteth  in 
t  God,  and  /continueth  in  supplica- 
j  tions  and  prayers  .'/night  and  day. 

G  ''  But  she  that  liveth  II  in  pleas- 
ure is  dead  while  she  liveth. 
7   «And    these    things    give    in 
I  charge,  that  they  may  be  blame- 
I  less. 

i  8  But  if  an  J'  provide  not  for  his 
j  own,  ^and  specially  for  those  of 
I  his  own  i)  house, 'he  hath  denied 


A.  D.  65. 


m2  Tim.  S. 

14,15. 
nch.  1.  i.Sc 
G.  20. 

2  Tim.  2.  16, 
23.  &:  4.  4. 
Tit.  1.  14. 

0  Heb.  5.  14. 
p  1  Cor.  8.  8. 

Col.  2.  23. 
I!  Or,  for  a 

little  time, 
nrh.  C.  6. 
r  Vs.  37.  4.  it 

W.  11.  A-  112. 

2,  3.  Sc  145. 
19. 

Matt.  6.  S3. 

&  19.  29. 

Mark  10.  30. 

Rom.  8.  23. 
s  ch.  1.  15. 
(1  Cor.  4.  11, 

12. 
ti  ch.  6.  17. 

1  Pa.  30.  6.  & 
107.  2,  C,  dec. 

ych.  G.  2. 
si  Cor.  IG.U. 

Tit.  2.  15. 
a  Tit.  2.  7. 

1  Pet.  5.  3. 

b  2  Tim.  1.  C. 
cell.  1.  18. 
rfAcIs  6.  6.  &; 
8.  17.  &  13. 

3.  ic  19.6. 
ch.5.  22. 

2  Tim.  1.  0. 
i|  Or, 

ill  all  things, 
e  Acts  20.  28. 
/Ez.  S3.  9. 
^•Rom.  11.  14 


1  C 


9.  22. 
mes  u.  20. 


h  ver.  6,  10. 
!|  Or,  kindness, 
c  See  Oeii.  43. 

Ill,  n. 

Matt.  15.  4. 

Kph.  C.  1,2. 
d  ch.  2.  3. 
r  1  Cor.  7.  32. 
/I,uke2.  37. 

<k  1«.  1. 
g  Acts  26.  7. 
h  James  6.  5. 
li  Or, 

delicately. 
ich.  1.3.  dc  4. 

n.Sc  6.  17. 
/;  Is.  68.  7. 

Oal.  6.  10. 
1  Or,  kindred. 
r2  Tim.  3.  5. 

Tit.  1.  16. 


Of  widows  and  elders. 


I.  TIMOTHY. 


Evil  of  covetousness. 


A.  D.  65. 


m  Matl.  16.17. 

S  Or,  chosen. 

n  Luke  2.  36. 
ch.  3.  2. 


o  Acts  16.  15. 

Heb.  13.2. 

1  Pet.  4.  9. 
fOen.  IS.  4. 

<t  19.  2. 

Luke  7.  33, 

44. 

John  13,  5, 

14. 


q  2  Thess.  3. 
11. 


sch.  6.  1. 

Tit.  2.  8. 
t  Gr.  for 

their  railing. 


uRom.  12.  e. 

1  Cor.  9.  10, 

14. 

Gal.  6.  C. 

Phil.  2.  29. 

1  Thess.  5. 

12,  13. 

Heb.  13.  7, 

17. 
*  Acts  28.  10. 
y  Dout.  25.  4. 

1  Cor.  9.  9. 
*Lev.  19.  13. 

Deut.  24.  14, 

15. 

Matt.  10.  10. 

Luke  10.7. 
U  Or,  undir. 
a  Deut.  19.  15. 
6  Gal.  2  11, 

14. 

Tit.  1.13. 
cDeut.  13.  11. 
d  ch.  f..  13. 

2  Tim.  2.  14. 
Sc  4.  1. 

8  Or,  williout 

prejudice. 
e  ActsC.  6.  (t 

13.  3. 

ch.  4.  14. 

2  Tim.  1.  C. 
/■2  John  11. 
f  Ps.  10-J.  15. 
h  Gal.  6.19. 


the  faith,  "» and  is  worse  than  an 
infidel. 

9  Let  not  a  widow  be  II  taken 
into  the  number  under  three- 
score years  old,  »  having  been  the 
wile  of  one  man, 

10  Well  repurtt'd  of  for  good 
works;  if  she  have  brought  up 
children,  if  she  have  o  lodged 
strangers,  if  she  have  ^washed 
the  saints'  feet,  if  she  have  re- 
lieved the  afflicted,  if  she  have 
diligently  followed  every  good 
work. 

11  But  the  younger  widows  re- 
fuse :  for  when  they  have  begun 
to  wax  wanton  against  Christ, 
they  will  marry; 

12  Having  damnation,  because 
they  have  cast  off  their  lirst  faith. 

i:j'7And  withal  they  learn  to 
be  idle,  wandering  about  from 
house  to  house;  and  not  only 
idle,  but  tattlers  also  and  busy- 
bodies,  speaking  things  which 
they  ought  not. 

14  'I  will  therefore  that  the 
younger  women  marry,  bear  chil- 
dren, guide  the  house,  sgive  none 
occasion  to  the  adversary  tto 
speak  reproachfully. 

15  For  some  are  already  turned 
aside  after  Satan. 

16  If  any  man  or  woman  that 
believeth  have  widows,  let  them 
relieve  them,  and  let  not  the 
church  be  charged;  that  it  may 
relieve  <  them  that  are  widows  in- 
deed. 

17  «Let  the  elders  that  rule  well 
«be  counted  worthy  of  double 
honour,  especially  they  who  la- 
bour in  the  word  and  doctrine. 

18  For  the  Scripture  saith,  .v  Thou 
Shalt  not  muzzle  the  ox  that  tread- 
eth  out  the  corn.  And,  ^The  la- 
bourer IS  worthy  of  his  reward. 

19  Against  an  elder  receive  not 
an  accusation,  but  11  a  before  two 

'  or  three  witnesses. 

20  iThem  that  sin  rebuke  be- 
fore all,  «that  others  also  may 
fear. 

21  t' I  charge  thee  before  God,  and 
I  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the 
!  elect   angels,  that   thou   observe 

these  things  3  without  preferring 
one  before  another,  doing  nothing 
by  partiality. 

22  «Lay  hands  suddenly  on  no 
man..' neither  be  partaker  of  other 
men's  sins :  keep  thyself  jDure. 

23  Drink  no  longer  water,  but 
use  a  little  wine  if  for  thy  stom- 
ach's sake  and  thine  often  in- 
firmities. 

24  !'  Some  men's  sins  are  open 
beforehand,  going  before  to  judg- 
ment ;  and  some  inen  they  follow 
after. 

25  Likewise  also  the  good  works 
of  some  are  manifest  beforehand ; 
and  they  that  are  otherwise  can- 
not be  hid. 


CHAPTEB,  VI. 

1  of  the  duty  of  servants.  3  yut  to  have  fellow- 
ship with  newfangled  teachers.  6  Godliness  is 
great  gam,  10  and  love  of  money  the  root  of 
all  evil.  11  What  Timothy  1.1  tojfiee,  and  what 
to  follow,  17  and  whereof  to  admonish  the  rich. 
20  To  keep  the  purity  nf  true  doctrine,  and  to 
avoid  profane  janglings. 

LET  as  naany  «  servants  as  are 
under  the  yoke  count  their 
own  masters  worthy  of  all  hon- 
our, ^that  the  name  of  God  and 
hi.'s  doctrine  be  not  blasphemed. 

2  And  they  that  have  believing 
masters,  let  them  not  despise 
them,  « because  they  are  brethren; 
but  rather  do  them  service,  be- 
cause they  are  !!  faithful  and  be- 
loved, partakers  of  the  benefit, 
i^  These  things  teach  and  exhort. 

3  If  any  man  « teach  otherwise, 
and  consent  /not  to  wholesome 
words,  even  the  words  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  s-and  to  the 
doctrine  which  is  according  to 
godliness ; 

4  He  is  5  proud, ''  knowing  noth- 
ing, but  i  doting  about  'questions 
and  strifes  of  words,  whereof 
cometh  envy,  strife,  railings, 
evil  surmisings, 

5  /'•  I  Perverse  disputings  of  '  men 
of  corrupt  minds,  and  destitute 
of  the  truth,  "'supposing  that 
gain  is  godlmess :  » from  such 
withdraw  thyself. 

0  But  "godliness  with  content- 
ment is  great  gain. 

7  For  p  we  brought  nothing  into 
this  world,  a7id  it  is  certain  we 
can  carry  nothing  out. 

8  And  3  having  food  and  raiment, 
let  us  be  thex-ewith  content. 

9  But  J-they  that  will  be  rich 
fall  into  temiJtation  «and  a  snare, 
and  into  many  foolish  and  hurtful 
lusts,  <  which  drown  men  in  de- 
struction and  perdition. 

10  «  For  the  love  of  money  is  the 
root  of  all  evil :  which  while 
some  coveted  after,  they  have 
:1  erred  from  the  faith,  and  pierced 
themselves  through  with  many 
sorrows. 

11  *But  thou,  yO  man  of  God, 
flee  these  things;  and  follow  after 
righteousness,  godliness,  faith, 
love,  patience,  meekness. 

12  '  Fight  the  good  figlit  of  faith, 
«  lay  hold  on  eternal  life,  where- 
unto  thou  art  also  called.  *and 
hast  professed  a  good  profession 
before  many  witnesses. 

13  «I  give  thee  charge  in  the 
sight  of^  God.  ''who  quickeneth 
all  things,  and  6f/o?r  Christ  Je.sus, 
«who  before  Pontius  Pilate  wit- 
nessed a  good  I  confession  ; 

14  That  thou  keep  this  command- 
ment without  spot,  unrebukeable, 
/until  tJie  appearing  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ: 

15  Which  in  his  times  he  shall 

e  Matt.  27.  11.    John  18.  37.    Rev.  1.  5.  &  3.  14.   ! 
/Phil.  J,  6, 10.     1  Thess,  3,  IS.  &  5.  83. 
205 


A.  D.  65. 


a  Eph.  6.  S. 
Col.  3.  22. 
Tit.  2.  9. 

1  Pet.  2.  18. 
i  Is.  52.  5. 

Rom.  2.  24. 

Tit.  2.  5,8. 
cCol.  4.1. 
i|  Or, 

believingm 
(fch.  4.  11. 
c  ch.  1.  3. 
fch.  1.10. 

2  Tim.  1.13. 
&  4.  3. 

Tit.  1.  9. 
f  Tit.  1.  1. 
1,  Or,  a  JoaU 
h  1  Cor.  8. 2. 

ch.  1.  7. 
:i  Or,  sick. 
i  ch.  1.  4. 

2  Tim.  2.  23. 

Tit.  3.  9. 
.t  1  Cor.  11.16. 

ch.  1.  6. 

11  Or,  Galt- 
mgs  one  of 
another. 

12  Tim.  3.  8. 
mTit.  1.11. 

2  Pet.  2.  3. 
n  Rom.  16.17. 

2  Tim.  3.  5. 
0  Ps.  37.  16. 

Prov.  15.  18. 

&  ic.  a 

Heb.  13.  5. 
p  Job  1.21. 
Ps.  49.  17. 
Prov.  27.24. 
Ecc.  5. 15. 
17  Gen.  28.  20. 

Heb.  13.  5. 
r  Prov.  15.  27. 
k  20.  21.  ic 
25.  20. 

Malt.  13.22. 
James  5. 1. 
s  ch.  3.  7. 
(ch.  1.  19. 
u  Ex.  23.  8. 

Deut.  16.  19. 
ii  Or,  been 
seduced. 
J  2  Tim.  2.22. 
y  Deut.  33.  1. 
2  Tim.  S.  17. 
j  z  1  Cor.  9.  25, 

26. 
I     ch.  1.  16. 
j    2  Tim.  4.  7. 
I  o  Phil.  3.  12, 

14. 
I     ver.  19. 
!  6  Heb.  13.  23. 
cch.5.  21. 
d  Deut.  32.  89. 
1  Sam.  2.  8. 
John  5.  21. 
Or,  profesrion. 


Paul's  love  to  Timothy. 


II.  TIMOTHY. 


Of  steadfastness. 


A.  D.  05. 

f  ch.  1.  11,17. 
h  Rev.  17.  14. 

<k  19.  16. 
ich.  1.  17. 
*  Ex.  33.  20. 

John  6.  4G. 
I  Eph.  3.  21. 

Phil.  4.  20. 

Jude  25. 

Rev.  1.  6.  & 

4.  11.  &  7.12. 

m  Job  31.  24. 

Ps.  52.  7.  & 

62.  10. 

Mark  10.  24. 

Luke  12.21. 
i  Or.  uncertainty  of  riches.    nProv.  23.  5.     o  1  Thess.  1.  9.    ch.3. 

15.  Sl  4.  10.    p  Ait3  14.  17.  k  17.  25.     q  Luke  12.  21.    ch.  5.  ]0. 

Tit.  3.  8.    James  2.  6. 


shew,  ivho  is  i/the  blessed  and 
only  Potentate,  /'the  King  of 
kings,  and-Lord  of  lords; 

16  i  Who  only  hath  immortality, 
dwelling  in  the  light  which  no 
man  can  approach  unto;  ^whom 
no  man  hath  seen,  nor  can  see: 
Ho  whom  be  honour  and  power 
everlasting.    Amen. 

17  Cliarge  them  that  are  rich  in 
this  world,  that  they  be  not  high- 
minded,  '"  nor  trust  in  t «  uncertain 
riches,  but  in  "the  living  God, 
invho  giveth  us  richlj^  all  things 
to  enjoy ; 

18  That  they  do  good,  that  <z  they 


A.  D.  66. 


b  Eph.  3.  6. 

Tit.  1.  2. 

Heb.  9.  16. 
c  1  Tira.  1.  2. 


dRom.  1.8. 

Eph.  1.  IB. 
«  Acta  22.  3.& 

23.  1.&.24.14. 

&  27.  23. 

Rom.  1.  9. 

Gal.  1.  14. 
/I  The93. 1.2. 

<k  3.  10. 
gch.4.  9,21. 
h  1  Tim.  1.  0. 

Sc  4.  G. 

i  Acta  16.  1. 
*  1  Thes3.  5. 

I'J. 

1  Tim.  4.  14. 
t  Rom.  8.  15. 
m  Luke  24.49. 

Acts  1.  8. 
71  Rom.  1.  10. 
o  1  Tim.  2.  li. 

Rev.  1.  2. 
p  Eph.  3.  1. 

Plnl.  1.  7. 
./Col.  1.  2-J. 

ch.  4.  5. 
r  1  Tim.  1.  1. 

Tit.  3.  4. 
»  1  Thess.  4.7. 

Heb.  3.  1. 


be  rich  in  good  works,  ■>■  ready  to 
distribute,  II  s  willing  to  commu- 
nicate ; 

It)  t  Laying  up  in  store  for  them- 
selves a  good  foundation  against 
the  time  to  come,  that  they  may 
"lay  hold  on  eternal  lil'e. 

20  b  Timothj%  ^^keep  that  which 
is  committed  lo  thy  trust,  ?/  avoid- 
ing prol'ane  and  vain  babblings, 
and  oppositions  of  science  falsely 
so  called : 

21  Which  soine  professing » have 
erred  concerning  the  faith.  Grace 
be  with  thee.    Amen. 

IT  The  first  to  Timothy  was  written 
from  Laodicea,  \?hicli  is  the  chiefest 
city  of  Plirygia  Pacatiana. 


A.  D,  65. 


THE  SECOND   EPISTLE   OF    PAUL    THE    APOSTLE    TO 


T  I M  O  T  H  Y. 


CHAPTEB  I. 

1  Paul's  love  to  Timothy,  and  Ihc  unfeigned  faith 
u>hick  was  in  Timothy  himself,  his  mother,  and 
grandmother,  fi  He  is  exhorted  to  stir  up  the 
gift  of  God  which  was  in  him,  8  to  be  steadfast, 
and  patient  in  persecution,  13  and  to  persist  in 
the  form  and  truth  of  that  doctrine  which  he  had 
learned  of  him.  15  Phygellus  and  Hcrmogcnes, 
and  such  like,  are  noted,  and  Onesiphorus  is 
highly  commended. 

PAUL,  nan  apostle  of  Jesus 
Clirist  by  the  will  of  God,  ac- 
cording to  ''  the  promise  of  life 
which  Is  in  Christ  Jesus, 

2  cTo  Timothy,  my  dearly  belov- 
ed son  :  ({race,  mercy,  and  peace, 
from  God  the  Father  and  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord. 

3 'i  I  thank  (4od.ewhom  I  serve 
from  my  Ibrcfathers  with  pure 
conscience,  Ihat  .'without  ceasing 
1  have  remembrance  of  tliee  in 
my  prayers  niglit  and  day  ; 

4 V  Greatly  desiring  to  see  thee, 
being  mindful  of  thy  tears,  that  I 
mav  be  tilled  with  joy; 

5  When  I  call  to  remembrance 
''the  unfeigned  faith  that  is  in 
thee,  wliich  dwelt  lirst  in  thy 
grandmother  Lois,  and  'tliy 
motiier  Eunice;  and  I  am  per- 
suaded tluit  in  thee  also. 

6  Wlierelbro  I  put  thee  in  re- 
membrance, 'that  thou  stir  up 
the  gift  of  God,  wliich  is  in  thee 
by  the  putting  on  of  my  hands. 

7  For  'God  hath  not  given  us  tlie 
spirit  of  fear ;  '"•  i)ut  of  i)ower,  and 
of  love,  and  of  a  sound  mind. 

8  "lie  not  thou  therefore  ashamed 
of  0  tlie  testiinon.y  of  our  Lord,  nor 
of  me  Phis  prisoner:  '/  but  be  tliou 
partaker  ol  tiie  alTlictions  of  the 
gospel  according  to  the  power  of 
God ; 

9  r  Who  hath  saved  us,  and  «call- 

20G 


ed  us  with  a  holy  calling,  <not  ac-     A.  D.  QQ. 
cording  to  our  works,  but «  accord- 
ing to  his  own  purpose  and  grace, 
which  was  given  us  in  Christ  Je- 
sus «  before  the  world  began ; 

10  But  !/is  now  made  manifest  by 
the  appearing  of  our  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ,  s  who  hath  abolished  death , 
and  hath  bi'ought  life  and  immor- 
tality to  light  through  the  gospel : 

11" "Whei'eunto  I  am  appointed  a 
preacher,  and  an  apostle,  and  a 
teacher  of  the  Gentiles. 

12  ^For  the  which  cause  I  also 
sutfer  these  things:  nevertheless 
I  am  not  ashamed;  ffor  I  know 
whom  I  have  II  believed,  and  am 
persuaded  that  he  is  able  to  ''keep 
that  which  I  have  committed  un- 
to him  «against  that  day. 

\?,  ./'Holdfast .'/  the  form  of'  sound 
words,  iwhtch  thou  hast  heard  of 
me,  '-in  faith  and  love  which  is  in 
Christ  Jesus. 

14  'That  good  thing  which  was 
committed  unto  thee  keep  by  tlie 
Holy  Ghost  "'Which  dwelleth  in  us. 

15  This  tliou  knowest,  that  "all 
the.v  which  are  in  Asia  be  "^turned 
away  from  me;  of  whom  are 
Phygellus  and  Herinogenes. 

10  The  Lord  7' give  mercy  nnto 
'/the  liouse  of  Onesipliorus;  »"for 
he  oft  refreshed  me.  and  » was  not 
ashamed  of  <my  chain: 

17  Hut,  when  he  was  in  Home, he 
souglit  me  out  very  diligently, 
and  found  dip. 

IS  The  J>ord  grant  unto  him  "that 
he  may  find  mercy  ofthe  Lord  -^in 
that  day :  and  in  how  many  things 
he  //ministered  unto  me  at  Ephe- 
sus,  thou  knowest  very  well. 

»ver.  8.    «ActH28.  20.     Eph.  G.  20.   u  Matt.  25.  34-40. 
1.  10.     vcr.  12.     y  Heb.  C.  10. 


rRom.  12.  13. 
!|  Or,  sociable, 
s  Gal.  6.  6. 

Ileb.  13.  16. 
/  Malt.  6.20. 

dr  19.21. 

Luke  12.  33. 

&.  IC.  9. 
u  vcr.  12. 
x1  Tim.  1.14. 

Tit.  1.  9. 

Rev.  3.  3. 
ych.  1.  4,  6.<t 

4.7. 

2  Tim.  2.  14, 

Ifi,  23. 

Til.  1.  14.  & 

3.  9. 
zch.  1.  6,  19. 

2  Tim.  2.  18. 


t  Rom.  3.  20. 

i  9.  U. 

Tit.  3.  5. 
u  Rom.  8.  28. 
xRom.  16.25. 

Eph.  1.  4.  <fc 

3.  11. 

Tit.  1.  2. 

1  Pet.  1.  20. 
y  Rom.  16.  26. 

Eph.  1.  9. 

Col.  1.26. 

Tit.  1.8. 

1  Pet.  1.  20. 
z  1  Cor.  15.54, 

Ileb.  2.  14. 
n  Acts  9.  15. 

Eph.  3.  7,  8. 

1  Tim.  2.  7. 

ch.  4.  17. 
h  Eph.  3.  1. 

ch.  2.  9. 
cl  Pet.  4.  19. 
II  Or,  trusted. 
d\  Tim.  6.20. 
e  vi.r.  18. 

ch.  4.  8. 
/ch.  3.  14. 

Tit.  1.  9. 

Heh.  10.29. 

Rev.  2.  25. 
g  Rom.  2.  20. 

&  6.  17. 
h  1  Tim.  1.10. 

&  G.  3. 
i  ch.  2.  2. 
*  1  Tim.  1.  14. 
/I  Tim.  6.  20. 
m  Rom.  8.  11. 
n  Ada  19.  10. 
och.4.  10,16. 
pMatl.  6.  7. 
,,  ch.  4.  19. 
rPhilem.  7. 

!  Thess. 


Divers  exlwHatlons 


II.  TIMOTHY. 


to  Timothy. 


A.  D.  66. 


a\  Tim.  1.  2. 
ch.  1.  2. 
6  Eph.  G.  10. 

crh.  1.  13.  <t 

3.  10,  U. 
II  Or,  by. 

d\  Tim.  1.18. 
el  Tim.  3.  2. 

Tit.  1.  9. 
/th.  1.  8.  <fc 

4.  5. 

g  ITira.l.  18. 
h  1  Cor.  9.  25. 


J 1  Cor.  9.  25, 
20. 

»  1  Cor.  9.  10. 

6  Or,  The  hus- 
bandman, 
labouring 
Jirstf  must  be 
partaker  of 
the  fruits. 

I  Acts  2.  30.  & 
13.  23. 
Rora.  1.  3,4. 

m  1  Cor.  15.  1, 
-1,20. 

n  Rem.  2.  16. 


p  Eph.  3.  1. 

?lu!.  1.  7. 

Col.  4.  3,  18. 
?  Acts2S.  31. 

Eph. 6. 19.20. 

Phil.  1.13,14. 
r  Eph.  3.  13. 

Col.  1.  24. 
J  2  Cor.  1.  G. 
n  Tim.  1.  15. 
u  Rom.  6.  5,8. 

2  Cor.  4.  10. 
J  Rom.  8.  17. 

1  Pet.  4.  13. 
vMatt.  10.33. 

Mark  8.  38. 

Luke  12.  9. 
2  Rom.  3.  3. 

&  9.  0. 
a  Num.  23.19. 
b  1  Tim.  5.21. 

i  C.  13. 

ch.  4.  1. 
cl  Tim.  1.  4. 

4:6.  4. 

Tit.  3.  9,11. 
dl  Tim.  4.  7. 

&  6.  20. 

Tit.  1.  14. 
liOr. 

gangrene, 
el  Tim.  1.20. 
J  I  Tim.  6.21. 
g  1  Cor.  15.12. 
h  Matt.  24.  24. 

Rom.  8.  35. 

1  John  2.  19. 


CHAPTER  II. 

1  He  is  exhorted  again  to  constancy  and  persever- 
ance, and  to  do  the  duty  of  a  faithful  servant 
of  the  Lord  in  dividing  the  word  aright,  and 
staying  profane  and  vain  ba'jhlings,  17  Of 
Uymeneus  and  Philetus.  19  The  foundation 
of  the  Lord  is  sure.  22  He  is  taught  whereof  to 
beware,  and  what  to  follow  after,  and  in  what 
sort  the  servant  of  the  Lord  ought  to  behave 
himself. 

ri"^HOU  therefore,  «my  son,  ^be 
X  strong  in  the  grace  that  is  in 
Christ  Jesus. 

2  «Aiid  the  things  that  thou  liast 
heard  of  me  II  among  many  wit- 
nesses, f'the  same  commit  thou  to 
faithful  men,  who  shall  be  eableto 
teach  others  also. 

3  /Thou  therefore  endure  hard- 
ne.ss,  aas  a  good  soldier  of  Jesus 
Christ. 

4  ''No  man  that  warreth  en- 
tangleth  himself  with  the  affairs 
of  this  life;  that  he  may  please 
him  who  hath  chosen  him  to  be 
a  soldier. 

5  And  Ufa  man  also  strive  for 
masteries,  yet  is  he  not  crowned, 
except  he  strive  lawfully. 

6  ^' :!  The  husbandman  that  la- 
boureth  must  be  first  partaker  of 
the  fruits. 

7  Consider  what  I  say ;  and  the 
Lord  give  thee  understanding  in 
all  things. 

8  Remember  that  Jesus  Christ 
^of  the  seed  of  David  '»was  raised 
from  the  dead, »' according  to  my 
gospel : 

9  "Wherein  I  suffer  trouble,  as 
an  evil  doer,  ppven  unto  bonds; 
9  but  the  word  of  God  Ls  not  bound. 

10  Therefore  ^1  endure  all  things 
for  the  elect's  sake, » that  the^^  may 
also  obtain  the  salvation  which  is 
in  Christ  Jesus  with  eternal  glory. 

W  tit  is  a  faithful  saying:  For 
"  if  we  be  dead  with  hirn,  wesliall 
also  live  with  him: 

11  xif  we  suffer,  we  shall  also 
reign  with  him :  y  if  we  deny  him, 
he  also  will  deny  us  : 

1.3  z  If  we  believe  not,  yet  he  abid- 
eth  faithful:  «he  cannot  deny 
him.self. 

14  Of  these  things  put  them,  in 
remembrance,  *  charging  ^/lewi  be- 
fore the  Lord « that  they  strive  not 
about  words  to  no  profit,  but  to 
the  subverting  of  tlie  hearers. 

15  Study  to  shew  thj'self  approved 
unto  God,  a  workman  that  need- 
etli  not  to  be  ashamed,  rightly  di- 
viding the  word  of  truth. 

16  But  <^shun  profane  and  vain 
babblings:  for  tliey  will  increase 
unto  more  ungodliness. 

17  And  their  word  will  eat  as  doth 
a  II  canker:  of  wliom  is  eHj'men- 
eus  and  Philetus; 

18  Who  .fconcerning  the  truth 
have  erred,  ssaying  that  the  res- 
urrection is  past  already ;  and 
overthrow  the  faith  of  sonie. 

19  Nevertheless  '« the  foundation 


of  God  standeth  Lsure,  having  this 
seal,  The  Lord  Jknoweth  them 
that  are  his.  And,  Let  every  one 
that  nameth  the  name  of  Christ 
depart  from  iniquity. 

20  -^But  in  a  great  house  there 
are  not  only  vessels  of  gold  and 
of  silver,  but  also  of  wood  and 
of  earth;  'and  some  to  honour, 
and  some  to  dishonour. 

21  ™If  a  man  therefore  purge 
himself  from  these,  he  shall  be  a 
vessel  unto  honour,  sanctified,  and 
meet  for  the  master's  use,  and 
"prepared  unto  every  good  work. 

22  Flee  also  youthful  lusts:  but 

0  follov/  righteousness,  faith,  char- 
ity, peace,  with  them  that  p  call 
on  the  Lord  ?  out  of  a  pure  heart. 

23  But  '-foolish  and  unlearned 
questions  avoid,  knowing  that 
they  do  gender  strifes. 

24  And  « the  servant  of  the  Lord 
must  not  strive;  but  be  gentle  un- 
to all  men,  ^apt  to  teach,  II patient; 

2.5"  In  meekne.ssin.structing  those 
that  oppose  themselves;  ^\i  (iofX 
peradventure  will  give  them  re- 
pentance yto  the  acknowledging 
of the  truth ; 

26  And  that  they  may  t  recover 
themselves  2 out  of  the  snare  of 
the  devil,  who  are  t taken  captive 
by  him  at  his  will. 

CHAPTER  IIL 

1  He  advertiseth  him  of  tke  limts  to  come,  C  de- 
scriheth  the  enemies  of  the  truth,  10  propound- 
eth  unto  him  his  own  example,  IC  and  com- 
mendeth  the  holy  Scriptures, 

THIS  know  also,  that  "in  the 
last  days  perilous  times  shall 
come. 

2  For  men  shall  be  *  lovers  of 
their  own  selves,  « covetous, 
f^boa-sters,  «proud,  /blasphemers, 
f  disobedient  to  parents,  unthank- 
ful, unholy, 

3  /! Without  natural  affection, 
i  trucebreakers,  3  false  accusers, 
^incontinent,  fierce,  despisers  of 
those  that  are  good, 

4  i  Traitors,  heady,  highminded, 
«'  lovers  of  pleasures  more  than 
lovers  of  God; 

5  Having  a  form  of  godline.ss, 
but  "denying  the  power  thereof: 
"from  such  turn  away. 

6  For  p  of  this  sort  are  they  which 
creep  into  houses,  and  leadcaptive 
silly  women  laden  with  sins,  led 
awa.y  with  divers  lusts, 

7  Ever  learning,  and  never  able 
9  to  come  to  the  knowledge  of  the 
truth. 

8  T  Now  as  Jannes  and  Jambres 
withstood  Moses,  so  do  these  also 
I'esist  the  truth  :  smen  of  corrupt 
minds,  *  li  reprobate  concerning 
the  faith. 

9  But  they  .shall  proceed  no  fur- 
ther :  for  their  folly  shall  be  man- 
ifest unto  all  men,  »  as  theirs  also 
was. 

a  Or,  of  no  judgment.    «  Ex.  7.  12.  &  8.  18.  &  9.  1 
207 


A.  D.  66. 


!l  Or,  steady. 
i  Xah.  1.  7. 

John  10.  14, 

27. 

See  Num. 

16.5. 
kl  Tim.  3. 15. 
I  Rom.  9.  21. 
m  See  Is.  52. 

11. 
nch.  3.  17. 

Tit.  3.  1. 
ol  Tim.  6.  11. 
p  Acts  9.  14. 

1  Cor.  1.  2. 
71  Tim.  1.  5. 

■fc  4. 12. 
rl  Tim.  1.4. 

i:  4.  7.  cfc  6.4. 

V.T.  16. 

Tit.  3.  9. 
sTit.  2.  2. 
(  1  Tim.  a.2,3. 

Tit.  1.  9. 
!IOr, 

forbearing, 
u  Ga!.  6.  1. 

1  Tim.  G.  11. 

1  Pet.  3.  15. 
X  Acts  8.  22. 
y  1  Tiin.  2.  4. 

ch.  3.7. 

Tit.  1.  1. 
t  Gr.  awaie. 
slTim.  3.  7. 
t  Gr. 

taken  alive. 


a  1  Tim.  4.  1. 
ch.  4.  3. 
2  Pet.  3.  3. 

1  John  2.  IS. 
Jude  18. 

4  Phil.  2.  21. 
c2Pet.  2.  3. 
dJade  16. 
c  1  Tim.  6.  4. 
flTim.  1.  20. 

2  Pet.  2.  12. 
Jude  10. 

f  Rom.  1.  30. 
h  Rom.  1.  31. 
!  Rom.  1.  31. 
:i  Or, 

makebales, 

Tit.  2.  3. 
t2Pet.  3.  3. 
;  2  Pet.  2.  10. 
mPhil.  3.  19. 

2  Pet.  2.  13, 

drc. 

Jude  4,  19. 
n  1  Tim.  5.  8. 

Tit.  1.  16. 
o2Thess.  3.6. 

1  Tim.  6.  5. 
pMatt.  23.  14. 

Tit.  1.  11. 
q  1  Tim.  2.  4. 
rEx.  7.  11. 
s  1  Tim.  6.  5. 

tHom.  1.28. 

2  Cor.  13.  5. 
Tit.  1.  16, 

1. 


Paul's  solemn 


II.  TIMOTHY, 


charcie  to  Timothy. 


A.  D.  GO. 


xPhil.  2.  2-2. 

1  Tim.  4.6. 
;i  Or,  thou 

hast  been  a 
diligent  fol- 
lower of. 

y  Acts  13.  45, 
■M. 

i  Acts  11.  2,  5. 

a  Acta  14.  19, 

1  Ps.  34.  19. 

2  Cor.  1.  10. 
ch.  4.  17. 

c  Vs.  34.  19. 

Matt.  16.  24. 

John  17.  14. 

Acts  14.  22. 

1  Cor.  15.  19. 

1  Thess.  3.  3. 
d1  Thess.  2. 

11. 

1  Tim.  4.  1. 

ch.  2.  16. 
f  rh.  I.  13.  (k 

2.  2. 
/John  5.  39. 

el  Pet.  1.20, 
21. 
;i  Rom.  15.  4. 


>  1  Tim.  6.  11. 

a  Or, 

perfected, 
ich.  2.  21. 


a  1  Tim.  S.  21. 

(k  C.  13. 

ch.  2.  14. 
I  Acts  10.  42. 
cl  Tim.  5.  20. 

Tit.  1.  13.  (Sc 

2.  15. 
</l  Tim.  4. 13. 
ech.  3.  1. 
/I  Tim.  1.  10. 
f  ch.  3.  0. 
h  1  Tim.  1.  4. 

A  4.  7. 

Tit.  1.  14. 
ich.  1.  8.  ic. 

2.  3. 
*  Acta  21.  8. 

Kpli.  4.  11. 
\i  Or.  fulfil, 

nom.  15.  19. 

Col.  1.  25.  <k 

4.  17. 

;Phil.  2.  17. 
m  Phil    1.  23. 

See  2  Pet.  1. 

14. 


10  X  But  !i  thou  hast  fully  known 
my  doctrine,  manner  of  life,  pur- 
pose, faith,  lougsuffering,  charity, 
patience, 

11  Persecutions,  afflictions,  which 
came  unto  me  vat  Antioch,  «at 
Iconium,f'at  Liystra;  what  per- 
secutions I  endured:  but  ^out 
of  Ihem  all-  the  Lord  delivered 
me. 

12  Yea,  and  call  that  will  live 
godly  in  Christ  Jesus  shall  suffer 
persecution. 

13  ''But  evil  men  and  seducers 
shall  wax  worse  and  worse,  de- 
ceiving, and  being  deceived. 

14  But  c continue  thou  in  the 
things  which  thou  hast  learned 
and  hast  been  assured  of,  know- 
ing of  whom  thou  hast  learned 
them ; 

15  And  that  from  a  child  thou 
hast  known  /the  holy  Scriptures, 
which  are  able  to  make  thee  wise 
unto  salvation  through  faith 
which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

16  i/All  Scripture  is  given  by  in- 
spiration of  God, /'and  f.s  profita- 
ble for  doctrine,  for  reproof,  for 
correction,  for  instruction  in 
righteousness : 

17  i  That  the  man  of  God  may  be 
perfect,  11 '-thoroughly  furnished 
unto  all  good  works. 

CHAPTER    IV. 

1  He  exhorteth  him  to  do  his  duty  with  all  care 
and  diligence,  6  cerlifiith  him  of  the  nearness 
of  his  death,  9  wilfrth  him  to  come  speedily 
unto  him,  and  to  bring  Marcus  with  him,  and 
certain  other  things  which  he  wrote  for,  14 
warneth  him  to  beware  of  Alexander  the  smith, 
16  informeth  him  what  had  befallen  him  at  his 
firit  answering,  19  and  soon  after  he  con- 
cludeth. 

I  "CHARGE  thee,  therefore  be- 
fore God,  and  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  ^who  shall  judge  the 
quick  and  the  dead  at  his  appear- 
ing and  his  kingdom ; 

2  Preach  the  word;  be  instant  in 
season,  out  of  season;  reprove, 
<^rebuke,  ''exhort  with  all  long- 
suffering  and  doctrine. 

3  <: For  the  time  will  come  when 
they  will  not  endure  ./"sound  doc- 
trine; uhnt  after  their  own  lusts 
shall  they  lieaji  to  themselves 
teachers,  h:iviii,LC  itchiniJ'  ears; 

4  And  tliey  shall  turn  away  their 
ears  from  the  truth,  and  ^ shall 
be  turned  unto  fables. 

5  But  watch  thou  in  all  things, 
» endure  afllictions,  do  tlie  work 
of  '-an  evangelist,  II  make  lull 
proof  of  thy  ministrj'. 

(i  For  '  I    am  now  ready  to  be 
offered,  and  the  time  of  "►my  de- 
parture is  at  hand. 
208 


7  "  I  have  fought  a  good  fight,  I 
have  finished  my  course,  I  have 
kept  the  faith : 

8  Henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for 
me  0  a  crown  of  righteousness, 
which  the  Lord,  the  righteous 
judge,  shall  give  me  p  at  that  day : 
and  not  to  me  only,  but  unto  all 
them  also  that  lovehis  appearing. 

9  Do  thy  diligence  to  come 
shortly  unto  me : 

10  For  <?Demas  hath  forsaken 
me,  »•  having  loved  this  present 
world,  and  is  departed  unto 
Thessalonica;  Crescens  to  Gala- 
tia,  Titus  unto  Dalmatia. 

11  -'Only  «Luke  is  with  me. 
Take  "Mark,  and  bring  him  with 
thee:  for  he  is  profitable  to  me 
for  the  ministry. 

12  And  2;Tychicus  have  I  sent 
to  Ephesu.s. 

13  The  cloak  that  I  left  at  Troas 
with  Carpus,  when  thou  comest, 
bring  ivlth  Iher,  and  the  books, 
hut  especially  tlie  parchments. 

14  2/Alexander  the  coppersmith 
did  me  much  evil:  =the  Lord  re- 
ward him  according  to  his  works  : 

15  Of  whom  be  tiiou  ware  also; 
for  he  hath  greatly  withstood  Hour 
words. 

IG  At  my  first  answer  no  mian 
stood  with  me,  "but  all  men  fox- 
sook  me:  t>Ipra{j  God  that  it 
may  not  be  laid  to  their  charge. 

17  c  Notwithstanding  the  Lord 
stood  with  me,  and  strengthened 
me;  c'that  by  me  the  preaching 
might  be  fully  known,  and  that 
all  the  Gentiles  might  hear :  and 
I  was  delivered"!; out  of  the 
mouth  of  the  lion. 

18  /And  the  Lord  shall  deliver 
me  from  every  evil  work,  and 
will  jireserve  'ine  unto  his  heaven- 
ly kingdom  :  a  to  whom  be  glory 
for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 

1^3  Salute  '*  Prisca  and  Aquila, 
and  ithe  household  of  Onesiph- 
orus. 

20  k  Erastus  abode  at  Corinth : 
but  'Trophimus  have  I  left  at 
Miletum  sick. 

21  '"Do  thy  diligence  to  come 
before  wint(>r.  I'iubulus  greeteth 
thee,  and  Piid(>ns,  and  Linus,  and 
C;iaudia,  and  all  the  bretliren. 

22  ''The  Lord  Jesus  Christ  he 
with  thy  spirit.  Grace  be  with 
you.    Amen. 

IT  The  second  epiatle  unto  Timotheus, 
ordained  the  WvA  hi.«hop  of  the 
church  of  tlie  Ephesians,  was  writ- 
ten from  Iconic,  M-hen  Paul  was 
brought  before  t^^cro  the  second 
time. 


A.  D.  66. 


n  1  Cor.  9.  24, 

25. 

Phil.  3.  14. 

1  Tim.  C.  12. 

Heb.  12.  1. 
0  1  Cor.  9.  25. 

James  1.  12. 

1  Pet.  5.  4. 

Rev.  2.  10. 
pch.  1.  12. 

7  Col.  4.  14. 

Philem.  24. 
rl  John  2.  15. 


s  Seech.  1.  15. 
tCol.  4.  14. 

Philsm.  24. 
u  Acts  12.  25. 

i-  15.  37. 

Col.  4.  10. 
X  Acts  20.  4. 

F.ph.  6.21. 

Co!.  4.  7. 

Tit.  3.  12. 

y  Acta  19.  33. 

1  Tim.  1.  20. 
2  2  Sam.  3.  39. 

Ps.  28.  4. 

Rev.  18.  6. 
!l  Or,  owr 

preachings. 


ac\\.  1. 
b  Acts  ■ 


15. 


cMatt.  10.  19. 

Acts  23.  11. 

<t  27.  23. 
(J  Acts  9.  15. 

fc  26.  17,  18. 

Epli.  3.  8. 
ePs.  22.  21. 

2  Pet.  2.  9. 
/Ps.  121.7. 


f  Rom.  11.  SS. 

Gal.  1.  5. 

Hc1).  13.21. 
h  Acts  IH.  2. 

Rom.  16.  3. 
!2  Tim.  1.  10. 
»  Acts  19.  22. 

Rom.  16.  23. 
I  Acts  20.  4.  <t 

21.  29. 
m  ver.  9. 


n  Gal.  0.  18. 
Philem.  25. 


tor. 

Cesar  Nero, 
or,  the  em- 
peror Ntro, 


A.  D.  65. 


a 'J  Tim.  2.  25. 
61  Tim.  3. 16. 

&  G.  S. 
II  Or,  For. 
c2Tim.l.  1. 

ch.  3.  7. 
d  Num.  23.13. 

2  Tjra.  2.  13. 
e  Rom.  10.  25. 

2  Tim.  1.  9. 

1  Pet.  1.  23. 
/2  Tim.  1.10. 
gl  Thess.2.4. 

1  Tim.  I.  11. 
hi  Tim.l.  1. 

&:  2.  3.  &:  4. 

10. 
2  2  Cor.  2.  13. 

ic  7.  13.  &  8. 

6,  16,  23.  Sc 

12.  IS. 

Gal.  2.  3, 
kl  Tim.  1.2. 
ZRom.l.  12. 

2  Cor.  4.  13. 
2  Pet.  1.  1. 

m  Eph.  1.  2. 
Col.  1.2. 

1  Tim.  1.  2. 

2  Tim.  1.  2. 
7!  1  Cor.  11.34. 
li  Or, 

I'-fS  undone. 

0  Arts  14.  23. 
2  Tim.  2.  2. 

p  1  Tim.  3.  2, 

ic. 
?  1  Tim.  3. 12. 
rl  Tira.  3.4, 

12. 
«  Matt.  24.  45. 

1  Cor.  4.  1,2. 
f  Lev.  10.  9. 

Eph.  5.  IS. 

1  Tim.  3.  3,8. 
V  1  Tira.S.3,8. 

1  Pet.  5.  2. 

X  1  Tim.  3.  2. 
(Or, 

good  things. 
y2  Thess.  2. 

15. 

2  Tim.  1.13. 
zl  Tim.  1.15. 

t  4.  9.  ik  6. 
8. 

2  Tim.  2.  2. 
II  Or, 
in  teaching-. 

01  Tim.  1.  10. 
&  6.  3. 

2  Tim. 4.  3. 
ch.  2.  1. 
H  Tim.  1.  6. 
2  Tim.  3.  6. 
2  Tim.  4.  2. 


THE   EPISTLE    OF   PAUL   TO 

TITUS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  For  what  end  Titus  was  left  in  Crete.  6  How 
they  that  are  to  be  chosen  ministers  ought  to  be 
qualified.  11  The  mouths  of  evil  teachers  to  be 
stopped:  12  and  what  manner  oj  men  they  bs. 

PAUL,  a  servant  of  God.  and 
an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ, 
according  to  the  faith  of  God's 
elect,  and  « the  acknowledging  of 
the  truth  *  which  is  after  godli- 
ness; 

2  il  <^  In  hope  of  eternal  life,  which 
God,  i^that  cannot  lie,  promised 
« before  the  world  began ; 

3  .^But  hath  in  due  times  mani- 
fested hJi?  word  through  preach- 
ing, » which  is  committed  unto 
me  ''according  to  the  command- 
ment of  God  our  Saviour  ; 

4  To  *  Titus,  *  mine  own  son 
after  i  the  common  faith :  "'  Grace, 
mercy,  and  peace,  from  God  the 
Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
our  Saviour. 

5  For  this  cause  left  I  thee  in 
Crete,  that  thou  shouldest  "set  in 
order  the  things  that  are  I  want- 
ing, and  0  ordain  elders  in  everj' 
city,  as  I  had  appointed  thee: 

G  pli  any  be  blameless,  ?the 
husband  of  one  wife,  'having 
faithful  children  not  accused  of 
riot  or  unruly. 

7  For  a  bishop  must  be  blame- 
less, as  » the  steward  of  God;  not 
selfwilled,  not  soon  angry,  'not 
given  to  wine,  no  striker,  «not 
given  to  filthy  lucre; 

8  a: But  a  lover  of  hospitality,  a 
lover  of  iigood  men,  sober,  just, 
holv,  temperate; 

9  .'/Holding  fast  ^the  faithful 
word  Has  lie  hath  been  taught, 
that  he  may  be  able  «by  sound 
doctrine  both  to  exhort  and  to 
convince  the  gainsayers. 

10  For  i)  there  are  many  unruly 
and  vain  talkers  and  ^  deceivers, 
ti  specially  thej'  of  the  circum- 
cision : 

11  Whose  mouths  must  be  stop- 
ped, e  who  subvert  whole  houses, 
teaching  things  which  they  ought 
not, /for  filthy  lucre's  sake. 

12  fl'One  of  "themselves,  ei'e?i  a 
prophet  of  their  own,  said,  The 
Cretians  are  alwaj's  liars,  evil 
beasts,  slow  bellies. 

13  This  witness  is  true.  '*  '\i\''here- 
fore  rebuke  them  sharply,  that 
they  may  be  'sound  in  the'faith  ; 

14  /-Not  giving  heed  to  Jewish 

cRom.  13.  18.      dArta  15.   1.      e  Matt.  23.  14.  I 
/I  Tim.  6.  5.     e  Acts  17.  28.     A  2  Cor.   13.  10. 
ich.  2.  2.     il  Tim.  1.  4.  d:  4.  7.     2Ti.ii.4.  4. 


fables,  and  'commandments  of 
men,  that  turn  from  the  truth. 

15  iftUnto  the  pure  all  things 
a7-e  pure:  but  «unto  them  that 
are  defiled  and  unbelieving  is 
nothing  pure ;  but  even  their 
mind  and  conscience  is  defiled. 

1(!  They  profess  that  they  know 
God;  but  i^in  works  they  deny 
hhn,  being  abominable,  and  dis- 
obedient, j>and  unto  every  good 
work  il  reprobate. 

Jude  4.   p  Rom.  1.  28.     2  Tim.  3.  6.     II  Or, 


A.  D.  65. 


lU.  29.  13. 

Matt.  15.  9. 

Col.  2.  22 
m  Lulte  11. 

39,40,41. 

Rom    14.  14, 

20. 

1  Cor.  fi.  12. 

&  10.  23,25. 

1  Tim.  4.3,4. 
nRom.  14.23. 
o2  Tim.  3.  5. 
id  cf  judgment. 


CHAPTER  IL 

1  Directions  piven  unto  Titus  both  for  his  doe- 
trine  and  life.  0  Of  the  duty  of  servants,  and 
in  general  of  all  Christians. 

BUT    speak   thou    the    things 
which   become  "sound  doc- 
trine : 

2  That  the  aged  men  be  S  sober, 
grave,  temperate,  *  sound  in  faith, 
in  charity,  in  patience. 

3  « The  aged  women  likewise, 
that  !hei/  be  in  behaviour  as  be- 
cometh  !  holiness,  not  ;i  false  ac- 
cusers, not  given  to  inuch  wine, 
teachers  of  good  things  ; 

4  That  they  may  teach  the 
young  women  to  be  1!  sober,  ''to 
love  their  husbands,  to  love  their 
children, 

5  To  be  discreet,  chaste,  keepers 
at  home,  good,  e  obedient  to  their 
own  husbands, /that  the  word  of 
God  be  not  blasphemed. 

6  Young  men  likewise  exhort  to 
be  li  soberminded. 

".'/In  all  things  shewing  thyself 
a  pattern  of  good  works  :  in  doc- 
trine sheicing  uncorruptuess, 
gravity,  /'  sincerity, 

8 'Sound  speech,  that  cannot  be 
condemned;  /-that  he  that  is  of 
the  contrary  part  >■  may  be  asham- 
ed, having  no  evil  thing  to  say  of 
you. 

9  £.xhort  m servants  to  be  obedi- 
ent unto  their  own  masters,  and  to 
please  them  well  "  in  all  things ; 
not  U  answering  again  ; 

10  Xot  purloining,  but  shewing 
all  good  fidelity;  "that  they  may 
adorn  the  doctrine  of  God  oiir  Sav- 
iour in  all  things. 

11  For  jj  the  grace  of  God  'I  that 
bringeth  .salvation  ?  hath  appear- 
ed to  all  men, 

12  Teaching  us  '•that,  denying 
ungodliness  «and  worldly  lusts, 
we  should  live  soberly,  righteous- 


vation  to  all  men,  hath  appeared,  q  Luke  3.  G 
1  Tim.  2.  4.  r  Luke  1.  75.  Rom.  6.  19.  Eph 
22.     1  The«3.  4.  7,    j  1  Pet.  4.  2.     IJohn  2.  16. 

209 


ol  Tira.  1.10. 

&  C.  3. 

2  Tim.  1.  13. 

ch.  1.  9. 
II  Or,  vigilant. 
ich.  1.  13. 

c  1  Tim.  2.  9, 
10.  tc  3.  11. 

1  Pet.  3.3,4 
II  Or, 

holy  women, 
iOr, 
makehates, 

2  Tira.  2.  3. 
S  Or,  wise. 

d\  Tim.  5.  14. 

el  Cor.  14.34. 

Eph.  5.  22. 

Col.  3.  18. 

1  Tim.  2.  11. 

1  Pet.  3.  1,5. 
/Rom.  2.  24. 

1  Tim.  6.  1. 
!l  Or,  discreet. 
f  1  Tim.  4.12. 

1  Pet.  5.  3. 
?!  Eph.  6.  24. 
il  Tim.  6.  3. 
k  Neh.  5.  9. 

1  Tim.  5.  14. 

1  Pet.  2.  12, 

15.  &;  3.  IG. 
;2  Thess.  3. 

14. 
mEph.  6.  5. 

Co!.  3.  22. 

ITim.  6.  1,2. 

1  Pet.  2.  IS. 
nEph.5.  24. 
:i  Or, 

gainsaying. 
0  .Malt.  5.  16. 

Phil.  2.  15. 
p  Rom.  5.  15. 

ch.3.  4,5. 

1  Pet.  5.  12. 
II  Or,  that 

bringeth  sal- 
John   1.  9. 

1.  4.     Col.  1. 


Directions  given  to  Titus. 


TITUS. 


Obstinate  heretics  to  be  rejected. 


A.  D.  65. 


1 1  Cor.  1.7. 

Phil.  3.  20. 

2  Pet.  3.  12. 
«  Acts  21.  15. 

Col.  1.  5,  23. 

ch.  1.  2.  <fc  3. 

7. 
X  Col.  3.  4. 

2  Tim.  4.  1, 


IPet.  1. 

1  John 
yGal.  1. 


ly,  and  godly,  iu  this  i^resent 
world ; 

13  <  Looking  for  that  blessed 
"hope,  and  me  glorious  a; appear- 
ing of  the  great  God  and  our  Sav- 
iour Jesus  Christ; 

14  2/^Vho  gave  himself  for  us, 
that  he  might  redeem  us  from  all 
iniquity,  ^and  purify  unto  him- 
self« a  peculiar  people,  *  zealous 
of  good  works. 

15  These  things  speak,  and  c  ex- 
hort, and  rebuke  with  all  authori- 
ty.   dijQi  110  man  de.spise  thee. 

Eph.  5.  2.  ITim.  2.  6.  z  Heb.  9.  14.  a  Ex.  15.  16.  &  19.  5. 
Deut.  7.  6.  (fc  14.  2.  &  26.  18.  1  Pet.  2.  9.  i  Eph.  2.  10. 
ch.  3.  8.     c2Tim.  4.  2.     d  1  Tim.  4.  12. 


CHAPTER   III, 

1  Titus  is  yet  further  directed  by  Paul,  both  con- 
cerning the  things  he  should  teach,  and  not 
teach.  10  He  is  willed  also  to  reject  obstinate 
heretics  :  12  which  done,  he  appointeth  him  both 
time  and  place,  wherein  he  should  come  unto 
him,  and  so  concludeth. 

PUT  them  in  mind  « to  be  sub- 
ject to  principalities  and  pow- 
ers, to  obey  magistrates,  *to  be 
ready  to  every  good  work, 
2cTospeak  evil  of  no  man,  f^o 
be  no  brawlers,  Imt '  gentle,  shew- 
ing all /meekness  unto  all  men. 

3  For  i/we  ourselves  also  were 
sometime  foolish,  disobedient, 
deceived,  serving  divers  lusts  and 
pleasures,  living  in  malice  and 
envy,  hateful,  and  hating  one  an- 
other. 

4  But  after  that  ''the  kindness 
arkd  !l  love  of 'God  our  Saviour  to- 
ward man  appeared, 

5  A- Not  by  works  of  righteousness 
which  we  have  done,  but  accord- 
ing to  his  mercy  ho  saved  us,  by 

16.     Eph.  2.  4,  8,  9.     2  Tim.  1.  9, 

210 


oRom.  13.  1. 

1  Pet.  2.  13. 
6  Col.  1.  10. 

2  Tim.  2.  21. 
Heb.  13.  21. 

cEph.  4.31. 
<f2  Tim.  2.24, 

25. 
ePhil.  4.  5. 
/Eph.  4.  2. 

Col.  3.  12. 
n  Cor.  6.  11. 

Eph.  2.  1. 

Col.  1.21.  (k 

3.  7. 

1  Pet.  4.  3. 
Ach.  2.  11. 
]\  Or,  pity. 
i  1  Tim.  2.  3. 
JRom.  3.  20. 

&  9.11.  Sc 

11.  6.     Gal.  2. 


I  the  washing  of  regeneration,  and 
renewing  of  the  Holy  Gliost; 

6  »'  Which  he  shed  on  us  t  abund- 
antly through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Saviour ; 

7  "That  being  justified  by  his 
grace, "  we  should  be  made  heirs 
p  according  to  the  hope  of  eternal 
life. 

8  1  This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and 
these  things  I  will  that  thou  af- 
firm constantly,  that  they  which 
liave  believed  *in  God  might  be 
careful  'to  maintain  good  works. 
These  things  are  good  and  pi'ofit- 
able  unto  men. 

9  But  » avoid  foolish  questions, 
and  genealogies,  and  contentions, 
and  strivings  about  the  law;  *for 
they  are  unprofitable  and  vain. 

10  A  man  that  is  a  heretic,  "  after 
the  first  and  second  admonition, 
^  reject ; 

11  Knowing  that  he  that  is  such 
is  subvei-ted,  and  sinneth,  2/being 
condemned  of  himself. 

12  When  I  shall  send  Artemas  un- 
to thee,  or  ^Tj'chicus,  be  diligent 
to  come  unto  me  to  Nicopolis :  tor  I 
have  determined  there  to  winter. 

13  Bring  Zenas  the  lawyer  and 
"Apollos  on  their  journey  diligent- 
ly, that  nothing  be  wanting  unto 
them. 

14  And  let  ours  also  learn  ^to 

II  maintain  good  works  for  neces- 
sarv  uses,  that  they  be  ^not  un- 
fruitful. 

15A11  thatarewitli  me  salute  thee. 

Greet  them  that  love  us  in  the  faith. 

Grace  he  with  j'ou  all.    Amen. 

IT  It  w.is  written  to  Titus,  ordained  the 
first  bishop  of  tlie  church  of  tlic  Cre- 
tians,  from  Nicopolis  of  Macadonia. 


A.  D.  65. 


/John  3.  3,5, 
Eph.  e.  26. 

1  Pet.  3.  21. 
m  Ez.  30.  25. 

Joel  2.  28. 

Johnl.  16. 

Acts  2.  33.  <fc 

10.  45. 

Kom.  6.  5. 
t  Gr.  richly, 
n  Horn.  3.  24. 

Gal.  2.  16. 

ch.  2.  11. 
0  Rom.  8.  23, 

24. 
p  ch.  1.  2. 
7  ITim.  1.15, 

ch.  1.  9, 
rch.  2.  14. 

ver.  1,  14. 
si  Tim.  1.  4. 

2  Tim.  2.  23. 
ch.  1.  14 

t  2  Tim.  2.  14. 
11  2  Cor.  13.  2. 
X  Matt.  18.  17. 

Rom.  16.  17. 

2  Thess.  3.  6, 

14. 

2  Tim.  3.  5. 

2  John  10. 
!/Acts  13.46. 
:  Acts  20.  4. 

2  Tim.  4.  12, 
o  Acts  18. 24, 

b  ver.  8, 

II  Or,  prof  est 
honest  trades, 
Eph.  4.  2P. 

c  Rom.  16,  28. 
Phil.  1.  11. (k 
4.  17. 
Col.  1.  10. 
2  Pet.  1.  8. 


A.  D.  64. 


a  Eph.  3.  1.  & 

4.  1. 

2  Tim.  1.  8. 

ver.  0. 
b  Phil.  2.  25. 

c  Col.  4.  17. 
rfPhil.  2.25. 
c  Rom.  16.  5. 
1  Cor.  16.  19. 
/Eph.  1.  2. 

f  Eph.  1.  16. 
IThess.  1.2. 
2Tliess.  1.3. 

A  Eph.  1.  15. 
Col.  1.  4. 


iPhil.  1.  0, 11. 


*2Cor.  7.  13. 

2  Tim.  1.  16. 

ver.  20. 
1 1  Thess.  2.  6. 


Ji  Col.  4.  9. 
o  1  Cor.  4.  15. 
Gal.  4,  19. 


THE   EPISTLE   OF   PAUL   TO 

P  H  I L  E  M  O  IS^. 


4  He  rejoiceth  to  hear  of  the  faith  and  love  of 
Philemon,  9  whom  he  desireth  to  forgive  his 
servant  Onesimus,  and  lovingly  fo  receive  him 
a^ain, 

PAUL,  a  a  prisoner  of  Jesus 
Christ,  and  Timothy  oxir 
brother,  unto  Philemon  our  dear- 
\y  beloved,  ^and  fellow  labourer, 

2  And  to  our  beloved  Apphia, 
and  cArchippus  f'our  fellow  sol- 
dier, and  to  «the  church  in  thy 
house : 

3. f Grace  to  you,  and  peace,  from 
God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Je- 
sus Christ. 

A  a\  thank  my  God,  making 
mention  of  thee  always  in  my 
prayers. 

5  '» Hearing  of  thy  love  and  faith, 
which  thou  hast  toward  the  Lord 
Jesus,  and  toward  all  saints  ; 

6  That  the  communication  of  thy 
faith  may  become  effectual  'by 
the  acknowledging  of  e%'ery  good 
thing  which  is  in  you  in  Christ  Je- 
sus. 

7  For  we  have  great  joy  and  con- 
solation in  thy  love,  because  the 
bowels  of  the  saints  ^'  are  refresh- 
ed by  thee,  brother. 

8  Wherefore,  'though  I  might  be 
much  bold  in  Christ  to  enjoin  thee 
that  which  is  convenient, 

9  Yet  for  love's  sake  I  rather  be- 
seech thee,  being  such  a  one  as 
Paul  the  aged,  '»and  now  also  a 
prisoner  of  Je.sus  Christ. 

10  I  beseech  thee  for  my  son 
"Onesimus,  owhom  I  have  begot- 
ten in  my  bonds: 

11  "Which  in  time  past  was  to  thee 
unprofitable,  but  now  profitable 
to  thee  and  to  me: 

12  Whom  I  have  sent  again : 
thou  therefore  receive  him,  that 
13,  mine  own  bowels : 


13  Whom  I  would  have  retained 
with  me,  Pthat  in  thy  stead  he 
might  have  ministered  unto  me 
in  the  bonds  of  the  gospel: 

14  But  without  thy  mind  would 
I  do  nothing;  9that  thy  benefit 
should  not  be  as  it  were  of  neces- 
sity, but  willingly. 

15  »■  For  perhaps  he  therefore  de- 
parted for  a  season,  that  thou 
shouldest  receive  him  for  ever; 

16  iSTot  now  as  a  servant,  but 
above  a  servant,  «a  brother  be- 
loved, specially  to  me,  but  how 
much  more  unto  thee,  'both  in 
the  flesh,  and  in  the  Lord? 

17  If  thou  count  me  therefore  «a 
partner,  receive  him  as  myself. 

18  If  he  hath  wronged  thee,  or 
oweth  thee  aught,  put  that  on 
mine  account ; 

19  I  Paul  have  written  it  with 
mine  own  hand,  I  will  repay  it: 
albeit  I  do  not  say  to  thee  "how 
tliou  owest  unto  me  even  thine 
own  self  besides. 

20  Yea,  brother,  let  me  have  joy 
of  thee  in  the  Lord:  ^refresh  my 
bowels  in  the  Lord. 

21  2/ Having  confidence  in  thy 
obedience  I  wrote  unto  thee, 
knowing  that  thou  wilt  also  do 
more  than  I  say. 

22  But  withal  prepare  me  also  a 
lodging:  for  s  I  trust  that  "through 
your  praj'ers  I  shall  be  given  unto 
you. 

23  There  salute  thee  ^Epaphras, 
my  fellow  prisoner  in  Christ  Je- 
sus; 

24  cjNIarcus,  ''Aristarchus,  e  De- 
mas,  .fLucas,  my  fellow  labourers. 

2o5'The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 

Christ  be  with  your  spirit.    Amen. 

\  Written  from  Rome  to  Philemon,  by 

I  Onesimus  a  ser\'ant. 

211 


A.  D.  64. 


pi  Cor.  16.  17. 
Phil.  2.  30. 


?2  Cor.  9.  7. 


r  So  Gen.  45. 

5,  8. 


sMatt.  23.  8. 
1  Tim.  6.  2. 
t  Col.  3.  22. 

u  2  Cor.  8.  23. 


X  ver.  7. 

y  2  Cor.  7.  16. 


2  Phil.  1.  25. 

<k  2.  24. 
a2  Cor.  1.  11. 
b  Co!.  1.  7.  & 

4.  12. 
c  Acts  12.  12, 

25. 
d  Acts    19.  29. 

d  27.  2. 

Col.  4.  10. 
cCol.  4.  14. 
/2Tim.4.  11. 
f  2Tim.  4.22. 


A.  D.  64. 


0  Num.12. 6,8. 
6Deut.4.  30. 

Ga!.  4.  4. 

Eph.  1.  10. 
e  John  1.  17. 

fc  15.  15. 

eh.  2.  3. 
<2Ps.  2.  8. 

Matt.  21.  38. 

&  28.  18. 

John  3.  35. 

Rom.  6.  17. 
eJohn  1.  3. 

1  Cor.  8.  6. 
Col.  1.  IG. 

/John  1.  14. 
&  14.  9. 

2  Cor.  4.  4. 
Col.  1.  15. 

f  John  1.  4. 

Col.  1.  17. 

Rev.  4.  11. 
h  ch.  7.  27.  & 

9.  12,  14,  23. 
iPs.  110.  1. 

Kph.  1.  20. 

ch.8.  l.>t  10. 

12.  (fc  12.  2. 

1  Pet.  3.  22. 
It  Eph.  1.  21. 

Phil.  2.  0,10. 

1  Vs.  2.  7. 
Acts  13.  33. 
ch.  5.  5. 

m  2  Sam.  7.14. 

1  Chr.  22. 10. 

&  28.  C. 

Pa.  89.  20,  27. 
I  Or,  When 

he  bringeth 

asain. 
n  Rom.  8.  29. 

Col.  1.  18. 

Rev.  1.  5. 

0  Deut.  32.  43, 
LXX. 

Ph.  97.  7. 

1  Put.  3.  22. 
t  Gr.  unto, 
p  Ps.  101.  4. 
qT%.  45.  C,  7. 

1  Gr.  right- 
nfss,  or, 
itraighlnesa. 

tU.  01.  1. 

Acta  4.  27. 

&i  10.  38. 
I  Ps.  102.  25, 

&c. 
t  Is.  34. 


THE    EPISTLE    OF   PAUL   THE   APOSTLE    TO    THE 

H  E  B  E  E  W  S. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  dirUtin  these  last  times  coming  to  us  from 
the  Father,  4  is  preferred  above  the  angels, 
both  in  per.'on  and  office. 

GOD,  who  at  sundry  times  and 
'«in  divers  mannei's  spalce  in 
time  past  unto  the  i'athers  by  the 
prophets, 

2  Hath  b  in  these  last  days  "spok- 
en unto  us  by  his  Son,  ^whom  he 
hath  appointed  lieir  of  all  things, 
cby  whom  also  he  made  the 
worlds ; 

3  /Who  being  the  brightne.ss  of 
his  glory,  and  the  express  image 
of  his  person,  and  ? upholding  all 
things  by  the  word  of  his  power, 
''When  lie  had  by  himself  purged 
our  sins,  »sat  down  on  the  right 
hand  of  the  Majesty  on  high ; 

4  Being  made  so  much  better 
than  the  ang(4s,  as  ''he  hath  by 
inheritance  obtained  a  more  ex- 
cellent name  than  they. 

5  For  unto  which  of  the  angels 
said  he  at  any  time,  ^  Thou  art  my 
Son,  this  day  "have  I  begotten  thee? 
And  again,"! I  will  be  to  him  a  Fa- 
tlier,  and  he  shall  be  to  me  a  Son? 

G  il  And  again,  when  he  bringeth 
in  "the  firstbegotten  into  the 
world,  he  saith,oAnd  let  all  the 
angels  of  God  worship  hira. 

7  And  tof  the  angels  he  saith, 
7' Who  maketh  his  angels  spirits, 
and  his  ministers  a  flame  of  fire. 

8  But  unto  the  Son  he  sailh,<^iThy 
throne,  O  God,  i.i  lor  ever  and 
ever:  a  sceptre  of  t righteousness 
is  tlie  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom. 

9  Thou  hast  loved  righteousness, 
and  hated  iniquity ;  therefore  God, 
even  thy  God,  '■  hath  anointed  thee 
with  the  oil  of  gladne.ss  above  thy 
fellows. 

10  And,  «Thou,  Lord,  in  the  be- 
ginning hast  laid  the  foundation 
of  the  earth ;  and  the  heavens  are 
the  works  of  tliine  hands. 

11  «They  shall  perish,  but  thou 
remaines't :  and  they  all  shall  wax 
old  as  doth  a  garment; 

12  And  as  a  vesture  shalt  thou 
fold  them  up,  and  tliey  shall  l)e 
changed:  but  tiiou  art  the  same, 
and  thy  years  shall  not  fail. 

13  But  to  which  of  the  angels  said 
he  at  any  time,  "Sit  on  my  right 
hand,  until  I  make  thine  enemies 
thy  ibotstool? 

14  ^  Are  they  not  all  ministering 


01.  6. 

Ma<t.  24.3.1. 
2  Pet.  3.  7,10 
Rev.  21.  1. 

ttPs.  110.  1.     Matt.  22.  44.     Mark  12.  36.     Luke  20.  42.    ver.  3. 
ch.  10.  12.     *  Gen.  19.  JO.  <k  32.  1,2,  24.     Ps.  34.  7.  <t  91.  11.  & 
103.20,21.    Dan.  3.  28.  <k  7.  10.  <k  10.  11.    .Matt.  16.  10.     Luke 
1.  IS.  &  3.  9,  IS.     Acts  12.  7,  &c.  &  27.  23. 
212 


spirits,  sent  forth  to  minister  for 
them  who  shall  be  1/  heirs  of  sal- 
vation? 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  We  ought  to  he  obedient  to  Christ  Jesus,  5  and 
that  because  he  vouchsafed  to  take  our  nature 
upon  him,  14  as  it  was  necessary. 

THEREFORE  we  ought  to  give 
the  more  earnest  heed  to  the 
things  which  we  have  heard,  lest 
at  any  time  we  should  tlet  them 
slip. 

2  For  if  the  word  "spoken  by 
angels  was  steadfast,  and  ^  every 
transgression  and  disobedience 
received  a  just  recompense  of 
reward ; 

3  «How  shall  we  escape,  if  we 
neglect  so  great  salvation ;  ^  which 
at  the  first  began  to  be  spoken  by 
the  Lord,  and  was  « confirmed  un- 
to us  by  thein  that  heard  him; 

4  /God  also  bearing  them  wit- 
ness, ffboth  with  signs  and  won- 
ders, and  with  divers  miracles, 
and  11 'i  gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
^according  to  his  own  will? 

5  For  unto  the  angels  hath  he 
not  put  in  subjection  ^  the  world 
to  come,  whereof  we  speak. 

6  But  one  in  a  certain  place  testi- 
fied, saying,  'What  is  man,  that 
thou  art  mindful  of  him?  or  the 
son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest 
him? 

7  Thou  madest  him  11  a  little  lower 
than  the  angels;  thou  crownedst 
him  with  glory  and  honour,  and 
didst  set  him  over  the  works  of 
thy  hands: 

8  ""I  Thou  hast  put  all  things  in 
subjection  under  his  leet.  For  in 
that  he  put  all  in  subjection  under 
him,  he  left  nothing//i«;;  is  not  put 
under  him.  But  now  "  w(>  sec  not 
yet  all  things  put  under  him. 
"9  But  we  see  Jesus,  "Who  was 
made  a  little  lower  tiian  tlie  an- 
gels II  for  the  suffering  of  death, 
p  crowned  with  glory  and  hon- 
our;  that  he  by  the  grace  of  God 
should  taste  death  'jior  every 
man. 

10  'For  it  became  him,  « for 
whom  (tre  all  things,  and  by 
wJiom  arc  all  things,  in  bringing 
many  sons  unto  glory,  to  make 
'the  captain  of  their  salvation 
» lierfect  through  sufTerings. 

11  For  ^both  he  that  sanctifi- 
eth  and  they  who  are  sanctified 
i/ai-r  all  of  one:  for  which  cau.se 
»heis  not  ashamed  to  call  them 
brethren, 

y  Acts  17.  26.     «  Matt,  28.  10.     John  20.  17 


A.D.64. 


!/  Rom.  8.  17. 
Tit.  S.  7. 
Jamea  2.  6. 
1  Pet.  3.  7. 


t  Gr.  run  out 

as  leakinff 

vessels, 
a  Deut.  33.  2. 

Ps.  f.8.  17. 

Acts  7.  53. 

Gal.  3.  19. 
b  Num.10.  30, 

31. 

Deut.  4.  3.  & 

17.  2,  5, 12.  & 

27.  20. 
cch.  10.28, 

29.  (k  12.  25. 
liMalt.  4.  17. 

Mark  1.  14. 

ch.  1.  2. 
e  Luke  1.  2. 
/Mark  16.20. 

Acts  14.  3.4; 

la.  u. 

Rom.  15.  18, 
19. 

1  Cor.  2.  4. 
g  Arts  2.  22, 

43. 

II  Or,  distri- 
butions. 

h  1  Cor.  12.  4, 
7,  11. 

lEph.  1.  5,9. 

icli.  C.  5. 

2  Pet.  3.  13. 
Z  Job  7.  17. 

Ps.  8.  4,  4:c. 

<fc  144.  3. 
li  Or,  a 

little  while 

inferior  to. 
m  Matt.  28.18. 

1  Cor.  10.27. 
Eph.  1.22. 
ch.  1.  13. 

n  1  Cor.  10.25. 
0  Phil.  2.  7,  8, 

0. 

II  Or,  hj/. 
p  Art«  2.  33. 
i;  John  3.  16. 

tt.  12.  32. 

Rom.  5.  18. 

A-.  8.  32. 

2  Cor.  5.  l.^. 
1  Tim.  2.  fi. 
1  John  2.2. 
Rov.  5.9. 

r  Luke  24.  46. 
sRom.  11.  30. 
t  \ct..i  3.  15. 

i  0.  31. 

ch.  12.  2. 
u  Luke  13.  32. 

ch.  5.  9. 
ich.  10.10,14. 
Rom.  8.  29. 


Christ  more  worthy  than  Moses.     HEBREWS. 


The  Christians'  rest. 


A.  D.  G4. 


o  Pa.  W.  22,25. 

h  Ps.  18.  3. 

Is.  12.  2. 
cIs.  8.18. 
dJohn  10.  29. 

<t  IT.  6,  9, 

11, 12. 

e  John  1.  H. 
Rom.  K.  3. 
Phil.  2.  7. 

n  Cor.  15.  54, 

"55. 
Col.  2.  15. 
2Tim.  1.  10. 

rLuke  1.74. 
Rom.  8.  15. 
2  Tim.  1.7. 

t  Gr.  he 
tnheth  not 
hold  of  an- 
gels, hut  of 
the  seed  of 
Abraham  he 
I2}.eth  hold. 

A  Phil.  2.  7. 

ich.  4.  1.5.  & 
6.  1,  2. 

*ch.  4.  15,16. 
<k  C.  2.  (fc  7. 


12  Saying,  "I  will  declare  thy 
name  unto  iny  brethren,  in  the 
midst  of  the  church  will  I  sing 
praise  unto  thee. 

LS  And  again,  *!  will  put  my 
trust  in  him.  And  again,  c Be- 
hold I  and  the  children  f^  which 
God  hath  given  ine. 

14  Forasmuch  then  as  the  chil- 
dren are  partakers  of  flesh  and 
blood,  he  ^also  himself  likewise 
took    part   of   the   same;    ./"that 

:  through  death  he  miight  destroy 

1  him  that  had  the  power  of  death, 

I  that  is,  the  devil; 

1  1-5  And  deliver  them,  who 
.c  through  fear  of  death  were  all 
their  lifetime  subject  to  bondage. 

i  16  For  verily  the  took  not  on 
liiiii  Uie  nature  of  angels;  but  he 
took  on  Jiini  the  seed  of  Abraham. 
17  Wherefore  in  all  things  it 
behooved  him  ';to  be  made  like 
unto  his  brethren,  that  he  might 
be  'a  inerciful  and  faithful  high 
priest  in  t\i\ng?i  i^ertaining  to  God, 
to  make  reconciliation  for  the 
sins  of  the  people. 

15  !-  For  in  that  he  himself  hath 
suffered  being  tempted,  he  is 
able  to  succour  them  that  are 
tempted. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Christ  is  more  worthy  than  Moses,  7  therefore 
if  we  believe  not  in  him,  ice  shall  be  more  worthy 
punishment  than  hardhearted  Israel. 

WHEREFORE,  holy  brethren, 
partakers  of  "the  heavenly 
calling,  consider  ^the  Apostle  and 
High  Priest  of  our  profe.ssion, 
Christ  Jesus ; 

2  Who  was  faithful  to  him  that 
t appointed  him,  as  also  « Moses 
was  faithful  in  all  his  house. 

3  For  this  man  was  counted 
worthy  of  more  glory  than  Mo- 
ses, inasmuch  as  f'he  who  hath 
builded  the  house  hath  more 
honour  than  the  house. 

4  For  every  house  is  builded  by 
some  »io?! ;  butche  that  built  ail 
things  is  God. 

5  .^And  Moses  verily  n-as  faithful 
in  all  his  house  as  s'a  ser%'ant, ''for 
a  testimonj'  of  those  things  which 
were  to  be  spoken  after ; 

6  But  Christ  as  »a  son  over  his 
own  house:  '-whose  house  are  we, 
'if  we  hold  fast  the  confidence 
and  the  rejoicing  of  the  hope  firni 
unto  the  end. 

7  Wherefore  as  ™the  Holy  Ghost 
saith,  «  To  day  if  ye  will  hear  his 
voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  hearts,  as  in 
the  provocation,  in  the  day  of 
temptation  in  the  wilderness: 

9  When  your  fathers  tempted 
me.  proved  me,  and  saw  my 
works  forty  years. 

10  Wherefore  I  was  grieved  with 
that  generation,  and  said,  They 

Col.  1.  23.     ver.  14.     ch.  6.  11.  &  10.  35.      m2  Sam.  23.  2. 
Acts  1.  16.     n  Ps.  96.  7.     ver.  15. 


a  Rom.  1.  7. 

1  Cor.  1.2. 
Kph.  4.  1. 
Phil.  3  14. 
2Thess.l.Il. 

2  Tim.  1.9. 
2  Pet.  1.  10. 

b  Rom.  15.  8. 

ch.  2.  17.  & 

4.  14.  &  5.  5. 

k  G.  20.  ik  S. 

1.  *  9.  11.  ic 

10.  21. 
+  Gr.  made, 

1  Sam.  !■-'.  C. 
e  Num.  12.  7. 

ver.  5. 
d  Zcch.  6.  12. 

Matt.  16.  18. 
f  Ei)h.  2.  10. 

*  3.  9. 

ch.  1.  2. 
/ver.  2. 
g  Ex.  14.  31. 

,Vum.  12.  7. 

Deut.  3.  24. 

.losh.  1.2.  & 

8.  SI. 
h  Deut.  18.  15. 

18,  19. 
ich.  1.  2. 
*  1  Cor.  S.  16. 

i-  6.  19. 

2  Cor.  C.  16. 
Eph.  2.21,22. 
1  Tim.  3.  15. 
1  Pet.  2.  5. 

J  Matt.  10.  22. 
<t  24.  13. 
Kom.  5.  2. 


do  always  err  in  their  heart;  and 
they  have  not  known  my  ways. 

11  So  I  sware  in  my  wrath, 
tThey  shall  not  enter  into  my 
rest. 

12  Take  heed,  brethren,  lest  there 
be  in  any  of  you  an  evil  heart  of 
unbelief,  in  departing  from  the 
living  God. 

1.3  But  exhort  one  another  daily, 
while  it  is  called  To  day;  le.st  any 
of  you  be  hardened  through  the 
deceitful  n  ess  of  sin. 

14  For  we  are  made  partakers  of 
Christ,  "if  we  hold  the  beginning 
of  our  confidence  steadfast  unto 
the  end ; 

15  While  it  is  said,  i^  To  day  if  ye 
will  hear  his  voice,  harden  not 
your  hearts,  as  in  the  provocation. 

16  5  For  some,  when  they  had 
heard,  did  provoke:  howbeit  not 
all  that  came  out  of  Egypt  by 
Moses. 

17  But  with  whom  was  he 
grieved  forty  years?  u-as  it  not 
with  them  that  had  sinned, 
'•  whose  carcasses  fell  in  the 
wilderness  ? 

18  And  « to  whom  sware  he  that 
thej'  should  not  enter  into  his  rest, 
but  to  them  that  believed  not? 

19  t  So  we  see  that  they  could  not 
enter  in  because  of  unbelief. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  rest  of  Christians  is  attained  h^  faith.  12 
The  power  of  God's  word.  14  Ey  our  high 
priest  Jesus  the  Son  of  God,  subject  to  infrmi. 
tics,  but  not  sin,  IG  we  must  and  may  go  holdly 
to  the  throne  of  grace. 

LET  «us  therefore  fear,  lest,  a 
promise  being  left  us  of  enter- 
ing into  his  rest,  any  of  you  should 
seem  to  come  short  of  "it. 

2  For  unto  us  was  the  gospel 
preached,  as  well  as  unto  them: 
but  tthe  word  preached  did  not 
profit  them,  I!  not  being  mixed 
with  faith  in  them  that  heard  it. 

3  *Forwe  which  have  believed 
do  enter  into  rest,  as  he  said, 
cAs  I  have  sworn  in  mj^  wrath,  if 
they  shall  enter  into  my  rest:  al- 
though the  works  were  finished 
from  the  foundation  of  the  world. 

4  For  he  spake  in  a  certain  place 
of  the  seventh  day  on  this  wi,se, 
f'And  God  did  rest  the  seventh 
day  from  all  his  works. 

5  And  in  tliis  place  again,  If  they 
shall  enter  into  my  rest. 

6  Seeing  therefore  it  remaineth 
that  some  must  enter  therein, 
"and  they  to  whom  Hit  was  first 
preached  entered  not  in  because 
of  unbelief: 

7  Again,  he  limiteth  a  certain 
day,  saying  in  David,  To  da.v,  after 
so  long  a  time;  as  it  is  said,  /To 
day  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice,  hard- 
en not  your  hearts. 

8  For  if  i  Jesus  had  given  them 
rest,  then  would  he  not  afterward 
have  spoken  of  another  day. 

213 


A.  D.  64. 


tGr.  If  they 
shall  enter. 


P  Ter.  7. 


q  Xnra.  14.  2, 
4,  11,  24,  30. 
Deut.  1.34, 
36,  38. 


r  Xum.  14.  22, 

29,  tc.  &  26. 

Co. 

Ps.  106.  26. 

1  Cor.  10.  5. 

Jude  5. 
s  Num.  14.  30. 

Deut.  1.  34, 

35. 
«ch.  4.  6. 


f  Gr. 

the  usori  of 

hearing. 
'.]  Or,  because 

they  were  not 

united  by 

faith  to. 
bch.  3.  14. 
cPs.  95.  11. 

ch.  3.  11. 


dGen.2.  2. 
Kx.20.  11.  <k 
SI.  17. 


ech.  3.  19. 

!l  Or,  the  fo.<- 
pet  uasjirst 
preached. 


rPs.  95.  T. 
ch.  3.  7. 


I'That  Is, 
Joshua 


Christ's  priesthood. 


HEBREWS. 


The  clanger  of  apostasy. 


A.  D.  64. 


II  Or, 

keeping  of 

a  sahhaih. 
^ch.  3.1-2,18, 

19. 
II  Or,  rf/s- 

obedience, 
h  Is.  40.  2. 

Jcr.  23.  29. 

2  Cor. 10.4,  5. 

1  Pet.  1.  23. 
jPror.  5.  4. 
*  Kp\\.  C.  17. 

Uev.  1.  16.  (k 

2.  16. 
/ 1  Cor.  14.  24, 

m  Ps.  33.  13, 

14.  &  90.8. 

<t  139.  11,  12. 
n  Job  26.  6.  <t 

34.  21. 

Prov.  15.  11. 
och.  3.  1. 
p  ch.  7.  26.  & 

9.  12,  24. 
<7ch.  10.  23. 
r  I«.  .'J3.  3. 

ch.  2.  18. 
s  Luke  22.  28. 
/2  Cnr.  .>).  21. 

ch.  7.  26. 

1  Pet.  2.  22. 

1  John  3.  5. 
u  Eph.  2.  18. 

ic  3.  12. 

ch.  10.19,21, 

22. 


och.  8.  3. 
ftch.  2.  17. 
ech.  8.  3,  4. 

<k  SI.  9.  fc  10. 

11.  &  11.  4. 
rich.  2.  18.  4. 

4.  15. 
WOr,  ran 

rea^onuhly 

hear  with. 
ech.  7.  2H. 
/Lev.  4.  3.  Sc 

9.  7.  &  16.  6, 

15.  16,  17. 

rh.  7.27.  <k 

9.7. 
f  2(;hr.26.18. 

John  3.  27. 
A  Ex.  28.  1. 

Num.  16.  5, 

40. 

1  Chr.  23.13. 
i  John  8.  61. 
»  Ph.  2.  7. 

ch.  1.  .'■). 
;  Pb.  110.4. 

ch.  7.  17,21. 
mM;ilt.  20.39, 

42,  44. 

Mark  14.  30, 

39. 

John  17.  1. 
nP«.  22.  1. 

Matt.  27.  40, 


9  There  remaineth  therefore 
a, !!  rest  to  the  people  of  God. 

10  For  lie  that  is  entered  into  his 
rest,  he  also  hath  ceased  from,  his 
own  works,  as  God  did  from  his. 

11  Let  us  labour  therefore  to  en- 
ter into  that  rest,  lest  any  man 
fall  c  after  the  same  example  of 
11  unbelief. 

12  For  the  word  of  God  is 
'» quick,  and  powerful,  and  « sharp- 
er than  any  ^twoedged  sword, 
piercing  even  to  the  dividing 
asunder  of  soul  and  spirit,  and  of 
the  joints  and  marrow,  and  is  ^ a 
discerner  of  the  thoughts  and  in- 
tents of  the  heart. 

13  ■>»■  Neither  is  there  any  creature 
that  is  not  manliest  in  his  sight : 
but  all  things  (ire  naked  «and 
opened  unto  the  eyes  of  him 
with  whom  wo  have  to  do. 

14  Seeing  then  that  we  have  "a 
great  high  priest,  j^ that  is  pas.sed 
into  the  heavens,  Jesus  the  Son  of 
God,  5  let  us  hold  fast  our  profes- 
sion. 

15  For  r  we  have  not  a  high  priest 
which  cannot  be  touched  with 
the  feeling  of  our  infirmities; 
but  «was  in  all  points  tempted 
like  as  ii:e  are,  tyft  without  sin. 

16  «  Let  us  therelbre  come  boldly 
unto  the  throne  of  grace,  that  we 
may  obtain  mercy,  and  find  grace 
to  help  in  time  of  need. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  authority  and  honour  of  our  Saviour's 
priesthood.  11  Ae^ligence  in  the  knowledge 
thereof  is  reproved. 

FOR  every  high  priest  taken 
I'rom  among  men  «is  ordained 
for  men  *  in  things  pertainmp  to 
God,  c  that  he  may  offer  both  gifts 
and  sacrifices  for  sins : 

2  d  Who  11  can  have  compassion 
on  the  ignorant,  and  on  them  that 
are  out  of  the  way;  for  that  «he 
himself  also  is  compassed  with  in- 
firmity. 

3  And. /^by  reason  hereof  ho  ought, 
as  for  the  people,  so  also  for  him- 
self, to  oiler  for  sins. 

4r/And  no  man  taketh  this  hon- 
our unto  himself,  but  he  that  is 
called  of  God,  ixa  ''iva.s  Aaron. 

5 '.So  also  Christ  glorified  not 
himself  to  be  made  a  high  priest; 
but  he  that  said  unto  him,  ''Thou 
art  my  Son,  to  day  have  I  begot- 
ten thee. 

6  As  he  saith  also  in  another 
place,  I  Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever 
after  the  order  of  Melchisedec. 

7  Who  in  the  days  of  his  flesh, 
when  he  had  "Milfered  up  prayers 
and  supplications  «with  strong 
crying  and  tears  unto  him  "that 
was  able  to  save  him  from  death, 
and  was  heard  Hi' in  that  he 
feared ; 

Mark  l.-i.  34.  37.      o  Matt.  26.  S3.     Mark   14.  36      II  Or,  >r  hit 
piety,    p  Matt.  20.37.    .Mark  14.  33.    Luke  22.  43.    John  12.  27. 
211 


8  ? Though  he  were  a  Son,  yet 
learned  he  '•obedience  by  the 
things  which  he  suffered; 

!)  And  s  being  made  perfect,  he 
became  the  author  of  eternal  sal- 
vation unto  all  them  that  obey 
him ; 

10  Called  of  God  a  high  priest 
Rafter  the  order  of  Melchisedec. 

11  Of  whom  «we  have  many 
things  to  say,  and  hard  to  be  ut- 
tered, seeing  ye  are  ^•dull  of  hear- 
ing. 

12  For  when  for  the  time  ye 
ought  to  be -teachers,  ye  have 
need  that  one  teach  you  again 
which  be  y  the  first  principles  of 
the  oracles  of  God ;  and  are  be- 
come .such  as  have  need  of  ^miik, 
and  not  of  strong  meat. 

13  For  every  one  that  useth  milk 
ti.s  unskilful  in  the  word  of  right- 
eousness :  for  he  is  «  a  babe. 

14  But  strong  meat  belongeth  to 
them  that  are  II  of  full  age,  evax 
those  who  by  reason  11  of  use  have 
their  senses  exercised  *to  discern 
both  good  and  evil. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  He  exhortetk  not  to  fall  tack  from  the  faith i 
11  but  to  be  steadfast,  12  dilif:ent,  and  patient 
to  wait  upon  Go^,  13  because  God  is  most  sure 
in  his  promise. 

rnHEREFORE  "leaving  lithe 
X  principles  of  the  doctrine  of 
Christ,  let  us  go  on  unto  perfec- 
tion;  not  laying  again  the  foun- 
dation of  repentance  ^  from  dead 
works,  and  of  faith  toward  God, 

2  "Of  the  doctrine  of  baptisms, 
''and  of  laying  on  of  hands,  «and 
of  resurrection  of  the  dead,  /and 
of  eternal  judgment. 

3  And  this  will  we  do,  a  if  God 
permit. 

4  For  ''  it  is  impossible  for  those 
»who  were  once  enlightened,  and 
have  tasted  of  ^' the  heavenly  gift, 
and  'were  made  partakers  of  the 
Holy  (iho.st, 

i)  And  have  tasted  the  good 
word  of  God,  and  the  powers  of 
"'the  world  to  come, 

6  If  they  shall  fall  away,  to  re- 
newthem  again  unto  repentance; 
» seeing  they  crucify  to  them- 
selves the  Son  of  God  afresh,  and 
put  liini  to  an  open  shame. 

7  For  the  earth  wliich  drinketh 
in  the  rain  that  cometh  oft  upon 
it,  and  bringeth  Ibrtli  herbs  meet 
for  them  II  by  wliom  it  is  dressed, 
o  receiveth  blessing  from  God : 

8  7>  But  that  which  beareth 
thorns  and  briers  is  rejected,  and 
is  nigh  unto  cursing;  whose  end 
is  to  bebunuKl. 

'J  But,  beloved,  we  are  persuaded 
better  things  of  you,  and  things 
that  accom  pan  J' salvation,  tiiough 
we  tliiis  sjicak. 

10  "7  For  >(T0d  is  not  unrighteous 
to  foi'get  « your  work  and  labour 
of  love,  which  yo  have  shewed 


A.  D.  64. 


7ch.  3.  6. 
r  Phil.  2.  8. 
sch.2.  10.  6r. 
11.  40. 

t  ver.  6. 

ch.  6.  20. 
u  John  16.  12. 

2  Pet.  3.  16. 
X  Matt.  13.  15. 
ych.  6.  1. 
z  1  Cor.  3.  1, 

2,  3. 
t  Gr.  hath  no 

experiince, 
a\  Cor.  13. 

11.  &.  14.  20. 

Eph.  4.  14. 

1  Pet.  2.  2. 
II  Or,  perfect, 

1  Cor.  2.  6. 

Eph.  4.  13. 

Phil.  3.  15. 
WOT,  of  a 

habit,  or, 

perfection, 
b  Is.  7.  15. 

1  Cor.  2.  14, 

15. 


a  Phil.  3.  12, 

13,  14. 

ch.  5.  12. 
y  Or,  the 

word  of  the 

brgmnivg 

of  Christ, 
bch.  9.  14. 
cActs  19.  4, 

5. 
-/.«icts8.  14. 

15,  16,  17.  ic 

19.  6. 
e  Acts  17.  31, 

32. 
/Acta  24.  25. 

Rom.  2.  16. 
f  Acts  18.  21. 

1  Cor.  4.  19. 
h  Matt.  12.  31, 

32. 

ch.  10.28. 

2  Pet.  2.  20, 
21. 

1  John  6.  18. 
i  ch.  10.  32. 

*  John  4.  10. 

4;  6.  32. 

Eph.  2.  8. 
IGu).  3.  5,5. 

ch.  2.  4. 
mch.  2.  5. 
nch.  10.29. 
i:  Or,/or. 
oPa.  er>.  10. 
p  Is.  5.  6. 
f/  Prov.  14.  31. 

Matt.  10,42. 

A-  25.  40. 

John  13.  20. 
rRom.  3.  4. 

2  TheHS.  1. 
0,  7. 

s  1  Thcss.  1. 
3. 


Christ  a  priest  of  a  higher 


HEBREWS. 


order  than  that  of  Aaron. 


A.  D.  64. 

t  Rom.  15.  25. 

2  Cor.  8.  4. 

6c  9.  1, 12. 

2  Tim.  1.  18. 
u  ch.  3.  6,  14. 
X  Col.  2.  2. 


V  ch.  10.  36. 


a  Gen.  22.  16, 


Ps.  105.  9. 
Luke  1.  73. 


6ch.  11.  9. 

eRom.  11.  29. 

tGr. 
interposed 
himself  hy 
an  (lalK. 


e  Lev.  16.  15. 

ih.  0.  7. 
/ch.  4.  14.  & 

8.  1.  ic  a.  24. 
gr\).  3.  1.  & 

5.  6,10.  6cl. 

17. 


oGen.  14.  18, 


t  Gr.  without 
pedigree. 


b  Gen.  14.  20. 


c  Num.  18.  21 
26. 


toward  his  name,  in  that  ye  have 
« ministered  to  the  saints,  and  do 
minister. 

11  And  we  desire  that  « every 
one  of  you  do  shew  the  same 
diligence  ^rto  the  full  assurance 
of  hope  unto  the  end: 

12  That  ye  be  not  slothful,  but 
followers  of  them  who  through 
faith  and  patience  z/ inherit  the 
promises. 

1.3  For  when  God  made  promise 
to  Abraham,  because  he  could 
swear  by  no  greater,  ^he  sware 
by  himself, 

14  Saying.  Surely  blessing  I  will 
ble.ss  thee,  and  multiplying  I  will 
multiply  thee. 

1.5  And  so,  after  he  had  patiently 
endured,  he  obtained  the  promise. 

16  For  men  verily  swear  Ijy  the 
greater:  and  «an  oath  for  con- 
tirmation  is  to  them  an  end  of  all 
strife. 

17  Wherein  God,  willing  more 
abundantly  to  shew  unto  *the 
heirs  of  promise  c  the  immutabil- 
ity of  his  counsel,  t confirmed  it 
by  an  oath  : 

is  That  by  two  immutable 
things,  in  which  it  was  impossi- 
ble for  God  to  lie,  we  might  have 
a  strong  consolation,  who  have 
fled  for  refuge  to  lay  hold  upon 
the  hope  ^set  before  us : 

19  Which  hope  wo  have  as  an 
anchor  of  the  soul,  both  sure 
and  steadfa.st,  f  and  which  cnter- 
eth  into  that  within  tlie  vail ; 

20  /Whither  the  forerunner  Is 
for  us  entered,  et'e?i  Jesus,  ^ made 
a  high  priest  for  e%^er  after  the 
order  of  Melchisedec. 

CHAPTER   VII. 

1  Christ  Jesus  is  a  priest  after  the  order  of 
Melchisedec,  11  and  sn,  far  more  excellent  than 
the  priests  of  Aaron's  order. 

FOR  this  «  Melchisedec,  king  of 
Salem,  priest  of  the  most  high 
I  God,  who  met  Abraham  returning 
j  from  the  slaughter  of  the  kings, 
and  blessed  him ; 

'  2  To  whom  also  Abraham  gave 
a  tenth  part  of  all;  first  being  by 
I  interpretation  King  of  righteous- 
ness, and  after  that  also  King  of 
I  Salem,  which  is.  King  of  peace: 
j   3  Without  father,  without  moth- 
I  er,  t  without  descent,  having  nei- 
I  ther  beginning  of  days,  nor  end 
of  life;   but  made  like  unto  the 
Son  of  God ;  abideth  a  priest  con- 
I  tinually. 
4  Now  consider  how  great  this 
man  ica.s,  'unto  whom  even  the 
patriarch     Abraham     gave    the 
tenth  of  the  spoils. 
•  o  And  verily  cthey  that  are  of 
j  the  sons  of  Levi,  who  receive  the 
1  office   of  the   priesthood,  have  a 
I  commandment  to  take  tithes  of 
the  people  according  to  the  law, 
that  is,  of  their  brethren,  though 
6-5 


they  come  out  of  the  loin.s  of 
iibraham: 

6  But  he  whose  1  descent  is  not 
counted  from  them  received  tithes 
of  Abraham,  ^and  blessed  «him 
that  had  the  promises. 

7  And  without  all  contradiction 
the  less  is  blessed  of  the  better. 

8  And  here  men  that  die  receive 
tithes;  but  there  he  receiveth,  (hem, 
/of  whom  it  is  witnessed  that  he 
liveth. 

9  And  as  I  may  so  say.  Levi  also, 
who  receiveth  tithes,  paid  tithes  in 
Abraham. 

10  For  he  was  yet  in  the  loins  of 
his  father,  when  Melchisedec  met 
him. 

11  fl-If  therefore  perfection  were 
by  the  Levitical  priesthood,  (for 
under  it  the  people  received  the 
law,)  what  further  need  iras  there 
that  another  priest  should  rise 
after  the  order  of  Melchisedec, 
and  not  be  called  after  the  order 
of  Aaron? 

12  For  the  priesthood  being 
changed,  there  is  made  of  necessi- 
ty a  change  also  of  the  law. 

1.3  For  he  of  whom  these  things 
are  spoken  pertaineth  to  another 
tribe,  of  which  no  man  gave  at- 
tendance at  the  altar. 

14  For  it  is  evident  tliat  ^  our  Lord 
sprang  ovit  of  Juda ;  of  which  tribe 
Moses  spake  nothing  concerning 
priesthood. 

1-5  And  it  is  yet  far  more  evident : 
for  that  after  the  similitude  of 
Melchisedec  there  ariseth  another 
priest, 

16  Who  is  made,  not  after  the  law 
of  a  carnal  commandment,  but 
after  the  power  of  an  endless  life. 

17  For  he  testifieth,  'Thou  art  a 
priest  for  ever  after  the  order  of 
Melchisedec. 

18  For  there  is  verily  a  disannul- 
ling of  the  commandment  going 
before  for  *the  weakness  and  un- 
profitableness thereof. 

19  For  'the  law  made  nothing 
perfect,  Bbut  the  bringing  in  of 
"I a  better  hope  did;  by  the  which 
«we  draw  nigh  unto  God. 

20  And  inasmuch  as  not  without 
an  oath  he  iras  wade  priest: 

21  (For  those  priests  were  made 
i!  without  an  oath;  but  this  with 
an  oath  by  hini  that  said  unto 
him,  oThe  Lord  sware  and  will 
not  repent.  Thou  art  a  priest  for 
ever  after  the  order  of  Melchise- 
dec:) 

22  By  so  much  7>was  Jesus  made 
a  surety  of  a  better  testament. 

23  And  they  truly  were  many 
priests,  because  they  were  not  suf- 
fered to  continue  by  reason  of 
death: 

24  But  this  man.  because  he  con- 
tinueth  ever,  hath  II  an  unchange- 
able priesthood. 

2-5  Wherefore  he  is  able  also  to 
21.5 


A.  D.  64. 


II  Or, 
pedigree, 

d  Gen.  14. 19. 
e  Rom.  4.  13. 
Gal.  3.  16. 


/ch.  5.  6.  it  6. 
20. 


f  Gal.  2.21. 
ver.  18,  19. 

ch.  8.  7. 


h  Is.  11.  1. 

Matt.  1.  3. 
Luke  3.  3.1. 
Rom.  1.  3. 
Rev.  6.  5. 


t  Ps.  110.  4. 
ch.  5.  6,  10. 
dc  6.  20. 


*Rom.  8.  3. 

Gal.  4.  9. 
i Alts  13.  39. 

Rom.  3.  20, 

21,28.  (fcS.a. 

Gal.  2.  16. 

ch.  0.  D. 
!1  Or,  bvt  it 

was  the 


mch.O.  18.  &: 

8.  6. 
n  Rom.  5.  2. 

Kph.  2.  18. 

4:  3.  12. 

ch.  4.  16.  &. 

10.  19. 
II  Or,  without 

swearing  of 

an  oath. 
0  Ps.  110.  4. 
p  ch.  ».  6.  4;  9. 

15.  <t  12.  24. 

II  Or,  which 
passeth  not 
from  one  to 
another. 


Aaron's  priesthood 


HEBREWS. 


is  abolished. 


A.  D.  04. 


II  Or, 

evermore, 
q  Rom.  8.  34. 

1  Tim.  2.  5. 

cli.  9.  -.'4. 

1  John  2.  a. 
rch.  4.  15. 
s  f;ph.  1.  20. 

Ic  4.  10. 

ch.  8.  1. 
t  Lev.  9.  7.  «t 

16.  G,  11. 

ch    3.  3.  <fc 

9.  7. 
V.  Lev.  JG.  15. 
X  Korn.  G.  10. 

ch.  0.  12.  28. 

&  10.  12. 
y  ch.  5.  1,  2. 
z  ch.  2.  10.  4; 

5.  9. 
tGr. 

perfected. 


a  Eph.  1.  20. 
Col.  3.  1. 
ch.  1.  3.  <t 
10.  12.  <k  12. 

II  Or,  ofhuly 

things. 
ich.  9.  8,  12, 

24. 
ech.  9.  11. 
rfch.  5.  1. 
e  Kph .  5.  2. 

ch.  9.  14. 


II  Or,  they 
are  priests. 


/Col.  2.17. 
ch.  9.  23.  & 
10.  1. 

g  Ex.  25.  40. 
k  26.  30.  Sc 

27.  8. 

Num.  8.  4. 
Acts  7.  44. 
A  2  Cor.  3.  6, 

8,  9. 

ch.  7.  2'2. 
II  Or, 
testament. 

jch.  7.  11,  18. 


»  Jer.  31.  31, 
32,  33,  34. 


save  them  II  to  the  uttermost  that 
come  unto  God  by  him,  seeing  he 
ever  liveth  5  to  make  intercession 
for  them. 

26  For  such  a  high  priest  became 
us,  richo  if  holy,  harmless,  unde- 
filed,  separate  from  sinners,  «and 
made  higher  than  the  heavens ; 

27  Who  needeth  not  daily,  as 
those  high  priests,  to  offer  np  sac- 
rifice, t  first  for  his  own  sins,  «  and 
then  for  the  people's :  for  ^  this  he 
did  once,  when  he  offered  up  him- 
self. 

28  For  the  law  maketh  2/ men 
high  priests  w^hich  have  infirm- 
ity; but  the  word  of  the  oath, 
which  was  since  the  law,  mafceth 
the  Son,  ^who  is  tconsecrated 
for  evermore. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  By  the  eternal  priesthood  of  Christ  the  Leviti- 
cal,  priesthood  of  Aaron  is  aholished,  7  And 
the  temporal  covenant  with  the  fathers,  by  the 
eternal  covenant  of  the  gospel. 

NOW  of  the  things  which  we 
have  spoken  ?/u.s  is  the  sum: 
We  have  such  a  high  priest,  «  who 
is  set  on  the  right  hand  of  the 
throne  of  the  Majesty  in  the  heav- 
ens ; 

2  A  minister  II  of  *  the  sanctuary, 
and  of  c  the  true  tabernacle,  which 
the  Lord  pitched,  and  not  man. 

3  For  f' every  high  priest  is  or- 
dained to  offer  gifts  and  sacrifices : 
wlierefore  «i<  is  of  necessity  that 
this  man  have  somewhat  also  to 
offer. 

4  For  if  he  were  on  earth,  he 
should  not  be  a  priest,  seeing  that 
1  there  are  priests  that  offer  gifts 
according  to  the  law : 

5  Who  serve  unto  the  example 
and.'shadow  of  heavenly  things, 
as  Moses  was  admonished  of  God 
when  he  was  about  to  make  the 
tabernacle:  trior.  See,  saith  he, 
that  thou  make  all  things  accord- 
ing to  the  pattern  shewed  to  thee 
in  the  mount. 

6  But  now  ''  hath  he  obtained  a 
more  e.vcellent  ministry,  by  how 
much  also  he  is  tlie  mediator  of 
a  better  I! covenant,  which  was 
established  upon  better  promises. 

7  'For  if  that  first  cuveiuuit  liad 
been  faultless,  then  sh(juld  no 
place  have  been  sought  for  the 
second. 

8  For  finding  fault  with  them,  he 
.saith,  *  Behold,  the  days  coine, 
saith  the  Lord,  wIkmi  I  will  make 
a  new  covenant  with  the  liouse  of 
Israel  and  with  the  house  of  Ju- 
dah : 

9  Not  according  to  the  covenant 
that  I  made  with  their  fathers,  in 
the  day  when  I  took  them  by  the 
hand  to  lead  them  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt;  because  they  continued 
not  in  iny  covenant,  and  I  regard- 
ed them  not,  saitli  tlie  Lord. 

10  For  'this  is  the  covenant  that 

210 


I  will  make  with  the  house  of  Is- 
rael after  those  days,  saith  the 
Lord;  I  will  i  put  mj^  laws  into 
their  mind,  and  write  them  II  in 
their  hearts :  and  ">  I  will  be  to 
them  a  God,  and  they  shall  be  to 
me  a  people: 

11  And  "they  shall  not  teach 
every  man  his  neighbour,  and 
every  man  his  brother,  saying. 
Know  the  Lord:  for  all  shall 
know  me,  from  the  least  to  the 
greatest. 

12  For  I  will  be  merciful  to  their 
unrighteousness,  "and  their  sins 
and  their  iniquities  will  I  remem- 
ber no  more. 

13p  In  that  he  saith,  A  new  cove- 
nant, he  liath  made  the  first  old. 
Now  that  which  decayeth  and 
waxeth  old  is  ready  to  vanish 
away. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  The  description  of  the  rites  and  bloody  sacrifices 
of  the  law,  W  far  inferior  to  the  dignity  and 
perfection  vf  the  blood  and  sacrifice  of  Christ. 

THEN  verily  the  first  covenant 
had  also  II  ordinances  of  di- 
vine service,  and  «  a  worldly  sanc- 
tuary. 

2  I'  For  there  was  a  tabernacle 
made;  the  first,  « wherein  was 
''the  candlestick,  and  ^the  table, 
and  the  shewbread  ;  which  is  call- 
ed II  the  sanctuary. 

3  .fAiid  after  tlie  second  vail,  the 
tabernacle  which  is  called  the 
holiest  of  all; 

4  Which  had  the  golden  censer, 
and  .7  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
overlaid  round  about  with  gold, 
wherein  xikis  ''the  golden  pot  that 
had  manna,  and  "Aaron's  rod  that 
budded,  and  *  the  tables  of  the 
covenant; 

5  And  'over  it  the  cherubim  of 
glory  shadowing  the  mercy  seat; 
of  which  we  cannot  now  speak 
particularly. 

0  Now  when  these  things  were 
thus  ordained,  "'the  priests  went 
always  into  the  tirst  tabernacle, 
accomplishing  the  service  of  God. 

1  But  into  the  second  luent  the 
high  priest  alone  "  once  every 
year,  not  without  blood,  "  which 
he  offered  for  himself,  and/o?'  the 
errors  of  the  peoiilc: 

Sj'The  ]loly(ih()st  tliis  signify- 
ing, tliat  '/the  way  iiitotlie  holiest 
of  all  was  not  yet  made  man- 
ifest, while  as  tlie  first  tabernacle 
was  yet  standing: 

!)  Which  was  a  figure  for  the 
time  then  present,  in  wliicli  were 
offered  both  gifts  and  sacrifices, 
'•that could  not  make  him  that  did 
the  service  jierfect,  as  pertaining 
to  the  conscience ; 

10  Which  stood  only  in -i  meats 
and  drinks,  and  ^divers  wasliiugs, 
«  and  carnal  !l  ordinances,  imposed 
on  them  until  the  time  of  reforma- 
tion. 


A.  D.  04. 

t  Gr.  give. 
'I  Or,  vpon. 
m  Zech.  8.  8. 


n  Is.  54.  13. 

John  6.  45. 
1  John  2.  27. 


oRom.  11.  27. 
ch.  10.  17. 


p  2  Cor.  C.  17. 


II  Or, 

ceremoniet. 
a  Ex.  25.  8. 
6  Ex.  2fi.  1. 
c  Ex.  26.  35. 

fc  40.  4. 
dEx.  25.  31. 
e  Ex.  25.  23, 

30. 

Lev.  24.  5,  6. 
:i  Or,  holy. 
/•Ex.20.  31, 

33.  (k  40.  3, 

21. 

ch.  6.  19. 
?Ex.  25.  10. 

Ic  26.  33.  &; 

40.  3,  21. 
h  Ex.  16.  33, 

34. 

iNum.  17.10. 
tEx.25.  16, 

21.  <ic3l.  29. 

Ic  40.  20. 

DiHl.  10.2,.'>. 

1  Kings  8.  9, 
21. 

2  Chr.  5.  10. 
;Ex.  25.18,22. 

Lev.  16.  2. 

1  Kings  8.  6, 

7. 
m  Xum.  28.  3. 

Dan.  8.  11. 
n  Ex.  30.  10. 

Lev.  16.  2, 

11,  12,15,  34. 

viT.  25. 
(.ch.  0.3.  it". 

p  ch.  10.  19,20. 
V  John  14.  0. 
rOal.  3.  2). 
ch.  7.  18,  19. 

a.  10. 1, 11. 

»Lcv.  11.  2. 
Col.  2.  16. 

t  Num.  19.  7, 
ice. 

u  Eph.  2.  15. 
Col.  2.  20. 
ch.  7.  18. 

II  Or,  riles, 
or,  ceremo- 
nies. 


The  sacrifices  of  the  law 


HEBREWS. 


inferior  to  that  of  Christ. 


A.  D.  04. 


xch.  3.  1. 
ych.  10.  1. 
z  ch.  8.  2. 

ach.  10.  4. 
b  Acta  20.  28. 

Eph.l.  7. 

Col.  1.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.  )9. 

Ilev.  1.  5.  it 

5.  9. 
c  Zpch.  3.  9. 

ver.  26,  2S. 

ch.  10.  10. 
rfDan.  9.  24. 
c  Lev.  16.  14, 

16. 
/.Vum.  10.2, 

17,  &c. 
f  1  Pet.  1.  19. 

IJohn  1.7. 


Re 


,1.5. 


ft  Rom.  1.  4. 

1  Pet.  3.  18. 
i  Eph.  5.  2. 

Tit.  2.  14. 

ch.  7.  27. 
II  Ot,  fault. 
ich.  1.  3.  (t 

10.  22. 

1  ch.  6.  1. 

m  Luke  1.  74. 
Rora.  6.  13, 

1  Pet.  4.  2. 
n  1  Tim.  2.  5. 
o  ch.  7.  22.  & 

fe.  6.  ic  12.24. 
p  Rom.  3.23. 

&  5.  6. 

1  Pet.  3.  18. 
qrh.  3.  1. 
II  Or,  he 

hrought  in, 
rGal.  3.  15. 
J  Ex.  24.6,*c, 
II  Or,  purified, 
t  Kx.  24.  5,6,«. 

Lev.  16.  14, 

15,  18. 
u  Lev.  14.  4,0, 

7,  43,  51,  52. 
n  (n,  purple. 
X  Ex.  24.  8. 

Matt.  26.  28. 
V  Ex.  29.12,36. 

Lev.  8.  15,19. 

&  16.  14,  15, 

10,  18,  19. 

2  Lev.  17.  11. 

a  ch.  8.  5. 


b  ch.  6.  20. 
cch.  8.  2. 
dRom.  8.  34. 

ch.7.  25. 

1  John  2.  1. 
e  ver.  7. 
/ver.  12. 

ch.  7.  27.  & 

10.  10 

1  Pet.  3.  18. 
f  1  Cor.  10.11. 

Gal.  4.  4. 

Eph.  1.  10. 


11  But  Christ  being  come  «  a  high 
priest ;/  of  good  things  to  come,  z  by 
a  greater  and  more  perfect  taber- 
nacle, not  made  with  hands,  tliat 
is  to  say,  not  ofthis  building; 

12  Neither  «  by  the  blood  of  goats 
and  calves,  but  ^  by  his  own  blood 
he  entered  in  <^ once  into  the  holy 
place,  'Uiaving  obtained  eternal 
redemption /o?'  ux. 

l^Forif^the  blood  of  bulls  and 
of  goats,  and  .^the  ashes  of  a  heif- 
er sprinkling  the  unclean,  sancti- 
fietli  to  the  purifying  of  the  flesh : 

14  How  much  more  s'sliall  the 
blood  of  Christ,  a  who  through  the 
eternal  Spirit  'offered  himself 
without  S  spot  to  God,  '-purge  your 
conscience  from  'dead  works  "'to 
serve  the  living  God  ? 

15  «  And  lor  this  cause  <>  he  is  the 
inediator  of  the  new  testament, 
iUhat  by  means  of  death,  for  the 
redemption  of  the  transgressions 
that  (were  under  the  first  testament, 
7  they  which  are  called  might  re- 
ceive the  promise  of  eternal  in- 
heritance. 

16  For  where  a  testament  w,  there 
must  also  of  necessity  B  be  the 
death  of  the  testator. 

17  For  ''a  testament  is  of  force 
after  men  are  dead:  otherwise  it 
is  of  no  strength  at  all  while  the 
testator  liveth. 

IS  •■<  Whereupon  neither  the  first 
testament  was  !l  dedicated  without 
blood. 

19  For  when  Moses  had  spoken 
every  precept  to  all  the  people 
according  to  the  law,  *he  took  the 
blood  of  calves  and  ofgoats, "  with 
water,  and  1  scarlet  wool,  and  hys- 
sop, and  sprinkled  both  the  book 
and  all  the  people, 

20  Saying,  ^This  is  the  blood  of 
the  testament  which  God  hath 
enjoined  unto  you. 

21  Moreover  yhe  sprinkled  like- 
wise with  blood  both  the  taber- 
nacle, and  all  the  vessels  of  the 
ministry. 

22  And  almost  all  things  are  by 
the  law  purged  w-ith  blood;  and 
2  without  shedding  of  blood  is  no 
remission. 

23  7(  (t'a.s  therefore  necessary  that 
"the  patterns  of  things  in  the 
heavens  should  be  purified  with 
these;  but  the  heavenly  things 
themselves  with  better  sacrifices 
than  these. 

24  For  *  Christ  is  not  entered  into 
the  holy  places  made  with  hands, 
irhirh  are  the  figures  of  ^^ the  true; 
but  into  heaven  itself,  now  f'to  ap- 
pear in  the  presence  of  God  for  us : 

2-5  Nor  j-et  that  he  should  offer 
himself  often,  as  c  the  high  priest 
entereth  into  the  holy  place  every 
year  with  blood  of  others; 

26  For  then  must  he  often  have 
suffered  since  the  foundation  of 
the  world :   but  now  /once  9  in 


the  end  of  the  world  hath  he  ap- 
peared to  put  away  sin  by  the 
sacrifice  of  himself. 

27  ''And  as  it  is  appointed  unto 
men  once  to  die,  'but  after  this 
the  judgment: 

28  So  'Christ  was  once  'offered 
to  bear  the  sins  «'of  many;  and 
unto  them  that  "  look  for  him 
shall  he  appear  the  .second  time 
without  sin  unto  salvation, 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  weakness  of  the  law  sacrifires.  10  The 
sacrifice  of  Christ's  body  once  vfered.  \-i  for 
ever  hath  taken  away  sins.  19  An  exhortation 
to  holdfast  the  faith,  uiilh  patience  and  thanks- 
giving. 

FOR  the  law  having  «a  shadow 
''of  good  things  to  come,  and 
not  the  very  image  of  the  things, 
'^can  never  with  those  sacrifices, 
which  they  offered  year  by  year 
continually,  make  the  comers 
thereunto  ''perfect. 

2  For  then  \i  would  they  not  have 
ceased  to  be  offered?  beca\ise 
that  the  worshippers  once  purg- 
ed should  have  had  no  more  con- 
science of  sins. 

3c  But  in  those  sacrifices  thereis  a 
remembrance  again  made  of  sins 
every  year. 

4  For  fit  is  not  possible  that  the 
blood  of  bulls  and  of  goats  should 
take  av/ay  sins. 

5  Wherefore,  w^hen  he  cometh  in- 
to the  world,  he  saith.  .-^Sacrifice 
and  offering  thou  woulde.st  not,  but 
a  body  il  hast  thou  prepared  me : 

6  In  burnt  ofterin.gs  and  sacrifices 
for  sin  thou  hast  had  no  pleasure. 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come  (in  the 
volume  of  the  book  it  is  written 
of  me)  to  do  thy  will,  O  God. 

8  Above  when  he  said.  Sacrifice 
and  offering  and  burnt  offerings 
and  offeriny  for  sin  thou  wouldest 
not,  neither  hadst  pleasure  there- 
in ;  which  are  offered  by  the  law ; 

9  Then  said  he,  Lo,  I  come  to  do 
thy  will,  O  God.  He  taketh  away 
the  first,  that  he  may  establish 
the  second. 

10  ''By  the  w-hich  will  we  are 
sanctified  'through  the  offering  of 
tlie  body  of  Jesus  Christ  once  for 
all. 

11  And  every  priest  standeth 
^' daily  ministering  and  ofJering 
oftentimes  the  same  sacrifices, 
'which  can  never  take  away.sins: 

12  '"But  this  man.  after  he  had 
offered  one  sacrifice  for  sins  for 
ever,  sat  down  on  the  right  hand 
of  God; 

13  From  henceforth  expecting 
"till  his  enemies  be  made  his 
footstool. 

14  For  by  one  offering  "he  hath 
perfected  "^for  ever  them  that  are 
sanctified. 

15  Whereof  the  Holy  Ghost  also 
is  a  witness  to  us:  for  after  that 
he  had  said  before, 

217 


A.  D.64. 


ft  Gen.  3.  19. 

Ecc.  S.  20. 
i  2  Cor.  5.  10. 

Rev.  20.  12, 

13. 
k  Rom.  6. 10. 

1  Pet.  3.  18. 
n  Pet.  2.  24. 

1  John  3.  5. 
m  Matt.  26.2& 

Rom.  5.  15. 
nTit.  2.  13. 

2  Pet.  3.  12. 


a  Col.  2.  17. 

ch.  8.  5.  &  9. 

23. 

ich.  9.  11. 
cch.  9.  9. 

liver.  14. 

II  Or,  they 
would  have 
censed  to  he 
offered,  he- 
cause,  ^c. 

eLcv.  16.  21. 
ch.  9.  7. 

/Mic.  6.  6,7. 
ch.  fl.  13. 
ver.  11. 


g  Ps.  40.  6,<tc. 
&  50.  8,  ic. 


I  Or,  than  hast 
fitted  me. 


ft  John  17.  19. 


t  Num.  28.  3. 

ch.  7.  27. 
/  ver.  4. 
m  Col.  3.  1. 

ch.  1.  3. 


nP.-!.  110.1. 

Arts  2.  35. 

1  Cor.  15.  25i 

ch.  1.  13. 
o  ver.  1. 


An  exhortation  to  faith. 


HEBREWS. 


WJiat  faith  is. 


A.  D.  G4. 


p  Jer.  31.  33, 
31. 
ch.  8.  10, 12. 


t  Some 
copies  have, 


tj  Tlom.  .5.  2, 

Epli.Q.  18. 

&.  3.  12. 
II  Or,  liherly. 
r<h.  9.  8,  1-J. 
j.Iohii  1(1.  0. 

<k  It  li. 

ch.  9.  8. 

II  Or, 

new  made, 
t  ch.  n.  3. 
uch.  4.  14. 
X  1  Tim.  3.  15 
ych.  4.  IG. 
z  Eph.  3.  12. 

James  1.  6. 

1  Jolm  3.  21 
n  ch.  9.  14. 

t>  Ez.  36.  25. 

2  Cor.  7.  1. 
cell.  4.  14. 

d  1  Cor.  1.  0. 
&  10.  13, 

1  Thess.5.24 

2  Thcss.  3.  3 


ch.  11.  11. 

e  Acts  2.  42. 

Judc  10. 
/Uom.  13.  11. 
(T  I'hil.  4.  5. 

2  ret.  3.  a, 
n,  14. 

;i  Num.  15.30. 

ch.  0.  4. 
i2  Vet.  2.20, 

21. 
*  Ez.  36.  5. 

Zeph.  1.  18. 

A:  3.  8. 

2  Thcss.  1.8. 

ch.  12.  2.). 
/ch.  2.  2. 
m  Dcut.  17.  2, 

fi.  .t  i:>.  10 

Matt.  IM.  16. 

John  8.  17. 

2  Cor.  13.  1. 
71  ch.2.  3.  <k 

12.  25. 
ol  Cor.  11.2.). 

ch.  13.  20. 
rMatt.  12.31, 

3J. 

Eph.  4.  30. 
7  Dent.  32.35. 

llnin.  12.  19. 
r  Deu',.  32.  30. 

I's.  ;>n.  4.  &. 

135.  14. 
»  Eiike  12.  G. 
/  Oal.  3.  4. 

2  John  8. 
Hch.  C.  4. 
J  Phil.  1.  29, 

30. 

Col.  2.  1. 
<j  1  Cor.  4.  0. 
I  Phil.  1.  7.  Ac 

4.  14. 

1  Thes8.2.14. 


16  ;jThis  is  the  covenant  that  I 
will  make  with  tlieni  after  those 
daj's,  saith  the  Lord;  I  will  put 
my  laws  into  their  hearts,  and  in 
their  minds  will  I  write  tlieni ; 

17  t  And  their  sins  ami  iniquities 
will  I  remember  no  more. 

18  Now  where  remi.ssion  of  these 
w,  there  is  no  more  offering  for 
sin. 

19  Having  therefore,  brethren, 
7 11  boldness  to  enter  '•into  the 
holiest  by  the  blood  of  .Tesus, 

20  By  «a  new  and  living  way, 
which  he  hath  II  consecrated  for 
us,  t  throu.gh  the  vail,  that  is  to 
say,  liis  flesh; 

21  And  having  «a  high  priest 
over  X  the  house  of  God ; 

22  J/Let  us  draw  near  with  a  true 
heart  ^in  full  assurance  of  faitli, 
having  our  hearts  sprinkled  "from 
an  evil  conscience,  and  '-our  bod- 
ies washed  with  pure  water. 

23  «Let  us  hold  fast  the  profes- 
sion of  our  faith  without  waver- 
ing ;  for  li  he  is  faithful  that 
promised ; 

24  And  let  us  consider  one  an- 
other to  provoke  unto  love  and 
to  good  works : 

25  cNot  forsaking  the  assem- 
bling of  ourselves  together,  as 
th-e  manner  of  some  (.s-;  but  ex- 
hortin.goura/io^/tr/-.-  and.f.so  inuch 
the  more,  as  ye  see  i'the  daj^  ap- 
proaching. 

20  For  /«if  we  sin  wilfully  » after 
that  we  have  received  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  truth,  there  remain- 
etii  no  more  sacrifice  for  sins, 

27  But  a  certain  fearful  looking 
for  of  .iudgment  and  ^liory  indi.g- 
nation,  which  shall  devour  the 
adversaries. 

28  'He  that  despised  Moses'  law 
died  without  mercy  '"under  two 
or  three  witnesses: 

29  "Of  how  much  sorer  punish- 
ment, suppose  ye,  shall  he  be 
thought  worthy,  who  hath  trod- 
den under  foot  the  Son  of  God, 
and  oliatli  counted  the  blood  of 
the  covenant,  wherewith  he  was 
sanctified,  an  unliol.v  thing,  ?'aiid 
hath  done  despite  unto  the  Spirit 
of grace? 

m  For  we  know  him  that  hath 
said,  '/Vengeance  hrlrmprfk  unto 
me,  I  will  recompense,  saith  the 
Lord.  And  a.gain,  'The  Lord 
shall  judge  his  jK-ople. 

:i\  s  h  is  a  fearful  thing  to  fall 
into  the  Jiands  of  tlic  liviiis;  <  iod. 

;{2  But  'call  to  reineinlirance  tlie 
former  davs,  in  which,  "after  ye 
were  illuininated,  ye  endured  ^a 
great  fight  of  afilictions; 

.3:1  Partly,  wliilst  .ye  were  made 
!/agazin.gstock  iioth  by  reproach- 
es and  afllictioiis;  and  partly, 
wliilst  ~ye  became  companions  of 
them  thiit  were  so  used. 

34  For  ye  had  compassion  of  me 
218 


«in  my  bonds,  and  ^took  jo.yfuUy 
the  spoiling  of  your  goods,  know- 
ing Pin  yourselves  that  ^ye  have 
in  heaven  a  better  and  an  endur- 
ing substance. 

35  Cast  not  away  therefore  your 
confidence,  ''whicli  hath  great 
recompense  of  reward. 

30  cFor  ye  have  need  of  pa- 
tience, that,  after  ye  have  done 
the  willof  God,.fye  might  receive 
the  promise. 

37  For  ffyet  a  little  while,  and 
''he  that  "shall  come  will  come, 
and  will  not  tarry. 

33  Now  Uhe  just  shall  live  hy 
faith:  butif  o/!.v  maa  drawback, 
my  soul  .shall  have  no  pleasure  in 
him. 

39  But  we  are  not  of  them  a-  who 
draw  back  unto  perdition;  but  of 
tliem  that  '  believe  to  the  saving 
of  the  soul. 

;i  Ilab.  2.  3,  4.     i  Rom.  1 
/  Acta  16.  30,  31.     1  Tlic 

CHAPTER   XT. 

I  What  faith  is.  0  ^ytlhovt  fuith  we  cannot 
plcaseGod.  7  The  worthy  fruits  thereof  in  the 
fathers  of  old  time. 

NOW  faith   is  the   J  substance 
of  things  hoped  for,  the  evi- 
dence «  of  things  not  seen. 

2  For  b  by  it  the  elders  obtained 
a  good  report. 

3  Through  faith  we  understand 
that  <;  the  worlds  were  framed  bj' 
the  word  of  God,  so  that  things 
which  are  seen  were  not  made  of 
things  which  do  appear. 

4  By  faith  rfAbel  offered  unto  God 
a  more  excellent  sacrifice  than 
Cain,  by  which  he  obtained  wit- 
ness that  he  was  righteous,  God 
tostifj-ing  of  his  gifts ;  and  by  it  he 
being  dead  c  l|  yet  speaketh. 

5  By  faith  .fp^noch  was  transla- 
ted that  he  should  not  see  death ; 
and  was  not  found,  because  God 
had  translated  him :  for  before 
his  translation  lu;  had  this  testi- 
mony, that  he  pleased  (Iod. 

0  But  without  faith  if  is  impos- 
sible to  i)l(\(so  him:  for  he  that 
Cometh  to<J()d  must  belitn'c  thtit 
he  is,  and  t/ixf  lii>  is  a  rcwanler  of 
them  that  diligently  seek  him. 

7  P>y  faith  .'/Noah,  beini;  warned 
of  God  of  things  not  seen  as  yet, 

II  moved  with  fear,  ''  preiiared  an 
ark  to  tJie  saving  of  his  house; 
liy  the  which  he  condemned  the 
world,  and  became  heir  of  'the 
ri.iihteousness  which  is  by  faith. 

«  By  faith  '^Abraliani,  when  he 
was  called  to  ,!,'()  onl  into  a  i)lace 
whlcli  lie  slionld  after  receive  for 
an  inheritance,  olx^yed ;  and  he 
went  out,  not  knowing  whither 
he  went. 

9  B.y  faith  he  so.journed  in  the 
land"  of  promise,  as  //(  a  strange 
country,  'dwelling  in  tabernacles 
with  Isaac  and  .Jacob,  "i  the  heirs 
with  him  of  the  same  promise: 


«Phil.  1.  7. 

2  Tim.  1.  16. 
b  Matt.  5.  12. 

Acts  5.  41. 

James  1.  2. 
II  Or,  that 

ye  have  in 

yourselveSf 

or,  for  your' 

selves, 
c  Matl.  6.  20. 

*  19.  21. 

Luke  12.  33. 

1  Tiin.6.  19. 

f(Malt.  5.  12. 

Sc  10.  32. 
e  Lulce  21. 19. 

Gal.  6.  9 

cli.  12.  1. 
/■Col.  3.  24. 

ch.  9.  15. 

1  Pet.  1.  9. 
?  Lnlce  18.  8. 

2  Pet.  3.  9. 
Gal.  3.   11.     J6  2  Pet.  2.  20,  21. 
.     2  Thess.  2.  14. 


II  Or, 

ground,  or, 

confidence, 
a  Rom.  8.  24, 

25. 

2  Cor.  4.  18. 

&  5.7. 
/)  vcr.  39. 
cGen.  1.  1. 

Ps.  33.  0. 

John  1.  3. 

ch.  1.  2. 

2  Pet.  3.  6. 
d  Gen.  4.  4. 

1  John  3.  12. 


A.  D.  C4. 


eOcn.  4.  10. 

Matt.  23.  86. 

ch.  12.  24. 
;i  Or,  is  yet 

spoken  of. 
/"Gen.  6.  22, 

24. 


p  Oen.  6.  13, 

22. 

[|  Or,  being 

warn, 
h  1  Pet.  3.  CO. 
i  Uom.  3.  23. 

*  4.  13. 

Phil.  3.  9. 
kOvn.  12.  1,4. 

Acts  7.  2,  3, 


/Gen.  12.  8. 

(k  13.  3, 18. 

*  18.  1,  9. 
m  ch.  0.  17. 


The  worthy  fruits  of  faith 


HEBREWS. 


in  the  fathers  of  old  time. 


A.  D.  (A. 

n  ch.  12.  22. 

&;  13.14. 
och.  3.  4. 

Rev.  21.  2, 

10. 
p  Gen.  17. 19. 

&  18.  11,  14. 

<k  21.  2. 
I?  See  Luke 

1.  36. 
rRom.  4.  21. 

ch.  10.  23. 
s  Rom.  4.  19. 
t  Gen.  22.  17. 

Rom.  4.  18. 
t  Gr.  accord- 
ing to  faith. 
u  ver.  39. 
X  ver.  27. 

John  8.  56. 
y  Gen.  23.  4. 

ic  47.  9- 

lChr.29.  15. 

Ps.  39.  12.  i 

119.  19. 

1  Pet.  1.  17. 

Sc  2.  11. 
«ch.  13.  U. 


cEx.  3.  6,  15. 

Matt.  22.  32. 

Act3  7.  32. 
IPhil.  3.  20. 

ch.  13.  14. 
c  Gen.  22.  1.9. 
d  James  2.  21. 


II  Or,  To. 
«Gen.  21.  12. 

Rom.  9.  7. 
/Rom.  4.  17, 

19,  21. 

g  Gen.  27.  27, 


A  Gen.  48.  5, 
16,  20. 

I  Gen.  47.  31. 
*  Gen.  50.  24, 

25. 

Kx.  13.  19. 

II  Or,  remem- 
bered. 

I  Ex.  2.  2. 
Acta  7.  20. 


mEx.  1.  16, 
22. 


pch.  13.  13. 

II  Or, 
for  Christ. 


10  For  he  looked  for  "a  city 
which  hath  lbundation.s,  "whose 
builder  aud  maker  is  God. 

11  Through  faith  also  3^  Sarah 
her.self  received  strength  to  con- 
ceive seed,  and  9  was  delivered  of 
a  child  when  she  was  past  age, 
because  she  judged  him  '•faithful 
who  had  promised. 

12  Therefore  sprang  there  even 
of  one,  and  «  him  as  good  as  dead, 
t  so  many  as  the  stars  of  the  sky 
in  multitude,  and  as  the  sand 
which  is  by  the  sea  shore  in- 
numerable. 

1.3  These  all  died  tin  faith,  «not 
having  received  the  promises, 
but  ^having  seen  them  afar  off, 
and  were  persuaded  of  them,  and 
!  embraced  them,  and  j' confessed 
that  they  were  strangers  and  pil- 
grims on  the  earth. 

14  For  they  that  say  such  things 
z  declare  plainly  that  they  seek  a 
country. 

15  And  truly,  if  they  had  been 
mindful  of  that  countrii  from 
whence  they  came  out,  they 
might  have  had  opportunity  to 
have  returned. 

16  But  now  they  de.sire  a  better 
country,  that  is,  a  heavenly: 
wherefore  God  is  not  ashamed 
"to  be  called  their  God:  for  'he 
hath  prepared  for  them  a  city. 

17  By  faith  (-Abraham,  when  he 
was  tried,  offered  up  Isaac:  and 
he  that  had  received  the  prom- 
ises '^  offered  up  hLs  only  begot- 
ten son, 

18  n  Of  whom  it  was  said,  <;That 
in  Lsaac  shall  thy  seed  be  called: 

19  Accounting"  that  God  .fivas 
able  to  raise  him  up,  even  from 
the  dead ;  from  whence  also  he 
received  him  in  a  figure. 

20  By  faith  i/ Isaac  blessed  Jacob 
and  Esau  concerning  things  to 
come. 

21  By  faith  Jacob,  when  he  was 
a  dying,  ''blessed  both  the  sons  of 
Joseph  ;  and  'worshipped,  leaning 
upon  the  top  of  his  staff. 

22  By  faith  *  Joseph,  when  he 
died,  !1  made  mention  of  the  de- 
parting of  the  children  of  Israel ; 
and  gave  commandment  concern- 
ing his  bones. 

23  By  faith  i  Moses,  when  he  was 
born,  was  hid  three  months  of  his 
parents,  because  they  saw  he  icns 
a  proper  child ;  and  they  were  not 
afraid  of  the  king's  "'command- 
ment. 

24  By  faith  "Moses,  when  he  was 
come  to  years,  refused  to  be  called 
the  son  of  Pharaoh's  daughter: 

25  "Choosing  rather  to  suffer 
affliction  with  the  people  of  God, 
than  to  enjoy  the  pleasures  of  sin 
for  a  season ; 

26  Esteeming  Pthe  reproach  lof 
Christ  greater  riches  than  the 
treasures   in  Egj-pt:  for  he  had 


respect  unto  sthe  recompense  of 
the  reward. 

27  By  faith  »he  forsook  Egj'pt, 
not  fearing  the  wrath  of  the  king: 
for  he  endured,  as  « seeing  him 
who  is  invisible. 

28  Through  faith  'he  kept  the 
passover,  and  the  sprinkling  of 
blood,  lest  he  that  destroyed  the 
firstborn  should  touch  them. 

29  By  faith  "  they  passed  through 
the  Bed  sea  as  by  dry  land: 
which  the  Egyptians  assaying  to 
do  were  drowned. 

30  By  faith  ^  the  walls  of  Jericho 
fell  down,  after  they  were  com- 
passed about  seven  days. 

.31  By  faith  ythe  harlot  Rahab 
perished  not  with  them  II  that  be- 
lieved not,  when  ^she  had  re- 
ceived the  spies  with  peace. 

32  And  what  shall  I  more  say? 
for  the  time  would  fail  me  to  tell 
of  "Gideon,  and  of  *  Barak,  and 
of  "Samson,  and  of  '^Jephthah; 
of  «  David  also,  and  /Samuel,  and 
of  the  prophets: 

33  Who  through  faith  subdued 
kingdoms,  wrought  righteousness, 
» obtained  promises,  ''stopped  the 
months  of  lions, 

34  'Quenched  the  violence  of  fire, 
^escaped  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
'out  of  weakness  were  made 
strong,  waxed  valiant  in  fight, 
"'turned  to  flight  the  armies  of 
the  aliens. 

3-5  ■^  Women  received  their  dead 
raised  to  life  again:  and  others 
were  "tortured,  not  accepting  de- 
liverance; that  they.might  obtain 
a  better  resurrection : 

36  And  others  had  trial  of  cruel 
mockings  and  scourgings,  yea, 
moi'eover  pof  bonds  and  impris- 
onment: 

37  1  They  "were  stoned,  they  were 
sawn  asunder,  were  tempted, were 
slain  with  the  sword:  '•they  wan- 
dered about  » in  sheepskins  and  I 
goatskins  ;  being  destitute,  afHict- 
ed,  tormented; 

38  Of  whom  the  world  was  not 
worthy :  they  wandered  in  deserts, 
and  in  mountains,  and  <iji  dens 
and  caves  of  the  earth. 

39  And  these  all,  "having  ob- 
tained a  good  report  through 
faith,  received  not  the  promise : 

40  God  having  II  provided  arsome 
better  thing  for  us,  thai  they  with- 
out us  should  not  be  2/ made  per- 
fect. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  An  exhortation  to  constant  faith,  patience,  and 
godliness.  "22  A  commendation  of  the  new 
testament  ahove  the  old. 

WHEREFORE,  seeing  we  also 
are  compassed  about  with 
so  great  a  cloud  of  witnesses,  » let 
us  lav  aside  every  weight,  and  the 
sin  which  doth  so  easily  beset  1/ .9, 
and  ''let  us  run  « with  patience  the 
race  that  is  set  before  us, 
219 


A.  D.  64. 

q  ch.  10.  35. 
rEx.  10.  28, 

29.  &  12.  37. 

Sc  13.  17, 18. 
s  ver.  13. 
tKx.  12.  21, 

•fee. 
u  Ex.  14.  22, 

29. 
X  Josh.  G.  20. 
yJnsh.  6.  23. 

Jar.'ies  2.  25. 
'i  Or,  that  were 

disoliedient. 
sJosh.  2.1. 
aJudg.  6.  11. 
hJudg.  4.  C. 
c  Judg.  13.24. 
rf  Judg.  11.  1. 

&  12.  7. 
el  Sam.  IG.  1, 

13.  i  17.  45. 
/I  Sara.  1.20. 

ic  12.  20. 
£-2  Sam.  7.11, 

ic. 
h  Judg.l4.5,G. 

1  Sam.  17.34, 

35. 

Dan.  G.  22. 
i  Dan.  3.  25. 
*  1  Sam.  20.  1. 

1  Kings  19.  3. 

2  Kings  6.  16. 
Z  2  Kings  20.7, 

&c. 

Job  42.  10. 
Ps.  6.  8. 
m  Judg.  15.  ?, 
15. 

1  Sam.  14.13, 
<kc.  &  17.  51, 
52. 

2  Sam.  8.  1, 
dec. 

n  1  Kings  17. 

22. 

2  Kings  4.  35. 
0  Acts  22.  25. 
p  Gen.  39.  20. 

Jer.  20.  2.  Sc 

37.  15. 
?1  Kings  21. 

13. 

2Chr.  24.21. 

Acts  7.  58.  4; 

14.  19. 
r2Kings  1.  8. 

Matt.  3.  4. 
s  Zech.  13.  4. 
(1  Kings  18. 

4.  ik  19.  9. 
u  ver.  2,  13. 
II  Or,  foreseen. 
ich.  7.  22.  & 

8.6. 
ych.  5.  9.  ifc 

12.23. 

Rev.  6.  11. 


a  Col.  3.  8. 

1  Pet.  2.  1. 
b  1  Cor.  9.  24. 

Pliil.3.  13,14. 
cRorn.  12.  12. 

ch.  10.  S6. 


Exhortation  to  constant  faith,       HEBREWS. 


patience,  and  godliness. 


A.  D.  04. 


II  Or,  beginner, 
dr.ukeil.  2G. 

Phil.  2.  8, 

ice. 

1  Pet.  1.  11. 
ePs.  110.  1. 

ch.  1.  3,  13. 

ic  8.  1. 

1  Pet.  3.  22. 
/Matt.  10.  21, 

John  10.  20. 
g  Gal.   6.  9. 
h  1  Cor.  10.13. 

ch.  10.  32,33, 

34. 
i.lob.'j.  17. 

Prov.  3.  11. 
»  Ps.  94.  12. 

&  iiu.  7r>. 

Prov.  3.  12. 
James  1.  12. 
Rev.  3. 19. 
;  Deut.  8.  5. 

2  Sam.  7.14. 
Prov.  13.  24. 
&  19.  18.  <k 
23.  13. 

mPs.  -3.  15. 

1  Pet.  5.  9. 
n  Num.  16.22. 

A;  27.  IC. 

Job  12.  10. 

Ecc.  12.  7. 

la.  42.  5.  &, 

57.  16. 

Zech.  12.  1. 
II  Or, 

us  seemed 

good,  or, 

meet  to 

them. 
0  Lev.  11.  44. 

6c  19.  2. 

1  I'et.  1.  16, 

16. 
p  James  3.  18. 
?  Jot)  4.  3,  4. 

Is.  35.  3. 
r  Prov.  4.26, 

27. 

II  Or,  even. 
(Gal.  0.  1. 
f  Pb.  34.  14. 


Ro 


12.  18. 


&  14.  19. 

2  Tim.  2.22. 
1/  Matt.  5.  8. 

2  Cor.  7.  1. 

Eph.  6.  5. 
x2  Cor.  6.  1. 
y  Gal.  5.  4. 
II  Or, 

fall  from. 
z  Deut.  23. 18. 

ch.  3.  12. 
a  Eph.  5.  3. 

Col.  3.5. 

1  ThcHH.  4.  3. 
t  Gen.  25.  33. 
cGen.  27.  31, 

30,  38. 
c/ch.  0.  6. 
II  Or,  way  to 

channe  his 

mind. 
cEx.  19.  12, 

IH,  19.  &  20. 

18. 

Deut.  4.  11.  Sc 


2  Looking  unto  Jesus  the  1  author 
and  finisher  of  our  faltli;  f^who 
for  the  joy  that  was  set  before  him 
endured  the  cross,  despising  the 
shame,  and  ^is  set  down  at  the 
riglit  hand  of  the  tlirone  of  God. 

3  /For  consider  him  that  endur- 
ed such  contradiction  of  sinners 
against  himself,  s/  lest  ye  be  wea- 
ried and  iaintin  your  minds. 

4  ''Ye  have  not  yet  resisted  unto 
blood,  striving  against  sin. 

5  And  ye  have  forgotten  the  ex- 
hortation which  speal^eth  unto 
you  as  unto  children,  «My  son, 
despise  not  thou  the  chastening  of 
the  Lord,  nor  faint  when  thou  art 
rebuked  of  him : 

6  For  ^'  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he 
chasteneth,  and  scourgeth  every 
son  whom  he  receiveth, 

7  'If  ye  endure  chastening,  God 
dealeth  with  you  as  with  sons ; 
for  what  son  is  he  whom  the  fa- 
ther chasteneth  not? 

8  But  if  ye  be  without  chastise- 
ment,™ whereof  all  are  partakers, 
then  are  ye  bastards,  and  not 
sons. 

9  Furthermore,  we  have  had  fa- 
thers of  our  flesh  which  corrected 
us,  and  we  gave  them  reverence : 
shall  we  not  much  rather  be  in 
subjection  unto  »the  Father  of 
spirits,  and  live? 

10  For  they  verily  for  a  few  days 
chastened  us  I  alter  their  own 
pleasure;  but  he  for  our  profit, 
"thfit  ive  might  be  partakers  of 
his  holiness. 

11  Now  no  chastening  for  the 
present  seemeth  to  be  joyous,  but 
grievous :  nevertheless,  afterward 
it  yieldeth  p  the  peaceable  fruit  of 
righteousness  unto  them  which 
are  e.xercised  thereby. 

12  Wherelbre  "/lift  up  the  hands 
whicli  hang  down,  and  the  feeble 
knees ; 

13  »-And  make  II  straight  paths 
for  your  feet,  lost  that  which  is 
lame  be  turned  out  of  the  way; 
«but  let  it  rather  be  liealed. 

14  'Follow  peace  witli  all  men, 
and  holiness,  "Without  which  no 
man  shall  see  the  Loi'd  : 

1.5  ^Looking  diligently  2/ lest  any 
man  II  fall  of  the  grace  of  God; 
'lest  any  root  of  l)ittenioss  spring- 
ing up  trouble  you,  and  thereby 
many  be  defihid ; 

]()  "Lest  there  be  any  fornicator, 
or  profane  person,  as  J'Jsau,''who 
for  one  morsel  of  meat  sold  liis 
birthright. 

17  For  ye  know  how  that  after- 
ward, cwlien  he  would  have  in- 
herited the  blessing,  ho  was  re- 
jected: rffbr  he  Ibund  no  II  place  of 
repentance,  thongli  he  sought  it 
carefully  with  tears. 

18  For  ye  are  not  come  unto  eth'^ 
mount  that  mightbe  touclied,and 

5.  22.     lloiji.  G.  II.  A-  K.  1.-,.     2  Tim.  1.  7. 

220 


that  burned  with  fire,  nor  unto 
blackness,  and  darkness,  and  tem- 
pest, 

19  And  the  sound  of  a  trumpet, 
and  the  voice  of  words ;  which 
voice  they  tliat  heard  /entreated 
that  the  word  should  not  be  spok- 
en to  them  any  more : 

20  (For  they  could  not  endure 
that  which  was  commanded, 
fi*  And  if  so  much  as  a  beast  touch 
the  mountain,  it  shall  be  stoned, 
or  thrust  through  with  a  dart: 

21  ''And  so  terrible  was  the  sight, 
that  Moses  said,  I  exceedingly  fear 
and  quake:) 

22  But  ye  are  come  umto  mount 
Sion,  ^aiid  unto  thecity  of  the  liv- 
ing God,  the  heavenly  Jerusalem, 
'and  to  an  innumerable  company 
of  angels, 

2.3  To  the  general  assembly  and 
church  of  '"the  firstborn,  » whicli 
are  II  written  in  heaven,  and  to 
God  0  the  Judge  of  all,  and  to  the 
spirits  of  just  men  j-i  made  perfect, 

24  And  to  Je.sus  -/the  mediator  of 
the  new  II  covenant,  and  to  »-tlie 
blood  of  sprinkling,  that  speaketh 
better  things  "than  that  o/ Abel. 

2-)  See  that  ye  refuse  not  him  that 
speaketh :  for  <  if  the.v  escaped  not 
who  refused  him  that  spake  on 
earth,  much  more  s/iaU  not  we 
escape,  if  we  turn  away  from  him 
that  speaketh  from  heaven  : 

26  "Whose  voice  then  shook  the 
earth:  but  now  he  hath  prom- 
ised, saying,  « Yet  once  more  I 
shake  not  the  earth  only,  but  also 
heaven. 

27  And  this  word.  Yet  once  more, 
signifietli  .v  the  removing  of  those 
things  that  II  are  shaken,  as  of 
tilings  that  are  made,  that  those 
things  which  cannot  be  shaken 
may  remain. 

28  Wherefore  we  receiving  a 
kingdom  which  cannot  be  moved, 
II  let  us  have  grace,  whereby  we 
may  serve  God  acceptably  with 
reverence  and  godly  fear : 

29  For « our  God  is  a  consuming 
fire. 

CHAPTER  XTIL 

1  Divers  admonitions,  as  to  charily,  4  to  honest 
life,  5  to  avoid  covetousncss,  7  to  regard  Uod's 
preachers,  d  to  take  heed  of  strange  doctrines, 
10  to  confess  Christ,  IG  to  give  alms,  17  to  obey 
governors,  18  to  pray  for  the  apostle.  20  The 
ennrlusion. 

LFT  «  brotherly  love  continue. 
2'' Bo  not  forgetful  loentertain 
strang(^rs:  for  thereby '■some  have 
LMitcrlaiiK'd  angels  unawares. 

:i  '' Ucni(Mnl)cr  tlicin  tliat  are  in 
bonds,  as  bound  with  them;  und 
tliem  whicli  suffer  adversity,  as 
being  yourselves  also  in  the  liody. 

4  Marriage  is  honoiirabh'  in  all, 
and  the  bed  imde/iled:  'but 
wlioreniongers  and  adulterers 
God  will  jud.ge. 

rfMa;l.  25.  30.  Rnm.l2.  liS.  1  Cor.  12.  26.  Col.  4 
«  1  Cor.  0.  U.    Gal.  3.  19,  21.   Eph.  6.  5.  Col.  3.  5, 


A.  D.  64. 


/Ex.  20.19. 
Deut.  5.  5, 
25.  ic  18.  16. 

S-Ex.  19.  13. 
h  Ex.  19.  16. 
I  Gal.  4.  26. 

Rev.  3.  12.  & 

21.  2,  10. 
JPhil.  3.  20. 

I  Deut.  33.  2. 
Ps.  68.  17. 
Ju(lel4. 

m  Ex.  4.  22. 

James  1.  18. 

Rev.  14.4. 
n  Luke  10.  20. 

Phil.  4.  3. 

Rev.  13.  8. 

II  Or,  enrolled. 
oGen.  18.25. 

Ps.  94.  2. 
pPhil.  3.12. 

ch.  11.  40. 
qc\i.  8.  6.  it 

9.  15. 
II  Or, 

testament, 
r  Ex.  24.  8. 

ch.  10.  22. 

1  Pet.  1.  2. 
.■:  Gen.  4.  10. 

ch.  11.  4. 
(ch.2.  2,  3.  t 

3.  17.  ic  10. 

28,  29. 
uEx.  19.  18. 
X  Hag.  2.  C. 
y  Ps.  102.  26. 

Matt.  24.  35. 

2  Pet.  3.  10. 
Uev.  21.  1.  • 

!l  Or,  may  be 

shaken. 
II  Or,  let  u* 

holdfast. 
t  Ex.  24.  17. 

Deut.  4.  24. 

*  9.  3. 

Ps.  50.  3.  &: 

07.  3. 

Is.  0(1.  15. 

2ThesK.  1.8. 

ch.  10.  27. 


a  Rom.  12.  10 
lThe.ss.4.  9. 

1  Pet.  1.  '22. 
.t  2,  17.  <k  3. 
8.  >t  4.  8. 

2  Pet.  1.  7. 

1  John  3.  11, 

Ace.  &.  4.  7, 

20,  21. 
()  Malt.  25.  35. 

Rom.  12.  13. 

1  Tim.  3.  2. 

1  Pel.  4.  9. 
cOen.  18.3. 

&.  19.  2. 
18.    1  Pet. 3.  8. 
I.    Rev.  22.  16. 


Divers  exliortations. 


JAMES. 


Tlie  concluding  prayer. 


A.  D.  64. 


/Matt.  6.  25, 

34. 

Phil.  4.  11, 

12. 

1  Tim.  6.  6,8. 
gGftn.  28.  15. 

Deut.  31.  C, 

8. 

Josh.  1.  5. 

1  Chr.  2'<.  20. 

Ps.  37.  25. 
APs.  27.  1.  <fe 

56.  4,  11,  12. 

&  118.  6. 
i  ver.  17. 
II  Or,  are 

the  guides. 
ich.  6.  12. 
i  John  8.  58. 

ch.  1.  12. 

Rev.  1.  4. 
m  Eph.  4.  14. 

&  5.  C. 

Col.  2.  4,  8. 

1  John  4.1. 
n  Rom.  14. 17. 

Col.  2.  16. 

ITim.  4.  3. 
o\  Cor.  9.  13. 

&  10.  18. 
p  Kx.  29.  14. 

Lev.  4.  11,12, 

21.  &  G.  30. 

ic  9.  11.  ic 

16.  27. 

Num.  19.  3. 
?  John  19.  17, 

18. 

Acts  7.  58. 
rch.  11.  26. 

1  Pet.  4.  14. 
»Mic.  2.  10. 

Phil.  3.  20. 

ch.  11.  10,16. 

t  12.  22. 
tKph.  5.  20. 

31.  &  107.  22 


5  Let  your  conversation  be  with- 
out covetousne.ss;  o/ici/6e  content 
with  sucli  things  as  ye  have:  for 
he  hath  said,  fl-i  will  never  leave 
thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

«  8o  that  we  may  boldly  say, ''  The 
Lord  is  my  helper,  and  I  will  not 
fear  what  man  shall  do  unto  me. 

7  'Remember  them  which  II  have 
the  rule  over  you,  who  have  .spok- 
en unto  you  the  word  of  (iod: 
*  who.se  faith  follow,  considering 
the  end  of  th^ir  conversation. 

8  Jesus  Christ  'the  same  yester- 
day, and  to  day,  and  for  ever. 

9  ™Be  not  carried  about  with 
divers  and  strange  doctrines:  for 
it  is  a  good  thing  that  the  heart 
be  established  with  grace;  "not 
with  meats,  which  have  not  prof- 
ited them  that  have  been  occu- 
pied therein. 

10  "We  have  an  altar,  whereof 
they  have  no  right  to  eat  which 
serve  the  tabernacle. 

11  For  i>  the  bodies  of  those  beasts, 
whose  blood  is  brought  into  the 
sanctuary  by  the  high  priest  for 
sin,  are  burned  Avithout  the  camp. 

12  Wherefore  Jesus  also,  that  he 
might  sanctify  the  people  with 
his  own  blood,  ? suffered  without 
the  gate. 

13  Let  us  go  forth  therefore  unto 
him  without  the  camp,  bearing 
rhis  reproach. 

14 « For  here  have  we  no  continu- 
ing city,  but  we  seek  one  to  come. 

1.)  tBy  him  therefore  let  us  otier 
"the  sacrifice  of  praise  to  God  con- 
tinually, that  is,  'the  fruit  of  our 
lips,  t  giving  thanks  to  his  name. 


1  Pet.  2.  5. 
Sc  116.  17. 


u  Lev.  7.  12. 
X  Hob.  14.2. 


A.  D. 

about  GO. 


a  Arts  12.  17. 

&  15.  13. 

Ual.  1.  19.  <fc 

2.  9. 

Jude  1. 
b  Tit.  1.  1. 
c  Acts  26.  7. 
d  Deut.  32.  26. 

John  7.  35. 

Acts  2.  5.  & 

8.  1. 

1  Pet.  1.  1. 
eMatt.  5.  12. 

Acts  5.  41. 

Heb.  10.  34. 

1  Pet.  4.  13, 

10.    /I  Pet.  1 


Ps.  50.  14,23.  k  69.30, 
t  Gr.  confessing  to. 


A.  D.  64. 


16  2/ But  to  do  good  and  to  com- 
municate forget  not:  for  ^with 
such  sacrifices  God  is  well  pleased. 

17  "Obey  them  that  II have  the 
rule  over  you,  and  submit  your- 
selves: for  ''they  watch  lor  your 
.souls,  as  they  that  must  give  ac- 
count, that  they  may  do  it  with 
joy,  and  not  with  grief:  for  that 
is  unprofitable  for  you. 

18  cPray  for  us:  for  we  trust  we 
have  ''a  good  con.science,  in  all 
things  willing  to  live  honestly. 

19  But  I  beseech  you  ''the  rather 
to  do  this,  that  I  may  be  restored 
to  you  the  sooner. 

20  Xow/the  God  of  peace,  pthat 
brought  again  from  the  dead  our 
Lord  Jesus,  ''that  great  Shepherd 
of  the  sheep,  ^through  the  blood 
of  the  everlasting  II  covenant, 

21  ^Make  you  perfect  in  every 
good  work  to  do  his  will,  U '  work- 
ing in  you  that  which  is  well 
pleasing  in  his  sight,  through 
Jesus  Christ;  '"to  whom  be  gloiy 
for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 

22  And  I  beseech  you,  brethren, 
suffer  the  word  of  exhortation: 
for  "I  have  written  a  letter  unto 
you  in  few  words. 

23  Know  ye  that  onur  brother 
Timothy  Pis  set  at  liberty;  with 
whom,  if  lie  come  shortly,  I  will 
see  j'ou. 

24  Salute  all  them  ?that  have 
the  rule  over  you,  and  all  the 
saints.    They  of  Italy  salute  you. 

25  >■  Grace  be  with  you  all.  Amen. 
IT  Written  to  the  Hebrews  from  Italy 

by  Timothy.  i 

I  II  Or,  testa- 
ment.     *2  Thess.  2.  17.     1  Pet.  5.  10.     \\  Or,  doing,     i  Phil.  2. 
13.     mGal.   1.  5.     2  Tim.  4.   18.     Rev.  1.  6.     n  1  Pet.  5.  12. 
olThess.  3.  2.     p  1  Tim.  0.  12.     ?  ver.  7,  17.     r  Tit.  3.  16. 


vRom.  12.  13. 
z  2  Cnr.  9.  12. 

Pliil.  4.  13. 

ch.  6.  10. 
aPhiL  2.29. 

lThess.5.12. 

1  Tim.  5.  17. 

ver.  7. 
II  Or,  guide, 
b  Ez.  3.  17.  & 

33.  2.  7. 

Acts  20.  26, 

28. 
c  Rom.  15.  30. 

Eph.  6.  19. 

Col.  4.  3. 

1  Thcss.5.25. 

2  Thess.  3.1. 

d  Acts  23.  1. 

&  24.  16. 

2  Cor.  1.  12. 
ePhilem.22. 
/Rom.  15.  33. 

1  Thess. 5.23. 
i^  Acts  2.  24, 

32. 

Rom.  4.  24. 

Sc  8.  11. 

1  Cor.  6.  14. 
6c  15.  15. 

2  Cor.  4.  14. 
Gal.  1.  1. 
Col.  2.  12. 

1  Thess. 1.10. 

1  Pet.  1.21. 
A  Is.  40.  11. 

Ez.  34.  23.  (fc 

37.  24. 

John  10.  11, 

14. 

1  Pet.  2.  25. 

Sc  5.4. 
i  Zech.  9.  11. 

ch.  10.  29. 


THE    GENERAL    EPISTLE    OF 

J  A  M  E  S. 


CHAPTER  L 

1  We  are  to  rejoice  under  the  cross,  5  to  ask  pa- 
tience  of  God,  13  and  in  our  trials  not  to  impute 
our  weakness,  or  sins,  unto  him,  19  but  rather 
to  hearken  to  the  word,  to  meditate  in  it,  and  to 
do  thereafter.  2G  Otherwise  men  may  seem, 
but  never  be  truly  religious. 

«  TAMES,  *  a  servant  of  God  and 
O   of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  "to 
the  twelve  tribes  ''which  are  scat- 
tered abroad,  greeting. 

2  My  bretliren.  f  count  it  all  joy 
./■when  ye  fall  into  divers  tempt- 
ations ; 

3  ff  Knowing  t/iix,  that  the  trying 
of  your  faith  worketh  patience. 

4  But  let  patience  have  her  per- 
fect work,  that  ye  may  be  perfect 
and  entire,  wanting  nothing. 

5  A  If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom, 

6.    fRom.  5. 3.    A  1  Kings  3.9,  11, 12.    Prov.  2.  3. 


'let  him  ask  of  God,  that  giveth 
to  all  men  liherallj\  and  upbraid- 
eth  not;  and  *it  shall  be  given 
him. 

6  '  But  let  him  ask  in  faith,  noth- 
ing wavering:  for  he  that  waver- 
eth  is  like  a  wave  of  the  sea  driven 
with  the  wind  and  to.ssed. 

7  For  let  not  that  man  think  that 
he  shall  receive  anj^  thing  of  the 
Lord. 

8  '"'A  doubleminded  man  is  un- 
stable in  all  his  ways. 

9  Let  the  brother  of  low  degree 
'1  rejoice  in  that  he  is  exalted: 

10  But  the  rich,  in  that  he  is 
made  low :  because  «  as  the  flower 
of  the  grass  he  shall  pass  away. 

11  For    the    sun   is   no   sooner 

Is.  40.  6.     ICor.  7.  31.     ch.  4.  14.     1  Pet.  1.  24 

221 


A.  D. 

about  60. 


sMatt.  7.  7.  (k 

21.  22. 

Mark  11.24. 

Luke  11.  9. 

John  14.  13. 

A-  15.  7.  & 

16.  23. 
*  Jer.  29.  12. 

1  John  5.  14, 

15. 
/Mark  11.24. 

1  Tim.  2.  8. 
mch.  4.  9. 
II  Or,  glory, 
n  Job  14.  2. 

Ps.  37.  2.  & 

90.  6,  6.  & 

102.  11.  & 

lfl3.  15. 

1  John  2.  17. 


^VJrat  pure  religion  is.  JAMES.  The  poor  not  to  be  despised. 


A.  D. 

about  60. 


oJob5.  17. 

Prov.  3.  11, 

12. 

lleb.  12.  5. 

Kev.  3.  19. 
p  1  Cor.  9.  25. 

2  Tim.  4.  8. 

ih.  2.5. 

1  Pet.  5.  4. 


Ki' 


10. 


.;  Matt.  10.  22. 

<k  19.  28,  29. 

ch.  2.  5. 
II  Or,  evila. 


r  Job  15.  35. 
Pb.  7.  14. 

J  Rom.  6.  21, 


t  John  3.  27. 
1  Cor.  4.  7. 

u  Num.  23.19. 

1  Sam.  15.29. 

Mai.  3.  6. 

Rom.  11.  29. 
X  John  1.13. 

&  3.  3. 

1  Cor.  4.  15. 

1  Prt.  1.  23. 
y  Kph.  1.  12. 
z  Jer.  2.  3. 

Rlv.  14.  4. 
a  Kcc.  5.  1. 
4  Prov.  10.  19. 

&;  17.  27. 

Ecc.  5.  2. 
c  Prov.  14.  17. 

k  10.  32. 

Kcx.  7.9. 
d  Cnl.  3.  8. 

1  Pi-t.  2.  1. 
f  Acts  13.  26. 

Itom.  1.  10. 

1  Cor.  15.  2. 

Kph.  1.  13. 

Tit.  2.  11. 

Hcb.  2.  3. 

1  Pet.  1.  9. 
/.Matt.  7.21. 

Luke  0.  46. 

ic  II.  28. 

Rom.  2.  13. 

1  John  3.7. 
e  Luke  6.  47, 

ice. 

Stc  ch.  2. 14, 

&c. 
A  2  Cor.  3.  18. 
i(h.2.  12. 
*John  13.  17. 
II  Or,  doing. 
I  Ps.  34.  13.  (k 

31).  1. 

1  Pet.  3.  10. 

771  Is.  1.  16,17. 

Ac  58    6,  7. 

.Matt.  25.  36. 
71  Rom.  12.  2. 


rh.  4.  4. 
1  John  5. 


18. 


risen  with  a  burning  heat,  but  it 
withereth  the  grass,  and  the 
flower  thereof  fallethj  and  the 
grace  of  the  fashion  ot  it  perish- 
eth:  so  also  shall  the  rich  man 
fade  away  in  his  ways. 

12  "Blessed  ?.s-  the  man  that  en- 
dureth  temptation :  for  when  he 
is  tried,  he  shall  receive  ;'the 
crown  of  life,  ■'/which  the  Lord 
hath  promised  to  them  that  love 
him. 

13  Let  no  man  say  when  he  is 
tempted,  I  am  tempted  of  God : 
for  God  cannot  be  tempted  with 
II  evil,  neither  tempteth  he  anj' 
man : 

14  But  every  man  is  tempted, 
when  he  is  drawn  away  of  his 
own  lust,  and  enticed. 

15  Then  ^-when  lust  hath  con- 
ceived, it  bringeth  forth  sin;  and 
sin,  when  it  is  tinished,  sbringeth 
forth  death. 

16  Do  not  err,  my  beloved 
brethren. 

17  <  Every  good  gift  and  every 
perfect  gift  is  i'rom  above,  and 
Cometh  down  from  the  Father  of 
lights,  "With  whom  is  no  vari- 
ableness, neither  shadow  of  turn- 
ing. 

18  a^  Of  his  own  will  begat  he  us 
with  the  word  of  truth,  y  that  we 
should  be  a  kindof  ^firstfruits  of 
his  creatures. 

19  Wherefore,  my  beloved  breth- 
ren, "let  every  man  be  swift  to 
hear,  ^slow  to  speak,  «slow  to 
wrath : 

20  For  the  wrath  of  man  worketh 
not  the  righteousness  of  God. 

21  Wherefore  <'  lay  apart  al  1  fi Ithi- 
ness  and  superfluity  of  naughti- 
ness, and  receive  with  meekness 
the  engrafted  word,  c  which  is 
able  to  save  your  souls. 

22  But. 'be  j^e  doors  of  the  word, 
and  not  hearers  only,  deceiving 
your  own  selves. 

2.3  For » if  any  bo  a  hearer  of  the 
word,  and  not  a  door,  he  is  like 
unto  a  man  beholding  his  natu- 
ral face  in  a  glass : 

24  For  ho  beholdoth  himself,  and 
goeth  his  way,  and  straightway 
forgottoth  what  manner  of  man 
he  was. 

2r'i  But  ''Whoso  lookoth  into  the 
perfect  i  law  of  liberty,  and  con- 
tinuoth  f/urrin,  he  being  not  a 
forgetful  hearer,  but  a  door  of  tht^  I 
work,  ''this  man  shall  be  blessed 
in  his  II  deed. 

2(>  If  any  man  among  you  seem 
to  be  religious,  and  'bridlotli  not 
his  tongue,  but  doceivoth  his  own 
heart,  this  man's  reliijion  is  vuiii. 

27  Pure  religion  and  undolilod 
before  God  and  the  Father  is  this, 
'»To  visit  the  fatherless  and  wid- 
ows in  their  affliction,  "and  to 
kt'oi)  himself  unspotted  from  the 
world. 


CHAPTER   IL 

I  It  is  not  agreeable  to  Christian  profession  to  re- 
gard the  rich,  and  to  despise  thepoor  brethren  : 
13  rather  we  are  to  be  loving,  and  merciful :  14 
and  not  to  boast  of  faith  where  no  deeds  are,  17 
which  is  but  a  dead  faith,  19  the  faith  of  devils, 
21  Jio(  of  Abraham,  25  and  Rahab. 

MY  brethren,  have  not  the 
faith  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  "(he  Lord  of  glory,  with 
''  respect  of  persons. 

2  For  if  there  come  unto  your 
t assembly  a  man  with  a  gold 
ring,  in  goodly  apparel,  and  there 
come  in  also  a  poor  man  in  vile 
raiment ; 

3  And  ye  have  respect  to  him 
that  weareth  the  gay  clothing, 
and  say  unto  him.  Sit  thou  here 

II  in  a  good  place;  and  .say  to  the 
poor.  Stand  thou  there,  or  sit  here 
under  mj'  footstool: 

4  Are  ye  not  then  partial  in  your- 
selves.'and  are  become  judges  of 
evil  thoughts  ? 

5  Hearken,  my  beloved  brethren, 
cHath  not  God  chosen  the  poor 
of  this  world  ''rich  in  faith,  and 
heirs  of  II  the  kingdom  i^  which  he 
hath  promised  to  them  that  love 
him  ? 

(i  But  /ye  have  despised  the  poor. 
Do  not' rich  men  oppress  you, 
r/and  draw  you  belbre  the  judg- 
ment seats? 

7  Do  not  they  blaspheme  that 
worthy  name  "by  the  wliich  ye 
are  called? 

8  If  ye  fulfil  the  royal  law  ac- 
cording to  the  Scripture,  ''Thou 
Shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thy- 
self, j'e  do  well : 

!)  But  iif  ye  have  respect  to  per- 
sons, ye  commit  sin,  and  are  con- 
vinced of  the  law  as  transgressors. 

10  For  whosoever  shall  keep  the 
whole  law,  and  yet  offend  in  one 
poiuf,  ^he  is  guilty  of  all. 

11  For  II  he  that  said, '  Do  notcom- 
mit  adulterj',  said  also.  Do  not 
kill.  Now  if  thou  commit  no 
adultery,  yet  if  thou  kill,  thou  art 
become  a  trans.gressor  of  the  law. 

12  So  speak  ye,  and  so  do,  as  they 
that  shall  be  judged  bj'  "i  the  law 
ofliberty. 

i:i  For  "he  shall  have  judgment 
without  mercy,  that  hath  showed 
no  mercy;  autl  "mercy Urejoiceth 
against  judgniont. 

14  ;>Wliat  doth  it  profit,  my 
l)rethrou,  though  a  man  say  he 
hath  faith,  and  have  not  works? 
can  faith  save  him? 

!.">  '/If  a  brother  or  sister  be  na- 
ked, and  destitute  of  daily  food, 

k;  And  'one  of  you  say  unto 
thorn,  Doi)art  in  jx^ace,  be  ye 
warmed  and  lilh'd;  notwitli- 
standiugyo  give;  thorn  not  those 
things  wiiich  are  needful  to  the 
body  ;  what  doth  it  profit  ? 

17  Even  so  faith,  if  it  hath  not 
works,  is  dead,  being  t  alone. 

13  Yea,  a  man  iiuiy  say.  Thou 


A.  D. 

about  60. 


a  1  Cor.  2.  8. 
6  Lev.  19.  15. 

Deut.  1.  17. 

\-  10.  19. 

Prov.  24.  28. 

i;  28.  21. 

Matt.  22.  16. 

ver.  9. 

Jude  10. 
to.'. 

synagogue. 

II  Or,  well, 
or,  seemly. 


-John  7.  48. 
1  Cor.  1.  26, 


dLuke  12.  21. 
1  Tim.  6.  18. 


Re 


,  9. 


I  Or,  that. 

e  Ex.  20.  6. 
1  Sam.  2.  30. 
Prov.  8.  17. 
.Matt.  5.  3. 
Luke  6.  20. 
Si  12.  32. 

1  Cor.  2.  9. 

2  Tim.  4.  8. 
ch.  1.  12. 

/I  Cor.  11.22. 
g  .K<-\s  13.  50. 

&  17.  6.  il8. 

12. 

ch.  5.  6. 
h  Lev.  19.  18. 

Matt.  2-2.  39. 

Rom.  13.  8,9. 

Gnl.  5.  14.  ic 

6.  2. 
iver.  1. 
*Deut.  27.  20. 

Matt.  5.  19. 

Gal.  3.  10. 

II  Or,  that  law 
which  said. 

I  Ex.  2().)3,14. 
Tneh.  1.  25. 

71  J  Ob  2-2.  6, 
A-c. 

Prov.  21.  13. 
Matt.  U.15..fc 

18.  35.  fc  2.'>. 
41.  42. 

ol  Johu  4.  17, 
18. 

II  Or,  glorieth. 
p  .Matt.  7.  26. 

rh.  1.  23. 
I?  See  Job  31. 

19,  20. 
Luke  3.  11 

i-l  Johu  3. 18. 


t  Gr.  by  itself. 


Of  faith  without  works. 


JAMES. 


The  truly  wise. 


A.  D. 

about  60. 


(I  some  copiea 

read,  6y  t/ty 

works. 
jch.3.  J3. 
I  Matt.  8.  29. 

Mark  1.  24. 

i5.  7. 

Luke  4.  34. 

Acts  16.  17. 

A:  19.  15. 
u  Gen.  22.  9, 


Thou  feest. 
X  Heb.  11.  17. 

vGen.  15.  6. 
Rom.  4.3. 
Gal.  3.  6. 

z  2  Chr.  20.  7. 
Is.  41.  8. 


a  Josh.  2.  1 
Heb.  11.31. 


(  Or,  breath. 


a  Matt.  23.  8, 
14. 

Uorn.  2.  20, 
21. 

1  Pet.  5.  3. 

h  Luke  C.  37. 
II  Or, 

judgment. 
c  1  Kings  8.46. 

2  Chr.  6.  36. 
Prov.  20.  9. 
Krc.  7.  20. 

1  Juhn  1.8. 
d  Pa.  34.  13. 

ch.  1.  20. 

1  Pet.  3.  10. 
e  Matt.  12.  37. 
/Ps.  32.  9. 


f  Prov.  12.18. 

&.  15.  2. 
h  Ps.  12.  3.   k 

73.  8,  9. 
I!  Or,  U!Ood. 
1  Prov.  16.27. 

iMatt.  15.11, 
IH,  19,20. 
Mark  7.  15, 
20,  23. 

+  Gr.  wheel. 

t  Gr.  nature. 

t  Gr.  nature 
of  man. 


hast  faith,  and  I  have  works : 
shew  me  thy  faith  i|  without  thy 
works,  «and  I  will  shew  thee  my 
faith  by  my  works. 

19  Thou  believest  that  there  is 
one  God;  thou  doest  well:  f  the 
devils  also  believe,  and  trenible. 

20  But  wilt  thou  know,  O  vain 
man.  that  faith  without  works  is 
dead  ? 

21  Was  "not  Abraham  our  father 
ju.stified  by  works,  «  when  he  had 
offered  Isaac  his  son  upon  the 
altar  ? 

22  1  Seest  thou  arhow  faith 
wrought  with  his  works,  and  by  1 
works  was  faith  made  perfect  ? 

2.3  And  the  Scripture  was  fulfilled 
which  saith,  z/ Abraham  believed 
God,  and  it  was  imputed  unto 
him  for  righteousne.ss :  and  he 
was  called  -'the  Friend  of  God. 

24  Ye  see  then  how  that  by 
works  a  man  is  justified,  and  not 
by  faith  onlj*. 

2-5  Likewise  also  «was  not  Ra- 
hab  the  harlot  justified  by  works, 
when  she  liad  received  the  mes- 
sengers, and  had  sent  them  out 
another  way  ? 

26  For  as  the  body  without  the 
3  spirit  is  dead,  so  Yaith  without 
works  is  dead  also. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  We  are  not  rashly  or  arrogantly  to  reprove  oth- 
ers :  5  hut  rather  to  iridic  the  tongue,  a  little 
member,  hut  a  powerful  instrument  of  much 
good,  and  great  harm.  13  They  who  be  truly 
wise  he  mild,  and  peaceable,  without  envying, 
and  strife. 

lyTY  brethren,  <»be  not  many 
ItJ.  masters,  ^  knowing  that  we 
shall  receive  the  greater  1  con- 
demnation. 

2  For  '•in  many  things  we  offend 
all.  'I  If  any  man  offend  not  in 
word,  ethe  same  is  a  perfect  man, 
and  able  also  to  bridle  the  whole 
bodv. 

3  Behold,  /we  put  bits  in  the 
hor.ses'  mouths,  that  they  may 
obey  us ;  and  we  turn  about  their 
whole  bod  J'. 

4  Behold  also  the  ships,  which 
though  they  be  so  great,  and  are 
driven  of  fierce  winds,  yet  are 
they  turned  about  with  a  verj' 
small  helm,  whithersoever  the 
governor  listeth. 

5  Even  so  5  the  tongue  is  a  little 
member,  and  ''boasteth  great 
things.  Behold,  how  great  II  a 
matter  a  little  fire  kindleth ! 

6  And  ithe  tongue  is  a  fire,  a 
world  of  iniquity:  so  is  the 
tongue  among  our  members,  that 
iit  defileth  the  whole  body,  and 
setteth  on  fire  the  tcour.se  of 
nature;  and  it  is  set  on  fire  of  hell. 

7  For  every  t  kind  of  beasts,  and 
of  birds,  and  of  serpents,  and  of 
things  in  the  sea,  is  tamed,  and 
hath  been  tamed  of  t mankind: 

8  But  the  tongue  can  no  man 


tame ;  it  is  an  unruly  evil,  '  full 
of  deadly  poison. 

9  Therewith  bless  we  God,  even 
the  Father ;  and  therewith  curse 
we  men,  »"  which  are  made  after 
the  similitude  of  God. 

10  Out  of  the  same  mouth  pro- 
ceedeth  blessing  and  cursing. 
My  brethren,  these  things  ought 
not  so  to  be. 

U  Doth  a  fountain  send  forth 
at  the  same  II  place  sweet  renter 
and  bitter? 

12  Can  the  fig  tree,  my  brethren, 
bear  olive  berries  ?  either  a  vine, 
figs  ?  so  can  no  fountain  both 
yield  salt  water  and  fresh. 
'1.3  "Who  is  a  wise  man  and 
endued  with  knowledge  among 
you?  let  him  shew  out  of  a  good 
conversation  "his  works  p with 
meekness  of  wisdom. 

14  But  if  ye  have  1  bitter  envying 
and  strife  in  your  heafts,  'glory 
not,  and  lie  not  against  the  truth. 

1,5  "This  wisdom  descendeth  not 
from  above,  but  is  earthly,  II  sens- 
ual, devilish. 

16  For  'where  envying  and  strife 
i.9,  there  is  t  confusion  and  every 
evil  work. 

17  But  «  the  wisdom  that  is  from 
above  is  first  pure,  then  peacea- 
ble, gentle,  and  easy  to  be  entreat- 
ed, full  of  mercy  aiid  good  fruits, 
il  without  partiality,  «and  with- 
out hypocris.v. 

18  j/And  the  fruit  of  righteousness 
is  sown  in  peace  of  them  that 
make  peace. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  VTe  are  to  strive  against  corctousness,  4  in- 
temperance, 5  pride,  11  detraction,  and  rash 
judgment  of  others  :  13  and  not  to  be  confident 
in  the  good  sucress  of  worldly  business,  but 
mindful  ever  of  the  uncertainty  of  this  life,  to 
commit  ourselves  and  all  our  affairs  to  God's 


A.  D. 

about  60. 


m  Gen.  1.26. 
&a.  I.<k9.6. 


prol 


iden 


n  Gal.  6.  4. 

0  ch.  2.  18. 
pch.  1.  21. 

7  Rora.  13.13. 
r  Rom.  2.  17, 

23. 
sPhiLS.  19. 

ch.  1.  17. 
II  Or,  natural, 

Judel9. 
<1  Cor.  n.  3. 

Gal.  5.  20. 
t  Gr.  tumult, 

or,  unquiet- 

ness. 

u  1  Cor.  2.  6,7. 
;i  Or,  without 

wrangling. 

1  Rom.  12.  9. 
1  Pet.  1.  22. 
k  2.  1. 
IJohnS.  18. 

yProv.  11.18. 
Hos.  10.  12. 
Matt.  5.  9. 
Phil.  1.  11. 
Heb.  12.  11. 


FROM  whence  come  wars  and 
S  fightings  among  you  ?  come 
they  not  hence,  even  of  your  i!  lusts 
a  that  war  in  your  members  ? 

2  Ye  lust,  and  have  not :  ye  II  kill, 
and  desire  to  have,  and  cannot 
obtain:  ye  fight  and  war,  yet  ye 
have  not,  because  ye  ask  not. 

S'-'Ye  ask,  and  receive  not,  <•  be- 
cause ye  ask  amiss,  that  ye  may 
consume  it  upon  your  II  lusts. 

4  tiYe  adulterers  and  adulter- 
esses, know  ye  not  that  «tbe 
friendship  of  the  world  is  enmity 
with  God?  .^"whosoever  therefore 
will  be  a  friend  of  the  world  is 
the  enemv  of  God.  j 

5  Do  ve  think  that  the  Scripture  i 
saith  "in  vain,  a  The  spirit  that 
dwelleth  in  us  lusteth  il  to  envy  ?    i 

6  But  he  giveth  more  grace. 
Wherefore  he  saith,  a  God  resist-^ 

/John  15.  19.  &  17.  14.     GaL  1.  10.     g  See  Gen, 
Num.  11.  29.     Prov.  21.  10.      I  Or,  enviously? 
Ps.  138.  0.     Prov.  3.  34.  £r  29.  23.     Matt.  23.  12 
k  14.  11.  i  18.  14.     1  Pet.  5.  5. 
223 


II  Or, 

brawlings, 
II  Or, 

pleasures. 

So  ver.  3. 
a  Rom.  7.  23. 

Gal.  5.  17. 

1  Pet.  2.  11. 
I!  Or,  envy. 
b  Job  27.  9.  Sc 

35.  12. 

Ps.  18.  41. 

Prov.  1.  28. 

Is.  1.  15. 

Jer.  11.  11. 

Mic.  3.  4. 

Zech.  7.  13. 
c  Ps.  66.  18. 

1  John  3.  22. 

&:  5.  14. 
I!  Or, 

pleasures, 
d  Ps.  73.  27. 
e  1  John  2. 15. 

6.  5.  &  8.  21. 

A  Job  22.  29. 
Luke  1.  fi2. 


Wicked  rich  men  threatened. 


JAMES. 


To  pray  for  one  another. 


A.  D. 

about  60. 


jEph.  4.  27. 

<t  6.  11. 

1  Pet.  &.  9. 
»2  Chr.  15.  2. 
lis.  1.  IG. 
m  1  Pet.  1.  22. 

1  John  3.  3. 
nch.  1.  8. 
oMatt.  5.  4. 

p  Job  22.20. 

Matt.  23.  12. 

Luke  14.  11. 

<k  18.  14. 

1  Pet.  5.  6. 
^Eph.  4.  31. 

1  Pet.  2.  1. 
rMatt.  7.  1. 

Luke  G.  37. 

Rom.  2.  1. 

1  Cor.  4.  5. 

sMatt.  10.  28. 

(  Rom.  14.  4, 
13. 

u  Prov.  27.  1. 
Luke  12.  18/ 
ic.  . 

II  Or, 

Fur  it  is.  \ 
r  Job  7.  7. 

Ps.  102.  3.     , 

ch.  1.  10. 

1  Pet.  1.  24. 

1  John  2.  17. 
V  Acts  18.21. 

1  Cor.  4.  19. 

&  IG.  7. 

Heb.  6.  3. 
3  1  Cor.  5.  6. 
a  Luke  12.  47. 

John  9.  41. 

&:  15.  22. 

Rom.  1.  20, 

21,  32.  &  2. 

17,  18,  23. 


a  Prov.  11.28. 
Luke  6.  24. 
1  Tim.  C.  9. 


h  Job  13. ; 
Matt.  6. 
eh.  2.  2. 


c  Rom.  2.  5. 
a  Lev.  19.  13. 

Job  24.  10, 

11. 

Jer.  22. 13. 

Mai.  3.  G. 
f  Deut.  24.15. 
/Job21.  13. 

AinoHfi.  1,4. 

Luke  lU.  lU, 

25. 

1  Tim.  6.  e. 


etli  the  proud,  but  givetli  grace 
unto  the  humble. 

7  Submit  yourselves  therefore 
to  God.  » Resist  the  devil,  and  he 
will  flee  from  you. 

8  ^'  Draw  nigh  to  God,  and  he  will 
draw  nigh  to  you.  '  Cleanse  «/oi(r 
hands,  yc  sinners;  and  ™ purify 
your  hearts,  ye  «doubleminded. 

9  "Be  afflicted,  and  mourn,  and 
weep:  -let  your  laughter  be 
turned  to  mourning,  and  your 
joy  to  heaviness. 

10  j^ Humble  yourselves  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  he  shall 
lift  you  up. 

11  "/Speak  not  evil  one  of  an- 
other, brethren.  He  that  speak- 
eth  evil  of  h\&  brother,  'and  judg- 
eth  his  brother,  speaketh  evil  of 
the  law, and  judgeth  the  law:  but 
if  thou  judge  the  law,  thou  art  not 
a  doer  of  the  law,  but  a  judge. 

12  Tliero 'is  one  lawgiver,  «who 
is  able  to  save  and  to  destroy: 
'who  art  thou  that  judgest  an- 
other? 

13  "  Go  to  now,  ye  that  say.  To 
day  or  to  morrow  we  will  go  into 
such  a  city,  and  continue  there  a 
year,  and  buy  and  sell,  and  get 
gain  : 

14  Whereas  ye' know  not  what 
shall  he  on  the  morrow.  For  what 
i.s- your  life?  ll-^It  iseven  avapour, 
that  appeareth  for  a  little  time, 
and  then  vanisheth  away. 

15  For  that  ye  ought  to  say,  v  If 
the  Lord  will,  we  shall  live,  and 
do  this,  or  that. 

16  But  now  ye  rejoice  in  your 
boastings:  "all  such  rejoicing  is 
evil. 

17  Therefore  «to  him  that 
knovveth  to  do  good,  and  doeth  it 
not,  to  him  it  is  sin. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Vficlxcd  rich  men  are  to  /(nr  God's  vengeance. 
7  We  ulieht  to  he  patient  in  nffliclions.  after  the 
example  of  the  prophcta,  and  Joh  :  12  Id  forbear 
swcarinn,  13  to  pray  in  adversity,  to  sing  in 
prosperity  :  10  to  acknowledge  mvtuuUy  our 
several  fax  111,  lo  pray  one  for  another,  VJandto 
reduce  a  straying  brother  to  the  truth. 

GO  «to  now,  ye  rich  men,  weep 
and  howl   for  your  miseries 
that  shall  coine  upon  you. 

2  Your  riches  arc  corrupted,  and 
''your  garments  are  motheaten. 

3  Your  gold  and  silver  is  cank- 
ered; and  the  rust  of  them  shall 
be  a  witness  against  you,  and 
shall  eat  your  flesh  as  it  were  lire. 
eYe  have  heaped  treasure  to- 
gether for  the  last  days. 

4  Behold,  ''the  hire  of  the  la- 
bourers who  have  reaped  down 
vour  fields,  which  is  of  j'ou  kept 
back  by  fraud,  crietli:  and  «the 
cries  of  them  wliicli  have  reaped 
are  entered  into  tlie  ears  of  the 
Lord  of  Sabaoth. 

0  /Ye  have  lived  in  pleasure  on 
'J21 


the  earth,  and  been  wanton ;  ye 
have  nourished  your  hearts,  as  in 
a  day  of  slaughter. 
C  i/  Ye  have  condemned  and 
killed  the  just;  cm<l  he  doth  not 
resist  you. 

7  II  Be  patient  therefore,  breth- 
ren, unto  the  coming  of  the  Lord. 
Behold,  the  husbandman  waiteth 
for  the  precious  fruit  of  the  earth, 
and  hath  long  patience  for  it, 
until  he  receive  '»the  earlj'  and 
latter  rain. 

8  Be  ye  also  patient;  stablish 
your  henrts:  »for  the  coming  of 
the  Lord  draweth  nigh. 

9  ^-  II  Grudge  not  one  against  an- 
other, brethren,  lest  ye  be  con- 
demned: behold,  the  judge  'stand- 
eth  before  the  door. 

10  "'Take,  my  brethren,  the 
prophets,  who  have  spoken  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  for  an  ex- 
ample of  suffering  affliction,  and 
of  patience. 

11  Behold,  nwe  count  them 
happy  which  endure.  Ye  have 
heard  of"  the  patience  of  Job,  and 
have  seen;' the  end  of  the  Lord; 
that  'J  the  Lord  is  very  pitiful,  and 
of  tender  mercy. 

12  But  above  all  things,  my 
brethren,  'swear  not,  neither  by 
heaven,  neither  by  the  earth,  nei- 
ther by  any  othex  oath:  but  let 
your  yea  be  yea;  and  your  nay. 
nay ;  lest  ye  fall  into  condemna- 
tion. 

13  Is  any  among  you  afflicted? 
let  him  pray.  Is  any  merry  ? 
« let  him  sing  psalms. 

14  Is  any  sick  among  you  ?  let 
him  call  for  the  elders  of  the 
church;  and  let  them  pray  over 
him,  '  anointing  hini  with  oil  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

15  And  the  prayer  of  faith  shall 
save  the  sick,  and  the  Lord  shall 
raise  him  up;  "and  if  he  have 
committed  sins,  thej'  shall  be  for- 
given him. 

If)  Coniess  your  faults  one  to  an- 
other, and  i)ray  one  for  another, 
that  ye  may  be  healed.  a^The  ef- 
fectual fei'vent  prayer  of  a  right- 
eous man  availeth  much. 

17  Elias  was  a  man  .'/subject  to 
like  passions  as  we  are,  and  -he 
prayed  II  earnestly  tliat  it  might 
not  rain:  "iuid  it  rained  not  on 
the  eartli  by  tlie  space  of  three 
ypui's  and  si.\  mouths. 

Is  And  ''he  j'rayed  again,  and  the 
heaven  gave  niin,  and  the  earth 
brought  fortli  her  fruit. 

19  Brethren,  'if  any  of  you  do  err 
from  the  truth,  and  one  convert 
him; 

20  Let  him  know,  that  he  which 
convertetli  the  siniu'r  from  the 
error  of  his  way  ''shall  save  a  soul 
from  death,  and  «shall  hide  a 
multitude  of  sins. 


A.  D. 

about  60 


II  Or,  Belong 
patient,  or. 
Suffer  with 
long  patience. 


h  Deut.  11.  14. 

Jer.  5.  24. 

Ho.*.  U.  3. 

Jcel  2.  23. 

Zerh.  10.  1. 
I  Phil.  4.  5. 

Heb.  10.  25, 

37. 

IPet.  4.7. 
*ch.  4.  11. 
!l0r. 

Groan,  OT, 

Grieve  not. 
I  Matt.  24.  33. 

1  Cor.  4.  0. 
771  Matt.  5.  12. 

Heb.  11.  35, 

ic. 
71  Ps.  94.  12. 

Matt.  5.  10, 

11.  &  10.  22. 
o  Job  1.21,  22. 

&;2.  10. 
p  Job  42.  10, 

&c. 
17  Num.  14.  18. 

Ps.  103.  8. 
rMatt.  5.  34, 

<kc. 


s  Eph.  6.  19. 

Col.  3.  16. 
(  Mark  6.  13. 

Sc  lU.  18. 
u  I».  S3.  24. 

Matt.  9.  2. 
xGen.  20.  17. 

Num.  11.  2. 

Deut.  9.  18, 

19.  20. 

Josh.  10.  12. 

1  Sam.  12.18. 

1  Kings  1.1.  0. 

2  Kings  4.  33. 
.t  19.  15,20. 
A;  20.  2,  4, 
<Vc. 

Ps.  10.17.  & 
34.  15.  Sc  145. 
18. 


.  09. 


A-   V8.  9. 

John  9.  31. 

1  John  3.22. 
y  Acts  14.  16. 
z\  Kings  17.1. 
II  Or,  171  his 

prayer, 
a  Luke  4.  25. 
tl  Kings    1& 

42,  45. 
rMatt.  18.  15. 
JRom.  11.  14. 

1  Cor.  9.  22. 

1  Tim.  4.  Id. 
eProv.  10.  la 

1  Pet.  4.  8. 


A.  D. 

about  <J0. 


a  John  7.  33. 

Acta  2.  0,9, 

10. 

James  1.  1. 
iEph.  1.  4. 

ch.  2.  9. 
c  Rom.  8.  29. 

&  11.  2. 
<2  2  Thess.  2. 

13. 
e  Heb.  10.  22. 

<fe  12.  24. 
/Bom.  1.  7. 

2  Pet.  1.  2. 

Jude  2. 
f  2  Cor.  1.  3. 

Eph.  1.  3. 
kTit.  3.  5. 
t  Gr.  mucA. 
i  John  3.  3,  5. 

James  1.  18. 
t  1  Cor.  15.  20. 

1  Thess.  4. 
14. 

ch.  3.  21. 
;ch.5.  4. 
m  Col.  1.  5. 

2  Tim.  4.  8. 
D  Or,  fur  us. 

n  John  10.  28, 

29.  &  17.  11, 

12,  15. 

Jude  1. 
0  Matt.  5.  12. 

Rom.  12.  12. 

2  Cor.  6.  10. 

ch.  4.  13. 
p2  Cor.  4.  17. 

ch.  5.  10. 
5  James   1.2. 
r  James  1.  3, 

12. 

ch.  4.  12. 
»  Job  23.  10. 

Ps.  66.  10. 

Prov.  17.  3. 

Is.  48.  10. 

Zech.  13.  9. 

1  Cor.  3.  13. 
t  Rom.  2.  7, 

10. 

1  Cor.  4.  5. 

2  Thess.  1.7- 
12. 

a  1  John  4.  20. 
*  John  20.  29. 

2  Cor.  5.  7. 

Heb.  11.  1, 

27. 

1/Rom.  6.  22. 
e  Gen.  49.  10. 

Dan.  2.  44. 

24.     2  Pet.  1 

Is.  53.  3,  ic 

41.    Acts  26. 


THE    FIRST    EPISTLE    GENERAL    OF 

P  E  T  E  E. 


CHAPTER   I. 

1  He  blesteth  Gud  for  his  manifold  spirilua! 
graces  :  10  shewing  that  the  saliutmn  in  Chrisl 
is  no  news,  but  a  thing  prophesied  of  old  :  13 
and  exhorteth  them  accordingly  to  a  godly  con- 
versation, forasmuch  as  they  are  now  born 
anew  by  the  word  of  God. 

PETER,  an  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ,  to  the  .strangers  "scat- 
tered throughout  Pontus,  Galatia, 
Cappadocia,  Asia,  and  Bithyiiia, 

2  '' Elect  c  according  to  the  fore- 
knowledge of  God  the  Father, 
1^  through  sanctification  of  the 
Spirit,  unto  obedience  and 
^sprinkling  of  the  blood  of  Je- 
sus Christ:  /Grace  unto  you,  and 
peace,  be  multiplied. 

3  pBles.sed  be  the  God  and  Father 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  which 
''according  to  his  tabundant  mer- 
cy 'hath  begotten  us  again  unto  a 
lively  hope  ^by  the  resurrection 
of  Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead, 

4  To  an  inheritance  incorrupti- 
ble, and  undefiled,  'and  that  fad- 
eth  not  away,  '"'reserved  in  heav- 
en 11  for  you, 

5  "Who  are  kept  by  the  power  of 
God  through  faith  unto  .salvation 
ready  to  be  revealed  in  the  last 
time. 

6  ""WHierein  ye  greatly  rejoice, 
though  now;)  for  a  sea.son,  if  need 
be,  ^ye  are  in  heaviness  through 
manifold  temptations: 

7  That  ?-the  trial  of  your  faith, 
being  much  more  precious  than 
of  gold  that  perLsheth,  though  «it 
be  tried  with  fire,  <  might  be 
found  unto  praise  and  honour 
and  glory  at  the  appearing  of  Je- 
sus Christ: 

8  «Whoni  having  not  seen,  ye 
love;  =>:in  whom,  though  now  ye 
see  him  not,  yet  believing,  ye  re- 
joice with  joy  unspeakable  and 
full  of  glory: 

9  Receiving  ythe  end  of  your 
faith,  even  the  salvation  of  you7' 
souls. 

10  z  Of  which  salvation  the  proph- 
ets have  inquired  and  searched 
diligently,  who  prophesied  of  the 
grace  tJiat  ."should  coine  unto  you : 

11  Searching  what,  or  what  man- 
ner of  time  "the  Spirit  of  Christ 
which  was  in  them  did  signify, 
when  it  testified  beforehand  ^tlie 
sufferings  of  Christ,  and  the  glory 
that  should  follow. 

12c Unto  whom  it  was  revealed. 

Hag.  2.  7.     Zech.  6.  12.      Matt.  13.  17.     Luke  10. 
19,20,21.     och.  3.  19.     2  Pet.  1.21.     ft  Ps.  22.  0. 
Dan.  9.  26.     Luke  24.  25.  26,  44,  46.     John  12. 
22,  23.     c  Dan.  0.  24.  <t  12.  9,  13. 


that  ''not  unto  themselves,  but       A.  D. 
unto   us   they   did   minister   the     about  60. 

things,  which  are  now  reported  ' • 

unto    you   by    them    that    have  1 ''"*'''•"•  *^' 
preached    the   gospel   unto    you 
with  ethe  Holj'  Ghost  sent  down 


39,  40. 
e  Acts  2.  4, 

j  from  heaven;  /which  things  the'-'^Dan 

!  angels  desire  to  look  into. 

j  13  Wherefore  i'gird  up  the  loins 
of  your  mind,  ''be  sober,  and  hope 

I  tto  the  end  for  the  grace  that  is  to 
be  brought  unto  j'ou  'at  the  reve- 

I  lation  of  Jesus  Christ; 

I   14   As   obedient   children,   *not 

[  fashioning  yourselves  according 
to  the  former  lusts  '  in  your  igno- 

j  ranee : 
15  '"  But  as  he  which  hath  called 

I  you  is  holy,  so  be  ye  holy  in  all 
manner  of  conversation; 

j   IG  Because  it  is  written,  "Be  ye 
holy ;  for  I  am  holy. 
17  And  if  ye  call  on  the  Father, 
«who  without  respect  of  persons 

I  judgeth  according  to  everj'  man's 

I  work,  1'  pa.ss  the  time  of  your  s so- 
journing Iiere  in  fear : 

j   18  Forasmuch  as  ye  know  '•  that 

I  ye  were  not  redeemed  with  cor- 

(  ruptible  things,  as  silver  and  gold, 
from  your  vain  conversation  s  re- 
ceived by  tradition  from  your  fa- 
thers ;  I  ■'io-  '• 

19  But  t  with  the  precious  blood    oDeut.  lo^^iT, 
of  Christ,  «  as  of  a  lamb  without 
blemish  and  without  spot : 

20  ^  Who  verily  was  foreordained 
before  the  foundation  of  the 
world,  but  was  manifest  2/ in  these 
last  times  for  j'oii, 

21  Who  by  him  do  believe  in 
God,  «that  raised  him  up  from 
the  dead,  and  «gave  him  glory; 
that  your  faith  and  hope  might  be 
in  God. 

22  Seeing  ye  *  have  purified  your 
souls  in  obeying  the  truth  through 
the  Spirit  unto  unfeigned  «love  of 
the  brethren,  see  thai  ye  love  one 
another  with  a  pure  heart  fer- 
vently : 

23  <'  Being  born  again,  not  of  cor- 
ruptible seed,  but  of  incorrupti- 
ble, « by  the  word  of  God.  which 
liveth  andabideth  for  ever. 

24  !1  For /all  flesh  i.s-  as  grass,  and 
all  the  glory  of  man  as  the  flower 
of  grass.  The  grass  withereth,  and 
the  flower  thereof  falleth  away : 


8.  13.4; 
,  6. 

Eph.  3.  10. 
e  Luke  12.  35. 

Eph.  6.  14. 
h  Luke  21.  3-1. 

Rom.  13.  13. 

1  Thess.  5.  6, 

8. 

ch.  4.  7.  Sc  5. 

8. 
t  Gr. 

perfectly. 
iLuke  17.  30. 

1  Cor.  1.  7. 

2  Thess.  1.7. 
*  Ron.  12.  2. 

ch.  4.  2. 
/Acts  17.  30. 

1  The.ss.  4.5. 
m  Luke  1.  74, 

2  Cor.  7.  1. 

1  Thess.  4.3, 
4,  7. 
Heb.  12   14. 

2  Pet.  3.  11. 
nLev.  11.  44. 

&  19.  2.  6i. 


Acts  10.  34. 

Rom.  2.  11. 
p2Cor.  7.  1. 

Phil.  2.  12. 

Heb.  12.  28. 
9  2  Cor.  5.  6. 

Heb.  11.  13. 

ch.  2.  11. 
r  1  Cor.  6.  20. 

&i  7.  23. 
s  Ez.  20.  IS. 

ch.  4.  3. 
t  Acts  20.  28. 

Eph.  1.  7. 

Heb.  9.12,14. 

Rev.  5.  9. 
u  Ex.  12.  5. 

Is.  53.  7. 

John  1.  29, 

3G. 

1  Cor.  5.  7. 
.r  Rom.  3.  25. 

6c  16.  25,  26. 
Eph.  3.  9,11. 
CoL  1.  20. 

2  Tim.  1.  9, 


Tit.  1.  2,  3. 
Rev.  13.  8. 


yGal.  4.  4.  Eph.  1.  10.  Heb.  1.  2.  &  9.  26.  a  Acts  2.  24. 
a  Matt.  28.  18.  Acts  2.  33.  <k  3.  13.  Eph.  1.  20.  Phil.  2.  9. 
Heb.  2.  9.  ch.3.  22.  ft  Acts  15.  9.  c  Rom.  12.  9,  10.  1  Thess. 
4.  9.  1  Tirn.  1.  5.  Heb.  13.  1.  rh.  2.  17.  k  3.  8.  &  4.  8. 
2  Pet.  1.  7.  1  John  3.  18.  <k  4.  7,  21.  d  John  1.  13.  &  3.  6. 
c  James  1.  18.  1  Jrhn  3.  9  I  Or,  For  that.  /Ps.  103.  15. 
Is.  40.  0.  &.  51.  12.    James  1.  10. 

22j 


Christ  the  chief  corner  stone. 


I.  PETER. 


The  duties  of  subjects,  &c. 


A.  D. 

about  CO. 


g  Ps.  10-2.  IV!, 

20. 

Is.  40.  8. 

Luke  lU.  IT. 
71  John  1.1,1-1. 

lJoliiil.1,3. 


sEph.  4.  2Q, 
ij,  31. 
Col.  3.  8. 
Hub.  12.  1. 
Jamp.s  1.  21. 


ch.  4.  2. 
6  Matt.  IS.  3. 

Mark  10.  15. 

Rim.  6.  4. 

1  Cor.  14.20. 

ch.  1.  23. 
c  1  Cor.  3.  2. 

Heb.  5.  12, 

13. 
d  Ps.  34.  8. 

Heb.  6.  5. 
e  Pk.  118.  22. 

Matt.  21.  42. 

Acts  4.  11. 
/Eph.  2.  21, 

22. 
II  Or. 

he  ye  built, 
f  Heb.  3.0. 
hlx.  01.  C.  Sc 

CO.  21. 

ver.  9. 
i  Hos.  14.  2. 

Mai.  1.  11. 

Rom.  12.  1. 

Ileb.  13.  15, 

16. 
i  Phil.  4.  18. 

ch.  4.  11. 
/Is.  28.  10. 

Rom.  9.  33. 
II  Or, 

an  honour. 
mPs.  118.  22. 

Malt.  21.  42. 

Actx  4.  11. 
nis.  8.  11. 

Luke  2.  34. 

Rom.  9.  33. 
ol  Cor.  1.23. 
p  Ex.  9.  IB. 

Rom.  9.  22. 

1  The«9.  5.9. 

Jude4. 
q  Dout.  10.15. 

cli.  1.  2. 
rEx.  13.  5,0. 

Rev.  I.  0.  ic 

5.  10. 
•  John  17.  19. 

1  Cor.  3.  17. 

2  Tim.  1.  9. 
t  Deut.  4.  20. 

&7.0.  ic  14. 

2  <k  26.  18, 

19. 

Acta  20.  28. 

Kph.  1.  14. 

Tit.  2.  14. 


25  s' But  the  word  of  the  Lord  en- 
diireth  I'or  ever.  ''And  this  is  the 
word  whicli  by  the  gospel  is 
preached  unto  you. 

CHAPTER  II, 

1  He  dehortcth  them  from  the  breach  of  charity  : 
■\  shewing^  that  Christ  is  the  foundation  where- 
upon they  are  hiiilt.  11  He  beseechcth  them  also 
to  abstain  from  fieshly  lusts,  13  to  be  obedient 
to  magistrates,  18  and  teacheth  servants  how  to 
obey  their  masters,  20  patiently  suffering  for 
well  doing,  after  the  example  of  Christ. 


WHEREFORE  « laying  aside 
all  malice,  and  all  guile, 
and  hj'pocnsies,  and  envies,  and 
all  evil  speakings, 

2  ^As  newborn  babes,  desire  the 
.sincere  '•milk  of  the  word,  that 
ye  may  grow  thereby : 
"3  If  so  be  ye  have  (^  tasted  that 
the  Lord  is  gracious. 

4  To  whom  coming,  as  un(o  a 
living  stone,  c  disallowed  indeed  of 
nien,  but  chosen  of  God,  and 
precious, 

5/Ye  also,  as  lively  stones,  II  are 
built  up  !/a,  spiritual  house,  ''a 
holy  prie.sthood,  to  offer  up  ^  spir- 
itual sacrifices,  ^'  acceptable  to  God 
by  Jesus  Christ. 

G  Wherefore  also  it  is  contained  in 
the  Scripture,  'Reliold,  I  lay  in 
Sion  a  chief  cf)rner  stone,  elect, 
precious:  and  he  that  believeth 
on  bim  shall  not  be  confounded. 

7  Unto  you  therefore  which  be- 
lieve li".  is  il  precious :  but  unto 
them  which  be  disobedient,  »»the 
stone  which  the  builders  disal- 
lowed, tlie  same  is  made  the  head 
of  the  corner, 

8  "And  a  stone  of  stuinbling, 
and  a  rock  of  offence,  "  evfii  to 
the,ni  which  stumble  at  the  word, 
being  disobedient:  }>whereunto 
also  they  were  appointed. 

9  But  ye  are  ?  a  chosen  genera- 
tion, r  a  roj'al  prie.sthood,  »a  holy 
nation,  '  II  a  peculiar  people;  that 
ye  should  shew  forth  the  II  praises 
of  him  who  hath  called  you  out 
of  "  darkness  into  his  marvellous 
light: 

10  2^  Which  in  time  past  were  not 
apeople,  hwX,  are  now  the  people  of 
God:  which  had  not  obtained 
mercy,  but  now  have  obtained 
mercy. 

11  l>early  beloved,  I  beseech  you 
.'/as  strangers  and  pilgrims,  ^ ab- 
stain from  fleshly  lusts,  « which 
war  against  the  soul ; 

12  'Having  your  conversation 
honest  among  the  Gentiles  :  that, 
II  whereas  they  speak  against  you 
as  evil  doers, '^  they  may  by  tioiiv 
good  works,  whicii  they  shall  be- 
hold, glorify  God ''in  the  day  of 
visitation. 

Or,  a  purchased  people.  \\  Or,  virtues,  u  Acts  20.  18.  Eph.  5. 
8.  Col.  1.  13.  1  Th.-KH.  ii.  4,  6.  x  Hos.  1.  0,  10.  <k  2.  23. 
Rom.  9  25.  1/1  Chr.  29.  15.  Ps.  39.  12.  .V  119.  19.  Ht-b.  II, 
13.  ch.  1.  17.  J  Rom.  13.  M.  Gal.  5.  1(1.  a  James  4.  i. 
4  Kom.  12.  17.  2Cor.  M.  21.  Pliil.  2.  15.  Tit.  2.  8.  ch.  3. 
10.     i|  Or,  wherein,     c  Matt.  5.  10.     </  Luke  19.  44, 

220 


13  « Submit  j^ourselves  to  every 
ordinance  of  man  for  the  Lord's 
sake:  whether  it  be  to  the  king, 
as  supreme; 

14  Or  unto  governors,  as  unto 
thein  that  are  sent  by  him  /for 
the  punishment  of  evil  doers,  and 
fffor  the  praise  of  them  that  do 
well. 

15  For  so  is  the  will  of  God,  that 
''With  well  doing  ye  may  put  to 
silence  the  ignorance  of  foolish 
men : 

16  iAs  free,  and  not  tusuig  your 
liberty  for  a  cloak  of  maliciou.s- 
ne.ss,  but  as  ^the  servants  of  (^od. 

17 '  II  Honour  all  men.  ™  Love  the 
brotherhood.  "Fear  God.  Hon- 
our the  king. 

18  "  Servants,  be  subject  to  your 
ma.sters  with  all  fear;  not  only  to 
the  good  and  gentle,  but  also  to 
the  froward. 

19  For  this  is  IIjj  thankworthy,  if 
a  man  for  conscience  toward  God 
endure  grief,  suffering  wrongfullj'. 

2U  For  <i  what  glory  is  it,  if,  when 
ye  be  buffeted  lor  j'our  faults,  ye 
shall  take  it  patiently?  but  if, 
when  ye  do  well,  and  suffer /or  it, 
ye  take  it  patiently,  this  is  II  ac- 
ceptable with  God. 

21  For  j-even  hereunto  were  ye 
called:  because  "Christ  also  suf- 
fered II for  us, 'leaving  us  an  ex- 
ample, that  ye  should  follow  his 
steps : 

22  "  Who  did  no  sin,  neither  was 
guile  found  in  his  mouth  : 

23  ^Who,  when  he  was  reviled, 
reviled  not  again ;  when  he  suf- 
fered, he  threatened  not;  but 
.'/!l  committed  /limsrif  to  him  that 
judgeth  righteously : 

24  2  Who  his  own  self  bare  our 
sins  in  his  own  body  Hon  the 
tree,  "that  we,  being  dead  to  sins, 
should  live  unto  righteousness: 
i>  by  whose  stripes  ye  were  healed. 

2)  For  "^ye  were  as  sheep  going 
astray ;  but  are  now  returned '^  un- 
to the  Shepherd  and  Bi.shop  of 
your  souls. 

0,11.     Matt.  8.   17.     Hel).  9.  28.     <l  Or,  to 

7.  fi.     h  Is.  53.  5.     c  Is.  53.  fi.      K/..  34.  0.     </ Ei.  31.  23, 

24.     John  10.  11,  14,  10.      Heb.  13.  20.     ch.  5.  4. 

CHAPTER  IIL 

I  lie  f^achelh  the  duty  of  wives  and  husbands  to 
each  other.  H  exhorting  all  men  to  unity  and 
love,  14  and  to  suffer  persecution.  19  lie  dc- 
elareth  also  the  benefits  of  Christ  toward  the 
old  world. 

LIKEWISE,  «j'C  wives,  be  in 
subjection  to  your  own  hus- 
bands; that,  if  any  obey  not  the 
word, ''  thev  also  may  without  the 
word  <be  won  by  the  conversa- 
tion of the  wives; 

2'' While  they  behold  your  chaste 
conversation  roiijilrd  with  fear. 

3 '■  Who.se  iidoniing,  let  it  not  be 
that  outward  adorn iiiri  of  plaiting 
the  hair,  and  of  wearing  of  gold, 
or  of  putting  on  of  apparel ; 


A.  D. 

about  60. 

;  Matt.  22.  21. 

Rom.  13.  1. 

Tit.  3.  1. 
/Rom.  13.  4. 
g  Rom.  13.  3. 
ft  Tit.  2.  8. 

ver.  12. 
iGal.  5.  1,  13. 
t  Or.  hating, 
i  1  Cor.  7.  22. 
I  Rom.  12.  10. 

Phil.  2.  3. 
I  Or,  Esteem. 
mHcb.  13.  1. 

ch.  1.22. 
n  Prov.  24.21. 

Matt.  22.  21. 

Rom.  13.  7. 

0  Eph.  0.  5. 
Col.  3.  22. 
1  Tim.  6.  1. 
Tit.  2  9. 

1  Or,  thank, 
Luke  0.  32. 
ver.  20. 

p  Matt.  5.  10. 

Rom.  13.  5. 

ch.  3.  14. 
7ch.  3.  14.  t 

4.  14,  15. 
II  Or,  thank. 
rMatt.  10.24. 

Arts  14.22. 

1  Thess.  3.3. 

2  Tim.  3.  12. 
sch.  3.  18. 
II  Some  read, 

for  you. 
t  John  13.  15. 
Phil.  2.  5. 

1  John  2.  6. 
u  Is.  53.  9. 

Luke  23.  41. 
John  it.  46. 

2  Cor.  5.  21. 
Heb.  4.  15. 

X  Is.  53.  7. 

Matt.  27:  39. 

John  8.  48, 

49. 

Heb.  12.  3. 
yLuke  23.  48. 
||  Or,  commit' 

(r(/ his  cause, 
z  Is.  53.  4,  5, 
oRom.  0.  2,  11.  Ic 
ic  37. 


fll  Cor.  14.3-1. 

Eph.  5.  22. 

Col.  3.  18. 

Tit.  2.  5. 
!/ 1  Cor.  7.  10. 
c  Matt.  18.  15. 

1  Cor.  9.  19- 

22. 
lich.  2.  12. 
e  1  Tim.  t.  9. 

Tit.  2.  3,  ic. 


ExhoHation  to  unity  and  love.       I.  PETER. 


Exhortation  to  cease  from.  sin. 


A.  D. 

about  60. 


/Vs.  45.  13. 
Rom.  2.  23. 
&  7.  22. 

2  Cor.  4.  16. 
f  Gen.  18.  12. 
t  Gr.  children, 
hi  Cor.  7.  3. 

Epli.  5.  25. 

Col.  3.  19. 
i  1  Cor.  12.  23. 

1  Thess.  4.  4. 
*  See  Job  42. 

8. 

Matt.  5.  23, 

24.  &  18.  19. 
;nom.  12.16. 

Sc  15.  6. 

Phil.  3.  16. 
m  Rom.  12.10. 

Heb.  13.  1. 

ch.  2.  17. 

nor, 

tolling  to  the 

brethren. 
nEph.  4.  32. 

Col.  3.  12. 
oProT.  17.  13. 

<fc  20.  2J. 

Matt.  5.  39. 

Rom.  12.  14, 

17. 

1  Cor.  4.  12. 

1  The.ss.  5. 
15. 

p  Matt.  25.31. 
jPs.Sl.  12, 

&c. 
r  James  1.  2C. 

ch.  2.  1,  22. 

Rev.  14.  5. 
s  Fs.  37.  27. 

Is.  1.  16,  17. 

3  John  11. 

t  Rom.  12.  18. 

4:  24.19. 

Heb.  12.  II. 
u  John  9.  31. 

James  5. 16. 
t  Gr.  upnn. 
X  Prov.  16.  7. 

Bom.  8.  28. 
jiMalt.  5.  10, 

11,  12. 

James    1.  12. 

ch.2.  19.  &. 

4.  14. 
z  Is.  8.  12,  13. 

Jer.  1.  8. 

John  14.  1, 

27. 
aPs.  119.  46. 

Acts  4.  8. 

Col.  4.  G. 

2  Tim.  2.  25. 
II  Or, 

rcvfrence. 
b  Heb.  13.  18. 
cTit.  2.  I?. 

ch.  2.  12. 
d  Rom.  5.  6. 

Heb.  9.  26, 

28. 

ch.  2.21.  <fc 

4.1. 

c2  Cor.  13.4. 
/Col.  1.21,22. 
g  Rom.  1.  4. 

&  8.  11. 
hch.  1.  12.  4; 

4.  6.     I  Is.  42. 


4  But  let  it  be /the  hidden  man  of 
the  heart,  in  that  which  is  notcor- 
ruptible,  even  the  rjrnament  of  a 
meek  and  quiet  spirit,  which  is  in 
the  sight  of  God  of  great  price. 

5  For  after  this  manner  in  the 
old  time  the  holy  women  also, 
who  trusted  in  God,  adorned 
themselves,  being  in  subjection 
unto  their  own  husbands : 

()  Even  as  Sarah  obeyed  Abra- 
ham, (7 calling  him  lord:  whose 
t daughters  ye  are,  as  long  as  ye 
do  well,  ancl  are  not  afraid  with 
any  amazement. 

7  ''  Likewise,  ye  husbands,  dwell 
with  them  according  to  knowl- 
edge, giving  honour  unto  the 
wife, 'as  unto  the  weaker  vessel, 
and  as  being  heirs  together  of  the 
.grace  of  life;  <that  your  prayers 
be  not  hindered. 

8  Finally,  ^be  ye  all  of  one  mind, 
having  compassion  one  of  an- 
other; '«!llove  as  brethren,  ^be 
pitiful,  be  courteous: 

9  "Not  rendering  evil  for  evil,  or 
railing  lor  railing:  but  contrari- 
wise blessing;  knowing  that  ye  are 
thereunto  called,  p  that  ye  should 
inherit  a  ble.ssing. 

10  For  ?  he  that  will  love  life,  and 
see  good  days,  'let  him  refrain  his 
tongue  from  evil,  and  his  lips  that 
they  speak  no  guile : 

11  "Let  him  « eschew  evil,  and  do 
good ;  t  let  him  seek  peace,  and 
ensue  it. 

12  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  arc 
over  the  righteous,  « and  his  ears 
are  open  unto  their  prayers :  but 
the  face  of  the  Lord  is  t against 
them  that  do  evil. 

1.3  2- And  who  U  he  that  will 
harm  you,  if  ye  be  followers  of 
that  which  is  good  ? 

14 .'/ But  and  if  ye  suffer  for  right- 
eousness' sake,  happy  ore  ye:  and 
-be  not  afraid  of  their  terror,  nei- 
ther be  troubled; 

15  But  sanctify  the  Lord  God  in 
your  hearts:  and  ^bc  ready  al- 
waj's  to  give  an  answer  to  every 
man  that  asketh  you  a  reason  of 
the  hope  that  is  in  you,  with  meek- 
ness and  11  fear: 

If)  t'  Having  a  good  conscience ; 
<^  that,  whereas  they  speak  evil  of 
you,  as  of  evil  doer's,  they  may  be 
ashamed  that  falsely  accuse  your 
good  conversation  in  Christ. 

17  For  it  is  better,  if  the  will  of 
God  be  so,  that  ye  suffer  for  well 
doing,  than  for  evil  doing. 

IS  For  Christ  also  hath  c^once 
suffered  for  sins,  the  just  for  the 
unjust,  that  he  might  bring  us  to 
God,  e  being  nut  to  death  /in  the 
flesh,  but  r/quickened  by  the  Spirit : 

19  By  which  also  he  went  and 
''preached  unto  the  spirits  iiu 
prison ; 

20  Which  sometime  were  dis- 

7.  &  49.  9.  <k  61.  1. 


obedient,  ^when  once  the  long- 
sutfering  of  God  waited  in  the 
days  of  Noah,  while  'the  ark  was 
a  iDreparing,  "'wherein  few,  that 
is,  eight  souls  were  saved  by 
water.  1 

21  "  The  like  figure  whcreunto  I 
even  baptism  doth  also  now  save  I 
us,  (not  the  putting  away  of  °  the  ! 
filth  of  the  flesh,  p  but  the  answer 
of  a  good  conscience  toward  God.) 
H  bv  the  resurrection  of  Jesus 
Christ:  \ 

22  Who  is  gone  into  heaven,  and 
'•is  on  the  right  hand  of  God;  "an- 1 
gels  and  authorities  and  powers  i 
being  iiiade  subject  unto  him. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

1  He  cxhortclh  them  to  cease  from  sin  by  the 
example  of  Christ,  and  the  consideration  of  the 
general  end  that  now  approachelk  :  12  and  com' 
forleth  them  against  persecution. 

FORASMUCH  then  «as  Christ 
hath  suffered  for  us  in  the 
flesh,  arm  yourselves  likewise 
with  the  same  mind:  for  *  he 
that  hath  suffered  in  the  flesh 
hath  ceased  from  sin ; 

2  cThat  he  no  longer  ''should 
live  the  rest  of  his  time  in  the 
flesh  to  the  lu.sts  of  men,  cbut  to 
the  will  of  C4od. 

3  .^For  the  time  past  of  our  life 
may  su nice  us  i'to  have  wrought 
the'will  of  the  Gentiles,  when  we 
walked  in  lasciviousness,  lusts, 
excess  of  wine,  rcvellings,  ban- 
quetings,  and  abominable  idola- 
tries: 

4  Wherein  they  think  it  strange 
that  ye  run  net  v/ith  them  to  the 
same  excess  of  riot,  a  speaking 
evil  of  you: 

5  Who  shall  give  account  to  him 
that  is  ready' to  judge  the  quick 
and  the  dead. 

0  For,  for  this  cause  '-was  the 
gospel  preached  also  to  them  that 
are  dead,  that  they  might  be 
judged  according  to  men  in  the 
ilesli,  but  live  according  to  God 
in  the  spirit. 

7  But '  the  end  of  all  things  is  at 
hand:  ™be  ye  therefore  sober, and 
watch  unto  prayer. 

8  «And  above  all  things  have 
fervent  charity  among  your- 
selves: for  "Charity  11  shall  cover 
the  multitude  of  sins. 

9  J' Use  hospitality  one  to  another 

2  without  grudging. 

10  'As  everv  inan  hatli  received 
the  gift,  even  so  minister  the  same 
one  to  another,  nis  good  stewards 
of  nhe  manifold  grace  of  God. 

11  "If  anv  man  speak,  let  him 
speak  as  the  oracles  of  God;  ^^if 
any  man  minister,  /'  t  him  do  it  as 
of  "the  abilitv  which  God  giveth  ; 
that  ?'God  in  all  things  may  be 
glorified    through  Jesus   Christ: 

rRom.  12.  6.    1  Cor.  4.  7.    *  Matt.  24.  45.  &  25.  14 

42.     ICor.  4.  1,2.    Tit.  1.  7.    r  1  Cor.  12.  4.     Eph 

23.22.    I  Rom.  12.  6,  7.  H.    1  Cor.  3. 10.    y  Eph 

227 


A.  D. 

about  60. 


*  Geu.  6.  3,  5, 

13. 

I  Heb.  11.7. 
m  Gen.  7.  7. 

Sc  8.  18. 

2  Pet.  2.  5. 
n  Eph.  5.  26. 
oTit.  3.  5. 
p  Rom.  10.  10. 
q  ch.  1.  3. 
rPs.  110.  1. 

Rom.  8.  34. 

Eph.  1.  20. 

Col.  3.  1. 

Heb.  1.  3. 
s  Rom.  8.  38. 

1  Cor.  15.  24. 

Eph.  1.  21. 


nrh.  3.  18. 
6  Rom.  6.  2,  7. 

Gal.  5.24. 

Col.  3.  3,  5. 
c  Rom.  14.  7. 

ch.  2.  1. 
rfGal.  2.20. 

ch.  1.  14. 
e  John  1.  13. 

Rom.  6.  11. 

2  Cor.  5.  15. 

James  1.  18. 
fF.z.  44.  6.  & 

45.  9. 

Acts  17.  30. 
g  Eph.  2.  2.  6c 

4.  17. 

1  Thess.  4.  5. 
Tit.  3.  3. 
ch.  1.  14. 

h  Acts  13.  45. 
Sc  18.  6. 
ch.  3. 16. 

I  Acts  10.  42. 
Sc  17.31. 
Rora.  14.  10, 
12. 

1  Cor.  15.  51, 
52. 

2  Tim.  4.1. 
James  o.  9. 

*ch.  3.  19. 
;Matt.  24.13, 

14. 

Kom.  13.  12. 

Phil.  4.  5. 

Heb.  10.25. 

James  5.  8. 

2Pct.  3.  9,11. 

1  John  2.  18. 
m  Matt.  26.41. 

Ljke2I.  34. 

Col.  4.  2. 

ch.  1.  13.  i: 

5.  8. 
n  Col.  3.  14. 

Heb.  13.  1. 

o  Prov.  10. 12. 

1  Cor.  13.  7. 

James  5.  20. 

II  Or,  aill. 
pRom.  12.13. 

Heb.  13.  2. 
?2  Cor.  9.  7. 

Phil.  2.  14. 

Philem.  14. 
,  21.    Luke  12. 
.  4.  11.    K  Jer. 

20.    ch.  2.  5. 


The  dutu  of  elders. 


II.  PETER. 


Divers  exhortations. 


A.  D.        I  to  whom  be  praise  and  domin- 
about()0.      ion  lor  ever  and  over.    Amen. 

12  Beloved,  tliink  it  not  strange 
concerning  "the  tiery  trial  wliich 
is  to  try  you,  as  tliougli  soine 
strange  thing  happened  unto  you : 

13  ^But  rejoice,  inasmucli  as  f-ye 
are  partakers  of  Christ's  suffer- 
ings; 'Uhat,  when  his  glory  shall 
be  revealed,  ye  may  be  glad  also 
with  exceeding  joy. 

14  e  If  ye  be  reproached  for  the 
name  of  Christ,  happy  ai-eye;  for 
the  Spirit  of  glory  and  of  God 
resteth  upon  you:  /on  their  part 
he  is  evil  spoken  of,  but  on  your 
part  he  is  glorified. 

15  But  fflet  none  of  you  suffer  as 
a  murderer,  or  as  a  tliiof,  or  as  an 
evil  doer,  ''or  as  a  busybody  in 
other  men's  matters. 

Ifj  Yet  if  (Oil/  man  suffer  as  a 
Christian,  let  him  not  be  asham- 
ed; »but  let  him  glorify  God  on 
this  behalf. 

17  For  the  time  is  come  ''  that 
judgment  must  begin  at  the 
liouse  of  God  :  and'if  <<  first  brgin 
at  us,  "'what  shall  tlie  end  be  of 
them  that  obey  not  the  gospel  of 
God? 

18  "And  if  tlie  righteous  scarcely 
be  saved,  where  sliall  tlie  ungodly 
and  the  sinner  appear  ? 

19  Wlierefore,  let  tiiem  that  suf- 
fer according  to  the  will  of  God 

0  commit  the  keeping  of  their  souls 
to  him  in  well  doing,  as  unto  a 
faithful  Creator. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  He  ezhoTteth  Ihn  elders  to  feed  their  J!orkx,5  the 
younger  to  obey,  S  and  all  to  he  sober,  watchful, 
and  Constant  in  the  faith  :  9  to  resist  the  cruel 
adversary  the  devil. 

THE  elders  whicli  are  among 
you  I  exliort,  who  am  also  "  an 
elder,  and  ''a  witness  of  the  suffer- 
ings of  Christ,  and  also  ^a  partaker 
oftheglorvthar  sliall  be  revealed: 
•2  rfFocd  the  llock  of  (TOd  II  which 
is  among  you,  taking  the  over- 
d'johu-2ui5,   «iglit  thereof,  cnot  by  constraint, 

IG,  17.    A.td  20.  28.     i|  Or,  as  much  as  in  you  is.    e  1  Cor.  U.  17. 


2  1  Tim.  6.  IB. 

ch.  .5.  11. 

Rev.  1.6. 
a  I  Cor.  3.  13. 

ch.  1.  7. 
b  .\ct3  5.  41. 

James  1.  2. 
cRom.  8.  17. 

2  Cnr.  1.7.& 

4.  10. 

Phil.  3.  10. 

Col.l.  24. 

2  Tim.  2.  12. 

ch.  5.  1.  10. 

Rev.  1.  9. 
rfch.  1.  5,  6. 
cMatt.  5.  11. 

2  Cor.  12.  10. 

James  1.  12. 

ih.  2.  19,20. 

&  3.  14. 
frh.  2.  12.  & 

3.  10. 
g  ch.  2.  20. 
h  1  Thes3.  4. 

11. 

1  Tim.  5.  13. 
1  .\cts  0.41. 
*  Is.  10.  12. 

Jer.  2.").  29. 

iL  49.  12. 

V.z.  9.  6. 

Mai.  3.  5. 
/  Luke  23.  31. 
m  Luke  10. 12, 

14. 
nProv.  11.  31. 

Luke  23.  31. 
0  Ps.  31.  5. 

Luke  23.  40. 

2  Tim.  1.  12. 


a  Philem.  0. 
6  Luke  21.  48. 

Acts  1.  fi.22. 

Sc  5.  32.  6c 

10.  39. 
c  Kom.  8.  17, 


but  willingly ;  /not  for  filthy  lucre,  [       A.  D. 
but  of  a  ready  mind ;  about  60. 

8  Neither  as  II .'/being  lords  over  Tr;^. — ttT 
'^  God's   heritage,  but   » being   en- j  ■'ti'TV 
samples  to  the  fiock.  jnor, 

4  And  when    *  the  chief  Shep-    overruling. 
herd  shall  appear,  ye  shall  receive  g  f.z.  34. 4. 
'a  crown  of  glory  "'that  fadeth     iMait. 20.  25, 
not  away. 

5  Likewise,  ye  younger,  submit 
yourselves  unto  the  elder.  Yea, 
"all  of  you  be  subject  one  to  an- 
other, and  beclotlied  with  humil- 
ity: for  "God  resisieth  the  proud, 
and  ?^giveth  grace  to  the  humble. 

6  9  Humble  .yourselves  therefore 
under  the  mighty  hand  of  God, 
that  he  may  exalt  you  in  due  time : 

7  ''Casting  all  your  care  upon 
him;  for  he  careth  for  you. 

8  »Be  sober,  be  vigilant;  because 
*your  adversary  the  devil,  as  a 
roaring  lion,  walketh  about,  seek- 
ing whom  he  may  devour : 

9  "Whom  resist  steadfast  In  the 
faith,  ^knowing  that  the  same 
afflictions  are  accomplished  in 
your  brethren  that  are  in  the 
"world. 

10  But  the  God  of  all  grace,!/ who 
hath  called  us  unto  his  eternal 
glorj'  bj'  Christ  Jesus,  after  that 
ye  have  suffered  ^a  while,  «  make 
you  perfect,  *  stablish,  strengthen, 
settle  you. 

11  cTohim  he  glory  and  domin- 
ion for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 

12  'I  By  Silvanus,a  faithful  broth- 
er unto  you,  as  I  suppose.  I  have 
e written  briefly,  exhorting,  and 
testifying  /that  this  is  the  true 
grace'  of  God  wherein  ye  stand. 

13  The  church  that  is  at  Babylon, 
elected  together  with  i/oi(,.saluteth 
you  ;  and>o  doth  u  Marcus  my  son. 

14  'tfireet  ye  one  another  with  a 
kiss  of  charity.  "Peace  be  with 
you  all  that  are  in  Christ  Jesus. 
Amen. 


1  Cnr.  3.  9. 

2  Cor.  1.  24. 
h  Ps.  33.  12.  Ic 

74.  2. 

I  Phil.  3.  17. 
2Thess.  3.9. 

1  Tim.  4.  12. 
Til.  2.  7. 

*  Ileb.  13.  20. 
l\  Cnr.  9.  25. 

2  Tim.  4.  8. 
James  1. 12. 

m  ch.  1.  4. 
nRom.  12.  10. 

Eph.  5.21. 

Phil.  2.  3. 

0  James  4.  6. 
p  Is.  57.  15.  Ic 

m.  2. 

7  James  4.  10. 
r  Pa.  37.  5.  & 

55.  2-2. 

.Matt.  0  25. 

Luke  12.  n, 

Phil.  4.  6. 

Heb.  13.  5. 
s  Luke  21.  34, 

36. 

1  Thess.5.  6. 

ch.  4.  7. 
«  Job  1.  7.  k 

2.2. 

Luke  22.  31. 

Rev.  12.  12. 
«Kph.6.11,13. 

James  4.  7. 

1  Acts  14.  22. 

1  Thess.  3.  3. 

2  Tim.  3.  12. 
ch.  2.  21. 

y  1  Cor.  1.  9. 

1  Tim.  0.  12. 
J  2  Cor.  4.  17. 

ch.l.  6. 
a  IIel>.  13.  21. 

Judo  24.  i2Thes9.  2.  17.  k  3.  3.  cch.  4.  11.  Rev.  1.  6. 
if  2  Cor.  1.  19.  elleh.  13.  22.  /'Acts  20.  24.  1  Cor.  15.  1. 
2  Pel.  1.  12.  e- Acts  12.  12,  25.  *  Rom.  16.  16.  1  Cor.  10.  20. 
2  Cor.  13.  12.     1  Thcss.  5.  20.     i  Eiih.  0.  23. 


A.  D.  G6. 


THE   SECOND    EPISTLE    GENERAL   OF 

P  E  T  E  E. 


CHAPTER  T. 

1  Confirming  them  in  hope  of  Iha  incrtare  nf 
Oori's  grace/,  5  he  rxhortelh  i hem, hy  faith,  end 
good  works,  tn  make  their  calling  sure  :  I'J 
whereof  he  is  careful  to  remcmher  them,  know- 
ing that  his  death  is  at  hand  :  10  and  wurncth 
them  to  he  constant  in  the  faith  of  Christ,  who 
is  the  true  Son  of  God,  hy  the  eyewitness  of  the 
apostles  heholdmg  his  majesty,  andhy  the  testi- 
mony of  the  Father,  and  the  prophets. 

IMON  Peter,  a  soi'vant  and  an 
apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  theiri 
228 


■S 


tliat  have  obtained  "  like  precious 
liiitli  with  us  tlirougli  the  right- 
eousness tof  CJod  and  our  Saviour 
.lesus  Christ : 

2  ''(irace  and  peace  bo  multi- 
jilied  untoyou  through  the  knowl- 
edge of  God,  and  of  Jesus  our 
Lord, 

3  According  as  his  divine  power 
hath  given  unto  us  all  things  that 
pertain   unto    life  and  godliness, 


A.  D.  (.6. 


1  Hon 


1.  1-2 


13. 


2  Cnr.  4. 

Kph.  4.  .'■.. 

Tit.  1.  4. 
tor.  of  our 

(lod  and 

fiaviour, 

Til.  2.  13. 
6  Dan.  4.    l.k 

r>.  25. 

I  Pot.  1.  2. 

Jude2. 


Exhortation  to  holiness. 


II.  PETER. 


False  teachers  described. 


A.  D. 


c  John  17.  3. 
<fl  Thess.  2, 

12.  cfc  4.  7. 

2The3S.2.14. 

2  Tim.  1.  9. 

1  Pet.  2.  9.  <k 

3.  9. 
n  Or,  by. 
e2Cor.  7.  1. 
/2Cor.  3.  18. 

Eph.  4.  24. 

Heb.  12.  10. 

1  John  Ci.  2. 
f  ch.  2.  18,  20. 
h  ch.  3. 18. 
1 1  Pet.  3.  7. 

JGal.  6.  10. 
1  Thess. 3.12. 
&  5.  15. 
1  John  4.  21. 

t  Gr.  idle. 
IJohn  15.  2. 
Tit.  3.  14. 

m  1  John  2.  9, 
11. 

n  Eph.  5.  26. 

Heb.  9.  14. 

1  John  1.  7. 
0  1  John  3.  19. 

p  ch.  3.  17. 


5  Rom.  15.  14, 
15. 

Phil.  3.  1. 
ch.  3.  1. 

1  John  2.  21. 
Jude  5. 

rl  Pet.  5.  12. 

ch.  3.  17. 
»2Cor.  5.  1,4. 
«ch.  3.  1. 
u  See  Dent.  4. 

21,  22.  A:  31. 

14. 

2  Tim.  4.  0. 
J  John  21.  18, 

19. 


j;l  Cor.  1.  17. 

&  2.  1,  4. 

2  Cor.  2.  17. 

&i.2. 
z  Matt.  17.  1, 

Mark  9.  2. 

John  1.  14. 

1  John  1.  1. 

A-  4.  14. 
«Matt.  3.  17. 

<k  IT.  5. 

Marl;  1.  11. 

<t  9.  7. 

Luke  3.  22. 

&:  9.35. 
iSee  Ex.  3.5 


Josh.  '. 


15. 


Matt.  17.  6. 


c  through  the  knowledge  of  him 
<i  that  hath  called  us  II  to  glory  and 
virtue : 

4  "Whereby  are  given  unto  us 
exceeding  great  and  precious 
promises;  that  by  the.se  ye  might 
be  .'partaliers  of  the  divine  nature, 
shaving  escaped  the  corruption 
tliat  is  in  the  world  througli  lust. 

5  And  besides  this,  ''giving  all 
diligence,  add  to  your  faith  virtue ; 
and  to  virtue,  'knowledge; 

6  And  to  knowledge,  temper- 
ance; and  to  temperance,  pa- 
tience; and  to  patience,  godli- 
ness ; 

7  And  to  godline.ss,  brotherly 
k^'ndness;  and  /'to  brotherly 
kindne.ss,  charity. 

8  For  if  tliese  things  be  in  you, 
and  abound,  they  make  yoxL  that 
ye  Shalt  neither  be  tbarren  ^nor 
unfruitful  in  the  Icnowledge  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

9  But  he  that  lacketh  these 
things  "<is  blind,  and  cannot  see 
afar  off,  and  liath  Ibrgotten  that 
he  was  «  purged  from  liis  old  sins. 

10  Wherefore  the  rather,  breth- 
ren, give  diligence  "to  make  your 
calling  and  election  sure:  for  If 
ve  do  these  thiugs,  2^  ye  shall  never 
fall : 

11  For  so  an  entrance  shall  be 
ministered  unto  you  abundantly 
into  the  everlasting  kingdom  of 
our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
C'hrist. 

12  Wherefore  <?!  will  not  be 
negligent  to  put  you  always  in 
remembrance  of  these  tlimgs, 
'though  ye  know  them,  and  be 
established  in  the  present  truth. 

1:3  Yea,  I  thuik  it  meet,  sas  long 
as  I  am  in  this  tabernacle,  'to  stir 
.vou  up  hy  putting  you  in  remem- 
brance ; 

14  "Knowing  that  shortly  I  must 
put  off  this  my  tabernacle,  even 
as  3:  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  hath 
shewed  me. 

15  Moreover  I  will  endeavour 
that  ye  may  be  able  after  my 
decease  to  have  tliese  things 
always  in  remembrance. 

16  For  we  have  not  followed 
j'cunningly  devised  fables,  when 
we  made  known  unto  you  tlie 
power  and  coming  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  but  -were  eyewit- 
nesses of  his  majestj'. 

17  For  he  received  "from  God  the 
Father  honour  and  glory,  when 
there  came  such  a  voice  to  him 
from  the  excellent  glory,  "This 
is  my  beloved  Son,  in  wlibm  I  am 
well  pleased. 

18  And  this  voice  which  came 
from  heaven  we  heard,  when  we 
were  with  him  iu  6  the  holy 
mount. 

19  We  have  also  a  more  sure 
word  of  prophecy ;  wherennto 
ye  do  well  that  ye  take  heed,  as 


unto  ca  light  that  shineth  in  a 
dark  place,  until  the  day  dawn, 
and  rfthe  daystar  arise  in  your 
hearts: 

20  Knowing  this  fir.st,  that  eno 
prophecy  of  tlie  Scripture  is  of 
any  i:)rivate  interpretation. 

21  For  .'the  prophecy  came  not 
II in  old  time  by  the  will  of  man: 
ghnt  holy  men  of  God  spake  as 
tliey  ivere  moved  bv  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  He  foretelleth  them  of  false  teachers,  sheicinf; 
the  impiety  and  punishment  both  of  them  and 
their  followers  :  1  from  which  the  pudly  shall 
be  delivered,  as  Lot  was  out  of  Sodom  :  10  and 
more  fully  dcscribeth  the  manners  of  those  pro- 
fane  and  blasphemous  seducers,  whereby  they 
may  be  the  better  known,  and  avoided. 

BUT  "  there  were  false  prophets 
also  among  the  j^eople,  even 
as  6  there  shall  be  false  teachers 
among  you,  who  privily  shall 
bring  in  damnable  heresies,  even 
c denying  the  Lord  t^that  bought 
them,  eand  bring  upon  them- 
selves swift  destruction. 

2  And  many  shall  follow  their 
I  pernicious  ways;  by  reason  of 
whom  the  way  of  truth  shall  be 
evil  spoken  of. 

3  And  .'through  covetousness 
shall  they  with  feigned  words 
3  make  merchandise  of  you: 
''Whose  judgment  now  of  a  "long 
time  lingereth  not,  and  their  dam- 
nation slumbereth  not. 

4  For  if  God  spared  not  ithe 
angels  *that  sinned,  but  'cast 
them  down  to  hell,  and  delivered 
them  into  chains  of  darkness,  to 
be  reserved  unto  judgment; 

5  And  spared  not  the  old  world, 
but  saved  '"Xoah  the  eighth  per- 
son, «  a  preacher  of  righteousness, 
0 bringing  in  the  flood  upon  the 
world  of  the  ungodly; 

6  And  p  turning  the  cities  of 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah  into  ashes 
condemned  them  with  an  over- 
throw, 5  making  them  an  ensam- 
ple  unto  those  that  after  should 
live  ungodly; 

7  And  'delivered  just  Lot,  vexed 
witii  the  filthy  conversation  of 
the  wicked : 

8  (For  that  righteous  man  dwell- 
ing among  them,  «in  seeing  and 
hearing,  vexed /n's  righteous  soul 
from  day  to  day  with  their  un- 
lawful deeds:) 

9  'The  Lord  knoweth  how  to 
deliver  the  godly  out  of  tempta- 
tion, and  to  reserve  the  unjust 
unto  the  day  of  judgment  to  be 
punished : 

10  But  chiefly  "them  that  vralk 
after  the  flesh  in  the  lust  ofun- 
cleanness.  and  despise  II  govern- 
ment, a.  Presumptuous  are  they, 
selfwilled,  the.v  are  not  afraid  to 
speak  evil  of  dignities. 

H  Whereas  y  angels,  which  are 
229 


A.  D.  66. 

cPs.  119.  105. 

John  5.  35. 
rf  See  2  Cor.  4. 

4,6. 

Rev.2.  28.  <fc 

22.  16. 

eRom.  12.  6. 
/2  Tim.  3. 16. 

1  Pet.  1.  11. 
II  Or, 

at  any  time. 
e'2Sam.  23.  2. 

Luke  1.  70. 

Acts  1.  16.  (fc 

3.  18. 


aDeut.  13.  1. 

6  Matt.  24.  11. 
Acts  20.  30. 
1  Cor.  11.19. 

1  Tim.  4.  1. 

2  Tim.  3.1-5. 
1  John  4.  1. 
Jude  18. 

c  JuJe  4. 

d\  Cor.  G.  20. 

Gal.  3.  13. 

Eph.  1.  7. 

Heb.  10.29. 

1  Pet.  1.  18. 
Rev.  5.  9. 

sPhil.  3.  19. 

II  Or,  /rt.*crpi- 
ous  ways,  aa 
some  copies 
read. 

/"Rom.  16.  18. 

2  Cor.  12.  17, 
18. 

1  Tim.  6.  5. 

Tit.  1.  11. 
S-2  Cor.  2.  17. 

ch.  1.  10. 
?iDeut.  32.  35. 

Jude  4,  15. 
!  Job  4.  18. 

Jude  6. 
tJohn  8.  44. 

1  John  3.  8. 
/Luke  8.  31. 

Rev.  20.2,3. 
m  Gen.  7.  1,  7, 

23. 

Heb.  11.  7. 

1  Pet.  3.  20. 
n  1  Pet.  3.  19. 
och.  3.  6. 
p  Gen.  19.  24. 

Dent.  29.  23. 

Jude  7. 
q  Num.26. 10. 
rGen.  19.  10. 
s  Ps.  119.  139, 

168. 

Ez.  9.  4. 
(  Ps.  34.  17, 

19. 

1  Cor.  10.  13. 
u  Jnde  4,  7,  8, 

10,  16. 
II  Or, 

dominion, 
j:  Jude  8. 
y  Jude  9. 


Blasphemous  seducers  described.     II.  PETER. 


Of  Christ's  second  coming. 


A.  D.  m. 


II  Some  lead, 

against 

themselves, 
z  JcT.  \1.  3. 

Jude  10. 


h  See  Rom. 
13.  13. 
c  Jude  12. 

d\  Cor.  11. 

20,  21. 
t  Gr.  an 

adulteress, 
cJude  11. 


/Num.  22.  5, 
7,  21,2n,  28. 
Jude  11. 


fJude  12,13. 


i  Acts  2.  40. 

cli.  1.  •). 

ver.  20. 
!IOr,/oro 

little,  or,  o 

while,  as 

some  read. 
*  rial.  :>.  13. 

1  I'et.  2.  IC. 
iJolinS.  34. 

Rom.  6.  IG. 
m  Matt.  12. 

45. 

Luke  11.  2G. 

lieb.  G.  4, 

<kr.  &;  10.  26, 

27. 
)i  <li.  1.  4. 

ver.  18. 
ooh.  1.2. 
p  Luke  12.  4T, 

4H. 

John  9.  41. 

<k  10.  22. 


?Prov.  26.  11. 


greater  in  power  and  might,  bring 
not  railing  accusation  II  against 
them  before  the  Lord. 

12  But  these,  zas  natural  brute 
beasts  made  to  be  taken  and  de- 
stroyed, speak  evil  of  tlio  things 
that  they  understand  not ;  and 
shall  utterly  perish  in  their  own 
corruption ; 

13  "And  shall  receive  the  re- 
ward of  unrightoousness,  as  they 
that  count  it  pleasure  ''to  riot  in 
the  daytime,  c  ypots  thri/  are  and 
blemishes,  sporting  themselves 
with  their  own  deceivings  while 
'i  they  feast  with  you ; 

14  Having  eyes  full  of  t  adultery, 
and  that  cannot  cease  from  sin ; 
beguiling  unstable  souls  :  « a  heart 
they  have  exercised  with  covet- 
ous practices ;  cursed  children  : 

15  Which  have  forsaken  the 
right  way,  and  are  gone  astrav, 
following  the  way  of.'r'Balaam  the 
son  of  Bosor,  wlio"  loved  the  wages 
of  unrighteousness ; 

16  But  was  rebulced  for  his  in- 
iquity: the  dumb  ass  speaking 
with  man's  voice  ibrbade  the 
madness  of  the  prophet. 

17  fl-The-se  are  wells  without  wa- 
ter, clouds  that  are  carried  with  a 
tempest;  to  whom  the  mist  of 
darkness  is  reserved  ibr  ever. 

18  For  when  /'they  speak  great 
swelling  words  of' vanity,  they 
allure  through  the  lusts  of  the 
HesJi,  tlirougli  much  wantonness, 
those  that  Mvere  II  clean  escaped 
irom  them  who  live  in  error. 

1!)  While  they  promise  them 
^liberty,  they  themselves  are 
'  the  servants  of  corruption  :  for  of 
whom  a  man  is  overcome,  of  the 
same  is  he  brought  in  bondage. 

20  For  '"if  alter  they  "have  es- 
caped the  pollutions  of  the  world 
"tlirough  llie  knowledge  of  the 
Lord  and  Waviour  Jesus  Christ, 
they  are  again  entangled  therein, 
and  overcome,  the  latter  end  is 
worse  with  them  than  the  begin- 
ning. 

21  For  Pit  had  been  better  for 
tliem  not  to  have  known  the  way 
of  rigliteousnoss,  than,  after  they 
have  known  it,  to  turn  from  tlie 
holy  commandment  delivered 
unto  them. 

22  But  it  is  happened  unto  them 
according  to  tlio  true  proverb, 
•/Thodog  is  turned  to  his  own  vomit 
again:  and,Thesowthat  was  wash- 
ed to  her  wallowing  in  the  mire. 

CHAPTER    II L 

1  lie  assureik  llirm  of  the  errtmnlynf  Christ's 
comincr  to  jtclsment,  apuinst  those  scoruers 
who  dispute  apainst  it  :  H  warning  the  gmlly, 
/or  the  long  patieuer  of  God,  to  hasten  their 
repentance.  10  lie  descrihelh  also  the  manner 
how  the  world  shall  he  destroyed  :  11  exhorting 
them,  from  the  expectation  thereof,  to  all  holi- 
ness of  life  :  ia  and  again,  to  think  the  patiene- 
of  God  to  tend  to  their  salvation,  as  Paul  wrote 
to  them  in  his  epistles. 

230 


THIS  second  epistle,  beloved, 
I  now  wi'ite  unto  you;  in 
both  which  « I  stir  up  your  pure 
minds  bj"^  way  of  remembrance: 

2  That  ye  may  be  mindful  of  the 
words  which  were  spoken  before 
by  the  holy  propliets,  ''  and  of  the 
commandiiK'nt  of  us  the  apostles 
of  the  Lord  and  Saviour: 

3  c  Knowing  this  first,  that  there 
shall  come  in  ^he  ]a.st  daj-s  scoff- 
ers, <i walking  after  their  own 
lusts, 

4  And  saying,  « Where  is  the 
promise  of  his  coming?  for  since 
the  fathers  fell  asleep,  all  things 
continue  as  they  irere  from  the 
beginning  of  the  creation. 

5  For  this  they  willingly  are  ig- 
norant of,  that  /by  the  word  of 
God  the  heavens  were  of  old,  and 
the  earth  tr/ standing  out  of  the 
water  and  in  tlie  water  : 

6  ''Whereby  the  world  that  then 
was,  beingoverflowed  with  water, 
perished : 

7  But  ifhe  heavens  and  the 
earth,  which  are  now,  by  the 
same  word  are  kept  in  store,  re- 
served unto  'ifire  against  the  day 
of  judgment  and  perdition  of  un- 
godly men. 

8  But,  beloved,  be  not  Ignorant 
of  this  one  thing,  that  one  day  is 
with  tlie  Lord  as  a  tliousand 
years,  and  'a  thousand  years  as 
one  day. 

9  '"The  Lord  is  not  slack  con- 
cerning his  promise,  as  some 
men  count  slackness;  but  « is 
long.sutfering  to  us-ward,  onot 
willing  that  any  should  perish, 
but  V  that  all  should  come  to  re- 
pentance. 

10  But  f/the  day  of  the  Lord  will 
come  as  a  thief  in  the  night;  in 
the  which  '•  the  heavens  shall  pass 
away  with  a  groat  noise,  and  the 
elenients  shall  melt  with  fervent 
heat,  the  eartli  also  and  tlie  works 
that  are  therein  shall  be  burned 
up. 

11  Seeingi\\or\  tliat  all  these  things 
shall  be  dissolved,  wliat  manner 
of  persons  ougiit  ye  to  l)e  «in  all 
lioly  conversation  and  godliness, 

12  '  Loolving  for  and  ii  hasting  un- 
to the  coining  of  tlie  day  of  God, 
wherein  tlie  heavens  being  on 
lire  siiall  "l)e  dissolved,  and  the 
elements  shall  ^  melt  with  fervent 
heat? 

13  Nevertheless  we,  according  to 
his  i)roniise,  look  for  .»/  new  heav- 
ens and  a  new  eartli,  wherein 
dwell eth  righteousness. 

14  WhenMbre,  beloved,  seeing 
lliat  ye  look  for  such  things,  be 
diligent  -  that  ye  may  bo  found  of 
him  in  peace,  without  spot,  and 
blameless. 

15  And  account  that  «the  long- 
siifTering  of  our  Lord  is  salvation  ; 
even  a.s  our  beloved  brother  Paul 


A.  D.  66. 


cl  Tim.  4.  1. 

2  Tim.  3.  1. 

Jude  18. 
rfch.  2.  10. 

e  la.  5.  19. 
Jer.  17.  15. 
Ez.  12.  22, 
27. 

Matt.  24.  48. 
Luke  12.  45. 

/Sen.  1.  6,  9. 

Ps.  33.  6. 

Heb.  11.  3. 
tGr. 

consisting, 
g  Ps.  24.  2.  (fc 

130.  6. 

Col.  1.  17. 
ft  Gen.  7.  11, 

21,22,23. 

th.  2.  5. 
i  ver.  10. 
J  Matt.  25.  41. 

2  These.  1. 


/  Ps.  90.  4. 
m  Hab.  2.  3. 

Ileb.  10.  37. 
n  Is.  30.  18. 

1  Pet.  3.  20. 

ver.  15. 
0  Ez.  18.  23, 

32.  <k  33.  11. 
p  Rom.  2.  4. 

1  Tim.  2.  4. 
-7  Matt.  24.43. 

Luke  12.  39. 

1  Tliess.  5.2. 

Rev.  3.  3.  (fc 

16.  15. 
r  Ps.  102.  20. 

Is.  51.  C. 

Matt.  24.  35. 

.Mark  13.  31. 

Rom.  6.  12. 

Heb.  1.   11. 

Rev.  20.  11. 

&.  21.  1. 
s  1  Pet.  1.  15. 
f  1  Cor.  1.  7. 

Til.  2.  13. 
HOr,  hasting 

the  coming. 
«  Pa.  50.  3. 

Id.  31.  4. 
jMic.  1.  4. 

ver.  10. 
y  Is.  CO.  17.  & 

66.  22. 

Rev.  21.  1, 

27. 
z  1  Cor.  1.  S. 

tc.  15.  68. 

Phil.  1.  10. 

1  Thess.  3. 

13.  fc  6.  23. 
a  Rom.  2.  4. 

1  Pit.  3.  20. 

ver.  9. 


The  person  of  Christ  desciHJjed.        I.  JOHN. 


Of  brotherly  love. 


A.  D.  06. 


b  Rom.  8.  19. 
1  Cor.  15.  24. 
1  The»8.4.15. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


a  John  1.  1. 

ch.2.  13. 
iJohn  I.  14. 

2  Pet.  1.  16. 

ch.  4.  14. 
e  Luke  24.  39. 

John  20.  27. 
(f  John  1.  4.  & 

11.  25.  Sc  14. 

6. 
eRom.  16.  20. 

1  Tim.  3.  16. 

ch.  3.  5. 
/Jolin  21.  24. 

.\cts  2.  32. 
f  ch.  5.  20. 
ft  John  1.  1,  2. 
i  Acts    4.  20. 
I  John  17.  21. 

1  Cor.  1.  9. 
ch.  2.  24. 

/John  15.  11. 
&  10.  24. 

2  John  12. 
mch.  3.  11. 

n  John  1.  9.  & 

8.  12.  &  9.  5. 

Sc  12.  35,  30. 
0  2  Cor.  6.  14. 

eh.  2.4. 
p  1  Cor.  6.11. 

Eph.  1.  7. 

Hel..  9.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.  19. 

ch.  2.  2. 

Rev.  1.  5. 
9  livings  8.46. 

2Chr.  0.  36. 

Job  9.  2.  & 

15.  14.  &.  25. 

4. 

Prov.  20.  9. 


Ec 


20. 


James  3.  2. 
rch.2.  4. 
s  Ps.  32.  5. 

Prov.  28.  13. 
fPs.  51.  2. 

ver.  7. 


to  tlie  wi.sdom  giv- 
liath  written  unto 


also  accordin 
en  unto  him 
you ; 

IG  A.S  also  in  all  his  epistles, 
^  speaking  in  them  of  these  things ; 
in  which  are  some  things  hard  to 
be  understood,  which  they  that 
are  unlearned  and  unstable  wrest, 
as  they  do  also  the  other  Scrip- 
tures, unto  their  own  destruction. 


17  Ye  therefore,  beloved,  c.seeing 
ye  know  these  thmfjs  belore,  '^  be- 
ware lest  ye  also,  being  led  away 
with  the  error  of  the  wicked,  fall 
from  your  own  steadfastness. 

IS  e  But  grow  in  gi-ace,  and  in  the 
knowledge  of  our  Lord  and  Sav- 
iour Jesus  Christ.  /To  him  be 
glory  both  now  and  for  ever. 
Amen. 


THE   FIRST    EPISTLE   GENERAL    OF 

JOHK 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  He  descriheth  the  person  of  Christ,  in  whom 
we  have  eternal  life,  by  a  cnmmunion  with 
God:  5  to  which  we  must  adjoin  holiness  of 
life,  to  testify  the  truth  of  that  our  communion 
and  profession  of  faith,  as  also  to  assure  its  of 
the  forgiveness  of  our  sins  hy  Christ^s  death, 

THAT  a  which  was  from  the  be- 
ginning, which  we  have  heard, 
which  we  have  seen  with  our 
eyes,  *  which  we  have  looked  up- 
on, and  cour  hands  havehandled, 
of  the  Word  of  life ; 

2  (For  'Uhe  life  « was  manifested, 
and  we  have  seen  it,  /and  bear  wit- 
ness, a  and  shew  unto  you  that  eter- 
nal life, ''Which  was 'with  the  Fa- 
ther, and  was  manife.sted  unto  us ; ) 

3  '  That  which  we  have  seen  and 
heard  declare  we  unto  you,  that 
ye  also  may  have  fellowship  with 
us  :  and  truly  *  our  fellowsliip  is 
with  the  Father,  and  with  his  Son 
Jesus  Christ. 

4  And  these  things  write  we  unto 
you,  ^  that  your  joy  may  be  full. 

5  '"This  then  is  the  message  which 
we  have  heard  of  him,  and  declare 
unto  you,  that  "Ciod  is  light,  and 
in  him  is  no  darkness  at  all. 

G  o  If  we  say  that  we  have  fellow- 
ship with  him,  and  walk  in  dark- 
ness, we  lie,  and  do  not  the  truth : 

7  But  if  we  walk  in  the  light,  as 
he  is  in  the  light,  we  have  fellow- 
ship one  with  another,  and  Pthe 
blood  of  Jesus  C'hrist  his  Son 
cleanseth  us  from  all  sin. 

8  '/  If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin, 
we  deceive  ourselves,  ''and  the 
truth  is  not  in  us. 

9  »If  we  confess  our  sins,  he  is 
faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  oi/r 
sins,  and  to  'cleanse  us  from  all 
unrighteousness. 

10  if  we  say  that  we  have  not 
sinned,  we  make  him  a  liar,  and 
his  word  is  not  in  us. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  He  comfortelk  them  against  the  sins  of  injlrm' 
ity.  3  Rightly  to  know  God  is  to  keep  his  com- 
mandments, 9  to  love  our  brethren^  15  and  not 
to  love  the  world.  18  We  must  beware  of  sC' 
ducers  :  20  from  whose  deceits  the  godly  are 
safe,  preserved  by  perseverance  in  faith,  and 
holiness  of  life* 

66 


MY  little  children,  these  things 
write  I  unto  you,  that  ye  sin 
not.  And  if  any  man  sin,  «we 
have  an  advocate  with  the  Fa- 
ther, Jesus  Christ  tlie  righteous : 

2  And  *he  is  the  propitiation  for 
our  sins:  and  not  for  ours  only, 
but  calso  for  the  sins  of  the  whole 
world. 

3  And  hereby  we  do  know  that 
we  know  him,  if  we  keep  his 
commandments. 

4  ''He  that  saith,  I  know  him, 
and  keepeth  not  his  command- 
ments, « is  a  liar,  and  the  truth  is 
not  in  him. 

5  But  /whoso  keepeth  his  word, 
ffin  him  verily  is  the  love  of  God 
perfected :  '« hereby  know  we  that 
we  are  in  him. 

6  iHe  that  saith  he  abideth  in 
him  fc  ought  himself  also  so  to 
walk,  even  as  he  walked. 

7  Brethren,  'I  write  no  new 
commandment  unto  you,  but  an 
old  commandment  ■>"  which  ye 
had  from  the  beginning.  The 
old  commandment  is  the  word 
which  ye  have  heard  from  the 
beginning. 

8  Again,  «a  new  commandment 
I  write  unto  you,  which  thing  is 
true  in  him  and  in  you  :  o  because 
the  darkness  is  pa.st,  and  i^the 
true  light  now  shineth. 

9  9  He  that  saith  he  is  in  the 
light,  and  liateth  his  brother,  is 
in  darkness  even  until  now. 

10  '■He  that  loveth  his  brother 
abideth  in  the  light,  and  « there 
is  nonet  occasion  of  stumbling  in 
him. 

11  But  he  that  hateth  his  brother 
is  in  darkness,  and  «walketh 
in  darkness,  and  knoweth  not 
whither  he  goeth,  because  that 
darkness  hath  blinded  his  eyes. 

12  I  write  unto  you,  little  chil- 
dren, because  «  your  sins  are  for- 
given you  for  his  name's  sake. 

13  I  write  unto  you,  fathers, 
because  ye  have  known  him 
xthal  Is  from  the  beginning.  I 
write  unto  you,  young  men,  be- 

231 


A.  D.  GG. 


c  Mark  13.  23. 

eh.  1.  12. 
</Eph.  4.  14. 

ch.  1.  10,  11. 

6c  2.  18. 
eEph.  4.  15. 

1  Pet.  2.  2. 
/2Tim.  4.18. 

Rev.  1.  C. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


a  Rom.  8.  34. 

)  Tim.  2.  5. 

Heb.  7.  25. 

&  9.  24. 
h  Rom.  3.  25. 

2  Cor.  5.  18. 

ch.  1.  7.  &  4. 

10. 
c  John  1.  29. 

&;4.  42.  As 

11.  51,52. 

ch.4.  14. 
<ich.  I.  C.  <t 

4.  20. 
ech.  1.8. 
/John  14.  21, 

23. 
f  ch.  4.  12. 
h  ch.  4. 13. 
i  John  15.  4,5. 
*Matt.  11.  29. 

John  13.  15. 

IPet.  2.  21. 
;2  John  5. 

mch.  3.  11. 
2  John  5. 


71  John  13.  34. 
ic  15.  12. 

o  Rom.  13.  12. 
Eph.  5.  8. 

1  Thess.  5.  5, 
8. 

p  John  1.9. 

&  fe.  12.  k 

12.  35. 
ql  Cor.  13.  2. 

2  Pit.  1.9. 
cli.  3.  14,  15. 

rch.  3.  14. 
s  2  Pet.  1.  10. 
tOr. 
scandal, 
t  John  12.  33. 


u  Luke  24.  47. 

Acts  4. 12.  * 

10.  43.  &  13. 

38. 

ch.  1.  7. 
xch.  1.  1. 


Warning  aqainst  seducers. 


I.  JOHN. 


God's  slnrjular  love  to  us. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


yEph.  6.  10. 


«Rom.  12.  2. 

a  Matt.  fi.  24. 
Gal.  1.  10. 
James  4.  4. 


clCor.  7.  31. 
James  1.  10. 
<k  4.  14. 

1  Pet.  1.  24. 

dJohn  21.  5. 
eHeb.  1.2. 
/2Thess.  2.3, 

Sec. 

2  Pot.  2.  1. 
ch.  4.  3. 

g  Matt.  24.  5, 

24. 

2  John.  7. 
hi  Tim.  4.  1. 

2  Tim.  3.  1. 
iDput.l3.  13. 

Ps.  41.  9. 

Acts  20.  30. 
h  Matt.  24.24. 

John  0.  37. 

Ac  in.  2H,  29. 

2  Tim.  2.  19. 
n  Cor.  11.  19. 
/n2Cor.  1.21. 

Heb.  1.  9. 

ver.  27. 
n  .Mark  1.  24. 

Acts  3.  14. 
o  John  10.4,5. 

&  14.  26.  &. 

IG.  13.  • 

ver.  27. 
p  ch.  4.3. 

2  John  7. 
(J  John  15.  23. 

2  John  9. 
r  John  14.7,9, 

10. 


ch.  4.  15. 


s'2  John  G. 
I  John  14.  23. 


u  John  17.  3. 
ih.  1.  2.  4:5 


X  ch.  3.  7. 

2John7. 
y  ver.  20. 
«Jer.  01.  33, 

34. 

Heb.  8.  10, 

11. 
<i  John  14.20. 

&  IC.  13. 

ver.  20. 
I  Or,  it. 


cause  ye  have  overcome  the 
wicked  one.  I  write  unto  you, 
little  children,  because  ye  liave 
known  the  Father. 

14  I  have  written  unto  you,  fa- 
thers, because  ye  have  known  him 
that  i.s  from  tlie  beginning.  I  have 
written  unto  you,  young  men, 
because  1/  ye  are  strong,  and  the 
word  of  God  abideth  in  you,  and 
j'e  have  overcome  the  wicked 
one. 

15  2  Love  not  the  world,  neither 
the  things  that  are  in  tlie  world. 
«If  anyman  love  the  world,  the 
love  of  the  Father  is  not  in  him. 

16  For  all  that  is  in  the  world, 
the  lust  of  the  Hesh,  b  and  the  lust 
of  the  eyes,  and  the  pride  of  life, 
is  not  of  the  Father,  but  is  of  the 
world, 

17  And  « the  world  passeth  away, 
and  the  lust  thereof:  but  he  that 
doeth  the  will  of  God  abideth  for 
ever. 

18  'I  Little  children,  e  it  is  the  last 
time:  and  as  ye  have  heard  that 
/antichrist  shall  come,  a  even  now 
are  there  many  antichrists; 
whereby  we  know  ''that  it  is  the 
last  time. 

19  » They  went  out  from  us,  but 
they  were  not  of  us;  for  ''ifthej' 
had  been  of  us,  they  would  710 
cloicbt  have  continued  with  us :  but 
they  ivent  out.  'that  they  might  be 
made  manifest  that  thpy  were 
not  all  of  us. 

20  But  ''»ye  have  an  unction 
"from  the  Holy  One,  and  oye 
know  all  things. 

21  I  have  not  written  unto  you 
because  ye  know  not  the  truth, 
but  because  ye  know  it,  and  that 
no  lie  is  of  the  trutli. 

22  pWho  is  a  liar  but  he  that 
denieth  that  .Tesus  is  the  Christ? 
He  is  antichrist,  ttiat  denieth  the 
Father  and  the  Son. 

28  1  Whosoever  denieth  the  Son, 
the  same  hath  not  the  Father: 
[/ji(<]  »7ic  that  acknouiedgeth  the 
Son  hath  the  Father  also. 
24  Let  that  therefore  abide  in 
you,  « which  ye  have  heard  from 
the  beginning.  If  tliat  which  ye 
have  heard  from  the  beginning 
shall  remain  in  you,  «ye  also 
shall  continue  in  the  Son,  and  in 
the  Fathei-. 

2.5  "And  this  is  the  promise  that 
he  hatli  promised  us,  even  eternal 
life. 

2(i  These  things  have  I  written 
unto  j'ou  « concerning  them  that 
seduce  you. 

27  But  .'/the  anointing  which  ye 
have  received  of  liini  al)i<l('lh  in 
you,  and  -ye  need  not  that  any 
man  teach  you:  but  as  the  same 
anointing  "teaclieth  you  of  all 
things,  and  is  truth,  and  is  no  lie, 
and  even  as  it  hatli  taught  you, 
ye  shall  abide  in  » liim. 


28  And  now,  little  children, 
abide  in  him;  that,  *when  he 
shall  appear,  we  may  have  con- 
lidence,  i^and  not  be  ashamed 
before  him  at  his  coming. 

29  rflf  ye  Icnow  that  he  is  right- 
eous, II  ye  know  tliat  c  every  one 
tliat  doeth  righteousness  is  born 
of  him. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  He  declarcth  the  singular  love  of  God  towards 
u^,  in  viahintr  us  his  sons  :  3  who  therefore 
out^lit  obediently  to  keep  his  commandments,  11 
as  also  brotherly  to  love  one  another. 

BEHOLD,  what  manner  of  love 
the  Father  hath  bestowed  up- 
on us,  that  «we  should  be  called 
the  sons  of  God:  therefore  the 
world  knoweth  us  not,  ^because 
it  knew  him  not. 

2  Beloved,  <-now  are  we  the  sons 
of  God,  and  <iit  doth  not  yet  ap- 
pear what  we  shall  be:  but  we 
knovv  that,  when  he  shall  appear, 
"we  shall  be  like  him;  for  /we 
shall  see  him  as  he  is. 

3  fl'And  every  man  tliat  hath  this 
hope  in  him  puritieth  himself, 
even  as  he  is  jjure. 

4  Wliosoever  committeth  sin 
ti'ansgre.sseth  also  the  law:  for 
''sin  Is  the  transgression  of  the 
law. 

5  And  ye  know  'that  he  was 
manifested  a- to  take  away  our 
sins;  and  'in  him  is  no  sin. 

()  Whosoever  abideth  in  him 
sinneth  not :  ™  whosoever  sin- 
neth  hath  not  seen  him,  neither 
known  him. 

7  Little  childi'en,  «let  no  man  de- 
ceive you :  0  he  that  doeth  right- 
eousness is  righteous,  even  as  he 
is  righteous. 

8  7^  He  that  committeth  sin  is  of 
the  devil;  for  the  devil  shineth 
from  the  beginning.  For  this 
purpose  the  Son  of  God  was  man- 
ifested, 9  that  he  might  destroj' 
the  works  of  the  devil. 

!)  'Whosoever  is  l)orn  of  God 
doth  not  commit  sin;  for  shis 
seed  remaineth  in  him:  and  he 
cannot  sin,  because  he  is  born  of 
God. 

10  In  this  the  children  of  God 
are  manifest,  and  tlie  cliildren  of 
tlie  devil:  'whosoever  doeth  not 
righteousness  is  not  of  God, 
"iieitlier  he  that  loveth  not  his 
brotlier. 

11  For  a;  this  is  the  II  message  that 
ye  heard  from  the  beginning, 
!/  that  we  should  love  one  another. 

12  Not  as  -  Cain,  ir/io  was  of  tliat 
wicked  one,  and  slew  his  brotli- 
(>r.  And  whereture  slew  he  him? 
Because  his  own  works  were  evil, 
and  his  brother's  righteous. 

i;{  Marvel  not,  my  brethren,  if 
"the  world  hate  j'ou. 

14  iWe  know  that  we  have 
passed  from  death  unto  life,  be- 
cause we  love  the  brethren.    cHe 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


6ch.  3.  2. 
c  ch.  -1.  17. 

d  .\cts  22.  14. 
il  Or,  know  ye. 
ech.  3.  7,  10. 


a  John  1.  12. 
6  John  15.  18, 

19.  &.  16.  3. 

&  17.  2o. 
cIs.  5G.  5. 

Rom.  8.  15. 

Gal.  3.  26.  <fc 

4.6. 

ch.  5.  1. 
dRom.  8.18. 

2  Cor.  4.  17. 
eRom.  8.29. 

1  Cor.  15.  49. 
Phil.  3.  21. 
Col.  3.  4. 

2  Pet.  1.  4. 
/Job  19.  26. 

Ps.  16.  11. 
Matt.  5.  8. 

1  Cor.  13. 12. 

2  Cor.  5.  7. 
?ch.  4.  17. 

h  Rom.  4.  15. 

ch.5.  17. 
ich.  1.2. 
k  Is.  53.  5,  6, 

11. 

1  Tim.  1.  16. 

Heb.  1.  3.  ifc 

9.  26. 

1  Pel.  2.  24. 
Z2  Cor.  5.  21. 

Heh.  4.  15. 

<k  9.  28. 

I  Pet.  2.  22. 
m  ch.  2.  4.  dc 

4.  8. 

3  John  11. 
n  ch.  2.  26. 

0  V.z.  18.  6-9. 

Rom.  2.  13. 

ch.2.  29. 
pMatt.  13.38. 

John  8.44. 
q  Gen.  3.  15. 

laike  10.  18. 

John  16.  11. 

II  eb.  2.  14. 


-ch, 


18. 


«  1  Pel.  1.  23. 
t  ch.  2.  29. 
H  ch.  4.  8. 
ich.  1.  6.  Ic 

2.  7. 
il  Or,  com- 

tnandmcnt. 
y  John  13.  34. 

i  15.  12. 

ver.  23. 

di.  4.  7,21. 

2  John  5. 
z  Gen.  4.  4,  8. 

Hill.  11.  4. 

Jude  11. 
J  John  15.  18, 

19.  k  17.  14. 

2  Tim.  3.  12. 
6ch.  2.  10. 
cch.  2.  9,11. 


The  duty  of  loving  one  another.        I.  JOHN. 


Of  brotherly  love. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


dMatt.  5.  21, 

22. 

ch.  4.  20. 
cGal.  5.  21. 

Rev.  21.  8. 
/Johns.  16. 

Ic  15.  13. 

Rom.  5.  8. 

Eph.  5.2,25. 

ch.  4.  9,  11. 
g  Dput.  15.  7. 

Luke  3.  11. 
h  ch.  4.  20. 
!  Ez.  33.  31. 

Rom.  12.  9. 

Kph.  4.  15. 

James  2,  15, 

16. 

1  Pet.  1.  22. 
iJchn  18.  37. 

ch.  1.  8. 
t  Or. 

persuade. 
1 1  Cor.  4.  4. 
m  Job  22.  26. 
nHeb.  10.  22. 

ch.  2.  28.  <fc 

4.  17. 
0  Vs.  34.  15.  it 

145.  18,  19. 

Prov.  15.  29. 

Jer.  29.  12. 

Matt.  7.  e.  4: 

Mark'n.24. 

John  14.  13. 

&  15.  7.  <k 

16.  23,  24. 

James  5.  16. 

ch.  5.  14 
p  John  8.  29. 

(t  9.  31. 
?  John  6.  29. 

i  17.  3. 
rMatt.  22.  39. 

John  13.  34.  Ac  1 

Tpr.   11.     ch.  4. 

ch.  4.  12 


that  loveth  not  his  brother  abid- 
eth  in  death. 

15  rf  Whosoever  hateth  hLs  broth- 
er is  a  murderer :  and  ye  know 
that  eno  murderer  hath  eternal 
life  abiding  in  him. 

16  /Hereby  perceive  we  the  love 
of  God,  because  he  laid  down  his 
life  for  us:  and  we  ought  to  lay 
down  our  lives  for  the  brethren. 

17  But  a  whoso  hatli  this  world's 
good,  and  seeth  his  brother  have 
need,  and  shutteth  up  his  bowels 
of  compcLssioii  from  him,  ^^how 
dwelleth  the  love  of  God  In  him  ? 

18  My  little  children,  «let  us  not 
love  in  word,  neither  in  tongue; 
but  in  deed  and  in  truth. 

19  And  hereby  we  know  *that 
we  are  of  the  truth,  and  shall  t  as- 
sure our  hearts  before  him. 

20  'For  if  our  heart  condemn  us, 
God  is  greater  than  our  heart,  and 
knoweth  all  things. 

21  "'Beloved,  if  our  heart  con- 
j  demn  us  not,  "  then  have  we  con- 
1  fidence  toward  God. 
j  22  And  0  whatsoever  we  ask, 
1  we  receive  of  him.  because  we 
j  keep  his  commandments,  pand 
I  do  those  things  that  are  pleasing 
I  in  his  sight. 

23  4  And  this  is  his  command- 
ment. That  we  should  believe  on 
the  name  of  his  Son  .Tesus  Christ, 
i-and  love  one  another,  «as  he 
gave  us  commandment. 

24  And  i  he  that  keepeth  his  com- 
mandments ■"  dwelleth  in  him, 
and  he  in  him.  And^hereby  we 
know  that  he  abideth  in  us,  by 
the  Spirit  which  he  hath  given  us. 


,  12. 


Eph.5.  2.  1  Thess.  4.  9.  1  Pet.  4.  8. 
■h.  4.  21.  sch.  2.  8,  30.  iJohn  14.  23.  &  15.  10. 
It  John  17.  21,  &;c.     j  Rom.  8.  9.     uh.  4.  13. 


a  Jer.  29.  8. 

Matt.  24.  4. 
.'<  1  Cor.  14.  29. 

1  Thess. 5.21. 

Rev.  2.  2. 
cMatt.  24.  5, 

24.    I 

Acts  20.  30. 

1  Tim.  4.  1. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 
ch.  2.  18. 

2  John  7. 
rf  1  Cor.  12.  3. 

ch.  5.1. 
ech.2.  22. 

2  John  7. 
/"2  Thess.  2.7. 

ch.  2.  18,  22. 
S-ch.  5.4. 
;.  John  12.  31. 

&  14.  30.  3c 

10. 11. 

1  Cor.  2.  12. 

Eph.  2.  2.  i 

6.  12. 
J  John  3.  31. 
;k  John  15.  19. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1  He  warneth  them  nut  lu  believe  all  teachers,  who 
boast  of  the  Spirit,  but  to  try  them  hy  the  rules 
of  the  catholic  faith  :  7  and  by  many  reasons 
exhorteth  to  brotherly  love. 

BELOVED,  "believe  not  every 
spirit,  but  *try  the  spirits 
whether  they  are  of  God:  because 
cmany  false  prophets  are  gone 
out  into  the  world. 

2  Hereby  know  ye  the  Spirit  of 
God:  ''Every  spirit  that  confess- 
eth  that  Jesus  Christ  is  come  in 
the  flesh  Ls  of  God : 

3  And  « every  spirit  that  confess- 
eth  not  that  Jesus  Christ  is  come 
in  the  flesh  is  not  of  God:  and 
this  is  that  npirit  of  antichrist, 
whereof  j'e  have  heard  that  it 
should  come;  and  /even  now 
already  is  it  in  the  world. 

4  fif  Ye  ai'e  of  God,  little  children, 
and  have  overcome  them:  be- 
cause greater  is  he  that  is  in  you, 
than  'ihe  that  is  in  the  world. 

5  «They  are  of  the  world:  there- 
fore speak  they  of  the  world,  and 
*the  world  heareth  them. 

i  17.  14. 


6  "We  are  of  God:  'he  that  know- 
eth God  heareth  us ;  he  that  is  not 
of  God  heareth  not  us.  Hereby 
know  we  '« the  spirit  of  truth,  and 
the  spirit  of  error. 

7  «  Beloved,  let  us  love  one  an- 
other: for  love  is  of  God;  and 
every  one  that  loveth  is  born  of 
God,  and  knoweth  God. 

8  He  that  loveth  not.  o  knoweth 
not  God;  for p God  is  love. 

9  2  In  this  was  manifested  the 
love  of  God  toward  us,  because 
that  God  sent  his  only  begotten 
Son  into  the  world,  'tha't  we  might 
live  through  him. 

10  Herein  is  love,  » not  that  we 
loved  God,  but  that  he  loved  us, 
and  sent  his  Son  Ho  be  the  pro- 
pitiation for  our  sins. 

11  Beloved,  « if  God  so  lo%"ed  us, 
we  ought  also  to  love  one  another. 

12  ^Xo  man  hath  seen  God  at 
any  time.  If  we  love  one  another, 
God  dwelleth  in  us,  and  y  his  love 
is  perfected  in  us. 

13  ^Herebj'  know  we  that  we 
dwell  in  him,  and  he  in  us,  because 
he  hath  given  us  of  his  Spirit. 

14  And  «we  have  seen  and  do 
testify  that  J- the  Father  sent  the 
Son  to  he  the  Saviour  of  the  world. 

15  <;  Whosoever  shall  confess  that 
Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God,  God  dwell- 
eth in  him,  and  he  in  God. 

16  And  we  have  known  and  be- 
lieved the  love  that  God  hath  to 
us.  <^God  is  love;  and  ehe  that 
dwelleth  in  love  dwelleth  in  God, 
and  God  in  him. 

17  Herein  is  tour  love  made 
perfect,  that  /we  may  have  bold- 
ness in  the  day  of  judgment:  ff  be- 
cause as  he  is,  so  are  we  in  this 
world. 

18  There  is  no  fear  in  love;  but 
perfect  Jove  casteth  out  fear:  be- 
cause fear  hath  torment.  He  that 
feareth  ''is  not  made  perfect  in 
love. 

19  We  love  him,  because  he  first 
loved  us. 

20  i  If  a  man  say,  I  love  God,  and 
hateth  his  brother,  he  is  a  liar: 
for  he  that  loveth  not  his  brother  j 
whom  he  hath  seen,  how  can  he ' 
lo%'e  God  /'^whom  he  hath  not 
seen  ? 

21  And 'this  commandment  have  I 
we  from  him.  That  he  who  loveth  ^ 
God  love  his  brother  also. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  He  that  loveth  God  lovilh  his  children,  and 
kecpelh  his  commandments  :  3  which  to  the 
faithful  are  light,  and  not  grievous.  9  Jesus 
is  the  Son  of  God,  able  to  save  vs,  14  and  to 
hear  our  prayers,  which  we  make  for  ourselves, 
and  for  others. 

WHOSOEVER  "believeth  that 
6  Jesus  is  the  Christ  is  cborn 
of  God :  d  and  every  one  that  lov- 
eth him  that  begat   loveth  him 
also  that  is  begotten  of  him. 
2  By  this  we  know  that  we  love 
233 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


/John  8.47.  dc 
10.  27. 

1  Cor.  14.  37. 

2  Cor.  10.  7. 
m  Is.  8.  20. 

John  14.  17. 
nch.3.  10,  11, 

23. 
och.2.4.4;3.6. 
p  ver.  16. 
7  John  3.  16. 

Rom.  5.  8.  iSt 

8.32. 

ch.  3.  16. 
rch.  5.  11. 
s  John  15.16. 

Rom.  5.  8,10. 

Tit.  3.  4. 
fch.  2.  2. 
u  Matt.  18.  33. 

John  15.  12, 

13. 

ch.3.  16. 
JT  John  1.  18. 

1  Tim.  6.  IC. 

ver.  20. 
jch.  2.  5. 

ver.  18. 
«  John  14.  20. 

ch.  3.  24. 
«  John  1.  14. 

ch.  1.  1,  2. 

ii  John3.  17. 
cRom.  10.9. 
ch.  5.  1,  5. 


d  ver.  8. 
cch.3.  24. 

ver.  12. 
^  Gr.  love 

uith  us. 
/James  2.  13. 

ch.2.  28.  &  3. 

19,  21. 
f  ch.  3.  3. 


*  ver.  12. 
Z.Matt.  22.  37, 

39. 

John  13.  34. 

i  15.  12. 

ch.  3.23. 


«  Johnl.  12. 
6ch.  2.22,23. 

&  4.  2,  15. 
c  John  1.  13. 
ii  John  15.  23. 


The  witnesses 


II.  JOHN. 


of  our  faith. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


e  John  14.  15, 

21,  23.  &  IS. 

10. 

2  John  G. 
/Mic.  0.  8. 

Matt.  11.  30. 
^  John  16.  33. 

ih.  3.  9.  (i;4. 

4. 


h  1  Cor.  15.57 
ch.  4.  15. 


i'  John  14.  17. 
Sc  15.  26.  <fc 

IB.  13. 

1  Tim.  3.  10. 

Z  John  1.  1. 

Kev.  19.  13. 
m  John  10.30. 


0  Matt.  3.  16, 
17.  <fc  17.  5. 

p  Rom.  8.  16. 

fJal.  4.  6. 
(/John  3.33. 

i!.  5.  38. 

rth.  2.25. 
s.lohn  1.  4. 

ch.  4.  9. 
<  John  3.  36. 

St  ,"■).  21. 


After 
A.  D.  ',10. 


a\  Jf 
3  Jo 

hn3. 18. 
3. 
hii  1. 

1,  Joh 
(Jal. 
Sc  3 
7. 

n  H.  32. 
2.  5,  14. 
1.  (fc  5. 

2  Tl 
13. 
1  Ti 
llul) 

rn.  2.  4. 
10.  20. 

c  1  T 

ui.  I.  2. 

t(ir. 

Shalt  be. 

Jv,r 

1. 

c3  Jo 

hu  3. 

the  children  oF  God,  when  we 
love  God, and  keep  his  command- 
ments. 

3  cFor  this  is  the  love  of  God, 
that  we  keep  his  commandments : 
and. /'his  commaudments  are  not 
grievous. 

4  For  ff  whatsoever  is  born  of 
God  overcometh  the  world :  and 
this  is  the  victory  that  overcom- 
eth the  world,  evien  our  faith. 

5  Who  is  he  that  overcometh 
the  world,  but  ''  he  that  believeth 
that  Jesus  is  the  8on  of  God? 

6  This  is  he  that  came  iby  water 
and  blood,  even  Jesus  Christ;  not 
Ijy  water  only,  but  by  water  and 
blood.  ^' And  it  is  the  Spirit  that 
beareth  witness,  because  the  Spirit 
is  truth. 

7  For  there  are  three  that  bear 
record  in  heaven, the  Father,  Uhe 
Word,  and  the  Holy  Ghost :  wand 
these  three  are  one. 

8  And  there  are  three  that  bear 
witness  in  earth,  the  spirit,  and 
the  water,  and  the  blood:  and 
these  three  a.gree  in  one. 

9  If  we  receive  «  the  witness  of 
men,  the  witness  of  God  is  great- 
er: o  for  this  is  the  witness  of  God 
which  he  hath  testified  of  his  Son. 

10  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son 
of  God  i>  hath  the  witness  in  him- 
self: he  that  believeth  not  God 
7 hath  made  him  a  liar;  because 
he  believeth  not  the  record  that 
God  gave  of  his  Son. 

11  '•And  this  Is  the  record,  that 
God  hath  given  to  us  eternal  life, 
and  » this  life  is  in  his  Son. 

12  *He  that  hath  the  Son  hath 


life;    and  he   that  hath  not   the 
Son  of  God  hath  not  life. 

13  "These  things  have  I  written 
unto  3'ou  that  believe  on  the 
name  of  the  Son  of  God  ;  a;  that  ye 
may  know  that  ye  liave  eternal 
life,  and  that  ye  may  believe  on 
the  name  of  the  Son  of  God. 

14  And  this  is  the  confidence  that 
we  have  II  in  him.  that,  vii'we  ask 
anything  according  to  his  will,  he 
heareth  us : 

15  And  if  we  know  that  he  hear 
us,  whatsoever  we  ask,  we  know 
that  we  have  the  petitions  that 
we  desired  of  him. 

IG  If  any  man  see  his  brother 
sin  a  sin  which  U  not  unto  death, 
he  shall  ask,  and  ^he  shall  give 
him  life  for  them  that  sin  not  un- 
to death.  "There  is  a  sin  unto 
death :  '<  I  do  not  say  that  he  shall 
pray  for  it. 

17 '«A11  unrighteousness  is  sin: 
and  there  is  a  sin  not  nnto  death. 

18  We  know  that  <i  whosoever  is 
born  of  God  sinneth  not;  but  he 
that  is  begotten  of  God  ekeepeth 
himself,  and  that  wicked  one 
toucheth  him  not. 

19  And  we  know  that  we  are  of 
God,  and  .'the  whole  world  lieth 
in  wickedness. 

20  And  we  know  that  the  Son  of 
God  is  come,  and  ffhath  given  us 
an  understanding, ''that  we  may 
know  him  that  is  true;  and  we 
are  in  him  that  is  true,  even  in  his 
Son  Jesus  Christ.  iThis  is  the 
true  God,  *and  eternal  life. 

21  liittle  children,  'keep  your- 
selves from  idols.    Amen. 


THE   SECOND    EPISTLE    OF 

JOHN. 


1  He  exhorlelh  a  certain  honourable  matron,  with 
her  chitdrent  to  persevere  in  Christian  love  and 
belief,  8  lest  they  lose  the  reward  of  their  for- 
mer  profession  :  10  and  to  have  nothing  to  do 
with  those  seducers  that  bring  not  the  true  doc- 
trine of  Christ  Jesus, 

THE  elder  unto  the  elect  lady 
and  her  cliildrcii,  «whom  I 
love  in  the  tnitli ;  and  not  I  only, 
but  also  all  thej'  that  have  known 
''the  trutli  ; 

2  I<N)r  the  truth's  sake,  which 
dwclleth  in  us,  and  shall  be  with 
us  for  ever. 

3  '(Jrace  the  with  you,  mercy, 
(tnd  peace,  from  (!od  the  Father, 
and  from  the  J.ord  Jesus  Christ, 
the  Son  of  the  Father,  ''in  truth 
and  love. 

4  I  rejoiced  greatly  that  I  found 
of  thy  children  <*  walking  in  tru^^h, 
as  we  have  receiv^ed  a  command- 
ment from  the  Father. 

234 


5  And  now  I  beseech  thee,  lady, 
/not  as  though  I  wrote  a  new 
commandment  unto  thee,  but 
that  which  we  had  from  the  be- 
ginning, fthat  we  love  one  an- 
other. 

(i  And  ''  this  is  love,  that  we  walk 
after  his  comnuindments.  This  is 
I  the  comniandini'iit,  That,  'as  ye 
have  heard  from  tlie  beginning, 
ye  should  walk  in  it. 
'7  For  /'many  deceivers  are  enter- 
ed into  th(i  world,  'who  confess 
not  that  Jesus  Christ  is  come  in 
the  Hesh.  "'This  is  a  deceiver 
and  an  antichrist. 

8  "Look  to  yourselves, « tliat  we 
lose  not  those  things  which  we 
have  II  wrought,  but  that  we  re- 
ceive a  full  reward. 

35.     II  f)r,  gained  :  Some  copies  read,  which  ye  h 
that  j/e  receive,  ^c. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


M  Jolm  20.  31. 
xch.  1.  1,2. 


I  Or,  concern- 
ing him. 
/ch.  3.20. 


z  Job  42.  8. 

James  5.  14, 

15. 
a  Matt.  12.  31, 

32. 

Mark  3.  29. 

Lnkc  12.  10. 

He  I).  0.  4,  6. 

A'.  10.  26. 
b  Jer.  7.10.  & 

14.  11. 

Jolin  17.  9. 
cell.  3.4. 
(il  Pet.  1.  23. 

ch.  3.  9. 
e  James  1.  27. 
/Gal.  1.  4. 
.?  Luke  24.  45. 
A  John  17.  3. 
lis.  9.  6.(k44. 

6.  &  .54.  5. 

John  20.  28. 

Acts  20.  28. 

Rom.  9.  5. 

1  Tim.  3.  16. 

Tit.  2.  13. 

Heb.  1.  B. 
k  ver.  11,  12, 

13. 
n  Cor.  10.  J4. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


/"I  Johiifi.  7, 

8.  &3.  11. 
g  John  13.  34. 

k  15. 12. 

E|.h.  5.2. 

1  I'et.  4.  8. 

1  John  3.  23. 
A  John  14.  15, 

21    A:  15.  10. 

1  John  2.  5. 

&.  5.  3. 
il  John  2.  24. 
*  1  John  4.  1. 
;i  John  4.2,3. 
ml  John  2.22. 

.V  4.  3. 
II  .Murk  13.  9. 
o(!al.  3.  4. 

Hell.  10.  32, 
ave  gained,  but 


Gains  commended  for 


III.  JOHN. 


his  lyiety  and  Iwspitality. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


p  1  John  2.  23. 


qJlom.  16.  17. 
1  Cor.  o.  11. 
<k  16.  22. 
Gal.  1.  8,  9. 
2Tirn.  3.  5. 
Tit.  3.  10. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


9  p  Whosoever  transgre.sseth,  and 
abideth  not  in  the  doctrine  of 
Christ,  liath  not  God.  He  that 
abideth  in  the  doctrine  of  Chri.st, 
he  hath  both  the  Father  and  the 
Son. 

10  If  there  come  any  unto  you, 
and  bring  not  this  doctrine,  re- 
ceive him  not  into  j/oin-  liouse, 
1  neither  bid  him  God  speed : 


11  For  he  that  biddeth  him  God 
speed  is  partaker  of  his  evil  deeds. 

12  '■Having  many  things  to 
write  unto  j'ou,  I  would  not  ivrite 
with  paper  and  ink :  but  I  tru.st 
to  come  unto  you,  and  speak 
t  face  to  face, « that  !l  our  joy  mav 
be  full. 

13  <The  children  of  thy  elect 
sister  greet  thee.    Amen. 


THE  THIRD    EPISTLE   OF 

J  O  H  ]v^. 


q2  John  1. 
II  Or.  truly. 
II  Or,  pray. 


cl  Cot.  4.15. 
Philem.  10. 


t  Gr.  worthy 
of  God. 


rfl  Cor.  9.  12, 
15. 


He  commendeth  Gaivs  for  his  piety,  5  and  hospi- 
tality 7  to  true  prtachcrs  :  9  complaining  of  the 
unkind  dealing  of  amhitious  Diotrephes  on  the 
contrary  side,  11  whose  evil  example  is  not  to 
lie  followed  :  12  and  fiteth  special  testimony  to 
the  good  report  of  Demetrius. 

THE  elder  unto  the  well  be- 
loved Gaius,  "Whom  I  love 
il  in  the  truth. 

2  Beloved,  I  II  wish  above  all 
things  that  thou  mayest  prosper 
and  be  in  health,  even  as  thy  soul 
prospereth. 

■i  For  I  rejoiced  greatly,  when 
the  brethren  came  and  testified 
of  the  truth  that  is  in  thee,  even 
a.s  f>  thou  walkest  in  the  truth. 

4  I  have  no  greater  joy  than  to 
hear  that  cmy  children  walk  in 
truth. 

.5  Beloved,  thou  doest  faithfully 
whatsoever  thou  doest  to  the 
brethren,  and  to  strangers; 

6  Which  have  borne  witness  of 
thy  charity  before  tlie  church : 
whom  if  thou  bring  forward  on 
their  journey  t  after  a  godly  sort, 
thou  Shalt  do  well : 

7  Because  that  for  his  name's 
sake  they  went  forth,  <i taking 
nothing  of  the  Gentiles, 

5  We  therefore  ought  to  receive 


such,  that  we  might  be  fellow 
helpers  to  the  truth. 

9  I  wrote  unto  tlie  church :  but 
Diotrephes,  who  lovetli  to  have 
the  preeminence  among  them, 
receiveth  us  not. 

10  Wherefore,  if  I  come,  I  will 
remember  his  deeds  which  he 
doeth,  prating  against  us  with 
malicious  words:  and  not  con- 
tent therewith,  neither  doth  he 
him.self  receive  the  brethren,  and 
forbiddeth  them  that  would,  and 
casteth  them  out  of  the  church. 

11  Beloved,  c  follow  not  that 
which  is  evil,  but  that  which  is 
good.  /He  that  doeth  good  is  of 
God  :  but  he  that  doeth  evil  hath 
not  seen  God. 

12  Demetrius  s-hathgood  report 
of  all  men,  and  of  the  truth  itself: 
yea,  and  we  also  bear  record ;  h  and 
ye  know  that  our  record  is  true. 

V.i  <I  had  many  things  to  write, 
but  I  will  not  with  ink  and  pen 
write  unto  thee: 

14  But  I  trust  I  shall  shortly  see 
tliee,  and  we  shall  speak  tface  to 
face.  Peace  be  to  thee.  Our 
friends  salute  thee.  Greet  the 
friends  by  name. 
235 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


r  3  John  13. 

f  Gr.  mouth 
to  mouth. 

sJohn  17.  13. 
1  John  1.  4. 

B  Or,  your, 

1 1  Pet.  5.  13. 


After 
A.  D.  90. 


e  Ps.  37.  27. 

Is.  1.  16,  17. 

1  Pet.  3.  11. 
/I  John  2.  29. 

&  3.  6,  9. 

el  Tiin.  3.  7. 
k  John  21.  24. 
i  2  John  12. 


t  Gr.  mouth 
to  mouth. 


A.  D. 

about  66. 


a  Luke  6.  16. 
Arts  1.  13. 

6  John  17.  11, 

12,  15. 

1  Pet.  1.  5. 
c  Rom.  1.  7. 
d\  Pet.  1.2. 

'1  Pet.  1.  2. 
cTit.  1.4. 


/Phil.  1.  27. 

1  Tim.  1.  18. 
tL  C.  12. 

2  Tim.  1.  13. 
&  4.  7. 

f  Gal.  2.  4. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 
;i  Rnm.  9.21, 

22. 

1  Pet.  2.  8. 
i2Pet.  2.  10. 
*Tit.2.  11. 

Ileb.  12.  lo. 
/Tit.  1.  IG. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 

1  Jolin  2.22. 
VI 1  Cor.  10.  9. 
n  Num.  14.23, 

27.  &  2G.  04. 

Ps.  106.  26. 

Hcb.  3.17,19. 
(.  John  8.  44. 
'I  Or,  princi- 

pality. 
p  2  Pet.  2.  4. 
V  Rev.  20.  10. 
J  Gen.  19.  21. 

Dout.29.  23. 

2  Pet.  2.  6. 
t  Or.  other. 


s2  Pet.  2.  10. 

t  Ex.  22.  29. 

u  Dan.  10.  13. 
ic  12.  1. 
Uev.  12.  7. 

x2  Pet.  2.  U. 
yZech.  3.2. 

I  2  Pet.  2.  12. 


n  Gen.  4.  C. 

1  .Inhn  3.  12. 
hynm.  22.  7, 


THE    GENERAL    EPISTLE    OF 


JUDE. 


He  exhorteth  them  to  be  constant  in  the  profession 
of  the  faith.  4  False  teachers  are  crept  in  to  \ 
seduce  them  :  for  whuse  damnable  doctrine  and  ' 
manners  horrible  punishment  is  prepared  :  20  i 
whereas  the  ^odly,  by  the  assistance  of  the  Holy 
Spirits  and  prayers  to  God,  Tnay  persevere,  and 
grow  in  grace,  and  keep  themselves,  and  recover 
others  out  of  the  snares  of  those  deceivers. 

JUDE,  the  servant  of  Jesus 
Christ,  and  "brother  of  James, 
to  them  that  are  sanctified  by  God 
the  rather,  and  ^  preserved  in  Je- 
sus Christ,  and  =  called  : 

2  Mercy  unto  you,  and  "^peace, 
and  love,  be  multiplied. 

3  Beloved,  when  I  gave  all  dili- 
gence to  write  unto  you  c  of  the 
common  salvation,  it  was  needful 
for  me  to  write  unto  j^ou,  and  ex- 
hort you  tliat  .^ye  should  earnest- 
ly contend  for  the  faitli  v/hich  was 
once  delivei'ed  unto  the  saints. 

4  (/  For  there  are  certain  men  crept 
in  unawares, '' who  were  before  of 
old  ordained  to  this  condemna- 
tion, ungodly  men,  'turning  ^the 
grace  of  our  God  into  lascivious- 
ness,  and  'denj'Ing  the  only  Lord 
God,  and  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

5  I  will  theretbro  put  you  in  re- 
membrance, though  ye  once  knew 
this,  how  that  »'  the  Lord,  having 
saved  the  people  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  afterward  "destroyed 
them'tliat  believed  not 

6  And  "the  angels  which  kept 
not  their  II  first  estate,  but  left 
their  own  habitation,  phe  hath 
reserved  in  everlasting  chains 
under  darkness  5  unto  the  judg- 
ment of  the  great  day. 

7  Even  as  '-Sodoni  and  Gomor- 
rah, and  the  cities  about  them  in 
like  manner,  giving  themselves 
over  to  fornication,  and  going 
after  t  strange  flesh,  are  set  forth 
for  an  example,  suffering  the 
vengeance  of  eternal  fire. 

8  *  Likewise  also  these  fiUhi/ 
dreamers  defile  the  flesh,  despise 
dominion,  and  « speak  evil  of  dig- 
nities. 

"J  Yet  "Michael  the  archangel, 
when  contending  with  the  devil 
he  disputed  about  the  body  of  Mo- 
ses, a^durst  not  bring  against  him  a 
railing  accusation,  but  said,  2/ The 
Lord  rebuke  thee. 

10  "■  But  these  speak  evil  of  those 
things  wliich  they  know  not:  but 
what  they  kno\v  naturally,  as 
brute  beasts,  in  lliose  things  they 
corrupt  themseb.'es. 

1 1  AVoo  unto  them  !  for  thej'  have 
gone  in  the  way  "of  Cain,  and 
'ran  greedily  after  the  error  of 

236 


Balaam  for  reward,  and  perished 
'^in  thegainsaj'ing  of  Core. 

12 c^ These  arespotsin  yourcfeasts 
of  charity,  when  they  feast  with 
vou,  feeding  themselves  without 
fear:  /clouds  they  are  without 
water,  » carried  about  of  winds; 
trees  whose  Iruit  withereth,  with- 
out fruit,  twice  dead,  a  plucked  up 
by  the  roots ; 

i;j  J  Raging  waves  of  the  sea, 
^•foaming  out  their  own  shame; 
wandering  stars,  '  to  whom  is  re- 
served the  blackness  of  darkness 
for  ever. 

14  And  Enoch  also,"ithe  seventh 
from  Adam,  prophesied  of  these, 
saying.  Behold, "  the  Lordcometh 
with  ten  thousand  of  his  saints, 

15  To  execute  judgment  upon  all, 
and  to  convince  all  that  are  un- 
godly among  them  of  all  their 
ungodly  deeds  which  they  have 
ungodly  committed,  and  of  all 
their  "hard  speeches  which  ungodly 
sinners  have  spoken  against  him. 

16  These  a,re  murmurers,  com- 
plainers,  walking  after  their  own 
lusts ;  and  p  their  mouth  speaketh 
great  swelling  icords,  <i  having 
men's  persons  in  admiration  be- 
cause of  advantage. 

17  '•But,  beloved,  remember  ye 
the  words  which  were  .spoken  be- 
fore of  the  apostles  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ; 

18  How  that  they  told  you  « there 
should  be  mockers  in  the  last 
time,  who  should  walk  after  their 
own  ungodly  lusts. 

19  These  be  they  'who  separate 
themselves,  "sensual,  having  not 
the  Spirit. 

20  But  ye,  beloved,  a;buildingup 
yourselves  on  your  most  holy 
faith,  J/ praying  in  the  Holy  Ghost, 

21  Ke(;p  yourselves  in  the  love  of 
God,  --looking  for  the  mercy  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  unto  eter- 
nal life. 

22  And  of  some  have  compas- 
sion, making  a  ditrerence : 

23  And  others  «save  with  fear, 
''Itullmg  tlicm  out  of  the  fin;; 
hating  even  ctho  garment  spot- 
ted by  the  flesh. 

24  rfNow  unto  him  that  is  able  to 
keep  you  from  falling,  and  «to 
pn.'sent  you  faultless  before  the 
presence  of  his  glory  with  exceed- 
ingjoy, 

2-3  .'"To  the  only  wise  God  our 
Saviour,  be  glory  and  majesty, 
dominion  and  power,  both  nov/ 
and  ever.    Amen. 


A.  D. 

about  (\^. 


cNum.  16.  i, 
fee. 
d1  Pet.  2.  13. 
el  Cor.  11.  21. 
/•Prov.  25.  14. 
■  2  Pet.  2.  17. 
^•Eph.  4.  14. 
h  Matt.  15.  13. 
i  Is.  57.  20. 
tPhil.  3.  19. 
Z2Pet.  2.  17. 

mGeii.  5.  18. 

nDcul.33.  2. 
Dan.  7.  10. 
Zech.  14.5. 
Matt.  25.  31. 
2  The.sa.  1.7. 
Rev.  1.  7. 


0  1  Sam.  1.  3. 
Ps.  31.  18.  Jt 


p  2  Pet.  2.  18. 
?  Prov.  28.  21. 
James  2.  1, 


t1  Pet.  8.  3. 


si  Tim.  4.  1. 

2  Tim.  3.  1. 

&4.  3. 

2  Pet.  2.  1.  J6 

3.  3. 
t  Prov.  18. 1. 

Y.I.  14.  7. 

Hos.  4.  14.  & 

9.  10. 

Heb.  10.  25 
H  1  Cor.  2.  II. 

Jame  j  3.  15. 
J- Col.  2.7. 

1  Tim.  1.  4. 
yRom.  8.  26. 

Epli.e.  IH. 
iTit.2.  13. 

2  Pel.  3.  12. 
nRom.  11.14. 

1  Tim.  4.  Ifi. 
h  .\mos  -1.  11. 

Zech.  S.  3. 

1  Cor.  3.  15. 
cZcch.  3.4,5. 

Rev.  3.  4. 
d  Rnm.  10.  25. 

Eph.  3.  20. 
fCol.  1.  22. 
/Rnm.  )R.  27. 

ITim.  1.17. 

&  2.  3. 


THE    EETELATIO]^^ 

OF    ST.  JOHN  THE  DIVINE. 


A.D.  t)6.    :  CHAPTER  I. 

'  '  4  John  writeth  his  revelation  To  the  seven  churches 

I      of  Asia,  signified  by  the  seven  golden  candle^ 
j      sticks.     7  The  coming  of  Christ.     14  His  glo- 
rious power  and  majesty. 

THE  Revelation  of  Jesus  Christ, 
«  which  God  gave  unto  him,  to 
shew  unto  his  servants  things 
which  b  must  shortly  come  to 
pass;  and  che  sent  and  signified 
it  by  his  angel  unto  his  servant 
John: 

2  li  Who  bare  record  of  the  word 
of  God,  and  of  the  testimony  of 
Jesus  Christ,  and  of  ail  things 
ethat  he  saw. 

3  /Blessed  is  he  that  readeth, 
and  they  that  hear  the  words  of 

fRcra.  13. 11.  ]  this  prophecj%  and  keep  those 
things  which  are  written  there- 
in :  for !/  the  time  is  at  hand. 

4  TOHX  to  the  .seven  churches 
O   which  are  in  Asia:  Grace  be 

unto  you,  and  peace,  from  him 
'»  which  is,  and  i  which  was,  and 
which  is  to  come ;  *  and  from  the 
seven  Spirits  which  are  before  his 
throne; 

5  And  from  Jesus  Christ,  iicho  is 
the  faithful  witness,  and  the  "'  first- 
begotten  of  the  dead,  and  "the 
prince  of  the  kings  of  the  earth. 
Unto  him  othat  loved  us.  pand 
washed  us  from  our  sins  in  his 
own  blood, 

6  And  hath  7 made  us  kings  and 
priests  unto  God  and  his  Father; 
j-to  him  he  glory  and  dominion 
for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 

7  » Behold,  he  cometh  with 
clouds;  and  every  eye  shall  see 
him,  and  '  they  also  which  pierced 
him :  and  all  kindreds  of  the 
earth  shall  wail  because  of  him. 
Even  so.  Amen. 

8  »'  I  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the 
beginning  and  the  ending,  saith 
the  Lord,  « which  is,  and  which 
was,  and  which  is  to  come,  the 
Almightj\ 

9  I  John,  who  also  am  your 
brother,  and  2/ companion  in  trib- 
ulation, and  =  ill  the  kingdom  and 
patience  of  Jesus  Cb.rist,  was  in 
the  isle  that  is  called  Patmos,  «for 
the  word  of  God,  and  for  the  test- 

i  imony  of  Jesus  Christ. 
I   10  *  I  was  in  the  Spirit  on  «the 
yPhii.  1.  7.  &   Lord's  day,  and  heard  behind  me 
<^a  great  voice,  as  of  a  trumpet, 
11    Saying,   ci   am    Alpha    and 
Omega,  /the  fir.st  and  the  last: 


oJohn  3.  32. 

&  8.26.  <k  12. 

49. 
b  ver.  3. 

ch.  4.  1. 
c  ch.  22.  16. 
d\  Cor.  1.  6. 

ver.  9. 

ch.  6.  9.4;  12. 

17. 
el  John  1.  1. 
/Luke  11.28. 


James  ^.  S. 

IPet.  4.  7. 

ch.  22.  10. 
ft  Ex.  3. 14. 

ver.  8. 
jJohnl.  1. 
iZech.  3.9. 

(Sc  4.  10. 

eh.S.  1.  <t  4. 

5.  (k  5.  6. 
Mohn  8.  14. 

1  Tim.  6.  13. 

ch.  3.  14. 
m  1  Cor.  15.20. 

Col.  1.  18. 
KEph.  1.  20. 

ch.  17.  14.  <fc 

19.  16. 

0  John  13.  34. 
&  15.  9. 
Gal.  2.  20. 

p  Heb.  9.  14. 

1  John  1.7. 
ql  Pet.  2.  5,9. 

ch.  5.  10.  i 

20.  6. 
rlTim.  C.  16. 

Heb.  13.21. 

1  Pet.  4.  11. 

&  5.  11. 
«  Dan.  7.  13. 

Matt.  24.  30. 

&  26.  64. 

Act3  1.  11. 
t  Zech.  12.  10. 

John  19.  37. 
«l3.  41.4.  <t 

44.  6.&48.12. 

ver.  11,  17. 

ch.2.8.  &21. 

6.  &  22.  13. 

1  ver.  4. 
ch.4.  8.  &11. 
17.  <k  16.  5. 


2  Tim.  1.  8. 
z  Rom.  8.  17. 

2  Tim.  2.  12. 
aver.  2.     ch.  6.  0.     5  Acts  10.  10.     2  Cor.  10.  2.    ch.  4.2.  <k  17.  3. 

&;  21.  10.     e  John  20.  26.     Acts  20.  7.     1  Cor.  15.  2.     d  ch.  4.  1. 

&  10.  8.     e  ver.  8.   /ver.  17. 


and.  What  thou  seest,  write  in  a 
book,  and  send  it  unto  the  seven 
churches  which  are  in  Asia;  unto 
Ephesus,  and  unto  Smyrna,  and 
unto  Pergamos,  and  unto  Thya- 
tira,  and  unto  Sardis,  and  unto 
Philadelphia,  and  unto  Laodicea. 

12  And  I  turned  to  see  the  voice 
that  spake  with  me.  And  being 
turned,  r? I  saw  seven  golden  can- 
dlesticks ; 

13  ''And  in  the  midst  of  the  seven 
candlesticks  'o/ir'  like  unto  the  Son 
of  man,  '^  clothed  with  a  garment 
dov.n  to  the  foot,  and  'girt  about 
the  paps  with  a  golden  girdle. 

14  His  head  and  "iJiis  hairs  it'crs 
white  like  wool,  as  white  as  snow ; 
and  "  his  eyes  icere  as  a  flame  of 
fire; 

15  "And  his  feet  like  unto  fine 
brass,  as  if  they  burned  in  a  fur- 
nace ;  and  2>  his  voice  as  the  sound 
of  many  waters. 

16  ?And  he  had  in  his  right  hand 
seven  stars:  and  '-out  of  his 
mouth  went  a  sharp  twoedged 
sword:  sand  his  countenance  was 
as  the  sun  shineth  in  his  strength. 

17  And  'when  I  saw  him,  I  fell 
at  his  feet  as  dead.  And  «  he  laid 
his  right  hand  upon  me,  saying 
unto  me.  Fear  not;  ^I  am  the 
first  and  the  last: 

18  y  I  am  he  that  liveth,  and  was 
dead;  and.  behold,  =1  am  alive 
for  evermore,  Amen  ;  and  "have 
the  ke.ys  of  hell  and  of  death. 

19  Ys'rlte  *  the  things  which  thou 
hast  seen,  c  and  the  things  which 
are,  f' and  the  things  which  shall 
be  hereafter; 

20  The  mysteiT  <^of  the  seven 
stars  which  thou  sawest  in  my 
right  hand,  /and  the  seven  golden 
candlesticks.  The  seven  stars  are 
i/  the  angels  of  the  seven  churches : 
and  ''  the  seven  candlesticks 
which  thou  sawest  are  the  seven 
churches. 

CHAPTER  II. 

What  is  commanded  !o  be  uritten  to  the  angels, 
that  is,  the  ministers  of  the  churches  of  1 
Ephesus,  8  Smyrna,  12  Pergamos,  18  Thyatira  :  I 
and  what  is  commended,  or  found  wanting  in 
them. 

UNTO  the  angel  of  the  church 
of    Ephesus  write ;     These  j 
things  saith  "he  that  holdeth  the  ;  och.  1. 16, 20 
seven    stars   in   his   right   hand, 
*who  walketh  in  the  midst  of  the  1  *eh.  1.  i3. 
seven  golden  candlesticks ; 
2  ci  know  thy  works,  and  thy 
labour,   and    thy   patience,   and 
how  thou  canst  not  bear  them 
237 


A.  D.  96. 

g  Ex.  25.  37. 

Zech.  4.  2. 

ver.  20. 
hch.  2.1. 
i  Ez.  1.  26. 

Dan.  7.  13.  4; 

10.  16. 

ch.  14.  14. 
k  Dan.  10.  5. 
Ich.  15.6. 
m  Dan.  7.  9. 
n  Dan.  10.  6. 

ch.  2.18.  <k 

19.  12. 
0  Ez.  1.  7. 

Dan.  10.  6. 

ch.2.  18. 
p  Ez.  43.  2. 

Dan.  10.  6. 

ch.  14.  2.  A 

19.  6. 
7  ver.  20. 

ch.2.  1.  &,  3. 

1. 
ris.  49.  2. 

Eph.  6.  17. 

Heb.  4.  12. 

ch.  2.  12,  10. 

<fc  19.  15,  21. 
s  Acts  26.  13. 

ch.  10.  1. 
t  Ez.  1.  28. 
u  Dan.  8.  18. 

4:  10.  10. 
xls.  41.  4.  ds 

44.  6.  &  48. 

12. 

ch.  2.  8.  <t 

22.13. 

ver.  11. 
y  Rom.  6.  9. 
zch.  4.9.  d:  5. 

14. 
a  Ps.  68.  20. 

ch.20.  1. 
b  ver.  12,  Sec. 
ech.  2. 1,  &c. 
if  ch.  4. 1,  <tc. 
e  ver.  16. 
/ver.  12. 
g  Mai.  2.  7. 

ch.  2.  1,  Sec. 
h  Zech.  4.  2. 

Matt.  5. 15. 

Phil.  2.  15. 


cPs.  1.  6. 
ver.  9,13,  19. 
ch.  3.  1,  8, 


What  John  was 


REVELATION. 


commanded  to  tvrite 


A.  D.  96. 


(ilJohn4.  1. 
c2Cor.  11. 

13. 

2  Pet.  2. 1. 

/Gal.  6.  9. 
Heb.  12.  3, 


g-Matt.  21. 
41,  -13. 


i  Matt.  11.  15. 
<fc  13.  9,  43. 
ver.  11,  17, 

ch.  3.  6,  13, 
22.  &  13.  9. 

»ch.  22.2,14. 

I  Gen.  2.  9. 

m  ch.  1.  8, 17, 
IB. 
n  ver.  2. 

0  Luke  12.  21. 

1  Tim.  G.  18. 

Jam«s  2.  5. 
pKom.2. 17, 

28,  29.  &.  9. 

6. 
7ch.8.  9. 
rMatt.  10.22. 


t  Matt.  24.  13. 
«  James  1.  12. 

ch.  3.  11. 
u  ver.  7. 

ch.  13.  9. 

*  ch.  20.  14. 
<5c  21.  8. 


vch.  1.10. 

z  vor.  2. 
o  ver.  9. 


I>  Num.  24. 

11.  (k  2!5.  1. 

A:  31.  10. 

2  r<t.  2.  10. 

.Iiulc  11. 
c  Arts  1.'..  29. 

1  Cor.  H.  9, 

10.  (k  10.  19, 

20. 

ver.  20. 
dl  Cor.  8.  13, 

Ace. 
ever.  6. 


which  are  evil:  and  «?  thou  hast 
tried  them  e  wiiich  say  they  are 
apostles,  and  are  not,  and  hast 
found  them  liars: 

3  And  hast  borne,  and  hast  pa- 
tience, and  for  my  name's  sake 
hast  laboured,  and  hast  /not 
fainted. 

4  Nevertheless  I  have  somewhat 
against  thee,  because  thou  hast 
left  tlij"-  first  love. 

5  Hemember  therefore  from 
whence  thou  art  fallen,  and  re- 
pent, and  do  tlie  first  works; 
a  OY  else  I  will  come  unto  thee 
quickly,  and  will  remove  thy 
candlestick  out  of  his  place,  ex- 
cept thou  repent. 

6  But  this  thou  hast,  that  thou 
hatest  the  deeds  of  ''the  Nicola- 
itans,  which  I  also  hate. 

7  iHe  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto 
the  churches ;  To  lilm  that  over- 
cometh  will  I  give  *to  eat  of 
'the  tree  of  life,  which  is  in  the 
midst  of  the  paradise  of  God. 

8  And  unto  the  angel  of  the 
churcli  in  Smyrna  write;  These 
things  saith  ™the  first  and  the 
last,  which  was  dead,  and  is  alive ; 

9  "  I  know  thy  works,  and  trib- 
ulation, and  poverty,  (but  thou 
art  "rich)  and  I  knoxo  tlie  blas- 
phemy of  ;Hhem  which  say  they 
are  Jews,  and  are  not,  5  but  are 
the  sjniagogue  of  Satan. 

10  ''Fear  none  of  those  tilings 
whicli  thou  slialt  suffer:  l)ehold, 
the  devil  shall  cast  some  of  you 
into  prison,  that  ye  may  be  tried  ; 
and  ye  sliall  have  tribulation  ten 
days:  «be  thou  faithful  unto 
death,  and  I  will  give  thee  <a 
crown  of  life. 

11  w  He  that  hath  an  ear.  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saitli  unto 
the  churches ;  He  tliat  overcom- 
eth  shall  not  be  hurt  of  »the 
second  death. 

VI  And  to  the  angel  of  the 
churcli  in  Pergumos  write ;  Tliesc 
tilings  saith  .'/lie  which  hath  the 
sharp  sword  witli  two  edges; 

1.3  »I  know  thy  works,  and 
where  thou  dwellest,  even  "where 
Satan's  seati.?.-  and  thou  boldest 
fast  my  name,  and  hast  not  (h;- 
nied  my  faith,  even  in  those  days 
wherein  Antipas  teav  my  faithliil 
martyr,  who  was  slain  among 
you,  where  Satan  dwell eth. 

14  3'>ut  I  have  a  few  things 
against  thee,  because  thou  hast 
there  them  that  hold  the  doc- 
trine of  *  Balaam,  who  taught 
Balak  to  cast  a  stumblingblock 
before  the  children  of  Israel,  '•to 
eat  things  sacrificed  unto  idoLs, 
'^and  to  commit  fornication. 

!■")  So  hast  tlK)u  also  them  that 
hoKl  tilt!  doctrine  cof  the  ISico- 
laitans,  wliicb  thing  I  hate. 

IG  Ilepeut;  or  else  I  will  come 
23.S 


unto  thee  quickly,  and  /will 
fight  against  them  with  the 
sword  of  my  mouth. 
n  aHe  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto 
the  churches;  To  him  that  over- 
cometh  will  I  give  to  eat  of  the 
hidden  manna,  and  will  give  him 
a  white  stone,  and  in  the  stone  ''a 
new  name  written,  which  no  man 
knoweth  saving  he  that  receiveth 
it. 

18  And  unto  the  angel  of  the 
church  in  Thyatira  write;  These 
things  saith  the  Son  of  God,  i  who 
hath  his  eyes  like  unto  a  flame  of 
fire,  and  his  feet  are  like  fine 
brass ; 

19  *  I  know  thy  works,  and  char- 
ity, and  service,  and  faith,  and  thy 
patience,  and  thy  works;  and  the 
last  to  hf  more  than  the  first. 

20  Notwithstanding  I  have  a  few 
things  against  thee,  because  thou 
sufferest  that  woinan  Mezebel, 
which  calleth  herself  a  prophet- 
ess, to  teach  and  to  seduce  my 
servants '"to  commit  fornication, 
and  to  eat  things  sacrificed  unto 
idols. 

21  And  I  gave  her  space  « to  re- 
pent of  her  fornication ;  and  she 
repented  not. 

22  Behold,  I  will  cast  her  into  a 
bed,  and  them  tliat  commit  adul- 
tery with  her  into  great  tribula- 
tion, except  they  repent  of  their 
deeds. 

2.3  And  I  will  kill  her  children 
with  death  ;  and  all  the  churches 
shall  know  that »  I  am  he  which 
searcheth  the  reins  and  iiearts: 
and  p  I  will  give  unto  every  one  of 
you  according  to  your  works. 

24  But  unto  j'ou  I  say,  and  unto 
the  rest  in  Thyatira,  as  many  as 
have  not  this  doctrine,  and  which 
have  not  known  tlie  depths  of  Sa- 
tan, as  they  speak;  7 1  will  put 
upon  you  noiuiother  burden. 

25  But  '•tliat  which  ye  have 
alrcaili/,  hold  fast  till  I  come. 

2()  And  he  that  overcometh,  and 
keepeth  »my  works  unto  the  end, 
«to  him  will  I  give  power  over 
the  nations: 

27  "And  he  shall  rule  them  with 
a  rod  of  iron  ;  as  tlie  vessels  of  a 
potter  shall  they  be  broken  to 
shivers:  even  as  I  received  of  my 
Father. 

2S  And  I  will  give  him  *the 
morning  star. 

2!) .'/He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto 
the  churches. 

CHAPTER    III. 

2  The  anncl  of  the  church  of  Sardis  ia  reproved, 
3  exhorted  to  rrjient,  anil  threatened  if  he  do 
not  repent.  8  The  anrel  of  the  ehurch'vf  Phil- 
oilc/phta  10  is  approved  for  his  diligence  and 
paticnee.  10  The  angel  of  Laodicea  rebuked, 
for  hcinc  neither  hut  nor  cold,  19  and  admonish' 
C'l  to  he  more  zealous.  20  Christ  slandcth  at 
the  dour  and  knockcth. 


A.  D.  96. 


/Is.  U.  4. 
2  Thess.  2.  8. 
<h.  1.  16.  & 
19.  15,  21. 

?  ver.  7,  11. 


ftch.  ."5.  12.  & 
19.  12. 


ich.  1.  14,  15. 


/I  KiiiKRlB. 
31.  <k  21.  25. 
2  Kings  9.  7. 

m  Kx.  84.  15. 
Acts  15.  20, 


ver.  14. 
n  Rom.  2.  4. 
ch.  9.  20. 


ol  S.-ira.  16.7. 

1  Chr.  28.  9. 
<k  29.  17. 

2  Chr.  6.  30. 
Ps.  7.  9. 
Jer.  11.20.  ifc 
17.  10.  <k  20. 
12. 

.lohn  2.24,25. 
Acts  1.  24. 
Roin.  8.  27. 
p  Vs.  02.  12. 
Matt.  16.  27. 
Rom.  2.  6.  & 
14.  12. 


2  (' 


,  10. 


ti;ll.  fi.  5. 

ch.  20.  12. 
V  Acts  10.  28. 
rrh.  3.  11. 
s.Inhn  6.  29. 

1  John  3.23. 
f  Matt.  19.  2a 

Luke  2^2.  29, 

30. 

1  Cor.  6.  3. 

ch.  3.21.  4; 

20.4. 
H  Ps.  2.  8, 9.  & 

41).  14. 

Dan.  7.  22. 

ch.  12.  6.  & 

19.  10. 
x2  Pet.  1.  19. 

ch.  22.  16. 
y  ver.  7. 


to  the  angels  of 


REVELATION. 


the  seven  churches. 


A.  D.  96. 


a  ch.  1.  4, 16. 
&4.5.<Sc3.6. 


cEph.  2.  ],5. 
1  Tim.  5.  6. 


d  1  Tim.  6. 20. 

2Tim.  1.  13. 

ver.  11. 
e  ver.  19. 
/Matt.  24.  42, 

43.  k  25.  13. 

Mark  13.  33. 

Lnke  12.  39, 

40. 

1  Thess.  S.  2, 

2  Pet.  3.  10. 
ch.  16. 15. 

g  -\cts  1.  15. 
/iJude23. 
iih.  4.4.  &  6. 

11.&7.  9,  13. 
Afh.  19.  e. 
/Ex.  32.32. 

Ps.  G9.  2*. 
m  Phil.  4.  3. 

rh.  13.  8.  <k 

17.  8.  i  20. 

12.  <fe2l.27. 
n  Matt.  10.  3-2. 

Luke  12.  8. 
och.2.  7. 
p  Acts  3.  14. 
(/ 1  John  5.  20. 

ver.  14. 

ch.  1.  5.  &  6. 

10.  &  19.  11. 
T  Is.  22.  22. 

Luke  1.  32. 

ch.  1.  18. 
t  Malt.  10.  19. 
/Job  12.14. 
K  ver.  1. 
X  1  Cor.  16.  9. 

2  Cor.  2.12. 
Vch.  2.  9. 
z  Is.  49.  23.  4: 

60.  14. 


a  2  Pet.  2.  9. 
b  Lake  2.  1. 

c  Is.  24. 17. 
dPhil.  4.  5. 

ch.1.3.  &;22. 

7, 12,  20. 
e  ver.  3. 

ch.  2.  25. 
/ch.  2.  10. 
g-1  Kings  7.21. 

Gal.  2.  9. 
*ch.  2.  17.  (fc 

14.  1.  &  22.4. 
«■  Gal.  4.  26. 

Heh.  12.  22. 

ch.  21.  2,  10. 
J  ch.  22.  4. 
I  ch.  2.  7. 


AND  unto  the  augel  of  the 
church  in  Sardis  write; 
These  thing.s  saith  he  «tliat  hath 
the  .seven  Spirits  of  God,  and  the 
seven  stars  ;  f>  I  liiiow  thy  worlcs, 
that  thou  hast  a  name  that  thou 
livest,  «and  art  dead. 

2  Be  watchful,  and  strengthen 
the  things  which  remain,  that  are 
ready  to  die:  for  I  liave  not  found 
thy  works  perfect  before  God. 

-i-J  Remember  tlierefore  how  thou 
hast  received  and  heard,  and  hold 
fa.st,  and  « repent.  .'If  therefore 
thou  Shalt  not  watch,  I  will  come 
on  thee  as  a  thief,  and  thou  shalt 
not  know  what  hour  I  will  come 
upon  thee. 

4  Thou  hast  r?  a  few  names  even 
in  Sardis  which  have  not  ^  defiled 
their  garments;  and  they  shall 
walk  with  me  » in  white  :  for  they 
are  worthy. 

5  He  that  overcometh,  *  the  same 
shall  beclothed  in  whiteraiment; 
and  I  will  not  'blot  out  his  name 
out  of  the  '"book  of  life,  but  "I 
will  confess  hLs  name  before  my 
Father,  and  before  his  angels. 

6  o  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto 

I  the  churches. 

j   7  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church 

in     Philadelphia    write ;     These 
I  things  saith  2die  that  is  holy,  9he 

that  is  true,  he  that  hath  '•  tlie  key 
!  of  David,  *he  that  openeth,  and 

no  man  shutteth;  and  <shutteth, 

and  no  man  openeth ; 

8  «I  know  thy  works:  behold, 
I  have  set  before  thee  a- an  open 
door,  and  no  man  can  shut  it :  for 
thou  ha.st  a  little  strength,  and 
hast  kept  my  word,  and  hast  not 
denied  my  name. 

9  Behold,  I  will  make  y  them  of 
the  sj-nagogue  of  Satan,  which 
say  they  are  Jews,  and  are  not, 
but  do  lie;  behold,  =  I  will  make 
them  to  come  and  worship  before 
thy  feet,  and  to  know  that  I  have 
loved  thee. 

10  Because  thou  hast  kept  the 
word  of  my  patience,  « I  also  will 
keep  thee fromthehourof tempt- 
ation, which  shall  come  upon  *  all 
the  world,  to  try  them  that  dwell 
«upon  the  earth. 

11  Behold,  (11  come  quicklv: 
e  hold  that  fast  which  thou  hast, 
that  no  man  take /thy  crown. 

12  Him  that  overcometh  will  I 
make  f?  a  pillar  in  the  temple  of 
my  God,  and  he  shall  go  no  more 
out:  and  ^I  will  write  upon  him 
the  name  of  my  God,  and  the 
name  of  the  city  of  my  God, 
ir/iich  is  inevv  Jerusalem,'  which 
Cometh  down  out  of  heaven  from 
mj^  God:  ^^and  I  will  write  upon 
him  my  new  name. 

1-3  'He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  uato 
the  churches. 


14  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  | 
church  il  of  the  Laodiceans  write ; ; 
"'These  things  saith  the  Amen,i 
"the  faithful  and  true  vvitne.ss,  I 
"  the  beginning  of  the  creation  of  i 
God; 

15  p  I  know  thy  works,  that  thou  ! 
art  neither  cold  nor  hot :  I  would 
thou  wert  cold  or  hot. 

16  So  then  because  thou  art  luke- 
warm, and  neither  cold  nor  hot,  I 
will  spew  thee  out  of  my  mouth. 

17  Because  thou  sayest,  ?  I  am ! 
rich,  and  increased  with   goods,  i 
and  have  need  of  nothing;  and 
knowe.st  not  that  thou  art  wretch- 
ed, and  miserable,  and  poor,  and 
blind,  and  naked : 

18  I  counsel  thee  '•to  buy  of  me 
gold  tried  in  the  fire,  that  thou 
niayest  be  rich;  and  «white  rai- 
ment, that  thou  mayest  be  cloth- 
ed, and  that  the  shame  of  thy 
nakedne.ss  do  not  appear ;  and 
anoint  thine  eyes  with  eyesalve, 
that  thou  mayest  see. 

19  'As  many  as  I  love,  I  rebuke 
and  chasten :  be  zealous  there- 
fore, and  repent. 

20  Behold,  "I  stand  at  the  door, 
and  knock:  a^if  anj' man  hearmy 
voice,  and  open  the  door,  y  I  will 
come  in  to  him,  and  will  sup  with 
him,  and  he  with  me. 

21  To  him  that  overcometh  ^will 

1  grant  to  sit  with  me  in  my 
throne,  even  as  I  also  overcame, 
and  am  set  down  with  my  Father 
in  his  throne. 

22  a  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto 
the  churches. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

2  John  seeth  the  throne  of  God  in  heaven,  4  The 
four  and  tu:cnty  elders.  6  The  four  beasts  full 
of  eyes  before  and  behind.  10  The  elders  lay 
down  their  erowns,  and  worship  him  that  sat  on 
the  throne. 

AFTER  this  I  looked,  and,  be- 
.  hold,  a  door  icas  opened  in 
heaven:  and  "the  first  voice 
which  I  heard  iras  as  it  were  of 
a  trumpet  talking  \vith  me; 
which  said,  '•Come  up  hither. 
=  and  I  will  shew  thee  things  which 
must  be  hereafter. 

2  And  immediately  f'l  was  in  the 
Spirit:  and.  behold, « a  throne  was 
set  in  heaven,  and  one  sat  on  the 
throne. 

3  And  he  that  sat  was  to  look  up- 
on like  a  jasper  and  a  sardine 
stone :  /and  ther-e  icas  a  rainbow 
round  about  the  throne,  in  sight 
like  unto  an  emerald. 

4  f/And  round  about  the  throne 
vfve  four  and  twenty  seats:  and 
upon  the  seats  I  saw  four  and 
twenty  elders  sitting,  ■^clothed  in 
white  raiment ;  >and  they  had  on 
their  heads  crowns  of  gold. 

.5  And  out  of  the  throne  proceed- 
ed ^lightnings  and  thunderings 
and  voices :  'and  there  were  seven 
239 


A.  D.  96. 

:i  Or,  in 
Laodicea. 

m  Is.  65.  16. 

nch.  1.  5.  6c 
19.11.  &  22.6 
ver.  7. 

0  Col.  1.  15. 

p  ver.  1. 


q  Hos.  12.  8. 
ICor.  4.8. 


ris.  55.  1. 

Ma't.  13.  44. 

&  25.  9. 
!  2  Cor.  5.  3. 

rh.  7.  13.  <fc 

16.15.  &  19.8. 


(Job  5.17. 

Prov.  3.  11, 

12. 

Heb.  12.  5,  6. 

James  1.  12. 
u  Cant.  5.  2. 
X  Luke  12.  37. 
y  John  14.  23. 

z  Matt.  19.  28. 
Luke  22.  30. 

1  Cor.  6.  2. 

2  Tim.  2.  12. 
ch.  2.  26,  27. 

och.  2.7. 


ftch.  11.  12. 
cch.  1.  ID.  & 

22.  6. 
<fch.  1    10.  & 

17.  3.  <k  21. 

10. 
e  Is.  6.  1. 

Jer.  17.  12. 

Ez.  1.  26.  & 

10.  1. 

Dan.  7.  9. 
/Ez.  1.  28. 
f  ch.  11.16. 
;.  rh.  3.  4.  5.  Sc 

6.  11.  Sc  7.  9, 

13.  14.  &.  19. 

14. 
1  ver.  10. 
*-h.  B.  3.  <fc 

16.  18. 
I  Ex.  37.  23. 

2  Chr.  4.  20. 

Ez.  1.13. 

Zech.  4.  2. 


The  sealed  book. 


REVELATION. 


The  opening  of  the 


A.  D.  96. 


m  ch.  1.  4.  &. 
3.  1.  &,  5.  6. 


>i  Kx.  38.  8 
ch.  15.  2. 
0  Ez.  1.  5. 


p  vrr.  8. 
(]  Num.  2.  2, 
fee. 

r.z.  1.  10.  (fc 

10.  II. 


r  Is.  6.  2. 
s  ver.  6. 
t  Or.  they 
have  Hu  rest. 
els.  6.3. 
uch.  1.8. 
cch.  1.  4. 

yrh.  1.  18.  & 
6.  14.  <k  15.7. 
z  ch.  5.  8,  14. 


*  vcr.  4. 

c  ch..5.  12. 
rfGen.  1.  1. 

Acts  17.  24. 

Eph,  S.  9. 

(;ol.  1.  16. 

ch.  10.  6. 


n  Ez.  2.  9,  10. 

'-  l».  20.  11- 

Oaii.  12.  4. 


rf  Gen.  40.  9, 

10. 

Ileb.  7.  14. 
c  Is.  11.  ],  10. 

Horn.  1.-5.  12. 

ch.22.  16. 
/ver.  1. 

ch.  6.  1. 
gU.  .W.  7. 

John  1.  29, 

30. 

1  tVt.  1.  19. 

ch.  13.  fl. 

vcr.  9,  12. 
h  Zcch.  3.  9. 

fc  4.  10. 
i(h.4.  5. 
»ch.  4.2. 


lamps  of  lire  burning  before  the 
throne,  which  are  mthe  seven 
Spirits  of  God. 

()  And  before  the  throne  there 
icas  «a,  sea  of  glass  like  unto 
crystal :  "  and  in  the  midst  of 
the  throne,  and  round  about  the 
throne,  loere  four  beasts  full  of 
eyes  before  t"  and  behind. 

7  (?And  the  first  beast  tfas  like  a 
lion,  and  the  second  beast  like  a 
calf,  and  the  third  beast  had  a 
face  as  a  man,  and  the  fourth 
beast  ivas  like  a  flying  eagle. 

8  And  the  four  beasts  had  each  of 
them  '•six  wings  nhout  /lim;  and 
ther/  were  full  of  eyes « vvitliin :  and 
tthey  rest  not  day  and  night,  say- 
ing, 'Holy,  holy, "holy,  "  Lord  God 
Almiglity,  ^  which  was,  and  is, 
and  is  to  come. 

9  And  when  those  beasts  give 
glory  and  honour  and  thanks  to 
him  that  sat  on  the  throne,  y  who 
liveth  for  ever  and  ever, 

10  2  The  four  and  twenty  elders 
fall  down  before  him  that  sat  on 
the  throne,  "and  worship  him 
that  liveth  for  ever  and  ever, 
*  and  cast  their  crowns  before  the 
throne,  saying, 

11  «Thou  art  worthy,  O  Lord,  to 
receive  glory  and  honour  and 
power :  d  ior  thou  liast  created  all 
things,  and  for  tliy  pleasure  they 
are  and  were  created. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  The  book  sealed  with  seven  seals  :  9  which  only 
the  Lamb  that  was  slain  is  worthy  to  open.  12 
Therefore  the  elders  praise  him,  9  and  confess 
that  he  redeemed  them  with  his  blood. 

AND  I  saw  in  the  right  hand 
of  him  that  sat  on  the  throne 
«  a  book  written  within  and  on  the 
back  sido,''seal(!d  with  S(>v('ii  seals. 
1!  And  I  saw  a  strong  ang(!l  pro- 
claiming with  a  loud  voice,  Who 
is  worthy  to  open  the  book,  and 
to  loose  tlie  seals  thereof? 

3  And  no  man  cin  heaven,  nor 
in  earth,  neither  under  the  earth, 
was  able  to  open  the  book,  nei- 
ther to  look  thereon. 

4  And  [  wept  mueli,  because  no 
man  was  i'ound  worthy  to  open 
and  to  r(!ad  the  book,  neither  to 
look  thereon. 

5  And  one  of  the  elders  saitli 
unto  me,  Weep  not:  behold,  <'tbe 
Lion  of  tlic  tribe  of  .Inda,  ctlic 
lioot  of  David,  hath  prevailed  to 
open  the  book, /and  to  loose  the 
seven  seals  thereof. 

G  And  I  l)el;eld,  and,  lo,  in  the 
midst  of  the  throne  and  of  the 
four  beasts,  and  in  tlie  midst  of  the 
elders,  stood  ;/a  Lamb  as  it  had 
been  slain,  having  se\'en  horns 
and  /'seven  eyes,  which  are  Hhe 
seven  Spirits  of  God  sent  forth 
into  all  the  earth. 

7  And   he   came  and  took  the 
book  out  of  the  right  hand  ^ot 
him  that  sat  uj^on  the  throne. 
210 


8  And  when  he  had  taken  the 
book,  'the  four  beasts  and  four 
and  twenty  elders  fell  down  be- 
fore the  Lamb,  having  every  one 
of  them  «' harps,  and  golden  vials 
full  of  II odours,  "Which  are  the 
prayers  of  saints. 

9  And  "they  sung  a  new  song, 
saying,  jj  Thou  art  worthy  to  take 
the  book,  and  to  open  the  seals 
thereof:  i  for  thou  wast  slain,  and 
'•hast  redeemed  us  to  God  by  thy 
blood  »out  of  every  kindred,  and 
tongue,  and  people,  and  nation  ; 

10  'And  hast  made  us  unto  our 
God  kings  and  prie.sts:  and  we 
shall  reign  on  the  earth. 

11  And  I  beheld,  and  I  heard 
the  voice  of  many  angels  "round 
about  the  throne,  and  the  beasts, 
and  the  elders :  and  the  number 
of  them  was  ^  ten  thousand  times 
ten  tliousand,  and  thousands  of 
thousands ; 

12  Saj'ing  with  a  loud  voice, 
11  Worthy  is  the  Lamb  tliat  was 
slain  to  receive  power,  and 
riches,  and  wisdoin,  and  strength, 
and  honour,  and  glory,  and  bless- 
ing. 

13  And  « every  creature  which 
is  in  heaven,  and  on  the  earth, 
and  under  the  earth,  and  such  as 
are  in  tlie  sea,  and  all  that  are  in 
them,  heard  I  saying,  "Blessing, 
and  honour,  and  glorj',  and 
power.  ?^e  vmto  him  ''that  sitteth 
upon  the  throne,  and  unto  the 
Lamb  for  ever  and  ever. 

14  cAud  the  four  beasts  said. 
Amen.  And  the  four  and  twenty 
elders  fell  down  and  worshipped 
him  ''that  liveth  for  ever  and 
ever. 

CHAPTEU  VL 

1  The  opening  of  the  seals  iti  order,  and  what 
followed  thereupon,  contaitting  a  prophecy  lo 
the  end  of  the  world. 

AND  « I  saw  when  the  Lamb 
.  opened  one  of  the  seals,  and 
I  heard,  as  it  were  the  noise  of 
thunder,  ^one  of  the  four  beasts 
saying.  Come  and  see. 
2' And  1  saw,  and  behold  ca 
white  horse:  <'and  he  that  sat  on 
him  liad  a  V)ow ;  'and  a  crown 
was  given  unto  him  :  and  lie  went 
i'orth  coniiiu'ring,  and  to  conquer. 

3  And  when  he  had  ojiened  the 
second  seal, /I  heard  the  second 
beast  say,  (Jome  and  see. 

4  aAnd  there  went  out  another 
horse  that  tvas  red:  and  poiver 
was  given  to  him  that  sat  thereon 
totakei)eace  from  t!ie  earth,  and 
tiiat  tlK^y  slioiild  kill  one  another: 
and  there  was  given  unto  him  a 
great  sword. 

5  And  when  he  had  opened  the 
third  seal,  ''I  heard  the  third 
beast  sav.  Come  and  see.  And! 
beheld,  and  lo  mv  black  hor.se; 
and  he  that  sat  on  him  had  a  pair 
of  balances  in  his  hand. 


A.  D.  96. 


/  ch.  4.  8,  10. 
mch.  14.  2.  ifc 

15.  2. 

;|  Or,  incense. 
nPs.  141.  2. 

ch.  S.  3,  4. 
0  Ps.  40.  3. 

ch.  14.  3. 
pch.  4.  11. 
(/  ver.  6. 
r  Acts  20.  28. 

Rom.  3.  24. 

1  Cor.  6.  20. 

&  7.  23. 

Eph.  1.  7. 

Col.  1.  14. 

Heb.  9.  12. 

1  Pet.  1.  18, 
19. 

2  Pet.  2.  1. 

1  John  1.  7. 

ch.  14.  4. 
s  Dan.  4.  1.  k 

6.25. 

ch.  7.  9.  k 

11.9.  (t  14.6. 
tE\.  19.  6. 

1  Pet.  2.  5,  9. 

ch.  1.  6.  & 

20.  6.  <fc  22.  5. 
M  ch.  4.  4,  6. 
xVs.  08.  17. 

Pan.  7.  10. 

Heb.  12.  22. 
!/ch.  4.  11. 
s  Phil.  2.  10. 

vcr.  3. 
a!  Chr.  29.11. 

Rom.  9.  5.  iL 

16.  27. 

1  Tim.  6. 16. 

1  Pet.  4.  11. 

Ac  5.  11. 

ch.  1.  0. 
b  ch.  fi.  10.  Jt 

7.  10. 
c  ch.  19.  4. 
dch,  4.9,  10. 


bch.  4.7. 

c  Zech.  0.  3. 

ch.  19.  11. 
dVa.  45.  4,0. 

LXX. 
e  Zcch.  0.  11. 

ch.  14.  14. 

/ch.4.  7. 
g  Zech.  6.  2. 


ftch.  4.7. 
i  Zech.  6.  3. 


seals  in  order. 


REVELATION. 


Number  of  the  sealed. 


A.  D.  96. 


The 


Drd 


chOBnix  sig- 
nificth  a 
measure 
containing 
one  wine 
quart,  and 
the  twelfth 
part  of  a 
quart. 

kvh.  9.  4. 

lc\\.  4.  T. 

m  Zech.  6.  3. 


II  Or,  to  him. 
n  Ez.  14.  21. 


o  Lev.  26.  22. 


pch.  P.  3.  Sc 

9.  13.  k  11. 

18. 
7ch.  20.  4. 
rch.  1.  9. 
»2Tini.  1.  8. 

ch.  12.  IT.  A: 

19.  10. 
t  See  Zech.  1. 

12. 
«ch.3.  7. 
xch.ll.  18.4; 

19.  2. 
yrh.  3.  4,5. 

ic  -.  9,  14. 
»  Heb.  11.  40. 

ch.  14.  13. 


b  Joel  2.  10, 

31.  d:  3.  15. 

Matt.  24.  29. 

Acts  2.  20. 
cch.  8.  10. 

&.  9.  1. 
H  Or, 

green  Jigs. 
d  Ps.  102.  26. 

Is.  34.  4. 

Heb.  1.  12, 

13. 
eJer.  3.23.  & 

4.  24. 

<h.  10.  20. 


/Is.  2.  19. 


f  tlos.  10.  8. 
Luke  23.  30. 
ch.  9.  6. 

Ms.  13.  6,  &c. 
Zeph.  1.  14, 
&c. 

<h.  IG.  14. 
i  Ps.  76.  7. 


6  Aud  I  heard  a  voice  in  the 
midst  of  the  lour  beasts  say,  II A 
measure  of  wheat  for  a  penny, 
and  three  measures  of  barley  for 
a  penny;  and  /'see  thou  hurt  not 
the  oil  and  the  wine. 

7  And  when  he  had  opened  the 
fourth  seal,  'I  heard  the  voice  of 
the  fourth  beast  say,  Come  aud 
see. 

8  "'And  I  looked,  and  behold  a 
pale  horse:  and  his  name  that  sat 
on  him  was  Death,  and  Hell  fol- 
lowed with  him.  And  power  was 
given  I  unto  them  over  the  fourth 
part  of  the  earth,  «to  kill  with 
sword,  and  with  hunger,  and  with 
death,  "and  with  the  beasts  of 
the  earth. 

9  And  when  he  had  opened  the 
fifth  seal,  I  saw  under  Pthe  altar 
itlie  souls  of  them  that  were  slain 
r  for  the  word  of  God ,  and  for  » the 
testimony  which  the.v  held: 

10  And  they  cried  "with  a  loud 
voice,  saying,  t  How  long,  O  Lord, 
"hol.y  and  true,  ^^dost  thou  not 
judge  and  avenge  our  blood  on 
them  that  dwell  on  the  earth  ? 

11  And?' white  robes  were  given 
unto  every  one  of  them ;  and  it 
was  said  unto  them,  ^that  they 
should  rest  yet  for  a  little  season, 
until  their  fellow  servants  also 
and  their  brethren,  that  should 
be  killed  as  they  were,  should  be 
fulfilled. 

12  And  I  beheld  when  he  had 
opened  the  sixth  seal,  «and,  lo, 
there  was  a  great  earthquake ; 
and  *the  sun  became  black  as 
sackcloth  of  hair,  and  the  moon 
became  as  blood ; 

13  cAnd  the  stars  of  heaven  fell 
unto  the  earth,  even  as  a  fig  tree 
casteth  her  I!  untimely  figs,  wlien 
she  is  shaken  of  a  mighty  wind. 

14  ''And  the  heaven  departed  as 
a  scroll  when  it  is  rolled  together; 
and  c  every  mountain  and  island 
were  moved  out  of  their  places. 

lo  And  the  kings  of  the  earth, 
and  the  great  men,  and  the  rich 
men,  and  the  chief  captains,  and 
the  mighty  men,  and  every  bond 
man,  and  every  free  man,  .^hid 
themselves  in  the  dens  and  in  the 
rocks  of  the  mountains; 

10  ffAnd  said  to  the  mountains 
and  rocks,  Fall  on  us,  and  hide 
us  from  the  face  of  him  that  sit- 
teth  on  the  throne,  and  from  the 
wrath  of  the  Lamb : 

17  ''For  the  great  day  of  his 
wrath  is  come;  iaud  who  shall 
be  able  to  stand  ? 

CHAPTER  VII. 

3  An  angel  sealcth  the  serranti  of  Coil  in  their 
foreheads.  4  The  number  of  them  that  were 
scaled:  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  a  certain  num- 
ber. 9  Of  all  other  nations  an  innumerable 
multitude,  which  stand  before  the  throne,  clad 
in  white  rohi^,  and  palms  in  their  hands.  14 
Their  robes  were  washed  in  the  blood  of  the 
Lamb, 


AXD  after  these  things  I  saw 
j^  four  angels  standing  on  the 
four  corners  of  the  earth,"  holding 
the  four  winds  of  the  earth,  ^that 
the  wind  should  not  blow  on  the 
earth,  nor  on  the  sea,  nor  on  any 
tree. 

2  And  I  saw  another  angel  as- 
cending from  the  east,  having  the 
seal  of  the  living  God:  and  he 
cried  with  a  loud  voice  to  the  four 
angels,  to  whom  it  was  given  to 
hurt  the  earth  and  the  sea, 

8  Saying,  ^Hurt  not  the  earth, 
neither  the  sea,  nor  the  trees,  till 
\xe  have  <i  sealed  the  servants  of 
our  God  «in  their  foreheads. 

4  .fAnd  I  heard  the  number  of 
them  which  were  sealed :  and 
there  tcei-e  sealed  aa  hundred  and 
forty  a7id  four  thou.sand  of  all  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  Juda  7rcre  sealed 
twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of 
Reuben  icere  sealed  twelve  thou- 
sand. Of  the  tribe  of  Gad  we7-e 
sealed  twelve  thousand. 

6  Of  the  tribe  of  Aser  u'e/r  sealed 
twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of 
Is'ephthalim  ivere  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Manas- 
ses  v:ere  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon  icere 
sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the 
tribe  of  Levi  v:ei-c  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Issa- 
char  ivere  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

8  Of  the  tribe  of  Zabulon  ur.re 
sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the 
tribe  of  Joseph  ?';e/-e  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Benja- 
min tcei^e  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

9  After  this  I  beheld,  and,  lo.  ''a 
great  multitude,  which  no  man 
could  number,  'of  all  nations,  and 
kindreds, and  people,  and  tongues, 
stood  before  the  throne,  and  before 
the  Lamb,  ^-clothed  with  white 
robes,  and  palms  in  their  hands ; 

10  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying.  '.Salvation  to  our  God 
'"Which  sitteth  upon  the  throne, 
and  unto  the  Lamb. 

11  "And  all  the  angels  stood 
round  about  ilie  throne, and  about 
the  elders  and  the  four  beasts, 
and  fell  before  the  throne  on  their 
faces,  and  worshipped  God. 

12  0  Saying,  Amen  :  Blessing,  and 
glory,  and  wisdom,  and  thanks- 
giving, and  honour,  and  power, 
and  might,  be  unto  our  God  for 
ever  and  ever.    Amen. 

lo  And  one  of  the  elders  answer- 
ed, saying  unto  me.  What  are 
these  which  are  arrayed  inp  white 
robes?  and  whence  came  they? 

14  And  I  said  unto  him.  Sir,  thou 
knowest.  And  he  said  to  me, 
9  These  are  they  which  came  out 
of  great  tribulation,  and  have 
'•washed  their  robes,  and  made 
them  white  in  the  blood  of  the 
Laa^b. 

241 


A.  D.  96. 


a  Dan.  7.  2 
6ch.  0.  4. 


c  ch.  6.  G.  <k 
9.  4. 

d  E/..  9.  4. 
ch.  14.  1. 
cch.  22.  4. 
/ch.9.  16. 
ffch.  14.  1. 


^Rom.  11.25. 
i  ch.  5.  9. 


Jch.  3.  5,  IS. 

&  4.  4.  &  6. 

11. 

ver.  14. 
I  Vs.  3.  8. 

Is.  43.  11. 

Jer.  3.  23. 

Hos.  13.  4. 

ch.  19.  1. 
m  ch.  5.  13. 
n  ch.  4.  8. 

och.5.  13,  14. 


p  ver.  9. 

(?ch.  6.  9.  &: 

17.  6. 
ris.  1.  18. 

Heh.  9.  14. 

1  John  1.  7. 

ch.  1.  5. 

See  Zech.  3. 

3,  4,  5. 


The  seventh  seal  opened. 


REVELATION. 


Six  trumpets 


A.  D.  9G. 


sis.  l.  5,  C. 

ch.  21.3. 
tls.  10.  10. 
uPs.  121.  6. 

ch.  21.  4. 

aPs.  23.  1.  <fc 

3B.  8. 

John  10.11, 

14. 
1/  Is.  25.  8. 

ch.  21.  4. 


6  Matt.  18.  10. 

Luke  1.  19. 
c2  Chr.  29.  25 


II  Or,  add  it  to 
the  prayers. 

dch.  5.  8. 

e  Ex.  30.  1. 
ch.  G.  9. 

/P«.  111.  2. 
Luke  1.  10. 


II  Or,  upon. 
geh.  16.  18. 
A  2  Sam.  22.8 

1  Kings  19. 

11. 

Acta  4.  31. 


*  ch.  Ifi.  2. 
ZIs.  2.  13. 
cU.  9.  4. 


m  .Ter.  51.  25. 

Amos  7.  4. 
nch.  10.  3. 
0  F.z.  14.  19. 
p  ch.  10.  3. 


7  Is.  14.  12. 

ch.  9.  1. 


sUuth  1.  20. 
tV.x.  15.23. 

J.T.  9.  15.  A; 

23.  15. 


15  Therefore  are  tlioy  before  the 
throne  ofGod,  find  serve  him  day 
and  night  in  his  temple:  and  he 
tliat  sitleth  on  the  throne  shall 
s  dwell  among  them. 

10*  They  shall  hunger  no  more, 
neitlier  thirst  any  more ;  «  neither 
shall  the  sun  light  on  them,  nor 
any  heat. 

17  For  the  Lamb  which  is  in  the 
midst  of  the  throne  ^ shall  feed 
them,  and  shall  lead  them  unto 
living  fountains  of  waters:  2/ and 
God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears 
from  their  eyes. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

I  At  the  opening  of  the  seventh  seal,  2  seven 
an/rrls  had  seven  trumpets  given  them.  G  Four 
of  them  sound  their  trumpets,  and  great  plagues 
follow.  3  Another  angel  puttelh  incense  to  the 
prayers  of  the  saints  on  the  gulden  altar. 

AND  "When  he  had  opened  the 
J\.  seventh  seal,  there  was  si- 
lence in  heaven  about  the  space 
of  half  an  hour. 

2  ^And  I  saw  the  seven  angels 
which  stood  before  God;  cand  to 
thein  were  given  seven  trumpets. 

3  And  another  angel  came  and 
stood  at  the  altar,  having  a  golden 
censer;  and  there  was  gi\en  unto 
him  much  incense,  thatheshould 

II  oft'er  it  with  d  the  prayers  of  all 
saints  upon  i^the  golden  altar 
which  was  before  the  throne. 

4  And  /the  smoke  of  the  incense, 
which  came  with  the  prayers  of 
the  saints,  ascended  up  before 
God  out  of  the  angel's  hand. 

5  And  the  angel  took  the  censer, 
and  filled  it  with  fire  of  the  altar, 
and  cast  it  Pinto  the  earth:  and 
s' there  were  voices,  and  thunder- 
ings,  and  lightnings,  /'and  an 
eartliquake. 

0  And  the  seven  angels  which 
had  the  seven  trumpets  prepared 
themselves  to  sound. 

7  The  first  angel  sounded,  iand 
there  followed  hail  and  fire  min- 
gled witli  blood,  and  they  were 
cast  ^uiJon  the  earth:  and  the 
third  part  'of  trees  was  burnt  up, 
and  all  green  grass  was  burnt 
up. 

8  And  the  second  angel  sounded, 
wand  as  it  were  a  great  mountain 
burning  witii  fire  was  cast  into  the 
sea:  «and  tlu?  third partofthesea 
"became  blood; 

•Jj'And  the  third  part  of  the  creat- 
ures wlii(-li  wci-c  in  tlic  sea,  and 
had  life,  died  ;  and  the  tliird  part 
of  tlie  shii)S  wei-e  di,'Stro3'ed. 

lOAndtlie  third  angel  sounded, 
7  and  th(!re  fell  a  great  star  from 
heaven,  burning  as  it  were  alanipj 
'•and  it  fVll  upon  the  third  pait  ol 
the  rivers,  and  upon  tin;  fountains 
of  waters ; 

11 » And  tlie  name  of  the  star  is 

called  Wormwood:  'and  tlie  tliird 

part  of  the  waters  became  woim- 

wood ;  and  many  men  died  of  the 

242 


waters,  because  they  were  made 
bitter. 

12  "And  the  fourth  angel  sound- 
ed, and  the  third  part  of  the  sun 
was  smitten,  and  the  third  part  of 
the  moon,  and  the  third  part  of 
the  stars;  so  as  the  third  pai't  of 
them  was  darkened,  and  the  day 
shone  not  for  a  third  part  of  it, 
and  the  night  likewise. 

13  And  I  belield, 'and  heard  an 
angel  flying  through  the  midst  of 
heaven,  saying  with  a  loud  voice, 
z/ Woe,  woe,  woe,  to  theinhabiters 
of  the  earth  by  reason  of  the  other 
voices  of  the  trumpet  of  the  three 
angels,  which  are  yet  to  sound ! 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  At  the  sounding  of  the  fifth  angel,  a  star  fallelh 
from  heaven,  to  whom  is  given  the  key  of  the 
bottomless  pit.  2  He  openeth  the  pit,  and  there 
come  forth  locusts  tike  scorpions.  12  The  first 
woe  past.  13  The  sixth  trumpet  soundeth.  14 
Four  angels  are  let  louse,  that  were  hound. 

AND  the  fifth  angel  sounded, 
.  "and  I  saw  a  star  fall  from 
heaven  unto  the  earth:  and  to 
him  was  given  the  key  of  *the 
bottomless  pit. 

2  And  he  opened  the  bottomless 
pit;  cand  there  arose  asmoke  out 
of  the  pit,  as  the  smoke  of  a  great 
furnace;  and  the  sun  and  the  air 
were  darkened  by  reason  of  the 
smoke  of  the  pit. 

3  And  there  came  out  of  the 
smoke  "^locusts  upon  the  earth: 
and  unto  them  was  given  power, 
'•  as  the  scorpions  of  the  earth  have 
power. 

4  And  it  was  commanded  them 
./'that  they  should  not  hurt  r^the 
grass  of  the  earth,  neither  any 
green  thing,  neither  anj-  tree ;  but 
only  tliose  men  which  have  not 
''  tlie  seal  of  God  in  their  foreheads. 

5  And  to  them  it  was  given  that 
thej'^  should  not  kill  them,  'but 
that  the.y  should  b(>  tormented 
five  months:  and  their  torment 
it'dK  as  the  torment  of  a  scorpion, 
when  he  strikoth  a  man. 

(i  And  in  those  days  Ashall  men 
seek  death,  and  shiill  not  find  it; 
and  shall  (Icsire  to  die,  and  deatli 
shall  flee  from  them. 

7  And  '  the  sliapes  of  the  locusts 
ivcrc  iik(!  unto  horses  prepared 
unto  biittle ;  »»  and  on  their  heads 
tt'or  as  it  were  cnuwns  like  gold, 
'« and  their  faces  were  as  the  faces 
of  men. 

H  And  they  had  hair  as  the  liair 
of  women,  and  "their  teeth  were 
as  the  teeth,  of  lions. 

y  And  they  had  breastplates,  as 
it  were  Iji'castplates  of  iron;  and 
the  scjund  ol'  tliclr  wings  wa^  ;'as 
the  sound  of  clKiriots  of  many 
horses  niiuiing  to  ))attle. 

1(1  -Villi  they  liail  tails  like  unto 
scorpions,  and  then'  were  stings 
in  their  tails:  '/and  their  power 
was  to  hurt  men  live  months. 


sounded  in  order. 


REVELATION. 


An  angel  with  a  hook. 


A.  D.  9G. 


r  Epli. 

2.2. 

s  ver. 

. 

H  That 
say, . 
stray 

t  ch.  8. 

\s  to 
1  de- 

13. 

uoh.lC.  12. 
I!  Or,  at. 


y  V.i.  38.  4. 
*  ch.  7.  4. 


a\  Chr.  12.  8 
Is.  5. 23, 29. 


cDeut.  31.29. 

dLev.  17.  7. 

Deut.  32.  17. 

Ps.  106.  37. 

1  Cor.  lU.  20. 
ePs.  115.  4.  & 

135.  15. 

Dan.  5.  23. 
/ch.  22.  15. 


oEz.  1.28. 

6  Matt.  17.  2. 
rh.  1.  IC. 
cell.  1.  15. 
d  Matt.  28. 18. 


11  '•And  they  had  a  king  over 
them,  ichich  ts  »the  angel  of  the 
bottomles.s  pit,  whose  name  in 
the  Hebrew  tongue  is  Abaddon, 
but  in  the  Greek  tongue  hath  his 
name  IIApollyon. 

12  f  One  woe  is  past ;  and,  behold, 
there  come  two  woes  more  here- 
after. 

13  And  the  sixth  angel  sounded, 
and  I  heard  a  voice  from  the  four 
horns  of  the  golden  altar  which  is 
before  God, 

14  Saying  to  the  sixth  angel 
wliicli  had  the  trumpet.  Loose 
the  four  angels  which  are  bound 
"in  the  great  river  Euphrates. 

15  And  the  four  angels  were 
loosed,  which  were  prepared  II  for 
an  hour,  and  a  day,  and  a  month, 
and  a  year,  for  to  slay  the  third 
part  of  men. 

16  And  ^tlie  number  of  the  army 
.V of  the  horsemen  ivere  two  hun- 
dred thousand  thousand:  zandl 
heard  the  number  of  them. 

17  And  thus  I  saw  the  horses  in 
the  vision,  and  them  that  sat  on 
them,  having  breastplates  of  fire, 
and  of  jacinth,  and  brimstone : 
«and  the  heads  of  the  horses  icere 
as  the  heads  of  lions ;  and  out  of 
their  mouths  issued  fire  and 
smoke  and  brimstone. 

18  Bj'  these  three  was  the  third 
part  of  men  killed,  bj-  the  fire, 
and  b.v  the  smoke,  and  by  the 
brimstone,  which  issued  out  of 
their  mouths. 

1!)  For  their  power  is  in  their 
mouth,  and  in  their  tails:  ^for 
their  tails  ivere  like  unto  ser- 
pents, and  had  heads,  and  with 
them  they  do  hurt. 

20  And  the  rest  of  the  men  which 
were  not  killed  bj-  these  plagues 
cyet  repented  not  of  the  works  of 
their  hands,  that  they  should  not 
worship  rf  devils,  eand  idols  of 
gold,  and  silver,  and  brass,  and 
stone,  and  of  wood  ;  which  neither 
can  see,  nor  hear,  nor  walk : 

21  Neither  repented  they  of 
their  murders,  .^nor  of  their  sor- 
ceries, nor  of  their  fornication, 
nor  of  their  thefts. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  A  mighty  strong  angel  appeareth  with  a  book 
open  in  his  hand.  6  He  sweareth  hy  him  that 
liveth  for  ever,  that  there  shall  lie  no  more 
time.  9  John  is  commanded  to  take  and  eat  the 
book. 

AND  I  saw  another  mighty  an- 
.  gel  come  down  from  heaven, 
clothed  with  a  cloud :  « and  a 
rainbow  ;rr(.s  upon  his  head,  and 
''liis  face  was  as  it  were  the  sun, 
and  chis  feet  as  pillars  of  fire : 

2  And  he  had  in  his  hand  a  little 
book  open  :  ''and  he  set  his  right 
foot  upon  the  sea,  and  his  left 
foot,  on  the  earth, 

3  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
as  ivhen  a  lion  roareth :  and  when 


he  had  cried,  « seven  thunders 
uttered  their  voices. 

4  And  when  the  seven  thunders 
had  uttered  their  voices,  I  was 
about  to  write:  and  I  heard  a 
voice  from  heaven  saying  unto 
me,  .^Seal  up  those  things  which 
the  seven  thunders  uttered,  and 
write  them  not. 

5  And  the  angel  which  I  saw 
stand  upon  the  sea  and  upon 
the  earth  i/lifted  up  his  hand  to 
heaven, 

f)  And  sware  by  him  that  liveth 
for  ever  and  ever,  '^who  created 
heaven,  and  the  things  that 
therein  are,  and  the  earth,  and 
the  things  that  therein  are,  and 
the  sea,  and  the  things  which  are 
therein,  'that  there  should  be 
time  no  longer : 

7  But  ^  in  the  days  of  the  voice  of 
the  seventh  angel,  when  he  shall 
begin  to  sound,  the  mystery  of 
God  should  be  finished,  as  he 
hath  declared  to  his  servants  the 
prophets. 

8  And  'the  voice  which  I  heard 
from  heaven  spake  unto  me  again, 
and  said.  Go  and  take  the  little 
book  which  is  open  in  the  hand 
of  the  angel  which  standeth  upon 
the  sea  and  upon  the  earth. 

9  And  I  went  unto  the  angel, 
and  said  unto  him.  Give  me  the 
little  book.  And  he  said  unto  me, 
'"Take  it.  and  eat  it  up;  and  it 
shall  make  thy  belly  bitter,  but 
it  shall  be  in  tliy  mouth  sweet  as 
honey. 

10  And  I  took  the  little  book 
out  of  the  angel's  hand,  and  ate 
it  up ;  «  and  it  was  in  my  mouth 
sweet  as  honey:  and  as  soon  as 
I  had  eaten  it,  o  my  belly  was 
bitter. 

11  And  he  said  unto  me.  Thou 
must  prophesy  again  before  many 
peoples,  and  nations,  and  tongues, 
and  kings. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

3  The  two  witnesses  prophesy.  6  They  have  pow- 
er to  shut  heaven,  that  it  rain  not,  7  The 
beast  shall  fight  against  them,  and  kill  them. 
8  They  lie  unhurxed,  11  and  after  three  days 
and  a  half  rise  again.  14  The  second  woe  is 
past.     15  The  seventh  trumpet  soundelh. 

AND  there  was  given  me  "a 
.  reed  like  unto  a  rod  :  and  the 
angel  stood,  saying,  b  Rise,  and 
measure  the  temple  of  God,  and 
the  altar,  and  them  that  worship 
therein. 

2  But « the  court  which  is  without 
the  temple  +  leave  out,  and  meas- 
ure it  not ;  'I  for  it  is  given  untn  the 
Gentiles :  and  the  holy  city  shall 
they  e  tread  under  foot  /forty  and 
two  months. 

3  And  II I  will  give  power  unto 
my  two  sr witnesses,  ''and  they 
shall  prophe.sy  »a  thousand  two 
hundred  and  threescore  days, 
clothed  in  sackcloth. 

243 


A.  D.  SO. 


/"Dan.  8.  2C. 
"  &  12.  4,  9. 


f  Ex.6.  8. 
Dan.  12.  7. 


h  Neh.  9.  G. 
ch.  4.  11.  & 
14.7. 


i  Dan.  12.  7. 
ch.   16.  17. 

*ch.  11.  15. 


m  Jer.  15.  16. 
Ez.  2.  8.  &.  3. 
1,2,3. 


Ji  Ez.  3.  3. 
o  Ez.  2.  10. 


a  Ez.  40.  3, 

&r. 

Tech.  2.  1. 

ch.  21.  15. 
i  Num.  23.10. 
c  Ez.  40. 17,20. 
t  Gr.  cast  out. 
rfPs.  79.  1. 

Luke  21.  24. 
eDan.  8.  10. 
/ch.  13.  5. 
II  Or,  I  will] 

give  unto 

my  two  wit' 

nesses  that 

thfy  may 

prophesy. 
fch.  20.  4. 
Tich.  19.  10. 
ich.  12.  G. 


The  seventh  trumpet  sounded.     KEVELATION. 


The  great  red  dragon. 


A.  D.  96. 


*  Ps.  52.  8. 

Jer.  11.10. 

Zech.4.  3,11, 

11. 
Z2  Kings  1.10, 

12. 

Jer.  1.  10.  6c 

5.  14. 

Ez.  43.  3. 

Hog.  6.  5. 
ni  Num. 10.20. 
n  1  KingslT.l. 

.lames  5.  16, 

17. 
0  Ex.  7.  19. 
11  Luke  13.  32. 
7ch.  13.1,  11. 

&  17.  8. 
r  oh.  9.  2. 
sDan.  7.  21. 

Zech.  14.  2. 


Ich.l4.  8.  & 
17.  1,5.  &;18. 
10. 

II  Heb.  13.  12. 
ch.  18.  24. 

nh.  17.  15. 

J/  Ps.  79.  2,  3. 


a  Estli.  0.  19, 
6  ell.  IC.  10. 


ever.  9. 

J  Ez.  37.  0,  0, 


e  U.  14.  13. 

ch.  12.  5. 
/Is.  CO.  8. 

.Vcis  1.  9. 
g2  KinB.s2.  1, 

h  <h.  6.  12. 
I  <li.  1(1.  19. 

*  Gr.  numffs 

ell.  3.  4. 

*  Josh.  7.  19. 
.  h.  14.  7.  &. 
15.  4. 

/ih.  8.  13.  & 

9.  12.  &.  15.  1. 
m  ch.  10.  7. 
71  Is.  27.  13. 

ill.  10.  17.  i 

19.  0. 
och.  12.  10. 
pDan.  2.  41. 

&  7.  M,  18, 

27. 
(I  ch.  4.  4.  &  5. 

8.  &  19.  4. 

rch.  1.  4,8.  A: 

4.  b.  &c  iti.  :>. 


4  These  are  the  a- two  olive  trees, 
and  the  two  candlesticks  standing 
before  the  God  of  the  earth. 

.5  And  if  any  man  will  hurt 
theni, '  fire  proceedeth  out  of  their 
mouth,  and  devoureth  their  ene- 
mies: "'and  if  any  man  will  hurt 
them,  he  must  in  this  manner  be 
killed. 

6  These  "have  power  to  shut 
heaven,  that  it  rain  not  in  the 
days  of  their  prophecy :  and » have 
power  over  waters  to  turn  them  to 
blood,  and  to  smite  the  earth  with 
all  plagues,  as  often  as  they  will. 

7  And  when  they  i^  shall  have 
finished  their  testimony,  -/the 
beast  that  ascendeth  '-out  of  the 
bottomless  pit  » shall  make  war 
against  then3,and  shall  overcome 
them,  and  kill  them. 

8  And  their  dead  bodies  shall  lie 
in  the  street  of  <the  great  city, 
which  spiritually  is  called  Sodom 
and  Egypt,  ^  where  also  our  Lord 
was  crucified. 

9  ^And  they  of  the  people  and 
kindreds  and  ton.gues  and  nations 
shall  see  their  dead  bodies  three 
days  and  a  half,  !/  and  shall  not 
suffer  their  dead  bodies  to  be  put 
in  graves. 

10  -And  they  that  dwell  upon  the 
earth  shall  rejoice  over  them,  and 
make  merry,"  and  shall  send  gifts 
one  to  another;  ''because  these 
two  prophets  tormented  them 
that  dwelt  on  the  earth. 

11  "-And  after  three  days  and  a 
half ''the  Spirit  of  life  from  God 
entered  into  them,  and  they  stood 
upon  their  feet;  and  great  fear 
fell  upon  them  which  saw  them. 

12  And  they  heard  a  great  voice 
from  heaven  saying  unto  them. 
Come  up  liither.  ^And  they  as- 
cended up  to  heaven  .'in  a  cloud ; 
.7  and  tlieir  enemies  beheld  them. 

i;!  And  the  same  hour  ''  was  there 
a  great  earthquake, 'and  the  tenth 
part  of  tlie  city  fell,  and  in  the 
cartiuiuake  were  slain  +of  men 
seven  thousand :  and  the  rem- 
nant were  alVrighted,  *aud  gave 
glory  to  the  (.Jod  of  heaven. 

11  'The  second  woe  is  past;  and, 
behold,  the  third  woe  cometh 
quickly. 

1.5  And  "'the  seventh  angel  sound- 
ed ;  «  and  there  were  great  voices 
in  heaven,. saying, "The kingdoms 
of  this  world  are  becoiiu;  t/ir  A-infi- 
diji)isol\)uv  Ijord.and  of  his  Christ; 
inind  he  shall  reign  for  ever  and 
ever. 

10  And  f/thG  four  and  twenty 
elders,  which  sat  before  God  on 
their  seats,  fell  upon  their  faces, 
and  worshipped  God, 

17  Saving.  We  give  thee  thanks, 
O  LorilGod  Almighty, '-which art, 
and  wast,  and  art  to  come;  be- 
cause thou  hast  taken  to  thee  thy 
great  power,  -and  hast  reigned. 
244 


IS  'And  the  nations  were  angrj', 
and  thy  wrath  is  come,  "and  the 
time  of  the  dead,  that  the.v  should 
be  judged,  and  that  thoushoulde.st 
give  reward  unto  thy  servants 
the  prophets,  and  to  the  saints, 
and  them  that  fear  thy  name, 
2  small  and  great ;  y  and  shouldest 
destroy  them  which  II  destroy  the 
earth. 

19  And  z  the  temple  of  God  was 
opened  in  heaven,  and  there  was 
seen  in  his  temple  tlie  ark  of  his 
testament :  and  «  there  were  light- 
nings, and  voices,  and  thunder- 
ings,  and  an  earthquake,  ''  and 
great  hail. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  ,4  woman  clothed  ivith  the  sun  travaileth.  4 
The  great  red  dragon  slandeth  before  her, 
ready  to  devour  her  child  :  6  when  she  was  de- 
livered she  Jteeth  into  the  wilderness.  1  Micha- 
el and  his  angels  fight  with  the  dragon,  and 
prevail.  13  The  dragon  being  cast  down  into  the 
earth,  pcrseciiteth  the  woman, 

AND  there  appeared  a  great 
..  II wonder  in  heaven;  a  wo- 
man clothed  with  the  sun,  and 
the  moon  under  her  feet,  and /up- 
on her  head  a  crown  of  twelve 
stars : 

2  And  she  being  with  child  cried, 
« travailing  in  birth,  and  pained  to 
be  delivered. 

3  And  there  appeared  another 
il  wonder  in  heaven  ;  and  behold 
6  a  great  red  dragon,  ^ having  sev- 
en heads  and  ten  horns,  ''and 
seven  crowns  upon  his  heads. 

4  And  fihis  tail  drew  the  third 
part /of  the  stars  of  heaven,  .'/and 
did  cast  them  to  the  earth:  and 
tlie  dragon  stood '' before  the  wo- 
man which  was  ready  to  be  deliv- 
ered, 'for  to  devour  "her  child  as 
soon  as  it  was  born. 

5  And  she  brought  forth  a  man 
child,  ''■  who  was  to  rule  all  na- 
tions with  a  rod  of  iron  :  and  her 
child  was  caught  up  unto  God, 
and  in  liis  throne. 

(iAnd  'the  woman  fled  into  the 
wilderness,  wliere  she  hath  a 
place  pre))ared  of  God,  that  they 
should  feed  her  there  '"a  thou- 
sand two  hundred  and  threescore 
days. 

7  And  there  was  war  in  heaven  : 
"Michael  and  his  angels  ibught 
o  against  thedragon  ;  and  the  drag- 
on fought  and  liis  angels, 

S  And  prevailed  not;  neither 
was  tlieir  place  found  any  more 
in  heaven. 

1)  And  ?'the  great  dragon  was  cast 
out, '/that  old  serpent,  called  the 
l)(!Vil,  and  Satan,  »•  which  deceiv- 
etli  the  wliole  world:  iihe  was  cast 
out  into  the  eartli,  and  his  angels 
were  cast  out  witli  him. 

10  And  1  heard  a  loud  voice  say- 
ing ill  heaven,  ']S'ow  is  come  sal- 
vation, and  strength,  and  tlie 
kingdom    of  our   God,   and   the 


A.  D.  96. 


t  ver.  2,  9. 
V  Dai>.  7.  ! 


xch.  19.  5. 
Vrh.  13.  10.  & 

18.  G. 
II  Or,  corrupt, 
zch.  15.5,8. 


och.  8. 
18.  18. 


a  In.  C6.  7. 
G:il.  4.  19. 

li  Or,  sign. 
6ch.l7.  3. 
cch.  17.  9,  10. 
dch.  13.  1. 
ech.  9.  10,  19. 
/ch.  17.  18. 
g  Dan.  8.  10. 
h  VIT.  2. 


k  F*.  2.  9. 
ch.  2.  27.  Sc 
19.  15. 


n  Dan.  10.  19, 
21.  A;  12.1. 
0  vcr.  3. 


p  Luke  10.  18. 

John  12.  31. 
r;  Ocn.  3.  1,  4. 

ch.  20.  2. 
rch.  20.  8. 
.«ch.9.  1. 

rch.  11.  15.  & 
19.  1. 


A  heast  riseth 


REVELATION. 


out  of  the  sea. 


A.  D.  96. 


Zech.3.  1. 
X  Rom.  8.  33, 

34,  37.  &  16. 

20. 
y  Luke  14.  26. 

^Ps.  96.  11. 
I3.  4D.  13. 

ch.  18.  20. 
nch.  8.  13.  (fc 
11.  10. 

b  ch.  10.  6. 


c  ver.  5. 

dE\.  19.4. 

e  ver.  C. 
/rh.  17.3. 
?  Dan.  7.25.  <fc 
12.  7. 

h  Is.  09.  19. 


i  Gen.  3.  IS. 

ch.  11.7.  ic 

13.  7. 
k  ch.  14.  12. 
n  Cor.  2.  1. 

IJohu  5.  10. 

ch.  1.  2,  9.  <k 

C.  9.  ik  20:  4. 


a  Dan.  7.  2,  7. 
t  ch.  12.  3.  <k 
17.  3,  9,  12. 

I',  Or,  names, 
ch.  17.  3. 

f  Dan.  7.  6. 

d  Dan.  7.  5. 

t  Dan.  7.4. 

/ch.l2.  9. 

^ch.  16.  10. 

h  ch.  12.  4. 
i  ver.  12,  14. 

t  Gr.  slain. 

*ch.  17.8. 


power  of  his  Christ:  for  the  ac- 
cuser of  our  brethren  is  cast 
down,  "Which  accused  them  be- 
fore our  God  day  and  night. 

11  And  .>; they  overcame  him  by 
the  blood  of  the  Lamb,  and  bj'  the 
word  of  their  testimony;  i/and 
they  loved  not  their  lives  unto 
thedeath. 

12  Tlierefore « rejoice,  ?/c  heavens, 
and  ye  that  dwell  in  them.  "Woe 
to  the  inhabiters  of  the  earth  and 
of  the  sea!  for  the  devil  is  come 
down  unto  you,  having  great 
wrath,  f' because  he  knoweth  that 
he  hath  but  a  sliort  time. 

13  And  wlien  the  dragon  saw  that 
he  was  cast  unto  the  earth,  he 
persecuted  cthe  woman  which 
brought  forth  the  man  child. 

14 ''And  to  the  woman  were  giv- 
en two  wings  of  a  great  eagle, 
ethatshe  might  fly /into  the  wil- 
derness, into  her  place,  where  she 
is  nourished  slbr  a  time,  and 
times,  and  half  a  time,  from  the 
face  of  the  serpent. 

15  And  the  serpent  '*  cast  out  of 
his  mouth  water  as  a  flood  after  the 
woman,  that  he  might  cause  her 
to  be  carried  away  of  the  flood. 

16  And  the  eai'th  helped  the  wo- 
man; and  the  eartli  opened  her 
mouth,  and  swallowed  up  the 
flood  which  the  dragon  cast  out  of 
his  mouth. 

17  And  the  dragon  was  wroth 
with  the  woman,  'and  went  to 
make  war  with  the  remnant  of 
her  seed,  *  which  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  God,  and  have  'the 
testimonj-  of  Jesus  Christ. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  A  beast  risetU  out  of  the  sea  with  seven  heads 
and  ten  horns,  to  whom  the  dragon  giveth  his 
power.  11  Another  beast  Cometh  up  out  of  the 
earth:  I'l  causeth  an  image  to  be  made  of  the 
former  heast,  15  and  that  men  should  worship 
it,  16  and  receive  his  mark. 

AND  I  stood  upon  the  sand  of 
.  the  sea,  and  saw  a  a  beast  rise 
up  out  of  the  sea,  *  having  seven 
heads  and  ten  horns,  and  upon  his 
horns  ten  crowns,  and  upon  his 
heads  the  11  name  of  blasphemy. 

2  "And  the  beast  which  I  saw 
was  like  unto  a  leopard,  ''and  his 
feet  were  as  the  feet  of  a  bear, 
« and  his  mouth  as  the  mouth 
of  a  lion:  and  .^the  dragon  gave 
him  his  power,  s'and  his  seat, 
''  and  great  authority. 

3  And  I  saw  one  of  his  heads  « as 
it  were  twounded  to  death;  and 
his  deadly  wound  wa-s  healed : 
and  *all  the  world  wondered  after 
the  beast. 

4  And  they  worshipped  the  drag- 
on which  "gave  power  unto  the 
beast :  and  they  worshipped  the 
beast,  saying,  ''Who  is  like  unto 
the  beast  ?  who  is  able  to  make 
war  with  him? 

5  And  there  was  given  unto  him 


'»  a  mouth  speaking  great  things 
and  blasphemies;  and  power  was 
given  unto  him  S  to  continue 
"  forty  and  two  months. 

6  And  he  opened  his  mouth  in 
blasphemy  against  God,  to  blas- 
pheme his  name,  "  and  his  taber- 
nacle, and  them  that  dwell  in 
heaven. 

7  And  it  was  given  unto  him  p  to 
make  war  with  the  saints,  and  to 
overcome  thein :  ■■/and  power  was 
given  him  over  all  kindreds,  and 
tongues,  and  nation.s. 

8  And  all  that  dwell  upon  the 
earth  shall  worship  hhn,  '-whose 
names  are  not  written  in  the  book 
of  life  of  the  Lamb  slain  «  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

9  *  If  any  man  have  an  ear,  let 
him  hear. 

10  "He  that  leadeth  into  cap- 
tivity shall  go  into  captivity :  a;  he 
that  killeth  with  the  sword  must 
be  killed  with  the  sword.  j/Here 
is  the  patience  and  the  faith  of 
the  .saints. 

11  And  I  beheld  another  beast 
=  coming  up  out  of  the  earth ;  and 
he  had  two  horns  like  a  lamb,  and 
he  spake  as  a  dragon. 

12  And  he  exerciseth  all  the 
power  of  the  first  beast  before 
him,  and  causeth  the  earth  and 
them  which  dwell  therein  to 
worship  the  first  beast,  « whose 
deadly  wound  was  healed. 

13  And  ''  he  doeth  great  wonders, 
eso  that  he  maketh  fire  come 
down  from  heaven  on  the  eartli 
in  the  sight  of  men, 

14  And  ''deceiv'eth  them  that 
dwell  on  the  earth  « by  the  mecms  of 
those  miracles  which  he  had  pow- 
er to  do  in  the  sight  of  the  beast; 
saying  to  them  that  dwell  on  the 
earth,  that  they  should  make  an 
image  to  the  beast,  which  had  the 
wound  by  a  sword, /and  did  live. 

1.5  And  he  had  power  to  give  t  life 
unto  the  image  of  the  beast,  that 
the  image  of  the  beast  should  both 
speak,? and  cause  that  a.s  many 
as  would  not  worship  the  image 
of  the  beast  should  be  killed. 

16  And  he  causeth  all,  both  small 
and  great,  rich  and  poor,  free  and 
bond,  'M  to  receive  a  mark  in  their 
right  hand,  or  in  their  foreheads : 

17  And  that  no  man  might  buy 
or  sell,  save  he  that  had  the 
mark,  or  'the  name  of  the  beast, 
*or  the  number  of  his  name. 

18  'Here  is  wisdom.  Let  him  that 
hath  understanding  count  '»the 
number  of  the  beast :  «  for  it  is  the 
numberofaman;  and  his  number 
is  Six  hundred  threescore  and  six. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  The  Lamb  standing  on  mount  Sion  with  his 
company.  G  An  angel  preachet^  ihe  gospel.  8 
The  fall  of  Babylon.  15  ""  harvest  of  the 
world,  and  putting  in  t.,  trie  sickle.  20  The 
vintage  and  winepress  of  the  wrath  of  Cod. 

245 


A.  D.  96. 

rn  Dan.  7.  8. 

11,25.  &.  11. 

36. 
II  Or,  to  make 

nch.  11.2.<fc 

12.6. 
0  John  1.  14. 

Col.  2.  9. 
;>  Dan.  7.  21. 

oh.  11.  7.  & 

12.  17. 
7ch.ll.  18.  4: 

17. 15. 

r  Ex.  32.  32. 
Dan.  12.  1. 
Phil.  4.  3. 
ch.  3.  5.  (k 

20.  12, 15.  Sc 

21.  27. 
sch.l7.  8. 
«ch.2.  7. 
u  Is.  33.  1. 
X  Gen.  9.  6. 

iVIatt.  26.  52. 
y  ch.  14.  12. 


a  ver.  3. 

"i  Dent.  13.  1, 

2,3. 

-Matt.  24.  24. 

2  Thcss.  2.  9. 

ch.  16.  14. 
c  1  Kinfrs  18. 

36- 

2KinfHl.  10. 

12. 
dch.  12.  9.  & 

19.  2ft. 
£2Thess.  2. 

9,  10. 
/2  Kings  20. 

7. 
t  Gr.  breath. 

gch.  IG.  2.  t 
19.  20.  A'  20. 


hch. 

14 

9. 

& 

19. 

:o. 

i;  ' 

.0. 

4. 

tGr 

to 

giv 

them. 

ich. 

14. 

11 

*ch. 

15. 

2. 

/ch. 

17. 

9. 

mch 

1. 

.2. 

nch. 

21 

17 

The  Lamb  icith  his  company     EEVELATIOX. 


standing  on  mount  Sion. 


A.  D.  96. 

ach.  5.  6. 
4ch.  7.  4. 
cch.  7.  3.  & 
13.  16. 


dch.  1.  15.  <fc 
19.6. 


/ch.  5.  9.  & 
15.  3. 


e  ver.  1. 


A  2  Cor.  11.2. 
ich.  3.4.  &  7. 

15,  17.  &  17. 
14. 

t  Gr.  irere 

ich.  5.  9. 
ZJaraes  1.  IS. 
m  Ps.  3-2.  2. 

Zeph.  3.  13. 
n  Eph.  5.  27. 

Jude24. 
0  ch.  e.  13. 
p  Eph.  3.  9, 10, 

11. 

Tit.  1.  2. 
gch.  13.  7. 
rch.  11. 18.i 

15.4. 

»  Neh.  9.  6. 

Ps.  33.  6.  & 

124.  8.  4;  146. 

5,  6. 

Acts  14.  15. 

Sc  17.  24. 
tU.  21.9. 

Jer.  51.  8. 

ch.  18.  2. 
«  Jer.  51.  7. 

ch.  11.8.  & 

16.  19.  Sc  17. 
2,  5.  6c  1?.  3, 
10,  18,  21.  ic 
19.2. 

zch.  13. 14, 
15.  16. 


.  75.  8. 
51.  17. 
15 


»P= 

Is. 

Jer.: 
z  ch.  18.  6. 
a  ch.  16.  13. 
4  ch.  20.  10. 
e  ch.  19.  30. 


</  Is.  ».  10. 
ch.  19.  3. 


ech.l3.  10. 
/ch.  12. 17. 


4ND  I  looked,  and,  lo,  "  a  i.amb 
J\.  stood  on  the  mount  Sion, 
and  with  him  *  a  hundred  forty 
and  four  thousand.  « having  his 
Father's  name  written  in  their 
foreheads. 

2  And  I  heard  a  voice  from 
heaven,  J  as  the  voice  of  many 
waters,  and  as  the  voice  of  a  great 
thunder:  and  I  heard  the  voice 
of  « harpers  harping  with  their 
harps : 

3  And  /they  sung  as  it  were  a 
new  song  before  the  throne,  and 
before  the  four  beasts,  and  the 
elders :  and  no  man  could  learn  1 
that  song  i^but  the  hundred  and^ 
forty  and  four  thousand,  which 
were  redeemed  from  the  earth. 

4  These  are  they  which  were  not 
defiled  with  women;  ''for  they  I 
are  virgins.  These  are  they  'which 
follow  the  Lamb  whithersoever  | 
he  goeth.  These  t-^'  were  redeem- 
ed from  among  men,  'being  the 
firstfruits  unto  God  and  to  the 
Lamb. 

5  And  m  in  their  mouth  was  found 
no  guile:  for  "they  are  without 
fault  before  the  throne  of  God. 

6  And  I  saw  another  angel  '>fly 
in  the  midst  of  heaven,  i> having 
the  everlasting  gospel  to  preach 
unto  them  that  dwell  on  the 
earth,  '/and  to  every  nation,  and 
kindred,  and  tongue,  and  people, 

7  Saying  with  a  loud  voice,  ''Fear 
God, "and  give  glory  to  him;  for 
the  hour  of  his  judgment  is  come : 
3  and  worship  liim  that  made  heav- 
en, and  earth,  and  the  sea,  and  the 
fountains  of  waters. 

8  And  there  followed  another 
angel,  saying,  <  Babylon  is  fallen, 
Ls  fallen, '"that  great  city,  becau.se 
she  made  all  nations  drink  of  the 
wine  of  the  wrath  of  her  fornica- 
tion. 

9  And  the  third  angel  followed 
them,  sajing  with  a  loud  voice, 
a:If  any  man  worship  the  beast 
and  his  image,  and  receive  his 
mark  in  his  forehead,  or  in  his 
hand, 

10  The  same  z/ shall  drink  of  the 
wine  of  the  wrath  of  God,  which 
is  « poured  out  without  mixture 
into  "the  cup  of  his  indignation; 
and  *he  shall  be  tormented  with 
efire  and  brimstone  in  the  pres- 
ence of  the  holy  angels,  and  in 
the  presence  of  the  Lamb : 

11  And  ''the  smoke  of  their  tor- 
ment a.scendeth  up  for  ever  and 
ever:  and  they  have  no  rest  day 
nor  night,  who  worship  the  beast 
and  his  image,  and  whosoever  re- 
ceiveth  the  mark  of  his  name. 

12  «Here  Ls  the  patience  of  the 
saints :  /here  are  they  that  keep 
the  commandments  of  God,  and 
the  faith  of  Jesus. 

1.3  And  I  heard  a  vojce  from 

heaven  saying  unto  me,  Write, 

246 


9  Blessed  are  the  dead  ^  which  die 
in  the  Lord  Itrom  henceforth: 
Yea,  saith  tiie  Spirit,  'that  they 
may  rest  from  their  labours;  and 
their  works  do  follow  them. 

14  And  I  looked,  and  behold  a 
white  cloud,  and  upon  the  cloud 
OJie  sat  ^like  unto  the  Son  of 
man.  '  having  on  his  head  a  gold- 
en crown,  and  in  his  hand  a  sharp 
sickle. 

1-5  And  another  angel  "» came  out 
of  the  temple,  crjing  with  a  loud 
voice  to  him  that  sat  on  the  cloud, 
"Thrust  in  thy  sickle,  and  reap  : 
for  the  time  is  come  for  thee  to 
reap ;  for  the  harvest  <>  of  the 
earth  is  i  ripe. 

16  And  he  that  sat  on  the  cloud 
thrust  in  his  sickle  on  the  earth ; 
and  the  earth  was  reaped. 

17  And  another  angel  came  out 
of  the  temple  which  is  in  heaven, 
he  also  having  a  shariJ  sickle. 

18  And  another  angel  came  out 
from  the  altar,  p  which  had  power  , 
over  fire ;  and  cried  with  a  loud 
cry  to  him  that  had  the  sharp 
sickle,  saying,  ?  Thrust  in  thy 
sharp  sickle,  and  gather  the 
clusters  of  the  vine  of  the  earth; 
for  her  grapes  are  fully  ripe. 

19  And  the  angel  thrust  in  his 
sickle  into  the  earth,  and  gather- 
ed the  vine  of  the  earth,  and  cast 
it  into  >•  the  great  winepress  of  the 
wrath  of  God. 

20  And  'the  winepress  was  trod- 
den 'without  the  city,  and  blood 
came  out  of  the  winepress,  «  even 
unto  the  horse  bridles,  by  the 
space  of  a  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred furlongs. 

CHAPTEB  XV. 

1  The  seven  angels  with  the  seten  last  plagues. 
3  The  song  of  them  that  otercome  the  heast,  7 
The  seven  tials  full  of  the  wrath  of  God. 

AND  a  I  saw  another  sign  in 
J\.  heaven,  great  and  marvel- 
lous, *  seven  angels  having  the 
seven  la.st  plagues;  cfor  in  them 
is  filled  up  the  wrath  of  God. 

2  And  I  .saw  as  it  were  <'  a  sea  of 
glass  « mingled  with  fire:  and 
them  that  had  gotten  the  victory 
over  the  beast,  /and  over  his 
image,  and  over  his  mark,  arul 
over  the  number  of  his  name, 
stand  on  the  sea  of  glass, «?  having 
the  harps  of  God. 

8  And  they  sing  ''the  song  of 
Moses  the  servant  of  God,  and 
the  song  of  the  Lamb,  saying, 
>  Great  and  marvellous  are  thy 
works.  Lord  God  Almighty  ;  *^just 
and  true  are  thy  ways,  thou  King 
of  i  saints. 

4  'Who  shall  not  fear  thee,  O 
Lord,  and  glorify  thy  name?  for 
thou  only  art  holy,  for  ""all  na- 
tions .shall  come  and  worship  be- 
fore thee ;  for  thy  judgments  are 
made  manife.st. 

5  And  after  that  I  looked,  and, 


A.  D.  96. 

gY-KC.  4.  1,2. 

ch.  20.  6. 
AlCor.  15.  la 

1  Thess.  4. 

16. 
3  Or,  jTom 

henecforih 

saith  the 

.*^pirit.  Yea. 
i  1  Thess.  1.  7. 

Heb.  4.  9,10. 

ch.  6. 11. 
i  Ez.  1.  26. 

Dan.  7.  13. 

ch.  1.  13. 
Zch.  6.2. 
771  ch.  16.  17. 
n  Joel  3.  13.' 

Matt.  13.  39. 
o  Jer.  51.  33. 

ch.  13.  12. 
3  Or,  dried. 


p  ch.  16.  8. 
9  Joel  3.  13. 


« Is.  63.  3. 

Lam.  1.  IS. 
t  Heb.  13.  12. 

ch.  11.  8. 
u  ch.  19. 14. 


och.  12.  1,3. 

&ch.  16.  1.  ft 

21.  9. 

cch.  14.  10. 
d  ch.  4.  6.  k. 

21.  18. 

e  Matt.  3.  11. 
/ch.  13.  16. 

10, 17. 

f  ch.  5.  8.  Sc 

14.  3. 
*Ex.  10.  !. 

Deut.  31.30. 
ch.  14.  3. 

i  Dent.  32.  4. 

Ps.  111.2.  Sl 

139.  14. 
k  Ps.  145.  J7. 

Ho?.  14.  9. 

ch.  16.7. 
1  Or,  nations, 

or,  ages. 
I  Ex.  15.  14, 

15,  16. 
Jer.  10.  7. 

771  U.  6C.  23. 


The  vials  poured  out. 


REVELATION. 


Clirist  Cometh  suddenly. 


n  See  2\um. 

I.  oO. 

CD.  11.   19. 

over.  1. 

p  Ex.  28.  6,  g. 

Ez.  ii.  17,18. 

ch.  1.  13. 
5  ch.  i.  6. 


rlThess.  1.9. 

ch.  4.  9.  & 

10.  6. 
t  Ei.  40.  34. 

1  Kinss  8.10. 

2  Chr.  5.  14. 
Is.  6.  4. 

<2Thess.  1.9. 


A.  D.  96.  behold,  "the  temple  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  testimony  in  heaven 
was  opened : 

6  "And  the  seven  an^eLs  came 
out  of  the  temple,  having  the 
seven  plagues,  f' clothed  in  pure 
and  white  linen,  and  having  tlieir 
breasts  girded  with  golden  girdles. 

7  ?And  one  of  the  four  beasts 
gave  unto  the  seven  angels  seven 
golden  vials  full  of  the  wrath  of 
God,  j-who  liveth  for  ever  and 
ever. 

8  And  »the  temple  was  filled 
with  smoke  'from  the  glory  of 
God,  and  from  his  power  •  and  no 
man  was  able  to  enter  into  the 
temple.  tUl  the  seven  plagues  of 
the  seven  angels  were  fulfilled. 


CHAPTER  XVL 

2  Tke  anntls  poar  ovS  their  rials  full  efterath. 
6  The  plagues  that  fuUoir  thereupcit.  15  Christ 
cemeih  as  a  thief.    Blessed  are  they  that  uaZch. 

AND  I  heard  a  great  voice  out 
.  of  the  temple  saying  ^to  the 
seven  angels.  Go  your  ways,  and 
pour  out  the  vials  *of  the"  wrath 
of  God  upon  the  earth. 
*2  And  the  first  went,  and  poured 
out  his  vial  ^upon  the  earth :  and 
d  there  fell  a  noisome  and  griev- 
ous sore  upon  the  men  <:  which 
had  the  mark  of  the  beast,  and 
upon  them  .'which  worshipped  his 
image. 

3  And  the  second  angel  poured 
out  his  vial  ^upon  the  sea;  and 
f>  it  became  as  the  blood  of  a  dead 
}nan:  »and  everj*  living  soul  died 
in  the  sea. 

4  And  the  third  angel  poured  out 
his  vial  ^iipon  the  rivers  and  fount- 
ains of  waters;  '  and  they  became 
blood. 

5  And  I  heard  the  angel  of  the 
waters  say.  ™  Thou  art  righteous. 
O  Lord. "  which  art,  and  wast,  and 
Shalt  be,  because  thou  hast  judged 
thus. 

6  For  "they  have  shed  the  blood 
pof  saints  and  prophets.  ?and 
thou  hast  given  them  blood  to 
drink ;  for  the.v  are  worthy. 

I  7  And  I  heard  another  out  of  the 
I  altar  say.  Even  so.  ■■■  Lord  God  Al- 
I  might.v.  «true  and  righteous  are 
'  thy  judgments. 

8  "And  the  fourth  angel  poured 
'  out  his  vial  'upon  the  sun :  "  and 

power  was  given  unto  him  to 
scorch  men  with  fire. 

9  And  men  \vere  !  scorched  with 
great  heat,  and  ^ blasphemed  the 
name  of  God.  which  hath  power 
over  the.=:e  plagues:  .v  and  they  re- 
pented not ;  to  give  him  glor.v. 

10  And  the  fifth  ancel  poured  out 
his  vial  "upon  the  seat  of  the 
beast ;  ?'and  his  kingdom  was  full 
of  darkness:  fand  they  gnawed 
their  tonsues  for  pain. 

11  And  rf  blasphemed  the  God  of 
heaven  because  of  their  pains  and 


A.  D.  96. 

ever.  2. 
/ver.  9. 
f  ch.  9.  14. 
h  See  Jer.  50. 
38.  <t  51.  S6. 
>  Is.  41.  2,  2a. 


a  ch.  15.  1. 
6  ch.  14.  10.  4 


c  ch.  8.  7. 

d  El.  9.  9,  10, 

11. 
ech.  13-16, 17. 
/ch.  13.  14. 

g  ch.  a  8. 

*  Ex.  7. 17, 20. 

«■  ch.  8.  9. 


i  ch.  a  10. 
i  Ex.  7.  20. 


m  ch .  15.  3. 
Hch.  1.  4,8. 

&:4.  a  &:  11. 

17. 

e  MatU  23.  34, 

S5. 

ch.  13.  15. 
ych.  11.  la  4: 

la  30. 

g  Is.  49.  26. 
r  ch.  15.  3. 
»  ch.  13.  10.  k 

14.  10.  i  19. 

2. 

tch.a  12. 
Kfh.  9.  17,  la 

in  14.  18. 
C  Or,  bvmed. 
z  ver.  11,  21. 

»Daa.S.  22, 

23. 

ch.  9.  20. 
»ch.U.  13.  <t 


cch.  11.  10. 
d  Tcr.  9,  21. 


« their  sores, .'and  repented  not  of 
their  deeds. 

VI  And  the  sixth  angel  poured 
out  his  vial  .»upon  the  great  river 
Euphrates;  ''and  the  water  there- 
of was  dried  up.  'that  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  the  east  might  be 
prepared.  i 

13  And  I  saw  three  unclean ' 
*  spirits  like  frogs  come  out  of  the 
mouth  of  'the  dragon,  and  out 
of  the  mouth  of  the  beast,  and 
out  of  the  mouth  of  ^the  false 
prophet. 

14  "  For  they  are  the  spirits  of 
devils,  <- working  miracles,  which 
go  forth  unto  the  kings  of  the 
earths  and  of  the  whole  world,  to 
gather  them  to  9  the  battle  of  that 
great  day  of  God  Almighty. 

15  '•Behold,  I  come  as  a  thief. 
Blessed  ??  he  that  watcheth.  and 
keepeth  his  garments,  *lest  he 
walk  naked,  and  they  see  his 
shame. 

16  'And  he  gathered  them  to- 
gether into  a  place  called  in  the 
Hebrew  tongue  Armageddon. 

17  And  the  seventh  angel  poured 
out  his  vial  into  the  air:  and 
there  came  a  great  voice  out  of  : 
the  temple  of  heaven,  from  the' 
throne,  saying.  «  It  is  done. 

18  And  a^  there  were  voices,  and 
thunders,  and  lightnings  ;  ;'  and 
there  was  a  great  earthquake, 
-  such  as  was  not  since  men  were 
upon  the  earth,  so  mighty  an 
earthquake,  and  so  great.  ; 

19  And  a  the  great  city  was 
divided  into  three  parts,  and  the 
cities  of  the  nations  fell:  and 
great  Babylon  ^  came  in  remem- 
brance before  God.  e  to  give  unto 
her  the  cup  of  the  wine  of  the 
fierceness  of  his  wrath. 

•JO  And  d  everj-  island  fled  away, 
and    the    mountains    were     notj 
found.  I 

21  'And  there  fell  upon  men  a  | 
great  hail  out  of  heaven,  every  • 
stone  about  the  weight  of  a  talent : 
and  .''men  blasphemed  God  be- 
cause of  9  the  plague  of  the  hail ; 
for  the  plague  thereof  was  exceed- 
ing great.  j 

CHAPTER   SrS'II.  ! 

3,  4  jl  itornan  arrayed  m  pvrple  end  scarlet,  with 
a  eoldeTi  cvp  in  ker  hand,  sitteth  upon  the  he^ut, 
5  vhi^h  is  great  Babylon,  the  mvther  of  aJl 
ahominaticTU.  9  The  interpretation  of  the 
setien  heads,  12  ar.d  the  ten  horns.  16  Tit  { 
punishment  of  the  ichcre.  14  Tke  victory  of 
the  La^b.  a  ch.  21.  9. 

iXD  there  came  «one  of  the  I  i  ch.  le.  19. 
2\.  seven  angels  which  had  the,  *  is.  16,1 
seven  vials,  and  talked  with  me, 
saying  unto  me.  Come  hither:  *I 
will  shew  unto  thee  the  judg- 
ment of  <^ihe  great  whore  "^that 
sitteth  upon  many  waters: 

2  c  With  whom  the  kings  of  the 
earth   have    committed   fornica- 
tion, and  .'the  inhabitants  of  the 
247 


H  John  4.  1, 
2,  3. 
I  ch.  12.  3,  9. 

SI  ch.  19.20.  & 

20.  10. 
Til  Tim.  4.  1. 

James  3.  15. 
t>2Thess.2.9. 

ch.  13. 13,14. 

&  19.  20. 
p  Lnke  2.  1. 
g  ch.  17.  14.  t 

19    19.  &  20. 

8. 
r  Matt.  24.  43. 

1  Thess.  5. 2 

2  Pet.  3.  10. 
ch.  3.  3. 

»2  Cor.  5.  3. 
ch.  3.  4,  la 
t  ch.  19.  19. 


K  ch.  21.  6. 
a-  ch.  4.  5.  &  a 
5.  t  11.  19. 
jch.  11.  13. 
z  Dan.  12.  1. 


a  ch.  14.  a  t 
17.  If. 

i  ck.  1¥.  5. 

els.  51.  17,22. 
Jer.  25.15.ia 
ch.  14.  10. 


r'Ter.  9,  11. 
r  See  Ex.  9. 
23,  24,2a. 


c>'ah.  3.  4. 

ch.  19.  2. 
liJer.  51.  ]3. 

Ter.  15. 
f  ch.  la  3. 
f  Jer.  51.  7. 

ch.  14.  a  iC 
las. 


Vision  of  the  great  whore. 


REVELATION. 


The  fall  of  Babylon. 


A.  D.  96. 


fch.  12.  6,14. 
?!ch.  12.3. 
ic.h.  13.  1. 
k  ver.  9. 

I  ver.  12. 

m  ch.  18.  12, 

16. 
nDan.  11.  38. 
t  Gr.  gilded. 
o  Jer.  51.  7. 

ch.  18.  G. 
p  ch.  14.  8. 

7  2Thcss.  2. 

7. 
rrh.  11.  S.  <fc 

11.  8.  &  IG. 

19.  &  18.  2, 

10,  21. 
i  ch.  18.  9.  ft; 

19.  2. 

II  Ot,  fornica- 
tions. 

t  ch.  18.  24. 
Kch.  13.  15. 

ft.  IC.  6. 
xrh.  C.  0,10. 

&.  12.  11. 


!/ch.  11.  7.  ft; 

13.  1. 
I  ch.  13.  10. 

ver.  11. 


cell.  13.  18. 
dc\\.  13.  1. 


c  ver.  8. 

/Dan.  7.20. 
■/.cch.  1.  IH, 
10,21. 
ch.  13.  1. 


/rch.  IB.  14. 
6c  10.  10. 

Ancui.  10. 17. 

1  Tim.  G.  15. 

ch.  19.  Hi. 
i. I  IT.  50.  44, 

45. 

ch.  14.  4. 
»  Ik.  8.  7. 

ver.  1. 
/ch.  13.7. 


earth  have  been  made  drank 
with  the  wine  of  her  fornication. 

3  So  he  carried  me  away  in  the 
spirit  £/ into  the  wilderness  :  and 
I  saw  a  woman  sit  ^  upon  a  scar- 
let coloured  beast,  full  of  ''names 
of  blasphemy,  a- having  seven 
heads  and  '  ten  horns. 

4  And  the  woman  '«was  arrayed 
in  purple  and  scarlet  colour,"  and 
t  decked  with  gold  and  precious 
stones  and  pearls,  "having  a  gold- 
en cup  in  her  hand  i'  full  of  aboni- 
inations  and  filthiness  of  her  for- 
nication : 

5  And  upon  her  forehead  teas 
a  name  written,  9 MYSTERY, 
BABYLON  'THE  GREAT, 
»THE:  MOTHER  OF  II  HAR- 
LOTS AND  ABOMINATIONS 
or  THE  EARTH. 

6  And  I  saw  *the  woman  drunk- 
en "With  the  blood  of  the  saints, 
and  with  the  blood  of «  the  mar- 
tyrs of  Jesus :  and  when  I  saw  her, 
I  wondered  with  great  admiration. 

7  And  the  angel  said  unto  me, 
Wherefore  didst  tiiou  marvel? 
I  will  tell  thee  the  mj'stery  of 
the  woman,  and  of  the  beast  that 
carrietli  her,  whicli  hath  the  sev- 
en heads  and  ten  horns. 

8  The  Ijeast  that  thou  sawest 
was,  and  is  not;  and  ."shall  as- 
cend out  of  the  bottomless  pit, 
and  2  go  into  perdition  :  and  they 
that  dwell  on  the  earth  « shall 
wonder,  ^  whose  names  were  not 
written  in  the  book  of  life  from 
the  foundation  of  the  world, 
when  tliey  beliold  the  beast  that 
was,  and  is  not,  and  j-et  is. 

9  And  fhere  iv  the  mind  which 
hath  wisdom.  ^ThG  seven  heads 
are  seven  mountains,  on  which 
the  woman  sitteth. 

10  And  there  are  seven  kings : 
live  are  fallen,  and  one  is,  and 
the  other  is  not  yet  come;  and 
wlien  he  cometh,  he  must  con- 
tinue a  short  space. 

11  And  the  beast  that  was,  and 
is  not,  even  he  is  the  eightli,and 
is  of  the  seven,  «and  goeth  into 
perdition. 

12  And  /the  ten  horns  which 
thou  sawest  are  ten  kings,  which 
liave  received  no  kingdom  as 
yet;  but  receive  jiower  as  kings 
one  hour  with  the  beast. 

,i;{  Tliese  have  one  mind,  and 
shall  give  their  power  and 
strength  unto  the  beast. 

14  £/Thes(!  shall  make  war  with 
the  I;amb,  and  tlie  Laml)  sliall 
overcome  them:  ''lor  he  is  I.,or(l 
of  lords,  and  .King  of  kings:  ^and 
they  that  are  with  him  are  called, 
and  chosen,  and  faithful. 

1.5'Aiid  he  saitii  unto  me.  ''The 
waters  which  tiiou  sawest.  when; 
tlie  wliore  sitteth,  'are  peoples, 
and  multitudes,  and  nations,  and 
tongues. 

:M8 


IG  And  the  ten  horns  which  thou 
sawest  upon  the  beast,  '"these 
shall  hate  the  whore,  and  shall 
make  her  desolate  «and  naked, 
and  shall  eat  her  llesh,  and  "  burn 
her  with  fire. 

17  p'Fov  God  hath  put  in  their 
hearts  to  fulfil  liis  will,  and  to 
agree,  and  give  their  kingdom 
unto  the  beast,  <? until  the  words 
of  God  shall  be  fulfilled. 

18  And  the  v.'oman  which  thou 
sawest  'is  that  great  city,  «  which 
reigneth  over  the  kings  of  the 
earth. 

CHAPTER    XVIII. 

2  Babylon  is  fallen.  4  The  penple  of  God  com- 
manded to  depart  out  of  her.  9  The  hings  of 
the  earth,  11  with  the  merchants  and  mariner's, 
lament  over  her.  W  The  saints  rejoice  for  the 
judgments  of  God  npon  her. 

AND  "after  these  things  I  saw 
j-i.  anotlier  angel  come  down 
from  heaven,  havin,g  great  pow- 
er; ''and  the  earth  was  lightened 
with  his  glory. 

2  And  he  cried  mightil.v  with  a 
strong  voice,  saying,  "Babylon 
the  great  is  fallen,  is  fallen,  and 
''is  become  the  habitation  of  dev- 
ils, and  the  hold  of  every  foul 
spirit,  and  ea  cage  of  every  un- 
clean and  hateful  bird. 

;\  For  all  nations./' have  drunk  of 
tJie  wine  of  the  wrath  of  her  for- 
nication, and  the  kings  of  the 
earth  have  committed  I'ornication 
with  her, .'/ and  the  merchants  of 
the  earth  are  waxed  rich  through 
the  II  abundance  of  her  delicacies. 

4  And  I  heard  another  voice  from 
lieaven.sa.ving.''  Come  out  of  her, 
my  iK'oiile,  tliat  .ve  be  not  jKirtak- 
ers  of  lier  sins,an(l  tliatj-e  receive 
not  of  her  plagues. 

.5  «'For  her  sins  have  reached  un- 
to heaven,  and  '■God  hath  remem- 
bered her  iniquities. 

f)  'Reward  her  even  as  she  re- 
warded you,  and  double  unto  her 
double  according  to  li(>r  works: 
'"in  the  cup  wliiclishe  hath  tilled, 
"fill  to  her  doubh'. 

7  0  How  much  slie  hath  glorified 
herself,  and  lived  delicioiisly,  so 
much  torment  and  sorrow  give 
her:  for  slie  saitli  in  her  lieart,  I 
sit  a  ?' queen,  and  am  no  widow, 
and  shall  set;  no  sorrow. 

8  Tlierefore  shall  lier  plagues 
come  'yin  one  da.v,  deatii,  and 
mourning,  and  faniini';  and  'slie 
shall  be  utterl.y  Inirned  witii  lire: 
«  for  strong  i.v  the  Lord  God  who 
jndgi'tli  her. 

'  9  And  <tlie  kings  of  the  earth, 
wlio  have  committed  fornication 
and  lived  deliciousl.v  witli  Iht, 
"shall  bewail  lier,  and  lament  for 
her,  -i-when  they  shall  .see  the 
smoke  of  her  burning, 
10  Standing  afar  off  foT  the  fear 
of  her  torment,  saying,  ."Alas, 
alas,  that  great  city  Babylon,  tliat 


.]. 


A  description  of 


REVELATION. 


the  heavenly  Jerusalem. 


A.  D.  96. 


a  Is.  65.  17.  ic 

66.  2-2. 

2  Pet.  3.  13. 

6ch.  20.11. 


cIs.  52.  1. 
Gal.  4.  25. 
Heb.  11.  10. 
ic  12.  22.  ic 

13.  14. 
ch.  3.  12. 
ver.  10. 

rfls.  51.  5.  <t 

61.  10. 

2  Cor.  11.  2. 
c  Lev.  26.  11, 

12. 

Ez.  43.  7. 

2  Cor.  0.  16. 

ch.  7.  15. 

/"Is.  25.  8. 

ch.  7.  17. 
g  1  Cor.  15.  26, 

54. 

ch.  20.  14. 
h  Is.  35.  10.  ic 

61.  3.  ic  65. 

19 
ich.  4.2,  9.  & 

5.  1.  &20.  11. 
Sis.  43.  19. 

2  Cor.  5.  17. 
Zch.  19.  9. 
m  ch.  16.  17. 
Tich.  1.  8.  & 

22.  13. 
0  Is.  12.  3.  ic 

55.  1. 

John  4.  10, 

14.  ic  7.  37. 
ch.  22.  17. 

II  Or, 

these  things, 
p  Zech.  8.  8. 

Heb.  8.  10. 
17 1  Cor.  6.  9, 

10. 

Gal.  5.  19, 

20,  21. 

Eph.  5.  5. 

1  Tim.  1.  9. 

Heb.  12.  14. 

ch.  22.  15. 
rch.  20.  14, 

13. 
;ch.  15.  1,6, 

rch.  19.  7. 

ver.  2. 
ach.  1.  10.  ic 

17.  3. 
X  Ei.  48. 

ver.  2. 

y  ver.  23. 
ch.  22.  6. 


z  Ez.  48. 
31-34. 


a  Ez.  48. 
Sl-34. 


CHAPTER   XXI. 

1  A  new  heaven  and  a  new  earth.  10  The  heav- 
enly Jerusalem^  with  a  full  description  thereof. 
23  She  needeth  no  sun,  the  glory  of  God  is  her 
light.  24  The  kings  0/  the  earth  bring  their 
riches  unto  her. 

AND  a  I  saw  a  new  heaven  and 
.  a  new  earth:  *tbr  the  tirst 
heaven  and  the  first  earth  were 
passed  away;  and  there  was  no 
more  sea. 

2  And  I  John  saw  ^the  holy  city, 
new  Jerusalern,  coming  down 
from  God  out  of  heaven,  prepared 
rfas  a  bride  adorned  for  Ler  hus- 
band. 

3  And  I  heard  a  great  voice  o'lt 
of  heaven  saying.  Behold,  ethe 
tabernacle  of  God  is  with  men, 
and  he  will  dwell  with  them,  and 
they  shall  be  his  people,  and  God 
himself  shall  be  with  them,  and  be 
their  God. 

4 /And  God  shall  wipe  away  all 
tears  from  their  eyes;  and  a  there 
shall  be  no  more  death,  ''neither 
sorrow,  nor  crying,  neither  shall 
there  be  any  more  pain :  for  the 
former  things  are  passed  away. 

5  And  »he  that  sat  upon  the 
throne  said,  ''Behold,  I  make  all 
things  new.  And  he  said  unto 
me.  Write  :  for  '  these  words  are 
true  and  faithful. 

fi  And  he  said  unto  me,  mlt  is 
done.  » I  am  Alpha  and  Omega, 
the  beginning  and  the  end.  <>  I 
will  give  unto  him  that  is  athirst 
of  the  fountain  of  the  water  of 
life  freely. 

7  He  that  overcometh  shall  in- 
herit 11  all  things;  and  i>I  will  be 
his  God,  and  he  shall  be  my  son. 

8  f/But  the  fearful,  and  unbe- 
lieving, and  the  abominable,  and 
murderers,  and  whoremongers, 
and  sorcerers,  and  idolaters,  and 
all  liars,  shall  have  their  part  in 
'•the  lake  which  burneth  with 
fire  and  brimstone:  which  is  the 
second  death. 

9  And  there  came  unto  me  one 
of  « the  seven  angels  which  had 
the  seven  vials  full  of  the  seven 
last  plagues,  and  talked  with  me, 
saying,  Come  hither.  I  will  shew 
thee  «the  bride,  the  Lamb's  wife. 

10  And  he  carried  me  away  «in 
the  spirit  to  a  great  and  high 
mountain,  and  shewed  me  *^that 
great  city,  the  holy  Jerusalem, 
descending  out  of  heaven  from 
God, 

11  2/ Having  the  glory  of  God: 
and  her  light  rcas  like  unto  a 
stone  most  precious,  even  like  a 
jasper  stone,  clear  as  crystal ; 

12  And  had  a  wall  great  and 
high,  and  had  z  twelve  gates,  and 
at  the  gates  twelve  angels,  and 
names  written  thereon,  which 
are  (he  names  of  the  twelve  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel : 

1.3  "On  the  east  three  gates;  on 
the  north  three  gates;   on    the 


south  three  gates;  and  on  the 
west  three  gates. 

14  And  the  wall  of  the  city  had 
twelve  foundations,  and  *  in  them 
the  names  of  the  twelve  apostles 
of  the  Lamb. 

l.j  And  he  that  talked  with  me 
chad  a  golden  reed  to  measure 
the  city,  and  the  gates  thereof, 
and  the  wall  thereof. 

10  And  the  city  lieth  foursquare, 
and  the  length  is  as  large  as  the 
breadth :  and  he  mea.sured  the 
city  with  the  reed,  twelve  thou- 
sand furlongs.  The  length  and 
the  breadth  and  the  height  of  it 
.nre  equal. 

li  \nd  he  measured  the  wall 
thereof;  r  hundred  and  forty  and 
four  cubits,  accrding  to  the  meas- 
ure of  a  man,  that  is,  of  the  angel. 

18  And  the  buildi  ig  of  th  •  wall 
of  it  was  0/ jasper:  and  t'"^  city 
xoas  pure  gold,  like  unt.'"^ clear 
gla.ss. 

19  <^And  the  foundations  of  the 
wall  of  the  city  v:ere  garnished 
with  .all  manner  of  precious 
stones.  The  first  foundation  was 
jasper;  the  second,  .sapphire;  the 
third,  a  chalcedony;  the  fourth, 
an  emerald ; 

20  The  fifth,  sardonyx;  the 
sixth,  sardius  ;  the  seventh ,  chrys- 
olite; the  eighth,  beryl;  the 
ninth,  a  topaz  ;  the  tenth,'a  chrs'.s- 
oprasus;  the  eleventh,  a  jacinth  ; 
the  twelfth,  an  amethyst. 

21  And  the  twelve  "gates  xoere 
twelve  pearls ;  every  several  gate 
was  of  one  pearl :  e  and  the  street 
of  the  city  xcas  pure  gold,  as  it 
were  transparent  glass. 

22  /And  I  saw  no  temple  there- 
in: for  the  Lord  God  Almighty 
and  the  Lamb  are  the  temple 
of  it. 

2.3  fl'And  the  city  had  no  need 
of  the  sun,  neither  of  the  moon, 
to  shine  in  it:  for  the  glory  of 
God  did  lighten  it,  and  the  Lamb 
is  the  light  thereof. 

24  /lAnd  the  nations  of  them 
which  are  saved  shall  walk  in 
the  light  of  it:  and  the  kings  of 
the  earth  do  bring  their  glory  and 
honour  into  it. 

2.5  'And  the  gates  of  it  shall  not 
be  shut  at  all  by  day:  for  *  there 
shall  be  no  nigh't  there. 

26  'And  they  shall  bring  the  glory 
and  honour  of  the  nations  into  it. 

27  And  "'there  shall  in  nowise 
enter  into  it  any  thing  that  de- 
fileth.  neither  xchalsoever  worketh 
abomination,  or  maketh  a  lie : 
but  they  which  are  written  in 
the  Lanib's  ^  book  of  life. 

CHAPTER  XXIL 

1  The  river  of  the  water  of  life.  1  The  tree  of 
life.  5  The  light  of  the  city  of  God  is  himself. 
9  The  angel  will  not  he  worshipped.  18  Xoth- 
ing  may  be  added  to  the  word  of  God,  nor  taken 
therefrom. 

251 


A.  D.  96. 


b  Matt.  16.  18. 
Gal.  2.  9. 
Eph.  2.  20. 


cEz.  40.  3. 
Zech.  2.  1. 
ch.  11.  1. 


/John  4.  23. 


g  Is.  24.  23.  ft 

60.  19,  20. 
ver.  11. 
ch.  22.  5. 


ft  Is.  60.  3,  5, 
11.  ic  66.  12. 

lis.  60.  U. 
*  !<:.  60.  20. 

Zech.  14.  7. 

ch.  22.  5. 
/  ver.  24. 
m  Ts.  35.  8.  3c 

52.  1.  Sc  60. 

21. 

Joel  3.  17. 

ch.  22.  14, 

15. 
n  Phil.  4.  3. 

ch.  3.  5.  ic 

13.  b.  dc  20. 


The  river  and  tree  of  life. 


REVELATION.       Christ's  coming  and  eternity. 


A.  D.  9G. 


a  Ez.  47.  1. 
Zech.  14.  8. 

b  Ez.  47.  12. 

ch.  21.  21. 
c  Gen.  2.  9. 

ch.  2.  7. 


dch.  21.  24. 
e  Zech.  14.  11. 
/Ez.  48.  35. 


fMatt.  5.  8. 
1  Cor.  13.  12. 

1  John  3.  2. 
;ich.  3.  12.  6u 

14.  1. 
ich.21.23,2G. 
k  Pa.  30.  9.  6c 

81.  11. 
/  Dan.  7.  27. 

Knm.  G.  17. 

2  Tim.  2.  12. 
ch.  3.21. 

m  eh.  19.  9.  (fc 
21.0. 
nrh.  1.  1. 

och.  8.  11. 

vcr.  10,  12, 

20. 
pch.  1.  3. 


q  ch.  19.  10. 


f  Dan.  8.  20. 

&  12.  4.  9. 

ch.  10.  4. 
tch.  J.  3. 

u  Ez.  3.  27. 
Dan.  12.  10. 
2  Tim.  3.  13. 


AND  he  shewed  me  «ii  pure 
.  river  of  water  of  life,  clear 
as  crystal,  proceeding  out  of  the 
throne  of  God  and  of  the  Lamb. 

(•In  the  midst  of  the  street  of 
it,  and  on  either  side  of  the  river, 
was  there  ethe  tree  of  life,  which 
bare  twelve  manner  of  irnits,  and 
yielded  her  fruit  every  month : 
and  the  leaves  of  the  tree  were 
rffor  the  healing  of  the  nations. 

3  And  '•there  shall  be  no  more 
curse:  .^but  the  throne  of  God 
and  of  the  Lamb  shall  be  in  it; 
and  his  servants  shall  serve  him  : 

4  And  tfthey  shall  see  his  face; 
and  ''  his  name  shall  be  in  their 
foreheads. 

5  »And  there  shall  be  no  night 
there:  and  they  npou  no  candle, 
neither  light  of  the  sun  ;  for  *  the 
Lord  God  givf  .h  them  light:  i  and 
they  shall  ;;i^n  forever  and  ever. 

G  Ar^i  he  safcl  unto  me,  "'The.se 
sayii  ,s  are  faithful  and  true:  and 
the  ]jord  God  of  the  holy  prophets 
"sent  his  angel  to  shew  unto  his 
servants  the  things  whicti  must 
shortlj'  be  done. 

7  "Behold,  I  come  quickly: 
i)  blessed  is  he  that  keepeth  the 
sayings  of  the  prophecy  of  this 
book. 

8  And  I  John  saw  these  things, 
and  heard  them.  And  when  I  had 
heard  and  seen,  il  fell  down  to 
worship  before  the  feet  of  the  an- 
gel which  shewed  me  these  things. 

9  Then  saith  he  unto  me,  'See 
thou  do  it  not:  for  I  am  thy  fellow 
servant,  and  of  thy  brethren  the 
prophets,  and  of  them  which 
keep  the  sayings  of  this  book: 
worship  God. 

10  -"And  he  saith  unto  me.  Seal 
not  the  sayings  of  the  prophecy  of 
this  book:  <for  the  time  is  at 
hand. 

11  "He  that  is  unjust,  let  him  be 
unjust  still:  and  he  which  is  filthy, 
let  him  be  filthj'  still :  and  he  that 

Uo2 


is  righteous,  let  him  be  righteous 
still :  and  he  that  is  holy,  let  him 
be  holy  still. 

12  ^And,  behold,  I  come  quickly ; 
and  .vniy  reward  is  with  me,  "to 
give  every  man  according  as  his 
\\'ork  shall  be. 

13  « I  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the 
beginning  and  the  end,  the  first 
and  the  last. 

14  *  Blessed  ore  they  that  do  his 
commandments,  that  they  may 
have  right  "-to  the  tree  of  life, 
rfand  nay  enter  in  through  the 
gates  into  the  city. 

l.'i  For  «  without  are  .^dogs,  and 
.sorcerers,  and  whoremongers, 
and  murderers,  and  idolaters,  and 
whosoever  loveth  and  maketh  a 
lie. 

16 17 1  Jesus  have  sent  mine  angel 
to  testify  unto  you  these  things  in 
the  churches.  ''  I  am  the  root  and 
the  offspring  of  David,  and  »the 
bright  and  morning  star. 

17  And  the  Spirit  and  ^the  bride 
say.  Come.  And  let  him  that 
heareth  say,  Come.  ^And  let 
him  that  is  athix'st  come.  And 
whosoever  will,  let  him  take  the 
water  of  life  freely. 

18  For  I  testify  unto  every  man 
that  heareth  the  words  of  the 
prophecy  of  this  book,  ™if  any 
man  shall  add  unto  these  things, 
God  shall  add  unto  him  the 
plagues  that  are  written  in  this 
book : 

li)  And  if  any  man  shall  take 
away  from  the  words  of  the  book 
of  this  propliecy,  «God  shall  take 
away  his  part  II  out  of  the  book  of 
life,  "and  out  of  "the  holy  city,  and 
from  the  things  which  are  written 
in  this  book. 

20  He  which  testifieth  these 
things  saith,  >) Surely  I  come 
quickly:  </Amen.  'Even  so, 
come.  Lord  Jesus. 

21  "The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  be  with  you  all.    Amen. 


THE  END. 


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07-10-fl3  32180      MC    jf 


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H^IX.  Libraries 


1    1012  01279  3891 


